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This review pertains to the entire series, Tawny Man books 1-3. There are some things to like in this series, but in my accounting, more things not to like. Just as with the original trilogy it reads like a fantasy soap opera. Lots of relationship issues with less emphasis on plot or action. As with the original series, everyone misunderstands Fitz, takes advantage of him, gets angry at him for a variety of misunderstandings, perceived wrongs and then hold perpetual grudges against him for that. These somewhat irritating and obvious "Days of Our Lives" scenarios drive the storyline from one part to the next. The story itself drags on interminably in some parts with little reward at the end. In the first series there was a very irritating section where the entire story revolved around Fitz trying to help the king, Regal busting in and accusing him of treason...repeat ad nauseum until you want to throw the book in the fire for sheer boredom. This series has an analogous section where Thick gets mad at Fitz and plays skill-pranks on him every time he tries to help him...over, and over, and over, and over. Hobb, if you have run out of ideas, how about you just stop writing and move on? Finally I would say that the 3rd book has the ignominious distinction of all the fantasy I have ever read, of having the most interminable, boring and pointless anticlimax which literally extends for hundreds of pages (I lost count). The male characters are ascribed very feminine traits which make them less believable to a male reader. I have read somewhere in the area of 500 fantasy novels in my life and up until this point I have eschewed female authors because I perceived that gender would influence the character, if not quality, of the writing. I have admonished myself for this bias in the past. I hate to say it, but reading this series has only served to confirm those prejudices.	negative	[ "This review pertains to the entire series, Tawny Man books 1-3.", "There are some things to like in this series, but in my accounting, more things not to like.", "Just as with the original trilogy it reads like a fantasy soap opera.", "Lots of relationship issues with less emphasis on plot or action.", "As with the original series, everyone misunderstands Fitz, takes advantage of him, gets angry at him for a variety of misunderstandings, perceived wrongs and then hold perpetual grudges against him for that.", "These somewhat irritating and obvious \"Days of Our Lives\" scenarios drive the storyline from one part to the next.", "The story itself drags on interminably in some parts with little reward at the end.", "In the first series there was a very irritating section where the entire story revolved around Fitz trying to help the king, Regal busting in and accusing him of treason...", "repeat ad nauseum until you want to throw the book in the fire for sheer boredom.", "This series has an analogous section where Thick gets mad at Fitz and plays skill-pranks on him every time he tries to help him...", "over, and over, and over, and over.", "Hobb, if you have run out of ideas, how about you just stop writing and move on?", "Finally I would say that the 3rd book has the ignominious distinction of all the fantasy I have ever read, of having the most interminable, boring and pointless anticlimax which literally extends for hundreds of pages (I lost count).", "The male characters are ascribed very feminine traits which make them less believable to a male reader.", "I have read somewhere in the area of 500 fantasy novels in my life and up until this point I have eschewed female authors because I perceived that gender would influence the character, if not quality, of the writing.", "I have admonished myself for this bias in the past.", "I hate to say it, but reading this series has only served to confirm those prejudices." ]
The title says it all. I know my review is a minority opinion with this unit but I was very disappointed. I purchased this sharpener a couple months ago on Amazon. I tried to sharpen my joiner blades for hours with unusable/poor results. For $350 it should be dead simple to use and super precise with super accurate repeatability. It is none of that. It is frustrating, slow, messy and primitive. Repeatability with this sharpener is terrible. You will never get the same bevel angle twice, you're lucky if you can get a consistent bevel across the blade length once. All the adjustment mechanisms are primitive without any stops or detents or feature that would allow someone to quickly set it to achieve the same bevel angle more than once. I own the Veritas Mk II sharpening system for the smaller blades on my chisels and hand planes. The Veritas is exactly what a sharpener should be. Dead simple to use, super accurate with precise graduated bevel angle adjustments and great repeatability. Oh yeah, it is fraction of the price this thing costs. I have an 8" Grizzly joiner which is what I purchased this Makita unit for. For now I will purchase new (razor sharp) blades from Grizzly at $50 a set once a year or so until someone comes up with something that works with longer blades that is equal to the performance the Veritas Mk II delivers on smaller blades. I put this thing up for sale on Amazon (used/like new) within 72 hours of unpacking it. I took a $75 loss on the turnaround. If you find yourself crawling around on the floor with lights behind the blade running the adjustment screws up/down over and over till your back aches from all the stooping and bending you might ask yourself, as I did, why did I buy this thing?	negative	[ "The title says it all.", "I know my review is a minority opinion with this unit but I was very disappointed.", "I purchased this sharpener a couple months ago on Amazon.", "I tried to sharpen my joiner blades for hours with unusable/poor results.", "For $350 it should be dead simple to use and super precise with super accurate repeatability.", "It is none of that.", "It is frustrating, slow, messy and primitive.", "Repeatability with this sharpener is terrible.", "You will never get the same bevel angle twice, you're lucky if you can get a consistent bevel across the blade length once.", "All the adjustment mechanisms are primitive without any stops or detents or feature that would allow someone to quickly set it to achieve the same bevel angle more than once.", "I own the Veritas Mk II sharpening system for the smaller blades on my chisels and hand planes.", "The Veritas is exactly what a sharpener should be.", "Dead simple to use, super accurate with precise graduated bevel angle adjustments and great repeatability.", "Oh yeah, it is fraction of the price this thing costs.", "I have an 8\" Grizzly joiner which is what I purchased this Makita unit for.", "For now I will purchase new (razor sharp) blades from Grizzly at $50 a set once a year or so until someone comes up with something that works with longer blades that is equal to the performance the Veritas Mk II delivers on smaller blades.", "I put this thing up for sale on Amazon (used/like new) within 72 hours of unpacking it.", "I took a $75 loss on the turnaround.", "If you find yourself crawling around on the floor with lights behind the blade running the adjustment screws up/down over and over till your back aches from all the stooping and bending you might ask yourself, as I did, why did I buy this thing?" ]
Having used a large, Xtra long (26 foot) corded Flexi Brand leash for my Lab for 9 years, it finally began to 'catch,' so I decided to buy a new Flexi Leash in the same size, for the same dog. I found out the corded leash is no longer available in the large size, and the new model has a tape leash instead. I purchased the (expensive) new leash, only to find it to be in no way comparable to the 9-year old one in quality or performance. Cons: 1) The tape twists round and round constantly while the dog is walking, and ends up retracting all twisted up. After taking it off the dog, I have to pull the entire leash out and lock it, and then untwist it while slowy retracting it. I currently have 3 fingers cut almost to the bone from the tape. My dog ran after a squirrel and around a tree. The leash twisted all up, and while trying to unwind my dog from around the tree she tried to run again. I had my hand on the tape (I had placed it there while trying to unwind the dog from the tree while she was not moving), and since the tape had twisted all up as it always does, when she ran the other way the tape retracted and twisted more at the same time, slicing three of my fingers. This never happened with the corded leash. 2) The new leash is already "catching" when extended out beyond 10 feet. The old leash did not do this until it was 9 years old. 3) The "cap" covering the seams near the handle came off the first day of use. 4) The lock button on the new leash is difficult to use with one hand, while on the old leash it was very easy. Pros: I have found no pros with this leash and feel I wasted my money. Even with the "catching", the old leash works better. Save your money and buy another leash.	negative	[ "Having used a large, Xtra long (26 foot) corded Flexi Brand leash for my Lab for 9 years, it finally began to 'catch,' so I decided to buy a new Flexi Leash in the same size, for the same dog.", "I found out the corded leash is no longer available in the large size, and the new model has a tape leash instead.", "I purchased the (expensive) new leash, only to find it to be in no way comparable to the 9-year old one in quality or performance.", "Cons:\n1) The tape twists round and round constantly while the dog is walking, and ends up retracting all twisted up.", "After taking it off the dog, I have to pull the entire leash out and lock it, and then untwist it while slowy retracting it.", "I currently have 3 fingers cut almost to the bone from the tape.", "My dog ran after a squirrel and around a tree.", "The leash twisted all up, and while trying to unwind my dog from around the tree she tried to run again.", "I had my hand on the tape (I had placed it there while trying to unwind the dog from the tree while she was not moving), and since the tape had twisted all up as it always does, when she ran the other way the tape retracted and twisted more at the same time, slicing three of my fingers.", "This never happened with the corded leash.", "2) The new leash is already \"catching\" when extended out beyond 10 feet.", "The old leash did not do this until it was 9 years old.", "3) The \"cap\" covering the seams near the handle came off the first day of use.", "4) The lock button on the new leash is difficult to use with one hand, while on the old leash it was very easy.", "Pros: I have found no pros with this leash and feel I wasted my money.", "Even with the \"catching\", the old leash works better.", "Save your money and buy another leash." ]
Pokemon is first and foremost an anime. But it's different from the typical anime licensed in America. It is mainstreamed, so that little kids will enjoy it and not get turned off by the Japaneseness that older people like. Most of the time, an anime is released on video or DVD, and so the translators and writers keep in everything from mature themes to the original stories and characters. Then, if it is decided that the anime will be shown on TV, they will censor it and air it. Pokemon is different, they don't dub the original thing, they dub a censored and dumbed down version and air that. What you see on TV and in the theater is the American Producers spin to the original thing. You're not watching Pokemon, you're watching an Americanized version of Pokemon. What's more, the Americanized version is the version that all English-Language countries see, which upsets the poeple not living in America. (i.e. the Minnesota Vikings joke). The Americanization of Pokemon is at an all time high in this movie, the story and dialogue is way off from the original. They even composed an entirely different score. (The new score isn't necissarily bad, but it's the thought that they are taking someone else's work and determining themselves how and that they must change it so that the narrow-minded American children will be able to enjoy it). And so, the movie is terrible. My biggest gripe is the inclusion of evil pop music. Pop music is evil, and no one really seems to know that. If the American version had alternative rock in it, I'd be happier, but that's just my personal opinion. As I mentioned before, the dialogue is dumbed down seriously so that the movie is easier to understand. Exposition in this movie is multiplied by five from the original Japanese version. Another odd thing about the dialogue is that in the original Japanese version, the guy dressed as a pirate that Ash battles in the opening credits speaks English. But the American version dubbed over him anyway. Why? Why do they waste their time? Because they still changed the dialogue. Even in the movie theaters, they still feel that Pokemon must be censored. While in the Japanese version, the character said "Oh my God!" in the American version, he says "Oh no!" The worst translation change is this: in one scene, Mewtwo says "What's happened here," in the Japanese version. In the English version, he says, "Behold. With pokemon and humans eliminated, the clones shall inherit the world." Why? Back to the music, while the original score in the dub version is no better than the Japanese version, it's not very bad either. But they decided to add in some vocal tracks to increase their money with deals with record companies. But come on! There is a horrible horrible song called "Brother, My Brother" played during a FIGHT SCENE! Sure, the pokemon were fighting clones of each other, but the Japanese version had real symphonic music playing. Battle music. Duel of the Fates sort of thing. But 4Kids decided that they had to endear the parents with some sort of allegorical song so that they'd think their kids would learn something from it. You know, that's all well and sweet and everything, but that sort of thing is for soliloquys at the end of the film, not fight scenes. Movies need to have a kind of artistic value, even ones for young kids. The addition of that song took away the emotion and power of the original scene and replaced it with an advertisement for the singer and a disclaimer to parents. And don't get me started on the pointless M2M song "Don't Say You Love Me." No little kid would understand or like that song, and no self-respecting anime watcher would enjoy any pop song at all. It's a song for pubescent girls. Why? That's it really. My only real problem is that the movie is too different from the better Japanese version. They are just too determined to mainstream it. While that's all I can really say about the movie, the bottom line is that it's just plain boring. I'm sure that little kids will love the battles and such, but for older people, it's like sitting there doing nothing. They changed the Pikachu's Vacation movie too. How? You ask. There isn't any dialogue to change. Well, they changed the narrator from a sweet-sounding woman to the Pokedex, and they messed the music up like in the main film.	negative	[ "Pokemon is first and foremost an anime.", "But it's different from the typical anime licensed in America.", "It is mainstreamed, so that little kids will enjoy it and not get turned off by the Japaneseness that older people like.", "Most of the time, an anime is released on video or DVD, and so the translators and writers keep in everything from mature themes to the original stories and characters.", "Then, if it is decided that the anime will be shown on TV, they will censor it and air it.", "Pokemon is different, they don't dub the original thing, they dub a censored and dumbed down version and air that.", "What you see on TV and in the theater is the American Producers spin to the original thing.", "You're not watching Pokemon, you're watching an Americanized version of Pokemon.", "What's more, the Americanized version is the version that all English-Language countries see, which upsets the poeple not living in America.", "(i.", "e. the Minnesota Vikings joke).", "The Americanization of Pokemon is at an all time high in this movie, the story and dialogue is way off from the original.", "They even composed an entirely different score.", "(The new score isn't necissarily bad, but it's the thought that they are taking someone else's work and determining themselves how and that they must change it so that the narrow-minded American children will be able to enjoy it).", "And so, the movie is terrible.", "My biggest gripe is the inclusion of evil pop music.", "Pop music is evil, and no one really seems to know that.", "If the American version had alternative rock in it, I'd be happier, but that's just my personal opinion.", "As I mentioned before, the dialogue is dumbed down seriously so that the movie is easier to understand.", "Exposition in this movie is multiplied by five from the original Japanese version.", "Another odd thing about the dialogue is that in the original Japanese version, the guy dressed as a pirate that Ash battles in the opening credits speaks English.", "But the American version dubbed over him anyway.", "Why?", "Why do they waste their time?", "Because they still changed the dialogue.", "Even in the movie theaters, they still feel that Pokemon must be censored.", "While in the Japanese version, the character said \"Oh my God!", "\" in the American version, he says \"Oh no!", "\"\nThe worst translation change is this: in one scene, Mewtwo says \"What's happened here,\" in the Japanese version.", "In the English version, he says, \"Behold.", "With pokemon and humans eliminated, the clones shall inherit the world.", "\" Why?", "Back to the music, while the original score in the dub version is no better than the Japanese version, it's not very bad either.", "But they decided to add in some vocal tracks to increase their money with deals with record companies.", "But come on!", "There is a horrible horrible song called \"Brother, My Brother\" played during a FIGHT SCENE!", "Sure, the pokemon were fighting clones of each other, but the Japanese version had real symphonic music playing.", "Battle music.", "Duel of the Fates sort of thing.", "But 4Kids decided that they had to endear the parents with some sort of allegorical song so that they'd think their kids would learn something from it.", "You know, that's all well and sweet and everything, but that sort of thing is for soliloquys at the end of the film, not fight scenes.", "Movies need to have a kind of artistic value, even ones for young kids.", "The addition of that song took away the emotion and power of the original scene and replaced it with an advertisement for the singer and a disclaimer to parents.", "And don't get me started on the pointless M2M song \"Don't Say You Love Me.", "\" No little kid would understand or like that song, and no self-respecting anime watcher would enjoy any pop song at all.", "It's a song for pubescent girls.", "Why?", "That's it really.", "My only real problem is that the movie is too different from the better Japanese version.", "They are just too determined to mainstream it.", "While that's all I can really say about the movie, the bottom line is that it's just plain boring.", "I'm sure that little kids will love the battles and such, but for older people, it's like sitting there doing nothing.", "They changed the Pikachu's Vacation movie too.", "How?", "You ask.", "There isn't any dialogue to change.", "Well, they changed the narrator from a sweet-sounding woman to the Pokedex, and they messed the music up like in the main film." ]
I'm vacationing in Sam Miguel de Allende. It's rainy season. And I thought I'd reward myself with a little Agatha Christie between my more academic reading. What a huge misstep! I'm only have way through, and I thought let me see if others on Amazon have reacted as poorly as I have to this work. They have! So far this dreary novel sidesteps logic, is extremely talky, there is no suspense, and politically it comes off as a right wing attack on youth culture and the anti-war movement. Agatha, you have never disappointed me before, although I did notice a few hints of anti-Semitism ( I can't remember now in which mysteries), but then I thought I must be imagining it. Now I'm at page 151 and am forcing myself to continue because you brought me so much joy in the past. Maybe the rest of this tome (tomb??) will redeem itself. But for those of you who still want to adore Madame Christie, make believe PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT doesn't exist.	negative	[ "I'm vacationing in Sam Miguel de Allende.", "It's rainy season.", "And I thought I'd reward myself with a little Agatha Christie between my more academic reading.", "What a huge misstep!", "I'm only have way through, and I thought let me see if others on Amazon have reacted as poorly as I have to this work.", "They have!", "So far this dreary novel sidesteps logic, is extremely talky, there is no suspense, and politically it comes off as a right wing attack on youth culture and the anti-war movement.", "Agatha, you have never disappointed me before, although I did notice a few hints of anti-Semitism ( I can't remember now in which mysteries), but then I thought I must be imagining it.", "Now I'm at page 151 and am forcing myself to continue because you brought me so much joy in the past.", "Maybe the rest of this tome (tomb??", ") will redeem itself.", "But for those of you who still want to adore Madame Christie, make believe PASSENGER TO FRANKFURT doesn't exist." ]
this is from Twinings headquarters in email to me Dear xxx, Thank you for your response. I have been in contact with my technical team regarding your response. Twinings use tea bag paper in which epichlorohydrin to be non detectable at <50ug/kg (parts per billion). Resins based on Polyamide-epichlorhydrin chemistry ARE used in the manufacture of Twinings tea bag paper, this is used to give the teabags suitable wet strength in boiling water when being brewed. These resins are approved for food contact applications provided their presence, and the presence of their derivatives of hydrolysis are controlled to be below strict limits in the water extract of the finished product. In most cases this limit is set to be below the limit of analytical detection, e.g. 1,3-dichloror-2-propanol detection limit is 2g/l (2 micrograms per litre, or 2 parts per billion). The use of this type of chemistry is well established and regulated under strict food contact legislation. Analytical results from our supplier demonstrate that residual epichlorhydrin is not detectable above the limit of detection of 0.1g in the water extract. All tea bag papers will use some sort of resin material to give them strength, the most common is melanine formaldehyde. If consumers are concerned about the use of chemicals in tea bag paper, we would recommend the use of loose leaf teas. I'm not sure this answers your query particularly well, however, I can confirm that the current capability of the analytical chemistry is precise to 1 decimal place in parts per billion, i.e. it can detect if the chemical is present at 1 part in 10,000,000,000 parts of water. The human epidemiological studies that have been done which indicate that there may be a link to cancer, have been in manufacturing plants of the chemical where individuals will be exposed to the pure chemical. The scientific studies which have been carried out to demonstrate a link have been done on rats and mice. I think the main thing to point out is that all tea bag papers will contain a resin of some sort, as in the attached, and the only way to avoid these is to use loose leaf tea.	negative	[ "this is from Twinings headquarters in email to me\n\nDear xxx,\n\nThank you for your response.", "I have been in contact with my technical team regarding your\nresponse.", "Twinings use tea bag paper in which epichlorohydrin to be non detectable at <50ug/kg\n(parts per billion).", "Resins based on Polyamide-epichlorhydrin chemistry ARE used in the manufacture of Twinings\ntea bag paper, this is used to give the teabags suitable wet strength in boiling water\nwhen being brewed.", "These resins are approved for food contact applications provided their\npresence, and the presence of their derivatives of hydrolysis are controlled to be below\nstrict limits in the water extract of the finished product.", "In most cases this limit is\nset to be below the limit of analytical detection, e.", "g. 1,3-dichloror-2-propanol detection\nlimit is 2g/l (2 micrograms per litre, or 2 parts per billion).", "The use of this type of\nchemistry is well established and regulated under strict food contact legislation.", "Analytical results from our supplier demonstrate that residual epichlorhydrin is not\ndetectable above the limit of detection of 0.", "1g in the water extract.", "All tea bag papers will use some sort of resin material to give them strength, the most\ncommon is melanine formaldehyde.", "If consumers are concerned about the use of chemicals in tea bag paper, we would recommend\nthe use of loose leaf teas.", "I'm not sure this answers your query particularly well, however, I can confirm that the\ncurrent capability of the analytical chemistry is precise to 1 decimal place in parts per\nbillion, i.", "e. it can detect if the chemical is present at 1 part in 10,000,000,000 parts\nof water.", "The human epidemiological studies that have been done which indicate that there may be a\nlink to cancer, have been in manufacturing plants of the chemical where individuals will\nbe exposed to the pure chemical.", "The scientific studies which have been carried out to\ndemonstrate a link have been done on rats and mice.", "I think the main thing to point out is that all tea bag papers will contain a resin of\nsome sort, as in the attached, and the only way to avoid these is to use loose leaf tea." ]
'A Dance With Dragons' drags along at a snail's pace, leaving you literally begging Martin for something interesting to happen. When the few interesting parts do finally occur, you are already too beaten down by overly descriptive minutia to feel that the book has vindicated your hard earned reading time. And seriously, wtf is up with all the food and wine references? I've had my "fill" of Dornish wine. More substance please! I fear that the glory days of the 'A Song Of Ice And Fire' series and those wonderful first three books are long gone. It eerily reminds me of how the 'Star Wars' movies progressed: From entertaining and thrilling stories with characters you actually care about, to painfully tedious boredom. Fool me once (AFFC), shame on you. Fool me twice (ADWD), shame on me. I won't be pulled into buying another installment without being patient and reading the reviews first. Martin may not care about my time and what I feel is enjoyable, but I do.	negative	[ "'A Dance With Dragons' drags along at a snail's pace, leaving you literally begging Martin for something interesting to happen.", "When the few interesting parts do finally occur, you are already too beaten down by overly descriptive minutia to feel that the book has vindicated your hard earned reading time.", "And seriously, wtf is up with all the food and wine references?", "I've had my \"fill\" of Dornish wine.", "More substance please!", "I fear that the glory days of the 'A Song Of Ice And Fire' series and those wonderful first three books are long gone.", "It eerily reminds me of how the 'Star Wars' movies progressed: From entertaining and thrilling stories with characters you actually care about, to painfully tedious boredom.", "Fool me once (AFFC), shame on you.", "Fool me twice (ADWD), shame on me.", "I won't be pulled into buying another installment without being patient and reading the reviews first.", "Martin may not care about my time and what I feel is enjoyable, but I do." ]
What a stellar cast! When you look at the prestigous names here, the first thought is wow what a performance I bet that is. Unfortunetly, despite rock solid singing-the whole affair is about as uninspired and boring as any Parsifal I have ever heard-and I have heard quite a few. First of all, let me state that I do not like Placido Domingo in Wagner repertoire with the possible exception of his Tristan which is still too italiante. Wagner late opus' nurtured, the masculine german sound which Domingo lacks or purposely avoids. The singing actually isn't as good as the names suggest. Kurt Moll sounds strained. Norman is good and James Morris is beautiful. The real problem, which I am sorry to say since I am a fan of his, is Levine's tempo's. They are almost unbearable in their lack of momemtum. I adore the met and I adore Levine, but this CD and his DVD traversal of this specific opera are both failures, though the DVD is much better due to the added excitement(if it can be called that) being in front of a live audience. Siegrfried Jerusalem is Parsifal in the DVD and hits the overall role much more on the head despite some pretty gruesome acting. If you want to hear a good, modern version of this opera-go to Barenboim which so much better than it is almost laughable. Barenboim, along with Karajan and Knappertbusch(my personal favourite) are the way to go--avoid this like the plague unless you want boring, sluggish, uninspired Wagner. For DVD versions, check out Horst Steins with Bayreuth.	negative	[ "What a stellar cast!", "When you look at the prestigous names here, the first thought is wow what a performance I bet that is.", "Unfortunetly, despite rock solid singing-the whole affair is about as uninspired and boring as any Parsifal I have ever heard-and I have heard quite a few.", "First of all, let me state that I do not like Placido Domingo in Wagner repertoire with the possible exception of his Tristan which is still too italiante.", "Wagner late opus' nurtured, the masculine german sound which Domingo lacks or purposely avoids.", "The singing actually isn't as good as the names suggest.", "Kurt Moll sounds strained.", "Norman is good and James Morris is beautiful.", "The real problem, which I am sorry to say since I am a fan of his, is Levine's tempo's.", "They are almost unbearable in their lack of momemtum.", "I adore the met and I adore Levine, but this CD and his DVD traversal of this specific opera are both failures, though the DVD is much better due to the added excitement(if it can be called that) being in front of a live audience.", "Siegrfried Jerusalem is Parsifal in the DVD and hits the overall role much more on the head despite some pretty gruesome acting.", "If you want to hear a good, modern version of this opera-go to Barenboim which so much better than it is almost laughable.", "Barenboim, along with Karajan and Knappertbusch(my personal favourite) are the way to go--avoid this like the plague unless you want boring, sluggish, uninspired Wagner.", "For DVD versions, check out Horst Steins with Bayreuth." ]
I previously had a Mega which worked a couple years. This one was a Total Disaster. Never could get rake to work, Littermaid customer service (once you finally get to is) was of little help and Orange Onion (don't buy anything from them) sucked. They couldn't care less, at least Littermaid apologized (on one of my three calls). Keep in mind, if you buy it and return it, do it through Littermaid. You only need to send back the battery cover and that blasted pull wire. To get that out ( NO help from Littermaid!), unscrew every single screw and once you get your hands on that wire, don't let it go! Or you have to take out the rest of the screws by the battery compartment. I wasted hours and hours on this. If only they had a good competitor. They're sending me the only thing available, the latest model that most people here seem to hate. sigh..if it doesn't work, I'm giving up totally on Littermaid. I have two cats, so it had its uses.	negative	[ "I previously had a Mega which worked a couple years.", "This one was a Total Disaster.", "Never could get rake to work, Littermaid customer service (once you finally get to is) was of little help and Orange Onion (don't buy anything from them) sucked.", "They couldn't care less, at least Littermaid apologized (on one of my three calls).", "Keep in mind, if you buy it and return it, do it through Littermaid.", "You only need to send back the battery cover and that blasted pull wire.", "To get that out ( NO help from Littermaid!", "), unscrew every single screw and once you get your hands on that wire, don't let it go!", "Or you have to take out the rest of the screws by the battery compartment.", "I wasted hours and hours on this.", "If only they had a good competitor.", "They're sending me the only thing available, the latest model that most people here seem to hate.", "sigh..", "if it doesn't work, I'm giving up totally on Littermaid.", "I have two cats, so it had its uses." ]
The original Ghost Recon for PC is hands down my favorite squad based 3D shooter. I loved the tactical aspects and the real life feel of being in the battlefield. From the tactical map allowing commands and control of all your men, this game really gave you the feel of being a battlefield commander. With each new version of Ghost Recon it has become apparent that Ubisoft is no longer concerned with supporting the PC environment or it's users which is a real shame. While I enjoy some console games, primarily sports, I've never enjoyed 3D shooters on console. I like many of my friends prefer the mouse & keyboard as well as the beautifully rendered graphics. While the 360 and HDTV eliminates one of these, I don't think it's enough to port a console game directly over to the PC. Most important, I believe that the game play has been dumbed down to the run in, kill, get killed mentality. Gone are the tactical & squad based maneuvering that really defined the original game. That was something original that set this and the SWAT series apart from other 3D shooters. Might as well go out and buy Quake or Unreal because here is yet another clone... Game of the Year no more!	negative	[ "The original Ghost Recon for PC is hands down my favorite squad based 3D shooter.", "I loved the tactical aspects and the real life feel of being in the battlefield.", "From the tactical map allowing commands and control of all your men, this game really gave you the feel of being a battlefield commander.", "With each new version of Ghost Recon it has become apparent that Ubisoft is no longer concerned with supporting the PC environment or it's users which is a real shame.", "While I enjoy some console games, primarily sports, I've never enjoyed 3D shooters on console.", "I like many of my friends prefer the mouse & keyboard as well as the beautifully rendered graphics.", "While the 360 and HDTV eliminates one of these, I don't think it's enough to port a console game directly over to the PC.", "Most important, I believe that the game play has been dumbed down to the run in, kill, get killed mentality.", "Gone are the tactical & squad based maneuvering that really defined the original game.", "That was something original that set this and the SWAT series apart from other 3D shooters.", "Might as well go out and buy Quake or Unreal because here is yet another clone...", "Game of the Year no more!" ]
Very Very interesting idea and one of the buggiest games I've ever played. The auto-save feature is necessary because of all of the crashes BUT after you've been playing awhile the auto-save can take up to several minutes per save, which can be very annoying when you are right in the middle of something interesting and then, bang, auto-save, go take a nap and come back. After looking at Lionhead's site on this software and seeing some of their comments about Quality Assurance (ie: they basically seem to think that it wouldn't be necessary if EA didn't make them do it), I know that I will not be paying full price for any more Lionhead games until they fire whoever is in charge of QA and actually put in place a real QA process. The idea is VERY interesting and that's why they get some points for originality (or at least an original spin on the populas model of games). But they really need a debugger. Quite frankly I'd be happy to play a FUN game with less then state of the art technology, if it is stable and fun. Bells and whistles are great but I'm looking to have fun not get frustrated. Also, the micromanagement required to keep your people alive is very excessive. It takes alot away from the fun of the game. ... Buy The Longest Journey instead, if you are looking for a great (stable and visually appealing) game at an excellent price!	negative	[ "Very Very interesting idea and one of the buggiest games I've ever played.", "The auto-save feature is necessary because of all of the crashes BUT after you've been playing awhile the auto-save can take up to several minutes per save, which can be very annoying when you are right in the middle of something interesting and then, bang, auto-save, go take a nap and come back.", "After looking at Lionhead's site on this software and seeing some of their comments about Quality Assurance (ie: they basically seem to think that it wouldn't be necessary if EA didn't make them do it), I know that I will not be paying full price for any more Lionhead games until they fire whoever is in charge of QA and actually put in place a real QA process.", "The idea is VERY interesting and that's why they get some points for originality (or at least an original spin on the populas model of games).", "But they really need a debugger.", "Quite frankly I'd be happy to play a FUN game with less then state of the art technology, if it is stable and fun.", "Bells and whistles are great but I'm looking to have fun not get frustrated.", "Also, the micromanagement required to keep your people alive is very excessive.", "It takes alot away from the fun of the game.", "...", "Buy The Longest Journey instead, if you are looking for a great (stable and visually appealing) game at an excellent price!" ]
Not Happy at all! I purchased a Hoont and despite problems, the company responds to my challenges and offers suggestions. I purchased this from Tyler Puckett store. It caught one mouse and then no more, despite cleaning the plates and putting in more bait again and again. The mice walk in and eat whatever I put in there and leave. Their paw prints are all over. It has brand new batteries. I asked to return it, thinking it was the Standard 30 dayy Amazon return policy. No. So warning. Puckett only allows two weeks. Not really a decent amount of time to try out a device like this. I do have Victor ones that work well, however, only hold one mouse so I thought with great reviews I would try this one for a change. An expensive mistake. Make sure you READ the amount of time allowed to return it. I still could not find it on the site, however it is only 14 days with this company.	negative	[ "Not Happy at all!", "I purchased a Hoont and despite problems, the company responds to my challenges and offers suggestions.", "I purchased this from Tyler Puckett store.", "It caught one mouse and then no more, despite cleaning the plates and putting in more bait again and again.", "The mice walk in and eat whatever I put in there and leave.", "Their paw prints are all over.", "It has brand new batteries.", "I asked to return it, thinking it was the Standard 30 dayy Amazon return policy.", "No.", "So warning.", "Puckett only allows two weeks.", "Not really a decent amount of time to try out a device like this.", "I do have Victor ones that work well, however, only hold one mouse so I thought with great reviews I would try this one for a change.", "An expensive mistake.", "Make sure you READ the amount of time allowed to return it.", "I still could not find it on the site, however it is only 14 days with this company." ]
I was really disappointed in this book. I was looking forward to Raven's story but it was not what I was expecting. First, Raven was very self centered and only cared about proving herself. She didn't care who she hurt in her quest. Next, the relationship between her and Leo seemed fake. It didn't seem like there was any real connection. I felt like Leo only wanted a wife and any female would do. Raven didn't seem like she was even interested in Leo then all of a sudden she wanted him without much explanation. Lastly and the thing that killed my interest in the book and this series is what happened to Magni. It's like the author destroyed all the things that made me like the books in the first place. I will not be reading the next book.	negative	[ "I was really disappointed in this book.", "I was looking forward to Raven's story but it was not what I was expecting.", "First, Raven was very self centered and only cared about proving herself.", "She didn't care who she hurt in her quest.", "Next, the relationship between her and Leo seemed fake.", "It didn't seem like there was any real connection.", "I felt like Leo only wanted a wife and any female would do.", "Raven didn't seem like she was even interested in Leo then all of a sudden she wanted him without much explanation.", "Lastly and the thing that killed my interest in the book and this series is what happened to Magni.", "It's like the author destroyed all the things that made me like the books in the first place.", "I will not be reading the next book." ]
The Bouncer has been one of the most anticipated games for the PS2, and it being a Square title, you'd figure that it's well worth the wait...but dear sweet lord, it's not. It's actually the worst excuse for a game that I've played in years, and Square should be ashamed of even putting this thing up for sale. Basically, The Bouncer is a fighting game with hardly any actual combat...just loads and loads of cinemas. It's mostly a non-interactive, interactive movie, with a terrible story (something about a girl getting kidnapped by some mega-corporation with evil schemes), uninteresting and under-developed characters, and an awful game engine. This thing seems to have been created as an show-off vehicle for Square's art department, and it seems to be little more than self-indulgent demo. If you skip the skads of cinematics, you can breeze through this game in under an hour (!!!!!!) and once you've beaten it, you're supposed to go back and play with other characters to unlock more hidden features, but once is waaaaaaay more than enough. Combat consists of hitting a few buttons over and over, with little strategy involving moves, because once you gain one decent attack, you'll pretty much stick with that one time after time. The combat sequences aren't even that long, and you'll be watching two or three cinemas longer than the actual battle once you've beaten a level, which is completely absurd. If you're looking to play one of the worst "games" released this year, then RENT but do not buy The Bouncer.	negative	[ "The Bouncer has been one of the most anticipated games for the PS2, and it being a Square title, you'd figure that it's well worth the wait...", "but dear sweet lord, it's not.", "It's actually the worst excuse for a game that I've played in years, and Square should be ashamed of even putting this thing up for sale.", "Basically, The Bouncer is a fighting game with hardly any actual combat...", "just loads and loads of cinemas.", "It's mostly a non-interactive, interactive movie, with a terrible story (something about a girl getting kidnapped by some mega-corporation with evil schemes), uninteresting and under-developed characters, and an awful game engine.", "This thing seems to have been created as an show-off vehicle for Square's art department, and it seems to be little more than self-indulgent demo.", "If you skip the skads of cinematics, you can breeze through this game in under an hour (!!!!", "!!", ") and once you've beaten it, you're supposed to go back and play with other characters to unlock more hidden features, but once is waaaaaaay more than enough.", "Combat consists of hitting a few buttons over and over, with little strategy involving moves, because once you gain one decent attack, you'll pretty much stick with that one time after time.", "The combat sequences aren't even that long, and you'll be watching two or three cinemas longer than the actual battle once you've beaten a level, which is completely absurd.", "If you're looking to play one of the worst \"games\" released this year, then RENT but do not buy The Bouncer." ]
There is honestly a difference between a singer who makes people listen from the heart, and a singer that is more like a manufactured product than a real singer. Unfortunately, Beyonce' Knowles happens to be more of a product than a real singer. Sadly, the feeling of her songs have been severely overplayed, to where it has made people stop enjoying her music. Her work is not really enjoyable anymore, that all the stunts she has had at pulling a surprise album up her sleeve to the populace, to where it is not even enjoyable anymore. Also, her work has been so overplayed that anything that she and Jay-Z has recorded for the past several years, to where it is more of a joke than a real singer. Her collaboration with Jay-Z, Drunk In Love does not even ignite from the heart. Honestly, the song is so severely overplayed to where my ear started to bleed in public. I really found this song to be more of a problem than anything that strikes from the heart. Also, the chemistry she and her husband has shown in the song is so poor that I don't even know if they should work together. They had better songs like Crazy In Love, but this song is really the pits. If you are new to Beyonce', I would say pass this song up. Song: D+	negative	[ "There is honestly a difference between a singer who makes people listen from the heart, and a singer that is more like a manufactured product than a real singer.", "Unfortunately, Beyonce' Knowles happens to be more of a product than a real singer.", "Sadly, the feeling of her songs have been severely overplayed, to where it has made people stop enjoying her music.", "Her work is not really enjoyable anymore, that all the stunts she has had at pulling a surprise album up her sleeve to the populace, to where it is not even enjoyable anymore.", "Also, her work has been so overplayed that anything that she and Jay-Z has recorded for the past several years, to where it is more of a joke than a real singer.", "Her collaboration with Jay-Z, Drunk In Love does not even ignite from the heart.", "Honestly, the song is so severely overplayed to where my ear started to bleed in public.", "I really found this song to be more of a problem than anything that strikes from the heart.", "Also, the chemistry she and her husband has shown in the song is so poor that I don't even know if they should work together.", "They had better songs like Crazy In Love, but this song is really the pits.", "If you are new to Beyonce', I would say pass this song up.", "Song: D+" ]
I was very disappointed with this book as it was unrealistic, predictable, and the characters were shallow. While I like strong woman characters, the main character, Mary, is super woman, speaks like a modern college educated woman, and does not have any emotional depth. Her husband is kidnapped by the Confederate Army and even though he is supposedly the love of her life, she gives up on him after nine months. Really? Wouldn't she at least wait until the war is over before assuming he is not coming back to her? After assuming he is dead she quickly falls in love with his best friend who now becomes the love of her life. The character of John, an ex-slave, is also stereotypical and very shallow. How did he learn to read? Why is he always wise and forgiving? Doesn't he feel any anger or suffer from PTSD after all he has been through? I will not read this author again.	negative	[ "I was very disappointed with this book as it was unrealistic, predictable, and the characters were shallow.", "While I like strong woman characters, the main character, Mary, is super woman, speaks like a modern college educated woman, and does not have any emotional depth.", "Her husband is kidnapped by the Confederate Army and even though he is supposedly the love of her life, she gives up on him after nine months.", "Really?", "Wouldn't she at least wait until the war is over before assuming he is not coming back to her?", "After assuming he is dead she quickly falls in love with his best friend who now becomes the love of her life.", "The character of John, an ex-slave, is also stereotypical and very shallow.", "How did he learn to read?", "Why is he always wise and forgiving?", "Doesn't he feel any anger or suffer from PTSD after all he has been through?", "I will not read this author again." ]
I put these on a rolling computer desk, total weight with computer? Maybe 80-90 lbs total. Within two days, one of them stopped swiveling. Within two weeks, pretty much all of them were either not rolling or not swiveling. And this is rolling across a smooth, sealed concrete floor. The damn desk would move easier if I stuck felt glides on it. I just bought replacements, and will be tossing these worthless things in the trash by the weekend. (I am replacing them with the Waxman 2" Rubber swivels #4384799N from Lowes. Which I have successfully used numerous times in the past on other desks.)	negative	[ "I put these on a rolling computer desk, total weight with computer?", "Maybe 80-90 lbs total.", "Within two days, one of them stopped swiveling.", "Within two weeks, pretty much all of them were either not rolling or not swiveling.", "And this is rolling across a smooth, sealed concrete floor.", "The damn desk would move easier if I stuck felt glides on it.", "I just bought replacements, and will be tossing these worthless things in the trash by the weekend.", "(I am replacing them with the Waxman 2\" Rubber swivels #4384799N from Lowes.", "Which I have successfully used numerous times in the past on other desks.", ")" ]
I was so excited when these were delivered today ( I love free next day delivery) so I could finally remove and replace the carrier bearings on my Dana 44HD differential. The Pinion bearing came off fairly easily using my Milwaukee 2763-22 M18 1/2" Inch Impact Wrench. Lots of power. I then went after the first of two carrier bearings. It was everything I could do to get the bearing to "split" from the trunnion shaft but it finally did with some persuasion from a 2.5 lb single jack and an air impact socket as the punch. removing the bearing splitter was a whole other story. I noticed while torqueing down the nuts that they were splintering off metal shavings as they were turning against the clamp body. After removing them, I also noticed that the threaded shafts had lost quite a few threads. Tool steel? I was able to completely unscrew the nuts from the shaft and clean up the shredded metal from the now mushroomed base but I wasn't able to thread the nuts all the way down the shaft any longer. I managed to get the splitter back on the opposite trunnion and barely able to separate the bearing from the base when the splitter gave out altogether. Did it do its job? Kinda. Will I be able to use it again? not without cutting the old threaded rod in half and buying new threaded shafts and nuts. I don't intend to ever need one again but I guess I expected my money to go a little further than a single use. I wouldnt recommend this tool for this job.	negative	[ "I was so excited when these were delivered today ( I love free next day delivery) so I could finally remove and replace the carrier bearings on my Dana 44HD differential.", "The Pinion bearing came off fairly easily using my Milwaukee 2763-22 M18 1/2\" Inch Impact Wrench.", "Lots of power.", "I then went after the first of two carrier bearings.", "It was everything I could do to get the bearing to \"split\" from the trunnion shaft but it finally did with some persuasion from a 2.", "5 lb single jack and an air impact socket as the punch.", "removing the bearing splitter was a whole other story.", "I noticed while torqueing down the nuts that they were splintering off metal shavings as they were turning against the clamp body.", "After removing them, I also noticed that the threaded shafts had lost quite a few threads.", "Tool steel?", "I was able to completely unscrew the nuts from the shaft and clean up the shredded metal from the now mushroomed base but I wasn't able to thread the nuts all the way down the shaft any longer.", "I managed to get the splitter back on the opposite trunnion and barely able to separate the bearing from the base when the splitter gave out altogether.", "Did it do its job?", "Kinda.", "Will I be able to use it again?", "not without cutting the old threaded rod in half and buying new threaded shafts and nuts.", "I don't intend to ever need one again but I guess I expected my money to go a little further than a single use.", "I wouldnt recommend this tool for this job." ]
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It's difficult to describe in words, how poorly this press clamp is made. To help get my point across, I have uploaded images at the top of this page. The fit and finish of this piece are poor - really poor. I am not one to insist that my tools be beautiful, but this one is crude. Still, if it had functioned perfectly, I would have given it 5 stars, despite its appearance. The undersides of the two cast iron feet are not flat. If you plan on bolting this down to a steel plate (as I planned to do) you'll need to do a little grinding so they sit flat. The screw would not thread all the way through the casting on mine. I applied quite a bit of force, but it wouldn't go. It took a bit of patience and some sharp tools to dig the paint out of the threads in the casting to get it to emerge from the underside. Once the screw was installed I could see that it wasn't perfectly vertical - not even close! It took a 3/4" shim under one foot to bring the screw into plumb. And finally, the clamp pad. I'm pretty sure it's supposed to swivel to make up for slight deviations from vertical but the way the tip of the screw is machined, the wrong surfaces mate together preventing the swivel action. (again, see photo above.) Grinding the top of the pad a bit might fix this problem. I really can't recommend this press clamp and I am returning mine. This is why I often buy my tools from Amazon. When a manufacturer sends out a real stinker like this one, Amazon accepts it back without a hassle.	negative	[ "It's difficult to describe in words, how poorly this press clamp is made.", "To help get my point across, I have uploaded images at the top of this page.", "The fit and finish of this piece are poor - really poor.", "I am not one to insist that my tools be beautiful, but this one is crude.", "Still, if it had functioned perfectly, I would have given it 5 stars, despite its appearance.", "The undersides of the two cast iron feet are not flat.", "If you plan on bolting this down to a steel plate (as I planned to do) you'll need to do a little grinding so they sit flat.", "The screw would not thread all the way through the casting on mine.", "I applied quite a bit of force, but it wouldn't go.", "It took a bit of patience and some sharp tools to dig the paint out of the threads in the casting to get it to emerge from the underside.", "Once the screw was installed I could see that it wasn't perfectly vertical - not even close!", "It took a 3/4\" shim under one foot to bring the screw into plumb.", "And finally, the clamp pad.", "I'm pretty sure it's supposed to swivel to make up for slight deviations from vertical but the way the tip of the screw is machined, the wrong surfaces mate together preventing the swivel action.", "(again, see photo above.", ") Grinding the top of the pad a bit might fix this problem.", "I really can't recommend this press clamp and I am returning mine.", "This is why I often buy my tools from Amazon.", "When a manufacturer sends out a real stinker like this one, Amazon accepts it back without a hassle." ]
I can understand why a sequel was made to "I Know What You Did Last Summer" because of the ending of the original. But I DON'T get why it had to be so stereotypical and poor. The sequel follows Jennifer Love Hewitt's character Julie to college, where she still has flashbacks of that fateful summer where she was being chased by a hook-wielding killer. Her roommate Karla, played with limited acting skills by singer Brandy, tries to take her mind off things and suggests that Julie dates someone new (Julie and Freddie Prinze Jr.'s character Ray are estranged at the film's start). To their surprise, the girls win a trip for four to the Bahamas for answering a trivia question in a radio contest. Julie invites new crush Will (Matthew Settle) and Karla takes along boyfriend Ty (Mekhi Pfeiffer). Here's where the problems start. First of all, the writers must think that the average viewer of this film has a third-grade education. Intelligent audience members smell a rat early on in the film when the girls incorrectly answer that the capital of Brazil is Rio de Janeiro (it's actually Brasilia). When the real answer is revealed at the climax of the movie, did the writers expect everyone to go "Ohhhhh!!"? I hope they don't think we are THAT stupid! Another problem: the geniuses behind this film were obviously trying to clinch the attention of the males in the theatre by having Jennifer Love Hewitt run around in white t-shirts drenched with rain. As a heterosexual female, I got tired of seeing Ms. Hewitt bounce around and felt this move was cheap on behalf of the filmmakers. Well, with a sub-par plot and mediocre acting, I guess they felt the need to do something. One more pet peeve: why must Hewitt sing at some point in every TV show or film she appears in? I cringed at the contrived karaoke scene in this movie. Don't you think it would been more obvious (and probably more enjoyable) to have already-established pop star Brandy sing a song? Viewers sit through one cliche after another until the unsatisfying and predictable twist is revealed at the end. And then the ending itself is another cliche, hinting once again at another installment. Thank goodness it hasn't been made (yet). Chalk this up as another unnecessary slasher flick specifically made to capitalize on the success of "Scream." While "Scream" had a certain wit to it, this is plain silliness rolled up with blatant T & A. Don't waste your time.	negative	[ "I can understand why a sequel was made to \"I Know What You Did Last Summer\" because of the ending of the original.", "But I DON'T get why it had to be so stereotypical and poor.", "The sequel follows Jennifer Love Hewitt's character Julie to college, where she still has flashbacks of that fateful summer where she was being chased by a hook-wielding killer.", "Her roommate Karla, played with limited acting skills by singer Brandy, tries to take her mind off things and suggests that Julie dates someone new (Julie and Freddie Prinze Jr.", "'s character Ray are estranged at the film's start).", "To their surprise, the girls win a trip for four to the Bahamas for answering a trivia question in a radio contest.", "Julie invites new crush Will (Matthew Settle) and Karla takes along boyfriend Ty (Mekhi Pfeiffer).", "Here's where the problems start.", "First of all, the writers must think that the average viewer of this film has a third-grade education.", "Intelligent audience members smell a rat early on in the film when the girls incorrectly answer that the capital of Brazil is Rio de Janeiro (it's actually Brasilia).", "When the real answer is revealed at the climax of the movie, did the writers expect everyone to go \"Ohhhhh!!", "\"?", "I hope they don't think we are THAT stupid!", "Another problem: the geniuses behind this film were obviously trying to clinch the attention of the males in the theatre by having Jennifer Love Hewitt run around in white t-shirts drenched with rain.", "As a heterosexual female, I got tired of seeing Ms.", "Hewitt bounce around and felt this move was cheap on behalf of the filmmakers.", "Well, with a sub-par plot and mediocre acting, I guess they felt the need to do something.", "One more pet peeve: why must Hewitt sing at some point in every TV show or film she appears in?", "I cringed at the contrived karaoke scene in this movie.", "Don't you think it would been more obvious (and probably more enjoyable) to have already-established pop star Brandy sing a song?", "Viewers sit through one cliche after another until the unsatisfying and predictable twist is revealed at the end.", "And then the ending itself is another cliche, hinting once again at another installment.", "Thank goodness it hasn't been made (yet).", "Chalk this up as another unnecessary slasher flick specifically made to capitalize on the success of \"Scream.", "\" While \"Scream\" had a certain wit to it, this is plain silliness rolled up with blatant T & A.", "Don't waste your time." ]
Over my vacation last year, I listened to an audio book of lectures by Richard Feynman called "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out". The lectures left me charged with passion about science. One of the most memorable portions of the lectures involved Feynman wondering why so few people saw the beauty of science deeply enough to use it in art. After all, there are many paintings of people or nature, showing their beauty. Why not tell the stories of scientists and their exciting discoveries? Why not show the beauty of mathematics in an interesting, fictional story? When I saw the posters for What the #$*! Do We Know (which I'll call WT#DWK for brevity), I was very excited. I thought it would be such a movie, that would demonstrate the passions we can feel around science. I hadn't heard of the title before, and didn't know the origin of the movie until I researched it after leaving. Before you spend time or money on it, you should know that the movie was directed by a bunch of new-agers who run a cult. J. Z. Knight runs "Ramtha's School of Enlightment" in Yelm, Washington. She claims to channel an ancient warrior from Lemuria (now present-day Monglia) who lived more than thirty thousand years ago. This woman believes and preaches falsehoods and executes irresponsible practices. Statements like: "It's just a fact that we use less than a tenth of our brain," and stories of trusting her child's healthcare to a vision she had during an out of body experience are the brunt of her website. Had I this background before paying for my tickets, I would have been prepared. Instead, I had my lofty hopes for a science-focused movie and I was, instead, profoundly disappointed. This movie is absolute tripe. The first thing that struck me was the vast inductive leaps the movie made. The movie examines some simple observations, such as the behaviour of a molecule. And it inductively rides those into saying that people, after all, must behave the same way. No connection is made; no explanation for _why_ we should believe that people behave like molecules. We're just expected to believe it. The movie saddles up this fallacy and rides it into town; if people behave like molecules, then all laws of physics that apply to matter must have analogous laws which apply to people, right? Other phenomenon are treated as if they're unquestionable facts, as if they're every-day occurrences. Global conciousness, for example. Particles can't be in two places at once. Quantum physics tells us that we're sometimes not sure where they are, but current thinking tells us that matter only occupies one space at an instant. And so on. I really loved some of the anmiations and graphics, which showed physical phenomenon in a very lear and approachable way. Why not spend this kind of money on making graphics for students and teachers? This kind of inductive cultism scares the pants off of me. It was all I could do to not leave the theater; I tried to follow the movie and give it a chance, but I was vastly disappointed. I know that a lot of people believe that there's something more out there; I do too, sometimes. But the way this movie uses tangible science to justify such profoundly unsupported conclusions leaves me cold. Proof by analogy means nothing, and neither does this film.	negative	[ "Over my vacation last year, I listened to an audio book of lectures by Richard Feynman called \"The Pleasure of Finding Things Out\".", "The lectures left me charged with passion about science.", "One of the most memorable portions of the lectures involved Feynman wondering why so few people saw the beauty of science deeply enough to use it in art.", "After all, there are many paintings of people or nature, showing their beauty.", "Why not tell the stories of scientists and their exciting discoveries?", "Why not show the beauty of mathematics in an interesting, fictional story?", "When I saw the posters for What the #$*!", "Do We Know (which I'll call WT#DWK for brevity), I was very excited.", "I thought it would be such a movie, that would demonstrate the passions we can feel around science.", "I hadn't heard of the title before, and didn't know the origin of the movie until I researched it after leaving.", "Before you spend time or money on it, you should know that the movie was directed by a bunch of new-agers who run a cult.", "J.", "Z.", "Knight runs \"Ramtha's School of Enlightment\" in Yelm, Washington.", "She claims to channel an ancient warrior from Lemuria (now present-day Monglia) who lived more than thirty thousand years ago.", "This woman believes and preaches falsehoods and executes irresponsible practices.", "Statements like: \"It's just a fact that we use less than a tenth of our brain,\" and stories of trusting her child's healthcare to a vision she had during an out of body experience are the brunt of her website.", "Had I this background before paying for my tickets, I would have been prepared.", "Instead, I had my lofty hopes for a science-focused movie and I was, instead, profoundly disappointed.", "This movie is absolute tripe.", "The first thing that struck me was the vast inductive leaps the movie made.", "The movie examines some simple observations, such as the behaviour of a molecule.", "And it inductively rides those into saying that people, after all, must behave the same way.", "No connection is made; no explanation for _why_ we should believe that people behave like molecules.", "We're just expected to believe it.", "The movie saddles up this fallacy and rides it into town; if people behave like molecules, then all laws of physics that apply to matter must have analogous laws which apply to people, right?", "Other phenomenon are treated as if they're unquestionable facts, as if they're every-day occurrences.", "Global conciousness, for example.", "Particles can't be in two places at once.", "Quantum physics tells us that we're sometimes not sure where they are, but current thinking tells us that matter only occupies one space at an instant.", "And so on.", "I really loved some of the anmiations and graphics, which showed physical phenomenon in a very lear and approachable way.", "Why not spend this kind of money on making graphics for students and teachers?", "This kind of inductive cultism scares the pants off of me.", "It was all I could do to not leave the theater; I tried to follow the movie and give it a chance, but I was vastly disappointed.", "I know that a lot of people believe that there's something more out there; I do too, sometimes.", "But the way this movie uses tangible science to justify such profoundly unsupported conclusions leaves me cold.", "Proof by analogy means nothing, and neither does this film." ]
THE GOOD: Martin is a talented and fantastic writer. To date, I don't know anyone who fleshes out worlds and characters better. He has created a place as real as our own world in his "Fire and Ice" series and has done a wonderful job maintaining its believablity. THE BAD: Sometimes too many characters dilute from the plotline - or subplotlines of which there are many. If you are not paying close attention, you may get lost as to who is doing what. Especially with this book. There are a lot of new characters and some old favorites are absent. It made for some frustrated nights flipping through pages looking for a character I was interested in. THE UGLY: EDIT PLEASE! For the love of God, this book could have been editted and added to the next book. I believe chapters in a book should contribute to the overall story and there were many, many times I completed a chapter and wondered why it was in the book. Yes I understand the concept of immersive writing but this was near the point of ridiculous. I felt Martin just threw his fans a bone with this book because he knew the first three had em hooked. Unfair. Unfair to us all. Ubermonkey says ask a friend what happened and don't waste your time pouring through the drudgery of this episode.	negative	[ "THE GOOD: Martin is a talented and fantastic writer.", "To date, I don't know anyone who fleshes out worlds and characters better.", "He has created a place as real as our own world in his \"Fire and Ice\" series and has done a wonderful job maintaining its believablity.", "THE BAD: Sometimes too many characters dilute from the plotline - or subplotlines of which there are many.", "If you are not paying close attention, you may get lost as to who is doing what.", "Especially with this book.", "There are a lot of new characters and some old favorites are absent.", "It made for some frustrated nights flipping through pages looking for a character I was interested in.", "THE UGLY: EDIT PLEASE!", "For the love of God, this book could have been editted and added to the next book.", "I believe chapters in a book should contribute to the overall story and there were many, many times I completed a chapter and wondered why it was in the book.", "Yes I understand the concept of immersive writing but this was near the point of ridiculous.", "I felt Martin just threw his fans a bone with this book because he knew the first three had em hooked.", "Unfair.", "Unfair to us all.", "Ubermonkey says ask a friend what happened and don't waste your time pouring through the drudgery of this episode." ]
I loved the Fifth Child. I found it powerful and provocative: as it focused mostly upon Ben's mother and how she dealt with her strange son, it delved deep into questions of love and duty, otherness, and societal bonds. Ben, the savage child, was a catalyst, a mirror held up to our own modern selves, in which we see the savage ways we treat what we fear and do not understand. Sadly, Ben in the World is a great disappointment to me. Lessing decides here to follow Ben and see who he is, what he wants, and how he hurts. I think this is a mistake; what made the Fifth Child work was Ben as a mirror, a reflection of society. Here, that is so deeply diminished it's hardly worth mentioning. And it's hard to come to any kind of powerful discovery of who Ben is -- a yeti, a throwback, whatever, ultimately another lonely person in a lonely world. The premise is flawed, the plot is weak and wandering -- there's no real reason why anything happens to Ben -- and in the end, it degrades to a hardly believable B-movie plotline (reminded me of that movie with Matthew Broderick and the monkey. Project X?) Seems like I've heard a lot of people saying Ben is a parallel to Frankenstein. Hardly, unless you mean the monosyllabic Frankenstein of the movies. Shelley's monster was articulate, passionate, opinionated, and driven. He showed us ourselves at our worst. Ben is simply primal. At best, he shows us ourselves at our simplest. It took some discipline to finish this book. I won't pick it up again, and I don't recommend it.	negative	[ "I loved the Fifth Child.", "I found it powerful and provocative: as it focused mostly upon Ben's mother and how she dealt with her strange son, it delved deep into questions of love and duty, otherness, and societal bonds.", "Ben, the savage child, was a catalyst, a mirror held up to our own modern selves, in which we see the savage ways we treat what we fear and do not understand.", "Sadly, Ben in the World is a great disappointment to me.", "Lessing decides here to follow Ben and see who he is, what he wants, and how he hurts.", "I think this is a mistake; what made the Fifth Child work was Ben as a mirror, a reflection of society.", "Here, that is so deeply diminished it's hardly worth mentioning.", "And it's hard to come to any kind of powerful discovery of who Ben is -- a yeti, a throwback, whatever, ultimately another lonely person in a lonely world.", "The premise is flawed, the plot is weak and wandering -- there's no real reason why anything happens to Ben -- and in the end, it degrades to a hardly believable B-movie plotline (reminded me of that movie with Matthew Broderick and the monkey.", "Project X?", ")\nSeems like I've heard a lot of people saying Ben is a parallel to Frankenstein.", "Hardly, unless you mean the monosyllabic Frankenstein of the movies.", "Shelley's monster was articulate, passionate, opinionated, and driven.", "He showed us ourselves at our worst.", "Ben is simply primal.", "At best, he shows us ourselves at our simplest.", "It took some discipline to finish this book.", "I won't pick it up again, and I don't recommend it." ]
I ordered this case because I previously had a silacrylic incipio case that lasted 8+ months to drops, heavy usage and even getting sprayed with water on occasion. I ordered the chrome color due to some reviewers saying that the paint was peeling. After some moderate usage over the last week, I am HAPPY to report that their is no paint peel on the CHROME. I like the color overall because it is reflective and I always happen to place my phone face down. It makes it easy to spot when you forget where you put it. However, the case broke some time when I was using it on only the second day. Like many other "cheap plasticy" cases, it broke where it goes around the volume controls where the plastic thins out. I have not dropped my phone since I got this case. It looks good, but if you are going to give it a metallic look, why not make it aluminum or stainless steel. Tired of plastic and going back to my silacrylic incipio case. I tried the otterbox but both my wife and I kept muting each other due to the bulk of the case which got extremely annoying.	negative	[ "I ordered this case because I previously had a silacrylic incipio case that lasted 8+ months to drops, heavy usage and even getting sprayed with water on occasion.", "I ordered the chrome color due to some reviewers saying that the paint was peeling.", "After some moderate usage over the last week, I am HAPPY to report that their is no paint peel on the CHROME.", "I like the color overall because it is reflective and I always happen to place my phone face down.", "It makes it easy to spot when you forget where you put it.", "However, the case broke some time when I was using it on only the second day.", "Like many other \"cheap plasticy\" cases, it broke where it goes around the volume controls where the plastic thins out.", "I have not dropped my phone since I got this case.", "It looks good, but if you are going to give it a metallic look, why not make it aluminum or stainless steel.", "Tired of plastic and going back to my silacrylic incipio case.", "I tried the otterbox but both my wife and I kept muting each other due to the bulk of the case which got extremely annoying." ]
I'm definitely not the target audience at 34 years old. I did like the idea of real-time 'combat'/movement. I enjoyed Zelda Phantom Hourglass, but could not get into this one. I played about 6 hours of gameplay...enough to go through several parts of the story and fight my a tank battle. I realize that others enjoy this game, but unfortunately I could not get into it. I enjoy the old Dragon Quest games along with the Final Fantasy games. If you like those, then you might be interested in Dragon Quest Monsters:Joker I'm still looking for a good 'real-time combat' game other than Zelda. Something in the form of the old Secret of Mana games! (I've tried the newer ones :( )	negative	[ "I'm definitely not the target audience at 34 years old.", "I did like the idea of real-time 'combat'/movement.", "I enjoyed Zelda Phantom Hourglass, but could not get into this one.", "I played about 6 hours of gameplay...", "enough to go through several parts of the story and fight my a tank battle.", "I realize that others enjoy this game, but unfortunately I could not get into it.", "I enjoy the old Dragon Quest games along with the Final Fantasy games.", "If you like those, then you might be interested in Dragon Quest Monsters:Joker\n\nI'm still looking for a good 'real-time combat' game other than Zelda.", "Something in the form of the old Secret of Mana games!", "(I've tried the newer ones :( )" ]
LOVE Duel. Love it. Unfortunately this DVD release from Universal has omitted the wonderful dinosaur growls as the truck is meeting its demise. It is no longer in the soundtrack. Even weirder is the fact that those very growls are discussed by Steven Spielberg in the bonus piece and then a clip is shown that HAS the growls. Why would Universal do this? Also missing is the 74 minute version of the film which many fans, including myself, prefer. Whatever your opinion, it would be better to have both versions available instead of just the longer cut. Here's hoping this film gets a proper release with BOTH versions and the original mono soundtrack with the growls (which would also show up in Jaws). It would also be great to see some original ABC t.v. spots and perhaps Billy Goldenberg's score isolated.	negative	[ "LOVE Duel.", "Love it.", "Unfortunately this DVD release from Universal has omitted the wonderful dinosaur growls as the truck is meeting its demise.", "It is no longer in the soundtrack.", "Even weirder is the fact that those very growls are discussed by Steven Spielberg in the bonus piece and then a clip is shown that HAS the growls.", "Why would Universal do this?", "Also missing is the 74 minute version of the film which many fans, including myself, prefer.", "Whatever your opinion, it would be better to have both versions available instead of just the longer cut.", "Here's hoping this film gets a proper release with BOTH versions and the original mono soundtrack with the growls (which would also show up in Jaws).", "It would also be great to see some original ABC t.", "v. spots and perhaps Billy Goldenberg's score isolated." ]
Bought this for my daughter's fender squier mini-strat. I was concerned about the sizing when I bought online, but this fits the 3/4 sized guitar perfectly. We pretty much just use this just for taking the guitar back and forth to guitar lessons. It has a reasonable amount of padding and is easy enough for my seven year old to pack up and carry. There is a large zipper pocket which is nice because it can fit her guitar lesson book as well as some guitar picks and a cable. As some have noted, this type of gig bag isn't going to protect your guitar the same way a hard shell case would. But for light duty hauling the guitar round or even stowing it at home, it will get the job done well enough. I looked at three of four different bags, and thought the price for this was fair, not great. --- EDITED REVIEW --- So I had to edit this review and change my rating. We got this gig bag as a Christmas present with the kid's guitar. By June, the thing was falling apart. The seam at the bottom of the bag has come undone and the guitar can slip out, so it would literally be safer for her just to carry it to lessons with no case at all. This wasn't especially heavy use. She takes the bag once a week in the car to guitar lessons, really no reason for the bag to fall apart like this. Its possible I just got a defective case, but...? Anyway, I hate to do it but I'm going to pay the extra $10 for the Fender 3/4 gig bag. Hoping its not to late to return this one to Amazon!	negative	[ "Bought this for my daughter's fender squier mini-strat.", "I was concerned about the sizing when I bought online, but this fits the 3/4 sized guitar perfectly.", "We pretty much just use this just for taking the guitar back and forth to guitar lessons.", "It has a reasonable amount of padding and is easy enough for my seven year old to pack up and carry.", "There is a large zipper pocket which is nice because it can fit her guitar lesson book as well as some guitar picks and a cable.", "As some have noted, this type of gig bag isn't going to protect your guitar the same way a hard shell case would.", "But for light duty hauling the guitar round or even stowing it at home, it will get the job done well enough.", "I looked at three of four different bags, and thought the price for this was fair, not great.", "--- EDITED REVIEW ---\n\nSo I had to edit this review and change my rating.", "We got this gig bag as a Christmas present with the kid's guitar.", "By June, the thing was falling apart.", "The seam at the bottom of the bag has come undone and the guitar can slip out, so it would literally be safer for her just to carry it to lessons with no case at all.", "This wasn't especially heavy use.", "She takes the bag once a week in the car to guitar lessons, really no reason for the bag to fall apart like this.", "Its possible I just got a defective case, but...", "?", "Anyway, I hate to do it but I'm going to pay the extra $10 for the Fender 3/4 gig bag.", "Hoping its not to late to return this one to Amazon!" ]
The original Droid and Droid 2 design does not lend itself to a friendly cover design; the top-sliding screen that reveals the physical keyboard is the issue. The Body Glove case does not fit this part of the phone well at all and that is where I find most of my issue with this "protective" cover. The top part of this case does not fit the screen area well and the left side of the case is thin and flexible and does not protect the phone at all. Because I live in Florida, sand is everywhere, even though the phone has never touched sand directly. Sand and dust easily got under the top part of the case. Because of the loose fit on the left side of the screen, sand and grit eventually got ground in to the phone case, leaving specs of exposed metal where black, shiny paint had once been. I am ridiculously protective of my phone, keeping it in an empty pocket, so the first time I removed the top portion of the case I was really upset to find my phone had actually been physically damaged. Eventually the top part of the case broke. The loose edge snapped after a few months, so I removed that part of the case and kept the lower portion on. A few months later the rubber material began to peel off. I finally just threw it out. This product is not worth the money or the damage to your phone. It wears quickly and has a poor design.	negative	[ "The original Droid and Droid 2 design does not lend itself to a friendly cover design; the top-sliding screen that reveals the physical keyboard is the issue.", "The Body Glove case does not fit this part of the phone well at all and that is where I find most of my issue with this \"protective\" cover.", "The top part of this case does not fit the screen area well and the left side of the case is thin and flexible and does not protect the phone at all.", "Because I live in Florida, sand is everywhere, even though the phone has never touched sand directly.", "Sand and dust easily got under the top part of the case.", "Because of the loose fit on the left side of the screen, sand and grit eventually got ground in to the phone case, leaving specs of exposed metal where black, shiny paint had once been.", "I am ridiculously protective of my phone, keeping it in an empty pocket, so the first time I removed the top portion of the case I was really upset to find my phone had actually been physically damaged.", "Eventually the top part of the case broke.", "The loose edge snapped after a few months, so I removed that part of the case and kept the lower portion on.", "A few months later the rubber material began to peel off.", "I finally just threw it out.", "This product is not worth the money or the damage to your phone.", "It wears quickly and has a poor design." ]
What a Waste! I don't mind Morris' flow between fiction and nonfiction, but the prose is SO overblown as to discredit the narrator and his tale. Marshall McLuhan noted that TV was a cool medium, and no one realized this better than Reagan -- the master of low key cool. Yet the medium Morris uses to show us Reagan is HOT and HEAVY. I mean c'mon, one character speaks in such clipped tones that the narrator's "forelock lifts from (his) forehead" with every word! Or the Reagan Museum curator is introduced as seeing a sample of Reagan's mother's handwriting and "he breaks down and weeps"! Throw us a freakin' bone here, Morris! Reagan was cool and light (and carried a big stick), where this book is sketchy at best and about as subtle as a 20 pound sledgehammer. Morris spent about 14 years on this book, an hour was too much for me. Morris' Teddy Roosevelt book is excellent and recommended. But just because Reagan 'didn't do as much' as TR cannot excuse the(perhaps ambitious)overwrought style. Lighten up! Lou Cannon's Role of a Lifetime stands untouched as the definitive book on Reagan.	negative	[ "What a Waste!", "I don't mind Morris' flow between fiction and nonfiction, but the prose is SO overblown as to discredit the narrator and his tale.", "Marshall McLuhan noted that TV was a cool medium, and no one realized this better than Reagan -- the master of low key cool.", "Yet the medium Morris uses to show us Reagan is HOT and HEAVY.", "I mean c'mon, one character speaks in such clipped tones that the narrator's \"forelock lifts from (his) forehead\" with every word!", "Or the Reagan Museum curator is introduced as seeing a sample of Reagan's mother's handwriting and \"he breaks down and weeps\"!", "Throw us a freakin' bone here, Morris!", "Reagan was cool and light (and carried a big stick), where this book is sketchy at best and about as subtle as a 20 pound sledgehammer.", "Morris spent about 14 years on this book, an hour was too much for me.", "Morris' Teddy Roosevelt book is excellent and recommended.", "But just because Reagan 'didn't do as much' as TR cannot excuse the(perhaps ambitious)overwrought style.", "Lighten up!", "Lou Cannon's Role of a Lifetime stands untouched as the definitive book on Reagan." ]
I'm not exaggerating. I'm supposing that my particular unit was a manufacturing mistake--- an utter failure of the bonding. I set about flattening the back of an ordinary Stanley #4 plane iron--- from a big box store, not even very hard steel. I used water on it, per DMT's Amazon video. At first I got gray streaks in the water, indicating the expected removal of material. And the scratch marks were naturally clearly visible. The "stone" did appear to be coarse to the touch and "Coarse" was stamped on the side. So everything was fine but as my plane blade needed more than I little flattening I persisted and the grey streaks in the water seemed to be harder to come by. I started to imagine that the scratch marks were getting finer and finer. Indeed, after, I'm guessing, 20 minutes or so of hard work I COULD SEE MY FACE IN THE SUPPOSED COARSE-GRIT SCRATCH MARK PATTERN. The back of the plane blade was literally becoming almost lusterous. So I went out on a 50-mile round trip to a certain importer of cheap tools, and got their 4-sided diamond block in a plastic holder for $10 (no kidding, that was the price). The faces are smaller and the metal is thin, but in an additional 20 minutes I had gone through the four grit sizes with my plane blade, from 200 to 600--- flattening it nicely. And at 600 the scratch pattern was substantially coarser than that with which I had concluded my effort on the DMT coarse stone. As I went on to 1000 grit on my Japanese synthetic water stone I got a scratch pattern that was about like what the DMT coarse stone ultimately rendered. I have been detailed here in order to make my case. No, I did not fail to understand at the outset, notwithstanding the lack of guidance from the manufacturer on that score, that some loss of diamonds was to be anticipated. That much I had gotten from having previously read the generally very favorable reviews here, and was prepared to accept. It must be that I simply got one that should have been rejected by the manufacturer.	negative	[ "I'm not exaggerating.", "I'm supposing that my particular unit was a manufacturing mistake--- an utter failure of the bonding.", "I set about flattening the back of an ordinary Stanley #4 plane iron--- from a big box store, not even very hard steel.", "I used water on it, per DMT's Amazon video.", "At first I got gray streaks in the water, indicating the expected removal of material.", "And the scratch marks were naturally clearly visible.", "The \"stone\" did appear to be coarse to the touch and \"Coarse\" was stamped on the side.", "So everything was fine but as my plane blade needed more than I little flattening I persisted and the grey streaks in the water seemed to be harder to come by.", "I started to imagine that the scratch marks were getting finer and finer.", "Indeed, after, I'm guessing, 20 minutes or so of hard work I COULD SEE MY FACE IN THE SUPPOSED COARSE-GRIT SCRATCH MARK PATTERN.", "The back of the plane blade was literally becoming almost lusterous.", "So I went out on a 50-mile round trip to a certain importer of cheap tools, and got their 4-sided diamond block in a plastic holder for $10 (no kidding, that was the price).", "The faces are smaller and the metal is thin, but in an additional 20 minutes I had gone through the four grit sizes with my plane blade, from 200 to 600--- flattening it nicely.", "And at 600 the scratch pattern was substantially coarser than that with which I had concluded my effort on the DMT coarse stone.", "As I went on to 1000 grit on my Japanese synthetic water stone I got a scratch pattern that was about like what the DMT coarse stone ultimately rendered.", "I have been detailed here in order to make my case.", "No, I did not fail to understand at the outset, notwithstanding the lack of guidance from the manufacturer on that score, that some loss of diamonds was to be anticipated.", "That much I had gotten from having previously read the generally very favorable reviews here, and was prepared to accept.", "It must be that I simply got one that should have been rejected by the manufacturer." ]
For the high price and glowing reviews, thought for sure I'd get several years of use from this "quality" hose but nope...I bought this last year and have used it about 5 months and now it leaks! I have never had a hose leak where this one does - about an inch up from the crimp on male brass fitting(see pic). Btw, the hose was drained and stored indoors last fall/winter and this is not a simple washer issue...It is leaking in the middle of the brass...Very strange and disappointing - especially for this price! Save your money... Update: Glimour is replacing the hose at no charge per their warranty. I filled out a form on their website and included this pic - nothing to mail in - they are taking my word. [...] I will update when I receive it and then again after a similar amount of use. Hopefully they have the (known?) problem fixed as I really am needing additional quality hoses to purchase in the near future but I am now very hesitant... This still doesn't change my one star rating for the hose; however, they do have 5 star customer service...	negative	[ "For the high price and glowing reviews, thought for sure I'd get several years of use from this \"quality\" hose but nope...", "I bought this last year and have used it about 5 months and now it leaks!", "I have never had a hose leak where this one does - about an inch up from the crimp on male brass fitting(see pic).", "Btw, the hose was drained and stored indoors last fall/winter and this is not a simple washer issue...", "It is leaking in the middle of the brass...", "Very strange and disappointing - especially for this price!", "Save your money...", "Update: Glimour is replacing the hose at no charge per their warranty.", "I filled out a form on their website and included this pic - nothing to mail in - they are taking my word.", "[...", "]\n\nI will update when I receive it and then again after a similar amount of use.", "Hopefully they have the (known?", ") problem fixed as I really am needing additional quality hoses to purchase in the near future but I am now very hesitant...", "This still doesn't change my one star rating for the hose; however, they do have 5 star customer service..." ]
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Bradley-Digital-Smoker-4-Rack/dp/B000FJZ150/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Bradley Digital Smoker 4 Rack</a> When it works it does a good job. My first generator lasted 3 smokes before it died. They sent me a new one which was used twice. Tonight I went to my garage to preheat it and it was dead as could be. Even when it works the feeder mechanism can jam very easily. A large brisket or pork butt requires anywhere from 12 to 16 hours to cook. The Bradley timer only goes up to 9 hours. Go figure. I just ordered a Weber Smokey Mountain Charcoal Smoker which does an incredible job at a fraction of the price and without the problems, after all charcoal doesn't break. Bradley require expensive custom wood pucks - which cost about one dollar per hour of smoke. A brisket needs at least 6 hours of good smoke, so thats 6 dollars just for Bradley wood. I will try to sell it on Ebay if Bradley sends a new smoke generator- if not I will junk it, lick my wounds and wish a bought a Weber to begin with.	negative	[ "<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Bradley-Digital-Smoker-4-Rack/dp/B000FJZ150/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">Bradley Digital Smoker 4 Rack</a>\n\nWhen it works it does a good job.", "My first generator lasted 3 smokes before it died.", "They sent me a new one which was used twice.", "Tonight I went to my garage to preheat it and it was dead as could be.", "Even when it works the feeder mechanism can jam very easily.", "A large brisket or pork butt requires anywhere from 12 to 16 hours to cook.", "The Bradley timer only goes up to 9 hours.", "Go figure.", "I just ordered a Weber Smokey Mountain Charcoal Smoker which does an incredible job at a fraction of the price and without the problems, after all charcoal doesn't break.", "Bradley require expensive custom wood pucks - which cost about one dollar per hour of smoke.", "A brisket needs at least 6 hours of good smoke, so thats 6 dollars just for Bradley wood.", "I will try to sell it on Ebay if Bradley sends a new smoke generator- if not I will junk it, lick my wounds and wish a bought a Weber to begin with." ]
The LG VU is trying to be something great. Unfortunately, it just doesnt deliver. It falls FLAT on every aspect. The TV antenna is so 1980's. I have no idea why its even on here. The touch screen in all honesty is very unresponsive. I hate comparing everything to the iPhone, but after the iPhone arrived on earth. It truly has raised the bar for everyone else. The touch screen really is unresponsive. I found myself pushing down hard at times to make the phone do simple operations. The keyboard is to small to really enjoy the act of texting because everything is so cramped! The battery life is beyond poor. I hardly used the phone & it would die within the same day. No USB charger include. The TV or video function of the phone serves no purpose because it comes through very sloppy & blurry! Nice try LG, but poor execution!	negative	[ "The LG VU is trying to be something great.", "Unfortunately, it just doesnt deliver.", "It falls FLAT on every aspect.", "The TV antenna is so 1980's.", "I have no idea why its even on here.", "The touch screen in all honesty is very unresponsive.", "I hate comparing everything to the iPhone, but after the iPhone arrived on earth.", "It truly has raised the bar for everyone else.", "The touch screen really is unresponsive.", "I found myself pushing down hard at times to make the phone do simple operations.", "The keyboard is to small to really enjoy the act of texting because everything is so cramped!", "The battery life is beyond poor.", "I hardly used the phone & it would die within the same day.", "No USB charger include.", "The TV or video function of the phone serves no purpose because it comes through very sloppy & blurry!", "Nice try LG, but poor execution!" ]
I like good music. I have, and can listen to, mostly rock and jazz. I don't care what title it has, but good music is good music. It speaks for itself, either right away, or eventually. I have been a recent miner of the Canterberry Sound. In the Land of Grey and Pink, by Caravan is a good album (CD). I have seen a "Top 5" list or two naming "Third" as one of the top 5 cd's of the Canterberry Sound. If this is one of the top 5 representations of that genre then I can understand why it took 40 years to get to my ears. It took 40 years to get to my ears because it is bad. Did you ever hear of noodling? I hate noodling. Noodling is what happens when rock musicians try to stretch out and play jazz. Its like Free Form Spinal Tap after Nigel was kicked out of the band. Endless, POINTLESS, noodling. Its a double lp on one cd. Therefore, almost 80 minutes of noodling. Yuck. Why do you tout this? Cut me a break, I have ears.	negative	[ "I like good music.", "I have, and can listen to, mostly rock and jazz.", "I don't care what title it has, but good music is good music.", "It speaks for itself, either right away, or eventually.", "I have been a recent miner of the Canterberry Sound.", "In the Land of Grey and Pink, by Caravan is a good album (CD).", "I have seen a \"Top 5\" list or two naming \"Third\" as one of the top 5 cd's of the Canterberry Sound.", "If this is one of the top 5 representations of that genre then I can understand why it took 40 years to get to my ears.", "It took 40 years to get to my ears because it is bad.", "Did you ever hear of noodling?", "I hate noodling.", "Noodling is what happens when rock musicians try to stretch out and play jazz.", "Its like Free Form Spinal Tap after Nigel was kicked out of the band.", "Endless, POINTLESS, noodling.", "Its a double lp on one cd.", "Therefore, almost 80 minutes of noodling.", "Yuck.", "Why do you tout this?", "Cut me a break, I have ears." ]
Wasted money. We bought a couple of these 10-12 years ago for $8 each and they were great tables! Haven't had to replace them until now as they do eventually degrade in the sun like all resin/plastics do. However, THE PICTURES SHOWN HERE ARE OF THE "OLD" MODEL!!! but what you get is a very cheap and flimsy newer model. The top of the old ones were smooth and of thicker plastic. The tops of these are so flimsy and thin you can see the ridges where the top is molded to the support brackets underneath. While it doesn't affect sturdiness (or lack thereof), the bottom supports shown do not extend beyond the legs. I mention this only to show you the difference between the "really great" tables and the newer "really cheap and flimsy" tables. STAY AWAY from these, especially if you're thinking you are getting the same quality tables as they used to be. These are nothing more than a cheap knock-off version of those old, very good tables - very sad. We're so disappointed. Considering these were $10 MORE than the old ones, I was really hoping to get the same quality stuff. Fooled us this time, won't fool us again. We're staying away from anything with this brand from now on.	negative	[ "Wasted money.", "We bought a couple of these 10-12 years ago for $8 each and they were great tables!", "Haven't had to replace them until now as they do eventually degrade in the sun like all resin/plastics do.", "However, THE PICTURES SHOWN HERE ARE OF THE \"OLD\" MODEL!!!", "but what you get is a very cheap and flimsy newer model.", "The top of the old ones were smooth and of thicker plastic.", "The tops of these are so flimsy and thin you can see the ridges where the top is molded to the support brackets underneath.", "While it doesn't affect sturdiness (or lack thereof), the bottom supports shown do not extend beyond the legs.", "I mention this only to show you the difference between the \"really great\" tables and the newer \"really cheap and flimsy\" tables.", "STAY AWAY from these, especially if you're thinking you are getting the same quality tables as they used to be.", "These are nothing more than a cheap knock-off version of those old, very good tables - very sad.", "We're so disappointed.", "Considering these were $10 MORE than the old ones, I was really hoping to get the same quality stuff.", "Fooled us this time, won't fool us again.", "We're staying away from anything with this brand from now on." ]
These songs are all outstanding examples of great American songwriting -- if you ignore "I Can See Clearly Now," which was included as a bonus track on the MP3 version I bought. The performances are just dull. There's no hint of life, never a single surprise. Nelson has a small tenor voice that might be fine as a vehicle if there was some other source of interest in this recording. There isn't. The lack of any contrast in the tempos doesn't help. Nelson had his pick of the best songwriting from this era, so he had the freedom to choose songs that worked in an up-tempo: Cherokee, Night in Tunisia, etc. He didn't. Is it because he's old and can't handle fast tempos? If you want to hear some really good performances of songs from this era, buy a recording by Billie Holiday or Sarah Vaughan.	negative	[ "These songs are all outstanding examples of great American songwriting -- if you ignore \"I Can See Clearly Now,\" which was included as a bonus track on the MP3 version I bought.", "The performances are just dull.", "There's no hint of life, never a single surprise.", "Nelson has a small tenor voice that might be fine as a vehicle if there was some other source of interest in this recording.", "There isn't.", "The lack of any contrast in the tempos doesn't help.", "Nelson had his pick of the best songwriting from this era, so he had the freedom to choose songs that worked in an up-tempo: Cherokee, Night in Tunisia, etc.", "He didn't.", "Is it because he's old and can't handle fast tempos?", "If you want to hear some really good performances of songs from this era, buy a recording by Billie Holiday or Sarah Vaughan." ]
I've owned the PDC-700 for about a year and a half. I would highly recomend not purchasing this camera. I have to admit that I bought it on a whim and the price was right. It's no secret that this is entry level, low priced digital camera so I'll try to present both the pros and cons with that in mind. PROS Feels really nice in the hands. Perfect size for me Great LCD... crisp Very easy to use location of buttons, controls, CF slot all well thought out CONS Picture quality is almost always terrible If there's an eyeball in the picture... it's red BATTERY LIFE - don't plan on getting more than 20 or so shots from a high quality set of alkalines using LCD. 25-30 without. Upload speed very slow. My 700 DID NOT come with USB. The USB whole was plugged. I understand that the new units come with USB so it may not be an issue... but geez... very slow to upload. If you don't have a USB 700 make sure you use an external CF card reader that utilizes USB. The camera doesn't seem to remember the settings you provide very well. It likes to change from XGA to VGA etc.. *The battery charge indicator is very inconsistent. One or two shots into new batterys and the indicator shows a dead battery... then it bounces up and down.... usually you don't really have any idea when your batterys have drained until the camera just rolls over and dies. I took tons of pictures with this camera and every time I look at them I cringe thinking of all the memories that were captured with such poor image quality. Please consider spending a little bit more money if you are a sucker for family pictures and such. When it comes right down to it... picture quality is everything and this camera just doesn't hit the mark. I don't really regret having the camera because of the low price and the fun I had screwing around with it.... but I really get bummed looking at the crummy picture quality now. Also, for all the money that you'll spend on duracells and energizers you could buy a much better camera. By the way... you have to use good alkalines.. you can't cheat and use NIMH recharables with this camera.. it only uses about 50% of the batteries before the camera dies. So, if you're like me it means $5 in batteries each time you want to use the camera. Well... the good news is I've just ordered a Canon G1. Life is good.	negative	[ "I've owned the PDC-700 for about a year and a half.", "I would highly recomend not purchasing this camera.", "I have to admit that I bought it on a whim and the price was right.", "It's no secret that this is entry level, low priced digital camera so I'll try to present both the pros and cons with that in mind.", "PROS Feels really nice in the hands.", "Perfect size for me Great LCD...", "crisp Very easy to use location of buttons, controls, CF slot all well thought out\nCONS Picture quality is almost always terrible If there's an eyeball in the picture...", "it's red BATTERY LIFE - don't plan on getting more than 20 or so shots from a high quality set of alkalines using LCD.", "25-30 without.", "Upload speed very slow.", "My 700 DID NOT come with USB.", "The USB whole was plugged.", "I understand that the new units come with USB so it may not be an issue...", "but geez...", "very slow to upload.", "If you don't have a USB 700 make sure you use an external CF card reader that utilizes USB.", "The camera doesn't seem to remember the settings you provide very well.", "It likes to change from XGA to VGA etc..", "*The battery charge indicator is very inconsistent.", "One or two shots into new batterys and the indicator shows a dead battery...", "then it bounces up and down....", "usually you don't really have any idea when your batterys have drained until the camera just rolls over and dies.", "I took tons of pictures with this camera and every time I look at them I cringe thinking of all the memories that were captured with such poor image quality.", "Please consider spending a little bit more money if you are a sucker for family pictures and such.", "When it comes right down to it...", "picture quality is everything and this camera just doesn't hit the mark.", "I don't really regret having the camera because of the low price and the fun I had screwing around with it....", "but I really get bummed looking at the crummy picture quality now.", "Also, for all the money that you'll spend on duracells and energizers you could buy a much better camera.", "By the way...", "you have to use good alkalines..", "you can't cheat and use NIMH recharables with this camera..", "it only uses about 50% of the batteries before the camera dies.", "So, if you're like me it means $5 in batteries each time you want to use the camera.", "Well...", "the good news is I've just ordered a Canon G1.", "Life is good." ]
I read a lot of chicklit as an escape, and when I do, I am completely fine with unrealistic rom-com plots and cliche characters, as long as there is some humor or fun involved. I was encouraged by the reviews for this one, and saw that it was an indie release, which I like to support, so I gave it a try. I'm sad to say I couldn't enjoy it, although I really stuck with it, hoping the end would redeem it. Unfortunately, the dynamic between the two main characters - the British Simon and American Aimee who is 'trapped' in his home - really annoyed me. It is supposed to be your classic they-think-they-hate-each-other-but-really-it's-love dynamic, but we don't see enough of their better sides to really care all that much. The writing style put me off as well - they never become real, fleshed out people. They both just feel like 'roles' rather than individuals. And there is no nuance in their presentation - the author frequently just tells us how they feel rather than allowing it to come out through their words and actions. The plot is completely ridiculous, and while if the characters were more enjoyable I might have been willing to put up with this, since they weren't I just wanted to say 'oh come on, this whole issue can be resolved in 5 minutes flat by doing X.' I decided to give it 2 stars though - 1 for effort, and 1 for value, as it's a good price. If you are just looking for an inexpensive escape and have low expectations, you may be fine with this. But don't expect it to measure up to mainstream chicklit.	negative	[ "I read a lot of chicklit as an escape, and when I do, I am completely fine with unrealistic rom-com plots and cliche characters, as long as there is some humor or fun involved.", "I was encouraged by the reviews for this one, and saw that it was an indie release, which I like to support, so I gave it a try.", "I'm sad to say I couldn't enjoy it, although I really stuck with it, hoping the end would redeem it.", "Unfortunately, the dynamic between the two main characters - the British Simon and American Aimee who is 'trapped' in his home - really annoyed me.", "It is supposed to be your classic they-think-they-hate-each-other-but-really-it's-love dynamic, but we don't see enough of their better sides to really care all that much.", "The writing style put me off as well - they never become real, fleshed out people.", "They both just feel like 'roles' rather than individuals.", "And there is no nuance in their presentation - the author frequently just tells us how they feel rather than allowing it to come out through their words and actions.", "The plot is completely ridiculous, and while if the characters were more enjoyable I might have been willing to put up with this, since they weren't I just wanted to say 'oh come on, this whole issue can be resolved in 5 minutes flat by doing X.", "'\n\nI decided to give it 2 stars though - 1 for effort, and 1 for value, as it's a good price.", "If you are just looking for an inexpensive escape and have low expectations, you may be fine with this.", "But don't expect it to measure up to mainstream chicklit." ]
Ok, I'm normally a very generous book reviewer. Even if I don't really care for the story, I find something good about it to elaborate on. However, this story didn't really have anything good for me to elaborate on. It was a hot mess to be blunt. I know that what goes around comes around and that for my personal rant review of this story I'm going to get it back once I release my story. However, I just didn't like it. If I am being honest it didn't really make a whole lot of sense and it seemed like it was young adult fiction with a little bit of unemotional sex tossed in for good measure. Which these days, a lot of YA books are sex theme based so it really would fit right in. The world-build was a mesh of two different genres that I didn't really understand. Normally I'm a sucker for something new and different. However, this story seemed to take you one place, implant and idea, then totally ruin that idea with something else she tossed in because she wanted to get a whole bunch of things done all at once in a short. If she wanted to create this world more accurately, I think she should have written a full length so she could elaborate better on what she was creating. It basically came off as a little silly to be honest. And normally I'm an easy sell on books, especially shifter ones. This one however, fell way flat for me.	negative	[ "Ok, I'm normally a very generous book reviewer.", "Even if I don't really care for the story, I find something good about it to elaborate on.", "However, this story didn't really have anything good for me to elaborate on.", "It was a hot mess to be blunt.", "I know that what goes around comes around and that for my personal rant review of this story I'm going to get it back once I release my story.", "However, I just didn't like it.", "If I am being honest it didn't really make a whole lot of sense and it seemed like it was young adult fiction with a little bit of unemotional sex tossed in for good measure.", "Which these days, a lot of YA books are sex theme based so it really would fit right in.", "The world-build was a mesh of two different genres that I didn't really understand.", "Normally I'm a sucker for something new and different.", "However, this story seemed to take you one place, implant and idea, then totally ruin that idea with something else she tossed in because she wanted to get a whole bunch of things done all at once in a short.", "If she wanted to create this world more accurately, I think she should have written a full length so she could elaborate better on what she was creating.", "It basically came off as a little silly to be honest.", "And normally I'm an easy sell on books, especially shifter ones.", "This one however, fell way flat for me." ]