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Usually, there is some merit when a lot of hype surrounds an author, so, reflecting upon that, I decided to give "Jack and Jill" a read. Maybe I should have started with another of his works, because J & J was a disappointment. I don't intend for this to be a scathing review, just honest. I felt Patterson's prose was extremely juvenile and anything and everything about the story, the characters, the pacing was cliched to the hilt. Cliched to the point of becoming an unfunny joke. I found his constant "namedropping" to be exhaustingly irritating. For instance, his description of one of the villians was, "vaguely reminiscent of the actor Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard." I personally believe this is a lack of imagination at play, and because it happened frequently in this novel, I have a hunch it infects his other works. I actually finished this book to see just how stale it could possibly get. Upon finishing, it ranked fairly high on the "stale scale." The main reason I'm writing this review is because this was a number one bestseller, and I read it...and I just don't understand how that became so. The Hardy Boys Mysteries I read as a child were more mature and better written than this particular novel. I am considering reading another of his works to compare, but this book left such a bitter taste, it'll be a while before I get around to it..if at all.	negative	[ "Usually, there is some merit when a lot of hype surrounds an author, so, reflecting upon that, I decided to give \"Jack and Jill\" a read.", "Maybe I should have started with another of his works, because J & J was a disappointment.", "I don't intend for this to be a scathing review, just honest.", "I felt Patterson's prose was extremely juvenile and anything and everything about the story, the characters, the pacing was cliched to the hilt.", "Cliched to the point of becoming an unfunny joke.", "I found his constant \"namedropping\" to be exhaustingly irritating.", "For instance, his description of one of the villians was, \"vaguely reminiscent of the actor Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard.", "\" I personally believe this is a lack of imagination at play, and because it happened frequently in this novel, I have a hunch it infects his other works.", "I actually finished this book to see just how stale it could possibly get.", "Upon finishing, it ranked fairly high on the \"stale scale.", "\" The main reason I'm writing this review is because this was a number one bestseller, and I read it...", "and I just don't understand how that became so.", "The Hardy Boys Mysteries I read as a child were more mature and better written than this particular novel.", "I am considering reading another of his works to compare, but this book left such a bitter taste, it'll be a while before I get around to it..", "if at all." ]
Was never close to 4500 mAh. Probably more like 1200 mAh. Gave one 80% charge at most. It worked for about ten days then wouldn't take a charge. Actually drained my iPhone battery twice while I thought it was charging overnight. When it did work I had to charge the phone and battery pack separately. MADE IN CHINA. I should have known better. Headphone jack very slim. None of my headphones could plug in. Waste of time. Waste of money.	negative	[ "Was never close to 4500 mAh.", "Probably more like 1200 mAh.", "Gave one 80% charge at most.", "It worked for about ten days then wouldn't take a charge.", "Actually drained my iPhone battery twice while I thought it was charging overnight.", "When it did work I had to charge the phone and battery pack separately.", "MADE IN CHINA.", "I should have known better.", "Headphone jack very slim.", "None of my headphones could plug in.", "Waste of time.", "Waste of money." ]
I just received mine via UPS. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but I thought I should warn potential buyers about the way the thing is packaged. When I opened it up, the cardboard section that was supposed to hold the motor case in place had ripped and shifted so the motor was flopping around in the box, (which was a little beat up, the box that is; UPS isn't very gentle with packages sometimes). I took the thing out and put the saw attachment on it to test it out, attached a drop cord to it and pressed the switch to turn it on; NOTHING! I was not happy! I could see myself packing the bloody thing up and going through the hassle of shipping it back, so I decided to have a look inside it and see if it was something simple that was wrong. After some checking with a meter I could see power getting to the motor. I looked at the brushes and one of them had jumped past the end of the spring that puts pressure on the brush to hold it against the armature. I put it back in place and got the spring where it belonged, BEHIND the brush, put the case back together, and now it works. My theory is that the package had been dropped or whatever, and the impact, which did not break the motor case(it must be sturdy!) but did knock the motor brush out of it's place. I say all this to tell you that this tool is packaged to sit gently on a store shelf, IT IS NOT PACKAGED PROPERLY FOR SHIPPING. It needs to be over-packaged or at least needs some foam blocks in the box to hold that heavy motor in place. So buyer beware. If I could have bought this at a local store, I would have, as it is easier and cheaper for return situations. ACE hardware sells it on their website for the same price, but some reviews of their 'free shipping to store nearest you' scared me off. I will add a review later after I have used it for awhile, and adjust the 'stars' perhaps. The one star is for my initial experience, which was lousy. --P.S.--It does come with the string trimmer attachment as a bonus.	negative	[ "I just received mine via UPS.", "I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but I thought I should warn potential buyers about the way the thing is packaged.", "When I opened it up, the cardboard section that was supposed to hold the motor case in place had ripped and shifted so the motor was flopping around in the box, (which was a little beat up, the box that is; UPS isn't very gentle with packages sometimes).", "I took the thing out and put the saw attachment on it to test it out, attached a drop cord to it and pressed the switch to turn it on; NOTHING!", "I was not happy!", "I could see myself packing the bloody thing up and going through the hassle of shipping it back, so I decided to have a look inside it and see if it was something simple that was wrong.", "After some checking with a meter I could see power getting to the motor.", "I looked at the brushes and one of them had jumped past the end of the spring that puts pressure on the brush to hold it against the armature.", "I put it back in place and got the spring where it belonged, BEHIND the brush, put the case back together, and now it works.", "My theory is that the package had been dropped or whatever, and the impact, which did not break the motor case(it must be sturdy!", ") but did knock the motor brush out of it's place.", "I say all this to tell you that this tool is packaged to sit gently on a store shelf, IT IS NOT PACKAGED PROPERLY FOR SHIPPING.", "It needs to be over-packaged or at least needs some foam blocks in the box to hold that heavy motor in place.", "So buyer beware.", "If I could have bought this at a local store, I would have, as it is easier and cheaper for return situations.", "ACE hardware sells it on their website for the same price, but some reviews of their 'free shipping to store nearest you' scared me off.", "I will add a review later after I have used it for awhile, and adjust the 'stars' perhaps.", "The one star is for my initial experience, which was lousy.", "--P.", "S.--It does come with the string trimmer attachment as a bonus." ]
I have 2 of these headsets for a Sony Ericsson t637. I second other reviewers regarding poor range. The phone has to be in line of sight, within a few feet. If the phone is in my pant pocket, reception is marginal. Also: I am unable to use it to record my voice tags. I have read other reviews compalining about this. When I am voice dialing a phone book entry with multiple numbers, I do not get any audio feedback that the phone is waiting for me to say(e.g) "home" or "work" to select one of the numbers. I find it pratically unusable for voice dialing while driving. I guess for better voice tag matching, you would have to record your voice tags in the car, using the Jabra which seems to be out (see above). Oh by the way, the phone uses battery power at a much faster rate when connected to the headset, i.e enabling bluetooth increases power consumption.	negative	[ "I have 2 of these headsets for a Sony Ericsson t637.", "I second other reviewers regarding poor range.", "The phone has to be in line of sight, within a few feet.", "If the phone is in my\n\npant pocket, reception is marginal.", "Also: I am unable to use it to record my voice tags.", "I have read other reviews compalining about this.", "When I am voice dialing a phone book entry with multiple numbers,\n\nI do not get any audio feedback that the phone is waiting for me\n\nto say(e.", "g) \"home\" or \"work\" to select one of the numbers.", "I find it pratically unusable for voice dialing while driving.", "I guess for better voice tag matching, you would have to record your voice tags in the car, using the Jabra which seems to be\n\nout (see above).", "Oh by the way, the phone uses battery power at a much faster rate\n\nwhen connected to the headset, i.", "e enabling bluetooth increases\n\npower consumption." ]
Have owned this little radio a few years. The tuning failed to work well within several weeks. It is a very cheap elastic string around a pulley and in colder weather...even 50's...it loses friction and slips making tuning almost impossible. And yes, the volume knob is loose as mentioned by others. Reception of FM and Am are pretty good. There is only limited reception of shortwave with antenna fully extended and with trying to aim antenna to fine tune a station. So, if you leave your radio on a favorite station and the poor tuning mechanics aren't a bother this might be an acceptable choice...but radios half the price are around with no cheap mechanical parts...it's a shame they would use fairly good electronics but allow such cheap tuning and volume mechanicals to make the radio a poor choice.	negative	[ "Have owned this little radio a few years.", "The tuning failed to work well within several weeks.", "It is a very cheap elastic string around a pulley and in colder weather...", "even 50's...", "it loses friction and slips making tuning almost impossible.", "And yes, the volume knob is loose as mentioned by others.", "Reception of FM and Am are pretty good.", "There is only limited reception of shortwave with antenna fully extended and with trying to aim antenna to fine tune a station.", "So, if you leave your radio on a favorite station and the poor tuning mechanics aren't a bother this might be an acceptable choice...", "but radios half the price are around with no cheap mechanical parts...", "it's a shame they would use fairly good electronics but allow such cheap tuning and volume mechanicals to make the radio a poor choice." ]
This book was great! It was really entertaining and the plot was well-thought out. BUT... I don't usually rate books I review, but if I was to rate this book, I'd give it a 3 even though the story was great. Why? Despite the book's amazing characters and storyline, the writing itself was not so great. There were misspellings, incorrect grammar usage, and lack of proper punctuation. I checked, and this was a finished copy..... Anyway, on to the review of the story itself. In the beginning, I was absolutely confused/annoyed with the plot. There was a narrator and it keeps going back and forth from Keleigh to the narrator. I learned later that the narrator was The Seer. She was the main storyteller. I wished there was a clearer distinction of the speaker as well as a clear message that the person speaking was The Seer. I kept going back and forth to the Prologue trying to figure out who the narrator was until the character Madi found out that she could see and speak to The Seer. Vanity was the biggest thing in Salem. Everyone wished to be beautiful. Everyone was shallow. Locke lost his girlfriend in an accident. Later on, we learned that she became the Seer. Awkwaaaaard :) It's awkward because The Seer is the one that watches over Keleigh. But before that, The Seer used to watch over Locke - she saw everything he did, including the times when he hooked up with other women after she died. Anyway, Locke was a powerful Druid. I believe he was also the youngest. He definitely had a sexy voice and despite the scar on half the side of his face, he was beautiful inside. At the end of the day, that's what mattered. Keleigh was the daughter of a very powerful Vate. Her parents were killed in a flash flood - or so people said. She knew what really happened to them and throughout the entire story, she refused to acknowledge what she really was. She had powers people never even dreamed of. With the help (and love) of Locke and the three Sisters, she was able to harness and make use of them when needed. As for the rest of the story, there was a fight of good and evil, a search for a witch bottle, and admittance of mutual love. Overall, the story itself was quite exquisite :)	negative	[ "This book was great!", "It was really entertaining and the plot was well-thought out.", "BUT...", "I don't usually rate books I review, but if I was to rate this book, I'd give it a 3 even though the story was great.", "Why?", "Despite the book's amazing characters and storyline, the writing itself was not so great.", "There were misspellings, incorrect grammar usage, and lack of proper punctuation.", "I checked, and this was a finished copy....", ".", "Anyway, on to the review of the story itself.", "In the beginning, I was absolutely confused/annoyed with the plot.", "There was a narrator and it keeps going back and forth from Keleigh to the narrator.", "I learned later that the narrator was The Seer.", "She was the main storyteller.", "I wished there was a clearer distinction of the speaker as well as a clear message that the person speaking was The Seer.", "I kept going back and forth to the Prologue trying to figure out who the narrator was until the character Madi found out that she could see and speak to The Seer.", "Vanity was the biggest thing in Salem.", "Everyone wished to be beautiful.", "Everyone was shallow.", "Locke lost his girlfriend in an accident.", "Later on, we learned that she became the Seer.", "Awkwaaaaard :) It's awkward because The Seer is the one that watches over Keleigh.", "But before that, The Seer used to watch over Locke - she saw everything he did, including the times when he hooked up with other women after she died.", "Anyway, Locke was a powerful Druid.", "I believe he was also the youngest.", "He definitely had a sexy voice and despite the scar on half the side of his face, he was beautiful inside.", "At the end of the day, that's what mattered.", "Keleigh was the daughter of a very powerful Vate.", "Her parents were killed in a flash flood - or so people said.", "She knew what really happened to them and throughout the entire story, she refused to acknowledge what she really was.", "She had powers people never even dreamed of.", "With the help (and love) of Locke and the three Sisters, she was able to harness and make use of them when needed.", "As for the rest of the story, there was a fight of good and evil, a search for a witch bottle, and admittance of mutual love.", "Overall, the story itself was quite exquisite :)" ]
An awesome phone with a bad carrier will give you a bad experience, plus it will eat your wallet. I've been with ATT over 10 years until last week. My original plan was a 500 Unlimited Data, which means 500 anytime minutes plus unlimited data. It was a 10 years old plan which only cost $35/month. When the 1st gen of smart phones came out, ATT decided that my plan no longer has unlimited data usage. So they would charge me for browsing web and sending text message, even though the name of the plan is 500 Unlimited Data. I called and got a bunch BS that the plan is so old, it's not in their database. I hardly use data anyways, so I put up with the BS. Fast forward to early this year. ATT pulls another BS, they said my number is too old to be upgrade with their new network and I must pick a new plan or my service will be cut off all together this month. Basically they just want to move all the low cost plan to the new expensive ones. But then they extended the deadline to August, but cut off text message function last month. And yet, they still want me to pay same monthly fee. I had enough of ATT BS, and googled around last week. Bang! Boost Mobile! Unlimited everything $50/month flat (except international stuff)with no contract, plus they will take off $5 every 6 months. So you'll end up unlimited everything for $35/month. That is cheaper than my $35 ATT plan,ATT has whole bunch taxes and surcharges. A $35 plan ends up $42, go figure. ATT's limited 4G usages plus phone costs around $80+ before tax and lock in for two years. VS $50-$35 unlimited everything flat with no contract. The thing with Boost Mobile is that, it's only 3G and only has one official Android phone as now (May 2011). But since it's using Sprints network, many of Sprints' Android phones can be converted, including HTC EVO & EVO Shift. The bottom line is Boost Mobile offers many pay as you go plans without contract. If you're not mobile warrior and don't use mobile network much, why pay more. Especially free wifi hotspots are everywhere now. The whole ATT episode ended perfectly last week, when I ported my number to Boost Mobile. ATT immediately shutoff the access to view my ATT account on their website. When I called their CC and asked for past PDF statements, their BS was it can't be send and I have to go to local ATT store for print out which will be a fee base service. LOL. This is how ATT treats a 10+ years customer. Beware if you're thinking to join ATT, they are rated last among all carriers for good reasons.	negative	[ "An awesome phone with a bad carrier will give you a bad experience, plus it will eat your wallet.", "I've been with ATT over 10 years until last week.", "My original plan was a 500 Unlimited Data, which means 500 anytime minutes plus unlimited data.", "It was a 10 years old plan which only cost $35/month.", "When the 1st gen of smart phones came out, ATT decided that my plan no longer has unlimited data usage.", "So they would charge me for browsing web and sending text message, even though the name of the plan is 500 Unlimited Data.", "I called and got a bunch BS that the plan is so old, it's not in their database.", "I hardly use data anyways, so I put up with the BS.", "Fast forward to early this year.", "ATT pulls another BS, they said my number is too old to be upgrade with their new network and I must pick a new plan or my service will be cut off all together this month.", "Basically they just want to move all the low cost plan to the new expensive ones.", "But then they extended the deadline to August, but cut off text message function last month.", "And yet, they still want me to pay same monthly fee.", "I had enough of ATT BS, and googled around last week.", "Bang!", "Boost Mobile!", "Unlimited everything $50/month flat (except international stuff)with no contract, plus they will take off $5 every 6 months.", "So you'll end up unlimited everything for $35/month.", "That is cheaper than my $35 ATT plan,ATT has whole bunch taxes and surcharges.", "A $35 plan ends up $42, go figure.", "ATT's limited 4G usages plus phone costs around $80+ before tax and lock in for two years.", "VS $50-$35 unlimited everything flat with no contract.", "The thing with Boost Mobile is that, it's only 3G and only has one official Android phone as now (May 2011).", "But since it's using Sprints network, many of Sprints' Android phones can be converted, including HTC EVO & EVO Shift.", "The bottom line is Boost Mobile offers many pay as you go plans without contract.", "If you're not mobile warrior and don't use mobile network much, why pay more.", "Especially free wifi hotspots are everywhere now.", "The whole ATT episode ended perfectly last week, when I ported my number to Boost Mobile.", "ATT immediately shutoff the access to view my ATT account on their website.", "When I called their CC and asked for past PDF statements, their BS was it can't be send and I have to go to local ATT store for print out which will be a fee base service.", "LOL.", "This is how ATT treats a 10+ years customer.", "Beware if you're thinking to join ATT, they are rated last among all carriers for good reasons." ]
I'm really shocked at all the positive reviews posted here about "Elder"? While not a complete travesty...it's definately not a 4 or 5 star album. If you are looking for some early 80's Kiss, then pick up the underrated "Unmasked" or the superb "Creatures of the Night". While "Elder" is interesting...it's not really a Kiss album. Bob Ezrin, who produced this album, knows a thing or two about theatrical rock albums, just look at his work with the Alice Cooper's early releases, or his work with Pink Floyd. But where "Elder" fails (and I do lay most of the blame on Ezrin)is that the album doesn't capture the band at all. When listening to Cooper's "Billion Dollar Babies" album, or Pink Floyd's "The Wall", you know without question that you are listening to either Alice Cooper or Pink Floyd, both albums capture what is so great about each band. With "Elder" anything that resembles Kiss is basically left off the album. Paul's falsetto vocals rob him of any power on the opening track, and he is basically a non-entity on most of the tracks. Gene's bass slapping is buried under orchestration, or minimized so it barely stands out. Interesting to note that the one bass heavy track on the disk "Mr. Blackwell" features Ezrin playing bass in place of Gene? Ace was barely involved in the recording of this disk, so while his name appears on several tracks apparently he only played on "Dark Light" and that is the only track on the disk that comes close to capturing the feel of a Kiss tune. I will say Eric Carr's drum work is the overall reason to give this album a listen. Though only considered an employee by the other members of the band, Carr does a stand-out job on the disk. Overall, the biggest regret I have the "Elder" is that the film was never made. Imagine these tunes set to a film starring Chris Makepeace? That would have made for one hell of a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode!!	negative	[ "I'm really shocked at all the positive reviews posted here about \"Elder\"?", "While not a complete travesty...", "it's definately not a 4 or 5 star album.", "If you are looking for some early 80's Kiss, then pick up the underrated \"Unmasked\" or the superb \"Creatures of the Night\".", "While \"Elder\" is interesting...", "it's not really a Kiss album.", "Bob Ezrin, who produced this album, knows a thing or two about theatrical rock albums, just look at his work with the Alice Cooper's early releases, or his work with Pink Floyd.", "But where \"Elder\" fails (and I do lay most of the blame on Ezrin)is that the album doesn't capture the band at all.", "When listening to Cooper's \"Billion Dollar Babies\" album, or Pink Floyd's \"The Wall\", you know without question that you are listening to either Alice Cooper or Pink Floyd, both albums capture what is so great about each band.", "With \"Elder\" anything that resembles Kiss is basically left off the album.", "Paul's falsetto vocals rob him of any power on the opening track, and he is basically a non-entity on most of the tracks.", "Gene's bass slapping is buried under orchestration, or minimized so it barely stands out.", "Interesting to note that the one bass heavy track on the disk \"Mr.", "Blackwell\" features Ezrin playing bass in place of Gene?", "Ace was barely involved in the recording of this disk, so while his name appears on several tracks apparently he only played on \"Dark Light\" and that is the only track on the disk that comes close to capturing the feel of a Kiss tune.", "I will say Eric Carr's drum work is the overall reason to give this album a listen.", "Though only considered an employee by the other members of the band, Carr does a stand-out job on the disk.", "Overall, the biggest regret I have the \"Elder\" is that the film was never made.", "Imagine these tunes set to a film starring Chris Makepeace?", "That would have made for one hell of a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode!!" ]
I really wanted to like this because of the great reviews, but this book suffers from several fatal flaws. No spoilers ahead. By the way, I couldn't get through it and quit about halfway. First, it has no plot, but lots of descriptions. Lots of descriptions but with absolutely no point at all or greater purpose just cannot hold your attention. Things need to happen in a story to keep you engaged. Second, when things actually do happen, there tend to be NO descriptions. There are several deaths in the book and at no point do you learn what the person was thinking, how were they grieving, how did they respond afterward and how it affected them. What was the point of bringing it up at all? The person dies in one sentence, and then it's over. There are finally big things happening and they are breezed over. Third, there is NO dialogue. When I was ready to give up on this book because there is no dialogue or conversation, I paged ahead to see when the next time someone would actually say something might be... pages and pages with no interaction with other people. It's just ridiculously dull to read a book that's all narration and no one ever interacting or speaking to each other. I had to quit. Can't waste my life on this when there are so many other great books in the world out there! I suggest you save yourself the energy too.	negative	[ "I really wanted to like this because of the great reviews, but this book suffers from several fatal flaws.", "No spoilers ahead.", "By the way, I couldn't get through it and quit about halfway.", "First, it has no plot, but lots of descriptions.", "Lots of descriptions but with absolutely no point at all or greater purpose just cannot hold your attention.", "Things need to happen in a story to keep you engaged.", "Second, when things actually do happen, there tend to be NO descriptions.", "There are several deaths in the book and at no point do you learn what the person was thinking, how were they grieving, how did they respond afterward and how it affected them.", "What was the point of bringing it up at all?", "The person dies in one sentence, and then it's over.", "There are finally big things happening and they are breezed over.", "Third, there is NO dialogue.", "When I was ready to give up on this book because there is no dialogue or conversation, I paged ahead to see when the next time someone would actually say something might be...", "pages and pages with no interaction with other people.", "It's just ridiculously dull to read a book that's all narration and no one ever interacting or speaking to each other.", "I had to quit.", "Can't waste my life on this when there are so many other great books in the world out there!", "I suggest you save yourself the energy too." ]
If you put this in a restaurant, OSHA would come in and put a big red tag on it. It is so incredibly loud; not just unpleasant, but uncomfortable. Our animals actually hide when we use it. On top of this, it just simply doesn't work well. As a blender, the jar doesn't have the right shape to make liquids swirl. They just stick to the sides while the blade over mixes what's in the center. As a food processor, it's much too small to be useful. Grate one potato and it needs to be emptied. Wish it worked because it's a great idea. It just simply doesn't. I'm frugal and usually only replace appliances when they are not repairable, but in this case I'm going to make an exception.	negative	[ "If you put this in a restaurant, OSHA would come in and put a big red tag on it.", "It is so incredibly loud; not just unpleasant, but uncomfortable.", "Our animals actually hide when we use it.", "On top of this, it just simply doesn't work well.", "As a blender, the jar doesn't have the right shape to make liquids swirl.", "They just stick to the sides while the blade over mixes what's in the center.", "As a food processor, it's much too small to be useful.", "Grate one potato and it needs to be emptied.", "Wish it worked because it's a great idea.", "It just simply doesn't.", "I'm frugal and usually only replace appliances when they are not repairable, but in this case I'm going to make an exception." ]
I always make it a point to read the Booker Prize winner selections and normally I am not disappointed. This book was definitely a major disappointment however. As an avid reader who generally reads at least one book a week; this book two me nearly three weeks to get through. As I was reading, I would find myself mentally making grocery lists, remembering things I needed to get done, etc. because I was so bored. There were several times I would be ready to throw it in the garbage and then I would read the reviews and think, "Well, maybe it will get better soon." Forget it! It didn't. I love me an adjective as much as the next person but this was ridiculous. Most of the time, the writer would go off on some adjective-ridden tangent and three pages later you would be left trying to remember what had been going on in the story. A story with no plot I might add. And if I read one more fragmented sentence I was going to scream. Two hundred pages of flowery descriptions aside, you found yourself not caring about the characters at all nor caring about what happened to them. I could go on for three hundred pages with how much I didn't like this book but I'll be smarter than the author and stop with a final recommendation - don't waste your time. There are thousands of other wonderful books out there just waiting to be read.	negative	[ "I always make it a point to read the Booker Prize winner selections and normally I am not disappointed.", "This book was definitely a major disappointment however.", "As an avid reader who generally reads at least one book a week; this book two me nearly three weeks to get through.", "As I was reading, I would find myself mentally making grocery lists, remembering things I needed to get done, etc.", "because I was so bored.", "There were several times I would be ready to throw it in the garbage and then I would read the reviews and think, \"Well, maybe it will get better soon.", "\" Forget it!", "It didn't.", "I love me an adjective as much as the next person but this was ridiculous.", "Most of the time, the writer would go off on some adjective-ridden tangent and three pages later you would be left trying to remember what had been going on in the story.", "A story with no plot I might add.", "And if I read one more fragmented sentence I was going to scream.", "Two hundred pages of flowery descriptions aside, you found yourself not caring about the characters at all nor caring about what happened to them.", "I could go on for three hundred pages with how much I didn't like this book but I'll be smarter than the author and stop with a final recommendation - don't waste your time.", "There are thousands of other wonderful books out there just waiting to be read." ]
Initially this chlorine generator worked great for my above ground pool. However, as the summer wore on, it began to get very sensitive about the flow and shut off. I followed the directions contained in the manual and set it self-clean the electrodes while it worked. It didn't help much. By August it began telling me I had low-salt. I tested the salt several times and knew it was within the optimal range for the product. So I dissembled it and cleaned the electrodes. It worked for a day and returned to telling me I had flow problems. Within a week it told me I had low-salt again. I had to treat my pool with purchased chlorine for the rest of the season. I am disappointed the product that should have lasted two seasons, didn't even make it one.	negative	[ "Initially this chlorine generator worked great for my above ground pool.", "However, as the summer wore on, it began to get very sensitive about the flow and shut off.", "I followed the directions contained in the manual and set it self-clean the electrodes while it worked.", "It didn't help much.", "By August it began telling me I had low-salt.", "I tested the salt several times and knew it was within the optimal range for the product.", "So I dissembled it and cleaned the electrodes.", "It worked for a day and returned to telling me I had flow problems.", "Within a week it told me I had low-salt again.", "I had to treat my pool with purchased chlorine for the rest of the season.", "I am disappointed the product that should have lasted two seasons, didn't even make it one." ]
Wow, what a crappy vendor! If you order these shoes, beware!!!! They are sized WAYYYY small! I wear an 11. I ordered an 11.5 W. These shoes are so skinny that they hurt my feet just putting them on. And because I had been on a 3 week vacation when they finally arrived, I was not able to return them. So, my review is, don;t order these unless you have super narrow feet (i mean, they must look like snow skis, pointed toes, skinny, skinny, skinny. Vendor sucks!	negative	[ "Wow, what a crappy vendor!", "If you order these shoes, beware!!!!", "They are sized WAYYYY small!", "I wear an 11.", "I ordered an 11.", "5 W.", "These shoes are so skinny that they hurt my feet just putting them on.", "And because I had been on a 3 week vacation when they finally arrived, I was not able to return them.", "So, my review is, don;t order these unless you have super narrow feet (i mean, they must look like snow skis, pointed toes, skinny, skinny, skinny.", "Vendor sucks!" ]
The actual dome and accessories are great - love the idea. However, I paid the extra money for second day shipping to ensure that the bugs arrived alive for my child's birthday. (The Insect Lore website recommends second day to improve the chances of survival). The shipping tube was emptied into the dome immediately upon arrival and only 1 larva was alive. So, we are watching our lonely bug do its thing around the dome. Very disappointed. Update: The Insect Lore customer service is appalling. I went to the website to ask for another tube of ladybugs since they guarantee that five will make it to adulthood. There is neither a phone number nor e-mail address list listed for customer service on the website - there is only a live chat. I explained my situation to the person on the chat. She provided an e-mail address to which I was to e-mail photos of my ladybug land and an explanation of the problem so that she could work with a manager to help me. I immediately complied and sent the information as requested. That was eight days ago, and I have not received so much as an automated "We're working on it." I'm not amused.	negative	[ "The actual dome and accessories are great - love the idea.", "However, I paid the extra money for second day shipping to ensure that the bugs arrived alive for my child's birthday.", "(The Insect Lore website recommends second day to improve the chances of survival).", "The shipping tube was emptied into the dome immediately upon arrival and only 1 larva was alive.", "So, we are watching our lonely bug do its thing around the dome.", "Very disappointed.", "Update: The Insect Lore customer service is appalling.", "I went to the website to ask for another tube of ladybugs since they guarantee that five will make it to adulthood.", "There is neither a phone number nor e-mail address list listed for customer service on the website - there is only a live chat.", "I explained my situation to the person on the chat.", "She provided an e-mail address to which I was to e-mail photos of my ladybug land and an explanation of the problem so that she could work with a manager to help me.", "I immediately complied and sent the information as requested.", "That was eight days ago, and I have not received so much as an automated \"We're working on it.", "\" I'm not amused." ]
Ok, This tire will never go flat,Neither will a bowling ball! A wheelbarrow has three supports, The wheel,Your left hand and arm, Your right hand and arm. When you are rolling your wheelbarrow and hit a bump or go over a 2x4, The shock is sent to your hands and arms. If you are using a tubeless or tubed tire,even at proper inflation the tire will absorb some of the shock. This solid tire hits hard and you can really feel shock in your hands and arms,I am a strong man but I certainly can feel the difference. Also note; That with age this solid rubber tire will harden,as rubber does. When I purchased this tire I was impressed with the idea,until I used it. Now I am so sorry I took the chance, This type of tire would be great on a 4-wheel cart or wagon. But when you are the other two supports on a wheelbarrow,I really suggest a tubeless or tubed tire, And you can put some green slime in your tire to prevent leaks and flats. Green slime is sold in bike shops and most hardware stores,They even make slime tubes for wheelbarrow tires. Good luck and really give some thought to what you are buying.	negative	[ "Ok, This tire will never go flat,Neither will a bowling ball!", "A wheelbarrow has three supports, The wheel,Your left hand and arm, Your right hand and arm.", "When you are rolling your wheelbarrow and hit a bump or go over a 2x4, The shock is sent to your hands and arms.", "If you are using a tubeless or tubed tire,even at proper inflation the tire will absorb some of the shock.", "This solid tire hits hard and you can really feel shock in your hands and arms,I am a strong man but I certainly can feel the difference.", "Also note; That with age this solid rubber tire will harden,as rubber does.", "When I purchased this tire I was impressed with the idea,until I used it.", "Now I am so sorry I took the chance, This type of tire would be great on a 4-wheel cart or wagon.", "But when you are the other two supports on a wheelbarrow,I really suggest a tubeless or tubed tire, And you can put some green slime in your tire to prevent leaks and flats.", "Green slime is sold in bike shops and most hardware stores,They even make slime tubes for wheelbarrow tires.", "Good luck and really give some thought to what you are buying." ]
I have been ordering this on auto ship for well over two years now. Initially, I thought it was a great product. Comparable to Trader Joe's Organic Beef Jerkey. Good flavor, tender. I used to give it as a gift. It was that good. Things started to get a bit dicey about four orders ago. Although they were all the same lot number, some bags would taste more sweet, like a teryaki flavor, than peppery. More recently, the last three orders have been a mixed bag: not much pepper flavor, some tender pieces, some hard and somewhat dry. The last few bags I've opened we haven't finished the bag. Hard, dry, not flavorful. At all. I took a bag with us today on a road trip and it tasted like it needed salt. Jerkey! Needing salt. go figure. My little boy didn't even finish one small piece. He through on the floor. He's two and has been eating this stuff all along because it was so soft and easy for him to chew. I checked the sell by date today, thinking that perhaps I was sent something outdated. Nope. It's (supposed to be) good until 2015. Additionally, they changed the packaging over a year ago and it is very challenging to open. I have to use my teeth. Irritating. The old package was without this issue. I do not recommend! Unfortunately, I still have about 13 bags left.	negative	[ "I have been ordering this on auto ship for well over two years now.", "Initially, I thought it was a great product.", "Comparable to Trader Joe's Organic Beef Jerkey.", "Good flavor, tender.", "I used to give it as a gift.", "It was that good.", "Things started to get a bit dicey about four orders ago.", "Although they were all the same lot number, some bags would taste more sweet, like a teryaki flavor, than peppery.", "More recently, the last three orders have been a mixed bag: not much pepper flavor, some tender pieces, some hard and somewhat dry.", "The last few bags I've opened we haven't finished the bag.", "Hard, dry, not flavorful.", "At all.", "I took a bag with us today on a road trip and it tasted like it needed salt.", "Jerkey!", "Needing salt.", "go figure.", "My little boy didn't even finish one small piece.", "He through on the floor.", "He's two and has been eating this stuff all along because it was so soft and easy for him to chew.", "I checked the sell by date today, thinking that perhaps I was sent something outdated.", "Nope.", "It's (supposed to be) good until 2015.", "Additionally, they changed the packaging over a year ago and it is very challenging to open.", "I have to use my teeth.", "Irritating.", "The old package was without this issue.", "I do not recommend!", "Unfortunately, I still have about 13 bags left." ]
When we got our 2nd cat I noticed our regular litter wasn't doing the trick so I decided to try something new. My sister in law who has 2 rather large cats and a small-ish apartment recommented TWBCL so I picked up a bag. This litter did not kick up dust when I poured it into the pan, but that's the only good thing I can say about this litter. My cats tried to eat the litter initially, but then took to using it. There is NO ODOR CONTROL whatsoever. My cats are great about "covering their tracks" in the box and I feed them a high quality cat food. It was as if I did not have any litter in their box at all. It also does not clump like the bag claims to do. I scoop daily. The clumps were not solid and crumbled regularly. Also the litter would barely cling to the solids. It also did not keep cat waste from gathering in the corners or the bottom of the box. My black kitten would come out of the box with her paws covered with a fine film of yellow, and our floor was getting covered in what looked like sawdust. I finally got fed up and threw everything out...the litter and the box...and am starting over again with a new brand of litter and pan.	negative	[ "When we got our 2nd cat I noticed our regular litter wasn't doing the trick so I decided to try something new.", "My sister in law who has 2 rather large cats and a small-ish apartment recommented TWBCL so I picked up a bag.", "This litter did not kick up dust when I poured it into the pan, but that's the only good thing I can say about this litter.", "My cats tried to eat the litter initially, but then took to using it.", "There is NO ODOR CONTROL whatsoever.", "My cats are great about \"covering their tracks\" in the box and I feed them a high quality cat food.", "It was as if I did not have any litter in their box at all.", "It also does not clump like the bag claims to do.", "I scoop daily.", "The clumps were not solid and crumbled regularly.", "Also the litter would barely cling to the solids.", "It also did not keep cat waste from gathering in the corners or the bottom of the box.", "My black kitten would come out of the box with her paws covered with a fine film of yellow, and our floor was getting covered in what looked like sawdust.", "I finally got fed up and threw everything out...", "the litter and the box...", "and am starting over again with a new brand of litter and pan." ]
What a disappointment! The very first DVD that I decide to buy is a complete stinker. The video quality is marginal, like a copy of an old videotape. The sound quality is terrible: ranging the gamut from muffled to slightly distorted vocals because of a too-loud transfer. But that's not the worst of it...after you suffer through it all and think you're finally going to enjoy the last video which is "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)", they start rolling credits over the video! Would it have killed them to wait three minutes for the video to end before rolling the credits! Obviously a rush job designed to make a quick buck, this deserves to be left on the shelf! (Fortunately, I was able to return it and bought Gloria Estefan's "Don't Stop!" instead. Although the music's of a different style, it shows exactly how a music DVD should be put together: crisp video and audio, and lots of extras.)	negative	[ "What a disappointment!", "The very first DVD that I decide to buy is a complete stinker.", "The video quality is marginal, like a copy of an old videotape.", "The sound quality is terrible: ranging the gamut from muffled to slightly distorted vocals because of a too-loud transfer.", "But that's not the worst of it...", "after you suffer through it all and think you're finally going to enjoy the last video which is \"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)\", they start rolling credits over the video!", "Would it have killed them to wait three minutes for the video to end before rolling the credits!", "Obviously a rush job designed to make a quick buck, this deserves to be left on the shelf!", "(Fortunately, I was able to return it and bought Gloria Estefan's \"Don't Stop!", "\" instead.", "Although the music's of a different style, it shows exactly how a music DVD should be put together: crisp video and audio, and lots of extras.", ")" ]
I just got off the phone with Jet. I have 2 of these machines and the spindles both got stuck in each of them. This is not from user error. As the machine runs, it naturally continues to tighten the spindle. I am not able to loosen it up at all. Jet told me to use brute force and "try harder". I've had the machines for less than 6 months. They are used in a professional woodworking shop by professional woodworkers. Jet needs to fix their design and come up with a better fix for the current machines. They also use a low grade of steel on the threads from what I have seen. I'm sure the rest of the machine I cannot see is also low grade garbage. I have a Jet table saw that I am happy with as well as their drill press (one belt started to shred after 10 hours of use) and belt sander (everything good so far). For whatever reason (money), they completely messed up this machine. Grizzly has the same problem with their spindle sander machine (not a great company to be compared to).	negative	[ "I just got off the phone with Jet.", "I have 2 of these machines and the spindles both got stuck in each of them.", "This is not from user error.", "As the machine runs, it naturally continues to tighten the spindle.", "I am not able to loosen it up at all.", "Jet told me to use brute force and \"try harder\".", "I've had the machines for less than 6 months.", "They are used in a professional woodworking shop by professional woodworkers.", "Jet needs to fix their design and come up with a better fix for the current machines.", "They also use a low grade of steel on the threads from what I have seen.", "I'm sure the rest of the machine I cannot see is also low grade garbage.", "I have a Jet table saw that I am happy with as well as their drill press (one belt started to shred after 10 hours of use) and belt sander (everything good so far).", "For whatever reason (money), they completely messed up this machine.", "Grizzly has the same problem with their spindle sander machine (not a great company to be compared to)." ]
So far many of the reviews have been from people who have owned the system for personal use. I do not dispute that the system is well suited for that. However for the past year I have seen them appear more frequently in hotel gyms. The benefit to the hotel of course is that it takes up very little space. The problem however is that it just doesn't hold up well under heavy use. At every hotel where I have found this in use, all of them were damaged and therefore unusable beyond a certain weight level. The problem seems to be that the locking keys bend. I suspect this is a result of someone incorrectly inserting the key and forcing it through, causing it to warp. Once the damage is done, there is no way to correct it short of taking it to the machine shop and bending it back into shape or buying a new set of keys. So if you are someone who is put in the position of choosing something to put in your hotel's gym, for your customer's sake, DO NOT choose this device. Either get traditional free weights (no moving parts therefore nothing to break). Or get something like an Iron Master.	negative	[ "So far many of the reviews have been from people who have owned the system for personal use.", "I do not dispute that the system is well suited for that.", "However for the past year I have seen them appear more frequently in hotel gyms.", "The benefit to the hotel of course is that it takes up very little space.", "The problem however is that it just doesn't hold up well under heavy use.", "At every hotel where I have found this in use, all of them were damaged and therefore unusable beyond a certain weight level.", "The problem seems to be that the locking keys bend.", "I suspect this is a result of someone incorrectly inserting the key and forcing it through, causing it to warp.", "Once the damage is done, there is no way to correct it short of taking it to the machine shop and bending it back into shape or buying a new set of keys.", "So if you are someone who is put in the position of choosing something to put in your hotel's gym, for your customer's sake, DO NOT choose this device.", "Either get traditional free weights (no moving parts therefore nothing to break).", "Or get something like an Iron Master." ]
My 8-month-old daughter loved this ball, and we thought it was a great toy for her, until she cut two of her fingers on it pretty badly. She was playing with this ball one day (with me in the room) when I suddenly noticed that the ball had blood on it. I quickly took it from her, looked her over, and saw that she had bleeding lacerations on her third and fourth fingers of her left hand near the fingernails. I held pressure on her fingers with a tissue, and although one finger stopped bleeding after ten minutes, her other finger continued to bleed slowly for over an hour despite my holding pressure on it. By this time we had called our pediatrician and were preparing to take her to an urgent care center if necessary. Fortunately the finger finally did stop bleeding, after which we had to do our best to keep her from re-opening the cut somehow. I examined the ball closely and in the area where the blood was most concentrated I noticed a sharp corner next to one of the buttons where the larger pieces of the plastic sphere come together. The plastic doesn't line up evenly here, creating a very sharp corner (see photo, which shows the sharp corner and some blood). In fact, there are several spots on the ball that feel similar. I am confident that this is where she cut her fingers because 1) that is where the blood was most concentrated, and 2) I had just put her down on the floor (a large soft rubber play mat) with the ball two minutes earlier, right after changing her diaper, and the ball was the only thing she had played with during those two minutes. I even checked the floor around her to make sure there was nothing else she could have cut her finger on, and I found nothing. When you run your fingers over the sharp spots it's easy to see how a child could get injured by them. Obviously I was extremely disappointed by this event because we have purchased several other VTech toys for our daughter and our nephew and we have generally been quite happy with them.	negative	[ "My 8-month-old daughter loved this ball, and we thought it was a great toy for her, until she cut two of her fingers on it pretty badly.", "She was playing with this ball one day (with me in the room) when I suddenly noticed that the ball had blood on it.", "I quickly took it from her, looked her over, and saw that she had bleeding lacerations on her third and fourth fingers of her left hand near the fingernails.", "I held pressure on her fingers with a tissue, and although one finger stopped bleeding after ten minutes, her other finger continued to bleed slowly for over an hour despite my holding pressure on it.", "By this time we had called our pediatrician and were preparing to take her to an urgent care center if necessary.", "Fortunately the finger finally did stop bleeding, after which we had to do our best to keep her from re-opening the cut somehow.", "I examined the ball closely and in the area where the blood was most concentrated I noticed a sharp corner next to one of the buttons where the larger pieces of the plastic sphere come together.", "The plastic doesn't line up evenly here, creating a very sharp corner (see photo, which shows the sharp corner and some blood).", "In fact, there are several spots on the ball that feel similar.", "I am confident that this is where she cut her fingers because 1) that is where the blood was most concentrated, and 2) I had just put her down on the floor (a large soft rubber play mat) with the ball two minutes earlier, right after changing her diaper, and the ball was the only thing she had played with during those two minutes.", "I even checked the floor around her to make sure there was nothing else she could have cut her finger on, and I found nothing.", "When you run your fingers over the sharp spots it's easy to see how a child could get injured by them.", "Obviously I was extremely disappointed by this event because we have purchased several other VTech toys for our daughter and our nephew and we have generally been quite happy with them." ]
What a hodgepodge of a book. Random chapters from the Dummies books put into one incoherent volume. The book begins with a chapter on dos,why bother? Is this for old times sake? There is a chapter on French phrases. If you need French you are going to need more than this one chapter. There is a chapter on sex which comes before a chapter on asking someone out. Is this supposed to be a joke? Chapter by chapter I asked what is this chapter doing in this book? In the end I was asking why is this even a book? Disclosure I received this book at a promotional rate in exchange for my honest review. Despite there being as introduction which attempts to make sense of the book it is a senseless book.	negative	[ "What a hodgepodge of a book.", "Random chapters from the Dummies books put into one incoherent volume.", "The book begins with a chapter on dos,why bother?", "Is this for old times sake?", "There is a chapter on French phrases.", "If you need French you are going to need more than this one chapter.", "There is a chapter on sex which comes before a chapter on asking someone out.", "Is this supposed to be a joke?", "Chapter by chapter I asked what is this chapter doing in this book?", "In the end I was asking why is this even a book?", "Disclosure I received this book at a promotional rate in exchange for my honest review.", "Despite there being as introduction which attempts to make sense of the book it is a senseless book." ]
The dimensions provided by Gator Cases are incorrect. The one most wrong is the body depth which is stated to be 4.5". The depth in the bottom half of the case is only 3.25" to 3.50". The depth in the upper half (lid) is only 0.50" to 0.75". Even a 4.0" body acoustic guitar will not fit in this case.	negative	[ "The dimensions provided by Gator Cases are incorrect.", "The one most wrong is the body depth which is stated to be 4.", "5\".", "The depth in the bottom half of the case is only 3.", "25\" to 3.", "50\".", "The depth in the upper half (lid) is only 0.", "50\" to 0.", "75\".", "Even a 4.", "0\" body acoustic guitar will not fit in this case." ]
Eminem unleashed the primal scream lots of Americans feel about Trump (CNN) On Tuesday night at the annual BET awards Eminem unleashed a verbal tirade against President Donald Trump the likes of which we haven't seen in the two-plus years since the real-estate mogul emerged on the political scene. "All these horrible tragedies and he 's bored and would rather cause a Twitter storm " the rapper whose given name is Marshall Mathers said at one point. He labeled Trump "'a kamikaze that will probably cause a nuclear holocaust" at another. What Eminem captures in those moments are emotions that lots and lots of people -- Democrats yes but also plenty of other people too -- are experiencing in the age of Trump . How did this happen? What does it say about our country that we we elected Trump ? What does it say about us? And again how could this happen? Back in February a Pew poll asked people how Trump made them feel. About 4 in 10 said "angry" -- a number that inlcuded two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents. A majority of people (52%) said that Trump made them feel "uneasy " including 80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents. And that was in February -- long before Trump 's botched handling of Charlottesville Virginia or his ongoing attacks on NFL players. (To be clear: There are plenty of people who are thrilled with how Trump has handled the presidency to date and who see Eminem and the rest of the "coastal elites" as deeply out of touch with the average person.) At the same time what Eminem is channeling in this latest freestyle is very real. This line in particular: "He cannot withstand the fact that we are not afraid of Trump . Walking on eggshells? I came to stomp." You can very easily see that becoming the new motto of the organized resistance to Trump .	negative	[ "Eminem unleashed the primal scream lots of Americans feel about Trump\n(CNN) On Tuesday night at the annual BET awards Eminem unleashed a verbal tirade against President Donald Trump the likes of which we haven't seen in the two-plus years since the real-estate mogul emerged on the political scene.", "\"All these horrible tragedies and he 's bored and would rather cause a Twitter storm \" the rapper whose given name is Marshall Mathers said at one point.", "He labeled Trump \"'a kamikaze that will probably cause a nuclear holocaust\" at another.", "What Eminem captures in those moments are emotions that lots and lots of people -- Democrats yes but also plenty of other people too -- are experiencing in the age of Trump.", "How did this happen?", "What does it say about our country that we we elected Trump?", "What does it say about us?", "And again how could this happen?", "Back in February a Pew poll asked people how Trump made them feel.", "About 4 in 10 said \"angry\" -- a number that inlcuded two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents.", "A majority of people (52%) said that Trump made them feel \"uneasy \" including 80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents.", "And that was in February -- long before Trump 's botched handling of Charlottesville Virginia or his ongoing attacks on NFL players.", "(To be clear: There are plenty of people who are thrilled with how Trump has handled the presidency to date and who see Eminem and the rest of the \"coastal elites\" as deeply out of touch with the average person.", ")\nAt the same time what Eminem is channeling in this latest freestyle is very real.", "This line in particular: \"He cannot withstand the fact that we are not afraid of Trump.", "Walking on eggshells?", "I came to stomp.", "\"\nYou can very easily see that becoming the new motto of the organized resistance to Trump." ]
I owned one of these for a year before it quit. Thinking it was a fluke, I bought a new one-it worked for two days. I took the new one to Best Buy for an exchange,theirs worked for 5 minutes(lights come on,no sound,then smoke,then no lights).Infinity makes some quality audio ,but this is not an example. They have regular stereos,speakers,amps,etc.. that auto makers install in the factory as stock and premium in new cars. Unfortunately,this was/is old technology that doesn't stand up-I owned 3,all 3 crapped out in a short time. BTW,if you buy any electronic device,by it from an authorized dealer and get the warranty or you'll be losing money just like I did. Cheaper online isn't always the best deal if it breaks,you have to pay return shipping and wait for a resolution or,at the least,shipping of a replacement. Don't be afraid of the big box stores with customer service,instant replacement/refund,and real live people to talk to. Good luck....	negative	[ "I owned one of these for a year before it quit.", "Thinking it was a fluke, I bought a new one-it worked for two days.", "I took the new one to Best Buy for an exchange,theirs worked for 5 minutes(lights come on,no sound,then smoke,then no lights).", "Infinity makes some quality audio ,but this is not an example.", "They have regular stereos,speakers,amps,etc..", "that auto makers install in the factory as stock and premium in new cars.", "Unfortunately,this was/is old technology that doesn't stand up-I owned 3,all 3 crapped out in a short time.", "BTW,if you buy any electronic device,by it from an authorized dealer and get the warranty or you'll be losing money just like I did.", "Cheaper online isn't always the best deal if it breaks,you have to pay return shipping and wait for a resolution or,at the least,shipping of a replacement.", "Don't be afraid of the big box stores with customer service,instant replacement/refund,and real live people to talk to.", "Good luck...." ]
Why can't they design good products? 1. The sides of the attachment are so short that when you grate at high speed, the food just flies everywhere. If you grate at lower speed, it really does not do a good job, plus it takes much longer. Beware: the low-watt machines are really not strong enough to grate/slice hard food, like hard cheese. The machine makes a strained noise. 2. The metal shaft which attaches the cone to the mixer is very hard to screw on and to remove. 3. The pushers that allow you to push the fund down are attached to the unit, but they will not stand upright, nor flip the other way (this is hard to explain unless you look at the attachment). This means they are constantly falling inwards, where you put the food, which means one hand has to be holding them up, and is thus wasted, whilst you are only left with the other hand to handle the food. If you're three-armed of course, it's not a problem. In Europe, you can buy Kenwood mixers, with really powerful motors, and exceptionally well designed accessories. My mother had one from the 70s and it still goes strong. DeLonghi seems to be making a similar one, but they don't sell the grater here, only the disc attachments that work like a food processor.	negative	[ "Why can't they design good products?", "1.", "The sides of the attachment are so short that when you grate at high speed, the food just flies everywhere.", "If you grate at lower speed, it really does not do a good job, plus it takes much longer.", "Beware: the low-watt machines are really not strong enough to grate/slice hard food, like hard cheese.", "The machine makes a strained noise.", "2.", "The metal shaft which attaches the cone to the mixer is very hard to screw on and to remove.", "3.", "The pushers that allow you to push the fund down are attached to the unit, but they will not stand upright, nor flip the other way (this is hard to explain unless you look at the attachment).", "This means they are constantly falling inwards, where you put the food, which means one hand has to be holding them up, and is thus wasted, whilst you are only left with the other hand to handle the food.", "If you're three-armed of course, it's not a problem.", "In Europe, you can buy Kenwood mixers, with really powerful motors, and exceptionally well designed accessories.", "My mother had one from the 70s and it still goes strong.", "DeLonghi seems to be making a similar one, but they don't sell the grater here, only the disc attachments that work like a food processor." ]
Disappointed because I usually enjoyed my Kingston products. But this SD card doesn't perform up to specs. It is rated class 4, which means it should be writing at the very least, 4 MB/s. However, the best this card is doing is around 2.5-3.4 MB/s. It only touches 3.4 after a long build up. I have a non class rated Sandisk that is blowing it out of the water at around 5.5 MB/s. This is using the same file, same adapter when testing. The numbers show this during file transfer via Windows 7 AND during a test using H2testw program. After hunting around, it seems that this is an issue that some others have had with Kingston class 4 cards. The speed is important to me since I'm running it in a tablet and it lags when the card is no good.	negative	[ "Disappointed because I usually enjoyed my Kingston products.", "But this SD card doesn't perform up to specs.", "It is rated class 4, which means it should be writing at the very least, 4 MB/s.", "However, the best this card is doing is around 2.", "5-3.", "4 MB/s.", "It only touches 3.", "4 after a long build up.", "I have a non class rated Sandisk that is blowing it out of the water at around 5.", "5 MB/s.", "This is using the same file, same adapter when testing.", "The numbers show this during file transfer via Windows 7 AND during a test using H2testw program.", "After hunting around, it seems that this is an issue that some others have had with Kingston class 4 cards.", "The speed is important to me since I'm running it in a tablet and it lags when the card is no good." ]
SUMMARY It's "ok" and that's being kind of generous. PROS - Cheap - easy to replace the guts of an identical unit - quick access interior CONS - Noisy - Doesn't move much air, even for small bathrooms. DETAILS If you are building new, or don't mind cutting the hole and framing for a fan, don't buy this. It is just barely better than no fan at all. It's noisy, and it really doesn't move enough air even for small bathrooms. There are much better choices available. They do cost considerably more money. However, if you have this same fan already installed, and want a quick "repair" you can take the inner metal frame that the motor and blower wheel are attached to, and just slide that right into your existing housing. Fast 5 min repair. You can also buy the motor separately but I got one of those that had the shaft the wrong direction and was NOT reversible with the correct mounting for this design. I think they actually redesigned this fan to make it louder because I had the identical motor and blower, yet this is twice as loud. It is because they wanted it to "sound" like it was moving a lot of air?? It doesn't move any more air than the old one that was quieter. Update Feb 2105 (about 1.5 years after install) - this thing is starting to get louder, and making noises. The original that is in the other bathroom must be 40 years old and still works fine - this one sounds like it starting to fail after a year and a half. Rating reduced by 1 star from 3 to 2...	negative	[ "SUMMARY\nIt's \"ok\" and that's being kind of generous.", "PROS\n- Cheap\n- easy to replace the guts of an identical unit\n- quick access interior\n\nCONS\n- Noisy\n- Doesn't move much air, even for small bathrooms.", "DETAILS\nIf you are building new, or don't mind cutting the hole and framing for a fan, don't buy this.", "It is just barely better than no fan at all.", "It's noisy, and it really doesn't move enough air even for small bathrooms.", "There are much better choices available.", "They do cost considerably more money.", "However, if you have this same fan already installed, and want a quick \"repair\" you can take the inner metal frame that the motor and blower wheel are attached to, and just slide that right into your existing housing.", "Fast 5 min repair.", "You can also buy the motor separately but I got one of those that had the shaft the wrong direction and was NOT reversible with the correct mounting for this design.", "I think they actually redesigned this fan to make it louder because I had the identical motor and blower, yet this is twice as loud.", "It is because they wanted it to \"sound\" like it was moving a lot of air??", "It doesn't move any more air than the old one that was quieter.", "Update Feb 2105 (about 1.", "5 years after install) - this thing is starting to get louder, and making noises.", "The original that is in the other bathroom must be 40 years old and still works fine - this one sounds like it starting to fail after a year and a half.", "Rating reduced by 1 star from 3 to 2..." ]
I ordered this for a fish fry at my house. It arrived Monday. Which is good, however, when I assembled it yesterday, one of the orfices isn't threaded at all and the aluminum air damper on the front of the orfice is missing a screw. .The other one is fine. I'll change my review if this can get resolved by King Kooker. Couple good things: It was extremely easy to put together minus the above deficiencies. I have full intentions of using both 54,000 BTU burners! Bad things: Is it just me, or does the propane bottle just sit in that little rack and when you go to move the cooker, the rack will not stay on... its merely there just to rest the bottle in?	negative	[ "I ordered this for a fish fry at my house.", "It arrived Monday.", "Which is good, however, when I assembled it yesterday, one of the orfices isn't threaded at all and the aluminum air damper on the front of the orfice is missing a screw.", ".", "The other one is fine.", "I'll change my review if this can get resolved by King Kooker.", "Couple good things: It was extremely easy to put together minus the above deficiencies.", "I have full intentions of using both 54,000 BTU burners!", "Bad things: Is it just me, or does the propane bottle just sit in that little rack and when you go to move the cooker, the rack will not stay on...", "its merely there just to rest the bottle in?" ]
Wars are ugly business, as anyone who's witnessed more than news headnlines will tell you. Millions of innocent civilians have been murdered, tortured and raped throughout centuries. Despite international conventions and condemnations, war crimes continue to be committed. Something about wars make even the most civilized people do the most barbaric things. Perpetrators of war crimes will always justify their actions as strategic necessity. The Japanese have absolutely no excuse for what they've done during WWII, and these atrocities deserve to be condemned by history, by the same standards that condemn all other war crimes. That being said, we Americans are in no position to point fingers at another country's dirty past. We have a LONG list of war crimes consisting of mass murders, torture and rape of innocent civilians, and in fact, with victims vastly outnumbering those of Japanese war crimes. Among them: torturing of Philippine POW in the 1920's; internment camp of Japanese Americans, mass murdering of German POW's, Hiroshima, in the 1940's; rampant murdering and rape in Vietnam; and very recently, torturing in Guantanomo. These American atrocities have been well-documented, and some have been portrayed in Hollywood movies. But in documenting our own war crimes, Hollywood never goes beyond the documentation itself. That is not the case in Paradise Road, which follows the same modus operandi of a long line of similar movies. Beyond documenting the historically accurate atrocities, Paradise Road seeks to paint all Japanese as an INHERENTLY evil, insecure, foolish, barbaric and effeminate race. Even when a few directors portray our own war crimes - Oliver Stone for example - they do not use these crimes (murder, rape) to leave the impression that Americans are fundamentally evil. Why is that? Paradise Road portrays the choir ladies as uniquely victimized by a uniquely despicable people. If you study history, you will find Japanese war crimes are not unique. The only thing that's unique about Japanese war crimes is that they have been uniquely singled out to be repeatedly portrayed, and done in such a way as to suggest that they as a people are evil by nature. Where are the movies depicting the Americans, the Serbs, the Sudanese or the Russians as fundamentally despicable people, because they committed horrific war crimes in the past? Paradise Road employs a dishonest way to evoke sympathy. More importantly, it falls in a long line of movies that promote unspoken phobias about the "yellow horde". In short, it is a reflection of racial biases that continue to exist in our society.	negative	[ "Wars are ugly business, as anyone who's witnessed more than news headnlines will tell you.", "Millions of innocent civilians have been murdered, tortured and raped throughout centuries.", "Despite international conventions and condemnations, war crimes continue to be committed.", "Something about wars make even the most civilized people do the most barbaric things.", "Perpetrators of war crimes will always justify their actions as strategic necessity.", "The Japanese have absolutely no excuse for what they've done during WWII, and these atrocities deserve to be condemned by history, by the same standards that condemn all other war crimes.", "That being said, we Americans are in no position to point fingers at another country's dirty past.", "We have a LONG list of war crimes consisting of mass murders, torture and rape of innocent civilians, and in fact, with victims vastly outnumbering those of Japanese war crimes.", "Among them: torturing of Philippine POW in the 1920's; internment camp of Japanese Americans, mass murdering of German POW's, Hiroshima, in the 1940's; rampant murdering and rape in Vietnam; and very recently, torturing in Guantanomo.", "These American atrocities have been well-documented, and some have been portrayed in Hollywood movies.", "But in documenting our own war crimes, Hollywood never goes beyond the documentation itself.", "That is not the case in Paradise Road, which follows the same modus operandi of a long line of similar movies.", "Beyond documenting the historically accurate atrocities, Paradise Road seeks to paint all Japanese as an INHERENTLY evil, insecure, foolish, barbaric and effeminate race.", "Even when a few directors portray our own war crimes - Oliver Stone for example - they do not use these crimes (murder, rape) to leave the impression that Americans are fundamentally evil.", "Why is that?", "Paradise Road portrays the choir ladies as uniquely victimized by a uniquely despicable people.", "If you study history, you will find Japanese war crimes are not unique.", "The only thing that's unique about Japanese war crimes is that they have been uniquely singled out to be repeatedly portrayed, and done in such a way as to suggest that they as a people are evil by nature.", "Where are the movies depicting the Americans, the Serbs, the Sudanese or the Russians as fundamentally despicable people, because they committed horrific war crimes in the past?", "Paradise Road employs a dishonest way to evoke sympathy.", "More importantly, it falls in a long line of movies that promote unspoken phobias about the \"yellow horde\".", "In short, it is a reflection of racial biases that continue to exist in our society." ]
Will start out with positives I have a terminal illness that revolves around my lungs, and the only place willing to hire me is a farm. Driving the tractor is very dusty and horrid for my health but I need to pay for meds somehow. I believed this would be a reliable comfortable answer that wouldn't scare the kids that sit on my trailer for a hayride to the field "the colorful ones I thought might help". It I can say definetly filters pretty well "if it fits right", however saying one size fits most is questionable. I realized this 15 mins into wearing it when I realized oh boy this isn't on quite right tightened it and dealt with the pain all day of a badly fitting but super tightened mask. If you have a long face pick the large size if my face wasn't so gaunt and thin from health issues it may have fit a touch better on the sides as well but they are still good. It's a bummer I have 2 face masks "bought a double pack" now that don't fit and only got to use one. The large size you can only buy in black and one at a time... this is a bummer but oh well I don't have much choice. If they made a sizing guide it might help out. I wish I could have tried these on previously but buying online that's what I get. I sadly can't afford to buy any others until my next paycheck so 2 weeks of discomfort and improper sealing here I come. I will update this when I can afford the large and tell you how well it filters.	negative	[ "Will start out with positives I have a terminal illness that revolves around my lungs, and the only place willing to hire me is a farm.", "Driving the tractor is very dusty and horrid for my health but I need to pay for meds somehow.", "I believed this would be a reliable comfortable answer that wouldn't scare the kids that sit on my trailer for a hayride to the field \"the colorful ones I thought might help\".", "It I can say definetly filters pretty well \"if it fits right\", however saying one size fits most is questionable.", "I realized this 15 mins into wearing it when I realized oh boy this isn't on quite right tightened it and dealt with the pain all day of a badly fitting but super tightened mask.", "If you have a long face pick the large size if my face wasn't so gaunt and thin from health issues it may have fit a touch better on the sides as well but they are still good.", "It's a bummer I have 2 face masks \"bought a double pack\" now that don't fit and only got to use one.", "The large size you can only buy in black and one at a time...", "this is a bummer but oh well I don't have much choice.", "If they made a sizing guide it might help out.", "I wish I could have tried these on previously but buying online that's what I get.", "I sadly can't afford to buy any others until my next paycheck so 2 weeks of discomfort and improper sealing here I come.", "I will update this when I can afford the large and tell you how well it filters." ]
Ok, it does what its supposed to do, but with extreme focus and effort. To "lock" your paper into place, you have to push on a piece of flimsy plastic that does not stay down evenly along the paper edge. So, with one hand, you push down in the front, and with the other hand at back with cutter in hand, you push the cutter down to cut and slide forward until your hands meet. It takes a LOT of pressure on the cutter for it to cleanly cut through 1 sheet of photo paper. Also, there are no printed directions on how to use it, except on the item itself. They are pretty minimal. In the end, I find it hard to use, and hard to get accurate straight cuts every time. Accuracy is probably 75%. So, I have to redo 1 of every 4 cuts. If you are doing 2 or 4 photos a time, it can be frustrating. Maybe it gets better with practice, but I'm not a big fan.	negative	[ "Ok, it does what its supposed to do, but with extreme focus and effort.", "To \"lock\" your paper into place, you have to push on a piece of flimsy plastic that does not stay down evenly along the paper edge.", "So, with one hand, you push down in the front, and with the other hand at back with cutter in hand, you push the cutter down to cut and slide forward until your hands meet.", "It takes a LOT of pressure on the cutter for it to cleanly cut through 1 sheet of photo paper.", "Also, there are no printed directions on how to use it, except on the item itself.", "They are pretty minimal.", "In the end, I find it hard to use, and hard to get accurate straight cuts every time.", "Accuracy is probably 75%.", "So, I have to redo 1 of every 4 cuts.", "If you are doing 2 or 4 photos a time, it can be frustrating.", "Maybe it gets better with practice, but I'm not a big fan." ]
This table seems to have everything that would stimulate musical interest. I gave it to my grand daughter at 5 months old, now at 61/2 months she can stand next to it and manipulate the items. However, it is frustrating for her. The page flip produces different results at different times, so the feed back is not there or correct in my mind. And it starts playing without doing anything. I think if a child initiates, it should produce the same reaction. Buy the Baby Grand Piano by fisher price. It is much better. I bought that for my grandson, and he still plays with it at almost 2 years old. He loved it.	negative	[ "This table seems to have everything that would stimulate musical interest.", "I gave it to my grand daughter at 5 months old, now at 61/2 months she can stand next to it and manipulate the items.", "However, it is frustrating for her.", "The page flip produces different results at different times, so the feed back is not there or correct in my mind.", "And it starts playing without doing anything.", "I think if a child initiates, it should produce the same reaction.", "Buy the Baby Grand Piano by fisher price.", "It is much better.", "I bought that for my grandson, and he still plays with it at almost 2 years old.", "He loved it." ]
I finished the game and had to write a review on this game because it was so bad. The game is basically a button-mashing game with no excitement. I found myself trudging through the game just so that I could finish it. Otherwise I would have spent a lot of money for nothing. If you are a novice gamer, you will get bored with this game. If you are a veteran gamer, you will stop playing in ten minutes. Don't waste your money on this game. It felt like a game the company rushed to put out in order to cash in on the super hero craze and/or holiday spending. There are many games out there that are super hero games out there that are a whole lot better like X-Men Legends I and II. They even came out way before this dud.	negative	[ "I finished the game and had to write a review on this game because it was so bad.", "The game is basically a button-mashing game with no excitement.", "I found myself trudging through the game just so that I could finish it.", "Otherwise I would have spent a lot of money for nothing.", "If you are a novice gamer, you will get bored with this game.", "If you are a veteran gamer, you will stop playing in ten minutes.", "Don't waste your money on this game.", "It felt like a game the company rushed to put out in order to cash in on the super hero craze and/or holiday spending.", "There are many games out there that are super hero games out there that are a whole lot better like X-Men Legends I and II.", "They even came out way before this dud." ]
My last HP Printer was the OfficeJet 1150c that never gave me any problems. I finally donated it after 6 loyal years to purchase the HP 7130xi because I expect the same great performance. The HP OfficeJet 7130 printer has way more options than one would need! I love the improved photo quality and quietness of the printer, but I did run into the issues below... As for things folks should watch out for: 1 - The Automatic Paper Feeder (APF) wasn't assembled correctly on my unit and I've been waiting 3 months for HP to send replacement parts (4 calls to TS so far). So for now I can only manually scan ;( 2 - The memory slot reader is nice, but it seems to have problems with large SD/MMC cards (64mb & 128mb). The transfer speed slows to a crawl so I end up using a USB card reader instead. 3 - Printer cartridges ink level can be checked online, but it will keep printing a large spool file even if it should stop. I ran out of color ink and wanted to switch to printing in greyscale mode (black ink only) and it wouldn't let me. You have to have enough of both inks to start new jobs. 4 - Don't stockpile ink cartridges. HP has some kind of expiration date that the printer won't honor after their expiration date. The cartridges that came with the printer are good for slighlty more than 1 year. You can check your expiration dates on the status page. I think they do this to prevent folks from refilling or buying re-manufactured cartridges. 5 - Adobe Acrobat 6's "Scan to PDF" feature doesn't seem to work with this printer. My guess is that since both products are new they weren't tested together. I hope Adobe & HP can work together to get full Acrobat support for the 7130 in a future update from either company. Haven't used the fax feature so I can't comment.	negative	[ "My last HP Printer was the OfficeJet 1150c that never gave me any problems.", "I finally donated it after 6 loyal years to purchase the HP 7130xi because I expect the same great performance.", "The HP OfficeJet 7130 printer has way more options than one would need!", "I love the improved photo quality and quietness of the printer, but I did run into the issues below...", "As for things folks should watch out for:\n1 - The Automatic Paper Feeder (APF) wasn't assembled correctly on my unit and I've been waiting 3 months for HP to send replacement parts (4 calls to TS so far).", "So for now I can only manually scan ;(\n2 - The memory slot reader is nice, but it seems to have problems with large SD/MMC cards (64mb & 128mb).", "The transfer speed slows to a crawl so I end up using a USB card reader instead.", "3 - Printer cartridges ink level can be checked online, but it will keep printing a large spool file even if it should stop.", "I ran out of color ink and wanted to switch to printing in greyscale mode (black ink only) and it wouldn't let me.", "You have to have enough of both inks to start new jobs.", "4 - Don't stockpile ink cartridges.", "HP has some kind of expiration date that the printer won't honor after their expiration date.", "The cartridges that came with the printer are good for slighlty more than 1 year.", "You can check your expiration dates on the status page.", "I think they do this to prevent folks from refilling or buying re-manufactured cartridges.", "5 - Adobe Acrobat 6's \"Scan to PDF\" feature doesn't seem to work with this printer.", "My guess is that since both products are new they weren't tested together.", "I hope Adobe & HP can work together to get full Acrobat support for the 7130 in a future update from either company.", "Haven't used the fax feature so I can't comment." ]
Gonna get my metroid on yea...roll under that wreckage, shoot that bad guy...jump that ledge, bomb that false wall....backtrack 5 miles, wait wait wait, what? Yea, you backtrack alot. If you guys have ever played winback, that game where the objective is to backtrack half the time, this game outdoes even winback. Ok so the game is basically a first person shooter. It is linear, There are seperate paths you can go, but you usually will have to stop shortly after because you need a special gizmo or gadget. You don't really need to scan that much to win, even though in the first level they make it seem like you will. Basically you shoot monsters, find things to make your suit do more, and fight bosses for those things, then backtrack. The game has alot of shooting, contrary to what other people say. You will shoot alot of monsters by rapidly clicking the powerbeam button. Eventually, I just started using missles, because every time you kill a guy he leaves something. Well, they don't always leave things, but usually they will leave a health up or missle up. I think it depends on what weapon you use to kill the actual monster. The pros of the game are the great environments. It isn't the same over and over again, actually the backtracking screws that up. You could of gone through tons of different environments, instead you backtrack between like 5 of them, mabye 6. Then there are the graphics, pretty good. The weapons are alright, I love just pounding guys with missles. The morph ball works well, you can use it whenever you want. Then there is the help system. Usually it tells you when there is a save system nearby, and your next objective. Most of the time I am not lost, but sometimes it tells me to go 5 miles to where I just came from and I feel like throwing the game in the garbage. However, the cons of the game greatly out-due all the good things. The control is weird at first, but once you master it, it becomes better. Still, there are points in the game when the control works against you. Say there is a monster shootiong at you from behind. You can't really turn around and keep moving left and right, so you usually will get shot a couple times. Cleared areas usually leave some really tough enemies, that gang up on you and you die. That's another problem, the monsters can be really tough. Usually you can't just shoot the monsters. Most of the time you will have to find a weakness or wait till it turns around and shoot it's back. The overall layout of the game is even worst. Boss, new item, backtrack. You will probably fight 20 bosses in the game. You can get a few energy cell boosters, and missle pack boosters. The only thing is, most of them require you to go out of your way for them. Backtracking isn't that big during the first hour or so of the game, but let me tell you something, it gets worse. You go to this iceworld to get a speed ball reward, then you go ALL THE WAY BACK to your ship. If you play the game and get to the speed ball part, you will know what I am talking about. Besides backtracking and such, the problem is death. Die, reload from last save point saved at. The one problem that could of been avoided easily. Say you get killed? Ok, you can't just continue from the beggining of that boss fight, you are going to have to reload. Say you fight some of the tough enemies, reload. Say you play for 2 hours to get a powerup then die, reload. I think you understand. In closing, the backtracking makes the game bad. The dieing makes the game bad. I wouldn't of minded a shorter game with no backtracking. I wouldn't have minded a retry system for bosses. But these problems overshadow all the good things in the game, and make it not worth playing. Sorry metroid, better luck next time. Overall--->2 Stars n good	negative	[ "Gonna get my metroid on yea...", "roll under that wreckage, shoot that bad guy...", "jump that ledge, bomb that false wall....", "backtrack 5 miles, wait wait wait, what?", "Yea, you backtrack alot.", "If you guys have ever played winback, that game where the objective is to backtrack half the time, this game outdoes even winback.", "Ok so the game is basically a first person shooter.", "It is linear, There are seperate paths you can go, but you usually will have to stop shortly after because you need a special gizmo or gadget.", "You don't really need to scan that much to win, even though in the first level they make it seem like you will.", "Basically you shoot monsters, find things to make your suit do more, and fight bosses for those things, then backtrack.", "The game has alot of shooting, contrary to what other people say.", "You will shoot alot of monsters by rapidly clicking the powerbeam button.", "Eventually, I just started using missles, because every time you kill a guy he leaves something.", "Well, they don't always leave things, but usually they will leave a health up or missle up.", "I think it depends on what weapon you use to kill the actual monster.", "The pros of the game are the great environments.", "It isn't the same over and over again, actually the backtracking screws that up.", "You could of gone through tons of different environments, instead you backtrack between like 5 of them, mabye 6.", "Then there are the graphics, pretty good.", "The weapons are alright, I love just pounding guys with missles.", "The morph ball works well, you can use it whenever you want.", "Then there is the help system.", "Usually it tells you when there is a save system nearby, and your next objective.", "Most of the time I am not lost, but sometimes it tells me to go 5 miles to where I just came from and I feel like throwing the game in the garbage.", "However, the cons of the game greatly out-due all the good things.", "The control is weird at first, but once you master it, it becomes better.", "Still, there are points in the game when the control works against you.", "Say there is a monster shootiong at you from behind.", "You can't really turn around and keep moving left and right, so you usually will get shot a couple times.", "Cleared areas usually leave some really tough enemies, that gang up on you and you die.", "That's another problem, the monsters can be really tough.", "Usually you can't just shoot the monsters.", "Most of the time you will have to find a weakness or wait till it turns around and shoot it's back.", "The overall layout of the game is even worst.", "Boss, new item, backtrack.", "You will probably fight 20 bosses in the game.", "You can get a few energy cell boosters, and missle pack boosters.", "The only thing is, most of them require you to go out of your way for them.", "Backtracking isn't that big during the first hour or so of the game, but let me tell you something, it gets worse.", "You go to this iceworld to get a speed ball reward, then you go ALL THE WAY BACK to your ship.", "If you play the game and get to the speed ball part, you will know what I am talking about.", "Besides backtracking and such, the problem is death.", "Die, reload from last save point saved at.", "The one problem that could of been avoided easily.", "Say you get killed?", "Ok, you can't just continue from the beggining of that boss fight, you are going to have to reload.", "Say you fight some of the tough enemies, reload.", "Say you play for 2 hours to get a powerup then die, reload.", "I think you understand.", "In closing, the backtracking makes the game bad.", "The dieing makes the game bad.", "I wouldn't of minded a shorter game with no backtracking.", "I wouldn't have minded a retry system for bosses.", "But these problems overshadow all the good things in the game, and make it not worth playing.", "Sorry metroid, better luck next time.", "Overall--->2 Stars\n n good" ]
The Beatles never existed--as far as this film is concerned, anyway. Before watching this movie, you should empty everything you know about the Beatles from your mind. While you're at it, you might as well empty everything else from your mind, because your intelligence may be insulted. I watched this movie knowing it would be bad, but I was hoping it would be classic bad, cult following bad, Rocky Horror Picture Show bad. I wanted to hear George Burns sing "Fixin' a Hole" and Steve Martin deliver a slightly pervy redition of "Maxwell's Silver Hammer." I wanted to hear robots perform "Mean Mr. Mustard". And I really wanted to see Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees become the Lonely Hearts Club Band. The movie delivers all of these and more, horrifyingly more. I can't even explain how bad this movie is. Let's just say that it makes Rocky Horror look like Les Miserables. This movie is also pretty racist; I'm white and I was offended by the portrayal of black people in it (Earth, Wind, and Fire, of course, were the exception; the guy who played the weathervane, on the other hand, made me feel like I was at a minstrel show). Sargeant Pepper's not bad in a fun way; it's just bad in a bad way. I should say that the best performance of the movie is Aerosmith's snaky redition of "Come Together." This is coming from someone who is not even an Aerosmith fan. There are a lot of unbelievable moments in the film, but that one was surprising in a good way.	negative	[ "The Beatles never existed--as far as this film is concerned, anyway.", "Before watching this movie, you should empty everything you know about the Beatles from your mind.", "While you're at it, you might as well empty everything else from your mind, because your intelligence may be insulted.", "I watched this movie knowing it would be bad, but I was hoping it would be classic bad, cult following bad, Rocky Horror Picture Show bad.", "I wanted to hear George Burns sing \"Fixin' a Hole\" and Steve Martin deliver a slightly pervy redition of \"Maxwell's Silver Hammer.", "\" I wanted to hear robots perform \"Mean Mr.", "Mustard\".", "And I really wanted to see Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees become the Lonely Hearts Club Band.", "The movie delivers all of these and more, horrifyingly more.", "I can't even explain how bad this movie is.", "Let's just say that it makes Rocky Horror look like Les Miserables.", "This movie is also pretty racist; I'm white and I was offended by the portrayal of black people in it (Earth, Wind, and Fire, of course, were the exception; the guy who played the weathervane, on the other hand, made me feel like I was at a minstrel show).", "Sargeant Pepper's not bad in a fun way; it's just bad in a bad way.", "I should say that the best performance of the movie is Aerosmith's snaky redition of \"Come Together.", "\" This is coming from someone who is not even an Aerosmith fan.", "There are a lot of unbelievable moments in the film, but that one was surprising in a good way." ]
Any Amazon buyers who are thinking of purchasing this DVD are strongly encouraged to first go and do some checking on the Internet about this movie and its background. What you find out may or may not surprise you. I didn't check deeply enough, and regret the money I spent on buying this DVD. I watched only one side of the three double-sided discs (the original theatrical version) and then filed it away under "DVDs to be pawned off at my local record/video shop". I will not watch the other five sides of the discs, and that is something very unusual for me as a regular Amazon buyer. Don't get me wrong: Marlee Matlin does a decent job of holding up the "drama" side of the film and there is lots of humor, intriguing testimony and amazing graphics in the "documentary" side of "What the Bleep Do We Know!?". But after watching this movie just one time, the word FISHY kept coming up in my mind. I went on the Internet and did some searching, and found out why. What the filmmakers of "What the Bleep Do We Know!?" do not tell you in the film's trailer and in the film itself is that they, the filmmakers, as well as some of the interviewees, are affiliated with the mega-million-dollar organization founded by JZ Knight, famous for her channeling of a 35,000-year-old spirit named Ramtha. Her organization is based in the rural city of Yelm, Washington state -- the same city where "What the Bleep" was first premiered and where the producers of the film are reported to be based. What the filmmakers also don't tell you (but which you will find out if you check around on the Internet) is that one of the credible sources in the film has completely denounced "What the Bleep" and the way his interview was misrepresented to promote the film's premise. The filmmakers also will not tell you that there are a number of people (including Knight's late ex-husband) who have left her organization and called it little more than a cult in New Age clothing. This is distressing. Spirituality is one thing, but deceit is quite another. We all want more spirituality in our lives. But we need to be cautious and selective about this because there are just as many so-called New Age organizations out there that will take our money as quickly as some mainstream Christian churches will. Which is exactly why I give this film the same low rating of "1" that I gave to the DVD "George W. Bush: Faith in the White House". If there is one thing worse than being conned by a bunch of true-believing, right-wing Christian fundamentalists, it is being duped by a group of true-believing New Agers who align themselves with left-wing causes (see "What the Bleep's" website store for examples). I would give both the Bush and Bleep DVDs a rating of zero if I could. To be fair, JZ Knight and Ramtha are given only a few cameo appearances in this film. But those appearances are just enough to weave their way into the scientific dialogue and dramatic acting scenes to give Knight, the millionaire spirit-channeler, some much-needed credibility in the movie. Plus, hers is the only "non-expert" interview featured in the film, making you wonder why she's even in this movie in the first place. Again, the filmmakers make no mention whatsoever in the film of their connections to Knight and her organization. But the good news is that spiritually hungry people everywhere are waking up and smelling the coffee. Using their brains, people are increasingly coming to tell the difference between true, dedicated people of spirit, like the Dalai Lama of Tibet, and fishy facsimiles. Buyers in the New Age marketplace are not the only ones who should beware -- channeled spirits also have to be on guard for the growing numbers of human beings who are thinking more deeply before spending their hard-earned money on movies like this. If you must buy this DVD, then at least first spend some time on the Internet checking out this film's background. If you decide to buy it after that, well, it is up to you. At least consider yourself a forewarned (and wiser) consumer for having read this. Enough said. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to shut down my computer and go out for a long, quiet walk in nature -- where I'm more likely to encounter Spirit in its purest form than I would in this film.	negative	[ "Any Amazon buyers who are thinking of purchasing this DVD are strongly encouraged to first go and do some checking on the Internet about this movie and its background.", "What you find out may or may not surprise you.", "I didn't check deeply enough, and regret the money I spent on buying this DVD.", "I watched only one side of the three double-sided discs (the original theatrical version) and then filed it away under \"DVDs to be pawned off at my local record/video shop\".", "I will not watch the other five sides of the discs, and that is something very unusual for me as a regular Amazon buyer.", "Don't get me wrong: Marlee Matlin does a decent job of holding up the \"drama\" side of the film and there is lots of humor, intriguing testimony and amazing graphics in the \"documentary\" side of \"What the Bleep Do We Know!?", "\".", "But after watching this movie just one time, the word FISHY kept coming up in my mind.", "I went on the Internet and did some searching, and found out why.", "What the filmmakers of \"What the Bleep Do We Know!?", "\" do not tell you in the film's trailer and in the film itself is that they, the filmmakers, as well as some of the interviewees, are affiliated with the mega-million-dollar organization founded by JZ Knight, famous for her channeling of a 35,000-year-old spirit named Ramtha.", "Her organization is based in the rural city of Yelm, Washington state -- the same city where \"What the Bleep\" was first premiered and where the producers of the film are reported to be based.", "What the filmmakers also don't tell you (but which you will find out if you check around on the Internet) is that one of the credible sources in the film has completely denounced \"What the Bleep\" and the way his interview was misrepresented to promote the film's premise.", "The filmmakers also will not tell you that there are a number of people (including Knight's late ex-husband) who have left her organization and called it little more than a cult in New Age clothing.", "This is distressing.", "Spirituality is one thing, but deceit is quite another.", "We all want more spirituality in our lives.", "But we need to be cautious and selective about this because there are just as many so-called New Age organizations out there that will take our money as quickly as some mainstream Christian churches will.", "Which is exactly why I give this film the same low rating of \"1\" that I gave to the DVD \"George W.", "Bush: Faith in the White House\".", "If there is one thing worse than being conned by a bunch of true-believing, right-wing Christian fundamentalists, it is being duped by a group of true-believing New Agers who align themselves with left-wing causes (see \"What the Bleep's\" website store for examples).", "I would give both the Bush and Bleep DVDs a rating of zero if I could.", "To be fair, JZ Knight and Ramtha are given only a few cameo appearances in this film.", "But those appearances are just enough to weave their way into the scientific dialogue and dramatic acting scenes to give Knight, the millionaire spirit-channeler, some much-needed credibility in the movie.", "Plus, hers is the only \"non-expert\" interview featured in the film, making you wonder why she's even in this movie in the first place.", "Again, the filmmakers make no mention whatsoever in the film of their connections to Knight and her organization.", "But the good news is that spiritually hungry people everywhere are waking up and smelling the coffee.", "Using their brains, people are increasingly coming to tell the difference between true, dedicated people of spirit, like the Dalai Lama of Tibet, and fishy facsimiles.", "Buyers in the New Age marketplace are not the only ones who should beware -- channeled spirits also have to be on guard for the growing numbers of human beings who are thinking more deeply before spending their hard-earned money on movies like this.", "If you must buy this DVD, then at least first spend some time on the Internet checking out this film's background.", "If you decide to buy it after that, well, it is up to you.", "At least consider yourself a forewarned (and wiser) consumer for having read this.", "Enough said.", "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to shut down my computer and go out for a long, quiet walk in nature -- where I'm more likely to encounter Spirit in its purest form than I would in this film." ]
Well, based on some of the reviews here, I tried out the Jabra Street2. Big mistake. I love the style/design, but otherwise, I could not wait to hook up my Sony Ericsson MW600 again. Plain and simple, the Jabra hissed like crazy with my two main on the go phones, the Westone 3s and the Atrio MG7s. Also, to me the MW600 really delivers an accurate reproduction of my IEMs' sound, but not the Jabra, which had a reverb-type sound that was not at all ear pleasing. Anyway, the Street2 is ready to go back to Amazon, sorry to say. Too bad, I liked the design, esp the volume control. Can't recommend based on my experience. And I did turn the device (iPhone 4) volume to max and tried to use the Street2's volume. No go.	negative	[ "Well, based on some of the reviews here, I tried out the Jabra Street2.", "Big mistake.", "I love the style/design, but otherwise, I could not wait to hook up my Sony Ericsson MW600 again.", "Plain and simple, the Jabra hissed like crazy with my two main on the go phones, the Westone 3s and the Atrio MG7s.", "Also, to me the MW600 really delivers an accurate reproduction of my IEMs' sound, but not the Jabra, which had a reverb-type sound that was not at all ear pleasing.", "Anyway, the Street2 is ready to go back to Amazon, sorry to say.", "Too bad, I liked the design, esp the volume control.", "Can't recommend based on my experience.", "And I did turn the device (iPhone 4) volume to max and tried to use the Street2's volume.", "No go." ]
I was very excited to see this movie because I have always been an admirer of Jude Law's work, Gwenneth Pawltrow and Matt Damon are extremely talented as well. But I have to say (with much regret) that in the long run this movie was a big dissapointment for me. The main reason being that I felt that after Tom Ripley had committed his first murder, there was no suspense left in the movie. There was no mystery involved, you know who the killer is, who is killed, and basically every important piece of information in the first half of the movie. Honestly, I found myself badly wanting to turn off the movie during the last forty-five minutes because I didn't care anymore what happened to the characters. This is a good movie if you just like to watch actors act though. Matt Damon is incredible as Tom Ripley, and manages to truely understand the character, and Jude Law and Gwenneth Paltrow play wonderfully together as Dickie and Marge. But even that was not enough to make this movie a captivating thriller, or even give it some suspense. I tried very hard to enjoy the Talented Mr. Ripley, but in the end I found it a great dissapointment, with a lack of suspense, and all together exceedingly tedious.	negative	[ "I was very excited to see this movie because I have always been an admirer of Jude Law's work, Gwenneth Pawltrow and Matt Damon are extremely talented as well.", "But I have to say (with much regret) that in the long run this movie was a big dissapointment for me.", "The main reason being that I felt that after Tom Ripley had committed his first murder, there was no suspense left in the movie.", "There was no mystery involved, you know who the killer is, who is killed, and basically every important piece of information in the first half of the movie.", "Honestly, I found myself badly wanting to turn off the movie during the last forty-five minutes because I didn't care anymore what happened to the characters.", "This is a good movie if you just like to watch actors act though.", "Matt Damon is incredible as Tom Ripley, and manages to truely understand the character, and Jude Law and Gwenneth Paltrow play wonderfully together as Dickie and Marge.", "But even that was not enough to make this movie a captivating thriller, or even give it some suspense.", "I tried very hard to enjoy the Talented Mr.", "Ripley, but in the end I found it a great dissapointment, with a lack of suspense, and all together exceedingly tedious." ]