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This stuff is not very good. It will work with a TON of time invested but getting very good quality is difficult if not impossible. Part of this is just the difficulties inherent with wood filament but I've found this to be very stringy, frequently jams, and is just generally messy. Be prepared to mess with a great deal of settings - temp of hot end and bed certainly matter a lot but you'll have to play with retraction, layer height, speed, flow rate, and other such settings (those were the main ones that I needed to mess with). Even with settings dialed in you will have a good deal of trouble with smaller details. Printing on a home-built corexy reprap with an authentic E3Dv6. My best settings were extruding between 195 and 210C with a bed around 50-60C (to that point, I had almost very few issues with bed adhesion, heated borosilicate with painter's tape) printing about 40-50mm/s. Retraction had to be set pretty high - 2-3mm depending on temp and flow. I used a 0.6mm nozzle and layer heights between 0.4mm and 0.58mm for best results. Even then - this is not a filament you walk away from. Even on successful prints it would jam occasionally - never terribly, a gentle nudge would resume flow - but unless I'm forgetting something I had no print longer than 20-30 minutes not experience this. Was running through a dust filler but happened without it, did several cold pulls as well to ensure hot end was clear.
compared to other wood filaments I've tried this one is on the lower end - price is good, quality is mediocre (you CAN get a decent print from it if you work at it unlike some brands that are just worthless). For the price you're better off with Hatchbox IMO - their wood filament is pretty great and comparable to laywoo for a price not much more than this stuff | 0 | negative | [
"This stuff is not very good.",
"It will work with a TON of time invested but getting very good quality is difficult if not impossible.",
"Part of this is just the difficulties inherent with wood filament but I've found this to be very stringy, frequently jams, and is just generally messy.",
"Be prepared to mess with a great deal of settings - temp of hot end and bed certainly matter a lot but you'll have to play with retraction, layer height, speed, flow rate, and other such settings (those were the main ones that I needed to mess with).",
"Even with settings dialed in you will have a good deal of trouble with smaller details.",
"Printing on a home-built corexy reprap with an authentic E3Dv6.",
"My best settings were extruding between 195 and 210C with a bed around 50-60C (to that point, I had almost very few issues with bed adhesion, heated borosilicate with painter's tape) printing about 40-50mm/s.",
"Retraction had to be set pretty high - 2-3mm depending on temp and flow.",
"I used a 0.",
"6mm nozzle and layer heights between 0.",
"4mm and 0.",
"58mm for best results.",
"Even then - this is not a filament you walk away from.",
"Even on successful prints it would jam occasionally - never terribly, a gentle nudge would resume flow - but unless I'm forgetting something I had no print longer than 20-30 minutes not experience this.",
"Was running through a dust filler but happened without it, did several cold pulls as well to ensure hot end was clear.",
"compared to other wood filaments I've tried this one is on the lower end - price is good, quality is mediocre (you CAN get a decent print from it if you work at it unlike some brands that are just worthless).",
"For the price you're better off with Hatchbox IMO - their wood filament is pretty great and comparable to laywoo for a price not much more than this stuff"
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I love the Sims and I love playing them. But, all of those versions was for my PC. I really thought I wouldn't have a problem...especially if it's being released for the PSP. This low-grade (but great graphics) game really didn't go anywhere interesting...which was funny because it was almost as if the Sims creators just slopped this on and sold it "as is". Not to mention every major move or choice I made was a pause in the game with the off-black blank screen that said "loading" in the top corner. Not even the original Sims didn't do that...and I was playing with my old computer at the time.
The PSP is a great system that does not come cheap. You would think with all of the positive hype with the Sims collection over the years and the PSP that *someone* would actually take their time and preventing this!
I hope they come out with the better version with the Sims in the future if they want to be successful with the PSP crowds. Other than that, I'm staying away until it's changed. | 0 | negative | [
"I love the Sims and I love playing them.",
"But, all of those versions was for my PC.",
"I really thought I wouldn't have a problem...",
"especially if it's being released for the PSP.",
"This low-grade (but great graphics) game really didn't go anywhere interesting...",
"which was funny because it was almost as if the Sims creators just slopped this on and sold it \"as is\".",
"Not to mention every major move or choice I made was a pause in the game with the off-black blank screen that said \"loading\" in the top corner.",
"Not even the original Sims didn't do that...",
"and I was playing with my old computer at the time.",
"The PSP is a great system that does not come cheap.",
"You would think with all of the positive hype with the Sims collection over the years and the PSP that *someone* would actually take their time and preventing this!",
"I hope they come out with the better version with the Sims in the future if they want to be successful with the PSP crowds.",
"Other than that, I'm staying away until it's changed."
]
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I recently bought 2 of these because another website recommended that they worked well for spraying Neptune's Harvest Fish Emulsion Fertilizer at the prescribed rate of 1 Tbsp/gallon. The emulsion is not thick or lumpy. This is the type of hose end sprayer that sucks up the diluted material through a plastic straw and mixes it into the stream.
First thing I noticed was that the plastic straws on both of them were about the same size of the hole in the lid into which they were to be inserted. What that caused was that the straw would chronically fall out of the top, and end up floating in the bottle.
Second thing I noticed was that neither sprayer (the 2nd one was bought as a "spare") would spray the mixture for very long without becoming clogged. I set the sprayer to the maximum orifice opening, but still found that the sprayer was unreliable because (1) either the sip tube would fall out of the top, or (2) the sprayer would become clogged. Frustrating in that one cannot tell when and where in the spraying process the thing stopped dispensing the material.
Since it has been 2 months since they were delivered, Amazon's policy prevents mer from returning them, and I don't have an issue with this. Once I learned that they "were mine" , I unceremoniously threw them into the garbage - $30 down the drain on junky equipment. Although one might think that the mixture was "too cloggy" for the sprayers and its therefore not a design problem, the sipping straws that chronically disengage because they're not sized correctly - there is no excuse for this. So, even it the opportunity arose to use these sprayers for something that they could handle, I still would have a problem wondering whether the sippers were still in place during my spraying. ....First time I've seen such a blatantly poorly designed hose end sprayer. | 0 | negative | [
"I recently bought 2 of these because another website recommended that they worked well for spraying Neptune's Harvest Fish Emulsion Fertilizer at the prescribed rate of 1 Tbsp/gallon.",
"The emulsion is not thick or lumpy.",
"This is the type of hose end sprayer that sucks up the diluted material through a plastic straw and mixes it into the stream.",
"First thing I noticed was that the plastic straws on both of them were about the same size of the hole in the lid into which they were to be inserted.",
"What that caused was that the straw would chronically fall out of the top, and end up floating in the bottle.",
"Second thing I noticed was that neither sprayer (the 2nd one was bought as a \"spare\") would spray the mixture for very long without becoming clogged.",
"I set the sprayer to the maximum orifice opening, but still found that the sprayer was unreliable because (1) either the sip tube would fall out of the top, or (2) the sprayer would become clogged.",
"Frustrating in that one cannot tell when and where in the spraying process the thing stopped dispensing the material.",
"Since it has been 2 months since they were delivered, Amazon's policy prevents mer from returning them, and I don't have an issue with this.",
"Once I learned that they \"were mine\" , I unceremoniously threw them into the garbage - $30 down the drain on junky equipment.",
"Although one might think that the mixture was \"too cloggy\" for the sprayers and its therefore not a design problem, the sipping straws that chronically disengage because they're not sized correctly - there is no excuse for this.",
"So, even it the opportunity arose to use these sprayers for something that they could handle, I still would have a problem wondering whether the sippers were still in place during my spraying.",
"....",
"First time I've seen such a blatantly poorly designed hose end sprayer."
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My husband, 11 year old daughter, and I watched TIME BANDITS the other evening. My husband remembered it from his college days as being extremely funny, and thought we would all enjoy it. The whole family loves British comedy, and we were really looking forward to this. Unfortunately, TIME BANDITS has not held up well over the years. We all sat there a bit glassy-eyed and slack-jawed, waiting for the laughs.
For some reason that I cannot quite my finger on, this film just isn't funny anymore (if it ever was). With supposedly Monty Python-esque humor, I would have thought that TIME BANDITS would have become a sort of timeless classic similar to the Monty Python films. But what works for Monty Python, what makes THEM classic, doesn't work or is severely lacking in TIME BANDITS.
The plot is old, predictable, disjointed, and, quite frankly, boring. The pace is plodding and tedious. The special effects, while they may possibly have been innovative in 1981, look cheap and cheesy. The acting, from this "all star" cast is mostly dreadful, although John Cleese and Sean Connery both deliver their typical fine performances. The ending is bizarre, and while I understand what the director was going for, fails miserably. And, as others have stated over and over, the quality of the disk transfer is just horrible - dark, jumpy, and full of artifacts.
I was temped to give this a two-star rating based solely on the performances John Cleese and Sean Connery, but why bother? You can see both of them in much better films. TIME BANDITS is dated, dumb, and dull. NOT RECOMMENDED. | 0 | negative | [
"My husband, 11 year old daughter, and I watched TIME BANDITS the other evening.",
"My husband remembered it from his college days as being extremely funny, and thought we would all enjoy it.",
"The whole family loves British comedy, and we were really looking forward to this.",
"Unfortunately, TIME BANDITS has not held up well over the years.",
"We all sat there a bit glassy-eyed and slack-jawed, waiting for the laughs.",
"For some reason that I cannot quite my finger on, this film just isn't funny anymore (if it ever was).",
"With supposedly Monty Python-esque humor, I would have thought that TIME BANDITS would have become a sort of timeless classic similar to the Monty Python films.",
"But what works for Monty Python, what makes THEM classic, doesn't work or is severely lacking in TIME BANDITS.",
"The plot is old, predictable, disjointed, and, quite frankly, boring.",
"The pace is plodding and tedious.",
"The special effects, while they may possibly have been innovative in 1981, look cheap and cheesy.",
"The acting, from this \"all star\" cast is mostly dreadful, although John Cleese and Sean Connery both deliver their typical fine performances.",
"The ending is bizarre, and while I understand what the director was going for, fails miserably.",
"And, as others have stated over and over, the quality of the disk transfer is just horrible - dark, jumpy, and full of artifacts.",
"I was temped to give this a two-star rating based solely on the performances John Cleese and Sean Connery, but why bother?",
"You can see both of them in much better films.",
"TIME BANDITS is dated, dumb, and dull.",
"NOT RECOMMENDED."
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Sara Dunbar, <strong>Home Maid</strong> (Amazon Digital Services, 2011)
A little dalliance with the hired help is okay as long as the hired help starts it, right? I'm usually willing to go along for the ride, though I prefer stories where everyone involved knows what's going on, as long as the author presents a convincing case with halfway-decently-drawn characters and a mildly realistic setup. Dunbar gets us partway to the former--there's a bit of description beyond the porn-usual, but not much--but the latter? There's a thin line, perhaps the thinnest in all of writing, between the archetype and the stereotype. While most writers at least instinctively understand this where characters are concerned (even if many of them simply ignore it, as Dubar does with her petite blonde housemaid), it's not as common knowledge, I guess, that the same applies to settings. It should be. How many times have you read an author who uses the clich of the motel-room painting, and then has the narrating character mention that it's a clich? And yet it's still endemic. I long to tie this in to the cheap, reusable sets in porn films, but that's a subject for another essay. And, of course, the situation is dead generic. Give me a part 2 where the wife comes home and jumps into the sack with the maid behind hubby's back and we've got the makings of a sex comedy (as long as the wife isn't preternaturally beautiful), but at the moment, it's just kind of tiresome. ** | 0 | negative | [
"Sara Dunbar, <strong>Home Maid</strong> (Amazon Digital Services, 2011)\n\nA little dalliance with the hired help is okay as long as the hired help starts it, right?",
"I'm usually willing to go along for the ride, though I prefer stories where everyone involved knows what's going on, as long as the author presents a convincing case with halfway-decently-drawn characters and a mildly realistic setup.",
"Dunbar gets us partway to the former--there's a bit of description beyond the porn-usual, but not much--but the latter?",
"There's a thin line, perhaps the thinnest in all of writing, between the archetype and the stereotype.",
"While most writers at least instinctively understand this where characters are concerned (even if many of them simply ignore it, as Dubar does with her petite blonde housemaid), it's not as common knowledge, I guess, that the same applies to settings.",
"It should be.",
"How many times have you read an author who uses the clich of the motel-room painting, and then has the narrating character mention that it's a clich?",
"And yet it's still endemic.",
"I long to tie this in to the cheap, reusable sets in porn films, but that's a subject for another essay.",
"And, of course, the situation is dead generic.",
"Give me a part 2 where the wife comes home and jumps into the sack with the maid behind hubby's back and we've got the makings of a sex comedy (as long as the wife isn't preternaturally beautiful), but at the moment, it's just kind of tiresome.",
"**"
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Depends on what you are looking for. Did not work for me. It boils the eggs. My biggest issue was the lack of auto shutoff. It has a buzzer if that work for you. I was looking for both. All the kitchen appliances including a simple toaster auto shuts off. I consider this a BASIC functionality and safety feature. If you are sounding the buzzer, why not add a auto shut off circuitry for 10 cents more.
Definitely not for me. I ended up returning it. | 0 | negative | [
"Depends on what you are looking for.",
"Did not work for me.",
"It boils the eggs.",
"My biggest issue was the lack of auto shutoff.",
"It has a buzzer if that work for you.",
"I was looking for both.",
"All the kitchen appliances including a simple toaster auto shuts off.",
"I consider this a BASIC functionality and safety feature.",
"If you are sounding the buzzer, why not add a auto shut off circuitry for 10 cents more.",
"Definitely not for me.",
"I ended up returning it."
]
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2 starts because I have no idea whatsoever what the hype is all about. Perhaps I received a counterfeit? Skin tightening?- nope, shimmer?-none, intensely moisturizing?- not more than any other lotion. The scent is nice but similar to a bath and body works lotion. Can’t justify the price, given that this isn’t anything remotely special. I was expecting much more, based on the product description and reviews. Again, it’s possible that I may have received a fake product....I guess I’ll never know. Anyhow, I will be returning this to amazon. | 0 | negative | [
"2 starts because I have no idea whatsoever what the hype is all about.",
"Perhaps I received a counterfeit?",
"Skin tightening?",
"- nope, shimmer?",
"-none, intensely moisturizing?",
"- not more than any other lotion.",
"The scent is nice but similar to a bath and body works lotion.",
"Can’t justify the price, given that this isn’t anything remotely special.",
"I was expecting much more, based on the product description and reviews.",
"Again, it’s possible that I may have received a fake product....",
"I guess I’ll never know.",
"Anyhow, I will be returning this to amazon."
]
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The USB connector on mine only made intermittent contact, so there was no opportunity to upgrade the firmware, which was difficult to track down. The target upgrade pages cited in the manual don't seem to exist. The buttons listed to one side, appearing and feeling as though they had been slightly crushed. The manual was printed in fuzzy 4-point type, and is written in truly appallingly translated English ... almost a self-parody. The whole thing is being returned.
All that aside, it functions, if a bit obscurely. I'm sure if you're an oscope whiz it would be easier. I got it to brush up, explore further, and work on some projects. I wound up ordering the multi-channel unit ... at least if that works ok I'll get better mileage from it.
As titled ... I think I was just unlucky with mine. | 0 | negative | [
"The USB connector on mine only made intermittent contact, so there was no opportunity to upgrade the firmware, which was difficult to track down.",
"The target upgrade pages cited in the manual don't seem to exist.",
"The buttons listed to one side, appearing and feeling as though they had been slightly crushed.",
"The manual was printed in fuzzy 4-point type, and is written in truly appallingly translated English...",
"almost a self-parody.",
"The whole thing is being returned.",
"All that aside, it functions, if a bit obscurely.",
"I'm sure if you're an oscope whiz it would be easier.",
"I got it to brush up, explore further, and work on some projects.",
"I wound up ordering the multi-channel unit...",
"at least if that works ok I'll get better mileage from it.",
"As titled...",
"I think I was just unlucky with mine."
]
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To begin, I am a faithful SeaChem consumer & find their products to be of the highest quality.
After reading the rave reviews of Safe & the tremendous savings others have realized by using the super concentrated powder form of Prime, I decided to give it a try since
my discus, (a genus of cichlids) are high-maintenance, requiring 4 to 6 large water changes weekly in my 75 gallon & 36 gallon tanks.
I read everything I could on it, & took the utmost care in calculating the dosage by utilizing several approaches: weight & volume. I was an accounting manager prior to retirement so math equations & proving them is second nature.
In order to guarantee solution purity, I used distilled water, & shook the mixture well to insure it was fully dissolved.
For the initial application, I added the measured dosage a bit at the time during the water refill, just as I always have done w/the Prime.
Upon completion I put away my water changer, & equipment (approximately 10 minutes) & when I returned to the room, I was shocked to find all my fish were leaned nearly on their sides & were clearly in severe respiratory distress!
I moved them immediately to a different tank before draining the water & refilling using Prime. The fish immediately returned to their normal happy state.
I recalculated the dosage & requested a friend look up the parameters online & calculate it as well - Both approaches verified the initial dose, so I assumed I had somehow made an error & threw out the original mixture.
I carefully created a second batch, double checking each step along the way.
Unfortunately the second application was a replay of the first: my fish were again in respiratory distress, leaning nearly on their sides. Again, I rescued them to a different tank & repeated the drain & refill using only Prime.
These episodes resulted in extreme toxicity to at least two of my fish, evidenced by the tell tale wild darting described by discus owners as "dash & crash". Both fish were moved to a hospital tank w/limited obstacles to reduce crashes, however after a day in quarantine, I watched one of them die in the last few minutes.
Besides the substantial monetary loss of my $100 flachen snakeskin discus, it is sickening & traumatizing to watch a fish die such a painful death. The second fish is still hanging on, but the continued erratic behavior tells me it's neurological system is still affected. At this point all I can do is watch & pray it makes it, but I fear it is a hopeless case.
There are still 4 other discus still in the main tank that I am closely watching to monitor their behavior does not disintegrate
Searching the Seachem forums, I now see the dosing recommendations supplied in response to direct customer inquiries are somewhat sketchy. When support's answers are questioned the response is that dosing can be dependent on the ppm of chloramine, chlorine, etc. in other words knowledge which is generally not readily available for the hobbyist.
I will never use Safe ever again! | 0 | negative | [
"To begin, I am a faithful SeaChem consumer & find their products to be of the highest quality.",
"After reading the rave reviews of Safe & the tremendous savings others have realized by using the super concentrated powder form of Prime, I decided to give it a try since\nmy discus, (a genus of cichlids) are high-maintenance, requiring 4 to 6 large water changes weekly in my 75 gallon & 36 gallon tanks.",
"I read everything I could on it, & took the utmost care in calculating the dosage by utilizing several approaches: weight & volume.",
"I was an accounting manager prior to retirement so math equations & proving them is second nature.",
"In order to guarantee solution purity, I used distilled water, & shook the mixture well to insure it was fully dissolved.",
"For the initial application, I added the measured dosage a bit at the time during the water refill, just as I always have done w/the Prime.",
"Upon completion I put away my water changer, & equipment (approximately 10 minutes) & when I returned to the room, I was shocked to find all my fish were leaned nearly on their sides & were clearly in severe respiratory distress!",
"I moved them immediately to a different tank before draining the water & refilling using Prime.",
"The fish immediately returned to their normal happy state.",
"I recalculated the dosage & requested a friend look up the parameters online & calculate it as well - Both approaches verified the initial dose, so I assumed I had somehow made an error & threw out the original mixture.",
"I carefully created a second batch, double checking each step along the way.",
"Unfortunately the second application was a replay of the first: my fish were again in respiratory distress, leaning nearly on their sides.",
"Again, I rescued them to a different tank & repeated the drain & refill using only Prime.",
"These episodes resulted in extreme toxicity to at least two of my fish, evidenced by the tell tale wild darting described by discus owners as \"dash & crash\".",
"Both fish were moved to a hospital tank w/limited obstacles to reduce crashes, however after a day in quarantine, I watched one of them die in the last few minutes.",
"Besides the substantial monetary loss of my $100 flachen snakeskin discus, it is sickening & traumatizing to watch a fish die such a painful death.",
"The second fish is still hanging on, but the continued erratic behavior tells me it's neurological system is still affected.",
"At this point all I can do is watch & pray it makes it, but I fear it is a hopeless case.",
"There are still 4 other discus still in the main tank that I am closely watching to monitor their behavior does not disintegrate\nSearching the Seachem forums, I now see the dosing recommendations supplied in response to direct customer inquiries are somewhat sketchy.",
"When support's answers are questioned the response is that dosing can be dependent on the ppm of chloramine, chlorine, etc.",
"in other words knowledge which is generally not readily available for the hobbyist.",
"I will never use Safe ever again!"
]
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The bad GPS is a "known issue" with numerous news articles and blogs all over the techie side of the internet. There are several supposed fixes out there. Apparently they worked for some users, but not me, and not many, many other users if the comments are to be believed. However, ATT/Samsung released an operating system update on September 22 that has now disabled access to the GPS settings, so you can no longer even try the "fixes" that were floating around.
Samsung released the Captivate in the EU months before the US, and knew about the GPS problems then. They've known in the US for a while now too. I think they've known since something like May or June 2010 based on the stuff I see on the internet. Still no fix and now it's October 2010.
Why GPS? Well many of the coolest apps use the gps. Google Maps, Google SkyMaps, Google Earth, Yellow Pages, UrbanSpoon, Weather apps, etc. GPS is now integral to the smartphone experience, and everyone else's GPS works.
So to me, the major finding about the Captivate that prospective buyers should know is that many (if not most, hard to tell) users report worthless GPS. To contrast, with my wife's BB Torch, both on ATT (not that that should matter), standing side by side under clear sky, she gets a location in about 3-4 seconds. I never do no matter how long I wait.
It's real shame because this phone is so strong in so many other ways. The great screen, snappy performance, clean flexible OS, great sound quality, etc are all for naught.
A few other niggles that might be important to some users (Yes, you can "root", "jailbreak" or otherwise get around some of these, but I am referring to the phone as shipped and intended for use, for the average consumer):
Limited to Google Android App Store, and you must create a gmail acct to access that.
Can not remove bloatware, some reports that it is running in the background using up battery life and slowing machine. Can be fixed with an app.
Voice dialing limited to Gmail address book, doesn't work on phone's native address book. Limited voice dialing with bluetooth, although Froyo (Android 2.2 OS update) which is supposedly coming some time or another is supposed to fix that.
Hard to hold phone and use camera. Hard to keep fingers out of image. Camera non-intuitive. Ships with image stabilization off. Turn it on asap.
Overall design is just a little too slick and slippery. Hard to hold.
On the plus side: Sound quality is great, push email is great, screen is great, snappy performance, many fantastic free apps. It would really be great if the GPS worked. | 0 | negative | [
"The bad GPS is a \"known issue\" with numerous news articles and blogs all over the techie side of the internet.",
"There are several supposed fixes out there.",
"Apparently they worked for some users, but not me, and not many, many other users if the comments are to be believed.",
"However, ATT/Samsung released an operating system update on September 22 that has now disabled access to the GPS settings, so you can no longer even try the \"fixes\" that were floating around.",
"Samsung released the Captivate in the EU months before the US, and knew about the GPS problems then.",
"They've known in the US for a while now too.",
"I think they've known since something like May or June 2010 based on the stuff I see on the internet.",
"Still no fix and now it's October 2010.",
"Why GPS?",
"Well many of the coolest apps use the gps.",
"Google Maps, Google SkyMaps, Google Earth, Yellow Pages, UrbanSpoon, Weather apps, etc.",
"GPS is now integral to the smartphone experience, and everyone else's GPS works.",
"So to me, the major finding about the Captivate that prospective buyers should know is that many (if not most, hard to tell) users report worthless GPS.",
"To contrast, with my wife's BB Torch, both on ATT (not that that should matter), standing side by side under clear sky, she gets a location in about 3-4 seconds.",
"I never do no matter how long I wait.",
"It's real shame because this phone is so strong in so many other ways.",
"The great screen, snappy performance, clean flexible OS, great sound quality, etc are all for naught.",
"A few other niggles that might be important to some users (Yes, you can \"root\", \"jailbreak\" or otherwise get around some of these, but I am referring to the phone as shipped and intended for use, for the average consumer):\n\nLimited to Google Android App Store, and you must create a gmail acct to access that.",
"Can not remove bloatware, some reports that it is running in the background using up battery life and slowing machine.",
"Can be fixed with an app.",
"Voice dialing limited to Gmail address book, doesn't work on phone's native address book.",
"Limited voice dialing with bluetooth, although Froyo (Android 2.",
"2 OS update) which is supposedly coming some time or another is supposed to fix that.",
"Hard to hold phone and use camera.",
"Hard to keep fingers out of image.",
"Camera non-intuitive.",
"Ships with image stabilization off.",
"Turn it on asap.",
"Overall design is just a little too slick and slippery.",
"Hard to hold.",
"On the plus side: Sound quality is great, push email is great, screen is great, snappy performance, many fantastic free apps.",
"It would really be great if the GPS worked."
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I think this movie killed Patrick Swayze. Now, I know by making such a claim that I'm sure to anger a lot of folks. After all, how can a movie kill someone? How can a movie do anything at all? Well I'd agree with you and my evidence is purely based on circumstantial evidences based upon my own viewing of this movie.
When I first watched this movie it was during a time when I got a gag blood pressure gift. There was a time in history when home blood pressure just came out and people were really digging into it. I got one as a gag gift and my blood pressure was perfectly at 110/75. Now what does a blood pressure gift have to do with this movie? Well while watching the film I suddenly found myself extremely irritable and sweating profusely. A family member became concerned when I started to scream profanity and dripping sweat. They got the blood pressure kit and put it in my arm and it came back 180/95. They became very concerned and I went to the ER. Being away from the movie for just 15 minutes I was starting to relax. The doctors were very concerned having never seen something like that and told me to stay away from watching this movie.
Now, I believe Patrick may have recollected starring in this film and eventually developed into cancer. After all he made this movie and he had to live with the pain.
You may ask what is particularly wrong with this movie? How can this movie anger someone to the point of a near heart attack or fatal cancer? The plot of the movie seems alright. It's about a high end bouncer going into a small town to take care of a problematic bar whose patrons break out in regular fights and property damages. The owner want to have a nice clean bar so he hired a high end bouncer. Oh yeah, Patrick is a very tough guy who is also very rich but like to live the simple lift. He settles renting out a barn and helping out in the farm during his off time from the bar.
So that doesn't sound too bad. A bit unbelievable but after all this is just a movie, right? Supposed to be a fantasy, right? Well the problem with this movie is how everyone carries on themselves. The mannerism of the actors and actresses just infuriating. Patrick is supposed to be a super chill dude. He's very relaxed and always laughing and chuckling. Even when there are things smashing, breaking, blowing up all around him. We see everyone super chill while everything is just going crazy all around them. The way everyone is sitting around like they're old timers with fancy stories of past antics where something so seriously profound happened but they're just super chill about it. Oh yeah, a fat guy is always getting punched and rolling on the ground, but everyone is just super chill about it all laughing and joking while some fat guy is on the ground. All the bar workers are super chill too talking stories and being super chill while people grope them or try to kill them. Just laughing while there's a huge fight breaking out like, "haha, don't worry I'm going to take my 15 minutes break here soon." There's a blind man walking singing songs and laughing behind a chain link fence that's constantly bombarded with broken beer bottles and other things. But he's cool about it like, "Man I got my songs and I'm going to entertain y'all." Then everyone is just breaking out into fights, a fat guy is on the ground dead, and everyone is just laughing and super chill about it.
At the end of the movie there's dead bodies all over the place, fat guy crushed by a bear, and the police comes by all laughing and joking. Don't forget Patrick constantly gets into brawls and he goes to the ER. He doesn't want any shots but he's super chill while he get stitched up and he even got a date with the hot young doctor who turns out to be super chill. Like what a great first date at the bar where everyone gets into huge brawls and a Patrick's long time friend comes by to tell stories about other brawls and showing scars he got from it. Everyone is laughing and super chill about it and Patrick's hot date is falling for him because of his super chill stories of past brawls.
Overall I don't recommend this movie unless you want to get a heart attack. This is quite possibly the only movie that infuriates me. | 0 | negative | [
"I think this movie killed Patrick Swayze.",
"Now, I know by making such a claim that I'm sure to anger a lot of folks.",
"After all, how can a movie kill someone?",
"How can a movie do anything at all?",
"Well I'd agree with you and my evidence is purely based on circumstantial evidences based upon my own viewing of this movie.",
"When I first watched this movie it was during a time when I got a gag blood pressure gift.",
"There was a time in history when home blood pressure just came out and people were really digging into it.",
"I got one as a gag gift and my blood pressure was perfectly at 110/75.",
"Now what does a blood pressure gift have to do with this movie?",
"Well while watching the film I suddenly found myself extremely irritable and sweating profusely.",
"A family member became concerned when I started to scream profanity and dripping sweat.",
"They got the blood pressure kit and put it in my arm and it came back 180/95.",
"They became very concerned and I went to the ER.",
"Being away from the movie for just 15 minutes I was starting to relax.",
"The doctors were very concerned having never seen something like that and told me to stay away from watching this movie.",
"Now, I believe Patrick may have recollected starring in this film and eventually developed into cancer.",
"After all he made this movie and he had to live with the pain.",
"You may ask what is particularly wrong with this movie?",
"How can this movie anger someone to the point of a near heart attack or fatal cancer?",
"The plot of the movie seems alright.",
"It's about a high end bouncer going into a small town to take care of a problematic bar whose patrons break out in regular fights and property damages.",
"The owner want to have a nice clean bar so he hired a high end bouncer.",
"Oh yeah, Patrick is a very tough guy who is also very rich but like to live the simple lift.",
"He settles renting out a barn and helping out in the farm during his off time from the bar.",
"So that doesn't sound too bad.",
"A bit unbelievable but after all this is just a movie, right?",
"Supposed to be a fantasy, right?",
"Well the problem with this movie is how everyone carries on themselves.",
"The mannerism of the actors and actresses just infuriating.",
"Patrick is supposed to be a super chill dude.",
"He's very relaxed and always laughing and chuckling.",
"Even when there are things smashing, breaking, blowing up all around him.",
"We see everyone super chill while everything is just going crazy all around them.",
"The way everyone is sitting around like they're old timers with fancy stories of past antics where something so seriously profound happened but they're just super chill about it.",
"Oh yeah, a fat guy is always getting punched and rolling on the ground, but everyone is just super chill about it all laughing and joking while some fat guy is on the ground.",
"All the bar workers are super chill too talking stories and being super chill while people grope them or try to kill them.",
"Just laughing while there's a huge fight breaking out like, \"haha, don't worry I'm going to take my 15 minutes break here soon.",
"\" There's a blind man walking singing songs and laughing behind a chain link fence that's constantly bombarded with broken beer bottles and other things.",
"But he's cool about it like, \"Man I got my songs and I'm going to entertain y'all.",
"\" Then everyone is just breaking out into fights, a fat guy is on the ground dead, and everyone is just laughing and super chill about it.",
"At the end of the movie there's dead bodies all over the place, fat guy crushed by a bear, and the police comes by all laughing and joking.",
"Don't forget Patrick constantly gets into brawls and he goes to the ER.",
"He doesn't want any shots but he's super chill while he get stitched up and he even got a date with the hot young doctor who turns out to be super chill.",
"Like what a great first date at the bar where everyone gets into huge brawls and a Patrick's long time friend comes by to tell stories about other brawls and showing scars he got from it.",
"Everyone is laughing and super chill about it and Patrick's hot date is falling for him because of his super chill stories of past brawls.",
"Overall I don't recommend this movie unless you want to get a heart attack.",
"This is quite possibly the only movie that infuriates me."
]
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My Jabra Extreme was finally losing battery life, so I began the search for a replacement. My key features were a comfortable "in ear" ear piece, good distance so i can walk around the house, good battery life, and clarity for people on the other end. It was paired with my Motorola Droid MAXX.
None of the ear pieces are comfortable. The "over the ear" ones seem to hold the speak too far away from the ear, such that it is noticeably harder to hear. Neither of the two sizes of the "in ear" ear pieces fit me well; the big one is too big and the little one doesn't stay in during moderate movement. I tried using my Jabra ear piece, but its ID is just a little too large for the OD of the speaker.
The usable distance is somehow worse than with the old Jabra. Maybe 20 ft with one wall between. Even without a wall, the distance is not impressive. Sometimes it doesn't pair with my phone even though I have my phone in my hands.
The battery life is good. I don't think it is any better than the Jabra in its hayday, but it lasts long enough for me.
Clarity seems to be good for other people, certainly no worse than the Jabra. No one has said "holy crap you're so much clearer". The audio quality (when listening to music) is maybe a little better, but I could take it or leave it. Calling it HD is a stretch.
If I could, I would return it, try my luck with a different brand/model. But it is still serviceable even with the flaws. I'm just looking forward to the day I get to replace it. | 0 | negative | [
"My Jabra Extreme was finally losing battery life, so I began the search for a replacement.",
"My key features were a comfortable \"in ear\" ear piece, good distance so i can walk around the house, good battery life, and clarity for people on the other end.",
"It was paired with my Motorola Droid MAXX.",
"None of the ear pieces are comfortable.",
"The \"over the ear\" ones seem to hold the speak too far away from the ear, such that it is noticeably harder to hear.",
"Neither of the two sizes of the \"in ear\" ear pieces fit me well; the big one is too big and the little one doesn't stay in during moderate movement.",
"I tried using my Jabra ear piece, but its ID is just a little too large for the OD of the speaker.",
"The usable distance is somehow worse than with the old Jabra.",
"Maybe 20 ft with one wall between.",
"Even without a wall, the distance is not impressive.",
"Sometimes it doesn't pair with my phone even though I have my phone in my hands.",
"The battery life is good.",
"I don't think it is any better than the Jabra in its hayday, but it lasts long enough for me.",
"Clarity seems to be good for other people, certainly no worse than the Jabra.",
"No one has said \"holy crap you're so much clearer\".",
"The audio quality (when listening to music) is maybe a little better, but I could take it or leave it.",
"Calling it HD is a stretch.",
"If I could, I would return it, try my luck with a different brand/model.",
"But it is still serviceable even with the flaws.",
"I'm just looking forward to the day I get to replace it."
]
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I purchased an older model redi-chek several years ago and the probe lasted about 2 years under very heavy use. Based on that experience I would have awarded 5 stars. HOWEVER... Recently I had to order replacement probes. I have now been through THREE. Each one fails almost immediately under the same usage conditions that the original withstood for 2 years. I am rating this item useless because probes fail so quickly under normal grilling conditions. I've contacted the manufacturer and they respond that nothing has changed. No explanation for my experience. However I do notice some other reviewers are having this same issue and I suspect some sort of material or manufacturing or cost-cutting issue.
Update: Wifey bought a completely new unit thinking maybe the base unit had some problem but we have experienced the exact same probe failures. I wish I could give zero start. | 0 | negative | [
"I purchased an older model redi-chek several years ago and the probe lasted about 2 years under very heavy use.",
"Based on that experience I would have awarded 5 stars.",
"HOWEVER...",
"Recently I had to order replacement probes.",
"I have now been through THREE.",
"Each one fails almost immediately under the same usage conditions that the original withstood for 2 years.",
"I am rating this item useless because probes fail so quickly under normal grilling conditions.",
"I've contacted the manufacturer and they respond that nothing has changed.",
"No explanation for my experience.",
"However I do notice some other reviewers are having this same issue and I suspect some sort of material or manufacturing or cost-cutting issue.",
"Update: Wifey bought a completely new unit thinking maybe the base unit had some problem but we have experienced the exact same probe failures.",
"I wish I could give zero start."
]
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No-one who is serious about personal financial accounting should buy this product.
Intuit has foisted yet ANOTHER outrage on the Mac user community with ANOTHER farcical release of a sub-par product. Yet ANOTHER so-called "Quicken for Mac" that is incompatible with and requires conversion from ANY of its own Quicken for Windows products; that lacks numerous essential features Quicken for Windows has had for years such as multiple currency capability.
Intuit has had 26 years to get it right, since the first Quicken for Mac in 1989. All they have done with their Quicken for Mac range since at least 2007 is produce the least capable of all personal finance software for Mac.
What is Intuit thinking? Do they think at all? What rational conclusion is possible from release of Quicken for Mac 2016after the debacles of Quicken Essentials and Quicken for Mac 2015than that Intuit thinks we Mac users are innumerate idiots, dupes, pushovers to have our pockets picked?
If you match that description, this is the product for you. If not, a swathe of far better full-featured Mac personal finance software is availableincluding iBank, Moneydance, SEE Finance, GnuCash and MyMoney.
Have I fallen into the trap and bought it? Noand I will not. I've read and compared its specifications with other products, including its immediate predecessor Quicken for Mac 2015, which I own. (See my detailed review, with 93 comments, on that disaster at https://www.amazon.com/review/RB8PUB93R2QVO/) . This is all rational and reasonable assessment needs to show that Quicken for Mac 2016 is a sub-par product.
Run, fly, flee, do not merely walk, from Quicken for Mac. | 0 | negative | [
"No-one who is serious about personal financial accounting should buy this product.",
"Intuit has foisted yet ANOTHER outrage on the Mac user community with ANOTHER farcical release of a sub-par product.",
"Yet ANOTHER so-called \"Quicken for Mac\" that is incompatible with and requires conversion from ANY of its own Quicken for Windows products; that lacks numerous essential features Quicken for Windows has had for years such as multiple currency capability.",
"Intuit has had 26 years to get it right, since the first Quicken for Mac in 1989.",
"All they have done with their Quicken for Mac range since at least 2007 is produce the least capable of all personal finance software for Mac.",
"What is Intuit thinking?",
"Do they think at all?",
"What rational conclusion is possible from release of Quicken for Mac 2016after the debacles of Quicken Essentials and Quicken for Mac 2015than that Intuit thinks we Mac users are innumerate idiots, dupes, pushovers to have our pockets picked?",
"If you match that description, this is the product for you.",
"If not, a swathe of far better full-featured Mac personal finance software is availableincluding iBank, Moneydance, SEE Finance, GnuCash and MyMoney.",
"Have I fallen into the trap and bought it?",
"Noand I will not.",
"I've read and compared its specifications with other products, including its immediate predecessor Quicken for Mac 2015, which I own.",
"(See my detailed review, with 93 comments, on that disaster at https://www.",
"amazon.",
"com/review/RB8PUB93R2QVO/).",
"This is all rational and reasonable assessment needs to show that Quicken for Mac 2016 is a sub-par product.",
"Run, fly, flee, do not merely walk, from Quicken for Mac."
]
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This book is awful. I've made it eighty percent through and can't finish it. The plot is unbelievable for the time period, the characters ridiculous, the spelling and grammar atrocious.... I could go on and on. I'm especially confused as to why the step mother is in love with her step son. He was a teenager when she last saw him. And did she really think he would want to be romantically involved with her after she's been married to his FATHER for twenty years? Yeah, cause that's just want most men want to do- have sex with their father's wife. Totally illogical.
If you want to read a historical romance that actually fits the time period and actually has believable characters, this book is NOT for you!!!! | 0 | negative | [
"This book is awful.",
"I've made it eighty percent through and can't finish it.",
"The plot is unbelievable for the time period, the characters ridiculous, the spelling and grammar atrocious....",
"I could go on and on.",
"I'm especially confused as to why the step mother is in love with her step son.",
"He was a teenager when she last saw him.",
"And did she really think he would want to be romantically involved with her after she's been married to his FATHER for twenty years?",
"Yeah, cause that's just want most men want to do- have sex with their father's wife.",
"Totally illogical.",
"If you want to read a historical romance that actually fits the time period and actually has believable characters, this book is NOT for you!!!!"
]
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The player seems to work fine, although the interface is a bit awkward but you get used to it quickly.
My biggest gripe is the docking station. I'm on my second one. With the first one, the little connection broke after just a few uses. After the long hassle of RMA's from the on-line company (not Amazon) that I bought it from, I got the new one, plugged it in and didn't play with it for a few months.
After a few months have passed (and the short, 90 warrenty) I used it twice. Most of the time it just sat in the docking station next to my computer on my desk. Recently, when I wanted to start using it again, I noticed that the charge light no longer came on. I called Creative (toll call, on hold for a while), told them of the problem, they want me to pay for shipping, pay them $20 to diagnose their problem, and then have me pay for the replacement part and the shipping. I've used the new one all of three times and it is in brand new condition. And they won't ship the new part until they get the old! Even though I am paying for it! Lame.
I give the player good marks, but the docking station has quality issues and Creative Labs has severe support issues. I will never buy a CL product again.
-mike | 0 | negative | [
"The player seems to work fine, although the interface is a bit awkward but you get used to it quickly.",
"My biggest gripe is the docking station.",
"I'm on my second one.",
"With the first one, the little connection broke after just a few uses.",
"After the long hassle of RMA's from the on-line company (not Amazon) that I bought it from, I got the new one, plugged it in and didn't play with it for a few months.",
"After a few months have passed (and the short, 90 warrenty) I used it twice.",
"Most of the time it just sat in the docking station next to my computer on my desk.",
"Recently, when I wanted to start using it again, I noticed that the charge light no longer came on.",
"I called Creative (toll call, on hold for a while), told them of the problem, they want me to pay for shipping, pay them $20 to diagnose their problem, and then have me pay for the replacement part and the shipping.",
"I've used the new one all of three times and it is in brand new condition.",
"And they won't ship the new part until they get the old!",
"Even though I am paying for it!",
"Lame.",
"I give the player good marks, but the docking station has quality issues and Creative Labs has severe support issues.",
"I will never buy a CL product again.",
"-mike"
]
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Well you gotta give the game some credit, for its orginality at least. I've never seen a game like this before with a sim city view as you rescue innocent victims or chase down criminals. Now for the negatives. The game has terrible sound. The same music plays repeatedly over and over again throughout every single mission and that "accident" voice gets really annoying (u'd know if you played the game). Next, on to graphics. YUCK! C'mon, the city looks like a mess of jagged lines. What a terrible sim. Then, the controls: HARD!!! Don't think you'll ever get passed the first mission. Overall, a good rental but nothing more! | 0 | negative | [
"Well you gotta give the game some credit, for its orginality at least.",
"I've never seen a game like this before with a sim city view as you rescue innocent victims or chase down criminals.",
"Now for the negatives.",
"The game has terrible sound.",
"The same music plays repeatedly over and over again throughout every single mission and that \"accident\" voice gets really annoying (u'd know if you played the game).",
"Next, on to graphics.",
"YUCK!",
"C'mon, the city looks like a mess of jagged lines.",
"What a terrible sim.",
"Then, the controls: HARD!!!",
"Don't think you'll ever get passed the first mission.",
"Overall, a good rental but nothing more!"
]
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It grieves me to say this book is nothing special. The plot sounded amazing to me when I first read it on the website, but once I started reading it I discovered that it was poorly explained and executed.
Adam meets a young girl one day who he becomes friends with even though she lives in an odd gypsy village in the Scottish hills, while he is the son of a minister. They soon become lovers, but Adam moves on to be a doctor and when Brid, fearing for her life because her uncle the druid wants to kill her is rejected by Adam she swears to become the main focus in his life. Of course, it turns out Brid is really from the 6th century and has great powers that allow her to cross time.
The way Brid became accommodated to life in the 20th century is just stupid. No person from the 6th century who saw a car would be able to hold it together, much less eat chocolate without a huge sense of wonder.
Brid's situation as a person who can travel through time, change into a cat, leave her body at will, and do all sorts of other stuff is never portrayed as anything out of the ordinary, and as much as she does make Adam's life miserable, the actions people around Adam take to be safe from her are just plain silly. Also it's never clear if Brid really is in the 20th century, or just having an out of time out of body experience from the 6th century. Or both. Not much in this book makes sense, and the very end of the book is so out of place in the book it renders the whole ending stupid.
This is not one of Barbara Erskine's better books, and I recommend skipping this one. It has the feel of a draft written very early on that was never revised for anything except spelling. This book doesn't even seem to fit a category, be it historical fiction or thriller. If you want a real good historical book about time travel try the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, or Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.
I hate to say it, but this only gets two stars from me. | 0 | negative | [
"It grieves me to say this book is nothing special.",
"The plot sounded amazing to me when I first read it on the website, but once I started reading it I discovered that it was poorly explained and executed.",
"Adam meets a young girl one day who he becomes friends with even though she lives in an odd gypsy village in the Scottish hills, while he is the son of a minister.",
"They soon become lovers, but Adam moves on to be a doctor and when Brid, fearing for her life because her uncle the druid wants to kill her is rejected by Adam she swears to become the main focus in his life.",
"Of course, it turns out Brid is really from the 6th century and has great powers that allow her to cross time.",
"The way Brid became accommodated to life in the 20th century is just stupid.",
"No person from the 6th century who saw a car would be able to hold it together, much less eat chocolate without a huge sense of wonder.",
"Brid's situation as a person who can travel through time, change into a cat, leave her body at will, and do all sorts of other stuff is never portrayed as anything out of the ordinary, and as much as she does make Adam's life miserable, the actions people around Adam take to be safe from her are just plain silly.",
"Also it's never clear if Brid really is in the 20th century, or just having an out of time out of body experience from the 6th century.",
"Or both.",
"Not much in this book makes sense, and the very end of the book is so out of place in the book it renders the whole ending stupid.",
"This is not one of Barbara Erskine's better books, and I recommend skipping this one.",
"It has the feel of a draft written very early on that was never revised for anything except spelling.",
"This book doesn't even seem to fit a category, be it historical fiction or thriller.",
"If you want a real good historical book about time travel try the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, or Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.",
"I hate to say it, but this only gets two stars from me."
]
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Mr. Martin started out with a very good story in the first few books of this adventure. But this latest installment was so poor, it made me wonder if Martin really wrote it. And, by the time you get to A Feast For Crows, there are so many characters and names in this epic that I can no longer remember who is who, or what they did. There's an old saying that you can't tell the players without a program. Well, I submit that even with the "program" Martin includes in the back of the book, I can't keep them straight. And I discovered that I no longer care!
In Feast, virtually all the characters are miserable and the whole plot is totally depressing. If there is still a plot. Martin states that he decided to divide this latest book into two books. I submit that if his editor would have had the nerve to have an intervention with Martin and given him some objective feedback concerning his draft, or actually "edited" and chopped out a lot of "junk" from the story, Mr. Martin could have accomplished his original goal to have this be one book instead of two.
To be honest, if I didn't have so much time invested in reading this series, so much so that I want to see how it ends, I would not bother to buy and read the next book. And if the next book is anything like A Feast For Crows, I may just throw in the towel, quit reading and just give it away, and make up my own ending. I couldn't bear to wade through another book like Feast. | 0 | negative | [
"Mr.",
"Martin started out with a very good story in the first few books of this adventure.",
"But this latest installment was so poor, it made me wonder if Martin really wrote it.",
"And, by the time you get to A Feast For Crows, there are so many characters and names in this epic that I can no longer remember who is who, or what they did.",
"There's an old saying that you can't tell the players without a program.",
"Well, I submit that even with the \"program\" Martin includes in the back of the book, I can't keep them straight.",
"And I discovered that I no longer care!",
"In Feast, virtually all the characters are miserable and the whole plot is totally depressing.",
"If there is still a plot.",
"Martin states that he decided to divide this latest book into two books.",
"I submit that if his editor would have had the nerve to have an intervention with Martin and given him some objective feedback concerning his draft, or actually \"edited\" and chopped out a lot of \"junk\" from the story, Mr.",
"Martin could have accomplished his original goal to have this be one book instead of two.",
"To be honest, if I didn't have so much time invested in reading this series, so much so that I want to see how it ends, I would not bother to buy and read the next book.",
"And if the next book is anything like A Feast For Crows, I may just throw in the towel, quit reading and just give it away, and make up my own ending.",
"I couldn't bear to wade through another book like Feast."
]
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I wanted to like this book. I like science fiction with a spiritual emphasis. I have gven positive reviews for many good Christian Sci-fi novels.
But this is not one.
I am only 10% invested in this book, and the overuse of adjectives is KILLING me. Also, the characters are too contrived; Perfect handsome widower to be CO, perfect beautiful girlfriend on COMMS, absolutely pig evil XO... come on man... I am not Mormon, but I didn't see that as an issue. I like the idea of moral characters, who tend toward moral bahavior, but this was too difficult to digest. And that is not even adding the absolute errors, such as a radio comm discussion in real time from Mars orbit to Earth. Read a science book before writing... Several minute lag. | 0 | negative | [
"I wanted to like this book.",
"I like science fiction with a spiritual emphasis.",
"I have gven positive reviews for many good Christian Sci-fi novels.",
"But this is not one.",
"I am only 10% invested in this book, and the overuse of adjectives is KILLING me.",
"Also, the characters are too contrived; Perfect handsome widower to be CO, perfect beautiful girlfriend on COMMS, absolutely pig evil XO...",
"come on man...",
"I am not Mormon, but I didn't see that as an issue.",
"I like the idea of moral characters, who tend toward moral bahavior, but this was too difficult to digest.",
"And that is not even adding the absolute errors, such as a radio comm discussion in real time from Mars orbit to Earth.",
"Read a science book before writing...",
"Several minute lag."
]
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Since the August 22 release of Mac OS X 10.10.5, Toast 12 will not burn discs properly. I have a stack of coasters (blu ray discs are not cheap) that are unwatchable. Even standard DVDs play with constant freezes and a jerking picture. Spent two days with Toast tech support and they could not solve the problem, just said to wait for an update to make the program work with Apple. I use this program to burn DVDs for my work. I'm out of business because Roxio/Toast isn't keeping up with the times.
DO NOT UPDATE TO OS X 10.10.5 or you will regret it using Toast (any version).
Can't tell any difference in performance from Toast 11 to 12. Program still crashes repeatedly during edits (I make sure to save every 2 minutes - an "autosave" feature is definitely called for!), encoding is still incredibly slow. Haven't tried the Blu-Ray copy feature yet as I am 36 hours into burning a Blu Ray disc and the encoding is only 29% complete!
Not impressed. Not sure what I gained for my $50 (the upgrade version).
UPDATE: Program is getting buggier every day. It actually crashes will sitting idle, doing nothing! And this is the first version I have ever had that has crashed while encoding and I've had to restart from scratch. DON'T BUY IT!
UPDATE 2: The program crashes while encoding if you use any other program (mail, surf the net). I reported the problem to Roxio tech help, they told me that burning a disk uses a lot of disk capacity and not to use other programs while it is burning." I am encoding and burning a blu-ray disk, which takes several days. Never had this problem with Toast 11. I have erased Toast 12 and reinstalled 11. It wasn't that great, either, but better than this pathetic version. | 0 | negative | [
"Since the August 22 release of Mac OS X 10.",
"10.",
"5, Toast 12 will not burn discs properly.",
"I have a stack of coasters (blu ray discs are not cheap) that are unwatchable.",
"Even standard DVDs play with constant freezes and a jerking picture.",
"Spent two days with Toast tech support and they could not solve the problem, just said to wait for an update to make the program work with Apple.",
"I use this program to burn DVDs for my work.",
"I'm out of business because Roxio/Toast isn't keeping up with the times.",
"DO NOT UPDATE TO OS X 10.",
"10.",
"5 or you will regret it using Toast (any version).",
"Can't tell any difference in performance from Toast 11 to 12.",
"Program still crashes repeatedly during edits (I make sure to save every 2 minutes - an \"autosave\" feature is definitely called for!",
"), encoding is still incredibly slow.",
"Haven't tried the Blu-Ray copy feature yet as I am 36 hours into burning a Blu Ray disc and the encoding is only 29% complete!",
"Not impressed.",
"Not sure what I gained for my $50 (the upgrade version).",
"UPDATE: Program is getting buggier every day.",
"It actually crashes will sitting idle, doing nothing!",
"And this is the first version I have ever had that has crashed while encoding and I've had to restart from scratch.",
"DON'T BUY IT!",
"UPDATE 2: The program crashes while encoding if you use any other program (mail, surf the net).",
"I reported the problem to Roxio tech help, they told me that burning a disk uses a lot of disk capacity and not to use other programs while it is burning.",
"\" I am encoding and burning a blu-ray disk, which takes several days.",
"Never had this problem with Toast 11.",
"I have erased Toast 12 and reinstalled 11.",
"It wasn't that great, either, but better than this pathetic version."
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This review is not of the socks. Because TWICE NY Lingerie sent me the wrong size. As a result, I am unable to try them on to see if they are good socks or not. Why do they offer size 14-16 and then send size 12-14. TWICE. If it fits a size 12 foot, it sure as hell won't fit a size 14. So now I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow without socks. I sent the first order back and the new ones just arrived. Wrong size. Again. TWICE. Did I say that too many times? Thanks, NY Lingerie! I will never shop from you again!!! | 0 | negative | [
"This review is not of the socks.",
"Because TWICE NY Lingerie sent me the wrong size.",
"As a result, I am unable to try them on to see if they are good socks or not.",
"Why do they offer size 14-16 and then send size 12-14.",
"TWICE.",
"If it fits a size 12 foot, it sure as hell won't fit a size 14.",
"So now I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow without socks.",
"I sent the first order back and the new ones just arrived.",
"Wrong size.",
"Again.",
"TWICE.",
"Did I say that too many times?",
"Thanks, NY Lingerie!",
"I will never shop from you again!!!"
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OkI will try not to make this as long as the book was the key word is try here ok? So! i didn't love this at all i didn't even really like itbut i didn't hate itit was kind of like reading the directions to your brand new computer! I wanted to just dive into season 5 but the reader in me was like NO! READ IT FIRST! so i have no idea how it matches up with the show BUT I will say that I don't know if i can handle another book so long as this one. It was very informative and it obviously filled in the gaps from the last book (as it was supposed to) but it just felt like trying to eat 8 crackers at a time totally doable but dry and a little torturous!
Anyways I managed to Choke down my 8 crackers and Towards the end I was flipping pages faster and faster hoping! HOPING that it would ALL FINALLY COME TOGETHER! This is the longest story of my life and I will admit that i am the most IMPATIENT reader ever. Sometimes I feel like this is just dragging out and it makes me want to throw my kindle (I never have!) In short I was disappointed. Like who the hell is Jon Snows mom? and When the hell do we get to see Arya come back to Westeros? WHERE IS SANSA?! Wait isn't there a wild baby brother? where the hell is he? Is Jon DEAD?! or is he a wight?! Maaaan! I don't know how people think Winterfell is really dead? I cant wait until we see the grand reveal in the story.getting to that grand reveal though may very well be the death of me.
The most surprising thing in this book? For me? was Varys. He has a nifty part where I am all but left with my mouth hanging open. Seriously the last 3 pages were the most surprising to me. I mean i rolled my eyes at Dany of course because i just don't really get her and at Jorah because come on man. I am proud of Selmy and Tyrion because its Tyrion. I was sad for Quentyn but more sad for Cersei and her infinite washings. Now give me the last damn book so i can just move on with life. I hate loose ends and this installment left PLENTY. Sighs. I guess Ill sit and unhappily wait this out with the rest of the fandom. | 0 | negative | [
"OkI will try not to make this as long as the book was the key word is try here ok?",
"So!",
"i didn't love this at all i didn't even really like itbut i didn't hate itit was kind of like reading the directions to your brand new computer!",
"I wanted to just dive into season 5 but the reader in me was like NO!",
"READ IT FIRST!",
"so i have no idea how it matches up with the show BUT I will say that I don't know if i can handle another book so long as this one.",
"It was very informative and it obviously filled in the gaps from the last book (as it was supposed to) but it just felt like trying to eat 8 crackers at a time totally doable but dry and a little torturous!",
"Anyways I managed to Choke down my 8 crackers and Towards the end I was flipping pages faster and faster hoping!",
"HOPING that it would ALL FINALLY COME TOGETHER!",
"This is the longest story of my life and I will admit that i am the most IMPATIENT reader ever.",
"Sometimes I feel like this is just dragging out and it makes me want to throw my kindle (I never have!",
") In short I was disappointed.",
"Like who the hell is Jon Snows mom?",
"and When the hell do we get to see Arya come back to Westeros?",
"WHERE IS SANSA?!",
"Wait isn't there a wild baby brother?",
"where the hell is he?",
"Is Jon DEAD?!",
"or is he a wight?!",
"Maaaan!",
"I don't know how people think Winterfell is really dead?",
"I cant wait until we see the grand reveal in the story.",
"getting to that grand reveal though may very well be the death of me.",
"The most surprising thing in this book?",
"For me?",
"was Varys.",
"He has a nifty part where I am all but left with my mouth hanging open.",
"Seriously the last 3 pages were the most surprising to me.",
"I mean i rolled my eyes at Dany of course because i just don't really get her and at Jorah because come on man.",
"I am proud of Selmy and Tyrion because its Tyrion.",
"I was sad for Quentyn but more sad for Cersei and her infinite washings.",
"Now give me the last damn book so i can just move on with life.",
"I hate loose ends and this installment left PLENTY.",
"Sighs.",
"I guess Ill sit and unhappily wait this out with the rest of the fandom."
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Been using an Alpha I with my iPhone 4 for the past few years. The Alpha 1 is a great case. I also keep a Splash ZERO snap on case on my iPhone to protect it. It's ultra thin, looks good and has lasted over the years.
Upgraded to an iPhone 5 and bought the ZERO case and Alpha I for iPhone 5. It does not fit. Major disappointment. So I ordered an Alpha II case. I received it and my first impression was it was cheap and flimsy.
Now, mind you the Alpha I and Alpha II are the same price. Alpha I = good quality leather. Soft. Thin-profile belt clip. Leather protection down the full length of the sides.
But Alpha II = cheap synthetic "pleather" on cardboard. Hard. Much taller belt clip that digs into my hip. No leather on the sides, only elastic, and only part way down. It leaves the bottom corners of the iPhone exposed. Worth about $15, not $30.
For now, I will have to either remove the ZERO case from my new iPhone 5 and use the Alpha I, or ignore my sense of value and keep the overpriced plastic-ey Alpha II until I find something else.
In case someone from Splash Products actually reads this, how about redesigning the Alpha I so the iPhone 5 + ZERO case (a Splash-branded product, too), fits into the Alpha I (just like the iPhone 4 version).
As it is, it fits all the way down until the last inch (where the elastic stops). It's just TOO narrow at the bottom of the case. | 0 | negative | [
"Been using an Alpha I with my iPhone 4 for the past few years.",
"The Alpha 1 is a great case.",
"I also keep a Splash ZERO snap on case on my iPhone to protect it.",
"It's ultra thin, looks good and has lasted over the years.",
"Upgraded to an iPhone 5 and bought the ZERO case and Alpha I for iPhone 5.",
"It does not fit.",
"Major disappointment.",
"So I ordered an Alpha II case.",
"I received it and my first impression was it was cheap and flimsy.",
"Now, mind you the Alpha I and Alpha II are the same price.",
"Alpha I = good quality leather.",
"Soft.",
"Thin-profile belt clip.",
"Leather protection down the full length of the sides.",
"But Alpha II = cheap synthetic \"pleather\" on cardboard.",
"Hard.",
"Much taller belt clip that digs into my hip.",
"No leather on the sides, only elastic, and only part way down.",
"It leaves the bottom corners of the iPhone exposed.",
"Worth about $15, not $30.",
"For now, I will have to either remove the ZERO case from my new iPhone 5 and use the Alpha I, or ignore my sense of value and keep the overpriced plastic-ey Alpha II until I find something else.",
"In case someone from Splash Products actually reads this, how about redesigning the Alpha I so the iPhone 5 + ZERO case (a Splash-branded product, too), fits into the Alpha I (just like the iPhone 4 version).",
"As it is, it fits all the way down until the last inch (where the elastic stops).",
"It's just TOO narrow at the bottom of the case."
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I bought this to replace my older B&D edger that lasted me 14 years! There is NO comparison of the new edger to my older edger in terms of build quality, ease of use, and ability to cut through grass and dirt when edging. The new edger bogs down and runs out of power, and the quality of cut is worse than the old one. In addition, ergonomics really suck on the new edger, given the cheap wheel and limited space between the blade guard and blade itself. My old edger would edge through thick, moist grass and dirt (such as would be expected a day after rain, for example). The new one clogs up and strains to get the job done. What a piece of garbage! Unfortunately, this is endemic in most products sold in America these days. Companies have greatly cheapened products, and manufacture them cheaply NOT to last long (planned obsolescence). Talk about 'the fleecing of America' when it comes to the consumer. It's all around us now, and arguably getting worse! I'll be returning this for a refund first thing tomorrow. | 0 | negative | [
"I bought this to replace my older B&D edger that lasted me 14 years!",
"There is NO comparison of the new edger to my older edger in terms of build quality, ease of use, and ability to cut through grass and dirt when edging.",
"The new edger bogs down and runs out of power, and the quality of cut is worse than the old one.",
"In addition, ergonomics really suck on the new edger, given the cheap wheel and limited space between the blade guard and blade itself.",
"My old edger would edge through thick, moist grass and dirt (such as would be expected a day after rain, for example).",
"The new one clogs up and strains to get the job done.",
"What a piece of garbage!",
"Unfortunately, this is endemic in most products sold in America these days.",
"Companies have greatly cheapened products, and manufacture them cheaply NOT to last long (planned obsolescence).",
"Talk about 'the fleecing of America' when it comes to the consumer.",
"It's all around us now, and arguably getting worse!",
"I'll be returning this for a refund first thing tomorrow."
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ELO was one of my "High School" bands. I saw them at the Anaheim Convention Center in 1976 and remember it as one of the best rock concerts that I had the privilege of experiencing first hand - hence my interest in this DVD.
Seeing this performance through a contemporary lens made me wonder, "What were we thinking?" For a start, the musicianship was pretty boring and pedestrian - even hilarious. Can anything be more amusing than watching classically trained cellists drag their instruments around stage with "genius in pain" facial expressions while sawing away (badly) at nothing but whole notes? If there were ever a case for why those of us who play a violin family instrument should stay more focused on good technique than bad showmanship it is ELO! However if you enjoy watching a bunch of beginning players tear up their bows (literally) by wildly overstated maniacal playing of simple pieces you'll eat this stuff up. (Note: After they broke up I wondered why no orchestras picked up ELO's string players - now I know)
Then there are Jeff Lynne's "complex" compositions and arrangements. Perhaps we've become more sophisticated in the ensuing decades but I don't think back in 1979 having all the instruments droning away on simple, predictable chord progressions and silly end of phrase flourishes qualified as complex, creative, or even very interesting. (However I must say that it DID sell a lot of records didn't it?)
Another problem with this DVD is the overall production. The sound quality here is just plain awful! It sounds like a really bad "made for TV" concert movie. To add insult to injury the cinematographer chose to "impress us" with circa 1979 "state of the art" visual effects. By today's standards they are ugly, distracting, and annoying.
However, I must say that it was a guilty pleasure watching this silly little time capsule of a by-gone era. Yes, indeed the Seventy's were indeed the decade that time forgot BUT here is proof positive that our drug challenged memories aren't lying to us - for better or worse, the `70's really DID happen bad taste and all! | 0 | negative | [
"ELO was one of my \"High School\" bands.",
"I saw them at the Anaheim Convention Center in 1976 and remember it as one of the best rock concerts that I had the privilege of experiencing first hand - hence my interest in this DVD.",
"Seeing this performance through a contemporary lens made me wonder, \"What were we thinking?",
"\" For a start, the musicianship was pretty boring and pedestrian - even hilarious.",
"Can anything be more amusing than watching classically trained cellists drag their instruments around stage with \"genius in pain\" facial expressions while sawing away (badly) at nothing but whole notes?",
"If there were ever a case for why those of us who play a violin family instrument should stay more focused on good technique than bad showmanship it is ELO!",
"However if you enjoy watching a bunch of beginning players tear up their bows (literally) by wildly overstated maniacal playing of simple pieces you'll eat this stuff up.",
"(Note: After they broke up I wondered why no orchestras picked up ELO's string players - now I know)\n\nThen there are Jeff Lynne's \"complex\" compositions and arrangements.",
"Perhaps we've become more sophisticated in the ensuing decades but I don't think back in 1979 having all the instruments droning away on simple, predictable chord progressions and silly end of phrase flourishes qualified as complex, creative, or even very interesting.",
"(However I must say that it DID sell a lot of records didn't it?",
")\n\nAnother problem with this DVD is the overall production.",
"The sound quality here is just plain awful!",
"It sounds like a really bad \"made for TV\" concert movie.",
"To add insult to injury the cinematographer chose to \"impress us\" with circa 1979 \"state of the art\" visual effects.",
"By today's standards they are ugly, distracting, and annoying.",
"However, I must say that it was a guilty pleasure watching this silly little time capsule of a by-gone era.",
"Yes, indeed the Seventy's were indeed the decade that time forgot BUT here is proof positive that our drug challenged memories aren't lying to us - for better or worse, the `70's really DID happen bad taste and all!"
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Opened one can- THE SMELL is TERRIBLE. Like spoiled fish.. The same food purchased from my local store doesn't smell like this. UGH! Stunk up the house, and my dog won't touch it. Something wrong! My dog LIKED this stuff ---- but this batch must be funky. Won't be buying it again, UGH. And it's slimy in texture- it just sat in my dog's bowl - he wouldn't go near it. They changed SOMETHING. ----- I am updating this review, because I just looked at the bottom of the cans. These are "Best by 11June16"
I am not sure if that means June of 2011 or June 2016. But I put a picture of the can code in the images section.
It is now November 2013. Not sure if the problem is the product or the expire date. I am returning this order for refund. It smells so bad that opening another can to just throw it away is pointless. | 0 | negative | [
"Opened one can- THE SMELL is TERRIBLE.",
"Like spoiled fish..",
"The same food purchased from my local store doesn't smell like this.",
"UGH!",
"Stunk up the house, and my dog won't touch it.",
"Something wrong!",
"My dog LIKED this stuff ---- but this batch must be funky.",
"Won't be buying it again, UGH.",
"And it's slimy in texture- it just sat in my dog's bowl - he wouldn't go near it.",
"They changed SOMETHING.",
"----- I am updating this review, because I just looked at the bottom of the cans.",
"These are \"Best by 11June16\"\nI am not sure if that means June of 2011 or June 2016.",
"But I put a picture of the can code in the images section.",
"It is now November 2013.",
"Not sure if the problem is the product or the expire date.",
"I am returning this order for refund.",
"It smells so bad that opening another can to just throw it away is pointless."
]
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I bought both this and a companion super size bubble machine from the same manufacturer. This one worked the first time used, but never again. The tubing was no longer sucking the fluid from the resevoir. I tried everything to fix it without results. To the trash.
The other super-size bubble machine NEVER worked from day one. We tried every which way from Sunday to get it to work, but to no avail.
Waste of good money on a very poorly designed and unreliable toy.
Won't ever spend money with this manufacturer's items again.
STRONGLY DISCOURAGE PURCHASE!! | 0 | negative | [
"I bought both this and a companion super size bubble machine from the same manufacturer.",
"This one worked the first time used, but never again.",
"The tubing was no longer sucking the fluid from the resevoir.",
"I tried everything to fix it without results.",
"To the trash.",
"The other super-size bubble machine NEVER worked from day one.",
"We tried every which way from Sunday to get it to work, but to no avail.",
"Waste of good money on a very poorly designed and unreliable toy.",
"Won't ever spend money with this manufacturer's items again.",
"STRONGLY DISCOURAGE PURCHASE!!"
]
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Oh the humanity of the loading times. This is not the type of system any concious gamer would ever want to use for the purpose of gaming. Apparently someone never told sony that games can frustrate people, especially games that mercilously exploit the concept that at times there is nothing the gamer can do but sit and watch everything he worked for turn to *dung* right in front of him. You can imagine my horror when I started playing games on this $250 dollar portable machine. The games are unknowingly placed into a system that cranks and groans with each agonizing attempt to retrieve the stupid amount of code sony expects a system of this calibur to produce.
Imagine working for fort knox, and having them tell you that by hand they are expecting you to move every brick of gold to a facitlity just two feet away. Imagine this system cranking, and groaning, and crying out for the sweet release of death as it attempts to load these obscenely detailed games.
Holding this little system in front of you, trying to negotiate with games that had their immense amount of options crammed into the use of six stupid buttons, losing touch with the initial admiration of it's apparent abilities when you realize that this thing is just not fun to play, you realize that sony has a some sort of grudge against gamers.
Buy this system so you can pay almost $200 for a 2 gig memory stick, and copy movies on to it you would have probably been alright being able to view on your computer at home anyway. As a media player, it's alright.
The games and movies are little discs, trapped within bulky cases to keep them from getting scratched. The downside to this is you can't just put ten of these things into a compact flipbook. You can only therefore bring about two discs with you wherever you go, or defeat the purpose of having something compact in the first place.
If you want a great portable gaming experience, buy the Nintendo DS, Nintendo realized that loading times sucked a long time ago, the games for the DS are more often designed with fun in mind instead of great graphics that take an amount of time to load that makes you forget ever wanting to admire the game in the first place, Nintendo's games ARE COMPACT.
If you want a great portable media player, there are much better alternatives out there. Portable Media players with HARD DRIVES that amount to 200 GIG. Portable Media players with that kind of hard drive capacity, and are around $400 bucks. When you compare that to how many memory sticks you'd have to buy to amount to the hard drive space, you do the math.
Initially I can understand why people admire this little system, and how it's graphics are just better than other portable systems. The ideas surrounding buying one however should be fun with the games, and a good reason to invest in media designed just for it.
The games? Any kind of fun one may have playing the games is sucked away by the obscene loading times and constant grinding of the system as it attempts to compensate for the speed of the average gamer. I have not played a single game on the psp that didn't have obscene loading times, and that didn't make me want to trash the $250 piece of *dung*.
The media? The movies are smaller, yet less compact than dvds twice their size. The movies never have as many options due to the tiny disc of information trapped in the bulky prison of hard plastic. Any type of movies you may download must be played on a memory stick that at it's cheapest is around $40.00 for a 32 megabyte stick. What are you going to watch that's only 32 megabytes?
This system is going to go down when people realize that a portable dvd player, a Nintendo ds, and an Ipod are much less frustrating alternatives to this little piece of *dung* system that tries too hard to fit in. | 0 | negative | [
"Oh the humanity of the loading times.",
"This is not the type of system any concious gamer would ever want to use for the purpose of gaming.",
"Apparently someone never told sony that games can frustrate people, especially games that mercilously exploit the concept that at times there is nothing the gamer can do but sit and watch everything he worked for turn to *dung* right in front of him.",
"You can imagine my horror when I started playing games on this $250 dollar portable machine.",
"The games are unknowingly placed into a system that cranks and groans with each agonizing attempt to retrieve the stupid amount of code sony expects a system of this calibur to produce.",
"Imagine working for fort knox, and having them tell you that by hand they are expecting you to move every brick of gold to a facitlity just two feet away.",
"Imagine this system cranking, and groaning, and crying out for the sweet release of death as it attempts to load these obscenely detailed games.",
"Holding this little system in front of you, trying to negotiate with games that had their immense amount of options crammed into the use of six stupid buttons, losing touch with the initial admiration of it's apparent abilities when you realize that this thing is just not fun to play, you realize that sony has a some sort of grudge against gamers.",
"Buy this system so you can pay almost $200 for a 2 gig memory stick, and copy movies on to it you would have probably been alright being able to view on your computer at home anyway.",
"As a media player, it's alright.",
"The games and movies are little discs, trapped within bulky cases to keep them from getting scratched.",
"The downside to this is you can't just put ten of these things into a compact flipbook.",
"You can only therefore bring about two discs with you wherever you go, or defeat the purpose of having something compact in the first place.",
"If you want a great portable gaming experience, buy the Nintendo DS, Nintendo realized that loading times sucked a long time ago, the games for the DS are more often designed with fun in mind instead of great graphics that take an amount of time to load that makes you forget ever wanting to admire the game in the first place, Nintendo's games ARE COMPACT.",
"If you want a great portable media player, there are much better alternatives out there.",
"Portable Media players with HARD DRIVES that amount to 200 GIG.",
"Portable Media players with that kind of hard drive capacity, and are around $400 bucks.",
"When you compare that to how many memory sticks you'd have to buy to amount to the hard drive space, you do the math.",
"Initially I can understand why people admire this little system, and how it's graphics are just better than other portable systems.",
"The ideas surrounding buying one however should be fun with the games, and a good reason to invest in media designed just for it.",
"The games?",
"Any kind of fun one may have playing the games is sucked away by the obscene loading times and constant grinding of the system as it attempts to compensate for the speed of the average gamer.",
"I have not played a single game on the psp that didn't have obscene loading times, and that didn't make me want to trash the $250 piece of *dung*.",
"The media?",
"The movies are smaller, yet less compact than dvds twice their size.",
"The movies never have as many options due to the tiny disc of information trapped in the bulky prison of hard plastic.",
"Any type of movies you may download must be played on a memory stick that at it's cheapest is around $40.",
"00 for a 32 megabyte stick.",
"What are you going to watch that's only 32 megabytes?",
"This system is going to go down when people realize that a portable dvd player, a Nintendo ds, and an Ipod are much less frustrating alternatives to this little piece of *dung* system that tries too hard to fit in."
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Like some others, saw the cover art on this box-set in a store, saw no mention anywhere of 'revised editions', and thinking (hoping rather.. - 'A New Hope'? lol) that Lucas had finally 'come to his senses' about releasing the original films... bought what turned out to be nothing more than a lame re-packaging of the last boxset. (Which I might add - I thought was a rather shoddy product in itself, as aside from the outrageous 'additions'... had some rather sloppy editing/effects (nastier cheap-looking Jabba, rubber-necked slow on the trigger Han, and black squares around some of the ships to mention a few), not to mention a rather cheap box. (I knew something was up when I first picked up that box... and it practically half-collapsed in my hand)
Fortunately, I never bought that first set (just conveniently rented it from the library) and after reading the reviews here on Amazon BEFORE opening the packaging of this latest bit of nonsense... Promptly returned it for a full refund.
Sorry George, No cigar. You want a little more of my money... release the ORIGINAL films on dvd, and I'll gladly hand some over... Not til then. | 0 | negative | [
"Like some others, saw the cover art on this box-set in a store, saw no mention anywhere of 'revised editions', and thinking (hoping rather..",
"- 'A New Hope'?",
"lol) that Lucas had finally 'come to his senses' about releasing the original films...",
"bought what turned out to be nothing more than a lame re-packaging of the last boxset.",
"(Which I might add - I thought was a rather shoddy product in itself, as aside from the outrageous 'additions'...",
"had some rather sloppy editing/effects (nastier cheap-looking Jabba, rubber-necked slow on the trigger Han, and black squares around some of the ships to mention a few), not to mention a rather cheap box.",
"(I knew something was up when I first picked up that box...",
"and it practically half-collapsed in my hand)\n\nFortunately, I never bought that first set (just conveniently rented it from the library) and after reading the reviews here on Amazon BEFORE opening the packaging of this latest bit of nonsense...",
"Promptly returned it for a full refund.",
"Sorry George, No cigar.",
"You want a little more of my money...",
"release the ORIGINAL films on dvd, and I'll gladly hand some over...",
"Not til then."
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Bloodstream has an interesting enough premise. Dr. Claire Elliot is a small town doctor who relocates to rural Maine with her son, Noah to shield him from big city violence. All is well in the town of Tranquility until one of Claires patients, a teen boy snaps in a very violent act. This is the first of many violent acts that the young people of Tranquility start to perpetrate. Claire investigates the situation and discovers that this sort of thing happens in Tranquility about twice a century, convincing her that this isn't random, and something biological in nature is responsible.
Unfortunately the novel doesnt live up to the billing. The plot has massive holes and towards the ends starts to devolve into something implausible and not particularly interesting. The writing is not up to par with other of Gerritsens work. This is one that I would recommend staying away from.
Carl Alves author of Blood Street | 0 | negative | [
"Bloodstream has an interesting enough premise.",
"Dr.",
"Claire Elliot is a small town doctor who relocates to rural Maine with her son, Noah to shield him from big city violence.",
"All is well in the town of Tranquility until one of Claires patients, a teen boy snaps in a very violent act.",
"This is the first of many violent acts that the young people of Tranquility start to perpetrate.",
"Claire investigates the situation and discovers that this sort of thing happens in Tranquility about twice a century, convincing her that this isn't random, and something biological in nature is responsible.",
"Unfortunately the novel doesnt live up to the billing.",
"The plot has massive holes and towards the ends starts to devolve into something implausible and not particularly interesting.",
"The writing is not up to par with other of Gerritsens work.",
"This is one that I would recommend staying away from.",
"Carl Alves author of Blood Street"
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Rushhour is CRUCIAL to the satisfactory play of Simcity 4. The game was released as the game, then this Rushhour expansion , then the combination (called SC4 Deluxe). Since the Deluxe version is available in several forms (which include Rushhour) it is just crazy to pay this kind of money for the expansion alone. I don't normally rate things based on cost, but in this case a downgrade is warranted. This rating is for THIS expansion offer
You may want to check out the CD version <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/SimCity-4-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B0000C0YW2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition</a>, the downloadable version <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/SimCity-4-Deluxe-Edition-Download/dp/B00457VJ3G/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition [Download</a>] (also available on STEAM) and though most MAC users run it on Windows emulators, the Aspyr version <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sim-City-4-Deluxe-Mac/dp/B000AHS0BY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sim City 4 Deluxe (Mac)</a>. It also is included along with several other games in the box set <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-SimCity-Box/dp/B0014468XE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The SimCity Box</a>
It makes no sense to buy this version at this $50ish price. | 0 | negative | [
"Rushhour is CRUCIAL to the satisfactory play of Simcity 4.",
"The game was released as the game, then this Rushhour expansion , then the combination (called SC4 Deluxe).",
"Since the Deluxe version is available in several forms (which include Rushhour) it is just crazy to pay this kind of money for the expansion alone.",
"I don't normally rate things based on cost, but in this case a downgrade is warranted.",
"This rating is for THIS expansion offer\n\nYou may want to check out the CD version <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/SimCity-4-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B0000C0YW2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition</a>, the downloadable version <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/SimCity-4-Deluxe-Edition-Download/dp/B00457VJ3G/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition [Download</a>] (also available on STEAM) and though most MAC users run it on Windows emulators, the Aspyr version <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Sim-City-4-Deluxe-Mac/dp/B000AHS0BY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Sim City 4 Deluxe (Mac)</a>.",
"It also is included along with several other games in the box set <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/The-SimCity-Box/dp/B0014468XE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">The SimCity Box</a>\n\nIt makes no sense to buy this version at this $50ish price."
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This is a review of the InSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP Food Waste Disposer.
The Badger 5 is a low-end budget waste disposer. It is very noisy and after several years of light useage has basically had massive internal failure.
The grinding mechanism and associated parts in the grinding chamber have rusted. I turned the disposal on the other day and it sounded like a spoon had fallen down into the grinder. The noise was horrendous. I peered into the sink drain with my flashlight and discovered that the innards were literally falling apart inside due to corrosion. The hunks of broken off metal were just being thrashed around. I unpluged it and was able to extricate two completely corroded, bent and broken pieces of metal.
This is not safe to use any longer and will be replaced. My replacement will be a higher quality unit with stainless steel innards and something that is quieter.
I would not buy this model again. | 0 | negative | [
"This is a review of the InSinkErator Badger 5 1/2 HP Food Waste Disposer.",
"The Badger 5 is a low-end budget waste disposer.",
"It is very noisy and after several years of light useage has basically had massive internal failure.",
"The grinding mechanism and associated parts in the grinding chamber have rusted.",
"I turned the disposal on the other day and it sounded like a spoon had fallen down into the grinder.",
"The noise was horrendous.",
"I peered into the sink drain with my flashlight and discovered that the innards were literally falling apart inside due to corrosion.",
"The hunks of broken off metal were just being thrashed around.",
"I unpluged it and was able to extricate two completely corroded, bent and broken pieces of metal.",
"This is not safe to use any longer and will be replaced.",
"My replacement will be a higher quality unit with stainless steel innards and something that is quieter.",
"I would not buy this model again."
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I guess not too bad if you can pick up a cheap copy but could have been done a lot better. The camera angles get irritating, it's hard to judge distance and you spend a great deal of time falling, the combat system is weak. Pretty much you spend the entire time just running around collecting courage pts and coins when you aren't dying. It's not a game you can play along time without getting a headache......UPDATE! This game friggen sucks! Your hobbit is helpless, you have maybe 2 attacks and with the lack of depth and screwball camera angles it's impossible to fight. Despite the fact you have no dodges and every enemy in the game moves twice as fast as you. It's been along time since I've smashed a game but Better the game than my console! | 0 | negative | [
"I guess not too bad if you can pick up a cheap copy but could have been done a lot better.",
"The camera angles get irritating, it's hard to judge distance and you spend a great deal of time falling, the combat system is weak.",
"Pretty much you spend the entire time just running around collecting courage pts and coins when you aren't dying.",
"It's not a game you can play along time without getting a headache....",
"..",
"UPDATE!",
"This game friggen sucks!",
"Your hobbit is helpless, you have maybe 2 attacks and with the lack of depth and screwball camera angles it's impossible to fight.",
"Despite the fact you have no dodges and every enemy in the game moves twice as fast as you.",
"It's been along time since I've smashed a game but Better the game than my console!"
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THIS BAD REVIEW IS ABOUT AMAZON.COM, NOT HEATH SUET CAKES. Amazon makes you think you are ordering one case of 12 Heath suet cakes for a list price of $25.32, at the Amazon.com price of $9.96 (a "savings" of 61%). What you actually get is ONE SINGLE SUET CAKE for $9.96. When I received my one suet cake, I contacted Amazon.com about the missing 11 suet cakes. They replied, "we're unable to send individual items from a set. We'll send you a replacement order for the entire set." Then they sent me ANOTHER SINGLE SUET CAKE, not a case of 12. I sent another email to Amazon.com about the second problem, but they never replied. I am now trying to get a refund from my credit card company for $8.30 for the 10 out of 12 suet cakes that Amazon.com never shipped to me. DO NOT ORDER THIS CASE OF SUET CAKES because you won't get a case, you'll only get one cake worth less than $2.00 (or two cakes if you're lucky I guess). | 0 | negative | [
"THIS BAD REVIEW IS ABOUT AMAZON.",
"COM, NOT HEATH SUET CAKES.",
"Amazon makes you think you are ordering one case of 12 Heath suet cakes for a list price of $25.",
"32, at the Amazon.",
"com price of $9.",
"96 (a \"savings\" of 61%).",
"What you actually get is ONE SINGLE SUET CAKE for $9.",
"96.",
"When I received my one suet cake, I contacted Amazon.",
"com about the missing 11 suet cakes.",
"They replied, \"we're unable to send individual items from a set.",
"We'll send you a replacement order for the entire set.",
"\" Then they sent me ANOTHER SINGLE SUET CAKE, not a case of 12.",
"I sent another email to Amazon.",
"com about the second problem, but they never replied.",
"I am now trying to get a refund from my credit card company for $8.",
"30 for the 10 out of 12 suet cakes that Amazon.",
"com never shipped to me.",
"DO NOT ORDER THIS CASE OF SUET CAKES because you won't get a case, you'll only get one cake worth less than $2.",
"00 (or two cakes if you're lucky I guess)."
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Toxic taste! I ordered two cases of this water at one time and they tasted very funny. I opened the first case of water and grab the bottle to drink. When I opened the cap I immediately smelled a plastic type of odor coming from the water. I took a small sip and it did not taste right. I dumped the rest of the water out because I did not want to take any chances. So when I opened the second case those water also tasted weird. Long story short end up throwing both cases out because the water tasted toxic. I'm not sure how long they were sitting in a warehouse before delivered or if they're out in the sun. You're a lot better off and safer buying Penta Water from the store. Be careful. | 0 | negative | [
"Toxic taste!",
"I ordered two cases of this water at one time and they tasted very funny.",
"I opened the first case of water and grab the bottle to drink.",
"When I opened the cap I immediately smelled a plastic type of odor coming from the water.",
"I took a small sip and it did not taste right.",
"I dumped the rest of the water out because I did not want to take any chances.",
"So when I opened the second case those water also tasted weird.",
"Long story short end up throwing both cases out because the water tasted toxic.",
"I'm not sure how long they were sitting in a warehouse before delivered or if they're out in the sun.",
"You're a lot better off and safer buying Penta Water from the store.",
"Be careful."
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To preface this, the first three books in this series are magnificent. High fantasy (whatever that means), at its best. I think Martin is a fantastic writer and the Song of Ice and Fire series superb. His fantasy crushes Tolkien's boring, gay, and pretentious blather, and whether that's a thorned complement, I'll let you decide.
A Feast for Crows, the fourth volume in the set, was never originally intended to exist.
And it shows.
Reading Storm of Swords a second time around, it's very clear Martin set all the characters and the action in a place where they would hibernate for five years and then pick up when the narrative began in the future, presumably during a terrible winter.
What we missed we'd be told through backstory and flashback, a much more effective means of conveying what the reader needs to know than releasing hundreds and hundreds of pages of boring filler.
And that is Feast... more like a dull and slightly painful school lunch you know is going to give you the runs later in the day.
I was not surprised there were no surprises or real plot twists in this book. How could there be, when the narrative was meant to skip 5 years? Everything that happened was predictable and no one really went from point A to point B. Rather, they chilled at point A for so long it was almost painful to read.
The Brienne chapters were pointless. She might have made an interesting point of view, but no. She's looking for Sansa Stark... going through lands in Westeros that aren't even on the map and most of which were never even mentioned before. The worst part is the whole redundancy of it. We as the reader know where Sansa is. There is absolutely no point to this quest in a successful, interesting story. Definitely, the Brienne chapters were like suffering through commercials... but they bore so little on the smidgen of story within the whole book, the reader could easily skip them without missing anything whatsoever.
The Cersei and Jaime chapters seemed to roll and slam into each other like a group of unruly puppies in a kid's swimming pool. We get information driven into our head two, sometimes three times through their points of view as if we're reading a Left Behind book. Repetitive, redundant, and again, pointless, all of their overlapping stuff could have been cut without any loss.
The worst thing is Martin seems to be repeating himself. The same descriptions (nipples on a breastplate, nipples on a woman) appear over and over again. Then in Jaime's chapters he repeats probably 20 times a sentence Tyrion told him about Cersei, splicing this into his narrative.
I wonder if Martin subcontracted this out to a ghostwriter... it's really that bad, and that much of a departure from the other three in writing skill.
There is some great stuff with the headsman Illyn Payne and Jaime sparring, and an interesting development with the religion of the Seven, but all in all, this book would have been much better for the series if pieces of it were included through flashbacks or backstory.
EDIT as of 7-27-11. It's been more than five years but finally the second installment is out. And it's even worse than Feast. I'm downgrading my rating to 1 star as both books together is a heap of rubbish. | 0 | negative | [
"To preface this, the first three books in this series are magnificent.",
"High fantasy (whatever that means), at its best.",
"I think Martin is a fantastic writer and the Song of Ice and Fire series superb.",
"His fantasy crushes Tolkien's boring, gay, and pretentious blather, and whether that's a thorned complement, I'll let you decide.",
"A Feast for Crows, the fourth volume in the set, was never originally intended to exist.",
"And it shows.",
"Reading Storm of Swords a second time around, it's very clear Martin set all the characters and the action in a place where they would hibernate for five years and then pick up when the narrative began in the future, presumably during a terrible winter.",
"What we missed we'd be told through backstory and flashback, a much more effective means of conveying what the reader needs to know than releasing hundreds and hundreds of pages of boring filler.",
"And that is Feast...",
"more like a dull and slightly painful school lunch you know is going to give you the runs later in the day.",
"I was not surprised there were no surprises or real plot twists in this book.",
"How could there be, when the narrative was meant to skip 5 years?",
"Everything that happened was predictable and no one really went from point A to point B.",
"Rather, they chilled at point A for so long it was almost painful to read.",
"The Brienne chapters were pointless.",
"She might have made an interesting point of view, but no.",
"She's looking for Sansa Stark...",
"going through lands in Westeros that aren't even on the map and most of which were never even mentioned before.",
"The worst part is the whole redundancy of it.",
"We as the reader know where Sansa is.",
"There is absolutely no point to this quest in a successful, interesting story.",
"Definitely, the Brienne chapters were like suffering through commercials...",
"but they bore so little on the smidgen of story within the whole book, the reader could easily skip them without missing anything whatsoever.",
"The Cersei and Jaime chapters seemed to roll and slam into each other like a group of unruly puppies in a kid's swimming pool.",
"We get information driven into our head two, sometimes three times through their points of view as if we're reading a Left Behind book.",
"Repetitive, redundant, and again, pointless, all of their overlapping stuff could have been cut without any loss.",
"The worst thing is Martin seems to be repeating himself.",
"The same descriptions (nipples on a breastplate, nipples on a woman) appear over and over again.",
"Then in Jaime's chapters he repeats probably 20 times a sentence Tyrion told him about Cersei, splicing this into his narrative.",
"I wonder if Martin subcontracted this out to a ghostwriter...",
"it's really that bad, and that much of a departure from the other three in writing skill.",
"There is some great stuff with the headsman Illyn Payne and Jaime sparring, and an interesting development with the religion of the Seven, but all in all, this book would have been much better for the series if pieces of it were included through flashbacks or backstory.",
"EDIT as of 7-27-11.",
"It's been more than five years but finally the second installment is out.",
"And it's even worse than Feast.",
"I'm downgrading my rating to 1 star as both books together is a heap of rubbish."
]
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its a nicely made item...stick is a little long. even form by 4 year old. the stick ends up banging and marking up the walls. so, the worst part. its has a few noises that it makes when you press the ear. BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE THE BATTERY!!!!!!. why would they make it that way? i've tried everything except cutting open the horse head, which seems a little weird.
so now its a silent horse that makes marks on my walls. kids pick it up once every 2 months. not worth it for my house. | 0 | negative | [
"its a nicely made item...",
"stick is a little long.",
"even form by 4 year old.",
"the stick ends up banging and marking up the walls.",
"so, the worst part.",
"its has a few noises that it makes when you press the ear.",
"BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE THE BATTERY!!!!",
"!!",
".",
"why would they make it that way?",
"i've tried everything except cutting open the horse head, which seems a little weird.",
"so now its a silent horse that makes marks on my walls.",
"kids pick it up once every 2 months.",
"not worth it for my house."
]
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The idea of having a cigarette lighter port in a standard wall plate seemed like a good idea for a solar project that I am currently working on. I purchased this when I read comments here on Amazon that the port can be flush mounted on the plate. I was having hope to get this to work for my project which involves routing DC 12v power via wall to the other side of the room. But getting that contraption to work can be quite challenging without bending and modifying the product. It is definitely 'doable' but requires removing the ring that they include in the front and some additional 'ring' like hardware to be added to the rear of the port so that it can be screwed back on tight with the face plate.
The reason it gets '2 stars' is because the port itself has the potential to get shorted as the [+] terminal and the [-] tube body contraption has some pre-designed 'cuts' (Why?) with very minimal gaps between them I see a potential for short circuit depending on what sorts of male cigarette port adapter you insert into the socket.
Also, They did include a wire for the [-] port, But the positive port is merely a nut! I do not see that as a good idea especially when you do not include proper hardware to use [+] connection. Also, There was no screws included in the packet to mount this in the wall, It was not a big deal for me as I have tons of them lying around but it may not be true for everyone.
This might work for some people if they want to use it as is but my quest goes on... I will keep this tossed into my collection of Junk. | 0 | negative | [
"The idea of having a cigarette lighter port in a standard wall plate seemed like a good idea for a solar project that I am currently working on.",
"I purchased this when I read comments here on Amazon that the port can be flush mounted on the plate.",
"I was having hope to get this to work for my project which involves routing DC 12v power via wall to the other side of the room.",
"But getting that contraption to work can be quite challenging without bending and modifying the product.",
"It is definitely 'doable' but requires removing the ring that they include in the front and some additional 'ring' like hardware to be added to the rear of the port so that it can be screwed back on tight with the face plate.",
"The reason it gets '2 stars' is because the port itself has the potential to get shorted as the [+] terminal and the [-] tube body contraption has some pre-designed 'cuts' (Why?",
") with very minimal gaps between them I see a potential for short circuit depending on what sorts of male cigarette port adapter you insert into the socket.",
"Also, They did include a wire for the [-] port, But the positive port is merely a nut!",
"I do not see that as a good idea especially when you do not include proper hardware to use [+] connection.",
"Also, There was no screws included in the packet to mount this in the wall, It was not a big deal for me as I have tons of them lying around but it may not be true for everyone.",
"This might work for some people if they want to use it as is but my quest goes on...",
"I will keep this tossed into my collection of Junk."
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I knew I was in for a rough ride when, by page 2, I was having difficulty reading through the poor spelling and grammar. I'm no grammar policeman, but it was really bad here. "You're dad is your pimp", as one blatant example of what I was dealing with. There were also many times in which names were misspelled: 'Carter' becomes 'Carted', and so on. This book needs the loving care of a good editor!
Despite the amateur errors, I was able to finish reading the book. It turns out to be a roller-coaster of events which take place during the course of a high school boy and girl breaking up and getting back together again. Along the way, we experience all sorts of random things from toothbrush abortions to Listerine-chugging pregnant preteens. It's all a bit over the top, but perhaps being shocking is the name of the game here? I would suppose many vanilla people might be shocked at this book. It seems to poke at just about every taboo and deviancy that it can, while drenching every sentence with sex. That is not to say that it hits on all of them - the author doesn't seem to have as much experience as they try to push into their book. Again, the more vanilla readers might get a bit put off by this book, but it's really not that far into the dark side.
My gut wants to say that this is a book written for teenagers, but with the level of storytelling regarding adult topics, I'm not sure that would be a wise target audience. Unfortunately, older people are just a bit too mature to relate to the story. I'm aware that the youth is not some model of purity and innocence, and they would be fine reading this book, but it doesn't mean it's material they should be reading. | 0 | negative | [
"I knew I was in for a rough ride when, by page 2, I was having difficulty reading through the poor spelling and grammar.",
"I'm no grammar policeman, but it was really bad here.",
"\"You're dad is your pimp\", as one blatant example of what I was dealing with.",
"There were also many times in which names were misspelled: 'Carter' becomes 'Carted', and so on.",
"This book needs the loving care of a good editor!",
"Despite the amateur errors, I was able to finish reading the book.",
"It turns out to be a roller-coaster of events which take place during the course of a high school boy and girl breaking up and getting back together again.",
"Along the way, we experience all sorts of random things from toothbrush abortions to Listerine-chugging pregnant preteens.",
"It's all a bit over the top, but perhaps being shocking is the name of the game here?",
"I would suppose many vanilla people might be shocked at this book.",
"It seems to poke at just about every taboo and deviancy that it can, while drenching every sentence with sex.",
"That is not to say that it hits on all of them - the author doesn't seem to have as much experience as they try to push into their book.",
"Again, the more vanilla readers might get a bit put off by this book, but it's really not that far into the dark side.",
"My gut wants to say that this is a book written for teenagers, but with the level of storytelling regarding adult topics, I'm not sure that would be a wise target audience.",
"Unfortunately, older people are just a bit too mature to relate to the story.",
"I'm aware that the youth is not some model of purity and innocence, and they would be fine reading this book, but it doesn't mean it's material they should be reading."
]
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Pretty durable, good educational toy but that's about all I can say thats positive about it! I would definitely not recommend this! I was debating about the more expensive brand even though Melissa &Doug are usually pretty good quality, but now that I have purchased this and have seen the quality of the other brand! I would have definitely paid the extra to get the other! Oh well! The symbols don't even make a symbol sound! Prettty lame if you ask me! Comes in a super cheap cheesy container with fake grass in it! weird?!!! I thought so too! | 0 | negative | [
"Pretty durable, good educational toy but that's about all I can say thats positive about it!",
"I would definitely not recommend this!",
"I was debating about the more expensive brand even though Melissa &Doug are usually pretty good quality, but now that I have purchased this and have seen the quality of the other brand!",
"I would have definitely paid the extra to get the other!",
"Oh well!",
"The symbols don't even make a symbol sound!",
"Prettty lame if you ask me!",
"Comes in a super cheap cheesy container with fake grass in it!",
"weird?!!!",
"I thought so too!"
]
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On Friday night, it was cold & snowy, I said to my 2 1/2 year old daughter, let's go get that Interac TV at Target, that way we will have something fun to do for the weekend. Well...later, we got the toy home, I put the dvd in my DVD player, and the DVD player gave an error message:"the disk you have inserted is damaged." How could this be?, I tried cleaning the "brand new" dvd, cleaning my dvd player, this couldn't be happening. Two hours later, I was fed up. Saturday morning we exchanged the toy @ Target for another one. We got the toy home & put the disk in the DVD player, it worked! ... until we went to program the controller... the top left quadrant of the controller, did not work, at all! I entered all 23 codes for my RCA Brand dvd player & none of them would make the top left part of the controller work. Two hours later, I accepted this toy is a dud! So my disappointed 2 yr old & I returned the item to Target & got a refund. I spent 4 hours this weekend on this toy, when I could've just read my daughter a book! | 0 | negative | [
"On Friday night, it was cold & snowy, I said to my 2 1/2 year old daughter, let's go get that Interac TV at Target, that way we will have something fun to do for the weekend.",
"Well...",
"later, we got the toy home, I put the dvd in my DVD player, and the DVD player gave an error message:\"the disk you have inserted is damaged.",
"\" How could this be?",
", I tried cleaning the \"brand new\" dvd, cleaning my dvd player, this couldn't be happening.",
"Two hours later, I was fed up.",
"Saturday morning we exchanged the toy @ Target for another one.",
"We got the toy home & put the disk in the DVD player, it worked!",
"...",
"until we went to program the controller...",
"the top left quadrant of the controller, did not work, at all!",
"I entered all 23 codes for my RCA Brand dvd player & none of them would make the top left part of the controller work.",
"Two hours later, I accepted this toy is a dud!",
"So my disappointed 2 yr old & I returned the item to Target & got a refund.",
"I spent 4 hours this weekend on this toy, when I could've just read my daughter a book!"
]
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Kellogg's has been a mainstay throughout the years, including the little perforated boxes your could pour milk into... (long time ago). Now the box I received had 2 mini-wheat packs and 10 KRAVE. This horrible cereal is supposed to be a chocolate filled cereal. BUT it is like a large (little smaller than a Shredded Mini-wheat) Captain Crunch Puff pillow with a thin layer of dried out, burnt flavored, clay like substance that is supposed to be chocolate. I believe this cereal is now included to purge the supplies from Kellogg on people whom cannot/will not return the product. Also, they were on the bottom layer of the box. So by the time we got to them, most of the other cereals were already eaten.
There is a warning that the packed cereal may not match the pictures or information. Heed it. | 0 | negative | [
"Kellogg's has been a mainstay throughout the years, including the little perforated boxes your could pour milk into...",
"(long time ago).",
"Now the box I received had 2 mini-wheat packs and 10 KRAVE.",
"This horrible cereal is supposed to be a chocolate filled cereal.",
"BUT it is like a large (little smaller than a Shredded Mini-wheat) Captain Crunch Puff pillow with a thin layer of dried out, burnt flavored, clay like substance that is supposed to be chocolate.",
"I believe this cereal is now included to purge the supplies from Kellogg on people whom cannot/will not return the product.",
"Also, they were on the bottom layer of the box.",
"So by the time we got to them, most of the other cereals were already eaten.",
"There is a warning that the packed cereal may not match the pictures or information.",
"Heed it."
]
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A great many reviews have called this game, "A great game, but a mediocre Final Fantasy title," but this is deceptive. While there is no doubt that this is a mediocre FF title, it's also a mediocre game in almost every respect. Worse still, this game will probably sound the final death knell for the Japanese Role Playing Game (dubbed JRPG).
It's been a strange ride for both FFXIII and the JRPG in general. Without summarizing the great past of the JRPG, however, it is safe to say that it has not found its niche in this generation, particularly on the PS3, where JRPGs have both been scarce and hard sells. That's not to say there haven't been solid titles ("Eternal Sonata," "Tales of Vesperia," and "Star Ocean have all been quite good), but the American RPG has just been significantly better, both critically and commercially.
But this was the one that would change all that, right? Well, not exactly.
Remember that FF XIII was supposed to be the title that would "save" the poor-performing PS3. Announced years ago as one of THE hot ticket exclusives, people would buy the system just to play this game. Or so the story went.
But some curious things happened along the way. First, the title was delayed again and again (for an extended period, Square wouldn't even hint at a release date). Then, in a shot heard round the fanboy world, Square announced that FF XIII would in fact be multi-platform. The Sony fanboys squealed, the X-box devotees delighted.
But the PS3 found its legs with cheaper (and better) models, and top-notch exclusives like "Uncharted 2". And finally, years after its announcement, FF XIII was released.
And so, we come to the biggest problem with the game: this feels like a launch title. If this had been released in 2007 or 2008, it might have made serious waves. I'm sure its graphical quality would have wowed the masses, and probably overcome its woefully boring gameplay. But it's 2010. No one is amazed by a pre-rendered fireworks scene, no matter HOW many times you show it (around 5, incidentally). We've seen "Uncharted 2," and the fact is, these graphics don't improve on that game in the least. Heck, the movies hardly feel better than "Metal Gear Solid 4," and that was released two years ago.
It's hard to point out anything exceptional about the game once you fail to be amazed by the graphics. The biggest praise has usually been handed out to the so-called Paradigm System, and indeed, there was much potential here. The problem is that the system is easy to master, and the game inexplicably introduces way too much chance into the proceedings. You can have a party with 5 paradigms that you really like, only to have the game mysteriously change your party around before a big battle. You have no chance to re-configure paradigms, so you're stuck with whatever you are given. Lame.
Battles come in two flavors: easy, and cheap. Since you can switch paradigms on the fly, and there is no MP measurement in the game, you can essentially use an attacking paradigm for every battle. When your party starts to get hurt - and this is key, people, so listen - you switch to a...healing paradigm! Then, when you are healed up, you switch back! <gasps!> People who claim a great strategy in this game have obviously never played a game requiring strategy.
This works for around 99% of the battles. But every now and then, you just get cheaped. As I mentioned above, sometimes the computer will randomly change the makeup of your party, and force you into a battle with a difficult foe (say, Bahamut). You are then required to react quickly enough to discern all of your new paradigms, and pick an appropriate one before he slaughters you, which happens after around two attacks. Of course, it would be simplistic if you could just have chosen your own paradigms, but that's not possible because of the random switch.
An even more egregious example is the "stop" spell bosses occasionally cast. During the battle with the final boss, ALL of my party members were hit with stop simultaneously. I had to sit and wait it out. The problem? I died before the spell ended. What a joke.
The item creation system is a joke. In order to get some items, you must first find another item, upgrade it, and then dismantle it. There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to which items you should do this for (e.g. I obtained the Sprint Shoes, which cast Haste on a character, from dismantling a Tetradic Tiara, which casts protect, veil...and pretty much everything else EXCEPT haste). What a joke. Upgrading is laughable. There are something like 100 components in the game, but they all do exactly the same thing: add experience to your weapon/accessory. Thus, a bomb core will do just was Murky Ooze does. Why even put all of these different components into the game? Oh right - to make it look like the developers actually did something.
The story of this game is pretty weak, and the character interactions are a laugh riot. Most of the game deals with a lot of existentialist hoo-hah about freedom of choice, even as it is clear that the characters dance on puppet strings for the entire game. The end of the game is just baffling, with a lame boss to boot. And the best part? Expect to hear such rich lines as, "I wanted to tell the truth, but I was afraid people wouldn't like me!" I think after-school specials were written better than this.
There's plenty of other things to rail on about (battles are too long, the game is too linear, with zero exploration, etc.), but I think I've made the point. It begs the question: why did Square need so long to develop this title? The graphics are nice, but they hardly wow, the gameplay is linear and the design is lazy. The sad part of it is that while this game will assuredly sell pretty well (the fact that it is the first FF title for this generation is more than enough to convince people to buy it), it will no doubt hurt the overall market for JRPGs. This is not a game to get excited about. This is a game that you buy and play only to convince yourself that you didn't waste $60.
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"A great many reviews have called this game, \"A great game, but a mediocre Final Fantasy title,\" but this is deceptive.",
"While there is no doubt that this is a mediocre FF title, it's also a mediocre game in almost every respect.",
"Worse still, this game will probably sound the final death knell for the Japanese Role Playing Game (dubbed JRPG).",
"It's been a strange ride for both FFXIII and the JRPG in general.",
"Without summarizing the great past of the JRPG, however, it is safe to say that it has not found its niche in this generation, particularly on the PS3, where JRPGs have both been scarce and hard sells.",
"That's not to say there haven't been solid titles (\"Eternal Sonata,\" \"Tales of Vesperia,\" and \"Star Ocean have all been quite good), but the American RPG has just been significantly better, both critically and commercially.",
"But this was the one that would change all that, right?",
"Well, not exactly.",
"Remember that FF XIII was supposed to be the title that would \"save\" the poor-performing PS3.",
"Announced years ago as one of THE hot ticket exclusives, people would buy the system just to play this game.",
"Or so the story went.",
"But some curious things happened along the way.",
"First, the title was delayed again and again (for an extended period, Square wouldn't even hint at a release date).",
"Then, in a shot heard round the fanboy world, Square announced that FF XIII would in fact be multi-platform.",
"The Sony fanboys squealed, the X-box devotees delighted.",
"But the PS3 found its legs with cheaper (and better) models, and top-notch exclusives like \"Uncharted 2\".",
"And finally, years after its announcement, FF XIII was released.",
"And so, we come to the biggest problem with the game: this feels like a launch title.",
"If this had been released in 2007 or 2008, it might have made serious waves.",
"I'm sure its graphical quality would have wowed the masses, and probably overcome its woefully boring gameplay.",
"But it's 2010.",
"No one is amazed by a pre-rendered fireworks scene, no matter HOW many times you show it (around 5, incidentally).",
"We've seen \"Uncharted 2,\" and the fact is, these graphics don't improve on that game in the least.",
"Heck, the movies hardly feel better than \"Metal Gear Solid 4,\" and that was released two years ago.",
"It's hard to point out anything exceptional about the game once you fail to be amazed by the graphics.",
"The biggest praise has usually been handed out to the so-called Paradigm System, and indeed, there was much potential here.",
"The problem is that the system is easy to master, and the game inexplicably introduces way too much chance into the proceedings.",
"You can have a party with 5 paradigms that you really like, only to have the game mysteriously change your party around before a big battle.",
"You have no chance to re-configure paradigms, so you're stuck with whatever you are given.",
"Lame.",
"Battles come in two flavors: easy, and cheap.",
"Since you can switch paradigms on the fly, and there is no MP measurement in the game, you can essentially use an attacking paradigm for every battle.",
"When your party starts to get hurt - and this is key, people, so listen - you switch to a...",
"healing paradigm!",
"Then, when you are healed up, you switch back!",
"<gasps!",
"> People who claim a great strategy in this game have obviously never played a game requiring strategy.",
"This works for around 99% of the battles.",
"But every now and then, you just get cheaped.",
"As I mentioned above, sometimes the computer will randomly change the makeup of your party, and force you into a battle with a difficult foe (say, Bahamut).",
"You are then required to react quickly enough to discern all of your new paradigms, and pick an appropriate one before he slaughters you, which happens after around two attacks.",
"Of course, it would be simplistic if you could just have chosen your own paradigms, but that's not possible because of the random switch.",
"An even more egregious example is the \"stop\" spell bosses occasionally cast.",
"During the battle with the final boss, ALL of my party members were hit with stop simultaneously.",
"I had to sit and wait it out.",
"The problem?",
"I died before the spell ended.",
"What a joke.",
"The item creation system is a joke.",
"In order to get some items, you must first find another item, upgrade it, and then dismantle it.",
"There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to which items you should do this for (e.",
"g. I obtained the Sprint Shoes, which cast Haste on a character, from dismantling a Tetradic Tiara, which casts protect, veil...",
"and pretty much everything else EXCEPT haste).",
"What a joke.",
"Upgrading is laughable.",
"There are something like 100 components in the game, but they all do exactly the same thing: add experience to your weapon/accessory.",
"Thus, a bomb core will do just was Murky Ooze does.",
"Why even put all of these different components into the game?",
"Oh right - to make it look like the developers actually did something.",
"The story of this game is pretty weak, and the character interactions are a laugh riot.",
"Most of the game deals with a lot of existentialist hoo-hah about freedom of choice, even as it is clear that the characters dance on puppet strings for the entire game.",
"The end of the game is just baffling, with a lame boss to boot.",
"And the best part?",
"Expect to hear such rich lines as, \"I wanted to tell the truth, but I was afraid people wouldn't like me!",
"\" I think after-school specials were written better than this.",
"There's plenty of other things to rail on about (battles are too long, the game is too linear, with zero exploration, etc.",
"), but I think I've made the point.",
"It begs the question: why did Square need so long to develop this title?",
"The graphics are nice, but they hardly wow, the gameplay is linear and the design is lazy.",
"The sad part of it is that while this game will assuredly sell pretty well (the fact that it is the first FF title for this generation is more than enough to convince people to buy it), it will no doubt hurt the overall market for JRPGs.",
"This is not a game to get excited about.",
"This is a game that you buy and play only to convince yourself that you didn't waste $60.",
"Thumbs down..."
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After five minutes on the initial test having my speaking "blue" misrecognised constantly, and my written "4" interpreted as either a 9 or a 0, I looked through the manual for the instructions on how to train it to recognise YOUR speech and handwriting.
It didn't have one. Because it doesn't have those features. Which renders the game next to useless. Am I prepared to alter the way I speak and write to play this, and keep that in mind constantly while I try to solve puzzles? No.
The REALLY stupid thing is that it prints the number 4 (in questions etc) the way that character is usually printed on books, on your keyboard etc, i.e. with three contiguous strokes forming a figure with a pointy top, but it seems trained to recognise only an "open" four, i.e. one with no join at the top.
Play "Big Brain Academy" instead - less famous but FAR more playable. | 0 | negative | [
"After five minutes on the initial test having my speaking \"blue\" misrecognised constantly, and my written \"4\" interpreted as either a 9 or a 0, I looked through the manual for the instructions on how to train it to recognise YOUR speech and handwriting.",
"It didn't have one.",
"Because it doesn't have those features.",
"Which renders the game next to useless.",
"Am I prepared to alter the way I speak and write to play this, and keep that in mind constantly while I try to solve puzzles?",
"No.",
"The REALLY stupid thing is that it prints the number 4 (in questions etc) the way that character is usually printed on books, on your keyboard etc, i.",
"e. with three contiguous strokes forming a figure with a pointy top, but it seems trained to recognise only an \"open\" four, i.",
"e. one with no join at the top.",
"Play \"Big Brain Academy\" instead - less famous but FAR more playable."
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I bought this for my daughter 2 times when she still had the DS lite. When she used it, the whole game codes erased it self. She like using it but it was a waste of money! Some codes freezes up her games and the ds lite. I bought her a DSi and it doesn't work on DSi. It only works on DS and DS lite. The first one it got bricked when she updated the Action Replay. The second one was working fine but when I bought her the DSi, it didn't work. It just say "There is nothing insert in the game card slot". The first one it shows stripes and on ds lite it says "There is no game card inserted". I overall this prouduct 1 star. What a waste of money! | 0 | negative | [
"I bought this for my daughter 2 times when she still had the DS lite.",
"When she used it, the whole game codes erased it self.",
"She like using it but it was a waste of money!",
"Some codes freezes up her games and the ds lite.",
"I bought her a DSi and it doesn't work on DSi.",
"It only works on DS and DS lite.",
"The first one it got bricked when she updated the Action Replay.",
"The second one was working fine but when I bought her the DSi, it didn't work.",
"It just say \"There is nothing insert in the game card slot\".",
"The first one it shows stripes and on ds lite it says \"There is no game card inserted\".",
"I overall this prouduct 1 star.",
"What a waste of money!"
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The Nintendo DS is aimed for kids. Most of the third party games are really weak. You can not count on this system for 3D graphics. To date Metroid Prime Hunters is the best graphics on the DS. The only reason you should buy this is for the flagship titles (Mario Bros, Pokemon, Metroid). Overall, there is not that much for this system. It is ideal for 2d games only. Even when the developer does a good job with a 3d game, the game still looks pixelated due to the low resolution screen. The DS has no way of running media (unless it has a mod/soft mod)Which make this system alot less entertaining. Overall, if you are looking for a portable console the DS is not the thing for people 11+ | 0 | negative | [
"The Nintendo DS is aimed for kids.",
"Most of the third party games are really weak.",
"You can not count on this system for 3D graphics.",
"To date Metroid Prime Hunters is the best graphics on the DS.",
"The only reason you should buy this is for the flagship titles (Mario Bros, Pokemon, Metroid).",
"Overall, there is not that much for this system.",
"It is ideal for 2d games only.",
"Even when the developer does a good job with a 3d game, the game still looks pixelated due to the low resolution screen.",
"The DS has no way of running media (unless it has a mod/soft mod)Which make this system alot less entertaining.",
"Overall, if you are looking for a portable console the DS is not the thing for people 11+"
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Delia has a very distant relationship with her father, but that doesn't mean she isn't devastated when her childhood home, Steward House burns in a fire. Her father is left in a coma as a result. Not having much money, and knowing she will have substantial medical bills in the near future for her father, she decides to sell Steward House to Grant Wolverton. She has had a crush on Grant since childhood, but he doesn't remember her. Very wealthy, Grant who deals in antiques and art, offers to restore Steward House, and Delia reluctantly hands over the deed for a great sum of money.
Delia herself is a stone conservator - but that is not where her special abilities end. She can also communicate with the stone statues. They keep her company but they have also made her the town outcast. Stories have been swirling about her odd behavior in the small town she is from. Now that she is back in that small town, gossip starts again. Afraid to let Steward House go completely, she offers to take over the remodel. Grant agrees - and neither can quite let go of the attraction that is building between them. But the question of who set the fire is still unsolved and there is another woman in town who has her eyes set on Steward House and Grant.
Stone Kissed is an odd little book. I say that because it is different - and I really wanted to like it. But I had some problems. It starts off rough and the first third of the book I had a really hard time with. The sentences and changes from scene to scene were jerky and not smooth. I didn't understand Grant and had a hard time with the intense attraction Delia feels for him. About halfway through things start to settle down and I became more immersed in the story. It is a dark book. Delia has an awful relationship with her father who is now comatose so she has guilt in that area. She had to give up her home which she feels a great connection to, and she has to figure out these intense feelings for Grant. I had a hard time buying into the romance. The actual sex scenes are very sensual, but I didn't get Grant's love for Delia. Delia herself has had a crush on Grant for years, so her side makes more sense. But for most of the book, Grant thinks Delia is delusional for her claim to talk to statues and he thinks she is a thief for taking his statues from him. Yet he still falls in love? I buy into the fact he lusted after her and likes her in his bed, but not love.
I liked the statue aspect and how they interacted with Delia. I also think the villain in this story is well done - nothing is held back in terms of the evil emanating from her. But the overall tone of the book is so dark and depressing. I tend to like darker books, but there wasn't anything to grasp onto as we waded through the serious stuff. I never quite understood Delia and Grant. And when I don't believe in the love between the hero and heroine, I can't be satisfied by the story. | 0 | negative | [
"Delia has a very distant relationship with her father, but that doesn't mean she isn't devastated when her childhood home, Steward House burns in a fire.",
"Her father is left in a coma as a result.",
"Not having much money, and knowing she will have substantial medical bills in the near future for her father, she decides to sell Steward House to Grant Wolverton.",
"She has had a crush on Grant since childhood, but he doesn't remember her.",
"Very wealthy, Grant who deals in antiques and art, offers to restore Steward House, and Delia reluctantly hands over the deed for a great sum of money.",
"Delia herself is a stone conservator - but that is not where her special abilities end.",
"She can also communicate with the stone statues.",
"They keep her company but they have also made her the town outcast.",
"Stories have been swirling about her odd behavior in the small town she is from.",
"Now that she is back in that small town, gossip starts again.",
"Afraid to let Steward House go completely, she offers to take over the remodel.",
"Grant agrees - and neither can quite let go of the attraction that is building between them.",
"But the question of who set the fire is still unsolved and there is another woman in town who has her eyes set on Steward House and Grant.",
"Stone Kissed is an odd little book.",
"I say that because it is different - and I really wanted to like it.",
"But I had some problems.",
"It starts off rough and the first third of the book I had a really hard time with.",
"The sentences and changes from scene to scene were jerky and not smooth.",
"I didn't understand Grant and had a hard time with the intense attraction Delia feels for him.",
"About halfway through things start to settle down and I became more immersed in the story.",
"It is a dark book.",
"Delia has an awful relationship with her father who is now comatose so she has guilt in that area.",
"She had to give up her home which she feels a great connection to, and she has to figure out these intense feelings for Grant.",
"I had a hard time buying into the romance.",
"The actual sex scenes are very sensual, but I didn't get Grant's love for Delia.",
"Delia herself has had a crush on Grant for years, so her side makes more sense.",
"But for most of the book, Grant thinks Delia is delusional for her claim to talk to statues and he thinks she is a thief for taking his statues from him.",
"Yet he still falls in love?",
"I buy into the fact he lusted after her and likes her in his bed, but not love.",
"I liked the statue aspect and how they interacted with Delia.",
"I also think the villain in this story is well done - nothing is held back in terms of the evil emanating from her.",
"But the overall tone of the book is so dark and depressing.",
"I tend to like darker books, but there wasn't anything to grasp onto as we waded through the serious stuff.",
"I never quite understood Delia and Grant.",
"And when I don't believe in the love between the hero and heroine, I can't be satisfied by the story."
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This pet feeder doesn't work! Within 5 minutes, one of our cats pried the inner food dish right out of the feeder.
Here are all of the issues with this feeder:
* Bowls not secure, easy to pry out due to the edge on the front of each food dish.
* Unattractive to look at. Why was it made in this ugly putty color?
* The timer isn't accurate and is annoying to set, hard to turn.
My wife, a product designer, went all out to try to get this thing to work better. First, she heated an exacto knife and sliced off the front edges of the food dishes, so that the cats wouldn't be able to pry them out. This worked for about a week or so.
Then the cats realized that the timer dial, which is designed to open when it circles around to a certain indented part, could be opened before then, simply because there are many smaller indentations all around it. She tried to block these indentations by carefully putting tape along the edge, but after a short time, the tape got squished in, making the thing once again easy to open each time it passed an indentation.
Then she got really ambitious, using a bunch of tools and screws to try to fix the indentation problem. No luck!
It's possible that this thing would work for kittens, simply because they aren't strong, but I can't guarantee that.
We found another automatic feeder on Amazon that we love and that works beautifully and looks great, too. It's called Luzmo Automatic Pet Feeder. It costs more, but is totally worth it! The cats have tried hard to crack it open, no luck! | 0 | negative | [
"This pet feeder doesn't work!",
"Within 5 minutes, one of our cats pried the inner food dish right out of the feeder.",
"Here are all of the issues with this feeder:\n* Bowls not secure, easy to pry out due to the edge on the front of each food dish.",
"* Unattractive to look at.",
"Why was it made in this ugly putty color?",
"* The timer isn't accurate and is annoying to set, hard to turn.",
"My wife, a product designer, went all out to try to get this thing to work better.",
"First, she heated an exacto knife and sliced off the front edges of the food dishes, so that the cats wouldn't be able to pry them out.",
"This worked for about a week or so.",
"Then the cats realized that the timer dial, which is designed to open when it circles around to a certain indented part, could be opened before then, simply because there are many smaller indentations all around it.",
"She tried to block these indentations by carefully putting tape along the edge, but after a short time, the tape got squished in, making the thing once again easy to open each time it passed an indentation.",
"Then she got really ambitious, using a bunch of tools and screws to try to fix the indentation problem.",
"No luck!",
"It's possible that this thing would work for kittens, simply because they aren't strong, but I can't guarantee that.",
"We found another automatic feeder on Amazon that we love and that works beautifully and looks great, too.",
"It's called Luzmo Automatic Pet Feeder.",
"It costs more, but is totally worth it!",
"The cats have tried hard to crack it open, no luck!"
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"Tea with Emma", the first of "The Teacup Novellas" by Diane Moody, is a contemporary romance within another story.
The novella opens with Lucy Alexander, an author with writer's block receiving an inheritance of teacups from her Aunt Lucille, who collected the cups over the years. Lucy is inspired to write a story for each teacup.
In "Tea with Emma", Lucy writes her first story. Emma is not a character in either the story or the story within a story. Emma refers to Maddie Cooper, who decides to open a tea shop after an inspiring tour of Jane Austen's hometown. Maddie is like Jane Austen's Emma in that she tries to be a matchmaker for her best friend Lanie, regardless of the fact that Lanie is already very fond of someone. Just as in Jane Austen's Emma, it doesn't work out very well. The resemblance ends there, however.
Dr. Ian Grant, a professor from England, has come to Texas to be a visiting professor at a university. He lives across the street from Maddie and is grumpy and sometimes rude for most of the story until he undergoes a transformation.
What I liked:
*I liked Maddie's relationship with her grandmother and how she cares about those around her.
What I didn't like:
*There was really no romance. You see only one significant conversation between Lanie and one of her two love interests. Every other conversation is not shown. Maddie seems interested in Ian, but I don't know why. He is so rude to her! One of my favorite types of romance is when the hero and heroine dislike each other in the beginning of the story. But in Tea With Emma, you just don't see a gradual transformation from antagonism to friendship. This seems like an extreme case of "insta-love."
*I found Maddie, Lanie, and Ian all annoying from the very beginning (without much improvement later). These were not characters that I cared about at all. All three characters, particularly Lanie, seemed immature in the way they spoke and in the way they handled relationships. I understand that character growth is desirable in a story, but you really need to like at least one of the main characters from the start!
*There is a Christian element to the story, but it often seemed too vague. I didn't see anything that was contrary to Biblical principles, but I think that the Christian themes were too open for interpretation. Some reviewers misunderstood the intent, and I think that being more specific or explanatory would have been helpful.
I really didn't enjoy this book. I was glad when it was done at 75% on my Kindle Reader due to recipes, etc. It sounds like the later "Teacup Novellas" are probably better, but my appetite was most assuredly NOT whetted. I will not be picking up more books by Diane Moody. Another of her books might be more to my taste, but I'd rather read books by authors I know I enjoy. | 0 | negative | [
"\"Tea with Emma\", the first of \"The Teacup Novellas\" by Diane Moody, is a contemporary romance within another story.",
"The novella opens with Lucy Alexander, an author with writer's block receiving an inheritance of teacups from her Aunt Lucille, who collected the cups over the years.",
"Lucy is inspired to write a story for each teacup.",
"In \"Tea with Emma\", Lucy writes her first story.",
"Emma is not a character in either the story or the story within a story.",
"Emma refers to Maddie Cooper, who decides to open a tea shop after an inspiring tour of Jane Austen's hometown.",
"Maddie is like Jane Austen's Emma in that she tries to be a matchmaker for her best friend Lanie, regardless of the fact that Lanie is already very fond of someone.",
"Just as in Jane Austen's Emma, it doesn't work out very well.",
"The resemblance ends there, however.",
"Dr.",
"Ian Grant, a professor from England, has come to Texas to be a visiting professor at a university.",
"He lives across the street from Maddie and is grumpy and sometimes rude for most of the story until he undergoes a transformation.",
"What I liked:\n\n*I liked Maddie's relationship with her grandmother and how she cares about those around her.",
"What I didn't like:\n\n*There was really no romance.",
"You see only one significant conversation between Lanie and one of her two love interests.",
"Every other conversation is not shown.",
"Maddie seems interested in Ian, but I don't know why.",
"He is so rude to her!",
"One of my favorite types of romance is when the hero and heroine dislike each other in the beginning of the story.",
"But in Tea With Emma, you just don't see a gradual transformation from antagonism to friendship.",
"This seems like an extreme case of \"insta-love.",
"\"\n\n*I found Maddie, Lanie, and Ian all annoying from the very beginning (without much improvement later).",
"These were not characters that I cared about at all.",
"All three characters, particularly Lanie, seemed immature in the way they spoke and in the way they handled relationships.",
"I understand that character growth is desirable in a story, but you really need to like at least one of the main characters from the start!",
"*There is a Christian element to the story, but it often seemed too vague.",
"I didn't see anything that was contrary to Biblical principles, but I think that the Christian themes were too open for interpretation.",
"Some reviewers misunderstood the intent, and I think that being more specific or explanatory would have been helpful.",
"I really didn't enjoy this book.",
"I was glad when it was done at 75% on my Kindle Reader due to recipes, etc.",
"It sounds like the later \"Teacup Novellas\" are probably better, but my appetite was most assuredly NOT whetted.",
"I will not be picking up more books by Diane Moody.",
"Another of her books might be more to my taste, but I'd rather read books by authors I know I enjoy."
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Stuttering graphics, severe slowing during actions, cheesy graphics you'd expect from about 5 or 6 years ago......[PRICE]Not only that, multiplayer is practically nonexistant, the patches are extremely unreliable, game freezes AFTER the patches............
Take my advice.........stay away from this and all other Sierra Products. Keep in mind, this is the same company that came out with the little gem Rage of Mages............. | 0 | negative | [
"Stuttering graphics, severe slowing during actions, cheesy graphics you'd expect from about 5 or 6 years ago....",
"..",
"[PRICE]Not only that, multiplayer is practically nonexistant, the patches are extremely unreliable, game freezes AFTER the patches....",
"....",
"....",
"Take my advice....",
"....",
".",
"stay away from this and all other Sierra Products.",
"Keep in mind, this is the same company that came out with the little gem Rage of Mages....",
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I do however feel that I am rather skeptical to dig deeper. I just hate harmonicas too much. I read about Bob Dylan in April of 1981, and was right up my alley as he wanted to march to his own drum, and not please his parents's wishes when his heart wasn't in it, and how he started the thing called protest music because he was disenchanted with the injustice of the Murder of Emment Brown 8 years earlier. However, all Dylan wanted to do was play, and not be cast into a box. When he went a different direction with "Another Side Of Bob Dylan" the protesters, and folk purists got all over him. I know the music I first heard was really horrible stuff....for starters I couldn't get past his voice, and how bad it sounded. His best vocal work was done a few years later on "Nashville Skyline". It wasn't until I heard the song "Positively 4th Street" that he caught my attention, and so did Pat. "Positively 4th Street" is a non l.p. single that made the top 10 at the end of 1965, and the lyrics still got me puzzled as the fact there's talking about the rich bored housewives, or a shallow girl who only pretends to like him for his music, but not ready to give up her sercurity of practicality. Well meaning her parents feel Dylan's demon possessed, and if she wants to stay under thier roof get rid of the Dylan records. I have no idea what 4th street he's talking about here?, or if it's a metaphor for "Rich and Affluent". The rest of the music is really terrible the worst being "Rainy Day Women #12&35", "I Want You" "Just Like A Woman", and "Mr. Tambourine Man". As I said it's the harmonica thing. | 0 | negative | [
"I do however feel that I am rather skeptical to dig deeper.",
"I just hate harmonicas too much.",
"I read about Bob Dylan in April of 1981, and was right up my alley as he wanted to march to his own drum, and not please his parents's wishes when his heart wasn't in it, and how he started the thing called protest music because he was disenchanted with the injustice of the Murder of Emment Brown 8 years earlier.",
"However, all Dylan wanted to do was play, and not be cast into a box.",
"When he went a different direction with \"Another Side Of Bob Dylan\" the protesters, and folk purists got all over him.",
"I know the music I first heard was really horrible stuff....",
"for starters I couldn't get past his voice, and how bad it sounded.",
"His best vocal work was done a few years later on \"Nashville Skyline\".",
"It wasn't until I heard the song \"Positively 4th Street\" that he caught my attention, and so did Pat.",
"\"Positively 4th Street\" is a non l.",
"p. single that made the top 10 at the end of 1965, and the lyrics still got me puzzled as the fact there's talking about the rich bored housewives, or a shallow girl who only pretends to like him for his music, but not ready to give up her sercurity of practicality.",
"Well meaning her parents feel Dylan's demon possessed, and if she wants to stay under thier roof get rid of the Dylan records.",
"I have no idea what 4th street he's talking about here?",
", or if it's a metaphor for \"Rich and Affluent\".",
"The rest of the music is really terrible the worst being \"Rainy Day Women #12&35\", \"I Want You\" \"Just Like A Woman\", and \"Mr.",
"Tambourine Man\".",
"As I said it's the harmonica thing."
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Is it possible to produce a good game based Batman? I can't remember ever playing a good one, going all the way back to the old "Batman Returns" on the Sega Genesis. And this game is even worse than that. It features the worst camera angles I've ever seen on a game (while moving, the camera suddenly shifts, and you find yourself going in some other unintended direction). The graphics are sub-par. The only good thing about this game is the cutscenes - they're first class. But apparently, the budget for the game was spent on this feature alone, because the gameplay and graphics are awful.
This should give you an idea of how bad it is. I bought it yesterday, and attempted to trade it in today. The guy at EB was so ashamed of how bad the game was, he refunded me the full price. | 0 | negative | [
"Is it possible to produce a good game based Batman?",
"I can't remember ever playing a good one, going all the way back to the old \"Batman Returns\" on the Sega Genesis.",
"And this game is even worse than that.",
"It features the worst camera angles I've ever seen on a game (while moving, the camera suddenly shifts, and you find yourself going in some other unintended direction).",
"The graphics are sub-par.",
"The only good thing about this game is the cutscenes - they're first class.",
"But apparently, the budget for the game was spent on this feature alone, because the gameplay and graphics are awful.",
"This should give you an idea of how bad it is.",
"I bought it yesterday, and attempted to trade it in today.",
"The guy at EB was so ashamed of how bad the game was, he refunded me the full price."
]
|
Though I didn't buy my unit thru Amazon.com, I would like to put my review here. I bought my unit at Electronics Boutique, a store near to my home. I got the Core Program, the Memory Card, and Ghost Recon Advance. The total was $462.70.
I like the improved graphics and audio presentation. I am thankful the machine is nowhere as heavy as the first X-Box console.
Though I am not happy with having to buy a $40 piece of hardware to store my games on, I tolerate this. (Though I would think a machine which is touted as next gen would have greater memory capacity and wouldn't need a memory card. This seems one step back considering the first console allowed a gamer to store saved games.)
What I am not happy about is the machine freezing. This first occured an hour into play. The screen went black showing only the icon for the game. Then I played the game today. Oy vey! The situation escalated to the point where the game was freezing every five or ten minutes. The controls were also frozen.
I did an internet search on this issue. This issue seems common and may impact at least a million machines, out of three million initially sent out. So, the odds are, as they were for me, that you might get a defective machine.
The reason that I don't rate this machine lower than 3 stars is for the features I mentioned that I like, and the game which I found challenging and engrossing. | 0 | negative | [
"Though I didn't buy my unit thru Amazon.",
"com, I would like to put my review here.",
"I bought my unit at Electronics Boutique, a store near to my home.",
"I got the Core Program, the Memory Card, and Ghost Recon Advance.",
"The total was $462.",
"70.",
"I like the improved graphics and audio presentation.",
"I am thankful the machine is nowhere as heavy as the first X-Box console.",
"Though I am not happy with having to buy a $40 piece of hardware to store my games on, I tolerate this.",
"(Though I would think a machine which is touted as next gen would have greater memory capacity and wouldn't need a memory card.",
"This seems one step back considering the first console allowed a gamer to store saved games.",
")\n\nWhat I am not happy about is the machine freezing.",
"This first occured an hour into play.",
"The screen went black showing only the icon for the game.",
"Then I played the game today.",
"Oy vey!",
"The situation escalated to the point where the game was freezing every five or ten minutes.",
"The controls were also frozen.",
"I did an internet search on this issue.",
"This issue seems common and may impact at least a million machines, out of three million initially sent out.",
"So, the odds are, as they were for me, that you might get a defective machine.",
"The reason that I don't rate this machine lower than 3 stars is for the features I mentioned that I like, and the game which I found challenging and engrossing."
]
|
Having lost the originals I was looking for a set of ear buds to replace the Samsung buds that came with my Epic 4G. After reading tons of the reviews about these replacement ear buds and how good they are I purchased a set. I mean, for $4 you can't go wrong, right? Wrong.
I don't know, maybe I just got a crappy set, but I'm telling you now the sound quality of these ear buds compared to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) is way way way below the ones that came with my device.
The sound is muffled and muddy for music and for voice. People could hear me OK, but I couldn't clearly understand them at all.
I have written a few reviews on Amazon, and most of them are positive. I'm not a complainer. I just state the facts.
I purchased a new Samsung Galaxy S III and the OEM ear buds are almost the same as the ones that came with the Epic 4G but white. I did a side by side with these cruddy replacements and I just can't say enough how these are nothing like the OEM.
OK, for $4 what do you expect? Well... don't expect much at all.
Also, one review mentioned receiving additional tips to change bud sizes to fit your ears. Mine didn't include those either, but I'm usually the standard medium anyway.
Sorry, I hate to rip a product and with all the good reviews I'm hoping I just got a faulty set of ear buds. Still, I wouldn't waste another $4 to try again, and I won't waste my money sending these back either.
Even before hitting 'publish review' on this review just now I plugged them back in just to make sure I wasn't being too harsh. I'm not. They're just really cheap flea-market headphones that happen to say Samsung on the side. | 0 | negative | [
"Having lost the originals I was looking for a set of ear buds to replace the Samsung buds that came with my Epic 4G.",
"After reading tons of the reviews about these replacement ear buds and how good they are I purchased a set.",
"I mean, for $4 you can't go wrong, right?",
"Wrong.",
"I don't know, maybe I just got a crappy set, but I'm telling you now the sound quality of these ear buds compared to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) is way way way below the ones that came with my device.",
"The sound is muffled and muddy for music and for voice.",
"People could hear me OK, but I couldn't clearly understand them at all.",
"I have written a few reviews on Amazon, and most of them are positive.",
"I'm not a complainer.",
"I just state the facts.",
"I purchased a new Samsung Galaxy S III and the OEM ear buds are almost the same as the ones that came with the Epic 4G but white.",
"I did a side by side with these cruddy replacements and I just can't say enough how these are nothing like the OEM.",
"OK, for $4 what do you expect?",
"Well...",
"don't expect much at all.",
"Also, one review mentioned receiving additional tips to change bud sizes to fit your ears.",
"Mine didn't include those either, but I'm usually the standard medium anyway.",
"Sorry, I hate to rip a product and with all the good reviews I'm hoping I just got a faulty set of ear buds.",
"Still, I wouldn't waste another $4 to try again, and I won't waste my money sending these back either.",
"Even before hitting 'publish review' on this review just now I plugged them back in just to make sure I wasn't being too harsh.",
"I'm not.",
"They're just really cheap flea-market headphones that happen to say Samsung on the side."
]
|
Honestly, I expected much more from wireless headphones.
These headphones disappointed me so much that I had to
return the product back to the store the very next day.
Static interference occuring every 20 seconds was the only reason
why I didn't like them. Everything else was just ok.
The headset itself fit perfectly and was very convenient.
Overall - 1 star for bad reception.
Would recommend Panasonic RPHT 355 headphones for their 16.4 ft (5 m.) long cord. That's what I use now. ASIN: B00004TZJI | 0 | negative | [
"Honestly, I expected much more from wireless headphones.",
"These headphones disappointed me so much that I had to\nreturn the product back to the store the very next day.",
"Static interference occuring every 20 seconds was the only reason\nwhy I didn't like them.",
"Everything else was just ok.",
"The headset itself fit perfectly and was very convenient.",
"Overall - 1 star for bad reception.",
"Would recommend Panasonic RPHT 355 headphones for their 16.",
"4 ft (5 m.",
") long cord.",
"That's what I use now.",
"ASIN: B00004TZJI"
]
|
This phone has great potential. The stats are wonderful; the execution is poor.
I have two serious complaints and, apparently, I'm not alone. The unit reboots itself and the screen bleeds. If it was simply a case of my having a lemon, I wouldn't throw this phone under the bus. However, after two more replacements, I experienced similar issues. All one need do is Google or YouTube - G2X bleed or G2X reboot - to find that rebooting and bleeding issues are not uncommon with this device, if even only 20% experience this.
What's more, a high-end, dual core, HD unit should have a higher resolution screen or at least a super AMOLED. The G2X has neither.
This phone is also stuck on Android 2.2 with never-ending claims of 2.3 coming.
If the G2X had a better screen... that didn't bleed... and didn't reboot... and had 2.3, I'd love the phone. Then again, if I had wings, I could fly.
When operating properly, the phone is very fast. It's not weighed down with an LG user interface. It's stock Android and very configurable.
To T-Mobile's credit, instead of giving customer's a hard time, the company acknowledge the issue and willingly & swiftly replaces the faulty units whilst taking up the quality issues with LG. T-Mobile is handling this issue in a timely, fair & professional manner.
If you seek a dual core HD device from T-Mobile, I suggest you wait until June 8th and buy HTC's Sensation 4G. Do a side-by-side comparison on gsmarena. It has a bigger screen with more pixels (qHd). It shoots 1080p at 30fps, instead of G2X's 24fps. It comes with Android 2.3. It has 250 more mb of RAM. | 0 | negative | [
"This phone has great potential.",
"The stats are wonderful; the execution is poor.",
"I have two serious complaints and, apparently, I'm not alone.",
"The unit reboots itself and the screen bleeds.",
"If it was simply a case of my having a lemon, I wouldn't throw this phone under the bus.",
"However, after two more replacements, I experienced similar issues.",
"All one need do is Google or YouTube - G2X bleed or G2X reboot - to find that rebooting and bleeding issues are not uncommon with this device, if even only 20% experience this.",
"What's more, a high-end, dual core, HD unit should have a higher resolution screen or at least a super AMOLED.",
"The G2X has neither.",
"This phone is also stuck on Android 2.",
"2 with never-ending claims of 2.",
"3 coming.",
"If the G2X had a better screen...",
"that didn't bleed...",
"and didn't reboot...",
"and had 2.",
"3, I'd love the phone.",
"Then again, if I had wings, I could fly.",
"When operating properly, the phone is very fast.",
"It's not weighed down with an LG user interface.",
"It's stock Android and very configurable.",
"To T-Mobile's credit, instead of giving customer's a hard time, the company acknowledge the issue and willingly & swiftly replaces the faulty units whilst taking up the quality issues with LG.",
"T-Mobile is handling this issue in a timely, fair & professional manner.",
"If you seek a dual core HD device from T-Mobile, I suggest you wait until June 8th and buy HTC's Sensation 4G.",
"Do a side-by-side comparison on gsmarena.",
"It has a bigger screen with more pixels (qHd).",
"It shoots 1080p at 30fps, instead of G2X's 24fps.",
"It comes with Android 2.",
"3. It has 250 more mb of RAM."
]
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I purchased the Samsung SCD-67 for all of it's great features and low price. I was very pleased until I needed warrany service to fix a broken firewire (IEEE1394) port. I called Samsung support for 3 weeks before speaking to someone knowledgable enough to ascertain it was a true problem (his name is Mike . . he's the only one there who knows anything about this camera). I mailed it to CVE for warranty repair. 4 weeks later I started calling to inquire. After 2 weeks of calling, I finally got through to learn that the unit could not be repaired and would be replaced with a refurbished unit. The camera had 45 minutes of use on it when I sent it for repair and I get a refurbished unit in exchange? What kind of warranty is that? I submitted a Better Business Burea complaint. I'd encourage others to do the same. You can submit the claim online...Just look up Samsung in Mt. Arlington, NJ.
I will never buy another Samsung product again. Buyer Beware! | 0 | negative | [
"I purchased the Samsung SCD-67 for all of it's great features and low price.",
"I was very pleased until I needed warrany service to fix a broken firewire (IEEE1394) port.",
"I called Samsung support for 3 weeks before speaking to someone knowledgable enough to ascertain it was a true problem (his name is Mike.",
".",
"he's the only one there who knows anything about this camera).",
"I mailed it to CVE for warranty repair.",
"4 weeks later I started calling to inquire.",
"After 2 weeks of calling, I finally got through to learn that the unit could not be repaired and would be replaced with a refurbished unit.",
"The camera had 45 minutes of use on it when I sent it for repair and I get a refurbished unit in exchange?",
"What kind of warranty is that?",
"I submitted a Better Business Burea complaint.",
"I'd encourage others to do the same.",
"You can submit the claim online...",
"Just look up Samsung in Mt.",
"Arlington, NJ.",
"I will never buy another Samsung product again.",
"Buyer Beware!"
]
|
It seems like (feels like) a well made stereo adaptor, but I often have static, or complete lose of signal in one side or the other, and if I wriggle the connector that I have plugged into this adapter, it clears up. I can't trust it in my performance rig.
After having similar trouble with a HOSA 1/4" extension cable, right out of the box, HOSA is simply on my personal do not buy list.
A commenter on the cable review asked me to name a better choice, and it just so happens that I recently purchased one ... the answer is "DiMarzio" ... it's not cheap, but the difference in sound quality is like night and day. The HOSA, now destined for the trash, is very small gauge wire, and there appears to be no twisting or shielding (which good audio cables need) ... I guess you get what you pay for.
Addendum: I discovered something about HOSA cables at a friends studio ... if you look for the HOSA "Elite Series" stuff, they are high quality good sounding items, they cost ten times as much as these cheap throw away ones, but they are actually decent sounding products. Again, don't buy these cheap items for any serious audio applications, look for the the "Elite Series", and open your wallet a lot wider. | 0 | negative | [
"It seems like (feels like) a well made stereo adaptor, but I often have static, or complete lose of signal in one side or the other, and if I wriggle the connector that I have plugged into this adapter, it clears up.",
"I can't trust it in my performance rig.",
"After having similar trouble with a HOSA 1/4\" extension cable, right out of the box, HOSA is simply on my personal do not buy list.",
"A commenter on the cable review asked me to name a better choice, and it just so happens that I recently purchased one...",
"the answer is \"DiMarzio\"...",
"it's not cheap, but the difference in sound quality is like night and day.",
"The HOSA, now destined for the trash, is very small gauge wire, and there appears to be no twisting or shielding (which good audio cables need)...",
"I guess you get what you pay for.",
"Addendum: I discovered something about HOSA cables at a friends studio...",
"if you look for the HOSA \"Elite Series\" stuff, they are high quality good sounding items, they cost ten times as much as these cheap throw away ones, but they are actually decent sounding products.",
"Again, don't buy these cheap items for any serious audio applications, look for the the \"Elite Series\", and open your wallet a lot wider."
]
|
"Ladyhawke" is one of those water cooler conversation movies. It is always brought up as the film everyone has heard of, but rarely has been seen - and those that have seen it, worship the ground it steps on. Recently, "Ladyhawke" came across my player, and the opportunity to view this romantic fantasy was presented. Being an enormous fan of both "The Princess Bride", "Willow", and any of the reincarnations of "Robin Hood", I was eager to add another title to the cannon. I wanted to be that guy that stood around the water cooler mentioning "Ladyhawke" to the utter confusion of my coworkers. Alas, my dreams were not that of Navarre or Isabeau, instead they were shattered as soon as the 2+ hours were completed. One can argue that this is a creative film; one could argue that the attraction between Hauer and Pfiffer was pure uncut chemistry, and one could argue that this is one of those forgotten classics that needs to be remembered. Disappointingly, that is not my reaction to this Richard Donner helmed behemoth. From a disastrous score (yep, jumping on that bandwagon) to cardboard acting to a underdeveloped plot, "Ladyhawke" failed to be anything more than just your average fantasy film.
As the anticipation of angry faces on this review is realized, let me stress my points. "Ladyhawke" had quite a bit of potential. The idea was in place, the actors may have been able to handle their respective roles (at least Broderick could), and the director was the director of "Superman". How could this project fail? At the beginning, there are no problems. Our introduction to Phillipe aka "the Mouse" felt genuine and unique. His escape from prison gave us a deeper insight to his character, his abilities, and his child-like motives. The opening scene felt like it was going to set the tone for the remainder of the film, and for the brief 15-minutes of Phillipe's escape, the level of enjoyment was up. Then, we are full-throttled into the world of Navarre, and our dynamic changes. This becomes less of a film about Phillipe, whom I was rooting for, but instead a substandard story about two star-crossed lovers that by magic cannot be together. Not only does our dynamic change (less Phillipe more quiet stares and gruff Hauer), but our story devolves into whatever Donner feels like throwing in on that day of shooting. Never are we introduced to magic within the world, but suddenly we are to believe that this mutation is plausible. There is realization that we are focusing on these two particular individuals, but we have no control group to experience the day-to-day of this world. Then, more intermediate characters are brought forward to build excitement, when honestly, the just build confusion. Question arise like was Cezar (Alfred Molina!) necessary, was John Wood as evil as predicted as the Bishop (need more!), and where does Imperius fit within everything. "Ladyhawke" felt like Donner wanted sweeping landscapes, star-crossed lovers, and an epic church battle, but cared nothing for what fell in between.
With a lacking structure, we are forced to plop ourselves down and watch Hauer and Pfiffer carry this film - which is the bigger tragedy of this film because neither understand their roles not provide us with any definition. Isabeau, the less developed of the two, begins with mere stares, being more mysterious then passionate, and then, as we get closer to the finale, Donner makes us question her love for Hauer - which undermines this entire film. It makes us think that this is not eternal love, but merely a difficult circumstance. Hauer, more muscle than mind, fights his way through every battle using a sword the size of Phillipe. He is the most grounded of our group, and seems to be fighting more for their love than Pfiffer, but one needs to question when this epic battle didn't happen earlier. Why was Phillipe needed to spark this journey? If the love was that powerful, wouldn't Hauer have tried to meet with Imperius prior, fought the Bishop himself, and perhaps won his love himself? This piece just didn't fit - their characters wanted it, but why couldn't they do it?
Finally, the music is horrible. Yes, the 80s were a time of synthesizers and imagination, but it just didn't fit with this genre of film. No matter how you put it, the music ruins the scenes in which we feel like the guards are going to break out in dance or have huge sunglasses. Donner failed in the world of sound for this film, and merely for that - I can see why "Ladyhawke" hasn't taken off further.
FILM: This film was flimsy. The story wasn't structurally sound, the support (aka the actors) didn't know who their characters were, and the only shine in this darkened tunnel was Matthew Broderick, who charmed his way out of every predicament possible. This is tough film to rewatch and even a tougher challenge to enjoy.
VISUAL: The special effects were pure 80s, one cannot fault highly for that. Yet this transfer was horrible. It was like a VHS copy onto DVD. Warner has not updated this disc since DVDs were first introduced, and that is sad.
SOUND: One must applaud the genius who decided that synthesizers were a key element to period fantasy films. I have never heard anything quite like this before, and I don't think I will again. "Ladyhawke" is ruined, no matter what you say, due to the sound chosen to be our "Hero's March".
EXTRAS: Staying true to the idea that nothing has changed since DVDs were first introduced, the extras contained are bios of the actors (done in page format - not video), a diary of some of the key scenes (again page format), suggestions of other films, and finally, the quintessential trailer. Nothing else. I am not an audio commentary snob, but Donner's words - even Hauer's gruff voice would have added to this disc immensely.
Overall, not impressed. I began this film with hopes to discover a new fantasy to introduce to friends and be that guy around the water cooler. "Ladyhawke" is not that film. I believe it has been unjustly pushed into a cult category due to the popularity of its actors and possibly director. The acting is below par, the soundtrack is hilarious, and the story is as ramshackled as this disc. It is not a film to talk about, not a film to watch, nor a film to enjoy. This was a disappointment - I can applaud Matthew Broderick for not forcing me to throw the disc out after the first hour, but other than that it failed. "Ladyhawke" should be left in the darkened backlist of the local video store for years to come, only to be seen by some unsuspecting person hoping for the same quest I envisioned, but being disgusted again and again and again.
Grade: ** out of ***** | 0 | negative | [
"\"Ladyhawke\" is one of those water cooler conversation movies.",
"It is always brought up as the film everyone has heard of, but rarely has been seen - and those that have seen it, worship the ground it steps on.",
"Recently, \"Ladyhawke\" came across my player, and the opportunity to view this romantic fantasy was presented.",
"Being an enormous fan of both \"The Princess Bride\", \"Willow\", and any of the reincarnations of \"Robin Hood\", I was eager to add another title to the cannon.",
"I wanted to be that guy that stood around the water cooler mentioning \"Ladyhawke\" to the utter confusion of my coworkers.",
"Alas, my dreams were not that of Navarre or Isabeau, instead they were shattered as soon as the 2+ hours were completed.",
"One can argue that this is a creative film; one could argue that the attraction between Hauer and Pfiffer was pure uncut chemistry, and one could argue that this is one of those forgotten classics that needs to be remembered.",
"Disappointingly, that is not my reaction to this Richard Donner helmed behemoth.",
"From a disastrous score (yep, jumping on that bandwagon) to cardboard acting to a underdeveloped plot, \"Ladyhawke\" failed to be anything more than just your average fantasy film.",
"As the anticipation of angry faces on this review is realized, let me stress my points.",
"\"Ladyhawke\" had quite a bit of potential.",
"The idea was in place, the actors may have been able to handle their respective roles (at least Broderick could), and the director was the director of \"Superman\".",
"How could this project fail?",
"At the beginning, there are no problems.",
"Our introduction to Phillipe aka \"the Mouse\" felt genuine and unique.",
"His escape from prison gave us a deeper insight to his character, his abilities, and his child-like motives.",
"The opening scene felt like it was going to set the tone for the remainder of the film, and for the brief 15-minutes of Phillipe's escape, the level of enjoyment was up.",
"Then, we are full-throttled into the world of Navarre, and our dynamic changes.",
"This becomes less of a film about Phillipe, whom I was rooting for, but instead a substandard story about two star-crossed lovers that by magic cannot be together.",
"Not only does our dynamic change (less Phillipe more quiet stares and gruff Hauer), but our story devolves into whatever Donner feels like throwing in on that day of shooting.",
"Never are we introduced to magic within the world, but suddenly we are to believe that this mutation is plausible.",
"There is realization that we are focusing on these two particular individuals, but we have no control group to experience the day-to-day of this world.",
"Then, more intermediate characters are brought forward to build excitement, when honestly, the just build confusion.",
"Question arise like was Cezar (Alfred Molina!",
") necessary, was John Wood as evil as predicted as the Bishop (need more!",
"), and where does Imperius fit within everything.",
"\"Ladyhawke\" felt like Donner wanted sweeping landscapes, star-crossed lovers, and an epic church battle, but cared nothing for what fell in between.",
"With a lacking structure, we are forced to plop ourselves down and watch Hauer and Pfiffer carry this film - which is the bigger tragedy of this film because neither understand their roles not provide us with any definition.",
"Isabeau, the less developed of the two, begins with mere stares, being more mysterious then passionate, and then, as we get closer to the finale, Donner makes us question her love for Hauer - which undermines this entire film.",
"It makes us think that this is not eternal love, but merely a difficult circumstance.",
"Hauer, more muscle than mind, fights his way through every battle using a sword the size of Phillipe.",
"He is the most grounded of our group, and seems to be fighting more for their love than Pfiffer, but one needs to question when this epic battle didn't happen earlier.",
"Why was Phillipe needed to spark this journey?",
"If the love was that powerful, wouldn't Hauer have tried to meet with Imperius prior, fought the Bishop himself, and perhaps won his love himself?",
"This piece just didn't fit - their characters wanted it, but why couldn't they do it?",
"Finally, the music is horrible.",
"Yes, the 80s were a time of synthesizers and imagination, but it just didn't fit with this genre of film.",
"No matter how you put it, the music ruins the scenes in which we feel like the guards are going to break out in dance or have huge sunglasses.",
"Donner failed in the world of sound for this film, and merely for that - I can see why \"Ladyhawke\" hasn't taken off further.",
"FILM: This film was flimsy.",
"The story wasn't structurally sound, the support (aka the actors) didn't know who their characters were, and the only shine in this darkened tunnel was Matthew Broderick, who charmed his way out of every predicament possible.",
"This is tough film to rewatch and even a tougher challenge to enjoy.",
"VISUAL: The special effects were pure 80s, one cannot fault highly for that.",
"Yet this transfer was horrible.",
"It was like a VHS copy onto DVD.",
"Warner has not updated this disc since DVDs were first introduced, and that is sad.",
"SOUND: One must applaud the genius who decided that synthesizers were a key element to period fantasy films.",
"I have never heard anything quite like this before, and I don't think I will again.",
"\"Ladyhawke\" is ruined, no matter what you say, due to the sound chosen to be our \"Hero's March\".",
"EXTRAS: Staying true to the idea that nothing has changed since DVDs were first introduced, the extras contained are bios of the actors (done in page format - not video), a diary of some of the key scenes (again page format), suggestions of other films, and finally, the quintessential trailer.",
"Nothing else.",
"I am not an audio commentary snob, but Donner's words - even Hauer's gruff voice would have added to this disc immensely.",
"Overall, not impressed.",
"I began this film with hopes to discover a new fantasy to introduce to friends and be that guy around the water cooler.",
"\"Ladyhawke\" is not that film.",
"I believe it has been unjustly pushed into a cult category due to the popularity of its actors and possibly director.",
"The acting is below par, the soundtrack is hilarious, and the story is as ramshackled as this disc.",
"It is not a film to talk about, not a film to watch, nor a film to enjoy.",
"This was a disappointment - I can applaud Matthew Broderick for not forcing me to throw the disc out after the first hour, but other than that it failed.",
"\"Ladyhawke\" should be left in the darkened backlist of the local video store for years to come, only to be seen by some unsuspecting person hoping for the same quest I envisioned, but being disgusted again and again and again.",
"Grade: ** out of *****"
]
|
First off, I have to say that most people who played this game complained about the glitches. I have noticed none. No glitches, no bugs. The framerate is bad, true - think playing an MMORPG in a crowded city on a modem connection. Well, I HAVE done that before, so the framerate didn't bother me.
It's the game itself that makes me wish I held on to that $50. You can upgrade your firearms the more you use them. This sounds like a Good thing. If you like a weapon a lot, you can just keep using it to make it more effective. Unfortunately, you quickly realize that there's a little thing called Ammunition, and it barely appears enough in the levels to let you USE the gun, let alone let you blaze around with the leveled-up firearm of your choosing.
However, you won't be using your guns much once you get your Psychic Powers stolen directly from Psi-Ops - erm, I mean, once you get your legendary, mystical powers that all humans possess. With these powers, the "leveling-up" concept is much more effective. Use a power a lot, and it levels up. The End. Some of the powers are seriously taken directly from Psi-Ops, though. Except in that game, you could pick up anything you like. In Advent Rising, you can only pick up whatever the game developers want you to pick up.
Still, the game has its moments. Jump around a lot, and your jumps get more evasive. Soon, diving to the side brings the world into slow-motion, granting you the ability to throw enemies and shoot grenades, all in one graceful leap. It looks pretty, and it's fun. The vehicle parts are also enjoyable. The "flick targeting" - flick the analog stick towards an enemy to target it - can get a little frustrating as the analog stick you're flicking also targets the camera. Sometimes, you'll be trying to target a certain enemy, but it insists on targeting the big object the enemy is standing by. Or it will remain locked onto a target that's behind you, when all you really want to do is see what's in FRONT of you. But overall, it works.
The music is just incredible...the one part of the game that really lived up to all the excitement I'd built up after years of waiting for its release.
However, the story is really what disappoints me. The movies are so DISCONNECTED from the main game it's absolutely ridiculous, and pulls you out of any shaky atmosphere the music and graceful jumps managed to provide. I'll just give you an example. You're running across a field. There's a group of aliens at your back. Suddenly, you notice a jeep sitting out in the open, all alone. You run up to it, thinking you can jump in, turn around, go back to the aliens...but Lo and Behold, once you get within ten feet of the jeep, the screen blackens, a cutscene starts, and suddenly there's about ten soldiers standing around the jeep, chatting, while your main characters walks up to them. I swear the soldiers weren't there before. So instead of relaxing and enjoying a cutscene, you're jarred from the "game" reality and enter "cutscene" reality. In "game" reality, you're standing in a dusty desert, with sand drifing in the wind. In "cutscene" reality, you're standing in a grassy field, the grass leaning and rippling in the wind. It's just jarring, lazy, and it gets me angry.
The game attempts to give you chances to make Decisions that affect the story. The way it's implemented would indeed have been novel and well-done, if your Xbox was actually an NES and the year was 1987. As it is, the decisions have no emotional involvement, and most of them are resolved ten minutes later. There is one pretty heavy decision that occurs early in the game. Well, not as heavy as it COULD have been (you don't know how drastic the consequences will be when you make it), but it's still a nice touch. However, I Choose Wrong, and as a result I was stuck with with a shallow, poorly-written character for hours afterward. My lesson: No matter what your instincts tell you, sometimes you have to leave the girl behind.
All in all, Advent Rising is disappointing and not worth your $50. The gameplay is all right, but I've seen better (much, much better). The story is blah. Unless you're an extreme sci-fi fan who experiences intense pleasure at the thought of aliens and spaceships, then this game just isn't worth your time. | 0 | negative | [
"First off, I have to say that most people who played this game complained about the glitches.",
"I have noticed none.",
"No glitches, no bugs.",
"The framerate is bad, true - think playing an MMORPG in a crowded city on a modem connection.",
"Well, I HAVE done that before, so the framerate didn't bother me.",
"It's the game itself that makes me wish I held on to that $50.",
"You can upgrade your firearms the more you use them.",
"This sounds like a Good thing.",
"If you like a weapon a lot, you can just keep using it to make it more effective.",
"Unfortunately, you quickly realize that there's a little thing called Ammunition, and it barely appears enough in the levels to let you USE the gun, let alone let you blaze around with the leveled-up firearm of your choosing.",
"However, you won't be using your guns much once you get your Psychic Powers stolen directly from Psi-Ops - erm, I mean, once you get your legendary, mystical powers that all humans possess.",
"With these powers, the \"leveling-up\" concept is much more effective.",
"Use a power a lot, and it levels up.",
"The End.",
"Some of the powers are seriously taken directly from Psi-Ops, though.",
"Except in that game, you could pick up anything you like.",
"In Advent Rising, you can only pick up whatever the game developers want you to pick up.",
"Still, the game has its moments.",
"Jump around a lot, and your jumps get more evasive.",
"Soon, diving to the side brings the world into slow-motion, granting you the ability to throw enemies and shoot grenades, all in one graceful leap.",
"It looks pretty, and it's fun.",
"The vehicle parts are also enjoyable.",
"The \"flick targeting\" - flick the analog stick towards an enemy to target it - can get a little frustrating as the analog stick you're flicking also targets the camera.",
"Sometimes, you'll be trying to target a certain enemy, but it insists on targeting the big object the enemy is standing by.",
"Or it will remain locked onto a target that's behind you, when all you really want to do is see what's in FRONT of you.",
"But overall, it works.",
"The music is just incredible...",
"the one part of the game that really lived up to all the excitement I'd built up after years of waiting for its release.",
"However, the story is really what disappoints me.",
"The movies are so DISCONNECTED from the main game it's absolutely ridiculous, and pulls you out of any shaky atmosphere the music and graceful jumps managed to provide.",
"I'll just give you an example.",
"You're running across a field.",
"There's a group of aliens at your back.",
"Suddenly, you notice a jeep sitting out in the open, all alone.",
"You run up to it, thinking you can jump in, turn around, go back to the aliens...",
"but Lo and Behold, once you get within ten feet of the jeep, the screen blackens, a cutscene starts, and suddenly there's about ten soldiers standing around the jeep, chatting, while your main characters walks up to them.",
"I swear the soldiers weren't there before.",
"So instead of relaxing and enjoying a cutscene, you're jarred from the \"game\" reality and enter \"cutscene\" reality.",
"In \"game\" reality, you're standing in a dusty desert, with sand drifing in the wind.",
"In \"cutscene\" reality, you're standing in a grassy field, the grass leaning and rippling in the wind.",
"It's just jarring, lazy, and it gets me angry.",
"The game attempts to give you chances to make Decisions that affect the story.",
"The way it's implemented would indeed have been novel and well-done, if your Xbox was actually an NES and the year was 1987.",
"As it is, the decisions have no emotional involvement, and most of them are resolved ten minutes later.",
"There is one pretty heavy decision that occurs early in the game.",
"Well, not as heavy as it COULD have been (you don't know how drastic the consequences will be when you make it), but it's still a nice touch.",
"However, I Choose Wrong, and as a result I was stuck with with a shallow, poorly-written character for hours afterward.",
"My lesson: No matter what your instincts tell you, sometimes you have to leave the girl behind.",
"All in all, Advent Rising is disappointing and not worth your $50.",
"The gameplay is all right, but I've seen better (much, much better).",
"The story is blah.",
"Unless you're an extreme sci-fi fan who experiences intense pleasure at the thought of aliens and spaceships, then this game just isn't worth your time."
]
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For $9.99 they sent me 5 two oz. Pkgs. With about 10 small malted candies in each. That makes each pkg. Cost $2. and each little malt ball $.20 each. I don't care how good they are, this is an outrageous price. Live and learn I guess. | 0 | negative | [
"For $9.",
"99 they sent me 5 two oz.",
"Pkgs.",
"With about 10 small malted candies in each.",
"That makes each pkg.",
"Cost $2.",
"and each little malt ball $.",
"20 each.",
"I don't care how good they are, this is an outrageous price.",
"Live and learn I guess."
]
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I boight this router after reading and hearinf some good reviews on it. I've pwned it for a few months now but only took it out to use in the the last couple of days. I ran some roman ogee bits with 1/2" shanks through it and it was perfect. It chewed though the wood flawlwss without loosing speed. It is definitely a good value for money machine if you don't mind it's flaws which I describe below.
I also like it's hefty feel and it's weight makes it stable when I use the router for freehand routing. The soft start feature is also great. I intend to build a router station in the future to house this green beast, but I am holding off until I find an easier way to master the art of changing bits with this time consuming system.
I have 2 complaints about it.
Firstly, the bit system involves holding a spring loaded sleeve (which locks the shaft for bit change)down and tightening the collet with a wrench using your other hand which should be free. I found it so difficult to hold the bit to the correct height (for some specialty bit) as well as hold the spring sleeve tightly locked so that the collet can be tightened with another hand.
I also own a craftsman router witn 1 3/4 hp and it has a switch lock which frees one hand to hold down thr router or to adjust router bit height while tightening the collet. I find the craftsman so much easier to change bits.
Secondly, the 1/4" reducer collet will NOT hold 1/4" shank bits down. No matter how hard I tighten the collet, my bits keep slipping out after monor cuts. I was using a dovetail bit with a dovetail jig and the bit just kept sliding further down as I cut! I had no problems with 1/2" shank bits, only 1/4" shank bits. Hitachi should do something about redesigning it's collet reducer to grip better. | 0 | negative | [
"I boight this router after reading and hearinf some good reviews on it.",
"I've pwned it for a few months now but only took it out to use in the the last couple of days.",
"I ran some roman ogee bits with 1/2\" shanks through it and it was perfect.",
"It chewed though the wood flawlwss without loosing speed.",
"It is definitely a good value for money machine if you don't mind it's flaws which I describe below.",
"I also like it's hefty feel and it's weight makes it stable when I use the router for freehand routing.",
"The soft start feature is also great.",
"I intend to build a router station in the future to house this green beast, but I am holding off until I find an easier way to master the art of changing bits with this time consuming system.",
"I have 2 complaints about it.",
"Firstly, the bit system involves holding a spring loaded sleeve (which locks the shaft for bit change)down and tightening the collet with a wrench using your other hand which should be free.",
"I found it so difficult to hold the bit to the correct height (for some specialty bit) as well as hold the spring sleeve tightly locked so that the collet can be tightened with another hand.",
"I also own a craftsman router witn 1 3/4 hp and it has a switch lock which frees one hand to hold down thr router or to adjust router bit height while tightening the collet.",
"I find the craftsman so much easier to change bits.",
"Secondly, the 1/4\" reducer collet will NOT hold 1/4\" shank bits down.",
"No matter how hard I tighten the collet, my bits keep slipping out after monor cuts.",
"I was using a dovetail bit with a dovetail jig and the bit just kept sliding further down as I cut!",
"I had no problems with 1/2\" shank bits, only 1/4\" shank bits.",
"Hitachi should do something about redesigning it's collet reducer to grip better."
]
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Grandma got run over by a reindeer is this animated story of a song that was recorded in 1982, and yet this animated story has a couple of things diffrent from the song. (1) Grandma owns a store. (2) She is walking to a store when she gets run over by a reindeer. (3) There is a famiy member that hates Grandma and wants her store sold. (4) In this cartoon story the police are called and Grandma's body is not found and the scene that said she was found in the song. (5) A boy witness that all happening, and the song so doesn't sound like to me that Grandma was witnessed getting run over by a reindeer. (6) Grandma is missing and still is in September of the following year. There should be more things here that are diffrent in the song but I won't spoil it for you, if you do decide to watch this garbage. Grandma Spankenneimer (Susan Blu) owns this store. She reads stories to kids while thier parents shop. But then this young rich man that comes in and gets dressed as a troll to see Grandma to try to buy the place and her grandson Jake (Alex Doduk) tells her not to sell the store and she doesn't which angers Jake's cousin Mel (Michelle Lee). So she puts some bad stuffi grandma' food and when she walks to a store she gets run over by a reindeer. | 0 | negative | [
"Grandma got run over by a reindeer is this animated story of a song that was recorded in 1982, and yet this animated story has a couple of things diffrent from the song.",
"(1) Grandma owns a store.",
"(2) She is walking to a store when she gets run over by a reindeer.",
"(3) There is a famiy member that hates Grandma and wants her store sold.",
"(4) In this cartoon story the police are called and Grandma's body is not found and the scene that said she was found in the song.",
"(5) A boy witness that all happening, and the song so doesn't sound like to me that Grandma was witnessed getting run over by a reindeer.",
"(6) Grandma is missing and still is in September of the following year.",
"There should be more things here that are diffrent in the song but I won't spoil it for you, if you do decide to watch this garbage.",
"Grandma Spankenneimer (Susan Blu) owns this store.",
"She reads stories to kids while thier parents shop.",
"But then this young rich man that comes in and gets dressed as a troll to see Grandma to try to buy the place and her grandson Jake (Alex Doduk) tells her not to sell the store and she doesn't which angers Jake's cousin Mel (Michelle Lee).",
"So she puts some bad stuffi grandma' food and when she walks to a store she gets run over by a reindeer."
]
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I bought this a year ago and never had any luck with it. I'm experienced with both fresh and salt water aquariums and this filter never did it's job.
It wasn't moving the water enough (there was film on the water's surface). I constantly had issues with the water and algae. The water was always cloudy (no there weren't too many fish. I tested the water myself AND had the fish store test it and the water was fine). Also the filter was not too small for the aquarium. It was just not powerful enough.
I finally decided to replace it and good thing I did. I bought the Marineland filter (a bit pricey, but worth every penny). Ten minutes after I hooked the Marineland up, the water was more clear than it ever had been. It's been months and I haven't had one issue.
This filter is just junky! | 0 | negative | [
"I bought this a year ago and never had any luck with it.",
"I'm experienced with both fresh and salt water aquariums and this filter never did it's job.",
"It wasn't moving the water enough (there was film on the water's surface).",
"I constantly had issues with the water and algae.",
"The water was always cloudy (no there weren't too many fish.",
"I tested the water myself AND had the fish store test it and the water was fine).",
"Also the filter was not too small for the aquarium.",
"It was just not powerful enough.",
"I finally decided to replace it and good thing I did.",
"I bought the Marineland filter (a bit pricey, but worth every penny).",
"Ten minutes after I hooked the Marineland up, the water was more clear than it ever had been.",
"It's been months and I haven't had one issue.",
"This filter is just junky!"
]
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I cannot understand what others may see in this meaningless weak erogant bad acting psycho!!!
For God's sake the acting was bad, the story is meaningless, the scenes are weak... no plot, nor a twist or anything worth watching.
The actor did a great job to make me hate his acting and this film... the director did an extremely bad job as well. I did not read the book, maybe it was much better and that's why I blame the director and the actor for this ...(balony)!
Don't make my mistake and buy this DVD, if you are that curious go and rent it first then you decide.
The one star is only for the nice DVD cover and an interesting title of the film... the remaining is worth no stars! | 0 | negative | [
"I cannot understand what others may see in this meaningless weak erogant bad acting psycho!!!",
"For God's sake the acting was bad, the story is meaningless, the scenes are weak...",
"no plot, nor a twist or anything worth watching.",
"The actor did a great job to make me hate his acting and this film...",
"the director did an extremely bad job as well.",
"I did not read the book, maybe it was much better and that's why I blame the director and the actor for this...",
"(balony)!",
"Don't make my mistake and buy this DVD, if you are that curious go and rent it first then you decide.",
"The one star is only for the nice DVD cover and an interesting title of the film...",
"the remaining is worth no stars!"
]
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I returned this item. I had a fitbit that stopped working and thought this one had all the same qualities for a cheaper price. It gets stuck on the music screen and also the heart monitor screen. It went dead after 2 days. but the biggest reason I returned this is because when your tracker gets out of range of the Bluetooth (when I go into the next room, or lose signal) it makes a very loud beeping noise. I couldn't get it to turn off even after changing all of the notifications to off. I even put my phone on vibrate and mute to see if it still did it and it did! when I am at work and walk in the next room I can't have that going off. It also wouldn't stop going off in the middle of the night when I would leave the bedroom to go to the bathroom. If you turn off the Bluetooth then it wont be a problem but one of the biggest reasons for me getting this was to have my calls and texts sent to the tracker while I'm at work and can't always look at my phone | 0 | negative | [
"I returned this item.",
"I had a fitbit that stopped working and thought this one had all the same qualities for a cheaper price.",
"It gets stuck on the music screen and also the heart monitor screen.",
"It went dead after 2 days.",
"but the biggest reason I returned this is because when your tracker gets out of range of the Bluetooth (when I go into the next room, or lose signal) it makes a very loud beeping noise.",
"I couldn't get it to turn off even after changing all of the notifications to off.",
"I even put my phone on vibrate and mute to see if it still did it and it did!",
"when I am at work and walk in the next room I can't have that going off.",
"It also wouldn't stop going off in the middle of the night when I would leave the bedroom to go to the bathroom.",
"If you turn off the Bluetooth then it wont be a problem but one of the biggest reasons for me getting this was to have my calls and texts sent to the tracker while I'm at work and can't always look at my phone"
]
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The battery in my little handheld vacum cleaner slowly lost its mojo, It would not accept a charge and was just worn out. A quick Google search turned up this replacement battery in a slightly larger capacity of 1.4Ah as compared to the OEM's 1.3Ah.
The size was identical to the OEM battery. I installed it, charged it and my little vacum cleaner started working again.
Unfortunately the battery soon fizzeld out and now will not even fully charge. My handhelp vacum will operate for about 30 seconds before slowing down and stopping. So for the price, it lasted about 2 months and is now useless.
Lesson learned. No more cheap replacement batteries for me. | 0 | negative | [
"The battery in my little handheld vacum cleaner slowly lost its mojo, It would not accept a charge and was just worn out.",
"A quick Google search turned up this replacement battery in a slightly larger capacity of 1.",
"4Ah as compared to the OEM's 1.",
"3Ah.",
"The size was identical to the OEM battery.",
"I installed it, charged it and my little vacum cleaner started working again.",
"Unfortunately the battery soon fizzeld out and now will not even fully charge.",
"My handhelp vacum will operate for about 30 seconds before slowing down and stopping.",
"So for the price, it lasted about 2 months and is now useless.",
"Lesson learned.",
"No more cheap replacement batteries for me."
]
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I was very glad to have a King James Bible on my Kindle. It is wonderful to be able to have the large print. I love the Bible and the King James version. But this particular electronic presentation has a shocking amount of typos for such an important work. In fact there are even typos in the publishers description of this product. Perhaps they were in a great hurry.
It becomes especially bad as you read the minor prophets. The 'utter' court instead of the outer court is used several times. The word 'idol' is used when the word idle was meant. 'Israel' was not even capitalized in one place. I have read through the Old Testament and been very dismayed at this shoddy editing. This is after all the Bible. I feel that perhaps I should be checking a print version every time I read this electronic version. I am just starting the New Testament and in the first chapter of Matthew it uses the name 'Judas' instead of 'Judah'! Yikes. I won't be using this version anymore. I would advise against this version for anyone. | 0 | negative | [
"I was very glad to have a King James Bible on my Kindle.",
"It is wonderful to be able to have the large print.",
"I love the Bible and the King James version.",
"But this particular electronic presentation has a shocking amount of typos for such an important work.",
"In fact there are even typos in the publishers description of this product.",
"Perhaps they were in a great hurry.",
"It becomes especially bad as you read the minor prophets.",
"The 'utter' court instead of the outer court is used several times.",
"The word 'idol' is used when the word idle was meant.",
"'Israel' was not even capitalized in one place.",
"I have read through the Old Testament and been very dismayed at this shoddy editing.",
"This is after all the Bible.",
"I feel that perhaps I should be checking a print version every time I read this electronic version.",
"I am just starting the New Testament and in the first chapter of Matthew it uses the name 'Judas' instead of 'Judah'!",
"Yikes.",
"I won't be using this version anymore.",
"I would advise against this version for anyone."
]
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I just received this Paragon Arctic Blast Sno Cone Machine. It arrived damaged so I have to return it. That's not a big deal - shipping happens. However, I pulled the unit out of the box to take a look at it just to make sure I wanted to re-order the item. When I ran my hand around the inside of the hopper my fingers were covered with silver paint and metal particles. The inside of the hopper wasn't smooth at all - very rough, Seems like it missed a sanding stage in the manufacturing process. I don't know why I was getting paint on my hands or why the interior was painted at all. I have no doubt metal shavings would have been mixed in with the ice. I imagine paint would have discolored the ice as well. You certainly wouldn't want to be serving that to kids! | 0 | negative | [
"I just received this Paragon Arctic Blast Sno Cone Machine.",
"It arrived damaged so I have to return it.",
"That's not a big deal - shipping happens.",
"However, I pulled the unit out of the box to take a look at it just to make sure I wanted to re-order the item.",
"When I ran my hand around the inside of the hopper my fingers were covered with silver paint and metal particles.",
"The inside of the hopper wasn't smooth at all - very rough, Seems like it missed a sanding stage in the manufacturing process.",
"I don't know why I was getting paint on my hands or why the interior was painted at all.",
"I have no doubt metal shavings would have been mixed in with the ice.",
"I imagine paint would have discolored the ice as well.",
"You certainly wouldn't want to be serving that to kids!"
]
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I purchased this 3 pack at local store in April for regular price in WI where we didn't have a cold enough winter this year to kill some of these parasites. I applied first dose after removing 2 small deer ticks fro inside of ears. The package came with 3 doses and I continuously was removing ticks through the constant treatments. Many of them completely engorged dog ticks. I called the customer service number only to be told that the product was not a preventative to ticks and that I should be using flea/tick shampoo in conjuction. Ridiculous!! You buy these for your pet so you don't find yourself having to apply 6 different things. I did stupidly finish the treatments thinking it was just coincidental, only to be removing at least one tick on the chin per week. Company does have MONEY BACK GUARANTY for those of you who don't know. Also another important tidbit of information is that most flea/tick medications work by having the flea bite which allows the pesticide to enter parasite and kill it. If flea/ tick season is bad where you reside and you'd like to avoid the bites all together, the only product that claims to be a preventative product is the K9 Advantix. Hartz- you've been around for years and shouldn't suck this much!!! | 0 | negative | [
"I purchased this 3 pack at local store in April for regular price in WI where we didn't have a cold enough winter this year to kill some of these parasites.",
"I applied first dose after removing 2 small deer ticks fro inside of ears.",
"The package came with 3 doses and I continuously was removing ticks through the constant treatments.",
"Many of them completely engorged dog ticks.",
"I called the customer service number only to be told that the product was not a preventative to ticks and that I should be using flea/tick shampoo in conjuction.",
"Ridiculous!!",
"You buy these for your pet so you don't find yourself having to apply 6 different things.",
"I did stupidly finish the treatments thinking it was just coincidental, only to be removing at least one tick on the chin per week.",
"Company does have MONEY BACK GUARANTY for those of you who don't know.",
"Also another important tidbit of information is that most flea/tick medications work by having the flea bite which allows the pesticide to enter parasite and kill it.",
"If flea/ tick season is bad where you reside and you'd like to avoid the bites all together, the only product that claims to be a preventative product is the K9 Advantix.",
"Hartz- you've been around for years and shouldn't suck this much!!!"
]
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I have finally learned my lesson.
I have purchased a number of these over the last year or two.. and previously had the same opinion as reviewers that say "good for static applications" as the cable conductors are prone to breakage, even along the length of the cable, not just at the connectors...But they are dirt cheap so i figured that was ok.
But now, after recently buying and installing a cable from a mic in a sound booth to a digital mixer I checked it out and it seemed to work.
A week later an acoustic duet came to record and the mic cable made the singer sound like she was singing behind a curtain.. yup..the cable.
So by all means buy these on price, but when you get your items..please fully check them out.. a simple "does it work yes/no" is clearly not good enough, as i learned | 0 | negative | [
"I have finally learned my lesson.",
"I have purchased a number of these over the last year or two..",
"and previously had the same opinion as reviewers that say \"good for static applications\" as the cable conductors are prone to breakage, even along the length of the cable, not just at the connectors...",
"But they are dirt cheap so i figured that was ok.",
"But now, after recently buying and installing a cable from a mic in a sound booth to a digital mixer I checked it out and it seemed to work.",
"A week later an acoustic duet came to record and the mic cable made the singer sound like she was singing behind a curtain..",
"yup..",
"the cable.",
"So by all means buy these on price, but when you get your items..",
"please fully check them out..",
"a simple \"does it work yes/no\" is clearly not good enough, as i learned"
]
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As a reviewer with out the internet and self preparer, they still do not allow you do yor state return with out first accessing the internet. I had the samr problem last year and I am frustrated. I think next year, I will go back to doing it by hand and save money. Now they wanted to charge a fee to print returns. Lets get real, they should make Turbo Tax for the mass not only those lucky few who are able to afford the internet.
While I realize the internet is here and I fully support it, not all of us have access yet. What about us.
Alos when you go to print this year's copy, you get a "Not Finalized, do not Mail" how can this be. The form stays the same each year and the can update the information by November when the last tax issues are presented and voted on in congress.
I think I am going to try tax cut next year. | 0 | negative | [
"As a reviewer with out the internet and self preparer, they still do not allow you do yor state return with out first accessing the internet.",
"I had the samr problem last year and I am frustrated.",
"I think next year, I will go back to doing it by hand and save money.",
"Now they wanted to charge a fee to print returns.",
"Lets get real, they should make Turbo Tax for the mass not only those lucky few who are able to afford the internet.",
"While I realize the internet is here and I fully support it, not all of us have access yet.",
"What about us.",
"Alos when you go to print this year's copy, you get a \"Not Finalized, do not Mail\" how can this be.",
"The form stays the same each year and the can update the information by November when the last tax issues are presented and voted on in congress.",
"I think I am going to try tax cut next year."
]
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I'll begin by saying that I bought this edition of IWTV from Amazon and returned it the same week. That might tell you how disppaointed with it I was. Why?
First of all, the picture quality is actually poorer than the previous DVD edition (the non-DTS version). The copy Iwatched was actually grainy(!), whereas the other version was very, very clean.
Secondly, the special feautres. The list looks quite impressive, and was another reason I bought this version having already bought the first DVD release. The sound is the only decent thing about this disk. The Interview Gallery, the Documentary, and the Introduction (listed as 'A Special Introduction' on the sleeve!) are all culled from the SAME interview clips. I mean, what the hell?! What a complete waste of money, and what a huge disappointment for a fan. The Introduction was just laughable. I expected to see Ann Rice and Neil Jordan sitting together saying Hi, Enjoy the movie. But no. It's just three of the interview clips (they include one of Antonio Banderas too) that are used in the Documentary. Please! It was laughable - ... Now that's funny.
What a piece of garbage. At least the original edition didn't purport to be special.
Avoid. | 0 | negative | [
"I'll begin by saying that I bought this edition of IWTV from Amazon and returned it the same week.",
"That might tell you how disppaointed with it I was.",
"Why?",
"First of all, the picture quality is actually poorer than the previous DVD edition (the non-DTS version).",
"The copy Iwatched was actually grainy(!",
"), whereas the other version was very, very clean.",
"Secondly, the special feautres.",
"The list looks quite impressive, and was another reason I bought this version having already bought the first DVD release.",
"The sound is the only decent thing about this disk.",
"The Interview Gallery, the Documentary, and the Introduction (listed as 'A Special Introduction' on the sleeve!",
") are all culled from the SAME interview clips.",
"I mean, what the hell?!",
"What a complete waste of money, and what a huge disappointment for a fan.",
"The Introduction was just laughable.",
"I expected to see Ann Rice and Neil Jordan sitting together saying Hi, Enjoy the movie.",
"But no.",
"It's just three of the interview clips (they include one of Antonio Banderas too) that are used in the Documentary.",
"Please!",
"It was laughable -...",
"Now that's funny.",
"What a piece of garbage.",
"At least the original edition didn't purport to be special.",
"Avoid."
]
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This is a lovely movie, with great costumes, lush sets, nice music and a sweet story, but it isn't A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. If you read the book you would be amazed at how far they strayed. 1. The story is supposed to take place in England, not New York. 2. The story is supposed to take place in Victorian times, not during WW1! 3. The father really dies, he doesn't come back, and he dies from a fever, not on a battlefield. 4. There is absolutely no locket in the entire book, yet it is one of the biggest storylines in the movie. 5. The whole idea of the movie is to examine the riches to rags theme, how people treat you, how you behave like a princess no matter what condition you are in, and treat others the same way, and is a sound portrayal of the lowerclass life in Victorian England; cook, skivies, maids of all work, etc. And the many homeless children on the street. We don't even get to see Carrisford and his legal advisors searching for Sarah, all over the world, only to find out she is living in the attic one house over. In other words, you are your neighbour's keeper. If you want to see an accurate portrayal of this treasured novel, please watch the 1986 BBC production starring Amelia Shankely. This movie, cute as it is, shouldn't even bear the title. Oh, and completely forget her walking a plank to get to the neighbour's house. That doesn't happen in the book, either. Nor does the reading and stories at night, nor the attempt to get a necklace back, nor the sister escaping with the milkman, nor the spell on Lavinia's hair. And Lavinia doesn't get Sarah's room, either. That goes to a new student. Sheesh. | 0 | negative | [
"This is a lovely movie, with great costumes, lush sets, nice music and a sweet story, but it isn't A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett.",
"If you read the book you would be amazed at how far they strayed.",
"1.",
"The story is supposed to take place in England, not New York.",
"2.",
"The story is supposed to take place in Victorian times, not during WW1!",
"3.",
"The father really dies, he doesn't come back, and he dies from a fever, not on a battlefield.",
"4.",
"There is absolutely no locket in the entire book, yet it is one of the biggest storylines in the movie.",
"5.",
"The whole idea of the movie is to examine the riches to rags theme, how people treat you, how you behave like a princess no matter what condition you are in, and treat others the same way, and is a sound portrayal of the lowerclass life in Victorian England; cook, skivies, maids of all work, etc.",
"And the many homeless children on the street.",
"We don't even get to see Carrisford and his legal advisors searching for Sarah, all over the world, only to find out she is living in the attic one house over.",
"In other words, you are your neighbour's keeper.",
"If you want to see an accurate portrayal of this treasured novel, please watch the 1986 BBC production starring Amelia Shankely.",
"This movie, cute as it is, shouldn't even bear the title.",
"Oh, and completely forget her walking a plank to get to the neighbour's house.",
"That doesn't happen in the book, either.",
"Nor does the reading and stories at night, nor the attempt to get a necklace back, nor the sister escaping with the milkman, nor the spell on Lavinia's hair.",
"And Lavinia doesn't get Sarah's room, either.",
"That goes to a new student.",
"Sheesh."
]
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Texas gunman Devin Kelley's ex
An ex-wife of Devin Patrick Kelley the Texas gunman who killed 26 people in a church said Friday in her first interview since the massacre that she lived in constant fear of him and more information is coming to light about his actions in the weeks leading up to the shooting.
" He just had a lot of demons or hatred inside of him " she told "Inside Edition."
The guilty plea earned Kelley a one-year sentence in a military prison followed by a bad-conduct discharge.
This week the Air Force acknowledged that it failed to notify the FBI about the conviction which would have barred Kelley from purchasing the firearms he used in the attack on the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.
Less than a week before the Texas church massacre Kelley showed up at a festival dressed in black and acted so strangely that people kept a close eye on him two longtime parishioners said Friday.
Kelley "was completely distant and way out in thought " recalled Judy Green. She and her husband said Kelley often exhibited troubling behavior.
At the fall festival held on Halloween night at the First Baptist Church Kelley "didn't even blink -- he just stared " she said.
Rod Green a former law enforcement officer in Montana said when he saw Kelley arrive in all black he examined him closely to make sure he was not carrying a gun. The Greens both have licenses to carry handguns and they are friends with Kelley 's in-laws.
If Kelley had been carrying a weapon Green said he would have escorted him away because of all the children there. Judy Green said she positioned herself to keep an eye on Kelley at all times.
At a Christmas dinner one year Kelley had "bragged about being armed " Rod Green said.
Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt has said the church pastor saw Kelley in the crowd at the festival but that the pastor did not witness any behavior that raised alarms.
Investigators have said Sunday's shooting appeared to stem from a domestic dispute involving Kelley and his mother-in-law and that he had sent threatening messages to her . The mother-in-law sometimes attended services at the church but was not present on Sunday. Kelley died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the massacre. | 0 | negative | [
"Texas gunman Devin Kelley's ex\nAn ex-wife of Devin Patrick Kelley the Texas gunman who killed 26 people in a church said Friday in her first interview since the massacre that she lived in constant fear of him and more information is coming to light about his actions in the weeks leading up to the shooting.",
"\" He just had a lot of demons or hatred inside of him \" she told \"Inside Edition.",
"\"\nThe guilty plea earned Kelley a one-year sentence in a military prison followed by a bad-conduct discharge.",
"This week the Air Force acknowledged that it failed to notify the FBI about the conviction which would have barred Kelley from purchasing the firearms he used in the attack on the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.",
"Less than a week before the Texas church massacre Kelley showed up at a festival dressed in black and acted so strangely that people kept a close eye on him two longtime parishioners said Friday.",
"Kelley \"was completely distant and way out in thought \" recalled Judy Green.",
"She and her husband said Kelley often exhibited troubling behavior.",
"At the fall festival held on Halloween night at the First Baptist Church Kelley \"didn't even blink -- he just stared \" she said.",
"Rod Green a former law enforcement officer in Montana said when he saw Kelley arrive in all black he examined him closely to make sure he was not carrying a gun.",
"The Greens both have licenses to carry handguns and they are friends with Kelley 's in-laws.",
"If Kelley had been carrying a weapon Green said he would have escorted him away because of all the children there.",
"Judy Green said she positioned herself to keep an eye on Kelley at all times.",
"At a Christmas dinner one year Kelley had \"bragged about being armed \" Rod Green said.",
"Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt has said the church pastor saw Kelley in the crowd at the festival but that the pastor did not witness any behavior that raised alarms.",
"Investigators have said Sunday's shooting appeared to stem from a domestic dispute involving Kelley and his mother-in-law and that he had sent threatening messages to her.",
"The mother-in-law sometimes attended services at the church but was not present on Sunday.",
"Kelley died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the massacre."
]
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I was looking forward to getting this because I know they are popular and I figured it would be a good tool in my fight against dust. Alas, not so. There is a design flaw. The replacement duster does not stay on the handle, simple as that. I tried adjusting it several times. No go. So I would be in the middle of dusting something and the duster head would go flying. Waste of time. And the duster is not any marvel either. A microfiber cloth for s a much better job without creating a bunch of throwaway duster heads. | 0 | negative | [
"I was looking forward to getting this because I know they are popular and I figured it would be a good tool in my fight against dust.",
"Alas, not so.",
"There is a design flaw.",
"The replacement duster does not stay on the handle, simple as that.",
"I tried adjusting it several times.",
"No go.",
"So I would be in the middle of dusting something and the duster head would go flying.",
"Waste of time.",
"And the duster is not any marvel either.",
"A microfiber cloth for s a much better job without creating a bunch of throwaway duster heads."
]
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First of all, I am a HUGE Star Wars fan, but watching the re-released trilogy left me feeling sick to my stomach. It is my firm belief that George Lucas has become completely senile! And I'm not referring to that complete debacle known as the Phantom Menace. He has ruined the original three too! First of all, there is no redeemable features from the new versions. The new scenes look completely out of place with the antiquated effects of the original versions. Sure, some of the old effects were cheesy, like Luke's speeder, but at least the gave the movie continuity...seeing old and new affects insults me. One of my favorite parts of the first one was the scene with Greedo and Han...they ruined it. Then they insert this ridiculous scene with Jaba into the first one. Jaba looks entirely two-dimensional, especially, if you look closely, Jaba's entire mass fits between Han's arm and the front of his torso. I agree to that the scene with Luke and his old buddy was completely out of place too and only hurts the film. A major problem I also have with all three "enhanced" versions is the lasers and lightsabers...they look like Mike'n'Ike candies...they're more neon and brighter now, but still look like they just colored over the original film. The old lasers weren't great, but they didn't look like someone colored over them with a magic marker. If they wanted to improve the original, they should have fixed MISTAKES, like when you can tell Obi-Wan's lightsaber is just a wire and it sizzles. Next is the ESB. This was probably the least offensive of the SE versions. A new scene with the snow monster..and some scenes from the Cloud City that again seem completely out of place and disrupt the continuity of the movie. Then we come to the Return of the Jedi, which made me furious. This enhanced version is completely worthless. They add this really, REALLY lame digitized scene to the part where the band is playing in Jaba's throne room. The creatures all look ridiculous and very poorly done, especially the furry creature they added...which basically just embarrassed me. It looks like a cross between a cartoon and fraggle rock, and that in a room next to darkness and guys like Bobafet....need I say more? I will! The worse part of this, is I actually liked the old song by Jaba's band...this one is terrible. Then there is a new scene with the Sarlacc Pit Monster...where they actually made it so a head would come out of the pit. Totally ruined the seen. Monster looks sooo cheesy and ruins the mystery of "what is this thing?"...all it is is this thing that looks like a cross between a worm from "Tremors" and the venus flytrap from that movie with Rick Moranis. Everything is ok from here until the very ending, which they have completely changed. Gone is the scenes with the ewoks and now is scenes from Coruscant and the Cloud City of people dancing, which, again, are completely out of place. And the worse part? The song!!! The old one was kind of catchy and uplifting. Now it's just some stupid anthem with a flute that sounds worthy of Celine Dion. My final word on the SE Trilogy: Don't buy it! Go to a garage sale and buy the originals. Rent them, copy them, tape them off of USA if you have to. | 0 | negative | [
"First of all, I am a HUGE Star Wars fan, but watching the re-released trilogy left me feeling sick to my stomach.",
"It is my firm belief that George Lucas has become completely senile!",
"And I'm not referring to that complete debacle known as the Phantom Menace.",
"He has ruined the original three too!",
"First of all, there is no redeemable features from the new versions.",
"The new scenes look completely out of place with the antiquated effects of the original versions.",
"Sure, some of the old effects were cheesy, like Luke's speeder, but at least the gave the movie continuity...",
"seeing old and new affects insults me.",
"One of my favorite parts of the first one was the scene with Greedo and Han...",
"they ruined it.",
"Then they insert this ridiculous scene with Jaba into the first one.",
"Jaba looks entirely two-dimensional, especially, if you look closely, Jaba's entire mass fits between Han's arm and the front of his torso.",
"I agree to that the scene with Luke and his old buddy was completely out of place too and only hurts the film.",
"A major problem I also have with all three \"enhanced\" versions is the lasers and lightsabers...",
"they look like Mike'n'Ike candies...",
"they're more neon and brighter now, but still look like they just colored over the original film.",
"The old lasers weren't great, but they didn't look like someone colored over them with a magic marker.",
"If they wanted to improve the original, they should have fixed MISTAKES, like when you can tell Obi-Wan's lightsaber is just a wire and it sizzles.",
"Next is the ESB.",
"This was probably the least offensive of the SE versions.",
"A new scene with the snow monster..",
"and some scenes from the Cloud City that again seem completely out of place and disrupt the continuity of the movie.",
"Then we come to the Return of the Jedi, which made me furious.",
"This enhanced version is completely worthless.",
"They add this really, REALLY lame digitized scene to the part where the band is playing in Jaba's throne room.",
"The creatures all look ridiculous and very poorly done, especially the furry creature they added...",
"which basically just embarrassed me.",
"It looks like a cross between a cartoon and fraggle rock, and that in a room next to darkness and guys like Bobafet....",
"need I say more?",
"I will!",
"The worse part of this, is I actually liked the old song by Jaba's band...",
"this one is terrible.",
"Then there is a new scene with the Sarlacc Pit Monster...",
"where they actually made it so a head would come out of the pit.",
"Totally ruined the seen.",
"Monster looks sooo cheesy and ruins the mystery of \"what is this thing?",
"\"...",
"all it is is this thing that looks like a cross between a worm from \"Tremors\" and the venus flytrap from that movie with Rick Moranis.",
"Everything is ok from here until the very ending, which they have completely changed.",
"Gone is the scenes with the ewoks and now is scenes from Coruscant and the Cloud City of people dancing, which, again, are completely out of place.",
"And the worse part?",
"The song!!!",
"The old one was kind of catchy and uplifting.",
"Now it's just some stupid anthem with a flute that sounds worthy of Celine Dion.",
"My final word on the SE Trilogy: Don't buy it!",
"Go to a garage sale and buy the originals.",
"Rent them, copy them, tape them off of USA if you have to."
]
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I have owned many gravity chairs over the years. Some heavy duty, some not. This one is very uncomfortable and difficult to recline and stay reclined. The angles are wrong for being a comfortable gravity chair. It makes me feel like I am slouching and your lower legs at a steep angle. Wanted to return it to Amazon but they won't let me. They say this item can't be shipped back because "the item contains flammable liquids or gases and can't be returned to Amazon".. So my question is, how did they ship it to me but I can't ship it back?? Frustrating..... | 0 | negative | [
"I have owned many gravity chairs over the years.",
"Some heavy duty, some not.",
"This one is very uncomfortable and difficult to recline and stay reclined.",
"The angles are wrong for being a comfortable gravity chair.",
"It makes me feel like I am slouching and your lower legs at a steep angle.",
"Wanted to return it to Amazon but they won't let me.",
"They say this item can't be shipped back because \"the item contains flammable liquids or gases and can't be returned to Amazon\"..",
"So my question is, how did they ship it to me but I can't ship it back??",
"Frustrating....",
"."
]
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The only game harder than this is the ridiculously difficult "Aliens vs. Pedator" (that's right, hardcore gamers, play it on the "extra hard" setting). S.S.2 is too freakin' hard for its own good. Not to brag, but I am very good at games like this but C'mon already! "It's so creepy" - Yeah, especially when enemies appear from nowhere and smoke you quicker than a lightning bolt. "But you have guns and stuff" - that break 5 seconds after you use them and try finding ammo when you need it. Health Packs - finding them is one thing, having time to use them is another. "Wow, what great level desi-" BANG, CRUNCH!! oops, I got killed again. Sightseeing is not a good idea in this game.
However, the game does come with an ample supply of cheat codes but you have to use them at the right time. Don't start typing in the code for extra health or ammo when trouble is about to start, its too late at that point. I managed to get through the game by stocking up on health, ammo and abilities at every opportunity. By "opportunity" I mean when I was crouched behind a steel storage box while an automated gun was blasting away in my direction. Get the picture? | 0 | negative | [
"The only game harder than this is the ridiculously difficult \"Aliens vs.",
"Pedator\" (that's right, hardcore gamers, play it on the \"extra hard\" setting).",
"S.",
"S.2 is too freakin' hard for its own good.",
"Not to brag, but I am very good at games like this but C'mon already!",
"\"It's so creepy\" - Yeah, especially when enemies appear from nowhere and smoke you quicker than a lightning bolt.",
"\"But you have guns and stuff\" - that break 5 seconds after you use them and try finding ammo when you need it.",
"Health Packs - finding them is one thing, having time to use them is another.",
"\"Wow, what great level desi-\" BANG, CRUNCH!!",
"oops, I got killed again.",
"Sightseeing is not a good idea in this game.",
"However, the game does come with an ample supply of cheat codes but you have to use them at the right time.",
"Don't start typing in the code for extra health or ammo when trouble is about to start, its too late at that point.",
"I managed to get through the game by stocking up on health, ammo and abilities at every opportunity.",
"By \"opportunity\" I mean when I was crouched behind a steel storage box while an automated gun was blasting away in my direction.",
"Get the picture?"
]
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I owned one of these mess kits back when I started to go camping and this was the only kit that I can afford. It was OK for it's purpose but back then, I didn't know any better. Back then I had the notion that all camping equipments are pretty much the same that it just all depend son how you use and utilize it. Now for the life of me, I couldn't understand on how I managed to burn frying scrambled eggs which is a No-Brainer for everyone which I cooked on this mess kit. Little did I know that the workmanship of this mess kit is sub par at best: that it's made for beginners and Boys scouts in particular made as their first kit. So I just accepted the fact that I can never fry perfectly good eggs with this until i came to a Army Surplus store in Berkeley and found my first REAL Military mess kit which is the German Bundeswehr mess kit. It was $9.95 and I said "Why Not!?" I tested that and immediately i found out that having the RIGHT gear really makes all the difference! I fried a couple of scrambled and sunny side up eggs on that mess kit that now I know how to fry it right and it's perfect every time! Right after that, I decide to donate this Coleman mess kit to charity and vowed never again to use inferior-made products. It was worth a little from when I used it but I wasn't satisfied from the results from it. And just like everything else in life...you actually get what you pay for, Using a Military mess kit against this is like night and day difference. My newly acquired German mess kit was clunky, quite heavy but robust, dependable and made just like a Tiger tank! This mess kit was flimsy..just like any other American-made car with a ton issues. This kit is NOT recommended and you would be advise to look for a better mess kit anywhere else. If mess kits is your thing then I would advise to get ANY military made mess kits for they're not only dependable but also "battle-tested" and used in the field. There are some mess kits and canteen cups out there that at least 50 years old and it had been in at least 2 wars and it's still functioning and usable! | 0 | negative | [
"I owned one of these mess kits back when I started to go camping and this was the only kit that I can afford.",
"It was OK for it's purpose but back then, I didn't know any better.",
"Back then I had the notion that all camping equipments are pretty much the same that it just all depend son how you use and utilize it.",
"Now for the life of me, I couldn't understand on how I managed to burn frying scrambled eggs which is a No-Brainer for everyone which I cooked on this mess kit.",
"Little did I know that the workmanship of this mess kit is sub par at best: that it's made for beginners and Boys scouts in particular made as their first kit.",
"So I just accepted the fact that I can never fry perfectly good eggs with this until i came to a Army Surplus store in Berkeley and found my first REAL Military mess kit which is the German Bundeswehr mess kit.",
"It was $9.",
"95 and I said \"Why Not!?",
"\" I tested that and immediately i found out that having the RIGHT gear really makes all the difference!",
"I fried a couple of scrambled and sunny side up eggs on that mess kit that now I know how to fry it right and it's perfect every time!",
"Right after that, I decide to donate this Coleman mess kit to charity and vowed never again to use inferior-made products.",
"It was worth a little from when I used it but I wasn't satisfied from the results from it.",
"And just like everything else in life...",
"you actually get what you pay for, Using a Military mess kit against this is like night and day difference.",
"My newly acquired German mess kit was clunky, quite heavy but robust, dependable and made just like a Tiger tank!",
"This mess kit was flimsy..",
"just like any other American-made car with a ton issues.",
"This kit is NOT recommended and you would be advise to look for a better mess kit anywhere else.",
"If mess kits is your thing then I would advise to get ANY military made mess kits for they're not only dependable but also \"battle-tested\" and used in the field.",
"There are some mess kits and canteen cups out there that at least 50 years old and it had been in at least 2 wars and it's still functioning and usable!"
]
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Because I own two wonderful Wusthof knives--a 4-inch parer that's one of the best tools in my house and an 8-inch chef's knife that I could not live without--I assumed all Wusthof knives were great. I find this one awful. For one thing, it's dull. I had it sharpened professionally, and it's still dull. It just won't cut anything--not good for a knife. I bought it to trim fat off chicken (OK, that's kind of specialized). When it failed at that, I thought, well, maybe it's just for fish. (How specialized can you get?) Doesn't do that either. It's useless to me. | 0 | negative | [
"Because I own two wonderful Wusthof knives--a 4-inch parer that's one of the best tools in my house and an 8-inch chef's knife that I could not live without--I assumed all Wusthof knives were great.",
"I find this one awful.",
"For one thing, it's dull.",
"I had it sharpened professionally, and it's still dull.",
"It just won't cut anything--not good for a knife.",
"I bought it to trim fat off chicken (OK, that's kind of specialized).",
"When it failed at that, I thought, well, maybe it's just for fish.",
"(How specialized can you get?",
") Doesn't do that either.",
"It's useless to me."
]
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Poor quality non-stick coating. Really disappointed with this piece of junk. Used the keep warm function for two or three minutes resulting in a 15% patch of bubbled teflon coating. Yes I measured my water correctly. All these great reviews. I am not anti-Chinese produced products but this is just a cheaply coated heating plate. Krups has provided me with many excellent appliances over many years and then they went to China. Guess I am fed up with Chinese crap and those that are still putting their once proud name on these products. Come pick it up Krups or this is the last item I will buy from you. My time is worth much more than the $25 to recoup this loss. This really is of poor quality. | 0 | negative | [
"Poor quality non-stick coating.",
"Really disappointed with this piece of junk.",
"Used the keep warm function for two or three minutes resulting in a 15% patch of bubbled teflon coating.",
"Yes I measured my water correctly.",
"All these great reviews.",
"I am not anti-Chinese produced products but this is just a cheaply coated heating plate.",
"Krups has provided me with many excellent appliances over many years and then they went to China.",
"Guess I am fed up with Chinese crap and those that are still putting their once proud name on these products.",
"Come pick it up Krups or this is the last item I will buy from you.",
"My time is worth much more than the $25 to recoup this loss.",
"This really is of poor quality."
]
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Alright, Daughtry is definitely not as good as I thought he was. In fact, he might be the most unoriginal guy in modern rock to come around in quite awhile, and that's saying something. However, this time he doesn't sound like another artist, he sounds like his bad self, or more specifically, "Over You" which was his previous single. Anybody else see something wrong with this picture? And yet, he rules rock radio.
The verses are mediocre at best, and the chorus on its short run on radio is already annoying the heck out of me. It just doesn't seem real, like it's a half-hearted effort or something; something to please the record labels. Chris's vocals are stellar as always, but contrary to popular belief, the song itself makes for most of its success, and this one is made, but it's in pieces taped together in a quick effort to please a record executive.
So overall, on if, if not Daughtry's worse in a rather short career so far. Hopefully he'll come out his sophomore album rather soon, so the rest of the musical skeletons in his compact disc closet will stay where they belong: hidden. | 0 | negative | [
"Alright, Daughtry is definitely not as good as I thought he was.",
"In fact, he might be the most unoriginal guy in modern rock to come around in quite awhile, and that's saying something.",
"However, this time he doesn't sound like another artist, he sounds like his bad self, or more specifically, \"Over You\" which was his previous single.",
"Anybody else see something wrong with this picture?",
"And yet, he rules rock radio.",
"The verses are mediocre at best, and the chorus on its short run on radio is already annoying the heck out of me.",
"It just doesn't seem real, like it's a half-hearted effort or something; something to please the record labels.",
"Chris's vocals are stellar as always, but contrary to popular belief, the song itself makes for most of its success, and this one is made, but it's in pieces taped together in a quick effort to please a record executive.",
"So overall, on if, if not Daughtry's worse in a rather short career so far.",
"Hopefully he'll come out his sophomore album rather soon, so the rest of the musical skeletons in his compact disc closet will stay where they belong: hidden."
]
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I was scratching my head last year why EA changed the sprint control from the triangle to the R1, and then I played Winning Eleven 6, and it hit me. Electronic Arts have been playing catch up since Konami came out with the Pro-Evolution/Winning Eleven series. What amazes me is that there are still people giving good reviews to the Fifa series? Just a word of advice, pick up a baseball bat and stop kidding yourselves. What's wrong with 2004 you ask? Everything! This is not futbol, futebol, soccer, calcio or anything remotely near it. I learned my lesson after buying Fifa 2003 without even playing it first. This year I rented 2004 and I returned it the same day. The Fifa series is a bad cancer for futbol. It alters the perception of the public of what the game is truly about just so it can be marketable in the US. Just like when FIFA tried to incorporate the timeout just so they can fit in those 3 minute commercial spots. Can you even imagine they experimented with it in Brazil? Well I'm through experimenting with the Fifa series form EA. I just hope somebody from EA reads this review and comments it on their next creative meeting. 'Where did we go wrong?' they would ask themselves. Simple, you never listened to your customers. | 0 | negative | [
"I was scratching my head last year why EA changed the sprint control from the triangle to the R1, and then I played Winning Eleven 6, and it hit me.",
"Electronic Arts have been playing catch up since Konami came out with the Pro-Evolution/Winning Eleven series.",
"What amazes me is that there are still people giving good reviews to the Fifa series?",
"Just a word of advice, pick up a baseball bat and stop kidding yourselves.",
"What's wrong with 2004 you ask?",
"Everything!",
"This is not futbol, futebol, soccer, calcio or anything remotely near it.",
"I learned my lesson after buying Fifa 2003 without even playing it first.",
"This year I rented 2004 and I returned it the same day.",
"The Fifa series is a bad cancer for futbol.",
"It alters the perception of the public of what the game is truly about just so it can be marketable in the US.",
"Just like when FIFA tried to incorporate the timeout just so they can fit in those 3 minute commercial spots.",
"Can you even imagine they experimented with it in Brazil?",
"Well I'm through experimenting with the Fifa series form EA.",
"I just hope somebody from EA reads this review and comments it on their next creative meeting.",
"'Where did we go wrong?",
"' they would ask themselves.",
"Simple, you never listened to your customers."
]
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Other reviewers see the same problem as mine.
The lower handle has little to hold it on. The single bolt that came with the pot is too small and won't hold on. We were forced into using a 32 thread 1/4" hex bolt. It held for a year. Now the handle has fallen off, again. Is the bolt the problem? No, it's the threaded receptacle! MAYBE, if I drill out the receiving threaded shank and try to force a 32 thread #10 bolt in.
If This doesn't work, I'm avoiding buying another Presto from China.
When the pot worked, it did well. A little hard to get the aluminium grooves to hit the slots without a fight.
Nope, this cooker is useless. Presto you stink. | 0 | negative | [
"Other reviewers see the same problem as mine.",
"The lower handle has little to hold it on.",
"The single bolt that came with the pot is too small and won't hold on.",
"We were forced into using a 32 thread 1/4\" hex bolt.",
"It held for a year.",
"Now the handle has fallen off, again.",
"Is the bolt the problem?",
"No, it's the threaded receptacle!",
"MAYBE, if I drill out the receiving threaded shank and try to force a 32 thread #10 bolt in.",
"If This doesn't work, I'm avoiding buying another Presto from China.",
"When the pot worked, it did well.",
"A little hard to get the aluminium grooves to hit the slots without a fight.",
"Nope, this cooker is useless.",
"Presto you stink."
]
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I was so excited to receive this French press, after hearing what great coffee they make. Well, this pot may make great coffee as many have said, I can't say, because I didn't get that far. As soon as I opened the box and took out the Press, I took a magnet to the inside press and filters...Well, guess what, NOT Stainless Steel. That may not be a problem for people that are not health conscious, but for those of us, not wanting to fill our bodies with aluminum and such bad things, please stay away from this one! Highly disappointed, I wanted to like it. But, alas, I can't. I did find a ALL Stainless Steel non electrical percolator though, not on Amazon, but on another site. It arrived today, and what do you know, my magnet wouldn't stick to any of it, even the insides! Hooray!!! | 0 | negative | [
"I was so excited to receive this French press, after hearing what great coffee they make.",
"Well, this pot may make great coffee as many have said, I can't say, because I didn't get that far.",
"As soon as I opened the box and took out the Press, I took a magnet to the inside press and filters...",
"Well, guess what, NOT Stainless Steel.",
"That may not be a problem for people that are not health conscious, but for those of us, not wanting to fill our bodies with aluminum and such bad things, please stay away from this one!",
"Highly disappointed, I wanted to like it.",
"But, alas, I can't.",
"I did find a ALL Stainless Steel non electrical percolator though, not on Amazon, but on another site.",
"It arrived today, and what do you know, my magnet wouldn't stick to any of it, even the insides!",
"Hooray!!!"
]
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Although the photo shows a faceplate, it does not come with one. The instructions note that if you order the "silver" color it comes with a faceplate, but not the white or ivory. So you still need to order a faceplate or make a trip to the hardware store.
There is also no place to hookup the ground wire, something most houses built in the last 50 years would require.
Instructions are virtually not existent as far as wiring. It's simple, unless you're trying to figure out where the third (ground) wire should go. But reading the poor instructions is a waste of time.
Once installed, it seems to work fine. It's a very stiff spring, so those with arthritic fingers may want to avoid this.
I tucked the ground wire under the metal tab. Hopefully, there won't be a short that tests out if this is the best place.
FYI: This is the first time I've ever seen written on a box "Made in Tunisia." | 0 | negative | [
"Although the photo shows a faceplate, it does not come with one.",
"The instructions note that if you order the \"silver\" color it comes with a faceplate, but not the white or ivory.",
"So you still need to order a faceplate or make a trip to the hardware store.",
"There is also no place to hookup the ground wire, something most houses built in the last 50 years would require.",
"Instructions are virtually not existent as far as wiring.",
"It's simple, unless you're trying to figure out where the third (ground) wire should go.",
"But reading the poor instructions is a waste of time.",
"Once installed, it seems to work fine.",
"It's a very stiff spring, so those with arthritic fingers may want to avoid this.",
"I tucked the ground wire under the metal tab.",
"Hopefully, there won't be a short that tests out if this is the best place.",
"FYI: This is the first time I've ever seen written on a box \"Made in Tunisia.",
"\""
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Christmas gift to my 93 old mom..... Just opened it..GARBAGE!!! Doesnt Heat, remote does NOT work ( brand new batteries)!!!!! Sending it back!!!! I would give it 0 and below stars if I could!!!!! Christmas Ruined!!!!! | 0 | negative | [
"Christmas gift to my 93 old mom....",
".",
"Just opened it..",
"GARBAGE!!!",
"Doesnt Heat, remote does NOT work ( brand new batteries)!!!!",
"!",
"Sending it back!!!!",
"I would give it 0 and below stars if I could!!!!",
"!",
"Christmas Ruined!!!!",
"!"
]
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This is my third order of this paper. I love the paper. It makes a really nice presentation. The first one I received was well packed and arrived in great condition. The second one arrived in an over sized box with no packing. It was busted open on both ends and on the side. Lots of sheets were kinked and folded. I returned it. Today the replacement arrived packaged the same and busted open. Fortunately, only several sheets were useless this time so I will keep it. But Amazon needs to get the packing right on this one. This is pictures of the second one that I will keep. The first one was in worse shape. | 0 | negative | [
"This is my third order of this paper.",
"I love the paper.",
"It makes a really nice presentation.",
"The first one I received was well packed and arrived in great condition.",
"The second one arrived in an over sized box with no packing.",
"It was busted open on both ends and on the side.",
"Lots of sheets were kinked and folded.",
"I returned it.",
"Today the replacement arrived packaged the same and busted open.",
"Fortunately, only several sheets were useless this time so I will keep it.",
"But Amazon needs to get the packing right on this one.",
"This is pictures of the second one that I will keep.",
"The first one was in worse shape."
]
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So you want a Beatles greatest hits album. You see two old and one new compilations on the racks -- the much toted BEATLES 1 or the RED and BLUE ALBUMS respectively. Reasoning it out, you see both are double discs whereas BEATLES 1 is only a single disc. You want to know the sad part? BEATLES 1 is longer than both individually. Why? Because they want to stick to the original format supposedly. Yeah, whatever. I think its just to make more money off poor unsuspecting Beatles fans or people looking for an introduction to the greatest band in rock'n'roll history (you mean there are actually people who don't know The Beatles' entire body of work by heart?? For shame!) Both of them clock in about 70 minutes, whereas BEATLES 1 clocks in at just under 80 minutes. Either they need to do one of two things:
1. Expand the RED and BLUE albums to actual double albums and slap about 30 more songs to each collection (the White Album is woefully underrepresented, whereas seven of Magical Mystery Tour's 11 songs are on there).
2. Add 4 or 5 songs to each respectively, getting it as close to 80 minutes as you can, and slap them onto a double disc set. That way instead of buying 4 discs when only two are needed you get two discs. The only problem here that will undoubtedly crop up is the tendency to slaughter the cover art on Beatles records, and these make nice contrasting pictures, although the Red is from PLEASE PLEASE ME.
As far as the music goes, so much has been written about The Beatles what more is there to say. Its all great stuff of course. | 0 | negative | [
"So you want a Beatles greatest hits album.",
"You see two old and one new compilations on the racks -- the much toted BEATLES 1 or the RED and BLUE ALBUMS respectively.",
"Reasoning it out, you see both are double discs whereas BEATLES 1 is only a single disc.",
"You want to know the sad part?",
"BEATLES 1 is longer than both individually.",
"Why?",
"Because they want to stick to the original format supposedly.",
"Yeah, whatever.",
"I think its just to make more money off poor unsuspecting Beatles fans or people looking for an introduction to the greatest band in rock'n'roll history (you mean there are actually people who don't know The Beatles' entire body of work by heart??",
"For shame!",
") Both of them clock in about 70 minutes, whereas BEATLES 1 clocks in at just under 80 minutes.",
"Either they need to do one of two things:\n1.",
"Expand the RED and BLUE albums to actual double albums and slap about 30 more songs to each collection (the White Album is woefully underrepresented, whereas seven of Magical Mystery Tour's 11 songs are on there).",
"2.",
"Add 4 or 5 songs to each respectively, getting it as close to 80 minutes as you can, and slap them onto a double disc set.",
"That way instead of buying 4 discs when only two are needed you get two discs.",
"The only problem here that will undoubtedly crop up is the tendency to slaughter the cover art on Beatles records, and these make nice contrasting pictures, although the Red is from PLEASE PLEASE ME.",
"As far as the music goes, so much has been written about The Beatles what more is there to say.",
"Its all great stuff of course."
]
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I usually can find something to like about even the most poorly received PC games, and with many enjoyable hours spent years ago on R6: Raven Shield, I was eager for another title in the illustrious Rainbow Six franchise. I read the reviews, and as negative as they were, I decided to spend a few bucks on this. Sadly, I couldn't find much to like about Lockdown. The graphics are fairly good and the game generally runs smoothly, aside from some audio glitches (usually at the start of missions) and a couple of crashes. A few R6 hallmarks are here, namely equipment selection and some squad command options, but this could just as well be a solo shooter. As has been mentioned abundantly, the AI is terrible, with enemies and squad members alike walking into the line of fire for no apparent reason. The few commands you can issue to your squad are rarely followed, to the point that you'll end up running through each mission more or less solo. On a couple of maps, one or more of my squad mates would get hung up on inanimate objects, not rejoining me until the next level of the mission.
There are so few missions/maps, and they're so linear, that I was almost thankful that the game was quite short. I don't know what Lockdown initially sold for when it was first released, but I feel like a sucker for wasting $10 on it. Even a dollar would be better spent elsewhere. | 0 | negative | [
"I usually can find something to like about even the most poorly received PC games, and with many enjoyable hours spent years ago on R6: Raven Shield, I was eager for another title in the illustrious Rainbow Six franchise.",
"I read the reviews, and as negative as they were, I decided to spend a few bucks on this.",
"Sadly, I couldn't find much to like about Lockdown.",
"The graphics are fairly good and the game generally runs smoothly, aside from some audio glitches (usually at the start of missions) and a couple of crashes.",
"A few R6 hallmarks are here, namely equipment selection and some squad command options, but this could just as well be a solo shooter.",
"As has been mentioned abundantly, the AI is terrible, with enemies and squad members alike walking into the line of fire for no apparent reason.",
"The few commands you can issue to your squad are rarely followed, to the point that you'll end up running through each mission more or less solo.",
"On a couple of maps, one or more of my squad mates would get hung up on inanimate objects, not rejoining me until the next level of the mission.",
"There are so few missions/maps, and they're so linear, that I was almost thankful that the game was quite short.",
"I don't know what Lockdown initially sold for when it was first released, but I feel like a sucker for wasting $10 on it.",
"Even a dollar would be better spent elsewhere."
]
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I'm updating my earlier review. I had first gotten this keyboard cover a while back and absolutely loved it. It fit perfectly and protected the keys from dust, etc. It was definitely easier to type with it on the keyboard, my fingers gripped better.
But after a while, it started poking up a little in the middle of the cover, so I ordered a couple more covers from the same seller.
The first shipment sent the wrong covers, for different keyboard. I informed the seller, and he was great -- told me to keep those and sent me a new pair.
The new covers fit the keyboard, but the outer edges of the cover are essentially gone - cut almost up against the keys. Which means that the cover no longer goes down to the keyboard. Any dust, dirt, etc. will get to the keyboard around the edges.
The original, first cover I'd gotten from this seller is like the covers that are pictured. It has wider outer edges that reach the keyboard and prevents any dust or debris from getting to the keyboard. These new covers are essentially useless since they no longer protect the keyboard.
I'll revise my review if I learn/see that the covers have gone back to the old design that actually does the job. | 0 | negative | [
"I'm updating my earlier review.",
"I had first gotten this keyboard cover a while back and absolutely loved it.",
"It fit perfectly and protected the keys from dust, etc.",
"It was definitely easier to type with it on the keyboard, my fingers gripped better.",
"But after a while, it started poking up a little in the middle of the cover, so I ordered a couple more covers from the same seller.",
"The first shipment sent the wrong covers, for different keyboard.",
"I informed the seller, and he was great -- told me to keep those and sent me a new pair.",
"The new covers fit the keyboard, but the outer edges of the cover are essentially gone - cut almost up against the keys.",
"Which means that the cover no longer goes down to the keyboard.",
"Any dust, dirt, etc.",
"will get to the keyboard around the edges.",
"The original, first cover I'd gotten from this seller is like the covers that are pictured.",
"It has wider outer edges that reach the keyboard and prevents any dust or debris from getting to the keyboard.",
"These new covers are essentially useless since they no longer protect the keyboard.",
"I'll revise my review if I learn/see that the covers have gone back to the old design that actually does the job."
]
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When "Dutch" first came out, I was really tempted to purchase the hardcover edition right away. But seeing that new hardcover releases cost between $25 or more, my head overcame my impulses and I waited for the softcover to come out. Well, it finally did, and I was able to get a hefty discount on the book too. Here are my impressions of "Dutch."
Before I purchased the book, I was well aware of all the controversy surrounding it. The author takes creative license and generates a fictional character, (himself) and tells the story of Reagan from a first person view. Basically, the book is written as historical non-fiction narrated by a fictional character who presents the life of Reagan as if he were actually there. The idea of doing a biography in this way is fascinating. But the big questions are 1) Does it work? and 2) Is the book a good read? The answer to both of these questions is a resounding no. The ironic thing about "Dutch" is that the preface to the book is actually more entertaining and interesting than the rest of the book as it explains the controversies, struggles and eventual publication of this eccentric biography. With this aside, the begining chapters, and the rest of the book for that matter, fall way short of being interesting, imformative or entertaining. The fictional "friend" of Reagan discribes how he first met Reagan and narates the interaction between himself and "Dutch", Reagan's early development as a political creature and his rise to the presidency. While the format is intriguing, I have to say that not only is the writing style uninspiring and boring, the author fails in both fronts: it is a poor biography and a poor "novel." The narrative is droning and deadening to the senses and I found my self costantly forcing my mind to pay attention. This is definitely not a "page-turner."
I give credit to the author that he undertook this daunting task and was brave enough to create this new style of biography. The new format was not the basis for my not liking the book. The sad fact of the matter is that it is poorly written, full of personal conjecture by the author and a bad read. Of all the biographies that I have read over the years, I would say that this ranks as the lowest. The photo of Reagan on the front cover says it all. Reagan is walking towards a wall and waving ahead to no-one. The image looks good on first impression, but upon closer inspection, the picture is ludicrous and so it is with "Dutch." Even the worst books written about Reagan shine in comparrison to "Dutch". The book is a complete failure. Not worth the money at any price. | 0 | negative | [
"When \"Dutch\" first came out, I was really tempted to purchase the hardcover edition right away.",
"But seeing that new hardcover releases cost between $25 or more, my head overcame my impulses and I waited for the softcover to come out.",
"Well, it finally did, and I was able to get a hefty discount on the book too.",
"Here are my impressions of \"Dutch.",
"\"\n\nBefore I purchased the book, I was well aware of all the controversy surrounding it.",
"The author takes creative license and generates a fictional character, (himself) and tells the story of Reagan from a first person view.",
"Basically, the book is written as historical non-fiction narrated by a fictional character who presents the life of Reagan as if he were actually there.",
"The idea of doing a biography in this way is fascinating.",
"But the big questions are 1) Does it work?",
"and 2) Is the book a good read?",
"The answer to both of these questions is a resounding no.",
"The ironic thing about \"Dutch\" is that the preface to the book is actually more entertaining and interesting than the rest of the book as it explains the controversies, struggles and eventual publication of this eccentric biography.",
"With this aside, the begining chapters, and the rest of the book for that matter, fall way short of being interesting, imformative or entertaining.",
"The fictional \"friend\" of Reagan discribes how he first met Reagan and narates the interaction between himself and \"Dutch\", Reagan's early development as a political creature and his rise to the presidency.",
"While the format is intriguing, I have to say that not only is the writing style uninspiring and boring, the author fails in both fronts: it is a poor biography and a poor \"novel.",
"\" The narrative is droning and deadening to the senses and I found my self costantly forcing my mind to pay attention.",
"This is definitely not a \"page-turner.",
"\"\n\nI give credit to the author that he undertook this daunting task and was brave enough to create this new style of biography.",
"The new format was not the basis for my not liking the book.",
"The sad fact of the matter is that it is poorly written, full of personal conjecture by the author and a bad read.",
"Of all the biographies that I have read over the years, I would say that this ranks as the lowest.",
"The photo of Reagan on the front cover says it all.",
"Reagan is walking towards a wall and waving ahead to no-one.",
"The image looks good on first impression, but upon closer inspection, the picture is ludicrous and so it is with \"Dutch.",
"\" Even the worst books written about Reagan shine in comparrison to \"Dutch\".",
"The book is a complete failure.",
"Not worth the money at any price."
]
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Hi all (changing subject). Totally gutted today as actually DROPPED OUT of my 5K race after 1K. Started strong then unbelievably right hamstring cramped out...pretty much out of the blue. I stopped and stretched it, started up again, but it hurt like *$!~ so I stopped. Now I wonder whether I could have kept going? Was the seizing psychological? Because it doesn't feel so bad now? . First time I've even started a race and dropped out. What a horrible feeling, but I guess it's all part of being a runner. . In general I think I'm putting too much mental pressure on myself over race results. Which is silly, because it's not like I'm even at elite level as an amateur. From now on I think I might start thinking of races as training runs with a bit of company. . I also think I need to race more so that each one doesn't seem like such a big deal. Anyway...really disappointed, so if anyone's got any good jokes or anything?? | 0 | negative | [
"Hi all (changing subject).",
"Totally gutted today as actually DROPPED OUT of my 5K race after 1K.",
"Started strong then unbelievably right hamstring cramped out...",
"pretty much out of the blue.",
"I stopped and stretched it, started up again, but it hurt like *$!",
"~ so I stopped.",
"Now I wonder whether I could have kept going?",
"Was the seizing psychological?",
"Because it doesn't feel so bad now?",
".",
"First time I've even started a race and dropped out.",
"What a horrible feeling, but I guess it's all part of being a runner.",
".",
"In general I think I'm putting too much mental pressure on myself over race results.",
"Which is silly, because it's not like I'm even at elite level as an amateur.",
"From now on I think I might start thinking of races as training runs with a bit of company.",
".",
"I also think I need to race more so that each one doesn't seem like such a big deal.",
"Anyway...",
"really disappointed, so if anyone's got any good jokes or anything??"
]
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The first issue i had was the screen was just slightly to wide to fit in side to side which wasn't a big deal and i just sanded it down. The main problem is the screen is too thick. way to thick! Apple OEM screens are 2.95-3.00mm thick. This scree was 3.04mm at the bottom and 3.37mm at the top. There was no way to get this screen to sit flush. The issue may be with the seller i bought from "BestSupplier" or not but i do not recommend this item. I am getting a replacement and i will update this review with the quality of the replacement. | 0 | negative | [
"The first issue i had was the screen was just slightly to wide to fit in side to side which wasn't a big deal and i just sanded it down.",
"The main problem is the screen is too thick.",
"way to thick!",
"Apple OEM screens are 2.",
"95-3.",
"00mm thick.",
"This scree was 3.",
"04mm at the bottom and 3.",
"37mm at the top.",
"There was no way to get this screen to sit flush.",
"The issue may be with the seller i bought from \"BestSupplier\" or not but i do not recommend this item.",
"I am getting a replacement and i will update this review with the quality of the replacement."
]
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I hate leaves. Live in a neighborhood with lots of big trees and always looked for the best way to deal with them. Got this toro because it was the best consumer reports rated. Also got the hose attachment and toro collapsable trash can as well. My dream was I would be able to blow the leaves into a pile, then use the mulcher part and hose attachment to fill up the bag-lined trash can. Warning for people who have the same dream--this will not work. The blower works great. It moves dry leaves great, wet leaves ok, both much better than my POS Homelite gas powered blower. It is also far quieter, although not exactly stealthy. The problem is the mulcher. It takes a very long time to mulch, the feed tube often gets jammed with leaves. The bag included is very small so you have to empty it a lot, and as mentioned I got the hose and can, which are absolutely a waste of money. The attachment strings on the apron (from hose to can) does not hold tight. It flies off the can, sending debris everywhere. I read someone else's review and got some large clamps and put them on but this still doesn't work very well and does not resolve the fact the feed tube gets clogged over and over again. Every time I end up abandoning the mulcher and just hand-bagging the leaves, which is a bummer because it doesn't do what it says it's going to do. It works so poorly I am compelled to go online and write this review to save someone else from experiencing it. I ordered a "yard vac" last week, which is basically a walk-behing leaf vacuum/mulcher, which will hopefully work. I am beginning to think the best way to deal with leaves though is to pay someone else to deal with them, which offends my Scottish frugality. If you want a good leaf blower, this is your bet. If you want a good mulcher/vac, look elsewhere.
attachment referenced: http://www.amazon.com/Toro-51500-Universal-Collector-8-Foot/dp/B000IJYJ8C/ref=pd_7 | 0 | negative | [
"I hate leaves.",
"Live in a neighborhood with lots of big trees and always looked for the best way to deal with them.",
"Got this toro because it was the best consumer reports rated.",
"Also got the hose attachment and toro collapsable trash can as well.",
"My dream was I would be able to blow the leaves into a pile, then use the mulcher part and hose attachment to fill up the bag-lined trash can.",
"Warning for people who have the same dream--this will not work.",
"The blower works great.",
"It moves dry leaves great, wet leaves ok, both much better than my POS Homelite gas powered blower.",
"It is also far quieter, although not exactly stealthy.",
"The problem is the mulcher.",
"It takes a very long time to mulch, the feed tube often gets jammed with leaves.",
"The bag included is very small so you have to empty it a lot, and as mentioned I got the hose and can, which are absolutely a waste of money.",
"The attachment strings on the apron (from hose to can) does not hold tight.",
"It flies off the can, sending debris everywhere.",
"I read someone else's review and got some large clamps and put them on but this still doesn't work very well and does not resolve the fact the feed tube gets clogged over and over again.",
"Every time I end up abandoning the mulcher and just hand-bagging the leaves, which is a bummer because it doesn't do what it says it's going to do.",
"It works so poorly I am compelled to go online and write this review to save someone else from experiencing it.",
"I ordered a \"yard vac\" last week, which is basically a walk-behing leaf vacuum/mulcher, which will hopefully work.",
"I am beginning to think the best way to deal with leaves though is to pay someone else to deal with them, which offends my Scottish frugality.",
"If you want a good leaf blower, this is your bet.",
"If you want a good mulcher/vac, look elsewhere.",
"attachment referenced: http://www.",
"amazon.",
"com/Toro-51500-Universal-Collector-8-Foot/dp/B000IJYJ8C/ref=pd_7"
]
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Waited so long for this dvd to come out. Bought one took it back what did they do to the dvd Nothing. Totally dissapointed in everything Picture quality, Audio,What am I missing that everyone is talking about. Its the best dvd by P- F.My opinion Its the worst. Watched all extras Urinals Gilmour throwing lamp across room in hotel. Band saying it sucks to be in rock group. Band ask how it feels to work with rock star. Let you know when I find one:people say this is a great 2 set dvd. Is everyone deaf dumb & blind? I feel Its nothing more than a remake of the VHS.With some extras not that great to watch I give this 2 set dvd a -10. | 0 | negative | [
"Waited so long for this dvd to come out.",
"Bought one took it back what did they do to the dvd Nothing.",
"Totally dissapointed in everything Picture quality, Audio,What am I missing that everyone is talking about.",
"Its the best dvd by P- F.",
"My opinion Its the worst.",
"Watched all extras Urinals Gilmour throwing lamp across room in hotel.",
"Band saying it sucks to be in rock group.",
"Band ask how it feels to work with rock star.",
"Let you know when I find one:people say this is a great 2 set dvd.",
"Is everyone deaf dumb & blind?",
"I feel Its nothing more than a remake of the VHS.",
"With some extras not that great to watch I give this 2 set dvd a -10."
]
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It was a mistake for Activision to take the Call of Duty line away from its creators for the third installment. All the big hallmarks of the Call of Duty franchise seem to be here, linear story and cut scenes. But it doesn't seem to have the care and the excitement of the first two CoDs. And the third installment adds nothing to the game. For all intents it is just a poorly done expansion of the second game with no real improvements of polishing. It also seems that half of the game your character is being controlled by the computer or in a state of advanced shell shock. This seems to be a very heavy handed way of insuring the player appreciates all the scripted events throughout the game.
As just another FPS WW2 shooter it might be an alright game. But since it carries the Call of Duty name people should, and do, expect it to be better than average. It is unfortunate that CoD3 isn't. I would recommend this game as a weekend rental maybe but this title left me very disappointed. It is good to see Call of Duty 4 returned to Infinity Ward. | 0 | negative | [
"It was a mistake for Activision to take the Call of Duty line away from its creators for the third installment.",
"All the big hallmarks of the Call of Duty franchise seem to be here, linear story and cut scenes.",
"But it doesn't seem to have the care and the excitement of the first two CoDs.",
"And the third installment adds nothing to the game.",
"For all intents it is just a poorly done expansion of the second game with no real improvements of polishing.",
"It also seems that half of the game your character is being controlled by the computer or in a state of advanced shell shock.",
"This seems to be a very heavy handed way of insuring the player appreciates all the scripted events throughout the game.",
"As just another FPS WW2 shooter it might be an alright game.",
"But since it carries the Call of Duty name people should, and do, expect it to be better than average.",
"It is unfortunate that CoD3 isn't.",
"I would recommend this game as a weekend rental maybe but this title left me very disappointed.",
"It is good to see Call of Duty 4 returned to Infinity Ward."
]
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I can't beleive people on this site take this band's music seriou
sly this is total noise. What the hell is wrong with you people.
This band is sick and nasty for the sake of getting attention. The
-y have nothing important to say or Growl about. The guitars are
weak and annoying. The people that say this band have talent or
just as stupid this is nonsense,Barnes might as well speak in
spanish,it's almost like these death bands are trying to make up
their own languege. Now I don't have a problem with death metal. I
like some. But this is annoying music with sadstic,nasty,perverse
lyrics that will only appear to stupid,pot-smokin,a**holes who
don't know what true metal is. Now as far as death metal that is
actually good-Barnes later project Six Feet Under and Obituary
that is all. Listen to those bands don't waste time with this over
-hyped band that are about as listenable as fingers down a chalk
board or even worse rap music(well maybe not that bad). | 0 | negative | [
"I can't beleive people on this site take this band's music seriou\nsly this is total noise.",
"What the hell is wrong with you people.",
"This band is sick and nasty for the sake of getting attention.",
"The\n-y have nothing important to say or Growl about.",
"The guitars are\nweak and annoying.",
"The people that say this band have talent or\njust as stupid this is nonsense,Barnes might as well speak in\nspanish,it's almost like these death bands are trying to make up\ntheir own languege.",
"Now I don't have a problem with death metal.",
"I\nlike some.",
"But this is annoying music with sadstic,nasty,perverse\nlyrics that will only appear to stupid,pot-smokin,a**holes who\ndon't know what true metal is.",
"Now as far as death metal that is\nactually good-Barnes later project Six Feet Under and Obituary\nthat is all.",
"Listen to those bands don't waste time with this over\n-hyped band that are about as listenable as fingers down a chalk\nboard or even worse rap music(well maybe not that bad)."
]
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