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Summer is a fortyish, recent divorcee, who wants to rediscover and reinvent her solitary sex life. She is an average woman, not a porn star wannabe, not cover model gorgeous, or someone who thought they were overly adventurous. This is the start of her journey to erotic self awareness. I will be totally honest about reviewing this book. I ventured forth with a lot of trepidation. This was a "new 2 me" author, and a self published one at that. I have had some less than pleasant experiences going down that road. The story is also in first person, which for me is especially uncomfortable when reading erotica. This was certainly a welcome surprise. This was absolutely one of the most beautifully written and tasteful pieces of erotic literature I have gotten my hands on this year. It did not fall into the trap of using graphic language and terminology to cover up a lack of imagination or writing skills. Don't get me wrong, the words aren't sugar coated or Victorian euphemisms, they are just used appropriately and in the correct amount. In this first volume, we get to know a little about Summer, and her initial contact with Mark. We get to watch the relationship unfold from the very beginning. I still can't determine if this is fiction or not, and that just adds to the fun and mystique of the book. I was absolutely hooked and invested by the time I finished this book. If you are tired of the same old, same old in women's erotica, then I definitely recommend this book. It brings a very welcome freshness to a growing genre that desperately needs some new blood.	2	positive	[ "Summer is a fortyish, recent divorcee, who wants to rediscover and reinvent her solitary sex life.", "She is an average woman, not a porn star wannabe, not cover model gorgeous, or someone who thought they were overly adventurous.", "This is the start of her journey to erotic self awareness.", "I will be totally honest about reviewing this book.", "I ventured forth with a lot of trepidation.", "This was a \"new 2 me\" author, and a self published one at that.", "I have had some less than pleasant experiences going down that road.", "The story is also in first person, which for me is especially uncomfortable when reading erotica.", "This was certainly a welcome surprise.", "This was absolutely one of the most beautifully written and tasteful pieces of erotic literature I have gotten my hands on this year.", "It did not fall into the trap of using graphic language and terminology to cover up a lack of imagination or writing skills.", "Don't get me wrong, the words aren't sugar coated or Victorian euphemisms, they are just used appropriately and in the correct amount.", "In this first volume, we get to know a little about Summer, and her initial contact with Mark.", "We get to watch the relationship unfold from the very beginning.", "I still can't determine if this is fiction or not, and that just adds to the fun and mystique of the book.", "I was absolutely hooked and invested by the time I finished this book.", "If you are tired of the same old, same old in women's erotica, then I definitely recommend this book.", "It brings a very welcome freshness to a growing genre that desperately needs some new blood." ]
The game's premise: Aliens invades Earth. Earth counterattacks the aliens, and destroy some of their spaceships. The 'juice' that leaks from the aliens' spaceships give rise to a whole new threat to Earth's existence: giant monsters! Anyways, you initially start off with a cast of 8 playable monsters - each monster starts off with 2 different costumes you can choose from. Later, you can unlock 2 more costumes for each character. In addition to that, you can unlock 2 extra monsters. To "unlock" a feature, you have to play the game in either Adventure Mode or Endurance Mode. The further you progress, the more "tokens" you'll get. And with those tokens, you can purchase ("unlock") extra features such as Maps, Costumes, Characters and Mini-games. There are two problems with unlocking items: the unlockable items are WAY TOO expensive, and most of the extras are WORTHLESS. I'd definitely pass on purchasing the mini-games because they're ridiculously boring. And 2 of the unlockable maps are horrid. As for the extra costumes you can purchase, SOME of them are cool-looking...but they're all horribly overpriced. With the current pricing of unlockable items, you have to beat the game way too many times to unlock all of the extras. Or shall I say "most" of the extras? (aside from the maps you automatically win in Adventure Mode) There is one other extra feature out there that can't be bought: and that's Sweet-tooth's costume for Magmo (or whoever that was). In order to "unlock" this extra costume, you have to go out and BUY "Twisted Metal: Black," and beat the game with every character, and then save it to your disk. Whoever thought of the extra-features is, simply-put, a complete imbecile. That's the nicest thing I can say about the extra-features. I'm going to say you'll only like this game if you're a fan of giant monster movies like "Godzilla," "King Kong," "Rodan," etc...if you're not, then you'll probably find this game a bit repetitive and lackluster (because it is). If you ask me, the controls are way too simplistic. Also, there's way too much of a generic feel for the buttons/contols regardless of the monster you pick. If I was grading this as a regular videogamer, I'd probably give it a 1-star rating. But since I'm grading this as a lover of monster movies, I'm gonna give this 4 stars since I can't seem to find any game like this on the PS2 devoted to giant monsters...	2	positive	[ "The game's premise:\nAliens invades Earth.", "Earth counterattacks the aliens, and destroy some of their spaceships.", "The 'juice' that leaks from the aliens' spaceships give rise to a whole new threat to Earth's existence: giant monsters!", "Anyways, you initially start off with a cast of 8 playable monsters - each monster starts off with 2 different costumes you can choose from.", "Later, you can unlock 2 more costumes for each character.", "In addition to that, you can unlock 2 extra monsters.", "To \"unlock\" a feature, you have to play the game in either Adventure Mode or Endurance Mode.", "The further you progress, the more \"tokens\" you'll get.", "And with those tokens, you can purchase (\"unlock\") extra features such as Maps, Costumes, Characters and Mini-games.", "There are two problems with unlocking items: the unlockable items are WAY TOO expensive, and most of the extras are WORTHLESS.", "I'd definitely pass on purchasing the mini-games because they're ridiculously boring.", "And 2 of the unlockable maps are horrid.", "As for the extra costumes you can purchase, SOME of them are cool-looking...", "but they're all horribly overpriced.", "With the current pricing of unlockable items, you have to beat the game way too many times to unlock all of the extras.", "Or shall I say \"most\" of the extras?", "(aside from the maps you automatically win in Adventure Mode)\nThere is one other extra feature out there that can't be bought: and that's Sweet-tooth's costume for Magmo (or whoever that was).", "In order to \"unlock\" this extra costume, you have to go out and BUY \"Twisted Metal: Black,\" and beat the game with every character, and then save it to your disk.", "Whoever thought of the extra-features is, simply-put, a complete imbecile.", "That's the nicest thing I can say about the extra-features.", "I'm going to say you'll only like this game if you're a fan of giant monster movies like \"Godzilla,\" \"King Kong,\" \"Rodan,\" etc...", "if you're not, then you'll probably find this game a bit repetitive and lackluster (because it is).", "If you ask me, the controls are way too simplistic.", "Also, there's way too much of a generic feel for the buttons/contols regardless of the monster you pick.", "If I was grading this as a regular videogamer, I'd probably give it a 1-star rating.", "But since I'm grading this as a lover of monster movies, I'm gonna give this 4 stars since I can't seem to find any game like this on the PS2 devoted to giant monsters..." ]
The year was 1973, an era when super groups were the vogue a la Blind Faith. The idea was to take a piano player whose style was New Orleans Cajun- Dr. John, a guitar icon with roots in Chicago Blues - Mike Bloomfield and a vocalist who reverently performed delta blues classics - John Hammond. It could have worked and made a huge impact on the music of the day and brought more people to the way of the blues - it didn't. Instead it was a blip in all of these great musicians careers - few people took note of it then or now. While none of the artists on the album seem to be spotlighted to show the degree of talent that they possessed, it is an interesting cd with some good numbers on it. Such numbers as Cha dooky-doo and I yi yi seem silly and dated - others as Sho Bout to Drive me Wild, It Hurts Me Too and Rock Me Baby are noteworthy and a good listen. All in all, the cd is worth the price, especially for fans of Dr. John, Mike Bloomfield or John Hammond. For those not familiar with their work or blues in general another cd would be a better choice.	2	positive	[ "The year was 1973, an era when super groups were the vogue a la Blind Faith.", "The idea was to take a piano player whose style was New Orleans Cajun- Dr.", "John, a guitar icon with roots in Chicago Blues - Mike Bloomfield and a vocalist who reverently performed delta blues classics - John Hammond.", "It could have worked and made a huge impact on the music of the day and brought more people to the way of the blues - it didn't.", "Instead it was a blip in all of these great musicians careers - few people took note of it then or now.", "While none of the artists on the album seem to be spotlighted to show the degree of talent that they possessed, it is an interesting cd with some good numbers on it.", "Such numbers as Cha dooky-doo and I yi yi seem silly and dated - others as Sho Bout to Drive me Wild, It Hurts Me Too and Rock Me Baby are noteworthy and a good listen.", "All in all, the cd is worth the price, especially for fans of Dr.", "John, Mike Bloomfield or John Hammond.", "For those not familiar with their work or blues in general another cd would be a better choice." ]
One day, while playing Mario Kart 64, I noticed it was incredibly fun. And even though I owned an Xbox and countless games, I regained my obession with Mario Kart, and played it more than any other game for weeks. I soon decided I HAD to get Double Dash. So I ordered a Gamecube, four controllers, Double Dash and some other games. When I first played Double Dash, it somewhat fell below my expectations, but as I continued, it became insanely fun, and extremely addictive and this is only in single player. The stages in Double Dash are nothing short of fantastic. The bright graphics, varied and interactive backgrounds are as much fun to look at as they are to play. The weapons and stages look alot cooler than the previous incarnation. The biggest problem however, is that this game is more of an upgrade than a new game altogether. There are no new weapons (actually there are less), except for the special weapons for each character and many of the stages are similar, just with drastically changed and improved surroundings. The added co-op play with two characters is innovative but not terribly exciting. There is quite a bit to unlock, but it most likely wouldn't take you very long to unlock everything. There are also numerous other parts of the game which could be improved or other features which could have been added. Essentially it is still Mario Kart 64 with a major upgrade. So even with all these disappointments, why am I still giving this game a five star rating? Well it is so incredibly fun, that it is still worth it. Bring this to a party with four controllers, or better yet, eight, and hook up a lan game, and it will be some of the most fun you could possibly have... period.	2	positive	[ "One day, while playing Mario Kart 64, I noticed it was incredibly fun.", "And even though I owned an Xbox and countless games, I regained my obession with Mario Kart, and played it more than any other game for weeks.", "I soon decided I HAD to get Double Dash.", "So I ordered a Gamecube, four controllers, Double Dash and some other games.", "When I first played Double Dash, it somewhat fell below my expectations, but as I continued, it became insanely fun, and extremely addictive and this is only in single player.", "The stages in Double Dash are nothing short of fantastic.", "The bright graphics, varied and interactive backgrounds are as much fun to look at as they are to play.", "The weapons and stages look alot cooler than the previous incarnation.", "The biggest problem however, is that this game is more of an upgrade than a new game altogether.", "There are no new weapons (actually there are less), except for the special weapons for each character and many of the stages are similar, just with drastically changed and improved surroundings.", "The added co-op play with two characters is innovative but not terribly exciting.", "There is quite a bit to unlock, but it most likely wouldn't take you very long to unlock everything.", "There are also numerous other parts of the game which could be improved or other features which could have been added.", "Essentially it is still Mario Kart 64 with a major upgrade.", "So even with all these disappointments, why am I still giving this game a five star rating?", "Well it is so incredibly fun, that it is still worth it.", "Bring this to a party with four controllers, or better yet, eight, and hook up a lan game, and it will be some of the most fun you could possibly have...", "period." ]
Although I have a lot of it, the texture of my curly/wavy hair is thin so it tangles easily. To prevent it being flattened I use conditioning and styling products judiciously always a balancing act. I applied this product to damp hair (it can also be used on dry hair) and it did an excellent job keeping frizz under control while adding some shine and most importantly, not weighing down my hair. After shampooing and using a light conditioner, I applied approximately a dime-size dollop (one-half pump) on my just below shoulder-length hair. With the product on my palm I rubbed my hands together and distributed it from the ends upward stopping a couple of inches before reaching scalp paying special attention to problem frizz areas. After styling my hair looked great. The pump mechanism is easy to operate, turn counterclockwise to open the pump and clockwise to lock. The cream is quite thick and a little goes a long way. Also, the pump is relatively easy to control depress slightly for a small amount, a bit more for half a pump, etc. This precision helps avoid wasted product. Pleasant but strongly scented, the fragrance is hard to describe, not a simple herbal or citrus scent, but a more complex blend. Obviously scent is subjective so it may not be a favorite for everyone but it dissipates after an hour. The product does an impressive job.	2	positive	[ "Although I have a lot of it, the texture of my curly/wavy hair is thin so it tangles easily.", "To prevent it being flattened I use conditioning and styling products judiciously always a balancing act.", "I applied this product to damp hair (it can also be used on dry hair) and it did an excellent job keeping frizz under control while adding some shine and most importantly, not weighing down my hair.", "After shampooing and using a light conditioner, I applied approximately a dime-size dollop (one-half pump) on my just below shoulder-length hair.", "With the product on my palm I rubbed my hands together and distributed it from the ends upward stopping a couple of inches before reaching scalp paying special attention to problem frizz areas.", "After styling my hair looked great.", "The pump mechanism is easy to operate, turn counterclockwise to open the pump and clockwise to lock.", "The cream is quite thick and a little goes a long way.", "Also, the pump is relatively easy to control depress slightly for a small amount, a bit more for half a pump, etc.", "This precision helps avoid wasted product.", "Pleasant but strongly scented, the fragrance is hard to describe, not a simple herbal or citrus scent, but a more complex blend.", "Obviously scent is subjective so it may not be a favorite for everyone but it dissipates after an hour.", "The product does an impressive job." ]
I absolutely love this! After reading several reviews on this one vs others (& several portable gas grills that had mixed reviews - mostly bad) - I decided to get this one. So glad I did! 1st off - super easy to put together. 2ndly - I BBQ once a week and this thing makes it easy. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment with no balcony and a tiny garage that I have fit my car in (so I dont' have room for a full sized BBQ). I got this & forgot how good BBQ meat is - oh! the best! Got a bag of charcoal & lighter fluid from Target & I was ready to go. This thing was big enough to fit ALOT of meat on the grill and, after using it - it all folds up and I can easily place it back on a shelf in the garage - as it takes up very little space (think - the size of an underseat piece of luggage). it's small & portable - which I love!	2	positive	[ "I absolutely love this!", "After reading several reviews on this one vs others (& several portable gas grills that had mixed reviews - mostly bad) - I decided to get this one.", "So glad I did!", "1st off - super easy to put together.", "2ndly - I BBQ once a week and this thing makes it easy.", "I live in a 1 bedroom apartment with no balcony and a tiny garage that I have fit my car in (so I dont' have room for a full sized BBQ).", "I got this & forgot how good BBQ meat is - oh!", "the best!", "Got a bag of charcoal & lighter fluid from Target & I was ready to go.", "This thing was big enough to fit ALOT of meat on the grill and, after using it - it all folds up and I can easily place it back on a shelf in the garage - as it takes up very little space (think - the size of an underseat piece of luggage).", "it's small & portable - which I love!" ]
I recently purchased the Linksys Wireless Cable DSL router. It has been working great and was relatively easy to set-up for my home network running DSL. While aware that the customer support line for any product can be a harrowing experience, mine totaled almost 2 hours. The tech stayed with the problem for close to an hour, however it was difficult to get bumped to the next level of support. Regarding the call: There was one odd issue after the router was configured. I was able to receive email and browse the internet. However, I was not able to send email, FTP, or use my weblogging software package. After exhausting self-fixes (port forwarding etc.) I caved and called customer support. 30+ minuted to get a live technician and then almost an hour to diagnose and solve the problem. For those of you that may have similar problems, adjusting the size of the MTU may fix some bottleneck problems sending data out. Overall, the product has been running smoothly since then with no complaints. Stats: 3 machines: wired Windows 98 Desktop, Linux Server, and a wireless laptop with Lucent Orinoco Wireless Card I was able to enable WEP encryption fairly easily for higher wireless security. Port forwarding is operational to my Linux server (easy configuration) Sharing files and my printer has worked also	2	positive	[ "I recently purchased the Linksys Wireless Cable DSL router.", "It has been working great and was relatively easy to set-up for my home network running DSL.", "While aware that the customer support line for any product can be a harrowing experience, mine totaled almost 2 hours.", "The tech stayed with the problem for close to an hour, however it was difficult to get bumped to the next level of support.", "Regarding the call: There was one odd issue after the router was configured.", "I was able to receive email and browse the internet.", "However, I was not able to send email, FTP, or use my weblogging software package.", "After exhausting self-fixes (port forwarding etc.", ") I caved and called customer support.", "30+ minuted to get a live technician and then almost an hour to diagnose and solve the problem.", "For those of you that may have similar problems, adjusting the size of the MTU may fix some bottleneck problems sending data out.", "Overall, the product has been running smoothly since then with no complaints.", "Stats:\n3 machines: wired Windows 98 Desktop, Linux Server, and a wireless laptop with Lucent Orinoco Wireless Card\nI was able to enable WEP encryption fairly easily for higher wireless security.", "Port forwarding is operational to my Linux server (easy configuration)\nSharing files and my printer has worked also" ]
I'm 20 years old and in college, which can be a real stressful, hectic environment. My doctor put me on Diazepam (VALIUM) several times a day to take when I'm feeling anxious and mentally overwhelmed. However, the medicine can make me feel tired and groggy due to its long half-life. Plus low concentration with my school work. When I saw this Yogi Honey Lavender Stress Relief, I bought it as soon as I smelled the aromatic, soothing scent in the box. It smelled pure natural, blissful, and full of tranquility. I drink 1-2 cups of this relaxing, comforting tea throughout the day. It really works exceptionally well at melting the stresses away. The taste alone is amazing. I bought several boxes so I can simply boil the kettle, steep, and drink this. It's a really great alternative to my prescription tranquilizer. It doesn't cause excessive tiredness, grogginess, and I can maintain focus during school. It's also a great tea for bedtime. I drink a cup before going to bed and I go into a peaceful, blissful sleep. I HIGHLY recommend this Yogi Honey Lavender Stress Relief Tea to anyone who's going through stress, mild tension, or if you simply want a relaxing and comforting supplement. This is all natural medicinal and full of fresh herbs. Very good quality. I give it FIVE stars!	2	positive	[ "I'm 20 years old and in college, which can be a real stressful, hectic environment.", "My doctor put me on Diazepam (VALIUM) several times a day to take when I'm feeling anxious and mentally overwhelmed.", "However, the medicine can make me feel tired and groggy due to its long half-life.", "Plus low concentration with my school work.", "When I saw this Yogi Honey Lavender Stress Relief, I bought it as soon as I smelled the aromatic, soothing scent in the box.", "It smelled pure natural, blissful, and full of tranquility.", "I drink 1-2 cups of this relaxing, comforting tea throughout the day.", "It really works exceptionally well at melting the stresses away.", "The taste alone is amazing.", "I bought several boxes so I can simply boil the kettle, steep, and drink this.", "It's a really great alternative to my prescription tranquilizer.", "It doesn't cause excessive tiredness, grogginess, and I can maintain focus during school.", "It's also a great tea for bedtime.", "I drink a cup before going to bed and I go into a peaceful, blissful sleep.", "I HIGHLY recommend this Yogi Honey Lavender Stress Relief Tea to anyone who's going through stress, mild tension, or if you simply want a relaxing and comforting supplement.", "This is all natural medicinal and full of fresh herbs.", "Very good quality.", "I give it FIVE stars!" ]
This movie was fantastic! Kevin Costner delivers a heart warming and very touching message in this movie. A devoted Calvary Officer assigned to his post. But when he arrives he finds the post is deserted. But he is determined to complete his assignment, and to perform his duties as an officer. Soon he meets a wolf from the praire and gives him a name, "Two socks." As the days go by eventually he also meets up with a Sioux Indian tribe, where the holy man of the tribe befriends him. Soon he finds this holy man of the tribe has taken in a white woman and raised her from childhhood. Kevin Costner's character soon meets this white woman raised by the Sioux, who have given her the indian name of,"Stands with fist," and the two of them soon fall in love. By this time Kevin has been welcomed into the tribe and has even been given an indian name of "Dances with Wolve's." As one day an indian scouting party watch from a distance as Kevin Costner's character, John Dunbar plays and rough houses with Two Socks his pet wolf on the praire. John Dunbar becomes a member of this tribe. He soon realizes everything his been told about these people has been lies. He falls in love with them as a people and becomes part of their family, devoted to them and their belief's and their way of life. It isn't long before he learns to speak their native tongue as well. I soon found my self falling in love with them as a people my self. A very dramatic but also heartwarming and touching movie indeed. As you watch this movie you soon feel the pain of what lies ahead for these brave, gentle, proud, and misunderstood people, as the white man invades they're land. Pick up your copy today as I know you will not be disappointed. <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Dances-with-Wolves-20th-Anniversary-Edition-Blu-ray/dp/B004AOECTC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Dances with Wolves (20th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray</a>]	2	positive	[ "This movie was fantastic!", "Kevin Costner delivers a heart warming and very touching message in this movie.", "A devoted Calvary Officer assigned to his post.", "But when he arrives he finds the post is deserted.", "But he is determined to complete his assignment, and to perform his duties as an officer.", "Soon he meets a wolf from the praire and gives him a name, \"Two socks.", "\" As the days go by eventually he also meets up with a Sioux Indian tribe, where the holy man of the tribe befriends him.", "Soon he finds this holy man of the tribe has taken in a white woman and raised her from childhhood.", "Kevin Costner's character soon meets this white woman raised by the Sioux, who have given her the indian name of,\"Stands with fist,\" and the two of them soon fall in love.", "By this time Kevin has been welcomed into the tribe and has even been given an indian name of \"Dances with Wolve's.", "\" As one day an indian scouting party watch from a distance as Kevin Costner's character, John Dunbar plays and rough houses with Two Socks his pet wolf on the praire.", "John Dunbar becomes a member of this tribe.", "He soon realizes everything his been told about these people has been lies.", "He falls in love with them as a people and becomes part of their family, devoted to them and their belief's and their way of life.", "It isn't long before he learns to speak their native tongue as well.", "I soon found my self falling in love with them as a people my self.", "A very dramatic but also heartwarming and touching movie indeed.", "As you watch this movie you soon feel the pain of what lies ahead for these brave, gentle, proud, and misunderstood people, as the white man invades they're land.", "Pick up your copy today as I know you will not be disappointed.", " <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Dances-with-Wolves-20th-Anniversary-Edition-Blu-ray/dp/B004AOECTC/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">Dances with Wolves (20th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray</a>]" ]
Have purchased numerous RO sanders in the past. All of them are toys compared to the 1250D EVS. This sander cuts my sanding time by at least 50 percent. The two speeds are invaluable. I glue a lot of panels together and even though the boards are run through a planer before glue up, they still come out of the clamps with some uneven edges. The 1250DEVS makes quick work out of smoothing these panels. It also does an incredible job of leaving the panels flat. The smaller sanders always seemed to leave depressions that just stayed with the panel. The on/off switch and the speed selector are located very well making for easy control. When you have this sander set on its most aggressive setting you can see the ridges disappear and you can feel the sander grabbing at the irregularities. You need to keep both hands on the sander when it is in this mode. I've got some 5" RO sanders for sale - cheap. They are just shelf sitters now.	2	positive	[ "Have purchased numerous RO sanders in the past.", "All of them are toys compared to the 1250D EVS.", "This sander cuts my sanding time by at least 50 percent.", "The two speeds are invaluable.", "I glue a lot of panels together and even though the boards are run through a planer before glue up, they still come out of the clamps with some uneven edges.", "The 1250DEVS makes quick work out of smoothing these panels.", "It also does an incredible job of leaving the panels flat.", "The smaller sanders always seemed to leave depressions that just stayed with the panel.", "The on/off switch and the speed selector are located very well making for easy control.", "When you have this sander set on its most aggressive setting you can see the ridges disappear and you can feel the sander grabbing at the irregularities.", "You need to keep both hands on the sander when it is in this mode.", "I've got some 5\" RO sanders for sale - cheap.", "They are just shelf sitters now." ]
After longing a great while for a truly great Rally game, Colin McRae Rally 3, comes very close. Gran Turismo was first to provide a really great rally experience, but was limited mostly to head-to-head racing on short little circuits. World Rally Championship provided the real WRC Rally racing experience, with accurate courses and proper timing, but lacked Gran Turismo's performance realism, and some environmental realism like varying surfaces and landmarks. And it didn't look nearly as great as Gran Turismo. Still lots of fun. Collin McCrae surpasses both, though it misses a few details. The driving experience is remarkably fun. You can sense the changes in handling on a tarmac road, as you push to the edge, encountering dirt or gravel on the pavement, and then as you leave the pavement for raw dirt. And the environment is incredible. Highly detailed course replicas, with buildings, signage, trees and shrubs, ruts on the side of roads, fencing, etc. Very authentic. It's like everything you'd demand out of Monte Carlo in a good F-1 game, but for Rally. The previous PS2 World Rally Championship game left me wanting. All the hazards, varying roads and opportunities to turn the wrong way, will inevitably incite the excellent damage modelling on the car. Glass breaks, parts dent, hoods and doors pop open and can be lost along the way. What Collin McCrae 3 lacks is limited. The ability to review your stage and progression times isn't as good or detailed as WRC. You can't control camera angles on replays, like you can with WRC or GT3, so sometimes it sits on a camera angle that shows you little of interest. Also during replays, the car often seems to slide along the road strangely, which seems to contradict how well behavior is modelled in the game. And like WRC, load times are kind of long, but in McCrae, there is curiously no music or interesting visuals while it loads. And the final grievance is the co-piloting. Where Collin McCrae 3 gives only vertical line along the left edge of the screen to show progress, WRC would show you progress, as well as a small display showing the contour of the next section of course. And where McCrae 3 has the sign indicators at the top of the screen to show the direction and degree of the next corner, WRC would allow you to see the next 2, letting you better know how you want to exit for what's coming next. I also feel that sometimes, the McCrae 3 co-pilot's audio cues are a bit late to be useful. On the whole though, I think it's my new favorite racing game. (Well, maybe not more than GT3. That's a hard choice.)	2	positive	[ "After longing a great while for a truly great Rally game, Colin McRae Rally 3, comes very close.", "Gran Turismo was first to provide a really great rally experience, but was limited mostly to head-to-head racing on short little circuits.", "World Rally Championship provided the real WRC Rally racing experience, with accurate courses and proper timing, but lacked Gran Turismo's performance realism, and some environmental realism like varying surfaces and landmarks.", "And it didn't look nearly as great as Gran Turismo.", "Still lots of fun.", "Collin McCrae surpasses both, though it misses a few details.", "The driving experience is remarkably fun.", "You can sense the changes in handling on a tarmac road, as you push to the edge, encountering dirt or gravel on the pavement, and then as you leave the pavement for raw dirt.", "And the environment is incredible.", "Highly detailed course replicas, with buildings, signage, trees and shrubs, ruts on the side of roads, fencing, etc.", "Very authentic.", "It's like everything you'd demand out of Monte Carlo in a good F-1 game, but for Rally.", "The previous PS2 World Rally Championship game left me wanting.", "All the hazards, varying roads and opportunities to turn the wrong way, will inevitably incite the excellent damage modelling on the car.", "Glass breaks, parts dent, hoods and doors pop open and can be lost along the way.", "What Collin McCrae 3 lacks is limited.", "The ability to review your stage and progression times isn't as good or detailed as WRC.", "You can't control camera angles on replays, like you can with WRC or GT3, so sometimes it sits on a camera angle that shows you little of interest.", "Also during replays, the car often seems to slide along the road strangely, which seems to contradict how well behavior is modelled in the game.", "And like WRC, load times are kind of long, but in McCrae, there is curiously no music or interesting visuals while it loads.", "And the final grievance is the co-piloting.", "Where Collin McCrae 3 gives only vertical line along the left edge of the screen to show progress, WRC would show you progress, as well as a small display showing the contour of the next section of course.", "And where McCrae 3 has the sign indicators at the top of the screen to show the direction and degree of the next corner, WRC would allow you to see the next 2, letting you better know how you want to exit for what's coming next.", "I also feel that sometimes, the McCrae 3 co-pilot's audio cues are a bit late to be useful.", "On the whole though, I think it's my new favorite racing game.", "(Well, maybe not more than GT3.", "That's a hard choice.", ")" ]
Movies made in the hopes of earnings lots of money from box office sales usually don't fare well, but that is not the case with Paramount's "Deep Impact," the first of two asteroid thrillers to come out on 1998. Unlike Touchstone's "Armageddon," this movie's plot is much more lucid, relying not on predictability, but on slow-building intensity, interesting twists and turns, and characters that we can care for from beginning to end. This film has a human element to back its story, which makes it much more emotional and entertaining for the audience. If you've seen the theatrical trailer, then the movie will be ruined somewhat, but if not, or even if you enjoy movies with trailer spoilers, then this movie will be entertaining and intense. The movie begins with high school students looking at the sky, one of them spotting a mass in the sky that seems out of place. He sends his images and graphs to an astronomer, who concludes that is is an Earth-bound asteroid which will cause worldwide destruction and death. In his haste to rush his findings to a different lab, he is involved in a fatal accident that destroys his information. Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., the vice president has just resigned, and while the media thinks its because of an extramarital affair, news reporter Jenny Lerner discovers that it is something else. This forces the President to make public the fact that there is an asteroid headed towards Earth, and that they have taken necessary action on hopes of preserving human life. Meanwhile, a team of astronauts is sent up to the asteroid to try and destroy it, but their mission is a failure, which calls for more counter-actions. The big climax comes to intense life as those who have been selected for safety are grouped together, leaving the others to fend for themselves as they wait to see whether or not the asteroid will strike. The movie follows some typical cliches and plotlines that you normally find in movies of the nature. The asteroid's perseverance is one of these; no matter what they do to try and destroy it or knock it off its trajectory, it still keeps coming back, each time faster and more dangerous. This is really the only thing you'd find in another movie, though. The plot keeps a high level of originality as we watch the lives of the people affected by the impending disaster. This is told in three separate stories: Leo Biederman, who first spotted the comet, reporter Jenny and how her personal life comes to a crossroads with the announcement of the comet's course, and the astronauts in space, who have the toughest job of all in saving the planet. Biederman's story centers around his family and that of his girlfriend's, and the choices both of them must make in order to survive impending doom. Jenny's parents are divorced, and she must come to terms with the anger she holds for her father as the countdown gets closer to completing. The astronauts, of course, must deal with intense situations and a perilous mission to save the planet, which provides for a lot of the action in the movie. The fact that it takes its time in diving into these character's lives gives it a much richer, emotional feel. In this movie, we can actually care about what happens to the planet because we see life in many different ways, through different peoples' eyes. We also get a chance to think about what we would do in their situation, placing ourselves in their shoes when it comes down to who's going into the caves and who's not. And instead of going down trodden paths, the characters do things that surprise us, keeping the story original and the suspense moving. The science behind the making of this movie is, for the most part, authentic and believable. The asteroid-hitting-Earth theory is exercised quite well, surrounding itself with historical scientific findings which are used to lead up to the story for this movie. The space aspect of the movie may seem a bit hokey, but give it some credit: it does provide us with a feel for what we might do if we were given this type of situation. The hokiness is downplayed by the sincere acting and special effects, which are not totally seamless but believable enough. There is also an interesting take on how an asteroid might change things if it were to hit Earth, but I'll leave all the details out of that so as to keep it a surprise. The actors here are all-star, and this is one of those movies where each performance is strong and credible. Morgan Freeman plays the President of the United States, and brings with him all his austerity and onscreen presence that he possesses in his other roles. Tea Leoni is Jenny Lerner, and she is able to bring to life Jenny's perseverance and ambition, while keeping the role emotionally involved as well. Elijah Wood is Leo Biederman, and he moves with a swiftness all his own, breathing life into his character. He is the ideal science geek who is boyishly handsome, which is important for a role like this. Other actors include Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave, and others, all of whom add here and there to the heart and emotional core of the story. "Deep Impact" is more or less mainstream summer entertainment for the masses, and given this, it does quite well for itself, taking its time in bringing to life its thrilling story. The characters are given time to develop, and the story never fails in delivering intensity and suspense. I must confess I am a nut for movies of this genre, and while this one of is not the best of the best, it certainly deserves recognition and praise.	2	positive	[ "Movies made in the hopes of earnings lots of money from box office sales usually don't fare well, but that is not the case with Paramount's \"Deep Impact,\" the first of two asteroid thrillers to come out on 1998.", "Unlike Touchstone's \"Armageddon,\" this movie's plot is much more lucid, relying not on predictability, but on slow-building intensity, interesting twists and turns, and characters that we can care for from beginning to end.", "This film has a human element to back its story, which makes it much more emotional and entertaining for the audience.", "If you've seen the theatrical trailer, then the movie will be ruined somewhat, but if not, or even if you enjoy movies with trailer spoilers, then this movie will be entertaining and intense.", "The movie begins with high school students looking at the sky, one of them spotting a mass in the sky that seems out of place.", "He sends his images and graphs to an astronomer, who concludes that is is an Earth-bound asteroid which will cause worldwide destruction and death.", "In his haste to rush his findings to a different lab, he is involved in a fatal accident that destroys his information.", "Meanwhile, in Washington, D.", "C., the vice president has just resigned, and while the media thinks its because of an extramarital affair, news reporter Jenny Lerner discovers that it is something else.", "This forces the President to make public the fact that there is an asteroid headed towards Earth, and that they have taken necessary action on hopes of preserving human life.", "Meanwhile, a team of astronauts is sent up to the asteroid to try and destroy it, but their mission is a failure, which calls for more counter-actions.", "The big climax comes to intense life as those who have been selected for safety are grouped together, leaving the others to fend for themselves as they wait to see whether or not the asteroid will strike.", "The movie follows some typical cliches and plotlines that you normally find in movies of the nature.", "The asteroid's perseverance is one of these; no matter what they do to try and destroy it or knock it off its trajectory, it still keeps coming back, each time faster and more dangerous.", "This is really the only thing you'd find in another movie, though.", "The plot keeps a high level of originality as we watch the lives of the people affected by the impending disaster.", "This is told in three separate stories: Leo Biederman, who first spotted the comet, reporter Jenny and how her personal life comes to a crossroads with the announcement of the comet's course, and the astronauts in space, who have the toughest job of all in saving the planet.", "Biederman's story centers around his family and that of his girlfriend's, and the choices both of them must make in order to survive impending doom.", "Jenny's parents are divorced, and she must come to terms with the anger she holds for her father as the countdown gets closer to completing.", "The astronauts, of course, must deal with intense situations and a perilous mission to save the planet, which provides for a lot of the action in the movie.", "The fact that it takes its time in diving into these character's lives gives it a much richer, emotional feel.", "In this movie, we can actually care about what happens to the planet because we see life in many different ways, through different peoples' eyes.", "We also get a chance to think about what we would do in their situation, placing ourselves in their shoes when it comes down to who's going into the caves and who's not.", "And instead of going down trodden paths, the characters do things that surprise us, keeping the story original and the suspense moving.", "The science behind the making of this movie is, for the most part, authentic and believable.", "The asteroid-hitting-Earth theory is exercised quite well, surrounding itself with historical scientific findings which are used to lead up to the story for this movie.", "The space aspect of the movie may seem a bit hokey, but give it some credit: it does provide us with a feel for what we might do if we were given this type of situation.", "The hokiness is downplayed by the sincere acting and special effects, which are not totally seamless but believable enough.", "There is also an interesting take on how an asteroid might change things if it were to hit Earth, but I'll leave all the details out of that so as to keep it a surprise.", "The actors here are all-star, and this is one of those movies where each performance is strong and credible.", "Morgan Freeman plays the President of the United States, and brings with him all his austerity and onscreen presence that he possesses in his other roles.", "Tea Leoni is Jenny Lerner, and she is able to bring to life Jenny's perseverance and ambition, while keeping the role emotionally involved as well.", "Elijah Wood is Leo Biederman, and he moves with a swiftness all his own, breathing life into his character.", "He is the ideal science geek who is boyishly handsome, which is important for a role like this.", "Other actors include Robert Duvall, Vanessa Redgrave, and others, all of whom add here and there to the heart and emotional core of the story.", "\"Deep Impact\" is more or less mainstream summer entertainment for the masses, and given this, it does quite well for itself, taking its time in bringing to life its thrilling story.", "The characters are given time to develop, and the story never fails in delivering intensity and suspense.", "I must confess I am a nut for movies of this genre, and while this one of is not the best of the best, it certainly deserves recognition and praise." ]
This is just a plain sweetheart of a lens. It covers the useful 18-35 mm range (which is 27-52mm on a Nikon digital SLR, which is a VERY useful range). This lens costs less than half the price of the (expensive) professional Nikon 17-35, and does almost as nice a job. Sufficiently nice, in fact, that most amateurs will not discern much, if any, difference. While not built like a tank, I think that the quality of construction on this one is excellent, and more than adequate for enthusiastic amateurs and even some pros. On a Nikon digital SLR, which will use the center portion of this lens (due to the size of the sensor in the SLR) you can expect excellent, even spectacular results. This is a fabulous lens for landscape and nature shots, portraits, or just plain walking around taking pictures. Someone who only wanted one lens that was not a telephoto could do much worse than to select this excellent, versatile lens. This one is great for parties, vacations, and the works. The images I have shot with this lens have all featured superb contrast, are very sharp, and have beautiful color rendition. There just is not a lot not to like about this lens. I give it 4 stars for overall performance, but 5 stars for value and price/performance. Some lenses just get it all together and work and become keepers. This is one of those.	2	positive	[ "This is just a plain sweetheart of a lens.", "It covers the useful 18-35 mm range (which is 27-52mm on a Nikon digital SLR, which is a VERY useful range).", "This lens costs less than half the price of the (expensive) professional Nikon 17-35, and does almost as nice a job.", "Sufficiently nice, in fact, that most amateurs will not discern much, if any, difference.", "While not built like a tank, I think that the quality of construction on this one is excellent, and more than adequate for enthusiastic amateurs and even some pros.", "On a Nikon digital SLR, which will use the center portion of this lens (due to the size of the sensor in the SLR) you can expect excellent, even spectacular results.", "This is a fabulous lens for landscape and nature shots, portraits, or just plain walking around taking pictures.", "Someone who only wanted one lens that was not a telephoto could do much worse than to select this excellent, versatile lens.", "This one is great for parties, vacations, and the works.", "The images I have shot with this lens have all featured superb contrast, are very sharp, and have beautiful color rendition.", "There just is not a lot not to like about this lens.", "I give it 4 stars for overall performance, but 5 stars for value and price/performance.", "Some lenses just get it all together and work and become keepers.", "This is one of those." ]
I will start off by saying that this is probably the rawest Stryper album made. That can happen with bands on their debut but this one sounds raw and crisp. While not my favorite release from the band this one does have essential Stryper songs so it is a must have for fans. Examples are "Loud'n'Clear" "You Know What To Do" "Reason For The Season" and "Loving You". The other songs are radio friendly (You Won't Be Lonely,My Love I'll Always Show) and there are some heavy ones also. Examples are "C'mon Rock" and "From Wrong To Right". If "Soldiers Under Command" is one of your favorite albums then you will like this one as well. I put Stryper in the "Soldiers Under Command/Yellow And Black era or the To Hell With The Devil/In God We trust era. The biggest difference is they became more of a melodic, bigger sounding band with the newer ones. If you want raw,loud and the sound of a band about to make it big then pick up "The Yellow And Black Attack". It's the bands debut and is essential for your collection. I have reviews of the other albums if you want to check those out. Stand Out songs: "You Know What To Do" "Loud'n'Clear" "Loving You" and "Reason For The Season"	2	positive	[ "I will start off by saying that this is probably the rawest Stryper album made.", "That can happen with bands on their debut but this one sounds raw and crisp.", "While not my favorite release from the band this one does have essential Stryper songs so it is a must have for fans.", "Examples are \"Loud'n'Clear\" \"You Know What To Do\" \"Reason For The Season\" and \"Loving You\".", "The other songs are radio friendly (You Won't Be Lonely,My Love I'll Always Show) and there are some heavy ones also.", "Examples are \"C'mon Rock\" and \"From Wrong To Right\".", "If \"Soldiers Under Command\" is one of your favorite albums then you will like this one as well.", "I put Stryper in the \"Soldiers Under Command/Yellow And Black era or the To Hell With The Devil/In God We trust era.", "The biggest difference is they became more of a melodic, bigger sounding band with the newer ones.", "If you want raw,loud and the sound of a band about to make it big then pick up \"The Yellow And Black Attack\".", "It's the bands debut and is essential for your collection.", "I have reviews of the other albums if you want to check those out.", "Stand Out songs: \"You Know What To Do\" \"Loud'n'Clear\" \"Loving You\" and \"Reason For The Season\"" ]
Killzone is a futuristic first person shooter, where you are defending the civilized world from an attack of angry mutant rebels. This is very mmuch a combinations of WW2 trench warfare combined with spaceships and advanced weaponry. You start out in a brown-grey combat zone, hiding behind bunkers and shooting away at the incoming attackers. The game does a good job of really immersing you in this world. The sounds of war are all around you, the moke and blasts obscure your vision. You duck down as you reload, and your hands shake as you shoot. Bullets actually hurt you, compared to games where you seem to have a Terminator-like ability to absorb barrages without harm. Your environment has a good eye to detail - and is about as detailed as the PS2 can handle. Bushes have leaves, barbed wire has spikes. The people you meet really do seem like realistic individuals. The smoke clouds and fog are quite impressive. Yes, it's not photo-realistic, but you quickly get drawn into the world that surrounds you. The AI is reasonably good. Sure, the characters make some stupid decisions sometimes, but people do that in real life too. If the computer actually played every enemy as a top-notch super intelligent, super fast being, humans would rarely have a chance to win :) If your side was full of super-strategic people, why would they need you? Even with their faults, your squadmates each have their own strengths and weaknesses and it's up to you to deploy them properly. There are a ton of details in the game. When you climb a ladder, you can actually look around from where you are and it feels like you are at that spot. When you reload, you actually look down at what you are doing. For those looking for a quick-fix arcade blaster, this game might not be a great fit. It is grey and dingy, not bright and colorful. Aiming takes skill, not button mashing. You have to be strategic and look for appropriate cover to take out your enemy, you typically can't just run-and-blast and expect to survive. Also, the language is pretty foul. These are hard core soldiers who aren't very PC. But if you're willing to put in the time and build up your skills, and if you're looking for a serious combat simulation that rewards patience and planning, you really should give Killzone a try. I know many people who are completely addicted!	2	positive	[ "Killzone is a futuristic first person shooter, where you are defending the civilized world from an attack of angry mutant rebels.", "This is very mmuch a combinations of WW2 trench warfare combined with spaceships and advanced weaponry.", "You start out in a brown-grey combat zone, hiding behind bunkers and shooting away at the incoming attackers.", "The game does a good job of really immersing you in this world.", "The sounds of war are all around you, the moke and blasts obscure your vision.", "You duck down as you reload, and your hands shake as you shoot.", "Bullets actually hurt you, compared to games where you seem to have a Terminator-like ability to absorb barrages without harm.", "Your environment has a good eye to detail - and is about as detailed as the PS2 can handle.", "Bushes have leaves, barbed wire has spikes.", "The people you meet really do seem like realistic individuals.", "The smoke clouds and fog are quite impressive.", "Yes, it's not photo-realistic, but you quickly get drawn into the world that surrounds you.", "The AI is reasonably good.", "Sure, the characters make some stupid decisions sometimes, but people do that in real life too.", "If the computer actually played every enemy as a top-notch super intelligent, super fast being, humans would rarely have a chance to win :) If your side was full of super-strategic people, why would they need you?", "Even with their faults, your squadmates each have their own strengths and weaknesses and it's up to you to deploy them properly.", "There are a ton of details in the game.", "When you climb a ladder, you can actually look around from where you are and it feels like you are at that spot.", "When you reload, you actually look down at what you are doing.", "For those looking for a quick-fix arcade blaster, this game might not be a great fit.", "It is grey and dingy, not bright and colorful.", "Aiming takes skill, not button mashing.", "You have to be strategic and look for appropriate cover to take out your enemy, you typically can't just run-and-blast and expect to survive.", "Also, the language is pretty foul.", "These are hard core soldiers who aren't very PC.", "But if you're willing to put in the time and build up your skills, and if you're looking for a serious combat simulation that rewards patience and planning, you really should give Killzone a try.", "I know many people who are completely addicted!" ]
CD 1 01.-TEMA DE CRI CRI 02.-EL CHORRITO 03.-LA MUNECA FEA 04.- CHE ARAA 05.- EL ROPERO 06.- LOS CABALLITOS 07.- LA MERIENDA 08.- EL BURRITO 09.- NEGRITO BAILARIN 10.- JOROBITA 11.- LLUEVE 12.- EL TELFONO 13.- RUSIANA 14.- EL PERRITO 15.- LA GUACAMAYA 16.- VALS DEL REY 17.- MARINA 18.- EL VENADITO 19.- EL BAILE DE LOS MUECOS 20.- JOTA DE L "J" 21.- LOS REYES MAGOS 22.- LA COCORITA 23.- CASAMIENTO DE LOS PALOMOS 24.- EL CHIVO CICLISTA CD 2 01.- LA PATITA 02.- GATO DE BARRIO 03.- CUCURUMB 04.- PAP ELEFANTE 05.- MARCHA DE LAS CANICAS 06.- MOSQUITOS TROMPETEROS 07.- LUNADA 08.- COCHECITO DE MSICA 09.- EL RELOJ 10.- CONEJOS PANADEROS 11.- LOS RATONES BOMBEROS 12.- ABUELITO 13.- POBRE CU- C 14.- EL BORREGUITO 15.- GALLEGADA 16.- EL GATO CARPINTERO 17.- ESCUELA DE PERRITOS 18.- CHONG KI FU 19.- OJITOS DE CASCABEL 20.- EL CONEJITO ENFERMO 21.- AL AGUA TODOS 22.- TARDE DE LLUVIA 23.- LA CACERA (A DNDE VAS... CONEJO BLAS) 24.- FIESTA DE LOS ZAPATOS 25.- MTETE TET CD 3 01.- RANTN VAQUERO 02.- MARCHA DE LAS LETRAS 03.- D POR QU 04.- NEGRITO SANDA 05.- MI BURRITA 06.- EL FANTASMA 07.- MARCHA DE LOS GRILLOS 08.- SOLFEO DE LOS PATOS 09.- CHACHO MUCHACHO 10.- EL BANQUITO 11.- COCUYITO PLAYERO 12.- CORO DE LAS CHICHARRAS 13.- MI BANDERA 14.- BARQUITO DE NUEZ 15.- VIEJO BOSQUE 16.- MINUET DE LOS PJAROS 17.- MI AMIGO HANS 18.- ELEFANTE ELEGANTE 19.- CASTILLO AZL 20.- RATONCITOS PASEADORES 21.- TIPOS FRIOLENTOS 22.- EL PELUQUERO 23.- BATALLN DE PLOMO 24.- CARROUSEL 25.- CMO LE V! CD 4 01.- CAMINITO DE LA ESCUELA 02.- COCHINITOS DORMILONES 03.- BOMBN I 04.- LA OLLA Y EL COMAL 05.- LOS ENANOS TOREROS 06.- TANGO MEDROSO 07.- VALS DEL TROMPO 08.- EXCURSIN MOJADA 09.- EL BRUJO 10.- LA ALFOMBRA 11.- EL MARINERO 12.- ACUARELA 13.- LA SIRENITA 14.- EL PATO BIZCO 15.- LULI 16.- LA VACA PENSATIVA 17.- LA COTORRA VIAJERA 18.- DOS MAYATES 19.- CLARINCITO 20.- EL ABEJORRO MOSTACHON 21.- DESFILE DE LOS CUPDOS 22.- CLETA DOMINGA 23.- ORQUESTA DE ANIMALES 24.- JICOTE AGUAMIELERO 25.- TEMA DE CRI-CRI (SALIDA) DVD 01.-TEMA DE CRI CRI 02.-GATO DE BARRIO 03.-RATONCITOS PASEADORES 04.- CHACHO MUCHACHO 05.-LOS RATONES BOMBEROS 06.-EL GATO CARPINTERO 07.-LA MUNECA FEA 08.-EL PERRITO 09.-CHE ARANA 10.-TIPOS FRIOLENTOS 11.-CAMINITOP DE LA ESCUELA 12.-ESCUELA DE PERRITOS 13.-RATON VAQUERO 14.-SALTARINA EN SOL BEMOL	2	positive	[ "CD 1\n01.", "-TEMA DE CRI CRI\n02.", "-EL CHORRITO\n03.", "-LA MUNECA FEA\n04.", "- CHE ARAA\n05.", "- EL ROPERO\n06.", "- LOS CABALLITOS\n07.", "- LA MERIENDA\n08.", "- EL BURRITO\n09.", "- NEGRITO BAILARIN\n10.", "- JOROBITA\n11.", "- LLUEVE\n12.", "- EL TELFONO\n13.", "- RUSIANA\n14.", "- EL PERRITO\n15.", "- LA GUACAMAYA\n16.", "- VALS DEL REY\n17.", "- MARINA\n18.", "- EL VENADITO\n19.", "- EL BAILE DE LOS MUECOS\n20.", "- JOTA DE L \"J\"\n21.", "- LOS REYES MAGOS\n22.", "- LA COCORITA\n23.", "- CASAMIENTO DE LOS PALOMOS\n24.", "- EL CHIVO CICLISTA\n\nCD 2\n01.", "- LA PATITA\n02.", "- GATO DE BARRIO\n03.", "- CUCURUMB\n04.", "- PAP ELEFANTE\n05.", "- MARCHA DE LAS CANICAS\n06.", "- MOSQUITOS TROMPETEROS\n07.", "- LUNADA\n08.", "- COCHECITO DE MSICA\n09.", "- EL RELOJ\n10.", "- CONEJOS PANADEROS\n11.", "- LOS RATONES BOMBEROS\n12.", "- ABUELITO\n13.", "- POBRE CU- C\n14.", "- EL BORREGUITO\n15.", "- GALLEGADA\n16.", "- EL GATO CARPINTERO\n17.", "- ESCUELA DE PERRITOS\n18.", "- CHONG KI FU\n19.", "- OJITOS DE CASCABEL\n20.", "- EL CONEJITO ENFERMO\n21.", "- AL AGUA TODOS\n22.", "- TARDE DE LLUVIA\n23.", "- LA CACERA (A DNDE VAS...", "CONEJO BLAS)\n24.", "- FIESTA DE LOS ZAPATOS\n25.", "- MTETE TET\n\nCD 3\n\n01.", "- RANTN VAQUERO\n02.", "- MARCHA DE LAS LETRAS\n03.", "- D POR QU\n04.", "- NEGRITO SANDA\n05.", "- MI BURRITA\n06.", "- EL FANTASMA\n07.", "- MARCHA DE LOS GRILLOS\n08.", "- SOLFEO DE LOS PATOS\n09.", "- CHACHO MUCHACHO\n10.", "- EL BANQUITO\n11.", "- COCUYITO PLAYERO\n12.", "- CORO DE LAS CHICHARRAS\n13.", "- MI BANDERA\n14.", "- BARQUITO DE NUEZ\n15.", "- VIEJO BOSQUE\n16.", "- MINUET DE LOS PJAROS\n17.", "- MI AMIGO HANS\n18.", "- ELEFANTE ELEGANTE\n19.", "- CASTILLO AZL\n20.", "- RATONCITOS PASEADORES\n21.", "- TIPOS FRIOLENTOS\n22.", "- EL PELUQUERO\n23.", "- BATALLN DE PLOMO\n24.", "- CARROUSEL\n25.", "- CMO LE V!", "CD 4\n\n01.", "- CAMINITO DE LA ESCUELA\n02.", "- COCHINITOS DORMILONES\n03.", "- BOMBN I\n04.", "- LA OLLA Y EL COMAL\n05.", "- LOS ENANOS TOREROS\n06.", "- TANGO MEDROSO\n07.", "- VALS DEL TROMPO\n08.", "- EXCURSIN MOJADA\n09.", "- EL BRUJO\n10.", "- LA ALFOMBRA\n11.", "- EL MARINERO\n12.", "- ACUARELA\n13.", "- LA SIRENITA\n14.", "- EL PATO BIZCO\n15.", "- LULI\n16.", "- LA VACA PENSATIVA\n17.", "- LA COTORRA VIAJERA\n18.", "- DOS MAYATES\n19.", "- CLARINCITO\n20.", "- EL ABEJORRO MOSTACHON\n21.", "- DESFILE DE LOS CUPDOS\n22.", "- CLETA DOMINGA\n23.", "- ORQUESTA DE ANIMALES\n24.", "- JICOTE AGUAMIELERO\n25.", "- TEMA DE CRI-CRI (SALIDA)\nDVD\n01.", "-TEMA DE CRI CRI\n02.", "-GATO DE BARRIO\n03.", "-RATONCITOS PASEADORES\n04.", "- CHACHO MUCHACHO\n05.", "-LOS RATONES BOMBEROS\n06.", "-EL GATO CARPINTERO\n07.", "-LA MUNECA FEA\n08.", "-EL PERRITO\n09.", "-CHE ARANA\n10.", "-TIPOS FRIOLENTOS\n11.", "-CAMINITOP DE LA ESCUELA\n12.", "-ESCUELA DE PERRITOS\n13.", "-RATON VAQUERO\n14.", "-SALTARINA EN SOL BEMOL" ]
I bought this to use around the house and to take camping. - It is really light weight! The handle is hollow so the true weight is in the cutting head. This is a very nice hatchet to take camping or have in a bug-out kit. - The reviews I've read say the head stays attached to the handle pretty well. I've used mine (not to the limit or extent others have) and it has not fallen apart, or loosened up. - I like the slight finger curve at the base of the handle. With it you can get a good swing without needing to grip down hard on the handle. The hole in the handle is large enough for some paracord to be threaded through and looped. The cord can then be wrapped around a wrist so it can stay in your hand better. - The major downside with this hatchet is that this unit does not have a cover for the blade. The only cover is the plastic sleeve that covers the head while it is hanging on store pegs. You can use the plastic sleeve (which works well stored in the garage)... but when going camping, it is too bulky. I've not researched any of the hatchet covers sold on Amazon, but that would need to be purchased before going camping with this ax.	2	positive	[ "I bought this to use around the house and to take camping.", "- It is really light weight!", "The handle is hollow so the true weight is in the cutting head.", "This is a very nice hatchet to take camping or have in a bug-out kit.", "- The reviews I've read say the head stays attached to the handle pretty well.", "I've used mine (not to the limit or extent others have) and it has not fallen apart, or loosened up.", "- I like the slight finger curve at the base of the handle.", "With it you can get a good swing without needing to grip down hard on the handle.", "The hole in the handle is large enough for some paracord to be threaded through and looped.", "The cord can then be wrapped around a wrist so it can stay in your hand better.", "- The major downside with this hatchet is that this unit does not have a cover for the blade.", "The only cover is the plastic sleeve that covers the head while it is hanging on store pegs.", "You can use the plastic sleeve (which works well stored in the garage)...", "but when going camping, it is too bulky.", "I've not researched any of the hatchet covers sold on Amazon, but that would need to be purchased before going camping with this ax." ]
The Good: Tons of fighters, fun Konquest mode, Kreate-A-Fatality keeps things fresh, Kreate-A-Fighter is excellent, the game looks good, Motor Kombat is a nice idea... The Bad: ...But not well executed, no staged fatalities, terrible voice acting, no Chess or Puzzle Kombat Mortal Kombat is one of those series that is loved by all, but then pitied. Mortal Kombat has grown over the years, but hasn't quite matured right especially in terms of visuals. Armageddon is kind of a pot luck stew of every MK character ever dreamed up. This, being the goodbye game to the beloved series, has over 50 fighters and lots of different modes and is bursting at the seams with content (kontent). Most people will immediately dive into the arcade kombat mode. You will notice there is every fighter imaginable in the MK universe and this includes bosses. Once you pick your character you will see the classic Kombat Ladder and the fight begins. Once you start fighting players of Deadly Alliance and especially Deception will be familiar with the controls. Mortal Kombat is not really a button mashing fighter and this is why a lot of people hate the series. Because they have to think before they start throwing punches. You can view a full move list in the pause menu, but what you get your favorite combos and the special moves memorized you can start kicking ass. Each character has their own real life martial arts style plus a weapon style. Deception and Deadly Alliance had two fighting styles and a weapon, but one had to be cut for balance issues. The controls are extremely responsive and the characters are animated very nicely. While they look a bit like plastic dolls and kind of fight like them the animations are smooth and there is no slow down. New to Deception were arena traps and this has been transitioned over in Armageddon. You will see either yellow or red lines around certain areas or objects. Yellow means that it's just a dangerous trap and won't instantly kill you, but will deal some hefty damage. This can be an air duct that will shoot you through a fan, or getting knocked into a bell, or even into a giant egg and having acid spewed on you. Red lines mean instant kills and you need to stay away from them. These can be grinders, deadly pits, or anything that can crush. A lot of the arenas are multi-tiered and these will be marked with yellow lines as well. This really makes fighting intense, and not to mention that the arenas look awesome. Fatalities are still here, as always, but with a twist. The MK team decided to do a Kreate-A-Fatality setup in which you don't have to press any codes to see a staged fatality. The whole system is pretty complicated since there are transition moves, finishers, and each set goes into each other. You can do up to 11 moves, but you have to end in a finisher move for it to register as a fatality. With each move your timer bar depletes faster and faster so precision and fast input speed is a must. You can do a few forward chains such as ripping out a heart, brain, maybe a punch or two, then decide to go either into a face down, behind, or on the knees transition. If you have to put that code in then decide if you want to finish or continue from a behind transition set, on the knees and so on. It becomes very complicated and a lot of people didn't like this feature calling it "Generic Fatalities" but doing two fatalities for 50+ characters was too daunting so they needed to figure something out. Besides your core fighting in here the Konquest mode is back and better than ever. Forget the irritating, ugly, and boring one one Deception. The team used the Shaolin Monks engine so you get to fight in real time via grabs, kicks, heavy and light punches. You acquire power ups throughout the game, as well as performing fatalities by just pressing a button once the enemy is dazed. You can go around collecting relics to unlock hidden stuff in the Krypt, as well as alternate costumes, music, and koins. Some times you will run across weapons to hack and slash enemies, as well as doing actual Kombat with characters you run across. The story is more interesting than any other MK side story that has a lot of mystery wrapped around it. New characters Taven and Daegon awaken from a slumber by the call of Blaze (yeah that hidden character in Deadly Alliance). Daegon is trying to find his father while discovering why he needs to fight his brother and how to become the new Emperor of Edenia. Overall the Konquest mode is very entertaining and is a welcome treat. Another, questionable, mini-game is Motor Kombat which is a cart racing game. This could have been greatly improved on, but it's entertaining for awhile. You pick your favorite MK character (a select few) and run across a star which will allow you to use your weapon, or a lightning bolt which is a burst of speed. You can bump people left or right into death traps (marked by red lines). There are jumps and the tracks are laid out different, but there could have been more power-ups instead of just one set one for the character, and I would have like the levels to be more alive. Motor Kombat is fun at best with more players, but other than that you'll forget about it after you play all the stages. I finally come to Kreate-A-Fighter mode and this has been a huge request by fans since Deadly Alliance. You get a lot of customization options, and you can buy more accessories with the koins you collect from all modes of the game. You can set moves, fighting style, finishing stance, and even write out a bio (pull out that dusty PS2 keyboard!) You can do pretty much anything you want with the character and there are so many items that not one will look the same. There are even some conspicuous items that look like super heroes or real life heroes as well. You can take your character online and hone your skills against other people's characters (as of this review Xbox LIVE has been shut off so local play is only possible. Besides even before no one was playing online anymore). This feature is greatly welcomed and is a blast to use. The Krypt returns for a third time, but simpler. Instead of different kinds of colored koins there's just one type and you can unlock tons of stuff. Anything from concept art, videos, sketches, alternate costumes, and music. Armageddon is chalk full of content, but it does have its flaws. For instance the visuals. While they look nice they don't really push the systems to their limits. The voice acting is terrible in Konquest mode, and like I said before the characters look a bit like plastic dolls and the animations are a bit canned. The Kreate-A-Fatality mode is not welcomed well and I would like to have seen set fatalities for each character. Motor Kombat is pretty lackluster, and it's obvious the game needs a reboot. I also would have liked to see Chess Kombat and Puzzle Kombat, from Deception, included in here as well, but they are sadly absent. Until then Armageddon should keep fans and new comers entertained for hours on end.	2	positive	[ "The Good: Tons of fighters, fun Konquest mode, Kreate-A-Fatality keeps things fresh, Kreate-A-Fighter is excellent, the game looks good, Motor Kombat is a nice idea...", "The Bad:...", "But not well executed, no staged fatalities, terrible voice acting, no Chess or Puzzle Kombat\n\nMortal Kombat is one of those series that is loved by all, but then pitied.", "Mortal Kombat has grown over the years, but hasn't quite matured right especially in terms of visuals.", "Armageddon is kind of a pot luck stew of every MK character ever dreamed up.", "This, being the goodbye game to the beloved series, has over 50 fighters and lots of different modes and is bursting at the seams with content (kontent).", "Most people will immediately dive into the arcade kombat mode.", "You will notice there is every fighter imaginable in the MK universe and this includes bosses.", "Once you pick your character you will see the classic Kombat Ladder and the fight begins.", "Once you start fighting players of Deadly Alliance and especially Deception will be familiar with the controls.", "Mortal Kombat is not really a button mashing fighter and this is why a lot of people hate the series.", "Because they have to think before they start throwing punches.", "You can view a full move list in the pause menu, but what you get your favorite combos and the special moves memorized you can start kicking ass.", "Each character has their own real life martial arts style plus a weapon style.", "Deception and Deadly Alliance had two fighting styles and a weapon, but one had to be cut for balance issues.", "The controls are extremely responsive and the characters are animated very nicely.", "While they look a bit like plastic dolls and kind of fight like them the animations are smooth and there is no slow down.", "New to Deception were arena traps and this has been transitioned over in Armageddon.", "You will see either yellow or red lines around certain areas or objects.", "Yellow means that it's just a dangerous trap and won't instantly kill you, but will deal some hefty damage.", "This can be an air duct that will shoot you through a fan, or getting knocked into a bell, or even into a giant egg and having acid spewed on you.", "Red lines mean instant kills and you need to stay away from them.", "These can be grinders, deadly pits, or anything that can crush.", "A lot of the arenas are multi-tiered and these will be marked with yellow lines as well.", "This really makes fighting intense, and not to mention that the arenas look awesome.", "Fatalities are still here, as always, but with a twist.", "The MK team decided to do a Kreate-A-Fatality setup in which you don't have to press any codes to see a staged fatality.", "The whole system is pretty complicated since there are transition moves, finishers, and each set goes into each other.", "You can do up to 11 moves, but you have to end in a finisher move for it to register as a fatality.", "With each move your timer bar depletes faster and faster so precision and fast input speed is a must.", "You can do a few forward chains such as ripping out a heart, brain, maybe a punch or two, then decide to go either into a face down, behind, or on the knees transition.", "If you have to put that code in then decide if you want to finish or continue from a behind transition set, on the knees and so on.", "It becomes very complicated and a lot of people didn't like this feature calling it \"Generic Fatalities\" but doing two fatalities for 50+ characters was too daunting so they needed to figure something out.", "Besides your core fighting in here the Konquest mode is back and better than ever.", "Forget the irritating, ugly, and boring one one Deception.", "The team used the Shaolin Monks engine so you get to fight in real time via grabs, kicks, heavy and light punches.", "You acquire power ups throughout the game, as well as performing fatalities by just pressing a button once the enemy is dazed.", "You can go around collecting relics to unlock hidden stuff in the Krypt, as well as alternate costumes, music, and koins.", "Some times you will run across weapons to hack and slash enemies, as well as doing actual Kombat with characters you run across.", "The story is more interesting than any other MK side story that has a lot of mystery wrapped around it.", "New characters Taven and Daegon awaken from a slumber by the call of Blaze (yeah that hidden character in Deadly Alliance).", "Daegon is trying to find his father while discovering why he needs to fight his brother and how to become the new Emperor of Edenia.", "Overall the Konquest mode is very entertaining and is a welcome treat.", "Another, questionable, mini-game is Motor Kombat which is a cart racing game.", "This could have been greatly improved on, but it's entertaining for awhile.", "You pick your favorite MK character (a select few) and run across a star which will allow you to use your weapon, or a lightning bolt which is a burst of speed.", "You can bump people left or right into death traps (marked by red lines).", "There are jumps and the tracks are laid out different, but there could have been more power-ups instead of just one set one for the character, and I would have like the levels to be more alive.", "Motor Kombat is fun at best with more players, but other than that you'll forget about it after you play all the stages.", "I finally come to Kreate-A-Fighter mode and this has been a huge request by fans since Deadly Alliance.", "You get a lot of customization options, and you can buy more accessories with the koins you collect from all modes of the game.", "You can set moves, fighting style, finishing stance, and even write out a bio (pull out that dusty PS2 keyboard!", ") You can do pretty much anything you want with the character and there are so many items that not one will look the same.", "There are even some conspicuous items that look like super heroes or real life heroes as well.", "You can take your character online and hone your skills against other people's characters (as of this review Xbox LIVE has been shut off so local play is only possible.", "Besides even before no one was playing online anymore).", "This feature is greatly welcomed and is a blast to use.", "The Krypt returns for a third time, but simpler.", "Instead of different kinds of colored koins there's just one type and you can unlock tons of stuff.", "Anything from concept art, videos, sketches, alternate costumes, and music.", "Armageddon is chalk full of content, but it does have its flaws.", "For instance the visuals.", "While they look nice they don't really push the systems to their limits.", "The voice acting is terrible in Konquest mode, and like I said before the characters look a bit like plastic dolls and the animations are a bit canned.", "The Kreate-A-Fatality mode is not welcomed well and I would like to have seen set fatalities for each character.", "Motor Kombat is pretty lackluster, and it's obvious the game needs a reboot.", "I also would have liked to see Chess Kombat and Puzzle Kombat, from Deception, included in here as well, but they are sadly absent.", "Until then Armageddon should keep fans and new comers entertained for hours on end." ]
I find it sad that so many people don't like this album. I loved it when I first got it. I'm right now listening to "Sibling Rivalry", actually. OK, here goes: "Do The Bartman"- a very fun rap song. The classic, written by Michael Jackson, so I hear. 'Nuff said. "School Day"- Nowhere near as good. A Chuck Berry cover. Not bad, though, and fun to listen to. "Born Under A Bad Sign"- Funny, and good, but not really the best. "Moanin' Lisa Blues"- One of the best songs on the CD. A longer version of Lisa's blues song from the episode "Moaning Lisa". "Deep Deep Trouble"- Another rap from Bart. I prefer it to "Do The Bartman". Nice lyrics. "So on my head there's nothing but stubble, man I hate being in deep deep trouble!" "God Bless The Child"- Very sweet, and another Lisa song. Notable for an appearance of Bleeding Gums Murphy. "I Love To See You Smile"- Not very good, really. It's a Homer/Marge duet, but Marge can't really sing in tune, so that brings the song down. "Springfield Soul Stew"- All it is is music and Marge talking. Not really worth it. "Look At All Those Idiots"- The only song not including a member of the family, instead focusing on Mr Burns. Not very tuneful, but good lyrics. "That man by the cooler, drinking water as if it's free! Oh, that's Homer Simpson, sir, from Sector 7G." "Sibling Rivalry"- Severely underrated. I used to listen to it over and over again when I first got the CD, and I still like it now. A nice Bart/Lisa duet.	2	positive	[ "I find it sad that so many people don't like this album.", "I loved it when I first got it.", "I'm right now listening to \"Sibling Rivalry\", actually.", "OK, here goes:\n\"Do The Bartman\"- a very fun rap song.", "The classic, written by Michael Jackson, so I hear.", "'Nuff said.", "\"School Day\"- Nowhere near as good.", "A Chuck Berry cover.", "Not bad, though, and fun to listen to.", "\"Born Under A Bad Sign\"- Funny, and good, but not really the best.", "\"Moanin' Lisa Blues\"- One of the best songs on the CD.", "A longer version of Lisa's blues song from the episode \"Moaning Lisa\".", "\"Deep Deep Trouble\"- Another rap from Bart.", "I prefer it to \"Do The Bartman\".", "Nice lyrics.", "\"So on my head there's nothing but stubble, man I hate being in deep deep trouble!", "\"\n\"God Bless The Child\"- Very sweet, and another Lisa song.", "Notable for an appearance of Bleeding Gums Murphy.", "\"I Love To See You Smile\"- Not very good, really.", "It's a Homer/Marge duet, but Marge can't really sing in tune, so that brings the song down.", "\"Springfield Soul Stew\"- All it is is music and Marge talking.", "Not really worth it.", "\"Look At All Those Idiots\"- The only song not including a member of the family, instead focusing on Mr Burns.", "Not very tuneful, but good lyrics.", "\"That man by the cooler, drinking water as if it's free!", "Oh, that's Homer Simpson, sir, from Sector 7G.", "\"\n\"Sibling Rivalry\"- Severely underrated.", "I used to listen to it over and over again when I first got the CD, and I still like it now.", "A nice Bart/Lisa duet." ]
I'd say this is a decnt EP, and probably closer to 3.5 stars, definitely not worth the buzz or attention it's getting, at least in my opinion. Sounds alot like Lil Wayne in his flow (which Wayne probably took from him since Gillie da Kid left and controversy surrounding that Wayne took his lyrics and flow), but thank God he sounds nowhere near as annoying as the highly Overrated Lil Wayne. Back to the album, the kid definitely has some potential but this is a little to radio-friendly for me. Of the 7 songs, 4 are good (1 real good), 3 are ok, but no classics. Guests are on 3 of the 7 (all have Lil Wayne which brings the album down in my opinion as I can't stand him). Production is decent. Noah 40 Sheibb does 3, Boi 1da does 2, Needlz & DJ Khalil each do 1. Decent album to have and I'm curious to see how he handles future projects. #1 - 6.5 #2 - 7.5 (f/ Lil Wayne & Trey Songz) #3 - 8 #4 - 7.5 (f/ Bun B & Lil Wayne) #5 - 8.5 (f/ Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy -- good beat) #6 - 8.5 #7 - 9 (nice beat) Aubrey Graham -- b. 10/24/86 -- Toronto, Ontario Check all my reviews	2	positive	[ "I'd say this is a decnt EP, and probably closer to 3.", "5 stars, definitely not worth the buzz or attention it's getting, at least in my opinion.", "Sounds alot like Lil Wayne in his flow (which Wayne probably took from him since Gillie da Kid left and controversy surrounding that Wayne took his lyrics and flow), but thank God he sounds nowhere near as annoying as the highly Overrated Lil Wayne.", "Back to the album, the kid definitely has some potential but this is a little to radio-friendly for me.", "Of the 7 songs, 4 are good (1 real good), 3 are ok, but no classics.", "Guests are on 3 of the 7 (all have Lil Wayne which brings the album down in my opinion as I can't stand him).", "Production is decent.", "Noah 40 Sheibb does 3, Boi 1da does 2, Needlz & DJ Khalil each do 1.", "Decent album to have and I'm curious to see how he handles future projects.", "#1 - 6.", "5\n#2 - 7.", "5 (f/ Lil Wayne & Trey Songz)\n#3 - 8\n#4 - 7.", "5 (f/ Bun B & Lil Wayne)\n#5 - 8.", "5 (f/ Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy -- good beat)\n#6 - 8.", "5\n#7 - 9 (nice beat)\n\nAubrey Graham -- b.", "10/24/86 -- Toronto, Ontario\nCheck all my reviews" ]
"Crown Me Already!" (silver sparkle with various size glitter particles): This polish is amazing and got tons of comments, even from a guy that worked at Lowe's. Three coats are needed to get a solid diamond-like glitter from the nails, but after three days it started to chip off two of my nails, even with Seche Vite topcoat. The biggest problem I had was removal. This polish simply does not want to come off, even if you use a basecoat. It took nearly thirty minutes of intense scrubbing with pure acetone to finally remove the polish, and by that point my nails literally hurt. It is amazing but I will think twice about wearing this by itself again. This would NOT be good for a diamond-tip French manicure as some of the sparkles are quite large. It made the edges of my nails deadly-sharp and my boyfriend complained that I was scratching him. I even scratched my own face a few times.	2	positive	[ "\"Crown Me Already!", "\" (silver sparkle with various size glitter particles): This polish is amazing and got tons of comments, even from a guy that worked at Lowe's.", "Three coats are needed to get a solid diamond-like glitter from the nails, but after three days it started to chip off two of my nails, even with Seche Vite topcoat.", "The biggest problem I had was removal.", "This polish simply does not want to come off, even if you use a basecoat.", "It took nearly thirty minutes of intense scrubbing with pure acetone to finally remove the polish, and by that point my nails literally hurt.", "It is amazing but I will think twice about wearing this by itself again.", "This would NOT be good for a diamond-tip French manicure as some of the sparkles are quite large.", "It made the edges of my nails deadly-sharp and my boyfriend complained that I was scratching him.", "I even scratched my own face a few times." ]
For two years I have fallen for incredible deals on other brands of glue. I buy at least 50 bottles of glue each year for my classroom. I have tried glue from two big box stores and two major office supply chains. I have also bought other craft brands. None of them compare to Elmer's Glue. To be honest, it is not actually the glue that I am reviewing - it is the BOTTLE. No other brand makes a bottle that compares to the bottle produced by Elmer's. I can pull out my box o' glue on Monday after hastily putting away the 15 or so bottles on a Friday and find a few open bottles. With Elmer's, you close the bottle, pick off the little dried bit of glue, and it's good to go. All other bottles would be ruined. The Up & Up (Target) and Staples brand bottles I tried this year clogged within an hour of opening. They stopped working WHILE being used. Many times, the entire top popped off, sending glue gushing forth to form a big puddle of goo all over some unfortunate child's project. I've had enough! I just bought 30 bottles for the rest of the year, and threw out all the other bottles of glue in my classroom. I usually send my unused glue home with the children each summer, but this year I will keep these bottles and order the gallon glue refill next fall. No more knock-off bottles!!	2	positive	[ "For two years I have fallen for incredible deals on other brands of glue.", "I buy at least 50 bottles of glue each year for my classroom.", "I have tried glue from two big box stores and two major office supply chains.", "I have also bought other craft brands.", "None of them compare to Elmer's Glue.", "To be honest, it is not actually the glue that I am reviewing - it is the BOTTLE.", "No other brand makes a bottle that compares to the bottle produced by Elmer's.", "I can pull out my box o' glue on Monday after hastily putting away the 15 or so bottles on a Friday and find a few open bottles.", "With Elmer's, you close the bottle, pick off the little dried bit of glue, and it's good to go.", "All other bottles would be ruined.", "The Up & Up (Target) and Staples brand bottles I tried this year clogged within an hour of opening.", "They stopped working WHILE being used.", "Many times, the entire top popped off, sending glue gushing forth to form a big puddle of goo all over some unfortunate child's project.", "I've had enough!", "I just bought 30 bottles for the rest of the year, and threw out all the other bottles of glue in my classroom.", "I usually send my unused glue home with the children each summer, but this year I will keep these bottles and order the gallon glue refill next fall.", "No more knock-off bottles!!" ]
The human spirit is such a vast yet complex thing that help us understand BReath taking films such as this one! Films like "with honors" come a dime a dozen. Films that show the reality of everyday life and the humanity and everlasting love of a friendship... old or new! It makes you weep of sadness and cry happy tears. Cause we've all experience it. We've all had or known a father who left his son/daughter and we've always hated that figure. Yet we've never known it from their perspective which can be very harsh... This film is eye opening and witty! The plot is ingenius yet heartwarming. With a great cast and great production this film shows the ways of the spirit in many ways. It truly deserves 5 stars. Buy it feed your soul "prince of pop"	2	positive	[ "The human spirit is such a vast yet complex thing that help us understand BReath taking films such as this one!", "Films like \"with honors\" come a dime a dozen.", "Films that show the reality of everyday life and the humanity and everlasting love of a friendship...", "old or new!", "It makes you weep of sadness and cry happy tears.", "Cause we've all experience it.", "We've all had or known a father who left his son/daughter and we've always hated that figure.", "Yet we've never known it from their perspective which can be very harsh...", "This film is eye opening and witty!", "The plot is ingenius yet heartwarming.", "With a great cast and great production this film shows the ways of the spirit in many ways.", "It truly deserves 5 stars.", "Buy it feed your soul\n\"prince of pop\"" ]
I've got a Windows 2003 system and needed basic sound for a media server, and for when I feel like playing music. I don't need any amazing functionality, etc. I tried several other cards, both an Audigy and a SIIG CMedia sound card. Both resulted in system crashes the instant the driver loaded. This card fits the bill. It's the gold standard for basic sound support. The card is 32-bit PCI, half length, full height, and works under pretty much every operating system. The card I received was 1102:0006, which was the Dell 5.1 edition. Nothing really different from the SB Live! Value edition other than the device ID, but you have to pick the right driver pack from Creative's website. This card has a gold port for digital audio out. It also has line in, line out, microphone, and speaker, for traditional audio functions. This supports 5.1, and has a D-Sub15 Midi port. Internal connectors include 4-pin audio for aux, CD and digital -- everything you'd expect all through the last 15 years of basic audio cards. The drivers are from several years back, but that's OK for 2003 and earlier, MacOS and Linux. YMMV with Vista, Win7, Win8 and 2008. If you need something with large sample bank RAM, 7.1 optical output, 96-bit DAC, etc, then this is not the card for you. However, if you need basic audio for business, light gaming, and media serving, then this is an inexpensive and reliable way to get exactly that.	2	positive	[ "I've got a Windows 2003 system and needed basic sound for a media server, and for when I feel like playing music.", "I don't need any amazing functionality, etc.", "I tried several other cards, both an Audigy and a SIIG CMedia sound card.", "Both resulted in system crashes the instant the driver loaded.", "This card fits the bill.", "It's the gold standard for basic sound support.", "The card is 32-bit PCI, half length, full height, and works under pretty much every operating system.", "The card I received was 1102:0006, which was the Dell 5.", "1 edition.", "Nothing really different from the SB Live!", "Value edition other than the device ID, but you have to pick the right driver pack from Creative's website.", "This card has a gold port for digital audio out.", "It also has line in, line out, microphone, and speaker, for traditional audio functions.", "This supports 5.", "1, and has a D-Sub15 Midi port.", "Internal connectors include 4-pin audio for aux, CD and digital -- everything you'd expect all through the last 15 years of basic audio cards.", "The drivers are from several years back, but that's OK for 2003 and earlier, MacOS and Linux.", "YMMV with Vista, Win7, Win8 and 2008.", "If you need something with large sample bank RAM, 7.", "1 optical output, 96-bit DAC, etc, then this is not the card for you.", "However, if you need basic audio for business, light gaming, and media serving, then this is an inexpensive and reliable way to get exactly that." ]
They call it a four cup but that must be for small children. Its a two cup coffee press. Works great. Simple. Easy to clean. Easy to use. boil water. wait 30 seconds before adding boiled water to press with coffee grounds in the press. Wait 4 minutes and pour into coffee cup and you've got a perfect coffee every time. Toss the ground into the garbage wash out and your done. Enjoy your cup of coffee.	2	positive	[ "They call it a four cup but that must be for small children.", "Its a two cup coffee press.", "Works great.", "Simple.", "Easy to clean.", "Easy to use.", "boil water.", "wait 30 seconds before adding boiled water to press with coffee grounds in the press.", "Wait 4 minutes and pour into coffee cup and you've got a perfect coffee every time.", "Toss the ground into the garbage wash out and your done.", "Enjoy your cup of coffee." ]
This is a wonderful tea. It has a unique blend of tart ginger with smooth peach that is absolutely delicious. This tea actually goes farther than one might think. Rather than just making one cup of tea per bag, I fill a 2-quart pot (or kettle) with filtered or distilled water, bring it to a boil, place a single teabag inside it, and let it steep. I sweeten it with <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/stevia/dp/B000MGWIH0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">stevia</a> or honey. When I want to make ice tea with this brand of tea, I fill a <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/2-liter-glass-pitcher/dp/B0013Z9NY0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">2-liter glass pitcher</a> with filtered or distilled water and place one of these tea bags in it. Then I put the pitcher in the refrigerator overnight. By the next day, I have a day's supply of terrific ice tea, which I sweeten to taste.	2	positive	[ "This is a wonderful tea.", "It has a unique blend of tart ginger with smooth peach that is absolutely delicious.", "This tea actually goes farther than one might think.", "Rather than just making one cup of tea per bag, I fill a 2-quart pot (or kettle) with filtered or distilled water, bring it to a boil, place a single teabag inside it, and let it steep.", "I sweeten it with <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/stevia/dp/B000MGWIH0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">stevia</a> or honey.", "When I want to make ice tea with this brand of tea, I fill a <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/2-liter-glass-pitcher/dp/B0013Z9NY0/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">2-liter glass pitcher</a> with filtered or distilled water and place one of these tea bags in it.", "Then I put the pitcher in the refrigerator overnight.", "By the next day, I have a day's supply of terrific ice tea, which I sweeten to taste." ]
This game is so much fun that it's hard to know exactly where to begin writing this review. The song selection is pretty sweet and being that we're gonna get more songs to download through Xbox Live in the very near future, the shelf life of this game is probably going to last extremely long. Most of the tracks are covers but they're really well produced. There may be a couple of tracks from artists that will make you wonder why they chose those in particular when they could have chosen other, better titles but still, I'm willing to bet that you'll discover songs that you've never really heard before and fall in love with them (the Allman Brothers "Jessica" is now a personal fave). Rocking out with a buddy in a house full of people is where you really see the sheer entertainment value that this title possesses. It's one of those games that you can screw up really badly in while playing and still have a blast. The graphics are in high def and even though it doesn't have the visuals of something like Gears of War, who cares? They're still nice graphics and the character antics are pretty funny to watch (I love watching the characters run from one end of the stage to the other, it cracks me up). And I guess I should close by saying that if you're gonna get this game, don't even think of playing it without the guitar. It's the reason this game is so fantastic. It feels nice and has pretty much everything you need to navigate the dashboard right on the face. Your fingers will feel like burger meat after trying to play songs like "Psychobilly Freakout" and "Jessica" on anything above medium difficulty but as soon as they feel normal again, the guitar will find its way back in your hands. An instant classic.	2	positive	[ "This game is so much fun that it's hard to know exactly where to begin writing this review.", "The song selection is pretty sweet and being that we're gonna get more songs to download through Xbox Live in the very near future, the shelf life of this game is probably going to last extremely long.", "Most of the tracks are covers but they're really well produced.", "There may be a couple of tracks from artists that will make you wonder why they chose those in particular when they could have chosen other, better titles but still, I'm willing to bet that you'll discover songs that you've never really heard before and fall in love with them (the Allman Brothers \"Jessica\" is now a personal fave).", "Rocking out with a buddy in a house full of people is where you really see the sheer entertainment value that this title possesses.", "It's one of those games that you can screw up really badly in while playing and still have a blast.", "The graphics are in high def and even though it doesn't have the visuals of something like Gears of War, who cares?", "They're still nice graphics and the character antics are pretty funny to watch (I love watching the characters run from one end of the stage to the other, it cracks me up).", "And I guess I should close by saying that if you're gonna get this game, don't even think of playing it without the guitar.", "It's the reason this game is so fantastic.", "It feels nice and has pretty much everything you need to navigate the dashboard right on the face.", "Your fingers will feel like burger meat after trying to play songs like \"Psychobilly Freakout\" and \"Jessica\" on anything above medium difficulty but as soon as they feel normal again, the guitar will find its way back in your hands.", "An instant classic." ]
Bought the large Haws watering can for an anniversary or birthday years ago. Only water, no chemicals have been dispensed with it, but finally the handle came off. For all these years it has been used to water new seedlings in the garden and on occasion has been left outside during weather. It is easy to hold, well balanced to pour, good control with rosette facing down and soft wide coverage with rosette facing up. The paint has held up well (it is galvanized beneath the paint providing maximum protection). Hope to have the handle on the old can re-attached (welded or soldered). To the point, what price love? Bought the green Haws large watering can and is about the same as the old one. Some things are just worth the price. If you get it, love it and it will love you back. Also, she will love you back <wink>.	2	positive	[ "Bought the large Haws watering can for an anniversary or birthday years ago.", "Only water, no chemicals have been dispensed with it, but finally the handle came off.", "For all these years it has been used to water new seedlings in the garden and on occasion has been left outside during weather.", "It is easy to hold, well balanced to pour, good control with rosette facing down and soft wide coverage with rosette facing up.", "The paint has held up well (it is galvanized beneath the paint providing maximum protection).", "Hope to have the handle on the old can re-attached (welded or soldered).", "To the point, what price love?", "Bought the green Haws large watering can and is about the same as the old one.", "Some things are just worth the price.", "If you get it, love it and it will love you back.", "Also, she will love you back <wink>." ]
This is a great, taut little suspense film (75 minutes long - 1954). Frank Sinatra plays the role of a psychotic assassin. Film noir regular, Sterling Hayden, plays the town Sheriff, the town being Suddenly, CA. Sinatra's acting is so realistic it is downright scary at times. The plot is good, and Hayden is good, as always, but it is Sinatra's performance that lifts this film above being just another average B-movie. Some words of warning: this film is in public domain now - it is best seen on VHS in b&w - any DVD version, except the colorized version (best avoided) mentioned in one of the reviews below, is going to look just like the VHS version. If you just prefer DVD in general, don't expect it to look any better than an old movie on VHS. But that is part of its charm - an old b&w film in slightly shabby condition that is surprisingly GREAT! Make no mistake, it's very watchable, just not remastered nor the best print available. Still very enjoyable!!	2	positive	[ "This is a great, taut little suspense film (75 minutes long - 1954).", "Frank Sinatra plays the role of a psychotic assassin.", "Film noir regular, Sterling Hayden, plays the town Sheriff, the town being Suddenly, CA.", "Sinatra's acting is so realistic it is downright scary at times.", "The plot is good, and Hayden is good, as always, but it is Sinatra's performance that lifts this film above being just another average B-movie.", "Some words of warning: this film is in public domain now - it is best seen on VHS in b&w - any DVD version, except the colorized version (best avoided) mentioned in one of the reviews below, is going to look just like the VHS version.", "If you just prefer DVD in general, don't expect it to look any better than an old movie on VHS.", "But that is part of its charm - an old b&w film in slightly shabby condition that is surprisingly GREAT!", "Make no mistake, it's very watchable, just not remastered nor the best print available.", "Still very enjoyable!!" ]
James Cameron has done every person interested in Titanic the Movie, a huge favor. This book gives you some idea of the massive undertaking that is this Movie. I have been interested in Titanic since I was 10 years old. I know a lot about the Titanic, but James Cameron has brought life to the passengers and crew of the doomed liner. Note in the one scene where Cameron has Jack "lift" a coat from a deck chair, while a small boy plays with a toy top, and his father looks on. This scene was taken from real life, as a photo was taken of this actual scene by a passenger who departed at either Queenstown, Ireland or Cherbourg, France. Cameron duplicated every item. Some are only seen for a fraction of a second, as witness the racks of china falling over as the ship begins it's final plunge. That china is absolutely correct and Cameron had it duplicated from the original maker. The boat davits were made by the makers of the original. Quality tells, and this book tells more... Cameron used the love story to tell the tragic story of hundreds of lives entertwined and ultimately, lost that fateful night 86 years ago April 14-15. It is a MUST READ.	2	positive	[ "James Cameron has done every person interested in Titanic the Movie, a huge favor.", "This book gives you some idea of the massive undertaking that is this Movie.", "I have been interested in Titanic since I was 10 years old.", "I know a lot about the Titanic, but James Cameron has brought life to the passengers and crew of the doomed liner.", "Note in the one scene where Cameron has Jack \"lift\" a coat from a deck chair, while a small boy plays with a toy top, and his father looks on.", "This scene was taken from real life, as a photo was taken of this actual scene by a passenger who departed at either Queenstown, Ireland or Cherbourg, France.", "Cameron duplicated every item.", "Some are only seen for a fraction of a second, as witness the racks of china falling over as the ship begins it's final plunge.", "That china is absolutely correct and Cameron had it duplicated from the original maker.", "The boat davits were made by the makers of the original.", "Quality tells, and this book tells more...", "Cameron used the love story to tell the tragic story of hundreds of lives entertwined and ultimately, lost that fateful night 86 years ago April 14-15.", "It is a MUST READ." ]
Let me just start out by saying, Red Faction, is the best FPS Ive played on PS2. The story is interesting, the charactors are believable (For a videogame) and the gameplay is excellant. I must say though, what excites me most about this game is the Geo Mod engine. This allows you to actually blow things apart, instead of getting little dents on the wall, when you use weapons. Granted, its FAR from perfect. But I don't think "perfect" is something we will ever see on the playstation 2. But I look forward to the systems we may see in the future, how will the Geo-mod engine change our gaming expieriences in the future? I don't know, I hope this isn't the last we see of it though. I gave Red Faction a perfect rating because It fits my criteria for a good game. First off, the gameplay is spectacular, although enimies can take too long to kill, Graphics are good, it has multiplayer, and a solid selection of weapons. This is deffinetly the kind of game you should buy if you liked half-life, or halo.	2	positive	[ "Let me just start out by saying, Red Faction, is the best FPS Ive played on PS2.", "The story is interesting, the charactors are believable (For a videogame) and the gameplay is excellant.", "I must say though, what excites me most about this game is the Geo Mod engine.", "This allows you to actually blow things apart, instead of getting little dents on the wall, when you use weapons.", "Granted, its FAR from perfect.", "But I don't think \"perfect\" is something we will ever see on the playstation 2.", "But I look forward to the systems we may see in the future, how will the Geo-mod engine change our gaming expieriences in the future?", "I don't know, I hope this isn't the last we see of it though.", "I gave Red Faction a perfect rating because It fits my criteria for a good game.", "First off, the gameplay is spectacular, although enimies can take too long to kill, Graphics are good, it has multiplayer, and a solid selection of weapons.", "This is deffinetly the kind of game you should buy if you liked half-life, or halo." ]
Both kids (2 and 3) LOVE Rody. Should have listened to other reviewers and bought one for each child. Unless you have VERY easy going kids that share everything without problem, buy one for each kid. It's been almost a year and they STILL fight over him. Contrary to what some others have said - our Rody did not have a "funny" smell. If anything, he actually smelled a bit like chocolate (funny b/c he was the brown one)but the smell quickly faded. Never once did Rody have a plastic-y or unpleasant scent. VERY durable, my husband and I have BOTH sat on Rody with no problem. Pretty much if you can sit that low, you can ride. If you can hang on (or have an adult help you, you can ride. Ages 15 months to 100!	2	positive	[ "Both kids (2 and 3) LOVE Rody.", "Should have listened to other reviewers and bought one for each child.", "Unless you have VERY easy going kids that share everything without problem, buy one for each kid.", "It's been almost a year and they STILL fight over him.", "Contrary to what some others have said - our Rody did not have a \"funny\" smell.", "If anything, he actually smelled a bit like chocolate (funny b/c he was the brown one)but the smell quickly faded.", "Never once did Rody have a plastic-y or unpleasant scent.", "VERY durable, my husband and I have BOTH sat on Rody with no problem.", "Pretty much if you can sit that low, you can ride.", "If you can hang on (or have an adult help you, you can ride.", "Ages 15 months to 100!" ]
8/10 seeds have sprouted as of today (roughly 26 days after planting). I’m hopeful that the last two germinate soon, as they did have longer germination ranges noted on the packets. However, every other seed I planted has sprouted successfully and they’re thriving. I’m starting everything indoors early so that I have good starts to transplant into my garden this Spring. I will be using these for culinary purposes. If the other two sprout, I will update my review. Update: every seed has now sprouted! The last two took some time but they are germinating. If I had to guess the germination rate for the last to is about 5-10% at best. But at least some sprouted!	2	positive	[ "8/10 seeds have sprouted as of today (roughly 26 days after planting).", "I’m hopeful that the last two germinate soon, as they did have longer germination ranges noted on the packets.", "However, every other seed I planted has sprouted successfully and they’re thriving.", "I’m starting everything indoors early so that I have good starts to transplant into my garden this Spring.", "I will be using these for culinary purposes.", "If the other two sprout, I will update my review.", "Update: every seed has now sprouted!", "The last two took some time but they are germinating.", "If I had to guess the germination rate for the last to is about 5-10% at best.", "But at least some sprouted!" ]
This is a fine sandbox that holds two toddlers just fine. It's ample space for one. It's enough space for two. It'd be a little cramped with three kids in there at once. The plastic material it's made from is sturdy and durable. I've seen no fading due to sunlight. It's got no cracks. It's held up well so far for one season. (It's worth noting that my kids are absolutely not gentle with it either.) The lid is a slightly thinner plastic than the sandbox itself, which is actually good because it makes it easy to remove it and carry it away from the box when the kids are playing. It's plenty durable enough to keep rain out, and it's still heavy enough to stay in place during strong winds. About keeping water out, it's perfect. Through a couple of absolute deluges this summer no water and leaked into the box itself. The sand has stayed perfectly dry. The color works well with a wood colored deck too. I keep mine on my deck that's painted a dark honey color. The brown color of the sandbox blends nicely (it's not a color match, but it goes well) and looks very discrete on the deck with the lid on. (When we have adult friends over this discreteness minimizes how much they ask if they can play in our awesome sandbox) The only one tiny little thing that I don't like about this box, and it's such a small thing that it's almost whiny of my to mention it. But the design on the lid has a bunch of little squares that hold water. So after a rain there is water that will sit on the lid until you go over and dump it off. The pockets are about 3/8 inch deep so it's enough that the sun won't just dry it up the next day. I only mention this in case for any reason that could be a concern to you, like you live in a climate where mosquitoes will breed like crazy in any standing water or something. To most people this is a non issue. But I'm just mentioning it in case it's useful info for you.	2	positive	[ "This is a fine sandbox that holds two toddlers just fine.", "It's ample space for one.", "It's enough space for two.", "It'd be a little cramped with three kids in there at once.", "The plastic material it's made from is sturdy and durable.", "I've seen no fading due to sunlight.", "It's got no cracks.", "It's held up well so far for one season.", "(It's worth noting that my kids are absolutely not gentle with it either.", ")\n\nThe lid is a slightly thinner plastic than the sandbox itself, which is actually good because it makes it easy to remove it and carry it away from the box when the kids are playing.", "It's plenty durable enough to keep rain out, and it's still heavy enough to stay in place during strong winds.", "About keeping water out, it's perfect.", "Through a couple of absolute deluges this summer no water and leaked into the box itself.", "The sand has stayed perfectly dry.", "The color works well with a wood colored deck too.", "I keep mine on my deck that's painted a dark honey color.", "The brown color of the sandbox blends nicely (it's not a color match, but it goes well) and looks very discrete on the deck with the lid on.", "(When we have adult friends over this discreteness minimizes how much they ask if they can play in our awesome sandbox)\n\nThe only one tiny little thing that I don't like about this box, and it's such a small thing that it's almost whiny of my to mention it.", "But the design on the lid has a bunch of little squares that hold water.", "So after a rain there is water that will sit on the lid until you go over and dump it off.", "The pockets are about 3/8 inch deep so it's enough that the sun won't just dry it up the next day.", "I only mention this in case for any reason that could be a concern to you, like you live in a climate where mosquitoes will breed like crazy in any standing water or something.", "To most people this is a non issue.", "But I'm just mentioning it in case it's useful info for you." ]
Recently, it seems like a lot of people have been telling me to pick one of these up. To be honest, it seemed a little too-good-to-be-true, so I resisted since I didn't want to waste my money. I have to say that waiting was a huge mistake! I finally did pick one up for a bow hunt a few weeks ago, and it works like magic! Once I got into my tree stand, I fired this baby up and just sat it by my feet. Needless to say, after it warmed up for a few minutes, the mosquitoes absolutely vanished. I could actually see them being repelled by the invisible barrier! Once I turned it off to get out of the stand, the mosquitoes would reappear - and that's when I got eaten, so I started leaving it on and carrying it back to the truck (even though it was more effective when I was stationary). Anyway, I can't believe how effective this is! And I can't believe it took me so long to get one! Now I've been using it for everything. When we sit out with the neighbors at night, when I'm out reading on the porch, and when I'm at the range - now I need one of the holsters so I can keep it with me all the time. :)	2	positive	[ "Recently, it seems like a lot of people have been telling me to pick one of these up.", "To be honest, it seemed a little too-good-to-be-true, so I resisted since I didn't want to waste my money.", "I have to say that waiting was a huge mistake!", "I finally did pick one up for a bow hunt a few weeks ago, and it works like magic!", "Once I got into my tree stand, I fired this baby up and just sat it by my feet.", "Needless to say, after it warmed up for a few minutes, the mosquitoes absolutely vanished.", "I could actually see them being repelled by the invisible barrier!", "Once I turned it off to get out of the stand, the mosquitoes would reappear - and that's when I got eaten, so I started leaving it on and carrying it back to the truck (even though it was more effective when I was stationary).", "Anyway, I can't believe how effective this is!", "And I can't believe it took me so long to get one!", "Now I've been using it for everything.", "When we sit out with the neighbors at night, when I'm out reading on the porch, and when I'm at the range - now I need one of the holsters so I can keep it with me all the time.", ":)" ]
It's a good pedal. If you are starved for cash, you can live without it, but if you can afford (50$ to 100$) for it, then pull the trigger. I use it at the end of my long pedal chain. I place it on the amp since it's always on, and not on my board. I've tried it in the loop as well as directly before the input and I see no real difference, but that could be my amp. Again, I leave this thing on all the time, and adjust as needed. What I like about it is that it's a quick fix when playing your amp in a different acoustic environment. Instead of having to tweak every parameter on my amp and my pedals, I can simply adjust the two levels on this pedal and fix any problem, as generally the problems I run into when playing a different space is bass/mud and treble/highs. The contours allow you to fine tune these aspects, instead of having to tweak every pedal and amp setting. I can tweak my sound in seconds. Great pedal, well worth the price. I found mine on another site for about $40, so you can't really go wrong. I highly recommend.	2	positive	[ "It's a good pedal.", "If you are starved for cash, you can live without it, but if you can afford (50$ to 100$) for it, then pull the trigger.", "I use it at the end of my long pedal chain.", "I place it on the amp since it's always on, and not on my board.", "I've tried it in the loop as well as directly before the input and I see no real difference, but that could be my amp.", "Again, I leave this thing on all the time, and adjust as needed.", "What I like about it is that it's a quick fix when playing your amp in a different acoustic environment.", "Instead of having to tweak every parameter on my amp and my pedals, I can simply adjust the two levels on this pedal and fix any problem, as generally the problems I run into when playing a different space is bass/mud and treble/highs.", "The contours allow you to fine tune these aspects, instead of having to tweak every pedal and amp setting.", "I can tweak my sound in seconds.", "Great pedal, well worth the price.", "I found mine on another site for about $40, so you can't really go wrong.", "I highly recommend." ]
I guess I'm a lone voice crying in the wilderness because I like this product. I can't say that I've used every one of the dozens of features this software includes, but I haven't run into any problems so far - and it's nice to know that I now have the capability to do so many other things I would never have even thought about doing before. The main draw for me was the video editing and DVD creation features - everything else in Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 Suite is just icing on the cake for me. That being said, you are going to need a pretty good computer to make all of this magic happen. When I first got this product, I had a five-years-old XP machine with limited memory. I had no trouble installing the software, but I was very limited in what I could do, especially in terms of video editing. Now I have a Vista PC with 4 GB of RAM, which means I am pretty much ready to Roxio and roll. I did have some trouble installing this on my new PC, but that was because my PC came with Roxio Creator DE and I didn't want to uninstall that until I knew this new software was working problem-free. All I had to do to get past this was to kill my preexisting Roxio processes in the Task Manager before installing this new software. It was easy to do - my only complaint was that I had to figure this out on my own, as it wasn't mentioned in the documentation. So what all can this puppy do? Let's start with the video options. You can capture video directly or import it from your digital camcorder, rip it from your non-encrypted DVDs, edit it, save it, export it, watch it, convert it, etc. You can even upload videos to YouTube in one quick step. Now I can finally transfer some of my old analog video to digital - up until now, I could transfer video to DVD, but I couldn't transfer it to my computer or edit it at all. That means I'll finally be able to post some video of my late, beloved canine buddy on YouTube. You don't have to be a total AV geek to do this stuff, either. If the thought of turning your old home video into a "movie" scares you, you can just make a few basic choices and let the software do it for you. All of the advanced video editing features will still be there when you're ready for them. This isn't the most powerful video editing software in the world, but it's more than most of us will ever need. I just want to be able to share my home videos with family and friends, not try to follow in the footsteps of George Lucas. You also have a lot of nice options for working with photos. If you already have a good photo editing program like Photoshop or Fireworks, Roxio's Photo Suite has nothing to offer you, but it's a good, basic editor for newbies. You can also create slideshows, panoramas, and other types of photo projects with this software. Again, many users will already have bigger and better ways of doing the same thing, but I certainly don't begrudge the fact that these options are included here - and some will definitely find these things of use. The same goes for the Roxio Media Manager, which includes the ability to synchronize photos and videos with any mobile device you might have. Turning to audio, you get a myriad of features for ripping, burning, and organizing your files. There's a Sound Editor that lets you add sound effects and/or edit and mix different audio tracks, a Batch Audio Converter that lets you convert your audio files to different formats, and a program that allows you to record analog audio from LPs and tapes (a Recording Setup Guide shows you how to hook the different components together). If you're as old as I am, you have a lot of great music on LP and tape that you would love to have easier access to. Roxio's Data and Backup utilities help you back up your important data files, a Disc Gallery lets you index all of the files on your discs, and Express Labeler and Label Creator make it easier to keep your discs organized. I've just tried to give you a quick overview of the many different features included in this software package. Suffice it to say that this thing will give you plenty of bang for your buck. Chances are that you're going to have different software programs you prefer to use for different things, but Easy Media Creator Suite 10 is such a complete package of products that you're sure to find a use for it in a number of different ways. I might still use ITunes for my music, Fireworks for my photo editing, and Windows Movie Maker for some of my video editing, but I'm still quite happy with this software package.	2	positive	[ "I guess I'm a lone voice crying in the wilderness because I like this product.", "I can't say that I've used every one of the dozens of features this software includes, but I haven't run into any problems so far - and it's nice to know that I now have the capability to do so many other things I would never have even thought about doing before.", "The main draw for me was the video editing and DVD creation features - everything else in Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 Suite is just icing on the cake for me.", "That being said, you are going to need a pretty good computer to make all of this magic happen.", "When I first got this product, I had a five-years-old XP machine with limited memory.", "I had no trouble installing the software, but I was very limited in what I could do, especially in terms of video editing.", "Now I have a Vista PC with 4 GB of RAM, which means I am pretty much ready to Roxio and roll.", "I did have some trouble installing this on my new PC, but that was because my PC came with Roxio Creator DE and I didn't want to uninstall that until I knew this new software was working problem-free.", "All I had to do to get past this was to kill my preexisting Roxio processes in the Task Manager before installing this new software.", "It was easy to do - my only complaint was that I had to figure this out on my own, as it wasn't mentioned in the documentation.", "So what all can this puppy do?", "Let's start with the video options.", "You can capture video directly or import it from your digital camcorder, rip it from your non-encrypted DVDs, edit it, save it, export it, watch it, convert it, etc.", "You can even upload videos to YouTube in one quick step.", "Now I can finally transfer some of my old analog video to digital - up until now, I could transfer video to DVD, but I couldn't transfer it to my computer or edit it at all.", "That means I'll finally be able to post some video of my late, beloved canine buddy on YouTube.", "You don't have to be a total AV geek to do this stuff, either.", "If the thought of turning your old home video into a \"movie\" scares you, you can just make a few basic choices and let the software do it for you.", "All of the advanced video editing features will still be there when you're ready for them.", "This isn't the most powerful video editing software in the world, but it's more than most of us will ever need.", "I just want to be able to share my home videos with family and friends, not try to follow in the footsteps of George Lucas.", "You also have a lot of nice options for working with photos.", "If you already have a good photo editing program like Photoshop or Fireworks, Roxio's Photo Suite has nothing to offer you, but it's a good, basic editor for newbies.", "You can also create slideshows, panoramas, and other types of photo projects with this software.", "Again, many users will already have bigger and better ways of doing the same thing, but I certainly don't begrudge the fact that these options are included here - and some will definitely find these things of use.", "The same goes for the Roxio Media Manager, which includes the ability to synchronize photos and videos with any mobile device you might have.", "Turning to audio, you get a myriad of features for ripping, burning, and organizing your files.", "There's a Sound Editor that lets you add sound effects and/or edit and mix different audio tracks, a Batch Audio Converter that lets you convert your audio files to different formats, and a program that allows you to record analog audio from LPs and tapes (a Recording Setup Guide shows you how to hook the different components together).", "If you're as old as I am, you have a lot of great music on LP and tape that you would love to have easier access to.", "Roxio's Data and Backup utilities help you back up your important data files, a Disc Gallery lets you index all of the files on your discs, and Express Labeler and Label Creator make it easier to keep your discs organized.", "I've just tried to give you a quick overview of the many different features included in this software package.", "Suffice it to say that this thing will give you plenty of bang for your buck.", "Chances are that you're going to have different software programs you prefer to use for different things, but Easy Media Creator Suite 10 is such a complete package of products that you're sure to find a use for it in a number of different ways.", "I might still use ITunes for my music, Fireworks for my photo editing, and Windows Movie Maker for some of my video editing, but I'm still quite happy with this software package." ]
Man, I can still remember the first time I heard Time Has Come Today. It was 1967 and WNEW was to first FM station in New York to go with an all rock format. Underground radio, as it was called then, and the playlist included the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Doors, Jefferson Airplane and the Velvet Underground. Yet, even with the likes of these legendary performers, no one was prepared for the sensory assault of the Chambers Brothers debut album. Combing a rock steady rhythem section, soulful harmonies and the psychedelic guitar of Lester Chambers, the brothers ripped though a set of soul staples like Midnight Hour and Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready, along with smoking orginals like All Strung Out, Uptown and the blistering title track, Time Has Come Today. With the unprecedented success of the hit single and the album, the Chamber Brothers sent shock waves through the soul community, that were felt from Motown to Stax/Volt. Soon the Temptations were recording Cloud Nine, Psychedelic Shack and Ball of Confusion. Later Sly and The Family Stone were to follow the brothers lead and assemble an integrated unit that further blurred the boundries of soul and psychedelia. Their first hit single, Dance To The Music owed a huge debt to the sound the Chambers Brothers had originated and perfected. This is truly a groundbreaking recording. The influence of their unique sound would influence countless artists for years to come.	2	positive	[ "Man, I can still remember the first time I heard Time Has Come Today.", "It was 1967 and WNEW was to first FM station in New York to go with an all rock format.", "Underground radio, as it was called then, and the playlist included the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Doors, Jefferson Airplane and the Velvet Underground.", "Yet, even with the likes of these legendary performers, no one was prepared for the sensory assault of the Chambers Brothers debut album.", "Combing a rock steady rhythem section, soulful harmonies and the psychedelic guitar of Lester Chambers, the brothers ripped though a set of soul staples like Midnight Hour and Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready, along with smoking orginals like All Strung Out, Uptown and the blistering title track, Time Has Come Today.", "With the unprecedented success of the hit single and the album, the Chamber Brothers sent shock waves through the soul community, that were felt from Motown to Stax/Volt.", "Soon the Temptations were recording Cloud Nine, Psychedelic Shack and Ball of Confusion.", "Later Sly and The Family Stone were to follow the brothers lead and assemble an integrated unit that further blurred the boundries of soul and psychedelia.", "Their first hit single, Dance To The Music owed a huge debt to the sound the Chambers Brothers had originated and perfected.", "This is truly a groundbreaking recording.", "The influence of their unique sound would influence countless artists for years to come." ]
I've used many low cost earbuds and there are a lot of decent ones out there. The really cheap ones are usually just that, cheap! I find the $10.00 to $40.00 range offer among the best qualities someone may be looking for in decent, good sounding earbuds. Most are good having varied degrees of what predominant type of sound you may be listening for. These Koss earbuds offer a very good bass range with overall good sound and volume. The mids and highs are not as crisp but usually can be adjusted well enough for good tone...these buds are mostly for strong bass. The fit of these earbuds is one of the most comfortable with nice cushy, foam inserts that stay in your ear well and really eliminate most outside noise. In turn, they also provide a very discreet listening experience. I find the best way to insert these buds is to give them a little squeeze and stick them in my ear and let the foam expand in my ear. Overall, the build quality of these earbuds appears to be quite good with minimal wire to bud noise transfer.	2	positive	[ "I've used many low cost earbuds and there are a lot of decent ones out there.", "The really cheap ones are usually just that, cheap!", "I find the $10.", "00 to $40.", "00 range offer among the best qualities someone may be looking for in decent, good sounding earbuds.", "Most are good having varied degrees of what predominant type of sound you may be listening for.", "These Koss earbuds offer a very good bass range with overall good sound and volume.", "The mids and highs are not as crisp but usually can be adjusted well enough for good tone...", "these buds are mostly for strong bass.", "The fit of these earbuds is one of the most comfortable with nice cushy, foam inserts that stay in your ear well and really eliminate most outside noise.", "In turn, they also provide a very discreet listening experience.", "I find the best way to insert these buds is to give them a little squeeze and stick them in my ear and let the foam expand in my ear.", "Overall, the build quality of these earbuds appears to be quite good with minimal wire to bud noise transfer." ]
The product(pressure cooker) works fine. It saves a lot of cooking time and seals the flavor in. You can't beat it for cooking steaks. No matter how tough the steak is, it always comes out tender. If you are not familiar with pressure cookers, you should try one. The directions are simple and easy to follow. I purchased the 8-quart size, but there are smaller sizes. I'm only familiar with the Presto brand, but there are other brands that I'm sure works just as well. So give it a try. You will be glad you did.	2	positive	[ "The product(pressure cooker) works fine.", "It saves a lot of cooking time and seals the flavor in.", "You can't beat it for cooking steaks.", "No matter how tough the steak is, it always comes out tender.", "If you are not familiar with pressure cookers, you should try one.", "The directions are simple and easy to follow.", "I purchased the 8-quart size, but there are smaller sizes.", "I'm only familiar with the Presto brand, but there are other brands that I'm sure works just as well.", "So give it a try.", "You will be glad you did." ]