Animals & You

i ordered this and have not heard anything from the company or see any thing in the mail. Not to happy about it at the moment.

Can't boys care about animals as well? That seems kind of sexist/stereotyping to me. (I seriously doubt that Scotland Yard is going to investigate any parents letting their male offspring have access to this magazine, but still...)

Also in a previous issue where readers send in photos of their pets, I saw where a girl had sent in a photo of her pet marten, which is a cat-like relative of the weasel. The note accompanying the photo read something like: "This is my pet martin(sic)Squoodgy. Isn't he adorable?"

Umm, Okay. Maybe things are different in the UK regarding keeping martens as pets, but here in the States it requires big-time permission from wildlife officials and special licensing and all that.

And whether you need permission or not in the UK to keep a wild animal like a marten as a pet, he is still a wild animal. (The recent incident in Connecticut w/the chimpanzee viciously attacking his owner's friend can attest to that)

And one day "Squoodgy" (or whatever his name is) the Marten might take it upon his wild instincts to use his young mistress as something to sink his sharp little teeth into. Would he be so 'adorable' then?

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Science News (1-year auto-renewal)

Good quick scan of what's new in the sciences. I've subscribed for over 10 years It use to be a 16 page weekly that had short concise pithy summaries of the latest news in science with reference to original source. It was clearly the best summary for busy folk or those just preferring a quick titillating overview. In recent years they switched to a 32 page format every two weeks. At the same time the article quality seemed slip a bit getting more verbose and longer. The genre of the adds also changed. I'm guessing in response to economic pressures. In frustration, I looked for a replacement, but Science News is still the best broad field science overview I have found including science blogs available via Kindle. Most articles are still short at a paragraph or two to half a page with one or two longer feature articles. Relevant color photo graphs are also included. If you are at all interested, it is worth a try. I find articles that relate to work (Medical device R&D), that my wife, kids, friends and I discuss, and that relate to various books I'm reading. Besides entertaining for those interested in learning, I find it a nidus of serendipity.

EDIT 21 Jan 2013: I would advise avoiding subscribing to the print version through here, since it is through a third party subscription clearinghouse called "Synapse," and I never received my subscription. Furthermore, the entire magazine is available for online viewing to anyone with a net connection at "science news dot org."

EDIT 20 Nov 2012: First of all, if one wants a subscription to this publication, print may provide the best value overall for what is provided, if purchasing, and personally, having evaluated both the print and Kindle versions, I believe the print version is much better. One of the reasons is that color graphics are a necessity in some cases to make sense of some charts and pictures. I only evaluated the b/w standard Kindle version, so have no idea how it is on Kindle Fire.

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Science News is put out by the Society for Science & the Public. As far as the nature of Science News, it is a good quality way to keep up with updates in various fields, but it does not go into tremendous depth, and the articles are not written by scientists. Scientific American has articles written by scientists through more than half the magazine, each article can be 6-8 pages long, and may be more in depth than many would like, though I personally like reading articles written by the actual scientists.

For this reason, I would suggest that Science News is better for the layman that wants to just keep a light touch on various scientific fields, and perhaps even for the scientist that wants to keep just as light a touch on fields not their own. Though the short articles are not written by scientists, the writers get information from scientists and many science journals.

The publication is issued every two weeks now, rather than the former weekly rate it had for many years. With the print publication, one gets access to the publication online, can access it wherever there is internet access, and this includes years of past issues.

I have a hard time deciding which is better between Science News and Scientific American. If I did not have the preference for reading longer articles written frequently by scientists, I would probably choose this one instead.

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I have been reading this magazine for more than 30 years. It was much better when it came as a short weekly. The new longer bi-weekly version is more difficult to read and does not hold my atention like the weekly did. But I continue to subscribbe. It would be great if Amazon could get them to come out with a Kindle version. How about it, Amazon?

Gerald N Rohwedder

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I really like th ability to have a quick survey I can go through in one sitting to hear what is going on in the world of science. Not much depth, but it takes me through topics I would not usually seek out so I learn about things I would not ordinarily encounter.

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As an ecologist, this is a light but good review of topics of general interest to the scientist and non-scientist.

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Aviation Safety

Aviation Safety, another fine monthly from Belvoir publications, focuses on a variety of safe piloting topics. Where NTSB Reporter dwells on meticulous post mortems, A.S. may cover an accident then spend a lot of text suggesting how you could develop the appropriate technique beyond the theory you learned from your CFI.

For example, most aviators are familiar with the "demonstrated crosswind component" in the pilot operating handbook. It's not a limiting factor, just what the plane was tested against. Aviation Safety might have an article explaining how to develop your piloting technique so if you were faced with a stronger crosswind, you could operate in a less forgiving zone of performance. (After practice, I employed this during a 30 knot crosswind at Billings, MT)

Like IFR, it's refreshing (pun intended) because they'll call a stupid procedure a stupid procedure. You won't find pretty pictures of airplanes, but you will learn a lot.

I am developing a collection on aviation safety materials that would be suitable for inclusion in a special aviation collection of a university library, and Aviation Safety magazine is the first serial that I would recommend. The articles are topical and readable, there is excellent representation from instructors and safety professionals and the subscription is affordable. Aviation Safety does a great job of expanding upon special emphasis areas from the Practical Test Standards and also admirably addresses emerging philosophies such as Safety Management Systems.

I subscribe to the magazine, only one of a few that I do. As an added feature the subscripton includes full access to the website.

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Kent

2009 National FAASTeam Representative of the Year

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Onion World

Not even sure how to criticize such a magazine, except that it's most definitely geared towards the large onion producer. In fact, it's a testament to the strength and diversity of American farming that such a magazine exists.

Photography Monthly

I came across this gorgeous,informative mag from the UK a few months ago,and now read it almost exclusively. There are other photo-related mags that are very wonderful,but some of them are for those photographers who can afford the whole Photoshop shebang.And those mags are dedicated to Photoshop techniques and such that I will never be able to get near because of the price.However,this mag,although it references Photoshop,concentrates on other facets of photography that are within grasp of a plebe such as I.

The magazine is beautifully presented.And not a ton of ads in the middle of articles,which I find annoying.My favorite segment is"Judgment," wherein two professional photographers critique,strongly and sometimes bluntly,the photos by amateurs which were chosen for the monthly column.I have learned much from these critiques,and in fact,have actually thought the same things the critics did before I read their judgments. That's worth gold to me.The price is pretty high,but if you are at all interested in becoming a great photographer,this is the magazine for you.I keep all of my issues for reference,and to enjoy the beauty of the photographs over and over.

I have a subscription to Popular Photography and get a few other magazines every once in a while but Photography Monthly is by FAR the best one out of the bunch! I have to go downtown to get this magazine but I will make excuses a couple times a month just to go see if its at the bookstore!

This magazine doesn't have the 30-40 pages of garbage adds at the end, its nice and BIG with full color spreads of photo's... good how-to's with photoshop, good reviews on lenses... even non-canon/nikon lenses (hard to find in Pop Photo)... an all around AWESOME magazine! HIGHLY recommend!

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What I like so much in that magazine is that there are more articles than ads and more technical information than commercial and marketing biased semi-true statements. Excellent photographic suggestions, very attractive writing. A very welcome difference to those US magazines full of ads, marketing, paid articles and biased reviews

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Nice magazine, but you can subscribe for half the Amazon price if you go to their web site.

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I regularly peruse the photo magazines at my local Books-a-Million. I recently saw this magazine appear among the usual host of magazines, and, being an Anglophile, thought I would give it a try. I must first mention the absence of such large quantities of advertising as to render the articles well-concealed and almost superfluous, a characteristic of all American photo magazines. Secondly, the photos presented in this magazine seem far more nuanced and less perfunctory than what I am accustomed to in the mainstream American magazines. Please, spare me one more "western desert sunset through an arch of rock with Fuji Velvia" photo! I particularly like the monthly "Judgement" feature where two photographers, Cheung and Scorey, dissect, frequently with humor and without mercy, photographs submitted by readers. I learn from this! Expensive, but eminently worth every cent/ shilling!

Watchtime

Since no one has made any comment on this magazine I wanted to at least give it the full thumbs up. I have received this magazine for two years and love it. If you are at all interested in Mechanical watches, the history of watches, and/or plan to own a few then this is one of two I highly recommend. I learn so much every month from company history to connections the watches have to people and items, (cars and sports), to actual detailed product info. Watches are cool and a well written publication is just what the connoisseur needs.

I have been a subscriber since the very first issue. The last few issues have been pretty disappointing. Not sure if I will renew my subscription. The target audience has apparently been shifting to the (super)rich and wealthy now. There used to be more detailed reviews of more affordable watches in earlier issues, but recently it's hard to find more than maybe one detailed review (an actual review, not a one paragraph infomercial) in the price range up to $1000 (forget about anything below $500). I'm also a bit annoyed at times to read clearly wrong statements and myths (already debunked by more trustworthy sources) still published in this magazine (e.g. that the pressure on a watch underwater increases substantially by a diver moving around). With their mission to be "a leading authority" on watches they definitely are in need of better proofreading and research.

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Very informative magazine, I don't really know why I'm giving it 4 stars, may be I'm waiting for something better. In reality is worth to order a subscription, if you love watches you'll love this magazine.

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I am somewhat of an unordinary child. Growing up, I always used to read about watches and movements from magazines around the house. About a while back, I picked up an issue of watch time and absolutely fell in love. They covered many watches in the affordable range and also gave me us an inside look at the very prestigious brands that I could never afford, but it was nice to get a glimpse of the work of arts. It was very well balanced, many articles for every collector. However, recently the issues have shifted towards the luxury brands and completely ditched the affordable watches. Watch time shifted from being a balanced magazine to a much more high end watch magazine for the rich. It is still a fun magazine to pick up and read about various aspects of the watch industry, however if you are someone like me who cannot afford the big names just yet and appreciate collecting and reading upon affordable watches, then you will be disappointed with Watch Time.

It is still a fun read at the end of the day. If you are someone such as me who loves reading on homologous and gaining new knowledge, then you will still appreciate watch time. If you are someone who prefers variety, and an inside look at the more affordable watches, then you are better off not subscribing.

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WatchTime magazine uniquely stands out for the detail and originality that it brings to coverage of fine wristwatches. Photography is of course on par with the best in print anywhere. But the editorial goes beyond that, capturing the history, technology, and competitive reasoning that motivates collectors and binds us together in our interests. My personal example, of course, is through watches associated with the fictional James Bond character. Look at most of what you read on the internet regarding Rolex Submariners associated with early Eon Productions movies (Sean Connery to Roger Moore), and you'll likely find that WatchTime had the source research: See contribution by Robert Sprague, October 2004. Their 2008 Omega Special Issue provided great behind-the-scenes information on that product placement deal, noting that the Seamaster appearance in GoldenEye (starring Pierce Brosnan) was a marketing coup whereby "that year sales increased by a factor of ten." Appropriately, Omega calls this "the James Bond effect." In its February 2009 issue, WatchTime ran one of its largest feature articles in its history, on my own discovery of the original literary James Bond watch and Ian Fleming's personal 1016 Explorer model. An in its 2010 issue, WatchTime pointedly previewed the then-upcoming, "Bond Watches, James Bond Watches" exhibit at the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania.

It's the sort of interest that led to the recent release on Amazon.com of the first-ever James Bond Watches Price Guide James Bond Watches Price Guide 2011 in 2011.

This is why I've long been a subscriber of WatchTime and highly recommend the magazine to others. Even if don't have a particular interest in James Bond watches, rest assured that this same sort of passion and attention to developing unique content goes into the articles they run every month on selections from among the finest watches made. They're the stories behind your passion, too.