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Received my item yesterday and couldn't wait to protect my new EVO screen. When I put the protector on AS DIRECTED pulling off side 1 first positioning, then taking off the 2nd side it went on fine, BUT...NOW I can't swipe my fingers smoothly across the screen. It's now sticky and like rubber. Your fingers literally stop. I've never seen anything like this. I thought I got a defective one so I tried the remaining 2 in the pack. Same thing. Thank goodness it didn't cost much. What a waste. Am I the only one who has experienced this?	negative	[ "Received my item yesterday and couldn't wait to protect my new EVO screen.", "When I put the protector on AS DIRECTED pulling off side 1 first positioning, then taking off the 2nd side it went on fine, BUT...", "NOW I can't swipe my fingers smoothly across the screen.", "It's now sticky and like rubber.", "Your fingers literally stop.", "I've never seen anything like this.", "I thought I got a defective one so I tried the remaining 2 in the pack.", "Same thing.", "Thank goodness it didn't cost much.", "What a waste.", "Am I the only one who has experienced this?" ]
Didn't work well for me. The space between the two metal protrusions is too wide so the belt comes off too easily and doesn't do a good job of holding the belt so routing with this tool is almost useless. It. It is better than nothing but just barely. I haven't tried the other version on Amazon made by OTC. That one seems better as it has an extra slot to help hold the belt better which would make sense. Also the metal is too slippery so it doesn't keep the belt on the tool and always falls off the tool. The tool should be rubberized at least in the area where it comes into contact with the belt. This would keep the belt on better with a rubber grip. Also would be nice if the long shaft would be collapsible for storage and for better flexibility when it comes to access in tight areas and offer better control if it can be shortened at will.	negative	[ "Didn't work well for me.", "The space between the two metal protrusions is too wide so the belt comes off too easily and doesn't do a good job of holding the belt so routing with this tool is almost useless.", "It.", "It is better than nothing but just barely.", "I haven't tried the other version on Amazon made by OTC.", "That one seems better as it has an extra slot to help hold the belt better which would make sense.", "Also the metal is too slippery so it doesn't keep the belt on the tool and always falls off the tool.", "The tool should be rubberized at least in the area where it comes into contact with the belt.", "This would keep the belt on better with a rubber grip.", "Also would be nice if the long shaft would be collapsible for storage and for better flexibility when it comes to access in tight areas and offer better control if it can be shortened at will." ]
I purchased this switch from HBINGO (fulfilled by Amazon) and it doesn't work and you can't return it. I went to the Canon USA website and bought the same switch directly from Canon and received it today. I was shocked. After getting off the telephone just now with Canon, it appears that the switch I received from Amazon is a counterfeit. The image on the item box is BLURRY...that's the first hint something is wrong. The box itself is not a glossy-finish box, that's the second hint something is wrong. The switch doesn't work properly, another hint. The trigger button on the counterfeit is a flat black whereas the trigger button on the genuine Canon product is a glossy black. The best one of all, the model number printed on the counterfeit switch has the dash in the wrong place. Instead of the model number reading RS-60E3, it reads RS60-E3 and the silk screen on the counterfeit is blurry whereas on the genuine Canon product it's crisp and very clear. For some reason I cannot add images to this WARNING MESSAGE.	negative	[ "I purchased this switch from HBINGO (fulfilled by Amazon) and it doesn't work and you can't return it.", "I went to the Canon USA website and bought the same switch directly from Canon and received it today.", "I was shocked.", "After getting off the telephone just now with Canon, it appears that the switch I received from Amazon is a counterfeit.", "The image on the item box is BLURRY...", "that's the first hint something is wrong.", "The box itself is not a glossy-finish box, that's the second hint something is wrong.", "The switch doesn't work properly, another hint.", "The trigger button on the counterfeit is a flat black whereas the trigger button on the genuine Canon product is a glossy black.", "The best one of all, the model number printed on the counterfeit switch has the dash in the wrong place.", "Instead of the model number reading RS-60E3, it reads RS60-E3 and the silk screen on the counterfeit is blurry whereas on the genuine Canon product it's crisp and very clear.", "For some reason I cannot add images to this WARNING MESSAGE." ]
Dissatisfied. The “wet” wipe was dried out. Both wipes were about a square inch of cheap material. Wouldn’t even call it a cloth. The protector is adhered by a thin strip of adhesive around the perimeter. I didn’t think it looked like other protectors so I took it off. At that point I got dust on the adhesive rendering the first protector useless. We’ll see how the second holds up but I’m not hopeful. When I purchased this, I’m quite sure the reviews were much better. Something seems fishy here.	negative	[ "Dissatisfied.", "The “wet” wipe was dried out.", "Both wipes were about a square inch of cheap material.", "Wouldn’t even call it a cloth.", "The protector is adhered by a thin strip of adhesive around the perimeter.", "I didn’t think it looked like other protectors so I took it off.", "At that point I got dust on the adhesive rendering the first protector useless.", "We’ll see how the second holds up but I’m not hopeful.", "When I purchased this, I’m quite sure the reviews were much better.", "Something seems fishy here." ]
This review has nothing to do with the actual gameplay of the game. Because of bad business practices and incompentence on Playonline's part, I haven't been able to play the game at all. Ok, to start off, I have owned this game for only twelve hours and am already completely frustrated. For the twelve hours that I have owned this game, the servers have been down for six. The registration server went down right after I gave them my credit card information (pretty convenient if you ask me). Once that got going, they wanted me to download an update for the game. That's cool, I was expecting this, but the update was like 16,000 files and several gigs of information! Have they ever made update files before? Why did I even spend the time to install the game if I had to redownload all the files anyways? The setup continues... Finally! Now I have the updated FFXI and am ready to play. My frustration is starting to subside. I click the play button... ... ... ... All servers down for maintenance!? Ok, here's a concept: backup servers! At this point, I am completely frustrated. I call the customer service number (which isn't toll free by the way) to ask for my money back. Customer service number is busy. Try again.... ...busy. I love Final Fantasy games, and I also love MMORPGs. I hate bad business practices, and Playonline is full of those. Be warned, if you do purchase this game and want to take a few months off (three to be exact), you have to repurchase the game. This is terrible terrible business, and I would have expected a lot more from the people who make Final Fantasy. I would have loved to try this game, but that was not a possiblity.	negative	[ "This review has nothing to do with the actual gameplay of the game.", "Because of bad business practices and incompentence on Playonline's part, I haven't been able to play the game at all.", "Ok, to start off, I have owned this game for only twelve hours and am already completely frustrated.", "For the twelve hours that I have owned this game, the servers have been down for six.", "The registration server went down right after I gave them my credit card information (pretty convenient if you ask me).", "Once that got going, they wanted me to download an update for the game.", "That's cool, I was expecting this, but the update was like 16,000 files and several gigs of information!", "Have they ever made update files before?", "Why did I even spend the time to install the game if I had to redownload all the files anyways?", "The setup continues...", "Finally!", "Now I have the updated FFXI and am ready to play.", "My frustration is starting to subside.", "I click the play button...", "...", "...", "...", "All servers down for maintenance!?", "Ok, here's a concept: backup servers!", "At this point, I am completely frustrated.", "I call the customer service number (which isn't toll free by the way) to ask for my money back.", "Customer service number is busy.", "Try again....", "...", "busy.", "I love Final Fantasy games, and I also love MMORPGs.", "I hate bad business practices, and Playonline is full of those.", "Be warned, if you do purchase this game and want to take a few months off (three to be exact), you have to repurchase the game.", "This is terrible terrible business, and I would have expected a lot more from the people who make Final Fantasy.", "I would have loved to try this game, but that was not a possiblity." ]
This toy as a ride on spreads a little kids legs too far apart, so they can't really push themselves along on it and its also unhealthy for soft, developing hip joints. It is also easy to slip off the sides. The wheels don't turn very well either while the weight of the child is on it. As a walker, this toy doesn't turn at all, and falls over easily, which was very frustrating for my kids who were learning to walk. There are better ride ons and walkers out there, so I would suggest getting something else if you are serious about an enjoyable walker or ride-on. If you have an older toddler who is already a steady enough walker, he may enjoy pushing it around and crashing it into things and playing with all the touchy features. Mine made it thru 3 kids and the only thing that wore out were the stickers. Its very durable in that respect. But my kids were very petite, so by the time they were able to comfortably push themselves around in the car position, they had lost interest in riding on it. I would actually suggest the Pottery Barn metal toy shopping cart (or similar product) as THE BEST WALKER you can buy a child. It is heavy and sturdy enough not to topple over, even when empty! And it is a breeze to push and turns on a dime with its 4 castor wheels that can rotate 360 degrees! I bought it for my child who had muscle coordination problems and hypotonia, because he needed something more like a real walker and none of the walker toys on the market were stable or maneuverable enough for his special needs. But I've leant it to 2 other babies who used it to learn to walk since then, and now its back teaching my son's baby sister to walk. :) Greatest walking toy PERIOD.	negative	[ "This toy as a ride on spreads a little kids legs too far apart, so they can't really push themselves along on it and its also unhealthy for soft, developing hip joints.", "It is also easy to slip off the sides.", "The wheels don't turn very well either while the weight of the child is on it.", "As a walker, this toy doesn't turn at all, and falls over easily, which was very frustrating for my kids who were learning to walk.", "There are better ride ons and walkers out there, so I would suggest getting something else if you are serious about an enjoyable walker or ride-on.", "If you have an older toddler who is already a steady enough walker, he may enjoy pushing it around and crashing it into things and playing with all the touchy features.", "Mine made it thru 3 kids and the only thing that wore out were the stickers.", "Its very durable in that respect.", "But my kids were very petite, so by the time they were able to comfortably push themselves around in the car position, they had lost interest in riding on it.", "I would actually suggest the Pottery Barn metal toy shopping cart (or similar product) as THE BEST WALKER you can buy a child.", "It is heavy and sturdy enough not to topple over, even when empty!", "And it is a breeze to push and turns on a dime with its 4 castor wheels that can rotate 360 degrees!", "I bought it for my child who had muscle coordination problems and hypotonia, because he needed something more like a real walker and none of the walker toys on the market were stable or maneuverable enough for his special needs.", "But I've leant it to 2 other babies who used it to learn to walk since then, and now its back teaching my son's baby sister to walk.", ":) Greatest walking toy PERIOD." ]
"Flightplan" strings its audience along quite well for an hour before collapsing face first when it makes that last turn of plot. Admirable tension. Insulting revelation. Jodie Foster plays beneath her talents as Kyla Pratt, an airplane engineer flying from Germany to America for the funeral of her husband, whose casket lies in the cargo hold. She has a young daughter, Julia, who disappears early in the flight. Kyla knows the plane, and knows where and how to order a full-fledged search of it. An air marshal (Peter Sarsgaard), two airline attendants (Kate Beehan and Erika Christensen) and the lead pilot (Sean Bean) are the primary search party. Nothing comes up. In fact, Julia isn't in the passenger log. In fact, Julia has been listed by the German coroner as dead. There is an answer to this, and it doesn't involve ghosts or Kyla dreaming it all up. Before this solution is revealed, director Robert Schwentke nicely handles the red herrings, which includes a couple Middle Eastern men who were seen by Kyla the night before. Are they the kidnappers? What is the short sequence with that therapist all about? Which of those two flight attendants seem less trustworthy? Is the air marshal straight up? The captain? Did the husband really commit suicide? Is he even dead? Is Elvis? Paul? Tupac? It mostly works until the point when the movie must show its hand, and while the villains of "Flightplan" mildly surprised me, they did not delight me. The questions that film critic Roger Ebert asserts won't hit you until after the movie assaulted me immediately. The odds of the Julia Plot getting as far as it did were equal to winning the Powerball lottery. Maybe that person in Oregon bought it. I didn't.	negative	[ "\"Flightplan\" strings its audience along quite well for an hour before collapsing face first when it makes that last turn of plot.", "Admirable tension.", "Insulting revelation.", "Jodie Foster plays beneath her talents as Kyla Pratt, an airplane engineer flying from Germany to America for the funeral of her husband, whose casket lies in the cargo hold.", "She has a young daughter, Julia, who disappears early in the flight.", "Kyla knows the plane, and knows where and how to order a full-fledged search of it.", "An air marshal (Peter Sarsgaard), two airline attendants (Kate Beehan and Erika Christensen) and the lead pilot (Sean Bean) are the primary search party.", "Nothing comes up.", "In fact, Julia isn't in the passenger log.", "In fact, Julia has been listed by the German coroner as dead.", "There is an answer to this, and it doesn't involve ghosts or Kyla dreaming it all up.", "Before this solution is revealed, director Robert Schwentke nicely handles the red herrings, which includes a couple Middle Eastern men who were seen by Kyla the night before.", "Are they the kidnappers?", "What is the short sequence with that therapist all about?", "Which of those two flight attendants seem less trustworthy?", "Is the air marshal straight up?", "The captain?", "Did the husband really commit suicide?", "Is he even dead?", "Is Elvis?", "Paul?", "Tupac?", "It mostly works until the point when the movie must show its hand, and while the villains of \"Flightplan\" mildly surprised me, they did not delight me.", "The questions that film critic Roger Ebert asserts won't hit you until after the movie assaulted me immediately.", "The odds of the Julia Plot getting as far as it did were equal to winning the Powerball lottery.", "Maybe that person in Oregon bought it.", "I didn't." ]
I've had the original Stylo as well as the Stylo 2, Stylo 2 V and the Stylo 2 Plus. Clearly I really liked the Stylos considering the fact that every time a new one came out, I purchased it. Never because one had issues or broke, just because I wanted to stay upgraded and "in the loop" and I did. Out of all of those phone's, not once did I ever had any problems with the phone's themselves. When I made this purchase for the Stylo 3 through Virgin Mobile, I just knew everything would go smoothly once I got the phone and set it up but I was very wrong in assuming that. This phone had so many issues that it honestly shocked me how the previous Stylos were so wonderful. I was never even able to sucessfully have this phone transferred to my Virgin Mobile account. I messed around for a little less than a week with this phone. I searched for information on the internet and made various calls desperately trying to give the Stylo 3 the benefit of the doubt hoping it was just me doing something wrong but sadly I wasted a lot of time doing so because it was 100% the phone having all the problems I didn't want to admit. I hate the fact that I have to give a Stylo such a horrible rating and review but I was extremly disappointed with this phone. Hopefully LG ups their game and can improve the future Stylos if there are any but this was a huge BUST. On the bright side, the return and my refund went smoothly but that's about it.	negative	[ "I've had the original Stylo as well as the Stylo 2, Stylo 2 V and the Stylo 2 Plus.", "Clearly I really liked the Stylos considering the fact that every time a new one came out, I purchased it.", "Never because one had issues or broke, just because I wanted to stay upgraded and \"in the loop\" and I did.", "Out of all of those phone's, not once did I ever had any problems with the phone's themselves.", "When I made this purchase for the Stylo 3 through Virgin Mobile, I just knew everything would go smoothly once I got the phone and set it up but I was very wrong in assuming that.", "This phone had so many issues that it honestly shocked me how the previous Stylos were so wonderful.", "I was never even able to sucessfully have this phone transferred to my Virgin Mobile account.", "I messed around for a little less than a week with this phone.", "I searched for information on the internet and made various calls desperately trying to give the Stylo 3 the benefit of the doubt hoping it was just me doing something wrong but sadly I wasted a lot of time doing so because it was 100% the phone having all the problems I didn't want to admit.", "I hate the fact that I have to give a Stylo such a horrible rating and review but I was extremly disappointed with this phone.", "Hopefully LG ups their game and can improve the future Stylos if there are any but this was a huge BUST.", "On the bright side, the return and my refund went smoothly but that's about it." ]
This book doesn't fit the description of the book given, a description that fits a book the same ISBN. (Sometimes publishers put out images of books before officially deciding on the final cover.) The description given fits the book that comes in the set with: - ribbon bookmark - metallic ink on jacket - a peep-through window to the full color case - cream-colored stock Images of the other books in the set can be found when you click on "Look inside" on the image of the cover of these books: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525479309?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525477683?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s03 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525479295?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s03 I'm giving only two stars because it was misleading and I am wasting time calling customer service, writing this review, wrapping the items back up, and then dropping them off to be sent. But they were worth the price and do look nice.	negative	[ "This book doesn't fit the description of the book given, a description that fits a book the same ISBN.", "(Sometimes publishers put out images of books before officially deciding on the final cover.", ") The description given fits the book that comes in the set with:\n\n- ribbon bookmark\n- metallic ink on jacket\n- a peep-through window to the full color case\n- cream-colored stock\n\nImages of the other books in the set can be found when you click on \"Look inside\" on the image of the cover of these books:\nhttp://www.", "amazon.", "com/gp/product/0525479309?", "psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00\n\nhttp://www.", "amazon.", "com/gp/product/0525477683?", "psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s03\n\nhttp://www.", "amazon.", "com/gp/product/0525479295?", "psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s03\n\nI'm giving only two stars because it was misleading and I am wasting time calling customer service, writing this review, wrapping the items back up, and then dropping them off to be sent.", "But they were worth the price and do look nice." ]
Man, it's a good thing this was free. For one thing, it was short. There's nothing inherently wrong with a short story, but it's surprisingly hard to write a good short story, which this was not. There was no character development, which led to no emotional connection to the characters. When Wyatt gets shot by a crossbow (which Sara manages to walk around Chicago with, no questions asked) I simply felt no empathy for him. None at all. And there was the dreaded "I need you!" romance based entirely on the face that the two main characters had a fantastic hookup for a week at some point last year. Hello, authors! Wake up, that's not how romance works!	negative	[ "Man, it's a good thing this was free.", "For one thing, it was short.", "There's nothing inherently wrong with a short story, but it's surprisingly hard to write a good short story, which this was not.", "There was no character development, which led to no emotional connection to the characters.", "When Wyatt gets shot by a crossbow (which Sara manages to walk around Chicago with, no questions asked) I simply felt no empathy for him.", "None at all.", "And there was the dreaded \"I need you!", "\" romance based entirely on the face that the two main characters had a fantastic hookup for a week at some point last year.", "Hello, authors!", "Wake up, that's not how romance works!" ]
I needed to buy my mother a new cell phone so I could cancel my account with my existing provider and still keep the same number. I was a Tracfone user a few years ago while I was in college, and I found their services to be good. I went to the store and saw this phone priced very low; not so long ago you had to pay $70 for a Tracfone, and now they have them for less than $20. I decided that since she wasn't going to use the cell phone very much, this would be a good way to go until I could find something else. I bought this phone because it was cheap, and I could get it activated right away. This phone is very basic; most of the features that are now common place are missing on this model. The screen is microscopic; it can only display a few lines at a time. There are no polyphonic ringtones, and it can only hold 100 entries in the phonebook. They keys are so firm that they are hard to press down, and the menus are tedious and somewhat counter-intuitive. It is very sturdy, but also a little heavier than should be for a phone its size. There is no web browsing like there is on other phones. The text messaging feature is really tricky to use. I think Tracfone has good service, but in many ways, this phone feels like a step back from where Tracfone was going to. I have noticed that Tracfone has moved away from using the CDMA network and towards using the GSM network. I don't think that is bad, it just means slightly less coverage overall. Tracfone's service is not bad. I think this phone is a decent choice for someone who is wanting a very basic phone to talk on. It is less than $20, so I can't complain too much. However, if there is any way that you can afford it, I suggest if you are going to use Tracfone's service, go with a pricier phone with more features.	negative	[ "I needed to buy my mother a new cell phone so I could cancel my account with my existing provider and still keep the same number.", "I was a Tracfone user a few years ago while I was in college, and I found their services to be good.", "I went to the store and saw this phone priced very low; not so long ago you had to pay $70 for a Tracfone, and now they have them for less than $20.", "I decided that since she wasn't going to use the cell phone very much, this would be a good way to go until I could find something else.", "I bought this phone because it was cheap, and I could get it activated right away.", "This phone is very basic; most of the features that are now common place are missing on this model.", "The screen is microscopic; it can only display a few lines at a time.", "There are no polyphonic ringtones, and it can only hold 100 entries in the phonebook.", "They keys are so firm that they are hard to press down, and the menus are tedious and somewhat counter-intuitive.", "It is very sturdy, but also a little heavier than should be for a phone its size.", "There is no web browsing like there is on other phones.", "The text messaging feature is really tricky to use.", "I think Tracfone has good service, but in many ways, this phone feels like a step back from where Tracfone was going to.", "I have noticed that Tracfone has moved away from using the CDMA network and towards using the GSM network.", "I don't think that is bad, it just means slightly less coverage overall.", "Tracfone's service is not bad.", "I think this phone is a decent choice for someone who is wanting a very basic phone to talk on.", "It is less than $20, so I can't complain too much.", "However, if there is any way that you can afford it, I suggest if you are going to use Tracfone's service, go with a pricier phone with more features." ]
I invest at Betterment. COM, where I made two sales and once changed my stock/bond percentages. To me that was 3 transactions, but to H&R Block and the IRS it's at least sixty, maybe a hundred. The program downloads that information from Betterment -- no problem! But then it FORCES me to "confirm" every one of them individually. That means clicking "edit" next to each one that has an exclamation point (all of them) and click "Next" anywhere from two to five times, depending. There's no effin' way I can actually CONFIRM all those details -- I have to trust Betterment. But H&R Block does not, so it will take an hour or two to do what's supposed to be "automatic". All of this for a total of $97 in capital gains and $5 in disallowed short sales. What a load. (Added comments below) The result was MUCH WORSE than I thought -- 29 pages x 12 transactions per page on Schedule D and 19 pages x 14 per page on form 8949 -- for a total of close to 600 entries. After "confirming" each transaction, H&R Block brought me back to the top of the list, where I had to scroll down, down, down, down, down (yawn), down, down, down to find a transaction not yet "confirmed". This made an annoying situation even worse. There should have been just ONE check box to confirm ALL these downloaded transactions at once.	negative	[ "I invest at Betterment.", "COM, where I made two sales and once changed my stock/bond percentages.", "To me that was 3 transactions, but to H&R Block and the IRS it's at least sixty, maybe a hundred.", "The program downloads that information from Betterment -- no problem!", "But then it FORCES me to \"confirm\" every one of them individually.", "That means clicking \"edit\" next to each one that has an exclamation point (all of them) and click \"Next\" anywhere from two to five times, depending.", "There's no effin' way I can actually CONFIRM all those details -- I have to trust Betterment.", "But H&R Block does not, so it will take an hour or two to do what's supposed to be \"automatic\".", "All of this for a total of $97 in capital gains and $5 in disallowed short sales.", "What a load.", "(Added comments below)\n\nThe result was MUCH WORSE than I thought -- 29 pages x 12 transactions per page on Schedule D and 19 pages x 14 per page on form 8949 -- for a total of close to 600 entries.", "After \"confirming\" each transaction, H&R Block brought me back to the top of the list, where I had to scroll down, down, down, down, down (yawn), down, down, down to find a transaction not yet \"confirmed\".", "This made an annoying situation even worse.", "There should have been just ONE check box to confirm ALL these downloaded transactions at once." ]
Need I say more. The only problem with them is stopping. You too? They were my morning treat in the service. A truck rolled up around 10 and my standard was the 6 Lorna Doone sleeve and the large coffee. 25-cents BTW FIVE STAR DOWN TO ONE!!!! Added 3/12: Well, I just got another deal. Seems affordable with deals and anything but when not featured. The above indicates a lifelong relationship. I should know the taste. This case of cookies is different and not a good different. Even the texture is off. The expiration date appears to be 14May12. Still in spec but close and if poorly stored you get rancid. The price was almost $2/box cheaper and close to grocery store prices. I have figured out why it went from $50+ to 30's. WHAT MAKES ME MAD IS THAT I WENT TO AMAZON RETURNS AND THIS ITEM IS NOT ELIGIBLE. AMAZON ALWAYS IMPRESSED ME ON RETURNS. DISAPPOINTING. VERY DISAPPOINTING! These went from a lovely treat to a reward for my dog.	negative	[ "Need I say more.", "The only problem with them is stopping.", "You too?", "They were my morning treat in the service.", "A truck rolled up around 10 and my standard was the 6 Lorna Doone sleeve and the large coffee.", "25-cents BTW\n\nFIVE STAR DOWN TO ONE!!!!", "Added 3/12: Well, I just got another deal.", "Seems affordable with deals and anything but when not featured.", "The above indicates a lifelong relationship.", "I should know the taste.", "This case of cookies is different and not a good different.", "Even the texture is off.", "The expiration date appears to be 14May12.", "Still in spec but close and if poorly stored you get rancid.", "The price was almost $2/box cheaper and close to grocery store prices.", "I have figured out why it went from $50+ to 30's.", "WHAT MAKES ME MAD IS THAT I WENT TO AMAZON RETURNS AND THIS ITEM IS NOT ELIGIBLE.", "AMAZON ALWAYS IMPRESSED ME ON RETURNS.", "DISAPPOINTING.", "VERY DISAPPOINTING!", "These went from a lovely treat to a reward for my dog." ]
Perhaps it is a good thing that this album, which thankfully plays for just over half-an hour, is only available in limited quantities. I am an unashamed Christmas music lover, and I saturate myself with it every year, but this is one of the few Christmas albums by a classical artist that I would never bother with again. I have, so far, never given another album as low a grade as I am giving this one. First off, let me state that I am a great fan of Mr. Domingo--he is unquestionably the greatest living operatic tenor, and a pioneer in the rediscovery of neglected Spanish operatic works. But he massacres Christmas music, unless it is a specifically classical piece that he is singing, such as the "Ave Maria". How would you like to hear "White Christmas" made to sound like an aria from "Tosca"? You can, if you listen to this album, and it isn't something to look forward to. Bing Crosby is the last singer Domingo would ever remind you of in this song. The trouble with Placido Domingo singing popular songs is that he simply has not mastered the art (unlike baritone Thomas Hampson) of not making them sound like operatic arias. He tends to sing the simplest numbers in a grand, operatic style, not in an intimate one, although he certainly knows when to vary the sound of his voice when actually singing an opera, as his many great recordings demonstrate. Just compare this recording with Thomas Hampson's excellent Christmas CD, still on the market after more than seven years. Even Luciano Pavarotti did it better; he realized that his heavily accented English would crucify the classic Christmas songs, and so stuck to singing Yuletide favorites in French, German, and Italian. Avoid this Christmas CD, and any re-issues of it, at all costs. The orchestral arrangements are nothing special, either.	negative	[ "Perhaps it is a good thing that this album, which thankfully plays for just over half-an hour, is only available in limited quantities.", "I am an unashamed Christmas music lover, and I saturate myself with it every year, but this is one of the few Christmas albums by a classical artist that I would never bother with again.", "I have, so far, never given another album as low a grade as I am giving this one.", "First off, let me state that I am a great fan of Mr.", "Domingo--he is unquestionably the greatest living operatic tenor, and a pioneer in the rediscovery of neglected Spanish operatic works.", "But he massacres Christmas music, unless it is a specifically classical piece that he is singing, such as the \"Ave Maria\".", "How would you like to hear \"White Christmas\" made to sound like an aria from \"Tosca\"?", "You can, if you listen to this album, and it isn't something to look forward to.", "Bing Crosby is the last singer Domingo would ever remind you of in this song.", "The trouble with Placido Domingo singing popular songs is that he simply has not mastered the art (unlike baritone Thomas Hampson) of not making them sound like operatic arias.", "He tends to sing the simplest numbers in a grand, operatic style, not in an intimate one, although he certainly knows when to vary the sound of his voice when actually singing an opera, as his many great recordings demonstrate.", "Just compare this recording with Thomas Hampson's excellent Christmas CD, still on the market after more than seven years.", "Even Luciano Pavarotti did it better; he realized that his heavily accented English would crucify the classic Christmas songs, and so stuck to singing Yuletide favorites in French, German, and Italian.", "Avoid this Christmas CD, and any re-issues of it, at all costs.", "The orchestral arrangements are nothing special, either." ]
This thing is the worst. It does not work, and I tried everything. My lerdge board supports it directly in firmware, I even got my oscilloscope out to make sure that the signals were correctly being sent to the device. They were, and it still did not work, the pin would never lower even though I was giving it the correct pulse train to lower the pin. Don't bother the documentation sucks, support sucks, and the company sucks. I would have loved it if it worked. I can't even get my money back because I had to modify the board (cut the trace to make it 3.3v compatible) still did not work. Please don't wast your time or money on this hunk of garbage. Plus Toms review said this is the least accurate homing device out there.	negative	[ "This thing is the worst.", "It does not work, and I tried everything.", "My lerdge board supports it directly in firmware, I even got my oscilloscope out to make sure that the signals were correctly being sent to the device.", "They were, and it still did not work, the pin would never lower even though I was giving it the correct pulse train to lower the pin.", "Don't bother the documentation sucks, support sucks, and the company sucks.", "I would have loved it if it worked.", "I can't even get my money back because I had to modify the board (cut the trace to make it 3.", "3v compatible) still did not work.", "Please don't wast your time or money on this hunk of garbage.", "Plus Toms review said this is the least accurate homing device out there." ]
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.	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." ]
This was the third Logitech trackball I've owned. Like the other reviewers, I am a lefty, however I am a righthanded mouser. My previous one was the TrackMan Vista which fit my hand like a glove and the buttons were in the exact right place when I put my hand on it in a natural position. I'd still be using it if the sensors hadn't worn out from age, use and dust. This trackman was stiff to use and I had to keep shifting my hand to hit the buttons. It did not install easily and would not connect using the ps2 adaptor so I was forced to use the usb connector and for some reason that caused issues with activesync so that every time I put my pda in it's docking station - the cursor would freeze. Trying to get some real support from Logitech was a joke. I finally had enough after 4 days of this and went to a big box electronic store and ended up buying a Microsoft Optical Trackman Explorer. I am much happier as it is closer to the Vista than anything Logitech makes now. It loaded easier, is more responsive and doesn't cause the issues the Trackman Wheel did. The Logitech will be in my next garage sale if anyone is interested.	negative	[ "This was the third Logitech trackball I've owned.", "Like the other reviewers, I am a lefty, however I am a righthanded mouser.", "My previous one was the TrackMan Vista which fit my hand like a glove and the buttons were in the exact right place when I put my hand on it in a natural position.", "I'd still be using it if the sensors hadn't worn out from age, use and dust.", "This trackman was stiff to use and I had to keep shifting my hand to hit the buttons.", "It did not install easily and would not connect using the ps2 adaptor so I was forced to use the usb connector and for some reason that caused issues with activesync so that every time I put my pda in it's docking station - the cursor would freeze.", "Trying to get some real support from Logitech was a joke.", "I finally had enough after 4 days of this and went to a big box electronic store and ended up buying a Microsoft Optical Trackman Explorer.", "I am much happier as it is closer to the Vista than anything Logitech makes now.", "It loaded easier, is more responsive and doesn't cause the issues the Trackman Wheel did.", "The Logitech will be in my next garage sale if anyone is interested." ]
2 stars because it functions well but has a poor design. The design allows water moisture to build up around the electronics underneath the water tank. The DC Jack rusted out in 2 months and stopped working, so I had to take the unit apart and sand off the rust. I don't know where the leak is coming from but this should be an easily fixable design flaw. I am not overfilling the tank or submerging the unit in water. This diffuser otherwise does what it's supposed to do, except that the hi/low/intermittent mist level button doesn't work. It does hi/hi/off. That's a mistake on the programming chip. Also, when I disassembled the unit, I noticed that the chassis screws were over-torqued and the plastic threads destroyed and then attempts were make to ghetto-fix it at the assembly line. This is the bottom rung of Chinese production so don't expect a lasting product or a well-finished design process. I would not buy again, and it looks like all of the diffusers on Amazon come from similar Chinese production.	negative	[ "2 stars because it functions well but has a poor design.", "The design allows water moisture to build up around the electronics underneath the water tank.", "The DC Jack rusted out in 2 months and stopped working, so I had to take the unit apart and sand off the rust.", "I don't know where the leak is coming from but this should be an easily fixable design flaw.", "I am not overfilling the tank or submerging the unit in water.", "This diffuser otherwise does what it's supposed to do, except that the hi/low/intermittent mist level button doesn't work.", "It does hi/hi/off.", "That's a mistake on the programming chip.", "Also, when I disassembled the unit, I noticed that the chassis screws were over-torqued and the plastic threads destroyed and then attempts were make to ghetto-fix it at the assembly line.", "This is the bottom rung of Chinese production so don't expect a lasting product or a well-finished design process.", "I would not buy again, and it looks like all of the diffusers on Amazon come from similar Chinese production." ]
This universal enclosure was a disappointment. The U-Bolts did not fit properly. We had to go to Lowe’s to find ones that would work. The foam around the poles tears easily. The pole caps break easily. The net doesn’t even fit around the base of the trampoline. I was unable to get this assembled until my husband returned from a long trip. We just got around to putting it all together after two months. Now it doesn’t even work and parts are breaking. A waste of money. For the money we spent, I could have bought a new trampoline from Sams Club or Costco.	negative	[ "This universal enclosure was a disappointment.", "The U-Bolts did not fit properly.", "We had to go to Lowe’s to find ones that would work.", "The foam around the poles tears easily.", "The pole caps break easily.", "The net doesn’t even fit around the base of the trampoline.", "I was unable to get this assembled until my husband returned from a long trip.", "We just got around to putting it all together after two months.", "Now it doesn’t even work and parts are breaking.", "A waste of money.", "For the money we spent, I could have bought a new trampoline from Sams Club or Costco." ]
This was the first Wii game I got, and its mostly because I couldn't get a hold of Zelda. Red Steel looks promising. Certainly its controls are good, but it feels more like a game that's supposed to get you used to using the remote and nunchuck attachment. A tutorial of sorts. The problem is that it isn't much fun to deal with. You play as Scott, a man in Japan with his girlfriend. You suddenly find out that her father is a Yakuza Mob boss and that he's got tons of enemies. Your girlfriend gets kidnapped and so its up to you to save her, ultimately getting yourself involved in this family struggle. It's pretty simple stuff. Most of the game is told through voice acted cutscenes or graphic novel like storyboards. The graphic novel storyboards look interesting, but its really painful that you can't skip any of these cinematics or storyboard cutscenes. This is especially annoying when you die and you have to listen to the same objective over and over again. Red Steel's appeal is its gameplay, which seems to be the focus of the game. The controls are solid, for the most part, but again, the whole game seems like a tutorial to get used to the Wii remote. You use the remote to aim at enemies and the B button to shoot. The nunchuck allows you to pick up weapons, reload said weapon and tip over tables (you'll know what can be accessed because it has a golden outline around it). The nunchuck is also how you'll move around. You can strife from side to side and you can move forward. The nunchuck also allows you to jump and duck. You'll be doing a lot of ducking. The remote is responsible for most of the gameplay. It allows you to turn from one side of the screen to another. The game itself will help you get adjusted with a tutorial provided at the beginning of the game (with your grifriend directing you what fish to look at). You'll be able to use the remote for several things. You can lock onto enemies with the A button and if you hold the A button you can zoom into enemies by moving the wii remote closer to the screen, or you can zoom out. It's all pretty cool, but the remote is extremely sensitive. Just the slightest flick to the left and you'll look to the left. It's great to actually point and shoot at an enemy, your accuracy is really important, but now it's all up to you whether or not you hit an enemy. Granted, the controls take time to get used to, but they flow particularly well. Swordfights are another story, though. These are annoying sequences actually. Mostly because the controls are clumbsy. You'll have to swing your sword using the wii remote and you'll parry and dodge attacks using the nunchuck. At first this is fun, but its so limited. When fighting with swords you can't pull out a weapon. This is bad when you're in the middle of a firefight and some guy has a sword. You'll be forced into the sword fight even when all the enemies using guns are still up. And they'll STILL fire at you and you'll lose health. There's no way to back out of sword fights either, and that's also really annoying. The controls just feel clumbsy as well, especially with its extreme sensitivty. To the gameplay's credit, there are some interesting things you can do. For starters, when you're not shooting someone and you're ducking behind something, your health refills. At first this makes the game seem easy, but you have to understand that if you're taking damage, or shooting at all, your health doesn't refill. So this doesn't make the game incredibly easy. Also, after a sword fight, you'll have the choice of finishing your attacker off or sparing his life. Sparing his life earns you respect, which you can use to learn more techniques. The game doesn't look fantastic, but it's not bad looking either. It's visual presentation is alright, but the part of the graphics that lacks are the games numerous bugs and glitches. There are moments where you'll be staring an enemy right in the face and he won't move. Won't flinch or even attack you. He just stands there waiting to be killed. Sometimes enemies will run right past you or claim they can't see you when you're in plain sight. There are also moments where I shot an enemy in the back and neither him nor his comrades even acknowledged my existence. There are probably more bugs than this found within the game, but it was hard to take after a while. There are a couple of other annoying aspects of the gameplay as well. You can only hold two weapons at a time. This isn't as annoying as it sounds, but I wish I could've held on to more. Luckily, ammo is not hard to come by at all. There are also glitches such as your bullets passing right through an enemy while he takes you out. Enemies shooting through walls. This game is just full of them. I wish I could say it sounds good, but it doesn't. The voice acting is very mediocre and the soundtrack isn't great either. Some levels sound good, but there's nothing memorable here. Red Steel has a good control scheme going for it but that's really all it has going for it. It's not a fantastic game by any means. The bugs and glitches strewn throughout are also just really annoying. It's hard to recommend this game, even to die hard first person shooter fans. The Good +The control scheme works +Well, there is lots of action The Bad -Tons of bugs and glitches found throughout the whole game: enemies who don't attack, or walk right past you. Enemies who can't see you in plain sight. Bullets going through walls or through your enemies... this game is full of them and they detract from the gameplay -Sword fighting is clumbsy -You can only wield two weapons at once. -When you're forced into a sword fight, there's no way you can get out of it until the fight is over -Horrible voice acting -There's really no story to it -The controls, while good, just seem like another ploy to get one used to the Wii Remote	negative	[ "This was the first Wii game I got, and its mostly because I couldn't get a hold of Zelda.", "Red Steel looks promising.", "Certainly its controls are good, but it feels more like a game that's supposed to get you used to using the remote and nunchuck attachment.", "A tutorial of sorts.", "The problem is that it isn't much fun to deal with.", "You play as Scott, a man in Japan with his girlfriend.", "You suddenly find out that her father is a Yakuza Mob boss and that he's got tons of enemies.", "Your girlfriend gets kidnapped and so its up to you to save her, ultimately getting yourself involved in this family struggle.", "It's pretty simple stuff.", "Most of the game is told through voice acted cutscenes or graphic novel like storyboards.", "The graphic novel storyboards look interesting, but its really painful that you can't skip any of these cinematics or storyboard cutscenes.", "This is especially annoying when you die and you have to listen to the same objective over and over again.", "Red Steel's appeal is its gameplay, which seems to be the focus of the game.", "The controls are solid, for the most part, but again, the whole game seems like a tutorial to get used to the Wii remote.", "You use the remote to aim at enemies and the B button to shoot.", "The nunchuck allows you to pick up weapons, reload said weapon and tip over tables (you'll know what can be accessed because it has a golden outline around it).", "The nunchuck is also how you'll move around.", "You can strife from side to side and you can move forward.", "The nunchuck also allows you to jump and duck.", "You'll be doing a lot of ducking.", "The remote is responsible for most of the gameplay.", "It allows you to turn from one side of the screen to another.", "The game itself will help you get adjusted with a tutorial provided at the beginning of the game (with your grifriend directing you what fish to look at).", "You'll be able to use the remote for several things.", "You can lock onto enemies with the A button and if you hold the A button you can zoom into enemies by moving the wii remote closer to the screen, or you can zoom out.", "It's all pretty cool, but the remote is extremely sensitive.", "Just the slightest flick to the left and you'll look to the left.", "It's great to actually point and shoot at an enemy, your accuracy is really important, but now it's all up to you whether or not you hit an enemy.", "Granted, the controls take time to get used to, but they flow particularly well.", "Swordfights are another story, though.", "These are annoying sequences actually.", "Mostly because the controls are clumbsy.", "You'll have to swing your sword using the wii remote and you'll parry and dodge attacks using the nunchuck.", "At first this is fun, but its so limited.", "When fighting with swords you can't pull out a weapon.", "This is bad when you're in the middle of a firefight and some guy has a sword.", "You'll be forced into the sword fight even when all the enemies using guns are still up.", "And they'll STILL fire at you and you'll lose health.", "There's no way to back out of sword fights either, and that's also really annoying.", "The controls just feel clumbsy as well, especially with its extreme sensitivty.", "To the gameplay's credit, there are some interesting things you can do.", "For starters, when you're not shooting someone and you're ducking behind something, your health refills.", "At first this makes the game seem easy, but you have to understand that if you're taking damage, or shooting at all, your health doesn't refill.", "So this doesn't make the game incredibly easy.", "Also, after a sword fight, you'll have the choice of finishing your attacker off or sparing his life.", "Sparing his life earns you respect, which you can use to learn more techniques.", "The game doesn't look fantastic, but it's not bad looking either.", "It's visual presentation is alright, but the part of the graphics that lacks are the games numerous bugs and glitches.", "There are moments where you'll be staring an enemy right in the face and he won't move.", "Won't flinch or even attack you.", "He just stands there waiting to be killed.", "Sometimes enemies will run right past you or claim they can't see you when you're in plain sight.", "There are also moments where I shot an enemy in the back and neither him nor his comrades even acknowledged my existence.", "There are probably more bugs than this found within the game, but it was hard to take after a while.", "There are a couple of other annoying aspects of the gameplay as well.", "You can only hold two weapons at a time.", "This isn't as annoying as it sounds, but I wish I could've held on to more.", "Luckily, ammo is not hard to come by at all.", "There are also glitches such as your bullets passing right through an enemy while he takes you out.", "Enemies shooting through walls.", "This game is just full of them.", "I wish I could say it sounds good, but it doesn't.", "The voice acting is very mediocre and the soundtrack isn't great either.", "Some levels sound good, but there's nothing memorable here.", "Red Steel has a good control scheme going for it but that's really all it has going for it.", "It's not a fantastic game by any means.", "The bugs and glitches strewn throughout are also just really annoying.", "It's hard to recommend this game, even to die hard first person shooter fans.", "The Good\n\n+The control scheme works\n\n+Well, there is lots of action\n\nThe Bad\n\n-Tons of bugs and glitches found throughout the whole game: enemies who don't attack, or walk right past you.", "Enemies who can't see you in plain sight.", "Bullets going through walls or through your enemies...", "this game is full of them and they detract from the gameplay\n\n-Sword fighting is clumbsy\n\n-You can only wield two weapons at once.", "-When you're forced into a sword fight, there's no way you can get out of it until the fight is over\n\n-Horrible voice acting\n\n-There's really no story to it\n\n-The controls, while good, just seem like another ploy to get one used to the Wii Remote" ]
I have been enjoying the ace combat series for sometime now. But this one leaves alot to be desired. The mission briefs were dull and very uninspired. The missions themselves were very similar. It didn't take long before one mission seemed the same as the next. The aircraft designs were very cool and that was the best part of the game. Some of them were nigh brilliant. Although most of them were enemy aircraft. I finished the game in around 3 hours which makes its lasting appeal minimal. I am waiting to see what they are going to do on the PS2. If you played the others then give it a play. It's still an okay way to spend a couple of hours.	negative	[ "I have been enjoying the ace combat series for sometime now.", "But this one leaves alot to be desired.", "The mission briefs were dull and very uninspired.", "The missions themselves were very similar.", "It didn't take long before one mission seemed the same as the next.", "The aircraft designs were very cool and that was the best part of the game.", "Some of them were nigh brilliant.", "Although most of them were enemy aircraft.", "I finished the game in around 3 hours which makes its lasting appeal minimal.", "I am waiting to see what they are going to do on the PS2.", "If you played the others then give it a play.", "It's still an okay way to spend a couple of hours." ]
(BAD) This bluetooth piece, in all respects, is huge and there is no way to adjust it to make it smaller. You would need to have ears the size of a full grown man for it to fit securely. I can loosely drape it on my ear, but it falls off no matter what I do. (BAD) Sound quality is terrible. It sounds better on my cell phone than it does on this bluetooth. There is static, the caller sounds distant, and the sound is overall tinny. (BAD) The microphone quality is just as bad as the sound, the callers claim that I sound very tinny and distant. (FAIR) The range isn't terrible, but because the sound quality is already very poor you wouldn't want to get too far out of range or you'll not be able to hear the caller well at all. (GOOD) It pairs well with any phone, just remember to hold the button for it to go into "pairing mode" which is indicated by alternating flashing blue and red lights. This is the most disappointing earpiece I have ever tested- I will NOT be keeping it. I trust the Plantronics brand, but this product is definitely not living up to their usual standards.	negative	[ "(BAD) This bluetooth piece, in all respects, is huge and there is no way to adjust it to make it smaller.", "You would need to have ears the size of a full grown man for it to fit securely.", "I can loosely drape it on my ear, but it falls off no matter what I do.", "(BAD) Sound quality is terrible.", "It sounds better on my cell phone than it does on this bluetooth.", "There is static, the caller sounds distant, and the sound is overall tinny.", "(BAD) The microphone quality is just as bad as the sound, the callers claim that I sound very tinny and distant.", "(FAIR) The range isn't terrible, but because the sound quality is already very poor you wouldn't want to get too far out of range or you'll not be able to hear the caller well at all.", "(GOOD) It pairs well with any phone, just remember to hold the button for it to go into \"pairing mode\" which is indicated by alternating flashing blue and red lights.", "This is the most disappointing earpiece I have ever tested- I will NOT be keeping it.", "I trust the Plantronics brand, but this product is definitely not living up to their usual standards." ]
Imagine the horror my son felt as he unwrapped his Christmas present to find this bloody carcass instead of a plush toy. It is NOT fuzzy although it is pink....sorta. More like a greenish red color. There was a stench too! Now THIS after Hostess took away his twinkies (Amazon has been wheeling & dealing in $500 a box Twinkies, so they must be in cahoots with Hostess). This has contributed to his anxiety, which means MORE XANAX to tone that boy down. Very very hard for a 42 yr. old boy to deal with! He did say, however, that it DOES taste like chicken. An icy cold glass of Tuscan milk makes it perfect.	negative	[ "Imagine the horror my son felt as he unwrapped his Christmas present to find this bloody carcass instead of a plush toy.", "It is NOT fuzzy although it is pink....", "sorta.", "More like a greenish red color.", "There was a stench too!", "Now THIS after Hostess took away his twinkies (Amazon has been wheeling & dealing in $500 a box Twinkies, so they must be in cahoots with Hostess).", "This has contributed to his anxiety, which means MORE XANAX to tone that boy down.", "Very very hard for a 42 yr.", "old boy to deal with!", "He did say, however, that it DOES taste like chicken.", "An icy cold glass of Tuscan milk makes it perfect." ]
I'll make this short and sweet for you. I went to a cyber cafe so I can play this "gem" and see what all the fuss is about on this game. OVERRATED. I have no idea how people prais this as "THE BEST GAME IN THE WORLD!!"...How silly, This game is just plain average.. If you wanna play a nice Game from Valve..I don't need to tell you but I'll give you a hint....H**f Lfe...This game is just pure garbage and the Online is boring...And I don't need your flaming or bashing just cause One mans opinion differs from yours.. The good Visuals are good I guess Bad Very Mediocer Plain boring combat...Nothing new Online isn't that great Extreamly Overrated...TRUST ME.. Gets boring after awhile And yes I played this out for more then an 1hour...2 bucks I'll never get back 2.1 out of 5 stars.... Extreamly Overrated, Not worth my 2 bucks, and that's all I got to say.... Peace	negative	[ "I'll make this short and sweet for you.", "I went to a cyber cafe so I can play this \"gem\" and see what all the fuss is about on this game.", "OVERRATED.", "I have no idea how people prais this as \"THE BEST GAME IN THE WORLD!!", "\"...", "How silly, This game is just plain average..", "If you wanna play a nice Game from Valve..", "I don't need to tell you but I'll give you a hint....", "H**f Lfe...", "This game is just pure garbage and the Online is boring...", "And I don't need your flaming or bashing just cause One mans opinion differs from yours..", "The good\n\nVisuals are good I guess\n\nBad\n\nVery Mediocer\n\nPlain boring combat...", "Nothing new\n\nOnline isn't that great\n\nExtreamly Overrated...", "TRUST ME..", "Gets boring after awhile\n\nAnd yes I played this out for more then an 1hour...", "2 bucks I'll never get back\n\n2.", "1 out of 5 stars....", "Extreamly Overrated, Not worth my 2 bucks, and that's all I got to say....", "Peace" ]
The Song of Ice and Fire has run out of fuel. It is hard to imagine that anyone seriously, realistically expects George R. R. Martin to finish this series in book form. It has been more that five years since this book was finished, and there is no sign that Winds of Winter will ever find its way to being published. It's all about TV, and social media, and money. Like many others, I read the book when it first came out with great excitement about the progress of the story. Forget about that. It's lost in the never-ending game of television series that always hold back at the end of a season, promise more, and then keep dangling its followers. This is an important book of course. It is truly the end of the major fantasy novel as we know it (knew it). The most successful fantasy series of our time has crash-landed. The story has gone off into a wandering series of tangents that ensure a long run for a commercially successful television series. This book is full of promises that will never be kept. The author has obviously given up completely. Why write anything so old-fashioned as a novel intended for print? Endings and conclusions are so out of fashion now. You can find better ways to spend your time and money.	negative	[ "The Song of Ice and Fire has run out of fuel.", "It is hard to imagine that anyone seriously, realistically expects George R.", "R.", "Martin to finish this series in book form.", "It has been more that five years since this book was finished, and there is no sign that Winds of Winter will ever find its way to being published.", "It's all about TV, and social media, and money.", "Like many others, I read the book when it first came out with great excitement about the progress of the story.", "Forget about that.", "It's lost in the never-ending game of television series that always hold back at the end of a season, promise more, and then keep dangling its followers.", "This is an important book of course.", "It is truly the end of the major fantasy novel as we know it (knew it).", "The most successful fantasy series of our time has crash-landed.", "The story has gone off into a wandering series of tangents that ensure a long run for a commercially successful television series.", "This book is full of promises that will never be kept.", "The author has obviously given up completely.", "Why write anything so old-fashioned as a novel intended for print?", "Endings and conclusions are so out of fashion now.", "You can find better ways to spend your time and money." ]
I have had a subscription for decades and used to read it religiously but no more. Their articles used to be about men and their hobbies, careers, travels, explorations, health, toys, etc., and it was worth reading. Over recent years though they have gotten too political, liberal, and left wing. I began to notice it when they took every opportunity to criticize President George W. Bush who was pretty manly and outdoorsy. Then along came their idol obama who they drooled over in every issue, They put him on the cover that stated Barack Obama, Jock in Chief (oh please), and then wrote about Barack Obamas Next Level Retirement of which the authors were jealous. And then the people of America elected President Donald J. Trump and every single issue has at least one and often more negative comments about him. Someday they might realize that all of their readers are not liberal snowflakes but I doubt it. My subscription expires this month and that is it. No more mens journal coming before my eyes.	negative	[ "I have had a subscription for decades and used to read it religiously but no more.", "Their articles used to be about men and their hobbies, careers, travels, explorations, health, toys, etc.", ", and it was worth reading.", "Over recent years though they have gotten too political, liberal, and left wing.", "I began to notice it when they took every opportunity to criticize President George W.", "Bush who was pretty manly and outdoorsy.", "Then along came their idol obama who they drooled over in every issue, They put him on the cover that stated Barack Obama, Jock in Chief (oh please), and then wrote about Barack Obamas Next Level Retirement of which the authors were jealous.", "And then the people of America elected President Donald J.", "Trump and every single issue has at least one and often more negative comments about him.", "Someday they might realize that all of their readers are not liberal snowflakes but I doubt it.", "My subscription expires this month and that is it.", "No more mens journal coming before my eyes." ]
As is the case in nearly all James Patterson's novels, the villains are over the top here--geniuses, handsome devils, phi beta kappas--and the crimes they commit over years are well beyond belief. There are no crimes in real life to compare with those in this book or in other Alex Cross novels. Not even Jeffrey Dahmer or Jack the Ripper could compete with Casanova and his sidekick, The Gentleman Caller. And Alex Cross, the psychologist police detective, is perhaps just a little too good in places and a bit naive, even blind, in others. Coupled with his character flaws are more serious plot flaws. Casanova has captured a good many women and is holding them in a cellar at a remote rural area. He parks his car some distance away and visits regularly to have his way with them. But when Cross goes looking there, he finds no path, and there surely must have been one with all the foot traffic in and out. Another flaw: Casanova gets some nasty karate kicks when he captures one victim, bone crushing kicks to the face, as they are characterized. Would there not have been clear signs of his injuries next day when he resumes his public persona? Didn't anyone notice that his nose was purple and bent sideways? It seems to me that the laws of physics apply in fiction, the same as in real life. There are other flaws as well, but two will suffice here. Certainly there are many readers who like crime fiction that goes far beyond reality, but for me it just gets funny, rather than scary, when the laws of nature are abrogated. I have to add one observation with respect to this book and other Alex Cross novels: it is very dangerous for any woman to become closely involved with our hero. Such women get shot, raped, cut, traumatized for life, kidnapped, tortured, electrocuted, etc. Cross's love affairs are not to be envied, despite the fact that he keeps meeting gorgeous and willing females. Perhaps he should consider celibacy for the sake of society.	negative	[ "As is the case in nearly all James Patterson's novels, the villains are over the top here--geniuses, handsome devils, phi beta kappas--and the crimes they commit over years are well beyond belief.", "There are no crimes in real life to compare with those in this book or in other Alex Cross novels.", "Not even Jeffrey Dahmer or Jack the Ripper could compete with Casanova and his sidekick, The Gentleman Caller.", "And Alex Cross, the psychologist police detective, is perhaps just a little too good in places and a bit naive, even blind, in others.", "Coupled with his character flaws are more serious plot flaws.", "Casanova has captured a good many women and is holding them in a cellar at a remote rural area.", "He parks his car some distance away and visits regularly to have his way with them.", "But when Cross goes looking there, he finds no path, and there surely must have been one with all the foot traffic in and out.", "Another flaw: Casanova gets some nasty karate kicks when he captures one victim, bone crushing kicks to the face, as they are characterized.", "Would there not have been clear signs of his injuries next day when he resumes his public persona?", "Didn't anyone notice that his nose was purple and bent sideways?", "It seems to me that the laws of physics apply in fiction, the same as in real life.", "There are other flaws as well, but two will suffice here.", "Certainly there are many readers who like crime fiction that goes far beyond reality, but for me it just gets funny, rather than scary, when the laws of nature are abrogated.", "I have to add one observation with respect to this book and other Alex Cross novels: it is very dangerous for any woman to become closely involved with our hero.", "Such women get shot, raped, cut, traumatized for life, kidnapped, tortured, electrocuted, etc.", "Cross's love affairs are not to be envied, despite the fact that he keeps meeting gorgeous and willing females.", "Perhaps he should consider celibacy for the sake of society." ]
Like many other reviewers, I've been waiting for LKH to return to her old self and serve up a strong, interesting, multi-faceted character involved in a plot that's scary, fun and holds your attention. But that is just not going to happen, I guess. Where to start? In this book Anita is... dumbed down to an intolerable level. The first several hundred pages consist of her asking various men to "explain" everything over and over again. She repeats things like a moron and can't seem to focus on anything. Example, Byron: "I'm both dom and sub." Anita: "Dominant and submissive?" Uh, yeah, that's what it means. Example, Jean-Claude: "There are three colors of masks: red, white and black. Red means pain, white means [whatever]..." Anita: "What does black mean? Explain." Gee, I'd think black means DEATH, Anita. Could she be more stupid? And she just doesn't get that the Harelequin are (as it repeated a hundred times to her) "the police force of the vampire world," even though she herself is involved in police work. Or used to be because now she doesn't do anything but talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, and have random sex. Where to go next? The sex. "Nasty, brutish and short" to steal a quote. With Richard the sex is so quick and brutal that she's bleeding afterwards and he's glad she's hurt. Is that... sexy? erotic? pulse-pounding because she urges him to do it? No. It's a turn-off and kinda repulsive, too. I like steamy erotica and lots of it if it's done well. Having a woman hurt and bleeding after sex is not cool. It just isn't. Don't know what else to say about that. What else? The same ol' cliches are trotted out YET AGAIN. Micah's cat eyes, "pile of puppies," etc. If you've been reading her books, you know what I'm saying. Why a supposedly strong, masculine hunk of man like Richard says, "I need to be in a puppy pile" is beyond me. Bleah. Cute or lame? Lame! For anyone interested in dom/sub sex that's truly hot, try the Ann Rice "Sleeping Beauty" series. If you want a good vampire/werewolf tale... try anything but LKH. Like I said, I give up. I think I'm all worked up about this because it's a real treat to find strong female characters in a paranormal setting, or movies or really in any media. To have Anita act like a dullard and talk endlessly about her hang-ups is just too "chick lit" for me, I guess. Why can't she be strong, enjoy hot sex and kick some vampire azz? And not get all hung up about it? Maybe that's just too much to ask.	negative	[ "Like many other reviewers, I've been waiting for LKH to return to her old self and serve up a strong, interesting, multi-faceted character involved in a plot that's scary, fun and holds your attention.", "But that is just not going to happen, I guess.", "Where to start?", "In this book Anita is...", "dumbed down to an intolerable level.", "The first several hundred pages consist of her asking various men to \"explain\" everything over and over again.", "She repeats things like a moron and can't seem to focus on anything.", "Example, Byron: \"I'm both dom and sub.", "\" Anita: \"Dominant and submissive?", "\" Uh, yeah, that's what it means.", "Example, Jean-Claude: \"There are three colors of masks: red, white and black.", "Red means pain, white means [whatever]...", "\" Anita: \"What does black mean?", "Explain.", "\" Gee, I'd think black means DEATH, Anita.", "Could she be more stupid?", "And she just doesn't get that the Harelequin are (as it repeated a hundred times to her) \"the police force of the vampire world,\" even though she herself is involved in police work.", "Or used to be because now she doesn't do anything but talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, and have random sex.", "Where to go next?", "The sex.", "\"Nasty, brutish and short\" to steal a quote.", "With Richard the sex is so quick and brutal that she's bleeding afterwards and he's glad she's hurt.", "Is that...", "sexy?", "erotic?", "pulse-pounding because she urges him to do it?", "No.", "It's a turn-off and kinda repulsive, too.", "I like steamy erotica and lots of it if it's done well.", "Having a woman hurt and bleeding after sex is not cool.", "It just isn't.", "Don't know what else to say about that.", "What else?", "The same ol' cliches are trotted out YET AGAIN.", "Micah's cat eyes, \"pile of puppies,\" etc.", "If you've been reading her books, you know what I'm saying.", "Why a supposedly strong, masculine hunk of man like Richard says, \"I need to be in a puppy pile\" is beyond me.", "Bleah.", "Cute or lame?", "Lame!", "For anyone interested in dom/sub sex that's truly hot, try the Ann Rice \"Sleeping Beauty\" series.", "If you want a good vampire/werewolf tale...", "try anything but LKH.", "Like I said, I give up.", "I think I'm all worked up about this because it's a real treat to find strong female characters in a paranormal setting, or movies or really in any media.", "To have Anita act like a dullard and talk endlessly about her hang-ups is just too \"chick lit\" for me, I guess.", "Why can't she be strong, enjoy hot sex and kick some vampire azz?", "And not get all hung up about it?", "Maybe that's just too much to ask." ]
I loved this memory card. I had all my information saved on it. This is now the reason I hate it. This memory card corrupted for me. I lost EVERYTHING for Gamecube as far as saved information goes. I am an extreme gamer, and the information lost was cumulative WEEKS of time of my life lost. The 1019 blocks is a lot and I would have 5-starred it until now. Now it gets 2 stars. It would have gotten one star if I didn't love it while it worked. The fact of the matter is: there are too many blocks in this memory card to provide stability. The more information you save on to it, the more like Jenga it becomes until it finally topples and corrupts. You would be better off buying four 251 block memory cards.	negative	[ "I loved this memory card.", "I had all my information saved on it.", "This is now the reason I hate it.", "This memory card corrupted for me.", "I lost EVERYTHING for Gamecube as far as saved information goes.", "I am an extreme gamer, and the information lost was cumulative WEEKS of time of my life lost.", "The 1019 blocks is a lot and I would have 5-starred it until now.", "Now it gets 2 stars.", "It would have gotten one star if I didn't love it while it worked.", "The fact of the matter is: there are too many blocks in this memory card to provide stability.", "The more information you save on to it, the more like Jenga it becomes until it finally topples and corrupts.", "You would be better off buying four 251 block memory cards." ]
I really want to know who it is out there who seems to think that because you slap a recognizable name like Star Trek on a product and sell it is all one has to do. I also want to know how it is that two completely separate game companies, Interplay and Activision, can produce two separate games (Starfleet Command and Star Trek: Armada) that work almost the same and reek of the same shoddy workmanship. It is products like these that make me realize why I have abandoned Star Trek fandom in the first place. Because like Deep Space Nine and Voyager, they are so lacking in the creativity that made the franchise so worthwhile in the first place. Starfleet Command-a space combat game by Interplay (Quicksilver), is so bereft intuitive control that it becomes a laborious task to make any ship you control do anything useful. Case in point, in my first mission with my frigate sent after Orion pirates, it took me 15 minutes just to hammer down the enemy ship's shields and constantly fiddling with my ship's weapons systems just to get it to fire at the Orion. Of course while all this is going on my frigate is endless rotating and turning all over the map. Why should it be harder to NOT do something than it is to do something. At least in Armada you can simply drag-and-select your ship(s) and click elsewhere on the map to get them to go there. In Starfleet Command, it takes so long to get your ship to do anything that I was given to wonder why I had to select crew members for my new ship in the first place. And why, in the year 2000, with all the great computer games out there and the high level of coding in those games, are we still playing so-called 3D space combat games in 2 dimensions? I do not care if they is based on the Starfleet Battles board game, I played that to and realized that it was limitation with it as well. Why is it so hard to work in the 3rd dimension and enable the player to go `Up' or `Down'? We live in a 3 dimensional world and as Homeworld proved, it's easy to control, because the programmers made an interface that was simple and intuitive as well as functional. I am also given to wonder why people are not more critical about products like this when they are so inferior when compared to similar programs. If you comparison shop for a car, why wouldn't you do the same for a piece of software. It isn't like Starfleet Command is the only one of its kind. It is your money afterall. Just because it has `Star Trek' tacked on to it does not automatically make it good: Remember Star Trek Voyager? Maybe my standards are too high or maybe I shouldn't feel ripped off for spending $... and having the pervasive sense of not getting my money's worth.	negative	[ "I really want to know who it is out there who seems to think that because you slap a recognizable name like Star Trek on a product and sell it is all one has to do.", "I also want to know how it is that two completely separate game companies, Interplay and Activision, can produce two separate games (Starfleet Command and Star Trek: Armada) that work almost the same and reek of the same shoddy workmanship.", "It is products like these that make me realize why I have abandoned Star Trek fandom in the first place.", "Because like Deep Space Nine and Voyager, they are so lacking in the creativity that made the franchise so worthwhile in the first place.", "Starfleet Command-a space combat game by Interplay (Quicksilver), is so bereft intuitive control that it becomes a laborious task to make any ship you control do anything useful.", "Case in point, in my first mission with my frigate sent after Orion pirates, it took me 15 minutes just to hammer down the enemy ship's shields and constantly fiddling with my ship's weapons systems just to get it to fire at the Orion.", "Of course while all this is going on my frigate is endless rotating and turning all over the map.", "Why should it be harder to NOT do something than it is to do something.", "At least in Armada you can simply drag-and-select your ship(s) and click elsewhere on the map to get them to go there.", "In Starfleet Command, it takes so long to get your ship to do anything that I was given to wonder why I had to select crew members for my new ship in the first place.", "And why, in the year 2000, with all the great computer games out there and the high level of coding in those games, are we still playing so-called 3D space combat games in 2 dimensions?", "I do not care if they is based on the Starfleet Battles board game, I played that to and realized that it was limitation with it as well.", "Why is it so hard to work in the 3rd dimension and enable the player to go `Up' or `Down'?", "We live in a 3 dimensional world and as Homeworld proved, it's easy to control, because the programmers made an interface that was simple and intuitive as well as functional.", "I am also given to wonder why people are not more critical about products like this when they are so inferior when compared to similar programs.", "If you comparison shop for a car, why wouldn't you do the same for a piece of software.", "It isn't like Starfleet Command is the only one of its kind.", "It is your money afterall.", "Just because it has `Star Trek' tacked on to it does not automatically make it good: Remember Star Trek Voyager?", "Maybe my standards are too high or maybe I shouldn't feel ripped off for spending $...", "and having the pervasive sense of not getting my money's worth." ]
I really like this album and was looking forward to hearing it on vinyl. I got the clear vinyl during the recent Amazon versus Walmart vinyl price wars. The clear vinyl looks gorgeous. Unfortunately, the sound is terrible. The only thing that sounds clear is the vocals. The instruments and everything else is a muddled, distorted mess. Totally disappointing. Two stars because of the visual appeal and because the album doesn't suck....... unfortunately, this pressing does.	negative	[ "I really like this album and was looking forward to hearing it on vinyl.", "I got the clear vinyl during the recent Amazon versus Walmart vinyl price wars.", "The clear vinyl looks gorgeous.", "Unfortunately, the sound is terrible.", "The only thing that sounds clear is the vocals.", "The instruments and everything else is a muddled, distorted mess.", "Totally disappointing.", "Two stars because of the visual appeal and because the album doesn't suck....", "...", "unfortunately, this pressing does." ]
Somewhat large? Somewhat small? This is one of the worst ill-fitting, cone-shaped, bras I've ever subjected myself to! I'm small (4'11") and somewhat large busted (36DD) and need a comfortable and good fitting underwire bra and believe, me this isn't it! The support isn't great, the underwires poke and eventually poke through the fabric, the top of the cups bag slightly and don't conform or fit the breast well, the fabric is very uncomfortable, straps tend to slip and yet still somehow manages to dig in and create huge permanent dents in my shoulders. It also looks and feels like you're wearing your grannie's cheap drugstore bra... all you need are granny-pants to complete the look. If you can actually find it, I would highly recommend buying the "Bali Smooth Compliments Underwire Bra #3100" instead (Amazon has a few left). IT actually fits like a glove, has great support, the straps don't slip or dig in and, it looks pretty and feels amazing. Unfortunately, Bali has stupidly decided to discontinue it, so if you can actually find one in your size, grab it; but whatever you do avoid the "Women's Flower Underwire bra #0180".	negative	[ "Somewhat large?", "Somewhat small?", "This is one of the worst ill-fitting, cone-shaped, bras I've ever subjected myself to!", "I'm small (4'11\") and somewhat large busted (36DD) and need a comfortable and good fitting underwire bra and believe, me this isn't it!", "The support isn't great, the underwires poke and eventually poke through the fabric, the top of the cups bag slightly and don't conform or fit the breast well, the fabric is very uncomfortable, straps tend to slip and yet still somehow manages to dig in and create huge permanent dents in my shoulders.", "It also looks and feels like you're wearing your grannie's cheap drugstore bra...", "all you need are granny-pants to complete the look.", "If you can actually find it, I would highly recommend buying the \"Bali Smooth Compliments Underwire Bra #3100\" instead (Amazon has a few left).", "IT actually fits like a glove, has great support, the straps don't slip or dig in and, it looks pretty and feels amazing.", "Unfortunately, Bali has stupidly decided to discontinue it, so if you can actually find one in your size, grab it; but whatever you do avoid the \"Women's Flower Underwire bra #0180\"." ]
I'm usually a big Bertice Small fan, but I'm glad I hadn't read this book first or I never would've picked up another of her books. spoilers I was shocked and appalled at the constant rape theme of the book. Adora was raped by every man she ever married, starting at the age of 13, which I found repellent. There were a few times that 10 year old girls being raped was mentioned, to what purpose, I'm not sure. I couldn't really like Adora as she was being touted as so smart and independent and she really never came across that way, just as spoiled and self centered. Her father claimed she was his favorite then sold her the first chance he got to the sultan who was, I think in his fifties? Really? And there's several instances of incest and general depravity. Not my bag. I was just very put off by a good portion of the book, I kept reading it in the hopes that it would get better, but it just really didn't. Don't waste your time or money on this one.	negative	[ "I'm usually a big Bertice Small fan, but I'm glad I hadn't read this book first or I never would've picked up another of her books.", "spoilers I was shocked and appalled at the constant rape theme of the book.", "Adora was raped by every man she ever married, starting at the age of 13, which I found repellent.", "There were a few times that 10 year old girls being raped was mentioned, to what purpose, I'm not sure.", "I couldn't really like Adora as she was being touted as so smart and independent and she really never came across that way, just as spoiled and self centered.", "Her father claimed she was his favorite then sold her the first chance he got to the sultan who was, I think in his fifties?", "Really?", "And there's several instances of incest and general depravity.", "Not my bag.", "I was just very put off by a good portion of the book, I kept reading it in the hopes that it would get better, but it just really didn't.", "Don't waste your time or money on this one." ]
There is no reason to give your dog garlic or onions. They are toxic to dogs and can cause Heinz body anemia. Check studies available from AVMA.org (American Veterinary Medical Assoc.) or AAHA.org (American Animal Hospital Assoc.). Brewers yeast is a by product of brewing is is killed by processing but be aware that live yeast is toxic to dogs as it can cause bloat and produce alcohol which is toxic to dogs. Further it is not animal protein and dogs needs animal protein not vegetable protein. Most dog foods have vegetable protein boosters (gluten or green pea typically) and you don't need to give your dog more vegetable protein. Unless you can find studies recommending this from AVHA or AVMA, can't imagine why you would use this. VPI, the pet insurance company, also lists garlic & onion on their list of top 10 kitchen toxins. Plus some dog foods contain brewers yeast (usually as a protein booster which then reduces the animal protein content) and many dogs are allergic to it. I believe selling this product without disclosing the negatives is, at a minimum, unethical. Additional Comment 5-25-14 A Martha E. Dickinson replied to this with a ridiculous post. Could not reply to it for some reason so added this section to the original post. This person claimed it is not what I said and is Heinx factor. It is not. It is Heinz body anemia. Look it up. This person then cited a bunch of meaningless references to blogs and things. The research I referred to is published by AVMA and AVHA (American Veterinary Medical Association & American Veterinary Hospital Association respectively). Go to their websites and you can see abstracts on garlic & Heinz Body Anemia. Further the Japanese researched who did one of the studies clearly states no amount of garlic is safe. Why because the damage it does to the blood cells is cumulative. Pretty clear they didn't do any research. There profile says mensachick. While mensa members are suspect (all the really smart people I know laugh at mensa members) and you only need to be in top 2% to qualify. High scores are college or grad school admission tests can automatically qualify you but the people I know who scored high and went to elite grad schools couldn't care less about mensa. Besides there are more elite groups for top 1% top 1/10 of one percent and so on. Mensa members don't like to talk about that. Why did I rant about Mensa? Pet Peeve. But also if this person was a Mensa member you would think they could get the condition name correct especially as I already mentioned it. Instead they incorrectly tried to correct me. Probably got the wrong name from one of their bogus natural holistic bs blogs (dimwits citing other dimwits). You think this person has something to do with the company that sells or makes this product? Or perhaps a similar product? Don't know, but makes you wonder.	negative	[ "There is no reason to give your dog garlic or onions.", "They are toxic to dogs and can cause Heinz body anemia.", "Check studies available from AVMA.", "org (American Veterinary Medical Assoc.", ") or AAHA.", "org (American Animal Hospital Assoc.", ").", "Brewers yeast is a by product of brewing is is killed by processing but be aware that live yeast is toxic to dogs as it can cause bloat and produce alcohol which is toxic to dogs.", "Further it is not animal protein and dogs needs animal protein not vegetable protein.", "Most dog foods have vegetable protein boosters (gluten or green pea typically) and you don't need to give your dog more vegetable protein.", "Unless you can find studies recommending this from AVHA or AVMA, can't imagine why you would use this.", "VPI, the pet insurance company, also lists garlic & onion on their list of top 10 kitchen toxins.", "Plus some dog foods contain brewers yeast (usually as a protein booster which then reduces the animal protein content) and many dogs are allergic to it.", "I believe selling this product without disclosing the negatives is, at a minimum, unethical.", "Additional Comment 5-25-14\nA Martha E.", "Dickinson replied to this with a ridiculous post.", "Could not reply to it for some reason so added this section to the original post.", "This person claimed it is not what I said and is Heinx factor.", "It is not.", "It is Heinz body anemia.", "Look it up.", "This person then cited a bunch of meaningless references to blogs and things.", "The research I referred to is published by AVMA and AVHA (American Veterinary Medical Association & American Veterinary Hospital Association respectively).", "Go to their websites and you can see abstracts on garlic & Heinz Body Anemia.", "Further the Japanese researched who did one of the studies clearly states no amount of garlic is safe.", "Why because the damage it does to the blood cells is cumulative.", "Pretty clear they didn't do any research.", "There profile says mensachick.", "While mensa members are suspect (all the really smart people I know laugh at mensa members) and you only need to be in top 2% to qualify.", "High scores are college or grad school admission tests can automatically qualify you but the people I know who scored high and went to elite grad schools couldn't care less about mensa.", "Besides there are more elite groups for top 1% top 1/10 of one percent and so on.", "Mensa members don't like to talk about that.", "Why did I rant about Mensa?", "Pet Peeve.", "But also if this person was a Mensa member you would think they could get the condition name correct especially as I already mentioned it.", "Instead they incorrectly tried to correct me.", "Probably got the wrong name from one of their bogus natural holistic bs blogs (dimwits citing other dimwits).", "You think this person has something to do with the company that sells or makes this product?", "Or perhaps a similar product?", "Don't know, but makes you wonder." ]
When I first purchased this popper, it seemed like a great innovation. It worked really well, and the popcorn tasted great. It popped fast, and almost all kernels popped. At that point it was a 5 star popper. I'm into it about 3 months now, and with light usage the popper is in pretty bad shape. I cannot safely use it anymore, and it cannot be repaired. 1. The metal bar that moves around scrapes on the bottom of the popper, scraping the Teflon off into my popped corn. I took it off and tried to bend it to keep it off the surface, but there is a stabilizing washer off the motor that heat has destroyed, so no matter how I bend the wire, the motor forces it into the Teflon anyway. 2. A chunk of the adapter plug on the popper broke off, leaving the positive and neutral terminals exposed on the bottom. Again, heat and a cheap polymer caused it to crack under normal use. Unless I am VERY careful to avoid the plug adapter at the popcorn maker, I will experience a 120v wake up call after I plug the popper in. 3. The working conditions of the popper (heat and oil) have caused internal parts to break fall off. I would need to take it completely apart to find out what - I can hear pieces moving around inside. 4. The butter cap has loosened up over time. This can be particularly annoying when I am using the bowl on my lap, the cap comes off, and the excess butter runs down my leg. This is a design flaw. Except for eating Teflon, being a shock hazard, falling apart slowly and multiple pants-changing, this is a great popper.	negative	[ "When I first purchased this popper, it seemed like a great innovation.", "It worked really well, and the popcorn tasted great.", "It popped fast, and almost all kernels popped.", "At that point it was a 5 star popper.", "I'm into it about 3 months now, and with light usage the popper is in pretty bad shape.", "I cannot safely use it anymore, and it cannot be repaired.", "1.", "The metal bar that moves around scrapes on the bottom of the popper, scraping the Teflon off into my popped corn.", "I took it off and tried to bend it to keep it off the surface, but there is a stabilizing washer off the motor that heat has destroyed, so no matter how I bend the wire, the motor forces it into the Teflon anyway.", "2.", "A chunk of the adapter plug on the popper broke off, leaving the positive and neutral terminals exposed on the bottom.", "Again, heat and a cheap polymer caused it to crack under normal use.", "Unless I am VERY careful to avoid the plug adapter at the popcorn maker, I will experience a 120v wake up call after I plug the popper in.", "3.", "The working conditions of the popper (heat and oil) have caused internal parts to break fall off.", "I would need to take it completely apart to find out what - I can hear pieces moving around inside.", "4.", "The butter cap has loosened up over time.", "This can be particularly annoying when I am using the bowl on my lap, the cap comes off, and the excess butter runs down my leg.", "This is a design flaw.", "Except for eating Teflon, being a shock hazard, falling apart slowly and multiple pants-changing, this is a great popper." ]
The actor Terence Howard has ventured into the music form, with this, his debut album. According to the man himself, music is his first love, and if it came to having to choose between acting & music, music would always win out. So, what does he offer us, as a way to see if he is as talented a musician, as he is a actor. Well, firstly there's his voice. On many reviews I have read around the web, he has been castigated for his singing voice, which I think is a little harsh. Bob Dylan and Lou Reed are two artists that, to my ears, haven't got the greatest voices in the world, but that doesn't stop them from having success and award selling albums. To these ears his voice suits the music on offer. And to me that is the problem, the music on offer. Whilst not awful, there's not much here that stands out. Whilst it's pleasant sounding, it all kind of blends into a much ness. The exception to this rule and my favourite track on offer here is 'Spanish Love Guitar' in which Terence show cases his skills on said guitar. This is a lovely moment that I kept on repeat for a while, enjoying the soothing sound. I do hope that this isn't Mr. Howard one & only shot at a musical and that Sony back him with the means to produce a sophomore album. This CD hints at more to come.	negative	[ "The actor Terence Howard has ventured into the music form, with this, his debut album.", "According to the man himself, music is his first love, and if it came to having to choose between acting & music, music would always win out.", "So, what does he offer us, as a way to see if he is as talented a musician, as he is a actor.", "Well, firstly there's his voice.", "On many reviews I have read around the web, he has been castigated for his singing voice, which I think is a little harsh.", "Bob Dylan and Lou Reed are two artists that, to my ears, haven't got the greatest voices in the world, but that doesn't stop them from having success and award selling albums.", "To these ears his voice suits the music on offer.", "And to me that is the problem, the music on offer.", "Whilst not awful, there's not much here that stands out.", "Whilst it's pleasant sounding, it all kind of blends into a much ness.", "The exception to this rule and my favourite track on offer here is 'Spanish Love Guitar' in which Terence show cases his skills on said guitar.", "This is a lovely moment that I kept on repeat for a while, enjoying the soothing sound.", "I do hope that this isn't Mr.", "Howard one & only shot at a musical and that Sony back him with the means to produce a sophomore album.", "This CD hints at more to come." ]
I had no experience with this scent prior to ordering the sample, certainly a risky move when ordering a personal fragrance. After several applications on various models, I must say, it's not to my liking at all. It's not to anyone in my household's liking, either. In a word, it's simply overpowering. It has that old person's scent strength of roses that I don't find appealing at all. My wife doesn't care for it either, for the same reasons; it's simply too strong. There isn't a hint of subtlety in the fragrance. When you factor in the price tag, you've really got to sample this before ordering. Go to your local department store and give it a go. Maybe you'll like it, but there are three women in my life (ages 45, 24, and 18) and not one of them cared for it. Neither my 19 year old son nor I care for it, either. That's all the evidence I need.	negative	[ "I had no experience with this scent prior to ordering the sample, certainly a risky move when ordering a personal fragrance.", "After several applications on various models, I must say, it's not to my liking at all.", "It's not to anyone in my household's liking, either.", "In a word, it's simply overpowering.", "It has that old person's scent strength of roses that I don't find appealing at all.", "My wife doesn't care for it either, for the same reasons; it's simply too strong.", "There isn't a hint of subtlety in the fragrance.", "When you factor in the price tag, you've really got to sample this before ordering.", "Go to your local department store and give it a go.", "Maybe you'll like it, but there are three women in my life (ages 45, 24, and 18) and not one of them cared for it.", "Neither my 19 year old son nor I care for it, either.", "That's all the evidence I need." ]
Consumer Reports (May 2012) rated this as the number one electric trimmer (tied with the Stihl). Based on that and with the newer reviews on Amazon, I went ahead and purchased this trimmer. I will be updating this review every few weeks as I use this trimmer to clean up my 3 acre lot in the Seattle area. UPDATE 5/17/2012 Received the trimmer today and was disappointed that the date code showed that this item was built in 2009. This means it has been sitting in the warehouse for at least 3 years. However, I unpacked it, put on the string guard and went outside to whack some of my tougher weeds. Less than 30 seconds later BOTH strings broke. I opened up the bottom, re-threaded the string back through the holes, snapped on the cover and went back to whack some more weeds. Once again, it took less than 30 seconds for the nylon strings to break (and the automatic feeder failed to advance them). However, the instruction manual states that nylon string does DRY OUT, and the manual recommends storing the nylon string spools in water so this does not happen. I will do this overnight and try again tomorrow. UPDATE 5/18/2012 I called Black & Decker's help line and complained about the nylon string breaking and dried out since the trimmer was manufactured back in 2009. The B&D helpdesk person offered to send me two new spools of nylon string and a new lever to advance the spools just in case mine was faulty. In the meantime, I took the spool of string out of the water, reinserted it in the trimmer, and went back to the garden to trim the weeds. The strings lasted longer but still tended to break on the heavier plants. At one point the trimmer string completely unwound inside the cover and I had to pull off the spool and rewind both cores which took 20 minutes. I assume this happened because it was old trimmer string. Update 5/25/2012 I am downgrading this trimmer to a ONE STAR rating. I used a brand new spool of trimmer line today that Black and Decker sent me and the trimmer line kept on breaking off so that I had to: 1. Stop what I was doing 2. Unplug the unit 3. Take off the spool cover 4. Rethread the leads back into the holes 5. Replace the cover 6. Start over again And two of the times times this happened, the spool of nylon trimmer string unwound completely! I had to sit and rewind both spools by hand, re-insert the spools, rethread the leads and replace the cover. After using this trimmer for about a week, I have returned this unit for a full refund. It is junk no matter what Consumer Reports says about it.	negative	[ "Consumer Reports (May 2012) rated this as the number one electric trimmer (tied with the Stihl).", "Based on that and with the newer reviews on Amazon, I went ahead and purchased this trimmer.", "I will be updating this review every few weeks as I use this trimmer to clean up my 3 acre lot in the Seattle area.", "UPDATE 5/17/2012\n\nReceived the trimmer today and was disappointed that the date code showed that this item was built in 2009.", "This means it has been sitting in the warehouse for at least 3 years.", "However, I unpacked it, put on the string guard and went outside to whack some of my tougher weeds.", "Less than 30 seconds later BOTH strings broke.", "I opened up the bottom, re-threaded the string back through the holes, snapped on the cover and went back to whack some more weeds.", "Once again, it took less than 30 seconds for the nylon strings to break (and the automatic feeder failed to advance them).", "However, the instruction manual states that nylon string does DRY OUT, and the manual recommends storing the nylon string spools in water so this does not happen.", "I will do this overnight and try again tomorrow.", "UPDATE 5/18/2012\n\nI called Black & Decker's help line and complained about the nylon string breaking and dried out since the trimmer was manufactured back in 2009.", "The B&D helpdesk person offered to send me two new spools of nylon string and a new lever to advance the spools just in case mine was faulty.", "In the meantime, I took the spool of string out of the water, reinserted it in the trimmer, and went back to the garden to trim the weeds.", "The strings lasted longer but still tended to break on the heavier plants.", "At one point the trimmer string completely unwound inside the cover and I had to pull off the spool and rewind both cores which took 20 minutes.", "I assume this happened because it was old trimmer string.", "Update 5/25/2012\n\nI am downgrading this trimmer to a ONE STAR rating.", "I used a brand new spool of trimmer line today that Black and Decker sent me and the trimmer line kept on breaking off so that I had to:\n\n1.", "Stop what I was doing\n2.", "Unplug the unit\n3.", "Take off the spool cover\n4.", "Rethread the leads back into the holes\n5.", "Replace the cover\n6.", "Start over again\n\nAnd two of the times times this happened, the spool of nylon trimmer string unwound completely!", "I had to sit and rewind both spools by hand, re-insert the spools, rethread the leads and replace the cover.", "After using this trimmer for about a week, I have returned this unit for a full refund.", "It is junk no matter what Consumer Reports says about it." ]
I've owned a HP 7110 for over six months. If I could give it a zero (or better yet a -10) I would do so. IT IS JUNK. Daily problems include: - Page feeder misses pages. Even with a 2 page document there is about a 60% chance that one won't come out. It's the same problem for printing and faxing, so imagine what a pain it is to fax stuff and then try to refax. (fax 10 pages, miss 4, fax 4, miss 2, fax 2, miss 1) - Scanner failure. I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean, but I get that message 1 to 8 times a day and the machine has to be shut down and restarted. Recurring problems: - Mysterious power losses. Every week or so it goes off and won't come back on. There is no obvious reason. Unplugging it and plugging it back in seems to be the way to fix it. I've never had equipment so tempermental. - Ink low messages. Come on HP, it is obvious the cartidges are wired to start signalling low ink after about 30-50% use. It's ridiculous and a nuisance. When then low ink starts coming on, you have to press enter to keep going. Many times I have started a print job, left my desk expecting to come back to a finished document only to find it never started because a low ink message interrupted the job and I have to press enter to continue. There is no point to the low ink messages at all. You just have to print to depletion. Other dissatisfaction: - Noisy and shakes a lot. - Never been able to get a decent document scan. I don't know if it is the machine or the software. - Does not collate print jobs. That was a shock. It seems from the instruction manual that some models may have the function, mine doesn't. Sellers do a real injustice to their customers when they sell these without a big red sticker saying "DOES NOT COLLATE." - Fax reports are unreliable. You can't depend on these to know whether a document or any part of it went through at all. HP should recall these machines, refund our money or give us something solid and dependable. Until that happens, I won't buy another HP product.	negative	[ "I've owned a HP 7110 for over six months.", "If I could give it a zero (or better yet a -10) I would do so.", "IT IS JUNK.", "Daily problems include:\n\n- Page feeder misses pages.", "Even with a 2 page document there is about a 60% chance that one won't come out.", "It's the same problem for printing and faxing, so imagine what a pain it is to fax stuff and then try to refax.", "(fax 10 pages, miss 4, fax 4, miss 2, fax 2, miss 1)\n\n- Scanner failure.", "I'm not even sure what that is supposed to mean, but I get that message 1 to 8 times a day and the machine has to be shut down and restarted.", "Recurring problems:\n\n- Mysterious power losses.", "Every week or so it goes off and won't come back on.", "There is no obvious reason.", "Unplugging it and plugging it back in seems to be the way to fix it.", "I've never had equipment so tempermental.", "- Ink low messages.", "Come on HP, it is obvious the cartidges are wired to start signalling low ink after about 30-50% use.", "It's ridiculous and a nuisance.", "When then low ink starts coming on, you have to press enter to keep going.", "Many times I have started a print job, left my desk expecting to come back to a finished document only to find it never started because a low ink message interrupted the job and I have to press enter to continue.", "There is no point to the low ink messages at all.", "You just have to print to depletion.", "Other dissatisfaction:\n\n- Noisy and shakes a lot.", "- Never been able to get a decent document scan.", "I don't know if it is the machine or the software.", "- Does not collate print jobs.", "That was a shock.", "It seems from the instruction manual that some models may have the function, mine doesn't.", "Sellers do a real injustice to their customers when they sell these without a big red sticker saying \"DOES NOT COLLATE.", "\"\n\n- Fax reports are unreliable.", "You can't depend on these to know whether a document or any part of it went through at all.", "HP should recall these machines, refund our money or give us something solid and dependable.", "Until that happens, I won't buy another HP product." ]
I have used a lot of different brow products over time, and one thing that I have a difficult time finding is a brow product that does not settle into the skin, pores, or smear while wearing in the day. I have used the Vincent Longo Blonde Micro Pencil for several weeks now and I have to say that it does not wear well. The pencil goes in nicely with very fine lines and it is easy to apply and make faux hairs in the brow area. The color is nice- very close to MAC Lingering or Tarte Taupe brow pencils in color. The pencil itself is very thin, which means that you have to use a special sharpener. The sharpener is not attached at all to the pencil, so if you lose it, you are out of luck. I don't like that feature. What I have found with this pencil is that despite it looking very close in color to the other two which I have previously mentioned, it does not wear as well. I have done one brow with this pencil and a different one on the other. At the end of the day, the other brand is still good, but the Vincent Longo pencil is smeary, spotty, and seems to have settled into my pores a bit too. I do not have oily skin. For the price, I don't think that this brow pencil works for me anyway. Nice color, but very disappointing wear time. I don't want to have to try that hard with any brow products. I prefer to apply and not have to think about it for the rest of the day.	negative	[ "I have used a lot of different brow products over time, and one thing that I have a difficult time finding is a brow product that does not settle into the skin, pores, or smear while wearing in the day.", "I have used the Vincent Longo Blonde Micro Pencil for several weeks now and I have to say that it does not wear well.", "The pencil goes in nicely with very fine lines and it is easy to apply and make faux hairs in the brow area.", "The color is nice- very close to MAC Lingering or Tarte Taupe brow pencils in color.", "The pencil itself is very thin, which means that you have to use a special sharpener.", "The sharpener is not attached at all to the pencil, so if you lose it, you are out of luck.", "I don't like that feature.", "What I have found with this pencil is that despite it looking very close in color to the other two which I have previously mentioned, it does not wear as well.", "I have done one brow with this pencil and a different one on the other.", "At the end of the day, the other brand is still good, but the Vincent Longo pencil is smeary, spotty, and seems to have settled into my pores a bit too.", "I do not have oily skin.", "For the price, I don't think that this brow pencil works for me anyway.", "Nice color, but very disappointing wear time.", "I don't want to have to try that hard with any brow products.", "I prefer to apply and not have to think about it for the rest of the day." ]