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Sharpen your knives quickly and cost effectively with this manual three stage knife sharpener. Using diamond sided abrasives, the sharpener will revitalize your knife's fine edging in no time. The sharpener works on both serrated and straight edging, and was designed for use with European, American, and Asian knives. Non-slip feet anchor it to a surface, and its relatively compact design allow for easy storage. Three separate stages of sharpening help ensure the ultimate edge.

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• Professional Manual Sharpener creates a super sharp edge on all your knives. (15 degree and 20 degree edges)
• Can be used for straight edge kitchen & household knives, Santoku, Sports knives, Pocket knives and Serrated knives
• Separate sharpening and honing stages; Create a double beveled edge on your knife that will stay razor sharp and hold its edge longer
• 100-Percent diamond abrasives used in all 3 stages
• Easy to use- fast and safe, the ergonomic handle fits all hands and can be used with the right or left hand

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Fool-proof sharpening and polishing. In just seconds, ensure precision-sharp blades and extend the life of all your knives - serrated, straight, kitchen - and even pocket knives. The compact M130 employs 100% diamond abrasives, super-hardened miniature steel, and revolutionary stropping disk for right-every-time sharpening and polishing. UL*/ETL and Canadian approved. Black color is exclusive to CHEFS™. 125 watts. 9 3/4"L x 4"W x 4"H.Product Features• For all brands of fine edge and serrated knives, Asian style, pocket and sporting knives and reconditioning of heavily worked knives; easy to use and only takes 60 seconds• Razor sharp steeled edge for perfect control while cutting• Re-sharpen knives in 10 seconds• Sharpens entire blade, tip to bolster• Stage 1 sharpens edge and prepares it for subsequent steeling using 100% diamond abrasives• Stage 2 uses super hardened miniature steel and precision guides to develop a shaving sharp edge with ultra-sharp microscopic serrations that provide a "bite" superior to professionally steeled edges• Stage 3 polishes using a patented, flexible abrasive disk in combination with precision guides that create a smooth, ultra-sharp fine edge• Precision angle guides for skill free operation• No lubrication is needed for any moving parts, motor, bearings or sharpening surfaces.• 3-year limited warranty*Underwriters Laboratories is an independent, not-for-profit product-safety testing organization.

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• Perfect for most brands and knives, the sharpener includes professional sharpening, steeling and stropping stages
• Precision angle guides helps create edges superior in performance to original factory edge
• Sharpens both fine edge and serrated blades; produces steeled edges of unmatched quality, sharpness and consistency
• Re-sharpens most knives- kitchen, household, sports and pocket knives with minimum metal removal
• 3 stages- 100% diamond stage in stage 1; super hardened miniature steel in stage 2; and flexible stropping disks in stage 3

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Engineered to put astonishingly sharp edges on your knives. Designed to sharpen Asian, European and American style knives, you can restore and recreate both a 15 degree angle on your Asian style knives and a 20 degree angle on your European and American style cutlery. 3 stage, AngleSelect system for optimum versatility in providing the perfect edge for each type of knife. 100% diamond abrasives for sharpening and honing-guaranteed to never detemper. Patented flexible stropping/polishing disks for a super sharp microscopically flawless polished edge. Totally safe for quality knives.

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• Sharpener for American-, European-, and Asian-style knives, including straightedge and serrated
• Converts 20-degree factory edge into high-performance Trizor 15-degree edge
• Three stages include diamond abrasives and flexible, abrasive stropping disks
• Flexible spring guides automatically adjust for the proper angle; simple on/off switch
• Measures approximately 6-1/5 by 12 by 6-2/5 inches; 3-year limited warranty

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Mint condition cover and disc of musical performances from 1964 by The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, The Supremes, Lesly Gore, The Rolling Stones and more. (Region 1 US & Canada)

Filmed in 1964 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, this is arguably the very best rock-concert movie ever made, packed start to finish with nearly two hours of absolutely essential performances by an unprecedented group of American and British rock, pop, soul, and Motown legends. Dig this lineup: Marvin Gaye, the Supremes (look for Teri Garr as one of the dancers during "Where Did Our Love Go?"), Chuck Berry, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Leslie Gore, Jan and Dean, a phenomenal James Brown and the Flames, followed (!) by the Rolling Stones rising to the occasion after Brown's legendary performance (Keith Richards has said that performing after Brown was perhaps the biggest mistake the band ever made). Never released on home video, The T.A.M.I. Show was the holy grail of rock-concert movies. Those who have had to make do with substandard and incomplete bootlegs will agree that it was worth the wait for this collector's edition that restores the long-lost Beach Boys set (listen to director Steve Binder's audio commentary for the story behind its removal). --Donald Liebenson

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• The Beach Boys
• The Supremes
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• Lesley Gore
• The Rolling Stones

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Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 11/14/2000 Run time: 91 minutes

To cite Gimme Shelter as the greatest rock documentary ever filmed is to damn it with faint praise. This 1970 release benefits from a horrifying serendipity in the timing of the shoot, which brought filmmakers Albert and David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin aboard as the Rolling Stones' tumultuous 1969 American tour neared its end. By following the band to the Altamont Speedway near San Francisco for a fatally mismanaged free concert, the Maysles and Zwerin wound up shooting what's been accurately dubbed rock's equivalent to the Zapruder film. The cameras caught the ominous undercurrents of violence palpable even before the first chords were strummed, and were still rolling when a concertgoer was stabbed to death by the Hell's Angels that served as the festival's pool cue-wielding security force. By the time Gimme Shelter reached theater screens, Altamont was a fixed symbol for the death of the 1960s' spirit of optimism. The Maysles and Zwerin used that knowledge to shape their film: their chronicle begins in the editing room as they cut footage of the Stones' Madison Square Garden performance of "Jumpin' Jack Flash," and from there moves toward Altamont with a kind of dreadful grace. The songs become prophecies and laments for broken faith ("Wild Horses"), misplaced devotion ("Love in Vain"), and social collapse ("Street Fighting Man" and, of course, "Sympathy for the Devil"). Along the way, we glimpse the folly of the machinations behind the festival, the insularity of life on the concert trail, and the superstars' own shell-shocked loss of innocence. Gimme Shelter looks into an abyss, partly self-created, from which the Rolling Stones would retreat--but unlike its subject, the filmmakers don't blink. --Sam Sutherland

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Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, which began as a concept album in 1976 and had its first stage incarnation in London in 1978, finally came to the U.S. in 1979 with a production that opened in Los Angeles and moved to San Francisco for multi-week engagements before landing on Broadway on September 25 to begin a Tony-winning, 1,568-performance run. The London production had been represented by a one-disc highlights album, but this one became the second full-length treatment, running, like the concept album, 100 minutes. As such, the revisions made for the stage were more apparent, especially because there were more of them than there had been in London, sometimes to Americanize the language. ("The back of beyond" in "Eva and Magaldi" became "the sticks," while "Get stuffed!" in "Goodnight and Thank You" was now "Up yours!") "The Lady's Got Potential" had been deleted, and there was a new song, "The Art of the Possible," which, with its musical-chairs staging, was more effective in the theater than on record. And "Dangerous Jade" had been revised to become "Peron's Latest Flame." Many of the changes built up the role of Evita's critic, Che. As played by Mandy Patinkin, who achieved Broadway stardom in the role, Che now rivaled Evita as a musical presence, the actor's elastic tenor and bravura manner drawing more attention to him. But Patti Lu Pone also became a star here, fearlessly bringing out Evita's strident self-interest without attempting to gain the audience's sympathy. (You couldn't say that about London's Elaine Paige.) Lu Pone was at her best when Evita was at her worst, such as in the songs "A New Argentina" and "Rainbow High." The rest of the cast was unexceptional, though Bob Gunton's Juan Peron inspired curiosity as the only actor to use a Spanish accent. ~ William Ruhlmann

Music and words written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

2 CD Set. Broadway Cast

Original cast includes: Patti LuPone, Bob Gunton, Mandy Patinkin.

Evita was Andrew Lloyd Webber's last show with Tim Rice before he went on to projects with less interesting collaborators, so it's no surprise that it remains his most consistently involving and rewarding work. Loosely based on the life of Eva Peron, the charismatic wife of post-World War II Argentine president Juan Peron, Rice's compelling story of one woman's rise from poverty to power is complemented by Lloyd Webber's colorful music as propelled by vigorous Latin rhythms. The showstopper, of course, is "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina," but the score is full of gems, including "On This Night of a Thousand Stars," "Oh, What a Circus," and "Another Suitcase in Another Hall." Headlining the 1978 Broadway cast, Patti LuPone is fabulous in the title role, showcasing her big voice and brash egotism in the role she was born to play. Mandy Patinkin is Che, the Greek-chorus character commenting on and criticizing the Perons, and his tenor is sweet on the ballads and powerful on the driving numbers. LuPone and Patinkin made their names with Evita (and took home well-deserved Tonys), but it's the third principal, Bob Gunton, who elevates this cast to the stratosphere. As Peron--a role often filled by a nonsinger--Gunton inflects his strong voice with both menace and sensitivity. Forget the movie; this is the definitive version of this score, and an essential cast recording. --David Horiuchi

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Julie Harris stars as Emily Dickinson, recollecting the poet's past from her work, her diaries, and letters and encountering the significant people in her life - friends, relatives and acquaintances. A wonderful film for literature, humanities, women's studies and American history class. 1976, 90 minutes/Not Rated, all ages.

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• Julie Harris stars as Emily Dickinson
• Recollects her past from her work, diaries, and letters
• 1976, 90 minutes/Not Rated, all ages

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This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy, and survival, of black music, song, and poetry since the days of the Civil War. The ensemble glides from gospel to disco and from slave-quarter sermons to contemporary black poetry. Starring Cleavant Derricks and Lynne Thigpen. ©1979, 60 minutes. Not Rated, grades 9-12.

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• Celebrates black music, song and poetry since the Civil War
• Starring Cleavant Derricks and Lynne Thigpen
• ©1979, 60 minutes. Not Rated, grades 9-12.

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John Travolta solidified his position as the most versatile and magnetic screen presence of the decade in this film version of the smash hit play Grease. Recording star Olivia Newton-John made her American film debut as Sandy Travolta's naive love interest. The impressive supporting cast reads like a "who's who" in this quintessential musical about the fabulous '50s. Grease is not just a nostalgic look at a simpler decade--it's an energetic and exciting musical homage to the age of rock 'n' roll!System Requirements:Running Time: 110 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG UPC: 097361183947 Manufacturer No: 118394

Riding the strange '50s nostalgia wave that swept through America during the late 1970s (caused by TV shows like Happy Days and films like American Graffiti), Grease became not only the word in 1978, but also a box-office smash and a cultural phenomenon. Twenty years later, this entertaining film adaptation of the Broadway musical received another successful theatrical release, which included visual remastering and a shiny new Dolby soundtrack. While this 2002 DVD release contains retrospective interviews with the cast and director Randal Kleiser, it's unfortunately full screen. As a result, the widescreen dance numbers are instead panned and scanned, destroying the symmetrical, lively choreography. A widescreen version is also available and is highly recommended because without the vibrant colors, unforgettably campy and catchy tunes (like "Greased Lightning," "Summer Nights," and "You're the One That I Want"), and fabulously choreographed, widescreen musical numbers, the film has to rely on a silly, cliché-filled plot that we've seen hundreds of times. As it is, the episodic story about the romantic dilemmas experienced by a group of graduating high school seniors remains fresh, fun, and incredibly imaginative. The young, animated cast also deserves a lot of credit, bringing chemistry and energy to otherwise bland material. John Travolta, straight from his success in Saturday Night Fever, knows his sexual star power and struts, swaggers, sings, and dances appropriately, while Olivia Newton-John's portrayal of virgin innocence is the only decent acting she's ever done. And then there's Stockard Channing, spouting sexual double-entendres as Rizzo, the bitchy, raunchy leader of the Pink Ladies, who steals the film from both of its stars. Ignore the sequel at all costs. --Dave McCoy

Riding the strange '50s nostalgia wave that swept through America during the late 1970s (caused by TV shows like Happy Days and films like American Graffiti), Grease became not only the word in 1978, but also a box-office smash and a cultural phenomenon. Twenty years later, this entertaining film adaptation of the Broadway musical received another successful theatrical release, which included visual remastering and a shiny new Dolby soundtrack. While this 2002 DVD release contains retrospective interviews with the cast and director Randal Kleiser, it's unfortunately full screen. As a result, the widescreen dance numbers are instead panned and scanned, destroying the symmetrical, lively choreography. A widescreen version is also available and is highly recommended because without the vibrant colors, unforgettably campy and catchy tunes (like "Greased Lightning," "Summer Nights," and "You're the One That I Want"), and fabulously choreographed, widescreen musical numbers, the film has to rely on a silly, cliché-filled plot that we've seen hundreds of times. As it is, the episodic story about the romantic dilemmas experienced by a group of graduating high school seniors remains fresh, fun, and incredibly imaginative. The young, animated cast also deserves a lot of credit, bringing chemistry and energy to otherwise bland material. John Travolta, straight from his success in Saturday Night Fever, knows his sexual star power and struts, swaggers, sings, and dances appropriately, while Olivia Newton-John's portrayal of virgin innocence is the only decent acting she's ever done. And then there's Stockard Channing, spouting sexual double-entendres as Rizzo, the bitchy, raunchy leader of the Pink Ladies, who steals the film from both of its stars. Ignore the sequel at all costs. --Dave McCoy

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• Condition: New
• Format: DVD
• Widescreen; Color; Dolby; DVD; Subtitled; NTSC