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[ "I bought the vinyl with great expectations in '68.", "Back then it was pitched as a guitar summit, believe it or not, with Koopers vocals and keyboards added as padding.", "One of my first encounters with buyer's remorse.", "Don't get me wrong --Bloomfield kept his part of the bargain, more or less.", "But he was the only member of the triumvirate who did.", "Imagine how great \"Super Session\" could have been if Kooper had jammed with his erstwhile \"discovery,\" Shuggie Otis, instead of Stephen Stills.", "Shuggie's father was Johnny Otis, a rhythm and blues bandleader of tremendous talent and influence, compared to whom Al Kooper was the flea on the dog.", "Shuggie himself was a prodigy -- a skilled guitarist and a fine vocalist, long before he had reached draft age.", "It is ironic, to say the least, that he should have required an album like \"Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis\" (released just months before Super Session) to introduce him to (white) baby boomer blueslovers.", "The album was a relative flop because it was too much Kooper and his ego, not enough Otis.", "A \"super\" jam session, on the other hand, in which Koopers contributions were held on a choke chain, might have served Shuggie far better.", "Otiss fluid style would have been an interesting foil for Bloomfields hard-driving Chicago blues.", "And his voice would have been a major improvement over Koopers.", "Could have been great -- too bad that Columbias brain trust (and perhaps also Kooper) decided that the guitar wah-wah wizardry of Steve Stills was what baby boomer blueslovers needed to hear most of all.", "Otis never really found his niche outside of his father's band and friends like Kooper (and later, Stevie Wonder) did not help.", "Actually, the packaging of \"Super Session\" was not fair to Stills either.", "He was, after all, only a modestly talented folk rocker with a few good Buffalo Springfield tunes behind him.", "His role in Buffalo Springfield was for the most part secondary -- Richie Furay was a better singer, and Neil Young was a better song writer and musician.", "Stills was just the \"other guy.", "\" He had no special talent as a player whatsoever, and is remembered these days primarily for the high-schoolish poor-me love song that he wrote, and actually performed publicly, about his unresolved boner for Judy Collins.", "His playing on \"Season of the Witch\" is awful deserving of Kooper's awful vocals.", "After Super Session, no one ever again dared to market Stills for his instrumental prowess.", "On the other hand, Mike Bloomfield was a great blues guitarist, and too toughened by years of touring with Butterfield to allow himself to be overshadowed by the likes of Al Kooper.", "Working with Kooper was like working with rattlesnakes, but Bloomfield pulled it off well enough to produce solid, blues-oriented jamming.", "If Super Session had been Bloomfield, and a keyboardist with decent vocal skills, it would be worthy of four enthusiastic stars (as there is nothing in it that comes close to matching \"East-West,\" I wouldnt give it five).", "Throw in Stills and Kooper, and four stars drop down to two.", "In what respect any of this was ever considered \"super\" is beyond me.", "It is more like \"Schizo Session,\" half solid, half a waste of time." ]

[ "This game has been highly overated, and I really do not understand why.", "Obviously from the makers of Knights of the Old Republic, which were great games, comes this boring and highly uncontrollable game.", "It starts slow and is so slow moving the entire game through.", "There are no new aspects not seen in RPGs before it, and nothing is original.", "It combines the fighting style of Tenchu, with the RPG style of KOTR without lightsabers.", "You spend most of the game choosing from a variety of boring dialogues, which make you good or evil, having no effect on the game whatsoever.", "The fighting is so boring, I would rather choose dialogue than use the same 3-hit combos continuously.", "WHen you upgrade fighting styles, it only makes fights worse, because every enemy dies after one hit.", "It's like playing with cheats, while trying to have a challenge.", "Buy KOTR or Final Fantasy if you like RPG.", "Stay away from this boring, and so highly overated game.", "Most games that go from 50 to 30 dollars within so little time, obviously have problems." ]

[ "So, I was very hopeful this jacket would work but it did nothing.", "I mean nothing at all.", "I put it on and my guy was ok with it, but he still shook and barked in the car.", "I also tried the calming treats and they did nothing.", "I started giving thwm to him like 2 weeks b4 our trip to get them in his system.", "I was hopeful he would lay down in the car or at least relax.", "Nope..", "still barked and whined.", "Oh well..", "maybe something else will work.", "jacket went back" ]

[ "First of all, the sizing on these is absolutely insane.", "I have fairly average sized feet, I wear a 9.", "5 shoe.", "These things are a chore to get on they are so tight.", "Once they're on, the stitching around the toe is very pronounced and goes right across the front of your toes and overlaps on the side, which means you really feel it when your foot touches the sides of your shoe.", "Secondly, I don't believe the material listing is correct.", "I bought these as they are listed as being mostly synthetic which should prevent balling on the heel, a problem I've faced with non synthetic socks.", "One pair that I've worn a whopping 3 times already has significant balling on the heel.", "I bought these socks at the same time as some synthetic Adidas socks to see which were better, and the Adidas socks show no sign of balling on the heel.", "Would not buy again." ]

[ "\"A Perfect Murder\", inspired by the great Alfred Hitchcock's \"Dial M for Murder\", boasts a first-rate cast and not much else.", "Directed by Andrew Davis (\"The Fugitive\", \"Collateral Damage\", \"Holes\"), based on the \"Dial M for Murder\" script by Frederick Knott, written by Patrick Smith Kelly (\"Don't Say a Word\"), and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen, one just has to wonder how such talented people could churn out such a mess of a film.", "I had no empathy for any of the characters in this film.", "I felt very detached from all the characters in this film and thus didn't really care what happened to any of them.", "This eventually leads to boredom, as it did in my case.", "Boredom: another thing that plagues this film.", "In a desperate attempt to make things more interesting, the writer throws in a bunch of twists and turns that failed to shock or interest me in the least.", "Frankly, this film got downright tedious.", "During some of the more \"suspenseful\" sequences, I often found myself checking my watch.", "No good.", "The sole redeeming factor of this film is the trio of A-list actors we get to watch.", "Michael Douglas is pitch-perfect as a scheming, greedy businessman.", "The eternally elegant and ethereal Gwyneth Paltrow is mesmerizing to watch and brings a little bit of light into this otherwise dark film.", "And then we have VIGGO (Mortensen, that is).", "Incase you've been living under a rock for the past few years; we all know and love Mortensen as Aragorn in \"The Lord of the Rings\" trilogy.", "Though Viggo had been in many films prior, this is probably the biggest role he'd ever had in a mainstream film at the time.", "It's fascinating to watch the man who, in probably only a few months, would be on his way to New Zealand for the role of his career." ]

[ "Truly awful How Clancy can put his name on juvenile trash like this, even now when the material he writes himself is worthy of five stars(i.", "e RAINBOW SIX, RED STORM RISING among others) is beyond me.", "The story might have had real potential in a proper Clancy novel, with a takeover of the United Nations.", "It could have been awesome if thought out intelligently, but is totally wasted.", "Renegade 'peacekeepers' turn terrorists(!!", ") and kidnap a children's orchestra(!!", "), start killing the hostages and THEN start bargaining?", "Come on!", "And of course, one of the hostages just happens to be one of Op Center director Paul Hood's kids!", "Ho-hum.", "Crap-Center strikes again.", "I could write an entire book about how bad this one is." ]

[ "This set includes 2 5-disk series:\n\nThe first is a history of the war.", "The production is absolutely terrible, picture, sound....", "everything.", "At times, the combat sounds drone out the narrator.", "I enjoyed maybe 2 or 3 of the episodes and that was because the footage and circumstances were so powerful.", "I may have given this set a 3 star rating if I based it solely on this set.", "The second is about the combat units.", "It started, and I could tell the production was going to be poor again.", "Then, the writer or producer - I don't know exactly who he was - he comes on and starts by debunking some myths, as he said...", "what we hear is an anti-American rant.", "I shut it off and never did watch the second set.", "Choose any of the other options on this site and you will have made a better choice.", "This is like watching a TV back in the 50s, only worse.", "There is no excuse for this poor quality.", "I have excellent documentaries on WWI & WWII - come to think of it, of the Civil War and even colonial times - that are far superior to the quality, or lack of, found in this package" ]

[ "Update: If your ants aren't interested in this bait, here's what to do.", "- Mix in sugar with a toothpick on the counter.", "About 50% sugar to 50% bait seems to be the right mix.", "- If ants still aren't interested, mix in more sugar and sprinkle a little sugar on top\n - If it dries out add a drop of water as ants seem to be completely disinterested in it when it dries\n\nWorked well after adding sugar but my original 1 star review stands as the product, as it comes out of the syringe, was useless.", "Read original review below.", "I purchased this on amazon after reading the hundreds glowing reviews.", "After using this product for a week I thought I must've been taking crazy pills.", "The ants just aren't attracted to it at all.", "Bait that doesn't make ants swarm is useless.", "This morning I found a swarm on a few drops of soda left out over night.", "I thought, here's the perfect chance to make sure they take the bait!", "I placed several drops near the crack where they were coming from and across their path.", "They smelled it, walked around it and continued on to the soda.", "I was surprised but thought if I just remove the other food source they'd switch to the bait.", "I cleaned up the soda and a few ants switched over to the bait, fewer than 10 of the 50 or so tiny sugar ants that were there originally there started to eat the bait.", "The others returned home to their colony.", "10 minutes later and only a couple of ants wander the counter looking for food, not interested in the bait at all.", "Another 1 star reviewer made everything crystal clear.", "Combat doesn't sell the \"Ant Killing Gel\" product sold on this page anymore.", "They've discontinued their product named \"Ant Killing Gel\" and replaced it with \"Source Kill Max A2\".", "It's still a gel for killing ants but it's a different product name and, apparently, a different, less effective formula.", "Amazon still markets the \"Ant Killing Gel\" but pictures and ships out \"Max A2\" instead.", "That explains the fantastic reviews and terrible reviews for the \"same\" product.", "Other reviewers have contacted Combat, as I'm going to do, and have been told they now sell Source Kill Max A2 instead of Ant Killing Gel but they also have a better product available at a higher cost.", "Others have been offered a coupon for the better stuff, hopefully I'll be offered the same option.", "My hunch, the more expensive \"better gel\" is the original product that everyone loved so much, just at a new price point.", "Apparently, the old restaurant marketing holds true in ant bait as well \"How do you sell thirty cents of pasta and fifty cents of sauce for $17.", "99?", "By selling thirty cents of pasta, fifty cents of sauce and ninety-nine cents of chicken breast for $21.", "99 next to it.", "\"" ]

[ "I purchased 2 of these to use with battery packs to keep our phones charged at Disney world.", "They worked great during our week there.", "That was Easter week this year.", "Since then the cords have seen very light use here and there.", "Last month one of the cords stopped working and I thought maybe we bent it too much during use.", "Now the second one stopped working.", "Outwardly the cord looks fine, it just stopped working.", "Now I have two battery packs and no short cords.", "I paid a little extra for these to get what seemed like a premium product over the cheapies out there.", "Now I am looking for replacements." ]

[ "I read the afterward by the author who wanted comments from those who read the book; good or bad.", "So here goes.", "I didn't hate the book but I didn't like it for a number of reasons.", "First and foremost I don't know the intended audience.", "If it was intended for adults it misses the mark by an unimaginable distance.", "Adolescents might enjoy the story but if they are avid readers probably not.", "The story has little focus and tries to incorporate every fantasy character possible -- dragon, magic, druids, evil bug like characters, the mother tree.", "The characters lacked any real depth, were stereotypical and all equally saccharin (except the bug like thing that didn't really make sense).", "The dialogue is simplistic, repetitive and lacking in any significant detail.", "At times I even wondered if the writer was a native English speaker because of the clumsy phrasing.", "Another pet peeve for me is the grammar.", "\"Irregardless\" is not considered a proper word.", "It is a double negative that has entered the American lexicon and just won't go away.", "The lack of adequate editing that could have also removed redundancy was evident.", "The author wrote, in his afterward, that he spent his life trying to avoid people and fantasizing about exploring different worlds.", "He clearly was unable to avoid people since he is married with children and I applaud his efforts to write stories that allow him to avoid people and explore new worlds but I will not be reading them." ]

[ "ok, I admit if I known how bad this game was I still would have bought the game, but I wish I would had waited until the game went down to $19.", "99 before I wasted almost $50.", "00 for it.", "I hope Square makes FF9 better before they waste millions of dollars on another crap shoot.", "Now for my reasons for the 1 star.", "1.", "It was a rip off of FF7.", "if you want to get FF8 but haven't played FF7 get FF7.", "2.", "Why no voice acting!", "I sooooooo recomend it!", "C'mon Square at least on the CG movies(pease let FF9 have voice acting)!", "3.", "The characters in the game not just the playable ones but all of them seem to have no life to them, its just boring how the characters are so dull, I just cant explain it.", "4.", "Rushed, rushed, rushed, and, rushed.", "C'mon Square where is this quality gaming I remember from your other stuff like Chrono Trigger and old classics like that.", "5.", "I don't have anough time to tell you the rest but there is alot of other stuff." ]

[ "I'm not a person to waste time on reviews.", "I read them but I don't write them.", "In fact, this is my first review ever about anything.", "I have a feeling it won't be the last.", "I have been a true crime reader most of my life.", "On Mothers Day 2011 I was given a Kindle.", "At first, true crime is what I continued to buy.", "I decided to buy some fiction, mystery, thriller, even love all wrapped up in one.", "One of those first books was Unforgiven.", "I loved it!", "My husband couldn't believe it!!", "I got hooked!", "I continued on buying that sort of book.", "I kept getting lucky most were really good.", "Then because of all the great reviews I bought this...", "BIG MISTAKE!!!", "It is one of the few books I've ever read that I just hated.", "I had to force myself to finish reading it.", "I kept waiting for some big revelation to come but it didn't.", "Of course, Jay and Tess would end up together!?", "!", "I thought maybe one of the ranch hands would be involved in drugs or even something would happen to Tom...", "anything that would not be so predictable!", "I got through it but it was an unbelievable struggle!!", "Uggg" ]

[ "El Yucateco makes some decent hot sauces but like many companies, they produce a confusing array of hot sauces - each different - hoping to capture every possible segment of the hot sauce market.", "This brand is rarely great but usually reliable - hence my two star rating which may be a bit harsh.", "The Chipotle and Jalapeo varieties are excellent - 4 or 5 star.", "This sampler will give you a good introduction.", "The brown Habanero is quite potent - mostly fiery heat.", "The red Habanero is almost as hot but has some tomato mixed in.", "The green Habanero has a bit of garlic and is still quite potent.", "Yet the brown is the hottest - mostly pure heat.", "I personally prefer the green.", "The Chipotle sauce is in an entirely different class, made from a smoked dried jalapeo pepper.", "No where as hot as the above but truly excellent.", "El Yucateco almost makes a superb jalapeo sauce that is not included in this sampler, which is a shame." ]

[ "I must be upfront and state that Velocity House Publishing sent me a complimentary copy of this book for review.", "I don't usually accept these thinking that I'd feel a sense of obligation to write the most favorable review I could, but after a series of e-mails back and forth I decided they were indeed solely looking for an honest review and decided to give this offer a go.", "I hope they truly meant it because for me this book was less then stellar.", "First my overall opinion of this book then I'll step back and explain why.", "I genuinely found little to like within this book and would be hesitant to recommend it to others unless they were fans of lightweight western literature.", "I would give only 2 stars to this book.", "Why?", "(This will contain some spoilers, but I will try to keep them mild and not reveal too much)-\n\nThe characters are mostly NOT likeable and in my opinion don't read as true to life nor are they consistent in behavior.", "Morgan Kane (our hero)- He's supposed to be a tough, wily Texas Ranger and at first he comes across as just that.", "He experiences an ambush on a train which leaves him close to dead.", "He did some truly amazing things to remain alive as I would expect from a ranger, but where the heck did he get a needle?", "Then after being found by a local rancher within a day he suddenly just folds.", "All the strong tough guy personality falls aside and he becomes a woe is me, my life is over type of guy.", "No signs of the mental toughness I'd expect from this type of character and no spark of desire for revenge even mentioned until over halfway through the book.", "Yes I get that his weaknesses are supposed to be gambling, drinking and women, but seriously this guy wants to, to put it in modern terms \"hook up\" with almost every single woman he meets in the book even those he has a strong reason to hate and those he has known for mere hours or a day.", "His bigoted attitudes towards women and Mexicans weren't at all what I was expecting either.", "The Women- the first woman we meet is a femme fatale type named Allison who Morgan meets on the train.", "Within hours he's kissing this woman and sliding his hand into her blouse reaching second base.", "She lures him to the place of the ambush, but he still continually thinks of her as the book goes along sometimes with hate, but more often with desire.", "How tight could this connection between them be when he's known her for a total of maybe 4 hours?", "What woman from this time period would be that loose in a public place?", "She also constantly daydreams about him and has an \"itch\" she thinks only he can scratch.", "Say what?", "You hate this guy, lure him to what is to be his death and you still want him to get in your pants?", "Not believable.", "Next woman is the rancher's daughter Linda.", "She is a young woman of 18 to his 33.", "After seeing him lying injured and having 2 extremely short conversations with him she is in love, asking for kisses and in her head is begging him to stay and not leave her.", "Morgan in this same amount of time is feeling maybe 33 isn't too old, he's attracted and he can maybe see a future with her.", "Okay the story needs to move along, but at pow, wham, light speed?", "Then we met Inez a young Mexican girl.", "Within hours of finding out Morgan is around she has \"accidentally on purpose\" managed to see him naked while sleeping and before the day is out is contriving to rub her breasts against him and by the next day is succeeding and asking for kisses.", "Morgan appears he doesn't want to follow up on it seeing her as another potential Linda (seriously he's falling in love yet again), but he still does kiss her.", "What are they putting in the water the women are drinking?", "It feels like Morgan got into the supply too.", "Lastly, I found myself paging backwards again and again to see if I'd somehow skipped reading pages or even whole chapters.", "There seemed to be large chunks of the story that were either just glossed over or completely left out.", "That shattered the stories flow in spots and created a significant amount of confusion for the reader.", "I thank Velocity House for the complimentary copy, but just can't urge others to pick up a copy nor do I see myself reading any other books from this series..." ]

[ "This is the most horrible faceplate removal tool I have ever used!", "I have had some in the past that look like this picture, so I purchased it.", "When it arrived it is so small 3.", "5 inches & when I try to use it....", ".", "it just chews up the plastic on the end & doesn't remove the faceplate.", "I think it may be to narrow to work properly.", "So sad wish it was larger & didn't chew up the tip trying to use it....", ".", "for nothing.", "Guess I won't be putting a memory card in my phone after all :-(" ]

[ "Why did I get this book and audio?", "I must not have read the description.", "I never read heartbreaking despondent stories.", "This was the worst book for me to read.", "The death of her child, and then her husband had been cheating all the time her child was dying...", "OMG.", "what am I reading?", "Then she drowns and sees her dead child...", "Now it's a paranormal?", "There are things you need to do, Mommy.", "Questions you need to ask.", "You cant be done yet.", "You need to forgive someone.", "We jump to Cora's story...", "I was confused, but I stuck it out and it did all come together in the end.", "Well, after all of thislosing my daughter, my husband, crashing my car and dyingI cant imagine what else could be worse.", "Surely things can only get better from here.", "My biggest gripe with this story is Kirk.", "Big hole in the story.", "The author spent so much time writing Cora's story she had no more room for the new love of Sophie 's life.", "Okay read." ]

[ "It is often the case that reviews criticize games for not being what the reviewer really wanted (\"Why couldn't there be more of this or less of that?", "\" type of reviews) That is unfair.", "However, this game is severely flawed, mostly because of issues with the set-up and execution of the game.", "The missions, in and of themselves, are interesting enough to make for good game play.", "I especially liked the Russian missions, as it seems that the Russian World War II experience is largely lacking in video games.", "But, overall, this game has a \"rushed\" feel to it, as if the developers were hurried along to compete with other games like Brothers in Arms.", "For example, there is no easy way to save your progress.", "You are given varying numbers of \"revives\" during a given mission but you can't easily quit in the middle of one without losing all of your progress.", "So, if you are killed within a long campaign, you are forced to start all over again.", "Likewise, the squad based component is preschool-esque when compared to that of Brothers in Arms, and your squad often gets in your way during heated battles or stands by next to an enemy that kills you.", "Finally, the multiplayer aspect has no cooperative level and is really no great improvement on previous multiplayer parts of first person shooters.", "This game makes for an interesting afternoon but doesn't really have the \"umph!", "\" to make it worthy of repeated play!" ]

[ "OK I really don't know where to begin with this review, so Ill just say it outright.", "THIS STAND IS POORLY DESIGNED, MADE OF CHEAP COMPONENTS, UNSTABLE, UNSAFE, AND SMELLS *** REALLY BAD ***.", "I wasn't expecting much at this price point but figured Id at least get a basic functional stand suitable for home use.", "This stand however isn't even usable.", "First, it doesnt bode well when the first thing you see when opening the box is a PROP 65 sticker.", "That tells you right away the product contains cancer causing chemicals or substances.", "That reason alone is enough for me to return it.", "Second, did I mention the HORRIBLE SMELL?", "This stand smells of acrid chemicals.", "So much so it gave me an instant headache.", "My sense of smell is somewhat diminished and to me it was VERY strong.", "I can only imagine what it must smell like to a person with a normal sense of smell.", "I bought the double pack so it was double the odor.", "I cant believe that with the over 1400 reviews that people aren't mentioning the smell.", "This cant be an isolated incident.", "I shouldnt be expected to smell that for a few weeks while who knows what chemicals off gas.", "Now about the stand itself.", "The thing is made from cheap lightweight materials.", "The design is very unstable.", "The rear leg is only 3 long and allows the stand to tip over way too easy.", "Theres no way Im putting any guitar on it.", "For comparison, I have an older Peavey stand and the rear leg on that stand is over 6 inches long.", "The nut and screw assembly for tightening the upper yoke to the stand base is a loose fitting pressed in thing that just spells trouble down the road.", "The lower yoke that holds the guitar body just slips through a hole punched in the tubing.", "No support pieces help to stiffen up the area where the yoke passes through.", "Again another area that spells trouble.", "I bought these stands based on overwhelmingly positive reviews for this item.", "I cant believe 69% of people rated this 5 stars.", "SMH, I wonder what stand they were talking about because the ones I got are total junk.", "Do yourself a favor and avoid these at all costs.", "These are being returned and I'll order a different brand and style." ]

[ "When GTA3 came out, I did not get around to it.", "Here I am, eight years after the fact coming back to it to see how it plays and compares with later games in the series.", "It doesn't fare as well.", "I'm an old enough gamer (28) to still appreciate how revolutionary this game was for its time, both gameplay and pushing the envelope on what they could get released for a console (unfortunately still branded as a child's toy by much of society).", "Still, the game is not much fun to play, even compared to its immediate successor Vice City.", "For starters, navigating the city is itself un-fun.", "With no big map overview its hard to get oriented.", "Much of the landscape/architecture doesn't stand out, so I found myself navigaing by remembering road curves/intersection angles on the small immediate-area map.", "This is further hindered by objectives that you don't get to see where they are, only what direction they are in (until you're close enough to see them onscreen).", "Also, finding the Pay N Spray (While being hounded by the authorities) is difficult without any locational indicatord until you've been on an island for an hour or two to get familiar.", "Many of the missions are simply not passable on the first try.", "They're not that diffcult in the end, but most will likely take 2+ tries to figure out exactly what you're doing.", "It usually has suprises like suddenly getting 5 stars wanted rating (or attacked by a half-dozen driving members of some gang) or suprise insta-killed by the FBI (or some other government people) abound.", "Ocasionally it reqires out of the box thinking to react to an event and kill someone before they can get away (ie you have to know to block a certain alley with a bus/fire truck to cutoff an escape route beforehand or else its almost impossible to catch up).", "The biggest fun-killer though is the constant aribtrary time limits that get thrown on the missons.", "Bugs abound.", "I've had missions where targets become invincible, people I'm supposed to pick up in a vehcile don't appear, or they get stuck and stop following, or spawn inside a building/terrain feature and get stuck.", "Still, the game has some good aspects that stand out even now.", "While the graphics are relatively bland, there is a lot going on and the game almost never hiccups or loses framerate.", "The voice acting is above average even for nowadays; it must have been spectacular 8 years ago.", "It's got that Rockstar polish...", "that touch of irreverant humor and good storytelling (even if its limited and your character has no personality; literally).", "GTA3 was a great and revolutionary game when it came, and set the ground for not only sequels, but launched a new genre of game.", "The numerous improvements that have been made over the years though expose a lot of the gliches and problems in this one though.", "Unless you are bound and determined to play all of the GTA games like me (or have already played them) I recommend steering clear of this one and getting one of its successors." ]

[ "My main complaint is that the reverb effect on this unit is of only one type.", "Yes, there are a few different settings which change the timing, but the effect's tone is still exactly the same.", "I think they tried to emulate \"plate\" reverb and that sound is present in EVERY setting.", "You can set it to \"Bedroom\", and you'll get tight plate reverb with very little delay.", "You can set it to \"Concert Hall\", and you'll get spacious plate reverb with lots of delay.", "No matter what setting it's on, it always has plate reverb.", "The other issue is that the delay and reverb are not dedicated knobs.", "Sometimes their functions change depending on the mode you're in, so you can't just start out with no effects, and dial in a little reverb, then dial in a little delay, you first have to pick a mode which is like a preset.", "The problem being is that there are only 4 modes that allow for delay AND reverb, and these presets limit what the knobs actually do.", "For example, on the presets that combine delay and reverb, the reverb knob becomes a tone knob instead...", "huh?", "There is also a dry/wet mix knob, which would be great except that you can't control the effects enough for it to be useful.", "Because of mode limitations, you have to use the mix knob to compensate for the lack of delay and/or reverb adjustment, ugh.", "WHY, there are two different knobs!!!", "Also, to my ears, the tone of the reverb is pretty bad.", "It's hard to describe, but in a natural environment, guitar reverb sounds different from bass reverb which sounds different from drum and vocal reverb.", "With this unit, it's the like the reverb itself is the sound, not the sound of the instrument bouncing off of something.", "In other words, pluck an \"E\" note and you'll hear some reverb, pluck a \"B\" and you'll hear exactly the same sound reverberating that you heard with the \"E\".", "It just sounds way too artificial." ]

[ "firstly, the package arrived on time...", "thanks for that!", "secondly, when i opened the package, i did not like how it was presented...", "why?", "the product was punctured on two areas for a string to pass through it and be attached at the ad paper/card board that went with it...", "why does it has to be like that?", "they should have just placed them on the ad paper and not drill a hole in it...", "thirdly, the diameter does not fit good on my guitar...", "it is kinda big...", "and lastly, when i forced it in placed even though it was not positioned properly in the hole, the sound quality of my guitar was changed...", "i was completely dissatisfied with the product...", "sorry!", "i would not recommend this item to anybody..." ]

[ "I tried 3 of these.", "They all work elsewhere but would not work in my particular location.", "The 150'cable (I tried more than one) running to this switch delivers 100Mbps when plugged directly into a computer.", "It also delivers 10 Mbps through an old 3Com 10Mbps switch.", "But plugged into a Cisco switch I get nothing.", "I tried Linksys live chat and phone support several times.", "That is a bit of a painful experience, but whose product support isn't these days?", "They could not help.", "They did, however get me to improve my efficiency at re-booting all of the appliances in my house, as they would never believe I had done that several times before I called them.", "It took a while to get them to admit they couldn't help.", "They wanted to keep sending me new ones, but that was getting tiresome, so I returned the last one to Amazon for credit.", "(Thank you Amazon!", ") I will try another brand.", "Any suggestions out there?", "Update: Bought a D-Link DGS-2208.", "A little more money but it works (plug in ethernet cables, plug in power - you know, like you would an ethernet switch) I didn't even have to re-boot my refrigerator to make it work.", "Plus it's a gigabit switch and uses less power." ]

[ "i'm updating a prior review.", "Since I bought this product Intuit has discontinued development of Quicken.", "They are supposed to sell it to some other vendor.", "I've never seen a software sale of this magnitude work.", "For that reason alone this would be a two star rather than three star purchase.", "What takes it down to 1 star is that today I'm getting Quicken emails about spending patterns.", "I did not (knowingly) enable online access to my accounts.", "Don't use this product.", "--------\nThe market for personal finance software is not what it was 15 years ago.", "It is now a niche market.", "(The reason why that happened is beyond the scope of an Amazon review.", ")\n\nI am sure nobody would develop Quicken for Windows (the gold standard) today.", "It's development was funded in a different era, including the painful process of establishing connections to banks.", "So we can't compare a new product (Quicken for Mac 2015) to that product.", "If you want all those features you need to run windows in a Mac VM or do dual boot.", "So we compare this product to using a spreadsheet (ugh) or iBank 5.", "Unfortunately that's a very hard comparison to make.", "I mentioned this was a niche market -- I've not seen any serious head-to-head comparisons from a trusted source.", "I opted for this product assuming it leveraged the bank connectivity network funded by Quicken for Windows.", "It does indeed do that.", "It is not a stellar product.", "It desperately, desperately, needs a manual -- but the finance market is now so small that even niche ePublishers won't write a guide for it.", "Installation and configuration was quirky.", "Manual setup of 529 and other non-integrated investment tools is weird.", "I ran into several UI bugs and usability issues.", "There's no Help file.", "On the other hand, after initial setup it's bringing data in from a variety of investment sources and multiple US bank accounts.", "That's something.", "I think it's worth the money.", "A manual might even make it four stars." ]

[ "I highly recommend that people rent this game before buying.", "I honestly don't get why its rated so high.", "I was so bored while playing this.", "The controls are difficult and when you walk the screen always jumps to the wrong direction.", "Fighting multiple opponents is so awkward.", "I stopped playing it because i was so bored.", "I first had to pick up some girl and take her bowling.", "Then after that i had to take my cousin to a strip club where you have to fight multiple opponents.", "It wasn't fun at all.", "It also froze on me a couple of times and I had to try to restart the ps3." ]

[ "I'm a very big fan of Rohinton Mistry and was hoping this effort by another Indian writer living in Canada might be similar in quality.", "It isn't.", "After just 20 pages, I was struggling to figure out what the plot might be, who was related to whom, and mainly, why I should care about any of the characters.", "After 40 pages....", "I gave up.", "The writing isn't good enough to carry the book.", "The style jumps from literary to casual modern to just plain unpolished and rhythm-free.", "The characters are uncompelling.", "There isn't much of a story.", "Roy has a long way to go to match Mistry.", "I can't understand how this won the Booker Prize." ]

[ "Giving two stars instead of one, because the quality of the writing/stories is good.", "But the book is really bad, and unfortunately, still long like the previous books.", "Per another review here, this book is not what a person signed up for when starting the series.", "The story from the first books has been lost, and events are taken up by new characters, newly introduced, or elevated from minor to major characters.", "I've quit real reading and started skimming and skipping.", "Perhaps Martin had in mind the lore of Tolkien, the Silmarillion or such, in creating background stories for everything.", "The problem is that while Tolkien's world had background and side stories, you don't have to read them to enjoy the LOTR trilogy.", "The LOTR stands as a continuous, well structured story, even while drawing on the background stories Tolkien may have had in mind in creating his world.", "Martin has also lost or discarded critical story lines along the way.", "The Starks are scarcely involved in the story.", "Maybe fine if this were real-life history one was reading, but not if one has invested time and energy in reading and getting involved in a story someone is telling.", "Even real-life history gets revised for story telling to make it more interesting.", "It is as though a history of JFK, in its third volume, includes tales of Chelsea Clinton going to college.", "Killing off a character unexpectedly does serve to make the tale exciting and unique, but killing off a character shouldn't end the story being told.", "The brother/sisterhood of the direwolves?", "Apparently it didn't mean anything.", "Per Ned Stark, the pack that stays together survives, but the pack seems to have disappeared, along with Ned's head.", "And sadly perhaps, the heart of the series." ]

[ "I'm still not impressed, even though my Sims have a new couch (after a reviewer, thankfully, clued us all in on the fact that the new chair is actually a piece of sectional sofa.", "So when you go looking for the couch in Buy mode, just look for the living room chair icon.", ") What doesn't impress me is the price for this new 'stuff'.", "It should have been a little bit cheaper.", "In this add-on, you get a few pieces of furniture, some lamps, a couple rugs and paintings, new mirrors, some sculptures, a new very small vase, a new \"old\" stereo, some new clothes (mostly formal and new pj's..", "love the new silk pj's), one new women's hairdo, and some wallpaper/flooring/etc.", "You also get a couple of new pre-fab houses in build mode, Forsythe Place and a one bedroom loft.", "After playing around with the new stuff for several hours, and adding the new house & loft to the neighborhoods, I am glad I bought this add-on but still feel its priced too high.", "I love the new house, Forsythe Place, but wish a garage had been included in the design.", "Maxis must've been in a rush to get this on the market too.", "The manual has an obvious error.", "It refers to the neighborhood 'Pleasantview' as 'Pleasantville'.", "Goes to show there wasn't much thought put into this product before release.", "It does fix old glitches, which I'm happy about, and I like the new loading screen music.", "And there are other subtle changes that were made to the game as well (slightly altering the original once this is installed), some of which I don't like.", "Overall, I am glad I got it, but would've been much happier spending less for it." ]

[ "Imagine being so excited to get this in the mail.", "Now imagine the opposite when you're trying to figure out how to put this shoddy piece of crap together.", "Pieces wouldn't go together on right handle.", "Pieces were hard to put together on the other handle too.", "Wish I had never bought this.", "Even had to put handles together.", "Picture of it lied.", "It is in fact two pieces and not one.", "So disappointed in this.", "They need to do better.", "Wow." ]

[ "I can't help but wonder after glancing at the other stellar reviews: \"Did I get a bad one?", "\" I was very disappointed in this product.", "The packaging and the product are no where near what was expected for this high price tag iron, and its performance was poor on my hair.", "The iron does heat up in about 2 minutes, but for my curly, thick locks - taking small sections - it took multiple passes with the iron to get the job done.", "I have used many professional quality irons; most less expensive than this one, that successfully did complete 'one pass' straightening, but this one did not.", "NOTE: One pass indicates constant heat is maintained throughout the iron while in use.", "The T3's build quality isn't as expected either.", "The overall feel is one of lightweight plastic - cheap feeling - and again, very disappointing.", "The good things I can say about this product: the swivel cord is of a good length and my hair moves smoothly across the heated plates.", "The one push on/off with blue LEDs to indicate when the iron is heated up are simple to view and use.", "For the high asking price of this iron I was expecting the sort of performance my stylist's iron produces in the salon.", "I would have been happy if it had been on par with my other irons: HSI Professional Ceramic Tourmaline Ionic Flat Iron and the Remington S9110S T|Studio Thermaluxe Slim Hair Straightener which both tend to run in the thirty to forty dollar range and work 100% better than this T3.", "Maybe I got a bad one?", "It makes me sad that this iron didn't live up to its hype, but I cannot recommend this item to others." ]

[ "I bought this because I wanted all of these wonderful stories in one volume.", "The books are great, this is not a review of them, as they are some of the best fantasy stories of all time and I highly recommend reading them.", "However, this particular volume was described as being a \"new\" product and it did not look new to me.", "The front cover had a deep crease near the binding that caused the entire cover to be shifted over and did not cover the pages fully.", "The lower right corner of the cover also had a folded crease.", "I was unsure about returning it after I discovered these things beacuse I really wanted this complete volume and the coverart is really lovely.", "But as I turned the pages I noticed ink blotches.", "There were not just a few and they were not small.", "There were dozens of them on many of the pages.", "I found this completely unacceptable for a book termed (and PRICED) as new, so I returned it.", "I would recommend the books, but perhaps not this particular product due to the many issues my copy had." ]

[ "I purchased Toast 12 Titanium for my Mac running Yosemite hoping to get good video editing and DVD burning software.", "I've been disappointed.", "The basic video editing software is usable, but provides only the most basic video editing.", "It its defense, the program is primarily a DVD burning package, not video editor.", "The DVD creation piece, is also very basic.", "Limited to provided templates with some basic editing.", "Sufficient, but does not allow for much customization other than changing the default titles and background picture.", "The screen capture software is totally unusable.", "It has locked up my Mac every time I've tried to use it requiring a hard restart, can't even quit the screen capture program with the OPT-CMD-ESC keys that normally allow forcing quit.", "Have never captured a single frame with the screen capture program.", "If all you want to do is burn basic DVDs, then this will work for you.", "If you expect to capture screens, edit them and then burn to DVD, look for something else." ]

[ "JUNK FOOD FOR HUMMINGBIRDS.", "I have been reading dozens of sites on the care and feeding of hummingbirds...", "they all advise against adding red dye to the nectar (which can easily be made fresh by mixing sugar and water).", "Here is what the Audubon Society says: \"No, red coloring is not necessary and the reddening chemicals could prove to be harmful to the birds.", "Natural nectar itself is a clear solution.", "\" Don't buy this junk food!", "If you care for these little flying jewels, you'll provide what's healthy for them and not give them anything that could harm them.", "Again the Audubon Society: \"Fill the feeders with sugar water; made by combining four parts hot water to one part white [not brown] sugar, boiled for one to two minutes.", "Never use honey, artificial sweeteners, or red dye.", "\"" ]

[ "Nobody gets on the radio without the backing of a major label who spend on average $300,000 per song per \"artist\".", "ALL music heard on commercial radio has been extensively market researched using focus groups.", "So the music you hear on radio is deliberately chosen, if not designed, to appeal to the most people in the demographic that is being marketed to.", "Because so much money is at stake both in terms of profit and promotion, major record companies are interested not in music, but in moving product.", "Art and integrity don't matter, only sales.", "That is why we have bland, musical junkfood like Nickleback's The Long Road clogging up the airwaves.", "And it's only going to get worse as more and more radio stations or marketing outlets are owned by fewer and fewer corporations.", "Art by committee sucks folks.", "As a marketing device Nickleback are brilliant, as music they stink on ice.", "This is about as mindlessly commercial as it gets." ]

[ "I got the Frontman mainly to use around the house for guitar and bass.", "The 10\" speaker seemed like an advantage (especially for bass) over several in the same price range with 8\" speakers.", "The first surprise was that the assembly resonated around the low A of a bass, even at quite moderate volume.", "We're not talking about gigging level.", "Hard to say if it was the speaker, the cabinet, or something loose inside.", "The second and almost simultaneous surprise, when I started playing guitar, was that the dog was clearly suffering, and began howling.", "The third, a little later, was that my wife, who's very tactful and wouldn't complain, went to the bathroom and gobbled a xanax.", "It's a simple solid state analog amp.", "It behaves well and predictably with pedals and stomp boxes, and you can somewhat control distortion with the guitar's volume pots.", "In the good value for money column, it is a loud little bugger.", "If you can get up to 6 on the master knob without the neighbors coming over with pitchforks and torches, you're probably living in the woods.", "I wouldn't try that with a bass unless you want to shred the paper speaker cone.", "But above 6, another surprise: nothing much changes.", "The tone is a lot like one of those early \"advanced solid state\" Fender amps that made people return to tubes.", "Sizzzzling.", "Remember those Fender amps with the shiny aluminum front panel?", "A lot of unpleasant harmonics develop as soon as you overdrive it.", "Basically a square wave running into a high slew rate power stage.", "That explains the dog, and the wife.", "It's perfect for one of those \"plants die from loud rock music\" science fair projects.", "There's a VERY GOOD clean mode, and a little button located invisibly that switches to overdrive mode with its own gain and volume knobs, so you can set levels separately.", "A foot switch can be used to switch modes.", "There's a spring reverb effect that sounds choppy.", "And that's it.", "But when I say \"clean\", I don't mean \"bluesy\" or \"jazz\".", "I mean electronics, it's just a power stage.", "And it's unlikely to get a pleasing tone on overdrive, especially at low volume, where at best it sounds like a fuzztone.", "That's how solid state works, and why most guitarists went back to tubes.", "You would have to use external pedals/boxes, which sort of defeats the idea of simplicity.", "As a standalone practice amp, it's like getting a (hot) stick shift pickup truck where you wanted a sedan.", "Now, I can understand that some people like it simple and hate computerized stuff because they don't \"get it\", others because they do, but have had enough techno-headaches.", "OK, so the Frontman is simple.", "But it's just not a nice-sounding circuit when you push it into saturation.", "So you'll NEED those not-so-simple external boxes that belong more with a performing setup.", "If you already have 'em, the Frontman WILL work VERY WELL for you, as just a clean power stage.", "Do you need a low-medium power stage?", "I wanted something portable, self-contained, with living-room or coffee-shop power, AND that sounded good on its own at bedroom volume.", "I found that if I was willing to sacrifice a little in the wattage column, one of the more modern programmable \"modeling amps\" like a Mustang, with a little trial and error, could sound more like what I wanted WITHOUT requiring external boxes, and for the same minimal cost.", "In fact, feeding one of those modeling amps into the house PA is usable for performance.", "The Frontman aims at a middle ground that IMHO is increasingly irrelevant.", "It went back." ]

[ "Our backyard pond is home to a few water-polluting Koi.", "In order to keep the water healthy for the fish, we have two separate pumps.", "One is located inside the skimmer box and pumps water to a mechanical/biological waterfall.", "The second one is located on the bottom of the pond and pumps water through a UV Sterilizer and then through an above-ground biological filter before emptying back into pond.", "Our purchase of this Danner 3000GPH pump is as a replacement for our skimmer pump (a Laguna model that suddenly stopped working after 7 years of dependable service).", "Since that Laguna model has now been discontinued, we searched for another reasonably priced pump that would fit into the smaller confines of the back section of our skimmer box.", "The Danner Waterfall Pump is specifically intended for this purpose and is very economical.", "We assumed the GPH (gallon per hour) rating was consistent among pump manufacturers and so we initially ordered the 2000GPH Danner pump in order to match the pumping strength and water flow of our previous model.", "For those people who are just beginning to get into pond set-up, you do have to make some calculations/considerations for the necessary GPH if you have a waterfall.", "If the pump has to move water to a considerably higher area or through a longer length of buried hosing...", "then you need to increase the GPH.", "BUT, if the water rushes too quickly through the mechanics of the waterfall, the bacteria in the biological filter doesn't have time to do its thing.", "Our previous 2000GPH pump was just perfect.", "It gave a nice, splashing amount of water coming from the waterfall...", "but didn't rush water through the filter too fast.", "The GPH didn't begin to compare though.", "While the new Danner model was easy to set up, the amount of water coming from waterfall was only a bit more than a trickle.", "Really lackluster.", "So we returned the GPH2000 for the GPH3000.", "Works great now.", "The water is now pumping at the rate of our old GPH2000 model.", "We've only had experience with Laguna pumps so are not really sure if this is just an issue specific to the manufacturer of the Danner pumps or if the GPH can vary that much by manufacturer.", "If two different units are advertised as pumping 2000 gallons per hour; logic would say that the water flow should at least be similar, right?", "A mystery.", "Anyway, the new pump is working great so far.", "I would have given a 5 rating for the ease of set-up and the good value of this pump...", "if not for the issue with the incorrect flow rate.", "I'll update this review if the pump turns out to be unreliable.", "UPDATE (February 2, 2013): Well, less than 6 months later...", "and the pump is dead.", "Our initial rating was 4 stars because of how well it worked; but feel now that it doesn't deserve more than 1 star with the durability/longevity problem." ]

[ "Sorry guys, bear with me, this is a long review, but if you want to know why I gave two stars you will have to read the entire thing.", "Let me first state that unlike many people, especially fans of the Resident Evil game series, I thoroughly enjoyed the first Resident Evil movie and although it wasn't anything too special or original, I felt the it was a solid action/sci-fi/zombie/horror movie which never really went wrong.", "RE - Apocalpyse however disappointed me numerous times.", "I excepted a generic plot, I expected Matrix style action, I expected hordes of zombies, I expected a lot of things, what I didn't expect were some lame scenes and a lazy plot wrap up.", "The gist of the story is that a zombie creating virus has infected the Umbrella Corporation's secret research facility known as The Hive which resides underneath the city of Racoon City (the events of the first movie).", "Of course a science team goes to reopen the Hive and the bad stuff escapes, no problem there.", "All of Racoon City starts to get infected and all kinds of zombie hell is breaking out everywhere.", "Alice our main character wakes up in a \"hospital\" after her ordeal from the first movie.", "By the time she walks outside the city is already officially screwed.", "First the things I liked about the movie, I love the Resident theme, I like the action/fighting scenes, I generally like the characters and the acting, there aren't too many lame quotes, there are some decently frightening scenes and the special effects are about as good as you could ask for.", "Now what I didn't like.", "*SPOILERS* Some how Umbrella Corporation in less than 24 hours managed to contain the outbreak within a city seamingly the size of Chicago using 30+ foot walls around the entire city.", "Allrighty then, in all fairness the Umbrella Corporation knew the virus had infected the Hive, so prior to entering The Hive they could have and should have had safety measures ready to be deployed if the virus escaped into the city.", "Okay I guess I can buy that.", "There were naturally a couple of scenes that were lame or dumb, such as Alice jumping via motorcycle into the church where the other characters are battling against some Lurkers, not knowing where she was going to land and who she might squish on the other side.", "A little bit reckless, but I'll forgive it as a theatrical flair.", "And of course if a zombie/undead resurrecting virus gets lose one of the first things you would put on your site seeing list is a stroll through the cemetary, right?", "Well our characters did, and of course the buried zombies don't crawl out of their graves until our characters are right dead smack in the middle of the cemetary.", "Sigh...", "well every horror movie has to have the character stupidity moments and maybe the buried zombies didn't have enough willpower to dig themselves out until they started to smell fresh blood standing right on top of them.", "All right I'll forgive that stuff.", "Then a semi-side plot to whole movie is the conflict between Alice and Nemesis (a huge T-virus mutant).", "The Umbrella Corporation wants to see the two battle it out and test each other.", "Allright so the two have a couple semi-random encounters which were actually kinda cool, but then we get towards the end of the movie and their \"battle\" has yet to resolve itself.", "So we can't have that.", "Rather than have to two stumble across/find each other in some random cool location and end it, an Umbrella Corporation scientist forces the two to literally fight now.", "\"You and you step forward and end this.", "\" I thought for a second I'd stumbled into a \"Mortal Kombat\" movie, I expected at anytime to hear the deep gravely voice utter the word FIGHT.", "Needless to say the scene was lame.", "Once again however ultimately forgivable due to artistic license.", "Now we come to the end.", "A horrible disease ravaged a city the size of Chicago, a huge 30 ft wall is erected around the entire city (we are talking miles and miles of wall), newspapers lay scattered through the streets with headlines reading \"THE DEAD WALK\", people struggle to escape the city and many do before Umbrella Corporation puts a stop to it.", "To cover this tragedy up Umbrella Corporation touches off a nuclear bomb and claims the power plant had a meltdown.", "Fine no problem.", "However, some amateur footage of the zombie tragedy ends up in the hands of mainstream news.", "Reports of disturbing and shocking footage are aired.", "Oh, wait sorry, never mind the whole thing was just a hoax.", "All we know is that Racoon City was leveled by a nuclear meltdown.", "WHAT?", "Are you trying to tell me no one in the outside public knew about this outbreak?", "No one noticed the 30 ft wall surrounding a major metropolis?", "Newspapers had enough time to release breaking news headlines reading \"THE DEAD WALK\" and nobody outside heard about it or read these articles?", "None of the presumably thousands of earlier escapees told anyone about the tragedy?", "None of the remaining people not to mention the reporting local news, government or law enforcement groups made a phone call to the outside world to report what was happening and/or ask for aid and/or say there goodbyes to loved ones, especially in the early hours of the outbreak?", "How in the world am I supposed to buy that crap?", "If you want a cover story say terrorists released a biological/viral disease and before anyone could figure out what was going on, the nuclear plant had a meltdown and obliterated the entire city and any potential explaination of the virus outbreak.", "There both horrible tragedies reported and simply explained and resolved.", "But no instead the outside world remains completely ignorant of the zombie disease outbreak.", "Please.", "That my friends is why I didn't like this movie.", "It makes the whole plot resolution unbelievable." ]

[ "Showed up and the suction cups on the bottom looked old dirty and used as well as ripped and falling apart in some areas.", "On to the 2nd photo, the safety release valve was jammed in there scratching the product in the process and rendered it useless.", "You can’t let any air out.", "What idiot put that part on and said yeah that’s good.", "It doesn’t even work!", "Pathetic considering you fork out your hard earned cash on an item.", "Third photo least of the worries but just continues to display the poor quality as you can see the weld going beyond the bracket it was intended to hold.", "And of course like other reviews on their compressors there was debris in the tank so I had to get a wrench and complete my remove the drain valve to get the debris out.", "So hopefully you got some muscle to pick the compressor up and tilt it all directions to get everything out.", "Highly disappointed and at this point I don’t care how quiet it is.", "The safety valve jammed in there and useless probably upsets me the most." ]

[ "Received this item less then a week ago and was working Great until I went to charge it the second time.", "It started saying, 15mins left and keep activating Voice Commands.", "So I unpaired the device and put it on the charger.", "Noticed the Red Ring didn't light up any more.", "Left it in Charger for over an hour, took it off Charger and tried to connect and pair.", "It absolutely refuses and won't turn back on.", "I'm starting to think this was a Refurbished item, because the manual looked used.", "Seller doesn't allow exchanges, only returns.", "I decided to return and repurchase directly from Amazon and pay the extra $20 for Retail Packaging which allows an Exchange if I have another issue.", "This soley is to blame on the seller.", "The product itself is fantastic, excellent call quality, long battery life, allows user to listen to Audio and reads Callers ID and tells you amount of talk time left.", "The moral of the story is to be careful, who you purchase items from.", "If it's to good of a deal, there's a reason and clearly the sellers aren't being straight forward with customers." ]

[ "I'm not opposed to the idea of remakes, although this film shows just why it's a better idea to remake bad films with unfulfilled potential than great ones that far exceeded theirs.", "Even ignoring comparisons with Val Lewton's classic, it's rare for a film to misfire on quite as many levels as this early Bruckheimer movie - and it's much more of a Bruckheimer movie than a Schrader one - but sadly, like all Bruckheimer movies, this promises much but then resolutely fails to deliver (after all, Bruckheimer is the guy who made a car chase movie and then forgot to include any car chases until the last reel).", "The sexual fantasies may be Schrader's, but the style is all Bruckheimer's - glossy visuals, marketable soundtrack, good-looking cast given little to work with, meandering script and a dogged refusal to make good on the hype.", "However, even ignoring the fact that the producer is more interested in the marketing than the movies themselves, taken on its own merits, `Cat People' just doesn't work.", "For a film about a race of incestuous cat people, it's astonishingly boring.", "Nothing much happens in the most uninteresting way possible for 90 minutes until Kinski's character undergoes a sudden complete moral u-turn and the filmmakers try to wrap everything up in a hurry so they can get home before the pubs shut.", "As a film about sexuality, it has no insight.", "As a sex film, it has no sex or eroticism.", "As a thriller, it doesn't thrill.", "As a horror film, it has no atmosphere or menace.", "Worst of all, it's just so astonishingly dull.", "And don't expect much in the way of special effects or gore - most of what was shot hit the cutting room floor (and don't go looking for them on the DVD - no deleted scenes there).", "Suddenly the omens for `Exorcist IV' are looking very, very bad indeed...", "The DVD itself is a good package - a new 25-minute interview with Schrader and a worrying one from 1982 where he's barely coherent and obviously under the influence; interview with make-up FX man Tom Burman; Robert Wise on Val Lewton; stills montage; trailer; and an audio commentary by Schrader.", "Absolutely none of which makes this film any better, but at least gives you some insight into how Schrader's admitted personal problems helped send it off the rails.", "Only a poor stereo mix lets the side down." ]

[ "...", "and others can get 15 months.", "Who really cares, because no matter how much there is of it, it always lasts!", "Remember the time when you would go in a record store and there would be a zillion copies of the SG's albums?", "I recently went to a local Tower Records and saw a faded copy (the only one in the store) behind a Osmond Brother's CD.", "When I tried to lift it out, it was stuck.", "With a tug-o-war pull it came out and there was a huge dust mark on the bottom.", "Literally.", "This goes back to the bleak 97-98 year, when teeny boppers everywhere were buying this album like slushies because their friends also had it.", "Not for music, for the trend.", "This is sad.", "Money is hard to come by, people are starving and homeless each day, and somehow, a young person's allowance had to go to a talentless, annoying feminist pop group over some homeless man in the street who was victim of Vietnam, and just wants to eat and see his family again.", "Sometimes life can make no sense, but when you promote a huge money-burning gimmick and people moronically buy into it, it says that there is something seriously wrong with society." ]

[ "Even though I received this game for Christmas, I still feel as if I've been cheated.", "Talk about the dullest, unimaginable game in history.", "I'll admit the graphics are upgraded, but the puzzles are about as complicated as connect the dots, and the characters have slightly different play styles...", "and I mean SLIGHT.", "Their combos, seeing as hacking and slashing is all they improved on Gauntlet, are almost identical.", "Oh, and forget magic.", "Each character gets one radius spell, and a couple, silly moves.", "They completely eliminated elemental magic and collecting vials.", "Unlike any other Gauntlet game ever made, there are no secrets.", "NONE.", "There are no power ups.", "There's no evolution of the characters either, except minimal changes when you find golden chests.", "Problem is, once you find four for each armor and weapons, the changes stop.", "What confuses me, is how 'Legacy' could be so entertaining just holding down a button and 'Sorrows' can be so boring.", "Seeing as I don't have Online, I can't comment on how that is, but I doubt the game is somehow expanded.", "If you get this game, expect two areas per level and a boss fight, which are extremely short, instead of Legacy's five areas and a boss fight which involved finding magical relics.", "That gives Legacy a total of about fifty levels to Sorrows' twelve.", "Having waited so long for this release, I'm embarrassed to be a Gauntlet fan.", "Great job, guys.", "I'm gonna go chain myself to a tree and wait for the Apocalypse." ]

[ "I bought this headset last year and have not been entirely satisfied.", "It does work fairly well, but I would echo some of the complaints from other reviewers; that it doesn't fit real well on the ear (glasses or not), and the volume doesn't go up enough.", "The fit around the ear is kind of cheesy.", "If you don't have it on just right it will flop against the side of your face as you turn your head back and forth.", "This is especially annoying while driving.", "If you wear glasses, then you have to somehow get both the glasses and the headset to fit over your ear; not an easy task.", "Also, whenever I'm using the headset in the car, my first inclination is to turn up the volume because either the speaker on the headset is just too far from the ear or there is too much outside noise getting through, or both.", "But the volume will not go up to the point where you can carry on a conversation without asking the other person (repeatedly) what they just said.", "Indoors, in a relatively quiet environment, there is no problem with hearing.", "Lastly, I could really do without the big blinking light on the side of this thing.", "It looks like you're waiting to be beamed up by the mother ship or something." ]

[ "Normally I really like my Makita tools.", "This one was a real disappointment.", "Within just a few hours of operation the drive chain bound up due to too much slack.", "The factory (are they building these in China now?", ") either left off or did not correctly assemble the chain tensioner.", "That is a two-dollar assembly.", "So the chain locked up, the drive pinion destroyed itself, and I am without a planer at a critical point in a project.", "Which means I have to travel to the nearest town where a shop has a planer.", "A query on warranty repair to the regional repair office in Chile was of course not answered, which is rather typical in this toy country.", "So I have to find the parts in the US and have them shipped down here, no doubt to spend some interminable time in Customs purgatory.", "So it's like not having the tool at all, and after paying more than double the price I would have paid in the US.", "It would be almost a great tool if it had been assembled properly.", "But if it comes apart within a few hours of normal use and the warranty is of no use, I can't reasonably give good review stars.", "UPDATE - I now have a DeWalt DW735X 13\" Two-Speed Planer, via Amazon.", "Much more versatile and powerful than the Makita.", "And so far, more reliable." ]

[ "In the first mission, you friggin backtrack through the exact same area like 3 times for no good reason.", "That should tell you how much time they spent on this one.", "In the Storm, you go through the base and blow up stuff.", "Then in Floodgate, you go back through the same level and kill the Flood.", "Frickin' Lazy Bungie.", "Frickin' Lazy.", "Metroid does backtracing right.", "Give me a new power to change the situation.", "Nope, it's just all right trigger madness like all Halo games.", "I just reviewed Reach so I figured why not put my two cents in on this one.", "If by some chance you have been stuck in a bomb shelter for the past few years and missed this one and you're in the market for a 360 Halo game, get Reach instead - it ain't perfect either, but it's the best of the bunch.", "At the very least, wait it out and get the HD remake of the original game - you'll get the security of having a brand new multi-player.", "Halo 3 is a half baked game.", "You can clear out the craptastic campaign in a few hours and Reach MP is better developed.", "Halo 3: ODST is better, believe it or not, but if you must, skip that one too and just get Reach." ]

[ "Despite the hype about this game's scale, the battles are surprisingly tiny, despie the huge maps.", "Furthermore units are so small that they often are barely noticeble unless you zoom all the way in, meaning battles will often look rather silly, like tiny specs of animated color shooting at one another.", "Although the maps are huge, and I mean huge, the space given within the maps is uneccassery at best.", "the armies often comrpise no more than 100 units per side, and given the units tiny size, this does not require a great deal of space.", "So what is all the space for?", "Frankly, I have no idea.", "the controls in this game are clunky, especially when playing online when you cant pause.", "While yes, it is possible ot give a group of units very complex orders via the shift key system in place, these orders take a bit of time to issue, even when you are very eperinced with the system, meaning online play, which in RTS game is fast paced by nature, becomes rather difficult to pull off.", "This of course is a not a problem when playing against the AI given you can pause.", "On the whole, this game had alot of potential The huge maps could have been used for something, but given the tiny units, and the tiny number of units, this game was alot of hype with no delivery.", "Aside from huge maps, this game offers very little." ]

[ "While this game can be somewhat entertaining and flashy, the story and gameplay lack the elements that all other \"fantasies\" had.", "While trying to combine elements of FF10 and Action-Adventure gameplay, Square-Enix ultimately failed to deliver a worthy product to their very loyal fans.", "With that said, I still managed to obtain some fun out of it.", "I accumulated over 70hrs of gameplay, most of which was satisfying.", "However, the thought still lingers of how I miss the oldschool rpg's.", "Don't get me started on the story.", "Its too complex, and good luck following it most of the time.", "I gave up a long time ago trying to comprehend the full story, and I chose to just take these plotpoints lightly.", "This \"cocoon\" and \"L'Cie\" business doesn't garner a good story for any fan.", "Gameplay mostly consists of button mashing.", "The occasional paradigm shift is the form of strategy.", "The summons are ultimately useless, and that's bound to upset any FF fan.", "So where'd the fun come from?", "Hunt quests and other side quests are pretty fun.", "I'm just sad that the main story didn't compliment that fun.", "Grinding wasn't too bad, and the weapon upgrading system gets workable.", "The Crystarium that parallels with the FF10 system is pretty cool and getting experience was not frustrating.", "All in all, some parts of this game are great.", "Unfortunately, these parts aren't in the main storyline.", "It was especially lame that the ending doesn't warrant a post-game at all, but it gives you a \"pretend\" one instead which doesn't support the story at all.", "It couldn't have been hard to weave a post-game into the story.", "Hope this helps.", "There's plenty other FF's to play out there that won't disappoint you.", "I kept playing through the disappointment and found fun bits here and there.", "The truth is, however, that most gamers will pick it up and set it down within a week.", "Only the few patient and loyal will move on with the game." ]

[ "I don't understand what makes this album referred to as a \"masterpiece\".", "I guess, compared to other albums of that time, when we're stuck \"clutching at straws\" to find a landmark album, this album just happened to arrive when radio had mostly just regrettable crap.", "Jeez, the nineties sucked!", "I will say though, that I would rather refer to \"Pretty Hate Machine\" as a masterpiece album for Nine Inch Nails.", "\"Broken\" (and \"Fixed\") are both easily forgettable.", "On this album, I like \"Mr.", "Self Destruct\".", "It's an easy song to get stuck in your head, plus the EP of \"Further Down the Spiral\" has a couple of good remixes of that song.", "\"Piggy.", "Pig, pig, pig...", "\" \"Nothing can stop me now.", "\" What does that mean?", "Is Trent into bopping animals or something?", "The song doesn't seem to make any sense that I can figure out.", "\"Heresy\" is a song I could do without.", "I'm not the most religious guy out there.", "However I do believe in God.", "But I don't practice any religion.", "Since there are so many different interpretations of what God is, how can anyone see the authenticity of any one religion?", "\"March of the Pigs\" mentions pigs again.", "Again, what's the reference here?", "\"Closer\" is my favorite track here.", "However, I hope Trent's not talking about his warped love for pigs.", "The rest of this album just seems to mix up hard noise and then depressing melancholy moods backed up by strange instrumental passages.", "Most of the instrumentation on this album is strange.", "He doesn't play many ordinary instruments, and his more electronic sounds are obscure to me, and I usually enjoy variations of IDM and industrial instrumentals.", "I bought this album when it came out back in 1994.", "I hated it back then and gave it away.", "I decided to buy it again to see if I've missed something.", "But no, it's the same album I was uncomfortable with as before.", "I like \"Further Down the Spiral\" better than this album.", "If \"Further Down the Spiral\" had \"Closer\" on it, that would be a fantastic album.", "So, I guess I'll just keep both." ]

[ "Wow, Metal Gear II: Snake's Revenge is really awful.", "I'm totally shocked since I like the first one on the NES.", "Snake's Revenge just does so many things wrong I don't know where to begin in describing the many noticeable problems.", "Let's start with the way Snake moves.", "He moves slow and clunky this time around as do the enemies, whereas on the first Metal Gear the pace moves swiftly.", "Nothing particularly great mind you, but a lot better than this.", "Stealth and infiltrating is comically an afterthought now.", "Yes that's right- you know how you're supposed to avoid being detected by guards?", "Know how you're supposed to walk up behind them or sneak around without being noticed?", "Well Snake's Revenge seems to abandoned this great concept unintentionally with horrible gameplay and slow, uninspiring animations of the tiny characters and foes we see on screen.", "You can practically walk directly up to a guard and be mere inches in front of him without him freaking out and spotting you.", "What in the world?", "However the funniest thing about this game is that the animations are so pitiful when you punch or shoot someone to death, they show no reaction to the fact you just damaged them so they freeze in place, then a moment later they simply disappear.", "LOL!", "The first Metal Gear was a lot better than this.", "Most of the gameplay involves walking throughout abandoned and very generically created storage facilities with a strong emphasis on finding items (such as the overuse of collecting and using key cards) in small rooms to advance the...", "not the plot since the game practically has none, but to advance to the next boring part of the storage facility while equally unimpressive music appears throughout your little quest.", "I actually think the horrible animation of the guards along with your character and overall taking a few steps back compared to the first Metal Gear is the biggest issue I have with this game.", "The lack of enemy variety is another problem, as is the repetition of looking for items, rescuing trapped people that give simple useless advice with laughably bad grammar, and of course the unbearably slow play control are MORE major issues.", "This game is a disaster all around.", "The challenge level goes up a lot just as soon as you find yourself in rooms with floor traps such as disappearing floor tiles that expand really wide and other types of traps that require carefully maneuvering around in order to succeed.", "This is all rather difficult.", "The game has a way of making the boss fights really difficult and swarming you from many different directions but countering this with simplistic guards roaming the hallways in the other portions of the game, so Snake's Revenge has major imbalance issues.", "In fact most of your time is spent walking back through the tiny rooms where you came and loading up on ammo since ammo reappears in the same spot the moment you leave the room.", "You can easily fill up on ammo this way.", "Not that you really need much of it except for the inevitable boss fights.", "The story is nonexistent and unexceptional, and I can't think of a single reason to ever play this train wreck of a game.", "It's just awful no matter how you slice it." ]

[ "I have been a Norton Internet customer for years.", "But I have given up on them.", "I purchased NIS 2008 to upgrade my 2007 version, which was working fine, but the subscription was over.", "I downloaded and installed the eval product while I waited for my CD order to arrive.", "After installing it I noticed that whenever I filled out a form, particularly an Outlook (OWA)email, and sent the message the parent browser window would close.", "Sometimes all the opened browsers would close.", "This was pretty fustrating, so I started a Chat session with Symantec Technical Support.", "I won't trouble you with all the details,but the guy told me I had a virus and it would cost me $99 for them to fix it.", "I explained to him that the 2007 version never found any virus and this only occurred after installing 2008.", "I uninstalled 2008 and reinstalled 2007 the problem went away.", "After the rude, totally unrelated questions and their demand for me to pay them to fix their problem, I have had enough.", "I have 6 days left on the NIS subscription then I am going to McAfee.", "Thanks for nothing Symantec." ]

[ "Included were three shields for the front of the iPhone.", "I didn't get a decent adherence until the third one, having wasted the first two.", "Here are some pointers to buyers that may increase their ability to get it right the first time.", "For the purpose of this review, I use the word \"film\" to substitute for the payload, the \"Crystal Screen Protector.", "\"\n\n1) READ THE DIRECTIONS!", "I didn't read the directions carefully enough.", "Do read it!", "Very carefully.", "For one thing, you need to be clear that each film is sandwiched between two flimsy protective sheets.", "Think of the film as a stiff piece of sticky tape.", "The instructions are concise but leave some important aspects out, as mentioned below.", "2) DUST IS THE ENEMY!", "I had a lot of trouble with dust from the counter-top surface I was using.", "If you get even the tiniest motes on the sticky surface, you're done for: the film will never adhere satisfactorily because of inevitable bumps - which are surprisingly noxious.", "Clean your work surface - and your phone itself - thoroughly before starting work.", "And use the enclosed microfiber cloth to polish the iPhone glass front to a perfectly clean and un-fingerprinted surface.", "Hmm - did I say NO DUST?!", "3) DON'T HURRY!", "Align the film very carefully as you start to roll it down on the screen.", "(You're gradually removing the lower protective sheet as you lay the film down.", ") And as you go (slowly!", "), ease bubbles out.", "Much easier to do this as you go than to try to smooth them out later.", "Oh, and having cleaned the iPhone screen so well, do your very best to not touch it while you're laying the film.", "Oil from your fingers is also an enemy!", "You actually need to have a wee bit of skill to do this right.", "It took me two practice films before I could lay it down with minimal problems.", "Even so, there are some very small areas along the edges where the film didn't adhere properly.", "No real problem, but slightly unattractive.", "Furthermore, if, like me, you have a protective bumper shell, take care when you put the phone back in it, because it's really easy to disturb the seal - especially at the four corners of the film.", "Can't say much about the use after the film is in place.", "I can still use the touch screen.", "My main concerns are: First, the film is far more vulnerable to scratching and abrasion than the iPhone's glass screen.", "You get three films because you'll want to replace them as they wear.", "Since I wasted the first two films, I don't have that ability.", "Second, I already mentioned those small spots around the edges (especially the corners) where the film didn't adhere well.", "I expect with use, those areas will get worse.", "Especially if I take my bumper on and off much.", "All in all, I'd say the product has some benefits, but I think it's darned tricky to install - at least for this reviewer.", "I think Acase would be well-advised to include some of the above notes in their sparse instructions.", "Good luck!" ]

[ "I've tried this brand (Hime) several times, and it always came up a little \"short\" on flavor.", "The last time I tried it, I purchased it from Kroger's Food Store (sorry, Amazon).", "I ended up taking it back and getting my money back.", "I've tried S&B powder \"Wasabi\" powder, and it convinced me to start purchasing that brand.", "Especially when a 1 Kilo bag of powder is less than $15 bucks!", "It's the best imitation Wasabi powder I've ever had.", "To make it last (I probably have several years supply of it), I vacuum-packed 1/4 pound bags in the Food Savor bags, and then stuck them in my freezer.", "The bags are \"double-sealed\", as there is a vacuum bag inside of another vacuum sealed bag.", "Double protection, I hope.", "If you like your \"Wasabi\" paste a little on the light side, I recommend the Hime brand, but if you want it \"kicking good\" like the real Sushi restaurants serve, go with S&B Brand.", "Thanks for reading this." ]

[ "This is the kind of thing you buy when you have absolutely no money and just needs something to temporarily protect your lens.", "To simplify here are the ups and downs.", "Ups:\n-Good build quality.", "Glass is nice, smooth and without any noticeable warps.", "The frame is pretty solid for what it's worth.", "-It's dirt cheap\n\nDowns:\n-The threading on the frame is OK.", "It screws down all the way, but it's not very smooth.", "The biggest downside is that the OEM lens cap won't fit snuggly.", "I dislike the fact that sometimes my lens cap will pop off if I don't secure it tightly, but it's difficult to tell when the cap won't fit all the way down.", "-There's not coating.", "Not even one.", "This will affect the IQ.", "Not a lot, but it's very noticeable when there's bright lights.", "You will see some ghosting and unintended flaring.", "So in the end, this could be a good insurance filter if you have nothing else to cover your valuable lenses.", "But try to get something doesn't compromise your IQ." ]

[ "First, the good parts: the soleplate is indeed very smooth and stays clean.", "The auto-off feature is nice, but you need to be careful when you're ironing to not let the iron sit or it will shut off when you don't want it to.", "Now, the problems: it's VERY difficult to fill the iron with water without spilling, even using a measuring cup with a pouring spout.", "Even worse, the iron spits out bursts of water for no apparent reason when it is set on \"steam\".", "This has happened when the iron is first filled (not over-filled, I fill it according to directions) and also has happened in the middle of a tank, as well as at the end.", "I'm talking BIG amounts of water, too; enough that you have to refill the tank earlier than you would if it behaved properly.", "I don't remember it doing this as much when the iron was new, but it's developed into an annoyingly frequent problem.", "I will have to get a new iron, and it will not be another Rowenta.", "My old GE never did this, and it ironed just as well as the Rowenta, so I guess if Black and Decker is still making irons, that will be my next one.", "But no more dripping Rowentas for me." ]

[ "It's just not strong enough.", "I bought the tension rod to create a divided area of my trunk.", "I wanted it to create a small section (about 1/5 from the side of the car) so I could store a few things that tend to roll around in my trunk: a hoodie that's rolled up and tied...", "a blanket, also rolled up and tied, a small pillow...", "all things that are VERY light.", "This tension rod is so weak, when I make a slow right-hand turn at 10mph, the force of the pillow and blanket knocks it out of place.", "These are NOT heavy items.", "Also, to make the rod longer, you turn the tip.", "I did want a tight fit but if you try to push one end in more than a half of an inch, the full rod just slides back in, thus not creating any type of \"tension\" at all.", "I'm sure this isn't the purpose of the rod...", "it's probably made for a curtain of lace or something but I was shocked it was SO extremely weak.", "To test further, I put it up in a small doorway and hung ONE shirt on it with a plastic hanger...", "and it fell.", "It cannot hold one shirt and one plastic hanger.", "Try to make the rod larger so you'd think it will be tighter and it cannot handle a tight fit...", "one end will just slip back inside and you'll have to unscrew it again.", "I'm going to throw it out.", "I don't see a use for it." ]

[ "I bought this because I have a 14\" dia.", "pot that won't fit on my other cookers (that are now repaired) because the pot sits down inside a ring that is smaller.", "The burner is about 6\" below the bottom of the pot.", "For boiling Maple sap you need the flame on really high just to reach the pot let alone make it boil.", "It uses about four times the propane as my other cookers that have the exact same burner at 2-1/2\" from the pot.", "If I had nothing to compare to I would say it was great.", "I tried the Bayou Jet cooker SP1 but that was like a blow torch and would drain a propane tank in a few hours so I returned it (locally).", "I will either move the burner up which requires some welding or give it away.", "I did steal the hose off it until I get the other one I need.", "There is nothing really wrong with it, Its just not for me." ]

[ "Norton 360 is a terrible program.", "It is a resource hog,allows viruses and spyware in and may destroy your programs.", "It cost me over 200 dollars to have my machine repaired,after norton 360 killed it.", "I wouldnt recommend this program to my worst enemy..", "I consider this a beta program for paying customers...", "Tech support is terrible!!!", "And now get ready for 2008...", "Please wait for customer reviews by customers using these under real world conditions...", "Run as fast as you can away from 360...", "The computer you save may be your own." ]

[ "Truthfully, I couldn't finish it.", "I have struggled, but there isn't any meat here.", "The characters are forgettable and lack any real spark.", "Goodness!", "Why does the heroine have to be so silly and why does the hero have to be so slow?", "Really!", "The whole thing lasted way longer than it ought to have and I couldn't waste any more time.", "Sometimes, characters can have their own pieces, but not this time.", "Perhaps, as another reviewer said, it is just me and I cannot get into the piece.", "I don't think so.", "The exotic travel wasn't all that interesting--and I haven't even been to India.", "It just seemed to take space not be a place.", "I gave it 2 stars because perhaps for someone else it will work and I don't like to really dis the author since much of the writing isn't poor, just not interesting.", "I'm sure that happens to many authors." ]

[ "I have no idea how this book has ANY reviews over 1 star, much less the several 5 star ones.", "This is without a doubt the WORST programming book I've ever read.", "To frame this, I've been programming in some capacity since high school in 1981 and professionally for almost 30 years.", "So why would I pick up such a book in the first place?", "Most of my work has been in other languages, primarily Java with a decent amount of C and C# among others.", "But very little C++, and that little bit was quite early in my career.", "I thought this might be a handy book to help refresh my memory and fill in the gaps on it's unique properties.", "Unfortunately I've never read anything so poorly written with so many errors both grammatical and factual.", "(Kids, don't drink and write!", ") He starts off saying you don't need to know C, but I feel sorry for anyone trying to use this book who doesn't.", "Especially because you'll be learning a lot that is bad or just plain wrong and won't realize it.", "The Q & A sections are worthless.", "The questions are sloppily written and ambiguous - this is programming, and precision is everything.", "The format for these is that there is a section with a number of questions, most multiple choice, followed by an answer section where the questions are repeated and the answer highlighted.", "But FREQUENTLY the repeated version of the question is somewhat different from what was asked in the first place, to the degree that it changes the answer.", "In the section on switch / case, there is a question to write a bit of code to assign grades using a switch, but the answer is a complete nonsensical mess that would be wholly unacceptable in a first year programming class.", "And if you're completely new to C / C++, you're going to be totally lost as there are often questions asked about things that haven't even been hinted at in the text to that point.", "I'm all for challenging readers, especially in books that are meant to teach new concepts.", "But normally you would at least give pointers to further information or something of the sort.", "I purchased the Kindle version, and sadly the presentation is nearly as bad as the content.", "The layout is sloppy with odd font sizes in places and text flowing awkwardly around the code examples.", "And speaking of the code examples, almost all of them are truncated, losing at least one or two lines at the end of each.", "Sometimes it's not much of a problem, only losing a closing bracket.", "But with others you lose enough to miss the whole point of the example.", "I almost wish I had the print version so I could at least get the satisfaction of burning the horrid thing." ]

[ "Not great, so-so.", "Adhesive failed after a few days despite me being somewhat an expert at applying them (blind cat, so foam-covered child-proof'd house among my other little 'keep-the-rugs-safe-from-clawed-demon' ventures).", "Eventually I started getting this weird 'refresh' of windows explorer that made me wonder if I'd got a bug on my PC.", "I noticed my USB stick kept reconnecting and figured I'd unplug the device.", "Problem solved.", "Maybe this is a power issue, but the thing often restarts/disconnected ever since I got it.", "Annoying as if you're working on something like a document, it will switch to 'read only' and you have to go through the whole motions of getting all the windows back up.", "The adhesive sucks, I'm not sure how you would ever make it stick when the USB itself is not exactly weightless.", "Disappointed as I usually recommend and purchase this brand for cables and small devices, maybe not so much in future.", "Guess you really do get what you pay for." ]

[ "Gosh darn but these things are cheap.", "Unlike other reviewers, I had no problem getting it to stick on my lens cap.", "I cleaned the cap with alcohol prior to sticking it on, maybe that did it.", "My problem is that they fall apart too easily.", "I'm gentle with my camera, simply unsnap the cap & let it dangle.", "One fell apart the first week I used it - the lanyard came off of the elastic strap.", "I tied it back on.", "Another one broke within three months of purchase - I tied that one back on, too.", "Recently, about a year after purchase, one of the ones that I tied back together broke a *second* time.", "I really don't like trying to clean dust out of the cap when it gets dropped in the dirt.", "I give up.", "Tossing them all out & finding a different solution." ]

[ "Tim Burton has long been the king of strange.", "His cinematic worlds take on a touch of the bizarre, no matter what the subject is.", "He also loves to make beautiful pictures, esp.", "those that take place in dark worlds.", "This picture is no exception.", "If you like to go to movies to see wonderful make-up, realistic full-size monkeys...", "er, apes and a few moments with terrific stunts and special effects, then you may well love this movie.", "If you love to have your inteligence insulted at the same time, this is a perfect vehicle.", "From the opening scene, there is very little doubt of where this film is going.", "Of course, considering it is a remake...", "um, revisioning of the classic, where it is going is not too much of a surprise.", "Of course, in interviews, Burton stated the ending was more shocking than the original.", "I contend this could only happen if you fell asleep for most of the movie, as the ending is pretty much telegraphed throughout the flick.", "The plot is rather weak.", "Unlike the original, which developed characters and slowly built up to a shocking climax, this film pretty much goes on full bore (you can use either definition here, as both fit).", "It plods along without much guidance.", "And, forget character building.", "When one of the humans tied closely to our lead characters sacrifices himself for some of the others, there is absolutely no sympathy or empathy.", "He is just dead; so what!", "There is one clever plot device that deals with the fact that apes can't swim (or rather are afraid of the water).", "This is largely brought in to cause major debates about the ending of the movie, if any one would really care to debate.", "It really serves no other purpose, although Burton tries to throw you off track here.", "The primary reason I can see for anyone recommending this is to see just how beautiful the vision is.", "On that point alone, I upped the review from 1 star to 2.", "Nice cinematography, nice makeup, nice monkies; dumb movie." ]

[ "This thing is not only loud.", "It actually caused my 360 to malfunction.", "I have had my 360 for about 8 months now and I have never had a problem.", "All of the sudden one day my 360 shuts off and I get a ring of 3 red flashing lights.", "I almost had a heart attack.", "So I turn it back on and it works fine and about 10 or so minutes later it happens again.", "I turn it on the next day and 10 minutes into playing it happens again.", "So I take the Intercooler off because it is really loud anyways and the problem never happens again.", "I play for hours.", "Leave it on jsut to test it and not another problem.", "I will not be putting my intercooler back on.", "I think it is unnessecary for my 360 and if the noise is so loud, I think it must be overheating the 360 rather than cooling it down.", "Not to mention it is powered by the 360 so it makes it use more power than needed.", "I paid too much for my wonderful 360 to risk it breaking down because of this product.", "Save you hard earned money and by some accessories or games." ]

[ "When chosing this tool I did so contrary to other reviews.", "I have used Arrow staplers for over 30 years and they have always been very good.", "The ETFX 50 was the highest priced.", "I expected more.", "To the nuts and bolts.", "The tool is cheaply made and tinny.", "It jambs regularly.", "About two jambs per 1 stick of staples.", "You will need to keep a pair of vice grip pliers available to pull the jambed staples out of the machine.", "The tool does not drive the staples flush.", "The Stanley TRE 550 is just as good at a lot less money." ]

[ "I am a lip balm junkie.", "I have lip balm on constantly.", "I like something with staying power - something that lasts longer than 5 minutes.", "I need moisturization and I don't like my balm to be too glossy/shiny.", "I do not consider this Baxter Salve Lip Balm to be a balm at all.", "A salve, perhaps as the title states, but not a balm.", "A balm should be thicker/heavier and provide more moisture and protection.", "It should go on a bit heavier.", "I myself prefer Carmex original twist sticks, so if you use those you will know what I mean by heavy on the lips with lots of moisturization and it does not wear off quickly.", "This \"balm\" is more of an oily gloss.", "I am not sure what else to even compare it to.", "It does not last on the lips long at all.", "When it does wear off, there is no moisturization left behind and I feel like I need something on my lips immediately.", "It is much too this in consistency and too shiny/greasy.", "Lips do feel soft for those very few minutes before it wears off, but it doesn't feel like it actually penetrates the lips to really moisturize.", "The scent and taste are fine for a man or woman, but the performance is weak.", "I would never trust this stuff in the winter months with really dry or chapped lips - it will never get the job done." ]

[ "I've owned a Line 6 POD 2.", "0 for a couple of years now.", "I was looking for something a little more robust than my Digitech Genesis 1.", "The POD came highly recommended, was not inexpensive, and so I figured the unit must be good.", "That evening when I plugged it in, I was anticipating an experience somewhat similar to what I'd had using other similar devices by Digitech, Boss, & Zoom.", "What I experienced was several hours of disillusionment and frustration.", "The device is real easy to plug in and get sound out of, the same as the other devices I'd used.", "The problem was the sound I got out of the POD 2.", "0. It did not sound good.", "The sonic deficiency is difficult qualify, but essentially, the unit sounds flat & unconvincing.", "Similar to the effect you get if you wire speakers or guitar pickups out of phase: the sound you get is constantly trying to cancel itself out with only partial success.", "You get a hollow sound, and with speakers, you lose most of the definition, including the ability to isolate where the sound is coming from.", "With the POD 2.", "0, I knew where the sound was coming from and I didn't like it.", "I chalked up my experience to user error.", "Surely the problem lay with me.", "I figured the unit is SO capable, that its complex, and since its new to me, I just didn't know how to tweak it into acceptable auditory form.", "As loathe as it was, I broke out the manual.", "I lined up all the shortcut hint-cards that came with the unit, logged onto the Web, and sat down to learn how to properly use the device.", "I spent days reviewing every line in the manual.", "I read between the lines just in case there was some piece of universal knowledge that somehow wasn't bestowed upon me.", "I read forums, and opinions, and lots of other stuff.", "I input custom patches created by others.", "I tried different guitars, cables, audio amplifiers, speakers, and had other musically-trained ears listen to the output from the POD.", "The inescapable conclusion was that the sound the POD 2.", "0 produces is crud.", "The unit is very solidly constructed.", "It comes with quite a manual (though it does take more space on its pages bragging about how wonderful it is than I would like to see in a manual).", "The switches and knobs and buttons and lights all work very well.", "It sports a gorgeous paint job.", "It just doesn't perform its primary duty adequately.", "At the risk of sounding like I just hate Line 6, I'll add that the interface ergonomics of the unit, i.", "e. the way the controls function, the guides painted for the various options, is counter-intuitive.", "Sure, after memorizing the manual the device is easy enough to use, but what rock-n-roller has the time (or inclination) to read the manual?", "The other devices I have, Digitech Genesis 1, several Zoom multi-effect boxes, Boss & Ibanez effect boxes, Rockman II, and on and on, can all be operated without reading the manual, simply by utilizing the minimum of instruction silk-screened on their cases.", "The Digitech is dead simple.", "It has a knob, it tells you what the knob does, and has a description painted on the case for each possible setting.", "Not the POD.", "Both of these issues are inexcusable.", "For a company as full of themselves as Line 6 is (as evidenced by the boasting going on in the manual), you'd think they'd actually pay attention to the basics and produce something with a modicum of usefulness.", "I didn't return the unit, though I wish I had.", "Even after all those days reading and experimenting with the POD, I still figured it was me.", "So I kept at it off and on for several more months without even achieving sound as good as I got from my Zoom (straight out of the box with no adjustment).", "With the popularity of Line 6's guitars and modeling amplifiers, I've tried episodically to figure out where I'm going wrong configuring the POD 2.", "0. I've come to realize where I went wrong was in purchasing the device." ]

[ "OR the title should be \"We'll Have Chunky Peanut Butter and 3 Mouse Traps To-Go\".", "When these traps arrived I happily set ALL FOUR with chunky peanut butter and awaited victory over my pest-y intruders.", "The laugh is on me because THREE bastards escaped WITH the traps in tow.", "I heard the traps snap and the squeals BUT NO TRAPS OR DEAD victims to be found!!!", "So now I'm awaiting a few surprises...", "decaying stench, mummified mouse remains when I least expect it OR the biggest vengeful pests awaiting my dumb arse for buying, baiting and expecting clean kills.", "Having used these before, I knew they could be tripped, but usually said victims were within a few feet of the trap...", "a bloody mess, but DEAD!", "ONE taunting trap remains baited and untouched...", "Not sure WHO is getting the last laugh.", "UPDATE 8/7/2012: SNAP!", "The squeaking, squealing and the sounds of the wooden trap flapping and slapping the kitchen floor made me think I got the pesky mouse and would re-load the trap.", "NOPE...", "AGAIN no trap to be found.", "FOUR TRAPS have been carried off to some unknown place.", "The \"treasure hunt\" continues BOTH for the wounded/dead mice AND decent traps that KILLS pests in their tracks!", "I avoided poison so they don't die/stink in the walls, may have the same problem with these traps...", "unhappy camper here in HOT AS HELL TEXAS!" ]

[ "Lewis here takes on the knotty question of the role of pain and evil in the world for a Christian.", "I am a former Christian and an atheist.", "I had heard Lewis was the best Christian apologist there is.", "If these arguments are the best Christianity can come up with, atheism doesn't have much to worry about.", "Lewis seems to think that the universal human sense of guilt when one has done something wrong is evidence of God.", "I disagree.", "I don't see any reason why evolution could not produce human beings having a sense of right and wrong.", "To some extent, a sense of right and wrong is a necessity for social animals.", "Chimpanzees complain when something they have worked to get is stolen from them.", "Wolves reject another wolf from the pack if he doesn't behave as a wolf should.", "Why would human beings be different?", "Lewis has a reputation for being a logician.", "In my opinion, much of his \"logic\" is absurd.", "For example, Lewis spends a lot of time on how God can be omnipotent and omnibenevolent.", "After all, how can a merciful God love all his children but send some of them to Hell?", "Why is there so much pointless suffering?", "Fortunately for me, atheism doesn't have to twist itself into knots over questions like this.", "After all, if pain is simply an evolved signal which proved useful to our ancestors, there's no particular reason why there shouldn't be a lot of it around.", "We can spend our time thinking about the best way to arrange our society to keep pain to the minimum necessary, not worrying about why pain exists in the first place.", "Atheism has intellectual coherence in this respect which is totally lacking in Christianity.", "What evidence is there that God is really omniscient or omnipotent or omnibenevolent, anyway?", "Just because someone said so thousands of years ago?", "I sometimes get the feeling that Christians choose paradoxical terms to describe God to make him as difficult to understand as possible.", "I suppose this makes God seem grander.", "Lewis also gives a lot of attention to the question of whether animals are immortal.", "Lewis thinks animal pain is quite different in quality from human pain, since he believes animals lack souls.", "Lewis discusses the question of what people will do in Heaven, why it is so wonderful there, and what makes Hell so awful.", "Honestly, I know of no better evidence for atheism than the need for serious Christians to consider the sorts of absurd questions Lewis discusses here.", "Lewis tries his best to come up with sensible answers, without much success.", "Lewis wants Christianity judged by its fruits.", "If Christianity really worked to make bad people good and good people better, I would be the first to sign up.", "If Christianity was an effective way to relieve poverty and bring peace, I would definitely consider it.", "If Christianity were just a silly hobby that made people feel good and harmed no one, it wouldn't bother me.", "Unfortunately, that isn't what I see.", "Even when in power, Christianity has made little or no progress in solving the social problems that it deals with, such as poverty and violence.", "Christianity systematically ignores the most serious problems of our times: overpopulation, exhaustion of resources, and pollution, among others.", "Why does Christianity ignore these problems?", "Because they receive little or no attention in the Bible, a book written thousands of years ago.", "As far as the book \"The Problem of Pain\" itself, Lewis is a fine writer who is never boring.", "For that reason I give the book two stars.", "If you're interested in basic Christian doctrine on some thorny theological subjects, this is a good introduction.", "Before taking it too seriously, however, I would strongly recommend reading other points of view.", "As far as the major problems of our times, I would suggest Kunstler's \"The Long Emergency.", "\" For a defense of atheism and the naturalistic worldview,I would suggest Carl Sagan's \"The Demon-Haunted World\" or Taner Edis' \"The Ghost in the Universe.", "\"\n\nI read \"The Problem of Pain\" because I feel as a scientist that it is important not to simply dismiss religion as silly, but to give Christians their chance to convince me.", "If you're a Christian, are you willing to do the same for the other side?" ]

[ "I purchased this product as I thought it was a new keyboard.", "As this is the normal price for this keyboard on other sites.", "I received the keyboard and the packaging was CLEARLY re-sealed.", "Normally I would be like \"meh it was probably a quality check or something\".", "I took out the product and there is sticker residue on the keyboard next to the Corsair logo.", "There is dust EVERYWHERE under the keys.", "There is gross stuff on the bottom of the keyboard that could only be described as \"old desk gunk\".", "I have purchased products advertised as \"used\" that are in nicer condition.", "The replacement they sent me is also opened and used.", "How does this even happen?" ]

[ "On her debut, Susan came out as a surprise big voiced, no face winner and the beginning of a promising career.", "On this, her second official release, she delivers a Christmas(?", ") CD.", "I know a lot of artists these days try to stretch the Christmas a little far by adding Children's songs like When You Wish Upon A Star or even Over The Rainbow.", "Susan takes a Lou Reed song, Perfect Day and turns it into...", "?", "It IS nice and certainly does not remind me of baking cookies for Christmas.", "It reminds me of the sarcasm and wit of Lou Reed being reinvented by a Mary Tyler Moore meets Carol Burnett.", "6 out of 10 songs can certainly claim their stake as holiday classics, however, Don't Dream It's Over remake does not!", "It's odd that she would put Silent Night on her annual CD and not a Christmas CD?", "Oh well...", "NEXT!", "Next...", "Susan Boyle Love CD for Valentines Day featuring Danny Boy and I'm Getting Nothing For Christmas!", "lol" ]

[ "I bought a 8 of these chargers a few years ago.", "Half of them failed after 2 years.", "Then I recently had 2 more of them get hung up in the charge on mode.", "Boiled both batterys dry and ruined them.", "I got fed up and threw them all away.", "Replaced them with Stanley BC209 Battery Maintainers and have had no further problems.", "The Stanley unit is about the same price but built much better, has a magnetic back which is really handy for sticking on the side of vehicles, and best of all, they work!", "I am very dissappointed in Schumacher as I had owned some of their older charges years ago which lasted for decades.", "The new stuff is junk.", "You have been warned!!!" ]

[ "The first thing you need to know about this puzzle is that this is a rectangular puzzle with a white boarder around the image.", "By looking at the picture I had the impression the puzzle was an irregular shape, following the contour of the sandwich.", "The second thing is...", "The pieces are large.", "Which, to me personally, gave me the impression of doing a kid's puzzle.", "I am not finished, but I would say the level of difficulty so far has been good.", "(By good I mean: not too easy)\nThe bottom part of the image is slightly fuzzy.", "Overall, I'm enjoying this puzzle.", "But it will not be my favorite.", "It's an interesting image.", "UPDATE: I love puzzles, but this is close to impossible.", "I quit working on it.", "I never finished.", "You can put the surround together with some difficulty but by the time you reach the sandwich filling and bread it's almost impossible.", "NOT FUN AT ALL.", "Pretty image, but get another puzzle.", "I suggest the WASGIJ puzzles.", "They are interesting and extremely well engineered.", "(DO NOT BUY THIS ONE.", ")" ]

[ "!!!", "DON'T BUY THIS!!!!", "The design is beyond terrible - which is a shame because the construction is of good quality and price is great ($10).", "This thing only covers the enamel coated aluminum top of the grill and the plastic carry handles (i.", "e. the indestructible parts).", "The burner control valve & knob, the gas hookup connector, spark ignitor with battery - all the VULNERABLE MOVING PARTS THAT CONTROL THE GRILL are left hanging out in the elements (not good here in Michigan).", "What's the point of a grill cover that only covers the indestructible parts but leaves the fragile pieces hanging out to rot?", "The logic is backwards.", "This cover is designed specifically for my Weber Q220 (I didn't buy the wrong one).", "The cover for the smaller Weber Q100 fits totally around it's grill, controls and all - I wish this one was designed the same.", "I wouldn't want one of these even for free, you'd be further ahead using a GARBAGE BAG to cover your grill (which is where this cover belongs)!" ]

[ "Switchblade Symphony's Serpentine Gallery is widely considered the quintessential darkwave and/or modern-day gothic album.", "This is nothing short of a travesty.", "While definitely not a fanatic, I've delved quite a bit into the goth/industrial/darkwave genres and have mostly been impressed by the bands' atmospheric darkness, beauty, and compositional skill.", "I of course love the classics (Bauhaus, the Cure, the Sisters of Mercy, Christian Death, et al), but I also find a few acts today to be worthy, such as London After Midnight and Bella Morte.", "When I heard THIS album, however, the only thing on my mind was, \"When is this going to end?", "\"\n\nThis is one of the most excruciatingly BORING albums I have ever had the misfortune of hearing.", "There is nothing dark, atmospheric, beautiful, emotional, exciting, or shocking about this album, which really sucks, because something with the \"goth\" label oughta have at least a couple of those aforementioned traits.", "The female vocals are HORRIBLE, and have all the vocal presence of American Idol rejects.", "They are absolutely deadpan and reflect no emotion or passion whatsoever.", "The music is uncreative, hackneyed, and just downright dull.", "There is no drive or danceability, nor anything unique and stimulating created by the tired combination of keyboards, drum machines, and guitars.", "The songs never feel like they get anywhere, but rather are content to merely float about until they're mercifully ended.", "The lyrics are awful, much like the lyrics of most modern-day goth bands.", "Plenty of clichd references to death, glitter, dolls, and darkness.", "Please, people, if you are considering getting this album because you're interested in the goth scene, I urge you to steer clear of this absolutely abysmal, sleep-inducing piece of garbage.", "As a bonus, here is a list of 10 true goth albums you should buy instead of this:\n\n1.", "Bauhaus- In the Flat Field\n\n2.", "The Cure- Pornography\n\n3.", "The Cure- Disintegration\n\n4.", "The Sisters of Mercy- Floodland\n\n5.", "Siouxsie and the Banshees- Kaleidoscope\n\n6.", "Christian Death- Only Theatre of Pain\n\n7.", "ANYTHING by Joy Division or Dead Can Dance\n\n8.", "Type O Negative- Bloody Kisses\n\n9.", "London After Midnight- Psycho Magnet\n\n10.", "Bella Morte- Where Shadows Lie" ]

[ "I am clearly in the minor few who didn't like this movie, but the reasons WHY are a lot different than so many others' reviews.", "So many people complained about the quality of the film, that the sound transfer was off, that the color was off etc.", "If you need to have three or four versions of a movie to get people to like it and agree about it, well just my opinion here, but that oughtta tell ya something about the real content of the movie.", "THAT'S what should be critiqued, not if there were a few more seconds or deleted or added scenes or conversations with the director or different endings or whether it came out on blue ray.", "And personally, being a Harrison Ford fan, his best movie was without a doubt, \"Regarding Henry\".", "It was his most dramatically challenging role ever.", "Ridley Scott did a much better job in conveying the bleakness of the future in his post apocalyptic movie Aliens.", "I'm a total sci-fi fan, AND I think Harrison Ford is an amazing actor.", "But THIS movie, wow, I was nodding off after 30 minutes.", "I thought the opening scene was good, when Deckard was asking the replicant questions, mainly to ascertain whether or not if he had the one human emotion that all replicants lacked: empathy.", "The writer should have stuck with that theme because that could have turned it into a real sci-fi, psychological suspense.", "The plot was original, but adding the theme of the whole 80's punk rock scene (see thru plastic rain coats, Darryl Hannah's airbrushed eye shadow, etc) detracted from what COULD have been a truly original post apocalyptic suspense nail biter.", "I guess I don't understand how a post-apocalyptic movie, made in the 80's, with the whole film noir theme (with shades of the 80's punk rock scene) is appealing or entertaining.", "On the whole, I thought it was boring and dry (even though it's raining all the time in the movie).", "I DO understand the complexities that the story is trying to convey, but I think the director could have done much better in the adaptation of those deep philosophical undertones." ]

[ "I was swayed by the glowing reviews on the cover and Oprah's recommendation.", "I was hoping for an exciting historical saga with plot twists and good character development.", "What I got was an endless procession of narrative paragraphs that often run on for a page and a half.", "Not enough action and very little dialogue.", "I like pretty writing and enjoyed learning something about Chile and what life was like there in the mid 1800's, but it was too much endlessly detailed description.", "I must have a story first.", "The people are character sketches that are described to us.", "Let me see who they are by their actions and keep the prose brief.", "Oh...", "and maybe it is the translator's fault, but after one endless sentence I had to stop and say, \"What the heck did that even mean?", "\" Pretty writing does not make it worth reading hundreds of pages.", "Make me want to know what happens next and I'll fly through the book." ]

[ "Not UL-Listed -- for a reason.", "Many shortcomings.", "In my opinion, a fire hazard.", "Appears not to be compliant with the NEC (national electrical code).", "Safety issues:\n(1) Power cord is 16 gauge, two sizes smaller than the 12 gauge which is the minimum permissible for a 20 amp load.", "Per my copy of the NEC, this cord is only permissible for up to 13 amps.", "(2) Internal switching relay (gizmo which does the turning on and off of the dust collector) is rated at only 1/2 horsepower at 220 volts, not the 3 horsepower advertised for this device.", "Yes, the relay is also rated at 30 amps, but since the intention of this device is for motor control the 30 amp rating is irrelevant and the horespower rating must be observed.", "(3) The circuit breaker with this device is rated at 25 amps, which might in some way help protect against overloading of the relay but would do little to safeguard against overheating of the cord.", "(4) No ratings of any kind were marked on the device, nor in the instruction manual.", "(5) There was no warning not to use the device to control a different machine, such as an air conditioner, which is far more likely to draw high current for an extended period than a dust collector.", "This only increases the risk of overheating and fire.", "Analysis:\nThe device came without any warranty, which I find hardly surprising.", "If you're lucky, it will only self-destruct itself and leave your house alone.", "When you consider that an operating dust collector is a large bag of flammable sawdust with a strong breeze blowing through it, you want to be ESPECIALLY careful not to have anything like sparks or small electrical fires nearby.", "I would avoid this device, and urge both Amazon and Grizzly to stop offering it, in the interest of public safety.", "Moreover, I feel existing units should be recalled.", "With that in mind, I am forwarding a copy of this review along with photographs to the Consumer Products Safety Commission." ]

[ "Superman 64, after playing the game and reading the remarks made about this game - I question the existence of Titus why it was made!", "Alright, on with the Review:\nGraphics: Eye-bleeding!", "Don't look at them!", "Controls: Don't start with me - they are slower than Molasses to make Supe perform his punches!", "Even the Multiplayer controls are near-unfinished!", "Sound and Music: Ugh, don't question me -uninspiring; The Superman theme is nonexistent!", "Sound is low-budget, voice/acting is from the series but I'm definitely not in love with either them or this game!", "Plot: Lex Luthor has trapped Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Prof.", "Hamilton in a virtual world with Kryptonite fog in it and Supe has to go in and rescue them while putting down the Super-Villains Luthor purposely put there.", "Fun Factor: This is not fun!", "For one, neither I nor my brother can beat the first level.", "Supe both flying and running moves slow - if you try to fly: You'll have only ten-percent control over it!", "Not to mention the objectives you do are only for monkeys, you've got a timer for most of your objectives, this game is repetitive above all else, you have a health meter, a meter for all of your special abilities minus flying and you're gonna have to really try to get over your anger and impatience to beat this game!", "And so: This is one of the worst games I've played, it literally ruined the Superman experience, pick up Spider-Man for the PSX, N64 or Dreamcast and enjoy the greatness it has to offer!", "-J.", "Garten" ]

[ "There is no reason for the manufacturer to put red food coloring into this mix.", "There are numerous concerns about the effect on hummingbirds.", "This is reason enough to not buy this product.", "Buy a product without the dye.", "Better yet, just buy sugar.", "Use 4 parts water and 1 part sugar.", "Boil the water first and then add the sugar until dissolved.", "You will save money and perhaps a hummingbird's life doing this versus buying dye tainted food.", "Hummingbird food is only sugar with coloring.", "CAUTION.", "DO NOT use artificial sweeteners or honey, use only sugar.", "Honey and sugar substitutes will malnourish and quickly kill hummingbirds.", "Sugar Only!" ]

[ "When I was scrolling through options for a home brewing kit, I was elated to see this one with pretty good reviews.", "I have a lot of family members that brew their own beer, so I was really looking forward to brewing some of own to show them that I could.", "I just graduated from college and part of my degree was \"Food Science,\" So I learned well more than a thing or two about the fermentation process, so I was even more equip to accurately follow directions and make a nice batch.", "The instructions were understandable, the product comes with several washers to prevent dripping, and is accurate in detail for the necessity to sterilize the \"keg\" (the big plastic barrel you brew it in.", ") And just as a disclaimer, I sterilized the hell out of this thing, I understand what bad bacteria can do and wanted nothing to do with it!", "It would have been nice if the cleaner was in two portions, instead of one non-resealable paper coated wrapper, as I had to roll it up and secure it with a clip to use for the next batch (which I won't even be doing, but we'll get to that.", ") After following all the steps to a T, I put the keg the proper temperature/conditions, and checked on it a day later.", "I noticed a small puddle coming from the faucet of it (both from the faucet itself and from the seal).", "Additionally, there was a small crack where the plastic of the keg connects around, which i noticed while transferring the beer to bottles.", "I had to keep paper towels under the keg and replace them every day or so.", "After the 2-3 weeks it requests, I smelled it (and it smelled pretty awful,) but decided to go ahead and place the carbonation drops into the bottles and individually bottle them.", "After waiting until it was to its term, the beer was just absolutely spoiled/disgusting/not drinkable.", "I'm disappointed with the quality of the keg, and most likely will not be attempting the second batch." ]

[ "I have been using this headset with my Samsung Exhibit II Android phone, as well as previously with another cell phone.", "It works okay.", "There is a volume up and down switch, a power switch, and a control button to answer or redial the last number called.", "That's it - anything more complex and you have to use the phone directly.", "I keep the volume on max ALL the time because it is so quiet.", "I can hear ok when there's no ambient noise, but often I have trouble hearing due to traffic noise etc.", "The main issue I have is the ear buds (the rubber piece around the speaker that holds it in your ear) tend to fall off if you aren't careful.", "Several times I've put it in my pocket with my wallet only to pull it out later without the ear bud.", "Another time it fell off while in my car's cupholder.", "Usually I could find it, but not always.", "The ear HOOK stays on - it's the piece that goes around the ear - but you can't really use this without the ear bud also.", "It came with a couple different shaped ear buds (for different size ear canals), but all are now gone.", "Unfortunately, Samsung no longer covers this under warranty.", "When I first called they said they would replace the whole unit.", "Instead, I switched to another less comfortable ear bud.", "When that one fell off, I called back but now they won't replace it, and said they don't sell replacement ear buds.", "So the headset is now useless.", "This would be a nice headset if the volume were louder, the ear buds stayed on better, and you had more control over the phone from the headset." ]

[ "I got the unlocked Nokia C6-01 because it's alleged to be a smartphone with pentaband capability that can work both in the U.", "S. and overseas.", "For basic cell phone usage, the phone does work.", "I have been able to use it overseas and in the U.", "S. as a basic cell phone without any problem.", "Where the phone fails though is as a smartphone.", "Bootup is excruciatingly slow.", "It takes so long for anything to appear on the screen that I often (needlessly) press and hold the power button because I'm never sure that I actually turned the phone on.", "The phone also randomly reboots itself.", "I've had it reboot during websurfing.", "I've had it reboot while checking the Ovi application store.", "It randomly reboots when listening to MP3 songs.", "It reboots when looking at text messages.", "Every reboot is annoying, and it's made worse by the slow bootup (see previous paragraph).", "The Ovi application store is a joke.", "First, there's hardly any applications there compared to Android or Apple.", "And when using the Ovi store application from the phone, it's impossible to tell if the application is truly compatible with the Symbian 3 operating system used by this phone.", "It is entirely possible to download a non-compatible application, unless you carefully read all the reviews to find someone who downloaded the app and has this same phone.", "I could live with that, except that the screen isn't responsive, so I find myself tapping the screen and nothing happening to get to the review link...", "and the same thing is true for web pages, icons, etc.", "The phone is slow and often unresponsive to touches.", "Installation of apps...", "requires a reboot.", "At least I think it require a reboot, because everytime I install an app, the phone reboots.", "Bottom-line: I happen to use and/or own an Android phone and a Blackberry phone, as well as previously owning Palm phones.", "All of those phones are more responsive, have better applications, and better operating systems.", "This phone is only good for being able to carry around the world and make a phone call.", "Other than that, you should skip this phone, because it's a terrible smartphone." ]

[ "This is not made to last at all.", "My chimp's cymbals clap, but the eyes and mouth do not move.", "These chimps contain a very weak internal mechanism that breaks or malfunctions easily.", "You\nmay get one that works and you may not.", "They don't care.", "Obviously they don't bother to test\nthem in the factory and are happy to sell many defective ones to the customers.", "Also, the battery\ncompartment cover is very flimsy.", "Its hinge is a thin piece of bent plastic which will eventually break\nand therefore not allow the battery to be held inside anymore.", "The overall idea for this toy is great\nbut I really hate the people who decided to manufacture it to be so easily breakable.", "This is a rip off.", "I want high quality products that are manufactured to last a long time.", "It makes me angry when I\nbuy products that are designed to break easily.", "And the reason they make them this way is so that\nyou'll have to buy more things.", "You can't even fix this chimp because in order to get inside it, you have\nto destroy the clothes and the fur, because they are glued on." ]

[ "Some reviewers rave about the content of this book, I don't know why.", "It presents all of its topics at such a highlevel it's almost useless.", "The authors of this book try to fill some kind of weird intermediate state between a digital logic course and a processor implementation course and fail miserably.", "The book has not enough detail for either.", "The cd-rom, faithfully following the trend of academic textbooks in the US for the past decade, is also completely useless.", "The most notable things on the cd-rom are: several sections and a chapter from the book, not included in the text, in pdf, and, wait for it...", "the SPIM mips emulator.", "Wow, now that is some valuable content [/sarcasm].", "Any textbook that doesn't provide answers to the exercise problems deservers a zero in my opinion.", "I would've given this book a zero, amazon wouldn't let me.", "You may be wondering, did I have this book in a course?", "Did I fail, is that why I'm so bitter?", "No, I made an A actually, but I sure didn't learn much from this book." ]

[ "Looks good.", "Only the back plate where it appears \"brushed\" is \"aluminum\".", "It is poor quality aluminum.", "Mine arrived scratched.", "The rest of it is cheap plastic.", "Front glass on the phone is not protected at all.", "I bought this because I needed something to prevent the scratching of my 4S I phone and a case that did not require the stupid adapter for headphones.", "Fits perfect.", "If you are looking for something to protect your phone, pass on it.", "If you are looking for a cover that looks nice, and prevents scratching the back and sides of your phone, this will do the job.", "Arrived on time, very quick." ]

[ "while the larger isobar units have never failed me...", "this is the SECOND of these 6 outlet units that have failed...", "that is to say...", "100 perfent of the 6 outlet units i have gotten have been defective...", "this one kept tripping at loads way less than its rating...", "and turning off equipment...", "the other one was so defective out of the box that it offered no protection at all...", "the protection present light does not even light up and it does not detect faults...", "do not buy the 6 unit isobars...", "i waited too long to unpack this one to check it...", "till too late for an amazon return...", "so the lesson there is...", "if you buy electronics of any kind...", "even the simplest thing like a surge protector...", "CHECK IT WHEN YHOU GET IT ~!", "This one had something loose and rattling around inside it...", "geez!" ]

[ "I'm baffled by the positive reviews here.", "I own 6 vacuums, and this is the worst one I own.", "I will compare this Eureka directly with the&nbsp;<a data-hook=\"product-link-linked\" class=\"a-link-normal\" href=\"/Hoover-Linx-Cordless-Stick-Vacuum-Cleaner/dp/B001PB8EJ2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?", "ie=UTF8\">Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner</a>, which is the other stick vacuum I use on a daily basis.", "Packaging/assembly:\nIt comes tightly packaged in a long, skinny box.", "Unpacking it once the box was opened was frustrating, as everything is encased in a plastic bag.", "It was easy enough to put together - one screw, pop in the suction unit (a glorified Dust Buster), and away you go.", "It's basically 2 vacuums in one - one is a Dust Buster, and the other is a stick vacuum with the Dust Buster built in.", "Build:\n100% plastic.", "Not a single thing feels high quality on this vacuum.", "Unfortunately most vacuums are pure plastic these days, but I've never seen one with more plastic than this one.", "Performance:\nYikes - bad, bad, bad.", "We have bamboo flooring all throughout our house with area rugs.", "We also have 3 dogs and a cat.", "This vacuum pales in comparison to the Hoover Linx.", "You should disregard any of the reviews that state this vacuum picks up hair off of rugs - it does NOT work on rugs.", "I literally cannot get this vacuum to pick up anything on a rug.", "It has a roller brush, which does a great job of pushing hair all over the rug but not actually picking it up.", "The Hoover excels in this category, hands down.", "As far as picking up hair on the hardwood, it does a fine job with hairballs floating on the floor.", "With dust, grass, cat litter...", "well, that's a different story.", "It literally picked up 25% of that stuff I tried to pick up.", "It has very poor suction, likely because this is a glorified dust buster, as previously mentioned.", "The head on this vacuum maneuvers in a very awkward manner.", "It's got rubber wheels on the bottom that are quite loud on hardwood (much louder than the Hoover), and it's difficult to turn the head on a dime like the Hoover.", "You can get underneath tables easily, as the head folds down nicely.", "The head does not lock in place when you stand this vacuum up, however.", "So you have to stand it up and hope it doesn't fall over on its own.", "Plus, when you carry this anywhere, the head just flops down because it can't lock in place.", "Poor design.", "The Dust Buster part is the dirt receptacle.", "It doesn't hold much, and is kind of a pain to empty (you have to take out the filter, dump upside down, the fit it all back together).", "With the Hoover, you press a button and all the contents fall out and you close the lid (plus the container is about 3 times bigger).", "The battery takes 16-17 hours to charge (per the instructions), and lasted for about 2 runs through my first floor.", "It loses some battery power about 5 minutes after a full charge.", "You charge the dust buster part, either attached to the vacuum or all by itself.", "The dust buster by itself is handy for crumbs and spills on furniture.", "It does not pick up any hair whatsoever, so don't even try.", "It's exactly like dust busters used to be in the 80s.", "Overall, this is a glorified dust buster that is trying to vacuum your floors.", "It simply cannot compete with more powerful stick vacuums, like the Hoover Linx.", "This Eureka would work well if you worked in a feather factory and that's all you had to pick up.", "Otherwise, you're better off looking elsewhere.", "Right now on Amazon, for $40 more you can get the Hoover Linx, which works exponentially better than this Eureka.", "It's made of much higher quality material and actually picks up hair (both on hardwood and on rugs).", "I simply cannot recommend this vacuum in good conscience - there are far better options.", "Pros:\ndetachable dust buster can be useful\nspinning brush on the bottom can help to pick up balls of hair\n\nCons:\n100% plastic\npoor suction - does not pick up litter and dust very well, and does not have strong suction compared to other vacuums in the same class\ndoes NOT work on rugs/carpet - it just spreads hair around\npoor maneuverability - very awkward and LOUD\nhead does not lock in an upright position and flops all over the place while carrying it\ncumbersome to empty the dust receptacle, and it doesn't hold much" ]

[ "Initially I was in love with this scale.", "It's easy to use and very accurate.", "Then 3 months after purchasing it, the darn thing stopped working.", "I figured it just needed new batteries.", "So I purchased a new battery.", "Not only would it not work, the unit became very hot when the battery was put in (and yes, it was the correct battery and it was put in correct).", "Against my better judgement, I invested in an ac adapter.", "It still didn't work.", "I will attempt to return for repair under the warranty, but at this cost, I expected this scale to last longer as it is an American Weigh and this company usually sells good products (although it is made in China).", "I've purchased cheaper scales from Walmart that worked much better." ]

[ "This is strictly for Twinings' Decaf English Breakfast, and I don't know if I got a poor batch or that's how it is, but compared to their non-decaffeinated version, it's like comparing Lipton to Twinings.", "Actually, this decaf version tastes exactly like Lipton's.", "I'd say that usually, English Breakfast has a sort of floral note to it.", "It might depend on what kind of flower, it's usually a pleasant floral.", "This decaf version has a weird flavorlessness to it.", "If I was forced to describe it, it reminds me of a very watered down Lapsang Souchong, with only a hint of smokiness, and some weird cleaning agent mixed in.", "So, do I advise it?", "Not really, no.", "If you're expecting the quality of Twinings and my experience isn't a one off, don't buy it.", "If you have really bad tap water, and for some reason you're now curious, try it, but don't get it in bulk." ]

[ "I have always used Norton but the 2012 edition messed up my system from the start.", "Then Internet Explorer started running very slowly and links would not work.", "After nearly 2 weeks of email tech support and 7 hours on the phone with Norton, their final solution was that since the problem was with Internet Explorer, I had to contact Microsoft.", "I called Microsoft and they downloaded a program called SuperSpyWare Professional trial version and it immediately found that the computer was infected by 2 trojans.", "These infected my system while Norton was running and supposedly protecting it.", "Also, Norton scans had just come up fine.", "As soon as these 2 trojans were removed, all the problems with the computer were gone.", "I now know I CAN NO LONGER TRUST NORTON TO PROTECT MY COMPUTER.", "Microsoft recommended Kaspersky which is what I intend to replace Norton with.", "I will never use a Norton product again as it does not do what it is supposed to do." ]

[ "Many books, perhaps too many have been written on the subject of prayer.", "Some are highly technical and some are emotional.", "As the readers might have guessed, this book leans heavily toward the latter.", "What Teresa de Avila is aiming here in her memoir is the fullness of enjoyment in prayer.", "But the methodology she proposes is not only complicated and confusing but also mechanical and unbiblical.", "She views the soul as a castle with many mansions.", "The outermost mansion is described as full of temptations.", "She uses the imagery of poisonous loathsome reptiles molesting the soul as she strives in her attempt to reach the innermost mansion where the perfection of a full union with God, whatever that term means, is achieved.", "This level of complexity is unheard of in the Bible.", "In Mat 6, Jesus teaches one to enter his or her chamber without the need to show off and there enjoy a sweet communion with God through a simple prayer, yet loaded with significance.", "Indeed, the Lord's prayer contains the outline of what prayer should consist of; praise and adoration, petition and repentance.", "Something worth pointing out in this book is the terms sweetness and consolation.", "It is hard to get their clear definition due to the haphazard nature of Teresa's notes where she seems to keep jumping from one subject to another and return to the previous subject and unnecessary commentary that she is not worthy or smart enough to talk about this matter.", "What I gather is follows.", "Sweetness is the joy that the soul experiences as God opens her mind to behold his glory through the revelation of Himself in Scripture, usually through the reading, thinking, and praying of the Word.", "It consists first in understanding, then rejoicing over it as the soul embraces it in her head and heart with gladness.", "The soul then responds back to God in agreement, praise, repentance or resolution to follow up through certain actions.", "The experience of sweetness involves the use of mental power more, not only in thinking and understanding the revelation of God, but also in responding back to Him with joy and praise.", "Consolation is the comfort that the soul receives as an expression of the love and compassion of God.", "Unlike sweetness which usually happens during the thinking, reading and meditation of Scripture in prayer and worship, consolation can happen anytime.", "For example, one can be overwhelmed by the sense of the presence and compassion of God during meal time or while walking or driving.", "It is the moment where God seems to make his gracious presence suddenly felt to bless the soul immensely.", "There is a major similarity between the two.", "Both come from God and result in joy, peace and comfort to the soul, as well as gratitude to God.", "The only difference I can think of is the occasion where they are felt.", "We may even say that sweetness is a subset to consolation because it is also possible for the soul to receive consolation as she is blessed with the understanding of God's Word.", "This interesting coverage on sweetness and consolation is pretty much the only highlight of this book.", "I caution the readers against following Teresa's methodology.", "In fact, I discourage anyone from reading it at all.", "There are better books out there on prayer; one of which I recommend is \"A Call to Spiritual Reformation,\" by D.", "A. Carson." ]

[ "What an odd reading experience.", "First, there is no front matter: no copyright or publisher data or anything, and nothing at the end.", "Even self-publishers know better than to leave off front and back matter.", "Very strange, and made me wonder if this was indeed released by Ms.", "Barr.", "It was obviously not released by her publisher.", "The formatting was also weird, with paragraph indents varying from page to page.", "At one point, a sentence broke in the middle on one page and was continued on the next.", "The editing wasn't as tight as I would have expected either.", "The title doesn't match what's inside.", "UPDATE: I contacted the author at her website to ask if this release was legit and was assured it was.", "So buy without worrying someone is only using her name to make money.", ";) Hopefully, front and back matter are added soon, and the entire thing takes on a more professional look." ]

[ "Maybe I had a defective product.", "IDK.", "It didn't work.", "I have the small, gray box, Wilson mobile booster and that one works fine but in comparison in a poor signal area, I got 2 bars with my gray box and no bars with this one.", "It also became extremely hot.", "Way hotter than it should be.", "These boosters typically do get hot but this one was far past that line.", "My phone shut itself down after about 5 minutes from getting too hot with it.", "I returned for refund.", "Amazon was great with the return.", "No hassle return.", "Thank you Amazon." ]

[ "I first heard the song \"Rock and Roll Love Affair\" when Prince performed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live.", "I hated it.", "How could THIS be the new Prince single?", "That's what I remembered thinking.", "Then again, I wasn't terribly surprised given the wildly uneven quality of Prince's release over the last decade or so.", "Hearing the original single mix (or the original extended mix, whatever - it's track one here), the tune grew on me a bit.", "It's just a harmless little pop rocker.", "It has an oddly \"clean\" sound - reminds me a lot of \"The One U Wanna C\" from Planet Earth (though not as fun).", "The remixes though are kind of a waste of time.", "For the price of the maxi-single download, I say might as well.", "You're not saving much money by just getting the Original Extended Mix.", "The Original Radio Edit is okay too, but I stick with the longer version if I'm going to listen to it.", "The Jamie Lewis mixes try to turn this into some kind of a club banger, but the mild pop production of the original song doesn't lend itself well to this approach." ]

[ "Bought & wired in, worked fine...", "for a while.", "Then, as others have said, it went flakey, not responding and/or changing on it's own.", "I design electronics, so had to investigate.", "It's a simple touch sense IC, a triac for power switch and support capacitors & resistors.", "An 8 pin chip single sourced from Taiwan: TonTek Technologies TT6061A.", "It either has QC issues, is implemented poorly, or both.", "It explains both behavior and review profile: most are ok but a significant percent aren't.", "I won't fault TonTek, it's difficult to make touch sense work well in both humid (conductive) and dry (highly static) conditions.", "Mine went bad in mid winter, a high static time in Michigan." ]

[ "A friend of mine bought the same router over a year ago and has had no problems with it at all.", "I decied to give it a try after having problems with sharing a printer through Windows.", "I never did get it to work AT ALL with the printer.", "Everything else was working fine for the most part, but after about 2 weeks, it began freezing on a daily basis.", "Over the past 4 months I've been using it, it has only gotten worse.", "It seems that overheating is the problem, and after a little cooling off peroid, it works fine again -- but this is a proceedure that goes on several times a day now.", "Oddly enough, the cold weather and prying the cover off for better ventilation has only made it worse.", "All of this is ONLY with a wired setup; wireless, serial, and printer ports are not being used.", "I attemped to contact SMC through their website, but no luck, I never recieved a response.", "SMC seems to have poor service and is not addressing this reoccuring problem.", "If I did it again, I'd pay twice as much and stick with the reliable NetGear, or at least LinkSys.", "I won't be buying an SMC again." ]

[ "First off, I grew up with dogs, I have an affection for dogs.", "I even have respect for PETA and their effort to ethically treat animals.", "That's a good mission to have.", "But, that is a message that does not play well as this 90 minute movie.", "I mean with quotes like this \"Maybe there are people like me behind the eyes of another creature.", "\" just went too far for me.", "This movie was too melodramtic and my wife was calling out the plot points about one minute before each one which made for an abysmal screenplay.", "The musical score was fine enough as was the melody.", "If you want a better dog movie, go get something like Old Yeller or Where the Red Fern Grows.", "Both are probably equally molodramtic but at least they have a better story/screenplay to carry the story to the conclusion.", "This movie is literally for the dogs." ]

[ "I picked up the first book and loved it.", "The second book was okay...", "but didn't have a purpose beyond expanding the story...", "then we got into books three to five.", "Great stories...", "but no reason for them...", "new characters coming out of the wood work and not advancing the plot.", "This last book was hopelessly the worse one yet...", "nothing happened and the characters never got beyond doing stuff...", "To be honest George R.", "R. Martin is a great writer and should stick to short stories, or he needs to go back to writing 101 and learn to develop a novel...", "or just go back to book one...", "he did so much better there." ]

[ "My HTC One X actually loses charge while plugged in to this charger.", "I checked power settings while it was plugged in and it showed as \"Charging (AC)\".", "From forums I saw that I needed a charger that had at least a 5 watt (5 volt @ 1 amp) output.", "This charger obviously does not.", "**updated Aug 3**\n\nDowngraded to 1 star and will be asking a refund and shipped back on Amazon's dime after making sure the issue wasn't with my phone.", "I read that some phones automatically throttle the voltage/current into the battery if it detects your battery running hot to keep your phone from overheating.", "It's summer here so it's over 100 during the day, I mounted my phone over an air vent and had cold air blowing over it while it charged.", "Still no change.", "I bought a Motorola charger (http://www.", "amazon.", "com/gp/product/B000S5Q9CA/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00) and swapped it out and my phone is now charging properly when plugged into my car.", "So Amazon - your product description \"Output voltage 5V, Output current 2.", "1A maximum\" is quite false." ]

[ "I've been trying to increase the seafoods part of my diet and I've been trying a lot of canned items because of their ready availability and ease of storage.", "One of my recent items is Crown Prince Crab Meat (fancy white) in a 6-0z.", "can.", "I'm disappointed with this product.", "First, rather strangely, it's the only canned item I've ever had where the contents came wrapped inside the can.", "Second, the finely shredded crab meat therein was way overly waterly.", "Third, the crab meat had very little taste.", "I guess I could have guessed the latter when I opened the can and could detect virtually no odor.", "I got by with it using it as a spread on some simply delicious crispbread crackers and with a little seafood sauce to add to the flavor.", "Unfortunately, then all the flavor was coming from the sauce and the crispbreads, and very little from the crab meat.", "Did I miss something here?", "Was this just a bad can sample or are all cans of this product this way.", "My inclination would be not to buy another can.", "Gary Peterson" ]

[ "I was looking for a weeding tool to weed fox tail grasses at our local dog park.", "The usual weeding tool which has a bifurcated tip is designed to remove weeds with a single or main tap root.", "The foxtails have a shallow clump of spread roots.", "Hammering the tine end of this tool into the weed grabs the roots and yanking on the tool pulls the weed out.", "I down rated it four stars because I wish the steel was stiffer.", "The tines frequently bend and have to be straightened out.", "Hitting stones as large as 1/2\" causes them to deform.", "If the tines are too close together the tool doesn't work.", "It only works in stone free soil.", "I bought a second one and had the same problems.", "Took it to a blacksmith to see if he could temper the tines.", "He couldn't the steel is too soft so he built me one out a car leaf spring that is perfect." ]