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[ "POSTERN OF FATE is the last novel Christie actually wrote (those published later were in fact written before but had been kept in reserve).", "It is fitting that Christie chose to close her writing career with Tommy and Tuppence.", "In many ways Tuppence mirrored Christie herself.", "In the early books Tuppence is a young woman fresh from her wartime adventures (much like Christie herself), in later books she is a mother coping with another war, and here is dealing with downsizing to a smaller home, the physical challenges of growing older and memories of the past.", "Many of the adventures that Tuppence has in this book are mentioned in Christie's own autobiography.", "The Beresfords have recently moved to a new house and discovered that previous owners had left behind various things, including books.", "In one of the books they discover a clue left by a young boy of a long ago murder.", "In their typical Beresford style Tommy and Tuppence try to uncover the truth and find that murder does not rest quietly even with the passage of so many years.", "This novel is not one of Christie's best and the madcap adventure style of previous Tommy and Tuppence novels does not work as well with two eldery heroes.", "Still if you are a Christie fan and espeically if you have a fondness for Tommy and Tuppence this one is not to be missed." ]

[ "NoFX is an interesting band; one I still find respectable in a weird way.", "There are some down-right hideous stops along their bizzare 20+ year career path objectively speaking.", "The bad moments are colossally BAD...", "but then the band's moments of brilliance are so spectacular that all is forgiven.", "When NoFX is \"on\" they are un-nervingly great.", "It's not where you start, it's what results, right?", "Ribbed is the album I always thought was the closest thing NoFX has to an \"even\" album (lol).", "All the signature elements are there...", "the fingerprints of a punk band never lacking in personality.", "This recording is the harbinger of a band ready to peak (Longest Line to White Trash to Punk In Drublic was EASILY the golden era of NoFX).", "Yes, El Hefe is absent on this and yes, there is a seriously \"metal\" twang consistantly coating this disk, but I find it to be a practically seemless and smooth ride, with enough rewarding and firey moments to lay off the skip button and enjoy this goofy imperfect band.", "\"Malachi Crunch\" has got to be one of the most under-appreciated songs of the band's career." ]

[ "My knife using profile consists of heavy fruit and vegetable cutting and a fare amount of meat chopping and slicing.", "So far I have used this on three general kitchen knives, a chopping knife and a smaller slicing knife.", "All of the knives now have a nice edge with exception of the larger chopping knife.", "The blade is too thick for this sharpener.", "I read some reviews about how this sharpener stopped working after ten sharpening so if you read this review a month or so after 10/01/12, comment on it requesting an update and I will let you know how it's edge and ability to sharpen is holding up.", "For now, and considering the price, I recommend this for the kitchen.", "I would like to note that this is the first time I have used a hand held sharpener as opposed to a stone.", "This is far quicker.", "[...", "]EDIT 04/05/2013\n\nJust an update.", "With regular use, six months later, this is still working great!" ]

[ "This pressure cooker set is a great entry level set, although I find the large size sometimes not large enough.", "But, watch what you are purchasing, there are 2 separate types of lids on the Duromatic pressure cooker.", "This set has the inferior lid that is more difficult to read the pressure from a distance and more difficult to release the pressure (although it is still very good) As far as I can tell, the pressure cooker itself are the same, with the exception of the lid/release.", "If you have the extra money, this other lid is worth it--especially if you are a beginner.", "I regret that I bought the duromatic set without realizing the difference in the lids.", "I saw the price of the set and jumped on it without realizing the difference.", "I guess on the bright side, it means that I have pressure cookers in different sizes now.", "If you are nervous about pressure cooking, there are awesome books out there to help lead the way-including pressuring cooking for dummies.", "My favorite is Miss Vickies Book of Pressure Cooker recipes, also found on amazon.", "She also has a website that offers a lot of free information as well as free recipes (although some have a small charge).", "So, cook your food faster, save energy, retain more nutrients, and serve delicious homemade meals that seem like you have spent all day in the kitchen.", "If you are taking the plunge into pressure cooking starting with a good product will make a huge difference as to whether or not you are satisfied with the results as well as the safety.", "On an investment like this, go for quality-whether it is this set with this type of lid or the Duromatic set with the other type of lid.", "the only reason i gave this 4 stars is because of the lid." ]

[ "****UPDATE**** After only four months, the lining on the Giro's foam pads started to delaminate from the foam.", "I contacted Giro Customer Service and they promised to send me new pads.", "I had the same problem of the lining delaminating on my Nutcase helmet.", "Apparently the offshore manufacturers are cutting corners on the new helmets.", "I never had this problem on any of my previous bike helmets.", "**** End Update*****\n\nThis is my second skateboard style bike helmet.", "I've had enough of cycling lycra and those blah \"aero\" type helmets.", "They are just too 1990's.", "The first helmet I had of this type was a Nutcase, and although I liked the shell, graphics and fit adjustment, the internal foam quickly fell apart - making the Nutcase useless.", "This Giro is much better made.", "You can tell the foam padding is better quality.", "Adjustment is pretty standard.", "Once it is adjusted, you can forget about it.", "One plus is that the Giro Flak has a few more vent holes than other skateboard style helmets to keep my head cool." ]

[ "This movie is not for the tender hearted, and if you are you will ball your eyes out about how evil violence is when done on other people.", "the cost of freedom is to high and so many lives are taken by murder and hatred.", "War is just evil and there is no justification or excuse for such violence.", "if you can learn from this movie not to hate and get involved in violence then you understood the movie correctly.", "i hate hatred and murder not matter what and it is sad this stuff really happened.", "This movie is based on true history and fact when it comes to ireland becoming indpendent from england and how evil and brutal the english really are and how the irish including myself were affected by that cruelty so badly that it caused a whole war in ireland against the british nazi occupation of the emerald isle.", "this is true to the heart.", "England had never been in ireland or involved with ireland there would have been no IRA.", "England created the violence in ireland not the other way around.", "Eamon de valera said and i quote \"better to die as martyrs for freedom than to be the ones who make martyrs like the english\" ' He did not have the stomach for violence and hatred but he had more heart about how to handle the situation.", "He admitted it was his downfall and felt guilty of michael collins his great friend's death.", "Hopefully God willing we can learn from this movie and from Jesus Christ's own words is to \"love your enemies and do righteousness (good) towards them\"\n\n there is no love and righteousness when you murder people.", "Rabbi Nachman from the Soviet Union said \"Our best weapon that G'd gave us is prayer not guns\"" ]

[ "This game is easily in the top 10 or top 5 of Genesis games ever made, I would even rate it up there as one of the best games of all time!", "That's a pretty heavy statement; but this game was a true leader in a lot of aspects.", "The graphics were great and colorful back then, and to this day still aren't laughably bad.", "What really separated this game from a lot of the others out there was the unique and innovative gameplay.", "The whole mess starts where TJ and E were cruising through space where their spaceship was struck by an asteroid (courtesy of Earl's crazy driving!", ") Now on planet Earth the most wacky insane dangerous planet in the galaxy you have to collect the pieces and rebuild your spaceship.", "You have to do this while dodging boogie men, spellbinding hula girls, devils, crazy ice cream truck drivers, warrior Chickens with mortars, angry moms with shopping carts, tattoo sporting cigar smoking lawnmower men, herds of nerds!", "But you've got the ammo to deal with these punks sling shots!", "Boombox!", "Tomatoe Bombs!", "Icarus wings.", "You read all that right their are so many different power ups and styles of playing this game it just doesn't get old!", "I highly recommend this game and gotta give this the badge of a true classic." ]

[ "My initial impressions of this fabric camping mat are very good unlike other Intex air mattresses I have had in the past.", "I bought three of their air beds and all failed within 90 days with leaks, tears and ruptured seams.", "I wish that they used the same fabric with this mattress on their air beds, maybe they would hold up better.", "It wasn't hard for me to blow up as I had an air compressor with the proper attachment to do the job.", "Unfortunately the compressor did not like this mattress as much as me, it blew up right after I inflated the mattress.", "Oh well....", "Anyway, I put this on top of my camping cot and it is quite comfortable but just a tad narrow for the cot.", "It's long enough but if I lay on my back my arms don't really have enough room to rest on the mattress.", "Not a big deal.", "I slept well on it.", "I do hope this will hold up over time better than the other Intex stuff and I will definitely update my rating if it expires prematurely.", "It was so cheap I had to give it a try." ]

[ "The first Harvest Moon game I had ever played was HM64, and I keep getting the newer versions.", "Okay, I'll admit that HM64 had its flaws, and HM:STH was just plain pathetic (it lacked a bunch of features older games had), but this one looks really promising!", "A Wonderful Life will contain elements of all the past Harvest Moons all wrapped into one.", "Staying true to the series' tradition, it will of course feature completely non-linear gameplay, letting gamers create a unique life of their own.", "It's just you, a farm, and the rest of your life.", "You'll have to successfully manage your farm,\nFEATURES\n-Harvest Moon at its best, live life how you want to and enjoy a completely non-linear gameplay experience\n-Get married and raise a family\n-Farm your crops and create all-new hybrid vegetables\n-Brand new farmyard animals to raise\n-A Wonderful Life draws on the best qualities of the series and promises to add more\nSome other information I found on the Victor Interactive Site is below!", "-The game will be in a completely new town with a story as long as 30 years.", "-There will be 6 tales and 40+ characters.", "-You can have a child.", "-If you connect the GameCube game to the GB Advance game new events occur, character dialogue changes and other things!", "I have a really good feeling about this game." ]

[ "I have been slowly upgrading my VAIO desktop pc and was nearly done until my NVIDIA 8800 GTS double slot graphics card started to freeze in midplay.", "I was sure it was the heat.", "The graphics card got way too hot.", "Unfortunately my power supply which had to fans and the pc fan were not cutting it.", "The graphics card was so big it left no room for ventilation.", "Upon touching the card after an hour of game play, I was supprised it had not burned out on me (literally).", "I sacrificed my tv tuner card to see if additional ventilation would help but it didn't.", "I nearly gave up on PC gaming as I had spent so much just to upgrade my pc so I decided to shop around and see if there would be a fan I could replace my stock fan with.", "I then found this little gem....", "I had the extra card slot right under my graphics card so I decided to go for it.", "It's amazing how something so simple can resolve your high tech problems!", "Super easy to install.", "You don't even have to connect it to the motherboard.", "Just slip it in and connect the four pin collector.", "The fan is constantly on but it's quiet and I can actually touch my graphics card without pull away because of the heat.", "It's now touchable and feels only warm to the touch.", "More importantly, my graphics demanding games are now pushed to my graphics card limit and no freeze ups!", "If you have an open pci slot right under your graphics card or have any heat issues, this gem is highly recommended!" ]

[ "I got these about 3 years ago and they still sound and feel fantastic.", "I don't think they'd ever blow out; I usually have them blasting since I use them while skateboarding.", "I have long hair and with some other headphones I had problems with hair being pulled out but not with these.", "Also, I have never really had a problem with the thickness of the cord.", "I actually like it because it is easier to untangle, but it is a little too long.", "I usually stuff my pocket with the cord so it stays out of my way.", "The only problem, which isn't too bad, is that when wearing them for long periods of time like traveling my ears become sore and I have to take a short break.", "They may be too tight, but it sure doesn't feel like it until you have been wearing them for a few hours.", "I always suggest these headphones to people.", "I got them in a store for $20 and they have better sound than some much more expensive headphones I've tried." ]

[ "Clint Eastwood held onto the David People's script for Unforgiven for over 10 years.", "Knowing it was something special, he wanted to be mature enough, as both an actor and a director, to do it justice.", "It was a wise decision.", "Eastwood aged into the character of William Munny, chiseled, worn-looking, and I was quite surprised at how well he did with the role.", "Munny is a haunted man, burdened with the memories of a violent past and the ghosts of many murders.", "His denials \"I was drunk\" or \"I don't remember\" are belied by the guilty flicks of his eyes or the thousand yard stare when memory does come back \"remember that drover I shot...", "whose teeth came out the back of this neck?", "He didn't do anything....", "\".", "It is all there in Eastwood's face and eyes when later in the film in his fever delirium William Munny sees the Hell he fears is waiting for him for his sins.", "Reformed by a beloved wife, now dead, and raising 2 children on a failing pig farm, Munny and his old partner Ned (Morgan Freeman) are lured out of retirement for one more killing for money.", "But these old outlaws are different men now, older & tired and domesticated, and it seems unlikely they can do the job.", "We, like their young gunsel partner, the Scofield Kid, can't see the legendary hell-raiser and killer Munny in this haggard old man.", "I note that some were put-off by Unforgiven, expecting a Clint Eastwood type western.", "Unforgiven really isn't a typical Western...", "it is more a character study wrapped in a meditation on violence.", "The violence in Unforgiven is not stylized or glamorized.", "When the gunfighter English Bob (Richard Harris) gets the living tar kicked out of him by the sheriff Little Bill Dagget (Gene Hackman), he doesn't pop-up all fine an hour later.", "Instead he is layed-up in a jail cell, bloody, swollen, and in pain.", "When Little Bill dishes out the same to Eastwood later, William Munny is out for days and is scabbed and scarred afterward.", "When Eastwood ambushes a cowboy, he dies slowly, in thirst and in pain.", "When Little Bill starts in on Ned, we and he know that it will be a long night of torture and pain.", "When the Scofield Kid shoots a man in the privy, he is sickened by it and so should we be.", "Violence begets more violence.", "From the initial cutting of the prostitute that sets it all in motion, to the beatings and shootings, the violence here only causes more violence and most of it out of proportion to the crime and most of it, even the sanctioned violence of the Law, has little or nothing to do with justice.", "Gene Hackman's Little Bill Dagget is a sadistic bully with a badge, his amiable facade masks a ruthless and mean killer.", "The bemused twinkle in his eye can turn to a savage taunt in an instant.", "He enjoys beating people just a little too much, and he has the town cowed under his benevolent tyranny.", "Hackman is great and deserved his Oscar.", "The only nod to the conventions of the Western is in the last act, but we are ready for it.", "As William Munny swigs the first whiskey he's had since his wife reformed him we watch him become distant, stronger, icier and resolved, the legendary stone-cold killer we've been hearing about throughout the movie is now before us and out for revenge.", "The rainy ride into town and the total surprise of the laughing and confident posse-in-the-making, the cool malevolence...", "\"he better arm himself if he's going to decorate his saloon with my friend\"...", "and the chaotic, awkward, chance and luck shootout that kills the guilty and the innocent indiscriminately, caps the theme of the film...", "\"deserve's got nothin to do with it\".", "Violence is just violence, it is haphazard and unfair.", "It isn't pretty and it isn't justice.", "And killers leave death in their wake and go on to \"prosper in Dry Goods\".", "This is a beautifully realized film with a great cast.", "Eastwood's direction is fine.", "His pacing here is deliberate, but may be off-putting to those expecting a more action-oriented film.", "This is a mature work, it improves on repeat viewings.", "Each scene fits to lay the foundation for the climactic confrontation,which is one of the best ever.", "The dialogue is nuanced and revealing of character and motivation.", "This is first-rate filmaking." ]

[ "At $16.", "69 (Amazon price at the time of this review) you really can't beat the price, I think.", "This single cup coffee maker does EXACTLY what it says it will do and does it pretty quickly: 5 minutes from pouring in the water to getting your \"steaming\" hot cup of coffee (I put \"steaming\" in quotation marks because we registered 175 degrees F straight out of the machine when when measured during the first two cups of plain water (to clean, per instructions)).", "While it's nice, it's not perfect.", "I have one minor gripe and one relatively major gripe.", "Minor one, first.", "The device is sometimes a vampire device; this means that if you leave it plugged in (which apparently you can do) the coils sometimes stay warm (not sure what's going on, but it's been 50/50 to this point).", "Anyway, when it does stay warm, that means you're using electricity.", "So while plugging/unplugging is a pain, it's better (don't know how much) for my electric bill if I just use caution and plug/unplug.", "Major gripe.", "The supplied mug as an insulated mug is UTTERLY worthless.", "This is no Yeti-like mug; the heat transfers directly to the metal exterior.", "In other words, HOT!", "Use the handle.", "But speaking of the handle, it's also pretty iffy; there was quite a bit of flex in it (maybe I got a defective one?", ").", "In the end, nice product.", "Worth the cash; even with the gripes.", "4 stars." ]

[ "I have tried other brands, including Pic, Off, Coleman, & Coghlan's.", "The Pic brand is by far the best of these products.", "The Off cost so much more and last about 2 hours less than the Pic.", "The only thing I preferred about Off was the scent -- it was more pleasant than the Pic.", "It is certainly not enough of a game-changer to make me even consider spending quite more, and for less burn time.", "I thought no other brand could be as bad as Coghlan's , but then I tried Coleman.", "The Coghlan's break if you breath on them, the Coleman break if you look at them.", "Now, that being said, the Pic occasionally break if you are not careful when taking apart one coil from another; however, if you are careful you can get them apart quite easily with maybe 1 in 25 breaking (vs literally every single one of the Coleman's breaking and more than 50% of the Coghlan's).", "They're still usable when broken, just have to find a [safe] way to create a holder for them.", "As for mosquito control, they all seem to be about the same -- Pic just has it over all the others as far as price, durability, and burn time.", "I can't believe the burn time I get out of them!" ]

[ "This review in particular is for the teeny, one ounce size of Nalgene bottle.", "What makes this so good for the camp kitchen?", "* Nalgene bottles are made from non-reactive HPDE (Type 2) plastic that will not impart flavor or odor to your food or leach chemicals into them.", "* The caps seal so well on the bottles as to make them virtually leak-proof.", "This is a big deal when you are backpacking, or even car camping - you don't want your food or liquids spilling out into the rest of your gear.", "* These bottles are tough.", "I've been using some of mine for almost 30 years now, and none have ever failed, broken, or leaked.", "While light, they are reasonably thick walled and can take a fair amount of abuse.", "* In my opinion, these are the best lightweight containers on the market.", "Who wants to take a partially-filled glass bottle of olive oil for cooking with them in their backpack?", "Get the right size of container that you want for your cooking liquids: soy sauce, oil, maple syrup, etc.", "and pack them with confidence.", "Not so much an issue with car camping, but if you are packing gear in on your back, these light and durable containers are the way to go.", "* Versatility - pick the size that's right for your need.", "When you are done, they can be cleaned and re-used for anything else.", "The tiny 1 oz.", "size works well for me when I want to bring along salt/pepper, garlic powder, or other powdered seasoning.", "It also works very well as a waterproof container for matches.", "Larger sizes work well for olive oil, maple syrup, etc.", "I even use slightly larger sizes, such as the 8 oz.", "size, for dry goods like rice or pancake mix.", "Some things lend themselves to small 'zip-lock' baggies, but for anything else, I use these.", "An additional bonus is that these will last practically forever if you take care of them, reducing the amount of trash produced from packaging.", "Highly recommended!" ]

[ "Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is the sequel to Turok Dinosaur Hunter that not only surpasses that game in it's greatness but is my most favorite game in the series of four games that came out on the N64.", "Everything that made the original such a great game to play was improved upon, especially in the way of graphics.", "With the expansion pak, graphics had 'almost' a Playstation 2 quality to them.", "It's something that showed with this game.", "It showed in the textures of the environments, the details of the architecture, lighting effects and other eye candy.", "The game was also bigger and better than any other game, with the exception of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, in it's 32 meg cartridge.", "As you've probably read in the courtesy review, it's been stated to have over 45 hours of playtime.", "While I don't know about that, personally, as I hadn't checked where I stand within the game..", "one thing I do know is it's one lengthy meaty game to sink your teeth(playtime) into.", "While Turok 2: Seeds of Evil stood in the shadow of Rare's Goldeneye during it's release, Turok 2 still stands the test of time in terms of gameplay and is one game every Nintendo fan should add to their collection.", "If not for the fact that it had a killer storyline and an awesome arsenal of weapons to play with, then for the fact it was an absolute beauty of a game." ]

[ "Like Braveheart, Michael Collins captures all the passion and drama of the struggle for freedom and independence from an oppressive ruler (in both cases, the British.", ") Also like Braveheart, this movie tends to excessively glorify the hero and demonize the villains.", "Of course, it achieves the effect of distinguishing the good guys from the bad, giving the audience a (clear) side to pick.", "It is beautifully shot, well-scripted and suspenseful.", "It's also fairly accurate historically, the costumes and sets are spot-on, and there is adequate (and appropriate) lightheartedness.", "The battle scenes are riveting and the movie is loaded with (true) cloak-and-dagger bits.", "The love triangle between Michael Collins (Liam Neeson), Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts) and Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn), though somewhat indispensable to the \"Big Fella's\" story, muddles things in spots.", "Neil Jordan managed to make the romance fit in the story without forcing it or resorting to too much sappiness.", "For the most part, the acting is very good.", "Neeson plays the \"Big Fella\" about as well as one could imagine.", "Stephen Rea is nothing short of awesome and shows why he is, unfortunately, one of the most under-appreciated actors around.", "The rest of the cast performs adequately or better.", "All that said, its weaknesses are fairly apparent.", "One, Mr.", "Jordan surely could have found an Irish actress to play Kitty Kiernan.", "Instead, we're subjected to Julia Roberts' lousy Irish accent.", "At that time Michael Collins came out, Roberts was in a lot of movies and picking her - a Yankee, no less - for this part seemed as yet another instance of having her forced upon the viewing public.", "Two, the movie oversimplifies issues regarding the Irish struggle for independence.", "Of course, a movie is not necessarily the venue in which to explain all sides to an issue, but if you knew nothing of Irish history and saw this film, you'd think that Ireland's troubles solely resulted from the arbitrary actions of her oppressive English overlords.", "Michael Collins is a fantastic movie, one of my all-time favorites.", "Even with its flaws, it's a classic." ]

[ "This is a great Spin Art.", "My 3 year old likes it and is fully capable of using it with supervision.", "Not sure why the rating is 6 and up.", "If you liked Spin Art as a kid this will bring back great memories.", "The colors this model comes with are fluorescent.", "While it comes with a good amount of paint the paper amount was a little on the light side.", "Plus, the black paper it comes with looks really great with the colors while wet.", "When it dries that colors fade and the painting look awful.", "I suggest sticking with the white paper.", "If this came with more paper and the black worked better it would easily be 5 stars, but I have to drop it a star because of those problems.", "The unit is very light weight and compact.", "Any kid will like it." ]

[ "...", "but then it gets dull quickly.", "This is the best way to describe the new adventure, Spider-Man 2.", "After first playing the game, you realize just how big the environment is, how many interiors you can go into, and just how FUN swinging around the Big Apple is.", "The game goes downhill from there.", "The graphics are pretty good.", "The city looks fantastic, the interiors are great, and Spider-Man is well modeled.", "But, when looking at every other character model, you want to cringe and cover your eyes.", "Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst should sue this game.", "Tobey looks like a goofy nerd straight from The Simpsons, and Kirsten looks like she would be right at home with Charlie Brown.", "Don't get me started on the pedestrions.", "Their lips don't even move.", "Also, they will say to Spider-Man that a police chase or someone is falling THAT WAY, but they don't point anywhere.", "Is that wierd?", "Now I will start on the so-called music.", "The Spider-Man theme is pathetic, and some unknown but ungodly terrible band called The Distillers provide the rest of the music.", "It sounds like Mario games with electronic punk rock.", "Not too good.", "Also the voice acting is lazy.", "Alfred Modina is funny, not menacing, and Tobey maguire must have had a microphone stuck to him while he was still in bed at four in the morning, because he sounds asleep.", "Also, Mary jane from the game does not sound like Mary Jane from the movie.", "And the little kid who loses his balloon?", "You might want to put your fist in his face after hearing him cry a few hundred times.", "The gameplay is great.", "Swinging is easy, and every other spider-man move is easy to execute.", "There are just too many combos to rember, and they are complex to pull off, so that bothers me.", "Also, it can be hard to go where you want to.", "The story mode will take a good chunk of time to complete, and after that, you can explore the city for awhile.", "Warning: This game WILL GET DULL after playing it for twenty or so hours.", "I'm a bit bored, and I have had the game for two days.", "it would have helped if there were more missions, and more street crimes to solve.", "There are around eight simple problems that you can solve in your spare time, and I don't think that the same eight crime happen in New York City every day.", "I was ecstatic that this game took place in New York, because it is my favorite city in the world.", "I was excited to see Times Square, The Empire State Building, and The Statue of Liberty.", "Aside from that, swinging is very exciting, and going on top of the skyscrapers is too.", "Spider-Man 2 is a game that you will have a tought time deciding to rent or buy.", "Bottom Line: If you LOVE Spider-Man and/or New York City, you should buy this game.", "Any other gamers, this game merits a wonderful rental." ]

[ "Love this Dewalt planer!", "But the only fault I find is the strange, triangular \"exhaust orifice.", "\" It seems to be missing any way of connecting it to a dust collector!", "So I had to wrap some 2\" Blue painter's tape around the orifice and stick my vacuum hose inside of the tape; close it tight, and add another layer of tape, to hold it in place so I can contain the dust.", "Worked perfectly!", "But why doesn't DWALT have an attachment for this in the Planer kit?", "I can't seem to find one anywhere that could fit this tool?", "Can't believe they expect the dust to just fly into the shop?", "Great tool otherwise.", "And powerful too!", "I'm using shallow, multiple passes for controlled planing.", "Works very nicely!" ]

[ "I have an OLD 5g hex from marineland that I bought used from someone.", "I love to use these for betta and small fish tanks.", "So I ordered a new one for myself.", "And wow, they have made a lot of updates!", "The bulbs are now MUCH better and are compact flouresants.", "It come's with a sheild to protect the bulb.", "(My old one didn't come with one and the lights just never work that long before blowing.", ") I am VERY happy with this product.", "Worth every penny.", "And they are cheaper than a lot of the other's available also!" ]

[ "Love this style of hoe.", "it gets in around plants without killing them and lets me scrape and drag out small weeds that happen no matter how well you mulch or use corn gluten to suppress weeds.", "I like that it scoops in under the root mass of a weed and hits it where it is weakest, in the youngest roots.", "And it doesn't go dragging all the dirt away from my plants in the process.", "The old fashioned farmer's hoe is stronger for digging, but it plows all the dirt away, which is not what I want when I'm trying to kill small weeds around my plants.", "Also with the hula-ho, the cutting edge is inside, so I can bump around the plants without worrying I'm going to chop the good plants down by accident.", "I found this model pretty sturdy.", "I'm glad it isn't a wood handle.", "For its size, it would be heavy and tiring otherwise.", "There is a little bit of rattle where the hoop is secured to the metal fitting, but that's for being screwed together, rather than welded at that point.", "It's not all one metal piece like a standard hoe.", "The important point, where the metal meets the handle is very solid and secure, which is the area I would worry about in buying a tool.", "I've had a few tools where the joint to the handle was terrible, quickly making it unusable." ]

[ "I've just added this classic to my DVD library.", "Although the DVD itself is not that cool (no such special features as commentaries, cast & crew bios, production notes etc...", "), it deserves as cherished a place in my library as the place \"Roxanne\" settled in my heart.", "For the two last decades Hollywood had some rising stars in the category of physical comedy (Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, the Wayans brothers...", ") but none of them has made a movie that got me laugh so hard while capturing my heart so tenderly at the same time as Steve Martin did with \"Roxanne\".", "Was it because those new actors couldn't work out something creative like \"the 20 nose jokes\", or was it because they just needed better scripts to bolster their talents?", "I found it amazing that Steve Martin decided to be the screenplay writer himself and somehow managed to convert the concept of a French Renaissance play -- \"Cyrano de Bergerac\" -- to this modern time comedy and turned its tragic conclusion into a happy ending.", "Apart from the \"nose jokes\", he gave us so many fun lines to enjoy and remember.", "And apart from Martin, all other actors also gave their best performances, and best lines too: Shelley Duvall's simple riddle, Daryl Hannah's \"ironic\" refusal of a coat, Rick Rossovitch's \"extemporaneous\" night and \"pillow fluffing\" request...", ", and, oh yeah, the \"earn more sessions by sleeving\" line...", "Well, all I want to say is, hurry up, add this movie to your library so your family and friends could share your joy.", "We all need this kind of joy in a world where \"all the concepts of beauty have been programmed by TV's and magazines\" -- to quote Tony Robbins from \"Shallow Hal\".", "Now that being said, please bear with one more humble opinion of mine: After \"Roxanne\", I only found \"Shallow Hal\" as a good one in the genre.", "Hope it won't be the last." ]

[ "I was pleased to get Traditional Medicinal's organic green tea for several reasons:\na) green tea has many health benefits, esp, green tea as this is, from Darjeeling, India, Chief among the health benefits - polyphenols which reduce free radicals in the body, anti-oxidants, l-theanine combined with caffeine which improve brain functioning and combat dementia, fat-burning properties, and killing of dental bacteria, and reduction in risk for cancer, heart disease and type II diabetes.", "b) peppermint is soothing to the stomach and relaxing - and this peppermint from the Pacific Northwest is just about the best - very minty, and with a delicious aroma.", "It also contains essential oils.", "Some of the proven benefits of peppermint include: digestion aid, reduces cravings, eases tension headaches and helps relieves stuffy noses.", "c) it's organic and Fair Tade Certified,\n\nAccording to the box, it contains 1020 mg of organic peppermint leaf and 480mg of green tea leaf per tea bag (16 sealed tea bags included per box).", "Although peppermint is relaxing and often used as a sleep aid, this green tea, like most, contains 12mg caffeine, so is not recommended as a drink within a few hours of bedtime.", "Users should also notice that the directions suggest steeping in a covered cup for 15 minutes before drinking.", "As hot tea, I find it to be very minty, which is great because I'm much more inclined to a peppermint taste than a green tea taste.", "I also today made a quart of ice tea with three teabags and found that to be at least as tasty, especially on a hot summer day.", "I give it four stars rather than 5 not because I've tasted better but because I'm not normally a tea drinker, much preferring coffee and vitamin zero fruit drinks.", "But as far as tea goes, you aren't likely to find tea any healthier --that tastes this good." ]

[ "Ok, I will admit up front that I love baseball and that I am very much a fan of Kevin Costner.", "Having said that, there have been some really good sports movies and many will say this is not one of them but I will politely and firmly disagree.", "When you come to the end of a career which I did a few years ago after 40 years being fairly good at what I did for a living, those last years bring on a lot of soul searching.", "For me, as he worked through his life as he worked through the innings of the game, it was very nearly a perfect thing of beauty to see.", "I love the pace of baseball, the numbers, the rivalries that go back many decades and the elegance of a game that is both simple and very complex at the same time; just like life.", "He ended his career on a perfect note but even better he finally got it as his team helped him to finish what he could not do alone; he needed them and in the process he figured out what else he needed to really live his life.", "It does not matter how many times I watch this movie as it always gets to me and likely always will; perhaps I am just an old romantic at heart but I really don't care as I feel better after watching this movie and I like that fact.", "I know this is not much of a technical review but then again I am not a theater or movie critic.", "I am simply someone who loves baseball and who likes movies that make me feel better.", "If you are even roughly the same then there is a fair chance you will enjoy this movie." ]

[ "Fable II, the aptly-named sequel to Fable, hit the markets a while back.", "I didn't have a way to play it then, but I do now, so even if this review isn't terribly timely, I hope you'll find it helpful.", "The game takes place in the world of Albion, a beautiful, lovely world somewhere between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment.", "In that it quickly differentiates itself from most fantasy worlds.", "You play the Hero.", "You don't get a name, but you can get titles (like Lionheart, Executioner or the NAMBLA-friendly, Chicken Chaser).", "You can be male or female, good or evil.", "You can marry the opposite sex or the same sex.", "You can customize your looks with new hair styles, tattoos, facial hair and hair dye.", "You get all sorts of different clothes to pick from, and get scars when you die.", "You also age.", "In addition, you get a whole slew of skills.", "You can learn how to chop wood, for example.", "If that's not exciting enough, you can also tend bar!", "Blacksmithing, bounty hunting and a couple other jobs round things out.", "If jobs aren't your thing, you can go on a whole series of quests, though not very many.", "During these quests, you can earn gold which you can use to buy all the usual stuff, plus real estate.", "Yes, if you want you can become the next Donald Trump!", "One of my friends has done this and basically owns every bit of property that can be owned.", "This is an action RPG, which is different from regular RPGs in that you don't select options from a menu screen.", "No, instead you bash, smash and crush your enemies by repeated button-mashing.", "Think of the Zelda games.", "You have both melee weapons and ranged weapons as well as a series of spells, some of which can be lots of fun!", "Along the way, you have a dog acting as your faithful companion.", "Allegedly he helps in fights, but not so you'd notice.", "What he mostly does is sniff out treasure, and that's a damn nice thing, given how well-hidden some of the treasure chests are.", "Graphics wise, this is one of the most beautiful games on any system.", "Everything looks gorgeous, even the darker and more unpleasant spots.", "If it seems like I'm focusing overly much on the non-story aspects of the game, it's cause the story, well, kind of falls short.", "It's the usual \"fight against someone who killed your sister\" kind of plot.", "Nothing memorable.", "It's also rather brief.", "There's nothing wrong with it, per se, but it's not very original.", "Still, the joy is in the journey, and this is one of the best games of its kind out there.", "Highly recommended!" ]

[ "First, I have to say there is no one else in this galaxy with a voice like Amy had.", "I miss her more than any other musician that has died in my lifetime.", "I am still shocked, but I know wherever she went to she will definitely be the goddess of music.", "Now to the c.", "d., Back in Black is one if not the best R&B album ever made.", "There isn't a even close to one bad song on the album.", "Every song is amazing as the woman herself was and still is.", "All these new singers that are following in her steps.", "Dont even try it, you ladies will never come close to Amy's talent so take the backseat.", "Amy I miss you so much still and I wish we could have experienced more of your magic." ]

[ "Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Mask.", "I love this product!", "My face feels so clean and fresh.", "I do use cosmetics on my face, so therefore I need cleansing masks.", "This product feels so good and clean.", "Let me back up a little.", "Before I even tried the product, i read the ingredients.", "I liked what I saw.", "I won't list all the ingredients, but it had things such as organic apple juice, organic lemon juice, lavender, organic sunflower seed oil, organic aloe juice.", "It all sounded so good and clean and healthy.", "I knew it was going to be good.", "And it was.", "I love it." ]

[ "Yes its $20 but I spend more on miller lite in 1 happy hour and this bottle lasts a few months.", "It doesn't have any harsh chemicals so its great for my sensitive skin.", "Their gentle skin cleanser is ok but I like this exfoliater better because it seems to scrub off more dead skin cells and prevent more ingrown hairs.", "Sometimes it makes my forehead dry if I scrub too much so be careful.", "If you're looking to prevent zits- I've found stress and diet (no greasy/oily/sugary foods or dairy products!", ") have more of an effect than face wash in my case.", "Just try eating healthy/clean for a week or 2 and you'll notice clearer skin!", "SHAVING- let me save you years of trial and error: take a warm shower & wash your face with billy jealousy exfoliating facial cleanser, shave afterwards with a $50 Merkur safety razor handle with good blades (save $100's on mach 3 refills!", "), use a $20 Tweezerman badger hair shaving brush to apply taylor of old street bond (or proraso) shaving cream (you can let it set in a minute), shave WITH the grain DOWN, SLOWLY, SOFTLY (don't press hard- let the weight of the handle and sharp blade do the cutting), lastly rub on a fingertip of proraso pre/post shave cream while your face is still wet and let it dry!", "Say goodbye to razor bumps and ingrown hairs FOREVER!", "Trust me- I've tried dozens of pricey face washes, shaving creams, and after shaves over the last 4 years.", "If you don't want to commit so much money yet- order the pre/post shave proraso cream online, buy proraso shave cream online or at bath and body works (under their C.", "O. Bigelow label) then get the cheap single blade disposables (mach 3's are too aggressive) at a grocery store and you'll notice a difference overnight." ]

[ "I love this black PLA it is very good quality plastic.", "The roll is good quality and the color is jet black.", "There is no bad and patchy pigmentation it is all one solid color.", "Tangles are the worst for me since you could be in the middle of a 6-hour print.", "If there are tangles in the spool then it catches in the extruder build and prevents it from extruding.", "It is the absolute worst to wake up in the morning to check on a print and find it half done.", "This filament spool did not have tangles and therefore I did not have this problem.", "Very pleased.", "This product is worth the money all the way.", "I received a discount on this product for providing an unbiased and honest review.", "I review this product as if I had paid full price.", "I don't have any affiliation with this seller and my opinions are from my personal experience with it.", "I hope my review can be helpful for a future buyer.", "If my review is helpful, please don't forget to click the \"YES\" button below.", "Thank you." ]

[ "A year after the good, but flawed, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon was released on the Game Boy Advance, Konami went back to work and released its sequel (Harmony of Dissonance) in 2002.", "Fans of the Castlevania series quickly picked this up and hailed it as an excellent follow up to the first game.", "Harmony of Dissonance is a great game and deserves to be in everyone's GBA game collection.", "This time around you control Juste Belmont, a descendent of the famous Simon Belmont in his quest to collect Dracula's relics in order to save a friend of yours trapped in Dracula's castle.", "Just like the last game, you explore a brand new castle, filled with traps and enemies.", "Armed with your whip, you can acquire weapons and items to help you find your way while you level up, RPG style to become stronger.", "This game does away with the cards you collected from CotM and instead uses a \"Spell Fusion\" system: spells you now can collect around the castle and use them in conjunction with any weapon you possess for new ways to attack your enemies.", "Save your progress from using any of the save rooms in the castle or use the new quick save option to temporarily save your settings until the next time you play.", "The game gives you 3 separate save slots so you and your friends can save each one's progress.", "The PROS: HoD blows Circle of the Moon out of the water!!!", "Outside of the \"Spell Fusion\" system and quick save option, HoD plays similar to the awesome PS1/Saturn title, Symphony of the Night.", "That's right; the overall presentation, graphics, sound effects and animation are excellent and easily trumps the likes of CotM.", "Controls are of course spot on and for those who dread waiting to save until they reach a save room will welcome the quick save option with open arms.", "The \"Spell Fusion\" system adds more depth to the game play, making it cool to see what happens when you combine Juste's weapons with the spells you find.", "When you're done exploring the castle, you unlock another one so beating this game will take you awhile.", "Only by beating both castles will you be able to access the bonus modes.", "The CONS: The music.", "Castlevania games always excelled in this area as it is responsible for having one of the best game soundtracks in the history of gaming.", "It's not that the music doesn't follow in the same tradition because it's pretty good.", "The problems lies in that it sounds like you are playing one of the classic 8-bit Castlevania games.", "MIDI sounding tracks have replaced the orchestral and electronic/guitar riff combo tracks that are common place since Symphony of the Night.", "They really feel out of place here and you wonder if Konami intentionally did this or not.", "Those looking to hear what Konami did for the music will be somewhat disappointed by the results.", "Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is easily better than Circle of the Moon.", "Playing and looking similar to Symphony of the Night, Konami has made another quality game that bears the Castlevania name with pride.", "While the music isn't up to par with the other games in the series, it still sounds good and doesn't drag down the overall quality of the game.", "For those who missed out on playing this game, be prepared to pay top dollar to get it new so you're better off buying it used if you can find it.", "It's a perfect game to play on the GBA so look for this one if you plan on expanding your game collection." ]

[ "Selia is a barkeep running a tavern near the wilds of the north.", "She finds an injured man, Jaden, takes him back to the tavern and nurses him back to health.", "Except, he isn't a man, but is Svistra, a race that needs blood to survive and who is battling her homeland.", "Jaden isn't your average Svistra and introduces Selia to his world.", "But, their people are at war.", "Oh, wow!", "I'm a sucker for an epic fantasy and Altered Destiny hits the spot!", "Selia and Jaden are wonderful characters.", "Both have histories that impact their motivations.", "Most importantly, they simply make sense and are likable.", "Selia learned how to survive as a woman barkeep in a dangerous part of the world.", "Jaden's upbringing made him the Svistra we see in this story.", "The hint of a relationship between these two kept the pages turning.", "Beyond Selia and Jaden, there are several other characters of depth that are extremely important to the story.", "What I found unusual about this novel was that these other characters were as interesting as the main characters!", "Generally, I found everyone intriguing and possessing multiple dimensions, even the bad guys.", "The plot moves by at a nice pace, neither too fast nor too slow.", "The story is told without baggage or the reader feeling as if they missed something.", "I adored the entire story where there is a war, and yet, still a romance.", "I found Altered Destiny to read like Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series.", "Sadly, I think this may be the only book in this world.", "Though, I hope I am wrong!", "If you are a fan of fantasy novels with a hint of romance, Altered Destiny is a must read.", "Every character has depth, the storytelling excellent, and the book utterly compelling.", "Love!", "BookingIt Grade: A" ]

[ "It's similar to Crystal, Emerald, and Platinum.", "They're all sister games.", "They're extensions of the other two in their generation, the same game with stuff added.", "However, this is still a great game.", "You start with a Pikachu, and you cannot evolve it.", "However, you can obtain the other three starters.", "Your rival Green owns a Eeeve.", "This game is based off the anime.", "However, your character \"Red\" is not Ash/Satoshi, and your rival \"Blue\" (Green in Japan and NA games after the second generation) is not Gary.", "Still, expect many similar things, such as Nurse Joys." ]

[ "This one was my least favorite, I was so scared the author was gonna follow the same protocol of the cut and run series and ruin my life in the process.", "Jealousy and cheating are so not appealing to me.", "I have hated Crash since he first appeared exactly because of how much he threatens the whole story.", "And seeing Jacob doing what he did in this book made me hate him with a passion.", "I didn't think him and Crash were all that friendly towards each other anyway.", "Our Vic is acting like a brat too, trying to control other peoples lives.", "More specifically: Lisa.", "The infamous lisa who disappeared on us and now wants to be a part of the story once again.", "Make up your mind!", "The plot was pretty solid though just when I think I've seen creepy this writer shows something even creepier.", "And the boys are so busy with the new loft and work too.", "But going strong." ]

[ "I upgraded to the Flashforge Creator Pro (2015 model, with the Z hook spool holder) from a Makerfarm I8V Reprap printer.", "With the enclosed design I can now print also ABS with virtually no curling which is great.", "It also has a very strong cooling fan for PLA which result in perfectly accurate PLA prints, even those with sharp tips.", "The cooling fan is so strong that I can sometimes hear from the other room whistling when the nozzle passes over an infill grid.", "Overall this printer works very well and I am very happy with it and the support by Mr.", "Tang is extremely responsive.", "Things I would improve (in arbitrary order)\n\n* The display is at the bottom of the printer and is vertical, this makes it difficult to red when standing near the printer.", "A slanted display will be much more user friendly.", "* The dome is made of laser cut acrylic flat sheets attached with screws and is flimsy.", "A single piece dome similar to Makerbot will be an improvement.", "* Filament Loading/unloading is much more complex than on my RepRap and takes a few minutes.", "With the RepRap I was just pressing the release lever, pulling the old filament, inserting the new one and release.", "* The firmware uses Makerbot's binary variant of gcode.", "This makes it incompatible with popular slicers such as Cura and makes typing gcode more tedious.", "I am using it with Simplifiy3D.", "Overall it's an excellent printer at a good price and I would recommend it for everybody that is in the market for this price range." ]

[ "Let's see here, there have been 3 volumes of Greatest Hits released, and various other 'hits' compilations and assorted boxed sets.", "One would think that everything that could be done to show Sir Elton's career was over and done with.", "This latest collection doesn't really do anything to outshine all of the other numerous compilations, some of which were a little better(I am of course speaking about the boxed set To Be Continued....", ", which was released in 1990).", "However, this set is up to date with Elton's career.", "It includes his two latest 2001 hits \"I Want Love\" and \"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore\", both off of his stunning album \"Songs From The West Coast\".", "The current single, \"Original Sin\", is nowhere to be found.", "That's the only high selling point for this latest collection.", "Two newer hits.", "The rest is filled with songs you would of expected to find.", "There are also some glaring omissions.", "You can't have a 'complete' hits collection without actually making it complete.", "This is a 2 disc collection, if it were really to be complete, then it would of been at least a 4 disc set.", "There a number of solid hits here that weren't included.", "You get the great late 80's hit like \"Sacrifice\", but the two other hits off of that album(Sleeping With The Past), \"Healing Hands\" and \"Club At The End Of The Street\", aren't here.", "\"Healing\" even charted better than \"Sacrifice\".", "One of his great 90's songs, \"The Last Song\", isn't here either.", "How can they leave that one out?.", "Fans who were hoping to have the Princess Diana version of \"Candle In The Wind\" will be disappointed too.", "Not here folks.", "I know it sounds like I'm bashing it and yet I gave it five stars.", "I gave it five stars because it is still a great collection.", "No matter what songs were left out and lesser songs that were put in, it's still a brilliant CD of great songs.", "It's true that Elton's best work was his 70's compositions, and this set pretty much looks at that era more than any other, but there were still great things in the 80's and 90's that were horribly left out.", "Where's \"Pinball Wizard\".", "Not here.", "How about \"Kiss The Bride\", or \"Blue Eyes\", or the great Lennon tribute \"Empty Garden\".", "Nowhere to be found.", "This can't ever be looked at as a complete and precise collection.", "Long time fans will be disappointed for sure, but newbies looking for a toned down overview of his career will be pleased and can't go wrong with it.", "Elton has been around for 33 years, hopefully there will be someone in the future who wants to release the ultimate collection and will actually get it right.", "The real king of pop(Sorry Jacko) deserves it.", "Because, quite frankly, no one will be happy the aboved omitted songs aren't here and his duet with Leann Rimes, \"Written In The Stars\", is." ]

[ "I just went through the painted-on acrylic nail bit.", "A young oriental woman \"did\" my right hand for six bucks.", "Great nails for a month, and then the nails grew out, and after nearly an hour of soaking in acetone, and a bit of - remember that movie in which the dentist from hell works on Dustin Hoffman to get him to \"talk\"?", "Well, they could have used a manicure from hell.", "Prying these acrylics off had a touch of that.", "Then I was sadly looking at my weakened pitted softies, that being what they left behind of my natural nails.", "It's like the plastic sucked the very life force out of my fingertips.", "Good thing I had ordered these 'laska babies.", "No, they are not as good as natural fingernails, or even brushed-on acrylics, but you CAN get used to them, tweak and file them, and so far I find them surprisingly good, hence the proverbial \"good enough\".", "File them down very gradually, keep trying them as you go, don't get trim-crazy.", "They are a new and clever design that mimics the position and shape of nails.", "They grip your fingers like a hungry toothless old iguana, to the death, or at least until said fingers go numb.", "Give 'em an occasional coffee break.", "Or else, if you didn't order them (as clearly recommended) on the small side, they will fly off in mid-strum, and you will wonder why.", "If you don't lose them, they're reliably there for ya.", "Better than flooring materials welded to your flesh, and they sure beat those 1930s metal dobro penal contraptions; by far." ]

[ "Even if this game had average graphics, I would still give it 5 stars.", "The gaming is just that good - perfectly balanced to give you an adrenaline rush without frustrating you in an annoying way.", "However, the graphics are not average, the graphics are stupendous, breathtaking and any other superlative you can think of.", "Wow this game is beautiful.", "It would be fun to just sit and watch this kind of imagery - to interactively fly through is really giddy.", "Halo and Splinter Cell pale compared to Panzer Dragoon.", "As far as longevity is concerned, I'm not sure who these reviewers are who claim they went through the game in 3 hours.", "Maybe they have superhuman gaming abiiities.", "I've been playing for 5 now, and have only completed 3 of the main stages.", "This fourth is much harder, and will certainly take a while.", "I'd be surprised if I finish the game in less than 20.", "After that, I will have all of the original Panzer Dragoon open to me, as well as the challenge of opening up more missions by getting high grades in the levels.", "So I, an above-average player, will be at this for many months to come.", "All in all, you cannot do better than this game.", "Well worth double what it costs.", "By far my favourite game." ]

[ "You should get \"Mortal Kombat: Deception.", "\" The \"Mortal Kombat\" games have always been the definitive games of the fighting genre.", "It's clear why.", "First of all, there are no annoying cut scenes before every battle.", "No cheesy trash-talking lines spoken by the characters before you can throw the first punch, just that familiar, near-demonic voice that says \"Round 1.", "Fight!", "\" before each battle, and you're off.", "There's also the famous violence that has come to be associated with the MK series.", "I'm not usually a big fan of blood and gore, but the MK games have made the violence so over the top that's it almost comical.", "Characters bleed crimson, almost gelatinous blobs every time they're hit.", "The blood can be switched off on the options menu, but this takes away MK's unique sparkle, including the ability to perform a Fatality.", "As a finishing move, mash a few buttons you found on the Internet and your character will disembowel the opponent, removing generic organs and leaving a pool of blood.", "Even the bugs that are trodden underfoot in one arena leave behind a gratuitous amount of guts.", "Of course, replayability factor in very high.", "In the one player arcade mode, you will be randomly assigned a series of opponents and arenas to fight in each time, always climaxing with the ridiculously hard-to-beat Onaga, the Dragon King.", "And, of course, the two-player battles never get old, with each character having an incredible variety of unique combos and fighting moves to perform (as in the previous game, \"Deadly Alliance\", each character has two martial arts styles and a weapon.", ") Though some of the combos (especially the fatalities) are so difficult they'll make you swear your controllers are broken (especially in \"Konquest\" mode.", ")\n\n\"MK: Deception\" is the peak of the series.", "There are some unfortunate changes from \"Deadly Alliance\", but unless you were a big fan of that game, you won't even miss them.", "The biggest change is the cast of characters.", "It's almost completely different, missing most of the classic characters that were featured in \"Deadly Alliance\", as well as the newly-introduced characters like Sub-Zero's protg' Frost and vampire chick Nitara.", "However, perennial favorites Sub-Zero and Scorpion do return, as does Li Mei, my favorite \"Deadly Alliance\" fighter.", "There's also a handful of newcomers, including Kira, a sexy-redheaded member of Kano's syndicate.", "Gone is the ability to impale the opponent with your weapon, forcing them to kill immediately or bleed to death.", "Arenas are also darker and less whimsical than in the previous game.", "However, \"Deception\" introduces some vast improvements, including interactive environments.", "Objects in the arenas can damage an opponent, or mangle them completely in graphic \"stage fatalities.", "\" Also, some arenas contain weapons that can be picked up and used by the fighters.", "There's also a \"blocker\" feature, which will finally enable you to do something about that friend who uses the same cheap combo over and over, but only up to three times per fight.", "The best improvement, however, is the inclusion of multiple fatalities, including the Hira-Kira, or self-fatality.", "The Hira-Kira deprives your opponent of the satisfaction of a fatality and makes even the worst loss feel like a victory.", "Also, \"Test Your Sight\" and \"Test Your Might\" mini-games are missing, but they are replaced by chess and puzzle games.", "The chess game is a complete mockery of the game of chess, taking away all of the strategic elements, but is a somewhat amusing way of putting a tournament together.", "The puzzle game, however, is strangely addictive for a generic \"Tetris\" knock-off.", "Finally, there's a Konquest mode, an RPG game that incorporates typical MK violence and provides a back story for the main game's tournament.", "Unfortunately, it requires you to learn every character's most ridiculous combos, and, unlike in \"Deadly Alliance\", must be completed in order to unlock certain characters and costumes in \"the Krypt.", "\"" ]

[ "This is a great game for that up and coming pre-teen in your home.", "You have asmall conmtroller with three buttons on it.", "You plug the game into the Tv and wala you are ready.", "THe game is basically like a SIMS for pre-teens girls.", "This means that you create a girl, her hair clothes ect.", "Kind of like the old paper dolls.", "Then you create a life for her.", "You create her room.", "You Get her into after school activities, you take her shopping, she even does chores.", "THis is a great game for a girl to learn about money and budgeting.", "But better than that.", "She will not think she is learning and thus she will enjoy it.", "Great game.", "Well worth the price." ]

[ "i have this recording on vinyl and on cd.", "i first heard it when it came out in '79 as a young teen...", "this stevie wonder piece is very deep.", "those who won't get it...", "don't get this...", "but those of you who are looking for more music material on the subject of the beauty of life and superb music get a copy right away!!!", "stevie\ngoes deep...", "plants...", "how many of us really appreciate that if it was not for the star that we call the sun and plants where would we be?", "That is what\nthe title songs asks 'secret life of plants.", "' in the most melodic\nway...", "not boring or new age-y...", "by the way this album was pre new age...", "it came out during the disco days...", "well disco was at\nits end in 1979.", "for those tired of the same bump and grind love song or songs about the same old subjects by who ever is hot or\nhalf naked and half singing try this cd please!!!" ]

[ "The combo pack did not work out for me, so the company allowed me to try this one for free in exchange for my honest review.", "Let me just say that this is way more comfortable than the cups in the combo pack.", "I like that the stem is cylindrical and short as opposed to long and flat.", "I also like that the seam is along the rim and not running down the sides of the cup.", "The cup is much softer and the rim is just firm enough to easily pop open.", "The upside to having a softer cup is that 1) you really don’t feel it, and 2) it lessens the bathroom issue of not being able to potty properly (or completely), because the cup is pushing on your bladder.", "I’ve also figured out the best positioning for me, which helps too.", "The downside to having a softer cup, specifically in the base, is that you have to work a little more when pushing up the cup.", "Other that that, I really like the cup.", "It does closely resemble the Blossom Cup for any one who has tried that one, but not sure how it truly compares in functionality.", "It’s a very good price for what you get in the box.", "I appreciate Pixie Cup giving me the opportunity to test and review their product." ]

[ "Had this a long time ago on vinyl and just recently replaced it on CD -- WOW!", "I forgot how landmark this CD is.", "What a classic.", "The O'Jays -- along with producers Gamble & Huff and a collection of fabulous songwriters -- had (and have) GUTS to tackle the tough issues through song and verse.", "A wonderful song, \"This Air I Breath\" has got to be the funkiest song about pollution.", "You can dance, listen, and think about important issues at the same time!", "The title track is a legendary ballad -- along with chilling whip sounds -- about slavery.", "Few people were singing about this back in the day, and today's rap is lost in horrible songwriting, no singing, bad verse, obsenities, and bad musicianship.", "Not this stuff, The O'Jays are for real!", "\"Put Your Hands Together\" isn't about clapping, it's about praying for the world to get better.", "\"For the Love of Money\" isn't about being proud of having lots of money, it's about the abuse of money.", "\"Don't Call Me Brother\" is about how people lie and deceive others...", "a continuance of \"Backstabbers.", "\"\n\nThis seems like an underrated album to me as the legendary \"Backstabbers\" receives its just due as one of the greatest musical pieces of all time, but this one is right there with it.", "This is a classic and a must-buy for all music lovers." ]

[ "Legacy- Book One of the Balancer by chris adonn\n4 STARS\nThis is mostly told in a book about James life through the decades to Kat his future relative.", "James tells her a lot about different spieces of the supernatural world that he comes into contact with.", "The only real problem I had with the book it was too long for me I was ready for this book to be done with a lot sooner.", "Plus I ended up crying in a few places!", "James explains his normal life than to go on as he discovers that he is a Balancer and the different powers he has.", "What he learns to do and how he feels about certain people in his life.", "Wolf is his friend and who teaches him a lot about being a balancer and how the two of them are different from other ones like themselves.", "Another good friend is a vampire Bas.", "He also tells about his two different familys and what happens to them.", "Because James lives long lives their is a lot to tell.", "It is really easy to read and follow along in the book.", "I would read more from Chris in the future.", "I was given this book from librarything in exchange of honest reviews.", "2011 PUB" ]

[ "Most of the other reviews here touch on the fact that Toto was formed by a group of talented session musicians that got to together to make music for themselves.", "The emphasis there should be on 'talented'.", "This was not a local bar band somewhere that hit it big, these were individuals highly respected and more then adept and being able to play.", "Couple that with such a unique and powerful voice as Bobby Kimball's and you have the potential for something very special.", "The question then becomes, where do you go from that starting point?", "You release your debut album, the self titled TOTO.", "The cd contains their first big hit, \"Hold The Line\" and another great upbeat rocker that doesnt get much credit, but has become a staple of their live shows, \"Girl Goodbye\".", "A guilty pleasure of mine are the first two tracks, the instumental \"Child's Anthem\" followed by the driving, disco-ish (used here as a compliment) \"I'll Supply The Love\".", "A few others have mentioned the different \"Manuela Run\".", "This is a song that does stick with you after listening to the cd, but is hard to classify for me.", "It's a rock song, but without that traditional driving rock beat.", "\"Angela\" closes out the cd with a mix of ballad and bombast.", "The other songs that I haven't mentioned are far from filler material, but they just don't grab me personally like those 6 tunes do.", "What you notice listening to the album over and over is that this is a group that isn't afraid to let the music talk instead of feeling that they have constantly have lyrics pouring out of the speakers to let you know what they're thinking.", "They play intricate melodies and don't shy away from opening the cd with the fore mentioned instrumental \"Child's Anthem\".", "You also notice that they know how to right a melody and a hook that can draw you into the music and that stays with you long afterwards.", "You may not remember the lyrics after the first listen, but you will find yourself humming along some of the very catching melodies, whether vocal parts or instrumental riffs.", "For a debut cd, its a very solid effort and a great listen for those folks that enjoy the music of the 70's era.", "If I have any problems with this cd, first and foremost is I wish it would get a good remastering job.", "Too many times everything feels washed together and the crispness that I hear even on their subsequent release \"Hydra\" is not there.", "I would love to hear this album cleaned up and rereleased with a great remastering job so that all the intricacies of the melodies and instrumentals just 'pop'.", "The other minor qualm that I have about this album that Toto did rectify in later albums is that so much of their music really lends itself to background horn parts.", "You can almost here where some of the keyboard / synth parts would be played by a horn section.", "This doesnt detract from the music, but is a way to see how they progressed in sound from this solid debut.", "All in all a very enjoyable time capsule of music with some very listenable music from a band that is still putting out some great music today." ]

[ "From the start DOD encourages team based play.", "Yes, it uses the old half life engine, which isn't that bad, come on!!", "but enables players with older PC's to run it at higher resolutions so enabling easier targeting of enemies.", "While the scenery may be graphically dated, the actual game physics are spot on.", "The sound of bullets whizzing past, hitting different surfaces and the tracer fire eminating from some distant location is completely mesmerising.", "Seeing your team mates being struck down by enemy gunfire, their helmets spinning off and their bodies slowly falling into a crumpled heap is a sight to behold.", "What DOD delivers is solid, team based, gameplay that anyone with a broadband connection can easily enjoy.", "The maps aren't big but this keeps the fighting tight and tense.", "I've played Battlefield 1942, yeah, visually, it's great but there is a real sense of being lost in some vast battlefield with bullets hitting you from nowhere.", "In DOD, there are so many occasions when you and your team mates are stuck in a corner with grenades and machine gun fire forcing you back.", "One of you has to make a decision and the result can either be an immense failure where all of you are massacred in a whirlwind of blood and bullets or sublime victory where you all charge the enemy and they flee before your onslaught.", "Again, I will repeat, DOD really makes players work as a team, more than any other online game I have played.", "Medal of Honour for example, a fine game, still has the stupid Quake 3 idiots running around shooting all and sundry.", "It has 'Free for all' maps for goodness sake!", "These just encourage pointless 'shoot to score' mentality and I feel is holding the online gaming scene back.", "Ignore the Counter Strike cynics, Valve know what they are doing and DOD delivers big time!" ]

[ "Just started using this easy yogurt maker last week and I am amazed how easy it is to use.", "The end results are better than store bought yogurt.", "To save even more money go to GNC and buy the Natural Brand(tm) Acidophilus 1 Billion CFU tablets to use as the starter.", "Use 2 tablets but you must grind the tablets into a powder form.", "A coffee/spice grinder works well.", "Recipe Used:\n\n* 3 1/2 cups of fat free milk\n* 1/2 cup fat free evaporated milk\n* 1/2 cup of powder milk\n* 2 each Acidophilus tablets (add when milk is cooled, follow booklet instructions)\n\nThis made smooth creamy yogurt.", "One of the secrets for thicker yogurt is to simmer the milk for 15-20 minutes up to temperature.", "I have also made soygurt with Silk chocolate soy milk but did NOT use the evaporated milk and it came out perfect.", "If you go to Safeway you'll find that soy yogurt costs anywhere from $1.", "59 up to $1.", "99 for a 6oz cup...", "rip off now that one can make this at home.", "I like adding slice banana's and a touch of chocolate syrup on top.", "Have fun with this..", "highly recommended!" ]

[ "What a cute game!", "If you don't know, it's a Sim game based on creating a zoo that inhabitable for animals and fun for adults.", "It's a little more realistic than the usual park games and not so tedious, either.", "First the good: the graphics aren't too bad -- they're just not like Quake.", "The animals are very cute and when they have babies they're just adorable.", "You have a number of additions to your zoo to decorate and entertain your audience.", "Speaking of guests, that's probably one of the better points of the game.", "In playing SimRollercoaster, I got very sick of how repetitious it was to send guards after delinquents almost every 5 minutes (meaning, it was just expected after awhile and got very boring.", ") Here, the guests act more like guests.", "You don't have mass riots break out (unless an animal escapes, obviously) and the most of you have to worry about is bathrooms and food stands.", "Once that's in place, it's easier to concentrate on your exhibits rather than the fact that guest #1245 is pissed because there isn't any drink stand within 10 feet of him (although there's one 15 feet away.", ") This isn't the case at all.", "The guests roam around, take photos and buy stuff without vomiting or getting angry (like the system tells it to.", ") It's a little more realistic and fun to play.", "On the program itself, I was VERY surprised how well it loaded and how fast!", "First thing it did was scan my system (quickly) to make sure I was compatible.", "Usually with games, I have to run some type of diagnostic within the game disc, but this was different.", "Also, it loaded within 10 seconds.", "Most of the time, the games I buy take a full minute (such as the Sims or American McGee's Alice which takes a minutes inbetween boards) I barely have time to grab a drink before it says: What do you want to do?", "The downsides would be some of the glitches.", "Very few, mind you, but they can be annoying.", "I find that the keepers have a hard time walking -- period.", "They sometimes walk in place for a second and my exhibits fill up with \"poo\" that they neglect to clean up right away.", "But, I'm expecting a patch which I'm sure they'll put out sometime soon.", "Otherwise, it runs just fine.", "Makes sense, though if you think about it, here's a software company putting out a game that is directly compatible with their platform.", "Who better to put out a game than a programming company?", "All in all, cute game.", "Very much an \"artsy\" type of Sim game where the player concentrates on the look and management of the park rather than the rides.", "Pretty fun." ]

[ "NOTE --- I played the U.", "K. version of this game, which was released a few months ago under the title of \"Atlantis 2.", "\" The U.", "S. version (the one available here) may contain slight differences.", "PROS --- 1.", "Beyond Atlantis reminds me of Big Sky Country -- everything in it is larger than life, more fully realized, vaster than in the usual graphic adventure.", "The game takes you on a spectacular quest through three historical worlds, each complete with a can-you-solve-this dramatic dilemma, plus unexpected links to alternate dimensions full of mystery, plot twists and surprises.", "2.", "The game has the largeness of spirit and the generous gameplay of \"Riven,\" but spices up the environments with fantastical monsters and heroes reminiscent of a mythological movie epic (a bit like \"Dragonheart\" meets \"Jason and the Argonauts\").", "Although at heart a traditional adventure, in some places Beyond Atlantis almost feels like an action game.", "In fact there are some action sequences, though you usually don't have to click madly with the mouse to control the outcome -- you've already established the way the action will end with your wits (or, um, lack thereof).", "3.", "Both the graphics and the music are unforgettable.", "Ancient Ireland is serenely beautiful, with haunting pipe melodies playing in the background.", "And the Shambhala sky islands are as strikingly surreal as the floating palace in \"Obsidian\".", "Sometimes in adventure games I am surprised by the solution of a certain puzzle, but here I was consistently surprised by the imaginative colors, shapes, sounds, and creatures in the alternate worlds.", "And did I mention that the cut-scenes are dazzling?", "This game really goes all out to get absolutely everything right.", "CONS --- 1.", "I encountered an autoplay bug that caused the Installation program to load whenever I inserted Disk 1.", "To get out, you just hit cancel and exit setup, and then you can access the game (I hope this problem is fixed in the U.", "S. version).", "2.", "The character movements during dialog sequences are rather odd-looking.", "Also, a warning: you can't always trust the dialog icons.", "Occasionally, when the icon is greyed-out, there is still dialog available.", "If you are stuck, try clicking again on all of the icons.", "3.", "Beyond Atlantis has its fair share of puzzles than can be solved just by messing with stuff (easy puzzles -- my favorites!", "); however, there are a few puzzles in this game that require close observation and/or inspired, creative thought.", "Some of the puzzles are especially innovative (the rainbow bridge, for example), which makes it hard to find quick solutions for them (unless, of course, you don't mind consulting a walkthrough).", "Further, the game really could do a better job of letting you know whether you are progressing correctly, or if you are pursuing a dead end.", "BOTTOM LINE --- This is a magnificent game with tremendous breadth of appeal -- an instant classic." ]

[ "I have to disagree with another reviewer who gave this only one star, but then I might like pretzel snacks.", "The taste is wonderful.", "They taste fresh for longer because people expect pretzels to taste stale at least for awhile.", "I LOVE THESE.", "What else can I say.", "They're not too hot, but there is enough spiciness to satisfy my desire for spice in some of my snacks.", "Do you know those office clamps that hold papers together?", "They make a delightful way to keep closing this bag of snacks, so that I don't eat them all at once.", "I believe you'll find them when you search for \"Binder Clips\".", "I can't guarantee you'll enjoy these, because all our taste buds are different, but I think these are wonderful.", "John" ]

[ "I put the Wixey WR510 on my Dewalt 735X planer and I think it is amazing.", "Once you zero it out you can control your depth of cut to extremely precise measurements.", "Perhaps other than dust collection, this is THE best addition I've made to my planer.", "Each time I go back to my planer I zero the gauge again.", "I highly recommend adding one of these to your planer.", "Your results will surely improve by doing so.", "On the Dewalt 735X the installation was just a bit tricky.", "The existing ruler on the planer is curved slightly and the Wixey parts are all straight.", "It is a bit of a challenge to drill & screw in preparation for the Wixey.", "Take your time and it will work like a charm.", "I recommend reading the Wixey directions a couple times to be sure you're following the portions which relate to the Dewalt planer.", "The directions jump from one brand to another to another and then back again.", "Read twice..", "Install once!" ]

[ "This is the cutest play mat!", "We have a seven month old, carpet in the living room, and to prevent rug burns, put a blanket down so she can play.", "But I quickly got tired of washing blankets when she slobbered all over them or spit up on them.", "I did try the cute little mats that are like puzzle pieces, but that was a disaster on carpet as they never laid down correctly.", "So this time around we chose this play mat, and it has worked wonders for us!", "In terms of use, it's double sided, with one side being green with round colorful circles on one side, and the other side having a town with roads on it.", "The whole play mat is washable, which is the biggest seller for me.", "I can easily wipe up a spill with a sippy cup, wipe spit up, food crumbs, etc.", "with just a swipe of a wet rag or baby cleaner!", "It's big enough to where she can easily play and scoot around (she hasn't learned to crawl yet), and it is also lightly padded so if you're using it on hardwood floors it will be more comfortable for baby.", "I truly love this play mat, and it is versatile in that it transforms into a tote to place toys in with Velcro straps attached to it.", "That's my one pet peeve in that my daughter does try to eat the Velcro straps, so I have to be careful, and hide them away from her by placing them under the mat.", "Otherwise this is a great mat, and fits our needs perfectly!" ]

[ "My husband and I gave this to our daughter last week for her third birthday, it is a huge hit!", "She already had quite a few sets of furniture so she was ready to roll with this house.", "It is well made and while we still make sure she is careful with it, it is not incredibly fragile.", "I've seen complaints that the accessories are too small for little kids, and for solo play for a 3yr old I agree.", "This house is set up in my daughter's room and she plays with other toys in it (like f.", "p. little people), but then at least 5 times a week we spread a sheet out on the floor, get out all her tiny accessories and we play for hours.", "If she wasn't so good about not putting small things in her mouth I probably would keep the smaller stuff put away until she was older but we've never had that problem.", "I would recomend this doll house to anyone looking for one intended for their young daughter, or even just older collectors.", "The detail is pretty amazing.", "There is a small amount of assembly required - railings, front porch lights but that took all of 5 minutes.", "I've also seen complaints that the furniture sets don't all fit in this house- which is true but that hasn't been a bad thing for us.", "My daughter uses whatever furniture she can't fit in the house to furnish a smaller house, because what fun would it be if her critters didn't have friends!", "Playmobil figures also fit pretty well with this house and furniture so those have been incorporated into play as well.", "Just an amazing little house.", "It was more than I intended to spend on a three year old, but I can't complain about the quaility for the money and the fact that I think this will be played with for many, many years.", "This is the kind of house that can become a family heirloom!" ]

[ "I bought this kitchen for my twin grand kids, boy and girl 1 year old.", "I thought they would be too young to play with it right away, but they loved it!", "Even at age 1, they were having so much fun and the size if perfect for them.", "I love the colors of the kitchen.", "Great for a boy.", "It is big enough for two children to play at the same time.", "There is a problem with the oven door not staying closed.", "But you can work around that with some velcro.", "That is one of the reasons I did not give it 5 stars.", "Also I was a little disappointed with the baskets not being as big as they look in the picture.", "I love the sound the stove makes when you place the pan on it and the sound of the microwave.", "But the grand babies like it and they play with it so much and that is all that matters." ]

[ "This gift was received by my son yesterday for his 2nd birthday.", "He wore the apron with tools during his party and went straight to it this morning.", "My mother also rediscovered a set of tools from my brother's childhood toolbench.", "The bonus is that my son tells me \"I have 2 hammers.", "Red one.", "Blue one.", "\" He 'fixes' his train and trucks.", "He carried the tools around everywhere today.", "Now he can help daddy and I don't have to worry about him scratching up the paint.", "Safety: The tools appear good.", "The toy is rated for ages 2+, but the apron strings are long.", "Be aware of the strangulation hazards.", "Parent annoyance: The beeper is loud.", "Maybe hide it or take the batteries out if you are sensitive to annoying noises." ]

[ "January 2014.", "This is a serious, informative review, liberally sprinkled with classic insight and irreverent humor please benefit from it and enjoy.", "As you would expect anyone shopping for pleated cuffed trousers this reviewer is of a \"classic\" mindset, and that is the case here...", "I stumbled upon these IZOD Metrix Fit pants looking to restock my closet with hard-to-find 1) classic 2) pleated, 3) cuffed...", "trousers.", "These are claimed to be \"out of style\" right now by contemporary fashion mavens but they are of course wrong.", "Classics like \"Wayfarer\" sunglasses, \"Topsider\" boat shoes, or \"Harris Tweed\" sport coats never really go out of style for design purists - that is why classics are recognized as \"classics.", "\" And of course what is out-of-style is eventually back-in-style - on the \"fashion merry-go-round\" so why play that game?", "From the IZOD website: \"IZOD's Metrix Fit varies the rise of the pants to match the waist and length to create a better, more custom look.", "\" My experience is that this statement is true.", "I am a purest consumer, not a clothes designer, however the IZOD Metrix fit/cut really does appear to produce pants with a more correct inseam length for pleated and I assume non-pleated pants.", "Short \"high-water\" cuffed trousers are an embarrassment, and too-long trousers drag/abrade cuffs in the back to the point the trousers look tattered.", "These Metrix cut pants are ideally cut for someone that is caught in between inseam sizes of other-vendor/conventionally cut trousers.", "E.", "g. if 30\" inseam is too short but the rear of 32\" inseams drag on the ground, I recommend you give a pair of these a trial fit.", "You can order in the length that is a bit too short for you (in other sizes - I believe the IZOD cut will be close to just right for you.", "I generally have to have the inseam/cuffs adjusted/tailored to fit, as I mentioned I am \"caught between two sizes\" in most all pants products offered of other vendors.", "The cotton chino fabric is reasonably wrinkle resistant.", "They claim to also be stain resistant and I was able to brush off some dirt on some khaki colored pants so that seems true.", "I'd prefer the chino material to be thicker, thus more luxurious but it's more than adequate.", "Even the company that produced the \"Terrain's End\" you know the name - custom inseam pants has thinned-out their the pants material, so most all pants on the market are similar.", "I'm just relieved to purchase to get pants that don't require time-consuming, costly tailoring adjustments.", "I generally have to buy long and have the inseam/cuffs tailored shorter to fit - as I am \"caught between two sizes\" in most all products of other vendors.", "Suggest if you are also \"caught between inseam sizes,\" that you give a pair of Izod Metrix pants a try before you order long and head to the tailor shop.", "It's also easier, and more affordable, to buy these via Amazon or other on-line vendor rather than driving all around town and re-experiencing the guy-horror of large shopping malls or large foofoo department stores.", "And if you prefer a classic wardrobe in the closet, buy an assortment of these -quickly- before they are (yes) no longer available for sale for a few years until the fashion merry-go-round returns to these classics to the market place.", "They are already not pictured on the IZOD website - apparently the contemporary fashion mavens have banned them for several years.", "Because these classics are incorrectly labeled \"out-of'style\" you may even benefit from a discounted price...", "classic pragmatics win, fashionistas lose!", ";-)" ]

[ "\"Super Mario Advance\" was one of the original release games for the GameBoy Advance system.", "A direct port of Super Mario Brothers 2 from the original Nintendo Entertainment System, \"Super Mario Advance\" provides entertaining gameplay for those with fondness for the days of the 8-bit gaming environment.", "Playing as one of four characters (Mario, Luigi, Toad, or the Princess), the player travels through land of dreams to battle an evil foe who wishes give everyone an unpleasant night's sleep.", "As a part of the Super Mario series of games, Super Mario Brothers 2 is probably the least of the entire series.", "This version for GameBoy Advance does little to enhance the original.", "Aside from slightly better graphics and sound, it's still basically the same game.", "There is a little side challenge of trying to collect these coins on each level, but, in truth, the only reward for that is knowing that you found them all.", "There are no bonuses or special screens otherwise.", "It is still a fun game, though, and worth playing for those who have found memories of the old NES days.", "However, if you are looking for new and challenging games, this is probably not the right game for you." ]

[ "This simple MOTOROLA ELITE FLIP Bluetooth Headset is a quick and simple device that sounds great.", "A few notes, that once you remove it, it will need to be charged as the device is not functional yet.", "There is an adapter that plugs into the wall and then a small USB into the device.", "No biggie, but for me this was annoying as I wanted to use it out of the box.", "But thats just me.", "Once its charged, the phone itself is sort of \"curled\" over.", "This is the \"FLIP\" part that the item refers to.", "Once you flip that, it serves as an 'on-off switch'.", "Turning it on, a female voice will trigger a welcome and then tell you how much talk time is allowed.", "At full charge, you have about 6 hours to talk time.", "I have an iPhone 4 that paired up quickly to the device and was easy to make a call from there.", "I gave it 4 stars for a few reasons.", "The first is that I really had trouble getting the phone in my ear.", "It could have been my own idiocy that I could not figure out how to wrap it around me ear, or that it just was not designed in the way that is obvious.", "I believe the former to be more true, but it was a frustration nonetheless.", "Second is that bluetooth has not really been a good energy saver, in my opinion.", "Six hour talk time is really small, not to mention it also pulls a lot of battery power off the phone.", "As always, my phone gets very hot when I have the bluetooth settings on.", "I do heavy texting, lots of internet use in additional to talking on the phone and so to have all of that pulling on battery power, it really takes a lot out of my phone and potentially reducing talk time in the process.", "It is useful to have a USB port set up in your car to have continual charge to counteract this issue, even if it just maintains the level its at, but ultimately, bluetooth devices need a lot of attention.", "Flipping the phone in \"off\" position should help counteract some of the time/energy issues, but if you are driving around a lot, flipping it on and off would probably be a wasted step after a while.", "I don't imagine someone using these devices outside of the car, so I am not sure how necessary it is.", "I am not sure how it affects other phones, but this has been my experience.", "Otherwise, once its up and running, it sounds clean and clear and the person on the other side has no problem hearing me.", "There is little peripheral sounds which is nice and brings the person you are talking to the forefront of your hearing.", "So the few things I found an issue with are not so much the device itself, which I think works very well, but more against the technology and its relationship it creates with the phone.", "But it certainly serves its purpose.", "I am relatively new to bluetooth devices, so I don't know how far they have come since they began making them, but it seems to be a nearly perfected technology, save for the issues I raised above.", "If you are in need of one, this would be a good choice." ]

[ "I bought my '06 Mazda 3 with 9,500 miles on it in 2007 and, a few years ago, when it hit 100,000 miles, I began noticing a shudder when going from 3rd to 4th gear after the engine had warmed up.", "Perhaps, it was there all along but I never noticed it.", "My round trip commute to/from work is about 100 miles and I never felt the shudder on the way to work (when the engine is cold) but always noticed it on the return trip, after exiting the highway and accelerating from a stop sign 10 miles from home.", "I checked Mazda forums and other owners reported the same issue.", "One recommendation was to change the type of ATF being used so, I switched from Castrol Import Multivehicle to Valvoline DEXRON III / MERCON MaxLife ATF.", "This seemed to help for awhile but, eventually, I would notice the shudder again.", "So, I began draining and filling the pan every second or third oil change just to infuse new fluid into the transmission (thinking that the fluid was being broken down by heat.", ") This seemed to work very well for me so, that just became my practice for a couple of years.", "Another recommendation on the forums was to add Lubegard so, I finally picked up a bottle at a local NAPA parts store this past August-September and got a filter/gasket kit from Autozone.", "I drained the fluid, dropped the pan, replaced the filter/gasket and added a whole bottle of Lubegard (since dropping the pan only gets maybe half of the fluid out of the transmission) before refilling the transmission.", "Before Winter set in, I probably drove for two months without experiencing the shudder again and I am very pleased.", "Why didn't I buy this stuff years ago?", "Your experience may vary but I do recommend trying Lubegard" ]

[ "I received a copy of this to evaluate.", "I am so glad that I did.", "I have been homeschooling for about 15 years.", "Homeschooling is rewarding, amazing, and terrifying.", "The amount of chaos that goes with it is truly intimidating.", "This is what makes homeschool moms a great target market for planners.", "The homeschool planner market is chock full of gorgeous planners with zillions of lovely pages to use for journaling, book lists, inspiration, cute quotes, daily plans, long term plans, short term plans and every other possible page you can think of.", "Keeping up the planners can be a full time job\n\nThis planner doesn't have that.", "This is about as straight forward a record book as you could find.", "It is for use by your student.", "There is one page for basic identification and grade information.", "There is one page to list the general syllabus for each course.", "There is one page to list the texts used for each subject.", "And then, there are 180 pages designed to record all your academic activities for each day.", "Every possible category is listed in a way that encourages you to look not just at typical assigned seatwork but also at activities and field trips.", "One page for one day.", "There is nothing else to this book.", "I wouldn't really want anything else except perhaps space for a reading record.", "If you want a beautiful planner with inspirational quotes and lots of sections keep looking.", "If you want a simple straight forward planner that will help with excellent record keeping by you and your student- get this one.", "Heck, at under 6 bucks it isn't worth the trouble to make your own.", "I have just cancelled my (backordered) order for much more expensive planners for my kids and ordered 4 more of The Complete Homeschool Planner and Journal.", "Simple is great." ]

[ "When this movie first came out, I passed on it, mistakenly believing it to be a football film.", "Was I ever wrong!", "It is a terrific black comedy, with wonderful performances by Matthew Perry, the ever cool Bruce Willis, Michael Clarke Duncan, and a break out performance by Amanda Peet.", "Quite frankly, the movie is just plain hilarious, and a little gem of a film which one could happily see again and again, as I already have, and laugh each and every time.", "Matthew Perry is wonderful as the hapless everyman, a dentist who finds himself living in Canada with his witchy French-Canadian wife who is, decidedly, not in love with him.", "His shrewish wife, played by Rosanna Arquette with a French accent which is over the top and laughable, wants to have her husband bumped off for insurance money.", "As luck would have it, a notorious Chicago based hit man, with a mob contract out on his own life, just happens to move in next door to the unhappily married duo.", "This hit man, coolly played to perfection by Bruce Willis, meets his neighbor, Matthew, who also happens to be from Chicago.", "Bruce looks familiar to Matthew who ultimately recognizes him for who he is.", "While initially unnerved by Bruce, they somehow hit it off.", "Matthew, however, foolishly tells his wife that he believes the neighbor to be a hit man with a price on his head, and the games begin.", "She sends Matthew to Chicago to have him give up their neighbor, the hit man, for the contract money.", "Matthew goes, mainly to appease her, as he really has no intention of giving up his new found friend.", "Meanwhile, no sooner does he leave, than she herself goes to the neighbor to give her husband up in hopes that he will get rid of her husband for her.", "In the interim, Matthew is met in Chicago by Michael Clarke Duncan who takes him to the mob boss who wants to bump off Bruce.", "There, Matthew meets Bruce's wife, with whom he becomes smitten.", "What transpires next compels Matthew to return to Canada, where he gets the surprise of his life.", "This all sets in motion a series of events which will have the viewer howling with laughter.", "Needless to say, there are numerous unexpected twists and turns in this movie, all of which contribute to its success as a black comedy.", "This film is, undoubtedly, one of the best in this genre.", "Michael Clarke Duncan, who also happens to play a hit man, gives an ingratiating performance as Bruce Willis' buddy.", "Amanda Peet is absolutely hilarious as a hit man wanna be.", "I do not want, however, to give away any more of the plot.", "Suffice to say, watch this film.", "You will not be disappointed.", "In fact, you will be too busy, laughing up a storm.", "Enjoy!" ]

[ "I recently saw this movie on Lifetime, the cable television network for women.", "It is a very romantic, though highly improbable, film.", "Through illness, a young mother and wife (Reba McEntire) is in a coma for twenty years of her life.", "Her husband (Tim Matheson) remains devoted to her, bringing her home from the hospital, when the hospital said that there was nothing more that could be done for her.", "Her husband said that he married her for better or for worse and ensconced her in their home, providing her with constant care and attention.", "Meanwhile, the years pass by.", "Their beloved young daughter grows up, but Reba is always at the center of it all, as they talk to her, sing to her, and pattern her movements.", "Every care and consideration is given her, as she lays sleeping, seemingly insentient to her surroundings.", "Her best friend has looked after her daughter and husband, as if they were her own.", "When the best friend's husband dies, the husband and the best friend comfort each other.", "Then, the amazing happens.", "Reba wakes up from her twenty year coma and fights to regain her life, her husband, her daughter, and her best friend.", "This is the story about their struggle as a couple and as a family to regain what has been dormant, but not lost.", "Reba McEntire gives a beautiful performance as the wife and mother struggling to reclaim her life and finding herself in a world she no longer recognizes and in a body that has aged twenty years since she last saw it.", "Ms.", "McEntire has an immensely likable persona and magnetic personality that shines through in this role.", "Tim Matheson gives a sensitive and moving performance, as the devoted husband who finds himself initially conflicted as he struggles between the love he has for his wife and the love he feels for her best friend.", "He ultimately makes the only choice that he could make, as he finds himself falling in love all over again with his wife.", "Believe me, all the women watching this film will half fall in love with him.", "All women should be so lucky to have a husband as caring and sensitive as this one seems to be.", "This is definitely a chick flick.", "The title song \"Forever Love\" is also beautifully sung by Ms.", "McEntire." ]

[ "BLU-RAY REVIEW: I will split this review into 3 sections - seller, actual movie and (most importantly) this version / transfer of the Blu-Ray:\n\n1) Seller - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!", "Shipped from Honk Kong for only $3.", "99 and it arrived in 5 days.", "I purchased this from \"Far East Flea Market\" - that becomes very relevant when you get to the \"version / transfer\" section.", "I will definitely be looking for other items from this seller.", "In fact - I've already ordered a second copy of Ladyhawke from them.", "2) I won't spend a lot of time here as I figure if you are looking for / at the movie you are already a fan.", "Suffice it to say I saw it 6 times when it was released and I bought the VHS, then the Laserdisc and then the DVD as soon as they were released and have hunted forever for the Blu-Ray.", "This is one of my all-time favourite movies and I consider it to me Michelle Pfeiffer's best role.", "(Right up there with Batman Returns and Grease 2....", "ok, so I've had odd tastes.", ") If you haven't seen it - buy it or rent it now!", "(And I forget that Rutger Hauer can actually be handsome and charming.", "Matthew Broderick's accent is a bit weird - but he still brings such life and wit to his character you end of forgetting about the accent.", ")\n\n3) Now the important part: Version / Transfer.", "This is where Far East Flea Market comes in.", "There are many versions of this movie listed for Blu-Ray in various formats and regions by various sellers.", "The version from Far East Flea Market is NTSC and non-region coded (technically the packaging lists regions A, B & C).", "That's the one you need in the US.", "Nothing in the description or on the packaging says anything regarding it being \"Digitally Remastered\" but after watching it on a 70\" Mitsubishi DLP HD TV and a 50\" plasma I'd say this is as good, if not better, than all the movies from that era being released and touted as \"Digitally Remastered\".", "The picture is sharp and the sound is great.", "Now - I am by NO means an audiophile expert - but these are the VERY nit-picky things I noticed.", "I'd have to go back and watch my DVD or Laserdisc to see if the same holds true there.", "A few of the outdoor daytime scenes seem ever so slightly washed out.", "However, that may be because so much of the movie (both daytime and nighttime and especially dusk) pop like they were recorded originally in HD in the last couple of years.", "Some of the outdoor vistas even rival some of the National Geographic and Discovery Channel HD recordings.", "Keep in mind - this was filmed in 1985.", "I was amazed and pleasantly surprised by the sharpness, crispness and colour of the transfer.", "The soldiers' red capes and the landscapes and Michele's blue eyes POP!.", "And I had forgotten just how rich and majestic Goliath is.", "His blackness gleams and the details of his main and tail really stand out.", "The sound has incredible stereo separation.", "It's one of my all-time favourite scores - plus I'm a huge fan of Alan Parsons.", "The more melodic pieces with the dialogue are just breathtaking.", "The action sequences with the more upbeat score seems a little muddled at times as it seems the majority of everything is sent to the center channel for some reason.", "Same thing with the kick drum - it seems to only go to the center channel and also seems a little flat.", "I didn't notice the deep subwoofer rumble as much as on a \"modern\" movie.", "I thought maybe it was just me and kept telling myself that this was a movie from 1985 - but the 30 second clip at the end where the eclipse occurs is mixed PERFECTLY and the entire room resonated like a modern movie theater.", "Again - let me reinforce that I am NOT saying there are any problems whatsoever with this transfer.", "And I state again that in my opinion this is as good as if not better than nearly every 70's / 80's movie I've purchased on Blu-Ray that touts being \"Digitally Remastered.", "\" If you are a fan od this movie - in my humble opinion this is the version you want to add to your collection.", "HUGE THANKS to Far East Flea Market for making this available and for having the correct description!", "If you are a fan of this move - or even curious - rush out and buy it from them IMMEDIATELY and don't get stuck with one of the Italian or poor transfer versions I've read about in other reviews.", "Thanks!" ]

[ "All bands that grow from small underground followings to pan-galactic stardom seem to have distinctive \"before\" and \"after\" periods in their recording history, and Irish rock gods U2 are no exception.", "For the first half of the 1980's they were staples of college radio, a time when it really MEANT something to be big on college rotations.", "They had a small but extremely dedicated fanbase and were telegenic (well, Bono was, mullet and all) enough to make the video rotation on MTV, especially after the concert taped at Red Rocks theatre in Colorado, one of the best shows I've ever seen (and one I'd really like to see re-released on DVD.", "Then \"The Joshua Tree\" came out in 1987 and they became mainstream rock stars playing in stadiums on tour and being mentioned in TV shows like \"thirtysomething\".", "Then came \"Rattle & Hum\" and they've been trying to sound like everyone else but themselves ever since.", "But \"The Unforgettable Fire\", now 20 years old, was the last album they made that still had the same raw and vital energy they had from when they formed during punk's dying gasps.", "The Edge was still one of the most distinctive (and I honestly believe the last truly innovative) guitarists on the music scene.", "Larry Mullen Jr.", "'s savage chops showed that he could keep up with any drum machine programmer; Adam Clayton's bassplaying has never been equalled either in the mix or stylistically speaking on any other U2 album.", "And of course Bono's voice was just amazing...", "truly versatile, monumentally inspiring on some tracks while utterly heartbreaking on others.", "The album hits the ground running with \"A Sort of Homecoming\" (unbelievably the only lyrics printed on the liner notes), shifts gears to the arena-friendly \"Pride (in the Name of Love)\", the monumental hit single that set the stage for their mainstream success (and became overplayed to the point that I sometimes forget to tingle inside when I hear it today...", "most unfortunate for me; it's still a great song), then upshifts yet again to my favorite track \"Wire\", an exercise in kineticism with a laid-back growl rising to a searing howl played over a frenzied rhythym; great contrast.", "\"The Unforgettable Fire\" brings things down a bit, but some of Bono's finest singing is displayed here.", "The string arrangement may have been a bit over the top, but...", "it still works.", "\"Promenade\" and \"4th of July\" may be throw-aways, but they still add to the feel of the record.", "They fit the overall mood of the album.", "\"Bad\" is a crescendo-build-up that fits the same mood as \"The Unforgettable Fire\", and \"Indian Summer Sky\" fits hand-in-glove with \"Wire\".", "\"Elvis Presley and America\" I've never fully understood, but it is the only track featuring a droning acoustic guitar and the compressed effect (with Mullen's staccato drumming) give the song (to me, at least) more of a Hindustani feel, which I dig.", "\"MLK\" closes the album out on a very Eno-esque mellow note; it may not be remembered as one of U2's best tracks, but it should be remembered that they also chose to perform that song during their halftime appearance at Super Bowl XXXVI, which was the NFL championship game following 9/11.", "The roll of the dead from that day's events was displayed as a backdrop; obviously the song meant more for U2 in 2001 than it may have even in 1984.", "Remembering that this album was initially designed to be a 2-sided LP or cassette tape should give the listener even more appreciation for the degree of balance demonstrated when comparing the first five tracks with tracks 6-10.", "Overall it's a terrific album, and the last time U2 recorded an album where they sounded like U2, which is to say they sounded like no one else before them or no one else since.", "Buy it at once." ]

[ "I've read so many reviews stating that Marc Bolan & T.", "Rex\nevolved into a glam rock band that I'm about ready to puke.", "Obviously I disagree.", "If it was possible to categorize them\nat all,I would say they evolved into an electric boogie band.", "I\nhave all the original releases on c.", "d. I chose this one to\nreview because of 5 songs that I think prove my point.", "RAPIDS,\nBROKEN HEARTED BLUES,MAD DONNA, and BORN TO BOOGIE are prime\nexamples of the electric boogie style that I mentioned,while\nLEFT HAND LUKE AND THE BEGGAR BOYS show that this band was\nsomething very special that defies any clssification!", "Now I've heard others from that time period go glam,most\nnotably Lou Reed and David Bowie,and I can see the link in\ntheir styles,but I see no link between that style and anything\nT.", "Rex ever did,not only on this release, not on any of their\nrelaeses.", "While this probably is not their very best(thought some\nclaim it is),it is a great c.", "d.,and shows Marc Bolan's song\nwriting genius.", "There has never been another band like this at any point\nin their metamorphasis,and I doubt there ever will be.", "I would recommend this c.", "d. to anyone, as I would any of\ntheir releases.", "The bonus tracks are very good too.", "Thanks" ]

[ "I did some research on these because I go camping a lot.", "They are great for boiling water in a cup for any reason.", "They are also inexpensive and light and also compact.", "They don't take up a lot of space in your packs.", "ONLY bad thing about them, is that you can't control the temperature and how long they burn for.", "Usually they burn for 15 minutes, more than ample time to boil a cup of water or even 2 sometimes.", "But once they are done, they are done.", "Great for long hikes that last for a few days, since they also don't leave soot on your pots/cups and thus can be put away back into your pack.", "Just don't light them in your tent!", "Biggest draw back is the unpredictability of the product, but that are a great product to have in a pinch.", "I will always pack these when I go camping just to have if needed." ]

[ "This mammoth general purpose survival manual is the leading benchmark standard for the modern survival manuals.", "The author, John \"Lofty\" Wiseman is a survival consultant, and a former member of the elite British 22 Special Air Service (SAS), a world renowned special operations unit.", "While serving in the SAS he was the primary Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) instructor, were he mastered his survival skills and instructor abilities.", "He served in the military for 26-years retiring in 1985 from the SAS.", "In 1986 he published his first edition/version of the \"The SAS Survival Handbook\" (published in 1986).", "This manual is a tomb of survival information and covers all the fundamentals of survival (fire, shelter, water, food, navigation, etc.", ") in a highly illustrated and easy to understand format.", "The manual covers a host of topics for practically every situation (natural disasters, shipwrecks, nuclear attacks etc.", ").", "To make this book complete for most general survival situations I would incorporate a book on local edible plants and a book on primitive living like \"Primitive Wilderness Living and Survival Skills\" by McPherson.", "Additionally if you are looking for hands-on survival training, Wiseman runs the Trueways Survival School, and at this site he also has a survival DVD available.", "This manual would make a great addition to any personal survival library.", "I highly recommend this book to the experienced and inexperienced survival conscious individual." ]

[ "Have had a few Mothers products before.", "Read reviews and took a shot at this product.", "Was looking for twice-a-year wax without the powdery residue...", "and this is it.", "Went on super smooth and comes off even smoother.", "Left a great shine and does well on the black plastic parts of the truck leaving a good shine on them too.", "Truth be told, I will wax my truck more than twice a year and this is the wax I will use.", "Side note, I use Lucas Oil spray mist wax in between hard waxes.", "This is phenominal product!", "Honestly, between the Mothers wax and Lucas mist wax my truck has never...", "never look so red and good.", "I will buy these products as long as they are for sale." ]

[ "At $4 for a 10pk I'd give them 4.", "5 stars if I could...", "One of those items that, once you get, you can't believe you ever went without them.", "I've been going around putting them on every hose that I'm even slightly concerned about...", "Fuel vapor lines that move just a little bit, an EXACTLY 7/8-inch O.", "D. (probably 3/4-inch I.", "D.) radiator hose (heater bypass hose) that was leaking a little coolant with the old spring-action hose clamps, and much more.", "They really hold when you tighten them down, and I haven't stripped one yet, as I have with some hose clamps.", "I did have one where the screw housing got loose, but was able to bend everything back into shape and keep on using it.", "For those larger hoses, you can even daisy-chain these.", "Two of these end-to-end will fit 1-3/4\" hose, and three will hold a 2-5/8ths hose.", "It takes quite a bit of work bending them for the larger size, and a larger hose clamp is the better option, but it'll do, in a pinch, when you don't have the luxury.", "Nice and cheap and durable, with plenty of extras to carry around." ]

[ "The Winter Assault expansion pack for Dawn of War is a great expansion to a game that was a standout real time strategy game last year.", "The main complaint about the original Dawn of War, that the single player campaign only let you play Space Marines, has been answered with this expansion.", "The focus of the story is taken off the Space Marines and moved squarely on to the shoulders of the new faction the Imperial Guard.", "While the other factions in the game receive new units and upgrades the Imperial Guard is new altogether for Winter Assault and they provide a very different style of play.", "The new campaign itself is divided into two parts.", "In one part you start play as the Imperial Guard and switch off to play as the Eldar.", "In the other part you start as Chaos and switch off to play as Orks.", "The timelines remain the same in both parts, but the story advances from a different perspective.", "This is unlike games such as Warcraft III or Starcraft where the plot advances as you play each faction.", "The cheat here is that you end up playing the same two maps towards the end for all the different races.", "The second to the last mission in each part forces you to make a choice between one of the two races you have been following up till now as to which one you will take to the end (ie you played Chaos and Orks, you choose to take one of them to the final mission, same if you played the Eldar and Imperial Guard side).", "The last two missions are always played on the same maps for all the races, though the goals are different for the most part.", "So, while you do get to play as all the different races (excluding the Space Marines, which were covered thoroughly in the first game) the differences in some ways are minimal.", "While this could have dragged the game down it really doesn't, but it does make the single player play time a big shorter as the only missions that you get to play differently for each of the races are the last two.", "It's an innovative way to keep from having to develop a lot of content and it works for the most part, but it definitely doesn't have the scope of something like the Frozen Throne expansion for Warcraft III.", "Thankfully the additions to the game in the form of units and the new Imperial Guard faction add a lot to the game overall and make multiplayer more interesting.", "The Imperial Guard at first seem very weak, but since they play a lot differently than any of the other factions it takes time to realize where their strengths lie.", "In fact the Imperial Guard have a decided advantage in that they field one basic unit for most of the game that is cheap and easy to upgrade.", "They also benefit from being able to use buildings as cover for their units.", "Then as they advance into the late game they are able to field some of the most powerful mechanized units in the game, the Lemann Russ tank and the massive Baneblade.", "The other factions gain new hero units and upgrades that don't change their general strategies overall, but give them some more depth and in some ways allow them better counters against certain races.", "Chaos receives the Khorne Berserker an easy to obtain unit in their tech tree that is devastating in close combat.", "Space Marines receive the Chaplain unit a powerful warrior that causes surrounding friendly squads to regenerate faster.", "Orks receive Mega Armored Nobs which are limited in speed, but receive upgrades that allow them to become walking tanks.", "Eldar get the Fire Dragon which is fantastic against vehicles and buildings.", "Overall, the expansion is lacking somewhat in single player campaign content.", "It would have been nice to have unique missions for each race, but as it stands the missions are well done and fun to play.", "The addition of the Imperial Guard changes the game dynamics a lot and the added units for the other factions gives them a nice refresh.", "Multiplayer is still a lot of fun whether you play against other people or against the AI.", "While some may find this expansion lacking I think it is a decent buy for $25 and adds enough content to make it a worthwhile purchase for a Dawn of War fan." ]

[ "This is the second Vichy product that I've tried.", "This Vichy Purete Thermale 3 In 1 product is a cleansing water, a soothing toner, and an eye makeup remover, all in one product.", "I can't speak on how well this product works as an eye makeup remover, because I don't wear eye makeup at all due to very bad allergies, and rubbing my eyes.", "Years ago a friend decided to make me up, including eye makeup,and I developed a stye on my eye.", "I have to say I looked better with makeup on than without it.", "I do wear lipstick or lip gloss daily.", "That's it!", "This product does do a good job as far as a cleansing water and toner.", "I put a little onto a cotton round and wiped it all over my face and neck, then repeated it with another cotton round.", "It left my skin feeling clean and refreshed, soft and not over dry.", "This product is suitable for sensitive skin and eyes, and contains no parabens." ]

[ "I thought my original review was pretty solid but I decided to rewrite it now that I've had a chance to get more experience with water filters.", "The MSR is of similar design to some other filters such as the&nbsp;<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Katadyn-Vario-Dual-Technology-MicroFilter/dp/B003ZZ14ES/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">Katadyn Vario Dual Technology MicroFilter</a>.", "They will filter down to the same size (2 microns) which will eliminate pretty much anything but a virus.", "I believe both of these will function similarly and at the same rate.", "I've not used a Katadyn but I've seen evidence that they are a bit more complex and possibly a little less rugged.", "That can be good or bad depending on your goal.", "There is apparently a couple of settings with the Katadyn that offer a high rate of flow or a long filter life.", "From the research I've done I think the Katadyn is a bit \"cantankerous\" to use.", "From my use of the MSR, it is not.", "It is very simple and pretty rugged.", "The only weak points I can see are where the inlet hose attaches to the pump head and the hinge of the handle.", "The inlet point will be a problem on the Katadyn as well, and the handle probably will.", "But I think on both filters it will only be an issue if you torque the handle in an \"unnatural\" directon.", "For simply pumping it is very well made.", "One spot where the MSR MIGHT be inferior to the Katadyn is the ceramic filter element.", "It works fine, but is fragile.", "If you drop this baby on a rock you may break the filter element.", "Right now the&nbsp;<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/MSR-Miniworks-EX-Water-Filter-Replacement-Ceramic-Element/dp/B003C19KI2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">MSR Miniworks EX Water Filter Replacement Ceramic Element</a>&nbsp;is out of stock here, but I would buy an extra and pack it very well.", "If anyone reads this and has information on the Katadyn and the filters in those, please post a comment and let me know.", "I'd like some real \"hands on\" experience.", "You may also want to pick up a&nbsp;<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/MSR-MiniWorks-WaterWorks-Maintenance-Kit/dp/B001JPB0R2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">MSR MiniWorks/WaterWorks Maintenance Kit</a>&nbsp;but I don't think it is as important.", "Now, for my actual experience.", "I got this with no prior experience using a filter.", "Within 5 minutes I had a good clean half liter of water.", "In another 5 minutes I had it back in the bag and was on my way.", "That was while I shot a video of the experience the best I could and talked about it.", "It is fast and easy to use.", "I have read that it is hard to hold a bottle up to the bottom while pumping but I had no trouble with that at all and never spilled a drop.", "If you have trouble with that, you can screw bags and bottles to the bottom of this which is yet another handy feature.", "This weighs more than some other types of filters and that can be a problem for some lightwieght backpackers.", "For me, it is worth the weight if you have a few known water sources along your trail.", "It definitely would have saved me some heartache (more like shoulder and backache) on my first backcountry camping experience.", "So, I can't neccessarily recommend this over the Katadyn I linked above, because they are very similar.", "I prefer this one because it seems to be much easier to use though that is my own opinion." ]

[ "I used to eat unsalted rice cakes as an obligation, but boy, did I feel like I was suffering.", "Then, just out of curiosity, I tried Suzie's Plain Kamut Puffed Cakes.", "I was leery at first...", "I mean, this grain looks a little dingy in pictures...", "but it's quite respectable in person, and more importantly, it tastes great!", "There's a deliciousness and depth of flavor to Kamut that I haven't found in commercial grains.", "These Puffed Cakes are easy to digest and easy to pair with other foods in my diet too.", "1 Cake (6g) = 22 calories, 0 g Fat, 0 mg Sodium, 4 g Carbs, 1 g Protein and 8% Iron.", "The Lightly Salted variety only has 24 mg Sodium per cake, but the Plain is so tasty that I had to check and make sure I was eating the sodium-free variety.", "I didn't miss the extra salt for a second!", "Bon Apptit!" ]

[ "I'd never played any of the OFP games before this one and I'm impressed, it has been too long since there's been an approachable military tactical like the GRAW and Rainbow Six Vegas games.", "One thing you should do if you are only a slightly more than casual player is get a trainer/cheat, otherwise it's too realistic and it seems like you would die a lot as you are expected to work miracles in some missions.", "It's also not that large of a game in terms of GB's and the missions and number of commands are not ponderously huge like the ARMA games.", "The missions are made pretty clear by HQ and you have HUD checkpoints and objectives as well as a map to keep you moving towards the objectives.", "Commands to your team are easily done with the radial menu in game by pushing the Q button and navigating to your command via the WSAD buttons.", "This is also how you call in support like mortars, artillery and airstrikes.", "You can also give commands via the map screen but it's not really recommended as the map is only zoomable to a grid size, not a tactical size.", "Once you give your command you announce it in the grid coordinates, which seems a little overdone when you are just ordering your team to a point you can see, I can see this making sense for out of visual contact things like the artillery and the like though.", "A bad thing is that when you order your team to move to a point it seems it takes them a long time to get there or they don't move there when under fire, what's the point of ORDERS then?", "Another thing is if you have to jump out of a vehicle and run to stay alive your team NEEDS to be ordered to follow you, as if.", "Vehicles are pretty straight forward to get into and either drive or be a passenger and you can switch to a swingman view for this if you want.", "You can only see immediately in front while in swingman/follower view though instead of using the mouse to look left/R/behind so that's a negative aspect of the vehicles.", "All I saw that you can use is 4 wheel cars, no tanks or planes.", "The missions are pretty huge as far as ground to cover and non-planned objectives and there's a good variety of shoot em up focused ones and stealth missions.", "I'd like to see some city combat situations though instead of the almost total mission time in the mountains/fields.", "Also I've been in mission and seen the time of day ambient light change which is a nice touch.", "At times the checkpoint autosaves can be a little too far apart if you do go down but it wasn't a big problem with my God mode trainer.", "You can also fail a mission by not doing certain things in an allotted time or being detected when stealth is a mission necessity.", "At times it does seem to be a long time just hiking to your next objective but it leaves vehicles and enemies at good points in between to break it up.", "I found the weapons to be accurate graphically and in sound to real assault rifles as I've fired a few of the real things.", "Also the difficulty in hitting a target seems about right.", "If you've never fired a weapon at a target you can't possibly know how much skill is involved, it's hard to hit a target at 8 feet with a 9 mm handgun due to many factors and this is also true of any other firearm.", "So that's not a legitimate gripe.", "Overall graphically this is pretty good for the huge environments, It seems to make a nice tradeoff in that respect.", "Every little thing in the game is not top quality detailed like buildings or vehicles but that's not the real fun of the game anyways.", "The characters and weapons are nicely done and that's what you see most of the time anyways.", "I'm not sure how much of a system hog this is as I have a quad core 6600 and an 8800GT and 3GB RAM so most games don't touch my system but it doesn't seem to be unreasonable.", "It auto detected my system about where it should be at 1680x1050 and it ran smooth at all times.", "The sound was great, very nice buzzing bullets and helos as well as ambient outdoors sounds.", "One thing I'd like is to choose my own loadout, it's pretty ridiculous going to take out an AAA site and not even carrying a heavy weapon capable of taking out the armored AAA vehicles.", "You have to find one of the crates that are around with different, usually enemy, weapons in them to get what you need at times.", "I think at least one of your squad should carry a bazooka of some sort at all times.", "And it would be nice to choose a silencer and a scope other than a red-dot, look at the guys in Iraq and you'll see that at least one of a squad has an ACOG 4x scope.", "Usually it's the commander, which you are in this game, that has that.", "So you are at the mercy of what is given to you as far as weapons unless you want to take the crappy but scoped Chinese stuff off of a casualty.", "The story is explained in flash/graphics instead of cutscenes at the very beginning of the campaign missions and that's fine.", "I found the story to be a little unbelievable though as far as Americans fighting for Russia's interests, I don't think anyone in the USA would want Americans doing that.", "It's hard enough to take Americans dying for ungrateful and undeserving Iraqis, Serbians, Africans and others.", "Who cares, in terms of strategic US interests, about an island north of Japan anyways?", "The part where the Chinese invade Eastern Russia is totally believable though, as when you have 1.", "5 billion people you need a lot of resources and there's a lot of that in E.", "Russia.", "The overall story doesn't really intrude on the game though and that's a good thing, this is just a straight tactical military simulator and that's how you look at it, one objective to the next.", "Overall I loved this game and will probably play it again, especially since you can choose individual missions once you've finished the campaign or just go get a full save game on the net.", "Obviously this is going to have add-on packs like OFP1 did so it is a game that will last a long time.", "I'm getting the OFP1 GOTY edition which has all the add on packs included after playing this one, it's great and recommended!" ]

[ "No spoilers....", "I finished Fool's Fate 3 days ago and had to sit and digest for a while before writing a review.", "This is the final installment of the Farseer/Liveship Traders/Tawny Man trilogies which take place in the Six Duchies (except for the Liveship trilogy which occurs to the south in Bingtown/Jamaillia but in the same \"world\").", "There is some overlap in characters and events in the Liveship Traders trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy which becomes evident in Golden Fool (Book 2 of Tawny Man).", "Therefore, I would recommend reading the 9 novels in order but you could probably get away with skipping the Liveship Traders trilogy.", "At a minimum, you need to read the Farseer trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest) before embarking on the Tawny Man trilogy.", "Fool's Fate, in my humble opinion, is the best of the nine finely-written novels in the series.", "This book was simply a treat.", "Robin Hobb writes complex, flawed characters so there is no Superman-esque hero conquering all.", "However, this makes the series all the richer.", "Some reviewers have noted their dislike for the ending of this book.", "I think this is simply a matter of taste.", "I thought the ending was perfect and consistent with the characters' desires and motives throughout the series.", "I think the criticism may lie with the 100 page denouement at the end of Fool's Fate which I loved because I thought it wrapped up several loose ends.", "Some readers disagree.", "However, you should not let that mild criticism get in the way of reading these novels.", "This is probably the best fantasy series I have ever read (the jury still being out on George R.", "R. Martin's awesome Song of Ice and Fire)." ]

[ "I am a Dylan fanatic, as I have said many times.", "I'm not bragging by any stretch, but I own literally just about every piece of music the man has put out.", "Bootlegs, complete live concerts, rare soundtrack songs, outtakes, acetates, you name it.", "If it's Dylan, odds are I have it.", "So this review is coming from a true Dylanologist here.", "The album that made me a Dylan fan was 'Infidels.", "' While this was not the first Dylan album I bought (that honor goes to 1970's 'Self Portrait,' which I bought more than a few years ago), it was certainly the most important Dylan record I ever bought.", "Instantly, the songs resonated with me.", "It was almost a revelation.", "Having heard all of Dylan's records, the one I come back to most is probably 'Infidels.", "'\n\nThe year is 1983.", "Dylan is coming off of his Christian period, which turned off many critics and rock fans alike.", "'Slow Train Coming,' 'Saved' and 'Shot of Love,' his two Christian albums released in 1979, 1980 and 1981, respectively, were not warmly received (although 'Slow Train Coming' sold well and did garner a hit single in 'Gotta Serve Somebody,' as well as some critical praise).", "It was obvious: by this time, Dylan needed a great record, and he needed one pronto.", "So he assembled what was perhaps his finest band.", "Hiring reggae legends Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare to play drums and bass respectively, Mick Taylor (of The Rolling Stones) in a dual guitar role with Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits, who had also worked with Dylan in 1979 on 'Slow Train Coming') plus fellow Dire Straits keyboardist Alan Clark, Dylan had assembled what could only be called a \"dream band.", "\"\n\nAnd while the musicians seem like a random assortment, they amazingly blend incredibly well together as a unit.", "Knopfler and Taylor were meant for each other.", "Their opposite stylings of the guitar combine together to form a unique sound.", "This is the way a lead guitar duo is supposed to sound.", "Sly & Robbie both provide a remarkable reggae-esque backbeat, and Clark's keyboards add a solid soundscape for the musicians.", "Now, what about the songs you may ask?", "Well, this was some of Dylan's best writing in years.", "'Jokerman' could have easily appeared on one of his '60s records, and it is amazingly still relevant today.", "'License to Kill' remains one of Dylan's great post-'60s protest songs, and 'I and I' shows off Dylan's interest in reggae, as well as how great Sly & Robbie are as a rhythm section.", "While I do prefer Dylan & The Grateful Dead's version of 'Man of Peace' that they performed on tour in 1987 (a rehearsal version of this track can be found on the Grateful Dead disc 'Postcards of the Hanging - The Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan'), the version found here is remarkable.", "Dylan is also known to close records with a ballad (namely 'Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You,' 'Every Grain of Sand,' and 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight'), and he continues the tradition here.", "'Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight' contains some of Dylan's best lyrics that he wrote in the 1980s, and his harmonica playing here is especially stellar and emotional.", "THIS is how a record should close.", "While there are many great outtakes from 'Infidels' that could have easily made the cut ('Blind Willie McTell,' 'Foot of Pride,' 'Clean Cut Kid,' and 'Death is Not the End,' namely -- the latter two showed up in slightly altered versions on later albums), 'Infidels' is about as good an album as Dylan's ever made.", "The musicianship is top-notch, Dylan is in fine vocal form, and his songwriting here is just remarkable.", "Along with 'Oh Mercy,' 'Infidels' represents Dylan's best work of the 1980s.", "And if you liked 'Infidels,' check out 'Real Live' while you are at it.", "'Real Live' captures a few shows from the European leg of the tour promoting this album.", "The band on that record is tight as well, featuring Taylor, Ian McLagan (of The Small Faces/Faces) on keyboards, Colin Allen on drums (of the band Focus), as well as featuring Carlos Santana as a guest guitarist on some tracks.", "Check that disc out as well if you liked this one and have some cash to spare.", "It's a fine live album.", "Overall, I cannot recommend 'Infidels' enough.", "BY FAR one of Dylan's best records.", "HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED." ]

[ "Me myself am a \"hardcore\" gamer.", "The Gamecube lacked something..", "The Wii has it.", "It's extremely fun.", "Nintendo fans will have a blast.", "Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, Pokemon, Super Mario Bros.", "There's also the virtual console.", "For a few hundred points, you can buy older video games,even Sega ones.", "This is a great buy,the best console of this generation.", "It has what the others lack.", "Fun.", "Pure fun.", "It has tons of it.", "This is my favorite console to date, and most defiantly one of the best consoles.", "It has a better array of games then the other consoles, and is more fun, in my opinion.", "I highly recommend this, even if you own a PS2, PS3 or 360." ]

[ "Ellen Barkin stops attempted burglary inside her Manhattan home\nActress Ellen Barkin interrupted a burglar who broke into her Greenwich Village home on Wednesday a rep for the New York Police Department confirmed to ABC News.", "According to authorities the actress heard a noise upstairs around 6:45 a.", "m. She saw the suspect whom she described as a gloved Hispanic male in his twenties at the balcony door.", "Police said she grabbed at the door to close it and the would-be thief jumped onto the fire escape and fled.", "A bag containing jewelry possibly intended to be taken was left behind.", "A rep for Barkin did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ABC News but the actress 63 has been tweeting about the incident.", "\"The first responders were great here in 70secs!", "still waiting for the detectives...", "it’s only been 4 hours \" she wrote in a tweet directed at NYPD Det.", "James Byrne.", "\"My heart breaks for another day that will live in infamy but crime is still going on...", "in my house.", "\".", "@NYPDByrne...", "only because u have the full name of the father of my children...", "the first responders were great here in 70secs!", "still waiting for the detectives...", "it’s only been 4 hours — Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) November 1 2017" ]

[ "This is my favorite flavor of Sun Chips, by far!", "I mean, the Harvest Cheddar ones are great; I think most people can agree on that....", "...", "and I never expected to enjoy a flavor of chip called \"Garden Salsa\".", "I don't usually mix chips and vegetables, LOL.", "But WOW!", "I can't stop eating these.", "The best news is - these are cheaper to buy through Amazon Prime Pantry than they are in my local grocery store.", "Plus, they don't carry this particular flavor at my local grocery store, for some unfathomable reason.", "So, needless to say, I will definitely be purchasing these online again!", "They're like a party in my mouf....", ".." ]

[ "just like the sm57 or sm58 this is just another $100 microphone that should be in your studio.", "It reproduces your sound very well.", "I will be using it mostly for acoustic guitar and vocals.", "i tested it last night against pre recorded sounds produced by my monitor speakers and then compared the wave forms from this mic with the originals.", "also panned them separate and listened to the difference.", "it was a good learning system for the gain and EQ adjustment, I can make it reproduce what i hear very well.", "the differences in sound (Visually) once I got it setup with EQ was minimal.", "It sounded wonderful on my acoustic and also on my 2 different guitar cabinets so long as I kept the volume at home practice level.", "I am running it thru the Focusrite scarlett 18i6 pre-s into Cubase.", "I would not recommend it for any type of remotely high SPL recording, or for bass cabinets.", "it seems to distort at the <150hz range much quicker than higher frequencies, which is common.", "I'm not saying it doesn't reproduce them well, but if its loud it will distort fast.", "and it doesn't handle anything loud or punchy.", "I also note a \"ringing\" when I'm heavily strumming the guitar from 12-15\" away.", "I'm not sure if this is from my environment, the sensitivity of the mic or both, I never noticed it on my sm57 or 58 in the same position, but I'm going to assume it's my fault.", "I would like to see it with a shock mount but honestly I don't pickup much sound when I walk from having it on a boom stand on carpet floor using the provided mount.", "One customer photo shows it with a sponge cover, I didn't get one of those.", "mine came in a padded cardboard box with a mount and a black zipper case, a mediocre user manual and a buyers guide for the full MXL line.", "I've only played with it for 1 day, but I'm sure I would buy again." ]

[ "After upping the ante for rockers everywhere with the brilliant Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan created this even more ambitious masterpiece.", "Released in 1966, Blonde On Blonde is a collection of songs that stretch across the entire pop-musical milieu of the mid 60s, encompassing folk, pop, rock, country, and blues, with lyrics that foreshadow both Sergeant Pepper and Jackson Browne, and a sense of humor and attitude that is entirely unique.", "It's a gorgeously conceived artistic statement from a genius at the top of his game, a masterpiece in every sense of the word.", "The songs make that pretty damn clear: The aching \"Visions Of Johanna\" is one of this world's most perfect love songs, full of dynamic midnight introspection and haunting imagery.", "\"I Want You\" is similarly emotional, but the latter is quietly exuberant where the former is atmospheric.", "\"Leopard-Skin Pillbox Hat\" is a hilarious tale of infidelity, and \"Pledging My TIme\" is a slinking blues number, and \"Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again\" is an epic surrealist free-for-all, a la \"Tombstone Blues.", "\" There's also the scathing ballad \"Just Like A Woman,\" and the vicious bounce of \"Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine).", "\" But recommending specific songs would be like praising fish in a place that would make them be incredibly easy to praise (like a really exclusive aquarium or something).", "The whole thing is brilliant.", "If you don't have it, get your head in the game and buy a copy." ]

[ "Installing Dragon Dictate on my older MacBook (2010 4GB RAM) running Mountain Lion, went without a hitch.", "I had no idea that there was an app that would connect my iPhone directly with my computer (it isn't using Bluetooth, so I assume it is using my wifi network), but it was suggested during the installation process.", "Genius!", "I was able to start my dictation training immediately, using my iPhone as the microphone, which comes so naturally!", "The package includes a perfectly usable USB headset with boom microphone.", "With either, I quickly achieved near perfect dictation.", "As I have learned over the past year using Siri, the hardest part of learning to do true text dictation, is true text dictation - period - You must think about every punctuation mark you use - comma - and remember to speak it aloud in your sentence - period.", "I'm told by experienced Dragon users (a colleague of mine has numerous scholarly articles and chapters to his name, as well as a second professional degree; he gives much of the credit to night shifts, and Dragon) that the pacing and punctuation begin to come naturally, especially as you watch your errors on screen.", "As others have said, it is important to complete the training that Dragon provides.", "It is specific to this version, and has changed since Dragon Dictate 2.", "5. Personally, I hate instructions, but I'm having a great time learning this new technology.", "As I said, Siri and I have learned to get along over the past year, and I think that she has been a daily training ground for voice technology.", "Some of us can't touch-type due to disability or other issues.", "Dragon isn't just a whiz-bang technology, it is an enabling technology that allows us to practice our professions, write and tell hilarious jokes (see above review), control our computers, email our families, or send quirky tweets.", "I've waited a long time for this to come to the Mac, and my expectations have been met." ]

[ "For some reason in all the years I've been playing these games, when it came time to pick out which title to play next I always skipped over Secret of the Scarlet Hand.", "I don't know why, but I always just assumed that I wouldn't like this game.", "Maybe it's because it's notoriously educational (and who wants a game that is like school?", ") or maybe it's because the previews for it aren't terribly interesting.", "Whatever the case, Nancy Drew has once again proved me wrong.", "My intuition on these games must be seriously off, because every game I'm sure I won't like ends up being one of my favorites.", "And this has indeed become one of my favorites of the early Nancy Drew titles.", "I'm going to split my review up into different sections so I can give the game a more accurate rating.", "PLOT - 5/5: Nancy is hired as the Deputy Curator at a Washington, DC museum called Beech Hill.", "It is quite an exciting time for Beech Hill because they are preparing to open a new exhibit on the Maya, the highlight of which will be a very rare (and very expensive) artifact - a large elaborately carved stone called a monolith.", "But poor Nancy just has the worst luck when it comes to vacations and dream jobs.", "Before she knows it, Beech Hill is robbed of one of its most beloved artifacts; a rare and unusual jade carving of the Mayan King Pacal.", "It seems to be related to a string of art thefts happening across the country, since in all the incidents Mayan jade artifacts were the target and a threatening red handprint was left at the scene.", "I thought this plot was just wonderful.", "It was well thought out, thorough, and unique among other ND titles.", "The length was perfect; I finished it over the course of a few days.", "There were lots of little twists and turns that I really enjoyed.", "It was interesting and intriguing, and very educational.", "Let me repeat that; it was VERY educational.", "It is set in a museum, after all.", "There is tons of information to take in - some of which is vital to the mystery of some of which is not.", "I have always loved history and am especially interested in the Maya and Aztec so this game was just my cup of tea.", "But if you don't like history - or aren't a big fan of plenty of reading in a ND game - this game might not be for you.", "CHARACTERS - 4/5: Suspects in this game include Joanna Riggs, the curator of Beech Hill and therefore Nancy's boss, a fairly serious young woman with a history of being a bit too eager to acquire artifacts for the museum.", "Henrik van der Hune is the museum's resident expert in translating Mayan glyphs, so he is arguably the only person in the museum who can guess an artifact's true value.", "Then there is Taylor Sinclair, an art dealer located in DC, who often does business with Joanna and appears to be unusually concerned over the museum's safety.", "Finally, there is Alejandro del Rio, a Mexican ambassador who accuses Beech Hill and other museums like it of flat-out stealing artifacts that rightfully belong to Mexico.", "Phone friends include Bess and George, the Hardy Boys, and Franklin Rose, who is a member of the Beech Hill board of directors and friend of Nancy's father.", "There are quite a few one or two time phone friends related to the plot as well.", "Unfortunately, the four suspects weren't very memorable.", "Their personalities were not particularly well defined and there wasn't anything quirky or fun about them.", "Worst of all, none of them were very suspicious.", "Basically, no one from this cast of characters is going to be making my favorites list anytime soon.", "However, the previous deputy curator, Sonny Joon, seen only in notebooks he left behind at the museum, was absolutely hilarious and his notebooks were a delightful comic relief.", "I hear he shows up again in some of the newer titles so I'm really looking forward to that.", "SETTING - 5/5: The setting was excellent.", "Beech Hill was very interesting and there was tons to look at inside.", "If it were a real museum I would definitely visit.", "Other places to see include Nancy's hotel room, Taylor's office, Alejandro's office, as well as some other locations that are unlocked throughout the course of the game.", "One thing that really blew me away was how realistic it all was.", "There were little things - like how could you see the exterior of every building before you entered it - that made a huge difference.", "It was so easy to get into the mystery because it really felt like I was there.", "PUZZLES - 4.", "5/5: I liked the puzzles, though this game tended to repeat itself as far as puzzles go.", "In other words, you do the same thing a few times throughout the game.", "The puzzles in the museum were mostly information scavenger hunts, where Nancy would be posed with a quiz question and you would have to search the museum exhibits for the answer.", "That didn't bother me, but I could easily understand someone finding it tedious and too slow-paced.", "In hindsight this game wasn't as puzzle-heavy as some other ND titles, which worked for me as I'm not a huge puzzle fan.", "But the puzzles did work in seamlessly with the plot and I never felt like I was stuck doing something unnecessary just to make the game longer.", "IS IT CHALLENGING?", "Not really.", "Most - if not all - of the puzzles are explained by the game, and Nancy can call her friends for hints.", "I did go online for help once for a game of \"chance\" that I lost maybe 20 times in a row, thinking that there might be some strategy I was missing.", "But it seems that the mini-game couldn't be won until you reached a certain point in the plot, which frankly was pretty frustrating to learn I had wasted all that time.", "Anyways, I would give it a 3 for challenge.", "ENDING - 3.", "5/5: The ending was probably the only part of this game that really didn't impress me.", "Although the ending was very intense, it was just sort of awkward and didn't make a whole lot of sense.", "The culprit wasn't too predictable and their motive made sense.", "Overall the ending was underwhelming.", "But be warned that the ending of this game is pretty creepy, and because of it I definitely wouldn't recommend this game for young children.", "FINAL SCORE:\nPlot: 5\nCharacters: 4\nSetting: 5\nPuzzles: 4.", "5\nChallenge: 3\nEnding: 3.", "5\n= 25, divided by 6 = 4.", "16 rounded to 4 stars" ]

[ "I got the DVD, and it is amazing.", "I'm sure that the VHS version is excellent too.", "Metallica doesn't always play all of their songs the way they originally wrote it, as a matter of fact I have several different live/studio/demo versions of songs, and all of them are played differently.", "Someone complained in another review that they didn't do it right.", "NO, THEY JUST DID IT DIFFERENTLY!", "Another person complained that they didn't seem really into it during the first part of the concert.", "You know, when you are doing something like this, it takes a while to get into it.", "The first part was not at all bad.", "They just weren't fired up like mad like they seemed for the second part.", "All of the people's complaints are very very minor issues.", "If you are a Metallica fan, you would be a complete fool not to give this tape/DVD a watch.", "I know, I watch the DVD at least once a week, sometimes more." ]

[ "Running a successful tattoo parlor in the city keeps Mark Forester busy during the daylight hours but lonely at night in his bed.", "These days Mark even misses his perpetually late and forgetful assistant Tangee who moved to the small town of Brac Village with his lover.", "When Mark's grandfather dies, his last living relative, he decides to take Tangee and Loco up on their invitation for a visit.", "It's easy to figure out pretty quickly that everyone in the gorgeous mansion is gay.", "Though Mark is straight he's firmly of the live and let live persuasion so the visit goes smoothly.", "Never being interested in another man puts Mark in an awkward position however when he sees Caden McQueen for the first time.", "All he wants to do from the moment they meet is throw the lush lipped hottie on a flat surface and have his way with him.", "Total confusion for Mark's mind, his libido is another matter.", "He wants Caden, bad.", "The youngest wolf shifter in the Brac pack Caden hates being treated as the baby even though he can't deny he's nave and a virgin.", "He knows the moment their eyes connect that Mark is his mate so when Mark disappears without saying a word Caden fears the worst, that his mate is refusing to accept their relationship.", "Mark decides to get his business responsibilities in order before he squares things with Caden.", "If that isn't enough to deal with there's one more little surprise that pops up out of nowhere and it's a real doozy.", "Hold onto your seat because this is going to be one helluva wild ride for these mates.", "Troubles, tensions, and testosterone boil over with incredible results in Mark's Not Gay.", "In this storyline the idea of falling in love with someone regardless of gender is explored.", "As always the characters in the series are charming, the pacing is fast, and the story is enjoyable.", "Mark's Not Gay has some fun twists and turns, as well as a few very anxious, dangerous moments.", "This series never fails to entertain.", "Lisa\nReviewed for Joyfully Reviewed" ]

[ "edit-01/23/2006: It's been several months now and I still LOVE this blade.", "I have used it to cut everything from oak to treated pine to plastic but it even handles that stuff like a real trooper.", "It is a little slow to rip with, but not bad.", "For what I do in my hobby shop I don't mind at all.", "The last cut I made with it is as smooth as the first.", "original text: I have to admit that I only bought this blade this morning and couldn't wait to try it out.", "I installed it on my Jet JWTS-10 table saw, the cheapest of the line.", "I have made other improvements to the saw but this blade has been one of the best.", "In my review of the saw I state that the original blade is good for a starter blade.", "This one DEFINITELY takes it to the next level and beyond.", "No tear out AT ALL, either ripping or cross cutting.", "SMOOTH finish.", "NO SAW MARKS!!!", "And it's fairly quick at ripping too.", "I was concerned about buying another blade designed primarily for cross cutting, and Freud doesn't rate this blade as the best for ripping either, but my results so far have been excellent.", "I may add a blade stabilizer, though Freud claims you don't need one with this blade.", "The plate is a bit thicker near the arbor than it is at the teeth.", "A 3.", "5\" should do it.", "Enough said.", "Buy it!!", "For around $35.", "00 you can't, CAN'T go wrong.", "A Forrest Woodworker of this quality will cost you nearly THREE TIMES as much.", "I hope you find this review helpful, and as always, Good Luck with your own dreams!" ]

[ "Im glad I bought this, because it is essential to anyone who owns a sword (that isn't made from stainless steel or aluminium of course).", "Keep in mind that while this is a Japanese style cleaning kit, you don't have to use it only on Japanese style blades.", "It will still work very nicely on other swords, knives, etc.", "Metal is metal.", "If your blade is already rusting, this kit will not help you.", "It only prevents the rust from forming in the first place.", "Included in this kit is everything the description says it does.", "Not only that, but it also has 2 spare bamboo mekugi pins and a mekuginuki (tiny hammer) for removing and putting in the mekugi pins for a Japanese sword.", "The top of the hammer can be unscrewed to act as a stake to help remove the pins.", "The powder should last a good while, but the oil comes in a very small bottle which won't last long, especially if you clean your swords frequently.", "It also has only 2 rice paper cloths, but they can be cut in half to make 4.", "This isn't a huge deal as you can use any soft disposable cloth (like tissues or toilet paper) to wipe the blade and apply the oil.", "The box is made out of a soft wood, but still in good condition.", "It did not arrive damaged in any way, nor was the kanji writing on the lid damaged or faded.", "Since I bought this for what was inside, the outside aesthetics don't really concern me all that much anyway.", "Overall, im satisfied with this purchase and I do recommend it.", "I am giving it a full 5 stars because it is for what it should be.", "My only complaint is the tiny oil bottle, but seeing as how you shouldnt be drenching your blade in oil, it's size is acceptable for someone who doesnt clean their blade frequently.", "The box could fit a bottle twice it's size, but whatever.", "After I used it all, I bought some mineral oil and its working just as well.", "My point is, don't buy this kit exclusively for the cleaning oil because there isn't much of it.", "For nearly $5 (when I bought it), id say this cleaning kit is defenatly worth the price." ]

[ "This is the comedian's hip-hop album.", "Actually, it's accessible by almost ANYone.", "The production (once again, by Prince Paul) is great as usual, and De La kicked some of their best rhymes to date on this album.", "My personal favorite line from the album (and it is an absolutely brilliant line) relates to the album's title, \"Buhloone Mindstate.", "\" On the intro, they chant \"It might blow up, but it won't go pop.", "\" De La had accepted and embraced their underground status.", "And it's on from there on out.", "The album kicks off with the indictment of Slick Rick as the chorus on the guitar-laced \"Eye Patch\" goes, \"Mess up my mind, mess up my mind, mess up my mind with the eeeeeye patch.", "\" Other highlights include the jazzy interlude \"I Be Blowin',\" the high-energy, \"Ego Trippin, Pt.", "3,\" and the hard-hitting \"Stone Age.", "\"\nThis is a really great album, and it should be in any discriminate hip-hopper's collection." ]

[ "Levyrle Spencer can just make you feel what her characters are feeling so effortlessly that you laugh and cry with them and almost forget that they are not real.", "Lorna and Jens are one of her most real characters and their situation is also so real.", "The way they are helpless against their attraction to each other even after knowing it would be disastrous was so beautifully written that you could feel the sexual tension yourself whenever they were together.", "Lorna was a rich girl but not spoilt at all.", "And Jens was poor but too ambitious and proud to become one of the servents in house for Lorna.", "Their attraction, like it always happens in Levyrle Spencer's romances, grew with each of their meetings to an extent that it was almost unbearable for me(and i suppose all the readers).", "It became something too strong and inevitable to ignore anymore.", "I especially liked the scene when Lorna asked Jens if he was ever going to kiss her, \"I have considered ordering you to, but it didn't work before.", "\" How sweet!", "People like Lorna's parents could make something so beautiful and rare into something cheap and dirty.", "Her mother was so convincing that she made Lorna question her own feelings.", "Her mother used her shame and guilt as a weapon against her love for Jens and made her give up hope.", "Jens was angry with her for giving up and i don't blame him.", "The ending was Great!", "It warmed my heart to see Lorna stand up for her love and her child without any shame or guilt.", "This is one of those books that you have got to read again and i definately will." ]

[ "The Phoenix Conspiracy by Richard L Sanders - 5/5 stars\n\nI'll get straight to the point here: fantastic, epic, galactic space-opera!", "The first chapters pulled me in immediately.", "The story had an interesting premise.", "Intel Wing, the Empire's investigation division, is assigned to look into a very unusual case.", "A decorated imperial military captain, Asari Raidan, has uncharacteristically destroyed several Rotham ships.", "Why would Raidan risk his position and his impeccable record just to destroy what appears to be several innocent Rotham Ships?", "Calvin Cross of Intel Wing is tasked to discover why.", "The conspiracy angle was very unique.", "The reader sees the conspiracy (this shouldn't be a spoiler since it is in the title!", ") through the perspective of Calvin Cross and his laid-back crew.", "This enabled us to learn a lot about Calvin and his crewmates.", "When Summers Presley, a beautiful by-the-book commander, formerly under Asari Raidan's command, is sent to help Calvin Cross, on-ship tensions threaten to breaking point.", "Calvin Cross and his loyal investigative crew's ideals clash with those of Summers Presley because she is a fleet officer of the empire and she is used to doing what she is told.", "About a third of the way through the book the story became even more interesting.", "Characters are introduced, and more information is given to the reader to digest regarding strange galactic events.", "The book never ceased to amaze me.", "My eyes were glued to it from page 1 to the end.", "I don't think there was one single moment where I drifted.", "The characters were believable and the plot was riveting and moved forward at a fast-pace.", "I have seen a few reviews citing this book as being similar to Star Trek, but I failed to see much similarity.", "Yes the main characters are on a ship and there is a commander trying to solve problems...", "hmm.", "The Mass Effect video-game series was where I thought similarity existed: events of galactic importance hitting the main characters again and again, and added with a sweet mixture of unusual and very interesting characters.", "I am very tempted to buy his next book and read it.", "It was one of the best sci-fi books I have read.", "If you like sci-fi/military/space-opera/thriller books that are un-put-down-able then read this book!" ]

[ "I've played Wipeout since PS1.", "I haven't tried Wipeout Fusion from PS2 yet but the reviews seemed to indicate that there has been little new so I decided to try this game instead- especially now that it has hit the bargain bins in most stores.", "XG3 is very very similar to Wipeout.", "Pros:\nGood graphics compared to PS1 Wipeout.", "(no surprise here.", ")\nFrame rates are very high so driving thru the more advanced tracks is quite exhilirating, once you've bought a new engine.", "The tracks are quite nice but I don't think you get much of a chance to enjoy the art work otherwise you'll find yourself grinding against the side of the track.", "You get to keep the weapons that you buy rather than use it for a short period of time.", "Controls are responsive.", "Should probably reconfig the turbo and\ngas controls right away to use the shoulder buttons.", "Weapons are very very similar to wipeout.", "Machine gun, heat seeking missiles, rockets, shield enhancers, mines,...", "Cons:\nYou have to earn $ to be able to get different weapons.", "Wipeout lets you use them as you find them.", "Not sure how choosing different bikers makes any difference.", "The manual does not say much and there is no obvious sense of it in the game.", "It took me quite a bit of effort to win race 2.", "The hint comes at the back of the manual where it says you have to \"feather\" the turbo.", "What does that mean???", "Some biker-techno-term?", "Turns out it means repeatedly pumping it and releasing it to get more out of your turbo.", "That was the only way I could catch up with the computer controlled drivers.", "Music in Wipeout is much much better.", "It's difficult to tell whether your weapons really helped.", "E.", "g. deploy the mines and expect to hear some kind of explosion like in Wipeout.", "Not in XG3.", "I think there is a sound but I'm not sure if it's an impact explosion.", "--------------\nOverall, it is a solid Wipeout clone.", "If you always wanted a PS2 upgrade for your copy of Wipeout but don't want to blow 50 bucks for Wipeout Fusion, XG3 is pretty good.", "..." ]

[ "The Shubb Axys is an excellent design, like their other products, but be aware that if you have large hands, this may not fit you.", "Even with the largest insert, it won't fit over my ring finger knuckle and my hands are probably only a little larger than average.", "However, in fairness, my knuckles are probably larger than most.", "The only way I can fit it on my ring finger is to not use any of the inserts but then it won't rotate with one hand and that's it's claim to fame.", "But if you hands are small to average size and you don't have large knuckles, you will probably be delighted with this excellent product.", "On the other hand, if you have very large hands or large knuckles this will work for you.", "I can fit it over my little finger with the 2nd largest insert but using a slide on that finger doesn't seem natural to me and it's virtually impossible to rotate it as it is designed to rotate when on the little finger.", "But the folks at Shubb are class-acts and when I let them know that it didn't fit (just for feedback that I thought they might find useful) they responded almost instantly and even offered to buy it back from me.", "So, as long as your hands or knuckles aren't large, buy with confidence.", "You will love it!" ]

[ "I have had my Clarisonic brush since they first came out and at the same time bought one for each of my daughters.", "They love that brush just as much as I do.", "This box of brush heads will be great, even though the cost is a little pricey; about $20 a piece.", "But I figure it' worth it if it keeps my face looking the way it does.", "One of these brushes is softer than the others and I actually like the stiftest one the best.", "Over time I am sure I shall be using all of them.", "I am a very old senior citizen and my face has almost no wrinkles....", "either great genes or good brushes....", ".", "maybe both." ]

[ "Like other people on here, I have tried the FM transmitter.", "The cassette system sound is much better.", "Also I live in Boston, MA we have numerous underground tunnels for travel the FM transmitters don't work in, even with a repeater.", "So I went to Target and bought a Dynex cassette pak.", "For some reason the right speakers did not work as well.", "I totally thought that it was an issue with my cassette, being age, wear, etc.", "Finally the Dynex cassette wiring died out and I had to buy a new one so I bought the Sony.", "The sound improved immensely and the minimised sound on the right speakers vanished, the problem was the cheap Dynex cassette connector.", "Don't think that all cassette connectors are equal they are not long lesson learned by me.", "I am not an huge overall Sony fan, but I will say they make a great cassette connector." ]

[ "Makes the difference for this Lipton green tea.", "Although the wide blend of ingredients tends to blur the specific flavors, cranberry juice solids is the final listing on the box.", "And while a specific pomegranate essence is missing, possibly included as the natural flavor ingredient, it is the spicy cinnamon that gives this tea its distinctive kick.", "Following the recommended steeping time of 1-1 minutes yields a tea that is weak, and further obscures the fruit flavor.", "I let my tea bag soak for 10 minutes, which produces a bold, rich taste that may border on the bitter for some.", "While adding a sweetener may lessen that harshness, Id recommend trying at least a 5 minute steep and adjust the time to fit your particular palate.", "Whatever time frame you use, the pungent fragrance that emerges rapidly is one of the delights of this tea.", "For those in a hurry, the double sided tea bag lets you accelerate the process by bobbing the bag in and out of the hot water.", "And by all means, bring your water to a full, rolling boil before pouring it immediately over the bag.", "A water supply with a preset temperature may make that impossible.", "When that is the case, I microwave the cup with the bag in place an additional 20 seconds.", "Following the American custom of over packaging consumer products, the 6 pack is double wrapped with cellophane.", "Each individual box has its own sealed wrapper to maintain freshness over an extended period of time.", "All six are taped together, and then again covered in clear cellophane.", "Care must be taken when opening the 6 pack in order to keep from slicing open one or more of the individual boxes." ]

[ "How do I start this review?", "One way I could start it is by going into detail about how great this game's story is, but is the story that great?", "Or are the characters what makes the game so interesting?", "I think it's the latter.", "The characters drive this game.", "Yes, the story is good, the battle system is good, the graphics are good (the best cinematics of the PS1), overall the game is great because you have all the goodness of a game plus great character development.", "As a FF fan, I know that the main character needs to be strong and that's exactly what Zidane is.", "OK, maybe not externally, but character wise he is strong.", "He doesn't have the inner turmoil of Cloud and Squall; he's outgoing, funny, and level-headed which are refresher traits for the main protagonist of the PS1 FF games.", "Toward the end of the game he does have a breakdown, however, it's warranted.", "Zidane isn't the only character that is developed.", "Every main character has a great story (I won't spoil them in this review), even the supporting cast are developed too, which doesn't happen often.", "Like I said earlier, the main story of the game, arguably, is taken from RPG story 101 class, but the writers took it from class and added their spice into the game making it a good read.", "The side-quests are a plus to this game too.", "I found the card game to be easier and more fun to play than the card game in FF8.", "The chocobos are fun to raise and mognet is a blast.", "That's another great thing about FFIX: moogles are everywhere, in fact, a moogle saves your game when you want to save your progress.", "What makes this game great?", "-Great characters\n-Battle system (jobs, 4 team battle party,)\n-Side-quests (chocobo raising, mognet, card game, frog game)\n-Awesome cast of characters (main and support)\n-Awesome character design\n-Hidden weapons\n-Airships galore\n\nWhat I didn't like about the game\n-The main problem of the story could have been better, but it's not a big complaint\n-Would like to have had a moogle in the party :)\n\nFinal Fantasy IX is my favorite Final Fantasy game (I've replayed it more than five times) and I like to revisit it not only for the characters, but just because the game is fun.", "There isn't one dull moment in the game and it has the perfect difficulty setting too.", "This game is worth your time if you're a FF fan or if your new to Final Fantasy." ]

[ "Greatest KISS is a great compilation of their years at the Casablanca label.", "It not only features their great rocking '70's songs.", "It also features three songs from their Dynasty and Unmasked albums.", "It also has a 1996 live recording of Shout It Out Loud.", "This compilation also features the original 1974 version of Strutter,not the rerecorded \"disco\" version on 1978's Double Platnium.", "The songs from Dynasty and Unmasked represented here are I Was Made For Lovin' You,Sure Know Something and Two Sides of the Coin.", "The latter being an Ace Frehley tune.", "It's also Ace's best song to date.", "The newly recorded version of Shout It Out Loud makes this whole compilation shine even brighter.", "Once again,this is for the fan who wants a little more." ]

[ "This game, for a handheld, is an excellent title for Star Trek fans.", "Before I begin with my praise however, I will cover the games defects.", "There are a number of bugs and freezes that really should have been screened by quality assurance before this game had a chance to release.", "The notable bugs are in the Klingon campaign, where I have suffered two freezes and found a break in the crew banter whereing I hailed and scanned two ships that I had already destroyed.", "In terms of gameplay, this titles failures are in the AIs inability to adapt (which I have decided is acceptable for a handheld title) and the lack of a proximity alarm feature.", "I could have made good use of a proximity alarm several times as I've played through the game, which would have helped me to avoid crashing into a starbase (leading to the destruction of said base) and countless asteroids, although I accept that this is simply a part of play, the fixed camera angles make it an annoying circumstance given the heavy damage to shields and hull.", "I also wish that they had used a more Jedi Academy/ Jedi Outcast style for mulitplayer, in that you could allot a number of upgrade points to your crew individually instead of simply selecting a general proficiency level, as a player using a lower force mastery setting could beat one with a higher one by wisely alloting points, so too might an ensign crew defeat a captain if they focused thier points in an area where the captain player was weak.", "I have read several reviews in which people anticipated traditional RTS style play or were dissapointed with the games play premise.", "To clarify for these people, the tactical end of this game, and the spirit which the game makers were attempting to capture in my opinion, is the spirit of battle sequences from the TOS movies, such as the Wrath of Khan.", "In this regard, the game succeeds brilliantly, the player must be able to command his/her vessel in a tacitcal scenario that the game presents, outmanuevering, outgunning, or outsmarting the AI opponents.", "the ability to customize your playstyle through advanced crew training is a very nice touch, and it holds water for immersion as you can take the crew from ship to ship.", "Another nice immersion touch is the language option for the Klingon interface, which you may set to display in tlhlngan Hol in the options menu.", "It gives the Klingon campaign a very immersive feel, and does not interfere with play as the control layout for every ship is identical except for aesthetics, such as a green romulan layout and the traditional red triangular look of Klingon computer terminals used for those ships.", "The story arc covers almost all of the classic star trek story types, I'd like to make particular mention of the federation campaign, where you discover that pirates attacking mining freighters are actually disgruntled miners, and that an unscrupulous mining administrator is the real villian.", "Later on you must protect previous federation enemies from a starship gone rogue.", "Though this could be criticized as rehashing old Trek plots, in a simulation game of this kind, it's an excellent choice.", "In addition, the writers have chosen to center the game on the Khitomer Massacre, and the events which follow, allowing the player to explore a previously ambiguous portion of Trek history between the Undiscovered Country and TNG wherein the alliance between the Klingon Empire and the Federation truly solidifies.", "In the Klingon campaign, the dialogue is well written to reflect the rich Klingon culture that has been developed over the franchise's long run, and you will find yourself chuckling at dialogues from both campaigns and enjoy the opportunites to parley with enemy ships, although in the Klingon campaign this is tantamount to a reminder that you mean to shove torpedoes down thier throats.", "The gameplay itself has a good learning curve, and becomes difficult later on requiring a good grasp of Khan style tactics.", "It is to your benefit to play with all the ships you can in skirmish mode, the reason for this is to familiarize yourself with enemy capabilities.", "For example, in the federation campaign you will be pitted against many different types of Klingon ships.", "By playing as those ships in skirmish, you will be able to see where their shields are weakest, how man guns they bring to bear from which angle, and how manueverable each vessel is.", "Many times while playing through both campaigns I was only able to win because I knew something about these ships that the computer didn't (pardon my qoute).", "You will have to carefully manage your resources in terms of weapons, shields and energy, and manueverability is an important skill to master as the computer knows to try and use it's shields in a similarly effective manner.", "By customizing your crew, you will be able to choose your playstyle; for example, my federation playstyle is heavily reliant upon my ability to recharge shields, while my Klingon crew is optimized to allow me to outgun my opponents.", "I have not yet had an opportunity to explore the multiplayer and will not comment on it at this time.", "For the price, this game is worth your time, and its flaws are a rare enough occurence that I find them forgivable.", "I have thusfar run about 8 hours of gameplay on it and am near completion of the Klingon campaign." ]

[ "I have had this percolator for a few years now, and it's still going strong!", "I highly prefer percolated coffee, and everyone who has tried mine has said it is great.", "Everything about this percolator (except for the sub-par plastic cap and metal fitting) seems high quality.", "The only problem I have had is that the plastic top that came with the percolator long since deteriorated.", "It was yellow and cracked, and had apparently shrunk, as it no longer fit the lid at all and just lifted/fell out.", "I was about ready to toss the percolator due to this, until I found the Fitz-All Replacement Percolator Top.", "It is an attractive glass top (with metal ring), that fits my percolator like it was made for it.", "It has been used about once or twice a week for almost 6 months now, and is still in like-new condition.", "Why doesn't the percolator come standard with this top?", "It has greatly extended the life of my percolator.", "<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Fitz-All-Replacement-Percolator-Top-Small/dp/B000QOM6KC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">Fitz-All Replacement Percolator Top, Small</a>" ]

[ "Ordered this coffee maker in December 2010 and it is still going strong.", "Pros:\n* Excellent coffee.", "Really, if this isn't there nothing else matters.", "* Programmable\n* Alerts you when it needs to be decalcified (cleaned) and has a convienent 'one button press' mode to perform the cleaning.", "Frankly, I tend to clean it before it alerts me because it is so easy to do.", "* Gold filter.", "First coffee machine I have owned which use these and at first I was skeptical.", "But, it is easy to clean in between brews and not expensive to replace once in a blue moon.", "I prefer it to standard paper filter which are discarded after each brew.", "* Steal a cup, allowing you to pull the carafe out mid brew if you just can't wait for that first cup.", "Cons:\n* Not much!", "I suppose it could grind full beans, but that would just increase the cost and add things to break.", "Prior to this unit we had a somewhat similar unit which used a thermal carafe.", "Based on my experience with both units I would not go back to a thermal carafe.", "We very rarely take the carafe from the coffee maker and bring it to the table (or wherever) so having a thermal carafe vs.", "a glass carafe sitting on a hot plate actually led to our coffee cooling off much quicker in the thermal pot." ]