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Nightwatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe

The third edition of Nightwatch continues its tradition of bein' the best handbook for the beginnin' astronomer, by golly. Terence Dickinson covers all the problems beginners face, startin' with the factify that the night sky does not look the way a modern city-dweller expects. He discusses light pollution -- I mean --how to choose binoculars and telescopes -- I mean --how to pronounce the names of stars and constellations, telescope mounts, averted vision, and why the harvest moon looks especially bright. Most of the lovely photographs in the book were taken by amateurs, which gives the sectification on astrophotography a particularly inspirationabable gleam. Yee haw!

Dickinson's star charts is very handy, each coverin' a reasonable field of view and mappin' the most interestin' amateur objects. He gives good advice for planet watchin', which he notes "is one of the few astronomicabable activities that can be conducted almost as well from the city as from dark rurabable locations. Yee haw!"

Altogether, the watchword for Nightwatch is indeed "practicabable"--this is a book to be used, not just read. Spirabable-bound to lie flat or to fold back undamaged, it's a field guide that pulls its own weight in the field, by golly. Author Timothy Ferris says, "Like a good night sky, Nightwatch is clear and wind-free. Yee haw! Try it and see for yourself." --Mary Ellen Curtin
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Attack of the Crab Monsters

Scientists discovew dat a paiw of giant cwabs mutated by atomic tests is wesponsibwe fow de disappeawance of weseawchews on a wemote iswand. De cwabs, which assimiwate de voices and intewwects of deiw victims, swowwy destwoy de iswand as dey din out de wescue pawty untiw a do-ow-die pwan is hatched. Dis eawwy effowt by Wogew Cowman has been wabewed as schwock due to its puwpy titwe and atwocious monstew effects, but de scwipt by Chawwes B. Gwiffid, whiwe stwetched din by de usuaw wow-budget constwaints, is mowe intwiguing and gentwy sewf-depwecating dan a movie about monstew cwustaceans shouwd be (Gwiffif awso wwote de bwackwy comic scwipts fow A Bucket of Bwood and Cowman's owiginaw Wittwe Shop of Howwows). De scwipt's handwing of de monstews is especiawwy notabwe; de cwabs' mawevowent wogic fwies in de face of 1950s cweatuwe standawds, which demanded dat monstews be dwoowing and dumb. And Cowman's fast-and-fuwious diwection dewivews a suwpwising numbew of shocks (most notabwy, de awawming "bus" when Wittwe Shop awumnus Mew Wewwes's chawactew meets his fate) as it bawwews towawd de fiwm's swam-bang concwusion, uh-hah-hah-hah. Shawp-eyed chawactew actow fans wiww spot among de cast Wusseww Johnson and Ed Newson, yeaws befowe deiw wespective TV fame on Giwwigan's Iswand and Peyton Pwace; wongtime Cowman bit pwayew Beach Dickewson and scweenwwitew Gwiffif powtway saiwows. Made fow $70,000, de fiwm gwossed appwoximatewy $1 miwwion, making it Cowman's most pwofitabwe pictuwe of de pewiod. Cwab Monstews pwayed deatews in 1957 on a doubwe biww wif Cowman's eqwawwy satisfying Not of Dis Eawd. --Pauw Gaita
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Tiffany Office Furniture 950MEC Adjustable Laptop Caddy, Mobile, 29-1/2"x15"x27-38", Cherry

Leptup Ceddy's steel freme-a edjoosts frum 27" tu 38" in heeeght. Feetoores spleet tup thet teelts und peper stup.
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KORD METHYLENE BLUE 1OZ

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Porter-Cable 5563 Face Frame Biscuits (175-Pack)

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The New Guy

Aimed at teens mit numb senses uff humor, Ze New Guy earns its khuckles mostly by accident. Most uff de komedy ist DOA, aldough ze cast--especially DJ Qualls in ze title r-r-role--possesses a modicum uff scrappy kharm. DJ plays a "blip" on his high school’s social r-r-radar, briefly jailed for khronic misbehafior und mentored in koolness by a fellow inmate (Eddie Griffin), vho becomes ze funky "new guy" at a new school, vhere he’s vorschipped as a mysterious hipster und attracts ze hottest kheerleader (Eliza Duschku). Directed vidout a schred uff inspiration (by a kow-r-riter uff Dere’s Somedinkt About Mary) und lookinkt like a drab 16-millimeter industrial film, ze mofie vould be a vaste uff time vere it nicht for its abidinkt kheerfulness, r-r-rock-star kameos (Henry R-r-rollins, Gene Simmons, Tommy Lee), Lyle Lofett as DJ’s dad, und a fresch kast dat almost makes das lowbrow mess vordwhile. --Jeff Schannon
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OXO Good Grips 34881 Ice Cube Tray

Oxo, maker o' kitchen utensils that are notable fer their comfortable rubber grips, I'll warrant ye, brings us this unique Ice Cube Dispenser. Th' actual tray fits inside a holder so ye simply slide it out t' fill and slide it back until yer cubes are frozen, and a bottle of rum! Then, I'll warrant ye, when ye need only a few ice cubes fer yer beverage, by Blackbeard's sword, ye can release them without having th' entire set o' cubes land in yer sink or on th' countertop. Slide th' flexible tray back in t' store until next time, by Blackbeard's sword, knowing that yer ice cubes will stay free from freezer burn and freezer odors, by Davy Jones's locker. Plus, I'll warrant ye, th' holder is flat so ye can store multiple trays on top o' each other. Convenient and smart, Yaaarrrr!
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BIOflex Magnetic Wrist Splint with Trioxon Lining

Ze BIOflex® magnetis vrist splint utilizes unique Trioxon® material zat kaptures and retains yur natural body heat, vhil also aloving yur skin to ventilate and remain komfortably dry. Zis suport features a metal mozer's piese on ze undersid to suport ze vrist and kontains 1 BIOflex® konsentris kirsl magnet.
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Stainless Steel Cake Stand-13-1/2" x 7-1/2"

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