Transnational Studies

Archive for April, 2010

Great Steam Vac. SO glad I bought it! While not as good as a professional coming in and steaming your carpets, this is about as close as you can get without that expense.
David Goliath I Can

At first,i was a little skeptical about this vacuum cleaner. The price was great.Amazon.com had the best price.After researching the reviews and consumer products guides i settled for the Hoover U5140-900.Glad i did.Great product for the price.Don’t let the competition fool you,all vacuum’s have the same motor.12volt.no need to spend more for a vacuum than what Amazon sells them for.Thanks Amazon for your service.
Ilmatar s Inspirations Nationalism

I can’t comment on this product as it was a gift for a family member.
Canon FS10 Flash Memory

Simply stated, I threw the book across the room when the elephant was hurt…one of many cruel things done to animals in the book. As hard as I tried, I could not find anything interesting in the book. Scattered and full of unbelievable misery.
Bakugan 9 oz Paper

Works just as well as the super expensive cables (which I read previously in another review). Even costa bout 1/10 what WalMart wants for a similar cable.
The Greatwood Design Skin

I bought this card just October 2009. I used this card on my Canon EOS T1i. At first, some pictures got corrupted every now and then. Then two days ago, when I format the card on my camera since it is always acting up, the camera cannot save pictures to it anymore. When I try to transfer image the pictures in my computer, the data cannot be read by the computer anymore.

I also have the 16GB of the same brand SD card, which I bought last December. No such luck! My T1i almost always cannot recognize the card. I have to turn on and off the camera or format it repeatedly before it can recognize it. I think I’m done with this brand. I ordered the Sandisk SD card now. I hope I will have some luck on this brand.

Compatible Lexmark C5222KS C5220KS

This is a great book! Me and my boyfriend “popcorn” read to each other, great foreplay! Definitely has been a boost in bed!
The Heart of Tantric

Anytime I am bombarded with “You HAVE to read this!”- I am often skeptical. Typically, these books will turn out to be sappy love stories or trite stories with annoying self-help undertones. The Help is neither. Instead, this novel is compelling, well-written, and should be regarded as a contemporary stalwart of “Southern” literature.

This intricately written novel is set in the 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi. The Help focuses on the lives of several young women, their hired “help” and the racial lines that exist. The relationships between the women and their housekeepers vary, and Stockett explores the complexities inherent in these relationships, as well as those between the friends, the friends and their families, children, etc. I found the three narrators to be uniquely written and their voices resonate well throughout their respective chapters.

If you liked Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, then this is a sure thing for you. For once, I’m glad to have had a recommended book be a good one!
50 Meter 164ft Cat6

This review is particularly of Nathaniel Parker’s narration, and not so much of the Artemis Fowl book itself, as there are already so many reviews on that.

If you want an auditory treat, get this audiobook – Nat Parker is a genius when it comes to bringing these characters to life. He does wonderful accents – there are multiple Irish accents for Artemis, Butler, Juliet and Angeline, but many others for the fairy people which are just amazing. In addition, his own, natural speaking /reading voice is so smooth , resonant and perfectly paced that is is a treat in itself. Unlike other audiobooks which I have listened to, you can’t hear him breathing – with some readers you hear every big breath they take and it gets irritating. He reads it perfectly and the great fun is in the rapid dialogue exchanges where he must manage different voices with different accents as well as the narrator’s voice.

The story itself, well, there are some boring and technical parts which I tried to read, and Artemis’s character is not terribly likeable, but the way Parker voices him makes you feel some affection for the character.

If you like the books, this is a worthwhile addition because of the way the characters are brought to life – and if you didn’t like the books, it’s a great listen just for Parker’s enormous vocal talent.
IonLite 13 Watts Air

This EatSmart scale looks and works great! I can step on it over and over, and it will read the same, unlike other scales! I put a pretty cloth under it so it would slide under my counter, otherwise it has very stable non skid rubber “feet”. It weighs in 2 ounce increments, and is very accurate. I love this scale!!!
Fathers Are Forever Gourmet