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Farouk CHI Chi Ceramic Flat Iron by Farouk
773 reviews
81% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$$
Age: 44-55
Skin: Dry, Olive, Neutral
Hair: Red, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I used brand X inexpensive flat iron on my very curly hair and never achieved the silky, straight hair as my hair stylist. She told me the only difference was her Chi. (I use the same products as my hair stylist). Of course I was thrilled my hair stylist offered to get me a Chi at her cost. Wow, what a difference! Since my change of flat iron many years ago, I love how my hair turns out - straight and silky, without losing the body. I still have my original Chi and it works great. Since I am so dependent on my Chi I recently purchased a backup for $100 with coupon. When I receive compliments on my hair, people are shocked I have curly hair, LOVE MY CHI!
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
On my 3rd CHI. First one i dropped and broke (whoops), second was the pink breast cancer CHI.. I had that one for over 6 years. It still actually works.. just not as great. So I bought a new one recently. Works great as ever.. Still wondering if I should have gave GHD a try. Considering that I only paid $80 for my CHI, I'm pretty content. My CHI dryer is also the pink turbo and has lasted 6 years. Looking into a new CHI dryer as well. Great products!
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I have tried soooo many hair straighteners out there. Everything from the expensive stuff down to what you buy at the drug store, I can honestly tell you Chi is by far my absolute favorite. Sure it's a bit on the pricey side, but this is your hair we're talking about. I love this iron because it is ceramic, which means it doesn't damage your hair as much as the regular kind of irons. it gives you beautiful silky straight hair. I always get compliments on my hair style and really it only takes me 25 min to straighten. I say splurge on this iron it's well worth it.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Tan, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Grey
GOT IT FOUR SUMMERS AGO AND IS STILL GOING STRONG!!! I didnt start to use it often until 2 years ago though but anyway. I have had my chi for a while without a problem. I am bi-racial and after I blow dry my hair my hair is so huge almost like an afro lol but after I am done my hair is straightened beautifully. I have a pink one with crystals around where it says chi. I don't remember what it cost I think around 120.Usually,a flat iron doesn't last me over a year.Well, this is just THE best! I went thru 2 Jilbere flat irons,a Solia or something,and others before this one and they did not last nearly as long as my CHI. I finally got smart and shelled out the extra cash for the Chi and I'm not looking back. It takes less than half the time to do my hair now. It gives me a great hair day every day. I'll never buy another brand. It seems to heat up pretty fast and get hot enough for my hair. I don't mind that it doesn't have a dial setting for the heat,since I always have to put my hair tools on the highest setting for my hair type anyway. I also mastered the art of curling my hair with it to. The plates make my hair super shiny. I would defiantly repurchase. I don't mind paying a little more for a quality flat iron for the type of hair I have I feel like it is a necessity not an option. Don't forget your heat protectant :)
So after years of abuse,dropping it ect the other day if dropped and the box that gets plugged into the wall shattered and broke. I couldn't seem to find all the little screws and all of the small pieces. So I went to JC PENNY to purchase another one. Pennies and ULTA are supposed to be a reputable dealer of Chi's. Well it turned out that the new Chi I purchased had chipping paint in different places and it looked really sketchy. Honestly it had some flaws appearance wise that even my old Chi did not even have after years. Out of curiosity and the fact that I had to it least get my hair somewhat decent just to get out of the house to return it.(since without flat iron use my hair resembles Chaka Khan and did not want to go into a salon with an afro). Well anyway my hair kept getting stuck in the new Chi so bad as if the plates were off or not aligned correctly so after my hair got caught twice I realized wow I really have to slow down and be more careful (something I was not used to doing with my old one) It also was not as hot as my old one (which also was more time consuming). I had to go over the same piece so many times and very slow "to try" to get my hair how it normally would look after using my old one again (more time consuming). So after go over the pieces several times much slower and getting my hair caught in it several times when my hair was done I had a few pieces that still had some wave in it and had a little bit of frizz as if I was out while it was sprinkling outside. So it took longer,ripped hair out,and didn't look up to my standards. So after that I immediately returned it and was leery about repurchasing another one since I'm not sure if they are making them so fast from being in such high demand that they have defects or if even reputable dealers are selling refurbished ones without knowing since over the years so many people have send/exchange their non working ones in under warranty and had replaced it for a new one. I'm sure all those go somewhere and get fixed very cheaply and maybe even get a tacky little paint job that will chip off.
My fiance ended up replacing the plug on my old beloved Chi for me and I'm happy that I can still use it until it dies. But when it does I will not be repurchasing another one since I suspect my Chi that was made many years ago is much better quality. It gets the perfect temp without frying my hair,quick and easy to use,and my hair has never got caught or snagged like that before even with cheap irons I used to get at Sally's when I was a teen. My opinion is Chi has went downhill and I don't think I will be able to find the one I had that I bought many years ago that isn't refurbished being passed off as new in a shiny new box with free serum. After this goes which I fear the end is near I will certainly upgrade I will probably be interested in FHI Revolution Professional, some other professional irons,or maybe I will even try out ones that have all the bells and whistles that aren't so well known yet and completely mass produced and ran through like Chi. Chi is like a slut at this point that everyone ran through. I would not recommended buying one now. It's old and outdated there is better out there and newer technology. Expand your horizons. And this is coming from someone that always boasted about my Chi so this was a hard review to write. I am lowering my lippie from a 5 to a 2 for how terrible the Chi's are now and would I buy again from yes to no. tears*
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
When I started going to a new salon, the girl used a chi on my hair and my hair was so nice and straight and shiny afterwards. I went out and bought one shortly after learning that's what she was using, and I love my chi. I've had mine for 3 or 4 years now and it's still going strong. When it decides to not work on me anymore I will probably try out something else even though I love the chi, but it looks like there are even better straighteners out there that I would like to try. But I can't complain about my chi. It has helped me not have bad hair days.
I used to use it pretty much everyday, but now I try to only use it if I'm going out somewhere nice. I try to let my hair air dry so I don't damage it as much.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Other
I bought the 1" Chi cermaic flat iron after reading all the positive reviews. Here are some comments:
-digital thermometer allows you to set the temperature up to 400 degrees
- heats up fast
- straightens my long, thick hair quickly
-ceramic plates did not do a lot of damage
- not dual voltage so you can't take this outside of 110v areas (a huge bummer for those of us who travel a lot)
- died after 1 year of use
I bought this off Costco.com for a under $80 so I can't complain too much. I have since puchased at T3 flat iron and like it a lot more.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I got this flat iron as a gift for Christmas two years ago and it's still going strong! I've used three other cheaper brands off and on for about six years now and this gives better results by far. My naturally frizzy, not-quite-straight-but-not-curly-either hair is silky and soft from my CHI until the next time I wash it. I'd definitely recommend getting one if you're not worried about spending the money, but if mine ever breaks I'd probably search around for a cheaper alternative since I've seen quite a few suggested.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Brown
Love my chi. Don't love the price though :/
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
I ADORE my CHI iron. I have very wavy hair and I go to sleep with my hair wet, so when I wake up it is just a big mess. I used to use a CON-AIR and I finally just got sick of lack of results. My aunt is a hair stylist and can get the best tools at a discounted price I had asked her to pick me up a CHI when I finally got it I was AMAZED at the results. It takes no time to heat up and it takes me no time to tame me hair in the mornings now thanks to this tool. I have gone through two of these irons so far they since I use it every single day I was surprised it even lasted me up to 2 years which I thought was phenomenal. I deffinitly recommend you spending the extra cash for this iron.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Green
I'd say this is like the Cadillac of flat irons. There are more expensive flat irons out there but this one is by far the most popular, and that's for a reason. They can range from $90-150 depending on the model you buy, I bought the basic one shown in the picture. I'll admit I put it through hell and it outlasted many of my other beauty tools. I had it for a good three years before it was laid to rest. Got it at Ulta when I worked there and it was around $60 with my discount. I kept the box for a year but when I had no problems with the CHI I threw the box and receipt out. Fast forward a year and it will no longer turn on. I remember saying to people when I worked at Ulta, how CHI had a lifetime warranty, well that's if you keep everything, receipt and box included, and send it back to the manufacturer. At Ulta we were pretty lenient about letting people return and exchange their CHI's. It was in the top ten most popular items we sold, and since they were being produced en masse, you couldn't expect a 100% success rate. Usually when people swapped out their defective ones they didn't have anymore issues. I thought it was the apocalypse when my CHI wouldn't turn on, that's how much I loved it. Well my boyfriend took it to his electrician friend, and he miraculously resuscitated it. Funny how I talk about it like it's alive or something. So it turned on, worked great, no issues for almost a year. By the way, I said I put this thing through hell, I mean it. Like used it everyday, dropped it, moved with it (that's how I came to throw the box out). I've heard varying stories about customer's experiences with their CHI's, but they usually do croak after a few years. The final straw for mine came when it would turn on, but when I clamped down on it, it'd turn off instantly. I noticed that it was some problem with the wiring, if I moved the wire a certain way and let it get hot, I could still use the CHI, but I had to speed up the process of doing my hair since I never knew if the wire was positioned just so that it would stay hot for more than 10 minutes. I whined to my boyfriend that his friend needed to fix it again, alas he no longer worked with him so he didn't know how to get in touch with him. So, I asked him to buy me a new one next time they were on sale at Ulta. So my boyfriend, knowing how important this thing was to me, and no doubt extremely reluctant to buy another one of these things (We originally got it for me for Christmas) started googling how to fix it. He took it apart and started using like, paper clips and random wires to try and re-connect it. It looked dangerous and it most certainly was, when he put it all back together, and plugged it in, there was a power surge and I remember it shocking him and a little spark flying out of it. Bottom line it didn't work. It was laid to rest shortly after, let's have a moment of silence for my CHI, shall we? HAHA! Regardless of what happened if I had the money I'd buy another one in a heartbeat. I'd definitely treat it with more gentleness, and I'd keep the box and receipt somewhere safe just in case. It works so, so, so good. My hair never looked healthier and straighter than when I was using the CHI. I'm one of those girls with naturally wavy, thick, unmanageable hair, so you know how we are, we always want the opposite of what we're born with, and CHI fooled everyone into thinking my hair was stick-straight, shiny, and healthy. Some people would complain that it doesn't have a temperature gage, well I didn't care, cause the Hot Tools one I have now does indeed allow you to adjust the temperature, but I keep it eternally on the hottest setting. And that's what a CHI gives you, the hottest, quickest, most effective setting that a flat iron can possibly give. It's like it doesn't need a temperature setting because it's permanently set on BAD ASS. Good luck with your new CHI if you just got one, or if you are considering buying one, and you have thick, curly/wavy, coarse hair like I do, JUST DO IT!!! You will thank me later. :)
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Try a version prior to R 1170
So hello, I hope I didn't miss the right ticket to report bugs :)
So what the problem is that I rewrote a routine that does internal sound rendering in Pokemon Emerald (German Version) and "sometimes" causes the game to crash with VBA-M (PC seems to get into unused memory areas above 0x10000000) and to reset after a while (when PC reaches BIOS area). It only seems to happen when closing the main Pokemon Menu (Start -> Pokemon). The amount of trys you need to get is crash can vary between 2 and ~100 (just open and close the Pokemon menu).
So the first thing you might tell me now is that I wrote some buggy code which causes the game to crash. I loaded the ROM in the VBA-SDL-H debugger and couldn't force a single crash and therefore I cannot analyze my code. I tried a few other emulators like the "old" VBA 1.8.0 and No$gba 2.7. I didn't have a single crash with those ones and I'm a little bit unsure if it's a problem with VBA-M or my code (or the repointed memory areas, nothing out of valid areas!!!).
I'll try to attatch an IPS file (patch) to give you my modified version of Pokemon Emerald GER (Code: BPED) and I'd really appreciate any help or advice you can offer me.
PS: If you want to I can offer you the source of my code.
It's located at 0xF00000 in ROM and gets loaded to IWRAM 0x03006380 upon ROM start and is executed in IWRAM.
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Try a version prior to R 1170
Well, I tried R1149 but it failed as well.
What's up with the versions before R1170? Was there a special change in the emulator core?
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Try Higan, i believe it uses the same GB_APU as us.
Higan doesn't seem to work with games that use 128k Flash Backup Memory. The game will always freeze right after the BIOS. I didn't find a way to adjust the save type so I couldn't test it on Higan :/
This ticket can get closed now. There was nothing wrong with the emulator. Apperantly it has been an issue with the DMA registers I didn't consider.
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Vaginal Bleeding at 5 weeks
I am now bleeding at 5 weeks. It started off as spotting (light pink, dark pink, light red) Now I'm bleeding. It is still not very heavy, but I wouldn't call it light. Is this okay?
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This is really late, but please someone answer... How long did your bleeding last on anyone willing to reply back to me, and Mom 24/7, was your baby okay??posted 07/06/2012 by naomi11june
Im five weeks is now spot bleeding what dose that means ??????posted 06/25/2012 by markittia53
Friday night I started bleeding very lightly, just enough to notice on the toilet paper. This is my first pregnancy and I was 5 weeks exact Friday. I went to the er and had a pelvic, 2 transvaginal ultrasounds, ultrasound, cath and IV and was there for 3 hours. My HCG was 6000 so I was told to follow up Sunday for more labwork. Sunday my hcg level was 11,500 which had doubled. I saw my OB Monday and was told that they couldn't tell me much because 5 wks was way to early for an ultrasound to show anything. I was sent for a 3rd transvaginal ultrasound and the tech thought he saw something that looked like a sac but it could be a fibroid. I have to wait 2 weeks to have my hcg run again and maybe by week 8 the ultrasound will show something. No one has been able to give me a definite answer other than I should still be pregnant because of my hcg level. They say not to stress but when you don't get answers it's hard not to!posted 02/23/2010 by aragedie
I am 7wks 1 day and I only have spotting when I walk around. Is this normal at all? When I lay down or sit for a while it does away. Whats going on?posted 11/20/2011 by mom2b4firsttime
pls help me. i had my last period on the 30 august for just over a week. I did. nt get my period for sep and I did a home preg test on the 8th oct. It showed positive with a faint line. I went to a doc he did a test as well and it was the same. he however said it was too early and i cud.nt be pregnant, today i have a light brown discharge. what shud I do. I had a miscarriage in may this year.posted 10/19/2011 by jayshreeed
I am right there too :( I am 5 weeks and ended up in the ER today for bleeding. I have to go back Monday to see if my HCG levels double. What I do not understand is how my doctor did an ultra sound and we saw the sac, and how the ER ultrasound tech had the hardest time finding it? Im so scared, this is my first baby, and I am terrified of losing him or her. On bed rest for the mean time. Keeping my fingers crossed for Monday...posted 10/15/2011 by margot_urey85
I am 6 weeks this week and just started spotting today. I called my doctor and they said it could be nothing...or something. Unfortunately there is not much they can do if you are having a miscarriage but most likely you are not. I was told to watch for any changes in how I am feeling (if the bleeding gets heavier or if I get significant cramping). The doc is going to try to get me in for an U/S sooner than later but it is a waiting game right now. This is my first pregnancy so of course I am worried. I'm sure everything will be fine. I have read so many responses today that give me relief. I think I can hang in there til my next appointment.posted 10/04/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
im 14 weeks and had spotting today went to the er had test ran they said everything looks fine and its normal if i bleed or cramp anymore i have to go back to the er seeing my doc on thursday had a ultrasound and baby is fine. Hoping everything goes smoothly with you girls and your babiesposted 09/20/2010 by hiedi_jean
i am currently about 5 weeks pregnant. i originally thought i was 7 1/2 weeks pregnant. sunday morning i had a lot of bleeding with clotting i called the dr sand she assumed i had a miscarriage had me go in the next day. had an ultrasound baby was inthere and was measuring 5 weeks which makes sense because i was ont the pill when i got pregnant which would throw things off. my hcg level was done like 2 weeks ago and showed about 3 weeks pregnant which makes sense.the dr didnt want to do an hcg test she said ultrasound is more accurate at this stage. i go back go back monday for another ultrasound. i am still bleeding with clots but not cramping. so i am completely confused.posted 02/27/2008 by jmorder
TODAY IM 5 WEEKS 1 DAY PREGNANT AND IM BLEEDING BUT NO CRAMPS BUT IVE HAD A HISTORY OF MISCARRIAGES SO IM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT IT SOMEBODY HELP ME IM SCARED:(posted 03/27/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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A better brand of baseball.
That's how White Sox reliever Matt Thornton described the Sox current run that has seen the team grab eight wins in its last 11 games. The South Siders have picked up three series victories and a series split in its past four sets, and the team's last two wins came in one-run, walk-off fashion.
It's the kind of success the Sox were struggling to find earlier in the season, as they found themselves in last place just 10 days ago. But now, the Sox are third in the AL Central.
"I just think we're playing better baseball right now," Thornton said before Sunday's series finale with the visiting Miami Marlins. "I think we're getting big hits when we need them in big situations. And when we don't get them, we're not letting them weigh us down. We've been on a better run the last couple weeks now, winning some series. Obviously you see what Anaheim's doing right now. To play them as well as we did for those seven games, it says that we're playing a better brand of baseball and doing the little things right."
Conor Gillaspie and Jeff Keppinger played heroes in this series' first two games, each picking up singles in the team's final at-bat that drove in game-winning runs. After Saturday's 2-1 win, the Sox now find themselves over .500 -- 10-9, to be exact -- in one-run contests, the type of games they often wound up on the losing end of early in the season.
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The Sox were quick to point out that these kind of wins -- walk-off wins, wins in close games, games they weren't winning in April -- are the kind that winning teams often collect.
"I think if you look back at a team that does really well, gets into the playoffs, those are the kind of ballgames you've got to win," catcher Tyler Flowers said. "You've got to figure out a way to come out on top of those more often than not. I think that's a sign of a good unit and a team that's not giving up, just battling till the end. We've had some real tough games that we've lost, but one thing you can't say is that we didn't try hard and we didn't continue to battle until the end of the game. We've kind of always done that."
Flowers agreed when it was pointed out that the stretch and the slowly improving health of the team -- the recent returns of Dayan Viciedo and John Danks and the upcoming return of Gordon Beckham -- have gone hand-in-hand.
"Yeah, they seem to. Hopefully we'll be getting Beckham back soon and we'll be running out that original lineup that we all planned on having out there," Flowers said. "But I definitely think good things are happening here, and guys are stepping up and filling in during these times. That's good stuff. And a championship team also has good players coming off the bench for you, too. I think we kind of have all those pieces where if we continue to play well we could have a pretty good chance."
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The suddenly third-place White Sox found themselves just four games out of first place when they woke up Sunday. A win in the series finale with Miami would put them at .500 for the first time since April 10, when they were 4-4. Ventura said that while there's a lot of baseball left to be played, the .500 mark is kind of a big deal.
"You wouldn't think so, but it is," Ventura said. "From where you started, you then find your way back. I think this stretch we started when we went to Minnesota is a nicer stretch than what we started with, and again it starts with the pitching and defense and the hitting has come along to get big hits and knock in runs when you need it. You wouldn't think it would be but it is. You need to get there before you are plus."


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Disco Romance deservedly received a deluxe North American release on the Paper Bag label last fall, with three additional songs. This year it's getting the revision treatment through a pair of Remix Romance collections on the same label. The second one, which includes a mix by Europop touchstone Alexander Robotnick, is due next month. The first volume, out now, isn't as solid as the original recording, but has its unique charms. Annie's roommate Skatebard strips down one track, and the Cansecos' version of "Hold Me So Tight" is the best Saint Etienne track that Saint Etienne never recorded. The Junior Boys, whose glacial crooner's laments might be the masculine counterpart to the Shapiro sound, entreat the vocalist to speak instead of sing on "Jackie Junior." But the spoils go to Holy Fuck, whose take on "Find My Soul" magnifies the source material's already potent sense of lost-in-space loneliness. Who is Sally Shapiro, and where is Sally Shapiro? I don't know, but I like how she sounds on my stereo. (Huston)
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The did the censors miss the 2005 version of "I Want It That Way"?
I'm shocked that they weren't banned for simply being crap.
Hair was banned? Sure? I don't believe so.
But do they still play golf?
It's the best news we could expect. The more you ban, the more people want it or are curious about it.
If you don't offer choice to people, they will just dont look anymore at what you offer them
As long as they play gold, buy western luxury cars, drink expensive french wines, buy swiss watches and build "european style" houses.
It's fine. The dream goes on.
At least we have some cultural things to export.
What about you? noodles or rice?
BS propaganda. But it's okay. He has to pay his noodles and his loan for his overpriced flat.
I can think of a lot of songs I'd love banned in the US. To never risk having to hear them again would be a pleasure. Lessee - "Every Breath You Take," "Sometimes When We Touch"...
stop having S*X.
It's harming you obviously
[Yawn] I'm bored. What else can I ban today? Ideas, Wen?
Just look at the internet movie database, its been censored and banned in China for decades!
Do you think the CCP wants their citizens to be exposed to such movies like "Seven Years In Tibet" to be downloaded by a curious Netizen in China?
Usually the banned songs will become more popular. People are very curious to find out what they are. Therefore, if you want to sell your songs or books, just ask CCP to ban them.
Banning innocuous pop music? Take That? Oh that's really going to stop an uprising. Although if you've been in the middle of Wembley Stadium with 85,000 Robbie Williams fans, it can be a bit hectic. If only the Chinese Cultural Ministry knew exactly how stupid this made them look - a laughing stock of the entire globe.
There's nothing China hates so much as a competitive foreigner.
Lady Gaga is surprisingly popular in some urban youth in China. They call her "Goddess Gaga" and emulate her in many ways.
This report is crap! And misleading. The ban is on " website" providing such download, not the songs themselves. The ministry did give the reason, being that those website never registered providing downloading services of those songs, meaning that they are pirating!
I agree with the chinese. Most of our pop singers sing a bunch or garbage .Sorry to be out of fashion. daliya
is ok, illegal download and illegal cd's industry will go on
Lady Gaga = AIweiwei
CZLegal: Because they really crack down hard on piracy in China, right?
The list is senseless.
"安妮·法蘭克 王菀之"
Why do they ban a song about Anna Frank?
Anne Frank, typo.
Born This Way hasn't been banned because chinese already have incentives to dislike it. They get to rent the apartments that don't have the suicide nets. It's the "good neighborhoods" in china. And if they Really hate it they get to be in the areas where there's spikes on the ground below the windows.
They have a new carrier, we have Lady Gaga. Guess who wins.
American culture: the most insidious weapon ever devised by man.
Stop internet and and your computer. You'll stay with you own culture
HypeUp = WuMao
"BS propaganda. But it's okay. He has to pay his noodles and his loan for his overpriced flat"
-*yawn, usual typical brain dead response. Retardation at its finest!
Coming from a Propanganda toy, your comment about Brain dead response is worth gold.
i found something about your job : http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2007-01/24/content_5648188.htm
Here's what paid posters have to do :
"Here's what paid posters have to do : http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2011/06/future-banned-on-sina-weibo-search/"
You can take that & stick it up where the sun don't shine. I say what I want to say and theres nothing you can do about it. I don't care about the CCP or it's so called "directives"
Here is a study of Chinese 50 Cents party ideology :
Then start to avoid taking pro-china positions all the time. It will show us that you have a critical mind.
If you know how to laugh about yourself, you'll be more convincing when laughing about others.
There are lot of good things and good people in China. Absolutely no doubt about that.
It's just so poor these cant survive because of a prehistoric ideology.
"Then start to avoid taking pro-china positions all the time. It will show us that you have a critical mind."
"If you know how to laugh about yourself, you'll be more convincing when laughing about others."
-Only heading towards to pro camp when I see some comments that deserve to be challenged or mocked.
Like, "At least we have some cultural things to export. What about you? noodles or rice?", WTF is that all about. Those people (if you can call them people) aren't much different from those bourgeois CPP brandy sipping fat b*stards locked up in their Zhongnanhai compound.
Agreed. However your comment on CRAP is pointless too.
You can say you dislike it, instead of using a condescending term such as CRAP.
There are bad commentators on both sides.
Heading to pro-camp because of a pointless comment is senseless.
Stupid comments are better left ignored. They are worthless, why paying attention to them?
"There are bad commentators on both sides. Heading to pro-camp because of a pointless comment is senseless.
Stupid comments are better left ignored. They are worthless, why paying attention to them?"
-The ignorant & the stupid needs to be challenged, doesn't matter if they're pro or bashers. I somewhat enjoy it too.
So you think its good when people challenge Paid Posters?
The latest news is that all Americans who want to extend their unemployment benefits must contribute anti China bashing. Each comment will be compensated by 40 cents. This policy is taken because unemployed Americans tend to become drug peddlars, kidnappers or robbers. It was also discovered that unemployed Americans who have no more money to patronize prostitutions will rape old weakened women.
"So you think its good when people challenge Paid Posters?"
"The real challenge (in life) is to choose, hold, and operate through intelligent, uplifting, and fully empowering beliefs." - Michael Sky
sadly, they can only lose.
How could their word be taken seriously knowing their condition of "paid poster".
We would prefer to debate with genuine chinese posters. I'm convinced their argument are stronger and more in line with China's true society.
I know you are paid, but really that one is cheap.
Ha Ha! Very good, 5:25. You get today's bonus. Here is one dollar!
@truth, does wumaodang still only pay wumao, inflation very difficult no?
They don't want their kids to be influenced into dying their hair, but the people who banned that song are gangsters like Mr. Blond in Reservoir Dogs. That's irony, right? Or in China's case gangsterettes, Miss or Mrs. Blond.
Meanwhile, WSJ propaganda neglected to mention that a book "The Black Banners: The Inside History of 9-11 and the War Against Al Qaeda" is censored by the CIA.
Apparently, normal Chinese can't post on this site.......just the paid CCP bootlickers.
Pug, yes, you are somewhat correct. The CIA is trying to censor parts of this new book. But my government, the US government, can (often) be held accountable and held in check by something called freedom of speech and freedom of press. See the NY Times... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/26/us/26agent.html
You unfortunately can not say the same thing. You are not allowed to freely opine about the decisions, policies, law etc of the CCP.. In fact if your government at it their way this article probably should have been censored in the first place.... any thoughts?
With China, it's senseless to push "freedom of speech" until it's absolutely necessary. So they can't download the Backstreet Boys.
I never downloaded the Backstreet Boys and my life is totally fine.
politically illegal is just a such odd term. I understand things can be sensitive in China. But politically illegal? I guess the writer of this article can use better terminology.
True. But just because you don't know pubic in China also demands government (yes, they are criticized or mocked awkwardly many times) to reveal true information, or because it is not reported by medias you often read (like wsj), it does not mean it never exist.
I don't have to labor to raise some cases. a little bit translation is sufficient.
And indeed some countries have superior law or other systems, and you are lucky to be living in one of them. But that does not make you superior to anyone. After all the system you enjoy was not built by you. A hardworking attitude other than mere sobbing taste is more valuable.
And the last thing. Your need more study on "freedom" as well as "respect". Freedom does not command respect to other cultures. Offensive jokes to the king were banned in Thailand; Poking the Queen is not allowed in UK. Truly some young people likes Lady Gaga, and I think her voice is beautiful. But that does not mean I accept the whole of her as you do.
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Post the launch, shortage issues of the Galaxy S4 got many customers who'd pre-ordered the device antsy. Several carriers and retailers had to delay shipping due to supply issues. To add to Samsung's woes, once the device made it to the consumers, users started complaining of display issues (smearing and purple tints).
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Now users of the next-gen smartphone are complaining of overheating and battery drain. Users are complaining that the Galaxy S4 is reaching a temperature which makes it impossible to hold the phone against the ear while talking.
"I've just now received my Galaxy S4 with Exynos-Octa processor, and from the first minute I noticed overheating, specially in the ear area and it's annoying, is anyone faced the same problem?" notes a user on XDA-Developers forum.
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Hey Lucy_Nuff.......Cisco is down a buck since you bought it proudly in 2010. LOL! You were RUN OFF of this board. LMAO!
I see only 2 reviews moron. The international version got a 3/5 ...people are complaining of overheat
go to cell phones area, there are at least 6 reviews ...5 are 5 star, one is 4.5. READ them. You can read ? you can find things on Amazon ? maybe not.


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