© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Ironcladd Recent reviews written by member Ironcladd en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_474021269124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Personal Best of Monty Python’s Flying Circus: A Wonderful "Best of" Retrospective. By James Zaworski I was pleased to be able to pick up this retrospective, “best of”, DVD collection here in China.  I had been in one of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474021269124 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:30:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474021269124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473070210692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Return of Little Big Man: Thomas Berger’s Fine Sequel to Little Big Man. By James P. Zaworski Thomas Berger wrote the historical novel, “Little Big Man”(... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473070210692 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 23:19:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473070210692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473021976196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Stephen Ambrose was a formidable force to be reckoned with in the field of American history. He was one of the most prolific and authoritative authors of history around, and he is also one of my favorite authors of American history, and also one of my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473021976196 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:34:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473021976196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468637552260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Bangkok During the State of Emergency: The Coolest Hot City in Asia. By James Zaworski I just returned from one week in Bangkok with my girlfriend, and it was a fantastic trip.  Just prior to going, on April 21, 2009, I had been weighing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468637552260 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468637552260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464161836676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - How Does Performance Offset Size? (Does Size Matter?) By James Zaworski SanDisk (SD), a great company that provides industry standard products for digital cameras, and for the interface with many, and most, modern, computers.  No matter... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464161836676 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:09:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464161836676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463851196036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Ritter Sport Chocolate has become a reward for me during my tenure as English teacher here in China.  It is not only a reward, but it is a pleasure, an extravagance, an obsession, a craving, and a delight!I have been teaching English, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463851196036 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:18:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463851196036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463071841924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Civil War, Episode 6: The Valley of the Shadow of Death. By James P. Zaworski The American Civil War was the most devastating and costly war, in terms of American lives lost, in our country’s history.  Over 600,000 Americans died... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463071841924 Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:01:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463071841924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462953287300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Verbatim 500 Gb External Storage Drive is Outstanding! By James Zaworski I am a consumer of computer technology, and it is amazing to me how much data can be accumulated over the course of time.  Digital photos, digital music files,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462953287300 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 04:48:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462953287300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460459970180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Who Let the Cat’s Out?  Mike Stern Did! By James Zaworski I love jazz.  Perhaps even more than jazz, I love jazz/fusion.  I also love guitar.  Combine these three things, and a history of music and you are bound to come... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460459970180 Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:45:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460459970180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459947413124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Little Big Man: An Outstanding Piece of Modern American Literature. By James P. Zaworski I have been re-reading Thomas Berger’s book “Little Big Man”, during these past couple of weeks.  As an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459947413124 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 12:21:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459947413124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459743792772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Acer Aspire One Notebook Mini: A Nice Little Portable Computer. By James Zaworski I went back home to Illinois for the Thanksgiving holiday, and while I was there, I did some shopping on “Black Friday”.  I’ve been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459743792772 Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:05:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459743792772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459432758916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Civil War, Episode 5:  The Universe of Battle (Gettysburg and Vicksburg). By James P. Zaworski Ken Burns’ landmark documentary series, “The Civil War”, is one of the reasons why I pursued a degree in history, among... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459432758916 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:55:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459432758916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458236923524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - John Mclaughlin’s Floating Point: Mature, Reflective, Sophisticated Jazz. By James P. Zaworski John Mclaughlin is one of the most influential and superlative modern musicians around today. He has shared his great gift with us, in the form... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458236923524 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:29:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458236923524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455642418820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Jingle All the Way: The Best Jazz Christmas CD of the Season (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones). By James P. Zaworski Christmas time is a time of family, fun, friends, food, and the Flecktones.  Well, Bela Fleck and the Flectones, to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455642418820 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:18:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455642418820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453259529860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Toshiba L355D Satellite Turion Computer is a Dream Come True. By James P. Zaworski I seem to go through laptop computers at a rather steady rate, and as my last laptop, an eMachines, was slowly going extinct, I began shopping for another laptop... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453259529860 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:58:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453259529860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_447014080132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The American Experience: The Battle of the Bulge. By James P. Zaworski World War II was the greatest war in human history. After the Normandy Invasion, the Allies broke out of the hedge row... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~447014080132 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 03:01:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_447014080132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_444914175620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Life in the Freezer Part 1: David Attenborough Introduces Antarctica. By James P. Zaworski Antarctica, the southernmost continent, is underneath a cap of ice almost three miles thick in spots... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~444914175620 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:45:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_444914175620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441009344132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Passport Cross-Collateral: A Top Fusion CD! By James Zaworski I have been a fan of jazz and jazz-rock fusion since I was 7 years old, back in 1972. Being influenced by older brothers (four of them to be exact), I developed a taste for jazz and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441009344132 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:16:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441009344132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418061127300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The War: Another Ken Burns Masterpiece. By James P. Zaworski World War II was the greatest conflagration in human history thus far. Fought in thousands of places with countless millions of people killed, this terrible world war brought out the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418061127300 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:09:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418061127300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414623633028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Jean luc Ponty: No Absolute Time is the Best Time! By James Zaworski Jean luc Ponty is the foremost jazz and fusion violinist of the past quarter century. I say this without too much pretension or without too much extreme bias, and have the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414623633028 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:38:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414623633028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413601468036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - High Tension Wires: A Steve Morse Classic (Never Too Many Notes!) By James P. Zaworski As I have written many times before in my music reviews about Steve Morse, he is one of my all time favorite guitar players. Starting out with his band, The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413601468036 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:21:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413601468036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413601336964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Stand Up: Steve Morse Bows to Commercialism and Fails. By James Zaworski Steve Morse is one of my favorite guitarists, and in my eyes, he can do very little wrong. That statement is basically true and sound, in terms of his guitar playing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413601336964 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:19:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413601336964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413324381828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - McDonalds in China: Have a Big Mac on the Great Wall! By James P. Zaworski I have spent quite a lot of time in the People’s Republic of China in the past 13 months. I first visited the PRC in December 2004-January 2005, and traveled around... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413324381828 Sat, 5 Jan 2008 00:23:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413324381828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413080325764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Introduction: Ladies and Gentlemen, Steve Morse. By James Zaworski It was Christmas of 1984 and an older brother of mine bought a cassette for me, Steve Morse: The Introduction. I had never, at that time, heard of Steve Morse, but my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413080325764 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 05:58:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413080325764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412407860868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Enchantment: Chick Corea meets Bela Fleck. By James Zaworski I was extremely pleased to hear this CD for the first time last evening. This was one of my Christmas gifts, and my girlfriend knows my musical tastes extremely well. Lately, I’... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412407860868 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:39:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412407860868?linkin_id=8003929