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 Prey $1.99 Well we all can agree that Season 8 has turned out to be a pretty solid year for Smallville with some great episodes ("Identity", "Bride", "Legion", "Infamous" to name a few!) But "Prey" is definately up there with my favorites. It's such an underrated episode! First, Clark makes his debut as the Red-Blue Blur! The sequence of Clark sueprspeeding around Metropolis saving various people, even leaping a tall building in a single bound was truly epic. It was great to see Clark so determined to save lives which is a clear indication that the Man of Steel is about to arrive soon. Then, there was John Jones aka Martain Manhunter who returns as Metropolis' newest detective. It's a great new role for John Jones and obviously inspired by his comic book counterpart. Phil Morris is just excellent throughtout as John as always, especially the speech he gives to Clark about his identity at the end. Then you have Sam Witer as Davis Bloome aka Doomsday giving a terrific performance. Sam, for the first time, made you care about Davis and feel sorry for him. It's a great contrast to how powerful and vicious Doomsday really is. Lastly, there are some unpredictable twists, which Smallville rarely does anymore. We also get some more foreshadowing of Tess' villainous group of meteor freaks aka the Injustice League (who will soon appear in "Injustice", episode 21 of this season!) This episode was an intelligent, darker, maturer brand of Smallville...like the majority of this season has been. The storyines so far this season have been pretty amazing (Chloiac, the Red-Blue Blur and Doomsday) with only one really being lackluster (Lana...of course!) When I look back on Season 8, "Prey" will be one of the highlights for me!  one quart of GL-5 gear oil SAE 80W-90. protects drives and transmissions and provides excellent corrosion protection. Withstands high temperatures without breaking down. This product was developed for earlymodel single and DuoProp sterndrives, including: 280DP, 290DP, 290SP, SP-A, SP-A1 and DP-A. $26.95 one liter of 75W 140 synthetic gear oil. top-of-the-line product, specifically designed for the new DP-G drive. Provides excellent protection against wear at both hight and low temperatures  Moon Lander: How We Developed the Apollo Lunar Module $19.99 Tom Kelly's testimony about the construction of the lunar module shows us the exact measure of the sacrifice he and his staff did, together with other vendors, enabling the accomplishment of Keneddy's challenge. Do you want to learn something really good about management? He tells us about a more than gigantic task, a never before run project. Do you think you know enough about quality management? He teach us how they dealt with the balance between deadlines and quality. Do you think your concern about security is enough on your projects? Learn why you're wrong. Mr. Supplier, is it hard the negotiation between you and your client? Problems with budget? See some hints and tips you'd never thought about, mainly if the project is based on not detailed nor completely defined contract specifications and prices. All of this permeated with change dynamics hard to be realized in it's full extent by both contractor and supplier. Weekends totally dedicated to the work, and families also with his role to play, so that emotional stability could be ensured and the project would not be affected. And everything openly followed and criticized around the world, with press wide eyes opened. This history, told by the responsible for LM's building, is quite poignant. Even those who do not have technical basis are moved by Kelly's storytelling. We feel the pressure and anxiety as we were the project manager. Often, even knowing the "end of history", we are in suspense, and suddenly memory is cleared temporarily, so we find ourselves hoping for things going all OK. Technical knowledge is important but not fundamental to read the book. Some basic knowledge of the Apollo project and the LM, available in most basic sources of information, allow the reader to read this book with pleasure. It is important for anyone who is interested or wants to specialize in project management. And for those who like the manned space exploration, of course. The final product was more than 100% good and perfect. Are all your projects like this, so far? Better than the book, only the job done by thousands of people leaded by Mr. Kelly, building the successfull LM. |
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