Xantrex Technologies XPower Plus 400-Watt Inverter #851-0400
Xantrex Technologies XPower Plus 400-Watt Inverter #851-0400
STATPOWER 300 WATT
Customer Review: Does the job
Have used the inverter on a couple 2-hour trips. Ran a Dell laptop and video game chargers off it the whole time with no problems. Only possible issue is a whine introduced into the car stereo (aux input) from a laptop running off the inverter. In other words, I was running the laptop off the inverter and plugged the laptop’s headphone output into the car stereo’s auxiliary input and there was a noticeable whine coming out of the speakers. It didn’t affect the operation of the stereo, laptop or inverter, and the inverter still works fine. The only other note is that running the inverter with the car engine off causes the inverter fan to run at full speed, which is rather loud. The inverter fan does not normally come on when the car engine is running.
Customer Review: Best value most power
For under $30, you can’t beat this little unit for powering laptops, small DVD players, and children’s games. They could have put the power outlets further apart. That’s our only gripe. Great little unit. Well made.
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Soapstone Travel Chess Set 
Soapstone chessboard with inner storage. Chess pieces 1/2 in. diameter x 1 in. high/ Board 6 1/2 in. x 6 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in.
Price: $38.99
The Chess Box 
Best known for his work as a songwriter, producer, and talent scout, singer-bassist Willie Dixon essentially built Chicago’s Cobra and Chess labels with his sweat. Although this double-disc set does include five performances by the man from Vicksburg, Mississippi, himself, it’s really a testament to his songwriting prowess, packed with recordings that made his tunes classics of blues and early rock & roll. There’s Howlin’ Wolf tearing through “Spoonful,” “Little Red Rooster,” “Evil,” and “Back Door Man.” There’s Muddy Waters belting “You Shook Me,” “Hoochie Coochie Man,” and “I’m Ready.” There’s Bo Diddley delivering “You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” and Koko Taylor launching her career with “Wang Dang Doodle.” The set features excellent liner notes, and its only disappointment is that its label-centricity excludes Dixon’s work for Cobra with then-youngsters Otis Rush and Buddy Guy. –Ted Drozdowski
Price: $17.98
Customer Review: Original recordings of Willie Dixon’s songs
Like many blues musicians, Willie Dixon had an interesting background. He was born, and spent his childhood, here in Vicksburg. He never had formal music education, but a local carpenter taught him harmony singing. Dixon sang bass in a local gospel quartet. Along the way, he served a couple stretches on Mississippi prison farms. He started his career as a heavyweight boxer in Chicago, but switched to music and played bass, part of the time as a house musician. Dixon started out as a studio bass player with Chess Records when it was a fledgling company started by the Chess brothers. The present set includes 36 songs written by Dixon, and performed by a variety of artists in addition to Dixon including Muddy Waters (Hoochie Coochie Man, etc.), Howlin Wolf (I Ain’t Superstitious, etc.), Bo Diddley (Pretty Thing, and You Can’t Tell a Book by its Cover), Koko Taylor (Wang Dang Doodle) and many others. The boxed set is a must addition for your collection if you have a serious interest in blues. It also makes a good gift. I would note that the Vicksburg Blues Society and others served as co-sponsors of the Willie Dixon Wang Dang Doodle Blues Festival held in Vicksburg in 2006. The City of Vicksburg has added a Willie Dixon mural to the murals on the Mississippi River floodwall near Catfish Row (the southern end of The Delta). The mursl, featuring the legendary Blue Room in the background, was painted by the noted mural artist Robert Dafford under the sponsorship of local blues patrons Ray and Nancy Neilsen.
Customer Review: A lesson in blues music
This set was my introduction to the *real* blues, and to not only Willie Dixon, but Muddy Waters and others featured in the set. For newcomers to the genre, it includes a wide array of rythms and styles in the blues category, showing its depth and richness. Lots of danceable selections, but more importantly, ALL genuine blues. Highly recommended!
15″ Monsoon Fountain Waterfall Indoor /Garden Decor 
Enhance your home and garden with soothing sound of our waterfall. Waterfall is 15 inches tall and 8 inches wide. Made from sand color composition poly stone material. Comes with light. Great for indoor or outdoor garden decor.
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Wt. 8 Lbs Each . 6 Per Case
Customer Review: Smaller than I imagined and a small defect
The fountain was less impressive in person. I imagined it would be taller, and question if it’s really 15″, it seems a bit less. It has been working fine except one part of the tube has come loose and it’s slightly difficult to fix. Otherwise, I’d recommend if it you want a small fountain. It’s very quiet, maybe TOO quiet. 
