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[ "To start with, I didn't buy this guitar because it was cheap, but because of the unbelievable reviews.", "I don't know if they all come out of the box like this one but in the past I have owned and sold my Gretch 12, my Yamaha 12, my ovation 12, but I won't be selling this one.", "I've had it for 3 months now and haven't adjusted anything, only played this $169 12 string from American Musical Supply / amazon.", "It is the best playing best sounding 12 string I have ever played period...", "This guitar set off a couple of other Epiphone purchases (2, one for my son) AJ220SCE's and ES-339, Also great guitars.", "Most of my life Epiphones were dull over coated junk, not anymore, and it seems that Epiphone is selling cheap to get people to try them.", "I own Gibson Studio Les Paul, SG, '87 American Strat, Martin D35, Washburn Rogue, all nice guitars most for a LOT more money.", "This guitar is a NOBRAINER cannot believe the value.", "American Musical Supply is also great, the first AJ220SCE came in with a bad neck and AMS emailed a return FedEx lable in an hour and after I dropped it off and it was logged in at a UPS outlet around the corner I got an email that the replacement guitar was on the way.", "When it arrived 3 days later it was a good one!", ":)) 5+ star service." ]

[ "\"...", "Though glittering prizes and endless compromises, shatters the illusion of integrity, yeah...", "\" Stunning lyrics by Peart, absolutely earth shattering music by Lee and Lifeson, this is what defines 1980's Permanent Waves as the purest rock record that Rush ever recorded.", "Only Rush could release an album with 6 songs on it that would remain a cornerstone of progressive rock to this day.", "The tracks are indispensible: The Spirit of Radio, Freewill, Jacob's Ladder, Entre Nous, Different Strings, and Natural Science.", "No filler, all killer.", "Spirit of Radio is probably Rush's most recognized song behind Tom Sawyer and contains a harsh condemnation of radio's fall from grace.", "Freewill is in my top 5 Rush songs ever recorded it just rocks.", "The heart of Permanent Waves is undoubtedly Natural Science which is a sprawling beast of a song with Neil writing about something he was truly passionate about.", "Permanent Waves could also be viewed as a prelude to the GREATEST PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM EVER RELEASED, Moving Pictures.", "Rush was hitting their stride on 2112 and A Farewell to Kings but redefined the genre with Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, and Moving Pictures.", "This is an absolute must have for any fan of rock music, although I may be a little biased; because to me the liner notes Music by Lee/Lifeson, Lyrics by Peart are better than lyrics by McCartney/Lennon.", "Highest Recommendation" ]

[ "This is the second french press coffee maker I've owned.", "My first one was a Bonjour french press which fell apart after about 50 uses.", "I've wanted to own a french press since I had a cup of Tarrazu made this way when I was in Costa Rica.", "I was reluctant to buy the Bodum Chambord because of the reviews I read on Amazon about how easily the glass carafe breaks.", "Well, I've used it several times and the carafe hasn't broken yet.", "The Bodum is a much sturdier and well-made french press than the Bonjour was.", "The Chambord has almost no plastic to break - just borosilicate glass.", "stainless steel and other metals, which should last.", "Even the mesh screen is made of metal.", "So this french press should last (unless I break the glass carafe).", "OK, does it make a good cup of coffee?", "Yes, it does - it's delicious as a matter of fact.", "I find however that the flavor of coffee made in a french press just isn't as intense as I like.", "I love the coffee from my espresso maker, which is my favorite coffee maker.", "The coffee from a french press is just milder - so it comes down to taste preference or how you like to drink your coffee.", "If you like to drink several cups of coffee at a sitting, this french press is the way to go.", "You get a flavorful cup of coffee without being overpowered by it.", "And this Bodum Chambord produces the best coffee I've had from a french press.", "If you like french press-made coffee and you buy this one, I think you'll like it." ]

[ "Neutral Milk Hotel is pretty much singer/songwriter Jeff Mangum's musical Frankenstein; and this album, the epitome of his talents so far, certainly ranks as one of the most distinctive, brilliant, and unusual albums of the 90's.", "In any case, it certainly seems to grow more powerful and and potent with time, as does the extent of its influence.", "It can be argued that \"In the Aeroplane Over the Sea\" set the standard for ATIR (Acquired Taste Indie Rock) paving the way for today's popular indie artists such as The Arcade Fire and Joanna Newsom, especially the latter, who is clearly indebted to Mangum's shrill, naked vocals, and emotionally vivid sense of what-have-you.", "Neutral Milk hotel was one of the most visible outposts of the Elephant Six Recording Collective (disbanded in 2002) which also included bands like Olivia Tremor Control, Beulah, and Of Montreal.", "All these bands applied the use of exotic instrumentation, but perhaps none better than Neutral Milk who use instruments like the singing saw and wandering genie to wondrous effect here.", "It has been said that this album is a loosely-structured concept album about World War II, having come to fruition after a string of dark and immediate dreams Mangum had about Anne Frank in hiding.", "He has spoken of this in concert.", "His voice is akin to a shredded piece of metal burning at one end, but I can't recall another singer in the last ten years or so whose emotional life and sense of theatrics are that effective.", "His wounded vocals match perfectly his stunning symbolist lyrics, giving birth to songs such as \"Holland 1945\" which goes something like:\n\n\"The only girl I ever loved was born with roses in her eyes but then they buried her alive one evening 1945 with just her sister at her side and only weeks before the guns all came and rained on everyone now she's a little boy in Spain playing pianos filled with flames on empty rings around the sun all sing to say my dream has come...", "\"\n\n\"Holland 1945\" is one of the great indie rock tracks of all time, a noisy, frenetic mishmash of rock n' roll styles, with a trumpet searing through the jubilation like a beam from a lighthouse.", "The title track is also a beautiful, melancholic stunner, which boasts that ghostly saw, and Mangum's most accomplished and heart-wrenching vocal performance.", "The first two tracks on the album typify the best of contemporary folk rock, the wondrous and ironic religiosity of \"King of Carrot Flowers Pts.", "Two and Three\" cutting into the album's opening track, \"The King of Carrot Flowers\", which is pretty much just Mangum and his guitar, but somehow mesmerizing, haunting, and unique all the same.", "\"Two-Headed Boy\" is another breathtaking triumph as well: stilted, strange, off-kilter, yet again, completely effective.", "I would say that if the album has a flaw it would be the placement of the stronger arrangements and songwriting in the first half of the album, like a rickety rowboat with everyone on one side; but even slightly weaker later songs such as \"Communist Daughter\", \"Two Headed Boy Pt.", "Two\" and lush, instrumental songs such as the album's untitled 10th track only serve to further the album's agenda: the creation of a tangible, evocative, dreamy and absolute transportative universe, where anyone would want to visit for a half hour or so.", "This CD will always come up on my list of albums to recommend friends looking for that overlooked gem.", "I always say: \"Just get it.", "You may not like it at first, but don't worry.", "One day you will.", "\"" ]

[ "I can not say enough about this product.", "We use it on our 13 yr.", "old German Shepherd and it worked like a miracle for her.", "Started when she was about 10 yrs.", "old.", "Our vet said to put her on any cheap Chondroitin.", "There is no such thing.", "I did research and heard nothing but good about Cosequin DS.", "After just 4 days on it she was like a new dog.", "She could go up stairs again, jump our ditch and run...", "AMAZING!!", "Another great one is C O S..", "another miracle worker for dogs." ]

[ "The controversy surrounding this book is the perfectly natural - even compelled - result of the fact that 83 pictures cannot begin to represent the absolute infinite number of perspectives on life in the United States - or, the world, for that matter.", "Indeed, that it is titled \"The Americans,\" with the intimation that it is a definitive photographic explication of the topic, demands the debate.", "Nevertheless, the pictures are deeply evocative and I am so pleased to have it in my library.", "One other note on Mr.", "Frank.", "I became familiar with him through an interview on the Bob Edwards radio show related to the fiftieth anniversary of the book's publication.", "In that interview, Mr.", "Frank noted that he saw southerners in the fifties as \"arrogant in their righteousness,\" and went to express his gratitude that things had changed since then.", "Having been born in the deep south in 1954, and having lived here all my life, I share some of Mr.", "Frank's gratitude that things have changed.", "However, pockets of the South remain backwards, despite the changes that have taken place around them.", "In these pockets, folks remain overbearing in their righteousness - arrogant and primitive in their fundamentalist religious faith.", "Often as not they abuse - simply because they can get away with it - those who don't think according to their prescribed and, sadly, myopic \"norms.", "\" In these areas, anti-intellectualism is seen as a positive character trait.", "But, if you have a genuine interest in - and are open to the idea of - seeing the world through insightful eyes, you wouldn't be wasting your money on this book." ]

[ "My better half hates me for this.", "Ever since I installed it, she has almost been late for work each day, not wanting to come out of the steamy, hot shower.", "She drains the hot water tank.", "She's addicted.", "The water is just \"too cozy,\" in her words.", "I'm afraid I've lost her for good.", "Dumped, for a showerhead!", "I was warned by her not to buy a handheld shower.", "'Nuff said.", "Advice taken.", "As for the showerhead itself, the gadget geek/cheapskate/handyman in me had no trouble mounting it up, needing no tools to do so.", "Hand tightening it is enough to compress the soft rubber gasket to seal it properly.", "The gooseneck holds its position nicely in the shower.", "It is rarely ever moved, so I don't anticipate a problem, but I do wonder how it will fare a few years down the road.", "The only tricky part is switching the stream.", "It takes a bit of a push, whether the water is on or off, to switch the flow to the inner stream.", "Overall, it's a success.", "Me?", "I'm relegated to the basement shower.", "Which I actually prefer (hate showering in a tub).", "But the showerhead down there is one of those ancient shower massage models that quit massaging a decade ago, the massaging action now just a lame \"fup fup fup\" as it interferes with the water stream, while the rest of the showerhead spits off water in any other direction it sees fit to.", "Maybe I'm due for my own new showerhead?", "Stay tuned!" ]

[ "The ones I was shipped in August 2017 came without the contoured sides...", "just flat sides, so easier for scooping & cleaning!", "Yay!", "Maybe they listened to their customers, & went back to the flat sides?", "Whatever the reason, I'm happy mine were flat.", "You don't get to pick colors, but the ones I was sent were decent, if not my favorite.", "Here's a pic of them (the blue and raspberry-pink colored) next to a really big grey litter pan for size comparison (bought elsewhere) & my 19 lb.", "cat.", "My cat seems to prefer small pans for some strange reason, so he's happy with the size.", "I would not go any smaller for an adult cat, and it would be too small if your cat needs lots of room to do their thing.", "Perfect if you are space constrained, because it is just big enough to be adequate." ]

[ "Louisa May Alcott wrote many books, from her \"blood and thunder\" tales to heartwarming novels about teens growing up.", "But there's something special about \"Little Women,\" a fictionalized account of her own family's growing pains.", "Thewarmly realistic stories, sense of comedy and tragedy, and insights into human nature make the romance, humor and fun little anecdotes of \"Little Women\" come alive.", "The four March girls -- practical Meg, rambunctious Jo, sweet Beth and childish artist Amy -- live in genteel New England poverty with their Marmee, while their father is away in the Civil War.", "The girls don't let lack of money hamper their fun and happiness.", "But their world starts to expand when Jo befriends \"poor little rich boy\" Laurie, and soon he and his tutor are almost a part of their family.", "Along with him, the girls encounter many of the bumps of growing up -- the destruction of Jo's treasured writing, romps with wealthier pals, Amy's expulsion from school, and Meg's reluctant first romance.", "But their lives are turned upside-down when Beth contracts scarlet fever, and they receive news that their father has been seriously injured -- and these crises threaten to destroy the heart of their family.", "The second half of the book opens with Meg's wedding -- if not to her dream guy, then to her love.", "But while time has mellowed and matured the Little Women, it hasn't lessened the capacity for conflict and unintentional comedy -- particularly with the now-attractive Amy, whose attempts to pursue art, culture and the appearance of wealthy sophistication usually go horribly wrong.", "But the platonic friendship between Laurie and Jo is shattered when he admits his true feelings to her...", "and gets rejected.", "Distraught, he goes to Europe, as does Amy with crusty old Aunt March.", "And left in New England, Jo is faced with the question of what her life has in store, despite Beth's picturesquely poor health.", "Her new job as a governess leads her to put her treasured stories into print...", "leading her to love and her future.", "There's a clearly autobiographical tone to \"Little Women\" -- and since the March girls really are like the girls next door, this doesn't exactly come as a shock.", "How much of it is real?", "A passage late in the book portrays a post-\"blood and thunder\" Alcott -- in the form of Jo -- \"scribbling\" down the book itself, and getting it published because it feels so real and true.", "And it does.", "Alcott's writing is a warm, smooth string of interconnected stories, some of them quiet and some peppered with silly jokes, moments of tragedy, poetry, and unintentional humiliation (\"Salt instead of sugar.", "And the cream is sour\").", "Sometimes, especially in the beginning, Alcott is a bit too preachy and hamhanded.", "But her touch becomes defter as she writes on.", "The best part of this book is the March girls themselves -- they have flaws and strengths, ambitions and dreams that never quite turn out as they expect.", "And their misadventures -- like Amy's embarrassing problem with her huge lobster, or Meg's makeover at a rich friend's house -- have the feeling of authenticity.", "Lovable Jo is the quintessential tomboy -- rough, gawky, fun-loving, impulsive, with a love of literature and a mouth that is slightly too big.", "Meg's love of luxury adds a flaw to the \"perfect little homemaker\" image, and while Amy is an annoying little brat throughout much of the first half of the book, by her teens she's almost as likable as Jo.", "It must be admitted that Beth is not quite as endearing -- she's canonized with the 19th-century approach to the deceased, and so is continuously sweet, loving and understanding.", "But Laurie makes up for this: a wealthy, artistic, passionate young man who goes through all the growing pains, as he tries to be worthy of the girl he adores.", "Don't worry, things turn out all right for him.", "\"Little Women\" is one of those rare classic novels that is still relevant, funny, fresh and heartbreaking today.", "The March family will come alive, and never quite leave." ]

[ "I belong to several art groups and we regularly hold art shows.", "I do all of my own printing because I like to control every aspect of what I'm entering.", "I've won a number of prizes using the Epson glossy paper, so it definitely holds its own in a judged environment!", "I love the rich color it creates.", "I've never had any issues with it.", "I use a variety of paper types depending on the image - luster, pearl, metallic, and so on.", "So my recommendation is to get glossy but don't just stick with glossy.", "Try the other types as well.", "You might be amazed by how an image looks \"good\" on one paper and \"spectacular\" on another.", "Ask with questions!" ]

[ "This wire is pulled behind the walls and ceiling of our theater room.", "Using it with Klipsch Icon W 7 speaker setup.", "Driven by a Pioneer SC-55 Receiver's digital amplifier.", "Due to the twisted pair setup, this wire picks up no noise from AC lines.", "Audio is remarkably detailed.", "Awesome!", "Best thing I did, was buy this stuff online.", "It's at least x3 times as expensive at retail stores.", "Worst thing I did, was not buy enough initially.", "I eventually got enough to wire our room for 9.", "2 surround.", "I should have just bought the 500 foot roll.", "Instead I only bought x3 100ft rolls and ended up buy another x2 100ft later." ]

[ "\"Do you see the microphones up in the air?", "Do you see them?", "Do you know what we're doing tonight?", "We're doing a live recording tonight!", "\"\n\nThose words spoken by Scorpions' lead singer Klaus Meine are ingrained in my mind and my ears.", "Hearing him address his captivated audience always brings a smile to my face as I attempt to mimic his German accent by repeating his lines.", "When I think of the greatest live albums from the Silver Age of Heavy Metal (the 80's), only two come to mind, Iron Maiden's Live After Death and the Scorpions' World Wide Live.", "I've already given Live After Death its due, so now it's time to lend my thoughts on the other stellar live album by the most famous hard rock band to come out of Germany.", "Following the release of their previous studio effort, Love At First Sting, the Scorpions embarked on their most successful world tour to date.", "Although not quite as extensive as Iron Maiden's legendary World Slavery Tour, the '84-85 Sting Tour was still impressive.", "Spanning 152 dates, the Scorpions performed for thousands of fans throughout Europe, Japan, South America, Canada and 41 states in the USA.", "World Wide Live captures not only the intense energy of this quintet but the enthralled fans as well.", "The entire tour is encapsulated on this one record.", "\"Year after year out on the road\n\nIt's great to be here to see you all\n\nI know for me it is like coming home\"\n\nReleased in the same year as Live After Death in 1985, World Wide Live touches on all the most popular tracks from the Scorpions four best albums; Lovedrive, Animal Magnetism, Blackout, and Love At First Sting.", "The period during which those four records were made (between 1979 and 1984), the Scorpions created their most lasting music and established themselves as one of the true hard rock heavyweights of the 80's.", "Each track is a lesson in Simple Songwriting 101 - melodic rhythms marked by memorable lyrics that will stick in people's minds (\"Rock You Like A Hurricane\", anyone?", ").", "Their sizzling grooves and irresistible hooks are executed to perfection and highlighted by the cheering crowds.", "Their showmanship is nearly upstaged by the excitement of their fans.", "\"Day after day out on the road\n\nThere's no place too far that we wouldn't go\n\nWe go wherever you like to rock'n roll\"\n\nMore than just a cassette tape...", "When I was in high school, this was the tape my friends and I would to take down to Riverside Park next to the Mississippi River.", "We'd hang out all night, shoot the breeze and listen to World Wide Live on continuous playback.", "As the prototypical teenagers cutting our teeth on various post-puberty crises, we were indestructible and on top of the world.", "Our anxieties were always more important than anything else and the only things that mattered more were our self-declared independence and our music.", "In 1985, World Wide Live become the soundtrack for our lives and took us away to place we would only dream about.", "\"Year after year out on the road\n\nIt's great to be here to rock you all\n\nI know, for me it is like coming home\n\nLike coming home...", "\"\n\nWe wanted to be rock stars like the Scorpions.", "We wanted to come home to the stage like they did night after night.", "We wanted an entire audience in Paris, France singing the lyrics to \"Holiday\" back to us.", "In a way, the Scorpions allowed us to live our fantasy through them.", "Though unrealized, World Wide Live kept our dream alive and gave us hope.", "When I hear this album now, I am quickly returned to that park pavilion where the moon dances off the slick picnic tables providing the only light.", "My friends entertain with cigarette tricks as the music blares from the first generation jam box.", "For a few moments, we are rock stars.", "\"Let me take you far away\n\nYou'd like a holiday\n\nExchange the cold days for the sun\n\nGood times and fun\n\nLet me take you far away\n\nYou'd like a holiday\"\n\nScorpions' fans know that World Wide Live capped off a series of their finest work.", "This album is as good as it gets and will have a permanent place in the heavy metal history books.", "Sadly, this record will be dog-eared because it ended a marvelous run that the Scorpions would never come close to duplicating.", "Although, it should be remembered for more.", "The Scorpions will be forever defined by their 80's brand of AOR hard rock/heavy metal and the enthusiasm of their fans world over.", "World Wide Live demonstrates both equally.", "I cannot recommend this album high enough to fans of 80's hard rock and heavy metal." ]

[ "After primarily focusing on abstract, spacey, and psychedelic influences, Porcupine Tree with \"Signify,\" began to incorporate a more structured sound with more cohesive and well-written songs.", "With a full band now in place, Steven Wilson was able to delve into his song writing more effectively with this album and it clearly \"Signified\" a change--a change for the better.", "The album that followed this release, \"Stupid Dream,\" is by far their best record and like many other reviewers, I would say it's one of the best albums on the 90's, becoming one of my personal favorites of all time.", "However, \"Signify,\" is not far behind.", "The album, for me, kicks off with the third track, \"Sleep of No Dreaming.", "\" It has all the qualities I look for-deep, though provoking lyrics about one's own demise.", "Soft sections mixed with loud and haunting vocals and a great powerful chorus.", "While the album is still more \"experimental\" is nature than their more recent releases, it's still very accessible.", "\"Sever\" is another one of my favorites.", "It's heavy and loud, but its chorus has a lovely harmonizing vocal that will leave you speechless.", "\"Darkmatter\" is another song that brings chills to me each time I listen to it.", "It's a longer song but it works well with each section complementing the next.", "I especially like the ending keyboard section and it's one of the few moments that PT has a classic prog rock feel.", "It doesn't last long however, and the song quickly changes and goes back to the chorus that says, \"I am, I know,\" leaving its interpretation open-each of us will come away with a different feeling and meaning behind this song.", "Porcupine Tree is clearly one of the best bands out today.", "However, it's a shame not many people know about them due to the disgusting and cookie-cutter world of rock today.", "While bands like Creed and Godsmack are selling millions of albums, with virtually no talent or uniqueness about their sound, Porcupine Tree is struggling to get their music heard.", "It doesn't make much sense.", "This is music for people with minds.", "It's sophisticated rock for people who are looking for more than four chords.", "It's a band that you simply can't live without.", "\"Signify,\" \"Stupid Dream,\" and \"Lightbulb Sun,\" are, by far, the band's best efforts and I would HIGHLY recommend them all.", "I am so glad I found this band-they have brought hours and hours of fulfilling music listening bliss to my little life-its pure narcotic genius." ]

[ "I have long hair.", "I always experience with the goggle that has strap always pulling my hair, but this one not.", "It is very easy to wear.", "I don't need to shorten the strap to make it tight.", "I feel comfortable when I use it.", "The water doesn't leak.", "It is fog some time, but I just wash it by my finger and it's gone.", "The plastic is clear.", "It's easy to see when swimming.", "I really recommend it." ]

[ "MGM didn't want Hank recording his spoken word narratives under his own name.", "Jukebox operators bought Hank's records en masse figuring they would be big hits.", "The last thing MGM wanted was for jukebox op's to get gun shy on buying Hank records.", "A compromise was reached in which Hank would be \"Luke the Drifter.", "\"\n\nMost of the recordings feature a spiritual/practical nature.", "\"Beyond The Sunset\" is the tale of a couple promising that if one goes before the other in death, the other will soon follow.", "It looks forward to a hope of an afterlife in Heaven with the Savior.", "This is one of the most beautiful songs Hank ever recorded.", "\"Men With Broken Hearts\" advises us not to look down on our fellow man.", "\"Some were paupers, some were kings and some were masters of the arts.", "But in their shame, they're all the same, these men with broken hearts.", "\"\n\n\"The Funeral\" is a tale of Hank stumbling upon a \"colored\" funeral and telling us about a young couple, nearly wild with sorrow.", "As Hank was well known for, he again presents us with the hope of an afterlife in Heaven where we'll once again see our loved ones.", "\"Pictures From Life's Other Side\" is also a standout.", "Hank certainly seemed to identify with those down on their luck and this song is no exception.", "He tells us of a young man gambling away his mother's ring, his only possession left.", "\"Then they lifted his head and found he was dead.", "That's just a picture from life's other side.", "\"\n\nI can relate to \"Everything's Okay.", "\" \"The roof leaks, it needs a new top.", "When it rains, it wets everything we got.", "\" I dealt with a leaking roof for a long time and, boy, can I understand!", "The plus to this is that the two Luke the Drifter sides not previously issued on the album, \"Ramblin'Man\" and \"No, No, Joe\" are included here.", "Couple this with the original issue of \"I Saw The Light\" (not the reissue Mercury/Universal put out) and enjoy!" ]

[ "Mr.", "Huxley started warning us in 1932, with his masterpiece, \"Brave New World.", "\" In this essay-style analysis of his own book, written twenty-six years later, he takes it one big step further.", "Addressing everything from overpopulation to overorganization, his words ring more true with every passing year.", "Our society needs to lift its head from the computer screen for a few hours to read this critical work.", "Few, if any, have said so much in so little space.", "Mr.", "Huxley is one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century, and it is a criminal shame that his words are not more widely read.", "We should put down our endless self-help manuals and learn where our ills really begin.", "We need to understand how the roots serve the tree before we can improve upon the tree.", "Mr.", "Huxley is an expert gardener..." ]

[ "This book has to be one of my top 10 favorites.", "I love the Character of Hunt Jamison; he was brutal, brazen, and honest to fault.", "He spoke what was on mind and found myself smiling and liking it.", "I felt bad for him at times because like Hunt I have a scar on my face from a car accident and I was embarrassed by it and sometime I'm still am, so I related to the character so much.", "I loved Lila character as well she tried her best not to fall for him while trying to keep her dignity.", "I like that the \"Write\" didn't make them fall in love so quick and like I said the honesty of Hunter and plain-spokenness is so needed in others writers' characters.", "I love the book and it was worth it.", "I read it in one night.", "My top 10 favorites\n1.", "Mistress to the Beast\n2.", "Her Russian Billionaire\n3.", "Fling in Paris\n4.", "Kidnapped by a Greek Billionaire\n5.", "Maid for a Billionaire\n6.", "Delaney's Desert Sheikh\n7.", "Weekend required\n8.", "Beauty and the Sheikh\n9.", "The Doctor's Secret Bride\n10.", "Blacking the Billionaire" ]

[ "My almost 4 year old son has a blast with this toy.", "He loves to play with water, so this was ideal for him.", "The play set is a nice size and fits perfectly on our play table in the living room.", "I just put some plastic under it as some water splashes out.", "The toy overall feels sturdy; it's made of thick plastic and it's easy to empty the water out when you're done.", "Ours came in blue, with orange and green parts.", "The set up was easy and fast.", "We used scissors to snip the parts from the frame and used the photo on the box to put the pieces where they belong.", "The main tub comes as one piece, so water can't leak.", "Be aware that once you apply the stickers, they are impossible to peel off and replace, so I did them myself.", "We are very happy with it and I highly recommend this toy." ]

[ "This product came in a very small grey bottle.", "When opened it came out as semi-liquid.", "I followed the instructions on autogeek.", "net for how to apply this and it worked like a charm.", "First coat of the Klass All In One, then layered two coats of this product.", "Be very careful when dispense it onto your applicator.", "It's VERY concentrated and a little goes a long way.", "If you get carried away, or accidentally use too much you will regret your aching arms later as it's hard to get off and polish to a nice shine without it being streaky.", "Also be forewarned, don't set this bottle on top of your car or on anything other than a porous, level surface.", "I learned the hard way that once it's applied and buffed off the roof of your car, the bottle will slide on the sealed surface and eventually tip over.", "This stuff will make your paint slick, soft as silk, and give it a deep wet-looking shine.", "Better than most waxes I've used even.", "The bottle looks a bit deceiving, it's well designed but much smaller than I thought it would be.", "Overall an excellent product.", "Hard to buff off, and don't use too much." ]

[ "Okay, I bought 5 of these for $1.", "60 with free shipping!", "Shipping was slow over a week to get, but who really cares for the price.", "Who can bet that?", "Putting them on was simple.", "(search youtube to see how to put these on your phone) Use the lint free cloth that comes with them a moisten the cloth with rubbing alcohol and clean your screen very well take of bottom protective plastic.", "Damp in water.", "And put on your phone.", "Use a credit card toi get the bubbles out.", "Works perfect!", "I am in construction, and am very rough with my soiled fingers, the screen still looks new after several dirty weeks of work.", "Cleans well, and seems to limit finger prints.", "I have had other screen protectors that are much worse for much more cost.", "If you are doubting buying these, don't!" ]

[ "Love This Stuff!", "Tomlyn Nutri-Stat is a must have supplement for picky eaters.", "My Yorkie is a picky eater and has food allergies as well.", "A few months ago I noticed her hair was brittle, thinning and she was looking emaciated.", "I took her to the Vet, bought Rx shampoo, changed her food, added omega 3's, you name it, I tried it!", "Nothing seem to make a real difference.", "Then a rehabber friend of mine told me I should keep some Nutri- Stat on hand because it is excellent for when animals get sick and it may help my Yorkie.", "Well, it did!", "I just put a pea size lump of it on my finger and she licks it off every morning.", "Her hair is growing back in and she has gained her weight back!", "The nutrient combination in this fantasic supplement has brought my baby back!", "If you are having similar problems, give it a try." ]

[ "There are certain albums and bands that are forgettable, and some that are truly unforgettable that kinda change your life in some small way.", "Neutral Milk is the latter.", "If you are thinking about getting this album, just get it, even at full price.", "True Genius has no price.", "King of the Carrot Flowers Pt.", "1 will get you hooked long enough for the rest of the album to grow on you.", "Get past the whininess of his voice, and you'll eventually hear it as passionate and real.", "I would recommend anything Mr.", "Magnum touches.", "Really wish he would make another album for all us addicts.", "This would be your best choice of albums to get introduced into his world." ]

[ "I bought these - and a couple of the other sizes - when a new addition to my desk (a power meter with a USB connection to my desktop computer) starting to disconnect my radio software when I keyed the mike.", "I had an oversized ferrite toroid on hand - like a half inch oversized - I looped the USB connector wire through and tried transmitting again.", "Success, but not elegant.", "Gino ferrite cable clips are.", "Elegant.", "A fitting fix to a fitting problem.", "YMMV.", "But you could do worse.", "The \"shack\" place sells these for a whole lot more which is expedient enough, but so to was my oversized toroid.", "These are a good deal.", "Get some." ]

[ "The case came in before the due date, but it did take a while.", "I contacted them about it, and they were very friendly.", "They replied back in a decent amount of time.", "I just got this case in the mail, it came in a little brown bag that wouldn't protect the case well, but that was alright.", "I opened it and the case was exactly how it was in the picture.", "It is a really bright, hot pink.", "It was just a little big on my phone, but I put a rubber band around it, maybe it'll get smaller.", "But all in all, great product, service, and I'm happy with it.", "I would order again from these people.", "In fact, I ordered the 10 color cases from them.", "Hopefully it'll come soon." ]

[ "I think I read this book some years ago although I have\nprobably read all of her books at one time or another and\nseems now I,m reading them for the 2nd and probably third\ntime as they have to be among the very best mysteries ever\nwritten.", "A young couple have bought a home in Dillmouth,\nEngland.", "While the husband is at his business in London,\nhis wife is fixing up their new home.", "She begins to have\nvery strange sensations; feelings that she has been in\nthis house before but she was reared in New Zealand and\nthought she had never been in England in her life.", "She\nsleeps in a room that had obviously been a nursery at one\ntime and thinks of all the lovely types of wall paper she\ndo t he walls with and one particular one enters her mind\nshe would have to look for when she opens a door to a chest and in it is the very wall paper she was planning to\nbuy.", "She is on the second floor and happens to glance\nthrough the bannisters and sees a dead body lying at\nthe foot of it but when goes to check there is no dead\nbody.", "She looks out of a window and thinks she is going\nto see steps going down to the sea when she sees only\nshrubbery.", "Now, she is fearful she is losing her mind.", "She meets friends who know a Miss Jane Marple who is\nquite well known to everyone in the villages all around\nas a gentle busy body but in the habit of solving a few\nmurders for the police.", "The young couple decide to confide\nin her.", "She advises them not to pursue this..", "not at all.", "but they are young and now there is no way they can turn\nback.", "there are times at a few turns they wish they\nhad not begun it.", "You will not be able to put this book\ndown.", "When you read it make sure there is nothing\npressing on your schedule as once you begin, you,re\nhooked.", "Do I ever wish we had authors now like we had\nfor so many years.", "Sadly we do not and have to make do\nwith reading all the old ones over and over." ]

[ "Received Helicoil Kit via 2 Day Prime Trial membership!", "I needed to repair stripped spark plug threads for a 22 inch Toro Recycler (Self Propelled) Lawn Mower (Model 20065, with a Briggs and Stratton 6.", "5 HP (Quantum Series Engine)purchased back in 2008).", "This kit fits the Toro perfectly (at least for my model)- I used the shortest insert (kit includes 3 inserts, Short, Normal and Long inserts).", "Recommend you search on YOUTUBE to watch a good video on this Helicoil application - the video was for an older model of Toro than my lawn mower, however, it covers all the steps (Search: Helicoil 5334 - it is a two part video that has some very good installation tips.", "Toro must have some Spark Plug thread issues since there appears to be a lot of documented repair work on this!!", "Toro, are you reading this!", "Some other items you may need to purchase for the repair work: 1.", "PERMATEX Ultra Grey Rigid High Torque RTV Silicone Gasket Maker, or something similar (this is needed to set the new thread kit - if I had watched the YOUTUBE video prior to my Helicoil purchase, I would have ordered the RTV with the Helicoil kit from Amazon - much better prices at Amazon.", "2.", "A can of Liquid Wrench - which I already had in my garage.", "3.", "Bench vise (strongly recommended, however, you can work around not having one.", "As the YOUTUBE Video shows, you should remove the Cylinder Head to perform this fix - just 8 bolts and some minor obstructions.", "You will have a lot of metal shavings drop into the cylinder if you do not remove the Head, which will probably create a lot bigger problems for you.", "All-in-all this was a fairly easy fix, it took me longer to remove the Cylinder Head, than to do the actual Helicoil install.", "Heads Up: While doing this repair work, one of my cylinder head bolts snapped in two while re-installing (bolt appears to be of cheap quality - nothing is made to last these days!!!", "- I also noted that I needed a new Cylinder Head Gasket - old Gasket was completely worn out.", "I now have cylinder bolts and a new gasket on order from Toro - meanwhile I am still able to run my mower with the worn out gasket and only 7 of 8 bolts!", "I would strongly recommend this Helicoil Repair-a-Thread Kit if you need to fix stripped out spark plug threads for a Toro Lawn Mower - you will not be sorry." ]

[ "Dallas St.", "John has an interview for the perfect job as an associate attorney and she just knows that it's hers.", "She has even spent her rent money for the perfect interview outfit.", "So how could she be late, or is she?", "Dallas is currently having trouble figuring out what is a dream and what is actually happening, but she is pretty sure that she is kissing a very sexy stranger in an alley instead of heading to the interview she is already late for.", "Actions like this are very strange for her as she has always been in control of her life and her passions.", "Brendan Cromerty is interrupted during an unexpected night of passion by a vision of a woman that he needs to help save.", "Not unusual for him, but why tonight of all nights?", "He doesn't know her, but she is familiar enough to him that he knows she is one of them.", "When he tries to go to her he realizes that she has a well-developed power for trans-dimensional shifts.", "When he finally gets to her, she is about to do it again and to stop her he does what comes naturally to him - he kisses her and then she disappears before he can find out who she is and where she lives.", "In order to help her he has to find out who she is and also where she is; Brendan connects using their kiss only to find out their greatest enemy has already infected her.", "After he finds her, Brendan explains to Dallas that she is one of a group of people that aren't human, but they aren't quite sure what they are or why they have been placed on earth.", "Although his intentions are for the best, he becomes extremely personal when passion explodes between them both outside and inside the human realm.", "Unable to give up control and allowing her fear to give the darkness even more of a hold on her, Dallas leaves Brendan.", "In order to totally defeat the darkness and to save Dallas, Brendan not only allows the darkness to take him, but also then traps it within him.", "Now it is Dallas' turn to sacrifice all for whom she loves.", "Pisces - Neptune's Lair combines two of my favorite genres - suspense and paranormal, but unlike most paranormal stories you never find out that what type of paranormal you are dealing with which just adds more suspense to the story for me.", "Brendan and Dallas are the perfect pair in that they are strong where the other is weak and together they make quite the couple.", "Their personalities as adults, completely meshed with backgrounds that are not pretty.", "I loved how Ms.", "McFalls showed that they each had worries and fears that had to be overcome individually before they are finally free to be together.", "The last two chapters gave me tingles and goosebumps and I would have never guessed how the ending came about.", "Pisces - Neptune's Lair is a book not to be missed and I hope that Ms.", "McFalls will treat us with some other astrological sign books.", "Jo\nreviewed for Joyfully Reviewed" ]

[ "Pretty good solution to carrying Glock.", "45 magazines.", "I've had a hard time finding an OWB single mag holder for double stack Glock.", "45 mags (21).", "The OEM Glock plastic one was too flimsy and didn't fit well on a wide belt, most blackhawk ones, etc.", ", are too tight for a.", "45 (although they work great with my 9mm), cloth ones by Voodoo Tactical, etc.", ", are too bulky and have mixed QC results (I got one with a broken stitch).", "This one ended up working very well.", "Soft leather.", "Looks good.", "And like other reviewers have said, it kind of looks like something else other than a magazine.", "Like some sort of cell phone case at first glance.", "Being horizontal, it doesn't stick up past your belt, where vertical ones might rub your back or otherwise annoy you from time to time.", "Depending on where you put it on your belt, it might get in the way of putting your hand in your pocket, or it might not get in the way at all.", "Took a little trial and error to figure out.", "Attaching it and detaching it from your belt is easy enough.", "However, the one week point I see there is the velcro.", "Having a thick magazine in it like I do means that feeding it through my belt and attaching to (attachment) strap from the top means that there's only about half as much purchase as you see in the stock picture.", "I can see the velcro becoming worn out over time, and maybe starting to have trouble with it accidentally detaching from the belt while going about my day.", "Who knows.", "But it would have been nice if there was something more secure there.", "Like maybe an adjustable clip.", "A Glock 21 magazine is pretty big for this, and is a snug fit, but not too big that it'll be hard to pull the mag out if I need it.", "Obviously, double stack 9mm mags and others would fit just fine.", "There's a good amount of adjustability.", "However, with smaller mags, it seems that the more you adjust by tightening down the magazine retention strap, the more you'll cut into the velcro area that the belt attachment strap needs.", "So there'll be a point where a thin enough or short enough mag wouldn't fit.", "You can see in my picture that I'm wearing it to the rear of my EMT pouch (knife, light, pen).", "Wearing it too far forward (in front of the EMT pouch) made it stick out in a weird place on my side that got in the way.", "Behind, however, is perfect, because I don't notice it, and being that my EMT pouch is dropped a little, they fit together efficiently." ]

[ "Songs from a Secret Garden is a collection of Classical/Celtic/New Age music that will make you want to cry, sing, and just bask in the warm sun all at the same time.", "I came across this CD while I was surfing through Amazon, and saw a link to here from a Loreena Mckennitt Amazon page.", "I played the first clip (NOCTURNE) on my real player and was inthralled with utter beauty of it.", "I went to the next clip...", "and had the same experience etc etc.", "I ordered it immediately, and let me tell you...", "this CD is so calming and medidtative to the body and spirit, that I think everyone needs to own this!", "Some say this CD lacks quality, but I strongly dissagree.", "This CD will be a great buy for anyone!", "Get it, and enjoy the hauntingly peaceful beauty of it!", "If you buy this, this music will be the gardener of your heart." ]

[ "I was skeptical of buying MOH:AA at first, but after reading various comments of others and formal reviews, I decided to take it on.", "Boy was I glad I did!", "Allied Assault presents some of the most realistic feeling, immersive war-time experiences ever incorporated into a video game.", "While the game itself is not realistic as far as damage and equipment carrying goes, etc..", ", the sound, graphics, missions and locations are incredibly well detailed and produced.", "The atmosphere is very immersive and the attention to detail regarding 1940's WWII locales is tremendously recreated.", "The Normandy Beach mission, straight out of \"Saving Private Ryan,\" provides one of the most memorable PC gaming moments ever.", "Your mouth will remain open as you dodge explosions, watch your men die and fall around you as you approach the beach and run for cover from the German fortifications.", "The cut scenes are done a-la \"Half Life\" where you are able to control your character's point of view while they are running, a very good choice.", "Most importantly MOH:AA provides a lot of varied missions, preventing it from getting monotonous, lots of action and intense gun fights, and using natural elements as obstacles make for a realistic experience despite the run-n-gun style of the game.", "At one point I was driving a tank blowing up buildings full of snipers, in another I was running through German countryside using tomb stones as cover from a nest of Nazi's holed up in a bombed-out church (see the SP demo).", "The game is a bit short in duration, but has a significant replayability factor in that you can go back and play on 3 different difficulty settings, and pick and choose which mission you would like to play over again.", "Every time you complete a mission, it will be done slightly differently depending on your weapon(s) of choice, strategy, and ability to shoot accurately.", "The multiplayer mode has serious potential, but has yet to reach it.", "The ability to play in co-op mode through the single player missions with others would be a great addition to the game, and a MOD is already available which does just that, covering the infamous Normandy Beach Invasion (D-Day).", "Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault, is certainly one of the best First Person Shooters ever made, and if you enjoy games like No One Lives Forever, you'll love Allied Assault as well, an instant classic from EA Games and 2015 (ID Software).", "You will need a Pentium III 600mhz processor or better, and a 64MB video card of high quality to run the game at respectable rates, keep in mind, in my opinion.", "The game's requirements are indeed quite high, even at lower detail levels.", "I play a lot of different PC video games, RPG, Adventure, Sports and FPS genres, and Medal Of Honor is definitely a game I can recommend without hesistation." ]

[ "I LOVED this book!", "H.", "T. Night delivers a truly compelling love story, with lots of fast paced adventure!", "I loved meeting all of the new characters and learning more about Maya.", "Josiah (from Vampire Love Story) is also introduced in this story as a rambunctious teenager in complete awe of the main character Tommy.", "Anyone who has ever fallen in love will be touched by the description of the moment between Tommy and Maya...", "it gave me goosebumps!", "If you read and loved Vampire Love Story, you will not want to miss out on this book!!", "You'll love it!", ":)" ]

[ "I love La Roche-Posay Effaclar products.", "I have purchased Effaclar Duo (must have!", "), Effaclar Anti-Aging Serum, and Effaclar K many times.", "I also own the Effaclar BB Cream.", "Because of their good track record, I was excited to try this cleanser.", "I am happy to say--and am also not very surprised--that I love it.", "It has a thin, smooth, gel consistency and foams up slightly.", "It glides over the skin so easily...", "hard to describe but important to note, as acne-prone skin can be further inflamed by more abrasive, exfoliating cleansers--even just rubbing too hard with fingers while cleansing can cause additional irritation.", "This foaming gel rinses off very easily, and leaves the skin feeling squeaky clean, but not too taught.", "Another big plus is that it doesn't sting my eyes--at all!", "I am always cautious of cleansers stinging my eyes, and can actually lightly rub this over my eyes to remove any eye makeup residue (I use a separate eye makeup remover before cleansing) with no fear.", "FYI: This cleanser in itself isn't a strong acne fighting product.", "It has zinc to help combat oiliness, but I would consider it a complement to an effective acne-fighting regimen (Effaclar Duo is my top choice).", "This cleanser is also great for people who simply have oily skin." ]

[ "This is a great CD.", "Method Man comes out flying in all of his tracks.", "All the songs on this CD are great.", "Bring the Pain, All I Need, What the Blood Clot, Meth vs.", "Chef, and Realese Yo' Delf are some of the best tracks I'veever heard.", "It is such a great CD.", "I've lost a little respect for Method Man recently, but his original CD is great.", "It ranks right up there with the best of the Wu-Albums.", "It's not #1 in my opinion, but it is still great.", "Buy this CD, it is worth it." ]

[ "After many years of having my yard tools falling on the floor, hitting me in the head and near impossible to find in the pile they where in, Rubbermaid came to the rescue wirh this cart.", "With only 10 parts it took less than 10 min.", "to assemble.", "NOTE;::: A rubber mallet or a piece if fairly heavy wood would help to tap the wheels into the holes when you are assembling it.", "You won't need any other tools to assemble the rest of it.", "I have 22 tools in there now and room for more.", "It will be nice and sturdy if you put some heavy tools on the lower platform as I have.", "I also have it backed up to my garage corner wall, with the wheel locks engaged so it is extremely stable.", "I would not roll this cart around to much with a full rack of heavy tools in it.", "It's stable against the wall but a bit tipsy when I get it away from there.", "It does not stick out very far from the wall, plenty of room for my car.", "I can't believe how nice and tidy my yard tool secton is now.", "Highly Recommended.", "PS:::CHECK OUT MY CUSTOMER IMAGE on product page.", "THANX" ]

[ "Begin with the name \"Good Will Hunting\" and you find there are a number of ways it can be unpacked, producing different meaning--all of which can describe the plot of this movie from a different angle.", "There is certainly \"hunting\" taking place.", "Matt Damon does the hunting as: Will Hunting.", "He's the genius who cannot be genius because his inner world needs more basic and primitive securities than this before that aspect of his life can be put into perspective.", "He therefore remains with what he sees as the \"safe life\" of janitor (at MIT), beer-swiller, and thug--a step from prison--which feed off this inner-storm of rage left to him from childhood.", "Robin Williams (the psychoanalyst), Ben Affleck (his South Boston best friend) and Minnie Driver (true love--sorely needed & found) each do their part in participating \"in the hunt!", "\"\n\nWe must start with the given: that we are all looking for happiness.", "Many times, we are looking in all the wrong places.", "The condition and struggle we see in Will is something I have not seen described better, and more concisely, than Thomas Keating in his work,&nbsp;<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/The-Human-Condition-Contemplation-and-Transformation-Wit-Lectures-Harvard-Divinity-School/dp/0809138824/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">The Human Condition: Contemplation and Transformation (Wit Lectures-Harvard Divinity School)</a>, excerpted below from pp.", "13-14.", "In these days of sweeping dysfunction in families, this is not uncommon, nor is it hard to recognize:\n\n\"All of us have been through the process of being born and entering this world with three essential biological needs: security and survival, power and control, affection and esteem.", "...", "these three instinctual needs are all we have with which to build a program for happiness.", "...", "As a result, any object entering into our universe--another person or event--is judged on the basis of whether it can provide us with what we believe or demand happiness to be.", "\"Children who are deprived of security, affection, and control needs develop a desperate drive to find more and more symbols of these basic human needs in their culture.", "This is called compensation.", "It can also happen that when experiences in early childhood are unbearable, they are repressed into the unconscious.", "The body seems to be a kind of warehouse in which all our experiences--the whole of our lives--are recorded....", "\"Here, then, is the beginning of what might be called the addictive process, the need to hide the pain that we suffered in early life and cannot face.", "We repress it into the unconscious to provide an apparent freedom from the pain or develop compensatory processes to access forms of pleasure that offset the pain we are not yet prepared to face.", "We are thrust because of circumstances into the position of developing a homemade self that does not conform to reality.", "Everything entering into the world that makes survival and security, affection and esteem, and power and control our chief pursuits of happiness has to be judged on the basis of one question: Is it good for me?", "Hence, good and evil are judged not by their objective reality, but by the way we perceive them as fitting into our private universe or not.", "\"\n\nWe must be able to comprehend Will's universe, how it got constructed, and why.", "What keeps this universe together, working, and why?", "If unrecognizable, try to grasp Keating's sketch above as something incredibly real that paralyzes the lives of countless individuals.", "To see this come alive in a screenplay is quite remarkable.", "No doubt, Gus Van Sant must be given the credit for his directing the incredible performances we see by the cast.", "Sit and enter into the anguish and the difficulty facing Will at each step towards discovery and healing.", "It might take several viewings to achieve the full impact.", "Lastly, I really hate vulgarity in movies.", "I find it rarely adds anything.", "Contrariwise, although the language and some situations may strike as being too offensive, I think in this case, it's a real part of the movie.", "Bear with it and you will not regret it.", "See it as part of that for which Will is hunting.", "Of course, parental discretion is strongly advised and takes precedence over any recommendation of mine." ]

[ "Simply Streisand is a fine Barbra Streisand CD with lots of great music and singing for her fans to enjoy!", "I disagree with reviewers who write that this album is just a fair effort; I think Barbra is in excellent form throughout this CD and it shows every step of the way.", "The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very nicely done as well.", "Barbra starts the album off with a sublime rendition of \"My Funny Valentine.", "\" \"My Funny Valentine\" features Barbra in excellent form and her voice, clear as a bell, is also warm and very vibrant.", "The harp enhances the musical arrangement and the strings are used very well, too.", "Overall, \"My Funny Valentine\" gives us a strong start to this CD and it's also a personal favorite of mine.", "\"The Nearness Of You\" features Barbra's ability to handle complicated tempo and key changes as she performs her own rendition to put her own mark on this classic ballad.", "\"The Nearness Of You\" is easily a major highlight of this album.", "\"When Sunny Gets Blue\" is a number many singers performed but Barbra's interpretation is definitely one of the better ones.", "Barbra is squarely front and center as the strings and the percussion really make the music great!", "The music fits in with Barbra's vocals perfectly to such an extent that this ballad is actually hauntingly beautiful.", "Great!", "\"Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?", ")\" shines just as bright and Barbra delivers this with panache, heart and soul.", "Barbra delves deep into this song in order to perform it just right--and the result is very classy.", "\"More Than You Know\" is another fantastic ballad that Barbra delivers with great sensitivity; and when she breaks into the main part of the lyrics this number truly takes off like a jet!", "\"More Thank You Know\" is very well done in Barbra Streisand's capable hands.", "In addition, \"All The Things You Are\" is a very pretty melody that Barbra aces easily; the elegant musical arrangement impresses me a lot.", "The drums, percussion and strings are brilliantly used and they complement Barbra's vocals perfectly.", "\"All The Things You Are\" is definitely another major highlight of this album.", "\"The Boy Next Door\" puts Barbra straight into the spotlight--and that's OK by me!", "\"The Boy Next Door\" is a charming number first sung by Judy Garland in the MGM movie Meet Me In St.", "Louis; and I'm sure if Judy heard this she must have been very proud of Barbra's rendition of this number!", "The album also ends very well with Barbra Streisand performing \"Stout-Hearted Man;\" \"Stout-Hearted Man\" gets a sensitive interpretation from Streisand and the strings work so well with the percussion.", "\"Stout-Hearted Men\" has Barbra singing of the type of man she wants to be her one true love and it makes a fitting ending for this CD.", "Barbra Streisand recorded many albums but I think this would be one of the better ones she released.", "I highly recommend this CD for Barbra's fans and people just discovering Barbra Streisand's talents will not be disappointed either." ]

[ "This mic came recommended highly as the number one vocal mic to buy if you're on a budget, and maybe even one of the top five even if money isn't a consideration.", "It's no secret that a lot of great vocal performances have come from the SM7, including \"Thriller.", "\" But just because it was recommended to me by a couple of engineers who I trust, or just because it was used on some classic recordings doesn't mean everyone should own this mic- everyone should own it because it's incredibly versatile and makes it really easy to get great sounding performances, as long as you account for a couple things:\n\n-First, you do need a good preamp, with plenty of gain (60 DB seems to be conventional wisdom, but you may get away with less if you work it very close, which sounds good as it has a nice proximity effect that resists muddiness unlike a lot of other mics.", ")\nI like this mic a lot with the Warm Audio WA12 preamp, which has plenty of gain to drive it and sounds fantastic.", "It also works well with the Cloud Lifter, although I find that the CL can push a preamp into too much gain even at low settings, thereby loosing the color that a higher gain setting gives a particular preamp.", "-Second, you do have to play around a bit with the mid and presence boosts that are adjustable on the back of the mic body- these will be useful in different ways depending on the tone of your voice.", "-Third, This mic does sound a lot better up close than further back, as is pretty standard for a dynamic mic, so take advantage of the nice, thick pop-filter and get all up in it.", "You can, however, get a bit more crisp tone by removing the pop filter (very gently wiggle the plastic ring at the base of the foam free from the metal body).", "You will have to use a conventional pop screen to avoid plosives, but if you have a very dark or low voice it helps tighten things up.", "Overall, this is a great addition to anyone's studio, whether it be a home studio like mine or a professional space.", "The quality of vocal recordings that I've gotten with this mic paired with a good preamp are far better than what I was getting with my MXL condenser (even with a decent preamp), and I'd say it's perfect for someone (like me) who isn't exactly a novice but isn't an expert either.", "It also sounds pretty good close-micing an acoustic guitar, especially when paired with a small-diaphragm condenser.", "This mic isn't exactly cheap, but it's not that expensive either, and it proves that for a bit more money than something generic and \"just ok\" you can have an industry-standard piece of gear that anyone who knows a bit about recording will instantly recognize as a classic." ]

[ "Out of all the great Shakespeare's plays, \"As You Like It\" is undoubtedly...", "the fluffiest.", "This is cotton candy.", "Fortunately, cotton candy isn't too bad as long as you don't eat too much of it.", "And while the ending is excessively tidy, \"As You Like It\" is a charming little play with the full array of Shakespearean tropes -- transvestitism, love triangles, and mass confusion.", "Backstory: The cruel Duke has deposed his far nicer brother, and the ex-Duke has run off into the Forest of Arden.", "At the same time, a young man named Orlando has been cast out by his cruel brother Oliver.", "Then the Duke decides to exile his niece Rosalind, despite the pleas of his daughter Celia.", "So Rosalind (disguised as a boy), Celia and the jester Touchstone run away into the Forest of Arden the following night, and soon encounter the exiled Duke and his followers.", "So does Orlando and his faithful servant Adam.", "Because of a previous meeting, Rosalind and Orlando are already in love.", "But not only does he not recognize her, but because she's disguised as a boy she's attracted the amorous intentions of a local shepherdess.", "And to make matters even more complex, Touchstone is in a love triangle of his own, and Oliver has stumbled into Arden as well.", "Is everything going to end well?", "The biggest problem with \"As You Like It\" is the fact that the ending is just a little too tidy -- while it's plausible that the romantic tangles would be smoothed out, there's an conveniently-timed twist that stretches believability to the point of snapping.", "Fortunately, the rest of it is a pleasantly fluffy little story filled with Shakespeare's sparkliest, sunniest storytelling.", "Shakespeare's plot floats along in a heady cloud of sunlit forests, poems pinned to trees and languid outlaws who hang around singing all day.", "His lines are filled with clever, sometimes bawdy jokes (\"praised be the gods for thy foulness!", "sluttishness may come hereafter\") and some nicely evocative imagery (\"Between the pale complexion of true love/And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain\").", "The funniest parts involve the love quadrangle between Rosalind, Phebe, Orlando and Silvius, as well as Orlando's wretched poetry and Touchstone's mockery of them (\"Winter garments must be lined,/So must slender Rosalind\").", "And it has a likable cast of characters, most of whom are amiable and likable (although I'm still not sure why Orlando and the ex-Duke don't recognize Rosalind!", ").", "Celia and Rosalind are fun and sprightly heroines, Orlando is an endearing underdog (if a rotten poet), and there's also the sharp-tongued Touchstone, dour Jacques, and the rather beyotchy Phebe.", "As for this free download version, it's actually one of the better-formatted free texts I've seen.", "It's got the proper formatting, and it makes good use of font sizes, bolding, italics and such.", "\"As You Like It\" is a puffy little wisp of a play, compared to Shakespeare's other works -- but it's still a nice little romantic diversion.", "Think of it as an Elizabethan romantic comedy." ]

[ "Whatever case can be made for Spielberg's oversimplificiationof the actual events, _Amistad_ champions a largely unexploredcountry: pre-Civil War America.", "We tend to look all too often at either the American Revolution or the Civil War, but never in between.", "It is as if those years leading up to the Civil War didn't happen or didn't matter.", "In addition to bringing us the first serious examination of the horrors of slavery conditions since _Roots_--and maybe the only lengthy filmic examination of the slave trade itself--this film looks at the state of American society in the interwar period and shows us that, yes, indeed, it was possible to stand against slavery before the Civil War made abolitionism fashionable.", "I'm willing to bet, too, that these are the only screen portrayals of John Quincy Adams and Martin Van Buren available on film.", "For that curiosity alone the film's worth adding to your historical fiction collection.", "While I think Van Buren, like all the do-nothing or pro-slavery elements in the film are insufficiently characterized (we know nothing about them except that they are obviously bad), Anthony Hopkin's Adams is wonderfully more complex--despite the fact that the script has him principally making speeches.", "There is something entirely mezmerizing about watching a man whom one feels has been largely defeated by life suddenly rise to prominence at the end of his life to say what was on his mind all those times he bit his tongue.", "Though some may feel the final speech was \"grandstanding\", I was deeply moved by it.", "Not only is Hopkin's performance of that final speech deeply emotional--especially when he catches a glimpse of his father's bust--there is something deeply heartening in discovering that people of influence, even in that obscure part of American history we rarely discuss, did find the courage to speak against it.", "To be sure, there are flaws in the joint vision of Steven Spielberg and Debbie Allen.", "The ultimately redemptive message of the movie would not have been sullied by rounding out the pro-slavery elements in the society of the time.", "Indeed, this would've more accurately shown why this institution we find so peculiar today had such a lock on the country back then.", "From a dramatic standpoint, too, fleshing out Van Buren and the forces arrayed against Adams would've made the film entirely more tense and heightened the impact of that final speech.", "But in the end what matters is that this important story got told.", "And though there might have been better ways to have told the story, this certainly wasn't a bad one.", "(It's worth mentioning as an aside that this DVD version has an especially intriguing making-of vignette, and that there's another version which doesn't.", "I'd also point out that while this film has an R-rating, there's nothing in this film, in my opinion, from which minors should be shielded.", "Far from it, this is the kind of movie that parents should share with their teenaged children.", ")" ]

[ "Somehow, this album escaped my notice initially when I was exploring the music of Billy Joel - it wasn't in my dad's record collection and none of my friends who were into his music had ever mentioned it.", "After having, I supposed, overlooked it at first in the record store, I finally discovered the record and brought it home with me sometime in the spring of 1985.", "My initial impression of this album was not necessarily a great one...", "There were only a couple of songs on here that I liked at first.", "Over the years it remained relatively ignored by me...", "but now, when I listen to Billy Joel, this is one of the albums I listen to most - probably because I didn't over-play this one when in High School.", "Actually, most of the songs here are really very good and show a little bit of a broadening of style for Billy Joel.", "Favorites include \"Los Angelenos\" which is actually rocks a little bit and makes good use of the electric piano (which, for those who have read other reviews of mine, is one of my favorite instruments...", ").", "\"The Great Suburban Showdown\" makes interesting use of what I suppose is one of those early Moog Synthesizers.", "It's used to great effect, as sort of embellishment to a tale of middle-class weekend boredom.", "\"The Entertainer\" is a very catchy, cynical view of the music business.", "I also very much like the pretty instrumental \"The Mexican Connection\" which has a nice hook and which also makes good ornamental use of the Moog synthesizer...", "I suppose the one song I don't like that much is the other instrumental, the cornball \"Root Beer Rag\" - great piano playing and all, but just too corny for my tastes...", "The other two or three songs on the album to me are somewhat nondescript, if not pleasant typical early Billy Joel songs...", "In sum, there are no real masterpieces on this album, but most of the songs on this album are really nice - pretty piano playing, good lyrics - biting at times - and well composed.", "A couple of others are neither here nor there - neither good nor bad...", "and one (\"Root Beer Rag\") which I just don't like.", "This is a better than average album and I give it 3.", "75 stars, rounding up to 4 stars.", "RECOMMENDED..." ]

[ "Pretty neat but be aware it is marked as ages 8+ and they actually mean it despite it being listed for younger kids on suggested gift lists.", "The patterns are somewhat harder for younger kids to read and the concepts are akin to those I remember studying in high school physics.", "That said, it is a great toy idea and can be used to teach about electricity if one so desires.", "I particularly like how the pieces are actually labeled with the same symbols one finds on a circuit board schematic - the skills are most certainly transferable.", "I have two complaints.", "1.", "the pieces have to be stacked when connecting.", "They interlock so one piece is on the board, the next on top of that, and then the piece after that is back on the board.", "They give no indication which pieces are on the board and which are above stacked on top.", "For me, this is obvious.", "For my 6 year old, it is not.", "It would have been good to have that indicated in some way.", "2.", "The components are often unprotected on top of the piece.", "So you have things like resistors just sitting on top of this piece of plastic attached by nothing but a very thin piece of wire.", "I can picture some kids pulling this right off if they aren't careful with their toys.", "To me, this should have been covered with clear plastic.", "Seems like a no brainer...", "Fun little toy, though.", "She thought it was awesome when her present played Happy Birthday for her." ]

[ "\"Vault - Def Leppard's Greatest Hits\" is a compilation of most of Def Leppard's hits from 1980-1995.", "These songs show how they've conquered the heart of heavy metal since their debut album \"All Through the Night\" released in 1980.", "The songs featured range from the other five monsterous albums: \"High And Dry\" (1981), \"Pyromania\" (1983), \"Hysteria\" (1987), \"Adrenalize\" (1992), and \"Retroactive\" (1993).", "This album shows partially how they've evolved as musicians through their first fifteen years.", "Since their debut, this band that was founded in 1978 sold about 50 million albums worldwide.", "Beyond their big hair and great looks, their impact on mainstream radio remains today in many stations.", "Their catchy riffs remain a big influence to many rock artists today.", "With the help of long-time producer Robert \"Mutt\" Lange, all of them keep listeners moving to their beats and melodies.", "Their hardcore edge with dancy rhythms keep their music unique.", "Their songs have played a huge role in 1980's and early 1990's heavy metal history, namely the undeniable \"Pour Some Sugar On Me\".", "Regardless if they perform upbeat rock or ballad, the listening impact remains.", "Their almost-humorous lyrics and song titles have helped create rock anthems (example is \"Armageddon It\" meaning \"I'm-a-getting it\").", "Through numerous tragic events in their personal lives, they managed to stay on top for a long time.", "The newly recorded hit single \"When Love And Hate Collide\" continues their stay on top.", "Every performance gives these songs the added uniqueness that many enjoy.", "Joe Elliot's lead vocals remain party-like or romantic, whichever fits the individual song better.", "Steve Clark (1978-1991) and Vivian Campbell (1992-present) lead guitar solos and melodies are never easy to miss.", "Rick Allen has been declared one of the greatest drummers in rock history.", "Amazing, he still performs phenomenal after losing his left arm in 1984.", "All other members also perform their instruments wonderfully: Rick Savage on bass, Pete Willis (1978-1983) on guitar, and Phil Collin (1983-present).", "\"Vault - Def Leppard's Greatest Hits\" is a must-have for any Def Leppard or rock music fan.", "This is sure to please its listeners for a long time.", "Most of these featured songs will become classics in the near following years." ]

[ "I love artichoke hearts and I hate to cook, so when I can, I go for convenience: nothing's faster than opening a can.", "I was leery ordering a brand I hadn't tried like I had Cento, Haddon House, Whole Foods's 365 brand, other supermarket brands.", "But, well, the reviews and price lured me.", "Very glad I took the subscribe/save bait.", "I like these.", "Very good canned artichokes--and yes, we won't compare with fresh or even frozen, we're talking CANNED.", "Very nice.", "Very handy.", "I rinse them right in the can several times, then I can quickly saute them with some EVOO and garlic and lemon juice for a great side dish.", "Or toss them in pasta with spinach and aglio olio sauce or alfredo sauce.", "Or just some mozzarella on top.", "Toss them in salads.", "Add them to omelettes.", "I find this brand has less \"toss away\" hard or dark bits like some brands do.", "In fact, very little \"toss away\" bits.", "I think in the first can I tried, ONE hard piece I pushed to the side of the plate.", "I use them wherever it strikes me.", "Very happy I risked trying these.", "I will keep them on my S&S to reorder as needed.", "Thanks, amazon.", "And thanks to the reviewers that made it easier for me to give these a shot." ]

[ "I remember just banging only 4 songs on here,Award Tour!!!", ",We Can Get Down!!!", ",Ele Relax!!!", ", & Lyrics To Go.", "But over the years seven more songs started to grow on me,Steve Biko{Stir It Up},The Chase{part 2},God Lives Through,Sucka N****,Clap Your Hands{ok tracc,sounds out dated},Keep It Rollin' & Hot Sex.", "This Midnight L.", "P is a real good album{but to me it's not a classic}.", "The source mag gave this 4 mic's and they deserved it.", "I see they went bacc to the interlude ways of their first album{Tour Guides!!!", "on this one}." ]

[ "This album is a good Paul solo work, with a lot of contribution from Linda.", "The opening cut, \"Too Many People\" was written as an acerbic poke at John and Yoko.", "John answered back on the \"Imagine\" release, \"How Do You Sleep\", where he taunts Paul and Linda, and even posed holding a pig by the ears as another shot at Paul holding the ram by the horns on the cover of this release.", "There is some bare bones work like the cute rocker \"Smile Away\", with Paul and Linda background vocals as well.", "There was the single \"Admiral Halsey\" with its layered production and dissimilar song parts patched together.", "\"Ram On\" is a melodic tune that is an almost incomplete melody that appears in two different parts of the release.", "\"Three Legs\" is a strange song that sounds like it could use some additional work.", "\"Heart Of the Country\" is a nice tune with a catchy chorus and some interesting guitar work between Paul and Hugh McCraken, especially on the middle break.", "\"Monkberry Moon Delight\" has some powerful vocals by Paul, who shows a rawer side.", "\"Long Haired Lady\" is another strange love song to Linda, with many mood changes.", "\"Back Seat of My Car\" is lovely melody that suffers from too many theme changes and some over production.", "In all, this is a good disk, but not the best of the Paul solo/Wings releases." ]

[ "This was the fourth Barbra album I purchased (March 1974) and it remains one of my favorites and a pop/rock classic.", "Some had complained that Barbra had merely copied the originals but I really don't agree at all.", "Mr.", "Lightfoot's \"If You Could Read My Mind\" is a classic but Barbra's urgent, heart-rending version is a completely different take on the song; the same with Joni Mitchell's \"I Don't Know Where I Stand\".", "Even if one were to capitulate to that argument, the ethereal beauty of Barbra's voice on this album would still elevate the songs to a different level.", "Some of the passages here are breathtaking and that album cover reminds me of how exciting it was to buy RECORDS and how much the cover art influenced the times.", "It really was ART, not just a commercial ad.", "The Laura Nyro songs are solid (though Nyro is hard to beat) and the Randy Newman entries are also wonderful.", "STONEY END is a winner all around and marked the true beginning of Barbra's foray into rock.", "Producer Richard Perry, of course, must get a lot of the credit, as he has remarked that when he met her, she didn't even have a decent stereo system.", "He helped her change all that and introduced Barbra to many of the modern sounds and, in typical Babs fashion, she ran with it.", "Did she ever!" ]

[ "These interlocking mats are fantastic.", "At first I was eager to see how well they would interlock, but I was pleasantly surprised.", "The cost is a little high, but not prohibitive.", "Currently priced at about $70 for a two pack, these can add up pretty quickly.", "You figure you need four corners no matter what (these should really be bundled in a cheaper 4-pack for the corners), so there's $140 right off the bat just to make a 4'x4' square.", "If you add another set of edges to make a rectangle, you spent $210.", "Worth it?", "Actually, yes.", "These mats look fantastic, so they are a great touch to finish up your garage or man/woman cave.", "Even better though, they're incredibly functional.", "As I mentioned before, they assemble quickly and the interlocking is solid and appears pretty seamless.", "The bottom has a grooved surface to keep them from slipping and the top has a very nice gripping diamond plate effect.", "The edges are beveled with a nice 45 angle so you can wheel things across the mats without too much effort.", "Most importantly, these mats feel great.", "They feel great on your feet and help your joints.", "Like most garages, I have a concrete slab floor.", "We use our garage a lot as a home gym (treadmill, Bowflex, stationary bike, TV, etc.", ").", "The gym equipment is great, but I've always had to come up with clever solutions for floor exercises.", "Up until now I've stacked a couple of my daughter's yoga mats on top of each other, but those still don't give much protection for your elbows when you're doing planks and they scoot around and don't give a very big area (I'm a big guy).", "These interlocking mats are perfect though.", "A 4'x6' rectangular area is perfect.", "I also spend a lot of time on my butt when I'm working on our motorcycles.", "It doesn't sound that bad, but oil changes and tune ups for five bikes takes a long time.", "My butt bones get sore and my cheeks are freezing no matter how warm it is outside.", "It's nice to be able to peel off one of the corners of this mat and have a nice 2x2 spot to sit.", "So are these mats worth the expense?", "Yes, I think so.", "I got a starter set of two mats for free from the manufacturer and I liked them enough to spend the money on another set of corners and a set of edges, so that's a pretty good indicator that I like them and think they're worth the expense." ]

[ "As a scientist, I value books that are clear and direct.", "I see the goal of writing as making complicated subjects seem trivially obvious---like good poetry, good technical writing should strike you as having been true before you read it.", "Only later do you realize the idea was actually new, and instantly internalized.", "Tom Friedman is so talented, and so right, that you might start arguing with him without realizing he's set the framework for the debate.", "That maybe your arguments are finer for having read him.", "He's the Fred Astaire of journalists.", "He has single-handedly changed middle east politics--King Jordan has copied him explicitly, and Bush's speeches run about two weeks behind Friedman's articles.", "And reading his books are like taking a master class on writing style.", "With each big idea comes an object lesson, something like a Rabbi.", "Many reviewers seem to believe that writing a book on globalization that an eight year old could understand is a bad thing.", "That's not the case.", "The simpler your arguement, the more likely it is to be true, be understood, remembered, and applied.", "It's an incredibly difficult thing to do.", "With this book, Friedman has defined the subject." ]

[ "Typical of this manufacturer, the graphics are high quality and the cardboard is thick and durable.", "The cuts on the puzzle are divided so that one piece is one train car.", "(Other puzzles by other manufacturers can be put together without ever knowing or dealing with the alphabet.", ") The only way to construct this puzzle is to know the proper order of the English alphabet and attach them in that manner.", "Each piece contains both the upper and lower case letter and an illustration to go along with that letter.", "My son began playing with this when he was three and did not yet know the letters by sight.", "He did know the alphabet song.", "I found the way to play this with the least frustration and the most educational value is for me to play alongside him.", "I let him piece them together until he asks for help (before he is angry).", "We sing the alphabet song together to find the next letter in the alphabet.", "If he doesn't know it by sight he asks for help and I give phonetic clues such as \"G makes a sound like \"gg\", what do you see that starts off like that sound\" at which point he finds the goldfish.", "One complaint though is that the goldfish is sometimes mistaken for just a fish and the F.", "I wish something more blatantly \"g\" was chosen for that one.", "We progress in this manner until it is done.", "I feel this has helped him learn the letters by their sight.", "The appeal for my son was that this is a train related toy.", "Learning the alphabet was a byproduct that he was not aware was actually my key motive in buying this.", "I also appreciate both upper and lower case letters being shown as sometimes alphabet toys and activities use just one or the other.", "If you like this type of learning activity I'd also suggest the numbers puzzle by this same manufacturer to help learn the numbers by sight." ]

[ "Almost two decades ago now?", "My father purchased a CD celebrating a musical style referred to in it's title as Nuyerican Soul.", "One of the songs on that collection was an updated acid jazz version of the title song of this album,and along with other songs there it featured Roy Ayers.", "Had absolutely no idea who the man was until hearing that.", "And this began a voracious time of crate digging searching for music by the man that,during the mid/late 90's wasn't particularly easy to come by in my neck of the woods.", "It was actually earlier this year that I got a CD copy of this album-featuring the tune that started it all for me with this artist.", "\"Hey Uh-What You Say Come On\",\"The Golden Rod\",\"People And The World\" and \"It' Ain't Your Sign,It's Your Mind\" are all intensely percussive Afro-Cuban jazz-funk jams full of beautiful harmonic passages,exciting compositional changes and otherworldly electronic melodies.", "\"Keep On Walking\",the mid tempo Salsa kjazzof \"The Third Eye\" and of course the dynamic title song are superb examples of funkiness taken it's slowest possible ballad tempos.", "\"You And Me My Love\",\"Tongue Power\" and the comically romantic closer \"Lonesome Cowboy\",dealing with the \"urban cowboy gets married\" theme are all thick,bassy hard funk-filled with horns and stomping drum breaks that keep down the strongest groove possible.", "Something about the mid 70's during which this was recorded just seemed to allow funkiness to be it's own lovely reward.", "Hearing this particular album now helps me understand the acid jazz/funk movement really pumping out of Europe during my teen years.", "The songs here have the funk and Afro Cuban rhythmic underpinnings that were always central to Roy Ayers sound.", "Yet he also bought in both lead and orchestral string synthesizers to add great melodic/harmonic color to the music.", "The way he uses them on this album?", "The do in fact have the aural impression of bright cosmic rays shinning through from the skies above into these grooves.", "This all combines to make this a very special 70's Roy Ayers album." ]

[ "Discovered by New York club empresario Steve Paul in 1968, and signed to a hefty, six-figure contract, Johnny Winter stayed true to his Texas rock and roll, r and b, and blues roots on Second Winter, his 1969 offering that many people consider his best album.", "Most artists either scatter their best material over the entire album or place the best songs near the front for maximum listening effectiveness.", "Second Winter is one of the few albums I know where (to me) the best material is saved for last.", "The album starts out fine with the searing \"Memory Pain,\" a tribute to addiction recovery with scalding lyrics, and an intense vocal performance from Johnny.", "The next two tracks, \"I'm Not Sure,\" and \"The Good Love,\" are good, not great songs; again, it's surprising that Winter (or his record company) should choose to place such mediocre material first.", "Then comes brother Edgar Winter's tinkling saloon piano, and right away, you know your in for something special with the first of two fabulous Little Richard covers, \"Slippin' and Slidin'.", "\" Edgar's greasy roadhouse sax playing and Johnny's fiery guitar solo put you in early rock and roll heaven!", "Next, Johnny gives an impassioned vocal performance of Richard's \"Miss Ann,\" filled with warmth, humor, and passion.", "Too much!", "Then, a first-rate rendition of the Chuck Berry standard \"Johnny B Goode,\" makes the overplayed chestnut seem fresh and new.", "Winter also proves that Bob Dylan, like many great poets, has roots in the blues with his honking, shouting version of \"Highway 61 Revisited\".", "Outa Site!", "(as we used to say in the Dark Ages!", ").", "This superfine CD closes with four fabulous originals: The guitar-laden \"I Love Everybody,\" the horn-driven \"I Hate Everybody,\" the hard-driving \"Hustled Down In Texas,\" and the ultra-psychedelic, marching beat, guitar-on-mega-overdrive swagger of \"Fast Life Rider.", "\" Take me home, mama!", "So, if you love great Texas blues, particularly of the pre-Stevie Ray Vaughan, psycho-killer variety, grab a listen to Second Winter today.", "It bees goode!!!" ]

[ "This is a fantastic collection of Miss Marple tales!", "I loved them!", "I downloaded this set of six Miss Marple stories in audiobook for my mom, so it would give her something to occupy her time while recuperating; she had been very ill in hospital at the time.", "I decided to listen to it myself once she had recovered, because I love Agatha Christie's mystery books too.", "This audiobook was narrated by one of the best actresses (I feel) to have portrayed Miss Marple, Dame Joan Hickson.", "Her narration of six of the stories brought them to life for me.", "And, as she also acted in some of them on TV as serial episodes, I could picture them with ease.", "The stories in this collection are:\nThe man found dying in the church sanctuary\nThe puzzle of Uncle Henry's hidden legacy\nThe baffling mystery of the stabbing of Mrs Rhodes\nThe question of the murderer with the tape-measure\nThe case of Miss Skinner's Maid\nThe curious conduct of the caretaker\nThere are also two bonus stories that were narrated very well by another lady, which were not Miss Marple mysteries.", "They were called 'The Dressmakers Doll and In a Glass Darkly.", "Each one of these stories was very entertaining.", "I love reading mysteries, and Agatha Christie, in my opinion, wrote some of the best detective novels of her day.", "Her two most well known characters, Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, have entertained readers like me for many years.", "However, I don't think these were her best stories.", "Although Joan Hickson did a remarkable job in telling these tales, Agatha Christie seemed to have had rushed a couple of them; the plots were not as solid as her earlier pieces.", "I will say that The Dressmaker's Doll was extremely spooky, and more like a ghost story than a mystery.", "Nevertheless, it was a pleasure to listen to all of the stories in this collection.", "I will be revisiting them again, I am sure!", "I highly recommend this book if you love classic mystery or thriller genres.", "- Lynn Worton" ]

[ "Geotrax is the toy my 2 year old boy likes best (he received it for his second birthday) - MUCH more fun then brio and much more age-appropriate then electric trains - also very durable and easy to put together.", "I've bought him many of the Geotrax accessories and like all of them (the roundhouse is the one I'd least recomend for children under 2 1/2, though it works great - the bell tower is the one I'd most recommend).", "Because you can buy different trains with separate remote controls, friends can join in the play (and believe me, they will).", "That is a bit of a problem at this age, as they have not learned how to share, but it seems to me that this toy is helping to teach sharing more then most (though it inspires bigger jealousies and fights as well).", "It is getting better and better for him - at 27 months he is able to start assembling track (though too young to do layouts - his tracks go to nowhere and I have to help him).", "One major complaint is that the engines only support one speed - he is actually ready (I think) for trains that run faster.", "Another major complaint is that we go through a lot of AAA batteries, since he uses it for hours every day.", "I really wish Fisher Price made engines that contained quality batteries and plugged into a charger!!!!", "!", "You can also buy car track, but no electric cars...", "hmmmmmm\n\nOther then that, I'd highly recommend this toy for any curious child who likes trains, starting at age 2 (though a bit older is better)." ]

[ "There are several things I like about this holder; the size, the holes for drainage, that one side is deeper than the other, that the center comes off for cleaning.", "But the cleaning part is why I gave it 4 stars.", "It's hard to keep clean even when using a scrubbing brush.", "It might be better if the middle piece didn't come off because that's the place I have the most trouble keeping clean.", "I use one side to hold my sponge and the other side to hold my stainless steel scrubbie for cleaning my cast iron cookware.", "I clean it every time I wash up things in the sink so at least daily and it still tries to get that nasty red mold growing in the bottom.", "In ONE DAY!", "So you can see why I clean it every day and I use bleach as well.", "I think it's the humidity here.", "Anyway do recommend in in spite of that because it's very useful and just the perfect size for my sink." ]

[ "This was a very good book.", "I always like Mr.", "Woods books.", "They always tell a good story & he is an excellent writer.", "His character development is excellent & I always like or dislike the characters a lot.", "His writing is very smooth & easy even while being a bit nerve wracking in the active parts.", "One very good thing about his books is that I never have to skip descriptions that get to be too much.", "It is very seldom that I don't have to do that.", "I also don't do it in most of Stephen King's books & he is the KING of character development with Mr.", "Woods being near the top in that very small group of writers." ]

[ "Their story began somewhere in Belgium, in the midst of war: Ned served as a spy for the British and Jane had escaped her grandfather's guardianship to learn more about medicine.", "Amidst the danger, they succumb to man's very primal need for companionship -- and then went their separate ways.", "Except they never forgot each other, or that one night they shared all those years ago.", "Their paths should never have crossed again, if not for Ned's brother, Liam's insistence that Ned settle his future.", "And so Ned travels to Bedfordshire, where his intended intended lives (there is an understanding but no engagement) -- and it also happens to be where Jane lives and serves as the village surgeon.", "Their paths should never have crossed again, if not for Ned's poor sense of direction as he was going to Barrington Manor.", "But fate has a way of leading lovers back to their true loves -- and so Ned finds Jane again.", "There are so many questions and not so many answers for both of them.", "What happened to them after that one night?", "Did he ever try to look for her?", "Does she ever think of him?", "And who is Violet?", "As the pieces slowly fall into place, Ned must step up, grow up and do what he must to keep his new family together.", "The beginning of the story grabs you and the situation that Ned and Jane find themselves in is not uncommon -- with death always a step behind, they develop an understanding: that this moment, this feeling, was all they would have and hold for as long as the war raged on.", "Then our hero and heroine are separated -- but we know that they will find their way back to each other again.", "The only question is, how?", "And Maureen Driscoll answers it so wonderfully -- ah, the irony of Liam's edict that Ned go to Bedfordshire to sort out the long-standing agreement between the Kellingtons and the Merrimans so that Ned's future would have some direction.", "And, indeed, Ned found it -- direction, in the form of Jane and her daughter, Violet.", "Finding Jane again was the easy part -- discovering how he would fit in Jane's world and how Jane would fit into his world was the difficult part.", "Then there is the added complication of Jane's grandfather and the very annoying Madeleine Merriman but Ned and Jane try their best to work things out -- with very human hesitation and uncertainty.", "They don't know how they can be together (or why -- they figure love out much later) but they know they need to be together if they want to overcome all the obstacles in their path.", "I think I may have found a new family to love.", "The Kellingtons are a very interesting family: with William, the duke, as head of the family and his brothers, Ned, Arthur, Hal and sister, Lizzie.", "I love how Driscoll introduces them very subtly -- not overwhelming the readers with an overload of information but by tucking in thoughtful details about them in the story -- after you finish reading Ned's story, you would be interested to read more about the rest of them (I am most intrigued about Liam).", "A bit of a warning: the story is a bit trope-heavy: with a secret baby, an evil rival and her family who maltreat servants, Jane's secret identity (see: first part of the book, when Jane decides to give Ned a different name, loc 150 to loc 288), etc.", "BUT I honestly didn't mind them.", "Overall, this was a very enjoyable read." ]

[ "This version of Windows 8 came with both the 32bit and 64bit of Windows so you can install it on either machine.", "It's a bummer having to trace around which operating system is best for your PC and if you have an old old PC the 32bit version is perfect and newer are 64bit.", "So that being said, the operating system is FAST extremely FAST!!!!", "Not a resource HOG like Windows Vista, Windows Vista had too many bugs and the AERO caused systems to crash and what not.", "Also, Windows Vista wasn't compatible with almost every Windows XP program.", "Windows 8 is different, it's better than Vista and may have a few draw backs.", "Windows 8 uses slightly more resources than Windows 7 which might not be a problem if you have a quick dual-core machine with a few gigs of RAM.", "And gaming is also an issue with Windows 8.", "No particular slowdowns, but the benchmarks are quicker for Windows 7.", "And of course, these are slight differences, in the long run Windows 8 will be running much quicker than Windows 8.", "The OS will be optimized BETTER than 7.", "The drawbacks are yes, no start menu, but with a few learning curves you can get anything you need:\n\n- Programs: windows key + q\n- General features: windows key + x\n- To lock is: windows key + l\n- Windows files: windows key + f\n\nAnd so on.", "There are more draw backs like the fact that everything is hidden and in reality should be in plain sight.", "It's an OS designed for multicore CPUs and also for mobile operating systems.", "It's pretty similar to Windows 7, but doesn't support all of Windows 7's programs.", "There were a few that I had to uninstall because they weren't supported by Windows 8.", "And of course, Windows 7 had the virtual Windows XP which is something that I haven't seen in Windows 8.", "And also, Windows 8 doesn't play DVDs and Windows Media Center costs money and of course, other features costs money as well.", "All in ALL the OS works, aren't many bugs, it's FAST, and will give it at 4.", "5 out of 5." ]

[ "First off, let me just say that I find some of the negative reviews for this game completely laughable.", "For the most part, the complaints I see seem to revolve around reading and waiting.", "Say it aint so right?", "Besides, I thought they made games for people who liked leveling up but hate reading and have no patience.", "Aren't they called God of War?", "Oooooo.", "Take that Kratos!", "Just kiddin!", "(no I'm not.", ") Readers do not be put off by the negative things you have heard about this game, but rather judge its merits on your own.", "Or better yet, my standards!", "Wink!", "The storyline in this game runs deeper than almost any other I have ever seen in a console game.", "At worst this game should warrant no less than an objective three.", "Some things are just good.", "Empire Strikes Back is just good.", "However, there is always someone who wants to be a contrarian.", "There's always one!", "Or...", "a couple...", "To those who can't handle this game's long build up, or as I like to call it \"Pacing\" (Sort of an old world concept.", "Ask dad.", ")To those fellows I beg of thee: Wrangle that adult onset ADD and give it another shot.", "Normally I know,I know but it had to be said.", "This game is one that comes across every few years when the stars align (The real stars not the stars of destiny).", "It's not just a good RPG, it's not just a good game, it is just good, full stop!", "A quality piece of interactive media that creates an impression on those who can appreciate it?", "The tragedy of this game, and really the series in general, is its puzzling lack of support and popularity despite its hardcore but small fan base.", "These games are very well made and fun to play, and yet they seem to be somewhat obscure in spite of this.", "If you are looking for a story that will give you that \"Oh my god Aeris noooooooo!", "\" feeling all over again, then this is the one.", "Plot and Characters\n\nThe plot of this game is truly epic; so epic in fact, that there is nearly two hours of exposition involved before you begin to control your character, and can freely roam about.", "Is this a bit much?", "Yes,normally...", "perhaps for some...", "but I would argue that this set up is completely necessary.", "Suikoden games have always taken their time to get under way, but the pay off is a lushly fleshed out title, which makes you care about the characters, and what they are doing.", "The game sets its plot up not in a long winded, boring way, but in a methodical careful way so that when the proverbial you know what, finally hits the fan, you are left drooling for more.", "You can expect all the same themes of intrigue, honor, betrayal, sacrifice, duty, and friendship that were present in the other games.", "I personally like this game even more than the fabled second title, which is still considered the golden child of the series to many.", "I suspect a combination of nostalgia and to now rarity go a ways in placing II above V, but rtey are both utterly fantastic in my eyes.", "In fact now that 2 has come out on psn V is the rarity!", "Its worth tracking down, or praying to the PSN gods for!", "You take on the role of a young prince in this game, who is caught up in the court intrigue and political maneuvering of his once prosperous kingdom.", "The game goes through great pains to introduce you to all the key players, rather than have them materialize in a big cape and say \"Ha ha ha I'm going to blow up the world!", "\" The characters, even the villains are complex, and you will really feel immersed in the court drama, and plotting that takes place in the game.", "I don't wish to give any more specifics for fear of spoiling the story, but after about 4 hours of ticking, this bomb explodes, and when it does you will not want to stop playing until you beat it.", "As for characters you are certain to find a few you like out of the 108 possible to recruit.", "This game has a long standing tradition of having the largest party both in battle and out of, for any RPG, and the large number is based around the story line itself.", "The 108 characters, including the main one correspond to the mystical 108 stars of destiny.", "Each person you bring on board has a special role to play, and recruiting them all makes up not only much of the content of the game but much of the fun as well.", "As in other games most characters won't throw their lot in with you until you perform a certain task.", "This aspect of the game requires much searching and backtracking to previously visited towns.", "You never know when a new face might show up.", "There are even a few reoccurring characters from other Suikoden games.", "If you have played through the others, and you should, you will be delighted to see these characters become playable once again.", "The main characters themselves are well designed, interesting and interact well with each other.", "So much of the story is conveyed through conversations between the main characters, and they are truly well crafted.", "This game is more reminiscent of a novel that was converted into a game in some ways.", "The characters personalities are replete with flaws, strengths and everything in between and even the \"bad guys\" of the game are extremely relatable.", "Game-play:\n\nSuikoden V does exactly what I want with a sequel to a beloved series of games.", "It preserves all the major elements of play, and adds in or combines a few extra bits as well.", "Unlike some series which feel the need to reinvent the wheel with each new title, (recent Final Fantasy offerings spring to mind) Suikoden has done a relatively good job of keeping its game mechanics integral.", "This game combines elements from previous games in a very effective way.", "There are three elements to the combat of the game.", "There is your basic 6 person party which constitutes most battles in the game.", "This is a fairly traditional turn based style of combat, but obviously having six characters instead of the typical three or four adds a new element to the flow.", "Then there is a one on one duel type battle, wherein you must preempt the actions of your opponent based on his or her words in order to effectively fight.", "Finally there are all out war segments, where members of your party lead units of soldiers, and act as generals.", "Each one requires a different type of strategy, and all are fun.", "Apart from this there are tons of mini games, and a nice customization element taken from Suikoden 3 and refined.", "The rune magic system offers a refreshing change from typical MP based magic in other games.", "The result is that you are able to cast magic less often, but it is far more powerful.", "I like this concept much more than the magic in other games which seems to have bright flashy graphics, but does barely more (or even less) damage than a melee attack from some spiky haired hotshot with a sword larger than his body.", "The game play overall is nice and solid.", "Nothing too difficult or too easy, and most of it revolves around strategy rather than button mashing or reflex.", "Moreover it is good because it offers that nostalgic experience to fans of the original two games.", "I am from the more traditional camp of RPG players, and it should be noted that I enjoy turn based strategy driven role playing games, much more than the more active type seen increasingly today.", "So if you started playing Role playing games recently you may find the slowness of this game off putting.", "I think it's minor and if you are invested for the right reasons you will hardly care about the combat system anyway.", "It may sound uppity but if you pass right over the wealth of great story and character interaction in this game and complain about the turn based battles, then you aren't a real RPG fan anyway in my book.", "Sound and Graphics\n\nThe music in the Suikoden series is great!", "There is a very distinctly Asian sound to it but also a noticeable European influence.", "In fact the setting and graphics of the game are much the same.", "It's like a fusion of Japanese and European cultures, and it creates a subtle yet highly imaginative effect that is equal parts strange and appealing.", "The game is colorful, but not garish.", "Each character is rendered in a distinct fashion, and they have character portraits to show more detail.", "The cut scenes in the game are enjoyable, but perhaps a little awkward.", "There seems to be a lot of strange idiomatic hand waving that goes on for too long and other similar things.", "They aren't the best but they move the game along, and they aren't an unwelcome addition in any case.", "Graphically the game is not spectacular, but because of this more time could be spent making the game in depth in terms of plot, and it certainly has kept the game from being linear.", "Some titles have suffered for their primary emphasis on graphics, particularly in the PS2 area.", "This game looks good.", "It's not trying to be eyeball exploding.", "It doesn't want to be, or need to be.", "It's a classic styled game made specifically and unapologetically for fans of the series, and shows that this team of developers really understands what their fans want.", "Integrity!", "I'll wrap this up as it's already run a bit long.", "I can't say enough good things about this game.", "If you have played and enjoyed Suikoden I and or II then you must try this game.", "At the risk of sound sycophantic, it has it all.", "I am typically very harsh with games, as I have exacting standards for what I will call a good RPG, but I can scarcely think of a single negative comment about this game.", "I played once all the way through, and then literally restarted it and played through again before touching a single other game.", "I don't think there are any other games I can say that about." ]

[ "An \"intro\" of sorts to the entire Newsflesh series, Countdown is a great start.", "This can be read in any order with the other novels and novellas.", "Giving a deeper and darker look at how this transformation from humanity started.", "I'm a bio-thriller nerd.", "I absolutely love when an author can get me into the BSL-4 labs in my head or make me think about viruses and diseases in a new an interesting light.", "The virus that takes hold throughout the Newsflesh series was pretty well explained in the three novels, but Grant goes into much more detail in Countdown.", "Seriously, I already enjoyed the first two books of the Newsflesh series, but I never thought I'd want something to be longer in my whole life.", "This is the intro that all of us wish was written into Feed, but was so much better.", "It gives all of the details that you wanted and covers a few bases that had you scratching your head after Feed.", "If Mira wrote a longer version of this novella, I would buy it again in a heartbeat.", "Yes, it's a novella, which means that it's short.", "Do yourself a favor and check this out.", "If you haven't picked up Feed and were wondering what all the fuss was about, this could help change your mind.", "Or if you did read Feed and wanted to know more like I did -- Countdown will help answer some of your unanswered questions about the Newsflesh world." ]

[ "It looks like we've come a long way from past fps's.", "Red Faction is one of the reasons I am a proud owner of a Sony Playstation 2 Computer Entertainment System.", "Sometimes I worry \"what if Sony sells out, what if Sony doesn't have the power to stand up to other Next-Gen consoles such as Microsoft's X-Box or Nintendo's Gamecube.", "\" But, it's games like these that ease my mind, Red Faction is one of the best fps's to ever hit a console, and i'm glad it decided to hit PS2.", "Now onto more important things.", "Red Faction brings a new type of technology to the table, the title of this new found glory?", "- Geo-Mod technology.", "Basically meaning that you can go around shooting your surroundings with rocket launchers or what not, and it will do damage to the surroundings.", "This is a great way to keep you clinging to the edge of your seat while playing this amazing game.", "At first, while starting out in the story mode, or the one player game, the graphics may not be all you were expecting from the PS2, but don't let this fool you.", "Red Faction has more then it's fare share of amazing grahpics, all running at a smooth frame rate.", "The textures are amazing!!", "On to the story, you take control of Parker, the hero of the game.", "Red Faction takes place on mars.", "Your hero is one of many miners who are sick and tired of being treated like scum, and the miners feel like they should rebel from this harsh treatment.", "strange messages and pin-ups on the walls from a strange person named \"Eos\" start taking place around the facility, Eos wants to lead the revolution.", "Immediatly you start fighting Ultor when you enter the game.", "You will have to battle it out for your freedom with security guards and even aliens.", "The game has sort of a cinematic feel to it, you feel like you're actually Parker, and there is nothing better then feeling like you're a part of the story.", "To top all these great things that come packaged with the game, the game is 1-2 players.", "Although, I find the 2 player split-screen battle it out mode a bit lacking.", "There is no doubt that it's fun, but just not what Red Faction could've been capable of.", "I find sometimes the frame rate slows down when too much is going on in the multi-player mode.", "The levels in 2 player mode aren't very large, you've basically gotta run around without stopping for a breather killing everyone in sight to take 1st place.", "Which isn't what it should all be about.", "control..", "I thought that Red Faction would be lacking without the keyboard and mouse compatibility, but i was in for a surprise, the game-play is amazing, it doesn't quite live up to the keyboard and mouse, but it's a big step for developers to be able to create smooth control on an fps that is tooken straight from the pc version.", "I didn't have any problems getting used to it at all.", "All-in-all I give THQ's Red Faction a 5 out of 5 star rating, although a bit lacking in the multi-player mode this game still has many things to offer to make up for this.", "A deep story, the new Geo-Mod technology, a long lasting game, and all running at a decent frame rate.", "Red Faction definitly revolutionizes the fps franchise for me.", "So go out and get your money's worth, grab Red Faction and join the revolution." ]

[ "So, Rush release (studio) number 7.", "Can they keep things up?", "Well, yes and no.", "Yes, things are still at a high level.", "No, because well, Hemispheres was better and you can't top (almost) perfection.", "It does kick off rather well with the old one-two of The Spirit of Radio and Freewill.", "I remember hearing these as pre-release versions at Stafford Bingley Hall and being seriously impressed by them.", "Heck, they were ingrained in the old Musical Memory banks after one listen - not anything you could say about the Rush of the last 25 years!", "TSoR of course is Rush's biggest hit, still getting plays on old Radio 2 now - but only because it's long enough for Ken Bruce to change his incontinence pads.", "Jacob's Ladder next, now this gets quite a bit of flack from some quartersm but I like it.", "Rush rung (groan - ed) every last bit of widescreen epic soundscapes with this.", "Not too shabby.", "Entre Nous is more of a middling track, nothing special, like Different Strings, in one ear and out the other.", "I suppose that that makes Natural Science sound all the better, perhaps there was method to their madness.", "So, do you buy?", "Mais Oui!" ]

[ "This is such a great tradition that we've embraced!", "It's a lot of work sometimes trying to come up with new creative things our Elf can get into and hide him so it takes time for them to find him.", "We've had him write out a word using Fruit Loops.", "We've had him say \"Good morning\" in flour.", "He's zip-lined and hidden in a bowl full of candy canes.", "He's even dangled from our cabinets by a candy cane.", "So much fun for your child when they wake up.", "Oh, some people compared the Elf on the Shelf with Christopher Pop-kins.", "Well, we bought both!", "I bought another one because when one of my kids found the Elf on the Shelf the other three would be so bummed.", "So now every year both of them get into mischief together.", "The kids loved learning about Christopher Pop-kins too.", "I love to have fun and bring smiles during the holidays.", "My kids (four of them) have a blast trying to find both elves." ]

[ "What a deal!", "When I purched this cake plate it was only $2.", "59 Plus shipping!", "It actually shipped from Target, which shocked me.", "I am totally anti Target.", "I was one of the unfortunate customers who had their card information stolen on black Friday 2013 and it caused quite a problem.", "When I contacted a manager at Target they could care less.", "Anyhow, the cake plate is so versatile and will make an excellent addition to my serving dishes.", "It is a great weight and very pretty that will work perfectly for fruit displays, baked goods and any other foods for display.", "It arrived packed very well and ahead of time." ]

[ "Namco Museum for the N64 is a really good retro game.", "Individuals 25 years and older will remember these games well.", "For those individuals who are younger than 25, Namco Museum provides an opportunity to play some of the classic videogames that started the whole video game frenzy.", "Namco Museum consists of 5 games.", "Ms.", "Pac-Man, Galaxian, Galaga, Dig Dug, and Pole Position.", "Ms.", "Pac-Man everyone knows about.", "Galaxian and Galaga are Space Invader type games, Dig Dug is a unique digging and destroying enemies game, and Pole Position is the classic arcade steering wheel racing game.", "All games are great fun for a quick pick up and play.", "The lack of a battery save feature for high scores (reasoning for 4 stars) is sort of a disappointment, but writing scores down is not that tedious of an ordeal.", "Overall, Namco Museum is a great port of the arcade classics for a quick 5 minute game between class, meetings, or a lunch break, and is a good addition to everyone's N64 library." ]

[ "Paul Verhoeven fully embraces Mayhem in this wonderful story-line of life's ultimate question: \"What is Real?", "\" This movie still looks pretty good after 26 years and has a certain \"European\" flavor to it's interpretation of SYFI.", "God bless him, Arnold looks great here, but dialogue is just not his strong suit.", "He should stick to showing off his T&A and not speak.", "\"I'll be back\" is about as good as it gets.", "The evil corporation's control of the air supply is a very nice touch and given the state of the world today, there are many who wish they could do just that.", "We'll see.", "Total Recall should be in your SYFI collection.", "Having a good collection is important in that I was at dinner with some young-ins who never heard of \"Easy Rider.", "\" What is the world coming to???" ]

[ "I am a 20-year-old female, and I was first introduced to Converse All-Star shoes in the 7th grade.", "Since I was a young child, I have always had trouble buying shoes due to the size of my feet.", "My feet are small length wise, but none of the shoes in my size are ever able to accomodate the width of my feet.", "I normally wear a size 7.", "5 in shoes, but I always have to go up to a 9 or 10 just to make up for this discrepency.", "Converse are the first shoes I found that are true to size, and I no longer have to go around with floppy clown feet.", "The shoes are unisex, comfortable for extended wear, and, though they get dirty very easily, a quick wash on the delicate setting in the washer will make them like new again.", "I have never had to \"break in\" a pair of these shoes like most new shoes require, so my Converse collection will likely continue to grow.", "I now own a pair in black, monochrome black, navy, pink, purple, and green.", "As soon as they wear out (which takes awhile--I am currently wearing a black pair that I bought in 2005 and wear several times a week), I will be sure to invest in more." ]

[ "While I have read a few books written by Holocaust survivors, I wanted to read a comprehensive history of the Holocaust which was written by a respected historian.", "I achieved that goal by reading Martin Gilbert's, \"The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War.", "\"\n\nHe starts the book by showing that hatred of the Jewish people has a long history in Europe.", "The idea of the Jews as \"Christ killers\" has been around for centuries.", "He quotes some ugly words penned by Martin Luther, which certainly fostered a hatred of the Jews.", "In fact, if I didn't know it was Luther who wrote those words, I would have assumed it was Hitler.", "After this first chapter of background information, he puts the year at the top of each page so the reader understands the order of events.", "Every imaginable evil that the mind of a human being can conceive is listed in this book: confiscation of wealth, herding individuals in trains and depriving them of water and sanitation, gassing, torturing, cruel jokes, keeping people in various ghettos, killing babies in front of their mothers, throwing babies out of hospital windows, starvation, shootings, whippings, beatings, to name a few.", "Understandably, the entire book is one horrendous story after another.", "However, it also shows some acts of bravery and compassion performed by Jew and Gentile alike.", "When various camps were liberated, the liberators could hardly believe their eyes.", "Concerning one such camp outside Orhdruf, Gilbert says of General Eisenhower that he \"...", "was so shocked that he at once telephoned Churchill to describe what he had seen, and then sent photographs of the dead prisoners to Churchill, who circulated them to each member of the British Cabinet.", "\" Liberation did not mean the Jews were free of molestation.", "On the contrary, in Poland in 1945, over 350 Jews were killed by Jew-hating Poles after the Germans were defeated.", "Finally, here are a few more things I liked about the book.", "First, Martin Gilbert's writing is easy to follow.", "He is an excellent writer.", "Second, there is a comprehensive list of sources at the back of the book, along with a very good index.", "Third, there are some black and white photos, as well as black and white maps in the book.", "In short, if you want to read a comprehensive history of the Holocaust, then this book will fulfill that desire." ]

[ "Yes it’s OK to date across the political spectrum\nOne New York couple who have taken that approach are James Myers 33 and Corinne Fisher 32 both professional comedians from Harlem.", "Myers is vocal about his support for Trump; Fisher who was a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter is just as vocal about her opposition.", "Fisher said she defends Myers ’ freedom to choose.", "“I stick up for his right to think something even if I totally disagree ” she says.", "She also respects Myers ’ courage.", "“He gets private messages from other people who aren’t courageous enough to be out about their views ” she said.", "“My love for Corinne is based on deep respect ” said Myers.", "“If you respect someone you don’t have to agree with them on everything.", "She’s been pretty brave about this whole thing.", "”\n Myers added that passion can trump (pun intended) disagreement.", "“Mingle with those with whom you disagree ” he said.", "“It can be hot.", "”" ]

[ "While I have enjoyed all the Sigma novels to date, the story and character were beginning to grow stale.", "In Bloodline, the author has added two new characters that I am certain will be part of the team in the next Sigma book.", "He has also written a fascinating story that ends?", "Sigma's long-standing battle with the Guild.", "While this may be end of the Guild, I am certain that there will be another enemy for Sigma to fight.", "In this book, we find some answers to Seichan's past and we will probably see her searching for more answers in a future book.", "As a follower of this series, since the beginning, I have waited for more clues to Seichen and the ending here left us with many questions unanswered and I hope that the author will address them in the next novel.", "We also get another event that we have been waiting on in the book.", "Rollins never disappoints but Bloodline reminds me why I fell in love with the series.", "If you have not read any previous books in the series, this is NOT where you should start.", "In order to appreciate the characters you need to understand them from reading the previous books in the series.", "4.", "75 STARS ** Receiving this book through Amazon's Vine Program did not influence my rating or review of this book**." ]

[ "In the middle of roofing a difficult tall steep hip roof house with 8 hips and 4 valleys I decided I could not have done without a nailer.", "The Hitachi is a side loader, using full round head, wire collated nails.", "Having used a half box (3600) nails from the \"Collated\" brand from Lowe's I discovered that turning down the pressure to around 90 lbs alleviated the bent head and most went in straight on, flush head.", "Of curious note, with these nails and this gun, I know when the coil is done, as the last nail falls out of the gun and tinkles down the roof when the next to the last nail is used.", "The gun is light and has some rubber bumpers that help protect somewhat when dangled from the ladder, bumping the roof.", "I have no comparison to other guns, and have given this 4 stars as some nails go in sideways.", "It is easily adjusted for depth with locking twist knob and the sideways nails could be the roof, the cheap nails, or my holding it at a slight angle.", "This roof is 12/12 (45 degrees) and is a ladder only approach.", "Having the green Hitahchi Framing Nailer, I will say I love it and have used Hitachi nails in it and it performs flawlessly, nails excellent, gun no failures with power to spare.", "Hold trigger firmly, as if loosely held, a slight hiss of air leak and less drive to nail with nail sitting a little proud.", "I WOULD BUY THIS NAILER AGAIN IF GIVEN THE CHOICE." ]

[ "I like the manuals over the unreliable automatics, that's a given.", "But these hubs have some shortcomings, apparently as cost-cutting engineering from Warn.", "First, they still have the 1/4-turn actuation, which is not much leverage.", "Engaging -- no problem, you just twist and the spring load will push the splines into place as the axle turns.", "But disengaging, now you're fighting spline friction with low mechanical advantage.", "You just have to have the wheels loose/unloaded or you won't be able to disengage -- not always an easy requirement to meet in off-road situations.", "The other 3/4-turn designs from MM or RR are superior here.", "The real bugaboo is that the actuators are plastic.", "Ordinarily, this won't be a big deal, keep them lubed and they won't wear out.", "Don't use pliers EVER and they won't break.", "Sadly, my hubs got very hot due to a braking issue, and the dang plastic pieces actually melted.", "The hubs went into partial engagement, with ugly grinding noises and the potential for lots of metal filings getting into my wheel bearings.", "Bummer.", "My next set will be all-metal and 3/4-turn." ]

[ "I picked up Rush \"Archives\" at a flea market around the time Moving Pictures had come out (I was around 11 years old at the time).", "I didn't have Moving Pictures yet but did have the 45 with Tom Sawyer and Witch Hunt on the B side - my first rock record (I guess the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack doesn't count).", "That Tom Sawyer 45 was enough to interest me in all things Rush - so it was a no-brainer to fork out the $2.", "50 the guy at the flea market wanted for Rush \"Archives\" in a double cassette.", "Archives is really just Rush's first 3 albums (Rush, Fly By, and Caress of Steel).", "I listened to these tapes religiously and it was it wasn't until a few years later that I even bought Moving Pictures (middle school finances, you know).", "Oddly then, these Rush's first few albums were also my introduction to the band.", "Man, I felt like something of a lone discoverer at that time.", "In any case, about a billion CDs later and almost as many years I'm going back to these early Rush albums.", "I had an extra copy of 2112 which I randomly gave to a friend of mine (who's a lot more into trance and techno than rock - I even like trance and techno).", "Well, he was pretty much blown away by 2112 and it got me interested again in going back through the old Rush.", "Fly By Night, like 2112, is born of the same creative mind and magic, is vintage Rush and every bit as heady now as it was when it was made in the early 70s.", "It's as if the spirit of JRR Tolkien (and a stick of dynomite) suddenly possessed the band and left us with this.", "Repeat listens enhance appreciation.", "I can't imagine any true rock fan, let alone Rush fan, giving this album less than 5 stars.", "Neil just SHREDS here!!!!", "!!!!", "!!!!", "As do Alex and Geddy in their respective departments.", "If you haven't heard Fly By Night, you ARE in for a treat." ]

[ "I have a lot of knives.", "Fixed blade sheath knives, Multi blade utility knives, flippers, Japanese, American, Swedish, Swiss, German.", "Also, I cannot leave the house with a knife that is less than wicked razor sharp.", "I'm a stropaholic.", "There, I said it.", "When one of my knives gets to only slightly sharper than its factory edge, into the \"to be sharpened\" drawer it goes as I pull a blade out of the blazing sharp drawer.", "My light duty edc knives include this and another (composite Sandvik) Leek, a Ken Onion designed CRKT Eros SS similar to the Leek but with nonassisted flipper (love that one), another JT Martin-designed Kershaw flipper, and my favorite gentleman's knife: the titanium framelock Boker+ Urban Trapper.", "It is the lightest weight of all of these, even lighter than the wicked little CRKT Eros SS, with hard VG-10 chef steel that makes the wickedest edge of any knife I have large or small, including the Sandvik composite edge on my other Leek, which is a freaking razor.", "This knife is half the price of the Urban Trapper.", "It is a good $30 less than the composite blade Leek and the steel is heavier duty.", "Less likely to chip or break off the tip.", "The Sandvik steel here is absolutely wonderful knife steel.", "I can bring this thing to a sizzling edge in 1/4 the time it takes me to touch up the VG-10 of the Trapper.", "It gets extraordinarily sharp, one of the best I have, and dollar for dollar probably THE best.", "I can understand why Kershaw has moved to this steel in a big way.", "It is killer stuff.", "You have to touch it up more often than the rock-hard composite Sandvik or Japanese VG-10, but it gives you almost instant razor sharpness compared to careful effort and patient concentration with the harder steels, whose edge lasts longer but is no sharper.", "I'm putting some bigger Kershaw blades with this same steel on my buy list because I am utterly sold.", "Sandvik 14C28N is the value champ in knife steel, and Kershaw has it.", "If you're carrying one of the older Leeks, this is a great upgrade." ]

[ "I disassembled my lamp to check which style dimmer switch it had, and it was this Westinghouse rather than the Westek style.", "Opening up the cardboard, they look very similar, but I suspect that because my lamp is about 15 (or more) years old, a slightly different, newer rheostat is used.", "It's working well, but I don't use my lamps often so I can't speak to long-term use or usage of 8+ hours at a time.", "One tip, if your lamp seemed to stop working, and this new dimmer didn't resolve it, or if you replaced the dimmer and bulb at the same time:\nThe receptacle/socket for your bulb may be worn down and/or somehow oxidized--mine was both.", "Even with some steel wool, I couldn't get it to turn on with any of three other bulbs, it only functioned with that old bulb, so I imagine if the bulb burned out on someone else, they may be in a confusing situation and blame the dimmer.", "I noticed this before replacing my dimmer, and only replaced the dimmer because my old one had a dead spot.", "A tip for removing the knob is to get a flathead screwdriver and very gently pry upwards on different sides, rotating.", "Use the tiny nut for leverage and just pry very slightly, and move to another side of the knob.", "I would guess that I pried on it about 15 times, very gently and not even sure if it was loosening, and then i could pull it off with my fingers with a small amount of force.", "I read that people broke parts of it trying to remove the knob, so I was very careful with my approach because it didn't easily come off with my fingers, initially." ]

[ "Custom Robo Arena DS is a casual RPG merged with a great robot battling system.", "You get to create custom robots, upgrade them, and then send them into combat.", "The storyline is fairly straightforward.", "You're the new kid in town, and your parents give you a new robot as a gift.", "Right away you're drawn into the local team battles, with one team needing your help.", "You discover you have a talent for robot battles and begin moving your way through battle after battle.", "The roaming around town aspect is fun and relaxed.", "There are lots of kids for you to talk with, and lots of little storylines to learn about.", "On the other hand, if you're bored with talking to people, you can walk past most of them and just get to the battle parts.", "For a battle, you get an arena setting with obstacles and walls.", "You run around the arena shooting and blasting at your enemy, jumping out of the way.", "The customization really makes this quite fun.", "The graphics and storyline are very kid friendly.", "I love the training as you go that they set up.", "Where other games can be quite confusing to start with, Custom Robo Arena DS does a great job of easing you into the system without boring you to death.", "You start with just a few things to remember, and they build on from there.", "I give them a lot of kudos for that.", "The music is a casual techno song - not too thrilling, but not bad either.", "You can always turn down the volume if you're not a fan.", "Gamers who are used to ultra violent, very complicated mech warrior games might be disappointed - but that's not the target audience here.", "This is a gentler robot battle system for a wider audience.", "Well recommended." ]

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[ "It's just OK, but I prefer my phone app.", "The meter on this Korg GA-40 is just way to jumpy.", "Your flat...", "still flat...", "still flat...", "Perf...", "no, too sharp...", "still sharp....", "still sharp...", "Perfe....", "NO, now your flat again...", "still flat, etc.", "Kinda like trying to balance an egg on its end.", "A lot of times it fails to react at all and I have to wait a few seconds.", "Thats no big deal, but still kind of annoying.", "My phone app and this Korg do not agree.", "I may buy a Snark just for the tie breaking 3rd vote.", "EDIT!", ": I'm going to give it 5 stars after all.", "I have to 'fess up to user error.", "I had been laying the unit flat on my desk.", "This time I used the little fold out stand and meter lost its nervous bounching around and responded to every pluck of the string.", "I guess the Korg was picking up some kind of resonance from my desktop that caused it to be confused.", "Also, I loaded a 3rd tuning app on my tablet for the tie-breaker.", "This new 3rd app and the Korg unit were in complete agreement." ]

[ "but wonderful in its own way.", "This is one of Christie's 'non-series' books - no Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence etc.", "Also it is MUCH darker and more serious than her usual work, this is not one to give a 'younger or more sensitive reader'.", "It is, however, an example of just how talented an author Christie was, capable of much more than clever, formulistic detective stories.", "This moody, 1967 novel is told by Mike Rogers, a young man who drifted from job to job looking for something, he wasn't sure of just what.", "He found his passion in a place, Gipsy Acre, a piece of ground that he wanted to buy and build a marvelous house on, a house designed by a famous architect he had met.", "The problem was that Mike had no money, and very little chance of ever getting the kind of money he would need for this dream.", "By chance he met a beautiful young woman who happened to be fabulously wealthy.", "They fell in love, married and....", "...", "well, read the book.", "Again, this is definitely not a 'cozy' mystery, it is dark, disturbing and scary.", "It is one of those books that will stay with you and haunt you for years to come.", "As with all Christies the clues are all there for you to follow, you may or may not guess the killer and there is definitely a Christie twist at the finish." ]

[ "I find this game to be reliable and fun to use.", "There are many type of selections to use...", "the country road, alpine, city, and modes.", "I only wish it would include weather changes, working traffic lights to make the game more challenging, and even more selections of cars(love Japanese cars) and some Korean cars available.", "I love the BMW, very realistic, and the Mercedes.", "Although I like to see more American cars like the Pontiatic Firebird, the Saturn and many others not currently covered in this version.", "I would also like to see more American cities, Europeans including Hawaii as the choice of city modes selected for different driving challenges.", "Also night driving would be an incredible experience as well, as snow driving.", "There are so many options that could have been included in this driving game.", "Why they have not been included is beyond me." ]

[ "A man with many hats, outrageous, ranting comedian/author/playwright/pundit, Lewis Black is simply amazing.", "His dry, pointed rants are one of the funniest stand up performances since comedian George Carlin did his `seven little words'.", "Recently on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, here he gets to cut loose in his first HBO solo special - first but hopefully not his last.", "Filmed before a live - and very entertained - audience in Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City, it's one hour of absolute perfection!", "No frills mind you, but then would Lewis really have frills?", "I am sure he could do a routine about he told the HBO executives what to do with their voice-overs and behind the scenes segments!", "From where is Global Warming where you need it?", "; US Government Deficit - and no one explaining where over 5 Trillion dollars went!", "; Lewis chows down on Republicans and Democrats alike; Homeland security; tax-cuts; coupons; travel to New Zealand; Corporate Greed; how to stretch you money; milk that isn't milk; bottled water and it's nutritional values; where cold air comes from; why his government stopped lying to him; George Bush; diet; how to live longer; and Martha Stewart's body parts!", "His razor-edge humor is dead bang on target and requires repeated viewing because you are laughing so hard at one joke, you might miss part of another!!", "Hey, my cat even loves Lewis!", "Seriously, she watches him like he is the god of Catdom!", "Maybe he is because he sure is the cat's whiskers!!", "lol." ]

[ "I first picked this off the shelf at a military commissary in Kansas one summer...", "and I never stopped.", "The first time you try this stuff, it's like wine or avocados; it's a taste that is certainly acquired, and like nothing else.", "I have fed it to a friend and to my significant other; few like it the first time, but you find yourself strangely coming back for more until it's a staple in your house, like it is in mine.", "Kind of reminds me of sushi; first time I tried it, I was like, \"this is odd, why do people eat this?", "\", then, I found myself craving it a week later.", "Haha.", "Now I love sushi and miso!", "(By the way, it comes in an envelope with 3 individual packets).", "Mix it in hot water, to taste.", "You might like it with more or less water, depending on how salty you like your food.", "-Experiment with it to your satisfaction, and I guarantee, there is much of that to be had.", "I usually add all 3 little individual packets (it's low-fat) to a decent-sized cup of hot water, add my favorite vinegar, and let it sit and \"cure\" for a minute or so, since the little green sea-vegetable flakes (and green onions + tofu squares) need time to rehydrate and turn a little chewy and palatable.", "I then sip it and fish the sea vegetables out to my heart's content.", "(I also hear that miso can be generally healthy for you!", ")\n\nIf you let it sit, the miso will start to separate from the rest of the soup and you have delightful little clouds of miso particles floating in your bowl, which is sort of entertaining and visually delightful, too.", "I think of it as cheap, delicious entertainment.", "But then again, I am easily amused.", ";)" ]

[ "Whether you love him or hate him, it's hard to deny that Eminem is the best rapper today, and may be the best rapper of all time.", "His clear diction, rapid fire delivery, innovative beats, and clever lyrics make for very entertaining music.", "The Eminem Show follows up the Grammy winning Marshall Mathers LP with a bang.", "The great thing about this LP is it doesn't fall into the trap of so many artisits, especially rap artists, of basically putting out follow-up LPs that sound the same as their last album.", "This is a new, fresh piece of work with the same clever lyrics and controversial, in your face style we've come to expect.", "Without Me, probably the most popular song on the album (excepting possibly Cleaning Out My Closet which got a lot of airplay for the cleaned-up version), is my favorite.", "But all the songs, with a few expeptions, are very entertaining.", "This is not a CD for which I find myself reaching for the skip button after every other song.", "I rate this CD an impressive SIX stars:\nWhite America *\nBuisness *\nCleanin Out My Closet *\nWithout Me **\nSuperman *\nMost of the other songs on the CD are very good too.", "This is one of my most listened to LPs.", "---------------------------------------------------------------\nRatings: CDs are rated simply by how many good songs are on the album.", "Great songs get two stars, and good songs get one star.", "Songs that get no stars are those that I might like but not enough to give it a star or ones I find boring or actively dislike.", "CDs are not penalized for songs that I don't like because they are easy enough to skip over.", "There is no maximum number of stars a CD can get, but of course the more stars it gets, the better the CD." ]

[ "Watching Bjork's famous Shepherd's Bush Empire 1997 concert for the first time, I spent most of the first half-hour kicking myself for not being there myself, living in London at the time and all.", "The first disc in her 'Live DVD Series', the concert also exists on VHS, though the DVD quality promises that this will last longer than the less-than-durable video tape.", "And with DVD's awesome sound capability, you can always host your own Bjork concert in the comfort of your own home.", "Anyhoo, if you're going to buy a 'Live DVD', buy her \"Cambridge\" 1998 concert; but if you have that, you might as well have the whole set (her 2001 performance at London's Royal Opera House on her \"Vespertine\" tour is due for release soon).", "The concert itself is a testament to Bjork's talent; and unlike most of today's 'Pop Product Placement' groups, she revels in a world of improvisation and experimentation, and, above all things, seems to be having the time of her life.", "Working on her \"Homogenic\" album during the tour (an album B-side, \"I Go Humble\", appears on the playlist), Bjork performs most of her songs on \"Post\" and a few from \"Debut\" with unique spins, incorporating live instrumentation and onstage mixing in a bigger, more varied display than her later \"Cambridge\" concert.", "Standouts in the crew supporting Bjork include Yasuhiro 'Coba' Kobayahsi on the titular accordian (see \"The Anchor Song\") and, especially, Trevor Morais on drums and percussion (see \"I Miss You\").", "But the best musical ad-libber of the bunch is Bjork herself, riffing on most of her songs wonderfully.", "And it gets her and live mixer Leila Arab out of a pickle when the programming for \"Enjoy\" is bungled; the formerly aggressive, dark song (co-produced by Tricky) turns into a colder, more menacing piece, thanks to the stripped bear ambience of the sounds emmitting from Arab's mixing desk and Bjork's illuminatory vocals.", "Though there are no DVD special features whatsoever, bar the ability to skip or repeat songs at the press of a button, what remains is a shiny career highlight of the Icelandic chanteuse at her dancy, clubby best, before she got all orchestral and swoony on us.", "Brilliant." ]

[ "In a masculine dominated genre, not many ladies of hip hop were representing especially back in 1988-1989.", "Salt-N-Peppa, Sweet Tee, MC Lyte, and Roxanne Shante were a few very successful female artists.", "When Queen Latifah came onto the scene, she was unlike anything coming out at the time.", "Her mix of dancehall reggae, R and B, Jazz, House, and rappin' ability became unwordly to 1988 ears.", "Male or female, she may be the most versatile emcee to do it.", "\"All Hail The Queen\" is her shining moment which redefined emceeing as we know it.", "The opening song \"Dance For Me\" is a great example of her versatility blending jazz with upbeat swing over a melodic 45 King production.", "When the single dropped in 1989, it got many heads buzzing.", "It wasn't no one hit wonder fluke because \"All Hail The Queen\" is packed with hit material.", "\"Mama Gave the Soul children\" proved that the Queen could even step out of her comfort zone and hang with De La Souls quirky swagger.", "The beat sounds as if Prince Paul sampled an old Walt Disney record.", "To this day dancehalls swarm when \"Come Into My House\" plays and it somehow never feels dated despite the fact that house songs seems a thing from the past.", "The slow burning \"The Pro's\" is an underground club banger which finds Daddy-O tapping into his reggae roots.", "The Queen of Royal Badness proves why she deserves the limelight on songs like \"Wrath of My Madness\".", "Her commanding delivery is assertive and her braggadocio seems sincere and brazen at the same time.", "However, no other song on \"All Hail The Queen\" captures Queen Latifah's breakout moment better than on \"Ladies First\".", "It is considered the first feminist hip hop anthem.", "Monie Love and the Queen sound as one mind on this record trading righteous rhymes over a funky saxaphone melody.", "It even got props in the Source magazine as the 55th greatest hip hop song ever made.", "The album ends with two amazing reggae influenced songs in the loopy bassline of \"Princess of the Posse\" and the laid back jazz of \"Inside Out\".", "Without question, they were excellent choices for singles.", "Back in 1989, Queen Latifah was truly bringing down the house.", "She never really had another record that came close to her brilliance displayed on wax here.", "While receiving grammys and acting awards, it is shameful that her new found fanbase has overlooked this being her best work in her collection.", "This is truly an excellent record that is not to be missed." ]

[ "We have 6 horses, 3 goats, and an endless population of FLIES!!", "We've tried EVERYTHING...", "and this is by far the best product yet!", "We have been reusing the gallon container, and it collects an amazing volume of flies in just a couple of days.", "Clearly noticing less flies around the barn, on the horses, etc.", "And we like that it isn't a poison..", "so while we keep it from our dogs, it's not as much risk to them.", "We bought both the gallon and quart size containers, though found the quart lid didn't fit well.", "So highly recommend the gallon container - then simply buy the refills and watch them die by the thousands....", "maybe even tens of thousands!" ]

[ "It's absolutely great that they sell these separately.", "I prefer the Korky valves over all of the other brands/styles.", "They're very reliable, precise, and probably the quietest valve in the US market.", "The only part on them which really wears is this rubber diaphragm.", "Previously, I'd buy a replacement valve just to get the diaphragm and swap the diaphragm, tossing the rest of the new valve.", "Now I can just change the part that needs changing!", "No more emptying out the tank, worrying about water spilling on the floor, etc.", "You can change one of these with water still in the tank!", "Just turn off the water supply, disconnect the bowl fill hose, pop the plastic cover off, lift the float out of the way, 1/4 turn and you're done.", "It took longer for me to type this review than it does to swap this part out." ]

[ "I have been a long-time admirer of the musicals of Kander & Ebb, particularly \"Chicago\" and \"Cabaret\".", "With \"KOTSW,\" they are at the peak of their prowess, creating a score/lyrics of dazzling and heartbreaking brilliance.", "Vanessa Williams is astounding as Aurora/The Spider Woman -- one is reminded of the great sultry film vamps of the 30s and 40s, which Aurora obviously is.", "Williams demonstrates great expressivity in her voice, as well as an impressive range.", "Howard McGillin is a fine Molina, though in the dialogue sections he tends to come across as a bit too fey.", "His singing voice is quite good, and he absolutely triumphs with \"Dressing Them Up\", a showstopping high-camp number.", "I am anxious to acquire the OBC recording of KOTSW, simply to hear how Brent Carver approaches the role.", "Brian (soon-to-add Stokes) Mitchell is wonderful as Valentin, capturing well the anger and frustration and initial homophobia of the character, and the development of his relationship with Molina is subtle but convincing.", "Mitchell is given what I think is one of the most rousing numbers written for the musical stage, \"The Day After That\".", "There is a level of sophistication to KOTSW that seems to be a first for Kander & Ebb.", "This is not to say that they have tried and failed before, but \"Chicago\" and \"Cabaret\" didn't call for the emotional sweep which imbues KOTSW; rather, they delivered what they promised: hard, glittering scores with incisively biting lyrics.", "Particularly impressive among the songs are \"Over the Wall,\" \"Dressing Them Up,\" \"Dear One,\" \"Where You Are,\" \"Gabriel's Letter/My First Woman,\" \"Gimme Love,\" \"The Day After That,\" and \"Anything For Him.", "\"\nUltimately, the score and lyrics succeed on the two leads; Mitchell and McGillin flesh out the characters and give their relationship a complexity and believeability.", "The score builds up to what I think is the climactic number, \"Anything For Him,\" which provides the key turning point in their friendship, while maintaining the complex nature of their relationship.", "KOTSW has more than earned its place alongside \"Chicago\" and \"Cabaret\" as pinnacles in the careers of Kander & Ebb, and at the same time secures its place as a pinnacle in the genre of musical theatre overall." ]

[ "SMC's products are as great as Linksys.", "I bought this unit a month ago.", "Excellent, web based settings, make this a snap.", "True diversity with 2 antenna's.", "Encryption levels 64, and 128 WEP.", "Works up to 1800 feet.", "(Normally as the range falls, 11mbs is not sustained with the auto setting....", "..", "However SMC give the option of sustaining the 11mbs through the software...", "(this is only good if you won't be moving consistantly....", ".", ")....", "Overall, excellent product....", ".", "Remember though, protect your data and enable the 128 bit encryption at all costs, otherwise you will be transmitting free ISP in default mode....", "..." ]

[ "First of all I would like to say that HANDS DOWN, Haribo makes the best Gummi Candies.", "It's true.", "If you've ever tried another brand, you'd know and once you try Haribo, you'd never go back!", "These Haribo Gummi Candy Gold-Bears are just Bursting with Flavor!", "They are soft and chewy.", "(But not so soft that they are sticky and stick to your teeth)!", "I've loved these since I was young and now my son loves them too.", "They come in about six different flavors and each one is yummy!", "You also get a good mix of colors and flavors.", "They're a great snack and most people can eat them because they're not a \"chocolate-type candy\" where you'd have to worry about allergies.", "They arrived at my home fresh and delicious.", "Everyone that's stopped by has had the temptation to eat some.", "But, I do recommend the five pound bag over the pack of twelve.", "You get approximately a pound and a half more in the five pound bag for about.", "50 more!", "Speaking of the Five Pound Bag, the price is a true VALUE!", "These cost so much at the market or candy store at the mall per pound!", "And these are the same exact bears, but you don't have to worry if everyone has touched them or how long they've been out in the open before you came along to scoop them up in your bag!", "That's a big plus for me!", "I definitely recommend these gummi bears, they are a sweet and delicious treat and the VALUE is phenomenal!", "I will definitely be ordering more and different kinds.", "We all have our favorites!" ]

[ "This movie had only one real negative that I can think of.", "Personally, I found the profanity a bit much in some scenes.", "That is really only a minor quibble.", "I think I would have enjoyed it more on television.", "On to the positives.", "Eastwood's best film.", "Clint gives a powerful preformance.", "The running gag about Will Munny not being the man he used to be is turned heart-wrenchingly tragic in the film's most powerful scene.", "Not to give away to much but it involves the prostitute under the tree.", "The best scene in the whole film.", "The Schofield Kid is also extremely well acted.", "He manages to make his character at once humorous and infuriating.", "His confontration with Morgan Freeman over shooting a hawk is on of the film's great plot twists.", "Especially moving is the scene where Eastwood and Freeman snipe at their prey.", "The effects of violence are well realized in this movie.", "No glorification to be found here.", "Gene Hackman gives a stunning protrayal of Little Bill Daggett.", "How he manages to make him by turns hysterically funny and yet menacing I'll never know.", "He earned his Oscar.", "Extremely touching is the simple truth that for once a man changed.", "William Munny was changed by a woman and her love.", "I never found the explanation for her choice to love a man so given to violent distemper.", "I could only marvel at it.", "As I did with most of this movie." ]

[ "I have been playing the BF series for about a year now and I am not going to say anything new that the other reviewers haven't said about this game.", "If you like combat and single/multiplayer battles then you should like this game.", "As far as I know there is no other game out there right now that has the commander mode to the effect of accually commanding AI in a single player game to attack at specified locations on the map or scan the map for the ememy's location and call in artillery to hinder the ememy's advance.", "No other game right now has the squad based warfare in both sing/multi gameplay modes like Battlefield 2 has.", "This is an intovation in the new era of not only war gaming but multiplayer gaming period!", "Now I am not a big multiplayer fan simply because I find in multiplayer games there is hacking and cheating no matter if punk buster is enabled or not because there is always someone smart enough to speed hack into someones server just to many computer literate people out there not to break the rules so I tend to go solo a lot in single player.", "We'll here's the deal and I don't care what anyone say's.", "The single player server in this game can be just as challenging if not more dificult then playing online.", "Why?", "The AI is scripted depending on your level of dificulty to advance and defend they're territory as much as possible and if need be make the nesasary sacrifices to overcome their ememy.", "It's true that the map and amount of bots are to the mim.", "in single player but if you just look out there you can find mods that integrate 32 and even 64 sized maps into single player with the number of bot increased as we'll.", "This may sound great but I've been having problems with my game crashing on me when playing one of these mods so I tried setting my game spec's down a little.", "Same thing.", "Just keep in mind that even though you can get the bot and map sized increased in these mods, most likely your system won't be able to haddle it.", "Now for the system spec's....", "....", "....", "..", "this is where the game fails why?", "Because they could of used a different engine and required less memory or push on your system's processor and graphics card and still would of had decent graphics and better overall gameplay but EA took the route that most game developers do not dare.", "Why?", "They figure that even if you can't play it now you will eventually upgrade your computer in the future like most of us do and will eventually be able to play it in the years to come as technology advances at an alarming rate.", "Why does this matter you say?", "Because then they have created a much broader selling time frame than most game's that come out have.", "Due to it just being a Battlefield series type game and the popularity of these type's of games it is sure to sell years down the road.", "Look at Battlefield 42.", "it's still selling even though most of us have moved on to the BF Vietnam series pervious to this release and the Desert Combat and other mods for BF42.", "Now that's good marketing but bad for the customer because he will have to pay money and lots of it to play this game.", "I did!", "Just like most people here went out and bought the best I could afford graphics card (GF 6660 GT) and was literally let down by the games overall preformance.", "I wish I would have just kept my 5200 GF Nvidia because despite what they say on the box it does work on older graphics cards but you just can't set it much above the lowest settings.", "Who cares as long as it runs smooth right?", "So I am disapointed a little with the games preformace especially with a brand new GF 6600 card?", "Gee, maybe I should have bought the 6800?", "This is stupid.", "HL 2 and Doom 3 have 10 x better compatabilty than this game which I think they have lost a percentage of clientel at least temporarly due to the games requirements on your system until the general PC population catches up in a year or two.", "This is bad business to me but hey, they are just wanting to make a profit just like everyone else and not at your conveniance.", "So you can see I feel alittle jaded somewhat with the system requirements only because since I have been gaming I have never had any problem with any game's preformance until now even with an updated graphics card?", "This makes me think that the problem is within the game's coding and not my system itself so don't be fooled.", "Think about it.", "Let them come out with some patches before you get serious and buy this if you haven't already.", "So, if your looking for a good time on the BF like in 42 and NAM then give er' a try just be warned unless you have an AlienWare PC system, blazing processor and 2 GB's of RAM not to mention an 7800 GF graphics card, then this review doesn't apply to you at all!" ]

[ "This is a straight up, turn based RPG.", "The mechanics of the game are simple: Control up to three characters at a time (out of 5), and teach them extra skills via a sphere grid system (ala FFX).", "So if we've played FFX and PS2...", "why bother right?", "Here is the thing, I've never been one to care at all about story in an RPG.", "I could care less, but the story in this game is dark...", "way dark and religious and philosophical.", "It really darn cool.", "Also, leveling up is quick and easy.", "You're constantly learning new skills and finding out new secrets about the game.", "It has that mysterious quality about it that used to make games so compelling (like PS2 and the original Zelda).", "It uses the player's imagination to keep them playing the game...", "not flashy graphics and cg scenes.", "If you want a fun, 50+ hour rpg that will keep you enthralled and never gets boring or pointless, then this is the game for you.", "It does have a tendancy to kick you in the tail once in a while, bu that only makes it more fun!" ]

[ "Although this stuff may be strong.", "It's not that much stronger than PLA.", "Who knows what the temp is supposed to be or what settings are ideal but it just plain flat out sucks.", "Won't stick.", "Buy some ABS or something.", "Save your money.", "SEE BELOW\n\n****UPDATE****\nI tried a speed of 0.", "1. And believe it or not it actually works.", "So the printing process is slow as molasses but it's going.", "Heat about 210.", "So as long as you have the patience it should work.", "I am printing something small with a skirt and the skirt took an hour alone.", "Be patient." ]

[ "Video is very pleasing for its age....", "very sharp in some scenes & some strange grain patterns in others...", "perhaps DNR here and there.", "Audio wise DTS- MA 5.", "1 or DTS 2.", "1 Sensurround....", "....", "which either one you choose, your sub, of which I run 2, will get an ear bleeding workout, especially DTS-MA 5.", "1 ( more enveloping) but only during quake/flood scenes....", ".", "outside of that its not all that loud...", "but you can here better dialogue in the Sensurround mode.", "Absolutely SFA in extras.", "Chow Chow for Now Now." ]

[ "Why can't all companies and products be this good?", "This is a special purpose shovel.", "I don't use it as much as my Rugg Backsaver.", "I shovel a real lot of snow and when I need it, this shovel is indispensable.", "It is unique, nobody makes anything else like it.", "Pushing, scraping, and moving giant chunks of snow, it's unbeatable.", "Ergo design lets you use both arms.", "Not great for tossing snow but that's not what I have this one for.", "See the photo.", "When you get those big piles of packed snow, I chop a giant chunk of it loose with this thing.", "Then I ram the blade underneath and pry the chunk off the ground and drag it to get rid of it.", "I have moved hunks weighing at least 100 lbs, easily, like pushing a baby carriage.", "Work that would have taken hours is done in a few minutes.", "It is also great for lighter snow storms where you have a lot of area to clear.", "I push it along and all the snow gets scraped up and accumulates in the scoop.", "Then, when I get to the end of the driveway I can either lift and dump or just tilt it to unload if I have room for that.", "After a year of abusing this thing, I wore the metal edge out.", "I emailed Ames/TrueTemper.", "They sent me 4 new edges ups, a day or two, no cost at all to me.", "Couldn't be easier....", "..", "John, Massachusetts" ]

[ "I made a serious mistake in the original review.", "I've re-written it to correct that mistake.", "I complained that, in dark and/or grainy scenes, the image often broke up into a \"screen-door\" pattern of square blocks.", "This was true, but it wasn't due to a bad transfer.", "My Pioneer plasma display has a remarkable Sharpness control.", "You can turn it all the way up to 11 (15, actually), and it does //nothing// but sharpen the picture -- no overshoot or ringing, no outlining, nothing.", "It does //exactly// what it's supposed to do, without introducing side-effects.", "I therefore leave it turned all the way up.", "The problem is that some films (such as \"Highlander\") are taken from grainy or noisy sources.", "When the sharpness is turned up, the image's macrocells (look it up) become visible.", "This is the effect I was seeing.", "Reducing the Sharpness setting to a bit below the display's default returned the macrocells to invisibility.", "My apologies to the publisher, and to anyone who decided not to purchase the Blu-ray edition.", "Feel free to do so.", "This \"director's cut\" is the best version of \"Highlander\" I've seen.", "Earlier versions are missing important scenes and/or have confusing continuity.", "I wish I could give the film five stars, but it has problems.", "*\n\nThe script lacks subtlety and injects humor where it doesn't belong.", "** It largely ignores the very real likelihood of immortals becoming chronically depressed and, shall we say, farbisseneh.", "*** The fight between Ramirez (Sean Connery in a role he obviously enjoys) and The Kurgan is so implausible and overwrought that it verges on the campy.", "(Were Scottish buildings /that/ badly constructed?", ")\n\nThe animated effects are strictly for the birds -- cheap, cheap, cheap -- and the make-up even cheaper.", "When the decrepit Heather is about to die in McLeod's arms, the only way we know she's old is that she's wearing an off-white fright wig.", "Her makeup comprises darkish circles under the eyes and off-color rouge.", "The budget apparently didn't justify a bottle of rubber cement to wrinkle her face.", "The sound quality, of both dialog and music, is poor, probably from a print's soundtrack, rather than the magnetic masters.", "The transfer might just as well have been compressed Dolby Digital.", "Queen's songs add exactly nothing, and notably detract from the mood.", "Russell Mulcahy is an excellent director of action sequences, but the film's overall tone is uncomfortably reminiscent of -- yes, \"The Terminator\".", "I doubt there was any conscious copying, but one might very well believe \"Highlander\" was directed by James Cameron on an off day.", "Oddly, the principal characters of both films are named \"Connor\".", "Despite these qualifications, \"Highlander\" is a generally entertaining film, even for a non-fanboy such as myself.", "(The TV series was markedly superior, but that's another issue.", ")\n\n* On a four-star scale, I'd give it 2.", "5. Unfortunately, Amazon's 3-star rating is a negative rating, and \"Highlander\" is good enough not to deserve it.", "** It's not clear whether the police officer asking McLeod if he's an \"antique dealer\" is meant to be funny.", "(The correct term is \"antiques\".", ") McLeod is, of course, a living antique.", "*** At the end we're told (rather than shown) McLeod has acquired powers that would enable him to help humanity.", "This might have made a superior sequel that didn't repeat the original." ]

[ "I purchased this for my son's girlfriend and I'm so happy she grew to like this.", "It's perfect for her because she is new to Retinol.", "It did like it should with a good retinol have a mild burning sensation which once she used several times it went away.", "She went through a little peeling process and I don't mean her whole face just areas that are dry is where it peeled which that too is normal for some.", "After I noticed her face was clear,smooth and healthy looking.", "What a difference this has made.", "I'm so greatful to the sellers here on Amazon that are able to offer this at an affordable price to customers.", "I never question the Authenticity of their products because I have used some products for years and after comparing them to the ones I purchased at my dermatologist I found the two are exactly the same.", "Only difference is the price.", "Lucky for us the's sellers can buy in bulk and sell to use much cheaper.", "will buy the stronger percentage for her once this bottle is gone." ]

[ "Aw, man.", "I knew from the moment the two lead characters, Anya and Sebastian, got together they were going to set the night on fire.", "You know, I'm a very big fan of erotica in alot of forms and I tend to like very taboo and fantasy scenarios like this sci-fi erotica, but I have to say that outside of the promise of the hot scenes later on in the story, the story itself was just outright captivating.", "I don't like giving away significant plots of the story when I give a review, but just to give you an overall idea what its about - this book tells the story about a woman (Anya) who stows away on a demon captian's (Sebastian's) ship with the intent to escape her life in captivity on another ship.", "En route, Anya develops close relationships with the ship's crew and a particularly intense one with the erotic demon captain himself.", "I found Sebastian's character so intoxicating.", "I'm kind of weird so I found his people's \"mating\" ritual very arousing.", "I don't want to give it away, but Ms.", "Fay did a very good job conveying the intensity of this sexy demon's fixation with Anya and in the end, Sebastian's feelings were very reciprocated from Anya.", "But don't mistake my enthusiasm for the story being very flat or as another reviewer had put it \"one-dimensional\".", "The book was about so much more than Anya and Sebastian's deepening relationship.", "Anya was discovering things about herself along the way and she was learning how to live in general.", "After the past couple of centuries being a slave for a sadistic captain who was exploiting her natural gifts of using her own energy to power his ship in more advance ways, Anya had a lot to learn in general about living free.", "It is no coincidence that this story - so far - doesn't have any one-star reviews.", "There wasn't a dull moment in this story from beginning to end.", "However, if I have one complaint - it is only that it ended sort of abruptly.", "But it's all good.", "I can't wait to read the second story Demon Slave which tells the story of what happens to one of the support characters (Marik) after this story when he winds up in a rather unfortunate predicament that occured in this one.", "But the ending of this story also seems to suggest maybe even a third Shadow Quest story involving Cale, Sebastian's brother, when after some harrowing revelations they discover one of Anya's relatives is residing right here on our very home, Earth.", "I sure hope Ms.", "Fay isn't teasing us and that is the case.", "I'd love to read a separate story about Cale, who might be even more arousing to read about than Sebastian." ]

[ "Do you share the same values as your neighbor?", "That's 'The American Question'\nevident would you and your neighbors see eye to eye?", "That ’ s the question \" The American Question \" ( produced by Guy Seemann and directed by James Kicklighter ) is intended to answer when it hits the festival circuit this year.", "The documentary film challenges Americans to stop blaming others about the current social and political climate and to question how their own decisions and actions shape the country.", "The film has taken Seemann and Kicklighter around the nation to ask questions about family money and civics with the objective of getting viewers to consider whether divisions in our society stem from group dynamics or if we ' re all part of the problem as individuals.", "In a series of interviews the film features dozens of Americans from across political economic and social spectrums.", "A teaser for the production was released in November 2017.", "From director James Kicklighter and political scientist Guy Seemann comes the story of a values crisis in America the start of a national conversation about the effort to re - estab...", "From director James Kicklighter and political scientist Guy Seemann comes the story of a values crisis in America the start of a national conversation about the effort to re - estab...", "SEE MORE VIDEOS “ American values are written down in the founding documents : the Constitution Declaration of Independence ” Seemann said.", "“ Those values — concepts of opportunity and equality different types of freedoms concepts of hard work and the American dream … those are concepts they defined then and we still talk about today.", "Now the real question is how are people defining those values for themselves today?", "Are they defining them in the context that the founders had or are people redefining them to the point where they see someone else as an enemy of those values?", "” People exist now in their own bubbles of isolation where it ’ s much easier for folks to peg others as enemies because “ we ’ re only listening to things finding things and sharing things that only substantiate what we already believe ” Kicklighter said.", "To break out of these bubbles the duo believe the majority of Americans need to agree and adhere to a baseline of values they think are the same as those of their neighbors.", "“ The American Question ” is that wake - up call to the country said Seemann — a “ cautionary tale ” to the masses to not regress but to progress.", "Kicklighter and Seemann use values as the foundation that joins individuals and community together.", "Less individual mindset more connection.", "Less division more community.", "“ Once you agree that you share the same value system with your neighbor that ’ s when you actually see progress that ’ s when you have mutual respect and the community comes back together ” Seemann said.", "“ If you can convince people this is a national concept that everyone is pretty much in the same boat — that ’ s when you won ’ t want to be in your own bubble.", "You will challenge your own perspective and negative viewpoints.", "” The documentary team doesn ’ t consider its film revolutionary.", "Seemann and Kicklighter said academics like Robert Putnam author of “ Bowling Alone ” and Charles Murray author of “ Coming Apart ” have been foreshadowing the current political and social climate for years but Kicklighter and Seeman are making a film with the hope that it will reach more eyes.", "After the film is completed this year the pair would like a theatrical release in smaller locales as well as larger ones.", "The goal is to have enough of an impact by melding data and emotion to start a national conversation Seemann and Kicklighter said.", "“ It is really tough to get more than 300 million people pointed in one direction and on the same page but the value system continues to push us in the right direction ” Seemann said.", "“ We want people to recognize ( what needs to be done ): Secure the founding values execute them more properly.", "We all need to believe in this concept of freedom and equality for everyone to move forward — we ’ ve been doing it incrementally for hundreds of years so let ’ s keep pushing.", "” Kicklighter agrees.", "“ If you push the needle a little bit that can make a positive impact on society ” he said.", "“ My hope with this film is to give the audience an opportunity to maybe change the way their thought process is ( just an inch ) so they can hear someone else.", "” drockett @ chicagotribune.", "com Twitter @ DarcelTribune Related : ' Unrest ' puts spotlight on disease that affects millions including Riverside girl 12 » After traveling around U.", "S.", "on $ 5 a day ' Kindness Diaries ' author returning to Chicago » She persisted : 17 moments of women ' s empowerment in 2017 » The new year brings new opportunities new adventures and new movies.", "For all you \" read the book first \" types we ' ve rounded up some films to be released in 2018 that are based on novels." ]

[ "My son got this toy when he was six months old and has been playing with it daily for three months.", "He has loved all of the peek-a-blocks we own and the blocks that come with the giraffe are no different.", "They all make noise.", "The alligator and panda rattle, the parrot has a bell, the monkey rocks back and forth and the zebra has a dial to turn so it makes a clicking sound.", "This dial is very difficult to turn though and my son is not able to do it.", "The giraffe itself is quite simple.", "Dropping the blocks down its neck results in a button being pressed and some music playing.", "A trap door at the bottom can be left open for the blocks to fall through or closed to keep the blocks in the neck for storage.", "Blocks can also be stacked on the giraffe's back and the head of the girrafe has a handle.", "My son can easily open and close the trap door, he's figured out how to drop the blocks in the hole on the head, he likes to poke his fingers through the square openings along the neck, but his favorite thing to do is lift and carry the giraffe by its handle.", "Overall, it's a plain toy, but it is a lot of fun for my boy." ]