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I am an ultramarathoner and saw the price and reviews of these and gave them a whirl.
I regretted the decision and after rolling my ankles repeatedly, I went back to my Saucony Peregrines. The shoes are boxy, high off the ground, and there is no way to tie them to really prevent the roll. I'll probably keep them for low-level hiking and casual shoes, but as an athletic shoe, nope.
One more thing. There are numerous people who have commented on it fitting two loosely and recommending going a size down. That might have helped here, but I would not take the risk. I've used a dozen different varieties of Sauconys and I've gone through 1-2 pairs of shoes per year for the last fifteen years. This is the only Saucony I've ever purchased that didn't fit properly. I don't think you should take the risk of buying a size smaller just to appease a bad design. | 0 | negative | [
"I am an ultramarathoner and saw the price and reviews of these and gave them a whirl.",
"I regretted the decision and after rolling my ankles repeatedly, I went back to my Saucony Peregrines.",
"The shoes are boxy, high off the ground, and there is no way to tie them to really prevent the roll.",
"I'll probably keep them for low-level hiking and casual shoes, but as an athletic shoe, nope.",
"One more thing.",
"There are numerous people who have commented on it fitting two loosely and recommending going a size down.",
"That might have helped here, but I would not take the risk.",
"I've used a dozen different varieties of Sauconys and I've gone through 1-2 pairs of shoes per year for the last fifteen years.",
"This is the only Saucony I've ever purchased that didn't fit properly.",
"I don't think you should take the risk of buying a size smaller just to appease a bad design."
]
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I liked the book. The characterizations were pretty good, if predictable. The plot was decent, if predictable. I disagree with the reviewer who complained about "porn?" I didn't see that at all. Lust is part of the genre. I did find that the editing was only fair. There were incomplete sentences, fused words and overal grammatical errors that were somewhat distracting. There were not so many as to cause me to fail to finish the book. If editing errors don't drive you batty, you might find this a good, if trivial read. | 0 | negative | [
"I liked the book.",
"The characterizations were pretty good, if predictable.",
"The plot was decent, if predictable.",
"I disagree with the reviewer who complained about \"porn?",
"\" I didn't see that at all.",
"Lust is part of the genre.",
"I did find that the editing was only fair.",
"There were incomplete sentences, fused words and overal grammatical errors that were somewhat distracting.",
"There were not so many as to cause me to fail to finish the book.",
"If editing errors don't drive you batty, you might find this a good, if trivial read."
]
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Doesn't do a thing. It doesn't work, it is a waste of money. I talked to my fish store people and was advised to throw this junk out and get an RO/DI System (and no, they don't sell them at all) then all of my water's PH, GH, and KH worries would be over. So that is what I am in the process of doing. The side benefit is that I no longer will need to purchase RO water at the store to drink. Initial investment..........yes, (you can get units for under $100 here on Amazon) Peace of mind............yes. Juggling with all the water testing..........not any more!! Stop using this junk. You will have happier fish. | 0 | negative | [
"Doesn't do a thing.",
"It doesn't work, it is a waste of money.",
"I talked to my fish store people and was advised to throw this junk out and get an RO/DI System (and no, they don't sell them at all) then all of my water's PH, GH, and KH worries would be over.",
"So that is what I am in the process of doing.",
"The side benefit is that I no longer will need to purchase RO water at the store to drink.",
"Initial investment....",
"....",
"..",
"yes, (you can get units for under $100 here on Amazon) Peace of mind....",
"....",
"....",
"yes.",
"Juggling with all the water testing....",
"....",
"..",
"not any more!!",
"Stop using this junk.",
"You will have happier fish."
]
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No MSG, no hormones, no antibiotics, makes for a great purchase in my book. So why only two stars? Unfortunately, after giving Golden Valley a chance with both this and their <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sweet-N-Spicy/dp/B000E4ARBE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sweet N' Spicy</a> flavor I couldn't make myself enjoy the taste. The texture is strange, it reminds me of chewing cube steak. You know it's beef but you also know it's a little too chewy to be steak. It's possible people who like their steak rare may enjoy the chewy texture as it's not too tough as far as beef jerky goes. Plus, something about the flavorings they use gives the meat a sour, almost rancid taste. I'm guessing it's the apple cider vinegar as it reminds me of fruit or apple juice that's turning bad. They need to improve their flavors before I try them again. | 0 | negative | [
"No MSG, no hormones, no antibiotics, makes for a great purchase in my book.",
"So why only two stars?",
"Unfortunately, after giving Golden Valley a chance with both this and their <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Sweet-N-Spicy/dp/B000E4ARBE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Sweet N' Spicy</a> flavor I couldn't make myself enjoy the taste.",
"The texture is strange, it reminds me of chewing cube steak.",
"You know it's beef but you also know it's a little too chewy to be steak.",
"It's possible people who like their steak rare may enjoy the chewy texture as it's not too tough as far as beef jerky goes.",
"Plus, something about the flavorings they use gives the meat a sour, almost rancid taste.",
"I'm guessing it's the apple cider vinegar as it reminds me of fruit or apple juice that's turning bad.",
"They need to improve their flavors before I try them again."
]
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This was a christmas gift for my two kids. We've spent more time trying to fix it than they have been playing it. It's a nuisance. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. I read the negative reviews and bought it anyway. HUGE MISTAKE! What a waste of money. We got it working and while the kids are playing it, it stops working again. Fixing this game is not how I want to be spending my time. And the kids do like it and wait impatiently to play while we are trying to get it to work. Just buy the books and spend your time reading to them and asking fun questions. | 0 | negative | [
"This was a christmas gift for my two kids.",
"We've spent more time trying to fix it than they have been playing it.",
"It's a nuisance.",
"DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.",
"I read the negative reviews and bought it anyway.",
"HUGE MISTAKE!",
"What a waste of money.",
"We got it working and while the kids are playing it, it stops working again.",
"Fixing this game is not how I want to be spending my time.",
"And the kids do like it and wait impatiently to play while we are trying to get it to work.",
"Just buy the books and spend your time reading to them and asking fun questions."
]
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Other than the first few pages, I felt the whole story tracked off in a direction that H.G. Wells would not have taken..The whole Dyson sphere thing threw me and I found myself reading in hopes that things would "get better." The fact that the Time Traveler DID return to the very night he had planned (in "The Time Machine")seemed to derail Mr. Baxter's entire premise, that being, I assume, that it was impossible for the Time Traveler to return to his original point (time?) of departure.. In spite of my disappointment with the book, I read it twice..However, it did inspire me to finish my own attempt at a novel which is titled "Epilogue: Time Machine Chronicles"..Perhaps I was expecting a more H.G. Wells type of story from "Timeships" and found it lacking in that respect..I didn't care for it but it seems I'm in the minority... | 0 | negative | [
"Other than the first few pages, I felt the whole story tracked off in a direction that H.",
"G. Wells would not have taken..",
"The whole Dyson sphere thing threw me and I found myself reading in hopes that things would \"get better.",
"\" The fact that the Time Traveler DID return to the very night he had planned (in \"The Time Machine\")seemed to derail Mr.",
"Baxter's entire premise, that being, I assume, that it was impossible for the Time Traveler to return to his original point (time?",
") of departure..",
"In spite of my disappointment with the book, I read it twice..",
"However, it did inspire me to finish my own attempt at a novel which is titled \"Epilogue: Time Machine Chronicles\"..",
"Perhaps I was expecting a more H.",
"G. Wells type of story from \"Timeships\" and found it lacking in that respect..",
"I didn't care for it but it seems I'm in the minority..."
]
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These pumps are fairly basic. Not a whole lot of moving parts to go wrong as long as you use a decent prefilter - the impeller may need replacing from time to time, but that should be it. Unfortunately, I am now going on my FOURTH one in 8 years. To be fair, my house came with the first one, so I have no idea how old it was, but that one died within the first year of my ownership. I then bought a second one, which lasted for approximately 6 years. Not terrible, but disappointing that it only outlived the warranty by 20%. In June 2011, I bought a third one. Just over 10 months later, that one died. There is virtually no troubleshooting online, so I called Danner customer assistance. The woman I spoke with did not do any troubleshooting with me. She just told me to mail it back in and they would repair it because it is still under warranty. I told her about my previous ones, and she told me that 6 years was a good lifespan to get from one of these units, so it is not surprising. I then asked her how long it would take to get the repaired unit back (I have a pond full of koi that are dependent on a working filtration system). She told me that if I FedEx'd it in, they would turn it around as quickly as they could, but that it would be sent back out ground. Unfortunately, the cost to Fedex the unit was outrageous because of the weight, and it would still leave me without a pump for well over a week. Therefore, I ended up gritting my teeth and buying a FOURTH via Amazon Prime so I would get it this week yet and thus keep my fish alive. I will still send unit #3 in to get repaired as it is under warranty, but I will likely end up keeping it as a backup. After all, I pretty much expect the units to die just after warranty expiration. Very frustrating!
***UPDATE*** (8/26/14)
I am now on my FIFTH pump. They seem to die almost like clockwork every 12 months. I checked my purchase history on Amazon, and I have bought a new one every June for the past 4 years! I suspect part of the problem is that there is not a good prefilter on the market for these units. The one that comes with it has to be cleaned out every week or so or else it gets clogged up and collapses on itself (even though it has a "rigid" brace in it to supposedly prevent that). All it takes is one prefilter fail and the pump dies, which is pretty unacceptable. I'm getting quite frustrated with it, but I have not been able to find any alternatives at this point. | 0 | negative | [
"These pumps are fairly basic.",
"Not a whole lot of moving parts to go wrong as long as you use a decent prefilter - the impeller may need replacing from time to time, but that should be it.",
"Unfortunately, I am now going on my FOURTH one in 8 years.",
"To be fair, my house came with the first one, so I have no idea how old it was, but that one died within the first year of my ownership.",
"I then bought a second one, which lasted for approximately 6 years.",
"Not terrible, but disappointing that it only outlived the warranty by 20%.",
"In June 2011, I bought a third one.",
"Just over 10 months later, that one died.",
"There is virtually no troubleshooting online, so I called Danner customer assistance.",
"The woman I spoke with did not do any troubleshooting with me.",
"She just told me to mail it back in and they would repair it because it is still under warranty.",
"I told her about my previous ones, and she told me that 6 years was a good lifespan to get from one of these units, so it is not surprising.",
"I then asked her how long it would take to get the repaired unit back (I have a pond full of koi that are dependent on a working filtration system).",
"She told me that if I FedEx'd it in, they would turn it around as quickly as they could, but that it would be sent back out ground.",
"Unfortunately, the cost to Fedex the unit was outrageous because of the weight, and it would still leave me without a pump for well over a week.",
"Therefore, I ended up gritting my teeth and buying a FOURTH via Amazon Prime so I would get it this week yet and thus keep my fish alive.",
"I will still send unit #3 in to get repaired as it is under warranty, but I will likely end up keeping it as a backup.",
"After all, I pretty much expect the units to die just after warranty expiration.",
"Very frustrating!",
"***UPDATE*** (8/26/14)\nI am now on my FIFTH pump.",
"They seem to die almost like clockwork every 12 months.",
"I checked my purchase history on Amazon, and I have bought a new one every June for the past 4 years!",
"I suspect part of the problem is that there is not a good prefilter on the market for these units.",
"The one that comes with it has to be cleaned out every week or so or else it gets clogged up and collapses on itself (even though it has a \"rigid\" brace in it to supposedly prevent that).",
"All it takes is one prefilter fail and the pump dies, which is pretty unacceptable.",
"I'm getting quite frustrated with it, but I have not been able to find any alternatives at this point."
]
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β The product Arrived on time and in perfect condition, without any damages. β Color is pretty much the same as given in the pictures. β Product design is the same too. β I am 5'2" - 115 lbs - US size 2. The size Small of this product was a perfect fit for me - everywhere except the arms. The arm holes were a bit too huge. Without even lifting my arms, my bra was visible. β Since the product fits me perfectly otherwise, alterations of any sorts would ruin this top for me. Also, ordering a size smaller wouldn't help. β So, I am returning this dress. β Also, the fabric isn't chiffon. It must be Rayon or polyester mix. I'm not sure! | 0 | negative | [
"β The product Arrived on time and in perfect condition, without any damages.",
"β Color is pretty much the same as given in the pictures.",
"β Product design is the same too.",
"β I am 5'2\" - 115 lbs - US size 2.",
"The size Small of this product was a perfect fit for me - everywhere except the arms.",
"The arm holes were a bit too huge.",
"Without even lifting my arms, my bra was visible.",
"β Since the product fits me perfectly otherwise, alterations of any sorts would ruin this top for me.",
"Also, ordering a size smaller wouldn't help.",
"β So, I am returning this dress.",
"β Also, the fabric isn't chiffon.",
"It must be Rayon or polyester mix.",
"I'm not sure!"
]
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This crap doesn't work lol. I live in an area that is plagued by suicidal,Emo, Kamikaze, and even Jihadist Deer (these are the ones that don't run out in front of you, but rather into you!). Now that Winter is approaching, I haven't had too many opportunities to see how this device interacts with the local critters but in the few opportunities that I have, this product has failed....miserably.
A specific example would be the other day I was driving up a mountain road that's notorious for these emo deer. Lo and behold as I am rounding the corner, I see four pairs of eyes glimmering with the ambient light put off by my cars lights. I slowed down and the whole time two of them are staring at my car, the other two off into la la land. At the last second, one of them darts out in front of my car! Luckily I was anticipating this and going quite slow (15mph) so I was able to avoid this Jihad-Emo Deer and save my car.
This proves that this product doesn't work at all!
I have used various deer whistles and while some don't work, some do.
The only use that I see for this product, is if you own a Smart Car or any car that is quiet in terms of noise that they produce. So that way while driving around parking lots, or anywhere in the City where pedestrians tend to not look, this will alert them.
Lastly, in regards to the installation. To those whom found this device difficult to install, you must be perpetually stupid. A blind man with no hands could do the job, seriously. I don't know how they find two wires to be difficult. | 0 | negative | [
"This crap doesn't work lol.",
"I live in an area that is plagued by suicidal,Emo, Kamikaze, and even Jihadist Deer (these are the ones that don't run out in front of you, but rather into you!",
").",
"Now that Winter is approaching, I haven't had too many opportunities to see how this device interacts with the local critters but in the few opportunities that I have, this product has failed....",
"miserably.",
"A specific example would be the other day I was driving up a mountain road that's notorious for these emo deer.",
"Lo and behold as I am rounding the corner, I see four pairs of eyes glimmering with the ambient light put off by my cars lights.",
"I slowed down and the whole time two of them are staring at my car, the other two off into la la land.",
"At the last second, one of them darts out in front of my car!",
"Luckily I was anticipating this and going quite slow (15mph) so I was able to avoid this Jihad-Emo Deer and save my car.",
"This proves that this product doesn't work at all!",
"I have used various deer whistles and while some don't work, some do.",
"The only use that I see for this product, is if you own a Smart Car or any car that is quiet in terms of noise that they produce.",
"So that way while driving around parking lots, or anywhere in the City where pedestrians tend to not look, this will alert them.",
"Lastly, in regards to the installation.",
"To those whom found this device difficult to install, you must be perpetually stupid.",
"A blind man with no hands could do the job, seriously.",
"I don't know how they find two wires to be difficult."
]
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I really want to know who it is out there who seems to think that because you slap a recognizable name like Star Trek on a product and sell it is all one has to do. I also want to know how it is that two completely separate game companies, Interplay and Activision, can produce two separate games (Starfleet Command and Star Trek: Armada) that work almost the same and reek of the same shoddy workmanship. It is products like these that make me realize why I have abandoned Star Trek fandom in the first place. Because like Deep Space Nine and Voyager, they are so lacking in the creativity that made the franchise so worthwhile in the first place.
Starfleet Command-a space combat game by Interplay (Quicksilver), is so bereft intuitive control that it becomes a laborious task to make any ship you control do anything useful. Case in point, in my first mission with my frigate sent after Orion pirates, it took me 15 minutes just to hammer down the enemy ship's shields and constantly fiddling with my ship's weapons systems just to get it to fire at the Orion. Of course while all this is going on my frigate is endless rotating and turning all over the map. Why should it be harder to NOT do something than it is to do something. At least in Armada you can simply drag-and-select your ship(s) and click elsewhere on the map to get them to go there. In Starfleet Command, it takes so long to get your ship to do anything that I was given to wonder why I had to select crew members for my new ship in the first place.
And why, in the year 2000, with all the great computer games out there and the high level of coding in those games, are we still playing so-called 3D space combat games in 2 dimensions? I do not care if they is based on the Starfleet Battles board game, I played that to and realized that it was limitation with it as well. Why is it so hard to work in the 3rd dimension and enable the player to go `Up' or `Down'? We live in a 3 dimensional world and as Homeworld proved, it's easy to control, because the programmers made an interface that was simple and intuitive as well as functional. I am also given to wonder why people are not more critical about products like this when they are so inferior when compared to similar programs. If you comparison shop for a car, why wouldn't you do the same for a piece of software. It isn't like Starfleet Command is the only one of its kind. It is your money afterall.
Just because it has `Star Trek' tacked on to it does not automatically make it good: Remember Star Trek Voyager? Maybe my standards are too high or maybe I shouldn't feel ripped off for spending $... and having the pervasive sense of not getting my money's worth. | 0 | negative | [
"I really want to know who it is out there who seems to think that because you slap a recognizable name like Star Trek on a product and sell it is all one has to do.",
"I also want to know how it is that two completely separate game companies, Interplay and Activision, can produce two separate games (Starfleet Command and Star Trek: Armada) that work almost the same and reek of the same shoddy workmanship.",
"It is products like these that make me realize why I have abandoned Star Trek fandom in the first place.",
"Because like Deep Space Nine and Voyager, they are so lacking in the creativity that made the franchise so worthwhile in the first place.",
"Starfleet Command-a space combat game by Interplay (Quicksilver), is so bereft intuitive control that it becomes a laborious task to make any ship you control do anything useful.",
"Case in point, in my first mission with my frigate sent after Orion pirates, it took me 15 minutes just to hammer down the enemy ship's shields and constantly fiddling with my ship's weapons systems just to get it to fire at the Orion.",
"Of course while all this is going on my frigate is endless rotating and turning all over the map.",
"Why should it be harder to NOT do something than it is to do something.",
"At least in Armada you can simply drag-and-select your ship(s) and click elsewhere on the map to get them to go there.",
"In Starfleet Command, it takes so long to get your ship to do anything that I was given to wonder why I had to select crew members for my new ship in the first place.",
"And why, in the year 2000, with all the great computer games out there and the high level of coding in those games, are we still playing so-called 3D space combat games in 2 dimensions?",
"I do not care if they is based on the Starfleet Battles board game, I played that to and realized that it was limitation with it as well.",
"Why is it so hard to work in the 3rd dimension and enable the player to go `Up' or `Down'?",
"We live in a 3 dimensional world and as Homeworld proved, it's easy to control, because the programmers made an interface that was simple and intuitive as well as functional.",
"I am also given to wonder why people are not more critical about products like this when they are so inferior when compared to similar programs.",
"If you comparison shop for a car, why wouldn't you do the same for a piece of software.",
"It isn't like Starfleet Command is the only one of its kind.",
"It is your money afterall.",
"Just because it has `Star Trek' tacked on to it does not automatically make it good: Remember Star Trek Voyager?",
"Maybe my standards are too high or maybe I shouldn't feel ripped off for spending $...",
"and having the pervasive sense of not getting my money's worth."
]
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I guess Victor felt obliged to build a better mouse trap. Didn't work. These traps are way too sensitive. If you put a little peanut butter on them the catch slides right off the plastic piece. It would not set at all. Then I took a pliers and bent the wire catch up a little and was at least able to bait it. However, when the pest gets close to the trap, it trips off before he gets to the bait plate and misses the mouse. I found a couple of traps where the thing had sprung, then the mousee ate all the peanut butter once it was safe for him.
I much prefer the older metal bait plate style. I mean, it worked for lots of decades. | 0 | negative | [
"I guess Victor felt obliged to build a better mouse trap.",
"Didn't work.",
"These traps are way too sensitive.",
"If you put a little peanut butter on them the catch slides right off the plastic piece.",
"It would not set at all.",
"Then I took a pliers and bent the wire catch up a little and was at least able to bait it.",
"However, when the pest gets close to the trap, it trips off before he gets to the bait plate and misses the mouse.",
"I found a couple of traps where the thing had sprung, then the mousee ate all the peanut butter once it was safe for him.",
"I much prefer the older metal bait plate style.",
"I mean, it worked for lots of decades."
]
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As soon as I received this unit, I plugged in the AC adapter, hooked it up to my stereo system using "Line Out" and successfully played an MP3 CD that I had recorded. Finally, I had a means of randomly playing 150 of my favorite songs without having to use my computer. Life was good!
Two weeks later, I played the SAME CD and the unit would not work. It would pause every 10 or 15 seconds, and hang up from 2-3 seconds. I thought perhaps the CD was bad, so I burned another one. Same results. It would play regular music CD's just fine, but not MP3's. I already owned 3 portable music playing units. I wanted to play MP3's!
Since the "original packaging", required ..., was a blister pack and is immediately destroyed when opened, I couldn't return it for a refund. My only choice was to send this two-week old unit to Memorex for a replacement. If the replacement does the same thing, I guess my only choice will be to throw it in..and chock it up to "Never buy from the Internet again" lessons learned. | 0 | negative | [
"As soon as I received this unit, I plugged in the AC adapter, hooked it up to my stereo system using \"Line Out\" and successfully played an MP3 CD that I had recorded.",
"Finally, I had a means of randomly playing 150 of my favorite songs without having to use my computer.",
"Life was good!",
"Two weeks later, I played the SAME CD and the unit would not work.",
"It would pause every 10 or 15 seconds, and hang up from 2-3 seconds.",
"I thought perhaps the CD was bad, so I burned another one.",
"Same results.",
"It would play regular music CD's just fine, but not MP3's.",
"I already owned 3 portable music playing units.",
"I wanted to play MP3's!",
"Since the \"original packaging\", required...",
", was a blister pack and is immediately destroyed when opened, I couldn't return it for a refund.",
"My only choice was to send this two-week old unit to Memorex for a replacement.",
"If the replacement does the same thing, I guess my only choice will be to throw it in..",
"and chock it up to \"Never buy from the Internet again\" lessons learned."
]
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This charger came with more screws than it was supposed too. The instructions tell you to remove screws from the body of the charger then place the handle and return the screws. The problem is the screws that were to be removed then reinserted were missing. The present holes are too small for any of the screws included. The brackets for the wheels which the instructions said to be careful not to drop into the unit had one fall in. The entire minor assembly which isn't much was a hassle. I now have a charger without a handle or wheels. This did not have to be such a project. It was just done too cheap. Considering there are many chargers out there I cannot recommend this one. | 0 | negative | [
"This charger came with more screws than it was supposed too.",
"The instructions tell you to remove screws from the body of the charger then place the handle and return the screws.",
"The problem is the screws that were to be removed then reinserted were missing.",
"The present holes are too small for any of the screws included.",
"The brackets for the wheels which the instructions said to be careful not to drop into the unit had one fall in.",
"The entire minor assembly which isn't much was a hassle.",
"I now have a charger without a handle or wheels.",
"This did not have to be such a project.",
"It was just done too cheap.",
"Considering there are many chargers out there I cannot recommend this one."
]
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This game is horrid! The graphics and the framerate are too choppy! The sound's okay (sound effect wise), but MKII was never known for it's music. The control is absolutely horrid; there aren't enough buttons on the Game Boy and special moves are nearly impossible to pull off (much less FATALITIES, as there's only one per character).
But the worst of it all happens to be the gameplay. Seriously, I beat this game in half an hour! And when did blood ever become an ink error?
Not worth the price. I suggest that you should dust off your Super NES and buy that version. Avoid Mortal Kombat II on the Game Boy at all costs. The only thing worse than this is the Game Boy port of Mortal Kombat 3. | 0 | negative | [
"This game is horrid!",
"The graphics and the framerate are too choppy!",
"The sound's okay (sound effect wise), but MKII was never known for it's music.",
"The control is absolutely horrid; there aren't enough buttons on the Game Boy and special moves are nearly impossible to pull off (much less FATALITIES, as there's only one per character).",
"But the worst of it all happens to be the gameplay.",
"Seriously, I beat this game in half an hour!",
"And when did blood ever become an ink error?",
"Not worth the price.",
"I suggest that you should dust off your Super NES and buy that version.",
"Avoid Mortal Kombat II on the Game Boy at all costs.",
"The only thing worse than this is the Game Boy port of Mortal Kombat 3."
]
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"His Voice, His Command" is pretty apt-- the guy spends most of this erotic short story flapping his jaw instead of actually doing anything. Also, while I'm not one to demand elaborate backstory for my porn, I spent most of the story with absolutely no idea where this dude and this lady were, why she was submitting to him, and whether it was consensual, which does affect what I find hot and what I don't. The revelation of all that at the end was decent and resolved some of the feminist issues I'd been having with the story (though not all of them), but... yeah, too much jaw-flappin' about "take off your high heels, career lady, you exist only for my pleasure" for my personal tastes.
Also, you know what's not hot? When a woman yells "Oh god, kill me!" during sex.
(No, I'm not kidding, she actually says "Kill me." If I were the guy, I would not feel flattered.) | 0 | negative | [
"\"His Voice, His Command\" is pretty apt-- the guy spends most of this erotic short story flapping his jaw instead of actually doing anything.",
"Also, while I'm not one to demand elaborate backstory for my porn, I spent most of the story with absolutely no idea where this dude and this lady were, why she was submitting to him, and whether it was consensual, which does affect what I find hot and what I don't.",
"The revelation of all that at the end was decent and resolved some of the feminist issues I'd been having with the story (though not all of them), but...",
"yeah, too much jaw-flappin' about \"take off your high heels, career lady, you exist only for my pleasure\" for my personal tastes.",
"Also, you know what's not hot?",
"When a woman yells \"Oh god, kill me!",
"\" during sex.",
"(No, I'm not kidding, she actually says \"Kill me.",
"\" If I were the guy, I would not feel flattered.",
")"
]
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I bought this at Lowes. It's attractive for a good price, but the main selling point is the locking mechanism beneath the roof which broke the first summer I had it. Metal broke clean off, and looks to be made of substandard material or maybe just a low quality job of welding. Also the birds don't seem to like this feeder much unless there are no other feeders available. I've tried both handing it on a pole and having it sit flat on a rock. They don't visit it. Since the lock no longer works, the deer come up and flip the 'roof' right off it with their little noses and help themselves to the nice box full of birdseed. Same with squirrels. Great feeder for the less appreciated forms of wildlife. Not so good for birds. | 0 | negative | [
"I bought this at Lowes.",
"It's attractive for a good price, but the main selling point is the locking mechanism beneath the roof which broke the first summer I had it.",
"Metal broke clean off, and looks to be made of substandard material or maybe just a low quality job of welding.",
"Also the birds don't seem to like this feeder much unless there are no other feeders available.",
"I've tried both handing it on a pole and having it sit flat on a rock.",
"They don't visit it.",
"Since the lock no longer works, the deer come up and flip the 'roof' right off it with their little noses and help themselves to the nice box full of birdseed.",
"Same with squirrels.",
"Great feeder for the less appreciated forms of wildlife.",
"Not so good for birds."
]
|
2.5 stars
This book started with promise and then fell way, way short of the mark, for me. At the beginning I had thought it was going to be a solid 4 star read. Then the editing errors started to bother me, so I dropped 1/2 a star. Reducing it to 3 1/2 stars.
So I continued in the hope of getting to know more about this couple, but there was next to no character building. The only thing I knew about them was they were both 30 and she had nice tits. Height, build, weight, everything else was obviously up to the readers imagination. So be it.
I enjoyed reading about how they decided to enter into a femdom relationship, but before long things were happening that they hadn't discussed and IMO communication is key to any relationship, BDSM or not! She drags him to a club and a 'public' scene plays out with him center stage. I wasn't offended by the scene, but by the fact she didn't clue him in first, nothing! Then came the (view spoiler) That killed it for me, Um, NO.
And there went another star. Finally rating 2 1/2 stars.
Maybe the story is an account of actual events, but if I pulled that kind of stunt, on my partner, I am pretty sure it would be the end of my relationship | 0 | negative | [
"2.",
"5 stars\n\nThis book started with promise and then fell way, way short of the mark, for me.",
"At the beginning I had thought it was going to be a solid 4 star read.",
"Then the editing errors started to bother me, so I dropped 1/2 a star.",
"Reducing it to 3 1/2 stars.",
"So I continued in the hope of getting to know more about this couple, but there was next to no character building.",
"The only thing I knew about them was they were both 30 and she had nice tits.",
"Height, build, weight, everything else was obviously up to the readers imagination.",
"So be it.",
"I enjoyed reading about how they decided to enter into a femdom relationship, but before long things were happening that they hadn't discussed and IMO communication is key to any relationship, BDSM or not!",
"She drags him to a club and a 'public' scene plays out with him center stage.",
"I wasn't offended by the scene, but by the fact she didn't clue him in first, nothing!",
"Then came the (view spoiler) That killed it for me, Um, NO.",
"And there went another star.",
"Finally rating 2 1/2 stars.",
"Maybe the story is an account of actual events, but if I pulled that kind of stunt, on my partner, I am pretty sure it would be the end of my relationship"
]
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Trump has an Iran strategy but it's going to be difficult to pull off
The Trump administration is sending mixed signals to supporters and opponents of the Iran nuclear deal.
The Trump administration 's game plan for Iran has a certain logic to it but executing it will be the most difficult diplomatic gambit his team has attempted thus far.
The administration is attempting to signal to supporters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) the nuclear agreement US President Barack Obama negotiated with Iran that President Donald Trump is willing to blow up that deal because he sees it as disadvantageous to the United States while also signaling that the president is willing to not blow up the deal provided that he gets his way on other elements of a counter-Iran strategy.
At the same time the administration is attempting to signal to opponents of the JCPOA that there is a way to address the weaknesses in the deal without blowing it up provided that those opponents give the president some relief by revising the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) to remove the 90-day certification requirement.
In its most basic form this is a boat-rocking strategy. Trump is threatening to do something that most people do not want him to do Γ’ΒΒ including apparently most people on the president 's own team Γ’ΒΒ in order to get others to do things that they have hitherto been unwilling to do. (By the way this strategy is not unlike the strategy that the Trump team is currently pursuing on North Korea Γ’ΒΒ only there the primary target of the boat-rocking is the Chinese government and here the primary target is European allies and Democrats on Capitol Hill.)
And in practice Obama was hesitant to challenge Iran on those other activities lest doing so would disrupt the diplomatic gains of the JCPOA whereas Trump has received little support from our allies when he showed greater willingness to confront Iran.
When combined with the unwillingness of our allies to do more to push Iran on non-nuclear issues the 90-day requirement that the president publicly certify that Iran is abiding by the JCPOA agreement was a pill too bitter for Trump to swallow more than twice.
The Trump administration is betting that Congress will not do so because in the interval the White House is hoping to persuade our allies to get tougher on Iran on the non-nuclear issues. In exchange for that greater allied cooperation the administration hopes it will be able to persuade Congress to amend the INARA and remove the 90-day certification thus buying more time for other lines of pressure to come to bear on Iran.
The foregoing is based on the advanced reporting on what the Trump administration is planning to do along with a heavy dose of rational actor rationalization ("What is the best way to make sense of the confusing signals coming out of the administration?"). If I have read the tea leaves correctly the Trump team has a strategy albeit a strategy that is very difficult to pull off successfully.
It will also require deft and sustained diplomatic pressure on our allies simultaneously cajoling them out of their post-JCPOA complacency and reassuring them that going along with the Trump administration is not a one-way ticket to what they would consider to be the worst of all possible outcomes: a violent confrontation with an Iran that can put the collapse of the JCPOA on us. | 0 | negative | [
"Trump has an Iran strategy but it's going to be difficult to pull off\nThe Trump administration is sending mixed signals to supporters and opponents of the Iran nuclear deal.",
"The Trump administration 's game plan for Iran has a certain logic to it but executing it will be the most difficult diplomatic gambit his team has attempted thus far.",
"The administration is attempting to signal to supporters of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) the nuclear agreement US President Barack Obama negotiated with Iran that President Donald Trump is willing to blow up that deal because he sees it as disadvantageous to the United States while also signaling that the president is willing to not blow up the deal provided that he gets his way on other elements of a counter-Iran strategy.",
"At the same time the administration is attempting to signal to opponents of the JCPOA that there is a way to address the weaknesses in the deal without blowing it up provided that those opponents give the president some relief by revising the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) to remove the 90-day certification requirement.",
"In its most basic form this is a boat-rocking strategy.",
"Trump is threatening to do something that most people do not want him to do Γ’ΒΒ including apparently most people on the president 's own team Γ’ΒΒ in order to get others to do things that they have hitherto been unwilling to do.",
"(By the way this strategy is not unlike the strategy that the Trump team is currently pursuing on North Korea Γ’ΒΒ only there the primary target of the boat-rocking is the Chinese government and here the primary target is European allies and Democrats on Capitol Hill.",
")\nAnd in practice Obama was hesitant to challenge Iran on those other activities lest doing so would disrupt the diplomatic gains of the JCPOA whereas Trump has received little support from our allies when he showed greater willingness to confront Iran.",
"When combined with the unwillingness of our allies to do more to push Iran on non-nuclear issues the 90-day requirement that the president publicly certify that Iran is abiding by the JCPOA agreement was a pill too bitter for Trump to swallow more than twice.",
"The Trump administration is betting that Congress will not do so because in the interval the White House is hoping to persuade our allies to get tougher on Iran on the non-nuclear issues.",
"In exchange for that greater allied cooperation the administration hopes it will be able to persuade Congress to amend the INARA and remove the 90-day certification thus buying more time for other lines of pressure to come to bear on Iran.",
"The foregoing is based on the advanced reporting on what the Trump administration is planning to do along with a heavy dose of rational actor rationalization (\"What is the best way to make sense of the confusing signals coming out of the administration?",
"\").",
"If I have read the tea leaves correctly the Trump team has a strategy albeit a strategy that is very difficult to pull off successfully.",
"It will also require deft and sustained diplomatic pressure on our allies simultaneously cajoling them out of their post-JCPOA complacency and reassuring them that going along with the Trump administration is not a one-way ticket to what they would consider to be the worst of all possible outcomes: a violent confrontation with an Iran that can put the collapse of the JCPOA on us."
]
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As a longtime fan of Henckels knives, I was pleased to find a case made by them. I consider them a reputable company with high quality products. However, I returned this case after using it for a week. The slots that contain the knives are made of a nylon mesh with elastic bands at the top. The knives were beginning to cut through and fray the slots. I keep my knives quite sharp, so it would take something much stronger to hold them securely. If you need it just to transport your knives occasionally, it might work. But if you want to store your knives in it for daily use, it isn't likely to withstand the regular use. The case was also much bigger than I had imagined, so if you decide it does suit your needs, check the measurements to be sure it meets your expectations. Also, the lock is good enough to keep out kids, but wouldn't deter a thief.
Pros:
+The case itself is sturdy and well stitched
+Locks are easy to open
+Varied pocket sizes for an assortment of knives
Cons:
-Knife slots are made of nylon mesh and will be cut by sharp knives
-Slots are shallow and the knives didn't sit in their pockets securely
-Locks are not more than a mild deterrent | 0 | negative | [
"As a longtime fan of Henckels knives, I was pleased to find a case made by them.",
"I consider them a reputable company with high quality products.",
"However, I returned this case after using it for a week.",
"The slots that contain the knives are made of a nylon mesh with elastic bands at the top.",
"The knives were beginning to cut through and fray the slots.",
"I keep my knives quite sharp, so it would take something much stronger to hold them securely.",
"If you need it just to transport your knives occasionally, it might work.",
"But if you want to store your knives in it for daily use, it isn't likely to withstand the regular use.",
"The case was also much bigger than I had imagined, so if you decide it does suit your needs, check the measurements to be sure it meets your expectations.",
"Also, the lock is good enough to keep out kids, but wouldn't deter a thief.",
"Pros:\n+The case itself is sturdy and well stitched\n+Locks are easy to open\n+Varied pocket sizes for an assortment of knives\n\nCons:\n-Knife slots are made of nylon mesh and will be cut by sharp knives\n-Slots are shallow and the knives didn't sit in their pockets securely\n-Locks are not more than a mild deterrent"
]
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Acronis started out with good software years ago, and the underlying backup software still does what it did originally. But there are still many design flaws, especially if you need to change parameters for an existing backup, or simply want to use the existing backup parameters but start fresh with new backup sets.
The user interface is an improvement over what they had in the past. Surprisingly, it took them years to get their messages comprehensible. The types of mistakes and the way they butchered the language was pitiful. Even though the interface is cleaner, they still haven't done a good job allowing users to upgrade, since the interface gets cluttered with garbage.
If you get things set up properly, Acronis can handle full, incremental and differential backups. But it can't handle a scheme that incorporates all three. Even mainframes did that decades ago. It also has many utilities, most of which are readily available as freeware with other software.
Once you have things established, you can schedule regular backups, and optionally schedule validation of backups. Or you could try to remember to run backups on your own. The problem with scheduled backups is that Acronis put in a potentially fatal flaw that can render your computer inoperable for long periods of time and cause you to lose data as a result. With almost all software, if you try to reboot Windows, the OS will tell you if something is keeping Windows from shutting down. You will then have a chance to abort the shutdown or force a restart. Acronis designed things so that when you get to the point later that you'd see a screen with a message about shutting down, you will instead see a message saying "operations are in progress." It's made to look like an OS message, just as you'd see when Windows tells you it's applying fixes and tells you not to shut off your computer. Indeed there's no way to tell that it's even an Acronis message and there's no way to get out of it. So your computer can remain unusable for hours or longer. If the current operation finishes (such as validating a backup) then Acronis still won't let your computer finish rebooting. It will go on to the next scheduled task and keep going down the list until all of them are done. So if you back up your OS disk, then back up your documents or photos separately, you might have it go through several backups and validations before you can use your computer. In the mean time, if you have activity that can't wait, such as work you must do, or a scheduled TV program to record, or something that needs to access dynamic data that won't be there later, you will be out of luck with no way to make up for it later. Acronis will let itself finish, but it won't let those other tasks happen.
Even worse, you might be rebooting because something's not working properly on your system. After a while you might notice a pattern. For example, every time that Media Center can't play a file and asks you to reboot, you notice the "operations..." message. It won't take long for you to figure out that the problem itself is occurring only when TIB is running. Thus they are causing the problems in the first place, making you think you need to reboot, not letting you reboot, and not letting your computer work until they say so.
For me, this "operations are in progress..." nonsense is enough to keep me from recommending this product. Acronis has dug their heels in so deep on this one that they won't acknowledge that it's a design flaw. Instead, they keep blaming users for not understanding that "it's supposed to happen" because "it's designed that way." | 0 | negative | [
"Acronis started out with good software years ago, and the underlying backup software still does what it did originally.",
"But there are still many design flaws, especially if you need to change parameters for an existing backup, or simply want to use the existing backup parameters but start fresh with new backup sets.",
"The user interface is an improvement over what they had in the past.",
"Surprisingly, it took them years to get their messages comprehensible.",
"The types of mistakes and the way they butchered the language was pitiful.",
"Even though the interface is cleaner, they still haven't done a good job allowing users to upgrade, since the interface gets cluttered with garbage.",
"If you get things set up properly, Acronis can handle full, incremental and differential backups.",
"But it can't handle a scheme that incorporates all three.",
"Even mainframes did that decades ago.",
"It also has many utilities, most of which are readily available as freeware with other software.",
"Once you have things established, you can schedule regular backups, and optionally schedule validation of backups.",
"Or you could try to remember to run backups on your own.",
"The problem with scheduled backups is that Acronis put in a potentially fatal flaw that can render your computer inoperable for long periods of time and cause you to lose data as a result.",
"With almost all software, if you try to reboot Windows, the OS will tell you if something is keeping Windows from shutting down.",
"You will then have a chance to abort the shutdown or force a restart.",
"Acronis designed things so that when you get to the point later that you'd see a screen with a message about shutting down, you will instead see a message saying \"operations are in progress.",
"\" It's made to look like an OS message, just as you'd see when Windows tells you it's applying fixes and tells you not to shut off your computer.",
"Indeed there's no way to tell that it's even an Acronis message and there's no way to get out of it.",
"So your computer can remain unusable for hours or longer.",
"If the current operation finishes (such as validating a backup) then Acronis still won't let your computer finish rebooting.",
"It will go on to the next scheduled task and keep going down the list until all of them are done.",
"So if you back up your OS disk, then back up your documents or photos separately, you might have it go through several backups and validations before you can use your computer.",
"In the mean time, if you have activity that can't wait, such as work you must do, or a scheduled TV program to record, or something that needs to access dynamic data that won't be there later, you will be out of luck with no way to make up for it later.",
"Acronis will let itself finish, but it won't let those other tasks happen.",
"Even worse, you might be rebooting because something's not working properly on your system.",
"After a while you might notice a pattern.",
"For example, every time that Media Center can't play a file and asks you to reboot, you notice the \"operations...",
"\" message.",
"It won't take long for you to figure out that the problem itself is occurring only when TIB is running.",
"Thus they are causing the problems in the first place, making you think you need to reboot, not letting you reboot, and not letting your computer work until they say so.",
"For me, this \"operations are in progress...",
"\" nonsense is enough to keep me from recommending this product.",
"Acronis has dug their heels in so deep on this one that they won't acknowledge that it's a design flaw.",
"Instead, they keep blaming users for not understanding that \"it's supposed to happen\" because \"it's designed that way.",
"\""
]
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Bought a factory refurbished one despite the legendary dubious quality on these things. It was the BIG model and I have one little cat. It worked fine for 5 months, then it started missing 50% of the cat's visits. I took it apart and cleaned it thoroughly, again it worked fine for a month. Then it just stopped raking at all. I called customer service, who tried to tell me that the amount of time you left the device unplugged from power made a difference in the "level of reset" it goes through. For example, unplugging it for 2-3 minutes made it do something different than unplugging it for 10+ minutes.
Whatever.
I left it unplugged for a week, it never worked again. The customer service rep told me "your best option is to just go buy a new one!" I can see how the company makes their money now.
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, BUT A LOW-QUALITY PRODUCT
OLDER MODELS REPORTEDLY WORK SEVERAL YEARS
NEW MODELS WORK A FEW MONTHS - THEN DIE
BEWARE REFURB MODELS - You will see dealers selling *HUNDREDS* of these as refurbished items. That should be your first warning. These things don't last.
You can save your money and just use the Crystals litter with your cat, or buy one of the $9.99 toilet training kits at any pet store and avoid litter altogether. DO NOT get suckered in by these junky items! | 0 | negative | [
"Bought a factory refurbished one despite the legendary dubious quality on these things.",
"It was the BIG model and I have one little cat.",
"It worked fine for 5 months, then it started missing 50% of the cat's visits.",
"I took it apart and cleaned it thoroughly, again it worked fine for a month.",
"Then it just stopped raking at all.",
"I called customer service, who tried to tell me that the amount of time you left the device unplugged from power made a difference in the \"level of reset\" it goes through.",
"For example, unplugging it for 2-3 minutes made it do something different than unplugging it for 10+ minutes.",
"Whatever.",
"I left it unplugged for a week, it never worked again.",
"The customer service rep told me \"your best option is to just go buy a new one!",
"\" I can see how the company makes their money now.",
"THIS IS A GREAT IDEA, BUT A LOW-QUALITY PRODUCT\nOLDER MODELS REPORTEDLY WORK SEVERAL YEARS\nNEW MODELS WORK A FEW MONTHS - THEN DIE\nBEWARE REFURB MODELS - You will see dealers selling *HUNDREDS* of these as refurbished items.",
"That should be your first warning.",
"These things don't last.",
"You can save your money and just use the Crystals litter with your cat, or buy one of the $9.",
"99 toilet training kits at any pet store and avoid litter altogether.",
"DO NOT get suckered in by these junky items!"
]
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In short, don't buy it. The suction is very poor because of horribly-made hose and plastic tube. The power of the motor is about 1300 Watts, but I very seriously doubt that even half of that power works to clean dirt. Air leaks are really bad: hose to canister connection, hose to tube connection, tube interconnection, tube to brush connection. Tubes are made of cheap plastic and are wobbling all the time no matter how hard I'm trying to push one into another (and I'm a strong guy BTW).
This vacuum cleaner is unable to pick crumbles and hairs from the crevices in a carpet. Canister is quite unsteerable. Brush allows translational movement only. Why 2 stars, not one? Because it was really cheap. But seriously, don't buy it. | 0 | negative | [
"In short, don't buy it.",
"The suction is very poor because of horribly-made hose and plastic tube.",
"The power of the motor is about 1300 Watts, but I very seriously doubt that even half of that power works to clean dirt.",
"Air leaks are really bad: hose to canister connection, hose to tube connection, tube interconnection, tube to brush connection.",
"Tubes are made of cheap plastic and are wobbling all the time no matter how hard I'm trying to push one into another (and I'm a strong guy BTW).",
"This vacuum cleaner is unable to pick crumbles and hairs from the crevices in a carpet.",
"Canister is quite unsteerable.",
"Brush allows translational movement only.",
"Why 2 stars, not one?",
"Because it was really cheap.",
"But seriously, don't buy it."
]
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Excel:
Does not allow you to copy and paste sometimes. I later found out it's related to having many Excels open.
Clicking the lower edge of a cell will navigate to the end of the sheet.
Does not allow you to paste into visible cells only, despite having this setting selected.
Shortening long numbers by default
Does not save, unable to edit a cell. Freezes.
Constantly freezes, unable to copy, close, or open anything. The only way out is to close all the windows and restart, or end task.
Mangles special characters and eff me over on more than a few occasions. Why would the default encoding be Western instead of UTF-8??
Returning false positive in Conditional Formating when highlighting duplicate values.
Opening a new window will minimize it (the new window)
Can't analyze long numbers. Conditional Formatting will think that all long numbers are duplicates.
Auto converts dashes used as bullet points into formulas.
Useless Filter function when used on large set of data.
Scroll bars disappearing for no reason.
Outlook:
Minimizes a newly opened window.
Folder pane disappears for no reason, unable to go back to Mail from Calendar.
Cannot search for emails using part of the senders domain, would have to provide the entire domain.
It updated and then it says "this app can't run on your pc"
Run indexing in the middle of the day, preventing search results to fully return.
Crashes constantly.
Windows:
Folders search boxes don't search after typing in and hitting Enter
Why the fk would all the windows be minized when I'm moving another window around?
Taskbar doesn't work
Click Start in windows 10 will give a "Critical Error" message, requiring the user to sign out.
Sleeps after 1 minute of inactivity although the sleep setting is 30 minutes on battery, and Never on power. | 0 | negative | [
"Excel:\nDoes not allow you to copy and paste sometimes.",
"I later found out it's related to having many Excels open.",
"Clicking the lower edge of a cell will navigate to the end of the sheet.",
"Does not allow you to paste into visible cells only, despite having this setting selected.",
"Shortening long numbers by default\nDoes not save, unable to edit a cell.",
"Freezes.",
"Constantly freezes, unable to copy, close, or open anything.",
"The only way out is to close all the windows and restart, or end task.",
"Mangles special characters and eff me over on more than a few occasions.",
"Why would the default encoding be Western instead of UTF-8??",
"Returning false positive in Conditional Formating when highlighting duplicate values.",
"Opening a new window will minimize it (the new window)\nCan't analyze long numbers.",
"Conditional Formatting will think that all long numbers are duplicates.",
"Auto converts dashes used as bullet points into formulas.",
"Useless Filter function when used on large set of data.",
"Scroll bars disappearing for no reason.",
"Outlook:\nMinimizes a newly opened window.",
"Folder pane disappears for no reason, unable to go back to Mail from Calendar.",
"Cannot search for emails using part of the senders domain, would have to provide the entire domain.",
"It updated and then it says \"this app can't run on your pc\"\nRun indexing in the middle of the day, preventing search results to fully return.",
"Crashes constantly.",
"Windows:\nFolders search boxes don't search after typing in and hitting Enter\nWhy the fk would all the windows be minized when I'm moving another window around?",
"Taskbar doesn't work\nClick Start in windows 10 will give a \"Critical Error\" message, requiring the user to sign out.",
"Sleeps after 1 minute of inactivity although the sleep setting is 30 minutes on battery, and Never on power."
]
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It took forever for me to write this review simply because you have to have a minimum of four people in order to play it. I intially tried to make it work with just two people that is simply not possible with this game. Fortunately the holidays rolled around and we had enough people stop by the house to make the attempt. I must emphasis the word attempt because after 5 minutes of explaining the "rules" no one was really engaged in the "play" aspect. I think this game is much more well-suited for people who do not know each other well in an "icebreaker"/conference setting. There was much rolling-of-the-eyes and are you kidding me? responses from those who were gamely trying to make this work. It was quite frankly, not that much fun. As I mentioned previously, this would be a great game to use as an icebreaker for facillitators. I belive that would make this game much more of a "party". | 0 | negative | [
"It took forever for me to write this review simply because you have to have a minimum of four people in order to play it.",
"I intially tried to make it work with just two people that is simply not possible with this game.",
"Fortunately the holidays rolled around and we had enough people stop by the house to make the attempt.",
"I must emphasis the word attempt because after 5 minutes of explaining the \"rules\" no one was really engaged in the \"play\" aspect.",
"I think this game is much more well-suited for people who do not know each other well in an \"icebreaker\"/conference setting.",
"There was much rolling-of-the-eyes and are you kidding me?",
"responses from those who were gamely trying to make this work.",
"It was quite frankly, not that much fun.",
"As I mentioned previously, this would be a great game to use as an icebreaker for facillitators.",
"I belive that would make this game much more of a \"party\"."
]
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This movie is as pointless as two squirrels screwing in a wool sock.
First of all, it's not scary. Neither the plot nor characters provide any real "horror". In fact, Toy Story was slightly scarier than The Grudge. Simply because there are a few shock scenes, in which the main device to shock is a sudden change from very quiet to very loud, does not make a horror movie. What's more, it sure doesn't make a good horror movie.
Sarah Michelle Gellar gives a lifeless performance as the lead. I suspect that for this abomination of acting she'll be lashed until she drops, never to receive a lead role again in which she doesn't show full frontal nudity. The only way she'll be investigating any more deaths is in a Scooby Doo sequel.
Oh my! There's a person in the attic. Wow! There's a mute, old woman. Watch out! There's a little Japanese kid meowing like a cat. It's simply people walking from one dark room to the next, being confused by whatever nonsense could be imagined without rhyme or reason.
It is incomprehensible, boring, lame, and predictable. If it weren't for the director's well-placed jump scenes, strategically selected to shake-up an entire audience of people in full REM, this movie would be perfect for someone with terrible insomnia. | 0 | negative | [
"This movie is as pointless as two squirrels screwing in a wool sock.",
"First of all, it's not scary.",
"Neither the plot nor characters provide any real \"horror\".",
"In fact, Toy Story was slightly scarier than The Grudge.",
"Simply because there are a few shock scenes, in which the main device to shock is a sudden change from very quiet to very loud, does not make a horror movie.",
"What's more, it sure doesn't make a good horror movie.",
"Sarah Michelle Gellar gives a lifeless performance as the lead.",
"I suspect that for this abomination of acting she'll be lashed until she drops, never to receive a lead role again in which she doesn't show full frontal nudity.",
"The only way she'll be investigating any more deaths is in a Scooby Doo sequel.",
"Oh my!",
"There's a person in the attic.",
"Wow!",
"There's a mute, old woman.",
"Watch out!",
"There's a little Japanese kid meowing like a cat.",
"It's simply people walking from one dark room to the next, being confused by whatever nonsense could be imagined without rhyme or reason.",
"It is incomprehensible, boring, lame, and predictable.",
"If it weren't for the director's well-placed jump scenes, strategically selected to shake-up an entire audience of people in full REM, this movie would be perfect for someone with terrible insomnia."
]
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Although I can enjoy stories of societies with plenty of rules, and obsessions with faddish luxuries, I found this film tedious, in spite of its visual beauty and sets that were apparently quite faithful to the period. Missing in action were the human beings who manage to make life interesting in spite of social constraints.
Before discussing the details, I must express my appreciation for Themis-Athena's well-written favorable review, which pays tribute to Edith Wharton's novel and defines its intent very well.
Two defects of the film are fatal enough to merit a cement burial. The conversation of the society is uniformly boring - primarily about possessions; fads including the sculpture of May's hands by an "artist" as kitchy as today's Kinkaid; empty gossip related to social rules. All this may be necessary to define the society, but there is too much of it and not enough real feeling to make the society human. By contrast, most films of "Anna Karenina" strike an acceptable balance between a formal society and its impassioned members. Yet the sets are beatifully realized, and the credits show that the set designer had the cooperation of Baccarat and Tiffany's. The second defect is Daniel Day-Lewis's performance. His mincing, quiet speech really annoyed me, and made it impossible for me to feel sympathy for his emotionally constipated character. To me, he sounded like a satirical immitation of John Malkovitch in "Dangerous Liasons" - which was released four years later, although Malkovitch as Valmont had bite. A more interesting directorial and scripting choice would have been to make Newland Archer more convincingly attracted to his wife May, so that there would be a stronger emotional conflict within him. As presented, his lack of interest in May made him seem more pointless, and not interesting enough to deserve the love of the more passionate Countess. If that was the best that New York high society had to offer, the Countess should have made an immediate U-turn for Europe.
Positive reviewers tried to defend the excessive use of narration - presumably with passages from the novel, but the narration in this film was much worse than it is in other films. The narrations were much too long, and therefore intruded on the actors. Second, actors sometimes repeated a line of the narration. I suppose the writers considered this to be cute, and might have been trying to play with the relationship between drama and life, as they did quite obviously by the use of operas and plays. Although a narration is sometimes a sign of laziness or frustration, I would consider this to be simply a failed effect.
In spite of the challenges of a script that constrained like a tight corset, there were some excellent performances. Wynona Ryder's appearance was perfect for her smallish part, and she was in many ways an exception to the general emotional shallowness of the film. While appearing to be innocent, her nuanced facieal expressions and body language as May showed how this story could be brought to life. It made her convincing as she executed extremely precise tactics in dealing with her husband's psyche, while playing by the rules of her society. Michelle Pfeiffer turned in an excellent performance as her cousin Ellen the Countess. Always interesting, and capable of acting very sexy, she measured her performance as apropriate to the part. Some changes in the writing and in the directing of Day-Lewis could have improved her side of the triangle. Even the first scene at the opera didn't seem exactly right. Other reviewers have commented on several excellent performances in the minor roles, especially Miriam Margolies as a credible and human matriarch, and Stuart Wilson as a stereotypical unfaithful Victorian husband.
Although I felt the first three quarters of the film were difficult to enjoy, I found the plot turns in the last quarter to be interesting and amusing. The epilogue, set twenty years after the main action of the story seemed to be an unnecessary waste of camera time.
The camera work was excellent, in my opinion. One reviewer complained about unusual angles, but I found them interesting and tasteful.
With a major restructuring of the characterizations, and greater humanity in the social scenes, and finer tuning of the emotional development, this story could be interesting, and would justify the expense of so many beautiful costumes and sets, enhanced by great camera work. | 0 | negative | [
"Although I can enjoy stories of societies with plenty of rules, and obsessions with faddish luxuries, I found this film tedious, in spite of its visual beauty and sets that were apparently quite faithful to the period.",
"Missing in action were the human beings who manage to make life interesting in spite of social constraints.",
"Before discussing the details, I must express my appreciation for Themis-Athena's well-written favorable review, which pays tribute to Edith Wharton's novel and defines its intent very well.",
"Two defects of the film are fatal enough to merit a cement burial.",
"The conversation of the society is uniformly boring - primarily about possessions; fads including the sculpture of May's hands by an \"artist\" as kitchy as today's Kinkaid; empty gossip related to social rules.",
"All this may be necessary to define the society, but there is too much of it and not enough real feeling to make the society human.",
"By contrast, most films of \"Anna Karenina\" strike an acceptable balance between a formal society and its impassioned members.",
"Yet the sets are beatifully realized, and the credits show that the set designer had the cooperation of Baccarat and Tiffany's.",
"The second defect is Daniel Day-Lewis's performance.",
"His mincing, quiet speech really annoyed me, and made it impossible for me to feel sympathy for his emotionally constipated character.",
"To me, he sounded like a satirical immitation of John Malkovitch in \"Dangerous Liasons\" - which was released four years later, although Malkovitch as Valmont had bite.",
"A more interesting directorial and scripting choice would have been to make Newland Archer more convincingly attracted to his wife May, so that there would be a stronger emotional conflict within him.",
"As presented, his lack of interest in May made him seem more pointless, and not interesting enough to deserve the love of the more passionate Countess.",
"If that was the best that New York high society had to offer, the Countess should have made an immediate U-turn for Europe.",
"Positive reviewers tried to defend the excessive use of narration - presumably with passages from the novel, but the narration in this film was much worse than it is in other films.",
"The narrations were much too long, and therefore intruded on the actors.",
"Second, actors sometimes repeated a line of the narration.",
"I suppose the writers considered this to be cute, and might have been trying to play with the relationship between drama and life, as they did quite obviously by the use of operas and plays.",
"Although a narration is sometimes a sign of laziness or frustration, I would consider this to be simply a failed effect.",
"In spite of the challenges of a script that constrained like a tight corset, there were some excellent performances.",
"Wynona Ryder's appearance was perfect for her smallish part, and she was in many ways an exception to the general emotional shallowness of the film.",
"While appearing to be innocent, her nuanced facieal expressions and body language as May showed how this story could be brought to life.",
"It made her convincing as she executed extremely precise tactics in dealing with her husband's psyche, while playing by the rules of her society.",
"Michelle Pfeiffer turned in an excellent performance as her cousin Ellen the Countess.",
"Always interesting, and capable of acting very sexy, she measured her performance as apropriate to the part.",
"Some changes in the writing and in the directing of Day-Lewis could have improved her side of the triangle.",
"Even the first scene at the opera didn't seem exactly right.",
"Other reviewers have commented on several excellent performances in the minor roles, especially Miriam Margolies as a credible and human matriarch, and Stuart Wilson as a stereotypical unfaithful Victorian husband.",
"Although I felt the first three quarters of the film were difficult to enjoy, I found the plot turns in the last quarter to be interesting and amusing.",
"The epilogue, set twenty years after the main action of the story seemed to be an unnecessary waste of camera time.",
"The camera work was excellent, in my opinion.",
"One reviewer complained about unusual angles, but I found them interesting and tasteful.",
"With a major restructuring of the characterizations, and greater humanity in the social scenes, and finer tuning of the emotional development, this story could be interesting, and would justify the expense of so many beautiful costumes and sets, enhanced by great camera work."
]
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It's really a neat design for a folding knife. The idea is to grind just one side of the blade so it lies flat against the frame when folded and then leave off the other side of the frame. Of course, that doesn't make for a very strong joint so the knife has to be small. And the blade has to fit very flat against the frame or you can get nicked. And since there is only one side to the frame and that side is the lock, it makes for some interesting experiences when using this as a knife.
Okay. It's a unique design. But...
...it simply doesn't make for a very good knife.
So far, I've had the frame lock bind because I gripped the knife tightly. It took a screwdriver to pry the frame lock back into position so the knife could be closed. I've also found the thumb stud is pretty useless in opening this knife. There's virtually nothing to grip and get the leverage to use it.
And, it doesn't work real good as a money clip either. I tried that and nicked my finger on the blade while carrying it in my pocket. The blade may be flat against the frame but it's simply not flat enough to prevent the occasional Band-Aid experience.
So give the designer credit for coming up with something different. It's a knife/money clip that doesn't work well as either a knife or money clip. | 0 | negative | [
"It's really a neat design for a folding knife.",
"The idea is to grind just one side of the blade so it lies flat against the frame when folded and then leave off the other side of the frame.",
"Of course, that doesn't make for a very strong joint so the knife has to be small.",
"And the blade has to fit very flat against the frame or you can get nicked.",
"And since there is only one side to the frame and that side is the lock, it makes for some interesting experiences when using this as a knife.",
"Okay.",
"It's a unique design.",
"But...",
"...",
"it simply doesn't make for a very good knife.",
"So far, I've had the frame lock bind because I gripped the knife tightly.",
"It took a screwdriver to pry the frame lock back into position so the knife could be closed.",
"I've also found the thumb stud is pretty useless in opening this knife.",
"There's virtually nothing to grip and get the leverage to use it.",
"And, it doesn't work real good as a money clip either.",
"I tried that and nicked my finger on the blade while carrying it in my pocket.",
"The blade may be flat against the frame but it's simply not flat enough to prevent the occasional Band-Aid experience.",
"So give the designer credit for coming up with something different.",
"It's a knife/money clip that doesn't work well as either a knife or money clip."
]
|
I truly enjoyed the first two books in this trilogy. However, this third installment seemed to wander off the path more than just a little bit. First of all, Tal is not the protagonist; that role is filled by the antagonist of the first novel in his journey of redemption. It is plausible...not likely...but plausible that this could happen. And the resolution is covered too quickly, almost as if Mr. Feist no longer wanted to be involved with this storyline.
I very nearly put three stars, but I was just too disappointed after the first two books in the trilogy to give it an okay. I was disappointed and felt let down. | 0 | negative | [
"I truly enjoyed the first two books in this trilogy.",
"However, this third installment seemed to wander off the path more than just a little bit.",
"First of all, Tal is not the protagonist; that role is filled by the antagonist of the first novel in his journey of redemption.",
"It is plausible...",
"not likely...",
"but plausible that this could happen.",
"And the resolution is covered too quickly, almost as if Mr.",
"Feist no longer wanted to be involved with this storyline.",
"I very nearly put three stars, but I was just too disappointed after the first two books in the trilogy to give it an okay.",
"I was disappointed and felt let down."
]
|
There are SPOILERS involved with this review. I have to include these because the GRRM fanatics believe that if you do not like this book, then you have never read the book and therefore if you post on any of the forums you must be a troll unless you include spoilers to prove you read the book.
First, can we stop with the endless repetitions??? These are repeated hundreds of times throughout the book, after a while it is just worthless and we realize the Mr.
Martin is just trying to up his word count.
1. Where do whores go? The imp dsoen't know, we get it.
2. Reek, Reek, my name is reek, it rhymes with (?????). We get it, reek rhymes with many different words, are you going to go through the alphabet?
3. You know nothing Jon Snow. O.K. He's ignorant, can we move on?
4. I am just a young girl...Dany's young, are you trying to make sure we don't forget, or that you don't Mr. Martin?
5. Word are wind. We know, we read your book. We are surprised that it did not blow itself off the shelves.
6. Corn. Corn. Corn......Okay Ravens eat corn, we know.
First of all there is way TOO MUCH filler and fluff in this book.
At the beginning we are given page after page after page after page etc...of fluff just to find out that A) six skins dies and enters the one eyed wolf and B) that Jon Snow is a skin changer too, but dosen't know it.
Conserning Jon we are subjected to a second retelling of Jon sending away Sam and making the baby switch. Did Mr Martin forget that he wrote this in AFFC? Does he think his readers forgot (it has been a while)?
After letting the wildlings cross the wall to help fight the others (somehow his seasoned brothers are all retarded and do not understand that they are undermaned and will die and lose the wall without help).
Jon is then stabbed four times by his brothers. We are never told he is dead and never see his body, so because of all the endless drivel at the beginning of the book most readers will have missed that he is a skin changer, so maybe he changed skins, maybe he is just wounded, or maybe he will come back from the dead like his mother.
Bran finds the three eyed crow and learns that he is a greenseer.
With the imp we are treated to his bathroom habits. Do we really need to know everytime he goes to the bathroom? Have a little bit of a hang up with the bathroom habits of little people do we Mr. Martin?
Then we are treated to his travel log. Worse than reading a tech manual. Words are wind Mr. Martin.
He then becomes a slave, rides a pig in a mummers joust, walks away from slavery and on his word alone hires a sellsword company and joins them.
The onion knight eats and we get to hear of every bite. We know you like food Mr. Martin (we've seen your pic) but we do not need a play by play of his eating.
A. Stark loses her sight and then gets it back and then commits her first assaination.
Thon Grayjoy, through torture is transformed into Reek. Eventually he helps Jane escape Ramsay Bolton.
Dany keeps telling anyone who will listen that she is young, as if they or she has forgotten. She chains up two dragosn because they are uncontrollable. She then
marries, and then flys away on the black dragon while Mereen is underseige.
The prince of Dorn is killed by the green dragon (fire) while trying to steal the two dragons who are locked up.
Mr. Martin thought his baby switching plot was so good that he told it again in this book. Not only that but he was so proud of this "original" idea that he recycled it
three times. We are told that a prince of dragons was not killed during the first rebellion, but was switched as a baby and now he is back to retake the iron throne. Then we are told that the king beyond the wall did not die by fire but was switched with rattleshirt. Plus A. Stark and Jane are switched. Who else are we going to switch? Maybe Jon was not Jon when he was stabbed, maybe he was switched. Might as well recycle the plot one more time.
Cersie confesses some of her crimes and does a walk of shame. Now she is awaiting trial by combat.
The queen is waiting a trial by the church.
Little finger returns to kill the king regent because he wants the kingdoms to be at war so it is easier for the dragon prince to retake the iron throne.
Jamie rides away with Brienne and is not heard from.
Stannis marched on winterfell where we again are given more filler than you can shake a stick at. Do we need a play by play of the snow march? Then we are told in a letter that he and his friends are dead (maybe a lie?).
Mance Rayder (switched with rattleshirt) takes six spear wives and tries to free the Stark girl (again a recycling of the switching plot, she is not Stark but Jane).
We are told in Ramsay's letter that he is held captive and the six spear wives are dead.
There was supposed to be a continunity check but we find out that grayscale is not what it was. It was a childhood disease but has somehow become a life long illness like leprosey.
Mr. Martin tells us he has a problem writing strong women and children. Well, maybe he should not have so many strong women and children in his book. It is funny though that he did not have a problem writing strong women and children in the first three books. Are we sure Mr. Marting wrote books four and five? Dany and Jon are totally different characters with no development on how they changed. He has lost sight of his story and is now offereing us filler and excuses.
People have been comparing him to Tolkin. The only thing he and Tolkin have in common is the "RR" in their names. Anyone who makes this comparison has never read Tolkin or has become so emotionally invested in this story that they are blind to the truth. Tolkin never wrote just to see how many words he could put to paper. He wrote a complete story from start to finish. At Mr. Martins pace and with these last two books of his he will be remembered as "The man who tried real hard".
The only saving grace about this book is that I got it for free. I am the third person to read this copy and the first person received it as a gift. I will give it to someone else so that at least four people will not have paid for this crap and four people will not have given Mr. Martin anymore money. I am leaving now to trade my copies of the first four books of this series at the used bookstore. Maybe I will go back to Eddings. | 0 | negative | [
"There are SPOILERS involved with this review.",
"I have to include these because the GRRM fanatics believe that if you do not like this book, then you have never read the book and therefore if you post on any of the forums you must be a troll unless you include spoilers to prove you read the book.",
"First, can we stop with the endless repetitions???",
"These are repeated hundreds of times throughout the book, after a while it is just worthless and we realize the Mr.",
"Martin is just trying to up his word count.",
"1.",
"Where do whores go?",
"The imp dsoen't know, we get it.",
"2.",
"Reek, Reek, my name is reek, it rhymes with (????",
"?",
").",
"We get it, reek rhymes with many different words, are you going to go through the alphabet?",
"3.",
"You know nothing Jon Snow.",
"O.",
"K. He's ignorant, can we move on?",
"4.",
"I am just a young girl...",
"Dany's young, are you trying to make sure we don't forget, or that you don't Mr.",
"Martin?",
"5.",
"Word are wind.",
"We know, we read your book.",
"We are surprised that it did not blow itself off the shelves.",
"6.",
"Corn.",
"Corn.",
"Corn....",
"..",
"Okay Ravens eat corn, we know.",
"First of all there is way TOO MUCH filler and fluff in this book.",
"At the beginning we are given page after page after page after page etc...",
"of fluff just to find out that A) six skins dies and enters the one eyed wolf and B) that Jon Snow is a skin changer too, but dosen't know it.",
"Conserning Jon we are subjected to a second retelling of Jon sending away Sam and making the baby switch.",
"Did Mr Martin forget that he wrote this in AFFC?",
"Does he think his readers forgot (it has been a while)?",
"After letting the wildlings cross the wall to help fight the others (somehow his seasoned brothers are all retarded and do not understand that they are undermaned and will die and lose the wall without help).",
"Jon is then stabbed four times by his brothers.",
"We are never told he is dead and never see his body, so because of all the endless drivel at the beginning of the book most readers will have missed that he is a skin changer, so maybe he changed skins, maybe he is just wounded, or maybe he will come back from the dead like his mother.",
"Bran finds the three eyed crow and learns that he is a greenseer.",
"With the imp we are treated to his bathroom habits.",
"Do we really need to know everytime he goes to the bathroom?",
"Have a little bit of a hang up with the bathroom habits of little people do we Mr.",
"Martin?",
"Then we are treated to his travel log.",
"Worse than reading a tech manual.",
"Words are wind Mr.",
"Martin.",
"He then becomes a slave, rides a pig in a mummers joust, walks away from slavery and on his word alone hires a sellsword company and joins them.",
"The onion knight eats and we get to hear of every bite.",
"We know you like food Mr.",
"Martin (we've seen your pic) but we do not need a play by play of his eating.",
"A.",
"Stark loses her sight and then gets it back and then commits her first assaination.",
"Thon Grayjoy, through torture is transformed into Reek.",
"Eventually he helps Jane escape Ramsay Bolton.",
"Dany keeps telling anyone who will listen that she is young, as if they or she has forgotten.",
"She chains up two dragosn because they are uncontrollable.",
"She then\n marries, and then flys away on the black dragon while Mereen is underseige.",
"The prince of Dorn is killed by the green dragon (fire) while trying to steal the two dragons who are locked up.",
"Mr.",
"Martin thought his baby switching plot was so good that he told it again in this book.",
"Not only that but he was so proud of this \"original\" idea that he recycled it\n three times.",
"We are told that a prince of dragons was not killed during the first rebellion, but was switched as a baby and now he is back to retake the iron throne.",
"Then we are told that the king beyond the wall did not die by fire but was switched with rattleshirt.",
"Plus A.",
"Stark and Jane are switched.",
"Who else are we going to switch?",
"Maybe Jon was not Jon when he was stabbed, maybe he was switched.",
"Might as well recycle the plot one more time.",
"Cersie confesses some of her crimes and does a walk of shame.",
"Now she is awaiting trial by combat.",
"The queen is waiting a trial by the church.",
"Little finger returns to kill the king regent because he wants the kingdoms to be at war so it is easier for the dragon prince to retake the iron throne.",
"Jamie rides away with Brienne and is not heard from.",
"Stannis marched on winterfell where we again are given more filler than you can shake a stick at.",
"Do we need a play by play of the snow march?",
"Then we are told in a letter that he and his friends are dead (maybe a lie?",
").",
"Mance Rayder (switched with rattleshirt) takes six spear wives and tries to free the Stark girl (again a recycling of the switching plot, she is not Stark but Jane).",
"We are told in Ramsay's letter that he is held captive and the six spear wives are dead.",
"There was supposed to be a continunity check but we find out that grayscale is not what it was.",
"It was a childhood disease but has somehow become a life long illness like leprosey.",
"Mr.",
"Martin tells us he has a problem writing strong women and children.",
"Well, maybe he should not have so many strong women and children in his book.",
"It is funny though that he did not have a problem writing strong women and children in the first three books.",
"Are we sure Mr.",
"Marting wrote books four and five?",
"Dany and Jon are totally different characters with no development on how they changed.",
"He has lost sight of his story and is now offereing us filler and excuses.",
"People have been comparing him to Tolkin.",
"The only thing he and Tolkin have in common is the \"RR\" in their names.",
"Anyone who makes this comparison has never read Tolkin or has become so emotionally invested in this story that they are blind to the truth.",
"Tolkin never wrote just to see how many words he could put to paper.",
"He wrote a complete story from start to finish.",
"At Mr.",
"Martins pace and with these last two books of his he will be remembered as \"The man who tried real hard\".",
"The only saving grace about this book is that I got it for free.",
"I am the third person to read this copy and the first person received it as a gift.",
"I will give it to someone else so that at least four people will not have paid for this crap and four people will not have given Mr.",
"Martin anymore money.",
"I am leaving now to trade my copies of the first four books of this series at the used bookstore.",
"Maybe I will go back to Eddings."
]
|
Boy do I feel burned with this SanDisk 64gb MicroSDXC card. Product 'worked' in my Motorola Photon 4G phone for about 6 weeks but then failed in the strangest way. The card has been loaded with roughly 47gb of data, some very personal, and it is now in a permanent READ ONLY mode. I can access what's on the card; read it, play it etc. but can no longer delete, erase, format or otherwise to anything to change the contents. This I have tried to do while memory card is in the phone or in a thumb drive adapter attached to my PC. All fails. So I am really stuck when it comes to warranty. If I want to submit for a replacement I'll have to send in the old card but since I cannot erase anything I would have to send it back with some pretty sensitive information...
I guess I've learned the hard way not to keep things like passwords on phone memory.
Sorry this is not a full review and perhaps this is a unique hardware failure but if it happens to one person surely it will happen again.
6 weeks is a terrible product lifetime. | 0 | negative | [
"Boy do I feel burned with this SanDisk 64gb MicroSDXC card.",
"Product 'worked' in my Motorola Photon 4G phone for about 6 weeks but then failed in the strangest way.",
"The card has been loaded with roughly 47gb of data, some very personal, and it is now in a permanent READ ONLY mode.",
"I can access what's on the card; read it, play it etc.",
"but can no longer delete, erase, format or otherwise to anything to change the contents.",
"This I have tried to do while memory card is in the phone or in a thumb drive adapter attached to my PC.",
"All fails.",
"So I am really stuck when it comes to warranty.",
"If I want to submit for a replacement I'll have to send in the old card but since I cannot erase anything I would have to send it back with some pretty sensitive information...",
"I guess I've learned the hard way not to keep things like passwords on phone memory.",
"Sorry this is not a full review and perhaps this is a unique hardware failure but if it happens to one person surely it will happen again.",
"6 weeks is a terrible product lifetime."
]
|
I bought this game based on all the good reviews it received, so after playing it I felt obliged to write one of my own, so other people like me don't make the same mistake.
The graphics and music are fine. Not mind blowing, but still respectable for a psp.
My serious problem with this game is how little there is of it. After about an hour or two to learn the ropes I quickly amped the game all the way up to its hardest level.
The ship to ship combat is remarkably shallow and easy. You basically sail in circles and shoot at the other ship. You give and take little enough damage that conventional sailing ship tactics really play no part, excepting that you want to try and broadside the other ship while keeping away from their sides.
The dueling mode is, if anything, even easier and an easy out to actually having to fight ship to ship battles. I fought around 30 duels, most of them on the hardest difficulty, and only lost twice. If you win the duel, you get their ship, period.
Treasure hunting mode is mind numbingly easy as well, look at the map, navigate there while retaining at least one digger. Once you understand what you're supposed to do, this is impossible to fail at.
The only mode even slightly engaging is the land combat, which is basically an extremely dumbed down version of Field Commander. The only reason it's more entertaining than the rest of the game is that you often face far greater numbers who have more firearms than yourself.
Overall, this game is a complete waste of money. I played for ten hours and felt I had done everything there was to do in the game. The fact that it seems promising when you first start playing doesn't take away from the disappointment that is soon to follow as you wonder to yourself, "Is this it?" | 0 | negative | [
"I bought this game based on all the good reviews it received, so after playing it I felt obliged to write one of my own, so other people like me don't make the same mistake.",
"The graphics and music are fine.",
"Not mind blowing, but still respectable for a psp.",
"My serious problem with this game is how little there is of it.",
"After about an hour or two to learn the ropes I quickly amped the game all the way up to its hardest level.",
"The ship to ship combat is remarkably shallow and easy.",
"You basically sail in circles and shoot at the other ship.",
"You give and take little enough damage that conventional sailing ship tactics really play no part, excepting that you want to try and broadside the other ship while keeping away from their sides.",
"The dueling mode is, if anything, even easier and an easy out to actually having to fight ship to ship battles.",
"I fought around 30 duels, most of them on the hardest difficulty, and only lost twice.",
"If you win the duel, you get their ship, period.",
"Treasure hunting mode is mind numbingly easy as well, look at the map, navigate there while retaining at least one digger.",
"Once you understand what you're supposed to do, this is impossible to fail at.",
"The only mode even slightly engaging is the land combat, which is basically an extremely dumbed down version of Field Commander.",
"The only reason it's more entertaining than the rest of the game is that you often face far greater numbers who have more firearms than yourself.",
"Overall, this game is a complete waste of money.",
"I played for ten hours and felt I had done everything there was to do in the game.",
"The fact that it seems promising when you first start playing doesn't take away from the disappointment that is soon to follow as you wonder to yourself, \"Is this it?",
"\""
]
|
I was all ready to give this movie 5 stars, until I stopped and thought for awhile and did some research. I am half skeptic-half mystic, so this was a really hard film for me to believe in. My emotional side, my mystic side, was so ready to give this movie 5 stars. My skeptical side, however, coupled with the negative reviews I read on this site, made me do my research. I also did not really agree with everything in the movie. What also made me skeptical was the whole Ramtha thing. I didn't even know what it was until I saw this movie and then looked it up online. What I learned is that this film was made by the Ramtha cult. Do you know how scary that is? I was almost sucked into this crap!! I was born and raised in the Mormon church, saw the light and left when I was 18, and promised myself I would never get sucked into a cult again. (I am now happily agnostic.) It is scary that there are so many organizations out there that want to control your mind. It is better to think for yourself and keep an open mind. If you can separate the good things about the movie (promoting healthy self-esteem, treating others with kindness and respect, knowing that the mind is a very powerful thing) from the mumbo-jumbo (masking mysticism as quantum physics, the Japanese water crystal thing) then you can get something helpful out of it. It's funny how the movie explained that the brain is a very powerful organ, and indeed it is, but it is also important to realize that it is possible to be tricked into believing something that is not true... like this movie!! ARGH!! | 0 | negative | [
"I was all ready to give this movie 5 stars, until I stopped and thought for awhile and did some research.",
"I am half skeptic-half mystic, so this was a really hard film for me to believe in.",
"My emotional side, my mystic side, was so ready to give this movie 5 stars.",
"My skeptical side, however, coupled with the negative reviews I read on this site, made me do my research.",
"I also did not really agree with everything in the movie.",
"What also made me skeptical was the whole Ramtha thing.",
"I didn't even know what it was until I saw this movie and then looked it up online.",
"What I learned is that this film was made by the Ramtha cult.",
"Do you know how scary that is?",
"I was almost sucked into this crap!!",
"I was born and raised in the Mormon church, saw the light and left when I was 18, and promised myself I would never get sucked into a cult again.",
"(I am now happily agnostic.",
") It is scary that there are so many organizations out there that want to control your mind.",
"It is better to think for yourself and keep an open mind.",
"If you can separate the good things about the movie (promoting healthy self-esteem, treating others with kindness and respect, knowing that the mind is a very powerful thing) from the mumbo-jumbo (masking mysticism as quantum physics, the Japanese water crystal thing) then you can get something helpful out of it.",
"It's funny how the movie explained that the brain is a very powerful organ, and indeed it is, but it is also important to realize that it is possible to be tricked into believing something that is not true...",
"like this movie!!",
"ARGH!!"
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Speaker 1: "I quite like the way Philip Glass has taken the very context of pop music and married it with the grandiose elements of classical music and made something entirely new with the two. I think it's a very clear and clever arrangement which forces us to think of the boundaries in music and how it transcends the triviality of such genres."
Speaker 2: "I'm sorry but I just find that preposterous. Obviously that's his main aim is to find the perfect counterpoint between classical and pop music and it's an intelligent idea but ultimately pointless....."
S1: "Come now, it's a work of genius."
S2: "I think not.....and genius is not something I'd use lightly as you have on many occasions. I get the impression you are easily amused. Take Philip Glass' compositions on merit and they are very good....granted his use of minimalism can grate on the listener but essentially there is something in them that makes them unique. With this he has merely washed out his sound and dumbed down the arrangements so that they carefully accompany the singers with which he has in mind. And for me that's just not acceptable. Similarly David Byrne is a great singer who uses his songs powerfully and with a great deal of thought seems blocked out somewhat. It seems as if both are compromised and as musicians that seems a total failure."
S1: "But you always look on the whole idea of musicians compromised and the arrangements as something of vital importance. Can't you take it for what it is and that is that it gives a good ambience of some sort. And there are plenty more singers in this then just David Byrne."
S2: "I know that but even they feel stymied by this idea. They want to do something more but they are afraid and subsequently bottle it when they could really have gone out and done something. That goes for everyone there....they all feel compromised as if they don't know what they should really do. And that's terrible. As for the music itself it merely sounds as background for a meal in a restaurant for well off suburbanites such as ourselves and it's an all too knowing ploy that's used to fritter away in the background."
Speaker 3: "Listen can we stop this debate about the merits of Philip Glass, the roast lamb with croutons, marinaded asparagus with Caesar salad is ready to be served. Tuck in! | 0 | negative | [
"Speaker 1: \"I quite like the way Philip Glass has taken the very context of pop music and married it with the grandiose elements of classical music and made something entirely new with the two.",
"I think it's a very clear and clever arrangement which forces us to think of the boundaries in music and how it transcends the triviality of such genres.",
"\"\n\nSpeaker 2: \"I'm sorry but I just find that preposterous.",
"Obviously that's his main aim is to find the perfect counterpoint between classical and pop music and it's an intelligent idea but ultimately pointless....",
".",
"\"\n\nS1: \"Come now, it's a work of genius.",
"\"\n\nS2: \"I think not....",
".",
"and genius is not something I'd use lightly as you have on many occasions.",
"I get the impression you are easily amused.",
"Take Philip Glass' compositions on merit and they are very good....",
"granted his use of minimalism can grate on the listener but essentially there is something in them that makes them unique.",
"With this he has merely washed out his sound and dumbed down the arrangements so that they carefully accompany the singers with which he has in mind.",
"And for me that's just not acceptable.",
"Similarly David Byrne is a great singer who uses his songs powerfully and with a great deal of thought seems blocked out somewhat.",
"It seems as if both are compromised and as musicians that seems a total failure.",
"\"\n\nS1: \"But you always look on the whole idea of musicians compromised and the arrangements as something of vital importance.",
"Can't you take it for what it is and that is that it gives a good ambience of some sort.",
"And there are plenty more singers in this then just David Byrne.",
"\"\n\nS2: \"I know that but even they feel stymied by this idea.",
"They want to do something more but they are afraid and subsequently bottle it when they could really have gone out and done something.",
"That goes for everyone there....",
"they all feel compromised as if they don't know what they should really do.",
"And that's terrible.",
"As for the music itself it merely sounds as background for a meal in a restaurant for well off suburbanites such as ourselves and it's an all too knowing ploy that's used to fritter away in the background.",
"\"\n\nSpeaker 3: \"Listen can we stop this debate about the merits of Philip Glass, the roast lamb with croutons, marinaded asparagus with Caesar salad is ready to be served.",
"Tuck in!"
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I'm a huge Starcraft, Warcraft, and C&C fan, so you know where I'm coming from...
Not since the days of Ultima have I seen so much hype for a game; it makes me wonder what the magazines actually previewed.
This game has a rediculously huge flaw - although the maps are indeed massive, the game is completely unplayable if you are zoomed in to see the detail of the units. Unless you have some sort of liquid-cooled ubersystem, your gameplay will consist of watching green, red and blue dots battle each other. I'm not kidding. I have 2 monitors, which the game thankfully supports. One monitor is dedicated for displaying a world map while the other is where the action takes place.
If you read the same articles I read, you are probably expecting some amazing AI in the single-person game. Don't bet on it. Like just about every other RTS game on the planet, your enemy does a rush attack within about 10 minutes. If you build up massive defenses right away, you will stave off every attack. Then, simply build the top tier units over the next hour and rush till you win.
As for the three single-player scenarios, these are woefully disappointing. You see, each of the three races have the same sort of tech-tree, so if you've played one race, you've played all three. The problem is that each of the campaigns treat you as if you've never played the game before. So even if you work your way to the third campaign, your first mission consists of learning how to gather resources and build units. What an insult to the customer. Why not assume the campaigns will be played in order and make them successively harder? For the first half of each of the campaigns, the more powerful units are unavailable. In fact, you don't even get to build the toughest units until the very last mission of each campaign.
In my opinion, the most ground-breaking game in recent history has been Dawn of War. The races in that game are very different. In some cases, the tech trees are downright unique.
What a let-down this game was. | 0 | negative | [
"I'm a huge Starcraft, Warcraft, and C&C fan, so you know where I'm coming from...",
"Not since the days of Ultima have I seen so much hype for a game; it makes me wonder what the magazines actually previewed.",
"This game has a rediculously huge flaw - although the maps are indeed massive, the game is completely unplayable if you are zoomed in to see the detail of the units.",
"Unless you have some sort of liquid-cooled ubersystem, your gameplay will consist of watching green, red and blue dots battle each other.",
"I'm not kidding.",
"I have 2 monitors, which the game thankfully supports.",
"One monitor is dedicated for displaying a world map while the other is where the action takes place.",
"If you read the same articles I read, you are probably expecting some amazing AI in the single-person game.",
"Don't bet on it.",
"Like just about every other RTS game on the planet, your enemy does a rush attack within about 10 minutes.",
"If you build up massive defenses right away, you will stave off every attack.",
"Then, simply build the top tier units over the next hour and rush till you win.",
"As for the three single-player scenarios, these are woefully disappointing.",
"You see, each of the three races have the same sort of tech-tree, so if you've played one race, you've played all three.",
"The problem is that each of the campaigns treat you as if you've never played the game before.",
"So even if you work your way to the third campaign, your first mission consists of learning how to gather resources and build units.",
"What an insult to the customer.",
"Why not assume the campaigns will be played in order and make them successively harder?",
"For the first half of each of the campaigns, the more powerful units are unavailable.",
"In fact, you don't even get to build the toughest units until the very last mission of each campaign.",
"In my opinion, the most ground-breaking game in recent history has been Dawn of War.",
"The races in that game are very different.",
"In some cases, the tech trees are downright unique.",
"What a let-down this game was."
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I had such high hopes for this book when I started reading it. The author kept me interested in how Sophies life was playing out and the sorrows she had to endure. All that ended when I reached Chapter 25 and languished all the way through to Chapter 49. (I was suddenly very thankful for the speed reading course I took in high school many years ago.) Have you ever sat listening to someone who is attempting to tell a story and that person drones on and on and on and all the while you're sitting there thinking come on, is there a caboose to this train of thought??! Thats exactly what I found myself wondering during the majority of this book. Lots of trite dialogue and unnecessary descriptive verse for my taste. The ending gets a bit better but not enough for me to recommend the book. I won't be reading anymore of the authors books. | 0 | negative | [
"I had such high hopes for this book when I started reading it.",
"The author kept me interested in how Sophies life was playing out and the sorrows she had to endure.",
"All that ended when I reached Chapter 25 and languished all the way through to Chapter 49.",
"(I was suddenly very thankful for the speed reading course I took in high school many years ago.",
") Have you ever sat listening to someone who is attempting to tell a story and that person drones on and on and on and all the while you're sitting there thinking come on, is there a caboose to this train of thought??",
"!",
"Thats exactly what I found myself wondering during the majority of this book.",
"Lots of trite dialogue and unnecessary descriptive verse for my taste.",
"The ending gets a bit better but not enough for me to recommend the book.",
"I won't be reading anymore of the authors books."
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VC-1 BD-25 Single layered Blu-ray disc
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Number of chapters: 44
Extras: Zero | 0 | negative | [
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I'm sad to say I hate this thing. First off, the color and design in itself is cute, hence the reason I bought it. BUT, it just isn't good enough to hold medication. The little plastic door is SOO flimsy and opens on it's own, there's no actual latch or click of a closure at all. I thought maybe the little plastic door was broken but it doesn't seem to be broke from the looks of it. The middle button that rotates the compartments gets stuck or it will only partially spin the compartments. I'll have to keep searching for a more solid, well made one that I can trust. I wanted to be able to take this with me since my medication is pretty specific and I would be on the go sometimes when needed to take it. I thought it would be easy to throw into my bag, or my little purse, but like I said the door won't even stay shut and the pills slide out! I guess it could be okay if you planned on keeping it in one safe spot where no one was every going to move it around or touch it, but with kids and stuff like I have, that's not practical for me. I wouldn't even feel comfortable tossing this into a draw or cabinet. I would not recommend. | 0 | negative | [
"I'm sad to say I hate this thing.",
"First off, the color and design in itself is cute, hence the reason I bought it.",
"BUT, it just isn't good enough to hold medication.",
"The little plastic door is SOO flimsy and opens on it's own, there's no actual latch or click of a closure at all.",
"I thought maybe the little plastic door was broken but it doesn't seem to be broke from the looks of it.",
"The middle button that rotates the compartments gets stuck or it will only partially spin the compartments.",
"I'll have to keep searching for a more solid, well made one that I can trust.",
"I wanted to be able to take this with me since my medication is pretty specific and I would be on the go sometimes when needed to take it.",
"I thought it would be easy to throw into my bag, or my little purse, but like I said the door won't even stay shut and the pills slide out!",
"I guess it could be okay if you planned on keeping it in one safe spot where no one was every going to move it around or touch it, but with kids and stuff like I have, that's not practical for me.",
"I wouldn't even feel comfortable tossing this into a draw or cabinet.",
"I would not recommend."
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Let me preface what I'm about to say with I consider myself a fan of Logitech products. Going back to my first PC in '98 I've always enjoyed their line of mice and game controllers (they make the definitive racing wheel IMO). So its with great reluctance that I give their industrial design group poor marks for this particular iteration of their gamepad. Obviously taking its cue from the venerable Playstation controller, Logitech took what it seemed was a no-brainer idea and matched Sony's near perfect design button for button. But the problem isn't the buttons you see, its the shape. The two handles simply are too close together....too vertically aligned to be comfortable enough for extended play sessions. At first try the controller seems a comfortable fit but after about 5 minutes of play, the unatural position becomes more pronounced until it becomes distracting enough to force one to pick up the mouse and keyboard again. The final deal-breaker was the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, a game made for consoles ported to the PC that you would assume would benefit from the gamepad but that wasn't the case. Its as if the controller were designed strictly for children rather than the adults who make up a large percentage of PC gaming.
In closing, I would urge anyone who may purchase this to keep their receipt. I would also urge Logitech to go back to their previous way of designing game controllers, by forging their own path which is something they have proven in the past they are quite adept at. | 0 | negative | [
"Let me preface what I'm about to say with I consider myself a fan of Logitech products.",
"Going back to my first PC in '98 I've always enjoyed their line of mice and game controllers (they make the definitive racing wheel IMO).",
"So its with great reluctance that I give their industrial design group poor marks for this particular iteration of their gamepad.",
"Obviously taking its cue from the venerable Playstation controller, Logitech took what it seemed was a no-brainer idea and matched Sony's near perfect design button for button.",
"But the problem isn't the buttons you see, its the shape.",
"The two handles simply are too close together....",
"too vertically aligned to be comfortable enough for extended play sessions.",
"At first try the controller seems a comfortable fit but after about 5 minutes of play, the unatural position becomes more pronounced until it becomes distracting enough to force one to pick up the mouse and keyboard again.",
"The final deal-breaker was the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, a game made for consoles ported to the PC that you would assume would benefit from the gamepad but that wasn't the case.",
"Its as if the controller were designed strictly for children rather than the adults who make up a large percentage of PC gaming.",
"In closing, I would urge anyone who may purchase this to keep their receipt.",
"I would also urge Logitech to go back to their previous way of designing game controllers, by forging their own path which is something they have proven in the past they are quite adept at."
]
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I would give it less than one star. The Company is a rip-off! Infinity and JBL are owned by Harman International and their motto is: "if it doesn't work, sell it"! This powered sub-woofer has a flaw that they know about but are keeping hush hush. There are 2 Ferrite Beads (F101 & F102) and 2 Transistors (Q117 & Q118) in this system that they know fail! There are no repair centers within 200 miles of me. They have a parts list and a place to order them but they will not reply to your emails or return your phone calls. When I called for parts they laughed at me. I am posting the pictures of the bad components so that when you buy this thing you can see where yours WILL fail. Search the net. plenty of people with the same failure; and the company does nothing! | 0 | negative | [
"I would give it less than one star.",
"The Company is a rip-off!",
"Infinity and JBL are owned by Harman International and their motto is: \"if it doesn't work, sell it\"!",
"This powered sub-woofer has a flaw that they know about but are keeping hush hush.",
"There are 2 Ferrite Beads (F101 & F102) and 2 Transistors (Q117 & Q118) in this system that they know fail!",
"There are no repair centers within 200 miles of me.",
"They have a parts list and a place to order them but they will not reply to your emails or return your phone calls.",
"When I called for parts they laughed at me.",
"I am posting the pictures of the bad components so that when you buy this thing you can see where yours WILL fail.",
"Search the net.",
"plenty of people with the same failure; and the company does nothing!"
]
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Bought it at Target for $16, money would've been better spent on the needed toilet paper instead. Instruction shows 3 or 4 designs, I chose the one using 4 legs, after wasting 30+ minutes to put it together, at first, marble will keep rolling thru, when it gets to the roller coaster like tracks section. Once I moved the whole thing to a different location, it now always gets stuck at the mid section of the roller coaster tracks. The tracks sits slightly tilted, where the marble does not have enough force to roll thru it, even the pictures within the instructions for that track looks slightly tilted. I test it by lifting it to make it level, then the marble rolls thru it without problems. But, how do I keep it permanently leveled? I used floss to tie it to pull it up slightly. Besides that really disappointing issue, it's really not that fun after 10 minutes of play, it now it's sits in the corner of the garage, waiting for the next garbage day.
[...]. | 0 | negative | [
"Bought it at Target for $16, money would've been better spent on the needed toilet paper instead.",
"Instruction shows 3 or 4 designs, I chose the one using 4 legs, after wasting 30+ minutes to put it together, at first, marble will keep rolling thru, when it gets to the roller coaster like tracks section.",
"Once I moved the whole thing to a different location, it now always gets stuck at the mid section of the roller coaster tracks.",
"The tracks sits slightly tilted, where the marble does not have enough force to roll thru it, even the pictures within the instructions for that track looks slightly tilted.",
"I test it by lifting it to make it level, then the marble rolls thru it without problems.",
"But, how do I keep it permanently leveled?",
"I used floss to tie it to pull it up slightly.",
"Besides that really disappointing issue, it's really not that fun after 10 minutes of play, it now it's sits in the corner of the garage, waiting for the next garbage day.",
"[...",
"]."
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Yes, that is what this is. FLY BY NIGHT (and RUSH's music in as a whole) is a record that I gravated to in my early music phase, however learning more about rock music and other bands afterwards I see that this (and many of RUSH's records)is nothing but a cheap copy of greater/bigger rock acts. The songs themselves are alright I guess. The tunes tend to be catchy but too often annoying. ANTHEM, BENEATH, BETWEEN AND BEHIND, and BEST I CAN are your basic disposable 70's rock tunes. When ever I listen to this (not too often any more) I get the feeling that I'm listening to some poor Led Zeppelin cover band. I swear most of these songs sound like they were nicked right of of LED ZEPPELIN III, only much worse. Listen to cuts like IN THE END, RIVENDELL, MAKING MEMORIES, ect. The only qaulity tune on here is that title track, which is a radio station staple and quite nice actually. The comedy factor comes in with BYTOR AND THE SNOW DOG, which is about a talking dog that travles to hell to battle a wizard of somekind....wow, these guys must of been taking some heavy drugs. Makes me wonder how these guys ever made it and never ended up on VH1's "Where Are They Now?" programe.
FLY BY NIGHT is a o.k. 70s rock record, nothing to write homeabout. Just as the debut record was a Cream ripp-off, this follow up is a blatant Led Zeppelin ripp-off. Take it for what it is, I'm sure there are many people who enjoy McDonalds over a gourmet meal. | 0 | negative | [
"Yes, that is what this is.",
"FLY BY NIGHT (and RUSH's music in as a whole) is a record that I gravated to in my early music phase, however learning more about rock music and other bands afterwards I see that this (and many of RUSH's records)is nothing but a cheap copy of greater/bigger rock acts.",
"The songs themselves are alright I guess.",
"The tunes tend to be catchy but too often annoying.",
"ANTHEM, BENEATH, BETWEEN AND BEHIND, and BEST I CAN are your basic disposable 70's rock tunes.",
"When ever I listen to this (not too often any more) I get the feeling that I'm listening to some poor Led Zeppelin cover band.",
"I swear most of these songs sound like they were nicked right of of LED ZEPPELIN III, only much worse.",
"Listen to cuts like IN THE END, RIVENDELL, MAKING MEMORIES, ect.",
"The only qaulity tune on here is that title track, which is a radio station staple and quite nice actually.",
"The comedy factor comes in with BYTOR AND THE SNOW DOG, which is about a talking dog that travles to hell to battle a wizard of somekind....",
"wow, these guys must of been taking some heavy drugs.",
"Makes me wonder how these guys ever made it and never ended up on VH1's \"Where Are They Now?",
"\" programe.",
"FLY BY NIGHT is a o.",
"k. 70s rock record, nothing to write homeabout.",
"Just as the debut record was a Cream ripp-off, this follow up is a blatant Led Zeppelin ripp-off.",
"Take it for what it is, I'm sure there are many people who enjoy McDonalds over a gourmet meal."
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The folks selling the item STILL have not stated it requires a backing plate that costs more than the pad. It even shows two parts in the picture, making it look like you are getting some kind of backing plate. It is so ignorant to not state what the item requires and just include a link to it in the listing. The product may be fantastic, but you should know what you need to buy. And what is amusing about the comments I have received, is that not one of the folks trolling my review left a review of their own. Know why? Because the sellers and manufacturer can't write reviews of their own product. SHHHHHHHHHH. Big secret.
-------------------------------
This may or may not be a good product from a usage standpoint, but Amazon and no one else apparently makes it clear that the product is useless without a velcro backing plate that costs another $20.
If you want to use this pad with your polisher and it does not have a velcro backing plate, you will need to buy one. | 0 | negative | [
"The folks selling the item STILL have not stated it requires a backing plate that costs more than the pad.",
"It even shows two parts in the picture, making it look like you are getting some kind of backing plate.",
"It is so ignorant to not state what the item requires and just include a link to it in the listing.",
"The product may be fantastic, but you should know what you need to buy.",
"And what is amusing about the comments I have received, is that not one of the folks trolling my review left a review of their own.",
"Know why?",
"Because the sellers and manufacturer can't write reviews of their own product.",
"SHHHHHHHHHH.",
"Big secret.",
"-------------------------------\n\nThis may or may not be a good product from a usage standpoint, but Amazon and no one else apparently makes it clear that the product is useless without a velcro backing plate that costs another $20.",
"If you want to use this pad with your polisher and it does not have a velcro backing plate, you will need to buy one."
]
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I already wrote my review once but for some reason it has been deleted. There is no depth of character in both hero and heroine, no decent or even adequate plot and the discussion between the main characters is apelike: Me Tarzan. You Jane. And then some obscene vulgar words put together for good measure. This book is not whole. It`s pieces put together in very crude way. Not smooth to read at all. I wouldnt pay a dollar for this book and do not recommend it to anyone. The book is utter trash in my opinion. Hopefully though this isn't "a good review" Amazon will keep it visible this time. Between it`s not that I haven't read other books by the author and even rated them better ;-) | 0 | negative | [
"I already wrote my review once but for some reason it has been deleted.",
"There is no depth of character in both hero and heroine, no decent or even adequate plot and the discussion between the main characters is apelike: Me Tarzan.",
"You Jane.",
"And then some obscene vulgar words put together for good measure.",
"This book is not whole.",
"It`s pieces put together in very crude way.",
"Not smooth to read at all.",
"I wouldnt pay a dollar for this book and do not recommend it to anyone.",
"The book is utter trash in my opinion.",
"Hopefully though this isn't \"a good review\" Amazon will keep it visible this time.",
"Between it`s not that I haven't read other books by the author and even rated them better ;-)"
]
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I was looking for brushes to clean ALL of the feeder parts. Not just the ports. Good ONLY for the hummer-feeder ports. And they are so stiff and short, I just don't like them for that either. Much better using an old toothbrush! That really does the job. And for the rest of the feeder, use Casabella 20530 Soft Tip Brushes, Set of 3. You can copy that name into the search bar. They are a little more expensive but longer, more pliable and really do the job! You can even clean the insides of the bottles just bending them accordingly.
Now there is actually, finally, a feeder that you can open the bottom to clean and has a wide mouth! So easy! Not glass, but a good size and price.
I guess these little brushes might be useful for other things, as others say. Not for my hummers tho. | 0 | negative | [
"I was looking for brushes to clean ALL of the feeder parts.",
"Not just the ports.",
"Good ONLY for the hummer-feeder ports.",
"And they are so stiff and short, I just don't like them for that either.",
"Much better using an old toothbrush!",
"That really does the job.",
"And for the rest of the feeder, use Casabella 20530 Soft Tip Brushes, Set of 3.",
"You can copy that name into the search bar.",
"They are a little more expensive but longer, more pliable and really do the job!",
"You can even clean the insides of the bottles just bending them accordingly.",
"Now there is actually, finally, a feeder that you can open the bottom to clean and has a wide mouth!",
"So easy!",
"Not glass, but a good size and price.",
"I guess these little brushes might be useful for other things, as others say.",
"Not for my hummers tho."
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The premise of this game is that the world has basically ended due to a string of tragedies like earthquakes, wars, etc. Oh. And then all of the sudden zombies demons pop up. Enter a gothic looking babe toting a Bigger-than-she-is broomstick shaped machine gun, who is (for some reason) going to shoot her way through the hordes of zombie soldiers to save us all. Sweet, right?
As far as I am concerned, for a video game - that's actually a fine premise. On top of that the design on the main character is pretty nifty. In fact, it was nifty enough for me to pick this up out of the bargain bin and take it home.
Thats when I played the game, and instantly regretted the $10 I had just lost. Truth is there is no way the developers looked at the final product and went, "Yes. This is exactly what we envisioned. It's Perfect And Without Flaw."
Now, the game is technically playable. But realistically it is so broken that it's just not worth your time and/or money.
The biggest issue is not the halfway-there stage layouts which are chock full o' pointless and distant dead ends, the terrible dialogue, and the "Well, We Tried" PS2 worthy graphics. It's the fact that the enemy AI is literally retarded. Enemies walk into walls, run around in circles, fire sporadically, sometimes notice you while you're a mile a way and can't see them and sometimes are blissfully unaware that you are right in front of them. If you get a car thrown at you, you have a 50/50 chance that it will kill you instantly or not hurt you at all regardless of whether it actually hits you or not. Most of your time spent playing this game will have you wondering "What The Hell Is Going On?" Not to worry. The game doesn't know either.
Sure there's nfity gun upgrades, and some "somewhat useful" magic (that is a huge pain to use), which helps the game be fun for like 5 minutes... or until you realize that it's not going to get any better.
It's sort of a shame because you can definitely see a really cool game that just needed a little bit of extra attention to live up to it's potential. Sadly, it's just not there, dooming this game to a life in the "Bargain Bin." Which is where it should stay... | 0 | negative | [
"The premise of this game is that the world has basically ended due to a string of tragedies like earthquakes, wars, etc.",
"Oh.",
"And then all of the sudden zombies demons pop up.",
"Enter a gothic looking babe toting a Bigger-than-she-is broomstick shaped machine gun, who is (for some reason) going to shoot her way through the hordes of zombie soldiers to save us all.",
"Sweet, right?",
"As far as I am concerned, for a video game - that's actually a fine premise.",
"On top of that the design on the main character is pretty nifty.",
"In fact, it was nifty enough for me to pick this up out of the bargain bin and take it home.",
"Thats when I played the game, and instantly regretted the $10 I had just lost.",
"Truth is there is no way the developers looked at the final product and went, \"Yes.",
"This is exactly what we envisioned.",
"It's Perfect And Without Flaw.",
"\"\n\nNow, the game is technically playable.",
"But realistically it is so broken that it's just not worth your time and/or money.",
"The biggest issue is not the halfway-there stage layouts which are chock full o' pointless and distant dead ends, the terrible dialogue, and the \"Well, We Tried\" PS2 worthy graphics.",
"It's the fact that the enemy AI is literally retarded.",
"Enemies walk into walls, run around in circles, fire sporadically, sometimes notice you while you're a mile a way and can't see them and sometimes are blissfully unaware that you are right in front of them.",
"If you get a car thrown at you, you have a 50/50 chance that it will kill you instantly or not hurt you at all regardless of whether it actually hits you or not.",
"Most of your time spent playing this game will have you wondering \"What The Hell Is Going On?",
"\" Not to worry.",
"The game doesn't know either.",
"Sure there's nfity gun upgrades, and some \"somewhat useful\" magic (that is a huge pain to use), which helps the game be fun for like 5 minutes...",
"or until you realize that it's not going to get any better.",
"It's sort of a shame because you can definitely see a really cool game that just needed a little bit of extra attention to live up to it's potential.",
"Sadly, it's just not there, dooming this game to a life in the \"Bargain Bin.",
"\" Which is where it should stay..."
]
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ever since i was about 5 years old, megaman has been my favorite videogame. I started wih megaman 7 and was instantly hooked! As the series went on it was nearing its peek. meg man X was insanely good, great powerups, and o so much mroe to collect, as was X2, and especially the ultra rare, 125 dollar X3. The trnslation to the next gen consoles is usually the ultimate down fall of great side scrolling, old school shooter, and this is no exception. Megaman had some undoubtedly rough spots, what with megaman legends, and megaman 64, things were really looking down. Then capcom graced us with megaman X4, good ol' side scrolling fun, and megaman was good again for a brief shining moment. Then again the quality began to slip with X5 and 6, and X7 is definately the low point.
the problem with this game is that megaman was never meant to be a 3D expierience, it just doesnt work. The game has terrible controls, average graphics, and infuriates you past the point of caring anymore. Megaman should frusterate you, but before it fueled you to do better, now it just pisses you off and causes a lot of broken controllers. The megaman anniversery edition just came out, and is an excellent old school finger numbing smash! It features behind the scenes videos, sketches, and even the original TV commercials for megaman 1 through 8, which are available for play, plus 2 Japan only boss rush modes, try that instead, you won't regret it! | 0 | negative | [
"ever since i was about 5 years old, megaman has been my favorite videogame.",
"I started wih megaman 7 and was instantly hooked!",
"As the series went on it was nearing its peek.",
"meg man X was insanely good, great powerups, and o so much mroe to collect, as was X2, and especially the ultra rare, 125 dollar X3.",
"The trnslation to the next gen consoles is usually the ultimate down fall of great side scrolling, old school shooter, and this is no exception.",
"Megaman had some undoubtedly rough spots, what with megaman legends, and megaman 64, things were really looking down.",
"Then capcom graced us with megaman X4, good ol' side scrolling fun, and megaman was good again for a brief shining moment.",
"Then again the quality began to slip with X5 and 6, and X7 is definately the low point.",
"the problem with this game is that megaman was never meant to be a 3D expierience, it just doesnt work.",
"The game has terrible controls, average graphics, and infuriates you past the point of caring anymore.",
"Megaman should frusterate you, but before it fueled you to do better, now it just pisses you off and causes a lot of broken controllers.",
"The megaman anniversery edition just came out, and is an excellent old school finger numbing smash!",
"It features behind the scenes videos, sketches, and even the original TV commercials for megaman 1 through 8, which are available for play, plus 2 Japan only boss rush modes, try that instead, you won't regret it!"
]
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Asian NBA player accused of appropriating black culture fires back against hypocrisy Γ’ΒΒ TheBlaze
Jeremy Lin is an Asian-American NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets and he has dreadlocks. Most people simply found that eye-catching but one former player took it a step further.
Former Nets forward Kenyon Martin tore into Lin in an Instagram video Wednesday for the dreadlocks but Lin Γ’ΒΒs response showed class and the composure of someone who has been judged for being an Asian in a predominantly black league for years.
Γ’ΒΒDo I need to remind this damn boy that his last name Lin?Γ’ΒΒ Martin said. Γ’ΒΒLike come on man. LetΓ’ΒΒs stop with these people. There is no way possible he wouldΓ’ΒΒve made it on one of our teams with that bulls**t on his head. Γ’ΒΒCome on man somebody need to tell him like Γ’ΒΒalright bro we get it. You wanna be black.Γ’ΒΒ Like we get it. But your last name is Lin Γ’ΒΒ Martin continued.
Lin Γ’ΒΒs response
Lin avoided taking any direct shots at Martin in his reply but did point out one glaring bit of hypocrisy in MartinΓ’ΒΒs cultural appropriation accusation.
Lin posted this in an Instagram comment (emphasis added):
Martin a black man was accusing Lin of trying to be black because of his hair while Martin himself has tattoos of Chinese lettering on his forearm.
Lin explained his reasons for his unique hairstyle choice in a column on The PlayersΓ’ΒΒ Tribune.
Γ’ΒΒBut I liked how the process of changing my look actually made me feel more like myself again. I realized that in the years since Linsanity I had spent a lot of time in a box worrying about other peopleΓ’ΒΒs opinions on what I should and shouldnΓ’ΒΒt be doing. I wanted to stop basing my decisions so much on what strangers or critics might say about me . It was cool how something as simple as how I wore my hair could pull me out of my comfort zone and make me feel more free.Γ’ΒΒ
Lin a Harvard graduate who made it to the NBA despite being undrafted enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame with the New York Knicks followed by an injury-ridden fall from grace. | 0 | negative | [
"Asian NBA player accused of appropriating black culture fires back against hypocrisy Γ’ΒΒ TheBlaze\nJeremy Lin is an Asian-American NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets and he has dreadlocks.",
"Most people simply found that eye-catching but one former player took it a step further.",
"Former Nets forward Kenyon Martin tore into Lin in an Instagram video Wednesday for the dreadlocks but Lin Γ’ΒΒs response showed class and the composure of someone who has been judged for being an Asian in a predominantly black league for years.",
"Γ’ΒΒDo I need to remind this damn boy that his last name Lin?",
"Γ’ΒΒ Martin said.",
"Γ’ΒΒLike come on man.",
"LetΓ’ΒΒs stop with these people.",
"There is no way possible he wouldΓ’ΒΒve made it on one of our teams with that bulls**t on his head.",
"Γ’ΒΒCome on man somebody need to tell him like Γ’ΒΒalright bro we get it.",
"You wanna be black.",
"Γ’ΒΒ Like we get it.",
"But your last name is Lin Γ’ΒΒ Martin continued.",
"Lin Γ’ΒΒs response\n Lin avoided taking any direct shots at Martin in his reply but did point out one glaring bit of hypocrisy in MartinΓ’ΒΒs cultural appropriation accusation.",
"Lin posted this in an Instagram comment (emphasis added):\nMartin a black man was accusing Lin of trying to be black because of his hair while Martin himself has tattoos of Chinese lettering on his forearm.",
"Lin explained his reasons for his unique hairstyle choice in a column on The PlayersΓ’ΒΒ Tribune.",
"Γ’ΒΒBut I liked how the process of changing my look actually made me feel more like myself again.",
"I realized that in the years since Linsanity I had spent a lot of time in a box worrying about other peopleΓ’ΒΒs opinions on what I should and shouldnΓ’ΒΒt be doing.",
"I wanted to stop basing my decisions so much on what strangers or critics might say about me.",
"It was cool how something as simple as how I wore my hair could pull me out of my comfort zone and make me feel more free.",
"Γ’ΒΒ\n Lin a Harvard graduate who made it to the NBA despite being undrafted enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame with the New York Knicks followed by an injury-ridden fall from grace."
]
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$43...As I write my review the game is selling for $43. I sold my copy 4 months ago on here for 9.99 and it wasn't the lowest price. What the heck is going on here. Clearly the folks paying the silly price have not seen the gameplay or read a correct unbiased review. I purchased my copy on clearance (I was the original owner) for 1.99 back in the day and even then I thought I overpaid. The storyline is vague, the characters are too similar and from what I could stand...the same scene appears to take place with different baddies over and over again. And this game is $43??
The definition of insanity
... | 0 | negative | [
"$43...",
"As I write my review the game is selling for $43.",
"I sold my copy 4 months ago on here for 9.",
"99 and it wasn't the lowest price.",
"What the heck is going on here.",
"Clearly the folks paying the silly price have not seen the gameplay or read a correct unbiased review.",
"I purchased my copy on clearance (I was the original owner) for 1.",
"99 back in the day and even then I thought I overpaid.",
"The storyline is vague, the characters are too similar and from what I could stand...",
"the same scene appears to take place with different baddies over and over again.",
"And this game is $43??",
"The definition of insanity..."
]
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I love Plow and Hearth and their products. Love this steamer pot. If you want this product buy it directly from P&H, not Amazon. Amazon seems to be shipping either only the bottom pot portion or , like me, only received the lid after ordering it twice and having to return both lids. I finally ordered it directly from P&H. The price was the same with free shipping and a $15 gift card to boot! Amazon can't possibly know about all the items they sell so mistakes are being made. This marketplace idea may be getting too big to handle. I gave the rating of 2 stars not because of the product but because of Amazon's inability to handle so many orders. I gave it a one star on giftable because obviously if you're sending a gift to someone and they only receive half, what's the point. | 0 | negative | [
"I love Plow and Hearth and their products.",
"Love this steamer pot.",
"If you want this product buy it directly from P&H, not Amazon.",
"Amazon seems to be shipping either only the bottom pot portion or , like me, only received the lid after ordering it twice and having to return both lids.",
"I finally ordered it directly from P&H.",
"The price was the same with free shipping and a $15 gift card to boot!",
"Amazon can't possibly know about all the items they sell so mistakes are being made.",
"This marketplace idea may be getting too big to handle.",
"I gave the rating of 2 stars not because of the product but because of Amazon's inability to handle so many orders.",
"I gave it a one star on giftable because obviously if you're sending a gift to someone and they only receive half, what's the point."
]
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The truth about that ' Clinton Γ’ΒΒ uranium deal
Trump tweeting Sunday wrote about the "Uranium to Russia deal" in a string of criticisms about the Clintons and Democrats.
Trump has discussed the agreement on numerous occasions Γ’ΒΒ including an October 2016 campaign event when he said that Hillary Clinton "gave Russia 20% of American uranium and you know she was paid a fortune."
Trump's renewed focus on the deal is seen by many as a distraction tactic amid the Robert Mueller-led investigation into possible Russian collusion with members of his campaign during the 2016 election.
Trump claims Clinton Dems are the ones who colluded with Russia
Here's the full story about the uranium deal Γ’ΒΒ and how the Clintons are involved.
President Obama had final approval of the deal . (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
With help from Bill Clinton 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy. Months later according to a New York Times report Giustra donated more than $30 million to Clinton 's foundation Γ’ΒΒ donations that remained secret for years. Uranium One obtained UrAsia Energy in 2007.
In 2008 then-President George W. Bush's administration reached a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia but the deal was withdrawn from Senate consideration after Russia attacked Georgia.
Through the deal Rosatom Γ’ΒΒ Russia's nuclear agency Γ’ΒΒ gained a majority stake in Uranium One and with it control of nearly 20% of the U.S. national uranium extraction capacity.
Under the deal no uranium at U.S. mines can be exported except for some uranium yellowcake which was later returned to the United States.
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among other members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would have input over the deal. But the approval rested with Obama not Clinton .
Clinton 's campaign DNC funded research in Trump dossier: report
Clintons gain
People connected with Uranium One donated $145 million to the Clinton Foundation much of it before the deal was reached and Bill Clinton also got $500 000 from a Kremlin-linked bank for a speech in Moscow.
With help from Bill Clinton 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Those donations weren't initially disclosed Γ’ΒΒ despite Hillary Clinton signing a memorandum of understanding Γ’ΒΒ and the Clinton Foundation apologized. | 0 | negative | [
"The truth about that ' Clinton Γ’ΒΒ uranium deal\nTrump tweeting Sunday wrote about the \"Uranium to Russia deal\" in a string of criticisms about the Clintons and Democrats.",
"Trump has discussed the agreement on numerous occasions Γ’ΒΒ including an October 2016 campaign event when he said that Hillary Clinton \"gave Russia 20% of American uranium and you know she was paid a fortune.",
"\"\nTrump's renewed focus on the deal is seen by many as a distraction tactic amid the Robert Mueller-led investigation into possible Russian collusion with members of his campaign during the 2016 election.",
"Trump claims Clinton Dems are the ones who colluded with Russia\nHere's the full story about the uranium deal Γ’ΒΒ and how the Clintons are involved.",
"President Obama had final approval of the deal.",
"(JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)\nWith help from Bill Clinton 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy.",
"Months later according to a New York Times report Giustra donated more than $30 million to Clinton 's foundation Γ’ΒΒ donations that remained secret for years.",
"Uranium One obtained UrAsia Energy in 2007.",
"In 2008 then-President George W.",
"Bush's administration reached a nuclear cooperation agreement with Russia but the deal was withdrawn from Senate consideration after Russia attacked Georgia.",
"Through the deal Rosatom Γ’ΒΒ Russia's nuclear agency Γ’ΒΒ gained a majority stake in Uranium One and with it control of nearly 20% of the U.",
"S. national uranium extraction capacity.",
"Under the deal no uranium at U.",
"S. mines can be exported except for some uranium yellowcake which was later returned to the United States.",
"As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton among other members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States would have input over the deal.",
"But the approval rested with Obama not Clinton.",
"Clinton 's campaign DNC funded research in Trump dossier: report\nClintons gain\nPeople connected with Uranium One donated $145 million to the Clinton Foundation much of it before the deal was reached and Bill Clinton also got $500 000 from a Kremlin-linked bank for a speech in Moscow.",
"With help from Bill Clinton 's connections Canadian mining tycoon Frank Giustra in 2005 was able to secure a key uranium mining deal in Kazakhstan for his company UrAsia Energy.",
"(Theo Wargo/Getty Images)\nThose donations weren't initially disclosed Γ’ΒΒ despite Hillary Clinton signing a memorandum of understanding Γ’ΒΒ and the Clinton Foundation apologized."
]
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Last evening I had the major disappointment of viewing this so-called horror movie, and it was way more HORRIBLE than horror. The only "scary" part was some weird sound that came out of the "ghosts" mouth - sort of like a frog croaking. I was scared alright - scared that the sad actors playing the roles of the ghosts were perhaps in need of medical attention. The entire movie was a bore, had no real storyline that made any sense whatsoever, the acting was mediocre at best, and it was hard to follow. It seemed to go backwards in time and then forward, and in either tense, it was difficult to follow. Perhaps in Japan it was considered scary, and if so maybe in that culture scary would be some freak who kills his wife and kid when he discovers his wife has a schoolgirl crush on her teacher, and then the freak/coward hangs himself. The untimely death of the wife and child then causes them to become freaky ghosts- the wife, who is a contorsionist, slithering down stairs like a snake, croaks like a frog, with stringy hair and bloodshot eyes, and the son looking deathly pale except for black eyeliner around his eyes and instead of croaking, he screeches like a cat. It then appeared that the authorities (ie. police), knew about the weird goings-on in the "haunted house", so in that case, why not demolish it. It was a pathetic, ugly house in the first place, so seeing that murders took place in it, just knock it down and go on with life. Instead of being afraid of the odd ghosts, the rest of the cast who were supposed to be scared to death or near-death should have just had a good laugh into their croaking and screeching faces, and then maybe the ghosts would realize how ridiculous they were, and just go away. The ending left me feeling empty as I had no idea why the police and medical personel would allow Karen into a morgue to what? see her dead boyfriend on a slab ??? , and since that was the case, why leave her alone in the morgue after she just went through such a tramatic experience in the haunted ugly house ??? Oh and lo and behold, just who materializes behind her but old bloodshot eyes herself complete with that "scary" croak voice. I still don't know what the Grudge is, and maybe Ju-on means grudge in Japanese, even so, did the ghosts have a grudge on whoever entered their house??? Terrible, terrible movie that deserves ZERO stars !!! Please don't waste a dime on this waste of time ! | 0 | negative | [
"Last evening I had the major disappointment of viewing this so-called horror movie, and it was way more HORRIBLE than horror.",
"The only \"scary\" part was some weird sound that came out of the \"ghosts\" mouth - sort of like a frog croaking.",
"I was scared alright - scared that the sad actors playing the roles of the ghosts were perhaps in need of medical attention.",
"The entire movie was a bore, had no real storyline that made any sense whatsoever, the acting was mediocre at best, and it was hard to follow.",
"It seemed to go backwards in time and then forward, and in either tense, it was difficult to follow.",
"Perhaps in Japan it was considered scary, and if so maybe in that culture scary would be some freak who kills his wife and kid when he discovers his wife has a schoolgirl crush on her teacher, and then the freak/coward hangs himself.",
"The untimely death of the wife and child then causes them to become freaky ghosts- the wife, who is a contorsionist, slithering down stairs like a snake, croaks like a frog, with stringy hair and bloodshot eyes, and the son looking deathly pale except for black eyeliner around his eyes and instead of croaking, he screeches like a cat.",
"It then appeared that the authorities (ie.",
"police), knew about the weird goings-on in the \"haunted house\", so in that case, why not demolish it.",
"It was a pathetic, ugly house in the first place, so seeing that murders took place in it, just knock it down and go on with life.",
"Instead of being afraid of the odd ghosts, the rest of the cast who were supposed to be scared to death or near-death should have just had a good laugh into their croaking and screeching faces, and then maybe the ghosts would realize how ridiculous they were, and just go away.",
"The ending left me feeling empty as I had no idea why the police and medical personel would allow Karen into a morgue to what?",
"see her dead boyfriend on a slab???",
", and since that was the case, why leave her alone in the morgue after she just went through such a tramatic experience in the haunted ugly house???",
"Oh and lo and behold, just who materializes behind her but old bloodshot eyes herself complete with that \"scary\" croak voice.",
"I still don't know what the Grudge is, and maybe Ju-on means grudge in Japanese, even so, did the ghosts have a grudge on whoever entered their house???",
"Terrible, terrible movie that deserves ZERO stars!!!",
"Please don't waste a dime on this waste of time!"
]
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I ordered this bra because of the phenomenal reviews it had. I feel like I must have gotten a different bra or something becuase this was probably one of the worst bras I've tried on.
Here is why:
Important to note: I am a petite girl (5'1) with 32DDs. Generally it is difficult for me to find bras that have small enough straps but yet are still flattering.
1) This bra has NO padding. This is important to note, NO PADDING. Some reviewers wrote that there was some padding as to not show any nip when cold. I found this to be very untrue. It was quite obvious when I was cold.
2) Runs small. I wear a 32DD in most other brands but could barely get the bra to close.
3) Closes in the front. At first I thought this would be a cool new feature in a bra (I've never had one that does that before) but I quickly found it to be incredibly annoying. When you've got large girls, you kind of feel like you're being swallowed by them when you're trying to push them together to get the bra to close. It was an unpleasant and difficult experience.
4) Not attractive. Look, I have huge boobs, it is really hard for a bra to hide that fact (I don't mind). But this bra was something else. I legitimately felt like a little boy wearing it (again, hard to do when your boobs are huge). It was just very unflattering. The model in the picture has some nice clev going on...this definitely didn't happen for me.
Pros:
1) It was a racerback.
End result: Not sure what everyone else is talking about, but it is not worth the money (Note: Money is not the deciding point. Even if it was cheaper I still wouldn't get it). I can definitely find another bra for this price that is much more flattering. | 0 | negative | [
"I ordered this bra because of the phenomenal reviews it had.",
"I feel like I must have gotten a different bra or something becuase this was probably one of the worst bras I've tried on.",
"Here is why:\n\nImportant to note: I am a petite girl (5'1) with 32DDs.",
"Generally it is difficult for me to find bras that have small enough straps but yet are still flattering.",
"1) This bra has NO padding.",
"This is important to note, NO PADDING.",
"Some reviewers wrote that there was some padding as to not show any nip when cold.",
"I found this to be very untrue.",
"It was quite obvious when I was cold.",
"2) Runs small.",
"I wear a 32DD in most other brands but could barely get the bra to close.",
"3) Closes in the front.",
"At first I thought this would be a cool new feature in a bra (I've never had one that does that before) but I quickly found it to be incredibly annoying.",
"When you've got large girls, you kind of feel like you're being swallowed by them when you're trying to push them together to get the bra to close.",
"It was an unpleasant and difficult experience.",
"4) Not attractive.",
"Look, I have huge boobs, it is really hard for a bra to hide that fact (I don't mind).",
"But this bra was something else.",
"I legitimately felt like a little boy wearing it (again, hard to do when your boobs are huge).",
"It was just very unflattering.",
"The model in the picture has some nice clev going on...",
"this definitely didn't happen for me.",
"Pros:\n1) It was a racerback.",
"End result: Not sure what everyone else is talking about, but it is not worth the money (Note: Money is not the deciding point.",
"Even if it was cheaper I still wouldn't get it).",
"I can definitely find another bra for this price that is much more flattering."
]
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This item arrived with chips in the paint/coating. The nuts and bolts were all over the bottom of the box not in the bag. Pretty straightforward assembly, but someone may need written instructions; the photos arenβt clear. The foot that needs to be attached wonβt screw on all the way, so thereβs no way I would trust my precious plants on it. Not to mention they give silver screws for a matte black stand; looks tacky. Lastly the top shelf has uneven slats/bars so I dont know if a pot would be safe on top. Overall this would have been cute and worth keeping until I find something better if it were $25. Its not worth $50. I took it apart immediately. Returning it. | 0 | negative | [
"This item arrived with chips in the paint/coating.",
"The nuts and bolts were all over the bottom of the box not in the bag.",
"Pretty straightforward assembly, but someone may need written instructions; the photos arenβt clear.",
"The foot that needs to be attached wonβt screw on all the way, so thereβs no way I would trust my precious plants on it.",
"Not to mention they give silver screws for a matte black stand; looks tacky.",
"Lastly the top shelf has uneven slats/bars so I dont know if a pot would be safe on top.",
"Overall this would have been cute and worth keeping until I find something better if it were $25.",
"Its not worth $50.",
"I took it apart immediately.",
"Returning it."
]
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Well, I never thought that I'd see the day that bands like these get record deals and put trash like this on the market. If you actually get brave enough to listen to this 'mined-numbin teknikalitee and brootality,' you'll hear nothing but noise. I'm telling you this ahead of time. Whatever lyrics are discernable are of the most morbid and disgusting variety...however I'm not disturbed, or impressed. Oops...looks like I missed the entire point of this album. These guys make Fred Durst look like an accomplished lyricist and songwriter. It's sick. It's stupid. It's more immature than anything I've ever seen or heard.
You like metal? You want something worth your while that shows excellent musicianship, yet explodes with heavyness? Get something by Pantera, Mudvayne, or In Flames. That's heavy. | 0 | negative | [
"Well, I never thought that I'd see the day that bands like these get record deals and put trash like this on the market.",
"If you actually get brave enough to listen to this 'mined-numbin teknikalitee and brootality,' you'll hear nothing but noise.",
"I'm telling you this ahead of time.",
"Whatever lyrics are discernable are of the most morbid and disgusting variety...",
"however I'm not disturbed, or impressed.",
"Oops...",
"looks like I missed the entire point of this album.",
"These guys make Fred Durst look like an accomplished lyricist and songwriter.",
"It's sick.",
"It's stupid.",
"It's more immature than anything I've ever seen or heard.",
"You like metal?",
"You want something worth your while that shows excellent musicianship, yet explodes with heavyness?",
"Get something by Pantera, Mudvayne, or In Flames.",
"That's heavy."
]
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(Ultima 80 straight) A small lens the size of a penny fell out of the eye piece. I don't believe this is supposed to happen. No issue getting it back into place but it won't stay in. There are times this small lens falls inside the eyepiece and gets trapped, which renders the scope useless until the lens is retrieved, approx 5-10 minutes later. I first thought the lens were scratched until I looked closer and realized the eyepiece lens were unbelievably dirty and smudged. It took me a good 50-60 minutes to clean all the lens they were so bad. They are still not entirely clean. But vastly improved. The lens cloth that comes with it is useless, luckily I have enough lens rags from all my rifle scopes. The scope itself appears to be rugged, the carrying case fits well and has a now feature that allow you to keep the case on while using. The targeting sight on the side is also handy.
I had high hopes for a relatively high power inexpensive spotting scope because so many people seemed to like it, but with a broken eyepiece I will be returning it. | 0 | negative | [
"(Ultima 80 straight) A small lens the size of a penny fell out of the eye piece.",
"I don't believe this is supposed to happen.",
"No issue getting it back into place but it won't stay in.",
"There are times this small lens falls inside the eyepiece and gets trapped, which renders the scope useless until the lens is retrieved, approx 5-10 minutes later.",
"I first thought the lens were scratched until I looked closer and realized the eyepiece lens were unbelievably dirty and smudged.",
"It took me a good 50-60 minutes to clean all the lens they were so bad.",
"They are still not entirely clean.",
"But vastly improved.",
"The lens cloth that comes with it is useless, luckily I have enough lens rags from all my rifle scopes.",
"The scope itself appears to be rugged, the carrying case fits well and has a now feature that allow you to keep the case on while using.",
"The targeting sight on the side is also handy.",
"I had high hopes for a relatively high power inexpensive spotting scope because so many people seemed to like it, but with a broken eyepiece I will be returning it."
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The gist of this book is that somehow companies have this great power over our lives and frankly there's nothing that can be done about it. How can anyone honestly say that brands have any meaning? I have toured factories in China and brands mean nothing. I've also worked in retail and saw the end result.
This reads like a odd rant that the left has that they had to make when Clinton was president. This is basically what liberals did before Bush came into office (just as Michael Moore did with TV Nation).
If we didn't have companies what exactly would people do for work? We can't hand make everything or barter for everything. She doesn't have any answers or solutions...just an incessant whine.
Obviously labor conditions are different around the world. To argue that the pursuit of cheap labor is new ignores over 500 years of human history! From the time the country was discovered until 1865 slavery was used by the rich. If one could not afford slaves they would have large families and in addition women did the bulk of the manual labor (feminists are actually correct on this). But what happened...slavery ended, modern appliances ended the demand for household labor and people have smaller families. I know someone that works in a factory in China for $1.25/hr. Of course that seems small. But $1 buys you a platter of food, $4 a bottle of brandy, $300 a fully customized and tailored suit, two eye medications and doctors visit for me was about 30 cents! China might not yet have a OSHA but it took nearly 190 years for the USA to have one! Most people there want to work for foreign companies because they are better known and the standards are better.
Obviously if she thinks brands mean something it is only because the western world has commericalized their economy first. Few outside of the middle east knows what Zam Zam cola is etc. This is also why there is piracy of major brands. No one is going to pirate Haier in the USA because few know what it is either.
Her arguments are illogical and flawed because they lack any real evidence or supporting data.
If companies really had power why can someone do the following
1) use open source software...it's free
2) use a digital recorder and skip over tv commericals
3) use a hd radio and listen to commerical free music (and no it isn't public radio)
4) use a fta satellite and see plenty of commerical free programming
5) Search wikileaks for troves of infomation
If this book was released say...in 1989 it would have been valid...but not now..not in 1999 and certainly not in 2011.
This person looks at companies and has mental pictures of a domino theory just like those on the right did back in the 1970s!
Heck at least when Abbie Hoffman tried writing the same stuff at least he tried to be funny about it..the author cries that the sky is falling... | 0 | negative | [
"The gist of this book is that somehow companies have this great power over our lives and frankly there's nothing that can be done about it.",
"How can anyone honestly say that brands have any meaning?",
"I have toured factories in China and brands mean nothing.",
"I've also worked in retail and saw the end result.",
"This reads like a odd rant that the left has that they had to make when Clinton was president.",
"This is basically what liberals did before Bush came into office (just as Michael Moore did with TV Nation).",
"If we didn't have companies what exactly would people do for work?",
"We can't hand make everything or barter for everything.",
"She doesn't have any answers or solutions...",
"just an incessant whine.",
"Obviously labor conditions are different around the world.",
"To argue that the pursuit of cheap labor is new ignores over 500 years of human history!",
"From the time the country was discovered until 1865 slavery was used by the rich.",
"If one could not afford slaves they would have large families and in addition women did the bulk of the manual labor (feminists are actually correct on this).",
"But what happened...",
"slavery ended, modern appliances ended the demand for household labor and people have smaller families.",
"I know someone that works in a factory in China for $1.",
"25/hr.",
"Of course that seems small.",
"But $1 buys you a platter of food, $4 a bottle of brandy, $300 a fully customized and tailored suit, two eye medications and doctors visit for me was about 30 cents!",
"China might not yet have a OSHA but it took nearly 190 years for the USA to have one!",
"Most people there want to work for foreign companies because they are better known and the standards are better.",
"Obviously if she thinks brands mean something it is only because the western world has commericalized their economy first.",
"Few outside of the middle east knows what Zam Zam cola is etc.",
"This is also why there is piracy of major brands.",
"No one is going to pirate Haier in the USA because few know what it is either.",
"Her arguments are illogical and flawed because they lack any real evidence or supporting data.",
"If companies really had power why can someone do the following\n\n1) use open source software...",
"it's free\n\n2) use a digital recorder and skip over tv commericals\n\n3) use a hd radio and listen to commerical free music (and no it isn't public radio)\n\n4) use a fta satellite and see plenty of commerical free programming\n\n5) Search wikileaks for troves of infomation\n\nIf this book was released say...",
"in 1989 it would have been valid...",
"but not now..",
"not in 1999 and certainly not in 2011.",
"This person looks at companies and has mental pictures of a domino theory just like those on the right did back in the 1970s!",
"Heck at least when Abbie Hoffman tried writing the same stuff at least he tried to be funny about it..",
"the author cries that the sky is falling..."
]
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I first read this back in the early 70s when I was on a Taylor Caldwell kick. Having just finished Thomas Cahill's excellent "Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus", my interest in Luke the Evangelist -- always my favorite gospel writer -- was rekindled and I decided to reread Caldwell's book. Alas, I did not enjoy it as much at 65 as I did when I was 20! In a nutshell, she badly needed an editor. I love Victorian literature and never mind the length of a novel. But Caldwell gives us way too much philosophy and traditional theology, too many ornate and trite descriptions, and painfully two-dimensional characters. Worst of all, I found the character of Luke extremely irritating. I kept wanting to shake him and, like Cher in "Moonstruck", say, "Snap out of it!" On the upside, Caldwell did a ton of research and, while there are errors, for the most part she has a good grasp of her subject and the times in which he lived. (I'm a history nerd and have a Master of Divinity degree; I tend to be picky about historical novels, especially those set in biblical times.) On balance I would say get it from the library; don't waste your money buying it. | 0 | negative | [
"I first read this back in the early 70s when I was on a Taylor Caldwell kick.",
"Having just finished Thomas Cahill's excellent \"Desire of the Everlasting Hills: the World Before and After Jesus\", my interest in Luke the Evangelist -- always my favorite gospel writer -- was rekindled and I decided to reread Caldwell's book.",
"Alas, I did not enjoy it as much at 65 as I did when I was 20!",
"In a nutshell, she badly needed an editor.",
"I love Victorian literature and never mind the length of a novel.",
"But Caldwell gives us way too much philosophy and traditional theology, too many ornate and trite descriptions, and painfully two-dimensional characters.",
"Worst of all, I found the character of Luke extremely irritating.",
"I kept wanting to shake him and, like Cher in \"Moonstruck\", say, \"Snap out of it!",
"\" On the upside, Caldwell did a ton of research and, while there are errors, for the most part she has a good grasp of her subject and the times in which he lived.",
"(I'm a history nerd and have a Master of Divinity degree; I tend to be picky about historical novels, especially those set in biblical times.",
") On balance I would say get it from the library; don't waste your money buying it."
]
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Back in 1990 (sorry Ralph but you were off by a year) the Simpsons were more about Bart than Homer and the huge hit at the time rumoured to be written by Michael Jackson was Do the Bartman. A very catchy number and the reason I decided to buy this album. The other released song from this album was Deep Deep Trouble also sung by Bart but it achieved no where near the success of Do the Bartman. Probably due to the fact that it was no where near as good. The song I really love on here is Look at All Those Idiots sung by Mr Burns. It's about his employees at the nuclear power plant. Pretty funny. I don't really listen to other seven songs much, most are sung in the blues theme. Not a bad album and a lot better the sequel The Yellow Album.
The cover booklet has photographs of the voice actors who play the different characters with the cartoon character next to them. It is good to see what the faces behind the voices actually look like. If you are a Simpsons fan and feel like reliving the feeling of the Simpsons in the early nineties than you should buy this album. | 0 | negative | [
"Back in 1990 (sorry Ralph but you were off by a year) the Simpsons were more about Bart than Homer and the huge hit at the time rumoured to be written by Michael Jackson was Do the Bartman.",
"A very catchy number and the reason I decided to buy this album.",
"The other released song from this album was Deep Deep Trouble also sung by Bart but it achieved no where near the success of Do the Bartman.",
"Probably due to the fact that it was no where near as good.",
"The song I really love on here is Look at All Those Idiots sung by Mr Burns.",
"It's about his employees at the nuclear power plant.",
"Pretty funny.",
"I don't really listen to other seven songs much, most are sung in the blues theme.",
"Not a bad album and a lot better the sequel The Yellow Album.",
"The cover booklet has photographs of the voice actors who play the different characters with the cartoon character next to them.",
"It is good to see what the faces behind the voices actually look like.",
"If you are a Simpsons fan and feel like reliving the feeling of the Simpsons in the early nineties than you should buy this album."
]
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I bought the white rocks. Amazon can confirm my purchase. I have <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Beamswork-DA-FSPEC-LED-Aquarium-Light-Pent-Freshwater-0-50W-90cm-36-34/dp/B01LFF0878/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Beamswork DA FSPEC LED Aquarium Light Pent Freshwater 0.50W (90cm - 36")</a> FULL SPECTRUM LED LIGHTS (great product !!!) which includes a UV (black light) array so you can turn off the white lights and put a full black light (nice effect and night light) on the tank day or night . THE ROCKS DIDN'T GLOW AT ALL. The only part that's accurate is they are rocks and they are white. Complete waste of money. Do not buy. Sorry to the GloFish company, but this product is a total bust.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DCVPL4E/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0 | 0 | negative | [
"I bought the white rocks.",
"Amazon can confirm my purchase.",
"I have <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Beamswork-DA-FSPEC-LED-Aquarium-Light-Pent-Freshwater-0-50W-90cm-36-34/dp/B01LFF0878/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Beamswork DA FSPEC LED Aquarium Light Pent Freshwater 0.",
"50W (90cm - 36\")</a> FULL SPECTRUM LED LIGHTS (great product!!!",
") which includes a UV (black light) array so you can turn off the white lights and put a full black light (nice effect and night light) on the tank day or night.",
"THE ROCKS DIDN'T GLOW AT ALL.",
"The only part that's accurate is they are rocks and they are white.",
"Complete waste of money.",
"Do not buy.",
"Sorry to the GloFish company, but this product is a total bust.",
"https://www.",
"amazon.",
"com/dp/B00DCVPL4E/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0"
]
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I couldn't tell you how these actually are because they keep sending me the wrong size. I ordered the 3x-4x because I'm somewhat tall. Well, the sticker that they put on the package says it's the correct size, but the ACTUAL package says the size is Queen. And, if you flip the package over and look at the size chart, it says Queen/Petite and that they fit someone who is 5'0" to 5'4". I'm 5'9", so I didn't bother trying them on because I already know the crotch will be at my knees. I returned the first pair hoping that it was just a fluke, but nope - I just got the new package and it's the same thing... the sticker says it's the right size, but it's really not. The wedding I'm going to is in 2 days, so I guess I have to go scour my crappy local stores for some decent nylons that will actually fit me.
I noticed a lot of the reviews say that the nylons run tight/short. It sounds like they might be sending everyone the same Queen size. | 0 | negative | [
"I couldn't tell you how these actually are because they keep sending me the wrong size.",
"I ordered the 3x-4x because I'm somewhat tall.",
"Well, the sticker that they put on the package says it's the correct size, but the ACTUAL package says the size is Queen.",
"And, if you flip the package over and look at the size chart, it says Queen/Petite and that they fit someone who is 5'0\" to 5'4\".",
"I'm 5'9\", so I didn't bother trying them on because I already know the crotch will be at my knees.",
"I returned the first pair hoping that it was just a fluke, but nope - I just got the new package and it's the same thing...",
"the sticker says it's the right size, but it's really not.",
"The wedding I'm going to is in 2 days, so I guess I have to go scour my crappy local stores for some decent nylons that will actually fit me.",
"I noticed a lot of the reviews say that the nylons run tight/short.",
"It sounds like they might be sending everyone the same Queen size."
]
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Like others reviews I read description as (2) chains. There is only chain with (2) S hooks. If the price was for two chains this would be an ok deal. But for only one chain not a deal. Also chain runs short at only 40 inches. And the S hooks do not have a spring lock on end. So I can not recommend. After getting this I ended up going to harbor freight bought their version for $8 per. is 48in long with spring lock S hooks. Just pays to shop around first. | 0 | negative | [
"Like others reviews I read description as (2) chains.",
"There is only chain with (2) S hooks.",
"If the price was for two chains this would be an ok deal.",
"But for only one chain not a deal.",
"Also chain runs short at only 40 inches.",
"And the S hooks do not have a spring lock on end.",
"So I can not recommend.",
"After getting this I ended up going to harbor freight bought their version for $8 per.",
"is 48in long with spring lock S hooks.",
"Just pays to shop around first."
]
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UPDATE: Keurig confirmed that their stamp for the number "8" is defective, making it look like a "3" as in expiration date of 2013 instead of 2018. So, coffee was not expired after all. The "3" will have a flat top on the number as compared to an "8". However, the pods still failed and I see that other people have had the same problem with this particular coffee. It tastes awesome and I've only had pod failure with this one batch. FIRST REVIEW BEFORE UPDATE: Excellent coffee, but this box of pods expired in March of 2013 (over three years ago!). I never would have known this except the pods collapsed when brewing in my Keurig, spilling grinds everywhere. This caused me to look for an expiration date on bottom of box. I am upset, to say the least, that I was sold coffee (and drank it) that expired over three years ago! For some reason, Amazon has dated my review as being from March 2015. I wrote this review on May 10, 2016. The seller tried to claim that 2013 was actually 2018 but this is simply not true. You can see for yourself. Either way, the pods were not pressurized and failed, spilling grinds everywhere. I should note that this coffee is otherwise delicious and I've gone through several boxes before this with no problem. | 0 | negative | [
"UPDATE: Keurig confirmed that their stamp for the number \"8\" is defective, making it look like a \"3\" as in expiration date of 2013 instead of 2018.",
"So, coffee was not expired after all.",
"The \"3\" will have a flat top on the number as compared to an \"8\".",
"However, the pods still failed and I see that other people have had the same problem with this particular coffee.",
"It tastes awesome and I've only had pod failure with this one batch.",
"FIRST REVIEW BEFORE UPDATE: Excellent coffee, but this box of pods expired in March of 2013 (over three years ago!",
").",
"I never would have known this except the pods collapsed when brewing in my Keurig, spilling grinds everywhere.",
"This caused me to look for an expiration date on bottom of box.",
"I am upset, to say the least, that I was sold coffee (and drank it) that expired over three years ago!",
"For some reason, Amazon has dated my review as being from March 2015.",
"I wrote this review on May 10, 2016.",
"The seller tried to claim that 2013 was actually 2018 but this is simply not true.",
"You can see for yourself.",
"Either way, the pods were not pressurized and failed, spilling grinds everywhere.",
"I should note that this coffee is otherwise delicious and I've gone through several boxes before this with no problem."
]
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I have been using these to backup data with a Roland VS-2400CD recorder which uses 1 to 4x media.
When it came time to restore the data, I found out that EVERY SINGLE DISC I HAD BACKED UP ON THIS MEDIA WAS UNREADABLE ! I have over 30 of them.
I tried them in the computer, with a Nero disc quality test, which came to 0. Surface scan showed between 10 and 30% defect accross all discs !
I also tried burning them on the computer, and the results were no better.
These are the discs made by InfoDisc . As mentioned in another review, they are the worst. Sure, you can write on them, but don't count on being able to read when you need to.
Avoid at all costs !!! | 0 | negative | [
"I have been using these to backup data with a Roland VS-2400CD recorder which uses 1 to 4x media.",
"When it came time to restore the data, I found out that EVERY SINGLE DISC I HAD BACKED UP ON THIS MEDIA WAS UNREADABLE!",
"I have over 30 of them.",
"I tried them in the computer, with a Nero disc quality test, which came to 0.",
"Surface scan showed between 10 and 30% defect accross all discs!",
"I also tried burning them on the computer, and the results were no better.",
"These are the discs made by InfoDisc.",
"As mentioned in another review, they are the worst.",
"Sure, you can write on them, but don't count on being able to read when you need to.",
"Avoid at all costs!!!"
]
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I try to be very forgiving when I review a game. I know how complicated and stressful the terms are for the designers/programmers.
This game just cannot be excused.
Here are the major problems with this game -
1- The graphics are fair, but chunky, stiff and dated.
2- Gameplay is completely SCRIPTED.
3- Gameplay is clumsy and awkward.
4- Weapons are terribly inaccurate, even from 5 feet away!
5- User Interface is frustrating, switching weapons is too difficult.
6- Story line and voice-acting are pretty lame.
The graphics are not impressive at all, the jungle environment is linited to the paths and directions the designers want you to take...this means you always walk into traps!
You must progress through to your objective, if you don't, the enemies don't stop coming...they are constantly spawned over and over and you'll die! So even though the game teaches you to hide behind cover...you can't because your forced to charge the enemies to make them stop getting spawned...YIKES!
The weapons are terrible. I can stand 5 feet away from an enemy with an M16 or AK-47 and completely miss my target with short bursts to control recoil! Talk about driving you insane!
Then when your in the heat of battle you cannot switch quickly to another wepaon, the guy has to slooooowly holster/shoulder his weapon, then take out the other weapon. By then, your dead!
On top of all of that...you have to play in 3RD person!!!!!!!!!!
About 10 minutes of playing wil have your stomach churning from nauseau and dizziness.
This game could have been lemonade....I guess the development team was too lazy to squeeze so we are left sucking lemons!
SAVE your $$$...buy Call of Duty, Call of Duty:United Offensive...Medal of Honor, Battlefield Vietnam, Star Wars Battlefront....anything is a better choice!
Don't believe me?
Download and try the demo out. Do a Google search for "ShellShock: Nam '67 reviews" and see the low scores it gets! Judge for yourself but don't shell out your money right away based on the box cover! | 0 | negative | [
"I try to be very forgiving when I review a game.",
"I know how complicated and stressful the terms are for the designers/programmers.",
"This game just cannot be excused.",
"Here are the major problems with this game -\n\n1- The graphics are fair, but chunky, stiff and dated.",
"2- Gameplay is completely SCRIPTED.",
"3- Gameplay is clumsy and awkward.",
"4- Weapons are terribly inaccurate, even from 5 feet away!",
"5- User Interface is frustrating, switching weapons is too difficult.",
"6- Story line and voice-acting are pretty lame.",
"The graphics are not impressive at all, the jungle environment is linited to the paths and directions the designers want you to take...",
"this means you always walk into traps!",
"You must progress through to your objective, if you don't, the enemies don't stop coming...",
"they are constantly spawned over and over and you'll die!",
"So even though the game teaches you to hide behind cover...",
"you can't because your forced to charge the enemies to make them stop getting spawned...",
"YIKES!",
"The weapons are terrible.",
"I can stand 5 feet away from an enemy with an M16 or AK-47 and completely miss my target with short bursts to control recoil!",
"Talk about driving you insane!",
"Then when your in the heat of battle you cannot switch quickly to another wepaon, the guy has to slooooowly holster/shoulder his weapon, then take out the other weapon.",
"By then, your dead!",
"On top of all of that...",
"you have to play in 3RD person!!!!",
"!!!!",
"!!",
"About 10 minutes of playing wil have your stomach churning from nauseau and dizziness.",
"This game could have been lemonade....",
"I guess the development team was too lazy to squeeze so we are left sucking lemons!",
"SAVE your $$$...",
"buy Call of Duty, Call of Duty:United Offensive...",
"Medal of Honor, Battlefield Vietnam, Star Wars Battlefront....",
"anything is a better choice!",
"Don't believe me?",
"Download and try the demo out.",
"Do a Google search for \"ShellShock: Nam '67 reviews\" and see the low scores it gets!",
"Judge for yourself but don't shell out your money right away based on the box cover!"
]
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"One from the Heart" feels like one to the groin. Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest are two everyday Joes who live together and are having relationship difficuties. Garr works in a travel agency, wishing she could visit the places she sends others to. Forrest works at a wrecking yard, salvaging old neon signs and creating a little piece of heaven in the back of the garage. Garr and Forrest call it quits, and Garr meets Raul Julia, a waiter/wannabe singer who wants to go to all those places Garr dreams about. Forrest meets circus girl Nastassia Kinski, who loves his little playland behind the garage, and also wants to run away with him. These new couples all bed down together, and Garr prepares to go to Bora Bora with Julia. Kinski leaves Forrest, who chases Garr, trying to stop her from getting on the plane. Eventually, the two (Garr and Forrest) end up back together with a new found love for each other...I just saved you a dollar video rental fee, and about an hour and three quarters of your life.
I cannot describe to you how dull this film is. It took me two days to plow through it. Garr and Forrest are terrible. They have a few moments of drama that play like a bad episode of "My So Called Life," and their attempts at screwball comedy are so unfunny, I cringed in agony. Raul Julia is okay, but I realized how much I missed this underrated actor in better films. Kinski is there and gone so quickly, I did not know why she was listed so highly in the credits. She warns Forrest that she will disappear if he does not stay with her. In her exit scene, he walks away from her standing by a car, and in the background you can see her head as she ducks behind the car. Forrest turns around and she is "magically" gone. Some dramatic exit.
Coppola, for reasons known only to him, decided to recreate the Las Vegas strip on a soundstage. The first credit at the end of the film reads something to the effect: "This entire film was shot on the stages of Zoetrope Studios." Really? Wow, I guess the constant spotting of the edges of the backscreen in the exterior scenes was not a bold cinematic statement, but sloppy direction. In one awful mistake, as the camera looks up at Forrest, you can see the actual ceiling of the giant building they recreated this massive set in.
Teri Garr, an actress I just cannot stand for reasons I will not go into, does the same performance she always does. This time, Coppola puts her through THREE different scenes where she changes clothes, just for the gratuitous nudity. Garr and Forrest are supposed to be playing average folks like you and me, but if this is what Coppola thinks the rest of America is really like, he needs to get away from Hollywood. Lainie Kazan and Harry Dean Stanton are dragged out in the thankless roles of Garr and Forrest's best friends. Hmm, that's something new in a romantic comedy.
Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle sing all the songs on the soundtrack. The songs are okay, they just do not belong in this film. Coppola pulls all the tricks out of his magic movie fun bag, and each one fizzles. Average special effects seem thrown in because the budget was huge, not because a scene demanded it. Scenes run too long, have no point, and you can almost hear Coppola in the background whispering "all of this was shot on the stages of Zoetrope Studios." "One from the Heart" should have stayed there.
This is rated (R) for some physical violence, profanity, female nudity, brief male nudity, and some sexual content. | 0 | negative | [
"\"One from the Heart\" feels like one to the groin.",
"Teri Garr and Frederic Forrest are two everyday Joes who live together and are having relationship difficuties.",
"Garr works in a travel agency, wishing she could visit the places she sends others to.",
"Forrest works at a wrecking yard, salvaging old neon signs and creating a little piece of heaven in the back of the garage.",
"Garr and Forrest call it quits, and Garr meets Raul Julia, a waiter/wannabe singer who wants to go to all those places Garr dreams about.",
"Forrest meets circus girl Nastassia Kinski, who loves his little playland behind the garage, and also wants to run away with him.",
"These new couples all bed down together, and Garr prepares to go to Bora Bora with Julia.",
"Kinski leaves Forrest, who chases Garr, trying to stop her from getting on the plane.",
"Eventually, the two (Garr and Forrest) end up back together with a new found love for each other...",
"I just saved you a dollar video rental fee, and about an hour and three quarters of your life.",
"I cannot describe to you how dull this film is.",
"It took me two days to plow through it.",
"Garr and Forrest are terrible.",
"They have a few moments of drama that play like a bad episode of \"My So Called Life,\" and their attempts at screwball comedy are so unfunny, I cringed in agony.",
"Raul Julia is okay, but I realized how much I missed this underrated actor in better films.",
"Kinski is there and gone so quickly, I did not know why she was listed so highly in the credits.",
"She warns Forrest that she will disappear if he does not stay with her.",
"In her exit scene, he walks away from her standing by a car, and in the background you can see her head as she ducks behind the car.",
"Forrest turns around and she is \"magically\" gone.",
"Some dramatic exit.",
"Coppola, for reasons known only to him, decided to recreate the Las Vegas strip on a soundstage.",
"The first credit at the end of the film reads something to the effect: \"This entire film was shot on the stages of Zoetrope Studios.",
"\" Really?",
"Wow, I guess the constant spotting of the edges of the backscreen in the exterior scenes was not a bold cinematic statement, but sloppy direction.",
"In one awful mistake, as the camera looks up at Forrest, you can see the actual ceiling of the giant building they recreated this massive set in.",
"Teri Garr, an actress I just cannot stand for reasons I will not go into, does the same performance she always does.",
"This time, Coppola puts her through THREE different scenes where she changes clothes, just for the gratuitous nudity.",
"Garr and Forrest are supposed to be playing average folks like you and me, but if this is what Coppola thinks the rest of America is really like, he needs to get away from Hollywood.",
"Lainie Kazan and Harry Dean Stanton are dragged out in the thankless roles of Garr and Forrest's best friends.",
"Hmm, that's something new in a romantic comedy.",
"Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle sing all the songs on the soundtrack.",
"The songs are okay, they just do not belong in this film.",
"Coppola pulls all the tricks out of his magic movie fun bag, and each one fizzles.",
"Average special effects seem thrown in because the budget was huge, not because a scene demanded it.",
"Scenes run too long, have no point, and you can almost hear Coppola in the background whispering \"all of this was shot on the stages of Zoetrope Studios.",
"\" \"One from the Heart\" should have stayed there.",
"This is rated (R) for some physical violence, profanity, female nudity, brief male nudity, and some sexual content."
]
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Based on my reading of Lahiri's fine short story collection that justifiably won the Pulitzer Prize, I expected a complex, nuanced novel which would deliver closely observed and clear writing. I was ready for a real treat.
Instead, I got a kind of automatic writing of a drawn out short story. At first, the book opens very well with descriptions of a birth and an awful train wreck that changes the course of Gogol's father's life. I thought I was in for something brilliant. But then the plot, if one can call it that, drags and drags. The writing becomes antiseptic, mistaking minute observation for literature, and losing its overall passion and reason for being. I had to fight through much of this book, skipping pointless passages, and enduring elaborate descriptions of Gogol's lovers, their clothes and hairstyles, their shoes, their parents, and their parents' homes. All for what?
Then, when Gogol must confront his father's death, we see him acting like a zombie, retching, breaking up with his girlfriend, but never getting to anything that moves us. His mother's reaction to her husband's death seems inauthentic. And in fact, much in this novel is just that. After a while, I just didn't care about the characters.
The real problem is that Lahiri is a short story writer who tried to stretch a short story into a novel, but didn't have the substance in the original idea to bring it off.
I was frankly disappointed. | 0 | negative | [
"Based on my reading of Lahiri's fine short story collection that justifiably won the Pulitzer Prize, I expected a complex, nuanced novel which would deliver closely observed and clear writing.",
"I was ready for a real treat.",
"Instead, I got a kind of automatic writing of a drawn out short story.",
"At first, the book opens very well with descriptions of a birth and an awful train wreck that changes the course of Gogol's father's life.",
"I thought I was in for something brilliant.",
"But then the plot, if one can call it that, drags and drags.",
"The writing becomes antiseptic, mistaking minute observation for literature, and losing its overall passion and reason for being.",
"I had to fight through much of this book, skipping pointless passages, and enduring elaborate descriptions of Gogol's lovers, their clothes and hairstyles, their shoes, their parents, and their parents' homes.",
"All for what?",
"Then, when Gogol must confront his father's death, we see him acting like a zombie, retching, breaking up with his girlfriend, but never getting to anything that moves us.",
"His mother's reaction to her husband's death seems inauthentic.",
"And in fact, much in this novel is just that.",
"After a while, I just didn't care about the characters.",
"The real problem is that Lahiri is a short story writer who tried to stretch a short story into a novel, but didn't have the substance in the original idea to bring it off.",
"I was frankly disappointed."
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I was disppointed. The first Alex Cross Novel I read was "The Big Bad Wolfe". I loved it. It was action-packed and the short chapters left you wanting more. A quick, fun, easy read. So, I thought I'd try the other 8 novels in the series. Having seen "Kiss the Girls" and "Along Came a Spider" so many times as a movie, I thought I'd start with the third installment. I read 150 pages of "Jack and Jill" and still was not into it. I put it down and went on with life. A year later, I picked it up again, and again read 150 + pages and still nothing. It seemed like there was too much side story or detail. I liked "The Big Bad Wolfe" because it didn't have all that. I wanted to read the earlier novels to get any details or backstory I missed, but this was too much. And it seemed like Patterson was just using up pages.
I hope to try another earlier Alex Cross Novel, maybe "Cat and Mouse", but I'm done trying this one. I may eventually try the first two as well. I will definately be looking for "London Bridges" this Fall. I'm thinking I just picked a slower, more detailed Alex Cross and most are not like this. | 0 | negative | [
"I was disppointed.",
"The first Alex Cross Novel I read was \"The Big Bad Wolfe\".",
"I loved it.",
"It was action-packed and the short chapters left you wanting more.",
"A quick, fun, easy read.",
"So, I thought I'd try the other 8 novels in the series.",
"Having seen \"Kiss the Girls\" and \"Along Came a Spider\" so many times as a movie, I thought I'd start with the third installment.",
"I read 150 pages of \"Jack and Jill\" and still was not into it.",
"I put it down and went on with life.",
"A year later, I picked it up again, and again read 150 + pages and still nothing.",
"It seemed like there was too much side story or detail.",
"I liked \"The Big Bad Wolfe\" because it didn't have all that.",
"I wanted to read the earlier novels to get any details or backstory I missed, but this was too much.",
"And it seemed like Patterson was just using up pages.",
"I hope to try another earlier Alex Cross Novel, maybe \"Cat and Mouse\", but I'm done trying this one.",
"I may eventually try the first two as well.",
"I will definately be looking for \"London Bridges\" this Fall.",
"I'm thinking I just picked a slower, more detailed Alex Cross and most are not like this."
]
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First, the Duarcell MyGrid Cell Phone Starter Kit will let you recharge your cellular phone or Philips GoGear Vibe 4Gb Digital Media Player by simply placing it on the approximately 6" x 8", black and chromed, rectangular pad.
My initial impression of the the Duracell myGrid Cellular Phone Starter Kit was one of curiosity more than practicality. I knew that my car charger and wall chargers were more than adequate for my needs but just throwing down my phone to get a charge sounded cool. A few details were soon revealed, long after buying the product, that has drastically changed my opinion of the Duracell MyGrid.
Read On To Find Out Whether I Still Use This Product!
What Can You Charge With the Duracell myGrid Cell Phone Starter Kit?
I tested all the following devices with the Duracell MyGrid to see if they would work with it.
The Blackberry 8830 smartphone can be recharged with this kit.
The Philips GoGear Vibe 4Gb Digital Media Player can be recharged with this kit.
You cannot recharge the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Gameboy Advance or Gameboy handheld systems with this kit.
You cannot recharge the Sony PSP or Sony PSP 2000 with this kit.
How Much Power Does The Duracell CP-PPS Consume While Plugged In?
The Duracell MyGrid system uses a switching power supply. The system requires this type of power to operate so do not lose the AC adapter. Using a Kill A Watt P440, I found that the system pulls 10 watts while recharging a drained cellular phone.
Summary
I just cannot justify using this on a daily basis with my Blackberry cell phone because the charging plug assembly keeps falling off as I knock the phone around. Think about it, how often do you drop your phone on a desk at work or school? If the specially made adapter for this product takes a direct hit, it will become lose and interrupt the connection used for recharging.
Even worse, if you want to use a car phone charger, connect via USB or just recharge using a wall plug, you will have to remove the Duracell MyGrid adapter.
Sorry Duracell, I just cannot use this on a daily basis. | 0 | negative | [
"First, the Duarcell MyGrid Cell Phone Starter Kit will let you recharge your cellular phone or Philips GoGear Vibe 4Gb Digital Media Player by simply placing it on the approximately 6\" x 8\", black and chromed, rectangular pad.",
"My initial impression of the the Duracell myGrid Cellular Phone Starter Kit was one of curiosity more than practicality.",
"I knew that my car charger and wall chargers were more than adequate for my needs but just throwing down my phone to get a charge sounded cool.",
"A few details were soon revealed, long after buying the product, that has drastically changed my opinion of the Duracell MyGrid.",
"Read On To Find Out Whether I Still Use This Product!",
"What Can You Charge With the Duracell myGrid Cell Phone Starter Kit?",
"I tested all the following devices with the Duracell MyGrid to see if they would work with it.",
"The Blackberry 8830 smartphone can be recharged with this kit.",
"The Philips GoGear Vibe 4Gb Digital Media Player can be recharged with this kit.",
"You cannot recharge the Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Gameboy Advance or Gameboy handheld systems with this kit.",
"You cannot recharge the Sony PSP or Sony PSP 2000 with this kit.",
"How Much Power Does The Duracell CP-PPS Consume While Plugged In?",
"The Duracell MyGrid system uses a switching power supply.",
"The system requires this type of power to operate so do not lose the AC adapter.",
"Using a Kill A Watt P440, I found that the system pulls 10 watts while recharging a drained cellular phone.",
"Summary\nI just cannot justify using this on a daily basis with my Blackberry cell phone because the charging plug assembly keeps falling off as I knock the phone around.",
"Think about it, how often do you drop your phone on a desk at work or school?",
"If the specially made adapter for this product takes a direct hit, it will become lose and interrupt the connection used for recharging.",
"Even worse, if you want to use a car phone charger, connect via USB or just recharge using a wall plug, you will have to remove the Duracell MyGrid adapter.",
"Sorry Duracell, I just cannot use this on a daily basis."
]
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Do NOT buy any more Melissa and Doug products! They used to be of high quality, but now are cheaply made in China. This puzzle is not real wood, and is simply wood over MDF or particle board, which is known to contain formaldehyde. Within seconds of unwrapping this item, the paint was chipping off and the "wood" inside starting coming out, and sawdust was everywhere. These products have been linked to toxic levels of lead-we must stand up for our children and demand that children's toys be made with higher standards. The USA has lower standards than Europe and even Canada-this company is only concerned with their bottom line. Buy toys from natural, trustworthy companies like Haba, Under the Nile, Green Toys, Hape, and many others. The prices are not that different, and your child's health is worth it. After emailing this company, they are very careful of their wording and do not actually state that their products don't contain toxic chemicals. They simply say that their standards meet the USA toy standards-not enough of a reassurance to me. Also, this puzzle states that it is for 3 years and up, which is crazy. It's because their products are toxic and they know that younger babies will put things in their mouths...I don't want my kids playing with things that aren't safe to chew on. Do some research of your own and you'll be shocked, as I was. | 0 | negative | [
"Do NOT buy any more Melissa and Doug products!",
"They used to be of high quality, but now are cheaply made in China.",
"This puzzle is not real wood, and is simply wood over MDF or particle board, which is known to contain formaldehyde.",
"Within seconds of unwrapping this item, the paint was chipping off and the \"wood\" inside starting coming out, and sawdust was everywhere.",
"These products have been linked to toxic levels of lead-we must stand up for our children and demand that children's toys be made with higher standards.",
"The USA has lower standards than Europe and even Canada-this company is only concerned with their bottom line.",
"Buy toys from natural, trustworthy companies like Haba, Under the Nile, Green Toys, Hape, and many others.",
"The prices are not that different, and your child's health is worth it.",
"After emailing this company, they are very careful of their wording and do not actually state that their products don't contain toxic chemicals.",
"They simply say that their standards meet the USA toy standards-not enough of a reassurance to me.",
"Also, this puzzle states that it is for 3 years and up, which is crazy.",
"It's because their products are toxic and they know that younger babies will put things in their mouths...",
"I don't want my kids playing with things that aren't safe to chew on.",
"Do some research of your own and you'll be shocked, as I was."
]
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First, let me state that I have *not* seen the original 1968 'Planet of the Apes' film, so I am judging this 2001 release on its own merits - no comparisons. As a summer-time, sci-fi action movie, the film does o.k., but it really falters in dialogue, acting, and (dare I say it) direction.
Mark Walhberg, who is quite a capable actor, is *very* flat as an astronaut named Davidson, who is working closely with monkeys on a space station in the year 2029. The opening scenes on board the space station are unintentionally funny, as the lines are pretty bad, and the acting worse. When a weird sort of vortex opens up near the station, a chimp is sent to investigate. It gets into trouble, and so Davidson valiantly goes to its rescue. He gets caught in a rift in the vortex, is shot forward 4,000 years, and crash lands onto a planet mostly populated by highly intelligent, verbal, quasi-civilized apes. They hunt down humans, who are no better than slaves to them, and Davidson is soon caught and put in a sort of prison.
Helena Bonham-Carter plays Ari, an ape sympathetic to the humans, and as her father is a powerful senator, she can get away with her outward acceptance of mankind. Tim Roth plays an evil general, Thade, who is hell-bent on wiping out the humans, and Michael Clarke Duncan is his *very* loyal sidekick, Attar. Davidson soon escapes, with the help of Ari, and many other humans blindly follow them. Thade and Attar are in hot pursuit.
The visuals for the film are well-done. The Ape City (or whatever it's called) is a nice set-piece, and the apes themselves are wonderfully rendered by make-up artist Rick Baker. Many of the scenes of the apes chasing the humans are somewhat scary, and the settings used evoke a good sense of atmosphere. The actors confined in the ape suits do a nice job with their roles.
Unfortunately, those are the only good points to the movie.
Where 'Planet of the Apes 2001' fails is mainly in the plot/writing, and *somewhat* in the direction. The Davidson character isn't really a very sympathetic hero - in fact, he can't really be called a hero at all. In the first scenes on the space station, he isn't exactly glowing with warmth for the monkeys. One character even notes that he tries to tease them too much. But then, when the monkey sent out to investigate the vortex falls into danger, Davidson RISKS HIS LIFE to go save it. Huh? Then, when he crash lands on the planet of the apes, he is *totally* concerned with getting *himself* free and off the planet, *not* with the plight of the other humans - this, after he risked his life to save a monkey. The other humans simply seem to have invited themselves along with his escape. Of course, during the climactic battle, he stands with everyone, but that is more out of necessity than anything else.
The writing in certain spots (mostly the scenes involving humans) is pretty bland. Some of the lines are actually kind of embarrasingly simple. I know this is a summer movie, but it manages to fall short, even in *that* genre. Tim Burton's directing is pretty even-handed, except that the part of the film which falls between Davidson and the human's escape from Ape City, and the final climactic battle seems to drag-on too long. It gets really slow, and could have been tightened up a bit.
There are also problems with the apes themselves. For one, it is revealed (after the audience has probably already guessed it) that the apes are descended from the monkeys on Davidson's space station. Now, I'm no evolution major, but *that* kind of advancement CAN NOT happen over the course of the 4,000 year time frame which is laid down to us. And another thing: Attar (the loyal ape to Thade) is *very* religious. At the first inkling that his religion might have some holes in it, he is quicker to abandon it than a rat on a sinking ship. That kind of faith shattering just does not happen (believably, anyway) that quickly.
And, finally, we come to the "shocking ending", which, from what I gather, many people find suitable. I did not. Gosh darn it, I've tried, but I just can't see how it works into ANY part of the rest of the movie. It makes NO SENSE whatsoever, except to serve as a "shocking ending", and a possible lead-in to a sequel.
Well, there you have it. Maybe the whole point of this movie went over my head. Maybe I missed things. Maybe I over-analyzed it. Or maybe, just maybe, it was a bad movie with a few good spots to make it watchable. Maybe. | 0 | negative | [
"First, let me state that I have *not* seen the original 1968 'Planet of the Apes' film, so I am judging this 2001 release on its own merits - no comparisons.",
"As a summer-time, sci-fi action movie, the film does o.",
"k., but it really falters in dialogue, acting, and (dare I say it) direction.",
"Mark Walhberg, who is quite a capable actor, is *very* flat as an astronaut named Davidson, who is working closely with monkeys on a space station in the year 2029.",
"The opening scenes on board the space station are unintentionally funny, as the lines are pretty bad, and the acting worse.",
"When a weird sort of vortex opens up near the station, a chimp is sent to investigate.",
"It gets into trouble, and so Davidson valiantly goes to its rescue.",
"He gets caught in a rift in the vortex, is shot forward 4,000 years, and crash lands onto a planet mostly populated by highly intelligent, verbal, quasi-civilized apes.",
"They hunt down humans, who are no better than slaves to them, and Davidson is soon caught and put in a sort of prison.",
"Helena Bonham-Carter plays Ari, an ape sympathetic to the humans, and as her father is a powerful senator, she can get away with her outward acceptance of mankind.",
"Tim Roth plays an evil general, Thade, who is hell-bent on wiping out the humans, and Michael Clarke Duncan is his *very* loyal sidekick, Attar.",
"Davidson soon escapes, with the help of Ari, and many other humans blindly follow them.",
"Thade and Attar are in hot pursuit.",
"The visuals for the film are well-done.",
"The Ape City (or whatever it's called) is a nice set-piece, and the apes themselves are wonderfully rendered by make-up artist Rick Baker.",
"Many of the scenes of the apes chasing the humans are somewhat scary, and the settings used evoke a good sense of atmosphere.",
"The actors confined in the ape suits do a nice job with their roles.",
"Unfortunately, those are the only good points to the movie.",
"Where 'Planet of the Apes 2001' fails is mainly in the plot/writing, and *somewhat* in the direction.",
"The Davidson character isn't really a very sympathetic hero - in fact, he can't really be called a hero at all.",
"In the first scenes on the space station, he isn't exactly glowing with warmth for the monkeys.",
"One character even notes that he tries to tease them too much.",
"But then, when the monkey sent out to investigate the vortex falls into danger, Davidson RISKS HIS LIFE to go save it.",
"Huh?",
"Then, when he crash lands on the planet of the apes, he is *totally* concerned with getting *himself* free and off the planet, *not* with the plight of the other humans - this, after he risked his life to save a monkey.",
"The other humans simply seem to have invited themselves along with his escape.",
"Of course, during the climactic battle, he stands with everyone, but that is more out of necessity than anything else.",
"The writing in certain spots (mostly the scenes involving humans) is pretty bland.",
"Some of the lines are actually kind of embarrasingly simple.",
"I know this is a summer movie, but it manages to fall short, even in *that* genre.",
"Tim Burton's directing is pretty even-handed, except that the part of the film which falls between Davidson and the human's escape from Ape City, and the final climactic battle seems to drag-on too long.",
"It gets really slow, and could have been tightened up a bit.",
"There are also problems with the apes themselves.",
"For one, it is revealed (after the audience has probably already guessed it) that the apes are descended from the monkeys on Davidson's space station.",
"Now, I'm no evolution major, but *that* kind of advancement CAN NOT happen over the course of the 4,000 year time frame which is laid down to us.",
"And another thing: Attar (the loyal ape to Thade) is *very* religious.",
"At the first inkling that his religion might have some holes in it, he is quicker to abandon it than a rat on a sinking ship.",
"That kind of faith shattering just does not happen (believably, anyway) that quickly.",
"And, finally, we come to the \"shocking ending\", which, from what I gather, many people find suitable.",
"I did not.",
"Gosh darn it, I've tried, but I just can't see how it works into ANY part of the rest of the movie.",
"It makes NO SENSE whatsoever, except to serve as a \"shocking ending\", and a possible lead-in to a sequel.",
"Well, there you have it.",
"Maybe the whole point of this movie went over my head.",
"Maybe I missed things.",
"Maybe I over-analyzed it.",
"Or maybe, just maybe, it was a bad movie with a few good spots to make it watchable.",
"Maybe."
]
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So, I bought these some time ago, but waited a long time to use them. I didn't want my image quality to suffer as I often watch video on my Rezound. So, when I finally went to use them, I noticed my first issue: The package (and the listing when I bought them) said "X4", meaning four screen protectors yet I only received 3. Second issue: Even after watching the video, I discovered that the reason you need 3 is that it took me 3 times to get one to work (mostly) properly. I found it hilarious that the instructional video even had air bubbles left over when the video was complete. The thing that chapped me the most was that the "anti-static" "dust free" cloth added more lint than it took away. I'm pretty adapt at installing these, but these ones were pretty finicky. In the end, I still managed to get a little dust in the bottom right corner and therefore a couple tiny bubbles. Luckily, this is in the area of the soft keys, so hopefully it won't bother me. The main reason I went ahead and installed this protector was the fact that sun glare has made it at times VERY hard to see my screen. This is the main reason I went ahead and gave this product 2 stars instead of just one because it DOES help with glare. The only other pro is that the surface tension of the screen protector is less than the actual screen, so I feel as though my finger slides much easier on the surface. Had I gotten 4 screen protectors like the package said and had the lint cloth been useful I might have managed 3 stars. If these were as easy to put on as advertised, four. The other big install gripe is that the video suggests that you install the screen protector while pulling away the #1 layer and shows this being down from the top of the phone, yet the tabs to remove the outer layers are on the bottom of the protectors.
Bottom line: Save yourself some money and frustration. Try another brand of protector or just trust that your screen is tough enough to regular wear and tear. I used my phone for 6 months with no protector and no issues. | 0 | negative | [
"So, I bought these some time ago, but waited a long time to use them.",
"I didn't want my image quality to suffer as I often watch video on my Rezound.",
"So, when I finally went to use them, I noticed my first issue: The package (and the listing when I bought them) said \"X4\", meaning four screen protectors yet I only received 3.",
"Second issue: Even after watching the video, I discovered that the reason you need 3 is that it took me 3 times to get one to work (mostly) properly.",
"I found it hilarious that the instructional video even had air bubbles left over when the video was complete.",
"The thing that chapped me the most was that the \"anti-static\" \"dust free\" cloth added more lint than it took away.",
"I'm pretty adapt at installing these, but these ones were pretty finicky.",
"In the end, I still managed to get a little dust in the bottom right corner and therefore a couple tiny bubbles.",
"Luckily, this is in the area of the soft keys, so hopefully it won't bother me.",
"The main reason I went ahead and installed this protector was the fact that sun glare has made it at times VERY hard to see my screen.",
"This is the main reason I went ahead and gave this product 2 stars instead of just one because it DOES help with glare.",
"The only other pro is that the surface tension of the screen protector is less than the actual screen, so I feel as though my finger slides much easier on the surface.",
"Had I gotten 4 screen protectors like the package said and had the lint cloth been useful I might have managed 3 stars.",
"If these were as easy to put on as advertised, four.",
"The other big install gripe is that the video suggests that you install the screen protector while pulling away the #1 layer and shows this being down from the top of the phone, yet the tabs to remove the outer layers are on the bottom of the protectors.",
"Bottom line: Save yourself some money and frustration.",
"Try another brand of protector or just trust that your screen is tough enough to regular wear and tear.",
"I used my phone for 6 months with no protector and no issues."
]
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I hated this. It says Standard Airline Tubing. There is nothing standard about it except maybe for the length. It seems like it's a wee tad big smaller than a regular "Standard Airline Tube". I found it so difficult to connect stuff. I had to connect them with force. And then it take tremendous strength to pull it out, warping the tube. I ended up going with these that I love.<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Lee-s-Sleek-Airline-Tubing-25-Foot-Black/dp/B001D4XTUU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Lee's Sleek Airline Tubing, 25-Foot, Black</a>. Black so no algae growth and fits perfectly. | 0 | negative | [
"I hated this.",
"It says Standard Airline Tubing.",
"There is nothing standard about it except maybe for the length.",
"It seems like it's a wee tad big smaller than a regular \"Standard Airline Tube\".",
"I found it so difficult to connect stuff.",
"I had to connect them with force.",
"And then it take tremendous strength to pull it out, warping the tube.",
"I ended up going with these that I love.",
"<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Lee-s-Sleek-Airline-Tubing-25-Foot-Black/dp/B001D4XTUU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Lee's Sleek Airline Tubing, 25-Foot, Black</a>.",
"Black so no algae growth and fits perfectly."
]
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This book is comically bad. Ms. Wurts - unfortunately - appears to rely more upon her thesaurus than her imagination. Ever sentence is full of polysyllabic monstrosities. Needless adjective heaped upon needless adjective; none of which add any caloric literary value. Additionally negative points for long, difficult to read names, too many of which start with "A". Whatever happened to the clean, tight, narrative we saw in the Empire Series (which was really top-notch)?
And don't get me started on the plot. Characters shift time and place with stunning rapidity, and appear largely unscathed by the loss of family and homeland. Hordes of monsters are wiped out in a single bizarre interlude. While these themes are ostensibly what the book is about, there is no depth to the suffering. It is utterly impossible to empathize with any of the characters (with the possible limited exception of one character bound by duty to follow a path he would not choose for himself).
The clichs, however, are probably the (unintentionally) funniest part of the book. Two half brothers: One light. One dark.... No literally. One of them is blond, with a sunny disposition and uses a magic sword that shines a lot. The other is the sullen, dark haired "Master of Shadow" from a privateering nation who tries to recklessly kill himself throughout the book. Oooo - I wonder which will have the heart of gold, and which will turn out to be evil?!?
The only thing that keeps me plowing ahead is a perverse desire to see how bad a book can really get. Save yourselves the trouble. | 0 | negative | [
"This book is comically bad.",
"Ms.",
"Wurts - unfortunately - appears to rely more upon her thesaurus than her imagination.",
"Ever sentence is full of polysyllabic monstrosities.",
"Needless adjective heaped upon needless adjective; none of which add any caloric literary value.",
"Additionally negative points for long, difficult to read names, too many of which start with \"A\".",
"Whatever happened to the clean, tight, narrative we saw in the Empire Series (which was really top-notch)?",
"And don't get me started on the plot.",
"Characters shift time and place with stunning rapidity, and appear largely unscathed by the loss of family and homeland.",
"Hordes of monsters are wiped out in a single bizarre interlude.",
"While these themes are ostensibly what the book is about, there is no depth to the suffering.",
"It is utterly impossible to empathize with any of the characters (with the possible limited exception of one character bound by duty to follow a path he would not choose for himself).",
"The clichs, however, are probably the (unintentionally) funniest part of the book.",
"Two half brothers: One light.",
"One dark....",
"No literally.",
"One of them is blond, with a sunny disposition and uses a magic sword that shines a lot.",
"The other is the sullen, dark haired \"Master of Shadow\" from a privateering nation who tries to recklessly kill himself throughout the book.",
"Oooo - I wonder which will have the heart of gold, and which will turn out to be evil?!",
"?",
"The only thing that keeps me plowing ahead is a perverse desire to see how bad a book can really get.",
"Save yourselves the trouble."
]
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Rush were steadfastly making a name for themselves as a different breed of hard rock band. The groundwork for some thoughtful art rock combined with killer riffs, pounding rhythms and Geddy Lee's unmistakable falsetto had been lain on the band's 2nd album, Fly By Night. On Caress Of Steel, they still seem to be unsure of themselves or what direction to take the music.
Recorded quite fast in-between endless gigging, the album starts out with lots of promise. Bastille Day, an ode to the French Revolution (only from Rush...), features some kick butt rocking. The album then hits its first stumbling block - the goofily titled I Think I'm Going Bald. The music is accessible enough, but sounds more like a left-over idea from their first album. Lyrically, it tries to take a serious approach to the topic of aging, but that title and first verse are hard to swallow.
Next is the pensive Lakeside Park. It does a fine job of evoking memories of the very youth that the previous song eluded to being lost, but it doesn't quite satisfy. Geddy Lee takes the wrong approach vocally, and instead of trying to sing it, he basically yells the words at you. It isn't until the end of the song, during the last verse, that he calms down enough to give the song the feel it needs.
The band also expand their horizons by further exploring more artsy topics and arrangements in a sequel to their song By Tor and the Snow Dog (from Fly By Night). This one is called The Necromancer, partly inspired by Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien. The result is interesting, but not as memorable as its predecessor.
The rest of the album is comprised of a loose concept called The Fountain of Lamneth. The subject of its short vignettes seem to be about being born, growing up, finding one's place in the world, and then dying. Lofty subject matter to be sure, and in places it is very enjoyable, such as the beautiful Panacea, or the catchy Bacchus Plateau. But again, the composition doesn't seem to fire on all cylinders.
Part of the problem with this disc seems to be the production. Due to its hasty assemblage, the band were not able to adequately create an atmosphere that these tracks deserve. It comes across as being a bit too raw.
Another problem seems to be focus. The band seem to be trying too hard to move their sound forward, resulting in very up and down moments throughout. They create confusion for themselves and listeners with the individual parts of Lamneth not being more cleanly tied together, and also by not simply making it the lead off track, and calling the album The Fountain Of Lamneth. As it is, it may leave some scratching their heads as to what it all means. Caress Of Steel collapses under its own lofty goals.
It's a shame, because some of the material here is great examples of what Rush were capable of doing. Fortunately for fans, the band learns from its mistakes fast, and by the time of the recording for the next album (2112), they had found their voice and sound. In a way, Caress Of Steel really comes across more as a warm up for that album.
So if you are a die-hard fan of Rush (are there any other kinds of fans for these guys?), Caress Of Steel is an interesting journey. For everyone else, I suggest getting 2112 instead. It basically accomplishes everything this album tries to do, and much more memorably. | 0 | negative | [
"Rush were steadfastly making a name for themselves as a different breed of hard rock band.",
"The groundwork for some thoughtful art rock combined with killer riffs, pounding rhythms and Geddy Lee's unmistakable falsetto had been lain on the band's 2nd album, Fly By Night.",
"On Caress Of Steel, they still seem to be unsure of themselves or what direction to take the music.",
"Recorded quite fast in-between endless gigging, the album starts out with lots of promise.",
"Bastille Day, an ode to the French Revolution (only from Rush...",
"), features some kick butt rocking.",
"The album then hits its first stumbling block - the goofily titled I Think I'm Going Bald.",
"The music is accessible enough, but sounds more like a left-over idea from their first album.",
"Lyrically, it tries to take a serious approach to the topic of aging, but that title and first verse are hard to swallow.",
"Next is the pensive Lakeside Park.",
"It does a fine job of evoking memories of the very youth that the previous song eluded to being lost, but it doesn't quite satisfy.",
"Geddy Lee takes the wrong approach vocally, and instead of trying to sing it, he basically yells the words at you.",
"It isn't until the end of the song, during the last verse, that he calms down enough to give the song the feel it needs.",
"The band also expand their horizons by further exploring more artsy topics and arrangements in a sequel to their song By Tor and the Snow Dog (from Fly By Night).",
"This one is called The Necromancer, partly inspired by Lord of the Rings author J.",
"R.R. Tolkien.",
"The result is interesting, but not as memorable as its predecessor.",
"The rest of the album is comprised of a loose concept called The Fountain of Lamneth.",
"The subject of its short vignettes seem to be about being born, growing up, finding one's place in the world, and then dying.",
"Lofty subject matter to be sure, and in places it is very enjoyable, such as the beautiful Panacea, or the catchy Bacchus Plateau.",
"But again, the composition doesn't seem to fire on all cylinders.",
"Part of the problem with this disc seems to be the production.",
"Due to its hasty assemblage, the band were not able to adequately create an atmosphere that these tracks deserve.",
"It comes across as being a bit too raw.",
"Another problem seems to be focus.",
"The band seem to be trying too hard to move their sound forward, resulting in very up and down moments throughout.",
"They create confusion for themselves and listeners with the individual parts of Lamneth not being more cleanly tied together, and also by not simply making it the lead off track, and calling the album The Fountain Of Lamneth.",
"As it is, it may leave some scratching their heads as to what it all means.",
"Caress Of Steel collapses under its own lofty goals.",
"It's a shame, because some of the material here is great examples of what Rush were capable of doing.",
"Fortunately for fans, the band learns from its mistakes fast, and by the time of the recording for the next album (2112), they had found their voice and sound.",
"In a way, Caress Of Steel really comes across more as a warm up for that album.",
"So if you are a die-hard fan of Rush (are there any other kinds of fans for these guys?",
"), Caress Of Steel is an interesting journey.",
"For everyone else, I suggest getting 2112 instead.",
"It basically accomplishes everything this album tries to do, and much more memorably."
]
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The movie is fairly good, this DVD release is not. Trinity Home Entertainment, (AKA 905 ENTERTAINMENT) released another DVD which I unfortunately purchased. Beware this releaser. This release suffers from VHS video quality and horrible wow on the audio track, rendering the background music unlistenable. I have to wonder if Trinity has legally gained the reights to release these movies on DVD as the quality is so poor. Someone should investigate them. A web search does not produce much in the way of an address or location, or otherwise who these people are. Amazon should investigate just who they are buying from. The products from this releaser are worse than anything I have seen from any other source. Beware "The Next Man" on DVD starring Sean Connerly. The original source had to be a slow speed VHS recording of a TV broadcast of the movie, there were obvious reception distortion problems plus the run time was shortened to that allowable by a 2 hour broadcast, ie; 93 minutes or so. | 0 | negative | [
"The movie is fairly good, this DVD release is not.",
"Trinity Home Entertainment, (AKA 905 ENTERTAINMENT) released another DVD which I unfortunately purchased.",
"Beware this releaser.",
"This release suffers from VHS video quality and horrible wow on the audio track, rendering the background music unlistenable.",
"I have to wonder if Trinity has legally gained the reights to release these movies on DVD as the quality is so poor.",
"Someone should investigate them.",
"A web search does not produce much in the way of an address or location, or otherwise who these people are.",
"Amazon should investigate just who they are buying from.",
"The products from this releaser are worse than anything I have seen from any other source.",
"Beware \"The Next Man\" on DVD starring Sean Connerly.",
"The original source had to be a slow speed VHS recording of a TV broadcast of the movie, there were obvious reception distortion problems plus the run time was shortened to that allowable by a 2 hour broadcast, ie; 93 minutes or so."
]
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I was looking up the worst LP's ever made just for a laugh, and to my amazement 14, 5 star ratings for life with the lions. 8 five star reviews for Lennon John Yoko Ono - Wedding album. Lots of 5 star ratings for Billy Joel's cold spring harbor an LP that was recorded at the wrong speed and was yanked out of production. So bad it caused lawsuits between Billy and his record company and caused Billy to go into hiding for 2 years. Who are the goofs that give these LP's 5 star ratings, you undermine Amazon's rating system! I just bought several CD's trusting in high ratings here on Amazon, they stunk! it's time to stand up when something is bad it's just bad, more people need to say so. For the 5 star reviews I dare you to play this at work or for your friends. You know that 9,999 out of 10,000 people would say this is the worst piece of junk they have ever heard! So you give it 5 stars, thanks for the bad advice!!! The best part of this record is the 2 Minutes of copyrighted silence.... You are now officially ripped off! | 0 | negative | [
"I was looking up the worst LP's ever made just for a laugh, and to my amazement 14, 5 star ratings for life with the lions.",
"8 five star reviews for Lennon John Yoko Ono - Wedding album.",
"Lots of 5 star ratings for Billy Joel's cold spring harbor an LP that was recorded at the wrong speed and was yanked out of production.",
"So bad it caused lawsuits between Billy and his record company and caused Billy to go into hiding for 2 years.",
"Who are the goofs that give these LP's 5 star ratings, you undermine Amazon's rating system!",
"I just bought several CD's trusting in high ratings here on Amazon, they stunk!",
"it's time to stand up when something is bad it's just bad, more people need to say so.",
"For the 5 star reviews I dare you to play this at work or for your friends.",
"You know that 9,999 out of 10,000 people would say this is the worst piece of junk they have ever heard!",
"So you give it 5 stars, thanks for the bad advice!!!",
"The best part of this record is the 2 Minutes of copyrighted silence....",
"You are now officially ripped off!"
]
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_You know...I am an absolute Halo fan...for Xbox anyway. I played at my friend's house...we had 4 xbox's hooked up, with 4 peeps on each. I swear...that was the epitomy of all gaming. It...was almost a religious experiance for me. I cannot possibly describe how much fun it was.
_Alas, I do not own an Xbox, nor do I ever plan to own one. I do not buy an expensive console system for the only game worth playing on it. So...when the PC version was coming out, I was overly thrilled. I wanted to be able to play the main game...experiance the storyline I heard so much about...play in large multiplayer games that didn't take months of planning to get 4 xbox's in one house.
_I read up on it, in magazines and in newspapers. Reviewers hit it hard for it's graphics and lack of coop main game play. This didn't phase me. I could live with that. I think every game is infinitely better with coop mode and multiplayer, but for Halo, I could do without coop. I could also live with reduced graphics. So, I went about getting the game.
_When it comes out, my computer crashes, so I have to wait. Finally, I get a BRAND NEW computer. Halo is one of the first things I get, because I simply can't wait. I read the min requirements before I buy it...which is absolutely deceiving.
First row will be the system requirement for the game, second row will be what I have.
733 hmz processer | 3.2 GHZ
1.2 GB hard drive space | 65 GB free
32 MB video card | 128 MB Geforce II
128 MB ram | 512 MB
_So I get it and install it on my computer. Theoretically, this game should fly on it's best settings. Especially because I see the graphics, and I have larger games with better graphics that run perfectly smooth. But what happens? I get into the game, and I think it's paused because I try to move and nothing happens. 12 seconds later, I'm suddenly in a new spot. Serious, serious lag time.
_Dissapointed that the game isn't running on highest graphics settings, I decide to put it on lowest, and progress higher until I find a comfortable medium. Well...the game doesn't even run on minimum settings. It runs better, but not at any playable speeds. Clocked at about 1 frame / 5 seconds.
_I figure there may have been some coding error in the game, so I connect and download a patch from microsoft. I was almost correct. The game runs now at 2/frames per second. So, I'm a lot closer to playable than I used to be, but it's still unplayable. Wasted money.
_I try multiplayer, thinking that perhaps it is just the campaign mode that's bad. But it isn't. Multiplayer is just as bad, though thankfully not worse. You'll be happy to know, though, that once you get killed and your carcass is falling to the ground, there is no lag at all! THAT runs perfectly smoothly. However, I played a 45 minute game OL, and never got to leave my base. There were 3 snipers around the base, in an 8 vs 8 game. And I had a bullet through my head as soon as I respawned. Lag wouldn't kick in for about 3 seconds, so I tried to run, but alas cheap cowardly idiots had me and 6 others of my team constantly dead...with progressively longer respawn times, of course. Interesting how I never got to leave my respawn point, or even my base area. I'm told this is par for Halo, so even the multiplayer I wanted to partake in was flawed. The servers are chocked full of cheap snipers.
_Don't get me wrong. Snipers are fine if you're defending your flag or a strategic point for your team or whatnot. But...when you kill the enemy within their own base AS they respawn...that's going overboard. There should be a system where if you snipekill a person within 3 seconds of them respawning, you get killed and have to sit out for 5 minutes. Because, newsflash, those people are there so they can play, not die where they spawn and watch the clock tick away how long they have until they can rejoin.
_I know I sound crazy, but the only possible way a smaller game with horrid graphics can run that badly is deliberate sabatoge of the code. Microsoft, I'm sure, did this to prevent TOO many purchases of the PC version, and help out it's Xbox by keeping it's only good title more afloat. So, for now I search OL to find someone who's hacked the code and made it playable.
_I see a man selling bootleg Microsoft software every day on my way to work. I never respected him for what he does. The day after I got Halo, I walked up to him, shook his hand, and donated $50 to his cause. Told him, "Good job", and caught my bus.
_This game just isn't worth the web space to trash talk it. | 0 | negative | [
"_You know...",
"I am an absolute Halo fan...",
"for Xbox anyway.",
"I played at my friend's house...",
"we had 4 xbox's hooked up, with 4 peeps on each.",
"I swear...",
"that was the epitomy of all gaming.",
"It...",
"was almost a religious experiance for me.",
"I cannot possibly describe how much fun it was.",
"_Alas, I do not own an Xbox, nor do I ever plan to own one.",
"I do not buy an expensive console system for the only game worth playing on it.",
"So...",
"when the PC version was coming out, I was overly thrilled.",
"I wanted to be able to play the main game...",
"experiance the storyline I heard so much about...",
"play in large multiplayer games that didn't take months of planning to get 4 xbox's in one house.",
"_I read up on it, in magazines and in newspapers.",
"Reviewers hit it hard for it's graphics and lack of coop main game play.",
"This didn't phase me.",
"I could live with that.",
"I think every game is infinitely better with coop mode and multiplayer, but for Halo, I could do without coop.",
"I could also live with reduced graphics.",
"So, I went about getting the game.",
"_When it comes out, my computer crashes, so I have to wait.",
"Finally, I get a BRAND NEW computer.",
"Halo is one of the first things I get, because I simply can't wait.",
"I read the min requirements before I buy it...",
"which is absolutely deceiving.",
"First row will be the system requirement for the game, second row will be what I have.",
"733 hmz processer | 3.",
"2 GHZ\n1.",
"2 GB hard drive space | 65 GB free\n32 MB video card | 128 MB Geforce II\n128 MB ram | 512 MB\n_So I get it and install it on my computer.",
"Theoretically, this game should fly on it's best settings.",
"Especially because I see the graphics, and I have larger games with better graphics that run perfectly smooth.",
"But what happens?",
"I get into the game, and I think it's paused because I try to move and nothing happens.",
"12 seconds later, I'm suddenly in a new spot.",
"Serious, serious lag time.",
"_Dissapointed that the game isn't running on highest graphics settings, I decide to put it on lowest, and progress higher until I find a comfortable medium.",
"Well...",
"the game doesn't even run on minimum settings.",
"It runs better, but not at any playable speeds.",
"Clocked at about 1 frame / 5 seconds.",
"_I figure there may have been some coding error in the game, so I connect and download a patch from microsoft.",
"I was almost correct.",
"The game runs now at 2/frames per second.",
"So, I'm a lot closer to playable than I used to be, but it's still unplayable.",
"Wasted money.",
"_I try multiplayer, thinking that perhaps it is just the campaign mode that's bad.",
"But it isn't.",
"Multiplayer is just as bad, though thankfully not worse.",
"You'll be happy to know, though, that once you get killed and your carcass is falling to the ground, there is no lag at all!",
"THAT runs perfectly smoothly.",
"However, I played a 45 minute game OL, and never got to leave my base.",
"There were 3 snipers around the base, in an 8 vs 8 game.",
"And I had a bullet through my head as soon as I respawned.",
"Lag wouldn't kick in for about 3 seconds, so I tried to run, but alas cheap cowardly idiots had me and 6 others of my team constantly dead...",
"with progressively longer respawn times, of course.",
"Interesting how I never got to leave my respawn point, or even my base area.",
"I'm told this is par for Halo, so even the multiplayer I wanted to partake in was flawed.",
"The servers are chocked full of cheap snipers.",
"_Don't get me wrong.",
"Snipers are fine if you're defending your flag or a strategic point for your team or whatnot.",
"But...",
"when you kill the enemy within their own base AS they respawn...",
"that's going overboard.",
"There should be a system where if you snipekill a person within 3 seconds of them respawning, you get killed and have to sit out for 5 minutes.",
"Because, newsflash, those people are there so they can play, not die where they spawn and watch the clock tick away how long they have until they can rejoin.",
"_I know I sound crazy, but the only possible way a smaller game with horrid graphics can run that badly is deliberate sabatoge of the code.",
"Microsoft, I'm sure, did this to prevent TOO many purchases of the PC version, and help out it's Xbox by keeping it's only good title more afloat.",
"So, for now I search OL to find someone who's hacked the code and made it playable.",
"_I see a man selling bootleg Microsoft software every day on my way to work.",
"I never respected him for what he does.",
"The day after I got Halo, I walked up to him, shook his hand, and donated $50 to his cause.",
"Told him, \"Good job\", and caught my bus.",
"_This game just isn't worth the web space to trash talk it."
]
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This game is a waste of the WWE license. While it could've been a good game, Anchor decided to use the license to sell an unfinished game.
This game is just bad, plain and simple. I don't want to list every bad detail because it'll just hurt my brain to write it out. I'll just give you some big failures: awful story mode, flawed gameplay, very lousy game music, slow-moving wrestlers, and extremely stupid computer opponents. There's a way more list of bad things to be listed.
The only good thing about this game is its graphics. They're nice. That's it. Nice, but no where near as good as Smackdown Here Comes the Pain's graphics.
It's no surprise that this game dropped to 30 bucks in a few short weeks. I'll let you know this: the price drop DOES have a meaning: this game is awful. | 0 | negative | [
"This game is a waste of the WWE license.",
"While it could've been a good game, Anchor decided to use the license to sell an unfinished game.",
"This game is just bad, plain and simple.",
"I don't want to list every bad detail because it'll just hurt my brain to write it out.",
"I'll just give you some big failures: awful story mode, flawed gameplay, very lousy game music, slow-moving wrestlers, and extremely stupid computer opponents.",
"There's a way more list of bad things to be listed.",
"The only good thing about this game is its graphics.",
"They're nice.",
"That's it.",
"Nice, but no where near as good as Smackdown Here Comes the Pain's graphics.",
"It's no surprise that this game dropped to 30 bucks in a few short weeks.",
"I'll let you know this: the price drop DOES have a meaning: this game is awful."
]
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This cleanser was much too abrasive for my skin. I used it trying to get rid of a few pimples and ended up stripping my skin of all of its natural oils. This left my skin red, especially around the mouth area, my lips were completely dry for one week. My skin became so raw I ended up contracting a staph infection. I first thought is was just a few pimples but then realized it was much worse when it spread all over my face, the worse being my chin, where I focused most when using the cleanser. A simple three times of using this product in one week has become one month's worth of problems. I am now on antibiotics and lots of moisturizing because my skin has become so dry. I have my wedding in a few months, and now I just hope it clears up before then. I give it two stars still because not everyone will have the same worse case scenario as I did. But just be very aware if you have sensitive skin this may not be the product for you. I thought my oily skin would be able to handle this product but clearly this was much too harsh for me. There are three pictures of me, one when I first noticed there was an issue with me using this cleanser so I stopped washing my face with it. The next two are of my chin area about one month after I stopped using the cleanser. I did not post pictures of the rest of my face which also has red pumps all over, but nothing as bad as my chin. | 0 | negative | [
"This cleanser was much too abrasive for my skin.",
"I used it trying to get rid of a few pimples and ended up stripping my skin of all of its natural oils.",
"This left my skin red, especially around the mouth area, my lips were completely dry for one week.",
"My skin became so raw I ended up contracting a staph infection.",
"I first thought is was just a few pimples but then realized it was much worse when it spread all over my face, the worse being my chin, where I focused most when using the cleanser.",
"A simple three times of using this product in one week has become one month's worth of problems.",
"I am now on antibiotics and lots of moisturizing because my skin has become so dry.",
"I have my wedding in a few months, and now I just hope it clears up before then.",
"I give it two stars still because not everyone will have the same worse case scenario as I did.",
"But just be very aware if you have sensitive skin this may not be the product for you.",
"I thought my oily skin would be able to handle this product but clearly this was much too harsh for me.",
"There are three pictures of me, one when I first noticed there was an issue with me using this cleanser so I stopped washing my face with it.",
"The next two are of my chin area about one month after I stopped using the cleanser.",
"I did not post pictures of the rest of my face which also has red pumps all over, but nothing as bad as my chin."
]
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Some of the movie was really good. But most of it just didn't work. Let's get to it. 1. The Good; The Make-Up; There are only two words to describe Rick Baker's make-up: In-genious. The guy has always been the best and now he has surpassed even himself. His ape-make-up is flawless. Even apes with a short amount of screen time have amazing detail and individuality in their features. Baker easily has an Academy Award coming for his work here. The Acting; The Best Actors wore the most make-up. Everyone in an ape suit busted their butt and delivered first rate performances. Maybe they had to work harder to overcome wearing tons of make-up, maybe I just credit them with good acting because they were wearing all that make-up, all I know is that the made up actors were more expressive and convincing than the barefaced actors. 2. The Bad. They cut out it's brain, those bloody baboons! Sorry, I coudn't resist. That's a line from the origianl movie. It gets the point across. All the great satire that the original possessed is gone,cut out, eliminated. The book was mostly social satire and the original movie was pretty true to that. But not this one. It flirts with satire,it dabbles in it,it buys a ticket to the game but never gets into the same ballpark as the original movie as far as the satire and social commentary. It's watered down. I know they were excpecting lots of kids to flock to this flick, but I think the apes brutality was really underplayed. I'm not even talking about violence , much of which occurred off screen. Except for Thade and the profiteer Limbo, the apes weren't all that nasty to the humans. There is even an Animal Rights group that supports Human Rights. I never felt the overwhelming,oppressing menace that I felt with the original movie. Also, when the two big silverbacks locked up for their Big Fight, it was so anti-climactic. I expected fur and blood to fly when the arch-rivals met, instead I saw a slap fight between two mincing flight attendants. The Acting; Amazingly, all the actors without make-up were about as emotive as a wooden bedpost. There was no need for the humans to talk in this version, none of them said anything worth hearing. That's it. I hate, and I mean I really hate to say it but the "Making of.." video is a better time | 0 | negative | [
"Some of the movie was really good.",
"But most of it just didn't work.",
"Let's get to it.",
"1.",
"The Good; The Make-Up; There are only two words to describe Rick Baker's make-up: In-genious.",
"The guy has always been the best and now he has surpassed even himself.",
"His ape-make-up is flawless.",
"Even apes with a short amount of screen time have amazing detail and individuality in their features.",
"Baker easily has an Academy Award coming for his work here.",
"The Acting; The Best Actors wore the most make-up.",
"Everyone in an ape suit busted their butt and delivered first rate performances.",
"Maybe they had to work harder to overcome wearing tons of make-up, maybe I just credit them with good acting because they were wearing all that make-up, all I know is that the made up actors were more expressive and convincing than the barefaced actors.",
"2.",
"The Bad.",
"They cut out it's brain, those bloody baboons!",
"Sorry, I coudn't resist.",
"That's a line from the origianl movie.",
"It gets the point across.",
"All the great satire that the original possessed is gone,cut out, eliminated.",
"The book was mostly social satire and the original movie was pretty true to that.",
"But not this one.",
"It flirts with satire,it dabbles in it,it buys a ticket to the game but never gets into the same ballpark as the original movie as far as the satire and social commentary.",
"It's watered down.",
"I know they were excpecting lots of kids to flock to this flick, but I think the apes brutality was really underplayed.",
"I'm not even talking about violence , much of which occurred off screen.",
"Except for Thade and the profiteer Limbo, the apes weren't all that nasty to the humans.",
"There is even an Animal Rights group that supports Human Rights.",
"I never felt the overwhelming,oppressing menace that I felt with the original movie.",
"Also, when the two big silverbacks locked up for their Big Fight, it was so anti-climactic.",
"I expected fur and blood to fly when the arch-rivals met, instead I saw a slap fight between two mincing flight attendants.",
"The Acting; Amazingly, all the actors without make-up were about as emotive as a wooden bedpost.",
"There was no need for the humans to talk in this version, none of them said anything worth hearing.",
"That's it.",
"I hate, and I mean I really hate to say it but the \"Making of..",
"\" video is a better time"
]
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I bought this based on most of the other reviews. I thought it would be exciting. NOT! You have to sit there and watch these boring scenes and stupid storylines. Then you get a couple seconds of control. Some of the battles are fun, but you have to wait soooo long to get to them, it's not worth it. The worst thing is if you die, you have to sit through all the storyline AGAIN to get back to your battle. No cuts or fast-forwards. I still can't believe that! IF I RENTED IT FIRST, NO WAY WOULD I HAVE BOUGHT IT! | 0 | negative | [
"I bought this based on most of the other reviews.",
"I thought it would be exciting.",
"NOT!",
"You have to sit there and watch these boring scenes and stupid storylines.",
"Then you get a couple seconds of control.",
"Some of the battles are fun, but you have to wait soooo long to get to them, it's not worth it.",
"The worst thing is if you die, you have to sit through all the storyline AGAIN to get back to your battle.",
"No cuts or fast-forwards.",
"I still can't believe that!",
"IF I RENTED IT FIRST, NO WAY WOULD I HAVE BOUGHT IT!"
]
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YO IMA DIE HARD STREET RACIN UNDERGROUND FAN TO THE FULLEST ME MY SELF I GOTTA HONDA ACCORD EX-R WIT A EVO 3 BODY KIT. BUT CHECK THIS OUT IM NOT HERE TO SHOW OFF MY RIDE BUT I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND HOW A STREET RACIN GAME GONNA SELL WITHOUT HONDAS OR ACURAS INVOLVED . AND LIKE A REVIEWER COUPLE SCROLLS BELOW ME ( U KNOW WHO U ARE) SAID A BASEBALL GAME WIT YANKEES OR BRAVES. I FEEL HIM ON THAT CUZ WITH OUT HONDA OR ACURA IT JUST AINT NO STREET RACING GAME. THIS GAME GAVE THE IMPORT WORLD A BAD IMAGE OF WAT IT IS REALLY LIKE. AND NO! REAL STREET RACIN IS NOT HAVEIN HO*s DANCIN IN MINI SKIRTS AND FLAGGIN U AT THE STARTIN LINE THATS JUST A BONUS IF UR LUCKY OR U INA SEQUEL TO 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS WHICH I HOPE THEY COME OUT WIT THE THRID ONE U FEEL ME? BUT OTHER THEN THAT NAMCO NEEDA PAY MORE ATTENTION TO NFSU CUZ THEY DOIN IT BIG RIGHT NOW FOR US IMPORT STREET RACERS! SO IF UR SMART AND REALLY INTO STREET RACIN GET NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2 ITS THE BEST THING SINCE GRAND TURISMO PERIOD! AND JUST TO REMIND U GUYS IM THE BEST STREET RACER ALIVE CANT NO ONE SEE OR TAKE MY CROWN! U GOTTA LOVE IT HOMIE! | 0 | negative | [
"YO IMA DIE HARD STREET RACIN UNDERGROUND FAN TO THE FULLEST ME MY SELF I GOTTA HONDA ACCORD EX-R WIT A EVO 3 BODY KIT.",
"BUT CHECK THIS OUT IM NOT HERE TO SHOW OFF MY RIDE BUT I JUST DONT UNDERSTAND HOW A STREET RACIN GAME GONNA SELL WITHOUT HONDAS OR ACURAS INVOLVED.",
"AND LIKE A REVIEWER COUPLE SCROLLS BELOW ME ( U KNOW WHO U ARE) SAID A BASEBALL GAME WIT YANKEES OR BRAVES.",
"I FEEL HIM ON THAT CUZ WITH OUT HONDA OR ACURA IT JUST AINT NO STREET RACING GAME.",
"THIS GAME GAVE THE IMPORT WORLD A BAD IMAGE OF WAT IT IS REALLY LIKE.",
"AND NO!",
"REAL STREET RACIN IS NOT HAVEIN HO*s DANCIN IN MINI SKIRTS AND FLAGGIN U AT THE STARTIN LINE THATS JUST A BONUS IF UR LUCKY OR U INA SEQUEL TO 2 FAST 2 FURIOUS WHICH I HOPE THEY COME OUT WIT THE THRID ONE U FEEL ME?",
"BUT OTHER THEN THAT NAMCO NEEDA PAY MORE ATTENTION TO NFSU CUZ THEY DOIN IT BIG RIGHT NOW FOR US IMPORT STREET RACERS!",
"SO IF UR SMART AND REALLY INTO STREET RACIN GET NEED FOR SPEED UNDERGROUND 2 ITS THE BEST THING SINCE GRAND TURISMO PERIOD!",
"AND JUST TO REMIND U GUYS IM THE BEST STREET RACER ALIVE CANT NO ONE SEE OR TAKE MY CROWN!",
"U GOTTA LOVE IT HOMIE!"
]
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While this is often held up as a paragon of clear, concise, and convincing apologetics, Mere Christianity is logically weak, filled with antiquated views, and ignorant of some basic social science.
To begin with, Lewis likes to raise objections to his arguments, imaging that these are the very things a non-believer might say in response to his claims. However, most of these objections are petty and insignificant, easily refuted and not anything a serious non-Christian would raise as an objection.
For example, he likes to use the Lord/Lunatic/Liar argument for the divinity of Jesus (see Book 2 Chapter 3). It goes as follows: Jesus claimed to be God. Either he was indeed God, or he was a lunatic for claiming it, or he was an outright liar. This argument is a non-argument for at least two reasons. As Lewis argues, "It seems obvious to me that He was neither a lunatic nor a fiend" (Book 2 Chapter 4). It seems obvious to Lewis, but not to me.
To begin with, there are more than three possible explanations here. Perhaps he never did claim to be God. Or perhaps he was misquoted in the Gospels. On the other hand, we can't so easily dismiss the lunatic or liar possibility as Lewis likes to think. We have to remember that Jesus lied at least once. "'Go to the festival yourselves. I am not going to this festival, for my time has not yet fully come.' After saying this, he remained in Galilee. But after his brothers had gone to the festival, then he also went, not publicly but as it were in private" (John 7.8-10 RSV). In addition, the lunatic label, while somewhat un-PC, might indeed fit, for Jesus once cursed a fig tree because it wasn?t bearing fruit, though it wasn't in season.
He also makes the bizarre argument in Book 2 Chapter 2 that Christianity is real because it's too bizarre to have been made up. In other words, it's true because it's weird. I guess that makes all science fiction stories true as well.
In arguing for basic theism, Lewis makes a little linguistic switch and then makes something out of it. He begins by using the word "law" descriptively (i.e., gravity) and the switches to a prescriptive use of "law (i.e., morality). He then makes much of this fact without acknowledging that that in fact is all he's done. It's a language trick, not in any way a proof of god.
Not only is Lewis book illogical, it is steeped in antiquated ideas. He subscribes to the idea of constant societal, moral progress (i.e., we as a society are becoming more and more morally enlightened) a la Comte even though this claim has widely been disputed by both historians and sociologists. He also shows an ignorance of basic sociology, and seems never to have read a single work of Durkheim (who could easily explain whence comes this internal ?moral law? that Lewis basis so much of his argument on).
A good example of his sociological ignorance comes when discussing the nature of Jesus? sacrifice in Book 2 Chapter 4. He makes the analogy that Jesus? sacrifice was not as much receiving punishment as paying a debt we all owe to God. That?s fine and good until we stop to think about what ?debt? is. In short, it is a societal construction. A debt is simply saying ?I owe you money.? What happens if we don?t pay it? According to nature, nothing. We won?t drop dead of a heart attack or break out in a rash. Instead, society allows the person owed to punish the debtor if the debt is not paid. One could easily imagine a society where there was no concept of debt. In this society, you can give money to your friend, but you cannot expect or even desire for the friend to pay it back.
Another example of antiquated ideas is his sexism. Describing the Christian marriage, Lewis says, ?There must be something unnatural about the rule of wives over husbands, because the wives themselves are half ashamed of it and despise the husbands whom they rule? (Book 3 Chapter 6). Not only is that a sexist statement, but, like most such statements, it is a sweeping generalization that presumes to see into the heart of thousands of women whom Lewis might describe as ruling over their husbands.
In short, Mere Christianity is a disappointment. It offers no new insight into Christianity and is in fact chock full of logical fallacies and ignorance. Any educated non-believer will remain unconvinced. | 0 | negative | [
"While this is often held up as a paragon of clear, concise, and convincing apologetics, Mere Christianity is logically weak, filled with antiquated views, and ignorant of some basic social science.",
"To begin with, Lewis likes to raise objections to his arguments, imaging that these are the very things a non-believer might say in response to his claims.",
"However, most of these objections are petty and insignificant, easily refuted and not anything a serious non-Christian would raise as an objection.",
"For example, he likes to use the Lord/Lunatic/Liar argument for the divinity of Jesus (see Book 2 Chapter 3).",
"It goes as follows: Jesus claimed to be God.",
"Either he was indeed God, or he was a lunatic for claiming it, or he was an outright liar.",
"This argument is a non-argument for at least two reasons.",
"As Lewis argues, \"It seems obvious to me that He was neither a lunatic nor a fiend\" (Book 2 Chapter 4).",
"It seems obvious to Lewis, but not to me.",
"To begin with, there are more than three possible explanations here.",
"Perhaps he never did claim to be God.",
"Or perhaps he was misquoted in the Gospels.",
"On the other hand, we can't so easily dismiss the lunatic or liar possibility as Lewis likes to think.",
"We have to remember that Jesus lied at least once.",
"\"'Go to the festival yourselves.",
"I am not going to this festival, for my time has not yet fully come.",
"' After saying this, he remained in Galilee.",
"But after his brothers had gone to the festival, then he also went, not publicly but as it were in private\" (John 7.",
"8-10 RSV).",
"In addition, the lunatic label, while somewhat un-PC, might indeed fit, for Jesus once cursed a fig tree because it wasn?",
"t bearing fruit, though it wasn't in season.",
"He also makes the bizarre argument in Book 2 Chapter 2 that Christianity is real because it's too bizarre to have been made up.",
"In other words, it's true because it's weird.",
"I guess that makes all science fiction stories true as well.",
"In arguing for basic theism, Lewis makes a little linguistic switch and then makes something out of it.",
"He begins by using the word \"law\" descriptively (i.",
"e., gravity) and the switches to a prescriptive use of \"law (i.",
"e., morality).",
"He then makes much of this fact without acknowledging that that in fact is all he's done.",
"It's a language trick, not in any way a proof of god.",
"Not only is Lewis book illogical, it is steeped in antiquated ideas.",
"He subscribes to the idea of constant societal, moral progress (i.",
"e., we as a society are becoming more and more morally enlightened) a la Comte even though this claim has widely been disputed by both historians and sociologists.",
"He also shows an ignorance of basic sociology, and seems never to have read a single work of Durkheim (who could easily explain whence comes this internal?",
"moral law?",
"that Lewis basis so much of his argument on).",
"A good example of his sociological ignorance comes when discussing the nature of Jesus?",
"sacrifice in Book 2 Chapter 4.",
"He makes the analogy that Jesus?",
"sacrifice was not as much receiving punishment as paying a debt we all owe to God.",
"That?",
"s fine and good until we stop to think about what?",
"debt?",
"is.",
"In short, it is a societal construction.",
"A debt is simply saying?",
"I owe you money.?",
"What happens if we don?",
"t pay it?",
"According to nature, nothing.",
"We won?",
"t drop dead of a heart attack or break out in a rash.",
"Instead, society allows the person owed to punish the debtor if the debt is not paid.",
"One could easily imagine a society where there was no concept of debt.",
"In this society, you can give money to your friend, but you cannot expect or even desire for the friend to pay it back.",
"Another example of antiquated ideas is his sexism.",
"Describing the Christian marriage, Lewis says,?",
"There must be something unnatural about the rule of wives over husbands, because the wives themselves are half ashamed of it and despise the husbands whom they rule?",
"(Book 3 Chapter 6).",
"Not only is that a sexist statement, but, like most such statements, it is a sweeping generalization that presumes to see into the heart of thousands of women whom Lewis might describe as ruling over their husbands.",
"In short, Mere Christianity is a disappointment.",
"It offers no new insight into Christianity and is in fact chock full of logical fallacies and ignorance.",
"Any educated non-believer will remain unconvinced."
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Very fragile. They are shipped with the lightbulbs in the candle so one came broken. I couldnβt get the broken bulb out so I had to throw it away. What is up with the SHORT electrical cords? They are maybe 3 feet long. Why? So dumb. I had to scrounge up some 3 extension cords to use them in my front windows. Really lame. I should have returned them but... | 0 | negative | [
"Very fragile.",
"They are shipped with the lightbulbs in the candle so one came broken.",
"I couldnβt get the broken bulb out so I had to throw it away.",
"What is up with the SHORT electrical cords?",
"They are maybe 3 feet long.",
"Why?",
"So dumb.",
"I had to scrounge up some 3 extension cords to use them in my front windows.",
"Really lame.",
"I should have returned them but..."
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First the system stats: Pentium 4 3.4Ghz, 2GB Ram, Video Nvidia Geforce 6800GT 256MB
The game has some serious flaws that still need to be fixed before it should have been released. My system is at or better then the recommended level of the game and the game is choppy most of the time. Even with the video settings lowered. Game loading is extremely slow, going from one area to the next actually took 15 minutes to load. Game play is also infuriating, monster target areas are extremely small and sometimes you player end up running to the monster and just standing there while being hit. Also going through doors can take forever while the otherside loads. There is no control over your NPC's you have no say on if they should join or you want to get rid of one. This makes assigning skills for your player extremely critical, try opening chests after your thief leaves. The camera positions have problems where it's almost impossible to get a view. Some of the rooms are so cluttered your player or NPC gets hung up on the items and gets stuck. The NPC's are not very smart they could go running off at any minute to do battle with other monsters that aren't even close. If you reach a monster first most times they will stand directly behind and will just stand rather then moving around to where they could attack. Still the graphics are nice and might be a good game if they fix the problems. | 0 | negative | [
"First the system stats: Pentium 4 3.",
"4Ghz, 2GB Ram, Video Nvidia Geforce 6800GT 256MB\n\n The game has some serious flaws that still need to be fixed before it should have been released.",
"My system is at or better then the recommended level of the game and the game is choppy most of the time.",
"Even with the video settings lowered.",
"Game loading is extremely slow, going from one area to the next actually took 15 minutes to load.",
"Game play is also infuriating, monster target areas are extremely small and sometimes you player end up running to the monster and just standing there while being hit.",
"Also going through doors can take forever while the otherside loads.",
"There is no control over your NPC's you have no say on if they should join or you want to get rid of one.",
"This makes assigning skills for your player extremely critical, try opening chests after your thief leaves.",
"The camera positions have problems where it's almost impossible to get a view.",
"Some of the rooms are so cluttered your player or NPC gets hung up on the items and gets stuck.",
"The NPC's are not very smart they could go running off at any minute to do battle with other monsters that aren't even close.",
"If you reach a monster first most times they will stand directly behind and will just stand rather then moving around to where they could attack.",
"Still the graphics are nice and might be a good game if they fix the problems."
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This review is of WordPerfect Office Standard X5 -- a suite of integrated products -- but the same comments apply to X4. This review focuses on how WordPerfect's vaunted ability to convert other program files, is hot air. Other reviewers have covered the pro's (and there are many) and cons (and there are many) of creating documents IN WordPerfect. If you don't have much need for converting pdfs or other files into WordPerfect, then please skip my review. If you seek a word processing program for complex documents you will create in that processor, then pick WordPerfect. Simpler word processing needs are better served by Word. So now, onto the hot air of WordPerfect's vaunted ability to convert pdf and other files (which is my main need for updated versions of the program).
Sidebar: I just bought X5 and will return it (more on that story at the end of this review). I own X4. This review is long, but it offers alternatives to the dysfunctionality in WP, since like many others I'm stuck with it. Hope the ideas prove helpful. Yell at me if they don't.
'Starting with the non-WordPerfect components: forget Quattro Pro. It can't retrieve wk1 files in either X5 or X4. X5 doesn't even have that as an option, though X4 does, and when you try to retrieve ANY wk1 file in X4 or X5, you get an error message that there are invalid characters in the file name.. and then the program crashes. My XP Pro (SP3+) altogether freezes for some minutes, despite 1GB RAM, Pent4 and 3.4GHz. BUT if I first retrieve the wk1 in Excel 2002 and prior, no problem except to change the font from their stupid Courier default to Franklin Gothic Medium (etc), and save as xls. Only THEN can X4 or X5 of QP, read the file. So much for vaunted conversion back-capability.
Dysfunction City. At least pre-2007 Excel can read wk1 files, which for millions of us are still the workhorses in our day. My whole business is built around them for the last 30 years; I designed the templates myself. Run in a DOS window, old Lotus 1-2-3 2.x is fast and sterling, full audit trail especially with Funk Software's Worksheet Utilities. Wish IBM, who owns the rights to both programs, would resurrect them. Fat chance.
So QP better not quit its day job. Forget the other things in the WP suite, they don't work either. Lightning sends XP Pro into a hang, can't read anything I tried to use it to read, and Mozilla is not compatible with it, so your browser crashes when trying to use it. Forget Presentations, totally unintuitive and how do you get to the next page? Forget Thunderbird, it won't store your passwords in a logical place, so what's the point of it being able to ask for email? You have to BE THERE each time to type in the password, SINCE THERE IS NO PLACE WITHIN THUNDERBIRD TO STORE PASSWORDS. Instead, it stores passwords in an insane 'profile' which has a name no one can remember. Or, you have to sync to the internet, store that vital information in the cloud, where someone can hack. Not to mention, its huge screen real estate taken up with a blank border in Preview, and other unintuitive idiosyncracies which prove Outlook Express shouldn't be allowed to die. Use full Outlook, if you're on Windows 7.
Software interfaces need to make sense right out of the box. Forget the rest of the WP suite, then. So now let's talk about WordPerfect X5's dysfunctionality.
I gave WP X5 two stars for only one reason: one star for the fact you really can CREATE good documents in it; second star is for its backwards-compatibility with old WP docs back to version 6 (and if you have 6, you can convert pre-6 to 6). But with other old word processing software? Well, not quite as advertised, because, just as is true for X4,
* I couldn't get it to work on Multimate Advantage docs, though it recognizes THE FIRST HALF of the fields (doesn't recognize the close of the field). Older WP versions recognize the whole thing correctly, from versions 6 through 12.
* Same, for X5's inability to convert Word docs (more on that follows below); or,
* any of the other older word processors I've used over the decades.
*Can't read .tif. That's an MS standard, Tagged Image Format, native to every Windows computer, scanner reader. But to WP, it's not a 'valid format'. I thought WP prided itself on integration with MS and especially, for scanning, in its hoopla praising X5? Guess again.
* Like X4, X5 Can't read csv files. Everyone else can. So if you download your address book from Yahoo Mail to go into WP's address book, well -- it can't parse it, even though you set up the delimiter specs aptly.
* X4 and X5 can't properly convert a Word 97-2003 ONE PAGE document; formatting squishes when Word spacing isn't single line (i.e., if you specified 1.5 line spacing or a large font). This is very important, as many legal documents are created in Word, especially by the big law firms who do pension prototypes (like Relius, McKay-Hochman, Wolters-Kluwer). Big market. Don't use WordPerfect if you do this kind of thing. Keep to Word, or you'll have mush for your client.
* Can't convert a three-page RTF created by a major national law firm which makes pension plan prototypes in RTF, either. All squished, font comes in as Arial though it was made in a different font, all the formatting is wrong.
* Can't read mht file, nor html, though I pulled the html from online, and easily edited it in Word. LOL, WPX5 just crashed as I was typing this review, trying to convert a second html file.
* It also crashes when trying to search your hard drive, UNLESS all the files in a folder are WP-originated files or pdfs. X5 doesn't crash with a greater mixture of file types, but it does crash if the folders are large. X4 crashes nearly every time.
* WPX5, like X4, seamlessly converts older versions of Word Perfect (version 12 and prior, I have them all) -- but sucessfully converted no other format I tried in X4 or here in X5, except a blank page with only a faked letterhead.
* X5/4 are lousy with pdf file imports. X5 is only marginally better. With it, I tried converting Google-doc pdfs, no luck. Messed up no matter what open/convert/import pdf option I picked (recognize, partly recognize, don't recognize text). Same, for any of the pdfs you want to name from JStor or ccel.org. When I tried to bring in the SCANNED Complete Works of Shakespeare (19th century book Google SCANNED in, freely downloadable from Google Books) -- WP claimed the file was encrypted or corrupted. Funny, other pdf readers can read it just fine.
* This matters if your job depends on pdf manipulation. I do a lot of tax filing work, so use a lot of Government pdfs (instructions, Government forms, etc). WPX5 can't convert any of them, claims they are encrypted or corrupt -- yeah, right, the Instructions for your 1040 in pdf are corrupt or encrypted? -- or only converts if you choose DO NOT RECOGNIZE TEXT option. For example, if you import the Downton Abbey schedule from PBS, what comes into WordPerfect is a complete blank, no matter what import/convert options you select. A short Government form with DO NOT RECOGNIZE converts as readable, but is way off, so you may as well have imported it in Word.
* When I tried to bring in a large pdf I created WITH Word, WPX5 completely mangled the text no matter what choices I made for importing, and it couldn't read the links. Complete disaster.
* Oh, and it crashes when you bring in government pdf files longer than two pages. If only two pages, your scroll bars disappear until you go back to Settings and tell it to 'browse by' (how unintuitive) Top and Bottom or Top or Bottom. Then suddenly the scroll bars appear.
* By contrast, I have no trouble at all converting from or to pdf files into/out from Word with Smart PDF Creator Pro, a $70 program I often use to convert pdfs to Word and back for the Department of Labor's EFAST2 program (filing pension plan information returns). So if you want to convert a variety of docs or jpg, tif, spreadsheets to pdf, get that instead of WPX5. Great for converting stuff to pdf for email attachments, too. The advantage of converting government pdfs is that you can then edit each line item with short instructions to remind you what goes on the line, instead of keeping the ponderous instruction manuals on your desktop. So think of the uses for other pdfs -- same idea. True editing of a pdf, without spending lots of money for Adobe Acrobat (which is a pain to use, anyway.)
As for how WPX5 handles Word document conversion, the other thing X5 crows about in its ads, well -- it turned my 152-page Word document to mush.
* It did read many (not all) of the bookmark links intra-document,
* but it changed the faded highlights to bright colors,
* squished most of the headers,
* didn't align the borders properly, so that the text and lines were askew;
* couldn't read the koine Greek text though I have the koine Greek fonts installed,
* lost all the cell background colors in the many tables,
* can't display half of the page in landscape mode native to the Word doc,
* and of course repaginated the document, though in Settings I told it NEVER to repaginate or change the formatting of the opened document.
In short, the only non-WordPerfect (i.e., Word doc) conversion that WPX5 did properly in this testing of X5, was a simple mock Word.doc stationery page (no text, just the letterhead which is not in the header section). All else I've tried, it mangled, or crashed trying. Worthless.
WordPerfect's time-honored annoyances were preserved in X5; like the fact
* you can't disable hyphenation across the board, but only per document;
* it forces repagination for your printer despite Convert settings which says DO NOT FORMAT.
* Then there's the perennial annoying WHITE SPACE of all those margins, wasting your desktop view, along with a bizillion buttons taking up three or four rows at the top (or sidebar) of the window. You can turn off the buttons, but then it's harder to edit.
* You can't turn off the dang margin whitespace, even in Draft Mode.
* And Reveal Codes? FORGET IT. MS Word is bad because you can't see where formatting begins and ends, and Styles you pick are dysfunctional. A mistype or change in style suddenly resets the format in ways you didn't select, i.e., if you select a style with a font it changes the font size to something not in that style or in the former style. WordPerfect's Reveal Codes would be an improvement over that, but the lower Reveal Codes' window has always been unnavigable. You scroll forever. So why don't they create object markers, instead? You know, like Comment triangles in Excel -- in the WYSIWYG window you can toggle on and off, or see the codes when you hover? Alas, smart design is not part of Word Perfect's philosophy. Instead, jargon and help chm's which only tell you what you already know, abound. Typical of all word processors of Windows vintage.
* At least MS Word can do a merge, however stupid its system: it requires a special external spreadsheet with ONLY the merge data in it. Carefully specify the field names to match the worksheet column names, no spaces, not too long, either. And here's the trick: the spreadsheet you create, is a shell. Its cells ADDRESS a spreadsheet UNDERNEATH the shell; so that lower spreadsheet (say, your customer list or participant data), you can combine (copy into the lower worksheet) at will. So you need never type data twice. WordPerfect claims it can do the same thing, but that's not really true. I've been trying since 1985 to get it to work.
Prior versions of WP have these problems too; I've always hated working with WP for that reason. Have kept it only because I have thousands of documents in prior versions of WP that I need to read on this computer. Old WordPerfect (version 12 and prior) works far better.
UPSHOT: if like me you have tons of important old Word Perfect files you must access in Windows 7 or XP, maybe get X5 -- but don't expect it to perform as promised on pdfs and pre-Word 2007 docs, mht, html, etc.
Whoever creates a truly intuitive word processor that can merge without a bizillion steps, will become rich overnight. Multimate was the last good one (but doesn't have WYSIWYG); I still use it to generate my merge reports, as nothing better has come along.
PS: I didn't buy this X5 from Amazon, but from Corel, because Corel badmouthed Amazon, blaming my X4's bugginess because I bought it at Amazon. But the X4 disk SAYS OEM right on it, and is original, not a copy. So now Corel can't blame Amazon, since this X5 review is of a onsite COREL-purchased copy. Which, I will return in 24 hours. PPS: it's now 12 hours later, and they have to issue me an RMA hopefully sometime tomorrow, before I can get refunded on a product I've not yet received. The product will arive in snail mail in a week, which I will return unopened. So it will take a month or two before I get the refund.
BUYER BEWARE: do do do buy at Amazon. They mean it when they say no hassle refunds; I've never seen such a dedicated bunch of employees in my life. Each one I've encountered in my many (too many) calls to them, takes the problem to heart. As if an owner of the company. So I aim to shop here first, for everything I need; only if I can't find it here, will I shop anywhere else! | 0 | negative | [
"This review is of WordPerfect Office Standard X5 -- a suite of integrated products -- but the same comments apply to X4.",
"This review focuses on how WordPerfect's vaunted ability to convert other program files, is hot air.",
"Other reviewers have covered the pro's (and there are many) and cons (and there are many) of creating documents IN WordPerfect.",
"If you don't have much need for converting pdfs or other files into WordPerfect, then please skip my review.",
"If you seek a word processing program for complex documents you will create in that processor, then pick WordPerfect.",
"Simpler word processing needs are better served by Word.",
"So now, onto the hot air of WordPerfect's vaunted ability to convert pdf and other files (which is my main need for updated versions of the program).",
"Sidebar: I just bought X5 and will return it (more on that story at the end of this review).",
"I own X4.",
"This review is long, but it offers alternatives to the dysfunctionality in WP, since like many others I'm stuck with it.",
"Hope the ideas prove helpful.",
"Yell at me if they don't.",
"'Starting with the non-WordPerfect components: forget Quattro Pro.",
"It can't retrieve wk1 files in either X5 or X4.",
"X5 doesn't even have that as an option, though X4 does, and when you try to retrieve ANY wk1 file in X4 or X5, you get an error message that there are invalid characters in the file name..",
"and then the program crashes.",
"My XP Pro (SP3+) altogether freezes for some minutes, despite 1GB RAM, Pent4 and 3.",
"4GHz.",
"BUT if I first retrieve the wk1 in Excel 2002 and prior, no problem except to change the font from their stupid Courier default to Franklin Gothic Medium (etc), and save as xls.",
"Only THEN can X4 or X5 of QP, read the file.",
"So much for vaunted conversion back-capability.",
"Dysfunction City.",
"At least pre-2007 Excel can read wk1 files, which for millions of us are still the workhorses in our day.",
"My whole business is built around them for the last 30 years; I designed the templates myself.",
"Run in a DOS window, old Lotus 1-2-3 2.",
"x is fast and sterling, full audit trail especially with Funk Software's Worksheet Utilities.",
"Wish IBM, who owns the rights to both programs, would resurrect them.",
"Fat chance.",
"So QP better not quit its day job.",
"Forget the other things in the WP suite, they don't work either.",
"Lightning sends XP Pro into a hang, can't read anything I tried to use it to read, and Mozilla is not compatible with it, so your browser crashes when trying to use it.",
"Forget Presentations, totally unintuitive and how do you get to the next page?",
"Forget Thunderbird, it won't store your passwords in a logical place, so what's the point of it being able to ask for email?",
"You have to BE THERE each time to type in the password, SINCE THERE IS NO PLACE WITHIN THUNDERBIRD TO STORE PASSWORDS.",
"Instead, it stores passwords in an insane 'profile' which has a name no one can remember.",
"Or, you have to sync to the internet, store that vital information in the cloud, where someone can hack.",
"Not to mention, its huge screen real estate taken up with a blank border in Preview, and other unintuitive idiosyncracies which prove Outlook Express shouldn't be allowed to die.",
"Use full Outlook, if you're on Windows 7.",
"Software interfaces need to make sense right out of the box.",
"Forget the rest of the WP suite, then.",
"So now let's talk about WordPerfect X5's dysfunctionality.",
"I gave WP X5 two stars for only one reason: one star for the fact you really can CREATE good documents in it; second star is for its backwards-compatibility with old WP docs back to version 6 (and if you have 6, you can convert pre-6 to 6).",
"But with other old word processing software?",
"Well, not quite as advertised, because, just as is true for X4,\n\n* I couldn't get it to work on Multimate Advantage docs, though it recognizes THE FIRST HALF of the fields (doesn't recognize the close of the field).",
"Older WP versions recognize the whole thing correctly, from versions 6 through 12.",
"* Same, for X5's inability to convert Word docs (more on that follows below); or,\n* any of the other older word processors I've used over the decades.",
"*Can't read.",
"tif.",
"That's an MS standard, Tagged Image Format, native to every Windows computer, scanner reader.",
"But to WP, it's not a 'valid format'.",
"I thought WP prided itself on integration with MS and especially, for scanning, in its hoopla praising X5?",
"Guess again.",
"* Like X4, X5 Can't read csv files.",
"Everyone else can.",
"So if you download your address book from Yahoo Mail to go into WP's address book, well -- it can't parse it, even though you set up the delimiter specs aptly.",
"* X4 and X5 can't properly convert a Word 97-2003 ONE PAGE document; formatting squishes when Word spacing isn't single line (i.",
"e., if you specified 1.",
"5 line spacing or a large font).",
"This is very important, as many legal documents are created in Word, especially by the big law firms who do pension prototypes (like Relius, McKay-Hochman, Wolters-Kluwer).",
"Big market.",
"Don't use WordPerfect if you do this kind of thing.",
"Keep to Word, or you'll have mush for your client.",
"* Can't convert a three-page RTF created by a major national law firm which makes pension plan prototypes in RTF, either.",
"All squished, font comes in as Arial though it was made in a different font, all the formatting is wrong.",
"* Can't read mht file, nor html, though I pulled the html from online, and easily edited it in Word.",
"LOL, WPX5 just crashed as I was typing this review, trying to convert a second html file.",
"* It also crashes when trying to search your hard drive, UNLESS all the files in a folder are WP-originated files or pdfs.",
"X5 doesn't crash with a greater mixture of file types, but it does crash if the folders are large.",
"X4 crashes nearly every time.",
"* WPX5, like X4, seamlessly converts older versions of Word Perfect (version 12 and prior, I have them all) -- but sucessfully converted no other format I tried in X4 or here in X5, except a blank page with only a faked letterhead.",
"* X5/4 are lousy with pdf file imports.",
"X5 is only marginally better.",
"With it, I tried converting Google-doc pdfs, no luck.",
"Messed up no matter what open/convert/import pdf option I picked (recognize, partly recognize, don't recognize text).",
"Same, for any of the pdfs you want to name from JStor or ccel.",
"org.",
"When I tried to bring in the SCANNED Complete Works of Shakespeare (19th century book Google SCANNED in, freely downloadable from Google Books) -- WP claimed the file was encrypted or corrupted.",
"Funny, other pdf readers can read it just fine.",
"* This matters if your job depends on pdf manipulation.",
"I do a lot of tax filing work, so use a lot of Government pdfs (instructions, Government forms, etc).",
"WPX5 can't convert any of them, claims they are encrypted or corrupt -- yeah, right, the Instructions for your 1040 in pdf are corrupt or encrypted?",
"-- or only converts if you choose DO NOT RECOGNIZE TEXT option.",
"For example, if you import the Downton Abbey schedule from PBS, what comes into WordPerfect is a complete blank, no matter what import/convert options you select.",
"A short Government form with DO NOT RECOGNIZE converts as readable, but is way off, so you may as well have imported it in Word.",
"* When I tried to bring in a large pdf I created WITH Word, WPX5 completely mangled the text no matter what choices I made for importing, and it couldn't read the links.",
"Complete disaster.",
"* Oh, and it crashes when you bring in government pdf files longer than two pages.",
"If only two pages, your scroll bars disappear until you go back to Settings and tell it to 'browse by' (how unintuitive) Top and Bottom or Top or Bottom.",
"Then suddenly the scroll bars appear.",
"* By contrast, I have no trouble at all converting from or to pdf files into/out from Word with Smart PDF Creator Pro, a $70 program I often use to convert pdfs to Word and back for the Department of Labor's EFAST2 program (filing pension plan information returns).",
"So if you want to convert a variety of docs or jpg, tif, spreadsheets to pdf, get that instead of WPX5.",
"Great for converting stuff to pdf for email attachments, too.",
"The advantage of converting government pdfs is that you can then edit each line item with short instructions to remind you what goes on the line, instead of keeping the ponderous instruction manuals on your desktop.",
"So think of the uses for other pdfs -- same idea.",
"True editing of a pdf, without spending lots of money for Adobe Acrobat (which is a pain to use, anyway.",
")\n\nAs for how WPX5 handles Word document conversion, the other thing X5 crows about in its ads, well -- it turned my 152-page Word document to mush.",
"* It did read many (not all) of the bookmark links intra-document,\n* but it changed the faded highlights to bright colors,\n* squished most of the headers,\n* didn't align the borders properly, so that the text and lines were askew;\n* couldn't read the koine Greek text though I have the koine Greek fonts installed,\n* lost all the cell background colors in the many tables,\n* can't display half of the page in landscape mode native to the Word doc,\n* and of course repaginated the document, though in Settings I told it NEVER to repaginate or change the formatting of the opened document.",
"In short, the only non-WordPerfect (i.",
"e., Word doc) conversion that WPX5 did properly in this testing of X5, was a simple mock Word.",
"doc stationery page (no text, just the letterhead which is not in the header section).",
"All else I've tried, it mangled, or crashed trying.",
"Worthless.",
"WordPerfect's time-honored annoyances were preserved in X5; like the fact\n\n* you can't disable hyphenation across the board, but only per document;\n* it forces repagination for your printer despite Convert settings which says DO NOT FORMAT.",
"* Then there's the perennial annoying WHITE SPACE of all those margins, wasting your desktop view, along with a bizillion buttons taking up three or four rows at the top (or sidebar) of the window.",
"You can turn off the buttons, but then it's harder to edit.",
"* You can't turn off the dang margin whitespace, even in Draft Mode.",
"* And Reveal Codes?",
"FORGET IT.",
"MS Word is bad because you can't see where formatting begins and ends, and Styles you pick are dysfunctional.",
"A mistype or change in style suddenly resets the format in ways you didn't select, i.",
"e., if you select a style with a font it changes the font size to something not in that style or in the former style.",
"WordPerfect's Reveal Codes would be an improvement over that, but the lower Reveal Codes' window has always been unnavigable.",
"You scroll forever.",
"So why don't they create object markers, instead?",
"You know, like Comment triangles in Excel -- in the WYSIWYG window you can toggle on and off, or see the codes when you hover?",
"Alas, smart design is not part of Word Perfect's philosophy.",
"Instead, jargon and help chm's which only tell you what you already know, abound.",
"Typical of all word processors of Windows vintage.",
"* At least MS Word can do a merge, however stupid its system: it requires a special external spreadsheet with ONLY the merge data in it.",
"Carefully specify the field names to match the worksheet column names, no spaces, not too long, either.",
"And here's the trick: the spreadsheet you create, is a shell.",
"Its cells ADDRESS a spreadsheet UNDERNEATH the shell; so that lower spreadsheet (say, your customer list or participant data), you can combine (copy into the lower worksheet) at will.",
"So you need never type data twice.",
"WordPerfect claims it can do the same thing, but that's not really true.",
"I've been trying since 1985 to get it to work.",
"Prior versions of WP have these problems too; I've always hated working with WP for that reason.",
"Have kept it only because I have thousands of documents in prior versions of WP that I need to read on this computer.",
"Old WordPerfect (version 12 and prior) works far better.",
"UPSHOT: if like me you have tons of important old Word Perfect files you must access in Windows 7 or XP, maybe get X5 -- but don't expect it to perform as promised on pdfs and pre-Word 2007 docs, mht, html, etc.",
"Whoever creates a truly intuitive word processor that can merge without a bizillion steps, will become rich overnight.",
"Multimate was the last good one (but doesn't have WYSIWYG); I still use it to generate my merge reports, as nothing better has come along.",
"PS: I didn't buy this X5 from Amazon, but from Corel, because Corel badmouthed Amazon, blaming my X4's bugginess because I bought it at Amazon.",
"But the X4 disk SAYS OEM right on it, and is original, not a copy.",
"So now Corel can't blame Amazon, since this X5 review is of a onsite COREL-purchased copy.",
"Which, I will return in 24 hours.",
"PPS: it's now 12 hours later, and they have to issue me an RMA hopefully sometime tomorrow, before I can get refunded on a product I've not yet received.",
"The product will arive in snail mail in a week, which I will return unopened.",
"So it will take a month or two before I get the refund.",
"BUYER BEWARE: do do do buy at Amazon.",
"They mean it when they say no hassle refunds; I've never seen such a dedicated bunch of employees in my life.",
"Each one I've encountered in my many (too many) calls to them, takes the problem to heart.",
"As if an owner of the company.",
"So I aim to shop here first, for everything I need; only if I can't find it here, will I shop anywhere else!"
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I ordered this bustier to go under my wedding dress. I am 5' 9" and 150 pounds. I'm not fat by any means, but I was looking for something to streamline my torso and give a little lift to the girls while being invisible under my dress. The price was also a plus. I ordered my usual size 36B and the sizing was completely skewed. It ended up being way too loose around my tummy area (where I wanted to suck it in a bit) and I couldn't even fasten the top 5 hooks where my bra would fasten normally. Not to mention the cups have no real padding and had room to spare. they were more designed for a C or D cup rather than a B. The boning in this would completely show under my dress as well. Ordering a size up wouldn't help seeing as there would be even less support around the stomach even at the tightest notch. I returned this, better luck next time. | 0 | negative | [
"I ordered this bustier to go under my wedding dress.",
"I am 5' 9\" and 150 pounds.",
"I'm not fat by any means, but I was looking for something to streamline my torso and give a little lift to the girls while being invisible under my dress.",
"The price was also a plus.",
"I ordered my usual size 36B and the sizing was completely skewed.",
"It ended up being way too loose around my tummy area (where I wanted to suck it in a bit) and I couldn't even fasten the top 5 hooks where my bra would fasten normally.",
"Not to mention the cups have no real padding and had room to spare.",
"they were more designed for a C or D cup rather than a B.",
"The boning in this would completely show under my dress as well.",
"Ordering a size up wouldn't help seeing as there would be even less support around the stomach even at the tightest notch.",
"I returned this, better luck next time."
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Itβs junk. Keep looking. First one I returned. They sent replacement . When I opened the radio appeared to be used and wiring packages were open. So it would appear they sent me someone elseβs return. Itβs to late for me to get refund. Company is not one I will do business with again. Wasted some money but live and learn. The install was easy. And that the only thing I can say was positive. Good luck. | 0 | negative | [
"Itβs junk.",
"Keep looking.",
"First one I returned.",
"They sent replacement.",
"When I opened the radio appeared to be used and wiring packages were open.",
"So it would appear they sent me someone elseβs return.",
"Itβs to late for me to get refund.",
"Company is not one I will do business with again.",
"Wasted some money but live and learn.",
"The install was easy.",
"And that the only thing I can say was positive.",
"Good luck."
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Use rechargeables! Must replace batteries every 3 months and always at 3 am. I have seven interconnected. Very annoying. Hard to tell which needs batteries replaced. All seven demand new batteries while the batteries are still running strong. I switched to rechargable Eneloop Pro but there is no change in replacement frequency. Speech is difficult to understand and not repeated so I still don't know where the fire is. Better to spend more on Nest or less on a non line powered version with 10 year sealed battery. 2 star because the smoke sensor works and the interconnect works. I regret buying this model. And the irritation of getting a ladder out at 3 am to replace 280 pairs of batteries over the next 10 years. RIDICULOUS! UGH! I hope they quit working early. | 0 | negative | [
"Use rechargeables!",
"Must replace batteries every 3 months and always at 3 am.",
"I have seven interconnected.",
"Very annoying.",
"Hard to tell which needs batteries replaced.",
"All seven demand new batteries while the batteries are still running strong.",
"I switched to rechargable Eneloop Pro but there is no change in replacement frequency.",
"Speech is difficult to understand and not repeated so I still don't know where the fire is.",
"Better to spend more on Nest or less on a non line powered version with 10 year sealed battery.",
"2 star because the smoke sensor works and the interconnect works.",
"I regret buying this model.",
"And the irritation of getting a ladder out at 3 am to replace 280 pairs of batteries over the next 10 years.",
"RIDICULOUS!",
"UGH!",
"I hope they quit working early."
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Love them or hate them, the films of Tim Burton are the product of a truly unique visual voice, laced with images that don't leave your mind easily or quickly. The brilliant, brooding Gotham City of "Batman." The eerie, cheery world of Pee Wee Herman. The topiary trees in "Edward Scissorhands." The Gothic vision of the Headless Horseman in "Sleepy Hollow."
And now we have this remake of 1968's classic "Planet of the Apes," and if there ever were a project in need of a visionary director like Burton, it was this one. But for some reason, Burton, who's normally as visionary as directors come, seemed to have the blinders on this time around.
The result is a movie that plays like a more imaginative version of generic Hollywood action movies like "The Mummy." It's nice to look at (and in fairness, the makeup effects are absolutely brilliant), and it's witty at times, but ultimately "Planet of the Apes" is - and here's a word not often associated with Tim Burton - forgettable.
...P>Most Tim Burton movies also feature at least one larger-than-life performance (the most obvious being Jack Nicholson as the Joker), but in "Planet of the Apes," there simply isn't one. Tim Roth tries for over-the-top as Thade, the leader of the ape society, but he mainly succeeds in making guttural noises. Mark Wahlberg is completely forgettable in his update of the Charlton Heston role, and the other various humans in the movie just blend right into the background.
Only Helena Bonham Carter (Ari, a "human rights" activist) and Paul Giamatti as an orangutan slave trader, add any spice to their roles. Heston himself has a nice turn as Thade's dying father, and manages to re-deliver his most famous line as an actor (yep, you know the one), and get a gun into the movie at the same time.
That little tidbit, along with lines like "extremism in the defense of apes is no vice" makes up some of this film's small pleasures, but they're too far between, and even the production, while lavish, doesn't break ground the way the original did. The ape city, in particular, was a disappointment - it ends up looking a whole lot like Bangkok. Come to think of it, much of the ape society borrows too much from familiar designs (Roman and Asian, for two) to really spark the imagination. Where was the utterly original look of, say, Gotham City when we needed it?
The science fiction here is also subpar. As the film progresses, we learn that the humans on the planet of the apes are descended from Wahlberg's fellow astronauts, and the apes are the descendents of genetically-enhanced apes that were on the Wahlberg's spaceship. At some point, the two species clashed, and the apes obviously won.
But the facts of the plot don't give us any reason to believe that's what happened. After all, the humans had guns, and the apes didn't, which, as Thade's dying father points out, would have been the great equalizer. We even find out that much of the technology on the spaceship was functional thousands of years after it crash landed. Given this, how exactly did the humans succumb to the apes in battle? If the power sources on the spaceship were still active thousands of years after it crashed, couldn't they have been adapted for use on this new planet, and used to create a technocratic human society away from Earth?
At least in the original "Ape" series, there's a logical reason why the apes became ascendant over the humans - the humans, as Heston's famous line exclaims, "blew it all up," destroying their own civilization. Did the astronauts who crash landed have a civil war? I'm sorry, but I don't see the logic here.
I'm sure that the answer to those questions might be well be the plot to "Ape" sequels, but unless they've got some very creative writers on staff, I just don't see how any credible answers could be created. And, unfortunately, that's just one more disappoint in a film that's chock full of them. | 0 | negative | [
"Love them or hate them, the films of Tim Burton are the product of a truly unique visual voice, laced with images that don't leave your mind easily or quickly.",
"The brilliant, brooding Gotham City of \"Batman.",
"\" The eerie, cheery world of Pee Wee Herman.",
"The topiary trees in \"Edward Scissorhands.",
"\" The Gothic vision of the Headless Horseman in \"Sleepy Hollow.",
"\"\nAnd now we have this remake of 1968's classic \"Planet of the Apes,\" and if there ever were a project in need of a visionary director like Burton, it was this one.",
"But for some reason, Burton, who's normally as visionary as directors come, seemed to have the blinders on this time around.",
"The result is a movie that plays like a more imaginative version of generic Hollywood action movies like \"The Mummy.",
"\" It's nice to look at (and in fairness, the makeup effects are absolutely brilliant), and it's witty at times, but ultimately \"Planet of the Apes\" is - and here's a word not often associated with Tim Burton - forgettable.",
"...",
"P>Most Tim Burton movies also feature at least one larger-than-life performance (the most obvious being Jack Nicholson as the Joker), but in \"Planet of the Apes,\" there simply isn't one.",
"Tim Roth tries for over-the-top as Thade, the leader of the ape society, but he mainly succeeds in making guttural noises.",
"Mark Wahlberg is completely forgettable in his update of the Charlton Heston role, and the other various humans in the movie just blend right into the background.",
"Only Helena Bonham Carter (Ari, a \"human rights\" activist) and Paul Giamatti as an orangutan slave trader, add any spice to their roles.",
"Heston himself has a nice turn as Thade's dying father, and manages to re-deliver his most famous line as an actor (yep, you know the one), and get a gun into the movie at the same time.",
"That little tidbit, along with lines like \"extremism in the defense of apes is no vice\" makes up some of this film's small pleasures, but they're too far between, and even the production, while lavish, doesn't break ground the way the original did.",
"The ape city, in particular, was a disappointment - it ends up looking a whole lot like Bangkok.",
"Come to think of it, much of the ape society borrows too much from familiar designs (Roman and Asian, for two) to really spark the imagination.",
"Where was the utterly original look of, say, Gotham City when we needed it?",
"The science fiction here is also subpar.",
"As the film progresses, we learn that the humans on the planet of the apes are descended from Wahlberg's fellow astronauts, and the apes are the descendents of genetically-enhanced apes that were on the Wahlberg's spaceship.",
"At some point, the two species clashed, and the apes obviously won.",
"But the facts of the plot don't give us any reason to believe that's what happened.",
"After all, the humans had guns, and the apes didn't, which, as Thade's dying father points out, would have been the great equalizer.",
"We even find out that much of the technology on the spaceship was functional thousands of years after it crash landed.",
"Given this, how exactly did the humans succumb to the apes in battle?",
"If the power sources on the spaceship were still active thousands of years after it crashed, couldn't they have been adapted for use on this new planet, and used to create a technocratic human society away from Earth?",
"At least in the original \"Ape\" series, there's a logical reason why the apes became ascendant over the humans - the humans, as Heston's famous line exclaims, \"blew it all up,\" destroying their own civilization.",
"Did the astronauts who crash landed have a civil war?",
"I'm sorry, but I don't see the logic here.",
"I'm sure that the answer to those questions might be well be the plot to \"Ape\" sequels, but unless they've got some very creative writers on staff, I just don't see how any credible answers could be created.",
"And, unfortunately, that's just one more disappoint in a film that's chock full of them."
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The AirZooka may be a *little bit* of fun for a very young child, but overall it's a pretty disappointing toy. I have to wonder if the people who seem to have had a great experience with this toy actually were able to purchase one pre-assembled. That's because once all the pieces are together, this toy may hold the interest of some kids. But putting this toy together reveals how poorly designed and fragile it is. And personally I really didn't see the point once we did get it assembled.
One of my nephews received a pair of these on Christmas Eve. Good thing he got a pair because only one survived. I, and several of my cousins, undertook the rather embarrassing endeavor of trying, and failing to correctly assemble these. It quickly turned into a joke along the lines of "how many engineers does it take to assemble a simple children's toy."
The unit is made of three concentric rings, as you can see from the product picture, that must be extended before you can attach the handle and a sight. The two attachments are kind of shaped like christmas trees, but have some small tabs that are supposed to attach to the rings. These tabs are VERY fragile and be warned, if you break one of the 4 there is virutally no way to attach the handle. And without the handle, it's impossible to use this toy for what it's meant to be used. The three rings collapse into themselves if you try to just hold onto them and pull the air bag without the handle attached.
Somehow we were able to at least get one of these put together. The pay-off was very anti-climactic for me. There's a plastic bag inside the AirZooka that you can pull on and release to shoot a concentrated gust of air. I suppose if you caught somebody off guard it might be funny. But how long can that joke be re-used? My nephew seemed to enjoy it OK, but after 15 minutes had moved on to his other toys. Considering three of us messed with this thing for 30 minutes to get it to work, the pay-off just didn't seem worth it. I also have to wonder how safe this toy is. If that rubber band were to break free, I could see the bag and pully being launched at somebody.
I am surprised that others seemed to love this toy. To me, the poor quality was strike one. While some kids will find sneaking up on people with this to be fun for a little while, this also seems like a one-trick pony. For me that joke would get old fast.
If you haven't removed yours from the box yet, exchange it for something else. And if you are considering this, I definitely do not recommend it at any price.
Good luck. | 0 | negative | [
"The AirZooka may be a *little bit* of fun for a very young child, but overall it's a pretty disappointing toy.",
"I have to wonder if the people who seem to have had a great experience with this toy actually were able to purchase one pre-assembled.",
"That's because once all the pieces are together, this toy may hold the interest of some kids.",
"But putting this toy together reveals how poorly designed and fragile it is.",
"And personally I really didn't see the point once we did get it assembled.",
"One of my nephews received a pair of these on Christmas Eve.",
"Good thing he got a pair because only one survived.",
"I, and several of my cousins, undertook the rather embarrassing endeavor of trying, and failing to correctly assemble these.",
"It quickly turned into a joke along the lines of \"how many engineers does it take to assemble a simple children's toy.",
"\"\n\nThe unit is made of three concentric rings, as you can see from the product picture, that must be extended before you can attach the handle and a sight.",
"The two attachments are kind of shaped like christmas trees, but have some small tabs that are supposed to attach to the rings.",
"These tabs are VERY fragile and be warned, if you break one of the 4 there is virutally no way to attach the handle.",
"And without the handle, it's impossible to use this toy for what it's meant to be used.",
"The three rings collapse into themselves if you try to just hold onto them and pull the air bag without the handle attached.",
"Somehow we were able to at least get one of these put together.",
"The pay-off was very anti-climactic for me.",
"There's a plastic bag inside the AirZooka that you can pull on and release to shoot a concentrated gust of air.",
"I suppose if you caught somebody off guard it might be funny.",
"But how long can that joke be re-used?",
"My nephew seemed to enjoy it OK, but after 15 minutes had moved on to his other toys.",
"Considering three of us messed with this thing for 30 minutes to get it to work, the pay-off just didn't seem worth it.",
"I also have to wonder how safe this toy is.",
"If that rubber band were to break free, I could see the bag and pully being launched at somebody.",
"I am surprised that others seemed to love this toy.",
"To me, the poor quality was strike one.",
"While some kids will find sneaking up on people with this to be fun for a little while, this also seems like a one-trick pony.",
"For me that joke would get old fast.",
"If you haven't removed yours from the box yet, exchange it for something else.",
"And if you are considering this, I definitely do not recommend it at any price.",
"Good luck."
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After I saw the movie I was in a real "X-Men" mood so I went out and bought this game. When I started playing it I became very frustrated. It doesn't show you how to do any of the moves in the instruction book (not that I ever need an instruction book to learn moves). To do moves in this game it takes a lot of practice. So to find out how to do anything with a character you have to go into this boring and frustrating training mode. Once you master a character it is then easy to complete the game. But then, if you want to play another character, you have to go back into the training mode all over again. The endings in this game are very short and unsatisfying. The good thing is that after you have beaten the game with everybody you can view each ending linked up together and then it makes a lot more sense and you get more satisfaction. There's lot of things to unlock in this game but no codes. No secret characters. The worse part about this game is the gameplay. I recently went back to play this game after not playing it for about a year. I found out that I had forgotten to do all of the moves. So rather than go back into training mode I just turned it off and put it anyway. I'll probably never play it again. | 0 | negative | [
"After I saw the movie I was in a real \"X-Men\" mood so I went out and bought this game.",
"When I started playing it I became very frustrated.",
"It doesn't show you how to do any of the moves in the instruction book (not that I ever need an instruction book to learn moves).",
"To do moves in this game it takes a lot of practice.",
"So to find out how to do anything with a character you have to go into this boring and frustrating training mode.",
"Once you master a character it is then easy to complete the game.",
"But then, if you want to play another character, you have to go back into the training mode all over again.",
"The endings in this game are very short and unsatisfying.",
"The good thing is that after you have beaten the game with everybody you can view each ending linked up together and then it makes a lot more sense and you get more satisfaction.",
"There's lot of things to unlock in this game but no codes.",
"No secret characters.",
"The worse part about this game is the gameplay.",
"I recently went back to play this game after not playing it for about a year.",
"I found out that I had forgotten to do all of the moves.",
"So rather than go back into training mode I just turned it off and put it anyway.",
"I'll probably never play it again."
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I have been using zip software for years, all the way back to the DOS based pkzip. I started using WinZip a few years ago and found it quite pleasant. Along the way, though, I felt like WinZip was getting a bit annoying with upgrade prompts despite choosing NOT to have it do that. Nonetheless, it had features which I liked and needed (e.g. ISO file extraction) and I have stuck with it.
When I originally was given the opportunity to try this version, I did not catch it was the "Standard" version. I previously had the "Pro" version 16. My first problem came when it uninstalled my previous version and became confused with the licensing (which the whole way of activating & obtaining is ridiculous to begin with). After getting through this, it was then I discovered I had the "Standard" version and did not have the email and backup options. I looked up the difference and was surprised to discover this version runs $40 - wow, for that price, you ought to have everything a utility program such as this has to offer.
Needless to say, I have uninstalled this version and have gone back to my previous version and do not plan to upgrade again unless required for a newer OS in the future, or perhaps find an alternative product. | 0 | negative | [
"I have been using zip software for years, all the way back to the DOS based pkzip.",
"I started using WinZip a few years ago and found it quite pleasant.",
"Along the way, though, I felt like WinZip was getting a bit annoying with upgrade prompts despite choosing NOT to have it do that.",
"Nonetheless, it had features which I liked and needed (e.",
"g. ISO file extraction) and I have stuck with it.",
"When I originally was given the opportunity to try this version, I did not catch it was the \"Standard\" version.",
"I previously had the \"Pro\" version 16.",
"My first problem came when it uninstalled my previous version and became confused with the licensing (which the whole way of activating & obtaining is ridiculous to begin with).",
"After getting through this, it was then I discovered I had the \"Standard\" version and did not have the email and backup options.",
"I looked up the difference and was surprised to discover this version runs $40 - wow, for that price, you ought to have everything a utility program such as this has to offer.",
"Needless to say, I have uninstalled this version and have gone back to my previous version and do not plan to upgrade again unless required for a newer OS in the future, or perhaps find an alternative product."
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It's funny, one description says controlling Link is easier than ever with the stylus and touch screen. YEAH RIGHT! So touching and dragging a stylus all over a touch screen to get your character to move is easier than simply using a control pad to move your character. Sorry, I wasn't born yesterday...and believe me, this feature simply makes the game totally frustrating and not enjoyable at all. A shame because I truly love the Zelda games, and the game would probably be very good if they didn't force these ridiculous controls on us. They're more intent on showing of their touch screen and what it can do, than making the game in a way that would be much more fun to play. Personally, i wish they would re-release this game and Spirit Tracks in a game that allowed you to play it normally, with the control pad to move your character as opposed to the stylus. If they did, I would snatch up both of them. But forcing me to play it like this...sorry, not gonna waste my time. | 0 | negative | [
"It's funny, one description says controlling Link is easier than ever with the stylus and touch screen.",
"YEAH RIGHT!",
"So touching and dragging a stylus all over a touch screen to get your character to move is easier than simply using a control pad to move your character.",
"Sorry, I wasn't born yesterday...",
"and believe me, this feature simply makes the game totally frustrating and not enjoyable at all.",
"A shame because I truly love the Zelda games, and the game would probably be very good if they didn't force these ridiculous controls on us.",
"They're more intent on showing of their touch screen and what it can do, than making the game in a way that would be much more fun to play.",
"Personally, i wish they would re-release this game and Spirit Tracks in a game that allowed you to play it normally, with the control pad to move your character as opposed to the stylus.",
"If they did, I would snatch up both of them.",
"But forcing me to play it like this...",
"sorry, not gonna waste my time."
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This slide was puchased for a 15 month old. My complaint with this slide is that it is virtually impossible for a small child to walk up and slide down this slide. An adult has to put them on the top of the slide and slide them down. This is due to the fact that the bottom step is located directly below the next step up. If you notice, all correctly engineered slides have graduated steps. The only step a child sees on this slide when walking up or trying to walk back down the steps is the top step, the bottom step is virtually invisible being completely underneath the top step (there are only two steps). So the child tries to lift their leg onto a step which is too high. Then the top side rails are very low and the slide is pitch waaaaay too steeply. Horrible engineering. And a cautionary note: if the child tries to slide down the slide with bare feet, their feet will stick to the slide and pitch them right off into the air. This actually happened, luckily while I was holding onto the toddler, but otherwise I'm sure she would have been hurt. I can't imagine that this has not happened many times to other children.
I would never purchase this slide again. The child really enjoys sliding, but I would definitly purchase a different model. I'm getting pretty disgusted with Little Tikes toys. | 0 | negative | [
"This slide was puchased for a 15 month old.",
"My complaint with this slide is that it is virtually impossible for a small child to walk up and slide down this slide.",
"An adult has to put them on the top of the slide and slide them down.",
"This is due to the fact that the bottom step is located directly below the next step up.",
"If you notice, all correctly engineered slides have graduated steps.",
"The only step a child sees on this slide when walking up or trying to walk back down the steps is the top step, the bottom step is virtually invisible being completely underneath the top step (there are only two steps).",
"So the child tries to lift their leg onto a step which is too high.",
"Then the top side rails are very low and the slide is pitch waaaaay too steeply.",
"Horrible engineering.",
"And a cautionary note: if the child tries to slide down the slide with bare feet, their feet will stick to the slide and pitch them right off into the air.",
"This actually happened, luckily while I was holding onto the toddler, but otherwise I'm sure she would have been hurt.",
"I can't imagine that this has not happened many times to other children.",
"I would never purchase this slide again.",
"The child really enjoys sliding, but I would definitly purchase a different model.",
"I'm getting pretty disgusted with Little Tikes toys."
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Woah, short story doesn't even begin to describe this. If you blink, you'll miss it. There's no real character development and the plot makes itself up as the story goes. Other than being in the same local as the Word & Void series there, as far as I can I cam remember, it has been a while since I last read the series. Taking a quick look around Google it seems the charactt Pick also appears in at least one, perhaps others of the series this story precedes, by how long? We don't know but the timelines seem close. This short, short story was written, as the author states, in the early 90's for inclusion into a coffee table book of modern fairy tales. It may contain the spark that created the series but on its own? It's not much of a story. It's over too quick and too easy. It's taken longer to write this review than to read the story. You could pass on this and miss nothing important and at three bucks (current price as of 06/18/17) for only twenty-seven pages? Your money could be spent better elsewhere. | 0 | negative | [
"Woah, short story doesn't even begin to describe this.",
"If you blink, you'll miss it.",
"There's no real character development and the plot makes itself up as the story goes.",
"Other than being in the same local as the Word & Void series there, as far as I can I cam remember, it has been a while since I last read the series.",
"Taking a quick look around Google it seems the charactt Pick also appears in at least one, perhaps others of the series this story precedes, by how long?",
"We don't know but the timelines seem close.",
"This short, short story was written, as the author states, in the early 90's for inclusion into a coffee table book of modern fairy tales.",
"It may contain the spark that created the series but on its own?",
"It's not much of a story.",
"It's over too quick and too easy.",
"It's taken longer to write this review than to read the story.",
"You could pass on this and miss nothing important and at three bucks (current price as of 06/18/17) for only twenty-seven pages?",
"Your money could be spent better elsewhere."
]
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The game starts off with an intersting opending and quickly goes down hill from there. As soon as Jak opens his mouth to speak, I began to have my doubts. Everything he says he is nasty and his vocal tones are those of the nastiest villians. Granted he is supposed to be under the influence of dark forces and he is grumpy from two years of torture, but still he sounds more like a stock villian then a hero whose fate you are supposed to care about it.
The level designs are also unrelentedly difficult. From the very beginning you are faced with challenging moving platforms and with a couple of levels you will be chased by a relentless cannon while jumping blind repeatedly. Poor camera angles, lack of camera control in crucial areas, make already difficult jumps nearly impossible as judging depth is often not possible and more often then not you are forced to jump blind because you can not see where you need to go next. Rarely is there is no time to pause to study your move and try to rotate the camera (which at some crucial spots simply refuses to budge) because crumbling ledges, firing cannons and their ilk force you to keep hopping from one awkward ledge to the next. You will be forced to endless repeat difficult segements, memorizing the exact route as you will often need to jump blind in order to complete levels. Finely you make it through a difficult segement only to fall off a tiny ledge that lures you off the side by tempting goodies, or shot by an unseen gun, only to be sent bake to the beginning, forced to repeat what you thought mastered until you eyes blur over and you forget why it is you are playing the game. Only sheer stuborness will force you to continue.
When you are not being frustrated by the pooly paced and un-balanced levels, you will be bored by the endless travel by foot or awkward vehicals that you can steal, needed to get between levels, which the game refers to as missions. This aspect of the game might have been amusing as a single section but is otherwise pointless. The vehicals can only be flown at two heights and there is little room to manuver. Everyone just bangs into everyone else. It is like an endless game of bumper cars to get from one place to the other.
Eventually, if you persist, you will realize that both the level difficulty and endless crisscrossings of the hub city to get to each level are only there to pad out what otherwise be a very brief game. It's a shame really, because the story is interesting, the levels bright and intriguing and with just a bit of tuning could have been really fun rather then really frustrating. If ND really wanted to be innovative, there would have a variable level of difficulity and maturity settings. As it is this game will only appeal to the teenager or adult who finds most platforms a piece of cake and longs for a real challenge. | 0 | negative | [
"The game starts off with an intersting opending and quickly goes down hill from there.",
"As soon as Jak opens his mouth to speak, I began to have my doubts.",
"Everything he says he is nasty and his vocal tones are those of the nastiest villians.",
"Granted he is supposed to be under the influence of dark forces and he is grumpy from two years of torture, but still he sounds more like a stock villian then a hero whose fate you are supposed to care about it.",
"The level designs are also unrelentedly difficult.",
"From the very beginning you are faced with challenging moving platforms and with a couple of levels you will be chased by a relentless cannon while jumping blind repeatedly.",
"Poor camera angles, lack of camera control in crucial areas, make already difficult jumps nearly impossible as judging depth is often not possible and more often then not you are forced to jump blind because you can not see where you need to go next.",
"Rarely is there is no time to pause to study your move and try to rotate the camera (which at some crucial spots simply refuses to budge) because crumbling ledges, firing cannons and their ilk force you to keep hopping from one awkward ledge to the next.",
"You will be forced to endless repeat difficult segements, memorizing the exact route as you will often need to jump blind in order to complete levels.",
"Finely you make it through a difficult segement only to fall off a tiny ledge that lures you off the side by tempting goodies, or shot by an unseen gun, only to be sent bake to the beginning, forced to repeat what you thought mastered until you eyes blur over and you forget why it is you are playing the game.",
"Only sheer stuborness will force you to continue.",
"When you are not being frustrated by the pooly paced and un-balanced levels, you will be bored by the endless travel by foot or awkward vehicals that you can steal, needed to get between levels, which the game refers to as missions.",
"This aspect of the game might have been amusing as a single section but is otherwise pointless.",
"The vehicals can only be flown at two heights and there is little room to manuver.",
"Everyone just bangs into everyone else.",
"It is like an endless game of bumper cars to get from one place to the other.",
"Eventually, if you persist, you will realize that both the level difficulty and endless crisscrossings of the hub city to get to each level are only there to pad out what otherwise be a very brief game.",
"It's a shame really, because the story is interesting, the levels bright and intriguing and with just a bit of tuning could have been really fun rather then really frustrating.",
"If ND really wanted to be innovative, there would have a variable level of difficulity and maturity settings.",
"As it is this game will only appeal to the teenager or adult who finds most platforms a piece of cake and longs for a real challenge."
]
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It had one job to do, and it isn't doing it correctly. Sharpens every single pencil unevenly. As much wood at the point as lead. Super annoying. Maybe I can learn to hold the pencil differently to produce an even point, but I doubt it. It is also loud. I can't believe they used quiet operation as a selling point. What are they comparing it to, a chainsaw?
Just now I ordered an old Panasonic electric sharpener from the 1980's off of eBay. It cost nine bucks, will last a hundred years, and will do a better job. | 0 | negative | [
"It had one job to do, and it isn't doing it correctly.",
"Sharpens every single pencil unevenly.",
"As much wood at the point as lead.",
"Super annoying.",
"Maybe I can learn to hold the pencil differently to produce an even point, but I doubt it.",
"It is also loud.",
"I can't believe they used quiet operation as a selling point.",
"What are they comparing it to, a chainsaw?",
"Just now I ordered an old Panasonic electric sharpener from the 1980's off of eBay.",
"It cost nine bucks, will last a hundred years, and will do a better job."
]
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<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Stanley-66-565-Screwdriver-Set-6-Piece/dp/B00002X2B7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Stanley 66-565 Screwdriver Set, 6-Piece</a> I have the exact set 66-565. I have used Stanly for ever 55 years or so and thats how long they lasted with heavy use. I did have to grind the tips now and again on a grinder could not touch them with a hand file. I am very disappointed in their quality now adays. The tips whether straight or Philips were ground back 10 years or so and hardened. Now there stamped instead of being ground. They are not hardened. (Take a good file and run it over the tip and you can file them) If they were hardened you would not be able to touch them with a hand file. Try doing that with a kline. Look close with a hi-power magnifying glass and you can see there stamped. From the bottom of the plastic to the rubber hand grip I will give the handle a 5+++. Didn't need to buy Kline, Stanly was just as good, but not now. How disappointing. | 0 | negative | [
"<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Stanley-66-565-Screwdriver-Set-6-Piece/dp/B00002X2B7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Stanley 66-565 Screwdriver Set, 6-Piece</a> I have the exact set 66-565.",
"I have used Stanly for ever 55 years or so and thats how long they lasted with heavy use.",
"I did have to grind the tips now and again on a grinder could not touch them with a hand file.",
"I am very disappointed in their quality now adays.",
"The tips whether straight or Philips were ground back 10 years or so and hardened.",
"Now there stamped instead of being ground.",
"They are not hardened.",
"(Take a good file and run it over the tip and you can file them) If they were hardened you would not be able to touch them with a hand file.",
"Try doing that with a kline.",
"Look close with a hi-power magnifying glass and you can see there stamped.",
"From the bottom of the plastic to the rubber hand grip I will give the handle a 5+++.",
"Didn't need to buy Kline, Stanly was just as good, but not now.",
"How disappointing."
]
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Truth is stranger than fiction. The old axiom falls on deaf ears, as the producers,writers and director fabricate a total collection of LIES purporting to be the BRUCE LEE story. The ONLY fact in the movie which are even remotely accurate, is that a man named Bruce Lee existed. Sheeeesh...where to begin? In every fight scene in this movie "Bruce" flips flies and defies gravity at every turn, the type of "wire-fu" that the real Bruce Lee HATED! Bruce did NOT get into a fight (on the set of The BIg Boss) with a revenge seeking brother of a defeated foe, as Bruce injured his back LIFTING WEIGHTS not fighting some long-haired extra from a bad chop-sockey movie, a term BTW which is used in the film in what is supposed to be the 60's a decade before it was ever coined...lets see what else...The Tao of Jeet Kune Do was published AFTER Bruce died... Lee was already running his own kung-fu school (in Seattle) when he met his wife-to-be; he did not open this school at her suggestion, as the film indicates...Lee did NOT suffer from hallucinations, Lee began training at age 13 not as a child as depicted, Bruce was a successful child star with some 10+ films to his credit before going to America in 1958 not 1961 as stated in the movie...ARRRRGGGHHHHH......just be warned EVERYTHING in this movie has NOTHING to do with Bruce Lee's real life, art and philosophy. This "film" is a sacrilege! To be avoided at all costs...check out the A&E Biography and A WARRIORS JOURNEY, plus the bonus features on the ENTER THE DRAGON dvd for ACCURATE FACTS about the Martial Arts Genius, BRUCE LEE! | 0 | negative | [
"Truth is stranger than fiction.",
"The old axiom falls on deaf ears, as the producers,writers and director fabricate a total collection of LIES purporting to be the BRUCE LEE story.",
"The ONLY fact in the movie which are even remotely accurate, is that a man named Bruce Lee existed.",
"Sheeeesh...",
"where to begin?",
"In every fight scene in this movie \"Bruce\" flips flies and defies gravity at every turn, the type of \"wire-fu\" that the real Bruce Lee HATED!",
"Bruce did NOT get into a fight (on the set of The BIg Boss) with a revenge seeking brother of a defeated foe, as Bruce injured his back LIFTING WEIGHTS not fighting some long-haired extra from a bad chop-sockey movie, a term BTW which is used in the film in what is supposed to be the 60's a decade before it was ever coined...",
"lets see what else...",
"The Tao of Jeet Kune Do was published AFTER Bruce died...",
"Lee was already running his own kung-fu school (in Seattle) when he met his wife-to-be; he did not open this school at her suggestion, as the film indicates...",
"Lee did NOT suffer from hallucinations, Lee began training at age 13 not as a child as depicted, Bruce was a successful child star with some 10+ films to his credit before going to America in 1958 not 1961 as stated in the movie...",
"ARRRRGGGHHHHH....",
"..",
"just be warned EVERYTHING in this movie has NOTHING to do with Bruce Lee's real life, art and philosophy.",
"This \"film\" is a sacrilege!",
"To be avoided at all costs...",
"check out the A&E Biography and A WARRIORS JOURNEY, plus the bonus features on the ENTER THE DRAGON dvd for ACCURATE FACTS about the Martial Arts Genius, BRUCE LEE!"
]
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