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Looks much better than the long stock antenna and I'm not longer worried about my antenna breaking off in the car wash. Some FM stations have a little static, generally smaller stations, but I usually listen to XM so it's not a big issue.

I recently stayed at a friend's beach house where the hose was crimped and difficult to use (I know as I watered their plants). So, I ordered this hose (I have two 50' ones here where I live), and had them sent to my friends' home. It is an untraditional gift, but much appreciated. It is true, however, that the material used is not as good as in the older hoses. My new ones crimped after a year or two.

Well, I've been a fan of Rachel's writing since I read With This Heart when it was released back then. Since then I've read all her books and, in my opinion, A Place in the Sun is her best work yet!!

Stiger's Tigers is your fairly standard military fantasy, and that's not a bad thing. The titular protagonist, whose family is infamous for their military exploits, is serving as a captain in the Imperial Legion. He is given command of an infantry company in order to escort supplies and reopen communications with a cut off outpost. The plot is not overly ambitious; Edelheit includes plenty of action and progression and does a good job of wrapping things up nicely while setting the stage for the sequel. Roman history is the primary influence for the book; the soldiers are armed, trained, and organized similar to Roman Legions.

I purchased my first can from a local vitamin shop, but found it at Amazon cheaper, so bought two more cans since 1can lasts only about a week if you are replacing two meals a day. I ran out of my first can before I got my Amazon order (my fault), and ate normally for two days before I could start up the program again. The 2 lbs I lost from using this for the first week immediately came right back. That is why I'm on the fence with the product. I'm afraid that once I get off the program I will gain it all back immediately. That said, I am losing weight while replacing two meals with shakes. I think I would be losing more if I was eating better dinners than I have been. I'm not eating super fattening foods for dinner, but I'm not eating salads and fish/poultry dinners either as recommended. I stay full after drinking a shake for about 4 hours. If I exercise I am hungrier in the evening, so I have to be careful about not over eating or snacking before dinner. I have to also say that in the last couple of years I have had an extremely hard time losing weight unless I do extreme diets, so to actually be losing weight with this I will say it works. I have 1 more week to go until my supply is gone. If I continue to lose weight, I will be ordering more. I know every person loses weight differently, and I have to admit I was hoping to lose 10 lbs within 2 weeks like other reviewers, but it hasn't happened. I would recommend this, but just be realistic on your weight loss goals and follow the program better than I did. I also will recommend that you use vanilla almond milk or chocolate soy milk to mix with the powder. The first day I used 2% milk and the taste was not so pleasant, very chalky. Mixing with water and adding cinnamon was not good either. It was drinkable if you gulped it down and didn't think too hard about the consistency. Once I changed to light soy milk or almond milk I actually enjoyed the drink over ice. As far as one reviewer stating she got constipated being on this, I did notice a slowing of movements but I just drank some Metamucil and that cleared up. I did not lose energy on this which was a concern of mine because the diets I've been on before left me lightheaded and fatigued. I will try to add more review in another week to let you know what happens.