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Photo Scrapbooks
Imagine life before photo albums ? when you had to rely on your memory alone just to tell you what a relative looked like. Since the beginning of photography, people have kept photo albums, and for many they became cherished objects.
If you look at an old photo album, you?ll find that it?s a very well-made book. They often have leather covers, engraved titles, and all the photos within have been very carefully placed ? even if the photos themselves are in black and white and hard to make out. There?s something about the amount of care that people put into their photo albums that has encouraged people to keep the craft alive, even in this age when your computer can keep your photo album for you if you want.
While plenty of people still put their photos in a real photo album ? that is, a book with plastic sleeves inside that you can put photos into ? there are also a growing number of people who prefer to do it in the form of a scrapbook. Scrapbooks are more freeform photo albums, where you can stick the photos in at whatever angle you feel like, write captions for them, and maybe stick in other things too, like newspaper articles about family members, or leaves, or basically whatever you feel like. A good scrapbook can become a living family history, made out of anything and everything that can be stuck down into a book.
Scrapbooking has become very popular lately, and you can subscribe to scrapbooking clubs that send you things to use for it ? different coloured paper, glittery things, stickers, pens and so on. It makes your photo album so much more personal. You can even use a scrapbook as a gift, for a family member who lives far away, for example, or you could even scan it on and put it online.
John Gibb is the owner of photo album resources For more information on photo albums check out http://www.photo-albums-guidance-and-info.info |
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Duma Key: A Novel
Duma Key: A Novel
No more than a dark pencil line on a blank page. A horizon line, maybe. But also a slot for blackness to pour through...
A terrible construction site accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. A marriage that produced two lovely daughters suddenly ends, and Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived the injuries that could have killed him. He wants out. His psychologist, Dr. Kamen, suggests a "geographic cure," a new life distant from the Twin Cities and the building business Edgar grew from scratch. And Kamen suggests something else.
"Edgar, does anything make you happy?"
"I used to sketch."
"Take it up again. You need hedges...
hedges against the night."
Edgar leaves Minnesota for a rented house on Duma Key, a stunningly beautiful, eerily undeveloped splinter of the Florida coast. The sun setting into the Gulf of Mexico and the tidal rattling of shells on the beach call out to him, and Edgar draws. A visit from Ilse, the daughter he dotes on, starts his movement out of solitude. He meets a kindred spirit in Wireman, a man reluctant to reveal his own wounds, and then Elizabeth Eastlake, a sick old woman whose roots are tangled deep in Duma Key. Now Edgar paints, sometimes feverishly, his exploding talent both a wonder and a weapon. Many of his paintings have a power that cannot be controlled. When Elizabeth's past unfolds and the ghosts of her childhood begin to appear, the damage of which they are capable is truly devastating.
The tenacity of love, the perils of creativity, the mysteries of memory and the nature of the supernatural -- Stephen King gives us a novel as fascinating as it is gripping and terrifying.
Customer Review: Seventy Percent Great King
I'm more than a little in awe of Stephen King. The man manages to churn out a new novel almost once a year, that is usually heads and tails above his literary contemporaries, with fresh horrors to scare the pants off you. I thought most of 'Duma Key' was one of his best in recent years. What makes King so good, so relevant, is his amazing grasp on what's contemporary, what's new, what people are talking about. Armed with this information his characters and their world become your world with references to current pop culture, music, and in the case of Duma, art.
Edgar Freemantle arrives at the fictionalized Florida key of Duma after a horrible job accident that has left him without an arm, a disolved marriage, and very little will to live. Soon though, he rediscovers a passion for art, that awakens not only a hidden talent, but an evil as powerful as his drawings are brilliant. The relationship between Edgar and the caretaker Wireman is one of the best buddy duos that King has written, and they are what propel much of the first half of the book. When the supernatural really kicks into high gear, the book enters King's 'Wizard of Oz' stage, where the scrappy protagonists go to bring back the broom of the Wicked Witch, so to speak. The book sags a bit here, and I felt like it was less scary and suspenseful and frankly a bit silly and Scooby Doo. It's not the King I'd recommend to a first timer, but it's still plenty entertaining for those who are fans.
Customer Review: Fantastic!
This is Stephen King at his best! Please do yourself a favor and read this book. I am positive that you will going to LOVE Duma key.
Chevrolet Corvette 1984 thru 1996 (Haynes Repair Manual)
Chevrolet Corvette 1984 thru 1996 (Haynes Repair Manual)
Want to know if you can tackle the work on your C4? This manual covers diagnostics and repair to help you decide. Easy to follow photos, wiring diagrams and comprehensive troubleshooting sections.
Customer Review: Great for small stuff, Bad for real jobs.
If you want to change the oil, bulbs, plugs it's OK. If you want to change the valve cover on a 1986 forget it. Your better off to find your own way around the EGR on the passenger's side. Chilton is still king.
Customer Review: 1968-1982 Repair if you can read manual
Haynes as usual tends to explain in writing but only shows in picture a few of the late model year designs. I have a 1968 vette and their book did not have a single pic to help explain the tear down or rebuild process of anything. If you can read a page and with no pictures perform the task then you might get some use out of this book. If your smart you'll buy a Chiltons.
High Sierra Runaround
High Sierra Runaround
A stylish wheeled backpack for school or travel
Customer Review: EXCEPTONAL
I found this product to be exceptionally useful. The whole purpose of the purchase was because my 7yr old daughter carries a lot of books to school. Without a trolley bag, that is not only spacious but manageable, she would have encountered severe back problems in years to come. I thank god that I took the time to research this product in its entirety before I actually purchased. I even ordered another just about 2mths after my initial purchase for her classmate. This product is by no means second to none.
Customer Review: Overpriced, Poor Quality
I bought this backpack for my 10 year son and gave it to him at Christmas 2007 - He used it from January until February 22, 2008 - The bottom has been completely shredded. He told me that it kept tipping over and he had to drag it. He could not pull it on the wheels. It is a waste of money. This product is not made to be used by children who have to haul alot of books home on a daily basis. Do not waste your money on this one!
The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
When Julie Andrews sang "The hills are alive with the sound of music" from an Austrian mountaintop in 1965, the most beloved movie musical was born. To be sure, the adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway hit has never been as universally acclaimed as, say, Singin' in the Rain. Critics argue that the songs are saccharine (even the songwriters regretted the line "To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray") and that the characters and plot lack the complexity that could make them more interesting. It's not hard to know whom to root for when your choice is between cute kids and Nazis.
 Read our interview with Charmian Carr, who played Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music. |
The DVDs
As if the direct involvement of Julie Andrews weren't enough, the 40th Anniversary Edition of The Sound of Music is a must-have for fans because of the fond sense of nostalgia that will touch all but the worst cynic's heart. Andrews introduces both discs and contributes a commentary track on the film. It's a joy to hear her speak about the film (for example, she explains how she solved her dislike for the lyrics of "I Have Confidence"), and also heard are remarks by Christopher Plummer (who at one point refers to his being 48, which if true would mean his comments were made in about 1975), Charmian Carr (Liesl), choreographer Dee Dee Wood, and Johannes Von Trapp (the real-life Maria Von Trapp's youngest son, who admits that his father did have a whistle but claims that he was not as stern as portrayed in the film). Even with all those people involved, there are still significant gaps of silence, however. Retained from the previous two-disc editions is the commentary track by director Robert Wise, which during the musical numbers becomes an isolated score with no vocals. Also new are sing-along subtitles in English, Spanish, and French, which allow you to have your own sing-along at home. In addition, the film's remastering shows off a truer and much warmer sense of color.
On the second disc, Andrews participates in a new 63-minute documentary "My Favorite Things: Julie Andrews Remembers." But it's really a general making-of documentary with contributions from a number of principals, including director Robert Wise, who died in mid-2005 (not surprisingly, some stories are repeated from the commentary track and from the 87-minute documentary on the previous DVD). Andrews also shares a warm 19-minute sit-down with Christopher Plummer. Carr, who over the years has become the film's biggest advocate, narrates a new 22-minute documentary, "On Location with The Sound of Music," in which she revisits the places in Salzburg where the movie was filmed, and even joins one of the "Sound of Music tours" that have become a booming industry. And acknowledging another big industry, there's a 12-minute featurette on the sing-along phenomenon, focusing specifically on the audience, costumed and otherwise, that attended a sold-out Hollywood Bowl sing-along in 2005. Making special appearances at the event are four von Trapp great-grandchildren and all seven of the actors who played the children. Thankfully, those actors also appear in a 33-minute documentary "From Liesl to Gretl: A 40th Anniversary Reunion," in which they explain what they do now (many are still in show business) and share stories about the film, who was afraid of Christopher Plummer, and what they feel is their responsibility to the film's passionate fans. What's touching is how the group still considers themselves a family so many years later. Other material includes an A&E documentary on the von Trapps, Mia Farrow's screen test for the Liesl role, and a restoration comparison.
What's Missing?
If you already own the previous two-disc editions, you'll want this 40th Anniversary Edition as well, but you might not want to toss those versions. Probably the most significant omission from this edition is the original 14-minute documentary Charmian Carr made in 1967, "Salzburg Sight and Sound." Carr's new documentary includes only a couple clips from the vintage piece. It's not a great work of art, but it's a notable loss and would have made a good contrast with the new documentary. In addition, the new making-of documentary is about 24 minutes shorter than the old one. Also missing are the audio-only features--the interviews, the radio programs, the Ernest Lehman spotlight--and the historical still gallery examining the history of Salzburg and the film. Granted, this material probably got the least play of any of the old features, but completists might want to hold onto their old discs for it. It would have also been nice to have screen tests other than Farrow's. Tests for all the children and for Christopher Plummer (including singing in his own voice before he was dubbed for the film) were included on Hollywood Screen Tests and Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies. Again, they're not critical but it would have been nice to have them all in one place. So maybe the 40th Anniversary Edition isn't the complete package on The Sound of Music, but it's the most satisfying edition yet, with enough new material to please even the veteran SoM DVD watcher. --David Horiuchi
Customer Review: DVD-Sound of Music
This movie is my Mother's favorite musical. She loves her dress she wears when she sings on the mountain top. It's a true story.
Customer Review: The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
I saw this movie at a theater in Chicago when my husband of 39 years and I were dating. My grandchildren now know and love this movie from watching it on TV. When they learned the music to the movie I decided they should have it to watch whenever they wanted. Good movie, good story, clean!!!!
High Sierra Mia Backpack
High Sierra Mia Backpack
Large front-load compartment. Zippered back compartment holds magazines and accessories. Side mesh water bottle pocket. Zippered mesh pocket and MP3 player pouch. Molded front panel protects contents of bag. Tricot-lined cell phone pocket. Adjustable shoulder strap with Vapel mesh padded shoulder pad. Integrated zippered coin pocket. Adjustable bottom compression straps, holds a yoga mat or extra gear.
Customer Review: this is a messenger bag, not a backpack
Not a backpack means it was not the right thing for my six year old who had to soil it before I could wrest it away from her. Its not a bad product and price is good but mislabled by Amazon.
Customer Review: So cute and functional
I ordered this as a school bag since I am going back to college this fall. I was looking for something that was stylish and grown up, but that would also be large enough to carry books, clothes, shoes, ect. This fits the bill.
I am only giving it 4 stars because I would have loved to have some pockets inside the large pocket- it would really be a 4.5 but amazon doesn't have that option.
Western Digital WDG2TP20000N My Book Pro Edition II 2 TB USB2.0/Firewire RAID Triple Interface External Hard Drive
Western Digital WDG2TP20000N My Book Pro Edition II 2 TB USB2.0/Firewire RAID Triple Interface External Hard Drive
WD's My Book? Pro Edition II offers a triple interface dual-drive storage system offers formatted for Mac, with RAID mirroring for extra data protection or RAID striping for extraordinary capacity and performance. A three-year limited warranty, triple-interface and a powerful combination of features and performance make this system the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for extra assurance that their data is safe. Triple interface provides flexibility and performance with connections for ultra-fast FireWire 800, as well as FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 EMC Retrospect Express Backup and System Recovery Software includes full system backup and recovery, easy scheduling, and encryption Capacity gauge shows how much space is available on your storage system Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown, and LED activity lights Efficient convection cooling system and a thermostatically controlled fan 3-year limited warranty System Requirements - Available USB Port, either Mac OS X 10.3 or later or Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Customer Review: Nice and efficient solution
I purchased this one from Amazon a month ago and so far I can only give good recommendations for this product.
First of all, size. It is just a bit more than two regular HDD put together, not huge at all, looks nice on your shelf or desk.
Another surprise was a level of noise - it's virtually silent. When you power it on, it makes audible noise for about 5 seconds and then it goes silent. Terrific, I love it. It's much less noisy even compared to fanless external hard drive enclosures.
Installation didn't take much time or effort. I plugged it to FireWire port and it went right up in my XP system. It took a bit longer on a Vista laptop, but mostly because of Vista, it was looking for drivers et cetera for probably half a minute but then it was alright. It acts like a normal harddrive in your system. Works nice and fast just like it should.
Keep in mind that when you use MyBook for the first time, you might need to initialize it (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Hard Disk Management in XP, similar in Vista), otherwise it will not appear on list of your harddrives. But that's only for the first time.
Being formatted to NTFS, this harddrive showed me 1.81 TB of free space.
I got it because I need a huge HDD to store all my photo and camcorder backups handy. Currently I've got them on DVDRs and I tell you -- copying your stuff from DVDR to this drive is the most time consuming thing.
Absolutely recommended.
Customer Review: Poor assembly and lousy warranty policy
Very quiet hard drive if it was not for vibration noises generated by the poor assembly of the housing. Western Digital only offered replacement with a refurbished (or re-certified how they call it) unit, leaving the costs for shipping back the defective unit with the end user. Moreover, Western Digital also claims that it is the responsibility of the reseller to replace the unit within the first 30 days after purchase anyway. Beach Camera, my reseller here on Amazon, however, did not respond to my request for a replacement so far...
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred reunite to solve the most frightfully funny mystery of their careers. The scream team's headed to a haunted bayou island to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the Pirate. But it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island.
Customer Review: Please make it PG-13
This is definitely Scary. For young children this movie is way too scary and my kids don't freak to easily.
I can see how others like it. But becareful how you intriduce it to your child.
Customer Review: Bad movie for young kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Timothy Lee-you should be ashamed to let your 4 year old watch this movie over and over. This movie crosses many lines of cartoon and horror flick. Compared to the other Scooby movies, this is more graphic and not quite so much fun. It is fine for teens and up, but get real. This shouldn't be a movie called a 'family' movie, and you should be doing the responsible thing and knowing what is OK and what isn't for young children to watch. Your 4 year old relies on you to be his parent-so be one!
Startech Card Bus IEEE-1394 Firewire Notebook Card
Startech Card Bus IEEE-1394 Firewire Notebook Card
Need to connect that iPod to your laptop computer? Connect FireWire/i.LINK devices such as iPods, MP3 players, portable drives, digital camcorders and more to your system with StarTech.com's three port FireWire CardBus The card comes complete with a 5 foot FireWire cable and supports hot-swapping, so you'll be able to plug, unplug, and swap your FireWire peripherals with ease.Also included with your card is a copy of ULEAD's VideoStudio SE Basic video editing software, making it easy to capture and edit video from your digital video camcorder. Guaranteed to work with both PC and Mac laptops, the CB1394 is backed by StarTech.com's lifetime warranty and free lifetime tech support.
Customer Review: Works great
I needed to add some firewire ports to my laptop in order to connect my new digital video camera (Canon HV20). This card worked great. Just plug and play. I had some problems with a different kind of card I got somewhere else but this one worked perfectly.
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Customer Review: It does not work with my laptop
This item does not work with my Lenovo thinkpad T60P laptop running window XP professional. Window XP hung when pugging the card. Amazon has good return service to take back this item.
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Photo Scrapbooks
Imagine life before photo albums ? when you had to rely on your memory alone just to tell you what a relative looked like. Since the beginning of photography, people have kept photo albums, and for many they became cherished objects.
If you look at an old photo album, you?ll find that it?s a very well-made book. They often have leather covers, engraved titles, and all the photos within have been very carefully placed ? even if the photos themselves are in black and white and hard to make out. There?s something about the amount of care that people put into their photo albums that has encouraged people to keep the craft alive, even in this age when your computer can keep your photo album for you if you want.
While plenty of people still put their photos in a real photo album ? that is, a book with plastic sleeves inside that you can put photos into ? there are also a growing number of people who prefer to do it in the form of a scrapbook. Scrapbooks are more freeform photo albums, where you can stick the photos in at whatever angle you feel like, write captions for them, and maybe stick in other things too, like newspaper articles about family members, or leaves, or basically whatever you feel like. A good scrapbook can become a living family history, made out of anything and everything that can be stuck down into a book.
Scrapbooking has become very popular lately, and you can subscribe to scrapbooking clubs that send you things to use for it ? different coloured paper, glittery things, stickers, pens and so on. It makes your photo album so much more personal. You can even use a scrapbook as a gift, for a family member who lives far away, for example, or you could even scan it on and put it online.
John Gibb is the owner of photo album resources For more information on photo albums check out http://www.photo-albums-guidance-and-info.info |
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Duma Key: A Novel
Duma Key: A Novel
No more than a dark pencil line on a blank page. A horizon line, maybe. But also a slot for blackness to pour through...
A terrible construction site accident takes Edgar Freemantle's right arm and scrambles his memory and his mind, leaving him with little but rage as he begins the ordeal of rehabilitation. A marriage that produced two lovely daughters suddenly ends, and Edgar begins to wish he hadn't survived the injuries that could have killed him. He wants out. His psychologist, Dr. Kamen, suggests a "geographic cure," a new life distant from the Twin Cities and the building business Edgar grew from scratch. And Kamen suggests something else.
"Edgar, does anything make you happy?"
"I used to sketch."
"Take it up again. You need hedges...
hedges against the night."
Edgar leaves Minnesota for a rented house on Duma Key, a stunningly beautiful, eerily undeveloped splinter of the Florida coast. The sun setting into the Gulf of Mexico and the tidal rattling of shells on the beach call out to him, and Edgar draws. A visit from Ilse, the daughter he dotes on, starts his movement out of solitude. He meets a kindred spirit in Wireman, a man reluctant to reveal his own wounds, and then Elizabeth Eastlake, a sick old woman whose roots are tangled deep in Duma Key. Now Edgar paints, sometimes feverishly, his exploding talent both a wonder and a weapon. Many of his paintings have a power that cannot be controlled. When Elizabeth's past unfolds and the ghosts of her childhood begin to appear, the damage of which they are capable is truly devastating.
The tenacity of love, the perils of creativity, the mysteries of memory and the nature of the supernatural -- Stephen King gives us a novel as fascinating as it is gripping and terrifying.
Customer Review: Seventy Percent Great King
I'm more than a little in awe of Stephen King. The man manages to churn out a new novel almost once a year, that is usually heads and tails above his literary contemporaries, with fresh horrors to scare the pants off you. I thought most of 'Duma Key' was one of his best in recent years. What makes King so good, so relevant, is his amazing grasp on what's contemporary, what's new, what people are talking about. Armed with this information his characters and their world become your world with references to current pop culture, music, and in the case of Duma, art.
Edgar Freemantle arrives at the fictionalized Florida key of Duma after a horrible job accident that has left him without an arm, a disolved marriage, and very little will to live. Soon though, he rediscovers a passion for art, that awakens not only a hidden talent, but an evil as powerful as his drawings are brilliant. The relationship between Edgar and the caretaker Wireman is one of the best buddy duos that King has written, and they are what propel much of the first half of the book. When the supernatural really kicks into high gear, the book enters King's 'Wizard of Oz' stage, where the scrappy protagonists go to bring back the broom of the Wicked Witch, so to speak. The book sags a bit here, and I felt like it was less scary and suspenseful and frankly a bit silly and Scooby Doo. It's not the King I'd recommend to a first timer, but it's still plenty entertaining for those who are fans.
Customer Review: Fantastic!
This is Stephen King at his best! Please do yourself a favor and read this book. I am positive that you will going to LOVE Duma key.
Chevrolet Corvette 1984 thru 1996 (Haynes Repair Manual)
Chevrolet Corvette 1984 thru 1996 (Haynes Repair Manual)
Want to know if you can tackle the work on your C4? This manual covers diagnostics and repair to help you decide. Easy to follow photos, wiring diagrams and comprehensive troubleshooting sections.
Customer Review: Great for small stuff, Bad for real jobs.
If you want to change the oil, bulbs, plugs it's OK. If you want to change the valve cover on a 1986 forget it. Your better off to find your own way around the EGR on the passenger's side. Chilton is still king.
Customer Review: 1968-1982 Repair if you can read manual
Haynes as usual tends to explain in writing but only shows in picture a few of the late model year designs. I have a 1968 vette and their book did not have a single pic to help explain the tear down or rebuild process of anything. If you can read a page and with no pictures perform the task then you might get some use out of this book. If your smart you'll buy a Chiltons.
High Sierra Runaround
High Sierra Runaround
A stylish wheeled backpack for school or travel
Customer Review: EXCEPTONAL
I found this product to be exceptionally useful. The whole purpose of the purchase was because my 7yr old daughter carries a lot of books to school. Without a trolley bag, that is not only spacious but manageable, she would have encountered severe back problems in years to come. I thank god that I took the time to research this product in its entirety before I actually purchased. I even ordered another just about 2mths after my initial purchase for her classmate. This product is by no means second to none.
Customer Review: Overpriced, Poor Quality
I bought this backpack for my 10 year son and gave it to him at Christmas 2007 - He used it from January until February 22, 2008 - The bottom has been completely shredded. He told me that it kept tipping over and he had to drag it. He could not pull it on the wheels. It is a waste of money. This product is not made to be used by children who have to haul alot of books home on a daily basis. Do not waste your money on this one!
The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
When Julie Andrews sang "The hills are alive with the sound of music" from an Austrian mountaintop in 1965, the most beloved movie musical was born. To be sure, the adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Broadway hit has never been as universally acclaimed as, say, Singin' in the Rain. Critics argue that the songs are saccharine (even the songwriters regretted the line "To sing through the night like a lark who is learning to pray") and that the characters and plot lack the complexity that could make them more interesting. It's not hard to know whom to root for when your choice is between cute kids and Nazis.
| Read our interview with Charmian Carr, who played Liesl von Trapp in The Sound of Music. |
The DVDs
As if the direct involvement of Julie Andrews weren't enough, the 40th Anniversary Edition of The Sound of Music is a must-have for fans because of the fond sense of nostalgia that will touch all but the worst cynic's heart. Andrews introduces both discs and contributes a commentary track on the film. It's a joy to hear her speak about the film (for example, she explains how she solved her dislike for the lyrics of "I Have Confidence"), and also heard are remarks by Christopher Plummer (who at one point refers to his being 48, which if true would mean his comments were made in about 1975), Charmian Carr (Liesl), choreographer Dee Dee Wood, and Johannes Von Trapp (the real-life Maria Von Trapp's youngest son, who admits that his father did have a whistle but claims that he was not as stern as portrayed in the film). Even with all those people involved, there are still significant gaps of silence, however. Retained from the previous two-disc editions is the commentary track by director Robert Wise, which during the musical numbers becomes an isolated score with no vocals. Also new are sing-along subtitles in English, Spanish, and French, which allow you to have your own sing-along at home. In addition, the film's remastering shows off a truer and much warmer sense of color.
On the second disc, Andrews participates in a new 63-minute documentary "My Favorite Things: Julie Andrews Remembers." But it's really a general making-of documentary with contributions from a number of principals, including director Robert Wise, who died in mid-2005 (not surprisingly, some stories are repeated from the commentary track and from the 87-minute documentary on the previous DVD). Andrews also shares a warm 19-minute sit-down with Christopher Plummer. Carr, who over the years has become the film's biggest advocate, narrates a new 22-minute documentary, "On Location with The Sound of Music," in which she revisits the places in Salzburg where the movie was filmed, and even joins one of the "Sound of Music tours" that have become a booming industry. And acknowledging another big industry, there's a 12-minute featurette on the sing-along phenomenon, focusing specifically on the audience, costumed and otherwise, that attended a sold-out Hollywood Bowl sing-along in 2005. Making special appearances at the event are four von Trapp great-grandchildren and all seven of the actors who played the children. Thankfully, those actors also appear in a 33-minute documentary "From Liesl to Gretl: A 40th Anniversary Reunion," in which they explain what they do now (many are still in show business) and share stories about the film, who was afraid of Christopher Plummer, and what they feel is their responsibility to the film's passionate fans. What's touching is how the group still considers themselves a family so many years later. Other material includes an A&E documentary on the von Trapps, Mia Farrow's screen test for the Liesl role, and a restoration comparison.
What's Missing?
If you already own the previous two-disc editions, you'll want this 40th Anniversary Edition as well, but you might not want to toss those versions. Probably the most significant omission from this edition is the original 14-minute documentary Charmian Carr made in 1967, "Salzburg Sight and Sound." Carr's new documentary includes only a couple clips from the vintage piece. It's not a great work of art, but it's a notable loss and would have made a good contrast with the new documentary. In addition, the new making-of documentary is about 24 minutes shorter than the old one. Also missing are the audio-only features--the interviews, the radio programs, the Ernest Lehman spotlight--and the historical still gallery examining the history of Salzburg and the film. Granted, this material probably got the least play of any of the old features, but completists might want to hold onto their old discs for it. It would have also been nice to have screen tests other than Farrow's. Tests for all the children and for Christopher Plummer (including singing in his own voice before he was dubbed for the film) were included on Hollywood Screen Tests and Rodgers and Hammerstein: The Sound of Movies. Again, they're not critical but it would have been nice to have them all in one place. So maybe the 40th Anniversary Edition isn't the complete package on The Sound of Music, but it's the most satisfying edition yet, with enough new material to please even the veteran SoM DVD watcher. --David Horiuchi
Customer Review: DVD-Sound of Music
This movie is my Mother's favorite musical. She loves her dress she wears when she sings on the mountain top. It's a true story.
Customer Review: The Sound of Music (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
I saw this movie at a theater in Chicago when my husband of 39 years and I were dating. My grandchildren now know and love this movie from watching it on TV. When they learned the music to the movie I decided they should have it to watch whenever they wanted. Good movie, good story, clean!!!!
High Sierra Mia Backpack
High Sierra Mia Backpack
Large front-load compartment. Zippered back compartment holds magazines and accessories. Side mesh water bottle pocket. Zippered mesh pocket and MP3 player pouch. Molded front panel protects contents of bag. Tricot-lined cell phone pocket. Adjustable shoulder strap with Vapel mesh padded shoulder pad. Integrated zippered coin pocket. Adjustable bottom compression straps, holds a yoga mat or extra gear.
Customer Review: this is a messenger bag, not a backpack
Not a backpack means it was not the right thing for my six year old who had to soil it before I could wrest it away from her. Its not a bad product and price is good but mislabled by Amazon.
Customer Review: So cute and functional
I ordered this as a school bag since I am going back to college this fall. I was looking for something that was stylish and grown up, but that would also be large enough to carry books, clothes, shoes, ect. This fits the bill.
I am only giving it 4 stars because I would have loved to have some pockets inside the large pocket- it would really be a 4.5 but amazon doesn't have that option.
Western Digital WDG2TP20000N My Book Pro Edition II 2 TB USB2.0/Firewire RAID Triple Interface External Hard Drive
Western Digital WDG2TP20000N My Book Pro Edition II 2 TB USB2.0/Firewire RAID Triple Interface External Hard Drive
WD's My Book? Pro Edition II offers a triple interface dual-drive storage system offers formatted for Mac, with RAID mirroring for extra data protection or RAID striping for extraordinary capacity and performance. A three-year limited warranty, triple-interface and a powerful combination of features and performance make this system the storage solution of choice for creative professionals, workgroups, small offices and anyone looking for extra assurance that their data is safe. Triple interface provides flexibility and performance with connections for ultra-fast FireWire 800, as well as FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 EMC Retrospect Express Backup and System Recovery Software includes full system backup and recovery, easy scheduling, and encryption Capacity gauge shows how much space is available on your storage system Automatic power-up, Safe Shutdown, and LED activity lights Efficient convection cooling system and a thermostatically controlled fan 3-year limited warranty System Requirements - Available USB Port, either Mac OS X 10.3 or later or Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Customer Review: Nice and efficient solution
I purchased this one from Amazon a month ago and so far I can only give good recommendations for this product.
First of all, size. It is just a bit more than two regular HDD put together, not huge at all, looks nice on your shelf or desk.
Another surprise was a level of noise - it's virtually silent. When you power it on, it makes audible noise for about 5 seconds and then it goes silent. Terrific, I love it. It's much less noisy even compared to fanless external hard drive enclosures.
Installation didn't take much time or effort. I plugged it to FireWire port and it went right up in my XP system. It took a bit longer on a Vista laptop, but mostly because of Vista, it was looking for drivers et cetera for probably half a minute but then it was alright. It acts like a normal harddrive in your system. Works nice and fast just like it should.
Keep in mind that when you use MyBook for the first time, you might need to initialize it (Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Hard Disk Management in XP, similar in Vista), otherwise it will not appear on list of your harddrives. But that's only for the first time.
Being formatted to NTFS, this harddrive showed me 1.81 TB of free space.
I got it because I need a huge HDD to store all my photo and camcorder backups handy. Currently I've got them on DVDRs and I tell you -- copying your stuff from DVDR to this drive is the most time consuming thing.
Absolutely recommended.
Customer Review: Poor assembly and lousy warranty policy
Very quiet hard drive if it was not for vibration noises generated by the poor assembly of the housing. Western Digital only offered replacement with a refurbished (or re-certified how they call it) unit, leaving the costs for shipping back the defective unit with the end user. Moreover, Western Digital also claims that it is the responsibility of the reseller to replace the unit within the first 30 days after purchase anyway. Beach Camera, my reseller here on Amazon, however, did not respond to my request for a replacement so far...
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred reunite to solve the most frightfully funny mystery of their careers. The scream team's headed to a haunted bayou island to investigate the ghost of Moonscar the Pirate. But it turns out the swashbuckler's spirit isn't the only creepy character on the island.
Customer Review: Please make it PG-13
This is definitely Scary. For young children this movie is way too scary and my kids don't freak to easily.
I can see how others like it. But becareful how you intriduce it to your child.
Customer Review: Bad movie for young kids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Timothy Lee-you should be ashamed to let your 4 year old watch this movie over and over. This movie crosses many lines of cartoon and horror flick. Compared to the other Scooby movies, this is more graphic and not quite so much fun. It is fine for teens and up, but get real. This shouldn't be a movie called a 'family' movie, and you should be doing the responsible thing and knowing what is OK and what isn't for young children to watch. Your 4 year old relies on you to be his parent-so be one!
Startech Card Bus IEEE-1394 Firewire Notebook Card
Startech Card Bus IEEE-1394 Firewire Notebook Card
Need to connect that iPod to your laptop computer? Connect FireWire/i.LINK devices such as iPods, MP3 players, portable drives, digital camcorders and more to your system with StarTech.com's three port FireWire CardBus The card comes complete with a 5 foot FireWire cable and supports hot-swapping, so you'll be able to plug, unplug, and swap your FireWire peripherals with ease.Also included with your card is a copy of ULEAD's VideoStudio SE Basic video editing software, making it easy to capture and edit video from your digital video camcorder. Guaranteed to work with both PC and Mac laptops, the CB1394 is backed by StarTech.com's lifetime warranty and free lifetime tech support.
Customer Review: Works great
I needed to add some firewire ports to my laptop in order to connect my new digital video camera (Canon HV20). This card worked great. Just plug and play. I had some problems with a different kind of card I got somewhere else but this one worked perfectly.
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Customer Review: It does not work with my laptop
This item does not work with my Lenovo thinkpad T60P laptop running window XP professional. Window XP hung when pugging the card. Amazon has good return service to take back this item.
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