I have just finished listening to the audiobook Wizard's First Rule read by Dick Hill (there are two versions, the other is read by Jim Bond). This is definitely one of the most atmospheric audio books I have ever heard. The characters are portrayed brilliantly and is a definite must buy.

Eisenhower is President. Rock n' Roll is king. And Wade 'Cry-Baby' Walker (Johnny Depp) is the baddest hood in his high school.

Johnny Depp heads up a supercool cast as the irresistable bad boy whose amazing ability to shed one single tear drives all the girls wild - especially Allison Vernon-Williams (Amy Locane), a rich, beautiful 'square' who finds herself uncontrollably drawn to the dreamy juvenille delinquent and his forbidden world of rockabilly music, fast cars and faster women.

It's the hysterical high-throttle world of 1954 in director John Water's outrageous musical comedy.

Recently I bought an Epson R340 printer to print CDs and Photos. After printing out nearly 200 CDs the printer stopped wanting to print them by jamming the CD tray. After a bit of investigation I found out that these printers do have problems with their print trays and that the print trays only work for about 150 CDs before you start having problems with them. The print rollers get dirty and the guides on the tray get stained and less clear.After reading up on this you have three options, those being:Update your printer drivers (doesn't always work but its worth a try)Clean your printer rollers and the CD trayif all else fails replace the CD tray

The latest of the NOW CDs has just been released (October 29, 2007) and the best way for you to know if you would like to buy the album is to have a sampler from it. So on this lens i am featuring all the music videos of the songs on the album. So glance down the list and be amazed at how many of the songs are actually still on YouTube. Of course, it goes without saying that if you like this album you really should purchase it. In my opinion this is definitely not the definitive eighties collection as quite a few artists are conspicuous by their absence. Artists like Adam & The Ants and Shakin Stevens just to name two are absent from this collection.Some of the songs that NOW have picked are of course excellent but there are many better that they could have chosen instead. But having said that there are not that many songs that can be featured on a CD set even if that set consists of 10 CDs (which this set does not).

J R R Tolkien is seen as being the father of fantasy and to any true fantasy fan Lord of the Rings is required reading. That being said it doesn't necessarily mean it is the best fantasy story out there. The Hobbit was a fast paced story with something new happening in every chapter. After Tolkien wrote the Hobbit he moved into more adventureous territory and made the follow up a trilogy. The follow up was a lot slower than the original and harder to follow. To me Tolkien had left his original format and tried to create a literary epic, he did of course succeed, but no matter how I tried to like Lord of the Rings I never could. The constant singing/poetry in the book was completely unnecessary and did nothing to enhance the story, in fact it detracted from it. The story also has too many wasted plot elements, it is a good story but it definitely ain't God's gift to fantasy like some Lord of the Rings followers seem to think. And what's with the wizard that uses a sword instead of magic and an all powerful ring that all it seems to do is make the wearer invisible?

Lord of the Rings has now become a total product range. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Dragonlance however was designed as a total product range. Dragonlance was designed as a side product of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. The book trilogy was designed to back up the new Dragonlance role playing game and because of that the group of friends in Dragonlance were on the lines of the Dungeons and Dragons scenarios each having their own traits, their own strengths and weaknesses and from a range of species (human, half-elf, kender and dwarf).

Christmas is a time of giving, a time of loving and time for great music. Nearly every band and solo artist worth their salt has created or been part of a great Christmas song. Many artists have made their own Christmas albums, great artists like Elvis Presley and Reba McEntire, in fact Christmas albums are very big in the country music community.

In this lens I will show you some of the best Christmas songs ever and also some great Christmas songs by some great artists.

I hope you enjoy this lens and have a very Merry Christmas.

When I think about the legendary Henry Winkler two names come to mind... The Fonz and MacGyver (a Henry Winkler production). Both of these fictional characters have one thing in common, they are both Cool!

World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG), in fact it is the most popular of the MMORPGs out there. Just because it is the most popular though does not necessarily make it the best.Basically World of Warcraft is so popular because it followed on the heals of the single user game Warcraft and as such people expected it to be a follow up. Warcraft is a fantasy based strategy game and the game play differs hugely. Another reason that World of Warcraft is the most popular of the MMORPGs is that it has had a commercial release and television advertising.I am not knocking World of Warcraft because it is an excellent game but there are many other of these style games out there that are FREE to play. I have tried many of these style games and have even been caught in a rut in them by out leveling the game and continuing to play in hope that they update the game soon. So if you are stuck in a rut in the MMORPG you are currently playing either give World of Warcraft a go or one of the many other MMORPGs out there.

Fly For Fun is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG). Its main advertising line is 'Free For Life' which means it is completely free to play and you never have to pay a penny to play it. The game relies on an Item Mall to cover costs of running and developing the game where you can buy gpotatoes and with these you can buy unique items that you can use in the game to make your playing experience more enjoyable. It is up to the player whether they want items from the item mall or not as none of the items are a requirement to play the game.The game is very cutesy and like most of the MMORPG out there very addictive to play. There are plenty of quests to do so that you don't have to constantly grind on mobs (like you do have to in some other games) and most of the quests give a nice experience reward.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) storylines can be good, funny or over the top. Some of the storylines go on too long and become ridiculous. Vince MacMahon just doesn't know when to stop and plays some of the storylines way too long and even sometimes goes morally too far. What has the human race degenerated to to find some of these storylines even mildly entertaining?

Dragonlance was created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman as a set of gaming modules for the hugely successful Dungeons and Dragons role playing game in the early 1980s.The world of Dragonlance was the first fictional world to be professionally produced as a role-playing game world with product tie-ins (novels, role-playing modules, figurines, etc.).Since its conception there has been over 190 novels set in the world of Dragonlance. Now over 20 years after its birth they have announced the first Dragonlance movie set for release in September of 2007.Unfortunately the film is not live action but animated (lets hope they do a good job on it) and will be released straight to DVD.

The Girl Next Door image is one of stereotypes. An image that has been placed on wholesome, unassuming or average females. The film of the same name, of course, took this to the extremes.This lens shows pictures of a normal Girl Next Door stereotype. The photographs were taken of her by a professional studio to show that a Normal Girl can look as beautiful as any Movie Star.

Welcome to my lens on Major League Baseball's 'Big Unit', Randy Johnson. He is definitely one of the most charismatic pitchers in the Major League and a future Hall of Fame member.Not only is he a great pitcher but he also donates lots of cash to charities. He recently made a $400,000 donation to the American Red Cross' relief efforts following the devastation in South East Asia. Through his "Strikeout Homelessness" program, which he started while with the Mariners, he has personally donated more than $300,000 to related charities and organizations.Randy's uniform number is 51 with the exception of the two years he played with the Yankees where his number was 41 and 1 year while he played for the Seattle Mariners he also wore the number 34.

I have always been fascinated with Model Railways but unfortunately I have never had the space to make my own.

Model Railway building is a hobby that can engulf a lifetime if done right. Building a layout can take years if done correctly, its not just as simple as buying a train set and putting the track together as there are many other things to consider like landscaping and proper track layout.

I have created this video showcase to show you the reader how good model railways can look when they are finished. Enjoy.

This lens is to introduce you all to the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game Rose.The best way to do this is to outline the latest ingame event made by players for the players. This event shows the scope of the game and proves that some MMORPGs are not all killing and leveling.I would like to thank the R.O.S.E. Online Community (the North American Division) for helping make this game and this event what it is today.

The battle of the MMORPGs We are now in the age of the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing game). But which is the best? There are now hundreds to choose from, some free, some P2P (pay to play).

Speed Freaks is a collection of model cars that are really miniature caricatures rather than straightforward replica models. The collection was designed by Terry Ross a self-proclaimed class 1 petrol head and he has successfully mastered the art of making models of cars and bikes look as though they are doing 150mph whilst standing still!.When Terry started making these caricatures he concentrated on creating private commissions. Among the very limited productions were the Ferrari 355, McLaren M8D and Valentino Rossi on the motorbike that won him the 2001 500cc MotoGP season. Each of these exclusive limited editions retailed at £995 as they were exceptional pieces, made to order.

One of my pet peeves at the moment is all the stuff that is offered FREE whether it is on the Internet or not. Filtering through all this stuff to find out what is really free and what isn't can be a nightmare.Buy One get One FREE! - This is a really good one, how can one of them be free if you have to lay out cash to get it?Sign up and get 1000 free website visits for FREE - This is an offer that loads of the Traffic Exchanges give. Sounds good don't it? So you sign up and there is no free credit like it promised you, so off you go to read the FAQ. Upon finding the answer you discover that you have to surf so many websites before you can get your free hits. Hmmm, working for free stuff, who are they kidding?FREE to me means that there is no hidden charges, no having to work for it and definitely not having to purchase something to get them.Of course there is plenty of stuff that is free as offering free stuff is such a great marketting ploy. Give someone something for free and most of the time you will get something back, but giving something and expecting something back in return makes it no longer free. To help prove my point below is two definitions of the word FREE provided without, or not subject to, a charge or paymentgiven without consideration of a return or reward

There are many Pay Per Click advertising sites out there and quite a few offer FREE introductory bonuses. All you have to do is sign up for the services, once your FREE introductory credits have run out you can top them up by paying from them but you are under no obligation to.Each Service will only allow one sign up bonus per person which means if you want the bonuses again you will have to get someone else to sign up for you.Most of these services have a minimum bid of 1 cent per click so you can get a lot of clicks for your hard earned dollars.The best of these FREE PPC services give you a sign up bonus of $550 worth of clicks and at their minimum bid of 1 cent per click that is 55,000 clicks for free and this is also the only one of the services that will send you loads of junk email so make sure you sign up for these services with a Junk e-mail address (one that you don't care wether it gets spam or not).

The Dukes of Hazzard followed the adventures of The General Lee and its two good ol' boy drivers, Bo and Luke Duke. Together with their cousin Daisy and good old Uncle Jesse they chucked and jived the law in a modern day Robin Hood fashion. Every week Bo and Luke Duke were framed with mock charges dreamt up by the portly Boss Hogg and his incompetant sheriff Rosco P Coltrane. The consequences of which was many extravagant car chases around the fictional county of Hazzard.

The kitchen is one of the most essential rooms in your home. You want these spaces to be comfortable and welcoming while reflecting the needs of your lifestyle and personality.

This lens focuses on the essentials of Kitchen Design. For the homeowner this is a valuable source of what to look for in your design and designer to provide you with an educated look at your large project.

With 5 years in the Kitchen Design field I will share my expertise in design, common mistakes, what to avoid and how to find the best value for your money.

I will expose the Kitchen Design industry so you get the best value for your project by providing price points for wood species, upgrades and the hidden costs

I will also point out the upgrades that I recommend spending your money on

Honest ways to make money on the internet

I really believe in the Jim Rohn quote, "Formal education will make you a living; but self-education will make you a fortune."

I created this lens to explain how Success University offers the opportunity to do both online from anywhere in the world.
This lens emphasizes how Success University's two unique products are valuable individually or in combination.
It also explains how personal development has everything to do with your financial success no matter what business you're in.

Skyrocketing fuel costs create a lot of shock at the height of winter or summer when heating and cooling needs are greatest. Let’s face it, keeping our home environments comfortable takes a lot of energy, which keeps us cozy, but lightens our wallets. So short of rebuilding your house with the latest in energy efficient technologies, are there easy ways to cut your gas and electric bills? You bet. Some even the least of the DIY types can accomplish with little trouble.

A lens on depression, how I lived it , and things that helps