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Crystal: It’s the Shine in your Eyes

Of all the gems and stones available, a crystal is one of the most significant and popular one, that has been used for more than one reason. It has been chiefly used for cosmetic and decoration purposes. And apart from that, it has been used in future predictions, for healing people of various health related problems and also to make living conditions better. But all this is based on the different beliefs and perceptions towards life, of different people. Here we are going to look at the cosmetic uses of crystal.

Crystals can be your key to razzle dazzle, shine and glitter. To add some life and spice to yourself for that ‘oh-so-special’ evening party, the ball dance party or the corporate party, you can bet upon crystals. They will help you rocket to fame and glory, as you turn heads wherever you pass from. Just one jewellery set of crystals or crystal encrusted in your lavaliere or finger ring can do the magic.

Crystals do not have to be the shiny silver stuff that we all know. Even some of the precious stones, that can make jewelery beautiful, are called crystal, like amethyst. More or less, all kinds of crystals are used for astrological reasons. But even though the astrological factors are well in place, more and more people are fond of crystals as jewellery, more than anything else. Available in different colours, crystals can be worn with a variety of dresses.

The best thing about Crystal is probably when a ray of light falls on it and breaks into thousands of small rays that bounces of the surface of the crystal and spreads a shine and sparkle around. With this magnificent property of crystal in your jewellery, you can add more power to your brilliance, thereby stunning people around, wherever you go.

About the Author

Paul Shane cherishes a hobby of studying and collecting jewellery, to dig out the making and story behind them, especially the rare or exquisite ones, also the Crystal being used for manufacturing the jewellery. He also loves studying consumer behaviour related to jewellery selecting and buying. At present he is associated with a leading group called E-Beads Limited.

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Why won't Acer Crystal Eye Webam work with Windows Live Messenger?

My Acer's built-in webcam won't work with MSN messenger. Why? Is it an MSN problem or is it the Crystal Eye? Or is it possibly something else?

I'm having exactly the same problem with a crystal eye webcam on an Acer Aspire One netbook. Read some info that said take all pictures out of the "my pictures" folder but that hasn't helped in this case. Anybody got any other ideas please

Crystal Eye Crystal Eye
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Tested by professional groomers & breeders & proven to be the ultimate in tearstain remover for dogs & cats. Use on Boxers, Bulldogs & Shar-Peis to clean between the folds of their skin.

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Irritates dog's eye
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by Dog and book lover from Southeastern, CT on 2010-04-13
I just rescued a chihuahua mix and although she's in excellent health I wasn't too thrilled about her tearstains. I did a little research online about the issue and after trying some home remedies (warm water, vaseline, etc) with no success I picked this up at my local pet food store. My poor pup is already hesitant to let me work on her eyes, but when I tried to use this product she actually seemed to be in pain. Her eye looks to be a little red and bloodshot now. I will ask my vet for a better recommendation this week and will not use this product again.


This stuff stinks... Peroxide works better!
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by d_momof4 from on 2009-10-06
I haven't used this product yet....It just came in the mail today and one whiff of this stuff is enough to turn your stomach. It smells like strong ammonia mixed with something else....like Windex?? The ingredients are not listed on the bottle. I ordered mine from a different web site. I wish I would have come here and read the reviews first. Just from the smell of this stuff, there's no way I'm going to put it around my babies delicate eyes/nose/mouth. (I might clean my bathrooms with it though) I've been reading reviews on Angel Eyes and there's a lot of good ones. However, I'm scared to risk it. I think it works but could cause serious side effects. (read the 1-2 star reviews) One reviewer mentioned that her vet suggested Peroxide. I tried it last night just before bedtime and woke up to seeing my babies face as white as snow! I was amazed and I didn't expect such a huge difference just from using it one time! My Maltese's tear staining is from teething so it's not as bad as some dogs. I used the peroxide full strength on a cotton ball (careful not to get it in the eye) and then I poured some on a small cosmetic/eyebrow/eyelash brush and combed it through around his eyes and mustache. (make sure you clean the dried up stuff first with warm water to soften and comb out with a cosmetic or flea comb) He looks so beautiful!


Does not work at all
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by Greta Maclean from Tulsa, Oklahoma on 2009-06-03
I used this on my shih-tzu's face every day until it was gone, and it made absolutely NO difference whatsoever. Save your money, this stuff is worthless.


Excellent product
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by Annette from Fullerton, CA, USA on 2009-03-06
This is a great eye stain cleaner. I use it once daily. Nothing will remove the stains to the hair, but this product prevents the stains from getting worse. You can tell that it actually cleans the discharge from the area. Once the stained hair grows out, I expect my dog to be eye stain free.


Doesn't work!
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by Lynne Ridley from Sardis, TN. United States on 2008-03-06
We've used this product for 2 weeks now on our puppy ~ twice a day. They say to wipe it on and wipe stains away. Doesn't happen, didn't change anything at all. The one star rating shouldn't be there, but this can't be submitted without it.


Birds eye view of the New York Crystal Palace and environs (Reprint measured in inches 24 x 18) Birds eye view of the New York Crystal Palace and environs (Reprint measured in inches 24 x 18)
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High quality reproduction of original photograph from the Popular Graphics Arts Collection of over 7,100 images from the Library of Congress. Please be aware that some of the prints in this collection depict popular biases and prejudices at the time of original publication and are considered extremely racist or otherwise offensive today...

Nulco 51-TIGER / 61-TIGER / 71-TIGER Crystal Accent Crystal Gem Pear in Tyger Eye Crystal Size: 1.97 Nulco 51-TIGER / 61-TIGER / 71-TIGER Crystal Accent Crystal Gem Pear in Tyger Eye Crystal Size: 1.97"
 

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Nulco 51-TIGER / 61-TIGER / 71-TIGER Crystal Accent collection has an amazing choice in crystals for your lighting fixtures. Mix and match or choose the one which gives the best result. Just play around and create a visual effect...

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World [VHS] Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World [VHS]
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Muhammad Ali's grace, charisma, and remarkable bravado shine through in this affectionate look at his life and career. Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World takes a fairly straightforward documentary approach, chronicling Ali's life and career through film footage and interviews with journalists, loved ones, and a few bizarre commentators, like Scottish comedian Billy Connolly...

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The Greatest
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by Jimmy L. Gabriel from Houston on 2010-07-05
One of the best video of all time. I enjoyed the details of his life.


good dvd to get to know more of ali's life as a boxer!
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by O. Drost from Leiden, Pays-Bas on 2007-01-18
a bit disappointing...! Hoped to get more archive-information and images of all the fights which ultimately got him to the top and made him world-champion, again and again!


The Thriller Boom in my Living Room
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by Buster Paris from Boston, MA on 2003-12-31
What an outstanding DVD (4.75 stars) - I was really skeptical at first because the price was so low and I just thought this was going to be one of those cheap and poorly put together Muhammad Ali pieces. I put it on my Holiday Wish List and I figured 10 bucks is pretty cheap for a family member and it's a DVD I want to check out...Maaaan did I get lucky!Lots of great, fun and rare footage. Some great interviews and thoughts and memories from some pretty interesting people and a hilarious story from Billy Crystal in the Special Features section (the only good thing about that section otherwise it's pretty lame)Great for any Muhammad Ali fan! - The price for this DVD is absolutely outstanding!


Comprehensive documentary on The Greatest
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by Levi Wallach from Vienna, VA USA on 2002-01-21
Muhammad Ali was recently named the "Sportsman of the Century" by Sports Illustrated magazine. "Muhammad Ali Through The Eyes of the World," which comes out on January 29th, tells the amazing story of this great athlete, political figure, and celebrity and you can easily see why Ali might have been chosen for this great honor. After all, he always knew he was "The Greatest" - something he claimed about himself from his earliest days of boxing."Muhammad Ali Through The Eyes of the World" is a documentary without a narrator. It basically is hundreds of short clips of interviews of everyone from childhood neighbors, former trainers, boxing opponents, friends, family, celebrities, etc. All of these are held together and made cohesive with clips from various sports and boxing historians. The number of voices making up the documentary, though, is really stunning! About the only one they didn't get a current interview from was Ali himself, but given that he suffers from Parkinson's disease now, that would probably have been fairly difficult.As most people born before 1985 know, Ali was born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky. His start in boxing came from his bicycle being stolen. He told his father that he was going to "woop" whoever it was when he found out who had stolen his bike. His father asked if he knew how to fight and Ali said no, so his father took him to the local boxing ring and thus was born one of the greatest if not THE greatest boxer ever. What he did in the ring was revolutionary for a heavyweight, as he danced around with the agility of a Barishnikov ducking and bobbing and getting in a punch here and there till he finally bested his opponents either by out and out knockout or by TKO. At least this was the case in his early days. This documentary covers all of his fights, and although there was only an average of 10 or 15 seconds of footage of each fight (save for his fight with Spinx where there is only a still image), at least there was footage of each and lots of commentary about each fight from various people.Ali was great not only for what he did in the ring, of course, but for his behavior in the public eye. He was a showboater and braggadocio, of course, but he backed this up and was a gracious looser the few times this happened. Nevertheless, more importantly he was outspoken about his own political and moral beliefs. Most people know that he converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali, and subscribed to many of the stances of that organization, at least initially. But what many don't know is that Ali was outspoken even before this. For example after coming back from winning the gold metal for boxing in the 1960 Olympics, he through his metal into the Ohio River to protest the racism that was still blatantly prevalent in his home town. The documentary does not shy away from the controversial aspects of some of what made Ali a complex individual, although it definitely puts his flaws in a positive light, as if to make excuses for them. For example, although a wonderfully supportive father, Ali had 4 wives, and apparently quite a few affairs on top of this. While he divorced one wife apparently because she did not want to cover herself in the way that the Nation of Islam would have proposed (as well wanting to dance, smoke, etc.), Ali was seen escorting new girlfriends on trips while still married. The only family members actually interviewed were one his former wives and one of his daughters. Both are very favorable towards Ali, and his daughter actually says she's glad he was so prolific with relationships or she and all her brothers and sisters would not be around. The documentary is almost two hours long, so has quite a bit of great footage. Universal presents it in anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1), and transfer is wonderful - at least as far as the modern interview clips go. Of course earlier footage of fights, interviews, etc. from the '60's and 70's are flawed, but there's not much that could have been done about these. The audio is almost primarily dialogue and so the 5.1 Dolby Digital Soundtrack really doesn't get a chance to show off, but the dialogue is crisp and clean for what its worth. One would not expect to see extras on a documentary, but Universal has provided a decent array of bonus material, although each one is fairly small in length. I actually preferred this after watching the 114-minute documentary! Included is a music video, stills of the artwork of Leroy Nieman who did live work during Ali's fights, additional interview outtakes, and a very short "featurette" which could have been simply inserted into the documentary itself without seeming out of place. Also there is an Ali Center Promo: The Ali Center is being built in downtown Louisville and will promote learning and striving for excellence in all areas for youth based on Ali's own life experiences. Finally, there is "Through the Eyes of the World" which has short clips from the "man-on-the-street" but also some boxing professionals on what Ali means to them. I would have liked somewhat longer clips for these as they were only about 10-20 seconds each, but there are so many (10 countries are represented), that having clips that were much more than a couple of minutes per country would probably have gotten a bit tiresome, especially after the fairly long documentary. All these extras and the documentary itself make a really good value for even the list price..., let alone for discounted copies!Overall, "Muhammad Ali Through The Eyes of the World" is a very comprehensive documentary. It tells a complete story of a great figure, both within sports and outside, from so many different perspectives, with so much old and newer footage, and with so many voices, that you can't help to come away from it feeling like you've really learned a great deal about Ali, and why he himself as well as so many other still consider him to be "The Greatest."


Loved it
star 5.0 Crystal In Eyes
by from on 2001-12-07
This is the greatest Ali movie ever made. Period


Eyvind Kang: Virginal Coordinates Eyvind Kang: Virginal Coordinates
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eyvind kang creation
star 3.0 Crystal In Eyes
by Christopher McCann from another world on 2008-08-13
To be honest I havn't given this one enough of a listen, as I didn't realy get the urge to play it repeatedly. I don't want to put it down as I believe this guys creations are all musicaly exceptional, but unfortunately this album just didn't excite me as much as some other stuff I have heard! There is probably a whole heap of Eyvind Kang fans out there just cursing at me for this review !! don't let me put you off though, give it a listen. I know that I couldn't create anything even half as good as this album, I might be too critical from hearing too mutch great music....P.S. I have seen this guy play live and he left me praising his performance as I picked my jaw up off the ground!


WAOOOUUUHH...
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by riribungle83 from La Seyne/mer, France on 2008-04-06
A very good product... That's terrible. Eyvind Kang with Mike Patton and others... WAOUH. I love it. Zen... Thanks. =)


it turned out to be rather good, after all
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by Mr. Penguin from on 2007-01-23
i had problems with the post office when i ordered this initially, but Amazon straightened everything out. their customer service team really came through. i am well aware this is not a review of the album (yet), but it does inform potential buyers that the customer service here is outstanding. anyway, as for the cd: there are AT LEAST 3 amazing tracks on this disc (not just Patton songs), making the overall purchase VERY worthwhile. for Patton fans, the closest comparison is the Kaada/Patton Romances CD in the way that it has some actual lyrics, but mostly sounds. the orchestration on this is stunning on most tracks. on track 10, i cannot believe the drums, it sounds like a programmed beat, not a live orchestra. i obviously don't have a degree in this subject, but i can tell you that it's moving, uplifting, and worldly sounding. really diverse, yet good flow. #7,9, and 10 are my favorites. #7 reminds me of these crazy old filmstrips you'd watch in music class in elementary school. actually it sounds like a cut directly from the movie Masque of the Red Death with Vincent Price. oddly on this same disc, track 9 could be played at a wedding and it'd fit right in. once #9 or 10's in your head, it's stuck- they're good ones. hope this review was helpful.


a bit sterile
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by Gift Card from on 2005-06-03
I bought this CD because of the extremely positive reviews I had read on this page, but, after listening to it a few times, I thought I needed to provide some counterpoint. I held many expectations for this album upon reading the reviews, few of which were realized. I don't know why one reviewer would have listed all those genres and composers, insinuating that Virginal Co Ordinates is some sort of culmination of 500 years of music. It's not. It's not a bad album, but it's no milestone. If you're expecting "Scottish folk and Villa-Lobos and Icelandic post-rock all on the same album," you'll be disappointed. I'll take you through "Doorway to the Sun," and you can decide for yourself: -starts off, we're at 3:30 into it, and there's been some pizzicato noodling. a little dissonance. some of pink floyd's "echoes" sound effects in the background, seems like. yeah, this has been going on for a while. -alright, it's building, a little. we've got some percussion now. we're 7 minutes into it. it's got a good vibe to it, but it feels like the music that would play during a video montage of me making a toothpick structure. -alright, 9:30. the music has really layered itself to a point of cohesiveness, and that's gratifying. it took a very long time to do so, though, and the song could have equally as effectively started right here. it hasn't been "bending genres" for these past nine minutes, after all, it's been building up within the confines of one, one genre, one tempo, one key. -now we're at 14:00, and mike patton has been chanting along. the vocals are another instrument, which is always refreshing, especially when patton does it, but is something going to happen? i could fall asleep to this music, but should i be actively listening to it? -ever play medal of honor, or whatever that wwII videogame is with the trumpet in the beginning? man, this whole album reminds me of that. -hey, the music is deconstructing itself exactly the way it built up, but backwards. -now it's over. So, as you can see, I did not just have a life-altering experience. It's good music to put on while you're sitting in a cubicle or reading an intense book, but otherwise it gets a bit dry, emotionless, repetitive, and predictable.


What if . . .
star 5.0 Crystal In Eyes
by Jan P. Dennis from Monument, CO USA on 2005-05-10
What if the entire history of Western Christian mysticism, William Blake, plainsong, Tantum Ergo, polyphony, Renaissance dance, Baroque, German Romanticism, Gamelan, South Indian classical, Japanese folk song, Icelandic chill-out, Olivier Messiaen, Alva Noto, microtonalism, Samuel Barber, Daniel Lanois without the cheese, Native American, Appalachian, Scottish folk, North African Berber, Nu-pop, ambient drone, Minimalism, Industrial, beat poetry, cosmic consciousness, post-rock, Toronto Indie Apocalypse, Van Dyke Parks, chamber jazz, Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Gustav Holst, The Beach Boys, Sun Ra, Eric Satie, Heitor Villa Lobos, Phillip Glass, and New Music sensibilities were all to be assimilated, processed, deconstructed, and retrieved in one enormous, death-defyingly gorgeous, show-stoppingly virtuosic yet eminently listenable and instantly accessible disc? That's a pitiful attempt to capture in words what is going on in this absolutely astounding album, certainly a landmark, a watershed in the history of recorded music. Just the shear scope of the soundscape boggles the mind. A basic six-piece unit (Michael White, violin; Mike Patton, voice, electronics; Tim Young, electric guitar; Tucker Martine, live sound processing; Evan Schiller sound movements; and Evyind Kang, violin and composer) is augmented by a sixteen-piece orchestra featuring woodwinds, brass, strings, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards, accordion, percussion, and drums. Kang has written some absolutely mesmeric compositions featuring all of the styles noted in the first paragraph, which are then arranged and played in a most compelling and beguiling manner. Certainly the inclusion of such noted sound manipulators as Patton, Schiller, and Martine contribute greatly to the sweep and grandeur of the musical palette. But perhaps the most salient fact about this disc is that it is a live recording, albeit, thankfully, with none of the annoying audience interruptions that all too frequently accompany such undertakings. The centerpiece is the 19:23 "Doorway to the Sun," which must be heard to be believed (or vice versa). Here composer Kang pulls out all the stops, creating a map of the musical universe that encompasses the farthest reaches of Ultima Thule, maelstroms, blasted heaths, ocean bottoms, planetary cycles, black holes, desert sunsets, double helixes, equinoxal precessions, 80-foot Cortez Reef, Uluru, Rapa Nui, Chichen Itza, and all points in between. The chantlike vocals coming in at about 10:20, courtesy of the inimitable Mike Patton, largely unintelligible, yet strangely understandable, s(h)immer with repeated words/phrases like "seven, seven, seven key [____]" "interplanetary [____]" "astral intelligence gave them," "liberation receive them," "heavenly firmament kiss it," "multiplicity dissolvent" "spirit of the innocents save them"--or similar utterances. And even though they make no rational sense, they resonate with the deepest racial memories and human sentiments summed up by the world's greatest myths and religious stories. Sound like New Age blather? Maybe, but I don't think so. The rest is nearly as remarkable, if not quite as ambitious and far reaching. I am especially taken with the title cut, impossible dense yet unfolding with crystal clarity, sonically startling with its ominous percussive underpinnings, white noise wash, and massive brass assault yet featuring the most remarkable sound imaging where even single string instruments and belllike nuances ring out from the speakers. Indeed, from a production standpoint alone, this disc deserves highest praises. Other favorites include "Sidi Bou Said," with its faux East Indian textures, oriental oboe, and spot-on ensemble voicings, and "Innocent Eye, Crystal See," a simple melodic statement that just keeps unfolding with a magical assortment of string, percussive, and wind voicings until it becomes, finally, an incredibly rich sound tapestry. Not surprisingly, my favorite numbers are the three longest, where Kang and the players get to display the full monty of their instrumental and vocal glory. Eyvind Kang, someone always worth listening to, has here produced not only his masterpiece, but in my humble opinion, the greatest disc of the young millennium, music that sets the bar so impossibly high that I don't see it being topped anytime soon.






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