Jul/0910
Good Will Hunting (Miramax Collector’s Series) (1998)
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Robin Williams won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck nabbed one for Best Original Screenplay, but the feel-good hit Good Will Hunting triumphs because of its gifted director, Gus Van Sant. The unconventional director (My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy) saves a script marred by vanity and clunky character development by yanking soulful, touching performances out of his entire cast (amazingly, even one by Williams that’s relatively schtick-free). Van Sant pulls off the equivalent of what George Cukor accomplished for women’s melodrama in the ’30s and ’40s: He’s crafted an intelligent, unabashedly emotional male weepie about men trying to find inner-wisdom. Matt Damon stars as Will Hunting, a closet math genius who ignores his gift in favor of nightly boozing and fighting with South Boston buddies (co-writer Ben Affleck among them). While working as a university janitor, he solves an impossible calculus (more…)
Jul/0910
Baby Trend Diaper Champ
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The Baby Trend 4100 Diaper Champ offers a convenient odor-free way to dispose of diapers. With a simple, easy-to-use design, this diaper pail helps you eliminate messes, so you and baby can enjoy a nursery that smells clean and fresh. By avoiding the costly cartridges many diaper pails require, the Diaper Champ saves you time and money. .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: 20px; } table.callout { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, serif; margin: 10px; width: 250; } td.callout { height: 100 percent; background: #9DC4D8 url(http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x; border-left: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; padding: 10px; width: 250px; } ul.callout { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: -12px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; } h5.callout { text-al (more…)
Jul/090
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (Kindle Edition)
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Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett’s wackiness collaborates with Gaiman’s morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the mysterious ways as manifested in the form of a part-time rare book dealer, an angel named Aziraphale. Like top agents everywhere, they’ve long had more in common with each other than the sides they represent, or the conflict they are nominally engaged in. The only person who knows how it will all end is Agnes Nutter, a witch whose prophecies all come true, if one can only manage to decipher them. The minor characters along the way (Famine makes an appearance as (more…)
Jul/0910
Good Morning Revival
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Their multiple piercings, shaved heads, and abundant tattoos have them labeled a punk band, but on their fourth album, Good Charlotte–led by twin brothers Joel (lead vocals) and Benji (lead guitar) Madden–fall much more under the umbrella of 1970s arena rock and mainstream ballads. There is the occasional foray into the pop-punk mode of previous records, including the distorted-vocal rap “Keep Your Hands Off My Girl” and “Broken Hearts Parade,” which sounds like Green Day with horns. It’s easy to see the maturation in the Maddens’ songwriting on such tracks as “The River,” a surveillance of the inner workings of Los Angeles, the grass-is-greener pop song “Something Else,” and “Where Would We Be,” a break-up ballad about Joel Madden’s split with pop princess Hilary Duff. With a piano lead and strident chorus, Madden admits, “Now I must confess that I’m a sinking ship/And I’m anchored by the weight of my heart.” Browbeaten in theory, like sister songs “Misery,” (more…)
Jul/090
Trend Watch List Extended - Social Media Driving the Pace of Business (Kindle Edition)
SOCIAL MEDIA DRIVING THE PAVE OF BUSINESS - ARTICLE SUMMARYThe pace of business is accelerating. The great news is that the social media age, the very thing that produced this fast-paced environment, also gives you the tools to make it your advantage and that goes way beyond marketing. ABOUT TREND WATCH LIST EXTENDEDTrend Watch List Extended - Get the Trend POV! Trend Watch List Extended gives you critical insight into emerging trends that affect your organization’s strategic future. Make better strategic decisions with full understanding of how these trends affect each other, your industry and your organization. INSIGHT AND INNOVATIONThese full length, well researched articles by Dr. Amy Vanderbilt on emerging trends in business, education, the world stage, travel and food provide insight into ways you can turn these trends into a personal and professional advantage. Each article contains data and statistics you can use along with unique insight on exactly how to use eac (more…)
Jul/0910
invisibleSHIELD for the Apple iPhone 3G (Back)
Your search for an Apple iPhone 3G case, skin, or cover is now over. invisibleSHIELDTM is an exceptionally clear and virtually indestructible film that will protect the back of your iPhone 3G from unsightly scratches.
Jul/0910
Freaks and Geeks - The Complete Series (1999)
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The comedy/drama Freaks and Geeks limped through its sole season on NBC in 1999 before being expelled by the network–but not before earning critical acclaim and a devoted fan base that fought valiantly to keep it on the air. Now all 18 episodes have been released in this long-awaited boxed set, which allows longtime fans and first-timers alike to enjoy one of television’s most poignant and funny programs about high school. Created by writer-comedian Paul Feig and executive produced by Judd Apatow (The Larry Sanders Show), Freaks and Geeks followed the Weir siblings–former math whiz Lindsay (Linda Cardellini of the Scooby-Doo feature films and ER) and her younger brother Sam (John Francis Daley)–as they navigated the perils and pleasures of a Michigan high school circa 1980. What separated Freaks and Geeks from most other scholastic series was its brutal honesty–Lindsay and Sam, as well as their friends and parents, were given very human personas that showe (more…)
Jul/0910
Trend Following: How Great Traders Make Millions in Up or Down Markets, New Expanded Edition, (Paperback) (Paperback)
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A recent interview with Michael Covel on Bloomberg Radio (6.5 MB MP3 audio file) about trend following. “Please read [Trend Following] whether you think you have an interest in trend following or are not quite sure. I guarantee you will be happy that you took the time. It, of course, covers how trend following works, how it’s done, and who can do it, and it doesn’t beat around the bush with generalities. Again, get this book. Covel has hit a homerun with it.”Gail Osten, Editor-in-ChiefStocks, Futures & Options MagazineOfficial Journal for Personal Investing in Stocks, Futures and Options “A mandatory reference for anyone serious about alternative investments.”Jon Sundt, President and CEO of Altegris “Michael Covel does an excellent job of educating his readers about the little-known opportunities available to them through one of the proven best hedge fund strategies. This book is like gold to any smart investor.”Christian Baha, CEO, Superfund “A most interesting boo (more…)
