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The Whistle Activity Monitor is an on-collar device that measures your dog's activity, giving you a new perspective on day-to-day behavior and long-term health trends. Check-in from your phone wherever you are and share memorable moments with family and friends.
• Daily goal: Set a daily goal, track progress, and create healthy habits along the way.
• Wireless sync: Upload data seamlessly via Wi-Fi.
• Activity graph: Gives a snapshot of the entire day, highlighting moments of activity and rest.
• Events: Activities like walk, play, and rest show up automatically. Add your own photos, comments, and other events like meals or medication to bring the whole story together.
• Insights: Whistle lets you know when your dog hits key milestones and informs you of any changes in behavior.
• Sharing: Share special moments with family and friends.
What's New
v2.2: Made orientation fixed in portrait mode.
NOTE: Lowest freq should be in human range. If you can't hear 15K, check phone volume.
Nature Sounds Relax and Sleep
Then choose from a list of 6 different good quality nature relaxing sounds (sounds of nature) which include thunder, ocean sounds, sea, birds sounds, rain, night in jungle, water sounds, waterfall, nature and start your personal audio therapy.
"Nature Sounds Relax and Sleep for Android is an amazing health app, allowing you to cure insomnia and increase your quality of sleep." - AppEggs.com
Q: How could I set sound as alarm in my phone?
A: When you choose "Set as Alarm" option it is simply copy sound to alarm directory of your phone (it doesn't create new alarm). Then you need to go to alarm menu in you smartphone and set up NEW ALARM with our sound of nature.
+ only natural music, no musical instruments, white noise
+ relax and sleep sounds and ringtones!
+ high-quality sounds of bird songs in rain forest
+ sound of sea waves natural, roar of the surf, marine voice
+ sound of natural rainfall, waterfall, night jungles
+ natural sound of water currents
+ relaxation loud ringtones
+ nature music
+ healing sounds
+ soothing music - sleep sounds
+ absolutely relaxing
+ nature Sound Relax and Sleep
+ white noise for baby sleep
+ therapy music (music therapy, sound therapy, melody therapy)
+ best good quality water sounds, sea sounds, wave sounds, rain sounds - sounds of nature
+ you will relax and sleep like baby
+ children fall asleep immediately
+ lullaby of nature
+ deep relaxation
+ white noise generator
+ Aura for android
+ animal sounds
+ sounds of sunday
- install "Nature Sounds Relax & Sleep" to SD card
- different nature sounds (include water sounds, rain sounds, jungle, sounds of the sea)
- count Down Timer for music relaxation therapy
- beautiful wallpaper for each sound of nature
- meditation music run in background
- help to get rid of tinnitus
- relaxation for human brains
- only good quality nature sleep sounds
- relax melody samples
- best relaxing sounds of nature Free App
- super natural water sounds (no music)
- nature noise maker (sounds effects ringtones)
- sounds of the season
- sounds of the city
- sounds of the game
- ambient sounds
People use nature sounds relaxation techniques for the following reasons, among others:
Anger management (roar of the surf, sea, water flow, waves on a beach sounds, ocean, rain sounds)
Cardiac health (rain forest sounds, birds singing)
Depression therapy(birds sounds, yoga music,white noise app)
Bedtime songs and bedtime sounds
General well-being (waves on a beach, jungle sounds)
Headache therapy (birds singing, ocean waves sounds)
High blood pressure (roar of the surf, waterfall sounds, white noise)
Immune system support (sounds of brook, creek, stream let, river, white noise)
Insomnia therapy(all water sounds, rain sounds, sleep sounds, sounds of blackness)
Pain management (all birds songs, all water sounds)
Stress management (sounds of storm, lightning, thunder, rain sounds, white noise lite)
A relaxation technique (relaxation training) is any method (include audio therapy, sleep sounds and nature sounds), process, procedure, or activity that helps a person to relax; to attain a state of increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of anxiety, stress or anger.Yoga music, massage, audio therapy, nature sounds, relax melodies, bird songs and other techniques that include deep breathing tend to calm people who are overwhelmed by stress, while rhythmic exercise improves the mental and physical health of those who are depressed. People who encounter both symptoms, feeling depressed in some ways and overexcited in others, may do best by walking, listening natural sounds of rain, thunderstorms, birds or performing yoga techniques that are focused on strength. Other whistles - cat whistle, bird whistle, bird call, mosquito repellent.
Upwatchr for Jawbone UP
Current Features:
- Connect your Jawbone account
- Exercise, then sync your Jawbone UP device
- Use Upwatchr to review each day's exercise:
- NEW! Other Jawbone data points, such as steps, distance, and sleep have been added, giving you all the Jawbone data you care about!
- See Weight Loss Activity Conversion values, which work with leading weight loss number systems.
- See Total calories burned, Daily calorie baseline (based on age, weight, height, gender and activity level) and Extra calories earned (total burned minus daily baseline).
- See Activity minutes across 3 levels of intensity
- Activity data stored in app for offline viewing
Compatible with all wearable Jawbone UP trackers.
Upwatchr is not affiliated with weight loss programs or Jawbone. Activity Point calculations are approximate and based on data taken from your Jawbone UP device. Marketing and design by Universald, Inc.
Keywords: Jawbone, fitness, weightloss, weight loss, weightwatchers, health, dieting, diet, active link, activelink, myfitnesspal, nike+, jawbone up
UP - Requires UP/UP24/UP MOVE
UP® is a revolutionary system that guides you every step of the way to a better, healthier you. First, UP gets to know you—tracking your activity, diet and sleep. Next, it shows you how to make simple adjustments that, over time, add up to a whole new you.
Smart Coach
Only the UP® system has Smart Coach. It's like a partner in fitness—an intelligent guide that helps guide you to healthier choices each and every day. Smart Coach goes well beyond delivering measurements to show you the meaning behind the numbers.
Understand Your Diet, Sleep and Activity
Improve the quality of your days and nights through a deeper understanding of how your diet, sleep, activity and the choices you make affect your health and well-being.
Family and Friends
Get better together. When UP® community members have three or more friends on their team, they move at least 10 extra miles a month. That's a lot of calories burned.
Connected Apps & Hardware
Sync the UP® App with hundreds of apps and devices to expand and personalize your experience and make UP work even harder for you.
- Smart Coach helps you understand what changes you should make and helps you move more everyday. When paired with UP Move, UP or UP24 fitness tracker, Smart Coach is even smarter. It uses everything it learns about your activity, sleep and food to give you deeper insights and more personalized tips to reach your goals faster.
- Set goals for steps per day and hours of sleep each night, along with a target weight.
- Log your food, drink, calories, nutrients and use the UP® App Food Score to quickly know if you are eating right so that you can reach or maintain your target weight.
- Sync the UP® App with hundreds of apps and devices to expand and personalize your experience and make UP work even harder for you.
- Add specific workouts and activity types from soccer to Zumba® to see your detailed caloric burn to get the full picture of your active life.
- Connect with your friends and family, whether they are using the UP® App with or without a tracker, so you can reach your goals together or see how you measure up on the team leaderboards.
- Smart Coach's Today I Will feature motivates you when you need a push with personal challenges like staying hydrated or increasing your activity.
- Set an Idle Alert to increase your active time with customizable reminders at the wrist to make sure you're moving throughout your day.
- Silently wakes you up at the optimal moment in your sleep cycle with Smart Alarm™ — so you wake up feeling refreshed.
- English, Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
UP by Jawbone™
The UP® App is a revolutionary system that guides you every step of the way to a better, healthier you. You can get started today, no tracker required. First, UP gets to know you—tracking your activity, diet and sleep. Next, it shows you how to make simple adjustments that, over time, add up to a whole new you.
UP's Insight Engine will deliver personalized, actionable insights that guide you towards healthier choices as UP learns about you over time.
Whether you want to shed a few pounds or just eat healthier, tracking food is now even easier. New features include frequent meals, an enhanced calorie counter, and an expanded library of restaurant menus. You can also see quickly how healthy your food is with the 1-10 Food Score.
The UP® app is like a coach that gets to know you, then guides you to make simple decisions that lead to a more active life. With step tracking, workout logging and Insight Reports, UP is way more than a pedometer. Add friends to your team to cheer and be cheered.
Log your sleep and the UP® app will intelligently analyzes your sleep, diet and exercise, then suggest simple adjustments that lead to more rest and happier days.
UP works with over 100 apps and devices, and counting. Whether you're biking with Strava, working out with Wello or jogging with RunKeeper, track it all with UP for the most complete picture of your day and night.
- Start tracking your activity without a band using select phones or Android Wear devices
- Get personalized insights to help you set & achieve your goals
- Log your food & drink & track nutritional info
- Track your physical activity and get more fit
- Log workouts, from yoga and hiking to tennis and dance
- Log your sleep
- Team up with your friends and family in the app for encouragement and friendly competition
- Today I Will - UP suggests personalized goals. If you accept, UP encourages you along the way
- Streaks and Milestones - Get notifications that celebrate the progress you're making
- Activity alerts - Receive move notifications when you want them.
- Share UP's Insights via email, message, Facebook or Twitter
Supported languages: English, Spanish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
UpIt for Jawbone® UP System
We own ourselves the Jawbone gadgets (eg. UP and UP24 and others ) and UpIt Widget is helping us to monitor our progress and activities with ease.
What does UpIt Widget monitor:
- MEALS (total items, calories, fiber, Unsaturated fat, other carbs, protein, sugar, saturated fat, sodium, cholesterol, iron, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, polyunsaturated fat, fat, monounsaturated fat, potassium)
Installation setup:
UpIt is a widget. You will find the widget under App/Widget tray after installing from Google Play. (tap on "App" button from Home screen and select 'WIDGETS' tab). Drag & drop UpIt widget on Home screen will initiate the installation process. Please follow the instruction.
- We recommend to have a good internet data connection at initial setup. UpIt-Widget may experience timeout due to poor connection and results to an incomplete setup. If happens, then uninstall the UpIt-Widget from Settings->Apps and wait few minutes before download the UpIt-Widget from Google Play.
*** If you have suggestions, email us and help us take the app to the next level. Your email will be promptly responded to and acted on! We work hard to improve our apps and we value your inputs.
No warranty is expressed or implied that the application or its author is liable in any manner for any direct, incidental, indirect or punitive damages arising out of your access, use or inability to use this application, or any errors or omissions in this information on this application. Author shall not be liable to you or to any other third party for any additional, modification, suspension or discontinuance of the application.
Google Fit
Effortlessly track your activity:
• Just carry your phone and get access to your walking, running and cycling activity.
Reach your fitness goals:
• Set goals based on either duration or steps and see your progress throughout the day.
• Receive performance-based recommendations for activity goals.
A comprehensive view of your fitness:
• Connect third party devices and apps to Fit and we'll show you all of your fitness data in one place.
Available everywhere:
• Compatible with all Android Wear devices.
• Also access Google Fit on the web at http://www.google.com/fit and on your tablet.
- Wirelessly SYNC your Fitbit Surge, Charge HR, Charge, Flex, One or Zip tracker with your Android device.
- Track your DAILY GOALS and progress over time for STEPS, DISTANCE, CALORIES BURNED and more
- Use GPS to track your RUNS, WALKS & HIKES
- LOG ACTIVITIES like YOGA and WORKOUTS to keep you on track
- LOG FOOD to see how many CALORIES you consume each day, and manage your WEIGHT over time
- COMPETE with FRIENDS with daily or weekly CHALLENGES and compare stats
- ALL DAY HEART RATE TRACKING with Fitbit Surge and Charge HR
Learn more about Fitbit activity trackers and smart scales at www.fitbit.com
See list of supported devices at www.fitbit.com/devices
UPIt Pro for Jawbone UP System
We own ourselves the Jawbone gadgets (eg. UP and UP24 ) and UpIt-Pro Widget is helping us to monitor our progress and activities with ease.
What does UpIt Pro Widget monitor:
- MOVES (graph, steps, distance, longest idle, resting burn, inactive time, resting burn day, workout longest, workout active time, workout time, workout calories)
- SLEEPS (total slept, graph, light sleep, deep sleep, fell asleep in, in bed for, awake for, woke up, sleep quality, alarm fired, body, REM, mind, segments)
- MEALS (total items, calories, fiber, Unsaturated fat, other carbs, protein, sugar, saturated fat, sodium, cholesterol, iron, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin A, polyunsaturated fat, fat, monounsaturated fat, potassium)
Note for Bluetooth wireless sync: Jawbone released the UP24 support for Android. (Mar 11, 2014)
Installation setup:
UpIt-Pro is a set of widgets. You will find the widgets under App/Widget tray after installing from Google Play. (tap on "App" button from Home screen and select 'WIDGETS' tab). Drag & drop one of UpIt-Pro widgets onto the Home screen will initiate the installation process. Please follow the instruction.
- We recommend to have a good internet data connection at initial setup. UpIt-Pro Widget may experience timeout due to poor connection and results to an incomplete setup. If happens, then uninstall the UpIt-Pro Widget from Settings->Apps and wait few minutes before download the widget from Google Play.
*** If you have suggestions, email us and help us take the app to the next level. Your email will be promptly responded to and acted on! We work hard to improve our apps and we value your inputs.
No warranty is expressed or implied that the application or its author is liable in any manner for any direct, incidental, indirect or punitive damages arising out of your access, use or inability to use this application, or any errors or omissions in this information on this application. Author shall not be liable to you or to any other third party for any additional, modification, suspension or discontinuance of the application.
Shine is the elegant activity tracker that inspires you to live an active life. Wear Shine anywhere on your body with our range of upgrades that are designed for comfort and style. Shine's long-lasting battery and automatic wireless syncing mean you'll spend less time plugging in and more time moving. Use the Shine app to access these features:
- My Shine: Create a goal and Shine will give you credit for running, cycling, swimming and more
- Activity Progress: Check your activity progress and see stats like steps, calories and distance
- Sleep: Find out how much sleep you're getting, including deep sleep.
Supported Devices:
Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Note III, Google Nexus 4/5, HTC One and other Android device running OS 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with BLE enabled.
Under Armour Record
UA Record is a personalized health & fitness platform that provides tailored instruction, information & inspiration based on your data.
Track, analyze, and share your fitness activity with the world's first social network for athletes and fitness enthusiasts.
Track your activity:
⊕ Connect an activity tracking device to enable the 24/7 Activity Graph feature. See steps, workouts, and sleep, all in one place. Connect an activity tracker to track your steps (like the Jawbone UP or Withings Pulse) or GPS watch (like Garmin)
⊕ Log and track workouts including gym, runs, fitness classes, yoga, gym workouts, and more
Analyze and improve:
⊕ View activity data by the day, week, month, or year
⊕ Cross-compare data such as workouts vs. sleep, step count vs. weight, and other combinations
⊕ Easily analyze and identify patterns in activity to help you improve and surpass your goals
Build your community:
⊕ Add and invite friends to build your ultimate fitness community
⊕ Like and comment on friends' status updates, workouts, photos, and videos
⊕ Create Challenges and invite friends to see who will log the most workouts, most steps, and other activities
⊕ Follow Under Armour's elite athletes. See how the pros get it done behind the scenes and on the field
Search keywords: ua women, ua, under armor
Lifesum – Calorie Counter
Lifesum coaches you to track what you eat and your exercise every day. It helps you to make better food choices and improve your habits. The app is perfect if you want to lose weight, control your daily food habits or if you work out a lot and need to optimize your nutritional intakes.
1) Create your health profile and set your goal. The app will estimate the date where you will reach it!
2) Track what you eat using the built-in barcode scanner or search. The Lifesum database contains millions of items with complete nutritional values for you to choose from. The app also remembers what you eat to help you track super fast.
3) Track your exercises by choosing activity form and duration. Lifesum is also connected to activity monitor apps like Runkeeper and Moves to automatically help you measure your activity.
4) Use the Life circle to follow your tracking and let it guide you every day. When your circle turns green you have had a good day.
5) Follow your progress towards your goal with charts and summaries. Get healthier and happier.
On the 5:2 or Low carb diet? Lifesum works with all major diets. You can also customize your daily nutritional levels in detail.
Terms: http://api.lifesum.com/mobile-terms
Health Mate
Living healthy starts with knowing where you stand. The Withings app stores history of your data, helps you understand it and improve it over time. You can log this data manually or use one of our many compatible tracking devices and apps to automatically track your health.
Get to the weight that is right for you :
- Log your weight data manually or use a Withings Smart scale to do it automatically.
- Keep history of your weight and see where you stand on beautiful graphs.
- Set yourself achievable goals, and be reminded to focus on your efforts.
- Instantly see how close you are to your desired weight.
Stay in shape:
- Track your physical activity with the Withings Pulse, or link our free partner app : RunKeeper
- Get instant tips and supporting messages from your Withings Health Mate and make sure you achieve the recommended 30 minutes of moderate activity per day.
- See how your physical activities impact your weight loss in a snapshot.
Get peace of mind:
- Log your blood pressure data.
- Be reminded to monitor your heart regularly, and share your data with your doctor and your loved ones.
- Consult your Withings health mate and see instantly how well you are taking care of your heart.
Get restful night's sleep:
- Sleep does matter and impacts your day to day. Track your sleep automatically by putting your Withings Pulse in the wristband.
- Consult your healthy health mate and see instantly if you are getting enough rest.
Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Track Your Activities
If you workout or compete with a Garmin Edge® cycling computer, Forerunner® running watch or other compatible Garmin device, all of the Garmin Connect data you rely on is right here in the app. Examine the maps and stats from your individual activities or analyze your progress with charts and graphs.
Track Your Fitness
Upload data from your vivofit™ fitness band to track your progress while you're on the go. You'll be able to keep tabs on your total steps and progress toward your goal, how long you've been sedentary, sleep patterns and more.
Connect Your Devices On the Go
Garmin Connect Mobile unlocks the full potential of connected fitness devices. Upload data from your compatible device right to Garmin Connect. Send courses and workouts to your device. Let your friends and family follow your running/cycling races and training activities in real time using the LiveTrack feature. And get real-time weather conditions, forecasts and alerts directly on your connected Edge.
*Use with caution. Any time you post via Facebook or Twitter, the link will be available to anyone with access to your Facebook or Twitter profiles.
** Continued use of GPS and Bluetooth running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Runtastic Running PRO
Runtastic PRO uses GPS to map and track sports and fitness activities, such as: running, jogging, biking & walking. The 4.5+ rated app tracks cardio workout progress (duration, distance, elevation change, calories burned & more) to help you build healthy lifestyle habits and reach exercise goals. What's more? Runtastic was recently overhauled to enhance your user experience! Take Runtastic out for a run and enjoy our improved app design and navigation, optimized features & new functionality.
Download our incredible running app today and become part of a global fitness community of 40+ million registered users that is fun and motivational today – whether you're looking to improve your overall health, build cardio endurance or train for a marathon!
* Voice Coach: Audio feedback based on your personal preferences
* Auto Pause: Session is paused automatically when you stop moving
* Runtastic Earth View: Watch workouts in 3D (free Google Earth App required)
* Routes: Create or find exercise routes, sync them to your smartphone
* Interval training, coaching and dynamic split (km/mi) tables
* Training Goals: Select heart rate zone, calorie goal or pace goal to optimize training
* Challenge a Run: Compete against yourself by challenging past activity results
* Colored Traces: Colors indicate training changes, incl. pace, elevation, slope
* Geotagging: Take pics during exercise & view photos online with map trace
* Powersong: Activate to boost workout at just the right moment
* Ad free
* Map workouts in real-time with GPS & monitor exercise progress
* Personal training diary, advanced statistics & graphs
* LIVE Tracking & Cheering: Share location, receive messages for motivation to run further
* Mapping: Detailed live mapping & historic mapping (Google Maps)
* Customizable dashboard configuration: Display preferred training statistics
* Use Runtastic Training Plans to make progress & reach fitness goals
* Manual entry of workouts: Add treadmill, spinning & weight lifting workouts
* Monthly & overall metrics: Distance, number of workouts, duration & calories burned
* Post-activity details: Enter mood & surface info, receive hydration recommendation
* Orbit Connect: View activity stats on Runtastic Orbit, our new 24-hour wearable
* Integrate Runtastic activities to your MyFitnessPal account
* Sync your activities to Google Fit (for users logged in with Google+ only)
* Share sports activities on Google+, Facebook & Twitter
* Enjoy music with Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, SoundCloud & more, directly within the Runtastic app (available on Android 4.4 only)
* Control your Runtastic app with Android Wear: Start a run or bike activity via voice command, read your favorite stats from your wrist & display your post-workout session details, including maps, on Android Wear.
* LiveWare™ extension for Sony SmartWatch
Save workouts to Runtastic.com! Get further exercise data analysis, coaching & comparisons with friends! These benefits keep you motivated while striving to reach fat burning, cardio training or overall health & wellness goals.
You can also choose an expert training plan to reach your goals. Training plans provide coaching & inspiration for fitness goals, incl.: weight loss, building endurance, jogging a 10k, running a half-marathon, running a marathon or attaining a bikini body! Further health and fitness tips are available on the Runtastic Fitness YouTube Channel - your subscription is FREE. And, Runtastic has partnered with Universal Music – the world's undisputed leader in music publishing – to help users increase motivation, workout length & calories burned! Let's go!
• Automatic Tracking: Records daily walking, cycling and running.
• Places: Recognizes places in your daily life.
• Storyline: Visualizes your day in an easy-to-read timeline.
• Routes on map: See the paths you took.
• Pedometer: Counts your steps, so you can set simple goals.
• Connected Apps catalog: Use your Moves data with other apps.
Seeing your everyday exercise can help you think about your life in a new way. Start with small changes that can lead to a fitter lifestyle and healthier habits.
With Moves, our goal was to create an app that will keep your phone running fine if you charge it nightly. In tests with Moves and other typical phone use, we've reached that goal, but your results may vary, as there are many variables that affect battery consumption. We're continuously working on minimizing battery consumption even further.
Unfortunately, Samsung Note II cannot run its accelerometer sensor in the background. We have tried different solutions, but we have not found a satisfactory way to support the device. We would really like to support Note II and try to find a way in the future.


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I doubt any Latin American who isn't rich or corrupt would agree with this analysis. ICSID's track record clearly demonstrates bias towards international corporations, corporations that have a very dubious track record in Latin America (see Bechtel trying to own rain and countless other examples). Though Latin America opened itself up to investment for over two decades, the quality of life for the vast majority hardly improved and in many cases worsened. In Venezuela the opposite is true, the rich see their privileges diminishing, while the vast majority enjoy better health, employment, income and education.
Though the situation is Venezuela is far, far from perfect, Venezuela does have aligned against it the most powerful countries and corporations in the world, some of whom, like the US government, where involved in the attempted military coup to overthrow Chavez, who was elected by a huge majority in elections considered cleaner than those in the US by the international community. These parties continue their attempts to undermine democracy and socialism in Venezuela, therefore, the instability is entirely predictable.

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Know the grape variety, and you can understand the wine. There is some truth to this statement when so many wines are varietals. That is the term used when a wine is named after the dominant grape variety.There are so called "noble" varieties, elevated to the grape variety peerage because of excellence over the years. I will try to give a brief guide of each and an explanation of where they can be found at their best.CABERNET SAUVIGNON The king of reds is still the all-conquering Cabernet Sauvignon. It produces wines that are full-bodied, tannic with a blackcurrant aroma, a hint of cigar box, cedar wood and a green bell-pepper character.The finest region for the production of classic Cabernet Sauvignons is the Haut Medoc in France, north of the city of Bordeaux. Wines like Chateau Lafite Rothschild and Chateau Mouton Rothschild are usually made of three or potentially five grape varieties, but the Cabernet Sauvignon is always the dominant wine in the blend.A second choice for the finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignons would be California's Napa Valley. They are normally riper, richer, fuller and with higher alcohol than the leaner French versions.In Israel, Cabernet Sauvignon is the most planted grape variety. At the top end of the spectrum, Israel's finest wines to date seem to be either Cabernet Sauvignons or Bordeaux- style blends based on Cabernet Sauvignon.MERLOT Merlot wines are softer, rounder and less tannic than their Cabernet cousins. The wines tend to be medium-bodied with an aroma of ripe plums and blackberries and a supple texture.There is one place in the world where Merlot reaches heights that do not come near anywhere else. That is also in Bordeaux, but on the right bank of the Dordogne River, in the areas called St. Emilion and Pomerol. The fearsomely expensive Chateau Petrus is usually more than 90 percent Merlot.Elsewhere in the world, Merlot may be at its most accessible in Chile, which produces juicy, fruity and good-value Merlots.There are also some good Italian Merlots, particularly from the west coast of Tuscany, home of the Super Tuscans.In Israel, Merlot is the third most planted grape variety. A few wineries have very good prestige Merlots, but the grape is most commonly found playing a supporting role in Bordeaux blends.PINOT NOIR If Cabernet Sauvignon grows everywhere with success, Pinot Noir is the opposite. It is a grape variety that can give you the most sublime experience possible in a glass, but more often than not it disappoints because the grape is fickle and difficult to grow well.The Pinot Noir is at its finest in the Burgundy region of France, particularly in the area known as the Cote d'Or. The wine will be comparatively light-bodied, without the deep color of Cabernet and Merlot. It will have aromas of raspberries, cherries and strawberries. And the greater red Burgundies will have earthy aromas of truffles, a gamey character and what is described as "forest floor."Other areas for the best Pinot Noirs outside Burgundy are Oregon in the United States and New Zealand.In Israel, only a few wineries make a Pinot Noir. It is really a cool climate wine, and Israel is too hot and humid to make it well. Even so, for those wishing to taste the Israeli versions, they are not bad wines but will never be great ones.SYRAH/ SHIRAZ Syrah is the great variety of the Northern Rhone in France. The same grape is known as Shiraz in Australia.The Rhone Syrahs are full-bodied with aromas of blackberry, raspberry, black pepper, with hints of leather and even a smoked meat character.The Australian Shiraz is often more aromatic, richer and spicier. It has become the red wine variety most associated with Australia.In Israel, it is Shiraz that appears more often. Some wineries will name wines from the Australian clone Shiraz and from the French clone Syrah. Anyway, whatever the name, both Shiraz and Syrah are newcomers and have only come to Israel in the last 15 years. However, whereas Cabernet Sauvignon only really fulfills its potential here at high altitudes, Shiraz seems to grow well everywhere. There are some worldclass Israeli examples that have received international recognition. Some believe it will challenge King Cabernet in the future.CHARDONNAY Chardonnay is the world's favorite white grape. It grows well everywhere and almost anywhere. Put a bit of wood in the ground, and it will grow up as Chardonnay.The full-bodied oaky style Chardonnay is made best in Burgundy. These wines are often fermented in oak and then aged on their lees. The result is a creamy, buttery, nutty wine with a touch of tropical fruit on the nose and exquisitely balanced acidity. Try a Corton Charlemagne, Puligny Montrachet or Meursault from a top producer, and you will never want to drink a blowsy, high-alcohol, overoaked Chardonnay again.The other extreme is the unoaked style of Chardonnay, which is becoming more in vogue. Chablis is the finest expression of an unoaked Chardonnay. A good Chablis is light, crisp, steely and minerally with an appley aroma.The best country for Chardonnay outside France is Australia. Its latest Chardonnays are more subtly oaked than in the past.In Israel, the best white wine from a winery is, more often than not, a Chardonnay.They range from the richer peaches and cream style to the new trend of lightly or unoaked versions that are more refreshing.SAUVIGNON BLANC Sauvignon Blanc is medium-bodied white wine that is very aromatic, almost pungent. Its aromas include gooseberries, cut grass and tropical fruits. Legendary wine writer Jancis Robinson MW once termed the nose as "cat's pee on a gooseberry bush" – one of the most quoted tasting notes of all time.It is the cool climate of New Zealand, particularly Marlborough on the South Island, where they have mastered the art of cramming in more fruit to their Sauvignon Blancs than anywhere else on the planet. The other best Sauvignons come from the Loire Valley in central France.Sancerre and Pouilly Fume are grassier, more minerally and more restrained than their New Zealand counterparts.Sauvignon Blanc was the first quality dry white wine grape variety to be planted in Israel. However, it is only since the beginning of the 2000s that Israeli wineries have been able to make good Sauvignon Blancs, usually from high-altitude vineyards. These are excellent food wines and perfect for the climate.RIESLING In Europe, Riesling wines are labeled… Riesling. In America, they are known as White Riesling and in Australia Rhine Riesling.In Israel, they are sometimes labeled Johannisberg Riesling. Whatever it is, this is the great noble Riesling and has nothing to do with the many other Rieslings such as Emerald Riesling, Laski Riesling or Welsch Riesling.Riesling is one of the finest white wines in the world when produced in Germany, particularly from the cool-climate Mosel or Rhine regions. The wines will be light, with a delicate perfume of wild flowers and lime. Sweeter wines will have a hint of honeysuckle, and older ones will develop a slatey, petrol character. All will have a piercing balancing acidity.The second-best place for Rieslings is Alsace. These Rieslings are fuller bodied, more oily in texture but also wonderful wines.Riesling is a grape variety that thrives in cooler climates than Israel; however, there are one or two surprising good Rieslings from Israeli wineries.These are the seven most noble grape varieties. They will have the same basic characteristics wherever they are grown.Get to know these, and you will have a good idea of what to expect when you taste the wine.Adam Montefiore works for Carmel Winery and regularly writes about wine in Israeli and international firstname.lastname@example.com @JPost_Lifestyle
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My first square foot raised bed garden - my trellis ideas.
So I am planning two 4x8 raised beds for this spring.
In one box, I plan on growing 6 types of tomatoes, and the other one I'll be growing peppers, herbs, carrots, and summer squash.
So my plans for trellis/support-
I am thinking about making (six) tomato cages like these for the tomatoes:
For the peppers, I am not sure if I should do a flat trellis with cattle panel or with electrical conduit
Or if I should stake them?
I also have some smaller tomato cages which is prob too dinky for the tomatoes but maybe I can use them for peppers instead?
Another idea would be to do a hoop with cattle panel like this and just grow tomatoes on the sides of the two boxes?
Also, same with the summer squash - should I build tomato cages like for the tomatoes, or use the cattle panel or the electrical conduit, or stake them?
Any ideas?
I usually just stake my tomatoes, but i found the video below ( and you have to check out his others). I think I may try his way using conduit, as its probably even going to be cheaper than splitting 2x4's as I have done.
Here is a link that might be useful: Using conduit for trellising.
I think your absolutely right Tammy. Conduit is the way to go. It's strong, cheap, and lasts forever. It's all I've ever used and I wouldn't change it for anything. It's also strong enough to hold up at least 40 pounds of fruit(squash)with no problems. I've got pictures of it on my site.
Last year in a non SFG (regular garden soil) I used cages for my tomatoes, by the end of the year the tomatoes were to tall and I believe to heavy for them. This year with the SFG and the soil mix that goes with it, I do not think I will be using them them.
I have to agree that the conduit idea looks sweet, you can buy garden trellis and attach it to the frame that you build. I think this is the route that I will take this year.
Peppers don't need staking. They are strong and sturdy guys and if planted a foot apart and 'rub shoulders' they'll support one another fine. Save your trellis space for vining crops.
If you find they need support later for some reason (storm damage possibly), you can wind twine around them and shove in a stake to hold them upright.
I'd put all the tomatoes along the north side of both boxes, not one in front of the other. In southern climes they are going to grow for a long time and be huge so don't crowd them. They need air circulation to keep down the blight, etc.
I've tried staking my peppers with wooden stakes, using the inexpensive wire tomato cages, and doing nothing ... and I've had the best luck using the wire tomato cages. Last year, doing nothing worked through most of the summer for me, but come early fall, when the vines were long and the fruit most plentiful, I had entire vines (with nearly ripe peppers) snap off in thunderstorms. So this year I'm going back to the wire cages, just to be safe.
I hope you'll come back and post pictures of your tomato bed this summer. My experience with cherries is that they get gigantic and take over everything, so I'll be curious to see how yours do and how you end up pruning them. :)
The link below describes how I trellis my plants in a raised bed. All for the cost of some jute twine and some 1x2 or 2x2 lumber.
fwiw - for Summer Squash I allow a 4x4ft area, tho I do squeeze 2 plants in that area planting them 6 in apart. You could squeeze the Zukes & Squash in together but if they are Happy plants they will crowd out plants near them the way you have it laid out.
Those tomato cages are perfect for peppers or eggplant just not for tomato plants. Try the string method below. Just hope it's not too late?
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I wouldn't worry about nuclear war. I'd be far more concerned about a massive Normandy style invasion of Hawaii. With those camies, if the Nor'ks ever made it to the vast Hawaiin lime orchards, it's check-mate, game over...!
You can't actually be serious? You know as well as everyone else does that this is nothing but bluster from a mentally challenged nit wit trying to get attention for himself. There will be no nuclear war, and that is a 100% certainty. Get real......
bakedin i beg your pardon. For the life and love of our children!! No one knows this psychos mind.....he has unplugged the phone for petes sake...take ur head out of the sand and listen to the news will ya!
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She says her style heroes include, "Diana Ross, The Fela Kuti Queens, Björk, '70s-era Chaka Khan, Chloë Sevigny, (and) '90s Erykah Badu."
Her secret weapon? She says, "Shoes! I'm all about the shoes! I order a ton of them online and play with my entire wardrobe until I find the right shoe. Unfortunately, so many people get it right from the head until the ankles. The shoe is very important. I can't even fuck with you if your shoe game is slacking."
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cute.. i love those YSL and i love her natural look….
Loved reading the article and love this post. She's so refreshingly different. Kudos to Solange for having the guts to be her own person!!
i've been paying attention to solange's evolution and i can honestly say that i like her style. her quirks and adventures in fashion seem less random and more purposeful (read: less "look at me, i'm the wild little sister").
I am loving me some solange…I really enjoyed the article also. She is definitely one of my favorites.
She looks great!
I can't get enough of Solange! Reading this article really offers an insight into who she is besides her fashion sense. I used to think "Oh, that's just Bey's lil sis" but ever since her bold cut I see her for Solange. Nothing more, nothing less. She's her own person, gotta respect that.
GORGEOUS. I just love Solo. She seems like a very cool chick. Her and Bey have some very healthy, smooth, and porcelain skin.
I love that last pic. She has definitely evolved into a woman. Very nice
I have to agree i love solange's style. I love how she plays with colors and prints and to top it off a bomb pair of shoes. I love how she keeps the makeup natural and simple also, sometimes its not about all of that, it's about letting the outfit shine by itself.
Hey, every fashionista knows that an outfit starts from the shoes and goes up. Something about Solange rubs me the wrong way…she comes across overconfident and cocky. Not humble=Not cute
I totally agree with everyone regarding Solange's style. I really love her style and the fact that she makes it her own. However, I gotta agree with McKenzie, Solo can be very cocky for no reason. I hate when people say sh*t like "can't fuck with you if your shoe game slacking". Fashion is all about creating a style that is you and is comfortable for YOU!!!! Whatever that is. But overall, this chick's style is FYAH!!!
i find her irritating like ashlee simpson. she is really cocky for no reason..two albums that have gone nowhere. why is she so arrogant?
Gosh she is so hated, even more hated than her sister I feel.
Anyway, I LOVEEE Solo. I like her and she seems to be one of those people who doesn't care if you like her or not. Her hard exterior comes across that way, but she would have to or she would be eated up in this industry.
I love her style and I find her to have more charisma and realness when she does her. I love the natural look, how she plays with different colors and textures. I like that she isn't afraid to be out of the box. Not to compare her to her sister(hey, its only natural:), but I can relate to her and her style far more than I can her other half. Not to mention my hubby thinks Solo has more sex appeal than B. Go figure!
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10. Fringe blowing our mindsThe exceptional quality of the third season of Fringe was the result of exponential improvement in this underwatched series. Our heads have exploded many times over while jumping back and forth between the two universes, watching each cast member play two different characters, and wondering what must be going through Peter and Olivia's minds in one heck of a bump in a relationship. If you gave up on Fringe early, trust us: It's time to get back on board this train, because it's one of the best on TV.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to better by any historians, including Poland's own
This book has finally and definitively placed the Warsaw Rising of 1944 on the map of World War II. Norman Davies shows how the Rising, far too long overlooked, confused with the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, or downright forgotten, marked the start of the War's endgame, contributed to the shaping of post-War Poland and the division of Europe, anticipated the...
Published on 13 Feb. 2004 by BlackCat
2.0 out of 5 stars I surrendered to the author's unreadable writing style.
I so wanted to read this book and was really interested in the subject. Unfortunately, the author cannot see a blind alley without marching up it. He goes off on one tangent after another, for page after page after page, and eventually I couldn't stand it any more and just gave up. This is a book that is crying out for a good editor who would have slashed it in half and...
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to better by any historians, including Poland's own,
BlackCat (London) - See all my reviews
This book has finally and definitively placed the Warsaw Rising of 1944 on the map of World War II. Norman Davies shows how the Rising, far too long overlooked, confused with the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, or downright forgotten, marked the start of the War's endgame, contributed to the shaping of post-War Poland and the division of Europe, anticipated the disintegration of the wartime Alliance and the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Norman Davis approaches the Rising from many angles: political and military, national and international, collective and individual. The author presents many a detail unknown or vaguely realized even by Poles, and explains how the Rising spawned persistent myths, both negative and heroic.
He does it all in an immensly readable style and innovative form, known from his previous work, inserting "asides" into the exhaustively researched and coherent narrative, free-standing testimonies by individual participants from all sides to illustrate their personal experience of the Rising and its aftermath, which he extends up to our own times.
Perhaps it may be too much to expect that Rising '44 should become a world bestseller, illuminating the subject for all and once for all, although the book certainly deserves it. But at least from now on there will be no excuse for those who pronounce on the subject, in or outside Poland, to misconstrue the facts and perpetuate ideologically-based misconceptions.
It would be petty to point out insignificant and inconsequential errors and omissions (very few and far between). However, one might question the stylistic device of weeding out and translating ALL but a handful of Polish personal and place-names. The author explains, feasibly, that he aimed to spare his global readership the confusion of exotic Polish spellings, but, perhaps, that has been taken a name too far.
This reservation does not detract, though, from the immense achievement of the best among contemporary historians writing on Polish affairs, and that includes Poles as well.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Comprehensive New Work,
Jay Orbik (DeKalb, IL United States) - See all my reviews
The only other work dedicated to the uprising that I could find available in English was T. Komorowski's "The Secret Army." This new book goes much deeper into the political dealings surrounding the decisions made and provides a much more comprehensive look at the subject using the latest and best sources currently available. I really liked this book. I have been a big fan of Norman Davies' work for some time and I like some of the techniques he uses in the book, including the vignettes. But I absolutely hated his use of Anglicized names for the Polish proper names and place names. I found it completely distracting to have to refer to the appendices to find who or where he was talking about. I think it would have done a greater service to readers interested in Polish history to keep the names in Polish and cross reference them to English in the Appendix and not the other way around. A cross reference of the key players and their positions in the organizations would have been helpful as well. All in all I found the book to be an excellent read and I highly recommend it.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Poles don't give up.......ever,
bobm (Pudsey) - See all my reviews
A soul stirring book. A nation with along tradition of rebellion, the Poles were always going to rise..it was just a matter of when. The Germans seem to have known this and therefore meted out special treatment during their occupation.
All the various aspects of politics, planning, communication and intelligence are covered without any great emphasis on military technicalities.
The only real issue I have with the narrative is the use of "The resistance" to cover the AK. They were the "home army", a fully military force with "proper" ranks and organisation and fought in uniform. I feel "resistance" gives the general reader the impression of civilians with a gun.
When you read this and pick up on how Poles were fighting alongside their "allies" in Italy, Western Europe, with the Red Army (The polish paras were dropped into Arnhem whilst the rising was on...guess where they wanted to go! Read Poles Apart for their story) and yet so little positive help was extended towards Warsaw you feel humbled.
This book may just make you ask the next old chap you meet with a Polish surname "how did you get here?" and you may feel grateful to him for his sacrifice rather than maybe expect him to be grateful for being allowed to live here.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Tribute to Polish bravery,
Feiraco (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw (Paperback)
Davies is right in pointing to the fact that in the West there hardly has been recognizing for all what happened in the East during the Second World War. At least not during the Cold War. Of course the Allied governments never took responsibility for their failures concerning the `First Ally' (as Davies keeps referring to Poland in this way). But at least the destruction of Warsaw and the slaughter of tens of thousands of Polish citizens should have its place in history. Luckily, Davies has given it.
Whether or not the Polish should have risen in 1944, it once again showed their bravery. The Polish already made name during the Battle of Britain and were unfairly blamed by Montgommery for their Arnhem 1944 participation, despite their heroic effort near the Bridge. During the Battle of Warsaw they were outnumbered in quality and quantity against special German forces, but nevertheless kept them busy for two whole months! They could have been relieved by the Russians, or been helped more by the Allies, but that wasn't to be. The rising was smashed and Poland entered 45 years of communist terror.
And this latter subject is relevant, as Davies points out. The war hadn't a happy end for Poland in 1945: the horror simply continued. One third of the book is dedicated to the years after the final shot was heard, but I think it's relevant. It only describes better how tragic this Rising ended. Another third Davies dedicates to the build-up, but it completes the whole picture he wants to give. So, readers only interested in the actual fighting can find their satisfaction in two hundred pages. The remainder of the book only adds more drama to the story.
Finally, I share criticism about Davies handling the names of the Polish involved. He uses their `nicknames' to make them easier to remember, but I think he's wrong here. Let's hope a reprint will see this changed.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Destined to become the standard volume on the subject,
Thomas Koetzsch - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw (Paperback)
Curiosity made me pick up Rising 44. I was born after the war, but I remember my parents telling me that there was a rising in Warsaw in 1944 but that it failed because the rising was sold out by the Russians. Having read the book I can't escape the conclusion that Poland was screwed by everyone, the British, the Russians and the Americans.
In part one, Norman Davies does an in-depth study of the history leading up to the rising. He thoroughly discusses all the political factions and their various aims and political manoeuvrings. Following this network can be a bit confusing but Norman Davies manages to explain the complexity of the matter in readable style. His naming Poland as "The First Ally" in the first part of the book does become a bit tedious but I suppose he does it to remind his western audience of the fact.
The Rising is similarly accounted in detail. It was sold out by Russian opposition to the whole undertaking and American indifference. It would appear that the Rising and ultimately Poland was sacrificed over the larger picture of winning the war against Nazi Germany with the Allies cuddling the Russian bear, sometimes, to extremes.
Part three deals with the aftermath. Having opposed the Rising in the first place the Stalin-installed Polish Government went after the survivors of the Rising. To me personally this is the most tragic part of the book. Instead of receiving gratitude and honour for rising against the oppressor, there is only the torture chamber and prison. The people who staged the Rising have only really come into their own since communism fell in 1989.
I like Norman Davies' use of capsules. When you read the book you will do yourself a favour if you read the capsules as you progress through the book. They provide the emotional companion to the narrative.
I don't mind that Norman Davies uses English abbreviations instead of the original Polish names, but I prefer it that way due to my lack of knowing the Polish language.
Norman Davies' work properly recounts the Warsaw rising for the first time. His book is destined to be come the standard volume on the subject. You won't find any better.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars In my father's footsteps,
Bron "bron" (UK) - See all my reviews
An excellent book! Norman Davies has taken me on a journey in my father's footsteps through wartime Warsaw. Like most survivors of the Uprising my father told us only well-edited accounts of his time in the Armii Krajowa. Now I understand why. This book paints a vivid picture of the heroism, horror and despair of Warsaw in events leading up to, through and after the Uprising. Norman Davies attempts to give an impartial assessment of all sides and the very difficult decisions the Allies had to make in the face of Soviet refusal to aid Warsaw. In the year of the 60th Anniversary of the Rising and the year that Poland finally take it's rightful place in a united Europe, this book should be compulsory reading for all.
Thank you Norman Davies!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read!,
I. Gowan (London) - See all my reviews
My Polish girlfriend bought this for me as she knows I like military history. I had confused this episode of history with the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. I did not know the extent of Poland's suffering until I read this book: the Pole's were sold down the river by the allies - twice. You read this book and are at times left speechless. The book is a suprisingly easy read for something so hefty. This is an excellent book for anyone interested in the unsung battles and struggles of world War II. However,I must agree with another review that having to keep flicking to the appendices is a trifle annoying. Nevertheless the content of the book is compelling, facsinating and highly informative, thus the 5 stars.
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A mammoth book; a must-read,
John Williams (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw (Paperback)
I was born after the war, and have, I suppose, an average amount of knowledge/ignorance about it. I had some awareness of the Ghetto Uprising, but had never heard of the Warsaw Uprising until I visited Warsaw with my Polish son in law. He explained in simple terms what had happened in 1944 as we walked round the city centre and the restored 'old town'. I was returning to Poland this summer, shortly after the release of the paperback edition of this book, so could not resist taking it with me.
This is a mammoth book. Really it is more than one book. The Warsaw Uprising is at its centre, but it would also serve as a good general introduction to the Second World War in Europe as well as the Cold War that followed and the recent emergence of modern Poland. It is thoroughly reseached with a great variety of sources, and written in a very readable style.
Davies seems to have a mission to tell the world about Poland. He loves Poland and the Poles love him. (During my recent visit he starred on at least two current affairs TV programmes, speaking perfect Polish of course.) This, together with the passionate pro-Polish stance of the book, makes me wonder whether it is as balanced as it is possible to be, but never mind. Who wants a fence sitter, anyway?
The descriptions of the fighting, the backstage political machinations of all the allies, and the great variety of individual characters involved are gripping. The book is long but not tedious; I was left with the feeling of having read several books and of having learned a lot about a subject that is more interesting and more central to the story of modern Europe than I had ever imagined.
I had one or two beefs about the style and layout. I don't really think Davies needed to take all of those liberties with Polish personal and place names, and to refer to Poland not by its name but as 'The First Ally' throughout the first section of the book was a bit annoying. The 'capsules' interspersed throughout Davies' narrative were all very readable, but made the reading of the book a rather disjointed experience. Perhaps it would be better to ignore them initially, and read them all afterwards. But these are minor irritations that could never detract from the five star status of this book.
The obvious comparisons are with Antony Beevor's books on Stalingrad and Berlin. Like Davies, I may be a little biased due to my Polish connections, but I think this book knocks spots off both of them.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Magnificent Account of the Battle for Warsaw 1944,
Dr. R. Brandon (England) - See all my reviews
This magnificent book must be the definitive work in English on the uprising of the Poles in Warsaw in 1944 against their German oppressors. (Potential readers should not confuse this sixty-six day battle with the rather more limited and tragic ghetto rising of 1943.) The breadth and sweep of Davies' book and the staggering amount of research that must have been undertaken are truly impressive. Davies begins by examining the attitudes towards the occupation of Poland and the possibility of an uprising in Warsaw that prevailed in the Allied capitals of London and Washington, also in Moscow whose armies were fast approaching the city and in Poland itself, a country with a long history of insurrection against occupiers. The actual uprising and its progress is dealt with in considerable detail from all points of view including that of the Germans and the consistently hostile British press. 'Capsules' of personal experiences are inserted in the text that may be read or skipped to maintain the narrative thrust. The last part of the book deals with the Stalinist repression that followed the sweep West by the Soviet armies and the widespread operation of the NKVD (Secret Police) and brings us right up to the year 2000 with regard to the national treatment of the events of 1944. Davies goes to great lengths to describe fairly the actions of the Soviet forces but does not flinch at a clear description of the treatment of the Poles under the Soviet regime. In this respect the book is much more reliable than other histories provided by left-leaning academics. Equally the shabby treatment the Poles received from Roosevelt and also the British Foreign Office is explained plainly. Three sections of excellent contemporary photographs are provided together with copious appendices. Prospective buyers should know that Norman Davies is held in high esteem in Poland and I have no hesitation in recommending this magnificent book to all those interested in Polish history.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly authoratitive,
This review is from: Rising '44: The Battle for Warsaw (Paperback)
Having re-read this now three times, I am beginning to understand just how comprehensive this account of the Rising is. Well written, engaging and fascinating - it's a must for anyone lacking any knowledge of this part of the war (as we so often do in our UK-centric approach to it). A tale of sacrifice, tragedy and betrayal on a grand scale. In that respect the book is truly epic.
Personally, living and working in Poland, I find his simplified spellings and abbreviatiations quite annoying: I'm capable of reading out loud a Polish surname for God's sake! But, I can understand the logic of using "The President". But anyone put off by Polish surnames probably wouldn't be buying a nigh on 1,000 page book on the battle for Warsaw in any case, I would suggest.
One other minor comment, some of the references refer to Polish authors' books which appear to have English titles: these are translated unlike the books which are only in Polish, can be frustrating if wanting to read more widely on the topic.
Norman Davies has truly earned his place as Poland's foremost historian.
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