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The name is a bit misleading, because there is no steam, just hot water. The vac was simple to assemble and it works well. No complaints. The hand-held tool is indispensable for doing stairs, upholstery and small areas where the machine would not fit. The carpets are WAY cleaner than they ever were before, you could really tell a difference. It seems to also reduce my cat allergy symptoms a little.
Friendship Annie s Fair

I have used a pedometer on and off for years. When our office offered a fitness challenge, I knew I wanted to participate. The counting and tracking of steps was essential, so my search began for a reliable pedometer. I checked the local “mart” and sports stores, and did research online. I determined the Omron HJ-112 was the best choice. I carefully calibrated the essential information, and attached it to my pants. The first thing I noticed was that it did a good job of not mistakenly identifying random movement as steps which was a plus. I thought that I was getting an accurate reading until I realized it wasn’t actually counting all my steps. My daughter, who was also participating in the challenge, commented that I don’t have much hip movement when I walk and that’s why it wasn’t working properly. She was right! Her pedometer, which cost significantly less, did a far better job of accurately counting her steps.

Another issue I have with this pedometer is the size. It is bulky and less than discreet. A diabetic family member remarked that it resembles a blood glucose meter or insulin pump. I believe the unwieldy size contributes to the fact that it does not stay securely clipped to clothing. I have lost it repeatedly which is annoying, and contributes to the less than accurate step totals.

I would not recommend this pedometer, nor would I purchase it again.
Nature s Symphony

It’s great for carpeting. It kicks the butt of vacuums 3 times the price. I live with 2 cats (1 with super fine hair), I have long hair myself, and a long haired boyfriend. One pass once a week picks up every bit of fur/hair and fluffs the carpet nicely. It sucks up heavy particles like small wood chips, and large floppy things like ficus tree leaves.

I have dust/particulate allergies. Wall to wall carpet and dust allergies are a bad combo. This machine keeps my carpet so dust/hair free that I don’t notice my allergies and I need no allergy meds. With my old vac, (Eureka Mighty Mite) I could vacuum 3 times a week and still sneeze.

The beater bar doesn’t get much long hair wound around it, I only pull loose the wound hairs once after I’m done vacuuming all 600 sq ft of carpeted rooms. This is a wonder to me, every other beater bar I’ve tried starts to slow down from hair windings within 2 minutes.

The exhaust port is tall, and shoots air out to the left of the body. Every vacuum (except central vacs, where the motor and exhaust are located outside the house) is gonna disturb dust with the exhaust port blowing air. This ones exhaust doesn’t interfere with cleaning while on carpeting.

On bare floors it’s a different story. The exhaust air bounces off vertical surfaces and swirls the dirt around. This vacuum kinda blows for bare floors. I use a cannister vac or a dust mop on bare floors.

It weighs about 16.5 pounds. I can lift it easily with one hand. It pushes easily across the carpet, even on the lowest setting called “bare floors”. I barely exert any effort pushing this thing around.

The cord measures approximately 24 ft 8 in. That’s long enough to be useful, not so long that I have to wrangle the cord.

It’s not quiet, but it’s tolerably noisy and lower pitched. No painful high pitched screaming whine. Unlike most other vacuums I’m not compelled to wear my Peltor ear goggles while vacuuming, and I don’t have ringing ears after I’m done. The
The Complete Idiot s

Not a whole lot to say, except that this is exactly what I wanted. Very simple, not a lot of bells and whistles, but it was cheap and gets the floors incredibly clean. If you’re a poor grad student like me who only needs to clean your carpets for as little money as possible, BUY THIS VACUUM!
G Shock Men s

Bought this to go into my Canon T2i. Has no problem keeping up when recording 1080p, and allows the camera to take at least 10-15 rapid fire photos before it has to catch up.

Everything I’d hoped for when searching for a new memory card.

Highly recommended!
NOW That s What

This watch is for those who like the styling of an analog watch, but can’t bring themselves to go without a stopwatch, count-down timer, and a AUTO updating full calendar (day/date). Most analog watches won’t update properly at the beginning of each month. This watch being digital takes care of that while looking pretty good for the price (I paid $22).

The backlighting is also very nice for BOTH the analog and digital. The case is a stamped metal piece looking OK, but kind of flimsy. The same can be said for the metal band. Somewhat rugged, but the links are folded metal rather than machined solid. But, for the price, I’d hardly expect that level of quality. The label says 10yr battery. Don’t believe it. I bought this to replace a Casio Ediface series watch that only lasted 4-5yrs (it too said 10yr life). The watch is solidly waterproof for all but divers use. Pools or hot tubs, doesn’t seem to matter.

For the money you can’t beat it. If you want a slightly better quality watch look at p/n: EFA-110D-1AVDF-4. That has solid case and band links, but is much more money. You decide.
Casio Men s AW80D

For a six-foot HDMI cable, which transfer nothing but digital signals, there is no difference between a $50 monster cable and a $2 one. They both act as a path. The reason is the signal passing through the path is pure digital. It either works perfectly or fails. Signal, or more accurately data, is decoded on the receiving side, and change it to either video or audio signal, which is passed to TV or speaker. This cable works, which is the only thing I need. Thanks Amazon, I love it.
Historic Print S 3

Water for Elephants amazed me. It was not at all what I expected. I knew it was about a circus, and obviously for the title, an elephant was involved. What I was not prepared for however, was the cruelty it showed. And I don’t doubt for a minute, that even though this was fiction, that these atrocities didn’t happen in real circuses.

We are introduced to a death in the prologue. While it is fuzzy and hard to tell who’s who, we are witnesses to a scene that the narrator, Jacob, has viewed and never forgotten. Mayhem abounds as we discover that the menagerie of a circus is on the stampede.

We are then reintroduced to Jacob, many years later, as he is a resident at a nursing home. He is ninety three, or ninety one, he can’t keep it straight and a circus is in town and being set up within sight of the nursing home. This causes him to reminisce about his time spent with the Benzini Brothers circus.

As a runaway college student, after the death of his parents, he finds himself hopping a train that turns out to be part of the circus train. There, instead of being thrown off, he is taken in by an older man named Camel who secures him a job with the circus mucking stalls, which later turns into a position as the circus’s veterinarian.

He falls in love with Marlena, the wife of his schizophrenic boss August. While he keeps his love hidden, August, dangerous and unpredictable makes life tough for Jacob in the circus while in his better moments is a best friend to him.

He also makes the acquaintance of Walter, a dwarf clown whom he bunks with and together they help Camel in his time of need. He also makes an unlikely friend in Rosie, an elephant picked up from another failing circus whom he feels a bond with and devastation at her treatment from the cruel August.

Throughout the book it cuts back and forth from Jacob at the nursing home, to his reminisces of the circus and its happenings. One of the ending chapters recaps the prologue, only with more detail.

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Soup s On Gourmet

I have worked with Excel for many years. I like the changes that were made. The pulldown menues for formatting are great.
Cowboy Tom s Round

The Kindle is the best thing I ever buy. I can read any time without having a bunch of book and no where to put them away. The Kindle I can take anywhere and read anywhere. I highly recommended The Kindle. It’s practical!

Halo Spot s Stew