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Global Tea Science: Current Status and Future Needs

Liang Chen, Xin Chao Wang, Zeno Apostolides and Anita Pandey

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Tea is the most widely-consumed beverage in the world. Like other crops, tea cultivation faces a...

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is an action role-playing stealth video game developed by Eidos Montréal...

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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Fonzo (Capone) (2020) in Movies

Aug 5, 2020

Fonzo (Capone) (2020)

2020 | Biography, Crime

3.8

(4 Ratings)

Movie Rating

I disregarded all the vile comments and reviews on this movie and gave it the opportunity that it deserved given the inclusion of Tom Hardy in the cast. I should have listened to the comments and saved myself the time.

This is one of very few movies I've ever screened that I had a legitimately difficult time finishing. It was awful.

The most memorable parts of the movie all involve disassociated grunting by Capone (Hardy) and his losing control of bodily functions throughout. That's not a great thing to be remembered for, yet here we are.

The movie takes the approach of looking at Capone's life after his late life release from prison. While that premise may contain some potential, the execution here is treacherous. The filmmakers would have done better to actually try to do a genuine fact based account of the last year of the mans life rather than a fabricated corncob of delusion that we were left with.

I'm really sorry for Tom Hardy. I honestly don't feel like the end product is something that he would have signed up for given his past projects.

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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Verity in Books

Aug 30, 2020

Verity

Colleen Hoover | 2018 | Romance

8.5

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

Gripping

I'd seen a lot of good reviews about this book and was intrigued to find out why so many people though it was so disturbing and horrific. I think people have over exaggerated some of the darker aspects of this book, but it was still a gripping read.

This is a very well written book. I was hooked from the first chapter and really struggled to put it down. I'm not entirely Lowen is the most endearing of protagonists but she's bearable enough. Verity was by far the most interesting of the characters through Lowen reading her manuscript, and it was that I wanted to read more of. The twist and ending were something I surprisingly didn't predict and actually quite liked due to the rather ambiguous nature of it. I do think people may have overexaggerated how dark and disturbing this book. Yes it's dark and has more than your normal amount of sexual references and descriptions, but it isn't particularly disgusting or out there. Some people may just need to get out more! Overall though this is a rather thrilling and entertaining read and one I'd definitely recommend.

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InfernalNinja (49 KP) rated Pixel Buds in Tech

Sep 1, 2020

Pixel Buds

Headphones, Phones & Accessories > Phone Accessories

6.7

(3 Ratings)

Tech Rating

Truly Wireless (4 more)

Touch Controls

Share Detection (optional, can be turned off)

In- Ear Detection

Auto Adjusting volume (optional, can be turned off)

Steeper Price Tag (3 more)

Might not pair w/ older Bluetooth accessories

Occasional to Frequent Drops in BT connection. ( I've heard varying reviews)

Only 3 colors at the moment

Google's premium answer to Airpods!

If you're looking for new BT earbuds w/ premium look & feel on par w/ the Airpods, I would consider these a top contender. Naturally, they come w/ a premium price tag at $180, but I think it's well worth it. 2 LED lights tell you both the battery level of the earbuds and the case itself. When the case is fully charged, it only takes around 10 minutes to charge fully, and gives you around 8 hours. Small, snug feel means you won't knock them out when putting on/ pulling off shirt or hoody with them in. You can even turn on Share Detection, meaning you can give a bud to a friend, and each bud's volume can be adjusted independently. Google had also stated they will get semi-regular software updates. I've had mine for about 2 weeks and they've already gotten one.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Nameless City in Books

Sep 2, 2020

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The Nameless City
By H.P. Lovecraft

The Nameless City of the story's title is an ancient ruin located somewhere in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula and is older than any human civilization

As someone who isn’t very wordy and struggles with certain terms I’ve always sort of stayed away from H.P. Lovecraft but my husband installed all the Novellas onto my kindle so I thought what the hell let’s give it a go! I don’t pretend or write big long fancy reviews so this won’t be as intelligent as some you read if you read it at all!
So I enjoyed this short I felt so claustrophobic during the crawl through the hidden corridors and found myself getting involved in the story. This even to me is the whole point of writing to bring your reader into the world you’re creating. I did have to find out a few of the big words as like I said I’m not entirely sure of some of the language used! I’m not entirely hooked from one short book but I’m certainly intrigued!