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A child was missing. Beth's guilty almost damage her marriage, abandon her career and neglect other children. Finally she get over it and luckily to find her boy after 9 years. It was supposed to be a humanity and very touching drama. The biological family want him back, I can feel it. But they don't have to cut him off from George. The good man adopted Sam and brought him up as his own. Have some empathy, the kid love him. He's a friend not an enemy. Why don't they try negotiate to share Sam's custody, 3 days a week or something, be friends with George. They all live in the same community after all.
For they treat George so mean, I don't feel the story convincible. | 1 | neutral | [
"A child was missing.",
"Beth's guilty almost damage her marriage, abandon her career and neglect other children.",
"Finally she get over it and luckily to find her boy after 9 years.",
"It was supposed to be a humanity and very touching drama.",
"The biological family want him back, I can feel it.",
"But they don't have to cut him off from George.",
"The good man adopted Sam and brought him up as his own.",
"Have some empathy, the kid love him.",
"He's a friend not an enemy.",
"Why don't they try negotiate to share Sam's custody, 3 days a week or something, be friends with George.",
"They all live in the same community after all.",
"For they treat George so mean, I don't feel the story convincible."
] |
Something about Motown that causes their groups and artists to disappear without further notice. Could it be the fact that they never promote their artists? Anyway that's a shame because many good Motown artists such as Subway never got their fair chance. I listened to this album a lot when it first came out
( back then I bought the cassette ). I haven't listened to it since 95' and the only song I remember is " This Little Game We Play " with 702 which was the ultimate jam back then. It put 702 on the map and showed promise for Subway. Unfortunately they didn't get the exposure they deserved and fizzled before they got a chance to sizzle. The group had talent but through the years this album became forgotten. Oh well, long live the 90's. I recommend this for lovers of New Jack Swing and 90's R&B, or just fans of this group alone. | 1 | neutral | [
"Something about Motown that causes their groups and artists to disappear without further notice.",
"Could it be the fact that they never promote their artists?",
"Anyway that's a shame because many good Motown artists such as Subway never got their fair chance.",
"I listened to this album a lot when it first came out\n\n( back then I bought the cassette ).",
"I haven't listened to it since 95' and the only song I remember is \" This Little Game We Play \" with 702 which was the ultimate jam back then.",
"It put 702 on the map and showed promise for Subway.",
"Unfortunately they didn't get the exposure they deserved and fizzled before they got a chance to sizzle.",
"The group had talent but through the years this album became forgotten.",
"Oh well, long live the 90's.",
"I recommend this for lovers of New Jack Swing and 90's R&B, or just fans of this group alone."
] |
Well Sega has finally decided to add a kunoichi to the Shinobi line-up roster. The sequel to the PS2 Shinobi, stars a female ninja by the name of Hibana who is practically assigned to rid the streets of Japan from corruption (majority of the game's plot takes place in Tokyo). Later on in the adventure, the heroine is faced with the luggage of the entire fate of the world resting in her hands. Like the ps2 Shinobi, a majority of skill relies heavily on derailing from building to building hacking and slashing practically whatever moves at you (actually the player is also able to destroy non-moving objects such as tables and boxes for SPECIAL items). PS2 Shinobi was criticized for having bad camera angles and super frustrating battle sequences. Though Sega managed to tone down the level of confusion within battle, the sequel still has the stiff feeling of it's counter-part as if it's unfinished in some areas. Here are list of major Pro's and Neg's Nightshade contains:
PRO'S
-Nonstop moving ninja action. Fans of sidescrollers will be pleased to know that Nightshade is a face-paced moving action game all the way.
-Splendid Dialogue. The voice acting in Nightshade is excellent to say the least impressive. Hibana's voice is especially well acted.
-Excellent Soundtrack. The uptempo music helps maintain the fast-paced action of the game and keep the player moving.
-Unlockable Secrets. Nightshade has a ton of unlockables to obatin by completing stages and collecting coins to use to purchase hidden characters, pictures to add to the game gallery, etc., adding replay value. In fact, the player is allowed to replay a stage if they choose in order to try and retrace their footsteps to some coins to which they may have missed prior to completing that stage.
-Combo Chain Animations. The addition Sega implemented with the way Hibana stands and taunts after juggling a handfull of enemies as they spew to shreds is amazing. This feature is especially neat when executed in the air.
NEG'S
-Superfrustrating boss encounters. Instead of standard one on one battles when fighting bosses, the player is not only forced to focus on that boss, but is also forced to handle off a indefinite amount of regular enemies as well. This especially gets frustrating when encountered by a tough boss.
-Low Enemy Variety. Most of the game is spent fighting off the same flying machine gunners and rocket launcer shooters. Making the latter parts of the game feel very repetitive and tedious. If only a larger variety of different types of enemies were implemented....
-Poor Target System. The target system isn't very effective since it mainly focuses on one enemy at a time rather than several, unless being used to throw a shuriken from a distance at an enemy. This feature is mainly useful on boss encounters.
-Annoying Camera Angles. Though the player can rotate the camera when and how they choose, at some times it seems as though the camera just doesn't want to stay put in the area/angle to which the player triggers it, wandering to an angle to which the player doesn't desire it to be. Especially frustrating in boss encounters, resulting in numerous deaths.
-Mediocre Graphics. While not necessarily bad, the graphics are nowhere near PS2 standards, and could and should be MUCH better. The shadowings are also sub-bar as well, with just a simple dark circle remaining under characters and objects.
Nightshade is a great action game. A needed breath of fresh air to the elusive variety of ninja action games for the ps2. It's just not as polished and hyped up to what it was said and expected to be. By no means a failure. Worth giving a try. | 1 | neutral | [
"Well Sega has finally decided to add a kunoichi to the Shinobi line-up roster.",
"The sequel to the PS2 Shinobi, stars a female ninja by the name of Hibana who is practically assigned to rid the streets of Japan from corruption (majority of the game's plot takes place in Tokyo).",
"Later on in the adventure, the heroine is faced with the luggage of the entire fate of the world resting in her hands.",
"Like the ps2 Shinobi, a majority of skill relies heavily on derailing from building to building hacking and slashing practically whatever moves at you (actually the player is also able to destroy non-moving objects such as tables and boxes for SPECIAL items).",
"PS2 Shinobi was criticized for having bad camera angles and super frustrating battle sequences.",
"Though Sega managed to tone down the level of confusion within battle, the sequel still has the stiff feeling of it's counter-part as if it's unfinished in some areas.",
"Here are list of major Pro's and Neg's Nightshade contains:\nPRO'S\n-Nonstop moving ninja action.",
"Fans of sidescrollers will be pleased to know that Nightshade is a face-paced moving action game all the way.",
"-Splendid Dialogue.",
"The voice acting in Nightshade is excellent to say the least impressive.",
"Hibana's voice is especially well acted.",
"-Excellent Soundtrack.",
"The uptempo music helps maintain the fast-paced action of the game and keep the player moving.",
"-Unlockable Secrets.",
"Nightshade has a ton of unlockables to obatin by completing stages and collecting coins to use to purchase hidden characters, pictures to add to the game gallery, etc.",
", adding replay value.",
"In fact, the player is allowed to replay a stage if they choose in order to try and retrace their footsteps to some coins to which they may have missed prior to completing that stage.",
"-Combo Chain Animations.",
"The addition Sega implemented with the way Hibana stands and taunts after juggling a handfull of enemies as they spew to shreds is amazing.",
"This feature is especially neat when executed in the air.",
"NEG'S\n-Superfrustrating boss encounters.",
"Instead of standard one on one battles when fighting bosses, the player is not only forced to focus on that boss, but is also forced to handle off a indefinite amount of regular enemies as well.",
"This especially gets frustrating when encountered by a tough boss.",
"-Low Enemy Variety.",
"Most of the game is spent fighting off the same flying machine gunners and rocket launcer shooters.",
"Making the latter parts of the game feel very repetitive and tedious.",
"If only a larger variety of different types of enemies were implemented....",
"-Poor Target System.",
"The target system isn't very effective since it mainly focuses on one enemy at a time rather than several, unless being used to throw a shuriken from a distance at an enemy.",
"This feature is mainly useful on boss encounters.",
"-Annoying Camera Angles.",
"Though the player can rotate the camera when and how they choose, at some times it seems as though the camera just doesn't want to stay put in the area/angle to which the player triggers it, wandering to an angle to which the player doesn't desire it to be.",
"Especially frustrating in boss encounters, resulting in numerous deaths.",
"-Mediocre Graphics.",
"While not necessarily bad, the graphics are nowhere near PS2 standards, and could and should be MUCH better.",
"The shadowings are also sub-bar as well, with just a simple dark circle remaining under characters and objects.",
"Nightshade is a great action game.",
"A needed breath of fresh air to the elusive variety of ninja action games for the ps2.",
"It's just not as polished and hyped up to what it was said and expected to be.",
"By no means a failure.",
"Worth giving a try."
] |
Many of the 'bad' reviews given to this book have a point. Mere Christianity is over-simplistic and does have it's logical flaws. Appealing to a 'common morality' among all people is simply too problematic to be useful as a apologetic. He has certainly written better books (see 'The Abolition of Man').
That said, there are redeeming qualities to the book. Overall, it is smart and educated. Not all of the arguments Lewis uses are so problematic as the aforementioned. And it certainly cannot be dismissed as quickly as some have (after 5 chapters in one case apparently). This is a book that should be treated seriously, for there is much to give thought to.
In the end, there are better books of Christian apologetics. G.K. Chesterson's Orthodoxy being one of the best. | 1 | neutral | [
"Many of the 'bad' reviews given to this book have a point.",
"Mere Christianity is over-simplistic and does have it's logical flaws.",
"Appealing to a 'common morality' among all people is simply too problematic to be useful as a apologetic.",
"He has certainly written better books (see 'The Abolition of Man').",
"That said, there are redeeming qualities to the book.",
"Overall, it is smart and educated.",
"Not all of the arguments Lewis uses are so problematic as the aforementioned.",
"And it certainly cannot be dismissed as quickly as some have (after 5 chapters in one case apparently).",
"This is a book that should be treated seriously, for there is much to give thought to.",
"In the end, there are better books of Christian apologetics.",
"G.",
"K. Chesterson's Orthodoxy being one of the best."
] |
MUSIC: 5 stars, sound-quality: 5 PRODUCTION: .5
Over 100 songs in bootleg-form ARRIVED from these epic 1967 sessions, songs which caused Eric Clapton to "change his life," and change his band, songs which served to memorialize the first pure demand & awing purity of the music-living-public of the late 1960s, songs which They The People named as the "Great White Wonder," for the plain white cover of this bootlegged LP showing up in hundreds of little record stores across America. That bright white cover became a metaphor for people taking music as seriously as life and death, shelving careers and the so-called real world, and staying up all night and partying in parking lots & on sidewalks while awaiting a rock-concert or a new record-release; They The People were sexing-it-up, dancing, doping, traveling, above all, living fully and wildly.
It was not so much a COUNTER-CULTURE, as a Euphoria-Culture, and as well, a COUNTER-Enslavement-Culture; bootlegs like the Basement Tapes were not merely its soundtrack but its basis, as music meant more to more people than ever before.
This culture has been bartered dead, frittered away by pettiness, by sickly greed, hysterics, spite of matronly moralizers, and of these 135 songs, some half-dead businessman, or eunuch-"person," (as equal opportunity numbness reigns) smugly decided we get "24 songs." Good going record labels. Learn to sell records & get at least greed right. There are TWELVE TO FIFTEEN cds in the REAL, bootleg editions of these "Basement Tapes." After 40 years the philistines serving us music have still left most this masterpiece to be bootlegged: wasting tax-payer dollars with the FBI ordered to hunt down bootleggers reacting to pure market-demand, a thing doomed in this monopoly of idiocy. The Great White Washout, The Great White Hope/lessness, The Great White Wonder of Wasn't.
Here are some songs, EACH ONE left off the legal version, some representing the best work done by either Dylan or the BAND: "Spanish is the Language of Love." This is simply one of the greatest songs celebrating sexual love ever created. Other great songs: "Folsome Prison Blues" "People Get Ready" "Instrumental Jams" " "Bourbon St" "I'm Guilty of Loving You" "I Forgot to Remeber to Forget" "900 Miles" "Under Control" "You Win Again" "Big Flood" "Allen Ginsberg" "All You Have to Do Is Dream #s 1,2,3 et al" "Lock Yr Door" ""Try Me" "Rock Salt Nails" "I don't Hurt Anymore" ET AL: folks do you think that commerce-cretins who lack any strains of a soul should have to power to deny us these songs and this legacy?
I don't. Nationalize the archives, seize the material and put it out so it doesn't mold-over in some billionaire's basement.
What songs are out legally are great. Everyone needs to know, for example, that multiple versions exist even legally released between albums The Band's BIG PINK, and this legal edition of the BASEMENT TAPES: Bob Dylan sings "Tears of Rage" here, but on Big Pink, it's apparently The Band's Danko singing the song. This anarchic method of creation makes the sessions great: members recorded different versions & takes of the same song, with differing singers, guitar-treatments, melodic push/pull. These are the speciations forming great art. Upto 13 cds of the Dylan/Band sessions--some people claim more--have been printed on bootleg record-labels. These indomitable, unstoppable, lively bootlegs represent the still-not-attenuated assertion of liberty, a mortal, last-minute left-hook thrown hard by a people still convinced they have a right to their joy & celebrations, and that the Blob-Bushes, the rabid-Ralph Reeds, & all Ahmet Erteguns are just plain wrong & black-mamba vile. The real, bootleg'd Basement Tapes are works of genius; these mere 2 cds could never show so: the many versions of "TOO MUCH OF NOTHING," each beautifully unique & on varied bootlegs, do NOT appear on this collection. You get just one. Alas, TOO much of nothing. Perhaps Robbie-Rob might Remedy this too much of lacking.
This legal collection DOES have excellent sound quality. Given the sources, that's quite a commendable result.
But O Record Labels: it's been 40 years: put out the whole thing. It's late. Tapes are disintegrating. People are dying. Many don't have health-care: at least let them die in sublimity-song. While you're at it, box-set ALL THE STONES TOURS for especially 1969, & 66-77. As well, no-one would ever know from existing CDs that Mr. Clapton & his CREAM rivaled Jimi, esp. in years 66, 67; the bootleg soundboard of CREAM Detroit 10-15-67 justifies the graffiti titling him "GOD." NSU goes an epic 20 minutes. The petty amount of CREAM material we have is so sickeningly small it proves Marx wrong & De Sade right (at least via Karl Abraham's retentive sadism). Back to Mr. Dylan/Band: where are all the tapes/films from 1974, then 1975-6 Rolling Thunder Review tours? The live albums? One cd set is "too much of nothing"... THE TAPES ARE JUST ROTTING: IF YOU CAN'T DECIDE HOW TO SELL THEM, GIVE THEM AWAY, you puffy puerile scrooges. PEACE. (ps: when I phoned ABKO records & told A & R that the 2010 GET YER YAYAS was STILL cut in the epic Sympathy for the Devil, she said "really? I didn't know that..what do you mean") Write your local record CEO. | 1 | neutral | [
"MUSIC: 5 stars, sound-quality: 5 PRODUCTION:.",
"5\n\nOver 100 songs in bootleg-form ARRIVED from these epic 1967 sessions, songs which caused Eric Clapton to \"change his life,\" and change his band, songs which served to memorialize the first pure demand & awing purity of the music-living-public of the late 1960s, songs which They The People named as the \"Great White Wonder,\" for the plain white cover of this bootlegged LP showing up in hundreds of little record stores across America.",
"That bright white cover became a metaphor for people taking music as seriously as life and death, shelving careers and the so-called real world, and staying up all night and partying in parking lots & on sidewalks while awaiting a rock-concert or a new record-release; They The People were sexing-it-up, dancing, doping, traveling, above all, living fully and wildly.",
"It was not so much a COUNTER-CULTURE, as a Euphoria-Culture, and as well, a COUNTER-Enslavement-Culture; bootlegs like the Basement Tapes were not merely its soundtrack but its basis, as music meant more to more people than ever before.",
"This culture has been bartered dead, frittered away by pettiness, by sickly greed, hysterics, spite of matronly moralizers, and of these 135 songs, some half-dead businessman, or eunuch-\"person,\" (as equal opportunity numbness reigns) smugly decided we get \"24 songs.",
"\" Good going record labels.",
"Learn to sell records & get at least greed right.",
"There are TWELVE TO FIFTEEN cds in the REAL, bootleg editions of these \"Basement Tapes.",
"\" After 40 years the philistines serving us music have still left most this masterpiece to be bootlegged: wasting tax-payer dollars with the FBI ordered to hunt down bootleggers reacting to pure market-demand, a thing doomed in this monopoly of idiocy.",
"The Great White Washout, The Great White Hope/lessness, The Great White Wonder of Wasn't.",
"Here are some songs, EACH ONE left off the legal version, some representing the best work done by either Dylan or the BAND: \"Spanish is the Language of Love.",
"\" This is simply one of the greatest songs celebrating sexual love ever created.",
"Other great songs: \"Folsome Prison Blues\" \"People Get Ready\" \"Instrumental Jams\" \" \"Bourbon St\" \"I'm Guilty of Loving You\" \"I Forgot to Remeber to Forget\" \"900 Miles\" \"Under Control\" \"You Win Again\" \"Big Flood\" \"Allen Ginsberg\" \"All You Have to Do Is Dream #s 1,2,3 et al\" \"Lock Yr Door\" \"\"Try Me\" \"Rock Salt Nails\" \"I don't Hurt Anymore\" ET AL: folks do you think that commerce-cretins who lack any strains of a soul should have to power to deny us these songs and this legacy?",
"I don't.",
"Nationalize the archives, seize the material and put it out so it doesn't mold-over in some billionaire's basement.",
"What songs are out legally are great.",
"Everyone needs to know, for example, that multiple versions exist even legally released between albums The Band's BIG PINK, and this legal edition of the BASEMENT TAPES: Bob Dylan sings \"Tears of Rage\" here, but on Big Pink, it's apparently The Band's Danko singing the song.",
"This anarchic method of creation makes the sessions great: members recorded different versions & takes of the same song, with differing singers, guitar-treatments, melodic push/pull.",
"These are the speciations forming great art.",
"Upto 13 cds of the Dylan/Band sessions--some people claim more--have been printed on bootleg record-labels.",
"These indomitable, unstoppable, lively bootlegs represent the still-not-attenuated assertion of liberty, a mortal, last-minute left-hook thrown hard by a people still convinced they have a right to their joy & celebrations, and that the Blob-Bushes, the rabid-Ralph Reeds, & all Ahmet Erteguns are just plain wrong & black-mamba vile.",
"The real, bootleg'd Basement Tapes are works of genius; these mere 2 cds could never show so: the many versions of \"TOO MUCH OF NOTHING,\" each beautifully unique & on varied bootlegs, do NOT appear on this collection.",
"You get just one.",
"Alas, TOO much of nothing.",
"Perhaps Robbie-Rob might Remedy this too much of lacking.",
"This legal collection DOES have excellent sound quality.",
"Given the sources, that's quite a commendable result.",
"But O Record Labels: it's been 40 years: put out the whole thing.",
"It's late.",
"Tapes are disintegrating.",
"People are dying.",
"Many don't have health-care: at least let them die in sublimity-song.",
"While you're at it, box-set ALL THE STONES TOURS for especially 1969, & 66-77.",
"As well, no-one would ever know from existing CDs that Mr.",
"Clapton & his CREAM rivaled Jimi, esp.",
"in years 66, 67; the bootleg soundboard of CREAM Detroit 10-15-67 justifies the graffiti titling him \"GOD.",
"\" NSU goes an epic 20 minutes.",
"The petty amount of CREAM material we have is so sickeningly small it proves Marx wrong & De Sade right (at least via Karl Abraham's retentive sadism).",
"Back to Mr.",
"Dylan/Band: where are all the tapes/films from 1974, then 1975-6 Rolling Thunder Review tours?",
"The live albums?",
"One cd set is \"too much of nothing\"...",
"THE TAPES ARE JUST ROTTING: IF YOU CAN'T DECIDE HOW TO SELL THEM, GIVE THEM AWAY, you puffy puerile scrooges.",
"PEACE.",
"(ps: when I phoned ABKO records & told A & R that the 2010 GET YER YAYAS was STILL cut in the epic Sympathy for the Devil, she said \"really?",
"I didn't know that..",
"what do you mean\") Write your local record CEO."
] |
This radio is small and simple to use. The mic is a good size and weight, but the shape of it does leave something to be desired. It has very loud audio out of the small built in speaker, but the volume control can be a little sensitive and hard to fine tune. One one setting it can be too quiet and as you try to move it just a small amount, you get a large increase in volume. The squelch seems to work well which is a good thing since the sensitivity of the radio is not adjustable (no RF gain adjustment). One thing that is nice about this radio is that it offers a public address feature (PA) which you don't always see in radios at this price point.
In my opinion, for the money, the Uniden PRO510XL is a better value. It is a more refined radio with a slightly smaller footprint and an adjustable automatic noise limiter (ANL). The 510 does however lack a PA feature, so if that is important to you at this price point, the 505 would be better. This radio is small and simple and would make a good beat around radio for switching in and out of vehicles or as a loaner for friends or road trips. If you are looking for more features you will need to step up a few more dollars, potentially even twice as much to get more. This radio is a fine value for the money, but I think you would be selling yourself short if you didn't at least look at the 510 before you made your final decision. | 1 | neutral | [
"This radio is small and simple to use.",
"The mic is a good size and weight, but the shape of it does leave something to be desired.",
"It has very loud audio out of the small built in speaker, but the volume control can be a little sensitive and hard to fine tune.",
"One one setting it can be too quiet and as you try to move it just a small amount, you get a large increase in volume.",
"The squelch seems to work well which is a good thing since the sensitivity of the radio is not adjustable (no RF gain adjustment).",
"One thing that is nice about this radio is that it offers a public address feature (PA) which you don't always see in radios at this price point.",
"In my opinion, for the money, the Uniden PRO510XL is a better value.",
"It is a more refined radio with a slightly smaller footprint and an adjustable automatic noise limiter (ANL).",
"The 510 does however lack a PA feature, so if that is important to you at this price point, the 505 would be better.",
"This radio is small and simple and would make a good beat around radio for switching in and out of vehicles or as a loaner for friends or road trips.",
"If you are looking for more features you will need to step up a few more dollars, potentially even twice as much to get more.",
"This radio is a fine value for the money, but I think you would be selling yourself short if you didn't at least look at the 510 before you made your final decision."
] |
This is the book that started it all. I was recently reorganizing my books and ran across a copy of the original version. I decided to reread it and was really a little dissappointed. I remember reading this back in the 80's and being quite impressed with it.
So why was I not impressed with it twenty years later? Well, a few reasons. Back in the 80's, we bought our books at a place called a book store. There, you could actually thumb through the book before buying it. So, you could easily see that there wasn't much content. The book is 112 pages, but could have easily fit on half that number. Ah, the magic of formatting. Today, we buy our books online and cannot see that we are dupped into believing there is more content than what is actually here.
Also, the basic concept here revolves around 3 simple principles, 1 minute goal setting, 1 minute praising and 1 minute reprimanding. There you have it. Don't get me wrong, this is great stuff to know and live by, but by today's standards, this is simply not enough content to warrant the price.
If you haven't read this book, by all means, get a copy. But don't pay $14.95 for it. It's easy enough to find a nice used copy for a couple of dollars. | 1 | neutral | [
"This is the book that started it all.",
"I was recently reorganizing my books and ran across a copy of the original version.",
"I decided to reread it and was really a little dissappointed.",
"I remember reading this back in the 80's and being quite impressed with it.",
"So why was I not impressed with it twenty years later?",
"Well, a few reasons.",
"Back in the 80's, we bought our books at a place called a book store.",
"There, you could actually thumb through the book before buying it.",
"So, you could easily see that there wasn't much content.",
"The book is 112 pages, but could have easily fit on half that number.",
"Ah, the magic of formatting.",
"Today, we buy our books online and cannot see that we are dupped into believing there is more content than what is actually here.",
"Also, the basic concept here revolves around 3 simple principles, 1 minute goal setting, 1 minute praising and 1 minute reprimanding.",
"There you have it.",
"Don't get me wrong, this is great stuff to know and live by, but by today's standards, this is simply not enough content to warrant the price.",
"If you haven't read this book, by all means, get a copy.",
"But don't pay $14.",
"95 for it.",
"It's easy enough to find a nice used copy for a couple of dollars."
] |
I have very mixed feelings about this CD. The musical support provided by Lowell George, other membrs of Little Feat and the Meters are simply stunning. The keyboard parts stand out very much and the drumming is very funky. The best song by far is the title track. What a cool groove.
Outside is another strong track. Whereas I like Sailing Shoes, it just does not compare to the Little Feat version. It all starts with the vocals. Robert Palmer just can not compare to Lowell George on this track.
AS a matter of fact, Robert Palmers vocals are erratic on this CD. He's very good on the title track, Outside and decent on a couple of others. However, that last song, Throught It All With You, Mr. Palmer just sounds like he is grunting and does not rise above the solid backing unit.
Also many of the songs do not have solid hooks. Robert Palmer would go on to record more solid hook driven songs later in his career. On this CD, it is very hit and miss.
Basically the style is good but the substance is not there full time yet. | 1 | neutral | [
"I have very mixed feelings about this CD.",
"The musical support provided by Lowell George, other membrs of Little Feat and the Meters are simply stunning.",
"The keyboard parts stand out very much and the drumming is very funky.",
"The best song by far is the title track.",
"What a cool groove.",
"Outside is another strong track.",
"Whereas I like Sailing Shoes, it just does not compare to the Little Feat version.",
"It all starts with the vocals.",
"Robert Palmer just can not compare to Lowell George on this track.",
"AS a matter of fact, Robert Palmers vocals are erratic on this CD.",
"He's very good on the title track, Outside and decent on a couple of others.",
"However, that last song, Throught It All With You, Mr.",
"Palmer just sounds like he is grunting and does not rise above the solid backing unit.",
"Also many of the songs do not have solid hooks.",
"Robert Palmer would go on to record more solid hook driven songs later in his career.",
"On this CD, it is very hit and miss.",
"Basically the style is good but the substance is not there full time yet."
] |
Anybody reading this has probably already seen the movie, but...
This is a fun little movie based around 3 guys in their mid-twenties who innocently choose to pursue a life of crime out of sheer boredom.
Owen Wilson is brilliant as Dignan...an insecure character with a strong desire to be a criminal mastermind. He recruits his best friend Anthony (Luke Wilson) to be his right hand man and take down some scores together. Bob joins the "gang" as the getaway driver, which makes sense since he is the only one with a car.
I would consider this an Owen Wilson movie moreso than a Wes Anderson film because Owen carries this movie in every scene. Any scene without Dignan tends to drag along (the whole Anthony/Ines relationship really slows down the flow).
I give this 4 STARS minus one for the bare bones DVD. No commentary, no deleted scenes, we don't even get to see the original short film version of Bottle Rocket that was shopped around and eventually led to the feature length.
I would bet money that the Criterion Collection picks this DVD up and re-releases it properly. Hold out if you can... | 1 | neutral | [
"Anybody reading this has probably already seen the movie, but...",
"This is a fun little movie based around 3 guys in their mid-twenties who innocently choose to pursue a life of crime out of sheer boredom.",
"Owen Wilson is brilliant as Dignan...",
"an insecure character with a strong desire to be a criminal mastermind.",
"He recruits his best friend Anthony (Luke Wilson) to be his right hand man and take down some scores together.",
"Bob joins the \"gang\" as the getaway driver, which makes sense since he is the only one with a car.",
"I would consider this an Owen Wilson movie moreso than a Wes Anderson film because Owen carries this movie in every scene.",
"Any scene without Dignan tends to drag along (the whole Anthony/Ines relationship really slows down the flow).",
"I give this 4 STARS minus one for the bare bones DVD.",
"No commentary, no deleted scenes, we don't even get to see the original short film version of Bottle Rocket that was shopped around and eventually led to the feature length.",
"I would bet money that the Criterion Collection picks this DVD up and re-releases it properly.",
"Hold out if you can..."
] |
Just wanted to let you guys in on a little secret I discovered:
Way back when this album came out (and I was 13), there was a lot of talk in the media about bands using "backwards masking" - the technique of putting backwards messages into music - to send secret subversive messages to their listeners. The Religious Right/Southern Baptists made a HUGE deal out of this (of course), claiming that metal bands were putting backwards-masked Satanic messages on their albums to recruit fair, young Christians down the dark path! There wasn't a shred of truth to the claims (isn't lying a "sin" or something . . ?), and in the end all the Jesus-Freaks' bellowing accomlished was to make Ozzy Osbourne a household name and a VERY rich man - idiots!
Anyway, Al makes fun of the Religious Right's album-burning dementia by inserting his own "Satanic" backwards message in "Nature Trail to Hell"!
Listen to "Nature . . ." again - hear that low, mumbled voice after the guitar solo? If you play it backwards (which I did by spinning the album backwards on dad's turntable - remember those?) that mumbling turns into Al's voice as he manacingly declares, "SATAN EATS CHEEZ WHIZ! " Hysterical!
To all the fanatics and whiners who have a problem with this:
PLEASE TRY TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF HUMOR! IF YOU THINK YOUR KIDS WOULD BE WARPED BY "NATURE TRAIL TO HELL" (forwards or backwards) THEN YOU HAVE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A KID - CALM DOWN! JEEZ! | 1 | neutral | [
"Just wanted to let you guys in on a little secret I discovered:\nWay back when this album came out (and I was 13), there was a lot of talk in the media about bands using \"backwards masking\" - the technique of putting backwards messages into music - to send secret subversive messages to their listeners.",
"The Religious Right/Southern Baptists made a HUGE deal out of this (of course), claiming that metal bands were putting backwards-masked Satanic messages on their albums to recruit fair, young Christians down the dark path!",
"There wasn't a shred of truth to the claims (isn't lying a \"sin\" or something.",
".",
"?",
"), and in the end all the Jesus-Freaks' bellowing accomlished was to make Ozzy Osbourne a household name and a VERY rich man - idiots!",
"Anyway, Al makes fun of the Religious Right's album-burning dementia by inserting his own \"Satanic\" backwards message in \"Nature Trail to Hell\"!",
"Listen to \"Nature.",
".",
".",
"\" again - hear that low, mumbled voice after the guitar solo?",
"If you play it backwards (which I did by spinning the album backwards on dad's turntable - remember those?",
") that mumbling turns into Al's voice as he manacingly declares, \"SATAN EATS CHEEZ WHIZ!",
"\" Hysterical!",
"To all the fanatics and whiners who have a problem with this:\nPLEASE TRY TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF HUMOR!",
"IF YOU THINK YOUR KIDS WOULD BE WARPED BY \"NATURE TRAIL TO HELL\" (forwards or backwards) THEN YOU HAVE COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A KID - CALM DOWN!",
"JEEZ!"
] |
When you first start up Oblivion after installing Shivering Isles you get a message that tells you that a strange portal has opened up somewhere. Once you find the portal and enter it you meet a man that fills you in on whats going on and then he lets you in the door to the island. The first thing you notice when you enter the realm is that it's breath takingly beautiful. There is a lush landscape of trees,brush,mushrooms,waterfalls and large hills that seem to go on forever. Even though this game is an expansion pack it is huge in its own right. It can take you a while to travel across the isles and get to Sheogoraths palace. The first thing you notice when you start talking to the people of the Isles is the fact that they are all friggen nuts! Pretty much all the npc's in this game talk to you in riddles and don't make a whole lot of sense. The most crazy of all the people in the Isles is Sheogorath himself,he is the mad God that runs the Isles and he has a bit of a problem(aside from being insane).Creatures have snuck into Sheogoraths realm and he needs your help to get rid of them. Sheogorath is a crack up,he will keep you laughing with his own demented brand of logic. The humor in this expansion pack is dark but not so dark that it offends. The Shivering Isles is a nice add on to Oblivion and is filled with tons of little side quests that will keep you playing for hours on end. If you have done almost everything there is to do in the main Elder scrolls game then you should pick this pack up. | 1 | neutral | [
"When you first start up Oblivion after installing Shivering Isles you get a message that tells you that a strange portal has opened up somewhere.",
"Once you find the portal and enter it you meet a man that fills you in on whats going on and then he lets you in the door to the island.",
"The first thing you notice when you enter the realm is that it's breath takingly beautiful.",
"There is a lush landscape of trees,brush,mushrooms,waterfalls and large hills that seem to go on forever.",
"Even though this game is an expansion pack it is huge in its own right.",
"It can take you a while to travel across the isles and get to Sheogoraths palace.",
"The first thing you notice when you start talking to the people of the Isles is the fact that they are all friggen nuts!",
"Pretty much all the npc's in this game talk to you in riddles and don't make a whole lot of sense.",
"The most crazy of all the people in the Isles is Sheogorath himself,he is the mad God that runs the Isles and he has a bit of a problem(aside from being insane).",
"Creatures have snuck into Sheogoraths realm and he needs your help to get rid of them.",
"Sheogorath is a crack up,he will keep you laughing with his own demented brand of logic.",
"The humor in this expansion pack is dark but not so dark that it offends.",
"The Shivering Isles is a nice add on to Oblivion and is filled with tons of little side quests that will keep you playing for hours on end.",
"If you have done almost everything there is to do in the main Elder scrolls game then you should pick this pack up."
] |
I admire the appropriated classical Dieter Ram design. I have had the item for less than one month and will be updating this review after a significant period of time has elapsed. Unlike some reviewers, I find the buttons quite managable, and I have large hands, however, be advised that the timer is relatively small, compared to others. Also, unlike one reviewer, I found the alarm sound to be sufficiently loud - I could hear it emmanating from the kitchen quite clearly, precisely three rooms away and my hearing has slightly diminished. I will be purchasing the item again, should my experience of the items remain the same.
Updation: 21 months after the initial review. The buttons no longer function. Cannot utilize timer. Good use priorly. Also the covering for the battery has become undone numerously and may be quite concerning for those moments when timing is vital. Continue to find the design quite appealing. With frequent usage the body of the timer remain in very good condition. I will purchase again. Reduced 5 star rating to 3 stars as to inoperability. Hope the long term review is helpful. | 1 | neutral | [
"I admire the appropriated classical Dieter Ram design.",
"I have had the item for less than one month and will be updating this review after a significant period of time has elapsed.",
"Unlike some reviewers, I find the buttons quite managable, and I have large hands, however, be advised that the timer is relatively small, compared to others.",
"Also, unlike one reviewer, I found the alarm sound to be sufficiently loud - I could hear it emmanating from the kitchen quite clearly, precisely three rooms away and my hearing has slightly diminished.",
"I will be purchasing the item again, should my experience of the items remain the same.",
"Updation: 21 months after the initial review.",
"The buttons no longer function.",
"Cannot utilize timer.",
"Good use priorly.",
"Also the covering for the battery has become undone numerously and may be quite concerning for those moments when timing is vital.",
"Continue to find the design quite appealing.",
"With frequent usage the body of the timer remain in very good condition.",
"I will purchase again.",
"Reduced 5 star rating to 3 stars as to inoperability.",
"Hope the long term review is helpful."
] |
Shakespeare succumbed to Tudor propaganda when he wrote this work. On the other hand, had he not, he would have ended up a "head" shorter. This play is biggest the reason that Richard III is still remembered as an evil villain and tyrant. Blacken Richard, make him monstrous physically and evil morally, then maybe the 60+ or so people who actually had a legitimate claim to the throne that were murdered by the "Bloody Tudors" would not be noticed. But, as said before, Shakespeare wrote what the 5th Tudor (Q.Elizabeth I) & her subjects wanted to hear. He achieved his goal. Richard III the legitimate, capable and benevolent heir has suffered ever since. But, "Truth, is the daughter of time." It's only taken 500+ years. | 1 | neutral | [
"Shakespeare succumbed to Tudor propaganda when he wrote this work.",
"On the other hand, had he not, he would have ended up a \"head\" shorter.",
"This play is biggest the reason that Richard III is still remembered as an evil villain and tyrant.",
"Blacken Richard, make him monstrous physically and evil morally, then maybe the 60+ or so people who actually had a legitimate claim to the throne that were murdered by the \"Bloody Tudors\" would not be noticed.",
"But, as said before, Shakespeare wrote what the 5th Tudor (Q.",
"Elizabeth I) & her subjects wanted to hear.",
"He achieved his goal.",
"Richard III the legitimate, capable and benevolent heir has suffered ever since.",
"But, \"Truth, is the daughter of time.",
"\" It's only taken 500+ years."
] |
As with many Macca albums, this is patchy. There are fantastic songs, such as 'warm and beautiful', a gorgeous piano ballad. 'Let em in' is just genius. Catchy and original. 'Silly love songs' has received much flack, but is a clever soft rock song, with a great driving bass line. 'Beware my love' is the only rock song on here. It is very good, except Linda is doing out of tune harmony vocals, that really take away from the main melody. Linda also sings lead on 'cook of the house', and this has to be the most dire recording in the Macca catalogue. She is out of tune, the melody is non existent and the lyrics are awful. I also find Denny's 'Time to hide' tuneless and boring. It is a hit and miss album. | 1 | neutral | [
"As with many Macca albums, this is patchy.",
"There are fantastic songs, such as 'warm and beautiful', a gorgeous piano ballad.",
"'Let em in' is just genius.",
"Catchy and original.",
"'Silly love songs' has received much flack, but is a clever soft rock song, with a great driving bass line.",
"'Beware my love' is the only rock song on here.",
"It is very good, except Linda is doing out of tune harmony vocals, that really take away from the main melody.",
"Linda also sings lead on 'cook of the house', and this has to be the most dire recording in the Macca catalogue.",
"She is out of tune, the melody is non existent and the lyrics are awful.",
"I also find Denny's 'Time to hide' tuneless and boring.",
"It is a hit and miss album."
] |
By now, everyone knows what the Mario series is. After all, there is a Mario game for everyone, right? So anyway, this was Nintendo's attempt to put Luigi in the spotlight. And it almost succeeds.
Graphics-10/10
The graphics are top-notch, especially the dust effects, as it gets sucked up in your vacum.
Sound-8/10
Nothing special, both effects and music are on-par.
Control-5/10
WHAT'S UP WITH THE VACUM??? It took me 1/2 an hour to figure out!
Story-5/10
Nothing much, really. Luigi gets a letter telling him he won a mansion, and when he enters he finds that an old man is there. He gives Luigi a vacum cleaner that sucks up ghosts and begins his search for Mario, whom has vanished.
Gameplay-6/10
This game was way too easy, but it ended quickly, just before it got boring.
Overall-3/5
Luigi was given a game that will last you maybe a rental, but not much longer. If I were him, I'd sue Nintendo for putting Mario in the spotlight, and then give me a barely-par game to try to make up for things. | 1 | neutral | [
"By now, everyone knows what the Mario series is.",
"After all, there is a Mario game for everyone, right?",
"So anyway, this was Nintendo's attempt to put Luigi in the spotlight.",
"And it almost succeeds.",
"Graphics-10/10\n\nThe graphics are top-notch, especially the dust effects, as it gets sucked up in your vacum.",
"Sound-8/10\n\nNothing special, both effects and music are on-par.",
"Control-5/10\n\nWHAT'S UP WITH THE VACUM???",
"It took me 1/2 an hour to figure out!",
"Story-5/10\n\nNothing much, really.",
"Luigi gets a letter telling him he won a mansion, and when he enters he finds that an old man is there.",
"He gives Luigi a vacum cleaner that sucks up ghosts and begins his search for Mario, whom has vanished.",
"Gameplay-6/10\n\nThis game was way too easy, but it ended quickly, just before it got boring.",
"Overall-3/5\n\nLuigi was given a game that will last you maybe a rental, but not much longer.",
"If I were him, I'd sue Nintendo for putting Mario in the spotlight, and then give me a barely-par game to try to make up for things."
] |
I needed to print business cards for inserting into the slots on the interior pocket of good quality printed folders. Because the contact information on the cards changed every few months, I didn't want to spend $$$ on professionally printed business cards.
For this purpose the <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Avery-Two-Side-Printable-Clean-Edge-Business-Cards-for-Inkjet-Printers-Matte-White-Pack-of-200-08871/dp/B00006IBV7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Avery Two-Side Printable Clean Edge Business Cards for Inkjet Printers, Matte, White, Pack of 200 (08871)</a> are perfect. Clean breaks between cards, the printing with my desk-top HP Color LaserJet printer is sharp and the cards look good. I also find them great for name tags and use them all the time in <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Durable-Click-Fold-Convex-Name-Badge-Combo-Clip-25-per-Box-8214-19/dp/B00200K4OU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Durable Click-Fold Convex Name Badge, Combo-Clip, 25 per Box (8214-19)</a> -- terrific, reusable name badges.
The downside: I have to hand feed them by individual sheets or the printer likes to suck them up in bunches. When I tried using them on the big Canon printers in the copy room, they broke up during the run and I spent a LOT of time finding all the pieces and got to know the innards of our large color printer/copier WAY too well!
So for some purposes, and in small runs, I like these business cards, but I will look for some that are heavier card stock as well, for when I do want to print a temporary business card for someone while waiting for university printers to get us our large order of cards. | 1 | neutral | [
"I needed to print business cards for inserting into the slots on the interior pocket of good quality printed folders.",
"Because the contact information on the cards changed every few months, I didn't want to spend $$$ on professionally printed business cards.",
"For this purpose the <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Avery-Two-Side-Printable-Clean-Edge-Business-Cards-for-Inkjet-Printers-Matte-White-Pack-of-200-08871/dp/B00006IBV7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Avery Two-Side Printable Clean Edge Business Cards for Inkjet Printers, Matte, White, Pack of 200 (08871)</a> are perfect.",
"Clean breaks between cards, the printing with my desk-top HP Color LaserJet printer is sharp and the cards look good.",
"I also find them great for name tags and use them all the time in <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Durable-Click-Fold-Convex-Name-Badge-Combo-Clip-25-per-Box-8214-19/dp/B00200K4OU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Durable Click-Fold Convex Name Badge, Combo-Clip, 25 per Box (8214-19)</a> -- terrific, reusable name badges.",
"The downside: I have to hand feed them by individual sheets or the printer likes to suck them up in bunches.",
"When I tried using them on the big Canon printers in the copy room, they broke up during the run and I spent a LOT of time finding all the pieces and got to know the innards of our large color printer/copier WAY too well!",
"So for some purposes, and in small runs, I like these business cards, but I will look for some that are heavier card stock as well, for when I do want to print a temporary business card for someone while waiting for university printers to get us our large order of cards."
] |
The novel is too long. The action scenes are thrilling but most of the rest of the book is very repetitive. Most of the novel is a soggy love poem to the hero, Jack Ryan "the most honorable man I have ever known". People keep coming together to compare notes about what a great guy he is. Everyone is in love with him, and they say the same things over and over and over. All the previous books are rehashed, all of his previous exploits are recounted, multiple times. Sometimes a villain will suggest he is a cowboy or too bold, too brave, too great to be president, then someone will repeat what they said the chapter before, at length, about how he is too honest and great to be a good politician, but maybe that's what America needs.
Ryan says, twice in every one of the 70 chapters, that he doesn't want to be president. He only took the vice-presidency to have an exit from private life. (Which makes no sense.) He never expected to be president. He doesn't like it. (Clearly he does, and doesn't admit it.) He says he doesn't want to be president literally a couple dozen times. Tom Clancy keeps forgetting that Jack Ryan has already said things, and has him say them again. And again. And again.
And his exploits get repeated. A reporter learns about them, and we have to hear about them all again. His wife learns about the same exploits two chapters later, and we have to hear about them all again. The reporter calls someone else and we have to hear about them all. Again.
Imagine a 1,000 page James Bond book which was a rehash of all his previous exploits. ("Is it true you outsmarted Goldfinger? And you also recovered the bomb in Thunderball? And thwarted the plot in Diamonds are Forever?") Imagine all of his previous lovers came forward, in one book, and talked about how great he was. That is what Executive Orders is like. Repetitious. Rehashing previous books. It needed editing. There is a good book buried in here, but it's like three pretty leaves in a leaf pile. You have to look at all the other leaves to got to the pretty ones.
Most of the book was repetitive and dull, with a few great bits, maybe 15% of the book. I cannot recommend it. | 1 | neutral | [
"The novel is too long.",
"The action scenes are thrilling but most of the rest of the book is very repetitive.",
"Most of the novel is a soggy love poem to the hero, Jack Ryan \"the most honorable man I have ever known\".",
"People keep coming together to compare notes about what a great guy he is.",
"Everyone is in love with him, and they say the same things over and over and over.",
"All the previous books are rehashed, all of his previous exploits are recounted, multiple times.",
"Sometimes a villain will suggest he is a cowboy or too bold, too brave, too great to be president, then someone will repeat what they said the chapter before, at length, about how he is too honest and great to be a good politician, but maybe that's what America needs.",
"Ryan says, twice in every one of the 70 chapters, that he doesn't want to be president.",
"He only took the vice-presidency to have an exit from private life.",
"(Which makes no sense.",
") He never expected to be president.",
"He doesn't like it.",
"(Clearly he does, and doesn't admit it.",
") He says he doesn't want to be president literally a couple dozen times.",
"Tom Clancy keeps forgetting that Jack Ryan has already said things, and has him say them again.",
"And again.",
"And again.",
"And his exploits get repeated.",
"A reporter learns about them, and we have to hear about them all again.",
"His wife learns about the same exploits two chapters later, and we have to hear about them all again.",
"The reporter calls someone else and we have to hear about them all.",
"Again.",
"Imagine a 1,000 page James Bond book which was a rehash of all his previous exploits.",
"(\"Is it true you outsmarted Goldfinger?",
"And you also recovered the bomb in Thunderball?",
"And thwarted the plot in Diamonds are Forever?",
"\") Imagine all of his previous lovers came forward, in one book, and talked about how great he was.",
"That is what Executive Orders is like.",
"Repetitious.",
"Rehashing previous books.",
"It needed editing.",
"There is a good book buried in here, but it's like three pretty leaves in a leaf pile.",
"You have to look at all the other leaves to got to the pretty ones.",
"Most of the book was repetitive and dull, with a few great bits, maybe 15% of the book.",
"I cannot recommend it."
] |
I bought a band size up and a cup size down as suggested. Had I bought my usual size it would *definitely* have been too small around. The cups are a tiny bit small, but not too bad. They are, however, just as pointy as other reviews suggest. For wear with vintage clothing ('30's-50's), this is close to ideal for the short and/or short-waisted, but would probably look funny under any but the baggiest of t-shirts. For average height or taller people, this might be too short in the waist to give the right look for close-fitting vintage styles.
If you are about 5' this will probably come all the way down to your waist. If you are under 5', or under 5'1" and short-waisted, this will actually be too long. I'm 5'2" and short waisted. With the straps shortened all the way, I can just get away with wearing this. Halfway through the day, I had to pull it up in the back, because the boning in the back/sides started to rub on my backside and sides. | 1 | neutral | [
"I bought a band size up and a cup size down as suggested.",
"Had I bought my usual size it would *definitely* have been too small around.",
"The cups are a tiny bit small, but not too bad.",
"They are, however, just as pointy as other reviews suggest.",
"For wear with vintage clothing ('30's-50's), this is close to ideal for the short and/or short-waisted, but would probably look funny under any but the baggiest of t-shirts.",
"For average height or taller people, this might be too short in the waist to give the right look for close-fitting vintage styles.",
"If you are about 5' this will probably come all the way down to your waist.",
"If you are under 5', or under 5'1\" and short-waisted, this will actually be too long.",
"I'm 5'2\" and short waisted.",
"With the straps shortened all the way, I can just get away with wearing this.",
"Halfway through the day, I had to pull it up in the back, because the boning in the back/sides started to rub on my backside and sides."
] |
Works well, Yes it has a qwerty keyboard option, but keys are difficult to use accuratly. No bulit in GPS, no voice recognition (DANGER while driving). There are no serious apps for this phone, which works on the Java 2 system, just game apps. This is no I-pod, not even close. It will go online OK and let you get your email from G-mail or whatever (don't use the phones original email set up, it robs you of minutes). It will display some good online websites, such as Weather Underground weather radar. The triple minutes are GREAT. Online time is metered generously, you won't use much while browsing. Texting is very inexpensive too. You may want to use a different browser than the OEM, this is easy. Screen protector locks up too quickly, this is annoying. | 1 | neutral | [
"Works well, Yes it has a qwerty keyboard option, but keys are difficult to use accuratly.",
"No bulit in GPS, no voice recognition (DANGER while driving).",
"There are no serious apps for this phone, which works on the Java 2 system, just game apps.",
"This is no I-pod, not even close.",
"It will go online OK and let you get your email from G-mail or whatever (don't use the phones original email set up, it robs you of minutes).",
"It will display some good online websites, such as Weather Underground weather radar.",
"The triple minutes are GREAT.",
"Online time is metered generously, you won't use much while browsing.",
"Texting is very inexpensive too.",
"You may want to use a different browser than the OEM, this is easy.",
"Screen protector locks up too quickly, this is annoying."
] |
well , i've been working all day prudence . aahh ... umm ... and the rest of the day kinda sitting around . aaahh so ... i've done a whole lot of bits n pieces of things that i had to do , i've signed off all the appraisal forms , i've answered a hundred emails . . i've spoken to people on the phone , i've made a list for sunday ... so that when i come back into work on sunday i will have a list which tells me what i still have to do ... and ... aah ... i've skimread a whole lot of things . i've looked at my diary and tried to work out how i can stay alive next week . doesn't look very easy , but i'm just gon na have to try | 1 | neutral | [
"well , i've been working all day prudence.",
"aahh...",
"umm...",
"and the rest of the day kinda sitting around.",
"aaahh so...",
"i've done a whole lot of bits n pieces of things that i had to do , i've signed off all the appraisal forms , i've answered a hundred emails.",
".",
"i've spoken to people on the phone , i've made a list for sunday...",
"so that when i come back into work on sunday i will have a list which tells me what i still have to do...",
"and...",
"aah...",
"i've skimread a whole lot of things.",
"i've looked at my diary and tried to work out how i can stay alive next week.",
"doesn't look very easy , but i'm just gon na have to try"
] |
So... I don't know how to really review this book. So, Ill just do my best.
First off, the book was so long. I don't know how long it was, because it was on my kindle, but it FELT so long! It seemed to drag on forever!
The plot was so strange. There were too many subplots, so many things going on, that it was hard to follow along. The MAIN plot, about a woman being stalked by a demon-incubus, that was cool. but that wasn't all. Even the part about the school being home to fairies, demons, witches, etc (a whole LOT of etc) was awesome. But then you had Phoenix. What the hell was the point of added SO much about her, when she leaves anyways? She had NO major addition to the story at all! I mean, she spent SO much time writing about Phoenix, and she added NOTHING at all to the story. Waste of time.
And with Dahlia LaMotte. I kept feeling like there was going to be a point about all her writing and diaries and journals, but there wasn't. she was the last owner of the house... and an incubus took advantage of her too. Sum it u in a few paragraphs, not 10 chapters!
The writing was great. It is obvious that the author is a professional, bestselling author. Still again, it only felt like there was too much of it. For example, I normally read a good book in a day- even if I don't have much time to read. But I started reading this book a month ago! I even had several days where I could spend hours reading it... and it just kept dragging on. I thought a few times about stopping- but I was still curious. I wanted to know what would happen. So like I said, the writing was good.
So, I think the story was ok. it could have been great if it was broken into 2 different books, and had a lot of extra cut out of it. But it was still good enough, that even though I was frustrated with it, I still wanted to keep reading anyways.
I wasn't fond of the ending... I kinda felt like the real climax was about 60% through the book, and the rest was... just more words on the page. I didn't feel like there was a big climactic ending... really it just stopped.
I haven't decided if I will pick up the next book yet. I don't know if I want to invest another 30 hours into 1 book...
Rating: 3/5 Stars. It was good, but not a favorite and I won't read it again.
Review by TheresaMJones.com | 1 | neutral | [
"So...",
"I don't know how to really review this book.",
"So, Ill just do my best.",
"First off, the book was so long.",
"I don't know how long it was, because it was on my kindle, but it FELT so long!",
"It seemed to drag on forever!",
"The plot was so strange.",
"There were too many subplots, so many things going on, that it was hard to follow along.",
"The MAIN plot, about a woman being stalked by a demon-incubus, that was cool.",
"but that wasn't all.",
"Even the part about the school being home to fairies, demons, witches, etc (a whole LOT of etc) was awesome.",
"But then you had Phoenix.",
"What the hell was the point of added SO much about her, when she leaves anyways?",
"She had NO major addition to the story at all!",
"I mean, she spent SO much time writing about Phoenix, and she added NOTHING at all to the story.",
"Waste of time.",
"And with Dahlia LaMotte.",
"I kept feeling like there was going to be a point about all her writing and diaries and journals, but there wasn't.",
"she was the last owner of the house...",
"and an incubus took advantage of her too.",
"Sum it u in a few paragraphs, not 10 chapters!",
"The writing was great.",
"It is obvious that the author is a professional, bestselling author.",
"Still again, it only felt like there was too much of it.",
"For example, I normally read a good book in a day- even if I don't have much time to read.",
"But I started reading this book a month ago!",
"I even had several days where I could spend hours reading it...",
"and it just kept dragging on.",
"I thought a few times about stopping- but I was still curious.",
"I wanted to know what would happen.",
"So like I said, the writing was good.",
"So, I think the story was ok.",
"it could have been great if it was broken into 2 different books, and had a lot of extra cut out of it.",
"But it was still good enough, that even though I was frustrated with it, I still wanted to keep reading anyways.",
"I wasn't fond of the ending...",
"I kinda felt like the real climax was about 60% through the book, and the rest was...",
"just more words on the page.",
"I didn't feel like there was a big climactic ending...",
"really it just stopped.",
"I haven't decided if I will pick up the next book yet.",
"I don't know if I want to invest another 30 hours into 1 book...",
"Rating: 3/5 Stars.",
"It was good, but not a favorite and I won't read it again.",
"Review by TheresaMJones.",
"com"
] |
This movie probably deserves 3.5 stars.
As many others have pointed out, this is an unapologetically anti-war message film. Some may object to its rather unpatriotic overtones (especially in the context of WWII), but I suppose in the meatgrinder that was the Hurtgen Forest anyone's patriotism would be severely put to the test. But it's not the film's political message that I object to, but its execution. Although most of the cast turned in solid, believable performances, the script and the direction were generally uneven.
The film started off well enough. A rather reluctant and unheroic private, the lone survivor of his platoon, was assigned to lead a squad of raw "replacements" into their position. An unexceptional quiet day on the front perhaps, but the nervous tension was palpable as we follow our group of raw troops through the drifting fog and the errie quiet of the forest as they crawl their way to their foxholes. Nothing dramatic, nothing spectacular, just the dripping terror of being alone in the woods faced with an unseen enemy.
But if the film was masterful in depicting the psychological tension before the battle, the battle itself was anti-climatic. In no way can this film be compared to the gritty realism of Saving Private Ryan. There was a great deal of gore to be sure, but the battle sequences seem plucked straight out of a Clint Eastwood First Person Shooter, as troops from the 1st German Deaf, Blind & Dumb Division flail about in utter incompetency as our squad of half a dozen raw recruits take out one position after another. I won't even mention the scenerios that seem highly improbable to anyone even vaguely knowledgeable about military history.
If you want to see a film that successfully combines the gritty realism of WWII combat with an anti-war message, I recommend the Thin Red Line. | 1 | neutral | [
"This movie probably deserves 3.",
"5 stars.",
"As many others have pointed out, this is an unapologetically anti-war message film.",
"Some may object to its rather unpatriotic overtones (especially in the context of WWII), but I suppose in the meatgrinder that was the Hurtgen Forest anyone's patriotism would be severely put to the test.",
"But it's not the film's political message that I object to, but its execution.",
"Although most of the cast turned in solid, believable performances, the script and the direction were generally uneven.",
"The film started off well enough.",
"A rather reluctant and unheroic private, the lone survivor of his platoon, was assigned to lead a squad of raw \"replacements\" into their position.",
"An unexceptional quiet day on the front perhaps, but the nervous tension was palpable as we follow our group of raw troops through the drifting fog and the errie quiet of the forest as they crawl their way to their foxholes.",
"Nothing dramatic, nothing spectacular, just the dripping terror of being alone in the woods faced with an unseen enemy.",
"But if the film was masterful in depicting the psychological tension before the battle, the battle itself was anti-climatic.",
"In no way can this film be compared to the gritty realism of Saving Private Ryan.",
"There was a great deal of gore to be sure, but the battle sequences seem plucked straight out of a Clint Eastwood First Person Shooter, as troops from the 1st German Deaf, Blind & Dumb Division flail about in utter incompetency as our squad of half a dozen raw recruits take out one position after another.",
"I won't even mention the scenerios that seem highly improbable to anyone even vaguely knowledgeable about military history.",
"If you want to see a film that successfully combines the gritty realism of WWII combat with an anti-war message, I recommend the Thin Red Line."
] |
This is me coming back many years later and fixing up this review. In that time I have played plenty of Mario 2D sidescrollers. I have even *gasp* had fun with them. I have grown to love the quirky Mario Universe and play the 3D Mario games with reverence. But I was mildly traumatized by my early experiences playing this games. It was just so hard. Thus, I have never to this day bought another 2D Mario adventure. I have just played with what friends and I already have.
Original review -
*I never got the Super Mario Bro games. This is no exception. I do not like it. After an hour of trying to beat level two I gave up.
stars: 1* | 1 | neutral | [
"This is me coming back many years later and fixing up this review.",
"In that time I have played plenty of Mario 2D sidescrollers.",
"I have even *gasp* had fun with them.",
"I have grown to love the quirky Mario Universe and play the 3D Mario games with reverence.",
"But I was mildly traumatized by my early experiences playing this games.",
"It was just so hard.",
"Thus, I have never to this day bought another 2D Mario adventure.",
"I have just played with what friends and I already have.",
"Original review -\n\n*I never got the Super Mario Bro games.",
"This is no exception.",
"I do not like it.",
"After an hour of trying to beat level two I gave up.",
"stars: 1*"
] |
Coded Arms for the PSP is a game that is more repetetive than anything, and isn't even fun to play. Here is my review.
Graphics: 6.5/10 The best thing about this game is definitely the graphics. They aren't as good as some PSP titles out right now, but they are still pretty good. A decent framerate that usually holds out in mini-battles, that's the best part about it.
Sound: 7/10 There really isn't that much sound besides guns shooting and hearing the repetetive sounding creatures make the same noise to you every few seconds. Nothing special here.
Control: 6.5/10 Like most PSP shooting games, the controls are terrible. There are different ways to customize how you want to control, but this is just another example of why Sony should have put two analog nubs on the PSP.
Gun: 6/10 This game is downright repetetive. Nothing different happens for pretty much the whole game. Get through the level by killing "gate keepers" and voila. You will beat the game. It's not that hard, but it's REALLY not fun. So if you want to play a decent shooter for the PSP, look elsewhere. I suggest SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo. Stay away from Coded Arms.
6/10 | 1 | neutral | [
"Coded Arms for the PSP is a game that is more repetetive than anything, and isn't even fun to play.",
"Here is my review.",
"Graphics: 6.",
"5/10 The best thing about this game is definitely the graphics.",
"They aren't as good as some PSP titles out right now, but they are still pretty good.",
"A decent framerate that usually holds out in mini-battles, that's the best part about it.",
"Sound: 7/10 There really isn't that much sound besides guns shooting and hearing the repetetive sounding creatures make the same noise to you every few seconds.",
"Nothing special here.",
"Control: 6.",
"5/10 Like most PSP shooting games, the controls are terrible.",
"There are different ways to customize how you want to control, but this is just another example of why Sony should have put two analog nubs on the PSP.",
"Gun: 6/10 This game is downright repetetive.",
"Nothing different happens for pretty much the whole game.",
"Get through the level by killing \"gate keepers\" and voila.",
"You will beat the game.",
"It's not that hard, but it's REALLY not fun.",
"So if you want to play a decent shooter for the PSP, look elsewhere.",
"I suggest SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo.",
"Stay away from Coded Arms.",
"6/10"
] |
I've had my Twitch II for a about a month now. Like others have said, it has many, many strong points. For example, the blade comes razor sharp. It is the perfect size for an EDC blade. It's an outstanding knife for whittling. Very controllable and cuts through my pine wood like butter. It has both thumb studs and a "flipper" for opening, plus a safety lock.
Now the negatives. The pivot spring is very dicey. The blade was hesitating slightly to open, so I tried to loosen the pivot screw like I've done with many other knives, but it had no effect. I unscrewed the pivot all the way and guess what? There's a wound spring wire underneath that will come flying out at you. Upon examining the pivot I could see how the mechanism looked like it was not fit together properly and had been forced into place. Reassembly was difficult. I was not able to do anything to improve the ease of opening. One other complaint is that the lockback sometimes refuses to disengage. Like another reviewer commented, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I hate the hassle of sending it back to SOG, but I may have to. They need to improve the problems with this knive's assembly. I have the SOG Aegis, which is a more recent design, and it has many design improvements over the Twitch II. I highly recommend the Aegis for EDC. | 1 | neutral | [
"I've had my Twitch II for a about a month now.",
"Like others have said, it has many, many strong points.",
"For example, the blade comes razor sharp.",
"It is the perfect size for an EDC blade.",
"It's an outstanding knife for whittling.",
"Very controllable and cuts through my pine wood like butter.",
"It has both thumb studs and a \"flipper\" for opening, plus a safety lock.",
"Now the negatives.",
"The pivot spring is very dicey.",
"The blade was hesitating slightly to open, so I tried to loosen the pivot screw like I've done with many other knives, but it had no effect.",
"I unscrewed the pivot all the way and guess what?",
"There's a wound spring wire underneath that will come flying out at you.",
"Upon examining the pivot I could see how the mechanism looked like it was not fit together properly and had been forced into place.",
"Reassembly was difficult.",
"I was not able to do anything to improve the ease of opening.",
"One other complaint is that the lockback sometimes refuses to disengage.",
"Like another reviewer commented, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.",
"I hate the hassle of sending it back to SOG, but I may have to.",
"They need to improve the problems with this knive's assembly.",
"I have the SOG Aegis, which is a more recent design, and it has many design improvements over the Twitch II.",
"I highly recommend the Aegis for EDC."
] |
BARNES
Riggio and the company criticized Burkle as an opportunist who sought a stealth takeover of the company. Burkle argued that the Riggio family had failed to prepare Barnes
Noble for digital books and had used the company to profit at shareholders' expense.
"I feel great and I feel relieved " Riggio said after the meeting. "It's been a long four to five months."
Burkle who was not at the shareholder meeting said in a telephone interview that he would now press Barnes
Noble management to support the highest bid that emerges from the sales process. He indicated that he was leaning against making a bid of his own.
Noble put itself up for sale in August about 20 companies have expressed interest in making preliminary bids which are due in October according to people briefed on the process.
Riggio said that had he lost the proxy contest potential bidders could have walked away from the process. It was not clear whether Riggio might bid for the company though the people briefed on the process said that he might eventually partner with a promising suitor.
And while Riggio won Tuesday's board battle he still has a war on his hands. | 1 | neutral | [
"BARNES\nRiggio and the company criticized Burkle as an opportunist who sought a stealth takeover of the company.",
"Burkle argued that the Riggio family had failed to prepare Barnes\nNoble for digital books and had used the company to profit at shareholders' expense.",
"\"I feel great and I feel relieved \" Riggio said after the meeting.",
"\"It's been a long four to five months.",
"\"\nBurkle who was not at the shareholder meeting said in a telephone interview that he would now press Barnes\nNoble management to support the highest bid that emerges from the sales process.",
"He indicated that he was leaning against making a bid of his own.",
"Noble put itself up for sale in August about 20 companies have expressed interest in making preliminary bids which are due in October according to people briefed on the process.",
"Riggio said that had he lost the proxy contest potential bidders could have walked away from the process.",
"It was not clear whether Riggio might bid for the company though the people briefed on the process said that he might eventually partner with a promising suitor.",
"And while Riggio won Tuesday's board battle he still has a war on his hands."
] |
Animal Crossing is an alternative world in which you can experience many things that you would normally run into in the real world...except without all the stress and the pain. For instance...you need to find a house to live in, make money to pay off your mortgage and buy things, meet friends and collect money from trees. Well, I guess finding money on trees isn't what you would find in the real world...
The game play is simple and to the point. Your mission is to do errands for people in the town and collect "bells", which is the name of the common currency of the city. The game plays like an RPG (role playing game) in that you have to interact with all the characters in the game and talk to them to find out what your tasks and duties are. This will appeal to many people in that the game has many different variations of what happens. It all depends on who you talk to and what your actions are in the town.
The game is "cute". The scenary, artwork, characters and music all add to a fantasy world full of colors and talking animals. The streets are clean and everyone gets along. There is even a lost and found at the police station in which you can "claim" lost items. The police are so trusting that you can take items which aren't really yours. <guilty look>
Animal Crossings is locked into the time chip of the Game Cube. In other words, the game runs in real time. If you play the game at 4pm in the afternoon, the game will reflect the conditions and lighting at 4 pm. I have been playing this game at 9 pm at night, and unfortunately, sometimes the stores are closed because I arrive too late! This game design gives you a feeling that the game is actually alive. Pretty nice feature.
In order to play Animal Crossings, you need an entire memory card (59 blocks) to save the game. The Animal Crossing I had offered a free memory card along with it. Make sure that you have enough memory to save the game.
The game is very, very repetitive. Although there are various "missions" for you to go on, such as doing errands for the other animals and delivering items to different areas of the town and decorating your house, the game basically stays on this level. This will wear some people down as this game is not "action" packed. It takes lots of time to play this game and a lot of patience too. I personally like RPG games and games that require a lot of exploring, however, the mind numbing repetition of the game play, at least for me, was getting on the level of irritation
The game, overall, is very nice looking. People will find that it is more fun if they do a mulitplayer game in which you can actually visit other people's towns. This is done by saving your data and "traveling" to your friend's town by swapping data. Each city is unique, so your town of your friend will look quite different from yours. Think of the whole game as a virtual pet game.
Some people will really like this game. Others will find the challenge of the game non-stimulating and game play boring. I would seriously recommend renting this game before purchasing as this game seems to be one of those games where you either love it or could do without it. | 1 | neutral | [
"Animal Crossing is an alternative world in which you can experience many things that you would normally run into in the real world...",
"except without all the stress and the pain.",
"For instance...",
"you need to find a house to live in, make money to pay off your mortgage and buy things, meet friends and collect money from trees.",
"Well, I guess finding money on trees isn't what you would find in the real world...",
"The game play is simple and to the point.",
"Your mission is to do errands for people in the town and collect \"bells\", which is the name of the common currency of the city.",
"The game plays like an RPG (role playing game) in that you have to interact with all the characters in the game and talk to them to find out what your tasks and duties are.",
"This will appeal to many people in that the game has many different variations of what happens.",
"It all depends on who you talk to and what your actions are in the town.",
"The game is \"cute\".",
"The scenary, artwork, characters and music all add to a fantasy world full of colors and talking animals.",
"The streets are clean and everyone gets along.",
"There is even a lost and found at the police station in which you can \"claim\" lost items.",
"The police are so trusting that you can take items which aren't really yours.",
"<guilty look>\nAnimal Crossings is locked into the time chip of the Game Cube.",
"In other words, the game runs in real time.",
"If you play the game at 4pm in the afternoon, the game will reflect the conditions and lighting at 4 pm.",
"I have been playing this game at 9 pm at night, and unfortunately, sometimes the stores are closed because I arrive too late!",
"This game design gives you a feeling that the game is actually alive.",
"Pretty nice feature.",
"In order to play Animal Crossings, you need an entire memory card (59 blocks) to save the game.",
"The Animal Crossing I had offered a free memory card along with it.",
"Make sure that you have enough memory to save the game.",
"The game is very, very repetitive.",
"Although there are various \"missions\" for you to go on, such as doing errands for the other animals and delivering items to different areas of the town and decorating your house, the game basically stays on this level.",
"This will wear some people down as this game is not \"action\" packed.",
"It takes lots of time to play this game and a lot of patience too.",
"I personally like RPG games and games that require a lot of exploring, however, the mind numbing repetition of the game play, at least for me, was getting on the level of irritation\nThe game, overall, is very nice looking.",
"People will find that it is more fun if they do a mulitplayer game in which you can actually visit other people's towns.",
"This is done by saving your data and \"traveling\" to your friend's town by swapping data.",
"Each city is unique, so your town of your friend will look quite different from yours.",
"Think of the whole game as a virtual pet game.",
"Some people will really like this game.",
"Others will find the challenge of the game non-stimulating and game play boring.",
"I would seriously recommend renting this game before purchasing as this game seems to be one of those games where you either love it or could do without it."
] |
I own one of these. It is a nice heavy duty kit. Purchased it to replace the Power Steering Pulley on my 2000 Ford E-150 Van 4.2L 6cyl. while on the vehicle as the factory Power Steering Pulley is made of plastic and went bad at 60,000 miles. The replacement pulley is fully made of metal. Anyway the Kit worked well for taking the Pulley off of the Power Steering Pump. I used a 1/2 Air Ratchet with 13/16" open end wrench and it took a bit to get the pulley off but it worked fine. However the kit does not contain a long enough stud to screw into the Power Steering Pump in order to install the new Pulley. The threads are 8mm. They give you one small stud that is 8mm the rest are all 3/8" coarse SAE thread I believe 3 different lengths. The length I need is there but not the right 8mm thread that I need. So I am in the market to buy the correct kit or what ever I need to re-install the new Pulley. I would of rated this kit 5 stars but not having all the correct pieces in the kit to do the job properly turned me off some because I should of had the job done already. Now I will have to devote another day to it when I get the correct tool. Luckily I don't depend completely on this Van as I have another vehicle to use or I wouldn't be very happy at this point. More disappointed more then anything right now. | 1 | neutral | [
"I own one of these.",
"It is a nice heavy duty kit.",
"Purchased it to replace the Power Steering Pulley on my 2000 Ford E-150 Van 4.",
"2L 6cyl.",
"while on the vehicle as the factory Power Steering Pulley is made of plastic and went bad at 60,000 miles.",
"The replacement pulley is fully made of metal.",
"Anyway the Kit worked well for taking the Pulley off of the Power Steering Pump.",
"I used a 1/2 Air Ratchet with 13/16\" open end wrench and it took a bit to get the pulley off but it worked fine.",
"However the kit does not contain a long enough stud to screw into the Power Steering Pump in order to install the new Pulley.",
"The threads are 8mm.",
"They give you one small stud that is 8mm the rest are all 3/8\" coarse SAE thread I believe 3 different lengths.",
"The length I need is there but not the right 8mm thread that I need.",
"So I am in the market to buy the correct kit or what ever I need to re-install the new Pulley.",
"I would of rated this kit 5 stars but not having all the correct pieces in the kit to do the job properly turned me off some because I should of had the job done already.",
"Now I will have to devote another day to it when I get the correct tool.",
"Luckily I don't depend completely on this Van as I have another vehicle to use or I wouldn't be very happy at this point.",
"More disappointed more then anything right now."
] |
Relaxing fragrant water. I still have no idea what this is. I mean, I use it every morning after I shower and it bathes me in the glorious fragrance of roses. I feel luxurious when I'm spritzing myself. The fragrance is strong and powerful and lasts for quite sometime. So I think to myself is it just perfume you spray on your body? Is there a point other than the fragrance? Is it supposed to make me soft of moisturized? I have no idea.
Reading the directions gave me no indication so here I am sitting in the dark about my new relaxing fragrant water. I spritz, I feel expensive, and I leave for my day. | 1 | neutral | [
"Relaxing fragrant water.",
"I still have no idea what this is.",
"I mean, I use it every morning after I shower and it bathes me in the glorious fragrance of roses.",
"I feel luxurious when I'm spritzing myself.",
"The fragrance is strong and powerful and lasts for quite sometime.",
"So I think to myself is it just perfume you spray on your body?",
"Is there a point other than the fragrance?",
"Is it supposed to make me soft of moisturized?",
"I have no idea.",
"Reading the directions gave me no indication so here I am sitting in the dark about my new relaxing fragrant water.",
"I spritz, I feel expensive, and I leave for my day."
] |
I'm not saying this is a bad game. It's alot of fun. Let me explain why I gave it 3 stars. The battle system is great, but not for magic. By the time you get done healing yourself of all the random status ailments the enemies put on you, you won't have any MP left. Too many enemies cast status spells in this game and you're constantly having to cure yourself while you're getting hit. By then they're usually casting it on you again. So most the time in harder areas, you really won't have much MP to work with for attack spells if you want to heal your health. Secondly, most the time when you try to cast a spell like blind, poison, slow, ect. On an enemy, it will miss them, and attack spells are basically useless anyway, because why even use them if your regular attack is almost just as strong. It just pretty much makes you not even want to use magic that much. Sometimes it can be helpful, but most the time it is not. I also think they should of stuck with limit breaks. Quickenings drain your whole MP bar. | 1 | neutral | [
"I'm not saying this is a bad game.",
"It's alot of fun.",
"Let me explain why I gave it 3 stars.",
"The battle system is great, but not for magic.",
"By the time you get done healing yourself of all the random status ailments the enemies put on you, you won't have any MP left.",
"Too many enemies cast status spells in this game and you're constantly having to cure yourself while you're getting hit.",
"By then they're usually casting it on you again.",
"So most the time in harder areas, you really won't have much MP to work with for attack spells if you want to heal your health.",
"Secondly, most the time when you try to cast a spell like blind, poison, slow, ect.",
"On an enemy, it will miss them, and attack spells are basically useless anyway, because why even use them if your regular attack is almost just as strong.",
"It just pretty much makes you not even want to use magic that much.",
"Sometimes it can be helpful, but most the time it is not.",
"I also think they should of stuck with limit breaks.",
"Quickenings drain your whole MP bar."
] |
I needed new everyday dishes that could go well for entertaining as I don't have "fine china." I shopped all the kitchen stores, the malls, and catalogs, but these were hands-down the best value for the money.
The plates are large, European-style, with a scalloped edge (gadroon?) and deep centers. There are no saucers, just large mugs. I got the burgundy color, which has a black accent on the rim and black spatters to give a rustic look. The bowls have large flat rims. They are made of a pottery-stoneware but seem rugged enough.
Alas, these dishes are not durable. I lost quite a few plates to chips because the pottery is soft. These are inexpensive, so you could use them for occasional table settings, and they look nicely French Provence style, but for everyday use they are not durable. | 1 | neutral | [
"I needed new everyday dishes that could go well for entertaining as I don't have \"fine china.",
"\" I shopped all the kitchen stores, the malls, and catalogs, but these were hands-down the best value for the money.",
"The plates are large, European-style, with a scalloped edge (gadroon?",
") and deep centers.",
"There are no saucers, just large mugs.",
"I got the burgundy color, which has a black accent on the rim and black spatters to give a rustic look.",
"The bowls have large flat rims.",
"They are made of a pottery-stoneware but seem rugged enough.",
"Alas, these dishes are not durable.",
"I lost quite a few plates to chips because the pottery is soft.",
"These are inexpensive, so you could use them for occasional table settings, and they look nicely French Provence style, but for everyday use they are not durable."
] |
In the 16-Bit era the "Strike" series never really amounted to much. My favourite of that time was <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Urban-Strike/dp/B000035XPI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Urban Strike</a>, but the series greatly improved on the PlayStation with better graphics, sound and smoother gameplay.
The story here has the son of Saddam (Uday or Qusay) conspiring with a drug dealer to destroy the USA...yadda, yadda, yadda. It's tripe, but the main attraction here is blowing stuff up in a big helicopter, or hovercraft. Time, unfortunately, has not been kind to the 16-Bit era "Strike" games. Characters are pathetic little stick figures, explosions are clunky and the handling of the chopper is sluggish.
If you want to experience the best of what the series has to offer then check out <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Nuclear-Strike/dp/B000038ABM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Nuclear Strike</a> or <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Soviet-Strike/dp/B000038I9O/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Soviet Strike</a>. | 1 | neutral | [
"In the 16-Bit era the \"Strike\" series never really amounted to much.",
"My favourite of that time was <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Urban-Strike/dp/B000035XPI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Urban Strike</a>, but the series greatly improved on the PlayStation with better graphics, sound and smoother gameplay.",
"The story here has the son of Saddam (Uday or Qusay) conspiring with a drug dealer to destroy the USA...",
"yadda, yadda, yadda.",
"It's tripe, but the main attraction here is blowing stuff up in a big helicopter, or hovercraft.",
"Time, unfortunately, has not been kind to the 16-Bit era \"Strike\" games.",
"Characters are pathetic little stick figures, explosions are clunky and the handling of the chopper is sluggish.",
"If you want to experience the best of what the series has to offer then check out <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Nuclear-Strike/dp/B000038ABM/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Nuclear Strike</a> or <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Soviet-Strike/dp/B000038I9O/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Soviet Strike</a>."
] |
It's ok...literally. Extremely slow to ship. I think they made it to order! lol. At any rate, it took a month to receive. It was low to decent quality. Wouldn't buy again. As they say, you get what you pay for. I didn't think it would be a big deal, as it's just a cable. | 1 | neutral | [
"It's ok...",
"literally.",
"Extremely slow to ship.",
"I think they made it to order!",
"lol.",
"At any rate, it took a month to receive.",
"It was low to decent quality.",
"Wouldn't buy again.",
"As they say, you get what you pay for.",
"I didn't think it would be a big deal, as it's just a cable."
] |
My star rankings are intended only as a comparison within the very extensive works still available by Agatha Christie. I would say this is a fair to middlin' late piece by her. Not a recounting of the adventures of any of her series characters, this is one of the independent works in which the lead characters are portrayed only once or twice. Focus is on a John Buchan type of hero, a diplomat with a sense of humor which has condemned him to posts of lesser status than those to which his abilities qualify him. He is considered to be "not serious" enough. On a layover after a mission he is confronted by a lady who makes a strange request of him. Give her his enveloping cloak and passport so that she can disguise herself as him and get on the plane to London safely or she will be killed. Intrigued, he agrees, and thus begins his great adventure. Without revealing anything of the mystery, I can say it involves a great conspiracy to take over the world with young people organized to act in all major countries. To my way of thinking, Christie gets too involved in spelling out the terms of the conspiracy, its conception of people and its plans for the future. This leads her to keep her lead characters in abeyance through more of the book than is good for maintaining interest in them. Most surprising is the way in which she ends the book most abruptly pretty much as if she had just gotten tired of it and closed it as soon she could. No fan will consider any of this personal comment reason not to read the book. Others looking to begin their reading in Dame Agatha should turn to one of the Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple books as these are more representative of her fine stories. | 1 | neutral | [
"My star rankings are intended only as a comparison within the very extensive works still available by Agatha Christie.",
"I would say this is a fair to middlin' late piece by her.",
"Not a recounting of the adventures of any of her series characters, this is one of the independent works in which the lead characters are portrayed only once or twice.",
"Focus is on a John Buchan type of hero, a diplomat with a sense of humor which has condemned him to posts of lesser status than those to which his abilities qualify him.",
"He is considered to be \"not serious\" enough.",
"On a layover after a mission he is confronted by a lady who makes a strange request of him.",
"Give her his enveloping cloak and passport so that she can disguise herself as him and get on the plane to London safely or she will be killed.",
"Intrigued, he agrees, and thus begins his great adventure.",
"Without revealing anything of the mystery, I can say it involves a great conspiracy to take over the world with young people organized to act in all major countries.",
"To my way of thinking, Christie gets too involved in spelling out the terms of the conspiracy, its conception of people and its plans for the future.",
"This leads her to keep her lead characters in abeyance through more of the book than is good for maintaining interest in them.",
"Most surprising is the way in which she ends the book most abruptly pretty much as if she had just gotten tired of it and closed it as soon she could.",
"No fan will consider any of this personal comment reason not to read the book.",
"Others looking to begin their reading in Dame Agatha should turn to one of the Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple books as these are more representative of her fine stories."
] |
I found this soup to be tasty, but on the salty side so I added more water to taste. Tofu in product not impressive, but the spinach is amazing the way it hydrates into spoon size pieces. The biggest downside is the cost. Almost $1.45 a cup is spendy for instant soup....Cup a Soup brand (at Amazon) is about $0.30. And bouillon is about 0.05. If you are looking for something hot then there are other choices. Was an interesting experience though. Seller was great and product received quickly. | 1 | neutral | [
"I found this soup to be tasty, but on the salty side so I added more water to taste.",
"Tofu in product not impressive, but the spinach is amazing the way it hydrates into spoon size pieces.",
"The biggest downside is the cost.",
"Almost $1.",
"45 a cup is spendy for instant soup....",
"Cup a Soup brand (at Amazon) is about $0.",
"30.",
"And bouillon is about 0.",
"05.",
"If you are looking for something hot then there are other choices.",
"Was an interesting experience though.",
"Seller was great and product received quickly."
] |
Sorry there will be no buy from me this time around. The Bigger Bang was the Stones last very good album. I have all these songs already with the same sound quality. The Forty licks cd has a good line up on it. Plus all the other greatist hit records, cds and downloads. All these older artists are reselling the same recording over with the remastered selling point. I guess the die hard fan will buy it again. There is only two new songs on this hits again package, just download the new ones. What a bad album cover for this cd. This should of had a classier cover with the band on it or something better than the same old logo on an ape. One of the good things here is you can get it on vinyl but it will cost you. Nice to have clear, new sounding vinyl again. I will enjoy what I all ready have in my collection. I hate to see it end also, their music is been such a part of our lives. | 1 | neutral | [
"Sorry there will be no buy from me this time around.",
"The Bigger Bang was the Stones last very good album.",
"I have all these songs already with the same sound quality.",
"The Forty licks cd has a good line up on it.",
"Plus all the other greatist hit records, cds and downloads.",
"All these older artists are reselling the same recording over with the remastered selling point.",
"I guess the die hard fan will buy it again.",
"There is only two new songs on this hits again package, just download the new ones.",
"What a bad album cover for this cd.",
"This should of had a classier cover with the band on it or something better than the same old logo on an ape.",
"One of the good things here is you can get it on vinyl but it will cost you.",
"Nice to have clear, new sounding vinyl again.",
"I will enjoy what I all ready have in my collection.",
"I hate to see it end also, their music is been such a part of our lives."
] |
When my brother's friend came over with this game, I didn't feel that this was a game to like, as I am not really interested in American military tactics. I know that is very unique in it's originality and presentation. But I never really fell in love with this game, even with all the hype that it had received before it's release, I don't like this game. Maybe it has to do with my strong disagreement with the war in Iraq, maybe it has to do with the mass influx of military games coming out since 9/11. Maybe it's the way they show Arabs as nothing more than terrorists, Maybe something else, but if it had come out 3 years ago, then it would've been a smash it to me, but it came with real bad timing in the video game release spectrum.
Pros: 1. A very unique game in terms of play
2. Good voice acting
3. Frequent speech by soldiers (keeps you interested)
4. Free the peoples of Zekistan from the almighty clutch of dictator Mohammed Al-Afad
5. Solid Training mode (really helped me learn the aspects of the game)
Cons: 1. Xbox Live play is severly limited (just co-op. nothing else)
2. Soldiers always miss the Zekes when their upper body is just sticking out there, I mean, you can fire at him from 50 feet away and you'll still miss (no hits at all, zoom in and you'll see)
3. Play is mostly repetitive (have one team divert the terrorist while the other team snakes around him and fires at him)
4. I would've expected the Zekes to be more in groups instead of being just one or two Zekes per sector.
5. More swearing in this game than a South Park episode (well, maybe not a South Park episode, but there is a lot of swearing in this game)
6. Why do all terrorists have to be Arabic? Hasn't anyone heard of the Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka? or even the Northern Ireland secession in Ireland? Terrorists are not only Arabs, you see.
7. Reminds me of a similar kind of escapade in some country I know of.
8. Never really got into the story and it's purpose (there is a mass grave in Chapter 5, but I felt nothing when I saw it)
9. Just too many military games coming out (WWII games and Tom Clancy games, anyone?)
FINAL VERDICT: I most likely think different than most of you, but I am getting very suspicious of the many games coming out that have to deal with the US Army and World War II. I'm not saying i'm Anti-American or a rebel, but i'm just expressing my opinions in the way I want to. And if you disapprove of my review to the point of pure outrage, just ignore it and move onto the next review (go ahead, nothing's stopping you) Besides this, I'd consider FSW a buy due to it's originality and uniqueness in the vigeo game world. | 1 | neutral | [
"When my brother's friend came over with this game, I didn't feel that this was a game to like, as I am not really interested in American military tactics.",
"I know that is very unique in it's originality and presentation.",
"But I never really fell in love with this game, even with all the hype that it had received before it's release, I don't like this game.",
"Maybe it has to do with my strong disagreement with the war in Iraq, maybe it has to do with the mass influx of military games coming out since 9/11.",
"Maybe it's the way they show Arabs as nothing more than terrorists, Maybe something else, but if it had come out 3 years ago, then it would've been a smash it to me, but it came with real bad timing in the video game release spectrum.",
"Pros: 1.",
"A very unique game in terms of play\n2.",
"Good voice acting\n3.",
"Frequent speech by soldiers (keeps you interested)\n4.",
"Free the peoples of Zekistan from the almighty clutch of dictator Mohammed Al-Afad\n5.",
"Solid Training mode (really helped me learn the aspects of the game)\nCons: 1.",
"Xbox Live play is severly limited (just co-op.",
"nothing else)\n2.",
"Soldiers always miss the Zekes when their upper body is just sticking out there, I mean, you can fire at him from 50 feet away and you'll still miss (no hits at all, zoom in and you'll see)\n3.",
"Play is mostly repetitive (have one team divert the terrorist while the other team snakes around him and fires at him)\n4.",
"I would've expected the Zekes to be more in groups instead of being just one or two Zekes per sector.",
"5.",
"More swearing in this game than a South Park episode (well, maybe not a South Park episode, but there is a lot of swearing in this game)\n6.",
"Why do all terrorists have to be Arabic?",
"Hasn't anyone heard of the Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka?",
"or even the Northern Ireland secession in Ireland?",
"Terrorists are not only Arabs, you see.",
"7.",
"Reminds me of a similar kind of escapade in some country I know of.",
"8.",
"Never really got into the story and it's purpose (there is a mass grave in Chapter 5, but I felt nothing when I saw it)\n9.",
"Just too many military games coming out (WWII games and Tom Clancy games, anyone?",
")\nFINAL VERDICT: I most likely think different than most of you, but I am getting very suspicious of the many games coming out that have to deal with the US Army and World War II.",
"I'm not saying i'm Anti-American or a rebel, but i'm just expressing my opinions in the way I want to.",
"And if you disapprove of my review to the point of pure outrage, just ignore it and move onto the next review (go ahead, nothing's stopping you) Besides this, I'd consider FSW a buy due to it's originality and uniqueness in the vigeo game world."
] |
Who am I?
I am a street musician. I play steel string acoustic guitar. Big ol' jumbo guitar that I finger pick on. I used this amp for about a year.
What's the deal with this amp? What's to recommend about it?
A. It's loud.
B. It has rechargeable batteries. They hold a long charge.
C. It's simple. On/Off, Volume, Tone, Squeal, Inputs in front and back.
D. It works, mostly.
E. It's compact.
F. At lower volumes the cleans are clean. They will distort when you put the volume knob up, but if you are playing on the street this isn't a huge deal. Precision is less important than volume.
G. I didn't used "Squeal" very much, but it sounded fine when I did.
What else is the deal with this amp? What's not so great about it?
A. It's heavy. This is an irritating characteristic, since the point of this amp is its portability. Mind I'm not the strongest person you will ever meet. If you're a strong fellow who doesn't have anything else to carry this may not bother you.
B. Build construction is so-so. The adhesive on one of the cable jacks came undone, some of the wiring was dislodged, I had to take the thing apart and reglue stuff. The caps of two dials also came dislodged. Annoying, but not a huge deal.
C. Rechargeable batteries require regular charging and full use/discharging. This may be inconvenient.
D. There are other amps at this price point worth your attention. I use a Vox DA 5 now which I got for 50 bucks off of craigslist. Previous versions of Roland's Micro Cube can be found on craigslist for 60-80 bucks. These I have not played, but they have a very good reputation.
E. Hiss and hum.
Is it worth purchasing?
Sure, if you get it used or discounted.
Why three stars then?
Because it's an OK amp.
Addendum:
Side by side comparison between the Vox DA 5 and the Pignose Hog 20. Comparison done with an Ibanez EW20ASNT1201 and Seymour Duncan Woody Series SC SA-3SC Single Coil Pickup. Note: I'm not comparing how accurately the amp reproduces my guitar's sound. I'm comparing how things sound within this configuration. This is a personal assessment and should be taken as such.
Clean: Vox and Pignose can both get quite loud without distorting, but Vox stays more consistent as you dial up the volume. Pignose's low end is richer than Vox's. Pignose sounds tighter across the board, Vox sounds warmer.
Overdrive/Distortion: Overdrive on the Vox can be driven up with lots of warm fuzz, Pignose is is much more restrained. You can hear the gain increase on the Pignose, but it's subtle and tight. Vox's overdrive has much more gradation from clean to full overdrive, is warm, is looser. Halfway turned gain dial on the Vox is about the level of distortion/overdrive you'll get on the Pignose with the Squeal dial fully turned. A similar sound to the Pignose Squeal can be reproduced on the Vox by fiddling with the Gain, Volume, Tone, and Effects dials. The Hog 20's reputation is accurate- the Squeal tone sounds suited for blues.
Overdrive and Clean: Vox sounds warmer overall, both on overdrive and clean. Vox has more responsive Tone adjustment. Pignose has richer low tones and tighter overall sound. Pignose is simple, Vox is adjustable, both are loud enough for busking.
Noise: Pignose picks up and amplifies humming/hissing more than Vox. Vox also has humming/hissing, but it's softer at similar volume and gain settings. (Note that the pickup I am using is a single coil cheap-y. It has hum.)
Portability: Vox is 7.72 pounds by spec but my weighing got 8.5. The Hog 20 is 15 pounds by spec, I assume including the power adapter. Without the power adapter I measured about 12 pounds. Vox was weighed without batteries. 6 C batteries weigh just shy of a pound, so expect to add that to overall weight if travelling with this amp. Vox is lighter by several pounds, which can mean a world of difference when you're traveling on foot. Both have carrying straps. | 1 | neutral | [
"Who am I?",
"I am a street musician.",
"I play steel string acoustic guitar.",
"Big ol' jumbo guitar that I finger pick on.",
"I used this amp for about a year.",
"What's the deal with this amp?",
"What's to recommend about it?",
"A.",
"It's loud.",
"B.",
"It has rechargeable batteries.",
"They hold a long charge.",
"C.",
"It's simple.",
"On/Off, Volume, Tone, Squeal, Inputs in front and back.",
"D.",
"It works, mostly.",
"E.",
"It's compact.",
"F.",
"At lower volumes the cleans are clean.",
"They will distort when you put the volume knob up, but if you are playing on the street this isn't a huge deal.",
"Precision is less important than volume.",
"G.",
"I didn't used \"Squeal\" very much, but it sounded fine when I did.",
"What else is the deal with this amp?",
"What's not so great about it?",
"A.",
"It's heavy.",
"This is an irritating characteristic, since the point of this amp is its portability.",
"Mind I'm not the strongest person you will ever meet.",
"If you're a strong fellow who doesn't have anything else to carry this may not bother you.",
"B.",
"Build construction is so-so.",
"The adhesive on one of the cable jacks came undone, some of the wiring was dislodged, I had to take the thing apart and reglue stuff.",
"The caps of two dials also came dislodged.",
"Annoying, but not a huge deal.",
"C.",
"Rechargeable batteries require regular charging and full use/discharging.",
"This may be inconvenient.",
"D.",
"There are other amps at this price point worth your attention.",
"I use a Vox DA 5 now which I got for 50 bucks off of craigslist.",
"Previous versions of Roland's Micro Cube can be found on craigslist for 60-80 bucks.",
"These I have not played, but they have a very good reputation.",
"E.",
"Hiss and hum.",
"Is it worth purchasing?",
"Sure, if you get it used or discounted.",
"Why three stars then?",
"Because it's an OK amp.",
"Addendum:\n\nSide by side comparison between the Vox DA 5 and the Pignose Hog 20.",
"Comparison done with an Ibanez EW20ASNT1201 and Seymour Duncan Woody Series SC SA-3SC Single Coil Pickup.",
"Note: I'm not comparing how accurately the amp reproduces my guitar's sound.",
"I'm comparing how things sound within this configuration.",
"This is a personal assessment and should be taken as such.",
"Clean: Vox and Pignose can both get quite loud without distorting, but Vox stays more consistent as you dial up the volume.",
"Pignose's low end is richer than Vox's.",
"Pignose sounds tighter across the board, Vox sounds warmer.",
"Overdrive/Distortion: Overdrive on the Vox can be driven up with lots of warm fuzz, Pignose is is much more restrained.",
"You can hear the gain increase on the Pignose, but it's subtle and tight.",
"Vox's overdrive has much more gradation from clean to full overdrive, is warm, is looser.",
"Halfway turned gain dial on the Vox is about the level of distortion/overdrive you'll get on the Pignose with the Squeal dial fully turned.",
"A similar sound to the Pignose Squeal can be reproduced on the Vox by fiddling with the Gain, Volume, Tone, and Effects dials.",
"The Hog 20's reputation is accurate- the Squeal tone sounds suited for blues.",
"Overdrive and Clean: Vox sounds warmer overall, both on overdrive and clean.",
"Vox has more responsive Tone adjustment.",
"Pignose has richer low tones and tighter overall sound.",
"Pignose is simple, Vox is adjustable, both are loud enough for busking.",
"Noise: Pignose picks up and amplifies humming/hissing more than Vox.",
"Vox also has humming/hissing, but it's softer at similar volume and gain settings.",
"(Note that the pickup I am using is a single coil cheap-y.",
"It has hum.",
")\n\nPortability: Vox is 7.",
"72 pounds by spec but my weighing got 8.",
"5. The Hog 20 is 15 pounds by spec, I assume including the power adapter.",
"Without the power adapter I measured about 12 pounds.",
"Vox was weighed without batteries.",
"6 C batteries weigh just shy of a pound, so expect to add that to overall weight if travelling with this amp.",
"Vox is lighter by several pounds, which can mean a world of difference when you're traveling on foot.",
"Both have carrying straps."
] |
This book got tons of press, mostly because Franzen turned down Oprah's book club, saying he wanted to be considered a "serious" author. That's admirable. And reading the reviews on the back of the book, you'd think Franzen is the literary second coming. One review called this the first great novel of the 21st century. I don't know how any book could live up to that kind of hype.
I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, and most of the story. The book focuses one chapter on each member of what has to be one of the most messed up, yet frighteningly familiar modern families. I'm not sure I could explain the plot, which skips all over chronologically and leaves it to the reader to piece together. I suspect there really isn't much of a plot. The characters are mostly interesting, although the whole thing gets a little tedious at times. And it bordered on crude at a couple parts (and I'm not one who is bothered by crudeness).
So I thought it was pretty good. Not as good as the hype. But I also understand how someone might loathe it. Which is why I'm giving it a non-committed 3 stars. | 1 | neutral | [
"This book got tons of press, mostly because Franzen turned down Oprah's book club, saying he wanted to be considered a \"serious\" author.",
"That's admirable.",
"And reading the reviews on the back of the book, you'd think Franzen is the literary second coming.",
"One review called this the first great novel of the 21st century.",
"I don't know how any book could live up to that kind of hype.",
"I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, and most of the story.",
"The book focuses one chapter on each member of what has to be one of the most messed up, yet frighteningly familiar modern families.",
"I'm not sure I could explain the plot, which skips all over chronologically and leaves it to the reader to piece together.",
"I suspect there really isn't much of a plot.",
"The characters are mostly interesting, although the whole thing gets a little tedious at times.",
"And it bordered on crude at a couple parts (and I'm not one who is bothered by crudeness).",
"So I thought it was pretty good.",
"Not as good as the hype.",
"But I also understand how someone might loathe it.",
"Which is why I'm giving it a non-committed 3 stars."
] |
At least Yung Berg makes it interesting though. Ray J's part is catchy, and very hummable but it's easy for someone to get tired of it before the end of the song.
On the video front I think this has to be said: Yung Berg is definitely there, feeling ladies' arms and such but I bet 10 to 1 that he's into his own kind too. I think it just sucks because they're afraid to have diversity as far as sexuality goes in the mainstream rap world. That altogether shows how the rap scene tolerates difference.
I mean if a black male is undercover, so what? Why does everyone feel like that's such a big deal? It's only human nature to have different types of people all over.
But anyway, decent song. Not totally garbage, but like I said Ray J's part is repetitive and Yung Berg as well as the fun beat keeps the song afloat.
3.5 stars. | 1 | neutral | [
"At least Yung Berg makes it interesting though.",
"Ray J's part is catchy, and very hummable but it's easy for someone to get tired of it before the end of the song.",
"On the video front I think this has to be said: Yung Berg is definitely there, feeling ladies' arms and such but I bet 10 to 1 that he's into his own kind too.",
"I think it just sucks because they're afraid to have diversity as far as sexuality goes in the mainstream rap world.",
"That altogether shows how the rap scene tolerates difference.",
"I mean if a black male is undercover, so what?",
"Why does everyone feel like that's such a big deal?",
"It's only human nature to have different types of people all over.",
"But anyway, decent song.",
"Not totally garbage, but like I said Ray J's part is repetitive and Yung Berg as well as the fun beat keeps the song afloat.",
"3.",
"5 stars."
] |
How in the world can a coffee machine of such a high price and so- so performance get 4-thousand some positive reviews????!!!!!
I LOVE coffee. I need it not burned (check) and HOT. Despite having an "extra hot" setting and thermal carafe (it's pretty and all) this machine does NOT keep the coffee very hot at all, because the hot plate turns off after brewing. I can't turn it back on after. I tried several things, and the hot plate barely gets hot. I spent a long time on hold and then talking through the manual with Cuisinart to try to figure it out, but that's just the way it is!
So I accept I'm going to have to use the microwave if I don't drink my coffee immediately after brewing or buy a thermos. My question is, what are the "regular" and "hot" settings for? Lukewarm coffee from the beginning? I find the settings quite ridiculous and will try my luck elsewhere. | 1 | neutral | [
"How in the world can a coffee machine of such a high price and so- so performance get 4-thousand some positive reviews????",
"!!!!",
"!",
"I LOVE coffee.",
"I need it not burned (check) and HOT.",
"Despite having an \"extra hot\" setting and thermal carafe (it's pretty and all) this machine does NOT keep the coffee very hot at all, because the hot plate turns off after brewing.",
"I can't turn it back on after.",
"I tried several things, and the hot plate barely gets hot.",
"I spent a long time on hold and then talking through the manual with Cuisinart to try to figure it out, but that's just the way it is!",
"So I accept I'm going to have to use the microwave if I don't drink my coffee immediately after brewing or buy a thermos.",
"My question is, what are the \"regular\" and \"hot\" settings for?",
"Lukewarm coffee from the beginning?",
"I find the settings quite ridiculous and will try my luck elsewhere."
] |
my son bought this game. Ive been in constant contact with tech support for 4 days trying to get this resolved. 2 of the 4 games will not play. At first they said it was because I have vista, so i then installed it on my pc with XP, still 2 won't play, play screen comes up, but then doesnt recognize the disk. I don't know what to tell my son, he worked very hard to save his money for this game, and lucas arts isn't resolving the issue. He loves the games that will play, but is very disappointed Jedi outcast and Knights OTOR will not.
UPDATE: Well its months later, never did get any satisfaction with Lucus Arts, their attitude was it must be my computers! 2 different OS, I might add........too bad so sad was the kiss off. One person even suggested I didn't know how to work my computer! Ive been using computers since 1979!! Id be causous about buying compilations, if one of the games works and the other/s don't they will say its your fault. They wouldnt even send me a replacement disk. I got nothing! Actually my son got nothing, hes only 10. His Dad and I felt badly for him, he worked so hard to save his money for them. In the end we gave him back his money and took the loss ourselves, since Lucus arts wouldnt honor their product. | 1 | neutral | [
"my son bought this game.",
"Ive been in constant contact with tech support for 4 days trying to get this resolved.",
"2 of the 4 games will not play.",
"At first they said it was because I have vista, so i then installed it on my pc with XP, still 2 won't play, play screen comes up, but then doesnt recognize the disk.",
"I don't know what to tell my son, he worked very hard to save his money for this game, and lucas arts isn't resolving the issue.",
"He loves the games that will play, but is very disappointed Jedi outcast and Knights OTOR will not.",
"UPDATE: Well its months later, never did get any satisfaction with Lucus Arts, their attitude was it must be my computers!",
"2 different OS, I might add....",
"....",
"too bad so sad was the kiss off.",
"One person even suggested I didn't know how to work my computer!",
"Ive been using computers since 1979!!",
"Id be causous about buying compilations, if one of the games works and the other/s don't they will say its your fault.",
"They wouldnt even send me a replacement disk.",
"I got nothing!",
"Actually my son got nothing, hes only 10.",
"His Dad and I felt badly for him, he worked so hard to save his money for them.",
"In the end we gave him back his money and took the loss ourselves, since Lucus arts wouldnt honor their product."
] |
The squirrels quickly learned how to open the lid. One morning, I awoke to see a large grey squirrel scrunched up INSIDE the hopper, chomping away at the seed! I chased him away, took the feeder down, and made an insert of heavy 1/2" hardware cloth. I opened the top and crammed the hardware cloth over the seed (I made it to come way up to the top but didn't fill the seed to the top, hoping to discourage the squirrels) and re-hung the feeder. That worked for 2-3 days, until the squirrels learned that once they opened the lid, they could push in the sides of my "wire cage" to get to the seeds. So there he was again, inside the hopper, wedged between my wire insert and the window. The squirrels later learned how to remove the insert! My idea didn't work. Secondly, this feeder is usually sold complete with the pole sections, the grounder and hardware for mounting, for the same price as this one. This is the feeder only. | 1 | neutral | [
"The squirrels quickly learned how to open the lid.",
"One morning, I awoke to see a large grey squirrel scrunched up INSIDE the hopper, chomping away at the seed!",
"I chased him away, took the feeder down, and made an insert of heavy 1/2\" hardware cloth.",
"I opened the top and crammed the hardware cloth over the seed (I made it to come way up to the top but didn't fill the seed to the top, hoping to discourage the squirrels) and re-hung the feeder.",
"That worked for 2-3 days, until the squirrels learned that once they opened the lid, they could push in the sides of my \"wire cage\" to get to the seeds.",
"So there he was again, inside the hopper, wedged between my wire insert and the window.",
"The squirrels later learned how to remove the insert!",
"My idea didn't work.",
"Secondly, this feeder is usually sold complete with the pole sections, the grounder and hardware for mounting, for the same price as this one.",
"This is the feeder only."
] |
I use shoe trees in my fashion boots, booties, and some heels. The adjustment to widen the tree is made by pushing the handle forward causing a flexible plate to spread the tree. I think the mechanism is a bit flimsy, but does work. I keep it in locked in place by sliding the handle all the way forward and then pushing it down so it rests behind the heel inside the shoe. This is an aspect of the tree I don't like. I prefer the trees with the screw apparatus, which are easier to adjust to the desired width and will lock in place. However, the screw trees are more expensive and are sometimes quite large. The Woodlores were a good deal for two in the pack. It appears these come in men's sizes, so be sure to check that out prior to ordering. The cedar tree and handle are nicely shaped and do smell nice. The item came quickly and was as described. If I could give the product 3 1/2 stars on the chart, I would. I would order these again for certain booties and heels. | 1 | neutral | [
"I use shoe trees in my fashion boots, booties, and some heels.",
"The adjustment to widen the tree is made by pushing the handle forward causing a flexible plate to spread the tree.",
"I think the mechanism is a bit flimsy, but does work.",
"I keep it in locked in place by sliding the handle all the way forward and then pushing it down so it rests behind the heel inside the shoe.",
"This is an aspect of the tree I don't like.",
"I prefer the trees with the screw apparatus, which are easier to adjust to the desired width and will lock in place.",
"However, the screw trees are more expensive and are sometimes quite large.",
"The Woodlores were a good deal for two in the pack.",
"It appears these come in men's sizes, so be sure to check that out prior to ordering.",
"The cedar tree and handle are nicely shaped and do smell nice.",
"The item came quickly and was as described.",
"If I could give the product 3 1/2 stars on the chart, I would.",
"I would order these again for certain booties and heels."
] |
Sprung is akin to the Sims dating. It is menu driven, that means the computer gives you three choices to speak to the characters.
The object of the game is flirt thru 50 dating missions on your way to score. They rate this for teens, but i feel it is an adult game.
I will say this, it fills a void..since the DS don't have a version of Leisure Suit Larry ( here is the version for the PC <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Leisure-Suit-Larry-Collection/dp/B000AYIP8A/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Leisure Suit Larry Collection</a>). I was talking to a friend of mine who is up on his computer games. He told me and I quote "Maybe in a year or two there will a Leisure Suit Larry on DS and PSP)..well I can hope
This one will have to do until Larry is released
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD | 1 | neutral | [
"Sprung is akin to the Sims dating.",
"It is menu driven, that means the computer gives you three choices to speak to the characters.",
"The object of the game is flirt thru 50 dating missions on your way to score.",
"They rate this for teens, but i feel it is an adult game.",
"I will say this, it fills a void..",
"since the DS don't have a version of Leisure Suit Larry ( here is the version for the PC <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Leisure-Suit-Larry-Collection/dp/B000AYIP8A/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Leisure Suit Larry Collection</a>).",
"I was talking to a friend of mine who is up on his computer games.",
"He told me and I quote \"Maybe in a year or two there will a Leisure Suit Larry on DS and PSP)..",
"well I can hope\n\nThis one will have to do until Larry is released\n\nBennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD"
] |
I use this blade to cut finished hardwood molding in my picture framing shop. This blade runs so true I immediately noticed my saw was running quieter. The cuts feel like I sanded them with 320 grit paper, and chip out is virtually nonexistent. This blade actually produces finer cuts than my guillotine style molding chopper. I have put off purchasing such an expensive blade for a long time, but I am completely satisfied with this blade, and feel it's money well spent. Time will tell just how long it will last, but from the other reviews I've read, it should be a good long time. Cutting real hardwood as opposed to composites will certainly help.
update 2-28-13
I mentioned in my review time will tell how long it will last. The answer in my case was about 400 cuts. I am now noticing some find chipping in molding finishes. I have cut nothing but hardwood molding (actually most molding is Luan), so pretty soft stuff. I tried to contact Forrest to inquire about blade sharpening, but got no response. I am now going to order a Quinn 100 tooth blade. They are considerably less money, and have a 107 year history. Customer service seems to be top-notch. Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent blade, but I do question whether it's worth the money, particularly after needing a sharpening after only 400 cuts. That's basically five cents a cut. Most of what I cut is 1 inch and less in width. I have downgraded my five-star rating to three. | 1 | neutral | [
"I use this blade to cut finished hardwood molding in my picture framing shop.",
"This blade runs so true I immediately noticed my saw was running quieter.",
"The cuts feel like I sanded them with 320 grit paper, and chip out is virtually nonexistent.",
"This blade actually produces finer cuts than my guillotine style molding chopper.",
"I have put off purchasing such an expensive blade for a long time, but I am completely satisfied with this blade, and feel it's money well spent.",
"Time will tell just how long it will last, but from the other reviews I've read, it should be a good long time.",
"Cutting real hardwood as opposed to composites will certainly help.",
"update 2-28-13\n\nI mentioned in my review time will tell how long it will last.",
"The answer in my case was about 400 cuts.",
"I am now noticing some find chipping in molding finishes.",
"I have cut nothing but hardwood molding (actually most molding is Luan), so pretty soft stuff.",
"I tried to contact Forrest to inquire about blade sharpening, but got no response.",
"I am now going to order a Quinn 100 tooth blade.",
"They are considerably less money, and have a 107 year history.",
"Customer service seems to be top-notch.",
"Don't get me wrong, this is an excellent blade, but I do question whether it's worth the money, particularly after needing a sharpening after only 400 cuts.",
"That's basically five cents a cut.",
"Most of what I cut is 1 inch and less in width.",
"I have downgraded my five-star rating to three."
] |
Ms. Ananiashvili was very good, but her partner Fadeyetchev was very, very mediocre. I wonder why he was chosen as a lead performer. I'm sure he loves to dance, but he should not be a premiere in any ballet.
Although, i like Ms. Anaisshvili very much, I did not enjoy the production. The worst thing though was the last scene at the lake. The music was not the same music from Tschiakovsky's score that is usually played for that scene of the ballet. It did not fit at all!!!
If you have not seen Swan Lake, especially the German ballet version with Steffi Scherzer, then perhaps you will enjoy it. I have seen so many versions of this one-derful ballet, but this was the worst. It's not bad, but it's not good either. | 1 | neutral | [
"Ms.",
"Ananiashvili was very good, but her partner Fadeyetchev was very, very mediocre.",
"I wonder why he was chosen as a lead performer.",
"I'm sure he loves to dance, but he should not be a premiere in any ballet.",
"Although, i like Ms.",
"Anaisshvili very much, I did not enjoy the production.",
"The worst thing though was the last scene at the lake.",
"The music was not the same music from Tschiakovsky's score that is usually played for that scene of the ballet.",
"It did not fit at all!!!",
"If you have not seen Swan Lake, especially the German ballet version with Steffi Scherzer, then perhaps you will enjoy it.",
"I have seen so many versions of this one-derful ballet, but this was the worst.",
"It's not bad, but it's not good either."
] |
Update 2: the new unit developed a problem with the diverter valve within 5 months and would cut pressure to the tap even when the filter was off. Pur asked me to send the defective unit for a replacement with no questions asked about purchase date, I docked one more star to the rating because I love the effectiveness of the filter but the build quality and/or engineering seems lacking, and I feel like I will have to replace these every 2-3 years on average.
Update 1:
Docked 1 star because our 3 year old filter just died, the barrel shaped plastic housing holding the filter cracked rendering the whole thing useless, also the chrome paint was peeling off around the tap adaptor. By today's standards 3 years is not bad, but the choice of plastic should be better. Pur should strive for a decade of use considering they probably make their money mostly on the cartridges. Still I'm going to buy another because I like this product, even though I am not very happy now that I know that I might have to replace it roughly every 3 years.
***Original review***
Love this thing, We have been using this for over 3 years, just now the collar broke and a google search quickly told me that pur will send a free metal collar, which I just did did with no hassles. Great customer service, just put in my address a few clicks and done!!!. The only downside is that now I have to drink bad tasting water for a few days, learn from my experience and order the replacement now, as you won't be able to live without this after you use it. | 1 | neutral | [
"Update 2: the new unit developed a problem with the diverter valve within 5 months and would cut pressure to the tap even when the filter was off.",
"Pur asked me to send the defective unit for a replacement with no questions asked about purchase date, I docked one more star to the rating because I love the effectiveness of the filter but the build quality and/or engineering seems lacking, and I feel like I will have to replace these every 2-3 years on average.",
"Update 1:\nDocked 1 star because our 3 year old filter just died, the barrel shaped plastic housing holding the filter cracked rendering the whole thing useless, also the chrome paint was peeling off around the tap adaptor.",
"By today's standards 3 years is not bad, but the choice of plastic should be better.",
"Pur should strive for a decade of use considering they probably make their money mostly on the cartridges.",
"Still I'm going to buy another because I like this product, even though I am not very happy now that I know that I might have to replace it roughly every 3 years.",
"***Original review***\nLove this thing, We have been using this for over 3 years, just now the collar broke and a google search quickly told me that pur will send a free metal collar, which I just did did with no hassles.",
"Great customer service, just put in my address a few clicks and done!!!",
".",
"The only downside is that now I have to drink bad tasting water for a few days, learn from my experience and order the replacement now, as you won't be able to live without this after you use it."
] |
Billy Idol was one of those larger-than-life artists who defined, and were defined by, the 80s. All the elements, crisp sonic finish, large thunderous drums, and over-the-top guitar, are present in abundance, making for a hard-rock classic.
After an auspiciuous debut with his self-titled album that spawned the all-time classic "White Wedding", Idol stepped up the volume and sheen on "Rebel Yell". Part punk, part metal, and all attitude, this album helped to define hard rock to the 80s generation. Accompanied by slick videos that made it into heavy MTv rotation, this album rightfully assumes a place as a classic. Idol and ace guitarist Steve Stevens make for a potent duo that just exudes raw energy. For example there are very few all-out rockers than can keep up with the power of "Blue Highway".
However, Billy Idol wasn't just a uptemo rock singer. The hits "Eyes Without a Face" and "Catch My Fall", shows a more subtle side of Idol's capabilities and stand on their own as moster ballads.
Not all of the songs are strong ("The Dead Next Door" is dreadful), and detract from the overall album. However, there is plenty to like on "Rebel Yell" to recommend it as a must for any fan of 80s rock. | 1 | neutral | [
"Billy Idol was one of those larger-than-life artists who defined, and were defined by, the 80s.",
"All the elements, crisp sonic finish, large thunderous drums, and over-the-top guitar, are present in abundance, making for a hard-rock classic.",
"After an auspiciuous debut with his self-titled album that spawned the all-time classic \"White Wedding\", Idol stepped up the volume and sheen on \"Rebel Yell\".",
"Part punk, part metal, and all attitude, this album helped to define hard rock to the 80s generation.",
"Accompanied by slick videos that made it into heavy MTv rotation, this album rightfully assumes a place as a classic.",
"Idol and ace guitarist Steve Stevens make for a potent duo that just exudes raw energy.",
"For example there are very few all-out rockers than can keep up with the power of \"Blue Highway\".",
"However, Billy Idol wasn't just a uptemo rock singer.",
"The hits \"Eyes Without a Face\" and \"Catch My Fall\", shows a more subtle side of Idol's capabilities and stand on their own as moster ballads.",
"Not all of the songs are strong (\"The Dead Next Door\" is dreadful), and detract from the overall album.",
"However, there is plenty to like on \"Rebel Yell\" to recommend it as a must for any fan of 80s rock."
] |
i know im gonna get sum flaming but i have to say this: nirvana is extremely over rated. this unpluged album is good dotn get me wrong... but it canot compare to alice in chains unplugged. there is absolutely no comparison.
the nirvana unplugged is mainly heavier stuff and doesnt have the emotion like AIC. for anyone that has both aic and nirvana unplugged,listen to the first track on nirvana, then listen to the first track on aic unplugged. tell me which one has more emotion and brings you into it more. im sorry but alice in chains is extremely underrated and has much more talent
i no this isn't supposed to be a comparison but ask any general rock music lover to listen to both and i guarentee you they will respect aic more. oh and btw layne staley (lead singer of aic) died the same day kurt cobain died but only in 2002. but u didn't know that... | 1 | neutral | [
"i know im gonna get sum flaming but i have to say this: nirvana is extremely over rated.",
"this unpluged album is good dotn get me wrong...",
"but it canot compare to alice in chains unplugged.",
"there is absolutely no comparison.",
"the nirvana unplugged is mainly heavier stuff and doesnt have the emotion like AIC.",
"for anyone that has both aic and nirvana unplugged,listen to the first track on nirvana, then listen to the first track on aic unplugged.",
"tell me which one has more emotion and brings you into it more.",
"im sorry but alice in chains is extremely underrated and has much more talent\n\ni no this isn't supposed to be a comparison but ask any general rock music lover to listen to both and i guarentee you they will respect aic more.",
"oh and btw layne staley (lead singer of aic) died the same day kurt cobain died but only in 2002.",
"but u didn't know that..."
] |
Listing is VERY misleading:
"Item Display Length: 328.0 inches Display Height: 5.0 inches" what? I figured this must be 27.3 ft. X 5 ft.
Under the Questions and Answers section (which is what prompted me to purchase):
Q: What is the size of the net "openings" or mesh? Is the over all size 5" by 328"? Is the net material clear?
A: Hello, For our Trellis Netting that is 5 ft X 328 ft --- the Mesh size is 5-1/2" X 6" Squares. The Netting is white. Thank-you, Beth Wise Green Market Supply.
Notice the Answer specifically states 5 ft. X 328 ft.
The almost $10 dollar shipping made sense
What I received was 6.5 ft. X 15 ft., and it cost me $23.27 which won't even get me started! | 1 | neutral | [
"Listing is VERY misleading:\n\"Item Display Length: 328.",
"0 inches Display Height: 5.",
"0 inches\" what?",
"I figured this must be 27.",
"3 ft.",
"X 5 ft.",
"Under the Questions and Answers section (which is what prompted me to purchase):\nQ: What is the size of the net \"openings\" or mesh?",
"Is the over all size 5\" by 328\"?",
"Is the net material clear?",
"A: Hello, For our Trellis Netting that is 5 ft X 328 ft --- the Mesh size is 5-1/2\" X 6\" Squares.",
"The Netting is white.",
"Thank-you, Beth Wise Green Market Supply.",
"Notice the Answer specifically states 5 ft.",
"X 328 ft.",
"The almost $10 dollar shipping made sense\n\nWhat I received was 6.",
"5 ft.",
"X 15 ft.",
", and it cost me $23.",
"27 which won't even get me started!"
] |
I replaced a Swiffer unit with this when the Swiffer battery died (took about 2 years), and the replacement cost and assembly hassle was more than it was worth. This unit works well on bare floors, and works reasonably well on low pile carpets. You have to go slow and be patient on carpets if you are picking up things like cotton pieces. The battery lasts over 6 minutes even with the brush motor enabled. The dirt bag is MUCH bigger than the Swiffer's and the motor is MUCH stronger. This unit picks up stuff the Swiffer couldn't touch. This is a wall mounted unit no matter what the description says. It is the only way to maintain good contact with the charger terminals. Clean the dirt container and swap batteries after each use. A damp paper towel works well on the dirt bag, and it looks strong enough to run through the top rack of a dish washer (have not done that yet).
UPDATE: After 15 months the batteries would not charge anymore. Two new batteries cost about the same as the entire unit, so I threw it out and replaced it with a Hoover Linx cordless unit, which costs more, has longer lasting battery, and cleans much better. | 1 | neutral | [
"I replaced a Swiffer unit with this when the Swiffer battery died (took about 2 years), and the replacement cost and assembly hassle was more than it was worth.",
"This unit works well on bare floors, and works reasonably well on low pile carpets.",
"You have to go slow and be patient on carpets if you are picking up things like cotton pieces.",
"The battery lasts over 6 minutes even with the brush motor enabled.",
"The dirt bag is MUCH bigger than the Swiffer's and the motor is MUCH stronger.",
"This unit picks up stuff the Swiffer couldn't touch.",
"This is a wall mounted unit no matter what the description says.",
"It is the only way to maintain good contact with the charger terminals.",
"Clean the dirt container and swap batteries after each use.",
"A damp paper towel works well on the dirt bag, and it looks strong enough to run through the top rack of a dish washer (have not done that yet).",
"UPDATE: After 15 months the batteries would not charge anymore.",
"Two new batteries cost about the same as the entire unit, so I threw it out and replaced it with a Hoover Linx cordless unit, which costs more, has longer lasting battery, and cleans much better."
] |
I had high hopes for this little gadget as a replacement for the white board or sticky note reminders I leave for myself and family. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it's more trouble than it's worth. Here's why:
- The buttons seem a little slow to respond even with brand new batteries
- It takes four button pushes (with hesitant reaction from the gadget) to record a video - one to "wake" the device, one to put it in record mode, one to begin recording, and another to stop recording. This takes 10 - 15 seconds not including the video recording itself.
- The audio is terrible - playback is too loud when recording with normal speaking voice, scratchy sound
- Recording display shows your reversed image which doesn't seem like a big deal but it's very unnatural to have to move yourself to the left to get the video image to move to the right.
- When standing at a comfortable distance away from the camera to push the buttons it records the image very close up which may contribute to the bad sound, too.
- If more than one message is recorded and they are meant for more than one person, if one person sees the flashing alert that there is a new message, they listen to all of them and then the light no longer flashes. Then the next person doesn't know there is a message for them. Maybe that's a lot to expect from this little device but it sure does make it awkward to use.
- There's a typo on the box. (Not a big deal, just an observation.)
I was hoping to use this as a quick way to leave reminders - like "don't forget your football pads" or "buy milk, eggs, and bread." For me it hasn't convinced me to put down the sticky notes. For what I would use it for it's really not useful.
However, if you're leaving messages back and forth with one other person in the household - "Dinner is in the fridge. Heat it up at 350 for 15 minutes" or sweet love notes, this may work.
Aesthetically, it is a cute little device. The magnet is strong enough to hold it securely onto the refrigerator. It also comes with a flat magnet that has a sticker on the back so if you want to mount the Play somewhere that isn't magnetized you can. (Like a car dashboard.) | 1 | neutral | [
"I had high hopes for this little gadget as a replacement for the white board or sticky note reminders I leave for myself and family.",
"Unfortunately, in my opinion, it's more trouble than it's worth.",
"Here's why:\n\n- The buttons seem a little slow to respond even with brand new batteries\n- It takes four button pushes (with hesitant reaction from the gadget) to record a video - one to \"wake\" the device, one to put it in record mode, one to begin recording, and another to stop recording.",
"This takes 10 - 15 seconds not including the video recording itself.",
"- The audio is terrible - playback is too loud when recording with normal speaking voice, scratchy sound\n- Recording display shows your reversed image which doesn't seem like a big deal but it's very unnatural to have to move yourself to the left to get the video image to move to the right.",
"- When standing at a comfortable distance away from the camera to push the buttons it records the image very close up which may contribute to the bad sound, too.",
"- If more than one message is recorded and they are meant for more than one person, if one person sees the flashing alert that there is a new message, they listen to all of them and then the light no longer flashes.",
"Then the next person doesn't know there is a message for them.",
"Maybe that's a lot to expect from this little device but it sure does make it awkward to use.",
"- There's a typo on the box.",
"(Not a big deal, just an observation.",
")\n\nI was hoping to use this as a quick way to leave reminders - like \"don't forget your football pads\" or \"buy milk, eggs, and bread.",
"\" For me it hasn't convinced me to put down the sticky notes.",
"For what I would use it for it's really not useful.",
"However, if you're leaving messages back and forth with one other person in the household - \"Dinner is in the fridge.",
"Heat it up at 350 for 15 minutes\" or sweet love notes, this may work.",
"Aesthetically, it is a cute little device.",
"The magnet is strong enough to hold it securely onto the refrigerator.",
"It also comes with a flat magnet that has a sticker on the back so if you want to mount the Play somewhere that isn't magnetized you can.",
"(Like a car dashboard.",
")"
] |
Washington prepares for the unexpected as Russia investigation unfolds
Democrats fret that President Trump might try to shut down the inquiry. Republicans worry that their last best hope for a legislative win a tax overhaul could fall victim to the scandal. And the president’s denial that his campaign worked in any way with Russia continues to be tested by new disclosures.
The only person with any significant control over events special counsel Robert S. Mueller III offered no hints Monday on his next move beyond the day’s bombshells — legal filings that included the indictment of two former Trump campaign officials and the guilty plea of a third.
President Trump 's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort Manafort's former business associate Rick Gates and Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos have all been charged in the special counsel's investigation into Russian election interference. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
The release of the charges followed the disclosure last week that a prominent Democratic lawyer and a news outlet backed by a major Republican donor had at different times paid a firm that compiled opposition research on Trump alleging ties to Russian interests that could threaten national security.
“The charges brought last week could easily result in prosecutions extending into 2019 just on the trial level not even the appellate level ” said Jonathan Turley a law professor at George Washington University Law School. “That is going to continue to have a dysfunctional impact on the Trump administration.”
Even the president found himself caught off guard when he prematurely tweeted his own absolution hours after indictments were announced against his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a top deputy Rick Gates. At 10:25 a.m. Trump felt it safe to boast that the announcements did not directly reference his campaign.
“Sorry but this is years ago before Paul Manafort was part of the campaign ” Trump wrote on Twitter. “. . . Also there is NO COLLUSION!”
Minutes later Mueller’s team announced a previously secret guilty plea of a third Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos who worked on foreign policy in a volunteer capacity. In court papers Papadopoulos described in detail his 2016 efforts to arrange contacts with people he knew to be Russian agents including one person who had told him about Russian “dirt” on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton including “thousands of emails.”
Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to giving false statements to federal agents in his initial interviews about the interactions. He now says that he discussed the Russian overtures he had received with several other people in the Trump campaign including a “senior policy adviser ” a “campaign supervisor” and a “high-ranking campaign official.” Among the campaign officials he emailed were Manafort campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and national campaign co-chairman Sam Clovis.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) put out a warning to Trump not to interfere with the ongoing probe. “If he does Congress must respond swiftly unequivocally and in a bipartisan way to ensure that the investigation continues ” he said in a statement. | 1 | neutral | [
"Washington prepares for the unexpected as Russia investigation unfolds\nDemocrats fret that President Trump might try to shut down the inquiry.",
"Republicans worry that their last best hope for a legislative win a tax overhaul could fall victim to the scandal.",
"And the president’s denial that his campaign worked in any way with Russia continues to be tested by new disclosures.",
"The only person with any significant control over events special counsel Robert S.",
"Mueller III offered no hints Monday on his next move beyond the day’s bombshells — legal filings that included the indictment of two former Trump campaign officials and the guilty plea of a third.",
"President Trump 's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort Manafort's former business associate Rick Gates and Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos have all been charged in the special counsel's investigation into Russian election interference.",
"(Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)\nThe release of the charges followed the disclosure last week that a prominent Democratic lawyer and a news outlet backed by a major Republican donor had at different times paid a firm that compiled opposition research on Trump alleging ties to Russian interests that could threaten national security.",
"“The charges brought last week could easily result in prosecutions extending into 2019 just on the trial level not even the appellate level ” said Jonathan Turley a law professor at George Washington University Law School.",
"“That is going to continue to have a dysfunctional impact on the Trump administration.",
"”\nEven the president found himself caught off guard when he prematurely tweeted his own absolution hours after indictments were announced against his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and a top deputy Rick Gates.",
"At 10:25 a.",
"m. Trump felt it safe to boast that the announcements did not directly reference his campaign.",
"“Sorry but this is years ago before Paul Manafort was part of the campaign ” Trump wrote on Twitter.",
"“.",
".",
".",
"Also there is NO COLLUSION!",
"”\nMinutes later Mueller’s team announced a previously secret guilty plea of a third Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos who worked on foreign policy in a volunteer capacity.",
"In court papers Papadopoulos described in detail his 2016 efforts to arrange contacts with people he knew to be Russian agents including one person who had told him about Russian “dirt” on Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton including “thousands of emails.",
"”\nPapadopoulos pleaded guilty to giving false statements to federal agents in his initial interviews about the interactions.",
"He now says that he discussed the Russian overtures he had received with several other people in the Trump campaign including a “senior policy adviser ” a “campaign supervisor” and a “high-ranking campaign official.",
"” Among the campaign officials he emailed were Manafort campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and national campaign co-chairman Sam Clovis.",
"Senate Minority Leader Charles E.",
"Schumer (D-N.",
"Y.) put out a warning to Trump not to interfere with the ongoing probe.",
"“If he does Congress must respond swiftly unequivocally and in a bipartisan way to ensure that the investigation continues ” he said in a statement."
] |
In the summer of 2002 i wanted this c.d for my birthday. I didn't get it but i wasn't mad for long. I ordered the c.d. becuase it would have been hard to find it in a store. I got the c.d and i had already heard unknown road and homesick and though that they were cool. This has got to be the worst Pennywise c.d. vocally ever. I think they're bassist Jason thirsk was singing on it. Most of the songs seem to be about hating rules. musically this c.d. is not that great from what i remember. I haven't listened to this c.d. in a long time. Dont buy this c.d unless you want to make your Pennywise c.d collection complete. | 1 | neutral | [
"In the summer of 2002 i wanted this c.",
"d for my birthday.",
"I didn't get it but i wasn't mad for long.",
"I ordered the c.",
"d. becuase it would have been hard to find it in a store.",
"I got the c.",
"d and i had already heard unknown road and homesick and though that they were cool.",
"This has got to be the worst Pennywise c.",
"d. vocally ever.",
"I think they're bassist Jason thirsk was singing on it.",
"Most of the songs seem to be about hating rules.",
"musically this c.",
"d. is not that great from what i remember.",
"I haven't listened to this c.",
"d. in a long time.",
"Dont buy this c.",
"d unless you want to make your Pennywise c.",
"d collection complete."
] |
Hey Lauren! ----- ----- I'm good ta...how are you doing? Yeah I graduated yesterday...it was a very long day but a good one. Our ceremony wasn't until 4.30pm and the previous ceremony over run..and the ceremony managed to go on for 2.5hours!!Mad. But never mind i'm a graduate now!lol ----- ----- How's your course going? ----- ----- Amy xx | 1 | neutral | [
"Hey Lauren!",
"----- ----- I'm good ta...",
"how are you doing?",
"Yeah I graduated yesterday...",
"it was a very long day but a good one.",
"Our ceremony wasn't until 4.",
"30pm and the previous ceremony over run..",
"and the ceremony managed to go on for 2.",
"5hours!!",
"Mad.",
"But never mind i'm a graduate now!",
"lol ----- ----- How's your course going?",
"----- ----- Amy xx"
] |
I would really love to have someone release a WWII shooter that actually felt like WWII. And while EA likes to boast the realism, frankly that only goes as far as the weapons, the launguages and the location. The game is 100% linear and 99% predictable, and after finishing it, I feel more like I have finished reading a book, not playing a game. Honestly, the mistakes are so glaring that EA really could have made a better game if they would have tried harder. This is definatly one you will need to try for yourself, and reach your own conclusions on.
The GOOD:
- Missions remain interesting throughout the game.
- Some wonderfully scripted encounters, and occasionally you will get to see wonderful character actions in your allies as well as your enemies.
- Nice range of American and German weapons, and fairly accurate noises. Tanks are fairly life-like as are aircraft.
- Lots of speaking (English and German). Scripts are correct for the locations, and you don't run into situations where dead soldiers are carrying on conversations and such, as you do in some other titles.
- Accurate uniforms (within reason).
- Sniper rifles are accurate, powerful and fun (and there are plenty of opportunities to use them, if that is your thing).
The BAD:
- The graphics are not as good as, for example, Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the Xbox (I'm using a Nvidia GeForce4 64mb DDR video card), or as nice as Delta Force Blackhawk down (which is a better game).
- When shot, your character's aim flies across the screen. This may enhance the realism, but when you are confronted with multiple enemies it makes it virtually impossible to hit anyone and soon becomes incredibly annoying.
- Enemies have certain locations from which they spawn, in fact you can find them and stand there and gun them down as they suddenly materialize. Also, some enemies (like snipers) have not materialized until you step past a certain point (into their line of fire) and then they spawn and fire.
- Cannot interact with surroundings (doors, windows, etc.)
- Lack of blood (to maintain the Teen rating).
- Very linear.
The UGLY:
- MG42/44 is lethal in the hands of the enemy, but when you have the opportunity to man one the bullets fly everywhere but where you are aiming, in fact, the machine gun is only slightly more effective than any of your standard arms, and much more frustrating to try and use.
- Allied AI is NIL, and considering some of these guys are supposed to be Rangers...they just run into the open and fire then stop, then fire and stop again while they are being gunned down. I was happy to see them get slaughtered so at least I could move (oh yah, you are stuck behind any obstacle as if it were twice as wide as it really is).
- Enemies continue to rush you with no regard to their own casualties, and will even run from around a corner straight into your fire, requiring no effort from you to gun down entire squads.
- Shrubbery and leaves will block your bullets, but not the bullets of the enemies, making Snipers almost impossible to kill unless you rush their positions.
- Snipers are way too good (even when I knew exactly where they were they could see me before I could see them).
- The signifigant lack of an ending of any sort is unforgiveable. What did they do, just give up halfway through??? | 1 | neutral | [
"I would really love to have someone release a WWII shooter that actually felt like WWII.",
"And while EA likes to boast the realism, frankly that only goes as far as the weapons, the launguages and the location.",
"The game is 100% linear and 99% predictable, and after finishing it, I feel more like I have finished reading a book, not playing a game.",
"Honestly, the mistakes are so glaring that EA really could have made a better game if they would have tried harder.",
"This is definatly one you will need to try for yourself, and reach your own conclusions on.",
"The GOOD:\n- Missions remain interesting throughout the game.",
"- Some wonderfully scripted encounters, and occasionally you will get to see wonderful character actions in your allies as well as your enemies.",
"- Nice range of American and German weapons, and fairly accurate noises.",
"Tanks are fairly life-like as are aircraft.",
"- Lots of speaking (English and German).",
"Scripts are correct for the locations, and you don't run into situations where dead soldiers are carrying on conversations and such, as you do in some other titles.",
"- Accurate uniforms (within reason).",
"- Sniper rifles are accurate, powerful and fun (and there are plenty of opportunities to use them, if that is your thing).",
"The BAD:\n- The graphics are not as good as, for example, Return to Castle Wolfenstein on the Xbox (I'm using a Nvidia GeForce4 64mb DDR video card), or as nice as Delta Force Blackhawk down (which is a better game).",
"- When shot, your character's aim flies across the screen.",
"This may enhance the realism, but when you are confronted with multiple enemies it makes it virtually impossible to hit anyone and soon becomes incredibly annoying.",
"- Enemies have certain locations from which they spawn, in fact you can find them and stand there and gun them down as they suddenly materialize.",
"Also, some enemies (like snipers) have not materialized until you step past a certain point (into their line of fire) and then they spawn and fire.",
"- Cannot interact with surroundings (doors, windows, etc.",
")\n- Lack of blood (to maintain the Teen rating).",
"- Very linear.",
"The UGLY:\n- MG42/44 is lethal in the hands of the enemy, but when you have the opportunity to man one the bullets fly everywhere but where you are aiming, in fact, the machine gun is only slightly more effective than any of your standard arms, and much more frustrating to try and use.",
"- Allied AI is NIL, and considering some of these guys are supposed to be Rangers...",
"they just run into the open and fire then stop, then fire and stop again while they are being gunned down.",
"I was happy to see them get slaughtered so at least I could move (oh yah, you are stuck behind any obstacle as if it were twice as wide as it really is).",
"- Enemies continue to rush you with no regard to their own casualties, and will even run from around a corner straight into your fire, requiring no effort from you to gun down entire squads.",
"- Shrubbery and leaves will block your bullets, but not the bullets of the enemies, making Snipers almost impossible to kill unless you rush their positions.",
"- Snipers are way too good (even when I knew exactly where they were they could see me before I could see them).",
"- The signifigant lack of an ending of any sort is unforgiveable.",
"What did they do, just give up halfway through???"
] |
I have mixed feelings about Walt Disney Pictures' and Steven Spielberg's first (and so far only) collaboration "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" First off, it was a good movie; funny and entertaining. BUT did it have to be full of sexual innuendo and strong profanity (one use each of "Bastard" and "S.O.B.") which are not associated with Disney? I didn't like Baby Herman in this movie. did he have to be so crass, especially in the scene in the hallway (smacking his sexy mommy on the rear and saying, "I got a 50 year-old lust and a three year-old dinky")? And what was that gag about prostate & probate? Totally NOT Disney material. GREAT SCOTT!!! What in the Space Time Continuum is Doc Brown doing in this future?!!! Could have been released as a Disney movie without the innuendo and strong profanity. "The Rocketeer" should have also been released via Touchstone Pictures, as it had a strong profanity and innuendo. Rated PG, but should have been rated PG-13. Walt Disney himself would be ashamed of this movie.
Walt Disney Pictures isn't known for making this type of movie, so thankfully it was released via Touchstone Pictures. Nor is Steven Spielberg known for making junk like this. Former Disney head Michael Eisner was smart to release this under the Touchstone Pictures' banner, but why were Walt Disney Pictures and Steven Spielberg still involved after they read the script? Stick to Disney's classic animated and live-action films, and avoid this hybrid mess of a bad joke for a movie. | 1 | neutral | [
"I have mixed feelings about Walt Disney Pictures' and Steven Spielberg's first (and so far only) collaboration \"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?",
"\" First off, it was a good movie; funny and entertaining.",
"BUT did it have to be full of sexual innuendo and strong profanity (one use each of \"Bastard\" and \"S.",
"O.B.\") which are not associated with Disney?",
"I didn't like Baby Herman in this movie.",
"did he have to be so crass, especially in the scene in the hallway (smacking his sexy mommy on the rear and saying, \"I got a 50 year-old lust and a three year-old dinky\")?",
"And what was that gag about prostate & probate?",
"Totally NOT Disney material.",
"GREAT SCOTT!!!",
"What in the Space Time Continuum is Doc Brown doing in this future?!!!",
"Could have been released as a Disney movie without the innuendo and strong profanity.",
"\"The Rocketeer\" should have also been released via Touchstone Pictures, as it had a strong profanity and innuendo.",
"Rated PG, but should have been rated PG-13.",
"Walt Disney himself would be ashamed of this movie.",
"Walt Disney Pictures isn't known for making this type of movie, so thankfully it was released via Touchstone Pictures.",
"Nor is Steven Spielberg known for making junk like this.",
"Former Disney head Michael Eisner was smart to release this under the Touchstone Pictures' banner, but why were Walt Disney Pictures and Steven Spielberg still involved after they read the script?",
"Stick to Disney's classic animated and live-action films, and avoid this hybrid mess of a bad joke for a movie."
] |
How does this sound to you?
You live in a society where your every physical need is cared for, and all things sensual are avaliable whenever you like. The price? You don't get to think. What happens if you think? You get deported to a beautiful tropical island where everyone else thinks.
So you're happy until you realize you're not, and once you do, you get sent somewhere you can become happy on your own, with others like you.
Sounds good to me.
That, in a nutshell is the society presented in this novel. Huxley tries his best (or does he?) to make is sound horrible, but I'd take it any old day. I like tropical islands.
Enjoyable, but not ominous, and certainly not sucessful in its predictions. | 1 | neutral | [
"How does this sound to you?",
"You live in a society where your every physical need is cared for, and all things sensual are avaliable whenever you like.",
"The price?",
"You don't get to think.",
"What happens if you think?",
"You get deported to a beautiful tropical island where everyone else thinks.",
"So you're happy until you realize you're not, and once you do, you get sent somewhere you can become happy on your own, with others like you.",
"Sounds good to me.",
"That, in a nutshell is the society presented in this novel.",
"Huxley tries his best (or does he?",
") to make is sound horrible, but I'd take it any old day.",
"I like tropical islands.",
"Enjoyable, but not ominous, and certainly not sucessful in its predictions."
] |
This is way too dark for me! Number one is I don't believe in rape and if I had known it was in there I would not have bought it. But to tell you a little about it, Rachael, a bartender gets kidnapped by a gang. Taken away in a van and abused she is attacked by the first member of the gang. Zachary is an under cover FBI agent and tries to protect her but he has to rape her in order not to blow his cover. They become involved in this story in an odd way. Won't tell you the rest. Don't want to spoil it for you. Once into the book I had to read it to see where and how she gets out of this mess. Interesting twist so I will give it a three star there and the ending was too abrupt. Try the book for yourself! This may end: "Dark Erotica" for me! | 1 | neutral | [
"This is way too dark for me!",
"Number one is I don't believe in rape and if I had known it was in there I would not have bought it.",
"But to tell you a little about it, Rachael, a bartender gets kidnapped by a gang.",
"Taken away in a van and abused she is attacked by the first member of the gang.",
"Zachary is an under cover FBI agent and tries to protect her but he has to rape her in order not to blow his cover.",
"They become involved in this story in an odd way.",
"Won't tell you the rest.",
"Don't want to spoil it for you.",
"Once into the book I had to read it to see where and how she gets out of this mess.",
"Interesting twist so I will give it a three star there and the ending was too abrupt.",
"Try the book for yourself!",
"This may end: \"Dark Erotica\" for me!"
] |
decent movie but not as good as I thought I was going to be ....the picture quality wasn't very good it was watchable but it was that annoying wide screen that only filled the middle portion of the screen plus the picture quality was grainy and fuzzy to me at least it was about as good as a lp or maybe sp vhs quality doesn't look like they did much to restore this film...I remember seeing this as a kid back in the day and this was first time I've seen this movie again in over 30 years ..now I think I remember why I never watched again ..because it was just an ok film ..
not like animal house or the blues brothers I've watched which was amazing ...both of those films I've seen at least 15 times each and they never get old..
im glade I only paid like 8 bucks for this movie ..odds are I might watch it one more time in my life and never again ..but if your a huge John Belushi fan or Dan Akroyed fan then buy this ..its still a decent movie | 1 | neutral | [
"decent movie but not as good as I thought I was going to be....",
"the picture quality wasn't very good it was watchable but it was that annoying wide screen that only filled the middle portion of the screen plus the picture quality was grainy and fuzzy to me at least it was about as good as a lp or maybe sp vhs quality doesn't look like they did much to restore this film...",
"I remember seeing this as a kid back in the day and this was first time I've seen this movie again in over 30 years..",
"now I think I remember why I never watched again..",
"because it was just an ok film..",
"not like animal house or the blues brothers I've watched which was amazing...",
"both of those films I've seen at least 15 times each and they never get old..",
"im glade I only paid like 8 bucks for this movie..",
"odds are I might watch it one more time in my life and never again..",
"but if your a huge John Belushi fan or Dan Akroyed fan then buy this..",
"its still a decent movie"
] |
you must have DOS Box to play, it comes with it. I recommend downloading the latest version and getting better sound out of the games! GM or Roland support in 7.2 the current as of this writting. You need to take a bit of time read that tutorial of theres to get anything done with it! The games themselves are five aces all the way. The fact it doesn't play in XP is MS's fault. Great space parody of movies across the board from mainly Star Trek(prominent in Space Quest V Next Mutation-odvious title and in jokes to boot) Also in jokes here and there from Star Wars, Buck Rogers(In the Twenty Fith century), Flash gordon, and some less known movies that were total crap anyway. Also pun jokes of badly written video games true gamers would be able to relate to that humor as why a store you visit is drawn too cheaply becasue the "writers of the game" as Roger put it "Were to CHEAP to implenmet better graphics!" MS jokes are also, belevie it or not, thrown in. Surprisng as DOS is an A+ system! Love the narrator's voice(Roger Ramjet guy!) in IV, VI. The six games I played/dreamed of since H.S back in the 80's. Much like King's Quest, Police Quest, QUest for Glory(hero's QUest) but rediculously funny instead of using logic you use Roger Wilco "logic" To solve a puzzle. Juvenile delinquency and childish pranks gets you more than professionalism. Your trusty toilet plunger and a few buckazoids is all it takes! Great game for the adult in you and the child in you too! | 1 | neutral | [
"you must have DOS Box to play, it comes with it.",
"I recommend downloading the latest version and getting better sound out of the games!",
"GM or Roland support in 7.",
"2 the current as of this writting.",
"You need to take a bit of time read that tutorial of theres to get anything done with it!",
"The games themselves are five aces all the way.",
"The fact it doesn't play in XP is MS's fault.",
"Great space parody of movies across the board from mainly Star Trek(prominent in Space Quest V Next Mutation-odvious title and in jokes to boot) Also in jokes here and there from Star Wars, Buck Rogers(In the Twenty Fith century), Flash gordon, and some less known movies that were total crap anyway.",
"Also pun jokes of badly written video games true gamers would be able to relate to that humor as why a store you visit is drawn too cheaply becasue the \"writers of the game\" as Roger put it \"Were to CHEAP to implenmet better graphics!",
"\" MS jokes are also, belevie it or not, thrown in.",
"Surprisng as DOS is an A+ system!",
"Love the narrator's voice(Roger Ramjet guy!",
") in IV, VI.",
"The six games I played/dreamed of since H.",
"S back in the 80's.",
"Much like King's Quest, Police Quest, QUest for Glory(hero's QUest) but rediculously funny instead of using logic you use Roger Wilco \"logic\" To solve a puzzle.",
"Juvenile delinquency and childish pranks gets you more than professionalism.",
"Your trusty toilet plunger and a few buckazoids is all it takes!",
"Great game for the adult in you and the child in you too!"
] |
This Year's Hurricane Season Was Intense. Is It A Taste Of The Future? : The Two
There are other factors at work besides warming. A global weather pattern called El Niño was absent this year and that often means a stormier Atlantic Ocean. One reason is that high-altitude "shear winds" in the Atlantic that often nip the tops off budding hurricanes were absent as well.
Atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel at MIT notes that there's also a rather mysterious cycle for Atlantic hurricanes. It seems to repeat about every decade. "We don't really understand it [but] it's there " he says and it also influences when and how often hurricanes arise. Sure enough it was 12 years ago in 2005 when the Atlantic saw such a similarly huge hurricane year.
Emanuel says scientists aren't clear whether hurricanes are becoming more common; reliable records for hurricanes go back only about 50 years in the Atlantic so it's difficult to detect a long-term trend and data for the Pacific are even scarcer. Theoretically he says some aspects of warming could actually decrease the frequency of hurricanes by drying out parts of the atmosphere. But those that do arise are likely to be nastier. "Insofar as the storms are intense and produce a lot of rain " he says "they're a window into our long-term future."
And it's a costly future Emanuel says. "We're just going to get more and more destruction " he predicts "because we just encourage people to live and build in dangerous places" like low-lying coastlines — a fact independent of climate change. | 1 | neutral | [
"This Year's Hurricane Season Was Intense.",
"Is It A Taste Of The Future?",
": The Two\nThere are other factors at work besides warming.",
"A global weather pattern called El Niño was absent this year and that often means a stormier Atlantic Ocean.",
"One reason is that high-altitude \"shear winds\" in the Atlantic that often nip the tops off budding hurricanes were absent as well.",
"Atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel at MIT notes that there's also a rather mysterious cycle for Atlantic hurricanes.",
"It seems to repeat about every decade.",
"\"We don't really understand it [but] it's there \" he says and it also influences when and how often hurricanes arise.",
"Sure enough it was 12 years ago in 2005 when the Atlantic saw such a similarly huge hurricane year.",
"Emanuel says scientists aren't clear whether hurricanes are becoming more common; reliable records for hurricanes go back only about 50 years in the Atlantic so it's difficult to detect a long-term trend and data for the Pacific are even scarcer.",
"Theoretically he says some aspects of warming could actually decrease the frequency of hurricanes by drying out parts of the atmosphere.",
"But those that do arise are likely to be nastier.",
"\"Insofar as the storms are intense and produce a lot of rain \" he says \"they're a window into our long-term future.",
"\"\nAnd it's a costly future Emanuel says.",
"\"We're just going to get more and more destruction \" he predicts \"because we just encourage people to live and build in dangerous places\" like low-lying coastlines — a fact independent of climate change."
] |
Let me first say that I have NOT read the Mythos Academy Books yet - I bought the Mythos Academy Bundle, which includes "First Frost", "Touch of Frost", "Kiss of Frost" and "Dark Frost", and I'm going to read them in this order. So I do not know yet if this short story contains spoilers, foreshadowing etc. for the main books.
In "First Frost", we meet our heroine Gwen, a teenaged girl with an unusual gift: when she touches things that other people have touched before her, she draws fragments of memory and emotion from them in vivid images. Her mother and her grandmother also have supernatural talents, a fact that Gwen explains with their shared gypsy heritage. Before the happenings of this short story, she has apparently mostly used her talent for personal gain - by finding lost belongings for a small fee.
One fateful day, Gwen's curiousity gets the best of her: she deliberately touches a hairbrush belonging to a girl in her class in order to learn her secrets... And Gwen learns more, far more, than she bargained for. Her attempts to help trigger a tragedy that she couldn't have anticipated.
Pros:
Books that feature schools for paranormal teens always appeal to me, and this short story gives me hope that Mythos Academy is going to be just the ticket. Boarding school - check. Young heroine that is (mostly) new to the world of the paranormal - check. Hint at a possible love interest - check. Hint at conflicts and an enemy or possibly several - check.
I like that Gwen "sounds" like a real teenager. The writing style may not be perfect but it feels natural to me for exactly that reason. At heart, our heroine seems to be just a normal girl with normal insecurities, hopes and dreams. It's going to be interesting to see how she copes with her new unusual school (that not only features kids with awesome powers, but also kids who flaunt their apparent wealth with brand clothing and designer watches).
I also like that right from the start, Gwen's talent is not just a blessing but also a curse. She helped somebody who was stuck in a horrible situation, but she paid a heavy personal price for it.
Contras:
This is a short story with the emphasis on "short"! It's really just a teeny tiny teaser to get you hooked. Since I got it as part of the bundle, I don't mind too much, but I would've been disappointed if I'd spent money on it.
I feel that Gwen has more than a touch of Mary Sue* - the white skin and the violet eyes (not a combination I usually associate with gypsies), the unusual magical talent and her magical family... Her awkwardness and clumsiness only make up for that a tiny bit (hello, Bella Swan?), but I'm hoping that in the main novels, Gwen will develop further into a fleshed-out, well-balanced character.
[...] | 1 | neutral | [
"Let me first say that I have NOT read the Mythos Academy Books yet - I bought the Mythos Academy Bundle, which includes \"First Frost\", \"Touch of Frost\", \"Kiss of Frost\" and \"Dark Frost\", and I'm going to read them in this order.",
"So I do not know yet if this short story contains spoilers, foreshadowing etc.",
"for the main books.",
"In \"First Frost\", we meet our heroine Gwen, a teenaged girl with an unusual gift: when she touches things that other people have touched before her, she draws fragments of memory and emotion from them in vivid images.",
"Her mother and her grandmother also have supernatural talents, a fact that Gwen explains with their shared gypsy heritage.",
"Before the happenings of this short story, she has apparently mostly used her talent for personal gain - by finding lost belongings for a small fee.",
"One fateful day, Gwen's curiousity gets the best of her: she deliberately touches a hairbrush belonging to a girl in her class in order to learn her secrets...",
"And Gwen learns more, far more, than she bargained for.",
"Her attempts to help trigger a tragedy that she couldn't have anticipated.",
"Pros:\n\nBooks that feature schools for paranormal teens always appeal to me, and this short story gives me hope that Mythos Academy is going to be just the ticket.",
"Boarding school - check.",
"Young heroine that is (mostly) new to the world of the paranormal - check.",
"Hint at a possible love interest - check.",
"Hint at conflicts and an enemy or possibly several - check.",
"I like that Gwen \"sounds\" like a real teenager.",
"The writing style may not be perfect but it feels natural to me for exactly that reason.",
"At heart, our heroine seems to be just a normal girl with normal insecurities, hopes and dreams.",
"It's going to be interesting to see how she copes with her new unusual school (that not only features kids with awesome powers, but also kids who flaunt their apparent wealth with brand clothing and designer watches).",
"I also like that right from the start, Gwen's talent is not just a blessing but also a curse.",
"She helped somebody who was stuck in a horrible situation, but she paid a heavy personal price for it.",
"Contras:\n\nThis is a short story with the emphasis on \"short\"!",
"It's really just a teeny tiny teaser to get you hooked.",
"Since I got it as part of the bundle, I don't mind too much, but I would've been disappointed if I'd spent money on it.",
"I feel that Gwen has more than a touch of Mary Sue* - the white skin and the violet eyes (not a combination I usually associate with gypsies), the unusual magical talent and her magical family...",
"Her awkwardness and clumsiness only make up for that a tiny bit (hello, Bella Swan?",
"), but I'm hoping that in the main novels, Gwen will develop further into a fleshed-out, well-balanced character.",
"[...",
"]"
] |
I was very compelled to write a review regarding this game. This 3d shooter stands above the rest of the games of its type by rewriting an alternate history for the story plot. The game asks the question: "What if WWI never ended and instead continued to be fought in the trenches for more than 50 years? Spanning from 1914 to 1964, Ironstorm combines all the weaponry and technology from the WWI, WWII, Vietnam era and other unseen inventions that would have been created if WWI did in fact continue on for so long. The graphics of this game are superb and the background lanscaping makes the feel of a worn torn alternate era. The sound is decent and the gameplay is good. The player can alternate from first person 3d shooter view to a 3rd person view. The game requires much more than just run and shoot up the baddies. In fact it requires quite a bit of crawling around and infiltration. There are no cheats for this game available except thru a downloadable trainer. I only gave this game 3 stars because it is very clear that 4X stuidos and Dreamcatcher co. rushed this game to the stores without testing out all the bugs just to make a quick buck. In fact the newest patch 1.02 does not fix most of the major bugs but it does fix some minor bugs for those people who experience game crashes if they own a usb keyboard or mouse. But even after installing the newest patch, the game will still crash back to desktop everytime (1 min of gameplay before it crashes). Another problem that I have experienced is a sound problem. Sometimes the gameplay will be choppy and the sound for the game will be nonexistent if you hit escape and try to save your game. It really is disappointing however to see such a great game with a good concept go to waste because of so many bugs that have yet to be corrected. My advice for those people who are thinking of buying this game are:
1) Wait for the next patch (current patch is 1.02) and hopefully the game crashes and sound issues will be corrected.
2) Wait until the game comes out with a newer version at retail stores.
3) Wait until this game drops in price. Current price I purchased it for was 34.99. Maybe the game will lower its price even more because of the gameplay issues.
Gameplay = 5/10
Graphics = 9/10
Sound = 5/10
Value = 6/10 | 1 | neutral | [
"I was very compelled to write a review regarding this game.",
"This 3d shooter stands above the rest of the games of its type by rewriting an alternate history for the story plot.",
"The game asks the question: \"What if WWI never ended and instead continued to be fought in the trenches for more than 50 years?",
"Spanning from 1914 to 1964, Ironstorm combines all the weaponry and technology from the WWI, WWII, Vietnam era and other unseen inventions that would have been created if WWI did in fact continue on for so long.",
"The graphics of this game are superb and the background lanscaping makes the feel of a worn torn alternate era.",
"The sound is decent and the gameplay is good.",
"The player can alternate from first person 3d shooter view to a 3rd person view.",
"The game requires much more than just run and shoot up the baddies.",
"In fact it requires quite a bit of crawling around and infiltration.",
"There are no cheats for this game available except thru a downloadable trainer.",
"I only gave this game 3 stars because it is very clear that 4X stuidos and Dreamcatcher co.",
"rushed this game to the stores without testing out all the bugs just to make a quick buck.",
"In fact the newest patch 1.",
"02 does not fix most of the major bugs but it does fix some minor bugs for those people who experience game crashes if they own a usb keyboard or mouse.",
"But even after installing the newest patch, the game will still crash back to desktop everytime (1 min of gameplay before it crashes).",
"Another problem that I have experienced is a sound problem.",
"Sometimes the gameplay will be choppy and the sound for the game will be nonexistent if you hit escape and try to save your game.",
"It really is disappointing however to see such a great game with a good concept go to waste because of so many bugs that have yet to be corrected.",
"My advice for those people who are thinking of buying this game are:\n1) Wait for the next patch (current patch is 1.",
"02) and hopefully the game crashes and sound issues will be corrected.",
"2) Wait until the game comes out with a newer version at retail stores.",
"3) Wait until this game drops in price.",
"Current price I purchased it for was 34.",
"99.",
"Maybe the game will lower its price even more because of the gameplay issues.",
"Gameplay = 5/10\nGraphics = 9/10\nSound = 5/10\nValue = 6/10"
] |
I WAS EXCITED ABOUT GOING BACK TO REG TYPING INSTEAD OF TOUCH THAT WAS DRIVING ME NUTS...THE PHONE LOOKS AWESOME KEYS PRETTY ITSY BITS..IF YOUR OVER 40 AND HAVE THE PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYMORE...THIS PHONE IS NOT FOR YOU..UNLESS YOU PUT YOUR READERS ON ALL THE TIME..EVERYTHING IS SO TINY..
EVERYTHING I TRIED TO DO ON HERE SAYS THIS PHONE NOT COMPATIBLE...WHEN TRIED TO BUY APPS SAYS OWNER DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO BUY? UMM THE OWNER? THE SPEAKERPHONE WAS GREAT..HAD LOST OS RING TONES AND NICE WALLPAPER SELECTIONS...I LIKED THE PHONE BUT IT JUST WOULDN'T LET ME DO SO MANY THINGS...I TRIED TO DOWNLOAD FACEBOOK WHICH I USE EVERYDAY..AGAIN SAYS PHONE NOT COMPATIBLE :o*( SO I AM RETURNING.... | 1 | neutral | [
"I WAS EXCITED ABOUT GOING BACK TO REG TYPING INSTEAD OF TOUCH THAT WAS DRIVING ME NUTS...",
"THE PHONE LOOKS AWESOME KEYS PRETTY ITSY BITS..",
"IF YOUR OVER 40 AND HAVE THE PROBLEM OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ANYMORE...",
"THIS PHONE IS NOT FOR YOU..",
"UNLESS YOU PUT YOUR READERS ON ALL THE TIME..",
"EVERYTHING IS SO TINY..",
"EVERYTHING I TRIED TO DO ON HERE SAYS THIS PHONE NOT COMPATIBLE...",
"WHEN TRIED TO BUY APPS SAYS OWNER DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO BUY?",
"UMM THE OWNER?",
"THE SPEAKERPHONE WAS GREAT..",
"HAD LOST OS RING TONES AND NICE WALLPAPER SELECTIONS...",
"I LIKED THE PHONE BUT IT JUST WOULDN'T LET ME DO SO MANY THINGS...",
"I TRIED TO DOWNLOAD FACEBOOK WHICH I USE EVERYDAY..",
"AGAIN SAYS PHONE NOT COMPATIBLE :o*( SO I AM RETURNING...."
] |
@TinmanHero - The Bible is the word of God written by MAN. It is a true collection of stories written as lessons. You don't have to take the actual words literally to be a believer. I am a Christian but I don't think that the heavens, Earth and everything was created in 7, literal, days. Seven days could be tens or hundreds of thousands, or millions, of years. 'Soon' is given as the time when Jesus will return and we all know that soon to us obviously isn't 'soon' to God as it's been a couple thousand years so far. As an engineer I am well aware of the mountains of evidence of evolution and fully believe it to be true as well. The two are not mutually exclusive.<br><br>You will say that it awfully convenient that we can't prove God exists. But I tell you this...It's awfully convenient that something is either fully, literally, true or it isn't true at all. I think you need to think more fully, and critically, about the possibilities that exist rather than claiming something isn't true because there is no proof, without any proof of your own. | 1 | neutral | [
"@TinmanHero - The Bible is the word of God written by MAN.",
"It is a true collection of stories written as lessons.",
"You don't have to take the actual words literally to be a believer.",
"I am a Christian but I don't think that the heavens, Earth and everything was created in 7, literal, days.",
"Seven days could be tens or hundreds of thousands, or millions, of years.",
"'Soon' is given as the time when Jesus will return and we all know that soon to us obviously isn't 'soon' to God as it's been a couple thousand years so far.",
"As an engineer I am well aware of the mountains of evidence of evolution and fully believe it to be true as well.",
"The two are not mutually exclusive.",
"<br><br>You will say that it awfully convenient that we can't prove God exists.",
"But I tell you this...",
"It's awfully convenient that something is either fully, literally, true or it isn't true at all.",
"I think you need to think more fully, and critically, about the possibilities that exist rather than claiming something isn't true because there is no proof, without any proof of your own."
] |
I was pretty happy with these at first. I followed the instructions which emphasize not to leave the lid off for any amount of time. Well, on a rainy day, I took one out and replaced the lid right away. The next day, all the strips were pink. My house has no leaks or anything; the ambient humidity was just higher. It was not even especially humid. And I was quick about opening the bottle, getting the strip, and replacing the lid. Apparently my house is in mild ketosis! Here's the thing. All 150 strips are in the same bottle. If the bottle fails, all 150 strips are gone. I wish I could get 150 strips, only groups would be packaged in cellophane, much as crunchy seaweed snacks are. That way, if one pack is exposed to moisture, you still have the remaining wrapped strips. I don't know if there is such a thing. These might work if you live in a dry climate. Waste of time if you live with rain or humidity. | 1 | neutral | [
"I was pretty happy with these at first.",
"I followed the instructions which emphasize not to leave the lid off for any amount of time.",
"Well, on a rainy day, I took one out and replaced the lid right away.",
"The next day, all the strips were pink.",
"My house has no leaks or anything; the ambient humidity was just higher.",
"It was not even especially humid.",
"And I was quick about opening the bottle, getting the strip, and replacing the lid.",
"Apparently my house is in mild ketosis!",
"Here's the thing.",
"All 150 strips are in the same bottle.",
"If the bottle fails, all 150 strips are gone.",
"I wish I could get 150 strips, only groups would be packaged in cellophane, much as crunchy seaweed snacks are.",
"That way, if one pack is exposed to moisture, you still have the remaining wrapped strips.",
"I don't know if there is such a thing.",
"These might work if you live in a dry climate.",
"Waste of time if you live with rain or humidity."
] |
This game has great potential. Beyond great. Excellent. There are only a few basic things I have to say: 1) There are too many bugs. Wait until December or so, maybe they will all be fixed. 2) This game is a hardware buster. 3) The gameplay is flawed. It gets frantic, the villagers are ANNOYING, and impossible to take care of efficiently. This game is downright impossible to concentrate on the missions sometimes because you are too busy controlling the villagers. End of review. | 1 | neutral | [
"This game has great potential.",
"Beyond great.",
"Excellent.",
"There are only a few basic things I have to say: 1) There are too many bugs.",
"Wait until December or so, maybe they will all be fixed.",
"2) This game is a hardware buster.",
"3) The gameplay is flawed.",
"It gets frantic, the villagers are ANNOYING, and impossible to take care of efficiently.",
"This game is downright impossible to concentrate on the missions sometimes because you are too busy controlling the villagers.",
"End of review."
] |
A cat on the run provides the focus for a trio of tales from Stephen King. The cat finds itself in the city where it sees a vision of a girl asking it for help. Shortly after the cat is grabbed and put in the first story.
The cat finds itself as a test animal at a stop-smoking clinic run by Alan King. The success of the clinic is not based on psychology or diet, but on extortion and torture. The cat manages to get away.
As the cat tries to cross a busy Vegas street, he becomes the subject of a bet and winds up in a penthouse suite were a deadly game is to be played out. James Woods has been having an affair with the penthouse owner's wife. To protect his life he must follow a ledge all the way around the building.
Finally, the cat manages to reach the home of a young Drew Barrymore where he becomes a pet. No sooner does he arrive than we find out the girl is being menaced by a creature that lives in her bedroom wall. Only the cat can save her from the diminutive menace.
While technically an anthology movie, this one works a little better than most. Following the cat through the stories really is an effective way of tying the separate tales together. The third tale is the weakest and that is probably from the lack of a strong acting presence like in the first two stories. But all in all the film works and is entertaining right to the very end scene. Check it out. | 1 | neutral | [
"A cat on the run provides the focus for a trio of tales from Stephen King.",
"The cat finds itself in the city where it sees a vision of a girl asking it for help.",
"Shortly after the cat is grabbed and put in the first story.",
"The cat finds itself as a test animal at a stop-smoking clinic run by Alan King.",
"The success of the clinic is not based on psychology or diet, but on extortion and torture.",
"The cat manages to get away.",
"As the cat tries to cross a busy Vegas street, he becomes the subject of a bet and winds up in a penthouse suite were a deadly game is to be played out.",
"James Woods has been having an affair with the penthouse owner's wife.",
"To protect his life he must follow a ledge all the way around the building.",
"Finally, the cat manages to reach the home of a young Drew Barrymore where he becomes a pet.",
"No sooner does he arrive than we find out the girl is being menaced by a creature that lives in her bedroom wall.",
"Only the cat can save her from the diminutive menace.",
"While technically an anthology movie, this one works a little better than most.",
"Following the cat through the stories really is an effective way of tying the separate tales together.",
"The third tale is the weakest and that is probably from the lack of a strong acting presence like in the first two stories.",
"But all in all the film works and is entertaining right to the very end scene.",
"Check it out."
] |
I got 3 of these in different colors for our 3 inspire phones. I got red for my regular phone, black for work phone and, Hot pink for my wife. with 3 phones having lots of color options makes it easy to tell them apart so kudos for the variation of colors.
The silicone part seems to fit great. But the fishbone shell is very snug on all and causes the silicone to buckle in near the bottom and by the earpeice. In fact there is a little string that I just cut off completely. This makes it look and fit more like my Seidio cover I usaed to have of similar design.
I would recommend the Siedio if you are looking for this type of case. I tried this one out since it was much cheaper and considering the cost It isn't too bad. It does seem to fit a little better with time but never as good as some others I've tried. not bad for the price though.
Another observation is that these can have more than one finish. The black and red one I got, the fish bone shell piece was colored and had a rubbery matte surface feel to it. The pink on has a slippery gloss finish. I went back and looked at the descriptions for all and none specified gloss or matte. Not sure if there are different versions or if the variation is in fact due to the color. The matte ones were black painted to look red, the pink was white plastic painted to look pink. I mention this only because if the case eventually gets scratched the white plastic will really show through.
The case will protect your phone but you may need to fuss with it to get it fitting just right | 1 | neutral | [
"I got 3 of these in different colors for our 3 inspire phones.",
"I got red for my regular phone, black for work phone and, Hot pink for my wife.",
"with 3 phones having lots of color options makes it easy to tell them apart so kudos for the variation of colors.",
"The silicone part seems to fit great.",
"But the fishbone shell is very snug on all and causes the silicone to buckle in near the bottom and by the earpeice.",
"In fact there is a little string that I just cut off completely.",
"This makes it look and fit more like my Seidio cover I usaed to have of similar design.",
"I would recommend the Siedio if you are looking for this type of case.",
"I tried this one out since it was much cheaper and considering the cost It isn't too bad.",
"It does seem to fit a little better with time but never as good as some others I've tried.",
"not bad for the price though.",
"Another observation is that these can have more than one finish.",
"The black and red one I got, the fish bone shell piece was colored and had a rubbery matte surface feel to it.",
"The pink on has a slippery gloss finish.",
"I went back and looked at the descriptions for all and none specified gloss or matte.",
"Not sure if there are different versions or if the variation is in fact due to the color.",
"The matte ones were black painted to look red, the pink was white plastic painted to look pink.",
"I mention this only because if the case eventually gets scratched the white plastic will really show through.",
"The case will protect your phone but you may need to fuss with it to get it fitting just right"
] |
As a consummate cyclist of Chicago, Boston and New York, I have experienced the dangers of urban riding for nearly fifteen years. Not being seen or heard leads to many hazardous, and sometimes life threatening, situations. The Airzound horn will announce your presence to any driver of any vehicle, including eighteen wheelers and Brinks armored cars, within a city block. However, at 115 decibels, riders run the risk of being ticketed by the police. But more importantly, unleashing the Airzound horn can inspire road rage. Clearly, this is not for alerting pedestrians or drivers of vehicles in non-emergency situations.
The Airzound horn achieves its intended purpose. Be aware, however, you could seriously upset drivers, residents, and police in the vicinity. This potential danger leads to one of my main arguments against the design. Delta chose not to employ consumable gas cartridges, presumably to save the user money. However, I doubt this horn could be frequently implemented without the rider getting arrested or assaulted. Hence, it should be seen and used as an emergency tool powered by a compact CO2 cartridge. At the same time, it would be nice to have the entire mechanism on the handlebars with a trigger within reach of the rider's thumb or index finger. The current arrangement utilizes a water bottle-like air reservoir connected via a hose to a horn mounted on the handlebars. This is less than ideal as the rider must either use an entire water bottle cage or strap it to the frame. Also, the rider must take one hand off of the handlebar grip to squeeze the trigger, which is unsuitable for emergency situations.
In summary, the Air Zound horn is an incredibly loud bicycle horn for unique situations. If you can tolerate the size and exposure to animosity from police and civilians alike, use it with care.
Pros
Really, really loud
No batteries or consumable items such as CO2
Lightweight
Cons
Bulky
Trigger far from grips/shifter
Potential ticketing / animosity | 1 | neutral | [
"As a consummate cyclist of Chicago, Boston and New York, I have experienced the dangers of urban riding for nearly fifteen years.",
"Not being seen or heard leads to many hazardous, and sometimes life threatening, situations.",
"The Airzound horn will announce your presence to any driver of any vehicle, including eighteen wheelers and Brinks armored cars, within a city block.",
"However, at 115 decibels, riders run the risk of being ticketed by the police.",
"But more importantly, unleashing the Airzound horn can inspire road rage.",
"Clearly, this is not for alerting pedestrians or drivers of vehicles in non-emergency situations.",
"The Airzound horn achieves its intended purpose.",
"Be aware, however, you could seriously upset drivers, residents, and police in the vicinity.",
"This potential danger leads to one of my main arguments against the design.",
"Delta chose not to employ consumable gas cartridges, presumably to save the user money.",
"However, I doubt this horn could be frequently implemented without the rider getting arrested or assaulted.",
"Hence, it should be seen and used as an emergency tool powered by a compact CO2 cartridge.",
"At the same time, it would be nice to have the entire mechanism on the handlebars with a trigger within reach of the rider's thumb or index finger.",
"The current arrangement utilizes a water bottle-like air reservoir connected via a hose to a horn mounted on the handlebars.",
"This is less than ideal as the rider must either use an entire water bottle cage or strap it to the frame.",
"Also, the rider must take one hand off of the handlebar grip to squeeze the trigger, which is unsuitable for emergency situations.",
"In summary, the Air Zound horn is an incredibly loud bicycle horn for unique situations.",
"If you can tolerate the size and exposure to animosity from police and civilians alike, use it with care.",
"Pros\nReally, really loud\nNo batteries or consumable items such as CO2\nLightweight\n\nCons\nBulky\nTrigger far from grips/shifter\nPotential ticketing / animosity"
] |
Everyone has been raving about grill Pans so I figured I would get one . This has the best reviews and price . First of all this pan is massive !!!!! I didn’t think 11 in would be so big but it is. It doesn’t even fit fully on my largest burner. It’s also a round burner so assume anything close to the corner isn’t heating as well as the middle . I don’t get the nice grill marks on my food as many others I know do. Decently deep as well . Not to mention- where will I store this - it’s so huge ?! I’ve been using it For now but when I find a smaller one I may go with that . | 1 | neutral | [
"Everyone has been raving about grill Pans so I figured I would get one.",
"This has the best reviews and price.",
"First of all this pan is massive!!!!",
"!",
"I didn’t think 11 in would be so big but it is.",
"It doesn’t even fit fully on my largest burner.",
"It’s also a round burner so assume anything close to the corner isn’t heating as well as the middle.",
"I don’t get the nice grill marks on my food as many others I know do.",
"Decently deep as well.",
"Not to mention- where will I store this - it’s so huge?!",
"I’ve been using it For now but when I find a smaller one I may go with that."
] |
Yeah thats how this game goes. The most frustrating thing I have ever played. "Go to the save point." "Go to the Desk? OK" "No GO TO THE SAVE POINT!!!!" "Leave the room? You got it." "No go to the Save POINT!!!!!!" "I am walking" But I don't stop playing even though I've ripped out half my hair. Its just that I've never played anything like this and thats kinda exciting. If you don't have much patience for anything don't play this game, but if you can put up with this woman's stupidity give it a shot...it might surprise you. | 1 | neutral | [
"Yeah thats how this game goes.",
"The most frustrating thing I have ever played.",
"\"Go to the save point.",
"\" \"Go to the Desk?",
"OK\" \"No GO TO THE SAVE POINT!!!!",
"\" \"Leave the room?",
"You got it.",
"\" \"No go to the Save POINT!!!!",
"!!",
"\" \"I am walking\" But I don't stop playing even though I've ripped out half my hair.",
"Its just that I've never played anything like this and thats kinda exciting.",
"If you don't have much patience for anything don't play this game, but if you can put up with this woman's stupidity give it a shot...",
"it might surprise you."
] |
My original review was 15 yards of thick polypro webbing and velcro and not a single broken needle
I used this with some thick #69 upholstery thread to sew some polyweb slings and even though it was thicker than denim these needles just kept right on going. No broken needles, no bent needles, Just powerful precision. First time I've sewed anything that thick without changing a needle out.
A few weeks later I had to sew more polypro webbing and a more involved 3 layer canvas job. The singer needles worked great at first, but when it started going wrong it went wrong fast. I did probably 1000 yards of thread through the first one before it broke. The replacment lasted 5 minutes. The third replacement lasted 10 minutes and I was really going easy on it by that point. I ended up going through 5 of these needles to complete my project. I was sewing poly pro webbing and canvas with a maximum thickness of about 4mm.
I ended up buying schmetz 18/110 needles and have not broke a single one yet. | 1 | neutral | [
"My original review was 15 yards of thick polypro webbing and velcro and not a single broken needle\n\nI used this with some thick #69 upholstery thread to sew some polyweb slings and even though it was thicker than denim these needles just kept right on going.",
"No broken needles, no bent needles, Just powerful precision.",
"First time I've sewed anything that thick without changing a needle out.",
"A few weeks later I had to sew more polypro webbing and a more involved 3 layer canvas job.",
"The singer needles worked great at first, but when it started going wrong it went wrong fast.",
"I did probably 1000 yards of thread through the first one before it broke.",
"The replacment lasted 5 minutes.",
"The third replacement lasted 10 minutes and I was really going easy on it by that point.",
"I ended up going through 5 of these needles to complete my project.",
"I was sewing poly pro webbing and canvas with a maximum thickness of about 4mm.",
"I ended up buying schmetz 18/110 needles and have not broke a single one yet."
] |
I generally like Alan Furst's novels, but not this one. It bogs down occasionally and becomes stupefyingly boring. In fact, it took me several weeks of stop and start reading just to get midway, with the hope that it would pick up a little...and it does, but only here and there and just briefly. Furst likes to show that, for the most part, the life of a spy can be almost as mundane as that of anyone else. In other words, intense boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror. While this is probably more than just theory, the mundane part doesn't always read well.
There is so much unnecessary detail in "Dark Star" that does not contribute to either the forward progress of the story or the development of the characters that one can easily lose track of the basic plot. Some background information is necessary to produce an intelligible story, but detail for the sake of detail constitutes filler. Also, Furst's apparent desire to include historical research is a little too obvious for my taste. Research is primarily done so the author can write from a position of knowing what he's talking about. That which actually gets included in the publication should be mentioned briefly--not through a myriad of tangents whereby the main character is all but lost in the shuffle. Furst does paint a fairly good picture of his characters in a quick charcoal-sketch manner of speaking, but in-depth descriptions are often left to the imagination of the reader. Still, he does make it work if you pay attention.
I gave this review one more star than it deserves based on the fact that I've enjoyed most of Furst's novels. This is far from my favorite. I'd recommend buying a used copy or getting it from the library. | 1 | neutral | [
"I generally like Alan Furst's novels, but not this one.",
"It bogs down occasionally and becomes stupefyingly boring.",
"In fact, it took me several weeks of stop and start reading just to get midway, with the hope that it would pick up a little...",
"and it does, but only here and there and just briefly.",
"Furst likes to show that, for the most part, the life of a spy can be almost as mundane as that of anyone else.",
"In other words, intense boredom punctuated by moments of stark terror.",
"While this is probably more than just theory, the mundane part doesn't always read well.",
"There is so much unnecessary detail in \"Dark Star\" that does not contribute to either the forward progress of the story or the development of the characters that one can easily lose track of the basic plot.",
"Some background information is necessary to produce an intelligible story, but detail for the sake of detail constitutes filler.",
"Also, Furst's apparent desire to include historical research is a little too obvious for my taste.",
"Research is primarily done so the author can write from a position of knowing what he's talking about.",
"That which actually gets included in the publication should be mentioned briefly--not through a myriad of tangents whereby the main character is all but lost in the shuffle.",
"Furst does paint a fairly good picture of his characters in a quick charcoal-sketch manner of speaking, but in-depth descriptions are often left to the imagination of the reader.",
"Still, he does make it work if you pay attention.",
"I gave this review one more star than it deserves based on the fact that I've enjoyed most of Furst's novels.",
"This is far from my favorite.",
"I'd recommend buying a used copy or getting it from the library."
] |
I picked this up on an Amazon lightning deal for $340.00 including tax and shipping. Had it not been for that I don't think I would have paid the $500.00 or so that they are asking retail. This saw operates smoothly enough and the blades are easy to change and tension, all the controls being right there on the top arm. I haven't had any issues with the speed control so far as some have had. The table top, as many have complained, is somewhat roughly milled, making it more difficult to rotate pieces while your scroll cutting. Fortunately, I have an 18" wide belt sander which I ran the top through with 120 and 220 grit to make it smooth. That along with some paste wax and she's perfect. The table top is not parallel to the surface of my work bench. It's about 5/8" or so inch higher on one side, after adjusting the top square to the blade, which others have complained causes the blade to hit the inside of the throat opening. Mine wasn't far enough off to cause that , although it's far enough off level to make the tilt gauge pointer ineffective, which I don't really see as a problem since I'll probably never be tilting the table and if I do I would never rely on the accuracy of it anyway with out checking the angles with a tilt gauge and making test cuts. For the kind of money that they want retail for one of these, one shouldn't have to deal with any of the quality issues that are present. So far, for me this has been a good value since I don't use a scroll saw much and I didn't want to spend the the hundreds and hundreds more for an Excaliber, Hegner, Rbi hawk, etc. , but didn't want a $75.00 to $175.00 Taiwanese one either. This is a good middle of the road saw if you can get it cheap like I did. | 1 | neutral | [
"I picked this up on an Amazon lightning deal for $340.",
"00 including tax and shipping.",
"Had it not been for that I don't think I would have paid the $500.",
"00 or so that they are asking retail.",
"This saw operates smoothly enough and the blades are easy to change and tension, all the controls being right there on the top arm.",
"I haven't had any issues with the speed control so far as some have had.",
"The table top, as many have complained, is somewhat roughly milled, making it more difficult to rotate pieces while your scroll cutting.",
"Fortunately, I have an 18\" wide belt sander which I ran the top through with 120 and 220 grit to make it smooth.",
"That along with some paste wax and she's perfect.",
"The table top is not parallel to the surface of my work bench.",
"It's about 5/8\" or so inch higher on one side, after adjusting the top square to the blade, which others have complained causes the blade to hit the inside of the throat opening.",
"Mine wasn't far enough off to cause that , although it's far enough off level to make the tilt gauge pointer ineffective, which I don't really see as a problem since I'll probably never be tilting the table and if I do I would never rely on the accuracy of it anyway with out checking the angles with a tilt gauge and making test cuts.",
"For the kind of money that they want retail for one of these, one shouldn't have to deal with any of the quality issues that are present.",
"So far, for me this has been a good value since I don't use a scroll saw much and I didn't want to spend the the hundreds and hundreds more for an Excaliber, Hegner, Rbi hawk, etc.",
", but didn't want a $75.",
"00 to $175.",
"00 Taiwanese one either.",
"This is a good middle of the road saw if you can get it cheap like I did."
] |
David Bowies Lodger is a very uneasy and unsetteling album. Lodger isn't acessable in any since, which isn't a surprize as it is David Bowie! Through Bowies carear he created many a good rock album, case in point Ziggy Stardust, Man Who Sold The World, Station To Station, but this album falls short of even being called great. While decent, you grow to expect more from an artist of David Bowies calaber.
Lodger is an album full of new wave sounds and strange experiments, really before it's time. The album opens with 'Fantastic Voyage' which features nice vocals and great lyrics, but it's not a very good song, and really not the song to open the album with thats for sure! 'African Fight Night' is a strange song that along with the opener isn't that good the only difference is the opener has good lyrics! 'Move On' is a good song, the first one on the album. It's very space age-ish, and sounds almost like it could have done well on Scary Monsters. The song features haunting vocals which add a nice touch. 'Yassasin' is another strange song and while it's not an amazing song it is still pretty cool, I actually like this song it shows Bowie has no fear of experimenting with sounds. 'Red Sails' is probabley the best song on the album. It's easily my favorite song here. Next is the hit single, 'D.J' is a anthemtic rock song that did well for Bowie on the charts. 'D.J' is one of the better songs on the album. 'Look back In Anger' is a killer song with powerfull vocals and excelent lyrics. Bowie often opens his shows with this song, it has since become a Bowie classic. 'Boys Keep Swinging' is one of my all time favorite David Bowie songs and is a pure Bowie classic in all since of the terms! Classic video featuring Bowie in drag, what a surprize, huh? 'Boys Keep Swinging' is one of Bowies all time best songs. 'Repetition' is a great song as well showing great guitar playing and very laid back vocals give this song a nice sound. The album ends with 'Red Money' which is really cool, anyone who has heard the song knows this, it is the very best pick to close the album. I really dig this song and wish Bowie made more like it. The song features some really cool guitar playing!
While Lodger isn't David Bowies best album it isn't his worst either. Yes I do think Bowie could have don't much better on this album I thnk most fans are in agreement with me on that one but one listen to this album will tell you he was capable of much more. So with all that said and in mind this isn't a bad album and is actually good for a spin every now and then. I'm not sure who to recomend this album to because it is open for interatation but obviously all Bowie fans should own it as it has a couple unforgettable classics. | 1 | neutral | [
"David Bowies Lodger is a very uneasy and unsetteling album.",
"Lodger isn't acessable in any since, which isn't a surprize as it is David Bowie!",
"Through Bowies carear he created many a good rock album, case in point Ziggy Stardust, Man Who Sold The World, Station To Station, but this album falls short of even being called great.",
"While decent, you grow to expect more from an artist of David Bowies calaber.",
"Lodger is an album full of new wave sounds and strange experiments, really before it's time.",
"The album opens with 'Fantastic Voyage' which features nice vocals and great lyrics, but it's not a very good song, and really not the song to open the album with thats for sure!",
"'African Fight Night' is a strange song that along with the opener isn't that good the only difference is the opener has good lyrics!",
"'Move On' is a good song, the first one on the album.",
"It's very space age-ish, and sounds almost like it could have done well on Scary Monsters.",
"The song features haunting vocals which add a nice touch.",
"'Yassasin' is another strange song and while it's not an amazing song it is still pretty cool, I actually like this song it shows Bowie has no fear of experimenting with sounds.",
"'Red Sails' is probabley the best song on the album.",
"It's easily my favorite song here.",
"Next is the hit single, 'D.",
"J' is a anthemtic rock song that did well for Bowie on the charts.",
"'D.",
"J' is one of the better songs on the album.",
"'Look back In Anger' is a killer song with powerfull vocals and excelent lyrics.",
"Bowie often opens his shows with this song, it has since become a Bowie classic.",
"'Boys Keep Swinging' is one of my all time favorite David Bowie songs and is a pure Bowie classic in all since of the terms!",
"Classic video featuring Bowie in drag, what a surprize, huh?",
"'Boys Keep Swinging' is one of Bowies all time best songs.",
"'Repetition' is a great song as well showing great guitar playing and very laid back vocals give this song a nice sound.",
"The album ends with 'Red Money' which is really cool, anyone who has heard the song knows this, it is the very best pick to close the album.",
"I really dig this song and wish Bowie made more like it.",
"The song features some really cool guitar playing!",
"While Lodger isn't David Bowies best album it isn't his worst either.",
"Yes I do think Bowie could have don't much better on this album I thnk most fans are in agreement with me on that one but one listen to this album will tell you he was capable of much more.",
"So with all that said and in mind this isn't a bad album and is actually good for a spin every now and then.",
"I'm not sure who to recomend this album to because it is open for interatation but obviously all Bowie fans should own it as it has a couple unforgettable classics."
] |
I made two wide chairs for may "man cave' with a pair of the bench ends. I am thrilled with the results. So why did I deduct two stars? The first star was deducted for the poor instructions. I realize that I and most other people that are faily handy can deal with assembling this with no instructions but that doesn't excuse the manufacturer from taking an extra 15 minutes to write better instructions to include with the package for the benefit of those not even moderately skilled. To help out, I'd like to give some pointers to folks needing some guidance in assembling these chairs/benches. These steps are provided in the order they should be followed in assembly.
* Think carefully about how wide you want your bench/chair. Consider the length of the studs you will buy and determine how many studs you will need. For instance, my two chairs are 30" wide each (this includes the 3" inches in each bench end for screwing to the boards). I can get 3 boards cut from one stud. Nine boards are needed for each chair so I bought 3 studs for each chair (six studs for my two chairs).
* Do you want to paint, stain or put some kind of finish on your boards? If so, I suggest applying the finish to the boards and letting them dry after they've been cut but before assembling the chairs/benches. This way, you won't be trying to apply the finish to the assembled product. If you are thinking about painting the bench ends, note the manufacturer does not recommend it.
* Count the number of screws in the provided pouch and make sure there are enough for the bench/chair. I was one short on one bench. No problem. Just went to my junk drawer and found a suitable screw. But since I knew at the start this one screw looks different than the others, I could use it in the bottom of the chair where it would not be noticed.
* The end of each board will be scewed to the bench end in 2 to 4 places. There are several places where my cordless driver would not work without driving the screws in at an angle. The problem is when driving at an angle, the board may "walk" and get out of position unless you hold it tightly or clamp it. I suggest the first screw you drive at each board end be the one that can be done with no angle or the least angle. This way, the other screws in that board end can more easily be driven in at an angle.. You can also pre-drill some of the holes with a small drill bit to enable the screw to be driven easier.
* Studs like you will be buying are normally hidden behind walls in constructions. Therefore, it is not important if they have lots of knots, or flaws. Before assembling, grade each board you have and use the ones that are the best appearing on the back area because it is the most visable from front and back. Boards that may be nice looking on one side but have flaws on the other, are good for the seating area as you can assemble them with the flawed side down, and the good side up. The same for the two support boards beneath the seating area. The flawed side can be the side least visable.
* The included instruction diagram shows the back boards being screwed to the bench end before the seat boards. If you have painted or finished your boards, I suggest screwing in the seat boards before the back boards. This is because the seat boards are screwed in from underneath the chair/bench, so you may find it easiest to turn the bench chair over to screw them end. If you have already put on the back boards, you may scratch or marr your finished boards. So I saved the back boards for last.
* I found it odd that in positioning the boards for the back that the bench ends had molded spacers for each board but the seating area does not. Therefore in assembling the seating area, place the 4 boards down and determine how much spacing you should allow so the screw slots in the bend ends will match up with each board. If you assemble with no space and the 4 boards flush to one another, the screw spaces on the last board will not align with the last board. I don't understand why these bench ends were not molded with spacers for the seating area like it has for the back boards and for that reason, I deducted the second star.
OK, that is my review. Three stars doesn't mean I don't like the product. I do and I may buy more. But, correcting two simple things can make this a much better product for many. | 1 | neutral | [
"I made two wide chairs for may \"man cave' with a pair of the bench ends.",
"I am thrilled with the results.",
"So why did I deduct two stars?",
"The first star was deducted for the poor instructions.",
"I realize that I and most other people that are faily handy can deal with assembling this with no instructions but that doesn't excuse the manufacturer from taking an extra 15 minutes to write better instructions to include with the package for the benefit of those not even moderately skilled.",
"To help out, I'd like to give some pointers to folks needing some guidance in assembling these chairs/benches.",
"These steps are provided in the order they should be followed in assembly.",
"* Think carefully about how wide you want your bench/chair.",
"Consider the length of the studs you will buy and determine how many studs you will need.",
"For instance, my two chairs are 30\" wide each (this includes the 3\" inches in each bench end for screwing to the boards).",
"I can get 3 boards cut from one stud.",
"Nine boards are needed for each chair so I bought 3 studs for each chair (six studs for my two chairs).",
"* Do you want to paint, stain or put some kind of finish on your boards?",
"If so, I suggest applying the finish to the boards and letting them dry after they've been cut but before assembling the chairs/benches.",
"This way, you won't be trying to apply the finish to the assembled product.",
"If you are thinking about painting the bench ends, note the manufacturer does not recommend it.",
"* Count the number of screws in the provided pouch and make sure there are enough for the bench/chair.",
"I was one short on one bench.",
"No problem.",
"Just went to my junk drawer and found a suitable screw.",
"But since I knew at the start this one screw looks different than the others, I could use it in the bottom of the chair where it would not be noticed.",
"* The end of each board will be scewed to the bench end in 2 to 4 places.",
"There are several places where my cordless driver would not work without driving the screws in at an angle.",
"The problem is when driving at an angle, the board may \"walk\" and get out of position unless you hold it tightly or clamp it.",
"I suggest the first screw you drive at each board end be the one that can be done with no angle or the least angle.",
"This way, the other screws in that board end can more easily be driven in at an angle..",
"You can also pre-drill some of the holes with a small drill bit to enable the screw to be driven easier.",
"* Studs like you will be buying are normally hidden behind walls in constructions.",
"Therefore, it is not important if they have lots of knots, or flaws.",
"Before assembling, grade each board you have and use the ones that are the best appearing on the back area because it is the most visable from front and back.",
"Boards that may be nice looking on one side but have flaws on the other, are good for the seating area as you can assemble them with the flawed side down, and the good side up.",
"The same for the two support boards beneath the seating area.",
"The flawed side can be the side least visable.",
"* The included instruction diagram shows the back boards being screwed to the bench end before the seat boards.",
"If you have painted or finished your boards, I suggest screwing in the seat boards before the back boards.",
"This is because the seat boards are screwed in from underneath the chair/bench, so you may find it easiest to turn the bench chair over to screw them end.",
"If you have already put on the back boards, you may scratch or marr your finished boards.",
"So I saved the back boards for last.",
"* I found it odd that in positioning the boards for the back that the bench ends had molded spacers for each board but the seating area does not.",
"Therefore in assembling the seating area, place the 4 boards down and determine how much spacing you should allow so the screw slots in the bend ends will match up with each board.",
"If you assemble with no space and the 4 boards flush to one another, the screw spaces on the last board will not align with the last board.",
"I don't understand why these bench ends were not molded with spacers for the seating area like it has for the back boards and for that reason, I deducted the second star.",
"OK, that is my review.",
"Three stars doesn't mean I don't like the product.",
"I do and I may buy more.",
"But, correcting two simple things can make this a much better product for many."
] |
I waited for [the price to drop] for over a year. I like RPG games and this looked unique, pretty, and interesting.
Playing it wasn't the joy I'd been imagining. Even though it's been out for over a year and I have a very stable system (it never crashes for ANYTHING but Black & White) it crashed my system about an hour into the game every time I played. Which is just insane since the system is popular and over a year old --- there should be a frigging patch for it but there isn't.
Also, the game controlls are overly complicated. Before deciding that it wasn't worth it I spent a good 15 hours playing the game and I was still unsure about which controls to use for certain actions. That is a serious design flaw as far as I'm concerned.
It is a pretty game and if you have the patience to put up with the freezes (make sure to save) and the time to devote to it this is the game for you. The graphics are pretty and it is really cute -- just overly complicated and buggy. | 1 | neutral | [
"I waited for [the price to drop] for over a year.",
"I like RPG games and this looked unique, pretty, and interesting.",
"Playing it wasn't the joy I'd been imagining.",
"Even though it's been out for over a year and I have a very stable system (it never crashes for ANYTHING but Black & White) it crashed my system about an hour into the game every time I played.",
"Which is just insane since the system is popular and over a year old --- there should be a frigging patch for it but there isn't.",
"Also, the game controlls are overly complicated.",
"Before deciding that it wasn't worth it I spent a good 15 hours playing the game and I was still unsure about which controls to use for certain actions.",
"That is a serious design flaw as far as I'm concerned.",
"It is a pretty game and if you have the patience to put up with the freezes (make sure to save) and the time to devote to it this is the game for you.",
"The graphics are pretty and it is really cute -- just overly complicated and buggy."
] |
As of December 2005, I've now had more than a year to live with this DVD set, and as a longtime "Star Wars" fan-even if not a rabid one-I find that I'm less forgiving toward the changes George Lucas made to the original trilogy than I was at first. Arguably, it's Lucas' prerogative as the emperor of this particular movie universe to revise his work, although whether he also has the prerogative of basically thumbing his nose at the purists is another matter. But it's not the fact that changes per se were made that bothers me; it's that too many of the revisions are so clumsily managed. The new material is visibly, and sometimes audibly, spliced in, and the seams show-whether it's cluttered and overlong new CGI effects shots that don't match up with what was filmed in 1977, small but nagging changes in the storyline, or additional dialogue that doesn't enhance our understanding of the story. A few of the emendations do represent minor improvements: e.g., the more turbulent motions of the Rebel and Imperial spacecraft in the Death Star shootout that concludes what is now known as "Episode IV," and the substitution of the Imperial alphabet in any signage appearing throughout the trilogy. But from the viewpoint of an old-timer, Lucas apparently didn't know when to leave well enough alone, and the movies' rhythms are usually disrupted when either the circa-1997 "Special Edition" or the circa-2004 DVD changes are incorporated. The thought that Lucas has vetoed the idea of releasing the original versions on disc, and that we'll have to live with these "rewrites," does leave a sour aftertaste.
With that said, I don't believe in throwing out the baby with the bathwater: Lucas' fiddling has marred the original trilogy, not ruined it. On the plus side, the movies look and sound terrific, thanks to painstaking digital remastering (one or two anomalies on the soundtrack of "Episode 4" notwithstanding). The disc-length documentary on the making of the original trilogy is a major bonus. And after all, we've been waiting years for this trilogy to be issued on DVD. Whether it's the original movies as first seen in theatres 25 years ago or the slightly compromised versions that comprise this DVD set, these remain touchstones of pop culture-and they're a blast to watch. Still, the original "Star Wars" fan base can be excused for wanting the option of seeing the trilogy as they first encountered it, and excused for thinking Mr. Star Wars is a wee bit arrogant in telling them, "No, you can't have it." | 1 | neutral | [
"As of December 2005, I've now had more than a year to live with this DVD set, and as a longtime \"Star Wars\" fan-even if not a rabid one-I find that I'm less forgiving toward the changes George Lucas made to the original trilogy than I was at first.",
"Arguably, it's Lucas' prerogative as the emperor of this particular movie universe to revise his work, although whether he also has the prerogative of basically thumbing his nose at the purists is another matter.",
"But it's not the fact that changes per se were made that bothers me; it's that too many of the revisions are so clumsily managed.",
"The new material is visibly, and sometimes audibly, spliced in, and the seams show-whether it's cluttered and overlong new CGI effects shots that don't match up with what was filmed in 1977, small but nagging changes in the storyline, or additional dialogue that doesn't enhance our understanding of the story.",
"A few of the emendations do represent minor improvements: e.",
"g., the more turbulent motions of the Rebel and Imperial spacecraft in the Death Star shootout that concludes what is now known as \"Episode IV,\" and the substitution of the Imperial alphabet in any signage appearing throughout the trilogy.",
"But from the viewpoint of an old-timer, Lucas apparently didn't know when to leave well enough alone, and the movies' rhythms are usually disrupted when either the circa-1997 \"Special Edition\" or the circa-2004 DVD changes are incorporated.",
"The thought that Lucas has vetoed the idea of releasing the original versions on disc, and that we'll have to live with these \"rewrites,\" does leave a sour aftertaste.",
"With that said, I don't believe in throwing out the baby with the bathwater: Lucas' fiddling has marred the original trilogy, not ruined it.",
"On the plus side, the movies look and sound terrific, thanks to painstaking digital remastering (one or two anomalies on the soundtrack of \"Episode 4\" notwithstanding).",
"The disc-length documentary on the making of the original trilogy is a major bonus.",
"And after all, we've been waiting years for this trilogy to be issued on DVD.",
"Whether it's the original movies as first seen in theatres 25 years ago or the slightly compromised versions that comprise this DVD set, these remain touchstones of pop culture-and they're a blast to watch.",
"Still, the original \"Star Wars\" fan base can be excused for wanting the option of seeing the trilogy as they first encountered it, and excused for thinking Mr.",
"Star Wars is a wee bit arrogant in telling them, \"No, you can't have it.",
"\""
] |
Milla Jovovich no matter how people delight in demeaning her (as model turned actress) She has a gift for acting (in my opinion) she got my attention, in this film and I've began watching her other work.
The fight scenes are pretty gory, but my stomach can stand that. I could've done without the rape scene...but I'm sure that's probably historically accurate....
Dustin Hoffman...well at times I found him a little annoying as her "conscience".
The way Jesus was portrayed was kinda interesting
I remember a moment in the film, in the middle or near the end of the war when the land is drenched in blood from both sides, and Jesus "appears" to her and says "what are you doing to me, Joan?" (or something like that lol) It had become somewhat of a "holy war" Joan in the film tells the English to surrender to the King of Heaven in the beginning. One of the French soldiers says 'God's on our side" and another remarks "let's hope God never becomes neutral" sarcastically.
What ever it was, "The Messenger" is just a movie, and it was a brave portrayal and made an interesting film. | 1 | neutral | [
"Milla Jovovich no matter how people delight in demeaning her (as model turned actress) She has a gift for acting (in my opinion) she got my attention, in this film and I've began watching her other work.",
"The fight scenes are pretty gory, but my stomach can stand that.",
"I could've done without the rape scene...",
"but I'm sure that's probably historically accurate....",
"Dustin Hoffman...",
"well at times I found him a little annoying as her \"conscience\".",
"The way Jesus was portrayed was kinda interesting\nI remember a moment in the film, in the middle or near the end of the war when the land is drenched in blood from both sides, and Jesus \"appears\" to her and says \"what are you doing to me, Joan?",
"\" (or something like that lol) It had become somewhat of a \"holy war\" Joan in the film tells the English to surrender to the King of Heaven in the beginning.",
"One of the French soldiers says 'God's on our side\" and another remarks \"let's hope God never becomes neutral\" sarcastically.",
"What ever it was, \"The Messenger\" is just a movie, and it was a brave portrayal and made an interesting film."
] |
Franzien's flavor-of-the-month "The Corrections" is a sometimes high-flying exploration of a typical family, and sometimes a dumbed-down account of cooperate politics and more than I ever cared to know about Lithuania. So, playing "Monday morning editor" here is what I would have changed to make this epic into a more polished work: First, Franzien needs to get rid of all the dry cooperate nonsense. Let's face it: that is just plain boring, and even the pep rally of the Axom Corporation's fireworks are dim. I don't care about the politics of a rail road that runs through the Midwest. While I did feel that the central characters in the novel were particularly well fleshed out, some of the sub characters did nothing to add to this sometimes plodding book.
There are funny parts, I'll admit that. An especially witty scene is when Enid goes to complain to the ship's doctor about her husband. That scene must have been inspired by Kurt Vonnegut, as it reminded me of some of his works. And there is some excellent writing here. But why oh why does the reader have to suffer through the details of a heinous murder scene that is the daughter of a passenger on a cruise ship who Enid just happens to meet. Why do we have to suffer through 3 pages of gore that do nothing to further along the story? I felt offended by that.
I wonder if authors today put in a gruesome murder/rape/torture just to get it read and recommended by Oprah? Has she EVER picked a book that doesn't have some form of violence against women?
I was relieved when the book was over, which is probably not exactly the emotion that Franzien was going for. I doubt I would hail the book as the Great American Novel... Much better work is being done elsewhere.
I see that the novel is available in an abridged audio version. That might be the way to go on this one. | 1 | neutral | [
"Franzien's flavor-of-the-month \"The Corrections\" is a sometimes high-flying exploration of a typical family, and sometimes a dumbed-down account of cooperate politics and more than I ever cared to know about Lithuania.",
"So, playing \"Monday morning editor\" here is what I would have changed to make this epic into a more polished work: First, Franzien needs to get rid of all the dry cooperate nonsense.",
"Let's face it: that is just plain boring, and even the pep rally of the Axom Corporation's fireworks are dim.",
"I don't care about the politics of a rail road that runs through the Midwest.",
"While I did feel that the central characters in the novel were particularly well fleshed out, some of the sub characters did nothing to add to this sometimes plodding book.",
"There are funny parts, I'll admit that.",
"An especially witty scene is when Enid goes to complain to the ship's doctor about her husband.",
"That scene must have been inspired by Kurt Vonnegut, as it reminded me of some of his works.",
"And there is some excellent writing here.",
"But why oh why does the reader have to suffer through the details of a heinous murder scene that is the daughter of a passenger on a cruise ship who Enid just happens to meet.",
"Why do we have to suffer through 3 pages of gore that do nothing to further along the story?",
"I felt offended by that.",
"I wonder if authors today put in a gruesome murder/rape/torture just to get it read and recommended by Oprah?",
"Has she EVER picked a book that doesn't have some form of violence against women?",
"I was relieved when the book was over, which is probably not exactly the emotion that Franzien was going for.",
"I doubt I would hail the book as the Great American Novel...",
"Much better work is being done elsewhere.",
"I see that the novel is available in an abridged audio version.",
"That might be the way to go on this one."
] |
Why America doesn't have paid leave even though most people want it
"Just buying formula for my baby was awful " Krystal Weston a mother in Durham North Carolina told Business Insider in a previous interview.
As a dietary aide working in the kitchen of a rehabilitation center in Durham Weston was granted 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 when she had her baby Noah in December 2013.
Without the guarantee of paid leave while caring for her child she was faced with the choice between economic hardship and returning to work prematurely. She chose to go without pay for almost 12 weeks to take care of him a decision she didn't take lightly.
Noah's father and Weston's partner Jamal Mustafa moved in with Weston after Noah was born to help support the family. As an assistant manager at a clothing store in Durham he brought home about $575 per paycheck. The couple's rent was $525 a month.
"Plenty of nights I would stay up with Jamal and budget out our bills so that we could possibly have some funds left over to save for the next month " Weston said.
Soon after becoming pregnant Weston applied for public assistance. She was initially granted $75 a month on food stamps which increased to about $300 a month after she gave birth to Noah and she used this to buy household necessities and formula.
Since Weston was nursing she qualified for The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) to receive free milk wheat bread eggs and cheese. "I was appreciative of anything I could get without having to buy with real money " she said. | 1 | neutral | [
"Why America doesn't have paid leave even though most people want it\n\"Just buying formula for my baby was awful \" Krystal Weston a mother in Durham North Carolina told Business Insider in a previous interview.",
"As a dietary aide working in the kitchen of a rehabilitation center in Durham Weston was granted 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 when she had her baby Noah in December 2013.",
"Without the guarantee of paid leave while caring for her child she was faced with the choice between economic hardship and returning to work prematurely.",
"She chose to go without pay for almost 12 weeks to take care of him a decision she didn't take lightly.",
"Noah's father and Weston's partner Jamal Mustafa moved in with Weston after Noah was born to help support the family.",
"As an assistant manager at a clothing store in Durham he brought home about $575 per paycheck.",
"The couple's rent was $525 a month.",
"\"Plenty of nights I would stay up with Jamal and budget out our bills so that we could possibly have some funds left over to save for the next month \" Weston said.",
"Soon after becoming pregnant Weston applied for public assistance.",
"She was initially granted $75 a month on food stamps which increased to about $300 a month after she gave birth to Noah and she used this to buy household necessities and formula.",
"Since Weston was nursing she qualified for The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) to receive free milk wheat bread eggs and cheese.",
"\"I was appreciative of anything I could get without having to buy with real money \" she said."
] |
Since this show was from the makers of the Slayers and Outlaw Star, I decided to look at this. I wasn't impressed. Not to say that I didn't find some ts amusing on this tape, like when a dragon asks the group hilarious question like when the next video release is, but there was one scene that was trying to be funny, but isnt. It was when male Maze rapes the king's daughter toned to funny music. What is so funny about rape? I know that it is trying to follow along the lines of Ranma 1\2, but that show never did anything this extreme. It's too bad. Maze seemed like it would be pretty good, and it is, but that one scene ruined the whole show for me. And looking at some of the other volumes (Traveling Playboy) I am not tempted into buying anymore of the tapes. Until this show can clean up it's act, I'll call Maze corn for now. | 1 | neutral | [
"Since this show was from the makers of the Slayers and Outlaw Star, I decided to look at this.",
"I wasn't impressed.",
"Not to say that I didn't find some ts amusing on this tape, like when a dragon asks the group hilarious question like when the next video release is, but there was one scene that was trying to be funny, but isnt.",
"It was when male Maze rapes the king's daughter toned to funny music.",
"What is so funny about rape?",
"I know that it is trying to follow along the lines of Ranma 1\\2, but that show never did anything this extreme.",
"It's too bad.",
"Maze seemed like it would be pretty good, and it is, but that one scene ruined the whole show for me.",
"And looking at some of the other volumes (Traveling Playboy) I am not tempted into buying anymore of the tapes.",
"Until this show can clean up it's act, I'll call Maze corn for now."
] |
This game gets some things right. The components are well manufactured and will likely last for many a playthrough, the system is simple and pretty easy to master. Beyond that, it's just mediocre at best. The gameplay is shallow, lacking anything but the most superficial of narratives, the character development/leveling and the combat system are oversimplified to the point of dullness, the environments are monotone, and the theme is superficial. Markers and tiles just feel lifeless and nothing compels the player to keep playing once the thrill of repeatedly rolling a d20 (the ONLY die in the game) wears off (which probably already has or you wouldn't be reading this). Little flexibility in character customization, no damage randomization, a shoehorned encounter system that typically throws out non-sequitur attacks and penalties, and lackluster scenarios that read like 7th grade recess fiction. I will say that the minis included in this game are well modeled and of good quality. I think this is where the game gets its five star ratings. Once the thrill of opening and looking at a box of toys wears off, though, you are left holding one intensely flat gaming experience bag. I'd recommend looking elsewhere for a solid dungeon crawler, because this one is just not quite it. | 1 | neutral | [
"This game gets some things right.",
"The components are well manufactured and will likely last for many a playthrough, the system is simple and pretty easy to master.",
"Beyond that, it's just mediocre at best.",
"The gameplay is shallow, lacking anything but the most superficial of narratives, the character development/leveling and the combat system are oversimplified to the point of dullness, the environments are monotone, and the theme is superficial.",
"Markers and tiles just feel lifeless and nothing compels the player to keep playing once the thrill of repeatedly rolling a d20 (the ONLY die in the game) wears off (which probably already has or you wouldn't be reading this).",
"Little flexibility in character customization, no damage randomization, a shoehorned encounter system that typically throws out non-sequitur attacks and penalties, and lackluster scenarios that read like 7th grade recess fiction.",
"I will say that the minis included in this game are well modeled and of good quality.",
"I think this is where the game gets its five star ratings.",
"Once the thrill of opening and looking at a box of toys wears off, though, you are left holding one intensely flat gaming experience bag.",
"I'd recommend looking elsewhere for a solid dungeon crawler, because this one is just not quite it."
] |
No great artist is capable of producing awe-inspiring works on a consistent basis and George RR Martin is no exception. While many will agree that A Feast for Crows is not the action packed, edge of your seat, nail biting work many were expecting, these are not reasons to capitulate and throw in the towel.
Whether you think A Feast for Crows is downright awful, just average or a worthy successor to books 1,2 and 3, I think we all can say with a fairly high degree of confidence that regardless of your views on Feast, the series in total, is still some of the best fantasy written.
For many a Feast is a departure from the first 3 books of the series in a number of ways including a deceleration in action and an absence of well-liked POV characters. However, the writing remains pristine Martin and we all know that at some future point the story will clearly accelerate again as we are reintroduced to many POV characters that are absent in Feast.
That being said, could Feast have been constructed in a way that would have better enabled it to be the successor to Storm that many of us were expecting? Probably. Should this in anyway, cause anyone who has heretofore invested time and money in books 1,2 and 3, or new comers to the Series not to read Feast and subsequent books or start the series altogether? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Martin has told us he thinks the series should be wrapped up in about 7 or 8 books and based upon where we are in the story this can be accomplished assuming he makes no Jordanian side treks.
In the end, if the next few books return to the pace we are accustomed to, with the POV characters we miss (this is more a publishing mistake than any fault of Martin's) then dealing with Feast (for those who found it wanting) will still have been a price worth paying.
In sum, while Feast is probably not the strongest of the 4 books in the series, this is in no way a justification for not starting or continuing the series as Mr. Martin certainly has earned enough of our respect and writing capital that we should give him a bit of slack and let him finish the incredible world he has created for us. | 1 | neutral | [
"No great artist is capable of producing awe-inspiring works on a consistent basis and George RR Martin is no exception.",
"While many will agree that A Feast for Crows is not the action packed, edge of your seat, nail biting work many were expecting, these are not reasons to capitulate and throw in the towel.",
"Whether you think A Feast for Crows is downright awful, just average or a worthy successor to books 1,2 and 3, I think we all can say with a fairly high degree of confidence that regardless of your views on Feast, the series in total, is still some of the best fantasy written.",
"For many a Feast is a departure from the first 3 books of the series in a number of ways including a deceleration in action and an absence of well-liked POV characters.",
"However, the writing remains pristine Martin and we all know that at some future point the story will clearly accelerate again as we are reintroduced to many POV characters that are absent in Feast.",
"That being said, could Feast have been constructed in a way that would have better enabled it to be the successor to Storm that many of us were expecting?",
"Probably.",
"Should this in anyway, cause anyone who has heretofore invested time and money in books 1,2 and 3, or new comers to the Series not to read Feast and subsequent books or start the series altogether?",
"ABSOLUTELY NOT.",
"Martin has told us he thinks the series should be wrapped up in about 7 or 8 books and based upon where we are in the story this can be accomplished assuming he makes no Jordanian side treks.",
"In the end, if the next few books return to the pace we are accustomed to, with the POV characters we miss (this is more a publishing mistake than any fault of Martin's) then dealing with Feast (for those who found it wanting) will still have been a price worth paying.",
"In sum, while Feast is probably not the strongest of the 4 books in the series, this is in no way a justification for not starting or continuing the series as Mr.",
"Martin certainly has earned enough of our respect and writing capital that we should give him a bit of slack and let him finish the incredible world he has created for us."
] |
My Bersa .380 Thunder only fit down so far. The pistol rode very high when inside the waistband. I suppose some have their own thoughts about fit. Wonderful holster, leather is great but very stiff. Be careful when you remove this from the package. It has a coating of what looks like wet stain which got on my shirt and pants. Washes out with water so just telling so you it can be wiped down first. Return of the item through Amazon was great! Return UPS charges are paid for and the item will be picked up at your convenient location. I gave this three stars for the material and manufacturing. Dropped two for not giving enough info as to what make pistol fit properly. | 1 | neutral | [
"My Bersa.",
"380 Thunder only fit down so far.",
"The pistol rode very high when inside the waistband.",
"I suppose some have their own thoughts about fit.",
"Wonderful holster, leather is great but very stiff.",
"Be careful when you remove this from the package.",
"It has a coating of what looks like wet stain which got on my shirt and pants.",
"Washes out with water so just telling so you it can be wiped down first.",
"Return of the item through Amazon was great!",
"Return UPS charges are paid for and the item will be picked up at your convenient location.",
"I gave this three stars for the material and manufacturing.",
"Dropped two for not giving enough info as to what make pistol fit properly."
] |
First, I love the fact that this moisturizer is made with certified organic ingredients. Considering the fact that so many cosmetics are made with harmful chemicals, it's good to know that Juice Beauty provides a viable alternative. While their products may not fit my skin type completely, I'm glad that their high quality ingredients ensures that they won't do too much harm, either.
I really wanted to like this moisturizer, but unfortunately it feels just too thick and pasty for my taste. It comes in a nice frosted glass jar and has a consistency not unlike sour cream. Because it feels so thick, I used it sparingly on my face and neck. Fortunately, my skin absorbed it quickly and it doesn't leave too much of a residue. The fragrance is so mild as to be almost not there, which I don't mind (I shy away from anything too strong-smelling).
It's OK but I have many different types of moisturizer and nothing about this one stood out. Yes, my skin was a little softer, but no better or worse than other products I've used, like Neutrogena, Aveda, Burt's Bees and L'Occitane. I think this product would be best for those who are have highly sensitive skin and break out often to the use of artificial ingredients.
The price is a little high, and given its OK but not outstanding performance, I'll stick to my current AHAVA Dead Sea moisturizer. It would also help if it had some SPF built-in - that would influence me to use it more. As it is, I will use it mainly at night and on rainy days when a high SPF isn't necessary. | 1 | neutral | [
"First, I love the fact that this moisturizer is made with certified organic ingredients.",
"Considering the fact that so many cosmetics are made with harmful chemicals, it's good to know that Juice Beauty provides a viable alternative.",
"While their products may not fit my skin type completely, I'm glad that their high quality ingredients ensures that they won't do too much harm, either.",
"I really wanted to like this moisturizer, but unfortunately it feels just too thick and pasty for my taste.",
"It comes in a nice frosted glass jar and has a consistency not unlike sour cream.",
"Because it feels so thick, I used it sparingly on my face and neck.",
"Fortunately, my skin absorbed it quickly and it doesn't leave too much of a residue.",
"The fragrance is so mild as to be almost not there, which I don't mind (I shy away from anything too strong-smelling).",
"It's OK but I have many different types of moisturizer and nothing about this one stood out.",
"Yes, my skin was a little softer, but no better or worse than other products I've used, like Neutrogena, Aveda, Burt's Bees and L'Occitane.",
"I think this product would be best for those who are have highly sensitive skin and break out often to the use of artificial ingredients.",
"The price is a little high, and given its OK but not outstanding performance, I'll stick to my current AHAVA Dead Sea moisturizer.",
"It would also help if it had some SPF built-in - that would influence me to use it more.",
"As it is, I will use it mainly at night and on rainy days when a high SPF isn't necessary."
] |
This was my introductory phone to Touch Screen cell-phone.
Pros.
* Always liked small phone I can fit in my pants' pocket easy. This one does.
* Graphics are clean.
* GPS and WiFi capability
* Can be used as WiFi router, but with a downside (see Cons under connectivity)
* Screen is quite strong for a little guy. I never used a screen protector and I have no scratches after a year and a half.
* IT takes decent photos (5MP)
* Sound recorder is awesome. I recorded a conversation (kind of spying) and had it in my pocket. Voices were clear.
Con's.
* Connectivity: it is only EDGE band. Using it as a WiFi router for my tablet was not fast enough, making it USELESS to have this capability.
* The RAM is only 600MB.
* Can not handle a memory card larger than 8GB (I only tried a 4GB one, but I assume it could take an 8GB one) I did try a 14GB one without success.
This is a good phone for a kid (10-15) whose parents are wise to realize that to spend $500 on cell phone is ludicrous. | 1 | neutral | [
"This was my introductory phone to Touch Screen cell-phone.",
"Pros.",
"* Always liked small phone I can fit in my pants' pocket easy.",
"This one does.",
"* Graphics are clean.",
"* GPS and WiFi capability\n* Can be used as WiFi router, but with a downside (see Cons under connectivity)\n* Screen is quite strong for a little guy.",
"I never used a screen protector and I have no scratches after a year and a half.",
"* IT takes decent photos (5MP)\n* Sound recorder is awesome.",
"I recorded a conversation (kind of spying) and had it in my pocket.",
"Voices were clear.",
"Con's.",
"* Connectivity: it is only EDGE band.",
"Using it as a WiFi router for my tablet was not fast enough, making it USELESS to have this capability.",
"* The RAM is only 600MB.",
"* Can not handle a memory card larger than 8GB (I only tried a 4GB one, but I assume it could take an 8GB one) I did try a 14GB one without success.",
"This is a good phone for a kid (10-15) whose parents are wise to realize that to spend $500 on cell phone is ludicrous."
] |
3.5 stars.
The book is really enjoyable and I'm looking forward to reading the next one because what's not to like about rockstars? But I don't know if this book leaves me more frustrated or disappointed.
The story is short and in the point of view of Tyler, the young hotel manager. I think the fact that I couldn't see the story through the eyes of Johnnie may be the reason why I couldn't like Johnnie Heaven, the rockstar (I think he's super hot and sexy, but I don't like him). He's so pushy all the time, it seems he never has a doubt, there's nothing that could stand in his way. He's set his eyes on Tyler and he seduces him no matter how many times Tyler says no. Let me tell you that Tyler seems to beg to be seduced, but I wish Tyler could see an ounce of regret or concern in Johnnie. Ok, Johnnie says "I love you" to Tyler first, but so out of the blue that I had to wonder, together with the protagonist, where that came from. And yes, at the end there's a spark of humanity, but it's not enough in my opinion.
Maybe it's because the book is short and the point of view is so limited, but the secondary characters are just sketched. For example, I would have liked to read about Tyler telling his sister he's in love with a man.
It was like I was given an appetizer but not the main course, but it was a great appetizer and I'll read the following books in the series (from the little glimpse I had of Luc I was mesmerized). It's also one of the books I feel I want to re-read, it's smoking hot! | 1 | neutral | [
"3.",
"5 stars.",
"The book is really enjoyable and I'm looking forward to reading the next one because what's not to like about rockstars?",
"But I don't know if this book leaves me more frustrated or disappointed.",
"The story is short and in the point of view of Tyler, the young hotel manager.",
"I think the fact that I couldn't see the story through the eyes of Johnnie may be the reason why I couldn't like Johnnie Heaven, the rockstar (I think he's super hot and sexy, but I don't like him).",
"He's so pushy all the time, it seems he never has a doubt, there's nothing that could stand in his way.",
"He's set his eyes on Tyler and he seduces him no matter how many times Tyler says no.",
"Let me tell you that Tyler seems to beg to be seduced, but I wish Tyler could see an ounce of regret or concern in Johnnie.",
"Ok, Johnnie says \"I love you\" to Tyler first, but so out of the blue that I had to wonder, together with the protagonist, where that came from.",
"And yes, at the end there's a spark of humanity, but it's not enough in my opinion.",
"Maybe it's because the book is short and the point of view is so limited, but the secondary characters are just sketched.",
"For example, I would have liked to read about Tyler telling his sister he's in love with a man.",
"It was like I was given an appetizer but not the main course, but it was a great appetizer and I'll read the following books in the series (from the little glimpse I had of Luc I was mesmerized).",
"It's also one of the books I feel I want to re-read, it's smoking hot!"
] |
This was an enjoyable short read (111 pages ) but flawed somewhat. I've been reading historical romances for years. A "lady" does not have prior sexual experience unless she is a widow. A lady does not aggressively seduce a man. A man does not choose to marry a wanton women posing as a "lady". A women who discovers she is pregnant and is happy about it does not put her babies life in danger by fleeing from her tormentors, especially when she is married to the Marshall. As a mom of 5 this offends me.
So if you look past this. Reading about the bar fight and. Abigail's time in jail is entertaining. The sex scene is a bit crude | 1 | neutral | [
"This was an enjoyable short read (111 pages ) but flawed somewhat.",
"I've been reading historical romances for years.",
"A \"lady\" does not have prior sexual experience unless she is a widow.",
"A lady does not aggressively seduce a man.",
"A man does not choose to marry a wanton women posing as a \"lady\".",
"A women who discovers she is pregnant and is happy about it does not put her babies life in danger by fleeing from her tormentors, especially when she is married to the Marshall.",
"As a mom of 5 this offends me.",
"So if you look past this.",
"Reading about the bar fight and.",
"Abigail's time in jail is entertaining.",
"The sex scene is a bit crude"
] |
If you have a DCS grill that needs the racks that hold the ceramic rods repaced, these are about the only option I have found. They are a nice heavy gauge steel and fit my grill as OEM. However, to get these grills to accept the 9.5 inch ceramic rods they were made for requires a bit of tweaking. I used a pliers and my knee and hand strength to bend the heat plates flat to accept and support the rods they are designed to hold. At almost $70, it would have been nice if this had already been accomplished but not too big a deal, at least for me. Also, it is not possible to get both screws that hold the side bar in after the ceramic rods have been put in place - don't bother trying. No big deal though, I just put in one and used it like a hinge and that is fine.
Update- the second screw is in fact necessary, as the grates warp badly when heated and need the other screw to hold everything flat and ridged. I ended up just sticking the screw in the hole without the nut, as it is not possible to fasten with the last ceramic rod in place. Sorry, removing another star because of this added annoyance.
Product needs to be produced more carefully to fit the ceramic rods without user tweaking and needs a different second fastener that can be properly utilized without removing/omitting the last ceramic rod. I would not mind tweaking if the product cost $20 or less but at $70 each it needs to be right. | 1 | neutral | [
"If you have a DCS grill that needs the racks that hold the ceramic rods repaced, these are about the only option I have found.",
"They are a nice heavy gauge steel and fit my grill as OEM.",
"However, to get these grills to accept the 9.",
"5 inch ceramic rods they were made for requires a bit of tweaking.",
"I used a pliers and my knee and hand strength to bend the heat plates flat to accept and support the rods they are designed to hold.",
"At almost $70, it would have been nice if this had already been accomplished but not too big a deal, at least for me.",
"Also, it is not possible to get both screws that hold the side bar in after the ceramic rods have been put in place - don't bother trying.",
"No big deal though, I just put in one and used it like a hinge and that is fine.",
"Update- the second screw is in fact necessary, as the grates warp badly when heated and need the other screw to hold everything flat and ridged.",
"I ended up just sticking the screw in the hole without the nut, as it is not possible to fasten with the last ceramic rod in place.",
"Sorry, removing another star because of this added annoyance.",
"Product needs to be produced more carefully to fit the ceramic rods without user tweaking and needs a different second fastener that can be properly utilized without removing/omitting the last ceramic rod.",
"I would not mind tweaking if the product cost $20 or less but at $70 each it needs to be right."
] |
Updated: Wow, my whole opinion changed about this tool once I loosened the screws. Now it opens much easier. I just unscrewed the hex bolts a little bit, and added some oil, and presto! this thing looks usable now. It's nice and compact and I can open the pliers with one hand. Should have tried lubricating and loosening earlier.
It's still true (as I pointed out in my earlier review below) that it's useless when the plier head is not fully out; I had wrongly thought, from the marketing pictures, that you could actually grab things with the plier heads offset at an angle.
But now I can actually open the thing with one hand, and I can even get out the other tools, too, some of them with one hand. Now that I don't have to apply nearly so much force, the knife blades don't seem as dangerous, though I still find it awkward. But I still don't like the fact that the tools all come out clumped (like on SOG's other products, and unlike Gerber or Victorinox); it's hard to pull one out without pulling out more than one.
As others have pointed out, the tools do not lock. For the most part, that's not a problem; plenty of other multitools do not lock either. But it's actually dangerous for the awl, which is pointing the wrong way on this tool. If you apply any force to the sharp side, it will fold in on you. Definitely bad design; probably only usable for poking something, not working it around. For the other tools, the lack of a lock is not a fatal flaw.
For reference, here was my old opinion, when I first got it:
SOG products are hit or miss; some are really good, some are not. This one is definitely not.
I got it because I was intrigued by the offset pliers, hoping I could actually use them to get at things in awkward positions. Turns out that does not work well if you have to apply any reasonable amount of force, because the act of squeezing the handles causes the plier head to rotate inward if it's not locked straight.
Out of the box, the plier head was quite stiff, so it was very difficult to open it with one hand, or to close it with one hand. I assume it will loosen up with use, but it was definitely not a one-hand opening plier out of the box for me.
The other tools (knife, etc.) are *really* hard to get out. The knife in particular is almost impossible to get out without cutting myself. I have a SOG power-assist multitool, and that works far, far better. (In general, the other tools on SOG multitools, even the ones that I would consider good multitools unlike this one, are not all that fantastic, anyway; the can opener works much worse that can openers from Victorinox or Leatherman, and I much prefer the Victorinox files; but SOG knife blades are excellent, if you could get them out easily.)
As others have pointed out, none of the blades lock. This might not seem so bad, except that they don't even snap out (like Victorinox knives); they simply rotate with no sort of catch at all. And the even weirder thing is that the awl is oriented in the wrong direction, so if you actually use the sharp side, it will fold itself in. A clear design mistake.
As usual with the SOG products, the materials *appear* to be pretty high quality, though I'll never know because the poor design precludes me from actually using this one for real.
Sorry, this multitool looked cool, but it's just not very functional for much of anything. If you want pliers that can be opened with one hand, then you should get a SOG power-assist or power lock, or one of a number of Gerber multitools, or the leatherman OHT, or a CRKT zilla; but don't get the SOG paratool. | 1 | neutral | [
"Updated: Wow, my whole opinion changed about this tool once I loosened the screws.",
"Now it opens much easier.",
"I just unscrewed the hex bolts a little bit, and added some oil, and presto!",
"this thing looks usable now.",
"It's nice and compact and I can open the pliers with one hand.",
"Should have tried lubricating and loosening earlier.",
"It's still true (as I pointed out in my earlier review below) that it's useless when the plier head is not fully out; I had wrongly thought, from the marketing pictures, that you could actually grab things with the plier heads offset at an angle.",
"But now I can actually open the thing with one hand, and I can even get out the other tools, too, some of them with one hand.",
"Now that I don't have to apply nearly so much force, the knife blades don't seem as dangerous, though I still find it awkward.",
"But I still don't like the fact that the tools all come out clumped (like on SOG's other products, and unlike Gerber or Victorinox); it's hard to pull one out without pulling out more than one.",
"As others have pointed out, the tools do not lock.",
"For the most part, that's not a problem; plenty of other multitools do not lock either.",
"But it's actually dangerous for the awl, which is pointing the wrong way on this tool.",
"If you apply any force to the sharp side, it will fold in on you.",
"Definitely bad design; probably only usable for poking something, not working it around.",
"For the other tools, the lack of a lock is not a fatal flaw.",
"For reference, here was my old opinion, when I first got it:\n\nSOG products are hit or miss; some are really good, some are not.",
"This one is definitely not.",
"I got it because I was intrigued by the offset pliers, hoping I could actually use them to get at things in awkward positions.",
"Turns out that does not work well if you have to apply any reasonable amount of force, because the act of squeezing the handles causes the plier head to rotate inward if it's not locked straight.",
"Out of the box, the plier head was quite stiff, so it was very difficult to open it with one hand, or to close it with one hand.",
"I assume it will loosen up with use, but it was definitely not a one-hand opening plier out of the box for me.",
"The other tools (knife, etc.",
") are *really* hard to get out.",
"The knife in particular is almost impossible to get out without cutting myself.",
"I have a SOG power-assist multitool, and that works far, far better.",
"(In general, the other tools on SOG multitools, even the ones that I would consider good multitools unlike this one, are not all that fantastic, anyway; the can opener works much worse that can openers from Victorinox or Leatherman, and I much prefer the Victorinox files; but SOG knife blades are excellent, if you could get them out easily.",
")\n\nAs others have pointed out, none of the blades lock.",
"This might not seem so bad, except that they don't even snap out (like Victorinox knives); they simply rotate with no sort of catch at all.",
"And the even weirder thing is that the awl is oriented in the wrong direction, so if you actually use the sharp side, it will fold itself in.",
"A clear design mistake.",
"As usual with the SOG products, the materials *appear* to be pretty high quality, though I'll never know because the poor design precludes me from actually using this one for real.",
"Sorry, this multitool looked cool, but it's just not very functional for much of anything.",
"If you want pliers that can be opened with one hand, then you should get a SOG power-assist or power lock, or one of a number of Gerber multitools, or the leatherman OHT, or a CRKT zilla; but don't get the SOG paratool."
] |
Contrary to earlier reviews, it DOES work with CoD4. The problem that it has is connecting to the PS3 when a game is currently running. You need to connect it using the Audio Device Settings page on the PS3 before starting up the game. Not ideal, but it works. The problem is that if you disconnect during a game ("mute" functionality doesn't seem to work, so you have to disconnect and reconnect), you have to quit the game to start it back up again.
Additionally, there's too much feedback in the volume up/down buttons - the click is so loud that it triggers the mic every time.
Here's the reason it got the stars that it did -- it's comfortable, light, and the clarity is good. Not spectacular, but it definitely serves its purpose well.
That said, I just bought the Jabra JX10 for my phone, and it allows pairing to two different devices simultaneously. So I'll be using that from now on. | 1 | neutral | [
"Contrary to earlier reviews, it DOES work with CoD4.",
"The problem that it has is connecting to the PS3 when a game is currently running.",
"You need to connect it using the Audio Device Settings page on the PS3 before starting up the game.",
"Not ideal, but it works.",
"The problem is that if you disconnect during a game (\"mute\" functionality doesn't seem to work, so you have to disconnect and reconnect), you have to quit the game to start it back up again.",
"Additionally, there's too much feedback in the volume up/down buttons - the click is so loud that it triggers the mic every time.",
"Here's the reason it got the stars that it did -- it's comfortable, light, and the clarity is good.",
"Not spectacular, but it definitely serves its purpose well.",
"That said, I just bought the Jabra JX10 for my phone, and it allows pairing to two different devices simultaneously.",
"So I'll be using that from now on."
] |
If you are a fan of the darker side of life, and enjoy slaying cute little toons, this might be a game for you. You have to appreciate sub-par graphics, though.
The game loves to poke fun at traditional story toons. "Kewletts were a happy bunch - all bright and shiny." They are all of course pastel colored and have high, happy voices. Unfortunately, the Kewletts go on a power-hungry rampage to take over the world. You are of course one of the "dark ignorant villagers" who resists.
I have to say first that I really appreciate the humor here. Some of the things the Kewletts call out at you are hilarious. The subtle jabs found in every corner - the ticker-tape of news reports, the sly double-meaning commentary, are great.
That being said, video games are a graphically geared exercise. Everything you do is driven by the graphics you see. The graphics were are simply bad. The character's movements are incredibly jerky and robotic. Response to commands is awful. The camera is incredibly annoying. The landscape around you looks like it was created back in the days of the N64. Even the subtitle commentary is done in a poor font. It really amazes me that a modern game would look like this.
I don't mean to sound like a graphics snob. I own a N64 and other older game systems. I still love playing games on those systems. However, if I buy an XBox game, I expect at least a certain base level of graphics to be set. I don't expect this kind of stuttering movement and low-key response.
The dialogue is, as mentioned, fun - other than that there isn't much other "sound". There's a bit of soundtrack which is usually in the background.
I found in general that the game COULD have been amazingly fun, if more work had been put into it. I would be quite willing to buy a sequel if they came out for the XBox 360 and really did a complete overhaul on the graphic and controller responsiveness. It's one of those situations where the game creators had a brilliant idea, and brilliant dialogue ... but whoever was in charge of graphics and controllers just didn't step up to the plate. | 1 | neutral | [
"If you are a fan of the darker side of life, and enjoy slaying cute little toons, this might be a game for you.",
"You have to appreciate sub-par graphics, though.",
"The game loves to poke fun at traditional story toons.",
"\"Kewletts were a happy bunch - all bright and shiny.",
"\" They are all of course pastel colored and have high, happy voices.",
"Unfortunately, the Kewletts go on a power-hungry rampage to take over the world.",
"You are of course one of the \"dark ignorant villagers\" who resists.",
"I have to say first that I really appreciate the humor here.",
"Some of the things the Kewletts call out at you are hilarious.",
"The subtle jabs found in every corner - the ticker-tape of news reports, the sly double-meaning commentary, are great.",
"That being said, video games are a graphically geared exercise.",
"Everything you do is driven by the graphics you see.",
"The graphics were are simply bad.",
"The character's movements are incredibly jerky and robotic.",
"Response to commands is awful.",
"The camera is incredibly annoying.",
"The landscape around you looks like it was created back in the days of the N64.",
"Even the subtitle commentary is done in a poor font.",
"It really amazes me that a modern game would look like this.",
"I don't mean to sound like a graphics snob.",
"I own a N64 and other older game systems.",
"I still love playing games on those systems.",
"However, if I buy an XBox game, I expect at least a certain base level of graphics to be set.",
"I don't expect this kind of stuttering movement and low-key response.",
"The dialogue is, as mentioned, fun - other than that there isn't much other \"sound\".",
"There's a bit of soundtrack which is usually in the background.",
"I found in general that the game COULD have been amazingly fun, if more work had been put into it.",
"I would be quite willing to buy a sequel if they came out for the XBox 360 and really did a complete overhaul on the graphic and controller responsiveness.",
"It's one of those situations where the game creators had a brilliant idea, and brilliant dialogue...",
"but whoever was in charge of graphics and controllers just didn't step up to the plate."
] |
Here are my impressions after playing the demo. First off, there are some very creative elements to this game, and some rip-offs - like titan mode feeling an awful lot like Tribes. For that I give DICE kudos.
However, I find myself just disconnected from this game somehow. Perhaps, it's because everything seems like a machine, even the soldiers. Full body armor, can't see their faces, it's like fighting robots. Boring. There is almost too much focus on weapons and vehicles in this game. And then, the look of the maps is brown and gray or off-white, just drab and distant. I don't feel pulled in by the environment at all. Yawn. I've seen screenshots of the full games maps. Same boring look. I hope Quake Wars does a better job.
Also, this game desperately needs planes. Something along the lines of the movie Stealth - but with limited fire power.
The achilles heal of this game is the story line. Following a plot where most of the earth is covered in ice severely limits what type of environments you can build maps in. Not a smart move. It doesn't matter that ecologically this might actually happen in the future, what matters is that it's a boring, limiting plot for an outdoor battle type game.
The BF 2 demo on the other hand pulled me in immediately, and the full game has a great variety and balance of maps. So, sorry DICE, you won't be getting my money for BF 2142. Why should I spend that kind of money when the BF 2142 demo is unimpressive? However, I will continue to buy BF 2 expansion packs if they are decent. | 1 | neutral | [
"Here are my impressions after playing the demo.",
"First off, there are some very creative elements to this game, and some rip-offs - like titan mode feeling an awful lot like Tribes.",
"For that I give DICE kudos.",
"However, I find myself just disconnected from this game somehow.",
"Perhaps, it's because everything seems like a machine, even the soldiers.",
"Full body armor, can't see their faces, it's like fighting robots.",
"Boring.",
"There is almost too much focus on weapons and vehicles in this game.",
"And then, the look of the maps is brown and gray or off-white, just drab and distant.",
"I don't feel pulled in by the environment at all.",
"Yawn.",
"I've seen screenshots of the full games maps.",
"Same boring look.",
"I hope Quake Wars does a better job.",
"Also, this game desperately needs planes.",
"Something along the lines of the movie Stealth - but with limited fire power.",
"The achilles heal of this game is the story line.",
"Following a plot where most of the earth is covered in ice severely limits what type of environments you can build maps in.",
"Not a smart move.",
"It doesn't matter that ecologically this might actually happen in the future, what matters is that it's a boring, limiting plot for an outdoor battle type game.",
"The BF 2 demo on the other hand pulled me in immediately, and the full game has a great variety and balance of maps.",
"So, sorry DICE, you won't be getting my money for BF 2142.",
"Why should I spend that kind of money when the BF 2142 demo is unimpressive?",
"However, I will continue to buy BF 2 expansion packs if they are decent."
] |
I've never seen paper jam so much in a printer.
About 65% of the time, it's okay.
Another 20% of the time, it feeds in a little crooked and then I have an unusable, crooked page. I can't send a resume like this.
Another 10% of the time, it feeds a little more crooked and it frays along the edge. Definitely can't have that on a resume.
The last 5% of the time, that's 1 sheet out of 20, it jams so badly that it comes out in shreds. I am afraid that it will ruin my printer.
Maybe the problem is my printer, but I'm not buying a new one. I can't even afford to buy more paper. In fact, I'm pretty mad about the toner that's being wasted.
Update: I called Southworth since their paper is guaranteed to work with inkjet printers. They gave some advice about printer settings, and they're going to send me a pack of heavier, stiffer paper (24#, 25% cotton) that might not jam as much.
Even if it does jam, I appreciate that they make the effort for individual customers. Many companies don't bother.
Update 10/2012: Since someone asked - the new paper behaved only a little bit better than the old paper. I have concluded that the problem was probably humidity. This paper just doesn't perform well in a humid environment. Other Southworth brands may do better - I can confirm that Metalo papers are very well behaved even on a muggy day. | 1 | neutral | [
"I've never seen paper jam so much in a printer.",
"About 65% of the time, it's okay.",
"Another 20% of the time, it feeds in a little crooked and then I have an unusable, crooked page.",
"I can't send a resume like this.",
"Another 10% of the time, it feeds a little more crooked and it frays along the edge.",
"Definitely can't have that on a resume.",
"The last 5% of the time, that's 1 sheet out of 20, it jams so badly that it comes out in shreds.",
"I am afraid that it will ruin my printer.",
"Maybe the problem is my printer, but I'm not buying a new one.",
"I can't even afford to buy more paper.",
"In fact, I'm pretty mad about the toner that's being wasted.",
"Update: I called Southworth since their paper is guaranteed to work with inkjet printers.",
"They gave some advice about printer settings, and they're going to send me a pack of heavier, stiffer paper (24#, 25% cotton) that might not jam as much.",
"Even if it does jam, I appreciate that they make the effort for individual customers.",
"Many companies don't bother.",
"Update 10/2012: Since someone asked - the new paper behaved only a little bit better than the old paper.",
"I have concluded that the problem was probably humidity.",
"This paper just doesn't perform well in a humid environment.",
"Other Southworth brands may do better - I can confirm that Metalo papers are very well behaved even on a muggy day."
] |
You should have just titled this one, "contractual obligation," Gaga. Seriously, what's the difference? You had X amount of minutes to fill with the label demanding a between-album shelf-filler, and you needed something tossed together quickly -- hey, I understand -- but, JAYSUS... at least TRY and disguise things a bit better next time, okay? Don't be so blatant.
Alejandro sounds like a throw-away from an old Ace Of Base album -- and by that I mean something (!!!) actually not good enough to have made it onto an Ace Of Base album (!!!). What was the seed here, Gaga... was it I SAW THE SIGN...?!! Good God. ABBA could have done this -- in fact, I think they actually DID do this. (!) I note the clever use of the word "Fernando" within the song -- that's almost an inside joke, right there (for those of you who don't get it, Fernando was the title of an old ABBA single (and if ABBA's version was in B-minor, then Gaga didn't even bother with a transposition)). It might not be a direct ABBA rip, but hey... it's a wink, and I definitely get the joke. Let's hope ABBA's lawyer's are tone-deaf, at least until the 1970's-era copyright runs out.
Look, Gaga: stop this garbage. Tell the record company next time that you're simply not ready to drop the album. They'll understand. You're lucky you got a Top 10 single out of what would have been, for most acts -- as they call these things in tennis -- an UNFORCED ERROR. You won't get this lucky twice force-feeding the product, and YOU KNOW IT. Fill the product pipeline with a live unit, or maybe a re-mix collection (it's probably too early to do a greatest hits) but for crying out loud, STOP THE RECYCLING OF RANDOM OLD SLUDGE FROM YESTERDAY-RADIO.
3 stars, just because I'm feeling generous.
ABBA did it better -- and Ace of Base probably would have done it better, as well.
'nuff said. | 1 | neutral | [
"You should have just titled this one, \"contractual obligation,\" Gaga.",
"Seriously, what's the difference?",
"You had X amount of minutes to fill with the label demanding a between-album shelf-filler, and you needed something tossed together quickly -- hey, I understand -- but, JAYSUS...",
"at least TRY and disguise things a bit better next time, okay?",
"Don't be so blatant.",
"Alejandro sounds like a throw-away from an old Ace Of Base album -- and by that I mean something (!!!",
") actually not good enough to have made it onto an Ace Of Base album (!!!",
").",
"What was the seed here, Gaga...",
"was it I SAW THE SIGN...",
"?!!",
"Good God.",
"ABBA could have done this -- in fact, I think they actually DID do this.",
"(!",
") I note the clever use of the word \"Fernando\" within the song -- that's almost an inside joke, right there (for those of you who don't get it, Fernando was the title of an old ABBA single (and if ABBA's version was in B-minor, then Gaga didn't even bother with a transposition)).",
"It might not be a direct ABBA rip, but hey...",
"it's a wink, and I definitely get the joke.",
"Let's hope ABBA's lawyer's are tone-deaf, at least until the 1970's-era copyright runs out.",
"Look, Gaga: stop this garbage.",
"Tell the record company next time that you're simply not ready to drop the album.",
"They'll understand.",
"You're lucky you got a Top 10 single out of what would have been, for most acts -- as they call these things in tennis -- an UNFORCED ERROR.",
"You won't get this lucky twice force-feeding the product, and YOU KNOW IT.",
"Fill the product pipeline with a live unit, or maybe a re-mix collection (it's probably too early to do a greatest hits) but for crying out loud, STOP THE RECYCLING OF RANDOM OLD SLUDGE FROM YESTERDAY-RADIO.",
"3 stars, just because I'm feeling generous.",
"ABBA did it better -- and Ace of Base probably would have done it better, as well.",
"'nuff said."
] |
I love the light. It is 3 way which is perfect by my bed. putting the backplate on the wall was easy enough, only problem was the white knob(s) that are supposed to cover the screws that hold the backplate to the wall and then come thru the white lamp face plate were missing.......no....one was missing but the one that was there did not fit properly. these are not just decorative but essential to hold the plate to the wall........ inside the box was the email address and phone number I plan on calling tomorrow and asking for two more white screw covers...other than that it was easy install and works great! | 1 | neutral | [
"I love the light.",
"It is 3 way which is perfect by my bed.",
"putting the backplate on the wall was easy enough, only problem was the white knob(s) that are supposed to cover the screws that hold the backplate to the wall and then come thru the white lamp face plate were missing....",
"...",
"no....",
"one was missing but the one that was there did not fit properly.",
"these are not just decorative but essential to hold the plate to the wall....",
"....",
"inside the box was the email address and phone number I plan on calling tomorrow and asking for two more white screw covers...",
"other than that it was easy install and works great!"
] |
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