 Unadulterated Eminem, July 17, 2015
Yes, Eminem is a controversial public figure, however The Eminem Show by Eminem is another cd (hip-hop collection) that I found in my husband’s music collection in order to open my mind to the type of music he likes (this was another cd that he purchased around the time that it was released, which would mean that he either purchased it in Iceland or Japan). Cleanin Out My Closet and Without Me are some of the popular and thought provoking songs that are on The Eminem show. However, I admit to finding Soldier also to be a buzzworthy type of song because of the controversy that still brews today among people from various walks of life on what is best for the military industrial complex system and manpower discussions (especially in the wake of recent online news that the Army is scheduled to implement a massive troop cut). Nonetheless, The Eminem Show by The Eminem is also a strong cd for those who are eclectic music collectors of music from the early 2000’s.
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Contrary To The Name, A Shrewd Music Collection, July 17, 2015
American Idiot by Greenday is actually a cd that my husband purchased around the time that it was released when he was still in Japan (through the navy). I have had an intuitive feeling to also check out more of the music that my husband listens to, with this cd being one of them. As many know, multiple songs on the American Idiot cd by Greenday have deep meanings that touch on various life issues such as American Idiot, Holiday,Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Wake Me Up When September Ends. Listening to this whole superb rock cd is an amusing experience though I admit to Extraordinary Girl being one of my favorite songs from this collection (for some reason). Anyhow, American Idiot by Greenday is a meaningful rock collection for those who like music from the early 2000’s
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End of Life Travel Adventures, July 17, 2015
I disclose that I actually purchased this Bucket List dvd (Starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson) from my job for just 5 dollars at least over three to four months ago. This movie stars Jack Nicholson as billionaire hospital businessman Edward Cole and Morgan Freeman as a hard working car mechanic named Carter Chambers who also has a passion for history. Both Edward Cole and Carter Chambers strike up an unexpected friendship after meeting in a hospital while fighting for their lives. Ironically enough, Edward Cole is rushed to the hospital after having a meeting pertaining to his business dealings with a hospital. Carter Chambers if first shown eventually being rushed to the hospital after successfully answering some trivia questions given to him by a coworker and mentioning about Tesla. There is also a cultural reference to the Divine Comedy in this film. Edward Cole has led a very successful material life, but his relationships have been another story. Meanwhile, Carter Chambers loves his wife Virginia Chambers (Beverly Todd0 and other members of his family a lot. However, Chambers decides to go on a bucket list trip with Cole because all of mostly his grown life has been spent putting others before himself. Chambers realizes that he wants to use some of his remaining months to enjoy his life before he dies. One of the touching scenes in the film is where the character of Cole is shown diplomatically but firmly insisting to his doctor that he also asks Chambers if he has any health questions as well instead of leaving him to wait longer than needed for the other doctor. Some of the adventures that Edward Cole and Carter Chambers go on together involve bungee jumping and going on a safari via seeing some animals. Cole’s assistant Matthew (Sean Hayes) helps tend to Cole’s end of life business dealings and the bucket list trip. The following features to this film are; movie trailers for Semi-Pro, Bernard and Doris, Mama’s Boy, and Get Smart. The Screenwriter of Bucket List (under the special feature of Writing A Bucket List) explains the idea behind why he decided to script The Bucket List (Mario Sorrenti is credited to have played a role in directing the Bucket List). There is also an additional bonus of getting more special features if this dvd is inserted in the dvd rom player of a personal computer. Last,, but not least, this dvd has a special feature of the music video for Say What You Need To Say by John Mayer (including scenes for the movie).
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Complementary Meat Coating, July 17, 2015
My husband and I eagerly tried this Kraft Shake N Bake Parmesan Crusted(4.75 ounce mix) on some porkchops after my mother in law bought us this flavor package from the prime panty along with some other flavors. I lke that the Parmesan Crust is not too salty and had the right hints of Parmesan and seasoning flavor to go with the porkchops.
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Affordable And Does the Job, July 17, 2015
I admit that I’m so thankful that my mother-in-law purchased multiples bottle of this Suave Men’s Body Wash, Hair and Body 2 in One (12 Ounce) because both my husband and I use this (which fortunately the hubby is accepting and fine with it because of the affordable price). I admit that I use it as both a bodywash and shampoo (as it is intended because I go through a lot of shampoo and bodywash just in a week). Going for an affordable combination of the 2 in one Suave bodywash and shampoo also allows me to splurge a little for my hair conditioner (which for my hair type the hair conditioner matters more than the shampoo I use). This 12 ounce bottle of Suave Men 2X Fresh and Clean, Hair and Body Wash 2-in-1 by Suave is perfect for people looking for an inexpensive 2 in one body wash and shampoo that also happens to have a pleasant scent.
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Careful Equilibrium of Cinnamon and Sugar, July 17, 2015
I actually obtained this 18 ounce of Quaker Life Cinnamon multigrain cereal from my job. However, this was another cereal that I have actually grown up with (I was frequently allowed to eat it due to the fact that it has the right amount of sugar and cinnamon, not too sweet). Additionally, this cereal is often sold at a good size and affordable price.
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Right Distribution of Sweetness, July 17, 2015
I admit that it was easy for me to purchase a 64 ounce bottle of cherry juicy juice from my job recently because it is truthfully one of the drinks that satisfy my thirst when I prefer to avoid drinking soda or only drinking it in moderation, but need a less sinful alternative to passing up some of the healthier liquids especially during the summer (such as Gatorade, tang, water). Yes, I know that this drink is actually technically tailored to kids. However, I admit that I have been drinking this on and off ever since my late adoptive mother gave this to me when I contracted a painful sore throat around the age of 10. I like that this cherry juicy juice is not too sweet, but still tastes good enough when a little water is added.
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A Self-Assured Protagonist, July 17, 2015
Roadhouse was another one of the films that for some reason I was curious to see again (I first saw in my teens) in order to get a glimpse and understanding in what my late adoptive mother enjoyed and how it may have indirectly influenced my own interests (due to the fact that Patrick Swayze was one of my late adoptive mother’s favorite actors). Anyhow Roadhouse has Patrick Swayze starring as James Dalton a skilled bouncer who does not hesitate to stand up for himself or anybody who breaks the given rules at the bars that he works at. James Dalton is working at a popular New York City Bar when Frank Tilghman (Kevin Tighe) offers him a job working at a bar that he is opening in Missouri. James Dalton ends up running the new bar very well, but ends up having to deal with some of the locals in his new hometown wanting to seek revenge in a harsh way. What complicates matters is that falls in love with a woman named Dr. Elizabeth Clay who has a past history with influential businessman Brad Wesley. Brad Wesley is a harsh rival going after Dalton because of the threat that Dalton poses to how he has previously run things. Dalton finds out about Clay’s history because a popular musician named Cody (Jeff Healey) told him Clay’s past marriage. Dalton’s friend Wade Garrett (Sam Elliott) becomes concerned about the well-being of Dalton after a phone call due to Dalton dating an ex of a hostile enemy. Wade also questions the danger and risks of Dalton staying in his adopted Missouri hometown.
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Distinctive Side of Pink, July 17, 2015
As with millions of other people, I was introduced to Pink when her song There You Go was released via radio airplay and television during the late 90’s/early 2000’s. Greatest Hits So Far by Pink showcases a brilliant pop/rock medley of many of the tunes that demonstrate her imaginative spirit such as Get The Party Started, Sober, Raise Your Glass, Perfect etc. The only caveat from my perspective; I’m surprised to not see Most Girls by Pink on this collection (which is also a good song,yet Pink probably has understandable reasons why Most Girls is currently unavailable on this collection). I had first heard Most Girls by Pink on a various artists music collection when I was stationed in Japan around late 2000/early 2001.
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Jollification of Dance/Electronic Music, July 17, 2015
I admit that I pre-ordered Ultra Dance 16 on January 30, 2015 because of how much I liked the music on Ultra 2015. Ultra Dance 2016 is a two disc set that contains 12 songs each from some of the dance music industry’s most popular names (Calvin Harris, John Newman, David Guetta, Sam Martin, Mr. Probz, Chris Brown, T.I.,, Ed Sheeran, Steve Aoki, Fall Out Boy, Hardwell, Chris Jones, and many more. I also wonder if such dance/electronic music collections such as Ultra Dance 16 and other music compilations are used as basis for future new music releases within the music industry (not that there is anything wrong with this, I actually think it is a good idea). However, the reason why I say this is because many can see when Ultra Dance 2016 was released. However, I have noticed (both on a music radio station that I listen to out of Norfolk Virginia and on multiple local radio stations out here) that the catchy/upbeat song Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) by Omi is on Ultra Dance 2016 and has been surging in popularity more and more during this summer.
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Rhythmic Love Collection, July 17, 2015
This Indie Love Latest and Greatest is a various artist collection consisting of a 3 cd set (each containing twenty songs) appealed to me because I enjoy loves songs and the introduction of indie music (thanks to a hairstylist that recommended that I give this music genre a shot back in late 2011 after about some of music interests). The heterogeneous mix includes musicians and groups across various genres and time periods such as; She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5, One Republic Secrets, The Noisettes, Ellie Goulding, Amy Macdonald, KT Tunstall, The Magic Numbers, The Gossip, Feist, Athlete, Starsailor, Semisonic, Lamb, The Cardigans, The La’s. The Cure, Jett, Texas, 10CC, Art of Noise, The Pretenders and many more artists.
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Enthralling and High Energy Music Mix, July 17, 2015
I ended up purchasing this 2cd set of Trevor Simpson & Cato K present Ultra 2008 because I was looking for a song by musician Pitbull that I first heard in Norfolk, Virginia (the song is called crazy). Thing song is not on this collection, but fortunately I obtained this collection at a very low price and found a multiple number of other gems on this collection. There are enjoyable songs by Tiesto feat. BT, Yanou, Armand Van Helden, Plumb, Gwen Stefani, Pink, and many others. There is even an eclectic club dance mix with the song Calabria 2007 by Enur featuring the late singer Natasja Saad and many more fun songs on this collection.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I Expect That Some Men And Even Some Women May Naturally Cringe At and/or Look Away At This Review, July 17, 2015
I admit that I’m a little nervous about reviewing (under my real name) The Always Brand of 36 count pads (Overnight Extra Heavy With Flexi Wings Unscented) due to what the product is even though it is obvious they are meant for a female’s menstrual cycle. Fortunately, they are often available at my job at an affordable price but I felt the need to list and reference them because for women with extremely heavy menstrual cycles they are a necessary purchase. The 36 count is usually good for lasting at least one to two months (for women with heavier menstrual cycles). I’m often fortunate in being able to buy them when they are available in stock at one of the stores here within the D.C. area. However, there were actually times where I had to scurry to another store because of both the Always 36 count and 20 count (Overnight Extra Heavy Flow for menstrual cycles)being scarcely available and in high demand. There was even one time when my husband was forced to order them for me in a hurry online (when we were living in Norfolk Virginia) because the Always overnight extra heavy flow brand I needed sold out at a local store by where I lived.
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful
England Bound, July 17, 2015
Minions was a quirky film that basically told the origins of where the group of minions came from in a zany and kind of quirky way. It is more of a movie to see if you are looking for something not so serious, but a film to help make you laugh. The movie gets even funnier when the minions team up with the villain Scarlett Overkill (Sandra Bullock) and her husband Herb Overkill (Jon Hamm) ( a scene that displays that there are also multiple actors/actresses who lend their voices for Minions is shown through the family that helps three of minions get to Orlando Florida’s Villiancon and at the Villiancon event itself). Once in England, Scarlett tells her newfound hires what their job is going to be within minutes of flying them to London England. The movie going audience basically gets a foreshadowing of Scarlett Overkills inside character when she decides to tell them a bedtime story in her own style.
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Ardent Passion Trance Song, July 17, 2015
643 (Love’s On Fire) by DJ Tiesto is one of those daring songs that is basically communicates the meaning through the title because of the lyrics my love is on fire, my love melts into your heart like a moth into the heat etc. The steamy campfire video (of multiple people involved)currently available online symbolizes the meaning of the song even more as well.
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Coming Home To Creating Heaven From Within?, July 17, 2015
Coming Home by Armin Van Buuren combines the smooth elements of guitar riffs and trance music to create a dreamy dance tune that is of a spiritual vibe and reminiscent of summer time fun. The other thing that I enjoy about Coming Home by Armin Van Buuren are the relaxing vocals sprinkled within the song.
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Colorful and Mystical Story Journeys Laced With Fun, July 17, 2015
I admit that I’m mainly aware of the Ever After High series due to seeing the book and the dolls featured at my job around late 2013. I remember putting up one of the Ever After High dolls during the beginning weeks around the my job’s grand opening to the public. I was thinking that the summary of one of the dolls I saw does sound like a good cartoon to watch. Imagine my surprise when I did discover that there is both a cartoon and book series around the Ever After High Dolls. This book Ever After High once Upon A Time; A Story Collection by Shannon Hale is a fascinating and original read for both aspiring writers/scriptwriters and people who simply enjoy uplifting fantasy stories (including for children obviously). This book creatively tells various tales of offspring who are living a happy and enriching life but there is also understandable emotional conflict around wanting to avoid following in the family legacy if it is shadowy. For instance, the story of Apple White and The Ebony-Haired Legacy shows a girl who very much enjoys life while preparing to follow a destiny similar to her mother Snow White. Quirky pop culture references are shrewdly sprinkled and Snow White is mentioned as being a big music lover and an implied fan of One Reflection and their song You Don’t Know You’re Charming (I’m guessing a respectful tribute to One Direction’s You Don’t Know You’re Beautiful). Apple White enjoys listening to music on her Mirror Phone. Then there is the story of the Raven Queen and the Mirror Prison featuring Raven Queen, a direct descendant of the Evil Queen in the story of Snow White (due to Raven Queen being the Evil Queen’s daughter). Raven Queen loves her mother, but is understandably conflicted about following the dark destiny that her mother expects her to. Raven Queen is mentioned as being an implied fan of Tailor Quick because she is listening to a Tailor Quick album on her MirrorPod (I’m guessing polite homage to the Apple iphone and/or Apple ipod). Fortunately, the enjoyable cartoon series of Ever After High is currently available for free on Netflix and Youtube (although I’m currently unsure of how long it will be free). Watching the cartoon series gives an important creative glimpse into the characters and plot development of ever after high. For me, one of the reasons why I’m glad to have unexpectedly come across the series (as an aspiring writer/scriptwriter) is due to the brilliant and unique story development in an enchanting mystical world.
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An Encouraging Tome For Current/Aspiring Writers, July 17, 2015
Chicken Soup For The Writer’s Soul; Stories To Open The Heart and Rekindle The Spirit of Writers by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Bud Gardner is a book that caught my interest due to my own intent to write stories (regardless of whether I get published). I’m fortunate to have been exposed to various meaningful works by an eclectic range of authors though I have to admit that two pivotal events triggered my interest to eventually write on the side. The first experience was when I was around 11-13 years old and my adoptive father was playfully joking around with one of my sisters and I on what we would become. I admit that I truly couldn’t tell whether he might have appeared to be joking or serious when he said that I will become a writer (though subconsciously in my mind I decided to keep that as a good idea in mind for future reference regardless of whether it was meant to be serious). Another pivotal episode was when I was stationed in Japan around 2002 and someone casually remarked that my writing indicates an interest within my soul that could prove healing to eventually explore. Last, but not least, a third experience that trigged my interest was during the summer of 2011 when I chose to retell Morgana’s side of the story as her own narrator for a creative writing class from a sympathetic viewpoint(the character from the Excalibur movie). I intuitively realized that the fun I had in retelling the story was pointing to something more. There are so many more experiences from at least 4 or more years back, but I feel compelled to share among the following stories in this book;
From An Abyss To The Mountaintop;(pages 36-40)-A comedy writer (Larry Wilde0 discusses his journey that he undertook on the way towards creating some of his writings (such as the book The Great Comedians Talk About Comedy).
Pages 144 and 145; Author Irving Wallace discusses the role that imagination plays in writing and she gives the innovative example of Leonardo DaVinci and his last supper painting.
Page 303- The healing title called The Power of Perseverance that discusses examples such as writer Amy B. Harris describing why it is important to keep writing even in the face of rejection and believing in yourself. She relates her own story of trying to get a 500 page story published over at least three years ( through the V.I.P publisher channels).
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Long-Term Lasting Marriage Primer, July 17, 2015
7 Golden Anniversaries; The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage by Dr, Charles . Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz (dubbed the marriage doctors on the book) is more of a book for those who know and intend to take steps towards a lasting marriage. I mainly say this because I’m fortunate to have an amazing husband who helps me grow spiritually and loves me unconditionally (and I make sure to do the same for him). The authors use some illustrative points from the examples of the couples that they feature to make their point. I see the good behind this. However, I must gently comment on one portion of the book. (pages 117-146; i.e. the Golden Rule). The good points to this chapter were that helpful information was given to explain why couples must allow each other time for just themselves from time to time. The authors also generously share how some of these couples grew even closer together during the course of their marriage. However, I feel that I must speak up on the case study of Lisa, a nurse’s aide and Ken a medical professional(starts on page 129). Apparently, there was verbal abuse from Ken to Lisa, which escalated after Lisa quit her job. To heal the emotional pain, she went back to college to get her business degree and her self-confidence suddenly improved. Good for Lisa that this happened for her (I mean this sarcasm free). I do not condone emotional and/or physical abuse in a marriage regardless of who it comes from. However, when it gets controversial is when there is no mention of Ken’s side of the story on why the change in treatment towards Lisa after their honeymoon (i.e. is Lisa sure that her choice over quitting a job and staying home didn’t trigger how she treated and talked to her husband Ken as well). There was not even a positive acknowledgement of the fact that her husband also paid for her college before Lisa eventually left and divorced him (sometimes even the most emotionally supportive/nuruturing husbands are unable to and/or can’t foot the cost of college for even a first undergraduate degree let alone further certifications for a myriad of reasons). I can’t fault the authors for taking the side of the wife because it is common knowledge that sometimes even the best of the therapists, psychologists etc. lean towards the side of one spouse in the marriage. For starters, I do believe that a person who tells another person whether to divorce or stay married to their spouse takes the risk of also assuming spiritual karmic responsibility (i.e. urging a person to do so must be done with care or else it is better to take a neutral stance depending on the outcome). I just can’t help feeling, both the authors and Lisa’s friends (as well intentioned as they may have been) may have been too biased from the start when it appears that both groups steered her towards giving up on her first marriage without taking into enough account whether Ken felt emotionally abused and/or unappreciated as well. Additionally, the writing made it appear that Lisa easily gave up on her marriage and only a short time later married one of the professors (the book quotes his name as Alex)from her classes that she was enrolled in. The way it was written made it sound like Lisa did not allow enough time for introspection to truly make sure that she was ready to divorce her husband Ken and (even if Lisa made the right decision) the writing made it appear that there was also not enough time to elapse before she married the professor mentioned in this chapter (his name for the book is quoted to be Alex). I understand that people cannot help who they fall in love with and/or the circumstances when this happens. However, there was not enough mention of her first husband Ken’s side of the story (there are even magazines that at least cover both sides of the story in a marriage), Last, but not least, I truly wish Lisa well but the chapter made it appear like she filed for divorce before making sure that she took her first husband Ken into account and his feelings (maybe she actually did in real-life but it does not appear this way in the book). I only say this because if there was not enough introspection from her first marriage (including a fair discussion if her first husband wanted her to stay married to him) then there is a risk of someone getting hurt in this second marriage between Lisa and Alex (from the looks of the story, it certainly won’t be Alex). Aside from that caveat of the story involving a woman’s quick divorce and then 2nd marriage with her former professor, 7 Golden Anniversaries; The Seven Secrets of Successful Marriage by Dr. Charles D. Schmitz and Dr. Elizabeth A. Schmitz is a great book for those who know that that they are meant to be with their spouse long-term and are determined to stay married to their spouse for life regardless of what others may say.
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Metamorphosis to Grace, July 17, 2015
A Fall To Grace by Sandra Ingerman is a thoughtful tale of a woman named C Alexandra who discovers that the believing in power of her spirit not only helps her anchor who she truly who is but also helps her to draw the strength within her own spiritual light during both good and challenging times. One must have an open mind to enjoy this story because the book touches on astral body travel and journeys to other non-physical worlds in an astral body form. Additionally, there is a controversial story element of C. Alexandra getting involved (during her spiritual journeys to other worlds) with a man named Etienne (he at least admits to her that he cannot commit to her beyond a casual love affair but that is partially because he is also already involved with someone else). There are other controversial elements to this otherwise gripping story that cultivate why this story is called A Fall To Grace.
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Kids Set For Life Or Something Else?, July 17, 2015
Rich Kids; America’s Young Heirs and Heiresses, How They Love and Hate Their Money by John Sedgwick contains among the following;
Page 82; The discussion of trips that rich kids take such as the feature of Elizabeth Meyer listed to be a trim and athletic twenty nine year old. She at least admitted that one of her passions was a thirty nine foot Concordia yacht named Matinicus because it connects her to the experiences of sailing (which she loves).
Page 164; The authors honest discussion on how there is a saying that a woman can never be too rich or too thin. The case study example given is of a wealthy female named Alice Tatum. She was a Cornell Student who dated and broke up with a potential NHL player named Frank. After they broke up, she temporarily got away and spent some time in Texas where she later found out that Frank had been following her (all the way from New York). I guess it would have been fine if she still wanted to date Frank, but it was obvious from how the story was written that she appeared to move on and Frank was still holding on hope that they would reconcile.
Page; A story of some guy named Matt who was treating his parents to his sailing craft that he named Pegasus.
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Analysis of the Wealthy, July 17, 2015
The New Elite; Inside The Minds of the Truly Wealthy by Jim Taylor, Doug Harrison, and Stephen Kraus highlights some revealing information regarding America’s wealthiest citizens. These are some of the details that this book highlights;
Chapter Three; The Wealth of the Nation (starts on page 21); Four timeperiods of wealth are listed to be Agrarian from 1650-1850 and divided into the landed gentry and agricultural base, the Industrial is listed to be from 1851-1950 (factories, market base, inventions), Corporate (1951-1980 involving assets, distribution, innovation etc), and Entrepreneur (1981-the present involving idea, marketing, focus, innovation, and capital).
Page 93 Chapter 6 The New Luxury Chapter-The making of hermes bags and who buys them are discussed as well as the disclosure that many of the wealthy obviously access certain products of technology just as the middle class does such as PC with broadband internet access (77%), portable mp3 player such as ipod (61%).
Chapter Seven The Journey of Wealth (starts on page 113)- The wealthy are divided up into five lifestyle groups (the neighbors, the wrestlers, the patrons, the mavericks, and the directors.
Page 199 Chapter Twelve (the top five percent)-The chapter covers some of the politicians born into wealth, and who successfully parlayed that into greater affluence.
Page 225- The authors disclose some of the methodologies that they use to analyze the wealthy such as the participants had to have at least a five million dollar liquid net worth independent of their primary residence, collections, or any non-liquid business interests.
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Helped Me Unintentionally Gain Some Sense of Closure, July 17, 2015
My own personal experiences as a transracial adoptee growing up propelled me to check out this Closure documentary about a woman named Angela Tucker. Angela Tucker is an African American female who was raised by a Caucasian family in Washington. The documentary shows that there is very much a lot of love between Angela and her adoptive parents. Angela’s husband is also interviewed in the documentary and he is shown being very much supportive of her wanting to find her birth parents. Angela successfully finds her birth father Oterus. Fortunately Oterus accepts her into his life and he willingly agrees to have a dna test. It is confirmed (through the dna test)that Oterus is in fact Angela’s biological father. Angela’s journey to finding her biological mother gets offs to a rocky start, I want to say more on what happens between Angela and her mother but must avoid doing so for people seeing this review who want to see the documentary. I was curious to check out this Closure documentary after unintentionally seeing Angela’s story as a trans-racial adoptee featured in an Huffington post article. I was also curious to understand my own journey as Angela bravely tells her own journey because of coming from a transracial family myself (my late adoptive mother was Caucasian French and Cherokee Indian while my adoptive father is Mexican and Aztec Indian). I know for sure that I inherited my Puerto-Rican and Menominee Indian ancestry from my late biological mother (both my late biological mother and maternal grandmother are listed to be on the Menominee Indian tribal rolls in Wisconsin). However, I must admit I’m extremely grateful that I was adopted but deep down there was always an emotional conflict around wanting to know for sure what I was racially from my biological father’s side. I appreciate that my adoptive father raised me as his own daughter (as well as being grateful for my late adoptive mother)and I’m not looking to replace my adoptive father. Rather around age 32 I discovered (from a phone conversation with the man who was purported to be my bio father) that there is not actually a guarantee that he is my biological father despite what some of my family members on my late biological mother’s side may have originally thought (due to the controversial information that my bio mother worked as a prostitute even after I was born and they were still together). He at first politely offered to submit to a dna test in order to help me confirm all of my racial ethnicities and regrettably I at first declined. However, by the time I changed my mind (to confirm all of my racial identities) it was too late because I was no longer able to successfully contact him via phone. However, seeing the bold and brave journey that Angela took around locating both her birth parents (as well as showing appreciation to both her adoptive parents and husband) unexpectedly actually encouraged me to just let go of the whole idea of trying to successfully contact my birth father for a dna test (only for the purposes of confirming my full racial identity not to replace my adoptive father) and to instead just eventually order a dna test where I can find out all of my racial ancestries on my own. I’m very glad and grateful that Angela and her family members courageously shared the Closure documentary and allowed the documentary to be shown for wide public release.
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Interest In Soccer Clashes With Family Expectations, July 15, 2015
Bend It Like Beckham is a dvd that I purchased after being exposed to and seeing the movie on television and/or the internet (around 2005/2006 when I was living in Mayport, Florida through the United States Navy). Anyhow, Bend It like Beckham is a feature about a female named Jesminder Jess Kaur Bhamra (Parminder Nagra)who has a strong passion for playing soccer. The problem with her hobby is that her parents, especially her father, are still adjusting to what she wants in life versus what they want for her. Jess loves her family, but is trying to come to terms with reconciling her dreams with keeping a strong connection with her family members. Some pop culture references; The character of Jess is shown admiring a picture of famous soccer player David Beckham (also known as husband to Spice Girl alum/fashion designer Victoria Beckham) and snippets of the song Inner Smile by Texas feature in Bend It Like Beckham. Two of the characters that Jess meets through her soccer playing Juliette Jules Paxton (Keira Knightley) and Joe (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) dramatically change her life in different ways and are both important to her growth in some way.
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Current Enchanted Forest-Like Cover Complements Music, July 15, 2015
Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac contains multiple deep and meaningful songs that symbolize various facets of life. The current image of the majestic forest for Tango In The Night complements the songs in this collection perfectly. I admit that I was curious to listen to this collection after remembering three of the songs that I first heard around the time I was 7 seen featured on this collection. For instance, for some reason unknown to me, I was first captivated by the song Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac when I first heard it on the radio (around the age of 7). The well-known track Little Lies is also featured on the Tango of the Night Collection.There are other meaningful songs featured on this Tango In The Night collection (via Fleetwood Mac) that I was not previously familiar with such as Mystified. Anyhow Tango In The Night by Fleetwood Mac is perfect for eclectic music lovers and/or those who are fine with listening to 80’s soft rock.
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Romance In The Here and Now?, July 15, 2015
Beautiful Now by Zedd (ft. Jon Bellion) is one of those daring love electronic/club love songs that touches on there here and now moment of spending private time with another person who leaves a big impression in one’s heart. However, the lyrics Beautiful Now capture the meaning of enjoying the company of someone in the present moment with little regard as to what tomorrow may hold such as with the lyrics “we might now know why we might not know how, but baby tonight we’re beautiful now.”
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Pride In Love?, July 15, 2015
Good For You by Selena Gomez (feat. A$ap Rocky)is a superlative pop/dance love ballad that symbolizes the way a person strives even more to be the best version of themselves when they have romantic feelings for someone and/or they are deeply in love. Basically, the lyrics let me show you how proud I am to be yours” provides a strong message that the singer takes pride in looking and feeling good for the significant other in their life.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Carefree Summer, July 15, 2015
Cool For The Summer by Devi Lovato to me is an easy-going and carefree type of (electronica and pop) song that captures the elements of just enjoying life and taking things as they come.
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Animated Club Love Song?, July 15, 2015
Come Alive by Paris Hilton captures the essence of what it is like to be in love and simultaneously enjoying life with the person. Come Alive by Paris Hilton is also a club dance-like type of song that illustrates the measures that love can influence someone to take such as with her lyrics in the song “I’ll Travel The World Just To Be With You” and ‘I don’t care what people will say”.
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Music Metamorphosis, July 15, 2015
Butterfly by Bassnectar (feat. Mimi Page) is a very ethereal type song with dreamy vocals. There is a combination of dubstep and electronica in the song.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Intensity Between Life and Death Increased Exponentially., July 10, 2015
The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 continues Katnis Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence)journey towards saving both herself and those who surround her. President Snow (Donald Sutherland) is up to his cold and calculating ways (although as I mentioned in the previous review I understand why him and Lawrence must play the protagonist and antagonist roles). One must have a strong stomach due to a scene shown where Everdeen’s character sees what happens to her home district. Many of the famous celebrities from the previous films return with Lawrence and Sutherland (such as Liam Hemsworth, Josh Huthcherson, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, there is also Julianne Moore and more famous people featured etc.). There is also a scene where viewers are introduced to Jennifer Lawrence’s musical talent (through her song The Hanging Tree). The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 is best for those who have viewed the previous Hunger Games films and/or are open to watching science fiction war type films.
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Moment In A Musical Celebration, July 10, 2015
Time Of Our Lives by Miley Cyrus is a seven song set that has her expressing part of her original music spirit via a range of songs that showcase various facets of the celebration of life (such as with Party In The U.S.A). There are also moments marked with emotional intensity such as in the song When I Look At You. Nonetheless, Time of Our Lives by Miley Cyrus is best for those who are familiar with any of her songs and/or enjoy dance and/or popish songs.
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Celebrity Chefs’ Showcase, July 10, 2015
Food Network Favorites; Recipes From Our All Star Chefs by Food Network Kitchens feature dishes recommended by a multiple number of today’s popular chefs such as Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentis, Emeril Lagasse, Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, Mario Batali, Wolfgang Puck and more chefs featured on the front cover and inside of the book etc. Recipes such as Stuffed Shells on page 95, chili dog nachos on page 171, and Wolfgang’s Sachertorte (page 229)are among the multitude of recipes featured in this book by various famous celebrity chefs.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Meaningful Connection Not Even Stopped by Death, July 10, 2015
My View From Heaven; A Boy’s Story of His Journey to Heaven And the Purpose To Life On Earth by Sarina Baptista as told by J.T. Baptista tells the journey of what the author and her family went through after her son passed over. One must have an open mind due to the communications that are listed to have taken place after he crossed over to heaven. Chapter Five tells healing information on how a person can make contact with their loved ones while chapter eight delves more into the idea of describing heaven and the connection in feeling worthy. Chapter Thirteen on the purpose of life was healing to me especially because the author revealed that a person can petition heaven to learn their lessons with greater ease and grace (something I reluctantly admit to realizing I need to work on). The one area I must gently speak up about is that of Chapter Eleven. The author means well when her and her son imply that some suicides actually are taking their lives close to the time that they are meant to die and/or some cases where a family member takes their own life and others is more or less related to them acting out a ‘plan.’ Even if they are right (which I do gently disagree with so I must admit my bias) this would open a dangerous door for too many people who are physically healthy to simply take their lives when they feel worthless instead of trying to overcome the obstacles to accomplish more than what they originally thought that they would be able to accomplish. For instance, a perfectly healthy person (whether in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s or older) may be going through tough times because they are not yet living up to their potential and allowing others to make them feel too incapable and/or stupid to accomplish any of their dreams. Writings such as what is in chapter 11 may make some of these individuals take their lives in a mistaken notion that maybe they feel worthless and/or are failing because they are not meant to be around much longer (while overlooking the fact that it may not simply yet be their time i.e. late bloomers or they simply need to pursue a different path in life). Fortunately, someone like me who knows others are judging me based on my perceived intelligence logically and intuitively understands that I’m much more capable to accomplish more than I’ve been allowing myself to and just need to check with my higher self/intuition and the right guidance from others to improve my course. However, other people may not yet be that fortunate to have access to such information and/or awareness and writings such as those found in chapter 11 could be really dangerous. Additionally, chapter 11 also overlooks the fact that there are too many parents who are sadly taking children with them in murder suicides that are clearly not meant to even happen. I could go on explaining more, but my spiritual heart is guiding me to stop in order to show respect towards the author and what she has went through (it is just that I felt the need to state why I respectfully disagree with the notion that the suicides of physically healthy people are meant to happen in the first place (although I understand that others will agree with everything that is in chapter 11).
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Smooth Tasting And Filling, July 10, 2015
My mother in law purchased this box of Velveeta Shells(12 ounce, 340 grams)(original creamy cheese sauce and pasta flavor) for my husband and I. My spouse and I cooked these shells with some hamburger meat (around half of the 1.23 pound package that I bought for the first night and the remaining half for the second night) as the sirloin ground beef was cheap and complementary for a hamburger mac and cheese dish.
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Billy Joel’s Vocal Expressions, July 10, 2015
The Essential Billy Joel is a thirty six song set that displays many of his hits from different stages of his career such as; Uptown Girl, You May Be Right and We Didn’t Start The Fire. Many songs touch on various aspects of his soul such as his side dealing with being in love in the Always A Woman side and what appears to be a spiritual theme with River of Dreams. As with many others, I was first exposed to Billy Joel’s music growing up (my first song that I remember hearing on the radio that was by Billy Joel was around the time I was 8 or 9 years old with the song We Didn’t Start The Fire. Nonetheless, The Essential Billy Joel Collection is great for those who are familiar with 80’s music with a calming rock vibe in many songs and an upbeat pop vibe in others.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Musical Spirit of Christina Aguilera, July 10, 2015
Keeps Getting Better; A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera chronicles many of her hits from the 1990’s up until 2008. Genie In A Bottle, Come On Over Baby, Beautiful, etc, are among the multiple hits on this cd. As with many others, I was first introduced to Christina Aguilera through her late 1990’s hit Genie In A Bottle. Christina Aguilera’s music was also pretty popular throughout the multiple places I was stationed at through the navy such as the song Beautiful (I remember hearing Beautiful sometime around late 2002/early 2003 at one of the Subway locations in Japan for a quick dinner (it was a positive memory because I was with the man who is now my husband). Fighter and Dirty (feat. Redman)were two of the songs I remember hearing in California (I just wish that I could remember whether it was through local radio, yahoo internet music, and.or television first).Ain’t No Other Man was pretty popular on the local radio in 2006 (where I was living in Florida through the navy). Candyman and Keeps Getting Better are some of the songs in this selection that have not been exposed to the radio as much (at least in the places where I have lived, but they are good songs nonetheless). Keeps Getting Better; A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera is perfect for those who enjoy pop dance music and/or are familiar with at least 3-5 songs by Christina Aguilera.
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Medley of Weekend Music Tunes, July 10, 2015
I actually first purchased this music collection of the Coyote Ugly soundtrack back in April 7, 2007 when I was still living in Florida (through the United States Navy). There are a multiple number of hits on the Coyote Ugly Soundtrack such as All She Wants To Do is Dance by Don Henley, Can’t Fight The Moonlight by Leann Rimes, Power by Snap, Unbelievable by EMF, Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band etc. The movie itself is pretty decent as well. Nonetheless, the Coyote Ugly Soundtrack is perfect for those who like eclectic music and/or liked the Coyote Ugly movie.
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Demonstrative Miranda Lambert, July 10, 2015
Platinum by Miranda Lambert is a quirky country music collection that touches on various emotional musical themes. There are the popular and catchy tunes that are Little Red Wagon and Somethin Bad (duet with Carrie Underwood). There are also other songs such as Automatic and Platinum that showcase her vocal range. Overall, Platinum by Miranda Lambert is great for those who are familiar with any of the singer’s previous songs and/or like eclectic music.
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Strong Song Selection by Carrie Underwood, July 10, 2015
Greatest Hits; Decade #1 by Carrie Underwood features a country music medley of songs that showcase both her spiritual and sentimental side. For instance, Inside Your Heaven and There’s something in the water musically play on the polarities of those emotions. Fortunately, there is a wide range of songs on each of the two cds that give a person the most bang for their buck (due to the availability of 12 songs on the first cd and 13 songs on the second cd).
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Substantial Tunes, July 10, 2015
I admit that I first heard music by Missy Elliott around the late 1990’s via radio and television (I was around 18 at the time). Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) and Make It Hot (duet she did with Nicole Wray) were two songs that introduced me to her sound. Missy Elliott’s music also gained popularity in Japan (her music was played a lot around 2001/2002 when I was stationed there through the navy). There are multiple hits on this collection of Respect M.E. by Missy Elliott that are also currently available for online viewing such as tracks 1 (Get Ur Freak On),2 (Lose Control feat. Fatman Scoop), 3 (4 My People Basement Jaxx Dj remix), the hilarious not safe for work track 7 (One Minute Man), and 14 (Hot Boyz). This collection of Respect M.E. by Missy Elliott is great for eclectic music listeners and/or those who are open to listening to hip-hop and dance influenced songs from the late 90’s and early 2000’s.
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