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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (As Trill As It Gets) 『Seagram (R.I.P.), representin' East Oakland, Cali, definitely delivers on his second album, 1994's Reality Check On Rap-A-Lot Records. He is a great lyricist and has a good, loud rapping voice and a good flow to go with that. This cat can spit. Beats are vintage bay area G-Funk, and are relaxing and melodic. Production goes to Seagram, with instrumentation by Troy White, Mike Dean, Mark Anthony, Eaton Fox, and Seag himself. A great summertime cruisin' G-Funk era anthem is "Eastside" with cool layers of keyboard melody. Another one is "Gangstas and Players" (f/ Too Short) both kickin some street oriented, pimp game. The beat is cool Oakland swingin' with a neat whiny synth in the hook. With styles so different, the 2 go well together here. "Gangsta Livin'" is a cool joint where Seag discusses life in the hood without glorifying it. He flows really hard here/ "The Town" (F/ Angie and Gangsta P) is a dark anthem of Oakland. The beat is vintage Rap-A-Lot almost southern style. "13 Deep" has a mega-relaxed, smooth, twangy guitar diff driven G-Funk beat. The lyrics showcase Gangsta P and seag trying to keep their head up living in a crime ridden neighborhood and growing up in the legal system (California Youth Authority). "Birth" definitely rings true. This joint is about loving the children you give birth to and being there for them. The beat is upbeat and melody driven funk. This song definitely touches the heart. It has an Isley Brothers "For The Love Of You" sample. Another deep song is "Where Do We Go From Here" where Seagram analyzes the plight of losing friends and family members and tries to move on. The beat is sunny R and B inflected with a great hook by Suzette. "No Matter The Cost" has a cool G-Funk atmosphere with a sweet and sunny beat perfect to roll to down the avenue to. I would say that this album is as sunny Cali G-Funk era as Warren G and Snoop Dogg with respect to the vibes the beats themselves give off even though the lyrics can be hard core. I love the emotional and lyrical depth Seagram puts into this classic. It is expensive and rare now, but I recommend saving up some extra ends now before it goes for 100 plus dollars. Fans of 2 Pac, Scarface, Big Syke and the like will definitely dig Seagram. Too bad, he had to fall victim to the game. RIP to a real rapper.』
(Another one of SEAG's Albums that is f-i-r-e) 『I am a big fan of west coast rap. Im proud to say i dont own any southern california albums. The bay area lost a legend that many people dont know about. Do some research. Everyone can rap about livin tough, but who can you trust. They do it for the money, SEAG does it to paint a picture using every sense. Dont let the other review turn you away! All if albums are 5 stars. From beginning to end repeat is a must』
(marginally acceptable but nothing special at all.) 『Get The Dark Roads instead! It knocks this one flat on its behind and urinates all over it!』
(REALITY CHECK) 『R.I.P. TO SEAGRAM MILLER SNV SOLDIER STR8 OUT THA 510 69VILLE DEEP IN THE GAME MOVIN THAT A-1 SH**-THIS IZ DEFINETLY SEAG'Z BEST ALBUM-BUMPIN HELLA CLEAN ALL THE WAY THRU THA KNOWLEDGE MR.MILLER DROPS-DONT SLEEP』
(Some deep album) 『Seagrams rhymes had a feel to them, they showed up above alot of other rappers. It's like the people that know, know when someone is trying to impress on tracks about sh#t they ain't really doing, but some other people fall for it. And the people that know are normally up on things too because they know when it's realness that someone is rapping. And thats what Seagram was doing, rapping real. He knew what his limits were about saying things on records and a lot of people can relate to that because they are in the same game, it takes one to know one. His beats were heavy and he always gave his whole in his lyrics because he is far from fake. He never changed his style and made things worse without cause like tupac after joining deathrow. He had true heart and was someone who was deep in the real drugs game, thats why he never talked the wrong sh#t. Sadly he got murdered which too is something that comes with how deep you get. Anyways, get this album because it's tight and real. Peace! r.i.p - seagram』
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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Very Accurate!) 『It's been accurate every time from yes - there is an infection so consult a doctor to maybe - not full blown yet but red to no - all clear.』
(Waiting) 『I actually purchased one on clearance for $20 at Walmart. I took that one back because it didn't work. It failed the selftest. I exchanged it for a new one and that one failed the selftest too. I contacted the company and they were very agreeable. They gave me an RMA number and asked me to send in the non-working one in exchange for a NEW one with NEW software. I just got it today and it seems to work perfectly. Now I guess I just have to wait to see if it detects ear infections. If you can, I would spend the $20 at Walmart and send it in for one that works. I think it would be a fabulous tool if it turns out it works.』
(Does not work- waste of money!) 『I bought this item thinking it would save me from making useless trips to the doctors office. I took my two kids to the doctor yesterday and it turns out they both had double ear infections. The montior did not detect this. I tried it several times and got a different reading each time. The reading ranged from 1-4 and it was different every single time. If it hadn't been for my 4 year old telling me it hurt inside her ear, I would have thought they were just fine. This is a huge waste of money.』
(Got 1 everytime) 『I recieved this item as a gift when my daughter was born, I never needed it with her. 3 years later when her brother was born it came in very handy. It has told me about every ear infection he has had ( a total of 17). He is 2 and dosent stay still to long so it takes a few tries to get it right but it does work.』
(Great idea, didn't work for us&wouldn't recommend) 『This product is hard to get a reading. The child cannot be fussing at all and it takes about 10 seconds to get a reading. During that 10 seconds, the child has to be completely still and quiet - very difficult. It read as yellow (2 out of 5) on my 8 month old and she had a very serious ear infection. It read green (1 out of 5) on my older daughter when she also had an ear infection which kept me from taking her to the doctor and her ear drum ruptured. I would not recommend this product. Good old parental instinct is much better.』 『EarCheck® Monitor accurately detects the presence of middle ear fluid (i.e. otitis media with effusion) which may be associated with acute ear infection. It is clinically proven to be safe and reliable and provides accurate results in seconds when used according to instructions.
The EarCheck® Monitor forhome use is based on the same technology available for doctor's offices. This technology uses sound waves to detect middle ear fluid.The EarCheck® Monitor sends a pleasant chirping sound into the ear canal. Some of this sound bounces off the eardrum and travels back to the instrument's built-in microphone. Sophisticated electronics inside the monitor analyze the reflected sound to determine if the eardrum is working normally. If there is fluid in the ear, the eardrum's vibrations may be restricted. The more fluid present, the greater the reflected sound.The procedure is quick and painless. Within seconds, you will be able to determine if your child has fluid in the middle ear. The EarCheck® Monitor displays the results in a way that is easy for you to interpret and can assist you in determining when to seek medical attention.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Works ok, could be easier to read) 『It seems like all these home cholesterol test kits suffer from this same problem - results are hard to read accurately. The color change starts out strong, then gradually gets lighter and lighter. Interpretation of the ending point (you are supposed to read the very highest number next to any color change at all) is somewhat subjective; two people could read very different numbers.
I also have to wonder why a lookup chart is needed at all - the numbers printed on the unit are a direct scale, and the lookup chart to covert those numbers to cholesterol readings are a direct scale. Why not just print the cholesterol numbers on the unit itself and do away with the conversion chart altogether?』
(home cholestoral test) 『This product did not have the most important part to it which was the actual scale chart to read the results. I was very dissappointed.』
(Excellent service) 『Product was in excellent condition and arrived before delivery date. I would recommend this seller.』 『"Test your cholesterol at home97% accuracyIncludes instructions, 1 test device, result charts, finger devices, gauze pads and bandagesMade in USA"』
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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (On the Need for Checks and Balances) 『The title of Shane's book caught my eye immediately, since I believe that increased executive branch power is harmful to the American republic. Over the past 200 plus years the executive branch has grown tremendously, challenging our political system of checks and balances. Both Republican and Democrat administrations have engaged in bolstering the strength of the executive branch. (It is ironic that Republicans, who often advocate smaller government, are at least as guilty as growing government as the Democrats.) The first part of the book focuses on how the checks and balances were set up to work. Then Shane focuses on "aggressive presidentialism" since 1981, presenting many good examples of how presidential power has been used (and abused) over the past few decades. Shane looks at such topics as unilateral policy making, executive privilege, signing statements, and accountability while discussing the Iraq War and other recent events. George W. Bush's increased use of signing statements is just one example of executive abuse. The book goes into good detail about the function of regulatory and oversight agencies.
However, as you read the book, you quickly become aware that the true title of Shane's book should have been "How the Republican Right Threatens Democracy", because the book focuses almost entirely on how Shane believes Republican administrations have grown presidential power, culminating in what Shane calls George W. Bush's "hugely dysfunctional government". Bill Clinton's administration is almost always discussed in a favorable light. Shane's bias was evident by just the third sentence of the preface: "Whether it is a President running foreign policy behind Congress's back, Congress impeaching a President for lying about his sexual affairs, or the Supreme Court effectively deciding a presidential election through a dubious application of equal protection law cut from whole cloth, we seem to have abandoned checks and balances for something very different. At this point, that 'something' looks more and more like a virtually unchecked presidency..." How Congress impeaching a President, or a Supreme Court "deciding" an election, are examples of "virtually unchecked presidency" I don't know. But as you read the book you realize that during the Clinton years, Shane shifts his focus from criticism of the presidency to criticism of the Republican Congress.
Shane writes that the informal practices that sustain the checks and balances "have fallen prey to partisanship, most conspicuously--though not exclusively--the drive for complete policy control by the hard-right wing of the Republican party...." That checks and balances have been weakened by partisanship is all too true. Perhaps the Republican party's role is more conspicuous because they have held the presidency for 20 of the past 28 years? Note also that by focusing the book on events after 1981--with the exception of criticism of the Nixon administration and the Vietnam War--Shane sidesteps any discussion of how Wilson, FDR, Kennedy, Johnson, and Carter grew the power of the administrative branch.
This book contains much useful information about the growth of the executive branch over the past few decades. The thesis is certainly valid--checks and balances are essential to good non-authoritarian government, and the surge in presidential power is a threat. The book presents one of the more thoughtful critiques of the Bush presidency. Shane knows his topic--he was an attorney-adviser in the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel, and assistant general counsel in the Office of Management and Budget. Just beware that the book's arguments are weakened as a result of the author's own partisanship. You can read more of Shane's thoughts on government and law at the Huffington Post. 』
(What the "Executive Power" Battles Are All About) 『In this book, Shane contends that over the last thirty years the American constitutional structure of checks and balances has been devastated by a variety of forces producing increasing and increasingly effective claims of unilateral presidential power, what the book calls "presidentialism"--"a theory of government and a pattern of government practice that treat our Constitution as vesting in the President a fixed and expansive category of executive authority largely immune to legislative control or judicial review." The book attends to the contrast between presidentialism and the vision of the framers, deconstructs the recent political events that have furthered presidentialism, disputes on their own turf both the empirical claim that presidentialism is good government practice (particularly in the modern era) and the legal claim that the Constitution, properly understood, supports presidentialism, and, finally, sets out proposed prescriptive steps to find the way back to constitutional pluralism. A theme throughout the book are examples and evidence for Shane's view that a successful separation-of-powers system is as much a matter of norms as a matter of legal rules: "[W]here powers are allocated to each branch precisely with the purpose of rendering each branch vulnerable to the discretion of the others, some degree of institutional self-restraint is imperative."
Beyond that sketch, a project of this (book-length) scope cannot be adequately summarized in one or two paragraphs. I highlight a few points here. The book discusses Presidentialism in the context of both inherent and delegated powers. The former debate considers the President's ability to use presidential authority over military and foreign affairs to act unilaterally, or, indeed, in opposition to specific direction from Congress in such spheres. The latter debate concerns the President's authority over powers that come from Congressional delegation--which includes most domestic policy. In this context, the question is whether the president is "the overseer" or "the decider" for the federal bureaucracy. As developed by Shane, each of these issues emerges as multi-faceted, distinct and important. As an empirical matter, the book argues that "presidentialism" has reduced the quality of presidential decision-making--as a result of the insularity and defensiveness it fosters--and undermines the independent values of the rule of law and respect for alternative ideological perspectives. Shane supports these arguments with brief but trenchant reviews of particular executive actions. The book's final chapter offers prescriptions for a return to Madison's pluralist vision. This includes, first, many suggestions for changes within government, such as a more consultive process for presidential appointments, more consultive legislative agenda-building from the executive, and a statement by the Supreme Court that "presidential signing statements have no jurisprudential weight." Second, the chapter prescribes multiple democracy-promoting initiatives (e.g., election reforms). Such efforts are essential, Peter argues, because of "democracy's foundational aim--legitimating government decision making through processes that respect the value of both political freedom and political equality." 』
(Diagnoses Our Public Sickness Precisely) 『This book is much more about what the problem is than how to solve it, but the two things are not really separable, and the analysis of the problem here is invaluable.
This is a detailed and extensively researched look at the interactions among the three branches of our federal government, and the checks and balances employed - or the lack thereof. Shane takes a long view and sees 1981 and the Reagan presidency as the most radical break with the past, albeit the creation of a new era dramatically advanced by George W. Bush, following lesser advances by his father and Bill Clinton. Shane looks at domestic governance as much as foreign policy, and examines the relationships that departments and agencies have with the White House and with Congress.
It is now routine for the White House to send cabinet secretaries to swing electoral districts for political purposes. No department head sneezes without the president's permission. And the entire federal government is thought of as part of the executive branch -- with the exception of Congress, which is left to constitute the legislative branch all on its own. But look at how the Constitution viewed things. It devoted Article I and over half the length of the entire Constitution to Congress, which it gave virtually every power conceived of, touching on many of the current departments of the federal government, and then explicitly stipulating that Congress should have any other necessary powers as well. Congress, according to the Constitution, has the power . . .
"To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof."
Stubby little Article II gives very few powers to the president, nowhere suggesting that he or she should have ownership or command over the various agencies of government, and in fact not mentioning any other than the military, except to say that the president can make appointments, and to say this:
"He may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices."
This does refer to the departments as "executive departments," and Article II does begin by giving "the executive power" to the president. But it's worth pausing and stepping outside our own era for just long enough to wonder what "executive" means. Article II also says what the president is required to do, namely:
"He shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
Congress, until relatively recently, was understood to be central to our government. Only Congress is given the power to borrow money, to regulate commerce with foreign nations, to handle immigration and bankruptcies and the creation of money, transportation, the post office, the punishment of crimes, establishment of courts, defining and punishing crimes by other nations, declaring war, ending war, raising and spending money, creating and maintaining and overseeing the military, repelling invasions, and so on. These days, the White House is considered central to everything. Laws are made by "executive order" (an "executive order" is something like a faithful betrayal, a self-contradiction), by "signing statement" (a "signing statement" is a statement that one is NOT signing a bill as written) and by drafting legislation in the White House and insisting that Congress pass it out of loyalty to the president.
Imagine the absurdity today of suggesting that a president has the right to ask department heads to report on what they are doing. They are doing what he has told them to do. What Shane suggests is not that the EPA or the Department of Labor should be moved from the executive branch to the legislative, but that there are appropriate roles for both Congress and the president, not just the latter.
I cannot touch here on all of the rich and informed discussions in "Madison's Nightmare," which include perceptive condemnations of the secretive and unaccountable decision-making processes that led to wars in Vietnam and Iraq. I would fault Shane here only with too much generosity in assuming that the presidents in these cases were trying to learn anything that they failed to learn. But Shane is right that Congress must not only have the power to declare war or refuse to; it must also have the power to make public the deliberations that precede that decision. Shane is wrong, however, in my opinion -- and this seems to follow from his analysis -- in omitting from his recommendations at the end of the book any sort of accountability, prosecution, impeachment, or punishment. He does propose that the lawyers who facilitated torture be fired. However, they are -- with a couple of key exceptions -- already out of office. And why would someone as smart as Shane believe that lawyers should be dismissed for writing what they were asked to, but propose no penalty whatsoever for the president or vice president who did the asking? Indeed, how does Shane not notice that (had his book come out earlier) it would have been the torturer in chief who would have had to dismiss his own obliging lawyers?』 『
The George W. Bush administrationâs ambitiousâeven breathtakingâclaims of unilateral executive authority raised deep concerns among constitutional scholars, civil libertarians, and ordinary citizens alike. But Bushâs attempts to assert his power are only the culmination of a near-thirty-year assault on the basicchecks and balances of the U.S. governmentâa battle waged by presidents of both parties, and one that, as Peter M. Shane warns inMadisonâs Nightmare, threatens to utterly subvert the foundersâ vision of representative government.
Tracing this tendency back to the first Reagan administration, Shane shows how this era of "aggressive presidentialism" has seen presidents exerting ever more control over nearly every arena of policy, from military affairs and national security to domestic programs. Driven by political ambition and a growing culture of entitlement in the executive branchâand abetted by a complaisant Congress, riven by partisanshipâthis presidential aggrandizement has too often undermined wise policy making and led to shallow, ideological, and sometimes outright lawless decisions. The solution, Shane argues, will require a multipronged program of reform, including both specific changes in government practice and broader institutional changes aimed at supporting a renewed culture of government accountability.
From the war on science to the mismanaged war on terror,Madisonâs Nightmareoutlines the disastrous consequences of the unchecked executiveâand issues a stern wake-up call to all who care about the fate of our long democratic experiment.
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Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (CheckPoint Firewall Bible for Network Administrators) 『Now there's a definitive insider's guide to planning, installing, configuring, and maintaining the newest version of the world's #1 firewall: Check Point(tm) FireWall-1® Next Generation(tm).
Leading Check Point support authority Dameon Welch-Abernathy (a.k.a. PhoneBoy) offers exclusive hands-on tips, techniques, checklists, and detailed sample configurations you can use right now to improve reliability, efficiency, and manageability in your Check Point environment. The author's previous Check Point FireWall-1 guide became an instant bestseller, earning the praise of security professionals worldwide.
This new book has been thoroughly revamped to reflect Check Point FireWall-1 NG's powerful new features, and it includes even more expert solutions from PhoneBoy's FireWall-1 FAQ, the Web's #1 independent Check Point support site. Whether you're a security/network architect, administrator, or manager, you'll find it indispensable.
Whether you're running FireWall-1 NG on UNIX or Windows platforms, this book brings together expert guidance for virtually every challenge you'll face: building your rulebase, logging and alerting, remote management, user authentication, inbound/outbound content restriction, managing NAT environments, building site-to-site VPNs with SecuRemote, even INSPECT programming.
Welch-Abernathy also covers high availability in detail, identifying proven solutions for the challenges of implementing multiple firewalls in parallel.』
(The Best Check Point Book) 『If you must install or work with Check Point FW-1 NG, this book is a must have. I am a consultant working with a customer who was upgrading from 4.1 to NG. We had numerous small issues, many of which were not effectively addressed by CP support. The new Firewall was up and running flawlessly within a day of buying this book. Dameon ("Phoneboy") is the ultimate expert on all things Check Point, and he is an excellent communicator who has written a very easy to read book. This book will also stay close at hand as a reference anytime a FW-1 question comes up. I have to buy another copy, since the customer above refused to give it back after seeing how useful it was.』
(Excellent Resource For Checkpoint Firewall-1 NG Admins) 『Each chapter of the book starts off with describing what the reader will learn or accomplish by reading that chapter. This sort of information is helpful for allowing readers to skip information that may not be useful to them and find the answers they seek. Many of the chapters also contain FAQ's and sample configurations and illustrations to help reinforce the information.
The book tries to cover a very broad scope and apply to a wide audience. It contains information all the way from holding the readers hand if they are new to Checkpoint Firewall-1 NG to providing detailed troubleshooting and configuration steps for experienced Checkpoint administrators.
I have never administered a Checkpoint firewall personally, but I found the information mostly straight forward and understandable. Again, this is not a book one would typically read casually, but for anyone who administers a Checkpoint firewall or is looking at installing a Checkpoint Firewall-1 NG system this is an excellent source of information.
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(Excellent!!!!!) 『There is a book called `the Best Damn Firewall Book Period'. But it is the wrong title, this is the Best Damn Firewall Book.
The author bleeds info about fw-1.
If you need one fw-1 book, this is it! 』
(The Perfect Way to Prepare for FW 1.) 『This is a how-to book clearly intended primarily for those who have already decided to install firewall 1 software on their systems. There are several things I like about this book, not the least of which is the author's honest, straightforward approach to his subject matter.
I also really like the extensive use of FAQ's to resolve many of the challenges likely to be encountered in implementing your firewall protection. But what makes that especially helpful is the comprehensive table of contents listing just the FAQ's.
My favorite chapter is the one devoted to planning your firewall system. It's thorough, including all of the items that should be considered in the planning process. For my money, this chapter alone is probably worth the cost of the book.
My advice is to read this book before you start spending money on the software. Follow all of the advice about planning. Then use the book to help you make the most of what you buy.』
『There are open-source firewalls, and there are commercial firewalls that are easier to configure. No software firewall, however, has the reputation for impermeability that Check Point FireWall-1 NG has.Essential Check Point FireWall-1 NGexists to serve the network administrator as a manual and ready reference for the defensive utility. It's a sensitive role, because a poorly administered firewall can be worse than no firewall at all. Dameon Welch-Abernathy provides his readers with the knowledge they need--in the form of both instructions and raw information--to install, set up, and administer FireWall-1 NG properly in a variety of configurations.
A word of warning: This book provides detailed installation instructions for Microsoft Windows 2000 only. Though other supported operating systems get some coverage, only for Windows does the author walk you through the complete set of installation screens. This may or may not be a problem for you. With installation out of the way, the book treats configuration in an approximately platform-neutral fashion (though all screen shots are from Windows 2000). Typically, Welch-Abernathy opens a section with some theoretical information (about authentication, say, or firewalling in VPNs), then provides a relevant stepped procedure for a typical scenario, then goes through a very useful series of questions and answers (which are indexed separately--a helpful feature). It's a good approach that helps guarantee the reader gets the required information.--David Wall
Topics covered: How to knowledgeably and effectively support Check Point FireWall-1 NG. In addition to basic firewall functionality and rule-setting, the author covers Virtual Private Network (VPN) setups, alternative forms of user authentication, Network Address Translation (NAT), and reliability issues. Special chapters cover the INSPECT and SecuRemote/SecureClient utilities.』
『"When it comes to security products and technologies, experience is far and away the best teacher. PhoneBoy has been installing, running, and supporting Check Point FireWall-1 for years, and his experience shows in this book. Save yourself the pain of learning from your own mistakes--let PhoneBoy show you the right way to manage your FireWall-1 NG infrastructure." --Tina Bird, Computer Security Officer, Stanford University "Dameon has taken his original definitive guide and updated it thoroughly for NG. No other book is informed by his depth of experience with Check Point. Accept no substitutes!" --Matthew Gast, author of 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide "PhoneBoy is the de facto expert on this product, and people have been clamoring for an NG book from him since he published the first one. No one can compete with him." --Valerie M. Leveille, Professional Educator "Dameon is the foremost authority on FireWall-1. He has the knowledge to give details of FireWall-1 functionality that no other reference on this topic can."--Paul Keser, Senior Network Security Engineer, Raytheon ITSS/NASA Ames Research Center "This book is the Swiss army knife solution for Check Point FireWall-1 NG. " --Thomas Warfield, TNT-OK.com Now there's a definitive insider's guide to planning, installing, configuring, and maintaining the newest version of the world's #1 firewall: Check Point FireWall-1(R) Next Generation . Leading Check Point support authority Dameon Welch-Abernathy (a.k.a. PhoneBoy) offers exclusive hands-on tips, techniques, checklists, and detailed sample configurations you can use right now to improve reliability, efficiency, and manageability in your Check Point environment. The author's previous Check Point FireWall-1 guide became an instant bestseller, earning the praise of security professionals worldwide. This new book has been thoroughly revamped to reflect Check Point FireWall-1 NG's powerful new features, and it includes even more expert solutions from PhoneBoy's FireWall-1 FAQ, the Web's #1 independent Check Point support site. Whether you're a security/network architect, administrator, or manager, you'll find it indispensable.Whether you're running FireWall-1 NG on UNIX or Windows platforms, this book brings together expert guidance for virtually every challenge you'll face: building your rulebase, logging and alerting, remote management, user authentication, inbound/outbound content restriction, managing NAT environments, building site-to-site VPNs with SecuRemote, even INSPECT programming. Welch-Abernathy also covers high availability in detail, identifying proven solutions for the challenges of implementing multiple firewalls in parallel. 0321180615B12192003』
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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (VersaCheck 2003 Tries to Do More Than You May Need) 『I purchased VersaCheck 2003 Home&Business after having it recommended as a way that I could print check drafts (checks that I can deposit based upon bank information sent to me by customers). To do this, one must begin a guessing game as to which menu option does what. When I finally get a blank check draft form on the screen and fill it out with the customer provided information, clicking NEXT simply generates a question asking if this is a new customer. Clicking YES presents more forms to fill out, duplicating everything previously entered into the draft form. When finished with this, the draft form is redisplayed but not with the information you just entered... forcing you to re-enter the data yet a third time! Each time I use the program I try to avoid this circular waste of time, but every time I fail. Each time I use the program, the previous customer's information partially fills the draft form (the bank code information) and it's nearly impossible to replace this with the correct information without going through the circular routine. I simply do not have the time to play this game. One of the other functions of this program that I thought I might use is the one where you can print your own checks (including some that may be used with other check writing programs such as Quicken, QuickBooks and Microsoft Money). I have tried this with the first two and found it rather difficult to set up but in the end, it worked quite well producing usable checks that I could run through my printer. Unfortunately, VersaCheck wants you to use itself for your accounting needs (check writing) and I found this"feature"very cumbersome to avoid because all the menu items (and icons) aim you in this direction.』
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Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Satisfied) 『Bought these for the price/quantity and for casual use. Here are the pros/cons:
Pros:
- Shipping was much faster than expected.
- Quality was above par
- Case came in perfect condition (I've read cases from others have come destroyed)
- Comes with 2 decks of cards and dice
Cons:
= Several chips have burrs. However, this only stands out if you really look, and can be fixed by rubbing your hands over them.
- Case seems bigger than chip count. When all chips are in the case it looks like you are missing chips, then again I havent counted my chips either...
- Shipping cost was a bit much in my opinion, but still cheaper than buying the same product from a store.
As stated, I bought these for casual use and am very pleased with them. My cons are minor things that can be overlooked and would recommend to anyone who wants a quality set of chips at a decent price.
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(very satisfied customer) 『THIS POKER CHIP SET IS WELL WORTH THE PRICE. THE CHIPS ARE CASINO GRADE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AND RESEARCHING POKER CHIPS FOR A WHILE AND THESE CHIPS ARE BY FAR THE BEST. I HAVE BOUGHT 3 SETS FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS HAVE BOUGHT FOR GIFTS.I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH OF THIS SET.VERY RECOMMENDED.』 『This is our 14 Gram Heavy Weighted poker chip Set with Royal Flush design. This is a laser Graphic poker chip which means it will sparkle when you use it in your game. This items ships in a 500 ct aluminum case. We also include a Free WPT Rulebook with this chip set. This poker chip is perfect gift for anyone that is relatively new to the game of poker! Free Rule Book, Ultra Heavy Casino graded poker chips.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Great Weight and Feel; 1000 Chips) 『After searching Amazon and the web for three days:
1) The original 500 piece set ($75 shipping included) I ordered was Out of Stock and canceled by a different company.
2) A 600 piece set ($120 shipping included) I found through the net was Sold Out of red $5 chips, by a different company.
... so I found this set through Amazon (Amazon with shipping was $2 less then other net sites) and have been using them everyday for three weeks now and the set is perfect. The clay composite chips, with metal slug, have a great feel and are the right weight. No imperfections, as reported by others buying different chips, and the case was not damaged in any way.
The King's Casino design, with the dollar value printed via a smooth imbedded sticker, (stickers do not come off) is what I wanted for teaching my daughter. The 1000 chips is best because we use $10,000 in chips for every tournament we play. We can have up to 10 players using this one set all starting with $10,000.
The package arrived by UPS within 3 business day, in a cardboard box - Styrofoam core incases the metal case with the 1000 chips, inlaid felt tray, 3 card decks, 6 dice, rule book and dealer button.
The Styrofoam core will not fall apart and will repack for travel.
One warning; the product is heavy at 38 pounds. I mean every time you pick it up it weighs 38 pounds. Pick the case up from the sides not the handle. I keep mine in the Styrofoam core and cardboard box when moving it to a friends' house. Believe me it's heavy for a small compact size.
Very happy with the purchase and quality of these Brybelly chips. 』 『This is our 14 Gram Heavy Weighted poker chip Set with King's Casino Design. This items ships in a 1000 ct aluminum case. We also include a Free WPT Rulebook with this chip set. This poker chip is perfect gift for anyone that is relatively new to the game of poker! Free Rule Book, Ultra Heavy Casino graded poker chips.』
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『DC Check Time tee. DC logo in a sketch design over checkerboard print on front of shirt. Short sleeve. 94% cotton/6% organic cotton. Machine wash. Imported.』
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