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This food is fantastic. I used it for a year then switched to a holistic, premium brand dry kibble (Wysong), and am now considering going back to Dr. Harvey's. This is why:
1--On Dr. Harvey's, there was less poop, it was practically odorless, and healthy and firm (the higher quality food you give your dog, the less it stinks and the less comes out. I've noticed a huge difference now that we're on kibble.)
2--It gives your dog a variety of food. Every time you make a new batch, you rotate the protein source--chicken, beef, scrambled eggs, turkey, fish, and even chickpeas and lentils (both of which our dogs LOVED!) and a different oil source (flax oil, fish oil, olive oil, sesame oil). I know people have done it for years, but it just can't be completely healthy to feed your pet the same exact thing day after day, year after year. There's just something very counter-intuitive about that...
3--My dogs' breath was better on Dr. Harvey's--no joke! I brush my dogs' teeth every night and I can tell that it's gotten worse since we stopped feeding them Dr. Harvey's (and nothing's changed in the brushing).
Now, I should let you know why we switched from Dr. Harvey's in the first place:
1--It is a little on the expensive side. You can rotate with cheaper protein sources (lentils or chickpeas for $1/lb or eggs) to make it more affordable some weeks, but dogs need MEAT, and the only kind worth buying--that doesn't come from horrific living conditions and is not pumped with hormones--is expensive (though for good reason--watch "Food, Inc."). I found boiling whole chickens made it more affordable ($4/lb) than deboned chicken breasts ($8/lb), but they still need that beef, and that we couldn't get that too often for them. (Ethical turkey is expensive, too.)
2--It's a bit high maintenance (my husband would say 'very'). There were several times we ran out and I had to go to the store, come back and cook up a batch for my hungry dogs (1 hour after 'asking' for it...). Now that we're on kibble it's so simple and convenient, and our dogs go hungry less often. (Note: if you are more organized than me--which is likely--you probably won't run into this problem :) Also--you could also do this differently--we weighed out each and every portion we gave our dogs (one got 7.5oz, one got 4.5oz per meal), and that also added some time. Also, it takes 10 minutes to defrost it if it's frozen and you didn't defrost ahead of time. Dr. Harvey's also added more dishes (for the cooking, the measuring), which is tough living in a small, NYC dishwasher-less apartment.
Those two last points aside, I kind of miss our Dr. Harvey's days. It always deeply warmed my heart to feed my dogs 'real' food that was so colorful (peas, carrots, spinach, beets!) and that smelled sooo good! We'll see--if their 'conditions' don't improve (bad breath, softish stool, itchiness), we might go back to Dr. Harvey's (and if we can find a place to get affordable, ethical meats.)
And just because this Amazon ad does a horrible job of telling you about the product, here are some important details:
Ingredients: Organic Brown Rice, Organic Kamut, Organic Oats, Organic Spelt, Organic Barley, Organic Triticale, Potatoes*, Carrots*, Zucchini*, Sweet Potatoes**, Peas**, Broccoli, Green Beans, Beets, Calcium Citrate, Parsley, Lecithin, Garlic, Bee Pollen, Nutritional Yeast, Alfalfa, Rose Hips, Red Clover, Oat Straw, Flax Seed Meal*, Papaya, Rosemary, Dandelion, Peppermint, Ginger, Spirulina*, Fenugreek*, Basil Leaf, Fennel Seed. (*Dehydrated; **Freeze-Dried) (incredible, right?!?!)
And how we made it:
1--Pick a protein and cook it up (our dogs didn't take to raw beef or chicken very well, but you can also do raw). Weigh the cooked protein--this determines the proportions of everything else you add (water, Dr. Harvey's Mix, and oil). Process protein if need be (boiled chicken or turkey breasts, hard-boiled eggs.)
2--Boil up needed amount of water in a big pot. When boiled, add needed amount of Dr. Harvey's dehydrated mix to the boiled water. Cover and let it sit and rehydrate for 8 minutes.
3--After 8 minutes, add the cooked protein to the big pot of rehydrated Dr. Harvey's mix. Add needed amount of oil. Mix it all up, and it's done! (The dogs go NUTS over the first, warm batch of Dr. Harvey's! I don't blame them--it smells sooo good!)
We would make big batches and put 3-days' worth in the fridge (maximum amount of time) and freeze the rest.
Note: it took us a while to figure out what proportions we needed for what. The instructions on the sheet inside give you guidance, but I ended up making my own chart because their's wasn't very helpful. Also--we needed a scale (you might, too) to measure out how much protein you have--which will determine how much Mix, water and oil to use. It's a little tricky, but definitely manageable.
Dr. Harvey's is fantastic, and he has a grain-free version, too (Veg-to-Bowl), which I have yet to try. I forgot to mention--I even spoke to Dr. Harvey myself when I had questions! How's that for customer service?!
In sum, Dr. Harvey's is great if you're a very conscientious pet parent and know what's good for your pets (like me) but not so great if you're a struggling grad student short of time and cash (like me). Good luck! | 2 | positive | [
"This food is fantastic.",
"I used it for a year then switched to a holistic, premium brand dry kibble (Wysong), and am now considering going back to Dr.",
"Harvey's.",
"This is why:\n\n1--On Dr.",
"Harvey's, there was less poop, it was practically odorless, and healthy and firm (the higher quality food you give your dog, the less it stinks and the less comes out.",
"I've noticed a huge difference now that we're on kibble.",
")\n\n2--It gives your dog a variety of food.",
"Every time you make a new batch, you rotate the protein source--chicken, beef, scrambled eggs, turkey, fish, and even chickpeas and lentils (both of which our dogs LOVED!",
") and a different oil source (flax oil, fish oil, olive oil, sesame oil).",
"I know people have done it for years, but it just can't be completely healthy to feed your pet the same exact thing day after day, year after year.",
"There's just something very counter-intuitive about that...",
"3--My dogs' breath was better on Dr.",
"Harvey's--no joke!",
"I brush my dogs' teeth every night and I can tell that it's gotten worse since we stopped feeding them Dr.",
"Harvey's (and nothing's changed in the brushing).",
"Now, I should let you know why we switched from Dr.",
"Harvey's in the first place:\n\n1--It is a little on the expensive side.",
"You can rotate with cheaper protein sources (lentils or chickpeas for $1/lb or eggs) to make it more affordable some weeks, but dogs need MEAT, and the only kind worth buying--that doesn't come from horrific living conditions and is not pumped with hormones--is expensive (though for good reason--watch \"Food, Inc.",
"\").",
"I found boiling whole chickens made it more affordable ($4/lb) than deboned chicken breasts ($8/lb), but they still need that beef, and that we couldn't get that too often for them.",
"(Ethical turkey is expensive, too.",
")\n\n2--It's a bit high maintenance (my husband would say 'very').",
"There were several times we ran out and I had to go to the store, come back and cook up a batch for my hungry dogs (1 hour after 'asking' for it...",
").",
"Now that we're on kibble it's so simple and convenient, and our dogs go hungry less often.",
"(Note: if you are more organized than me--which is likely--you probably won't run into this problem :) Also--you could also do this differently--we weighed out each and every portion we gave our dogs (one got 7.",
"5oz, one got 4.",
"5oz per meal), and that also added some time.",
"Also, it takes 10 minutes to defrost it if it's frozen and you didn't defrost ahead of time.",
"Dr.",
"Harvey's also added more dishes (for the cooking, the measuring), which is tough living in a small, NYC dishwasher-less apartment.",
"Those two last points aside, I kind of miss our Dr.",
"Harvey's days.",
"It always deeply warmed my heart to feed my dogs 'real' food that was so colorful (peas, carrots, spinach, beets!",
") and that smelled sooo good!",
"We'll see--if their 'conditions' don't improve (bad breath, softish stool, itchiness), we might go back to Dr.",
"Harvey's (and if we can find a place to get affordable, ethical meats.",
")\n\nAnd just because this Amazon ad does a horrible job of telling you about the product, here are some important details:\n\nIngredients: Organic Brown Rice, Organic Kamut, Organic Oats, Organic Spelt, Organic Barley, Organic Triticale, Potatoes*, Carrots*, Zucchini*, Sweet Potatoes**, Peas**, Broccoli, Green Beans, Beets, Calcium Citrate, Parsley, Lecithin, Garlic, Bee Pollen, Nutritional Yeast, Alfalfa, Rose Hips, Red Clover, Oat Straw, Flax Seed Meal*, Papaya, Rosemary, Dandelion, Peppermint, Ginger, Spirulina*, Fenugreek*, Basil Leaf, Fennel Seed.",
"(*Dehydrated; **Freeze-Dried) (incredible, right?!",
"?!",
")\n\nAnd how we made it:\n1--Pick a protein and cook it up (our dogs didn't take to raw beef or chicken very well, but you can also do raw).",
"Weigh the cooked protein--this determines the proportions of everything else you add (water, Dr.",
"Harvey's Mix, and oil).",
"Process protein if need be (boiled chicken or turkey breasts, hard-boiled eggs.",
")\n2--Boil up needed amount of water in a big pot.",
"When boiled, add needed amount of Dr.",
"Harvey's dehydrated mix to the boiled water.",
"Cover and let it sit and rehydrate for 8 minutes.",
"3--After 8 minutes, add the cooked protein to the big pot of rehydrated Dr.",
"Harvey's mix.",
"Add needed amount of oil.",
"Mix it all up, and it's done!",
"(The dogs go NUTS over the first, warm batch of Dr.",
"Harvey's!",
"I don't blame them--it smells sooo good!",
")\n\nWe would make big batches and put 3-days' worth in the fridge (maximum amount of time) and freeze the rest.",
"Note: it took us a while to figure out what proportions we needed for what.",
"The instructions on the sheet inside give you guidance, but I ended up making my own chart because their's wasn't very helpful.",
"Also--we needed a scale (you might, too) to measure out how much protein you have--which will determine how much Mix, water and oil to use.",
"It's a little tricky, but definitely manageable.",
"Dr.",
"Harvey's is fantastic, and he has a grain-free version, too (Veg-to-Bowl), which I have yet to try.",
"I forgot to mention--I even spoke to Dr.",
"Harvey myself when I had questions!",
"How's that for customer service?!",
"In sum, Dr.",
"Harvey's is great if you're a very conscientious pet parent and know what's good for your pets (like me) but not so great if you're a struggling grad student short of time and cash (like me).",
"Good luck!"
] |
It is no wonder that Death on the Nile is one of Agatha Christie's most memorable mysteries, since it is this book that best showcases her skills as a writer. It is a "closed room" mystery -- one of her most common formulas -- taking place on a cruise boat on the Nile River. Lynette Ridgeway-Doyle has it all -- beauty, brains, fame and fabulous wealth. Not even 21, life has always gone her way and she has always gotten what she wanted, including her new husband Simon Doyle. But her idyllic life is abruptly brought to an end when she is shot to death while on the above-mentioned cruise boat on her honeymoon. Her murder is followed within 24 hours by two more.
But Hercule Poirot is also on the same cruise boat and puts his prodigious skills immediately to work. Colonel Race is also on the boat, looking for an international terrorist suspect, and he assists Poirot in the murder investigation. As things proceeds it seems that almost every passenger has something to hide -- alcoholism, kleptomania, jewel thievery, embezzlement. But in spite of all this Poirot remains fixed on solving the three murders and of course quickly figures it out.
In this book Agatha Christie was truly at the top of her form. Her set-up of the story was flawless, and the plot was also perfect. When the murder is solved the logic and reasons behind it were not only believable but among the most sinister of any of Agatha Christie's constructed motives for murder.
But Death on the Nile is anything but sinister. Like all of Agatha Christie's books it is infused with a lightness that makes it almost whimsical in places. There are the quirky and interesting characters. And in Agatha Christie's books everyone takes murder in stride, even with some nonchalance, with never even the hint of shock. In Death on the Nile the daughter of one of the victims receives and accepts a proposal of marriage just hours after her mother has been murdered (in fact, there were three proposals of marriage on the boat, all on the same day as the murders).
This one is a must-read for all Agatha Christie fans, and is the perfect place to start for those who are new to her works. | 2 | positive | [
"It is no wonder that Death on the Nile is one of Agatha Christie's most memorable mysteries, since it is this book that best showcases her skills as a writer.",
"It is a \"closed room\" mystery -- one of her most common formulas -- taking place on a cruise boat on the Nile River.",
"Lynette Ridgeway-Doyle has it all -- beauty, brains, fame and fabulous wealth.",
"Not even 21, life has always gone her way and she has always gotten what she wanted, including her new husband Simon Doyle.",
"But her idyllic life is abruptly brought to an end when she is shot to death while on the above-mentioned cruise boat on her honeymoon.",
"Her murder is followed within 24 hours by two more.",
"But Hercule Poirot is also on the same cruise boat and puts his prodigious skills immediately to work.",
"Colonel Race is also on the boat, looking for an international terrorist suspect, and he assists Poirot in the murder investigation.",
"As things proceeds it seems that almost every passenger has something to hide -- alcoholism, kleptomania, jewel thievery, embezzlement.",
"But in spite of all this Poirot remains fixed on solving the three murders and of course quickly figures it out.",
"In this book Agatha Christie was truly at the top of her form.",
"Her set-up of the story was flawless, and the plot was also perfect.",
"When the murder is solved the logic and reasons behind it were not only believable but among the most sinister of any of Agatha Christie's constructed motives for murder.",
"But Death on the Nile is anything but sinister.",
"Like all of Agatha Christie's books it is infused with a lightness that makes it almost whimsical in places.",
"There are the quirky and interesting characters.",
"And in Agatha Christie's books everyone takes murder in stride, even with some nonchalance, with never even the hint of shock.",
"In Death on the Nile the daughter of one of the victims receives and accepts a proposal of marriage just hours after her mother has been murdered (in fact, there were three proposals of marriage on the boat, all on the same day as the murders).",
"This one is a must-read for all Agatha Christie fans, and is the perfect place to start for those who are new to her works."
] |
Completely satisfied with the E71 after 3 months. In Africa, I enjoyed traveling from country to country swapping SIM cards in an unlocked QWERTY smartphone. When I returned home, my carrier-subsidized touchscreen phone with virtual QWERTY was no longer sufficient. So I researched similar phones and purchased this Nokia E71 from Amazon. It has become my preferred phone. The battery never seems to run down. One day I was able to spend 6 straight hours between calls and internet, and still had battery left. My other phone would have died after half that. The Internet Radio plays through Bluetooth in my car. The Wi-Fi works flawlessly, both in the house and at hotspots. Loaded BOLT browser for a couple of sites which refused to participate on the supplied browser. MicroSD storage (music, photos and some seldom-used programs) works seamlessly. Nokia Suite transferred a boatload of music by Bluetooth in less than an hour. | 2 | positive | [
"Completely satisfied with the E71 after 3 months.",
"In Africa, I enjoyed traveling from country to country swapping SIM cards in an unlocked QWERTY smartphone.",
"When I returned home, my carrier-subsidized touchscreen phone with virtual QWERTY was no longer sufficient.",
"So I researched similar phones and purchased this Nokia E71 from Amazon.",
"It has become my preferred phone.",
"The battery never seems to run down.",
"One day I was able to spend 6 straight hours between calls and internet, and still had battery left.",
"My other phone would have died after half that.",
"The Internet Radio plays through Bluetooth in my car.",
"The Wi-Fi works flawlessly, both in the house and at hotspots.",
"Loaded BOLT browser for a couple of sites which refused to participate on the supplied browser.",
"MicroSD storage (music, photos and some seldom-used programs) works seamlessly.",
"Nokia Suite transferred a boatload of music by Bluetooth in less than an hour."
] |
You play as Jill, you are trying to raise enough money to help your grandparents buy back their bakery before the evil new mega mart on the block runs them out of business for good. Despite the fact that you are basically doing the same thing over and over, you are having so much fun you don't really care. Customers order cakes, you take their order, bake it, frost it, and give it a design if necessary, then collect your money and on to the next customer, its that simple. There really isn't much else to the game, yet as another reviewer says there is hardly room for error in this game. It starts off simple but eventually more customers file in at at a faster rate, the cakes get more complex, and meanwhile customers lose patience.
But to counter this you can use your money to buy more ovens, frosters, etc You can also upgrade the equipment you already have to run a more efficient kitchen. You can even buy products to settle down customers so they won't storm off and cost you money. For example, customers will have more patience if you give them free samples of cupcakes.
From a technical standpoint, the main problems I had was that some of the cake topper icons were small and too close together so if you picked the wrong one you were stuck with a cake no one wanted costing you money (unless someone came in and bought it later). Also, I had a problem with the Halloween two layer cakes at first because the Jack O' Lantern and Rectangular shapes looked so similar it was hard to tell what shape was at the bottom. I ended up making the wrong cake a few times, costing me money.
The game comes with the expansion pack CAKE MANIA: BAKE TO THE BAKERY. This is unlocked after you beat Cake Mania. The storyline is different but it is basically the same thing just harder. The customers order more complex cakes and come into the store faster etc. This is really a great game for the price, but if you don't like repetitive games and like diverse gameplay it is not for you. Like one person already said, the challenge is in the constant multi-tasking. | 2 | positive | [
"You play as Jill, you are trying to raise enough money to help your grandparents buy back their bakery before the evil new mega mart on the block runs them out of business for good.",
"Despite the fact that you are basically doing the same thing over and over, you are having so much fun you don't really care.",
"Customers order cakes, you take their order, bake it, frost it, and give it a design if necessary, then collect your money and on to the next customer, its that simple.",
"There really isn't much else to the game, yet as another reviewer says there is hardly room for error in this game.",
"It starts off simple but eventually more customers file in at at a faster rate, the cakes get more complex, and meanwhile customers lose patience.",
"But to counter this you can use your money to buy more ovens, frosters, etc You can also upgrade the equipment you already have to run a more efficient kitchen.",
"You can even buy products to settle down customers so they won't storm off and cost you money.",
"For example, customers will have more patience if you give them free samples of cupcakes.",
"From a technical standpoint, the main problems I had was that some of the cake topper icons were small and too close together so if you picked the wrong one you were stuck with a cake no one wanted costing you money (unless someone came in and bought it later).",
"Also, I had a problem with the Halloween two layer cakes at first because the Jack O' Lantern and Rectangular shapes looked so similar it was hard to tell what shape was at the bottom.",
"I ended up making the wrong cake a few times, costing me money.",
"The game comes with the expansion pack CAKE MANIA: BAKE TO THE BAKERY.",
"This is unlocked after you beat Cake Mania.",
"The storyline is different but it is basically the same thing just harder.",
"The customers order more complex cakes and come into the store faster etc.",
"This is really a great game for the price, but if you don't like repetitive games and like diverse gameplay it is not for you.",
"Like one person already said, the challenge is in the constant multi-tasking."
] |
I was happy to buy this record when it first came out. It was attractive, at the time, to see JB on a big time label, nearly 40 years of age, with everything looking good. Unfortunately...if King had ever wasted a groove, butchered good material with poor engineering, or used Mr. Browns time with reruns and litigation, it's a shame that the worst was yet to come. This album has some great stuff on it. "King Heroin" is a well meaning delivery, and heartfelt message from Mr. Brown. The words were written by a certain Manny Rosen, who turned the matter over to James and Fred Wesley. JB could do no wrong, and good sales were guaranteed. The message on "Public Enemy #1 is preachy and strong, although it goes on a few minutes too long into "Part II. "There It Is" is typical of much of the hurried material that came on with Polidor. It's great all around, with the band riffs, bridges, and the organ break. James screams and croaks his guts out holding on with the terrific band performance. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" is really the best thing on the set, with great percussion and communication between James, Byrd and the Band. "Greedy Man" is rather dull, mechanical space filler. "I Need Help" is good raucous JB, but we've heard it before. "Never Can Say Goodbye" is a poor way to waste the last three minutes of a side.
This record gave a foretaste of problems to come, as James never could stay in synch with Polidor, and whatever their expectations were. It seems that they simply demanded big sales, and Mr. Brown was used as a "slave" to that end. They rode on his back...right on down the creative hill. | 2 | positive | [
"I was happy to buy this record when it first came out.",
"It was attractive, at the time, to see JB on a big time label, nearly 40 years of age, with everything looking good.",
"Unfortunately...",
"if King had ever wasted a groove, butchered good material with poor engineering, or used Mr.",
"Browns time with reruns and litigation, it's a shame that the worst was yet to come.",
"This album has some great stuff on it.",
"\"King Heroin\" is a well meaning delivery, and heartfelt message from Mr.",
"Brown.",
"The words were written by a certain Manny Rosen, who turned the matter over to James and Fred Wesley.",
"JB could do no wrong, and good sales were guaranteed.",
"The message on \"Public Enemy #1 is preachy and strong, although it goes on a few minutes too long into \"Part II.",
"\"There It Is\" is typical of much of the hurried material that came on with Polidor.",
"It's great all around, with the band riffs, bridges, and the organ break.",
"James screams and croaks his guts out holding on with the terrific band performance.",
"\"Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing\" is really the best thing on the set, with great percussion and communication between James, Byrd and the Band.",
"\"Greedy Man\" is rather dull, mechanical space filler.",
"\"I Need Help\" is good raucous JB, but we've heard it before.",
"\"Never Can Say Goodbye\" is a poor way to waste the last three minutes of a side.",
"This record gave a foretaste of problems to come, as James never could stay in synch with Polidor, and whatever their expectations were.",
"It seems that they simply demanded big sales, and Mr.",
"Brown was used as a \"slave\" to that end.",
"They rode on his back...",
"right on down the creative hill."
] |
Any James Patterson/Alex Cross fans will fondly remember this book as the start for both men's careers. However, the movie simply deviates too much from its source material to truly merit the description of "adaptation". While the plot of the movie was good and its cast was superb (isn't Morgan Freeman always?), this film might have done better in my eyes had it not been adapted from the novel of the same name to begin with. Ultimately, they don't share much apart from the character names and a few plot details. I do understand that a movie must take certain liberties with its source material, especially a novel, as there are time constraints. But so much that made this novel great was cut out and, in many cases, replaced by plot devices which probably did not take up more or less time than the original. Perhaps this was a book that would have been best served by a movie split into two parts (i.e. like the 7th Harry Potter book.) As a general crime thriller, I say it's far above average mostly thanks to its casting choices, but I feel so much more could have been done with it even if it weren't an adaptation. As for my recommendation, I do recommend it to anyone who's a fan of crime thrillers with a decent plot and a great cast. For all the James Patterson/Alex Cross fans out there, I'll leave it up to you. Enjoy. | 2 | positive | [
"Any James Patterson/Alex Cross fans will fondly remember this book as the start for both men's careers.",
"However, the movie simply deviates too much from its source material to truly merit the description of \"adaptation\".",
"While the plot of the movie was good and its cast was superb (isn't Morgan Freeman always?",
"), this film might have done better in my eyes had it not been adapted from the novel of the same name to begin with.",
"Ultimately, they don't share much apart from the character names and a few plot details.",
"I do understand that a movie must take certain liberties with its source material, especially a novel, as there are time constraints.",
"But so much that made this novel great was cut out and, in many cases, replaced by plot devices which probably did not take up more or less time than the original.",
"Perhaps this was a book that would have been best served by a movie split into two parts (i.",
"e. like the 7th Harry Potter book.",
") As a general crime thriller, I say it's far above average mostly thanks to its casting choices, but I feel so much more could have been done with it even if it weren't an adaptation.",
"As for my recommendation, I do recommend it to anyone who's a fan of crime thrillers with a decent plot and a great cast.",
"For all the James Patterson/Alex Cross fans out there, I'll leave it up to you.",
"Enjoy."
] |
Altered Destiny is one of those beautiful Fantasy novels you just want to curl up with and take your time and enjoy. Shawna Thomas created an incredible world with the humans and Svistra. The characters are just as amazing. In Fantasy Romance novels, I usually love only the two main characters' romance, and I do love Selia and Jaden, they have an amazing romance, but I found myself falling in love with Oren and Commander Nathan. Altered Destiny has a strong, intriguing storyline that pulled me right into this amazing kingdom and fantasy world with beautiful romances, Jaden's brothers jealousy, and the war between the humans and Svistra.
Oren is Selia's brother, a gentle giant of young man and, yes, I shed a few tears over him. Nathan is the king's commander in the human army. Nathan gave my heart a bit of a tug of war between him and Jaden for Selia's affections. But Jaden did win me over in the end. Jaden is a gorgeous Svistra. He has left his home and his race because he doesn't believe in the killing of humans. Selia rescues a wounded Jaden and brings him back to her home to heal, but soon finds herself falling for Jaden and doubting everything she's been told about the evil blood drinking Svistra. Selia is a twenty-year-old strong and independent woman who can take care of herself and is definitely kick-butt. Selia is the kind of woman I like. She's strong, but hasn't lost her feminine side, and thanks to Jaden, he brings that out in her. The romance between them made my heart hammer. Jaden and Selia are beautiful in their love and standing together in their fight to bring peace between the Humans and Svistra.
Altered Destiny is what I would consider crossover YA, and I really liked this new YA for me and older teens. It gives a little more in the romance department, but still keeps it where I like it. There is also plenty of action going on in with different kingdoms and war that's coming. Shawna Thomas has written an amazing fantasy world and beautiful romances that I highly recommend as a must read. | 2 | positive | [
"Altered Destiny is one of those beautiful Fantasy novels you just want to curl up with and take your time and enjoy.",
"Shawna Thomas created an incredible world with the humans and Svistra.",
"The characters are just as amazing.",
"In Fantasy Romance novels, I usually love only the two main characters' romance, and I do love Selia and Jaden, they have an amazing romance, but I found myself falling in love with Oren and Commander Nathan.",
"Altered Destiny has a strong, intriguing storyline that pulled me right into this amazing kingdom and fantasy world with beautiful romances, Jaden's brothers jealousy, and the war between the humans and Svistra.",
"Oren is Selia's brother, a gentle giant of young man and, yes, I shed a few tears over him.",
"Nathan is the king's commander in the human army.",
"Nathan gave my heart a bit of a tug of war between him and Jaden for Selia's affections.",
"But Jaden did win me over in the end.",
"Jaden is a gorgeous Svistra.",
"He has left his home and his race because he doesn't believe in the killing of humans.",
"Selia rescues a wounded Jaden and brings him back to her home to heal, but soon finds herself falling for Jaden and doubting everything she's been told about the evil blood drinking Svistra.",
"Selia is a twenty-year-old strong and independent woman who can take care of herself and is definitely kick-butt.",
"Selia is the kind of woman I like.",
"She's strong, but hasn't lost her feminine side, and thanks to Jaden, he brings that out in her.",
"The romance between them made my heart hammer.",
"Jaden and Selia are beautiful in their love and standing together in their fight to bring peace between the Humans and Svistra.",
"Altered Destiny is what I would consider crossover YA, and I really liked this new YA for me and older teens.",
"It gives a little more in the romance department, but still keeps it where I like it.",
"There is also plenty of action going on in with different kingdoms and war that's coming.",
"Shawna Thomas has written an amazing fantasy world and beautiful romances that I highly recommend as a must read."
] |
First things first. If you want action, don't see this movie. Go rent Armageddon with it's static characters and predictable plot.
To tell the truth this is the most moving disastor movie I've ever seen. It seems every charachter gives a powerhouse performance. This was a relief after watching the charachters in Armageddon make jokes just when Earth was supposed to be destroyed. The cast includes the ever-great Morgan Freeman, superb Robert Duvall, newcomer Tea Leoni, and screen favorite Vanessa Redgrave. A lot of movies try too crowd too many good actors into a story line, with awful results. Somehow this one works. All the characters are believable. And you care about them. Morgan Freeman is painful to watch at times, he performs so well.
People die in this movie. But you feel though through their sacrifice, hope will prevail. It different from Armaggedon. I felt that they killed charachters off in that movie to either keep the plot going, or because they had already served their purpose. Deep Impact is more realistic though, I gurantee that by the time it's over, there won't be a dry eye in the house. | 2 | positive | [
"First things first.",
"If you want action, don't see this movie.",
"Go rent Armageddon with it's static characters and predictable plot.",
"To tell the truth this is the most moving disastor movie I've ever seen.",
"It seems every charachter gives a powerhouse performance.",
"This was a relief after watching the charachters in Armageddon make jokes just when Earth was supposed to be destroyed.",
"The cast includes the ever-great Morgan Freeman, superb Robert Duvall, newcomer Tea Leoni, and screen favorite Vanessa Redgrave.",
"A lot of movies try too crowd too many good actors into a story line, with awful results.",
"Somehow this one works.",
"All the characters are believable.",
"And you care about them.",
"Morgan Freeman is painful to watch at times, he performs so well.",
"People die in this movie.",
"But you feel though through their sacrifice, hope will prevail.",
"It different from Armaggedon.",
"I felt that they killed charachters off in that movie to either keep the plot going, or because they had already served their purpose.",
"Deep Impact is more realistic though, I gurantee that by the time it's over, there won't be a dry eye in the house."
] |
I've carried one of these for many years. A couple of times I've lost one and needed to get another immediately -- many times a day I'd be reaching in my pocket for it.
Once in Copenhagen I forgot to put one in my checked bag and decided to try to smuggle it through security in my laptop bag. Fortunately my mother inadvertently created a diversion with her butane lighter and all was well. Another time in Denver I had to mail one to myself when I again forgot to check it. In recent years I've gotten smarter, at least in this regard.
The Super Tinker differs from the Tinker in having a scissors. I use the scissors often. This item can easily be a pocket knife, as opposed to one of those big fat ones that need to be carried in a holster. It seems to have the tools I need, and not ones I don't (with the exception of that hook thing, which I've rarely if ever used and don't really know what it's supposed to do). The Phillips screwdriver is way more useful than a corkscrew - on the rare occasions I drink wine it's usually too cheap to have a cork :<)
Victorinox is superior to Wenger, and makes very good knives. This one is no exception. You do want it on your trip, just remember to put it in your checked bag! | 2 | positive | [
"I've carried one of these for many years.",
"A couple of times I've lost one and needed to get another immediately -- many times a day I'd be reaching in my pocket for it.",
"Once in Copenhagen I forgot to put one in my checked bag and decided to try to smuggle it through security in my laptop bag.",
"Fortunately my mother inadvertently created a diversion with her butane lighter and all was well.",
"Another time in Denver I had to mail one to myself when I again forgot to check it.",
"In recent years I've gotten smarter, at least in this regard.",
"The Super Tinker differs from the Tinker in having a scissors.",
"I use the scissors often.",
"This item can easily be a pocket knife, as opposed to one of those big fat ones that need to be carried in a holster.",
"It seems to have the tools I need, and not ones I don't (with the exception of that hook thing, which I've rarely if ever used and don't really know what it's supposed to do).",
"The Phillips screwdriver is way more useful than a corkscrew - on the rare occasions I drink wine it's usually too cheap to have a cork :<)\n\nVictorinox is superior to Wenger, and makes very good knives.",
"This one is no exception.",
"You do want it on your trip, just remember to put it in your checked bag!"
] |
I bought the F430 Power Rack for my wife. It's a great rack and these dip handles
work really well with it. The safeties on the F430 have 2 holes and the safeties can
be installed so these dip handles can be used on the inside, outside or both sides
of the rack.
My wife loves this attachment. Initially it seems like you'll be too close to the
safety but when you use them it's a non issue.
You can also lower the safety all the way down and use the dip handles to do deep
push ups.
These are solid steel and will hold a lot of weight. You can expect some wobble
from your rack if you do your dips outside the rack. Nothing too bad but it will
be there. if you do your dips inside the rack, no wobble at all.
If you are buying the BodyCraft F430 rack, you will really like having these
unless you already have a dedicated Dip Station. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought the F430 Power Rack for my wife.",
"It's a great rack and these dip handles\nwork really well with it.",
"The safeties on the F430 have 2 holes and the safeties can\nbe installed so these dip handles can be used on the inside, outside or both sides\nof the rack.",
"My wife loves this attachment.",
"Initially it seems like you'll be too close to the\nsafety but when you use them it's a non issue.",
"You can also lower the safety all the way down and use the dip handles to do deep\npush ups.",
"These are solid steel and will hold a lot of weight.",
"You can expect some wobble\nfrom your rack if you do your dips outside the rack.",
"Nothing too bad but it will\nbe there.",
"if you do your dips inside the rack, no wobble at all.",
"If you are buying the BodyCraft F430 rack, you will really like having these\nunless you already have a dedicated Dip Station."
] |
I was lucky enough to find this at a Disc Replay near me for $30. I immediately bought this just given the history behind this game and the fact that I never played Master Quest before. It appears some people may have been misguided in to thinking these are two different games, but a more accurate statement would be that it's the same game, but two different MODES.
[GAMEPLAY]
If you have played the Nintendo 64 version, then you know exactly what this game entails. You begin by controlling Link at a young age, but as you get deeper and further in to the game you start to see this young boy develop into the hero that he is. A lot of old Zelda elements return in this game: the swordplay, the archery, the bombs - as well as some new elements: like horseback riding. The biggest change between OOT and MQ is the difficulty. You would expect with the name Master Quest the game all around would be harder - in most cases it is, but, oddly enough, in some cases it actually made some dungeons easier.
[GRAPHICS]
By today's standard, they are not worth writing home about, but at the initial Nintendo 64 release they were mind blowing. The graphics were detailed, the animations were smooth, and the towns felt "alive". This was a serious mind bender at the time and opened the flood gates for some quality games.
[SCORE]
Overall, I would rate this package an 8. The game is fun and an extra mode is nice, but the only real reason to pick it up at this point, especially with the ridiculous pricing, is to show that you are a true die-hard fan. | 2 | positive | [
"I was lucky enough to find this at a Disc Replay near me for $30.",
"I immediately bought this just given the history behind this game and the fact that I never played Master Quest before.",
"It appears some people may have been misguided in to thinking these are two different games, but a more accurate statement would be that it's the same game, but two different MODES.",
"[GAMEPLAY]\nIf you have played the Nintendo 64 version, then you know exactly what this game entails.",
"You begin by controlling Link at a young age, but as you get deeper and further in to the game you start to see this young boy develop into the hero that he is.",
"A lot of old Zelda elements return in this game: the swordplay, the archery, the bombs - as well as some new elements: like horseback riding.",
"The biggest change between OOT and MQ is the difficulty.",
"You would expect with the name Master Quest the game all around would be harder - in most cases it is, but, oddly enough, in some cases it actually made some dungeons easier.",
"[GRAPHICS]\nBy today's standard, they are not worth writing home about, but at the initial Nintendo 64 release they were mind blowing.",
"The graphics were detailed, the animations were smooth, and the towns felt \"alive\".",
"This was a serious mind bender at the time and opened the flood gates for some quality games.",
"[SCORE]\nOverall, I would rate this package an 8.",
"The game is fun and an extra mode is nice, but the only real reason to pick it up at this point, especially with the ridiculous pricing, is to show that you are a true die-hard fan."
] |
I've just received my tuner today and it the BEST tuner out of the half dozen that I've owned. It's small but highly legible in the dark. The DT-4 large, colorful displace is very easy reading for these aging eyes. It fun to keep it turned on while playing. Cheap light show. It's also inexpensive. Go buy one, in fact buy 6, one for each string. That would look real purty on a darken stage.
I guess the only con would be that a guitar can be plugged in but there is no out to an amp. Doesn't bother me | 2 | positive | [
"I've just received my tuner today and it the BEST tuner out of the half dozen that I've owned.",
"It's small but highly legible in the dark.",
"The DT-4 large, colorful displace is very easy reading for these aging eyes.",
"It fun to keep it turned on while playing.",
"Cheap light show.",
"It's also inexpensive.",
"Go buy one, in fact buy 6, one for each string.",
"That would look real purty on a darken stage.",
"I guess the only con would be that a guitar can be plugged in but there is no out to an amp.",
"Doesn't bother me"
] |
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/What-s-in-Ned-s-Head/dp/B000096RFF/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">What's in Ned's Head?</a>
A pretty simple straight forward game. Use your fingers to find the objects on the cards. When you have sensory processing disorder it is a bit more challenging. My 5 year old boy wants to keep peeking because he has trouble with his fine motor skills. The practice using his fingers to find objects helps that part of his brain develop. The yucky things in Ned's head are intriguing enough to keep him in the game even if it is challenging.
The only problem I can see is he will get tired of finding the same 15 objects. There are some blank cards so you can add new stuff. But they need pictures because words won't work at this age. Plus he needs enough visual information to assist in finding the objects. Maybe Fundex should make additional sets that can be added. The head is huge, there is lots of room to expand. | 2 | positive | [
"<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/What-s-in-Ned-s-Head/dp/B000096RFF/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">What's in Ned's Head?",
"</a>\n\nA pretty simple straight forward game.",
"Use your fingers to find the objects on the cards.",
"When you have sensory processing disorder it is a bit more challenging.",
"My 5 year old boy wants to keep peeking because he has trouble with his fine motor skills.",
"The practice using his fingers to find objects helps that part of his brain develop.",
"The yucky things in Ned's head are intriguing enough to keep him in the game even if it is challenging.",
"The only problem I can see is he will get tired of finding the same 15 objects.",
"There are some blank cards so you can add new stuff.",
"But they need pictures because words won't work at this age.",
"Plus he needs enough visual information to assist in finding the objects.",
"Maybe Fundex should make additional sets that can be added.",
"The head is huge, there is lots of room to expand."
] |
I purchased this item for my grandson , on Christmas. when his brother saw it, he wanted one. Lets face it, the Trike is amazing. Its strudy, all steel, with real crome. And to make it even better, it has streamers and a bell. Yes the bell is metal. I thought they stopped making good quality bikes for toddlers, but i found a gem. You won't be disappointed. By the way, we did get my other grandson one. Now they have matching Radio Flyers.. | 2 | positive | [
"I purchased this item for my grandson , on Christmas.",
"when his brother saw it, he wanted one.",
"Lets face it, the Trike is amazing.",
"Its strudy, all steel, with real crome.",
"And to make it even better, it has streamers and a bell.",
"Yes the bell is metal.",
"I thought they stopped making good quality bikes for toddlers, but i found a gem.",
"You won't be disappointed.",
"By the way, we did get my other grandson one.",
"Now they have matching Radio Flyers.."
] |
Carl Orff may not have attained "household name" status, but the dazzling "Carmina Burana" has become a staple in the modern classical music repertory. The work has appeared in so many concert halls, recordings, movies, television spots, rock concerts, and presentations that it may rank as one of the twentieth century's most famous classical pieces. And this CD presents a great recording of Orff's most famous work.
But "Carmina Burana" doesn't always sound like twentieth century music. "O Fortuna", the blaring ominous opener, sounds like a blend of classical, medieval, and modern. And the themes of fortune, Spring, Love (and lust), and drinking sound anything but modern. The latin text doubtless lends a large part of the medieval flavor, but German also appears throughout the song cycle.
The text comes from a now famous 11th-13th century collection of some 1,000 poems and songs. Historians believe that the "goliards" (wandering freethinking poets) composed these poems, which laid undiscovered until 1803. In the 1930s these secular and sometimes bawdy songs caught the attention of the very Roman Catholic Orff. "Carmina Burana" premiered in Nazi Germany in 1937 to great acclaim (though some found it "degenerate"). Initially written as accompaniment for elaborate theater stagings, the work usually gets performed in concert halls without the visuals. The music definitely warrants such a performance. It stands completely on its own; ranging from the inexorably powerful to the delicate and lovely. Orff pulled out all the stops when he composed this incredible music.
"O Fortuna" remains justifiably famous with its riveting rhythms and staccato chorus. This tune bookends the entire song collection, suggesting that the work as a whole deals with the ineffable viscissitudes of life. Next, Spring arrives and brings with it dancing (track 6 will get any feet moving), drinking, and the pursuit of sensual pleasures. Though some gain from this happiness, some wallow in misery. "Olim lacus colueram" ("Once I Lived On Lakes") tells a ghastly story from the point of view of a swan roasting on a spit. The tenor solo sings with the perfect amount of agony as the music provides appropriately horrifying accompaniment. "Floret silva nobilis" ("The Noble Woods are Burgeoning") finds a lover bemoaning the parting of her lover. The music punctuates her woe with horse hoof beats fading into the distance. Woes of Fortune and the changes brought with springtime provide the thematic structure for the songs. In the end, the refrain of "O Fortuna" provides a reminder that our pleasures and our misery remain fleeting and subject to the wiles of fortune. Thematically, the piece is timeless.
James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra pull off quite a performance on this CD. Anyone looking for a solid straight through recording of this famous work will find it here. The CD booklet doesn't give much information on Orff or on the work, but it does contain all of the lyrics in Latin/German and English. Regardless, the music prevails and this recording will not disappoint. | 2 | positive | [
"Carl Orff may not have attained \"household name\" status, but the dazzling \"Carmina Burana\" has become a staple in the modern classical music repertory.",
"The work has appeared in so many concert halls, recordings, movies, television spots, rock concerts, and presentations that it may rank as one of the twentieth century's most famous classical pieces.",
"And this CD presents a great recording of Orff's most famous work.",
"But \"Carmina Burana\" doesn't always sound like twentieth century music.",
"\"O Fortuna\", the blaring ominous opener, sounds like a blend of classical, medieval, and modern.",
"And the themes of fortune, Spring, Love (and lust), and drinking sound anything but modern.",
"The latin text doubtless lends a large part of the medieval flavor, but German also appears throughout the song cycle.",
"The text comes from a now famous 11th-13th century collection of some 1,000 poems and songs.",
"Historians believe that the \"goliards\" (wandering freethinking poets) composed these poems, which laid undiscovered until 1803.",
"In the 1930s these secular and sometimes bawdy songs caught the attention of the very Roman Catholic Orff.",
"\"Carmina Burana\" premiered in Nazi Germany in 1937 to great acclaim (though some found it \"degenerate\").",
"Initially written as accompaniment for elaborate theater stagings, the work usually gets performed in concert halls without the visuals.",
"The music definitely warrants such a performance.",
"It stands completely on its own; ranging from the inexorably powerful to the delicate and lovely.",
"Orff pulled out all the stops when he composed this incredible music.",
"\"O Fortuna\" remains justifiably famous with its riveting rhythms and staccato chorus.",
"This tune bookends the entire song collection, suggesting that the work as a whole deals with the ineffable viscissitudes of life.",
"Next, Spring arrives and brings with it dancing (track 6 will get any feet moving), drinking, and the pursuit of sensual pleasures.",
"Though some gain from this happiness, some wallow in misery.",
"\"Olim lacus colueram\" (\"Once I Lived On Lakes\") tells a ghastly story from the point of view of a swan roasting on a spit.",
"The tenor solo sings with the perfect amount of agony as the music provides appropriately horrifying accompaniment.",
"\"Floret silva nobilis\" (\"The Noble Woods are Burgeoning\") finds a lover bemoaning the parting of her lover.",
"The music punctuates her woe with horse hoof beats fading into the distance.",
"Woes of Fortune and the changes brought with springtime provide the thematic structure for the songs.",
"In the end, the refrain of \"O Fortuna\" provides a reminder that our pleasures and our misery remain fleeting and subject to the wiles of fortune.",
"Thematically, the piece is timeless.",
"James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Orchestra pull off quite a performance on this CD.",
"Anyone looking for a solid straight through recording of this famous work will find it here.",
"The CD booklet doesn't give much information on Orff or on the work, but it does contain all of the lyrics in Latin/German and English.",
"Regardless, the music prevails and this recording will not disappoint."
] |
We initially purchased the <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Ultra-Stomp-Rocket-Kit-with-Ultra-Rocket-Refills/dp/B004OY9EGO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Ultra Stomp Rocket Kit with Ultra Rocket Refills</a> for our kids and it was fun. But that fun did not last long, as after a few months the tripod mount finally gave up.
So we found in a local store this blast pad (a bit more expensive than here) and gave it a try. Well well well, what a difference! After 6 months it's still functioning perfectly! My kids are having a blast every time they use it! The tubes are extensible, so they set up the launch pad themselves and have a go at who shots the rockets faster and higher. Oh, and who get those rockets over my house of course... For that we had to get an extra set of rockets in case there's no wind, and they would just break their necks looking and waiting for those rockets to come down from the roof...
This set is a success at every party or play-dates we have. At one time there were about 35 kids taking turns to have a go. And the pad remained unscathed! The rockets are pretty sturdy too - imagine the 30 playing with them: do you think they really took care and handled those rockets with gloves?!? No. So, they still fly after being bent, stepped on, and landed on the sun! Hurray! (for my wallet that is, as I don't have to buy a replacement again)
We gave about 5 sets as gifts so far, and every single time it was a success. The birthday kid would open it and then the entire flock would play with it till the end of the party. I have seen a few adults trying their launching skills as well! (I admit, I tried it too, and not only once!) | 2 | positive | [
"We initially purchased the <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Ultra-Stomp-Rocket-Kit-with-Ultra-Rocket-Refills/dp/B004OY9EGO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Ultra Stomp Rocket Kit with Ultra Rocket Refills</a> for our kids and it was fun.",
"But that fun did not last long, as after a few months the tripod mount finally gave up.",
"So we found in a local store this blast pad (a bit more expensive than here) and gave it a try.",
"Well well well, what a difference!",
"After 6 months it's still functioning perfectly!",
"My kids are having a blast every time they use it!",
"The tubes are extensible, so they set up the launch pad themselves and have a go at who shots the rockets faster and higher.",
"Oh, and who get those rockets over my house of course...",
"For that we had to get an extra set of rockets in case there's no wind, and they would just break their necks looking and waiting for those rockets to come down from the roof...",
"This set is a success at every party or play-dates we have.",
"At one time there were about 35 kids taking turns to have a go.",
"And the pad remained unscathed!",
"The rockets are pretty sturdy too - imagine the 30 playing with them: do you think they really took care and handled those rockets with gloves?!",
"?",
"No.",
"So, they still fly after being bent, stepped on, and landed on the sun!",
"Hurray!",
"(for my wallet that is, as I don't have to buy a replacement again)\n\nWe gave about 5 sets as gifts so far, and every single time it was a success.",
"The birthday kid would open it and then the entire flock would play with it till the end of the party.",
"I have seen a few adults trying their launching skills as well!",
"(I admit, I tried it too, and not only once!",
")"
] |
We bought the PetSafe In-Ground Radio Fence almost ten years ago and my wife and I installed it around our one acre property. Installation wasn't easy, but not too hard either. We had built rock retaining walls around some areas of our property and we took advantage of them to run the wire under them. This saved a good bit of digging to bury the wire but left the wire vulnerable to the trimmer and over the years we have cut the wire in several places. I also cut the wire with the edger where the wire crosses the driveway. In addition, possibly our young neighbors (or someone) pulled the wire off of the subdivision fence that divided our property in the rear and had to be replaced a couple of times. Finally, I cut the wire at various times to locate breaks. All of these joints made the fence a bit unreliable.
We installed this radio fence for a Miniature Schnauzer. Training went very quickly. He learned within a few days where the boundaries were. Although we used the collar for a couple of years, he was shocked one time and that was enough. He never again attempted to leave the property. As a result we weren't too concerned when the fence didn't work, even when the transmitter quit and had to be replaced. (I since learned the factory will replace the transmitter for a flat $30 fee and pay the transportation costs. We now have two operating transmitters.)
Last year we acquired another Miniature Schnauzer so it was necessary to make the fence reliable again. I bought a 1000' roll of wire and replaced the worst part of the fence and I installed several of the waterproof splices at the joints. To date, the fence has been completely reliable.
Again, it only took a few days to train our new dog where the boundaries are. He does not attempt to leave, he even pulls up before he gets shocked when he is chasing deer or squirrels off the property.
The receivers have been revised several times since we bought the first one. The first one used two individual batteries and was quite small but it was not adjustable for shock level and it had no indicator for low battery voltage. We bought a later model receiver collar. It is larger and heavier than our original (and it too has since been revised). It uses the more expensive RFA-67 battery, but it is adjustable and has an indicator for the level setting. Both receivers still work well, battery life is satisfactory, depending on how long the dog stays outside. (We remove batteries when they come in.)
All things considered, the system has been a satisfactory and cost effective way to keep our pets safely on our property. | 2 | positive | [
"We bought the PetSafe In-Ground Radio Fence almost ten years ago and my wife and I installed it around our one acre property.",
"Installation wasn't easy, but not too hard either.",
"We had built rock retaining walls around some areas of our property and we took advantage of them to run the wire under them.",
"This saved a good bit of digging to bury the wire but left the wire vulnerable to the trimmer and over the years we have cut the wire in several places.",
"I also cut the wire with the edger where the wire crosses the driveway.",
"In addition, possibly our young neighbors (or someone) pulled the wire off of the subdivision fence that divided our property in the rear and had to be replaced a couple of times.",
"Finally, I cut the wire at various times to locate breaks.",
"All of these joints made the fence a bit unreliable.",
"We installed this radio fence for a Miniature Schnauzer.",
"Training went very quickly.",
"He learned within a few days where the boundaries were.",
"Although we used the collar for a couple of years, he was shocked one time and that was enough.",
"He never again attempted to leave the property.",
"As a result we weren't too concerned when the fence didn't work, even when the transmitter quit and had to be replaced.",
"(I since learned the factory will replace the transmitter for a flat $30 fee and pay the transportation costs.",
"We now have two operating transmitters.",
")\n\nLast year we acquired another Miniature Schnauzer so it was necessary to make the fence reliable again.",
"I bought a 1000' roll of wire and replaced the worst part of the fence and I installed several of the waterproof splices at the joints.",
"To date, the fence has been completely reliable.",
"Again, it only took a few days to train our new dog where the boundaries are.",
"He does not attempt to leave, he even pulls up before he gets shocked when he is chasing deer or squirrels off the property.",
"The receivers have been revised several times since we bought the first one.",
"The first one used two individual batteries and was quite small but it was not adjustable for shock level and it had no indicator for low battery voltage.",
"We bought a later model receiver collar.",
"It is larger and heavier than our original (and it too has since been revised).",
"It uses the more expensive RFA-67 battery, but it is adjustable and has an indicator for the level setting.",
"Both receivers still work well, battery life is satisfactory, depending on how long the dog stays outside.",
"(We remove batteries when they come in.",
")\n\n All things considered, the system has been a satisfactory and cost effective way to keep our pets safely on our property."
] |
These are my favorite headphones...i love the closed back, around the ear style. The last pair i had lasted just shy of 10 years before literally disintegrating lol...well, just the plastic around the head strap. Word of caution though...and this goes for any set of headphones...if you keep these things on for a few hours without taking them off, your ears will be soo sore around the edges. It feels like pinched the crap out of them lol. I leave them on while flying to avoid awkward conversations with my neighbor...but i digress. They are fairly flat (no boosts on certain frequencies). I use them to produce/mix late at night...classic set of headphones. | 2 | positive | [
"These are my favorite headphones...",
"i love the closed back, around the ear style.",
"The last pair i had lasted just shy of 10 years before literally disintegrating lol...",
"well, just the plastic around the head strap.",
"Word of caution though...",
"and this goes for any set of headphones...",
"if you keep these things on for a few hours without taking them off, your ears will be soo sore around the edges.",
"It feels like pinched the crap out of them lol.",
"I leave them on while flying to avoid awkward conversations with my neighbor...",
"but i digress.",
"They are fairly flat (no boosts on certain frequencies).",
"I use them to produce/mix late at night...",
"classic set of headphones."
] |
I honestly didn't have high hopes for this undergarment. I've purchased other tummy control type products and thought they were a waste of money. I've warn this quite a few times since it arrives. And I think this product is the cat's meow. It noticeable slims the waste.
But I do agree with other reviewers who complain about the product digging into your flesh. However, I offer solutions. First, I think that perhaps some are not wearing the undergarment properly. The woman in the pic is wearing the cincher just underneath the bra. So what I did to eliminate digging is to tuck the chincher under my bra a bit (in the front and back). And this did help to eliminate this a bit. However, what really eliminated digging was to wear one of those control top type pantie girdle thingy majiggs on top of the underwear and cincher. I noticed this eliminated another issue as well. The control top panties hid the ribbing. Unfortunately, the chincher ribbing is visible through my shearer form-fitting pencil skirts. But with the control top panties the ribbing outline is not visible. I hope this helps someone. F.Y.I. I am a size 10 curvaceous woman. However, I've let my figure go to pot so my waist is large. I gots me a dunlap (unfortunately). :-( | 2 | positive | [
"I honestly didn't have high hopes for this undergarment.",
"I've purchased other tummy control type products and thought they were a waste of money.",
"I've warn this quite a few times since it arrives.",
"And I think this product is the cat's meow.",
"It noticeable slims the waste.",
"But I do agree with other reviewers who complain about the product digging into your flesh.",
"However, I offer solutions.",
"First, I think that perhaps some are not wearing the undergarment properly.",
"The woman in the pic is wearing the cincher just underneath the bra.",
"So what I did to eliminate digging is to tuck the chincher under my bra a bit (in the front and back).",
"And this did help to eliminate this a bit.",
"However, what really eliminated digging was to wear one of those control top type pantie girdle thingy majiggs on top of the underwear and cincher.",
"I noticed this eliminated another issue as well.",
"The control top panties hid the ribbing.",
"Unfortunately, the chincher ribbing is visible through my shearer form-fitting pencil skirts.",
"But with the control top panties the ribbing outline is not visible.",
"I hope this helps someone.",
"F.",
"Y.I. I am a size 10 curvaceous woman.",
"However, I've let my figure go to pot so my waist is large.",
"I gots me a dunlap (unfortunately).",
":-("
] |
We are a homeschooling family that likes to take a hands on approach as often as possible. I bought these because my 1st grader is just starting to work with fractions. When she had them out working with them yesterday, my high schooler wanted to play with them also. They do exactly what you would expect them to do. They are small/hand size. If you were in a classroom setting they would be great for individual students to use at their desk. One thing that really impressed me is that the colors of the bars match up to the colors of the same fractions of this circle fraction set <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Learning-Resources-Rainbow-Fraction-Deluxe-Circles-Math-Manipulatives-For-Grades-1-and-Up/dp/B0017D9NJI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Learning Resources - Rainbow Fraction Deluxe Circles, Math Manipulatives, For Grades 1 and Up</a> which we purchased at the same time. The whole 1 on both is red, 1/2 is pink, 1/3 is orange and so on. This made it very easy to talk about and match up fractions for 1st grader. There are to many fractions for this to be an accident. I'm really glad I purchased them together. We will be using this math tool and it's corresponding circle set for many years to come.
Another reviewer said their set didn't include the decimals or percents. Mine does, maybe they just got a set that didn't make it all the way through the print cycle. | 2 | positive | [
"We are a homeschooling family that likes to take a hands on approach as often as possible.",
"I bought these because my 1st grader is just starting to work with fractions.",
"When she had them out working with them yesterday, my high schooler wanted to play with them also.",
"They do exactly what you would expect them to do.",
"They are small/hand size.",
"If you were in a classroom setting they would be great for individual students to use at their desk.",
"One thing that really impressed me is that the colors of the bars match up to the colors of the same fractions of this circle fraction set <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Learning-Resources-Rainbow-Fraction-Deluxe-Circles-Math-Manipulatives-For-Grades-1-and-Up/dp/B0017D9NJI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Learning Resources - Rainbow Fraction Deluxe Circles, Math Manipulatives, For Grades 1 and Up</a> which we purchased at the same time.",
"The whole 1 on both is red, 1/2 is pink, 1/3 is orange and so on.",
"This made it very easy to talk about and match up fractions for 1st grader.",
"There are to many fractions for this to be an accident.",
"I'm really glad I purchased them together.",
"We will be using this math tool and it's corresponding circle set for many years to come.",
"Another reviewer said their set didn't include the decimals or percents.",
"Mine does, maybe they just got a set that didn't make it all the way through the print cycle."
] |
I got this device to chop nuts for gluten free crackers. I make these all the time and was tired of getting the big food processor out and cleaning it and putting it away. Besides the food processor is LOUD. Well I received it and started using right away. It is quiet and convenient and it does a better job chopping nuts than the larger processor.
One or two down sides to this unit. 1. When you put the nuts into the bowl, you need to make sure that none are under the S-blade. It will not run unless the blade is all the way down. The way I have dealt with it is to put my finger on the top of the plastic blade unit while pouring the nuts or seed into the bowl. Then carefully place the lid on. Works every time.
2. The blades are as sharp as a surgical scalpel. BEWARE. I was drying it the first time I used it and got a nasty little cut on my thumb. And that was through a paper towel. Care must be used when handling the blade.
Otherwise this little baby does a lot with a little. Great price, great product. Good Job Black and Decker. | 2 | positive | [
"I got this device to chop nuts for gluten free crackers.",
"I make these all the time and was tired of getting the big food processor out and cleaning it and putting it away.",
"Besides the food processor is LOUD.",
"Well I received it and started using right away.",
"It is quiet and convenient and it does a better job chopping nuts than the larger processor.",
"One or two down sides to this unit.",
"1.",
"When you put the nuts into the bowl, you need to make sure that none are under the S-blade.",
"It will not run unless the blade is all the way down.",
"The way I have dealt with it is to put my finger on the top of the plastic blade unit while pouring the nuts or seed into the bowl.",
"Then carefully place the lid on.",
"Works every time.",
"2.",
"The blades are as sharp as a surgical scalpel.",
"BEWARE.",
"I was drying it the first time I used it and got a nasty little cut on my thumb.",
"And that was through a paper towel.",
"Care must be used when handling the blade.",
"Otherwise this little baby does a lot with a little.",
"Great price, great product.",
"Good Job Black and Decker."
] |
Elena is dumped by her boyfriend and his father thinks he can bully her into leaving without a fight. She proves him wrong. She is awarded a farm in Scotland and she packs up and moves there. It is hers if she is still alive in six months. Faolan is the guy she sits by on the plane. He rescues her from being raped and he tells her he will stay to make sure she's not hurt anymore. He finally tells her what's going on because they are falling in love. They are fighting the same man and he captures Elena and convinces her that Faolan and their baby are dead. Faolan finds out that the enemy has Elena and tries to save her. Elena gets away but knows they will come for her. She goes back to the farm and prepares for them. They come and she goes to shoot one and Faolan jumps in front of the bullet. The enemy escapes and Faolan starts to slip away from Elena believing Elena wants nothing to do with him and blames him for her losing the baby. Elena begs him to come back to her. They are reunited and they prepare for battle with the enemy. Good read. Can't wait to read the next one in the series. | 2 | positive | [
"Elena is dumped by her boyfriend and his father thinks he can bully her into leaving without a fight.",
"She proves him wrong.",
"She is awarded a farm in Scotland and she packs up and moves there.",
"It is hers if she is still alive in six months.",
"Faolan is the guy she sits by on the plane.",
"He rescues her from being raped and he tells her he will stay to make sure she's not hurt anymore.",
"He finally tells her what's going on because they are falling in love.",
"They are fighting the same man and he captures Elena and convinces her that Faolan and their baby are dead.",
"Faolan finds out that the enemy has Elena and tries to save her.",
"Elena gets away but knows they will come for her.",
"She goes back to the farm and prepares for them.",
"They come and she goes to shoot one and Faolan jumps in front of the bullet.",
"The enemy escapes and Faolan starts to slip away from Elena believing Elena wants nothing to do with him and blames him for her losing the baby.",
"Elena begs him to come back to her.",
"They are reunited and they prepare for battle with the enemy.",
"Good read.",
"Can't wait to read the next one in the series."
] |
i bought this at the store along with my phone and got a government discount on it. It is one tough holster - and has many grooves on it for gripping it. There are some nice features, and some not so nice.
NICE: The part that grips the phone works with both the extended battery and the slim battery. SMART!
It also has a push out stand that holds the phone either sideways like a picture frame or vertically like a portrait position for charging, nightstand in a motel, etc (I'd still buy the a/v nightstand setup simply for the hdmi output)
Not so nice - the beltclip is not nearly as strong as the case grips the phone and I've already dropped it into my car between the open door (the threshold body part plastic) and the seat - found it there when I could not find my droid, but the missing phone app told me it was at my house somewhere.
I'd give it 5 stars if the belt clip were stronger or better designed (wider). NOTE - the clip can be rotated for landscape or portrait carry, but you must draw the phone out of the clip in a portrait orientation.
All togther, this protects the screen, the back, allows photos to be taken, and makes the phone more useful when not in the dock. It's rugged material and does not look like it would break except POSSIBLY in extreme cold (I have an environmental chamber that will go to -100 deg C and I would NOT put this thermoplastic into the chamber at that temp - I suspect permanent damage might happen and I like my case!!
It's almost a 5 star product. Of all the cases I looked at, this one has the best feel due to the fine ridge detail and the grip it maintains on the phone. I just wish it gripped my belt as well. | 2 | positive | [
"i bought this at the store along with my phone and got a government discount on it.",
"It is one tough holster - and has many grooves on it for gripping it.",
"There are some nice features, and some not so nice.",
"NICE: The part that grips the phone works with both the extended battery and the slim battery.",
"SMART!",
"It also has a push out stand that holds the phone either sideways like a picture frame or vertically like a portrait position for charging, nightstand in a motel, etc (I'd still buy the a/v nightstand setup simply for the hdmi output)\n\nNot so nice - the beltclip is not nearly as strong as the case grips the phone and I've already dropped it into my car between the open door (the threshold body part plastic) and the seat - found it there when I could not find my droid, but the missing phone app told me it was at my house somewhere.",
"I'd give it 5 stars if the belt clip were stronger or better designed (wider).",
"NOTE - the clip can be rotated for landscape or portrait carry, but you must draw the phone out of the clip in a portrait orientation.",
"All togther, this protects the screen, the back, allows photos to be taken, and makes the phone more useful when not in the dock.",
"It's rugged material and does not look like it would break except POSSIBLY in extreme cold (I have an environmental chamber that will go to -100 deg C and I would NOT put this thermoplastic into the chamber at that temp - I suspect permanent damage might happen and I like my case!!",
"It's almost a 5 star product.",
"Of all the cases I looked at, this one has the best feel due to the fine ridge detail and the grip it maintains on the phone.",
"I just wish it gripped my belt as well."
] |
I made my own electricity usage monitoring system a few years ago and have used it many times to determine my usage.
I have most of the significant findings recorded in a notebook, things like how much energy my CD players use, both when playing music and when "off." How much energy my desktop computer uses, on, off, when my monitor is on, off, when the system is idle, etc.
I really have figured it all out at this point, but my system is more of a hassle to use than the P3 Kill-a-Watt, and that's the reason I'm buying it. My system is made from a multimeter and an extension cord, one wire of which branches off to a couple of banana plugs, which plug into the multimeter. I multiply my current flow by the voltage (120) to get watts used.
Of course, I've saved a lot of money by determining energy usage around my house. Measuring it takes out the guesswork. For the most part, I only have things draw energy when there's a good reason, for instance the wall warts on my cordless phones and my answering machine are on 24/7. I switch off many of my wall warts with toggled power strips, however. Those things add up. I use a power strip to totally turn off power to my computer, reducing usage to zero. My gas + electricity for my entire 1900+ foot house averages under $60/month!
Caveat: If my experience is any guide, don't leave something plugged into this for an extended period of time. I had my computer system plugged into a power strip which was plugged into this for quite a while, probably around 6-8 months. Suddenly, the unit had no readings. It passed power but refused to do anything else. The instructions say to discontinue power in that event, but this was no help. I thought it was dead. Then after a few days it came back to life. I think the moral is to use it, but then put it aside, don't leave power running through it indefinitely. It was my experience, maybe an anomaly, maybe it would just happen with a power draw close to 200 watts at times (e.g. my desktop computer system and peripherals). The warranty is only something like 6 months! | 2 | positive | [
"I made my own electricity usage monitoring system a few years ago and have used it many times to determine my usage.",
"I have most of the significant findings recorded in a notebook, things like how much energy my CD players use, both when playing music and when \"off.",
"\" How much energy my desktop computer uses, on, off, when my monitor is on, off, when the system is idle, etc.",
"I really have figured it all out at this point, but my system is more of a hassle to use than the P3 Kill-a-Watt, and that's the reason I'm buying it.",
"My system is made from a multimeter and an extension cord, one wire of which branches off to a couple of banana plugs, which plug into the multimeter.",
"I multiply my current flow by the voltage (120) to get watts used.",
"Of course, I've saved a lot of money by determining energy usage around my house.",
"Measuring it takes out the guesswork.",
"For the most part, I only have things draw energy when there's a good reason, for instance the wall warts on my cordless phones and my answering machine are on 24/7.",
"I switch off many of my wall warts with toggled power strips, however.",
"Those things add up.",
"I use a power strip to totally turn off power to my computer, reducing usage to zero.",
"My gas + electricity for my entire 1900+ foot house averages under $60/month!",
"Caveat: If my experience is any guide, don't leave something plugged into this for an extended period of time.",
"I had my computer system plugged into a power strip which was plugged into this for quite a while, probably around 6-8 months.",
"Suddenly, the unit had no readings.",
"It passed power but refused to do anything else.",
"The instructions say to discontinue power in that event, but this was no help.",
"I thought it was dead.",
"Then after a few days it came back to life.",
"I think the moral is to use it, but then put it aside, don't leave power running through it indefinitely.",
"It was my experience, maybe an anomaly, maybe it would just happen with a power draw close to 200 watts at times (e.",
"g. my desktop computer system and peripherals).",
"The warranty is only something like 6 months!"
] |
The crew of the Enterprise visits an idyllic, pre-industrialized world inhabited by the docile hill-people and the greedy villagers. Not incorporated into the Federation of Planets, this pre-techno world is supposed to be free of any interference by either the Federation or the Klingon empire. Nevertheless, on a routine survey, the villagers attack the hill people with crude rifles - though that requires technology beyond them. With Mr. Spock severely injured, Kirk stays behind looking for evidence that the Klingons are illegally supplying technology that will allow the villagers to conquer the planet and rule it for the Klingons. Reuniting with the Hill People, among whom Kirk once lived, Kirk hooks up with their leader, Tyree and his wife, the bewitching Nona. Sneaking into the Villagers' stronghold, Kirk finds evidence of non-indigenous technology (carbon-free metal tools are a big tip-off). Though implicating the Klingons, Kirk now faces an even bigger quandry - allow the rapacious villagers to conquer the planet, or give the hill-people the means to fight back. Either alternative gurantees bloodshed, with the decision coming down to ensuring either the genocide of the hill people or a ceaseless and bloody war with the villagers. Dr. McCoy, who stayed planetside with Kirk, provides the perfect moral foil for Kirk who is defiantly pro-defense.
I must have seen this episode a hundred times as a kid, never knowing that it was obviously a take on the war in Vietnam which had already escalated by then. The weird part is how this film makes as the enemies, the urbanized and technologically advanced villagers, which is more analogous to the Southern Vietnamese regime. Like the very best sci-fi, when it must be topical, the script is dignified enough to explore both sides. It's a weak episode of Trek, suffering because the comedy team of Bones and Spock spends much of the time apart (with Spock stuck on the Enterprise, recuperating from the attack in the beginning of the episode). The script tries juicing things up with the wicked-hot Nona and an attack by the "Mugato", a sort of white, horned gorilla with poison fangs, that both seem to distract from the message of the show (which may have been the biggest reason for putting them there - the guys who write for Trek were brave, but to a fault). A flawed but still important episode. | 2 | positive | [
"The crew of the Enterprise visits an idyllic, pre-industrialized world inhabited by the docile hill-people and the greedy villagers.",
"Not incorporated into the Federation of Planets, this pre-techno world is supposed to be free of any interference by either the Federation or the Klingon empire.",
"Nevertheless, on a routine survey, the villagers attack the hill people with crude rifles - though that requires technology beyond them.",
"With Mr.",
"Spock severely injured, Kirk stays behind looking for evidence that the Klingons are illegally supplying technology that will allow the villagers to conquer the planet and rule it for the Klingons.",
"Reuniting with the Hill People, among whom Kirk once lived, Kirk hooks up with their leader, Tyree and his wife, the bewitching Nona.",
"Sneaking into the Villagers' stronghold, Kirk finds evidence of non-indigenous technology (carbon-free metal tools are a big tip-off).",
"Though implicating the Klingons, Kirk now faces an even bigger quandry - allow the rapacious villagers to conquer the planet, or give the hill-people the means to fight back.",
"Either alternative gurantees bloodshed, with the decision coming down to ensuring either the genocide of the hill people or a ceaseless and bloody war with the villagers.",
"Dr.",
"McCoy, who stayed planetside with Kirk, provides the perfect moral foil for Kirk who is defiantly pro-defense.",
"I must have seen this episode a hundred times as a kid, never knowing that it was obviously a take on the war in Vietnam which had already escalated by then.",
"The weird part is how this film makes as the enemies, the urbanized and technologically advanced villagers, which is more analogous to the Southern Vietnamese regime.",
"Like the very best sci-fi, when it must be topical, the script is dignified enough to explore both sides.",
"It's a weak episode of Trek, suffering because the comedy team of Bones and Spock spends much of the time apart (with Spock stuck on the Enterprise, recuperating from the attack in the beginning of the episode).",
"The script tries juicing things up with the wicked-hot Nona and an attack by the \"Mugato\", a sort of white, horned gorilla with poison fangs, that both seem to distract from the message of the show (which may have been the biggest reason for putting them there - the guys who write for Trek were brave, but to a fault).",
"A flawed but still important episode."
] |
This married âthroupleâ has a âpretty fun sex lifeâ
Cait Earnest 28 met Chris Brandt on a dating app in 2015 and was asked to join his already existing relationship with husband Matthew.
âI had never been with two people at the same time before. Itâs different strokes for different folks but I would say itâs a pretty fun sex life â Earnest said.
âIn regards bed placing it does complicate things. Matthew and I used to sleep on opposite sides and then Cait came long â Chris said. âIf I wanted to stay on the same side Cait would have to be in the middle and we found quickly she didnât like that.â
Both Cait and Matthew experienced bouts of jealousy at the start of their relationship experiment but said thatâs now all in the past.
âIt was a struggle even for me. The insecure part of me was like âChris loves me more because heâs been with me longer â but then he told me âI love you just as much as I love Cait â so I was like âI need to come to terms with that ââ Matthew said.
Cait said she isnât shy about sharing her relationship status.
âWhen we meet somebody at a bar I will usually say âHi Iâm Cait and these are my two boyfriends.â People often ask if Iâm joking â she said adding that even her grandpa is on board and asking when she âs planning on getting pregnant. | 2 | positive | [
"This married âthroupleâ has a âpretty fun sex lifeâ\nCait Earnest 28 met Chris Brandt on a dating app in 2015 and was asked to join his already existing relationship with husband Matthew.",
"âI had never been with two people at the same time before.",
"Itâs different strokes for different folks but I would say itâs a pretty fun sex life â Earnest said.",
"âIn regards bed placing it does complicate things.",
"Matthew and I used to sleep on opposite sides and then Cait came long â Chris said.",
"âIf I wanted to stay on the same side Cait would have to be in the middle and we found quickly she didnât like that.",
"â\nBoth Cait and Matthew experienced bouts of jealousy at the start of their relationship experiment but said thatâs now all in the past.",
"âIt was a struggle even for me.",
"The insecure part of me was like âChris loves me more because heâs been with me longer â but then he told me âI love you just as much as I love Cait â so I was like âI need to come to terms with that ââ Matthew said.",
"Cait said she isnât shy about sharing her relationship status.",
"âWhen we meet somebody at a bar I will usually say âHi Iâm Cait and these are my two boyfriends.",
"â People often ask if Iâm joking â she said adding that even her grandpa is on board and asking when she âs planning on getting pregnant."
] |
Durn chipmunks digging everywhere. I know, their ancestors were here before me. Well, too bad. I paid for my property and don't want holes in and around the yard and digging up my plants. This Zapper is really just what I needed. No need for baits that work slowly and leave me with carcasses stuck in or under my house. 4 AA batteries, a googly eyed mouse to alert me when the deed was done and one "humanely" fried chipmunk to toss in the trash. No muss, little fuss. Now to find his/her partner in crime....looks like cracked/chipped sunflower seeds and a few bits of Milk Bone biscuit were just the bait to attract Mr/Ms Chippy. Present weather is rainy so I inserted the elongated Zapper into a foil bag (those choc.chip pieces long gone) and plugged in the mouse alert connector through the top of the foil bag so I could have a quick ID of the fatal event. The zapper in the foil were placed under a lean to for weather protection and I put a wet paper towel next to the entry to assure a good conductive event. Worked Iike a charm but not the first few days. I experimented with the bait. Everyone says use a smear of pb on the back metal piece but that wasn't what I recommend. Use the chips and biscuit pieces. Easier to clean up for the next big zap. Great product. Well made. Flashing eyes on the extension mouse component is cool. Worth the extra cost. Highly recommended rodent terminator and as Gov Arnie might exclaim - He won't be baaaacckk. Ja! | 2 | positive | [
"Durn chipmunks digging everywhere.",
"I know, their ancestors were here before me.",
"Well, too bad.",
"I paid for my property and don't want holes in and around the yard and digging up my plants.",
"This Zapper is really just what I needed.",
"No need for baits that work slowly and leave me with carcasses stuck in or under my house.",
"4 AA batteries, a googly eyed mouse to alert me when the deed was done and one \"humanely\" fried chipmunk to toss in the trash.",
"No muss, little fuss.",
"Now to find his/her partner in crime....",
"looks like cracked/chipped sunflower seeds and a few bits of Milk Bone biscuit were just the bait to attract Mr/Ms Chippy.",
"Present weather is rainy so I inserted the elongated Zapper into a foil bag (those choc.",
"chip pieces long gone) and plugged in the mouse alert connector through the top of the foil bag so I could have a quick ID of the fatal event.",
"The zapper in the foil were placed under a lean to for weather protection and I put a wet paper towel next to the entry to assure a good conductive event.",
"Worked Iike a charm but not the first few days.",
"I experimented with the bait.",
"Everyone says use a smear of pb on the back metal piece but that wasn't what I recommend.",
"Use the chips and biscuit pieces.",
"Easier to clean up for the next big zap.",
"Great product.",
"Well made.",
"Flashing eyes on the extension mouse component is cool.",
"Worth the extra cost.",
"Highly recommended rodent terminator and as Gov Arnie might exclaim - He won't be baaaacckk.",
"Ja!"
] |
Lenny Kravitz gets to do what Prince did for talent such as Vanity, Sheila E. and Apollonia, do the satellite artist thing. He chose the French soft, breathy little-girl voiced soul-pop chanteuse Vanessa Paradis as his songbird and with the exception of one song, all music, most of the instruments, and lyrics were done by Kravitz. As a result, some of the music sounds like something from a Lenny Kravitz album, such as the opening track, "Natural High."
I first heard "I'm Waiting For The Man" when it was sung by Paradis, and when I later compared it to the Velvet Underground version, saw that Kravitz and his musicians mimicked the sound, even that trademark guitar, to a tee, so there was no way she could mess this song up.
"Silver And Gold" bewails digging up the Earth for the title resources. She doesn't do as well on these minimalist ballads, highlighted by a guitar and drum, which is something similar Kravitz would do on Are You Gonna Go My Way, released a year later. Well-intentioned, but not convincing with her vocals.
Yow! "Be My Baby", with its upbeat string arrangements and Motown-like drums recalls Supremes-style numbers like "Nothing But Heartaches" and "Baby Love." Heck, I could even picture Diana and the Supremes doing this! A standout cut and one of the songs Marva sings in the Belgian comedy Everybody's Famous.
The sad and melodic fantasy "Lonely Rainbows" is a much better vehicle for Paradis than "Silver And Gold" as it has strings and piano. The place beyond the rainbow is "a place we can hide/... where we always be together." Sounds like Oz to me. Kravitz himself sings a few lines solo.
A harpsichord sets the melody of the skippy canter of "Sunday Mondays", recalling an idyllic Beatles, Supremes, or Petula Clark number: "Let's go walking through the park today/I love Sunday Mondays any day/when the skies are blue and it's not grey/I'll take Sunday Mondays any every day." After hearing the trombone solo, I thought, "okay, something Nancy Sinatra might do too." She also sings, "Sometimes its fun/to just escape and run/And levae the troubled world behind." Sound advice.
The lush easy-listening of "Your Love Has Got A Handle On My Mind" sounds like a Dusty Springfield or Petula Clark number, although I doubt either two had a coral sitar in their sessions.
Funky drums and guitar make the slow 1970's blaxploitation-style number "The Future Song." It's the usual philosophical tract of paving the way for the future. Again, something I can picture on a Kravitz album.
The pop-jazz fusion instrumental jam "Paradis" has Vanessa whispering breathy French in the background.
The Drifters/Motown soul of "Just As Long As You Are There" features a lovely gospel-like choir and church ensemble.
Using modern comparisons, Rachel Farris is a less-refined, shriller version of Vanessa Paradis. A mixture of Kravitz-style retro-soul and lush Motown productions, underscored by a breathy, little-girl voice makes Vanessa Paradis's debut album a mixed but pleasing affair. | 2 | positive | [
"Lenny Kravitz gets to do what Prince did for talent such as Vanity, Sheila E.",
"and Apollonia, do the satellite artist thing.",
"He chose the French soft, breathy little-girl voiced soul-pop chanteuse Vanessa Paradis as his songbird and with the exception of one song, all music, most of the instruments, and lyrics were done by Kravitz.",
"As a result, some of the music sounds like something from a Lenny Kravitz album, such as the opening track, \"Natural High.",
"\"\nI first heard \"I'm Waiting For The Man\" when it was sung by Paradis, and when I later compared it to the Velvet Underground version, saw that Kravitz and his musicians mimicked the sound, even that trademark guitar, to a tee, so there was no way she could mess this song up.",
"\"Silver And Gold\" bewails digging up the Earth for the title resources.",
"She doesn't do as well on these minimalist ballads, highlighted by a guitar and drum, which is something similar Kravitz would do on Are You Gonna Go My Way, released a year later.",
"Well-intentioned, but not convincing with her vocals.",
"Yow!",
"\"Be My Baby\", with its upbeat string arrangements and Motown-like drums recalls Supremes-style numbers like \"Nothing But Heartaches\" and \"Baby Love.",
"\" Heck, I could even picture Diana and the Supremes doing this!",
"A standout cut and one of the songs Marva sings in the Belgian comedy Everybody's Famous.",
"The sad and melodic fantasy \"Lonely Rainbows\" is a much better vehicle for Paradis than \"Silver And Gold\" as it has strings and piano.",
"The place beyond the rainbow is \"a place we can hide/...",
"where we always be together.",
"\" Sounds like Oz to me.",
"Kravitz himself sings a few lines solo.",
"A harpsichord sets the melody of the skippy canter of \"Sunday Mondays\", recalling an idyllic Beatles, Supremes, or Petula Clark number: \"Let's go walking through the park today/I love Sunday Mondays any day/when the skies are blue and it's not grey/I'll take Sunday Mondays any every day.",
"\" After hearing the trombone solo, I thought, \"okay, something Nancy Sinatra might do too.",
"\" She also sings, \"Sometimes its fun/to just escape and run/And levae the troubled world behind.",
"\" Sound advice.",
"The lush easy-listening of \"Your Love Has Got A Handle On My Mind\" sounds like a Dusty Springfield or Petula Clark number, although I doubt either two had a coral sitar in their sessions.",
"Funky drums and guitar make the slow 1970's blaxploitation-style number \"The Future Song.",
"\" It's the usual philosophical tract of paving the way for the future.",
"Again, something I can picture on a Kravitz album.",
"The pop-jazz fusion instrumental jam \"Paradis\" has Vanessa whispering breathy French in the background.",
"The Drifters/Motown soul of \"Just As Long As You Are There\" features a lovely gospel-like choir and church ensemble.",
"Using modern comparisons, Rachel Farris is a less-refined, shriller version of Vanessa Paradis.",
"A mixture of Kravitz-style retro-soul and lush Motown productions, underscored by a breathy, little-girl voice makes Vanessa Paradis's debut album a mixed but pleasing affair."
] |
Since purchasing the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1's six months ago, I find myself continually impressed with this little set up.
I have used various other desktop speaker set-ups in the past. (Bose, Altec Lansing, Logitech's and various studio monitors from KRK, JBL, and Behringer). With some of those set-up's it seems like I have invested a small fortune for the sake of audio fidelity. This time around, I was looking for great desktop speakers on a budget.
With the $150 price point, your really looking into say Harmon Kardon Soundsticks and Altec Lansing Expressionists and these Klipsch ProMedia's. I dislike how on the Soundsticks have no external jack to plug in studio headphones and how the Altec Lansing has fairly flimsy and short cables. The build quality of these speakers is fairly sturdy, with a simplistic elegant design.
The sound quality is great, it has fantastic high's and mid's. but the low end distorts at higher volumes . I would not recommend listen to bass heavy music on these speakers. But for general rock, pop, instrumental, this set up is fantastic.
It features a subwoofer and main volume knob as well as a AUX in and out plug. Note on the AUX out. This is NOT the speaker's set-up you want to use to listen to (higher-end) headphones. If you use Sennheisers HD 280 pros or Sony MDR-V6's these speakers will power them fine. But if you use a higher ohms headphone set such as Beyerdynamic DT 990's you will need a headphone amp.
Pros: good mids/highs. Price. Ease of use.
Cons: lows can be distorted. | 2 | positive | [
"Since purchasing the Klipsch ProMedia 2.",
"1's six months ago, I find myself continually impressed with this little set up.",
"I have used various other desktop speaker set-ups in the past.",
"(Bose, Altec Lansing, Logitech's and various studio monitors from KRK, JBL, and Behringer).",
"With some of those set-up's it seems like I have invested a small fortune for the sake of audio fidelity.",
"This time around, I was looking for great desktop speakers on a budget.",
"With the $150 price point, your really looking into say Harmon Kardon Soundsticks and Altec Lansing Expressionists and these Klipsch ProMedia's.",
"I dislike how on the Soundsticks have no external jack to plug in studio headphones and how the Altec Lansing has fairly flimsy and short cables.",
"The build quality of these speakers is fairly sturdy, with a simplistic elegant design.",
"The sound quality is great, it has fantastic high's and mid's.",
"but the low end distorts at higher volumes.",
"I would not recommend listen to bass heavy music on these speakers.",
"But for general rock, pop, instrumental, this set up is fantastic.",
"It features a subwoofer and main volume knob as well as a AUX in and out plug.",
"Note on the AUX out.",
"This is NOT the speaker's set-up you want to use to listen to (higher-end) headphones.",
"If you use Sennheisers HD 280 pros or Sony MDR-V6's these speakers will power them fine.",
"But if you use a higher ohms headphone set such as Beyerdynamic DT 990's you will need a headphone amp.",
"Pros: good mids/highs.",
"Price.",
"Ease of use.",
"Cons: lows can be distorted."
] |
I bought this set because I wanted to practice playing in other keys but couldn't afford to buy a set of more expensive harmonicas. I was pleasantly surprised when I received it.
The harmonicas are decent, but nothing spectacular (well, what do you expect for $20)? These are basically the same as the Clearly Colorful harmonicas that Hohner makes for children (i.e. really on the low end), just in a wider range of keys. They are extremely light, which may take some getting used to if (like me) you like your harmonicas to have some weight to them. The comb and covers are plastic, and some weren't finished as well as they could have been (burrs on the plastic, etc), but nothing that wasn't easily cleaned up. The reed plates are made of either aluminum or a much lighter brass than the other inexpensive Hohner harmonicas. The reeds are brass. I will admit, the black-and-gold motif is an attractive one, but I wonder how long the gold print is going to last.
The sound isn't too bad, either. As other reviewers have mentioned, a few of the reeds didn't work so well right out of the box. Some basic harmonica tweaking took care of that, and now all of them work just fine. Like all harmonicas, they needed to be broken in a little bit, and the sound and responsiveness improved with playing. They're not perfect, but have a nice, warm tone (especially the lower keys) that won't make you cringe when you play them. And yes, I'm able to bend notes on them without difficulty.
The case is nice, with a hard inner frame covered by tough stitched nylon. It's padded on the inside to protect your instruments as well, and has a double-zipper closure with an additional Velcro flap. The slots are sized for standard diatonic harps, so if/when you decide to upgrade a particular key, the new harp should fit without difficulty.
Overall this is a good set for the price. If you'd like to gain experience playing in different keys but can't afford to break the bank, this set is a good choice to get you started. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought this set because I wanted to practice playing in other keys but couldn't afford to buy a set of more expensive harmonicas.",
"I was pleasantly surprised when I received it.",
"The harmonicas are decent, but nothing spectacular (well, what do you expect for $20)?",
"These are basically the same as the Clearly Colorful harmonicas that Hohner makes for children (i.",
"e. really on the low end), just in a wider range of keys.",
"They are extremely light, which may take some getting used to if (like me) you like your harmonicas to have some weight to them.",
"The comb and covers are plastic, and some weren't finished as well as they could have been (burrs on the plastic, etc), but nothing that wasn't easily cleaned up.",
"The reed plates are made of either aluminum or a much lighter brass than the other inexpensive Hohner harmonicas.",
"The reeds are brass.",
"I will admit, the black-and-gold motif is an attractive one, but I wonder how long the gold print is going to last.",
"The sound isn't too bad, either.",
"As other reviewers have mentioned, a few of the reeds didn't work so well right out of the box.",
"Some basic harmonica tweaking took care of that, and now all of them work just fine.",
"Like all harmonicas, they needed to be broken in a little bit, and the sound and responsiveness improved with playing.",
"They're not perfect, but have a nice, warm tone (especially the lower keys) that won't make you cringe when you play them.",
"And yes, I'm able to bend notes on them without difficulty.",
"The case is nice, with a hard inner frame covered by tough stitched nylon.",
"It's padded on the inside to protect your instruments as well, and has a double-zipper closure with an additional Velcro flap.",
"The slots are sized for standard diatonic harps, so if/when you decide to upgrade a particular key, the new harp should fit without difficulty.",
"Overall this is a good set for the price.",
"If you'd like to gain experience playing in different keys but can't afford to break the bank, this set is a good choice to get you started."
] |
Super Mario Advance for the GBA is an excellent port of the NES classic Super Mario Brothers 2 game. In Super Mario Advance, gamers get to choose from four characters: Mario, Peach, Luigi, and Toad. Each of the characters has their own special strengths and weaknesses. Players get to battle it out through 7 levels and 20 screens in an attempt to get rid of Wart at the end of the game. What makes this game shine are the additions that Nintendo has added to the game. Five special coins have been added to each of the levels that players have to find in order to get a red star for that level. Once all the coins are collected a new challenge of finding two yoshi eggs on each level becomes an option and only then can a player ultimately master the game. Another added feature to this cartridge is a second game, the original Mario Brothers for the Arcade. This is really an added bonus where a single player for up to 4 people can hack it out on the arcade style classic. The added features to each level and the ability to play this game with up to 3 friends is what makes this game a must have in everyone's GBA library. | 2 | positive | [
"Super Mario Advance for the GBA is an excellent port of the NES classic Super Mario Brothers 2 game.",
"In Super Mario Advance, gamers get to choose from four characters: Mario, Peach, Luigi, and Toad.",
"Each of the characters has their own special strengths and weaknesses.",
"Players get to battle it out through 7 levels and 20 screens in an attempt to get rid of Wart at the end of the game.",
"What makes this game shine are the additions that Nintendo has added to the game.",
"Five special coins have been added to each of the levels that players have to find in order to get a red star for that level.",
"Once all the coins are collected a new challenge of finding two yoshi eggs on each level becomes an option and only then can a player ultimately master the game.",
"Another added feature to this cartridge is a second game, the original Mario Brothers for the Arcade.",
"This is really an added bonus where a single player for up to 4 people can hack it out on the arcade style classic.",
"The added features to each level and the ability to play this game with up to 3 friends is what makes this game a must have in everyone's GBA library."
] |
My Carvin bass enables me to pull a knob and feed the output of the pickups directly to the output (bypassing the guitar's internal preamp). This is the way I am using the Hartke Pedal.
I was able to find settings that gave my bass more character. The difference is enough that I feel it is worth the $99. The pedal adds a small amount of noise (hiss) especially when some of the knobs are turned up.
I subtracted 1.5 stars for the following reasons:
(1) It contains no power supply.
(2) There is no volume knob that allows a person to equalize volume for pedal buttons. This is a significant design flaw in my opinion.
(3) Hartke support did not reply to my email. | 2 | positive | [
"My Carvin bass enables me to pull a knob and feed the output of the pickups directly to the output (bypassing the guitar's internal preamp).",
"This is the way I am using the Hartke Pedal.",
"I was able to find settings that gave my bass more character.",
"The difference is enough that I feel it is worth the $99.",
"The pedal adds a small amount of noise (hiss) especially when some of the knobs are turned up.",
"I subtracted 1.",
"5 stars for the following reasons:\n(1) It contains no power supply.",
"(2) There is no volume knob that allows a person to equalize volume for pedal buttons.",
"This is a significant design flaw in my opinion.",
"(3) Hartke support did not reply to my email."
] |
Hell's Angels begins: "California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur... The Menace is loose again, the Hell's Angels, the hundred-carat headline..." With a start like that how could you help but be hooked? This is Hunter before Gonzo.
Hunter Thompson's Hell's Angels is a fantastically written profile of the outlaw motorcycle club from their postwar origins to their explosion on the public conscious in '64-'65. It begins with the Angels gaining nation-wide attention via a fumbled rape trial and follows the surreal path that led to their interactions and then clashes with Ken Kesey and the counter-culture movement.
Hunter takes an odd stance here. He seems to oscillate between respecting their rebelliousness and really looking down on them as worthless losers. This sort of Yin-Yang of the Hell's Angels follows through the book. They are both repellent and attractive and Hunter does a very good job of sussing out why this is in writing that is compelling and often brilliant. Liberally sprinkled with quotes of contemporary articles, song lyrics and scraps of poetry that fit into the text without distracting.
Hell's Angels is a gritty, classic slice of reportage that manages to entertain in the way good fiction entertains with a gripping narrative and larger-than-life characters. | 2 | positive | [
"Hell's Angels begins: \"California, Labor Day weekend.",
".",
".",
"early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur...",
"The Menace is loose again, the Hell's Angels, the hundred-carat headline...",
"\" With a start like that how could you help but be hooked?",
"This is Hunter before Gonzo.",
"Hunter Thompson's Hell's Angels is a fantastically written profile of the outlaw motorcycle club from their postwar origins to their explosion on the public conscious in '64-'65.",
"It begins with the Angels gaining nation-wide attention via a fumbled rape trial and follows the surreal path that led to their interactions and then clashes with Ken Kesey and the counter-culture movement.",
"Hunter takes an odd stance here.",
"He seems to oscillate between respecting their rebelliousness and really looking down on them as worthless losers.",
"This sort of Yin-Yang of the Hell's Angels follows through the book.",
"They are both repellent and attractive and Hunter does a very good job of sussing out why this is in writing that is compelling and often brilliant.",
"Liberally sprinkled with quotes of contemporary articles, song lyrics and scraps of poetry that fit into the text without distracting.",
"Hell's Angels is a gritty, classic slice of reportage that manages to entertain in the way good fiction entertains with a gripping narrative and larger-than-life characters."
] |
I never liked a single thing Blizzard made, and now they have stunned me. I was in the stress test and open beta of Worlds of Warcraft (WoW) and Blizzard has done so much right with this game, it's scary.
Graphics are stunning and will run on a huge variety of systems. The game ran great with an ATI 9200 card and totally maxed on a ATI 9800. This is going to run on a huge variety of systems and not require massive upgrades. The art and graphics don't try to be realistic, but very cartoony, and it works great.
Sounds match environments, music plays a large role in setting the mood.
Races, classes and crafting dones extremely well. The quests are by far the most entertaining I've ever done in any MMORPG. You will not grind for hours in this game, nor search for hours for the location of someone. While not giving you the exact location of things they give you enough to get moving in the right direction.
The good: One awesome online game. Will totally appeal to you even if you hate MMORPG's. There's something for every age group. Nearly everything's done right! Pulls off some stunning stuff on low end hardware.
The bad: Chat interface way outdated and requires slash commands. Would like much more personal customization of the interface. Because this game will apeal to everyone, be prepared for an onslaught of foul mouthed 14 year olds - they were in BETA! Game will not appeal to EverCrack and other hardcore MMORPG junkies. Uncertain longevity, while it will certainly stick around - how long will we play? | 2 | positive | [
"I never liked a single thing Blizzard made, and now they have stunned me.",
"I was in the stress test and open beta of Worlds of Warcraft (WoW) and Blizzard has done so much right with this game, it's scary.",
"Graphics are stunning and will run on a huge variety of systems.",
"The game ran great with an ATI 9200 card and totally maxed on a ATI 9800.",
"This is going to run on a huge variety of systems and not require massive upgrades.",
"The art and graphics don't try to be realistic, but very cartoony, and it works great.",
"Sounds match environments, music plays a large role in setting the mood.",
"Races, classes and crafting dones extremely well.",
"The quests are by far the most entertaining I've ever done in any MMORPG.",
"You will not grind for hours in this game, nor search for hours for the location of someone.",
"While not giving you the exact location of things they give you enough to get moving in the right direction.",
"The good: One awesome online game.",
"Will totally appeal to you even if you hate MMORPG's.",
"There's something for every age group.",
"Nearly everything's done right!",
"Pulls off some stunning stuff on low end hardware.",
"The bad: Chat interface way outdated and requires slash commands.",
"Would like much more personal customization of the interface.",
"Because this game will apeal to everyone, be prepared for an onslaught of foul mouthed 14 year olds - they were in BETA!",
"Game will not appeal to EverCrack and other hardcore MMORPG junkies.",
"Uncertain longevity, while it will certainly stick around - how long will we play?"
] |
I have a Slingerland 5.5x14 copper snare that I've used Evans HD heads on for years, 300 hazy on the bottom. Super durable and love the dry crack, warmth, and sensitivity this head provides. They were out at my local drum store when I needed to replace it last time so I decided to try the power center. First and foremost, this head gives MUCH more projection than the HD. Easily 5-10 db. My brother noticed it immediately when we played live next time. Great for that and would definitely recommend it. However due the center having the split X in the middle on the underside, the resonance has increased tremendously, giving that hollow sound. Had to dampen it with a piece of ductape on the underside. Tuning is still easy as with all Evans heads and has held up well over the last month. I will be going back to the HD due the shortened sustain and increased warmth it provides my snare. However, if I needed the increased volume, I would definitely use this! | 2 | positive | [
"I have a Slingerland 5.",
"5x14 copper snare that I've used Evans HD heads on for years, 300 hazy on the bottom.",
"Super durable and love the dry crack, warmth, and sensitivity this head provides.",
"They were out at my local drum store when I needed to replace it last time so I decided to try the power center.",
"First and foremost, this head gives MUCH more projection than the HD.",
"Easily 5-10 db.",
"My brother noticed it immediately when we played live next time.",
"Great for that and would definitely recommend it.",
"However due the center having the split X in the middle on the underside, the resonance has increased tremendously, giving that hollow sound.",
"Had to dampen it with a piece of ductape on the underside.",
"Tuning is still easy as with all Evans heads and has held up well over the last month.",
"I will be going back to the HD due the shortened sustain and increased warmth it provides my snare.",
"However, if I needed the increased volume, I would definitely use this!"
] |
I read the review of this book by a cpoupla folks before I purchased it....I am so very GLAD that I didn't heed them! It is a wonderful and refreshing Clive Barker story! In fact what strikes me as strange is that when I fell in love with his books about three years ago I never ONCE heard of Coldheart Canyon....but I am glad I finally read it! Its awesome, just the right length, and just like his older works intertwining the mystic and mundane superbly! With awesome characters I could revisit in another novel in anytime! I friggin love this book daresay as much as Imajica...in fact it has a semi similar vibe for me! BUY IT!!!!! | 2 | positive | [
"I read the review of this book by a cpoupla folks before I purchased it....",
"I am so very GLAD that I didn't heed them!",
"It is a wonderful and refreshing Clive Barker story!",
"In fact what strikes me as strange is that when I fell in love with his books about three years ago I never ONCE heard of Coldheart Canyon....",
"but I am glad I finally read it!",
"Its awesome, just the right length, and just like his older works intertwining the mystic and mundane superbly!",
"With awesome characters I could revisit in another novel in anytime!",
"I friggin love this book daresay as much as Imajica...",
"in fact it has a semi similar vibe for me!",
"BUY IT!!!!",
"!"
] |
Silent Night has been recorded so many times that it is difficult to record a song that stands out from the crowd. Luckily, I was able to download the song during a free promotion. Susan Aglukark has a voice that is light and ethereal, but which does not lose its richness, or timbre, when she sings softly. She has one of the most enchanting voices Ive heard. The accompaniment of the symphony orchestra heightens the beauty of the music, and the piano accents are especially noteworthy.
This is a very traditional rendition of Silent Night, with a lovely blend of two languages, Inuktitut and English. Inuktitut is the native language of the Inuk people in Canada. Ms. Aglukarts music is universally recognized as superior. She is so good that an article about her is included in the Native American Encyclopedia website. I plan to look up her other recordings. | 2 | positive | [
"Silent Night has been recorded so many times that it is difficult to record a song that stands out from the crowd.",
"Luckily, I was able to download the song during a free promotion.",
"Susan Aglukark has a voice that is light and ethereal, but which does not lose its richness, or timbre, when she sings softly.",
"She has one of the most enchanting voices Ive heard.",
"The accompaniment of the symphony orchestra heightens the beauty of the music, and the piano accents are especially noteworthy.",
"This is a very traditional rendition of Silent Night, with a lovely blend of two languages, Inuktitut and English.",
"Inuktitut is the native language of the Inuk people in Canada.",
"Ms.",
"Aglukarts music is universally recognized as superior.",
"She is so good that an article about her is included in the Native American Encyclopedia website.",
"I plan to look up her other recordings."
] |
I used this on two cars, and it made a real difference. Unless you're really careless, and don't follow directions, you won't wreck your finish. Soft pressure, with proper lubrication will visibly improve your finish. You can hear the difference running your hand over the polished and unpolished surfaces.
Wax goes on easier and buffs off easier. I know because I only did half of my car, and based on that did my wife's entire car. The clayed surfaces of my car were 100% easier to wax, even with synthetic "wax" (Zaino, Megs Techwax, etc.)
My wife's car had all kinds of little black spots in the paint from the factory in the lower panels. This took them out, and the final buffed surface felt like oil on glass.
Highly recommend MILD (blue one) for a new car. Amazing how much better the paint looks.
Do not use this every time you wash, except maybe on wheels for brake dust (use the aggressive red one). Get a good surface, use a good polish, and maintain. | 2 | positive | [
"I used this on two cars, and it made a real difference.",
"Unless you're really careless, and don't follow directions, you won't wreck your finish.",
"Soft pressure, with proper lubrication will visibly improve your finish.",
"You can hear the difference running your hand over the polished and unpolished surfaces.",
"Wax goes on easier and buffs off easier.",
"I know because I only did half of my car, and based on that did my wife's entire car.",
"The clayed surfaces of my car were 100% easier to wax, even with synthetic \"wax\" (Zaino, Megs Techwax, etc.",
")\nMy wife's car had all kinds of little black spots in the paint from the factory in the lower panels.",
"This took them out, and the final buffed surface felt like oil on glass.",
"Highly recommend MILD (blue one) for a new car.",
"Amazing how much better the paint looks.",
"Do not use this every time you wash, except maybe on wheels for brake dust (use the aggressive red one).",
"Get a good surface, use a good polish, and maintain."
] |
Along with us, both my wife's side of the family and my side of the family have had copies of this CD since time immemorial (starting in LP format, for at least 30 years). It's a wonderful, classic, fun set of songs that everyone loves to sing. There's not a bad song on the disk. I've rated every one as Very Good (i.e., 4 Stars). Highly recommended.
1. That Old Gang of Mine -- 4 Stars
2. Down by the Old Mill Stream -- 4 Stars
3. By the Light of the Silvery Moon -- 4 Stars
4. You Are My Sunshine -- 4 Stars
5. Till We Meet Again -- 4 Stars
6. Let the Rest of the World Go By -- 4 Stars
7. Sweet Violets -- 4 Stars
8. I've Got Sixpence/I've Been Working on the Railroad/That's Where My Money Goes -- 4 Stars
9. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon -- 4 Stars
10. Don't Fence Me In -- 4 Stars
11. There Is a Tavern in the Town/Show Me the Way to Go Home -- 4 Stars
12. Bell Bottom Trousers/Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends -- 4 Stars | 2 | positive | [
"Along with us, both my wife's side of the family and my side of the family have had copies of this CD since time immemorial (starting in LP format, for at least 30 years).",
"It's a wonderful, classic, fun set of songs that everyone loves to sing.",
"There's not a bad song on the disk.",
"I've rated every one as Very Good (i.",
"e., 4 Stars).",
"Highly recommended.",
"1.",
"That Old Gang of Mine -- 4 Stars\n2.",
"Down by the Old Mill Stream -- 4 Stars\n3.",
"By the Light of the Silvery Moon -- 4 Stars\n4.",
"You Are My Sunshine -- 4 Stars\n5.",
"Till We Meet Again -- 4 Stars\n6.",
"Let the Rest of the World Go By -- 4 Stars\n7.",
"Sweet Violets -- 4 Stars\n8.",
"I've Got Sixpence/I've Been Working on the Railroad/That's Where My Money Goes -- 4 Stars\n9.",
"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon -- 4 Stars\n10.",
"Don't Fence Me In -- 4 Stars\n11.",
"There Is a Tavern in the Town/Show Me the Way to Go Home -- 4 Stars\n12.",
"Bell Bottom Trousers/Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends -- 4 Stars"
] |
3.5 stars
I liked this book better than Hot Fun In the Summertime only because it focused on 2 main characters. Devon & Shontae had a gr8 relationship, and it was great to read how Devon's career blossomed so nicely. I wish though that Shontae had the same level of success as well, since Devon's career over shadowed hers. Vaughn was a hilarious character to me. His one liners really had me laughing. I really wouldn't mind reading a book about him, or Phe & Julius. It would be nice to see how their relationship progresses. The only complaint I have is the love scenes are seriously lacking descriptive details. They were like and I paraphrase: "they were in the bath, then move to the bedroom, and Devon did his thing" that's it. After each love scene I was really disappointed, because they just left the reader hanging. I think if the author adds more to these I would really enjoy her books a lot more. I'd love to read a follow up to see how Devon & Shontae's relationship turns out with their added addition. | 2 | positive | [
"3.",
"5 stars\nI liked this book better than Hot Fun In the Summertime only because it focused on 2 main characters.",
"Devon & Shontae had a gr8 relationship, and it was great to read how Devon's career blossomed so nicely.",
"I wish though that Shontae had the same level of success as well, since Devon's career over shadowed hers.",
"Vaughn was a hilarious character to me.",
"His one liners really had me laughing.",
"I really wouldn't mind reading a book about him, or Phe & Julius.",
"It would be nice to see how their relationship progresses.",
"The only complaint I have is the love scenes are seriously lacking descriptive details.",
"They were like and I paraphrase: \"they were in the bath, then move to the bedroom, and Devon did his thing\" that's it.",
"After each love scene I was really disappointed, because they just left the reader hanging.",
"I think if the author adds more to these I would really enjoy her books a lot more.",
"I'd love to read a follow up to see how Devon & Shontae's relationship turns out with their added addition."
] |
Luis Mejia (son)- Although the incredible duo of Parsons and Woolfson has always released all their albums alike, this is truly an incredible debut for Alan Parsons in the world of bands. He shows the great experience of being a music engineer. No one expected but less, this album is musically complex, serious and about (casually) my favorite writter, Edgar Allan Poe. Even when it was the last album I heard of them, mainly because it wasn't that famous, I knew in that instant that it was their best. The songs that explode the album's potential are A Dream Within A Dream and The Raven, being both a sound innovation, with electronical arrangements and voice distortion, a mild orchestra and best of all the incredible voice of Alan Parsons. Another song that is expectacular is The Cask Of Amontillado, even though the music is mostly played by an orchestra ,the lyrics about the poem and the incredible voice applied is amazing. The Fall Of The House Of Usher is a song that shouts in every aspects how Parsons know what he's doing, almost a classical composition.
How to forget The Tell-Tale Heart, even when it doesn't express the tension and horror of the poem and it's situation, is another song that fits perfectly. To One In Heaven and (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether are very popular songs among all their works, appreciated later in time 'cause the album wasn't very popular at the time of the release, but this 2 songs show Parson's inclination to pop and to more comprehensible and soft sounds later expressed in his other works.
The album also starts a long time collaboration and friendship with the singers John Miles and Chris Rainbow. Being a dark, cultural piece it differences a lot from the other of the Project's albums such as Eye In The Sky, but it shoes every little aspect that The Alan Parsons Project showed through their later career. | 2 | positive | [
"Luis Mejia (son)- Although the incredible duo of Parsons and Woolfson has always released all their albums alike, this is truly an incredible debut for Alan Parsons in the world of bands.",
"He shows the great experience of being a music engineer.",
"No one expected but less, this album is musically complex, serious and about (casually) my favorite writter, Edgar Allan Poe.",
"Even when it was the last album I heard of them, mainly because it wasn't that famous, I knew in that instant that it was their best.",
"The songs that explode the album's potential are A Dream Within A Dream and The Raven, being both a sound innovation, with electronical arrangements and voice distortion, a mild orchestra and best of all the incredible voice of Alan Parsons.",
"Another song that is expectacular is The Cask Of Amontillado, even though the music is mostly played by an orchestra ,the lyrics about the poem and the incredible voice applied is amazing.",
"The Fall Of The House Of Usher is a song that shouts in every aspects how Parsons know what he's doing, almost a classical composition.",
"How to forget The Tell-Tale Heart, even when it doesn't express the tension and horror of the poem and it's situation, is another song that fits perfectly.",
"To One In Heaven and (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether are very popular songs among all their works, appreciated later in time 'cause the album wasn't very popular at the time of the release, but this 2 songs show Parson's inclination to pop and to more comprehensible and soft sounds later expressed in his other works.",
"The album also starts a long time collaboration and friendship with the singers John Miles and Chris Rainbow.",
"Being a dark, cultural piece it differences a lot from the other of the Project's albums such as Eye In The Sky, but it shoes every little aspect that The Alan Parsons Project showed through their later career."
] |
This tape measure has worked as expected. I use it for body measurements and anything that I need to measure quickly. I throw this in my purse when I am shopping for items for the house (I measure to make sure the piece will fit).
Pros:
-It's small (2" by 2" by .5") but, I can still read the values on the tape.
-Has the inches on one side and metric on the other.
-The black, plastic corner piece allows you to attached to something with a thin cord.
-You're able to pull out the tape and it stays open until you press the button, and then it zips right back in.
-The 0 starts 1.5 inches in... for some this might be a negative, but I like it as it makes it easier for me to bring it around my waist and line it up right on the 0 line.
Cons:
-The casing and retract button are plastic, so would imagine that this will not hold up as long as the metal one I had (but, this is also a good thing, as it makes it lighter). | 2 | positive | [
"This tape measure has worked as expected.",
"I use it for body measurements and anything that I need to measure quickly.",
"I throw this in my purse when I am shopping for items for the house (I measure to make sure the piece will fit).",
"Pros:\n-It's small (2\" by 2\" by.",
"5\") but, I can still read the values on the tape.",
"-Has the inches on one side and metric on the other.",
"-The black, plastic corner piece allows you to attached to something with a thin cord.",
"-You're able to pull out the tape and it stays open until you press the button, and then it zips right back in.",
"-The 0 starts 1.",
"5 inches in...",
"for some this might be a negative, but I like it as it makes it easier for me to bring it around my waist and line it up right on the 0 line.",
"Cons:\n-The casing and retract button are plastic, so would imagine that this will not hold up as long as the metal one I had (but, this is also a good thing, as it makes it lighter)."
] |
Hello, This is my first review for the Sony MDR-V6 with CCAW Voice Coil.
Sound
First I would like to mention that these headphones sound pretty amazing. I've had bad headphones in the past that had terrible bass or treble, but for me its very well balanced. The only complaint about sound is that if you play any songs that has a lot of treble in it, it may not sound as comfortable in the high ranges. Some people mentioned about a "boomy bass" and I disagree. I think the bass is completely fine (I still need to go hear some hardcore bass drop of a dubstep though). I like bass a lot and I put my iPod with Bass Boost and it still sounds fine without being "boomy" or "vibrating." I listened with my galaxy s4 and that sounded fine as well.
Comfort
Some people complained that the headband hurts while others say its comfortable. For me, It was pretty comfortable, but not as comfortable as I thought. At first, it's going to hurt the top of your head for a bit, but after you wear it for a couple of days the uncomfortable-ness goes away. Right now after 1 week, I don't complain about the headband at all. Just like any other over-ears it does get sweaty a bit, so don't wear it for too long unless you have air blowing in your face the whole time :P.
Build
The build is pretty solid, but the plastic on the sides makes it feel slightly cheap, but its not much to complain about. It's well built overall and it's portable which is a plus for me.
Accessories
It comes with a bag that you can put your headphones in, which is pretty nice and unexpected. Also it comes with a 1/4" screw on. Problem I had with this screw on is that when I took it back out, for whatever reason the 1/8" connector bent in the middle slightly (maybe because I screwed it on too tight or something.) I just bent it back with the 1/4" adapter putting it slightly in and bending it the other way and it was fine.
Other
Another thing I noticed was that the cable end doesn't really fit well into my s4 when it has its case on. I have to shove it in a little bit for it to go all the way in. Because it's also with a metal end(which makes it pretty solid instead of a cheap plastic one) I sometimes have problems connecting it to devices like the ipod and s4. But if you just give it a slight push then it should go all the way in. I wish the 1/8" was a tiny bit longer so that it wouldn't have to be shoved in.
Pros:
- Great sound quality. For the most part balanced.
- It's actually quite comfortable once you get used to it.
- It's portable
- It has the coiled wire so it doesn't tangle so easily
- It comes with a convenient 1/4" cable. I use it for my P-155 Yamaha Digital Piano.
- It doesn't squish your ears, but isolates a lot of sound if you have sound running through the headphones.
- Solid Metal ending
Cons:
- High range in treble can get screechy (but that's if you go really high)
- It is uncomfortable at first to the top of your head.
- The wire is a little bit too long.
- The metal end sometimes makes it uncomfortable to insert into devices like the iPod or your phone.
tl;dr: it's very good product for headphones under $100. | 2 | positive | [
"Hello, This is my first review for the Sony MDR-V6 with CCAW Voice Coil.",
"Sound\nFirst I would like to mention that these headphones sound pretty amazing.",
"I've had bad headphones in the past that had terrible bass or treble, but for me its very well balanced.",
"The only complaint about sound is that if you play any songs that has a lot of treble in it, it may not sound as comfortable in the high ranges.",
"Some people mentioned about a \"boomy bass\" and I disagree.",
"I think the bass is completely fine (I still need to go hear some hardcore bass drop of a dubstep though).",
"I like bass a lot and I put my iPod with Bass Boost and it still sounds fine without being \"boomy\" or \"vibrating.",
"\" I listened with my galaxy s4 and that sounded fine as well.",
"Comfort\nSome people complained that the headband hurts while others say its comfortable.",
"For me, It was pretty comfortable, but not as comfortable as I thought.",
"At first, it's going to hurt the top of your head for a bit, but after you wear it for a couple of days the uncomfortable-ness goes away.",
"Right now after 1 week, I don't complain about the headband at all.",
"Just like any other over-ears it does get sweaty a bit, so don't wear it for too long unless you have air blowing in your face the whole time :P.",
"Build\nThe build is pretty solid, but the plastic on the sides makes it feel slightly cheap, but its not much to complain about.",
"It's well built overall and it's portable which is a plus for me.",
"Accessories\nIt comes with a bag that you can put your headphones in, which is pretty nice and unexpected.",
"Also it comes with a 1/4\" screw on.",
"Problem I had with this screw on is that when I took it back out, for whatever reason the 1/8\" connector bent in the middle slightly (maybe because I screwed it on too tight or something.",
") I just bent it back with the 1/4\" adapter putting it slightly in and bending it the other way and it was fine.",
"Other\nAnother thing I noticed was that the cable end doesn't really fit well into my s4 when it has its case on.",
"I have to shove it in a little bit for it to go all the way in.",
"Because it's also with a metal end(which makes it pretty solid instead of a cheap plastic one) I sometimes have problems connecting it to devices like the ipod and s4.",
"But if you just give it a slight push then it should go all the way in.",
"I wish the 1/8\" was a tiny bit longer so that it wouldn't have to be shoved in.",
"Pros:\n- Great sound quality.",
"For the most part balanced.",
"- It's actually quite comfortable once you get used to it.",
"- It's portable\n- It has the coiled wire so it doesn't tangle so easily\n- It comes with a convenient 1/4\" cable.",
"I use it for my P-155 Yamaha Digital Piano.",
"- It doesn't squish your ears, but isolates a lot of sound if you have sound running through the headphones.",
"- Solid Metal ending\n\nCons:\n- High range in treble can get screechy (but that's if you go really high)\n- It is uncomfortable at first to the top of your head.",
"- The wire is a little bit too long.",
"- The metal end sometimes makes it uncomfortable to insert into devices like the iPod or your phone.",
"tl;dr: it's very good product for headphones under $100."
] |
I came at this one almost exactly the same way that I did with Amy Thomson's The Color of Distance. It was also a AlexLit recommendation, I blanched at the length, it was an author unfamiliar to me. But as soon as I started it, from page 1, rather than the 50 pages it took me to get into the Thomson, I was hooked.
Coupland is the voice of our generation, whatever our generation is: the first group of people to work with computers. This book is a codification of that heady feeling. It praises geekdom, while also shining a blinding white light at the superficiality of this most materialistic culture. It also gets underneath the surface of high tech low-lifes (and I don't mean the cyberpunks--these are the geeks, the ones who stare at a monitor all day and all night, who never have time to make the score as a Gibson character) to show that even they are still human. Even geeks love. If you prick them, even they bleed.
The cultural references here are overwhelming. I predict in the future people will use this as a nostalgic device at parties. You can pull up almost any page and find enough brand name and object references to stun even the most jaded of computer nerds. To finish it off with, Coupland here explains his concept of Lego as the ultimate geek toy, something he has elaborated on recently in Wired magazine.
This is not just for those people who wonder what life as a Microsoft employee is like. While Coupland captures the feeling for a certain segment early in the book, it is only a portion of what he's casting his net for. What he is really trying to do is show you what life for the young, computer literate college-aged is like, where the world is your oyster, and you prefer pizza. | 2 | positive | [
"I came at this one almost exactly the same way that I did with Amy Thomson's The Color of Distance.",
"It was also a AlexLit recommendation, I blanched at the length, it was an author unfamiliar to me.",
"But as soon as I started it, from page 1, rather than the 50 pages it took me to get into the Thomson, I was hooked.",
"Coupland is the voice of our generation, whatever our generation is: the first group of people to work with computers.",
"This book is a codification of that heady feeling.",
"It praises geekdom, while also shining a blinding white light at the superficiality of this most materialistic culture.",
"It also gets underneath the surface of high tech low-lifes (and I don't mean the cyberpunks--these are the geeks, the ones who stare at a monitor all day and all night, who never have time to make the score as a Gibson character) to show that even they are still human.",
"Even geeks love.",
"If you prick them, even they bleed.",
"The cultural references here are overwhelming.",
"I predict in the future people will use this as a nostalgic device at parties.",
"You can pull up almost any page and find enough brand name and object references to stun even the most jaded of computer nerds.",
"To finish it off with, Coupland here explains his concept of Lego as the ultimate geek toy, something he has elaborated on recently in Wired magazine.",
"This is not just for those people who wonder what life as a Microsoft employee is like.",
"While Coupland captures the feeling for a certain segment early in the book, it is only a portion of what he's casting his net for.",
"What he is really trying to do is show you what life for the young, computer literate college-aged is like, where the world is your oyster, and you prefer pizza."
] |
I bought Polar F6 almost 2 months ago. I wanted to increase my exercise intensity but not to over exercise. This devise changed my training. Now I exercise more intensively and feel great. I use the wireless connectivity that F6 has to copy exercises data to Polar site. It helps me to review my progress and plan next step and... to be proud of myself that I make this progress. I lost about 14 lb weight (I have few more pounds to lose). I am not sure if I need more advance model for my need. I do weight resistance training - F6 is great I rest only as long as I need to reduce my heart rate. I do different types of cardiovascular training (bike, elliptic, treadmill). F6 communicates with treadmill and I can see my heart rate on the treadmill's control panel.
April, 26 2011. Well, now I have been using it for more than 3 years. I changed the battery in the watch and I still actively using it few times a week. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought Polar F6 almost 2 months ago.",
"I wanted to increase my exercise intensity but not to over exercise.",
"This devise changed my training.",
"Now I exercise more intensively and feel great.",
"I use the wireless connectivity that F6 has to copy exercises data to Polar site.",
"It helps me to review my progress and plan next step and...",
"to be proud of myself that I make this progress.",
"I lost about 14 lb weight (I have few more pounds to lose).",
"I am not sure if I need more advance model for my need.",
"I do weight resistance training - F6 is great I rest only as long as I need to reduce my heart rate.",
"I do different types of cardiovascular training (bike, elliptic, treadmill).",
"F6 communicates with treadmill and I can see my heart rate on the treadmill's control panel.",
"April, 26 2011.",
"Well, now I have been using it for more than 3 years.",
"I changed the battery in the watch and I still actively using it few times a week."
] |
I am not by any means a audiophile, but I know quality when I see (and hear) it. I was surprised by the ridiculous pricing for headphones when I began searching for a decent inexpensive pair a little more than a month ago. My selection was based purely on Amazon reviews. I could not be happier with this selection! The price was right. The quality is there. The sound, to me, is perfect. The headphones are comfortable to wear. The padding around the ears is supple. I can agree with others that your ears get cozy warm after about an hour of donning these babies. I don't find that feeling bad at all, though. You will be delighted with your purchase if you select these Sennheiser HD 202 headphones. Just buy them and don't look back. | 2 | positive | [
"I am not by any means a audiophile, but I know quality when I see (and hear) it.",
"I was surprised by the ridiculous pricing for headphones when I began searching for a decent inexpensive pair a little more than a month ago.",
"My selection was based purely on Amazon reviews.",
"I could not be happier with this selection!",
"The price was right.",
"The quality is there.",
"The sound, to me, is perfect.",
"The headphones are comfortable to wear.",
"The padding around the ears is supple.",
"I can agree with others that your ears get cozy warm after about an hour of donning these babies.",
"I don't find that feeling bad at all, though.",
"You will be delighted with your purchase if you select these Sennheiser HD 202 headphones.",
"Just buy them and don't look back."
] |
I bought my 8 qt presto at a local farm and fleet store. I did not buy it here. I love it so far. I bought the aluminum model on the recommendation of a friend that has both stainless and aluminum pots. He prefers the aluminum and has cooked with his hundreds of times. The base of the kettle is thick and sturdy as are the sides and the lid seals perfectly. This product works as promised and cooks beautifully. As with any product you need to read the instruction manual from start to finish before you assemble it and put it to use. I read the one and two star reviews and all I can see in my mind is inept users that do not follow directions and ruin/discolor their product from misuse. What the hell are people thinking when they put an alloy pot in the dishwasher and subject it to harsh chemical soap combinations and heated dry cycles? Is that REALLY a problem with the construction? Use your brains people. Not to mention it's a complete waste of space in your dishwasher when you put a giant 8 quart pressure cooker on the rack. I hand wash mine every time with Dawn dish soap and it looks great. By the way, there are two kinds of dish soap. The wrong kind, and Dawn. Had to add that. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought my 8 qt presto at a local farm and fleet store.",
"I did not buy it here.",
"I love it so far.",
"I bought the aluminum model on the recommendation of a friend that has both stainless and aluminum pots.",
"He prefers the aluminum and has cooked with his hundreds of times.",
"The base of the kettle is thick and sturdy as are the sides and the lid seals perfectly.",
"This product works as promised and cooks beautifully.",
"As with any product you need to read the instruction manual from start to finish before you assemble it and put it to use.",
"I read the one and two star reviews and all I can see in my mind is inept users that do not follow directions and ruin/discolor their product from misuse.",
"What the hell are people thinking when they put an alloy pot in the dishwasher and subject it to harsh chemical soap combinations and heated dry cycles?",
"Is that REALLY a problem with the construction?",
"Use your brains people.",
"Not to mention it's a complete waste of space in your dishwasher when you put a giant 8 quart pressure cooker on the rack.",
"I hand wash mine every time with Dawn dish soap and it looks great.",
"By the way, there are two kinds of dish soap.",
"The wrong kind, and Dawn.",
"Had to add that."
] |
I bought this about 6 weeks ago to carry in case my Nexus 4 runs out of juice; it has been working fine so far.
Pros:
1. Well built, solid. No complaints about build quality.
2. Pretty much self-explanatory to use. Charge the battery pack, then plug in your phone, it charges.
3. Reasonable size, could wish for a little thinner.
4. Reasonable but not too long built-in charging cord, easy to hold the phone and battery pack together if necessary.
Cons:
1. I doubt 3200 mAh - it will charge my 2100 mAh Nexus 4 exactly once before being entirely depleted.
2. Shiny black case collects fingerprints and is a bit slippery. Matte is the new black....
3. Flashlight comes on too easily, and it doesn't seem to turn off by itself. Would happily do without this "feature".
Even though I think the mAh ratings are inflated (I expected that) and the LED flashlight is more irritating than useful, it's overall a really decent device for the price; I recommend it. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought this about 6 weeks ago to carry in case my Nexus 4 runs out of juice; it has been working fine so far.",
"Pros:\n1.",
"Well built, solid.",
"No complaints about build quality.",
"2.",
"Pretty much self-explanatory to use.",
"Charge the battery pack, then plug in your phone, it charges.",
"3.",
"Reasonable size, could wish for a little thinner.",
"4.",
"Reasonable but not too long built-in charging cord, easy to hold the phone and battery pack together if necessary.",
"Cons:\n1.",
"I doubt 3200 mAh - it will charge my 2100 mAh Nexus 4 exactly once before being entirely depleted.",
"2.",
"Shiny black case collects fingerprints and is a bit slippery.",
"Matte is the new black....",
"3.",
"Flashlight comes on too easily, and it doesn't seem to turn off by itself.",
"Would happily do without this \"feature\".",
"Even though I think the mAh ratings are inflated (I expected that) and the LED flashlight is more irritating than useful, it's overall a really decent device for the price; I recommend it."
] |
"Inevitably, chance does occasionally operate with a sort of fumbling coherence readily mistakable for the workings of a self-conscious Providence." And so begins the story of Dimitrios Makropoulos.
Eric Ambler's fascinating novel, A Coffin for Dimitrios (also titled The Mask of Dimitrios), was published in 1939 as Europe edged toward war. Charles Latimer, a lecturer in political economy, had unexpectedly become a successful writer of mystery stories. By chance, an improbable fan, a Colonel Haki in Istanbul, offers Latimer the opportunity to see a corpse recovered from the Bosphorus the night before. Dimitrios was "scum" that had been associated with murder, political assassination, and heroin smuggling. The dossier on Dimitrios was fragmentary and dated back to 1922. His death was an untidy conclusion to an untidy life.
For reasons even unclear to himself, Latimer begins an almost obsessive search for the story of Dimitrios. We readers become ensnared in a shabby, greedy, politically dangerous Central Europe that foreshadows not only WWII, but also the chaos in the Balkans of the 1990s. We meet unsavory characters in Istanbul, Smyrna, Sofia, Geneva, and Paris; the research into the life of Dimitrios is no longer academic.
The historical setting feels authentic. I could not avoid being aware that this fictional story would be soon followed by a horrendous event. Eric Ambler, like many Europeans in 1939, expected war, but not a war of the magnitude that was to occur. One of his characters says: My latest information is that war will not break out until the spring; so there will be time for some skiing.
Eric Ambler is recognized as a major influence on Graham Greene, Len Deighton, and John LeCarre and other practitioners of sophisticated political thrillers. Ian Fleming is even said to have had James Bond observe that Ambler was a favorite author. If some aspects of Ambler's story seem familiar, remember that it is others that copied him.
Movie buffs might be aware that in 1944 Peter Lorre played the role of Latimer (renamed Layman, for some obscure reason) in a popular film version titled The Mask of Dimitrios. It was directed by Jean Negulesco. | 2 | positive | [
"\"Inevitably, chance does occasionally operate with a sort of fumbling coherence readily mistakable for the workings of a self-conscious Providence.",
"\" And so begins the story of Dimitrios Makropoulos.",
"Eric Ambler's fascinating novel, A Coffin for Dimitrios (also titled The Mask of Dimitrios), was published in 1939 as Europe edged toward war.",
"Charles Latimer, a lecturer in political economy, had unexpectedly become a successful writer of mystery stories.",
"By chance, an improbable fan, a Colonel Haki in Istanbul, offers Latimer the opportunity to see a corpse recovered from the Bosphorus the night before.",
"Dimitrios was \"scum\" that had been associated with murder, political assassination, and heroin smuggling.",
"The dossier on Dimitrios was fragmentary and dated back to 1922.",
"His death was an untidy conclusion to an untidy life.",
"For reasons even unclear to himself, Latimer begins an almost obsessive search for the story of Dimitrios.",
"We readers become ensnared in a shabby, greedy, politically dangerous Central Europe that foreshadows not only WWII, but also the chaos in the Balkans of the 1990s.",
"We meet unsavory characters in Istanbul, Smyrna, Sofia, Geneva, and Paris; the research into the life of Dimitrios is no longer academic.",
"The historical setting feels authentic.",
"I could not avoid being aware that this fictional story would be soon followed by a horrendous event.",
"Eric Ambler, like many Europeans in 1939, expected war, but not a war of the magnitude that was to occur.",
"One of his characters says: My latest information is that war will not break out until the spring; so there will be time for some skiing.",
"Eric Ambler is recognized as a major influence on Graham Greene, Len Deighton, and John LeCarre and other practitioners of sophisticated political thrillers.",
"Ian Fleming is even said to have had James Bond observe that Ambler was a favorite author.",
"If some aspects of Ambler's story seem familiar, remember that it is others that copied him.",
"Movie buffs might be aware that in 1944 Peter Lorre played the role of Latimer (renamed Layman, for some obscure reason) in a popular film version titled The Mask of Dimitrios.",
"It was directed by Jean Negulesco."
] |
I was able to pick this up in two colors as part of the Vine program: Golden Glow and Matte Tan. This is the first time I've used a Lorac bronzer, and I really love them both!
On the Lorac website, it mentions that Matte Tan is a good general bronzer if you're fair, and I definitely agree. I wear MAC foundation in NW20, and the Matte Tan leaves a nice, soft color that looks really natural.
That being said, I think I love the Golden Glow color even more. It leaves a pretty sheen to the skin, with no sparkles or glitter, which I've encountered in other bronzers.
My skin can sometimes be really dry so I was worried about using a powder bronzer, but it doesn't sink into dry spots.
To apply it, I use an S-motion, starting on my temple, sweeping down below my cheekbone, and then sweeping down to my jawline. I then apply a bit to the bridge of my nose, where the sun would naturally hit.
Although the compact comes with a little brush, I bought the <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/EcoTools-Domed-Bronzer-Brush/dp/B0032CDFCS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">EcoTools Domed Bronzer Brush</a>, which had fabulous reviews both here and on Makeup Alley, and it works great.
I highly recommend these bronzers! | 2 | positive | [
"I was able to pick this up in two colors as part of the Vine program: Golden Glow and Matte Tan.",
"This is the first time I've used a Lorac bronzer, and I really love them both!",
"On the Lorac website, it mentions that Matte Tan is a good general bronzer if you're fair, and I definitely agree.",
"I wear MAC foundation in NW20, and the Matte Tan leaves a nice, soft color that looks really natural.",
"That being said, I think I love the Golden Glow color even more.",
"It leaves a pretty sheen to the skin, with no sparkles or glitter, which I've encountered in other bronzers.",
"My skin can sometimes be really dry so I was worried about using a powder bronzer, but it doesn't sink into dry spots.",
"To apply it, I use an S-motion, starting on my temple, sweeping down below my cheekbone, and then sweeping down to my jawline.",
"I then apply a bit to the bridge of my nose, where the sun would naturally hit.",
"Although the compact comes with a little brush, I bought the <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/EcoTools-Domed-Bronzer-Brush/dp/B0032CDFCS/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">EcoTools Domed Bronzer Brush</a>, which had fabulous reviews both here and on Makeup Alley, and it works great.",
"I highly recommend these bronzers!"
] |
I bought two of these 2 or 3 years ago, and both still work perfectly. Who should buy this mug? Someone who loves their coffee and is on the go. It is great for students on bicycles, or for cars with no cup holders, you name it.
Pros:
Leak proof if properly maintained
Excellent heat retention
With a key ring and carabiner you can attach to a pack
Cons:
Requires weekly cleaning of the rubber o-ring and inside of the lid
Rubber grip peeled off because I wouldn't stop playing with it
Bottom Line:
Best insulated mug I have used.
The leak proof nature of the mug is only kept if you keep the o-ring clean and the inside of the mug clean. The o-ring is stretchable, take it off to clean it. Also, the threaded lid is two pieces, remember to take it apart and clean inside weekly. Also don't fill it past the marked line on the inside or you will squeeze some fluid up around the lid. I will buy more of these if I ever lose mine, as they have held up well. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought two of these 2 or 3 years ago, and both still work perfectly.",
"Who should buy this mug?",
"Someone who loves their coffee and is on the go.",
"It is great for students on bicycles, or for cars with no cup holders, you name it.",
"Pros:\nLeak proof if properly maintained\nExcellent heat retention\nWith a key ring and carabiner you can attach to a pack\n\nCons:\nRequires weekly cleaning of the rubber o-ring and inside of the lid\nRubber grip peeled off because I wouldn't stop playing with it\n\nBottom Line:\nBest insulated mug I have used.",
"The leak proof nature of the mug is only kept if you keep the o-ring clean and the inside of the mug clean.",
"The o-ring is stretchable, take it off to clean it.",
"Also, the threaded lid is two pieces, remember to take it apart and clean inside weekly.",
"Also don't fill it past the marked line on the inside or you will squeeze some fluid up around the lid.",
"I will buy more of these if I ever lose mine, as they have held up well."
] |
Okay, at Easter I bought 2 entertaining types of eggs. I bought these and I bought the "Hide em and find em" eggs. These were way cheaper and a MUCH better deal in my opinion. My 22 month old son still plays with these and through them, I am able to teach him colors, shapes and he can work on his fine motor skills. These are a great toy! And they are not just for easter. They are durable and big enough that they aren't a choking hazard. The don't require batteries......yeah!!!! And the only sound they make is when you push down on them they make a little squeak. The tops fit onto all 6 of the eggs and I love the little carton they all come in. I will definitely be buying this as a gift for other friends as I think it's an amazing toy! | 2 | positive | [
"Okay, at Easter I bought 2 entertaining types of eggs.",
"I bought these and I bought the \"Hide em and find em\" eggs.",
"These were way cheaper and a MUCH better deal in my opinion.",
"My 22 month old son still plays with these and through them, I am able to teach him colors, shapes and he can work on his fine motor skills.",
"These are a great toy!",
"And they are not just for easter.",
"They are durable and big enough that they aren't a choking hazard.",
"The don't require batteries....",
"..",
"yeah!!!!",
"And the only sound they make is when you push down on them they make a little squeak.",
"The tops fit onto all 6 of the eggs and I love the little carton they all come in.",
"I will definitely be buying this as a gift for other friends as I think it's an amazing toy!"
] |
I purchased this as a late Christmas gift because it was listed for awhile in my 'Recommendations' list and especially after reading the overwhelmingly positive reviews of the product. As with many of the previous reviewers, I found the instructions fairly useless and I used the picture on the box as a guide for assembly.
Several features make this a terrific grill. First, the dual cast iron grates give you great performance and versatility. You can render those signature cross-hatch grill marks atop the grate or you can remove one of the grates and grill a beer can chicken by standing it on the charcoal grate with the coals banked to the side. Second, the fire box is the most convenient setup that I have seen. You simply pull it out from the side to add your coals or additional coals as needed and you can remove the entire box to clean it afterwards. That is a major plus in my opinion.
Finally, I like the little side table that consists of three stained pieces of wood. As a precaution against weather and food stains, I went to my local hardware store and purchased a can of polyurethane finish and applied a couple of coats to the boards.
This is a definite 'keeper' for me. I love my Weber kettle grill but for most grilling sessions (I live alone), I use the Patio Pro. It hasn't disappointed and with a little use and care, I anticipate many years of use from this great product. | 2 | positive | [
"I purchased this as a late Christmas gift because it was listed for awhile in my 'Recommendations' list and especially after reading the overwhelmingly positive reviews of the product.",
"As with many of the previous reviewers, I found the instructions fairly useless and I used the picture on the box as a guide for assembly.",
"Several features make this a terrific grill.",
"First, the dual cast iron grates give you great performance and versatility.",
"You can render those signature cross-hatch grill marks atop the grate or you can remove one of the grates and grill a beer can chicken by standing it on the charcoal grate with the coals banked to the side.",
"Second, the fire box is the most convenient setup that I have seen.",
"You simply pull it out from the side to add your coals or additional coals as needed and you can remove the entire box to clean it afterwards.",
"That is a major plus in my opinion.",
"Finally, I like the little side table that consists of three stained pieces of wood.",
"As a precaution against weather and food stains, I went to my local hardware store and purchased a can of polyurethane finish and applied a couple of coats to the boards.",
"This is a definite 'keeper' for me.",
"I love my Weber kettle grill but for most grilling sessions (I live alone), I use the Patio Pro.",
"It hasn't disappointed and with a little use and care, I anticipate many years of use from this great product."
] |
Babyface, oh, how I love you. I can remember hearing After 7 on the radio as a small child. I liked their music even then, but, of course, I didn't appreciate it then as much as I do now, since I'm an adult and understand the lyrics. This is a remarkable album. Kevon Edmonds has a beautiful singing voice.
"Can't Stop", "Ready or Not" and "Heat of the Moment" were all released to radio and received a great amount of airplay and there is no wonder why: these songs define real R&B. All the ingredients of a good R&B song are incorporated here; well-produced, memorable lyrics and chorus, and actual SINGING. "Can't Stop" is easily the best song on this album. The melody on the chorus is brilliant! The way the instruments blend with the singing is a stroke of genius. You know what? This song is worth the price of the album alone. ""Ready or Not" is another great song. The men of After 7 slow it down with this sexy ballad. Certainly, these lyrics are 100% unrealistic, (seriously, who can really give someone the moon, sun and stars? Lol), but music is not always supposed to be taken literally. "Sayonara" is a typical break-up song. Though it is enjoyable, it's not their best work.
If you liked what you heard from After 7 on the radio, surely you will enjoy their self-titled album. This album will be played in my CD player for time indefinite! Pick it up!
Mikeisha's Top 5
1. "Can't Stop"
2. "Ready or Not"
3. "Heat of the Moment"
4. "My Only Woman"
5. "One Night" | 2 | positive | [
"Babyface, oh, how I love you.",
"I can remember hearing After 7 on the radio as a small child.",
"I liked their music even then, but, of course, I didn't appreciate it then as much as I do now, since I'm an adult and understand the lyrics.",
"This is a remarkable album.",
"Kevon Edmonds has a beautiful singing voice.",
"\"Can't Stop\", \"Ready or Not\" and \"Heat of the Moment\" were all released to radio and received a great amount of airplay and there is no wonder why: these songs define real R&B.",
"All the ingredients of a good R&B song are incorporated here; well-produced, memorable lyrics and chorus, and actual SINGING.",
"\"Can't Stop\" is easily the best song on this album.",
"The melody on the chorus is brilliant!",
"The way the instruments blend with the singing is a stroke of genius.",
"You know what?",
"This song is worth the price of the album alone.",
"\"\"Ready or Not\" is another great song.",
"The men of After 7 slow it down with this sexy ballad.",
"Certainly, these lyrics are 100% unrealistic, (seriously, who can really give someone the moon, sun and stars?",
"Lol), but music is not always supposed to be taken literally.",
"\"Sayonara\" is a typical break-up song.",
"Though it is enjoyable, it's not their best work.",
"If you liked what you heard from After 7 on the radio, surely you will enjoy their self-titled album.",
"This album will be played in my CD player for time indefinite!",
"Pick it up!",
"Mikeisha's Top 5\n\n1.",
"\"Can't Stop\"\n2.",
"\"Ready or Not\"\n3.",
"\"Heat of the Moment\"\n4.",
"\"My Only Woman\"\n5.",
"\"One Night\""
] |
Seeds of yesterday is the last of the Foxworth or Dollaganger saga to me Garden of Shadows was the first but thats not my point. as always this book was a great read from start to finish I really hate that this was the last one because through the other four books I have grown quite attached to the family almost like I was one of them this book will also make you cry as It did me for as always the books end in tragedy...well this one doesn't have the same tragedy as say F I T A none the less you could see the foreshadowig of bart in If there be thorns for you knew he would just be the evil charcter in this book and to a degree he is but just as he was long ago he was easily influenced by others instead of takieing up for his own the new chraters that we are introduced to are interesting like Melodie which turns out to be a very weak charcter after Jory's accident she just gives up on him which I thought was wrong of her. Joel who I thought at first was John Amos and the he had somehow survived but I was wrong on that but the two are very similar in the way they want to condemn all women and preach hellfire and brimstone the twins were adorable they reminded me of two twins long ago also the terrible irony of the way Chris dies is just plain sad there are some things that are left up to the reader to decide for your self like who tried to kill Jory? who broke the clipper ship? then who opened the bed room windows of Jory to let the rain get in? yet who put him back in the bed? I am confident I know who did everything but I don't want to spoil anyone who will read the book. I did wish we could have known more about Trevor for he seemed very interesting charcter. Cindy is all grown now for the most part and she has her share of problems as welll. The saddest part of the book is at the end where Cathy relalizes that her time on earth is done and she goes up to the attic one last time to end it where it all began so long ago... | 2 | positive | [
"Seeds of yesterday is the last of the Foxworth or Dollaganger saga to me Garden of Shadows was the first but thats not my point.",
"as always this book was a great read from start to finish I really hate that this was the last one because through the other four books I have grown quite attached to the family almost like I was one of them this book will also make you cry as It did me for as always the books end in tragedy...",
"well this one doesn't have the same tragedy as say F I T A none the less you could see the foreshadowig of bart in If there be thorns for you knew he would just be the evil charcter in this book and to a degree he is but just as he was long ago he was easily influenced by others instead of takieing up for his own the new chraters that we are introduced to are interesting like Melodie which turns out to be a very weak charcter after Jory's accident she just gives up on him which I thought was wrong of her.",
"Joel who I thought at first was John Amos and the he had somehow survived but I was wrong on that but the two are very similar in the way they want to condemn all women and preach hellfire and brimstone the twins were adorable they reminded me of two twins long ago also the terrible irony of the way Chris dies is just plain sad there are some things that are left up to the reader to decide for your self like who tried to kill Jory?",
"who broke the clipper ship?",
"then who opened the bed room windows of Jory to let the rain get in?",
"yet who put him back in the bed?",
"I am confident I know who did everything but I don't want to spoil anyone who will read the book.",
"I did wish we could have known more about Trevor for he seemed very interesting charcter.",
"Cindy is all grown now for the most part and she has her share of problems as welll.",
"The saddest part of the book is at the end where Cathy relalizes that her time on earth is done and she goes up to the attic one last time to end it where it all began so long ago..."
] |
Thin Lizzy never wanted to be a world famous band. Somewhere along the path of their musical journey, it just happened. They were never afraid to play fast, hard-hitting music, but before the hit singles and worldwide fame, Thin Lizzy was just an Irish rock band; a very good one, as it turned out.
This debut album sounds nothing like Thin Lizzy at the peak of their popularity. Before the twin lead guitars and rock n roll mentality, Thin Lizzy played a brand of electric folk that was second to none. The band has a more laid back feel here; Songs are given the time to tell stories and create images that have a certain resonance, the aural equivalent of old photographs that stir fond, forgotten memories for the listener.
The lyrics are some of Phil Lynott's best,moving beyond simple song lyrics to actual poetry and storytelling put to music. We as listeners are treated to viginettes of characters' lives, given glimpses of intriguing locales, invited to share in a lot of the emotions being conveyed. I would compare the simple, bittersweet lyrics of "Dublin" to some of the best poetry I've ever read. All of this conveyed by the voice of Phil Lynott; at turns passionate, longing, and more vulnerable than perhaps he has ever sounded since.
This album is not a rocker; many fans will be turned off by its electric folk, prog sound. However, this could be Lizzy's deepest, most layered work. Repeated listens will yield new favorites, new appreciation of certain lyrics' phrasing. As is the case with good wine and good women, I find this album gets better with age. | 2 | positive | [
"Thin Lizzy never wanted to be a world famous band.",
"Somewhere along the path of their musical journey, it just happened.",
"They were never afraid to play fast, hard-hitting music, but before the hit singles and worldwide fame, Thin Lizzy was just an Irish rock band; a very good one, as it turned out.",
"This debut album sounds nothing like Thin Lizzy at the peak of their popularity.",
"Before the twin lead guitars and rock n roll mentality, Thin Lizzy played a brand of electric folk that was second to none.",
"The band has a more laid back feel here; Songs are given the time to tell stories and create images that have a certain resonance, the aural equivalent of old photographs that stir fond, forgotten memories for the listener.",
"The lyrics are some of Phil Lynott's best,moving beyond simple song lyrics to actual poetry and storytelling put to music.",
"We as listeners are treated to viginettes of characters' lives, given glimpses of intriguing locales, invited to share in a lot of the emotions being conveyed.",
"I would compare the simple, bittersweet lyrics of \"Dublin\" to some of the best poetry I've ever read.",
"All of this conveyed by the voice of Phil Lynott; at turns passionate, longing, and more vulnerable than perhaps he has ever sounded since.",
"This album is not a rocker; many fans will be turned off by its electric folk, prog sound.",
"However, this could be Lizzy's deepest, most layered work.",
"Repeated listens will yield new favorites, new appreciation of certain lyrics' phrasing.",
"As is the case with good wine and good women, I find this album gets better with age."
] |
This is my introduction to the digital camera. So far, I'm very pleased with the results. The Mavica is programmed with five picture formats: Fine, Sepia, B&W, Negative Art, and Solarize. It is easy to use, even for the beginner. I disagree with some of the reviewers regarding its size. I was able to shove it in my purse when I wasn't using it; however, for the price, I would've liked to see it come with an extra battery and a carrying case. It does come with a shoulder strap, which isn't uncomfortable. The camera has zoom capability, but I found that you have to be careful with blurring. I don't fault the camera, but the photographer. I have had some experience with blurred pictures and red-eyes. Photo-enhancing software such as PhotoShop will take care of that. I know because I've tried. The Mavica works well with Macs and PCs. The only problem I came across was sending the pictures after editing them with PhotoShop. If your mother doesn't have the same software that you do, then you will have to send that blurry or red-eyed picture of Junior. Oh, well. I like this camera, but if I win the lottery someday, I will go out and buy a CD camera because of the memory constraints that these floppy-based cameras have. | 2 | positive | [
"This is my introduction to the digital camera.",
"So far, I'm very pleased with the results.",
"The Mavica is programmed with five picture formats: Fine, Sepia, B&W, Negative Art, and Solarize.",
"It is easy to use, even for the beginner.",
"I disagree with some of the reviewers regarding its size.",
"I was able to shove it in my purse when I wasn't using it; however, for the price, I would've liked to see it come with an extra battery and a carrying case.",
"It does come with a shoulder strap, which isn't uncomfortable.",
"The camera has zoom capability, but I found that you have to be careful with blurring.",
"I don't fault the camera, but the photographer.",
"I have had some experience with blurred pictures and red-eyes.",
"Photo-enhancing software such as PhotoShop will take care of that.",
"I know because I've tried.",
"The Mavica works well with Macs and PCs.",
"The only problem I came across was sending the pictures after editing them with PhotoShop.",
"If your mother doesn't have the same software that you do, then you will have to send that blurry or red-eyed picture of Junior.",
"Oh, well.",
"I like this camera, but if I win the lottery someday, I will go out and buy a CD camera because of the memory constraints that these floppy-based cameras have."
] |
I'm a writer for a college newspaper. Money isn't something that I can just toss around. However, I needed a micro-cassette recorder for interviews.
I saw this one, it was much cheaper than the digital recorders that I was looking at. I tried it as soon as I got home. If you buy this, be sure to pick up a 3pk of micro-cassettes and 2 AA batteries.
It has worked pretty well. I don't use the voice activation feature. Making sure to get everything that I need on tape is far to important, so I just record.
I really wish that this also had a spot for a plug in microphone. It would really come in handy when trying to get some comments when you are standing in a crowd. A wrist strap would also be nice, so you don't have to worry about dropping this thing.
If you can afford a digital recorder, get it. If you can't or aren't going to use it enough to make it worth spending that kind of money, this is a great alternative. | 2 | positive | [
"I'm a writer for a college newspaper.",
"Money isn't something that I can just toss around.",
"However, I needed a micro-cassette recorder for interviews.",
"I saw this one, it was much cheaper than the digital recorders that I was looking at.",
"I tried it as soon as I got home.",
"If you buy this, be sure to pick up a 3pk of micro-cassettes and 2 AA batteries.",
"It has worked pretty well.",
"I don't use the voice activation feature.",
"Making sure to get everything that I need on tape is far to important, so I just record.",
"I really wish that this also had a spot for a plug in microphone.",
"It would really come in handy when trying to get some comments when you are standing in a crowd.",
"A wrist strap would also be nice, so you don't have to worry about dropping this thing.",
"If you can afford a digital recorder, get it.",
"If you can't or aren't going to use it enough to make it worth spending that kind of money, this is a great alternative."
] |
I bought my first pair of klipsch 2.1 theater speakers 10 years ago in 2005. my first pair lasted 10 years. the wire on one of the speakers got damamged otherwise these speakers would have lasted another 5-10 years. so not only do they have the best sound quality and the best loud computer speakers ive ever heard, but they are very reliable if you want a speaker system to last years and years.
I was very pleased to find these same speakers available here and not having to research them because I already knew that they kick some serious.. highly highly recommend this system. One last thing I see alot of people saying to go with the Logitech Z series speakers. All I have to say to that is go to best buy and listen to them side by side and klipsch is clean and no distortion and sounds so much better. I mean we're talking about Klipsch here the expert in speakers vs Logitech who make computer accessories lol. My 1st set of these speakers lasted 10 years. The way the Logitech speakers looked and sounded I'd give them a year or two max before they break or you get tired of them.
The klipsch sound just as good and put alot of home theater systems to shame. These speakers are worth twice as much . So for the money and quality you won't find anything better I guarantee that. | 2 | positive | [
"I bought my first pair of klipsch 2.",
"1 theater speakers 10 years ago in 2005.",
"my first pair lasted 10 years.",
"the wire on one of the speakers got damamged otherwise these speakers would have lasted another 5-10 years.",
"so not only do they have the best sound quality and the best loud computer speakers ive ever heard, but they are very reliable if you want a speaker system to last years and years.",
"I was very pleased to find these same speakers available here and not having to research them because I already knew that they kick some serious..",
"highly highly recommend this system.",
"One last thing I see alot of people saying to go with the Logitech Z series speakers.",
"All I have to say to that is go to best buy and listen to them side by side and klipsch is clean and no distortion and sounds so much better.",
"I mean we're talking about Klipsch here the expert in speakers vs Logitech who make computer accessories lol.",
"My 1st set of these speakers lasted 10 years.",
"The way the Logitech speakers looked and sounded I'd give them a year or two max before they break or you get tired of them.",
"The klipsch sound just as good and put alot of home theater systems to shame.",
"These speakers are worth twice as much.",
"So for the money and quality you won't find anything better I guarantee that."
] |
I love this product. It came fast, included extra shockmount line, shockmount, an adapter, the mic, instructions, and a very durable and protective case of easy transporting. The sound quality is great with the Art Tube Preamp(use mic cables, not 1/4" cables for Phantom Power), and I couldn't be happier with it. It even looks impressive. Although, I do have to say that online the product looks silver and shiny, when in reality it is this "off-silver" color. Almost a gold, but not quite. It's not bad or anything, just different. And frankly, the thing could be purple for all I care- as long as it produces great sound, that's all that matters. Great product, and extremely affordable. No complaints. | 2 | positive | [
"I love this product.",
"It came fast, included extra shockmount line, shockmount, an adapter, the mic, instructions, and a very durable and protective case of easy transporting.",
"The sound quality is great with the Art Tube Preamp(use mic cables, not 1/4\" cables for Phantom Power), and I couldn't be happier with it.",
"It even looks impressive.",
"Although, I do have to say that online the product looks silver and shiny, when in reality it is this \"off-silver\" color.",
"Almost a gold, but not quite.",
"It's not bad or anything, just different.",
"And frankly, the thing could be purple for all I care- as long as it produces great sound, that's all that matters.",
"Great product, and extremely affordable.",
"No complaints."
] |
I don't think this game can be beat if you're looking for a real-time strategy game. I purchased it two years after its release and it hadn't aged a bit.
Here's why. Many strategy games I've played rely too much on one or two tactics: either you swarm the enemy with as many units as you can, or you upgrade your units to the point where it mostly matters who has the most superweapons/superunits, and most of the rest of the units in the game are rendered useless.
In CoH, no unit is ever rendered obsolete. Each one has a worthwhile purpose and you can build tons of unique strategies depending on the way you put different units together. You can have machine gun units meant to suppress and kill infantry quickly, though it is not very mobile and can take awhile to set up. Sniper units are good at one-shot kills from far distances and can become invisible between shots, though they have a slow rate of fire and can be chased down by jeeps easily. Tanks are pretty much impermeable to rifle and machine gun fire, though can be defeated by rocket launchers, ant-tank guns, and other tanks, especially when shot in the side or rear where there is less armor. And these are just a few examples of the unit dynamics in play within this game: there's no way you can only use only one or two types of units in this game and still hope to win.
Maneuvering your units is quite important in this game as well. You don't just slam your units against the other enemie's base to kill it, and you don't try to take and defend isolated pockets of resources. The whole map is scattered with resource points that you must balance between how worthwhile it is to take and how easily you can defend it.
Which leads to another of the games finer points: your terrain helps determine how effective you are. There are tons of items in the game that can give your infantry units cover from enemy fire, whether its a wall, trees, bales of hay, or even an entire building your units can occupy and shoot out the windows from. You can even build your own cover in the form of sandbags or tank traps. Bridges and hills can yield choke points that you can funnel enenmy forces through and mow them down. Yet the cover mechanic is fluid, allowing for destruction of pretty much any item or building or bridge on the map, whether its from tanks, rockets, or an artillery bombardment.
A number of special abilities you can unlock as the battle progresses, such as to call in off-map artillery strikes, airplane straifing, reinforcements, or to help better your abilities like shorter recruitment time or razing resource points so the enemy can't use them, all helps increase the dynamics from battle to battle.
Even the units you are able to recruit are pretty different whether you choose allies or axis. You start off with similar units like the machine gunner, sniper, and engineer. But after that, the types of tanks at your disposal, vehicles, unit upgrades and abilities you can unlock make it a whole different ballgame depending on who you like to play as.
Not to mention the graphics are great. Infantry and tanks alike move realistically and shoot from cover realistically. Everything looks perfectly World War II from the uniforms on up. The environments look great, explosions leave craters and again I'd just like to say how satisfying it is that just about everything in it can be destroyed. The sound is top notch, from explosions to the squeak of moving tank treads.
All in all, this game executes everything excellently. If you are looking for a strategy game that is challenging and dynamic, you cannot do better than Company of Heroes. | 2 | positive | [
"I don't think this game can be beat if you're looking for a real-time strategy game.",
"I purchased it two years after its release and it hadn't aged a bit.",
"Here's why.",
"Many strategy games I've played rely too much on one or two tactics: either you swarm the enemy with as many units as you can, or you upgrade your units to the point where it mostly matters who has the most superweapons/superunits, and most of the rest of the units in the game are rendered useless.",
"In CoH, no unit is ever rendered obsolete.",
"Each one has a worthwhile purpose and you can build tons of unique strategies depending on the way you put different units together.",
"You can have machine gun units meant to suppress and kill infantry quickly, though it is not very mobile and can take awhile to set up.",
"Sniper units are good at one-shot kills from far distances and can become invisible between shots, though they have a slow rate of fire and can be chased down by jeeps easily.",
"Tanks are pretty much impermeable to rifle and machine gun fire, though can be defeated by rocket launchers, ant-tank guns, and other tanks, especially when shot in the side or rear where there is less armor.",
"And these are just a few examples of the unit dynamics in play within this game: there's no way you can only use only one or two types of units in this game and still hope to win.",
"Maneuvering your units is quite important in this game as well.",
"You don't just slam your units against the other enemie's base to kill it, and you don't try to take and defend isolated pockets of resources.",
"The whole map is scattered with resource points that you must balance between how worthwhile it is to take and how easily you can defend it.",
"Which leads to another of the games finer points: your terrain helps determine how effective you are.",
"There are tons of items in the game that can give your infantry units cover from enemy fire, whether its a wall, trees, bales of hay, or even an entire building your units can occupy and shoot out the windows from.",
"You can even build your own cover in the form of sandbags or tank traps.",
"Bridges and hills can yield choke points that you can funnel enenmy forces through and mow them down.",
"Yet the cover mechanic is fluid, allowing for destruction of pretty much any item or building or bridge on the map, whether its from tanks, rockets, or an artillery bombardment.",
"A number of special abilities you can unlock as the battle progresses, such as to call in off-map artillery strikes, airplane straifing, reinforcements, or to help better your abilities like shorter recruitment time or razing resource points so the enemy can't use them, all helps increase the dynamics from battle to battle.",
"Even the units you are able to recruit are pretty different whether you choose allies or axis.",
"You start off with similar units like the machine gunner, sniper, and engineer.",
"But after that, the types of tanks at your disposal, vehicles, unit upgrades and abilities you can unlock make it a whole different ballgame depending on who you like to play as.",
"Not to mention the graphics are great.",
"Infantry and tanks alike move realistically and shoot from cover realistically.",
"Everything looks perfectly World War II from the uniforms on up.",
"The environments look great, explosions leave craters and again I'd just like to say how satisfying it is that just about everything in it can be destroyed.",
"The sound is top notch, from explosions to the squeak of moving tank treads.",
"All in all, this game executes everything excellently.",
"If you are looking for a strategy game that is challenging and dynamic, you cannot do better than Company of Heroes."
] |
This is one of the hottest live Opera sets in existence! The principals don't sing they pour out molten streams of gold. Von Karajan conducts with sure-handed brilliance making the orchestra seem to speak for itself. Simionato taunts us with solid, solid bravada, creamy and exclamatory in her upper register, and theatrically dark in her lower depths. Corelli's lower voice is huge, and his high phrases are so great it's incomprehensible that all this sound is coming from one person. Price tosses off phrases of exquisite smoldering beauty. Her upper register must be heard to be believed, it's not just her floating stratospheric highs that are fantastic but her fluid development of the arias. In D'amor sull'ali rosee she unfolds ream after ream of silken phrases, and then launches the most vibrant, thrilling high note I have ever heard, and from there wafts to a smoky low. Bastianini and Zaccaria fill out the furnace! The sound is...good. | 2 | positive | [
"This is one of the hottest live Opera sets in existence!",
"The principals don't sing they pour out molten streams of gold.",
"Von Karajan conducts with sure-handed brilliance making the orchestra seem to speak for itself.",
"Simionato taunts us with solid, solid bravada, creamy and exclamatory in her upper register, and theatrically dark in her lower depths.",
"Corelli's lower voice is huge, and his high phrases are so great it's incomprehensible that all this sound is coming from one person.",
"Price tosses off phrases of exquisite smoldering beauty.",
"Her upper register must be heard to be believed, it's not just her floating stratospheric highs that are fantastic but her fluid development of the arias.",
"In D'amor sull'ali rosee she unfolds ream after ream of silken phrases, and then launches the most vibrant, thrilling high note I have ever heard, and from there wafts to a smoky low.",
"Bastianini and Zaccaria fill out the furnace!",
"The sound is...",
"good."
] |
Growing up we used to eat a lot of rice & beans. I'm part Spanish and my Mom would make many recipes' that I miss. Was not sure what to expect with this "Cajun" flavor but we were surprised! It reminds me of the rice & beans ( not totally mind you ) Mom used to make us growing up. I was surprised to find real whole, red beans with this and it cooked just right. This is made with real rice and pasta, thou i wish they would use just rice. It is rather misleading that they call this beans & rice. The flavor was very good and good balance of beans. We have tried nearly every type of Knorr sides and this is another we have come to enjoy. My Wife uses these when she does not have much time for cooking and this took about 15 minutes. I bought these by the case of 12 at about $.90 and since everyone sells these at $1.00 or more a pack, it was a good deal. Hope this is helpful. | 2 | positive | [
"Growing up we used to eat a lot of rice & beans.",
"I'm part Spanish and my Mom would make many recipes' that I miss.",
"Was not sure what to expect with this \"Cajun\" flavor but we were surprised!",
"It reminds me of the rice & beans ( not totally mind you ) Mom used to make us growing up.",
"I was surprised to find real whole, red beans with this and it cooked just right.",
"This is made with real rice and pasta, thou i wish they would use just rice.",
"It is rather misleading that they call this beans & rice.",
"The flavor was very good and good balance of beans.",
"We have tried nearly every type of Knorr sides and this is another we have come to enjoy.",
"My Wife uses these when she does not have much time for cooking and this took about 15 minutes.",
"I bought these by the case of 12 at about $.",
"90 and since everyone sells these at $1.",
"00 or more a pack, it was a good deal.",
"Hope this is helpful."
] |
I needed another vise and didn't want to spend a lot of money. So I rolled some dice - and came up a winner.
It installed easily and has been employed quite a bit. It's not pretty but who cares? I want something that will hold my piece steady while I am working it. And this does the trick quite nicely. The acme screw turns easily, the guiding rods fit snugly enough to keep the faces of the vise from rattling but loose enough to not worry about binding or racking. The vise is rated at some 30,000 PSI, so I am not worried about it breaking.
I would recommend having some scrap to use to as jaw pads or you can buy some custom ones or generic magnetic ones. But the guide rods do a nice job of making sure that pressure is evenly distributed, so the only reason you would use pads is to prevent the risk of marring the face of the stock you are working.
I am pleased with this purchase - Tekton may well get more of my business. | 2 | positive | [
"I needed another vise and didn't want to spend a lot of money.",
"So I rolled some dice - and came up a winner.",
"It installed easily and has been employed quite a bit.",
"It's not pretty but who cares?",
"I want something that will hold my piece steady while I am working it.",
"And this does the trick quite nicely.",
"The acme screw turns easily, the guiding rods fit snugly enough to keep the faces of the vise from rattling but loose enough to not worry about binding or racking.",
"The vise is rated at some 30,000 PSI, so I am not worried about it breaking.",
"I would recommend having some scrap to use to as jaw pads or you can buy some custom ones or generic magnetic ones.",
"But the guide rods do a nice job of making sure that pressure is evenly distributed, so the only reason you would use pads is to prevent the risk of marring the face of the stock you are working.",
"I am pleased with this purchase - Tekton may well get more of my business."
] |
The Brood war expansion pack is fantastic. You've only been playing half the game if your playing Starcraft without it. The story line continues from the original Starcraft with extra missions and new troop types. Unlike other game expansion packs Brood War actually feels like it should be part of the original rather than just being bolted onto it. If you love being Terran then buy Brood war just for the Medic, which heals (repairs) Marines and other troops. Medics are best used in pairs (so they can heal each other) Few opponents can stand up under the onslaught of two medics and a full group of marines, together they will do a lot of damage. If you love Protos buy Brood war for the Dark Templars who are not only permanently cloaked but can meld with another (Like Templars) to create Dark Archons who in turn have the MIND CONTROL ability to steal units from your opponent. Unfortunately if you're a Zerg player (like myself ;0), the Zerg don't do as well on the new troops. The Devourer is a new Air to Air attack flyer. It's a little expensive in both minerals and time (evolves from a Mutalisk) compared to its damage. The Lurker, which evolves from a Hydralisk is the only unit that can attack whilst burrowed. Since no unit can move while it is burrowed the Lurker becomes just a glorified sunken colony. It's well worth buying this expansion pack | 2 | positive | [
"The Brood war expansion pack is fantastic.",
"You've only been playing half the game if your playing Starcraft without it.",
"The story line continues from the original Starcraft with extra missions and new troop types.",
"Unlike other game expansion packs Brood War actually feels like it should be part of the original rather than just being bolted onto it.",
"If you love being Terran then buy Brood war just for the Medic, which heals (repairs) Marines and other troops.",
"Medics are best used in pairs (so they can heal each other) Few opponents can stand up under the onslaught of two medics and a full group of marines, together they will do a lot of damage.",
"If you love Protos buy Brood war for the Dark Templars who are not only permanently cloaked but can meld with another (Like Templars) to create Dark Archons who in turn have the MIND CONTROL ability to steal units from your opponent.",
"Unfortunately if you're a Zerg player (like myself ;0), the Zerg don't do as well on the new troops.",
"The Devourer is a new Air to Air attack flyer.",
"It's a little expensive in both minerals and time (evolves from a Mutalisk) compared to its damage.",
"The Lurker, which evolves from a Hydralisk is the only unit that can attack whilst burrowed.",
"Since no unit can move while it is burrowed the Lurker becomes just a glorified sunken colony.",
"It's well worth buying this expansion pack"
] |
I have always liked the cartoon version of this. It's basically the story of Hamlet, where the king is murdered by his brother and avenged by his son. Though since this is Disney, the body count isn't quite as high as Shakespeare's version, and there's more of a happy ending. But still...
This is obviously different than the movie soundtrack. The voices are different, some of the lyrics have changed, and there are a few extra songs. My favorite extra is "They Live In You". That was on the second Lion King album from the movie (came out years ago - I've got it around here somewhere...) and I had forgotten how much I loved it.
This is quite a visual soundtrack (seriously - if you've seen the movie or the stage musical, you can picture the entire story as it unfolds.) There's the carefree happiness of childhood, the terror of growing up, and the peace (and maybe more terror) that comes from the responsibility of adulthood. And you gotta love a song by a flatulent warthog.
Hakuna Matata!! | 2 | positive | [
"I have always liked the cartoon version of this.",
"It's basically the story of Hamlet, where the king is murdered by his brother and avenged by his son.",
"Though since this is Disney, the body count isn't quite as high as Shakespeare's version, and there's more of a happy ending.",
"But still...",
"This is obviously different than the movie soundtrack.",
"The voices are different, some of the lyrics have changed, and there are a few extra songs.",
"My favorite extra is \"They Live In You\".",
"That was on the second Lion King album from the movie (came out years ago - I've got it around here somewhere...",
") and I had forgotten how much I loved it.",
"This is quite a visual soundtrack (seriously - if you've seen the movie or the stage musical, you can picture the entire story as it unfolds.",
") There's the carefree happiness of childhood, the terror of growing up, and the peace (and maybe more terror) that comes from the responsibility of adulthood.",
"And you gotta love a song by a flatulent warthog.",
"Hakuna Matata!!"
] |
Sirius Baron, detective and hunk of jaw dropping proportions. He is no ordinary detective, he is from another world and was chosen to be a gatekeeper for the Zodiac's between his world and earth. Sirius has had a special bond with a female since she was a young child, but the relationship changed when she became an adult. They began to share erotic thoughts and caresses but always disconnect before much can happen, due to the amount of energy needed to connect them.
Phoebe Fisher, dancer has been trying to live a normal life. but her family had some weird thoughts about people dropping from the sky and they taught her to take care of herself. She has never met the "invisible friend" she connects with but until she tells him her name and where she is, he won't be able to find her.
Sirius knows she is he's mate. He need and wants to protect her so when danger comes calling, she finally reaches out to him. There are a few false starts and misdirections but things began to heat up and the truth to why and what they are come to life .
My only quibble was it wasn't long enough and I really want to read the rest of this series ASAP!!! | 2 | positive | [
"Sirius Baron, detective and hunk of jaw dropping proportions.",
"He is no ordinary detective, he is from another world and was chosen to be a gatekeeper for the Zodiac's between his world and earth.",
"Sirius has had a special bond with a female since she was a young child, but the relationship changed when she became an adult.",
"They began to share erotic thoughts and caresses but always disconnect before much can happen, due to the amount of energy needed to connect them.",
"Phoebe Fisher, dancer has been trying to live a normal life.",
"but her family had some weird thoughts about people dropping from the sky and they taught her to take care of herself.",
"She has never met the \"invisible friend\" she connects with but until she tells him her name and where she is, he won't be able to find her.",
"Sirius knows she is he's mate.",
"He need and wants to protect her so when danger comes calling, she finally reaches out to him.",
"There are a few false starts and misdirections but things began to heat up and the truth to why and what they are come to life.",
"My only quibble was it wasn't long enough and I really want to read the rest of this series ASAP!!!"
] |
THIS IS A BOOK THAT WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
C. S. LEWIS IS A TRUE GOD SEND.
I RECOMMEND ALL OF HIS BOOKS ANYONE AND EVERYONE. - ESPECIALLY MERE CHRISTIANITY.
IN FACT, THE ONLY CONCERN OR WARNING THAT I WOULD OFFER IS THE FACT THAT IT IS AN OLDER TITLE. FOR THAT REASON IT WRITTEN IN AN OLDER, MORE FORMAL STYLE.
THIS MAY TAKE A CHAPTER OR TWO TO GET FAMILIAR WITH. BUT ONCE YOU DO YOU WILL BE RICHLY REWARDED FOR DOING SO. | 2 | positive | [
"THIS IS A BOOK THAT WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME.",
"C.",
"S.",
"LEWIS IS A TRUE GOD SEND.",
"I RECOMMEND ALL OF HIS BOOKS ANYONE AND EVERYONE.",
"- ESPECIALLY MERE CHRISTIANITY.",
"IN FACT, THE ONLY CONCERN OR WARNING THAT I WOULD OFFER IS THE FACT THAT IT IS AN OLDER TITLE.",
"FOR THAT REASON IT WRITTEN IN AN OLDER, MORE FORMAL STYLE.",
"THIS MAY TAKE A CHAPTER OR TWO TO GET FAMILIAR WITH.",
"BUT ONCE YOU DO YOU WILL BE RICHLY REWARDED FOR DOING SO."
] |
Right after The Grateful Dead, returned from Egypt in September of 1978, it was announced that the band would play five nights at Winterland, San Francisco. The desert weirdness was coming to the city by the bay!
Volume 1, No. 4 of the: "Road Trips" series features the highlights from this last stand of The Dead at great arena before it's December 1978 closing. The shows I have heard from this year of touring have their highs & lows, but the: "From Egypt With Love" stand from Winterland, are one of the great moments of GD magic.
Most of the music spread over these two CD's comes directly from the second sets of 10/21/78 & 10/22/78. Some first set magic is captured as well with Sugaree and Stagger Lee. A bit of the Egyptian music section is one here as Hamza El Din, and his Nubian singers and percussion army perform: "Ollin Arageed" as a taste of sounds found on the Nile River on any day of the week. The Dead, takes Ollin Arageed and morphs the tribal chants of the ancient river into a savage rendition of: "Deal" a journey from The Great Pyramids to an old west card game.
"Passenger" takes The Dead, as close to the Punk bands of the day, as they will ever travel. "Sugaree" is streched out in some different directions with some fine slide guitar. "Sugar Magnolia" is a wild ride in a Jeep right down the middle of California's deltas between Fresno and Manteca on a warm summer afternoon.
The drumming onslaught of: "Not Fade Away" shows what the band had learned from the tribal chants and drum circles of Egypt. A fine: "U.S. Blues" raps up the music of disc one, and a excellent rendition of: "Goin' Down the Road, Feelin' Bad" concludes disc two.
The band sells this at their Official Web Site, for much less cash than it is offered here, and that is the place to seek it out. But, you need to purchase these sets early to receive the third bonus that is only available for a limited time before the vendors are the only ones selling this set in it's complete form.
The graphic work featured here is amazing, and makes for a very attractive package to house this music in. The music speaks loudly of just what The Grateful Dead, are all about. Musical journeys that span the globe and a thousand centuries. The live music of The Grateful Dead, as only they can produce.
This is great: "Live Dead"
4.5 Stars !!! | 2 | positive | [
"Right after The Grateful Dead, returned from Egypt in September of 1978, it was announced that the band would play five nights at Winterland, San Francisco.",
"The desert weirdness was coming to the city by the bay!",
"Volume 1, No.",
"4 of the: \"Road Trips\" series features the highlights from this last stand of The Dead at great arena before it's December 1978 closing.",
"The shows I have heard from this year of touring have their highs & lows, but the: \"From Egypt With Love\" stand from Winterland, are one of the great moments of GD magic.",
"Most of the music spread over these two CD's comes directly from the second sets of 10/21/78 & 10/22/78.",
"Some first set magic is captured as well with Sugaree and Stagger Lee.",
"A bit of the Egyptian music section is one here as Hamza El Din, and his Nubian singers and percussion army perform: \"Ollin Arageed\" as a taste of sounds found on the Nile River on any day of the week.",
"The Dead, takes Ollin Arageed and morphs the tribal chants of the ancient river into a savage rendition of: \"Deal\" a journey from The Great Pyramids to an old west card game.",
"\"Passenger\" takes The Dead, as close to the Punk bands of the day, as they will ever travel.",
"\"Sugaree\" is streched out in some different directions with some fine slide guitar.",
"\"Sugar Magnolia\" is a wild ride in a Jeep right down the middle of California's deltas between Fresno and Manteca on a warm summer afternoon.",
"The drumming onslaught of: \"Not Fade Away\" shows what the band had learned from the tribal chants and drum circles of Egypt.",
"A fine: \"U.",
"S. Blues\" raps up the music of disc one, and a excellent rendition of: \"Goin' Down the Road, Feelin' Bad\" concludes disc two.",
"The band sells this at their Official Web Site, for much less cash than it is offered here, and that is the place to seek it out.",
"But, you need to purchase these sets early to receive the third bonus that is only available for a limited time before the vendors are the only ones selling this set in it's complete form.",
"The graphic work featured here is amazing, and makes for a very attractive package to house this music in.",
"The music speaks loudly of just what The Grateful Dead, are all about.",
"Musical journeys that span the globe and a thousand centuries.",
"The live music of The Grateful Dead, as only they can produce.",
"This is great: \"Live Dead\"\n4.",
"5 Stars!!!"
] |
This was ordered to replace a very old Xacto craft saw. I couldn't find a replacement blade for it and so I reluctantly purchased this one.
It does what I bought it for, but it's a bit clumsy getting the blades removed for use and replaced for storage.
Perhaps I don't know how to use it properly. Mine didn't come with instructions. I assume you're supposed to separate the blades during use. When I go to replace them, they slide around and I worry I might cut myself.
I use my saw regularly at school where I work to cut pencil erasers off pencils. (Don't ask!) So it works, but I will keep an eye open for a replacement blade for my trusty Xacto saw. | 2 | positive | [
"This was ordered to replace a very old Xacto craft saw.",
"I couldn't find a replacement blade for it and so I reluctantly purchased this one.",
"It does what I bought it for, but it's a bit clumsy getting the blades removed for use and replaced for storage.",
"Perhaps I don't know how to use it properly.",
"Mine didn't come with instructions.",
"I assume you're supposed to separate the blades during use.",
"When I go to replace them, they slide around and I worry I might cut myself.",
"I use my saw regularly at school where I work to cut pencil erasers off pencils.",
"(Don't ask!",
") So it works, but I will keep an eye open for a replacement blade for my trusty Xacto saw."
] |
I came across this 'Lightening Deal' by accident and i am so happy i did. This is great for anyone who needs more memory on their digital camera, smartphone, or tablet. Most Android tablets only accept up to 32GB, but this is not the case. In actuality, this card is usuable on all android devices. The only thing is, it must be formatted first. It will not work right out of the box. Good thing i had an old Samsung Vibrant phone lying around the house. It was running Android 2.2 and it gave me the option to format this card, as soon as i popped it in. It only took 2 seconds to format and now works in all my Android devices. I popped this into my Android 3.0 tablet and it would NOT format the card, so i feel very fortunate to have my Samsung Vibrant handy. I really needed this extra memory for my HTC View tablet, so that i can add more movies on it. The tablet came with 32GB installed and now has over 90GB thanks to this little Sandisk guy. Apple is so stingy with memory and now my tablet has more memory than the most expensive iPad that's available. This card also functions great for turning a smartphone into an iPod Touch replacement. It was on sale for fifty bucks and so worth it. I don't recommend buying this if it cost more. SD cards can get extremely pricey. I only wish this came in 120GB.
**Also, i would not purchase this SD card from any other seller besides Amazon. I have had bad experiences from other sellers and their SD cards appeared to either be used or bootlegs because they did not come in proper Sandisk packaging**
**On a sad note, this SD card does NOT work on my Blackberry 9900 and i wish it did** | 2 | positive | [
"I came across this 'Lightening Deal' by accident and i am so happy i did.",
"This is great for anyone who needs more memory on their digital camera, smartphone, or tablet.",
"Most Android tablets only accept up to 32GB, but this is not the case.",
"In actuality, this card is usuable on all android devices.",
"The only thing is, it must be formatted first.",
"It will not work right out of the box.",
"Good thing i had an old Samsung Vibrant phone lying around the house.",
"It was running Android 2.",
"2 and it gave me the option to format this card, as soon as i popped it in.",
"It only took 2 seconds to format and now works in all my Android devices.",
"I popped this into my Android 3.",
"0 tablet and it would NOT format the card, so i feel very fortunate to have my Samsung Vibrant handy.",
"I really needed this extra memory for my HTC View tablet, so that i can add more movies on it.",
"The tablet came with 32GB installed and now has over 90GB thanks to this little Sandisk guy.",
"Apple is so stingy with memory and now my tablet has more memory than the most expensive iPad that's available.",
"This card also functions great for turning a smartphone into an iPod Touch replacement.",
"It was on sale for fifty bucks and so worth it.",
"I don't recommend buying this if it cost more.",
"SD cards can get extremely pricey.",
"I only wish this came in 120GB.",
"**Also, i would not purchase this SD card from any other seller besides Amazon.",
"I have had bad experiences from other sellers and their SD cards appeared to either be used or bootlegs because they did not come in proper Sandisk packaging**\n\n**On a sad note, this SD card does NOT work on my Blackberry 9900 and i wish it did**"
] |
We got this toy for our daughter for Christmas (she was 15 months old then) and 2 months later it is still one of her favorites. She loves to stack the gears together and see how they all turn together. So far she hasn't become bored with it, so that's a big plus!
The one flaw I noticed right away is that the handle is pointless since when you pick it up, all the gears fall off. Wish they would have thought about a way for the little ones to carry it around without the gears falling, but all in all it is a great toy!
UPDATE!
Almost two years later and this toy is still kicking around. My daughter (now 3) unearthed it and likes to put her Disney princess toys on it as they spin. We can't wait for our son to play with it too. Highly recommend it! | 2 | positive | [
"We got this toy for our daughter for Christmas (she was 15 months old then) and 2 months later it is still one of her favorites.",
"She loves to stack the gears together and see how they all turn together.",
"So far she hasn't become bored with it, so that's a big plus!",
"The one flaw I noticed right away is that the handle is pointless since when you pick it up, all the gears fall off.",
"Wish they would have thought about a way for the little ones to carry it around without the gears falling, but all in all it is a great toy!",
"UPDATE!",
"Almost two years later and this toy is still kicking around.",
"My daughter (now 3) unearthed it and likes to put her Disney princess toys on it as they spin.",
"We can't wait for our son to play with it too.",
"Highly recommend it!"
] |
Alright--so it's a bit 'made for tv' but seriously... we bought these and I'm already on taco salad #3... does a great job of making a single-serve bowl (smaller than the restaurant size... which is good for portion size) and it's quick and easy too... 10 mins after I decided that I want a taco salad bowl... I have one.. technically two if I think ahead. If you want to make taco salad once in a while, have a meager amount of space in your cabinet and can wait 10 minutes from when you want a taco salad to when you have one (ok.. maybe 15 if your oven isn't preheated)... these are for you.
Serious details:
- smaller than a restaurant-style taco salad shell, but still big enough for a good dinner-sized taco salad at home
- 10 mins at 425... instructions might say different (I threw them out... i'm a guy.. what did you expect)
- cools off fairly quickly, but you'll want to get more if you are expecting to make them back-to-back. We had someone over and making 3 took about 25 mins (5 mins to cool in between so I could put the tortilla in and get it back in the oven) | 2 | positive | [
"Alright--so it's a bit 'made for tv' but seriously...",
"we bought these and I'm already on taco salad #3...",
"does a great job of making a single-serve bowl (smaller than the restaurant size...",
"which is good for portion size) and it's quick and easy too...",
"10 mins after I decided that I want a taco salad bowl...",
"I have one..",
"technically two if I think ahead.",
"If you want to make taco salad once in a while, have a meager amount of space in your cabinet and can wait 10 minutes from when you want a taco salad to when you have one (ok..",
"maybe 15 if your oven isn't preheated)...",
"these are for you.",
"Serious details:\n- smaller than a restaurant-style taco salad shell, but still big enough for a good dinner-sized taco salad at home\n- 10 mins at 425...",
"instructions might say different (I threw them out...",
"i'm a guy..",
"what did you expect)\n- cools off fairly quickly, but you'll want to get more if you are expecting to make them back-to-back.",
"We had someone over and making 3 took about 25 mins (5 mins to cool in between so I could put the tortilla in and get it back in the oven)"
] |
Ordered the 1" x 12" x 24" sheet. Far from perfect cuts, but ok for the price. Locally, these are way, way more expensive. Therefore, Im ok with it being short by 1/4" in length and width. Also, one edge is not even cut straight. No worries. At this price, its still a great deal. Seriously, if you planned on using every single square inch of the sheet and then being shorted 1/4" inch ruined your project, then really its your fault. Im just saying, you always have to account for your mis-cuts, loss from blade kerf, etc. You should always allow yourself a minimum of 10% loss when estimating the material needed. If you are doing something very intricate with difficult and complex cutting/working, then at least 25% extra should be ordered. If you needed 12" x 24" for your design, then you should be getting larger and cutting to size. Realize, this is a raw material. You will have to make it into a finished product and that will involve loss of material.
Having said that, this is a great material to work with. It cuts very easy and fairly clean. The material does not melt when using a power saw. Holes drill very clean. If you will be screwing into this, make sure to pre-drill with the right sized drill bit. | 2 | positive | [
"Ordered the 1\" x 12\" x 24\" sheet.",
"Far from perfect cuts, but ok for the price.",
"Locally, these are way, way more expensive.",
"Therefore, Im ok with it being short by 1/4\" in length and width.",
"Also, one edge is not even cut straight.",
"No worries.",
"At this price, its still a great deal.",
"Seriously, if you planned on using every single square inch of the sheet and then being shorted 1/4\" inch ruined your project, then really its your fault.",
"Im just saying, you always have to account for your mis-cuts, loss from blade kerf, etc.",
"You should always allow yourself a minimum of 10% loss when estimating the material needed.",
"If you are doing something very intricate with difficult and complex cutting/working, then at least 25% extra should be ordered.",
"If you needed 12\" x 24\" for your design, then you should be getting larger and cutting to size.",
"Realize, this is a raw material.",
"You will have to make it into a finished product and that will involve loss of material.",
"Having said that, this is a great material to work with.",
"It cuts very easy and fairly clean.",
"The material does not melt when using a power saw.",
"Holes drill very clean.",
"If you will be screwing into this, make sure to pre-drill with the right sized drill bit."
] |
Steve Hillage - Fish Rising, 1975.
This is Hillage's first real solo album, but the influence of his couple of years in Gong are quite audible. The album is quite complex, with long pieces of multi-layered music which shift and change as the song proceeds. The music is quite heavy in places, but is also liberally interspersed with quiet jingly tunes, as well as experimental and guitar based music.
There are three long songs, and two short ones. The two shorter ones, "Fish" and "Meditation of the Snake" are just Hillage having some fun with bubbling water, a bit of singing and lots of distorted guitar delay effects. The three long songs, "Solar Musick Suite", "Salmon Song" and "Aftaglid" are each a grand opus in their own right, moving from heavy distorted raw guitar based rock, to polished swirling synthesisers, plaintive electric guitar to Indian jingles and bells. Sometimes it seems that Hillage is just letting it all hang out!
This album has a lot of depth, and there's plenty going on in all of the songs. It takes a few listens before you know what's going on, and you have to pay attention. A bit like when you watch a film over and over, and each time you see more and more detail, same with Fish Rising, each time you listen you hear something new, a different instrument comes to the fore as you pay attention to it, you can hear musical phrases being refrained in different ways. It's a bit avant-garde jazzy, but don't let that put you off, there's plenty of rock there as well!
As I said, this album is complex, but very rewarding if you give it a chance. Every time I listen the songs I hear something new. It's the kind of album that I look forward to hearing again and again! | 2 | positive | [
"Steve Hillage - Fish Rising, 1975.",
"This is Hillage's first real solo album, but the influence of his couple of years in Gong are quite audible.",
"The album is quite complex, with long pieces of multi-layered music which shift and change as the song proceeds.",
"The music is quite heavy in places, but is also liberally interspersed with quiet jingly tunes, as well as experimental and guitar based music.",
"There are three long songs, and two short ones.",
"The two shorter ones, \"Fish\" and \"Meditation of the Snake\" are just Hillage having some fun with bubbling water, a bit of singing and lots of distorted guitar delay effects.",
"The three long songs, \"Solar Musick Suite\", \"Salmon Song\" and \"Aftaglid\" are each a grand opus in their own right, moving from heavy distorted raw guitar based rock, to polished swirling synthesisers, plaintive electric guitar to Indian jingles and bells.",
"Sometimes it seems that Hillage is just letting it all hang out!",
"This album has a lot of depth, and there's plenty going on in all of the songs.",
"It takes a few listens before you know what's going on, and you have to pay attention.",
"A bit like when you watch a film over and over, and each time you see more and more detail, same with Fish Rising, each time you listen you hear something new, a different instrument comes to the fore as you pay attention to it, you can hear musical phrases being refrained in different ways.",
"It's a bit avant-garde jazzy, but don't let that put you off, there's plenty of rock there as well!",
"As I said, this album is complex, but very rewarding if you give it a chance.",
"Every time I listen the songs I hear something new.",
"It's the kind of album that I look forward to hearing again and again!"
] |
What you have here are volumes 5 and 6 in director Frank Capra's celebrated "Why We Fight" series that is the supreme example of American propaganda during World War II. Capra was a major in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and was commissioned by Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall to make a series of short documentaries that would explain the policy of the U.S. government to the troops that were being hastily assembled, trained, and sent overseas to fight. Eventually the "Why We Fight" series was shown to the public in theaters and prints were distributed to American allies in England and the Soviet Union as well.
"The Battle of Russia: The Nazi March Frozen" is a 57-minute black & white documentary narrated by both actor Walter Huston and writer Anthony Veiller. It begins with Hitler deciding to betraying his alliance with Stalin and attacking the Soviet Union. However, at the end of this documentary the Soviets stop the Nazis at the battle of Stalingrad and Hitler's army suffers a crippling defeat at the gates of Moscow. "The Battle of Russia," which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature-Length Film Documentary, is a prime example of the way the Soviet Union was presented as a strong ally during World War II (check out "Mission to Moscow" in this regard as well).
The first five volumes of "Why We Fight" series focused on Hitler's Nazis overrunning Europe in the first half of World War II. "The Battle of China: The Assault on the Great Wall" shifts the focus to the Chinese defense against Japanese aggression. Like the previous chapter, "The Battle of Russia," an important part of the intent here is to establish a sense of identification between the American people with a foreign ally, although Capra does not have to gloss over the political ideology of the Chinese the same way he did with the Communist Soviets.
This explains why this chapter provides a brief history of China and its people and then details why the Japanese wanted to conquer the country, namely getting the raw materials and slave labor necessary for taking over all of Asia. The War in the Pacific covered, showing the valiant effort by the Chinese to stop the Japanese. Also featured are General Claire Lee Chennault's famous Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group who had joined the battle to defend China. This 67-minute black & white 1944 documentary is narrated by writer Anthony Veiller (Walter Houston just does the voice of Abraham Lincoln this time). In the next and final volume, "War Comes to America," the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brings the United States into the war and in 2000 the "Why We Fight" series was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry and remains a prime source of archival footage for the period. | 2 | positive | [
"What you have here are volumes 5 and 6 in director Frank Capra's celebrated \"Why We Fight\" series that is the supreme example of American propaganda during World War II.",
"Capra was a major in the U.",
"S. Army Signal Corps and was commissioned by Army Chief of Staff General George C.",
"Marshall to make a series of short documentaries that would explain the policy of the U.",
"S. government to the troops that were being hastily assembled, trained, and sent overseas to fight.",
"Eventually the \"Why We Fight\" series was shown to the public in theaters and prints were distributed to American allies in England and the Soviet Union as well.",
"\"The Battle of Russia: The Nazi March Frozen\" is a 57-minute black & white documentary narrated by both actor Walter Huston and writer Anthony Veiller.",
"It begins with Hitler deciding to betraying his alliance with Stalin and attacking the Soviet Union.",
"However, at the end of this documentary the Soviets stop the Nazis at the battle of Stalingrad and Hitler's army suffers a crippling defeat at the gates of Moscow.",
"\"The Battle of Russia,\" which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature-Length Film Documentary, is a prime example of the way the Soviet Union was presented as a strong ally during World War II (check out \"Mission to Moscow\" in this regard as well).",
"The first five volumes of \"Why We Fight\" series focused on Hitler's Nazis overrunning Europe in the first half of World War II.",
"\"The Battle of China: The Assault on the Great Wall\" shifts the focus to the Chinese defense against Japanese aggression.",
"Like the previous chapter, \"The Battle of Russia,\" an important part of the intent here is to establish a sense of identification between the American people with a foreign ally, although Capra does not have to gloss over the political ideology of the Chinese the same way he did with the Communist Soviets.",
"This explains why this chapter provides a brief history of China and its people and then details why the Japanese wanted to conquer the country, namely getting the raw materials and slave labor necessary for taking over all of Asia.",
"The War in the Pacific covered, showing the valiant effort by the Chinese to stop the Japanese.",
"Also featured are General Claire Lee Chennault's famous Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group who had joined the battle to defend China.",
"This 67-minute black & white 1944 documentary is narrated by writer Anthony Veiller (Walter Houston just does the voice of Abraham Lincoln this time).",
"In the next and final volume, \"War Comes to America,\" the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brings the United States into the war and in 2000 the \"Why We Fight\" series was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry and remains a prime source of archival footage for the period."
] |
This is the second Scala 700 set that I've owned. The first one developed a crack right on the seam after less than a year of use (I didn't drop it). I tried super glue but the glue may have gotten into the circuitry because the microphone stopped working.
Overall, the headset feels flimsy and if you grip it too tightly, it will crack. However, we all want a lightweight headset...so maybe I shouldn't complain. The Scala picks up all outgoing calls automatically after you dial the # on your cell phone. However, you have to press the button on the Scala after picking up incoming calls. This results in a 2-3 second delay...an eternity if you've got another person on the line saying "hello? hello?".
It's got its drawbacks but it's the only headset that works consistently with my Treo 650. | 2 | positive | [
"This is the second Scala 700 set that I've owned.",
"The first one developed a crack right on the seam after less than a year of use (I didn't drop it).",
"I tried super glue but the glue may have gotten into the circuitry because the microphone stopped working.",
"Overall, the headset feels flimsy and if you grip it too tightly, it will crack.",
"However, we all want a lightweight headset...",
"so maybe I shouldn't complain.",
"The Scala picks up all outgoing calls automatically after you dial the # on your cell phone.",
"However, you have to press the button on the Scala after picking up incoming calls.",
"This results in a 2-3 second delay...",
"an eternity if you've got another person on the line saying \"hello?",
"hello?",
"\".",
"It's got its drawbacks but it's the only headset that works consistently with my Treo 650."
] |
I have always wanted to try some sort of sound deadener. Well after my honey got a 09 Corolla I figured Id give Dynamat a shot. As everyone knows this car is designed to be economical, so it is as light as they could make it, which means theres really NO soundproofing in the car at all. To me, I think it's noisy.
Ive ordered enough to do the trunk, all 4 doors and the floor board. Did the trunk first, and drove it a few days. As I only got the rear half of the wheel wells covered I didn't notice too much sound deadening there, but there was a definite improvement in the stereo. There was a dramatic difference in the stereo when standing at the rear of the car, the sound was quite muffled. The trunk lid closes very solidly now, but does not pop up as far when using the trunk release. Next came the doors. After removing the panels I got a chuckle when I saw the 2 6x8 sound deadening pieces that are installed at the factory. There was dramatic difference when I completed the doors. First, they close with a solid thump, instead of that plink that was there before. Great improvement on the road noise as well.
I had zero problems doing this install in my cold garage. I just warmed the metal and the Dynamat with a heat gun before installing each piece, and rolled it into place. It cuts easy enough with scissors, and did any needed trim on the car with a razor. I unattached all the wiring harnesses from the door and trunk to make the install as clean and easy as possible.
As the title says...so far I feel I got some good bang for my buck. Between this and the suspension upgrades, this car rides totally different from when we got it.
Ill get back to this when I complete the floor boards. | 2 | positive | [
"I have always wanted to try some sort of sound deadener.",
"Well after my honey got a 09 Corolla I figured Id give Dynamat a shot.",
"As everyone knows this car is designed to be economical, so it is as light as they could make it, which means theres really NO soundproofing in the car at all.",
"To me, I think it's noisy.",
"Ive ordered enough to do the trunk, all 4 doors and the floor board.",
"Did the trunk first, and drove it a few days.",
"As I only got the rear half of the wheel wells covered I didn't notice too much sound deadening there, but there was a definite improvement in the stereo.",
"There was a dramatic difference in the stereo when standing at the rear of the car, the sound was quite muffled.",
"The trunk lid closes very solidly now, but does not pop up as far when using the trunk release.",
"Next came the doors.",
"After removing the panels I got a chuckle when I saw the 2 6x8 sound deadening pieces that are installed at the factory.",
"There was dramatic difference when I completed the doors.",
"First, they close with a solid thump, instead of that plink that was there before.",
"Great improvement on the road noise as well.",
"I had zero problems doing this install in my cold garage.",
"I just warmed the metal and the Dynamat with a heat gun before installing each piece, and rolled it into place.",
"It cuts easy enough with scissors, and did any needed trim on the car with a razor.",
"I unattached all the wiring harnesses from the door and trunk to make the install as clean and easy as possible.",
"As the title says...",
"so far I feel I got some good bang for my buck.",
"Between this and the suspension upgrades, this car rides totally different from when we got it.",
"Ill get back to this when I complete the floor boards."
] |
If you have seen any of the trailers or screen shots then you probably have a good idea of what the game will be like.. and I have to say that I wasn't dissapointed. I really liked the atmostphere of the game, the episode 1 setup really provides a good backdrop for a racer.
The characters are also quite funny, each with their own taunts that make it more hilarious. The graphics are colorful and the music goes pretty well with the look of the game.
The only thing I have to complain about doesn't necessarily have to do with any fault of the game, but the 4 player split screen mode can be a bit hard to follow. It's all good once you get used to it, but some of my friends had a hard time adjusting. Also the arena fighting mode is a bit slow paced.
Overall I highly recommend this game if you like kart racers or are a fan of episode 1. The tracks are very well designed and the prospect of unlocking secret racers and such keeps me interested. | 2 | positive | [
"If you have seen any of the trailers or screen shots then you probably have a good idea of what the game will be like..",
"and I have to say that I wasn't dissapointed.",
"I really liked the atmostphere of the game, the episode 1 setup really provides a good backdrop for a racer.",
"The characters are also quite funny, each with their own taunts that make it more hilarious.",
"The graphics are colorful and the music goes pretty well with the look of the game.",
"The only thing I have to complain about doesn't necessarily have to do with any fault of the game, but the 4 player split screen mode can be a bit hard to follow.",
"It's all good once you get used to it, but some of my friends had a hard time adjusting.",
"Also the arena fighting mode is a bit slow paced.",
"Overall I highly recommend this game if you like kart racers or are a fan of episode 1.",
"The tracks are very well designed and the prospect of unlocking secret racers and such keeps me interested."
] |
Kay. Everyone in the whole wn
Sorry, made a mistake. Well was just saying that everyone in the whole entire world that has a kindle should buy one of ths for their home kindle.
Wait?
What am doing here. Oh yeah, This game is three billon times excellent kindle game. Okay,so everyone read this. am saying please. Okzy, yeah.
T is a very good game. I do not what know what the one two and three stars people are talking about.
Okay. So what more? Oh yeah, I just said it, One day the A Gamz company is going to be rich! Yeah that is what was talking about. Well, Amazon people. Ou should thank maze a thon emypoloes. That is what.
O done reading this then buy it or add it to your wish list right now. Now can see that everyone is not saying boo! They must be beliving me! Bless me, Kindle game. P.S I have a 3G kindle in my house. Even one time my friend made a 3D origami before. Nd this game you can make this game into3D! Ow is nit that cool people? Ell this game is really really really really really really excellent excellent excellent very good very good very good very good good and acceptable. It is a very good. Cheer for amazon and a gamz emypolies! Yeah. U uh. Uh yeah! Kay now thanks. Bye! | 2 | positive | [
"Kay.",
"Everyone in the whole wn\nSorry, made a mistake.",
"Well was just saying that everyone in the whole entire world that has a kindle should buy one of ths for their home kindle.",
"Wait?",
"What am doing here.",
"Oh yeah, This game is three billon times excellent kindle game.",
"Okay,so everyone read this.",
"am saying please.",
"Okzy, yeah.",
"T is a very good game.",
"I do not what know what the one two and three stars people are talking about.",
"Okay.",
"So what more?",
"Oh yeah, I just said it, One day the A Gamz company is going to be rich!",
"Yeah that is what was talking about.",
"Well, Amazon people.",
"Ou should thank maze a thon emypoloes.",
"That is what.",
"O done reading this then buy it or add it to your wish list right now.",
"Now can see that everyone is not saying boo!",
"They must be beliving me!",
"Bless me, Kindle game.",
"P.",
"S I have a 3G kindle in my house.",
"Even one time my friend made a 3D origami before.",
"Nd this game you can make this game into3D!",
"Ow is nit that cool people?",
"Ell this game is really really really really really really excellent excellent excellent very good very good very good very good good and acceptable.",
"It is a very good.",
"Cheer for amazon and a gamz emypolies!",
"Yeah.",
"U uh.",
"Uh yeah!",
"Kay now thanks.",
"Bye!"
] |
I should first mention that I never played the original, and so a few things were a bit confusing at first... but I quickly learned what I needed to know.
As far as storyline goes, the storyline is intricate and really makes you think. You have many missions that you can choose to do or to ignore. As you progress, you continually get sucked into the growing storyline.
As far as game play is concerned, it is kinda similar to Knights of the Old Republic because you can choose what missions to do, you choose which side you are on (and you can't be sure which is the "good" or "evil" side). It is all first person, and so you don't really level up or anything, so you know that you could defeat anybody if they attack. There is a decent range of weapons that are rather unique. One complaint is that all your weapons use the same ammo, so it is much easier to run out. If you are careful, this will not be a problem. | 2 | positive | [
"I should first mention that I never played the original, and so a few things were a bit confusing at first...",
"but I quickly learned what I needed to know.",
"As far as storyline goes, the storyline is intricate and really makes you think.",
"You have many missions that you can choose to do or to ignore.",
"As you progress, you continually get sucked into the growing storyline.",
"As far as game play is concerned, it is kinda similar to Knights of the Old Republic because you can choose what missions to do, you choose which side you are on (and you can't be sure which is the \"good\" or \"evil\" side).",
"It is all first person, and so you don't really level up or anything, so you know that you could defeat anybody if they attack.",
"There is a decent range of weapons that are rather unique.",
"One complaint is that all your weapons use the same ammo, so it is much easier to run out.",
"If you are careful, this will not be a problem."
] |
I've worn Jockey underwear ever since I can first remember. I'm not brand loyal, it's just that I think that Jockey is one of the better brands and, if there is a choice, I'll go with it. This time there was no choice. I was shopping at my local Costco warehouse store and I wanted a new supply of V-neck T shirts. I prefer the V-necks, because I most often wear them under open collar shirts. Oh, and I always go with the no tag types for greater comfort. Well, Jockey was the only brand available and that suited me fine. I bought three packs of three T-shirts each in Large size. When I got home I put one on. Nice garment! Felt quite elegant. Hmmmmm, made in Columbia. That's refreshing. 100% cotton, of course. I'm one of those people where Large is a little large for me and Medium fits best when the garment is new, but after a half-dozen washings, Large is the perfect size and Medium is a bit uncomfortable. Such is life. In any case, these are fine T-shirts and it feels so good to get rid of those rags I've been wearing. Jockey underwear has always worn well with me and I anticipate that these T-shirts will do so as well.
Gary Peterson | 2 | positive | [
"I've worn Jockey underwear ever since I can first remember.",
"I'm not brand loyal, it's just that I think that Jockey is one of the better brands and, if there is a choice, I'll go with it.",
"This time there was no choice.",
"I was shopping at my local Costco warehouse store and I wanted a new supply of V-neck T shirts.",
"I prefer the V-necks, because I most often wear them under open collar shirts.",
"Oh, and I always go with the no tag types for greater comfort.",
"Well, Jockey was the only brand available and that suited me fine.",
"I bought three packs of three T-shirts each in Large size.",
"When I got home I put one on.",
"Nice garment!",
"Felt quite elegant.",
"Hmmmmm, made in Columbia.",
"That's refreshing.",
"100% cotton, of course.",
"I'm one of those people where Large is a little large for me and Medium fits best when the garment is new, but after a half-dozen washings, Large is the perfect size and Medium is a bit uncomfortable.",
"Such is life.",
"In any case, these are fine T-shirts and it feels so good to get rid of those rags I've been wearing.",
"Jockey underwear has always worn well with me and I anticipate that these T-shirts will do so as well.",
"Gary Peterson"
] |
So many reviewers have stated on here about Stevie's drug use during this tour and especially this show, but I don't think the video comes off that bad. Even with the video edits of close up face shots and effects clearly added in later the production is pretty good. The only real issue I saw with the show was that the camera man seemed to have an ADD disorder by moving the camera around to fast on every part of each song. If anything I thought the concert was a little short only showing 9 songs instead of the 12 or more she actually performed at the show.
The crowd looks like they are having a blast and the venue itself in Red Rocks looks amazing. It is very much a piece in time production. Just looking at everyone arriving the outfits and styles of the day. I was 7 years old at the time in 1987 and did not have a clue who Stevie was. But if I had the opportunity to go back in time I would have definitely gone to this concert even if Stevie was coked out of her mind. The performance could have been much worse, Some of Steven Tyler's shows with Aerosmith in the late 1970's were train wrecks and who can forget Van Halen's performance at the US festival in 1983 David Lee Roth was awful that day much worse than Stevie was here.
I thought Stevie's band played very well they looked sharp especially the lead guitar player and main drummer and backup singers sounded great. The highlight of the show in my opinion was "Stand Back". I liked seeing Stevie play the Tom Petty cover of "I Need to Know" I thought she did a good job. I thought the drum solo was interesting and the fact that she thanked her fans at the end of the show instead of during the show showed a lot of class. Stevie seems like a very good person and I would buy a ticket to a show if she came through my town.
Setlist
Outside the Rain
Dreams
Talk to Me
I Need To Know
No Spoken Word
Beauty and the Beast
Stand Back
Has Anyone Ever Written anything for You
Edge of Seventeen
Bottom line I would much rather listen to Stevie's music during this time period than what is on the radio today. I don't think to many of the people in the crowd left disappointed. Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy it drugged or not the music is good. | 2 | positive | [
"So many reviewers have stated on here about Stevie's drug use during this tour and especially this show, but I don't think the video comes off that bad.",
"Even with the video edits of close up face shots and effects clearly added in later the production is pretty good.",
"The only real issue I saw with the show was that the camera man seemed to have an ADD disorder by moving the camera around to fast on every part of each song.",
"If anything I thought the concert was a little short only showing 9 songs instead of the 12 or more she actually performed at the show.",
"The crowd looks like they are having a blast and the venue itself in Red Rocks looks amazing.",
"It is very much a piece in time production.",
"Just looking at everyone arriving the outfits and styles of the day.",
"I was 7 years old at the time in 1987 and did not have a clue who Stevie was.",
"But if I had the opportunity to go back in time I would have definitely gone to this concert even if Stevie was coked out of her mind.",
"The performance could have been much worse, Some of Steven Tyler's shows with Aerosmith in the late 1970's were train wrecks and who can forget Van Halen's performance at the US festival in 1983 David Lee Roth was awful that day much worse than Stevie was here.",
"I thought Stevie's band played very well they looked sharp especially the lead guitar player and main drummer and backup singers sounded great.",
"The highlight of the show in my opinion was \"Stand Back\".",
"I liked seeing Stevie play the Tom Petty cover of \"I Need to Know\" I thought she did a good job.",
"I thought the drum solo was interesting and the fact that she thanked her fans at the end of the show instead of during the show showed a lot of class.",
"Stevie seems like a very good person and I would buy a ticket to a show if she came through my town.",
"Setlist\n\nOutside the Rain\nDreams\nTalk to Me\nI Need To Know\nNo Spoken Word\nBeauty and the Beast\nStand Back\nHas Anyone Ever Written anything for You\nEdge of Seventeen\n\nBottom line I would much rather listen to Stevie's music during this time period than what is on the radio today.",
"I don't think to many of the people in the crowd left disappointed.",
"Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy it drugged or not the music is good."
] |
Like most writers with long, successful careers, Agatha Christie both stuck to the tried-and-true formulas that her readers expected AND threw an occasional curve ball to keep things interesting. Since I loved her very revealing autobiography, I'm fascinated by her spoof of herself in the character of mystery writer Ariadne Oliver. The introduction of the daffy-but-shrewd Mrs. Oliver not only gave Christie a chance to poke fun at her own eccentricities (real and rumored) but also to make life hell for her brilliant, irritating detective - the egomaniacal Hercule Poirot.
As for the plot, well it's a mystery, isn't it? Somebody gets murdered and the detective has to figure out who-dun-it and the other characters have to throw in as many monkey wrenches as they can to make sure that the crime isn't solved until the end of the book. Although I think Christie's stories were well and intelligently plotted, I read them for their charm and their realistic characters. Of course, you can argue that the bluff, good-natured country squire and the self-absorbed beauty and the acidulous spinster and the grand lady of the manor are stereotypes, but don't be surprised if old Agatha pulls the rug out from under you. Some of these folks are NOT what they seem!
My only criticism is that (in my opinion) one of the main characters would NOT have gone along with the charade, but the author would counter that she HAS to or there will be no book. Irrefutable logic. I'm also intrigued by Miss Brewis - the hyper-efficient secretary who's in love with her boss and has a very poor opinion of his lovely, scatty wife. After the author's death, her widower married his long-time, devoted secretary. Coincidence or Dame Agatha getting in a sly dig at her husband? We'll never know. | 2 | positive | [
"Like most writers with long, successful careers, Agatha Christie both stuck to the tried-and-true formulas that her readers expected AND threw an occasional curve ball to keep things interesting.",
"Since I loved her very revealing autobiography, I'm fascinated by her spoof of herself in the character of mystery writer Ariadne Oliver.",
"The introduction of the daffy-but-shrewd Mrs.",
"Oliver not only gave Christie a chance to poke fun at her own eccentricities (real and rumored) but also to make life hell for her brilliant, irritating detective - the egomaniacal Hercule Poirot.",
"As for the plot, well it's a mystery, isn't it?",
"Somebody gets murdered and the detective has to figure out who-dun-it and the other characters have to throw in as many monkey wrenches as they can to make sure that the crime isn't solved until the end of the book.",
"Although I think Christie's stories were well and intelligently plotted, I read them for their charm and their realistic characters.",
"Of course, you can argue that the bluff, good-natured country squire and the self-absorbed beauty and the acidulous spinster and the grand lady of the manor are stereotypes, but don't be surprised if old Agatha pulls the rug out from under you.",
"Some of these folks are NOT what they seem!",
"My only criticism is that (in my opinion) one of the main characters would NOT have gone along with the charade, but the author would counter that she HAS to or there will be no book.",
"Irrefutable logic.",
"I'm also intrigued by Miss Brewis - the hyper-efficient secretary who's in love with her boss and has a very poor opinion of his lovely, scatty wife.",
"After the author's death, her widower married his long-time, devoted secretary.",
"Coincidence or Dame Agatha getting in a sly dig at her husband?",
"We'll never know."
] |
Okay, maybe not THE funniest, but it's Monty Python's best, and Life of Brian aint too shabby (nor the Meaning of Life, but it's the weakest). This movie is one of the most quotable in history, with quotes you probably know even if you haven't seen the movie.
The movie starts out with King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his loyal servant Patsy (Terry Gilliam) galloping...wait, is Patsy clapping two coconuts together to symbolize a horse running? Wacky! Then they encounter a man above in a castle who won't let them past because he doesn't understand where they got the coconuts. Then a man collecting bodies (Eric Idle) during the Black Plague is swindled by another man (John Cleese) to kill a perfectly healthy old man because he'll be dead soon anyway. Need I go on? Okay, Arthur bickers with a 37-year-old beggar named Dennis, who he mistakes for a beggar woman, and he encounters the Black Knight (Cleese again), who even with no legs and arms, never gives up ("I'll bite your legs off!"). Arthur recruits Sir Bedevere (Terry Jones, also directing), who is in a heated argument about whether or not a woman (Connie Booth) is a witch and suggests weighing her against a duck (don't ask).
Think I've given away most of the movie? That's just the first 15 minutes. I haven't gotten to the tale of Sir Lancelot (hey, Cleese!), which has a wedding day massacre; Sir Robin (Idle), accompanied by his singing minstrels, who flees ("I didn't!") from a three-headed bickering giant; Sir Galahad (Michael Palin), who is gallantly rescued by Lancelot from a castle full of hot virgins ("I bet you're gay!"); the Bridge of Death; the evil bunny; Tim the Enchanter (by Jove, John Cleese); the French knight (guess who); the Trojan Rabbit; the-
Whuh? Oh, this isn't a review, huh? Well, basically, if you don't own this movie, you hate laughing. No, I'm serious. DUN DUN, DUN DA DUN DUN DUN DUN- Sorry, I get carried away, sorry! | 2 | positive | [
"Okay, maybe not THE funniest, but it's Monty Python's best, and Life of Brian aint too shabby (nor the Meaning of Life, but it's the weakest).",
"This movie is one of the most quotable in history, with quotes you probably know even if you haven't seen the movie.",
"The movie starts out with King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his loyal servant Patsy (Terry Gilliam) galloping...",
"wait, is Patsy clapping two coconuts together to symbolize a horse running?",
"Wacky!",
"Then they encounter a man above in a castle who won't let them past because he doesn't understand where they got the coconuts.",
"Then a man collecting bodies (Eric Idle) during the Black Plague is swindled by another man (John Cleese) to kill a perfectly healthy old man because he'll be dead soon anyway.",
"Need I go on?",
"Okay, Arthur bickers with a 37-year-old beggar named Dennis, who he mistakes for a beggar woman, and he encounters the Black Knight (Cleese again), who even with no legs and arms, never gives up (\"I'll bite your legs off!",
"\").",
"Arthur recruits Sir Bedevere (Terry Jones, also directing), who is in a heated argument about whether or not a woman (Connie Booth) is a witch and suggests weighing her against a duck (don't ask).",
"Think I've given away most of the movie?",
"That's just the first 15 minutes.",
"I haven't gotten to the tale of Sir Lancelot (hey, Cleese!",
"), which has a wedding day massacre; Sir Robin (Idle), accompanied by his singing minstrels, who flees (\"I didn't!",
"\") from a three-headed bickering giant; Sir Galahad (Michael Palin), who is gallantly rescued by Lancelot from a castle full of hot virgins (\"I bet you're gay!",
"\"); the Bridge of Death; the evil bunny; Tim the Enchanter (by Jove, John Cleese); the French knight (guess who); the Trojan Rabbit; the-\n\n Whuh?",
"Oh, this isn't a review, huh?",
"Well, basically, if you don't own this movie, you hate laughing.",
"No, I'm serious.",
"DUN DUN, DUN DA DUN DUN DUN DUN- Sorry, I get carried away, sorry!"
] |
This is the same idea as the first Mario Party game: You play on a virtual game board to earn stars and come across action, such as gaining coins, playing battle or item mini-games, visiting the bank or crazy characters giving you a hard time. And at the end of each turn you play a mini game. Not into playing the loong games? Then play in the mini-game stadium, where you play on a board game with no stars and only mini-games. Or solo play or play individual games.
Some cool new features are the costumes the characters wear, battle mini games and the new board games. Choose from PirateLand, WesternLand, SpaceLane, MysteryLand, HorrorLand or the extra world...
Thankfully, the blister giving rotating games are gone, where you have to thrust the controller stick around and around in a circle to win, and are replaced with new fun games. Best New Mini-Games: Cake FActory, Speed Hockey, Rakin' em' in, Bowsers Big Blast and Magnet Carta. Worst New Mini-Games: Torpedo Targets, Honeycomb Havoc and Day at the races.
This game is great and if you liked the first one you'll like this one! However, some mini-games are missed and the first game had some great board games and stuff.
So here is the deal: You liked the first Mario Party then get this one! If you wanna try this one over the first one then I reccommend you rent both of them or buy both. I've got both and I love em! | 2 | positive | [
"This is the same idea as the first Mario Party game: You play on a virtual game board to earn stars and come across action, such as gaining coins, playing battle or item mini-games, visiting the bank or crazy characters giving you a hard time.",
"And at the end of each turn you play a mini game.",
"Not into playing the loong games?",
"Then play in the mini-game stadium, where you play on a board game with no stars and only mini-games.",
"Or solo play or play individual games.",
"Some cool new features are the costumes the characters wear, battle mini games and the new board games.",
"Choose from PirateLand, WesternLand, SpaceLane, MysteryLand, HorrorLand or the extra world...",
"Thankfully, the blister giving rotating games are gone, where you have to thrust the controller stick around and around in a circle to win, and are replaced with new fun games.",
"Best New Mini-Games: Cake FActory, Speed Hockey, Rakin' em' in, Bowsers Big Blast and Magnet Carta.",
"Worst New Mini-Games: Torpedo Targets, Honeycomb Havoc and Day at the races.",
"This game is great and if you liked the first one you'll like this one!",
"However, some mini-games are missed and the first game had some great board games and stuff.",
"So here is the deal: You liked the first Mario Party then get this one!",
"If you wanna try this one over the first one then I reccommend you rent both of them or buy both.",
"I've got both and I love em!"
] |
The Swiffer Cleaner is a way to short cut your cleaning time. I use the dry cloths, both sides if the 1st side isn't too dirty. Saves me money. I am not very happy with the wet pads on my old vinyl floor tiles. After about 4-5 'washes' with the wet Swiffer I have to wash the floor with my regular mop & floor cleaner because the wet pads leave the floor tacky. About the length of the stick---- average. I went from 5' 81/2 " to 5' 4 1/2". When I was tall, the stick was too short; now it is fine with a little extra. I have to buy a new one because the old one snapped in to 2 piece. It was well used. I am looking forward to getting the new one. :-) | 2 | positive | [
"The Swiffer Cleaner is a way to short cut your cleaning time.",
"I use the dry cloths, both sides if the 1st side isn't too dirty.",
"Saves me money.",
"I am not very happy with the wet pads on my old vinyl floor tiles.",
"After about 4-5 'washes' with the wet Swiffer I have to wash the floor with my regular mop & floor cleaner because the wet pads leave the floor tacky.",
"About the length of the stick---- average.",
"I went from 5' 81/2 \" to 5' 4 1/2\".",
"When I was tall, the stick was too short; now it is fine with a little extra.",
"I have to buy a new one because the old one snapped in to 2 piece.",
"It was well used.",
"I am looking forward to getting the new one.",
":-)"
] |
Once upon a time Copper Sulphate was commonly used in fountains and ponds where there was an Alge problem but nothing was expected to grow - no fish, no plants. It is very effective at killing or preventing the growth of Alge. At somewhat higher concentrations it will permanently kill bushes or trees. It is also used as the active component of pressure treated blue wood.
This product is in the form of blue crystals that will readily dissolve in warm or hot water. Copper sulphate will cause you to throw up if even small amounts are accidentally ingested. And prolonged exposure by ingestion may eventually cause damage to liver and/or kidneys. SO BE CAREFUL AND KEEP THIS FAR AWAY FROM CHILDREN! It is a pretty color and could tempt children with bad results. Also, be environmentally responsible - this can leech into streams and so forth if you overuse it.
I used it to kill a big bush I cut down in the garden. I cut the bush down, drilled a hole into the stump, and put a teaspoon of copper sulphate into the hole and followed that with water. It will definitely kill a bush or plant used like this - but it does not cause the roots to rot. If you need to rot away a stump you use a potassium nitrate (saltpeter) based mix. | 2 | positive | [
"Once upon a time Copper Sulphate was commonly used in fountains and ponds where there was an Alge problem but nothing was expected to grow - no fish, no plants.",
"It is very effective at killing or preventing the growth of Alge.",
"At somewhat higher concentrations it will permanently kill bushes or trees.",
"It is also used as the active component of pressure treated blue wood.",
"This product is in the form of blue crystals that will readily dissolve in warm or hot water.",
"Copper sulphate will cause you to throw up if even small amounts are accidentally ingested.",
"And prolonged exposure by ingestion may eventually cause damage to liver and/or kidneys.",
"SO BE CAREFUL AND KEEP THIS FAR AWAY FROM CHILDREN!",
"It is a pretty color and could tempt children with bad results.",
"Also, be environmentally responsible - this can leech into streams and so forth if you overuse it.",
"I used it to kill a big bush I cut down in the garden.",
"I cut the bush down, drilled a hole into the stump, and put a teaspoon of copper sulphate into the hole and followed that with water.",
"It will definitely kill a bush or plant used like this - but it does not cause the roots to rot.",
"If you need to rot away a stump you use a potassium nitrate (saltpeter) based mix."
] |
Wake up and take another look at the price! This is one of two Android phones available on BoostMobile. You can decide whether to buy this phone very quickly rather than reading through dozens of reviews comparing features, size, performance, etc. The Samsung Prevail is a credible, very functional Android 2.2 phone. Want something faster, bigger, better camera, clearer and brighter screen? Your only choice is to sign a 2 year contract with one of the top tier cell carriers AND get a contract with a data plan. That data plan is going to cost you at least $30 to $50 more per month than the current Boostmobile rate of $50/month that steps down quickly to $35/month.
You will spend $700 to $1500 more over two years to get a nicer phone than the Samsung Prevail. If you or your company's expense account have no problem with that, READ NO FURTHER. You should definitely get your Android phone from ATT, Verizon, TMobile or Sprint. Pick one at random and it will be faster, bigger, more memory, better camera, etc.
The BoostMobile Samsung Prevail is an intentionally limited phone that runs on the Sprint network. Why is it limited? Sprint sells Android phones too and charges approximately double the monthly rate that BoostMobile does for equivalent voice and data plans. Sprint isn't going to allow BoostMobile to sell the same higher performance and more desirable Android phones that Sprint sells. Sprint would lose too much business to BoostMobile.
The Samsung Prevail phone is simply excellent in performance for basic functions: email, contacts, calendar and task management. There is no perceptible processing delay in response time to key presses. I watch YouTube videos without a glitch. Same with Pandora streaming music. I have driven all over creation listening to my favorite Pandora stations over the Sprint network and there has never been a dropout or pause in music. Google Maps is a star performer too as is the included TeleNav GPS app. It provides better real time driving guidance than my car's Magellan GPS. Facebook Mobile works great and runs faster than I can tap keys.
The downside but worth living with unless you really can justify the cost of having better:
- Data speeds are throttled to 3G - you are not running at the current highest standard of 4G. For all of the apps I mention above it simply doesn't make any difference. Most cell phone users at top tier companies don't have anything more than 3G now anyway. App providers realize this and the smart ones don't assume anyone has a 4G phone. If you need to upload or download HUGE files, photos or videos.... yes, you're going to notice it's kind of slow.
- The camera is frustratingly limited. You're not going to get a good picture unless you have perfect lighting conditions. Any simple cell phone you've had with a camera, even ten years ago, was better than this. This is the most obvious of the intentionally crippled features to force you to buy a Sprint phone on the Sprint network if you want better. Learn to live with it. You'll get OK snapshots in good light. I still carry my Canon digital camera when necessary for better pictures.
- The processor is slow. All Google apps and all apps supplied with phone run great, no response time delays or waiting. Apps from the Android marketplace are hit or miss. Some are CPU intensive and you'll wait awhile after you tap a key before anything happens without any status showing while you wait. The phone looks locked up but it's not. You wait 3 to 10 seconds and it works OK. Popular apps I've downloaded that do this are GasBuddy, MapMyRide, NYTimes and Weather.com mobile. Weather.com is basically unusable. There are several other weather apps that run like lightning.
- The screen is small. I personally like this. The Samsung Prevail fits in a front pants pocket and doesn't even show. No holster required. If you have big fingers it's going to take awhile to master hitting the right keys on the QWERTY keyboard. They become bigger in landscape mode, just turn the phone sideways to get this orientation displayed.
- The small battery requires careful management. There's no way you're going to make it through longer than an 8 hour day without recharging. Charge when you can on your desk, on your night stand and in your car. Buy an extra battery, charge it and take it with you for backup if you are going to be off the grid for an extended time.
I'm not a road warrior but have frequent need to be out and about and in touch with my Samsung Prevail. It works exceedingly well for all the basics I really need in a smart phone. Anything else it does is just icing on the cake. I'm banking my monthly savings for an iPhone 11g. | 2 | positive | [
"Wake up and take another look at the price!",
"This is one of two Android phones available on BoostMobile.",
"You can decide whether to buy this phone very quickly rather than reading through dozens of reviews comparing features, size, performance, etc.",
"The Samsung Prevail is a credible, very functional Android 2.",
"2 phone.",
"Want something faster, bigger, better camera, clearer and brighter screen?",
"Your only choice is to sign a 2 year contract with one of the top tier cell carriers AND get a contract with a data plan.",
"That data plan is going to cost you at least $30 to $50 more per month than the current Boostmobile rate of $50/month that steps down quickly to $35/month.",
"You will spend $700 to $1500 more over two years to get a nicer phone than the Samsung Prevail.",
"If you or your company's expense account have no problem with that, READ NO FURTHER.",
"You should definitely get your Android phone from ATT, Verizon, TMobile or Sprint.",
"Pick one at random and it will be faster, bigger, more memory, better camera, etc.",
"The BoostMobile Samsung Prevail is an intentionally limited phone that runs on the Sprint network.",
"Why is it limited?",
"Sprint sells Android phones too and charges approximately double the monthly rate that BoostMobile does for equivalent voice and data plans.",
"Sprint isn't going to allow BoostMobile to sell the same higher performance and more desirable Android phones that Sprint sells.",
"Sprint would lose too much business to BoostMobile.",
"The Samsung Prevail phone is simply excellent in performance for basic functions: email, contacts, calendar and task management.",
"There is no perceptible processing delay in response time to key presses.",
"I watch YouTube videos without a glitch.",
"Same with Pandora streaming music.",
"I have driven all over creation listening to my favorite Pandora stations over the Sprint network and there has never been a dropout or pause in music.",
"Google Maps is a star performer too as is the included TeleNav GPS app.",
"It provides better real time driving guidance than my car's Magellan GPS.",
"Facebook Mobile works great and runs faster than I can tap keys.",
"The downside but worth living with unless you really can justify the cost of having better:\n\n- Data speeds are throttled to 3G - you are not running at the current highest standard of 4G.",
"For all of the apps I mention above it simply doesn't make any difference.",
"Most cell phone users at top tier companies don't have anything more than 3G now anyway.",
"App providers realize this and the smart ones don't assume anyone has a 4G phone.",
"If you need to upload or download HUGE files, photos or videos....",
"yes, you're going to notice it's kind of slow.",
"- The camera is frustratingly limited.",
"You're not going to get a good picture unless you have perfect lighting conditions.",
"Any simple cell phone you've had with a camera, even ten years ago, was better than this.",
"This is the most obvious of the intentionally crippled features to force you to buy a Sprint phone on the Sprint network if you want better.",
"Learn to live with it.",
"You'll get OK snapshots in good light.",
"I still carry my Canon digital camera when necessary for better pictures.",
"- The processor is slow.",
"All Google apps and all apps supplied with phone run great, no response time delays or waiting.",
"Apps from the Android marketplace are hit or miss.",
"Some are CPU intensive and you'll wait awhile after you tap a key before anything happens without any status showing while you wait.",
"The phone looks locked up but it's not.",
"You wait 3 to 10 seconds and it works OK.",
"Popular apps I've downloaded that do this are GasBuddy, MapMyRide, NYTimes and Weather.",
"com mobile.",
"Weather.",
"com is basically unusable.",
"There are several other weather apps that run like lightning.",
"- The screen is small.",
"I personally like this.",
"The Samsung Prevail fits in a front pants pocket and doesn't even show.",
"No holster required.",
"If you have big fingers it's going to take awhile to master hitting the right keys on the QWERTY keyboard.",
"They become bigger in landscape mode, just turn the phone sideways to get this orientation displayed.",
"- The small battery requires careful management.",
"There's no way you're going to make it through longer than an 8 hour day without recharging.",
"Charge when you can on your desk, on your night stand and in your car.",
"Buy an extra battery, charge it and take it with you for backup if you are going to be off the grid for an extended time.",
"I'm not a road warrior but have frequent need to be out and about and in touch with my Samsung Prevail.",
"It works exceedingly well for all the basics I really need in a smart phone.",
"Anything else it does is just icing on the cake.",
"I'm banking my monthly savings for an iPhone 11g."
] |
The idea behind this is great. I am giving it 4 stars because it really does cut my styling time in half. The first time I used it, I thought my hair looked like Oprah’s in the early 2000s, but once I got used to it, my hair looked better. The heat settings are different...low is basically cool air. I’m guessing it’s meant to help with frizz, because otherwise it’s useless. If I turn it to medium, it sounds like it’s on high, but the amount of heat is about right. The high setting gets extremely hot, but the motor sounds like it’s going at medium speed. Once I figured this all out, I’ve liked it. I don’t know how long it’ll last and I wonder about dust settling on it over time and how to clean it. Mine came with no instructions and it had obviously been opened before. It did not look used. | 2 | positive | [
"The idea behind this is great.",
"I am giving it 4 stars because it really does cut my styling time in half.",
"The first time I used it, I thought my hair looked like Oprah’s in the early 2000s, but once I got used to it, my hair looked better.",
"The heat settings are different...",
"low is basically cool air.",
"I’m guessing it’s meant to help with frizz, because otherwise it’s useless.",
"If I turn it to medium, it sounds like it’s on high, but the amount of heat is about right.",
"The high setting gets extremely hot, but the motor sounds like it’s going at medium speed.",
"Once I figured this all out, I’ve liked it.",
"I don’t know how long it’ll last and I wonder about dust settling on it over time and how to clean it.",
"Mine came with no instructions and it had obviously been opened before.",
"It did not look used."
] |
The more I learn about Bob Dylan's musical background by reading biographies and his own Chronicles Vol. 1 as well as listening to music that he was influenced by, the more I appreciate his eponymous debut album. It's an energetic collection of somewhat dark folk and traditional covers (much like many folksingers in the early 60's Greenwich Village scene) along with a couple of his fledgling originals. All in all it's a great debut--he sings the songs and plays harmonica really energetically, in a somewhat more forced wheezy accent than he usually sang, and the originals are two of the best songs on the album, showing the spark of creativity that he would later fan into a prolific blaze.
The album is a collection of folk songs Dylan was singing in clubs and coffeehouses around New York, and it both reflects his sponge-like absorption of influences as well as his proclivity to borrow from his contemporaries. A few of the songs are copped arrangements of his friend and mentor's, Dave Van Ronk, like "Fixin' to Die" and "House of the Rising Son." In fact, when Van Ronk heard the album, he exclaimed, "Bobby lifted my arrangement! Dylan got his just desserts, however, when The Animals made a rock hit out of HIS arrangement of "Rising Sun." Other songs are culled from the Anthology of American folk music, (one of the most important folk collections Dylan listened to) like the album closer "See That My Grave is Kept Clean."
The album's two originals, "Talkin' New York" and "Song To Woody," both pay homage to Woody Guthrie in different ways. The first is a humorous but very true to life story of Dylan's early days in New York, in which he jokingly mispronounces "Greenwich" and rolls off casual talking blues in the style of his idol, Guthrie. The second is less a borrowing of Guthrie's music, but a tribute. Dylan addresses his observations on the state of the world to Woody, who had a big hand in helping the young singer start to frame his worldview. It's a touching original and a great prelude to the classic original Dylan tunes to come.
Overall, it's a strong but not phenomenal album--as the world would later find out, Dylan's true magic was and is in songwriting, and though his interpretive folk is enjoyable and true to the spirit of the songs, it's nowhere near as transcendent as his greatest work soon to come. Listen to hear his roots as a folksinger, and to anticipate the magic to come. | 2 | positive | [
"The more I learn about Bob Dylan's musical background by reading biographies and his own Chronicles Vol.",
"1 as well as listening to music that he was influenced by, the more I appreciate his eponymous debut album.",
"It's an energetic collection of somewhat dark folk and traditional covers (much like many folksingers in the early 60's Greenwich Village scene) along with a couple of his fledgling originals.",
"All in all it's a great debut--he sings the songs and plays harmonica really energetically, in a somewhat more forced wheezy accent than he usually sang, and the originals are two of the best songs on the album, showing the spark of creativity that he would later fan into a prolific blaze.",
"The album is a collection of folk songs Dylan was singing in clubs and coffeehouses around New York, and it both reflects his sponge-like absorption of influences as well as his proclivity to borrow from his contemporaries.",
"A few of the songs are copped arrangements of his friend and mentor's, Dave Van Ronk, like \"Fixin' to Die\" and \"House of the Rising Son.",
"\" In fact, when Van Ronk heard the album, he exclaimed, \"Bobby lifted my arrangement!",
"Dylan got his just desserts, however, when The Animals made a rock hit out of HIS arrangement of \"Rising Sun.",
"\" Other songs are culled from the Anthology of American folk music, (one of the most important folk collections Dylan listened to) like the album closer \"See That My Grave is Kept Clean.",
"\"\n\nThe album's two originals, \"Talkin' New York\" and \"Song To Woody,\" both pay homage to Woody Guthrie in different ways.",
"The first is a humorous but very true to life story of Dylan's early days in New York, in which he jokingly mispronounces \"Greenwich\" and rolls off casual talking blues in the style of his idol, Guthrie.",
"The second is less a borrowing of Guthrie's music, but a tribute.",
"Dylan addresses his observations on the state of the world to Woody, who had a big hand in helping the young singer start to frame his worldview.",
"It's a touching original and a great prelude to the classic original Dylan tunes to come.",
"Overall, it's a strong but not phenomenal album--as the world would later find out, Dylan's true magic was and is in songwriting, and though his interpretive folk is enjoyable and true to the spirit of the songs, it's nowhere near as transcendent as his greatest work soon to come.",
"Listen to hear his roots as a folksinger, and to anticipate the magic to come."
] |
VELVET REVOLVER...Being a GNR fan I bought this CD without hearing a single song. And to tell you the truth...I was pretty satisfied when I heard the CD. It's pretty damn good, and it can yet be better...
This is Velvet Revolver's first CD and like GNR's Appetite of Destruction, its a hard one. It contains hard rock songs with a unique sound the steps away from the mainstream so called "punk" that we keep getting these days. It's pretty refreshing to hear songs like these because they have a fresh rock sound with explosive guitar, and a very good combination of bass and drums.
This CD is not similar to GNR for all you guys that think it is. Its a very different style. Axle's high-pitch voice is replaced, (it has its pros and cons) and the fierce guitar solos have a very different feel (pretty cool though) and the best part is probably the great bass and drum fills. Its like rock n' roll adapted to today's music..but better.
Why do I give 4 stars then? Well, it's a fun CD to listen to, but it's too simple (songwise). However, since this is Velvet Revolver's first CD it needs to get an audience and fans. It conveys very little "feeling," and that was the beauty of GNR, which was sometimes very emotional. (Songs like Civil War, Estranged, etc.) I hope that on the bands next CDs they can make songs with more complex structures and more powerful lyrics. But I would definitely buy this CD. Just put it in the car, and crank the volume up! | 2 | positive | [
"VELVET REVOLVER...",
"Being a GNR fan I bought this CD without hearing a single song.",
"And to tell you the truth...",
"I was pretty satisfied when I heard the CD.",
"It's pretty damn good, and it can yet be better...",
"This is Velvet Revolver's first CD and like GNR's Appetite of Destruction, its a hard one.",
"It contains hard rock songs with a unique sound the steps away from the mainstream so called \"punk\" that we keep getting these days.",
"It's pretty refreshing to hear songs like these because they have a fresh rock sound with explosive guitar, and a very good combination of bass and drums.",
"This CD is not similar to GNR for all you guys that think it is.",
"Its a very different style.",
"Axle's high-pitch voice is replaced, (it has its pros and cons) and the fierce guitar solos have a very different feel (pretty cool though) and the best part is probably the great bass and drum fills.",
"Its like rock n' roll adapted to today's music..",
"but better.",
"Why do I give 4 stars then?",
"Well, it's a fun CD to listen to, but it's too simple (songwise).",
"However, since this is Velvet Revolver's first CD it needs to get an audience and fans.",
"It conveys very little \"feeling,\" and that was the beauty of GNR, which was sometimes very emotional.",
"(Songs like Civil War, Estranged, etc.",
") I hope that on the bands next CDs they can make songs with more complex structures and more powerful lyrics.",
"But I would definitely buy this CD.",
"Just put it in the car, and crank the volume up!"
] |
I don't know what grabs you most about CATCH A FIRE, the first studio album that Bob Marley and The Wailers made for Chris Blackwell's Island Records in 1973.
Was it the stripped-down, simple chords that ran through the album? Was it the choir-like harmonies and barely noticeable synthesizers that adorned this low key collection that makes it a painless, listening pleasure?
The original album was entitled, The Wailers: Catch A Fire and the graphics department decided to have some fun and create an album cover from the old, gun-metal cigarette lighters that was popular in the 50's & 60's. They were able to meet the initial printing of 20,000 copies before they discovered that it was not logistically possible to do so both financially and productively. But an even bigger problem was just beyond the horizon when Chris Blackwell decided that he need to have a name and face attached to the group. It was a music-industry practice that proved to be a bane and a boom if the group became a success. It was something no one was ever able to convince Peter Tosh of.
The original album is collection of 8 songs that cover the broad gambit of reggae themes such as protest songs, love songs and the celebratory pan-African themes. But, like every Bob Marley album and especially what makes Bob Marley's albums different from every other reggae album is that his songs go beyond--way beyond--the simple obligatory homage to reggae loyalist. His songs strike to the heart of what's universal. That's why when we hear a Bob Marley song or we sing a Marley song or ever see a picture of him, the themes that he so eloquently chanted comes rushing back to our present consciousness.
His brilliance was that he could use simple metaphors and sing them in such a soft almost passive way but we understood the anger, the frustration, the delusion, the euphoria of being a human being. In these songs, we clearly see the complexities of our lives and our relationships.
Since this deluxe edition has two versions of Catch A Fire, it should be mentioned that when The Wailers and subsequently, Bob Marley & The Wailers produced their albums they made two version of each album. There was an international version and there was a "Jamaican" version. If you've ever traveled down to Jamaica and listened closely to a Wailers song, you'll think it was some kind of remix, but it is the standard version that the Jamaica people know and would think that the cd versions we have outside is the "strange" version.
In addition to the more well-known songs that have been covered umpteen times by as many artists over the years like "Concrete Jungle," "Slave Driver," "Stir It Up," and "No More Trouble," you also have two songs where Peter Tosh sings lead and it is a refreshing break to hear him man such songs as "400 Years," and "Stop That Train."
But in addition to Tosh's songs, you have two catchy ballads "Kinky Reggae" and "Baby, Baby We've Got A Date."
In 1996, Mobile Fidelity, the premier audiophile remastering company, produced the second of only two (2) Bob Marley albums for their catalog. Mobile Fidelity (or "MoFi" or "MFSL") presses select albums from the master copies and places the `cleaned up" sound on 24-karat gold discs. The sound reproduction is unparalleled. If you're able to get a hold of the MoFi edition of <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Catch-a-Fire/dp/B000000IUO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Catch a Fire</a> and <a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Exodus/dp/B000000ITY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Exodus</a>, it is well worth the investment, especially if you have high end stereo equipment.
CATCH A FIRE: The 5th Greatest Reggae Album of All Time. | 2 | positive | [
"I don't know what grabs you most about CATCH A FIRE, the first studio album that Bob Marley and The Wailers made for Chris Blackwell's Island Records in 1973.",
"Was it the stripped-down, simple chords that ran through the album?",
"Was it the choir-like harmonies and barely noticeable synthesizers that adorned this low key collection that makes it a painless, listening pleasure?",
"The original album was entitled, The Wailers: Catch A Fire and the graphics department decided to have some fun and create an album cover from the old, gun-metal cigarette lighters that was popular in the 50's & 60's.",
"They were able to meet the initial printing of 20,000 copies before they discovered that it was not logistically possible to do so both financially and productively.",
"But an even bigger problem was just beyond the horizon when Chris Blackwell decided that he need to have a name and face attached to the group.",
"It was a music-industry practice that proved to be a bane and a boom if the group became a success.",
"It was something no one was ever able to convince Peter Tosh of.",
"The original album is collection of 8 songs that cover the broad gambit of reggae themes such as protest songs, love songs and the celebratory pan-African themes.",
"But, like every Bob Marley album and especially what makes Bob Marley's albums different from every other reggae album is that his songs go beyond--way beyond--the simple obligatory homage to reggae loyalist.",
"His songs strike to the heart of what's universal.",
"That's why when we hear a Bob Marley song or we sing a Marley song or ever see a picture of him, the themes that he so eloquently chanted comes rushing back to our present consciousness.",
"His brilliance was that he could use simple metaphors and sing them in such a soft almost passive way but we understood the anger, the frustration, the delusion, the euphoria of being a human being.",
"In these songs, we clearly see the complexities of our lives and our relationships.",
"Since this deluxe edition has two versions of Catch A Fire, it should be mentioned that when The Wailers and subsequently, Bob Marley & The Wailers produced their albums they made two version of each album.",
"There was an international version and there was a \"Jamaican\" version.",
"If you've ever traveled down to Jamaica and listened closely to a Wailers song, you'll think it was some kind of remix, but it is the standard version that the Jamaica people know and would think that the cd versions we have outside is the \"strange\" version.",
"In addition to the more well-known songs that have been covered umpteen times by as many artists over the years like \"Concrete Jungle,\" \"Slave Driver,\" \"Stir It Up,\" and \"No More Trouble,\" you also have two songs where Peter Tosh sings lead and it is a refreshing break to hear him man such songs as \"400 Years,\" and \"Stop That Train.",
"\"\n\nBut in addition to Tosh's songs, you have two catchy ballads \"Kinky Reggae\" and \"Baby, Baby We've Got A Date.",
"\"\n\nIn 1996, Mobile Fidelity, the premier audiophile remastering company, produced the second of only two (2) Bob Marley albums for their catalog.",
"Mobile Fidelity (or \"MoFi\" or \"MFSL\") presses select albums from the master copies and places the `cleaned up\" sound on 24-karat gold discs.",
"The sound reproduction is unparalleled.",
"If you're able to get a hold of the MoFi edition of <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Catch-a-Fire/dp/B000000IUO/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Catch a Fire</a> and <a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Exodus/dp/B000000ITY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?",
"ie=UTF8\">Exodus</a>, it is well worth the investment, especially if you have high end stereo equipment.",
"CATCH A FIRE: The 5th Greatest Reggae Album of All Time."
] |
So I must be a man with a 12 year old girls head because these thing fall off my head and for me are not tight enough. I'm using these on my Galaxy S4 with Viper4android which is a sound mod which makes a major difference with sound quality and volume. In fact i only have the volume up two clicks and it's loud enough. Basically if i listened to hiphop and didn't think there was enough bass I could blast the bass till my it hurt. I don't listen to hip hop though. I like sound. Not just bass. ;) Anyways I was upgrading from crappy $20. headphones so remember that I have nothing real to compare this to except going from my welfare headphones to good ones. I can not hear much with the headphones on and when music is playing I can almost hear nothing at all. That's great for me. i'm listening at home and doing nothing important. I mostly listen to heavy metal and rock and so far it sounds great! It may not without any hifi mods like I have but with it it sounds outstanding and I can really make it sound great for any music I throw at it. So far i have listened to some old school thrash and i could hear the hiss from the noise floor but it was actually inviting for some reason like the crackle on a record. The biggest thing was when I heard a lyric at the end of a Led Zeppelin song that I never heard before right when the song normally fades completely out. I jumped like a little girl! =) Everything is really clear. The biggest issue is the big coiled chord. It's heavy and pulls down on the audio prong which pulls on the phone. I have to hold the cable while holding the phone to stop that if i'm walking around my house. Also the source of most of my music is Tidal(An overpriced hifi streaming service) and the rest is 320kbps mp3s I rip myself. Sorry flacs are a waste of space. Okay so also the left and right ear are labeled well so you can read them however you can also just remember that the chord is on the left ear. I did sweat a little after listening to a short album. If my headphones explode into a pile of dust out of the blue I will let you. Also i will walk around outside with these around my neck while not listening to music to see if i become a huge hit with the ladies and report back the Beats users with my pimp status. Lol jk. =P | 2 | positive | [
"So I must be a man with a 12 year old girls head because these thing fall off my head and for me are not tight enough.",
"I'm using these on my Galaxy S4 with Viper4android which is a sound mod which makes a major difference with sound quality and volume.",
"In fact i only have the volume up two clicks and it's loud enough.",
"Basically if i listened to hiphop and didn't think there was enough bass I could blast the bass till my it hurt.",
"I don't listen to hip hop though.",
"I like sound.",
"Not just bass.",
";) Anyways I was upgrading from crappy $20.",
"headphones so remember that I have nothing real to compare this to except going from my welfare headphones to good ones.",
"I can not hear much with the headphones on and when music is playing I can almost hear nothing at all.",
"That's great for me.",
"i'm listening at home and doing nothing important.",
"I mostly listen to heavy metal and rock and so far it sounds great!",
"It may not without any hifi mods like I have but with it it sounds outstanding and I can really make it sound great for any music I throw at it.",
"So far i have listened to some old school thrash and i could hear the hiss from the noise floor but it was actually inviting for some reason like the crackle on a record.",
"The biggest thing was when I heard a lyric at the end of a Led Zeppelin song that I never heard before right when the song normally fades completely out.",
"I jumped like a little girl!",
"=) Everything is really clear.",
"The biggest issue is the big coiled chord.",
"It's heavy and pulls down on the audio prong which pulls on the phone.",
"I have to hold the cable while holding the phone to stop that if i'm walking around my house.",
"Also the source of most of my music is Tidal(An overpriced hifi streaming service) and the rest is 320kbps mp3s I rip myself.",
"Sorry flacs are a waste of space.",
"Okay so also the left and right ear are labeled well so you can read them however you can also just remember that the chord is on the left ear.",
"I did sweat a little after listening to a short album.",
"If my headphones explode into a pile of dust out of the blue I will let you.",
"Also i will walk around outside with these around my neck while not listening to music to see if i become a huge hit with the ladies and report back the Beats users with my pimp status.",
"Lol jk.",
"=P"
] |
Since its debut in the early 90's, Mortal Kombat has been famous for its large arsenal of intriguing characters and the rich, immerse background each one has, as well as being infamous for the blood that flies out of your opponent after simply punching them in the arm. With each new game, new characters have been introduced, but the main objective has always been the same: kill everyone until you get to the boss, then kill him, too. The objective is no different here, and it's still fun as ever.
This is the first MK game to not feature Liu Kang as a playable character, but I don't think anyone really liked him to begin with anyway. Quan Chi and good ole' Shang Tsung have formed an alliance together (coinsidentily, a DEADLY alliance) and with their combined power bring down the reigning Shao Kahn. With Tsung gathering souls to put into the long dead Dragon Army and reserrect the army to take over the Earth, their alliance seems unstopable. Until Raiden finds out, and you can probably figure out what he does...
That's right! He tells a bunch of people. Some classic, some brand new. On the good side, there's characters such as (and these are only a few) Jax, Sonya, Johnny Cage, the humerous Bo' Bai Cho, Sub-Zero, Frost and Katana. On the evil side, there's (this is still only a few) the two sorcerers, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, as well as Reptile with a brand new look, Kano, Mavado, and way more. Even a vampire has been introduced. But if you're like me, none of this even matters, and you just need Scorpion. And he's here, in all his hellish yellow glory.
Also new to this game are the three different fighting styles posessed by each character. You can fight in one stance for a while, until the computer you're fighting aganist (if you're playing in arcade) starts prediciting all your moves because they have already been used on him. When that happens, just change styles. Some styles are weak but fast, some are slow but powerful. But the most fun style is definetly the weapon, which each character has. This was introduced in MK4, so you probably know how it works, except this time your weapon can't be knocked out of your hand and you can't pick weapons up off the ground. That's good, if you ask me. A lot less hassle. Weapons include Sub-Zero's ice blade, Scorpion's ninja sword, Raiden's staff, Bo' Bai Cho's walking stick, Cyrax's beam sword, Kano's butterflies, Johnny Cage's nun chucks (yeah, I know that's now how you spell it), and more. As I said before, each fighter has a weapon.
Also, during each fight and mini-challenge you have, as well as each time you complete a mission in Konquest (I'll explain later), you earn coins of whatever color. There's red, blue, orange, onyx, jade, etc. When you get enough coins, you can go down to a place called "The Krypt" and purchase coffins for different prices. There's all kinds of things to unlock in the coffins, such as levels, new characters to play as, videos, etc. You'll find if you want to play as a classic character like Reptil or Raiden, you'll have to purchase their coffin, first.
Now, about Konquest. It's a new feature in which you choose a character and have to complete 10 missions with them, learning about their special attacks and fighting styles along the way. You earn coins for each completed mission. That's basically it. Fun to do and cool to read the stories that it tells about them.
I highly suggest you check this game out if you've enjoyed any MK game in the past, and if you're one of the extremely few people who have never played a MK game before, this is a nice place to start. | 2 | positive | [
"Since its debut in the early 90's, Mortal Kombat has been famous for its large arsenal of intriguing characters and the rich, immerse background each one has, as well as being infamous for the blood that flies out of your opponent after simply punching them in the arm.",
"With each new game, new characters have been introduced, but the main objective has always been the same: kill everyone until you get to the boss, then kill him, too.",
"The objective is no different here, and it's still fun as ever.",
"This is the first MK game to not feature Liu Kang as a playable character, but I don't think anyone really liked him to begin with anyway.",
"Quan Chi and good ole' Shang Tsung have formed an alliance together (coinsidentily, a DEADLY alliance) and with their combined power bring down the reigning Shao Kahn.",
"With Tsung gathering souls to put into the long dead Dragon Army and reserrect the army to take over the Earth, their alliance seems unstopable.",
"Until Raiden finds out, and you can probably figure out what he does...",
"That's right!",
"He tells a bunch of people.",
"Some classic, some brand new.",
"On the good side, there's characters such as (and these are only a few) Jax, Sonya, Johnny Cage, the humerous Bo' Bai Cho, Sub-Zero, Frost and Katana.",
"On the evil side, there's (this is still only a few) the two sorcerers, Shang Tsung and Quan Chi, as well as Reptile with a brand new look, Kano, Mavado, and way more.",
"Even a vampire has been introduced.",
"But if you're like me, none of this even matters, and you just need Scorpion.",
"And he's here, in all his hellish yellow glory.",
"Also new to this game are the three different fighting styles posessed by each character.",
"You can fight in one stance for a while, until the computer you're fighting aganist (if you're playing in arcade) starts prediciting all your moves because they have already been used on him.",
"When that happens, just change styles.",
"Some styles are weak but fast, some are slow but powerful.",
"But the most fun style is definetly the weapon, which each character has.",
"This was introduced in MK4, so you probably know how it works, except this time your weapon can't be knocked out of your hand and you can't pick weapons up off the ground.",
"That's good, if you ask me.",
"A lot less hassle.",
"Weapons include Sub-Zero's ice blade, Scorpion's ninja sword, Raiden's staff, Bo' Bai Cho's walking stick, Cyrax's beam sword, Kano's butterflies, Johnny Cage's nun chucks (yeah, I know that's now how you spell it), and more.",
"As I said before, each fighter has a weapon.",
"Also, during each fight and mini-challenge you have, as well as each time you complete a mission in Konquest (I'll explain later), you earn coins of whatever color.",
"There's red, blue, orange, onyx, jade, etc.",
"When you get enough coins, you can go down to a place called \"The Krypt\" and purchase coffins for different prices.",
"There's all kinds of things to unlock in the coffins, such as levels, new characters to play as, videos, etc.",
"You'll find if you want to play as a classic character like Reptil or Raiden, you'll have to purchase their coffin, first.",
"Now, about Konquest.",
"It's a new feature in which you choose a character and have to complete 10 missions with them, learning about their special attacks and fighting styles along the way.",
"You earn coins for each completed mission.",
"That's basically it.",
"Fun to do and cool to read the stories that it tells about them.",
"I highly suggest you check this game out if you've enjoyed any MK game in the past, and if you're one of the extremely few people who have never played a MK game before, this is a nice place to start."
] |
I loved this story. Darcy is a bit hard to take at times but Styx is an uber vampire who falls for her and is adorable at wooing her. The story is about Darcy not knowing she is a werewolf hybrid who doesn't shift to wolf when the moon is full. Styx kidnaps her because the werewolf alpha, Salvatore, sends Weres after her in a bar where Darcy works and Styx wants to know why. Salvatore wants Darcy because it would give him absolute power over his pack. Darcy, however, has other plans. Then her mother arrives which spices things up with her 'I will sleep with any attractive male' attitude. Viper may be a secondary character but is great as a friend to Styx. The characters are well written and the mood doesn't lag. I have read this book three times, enjoying it each re-read and recommend it to all vampire book readers. | 2 | positive | [
"I loved this story.",
"Darcy is a bit hard to take at times but Styx is an uber vampire who falls for her and is adorable at wooing her.",
"The story is about Darcy not knowing she is a werewolf hybrid who doesn't shift to wolf when the moon is full.",
"Styx kidnaps her because the werewolf alpha, Salvatore, sends Weres after her in a bar where Darcy works and Styx wants to know why.",
"Salvatore wants Darcy because it would give him absolute power over his pack.",
"Darcy, however, has other plans.",
"Then her mother arrives which spices things up with her 'I will sleep with any attractive male' attitude.",
"Viper may be a secondary character but is great as a friend to Styx.",
"The characters are well written and the mood doesn't lag.",
"I have read this book three times, enjoying it each re-read and recommend it to all vampire book readers."
] |
Flotsam and Jetsam's debut album fell under the radar to most during the 80's heavy metal music scene due a lot of big names, but I was aware of it and still consider it a classic of the era that still holds up today. The band was talented and creative, and Jason Newstead's influence was a catalyst to the album's success. It is a shame that his talent was minimized by Metallica - he left F&J for the chance of a lifetime, but it seems like Hetfield and Ulrich could never get over Cliff Burton's death and never let Newstead shine because he wasn't Cliff. When Jason left Metallica, Hetfield and Ulrich took a hard look at themselves and chose to be more open with their other bandmates. Anyway, Newstead's bass playing is fantastic (and clearly heard in the mix), and the dueling guitar riffs, talented drummer, and Erik A.K.'s vocals are strong and he can really bring some intense screams - all bring firepower to "Doomsday".
The album starts out very strong with "Hammerhead" and its catchy vocals, then "Iron Tears" which is another solid song. "Desecrator" and "Fade to Black" are ok; the latter is definitely not a remake of Metallica's "Fade to Black" and is very shallow lyrically. "Doomsday for the Deceiver" intro starts out with a unabashed rip-off of Motley Crue's "God Bless the Children of the Beast" but settles into a dark, acoustic segment before roaring into the main riff. It is a pretty cool song; the lyrics are always a little cheesy, but effective enough. I'm a big fan of "Metal Shock" and I love Newstead's bass solo in the middle followed by the dueling guitar riffs. "She took an axe" is the true dud of the album - skip it. "U.L.S.W." is another lyrically weak song worth skipping, but "Der Fuhrer" is a strong song, and the album concludes with a solid instrumental in "Flotzilla".
Flotsam and Jetsam jammed on this album, their music was strong; some of the lyrics were weak, but I still rank this album with 5 five stars as an underrated masterpiece of the era. | 2 | positive | [
"Flotsam and Jetsam's debut album fell under the radar to most during the 80's heavy metal music scene due a lot of big names, but I was aware of it and still consider it a classic of the era that still holds up today.",
"The band was talented and creative, and Jason Newstead's influence was a catalyst to the album's success.",
"It is a shame that his talent was minimized by Metallica - he left F&J for the chance of a lifetime, but it seems like Hetfield and Ulrich could never get over Cliff Burton's death and never let Newstead shine because he wasn't Cliff.",
"When Jason left Metallica, Hetfield and Ulrich took a hard look at themselves and chose to be more open with their other bandmates.",
"Anyway, Newstead's bass playing is fantastic (and clearly heard in the mix), and the dueling guitar riffs, talented drummer, and Erik A.",
"K.'s vocals are strong and he can really bring some intense screams - all bring firepower to \"Doomsday\".",
"The album starts out very strong with \"Hammerhead\" and its catchy vocals, then \"Iron Tears\" which is another solid song.",
"\"Desecrator\" and \"Fade to Black\" are ok; the latter is definitely not a remake of Metallica's \"Fade to Black\" and is very shallow lyrically.",
"\"Doomsday for the Deceiver\" intro starts out with a unabashed rip-off of Motley Crue's \"God Bless the Children of the Beast\" but settles into a dark, acoustic segment before roaring into the main riff.",
"It is a pretty cool song; the lyrics are always a little cheesy, but effective enough.",
"I'm a big fan of \"Metal Shock\" and I love Newstead's bass solo in the middle followed by the dueling guitar riffs.",
"\"She took an axe\" is the true dud of the album - skip it.",
"\"U.",
"L.S.W.\" is another lyrically weak song worth skipping, but \"Der Fuhrer\" is a strong song, and the album concludes with a solid instrumental in \"Flotzilla\".",
"Flotsam and Jetsam jammed on this album, their music was strong; some of the lyrics were weak, but I still rank this album with 5 five stars as an underrated masterpiece of the era."
] |
How exciting was it when you read that Steely Dan was releasing a new recording after twenty years on the shelf? The only problem could be expectations raised to a level that no human could meet them. Oh, yeah, Becker and Fagen run counter to humanity..... they can do it!
There is humanity and more in " Two Against Nature". Always in search of obscure references, the disc begins with a song written as a skeleton of the old Charles Boyet film " Gaslight". " Gaslighting Abby" kicks things off with the quirky tunings we are used to, even some added sass. " What a Shame About Me" should become the official anthem for Yuppies everywhere who didn't quite fulfill their dreams. It's a great piece of music, but it's character is cloying. Perfect.
" Almost Gothic" and " Negative Girl" are both studies in how to become obsessed with obsession. Each portrait is of a female who is bewitching and dangerous. " Cousin Dupree" is so much fun it practically jumps off the disc. This one swings with a withering take on southern mores. " West of Hollywood" contains an extended instrumental exit, but the musicianship makes it welcome.
The vacation worked. Creativity abounds in this fantastic return. Observations are readily available, and these two will always twist them into a delicious musical adventure. | 2 | positive | [
"How exciting was it when you read that Steely Dan was releasing a new recording after twenty years on the shelf?",
"The only problem could be expectations raised to a level that no human could meet them.",
"Oh, yeah, Becker and Fagen run counter to humanity....",
".",
"they can do it!",
"There is humanity and more in \" Two Against Nature\".",
"Always in search of obscure references, the disc begins with a song written as a skeleton of the old Charles Boyet film \" Gaslight\".",
"\" Gaslighting Abby\" kicks things off with the quirky tunings we are used to, even some added sass.",
"\" What a Shame About Me\" should become the official anthem for Yuppies everywhere who didn't quite fulfill their dreams.",
"It's a great piece of music, but it's character is cloying.",
"Perfect.",
"\" Almost Gothic\" and \" Negative Girl\" are both studies in how to become obsessed with obsession.",
"Each portrait is of a female who is bewitching and dangerous.",
"\" Cousin Dupree\" is so much fun it practically jumps off the disc.",
"This one swings with a withering take on southern mores.",
"\" West of Hollywood\" contains an extended instrumental exit, but the musicianship makes it welcome.",
"The vacation worked.",
"Creativity abounds in this fantastic return.",
"Observations are readily available, and these two will always twist them into a delicious musical adventure."
] |
Hell yeah man, Max Payne 2. The original was ingenious in a simplistic way and Maxy Payne 2 brings back all of the good things, fixes the bad, and brings more things to the table. This game is awesome, definitely worth the $5 it cost buying it used from Amazon.
It's been 2 years since the events of the first game, Max has cleared his name and is now working as a detective for the NYPD. During a crime scene investigation he comes across Mona Sax, the girl from the first game he thought had died. They run into contracted killers dressed as 'cleaners', they must escape and find out who wants both of them dead.
The game started off a bit slower than the first, there's a lot more story this time around. The developer's tried to beef up the story to make the game a more complete package. I remember playing through this years ago and thinking it blew away the original, but this time around I didn't see it.... until it got to the point where Max and Mona are working together. It's almost as if the game decides you've had enough 'training' with easy kills and switches it up to some dope stuff. Max and Mona are at a construction site, running through an empty building but they're in different locations. There's a bunch of guys hiding behind pallets, boxes, pillars, and when you go in there guns blazing you just see stuff flying everywhere. The bullet time lasts much longer this time around in order to encourage you to get into the action. You also get to play as Mona at times, as well as be accompanied by her or other characters throughout the game.
When you activate the bullet time, the screen turns into a sepia tone and everything slows down except your aim. Imagine taking cover when you come across a room with 5 guys, you throw a grenade from behind cover, activate bullet time and rush in there mowing guys down with your uzis. Max is out in the open and has to reload so he extends his arms out and does a crouched 360 spin like in the Matrix, which helps avoid shots. Those that turned to run away are caught by the grenade blast. Nice.
The environments are much better this time around and you encounter more enemies which leads to more action. In this respect, Max Payne 2 is much better than the original. Still no puzzles, thank God, just pure action.
Gone are the dream sequences where you had to balance on a blood trail in a space of nothingness. I guess people complained enough. Instead, the dream sequences are back but you're simply running through a hospital. At one point you encounter a double of yourself who has been locked up and accused of murder. He pleads his case as he runs away from you.
"I've been FRAMED!"
hahaha! That's classic, the voice acting and story are the same as in Max Payne. I'm glad that I was buzzed for that one. The story got kind of involved with conspiracies from different characters from the first game, I found it hard to connect all the dots. The part of the story that made sense to me were the events there were currently happening. Regardless, the cut scenes with the story board illustrations were even better and gave the game personality. Max still has dope lines:
"I was compelled to give him back his gun.... one bullet at a time"
I can keep going off on the good things, there's plenty of health available, no shortage of guns and ammo, the quick-save feature guarantees you don't have to replay any area just because you died. It always feels like you're making progress and never felt like a chore playing it. When you beat the game, you unlock harder difficulties, the 'New York Minute' mode, and a survival mode where you have to stay alive while fighting endless enemies. It's dope. When you beat the game in the hardest setting, you'll get a different ending.
I can't end this without pointing this out: As the title indicates, this is the "Fall of Max Payne". Quickly you'll see why: he stopped being OTFABS. It's almost hard to believe. A lot of the perdition he gets himself into is because he's whipped. Most of the time I was in disbelief, "What the hell man, don't do that! You gotta be OTFABS! Ah, well no choice but to kill all these guys now." If he were to remain OTFABS the game would have ended in the first act. Max goes through perdition. | 2 | positive | [
"Hell yeah man, Max Payne 2.",
"The original was ingenious in a simplistic way and Maxy Payne 2 brings back all of the good things, fixes the bad, and brings more things to the table.",
"This game is awesome, definitely worth the $5 it cost buying it used from Amazon.",
"It's been 2 years since the events of the first game, Max has cleared his name and is now working as a detective for the NYPD.",
"During a crime scene investigation he comes across Mona Sax, the girl from the first game he thought had died.",
"They run into contracted killers dressed as 'cleaners', they must escape and find out who wants both of them dead.",
"The game started off a bit slower than the first, there's a lot more story this time around.",
"The developer's tried to beef up the story to make the game a more complete package.",
"I remember playing through this years ago and thinking it blew away the original, but this time around I didn't see it....",
"until it got to the point where Max and Mona are working together.",
"It's almost as if the game decides you've had enough 'training' with easy kills and switches it up to some dope stuff.",
"Max and Mona are at a construction site, running through an empty building but they're in different locations.",
"There's a bunch of guys hiding behind pallets, boxes, pillars, and when you go in there guns blazing you just see stuff flying everywhere.",
"The bullet time lasts much longer this time around in order to encourage you to get into the action.",
"You also get to play as Mona at times, as well as be accompanied by her or other characters throughout the game.",
"When you activate the bullet time, the screen turns into a sepia tone and everything slows down except your aim.",
"Imagine taking cover when you come across a room with 5 guys, you throw a grenade from behind cover, activate bullet time and rush in there mowing guys down with your uzis.",
"Max is out in the open and has to reload so he extends his arms out and does a crouched 360 spin like in the Matrix, which helps avoid shots.",
"Those that turned to run away are caught by the grenade blast.",
"Nice.",
"The environments are much better this time around and you encounter more enemies which leads to more action.",
"In this respect, Max Payne 2 is much better than the original.",
"Still no puzzles, thank God, just pure action.",
"Gone are the dream sequences where you had to balance on a blood trail in a space of nothingness.",
"I guess people complained enough.",
"Instead, the dream sequences are back but you're simply running through a hospital.",
"At one point you encounter a double of yourself who has been locked up and accused of murder.",
"He pleads his case as he runs away from you.",
"\"I've been FRAMED!",
"\"\n\nhahaha!",
"That's classic, the voice acting and story are the same as in Max Payne.",
"I'm glad that I was buzzed for that one.",
"The story got kind of involved with conspiracies from different characters from the first game, I found it hard to connect all the dots.",
"The part of the story that made sense to me were the events there were currently happening.",
"Regardless, the cut scenes with the story board illustrations were even better and gave the game personality.",
"Max still has dope lines:\n\n\"I was compelled to give him back his gun....",
"one bullet at a time\"\n\nI can keep going off on the good things, there's plenty of health available, no shortage of guns and ammo, the quick-save feature guarantees you don't have to replay any area just because you died.",
"It always feels like you're making progress and never felt like a chore playing it.",
"When you beat the game, you unlock harder difficulties, the 'New York Minute' mode, and a survival mode where you have to stay alive while fighting endless enemies.",
"It's dope.",
"When you beat the game in the hardest setting, you'll get a different ending.",
"I can't end this without pointing this out: As the title indicates, this is the \"Fall of Max Payne\".",
"Quickly you'll see why: he stopped being OTFABS.",
"It's almost hard to believe.",
"A lot of the perdition he gets himself into is because he's whipped.",
"Most of the time I was in disbelief, \"What the hell man, don't do that!",
"You gotta be OTFABS!",
"Ah, well no choice but to kill all these guys now.",
"\" If he were to remain OTFABS the game would have ended in the first act.",
"Max goes through perdition."
] |
I enjoy the genre of adventure stories with a few exceptions. Most mountain-climbing books leave me numbly wondering why people are so stupid. ...
That said, I really enjoy these Man vs. World accounts. This book is the tale of an American kidnapped by the Soviets and held in Russia for years. His tale of the tortures he and his fellow prisoners endure will make you question how a man can survive so much with his sanity intact.
Dolgun does a wonderful job portraying prison life and despair and how prisoners cope with horrific limitations. His accounts of the people and places he experienced in Russia are as penetrating as a Dostoyevsky or Dickens. If you're interested in the Gulag, this is a much more accessible work than any of those by Sozhenitsyn with the exception of "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich". That account is fictional; this account is not.
I note that you can buy a good used copy for a buck here on Amazon. Spend that buck and be amazed that this book didn't make anyone's top 5 list of adventure stories. | 2 | positive | [
"I enjoy the genre of adventure stories with a few exceptions.",
"Most mountain-climbing books leave me numbly wondering why people are so stupid.",
"...",
"That said, I really enjoy these Man vs.",
"World accounts.",
"This book is the tale of an American kidnapped by the Soviets and held in Russia for years.",
"His tale of the tortures he and his fellow prisoners endure will make you question how a man can survive so much with his sanity intact.",
"Dolgun does a wonderful job portraying prison life and despair and how prisoners cope with horrific limitations.",
"His accounts of the people and places he experienced in Russia are as penetrating as a Dostoyevsky or Dickens.",
"If you're interested in the Gulag, this is a much more accessible work than any of those by Sozhenitsyn with the exception of \"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich\".",
"That account is fictional; this account is not.",
"I note that you can buy a good used copy for a buck here on Amazon.",
"Spend that buck and be amazed that this book didn't make anyone's top 5 list of adventure stories."
] |
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