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The design of Le Creuset's "bouillabaisse pan" is highly desirable for long simmered broths and stocks because the design of the rounded base gently and evenly circulates heat without inclining towards hot spots. This is the only large capacity-cooking vessel that allows me enough peace of mind to slip in a nap during cooking without any fear of the contents taking off in a roaring boil, or scorching the contents while I rest.
This is a product from the French who some believe have created more soups than any other cuisine. Soup is the satisfying dish that can be made in any kitchen, and in any country. The construction of Le Creuset's bouillabaisse pan will champion excellent results due to its excellent shape and design.
This is the pot for a celebration of spring, with Vegetable Minestrone. On the other hand, Chioppino, the San Francisco favorite, a Genoese fish stew, originally made from small whole fish. - Don't forget to use pasta water, a restaurant "secret" - that frugal traditional housewife's broth that revived the spirit of early chioppinos and minestrone. Remember too, to save the rinds from Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, as they will greatly enhance many soups with their rich flavors.
Le Creuset's bouillabaisse pan is great for caramelizing onions when making the classic Baked French Onion Soup (Gratinee des Halles) - I use this pan for everything from pinto beans, to pre-cooking Haricot Tarbais for cassoulet.
Le Creuset's bouillabaisse pan will accommodate a whole five-pound fryer and enough water for a rich stock. The oven-to-table pan also accommodates a whole chicken and many vegetables, enough to serve six persons. - Toss a few fresh grapes in with the chicken before roasting, the grapes reduce and concentrate in flavor imparting a delicious piquant note to the dish.
The size and tight fitting lid, makes this the pan to use for preparing two uncooked pounds of "fried" basmati saffron rice that I freeze for later uses.
Cooking tip: Allowing any meat stock or broth containing fat to boil will produce a cloudy product. The boiling causes the fat to emulsify with the liquid in an irreversible chemical event. Too much agitation of the stock will also create a tendency towards murky soup stock. | 2 | positive | [
"The design of Le Creuset's \"bouillabaisse pan\" is highly desirable for long simmered broths and stocks because the design of the rounded base gently and evenly circulates heat without inclining towards hot spots.",
"This is the only large capacity-cooking vessel that allows me enough peace of mind to slip in a nap during cooking without any fear of the contents taking off in a roaring boil, or scorching the contents while I rest.",
"This is a product from the French who some believe have created more soups than any other cuisine.",
"Soup is the satisfying dish that can be made in any kitchen, and in any country.",
"The construction of Le Creuset's bouillabaisse pan will champion excellent results due to its excellent shape and design.",
"This is the pot for a celebration of spring, with Vegetable Minestrone.",
"On the other hand, Chioppino, the San Francisco favorite, a Genoese fish stew, originally made from small whole fish.",
"- Don't forget to use pasta water, a restaurant \"secret\" - that frugal traditional housewife's broth that revived the spirit of early chioppinos and minestrone.",
"Remember too, to save the rinds from Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, as they will greatly enhance many soups with their rich flavors.",
"Le Creuset's bouillabaisse pan is great for caramelizing onions when making the classic Baked French Onion Soup (Gratinee des Halles) - I use this pan for everything from pinto beans, to pre-cooking Haricot Tarbais for cassoulet.",
"Le Creuset's bouillabaisse pan will accommodate a whole five-pound fryer and enough water for a rich stock.",
"The oven-to-table pan also accommodates a whole chicken and many vegetables, enough to serve six persons.",
"- Toss a few fresh grapes in with the chicken before roasting, the grapes reduce and concentrate in flavor imparting a delicious piquant note to the dish.",
"The size and tight fitting lid, makes this the pan to use for preparing two uncooked pounds of \"fried\" basmati saffron rice that I freeze for later uses.",
"Cooking tip: Allowing any meat stock or broth containing fat to boil will produce a cloudy product.",
"The boiling causes the fat to emulsify with the liquid in an irreversible chemical event.",
"Too much agitation of the stock will also create a tendency towards murky soup stock."
] |
Many reviewers (myself included) use the word "classic" probably more often than they should when examining great albums, but Bob Marley's thunderous "Exodus" rightfully earns the title. Its influence is incomparable, and its brilliance makes it second to none. You wanna talk about a record that has the word "genius" written all over it? This is it. And even after all these years since I first listened to it as a child, it has lost none of its urgency. Marley croons with pain and longing in the popular "Waiting in Vain;" delivers a strong message of empowerment in the title song, and another favorite of mine is the suave "Jamming." And while Lauryn Hill's version of "Turn Your Lights Down Low" is fine, it can't measure up to the smokin' original that appears here. The remastering on "Exodus" is superb, making the recording even more crisp and tight than what we've heard on previous editions. In a way, "Exodus" is to Marley what "Kind of Blue" is to Miles Davis: a great beginner's album. If you own none of his stuff, this is a pretty good place to start, as it contains many of his more popular songs. And even those who are already familiar with this album should get this reissue for the remastering. Across the board, "Exodus" is indispensable. | 2 | positive | [
"Many reviewers (myself included) use the word \"classic\" probably more often than they should when examining great albums, but Bob Marley's thunderous \"Exodus\" rightfully earns the title.",
"Its influence is incomparable, and its brilliance makes it second to none.",
"You wanna talk about a record that has the word \"genius\" written all over it?",
"This is it.",
"And even after all these years since I first listened to it as a child, it has lost none of its urgency.",
"Marley croons with pain and longing in the popular \"Waiting in Vain;\" delivers a strong message of empowerment in the title song, and another favorite of mine is the suave \"Jamming.",
"\" And while Lauryn Hill's version of \"Turn Your Lights Down Low\" is fine, it can't measure up to the smokin' original that appears here.",
"The remastering on \"Exodus\" is superb, making the recording even more crisp and tight than what we've heard on previous editions.",
"In a way, \"Exodus\" is to Marley what \"Kind of Blue\" is to Miles Davis: a great beginner's album.",
"If you own none of his stuff, this is a pretty good place to start, as it contains many of his more popular songs.",
"And even those who are already familiar with this album should get this reissue for the remastering.",
"Across the board, \"Exodus\" is indispensable."
] |
This is the short prequel to the Otherkin trilogy novels of which <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sins-of-the-Heart/dp/B003U89SLG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sins of the Heart</a> is currently available and the other two <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sins-of-the-Soul-Hqn/dp/0373774834/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sins of the Soul (Hqn)</a> and <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sins-of-the-Flesh-Hqn/dp/0373774842/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sins of the Flesh (Hqn)</a> will be coming along soon.
Sin's Daughter starts off with action and pretty much stays in that mode the whole way through. As a short novel it works pretty well with some good character development and interesting mythology. Amber works as a character because she's just as confused as you (the reader) are about what she is and who is after her. There is really no exposition on why Kai made the choice he made to do what he's doing - and that's a drawback albeit a minor one. There is some suspension of disbelief but this is fantasy so I expected that. I wish there had been maybe 5 more pages of flashback though as I feel it could have enriched it measurably.
I have not yet started the regular novels in the series so I'm not exactly sure this gave me a really good set up for it although it does introduce the Underworld. As a stand alone it reads very similar to an anthology story and is about the same quality I usually find in them - perhaps a bit higher than a standard 3 star average. What really made this stand out more was the action scenes and the tension created - it's hard to do that with a short novel but the author pulls it off. Overall I liked it and am looking forward to reading the series. Just remember again that this a SHORT novella prequel and so not as fleshed out as a regular novel. It is complete as it is - unlike some anthology collections I've read you don't get a "to be continued" at the end. This is worth at least a star to me since I get so irritated when authors do that! | 2 | positive | [
"This is the short prequel to the Otherkin trilogy novels of which <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Sins-of-the-Heart/dp/B003U89SLG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Sins of the Heart</a> is currently available and the other two <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Sins-of-the-Soul-Hqn/dp/0373774834/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Sins of the Soul (Hqn)</a> and <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Sins-of-the-Flesh-Hqn/dp/0373774842/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Sins of the Flesh (Hqn)</a> will be coming along soon.",
"Sin's Daughter starts off with action and pretty much stays in that mode the whole way through.",
"As a short novel it works pretty well with some good character development and interesting mythology.",
"Amber works as a character because she's just as confused as you (the reader) are about what she is and who is after her.",
"There is really no exposition on why Kai made the choice he made to do what he's doing - and that's a drawback albeit a minor one.",
"There is some suspension of disbelief but this is fantasy so I expected that.",
"I wish there had been maybe 5 more pages of flashback though as I feel it could have enriched it measurably.",
"I have not yet started the regular novels in the series so I'm not exactly sure this gave me a really good set up for it although it does introduce the Underworld.",
"As a stand alone it reads very similar to an anthology story and is about the same quality I usually find in them - perhaps a bit higher than a standard 3 star average.",
"What really made this stand out more was the action scenes and the tension created - it's hard to do that with a short novel but the author pulls it off.",
"Overall I liked it and am looking forward to reading the series.",
"Just remember again that this a SHORT novella prequel and so not as fleshed out as a regular novel.",
"It is complete as it is - unlike some anthology collections I've read you don't get a \"to be continued\" at the end.",
"This is worth at least a star to me since I get so irritated when authors do that!"
] |
We've had this treasure chest for about a month now and I've been very happy with it. I'm a little surprised people complain about the construction because I feel it's pretty robust relative to most other toys these day. It's real wood, which is rare and generally a solid product. The lock/skull needs to twist to open the chest, which I thought was clever. This keeps it locked when new kids come to the house. ....how to open the chest is a secret. Overall the chest looks good. Paint job is decent. Could be better if being picky, but it's just fine for kids. It's not too heavy. I had a treasure chest the same size as this one when I was a kid. Yes, it was more robust, but weighted a LOT more. You didn't carry it around the house. Hence, I like this one is lighter. Love the feature of a hidden/secret compartment in the bottom. I just adds another element of mystery. The coins are just okay, but serve their purpose. I wish they were gold in color. I just ordered some gold coins ($2 on Amazon), but haven't received them yet.
The pirate patch that comes with this doesn't get used at all. My son doesn't like it (too tight) and it doesn't fit our heads. It's not adjustable, other than the limited range of the elastic band. The flag is fun to have. We drape it over a pillow on the couch to designate "the pirate ship".
We found buying pirate hats was a waste. They're just not functional enough to be used. They last about 2 minutes because they fall off or spin on your head. But buying the foam swords is recommended. They're great for playing around the house without anyone getting hurt. I don't recall the details, but you could buy a pack of 6 foam swords for like $10 on Amazon. | 2 | positive | [
"We've had this treasure chest for about a month now and I've been very happy with it.",
"I'm a little surprised people complain about the construction because I feel it's pretty robust relative to most other toys these day.",
"It's real wood, which is rare and generally a solid product.",
"The lock/skull needs to twist to open the chest, which I thought was clever.",
"This keeps it locked when new kids come to the house.",
"....",
"how to open the chest is a secret.",
"Overall the chest looks good.",
"Paint job is decent.",
"Could be better if being picky, but it's just fine for kids.",
"It's not too heavy.",
"I had a treasure chest the same size as this one when I was a kid.",
"Yes, it was more robust, but weighted a LOT more.",
"You didn't carry it around the house.",
"Hence, I like this one is lighter.",
"Love the feature of a hidden/secret compartment in the bottom.",
"I just adds another element of mystery.",
"The coins are just okay, but serve their purpose.",
"I wish they were gold in color.",
"I just ordered some gold coins ($2 on Amazon), but haven't received them yet.",
"The pirate patch that comes with this doesn't get used at all.",
"My son doesn't like it (too tight) and it doesn't fit our heads.",
"It's not adjustable, other than the limited range of the elastic band.",
"The flag is fun to have.",
"We drape it over a pillow on the couch to designate \"the pirate ship\".",
"We found buying pirate hats was a waste.",
"They're just not functional enough to be used.",
"They last about 2 minutes because they fall off or spin on your head.",
"But buying the foam swords is recommended.",
"They're great for playing around the house without anyone getting hurt.",
"I don't recall the details, but you could buy a pack of 6 foam swords for like $10 on Amazon."
] |
Just got this case in from Amazon and going to cautiously give it 4 stars. I might go higher after I spend time with it. I have been thru MANY iphone cases trying to find the best one. I think I was a little obsessive about it.
Avoid all the silicone / rubber cases, they look nice, they grip well but they ALL stretch some over time. What starts our as a snug glove - tight fit loosens a lot until it squishes around the unit like its made 1 size too big. The hard shell case is the way to go. they don't stretch. Try to get one with a "grippy" surface as opposed to the slick ones that make the iphone prone to flying out of your hand.
The Pros - fits perfectly, bottom locks into the top and you have one seamless fit. It says you can take the bottom off to dock but I bet this will fit in my Sony clock radio just fine as ia. Nice grip-able leather surface & feels good to hold. The sides are just shallow enough to not get in the way of your fingers as you type but enough that if you turn it face down the glass won't be touching the surface. The cut outs for the top and side buttons is well done, your fingers find the buttons easily without looking.
The Cons: Just the weird poly-carbonate shield it ships with. It might turn out to be awesome but I am used to the very clingy type of stick-on shield. This one is much thicker and you can take it off and re-apply. There's a lot of glare caused by this new shield and it seems to attract prints more. I guess the upside is I can take it off and wash it and put it back on. I will say tho, while looking at the iphone straight on I can't really see any difference. Its mainly when looking at it from the side or when its off. Anyways, I can easily buy some regular press on screens if I don't like this one but I like the idea of thicker and re-useable.
Its also a little tricky when you slide the bottom on to make sure the screen cover and such are all in the right grooves, its that reason I'd prefer to not take the bottom off any more than I have to.
So, wow - maybe my search for the perfect case is over. Now to ebay all those other cases. | 2 | positive | [
"Just got this case in from Amazon and going to cautiously give it 4 stars.",
"I might go higher after I spend time with it.",
"I have been thru MANY iphone cases trying to find the best one.",
"I think I was a little obsessive about it.",
"Avoid all the silicone / rubber cases, they look nice, they grip well but they ALL stretch some over time.",
"What starts our as a snug glove - tight fit loosens a lot until it squishes around the unit like its made 1 size too big.",
"The hard shell case is the way to go.",
"they don't stretch.",
"Try to get one with a \"grippy\" surface as opposed to the slick ones that make the iphone prone to flying out of your hand.",
"The Pros - fits perfectly, bottom locks into the top and you have one seamless fit.",
"It says you can take the bottom off to dock but I bet this will fit in my Sony clock radio just fine as ia.",
"Nice grip-able leather surface & feels good to hold.",
"The sides are just shallow enough to not get in the way of your fingers as you type but enough that if you turn it face down the glass won't be touching the surface.",
"The cut outs for the top and side buttons is well done, your fingers find the buttons easily without looking.",
"The Cons: Just the weird poly-carbonate shield it ships with.",
"It might turn out to be awesome but I am used to the very clingy type of stick-on shield.",
"This one is much thicker and you can take it off and re-apply.",
"There's a lot of glare caused by this new shield and it seems to attract prints more.",
"I guess the upside is I can take it off and wash it and put it back on.",
"I will say tho, while looking at the iphone straight on I can't really see any difference.",
"Its mainly when looking at it from the side or when its off.",
"Anyways, I can easily buy some regular press on screens if I don't like this one but I like the idea of thicker and re-useable.",
"Its also a little tricky when you slide the bottom on to make sure the screen cover and such are all in the right grooves, its that reason I'd prefer to not take the bottom off any more than I have to.",
"So, wow - maybe my search for the perfect case is over.",
"Now to ebay all those other cases."
] |
HMS Surprise, by Patrick O'Brian is the third in the Aubrey/Maturin series of novels about the British Navy during the early 19th Century. This tome starts with Captain Jack Aubrey, now a post captain, temporarily commanding the large frigate HMS Lively while the primary captain is busy with another task. His job as captain is the boring job of running a blockade, and he is bored, broke, and trying to find a way to find enough money to marry his sweetheart, Sophie Williams.
Thanks to some intervention by his good friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, he is given command of HMS Surprise, a small frigate which Jack served on as a young midshippman. Jack is charged with the task of protecting the East-India fleet from destruction and confication by the French.
His job takes him to the great India subcontinent, and the rich sights and smells that go with it. Along the way we see an amazing storm at sea, the damage that can be inflicted on a ship and her crew while rounding Cape Horn, an amazing act of surgery performed by Stephen Maturin.
The final battle that pits "Lucky" Jack Aubrey, the Surprise and a vastly outgunned fleet of ships against the far superior French forces. The story more is clear, fast paced, and exciting. Just like Jack now commands a ship he knew is his youth, HMS Surprise moves along at a comfortable enjoyable pace as O'Brian comes into his element at writing great stories.
The story is exciting, fun to read, and the characters are truly interesting and well developed. As anyone who is interested in 19th century "ships of the line", naval history, or just love a great story, this book is sure to please. | 2 | positive | [
"HMS Surprise, by Patrick O'Brian is the third in the Aubrey/Maturin series of novels about the British Navy during the early 19th Century.",
"This tome starts with Captain Jack Aubrey, now a post captain, temporarily commanding the large frigate HMS Lively while the primary captain is busy with another task.",
"His job as captain is the boring job of running a blockade, and he is bored, broke, and trying to find a way to find enough money to marry his sweetheart, Sophie Williams.",
"Thanks to some intervention by his good friend and surgeon, Stephen Maturin, he is given command of HMS Surprise, a small frigate which Jack served on as a young midshippman.",
"Jack is charged with the task of protecting the East-India fleet from destruction and confication by the French.",
"His job takes him to the great India subcontinent, and the rich sights and smells that go with it.",
"Along the way we see an amazing storm at sea, the damage that can be inflicted on a ship and her crew while rounding Cape Horn, an amazing act of surgery performed by Stephen Maturin.",
"The final battle that pits \"Lucky\" Jack Aubrey, the Surprise and a vastly outgunned fleet of ships against the far superior French forces.",
"The story more is clear, fast paced, and exciting.",
"Just like Jack now commands a ship he knew is his youth, HMS Surprise moves along at a comfortable enjoyable pace as O'Brian comes into his element at writing great stories.",
"The story is exciting, fun to read, and the characters are truly interesting and well developed.",
"As anyone who is interested in 19th century \"ships of the line\", naval history, or just love a great story, this book is sure to please."
] |
Shout Factory's 2 disc collector's edition bluray of the 1989 cult classic "Road House" is the definitive release of this great film. It includes all of the extras from the special edition DVD release along with over 2 hours of excellent brand new extras.
The new 2K transfer struck from the interpositive and supervised by legendary original cinematographer Cundey absolutely blows away the prior bare bones bluray release by MGM/20th Century Fox which featured a dated and creaky old HD master that was sorely lacking by comparison. Detail is greatly improved, the contrast much more natural looking, the colors are amazingly deep and the grain structure much better retained. It also features a little bit more picture information on all sides of the frame compared to the MGM disc. All in all the movie just looks much more film like and natural. Some people are complaining that it is now too bright compared to the MGM bluray but I sorely disagree. The new Shout Factory transfer shows how dark and poorly resolved the MGM transfer was in hindsight. Both commentary tracks from the special edition DVD release featuring the director on one and super fans Scott Mosier & Kevin Smith on the other were ported over as well. The audio is presented in two options: 5.1 master audio and the original lossless 2 channel mix.
Disc 2 houses the special features including all of the featurettes from the special edition DVD release which are accompanied by over 2 hours of brand new extras as follows:
NEW The Making of Road House interviews with director Rowdy Herrington, actors Kelly Lynch, John Doe, Kevin Tighe, Julie Michaels, Red West, Lisa Niemi Swayze, casting director Jackie Burch, director of photography Dean Cundey, editor Frank Urioste and more
NEW Remembering Patrick interviews with Lisa Niemi Swayze, Rowdy Herrington, Terry Funk, Kelly Lynch, Marshall R. Teague and more
NEW A Conversation with director Rowdy Herrington
NEW Pain Dont Hurt: The Stunts of Road House interviews with second unit director/stunt coordinator Charlie Picerni, Rowdy Herrington, John Doe, Kelly Lynch and more
NEW The Music of Road House interviews with director Rowdy Herrington, John Doe, Red West and more
What Would Dalton Do?
On the Road House with Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Rowdy Herrington, Marshall Teague, Benny Urquidez
Vintage interviews with Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliot, Benny Urquidez and Rowdy Herrington
On the Set: Behind-the-Scenes Footage
Vintage Profile on Patrick Swayze
Theatrical Trailer
All in all this release can truly be called definitive. The film looks and sounds better than it probably even did in theaters and the new extras are amazingly well done along with the inclusion of the previous DVD extras too. The only thing that could have made this release better was the inclusion of deleted scenes. Fans of "Road House" should buy this without thinking twice. Nobody ever wins a fight. | 2 | positive | [
"Shout Factory's 2 disc collector's edition bluray of the 1989 cult classic \"Road House\" is the definitive release of this great film.",
"It includes all of the extras from the special edition DVD release along with over 2 hours of excellent brand new extras.",
"The new 2K transfer struck from the interpositive and supervised by legendary original cinematographer Cundey absolutely blows away the prior bare bones bluray release by MGM/20th Century Fox which featured a dated and creaky old HD master that was sorely lacking by comparison.",
"Detail is greatly improved, the contrast much more natural looking, the colors are amazingly deep and the grain structure much better retained.",
"It also features a little bit more picture information on all sides of the frame compared to the MGM disc.",
"All in all the movie just looks much more film like and natural.",
"Some people are complaining that it is now too bright compared to the MGM bluray but I sorely disagree.",
"The new Shout Factory transfer shows how dark and poorly resolved the MGM transfer was in hindsight.",
"Both commentary tracks from the special edition DVD release featuring the director on one and super fans Scott Mosier & Kevin Smith on the other were ported over as well.",
"The audio is presented in two options: 5.",
"1 master audio and the original lossless 2 channel mix.",
"Disc 2 houses the special features including all of the featurettes from the special edition DVD release which are accompanied by over 2 hours of brand new extras as follows:\nNEW The Making of Road House interviews with director Rowdy Herrington, actors Kelly Lynch, John Doe, Kevin Tighe, Julie Michaels, Red West, Lisa Niemi Swayze, casting director Jackie Burch, director of photography Dean Cundey, editor Frank Urioste and more\nNEW Remembering Patrick interviews with Lisa Niemi Swayze, Rowdy Herrington, Terry Funk, Kelly Lynch, Marshall R.",
"Teague and more\nNEW A Conversation with director Rowdy Herrington\nNEW Pain Dont Hurt: The Stunts of Road House interviews with second unit director/stunt coordinator Charlie Picerni, Rowdy Herrington, John Doe, Kelly Lynch and more\nNEW The Music of Road House interviews with director Rowdy Herrington, John Doe, Red West and more\nWhat Would Dalton Do?",
"On the Road House with Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Rowdy Herrington, Marshall Teague, Benny Urquidez\nVintage interviews with Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliot, Benny Urquidez and Rowdy Herrington\nOn the Set: Behind-the-Scenes Footage\nVintage Profile on Patrick Swayze\nTheatrical Trailer\n\nAll in all this release can truly be called definitive.",
"The film looks and sounds better than it probably even did in theaters and the new extras are amazingly well done along with the inclusion of the previous DVD extras too.",
"The only thing that could have made this release better was the inclusion of deleted scenes.",
"Fans of \"Road House\" should buy this without thinking twice.",
"Nobody ever wins a fight."
] |
Being grateful for the opportunity to share my enjoyment of this recording, I'm adding this to my Amazon reviews because I enjoy most kinds of musical melody (but not so much the Rap rhythm solos). Tchaikovsky (or Tschaikowsky on this Deutsche Grammophon recording) Ballet suites from the `Swan Lake', the `Sleeping Beauty' and the `Nutcracker'; this is one of several tape recordings I have worn rather thin and was browsing to replace it. The pleasant surprise is that I was specifically looking at the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Flute & Harp Concerto which I had searched for, when this came up in the carousel feature on that page. I'd label that as `serendipity', and a good call by Amazon customer recommendations.
If you have ever watched a television special during the Christmas holidays, then you've probably been subjected to a selection from Tchaikovsky's `Nutcracker' Ballet. You may have even heard a half dozen commercial snippets from it in any given hour of holiday programming (it really is that popular). In fact, if your mute button has heretofore saved you from exposure, and if you were somehow able to shop the aisles of the grocery & variety stores and never hear it, then it's time to shut down the `Classical-Phobia' radar, and even if you don't have the patience to watch the PBS full production family programming, then at least treat yourself to the MP-3 version through the privacy of your own headphones. This high quality recording promises to be one of the most dramatic pieces of genuinely relaxing composition you will ever encounter. And no one ever has to know that you were listening to (gulp !) `ballet'. | 2 | positive | [
"Being grateful for the opportunity to share my enjoyment of this recording, I'm adding this to my Amazon reviews because I enjoy most kinds of musical melody (but not so much the Rap rhythm solos).",
"Tchaikovsky (or Tschaikowsky on this Deutsche Grammophon recording) Ballet suites from the `Swan Lake', the `Sleeping Beauty' and the `Nutcracker'; this is one of several tape recordings I have worn rather thin and was browsing to replace it.",
"The pleasant surprise is that I was specifically looking at the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Flute & Harp Concerto which I had searched for, when this came up in the carousel feature on that page.",
"I'd label that as `serendipity', and a good call by Amazon customer recommendations.",
"If you have ever watched a television special during the Christmas holidays, then you've probably been subjected to a selection from Tchaikovsky's `Nutcracker' Ballet.",
"You may have even heard a half dozen commercial snippets from it in any given hour of holiday programming (it really is that popular).",
"In fact, if your mute button has heretofore saved you from exposure, and if you were somehow able to shop the aisles of the grocery & variety stores and never hear it, then it's time to shut down the `Classical-Phobia' radar, and even if you don't have the patience to watch the PBS full production family programming, then at least treat yourself to the MP-3 version through the privacy of your own headphones.",
"This high quality recording promises to be one of the most dramatic pieces of genuinely relaxing composition you will ever encounter.",
"And no one ever has to know that you were listening to (gulp!",
") `ballet'."
] |
"Key to Immortality," by Stanislaw Kapuscinkski, is an intriguing, concise analysis of the logia in "The Gospel of Thomas."
The book is a response to a quote in the gospel that states: whosoever finds the explanation of these words shall not taste death. Kapuscinski takes this as a challenge, rationalizing that, although a team of theologians and scholars have evaluated the text, his own interpretation might be valid. The result is a fascinating, insightful look at the logia.
Because of Kapuscinski's unique background, his perspective is fresh. Each interpretation has been thought out extensively, and Kapuscinski shares his ideas in a logical, easy-to-understand manner. He also includes footnotes with references to a variety of sources, giving more credibility to his interpretations. The author arrives at the conclusion that, because of the aforementioned quote about not "tasting death," he potentially discovered the key to mortality.
Kapuscinski states in the introduction of his work that the book is targeted at people currently unsatisfied with the knowledge they are being taught by their current religious group; I agree that said group would benefit most from the book. However, I would recommend the book to anyone with an interest in ancient texts or religion because the book offers so many unique interpretations, that at the least, are fascinating. | 2 | positive | [
"\"Key to Immortality,\" by Stanislaw Kapuscinkski, is an intriguing, concise analysis of the logia in \"The Gospel of Thomas.",
"\"\nThe book is a response to a quote in the gospel that states: whosoever finds the explanation of these words shall not taste death.",
"Kapuscinski takes this as a challenge, rationalizing that, although a team of theologians and scholars have evaluated the text, his own interpretation might be valid.",
"The result is a fascinating, insightful look at the logia.",
"Because of Kapuscinski's unique background, his perspective is fresh.",
"Each interpretation has been thought out extensively, and Kapuscinski shares his ideas in a logical, easy-to-understand manner.",
"He also includes footnotes with references to a variety of sources, giving more credibility to his interpretations.",
"The author arrives at the conclusion that, because of the aforementioned quote about not \"tasting death,\" he potentially discovered the key to mortality.",
"Kapuscinski states in the introduction of his work that the book is targeted at people currently unsatisfied with the knowledge they are being taught by their current religious group; I agree that said group would benefit most from the book.",
"However, I would recommend the book to anyone with an interest in ancient texts or religion because the book offers so many unique interpretations, that at the least, are fascinating."
] |
I purchased this when I was on a retro-gaming kick a while back, and out of all the older games, I think this one stood out as the most enjoyable. Since there are plenty of older reviews detailing the game features, I would like to point out a few things about the distribution.
First, there is no printed manual, only a .pdf file contained on the disk. Also, the box itself is pretty flimsy, with the discs stacked on top of each other and held with rings that are too stiff. The way this is packaged makes the discs very prone to scratching, so I would inspect your discs first, then transfer them to another case. Compare this to the Diablo II box set which comes with a nicer jewel case and a booklet for about the same price, and you can see that Atari is treating this as a cheap-o product instead of the gaming classic it really is.
Secondly, installing on Windows Vista can be a pain. Don't do the auto-run install, or files will be missing and the game will crash. I did this originally and thought my discs were corrupted, but it was actually a Windows Vista problem. Find the setup.exe file by exploring the disc and right-click "run as administrator" and it should install properly. Do this for all 4-discs. If you are using 64-bit Vista it will be even more of challenge to get this installed. I recommend disabling autoplay altogether, and perhaps even installing from safe mode.
Thirdly, you SHOULD download and install (again, run as adminstrator) the Throne of Bhaal patch from Bioware's site. But DO NOT install the Tales of the Sword Coast patch. This version is essentially the same as the "original saga" version, so you don't need to patch it. If you do, the game will start asking for disc 6 or other discs, and you will have to uninstall then reinstall it.
Finally, there is a player-created unofficial mod called "Easy TuTu" you should download after you've played through it, if you decide to do another play through. It brings the features, including additional classes, kits and proficiencies of BG2 to BG1 so you can have a more enjoyable experience. Although it is a bit buggy, so I recommend your first playthrough of BG1 be the unmodded original game.
If you love role-playing games, or just looking for a retro PC gaming experience, then this is definitely worth the money, if with the aforementioned issues. The game is exceptionally fun, having a great story, as well as good tactical and varied combat that will having you comeback for many replays with different class and alignment combos. | 2 | positive | [
"I purchased this when I was on a retro-gaming kick a while back, and out of all the older games, I think this one stood out as the most enjoyable.",
"Since there are plenty of older reviews detailing the game features, I would like to point out a few things about the distribution.",
"First, there is no printed manual, only a.",
"pdf file contained on the disk.",
"Also, the box itself is pretty flimsy, with the discs stacked on top of each other and held with rings that are too stiff.",
"The way this is packaged makes the discs very prone to scratching, so I would inspect your discs first, then transfer them to another case.",
"Compare this to the Diablo II box set which comes with a nicer jewel case and a booklet for about the same price, and you can see that Atari is treating this as a cheap-o product instead of the gaming classic it really is.",
"Secondly, installing on Windows Vista can be a pain.",
"Don't do the auto-run install, or files will be missing and the game will crash.",
"I did this originally and thought my discs were corrupted, but it was actually a Windows Vista problem.",
"Find the setup.",
"exe file by exploring the disc and right-click \"run as administrator\" and it should install properly.",
"Do this for all 4-discs.",
"If you are using 64-bit Vista it will be even more of challenge to get this installed.",
"I recommend disabling autoplay altogether, and perhaps even installing from safe mode.",
"Thirdly, you SHOULD download and install (again, run as adminstrator) the Throne of Bhaal patch from Bioware's site.",
"But DO NOT install the Tales of the Sword Coast patch.",
"This version is essentially the same as the \"original saga\" version, so you don't need to patch it.",
"If you do, the game will start asking for disc 6 or other discs, and you will have to uninstall then reinstall it.",
"Finally, there is a player-created unofficial mod called \"Easy TuTu\" you should download after you've played through it, if you decide to do another play through.",
"It brings the features, including additional classes, kits and proficiencies of BG2 to BG1 so you can have a more enjoyable experience.",
"Although it is a bit buggy, so I recommend your first playthrough of BG1 be the unmodded original game.",
"If you love role-playing games, or just looking for a retro PC gaming experience, then this is definitely worth the money, if with the aforementioned issues.",
"The game is exceptionally fun, having a great story, as well as good tactical and varied combat that will having you comeback for many replays with different class and alignment combos."
] |
I wasn't sure what to expect once I started reading this book. I read through the entire book fairly quick. It was interesting and different from what I have read.
Autumn is your typical teenager with way too much parental baggage. She knows way more than any teenage should know about her parents and the fact that she doesn't even want to be around them doesn't surprise me. So she goes to visit her best friend in Maine.
Holt is mysterious and kind of creepy. He just showed up at the airport when Autumns friend didn't bother to pick her up. It isn't like her friend sent Holt to get her, he just appeared. This entire airport scene is kind of baffling to me since there was no reason for Holt to be at the airport.
Samuel. He is mysterious and misleading. When he first meets Autumn, he is off standish and ignores Autumn. After some time, he actually starts to talk to Autumn and I think he might actually like her. However, I think Autumn was so wrapped up with him being "mean" and "hating her" that she seems to like Holt more.
I think there is something off about Holt and more than what he has told her. I guess I will have to find out in the next book. | 2 | positive | [
"I wasn't sure what to expect once I started reading this book.",
"I read through the entire book fairly quick.",
"It was interesting and different from what I have read.",
"Autumn is your typical teenager with way too much parental baggage.",
"She knows way more than any teenage should know about her parents and the fact that she doesn't even want to be around them doesn't surprise me.",
"So she goes to visit her best friend in Maine.",
"Holt is mysterious and kind of creepy.",
"He just showed up at the airport when Autumns friend didn't bother to pick her up.",
"It isn't like her friend sent Holt to get her, he just appeared.",
"This entire airport scene is kind of baffling to me since there was no reason for Holt to be at the airport.",
"Samuel.",
"He is mysterious and misleading.",
"When he first meets Autumn, he is off standish and ignores Autumn.",
"After some time, he actually starts to talk to Autumn and I think he might actually like her.",
"However, I think Autumn was so wrapped up with him being \"mean\" and \"hating her\" that she seems to like Holt more.",
"I think there is something off about Holt and more than what he has told her.",
"I guess I will have to find out in the next book."
] |
It's really tempting to get a case for your phone that is a penny. OK, it's $3 after shipping. The case comes to your house, you snap it on and... it's just ok. Maybe it fits perfectly. Maybe you picked a color that looks cool. But it just isn't right. It feels cheap. Or maybe it doesn't fit quite right and the color is silly... but hey, it was a penny, right? WRONG.
Spend some money to protect your $500 phone. $20 - $30 is nothing the first time you drop your Thunderbolt with the Seidio Active case on it. The case just bought itself. You forgot you put your phone in your shirt pocket and then bend over to grab something on the ground, crash. Seidio saves you again.
This isn't really one case, it's two. There is a hard plastic skeleton that grabs each corner and the two long sides of the phone. The other case is a rubber or silicon cover for your buttons and sides of the Thunderbolt. And it fits perfectly. Changing batteries in and out is no big deal. Your kickstand, mic, earphones and charge ports are all unobstructed.
So maybe I have a drawer full of penny cases. If I see someone with a Thunderbolt, I'll just give them one. They might work. They might not. | 2 | positive | [
"It's really tempting to get a case for your phone that is a penny.",
"OK, it's $3 after shipping.",
"The case comes to your house, you snap it on and...",
"it's just ok.",
"Maybe it fits perfectly.",
"Maybe you picked a color that looks cool.",
"But it just isn't right.",
"It feels cheap.",
"Or maybe it doesn't fit quite right and the color is silly...",
"but hey, it was a penny, right?",
"WRONG.",
"Spend some money to protect your $500 phone.",
"$20 - $30 is nothing the first time you drop your Thunderbolt with the Seidio Active case on it.",
"The case just bought itself.",
"You forgot you put your phone in your shirt pocket and then bend over to grab something on the ground, crash.",
"Seidio saves you again.",
"This isn't really one case, it's two.",
"There is a hard plastic skeleton that grabs each corner and the two long sides of the phone.",
"The other case is a rubber or silicon cover for your buttons and sides of the Thunderbolt.",
"And it fits perfectly.",
"Changing batteries in and out is no big deal.",
"Your kickstand, mic, earphones and charge ports are all unobstructed.",
"So maybe I have a drawer full of penny cases.",
"If I see someone with a Thunderbolt, I'll just give them one.",
"They might work.",
"They might not."
] |
I'm getting old -- it's hard to hold up 5-gal cans of gas or diesel when fueling UTV & tractor. This little jewel is a God-send -- lift the can up above the fill-pipe and rest it there; put the end with the brass gizmo into the can; put the other end into the fuel tank's fill-pipe; move the end with the brass gizmo rapidly up and down a few times. With each shake, the fuel climbs up the hose another inch or so. Keep going until the fuel starts to flow freely. Then just wait until the can is empty...or until the tank is full, in which case you just lift the gizmo above the level of fuel in the can and the flow stops in a heartbeat or two.
It's slow, but it is entirely pain-free. Every time I use it, I get the giggles, thinking about all those times I wound up with sore shoulders and aching arms after putting 15 gallons of diesel into the tractor. I love this thing. It has worked flawlessly for five years, and I see no reason it shouldn't be going strong when they put me in a hole in the ground. | 2 | positive | [
"I'm getting old -- it's hard to hold up 5-gal cans of gas or diesel when fueling UTV & tractor.",
"This little jewel is a God-send -- lift the can up above the fill-pipe and rest it there; put the end with the brass gizmo into the can; put the other end into the fuel tank's fill-pipe; move the end with the brass gizmo rapidly up and down a few times.",
"With each shake, the fuel climbs up the hose another inch or so.",
"Keep going until the fuel starts to flow freely.",
"Then just wait until the can is empty...",
"or until the tank is full, in which case you just lift the gizmo above the level of fuel in the can and the flow stops in a heartbeat or two.",
"It's slow, but it is entirely pain-free.",
"Every time I use it, I get the giggles, thinking about all those times I wound up with sore shoulders and aching arms after putting 15 gallons of diesel into the tractor.",
"I love this thing.",
"It has worked flawlessly for five years, and I see no reason it shouldn't be going strong when they put me in a hole in the ground."
] |
Graphically, it could be better, but I gave it top ratings for the bloodshed. It is right up there with the suffering, carmageddon 2, mortal kombat, and Postal 2. One of the most violent games you will play! You are being hunted, its either you or them! That's the story line. PLEASE HELP SUPPORT VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES BY PURCHASING THIS NOW!! I hope this offends every religions and conservative nimrod on the planet...HAHA! (...) | 2 | positive | [
"Graphically, it could be better, but I gave it top ratings for the bloodshed.",
"It is right up there with the suffering, carmageddon 2, mortal kombat, and Postal 2.",
"One of the most violent games you will play!",
"You are being hunted, its either you or them!",
"That's the story line.",
"PLEASE HELP SUPPORT VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES BY PURCHASING THIS NOW!!",
"I hope this offends every religions and conservative nimrod on the planet...",
"HAHA!",
"(...",
")"
] |
Santa dropped this off at our house the other day, and I'm pretty sure he had a smile on his ruddy face when he did it. "I'll teach those bleedin' couch potatoes", he said with a laugh. "Ho Ho Ho", and off the old jelly belly flew, with his sleigh full of Wii related accoutrements for sedentary families around the world.
Having the good fortune to have a semi-geek in the house, the Wii thing was soon set up in the kid's bedroom, and after 5 hours I thought I should check on the adult kid and the little kid - just in case.
Santa had sadistically included an extra controller and nunchuk with the package, so added to the pair that comes with the set, a full scale 2 kid war was in progress, covering bragging rights for five included games - boxing (little kid leading), bowling (big kid ahead), baseball (no clear advantage - but then we don't play baseball here, because it's just not cricket), tennis (neither will see Wimbledon) and golf (Tiger's safe for now)
They had set up a Mii (avatar) for each member of the family (self included), and looking at the body shape they chose for me, I immediately remembered that I should make a New Year resolution to lose weight.
Soon enough a challenge was issued, and hours later I emerged as the household bowling champion, but threatening to sue for physical abuse for my boxing loss. (I think they made it personal)
All these games have an aerobic and physical element, and if you don't get yer lazy azz in gear, nothing much happens. Bowling for instance, requires you to swing the controller like you would a bowling ball (making sure that you secure it around your wrist first so you don't put a hole in your TV), and after hours of unaccustomed exercise, your muscles can really feel the burn. And it's not only your arm muscles. One does not bowl without the correct body language after all.
Oh the pain!!
Now they're looking at all the other doo-dads and wing-dings to further their Wii experience, and making strong birthday and father's day hints. IMHO they should drop off their requests to the fat man in the red suit, and get HIM to come over and play some games.
Off to review some Icy Hot and Radian B, and make a massage appointment.
Amanda Richards, December 28, 2008 | 2 | positive | [
"Santa dropped this off at our house the other day, and I'm pretty sure he had a smile on his ruddy face when he did it.",
"\"I'll teach those bleedin' couch potatoes\", he said with a laugh.",
"\"Ho Ho Ho\", and off the old jelly belly flew, with his sleigh full of Wii related accoutrements for sedentary families around the world.",
"Having the good fortune to have a semi-geek in the house, the Wii thing was soon set up in the kid's bedroom, and after 5 hours I thought I should check on the adult kid and the little kid - just in case.",
"Santa had sadistically included an extra controller and nunchuk with the package, so added to the pair that comes with the set, a full scale 2 kid war was in progress, covering bragging rights for five included games - boxing (little kid leading), bowling (big kid ahead), baseball (no clear advantage - but then we don't play baseball here, because it's just not cricket), tennis (neither will see Wimbledon) and golf (Tiger's safe for now)\n\nThey had set up a Mii (avatar) for each member of the family (self included), and looking at the body shape they chose for me, I immediately remembered that I should make a New Year resolution to lose weight.",
"Soon enough a challenge was issued, and hours later I emerged as the household bowling champion, but threatening to sue for physical abuse for my boxing loss.",
"(I think they made it personal)\n\nAll these games have an aerobic and physical element, and if you don't get yer lazy azz in gear, nothing much happens.",
"Bowling for instance, requires you to swing the controller like you would a bowling ball (making sure that you secure it around your wrist first so you don't put a hole in your TV), and after hours of unaccustomed exercise, your muscles can really feel the burn.",
"And it's not only your arm muscles.",
"One does not bowl without the correct body language after all.",
"Oh the pain!!",
"Now they're looking at all the other doo-dads and wing-dings to further their Wii experience, and making strong birthday and father's day hints.",
"IMHO they should drop off their requests to the fat man in the red suit, and get HIM to come over and play some games.",
"Off to review some Icy Hot and Radian B, and make a massage appointment.",
"Amanda Richards, December 28, 2008"
] |
HP veer is a very sweet phone, with size so small. I loved webos and I love it even more on my small phone. The ability to do so much with such a tiny size blows me up. I kinda used impostah to force activate my HP veer and bypassed data plan from at&t thereof since I never wanted data plan on any of my phone. That was the whole reason of not buying phone from AT&T.
Anyways, regarding phone, it is very sweet phone with ability to do a lot. I just wanted a phone, which functions like a normal phone does, but along can do small small things for me (like email checking etc.). I don't want phone to do everything for me as I have so many other things (laptop, desktop, tablets etc etc) to do it from. I wanted my phone to be sweet looking, easy to hold, stylish, and in budget. I bought it from amazon for around 85 bucks and without activating any data plan, it is a steal now. If I had to get a data plan, I would better buy expensive phones (galaxy, BB etc) from att. But this phone is for those who don't want to get into smartphone hassle, but still kind of want something fancy looking and in line with what is nowadays standard touch screen phone.
I am going to enjoy my phone for next couple of years and will only look for new phone thereafter. Thanks HP for making so sweet phone, and special thanks to Preware/precentral guys for helping me bypass the regular activation process. Don't forget to donate few bucks to those guys as you are already paying dirt cheap to own such a beautiful phone (without data plan)... Read more about Impostah and force activation by googling how to actiavte HP veer without data plan, enjoy.... | 2 | positive | [
"HP veer is a very sweet phone, with size so small.",
"I loved webos and I love it even more on my small phone.",
"The ability to do so much with such a tiny size blows me up.",
"I kinda used impostah to force activate my HP veer and bypassed data plan from at&t thereof since I never wanted data plan on any of my phone.",
"That was the whole reason of not buying phone from AT&T.",
"Anyways, regarding phone, it is very sweet phone with ability to do a lot.",
"I just wanted a phone, which functions like a normal phone does, but along can do small small things for me (like email checking etc.",
").",
"I don't want phone to do everything for me as I have so many other things (laptop, desktop, tablets etc etc) to do it from.",
"I wanted my phone to be sweet looking, easy to hold, stylish, and in budget.",
"I bought it from amazon for around 85 bucks and without activating any data plan, it is a steal now.",
"If I had to get a data plan, I would better buy expensive phones (galaxy, BB etc) from att.",
"But this phone is for those who don't want to get into smartphone hassle, but still kind of want something fancy looking and in line with what is nowadays standard touch screen phone.",
"I am going to enjoy my phone for next couple of years and will only look for new phone thereafter.",
"Thanks HP for making so sweet phone, and special thanks to Preware/precentral guys for helping me bypass the regular activation process.",
"Don't forget to donate few bucks to those guys as you are already paying dirt cheap to own such a beautiful phone (without data plan)...",
"Read more about Impostah and force activation by googling how to actiavte HP veer without data plan, enjoy...."
] |
I had difficulty a few years ago buying my son a portable video game and I finally decided on a Gameboy Advance (DS and PSP not popular then & too expensive!) over the Leapster b/c the Gameboy had so many more games available. Boy, what a mistake! The gameboy requires ALOT of reading and my son just finished 1st grade this year, so he really didn't get much use out of the gameboy. Then, just a couple of months ago, our neighbors were moving and gave my 3 yr old daughter their leapster with about 6 or 7 games and carrying case. Both of my kids love this and it's SO MUCH MORE EDUCATIONAL than any other video game system I've seen. My son now has his game boy and a Nintendo DS and they argue over the Leapster. It's great for any child as the games are really fun (I like to play!) and the directions are spoken and don't require a child to read sentences to be able to understand how to play a game. This is a GREAT 1st or only game system. Thanks to our friends, we have a great educational toy that my kids love to play and has been very durable. The case is great and makes it easy to store everything and take it with us. My 3 yr old can even pack and unpack everything in the case. Great Choice!!!!! | 2 | positive | [
"I had difficulty a few years ago buying my son a portable video game and I finally decided on a Gameboy Advance (DS and PSP not popular then & too expensive!",
") over the Leapster b/c the Gameboy had so many more games available.",
"Boy, what a mistake!",
"The gameboy requires ALOT of reading and my son just finished 1st grade this year, so he really didn't get much use out of the gameboy.",
"Then, just a couple of months ago, our neighbors were moving and gave my 3 yr old daughter their leapster with about 6 or 7 games and carrying case.",
"Both of my kids love this and it's SO MUCH MORE EDUCATIONAL than any other video game system I've seen.",
"My son now has his game boy and a Nintendo DS and they argue over the Leapster.",
"It's great for any child as the games are really fun (I like to play!",
") and the directions are spoken and don't require a child to read sentences to be able to understand how to play a game.",
"This is a GREAT 1st or only game system.",
"Thanks to our friends, we have a great educational toy that my kids love to play and has been very durable.",
"The case is great and makes it easy to store everything and take it with us.",
"My 3 yr old can even pack and unpack everything in the case.",
"Great Choice!!!!",
"!"
] |
I was planning a new house and there was no way I was going to put anything in other than in-walls and in-ceiling speakers in. As much as I love good sound I don't think it needs to be overly loud, and having been a very happy satellite speaker user for 4 years (Boston Acoustics Soundware), I didn't think i would be disappointed about in-walls the way some floor standing speaker owners write about. There are not many in-walls available in this country so it was entirely internet searching that led me to the Polk RC series. Reviews told me they are excellent value for money and after a few weeks of testing these in my second zone for music (no sub), I could not see any need to go trying out any other brands for other zones to compare. They had better than expected bass response for a second zone which does not have a subwoofer (these were the main use case for my RC80i's) and excellent clarity for seemingly all kinds of music. I now have 6 pairs of these in my house for other music zones. They blend in to the white ceilings very well, so got the the big tick from the wife. There was no way I was going to attempt to paint them another shade of white. I also have them as rears in a 5.1 home theatre setup. As rears they deliver brilliant explosions, crashes and what-not that rear speakers are supposed to. I was tempted to move down to RC60i's for this but glad I spent to tiny bit extra as I'm sure these rears are also responsible for bass in these sound effects (I've now turned down the subwoofer to test this theory). Other speakers in the 5.1 setup are RC85i, 255RT and BIC America Venturi 1020, plus a 100w/channel receiver. I am very happy with the combination of speakers for home theatre and so are the long list of people that come round to watch movies and consume my home brew | 2 | positive | [
"I was planning a new house and there was no way I was going to put anything in other than in-walls and in-ceiling speakers in.",
"As much as I love good sound I don't think it needs to be overly loud, and having been a very happy satellite speaker user for 4 years (Boston Acoustics Soundware), I didn't think i would be disappointed about in-walls the way some floor standing speaker owners write about.",
"There are not many in-walls available in this country so it was entirely internet searching that led me to the Polk RC series.",
"Reviews told me they are excellent value for money and after a few weeks of testing these in my second zone for music (no sub), I could not see any need to go trying out any other brands for other zones to compare.",
"They had better than expected bass response for a second zone which does not have a subwoofer (these were the main use case for my RC80i's) and excellent clarity for seemingly all kinds of music.",
"I now have 6 pairs of these in my house for other music zones.",
"They blend in to the white ceilings very well, so got the the big tick from the wife.",
"There was no way I was going to attempt to paint them another shade of white.",
"I also have them as rears in a 5.",
"1 home theatre setup.",
"As rears they deliver brilliant explosions, crashes and what-not that rear speakers are supposed to.",
"I was tempted to move down to RC60i's for this but glad I spent to tiny bit extra as I'm sure these rears are also responsible for bass in these sound effects (I've now turned down the subwoofer to test this theory).",
"Other speakers in the 5.",
"1 setup are RC85i, 255RT and BIC America Venturi 1020, plus a 100w/channel receiver.",
"I am very happy with the combination of speakers for home theatre and so are the long list of people that come round to watch movies and consume my home brew"
] |
I've tried several portable battery chargers in the past and several of them have had lower charging capacities than advertised. This one seems to work very well, especially since it uses Samsung Grade A battery cells. It advertises to fully charge your iPhone 4S/4/3GS, battery capacity of about 1430 mAh, 2-3 times. I have an iPhone 5 with a battery capacity of 1440 mAh and it successfully charged my battery about 3 times.
I decided to keep a log of how many times I charged my iPhone 5 on ONE FULL charge of the Anker 5600 mAh battery.
Start: 5:48PM, 6% battery
End: 7:27PM, 100%, 3 bars remaining (out of 4)
Start: 2:23PM, 34% battery
End: 3:44PM, 100%, 2 bars remaining
Start: 9:50AM, 15% battery
End: 11:58AM, 100%, 2 bars remaining
Start: 9:50PM, 1% battery
End: 10:13PM, 22%, 0 bars remaining
So you can see that it did as advertised and charge my iPhone 5 a little more than 3 times. I was using my iPhone 5 a little bit while it was charging, so that may compensate for not starting at 0% every single time. It took about 1.5 hours to fully charge my iPhone 5 when the battery pack was fully charged. It then took about 2 hours to fully charge my iPhone 5 when the battery pack was less than half charged.
It was a little weird in the sense that even though it showed 2 bars remaining, it only charged my iPhone 5 about 21% before it died. Therefore, the battery status indicator isn't the most reliable.
Overall, this portable battery pack is excellent. It's not too big. It looks sleek and it even has a handy LED light (although it's not that bright). It also comes with a bunch of charging tips, including an non-lightning iPod/iPhone/iPad tip. This is one of the more reliable and highly rated battery packs. Definitely recommend if you're looking for a cost-efficient battery pack. | 2 | positive | [
"I've tried several portable battery chargers in the past and several of them have had lower charging capacities than advertised.",
"This one seems to work very well, especially since it uses Samsung Grade A battery cells.",
"It advertises to fully charge your iPhone 4S/4/3GS, battery capacity of about 1430 mAh, 2-3 times.",
"I have an iPhone 5 with a battery capacity of 1440 mAh and it successfully charged my battery about 3 times.",
"I decided to keep a log of how many times I charged my iPhone 5 on ONE FULL charge of the Anker 5600 mAh battery.",
"Start: 5:48PM, 6% battery\nEnd: 7:27PM, 100%, 3 bars remaining (out of 4)\n\nStart: 2:23PM, 34% battery\nEnd: 3:44PM, 100%, 2 bars remaining\n\nStart: 9:50AM, 15% battery\nEnd: 11:58AM, 100%, 2 bars remaining\n\nStart: 9:50PM, 1% battery\nEnd: 10:13PM, 22%, 0 bars remaining\n\nSo you can see that it did as advertised and charge my iPhone 5 a little more than 3 times.",
"I was using my iPhone 5 a little bit while it was charging, so that may compensate for not starting at 0% every single time.",
"It took about 1.",
"5 hours to fully charge my iPhone 5 when the battery pack was fully charged.",
"It then took about 2 hours to fully charge my iPhone 5 when the battery pack was less than half charged.",
"It was a little weird in the sense that even though it showed 2 bars remaining, it only charged my iPhone 5 about 21% before it died.",
"Therefore, the battery status indicator isn't the most reliable.",
"Overall, this portable battery pack is excellent.",
"It's not too big.",
"It looks sleek and it even has a handy LED light (although it's not that bright).",
"It also comes with a bunch of charging tips, including an non-lightning iPod/iPhone/iPad tip.",
"This is one of the more reliable and highly rated battery packs.",
"Definitely recommend if you're looking for a cost-efficient battery pack."
] |
I bought this device for one use-to set the angle on my table-saw blade. It does that very well, and has found quite a few other uses.
=== The Good Stuff ===
* It works as advertised for the table saw. Set the device on the table bed, zero the scale, than attach it to the blade and immediately see a readout of the angle. It is magnetic along one edge, so it sticks to the sawblade easily, and the 90 degree reading agrees with my machinist's square as near as my eyes can discern.
* The same method has also come in handy on other tools-namely jigsaws and circular saws. Because of its small size, it is practical to use it on these smaller tools-and certainly easier than a square.
* I have also used it to measure interior angles on some small woodworking projects. It is not as accurate as other tools, but often is "close enough" for getting a measurement on bevel angles. The ability to easily zero the scale means you can measure angles between two planes, no matter what their orientation.
=== The Not-So-Good Stuff ===
* It desperately needs a backlight. Especially when working with a table saw, it can be tough to read the display due to the height of the table.
* The display only goes to 90 degrees. When adjusting the blade angle of a table saw, if the display says 89 degrees, it is not always obvious which way to move the blade to get to 90.
* A "hold" button would be nice for applications where you need to remember the last measurement taken.
=== Summary ===
For the price, it has certainly earned its keep in the tool drawer. It is worth the cost just for the ability to set table saw angles without a lot of gyrations, and it has found a number of other uses in the shop. I wish it did a few things differently, but it goes into the books as a success. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought this device for one use-to set the angle on my table-saw blade.",
"It does that very well, and has found quite a few other uses.",
"=== The Good Stuff ===\n\n* It works as advertised for the table saw.",
"Set the device on the table bed, zero the scale, than attach it to the blade and immediately see a readout of the angle.",
"It is magnetic along one edge, so it sticks to the sawblade easily, and the 90 degree reading agrees with my machinist's square as near as my eyes can discern.",
"* The same method has also come in handy on other tools-namely jigsaws and circular saws.",
"Because of its small size, it is practical to use it on these smaller tools-and certainly easier than a square.",
"* I have also used it to measure interior angles on some small woodworking projects.",
"It is not as accurate as other tools, but often is \"close enough\" for getting a measurement on bevel angles.",
"The ability to easily zero the scale means you can measure angles between two planes, no matter what their orientation.",
"=== The Not-So-Good Stuff ===\n\n* It desperately needs a backlight.",
"Especially when working with a table saw, it can be tough to read the display due to the height of the table.",
"* The display only goes to 90 degrees.",
"When adjusting the blade angle of a table saw, if the display says 89 degrees, it is not always obvious which way to move the blade to get to 90.",
"* A \"hold\" button would be nice for applications where you need to remember the last measurement taken.",
"=== Summary ===\n\nFor the price, it has certainly earned its keep in the tool drawer.",
"It is worth the cost just for the ability to set table saw angles without a lot of gyrations, and it has found a number of other uses in the shop.",
"I wish it did a few things differently, but it goes into the books as a success."
] |
I bought this for my son (2.5 years) at Target. He never played with Playdoh before except for a tiny promotional tub so we gave it a try. Now he knows how to say Playdoh and asks for this often. This is a great starter package because you get a good amount of everything: dough, tools, cutters, and even a tote bag. His favorite is the extruding tool that produces 'hair'. I do it for him facing up and it grows upwards and flops over. He loves that and giggles! He's cut out shapes and learned how to use the extremely safe scissors with this kit. I like the rolling pin, even though it's a little hard to use. Such a great value and entry into Playdoh. My only complaint is that the Playdoh containers are quite difficult to open; I don't understand why, but it's not fun to open them. So that's -1 star, other than that, buy it you'll have fun!
Plus doesn't everyone love that Playdoh smell! | 2 | positive | [
"I bought this for my son (2.",
"5 years) at Target.",
"He never played with Playdoh before except for a tiny promotional tub so we gave it a try.",
"Now he knows how to say Playdoh and asks for this often.",
"This is a great starter package because you get a good amount of everything: dough, tools, cutters, and even a tote bag.",
"His favorite is the extruding tool that produces 'hair'.",
"I do it for him facing up and it grows upwards and flops over.",
"He loves that and giggles!",
"He's cut out shapes and learned how to use the extremely safe scissors with this kit.",
"I like the rolling pin, even though it's a little hard to use.",
"Such a great value and entry into Playdoh.",
"My only complaint is that the Playdoh containers are quite difficult to open; I don't understand why, but it's not fun to open them.",
"So that's -1 star, other than that, buy it you'll have fun!",
"Plus doesn't everyone love that Playdoh smell!"
] |
UPDATE:
In all fairness, while it took a loonnngggg time to get to the first tech support person I did make it to tier 3 to find the remote sensor was bad, I did get their, they are replacing it, so I am happy.
I can imagine this like every other tech supports line (which is why I try NEVER to call them) starts with a list of dumb things customers do not do.
1. did you plug it in ? yes
2. time will not change, did you remove the screen protector with 6:00 on it ? n/a to mine
3. did you connect the wires as described in the manual ? yes
4. if using the alternate wiring, did you try the first one ? yes
Of course they want you to start from the beginning, which I had done, over and over because I to assume the product works and it is my error that is the problem. While I may not be the brightest bulb in the box, I go over and over every small detail before calling tech support, but they do not know that so it is one step at a time till they help you solve the problem. This is much better than some companies that blame it on the other companies device and say to call them.
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Rewired, as per the manual, it tests as working, but waters in the rain. Time to call tech support during working hours.
-- Guess WHAT? When you call on Monday the recording tells you it is the busiest day for support, SURPRISE? 42 minutes on hold with
message, have you gone to the web, have you checked your valves, AND be standing in front of your timer when calling. Did you take off the protective screen cover?, really it says that. Ok spoke with Sue. she is now put me back on hold for a senior tech who may actually have wire one of these to a system, we disconnected, and Sue called back that was great, I argued with Sue about rewiring back to what I knew did not work, Sue gave me tier 2, another very nice person who resized I had already done troubleshooting so I was passed to an engineer who knew his electrical much better than I. He had me pull out my tester, ohm (symbol: ) and we found I had a defective rain sensor, another one will come in 7-10 days.
This unit is clearly designed ONLY for the professional installer. I am having trouble with the one I bought, not sure why it does not test or work correctly so I called the "HOT-LINE" they list in the manual.
Orbit only has people to answer their "HOT-LINE" 8AM TO 5PM Monday to Friday, NOT REALLY A HOT-LINE. More like a professional only need to buy Orbit products.
I just finished installing my WiFi IrrigationCaddy, which was painful to install, but once its shortcomings on installation were overcome (no call the tech support needed, I never usually call tech support, as most companies have a list of crap I already did, when I call I need tier 3 support, I solve all the petty crap myself) anyway be aware Orbit is for true professional only, who can call tech support during working hours.
If Orbit wants to sell to homeowners they should put a warning on their products, "YOUR HOT-LINE DOES NOT WORK DURING HOMEOWNER HOURS" At least have tech support up till 8pm MST - and Saturdays for a few hours.
If I had to guess my unit is defective or incompatible, will try other optional wiring for system with booster pump, might get it to work. Would be nice to talk to a human on the HOT-LINE ??? | 2 | positive | [
"UPDATE:\n\nIn all fairness, while it took a loonnngggg time to get to the first tech support person I did make it to tier 3 to find the remote sensor was bad, I did get their, they are replacing it, so I am happy.",
"I can imagine this like every other tech supports line (which is why I try NEVER to call them) starts with a list of dumb things customers do not do.",
"1.",
"did you plug it in?",
"yes\n2.",
"time will not change, did you remove the screen protector with 6:00 on it?",
"n/a to mine\n3.",
"did you connect the wires as described in the manual?",
"yes\n4.",
"if using the alternate wiring, did you try the first one?",
"yes\nOf course they want you to start from the beginning, which I had done, over and over because I to assume the product works and it is my error that is the problem.",
"While I may not be the brightest bulb in the box, I go over and over every small detail before calling tech support, but they do not know that so it is one step at a time till they help you solve the problem.",
"This is much better than some companies that blame it on the other companies device and say to call them.",
"------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nRewired, as per the manual, it tests as working, but waters in the rain.",
"Time to call tech support during working hours.",
"-- Guess WHAT?",
"When you call on Monday the recording tells you it is the busiest day for support, SURPRISE?",
"42 minutes on hold with\nmessage, have you gone to the web, have you checked your valves, AND be standing in front of your timer when calling.",
"Did you take off the protective screen cover?",
", really it says that.",
"Ok spoke with Sue.",
"she is now put me back on hold for a senior tech who may actually have wire one of these to a system, we disconnected, and Sue called back that was great, I argued with Sue about rewiring back to what I knew did not work, Sue gave me tier 2, another very nice person who resized I had already done troubleshooting so I was passed to an engineer who knew his electrical much better than I.",
"He had me pull out my tester, ohm (symbol: ) and we found I had a defective rain sensor, another one will come in 7-10 days.",
"This unit is clearly designed ONLY for the professional installer.",
"I am having trouble with the one I bought, not sure why it does not test or work correctly so I called the \"HOT-LINE\" they list in the manual.",
"Orbit only has people to answer their \"HOT-LINE\" 8AM TO 5PM Monday to Friday, NOT REALLY A HOT-LINE.",
"More like a professional only need to buy Orbit products.",
"I just finished installing my WiFi IrrigationCaddy, which was painful to install, but once its shortcomings on installation were overcome (no call the tech support needed, I never usually call tech support, as most companies have a list of crap I already did, when I call I need tier 3 support, I solve all the petty crap myself) anyway be aware Orbit is for true professional only, who can call tech support during working hours.",
"If Orbit wants to sell to homeowners they should put a warning on their products, \"YOUR HOT-LINE DOES NOT WORK DURING HOMEOWNER HOURS\" At least have tech support up till 8pm MST - and Saturdays for a few hours.",
"If I had to guess my unit is defective or incompatible, will try other optional wiring for system with booster pump, might get it to work.",
"Would be nice to talk to a human on the HOT-LINE???"
] |
I picked up the novel this month because I enjoyed Miyazaki's film of it so much. I had read somewhere that the film didn't follow the novel exactly, so I wanted to see where the differences lay.
As it turns out, I loved the differences in the novel (and the fleshing out of Sophie and her family situation). Each-film and novel--offer something a bit different, but essentially, it's the story of a cursed Sophie (the Witch of the Waste, beautiful in the novel, a strange and fat big-headed creature in the film), who is turned into an old woman by the jealous witch. Sophie wanders off, liberated by her new old body, and encounters Howl's castle, which, in fact, IS mobile, as well as able to open out to different parts of the land at the turn of a knob. Multi-locatory?
The novel (like the film based upon it) is full of people who are under some sort of curse/spell--Sophie, Howl, Calcifer, the scarecrow. But the novel adds other characters, and in so doing, becomes more complex and more interesting for it.
Eventually, as in all good fairy tales, things get sorted out. It's in caring about imperfect characters and the outcome of their trials that one has delight. Diana Wynne Jones employs a sort of blithe, even tongue-in-cheeky voice that is a delight to read. All age groups can enjoy this novel. (For concerned parents, no cussing or naughtiness, so it's a safe read.)
One thing the movie had that the book doesn't--and that I actually really enjoyed in the movie--is the "beast" aspect for Howl (in the novel, he doesn't turn into a weird flying monster), and the "love thy enemies" and compassion that is bestowed on the Witch of the Waste. Wynne Jones doesn't turn the Witch soft and senile. So, as I said, there are merits to the anime interpretation, which allows for transformation of the more extreme sort and a kinder message of forgiveness.
In the novel, family problems play a larger role, and so does the apprentice. Romance definitely colors the air. And Howl and Sophie both have growing up to do.
It's a fine novel and a fine film, and both should give you great enjoyment. I recommend you get/watch/read both.
Mir | 2 | positive | [
"I picked up the novel this month because I enjoyed Miyazaki's film of it so much.",
"I had read somewhere that the film didn't follow the novel exactly, so I wanted to see where the differences lay.",
"As it turns out, I loved the differences in the novel (and the fleshing out of Sophie and her family situation).",
"Each-film and novel--offer something a bit different, but essentially, it's the story of a cursed Sophie (the Witch of the Waste, beautiful in the novel, a strange and fat big-headed creature in the film), who is turned into an old woman by the jealous witch.",
"Sophie wanders off, liberated by her new old body, and encounters Howl's castle, which, in fact, IS mobile, as well as able to open out to different parts of the land at the turn of a knob.",
"Multi-locatory?",
"The novel (like the film based upon it) is full of people who are under some sort of curse/spell--Sophie, Howl, Calcifer, the scarecrow.",
"But the novel adds other characters, and in so doing, becomes more complex and more interesting for it.",
"Eventually, as in all good fairy tales, things get sorted out.",
"It's in caring about imperfect characters and the outcome of their trials that one has delight.",
"Diana Wynne Jones employs a sort of blithe, even tongue-in-cheeky voice that is a delight to read.",
"All age groups can enjoy this novel.",
"(For concerned parents, no cussing or naughtiness, so it's a safe read.",
")\n\nOne thing the movie had that the book doesn't--and that I actually really enjoyed in the movie--is the \"beast\" aspect for Howl (in the novel, he doesn't turn into a weird flying monster), and the \"love thy enemies\" and compassion that is bestowed on the Witch of the Waste.",
"Wynne Jones doesn't turn the Witch soft and senile.",
"So, as I said, there are merits to the anime interpretation, which allows for transformation of the more extreme sort and a kinder message of forgiveness.",
"In the novel, family problems play a larger role, and so does the apprentice.",
"Romance definitely colors the air.",
"And Howl and Sophie both have growing up to do.",
"It's a fine novel and a fine film, and both should give you great enjoyment.",
"I recommend you get/watch/read both.",
"Mir"
] |
Spitfire aka The First of the Few, 1942 film
This is the story of R. J. Mitchell, the British Engineer who designed the Spitfire pursuit airplane that won the Battle of Britain in 1940 [with help from radar and code-breakers]. The rise of Nazi Germany led to war and conquest of its neighbors. Can Britain survive? The enemy raid is tracked on the ground and fighters are launched to shoot them down. [It takes an armed defender to stop an armed attacker.] Rearmed and refueled fighters are sent up with fresh pilots. An officer tells about the "wizard" who designed the Spitfire. Mitchell studied seagulls and how their wings worked while working for Supermarine Aviation (they made flying boats). You see a one-engine biplane with floats. One day a visitor arrives to talk to Mitchell, he is a test pilot who is unemployed (the year is 1924). Mitchell has a new design for an airplane. "This is the future." The Board of Directors wants to stick with the old design. [If its not broke don't fix it.]
Mitchell returns home to talk to his wife Diana. Commander Gray telephones. We see a model. [Note the thin wings.] There is a race in 1923 Baltimore. When the Supermarine flies fastest its pilot blacks out! There is another contest in 1927 Venice. Others have copied Mitchell's design (low wing monoplane). They fly laps to win by the highest speed. Vickers buys out Supermarine to acquire its talent. "We understand one another." There is another contest in 1929. Vickers wants 100,000 from the Government to support their aircraft experiments. There's no money in the budget. A man delivers a check from a wealthy woman in 1931. This allows winning the Schneider Trophy permanently. Mitchell is invited on a trip to Germany. They watch gliders perform, men in uniforms march, and "peace-loving people". They meet Dr. Messerschmitt who offers a job to Mitchell. "The Versailles Treaty is dead." "Oh, I see." "History is only important when it is being made." Now or the future is important.
Hitler's coming to power is important. A united people will prevail, "guns always have the last word". "But England is our friend and not be alarmed." One man laughs at this. Did he have too much to drink? Diana met a charming man. Back in Britain Mitchell warns about those German bombers. Those who favor "Peace" are in power. Mitchell wants to design the best fighter now. Some at the Air Ministry agree to this design project. This will require a new engine. "Who is going to pay for this?" This designer has an idea for a new engine, the Merlin (to work wonders). Mitchell is now working hard (and has a health problem). He talks about his design for a new fighter. Mitchell's doctor tells him to take a vacation for his health. Or else he may not live past eight months! His design is improved but must be done in twelve months.
Mitchell continues with his work, development goes on. He is more important than the future. Or take a vacation now? The newspaper reports "German Bombers Wipe Out Spanish Town". In time the new Spitfire does its test flight. It is a badly needed product. There's little time left. The Government will build hundreds! Mitchell is happy now, at last. Nest we see bombers off Beachy Head. Spitfires attack. German escort fighters are also there. Bombers are shot down.
It is ironic that R. J. Mitchell was played by Leslie Howard as he soon perished in the war. Early Spitfires used a carburetor instead of fuel injection and could stall when flying in a loop upside down. There was no mention of the earlier Hawker Hurricane which was also important in the early days. The 1960 movie "Battle of Britain" provides another drama about 1940. "Never was so much owed by so many to so few." | 2 | positive | [
"Spitfire aka The First of the Few, 1942 film\n\nThis is the story of R.",
"J.",
"Mitchell, the British Engineer who designed the Spitfire pursuit airplane that won the Battle of Britain in 1940 [with help from radar and code-breakers].",
"The rise of Nazi Germany led to war and conquest of its neighbors.",
"Can Britain survive?",
"The enemy raid is tracked on the ground and fighters are launched to shoot them down.",
"[It takes an armed defender to stop an armed attacker.",
"] Rearmed and refueled fighters are sent up with fresh pilots.",
"An officer tells about the \"wizard\" who designed the Spitfire.",
"Mitchell studied seagulls and how their wings worked while working for Supermarine Aviation (they made flying boats).",
"You see a one-engine biplane with floats.",
"One day a visitor arrives to talk to Mitchell, he is a test pilot who is unemployed (the year is 1924).",
"Mitchell has a new design for an airplane.",
"\"This is the future.",
"\" The Board of Directors wants to stick with the old design.",
"[If its not broke don't fix it.",
"]\n\nMitchell returns home to talk to his wife Diana.",
"Commander Gray telephones.",
"We see a model.",
"[Note the thin wings.",
"] There is a race in 1923 Baltimore.",
"When the Supermarine flies fastest its pilot blacks out!",
"There is another contest in 1927 Venice.",
"Others have copied Mitchell's design (low wing monoplane).",
"They fly laps to win by the highest speed.",
"Vickers buys out Supermarine to acquire its talent.",
"\"We understand one another.",
"\" There is another contest in 1929.",
"Vickers wants 100,000 from the Government to support their aircraft experiments.",
"There's no money in the budget.",
"A man delivers a check from a wealthy woman in 1931.",
"This allows winning the Schneider Trophy permanently.",
"Mitchell is invited on a trip to Germany.",
"They watch gliders perform, men in uniforms march, and \"peace-loving people\".",
"They meet Dr.",
"Messerschmitt who offers a job to Mitchell.",
"\"The Versailles Treaty is dead.",
"\" \"Oh, I see.",
"\" \"History is only important when it is being made.",
"\" Now or the future is important.",
"Hitler's coming to power is important.",
"A united people will prevail, \"guns always have the last word\".",
"\"But England is our friend and not be alarmed.",
"\" One man laughs at this.",
"Did he have too much to drink?",
"Diana met a charming man.",
"Back in Britain Mitchell warns about those German bombers.",
"Those who favor \"Peace\" are in power.",
"Mitchell wants to design the best fighter now.",
"Some at the Air Ministry agree to this design project.",
"This will require a new engine.",
"\"Who is going to pay for this?",
"\" This designer has an idea for a new engine, the Merlin (to work wonders).",
"Mitchell is now working hard (and has a health problem).",
"He talks about his design for a new fighter.",
"Mitchell's doctor tells him to take a vacation for his health.",
"Or else he may not live past eight months!",
"His design is improved but must be done in twelve months.",
"Mitchell continues with his work, development goes on.",
"He is more important than the future.",
"Or take a vacation now?",
"The newspaper reports \"German Bombers Wipe Out Spanish Town\".",
"In time the new Spitfire does its test flight.",
"It is a badly needed product.",
"There's little time left.",
"The Government will build hundreds!",
"Mitchell is happy now, at last.",
"Nest we see bombers off Beachy Head.",
"Spitfires attack.",
"German escort fighters are also there.",
"Bombers are shot down.",
"It is ironic that R.",
"J.",
"Mitchell was played by Leslie Howard as he soon perished in the war.",
"Early Spitfires used a carburetor instead of fuel injection and could stall when flying in a loop upside down.",
"There was no mention of the earlier Hawker Hurricane which was also important in the early days.",
"The 1960 movie \"Battle of Britain\" provides another drama about 1940.",
"\"Never was so much owed by so many to so few.",
"\""
] |
I bought the mountain for my son who is now almost three years old. It is great! His favorite part of the train previously was the incline with the bridge. He loves watching the train go up the big hill. He also likes dropping the cargo box down the chute of the lodge. There are a couple of cons to this however. It is very difficult for him to put together on his own at this point. Also, even with the guard rails the train can derail very easily. That being said, that problem is very easily resolved by changing the setup of the system. It is a toy he will grow with for years. Highly recommended. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought the mountain for my son who is now almost three years old.",
"It is great!",
"His favorite part of the train previously was the incline with the bridge.",
"He loves watching the train go up the big hill.",
"He also likes dropping the cargo box down the chute of the lodge.",
"There are a couple of cons to this however.",
"It is very difficult for him to put together on his own at this point.",
"Also, even with the guard rails the train can derail very easily.",
"That being said, that problem is very easily resolved by changing the setup of the system.",
"It is a toy he will grow with for years.",
"Highly recommended."
] |
Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest smartest girl in the backwoods despite her ragged clothes and dirty face...despite a father meaner than ten vipers....despite her weary stepmother who worked her like a mule. For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to her pride and her hopes. Someday they'd get away and show the world that they were decent, fine and talented--worthy of love and respect. Then Heaven's stepmother ran off and her wicked greedy father had a scheme that threatened to destroy the precious dream of Heaven and the cildren forever!!!! His father sold each kids off to break them up. Heaven got placed with Kitty & Cal Dennison who basically freed her. Except for the extensive work that Kitty left Heaven to do basically work her like a slave. The only one the really paid attention to her was Cal who treated her like gold. Until Kitty had a nervous breakdown or so they thought that's what it was but really she had a tumor in her breast. At the end of the book, her father was trying to find her to patch things up with her and also she was in the process of flying to Boston to look for her two youngest brother and sister. | 2 | positive | [
"Heaven Leigh Casteel was the prettiest smartest girl in the backwoods despite her ragged clothes and dirty face...",
"despite a father meaner than ten vipers....",
"despite her weary stepmother who worked her like a mule.",
"For her brother Tom and the little ones, Heaven clung to her pride and her hopes.",
"Someday they'd get away and show the world that they were decent, fine and talented--worthy of love and respect.",
"Then Heaven's stepmother ran off and her wicked greedy father had a scheme that threatened to destroy the precious dream of Heaven and the cildren forever!!!!",
"His father sold each kids off to break them up.",
"Heaven got placed with Kitty & Cal Dennison who basically freed her.",
"Except for the extensive work that Kitty left Heaven to do basically work her like a slave.",
"The only one the really paid attention to her was Cal who treated her like gold.",
"Until Kitty had a nervous breakdown or so they thought that's what it was but really she had a tumor in her breast.",
"At the end of the book, her father was trying to find her to patch things up with her and also she was in the process of flying to Boston to look for her two youngest brother and sister."
] |
This Lp (yes, vinyl 12" album!) features more of Left-Eye's rapping than the other 3 "TLC" Lp's. It is a powerful debut. The Late Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes was/is my favorite TLC member, she was bluntly honest, horribly talented and cute as a button! I have bought every US made CD before and since Lisa's death in 2002 from injuries sustained in a car accident. It seems like after this album was released, Lisa's imput was less and less. This Lp is my favorite. Each track could have been issued as a single. Right before "CrazySexyCool" was released, After a brutal fight where Andre Rison beat the Hell out of Lisa, Lisa burned Andre's (even tho Lisa was paying for the house!) mansion to the ground. After this, Lisa's musical abilities were overshadowed by her non=musical behavoir. Listen to Lisa's "Supernova" it is just a sampling of what Lisa's was really capable of doing on her own. I even own Lisa's "Supernova" on Vinyl. Since Lisa passed on, TLC has NEVER been able to match what they could do what they did with Lisa. But out of loyalty to T-Boz & Chilli I buy every "new" US TLC release. "3D" seemed like half of an album. Miss You Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes, You Were Truly An Original. Nikki Manage Who? lol | 2 | positive | [
"This Lp (yes, vinyl 12\" album!",
") features more of Left-Eye's rapping than the other 3 \"TLC\" Lp's.",
"It is a powerful debut.",
"The Late Lisa \"Left-Eye\" Lopes was/is my favorite TLC member, she was bluntly honest, horribly talented and cute as a button!",
"I have bought every US made CD before and since Lisa's death in 2002 from injuries sustained in a car accident.",
"It seems like after this album was released, Lisa's imput was less and less.",
"This Lp is my favorite.",
"Each track could have been issued as a single.",
"Right before \"CrazySexyCool\" was released, After a brutal fight where Andre Rison beat the Hell out of Lisa, Lisa burned Andre's (even tho Lisa was paying for the house!",
") mansion to the ground.",
"After this, Lisa's musical abilities were overshadowed by her non=musical behavoir.",
"Listen to Lisa's \"Supernova\" it is just a sampling of what Lisa's was really capable of doing on her own.",
"I even own Lisa's \"Supernova\" on Vinyl.",
"Since Lisa passed on, TLC has NEVER been able to match what they could do what they did with Lisa.",
"But out of loyalty to T-Boz & Chilli I buy every \"new\" US TLC release.",
"\"3D\" seemed like half of an album.",
"Miss You Lisa \"Left-Eye\" Lopes, You Were Truly An Original.",
"Nikki Manage Who?",
"lol"
] |
This first six concerti of Locatelli's Concerti Grossi, Opus 1 is remarkable (concerti 7-12 are just as excellent). The playing is quite equal to any marquee orchestra (London PHO, Boston SO, Berlin PHO, et al). The production values are also first rate.
Since Naxos first appeared circa 1990, it's dedication to quality has never wavered. Even before the "official" fall of the Iron Curtain, Naxos was releasing recordings by Eastern European soloists (witness Irina Zartiskaya's remarkable rendition of Chopin's "Preludes") who were essentially anonymous in the West.
Naxos continues this tradition, providing the art music lover with an almost bewildering variety of choices from the standards of the repertoire to works long consigned to the musicologist and 78s gathering dust.
I've never bought a Naxos disc that didn't have top notch production values (even if I didn't particularly care for the music itself).
The discs always include well written, informative liner notes.
Whether you are a long-time fan of art music (of nearly all periods, from Renaissance to twelve-tone) or just beginning to explore it, Naxos is a perfect place to start. Their own website includes links to Amazon for hundreds of disks in their catalog.
And their prices still can't be beat. When they first started, the cost was $3.98 a disc, now it's risen to $8.98, still a bargain compared to the releases by the Big Three record companies with superstar soloists/ensembles. | 2 | positive | [
"This first six concerti of Locatelli's Concerti Grossi, Opus 1 is remarkable (concerti 7-12 are just as excellent).",
"The playing is quite equal to any marquee orchestra (London PHO, Boston SO, Berlin PHO, et al).",
"The production values are also first rate.",
"Since Naxos first appeared circa 1990, it's dedication to quality has never wavered.",
"Even before the \"official\" fall of the Iron Curtain, Naxos was releasing recordings by Eastern European soloists (witness Irina Zartiskaya's remarkable rendition of Chopin's \"Preludes\") who were essentially anonymous in the West.",
"Naxos continues this tradition, providing the art music lover with an almost bewildering variety of choices from the standards of the repertoire to works long consigned to the musicologist and 78s gathering dust.",
"I've never bought a Naxos disc that didn't have top notch production values (even if I didn't particularly care for the music itself).",
"The discs always include well written, informative liner notes.",
"Whether you are a long-time fan of art music (of nearly all periods, from Renaissance to twelve-tone) or just beginning to explore it, Naxos is a perfect place to start.",
"Their own website includes links to Amazon for hundreds of disks in their catalog.",
"And their prices still can't be beat.",
"When they first started, the cost was $3.",
"98 a disc, now it's risen to $8.",
"98, still a bargain compared to the releases by the Big Three record companies with superstar soloists/ensembles."
] |
I've got an 08 Hylander, so I was a little concerned about the size of the cover. After measuring my back seat multiple times, I concluded that the cover would fit, but it would be tight. Turns out it's about 4 inches short, about 2 inches on each side. Not the end of the world, I can live with a couple of inches of seat uncovered. Cause my dog isn't going to hit those exposed inches on either side of the cover.
My dog is 120lbs of Shepherd/Mix, that sheds like it's his job, so I need something that will be able to handle his size and weight. This cover is sturdy and well made. I've no concerns about it bolding up for a long while. The stitching along the straps that hold it up are reinforced. The clasps that hold the cover up, are solid and once adjusted, do not slip. The bottom that goes over the seat, has this lining that holds it in place and doesn't let the cover slide all over the seat. It also has Velcro openings for the seat belts or a strap if you want to add one.
First day using it we got some freezing rain, The cover absorbed all my wet and soggy pooch could give it and more. | 2 | positive | [
"I've got an 08 Hylander, so I was a little concerned about the size of the cover.",
"After measuring my back seat multiple times, I concluded that the cover would fit, but it would be tight.",
"Turns out it's about 4 inches short, about 2 inches on each side.",
"Not the end of the world, I can live with a couple of inches of seat uncovered.",
"Cause my dog isn't going to hit those exposed inches on either side of the cover.",
"My dog is 120lbs of Shepherd/Mix, that sheds like it's his job, so I need something that will be able to handle his size and weight.",
"This cover is sturdy and well made.",
"I've no concerns about it bolding up for a long while.",
"The stitching along the straps that hold it up are reinforced.",
"The clasps that hold the cover up, are solid and once adjusted, do not slip.",
"The bottom that goes over the seat, has this lining that holds it in place and doesn't let the cover slide all over the seat.",
"It also has Velcro openings for the seat belts or a strap if you want to add one.",
"First day using it we got some freezing rain, The cover absorbed all my wet and soggy pooch could give it and more."
] |
I had the large size for my adult German Shepherd dog years ago and it survived her entire 14-yr lifespan. Now, with a puppy Belgian Malinois, I have purchased this smaller puppy size. It is the perfect puzzle game for food-motivated dogs. The football is fun on it's own because it is flexible. My puppy like to squeeze and chew it even when it is not stuffed with treats. However, I normally use this as a supervised toy so that he doesn't end up destroying it and eating the pieces...not sure if he is capable, so I watch anyway.
The holes on this small version are still on the large side. Small size milk bones fit inside perfectly and do not fall out. The maro snacks by milk bone fit in but fall out fairly easily. The rubber offers a nice grip, so I have also wedged antler bones in the holes so that pup can work to separate the bone from the football.
Mine came in yellow and I wasn't concerned about choosing a color. Overall, this is exactly the toy I wanted for my smart and active puppy that LOVES to chew and play puzzles. | 2 | positive | [
"I had the large size for my adult German Shepherd dog years ago and it survived her entire 14-yr lifespan.",
"Now, with a puppy Belgian Malinois, I have purchased this smaller puppy size.",
"It is the perfect puzzle game for food-motivated dogs.",
"The football is fun on it's own because it is flexible.",
"My puppy like to squeeze and chew it even when it is not stuffed with treats.",
"However, I normally use this as a supervised toy so that he doesn't end up destroying it and eating the pieces...",
"not sure if he is capable, so I watch anyway.",
"The holes on this small version are still on the large side.",
"Small size milk bones fit inside perfectly and do not fall out.",
"The maro snacks by milk bone fit in but fall out fairly easily.",
"The rubber offers a nice grip, so I have also wedged antler bones in the holes so that pup can work to separate the bone from the football.",
"Mine came in yellow and I wasn't concerned about choosing a color.",
"Overall, this is exactly the toy I wanted for my smart and active puppy that LOVES to chew and play puzzles."
] |
Word Coach will appeal to fans of games such as Brain Age. Those not interested in edutainment need not apply. That said, Word Coach provides a reasonably friendly environment in which to expand one's vocabulary. Mini-games are unlocked over time- each providing a different way to familiarize oneself with the words on offer. Over time, your vocabulary "level" is tracked and increased within the game.
The two problems/issues I found are these:
1) the game will probably start you out at a far easier level than you want. It tests you at the beginning of the game to assess your vocabulary level, but I felt that the words I was playing games with were far less complex than the ones I had identified in the initial test.
2) You need to be dedicated and play often. In fact, the game will even chide you for not playing for a week or two. I ended up not playing the game after a while, but I'm pretty sure that there are people out there that would eat this up, as I'm admittedly not the type that loves the Brain Age games either.
Aspiring wordsmiths will find much to enjoy, regardless of the game's faults. | 2 | positive | [
"Word Coach will appeal to fans of games such as Brain Age.",
"Those not interested in edutainment need not apply.",
"That said, Word Coach provides a reasonably friendly environment in which to expand one's vocabulary.",
"Mini-games are unlocked over time- each providing a different way to familiarize oneself with the words on offer.",
"Over time, your vocabulary \"level\" is tracked and increased within the game.",
"The two problems/issues I found are these:\n\n1) the game will probably start you out at a far easier level than you want.",
"It tests you at the beginning of the game to assess your vocabulary level, but I felt that the words I was playing games with were far less complex than the ones I had identified in the initial test.",
"2) You need to be dedicated and play often.",
"In fact, the game will even chide you for not playing for a week or two.",
"I ended up not playing the game after a while, but I'm pretty sure that there are people out there that would eat this up, as I'm admittedly not the type that loves the Brain Age games either.",
"Aspiring wordsmiths will find much to enjoy, regardless of the game's faults."
] |
Valhalla takes place before Book One the Valkyrie. Linnea the honorable, powerful emissary for good has been turned by a powerful Vampire. Now although she walks on the dark side, she hasn't forsaken everything. She has no memories of her life before death. She meets Kerr, but doesn't know their history. She is drawn to him, but he refuses her until she remembers. Other men become important to her. Her turning caused more than a need for blood.
We see her life, loves, decisions and hardships as she walks for over a hundred years. Kerr gives her vague predictions of her future but none she can count on. Will the next chapter of her life be started by another lover from her past, or will it end by hands of her lover in the now? Betrayals seem to be a part of her life. How will she go on?
All the answers of her past that we have foreseen are answered. You will have to determine if you are satisfied with this life. I for one was compelled by her strength softened by her vulnerability and her need for love.
I was provided an ARC for an honest review. | 2 | positive | [
"Valhalla takes place before Book One the Valkyrie.",
"Linnea the honorable, powerful emissary for good has been turned by a powerful Vampire.",
"Now although she walks on the dark side, she hasn't forsaken everything.",
"She has no memories of her life before death.",
"She meets Kerr, but doesn't know their history.",
"She is drawn to him, but he refuses her until she remembers.",
"Other men become important to her.",
"Her turning caused more than a need for blood.",
"We see her life, loves, decisions and hardships as she walks for over a hundred years.",
"Kerr gives her vague predictions of her future but none she can count on.",
"Will the next chapter of her life be started by another lover from her past, or will it end by hands of her lover in the now?",
"Betrayals seem to be a part of her life.",
"How will she go on?",
"All the answers of her past that we have foreseen are answered.",
"You will have to determine if you are satisfied with this life.",
"I for one was compelled by her strength softened by her vulnerability and her need for love.",
"I was provided an ARC for an honest review."
] |
I moved into a house with a tiny kitchen and have limited drawer and counter space (only 7.5 total linear feet of countertops, longest one is 40"). So, needed a good solution to store my knives.
This is a great solution!
It is a beautiful hard wood block with ball bearing swivel mechanism. It comes with an additional hardwood block for cabinets that have a frame that extends below the bottom shelf (mine do).
It was easy to install (it has a template for screw placement). I had to purchase longer screws because the bottom of my cabinet was thicker. It is also important to measure the length of the block with your longest handle and figure out clearances before you start drilling.
The magnets do a good job of holding the knives in place without making removing a knife difficult.
This knife block has kept my knives handy without taking up room on my counter or drawers.
Love it! | 2 | positive | [
"I moved into a house with a tiny kitchen and have limited drawer and counter space (only 7.",
"5 total linear feet of countertops, longest one is 40\").",
"So, needed a good solution to store my knives.",
"This is a great solution!",
"It is a beautiful hard wood block with ball bearing swivel mechanism.",
"It comes with an additional hardwood block for cabinets that have a frame that extends below the bottom shelf (mine do).",
"It was easy to install (it has a template for screw placement).",
"I had to purchase longer screws because the bottom of my cabinet was thicker.",
"It is also important to measure the length of the block with your longest handle and figure out clearances before you start drilling.",
"The magnets do a good job of holding the knives in place without making removing a knife difficult.",
"This knife block has kept my knives handy without taking up room on my counter or drawers.",
"Love it!"
] |
As with any art form, whether painting, sculpture, or literature, there are works that you review and there are works that review you. Whether reviewers realize it or not, their ability to recognize a masterpiece is reflected in their comments on this particular work.
I am not saying that everyone must agree with everything in this book any more than everyone must agree with Christianity in general. I am only saying that if anyone wants to understand the basics of orthodox Christianity, that person must contend with this work. It is probably the broadest, simpliest, statement on Christian doctrine penned in the 20th century. It is probably responsible for more people converting to the Christian faith than any other 20th century book.
If you are a Christian and have not wrestled with the concepts of this book, do not call yourself a scholar. If you are not a Christian and are interested in the faith, this book is a great starting place. If you think you are a Christian, but strongly disagree with the majority of this work, your theology is probably not within the bounds of historic, orthodox Christianity.
I realize my comments are likely to offend some. I am not trying to make a judgement of whether this book is accurate or if any particular person is good or evil. I am merely stating that this book has one of the best grasps of historic Christian theology you will come across.
If you want to study the Christian faith, get this book. | 2 | positive | [
"As with any art form, whether painting, sculpture, or literature, there are works that you review and there are works that review you.",
"Whether reviewers realize it or not, their ability to recognize a masterpiece is reflected in their comments on this particular work.",
"I am not saying that everyone must agree with everything in this book any more than everyone must agree with Christianity in general.",
"I am only saying that if anyone wants to understand the basics of orthodox Christianity, that person must contend with this work.",
"It is probably the broadest, simpliest, statement on Christian doctrine penned in the 20th century.",
"It is probably responsible for more people converting to the Christian faith than any other 20th century book.",
"If you are a Christian and have not wrestled with the concepts of this book, do not call yourself a scholar.",
"If you are not a Christian and are interested in the faith, this book is a great starting place.",
"If you think you are a Christian, but strongly disagree with the majority of this work, your theology is probably not within the bounds of historic, orthodox Christianity.",
"I realize my comments are likely to offend some.",
"I am not trying to make a judgement of whether this book is accurate or if any particular person is good or evil.",
"I am merely stating that this book has one of the best grasps of historic Christian theology you will come across.",
"If you want to study the Christian faith, get this book."
] |
I was sorry when I finished the last book in the "Moon" trilogy, so I was very happy to find another novella that continued the "Cat Clan" series. So far I've enjoyed everything I've read by C.L. Bevill and I hope she writes more "Bubba" and "Cat Clan" books. "Harvest Moon" was a PG rated paranormal shape-shifter romance with elements of suspense. The book was well written and entertaining. The hero and heroine were likeable characters. She was a strong person who overcame a lot of adversity and he was strong and sensitive enough to give her the time, space and help she needed to grow and develop self-confidence. Some of the secondary characters were familiar from the trilogy and it was interesting to see them again, if only briefly. The villains were suitably nasty and easy to hate. There was a definite conclusion to the story, but it was left open enough to have a continuation with another book. All four of the "Moon/Cat Clan" novellas worked well within the novella format, but they were so good that I would have liked to have seen them as full-length books. I think they were easily as good as some of the traditionally published paranormal romances I have read. I received all four of these books when they were free offerings, but I would have paid for them once I was introduced to C.L. Bevill's work. -- And no, I don't know her; I just like her writing. | 2 | positive | [
"I was sorry when I finished the last book in the \"Moon\" trilogy, so I was very happy to find another novella that continued the \"Cat Clan\" series.",
"So far I've enjoyed everything I've read by C.",
"L. Bevill and I hope she writes more \"Bubba\" and \"Cat Clan\" books.",
"\"Harvest Moon\" was a PG rated paranormal shape-shifter romance with elements of suspense.",
"The book was well written and entertaining.",
"The hero and heroine were likeable characters.",
"She was a strong person who overcame a lot of adversity and he was strong and sensitive enough to give her the time, space and help she needed to grow and develop self-confidence.",
"Some of the secondary characters were familiar from the trilogy and it was interesting to see them again, if only briefly.",
"The villains were suitably nasty and easy to hate.",
"There was a definite conclusion to the story, but it was left open enough to have a continuation with another book.",
"All four of the \"Moon/Cat Clan\" novellas worked well within the novella format, but they were so good that I would have liked to have seen them as full-length books.",
"I think they were easily as good as some of the traditionally published paranormal romances I have read.",
"I received all four of these books when they were free offerings, but I would have paid for them once I was introduced to C.",
"L. Bevill's work.",
"-- And no, I don't know her; I just like her writing."
] |
I purchased the Box Set of _The Chronicles of Narnia_ several years ago. I looked upon eventually reading these 7 books with some trepidation. I told myself, "I will probably read one or two of the books, become bored, and then move onto some other less complicated, less intricate and definitely far more enjoyable typical novel." Well, I was completely wrong. From "The Magician's Nephew" onward I was hooked.
What a wonderful, colorful, and magical world I had found myself in! Narnia was like no place I had ever been before. This world first became available to us through Polly and Diggory. The time period in Narnia is a distance of hundreds of years from that of England, the home base of the chronicle's children. One can be crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia, have a reign of 500 years, and then return to England and discover that you have not aged a minute. The many adventures to be experienced are seen through the eyes of the "children of Adam and Eve" : Peter (the High King), Edmund, Susan, Lucy, who also become kings and queens, and then Jill and Eustace, students in an English school. These very knowing young people are involved in bloody battles, installing the rightfull king of Narnia onto his throne (Prince Caspian), and getting intimately involved with animals who talk. These include the mighty Aslan, a lion like no other lion one has ever met (how many lions have you lately met that you have actually spoken to)? Aslan is the main protagonist and protector of the children as well as everyone and everything found in Narnia. They even discover an evil white witch who claims that she is the Queen of all of Narnia. She causes Narnia to be entrapped in a constant state of cold and winter. Through her omnipotent power she ensures that Christmas can never come. We also meet dwarfs (both good and evil), a unicorn, flying horses, a valiant and chivalrous mouse (Reepicheep, who is one of my favorite characters), and a myriad of other beings and environments in which to get lost. The amazing thing is, Narnia is only a wardrobe or doorway away. | 2 | positive | [
"I purchased the Box Set of _The Chronicles of Narnia_ several years ago.",
"I looked upon eventually reading these 7 books with some trepidation.",
"I told myself, \"I will probably read one or two of the books, become bored, and then move onto some other less complicated, less intricate and definitely far more enjoyable typical novel.",
"\" Well, I was completely wrong.",
"From \"The Magician's Nephew\" onward I was hooked.",
"What a wonderful, colorful, and magical world I had found myself in!",
"Narnia was like no place I had ever been before.",
"This world first became available to us through Polly and Diggory.",
"The time period in Narnia is a distance of hundreds of years from that of England, the home base of the chronicle's children.",
"One can be crowned Kings and Queens of Narnia, have a reign of 500 years, and then return to England and discover that you have not aged a minute.",
"The many adventures to be experienced are seen through the eyes of the \"children of Adam and Eve\" : Peter (the High King), Edmund, Susan, Lucy, who also become kings and queens, and then Jill and Eustace, students in an English school.",
"These very knowing young people are involved in bloody battles, installing the rightfull king of Narnia onto his throne (Prince Caspian), and getting intimately involved with animals who talk.",
"These include the mighty Aslan, a lion like no other lion one has ever met (how many lions have you lately met that you have actually spoken to)?",
"Aslan is the main protagonist and protector of the children as well as everyone and everything found in Narnia.",
"They even discover an evil white witch who claims that she is the Queen of all of Narnia.",
"She causes Narnia to be entrapped in a constant state of cold and winter.",
"Through her omnipotent power she ensures that Christmas can never come.",
"We also meet dwarfs (both good and evil), a unicorn, flying horses, a valiant and chivalrous mouse (Reepicheep, who is one of my favorite characters), and a myriad of other beings and environments in which to get lost.",
"The amazing thing is, Narnia is only a wardrobe or doorway away."
] |
I've been an addict of real-time battle games since I first bought Command and Conquer. From Age of Empires to Starcraft, I've played them all and they were great fun. MTW makes them seem like kid's games. I'll never be completely happy with them again.
It's all fun - the turn based aspect being much like Civilization - but the battles are what makes it addictive. Battlefield strategy means everything, and even if you have superior troops, bad strategy can lose a battle for you. I can't even begin to list all of the factors that will sway a battle, but maybe if I recount one of my battles, it will give you some insight on how awesome this game is.
When a Crusade moves through one of your provinces, it's pretty destructive. At the very least, you will lose 25% of all of your troops in that province as they leave to join the Crusade. A lot of times, I think it's just a way for the offending faction to weaken you before attacking. MTW prompts you on whether or not to let a Crusade pass through your province. If you decline, the Crusade attacks you. And a crusader army can hold many more units than a normal army. They also fight with more vigor.
In my first game, the French wished to send a Crusade through one of my provinces, and I refused. My army in that province was about 500 troops, the Crusade army numbered over 4000. I saved my game and then started the battle. It didn't last long. Lined up toe to toe on an open field, they ran me over in no time. I loaded it up again, but this time, I tried something different. I lined half of my infantry up behind a large woods so that the French would have to attack through the woods. I put the other half in the woods, up a hill to the left. They were hidden (a very neat and useful feature). As the French approached the woods, they sensed something was wrong. Where before they simply attacked me, this time they hesitated. Worried that they would see my hidden troops, I charged with my unhidden footsoldiers, but then brought them back quickly before they engaged. The French fell for it. They charged into the woods after my troops. I let them come until they were halfway through and then hit them with the hidden troops in the middle of their column. It sent them into a panic. The front half of their army was still charging, but now they did not much outnumber my troops which they were chasing. I turned on them and engaged. That part of the battle was close. My hidden troops, however, destroyed the middle third of their army which was still trying to recover. The rear third, still out of the woods on the far side, wavered. At this moment, I bought my cavalry around the right side of the woods and into the left flank of the rear third. They routed. Now, with my hidden troops and my cavalry freed up, I brought them through the woods and into the rear of the front third of the French army which was just about to overcome my troops fighting there. Totally surrounding them, they were soon destroyed, including the General. After that, the rest of the French reserves were not too keen on fighting and were easy prey.
What other real-time battle game can you defeat enemy forces when you are outnumbered 8 to 1? I don't know of any. If you are a war buff, and you are not currently playing MTW, you are not having as much fun as you could be having!
One more thing. One of the things that makes the battles great in MTW is the terrain. Most battles happen in hilly areas and the elevation can be used to your advantage or be your downfall. I rushed out to buy Rome Total War, but was very disappointed as this aspect seemed to have disappeared in that game. Most battles seem to take place on large, open fields, and the terrain means little. IMO, MTW is much better. I wish they would make more expansion packs or just update it or something. I've been playing for over a year now and am just now finally starting to get tired of it. Too bad. | 2 | positive | [
"I've been an addict of real-time battle games since I first bought Command and Conquer.",
"From Age of Empires to Starcraft, I've played them all and they were great fun.",
"MTW makes them seem like kid's games.",
"I'll never be completely happy with them again.",
"It's all fun - the turn based aspect being much like Civilization - but the battles are what makes it addictive.",
"Battlefield strategy means everything, and even if you have superior troops, bad strategy can lose a battle for you.",
"I can't even begin to list all of the factors that will sway a battle, but maybe if I recount one of my battles, it will give you some insight on how awesome this game is.",
"When a Crusade moves through one of your provinces, it's pretty destructive.",
"At the very least, you will lose 25% of all of your troops in that province as they leave to join the Crusade.",
"A lot of times, I think it's just a way for the offending faction to weaken you before attacking.",
"MTW prompts you on whether or not to let a Crusade pass through your province.",
"If you decline, the Crusade attacks you.",
"And a crusader army can hold many more units than a normal army.",
"They also fight with more vigor.",
"In my first game, the French wished to send a Crusade through one of my provinces, and I refused.",
"My army in that province was about 500 troops, the Crusade army numbered over 4000.",
"I saved my game and then started the battle.",
"It didn't last long.",
"Lined up toe to toe on an open field, they ran me over in no time.",
"I loaded it up again, but this time, I tried something different.",
"I lined half of my infantry up behind a large woods so that the French would have to attack through the woods.",
"I put the other half in the woods, up a hill to the left.",
"They were hidden (a very neat and useful feature).",
"As the French approached the woods, they sensed something was wrong.",
"Where before they simply attacked me, this time they hesitated.",
"Worried that they would see my hidden troops, I charged with my unhidden footsoldiers, but then brought them back quickly before they engaged.",
"The French fell for it.",
"They charged into the woods after my troops.",
"I let them come until they were halfway through and then hit them with the hidden troops in the middle of their column.",
"It sent them into a panic.",
"The front half of their army was still charging, but now they did not much outnumber my troops which they were chasing.",
"I turned on them and engaged.",
"That part of the battle was close.",
"My hidden troops, however, destroyed the middle third of their army which was still trying to recover.",
"The rear third, still out of the woods on the far side, wavered.",
"At this moment, I bought my cavalry around the right side of the woods and into the left flank of the rear third.",
"They routed.",
"Now, with my hidden troops and my cavalry freed up, I brought them through the woods and into the rear of the front third of the French army which was just about to overcome my troops fighting there.",
"Totally surrounding them, they were soon destroyed, including the General.",
"After that, the rest of the French reserves were not too keen on fighting and were easy prey.",
"What other real-time battle game can you defeat enemy forces when you are outnumbered 8 to 1?",
"I don't know of any.",
"If you are a war buff, and you are not currently playing MTW, you are not having as much fun as you could be having!",
"One more thing.",
"One of the things that makes the battles great in MTW is the terrain.",
"Most battles happen in hilly areas and the elevation can be used to your advantage or be your downfall.",
"I rushed out to buy Rome Total War, but was very disappointed as this aspect seemed to have disappeared in that game.",
"Most battles seem to take place on large, open fields, and the terrain means little.",
"IMO, MTW is much better.",
"I wish they would make more expansion packs or just update it or something.",
"I've been playing for over a year now and am just now finally starting to get tired of it.",
"Too bad."
] |
I just got this phone from Brown Box Bonanza here on Amazon. First, they are great sellers and have amazing customer service. I had several questions and they were right on the emails, answering quickly.
The phone is great. It has nice features, like a speakerphone, and it's just the right size. Very user friendly. It comes with a charger, and it charged up fast.
When I turned it on, all I had to do was hit the send button and the phone contacted Verizon. This automatically programmed the phone with my number and activated it on my account. Easy, easy, easy phone to use. Good sound quality whether I hold it to my ear or use the speakerphone.
The price is right, too. I shopped around and could not find a phone at a reasonable price on Verizon because my upgrade isn't due. I checked Walmart and Radio Shack, but no luck on a nice basic phone at a reasonable price. This is a good deal.
It's a very nice, sharp looking phone that fits right into the palm of my hand. I highly recommend it, and Brown Box Bonanza. | 2 | positive | [
"I just got this phone from Brown Box Bonanza here on Amazon.",
"First, they are great sellers and have amazing customer service.",
"I had several questions and they were right on the emails, answering quickly.",
"The phone is great.",
"It has nice features, like a speakerphone, and it's just the right size.",
"Very user friendly.",
"It comes with a charger, and it charged up fast.",
"When I turned it on, all I had to do was hit the send button and the phone contacted Verizon.",
"This automatically programmed the phone with my number and activated it on my account.",
"Easy, easy, easy phone to use.",
"Good sound quality whether I hold it to my ear or use the speakerphone.",
"The price is right, too.",
"I shopped around and could not find a phone at a reasonable price on Verizon because my upgrade isn't due.",
"I checked Walmart and Radio Shack, but no luck on a nice basic phone at a reasonable price.",
"This is a good deal.",
"It's a very nice, sharp looking phone that fits right into the palm of my hand.",
"I highly recommend it, and Brown Box Bonanza."
] |
Introduction:
Stardate: September 15, 2004. Ah yes. All settled in for what is going to be the best platformer of the year... "Sly 2" of course. No, not "Ty 2", that isn't out yet! I'm simply dazzled by Sly's presentation. It's fun sense of adventure. The humor. Oh, then there's a little thing called... the gameplay. Not as impressed... but wait all the reviews say THIS IS the bees knees. I beat it and while I think it has elements that are fun, the gameplay just doesn't make any sort of impression and ultimately had NO replay value, a very bad combination. Too much sneaking. Too little platforming. I then cross off Ty 2 from my lil holiday list. Why? Well, if Sly 2 isn't all I hoped, what are the chances that Krome, the creator of Ty 1 can come through? I was thrilled with Sly 1, so if 2 was a bit of a let down, maybe it's time to re-think things. Better safe than disappointed...
Then how the hell?
Well, I got a Freedom Pass. I got it before anything 'new' came out so by the time a new wave of games hit I wanted to try out, I was exhausted trying out last years garbage... and some of this years (SEE: ASTRO BOY). Anyway, Ty 2 came in but they couldn't find the Xbox version, so I tried the PS2 version. It had some shoddy frame issues and honestly the game looked fairly limp. Ah, but they got in the Xbox version the next day. So having put a couple hours into the game, and liking it behind the mighty, err, not so mighty PS2, I got a full wiff of the Xbox version. BAM!
How's it look?
Well, the colors are crisp. The character models are still needlessly 'lite' but the environments are a staggering array of lush grasses and nice shimmering water fronts. The game never faulters and while the PS2 driving sequences seemed quite slow the Xbox version moves faster and looks more crisp, a nice pair. Each 'Rang' Ty carries around gives off it's own lil effect, which isn't different from part one but is certainly something most reviews never brush upon. Got the Ice Rang out...? Ok, lil snow flakes come off of it. To me, it is and will always be the little things:) Ty's animations are quit good, much like part One. His swimming animations are what really set this concept of the little things off... get out of the water and like any good Tasmanian Tiger, Ty hurridly shakes off excessive water. Nice touch again, Krome.
But how does it PLAY?
Funny you should ask. Cuz while this game might lag behind Sly 2 in terms of pizzaz, it is above par on what counts... playing the game! Call me some sort of simple simpleton, but I love to bust open crates! I really do:) No idea why, but the amount of crates in this game that contain the opals used to purchase upgrades is commendable. The game format is thus that the player can walk around in the city or even go into the Outback in the back of a truck. Going from point A to B is aided by a map but is often touchy and a tad confusing, but doesn't spoil the experience. The game offers many rangs as upgrades and many items to collect, just what the doctor ordered. The control is a bit loose but never really seemed to demand perfection so I'd say it definately is above average. If you too were put off by Sly's 'auto jump' feature which has the player generally never in peril, you will be glad to know it is YOU the player that determines where you jump... nice huh? Sounds like a great idea to me.
What's that sound?
This is the one area that is very important to me and Ty doesn't disappoint in the least. Nice catchy Outbackish tunes, nice thick Aussie accents, nice Ka-booming boomerangs, and in surround to boot. The humor in the dialogue is a welcome treat but again, is a bit 'lite'. Even the many vehicles in the game have unique sounds, in particular I love the reverse sound of Shazza's truck... and those grinding gears:)
Conclusion:
Well, I didn't dabble in the story at all, platformers do not seem to need them and since it is so far between cinemas the player typically plays these for the sense of adventure. I must not conclude this review without noting the Cart feature! Yep, tucked away in this is a racing game. It's a fun diversion but sadly it doesn't stand much on its own since if you select the Cart feature there really isn't much in terms of 'goals'. At least none I could see. Race around a track 3 times, rinse, repeat. I suppose in a multi player format it may be fun, but I never met a platform fan yet that loves multi player games. Could just be me but I'd rather play alone. The Cart racing is handled very well, and is by itself better than many games on the market. I love the very wide open nature of Ty 2 but at the same time it had a sense of itself, it never let's the player travel too far astray but it definately has an 'at your own pace' pace. I would like to conclude this review thanking Krome for a great game, and at $20, a great price. Factoring those two elements together I concluded it deserved a great score. G' day!
I didn't think I could alter my 'very' scientific formula, but I did! (Warning do not try this at home:) Ty > Sly, Jak > Tak, Sphinx > Blinx, VeXx > Gex... | 2 | positive | [
"Introduction:\n\nStardate: September 15, 2004.",
"Ah yes.",
"All settled in for what is going to be the best platformer of the year...",
"\"Sly 2\" of course.",
"No, not \"Ty 2\", that isn't out yet!",
"I'm simply dazzled by Sly's presentation.",
"It's fun sense of adventure.",
"The humor.",
"Oh, then there's a little thing called...",
"the gameplay.",
"Not as impressed...",
"but wait all the reviews say THIS IS the bees knees.",
"I beat it and while I think it has elements that are fun, the gameplay just doesn't make any sort of impression and ultimately had NO replay value, a very bad combination.",
"Too much sneaking.",
"Too little platforming.",
"I then cross off Ty 2 from my lil holiday list.",
"Why?",
"Well, if Sly 2 isn't all I hoped, what are the chances that Krome, the creator of Ty 1 can come through?",
"I was thrilled with Sly 1, so if 2 was a bit of a let down, maybe it's time to re-think things.",
"Better safe than disappointed...",
"Then how the hell?",
"Well, I got a Freedom Pass.",
"I got it before anything 'new' came out so by the time a new wave of games hit I wanted to try out, I was exhausted trying out last years garbage...",
"and some of this years (SEE: ASTRO BOY).",
"Anyway, Ty 2 came in but they couldn't find the Xbox version, so I tried the PS2 version.",
"It had some shoddy frame issues and honestly the game looked fairly limp.",
"Ah, but they got in the Xbox version the next day.",
"So having put a couple hours into the game, and liking it behind the mighty, err, not so mighty PS2, I got a full wiff of the Xbox version.",
"BAM!",
"How's it look?",
"Well, the colors are crisp.",
"The character models are still needlessly 'lite' but the environments are a staggering array of lush grasses and nice shimmering water fronts.",
"The game never faulters and while the PS2 driving sequences seemed quite slow the Xbox version moves faster and looks more crisp, a nice pair.",
"Each 'Rang' Ty carries around gives off it's own lil effect, which isn't different from part one but is certainly something most reviews never brush upon.",
"Got the Ice Rang out...",
"?",
"Ok, lil snow flakes come off of it.",
"To me, it is and will always be the little things:) Ty's animations are quit good, much like part One.",
"His swimming animations are what really set this concept of the little things off...",
"get out of the water and like any good Tasmanian Tiger, Ty hurridly shakes off excessive water.",
"Nice touch again, Krome.",
"But how does it PLAY?",
"Funny you should ask.",
"Cuz while this game might lag behind Sly 2 in terms of pizzaz, it is above par on what counts...",
"playing the game!",
"Call me some sort of simple simpleton, but I love to bust open crates!",
"I really do:) No idea why, but the amount of crates in this game that contain the opals used to purchase upgrades is commendable.",
"The game format is thus that the player can walk around in the city or even go into the Outback in the back of a truck.",
"Going from point A to B is aided by a map but is often touchy and a tad confusing, but doesn't spoil the experience.",
"The game offers many rangs as upgrades and many items to collect, just what the doctor ordered.",
"The control is a bit loose but never really seemed to demand perfection so I'd say it definately is above average.",
"If you too were put off by Sly's 'auto jump' feature which has the player generally never in peril, you will be glad to know it is YOU the player that determines where you jump...",
"nice huh?",
"Sounds like a great idea to me.",
"What's that sound?",
"This is the one area that is very important to me and Ty doesn't disappoint in the least.",
"Nice catchy Outbackish tunes, nice thick Aussie accents, nice Ka-booming boomerangs, and in surround to boot.",
"The humor in the dialogue is a welcome treat but again, is a bit 'lite'.",
"Even the many vehicles in the game have unique sounds, in particular I love the reverse sound of Shazza's truck...",
"and those grinding gears:)\n\nConclusion:\n\nWell, I didn't dabble in the story at all, platformers do not seem to need them and since it is so far between cinemas the player typically plays these for the sense of adventure.",
"I must not conclude this review without noting the Cart feature!",
"Yep, tucked away in this is a racing game.",
"It's a fun diversion but sadly it doesn't stand much on its own since if you select the Cart feature there really isn't much in terms of 'goals'.",
"At least none I could see.",
"Race around a track 3 times, rinse, repeat.",
"I suppose in a multi player format it may be fun, but I never met a platform fan yet that loves multi player games.",
"Could just be me but I'd rather play alone.",
"The Cart racing is handled very well, and is by itself better than many games on the market.",
"I love the very wide open nature of Ty 2 but at the same time it had a sense of itself, it never let's the player travel too far astray but it definately has an 'at your own pace' pace.",
"I would like to conclude this review thanking Krome for a great game, and at $20, a great price.",
"Factoring those two elements together I concluded it deserved a great score.",
"G' day!",
"I didn't think I could alter my 'very' scientific formula, but I did!",
"(Warning do not try this at home:) Ty > Sly, Jak > Tak, Sphinx > Blinx, VeXx > Gex..."
] |
I love these gloves so much.
I wear them all the time --closest thing I've found to not wearing anything at all while still doing a great job of protecting my hands. There are similar versions of this glove from Carhartt, etc., but those don't have the extra layer of leather on the palm (which is very necessary).
Most gloves you need to take off to do detail work, but these I can actually leave on most of the time (which is awesome in the winter).
I purchased mine at Lowe's, but when I returned to get more they were only carrying a "Bluehawk" re-branded version. I'm not sure if the Bluehawks are actually made in the same factory as my beloved Wells Lamont gloves, but every pair I tried on at the store fell short. Mostly the seams were bulky and they didn't fit as well. Perhaps this was because they hadn't been broken in like my current pair, but it was enough to keep my from buying the Bluehawk version.
I'm going to purchase another pair of these here online and see how they compare to the Bluehawk re-branded version. If they are like the ones I currently own, I plan on buying five pairs so I have them for the rest of my life. If they are like the Bluehawks, I will also purchase a pair of the Bluehawks to see if they break in like the Wells Lamonts. | 2 | positive | [
"I love these gloves so much.",
"I wear them all the time --closest thing I've found to not wearing anything at all while still doing a great job of protecting my hands.",
"There are similar versions of this glove from Carhartt, etc.",
", but those don't have the extra layer of leather on the palm (which is very necessary).",
"Most gloves you need to take off to do detail work, but these I can actually leave on most of the time (which is awesome in the winter).",
"I purchased mine at Lowe's, but when I returned to get more they were only carrying a \"Bluehawk\" re-branded version.",
"I'm not sure if the Bluehawks are actually made in the same factory as my beloved Wells Lamont gloves, but every pair I tried on at the store fell short.",
"Mostly the seams were bulky and they didn't fit as well.",
"Perhaps this was because they hadn't been broken in like my current pair, but it was enough to keep my from buying the Bluehawk version.",
"I'm going to purchase another pair of these here online and see how they compare to the Bluehawk re-branded version.",
"If they are like the ones I currently own, I plan on buying five pairs so I have them for the rest of my life.",
"If they are like the Bluehawks, I will also purchase a pair of the Bluehawks to see if they break in like the Wells Lamonts."
] |
I was introduced to these stings about 1993 by a friend who restrung my guitar for me. I was using Boomer or something at the time, and even as a beginner I could tell a big difference in the feel. I'm not a big tone snob, so I've not noticed much on the tone being good or bad, esp since I use a lot of distortion ala Big Muff.
I have friends who use more expensive coated Elixers and stuff like that. And after over 15 years of playing I cant tell much difference betwen these and those. I think a lot is in the mind of the player. But I know there are some seasoned player with incredible ears and could tell the difference a mile away, but I'm not one of those guys.
I like the minimal packaging, being environmentally conscious and all. And for the price they are above the quality of anything of equal value, and maybe more. I think after playing a months with these any Elixer fan would have to admit they are just as good, even better if you consider the price. | 2 | positive | [
"I was introduced to these stings about 1993 by a friend who restrung my guitar for me.",
"I was using Boomer or something at the time, and even as a beginner I could tell a big difference in the feel.",
"I'm not a big tone snob, so I've not noticed much on the tone being good or bad, esp since I use a lot of distortion ala Big Muff.",
"I have friends who use more expensive coated Elixers and stuff like that.",
"And after over 15 years of playing I cant tell much difference betwen these and those.",
"I think a lot is in the mind of the player.",
"But I know there are some seasoned player with incredible ears and could tell the difference a mile away, but I'm not one of those guys.",
"I like the minimal packaging, being environmentally conscious and all.",
"And for the price they are above the quality of anything of equal value, and maybe more.",
"I think after playing a months with these any Elixer fan would have to admit they are just as good, even better if you consider the price."
] |
Actually I know I *will* love it. The previous Steve Wilson remixes of XTC titles are excellent. So what is with this listing? Could there be any *less* useful information? Here's the scoop. The CD/BluRay release of Oranges and Lemons is set for October 16th. I just pre-ordered it from Steve Wilson's website. It was about $35, shipping included. Did I see $55 on this listing? And don't forget an additional $3.99 for shipping. Can you say "rip off"? Go direct to the man. Support those who make it happen. | 2 | positive | [
"Actually I know I *will* love it.",
"The previous Steve Wilson remixes of XTC titles are excellent.",
"So what is with this listing?",
"Could there be any *less* useful information?",
"Here's the scoop.",
"The CD/BluRay release of Oranges and Lemons is set for October 16th.",
"I just pre-ordered it from Steve Wilson's website.",
"It was about $35, shipping included.",
"Did I see $55 on this listing?",
"And don't forget an additional $3.",
"99 for shipping.",
"Can you say \"rip off\"?",
"Go direct to the man.",
"Support those who make it happen."
] |
It's a CD from Deutsche Grammophon titled Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin + 3 Lieder. You get a booklet with the original poems and a side by side translation so you can sing along while alone in your room, or even in the car if you're daring enough. The booklet also contains typical program notes that you've probably seen a million times.
Now, for the most important part, the music. You get the entire Die Schone Mullerin song cycle on this disc and 3 of Schubert's lieder. If you don't know what Die Schone Mullerin is about, it's about a miller dude who falls in love with a miller girl but the girl gets taken by another dude. Typical stuff right? Wrong. You will cry, no matter how much chest hair you have. You will reminisce on your high school romance. This music will tear your heart out. Your coworkers will catch you singing German and think you are a weirdo.
Tracks
1. Das Wandern
Dude talks about how walking is awesome. 5/5
2. Wohin?
Dude is wondering where to go. 5/5
3. Halt!
Dude finds a mill. 4.5/5
4. Danksagung An Den Bach
I don't know what this is about but it's insanely beautiful. 5/5
5. Am Feierabend
Dude thinks he needs to workout more. 4/5
6. Der Neugierige
Some lullaby or something. 4.5/5
7. Ungeduld
By now I've completely lost track of the story, but this one is pretty catchy. 4.5/5
The rest is freaking awesome, but I gotta run I have class. | 2 | positive | [
"It's a CD from Deutsche Grammophon titled Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin + 3 Lieder.",
"You get a booklet with the original poems and a side by side translation so you can sing along while alone in your room, or even in the car if you're daring enough.",
"The booklet also contains typical program notes that you've probably seen a million times.",
"Now, for the most important part, the music.",
"You get the entire Die Schone Mullerin song cycle on this disc and 3 of Schubert's lieder.",
"If you don't know what Die Schone Mullerin is about, it's about a miller dude who falls in love with a miller girl but the girl gets taken by another dude.",
"Typical stuff right?",
"Wrong.",
"You will cry, no matter how much chest hair you have.",
"You will reminisce on your high school romance.",
"This music will tear your heart out.",
"Your coworkers will catch you singing German and think you are a weirdo.",
"Tracks\n1.",
"Das Wandern\nDude talks about how walking is awesome.",
"5/5\n\n2.",
"Wohin?",
"Dude is wondering where to go.",
"5/5\n\n3.",
"Halt!",
"Dude finds a mill.",
"4.",
"5/5\n\n4.",
"Danksagung An Den Bach\nI don't know what this is about but it's insanely beautiful.",
"5/5\n\n5.",
"Am Feierabend\nDude thinks he needs to workout more.",
"4/5\n\n6.",
"Der Neugierige\nSome lullaby or something.",
"4.",
"5/5\n\n7.",
"Ungeduld\nBy now I've completely lost track of the story, but this one is pretty catchy.",
"4.",
"5/5\n\nThe rest is freaking awesome, but I gotta run I have class."
] |
i first saw this book on our local PBS station last month. I borrowed it from our local public library, and shortly after purchased the Kindle edition. I am in my 22nd year of being an Adult-Onset Type I diabetic, and have been struggling with my blood glucose and HbA1c for most of that time. Finally, thanks to this book I am aware of the diabetic control problems caused by eating so much wheat. So May 1, 2016, I am planning to go "cold turkey" and just stop eating foods containing wheat.
I am challenging myself to gain better control through tthe elimination of this "poison" in my diet. I am doing so with the consent of my endocrinologist who supports my efforts. My wife supports me as well. She is a Type 2 diabetic who has already benefited from a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass that she had done almost 2.5 years ago. Like me, she eats more wheat products than is good for her, so she will also be giving up the wheat.
We are both highly educated people who have read this book and expect to obtain positive results from following Dr. Davis' program. If you can read this book and not want to follow his ideas, you won't have the results his patients have reported. I heartily endorse this book, and encourage you to try his methods. I bet if you do we will all be better off for having believed in him, and the ideas he presents here.
Also, be aware of related cookbooks and a ten-day detox plan that he has also published. | 2 | positive | [
"i first saw this book on our local PBS station last month.",
"I borrowed it from our local public library, and shortly after purchased the Kindle edition.",
"I am in my 22nd year of being an Adult-Onset Type I diabetic, and have been struggling with my blood glucose and HbA1c for most of that time.",
"Finally, thanks to this book I am aware of the diabetic control problems caused by eating so much wheat.",
"So May 1, 2016, I am planning to go \"cold turkey\" and just stop eating foods containing wheat.",
"I am challenging myself to gain better control through tthe elimination of this \"poison\" in my diet.",
"I am doing so with the consent of my endocrinologist who supports my efforts.",
"My wife supports me as well.",
"She is a Type 2 diabetic who has already benefited from a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass that she had done almost 2.",
"5 years ago.",
"Like me, she eats more wheat products than is good for her, so she will also be giving up the wheat.",
"We are both highly educated people who have read this book and expect to obtain positive results from following Dr.",
"Davis' program.",
"If you can read this book and not want to follow his ideas, you won't have the results his patients have reported.",
"I heartily endorse this book, and encourage you to try his methods.",
"I bet if you do we will all be better off for having believed in him, and the ideas he presents here.",
"Also, be aware of related cookbooks and a ten-day detox plan that he has also published."
] |
Since I started using this stuff, I don't worry about ants anymore. Don't even have to know where the nest is. Just put some blobs of the gel near where they're walking, inside or outside, and they eat it and bring it back to the nest. Ant activity is always much reduced by the next day. I generally put out some more gel the next day, just to be sure. A couple of times I've had a big infestation of large ants, and I've put out gel over a few days. In the end it always gets them.
The product I've used is the same as the picture currently on this listing: Combat Source Kill Max A2 Ant, containing 0.001% fipronil. I happen to have bought it at Home Depot, which as of this date isn't carrying it anymore. The package says it's "Effective against Argentine, Carpenter, Cornfield, Pharaoh, White Footed, Odorous House, Pavement and Little Black Ants". | 2 | positive | [
"Since I started using this stuff, I don't worry about ants anymore.",
"Don't even have to know where the nest is.",
"Just put some blobs of the gel near where they're walking, inside or outside, and they eat it and bring it back to the nest.",
"Ant activity is always much reduced by the next day.",
"I generally put out some more gel the next day, just to be sure.",
"A couple of times I've had a big infestation of large ants, and I've put out gel over a few days.",
"In the end it always gets them.",
"The product I've used is the same as the picture currently on this listing: Combat Source Kill Max A2 Ant, containing 0.",
"001% fipronil.",
"I happen to have bought it at Home Depot, which as of this date isn't carrying it anymore.",
"The package says it's \"Effective against Argentine, Carpenter, Cornfield, Pharaoh, White Footed, Odorous House, Pavement and Little Black Ants\"."
] |
The ability to forge powerful and emotionally evocative music with as little instrumentation and texture as possible. To create something starkly minimal and elegant that is also overwhelming and encapsulating. This is what Slint managed so well with "Spiderland". They stripped traditional rock formats to extreme basics, creating one of the most important contemporary albums.
"Spiderland" is often labelled as one of the very first post-rock albums. There is certainly the stark dynamic shifts akin to the genre, with songs often starting out as single guitar motifs and ending as full-on assaults. The vocals drift between soft whispers, spoken word and frustrated croons. However, "Spiderland" is much more than today's often generic post-rock sound. The guitars are gritty and far more visceral than anything Mogwai or GY!BE would ever belt out, and often progress into full-on riffs. It's atmospheric, but in an intensely sombre way that goes beyond much of the disposable noodling found in modern post-rock. Perhaps then it is just what post-rock should be. It should be beautiful music that can be at once fragile and on the brink of falling apart, and switch to absolute bombastic power.
There really isn't a weak track, and the songs tend to follow similar patterns and structuring - and so I don't feel it necessary to pick apart every song as some fans have done. To be concise, "Spiderland" is the perfect deconstruction of rock - it manages to be abrasive and confrontational, yet unadorned and delicate. | 2 | positive | [
"The ability to forge powerful and emotionally evocative music with as little instrumentation and texture as possible.",
"To create something starkly minimal and elegant that is also overwhelming and encapsulating.",
"This is what Slint managed so well with \"Spiderland\".",
"They stripped traditional rock formats to extreme basics, creating one of the most important contemporary albums.",
"\"Spiderland\" is often labelled as one of the very first post-rock albums.",
"There is certainly the stark dynamic shifts akin to the genre, with songs often starting out as single guitar motifs and ending as full-on assaults.",
"The vocals drift between soft whispers, spoken word and frustrated croons.",
"However, \"Spiderland\" is much more than today's often generic post-rock sound.",
"The guitars are gritty and far more visceral than anything Mogwai or GY!",
"BE would ever belt out, and often progress into full-on riffs.",
"It's atmospheric, but in an intensely sombre way that goes beyond much of the disposable noodling found in modern post-rock.",
"Perhaps then it is just what post-rock should be.",
"It should be beautiful music that can be at once fragile and on the brink of falling apart, and switch to absolute bombastic power.",
"There really isn't a weak track, and the songs tend to follow similar patterns and structuring - and so I don't feel it necessary to pick apart every song as some fans have done.",
"To be concise, \"Spiderland\" is the perfect deconstruction of rock - it manages to be abrasive and confrontational, yet unadorned and delicate."
] |
It was such a pleasure to read this book. I often feel curmudgeonly not giving the highest rating to books I thoroughly enjoy, but that accolade must be reserved for those books that make readers feel they are being allowed to share a secret and special vision, even if it's a little one. For me, this is one of those books.
Much has been made of the vast and targeted research that buttressed Fitzgerald's uncanny gift for setting, notably in Julian Barnes' article in the Guardian ([...] from 2008. That uncanny gift is clearly on display in The Beginning of Spring, which was published in 1988, and describes events taking place in Moscow during 1913. One does indeed wonder where the detail comes from but there is never a sense that it is merely specious.
Fitzgerald's attempt to capture the sense of normal life about to be capsized by World War I and the Communist Revolution succeeds wonderfully, but her ability to extract delightfully truthful little thoughts from the minds of her characters left me dazzled, "'You can borrow my Blackbird, if you like,' said Ben. This was his new fountain pen, which troubled him. It was guaranteed not to leak, but writers and schoolchildren knew better. Ben wished to be relieved of the responsibility of the Blackbird, without losing his own dignity." Gems like this make the book worth reading but seeing them in Fitzgerald's brilliant setting is an even greater reward. | 2 | positive | [
"It was such a pleasure to read this book.",
"I often feel curmudgeonly not giving the highest rating to books I thoroughly enjoy, but that accolade must be reserved for those books that make readers feel they are being allowed to share a secret and special vision, even if it's a little one.",
"For me, this is one of those books.",
"Much has been made of the vast and targeted research that buttressed Fitzgerald's uncanny gift for setting, notably in Julian Barnes' article in the Guardian ([...",
"] from 2008.",
"That uncanny gift is clearly on display in The Beginning of Spring, which was published in 1988, and describes events taking place in Moscow during 1913.",
"One does indeed wonder where the detail comes from but there is never a sense that it is merely specious.",
"Fitzgerald's attempt to capture the sense of normal life about to be capsized by World War I and the Communist Revolution succeeds wonderfully, but her ability to extract delightfully truthful little thoughts from the minds of her characters left me dazzled, \"'You can borrow my Blackbird, if you like,' said Ben.",
"This was his new fountain pen, which troubled him.",
"It was guaranteed not to leak, but writers and schoolchildren knew better.",
"Ben wished to be relieved of the responsibility of the Blackbird, without losing his own dignity.",
"\" Gems like this make the book worth reading but seeing them in Fitzgerald's brilliant setting is an even greater reward."
] |
As usual, my wife is the "tester" of these cosmetics. She reports: "the circles around my eyes are not too dark, so my concern was fine lines, and even before ordering I realized that this is a pigment cream and that I would use it as a day cream not at night. The shiny pigment is very distinctive and very reflective, and makes skin look more smooth and fresh. This is how it affects how fine lines look and brightens up the skin around the eyes. You can achieve a similar effect with different shimmery powders as you apply make up, but this cream you can wear alone; and I love the flex tip for cream application (see picture). The only thing for me was that the cream washes off too easily. Since we live in a hot, humid climate, and I play tennis and sweat a lot, creams in general melt off my face easily. In one sense it washes off easily, but on the other hand, its not sweat resistant enough. The cream doesn't have any smell and it also did not cause any allergic reaction. The color is pale pink/nude, with a shimmery effect. I plan to keep using it. This is a eye contour idealizer, not a preventive cream, but gives instant help to look more relaxed :) " | 2 | positive | [
"As usual, my wife is the \"tester\" of these cosmetics.",
"She reports: \"the circles around my eyes are not too dark, so my concern was fine lines, and even before ordering I realized that this is a pigment cream and that I would use it as a day cream not at night.",
"The shiny pigment is very distinctive and very reflective, and makes skin look more smooth and fresh.",
"This is how it affects how fine lines look and brightens up the skin around the eyes.",
"You can achieve a similar effect with different shimmery powders as you apply make up, but this cream you can wear alone; and I love the flex tip for cream application (see picture).",
"The only thing for me was that the cream washes off too easily.",
"Since we live in a hot, humid climate, and I play tennis and sweat a lot, creams in general melt off my face easily.",
"In one sense it washes off easily, but on the other hand, its not sweat resistant enough.",
"The cream doesn't have any smell and it also did not cause any allergic reaction.",
"The color is pale pink/nude, with a shimmery effect.",
"I plan to keep using it.",
"This is a eye contour idealizer, not a preventive cream, but gives instant help to look more relaxed :) \""
] |
I just want to say that giving this game three stars out of spite is stupid. Yeah they tried something new with the fatalities and it has its ups and downs but it makes it a lot easier to bust them and there are a lot of options to do. But his other complaint about the ending was stupid. In deception when you beat the game all you saw were pictures that were presented comic book style which was so boring, this one isn't much better but is no way worse than the others. With that being said I will give my thoughts. I personally think this is the best one to date. It brings back virtually every character ever made in the game. Even the secret ones like chameleon, rain, and noob saibot which you can use by himself and not have to team him up with smoke like in deception. It also comes with part 3 with the original graphics and movments which is fun to reflect on how far the game has come. As well as some bonus games like a mario kart style racing game this is fun and funny to watch. But with the insane selection of characters and the option to do air combos and the huge improvement in konquest mode this game is untouchable. It would definitley have been cool to also have original fatalities per player but besides that this is probly the best fighting game to date. | 2 | positive | [
"I just want to say that giving this game three stars out of spite is stupid.",
"Yeah they tried something new with the fatalities and it has its ups and downs but it makes it a lot easier to bust them and there are a lot of options to do.",
"But his other complaint about the ending was stupid.",
"In deception when you beat the game all you saw were pictures that were presented comic book style which was so boring, this one isn't much better but is no way worse than the others.",
"With that being said I will give my thoughts.",
"I personally think this is the best one to date.",
"It brings back virtually every character ever made in the game.",
"Even the secret ones like chameleon, rain, and noob saibot which you can use by himself and not have to team him up with smoke like in deception.",
"It also comes with part 3 with the original graphics and movments which is fun to reflect on how far the game has come.",
"As well as some bonus games like a mario kart style racing game this is fun and funny to watch.",
"But with the insane selection of characters and the option to do air combos and the huge improvement in konquest mode this game is untouchable.",
"It would definitley have been cool to also have original fatalities per player but besides that this is probly the best fighting game to date."
] |
Long time moto bluetooth user (lose and replace a set about every 18 months ;). Last set was the 550. Amazon 'newer version' pages directed me to the moto 600 as a replacement. But this set came up in manual search - but with no comparisons reviews between the different lines. Here is my recommendation:
The sound quality on this H19txt is measurably superior to the 550. Excellent set for users with older hearing. It also seems to fit closer to ear, but that may be the brand new ear loop. fine comfort with default loop. No issue pairing.
The my moto app and Google voice call may have interaction issues - Google catches voice commands before my moto app. You can change this to my moto, but I did not. I have yet to hear an incoming text in action as on my Samsung SGH1337 as the my moto crashed at first incomming text. NP, I deleted app on the 550 also and do fine without it. | 2 | positive | [
"Long time moto bluetooth user (lose and replace a set about every 18 months ;).",
"Last set was the 550.",
"Amazon 'newer version' pages directed me to the moto 600 as a replacement.",
"But this set came up in manual search - but with no comparisons reviews between the different lines.",
"Here is my recommendation:\nThe sound quality on this H19txt is measurably superior to the 550.",
"Excellent set for users with older hearing.",
"It also seems to fit closer to ear, but that may be the brand new ear loop.",
"fine comfort with default loop.",
"No issue pairing.",
"The my moto app and Google voice call may have interaction issues - Google catches voice commands before my moto app.",
"You can change this to my moto, but I did not.",
"I have yet to hear an incoming text in action as on my Samsung SGH1337 as the my moto crashed at first incomming text.",
"NP, I deleted app on the 550 also and do fine without it."
] |
In Carcassonne, one always has to keep in mind the many options on your turn, and also be keeping and eye out for future oportunities for building roads, castles and farms. With this expansion, those options increase, and demand a more attentive player at all times.
The main thing you have to keep an eye out for is the chance to get an extra turn. With the new special figure, the builder, you can actually place 2 tiles on your turn if you place a tile that contributes to the expansion of a road or castle. This requires the previous placement of said figure and trying not to forget that you can take advantage of that chance. There are also tiles with special markers, that when completed, give you icons representing some trade goods. If you manage to get the most of them, up to 30 extra points can be yours at the end of the game.
The last figure, a little pig, can increase the value of farms by a point. Not exactly a game changer, but it might separate a few close games.
All in all, I like this expansion, even if it does complicate things a bit, especially for new players or absent minded ones. Recommended for varying up the game or for gamers that like having as many options as possible. | 2 | positive | [
"In Carcassonne, one always has to keep in mind the many options on your turn, and also be keeping and eye out for future oportunities for building roads, castles and farms.",
"With this expansion, those options increase, and demand a more attentive player at all times.",
"The main thing you have to keep an eye out for is the chance to get an extra turn.",
"With the new special figure, the builder, you can actually place 2 tiles on your turn if you place a tile that contributes to the expansion of a road or castle.",
"This requires the previous placement of said figure and trying not to forget that you can take advantage of that chance.",
"There are also tiles with special markers, that when completed, give you icons representing some trade goods.",
"If you manage to get the most of them, up to 30 extra points can be yours at the end of the game.",
"The last figure, a little pig, can increase the value of farms by a point.",
"Not exactly a game changer, but it might separate a few close games.",
"All in all, I like this expansion, even if it does complicate things a bit, especially for new players or absent minded ones.",
"Recommended for varying up the game or for gamers that like having as many options as possible."
] |
Finally, a godzilla game that is actually good, no, it's great.
The monsters look just like they did in the movies, thogh there are only 11,
Godzilla 90's
Godzilla 2000
Anguirus
King Ghidorah
Mecha-King Ghidorah
Megalon
Gigan
Mecha-Godzilla
Rodan
Destoroyah
and Orga (the monster Godzilla fought in Godzilla 2000)
There could have been more monsters, There were more than 25 in the movies, but they were all done well.
And every sound from the movies, from roaring to foot stomps, to radioactive rays knocking down buildings and making the city scream in terror, ha ha ha ha haaaa, oh sorry. Anyway every sound is 100% authentic.
The only replay value is you must beat it with every one to unlock all over characters. After that it's only fun with 2-4 people.
Plus there's like 20 cities, most of them are real, the two that aren't are monster island and the mothership. And, all of the cities have a day or night option, night is the best, it really shows off the graphics of the blasts.
This is a must buy for any godzilla, or super smash bros. fan.
(look at the ground during play, there are like a hundred little cars driving around, and they explode when you step on them and go soaring when you kick them). | 2 | positive | [
"Finally, a godzilla game that is actually good, no, it's great.",
"The monsters look just like they did in the movies, thogh there are only 11,\nGodzilla 90's\nGodzilla 2000\nAnguirus\nKing Ghidorah\nMecha-King Ghidorah\nMegalon\nGigan\nMecha-Godzilla\nRodan\nDestoroyah\nand Orga (the monster Godzilla fought in Godzilla 2000)\nThere could have been more monsters, There were more than 25 in the movies, but they were all done well.",
"And every sound from the movies, from roaring to foot stomps, to radioactive rays knocking down buildings and making the city scream in terror, ha ha ha ha haaaa, oh sorry.",
"Anyway every sound is 100% authentic.",
"The only replay value is you must beat it with every one to unlock all over characters.",
"After that it's only fun with 2-4 people.",
"Plus there's like 20 cities, most of them are real, the two that aren't are monster island and the mothership.",
"And, all of the cities have a day or night option, night is the best, it really shows off the graphics of the blasts.",
"This is a must buy for any godzilla, or super smash bros.",
"fan.",
"(look at the ground during play, there are like a hundred little cars driving around, and they explode when you step on them and go soaring when you kick them)."
] |
This is one of my all-time favorite movies...and also one of my favorite Robert DiNiro movies. True...he is a bit old to be believably cast as the 'love interest' to the 'babe' in the plot...but it works fine. For me, this film is strongly atmospheric. I come back to it again and again to revisit the wet and cold Paris backstreets, the excitement of setting up the heist, the thrill of the car chases and the 'centered' warrior mentality De Niro projects so forcefully throughout the film. Editing here is first-rate. Cast could not be bettered--from the 'wanna-be Mercenary De Niro's character exposes to the 'Russians' who step in on the action to Katerina Witt in her one great movie role as an adored figure skating champion. This is a film that captures very well the state of the art of cinematography in its time. | 2 | positive | [
"This is one of my all-time favorite movies...",
"and also one of my favorite Robert DiNiro movies.",
"True...",
"he is a bit old to be believably cast as the 'love interest' to the 'babe' in the plot...",
"but it works fine.",
"For me, this film is strongly atmospheric.",
"I come back to it again and again to revisit the wet and cold Paris backstreets, the excitement of setting up the heist, the thrill of the car chases and the 'centered' warrior mentality De Niro projects so forcefully throughout the film.",
"Editing here is first-rate.",
"Cast could not be bettered--from the 'wanna-be Mercenary De Niro's character exposes to the 'Russians' who step in on the action to Katerina Witt in her one great movie role as an adored figure skating champion.",
"This is a film that captures very well the state of the art of cinematography in its time."
] |
This is amazing! We bought it for a trip to the beach. It takes a little while to get it in terms of assembling but once you get it, it is very easy. Some tips:
1. Put it in the sand, wide open, and put some bags with sand (they come with the tent) so that the wind doesn't bother you.
2. Put first the black pieces and then the grey one (it is much easier)
3. Once you have the structure in place, open the "windows" so that it doesn't blow with the wind, and put the bags of sand inside the tent, since it makes it easier to put the stakes in the sand
It is also very easy to disassemble, it is very light. Not hot inside. My baby took great naps inside. It is great that it has a "floor" to keep the sand out. Since it has two openings in the front and back it doesn't get too hot inside. | 2 | positive | [
"This is amazing!",
"We bought it for a trip to the beach.",
"It takes a little while to get it in terms of assembling but once you get it, it is very easy.",
"Some tips:\n\n1.",
"Put it in the sand, wide open, and put some bags with sand (they come with the tent) so that the wind doesn't bother you.",
"2.",
"Put first the black pieces and then the grey one (it is much easier)\n3.",
"Once you have the structure in place, open the \"windows\" so that it doesn't blow with the wind, and put the bags of sand inside the tent, since it makes it easier to put the stakes in the sand\n\nIt is also very easy to disassemble, it is very light.",
"Not hot inside.",
"My baby took great naps inside.",
"It is great that it has a \"floor\" to keep the sand out.",
"Since it has two openings in the front and back it doesn't get too hot inside."
] |
Need gluten free pasta? My suggestion is to try the other brands of corn or rice pasta first, satisfy yourself that they're better than nothing but not like the "old" "real" pasta you used before having to go gluten free. Then try Tinkyada. After years of other brands, and reasonable satisfaction with them, I tried some Tinkyada. I can still remember what "real" (wheat based) pasta tastes like, and this was very close to the real thing. It's so good that my wife stopped making two batches - one gluten free, one "her" kind (wheat-based). She says even she can't tell the difference.
I'm not going to try to make up a different review for each of the Tinkyada products we've tried - because this fits all of them. These folks really have done the gluten free community a huge favor. And Amazon's prices are as good or better than anywhere else I've found this (once you figure shipping costs and possibly state/local sales taxes). Either buy something else to get your order up to $25 (free shipping), or just stock up on Tinkyada all by itself to get 25 pounds.
Also, don't forget about Amazon's subscription program for food - it lowers your cost an additional 15% and shipping is also free shipping.
Bottom line: nothing else in the gluten free pasta world equals Tinkyada, in my opinion as well as my wife's (and she doesn't even NEED to be gluten free). | 2 | positive | [
"Need gluten free pasta?",
"My suggestion is to try the other brands of corn or rice pasta first, satisfy yourself that they're better than nothing but not like the \"old\" \"real\" pasta you used before having to go gluten free.",
"Then try Tinkyada.",
"After years of other brands, and reasonable satisfaction with them, I tried some Tinkyada.",
"I can still remember what \"real\" (wheat based) pasta tastes like, and this was very close to the real thing.",
"It's so good that my wife stopped making two batches - one gluten free, one \"her\" kind (wheat-based).",
"She says even she can't tell the difference.",
"I'm not going to try to make up a different review for each of the Tinkyada products we've tried - because this fits all of them.",
"These folks really have done the gluten free community a huge favor.",
"And Amazon's prices are as good or better than anywhere else I've found this (once you figure shipping costs and possibly state/local sales taxes).",
"Either buy something else to get your order up to $25 (free shipping), or just stock up on Tinkyada all by itself to get 25 pounds.",
"Also, don't forget about Amazon's subscription program for food - it lowers your cost an additional 15% and shipping is also free shipping.",
"Bottom line: nothing else in the gluten free pasta world equals Tinkyada, in my opinion as well as my wife's (and she doesn't even NEED to be gluten free)."
] |
Sketchbook Pro is really a delicious piece of software! Although I am not currently using a digital tablet I will acquire one soon to hitch up to Sketchbook. It is just impossible for me to create a decent line with a mouse as a pen. However, Sketchbook has allowed me to make many corrections and innovations on various photos. The erasers are really helpful as they can be used to smooth out an area or remove it altogether. There is a large stable of pens and brushes, flood fills and various blots and much more.
The picture you are working on is extremely bright and clear when loaded onto your sketchbook canvas allowing you to work with a great deal of precision. The software is intuitive, you can learn the offered techniques very quickly. You can even create your own brush. A box can be assayed that shows you what the stroke of your selected brush or pen looks like.
Children could use Sketchbook with a little supervision but the software will easily satisfy adult users. I find it a relief from Painter 12. Painter is so complicated I turn to Sketchbook with relief. For an excellent analysis of Sketchbook I refer you to reviewer Tante Moren's review. She has really said it all! I add my enthusiasm and five stars for this remarkable product that is FUN as well as being efficient. | 2 | positive | [
"Sketchbook Pro is really a delicious piece of software!",
"Although I am not currently using a digital tablet I will acquire one soon to hitch up to Sketchbook.",
"It is just impossible for me to create a decent line with a mouse as a pen.",
"However, Sketchbook has allowed me to make many corrections and innovations on various photos.",
"The erasers are really helpful as they can be used to smooth out an area or remove it altogether.",
"There is a large stable of pens and brushes, flood fills and various blots and much more.",
"The picture you are working on is extremely bright and clear when loaded onto your sketchbook canvas allowing you to work with a great deal of precision.",
"The software is intuitive, you can learn the offered techniques very quickly.",
"You can even create your own brush.",
"A box can be assayed that shows you what the stroke of your selected brush or pen looks like.",
"Children could use Sketchbook with a little supervision but the software will easily satisfy adult users.",
"I find it a relief from Painter 12.",
"Painter is so complicated I turn to Sketchbook with relief.",
"For an excellent analysis of Sketchbook I refer you to reviewer Tante Moren's review.",
"She has really said it all!",
"I add my enthusiasm and five stars for this remarkable product that is FUN as well as being efficient."
] |
Whoa! i wasn't expecting a game like this, IT BLEW ME AWAY! first off, id like to say, if your disturbed easily DO NOT play this game! you will be sick, and run for the bathroom in mere seconds! second off, id like to say that if you like really gory intense game that has buckets of blood, weapons, and massive swear use, YOULL LOVE THIS GAME! the plot is that you're james earl ca$h, and mass murderers are hunting you for sport (or for fun) and you must kill them before they kill you. sick huh? oh ya! but the main point is that this game is action, but its also puzzle, sneak up on them before they sneak up on you with knifes, butcher knifes, ice pix, and/or guns, ETC. you are being guided to the person that did this to you...and butcher him... ya i know it sounds creepy, BUT ITS REALLY FUN! a definite 5 | 2 | positive | [
"Whoa!",
"i wasn't expecting a game like this, IT BLEW ME AWAY!",
"first off, id like to say, if your disturbed easily DO NOT play this game!",
"you will be sick, and run for the bathroom in mere seconds!",
"second off, id like to say that if you like really gory intense game that has buckets of blood, weapons, and massive swear use, YOULL LOVE THIS GAME!",
"the plot is that you're james earl ca$h, and mass murderers are hunting you for sport (or for fun) and you must kill them before they kill you.",
"sick huh?",
"oh ya!",
"but the main point is that this game is action, but its also puzzle, sneak up on them before they sneak up on you with knifes, butcher knifes, ice pix, and/or guns, ETC.",
"you are being guided to the person that did this to you...",
"and butcher him...",
"ya i know it sounds creepy, BUT ITS REALLY FUN!",
"a definite 5"
] |
Raiders of the Lost Ark, re-released with over 70 minutes of music is finally here! John Williams has definitely outdone himself with this one, with one of the most popular movie themes ever written, "The Raiders March". That is only one of the themes that occurs throughout. There is one for Marion, which is played on soft woodwinds and a booming three note brass theme for the Ark, and a trumpet theme for the Nazis. "South America: 1936" starts off eerie and then explodes into knockout action music. Another great action cue is present in "The Basket Game" which consists of jumpy woodwinds, screaming brasses, and thunderous percussion. "The Map Room: Dawn" lays out the Ark theme the most. The two best action music tracks are definitely found in "Airplane Fight" and "Desert Chase" which utilize all 4 themes in full force with the orchestra reaching its full potential. The best track is the last one, "End Credits" which contains "The Raiders March" and "Marion's Theme" combined into a concert suite. An overall outstanding score with a flawless performance by The London Symphony Orchestra, with John Williams at the helm. | 2 | positive | [
"Raiders of the Lost Ark, re-released with over 70 minutes of music is finally here!",
"John Williams has definitely outdone himself with this one, with one of the most popular movie themes ever written, \"The Raiders March\".",
"That is only one of the themes that occurs throughout.",
"There is one for Marion, which is played on soft woodwinds and a booming three note brass theme for the Ark, and a trumpet theme for the Nazis.",
"\"South America: 1936\" starts off eerie and then explodes into knockout action music.",
"Another great action cue is present in \"The Basket Game\" which consists of jumpy woodwinds, screaming brasses, and thunderous percussion.",
"\"The Map Room: Dawn\" lays out the Ark theme the most.",
"The two best action music tracks are definitely found in \"Airplane Fight\" and \"Desert Chase\" which utilize all 4 themes in full force with the orchestra reaching its full potential.",
"The best track is the last one, \"End Credits\" which contains \"The Raiders March\" and \"Marion's Theme\" combined into a concert suite.",
"An overall outstanding score with a flawless performance by The London Symphony Orchestra, with John Williams at the helm."
] |
As a former video game zealot from my childhood and who became increasingly disillusioned at how grim, and violent that so many video games have become (Men of Honor? Give me a break! That's just something to turn our kids into possible soldiers) but 2003's "Sonic Battle" however is a major relief and gives me hope of more of the harmless fun that made video games so much fun and great escape entertainment!
While the games I played were historically adventure games (which I generally prefer), this game combines the adventure genre with battle genre and this game almost combines the X vs. X styles of "Mortal Kombat" minus the blood with the light-hearted fun of the Sonic games of old and the results are absolutely amazing! The music is awesome as well and if I could hook it up to a stereo, one could possibly get better music than what radio stations can offer these days.
There are many modes. The first is the story mode where the game starts in Emerald Town with Sonic and Tails finding a mysterious robot on Emerald Beach. Little do they know that this robot is actually a product of the evil Dr. Eggman (Dr. Robotnik from the old games but now known as Eggman) who threw it out believing that it was just a piece of junk. But this robot is powered by Chaos Emeralds. The game just gets more fun from here onwards. More characters eventually come in including some that I've never even seen or heard of before.
Battle Mode is a different mode where you can select any character to play including 'evil' characters to battle against three competitors including 'clones'. "Battle Mode" can be played alone or against other players as well. This one is a lot fun.
Challenge Mode involves making lots of points when taking into account how quickly the competitor is defeated, how much damage is done, rate of offensive attacks hitting it's target, etcetera.
Mini-games is a totally separate area from the otehr modes in which miniature games are played. The only solitary player game in this area is the Mine-Dig starring Knuckles the Echidna and it is played in the same what that the computer game Minesweeper is played in which Knuckles must uncover the squares but not the ones containing mines.
"Sonic Battle" is a welcome return for my favorite video game franchise ever. Go and buy it today! Even adults might enjoy this game as well. | 2 | positive | [
"As a former video game zealot from my childhood and who became increasingly disillusioned at how grim, and violent that so many video games have become (Men of Honor?",
"Give me a break!",
"That's just something to turn our kids into possible soldiers) but 2003's \"Sonic Battle\" however is a major relief and gives me hope of more of the harmless fun that made video games so much fun and great escape entertainment!",
"While the games I played were historically adventure games (which I generally prefer), this game combines the adventure genre with battle genre and this game almost combines the X vs.",
"X styles of \"Mortal Kombat\" minus the blood with the light-hearted fun of the Sonic games of old and the results are absolutely amazing!",
"The music is awesome as well and if I could hook it up to a stereo, one could possibly get better music than what radio stations can offer these days.",
"There are many modes.",
"The first is the story mode where the game starts in Emerald Town with Sonic and Tails finding a mysterious robot on Emerald Beach.",
"Little do they know that this robot is actually a product of the evil Dr.",
"Eggman (Dr.",
"Robotnik from the old games but now known as Eggman) who threw it out believing that it was just a piece of junk.",
"But this robot is powered by Chaos Emeralds.",
"The game just gets more fun from here onwards.",
"More characters eventually come in including some that I've never even seen or heard of before.",
"Battle Mode is a different mode where you can select any character to play including 'evil' characters to battle against three competitors including 'clones'.",
"\"Battle Mode\" can be played alone or against other players as well.",
"This one is a lot fun.",
"Challenge Mode involves making lots of points when taking into account how quickly the competitor is defeated, how much damage is done, rate of offensive attacks hitting it's target, etcetera.",
"Mini-games is a totally separate area from the otehr modes in which miniature games are played.",
"The only solitary player game in this area is the Mine-Dig starring Knuckles the Echidna and it is played in the same what that the computer game Minesweeper is played in which Knuckles must uncover the squares but not the ones containing mines.",
"\"Sonic Battle\" is a welcome return for my favorite video game franchise ever.",
"Go and buy it today!",
"Even adults might enjoy this game as well."
] |
Consistent. That's the word I would choose to describe Josh Lanyon's stories, as in consistently great <G>. He knows how to tell a story and tell it well. His characters are emotionally satisfying.
This story is set in the 1940's and the world views on gay men were quite different than they are now. I think Josh showed this well. It must have been lonely and scary to be a gay man at this time. Nathan Doyle's situation broke my heart. Not only is he plagued by nightmares from the war, all he wants is....
read the rest of the review here: [...] | 2 | positive | [
"Consistent.",
"That's the word I would choose to describe Josh Lanyon's stories, as in consistently great <G>.",
"He knows how to tell a story and tell it well.",
"His characters are emotionally satisfying.",
"This story is set in the 1940's and the world views on gay men were quite different than they are now.",
"I think Josh showed this well.",
"It must have been lonely and scary to be a gay man at this time.",
"Nathan Doyle's situation broke my heart.",
"Not only is he plagued by nightmares from the war, all he wants is....",
"read the rest of the review here: [...",
"]"
] |
The first 3/4's of this book is some of the best story-telling I have ever read. In fact, it was so good, I was sure this book was going on my coveted shelf of "very favorite romances of all time," right alongside Woodiwiss's Ashes in the Wind, McNaught's Whitney My Love, and the like. This book was truly epic; it was flawless - the writing, the characters, the plot, the pace, the rich and meaningful history...and then 3/4's of the way through, it was as if the author's wellspring of brilliance suddenly ran dry. This happens shortly after the heroine is sent to her final destination.
Here, the story becomes a slightly better than run-of-the-mill, period romance. Yes, it is important that the heroine finds out the truth behind the hero, but there were about 80 pages of shallow plot twists thrown in at the end that did not flow naturally from (or as originally as) the book's earlier material. As if the characters hadn't been through enough, I was disappointed to see the author seemingly throw in these few extra "misunderstandings"...for what? A longer book? These final twists felt manufactured enough that it actually changed the tone of the characters for me. Admirable characters whose integrity, maturity and temperance had blossomed from the terrible heartache and horrors of war, became suddenly silly and self-centered. What was a brilliant book, became suddenly dumbed down.
I still give this book five stars because of the extreme and rare quality of the first 3/4's of the book, and even though the last quarter of the book was disappointing for me, the overall writing was still better than 95% of the books available in this genre. So, this one still gets an A and the Tarleton's Wife has been queued into my list of books to soon read. | 2 | positive | [
"The first 3/4's of this book is some of the best story-telling I have ever read.",
"In fact, it was so good, I was sure this book was going on my coveted shelf of \"very favorite romances of all time,\" right alongside Woodiwiss's Ashes in the Wind, McNaught's Whitney My Love, and the like.",
"This book was truly epic; it was flawless - the writing, the characters, the plot, the pace, the rich and meaningful history...",
"and then 3/4's of the way through, it was as if the author's wellspring of brilliance suddenly ran dry.",
"This happens shortly after the heroine is sent to her final destination.",
"Here, the story becomes a slightly better than run-of-the-mill, period romance.",
"Yes, it is important that the heroine finds out the truth behind the hero, but there were about 80 pages of shallow plot twists thrown in at the end that did not flow naturally from (or as originally as) the book's earlier material.",
"As if the characters hadn't been through enough, I was disappointed to see the author seemingly throw in these few extra \"misunderstandings\"...",
"for what?",
"A longer book?",
"These final twists felt manufactured enough that it actually changed the tone of the characters for me.",
"Admirable characters whose integrity, maturity and temperance had blossomed from the terrible heartache and horrors of war, became suddenly silly and self-centered.",
"What was a brilliant book, became suddenly dumbed down.",
"I still give this book five stars because of the extreme and rare quality of the first 3/4's of the book, and even though the last quarter of the book was disappointing for me, the overall writing was still better than 95% of the books available in this genre.",
"So, this one still gets an A and the Tarleton's Wife has been queued into my list of books to soon read."
] |
These hose are 5 stars all the way. Amazing sheen on the leg. Red Laqcuer is a fully accurate description. The color is blood red, vampire red. Not a light or young girl red color. Lace on tops is gorgeous in design. Fabric on leg is supportive, (read- hides imperfections) and pretty damn sturdy as I've now word these repeatedly with no ladders yet. This I've got from many Berkshire products- great wear. LOVE BERKSHIRE and the price is great! GET THESE HOSE. | 2 | positive | [
"These hose are 5 stars all the way.",
"Amazing sheen on the leg.",
"Red Laqcuer is a fully accurate description.",
"The color is blood red, vampire red.",
"Not a light or young girl red color.",
"Lace on tops is gorgeous in design.",
"Fabric on leg is supportive, (read- hides imperfections) and pretty damn sturdy as I've now word these repeatedly with no ladders yet.",
"This I've got from many Berkshire products- great wear.",
"LOVE BERKSHIRE and the price is great!",
"GET THESE HOSE."
] |
I really loved this first book in a new series about a twentysomething granddaughter who inherits her grandmother's restaurant in small town Kentucky. Grandma wants to retire to Florida and play golf, so she gives the keys to her house and cafe, along with a brief orientation to Elly and takes off. Oh, did she forget to mention that sometimes, customers need a magic spell added to their food to help with a problem? There's the spell book and the magic spices, follow the directions exactly, stir clockwise, and all will go well. Just use your intuition to sense who needs help! Easy-Peasy. Bye! Guard the spell book and magic spices with your life........
Of course, Elly has a few mistakes, being new at the whole cafe running, spell casting business. This causes all sorts of mayhem and brings to town the investigators from the magical organization ( who knew there was one?). Elly has only a few days to reverse the spell she goofed up or the cafe will be closed for good!
This was a well written, fun read with likeable characters, lots of humor and a good plot. I recommend it and look forward to reading more in the series, almost as much a cozy mystery as a romance.
Heat factor mild. | 2 | positive | [
"I really loved this first book in a new series about a twentysomething granddaughter who inherits her grandmother's restaurant in small town Kentucky.",
"Grandma wants to retire to Florida and play golf, so she gives the keys to her house and cafe, along with a brief orientation to Elly and takes off.",
"Oh, did she forget to mention that sometimes, customers need a magic spell added to their food to help with a problem?",
"There's the spell book and the magic spices, follow the directions exactly, stir clockwise, and all will go well.",
"Just use your intuition to sense who needs help!",
"Easy-Peasy.",
"Bye!",
"Guard the spell book and magic spices with your life....",
"....",
"Of course, Elly has a few mistakes, being new at the whole cafe running, spell casting business.",
"This causes all sorts of mayhem and brings to town the investigators from the magical organization ( who knew there was one?",
").",
"Elly has only a few days to reverse the spell she goofed up or the cafe will be closed for good!",
"This was a well written, fun read with likeable characters, lots of humor and a good plot.",
"I recommend it and look forward to reading more in the series, almost as much a cozy mystery as a romance.",
"Heat factor mild."
] |
This is the most inexpensive hand blender in Cuisinart's product line, and uncharacteristically for me we picked up this model without any advance planning or comparison shopping recently at our local department store (at least, we used to call them department stores). They had several different Cuisinart models, and this was by far the least expensive. It is also the least powerful at 135 watts; Cuisinart's most powerful model is a massive 700 watts. Here are their current model choices:
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-33-QuikPrep-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B00004VXB2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-33 QuikPrep Hand Blender, White</a> - 135 watts, 2 speeds (product on this page)
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-79-2-Speed-Hand-Blender-Brushed-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00AN9UJ68/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-79 2-Speed Hand Blender Brushed Stainless Steel</a> - 200 watts, 2 speeds
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-75-Smart-Stick-2-Speed-Immersion-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B00ARQVLX2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-75 Smart Stick 2-Speed Immersion Hand Blender, White</a> - 200 watts, 2 speeds, available in a variety of colors
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-80-Smart-Stick-Power-Trio-High-Torque-Hand-Blender/dp/B005TK76E4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-80 Smart Stick Power Trio High Torque Hand Blender</a> - 400 watts, high torque, with pulse control and a mini food processor type attachment
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-100-Smart-Stick-Variable-Speed-Hand-Blender-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00MWK4XPY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-100 Smart Stick Variable Speed Hand Blender, Stainless Steel</a> - 700 watts, variable speed
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-300-Smart-Stick-Variable-Speed-Cordless-Rechargeable-Hand-Blender-with-Electric-Knife-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00X3N9L8S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-300 Smart Stick Variable Speed Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender with Electric Knife, Stainless Steel</a> - also 700 watts but this is their only model that uses a rechargeable battery. It also comes and packaged together with various other kitchen gadgets
The above are the only models in Cuisinart's current product line according to their website at the time of writing this review. Other models in the Cuisinart hand blender product line that are now discontinued but may continue to be available on Amazon are:
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-75PK-Smart-Stick-2-Speed-Immersion-Hand-Blender-Pink/dp/B00ARQVLGO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-75PK Smart Stick 2-Speed Immersion Hand Blender, Pink</a> (200 watts, 2-speed)
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-78-Smart-Stick-Plus-Cordless-Rechargeable-Hand-Blender/dp/B0017W26YS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-78 Smart Stick Plus Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender</a> (cordless rechargeable, power not stated)
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-76W-SmartStick-200-Watt-Immersion-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B000EGC9SG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-76W SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender, White</a> (200 watts)
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-77-Smart-Stick-Hand-Blender-with-Whisk-and-Chopper-Attachments/dp/B0006G3JRO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-77 Smart Stick Hand Blender with Whisk and Chopper Attachments</a> (200 watts)
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-55N-SmartStick-Extendable-Shaft-Hand-Blender-Chopper-Grinder/dp/B00004VXBB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-55N SmartStick Extendable Shaft Hand Blender & Chopper Grinder</a> (4-speeds, power not stated)
- CSB-44N (cordless rechargeable) (unable to find product listing on Amazon)
- <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Cuisinart-CSB-33-QuikPrep-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B00004VXB2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Cuisinart CSB-33 QuikPrep Hand Blender, White</a> (2-speeds, power not stated)
After putting together the listing above and noting the prices for the various models, I'm thinking that the CSB-79 may be the better value, with the 200 watt motor and selling for just a couple of dollars more here on Amazon (depending upon the color selected).
For our uses (so far), this has worked fine. Easy to use and easy to clean up afterwards.
If we find, after using it for a longer period of time, that it is not as durable as it should be, or if there are other experiences to report with it, I'll return to this review and update it accordingly. | 2 | positive | [
"This is the most inexpensive hand blender in Cuisinart's product line, and uncharacteristically for me we picked up this model without any advance planning or comparison shopping recently at our local department store (at least, we used to call them department stores).",
"They had several different Cuisinart models, and this was by far the least expensive.",
"It is also the least powerful at 135 watts; Cuisinart's most powerful model is a massive 700 watts.",
"Here are their current model choices:\n\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-33-QuikPrep-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B00004VXB2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-33 QuikPrep Hand Blender, White</a> - 135 watts, 2 speeds (product on this page)\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-79-2-Speed-Hand-Blender-Brushed-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00AN9UJ68/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-79 2-Speed Hand Blender Brushed Stainless Steel</a> - 200 watts, 2 speeds\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-75-Smart-Stick-2-Speed-Immersion-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B00ARQVLX2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-75 Smart Stick 2-Speed Immersion Hand Blender, White</a> - 200 watts, 2 speeds, available in a variety of colors\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-80-Smart-Stick-Power-Trio-High-Torque-Hand-Blender/dp/B005TK76E4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-80 Smart Stick Power Trio High Torque Hand Blender</a> - 400 watts, high torque, with pulse control and a mini food processor type attachment\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-100-Smart-Stick-Variable-Speed-Hand-Blender-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00MWK4XPY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-100 Smart Stick Variable Speed Hand Blender, Stainless Steel</a> - 700 watts, variable speed\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-300-Smart-Stick-Variable-Speed-Cordless-Rechargeable-Hand-Blender-with-Electric-Knife-Stainless-Steel/dp/B00X3N9L8S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-300 Smart Stick Variable Speed Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender with Electric Knife, Stainless Steel</a> - also 700 watts but this is their only model that uses a rechargeable battery.",
"It also comes and packaged together with various other kitchen gadgets\n\nThe above are the only models in Cuisinart's current product line according to their website at the time of writing this review.",
"Other models in the Cuisinart hand blender product line that are now discontinued but may continue to be available on Amazon are:\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-75PK-Smart-Stick-2-Speed-Immersion-Hand-Blender-Pink/dp/B00ARQVLGO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-75PK Smart Stick 2-Speed Immersion Hand Blender, Pink</a> (200 watts, 2-speed)\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-78-Smart-Stick-Plus-Cordless-Rechargeable-Hand-Blender/dp/B0017W26YS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-78 Smart Stick Plus Cordless Rechargeable Hand Blender</a> (cordless rechargeable, power not stated)\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-76W-SmartStick-200-Watt-Immersion-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B000EGC9SG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-76W SmartStick 200-Watt Immersion Hand Blender, White</a> (200 watts)\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-77-Smart-Stick-Hand-Blender-with-Whisk-and-Chopper-Attachments/dp/B0006G3JRO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-77 Smart Stick Hand Blender with Whisk and Chopper Attachments</a> (200 watts)\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-55N-SmartStick-Extendable-Shaft-Hand-Blender-Chopper-Grinder/dp/B00004VXBB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-55N SmartStick Extendable Shaft Hand Blender & Chopper Grinder</a> (4-speeds, power not stated)\n- CSB-44N (cordless rechargeable) (unable to find product listing on Amazon)\n- <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Cuisinart-CSB-33-QuikPrep-Hand-Blender-White/dp/B00004VXB2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Cuisinart CSB-33 QuikPrep Hand Blender, White</a> (2-speeds, power not stated)\n\nAfter putting together the listing above and noting the prices for the various models, I'm thinking that the CSB-79 may be the better value, with the 200 watt motor and selling for just a couple of dollars more here on Amazon (depending upon the color selected).",
"For our uses (so far), this has worked fine.",
"Easy to use and easy to clean up afterwards.",
"If we find, after using it for a longer period of time, that it is not as durable as it should be, or if there are other experiences to report with it, I'll return to this review and update it accordingly."
] |
It's incredible how the Evil Dead sountracks reflect how the movies are.
Army Of Darkness is much more elaborated than The Evil Dead, Army Of Darkness is much more popular than The Evil Dead. And the same thing happens with the soundtracks. There are much other points, but you got the idea...
The songs are all composed by Joseph LoDuca, except for March Of The Dead, by Danny Elfman.
My favorite songs are "Building The Deathcoaster", "Give Me Some Sugar/Bone'anza", "Whites Of Their Skulls", "The Deathcoaster", among others because they're well worked. It's "good for our ears", you know what I mean? They're really exciting.
"March Of The Dead", which seems to be the most famous song in this soundtrack, is not one of my favorites.. I still prefer Joseph LoDuca as a composer.
This soundtrack is better than the first one, from The Evil Dead (this can't be said about the movies). The first soundtrack is most bizarre and weird, but this one has, overall, best song and best quality. A great collectable for any Evil Dead collector, Soundtrack collector or anyone who likes classical music. A must-buy in my opinion. The only reason I do not give this CD a five-stars it's because I ain't a big fan of classical music... | 2 | positive | [
"It's incredible how the Evil Dead sountracks reflect how the movies are.",
"Army Of Darkness is much more elaborated than The Evil Dead, Army Of Darkness is much more popular than The Evil Dead.",
"And the same thing happens with the soundtracks.",
"There are much other points, but you got the idea...",
"The songs are all composed by Joseph LoDuca, except for March Of The Dead, by Danny Elfman.",
"My favorite songs are \"Building The Deathcoaster\", \"Give Me Some Sugar/Bone'anza\", \"Whites Of Their Skulls\", \"The Deathcoaster\", among others because they're well worked.",
"It's \"good for our ears\", you know what I mean?",
"They're really exciting.",
"\"March Of The Dead\", which seems to be the most famous song in this soundtrack, is not one of my favorites..",
"I still prefer Joseph LoDuca as a composer.",
"This soundtrack is better than the first one, from The Evil Dead (this can't be said about the movies).",
"The first soundtrack is most bizarre and weird, but this one has, overall, best song and best quality.",
"A great collectable for any Evil Dead collector, Soundtrack collector or anyone who likes classical music.",
"A must-buy in my opinion.",
"The only reason I do not give this CD a five-stars it's because I ain't a big fan of classical music..."
] |
My wife had a professionally applied water repellent treatment done on her new windshield. She raved about how the rain droplets just fell away when she was driving. Didnt need to use her wipers while moving. I saw it work and I was impressed. Based on customer reviews I bought Rain-X. Following the directions I wiped on two coats. I live on the Northwest Coast so the rain is without mercy here. My first drive with Rain-X on the front and rear windows was incredible. This stuff works and its just as good if not better than my wifes shop applied coating. When moving at 25 mph (or 40 kph) the water simply slides away. No need for windshield wipers. I have a large rear window on my Impala with no rear wiper. Dont need it. The rear window stayed clear. This is a first for me when driving my car in the rain. Ive read the negative reviews for Rain-X. Its obvious that those individuals didn't apply the liquid coating properly. Its unfortunate that some people will critize a product that they didn't use correctly. Anyways, Im sold. | 2 | positive | [
"My wife had a professionally applied water repellent treatment done on her new windshield.",
"She raved about how the rain droplets just fell away when she was driving.",
"Didnt need to use her wipers while moving.",
"I saw it work and I was impressed.",
"Based on customer reviews I bought Rain-X.",
"Following the directions I wiped on two coats.",
"I live on the Northwest Coast so the rain is without mercy here.",
"My first drive with Rain-X on the front and rear windows was incredible.",
"This stuff works and its just as good if not better than my wifes shop applied coating.",
"When moving at 25 mph (or 40 kph) the water simply slides away.",
"No need for windshield wipers.",
"I have a large rear window on my Impala with no rear wiper.",
"Dont need it.",
"The rear window stayed clear.",
"This is a first for me when driving my car in the rain.",
"Ive read the negative reviews for Rain-X.",
"Its obvious that those individuals didn't apply the liquid coating properly.",
"Its unfortunate that some people will critize a product that they didn't use correctly.",
"Anyways, Im sold."
] |
The Layla Sessions 20th Anniversay is for people like me who cannot get enough Eric Clapton.
Layla is his finest solo effort of his career.
What you get is a re-mastered version of the original release.
The sound is great, and of course you get the songs we have all come to know and love.
You also get a CD with different jam sessions. Personally I find this particular CD not interesting. Some of the guitar work is nice.
The Real gem in the box is the Alternate Master, Jams and outtakes.
You get two versions of Have you Ever Loved a Woman. You get two versions of Tell the Truth.
You get three versions of Mean old World with Duane Allman.
The best of the lot are When Things Go Wrong (It hurts me Too).
Tender Love is another good song.
He finishes with a fabulous version of It's Too Late, that is very similar to the version on the album. There are not background vocals and I like the slide guitar solo.
This box set is for Collectors like myself who want to hear everything they can get their hands on...Enjoy | 2 | positive | [
"The Layla Sessions 20th Anniversay is for people like me who cannot get enough Eric Clapton.",
"Layla is his finest solo effort of his career.",
"What you get is a re-mastered version of the original release.",
"The sound is great, and of course you get the songs we have all come to know and love.",
"You also get a CD with different jam sessions.",
"Personally I find this particular CD not interesting.",
"Some of the guitar work is nice.",
"The Real gem in the box is the Alternate Master, Jams and outtakes.",
"You get two versions of Have you Ever Loved a Woman.",
"You get two versions of Tell the Truth.",
"You get three versions of Mean old World with Duane Allman.",
"The best of the lot are When Things Go Wrong (It hurts me Too).",
"Tender Love is another good song.",
"He finishes with a fabulous version of It's Too Late, that is very similar to the version on the album.",
"There are not background vocals and I like the slide guitar solo.",
"This box set is for Collectors like myself who want to hear everything they can get their hands on...",
"Enjoy"
] |
As a beginning guitarist is 1985, I looked to amazing players like Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, Accept, Maiden and Priest for guidance. However, when I heard "Spreading the Disease" and saw the band live, I immediatley focused on Anthrax instead.
The rhythm guitar playing, provided by Scott Ian, is brilliant... tight, loud, and moshing (this is, after all, the band that invented moshing). There are some very heavy grooves here, as on "Aftershock", "A.I.R.", and "The Enemy". If you've listened to S.O.D., you'll be familiar with the kind of grooves I'm talking about.
One complaint you often see about Anthrax is vocalist Joey Belladonna's "singing"... he often comes across as a clown. On later albums he sounds almost like he's talking, not singing, and has a number of irritating vocal traits. However, on this CD he puts in perhaps his best singing effort. (Note - John Bush replaced Belladona for "Sound of White Noise", as is a much more talented singer).
While the production may seem a wee bit dated, that's not much of a concern. The strong songwriting and great musicianship shine through regardless. The solos provided by Dan Spitz sometimes seem repetive, but are a perfect fit for the songs, as is the bass playing. And the great Charlie Benante's drumming is as fierce, bombastic, and frenzied as you'll find on any Anthrax album. A listen to "STD" and the other 80's Anthrax albums is worth the time for anyone with an ear for heavy guitar, metal or grooves. If you want to hear metal before Metallica took over the world, this is it. | 2 | positive | [
"As a beginning guitarist is 1985, I looked to amazing players like Eddie Van Halen, Angus Young, Accept, Maiden and Priest for guidance.",
"However, when I heard \"Spreading the Disease\" and saw the band live, I immediatley focused on Anthrax instead.",
"The rhythm guitar playing, provided by Scott Ian, is brilliant...",
"tight, loud, and moshing (this is, after all, the band that invented moshing).",
"There are some very heavy grooves here, as on \"Aftershock\", \"A.",
"I.R.\", and \"The Enemy\".",
"If you've listened to S.",
"O.D., you'll be familiar with the kind of grooves I'm talking about.",
"One complaint you often see about Anthrax is vocalist Joey Belladonna's \"singing\"...",
"he often comes across as a clown.",
"On later albums he sounds almost like he's talking, not singing, and has a number of irritating vocal traits.",
"However, on this CD he puts in perhaps his best singing effort.",
"(Note - John Bush replaced Belladona for \"Sound of White Noise\", as is a much more talented singer).",
"While the production may seem a wee bit dated, that's not much of a concern.",
"The strong songwriting and great musicianship shine through regardless.",
"The solos provided by Dan Spitz sometimes seem repetive, but are a perfect fit for the songs, as is the bass playing.",
"And the great Charlie Benante's drumming is as fierce, bombastic, and frenzied as you'll find on any Anthrax album.",
"A listen to \"STD\" and the other 80's Anthrax albums is worth the time for anyone with an ear for heavy guitar, metal or grooves.",
"If you want to hear metal before Metallica took over the world, this is it."
] |
Taura is in unrest, especially since the new king, Braedan, recently usurped the throne. The religious women, the sayas, are in danger and Connor has been given the task of transporting one saya and true heir to the throne, Mairead, to safety.
Connor must not only fight off those that wish to apprehend Mairead, he must continually fight himself. He is ravenmarked by the violent earth spirit, the Morrag. He finds his control slipping, especially around the oddly alluring Mairead. Can he keep them both safe?
Ravenmarked is everything lovers of epic fantasy crave! Intriguing, weaving plot lines? - check. Many multi-dimensional characters? - check. A romantic undertone? - check. A completely encompassing new world? - check.
I adored the character-centric plot where the characters themselves tell the story instead of the book being plot heavy with characters that act more like pawns (an issue with many fantasy novels). Most interesting, every character is compelling and almost all have depth. Also, each character has hidden traits, some known and others unknown by the characters themselves, which adds complexity to the story. Some characters are initially thought of as bad, but later turn into good guys. Some of the characters seem sickly sweet at the beginning, but become harsher and worldlier as the story progresses.
The plot itself is a bit difficult to understand at first mainly because of the fantasy world. Do not be dismayed because eventually everything will click into place and you won't be able to put the book down! There are two major plotlines that do eventually intersect at the end that set up the next in this epic series. Unfortunately, the story does not resolve much by the end, but then again, this is the first in a five-book series.
Ravenmarked is excellent! As I read, I kept comparing this book to Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series especially concerning the way the characters are written and the hint of romance that is dabbled throughout. This beginning story stands apart from others because of the characters since it is rare that so many characters grow in one story. Sadly, we have to wait until next year for the next installment. Argh! I want it now.
If you're a fan of character centered epic fantasy with a touch of romance, Ravenmarked is not to be missed!
BookingIt Grade: A | 2 | positive | [
"Taura is in unrest, especially since the new king, Braedan, recently usurped the throne.",
"The religious women, the sayas, are in danger and Connor has been given the task of transporting one saya and true heir to the throne, Mairead, to safety.",
"Connor must not only fight off those that wish to apprehend Mairead, he must continually fight himself.",
"He is ravenmarked by the violent earth spirit, the Morrag.",
"He finds his control slipping, especially around the oddly alluring Mairead.",
"Can he keep them both safe?",
"Ravenmarked is everything lovers of epic fantasy crave!",
"Intriguing, weaving plot lines?",
"- check.",
"Many multi-dimensional characters?",
"- check.",
"A romantic undertone?",
"- check.",
"A completely encompassing new world?",
"- check.",
"I adored the character-centric plot where the characters themselves tell the story instead of the book being plot heavy with characters that act more like pawns (an issue with many fantasy novels).",
"Most interesting, every character is compelling and almost all have depth.",
"Also, each character has hidden traits, some known and others unknown by the characters themselves, which adds complexity to the story.",
"Some characters are initially thought of as bad, but later turn into good guys.",
"Some of the characters seem sickly sweet at the beginning, but become harsher and worldlier as the story progresses.",
"The plot itself is a bit difficult to understand at first mainly because of the fantasy world.",
"Do not be dismayed because eventually everything will click into place and you won't be able to put the book down!",
"There are two major plotlines that do eventually intersect at the end that set up the next in this epic series.",
"Unfortunately, the story does not resolve much by the end, but then again, this is the first in a five-book series.",
"Ravenmarked is excellent!",
"As I read, I kept comparing this book to Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series especially concerning the way the characters are written and the hint of romance that is dabbled throughout.",
"This beginning story stands apart from others because of the characters since it is rare that so many characters grow in one story.",
"Sadly, we have to wait until next year for the next installment.",
"Argh!",
"I want it now.",
"If you're a fan of character centered epic fantasy with a touch of romance, Ravenmarked is not to be missed!",
"BookingIt Grade: A"
] |
This is a western for the ages set in late nineteen century Montana.
A saloon girl is beaten and knife-cut. Her coworkers are angry but the sheriff (Gene Hackman) does not want to do much about it. Her coworkers put up a thousand dollar reward to obtain justice, but the reward only draws undesirables and brings trouble to Big Whiskey, Montana.
Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris join forces in an effort to obtain the reward money. After the setting, the story is mainly about the confrontation within the trio and the sheriff and the values that emerge considering that the gun is mainly law.
Disc two is about 'the making of' and a considerable data base of Clint Eastwood movies. Included is an episode from "Maverick" starring James Garner and a very young Clint Eastwood.
"Unforgiven" belongs next to "High Noon". It is that good. | 2 | positive | [
"This is a western for the ages set in late nineteen century Montana.",
"A saloon girl is beaten and knife-cut.",
"Her coworkers are angry but the sheriff (Gene Hackman) does not want to do much about it.",
"Her coworkers put up a thousand dollar reward to obtain justice, but the reward only draws undesirables and brings trouble to Big Whiskey, Montana.",
"Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and Richard Harris join forces in an effort to obtain the reward money.",
"After the setting, the story is mainly about the confrontation within the trio and the sheriff and the values that emerge considering that the gun is mainly law.",
"Disc two is about 'the making of' and a considerable data base of Clint Eastwood movies.",
"Included is an episode from \"Maverick\" starring James Garner and a very young Clint Eastwood.",
"\"Unforgiven\" belongs next to \"High Noon\".",
"It is that good."
] |
Last year I purchased this product on a hunch at a local discount store(TM)at a tremendously discounted price. Now I am hooked. Works wonders on fish, but also terrific on potatoes, rice, eggs, chicken, steaks, Italian dishes and in all sorts of casseroles. It is a delightful medium grind blend of salt, black pepper, parsley, garlic, onion, lemon peel and green peppercorns. The mixture is a bit heavier on salt than I would like but I use it sparingly as it is quite potent on the other spices as well.
I like to mix about a third cup of spice with a cup and a half all purpose flour in a baggie which I refrigerate for at least a few days. The spice flavors the flour which I then lightly sprinkle on fish or meats before pan grilling in a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a cast iron skillet. The result is a beautifully browned, light, crunchy, low fat, flavorable crust surrounding a wonderfully moist fillet of salmon, orange roughy, tuna, chicken or even rib eye steak.
Fisherman's Wharf really kicks up homemade potato salad, scrambled eggs and homemade chicken salad. I have mixed it with mayonnaise to spread on ham, tomato and lettuce sandwiches, BLTs and leftover turkey and fresh vegetable wraps. It also makes a quick and tasty salad dressing using olive oil and apple cider or balsamic vinegar. The uses for this wonderful spice blend are limited only by your culinary imagination. | 2 | positive | [
"Last year I purchased this product on a hunch at a local discount store(TM)at a tremendously discounted price.",
"Now I am hooked.",
"Works wonders on fish, but also terrific on potatoes, rice, eggs, chicken, steaks, Italian dishes and in all sorts of casseroles.",
"It is a delightful medium grind blend of salt, black pepper, parsley, garlic, onion, lemon peel and green peppercorns.",
"The mixture is a bit heavier on salt than I would like but I use it sparingly as it is quite potent on the other spices as well.",
"I like to mix about a third cup of spice with a cup and a half all purpose flour in a baggie which I refrigerate for at least a few days.",
"The spice flavors the flour which I then lightly sprinkle on fish or meats before pan grilling in a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a cast iron skillet.",
"The result is a beautifully browned, light, crunchy, low fat, flavorable crust surrounding a wonderfully moist fillet of salmon, orange roughy, tuna, chicken or even rib eye steak.",
"Fisherman's Wharf really kicks up homemade potato salad, scrambled eggs and homemade chicken salad.",
"I have mixed it with mayonnaise to spread on ham, tomato and lettuce sandwiches, BLTs and leftover turkey and fresh vegetable wraps.",
"It also makes a quick and tasty salad dressing using olive oil and apple cider or balsamic vinegar.",
"The uses for this wonderful spice blend are limited only by your culinary imagination."
] |
I bought two of these traps even after reading some poor reviews.
Some reviewers said they had a hard time figuring out how to install
the batteries. If you look in the battery compartment there are "+"
and "-" signs to tell you which way to batteries go. I had no problem
with the batteries. The traps charged up first time.
The two traps caught five mice the first night and a few more since then.
I no longer have a mouse problem. Removal is simple. Open the top and
dump the deceased mouse into the trash.
I used smooth peanut butter as bait and pushed a piece of crunchy cat
food into the peanut butter. The mice apparently loved it. Put the bait
on the vertical wall diagonally opposite the entrance. The mice never
even reached the bait.
Definitely a 5 star product. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought two of these traps even after reading some poor reviews.",
"Some reviewers said they had a hard time figuring out how to install\nthe batteries.",
"If you look in the battery compartment there are \"+\"\nand \"-\" signs to tell you which way to batteries go.",
"I had no problem\nwith the batteries.",
"The traps charged up first time.",
"The two traps caught five mice the first night and a few more since then.",
"I no longer have a mouse problem.",
"Removal is simple.",
"Open the top and\ndump the deceased mouse into the trash.",
"I used smooth peanut butter as bait and pushed a piece of crunchy cat\nfood into the peanut butter.",
"The mice apparently loved it.",
"Put the bait\non the vertical wall diagonally opposite the entrance.",
"The mice never\neven reached the bait.",
"Definitely a 5 star product."
] |
Tiger Woods 07 on the 360 is a big improvement over past games. I used to have a big problem with this series because it was way too easy to shoot in the 50's and every drive was right down the middle. EA has made the game much more enjoyable buy increasing the difficulty with the landing area circle. The putting system is now real good. Kind of like the Hot Shot game where grid lines are used as opposed to a caddy telling you where to hit the ball. Graphics are pretty good. Some courses look almost real like the water on Firestone, but some other courses look last generation to me. The only fault I can find is with the tournaments. The other pro's will shoot rounds close to what you shoot. Example: If I shoot +25 they will all shoot bad. Overall if you like golf this is a must have!!!!! | 2 | positive | [
"Tiger Woods 07 on the 360 is a big improvement over past games.",
"I used to have a big problem with this series because it was way too easy to shoot in the 50's and every drive was right down the middle.",
"EA has made the game much more enjoyable buy increasing the difficulty with the landing area circle.",
"The putting system is now real good.",
"Kind of like the Hot Shot game where grid lines are used as opposed to a caddy telling you where to hit the ball.",
"Graphics are pretty good.",
"Some courses look almost real like the water on Firestone, but some other courses look last generation to me.",
"The only fault I can find is with the tournaments.",
"The other pro's will shoot rounds close to what you shoot.",
"Example: If I shoot +25 they will all shoot bad.",
"Overall if you like golf this is a must have!!!!",
"!"
] |
So I was supposed to learn how to touch type back in high school. I didn't and snuck by. I should have learned how to type in college, I didnt. I should have made sure I learned how to type during my first job. Nope. I got by being a 20 word per minute touch typer, making a lot of errors, and living on the benefits of spell checker. Time for a change.
The program was easy to install on Windows 8, and it indicates it would also install on Windows 7 or even XP. There is a registration key that limits the installation to one computer.
You start a profile and the program then sort of tests you to see where you are at, and develops a long term lesson plan of exercises for you to follow in order to get better. I have been using this program for about a month now for a little bit of time about every other day and not I am about a 35 words per minute real typer. No more hunting and pecking. I hope to continue to use to get up to a decent 50 words per minute so I can get some of my reports done sooner.
I had a friend 9 year old come over one day and they tried the program and they enjoyed it as well, not as kid friendly as the kids version of the program, but it could still teach them typing. Overall a great program, highly recommended. | 2 | positive | [
"So I was supposed to learn how to touch type back in high school.",
"I didn't and snuck by.",
"I should have learned how to type in college, I didnt.",
"I should have made sure I learned how to type during my first job.",
"Nope.",
"I got by being a 20 word per minute touch typer, making a lot of errors, and living on the benefits of spell checker.",
"Time for a change.",
"The program was easy to install on Windows 8, and it indicates it would also install on Windows 7 or even XP.",
"There is a registration key that limits the installation to one computer.",
"You start a profile and the program then sort of tests you to see where you are at, and develops a long term lesson plan of exercises for you to follow in order to get better.",
"I have been using this program for about a month now for a little bit of time about every other day and not I am about a 35 words per minute real typer.",
"No more hunting and pecking.",
"I hope to continue to use to get up to a decent 50 words per minute so I can get some of my reports done sooner.",
"I had a friend 9 year old come over one day and they tried the program and they enjoyed it as well, not as kid friendly as the kids version of the program, but it could still teach them typing.",
"Overall a great program, highly recommended."
] |
When I bought this game, it was a bit of a wild ride. I had originally purchased Inuyasha Feudal Combat for the PS2. When it arrived, it had the Feudal combat case but the disc inside was this game, Inuyasha Secret of the Cursed mask. At first I was angry at the seller for making the mistake but before I complained I decided to put it in and give it a try.
And now I am more than happy that the seller made the mistake!!! This game is amazing in a million ways! One, you can play as yourself and interact with all your favorite characters from the anime.
You can bond and form friendships with Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippo or Sesshomaru. You play as a girl (or boy) who ended up stuck in the Feudal Era and now you're the newest companion of Inuyasha's group.
You have powers of Shikigamae (I think that's how its spelled) which is I guess in the spiritual category of powers and abilities. Throughout the game, which is very long, you travel with Inuyasha and his friend. You'll do ALOT of battling, where you can choose the attacks for each character.
Although the game is mostly formed as Chibi CG, where they are CGish but are also on the chibi side to, there are scenes that will turn into anime and look just like the show. During battle sequences when two characters combined an attack, the prologue and epilogue and also some additional scenes of bonding between the characters.
In the game you face Naraku but also a new enemy, you can travel throughout the entire era and even meet side characters like Koga, Rin, Kohaku and Kaede as well as interact with them.
Since you do alot of battling in the game, after certain final battles you and the characters will take a day off to spend time relaxing and bonding.
Your character (You) can spend time with all of them, but whichever character you spend time with the most is the one you'll bond the strongest friendship with. I had bonded strongest with Kagome and Sango, thankfully there are around 10 save files so you can get enough tries to bond with all the characters if you want.
Also on two special times in the game you will have a moment to prove your loyalty to your closest companion, first when you and your companion has to fight a demon when your companion is ill and then again you must make a daring choice when your friend gets injured and Naraku's servants come to attack.
If you love to battle in games alot but also enjoy roleplaying games, then this is the Inuyasha game for you. | 2 | positive | [
"When I bought this game, it was a bit of a wild ride.",
"I had originally purchased Inuyasha Feudal Combat for the PS2.",
"When it arrived, it had the Feudal combat case but the disc inside was this game, Inuyasha Secret of the Cursed mask.",
"At first I was angry at the seller for making the mistake but before I complained I decided to put it in and give it a try.",
"And now I am more than happy that the seller made the mistake!!!",
"This game is amazing in a million ways!",
"One, you can play as yourself and interact with all your favorite characters from the anime.",
"You can bond and form friendships with Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippo or Sesshomaru.",
"You play as a girl (or boy) who ended up stuck in the Feudal Era and now you're the newest companion of Inuyasha's group.",
"You have powers of Shikigamae (I think that's how its spelled) which is I guess in the spiritual category of powers and abilities.",
"Throughout the game, which is very long, you travel with Inuyasha and his friend.",
"You'll do ALOT of battling, where you can choose the attacks for each character.",
"Although the game is mostly formed as Chibi CG, where they are CGish but are also on the chibi side to, there are scenes that will turn into anime and look just like the show.",
"During battle sequences when two characters combined an attack, the prologue and epilogue and also some additional scenes of bonding between the characters.",
"In the game you face Naraku but also a new enemy, you can travel throughout the entire era and even meet side characters like Koga, Rin, Kohaku and Kaede as well as interact with them.",
"Since you do alot of battling in the game, after certain final battles you and the characters will take a day off to spend time relaxing and bonding.",
"Your character (You) can spend time with all of them, but whichever character you spend time with the most is the one you'll bond the strongest friendship with.",
"I had bonded strongest with Kagome and Sango, thankfully there are around 10 save files so you can get enough tries to bond with all the characters if you want.",
"Also on two special times in the game you will have a moment to prove your loyalty to your closest companion, first when you and your companion has to fight a demon when your companion is ill and then again you must make a daring choice when your friend gets injured and Naraku's servants come to attack.",
"If you love to battle in games alot but also enjoy roleplaying games, then this is the Inuyasha game for you."
] |
Do not bother with the competition. Seriously. There is a reason this product is all sold out while the Logitech, Bose, Altec Lansing, Creative, M-Audio, and others are sitting in a stack a mile high. Now available for as little as $119 (Best Buy 2007), this killer system can be used for anything from a computer to an iPod. There is no substitute for the kind of true power this extremely simple 200-watt system produces. THX Certified, how can you beat it for the price? The box weighs a lot more than the paper-light speakers by some other companies, and it pays off big time once you set them up with clear and thunderous sound. Honestly, for some folks this system will rock your whole house and then some. I have not seen anything under $400 that can hold up to the Klipsch Promedia 2.1. | 2 | positive | [
"Do not bother with the competition.",
"Seriously.",
"There is a reason this product is all sold out while the Logitech, Bose, Altec Lansing, Creative, M-Audio, and others are sitting in a stack a mile high.",
"Now available for as little as $119 (Best Buy 2007), this killer system can be used for anything from a computer to an iPod.",
"There is no substitute for the kind of true power this extremely simple 200-watt system produces.",
"THX Certified, how can you beat it for the price?",
"The box weighs a lot more than the paper-light speakers by some other companies, and it pays off big time once you set them up with clear and thunderous sound.",
"Honestly, for some folks this system will rock your whole house and then some.",
"I have not seen anything under $400 that can hold up to the Klipsch Promedia 2.",
"1."
] |
I always thought this game was seemingly babyish, what, with its title and images of a map with train markers. However, I played it the other day with a friend of mine and absolutely loved the game. I was so wrong about my initial assumption, this is a very fun and thought-provoking game. It requires strategy to complete your objectives, as well as requiring you think one step ahead of your opponent(s) so that if they happen to block your preferred path, you can still complete it with the most points while still saving the most amount of trains. A very competitive game, and a HUGE board. Seriously, the biggest board I ever had in a game. Very fun game for the family, or for friends looking for a little bit of a different game than the traditional monopoly or life. Seriously, get this game and you will not be disappointing. Amazing and extremely fun game. A little difficult to learn at first, but play one game just for fun and you will understand it, as that is how I learned; at first my head was exploding with all the information being thrown at me, but halfway through the first game, I was really grasping the rules. One of my new, favorite games. How much did I liked it? I bought it the next day. | 2 | positive | [
"I always thought this game was seemingly babyish, what, with its title and images of a map with train markers.",
"However, I played it the other day with a friend of mine and absolutely loved the game.",
"I was so wrong about my initial assumption, this is a very fun and thought-provoking game.",
"It requires strategy to complete your objectives, as well as requiring you think one step ahead of your opponent(s) so that if they happen to block your preferred path, you can still complete it with the most points while still saving the most amount of trains.",
"A very competitive game, and a HUGE board.",
"Seriously, the biggest board I ever had in a game.",
"Very fun game for the family, or for friends looking for a little bit of a different game than the traditional monopoly or life.",
"Seriously, get this game and you will not be disappointing.",
"Amazing and extremely fun game.",
"A little difficult to learn at first, but play one game just for fun and you will understand it, as that is how I learned; at first my head was exploding with all the information being thrown at me, but halfway through the first game, I was really grasping the rules.",
"One of my new, favorite games.",
"How much did I liked it?",
"I bought it the next day."
] |
I thought I was going to have to buy a piece of furniture so I could store all my CDs and DVDs. I'm not willing to let go of any of them and I have quite a collection.
A few months ago I thought I would try one last option of storing everything in a less drastic way than trying to find a place for another piece of furniture. These work great for me!
They are made of good, durable quality material for my purposes. I'm not going to be transporting all my DVDs other than from upstairs to downstairs, but they look like they would work fine if I had wanted to travel with them.
They are so easy to open up, plop the DVD in there, organized any way I see fit, and then find them easily when I want them.
I just bought several more, because I had more of one category of DVDs than I thought. They didn't all fit in the size I got earlier.
Count your CDs and DVDs that you intend to store in these cases so you make sure to get the right size the first time. If I had planned a little better, I might have saved a little money.
I'm very pleased with these. I can easily find what I want. I labeled them:
1) Travel
2) Entertainment
3) Fitness
4) Studies
Excellent! | 2 | positive | [
"I thought I was going to have to buy a piece of furniture so I could store all my CDs and DVDs.",
"I'm not willing to let go of any of them and I have quite a collection.",
"A few months ago I thought I would try one last option of storing everything in a less drastic way than trying to find a place for another piece of furniture.",
"These work great for me!",
"They are made of good, durable quality material for my purposes.",
"I'm not going to be transporting all my DVDs other than from upstairs to downstairs, but they look like they would work fine if I had wanted to travel with them.",
"They are so easy to open up, plop the DVD in there, organized any way I see fit, and then find them easily when I want them.",
"I just bought several more, because I had more of one category of DVDs than I thought.",
"They didn't all fit in the size I got earlier.",
"Count your CDs and DVDs that you intend to store in these cases so you make sure to get the right size the first time.",
"If I had planned a little better, I might have saved a little money.",
"I'm very pleased with these.",
"I can easily find what I want.",
"I labeled them:\n\n1) Travel\n2) Entertainment\n3) Fitness\n4) Studies\n\nExcellent!"
] |
This is my favorite Canon lens. It is sharp at both 24 and 70, and its fast F/2.8 aperture makes for excellent shots in low light, and creamy Bokeh.
The zoom is smooth except for a tiny hitch in its linearity at 24MM. I understand this is due to the shape of the cam in the zoom mechanism. The positive is that the lens doesn't "creep" like the 24-105 F/4 IS USM. Also - when you are at 24MM, the lens is fully extended; at 70 it is retracted. This makes for a large lens hood, but it blocks flare effectively.
My only con is its heavy weight, but if you are shooting L glass, weight is secondary to picture quality.
If I could only have one Canon lens, this would be it! | 2 | positive | [
"This is my favorite Canon lens.",
"It is sharp at both 24 and 70, and its fast F/2.",
"8 aperture makes for excellent shots in low light, and creamy Bokeh.",
"The zoom is smooth except for a tiny hitch in its linearity at 24MM.",
"I understand this is due to the shape of the cam in the zoom mechanism.",
"The positive is that the lens doesn't \"creep\" like the 24-105 F/4 IS USM.",
"Also - when you are at 24MM, the lens is fully extended; at 70 it is retracted.",
"This makes for a large lens hood, but it blocks flare effectively.",
"My only con is its heavy weight, but if you are shooting L glass, weight is secondary to picture quality.",
"If I could only have one Canon lens, this would be it!"
] |
Yay! We get to read about Sirius's buddy Aland mated story. It's even better then bk1 and Sirius story. Lol
You get get a kickass girl who is locked up in a mental hospital, cause everyone thinks she is insane. When really she is very special, with powers and knowledge, plus she is isn't all human. Then you have the sexy gatekeeper Aland, who feels a pull to her and needs to save her. While he tries to help her he finally understands his feelings, she is his MATE!!
I love their story, it's a love triangle cause there is the Doctor who for the past 10 yrs been there and helped her, basically best friends or are they?
A fun, sexy romantic love triangle. Who gets the girl??? The Best friend or the fated mate?? I love the twists and badass fights scenes too. Great book, I'm hoping there will be more out in the series, cause I'm hooked!!! | 2 | positive | [
"Yay!",
"We get to read about Sirius's buddy Aland mated story.",
"It's even better then bk1 and Sirius story.",
"Lol\nYou get get a kickass girl who is locked up in a mental hospital, cause everyone thinks she is insane.",
"When really she is very special, with powers and knowledge, plus she is isn't all human.",
"Then you have the sexy gatekeeper Aland, who feels a pull to her and needs to save her.",
"While he tries to help her he finally understands his feelings, she is his MATE!!",
"I love their story, it's a love triangle cause there is the Doctor who for the past 10 yrs been there and helped her, basically best friends or are they?",
"A fun, sexy romantic love triangle.",
"Who gets the girl???",
"The Best friend or the fated mate??",
"I love the twists and badass fights scenes too.",
"Great book, I'm hoping there will be more out in the series, cause I'm hooked!!!"
] |
If you're reading this review, you've no doubt done your homework on wireless access points for your gaming system. There is no typo; the WGA11B does the same thing as its very expensive counterparts for 1/3rd the price.
There's a catch, however: this thing is a nightmare to configure. That is, if you follow Linksys' instructions. Let's just say they lead you a bit astray.
First things first: you'll need a Windows desktop to set this up right. Mac users will need to borrow a buddy's computer for initial setup.
Second, go to this site (of which I take zero credit for): [...]
It has detailed instructions on how to set this up the right way. Ignore them, and you're in for a LOT of frustration via the skimpy, Linksys-supplied manual and their bare forums.
Key points I discovered in setting this up on a Mac-based, Belkin network:
1. Ensure your WGA11B SSID is the same name as your PRIMARY WIRELESS ROUTER. Yes, name them the SAME THING. If you have access points, do not name the WGA11B after it.
2. If your primary router uses encryption, it must be mirrored EXACTLY on the WGA11B. Don't forget the password entry.
3. The static IP, while unconventional, works. See the above Web site for the needed addresses.
4. Don't forget to add the MAC address for this device as an allowable bridge via your primary router.
5. Don't worry about Channel ID on the WGA11B when setting it up via included software. While it defaults to 6, it can be manually configured once ready to roll. You'll likely use P1.
6. Your network settings always trump a signal repeater such as this one. Thus, don't go willy-nilly in security and channel settings on your main network nodes or risk a lot of backwards configuration. Match the WGA11B to your network...not the other way around (contrary to what Linksys says).
7. Finally - there's no way around it; you'll need a PC to do this, preferably a desktop. I tried for hours with a Mac, Virtual PC, terminals, IP accesses, etc. Nada. Thankfully I have VERY patient neighbors with a PC.
Several hours later, however, this works like a charm. Hopefully these tips will prove useful.
ANTI-FRUSTRATION INFO: If you're using Auto IP and DNS (the default network settings for PS2's and most Internet providers), you'll have to unplug-replug the router on occasion (every 1-2 days, on average) to refresh these entities. It appears the router has difficulty refreshing these addresses without it. | 2 | positive | [
"If you're reading this review, you've no doubt done your homework on wireless access points for your gaming system.",
"There is no typo; the WGA11B does the same thing as its very expensive counterparts for 1/3rd the price.",
"There's a catch, however: this thing is a nightmare to configure.",
"That is, if you follow Linksys' instructions.",
"Let's just say they lead you a bit astray.",
"First things first: you'll need a Windows desktop to set this up right.",
"Mac users will need to borrow a buddy's computer for initial setup.",
"Second, go to this site (of which I take zero credit for): [...",
"]\n\nIt has detailed instructions on how to set this up the right way.",
"Ignore them, and you're in for a LOT of frustration via the skimpy, Linksys-supplied manual and their bare forums.",
"Key points I discovered in setting this up on a Mac-based, Belkin network:\n1.",
"Ensure your WGA11B SSID is the same name as your PRIMARY WIRELESS ROUTER.",
"Yes, name them the SAME THING.",
"If you have access points, do not name the WGA11B after it.",
"2.",
"If your primary router uses encryption, it must be mirrored EXACTLY on the WGA11B.",
"Don't forget the password entry.",
"3.",
"The static IP, while unconventional, works.",
"See the above Web site for the needed addresses.",
"4.",
"Don't forget to add the MAC address for this device as an allowable bridge via your primary router.",
"5.",
"Don't worry about Channel ID on the WGA11B when setting it up via included software.",
"While it defaults to 6, it can be manually configured once ready to roll.",
"You'll likely use P1.",
"6.",
"Your network settings always trump a signal repeater such as this one.",
"Thus, don't go willy-nilly in security and channel settings on your main network nodes or risk a lot of backwards configuration.",
"Match the WGA11B to your network...",
"not the other way around (contrary to what Linksys says).",
"7.",
"Finally - there's no way around it; you'll need a PC to do this, preferably a desktop.",
"I tried for hours with a Mac, Virtual PC, terminals, IP accesses, etc.",
"Nada.",
"Thankfully I have VERY patient neighbors with a PC.",
"Several hours later, however, this works like a charm.",
"Hopefully these tips will prove useful.",
"ANTI-FRUSTRATION INFO: If you're using Auto IP and DNS (the default network settings for PS2's and most Internet providers), you'll have to unplug-replug the router on occasion (every 1-2 days, on average) to refresh these entities.",
"It appears the router has difficulty refreshing these addresses without it."
] |
Five stars for the product, not for the vendor. Unfortunately this German made product is only offered here on Amazon by a UK seller with a less than stellar shipping performance. I have a lot of Wolfcraft products here for woodworking, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of them. Now I see that Amazon has their "Frequently Bought With" recommendations now including a Bosch 3/8" keyless chuck drill motor. If your really serious about drilling accurate perpendicular holes in timbers too large to wrangle into a drill press, then I recommend upgrading to the Dewalt http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TKTI9O?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage which is 1/2" keyed chuck, made of metal, 10 amps, and mounts perfectly into the (European standard diameter) Wolfcraft. I recently needed to run a 1/2" ship auger through 4" by 6" PTDF (pressure treated douglas fir) to accommodate some 1/2" by 12" carriage bolts, and it zipped through like butter. This combo with the 6" auger provide for an accurate pilot hole for drilling with a 12" auger (17" OAL) for assembly in the field. (DEWALT DCD950B used for field drilling) 5 Stars for the Wolfcraft 4522. Cheers! | 2 | positive | [
"Five stars for the product, not for the vendor.",
"Unfortunately this German made product is only offered here on Amazon by a UK seller with a less than stellar shipping performance.",
"I have a lot of Wolfcraft products here for woodworking, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend any of them.",
"Now I see that Amazon has their \"Frequently Bought With\" recommendations now including a Bosch 3/8\" keyless chuck drill motor.",
"If your really serious about drilling accurate perpendicular holes in timbers too large to wrangle into a drill press, then I recommend upgrading to the Dewalt http://www.",
"amazon.",
"com/gp/product/B001TKTI9O?",
"psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage which is 1/2\" keyed chuck, made of metal, 10 amps, and mounts perfectly into the (European standard diameter) Wolfcraft.",
"I recently needed to run a 1/2\" ship auger through 4\" by 6\" PTDF (pressure treated douglas fir) to accommodate some 1/2\" by 12\" carriage bolts, and it zipped through like butter.",
"This combo with the 6\" auger provide for an accurate pilot hole for drilling with a 12\" auger (17\" OAL) for assembly in the field.",
"(DEWALT DCD950B used for field drilling) 5 Stars for the Wolfcraft 4522.",
"Cheers!"
] |
First off let me say that this was the fastest shipping ever, period. And I just got the standard shipping.
This knife is exactly what I wanted. While this is the most expensive SAK (Swiss Army Knife) I've ever bought, the quality is well in line with their other products. Blades are hair splitters right out of the box, the wood saw is just an accident waiting to happen, and the scissors and pliers are both tight. All this was expected.
What I did not expect was the crispness of the cut on the file. While this file does appear to be the same steel as the other implements, in a pinch I have no doubt it will do some good work. The purchase of this knife has probably relegated my leatherman to permanent tool bench duty.
Overall wonderful quality, fit, and polish. | 2 | positive | [
"First off let me say that this was the fastest shipping ever, period.",
"And I just got the standard shipping.",
"This knife is exactly what I wanted.",
"While this is the most expensive SAK (Swiss Army Knife) I've ever bought, the quality is well in line with their other products.",
"Blades are hair splitters right out of the box, the wood saw is just an accident waiting to happen, and the scissors and pliers are both tight.",
"All this was expected.",
"What I did not expect was the crispness of the cut on the file.",
"While this file does appear to be the same steel as the other implements, in a pinch I have no doubt it will do some good work.",
"The purchase of this knife has probably relegated my leatherman to permanent tool bench duty.",
"Overall wonderful quality, fit, and polish."
] |
This live album from Bob Marley and his band The Wailers was my introduction to Bob Marley and reggae music in general. It promptly turned all preconceived ideas I had about reggae inside out. From that moment on, I was a believer. The first time I saw this album, I was thinking to myself, "Reggae, what's so special about that? It all sounds the same, anyway." How wrong I was!
First of all, the sound is spectacular. This performance sounds clean, fresh and lively; as if it were recorded yesterday. Every little thing can be heard clearly. Even so, it's not so clean that it becomes sterile and lacking in character. There's still the energy and authenticity that gives a concert something special.
Secondly, this album has all the classic songs to make it worthwhile as an introduction to Bob Marley's music and indeed reggae in general. Just check the track listing.
Also, the versions of the songs to be found here are fantastic and each musician is really impressive. Anyone who says that reggae is formulated, boring or predictable has yet to give this album a chance. This version of The Wailers has a real western/rock oriented approach to the music and it's really easy to hear why they have begun to appeal to a rock audience. Besides, the playing is fantastic and has plenty of feeling.
You shouldn't any more reasons to buy this album. It is just plain fantastic and made a staunch believer and convert out of me. | 2 | positive | [
"This live album from Bob Marley and his band The Wailers was my introduction to Bob Marley and reggae music in general.",
"It promptly turned all preconceived ideas I had about reggae inside out.",
"From that moment on, I was a believer.",
"The first time I saw this album, I was thinking to myself, \"Reggae, what's so special about that?",
"It all sounds the same, anyway.",
"\" How wrong I was!",
"First of all, the sound is spectacular.",
"This performance sounds clean, fresh and lively; as if it were recorded yesterday.",
"Every little thing can be heard clearly.",
"Even so, it's not so clean that it becomes sterile and lacking in character.",
"There's still the energy and authenticity that gives a concert something special.",
"Secondly, this album has all the classic songs to make it worthwhile as an introduction to Bob Marley's music and indeed reggae in general.",
"Just check the track listing.",
"Also, the versions of the songs to be found here are fantastic and each musician is really impressive.",
"Anyone who says that reggae is formulated, boring or predictable has yet to give this album a chance.",
"This version of The Wailers has a real western/rock oriented approach to the music and it's really easy to hear why they have begun to appeal to a rock audience.",
"Besides, the playing is fantastic and has plenty of feeling.",
"You shouldn't any more reasons to buy this album.",
"It is just plain fantastic and made a staunch believer and convert out of me."
] |
This is pretty neat. It comes in two layers, the top piece for the upper part of your face and the lower for the bottom. The directions were not super clear. It said to leave the mask on for 10 minutes or more. This is where it got confusing for me. Does it dry like a Biore strip? Once it's dry do you pull it off? Or does it stay a little wet and you just pull it off after the 10 minutes? Some of the mask started to dry, so I waited about 5 minutes longer and a little more of it dried but I didn't want to stay in the bathroom all night so I ended up pulling it off.
At first while it was drying I thought my face stated to get warm. I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be like that if I was having a reaction or if I should leave it. So, I braved it out. I tried not to think about how red my face would be the following day if it truly happened to be a bad reaction. Luckily, I think it was all in my head as there was nothing wrong.
Next mask I'll leave on longer to see if it's any different but my face was really soft after taking off this mask. It was a little tricky to apply and it didn't quite seem to fit around my eyes and was a little longer than my nose which got in the way of breathing. I had to push the excess up and off to the side. It didn't quite stick to the side of my nose either and there was a bit of a gap near my eyes and temples.
I like the idea of the volcanic ash. Everyone says how restorative it is. I'm so glad this doesn't smell like sulfur though. | 2 | positive | [
"This is pretty neat.",
"It comes in two layers, the top piece for the upper part of your face and the lower for the bottom.",
"The directions were not super clear.",
"It said to leave the mask on for 10 minutes or more.",
"This is where it got confusing for me.",
"Does it dry like a Biore strip?",
"Once it's dry do you pull it off?",
"Or does it stay a little wet and you just pull it off after the 10 minutes?",
"Some of the mask started to dry, so I waited about 5 minutes longer and a little more of it dried but I didn't want to stay in the bathroom all night so I ended up pulling it off.",
"At first while it was drying I thought my face stated to get warm.",
"I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be like that if I was having a reaction or if I should leave it.",
"So, I braved it out.",
"I tried not to think about how red my face would be the following day if it truly happened to be a bad reaction.",
"Luckily, I think it was all in my head as there was nothing wrong.",
"Next mask I'll leave on longer to see if it's any different but my face was really soft after taking off this mask.",
"It was a little tricky to apply and it didn't quite seem to fit around my eyes and was a little longer than my nose which got in the way of breathing.",
"I had to push the excess up and off to the side.",
"It didn't quite stick to the side of my nose either and there was a bit of a gap near my eyes and temples.",
"I like the idea of the volcanic ash.",
"Everyone says how restorative it is.",
"I'm so glad this doesn't smell like sulfur though."
] |
These are very decent hummingbird feeders. They definitely get the birds attention and attract them in. The problem is, they attract bees and wasps as well. They do have bee guards, but they aren't very effective, imo. That said, it does appear to be one of the hummingbirds feeder of choice. I have more than a half a dozen different makes and models of hummingbird feeders in my yard, and have hundreds of visits per day, and this one gets as much, if not more attention, than the others. Again, I agree with those who mention the downside of these feeders, but, I'll always have one of them in my yard, despite its lack of being perfect. For the price, imo, it's a must have for any hummingbird enthusiast.
If you do have too many wasps being attracted to this feeder, try the following: [...]
Rather than using duct tape, as suggested in the link to hold the wasp trap together (What were they thinking? Maybe they use it as a "fix all" solution, who knows?) Rather, staple the sides of the bottle together, add "wasp bait", a 3 to 1 mixture of water and sugar does the trick, filling about half of the trap (and make sure that some liquid is spilled onto the top of the trap to attract them. Then, punch or drill two holes towards the top of the trap, add string, twine or part of an old wire hanger, so that you can hang it up near your hummingbird feeder (or, simply place it near the feeder on the ground). I recommend using an old Mountain Dew bottle, as the green color really attracts the wasps, away from your hummingbird feeder. I've used these traps, and you'll be surprised how many wasps that you'll catch, they really work well! | 2 | positive | [
"These are very decent hummingbird feeders.",
"They definitely get the birds attention and attract them in.",
"The problem is, they attract bees and wasps as well.",
"They do have bee guards, but they aren't very effective, imo.",
"That said, it does appear to be one of the hummingbirds feeder of choice.",
"I have more than a half a dozen different makes and models of hummingbird feeders in my yard, and have hundreds of visits per day, and this one gets as much, if not more attention, than the others.",
"Again, I agree with those who mention the downside of these feeders, but, I'll always have one of them in my yard, despite its lack of being perfect.",
"For the price, imo, it's a must have for any hummingbird enthusiast.",
"If you do have too many wasps being attracted to this feeder, try the following: [...",
"]\n\nRather than using duct tape, as suggested in the link to hold the wasp trap together (What were they thinking?",
"Maybe they use it as a \"fix all\" solution, who knows?",
") Rather, staple the sides of the bottle together, add \"wasp bait\", a 3 to 1 mixture of water and sugar does the trick, filling about half of the trap (and make sure that some liquid is spilled onto the top of the trap to attract them.",
"Then, punch or drill two holes towards the top of the trap, add string, twine or part of an old wire hanger, so that you can hang it up near your hummingbird feeder (or, simply place it near the feeder on the ground).",
"I recommend using an old Mountain Dew bottle, as the green color really attracts the wasps, away from your hummingbird feeder.",
"I've used these traps, and you'll be surprised how many wasps that you'll catch, they really work well!"
] |
One of my cats is extremely fussy when it goes to toys. He likes his mice, but he is always tearing those up. I have tried many others but he just walks away from them. Until I found these. He goes nuts. He is always carrying them around in his mouth. Then will drop it and start batting it around. When that one 'escapes' he goes back to his basket and grabs another. His favorite thing to do is go into an empty bath tub with one of these. He can spend hours in there playing.
I highly recommend these. They don't shed, they don't fall apart, they don't break, and they are completely washable! | 2 | positive | [
"One of my cats is extremely fussy when it goes to toys.",
"He likes his mice, but he is always tearing those up.",
"I have tried many others but he just walks away from them.",
"Until I found these.",
"He goes nuts.",
"He is always carrying them around in his mouth.",
"Then will drop it and start batting it around.",
"When that one 'escapes' he goes back to his basket and grabs another.",
"His favorite thing to do is go into an empty bath tub with one of these.",
"He can spend hours in there playing.",
"I highly recommend these.",
"They don't shed, they don't fall apart, they don't break, and they are completely washable!"
] |
My baby hates taking baths, but not anymore. This tub is much more comfortable, and the baby enjoys it because they love the duck (not to mention mom's quacking noises; quacking not included! Lol).
Don't try to blow this up yourself. You will need a small electric pump, or a hand pump. I used a hand pump. It was totally inflated in about 3 - 5 minutes. I don't deflate it, because the baby also likes to just sit in it and play for some reason (my lovable, little weirdo!).
I recommend this product, and prefer it over baby's other tub (a plastic Fisher Price one). | 2 | positive | [
"My baby hates taking baths, but not anymore.",
"This tub is much more comfortable, and the baby enjoys it because they love the duck (not to mention mom's quacking noises; quacking not included!",
"Lol).",
"Don't try to blow this up yourself.",
"You will need a small electric pump, or a hand pump.",
"I used a hand pump.",
"It was totally inflated in about 3 - 5 minutes.",
"I don't deflate it, because the baby also likes to just sit in it and play for some reason (my lovable, little weirdo!",
").",
"I recommend this product, and prefer it over baby's other tub (a plastic Fisher Price one)."
] |
Bronx New Yorker Laura Nyro is possibly better known as a songwriter ("Stoned Soul Picnic", "Stoney End", "Wedding Bell Blues", "Eli's Coming", "And When I Die", "Save The Country"), but she was also one helluva singer, the possessor of a strong voice capable of projecting gospel fervor. In 1971, for her fifth album, she decided to record a collection of covers, specifically doo-wop, girl-group, Motown, Brill Building classics. Her backup group is the trio Labelle, which adds to the general gospel feel.
The first track, a mostly "a cappella" rendition of "I Met Him On A Sunday", makes very clear the wisdom of these choices. The vocal talent of all four ladies is very apparent, and a perfect fit for the material. The remaining nine of the original ten tracks fall into two groups: ballads, and more upbeat numbers. Of the ballads, "The Bells" is an emotional R&B song. "Desiree" is slow and melancholy. "Spanish Harlem" and "The Wind" are smooth, with a soft dreamlike quality. The emotional showpiece of the album is the title song, "It's Gonna Take A Miracle", a real heartbreaker.
Of the other original tracks, "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" is a mid-tempo, solid performance of that Motown classic, with an extended gospel ending. "Monkey Time/Dancing In The Street", "Jimmy Mack" and "Nowhere To Run" are joyous and infectious. The ending of "Nowhere To Run" goes on just a little too long (as if it really were searching for somewhere to run...).
There are four bonus tracks, previously unreleased live performances. On these Laura shows what she can do with only her voice, her piano and her soul. My favorite is "Up On The Roof". I just love it when she says, "I keep telling you!" | 2 | positive | [
"Bronx New Yorker Laura Nyro is possibly better known as a songwriter (\"Stoned Soul Picnic\", \"Stoney End\", \"Wedding Bell Blues\", \"Eli's Coming\", \"And When I Die\", \"Save The Country\"), but she was also one helluva singer, the possessor of a strong voice capable of projecting gospel fervor.",
"In 1971, for her fifth album, she decided to record a collection of covers, specifically doo-wop, girl-group, Motown, Brill Building classics.",
"Her backup group is the trio Labelle, which adds to the general gospel feel.",
"The first track, a mostly \"a cappella\" rendition of \"I Met Him On A Sunday\", makes very clear the wisdom of these choices.",
"The vocal talent of all four ladies is very apparent, and a perfect fit for the material.",
"The remaining nine of the original ten tracks fall into two groups: ballads, and more upbeat numbers.",
"Of the ballads, \"The Bells\" is an emotional R&B song.",
"\"Desiree\" is slow and melancholy.",
"\"Spanish Harlem\" and \"The Wind\" are smooth, with a soft dreamlike quality.",
"The emotional showpiece of the album is the title song, \"It's Gonna Take A Miracle\", a real heartbreaker.",
"Of the other original tracks, \"You've Really Got A Hold On Me\" is a mid-tempo, solid performance of that Motown classic, with an extended gospel ending.",
"\"Monkey Time/Dancing In The Street\", \"Jimmy Mack\" and \"Nowhere To Run\" are joyous and infectious.",
"The ending of \"Nowhere To Run\" goes on just a little too long (as if it really were searching for somewhere to run...",
").",
"There are four bonus tracks, previously unreleased live performances.",
"On these Laura shows what she can do with only her voice, her piano and her soul.",
"My favorite is \"Up On The Roof\".",
"I just love it when she says, \"I keep telling you!",
"\""
] |
I love this game, nothing ius wrong with it. But since im trying to keep this short....its just...not a game id play over and over again and be a member of its cult following...like civilization or age of ____ games.....but its a great game...and i love rome and greeks...and gaul....ish people..idk wat they're called...gaulians...gaulish...idk | 2 | positive | [
"I love this game, nothing ius wrong with it.",
"But since im trying to keep this short....",
"its just...",
"not a game id play over and over again and be a member of its cult following...",
"like civilization or age of ____ games....",
".",
"but its a great game...",
"and i love rome and greeks...",
"and gaul....",
"ish people..",
"idk wat they're called...",
"gaulians...",
"gaulish...",
"idk"
] |
HALF BAKED
Still to this day I love this movie, I remember when it was first released and it is still as good now as it was then. Sure this movie is not for every one but for those who get it they know it is a classic. I remember this was one of the famous summer movies we had going one year. Se each year we pick a flick that we will watch all summer, not every day or anything but you get the idea. There have been various classics that have been our summer flick but this is one of the funniest.
The film follows a group of slackers who like nothing more than to smoke, and they smoke a lot. One day they have a nice little smoke session and send one of them out to the store to get some food, or how do you say, munchies. That is what they had so they needed the snacks so off one of them go. After he gets the food he meets a horse on the streets, I know what you are thinking but no it was not an illusion, it was a real horse. So he feeds the horse all of his food including chocolates and the horse dies. Turns out, not only was the horse a diabetic but he was also a police horse, so off to jail Kenny goes.
So the rest of the film his friends are trying to get him out and what an idea they have. One of them works at a hospital and has access to legal weed, so they decide to sell that on the streets. The only problem is the local big wig drug dealer does not appreciate the new competition, and one of them has a girlfriend that hates drug dealers named Mary Jane Potman [some name right]. Oh my, the things you will do for your friends, gotta love it.
Dave Chappelle is very much a genius and this film was an early sign of that since not only did he star but he was a writer. There are various dumb but laugh out loud moments here, if you don't mind drug humor this is a movie for you. All the actors are excellent in this film especially the group of friends. Chappelle, Guillermo Daz, Jim Breuer, and Harland Williams are one of the best on screen group of friends of all time. Of course this movie would not be complete without cameos from people like Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg and many others. This is not a film for everybody but it is a very funny movie, watch with a group of friends and have a good time, we do. | 2 | positive | [
"HALF BAKED\n\nStill to this day I love this movie, I remember when it was first released and it is still as good now as it was then.",
"Sure this movie is not for every one but for those who get it they know it is a classic.",
"I remember this was one of the famous summer movies we had going one year.",
"Se each year we pick a flick that we will watch all summer, not every day or anything but you get the idea.",
"There have been various classics that have been our summer flick but this is one of the funniest.",
"The film follows a group of slackers who like nothing more than to smoke, and they smoke a lot.",
"One day they have a nice little smoke session and send one of them out to the store to get some food, or how do you say, munchies.",
"That is what they had so they needed the snacks so off one of them go.",
"After he gets the food he meets a horse on the streets, I know what you are thinking but no it was not an illusion, it was a real horse.",
"So he feeds the horse all of his food including chocolates and the horse dies.",
"Turns out, not only was the horse a diabetic but he was also a police horse, so off to jail Kenny goes.",
"So the rest of the film his friends are trying to get him out and what an idea they have.",
"One of them works at a hospital and has access to legal weed, so they decide to sell that on the streets.",
"The only problem is the local big wig drug dealer does not appreciate the new competition, and one of them has a girlfriend that hates drug dealers named Mary Jane Potman [some name right].",
"Oh my, the things you will do for your friends, gotta love it.",
"Dave Chappelle is very much a genius and this film was an early sign of that since not only did he star but he was a writer.",
"There are various dumb but laugh out loud moments here, if you don't mind drug humor this is a movie for you.",
"All the actors are excellent in this film especially the group of friends.",
"Chappelle, Guillermo Daz, Jim Breuer, and Harland Williams are one of the best on screen group of friends of all time.",
"Of course this movie would not be complete without cameos from people like Tommy Chong, Snoop Dogg and many others.",
"This is not a film for everybody but it is a very funny movie, watch with a group of friends and have a good time, we do."
] |
I used to travel a lot with my drums without any cases. Just threw them in the truck and unloaded when I got to the gig. Wow, I didn't know what I was missing. The cases make it so much easier to travel with your drums. Each case has its own strap, so you can easily sling it over a shoulder. This will turn 4 trips from the truck into 1 or 2.
These are also great cases for storing your drums. They are nice cases, so they will protect your drums over time if you need to stash them.
I got these for my Yamaha stage custom standard 5-piece. This case fits the following sizes:
-14" snare
-12",13",and 16" toms
-22" bass drum
I actually fit my yamaha snare and 13" piccolo snare in the same case. They don't look like it at first, but there's more room than you think in the cases. They do fit snugly to the toms and bass drum, but I found a little extra room for my piccolo.
If you have a fusion kit, look to see if they have a set in your sizes. This is for the standard sizes I listed above, but fusion kits are more popular now, with the 10" tom, so make sure you get the right sizes.
***Pros :)
-Sturdy cases. Protects drums from dust, weather, moisture
-Straps make them easy to carry
***Cons :(
-None that I can think of | 2 | positive | [
"I used to travel a lot with my drums without any cases.",
"Just threw them in the truck and unloaded when I got to the gig.",
"Wow, I didn't know what I was missing.",
"The cases make it so much easier to travel with your drums.",
"Each case has its own strap, so you can easily sling it over a shoulder.",
"This will turn 4 trips from the truck into 1 or 2.",
"These are also great cases for storing your drums.",
"They are nice cases, so they will protect your drums over time if you need to stash them.",
"I got these for my Yamaha stage custom standard 5-piece.",
"This case fits the following sizes:\n-14\" snare\n-12\",13\",and 16\" toms\n-22\" bass drum\n\nI actually fit my yamaha snare and 13\" piccolo snare in the same case.",
"They don't look like it at first, but there's more room than you think in the cases.",
"They do fit snugly to the toms and bass drum, but I found a little extra room for my piccolo.",
"If you have a fusion kit, look to see if they have a set in your sizes.",
"This is for the standard sizes I listed above, but fusion kits are more popular now, with the 10\" tom, so make sure you get the right sizes.",
"***Pros :)\n-Sturdy cases.",
"Protects drums from dust, weather, moisture\n-Straps make them easy to carry\n\n***Cons :(\n-None that I can think of"
] |
ELO's third album On The Third Day was first released in November (U.S.)/December (U.K.) 1973. The U.S. cover had the band showing off their collective belly buttons while the U.K. version had the cover seen here. The band's big hit Showdown was originally only planned as a single to fulfill the band's contract to Harvest. It was not included on the original U.K. release but appeared on the U.S. release. It did appear in the U.K. compilation album Showdown on Harvest Records. Oddly enough, the second side was actually recorded first around the time of ELO 2. The first side was recorded later on with a slightly different line up. Wilf Gibson and Colin Walker were there for side two but not for side one while Mik Kaminski was brought in to replace Wilf on side one.
The first side is one continuous suite Ocean Breakup/King Of The Universe/Bluebird Is Dead/Oh No Not Susan/New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise). Showdown is a great song and it's easy to see why it became a hit for the band. The second side opens with the cool instrumental Daybreaker although I think I like the live version on The Night The Light Went On In Long Beach. Ma-Ma-Ma Belle has lyrics fitting a belly button album cover although I still like it even though it sounds like it might have inspired Spinal Tap. I like Dreaming of 4000 and it's one of my favorites on the album. The original album ended with a cool version of In the Hall Of The Mountain King. The bonus tracks are from sessions around the time of ELO 2 which might explain why they turn up there as well. | 2 | positive | [
"ELO's third album On The Third Day was first released in November (U.",
"S.)/December (U.",
"K.) 1973.",
"The U.",
"S. cover had the band showing off their collective belly buttons while the U.",
"K. version had the cover seen here.",
"The band's big hit Showdown was originally only planned as a single to fulfill the band's contract to Harvest.",
"It was not included on the original U.",
"K. release but appeared on the U.",
"S. release.",
"It did appear in the U.",
"K. compilation album Showdown on Harvest Records.",
"Oddly enough, the second side was actually recorded first around the time of ELO 2.",
"The first side was recorded later on with a slightly different line up.",
"Wilf Gibson and Colin Walker were there for side two but not for side one while Mik Kaminski was brought in to replace Wilf on side one.",
"The first side is one continuous suite Ocean Breakup/King Of The Universe/Bluebird Is Dead/Oh No Not Susan/New World Rising/Ocean Breakup (Reprise).",
"Showdown is a great song and it's easy to see why it became a hit for the band.",
"The second side opens with the cool instrumental Daybreaker although I think I like the live version on The Night The Light Went On In Long Beach.",
"Ma-Ma-Ma Belle has lyrics fitting a belly button album cover although I still like it even though it sounds like it might have inspired Spinal Tap.",
"I like Dreaming of 4000 and it's one of my favorites on the album.",
"The original album ended with a cool version of In the Hall Of The Mountain King.",
"The bonus tracks are from sessions around the time of ELO 2 which might explain why they turn up there as well."
] |
Wow! What a time saver instead of using the clasp type and trying to adjust the correct tension on it. This worked on first try! Highly recommend!!! For information on how to set up rigging do this. 1. Search for [...]. 2. Scroll down to Lake Michigan Angler and click on it. 3. When web page comes up click on "tackle shop". 4. Click on "click on category" in white box and select "fishing line releases". 5. Click on Blacks Releases and that will give you diagrams for different rigging set-ups. | 2 | positive | [
"Wow!",
"What a time saver instead of using the clasp type and trying to adjust the correct tension on it.",
"This worked on first try!",
"Highly recommend!!!",
"For information on how to set up rigging do this.",
"1.",
"Search for [...",
"].",
"2.",
"Scroll down to Lake Michigan Angler and click on it.",
"3.",
"When web page comes up click on \"tackle shop\".",
"4.",
"Click on \"click on category\" in white box and select \"fishing line releases\".",
"5.",
"Click on Blacks Releases and that will give you diagrams for different rigging set-ups."
] |
I loved Gattaca from the day I first saw in theaters. I was very excited to see it's release announced for blu-ray, and now am happy to say that this blu-ray release is truly an upgrade. If you've already bought this on DVD, it's worth buying again on blu-ray.
Video quality is top notch in every single scene. This movie has a subtle color palate that casts a warm orange hue in day scenes, and a cool blue hue in darker shots. Some people may complain that this type of cinematography is overly processed, but regardless of what your feelingss are on the look of the film, you can't argue with this blu-rays amazing image quality. I can't stress this enough, the movie just looks perfect.
Special features are as bad as they were on the DVD release, including a handful of scenes and a brief documentary. The documentary is rather interesting, although most of the material discussed is common knowledge by now. Sadly the bonus content didn't get the HD treatment, understandable since the documentary was shot on video and the deleted scenes never made it past dailies. Oh yeah, watching the deleted scenes is painful, so just skip those ... trust me.
What else is there to say, it's perfect. | 2 | positive | [
"I loved Gattaca from the day I first saw in theaters.",
"I was very excited to see it's release announced for blu-ray, and now am happy to say that this blu-ray release is truly an upgrade.",
"If you've already bought this on DVD, it's worth buying again on blu-ray.",
"Video quality is top notch in every single scene.",
"This movie has a subtle color palate that casts a warm orange hue in day scenes, and a cool blue hue in darker shots.",
"Some people may complain that this type of cinematography is overly processed, but regardless of what your feelingss are on the look of the film, you can't argue with this blu-rays amazing image quality.",
"I can't stress this enough, the movie just looks perfect.",
"Special features are as bad as they were on the DVD release, including a handful of scenes and a brief documentary.",
"The documentary is rather interesting, although most of the material discussed is common knowledge by now.",
"Sadly the bonus content didn't get the HD treatment, understandable since the documentary was shot on video and the deleted scenes never made it past dailies.",
"Oh yeah, watching the deleted scenes is painful, so just skip those...",
"trust me.",
"What else is there to say, it's perfect."
] |
U2 is much more than a rock band. By now this proper name could stand for and define the awareness of the fact that we are all in it together. Like it or not, you will not find your complete peace and happiness amid the misery of others. There is some invisible web connecting our consciousness and every single thought matters. You are in pain when your child or mother is and just because the reaction is significantly less immediate on the national or planetary level, does not mean it is any different. You too are affected and yes, so much could be directed towards both of you. Plenty of meaning in U2. Bono is great with meanings. He understands all of the above and in the beautiful straight from the heart Irish way he tries to make us aware of our destiny.
I know that this is the album which neither contains most of U2's hits (Joshua Tree would probably be that album) nor is it the album which brought us their first greatness. However, to me Unforgettable Fire is the most important album of U2 and the one which contains their most powerful song. The atmosphere of the Unforgettable Fire brings on the passion of what is at hand, desire and impatience towards great things ahead, and gratitude for things fulfilled and accomplished. There is peace approaching but the spirit is still so used to fighting. The sound belongs to the earlier phase of this special band's career. It is still raw at times but it builds into quite dramatic landscapes.
Few are the bands which have given us more breath taking songs than U2. It is not an easy choice but for me the most powerful of them all is Bad. Its beginning does not reveal it but its progression is spectacular. It must be that special energy coming out of earth in Ireland and not only these guys are tapping into it (please listen to Mostly Autumn). I know it is not Guinness because I used to tap into that for a while (and I just got sleepy). Who knows, perhaps Bad will not affect you so much, but please listen to it on repeat 1 at least 7 times. My next favorite song here is the title song. This one starts like it means it so you can sense its power right away. Pride is one of U2's most known songs and Promenade is very strong as well. As far as the rest of their great career, to be very honest, although I respect U2 tremendously, ever since the beautiful day played everywhere I have had problems with their newest things and it is possible that I have omitted something recent and great. My favorite songs of U2 (or their members) are the following: Slug, Love Is Blindness, Bad, Rowena's Theme, Running To Stand Still, The Unforgettable Fire, October, With Or Without You, Your Blue Room, Promenade, One, Where The Streets Have No Name, Miss Sarajevo, All I Want Is You, Pride, New Year's Day. | 2 | positive | [
"U2 is much more than a rock band.",
"By now this proper name could stand for and define the awareness of the fact that we are all in it together.",
"Like it or not, you will not find your complete peace and happiness amid the misery of others.",
"There is some invisible web connecting our consciousness and every single thought matters.",
"You are in pain when your child or mother is and just because the reaction is significantly less immediate on the national or planetary level, does not mean it is any different.",
"You too are affected and yes, so much could be directed towards both of you.",
"Plenty of meaning in U2.",
"Bono is great with meanings.",
"He understands all of the above and in the beautiful straight from the heart Irish way he tries to make us aware of our destiny.",
"I know that this is the album which neither contains most of U2's hits (Joshua Tree would probably be that album) nor is it the album which brought us their first greatness.",
"However, to me Unforgettable Fire is the most important album of U2 and the one which contains their most powerful song.",
"The atmosphere of the Unforgettable Fire brings on the passion of what is at hand, desire and impatience towards great things ahead, and gratitude for things fulfilled and accomplished.",
"There is peace approaching but the spirit is still so used to fighting.",
"The sound belongs to the earlier phase of this special band's career.",
"It is still raw at times but it builds into quite dramatic landscapes.",
"Few are the bands which have given us more breath taking songs than U2.",
"It is not an easy choice but for me the most powerful of them all is Bad.",
"Its beginning does not reveal it but its progression is spectacular.",
"It must be that special energy coming out of earth in Ireland and not only these guys are tapping into it (please listen to Mostly Autumn).",
"I know it is not Guinness because I used to tap into that for a while (and I just got sleepy).",
"Who knows, perhaps Bad will not affect you so much, but please listen to it on repeat 1 at least 7 times.",
"My next favorite song here is the title song.",
"This one starts like it means it so you can sense its power right away.",
"Pride is one of U2's most known songs and Promenade is very strong as well.",
"As far as the rest of their great career, to be very honest, although I respect U2 tremendously, ever since the beautiful day played everywhere I have had problems with their newest things and it is possible that I have omitted something recent and great.",
"My favorite songs of U2 (or their members) are the following: Slug, Love Is Blindness, Bad, Rowena's Theme, Running To Stand Still, The Unforgettable Fire, October, With Or Without You, Your Blue Room, Promenade, One, Where The Streets Have No Name, Miss Sarajevo, All I Want Is You, Pride, New Year's Day."
] |
I bought this item to be gifted to a female friend. She hasn't gotten it as yet. But I have it in hand, it seems of good quality(better than expected). We will see how it stands up to regular use.
***She has a fear of lizards it seems.. Will see how she reacts to it.. #something to consider. LOL.
Update.
Finally got it to the person, she is loving it. I did notice however, that the pink material on the back seems to be peeling around the camera opening area. She says due to her fear of lizards, and the fact that she likes it, she feels empowered, strong even.. Go figure, who would have thought.
Would still recommend it. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought this item to be gifted to a female friend.",
"She hasn't gotten it as yet.",
"But I have it in hand, it seems of good quality(better than expected).",
"We will see how it stands up to regular use.",
"***She has a fear of lizards it seems..",
"Will see how she reacts to it..",
"#something to consider.",
"LOL.",
"Update.",
"Finally got it to the person, she is loving it.",
"I did notice however, that the pink material on the back seems to be peeling around the camera opening area.",
"She says due to her fear of lizards, and the fact that she likes it, she feels empowered, strong even..",
"Go figure, who would have thought.",
"Would still recommend it."
] |
Okay, um, wow! Living Dead Girl was just all types of disturbing. It's horrible how numb "Alice" is to everything that's going on around her. This book is just terrible (in that completely well-written but sad sorta way). I read it in one sitting and just could not put it down even though I desperately wanted to. However, I had to see it through to the end. I had to finish Alice's story.
Living Dead Girl does not shy away from the sexual abuse that is inflicted upon Alice. It's all there and it's raw, gritty, and horrifying. It's not hard at all to imagine everything that Alice is going through. I liked that the author wrote Alice in a realistic way. The fictional portrayal of children who are abused tends to be a bit off. They tend to be written as kids who would do whatever they can to make sure that the pain they are feeling won't be inflicted upon anyone else, when the reality is that those kids will do anything to get out of a situation like that even if it means having another innocent person take their place. Did this make Alice a little bit unsympathetic? Yes. Did this make her more real? Like you wouldn't believe.
Now, there is some debate as to the ending of Living Dead Girl. I'm not going to give it away because I hate spoilers with a fiery passion. But I will say this. Living Dead Girl is the type of book where both a happy and a sad ending would damn it. A happy ending would make it seem sort of fake because the truth is almost every kid that has ever been in Alice's situation doesn't make it out alive. However, a sad ending would make this seem like a story with no type of redemption, with no hope, and would leave you with a bleak look at humanity. Either way, someone's going to be unsatisfied with the ending.
So, Living Dead Girl was disturbing. Was it the most disturbing book I read? No. Let's Go Play at the Adams still holds that spot. Did I want Living Dead Girl to be more disturbing? Hell no! It was disturbing enough. It's kind of hard to recommend this, though. If you think that you could deal with this kind of subject, then by all means read Living Dead Girl. It's an extremely powerful novel that should be read. But if you have a weak stomache, then steer clear. | 2 | positive | [
"Okay, um, wow!",
"Living Dead Girl was just all types of disturbing.",
"It's horrible how numb \"Alice\" is to everything that's going on around her.",
"This book is just terrible (in that completely well-written but sad sorta way).",
"I read it in one sitting and just could not put it down even though I desperately wanted to.",
"However, I had to see it through to the end.",
"I had to finish Alice's story.",
"Living Dead Girl does not shy away from the sexual abuse that is inflicted upon Alice.",
"It's all there and it's raw, gritty, and horrifying.",
"It's not hard at all to imagine everything that Alice is going through.",
"I liked that the author wrote Alice in a realistic way.",
"The fictional portrayal of children who are abused tends to be a bit off.",
"They tend to be written as kids who would do whatever they can to make sure that the pain they are feeling won't be inflicted upon anyone else, when the reality is that those kids will do anything to get out of a situation like that even if it means having another innocent person take their place.",
"Did this make Alice a little bit unsympathetic?",
"Yes.",
"Did this make her more real?",
"Like you wouldn't believe.",
"Now, there is some debate as to the ending of Living Dead Girl.",
"I'm not going to give it away because I hate spoilers with a fiery passion.",
"But I will say this.",
"Living Dead Girl is the type of book where both a happy and a sad ending would damn it.",
"A happy ending would make it seem sort of fake because the truth is almost every kid that has ever been in Alice's situation doesn't make it out alive.",
"However, a sad ending would make this seem like a story with no type of redemption, with no hope, and would leave you with a bleak look at humanity.",
"Either way, someone's going to be unsatisfied with the ending.",
"So, Living Dead Girl was disturbing.",
"Was it the most disturbing book I read?",
"No.",
"Let's Go Play at the Adams still holds that spot.",
"Did I want Living Dead Girl to be more disturbing?",
"Hell no!",
"It was disturbing enough.",
"It's kind of hard to recommend this, though.",
"If you think that you could deal with this kind of subject, then by all means read Living Dead Girl.",
"It's an extremely powerful novel that should be read.",
"But if you have a weak stomache, then steer clear."
] |
My son received this toy as a gift for his 1st birthday. I think he would have used it even before that! It is very versatile, has lots of activities, and keeps his interest very well.
Here are some of the fun things baby can do:
** play the piano keys
** push the car using the handle at the back to hear a song or phrase
** pull the car using the pull cord to hear a song or phrase
** push one of the 3 light up percussion buttons to hear bells, maracas, or drums/cymbals (or a phrase about the instrument)
** push one of the percussion buttons while a song is playing to change the percussion in that song
** push down on one of the characters to hear a musical concept and song or rhythm that reinforces the concept
** turn the wheel to hear a song or phrase
** turn the wheel while a song is playing to speed it up or slow it down
Features that mom likes:
** off switch and two volume settings (the lowest setting is a little loud for my taste, but not too bad; we never use the higher setting!). Also has an auto shut off feature to save on batteries.
** variety of musical songs and styles - some classical, some traditional, and even a little rock n' roll ditty!
** introduces concepts such as loud/quiet, fast/slow, high/low and provides musical examples of each
** can be used as a push toy or a pull toy with a simple turn of the screwdriver (the pull cord is hidden in a little compartment at the front of the car - you need to take it out if you want baby to use it!)
** easy to change batteries when needed (you will know when you need to change them - the toy goes crazy when the batteries are low!)
** seems to be quite durable - it has survived being rammed into walls & furniture, sat on, flipped over, and run off the couch onto the floor. It is still going strong!
Though I did not purchase this toy, I am glad that we received it as a gift! The musical lessons my son is being introduced to are wonderful, and I am enjoying this toy as much as he is! | 2 | positive | [
"My son received this toy as a gift for his 1st birthday.",
"I think he would have used it even before that!",
"It is very versatile, has lots of activities, and keeps his interest very well.",
"Here are some of the fun things baby can do:\n\n** play the piano keys\n\n** push the car using the handle at the back to hear a song or phrase\n\n** pull the car using the pull cord to hear a song or phrase\n\n** push one of the 3 light up percussion buttons to hear bells, maracas, or drums/cymbals (or a phrase about the instrument)\n\n** push one of the percussion buttons while a song is playing to change the percussion in that song\n\n** push down on one of the characters to hear a musical concept and song or rhythm that reinforces the concept\n\n** turn the wheel to hear a song or phrase\n\n** turn the wheel while a song is playing to speed it up or slow it down\n\nFeatures that mom likes:\n\n** off switch and two volume settings (the lowest setting is a little loud for my taste, but not too bad; we never use the higher setting!",
").",
"Also has an auto shut off feature to save on batteries.",
"** variety of musical songs and styles - some classical, some traditional, and even a little rock n' roll ditty!",
"** introduces concepts such as loud/quiet, fast/slow, high/low and provides musical examples of each\n\n** can be used as a push toy or a pull toy with a simple turn of the screwdriver (the pull cord is hidden in a little compartment at the front of the car - you need to take it out if you want baby to use it!",
")\n\n** easy to change batteries when needed (you will know when you need to change them - the toy goes crazy when the batteries are low!",
")\n\n** seems to be quite durable - it has survived being rammed into walls & furniture, sat on, flipped over, and run off the couch onto the floor.",
"It is still going strong!",
"Though I did not purchase this toy, I am glad that we received it as a gift!",
"The musical lessons my son is being introduced to are wonderful, and I am enjoying this toy as much as he is!"
] |
I will admit, I am sometimes a little rough with my audio equipment. Consequently, I've gone through several sets of cheap headphones. One thing or another will break, and I'm off to the store to get another set. I've even tried the famous KOSS KSC 75's, but both pairs broke. This time, I was at a discount store, and I saw these headphones for a pretty good price, so I decided to give them a shot.
As far as durability goes, they definitely pass the test. I throw them in my backpack all the time, and nothing has ever broken on them. Both channels work perfectly, and they still sound good. For $20 headphones, they really perform. Everything sounds even, the highs aren't shrill (a little bit out of the box, but break them in, and they are much better), and there is plenty of bass. For the most part, the sound is fairly mellow, and for what it is, the sound reproduction is accurate. They don't hold a candle to my Sennheiser HD 555's, but for something a fifth of the price, I certainly don't expect that.
For headphones on the go, they do a great job. | 2 | positive | [
"I will admit, I am sometimes a little rough with my audio equipment.",
"Consequently, I've gone through several sets of cheap headphones.",
"One thing or another will break, and I'm off to the store to get another set.",
"I've even tried the famous KOSS KSC 75's, but both pairs broke.",
"This time, I was at a discount store, and I saw these headphones for a pretty good price, so I decided to give them a shot.",
"As far as durability goes, they definitely pass the test.",
"I throw them in my backpack all the time, and nothing has ever broken on them.",
"Both channels work perfectly, and they still sound good.",
"For $20 headphones, they really perform.",
"Everything sounds even, the highs aren't shrill (a little bit out of the box, but break them in, and they are much better), and there is plenty of bass.",
"For the most part, the sound is fairly mellow, and for what it is, the sound reproduction is accurate.",
"They don't hold a candle to my Sennheiser HD 555's, but for something a fifth of the price, I certainly don't expect that.",
"For headphones on the go, they do a great job."
] |
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