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LED CLIP ON LIGHT
Head swivels through 360 degrees.Bright LED bulb. Hands free clip makes this lightideal for position on clothing etc.Lithium battery included.

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Repair and Renovate Your Home (Diy)
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STANLEY 12 POCKET TOOL ROLL
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DIY (Collins Need to Know?)
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Leatherman Kick Multi Tool with Leather Sheath
Look sharp and get a grip. The Leatherman tradition for exquisitely made pocket tools has received another significant boost with the arrival of the Kick!, a slimline 10cm device crammed with an array of handy implements that even the Swiss Army couldn’t do without. The Kick! is a full-featured tool, chock-full of innovation, including a straight-knife, no fewer than three extended screwdrivers (including the ultra-useful Phillips head), a bottle opener, needle-nose and regular pliers, a wire stripper and more. And to help you keep a firm handle on affairs, the Kick! comes complete with patented Zytel(r) grip to give you the firmest of firm holds. It’s even got a 19cm ruler on the outside, just in case you need to measure the length of your own cleverness at having made the wisest of wise investments. And if that’s not enough, the chaps at Leatherman have gone a step further, providing - no, insisting - you have a 25 year warranty, which is about the length of the average mortgage here at HQ. So even after our houses are all paid off, we’ll still be able to do those tricksy DIY tasks with the same tool. Wonderful.

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TS Tools (Train Sim Add On)
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Salival (CD + NTSC Video)
The elaborately packaged Salival is a reminder of how creative and powerful the hard rock group Tool can be. One disc of this deluxe two-disc set serves up 74 minutes (eight songs) of live material and outtakes; the other offers a VHS compilation of Tool’s four grotesquely artistic videos plus the bonus clip, “Hush”, from their 1992 “Opiate” EP. Although there’s little that’s new here, it’s put together with as much intensity and attention to detail as the quartet’s other releases. The musical high point is the driving but delicate take on “Pushit”. It’s also entertaining to hear singer Maynard James Keenan in a Neil Young kind of mood on “Lame”. –Janiss Garza
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Customer Review: quick, but it before its too late…
Having shelled out on this on import i was always going to be biased towards this album, but im ecstatic so say that it didn’t disappoint me in the slightest. As usual Maynards gorgeous vocals add to the powerful music. Every song it a treat, with the possible exception of “LAMC” (but that the point of the song!). clearly yht best thing on the CD is “No Quarter” and the amazing version of “Pushit”. The videos are so artfully and amazingly well done they stand up to repeated viewings, with the standout “Stinkfist” being the most obvious. As this band have progressed they have gone to strength to strength, with this closing one chapter of Tool’s career, it was the perfect prelude to the majest that was “Lateralus”. You have to buy it. Now!!
Customer Review: A stopgap, but still the best thing in ages.
I’ll admit it. I’m an absolute Tool *fantatic*. I first heard them in New Zealand (where you can actually - shock, horror - hear them on the radio!), and saw them live out there in 1997. In my book Aenima is a good contender for best album of the 90s, and Undertow and Opiate are impressive too. As for Salival? Well, you KNOW you’re being suckered into buying a load of stuff you’ve heard before, but I really didn’t care. The live version of Pushit is fantastic, and it’s nice to hear You Lied in a decently recorded form at last (bootlegs having been available for years). The clear high-point in my book is No Quarter though - somehow they managed to sound enough like Led Zeppelin for the song to sound authentic, while still maintaining their own identity. Well done! Admittedly, Salival isn’t an album I’m going to be playing front-to-back for the next five years (like I have with Aenima), but it’s a great album to dip into. And the video content is always good, if you don’t mind the fact that they’re a little “inspired” by the Brothers Quay. The one thing that bugs me about this album, really, is the fact that the release delay is absolutely typical of the UK. What is it with this county? If people aren’t out there buying disturbingly bad CDs like Hear’Say or Robbie Williams then they’re being “alternative” and buying Limp Bizkit! The more transparent the marketing ploy, the more desperate people in the UK seem to be to buy something?!? I’m confused. Ah well. Buy this CD, and take some small consolation that you can still get music like this over here. It won’t last. (And a note for any drummers who might happen to read this: Just get the album. Danny Carey is one of the most underrated players in rock today)

Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Tool
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Ski and Snowboard Mini Edge Tuner Tool
Get better edge grip from your ride with the?Dakine Edge Tuning Tool.

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40 Maths Games to Make and Play: The Early Years (The DIY Series)

DIY Kids

D.I.Y. Kids encourages young readers to use basic design principles and on-hand materials to express their individuality through more than eighty imaginative projects. The book is divided into four sectionsGraphics, Toys, Home, and Fashioneach packed with ideas for making fun and useful items, including step-by-step instructions and colorful photographs of cool designs and the kids who made them.

D.I.Y. Kids is designed to trigger imaginative play, its for parents, teachers, aunts and uncles, friends and babysitters, neighbors and citizensanyone who wants to create a better world not only for, but also with, the next generation. Ellen Lupton is a curator of contemporary design at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and the director of the graphic design MFA program at the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is the author of numerous books, including D.I.Y. Design It Yourself and Thinking with Type. She received a Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement from the AIGA in 2007.

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Customer Review: unleash your family’s creativity
i just love this book! i have tons of arts & crafts books because i like to engage my children’s creativity. this book is one of the best! it’s not only a compilation of creative activities that children and even grown-ups will enjoy doing. it’s also a testament to the ingenuity of children as it showcases dozens (or is it hundreds?) of beautiful, quirky and interesting things made by children. the activities in the book will also spark your mind to think of other diy activities. most of the materials required in the book can be found in any home with kids. some require the use of a computer. you can always modify the activities to use whatever you have on hand. the authors say that the book is for “families … saying no to endless consumerism and yes to art, craft, and home-grown media.” if that’s you, then you must have this book! i’m buying the luptons’ other books right now!
Customer Review: Move over, Martha. Make room for the Luptons!
Within minutes of opening this smartly designed treasure-trove of craft ideas, the DIY kids of all ages in our household were designing icons, party invitations, and clothes for a community of real and imaginary friends. Beautiful and practical, this easy-to-use guide also teaches that we can liberate ourselves from our roles as passive consumers to create personally expressive and useful works of art–for the ages or just for today. Of course, the concept of a graffiti couch has also sparked intelligent debate around the breakfast table. A family-bonding bible, with or without hot glue.

Mini Indoor Garden Tote & Mini Indoor Tool Gift Set: Perfect For Smaller Gardening Jobs, Bonsai, et
Attractively packaged, this is a great tool set for any gardeners who wish to keep their tools neat and organized! Ideal for both indoor and outdoor gardening needs, the canvas tote has a reinforced bottom and pockets- includes brass grommets, elastic tool bands and 8 pocket capacity. Tools are made of durable stainless steel with soft grip handles to make gardening as comfortable as possible. Whether used indoors or out, each tool will perform years of garden maintenance. Great as a Mother’s Day gift or for any other garden-lovers on that special occasion… or if you simply want an easier way to stay organized!
Price: $39.99
Customer Review: liked it but too small
Good quality item but definitely made for house planting. Excellent gift for Mother’s Day!

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The Essential Business Tool

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BELKIN SILVER SERIES PUREAV DIY GOLD SPKR SPADES 4-PACK IN
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Composite Tough-Ex material on fingertips shown to be 200% more durable in lab testing than standard glove leather. Designed by a world reknown hand surgeon, “Dr. Jim” [Kleinert], the Bionic Glove’s patented and patent pending features bring anatomy and hand function to the forefront of glove design. improving comfort without interfering with hand motion. Now carries the Arthritis Foundation Ease-of-Use Commendation! Protect your hands while enhancing dexterity! Q. WHAT SIZE GLOVE SHOULD I ORDER? A. To find out your glove size, measure (in inches) around your hand with a tape measure at the base of your 4 fingers around the knuckles. You should use your dominant hand, the right if you are right-handed, and the left if you are left-handed. Use the charts below to determine your proper glove size. WOMEN’S SIZES [inches]: S = 6 1/4 - 7 M = 7 1/4 - 7 3/4 L = 7 3/4 - 8 XL = 8 - 8 1/4 MEN’S SIZES [inches]: S = 7 3/4 - 8 M = 8 - 8 1/4 L = 8 1/4 - 8 3/4 XL = 8 3/4 - 9 1/4 XXL = 9 1/4 - 9 1/2
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Pro Tools 7 LE Essential Training (PC/Mac)

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Do we really need books such as Dawna Walter’s How To Stay De-junked Forever? Or TV series such as The Life Laundry, which it accompanies? The answer would appear to be a resounding yes, as more and more of us sink under an avalanche of objects that we are reluctant to get rid of. Writers such as Graham Greene and Jean-Paul Sartre believed that we are possessed by our possessions, and it’s that philosophy that Walters is out to puncture with a vengeance. The great success of The Life Laundry: How To De-junk Your Life (which accompanied her first television series showing us how to clear the clutter) was a sage mixture of both fairly elementary advice and some cutting, not-so-obvious truths. Apart from those few people living in minimalist Japanese-style homes, many of us found much food for thought in Walter’s book and programme, and a great deal of weeding out of old clothes, magazines, toys, etc, no doubt took place after she had shown us the way.

In the new book, though, her concern is with making us alter our lifestyles completely in order that the clutter will never return. She teaches that, in order to create a functioning, organic environment, it’s necessary to undertake genuinely life-altering procedures. There are motivational projects, storage tips (in which every iota of space in-house is intelligently utilised) and a room-by-room analysis of our storage solutions that are highly practical and (still more important) achievable.

The format of the book is highly user-friendly, with attractive checklists, storage tips, floor plans and aspirational images. So if you feel you can add one more book to the mountains that you already possess, this had better be it. –Barry Forshaw
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Customer Review: There’s better out there…
Any clutter clearing book is worth reading if it motivates you to do *something*, but I still reckon a much better choice was Karen Kingston’s “Clear Your Clutter”. That book has stayed with me for 5 years, and still motivates me far more.
Customer Review: Plenty of colour
I am sure this squarish volume can be viewed as a most “modern” artifact, but I cringed when I opened it and tried to read the light and pale text on a dark background. Actually, the typeface is hard to make out even on the white pages which, admittedly, comprise most of the book. Could someone thus putting form over substance really have something sound to offer? Turning to the picture of the author’s colourful kitchen on page 54, one could quickly answer: No (way!). It is a lovely specimen of a “never cooked-in kitchen”. Yet it seems that Ms Walter has been able to help people give makeovers to their houses and even their lives. I must assume this ability has a great deal to do with the synergy of people from different trades working together. Come to think of it, every extra couple of hands, when you are contemplating a room or house makeover, must make an amazing difference. If you are thinking of buying this, because you have started to feel crowded-in in your current space, think twice and do a little more research. You can find better-organized directions for de-junking. If you feel both crowded-in and bored with your current space, perhaps the interiors photographed will work as inspiration. Good luck to all!
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Customer Review: THE BEST TOOL A ROOF CARPENTER CAN CARRY
For years i have sought a reference to roof framing in simplistic form. Without a doubt this book makes easy reference for those mathematical formulae which baffel most carpenters. A GODSEND I WISH I BOUGHT IT TEN YEARS AGO
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Max Power Tool Battery (PSP)
Customer Review: Fat & Slim??
Does it work for Fat and Slim?

I’m only buying it, if it realy does for both.

Customer Review: Works fine.
This battery managed to upgrade my slim PSP to 3.71 M33-3 without the need for a phat bat. Apparently when the Magic mem stick is inserted, it bricks the slim immediately. This battery can solve that and allow it to upgrade. The software required is available on the internet in many places. Total newbie installer is what I used to create the stick. Have a go - it’s cheaper than buying dodgy ones over the internet!!

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Solar Power Your Home For Dummies? (For Dummies)
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The Carolinas Gardener’s Guide (book) by Toby Bost and Jim Wilson - Wayside Gardens Gardening Book
Expand your gardening knowledge from season to season. The Gardener’s Guide books provide information on plant characteristics, habits, and basic requirements for growth. Information on the various climatic conditions of your area, general pest control, and landscape tips aid you in creating a beautiful and successful garden. A Gardner’s Guide Book is available for each state. Published by Cool Springs Press.

Do It Yourself [VINYL]
Price: ?12.99

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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Customer Review: When the stakes are high
This book was a most enjoyable read but left me with a touch of ambivalence. As a handbook for communicating more effectively, it’s helpful but perhaps a bit simplistic.

“Crucial conversations” are defined as those in which opinions vary, the stakes are high, and emotions run strong. The book targets situations in business and personal life, and is extremely readable with its many illustrative dialogues from both sectors. An extensive vocabulary is introduced and I’ve had some of the terms floating like a ghostly subtext under my own conversations: Sucker’s Choice; Safety; Salute and Stay Mute; Silence or Violence; Freeze Your Lover; Pool of Shared Meaning. It’s all useful even if reductionist.

The techniques offered for effective negotiation are generally quite obvious, yet they bear repeating and codifying. They are, however, techniques, and as such they probably won’t give earth-shaking results without an understanding of what’s making people tick. Conversation and negotiation are so much more than technique.

CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS is an ideal offering for the best-seller market and would be a great springboard for leadership development workshops.

My two picks for the best advice in this book:

(1) Stay focused on what you really want.

(2) If you give this book to a partner or business associate, don’t take a yellow highlighter to the parts you think they need before you give it; better to work on your own side of the crucial conversations.

Linda Bulger, 2008

Customer Review: Mostly brilliant - sometimes boring
The best part of it is that it really helps, it doesn’t read like your classic self-help book either. The analysis comes off as scientific and intelligent, not your average “I think it’s like this” book. The downside is that it also gets a bit boring and lengthy at points - once you’ve gotten the point it often continues five more pages. Some points in the book I found hard to apply, but around 80% of the advice is directly applicable. It is full of examples - but they are served exactly the same way everytime : short and heavy handed. I’d rather see some more real-life examples with all the subleties we use in our language.

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Gardening Tool Kit
For the greenthumb within you…we offer the Picnic Times gardener tool set. Polyester folding chair with steel frame. Includes five populargarden tools and a detachable storage section.
Price: $34.99
Customer Review: Bought it for my friend as a wedding gift. She loves it !!!
It’s an excellent product for gardening and it’s very handy, all you need is in one kit !

Basic Electrical Installation Work
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Customer Review: A must read book for beginners, DIYers & electricians alike.
I am going through a career change which includes qualifying as a domestic electrician and this book has been vital in preparing myself for the courses i need to take. This is one of the most comprehensive study books i have ever read. Everything is very clearly and logically laid out, and written in a style which is both easy to read and easy to understand. You do not need to read the book from cover to cover. I have dipped into different subjects and chapters at different times and still the meaning remains clear. The question papers at the end of each chapter are perfect for checking your understanding, making sure that you are learning the important information and not the trivia which has to be included for legal reasons! Overall, a superb book which can be used as a revision/reference aid for experienced electricians and as a fantastic grounding in the subject for people who are starting out in the trade. Also, DIYers would be very well served by taking the time to read this book in order to fully understand what they should and shouldn’t touch and why!

5 Lbs - Bulk Organic Alfalfa Sprouting Seed - Nitrogen Packed Can for Long Shelf Life - Certified Organic - High Germination Rate - Perfect for Edible Seeds, Gardening, Hydroponics, Growing Salad Sprouts, Survival Food Storage, Cooking, & More - Sprout Indoors for Fun, Health & Great Taste.
Organic Alfalfa Sprouting Seeds - One of the most popular, nutritious & delicious of all sprouting seeds. Alfalfa sprouts are very tasty, with a sweet, nut-like flavor. Alfalfa sprouts are what people typically think of when you mention sprouts. They are the ones you commonly see at a salad bar. Rich in phytochemicals, they protect against cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and fibrocystic breast disease. They stimulate natural killer cell activity, which strengthens the immune system. What’s more, they are beneficial in reducing symptoms of PMS and menopause, including hot flashes. Furthermore, they contain high concentrations of antioxidants, the body’s defense against the destruction of DNA which is the cause of aging. Alfalfa sprouts are abundant sources of vitamins A, B, C, E and K, the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. Also carotene, chlorophyll, amino acids and trace elements. They contain 35% protein. One pound of alfalfa seed produces 10-14 pounds of sprouts.
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DIY Live Rock - Make Your Own!
The modern reef aquarium tends to utilize a more natural form of filtration to maintain the best water quality. This is typically a combination of live sand and live rock from the ocean. Unfortunately, real live rock is quite expensive, $5 to $10 per pound, and the recommended about is about two pounds per gallon of aquarium. This can easily cost hundreds of dollars. In addition, harvesting real live rock can do damage to out precious coral reefs.

This manual describes how to make your own live rock from common materials found locally. It makes a great family project, helps protect our coral reefs and best of all, only costs about 25 cents per pound to make!
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Customer Review: A+ guide books
All of Brent’s books are well worth it. Provided easy inexpensive do it yourself prodjects to aid with the financial burdens associated with this expensive hobby. Brent is a very helpful seller, and very easy do deal with.
Customer Review: AMAZING DIY LIVEROCK
My friend and I are amazed at what you can do at a fraction of the cost of going to a store !!!! It’s almost like being a kid again and playing in the mud !!!!

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Joomla! A User’s Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website

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Customer Review: quintessential drywall
This book thoroughly covers the subject and now introduces the latest automated taping equipment available. Whilst this is an American publication all the Drywall application in the UK uses American/Canadian equipment and even tapes. Great finishes are possible with the simplest of equipment though and it should be borne in mind that the end result is dependent on the quality of the original boarding/sheeting job. It is entirely possible and indeed desireable that the finish matches that of the plasterer, provided the speed at reaching that finish is greater then the decision to use this technique has been justified. Still trying to catch on in the UK this book will thoroughly convert any Drywall sceptics.
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Price: ?39.96
Customer Review: Home and garden design at its best
It is a exelent set of home and garden design products. They are so easy to use that even I can use them. It is great value for money and you can go down to very small finishing touch. I give it 100%
Customer Review: Beware of what it says on the pack
Although on the face of it this looks like a good value pack my disappointment began with discovering that the DIY CD is not compatible with Windows XP, despite the package being advertised as suitable for the XP platform. Amazon’s returns policy tells me that I cannot return it as I have removed it from its plastic wrapping so I am not a happy bunny. Visual Home Deluxe is an American product and the house sfeatured are not ones you are likely come across in the UK or Ireland nor are the design styles. I was most interested in using it for trying out interior decoration i.e. testing colours in different rooms and specifically the hallway but the hallway does not feature nor does the colour option. Very disppointing all round
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Beaded jewelry is taking the craft world by storm—and so is Jackie Guerra. She makes the art of creating fun and easy. With her help, plus these amazingly simple techniques, anyone can achieve attractive results quickly. So get out that spool of wire, and start mastering such basic skills as stringing and weaving: there’s nothing complicated at all, so even beginners can make the 50 fabulous designer projects.

Each item showcases a particular style or technique, and originally made its debut on DIY Network’s Jewelry Making show. From necklaces and chokers to bracelets and earrings, there’s a treasure trove on these splendidly illustrated pages, which guide the crafter carefully through the process. Tips for customizing and adapting the designs are included.

Jackie Guerra is well known as an actress, stand-up comic, and motivational speaker. Her acting credits include an ongoing role on the drama American Family, a sitcom series on the WB network, and roles in major motion pictures with Woody Allen and Jennifer Lopez. In addition to hosting DIY’s Jewelry Making, Jackie also hosts the Style Network show You’re Invited. She is very active in political issues in the Latino community.