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Not much to cover here than what everyone else said...I got a good deal on it over the weekend being that the store I went to was going out of business...6 disks, 1.5 hrs of patching, 2 reboots and tweaking the graphics card later...the game plays like these guys are in molasses...sadly enough I got a 512 nvidia card on my board but the game looks like something from a P III from years ago. I am just hitting the opening chapters of the game and I am frustrated with the camera-work and combat...not really feeling this game at all. If you a hardcore player of this game, by all means...if not...just avoid	negative	[ "Not much to cover here than what everyone else said...", "I got a good deal on it over the weekend being that the store I went to was going out of business...", "6 disks, 1.", "5 hrs of patching, 2 reboots and tweaking the graphics card later...", "the game plays like these guys are in molasses...", "sadly enough I got a 512 nvidia card on my board but the game looks like something from a P III from years ago.", "I am just hitting the opening chapters of the game and I am frustrated with the camera-work and combat...", "not really feeling this game at all.", "If you a hardcore player of this game, by all means...", "if not...", "just avoid" ]
I print CD's and DVD's every couple of weeks. This cartridge is always dried out - have to nuke some water so it's hot to the touch, then soak the nozzles for about 10 seconds. Dry, then it will work. None of my other ink jet cartridges dry out this fast. Often, even cleaning, heating and purging don't work and it's a 2/3 full cartridge in the trash. But since you can only find these made by Primera, you're stuck. They will often dry out between discs. Seriously - a DVD takes 10 minutes to dupe and in that 10 minutes the cyan and black will dry out. Or the yellow. Or magenta. So I have to dupe a load of discs, then print a load - forget printing and duping at the same time. Oh - and these are just rebranded Lexmark cartridges, with a barcode added that the printer scans as it prints - no code, no print.	negative	[ "I print CD's and DVD's every couple of weeks.", "This cartridge is always dried out - have to nuke some water so it's hot to the touch, then soak the nozzles for about 10 seconds.", "Dry, then it will work.", "None of my other ink jet cartridges dry out this fast.", "Often, even cleaning, heating and purging don't work and it's a 2/3 full cartridge in the trash.", "But since you can only find these made by Primera, you're stuck.", "They will often dry out between discs.", "Seriously - a DVD takes 10 minutes to dupe and in that 10 minutes the cyan and black will dry out.", "Or the yellow.", "Or magenta.", "So I have to dupe a load of discs, then print a load - forget printing and duping at the same time.", "Oh - and these are just rebranded Lexmark cartridges, with a barcode added that the printer scans as it prints - no code, no print." ]
BC-CONG-OUTREACH-DET COMMUNICATING VS. CAMPAIGNING Washington -- Mailboxes often brim with correspondence touting the accomplishments of taxpayers' representatives in Congress but none more so than the boxes of residents in Rep. Mark Schauer's south-central Michigan district. Schauer spent nearly $350 000 on mailings telephone town halls and other outreach efforts to constituents in 2009 according to an analysis of quarterly spending records by The Detroit News. That's about one-quarter of his nearly $1.5 million allowance for congressional expenses. For example after Congress passed a $787 billion economic stimulus package last year Schauer a freshman Democrat from Battle Creek who is considered to be in a tough re-election campaign sent his constituents a colorful brochure saying the legislation "creates or saves 109 000 jobs in Michigan." Schauer declined to be interviewed. His press secretary Zack Pohl also wouldn't agree to an interview about the mailings but sent an e-mail explanation . A colorful six-panel foldout from Schauer trumpeting the economic stimulus -- with three photographs of the congressman. Schauer was the 10th highest spender overall according to an Associated Press analysis of spending by the House's 435 members.	negative	[ "BC-CONG-OUTREACH-DET COMMUNICATING VS.", "CAMPAIGNING\nWashington -- Mailboxes often brim with correspondence touting the accomplishments of taxpayers' representatives in Congress but none more so than the boxes of residents in Rep.", "Mark Schauer's south-central Michigan district.", "Schauer spent nearly $350 000 on mailings telephone town halls and other outreach efforts to constituents in 2009 according to an analysis of quarterly spending records by The Detroit News.", "That's about one-quarter of his nearly $1.", "5 million allowance for congressional expenses.", "For example after Congress passed a $787 billion economic stimulus package last year Schauer a freshman Democrat from Battle Creek who is considered to be in a tough re-election campaign sent his constituents a colorful brochure saying the legislation \"creates or saves 109 000 jobs in Michigan.", "\"\n Schauer declined to be interviewed.", "His press secretary Zack Pohl also wouldn't agree to an interview about the mailings but sent an e-mail explanation.", "A colorful six-panel foldout from Schauer trumpeting the economic stimulus -- with three photographs of the congressman.", "Schauer was the 10th highest spender overall according to an Associated Press analysis of spending by the House's 435 members." ]
LOL! Christ! What in God's name was Patterson thinking? I read this book because I've been trying to check out new authors. I fell in love with John Sandford's "Prey" novels recently, and on impulse, I picked up Hide and Seek since Patterson is supposed to be so great and I'd heard so much about him. Boy! What a disappointment and what a bad first impression! The book read like one of those Lifetime Movies of the Week. Basically Maggie Bradford is this woman who has had nothing but bad luck with men. Husband #1 Beat her, she kills him in self defense. She later becomes this world class singer . . .even Barbara Streisand pops up in the book to praise her music. She finally finds true love. . .he dies suddenly. While this is going on, we get to find out about the second main character a world class athlete named Will Shephard who just happens to be a psycho. . .and yes, you guessed it, she ends up marrying him. The book is told from two perspectives: 1st Person when the book is focused on Maggie(she's telling you all about her crappy life), and then it switches to 3rd Person whenever the book focuses on Will. I won't go any further I don't want to spoil it for people unfortunate enough to get around to reading this trite, contrived, soap opera novel that is utterly laughable. It's sad when the main character is an abused woman and you just don't care about her. AT ALL. Oh, and Patterson, what's up with the 100 or so 3 page chapters that this book has?	negative	[ "LOL!", "Christ!", "What in God's name was Patterson thinking?", "I read this book because I've been trying to check out new authors.", "I fell in love with John Sandford's \"Prey\" novels recently, and on impulse, I picked up Hide and Seek since Patterson is supposed to be so great and I'd heard so much about him.", "Boy!", "What a disappointment and what a bad first impression!", "The book read like one of those Lifetime Movies of the Week.", "Basically Maggie Bradford is this woman who has had nothing but bad luck with men.", "Husband #1 Beat her, she kills him in self defense.", "She later becomes this world class singer.", ".", ".", "even Barbara Streisand pops up in the book to praise her music.", "She finally finds true love.", ".", ".", "he dies suddenly.", "While this is going on, we get to find out about the second main character a world class athlete named Will Shephard who just happens to be a psycho.", ".", ".", "and yes, you guessed it, she ends up marrying him.", "The book is told from two perspectives: 1st Person when the book is focused on Maggie(she's telling you all about her crappy life), and then it switches to 3rd Person whenever the book focuses on Will.", "I won't go any further I don't want to spoil it for people unfortunate enough to get around to reading this trite, contrived, soap opera novel that is utterly laughable.", "It's sad when the main character is an abused woman and you just don't care about her.", "AT ALL.", "Oh, and Patterson, what's up with the 100 or so 3 page chapters that this book has?" ]
Soundwise, this CD is sadly lacking. "Everybody Loves a Lover" appears on "Hard to Find Jukebox Classics: 1958 Pop Gold" on the Hit Parade label, and "Teacher's Pet" appears elsewhere, both in true stereo, whereas this CD is all mono (albeit from a rechanneled stereo master tape). "Secret Love" was mastered from a vinyl record, as scratches are audible throughout. All tracks have reverb not heard on the original vinyl issues due to Columbia using the electronically rechanneled for stereo master tape and combining it back to mono. Whoever posted the contents didn't even get them right, as "Teacher's Pet" and "Love Me or Leave Me" were never issued on 78 rpm discs! The former was issued on a yellow label Columbia 45 and "Love Me or Leave Me" was issued on a 45 rpm EP as part of a 3-EP set. No 78s for either title. The collection to get is <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Golden-Girl-Columbia-Recordings-1944-1966/dp/B00000J7RW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Golden Girl: Columbia Recordings 1944-1966</a> a two-CD set that offers most of Doris Day's 1950s singles and film favorites, as well as those from the '60s. "Everybody Loves a Lover" is still mono, but the audio sources are from the original mono and stereo masters and they sound terrific! Skip this old "Greatest Hits" collection and get a later, remastered release.	negative	[ "Soundwise, this CD is sadly lacking.", "\"Everybody Loves a Lover\" appears on \"Hard to Find Jukebox Classics: 1958 Pop Gold\" on the Hit Parade label, and \"Teacher's Pet\" appears elsewhere, both in true stereo, whereas this CD is all mono (albeit from a rechanneled stereo master tape).", "\"Secret Love\" was mastered from a vinyl record, as scratches are audible throughout.", "All tracks have reverb not heard on the original vinyl issues due to Columbia using the electronically rechanneled for stereo master tape and combining it back to mono.", "Whoever posted the contents didn't even get them right, as \"Teacher's Pet\" and \"Love Me or Leave Me\" were never issued on 78 rpm discs!", "The former was issued on a yellow label Columbia 45 and \"Love Me or Leave Me\" was issued on a 45 rpm EP as part of a 3-EP set.", "No 78s for either title.", "The collection to get is <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Golden-Girl-Columbia-Recordings-1944-1966/dp/B00000J7RW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">Golden Girl: Columbia Recordings 1944-1966</a> a two-CD set that offers most of Doris Day's 1950s singles and film favorites, as well as those from the '60s.", "\"Everybody Loves a Lover\" is still mono, but the audio sources are from the original mono and stereo masters and they sound terrific!", "Skip this old \"Greatest Hits\" collection and get a later, remastered release." ]
The Hammock hooks for a Myan hammock should be 6 feet off the ground. The hooks for this hammock stand are about 3 feet. Most of the hammock stands suffer from being too low. I have a welding shop and will extend the arms. The hammock stand is useless to me, as it is. If I stretch the hammock out strait when I sling the hammock, the frame will still bend enough to put me on the ground, when my 185 pounds is added to the hammock. In fairness, the welding and finishing is good. Mine was assembled without tools and only minor problems. As hammock stands go, I suspect this is one of the better products of it's type. For a spreader bar hammock, with the user lying end to end, the stand is probably usable, but very close to the ground. Avoid any hammock stand, if you can. Secure your hammock to a tree, house, or other fixture, you are much better off not buying a hammock stand. As a hammock user for 40 years, I can tell you that for comfort, canvas hammock are the bottom of the barrel, the various spreader bar hammocks are the middle of the road products and the Mayan hammocks are the absolute best design by far. Users of Mayan hammocks will never switch back to the lesser designs. The Mayan hammock provides much better support, but you do have to learn to use and handle them properly. It is not difficult, but there are a couple of tricks someone can show you in a minute or two. Probably You Tube could help. "Hammock Boutique" on Amazon sells the finest Mayan hammocks for a very reasonable price, (disclosure: I am only a happy customer). In summary: Buy a Myan Hammock and hang it from something else. If you have a spreader bar hammock and are going to stick with it, this is probably one of the better stands of this type.	negative	[ "The Hammock hooks for a Myan hammock should be 6 feet off the ground.", "The hooks for this hammock stand are about 3 feet.", "Most of the hammock stands suffer from being too low.", "I have a welding shop and will extend the arms.", "The hammock stand is useless to me, as it is.", "If I stretch the hammock out strait when I sling the hammock, the frame will still bend enough to put me on the ground, when my 185 pounds is added to the hammock.", "In fairness, the welding and finishing is good.", "Mine was assembled without tools and only minor problems.", "As hammock stands go, I suspect this is one of the better products of it's type.", "For a spreader bar hammock, with the user lying end to end, the stand is probably usable, but very close to the ground.", "Avoid any hammock stand, if you can.", "Secure your hammock to a tree, house, or other fixture, you are much better off not buying a hammock stand.", "As a hammock user for 40 years, I can tell you that for comfort, canvas hammock are the bottom of the barrel, the various spreader bar hammocks are the middle of the road products and the Mayan hammocks are the absolute best design by far.", "Users of Mayan hammocks will never switch back to the lesser designs.", "The Mayan hammock provides much better support, but you do have to learn to use and handle them properly.", "It is not difficult, but there are a couple of tricks someone can show you in a minute or two.", "Probably You Tube could help.", "\"Hammock Boutique\" on Amazon sells the finest Mayan hammocks for a very reasonable price, (disclosure: I am only a happy customer).", "In summary:\n\nBuy a Myan Hammock and hang it from something else.", "If you have a spreader bar hammock and are going to stick with it, this is probably one of the better stands of this type." ]
I have several good CB's that I use on the road "just in case". I also have HAM radio, but this is small and fits in the armrest so I can hear truckers and traffic. This thing is really JUNK. Even with a GOOD antenna you can barely hear signals nearby. The "squelch" is a joke. It is not based on signal strength, but noise. It is now collecting dust. I do not recommend it. Go to your nearest truckstop and buy a cheap COBRA. You will thank me.	negative	[ "I have several good CB's that I use on the road \"just in case\".", "I also have HAM radio, but this is small and fits in the armrest so I can hear truckers and traffic.", "This thing is really JUNK.", "Even with a GOOD antenna you can barely hear signals nearby.", "The \"squelch\" is a joke.", "It is not based on signal strength, but noise.", "It is now collecting dust.", "I do not recommend it.", "Go to your nearest truckstop and buy a cheap COBRA.", "You will thank me." ]
When U2 released Achtung Baby in 1991, it was their first album in the decade, and the follow up to the somewhat flop of "Rattle And Hum." This is my favorite U2 album by far. The CD doesn't really sound remastered, only louder. It was a full digital recording to begin with, so perhaps there wasn't that much to do. Including a disc of demos of the album was a great idea, however, some of the tracks sound like 2011 Bono singing to 1991 U2 playing. This is a shame. If the tracks did not have vocals, simply release them as they are. Why only One Star??? The music deserves around 400 stars, but U2's Management released a statement basically calling it a cash grab. 6 CDs and 4 DVDs sound great. This set was not made for the casual U2 fan. The Casual U2 fan is not about to plunk down $126 for a Box Set. The problem, is that hard core fans like me were horrified to find out that the Zoo TV DVD Live In Sydney was part of this set. This is something Die Hard fans already paid for. More than Once. We bought it on VHS, some bought it on the old Laser Disc format, then on DVD. They could have chopped off $10 or so on the price, and not make us buy the same thing twice. I can't give the band a free pass on this one. They have so much money, they have to understand that their die hard fans who want the box set are going through tough economic times. This set is better than Sting's latest Box Set that is a total rip off. I still have to rate the set with one star, as this band goes to much trouble to market themselves as philanthropists, and now they are robbing their own fans. The demo Cd is the reason to buy the box. It is great hearing the songs as they probably were before the final album. Like I said, some of the songs sound doctored up a bit after the fact. A lot of artists do this, so I guess I'll have to deal with it. I have not watched the entire doucmentary DVD yet, however, it is very good, and a big positive when considering if to purchase this. Again, the failure of U2's Manager Paul McGuinness to understand their die hard fans is hard for me to take. I've spent thousands of dollars on this band, and figure they couuld've dropped the Sydney DVD, and given us a unreleased concert from the same period, so that we don't have to give our money to bootleggers who charge $35 or more for a poor quality release. One last complaint, is that there were a lot of unused songs from both the Achtung Baby, and Zooropa era which did not make the cut. I really could do without all the remixes, as I own all the CD singles as well, like most Die Hard U2 fans do. They easily could've made it 7 CDs and taken out the Sydney DVD, with or without another concert. Still, most die hards will have to buy this, warts and all. It's just with somebody like Bono, you would think he would have the understanding that including the Sydney DVD was a slap in the face to the real fans. I won't be lisening to "Scarelt" from October tonight, and will not be singing "Rejoice." Shame On You, U2.	negative	[ "When U2 released Achtung Baby in 1991, it was their first album in the decade, and the follow up to the somewhat flop of \"Rattle And Hum.", "\" This is my favorite U2 album by far.", "The CD doesn't really sound remastered, only louder.", "It was a full digital recording to begin with, so perhaps there wasn't that much to do.", "Including a disc of demos of the album was a great idea, however, some of the tracks sound like 2011 Bono singing to 1991 U2 playing.", "This is a shame.", "If the tracks did not have vocals, simply release them as they are.", "Why only One Star???", "The music deserves around 400 stars, but U2's Management released a statement basically calling it a cash grab.", "6 CDs and 4 DVDs sound great.", "This set was not made for the casual U2 fan.", "The Casual U2 fan is not about to plunk down $126 for a Box Set.", "The problem, is that hard core fans like me were horrified to find out that the Zoo TV DVD Live In Sydney was part of this set.", "This is something Die Hard fans already paid for.", "More than Once.", "We bought it on VHS, some bought it on the old Laser Disc format, then on DVD.", "They could have chopped off $10 or so on the price, and not make us buy the same thing twice.", "I can't give the band a free pass on this one.", "They have so much money, they have to understand that their die hard fans who want the box set are going through tough economic times.", "This set is better than Sting's latest Box Set that is a total rip off.", "I still have to rate the set with one star, as this band goes to much trouble to market themselves as philanthropists, and now they are robbing their own fans.", "The demo Cd is the reason to buy the box.", "It is great hearing the songs as they probably were before the final album.", "Like I said, some of the songs sound doctored up a bit after the fact.", "A lot of artists do this, so I guess I'll have to deal with it.", "I have not watched the entire doucmentary DVD yet, however, it is very good, and a big positive when considering if\nto purchase this.", "Again, the failure of U2's Manager Paul McGuinness to understand their die hard fans is hard for me to\ntake.", "I've spent thousands of dollars on this band, and figure they couuld've dropped the Sydney DVD, and given us a unreleased\nconcert from the same period, so that we don't have to give our money to bootleggers who charge $35 or more for a poor quality\nrelease.", "One last complaint, is that there were a lot of unused songs from both the Achtung Baby, and Zooropa era which did not make the cut.", "I really could do without all the remixes, as I own all the CD singles as well, like most Die Hard U2 fans do.", "They\neasily could've made it 7 CDs and taken out the Sydney DVD, with or without another concert.", "Still, most die hards will have to buy this, warts and all.", "It's just with somebody like Bono, you would think\nhe would have the understanding that including the Sydney DVD was a slap in the face to the real fans.", "I won't be lisening to \"Scarelt\" from October tonight, and will not be singing \"Rejoice.", "\" Shame On You, U2." ]
Lewis was a tool. All of his arguments are presumtive, and are argued from a naive, narrow-minded supposition that his reader shares the same literal interpretation of Christian tomes. "So far as we know beasts are incapable either of sin or virtue: therefore they can neither deserve pain nor be improved by it. At the same time we must never allow the problem of animal suffering to become the centre of the problem of pain; not because it is unimportant - whatever furnishes plausible grounds for questioning the goodness of God is very important indeed - but because it is outside the range of our knowledge. God has given us data which enable us, in some degree, to understand our own suffering: He has given us no such data about beasts." I'm admittedly passionate about animal suffering. Still, if animal suffering is "outside the range of our knowledge", where's the veracity in stating "God has given us data which enable us, in some degree, to understand our own suffering. He has given us no such data about beasts." ? Where did that point-of-fact come from? Argue that if you want, but don't simply back it up with an implicit scriptural baseline. Weak, poorly presented, and insulting to those of us with an inquisitive mind. I've read other works by the man, and while he has plenty of admirable messages, he rings up as no more than a Southern Baptist preacher with a university education, an English accent, and a vocabulary. In other word, a knight in shining armor if you're in his camp to begin with.	negative	[ "Lewis was a tool.", "All of his arguments are presumtive, and are argued from a naive, narrow-minded supposition that his reader shares the same literal interpretation of Christian tomes.", "\"So far as we know beasts are\nincapable either of sin or virtue: therefore they can neither deserve\npain nor be improved by it.", "At the same time we must never allow\nthe problem of animal suffering to become the centre of the problem\nof pain; not because it is unimportant - whatever furnishes\nplausible grounds for questioning the goodness of God is very\nimportant indeed - but because it is outside the range of our\nknowledge.", "God has given us data which enable us, in some degree,\nto understand our own suffering: He has given us no such data\nabout beasts.", "\"\n\nI'm admittedly passionate about animal suffering.", "Still, if animal suffering is \"outside the range of our knowledge\", where's the veracity in stating \"God has given us data which enable us, in some degree,\nto understand our own suffering.", "He has given us no such data about beasts.", "\"?", "Where did that point-of-fact come from?", "Argue that if you want, but don't simply back it up with an implicit scriptural baseline.", "Weak, poorly presented, and insulting to those of us with an inquisitive mind.", "I've read other works by the man, and while he has plenty of admirable messages, he rings up as no more than a Southern Baptist preacher with a university education, an English accent, and a vocabulary.", "In other word, a knight in shining armor if you're in his camp to begin with." ]
This is about as far off from punk rock as you can get. Around this time, the Clash adopted the moniker: "The only band that matters." When they started out, they became wildly popular among disaffected young men and women for scabrous anthems like, "Garageland" and "White Riot." Their songs, in classic punk style, were short and to the point. Sandinista, released three years after their debut, is a sprawling, grandiose statement to all music fans: "We are the only band that matters." There were already hints that the Clash's popularity was going to their heads. Their initial title for London Calling was to be The New Testament. Punk was about taking down the sell-out acts who packed the stadiums. With London Calling's success, the Clash DID pack the stadiums. They didn't remain humble. It is near-second hand news that there is one great album buried in this mess. I disagree. The only fun you're going to have listening to Sandinista are the songs Washington Bullets and the Street Parade. Other than that, you will have to wade through disco, mediocre dub attempts, "Revolution 9"-style pretentiousness (nearly unthinkable from this band a few years earlier), and all other manner of affectation. They were just making an album. The Clash must have thought they were introducing a bill into the American justice system or some endeavor of comparable importance. Did they really think a bunch of social activists would be squatting by their record players, trying to make out every word of the Magnficent Seven? I think the Clash forgot what their role was as a band. Some of you may think that they, as a band, have only one allegiance: THEMSELVES. Because they are the artists, they can do whatever they want and we're all supposed to think it's great if we liked their last album. I disagree with those people. I think a band, such as the Clash, has its greatest allegiance to its FANS, who made the band what it is. To me, the inclusion of the seven or eight "experimental" songs at the end of this album is a big F*** YOU to anyone listening. It was either filler to make it all a triple album or those sorry Brits actually believed they were making great art and we devoted fans deserved to hear whatever crappy ideas they had. Less is more, a wise man once said. Thankfully the Clash recovered from this stumble with their next album (in my opinion) which is political, social and fun to listen to. Sandinista, while powerful, is the sloppy, self-important equivalent of that "cool" lecturer from college, drunk off his ass, reading from his novel, which nonetheless contains some brilliant passages, but goes on and on, completely misguided, out of tune, out of step with anything the students want to hear, until he's spent, sober, and bloody well done.	negative	[ "This is about as far off from punk rock as you can get.", "Around this time, the Clash adopted the moniker: \"The only band that matters.", "\" When they started out, they became wildly popular among disaffected young men and women for scabrous anthems like, \"Garageland\" and \"White Riot.", "\" Their songs, in classic punk style, were short and to the point.", "Sandinista, released three years after their debut, is a sprawling, grandiose statement to all music fans: \"We are the only band that matters.", "\"\n\nThere were already hints that the Clash's popularity was going to their heads.", "Their initial title for London Calling was to be The New Testament.", "Punk was about taking down the sell-out acts who packed the stadiums.", "With London Calling's success, the Clash DID pack the stadiums.", "They didn't remain humble.", "It is near-second hand news that there is one great album buried in this mess.", "I disagree.", "The only fun you're going to have listening to Sandinista are the songs Washington Bullets and the Street Parade.", "Other than that, you will have to wade through disco, mediocre dub attempts, \"Revolution 9\"-style pretentiousness (nearly unthinkable from this band a few years earlier), and all other manner of affectation.", "They were just making an album.", "The Clash must have thought they were introducing a bill into the American justice system or some endeavor of comparable importance.", "Did they really think a bunch of social activists would be squatting by their record players, trying to make out every word of the Magnficent Seven?", "I think the Clash forgot what their role was as a band.", "Some of you may think that they, as a band, have only one allegiance: THEMSELVES.", "Because they are the artists, they can do whatever they want and we're all supposed to think it's great if we liked their last album.", "I disagree with those people.", "I think a band, such as the Clash, has its greatest allegiance to its FANS, who made the band what it is.", "To me, the inclusion of the seven or eight \"experimental\" songs at the end of this album is a big F*** YOU to anyone listening.", "It was either filler to make it all a triple album or those sorry Brits actually believed they were making great art and we devoted fans deserved to hear whatever crappy ideas they had.", "Less is more, a wise man once said.", "Thankfully the Clash recovered from this stumble with their next album (in my opinion) which is political, social and fun to listen to.", "Sandinista, while powerful, is the sloppy, self-important equivalent of that \"cool\" lecturer from college, drunk off his ass, reading from his novel, which nonetheless contains some brilliant passages, but goes on and on, completely misguided, out of tune, out of step with anything the students want to hear, until he's spent, sober, and bloody well done." ]
We found that these work just fine with Google home, and have multiples. However, the problem we are having is that the 2 purchased in December vs the 2 we purchased in January, are different in appearance and SIZE! We are trying to put 3 in a box... not a good look when they are not all the same, and, the newer ones DON'T FIT A STANDARD U.S. PLATE! That's fine if you only have 1 in the box and use their supplied plate. We don't know what to do... except return all 4. And I don't get a response from their customer service link. That's a bummer because they function very well.	negative	[ "We found that these work just fine with Google home, and have multiples.", "However, the problem we are having is that the 2 purchased in December vs the 2 we purchased in January, are different in appearance and SIZE!", "We are trying to put 3 in a box...", "not a good look when they are not all the same, and, the newer ones DON'T FIT A STANDARD U.", "S. PLATE!", "That's fine if you only have 1 in the box and use their supplied plate.", "We don't know what to do...", "except return all 4.", "And I don't get a response from their customer service link.", "That's a bummer because they function very well." ]
I do not actually own this toy. A friend of mine let us borrow it for a LONG road trip. This is a very cute toy, but I wouldnt waste my $$ on it. It is very very difficult to activate. I could barely do it, let alone my 11 month old. You are supposed to press the nose to activate. I had to mash it very hard to get it to play. Once it does come on, its fun and it vibrates and my daughter loved it. The only problem is it only seemed to last for about 5 seconds. It wasn't worth the fight to turn it on for such a short time. My daughter ended up using the ears as a teether and thats about it.	negative	[ "I do not actually own this toy.", "A friend of mine let us borrow it for a LONG road trip.", "This is a very cute toy, but I wouldnt waste my $$ on it.", "It is very very difficult to activate.", "I could barely do it, let alone my 11 month old.", "You are supposed to press the nose to activate.", "I had to mash it very hard to get it to play.", "Once it does come on, its fun and it vibrates and my daughter loved it.", "The only problem is it only seemed to last for about 5 seconds.", "It wasn't worth the fight to turn it on for such a short time.", "My daughter ended up using the ears as a teether and thats about it." ]
When someone still has a $500,000 mortgage on a now $250,000 house many will just walk away, just as what happened in the UK in the eighties. They no longer have debtor's prisons and the lenders must suffer the loss. If as you say that is the case in America and/or Canada it is not so simple in England. If a property doesn't realise the sum secured against it then the borrower is still liable to pay the difference and the absence of debtor's prisons does not negate that nor is it any guarantee that those who don't fulfill their obligations won't see the inside of a prison. Current leniency toward personal bankruptcy may see some changes but that was not the case in the eighties and to my knowledge it was a busy time for bailiffs in many areas. "There is a correction going on in the housing market and it will be international. It began over a year ago and people should have been paying attention." Again, I can't speak for the US or Canada but such a correction has been widely predicted here for a few years and whilst it may be international it is also likely to be regional in effect. "But if you are happy in your home and don't have a large mortgage, or aren't holding one, then it really won't matter." There's nothing in current predictions that are any concern to me.	negative	[ "When someone still has a $500,000 mortgage on a now $250,000 house many will just walk away, just as what happened in the UK in the eighties.", "They no longer have debtor's prisons and the lenders must suffer the loss.", "If as you say that is the case in America and/or Canada it is not so simple in England.", "If a property doesn't realise the sum secured against it then the borrower is still liable to pay the difference and the absence of debtor's prisons does not negate that nor is it any guarantee that those who don't fulfill their obligations won't see the inside of a prison.", "Current leniency toward personal bankruptcy may see some changes but that was not the case in the eighties and to my knowledge it was a busy time for bailiffs in many areas.", "\"There is a correction going on in the housing market and it will be international.", "It began over a year ago and people should have been paying attention.", "\" Again, I can't speak for the US or Canada but such a correction has been widely predicted here for a few years and whilst it may be international it is also likely to be regional in effect.", "\"But if you are happy in your home and don't have a large mortgage, or aren't holding one, then it really won't matter.", "\" There's nothing in current predictions that are any concern to me." ]
A convenience food, this instant grits cheese lovers variety is fast and easy comfort food, but the chemical additives, artificial colors and flavors and crazy high sodium level are hard to ignore. I try to avoid monosodium glutamate and failed to notice its inclusion in two of the varieties. Even if ignoring the ingredient list, the primary flavor is salt. The product is simply too salty. The sodium level in one small packet of any of the three flavors is high 420, 460 or 480 mg approximately 20 percent of the daily value. Preparation is easy. Cooking a minute or a minute and fifteen seconds in a microwave with one-half cup water or milk. I tried it with both liquids and the difference in taste and texture was not significant. I understand snack food having high levels of sodium and including lots of chemical additives, but it just seems a natural grain product should avoid these inclusions as much as possible. In the future I will stick to plain grits and control what is added into the bowl. The best if used before date on the package is four months in the future.	negative	[ "A convenience food, this instant grits cheese lovers variety is fast and easy comfort food, but the chemical additives, artificial colors and flavors and crazy high sodium level are hard to ignore.", "I try to avoid monosodium glutamate and failed to notice its inclusion in two of the varieties.", "Even if ignoring the ingredient list, the primary flavor is salt.", "The product is simply too salty.", "The sodium level in one small packet of any of the three flavors is high 420, 460 or 480 mg approximately 20 percent of the daily value.", "Preparation is easy.", "Cooking a minute or a minute and fifteen seconds in a microwave with one-half cup water or milk.", "I tried it with both liquids and the difference in taste and texture was not significant.", "I understand snack food having high levels of sodium and including lots of chemical additives, but it just seems a natural grain product should avoid these inclusions as much as possible.", "In the future I will stick to plain grits and control what is added into the bowl.", "The best if used before date on the package is four months in the future." ]
First, I got this at a deep discount, so am writing a review in context of the price that most pay. So lets start by saying that the instructions are crap. They have useless drawings and even have errors in the text. (mislabeled parts-top block vs. front block) Again, I had to giggle since there are only a dozen parts to put together,so it should be a cinch, right? Well, my friend and I were laughing at first and then later we were just plain annoyed at why this should be so difficult. My friend is a process engineer and writes complex instruction manuals for a living. he could not believe that any quality control was asserted during the writing of the manual! On to the nitty gritty: So, After we discovered that the belt-drive that makes the handles turn together was mis-aligned, we set to fixing that first. once that was done, we got all the boards on top. None of them lined up well. The cranks to tighten the work clamps are not going to last because they are cheap plastic "snap-ons". The belt skips constantly, and is cheap plastic. The wood surface has numerous flaws as well. The metal frame is banged up too, despite the box being fine. Grades: Directions- D- Assembly ease- D Quality- c- Stability- B Usability- B Value- D+ (or a B+ if you got the lightning Deal) Overall- C- Now that being said, I just bought this to hold my miter saw. It will work fine for that purpose and the price was fine. Otherwise it is just the classic, "made poorly in china" junk that once reputable companies are putting out nowadays.	negative	[ "First, I got this at a deep discount, so am writing a review in context of the price that most pay.", "So lets start by saying that the instructions are crap.", "They have useless drawings and even have errors in the text.", "(mislabeled parts-top block vs.", "front block) Again, I had to giggle since there are only a dozen parts to put together,so it should be a cinch, right?", "Well, my friend and I were laughing at first and then later we were just plain annoyed at why this should be so difficult.", "My friend is a process engineer and writes complex instruction manuals for a living.", "he could not believe that any quality control was asserted during the writing of the manual!", "On to the nitty gritty:\n So, After we discovered that the belt-drive that makes the handles turn together was mis-aligned, we set to fixing that first.", "once that was done, we got all the boards on top.", "None of them lined up well.", "The cranks to tighten the work clamps are not going to last because they are cheap plastic \"snap-ons\".", "The belt skips constantly, and is cheap plastic.", "The wood surface has numerous flaws as well.", "The metal frame is banged up too, despite the box being fine.", "Grades:\nDirections- D-\nAssembly ease- D\nQuality- c-\nStability- B\nUsability- B\nValue- D+ (or a B+ if you got the lightning Deal)\nOverall- C-\n\nNow that being said, I just bought this to hold my miter saw.", "It will work fine for that purpose and the price was fine.", "Otherwise it is just the classic, \"made poorly in china\" junk that once reputable companies are putting out nowadays." ]
The Great Divorce leaves me hoping some future generations don't happen upon it and mistake it for anything but allegory. It must provide some measure of joy to those who spend their lives hoping for an afterlife for which I still see no reason to believe. Sort of Dante lite. You will not have the opportunity to make a difference after death, so be someone's guardian angel now. ~ David Smalley If you aren't familiar with David Smalley, he is a Humanist with a successful podcast. What I enjoy most about his style is his ability to interview seemingly anyone, regardless of their worldview, and allow them to be heard and respected, even if he completely disagrees with them. If you have any kind of a commute, his podcasts are supported by Christians and Atheists alike, because he is so very fair and lives every day to make the world a better place. He devoted his young life to trying to believe in the Baptist god of his childhood, and still wants to believe. For now the best he, and I, can do is try to listen with open minds and hearts to believers and non-believers alike and give them our best selves we have to offer today, because every day could be our last chance to lessen someones burden and do whatever we can to promote human flourishing. This interaction Im having with you in this review, could be the last chance I have to leave a positive impression, so why not be as honest and kind as possible, while speaking the truth as I see it? He seems like the perfect target for mockery by CS Lewis, because his goodness is lacking as he doesnt pay homage to a god who, even by Lewis account has the power to become small enough to enter the human realm and save all 7+ billion humans but chooses instead to give them slim evidence on which to believe in him then claims they freely choose not to - and therefore deserve an eternity of Hell. Im sorry, but although my opinion is likely of little concern to any fundamentalist Christian reading my review, this updated version of the afterlife leaves me feeling even more pity for the poor kids who find themselves being cared for by mothers who put love for an imaginary god above that of their own child. Ive seen this thinking play out in real life and its never proven to result in a positive situation for anyone involved. The sanctimony of many fundamentalists Ive encountered still makes absolutely no sense to me, but at least I have a bit more understanding of where it comes from after reading this - recommended highly by a fundamentalist apologist/author/teacher. I spent a year studying Kabbalah for reasons irrelevant here, and found it startling how many of the concepts their teachers employ are represented in this book (i.e. light illuminating darkness, but darkness having no power over the light, unless the student chooses darkness - defeating the ego in order to allow room for spiritual growth, etc.) David Koresh and the Branch Davidians came to mind also. If one believes strongly enough in what they are told by those in the know, why not drink the Kool-aide? Im not a fan of fantasy, so perhaps my dislike for this book stems partly from my general dislike for the genre	negative	[ "The Great Divorce leaves me hoping some future generations don't happen upon it and mistake it for anything but allegory.", "It must provide some measure of joy to those who spend their lives hoping for an afterlife for which I still see no reason to believe.", "Sort of Dante lite.", "You will not have the opportunity to make a difference after death, so be someone's guardian angel now.", "~ David Smalley\n\nIf you aren't familiar with David Smalley, he is a Humanist with a successful podcast.", "What I enjoy most about his style is his ability to interview seemingly anyone, regardless of their worldview, and allow them to be heard and respected, even if he completely disagrees with them.", "If you have any kind of a commute, his podcasts are supported by Christians and Atheists alike, because he is so very fair and lives every day to make the world a better place.", "He devoted his young life to trying to believe in the Baptist god of his childhood, and still wants to believe.", "For now the best he, and I, can do is try to listen with open minds and hearts to believers and non-believers alike and give them our best selves we have to offer today, because every day could be our last chance to lessen someones burden and do whatever we can to promote human flourishing.", "This interaction Im having with you in this review, could be the last chance I have to leave a positive impression, so why not be as honest and kind as possible, while speaking the truth as I see it?", "He seems like the perfect target for mockery by CS Lewis, because his goodness is lacking as he doesnt pay homage to a god who, even by Lewis account has the power to become small enough to enter the human realm and save all 7+ billion humans but chooses instead to give them slim evidence on which to believe in him then claims they freely choose not to - and therefore deserve an eternity of Hell.", "Im sorry, but although my opinion is likely of little concern to any fundamentalist Christian reading my review, this updated version of the afterlife leaves me feeling even more pity for the poor kids who find themselves being cared for by mothers who put love for an imaginary god above that of their own child.", "Ive seen this thinking play out in real life and its never proven to result in a positive situation for anyone involved.", "The sanctimony of many fundamentalists Ive encountered still makes absolutely no sense to me, but at least I have a bit more understanding of where it comes from after reading this - recommended highly by a fundamentalist apologist/author/teacher.", "I spent a year studying Kabbalah for reasons irrelevant here, and found it startling how many of the concepts their teachers employ are represented in this book (i.", "e. light illuminating darkness, but darkness having no power over the light, unless the student chooses darkness - defeating the ego in order to allow room for spiritual growth, etc.", ")\n\nDavid Koresh and the Branch Davidians came to mind also.", "If one believes strongly enough in what they are told by those in the know, why not drink the Kool-aide?", "Im not a fan of fantasy, so perhaps my dislike for this book stems partly from my general dislike for the genre" ]
This is a warning to fans of other First Person Shooters (FPS)...this game does not live up to the hype. Myself being a big fan of the Quake/Unreal/Battlefield/Call of Duty (and their related mods) I found this game to be very annoying on a number of different levels. If you're new to FPS's, you probably like the game because you don't know how many better games there are out there on the market. This game is identical to Battlefield 1942 except that instead of fighting WWII style, you're fighting al la Stormtrooper/Rebel Alliance style. For those who aren't familar with Battlefield 1942, dozens of FREE mods exist for this game, including a mod called "Galactic Conquest" which takes the WWII style game play and changes it to the Star Wars universe (sound familar). I can't deny that the graphics are very beautiful in this game and way ahead of Battlefield 1942 (utilizing Direct X 9 capabilities) but at the same time the controls fee awkward...the gameplay feels a bit slow...and the option interface makes me want to smash my keyboard (changing your key bindings should not take a half hour because the interface is poor). This past weekend a group of us (about 15) played this game at a Lanparty for a couple hours. We eventually got sick of it and went back to play what we consider more fun games (Call of Duty's Revolt Mod, Desert Combat, Unreal Tournament 2004) because this game just got old quick. My advice. Save some money, go buy Battlefield 1942 (about $20) if you don't have it already. Go to fileplanet and dowload the galactic conquest mod for free.	negative	[ "This is a warning to fans of other First Person Shooters (FPS)...", "this game does not live up to the hype.", "Myself being a big fan of the Quake/Unreal/Battlefield/Call of Duty (and their related mods) I found this game to be very annoying on a number of different levels.", "If you're new to FPS's, you probably like the game because you don't know how many better games there are out there on the market.", "This game is identical to Battlefield 1942 except that instead of fighting WWII style, you're fighting al la Stormtrooper/Rebel Alliance style.", "For those who aren't familar with Battlefield 1942, dozens of FREE mods exist for this game, including a mod called \"Galactic Conquest\" which takes the WWII style game play and changes it to the Star Wars universe (sound familar).", "I can't deny that the graphics are very beautiful in this game and way ahead of Battlefield 1942 (utilizing Direct X 9 capabilities) but at the same time the controls fee awkward...", "the gameplay feels a bit slow...", "and the option interface makes me want to smash my keyboard (changing your key bindings should not take a half hour because the interface is poor).", "This past weekend a group of us (about 15) played this game at a Lanparty for a couple hours.", "We eventually got sick of it and went back to play what we consider more fun games (Call of Duty's Revolt Mod, Desert Combat, Unreal Tournament 2004) because this game just got old quick.", "My advice.", "Save some money, go buy Battlefield 1942 (about $20) if you don't have it already.", "Go to fileplanet and dowload the galactic conquest mod for free." ]
When I bought this game I was like cool its a game about a pirate controlling an island. Its got ok graphics. I never played the original Tropico so I couldn't tell you the differences. I played the game for about 5 hours. The only exciting part I found was sending the ships out to raid areas (when i played there was only one place to raid) Funny thing is they would never run out of people or be smart enought to move to another place (means not realistic). You would never see these raids. If you build too fast you would run out of captives. Very annoying. The whole fear thing on the captives doesn't mean anything. I never lost one captive. You could buy it or not its up to you!	negative	[ "When I bought this game I was like cool its a game about a pirate controlling an island.", "Its got ok graphics.", "I never played the original Tropico so I couldn't tell you the differences.", "I played the game for about 5 hours.", "The only exciting part I found was sending the ships out to raid areas (when i played there was only one place to raid) Funny thing is they would never run out of people or be smart enought to move to another place (means not realistic).", "You would never see these raids.", "If you build too fast you would run out of captives.", "Very annoying.", "The whole fear thing on the captives doesn't mean anything.", "I never lost one captive.", "You could buy it or not its up to you!" ]
Friends, has this ever happened to you? You've just chased the Thunder Demon up a tree. After scaling numerous branches, you find that you cannot quite strike the enemy. Sure, you can hit her; but nothing seems to have an effect. Finally, after a mix of timing, luck, and some kind of design flaw, your foe is vanquished. Although you don't know why... Before I played this game, I really didn't understand the phrases: "What were they smoking," and "I honestly couldn't care less." I thought I did, but I didn't. Because after you play Red Ninja, you will ask the former, which will ultimately lapse into the latter. After an introduction that is so overly dramatic it seems like it was written by a six year old (as said by our heroine: "I'm not alive, but...I'm not dead." What is she, a zombie?), the games begin. The story is actually not bad; although it reeks of Clint Eastwood's Hang `em High. A female ninja intends to avenge her father's death at the hands of enemy ninjas (whom you never really seem to fight, game-wise) using a weapon forged from the very wire used to hang her. Daddy's death was all part of a greater scheme to get a super weapon: the Gattling Gun! Script wise, however, the game suffers. And let's face it; the writers didn't want to make a video game. They wanted to make a small movie. Where else can you get four, count `em four, cutscenes in a row? But getting back on the subject, this ninja couldn't avenge a snail. Even a small snail. She spends most of her time sneaking up on enemies and stealthfully killing them. Sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it? The controls also follow the same design as the Tenchu series, and some of the levels seems awfully similar to another game I've played (limestone mines? Abandoned temple with a giant Buddha?). However, Tenchu's controls were always clear. Red Ninja's controls can be confusing (hold B to crouch?). Also, while Tenchu gives your over half a dozen ways kill from behind, Red Ninja gives you about three. One of them involves the ninja seducing enemies and gutting them, but they usually get wise and flip out and kill her in the process of trying to get to know her better. You'll see. And in Tenchu, you stealth killed for a reason: to rack up points and to rack up your offense. Here, you stealth kill for the sake of spicing up the game: sure you kill for points and to get ninja items you'll never use, but it feels hollow. It's like a soulless Tenchu. The other half of the time, Red Ninja seems to be trying to take after the Prince of Persia. While the stealth killing controls are both simplistic and clumsy, the acrobatics are the stuffs of nightmares. The controls are not nearly tight enough for the kind of punishment you are put through; causing you to over or under shoot many goals. Luckily, your ninja-like reflexes usually allow you to recover. Usually. Also, those same controls are backwards (to drop from a ledge press A?), and the camera is nuts. It tries to follow you, except it's so hyperactive, you usually just get a nice, long look at the wall, the ninja's underpants, or a dizzying, sickening swarm of images as the camera tries its very best to focus. And any game in which the controls and camera are that bad, and expects you to perform do-or-die jumps and flips over bottomless chasms, should not grade you on continues. Or time. Every now and again, you are swamped by mobs of enemies (who all look mysteriously alike, but hey, the samurai factory must have been out that day) and will fall back on a barrage of melee attacks. The coolest of these is flinging your wire-weapon into an enemy, using said wire to trip up other opponents, then rip it out of your victim, usually resulting in him being split in two. And the fighting controls are "okay" (block is Y?), and as long as there is enough space in the level for the camera not to go psycho on you, the battles are fine. However, also similar to the Prince of Persia, your fightin' is not always up to par. If knocked down, it is very likely that enemies will pummel you the second you get back up, resulting in a great loss of life on your part. What's really sad is that this is a good game trying to get out of a bad box. Graphics, music, story, it's all good. But those flashes of nice-ness just can't compete with...everything else in the game. Red Ninja's problem was trying to be something it clearly wasn't. It's like training a monkey to golf; then giving him a crowbar, and telling him to chop down a mighty oak. It's just not going to happen. If they'd scrap a little stealth and acrobatics, and pump up the fighting system, there could be another game in the future. But if they don't, the close-ups we get of her underpants will begin to represent pain and anguish; and nobody wants to see that.	negative	[ "Friends, has this ever happened to you?", "You've just chased the Thunder Demon up a tree.", "After scaling numerous branches, you find that you cannot quite strike the enemy.", "Sure, you can hit her; but nothing seems to have an effect.", "Finally, after a mix of timing, luck, and some kind of design flaw, your foe is vanquished.", "Although you don't know why...", "Before I played this game, I really didn't understand the phrases: \"What were they smoking,\" and \"I honestly couldn't care less.", "\" I thought I did, but I didn't.", "Because after you play Red Ninja, you will ask the former, which will ultimately lapse into the latter.", "After an introduction that is so overly dramatic it seems like it was written by a six year old (as said by our heroine: \"I'm not alive, but...", "I'm not dead.", "\" What is she, a zombie?", "), the games begin.", "The story is actually not bad; although it reeks of Clint Eastwood's Hang `em High.", "A female ninja intends to avenge her father's death at the hands of enemy ninjas (whom you never really seem to fight, game-wise) using a weapon forged from the very wire used to hang her.", "Daddy's death was all part of a greater scheme to get a super weapon: the Gattling Gun!", "Script wise, however, the game suffers.", "And let's face it; the writers didn't want to make a video game.", "They wanted to make a small movie.", "Where else can you get four, count `em four, cutscenes in a row?", "But getting back on the subject, this ninja couldn't avenge a snail.", "Even a small snail.", "She spends most of her time sneaking up on enemies and stealthfully killing them.", "Sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it?", "The controls also follow the same design as the Tenchu series, and some of the levels seems awfully similar to another game I've played (limestone mines?", "Abandoned temple with a giant Buddha?", ").", "However, Tenchu's controls were always clear.", "Red Ninja's controls can be confusing (hold B to crouch?", ").", "Also, while Tenchu gives your over half a dozen ways kill from behind, Red Ninja gives you about three.", "One of them involves the ninja seducing enemies and gutting them, but they usually get wise and flip out and kill her in the process of trying to get to know her better.", "You'll see.", "And in Tenchu, you stealth killed for a reason: to rack up points and to rack up your offense.", "Here, you stealth kill for the sake of spicing up the game: sure you kill for points and to get ninja items you'll never use, but it feels hollow.", "It's like a soulless Tenchu.", "The other half of the time, Red Ninja seems to be trying to take after the Prince of Persia.", "While the stealth killing controls are both simplistic and clumsy, the acrobatics are the stuffs of nightmares.", "The controls are not nearly tight enough for the kind of punishment you are put through; causing you to over or under shoot many goals.", "Luckily, your ninja-like reflexes usually allow you to recover.", "Usually.", "Also, those same controls are backwards (to drop from a ledge press A?", "), and the camera is nuts.", "It tries to follow you, except it's so hyperactive, you usually just get a nice, long look at the wall, the ninja's underpants, or a dizzying, sickening swarm of images as the camera tries its very best to focus.", "And any game in which the controls and camera are that bad, and expects you to perform do-or-die jumps and flips over bottomless chasms, should not grade you on continues.", "Or time.", "Every now and again, you are swamped by mobs of enemies (who all look mysteriously alike, but hey, the samurai factory must have been out that day) and will fall back on a barrage of melee attacks.", "The coolest of these is flinging your wire-weapon into an enemy, using said wire to trip up other opponents, then rip it out of your victim, usually resulting in him being split in two.", "And the fighting controls are \"okay\" (block is Y?", "), and as long as there is enough space in the level for the camera not to go psycho on you, the battles are fine.", "However, also similar to the Prince of Persia, your fightin' is not always up to par.", "If knocked down, it is very likely that enemies will pummel you the second you get back up, resulting in a great loss of life on your part.", "What's really sad is that this is a good game trying to get out of a bad box.", "Graphics, music, story, it's all good.", "But those flashes of nice-ness just can't compete with...", "everything else in the game.", "Red Ninja's problem was trying to be something it clearly wasn't.", "It's like training a monkey to golf; then giving him a crowbar, and telling him to chop down a mighty oak.", "It's just not going to happen.", "If they'd scrap a little stealth and acrobatics, and pump up the fighting system, there could be another game in the future.", "But if they don't, the close-ups we get of her underpants will begin to represent pain and anguish; and nobody wants to see that." ]
This product touts itself as a replacement for Botox, "needles no more", and makes some pretty bold claims of "instantly relaxes lines". I do get botox, and not even botox works "instantly" (takes about a week to set in). The thing with Botox, is that around 3 months it starts to wear off, and I schedule my appointments at about 5 months out. So I'm always looking for skin care products that might help stretch out the results or even improve the results. That said, I noticed absolutely nothing from this product. I'm not even sure, reading the ingredients, what in it would be at all effective. It has some moisturizing qualities, and also some acid peel type ingredients. That said, I already moisturize and do acid peels, so this product isn't going to magically transform my skin. The price of this is around $90 for 0.5 oz and will last you maybe 2 months. I pay $250 for Botox every 5 months. So comparatively, this costs the same as Botox, except Botox actually does something for me, and this does nothing!	negative	[ "This product touts itself as a replacement for Botox, \"needles no more\", and makes some pretty bold claims of \"instantly relaxes lines\".", "I do get botox, and not even botox works \"instantly\" (takes about a week to set in).", "The thing with Botox, is that around 3 months it starts to wear off, and I schedule my appointments at about 5 months out.", "So I'm always looking for skin care products that might help stretch out the results or even improve the results.", "That said, I noticed absolutely nothing from this product.", "I'm not even sure, reading the ingredients, what in it would be at all effective.", "It has some moisturizing qualities, and also some acid peel type ingredients.", "That said, I already moisturize and do acid peels, so this product isn't going to magically transform my skin.", "The price of this is around $90 for 0.", "5 oz and will last you maybe 2 months.", "I pay $250 for Botox every 5 months.", "So comparatively, this costs the same as Botox, except Botox actually does something for me, and this does nothing!" ]
Best Age: 3 Pros: In theory, the game would teach a toddler to wait his/her turn, how to match colors to move along the path, and then the important life lesson about winning/losing and still having fun. Cons: The entire re-design. Totally ridiculous. Don't waste your money. Go to eBay and get the real thing. As everyone else has probably explained, the original characters from the 80's are gone. This alone wouldn't invoke such an awful rating. The problem is they were replaced with extremely intense pictures which are so detailed and huge, that the path has been narrowed and now winds through some new places (so it is longer and thinner). To be honest, I even missed the secret path when I landed on it because the game board is so busy, you can't really see where it starts. The enlarged gingerbread men (and I thought the Katy Perry video totally mocked them, uh yeah - they are fairly accurate in terms of these new creepy ones) don't even fit on the micro-spaces that comprise the path. Because the path winds around itself so many times, it is hard to follow, knock your guy an inch and suddenly you are in the next loop of the path and have jumped ahead dramatically. It now takes about double the time to play a game, in part because the path is much longer - but also because the board is harder to follow. It seems it was designed with a deranged teenage girl in mind, not three year olds. You would think they would test these products and do a side-by-side with kids comparing the new one to the old one - hands down, the original would have won. Unfortunately, this is pretty much the only board game for 3 year olds and now it is rendered useless. By the time your child has the dexterity to move his/her piece along this narrow, windy path without being distracted by all the crazy graphics - he or she will realize how babyish this game is and will have moved along to something more challenging. I did actually write to Hasboro directly regarding the above issues, though I doubt they will ever respond.	negative	[ "Best Age: 3\n\nPros:\nIn theory, the game would teach a toddler to wait his/her turn, how to match colors to move along the path, and then the important life lesson about winning/losing and still having fun.", "Cons:\nThe entire re-design.", "Totally ridiculous.", "Don't waste your money.", "Go to eBay and get the real thing.", "As everyone else has probably explained, the original characters from the 80's are gone.", "This alone wouldn't invoke such an awful rating.", "The problem is they were replaced with extremely intense pictures which are so detailed and huge, that the path has been narrowed and now winds through some new places (so it is longer and thinner).", "To be honest, I even missed the secret path when I landed on it because the game board is so busy, you can't really see where it starts.", "The enlarged gingerbread men (and I thought the Katy Perry video totally mocked them, uh yeah - they are fairly accurate in terms of these new creepy ones) don't even fit on the micro-spaces that comprise the path.", "Because the path winds around itself so many times, it is hard to follow, knock your guy an inch and suddenly you are in the next loop of the path and have jumped ahead dramatically.", "It now takes about double the time to play a game, in part because the path is much longer - but also because the board is harder to follow.", "It seems it was designed with a deranged teenage girl in mind, not three year olds.", "You would think they would test these products and do a side-by-side with kids comparing the new one to the old one - hands down, the original would have won.", "Unfortunately, this is pretty much the only board game for 3 year olds and now it is rendered useless.", "By the time your child has the dexterity to move his/her piece along this narrow, windy path without being distracted by all the crazy graphics - he or she will realize how babyish this game is and will have moved along to something more challenging.", "I did actually write to Hasboro directly regarding the above issues, though I doubt they will ever respond." ]
This book should have been called A Dance With Nothing. Because "Nothing" is exactly what happens. The author flat-out admits in the forward that this book is nothing but clippings from the cutting floor of the last book. And man does it show. I can't actually give you spoilers because there aren't any. And most ironically? The dragons aren't even in the book, except for maybe four pages! Here's a summary the action in book 5: 48 pages of random conversation that doesn't relate to anything. One sentence description of somebody getting killed. ^^ repeat about 20 times. Seriously, there's a chapter called "Dude on a Horse." The magic has really gone out of this series for me. I hope the next book is a million times better than this!	negative	[ "This book should have been called A Dance With Nothing.", "Because \"Nothing\" is exactly what happens.", "The author flat-out admits in the forward that this book is nothing but clippings from the cutting floor of the last book.", "And man does it show.", "I can't actually give you spoilers because there aren't any.", "And most ironically?", "The dragons aren't even in the book, except for maybe four pages!", "Here's a summary the action in book 5:\n48 pages of random conversation that doesn't relate to anything.", "One sentence description of somebody getting killed.", "^^ repeat about 20 times.", "Seriously, there's a chapter called \"Dude on a Horse.", "\"\n\nThe magic has really gone out of this series for me.", "I hope the next book is a million times better than this!" ]
I bought this Haynes book thinking that it would give me the specific information I need to upgrade my cars to R-134a. I picked it because of the 2000 publication date. BUT it is clear that they took an old book and just added some new car models to the tables in the back and reissued it. The coverage of R-134a is totally inadequate. The varous pressure/temperature tables are unlabeled but presumably apply only to R-12. The instructions for charging are aimed at R-12 and only use the bulk containers. Charging with R-134a (which is legal) is addressed by telling you to drive to a commercial shop and paying them to do it. There is no info on charging from small cans. There is no comparison of liquid and vapor charging. Very disappointing. P.S. I love the Haynes manual for my Jaguar XJ6 so don't let me scare you off Haynes.	negative	[ "I bought this Haynes book thinking that it would give me the specific information I need to upgrade my cars to R-134a.", "I picked it because of the 2000 publication date.", "BUT it is clear that they took an old book and just added some new car models to the tables in the back and reissued it.", "The coverage of R-134a is totally inadequate.", "The varous pressure/temperature tables are unlabeled but presumably apply only to R-12.", "The instructions for charging are aimed at R-12 and only use the bulk containers.", "Charging with R-134a (which is legal) is addressed by telling you to drive to a commercial shop and paying them to do it.", "There is no info on charging from small cans.", "There is no comparison of liquid and vapor charging.", "Very disappointing.", "P.", "S. I love the Haynes manual for my Jaguar XJ6 so don't let me scare you off Haynes." ]
I'll have to update once I get it dry.. but initially... SO wet.. I've printed with off the shelf string trimmer line and it was MUCH more dry than this. Trying to print this sounds like frying chicken. Unusable as is. Steam forcing ooze out horribly.. unusable. Has a descant in the bag.. but no where near enough protection apparently Comes in a sandwich bag type material. Not vac packed.	negative	[ "I'll have to update once I get it dry..", "but initially...", "SO wet..", "I've printed with off the shelf string trimmer line and it was MUCH more dry than this.", "Trying to print this sounds like frying chicken.", "Unusable as is.", "Steam forcing ooze out horribly..", "unusable.", "Has a descant in the bag..", "but no where near enough protection apparently Comes in a sandwich bag type material.", "Not vac packed." ]
This.... was not a well-written book. The prose reminded me of those old kids' books like Tom Swift or the Hardy Boys. It was a bit stilted and just didn't flow naturally, especially the dialogue. And oh the romance was badly written. I've got to give the author props for originality though. The story was unlike any other I've read, and I've read thousands of books. I was drawn to the idea of someone going back in time and meeting Jesus. I always thought that would be a cool thing to do. And of course, he would never be what you expected. But this whole adventure starring Jesus and, as it turns out some disciples (not really a spoiler because it's pretty obvious to guess)-- this whole adventure was like: "Hey what if you could go back in time and hang with Jesus and he's a pretty cool dude who has a great sense of humor and sat around drinking with his bro's and you ended up being buds and all with the son of god and you killed demons and stuff together? Cool, huh?" I found myself blinking and laughing at what I'd read almost every other page, and I don't think it was intended. This verged on South Park Jesus on occasion. So, I'd recommend downloading a sample of the book, and if you like the prose, go for it. I'm not sure everyone will appreciate the version of Jesus within, but it was original.	negative	[ "This....", "was not a well-written book.", "The prose reminded me of those old kids' books like Tom Swift or the Hardy Boys.", "It was a bit stilted and just didn't flow naturally, especially the dialogue.", "And oh the romance was badly written.", "I've got to give the author props for originality though.", "The story was unlike any other I've read, and I've read thousands of books.", "I was drawn to the idea of someone going back in time and meeting Jesus.", "I always thought that would be a cool thing to do.", "And of course, he would never be what you expected.", "But this whole adventure starring Jesus and, as it turns out some disciples (not really a spoiler because it's pretty obvious to guess)-- this whole adventure was like: \"Hey what if you could go back in time and hang with Jesus and he's a pretty cool dude who has a great sense of humor and sat around drinking with his bro's and you ended up being buds and all with the son of god and you killed demons and stuff together?", "Cool, huh?", "\" I found myself blinking and laughing at what I'd read almost every other page, and I don't think it was intended.", "This verged on South Park Jesus on occasion.", "So, I'd recommend downloading a sample of the book, and if you like the prose, go for it.", "I'm not sure everyone will appreciate the version of Jesus within, but it was original." ]
One of the features that distinguishes this device is its ability to retract. That worked fine, for about three months. Now it will no longer retract. However, it's a good length; more than suitable for most of my uses. It's failure to retract wouldn't be a huge problem, were it not for the other feature. . . The second feature which distinguishes this from other USB charging cables is the variety of different sized tips which can be connected to it. However, the adapter plug - the part that is permanently attached to the cable and into which the various tips can be connected - does not reliably transmit power. I have to jiggle and fiddle with the connector while the device I intend to power intermittently indicates the electricity is flowing. Then it's not. Then it is again. You never know, when you connect a device, whether it will start powering immediately or, once you get the juice flowing, whether it will continue to receive power. I've used a single adapter almost exclusively and have not had to frequently attach another tip to this cable. In three months' use, though, it's become less and less reliable. So, between the non-retracting retractor and the inability to reliably transmit power, I cannot recommend this device. That's really too bad; a retractable USB charging cable with the ability to mount different tips could be a really useful item.	negative	[ "One of the features that distinguishes this device is its ability to retract.", "That worked fine, for about three months.", "Now it will no longer retract.", "However, it's a good length; more than suitable for most of my uses.", "It's failure to retract wouldn't be a huge problem, were it not for the other feature.", ".", ".", "The second feature which distinguishes this from other USB charging cables is the variety of different sized tips which can be connected to it.", "However, the adapter plug - the part that is permanently attached to the cable and into which the various tips can be connected - does not reliably transmit power.", "I have to jiggle and fiddle with the connector while the device I intend to power intermittently indicates the electricity is flowing.", "Then it's not.", "Then it is again.", "You never know, when you connect a device, whether it will start powering immediately or, once you get the juice flowing, whether it will continue to receive power.", "I've used a single adapter almost exclusively and have not had to frequently attach another tip to this cable.", "In three months' use, though, it's become less and less reliable.", "So, between the non-retracting retractor and the inability to reliably transmit power, I cannot recommend this device.", "That's really too bad; a retractable USB charging cable with the ability to mount different tips could be a really useful item." ]
I borrowed this game from a friend. I played for half an hour then got bored. I'm glad I didn't pay money for it. It's pretty much just Banjo-Kazooie(which I also didn't like). I was upset, especially when I got to the first door requiring gold bananas. Why couldn't they have just put out another Banjo-Kazooie game and make an ORIGINAL Donkey Kong game for the N64. Banjo-Kazooie was fun, until the difficulty spiked out of nowhere. Also, the idea of making a cartoonish adventure somewhat nonlinear is poorly executed in it. I didn't play far enough to see if Donkey Kong corrected any of this, but it looks like it didn't. It just changed the setting from running around inside of a mountain to running around inside of islands. Great. If you liked Banjo-Kazooie, I'm sure you'll love this. If not, definitely skip Donkey Kong.	negative	[ "I borrowed this game from a friend.", "I played for half an hour then got bored.", "I'm glad I didn't pay money for it.", "It's pretty much just Banjo-Kazooie(which I also didn't like).", "I was upset, especially when I got to the first door requiring gold bananas.", "Why couldn't they have just put out another Banjo-Kazooie game and make an ORIGINAL Donkey Kong game for the N64.", "Banjo-Kazooie was fun, until the difficulty spiked out of nowhere.", "Also, the idea of making a cartoonish adventure somewhat nonlinear is poorly executed in it.", "I didn't play far enough to see if Donkey Kong corrected any of this, but it looks like it didn't.", "It just changed the setting from running around inside of a mountain to running around inside of islands.", "Great.", "If you liked Banjo-Kazooie, I'm sure you'll love this.", "If not, definitely skip Donkey Kong." ]
This is a nice product that works well - but the Achilles heel is the micro-USB charger port. My original, purchased in April 2011, had a port that gradually loosened after being used in a car cradle while the phone was used in GPS mode. For awhile, you could hold it till it connected, but finally, it failed. After a series of email exchanges and return of the failed unit, I finally got a replacement -- which, after about 3 months, failed similarly - but this time, no loosening, just flat failed - went to sleep with the LEDs flashing, awoke to find it charged to 90% - and no LEDs lit. When I contacted Mophie, they told me they don't roll over the warranty when they ship you a replacement. And so, when the replacement unit failed 2 months past the 1 year of the first unit's purchase, they refuse to replace it - even though I had purchased two other units for my children (who don't use them because they make the phone too fat - go figure - especially my son, whose phone is ALWAYS running out!) I noted just before I wrote this review that 47 other reviewers had USB connector failures. I also read that others had poor flash performance when using the Mophie because it causes a white haze over photos. I can take off the case before photos if the Mophie wasn't a poorly made piece. Save yourself some grief. Find another vendor and try their alternatives.	negative	[ "This is a nice product that works well - but the Achilles heel is the micro-USB charger port.", "My original, purchased in April 2011, had a port that gradually loosened after being used in a car cradle while the phone was used in GPS mode.", "For awhile, you could hold it till it connected, but finally, it failed.", "After a series of email exchanges and return of the failed unit, I finally got a replacement -- which, after about 3 months, failed similarly - but this time, no loosening, just flat failed - went to sleep with the LEDs flashing, awoke to find it charged to 90% - and no LEDs lit.", "When I contacted Mophie, they told me they don't roll over the warranty when they ship you a replacement.", "And so, when the replacement unit failed 2 months past the 1 year of the first unit's purchase, they refuse to replace it - even though I had purchased two other units for my children (who don't use them because they make the phone too fat - go figure - especially my son, whose phone is ALWAYS running out!", ")\n\nI noted just before I wrote this review that 47 other reviewers had USB connector failures.", "I also read that others had poor flash performance when using the Mophie because it causes a white haze over photos.", "I can take off the case before photos if the Mophie wasn't a poorly made piece.", "Save yourself some grief.", "Find another vendor and try their alternatives." ]
I am certain that this is the mat that I bought through Amazon less than 3 months ago, right before Thanksgiving and the big baking rush. I purchased two of them "Exopat Matfer" Made in France A09 - printed on each....I just want to be sure before I complain about them because my experience with these two mats was entirely different than the rave reviews I read here. I have a gas oven and did not do any extraordinary cooking or anything that should have distressed these mats and yet BOTH mats, after the third use, developed a white chalky texture in an area near and on the white border around each mat. One of the mats actually has a hole in it at the distressed point, the other mat would have a hole if ever used again. I can not recommend these mats and am truly disappointed. It is probably a fluke but since I can't be sure and the time limit to return is expired I will move on and get something else. Let me just say, though, after dozens, if not a hundred, purchases on Amazon, this is really the only truly disappointing item I've ever gotten.... not bad odds. Cheers.	negative	[ "I am certain that this is the mat that I bought through Amazon less than 3 months ago, right before Thanksgiving and the big baking rush.", "I purchased two of them \"Exopat Matfer\" Made in France A09 - printed on each....", "I just want to be sure before I complain about them because my experience with these two mats was entirely different than the rave reviews I read here.", "I have a gas oven and did not do any extraordinary cooking or anything that should have distressed these mats and yet BOTH mats, after the third use, developed a white chalky texture in an area near and on the white border around each mat.", "One of the mats actually has a hole in it at the distressed point, the other mat would have a hole if ever used again.", "I can not recommend these mats and am truly disappointed.", "It is probably a fluke but since I can't be sure and the time limit to return is expired I will move on and get something else.", "Let me just say, though, after dozens, if not a hundred, purchases on Amazon, this is really the only truly disappointing item I've ever gotten....", "not bad odds.", "Cheers." ]
Installed. Program interface wouldn't come up. Got blank screen that said "UI not found. Well this is embrassing." Eventually figured out it needed 'Terminal Services' turned on in System Configuration Utility. Found out no thanks to Avast. It could have told me what it needed but it didn't. And 'Terminal Services' is not something you really want to have running in the first place. I only installed minimum configuration. AntiVirus core, Web browser protection & Email protection. It brought Firefox to its knees, slow and eventually locking up repeatedly. Uninstalled Web browser protection. Firefox still locking up. Uninstalled entire Avast product using their tool. Which required running in Safe Mode. God only knows what it did while it had free reign there. Then I discovered that Avast had destroyed all my restore points. It had gone mucking around in the restore point files to remove a trivial PUP. As if they wouldn't know that hacking up restore point files wouldn't destroy their usefulness. I wanted to go back to a restore point I made just before I installed Avast to make sure it was all gone. Forget that. And if I had had any other crisis, I'd been totally hosed. Avast is a screw-up product. It LOOKS like it's slick and running well but it ain't. Stay away from this product.	negative	[ "Installed.", "Program interface wouldn't come up.", "Got blank screen that said \"UI not found.", "Well this is embrassing.", "\" Eventually figured out it needed 'Terminal Services' turned on in System Configuration Utility.", "Found out no thanks to Avast.", "It could have told me what it needed but it didn't.", "And 'Terminal Services' is not something you really want to have running in the first place.", "I only installed minimum configuration.", "AntiVirus core, Web browser protection & Email protection.", "It brought Firefox to its knees, slow and eventually locking up repeatedly.", "Uninstalled Web browser protection.", "Firefox still locking up.", "Uninstalled entire Avast product using their tool.", "Which required running in Safe Mode.", "God only knows what it did while it had free reign there.", "Then I discovered that Avast had destroyed all my restore points.", "It had gone mucking around in the restore point files to remove a trivial PUP.", "As if they wouldn't know that hacking up restore point files wouldn't destroy their usefulness.", "I wanted to go back to a restore point I made just before I installed Avast to make sure it was all gone.", "Forget that.", "And if I had had any other crisis, I'd been totally hosed.", "Avast is a screw-up product.", "It LOOKS like it's slick and running well but it ain't.", "Stay away from this product." ]
It was red. It was cute. It was lead-free and exactly the right size. I was like toad when he saw the motor car--I had to have it. One click, and it was mine: smooth, shiny, and European-made. And now for the reasons I consider the pan a bad investment: * I spent a lot of money on a pan that can break--and I know that because I broke a Le Creuset pan in half even though it only fell a very short distance. * The interior needs to be babied--and I've been doing that with this pan since I scratched and chipped my previous Le Creuset pans. I find the pan not that easy to clean, even when coated with oil before adding the food. * One of the excellent qualities of cast iron is that can handle high oven temps--not this pan, I had to pay extra for a stainless steel knob so I could cook at 450. * The walls of the pan are quite thin. * I doubt that the lid of the pan seals well. * And now the major reason for the poor review: the hole for the knob screw has rust coming out of it, causing the lid coating to stain! If size and price are of major importance to you, you might like to look at the seasoned Cajun Dutch Oven in the 2 quart size. You will have to maintain the seasoning, but it it in the $20 range and has no knob hole.	negative	[ "It was red.", "It was cute.", "It was lead-free and exactly the right size.", "I was like toad when he saw the motor car--I had to have it.", "One click, and it was mine: smooth, shiny, and European-made.", "And now for the reasons I consider the pan a bad investment:\n* I spent a lot of money on a pan that can break--and I know that because I broke a Le Creuset pan in half even though it only fell a very short distance.", "* The interior needs to be babied--and I've been doing that with this pan since I scratched and chipped my previous Le Creuset pans.", "I find the pan not that easy to clean, even when coated with oil before adding the food.", "* One of the excellent qualities of cast iron is that can handle high oven temps--not this pan, I had to pay extra for a stainless steel knob so I could cook at 450.", "* The walls of the pan are quite thin.", "* I doubt that the lid of the pan seals well.", "* And now the major reason for the poor review: the hole for the knob screw has rust coming out of it, causing the lid coating to stain!", "If size and price are of major importance to you, you might like to look at the seasoned Cajun Dutch Oven in the 2 quart size.", "You will have to maintain the seasoning, but it it in the $20 range and has no knob hole." ]
Wow! I had hoped to love this book, but it isn't happening. I must not be seeing what so many other reviewers did in this story. It started out o.k. but now that I'm a little less than half done, I'm telling myself I need to finish it just for the sake of finishing it. I don't know much of the history here, and the author makes that interesting, but I'm not getting attached to the characters. Llewelyn seems too good to be true, somehow, and I don't know what to think of Joanna. I liked her as a kid, but she seemed to grow into a 15-year-old who very quickly becomes besotted with her new husband, whom she hardly knows. The first love scene for these two almost made me put the book down! It's "fluffy," somehow -- makes the writing seem weak. We don't need these kinds of details, would be much better off with something a little more real, more intriguing with more being left to the imagination. Something more earthy but subtle, too. Anyway, these kinds of interludes make me bored with the story; it just doesn't seem real. Strangely enough, I find King John more interesting than any of the other characters; perhaps I'll finish this just to see what becomes of him! This is the second book I've tried by Sharon Kay Penman, the first having been "When Christ and His Saints Slept," which I also didn't finish. They lack a polish and depth somehow. I'll go back to the standards of historical fiction but continue to look for fresh talent. I didn't find it here.	negative	[ "Wow!", "I had hoped to love this book, but it isn't happening.", "I must not be seeing what so many other reviewers did in this story.", "It started out o.", "k. but now that I'm a little less than half done, I'm telling myself I need to finish it just for the sake of finishing it.", "I don't know much of the history here, and the author makes that interesting, but I'm not getting attached to the characters.", "Llewelyn seems too good to be true, somehow, and I don't know what to think of Joanna.", "I liked her as a kid, but she seemed to grow into a 15-year-old who very quickly becomes besotted with her new husband, whom she hardly knows.", "The first love scene for these two almost made me put the book down!", "It's \"fluffy,\" somehow -- makes the writing seem weak.", "We don't need these kinds of details, would be much better off with something a little more real, more intriguing with more being left to the imagination.", "Something more earthy but subtle, too.", "Anyway, these kinds of interludes make me bored with the story; it just doesn't seem real.", "Strangely enough, I find King John more interesting than any of the other characters; perhaps I'll finish this just to see what becomes of him!", "This is the second book I've tried by Sharon Kay Penman, the first having been \"When Christ and His Saints Slept,\" which I also didn't finish.", "They lack a polish and depth somehow.", "I'll go back to the standards of historical fiction but continue to look for fresh talent.", "I didn't find it here." ]
This thing is a chunk of 3/8" or 7/16" steel rod bent into the shape of a Shepherd's hook. What it's lacking is the fork that most Shepherd's hooks used in landscaping have at the bottom to aid in stability. Without this fork, the thing will tilt forward if you put any significant load on it. If you try to string anything along it (i.e. multiple hooks and a string decoration from hook to hook), the lack of stability will cause them to twist. You end up with a sloppy amateur looking mess. I tried to use some of them to hang a lightweight string of C7 Christmas lights. These hooks turned out to be less than useless. They twisted, tilted, or flopped every which way. The decoration had to be abandoned and the hooks tossed in the attic for next year when I'll get out the welder and weld a fork onto the bottom of each one like the manufacturer should have done.	negative	[ "This thing is a chunk of 3/8\" or 7/16\" steel rod bent into the shape of a Shepherd's hook.", "What it's lacking is the fork that most Shepherd's hooks used in landscaping have at the bottom to aid in stability.", "Without this fork, the thing will tilt forward if you put any significant load on it.", "If you try to string anything along it (i.", "e. multiple hooks and a string decoration from hook to hook), the lack of stability will cause them to twist.", "You end up with a sloppy amateur looking mess.", "I tried to use some of them to hang a lightweight string of C7 Christmas lights.", "These hooks turned out to be less than useless.", "They twisted, tilted, or flopped every which way.", "The decoration had to be abandoned and the hooks tossed in the attic for next year when I'll get out the welder and weld a fork onto the bottom of each one like the manufacturer should have done." ]
This lotion is lightweight. Really lightweight. If you need a lot of moisturizing then this probably won't be enough. It goes on smoothly. It has a mild scent. It has a bit of a weird lemony scent to it which I don't care for, but fortunately its mild. This lotion does not make my skin feel greasy. As far as the laser part goes, I don't really feel this product lives up to its claims. It says diminishes lines & wrinkles, retexturizes, smooths. And results are supposed to be fairly quick. It gives you a week by week breakdown of what it does. It softens and smooths skin instantly. Skin looks plumper by one week. Appearance of lines and wrinkles diminishes by 2 weeks. Skin texture significantly improves by 3 weeks. Skin looks transformed by 4 weeks. Well, Ive been using this for 4 weeks now and really haven't noticed anything. I like this product as a lightweight moisturizer, but the cost doesnt justify using it for just that.	negative	[ "This lotion is lightweight.", "Really lightweight.", "If you need a lot of moisturizing then this probably won't be enough.", "It goes on smoothly.", "It has a mild scent.", "It has a bit of a weird lemony scent to it which I don't care for, but fortunately its mild.", "This lotion does not make my skin feel greasy.", "As far as the laser part goes, I don't really feel this product lives up to its claims.", "It says diminishes lines & wrinkles, retexturizes, smooths.", "And results are supposed to be fairly quick.", "It gives you a week by week breakdown of what it does.", "It softens and smooths skin instantly.", "Skin looks plumper by one week.", "Appearance of lines and wrinkles diminishes by 2 weeks.", "Skin texture significantly improves by 3 weeks.", "Skin looks transformed by 4 weeks.", "Well, Ive been using this for 4 weeks now and really haven't noticed anything.", "I like this product as a lightweight moisturizer, but the cost doesnt justify using it for just that." ]
My Rating: 3.5/5 Only because "When a Man Loves a woman" is such a great song. (Scale can go over 5! 5 is just a standard) This rating is decievingly high. The album is not that good. Percy Sledge seems to have lost his voice in the album and ends up sounding more like a hick named "Cletus." Ultimately this album is a mixed bag of unforgettable songs, pretty good songs, decent songs, and really bad songs, and bad covers. The album starts well with "I'll be your everything" which has a nice chorus exentuated by back up singers. The album then seems to get even better with the start of "When a man loves a woman:" a timeless classic not only for the music but for the perceptic characterization of foolish men in love. The Percy attempts to cover an old favorite sung by Otis Redding and Three Dog Night: Try a little tenderness. Percy Sledge actually does a decent job, but for this song I say listen to Otis. Unfortunately the album has a string of failures in "You Send Me" "Behind Closed Doors" "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" (a worse cover of a great Otis Redding Song) and "I've been loving you way too long." Surprisingly Percy Sledge makes a miraculous resurrection with "Take Time to know her" which sounds more like the title track, for which I bought the album. Following is another pretty good song "Warm and tender love" and a decent song "If loving you is wrong." Overall my suggestion is this: If you want good soul music buy Otis Redding. If you want "When a man loves a woman" look for a compilation album...please please don't go buy Michael Bolton!	negative	[ "My Rating: 3.", "5/5 Only because \"When a Man Loves a woman\" is such a great song.", "(Scale can go over 5!", "5 is just a standard)\nThis rating is decievingly high.", "The album is not that good.", "Percy Sledge seems to have lost his voice in the album and ends up sounding more like a hick named \"Cletus.", "\" Ultimately this album is a mixed bag of unforgettable songs, pretty good songs, decent songs, and really bad songs, and bad covers.", "The album starts well with \"I'll be your everything\" which has a nice chorus exentuated by back up singers.", "The album then seems to get even better with the start of \"When a man loves a woman:\" a timeless classic not only for the music but for the perceptic characterization of foolish men in love.", "The Percy attempts to cover an old favorite sung by Otis Redding and Three Dog Night: Try a little tenderness.", "Percy Sledge actually does a decent job, but for this song I say listen to Otis.", "Unfortunately the album has a string of failures in \"You Send Me\" \"Behind Closed Doors\" \"Sitting on the Dock of the Bay\" (a worse cover of a great Otis Redding Song) and \"I've been loving you way too long.", "\" Surprisingly Percy Sledge makes a miraculous resurrection with \"Take Time to know her\" which sounds more like the title track, for which I bought the album.", "Following is another pretty good song \"Warm and tender love\" and a decent song \"If loving you is wrong.", "\"\nOverall my suggestion is this: If you want good soul music buy Otis Redding.", "If you want \"When a man loves a woman\" look for a compilation album...", "please please don't go buy Michael Bolton!" ]
I am a big Freddy fan, if you don't beleive me, read my reviews on the other Frederick films, but this one is defentally the most over-rated. It's a shame really, because you get ones like number 2 and 5 which, in my opinion, are under-rated, and much better than this one. The main characters of this film really shift places half way through. At the begining, and for about the first half hour, the main character is the surviver from number 3, Christene. Then she...well, you know. So then it's her best friend, Alice. The story of the film has Freddy, once again, rising from his grave (he's revived by a dog's flaming urine. I know, it's in a dream, but I think it's even a little too far fetched for that). Basically, he finishes off all that's left of the children of the lynch mob that killed him, which is only three. But now he want's to invade the dreams of the "new" children of Elm Street, and start his reighn of terror all over again. We basically find out that he can't just come in their dreams like before, but that he firstly needs "someone" to bring them to him. That's when Alice, the dream master, steps in. She unwilingly brings Freddy new victims by falling asleep, so whenever she shuts her eyes, someone bites it. Now that's what you call a hard life! Now as I said in my review for number 3 Freddy became more comedic from then on, but this one really takes the michael. Freddy ain't scary at all anymore, Robert Englund's lines are almost all taken up with jokes. I'm sorry, but I can't see why this one made the most money at the box office, I really can't. It's not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, but it's just not good, either. If the word "average" was made for any film, this was that film. Yes, visually it is good, but I'm sorry, that just doesn't save it for me. All the acting from the teenagers is pretty average. Again, though, like before, Robert Englund is a lot of fun. This guy really knows how to play a wise-cracking pyschopath. So, I'm sorry to say, don't believe all the hype, this film don't deserve it.	negative	[ "I am a big Freddy fan, if you don't beleive me, read my reviews on the other Frederick films, but this one is defentally the most over-rated.", "It's a shame really, because you get ones like number 2 and 5 which, in my opinion, are under-rated, and much better than this one.", "The main characters of this film really shift places half way through.", "At the begining, and for about the first half hour, the main character is the surviver from number 3, Christene.", "Then she...", "well, you know.", "So then it's her best friend, Alice.", "The story of the film has Freddy, once again, rising from his grave (he's revived by a dog's flaming urine.", "I know, it's in a dream, but I think it's even a little too far fetched for that).", "Basically, he finishes off all that's left of the children of the lynch mob that killed him, which is only three.", "But now he want's to invade the dreams of the \"new\" children of Elm Street, and start his reighn of terror all over again.", "We basically find out that he can't just come in their dreams like before, but that he firstly needs \"someone\" to bring them to him.", "That's when Alice, the dream master, steps in.", "She unwilingly brings Freddy new victims by falling asleep, so whenever she shuts her eyes, someone bites it.", "Now that's what you call a hard life!", "Now as I said in my review for number 3 Freddy became more comedic from then on, but this one really takes the michael.", "Freddy ain't scary at all anymore, Robert Englund's lines are almost all taken up with jokes.", "I'm sorry, but I can't see why this one made the most money at the box office, I really can't.", "It's not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination, but it's just not good, either.", "If the word \"average\" was made for any film, this was that film.", "Yes, visually it is good, but I'm sorry, that just doesn't save it for me.", "All the acting from the teenagers is pretty average.", "Again, though, like before, Robert Englund is a lot of fun.", "This guy really knows how to play a wise-cracking pyschopath.", "So, I'm sorry to say, don't believe all the hype, this film don't deserve it." ]
Ok, I wanted it to work because I needed it. I have an older home with thick plaster walls that effectively block my cell phone signal completely. I use my cell as my only phone so I need it to work at all times. I can get three bars if I step out on my front porch but as soon as I go inside and close the door- no bars. So, I thought this would be perfect because it would grab the outside signal and bring it inside where I needed it. Well I went through the trouble of hooking it all up- getting the two green lights and following all the conditions detailed in the instructions. It did NOTHING- had no effect whatsoever- I began to feel like I got scammed. I am returning it. The outdoor antenna box feels like an empty piece of plastic- I wanted to look inside but probably would not be able to return it if I did. I've read the reviews about there needing to be a signal to amplify- that's why I checked the signal outside. Maybe it does work for some people just not for me.	negative	[ "Ok, I wanted it to work because I needed it.", "I have an older home with thick plaster walls that effectively block my cell phone signal completely.", "I use my cell as my only phone so I need it to work at all times.", "I can get three bars if I step out on my front porch but as soon as I go inside and close the door- no bars.", "So, I thought this would be perfect because it would grab the outside signal and bring it inside where I needed it.", "Well I went through the trouble of hooking it all up- getting the two green lights and following all the conditions detailed in the instructions.", "It did NOTHING- had no effect whatsoever- I began to feel like I got scammed.", "I am returning it.", "The outdoor antenna box feels like an empty piece of plastic- I wanted to look inside but probably would not be able to return it if I did.", "I've read the reviews about there needing to be a signal to amplify- that's why I checked the signal outside.", "Maybe it does work for some people just not for me." ]
I returned the Saitek P3000 Wireless Gamepad because the batteries not working, and random glitches due to the wireless connection during game play. It was consistently a problem. I decided, to keep with Saitek, but to buy this controller, so i could keep my profiles, and i wouldn't have to send a weekend programming it. Right out of the box, i discovered the shift button did not work. So now i have to send this one back for a return. Another weird thing is, when i loaded my profiles with this controller, they were blank. When i open the file, the data is still there. Instead of reprogramming it, i have decided to get the Logitech. I use their game-pads for my XBOX and have never had a problem. I am convinced the Saitek just makes mediocre sub standard products. Its a name i will stay away from in the future. Conclusion: I just bought the , Logitech Wingman Wireless Rumble Pad its by far a better gamepad. Its 2.4GHZ, so it has distance. The software to program custom scripts is miles ahead of the Saitek SST software. When you load the profile, it automatically loads the game which it corresponds with. Please, if your looking for a game pad, get the Logitech. Save your self the 3 weeks on pain I had to go through.	negative	[ "I returned the Saitek P3000 Wireless Gamepad because the batteries not working, and random glitches due to the wireless connection during game play.", "It was consistently a problem.", "I decided, to keep with Saitek, but to buy this controller, so i could keep my profiles, and i wouldn't have to send a weekend programming it.", "Right out of the box, i discovered the shift button did not work.", "So now i have to send this one back for a return.", "Another weird thing is, when i loaded my profiles with this controller, they were blank.", "When i open the file, the data is still there.", "Instead of reprogramming it, i have decided to get the Logitech.", "I use their game-pads for my XBOX and have never had a problem.", "I am convinced the Saitek just makes mediocre sub standard products.", "Its a name i will stay away from in the future.", "Conclusion:\nI just bought the , Logitech Wingman Wireless Rumble Pad its by far a better gamepad.", "Its 2.", "4GHZ, so it has distance.", "The software to program custom scripts is miles ahead of the Saitek SST software.", "When you load the profile, it automatically loads the game which it corresponds with.", "Please, if your looking for a game pad, get the Logitech.", "Save your self the 3 weeks on pain I had to go through." ]
I've had four previous versions of this product before online mapping sites made the pre-trip-planning portion of this software mostly obsolete. It has had a good run. It still offers something to those who want to plan long road-trips in legs, I guess, but even that use is fading with more compact GPS systems. The mapping system does what it says it does, so that's fine.... What bothers me is how poorly the GPS hardware works. Upon first installation, I was right next to a window, and it could not pick up any satellites at all and asked if I had a clear view of the sky -- well, no, and unless you're driving in a convertible.... Finally, as a passenger in a mini-van, I was able to obtain "constant-intermittent" service. "Huh?" you might well ask. Well, at least every mile, the hardware would lose satellite tracking, reacquire it, and then squelch out in its chirpy/brittle voice (even my old GPS has 6 smooth voice-choices for English) that it was re-routing and tell me again and again and again what the next turn is. That became extremely annoying after about 3 minutes, as it was impossible to have a conversation in the vehicle, even when the next turn is in 51 miles. I tried the male-to-famale USB cord they included to enhance the signal. It's 28" long (not including the connectors). This is just long enough to be too long to rest the receiver on your lap(top) and too short to tape it to the windshield or a window, which might actually be useful. Another loser component. There's no traffic notification system designed into this system, which is something even my 2-year-old Garmin has. That feature saves me a LOT of time sitting in traffic, and I can't see going backwards to this MS offering. Also, you can't just type in a destination while driving. You have to set up a complete "trip" before-hand. This is just silly. What you must do is create and plan a "trip" to your destination from some place you recently passed, while driving (disclaimer....), from whence it will re-route your "trip," just to make the unit function using the same approach it did years ago before the GPS component was introduced. It's almost as if the MS designers knew this was a dying breed and didn't bother to fix such obvious flaws, such as the passenger (or driver) trying to manage a laptop while driving....	negative	[ "I've had four previous versions of this product before online mapping sites made the pre-trip-planning portion of this software mostly obsolete.", "It has had a good run.", "It still offers something to those who want to plan long road-trips in legs, I guess, but even that use is fading with more compact GPS systems.", "The mapping system does what it says it does, so that's fine....", "What bothers me is how poorly the GPS hardware works.", "Upon first installation, I was right next to a window, and it could not pick up any satellites at all and asked if I had a clear view of the sky -- well, no, and unless you're driving in a convertible....", "Finally, as a passenger in a mini-van, I was able to obtain \"constant-intermittent\" service.", "\"Huh?", "\" you might well ask.", "Well, at least every mile, the hardware would lose satellite tracking, reacquire it, and then squelch out in its chirpy/brittle voice (even my old GPS has 6 smooth voice-choices for English) that it was re-routing and tell me again and again and again what the next turn is.", "That became extremely annoying after about 3 minutes, as it was impossible to have a conversation in the vehicle, even when the next turn is in 51 miles.", "I tried the male-to-famale USB cord they included to enhance the signal.", "It's 28\" long (not including the connectors).", "This is just long enough to be too long to rest the receiver on your lap(top) and too short to tape it to the windshield or a window, which might actually be useful.", "Another loser component.", "There's no traffic notification system designed into this system, which is something even my 2-year-old Garmin has.", "That feature saves me a LOT of time sitting in traffic, and I can't see going backwards to this MS offering.", "Also, you can't just type in a destination while driving.", "You have to set up a complete \"trip\" before-hand.", "This is just silly.", "What you must do is create and plan a \"trip\" to your destination from some place you recently passed, while driving (disclaimer....", "), from whence it will re-route your \"trip,\" just to make the unit function using the same approach it did years ago before the GPS component was introduced.", "It's almost as if the MS designers knew this was a dying breed and didn't bother to fix such obvious flaws, such as the passenger (or driver) trying to manage a laptop while driving...." ]
You'd think it'd be easy. All you need is a bar. But Everlast screwed it up by including screws that strip way too easily. I was just installing the bar. One bad turn, my screwdriver popped out, I tried to line it up again and twist, but the metal's too stripped to catch. After one bad turn. Ridiculous. I wonder what fraction of a penny they saved on each screw. Now I've got a chin up bar holder that I can't use stuck in my door frame. Do yourself a favor. Pick another bar.	negative	[ "You'd think it'd be easy.", "All you need is a bar.", "But Everlast screwed it up by including screws that strip way too easily.", "I was just installing the bar.", "One bad turn, my screwdriver popped out, I tried to line it up again and twist, but the metal's too stripped to catch.", "After one bad turn.", "Ridiculous.", "I wonder what fraction of a penny they saved on each screw.", "Now I've got a chin up bar holder that I can't use stuck in my door frame.", "Do yourself a favor.", "Pick another bar." ]