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I had heard many good things about this novel with many recommendations that, as a Harry Potter fan, I would enjoy it. I’m happy to say that it lived up to all of the hype. This is yet another example of a fine writer producing children’s literature that’s not all that childish. Like a really well-done cartoon, there’s plenty in its pages to entertain and amuse children and many references that will go straight over their heads but that adults will enjoy.

The language Colfer uses is really wonderful. He doesn’t try to dumb it down and the vocabulary is colorful and would be a nice challenge for younger children and yet it’s not so academic that it becomes daunting. Colfer uses colorful language and does an excellent job of setting the scene and creating believable and fun dialogue.

The best thing about this book, though, is Colfer’s prodigious imagination. Artemis is a very fun and unexpected character and the Butlers were also a lot of fun, particularly Julia with her penchant for wrestling. Colfer’s twists on traditional folklore and fairytale creatures is very innovative and his take on how the “Mud People” stereotype fairies, elves, and dwarves was a riot. Colfer is very adept at using such satire to great effect and while kids will find it funny, adults will appreciate how Colfer pokes fun at our own world.

Overall, this book is a great deal of fun and I look very forward to reading the next installment.
ATEN 2 Port USB

We recently purchased it.So far it is running well and has good suction power. As regards length of cord it is long enough if you are living in one bed room apartment. As I can cover the whole apartment by plugging it in the middle.
Delivery was prompt by Amazon.
Belkin 4 Port Omniview

This 16 gig SDHC card worked flawlessly for about a year. Suddenly, it failed. I downloaded special software to save the pics (over 1,500). After saving the photos, I was unable to reformat the card so I could use it again. Tried camera, two different PCs, Windows formatting, special SD card formatting software, FAT 32, exFAT — nothing worked. It did it’s job for a year, but now it’s useless.
Cisco SRW224P 24 port

I like this particular Pedometer because I can drop it in my pocket at the beginning of the day and it will count my steps all day.I have also put it in my purse, but am not really sure of the accuracy of the count. I really like the fact that I don’t have to “dangle” it from my waist. Since I don’t often have belt loops, I dropped other pedometers more than a few times. I love knowing how many steps I take in a day and it automatically resets itself after midnight. I shoot for 10,000 steps a day.
Cisco SRW2008 8 port

Great SD card. Fast and reliable. I use it for HD Movies and 15 mp photos in a high end DSLR. Works great.
APC 1407 4 Port

Set up was minimal and easy. After setting, I marked off a distance of .5 miles from my house (by car odometer), then walked it with this new pedometer. It was right on target! Now I know how far I’m walking during a round of golf and I can safely say “It is too excercise!”
4 Port HD15 VGA

I recently moved into a new house and had to setup various things (cable, xbox, etc). The cable company wanted to charge me $10 for an HDMI cable, but would have given me (more expensive, btw) components for free. I guess they (Time Warner Cable) just want to sucker people. I just offered to let them use HDMI since it’s easier (one cable versus several). I told the tech I had my own HDMI and to keep the component stuff, and used my XBox’s cable in the meantime.

Got it in today and switched the cable, and it looks great! No problems, and since it’s a digital signal, having big fat gold plated cables doesn’t much matter. It either works, or it doesn’t. And for the price (around $2.50 shipped) how can you beat that? I’ll definitely be getting more of these as the need arises.
Cisco SRW224G4P 24 port