December 24th, 2008
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We bought this robot vacuum cleaner about 2 years ago. There are many features about it that I instantly liked. Firstly, it comes with a docking station, so once the battery starts to get low while the robot is cleaning, it finds its docking station and goes back for a re-charge. One battery charge usually meant the robot would run about 1.5 hours before needing a re-charge, so I could clean the entire upstairs, or downstairs in one go. Cleaning this bagless wonder is easy, pull out the filter slide and dust it away. Although some amount of dust accumulates in the tiny cracks which would have to be sucked out by a bigger more powerful vacuum (hmmm..).
Then the problems started, the battery started to get de-charged after about 10 minutes of cleaning. I learnt later that keeping this Roomba docked, and charging all the time keeps the battery draining, and eventually the battery dies. Why make a model which is designed to be stored so that the battery continues to drain. Needless to say, I had to buy a new battery (not cheap, abo 89$ US). This new battery, bought online from Robotshop.com, charges ok, but takes about 10 hours to fully charge, and then only runs for a cleaning of about 30 min. Now I know machines wear and tear and eventually lose performance, but I must say I am very disappointed with this loss in function. I think in the future I will stick with conventional vacuum cleaners and leave these futuristic gadgets until they make them better.
I wouldn’t recommend you buy one of these, unless you get is super cheap.
Written by Smriti on December 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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I loved this movie.
Its a simple story about a rat named Remy who loves to cook. Remy hated to steal and is envious of humans because they can create and make things, while his fellow rat friends and family prefer to steal any garbage they find. Needless to say Remy is misunderstood and shunned by his family, with the exception of his simple minded brother Emile.
Well, as it turns out Remy finds himself in Paris, and right at the restaurant of his role model, chef Gusteau. Here Remy, together with Alfredo Linguini, a human plonguer start to create culinary magic.
Maybe its the food theme, or its setting in Paris, or simple messages through the movie such as “anyone can cook”, or “if you keep looking back, you will fail to notice the gifts ahead”, this movie touched my heart. I would recommend you watch it with your kids, it has very little to no adult themes.
Written by Smriti on December 24th, 2008 with no comments.
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I wanted to use a non-toxic, oven bake, no mess product to make clay molds of my baby’s hands and feet. This product, which I purchased at Michael’s proved to be everything I wanted and more.
It came with just the right amount of clay, a rolling pin, a tool to etch and scratch the clay, a nice looking metal frame, clear plastic (with a scratch proof, peel-off cover) to put over the picture frame, a photo mat, and extremely easy to follow instructions.
The clay molded quite well, and I got good imprints of my baby’s hands and feet. I was especially impressed by how parts of the packaging coudl be used to build the frame. i am always very annoyed at wasteful packaging provided my companies. Sculpey, sure thought of the environment when they made this product.
The imprints baked well, and i was able to paint in one etched section after the baking. All in all, I will have this product for a long time, and it has proved to be a true keepsake.
I highly recommend this to all new mom’s and pet owners.
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