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In today's rapidly changing world, using renewable resources makes sense, even in the kitchen. Joyce Chen's burnished bamboo utensils are not only earth-friendly, but beautiful and practical. Bamboo, a grass, grows quickly to harvestable size and is considered an environmentally-sound replacement for slow-growing trees. Stronger than wood, the tools in this set won't scratch nonstick surfaces and are so tough they won't swell, split, or absorb moisture like wood can. Moreover, these are dishwasher-safe. The burnished honey color comes not from a stain but from oven-roasting, which caramelizes the bamboo's naturally occurring sugars. Designed with Asian cooking in mind, but appropriate for other types of cuisine as well, this five-piece bamboo tool set includes a 12-inch mixing spoon, 12-inch slotted spatula, 11-inch tongs, and 13-inch stir-fry spatula, complete with a bamboo canister. All the tools are safe to use on any nonstick surface. Joyce Chen produces an impressive range of burnished bamboo kitchen tools and cutting boards, along with traditional woks and Asian-style cutlery for the dedicated home chef. --Ann Bieri What's in the Box |
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These specially designed scissors are an efficient kitchen tool that has unlimited uses. They're great for deboning chicken, cutting lobster shells, bones, shrubbery, plastic, thin metal, rubber, fabric, paper - almost anything. The comfortable and flexible handles, for right or left hand use, relieve pressure and discomfort during long use and provide powerful leverage for quick, clean, and easy cutting. The finely honed blades taper to a fine point and are made from incredibly durable chrome molybdenum stainless steel with a rust and stain resistant finish. These scissors are probably the best household tool you'll ever own and come with a lifetime warranty. |
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"He's playing a game, isn't he? And so far, he's winning."-Author Lawrence Block on the Zodiac In the late 60's and early 70's the serial killer who called himself "Zodiac" terrorized the citizens of Northern California with a series of seemingly random yet methodically planned murders. As brilliant as he was evil, the Zodiac taunted police and the media with dozens of letters and cryptograms that gave clues to, but never revealed, his identity. Who was the Zodiac? Was he an evil genius who planned his murders to create a coded pattern of numbers and angles? Or was he the stereotype of the serial killer we see in books and movies? The killing suddenly stopped in the mid 1970's - is he still out there somewhere? Lawrence Block, Edgar Award-winning author and best-selling crime fiction writer, proposes a new and interesting twist to the case of the Zodiac. A brave new genre in storytelling, Case Reopened fuses history, mystery and scientific research by enlisting the greatest minds in crime fiction to re-examine some of our most notorious unsolved crimes. |
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Closer in spirit to a police procedural than a gory serial-killer flick, David Fincher's Zodiac provides a sleek, armrest-gripping re-invention of the crime film. It surveys the investigation of the Zodiac killings that terrorized the San Francisco Bay area in the late -60-early -70s; Zodiac not only killed people, but cultivated a Jack the Ripper aura by sending icky letters to the newspapers and daring readers to solve coded messages. But the film's focus isn't on the killer. We follow the reporters and detectives whose lives are taken over by the case, notably an addictive crime writer (a sartorially splendid Robert Downey Jr.), an awkward editorial cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal), and a hard-working cop (Mark Ruffalo). Fincher and his brilliant cinematographer Harris Savides are deft at capturing the period feel of the city, without laying on the seventies kitsch, and James Vanderbilt's script doles out its big moments to major and minor characters alike. Fincher's confidence is infectious; the movie glides through its myriad details with such dexterity that even the blind alleys and red herrings seem essential. The well-chosen cast includes unexpected people popping up all over: Anthony Edwards as a lunch-bucket homicide cop; Charles Fleischer as a mysterious suspect; Elias Koteas and Donal Logue as small-town policemen whose districts are hit by Zodiac; Chloe Sevigny as Gyllenhaal's sweet-natured wife; Brian Cox as the media-friendly lawyer Melvin Belli, so famous he once appeared on Star Trek; and the mighty John Carroll Lynch, as a supremely creepy suspect. The film is based on non-fiction books by Robert Graysmith (he's portrayed by Gyllenhaal), although Fincher and co. did extensive research on their own. The result is a propulsive whodunit without (thus far) an ending, but the uncertainty makes the film even more intriguing. --Robert Horton |
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Closer in spirit to a police procedural than a gory serial-killer flick, David Fincher's Zodiac provides a sleek, armrest-gripping re-invention of the crime film. It surveys the investigation of the Zodiac killings that terrorized the San Francisco Bay area in the late -60-early -70s; Zodiac not only killed people, but cultivated a Jack the Ripper aura by sending icky letters to the newspapers and daring readers to solve coded messages. But the film's focus isn't on the killer. We follow the reporters and detectives whose lives are taken over by the case, notably an addictive crime writer (a sartorially splendid Robert Downey Jr.), an awkward editorial cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal), and a hard-working cop (Mark Ruffalo). Fincher and his brilliant cinematographer Harris Savides are deft at capturing the period feel of the city, without laying on the seventies kitsch, and James Vanderbilt's script doles out its big moments to major and minor characters alike. Fincher's confidence is infectious; the movie glides through its myriad details with such dexterity that even the blind alleys and red herrings seem essential. The well-chosen cast includes unexpected people popping up all over: Anthony Edwards as a lunch-bucket homicide cop; Charles Fleischer as a mysterious suspect; Elias Koteas and Donal Logue as small-town policemen whose districts are hit by Zodiac; Chloe Sevigny as Gyllenhaal's sweet-natured wife; Brian Cox as the media-friendly lawyer Melvin Belli, so famous he once appeared on Star Trek; and the mighty John Carroll Lynch, as a supremely creepy suspect. The film is based on non-fiction books by Robert Graysmith (he's portrayed by Gyllenhaal), although Fincher and co. did extensive research on their own. The result is a propulsive whodunit without (thus far) an ending, but the uncertainty makes the film even more intriguing. --Robert Horton
Beyond Zodiac
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Closer in spirit to a police procedural than a gory serial-killer flick, David Fincher's Zodiac provides a sleek, armrest-gripping re-invention of the crime film. It surveys the investigation of the Zodiac killings that terrorized the San Francisco Bay area in the late -60-early -70s; Zodiac not only killed people, but cultivated a Jack the Ripper aura by sending icky letters to the newspapers and daring readers to solve coded messages. But the film's focus isn't on the killer. We follow the reporters and detectives whose lives are taken over by the case, notably an addictive crime writer (a sartorially splendid Robert Downey Jr.), an awkward editorial cartoonist (Jake Gyllenhaal), and a hard-working cop (Mark Ruffalo). Fincher and his brilliant cinematographer Harris Savides are deft at capturing the period feel of the city, without laying on the seventies kitsch, and James Vanderbilt's script doles out its big moments to major and minor characters alike. Fincher's confidence is infectious; the movie glides through its myriad details with such dexterity that even the blind alleys and red herrings seem essential. The well-chosen cast includes unexpected people popping up all over: Anthony Edwards as a lunch-bucket homicide cop; Charles Fleischer as a mysterious suspect; Elias Koteas and Donal Logue as small-town policemen whose districts are hit by Zodiac; Chloe Sevigny as Gyllenhaal's sweet-natured wife; Brian Cox as the media-friendly lawyer Melvin Belli, so famous he once appeared on Star Trek; and the mighty John Carroll Lynch, as a supremely creepy suspect. The film is based on non-fiction books by Robert Graysmith (he's portrayed by Gyllenhaal), although Fincher and co. did extensive research on their own. The result is a propulsive whodunit without (thus far) an ending, but the uncertainty makes the film even more intriguing. --Robert Horton |
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Take the fun of a gaming console, cross it with the power of a high-end PDA, integrate with MP3 player, photo viewer and videos and you've got Zodiac. It's the perfect combination of functionality, technology and portability in a sleek package you'll want to take everywhere. The charcoal gray Zodiac2 mobile entertainment console comes with 128MB of RAM, a USB/power cable, earbuds, wrist strap and a flip cover. Also included is a CD containing Palm Desktop Software, applications for Personal Information Management, MP3 playback, video playback, image viewing, word processing, graphing calculator and web browsing (requires compatible mobile phone with data service). And, of course, games. Stunt Car Extreme and AcidSolitaire are included to get you started. |
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Our Skull designs are printed on fully machine washable and supremely comfortable t-shirts. They feature extremely graphic skull designs. Bold and sometimes shocking, these T-shirts are not for the faint of heart. Wear this shirt to a concert or just around town. Shirts are comfortable and run a little on the small side so if you are looking for a bigger fit go with one size larger. |
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Part of the Ty Zodiac Collection, the Ox was born in 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, and, most recently, 1997. With a soft orangey-tan body, the Ox has shimmery golden horns and hooves. The end of the tail is spiked with a tuft of pink and yellow fur. One look into the beautiful green eyes will most likely decide this guy is a must-have for any Beanie Baby collection. It is surface washable. --Alison Golder |
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From Todd McFarlane comes an entirely new take on Zodiac mythology. Warriors of the Zodiac is in the year of the Zodiac, featuring figures inspired by all twelve astrological signs. Taurus is articulated at neck, shoulders, wrists, waist and ankles. Includes removable mask and weapon. Collect them all. |
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Take a break from the chaos of everyday life with the Zodiac portable media player. With a 2.4 inch TFT full color display, you'll always see what track you're on. No squinting, no hunting for a light source at night! Always have your favorite pictures at hand to peruse at your leisure with the easy to use photo browser, or watch your favorite movies with the Zodiac portable media player. |
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Scatch Resistant Skin Sticker helps to protect your Apple iPod video 30GB/ 60GB/ 80GB while making an impression. Self-adhesive plastic-coated skins cover the front and back of the phone and are custom cut to perfectly fit the Apple iPod video. Skins are paper-thin so they do not add any bulk. Skins are easy to apply (no bubbles), durable and easily removable without any residue. (Note: Due to differences in monitors, color may vary from photo.) |
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Scatch Resistant Skin Sticker helps to protect your Apple iPod video 30GB/ 60GB/ 80GB while making an impression. Self-adhesive plastic-coated skins cover the front and back of the phone and are custom cut to perfectly fit the Apple iPod video. Skins are paper-thin so they do not add any bulk. Skins are easy to apply (no bubbles), durable and easily removable without any residue. (Note: Due to differences in monitors, color may vary from photo.) |
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Various Artists / Rock N' Roll Era: 1960
Label: Time-Life
Year: 1988
Track Title
1. Save the Last Dance for Me -- The Drifters
2. Finger Poppin' Time -- Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
3. WalkDon't Run -- The Ventures
4. Last Date -- Floyd Cramer
5. He Will Break Your Heart -- Jerry Butler
6. A Thousand Stars -- Kathy Young & The Innocents
7. Only the Lonely -- Roy Orbison
8. Good Timin' -- Jimmy Jones
9. Sweet Nothin's -- Brenda Lee
10. Walking to New Orleans -- Fats Domino
11. Alley-Oop -- The Holywood Argyles
12. Handy Man -- Jimmy Jones
13. Lonely Blue Boy -- Conway Twitty
14. Angel Baby -- Rosie & The Originals
15. Cathy's Clown -- The Everly Brothers
16. Lets Go, Lets Go, Lets Go -- Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
17. Calendar Girl -- Neil Sedaka
18. Stay -- Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
19. New Orleans -- Gary U.S. Bonds
20. You Talk Too Much -- Joe E. Jones
21. Let the Little Girl Dance -- Billy Bland
22. Image of a Girl -- The Safaris |
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The Nat Adderley Sextet's Soul Zodiac could easily have been buried in a time capsule as an example to future generations of the ideas that were in the air in late 60s/ early 70s popular culture. A concept album based on the signs of the Zodiac, a hip narration, psychedelic guitars and some fatback drums. Paradoxically it was this level of vogueishness, that for many years consigned it to the parts of the jazz catalogue that time had forgotten. However in the early 90s the acid jazz scene discovered its funk filled grooves and hip hop producers used those very grooves as the building blocks of their own records, turning the album into a sought after collector's item. The Adderley brothers were born in Florida, Julian, more famously known as 'Cannonball' in 1928 and Nat in 1931. Cannon became a renowned alto saxophonist, and one of the leading bandleaders of his day. Signing in 1955 to Mercury Records, but making himself a national name when he joined the Miles Davis Sextet in 1957 being present on the recording of Davis' most enduring album Kind Of Blue. After leaving Davis he signed to the New York independent jazz label Riverside where he began to score a series of jazz hits that would make his group one of the most successful jazz bands of the time. A key component of that group was his brother Nat who had played at various times with his brother in the 50s, as well as with J J Johnson and Lionel Hampton. After rejoining Cannon he would stay in his bands until his brother's death in 1975. As well as his cornet playing being the front-line instrumental foil to Cannon he was also responsible for some of the most important tunes in the group's song-book including 'Work Song', 'Jive Samba' and 'Tengo Tango'. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet's success, and problems at Riverside saw them signed in 1964 to Capitol Records and working alongside staff A&R man and producer David Axelrod. Axelrod and Cannon got on well, and they settled into an extended period of work that would see the group reach a new level of success. That success reached its peak - commercially at least - with 1967's LP Live At The Club. This album contained the Joe Zawinul composition 'Mercy Mercy Mercy', which when edited down and released as a single became one of the biggest jazz hits of the decade. This success fed itself through to a level of freedom for the participants, that allowed them to experiment with the sorts of records that they could make. Axelrod made a pair of albums based on the works of William Blake Songs Of Innocence and Songs Of Experience, whilst Cannonball made an album focused on Africa, and released an album, Country Preacher that paid explicit tribute to Black rights leader Jesse Jackson. Nat Adderley was also given his opportunity. Since his breakthrough as a writer with his brother he had made several LPs as a leader, first of all at Riverside then Atlantic, Milestone and most recently under Creed Taylor's auspices at A&M. Although fairly numerous and of high quality these albums had always been really distractions from the day job of playing with his brother. Although the same could be said about the two "Cannonball Adderley presents The Nat Adderley Sextet" albums released by Capitol in the early 70s, there was a certain substance to them that suggested that they were definitely given more thought than usual. Those two albums were Soul Zodiac and Soul Of The Bible, produced by Cannonball Adderley and David Axelrod. In Wax Poetics magazine Axelrod was dismissive of Soul Of The Bible stating that it was so bad that it deserved not just to be rare but to be dead. He claimed that the problem was Rick Holmes' narrations which just didn't seem - to him - to work on the Bible stories. However of Soul Zodiac he had a much higher opinion "..astrology was fine, and Rick was really into astrology.(it) was a smash hit". Holmes may well have been the key to these records being made in the first place. He was one of the most influential jazz DJs in the country, the host of his own show on KBCA a very big jazz station. To a |
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As befits a movie set mostly in the late '60s and early '70s, this album, spanning rock, jazz and soul, is made up of tracks from that time; the happy surprise is how utterly smart the selection is. (David Shire's score is available on a separate CD.) With heavy irony, since the movie is about the hunt for a serial killer, the CD opens with Three Dog Night's cover of "Easy to Be Hard" from Hair ("How can people be so heartless? How can people be so cruel?"). This is in keeping with the overall vibe, which emphasizes the period's more sinister underbelly--not so much the flower-power vibe as the way the country crash-landed with Vietnam. The most startling pick may well be the Animals' apocalyptic 1968 epic "Sky Pilot," which includes a bridge that mixes diving-bomber noises, earth-shaking explosion rumble, bagpipes (!) and gunfire, before going off into romantic ballad mode complete with string and horn sections. Lynn Anderson's country-pop hit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" suddenly becomes a taunt, while those who only know Santana from his recent lite offerings will be shocked by the manic fervor and darkly sexual drive of "Soul Sacrifice," from his debut album. As for Donovan's psychedelic "Hurdy Gurdy Man," which plays a big part in the movie's narrative, it sounds positively terrifying in this context. --Elisabeth VincentelliTags : Zodiac
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Protect your home, garage and kennel for up to 7 months from fleas & ticks. Also kills cockroaches, ants, spiders, mosquitoes and silverfish. One fogger treats up to 6000 cubic feet. The 3 pack treats up to 2,250 sq. ft. No lingering odor. For best results, vacuum thoroughly before fogging and spot treat with a spray under furniture and obstructed areas where the fogger may not penetrate. Three 6oz cans per pack. Contains Permethrin and S-Methoprene. |
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