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1	Easy read w/ usable solutions to the hard job of parenting!	This book was given to me after the birth of my 3rd child over seven years ago. Amazing how much I had to learn about being a parent, and what a patient teacher Vimala can be. Without guilt she enables you to make changes in the type of parenting you've learned and supports you in teaching yourself to parent if you feel unprepared. Written for easy access, as a soon to be mother of five, I always have a moment(that's all it really takes) to reread a passage and regroup my parenting skills.	positive
1	ABSOLUTELY THE BEST	MUSIC IS AMAZING, THE VARIETY AND QUALITY OF PERFORMERS IS THE BEST AND IT'S A GREAT GIFT.	positive
1	Good product for the price	I have now used this Bell hitch bike mount several times and think it delivers good value for the money. I use it on a Honda S2000 so I don't need the folddown feature but it secures the bike well and is comparably easy to put on and take off. Also the price is right. I just can't see spending the extra money for the high end bike racks. After all it is just a BIKE RACK. Two caveats: 1) It is important to tighten the hitch mounting bolt well since that is what keeps the unit from swaying; 2) The bike(s) will travel much better if you secure the inside pedal to the upright and secure the front wheel to the frame with either velcro ties, bungies or rope, this keeps the bike stable on the rack and keeps your front wheel from moving back and forth and perhaps hitting your bumper. You can get the ties or bungies at most hardware stores.	positive
1	ARE A HUNDRED STARS AN OPTION?	BOB SEGER IS ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS IN THE ROCK MUSIC INDUSTRY.HE CUT SEVERAL GREAT ALBUMS AND THIS COMPILATION FEATURES SOME OF HIS BEST SONGS.VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.	positive
0	FAIL!	This has got to be the worst purchase I've had in a long time. Inflated ball, hooked it up to hose and then the ball proceeded to fill up with water and sit there like a half deflated lump. Zero fun, Zero excitement. Also, when you open the packaged - the paper instruction book has a huge warning not to return it to the store. What a SCAM!!!!!!!!!! Save your money and don't buy this horrible product!!!!!!!! It just leaves you with sad kids & wasted $.	negative
0	Don't even bother!	The thing sounds awesome when it works, unfortunately it won't work for long. In the past three years, I've now gone through three of these, two of which were replaced by the dealer. Now the third has blown (keeps blowing fuses, even with nothing hooked up to it). I even got a top-of-the-line protection circuit for it because they were telling me it was blowing because of other things in my house - riiiight.For what this unit costs, it shouldn't have these problems, even at the discounted [price]Don't think I'll be buying any JBL products any more!	negative
0	Frustrating experience	The way the description of this webcam sounds you would think that all you have to do is plug it in and it works. Well, don't be deceived! I have had to do more research and spent numerous hours trying to get this thing to work as described. I followed the directions and had it installed with no problem, but when I tried to use it with Skype my video feed kept freezing up on the receiving end, and when using it with Microsoft Messenger the voice wasn't in sync with the video and was very choppy and not as clear.I looked all over the web for fixes. I downloaded an update for the driver, and even did some of the suggestions by others with similar problems. To no avail. I finally hooked it up to my ancient laptop where the picture isn't as good, but at least it doesn't freeze up on the other end (as it did on my desktop) and use it there, but it just isn't what I was hoping for and doesn't work as described.	negative
1	I really missed this show	This was just like watching it for the first time I looked forward to watching this show every weekend and now I still do watch it every weekend this is great one of the best boxed sets that I own.	positive
1	What a trip down memory lane!	I loved Free To Be You and Me as a child and I love it now as an adult looking back. As a young girl in the 70s, Free To Be taught me that girls could be anything they want and broke stereotypes for ALL children. It taught us all that are feelings were important and singing was a cure for just about anything. I love this DVD, but I am sad that they couldn't find room for Carol Channing and some of the others on the original record (found on the cd). This DVD is a must-have!	positive
0	some batches are better than others. Not consistent. Thailand coconut water is the best....not Brazilian	I have been drinking Vita coco for a while now.....buying from different stores and once here from Amazon. The consistency is all over the place is what I have found. I much rather prefer the Thailand based coconut water products out there...much better tasting than Brazilian	negative
0	Totally Misleading	I read through this book and got amazed how the Indiana University even considered attaching its name to it. Because this is total falsification of the Georgian history and straightforwardly an INSULT to any person who has ever had any positive emotions towards Georgia. Don't waste your time, this book will mislead you.	negative
0	Good when it works, has to be reset every 2 weeks	I bought this router in December and it works just fine when it is working. The problem is, every 2 weeks, it stops working and you have to waste time calling customer support. That call normally wastes about an hour of my evening. I am on hold right now trying to get a replacement and I have again, wasted about 1 1/2 hours on the phone with customer service. Very unprofessional.	negative
0	A waste of money	Although they were cheap (about $5), they are worth nothing. You can barely hear the sound come through, even with the volume turned as loud as possible. They are also very uncomfortable in your ear.	negative
0	The worst ever	I have seen many movies over my lifetime. Yet this movie takes the cake as being one if not the worst movie I have ever bothered to see. I give it credit for being historically accurate, but then again so is the history channel. So if you want historically accurate watch that and if you want a plot that you can understand do not watch Gosford Park.	negative
0	Mmm... Déjà vu (but his theory is cool)	This book seems like a repetition of the firs one (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity) which was very interesting and it helped me a lot. If you want to learn his theory about edit and organize todo list, you better buy that one.	negative
1	The Honk and Holler Opening Soon	The only thing I hated about this book is that it ended. Just like "Where The Heart is", Billie Letts makes you fall in love with her characters. You root for them, you cry with them and you laugh with them. Don't miss this book, if you loved "Heart." Billie Letts please hurry with your next book, I am a very eager fan!	positive
0	Too slow...we may wait for 6 weeks or more.	I can't say anything becuase I haven't got any magazine and even notice from Amazon, and Horn Book Magazine. Defer from regular shipping process, magazine shipping process is all pre-historic...	negative
1	ESSENTIAL	Songs of Freedom should stand as a blue-print for all anthologies and box sets henceforth. To say this collection represents an accurate cross-section of Bob Marley's work is a gross understatement. The selections range from The Wailers earliest efforts under the deft production of Lee "Scrath" Perry to Marley's last concert appearence in Italy, 1980. Even if you own all the Island/Tuff Gong releases and the Trojan Records LP's, you've simply got to have this collection. It be da real ting mon. It don't git no bedder den dis. Peace, Respect and Ire Mon.	positive
1	Just great music	I haven't heard the hype & I don't care to hear it. I don't read the music rags, try to avoid popular radio, and don't watch MTV. I just love great music, and the Stokes 'This Is It' is just that -- energetic, well-crafted, intellegent, stripped-down rock. Just listen to it on it's own merits and rid yourself of any self-imposed or hype-imposed expectations (like can the drummer play his "toms", do they sound like Television, is their sound "new" -- have we all become so jaded about popular music!?). This band loves to play and it shows.	positive
1	bang for buck	this is a good bargain knife set, not very durable but who cares you will use it for a few years.	positive
0	Dissapointed	After reading "Tuesdays with Morrie" I thought great things of this author. Unfortunately I was very dissapointed in "The Five People You Meet in Heaven". I had a difficult time getting through this one due to its slow pace and boring content. This could have been a great book, but the author missed the boat here. Read "Tuesdays with Morrie" and leave this one on the shelf.	negative
1	Tragic souls burning in anguish!	This is a common Victor Hugo Theme. He always likes to torture his characters untill the reader breakes out in sweat. While not nearly as famious as his other greats, this book is no less briallent, exciting, and intreging. It's really great. Trust me.	positive
0	With all of the hype, I expected more.	I saw the movie and have several friends who thought the book was "the best" or "the coolest". As far as one more book about self indulgent, self destructive, pseudo-intellectuals - it's ok, but enough is enough. I just didn't find the subject worthy of my or anyone's time. The writing is merely adequate. If you are stuck on a plane it's not a bad killer of time, but only worth a check out from the library, not a buy/keeper. What's the story with the rumor the ex-wife in the book is based on a real life model/actress?	negative
0	Do this ... then do this...then do this...	This is another one of those overpriced Course Technology books which are meant for trade schools and community colleges. The approach is simple: Follow the author's instructions by typing in the required commands, press OK or Enter, and verify the results. You won't really understand what you're doing since the explanations are sparse and you won't be able to apply your knowledge to a general situation. You will only know about the concepts as they pertain to the instructions that the author gives but you will certainly not have any idea how to do anything else.	negative
1	C'EST trés EXCELLENT!	I bought this book in the year of 2003 and I regret having it unused for such a long time!About a month ago I began to study french (At l'Alliane Franaise), and this book has been a great help for me to increase my knowledge of the french grammar, vocabulary, and useful dialogues for everyday situations.Love the audio CDs and I think it's a great tool for anyone who's planning a trip to France or that just simply wants to learn a bit more of the french language. GREAT BOOK for beginners!	positive
1	Suggestions for K-A	I've used the juicer attachment for years and love it except for the comments about the strainer being too small. A strainer with an extended pulp reservoir out the front would help, if it didn't get in the way. The extension would have a solid bottom and be ribbed so that the pulp could be pushed forward with a teaspoon to drain, thus extending the time between pulp dumps. Also, the comment about shaft wear/squeaking are valid. I have a small tube of food-service-grade grease I use on the shaft: never even thought about shortening. Very clever! Also, different-size reams for limes to grapefruit would be a nice way to sell more stuff! One more thing, K-A: how about a nice low-speed coffee grinder attachment? Mine would live attached to the mixer, as I use my Krups grinder every day, and could use the counter space. Maybe an ice crusher/shaver, too!	positive
0	am i the only one who...	Am I the only one who prefers the original version? Harrison Ford's voiceover added to the film's noir feel, and filled in a few background details that made the story more understandable. Perhaps creative folk are loath to admit that studio execs are sometimes right, even if it's for the wrong reasons. In addition, I LIKE happy endings, and so do most people, which is why moviemakers do them so much.	negative
0	beware of revision B4	with revision B4, D-link apparently claims to have gotten rid of the necessity to enter a security code during the installation. sounds great in theory, however, once installed, I get repeated error messages 'valid security code not found'. the drivers on the CD are the same version as the most recent ones from the D-link site, so no solution from there. uninstalling, restarting, reinstalling, all day long wouldn't help. calling D-link tech support wouldn't help either, they seemed to know less than I.as much as i hate to give bad reviews, this is really completely unacceptable. i'm going to return the DBT-120 and give the competition a try.	negative
1	I'd highly recommend this product. I like the ...	I'd highly recommend this product. I like the way it makes my teeth feel as it cleans. Feels as if it's working! Tastes good too!	positive
1	excellent read	The book's an excellent read for both the layman and the science student. It successfully combines historical detail with contemporary implications of Drosophila research. Written in a breezy colloquial manner, it never gets boring while sacrificing only little of the scientific content. The author does abuse the fly sex theme, often resorting to it with specious warrant. The other shortcoming of the book has to do with its physical quality, which is horrible. Seedy five-buck pocket-size thrillers are printed on paper of incomparably higher quality. Judged on the content, though - a well-written, informative, and entertaining book.	positive
0	Waste of money for me and most people.	Colossal waste of money here. Just 12 tracks, all are at least 30 years old but not one interesting track.I checked my collect and General Public - Tenderness is the only song I don't already have at least 10 times! And guess what: now I have it 10 times.Zero songs of interest. Zero surprises. All these were big hits yes, again 30 years ago. Does anyone need 16 copies of John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)?No, no, noSave your money unless you're a sub-teen and have just 3 CD's to your name. For that matter why would you have any CD's? And would you want any 80's music downloads in the first place...not!	negative
1	Beginners - you want this	I was searching and searching for months, reading every review, trying to figure out what machine I want, would be an investment, still had fun features that I could use for a variety of projects, but most of all - what was going to be user friendly for a person whose never seen a sewing machine in their life. I have NEVER sewn on a sewing machine before getting this, I have never watched anyone sew on a sewing machine either. My experiences have been limited to hand sewing blankets, aprons, bags, cross stitching, and basic embroidery. But that is all very time consuming and I wanted to speed my projects up and eventually learn how to sew together clothes. This machine I had up and running after an hour (I read and reread the instructions first), and it was SOOOO easy. I love that you can adjust the speed, I even did a cover-stitch without any problem. Of course there are things that I will have to work on - like running a stitch completely straight, but it is a start.	positive
0	Spool knitting	This book assumes a two-pronged knitter, which I had never heard of before. In addition, it is Extremely Short. Having said that, it does a good job of giving ideas of what can be done with even the smaller, less complex version of these nifty & thrifty little devices, including mentioning the possibility of making what it refers to as a "flat web." I had seen accounts of making the knitting tool from a toilet paper roll, but could not imagine how that could have been done successfully. Now I can. I do wish this book had included graphics, though, as those of us who are spacially-challenged have a hard time visualizing which is the "front" of a cylindrical object!	negative
1	A french masterpiece	The Rules of the Game is a french "comedy of manners" directed by Jean Renoir. It is about the immoral and reckless behavior of the french upper class just before the start of World War II. As you can imagine, this sparked a lot of controversy in 1939, and one person even attempted to burn down the theater at the premiere. This film was thought to have been destroyed in an allied bombing during WWII, but was rediscovered and reconstructed in 1959. All I can say is that this film is a treasure to behold and is one of the greatest I have ever seen. Neither Gone with the Wind, not The Wizard of Oz are the best films of 1939, this one is, as well as the best of the entire decade of the 1930s.	positive
0	blah	This CD is so BAD! I like the one song Invisible Man, ut other than that the songs stink. They are poor excuse for pop, R&B or whatever 98 Degrees is trying so hard to be...98 Degrees and Rising is pretty good, but the traumatising songs on this record make it hard to enjoy. Trust me on this one--NOT WORTH THE EFFORT OR MONEY IT TAKES TO BUY THIS!	negative
0	I found this book overly complex and frustrating	I've read several screenwriting books recently and I must say, this is easily the most overly complex approach to writing I've ever seen. For instance, Ms. Aronson takes the simple idea of needing to balance logic with imagination and turns it into an insanely long winded lecture where logic and imagination are re-branded as vertical and lateral thinking. What should be a simple concept to grasp turns into what feels like a droning and seemingly endless mathematical lecture. Unless you don't get headaches easily, I'd suggest spending your money on much more useful and inspiring books, such as Robert McKee's "Story," Linda Seger's "Making a Good Script Great" and Kenneth Atchity & Chi-Li Wong's "Writing Treatments that Sell."	negative
0	Interesting thought but no plot and no characters	The book started off ok. A prehistoric shark could still be alive at the bottom of a trench. From that point forward the story just fell apart. The plot was one dimensional and no time or effort was spent on developing the characters.The story put itself in situations of suspense but none of them were believeable. After awhile you just stop believing any of it and you just want it to be over.The back cover says this book is for fans of Cussler and Crighton. Well I like both of those authors and this book captures only the worst of those 2.	negative
0	Not so great...	I was so disappointed with this book that I returned it. It was outdated and uninformative. The most overused recommendation from the book on nearly every topic was to check with your practitioner. Plus size or not, I would recommend "What to Expect When Your Expecting". It is ten times more informative and certainly not just geared toward thin women, as "Your Plus-Size Pregnacy" implies. Don't waste your money.	negative
1	Great deal and fits perfect!!	I order this wetsuit and it came in 2 days!! I'm 5'5", 133 lbs, 34D bust and I wear size 4 in clothes and 6 in a dress. I ordered a size 8 and it fits PERFECT! Other reviews said it ran small, so I ordered a size up. I haven't used it yet, but I don't see a problem. Great deal for the money. Hope my review helps others.	positive
0	You proably don't need to but this book	I am new to the PICAXE so I was looking for all the information I could find. The [...] website has quite a bit but I felt like I needed more. I saw the book advertised with glowing reviews and ordered a copy at once. When the book came, I had gotten pretty familiar with the information on the web site and was looking for something more in depth. After looking at the book for quite some time, I still haven't found anything of use that can't be gotten from the web site. Actually, whenever I need information, I go to the web site instead of loking at the book. The picaxe user forum is also helpful. There may soon be other books on the PICAXE and I hope the authors do a better job than was done here.	negative
1	Good stuff	My son plays this non stop. But as with all of these types of games eventually they get tired of it. I would recommend it, it is fun and entertaining and my 6 year old loves it.	positive
0	The Thrill is Gone	I'm a firm believer that the scriptures are actually sets of possibilities based on our choices and our spiritual connection to God and each other. The prophets recorded what they saw and always asked "Will you change it?"Thus I was reading this series as a very well-written fiction filled with many great truths and possible events. But the good writing ended, the drama fell flat, the preaching became overbearing and shakily supported. So, although I'll regret not knowing how the characters fare in the end, I'm walking away. I'm also walking away because I realized the authors' true view (and the basic plot of the novels) of the Jewish/Israel nation--that either they "convert" or die. This is not the wonderful bmessage of my Master Jesus the Christ at all! You'll find if asked, He would that "we all GO!" And the Peacemakers are blessed above all.	negative
0	Best of would include all of "Plug Me Into Something"	I bought "Plug Me Into Something" from a local record store a long time ago, that specialized in import CD's. It was manufactured by Pony Canyon Inc. Japan 1975, with the catalog number PCCY-10074. Same artwork as original album with all 10 killer songs. Best $15 I ever spent. Would love to find Henry's song "Sweet Sassafrass". Been looking online for it, and can't find album it was on.	negative
0	to Heady	This book may be helpful to some, not me. It all seemed to be to heady, if that is a word, and I didn't feel the urge to go past the first page. As I said maybe for some, not for me.	negative
1	Yoga is such a wonderful tool for children	Yoga provides such a great tool for children to learn how to understand how their emotions and body interact. This is a great DVD for teaching your child how to relax, how to implement breathing practices into their every day activities and how to have fun while getting exercise.I would like to see more DVD's focused on families practicing yoga together. This would be a great tool for after school programs or creating play time for a few children to interact in a controlled environment.Need to make this an app for your phone!	positive
0	What is NEXT?	This is a book of disjointed short stories about things that happened in the PAST on the Internet. Although some of the stories are mildly interesting, the author doesn't provide any common theme on how these stories give us insight into what is coming NEXT? The author rambles on tangents about the indivuals or their families in the stories for much of the book. This may be a good book if you are totally in the dark about the Internet and Technology revolution	negative
0	Beware - Loud Noise playing video	I bought and returned two of these players within 1 day. It was very easy to set up and fit in the space I had but the noise the video player put out while viewing video's was not acceptable. I'm not talking about the sound all video player make,with the running of gears, I'm talking about a loud buzzing noise that is so distracting you can not enjoy the video. Thinking we just bought a "bad" player we returned it and brought home another, SAME THING - the noise is so loud you can not enjoy what your watching. I would NOT recommend this to anyone (I exchanged it for a Sony this time)	negative
1	Great book on landscape ecology!	Excellent book for understanding bird conservation. This book explains how the landscapes of North America have changed and how these changes have impacted bird populations. Everyone interested in bird conservation should read this book.	positive
0	Actors good- movie bad	As stated in the title, Ashley Judd and Ewan McGregor are great at portraying their character, but the direction of the movie was horrible. It was very disappointing to see great performances by actors lost in a movie that seemed slapped together.	negative
1	Amazing	Camus's novel truley symbolizes the coldness of modern life. He creates one of the great literary characters of all time and paints a powerful image of mankind's true state. The novel makes the reader question their own lapse into the existentialist circle and why it happens. In short, it is one of the classics.	positive
1	exactly what they wanted	Bought two of these for my girls' bedroom. THey loved them. It was exactly what they were looking for. hung one in each window and they chime all spring and all fall.	positive
0	Good license, poor game	It seems that the game was poorly designed and put together in a hurry to coincide with the video release. The gameplay is boring and monotonous. The controls are sloppy and difficult. The cut-scenes are minimal at best. The graphics are substandard. Also, the package indicates that you can save the game with the use of a memory card but on inspection, there is no save feature.	negative
0	Wait if you can	If you will be purchasing a computer in the next year I would recommend that you wait to buy Vista. Purchase your next pc with it installed and you may save yourself a lot of aggrevation and head aches. My installation was horrific and made my other PC unusable for many hours and many hours of my time to get working.	negative
0	Cheap Watch	Very cheap watch. Broke after about three months of use. I loved the fact that it was digital but I wish it was put into with a little more care. Fix the bands on the sides and maybe send some replacement parts in case some break.	negative
0	Horrible	This book is horrible. It's barely even readable. Nearly every paragraph is packed with tiresome analogies that go on forever and could only make sense to the person writing them.Then there's the story. Lost in all his cumbersome, descript, superfluous writing is this little story that goes absolutely nowhere. And the ending--I forced myself through 350 pages for that? Give me a break.Unadulterated crap.	negative
1	Finally	This is great it has almost every episode. The menus are easy to use and you can skip through the beginning theme with out missing any of the actual episode. The episode is split up into the perfect segments so you can see the skits you love w/o having to watch the whole episode if you prefer not to. Great price for a great product! I love Mr. Bean, or I love Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean.	positive
0	Not as fun as they say	This is a great idea in theory. It doesn't take 10mins like the directions say. It takes about 45 mins and you need to keep adding ice and salt. My kids lost interest after about 15 min and I ended up rolling the thing around the house until I gave up and stuck the whole thing in the freezer to finish the job. For as much work as this thing takes you don't get much ice cream as a reward. I'd rather pay $5.00 and buy some ice cream.	negative
1	Better and better	I liked Danny's "Tibetan Singing Bowls" the first time I heard it, and I've noticed it gets better each time I listen. I think that's a mark of an exceptional recording. It's what I call "melt music"; helps me melt into my chair as I listen, totally relaxed.Track 1 in particular, "Prasantatma - With A Quiet Mind," works well as a musical overlay onto a meditation/relaxation entrainment track you can make with Neuro-Programmer 2.This album's quality is apparently not unusual for Danny. I'm finding another of his albums, "Healing Crystal & Tibetan Bowls," to be similarly growing in my estimation each time I hear it.	positive
1	Great Bath Toy	My 3 1/2 year old loves taking baths and of course bath toys. This is the best bath toy Ive ever purchased. It is a great value, there are so many pieces and I love that it comes with a storage bag and suction cups. She has a great time playing with them and I have no complaints.	positive
0	Weak, light colors	It's cheap and the cheapness shows. I was quite disappointed with the quality of the colors. Will not buy it again.	negative
0	Worst tech support I have ever experienced	My Tv started to have sound problems and I sent off an email to Olevia. No response. Then tried calling support - had to leave a message.Days later after no response I called and transferred to sales - helpful guy and wanted all the details but again he could not help and would have tech support call me back - NO LUCK with call back3 weeks go by and now I am getting rather ticked at the no response. So rewrote email again - no response.Called tech support and left my number - no response.Again called sales and got another person.Got a live body - Yaaahoo! - could not help but forwarded me to customer service (to give me the service at home number). Customer service could not help and said Tech support were the ones to talk to. After an hour plus on hold I get to talk to a tech. 1/2 hour later he came to the conclusion that I needed service.The support issue is really bad. My recomendation is call them yourself before you buy the TV.Oh, and Good Luck!!!!	negative
1	remember it's only a story :)	Our four- and six-year-olds adored this book and asked us to read it over and over--which was difficult for me, as it kept making me cry. The artwork in this book is just beautiful, and the story of Simon and his loving family is very sweet. One "real-life" caution, however--I hope this book doesn't necessarily inspire families (particularly urged by their children) to get kittens for their aging cats, because it doesn't always work out as nicely as it did for Simon.	positive
1	Good Product	The waxing kit I bought comes with limited stripes. This product solves the problem. Very easy to use.	positive
1	I don't like math but this book kept me reading	I thought this was a great book. The author uses interesting examples for the use of statistics in every day life and we discover how this complicated science has many everyday applications	positive
0	This is some really creepy stuff	Do women with IQs above 35 actually believe this drivel? How does lying and manipulating one's way through the dating process create a lasting and secure relationship? The only part of the Rules phenomenon that I liked was taken care of by the Department of Schadenfreude: co-author Ellen Fein's husband left her, citing abandonment. Beautiful.	negative
0	Difficult to put together	The holes were not drilled straight or big enough, so we needed to drill them out further. Even then, the badly made screws and screwdriver were so difficult to use that my son could not put it together himself. He asked for help, and even I could not drive many of the screws. We'll get out the drill later and try that way.This is supposed to be a toy for kids to assemble and use themselves, but the poor quality of the materials makes that impossible.	negative
1	Nice pump for the price, gets noisy	I needed a little more bubble for my 50 gal fish tank. I ordered this pump from Amazon and at first it was amazing! Quiet enough and tons of bubbles. I use the bubbles just to circulate and break the surface because the tank is a tall deep cube with a canister filter.After a few weeks the pump began to make horrible noise. I found that the magnets in the pump part were rubbing. I took it apart and used a rasp and my dremel tool to file down the part which was making the noise. I then added a dab of silicone sewing oil to it and reassembled it. Now it has been running quietly and efficiently for several months. I have no complaints and it was a good price, especially with free 2 day shipping.	positive
1	Beethoven as seen by Mahler	The Fifth on this disk is the arrangement by Gustav Mahler. AFAIK there is no other recording of it. Mahler "retouched" the score to bring out subtle parts that he felt had been lost in the change from the small orchestra and audience of Beethoven's day to the larger orchestra and listening space of Mahler's time (and today). Basically Mahler doubled the woodwinds and horns, and changed a number of dynamic markings. I have not heard this CD yet, but heard this arrangement played by the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center, a venue of 10,000. Mahler's arrangement certainly does bring out some parts that you cannot hear in the original, but a few parts, especially the piccolo runs and trills, are changed from subtle to over-the-top. Shades of J. P. Sousa. An interesting musical study.	positive
1	Briefing on Phiten Titanium Necklace	Well... actually it looks really cool.. so cool that my friends are asking me to buy some more of this product for them.Regarding the effect on me, I could tell that it really works. I'm a baseball player and I haven't felt any particular pain in my body since I started wearing it!!!	positive
1	Nash Bridges 1st season	Great show! I am very pleased with my puchase. It was delivered on time and in great condition. I ordered all the seasons of Nash Bridges and love them. I don't mind doing these reviews but I have already done them and am a very busy person.	positive
0	a blow to the creationist movement...	Books like this turn Christians away from science and nonChristians away rfom the bible. The distortions to basic physics and math is incredible. The author also seems to think an "old-earth" means one believes in evolution, it does not. His association to AIG makes this all the more dubious because the AIG is well known for its unbiblical tactics, its attacks on believers, biblical distortions and bad science. For real biblical studies of science, see Don Stoner's "A new look at an old Earth (1997)" or Hugh Ross' "Creation and time (1994)."	negative
1	great for the price	but used them once and one of the bits is already starting to round over when I torqued it a bit on my folding knife. For 8 bucks I don't mind buying a few sets for the flexibility but it'd be nice if they were stronger than cardboard	positive
1	Brilliant Collection!!!	Those who'll get their hands on these rarities won't regret. For such a band(DJ?) to come up with an album like their last one was a surprise, not to say disappointment. They really had to come up with something better, and quick. This is just the perfect mix. Coming from EXPERIENCE, their first "original", towards the last album, combining singles with rarities and remixes of such musical beauty and talent, was a great step towards redemption. Prodigy has always been my favorite electrorock band, and this release comes to bring a bit of peace after the last disastrous project. Enjoy it!	positive
1	Good Southern Fun	This is a good book by a great author. I won't rehash the book blub here but the story line if full of twists so if you are looking for a clean cut black and white romance this isn't it. There is a wide range of characters running through an equally broad spectrum of experiences and emotions. They are witty, they are complex, and they are real.	positive
0	Save your money	It's tooo simplistic. Very few things are explained well, especially TCP/IP and subnet masks. Although it's not a specific MCSE book, I found Mark Minasi's book on NT Networking (Server?), more thorough and understandable.I hope the CD is of more help in passing this test.	negative
0	1815-1823 mistakes	This book has mistakes. It means to describe the uniforms during the Napoleontic Wars, i.e. in the Dutch-Belgian case Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. But in fact its uniforms are based on the ones described in a 1823 Dutch book by Teupken. Therefore the information is about 8 years too late. Between 1815 and 1823 there were over 200 uniform changes for the Dutch soldiers and officers. The book might be OK for some uniforms but keep this in mind. I have studied the engineers uniform and it WRONG in this book.	negative
1	Nostalgia	I'm buying this book as a nostalgia gift for my son who is now eleven. I used to borrow it from the library when he was 2, and he spontaneously memorized it back then in his toddler voice, to our delighted amazement. We have fond memories of our mutual enjoyment of the book, so it's high time he had his own copy!	positive
0	Very Hard To Follow And Understand But Crispin Glover Is Excellent	This movie was really wacky and horrific and hard to follow and comprehend but I was intrigued by Crispin Glover's performance as a magical gory magician. But the story and plot just really threw me off. I just didn't really understand this movie at all. But I just enjoyed watching the performances of Crispin and Kip Pardue. Guess that's all I can say about this one. LOL!	negative
1	Best dog toy	I bought this for our year old Australian Shepherd. He is an aggressive chewer, and very few toys last more than a few days. In fact, another dog toy I ordered for the same price and at the same time didn't last a day.The Jolly Ball is now his favorite, and after 3 weeks there is no sign of wear. Our dog is able to entertain himself with the ball, he likes retrieving it, and he has fun playing keep away with my kids.	positive
0	Gross	The color, texture and taste of this product is way off. There are other all-natural products on the shelf that taste way better than this inferior brand.	negative
1	Best timer	We have used woods timer forA number of years and for the cost are the Cadillac of timers. It is the best,	positive
1	Compact but noisy	It's light and compact so good for small one bedroom apartment. It's noisy but many vacuums are. Don't have to buy filter bags just dump the dirt out of the built in canaster into plastic bags to throw out. It's dusty and messy to dump it so go outside to do it. Easy assembly.	positive
0	Just a rong, messed up ripoff	This is just a stupid view of the bibel. It`s not only for idiots, its main message seems to be "God will do your bidding, but u hav to be evil first, and then u go to hell. Plus, it has to hav the name it has. I thought it meant the bord game, not a book. If u r thinking about buying it, DON`T!It`s a waste of$.	negative
0	The Beginning of the End	The writing was on the wall by the time Peace and Love was released, but Hells Ditch, The Pogues' fifth album, signalled the end of an era. By this album there was little left of the raw vocal and musical energy and Celtic flair that made The Pogues so famous. Instead this album awkwardly explores a wide range of musical styles, and frontman Shane MacGowan sounds so bored and drunk that the music has to carry him through the entire album. In fact he was so distant from the band by this time--largely because of his drinking habit--that he only sang about half the songs on the album. (Not surprisingly, this is the last Pogues album with MacGowan as a band member.) The magic was clearly gone by this time, and they never got it back. Overall this is a decent album, but is a profound letdown by Pogues standards--hence the 2-star rating.	negative
0	Insulting	I went into this book with an open mind and I still hated it. The plot is stupid and the characters are plastic. Here is my summary:The kids fight with their stupid, angry father. He then brings them to a place called paradise which is a perfect society. The son falls in love with some girl after a minute of seeing her and that is really there only time together, but yet they are deeply in love somehow.It is so stupid that Jori ( a girl )works there because an android should work there... Like I said so many flaws	negative
0	No teeth in this Clancy novel	First, i like to say that i have read just about all of Clancys books, so i think i know what i am talking about. I just finished the book and i was not very happy with it. Lets start at the beginning, first the time line does not work. Jack jr. is now an adult, but President Ryan only served one term. I also think the whole idea of the book goes against everthing that Clancy has brought us to think about Jack Ryan. He has always been the one to follow the law, now we are to believe that he would set up this group completely outside the law. I also got the sence that Jack jr was name dropping every time he was talking about his Dad,which he does throughout the book. I hope Tom Clancy will continue with his next book with Jack Ryan still President.	negative
1	"sit taller in the saddle"	2012PG: Every once in a great while we meet someone who makes us want to "sit taller in the saddle". If you're one of those people you'll enjoy this story of an old writer who's lost his reason for living then finds it in the dream of another (won't spoil the story) while searching for it in the bottom of a bottle. It's a cold heart that can't find warmth in a story about real people with real feelings. Redemption of self can take many forms the favorite of which may be to "never stop looking for what's not there". I hope you enjoy this beautifully written and wonderfully played gem as much as I did. MFJLabs 4x	positive
0	warning	all the performances on this cd are too slick.this is jimmy rodgers the successful showman.his tone is way too happy and insincere.i wish i never heard this cd, it almost ruins jimmy rodgers for me.	negative
0	Silpat caught my oven on fire	It says on the manufacturers website that the Silpat can be used in any oven -40 degrees F to 482 degrees F. My gas oven was heated to 400 degrees F and the Silpat caught on fire. I had to call the fire dept. It obviously cannot withstand 400 degrees in a gas oven. The first time I used it it was great. This is probably the third time and I would now call it a fire hazard.	negative
0	Large Drawstring Backpack	The first day my son used this string bag it ripped right down the whole front of it. I bought the same bag last year for school and it was much stronger and lasted months before it started to show signs of heavy wear and tear.	negative
1	Fabulous!	I have never been a Michael Bolton fan. I stumbled upon one of these tracks on itunes and have fallen in loved with the entire album. The selection of songs and their presentation have allowed me to hear something I have never heard before - Michael Bolton is a tremendous vocalist- not only can the man sing- but his voice is as emotionally captivating as it is enthralling and deep and rich with none of his previously irritating pop lyrics or mousy sound. I highly recommend this album as I can't stop listening to it. I esp. like his versions of If I Could and When I Fall In Love. I disagree with the reviewers who feel this is too short. Every song on this album is a winner. That's more than worth the cost to me. Bravo, Michael. I hope he continues in this genre.	positive
0	Insult to anyone's intelligence	This should have been followed with a class action by all people who wasted their time. I was really upset with the author, the publisher and myself.	negative
1	Keepsake	I enjoyed the book and it kept you interested because the answer to the guilty person was not revealed until the end.	positive
0	I didnt even watch the season finale...	How bored and disappointed was I with Season 6??? So much so that I didn't watch the season finale. I've been an avid fan of 24 since season 1. I even went out of my way to spread the good news of Jack Bauer to friends and family. Only to be embarrased by this season. I really do hope that next season is better. But I agree with one of the other comments. Everyone that Jack relied on are basically dead, except for annoying Chloe.And WHAT was the deal with bringing the Logans back??? Is Charles dead, did she get put into a mental institution, did Aaron go back to work for the president???What happened with the people that were exposed to the radiation???All I can honestly say is that I hope that Season 7 is good and Season 8 should be kick a** and should DEFINITELY be the last season.	negative
0	Not Loving This Purchase!!	This peeler is awkward for me because I can only use it with a downward motion. It takes off too much flesh when peeling potatoes and carrots. Poor design. This one is destined for the trash bin.	negative
1	Neiko Solderless Wire Terminal	The connections and everything are great, just the pieces I needed, however the provided wire strippers are really a pain. I'd suggest getting a better primary pair and keep these as back up.	positive
1	Awesome series!	Another awesome series brought to a pre-mature end by the short-sighted Excutives of our "Entertainment" World! It is a shame such shows are dropped.	positive
1	A Good Book	I had to read this for a thing called "Battle Of The Books". It was a really good book. I could relate to everthing that Dinnie felt. It was great.	positive
1	very punkish!	This sound track is awesome!! I liked the movie a whole lot and it had a lot of punk music in it, so I bought the sound track. It really rocks. The only reason I didnt' rank 5 stars is because one song is not on there from the movie (where Angus dances with that chick at the end). But otherwise it's got a great variety of some good bands like Green Day and the Riverdales. J.A.R. is really a good song and if you like green day a lot, i'd recommend this cd for you.	positive
0	terrible clarity	To me, the most important feature of a cordless phone is it's clarity.This phone sounds terrible. Static, echo, just plain cheap sounding. I don't know what else to say. Other than that, it's a great phone. I mean, it looks like a phone.My house mate has a Uniden model (discontinued 900 Mhz analogue) and I have been searching for it's equal since. That phone is a dream. Honestly, It sounds better than even any hard wired phone I've been on. When I am on a call, If there is a brief moment of non-conversation, I sometimes think the call has been disconnected because there is absolutely no background noise. I find myself blowing into the mouthpeice to see if I am still powered! It is that good. i think i will buy a modern Uniden and hope it is as good.	negative

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Easy read w/ usable solutions to the hard job of parenting!

This book was given to me after the birth of my 3rd child over seven years ago. Amazing how much I had to learn about being a parent, and what a patient teacher Vimala can be. Without guilt she enables you to make changes in the type of parenting you've learned and supports you in teaching yourself to parent if you feel unprepared. Written for easy access, as a soon to be mother of five, I always have a moment(that's all it really takes) to reread a passage and regroup my parenting skills.

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ABSOLUTELY THE BEST

MUSIC IS AMAZING, THE VARIETY AND QUALITY OF PERFORMERS IS THE BEST AND IT'S A GREAT GIFT.

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Good product for the price

I have now used this Bell hitch bike mount several times and think it delivers good value for the money. I use it on a Honda S2000 so I don't need the folddown feature but it secures the bike well and is comparably easy to put on and take off. Also the price is right. I just can't see spending the extra money for the high end bike racks. After all it is just a BIKE RACK. Two caveats: 1) It is important to tighten the hitch mounting bolt well since that is what keeps the unit from swaying; 2) The bike(s) will travel much better if you secure the inside pedal to the upright and secure the front wheel to the frame with either velcro ties, bungies or rope, this keeps the bike stable on the rack and keeps your front wheel from moving back and forth and perhaps hitting your bumper. You can get the ties or bungies at most hardware stores.

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ARE A HUNDRED STARS AN OPTION?

BOB SEGER IS ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS IN THE ROCK MUSIC INDUSTRY.HE CUT SEVERAL GREAT ALBUMS AND THIS COMPILATION FEATURES SOME OF HIS BEST SONGS.VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

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FAIL!

This has got to be the worst purchase I've had in a long time. Inflated ball, hooked it up to hose and then the ball proceeded to fill up with water and sit there like a half deflated lump. Zero fun, Zero excitement. Also, when you open the packaged - the paper instruction book has a huge warning not to return it to the store. What a SCAM!!!!!!!!!! Save your money and don't buy this horrible product!!!!!!!! It just leaves you with sad kids & wasted $.

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Don't even bother!

The thing sounds awesome when it works, unfortunately it won't work for long. In the past three years, I've now gone through three of these, two of which were replaced by the dealer. Now the third has blown (keeps blowing fuses, even with nothing hooked up to it). I even got a top-of-the-line protection circuit for it because they were telling me it was blowing because of other things in my house - riiiight.For what this unit costs, it shouldn't have these problems, even at the discounted [price]Don't think I'll be buying any JBL products any more!

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Frustrating experience

The way the description of this webcam sounds you would think that all you have to do is plug it in and it works. Well, don't be deceived! I have had to do more research and spent numerous hours trying to get this thing to work as described. I followed the directions and had it installed with no problem, but when I tried to use it with Skype my video feed kept freezing up on the receiving end, and when using it with Microsoft Messenger the voice wasn't in sync with the video and was very choppy and not as clear.I looked all over the web for fixes. I downloaded an update for the driver, and even did some of the suggestions by others with similar problems. To no avail. I finally hooked it up to my ancient laptop where the picture isn't as good, but at least it doesn't freeze up on the other end (as it did on my desktop) and use it there, but it just isn't what I was hoping for and doesn't work as described.

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I really missed this show

This was just like watching it for the first time I looked forward to watching this show every weekend and now I still do watch it every weekend this is great one of the best boxed sets that I own.

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What a trip down memory lane!

I loved Free To Be You and Me as a child and I love it now as an adult looking back. As a young girl in the 70s, Free To Be taught me that girls could be anything they want and broke stereotypes for ALL children. It taught us all that are feelings were important and singing was a cure for just about anything. I love this DVD, but I am sad that they couldn't find room for Carol Channing and some of the others on the original record (found on the cd). This DVD is a must-have!

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some batches are better than others. Not consistent. Thailand coconut water is the best....not Brazilian

I have been drinking Vita coco for a while now.....buying from different stores and once here from Amazon. The consistency is all over the place is what I have found. I much rather prefer the Thailand based coconut water products out there...much better tasting than Brazilian

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Totally Misleading

I read through this book and got amazed how the Indiana University even considered attaching its name to it. Because this is total falsification of the Georgian history and straightforwardly an INSULT to any person who has ever had any positive emotions towards Georgia. Don't waste your time, this book will mislead you.

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Good when it works, has to be reset every 2 weeks

I bought this router in December and it works just fine when it is working. The problem is, every 2 weeks, it stops working and you have to waste time calling customer support. That call normally wastes about an hour of my evening. I am on hold right now trying to get a replacement and I have again, wasted about 1 1/2 hours on the phone with customer service. Very unprofessional.

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A waste of money

Although they were cheap (about $5), they are worth nothing. You can barely hear the sound come through, even with the volume turned as loud as possible. They are also very uncomfortable in your ear.

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The worst ever

I have seen many movies over my lifetime. Yet this movie takes the cake as being one if not the worst movie I have ever bothered to see. I give it credit for being historically accurate, but then again so is the history channel. So if you want historically accurate watch that and if you want a plot that you can understand do not watch Gosford Park.

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Mmm... Déjà vu (but his theory is cool)

This book seems like a repetition of the firs one (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity) which was very interesting and it helped me a lot. If you want to learn his theory about edit and organize todo list, you better buy that one.

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The Honk and Holler Opening Soon

The only thing I hated about this book is that it ended. Just like "Where The Heart is", Billie Letts makes you fall in love with her characters. You root for them, you cry with them and you laugh with them. Don't miss this book, if you loved "Heart." Billie Letts please hurry with your next book, I am a very eager fan!

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Too slow...we may wait for 6 weeks or more.

I can't say anything becuase I haven't got any magazine and even notice from Amazon, and Horn Book Magazine. Defer from regular shipping process, magazine shipping process is all pre-historic...

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ESSENTIAL

Songs of Freedom should stand as a blue-print for all anthologies and box sets henceforth. To say this collection represents an accurate cross-section of Bob Marley's work is a gross understatement. The selections range from The Wailers earliest efforts under the deft production of Lee "Scrath" Perry to Marley's last concert appearence in Italy, 1980. Even if you own all the Island/Tuff Gong releases and the Trojan Records LP's, you've simply got to have this collection. It be da real ting mon. It don't git no bedder den dis. Peace, Respect and Ire Mon.

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Just great music

I haven't heard the hype & I don't care to hear it. I don't read the music rags, try to avoid popular radio, and don't watch MTV. I just love great music, and the Stokes 'This Is It' is just that -- energetic, well-crafted, intellegent, stripped-down rock. Just listen to it on it's own merits and rid yourself of any self-imposed or hype-imposed expectations (like can the drummer play his "toms", do they sound like Television, is their sound "new" -- have we all become so jaded about popular music!?). This band loves to play and it shows.

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bang for buck

this is a good bargain knife set, not very durable but who cares you will use it for a few years.

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Dissapointed

After reading "Tuesdays with Morrie" I thought great things of this author. Unfortunately I was very dissapointed in "The Five People You Meet in Heaven". I had a difficult time getting through this one due to its slow pace and boring content. This could have been a great book, but the author missed the boat here. Read "Tuesdays with Morrie" and leave this one on the shelf.

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Tragic souls burning in anguish!

This is a common Victor Hugo Theme. He always likes to torture his characters untill the reader breakes out in sweat. While not nearly as famious as his other greats, this book is no less briallent, exciting, and intreging. It's really great. Trust me.

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With all of the hype, I expected more.

I saw the movie and have several friends who thought the book was "the best" or "the coolest". As far as one more book about self indulgent, self destructive, pseudo-intellectuals - it's ok, but enough is enough. I just didn't find the subject worthy of my or anyone's time. The writing is merely adequate. If you are stuck on a plane it's not a bad killer of time, but only worth a check out from the library, not a buy/keeper. What's the story with the rumor the ex-wife in the book is based on a real life model/actress?

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Do this ... then do this...then do this...

This is another one of those overpriced Course Technology books which are meant for trade schools and community colleges. The approach is simple: Follow the author's instructions by typing in the required commands, press OK or Enter, and verify the results. You won't really understand what you're doing since the explanations are sparse and you won't be able to apply your knowledge to a general situation. You will only know about the concepts as they pertain to the instructions that the author gives but you will certainly not have any idea how to do anything else.

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C'EST trés EXCELLENT!

I bought this book in the year of 2003 and I regret having it unused for such a long time!About a month ago I began to study french (At l'Alliane Franaise), and this book has been a great help for me to increase my knowledge of the french grammar, vocabulary, and useful dialogues for everyday situations.Love the audio CDs and I think it's a great tool for anyone who's planning a trip to France or that just simply wants to learn a bit more of the french language. GREAT BOOK for beginners!

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Suggestions for K-A

I've used the juicer attachment for years and love it except for the comments about the strainer being too small. A strainer with an extended pulp reservoir out the front would help, if it didn't get in the way. The extension would have a solid bottom and be ribbed so that the pulp could be pushed forward with a teaspoon to drain, thus extending the time between pulp dumps. Also, the comment about shaft wear/squeaking are valid. I have a small tube of food-service-grade grease I use on the shaft: never even thought about shortening. Very clever! Also, different-size reams for limes to grapefruit would be a nice way to sell more stuff! One more thing, K-A: how about a nice low-speed coffee grinder attachment? Mine would live attached to the mixer, as I use my Krups grinder every day, and could use the counter space. Maybe an ice crusher/shaver, too!

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am i the only one who...

Am I the only one who prefers the original version? Harrison Ford's voiceover added to the film's noir feel, and filled in a few background details that made the story more understandable. Perhaps creative folk are loath to admit that studio execs are sometimes right, even if it's for the wrong reasons. In addition, I LIKE happy endings, and so do most people, which is why moviemakers do them so much.

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beware of revision B4

with revision B4, D-link apparently claims to have gotten rid of the necessity to enter a security code during the installation. sounds great in theory, however, once installed, I get repeated error messages 'valid security code not found'. the drivers on the CD are the same version as the most recent ones from the D-link site, so no solution from there. uninstalling, restarting, reinstalling, all day long wouldn't help. calling D-link tech support wouldn't help either, they seemed to know less than I.as much as i hate to give bad reviews, this is really completely unacceptable. i'm going to return the DBT-120 and give the competition a try.

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I'd highly recommend this product. I like the ...

I'd highly recommend this product. I like the way it makes my teeth feel as it cleans. Feels as if it's working! Tastes good too!

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excellent read

The book's an excellent read for both the layman and the science student. It successfully combines historical detail with contemporary implications of Drosophila research. Written in a breezy colloquial manner, it never gets boring while sacrificing only little of the scientific content. The author does abuse the fly sex theme, often resorting to it with specious warrant. The other shortcoming of the book has to do with its physical quality, which is horrible. Seedy five-buck pocket-size thrillers are printed on paper of incomparably higher quality. Judged on the content, though - a well-written, informative, and entertaining book.

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Waste of money for me and most people.

Colossal waste of money here. Just 12 tracks, all are at least 30 years old but not one interesting track.I checked my collect and General Public - Tenderness is the only song I don't already have at least 10 times! And guess what: now I have it 10 times.Zero songs of interest. Zero surprises. All these were big hits yes, again 30 years ago. Does anyone need 16 copies of John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)?No, no, noSave your money unless you're a sub-teen and have just 3 CD's to your name. For that matter why would you have any CD's? And would you want any 80's music downloads in the first place...not!

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Beginners - you want this

I was searching and searching for months, reading every review, trying to figure out what machine I want, would be an investment, still had fun features that I could use for a variety of projects, but most of all - what was going to be user friendly for a person whose never seen a sewing machine in their life. I have NEVER sewn on a sewing machine before getting this, I have never watched anyone sew on a sewing machine either. My experiences have been limited to hand sewing blankets, aprons, bags, cross stitching, and basic embroidery. But that is all very time consuming and I wanted to speed my projects up and eventually learn how to sew together clothes. This machine I had up and running after an hour (I read and reread the instructions first), and it was SOOOO easy. I love that you can adjust the speed, I even did a cover-stitch without any problem. Of course there are things that I will have to work on - like running a stitch completely straight, but it is a start.

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Spool knitting

This book assumes a two-pronged knitter, which I had never heard of before. In addition, it is Extremely Short. Having said that, it does a good job of giving ideas of what can be done with even the smaller, less complex version of these nifty & thrifty little devices, including mentioning the possibility of making what it refers to as a "flat web." I had seen accounts of making the knitting tool from a toilet paper roll, but could not imagine how that could have been done successfully. Now I can. I do wish this book had included graphics, though, as those of us who are spacially-challenged have a hard time visualizing which is the "front" of a cylindrical object!

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A french masterpiece

The Rules of the Game is a french "comedy of manners" directed by Jean Renoir. It is about the immoral and reckless behavior of the french upper class just before the start of World War II. As you can imagine, this sparked a lot of controversy in 1939, and one person even attempted to burn down the theater at the premiere. This film was thought to have been destroyed in an allied bombing during WWII, but was rediscovered and reconstructed in 1959. All I can say is that this film is a treasure to behold and is one of the greatest I have ever seen. Neither Gone with the Wind, not The Wizard of Oz are the best films of 1939, this one is, as well as the best of the entire decade of the 1930s.

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blah

This CD is so BAD! I like the one song Invisible Man, ut other than that the songs stink. They are poor excuse for pop, R&B or whatever 98 Degrees is trying so hard to be...98 Degrees and Rising is pretty good, but the traumatising songs on this record make it hard to enjoy. Trust me on this one--NOT WORTH THE EFFORT OR MONEY IT TAKES TO BUY THIS!

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I found this book overly complex and frustrating

I've read several screenwriting books recently and I must say, this is easily the most overly complex approach to writing I've ever seen. For instance, Ms. Aronson takes the simple idea of needing to balance logic with imagination and turns it into an insanely long winded lecture where logic and imagination are re-branded as vertical and lateral thinking. What should be a simple concept to grasp turns into what feels like a droning and seemingly endless mathematical lecture. Unless you don't get headaches easily, I'd suggest spending your money on much more useful and inspiring books, such as Robert McKee's "Story," Linda Seger's "Making a Good Script Great" and Kenneth Atchity & Chi-Li Wong's "Writing Treatments that Sell."

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Interesting thought but no plot and no characters

The book started off ok. A prehistoric shark could still be alive at the bottom of a trench. From that point forward the story just fell apart. The plot was one dimensional and no time or effort was spent on developing the characters.The story put itself in situations of suspense but none of them were believeable. After awhile you just stop believing any of it and you just want it to be over.The back cover says this book is for fans of Cussler and Crighton. Well I like both of those authors and this book captures only the worst of those 2.

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Not so great...

I was so disappointed with this book that I returned it. It was outdated and uninformative. The most overused recommendation from the book on nearly every topic was to check with your practitioner. Plus size or not, I would recommend "What to Expect When Your Expecting". It is ten times more informative and certainly not just geared toward thin women, as "Your Plus-Size Pregnacy" implies. Don't waste your money.

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Great deal and fits perfect!!

I order this wetsuit and it came in 2 days!! I'm 5'5", 133 lbs, 34D bust and I wear size 4 in clothes and 6 in a dress. I ordered a size 8 and it fits PERFECT! Other reviews said it ran small, so I ordered a size up. I haven't used it yet, but I don't see a problem. Great deal for the money. Hope my review helps others.

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You proably don't need to but this book

I am new to the PICAXE so I was looking for all the information I could find. The [...] website has quite a bit but I felt like I needed more. I saw the book advertised with glowing reviews and ordered a copy at once. When the book came, I had gotten pretty familiar with the information on the web site and was looking for something more in depth. After looking at the book for quite some time, I still haven't found anything of use that can't be gotten from the web site. Actually, whenever I need information, I go to the web site instead of loking at the book. The picaxe user forum is also helpful. There may soon be other books on the PICAXE and I hope the authors do a better job than was done here.

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Good stuff

My son plays this non stop. But as with all of these types of games eventually they get tired of it. I would recommend it, it is fun and entertaining and my 6 year old loves it.

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The Thrill is Gone

I'm a firm believer that the scriptures are actually sets of possibilities based on our choices and our spiritual connection to God and each other. The prophets recorded what they saw and always asked "Will you change it?"Thus I was reading this series as a very well-written fiction filled with many great truths and possible events. But the good writing ended, the drama fell flat, the preaching became overbearing and shakily supported. So, although I'll regret not knowing how the characters fare in the end, I'm walking away. I'm also walking away because I realized the authors' true view (and the basic plot of the novels) of the Jewish/Israel nation--that either they "convert" or die. This is not the wonderful bmessage of my Master Jesus the Christ at all! You'll find if asked, He would that "we all GO!" And the Peacemakers are blessed above all.

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Best of would include all of "Plug Me Into Something"

I bought "Plug Me Into Something" from a local record store a long time ago, that specialized in import CD's. It was manufactured by Pony Canyon Inc. Japan 1975, with the catalog number PCCY-10074. Same artwork as original album with all 10 killer songs. Best $15 I ever spent. Would love to find Henry's song "Sweet Sassafrass". Been looking online for it, and can't find album it was on.

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to Heady

This book may be helpful to some, not me. It all seemed to be to heady, if that is a word, and I didn't feel the urge to go past the first page. As I said maybe for some, not for me.

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Yoga is such a wonderful tool for children

Yoga provides such a great tool for children to learn how to understand how their emotions and body interact. This is a great DVD for teaching your child how to relax, how to implement breathing practices into their every day activities and how to have fun while getting exercise.I would like to see more DVD's focused on families practicing yoga together. This would be a great tool for after school programs or creating play time for a few children to interact in a controlled environment.Need to make this an app for your phone!

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What is NEXT?

This is a book of disjointed short stories about things that happened in the PAST on the Internet. Although some of the stories are mildly interesting, the author doesn't provide any common theme on how these stories give us insight into what is coming NEXT? The author rambles on tangents about the indivuals or their families in the stories for much of the book. This may be a good book if you are totally in the dark about the Internet and Technology revolution

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Beware - Loud Noise playing video

I bought and returned two of these players within 1 day. It was very easy to set up and fit in the space I had but the noise the video player put out while viewing video's was not acceptable. I'm not talking about the sound all video player make,with the running of gears, I'm talking about a loud buzzing noise that is so distracting you can not enjoy the video. Thinking we just bought a "bad" player we returned it and brought home another, SAME THING - the noise is so loud you can not enjoy what your watching. I would NOT recommend this to anyone (I exchanged it for a Sony this time)

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Great book on landscape ecology!

Excellent book for understanding bird conservation. This book explains how the landscapes of North America have changed and how these changes have impacted bird populations. Everyone interested in bird conservation should read this book.

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Actors good- movie bad

As stated in the title, Ashley Judd and Ewan McGregor are great at portraying their character, but the direction of the movie was horrible. It was very disappointing to see great performances by actors lost in a movie that seemed slapped together.

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Amazing

Camus's novel truley symbolizes the coldness of modern life. He creates one of the great literary characters of all time and paints a powerful image of mankind's true state. The novel makes the reader question their own lapse into the existentialist circle and why it happens. In short, it is one of the classics.

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exactly what they wanted

Bought two of these for my girls' bedroom. THey loved them. It was exactly what they were looking for. hung one in each window and they chime all spring and all fall.

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Good license, poor game

It seems that the game was poorly designed and put together in a hurry to coincide with the video release. The gameplay is boring and monotonous. The controls are sloppy and difficult. The cut-scenes are minimal at best. The graphics are substandard. Also, the package indicates that you can save the game with the use of a memory card but on inspection, there is no save feature.

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Wait if you can

If you will be purchasing a computer in the next year I would recommend that you wait to buy Vista. Purchase your next pc with it installed and you may save yourself a lot of aggrevation and head aches. My installation was horrific and made my other PC unusable for many hours and many hours of my time to get working.

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Cheap Watch

Very cheap watch. Broke after about three months of use. I loved the fact that it was digital but I wish it was put into with a little more care. Fix the bands on the sides and maybe send some replacement parts in case some break.

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Horrible

This book is horrible. It's barely even readable. Nearly every paragraph is packed with tiresome analogies that go on forever and could only make sense to the person writing them.Then there's the story. Lost in all his cumbersome, descript, superfluous writing is this little story that goes absolutely nowhere. And the ending--I forced myself through 350 pages for that? Give me a break.Unadulterated crap.

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Finally

This is great it has almost every episode. The menus are easy to use and you can skip through the beginning theme with out missing any of the actual episode. The episode is split up into the perfect segments so you can see the skits you love w/o having to watch the whole episode if you prefer not to. Great price for a great product! I love Mr. Bean, or I love Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean.

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Not as fun as they say

This is a great idea in theory. It doesn't take 10mins like the directions say. It takes about 45 mins and you need to keep adding ice and salt. My kids lost interest after about 15 min and I ended up rolling the thing around the house until I gave up and stuck the whole thing in the freezer to finish the job. For as much work as this thing takes you don't get much ice cream as a reward. I'd rather pay $5.00 and buy some ice cream.

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Better and better

I liked Danny's "Tibetan Singing Bowls" the first time I heard it, and I've noticed it gets better each time I listen. I think that's a mark of an exceptional recording. It's what I call "melt music"; helps me melt into my chair as I listen, totally relaxed.Track 1 in particular, "Prasantatma - With A Quiet Mind," works well as a musical overlay onto a meditation/relaxation entrainment track you can make with Neuro-Programmer 2.This album's quality is apparently not unusual for Danny. I'm finding another of his albums, "Healing Crystal & Tibetan Bowls," to be similarly growing in my estimation each time I hear it.

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Great Bath Toy

My 3 1/2 year old loves taking baths and of course bath toys. This is the best bath toy Ive ever purchased. It is a great value, there are so many pieces and I love that it comes with a storage bag and suction cups. She has a great time playing with them and I have no complaints.

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Weak, light colors

It's cheap and the cheapness shows. I was quite disappointed with the quality of the colors. Will not buy it again.

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Worst tech support I have ever experienced

My Tv started to have sound problems and I sent off an email to Olevia. No response. Then tried calling support - had to leave a message.Days later after no response I called and transferred to sales - helpful guy and wanted all the details but again he could not help and would have tech support call me back - NO LUCK with call back3 weeks go by and now I am getting rather ticked at the no response. So rewrote email again - no response.Called tech support and left my number - no response.Again called sales and got another person.Got a live body - Yaaahoo! - could not help but forwarded me to customer service (to give me the service at home number). Customer service could not help and said Tech support were the ones to talk to. After an hour plus on hold I get to talk to a tech. 1/2 hour later he came to the conclusion that I needed service.The support issue is really bad. My recomendation is call them yourself before you buy the TV.Oh, and Good Luck!!!!

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remember it's only a story :)

Our four- and six-year-olds adored this book and asked us to read it over and over--which was difficult for me, as it kept making me cry. The artwork in this book is just beautiful, and the story of Simon and his loving family is very sweet. One "real-life" caution, however--I hope this book doesn't necessarily inspire families (particularly urged by their children) to get kittens for their aging cats, because it doesn't always work out as nicely as it did for Simon.

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Good Product

The waxing kit I bought comes with limited stripes. This product solves the problem. Very easy to use.

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I don't like math but this book kept me reading

I thought this was a great book. The author uses interesting examples for the use of statistics in every day life and we discover how this complicated science has many everyday applications

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This is some really creepy stuff

Do women with IQs above 35 actually believe this drivel? How does lying and manipulating one's way through the dating process create a lasting and secure relationship? The only part of the Rules phenomenon that I liked was taken care of by the Department of Schadenfreude: co-author Ellen Fein's husband left her, citing abandonment. Beautiful.

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Difficult to put together

The holes were not drilled straight or big enough, so we needed to drill them out further. Even then, the badly made screws and screwdriver were so difficult to use that my son could not put it together himself. He asked for help, and even I could not drive many of the screws. We'll get out the drill later and try that way.This is supposed to be a toy for kids to assemble and use themselves, but the poor quality of the materials makes that impossible.

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Nice pump for the price, gets noisy

I needed a little more bubble for my 50 gal fish tank. I ordered this pump from Amazon and at first it was amazing! Quiet enough and tons of bubbles. I use the bubbles just to circulate and break the surface because the tank is a tall deep cube with a canister filter.After a few weeks the pump began to make horrible noise. I found that the magnets in the pump part were rubbing. I took it apart and used a rasp and my dremel tool to file down the part which was making the noise. I then added a dab of silicone sewing oil to it and reassembled it. Now it has been running quietly and efficiently for several months. I have no complaints and it was a good price, especially with free 2 day shipping.

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Beethoven as seen by Mahler

The Fifth on this disk is the arrangement by Gustav Mahler. AFAIK there is no other recording of it. Mahler "retouched" the score to bring out subtle parts that he felt had been lost in the change from the small orchestra and audience of Beethoven's day to the larger orchestra and listening space of Mahler's time (and today). Basically Mahler doubled the woodwinds and horns, and changed a number of dynamic markings. I have not heard this CD yet, but heard this arrangement played by the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center, a venue of 10,000. Mahler's arrangement certainly does bring out some parts that you cannot hear in the original, but a few parts, especially the piccolo runs and trills, are changed from subtle to over-the-top. Shades of J. P. Sousa. An interesting musical study.

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Briefing on Phiten Titanium Necklace

Well... actually it looks really cool.. so cool that my friends are asking me to buy some more of this product for them.Regarding the effect on me, I could tell that it really works. I'm a baseball player and I haven't felt any particular pain in my body since I started wearing it!!!

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Nash Bridges 1st season

Great show! I am very pleased with my puchase. It was delivered on time and in great condition. I ordered all the seasons of Nash Bridges and love them. I don't mind doing these reviews but I have already done them and am a very busy person.

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a blow to the creationist movement...

Books like this turn Christians away from science and nonChristians away rfom the bible. The distortions to basic physics and math is incredible. The author also seems to think an "old-earth" means one believes in evolution, it does not. His association to AIG makes this all the more dubious because the AIG is well known for its unbiblical tactics, its attacks on believers, biblical distortions and bad science. For real biblical studies of science, see Don Stoner's "A new look at an old Earth (1997)" or Hugh Ross' "Creation and time (1994)."

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great for the price

but used them once and one of the bits is already starting to round over when I torqued it a bit on my folding knife. For 8 bucks I don't mind buying a few sets for the flexibility but it'd be nice if they were stronger than cardboard

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Brilliant Collection!!!

Those who'll get their hands on these rarities won't regret. For such a band(DJ?) to come up with an album like their last one was a surprise, not to say disappointment. They really had to come up with something better, and quick. This is just the perfect mix. Coming from EXPERIENCE, their first "original", towards the last album, combining singles with rarities and remixes of such musical beauty and talent, was a great step towards redemption. Prodigy has always been my favorite electrorock band, and this release comes to bring a bit of peace after the last disastrous project. Enjoy it!

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Good Southern Fun

This is a good book by a great author. I won't rehash the book blub here but the story line if full of twists so if you are looking for a clean cut black and white romance this isn't it. There is a wide range of characters running through an equally broad spectrum of experiences and emotions. They are witty, they are complex, and they are real.

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Save your money

It's tooo simplistic. Very few things are explained well, especially TCP/IP and subnet masks. Although it's not a specific MCSE book, I found Mark Minasi's book on NT Networking (Server?), more thorough and understandable.I hope the CD is of more help in passing this test.

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1815-1823 mistakes

This book has mistakes. It means to describe the uniforms during the Napoleontic Wars, i.e. in the Dutch-Belgian case Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. But in fact its uniforms are based on the ones described in a 1823 Dutch book by Teupken. Therefore the information is about 8 years too late. Between 1815 and 1823 there were over 200 uniform changes for the Dutch soldiers and officers. The book might be OK for some uniforms but keep this in mind. I have studied the engineers uniform and it WRONG in this book.

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Nostalgia

I'm buying this book as a nostalgia gift for my son who is now eleven. I used to borrow it from the library when he was 2, and he spontaneously memorized it back then in his toddler voice, to our delighted amazement. We have fond memories of our mutual enjoyment of the book, so it's high time he had his own copy!

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Very Hard To Follow And Understand But Crispin Glover Is Excellent

This movie was really wacky and horrific and hard to follow and comprehend but I was intrigued by Crispin Glover's performance as a magical gory magician. But the story and plot just really threw me off. I just didn't really understand this movie at all. But I just enjoyed watching the performances of Crispin and Kip Pardue. Guess that's all I can say about this one. LOL!

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Best dog toy

I bought this for our year old Australian Shepherd. He is an aggressive chewer, and very few toys last more than a few days. In fact, another dog toy I ordered for the same price and at the same time didn't last a day.The Jolly Ball is now his favorite, and after 3 weeks there is no sign of wear. Our dog is able to entertain himself with the ball, he likes retrieving it, and he has fun playing keep away with my kids.

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Gross

The color, texture and taste of this product is way off. There are other all-natural products on the shelf that taste way better than this inferior brand.

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Best timer

We have used woods timer forA number of years and for the cost are the Cadillac of timers. It is the best,

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Compact but noisy

It's light and compact so good for small one bedroom apartment. It's noisy but many vacuums are. Don't have to buy filter bags just dump the dirt out of the built in canaster into plastic bags to throw out. It's dusty and messy to dump it so go outside to do it. Easy assembly.

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Just a rong, messed up ripoff

This is just a stupid view of the bibel. It`s not only for idiots, its main message seems to be "God will do your bidding, but u hav to be evil first, and then u go to hell. Plus, it has to hav the name it has. I thought it meant the bord game, not a book. If u r thinking about buying it, DON`T!It`s a waste of$.

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The Beginning of the End

The writing was on the wall by the time Peace and Love was released, but Hells Ditch, The Pogues' fifth album, signalled the end of an era. By this album there was little left of the raw vocal and musical energy and Celtic flair that made The Pogues so famous. Instead this album awkwardly explores a wide range of musical styles, and frontman Shane MacGowan sounds so bored and drunk that the music has to carry him through the entire album. In fact he was so distant from the band by this time--largely because of his drinking habit--that he only sang about half the songs on the album. (Not surprisingly, this is the last Pogues album with MacGowan as a band member.) The magic was clearly gone by this time, and they never got it back. Overall this is a decent album, but is a profound letdown by Pogues standards--hence the 2-star rating.

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Insulting

I went into this book with an open mind and I still hated it. The plot is stupid and the characters are plastic. Here is my summary:The kids fight with their stupid, angry father. He then brings them to a place called paradise which is a perfect society. The son falls in love with some girl after a minute of seeing her and that is really there only time together, but yet they are deeply in love somehow.It is so stupid that Jori ( a girl )works there because an android should work there... Like I said so many flaws

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No teeth in this Clancy novel

First, i like to say that i have read just about all of Clancys books, so i think i know what i am talking about. I just finished the book and i was not very happy with it. Lets start at the beginning, first the time line does not work. Jack jr. is now an adult, but President Ryan only served one term. I also think the whole idea of the book goes against everthing that Clancy has brought us to think about Jack Ryan. He has always been the one to follow the law, now we are to believe that he would set up this group completely outside the law. I also got the sence that Jack jr was name dropping every time he was talking about his Dad,which he does throughout the book. I hope Tom Clancy will continue with his next book with Jack Ryan still President.

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"sit taller in the saddle"

2012PG: Every once in a great while we meet someone who makes us want to "sit taller in the saddle". If you're one of those people you'll enjoy this story of an old writer who's lost his reason for living then finds it in the dream of another (won't spoil the story) while searching for it in the bottom of a bottle. It's a cold heart that can't find warmth in a story about real people with real feelings. Redemption of self can take many forms the favorite of which may be to "never stop looking for what's not there". I hope you enjoy this beautifully written and wonderfully played gem as much as I did. MFJLabs 4x

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warning

all the performances on this cd are too slick.this is jimmy rodgers the successful showman.his tone is way too happy and insincere.i wish i never heard this cd, it almost ruins jimmy rodgers for me.

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Silpat caught my oven on fire

It says on the manufacturers website that the Silpat can be used in any oven -40 degrees F to 482 degrees F. My gas oven was heated to 400 degrees F and the Silpat caught on fire. I had to call the fire dept. It obviously cannot withstand 400 degrees in a gas oven. The first time I used it it was great. This is probably the third time and I would now call it a fire hazard.

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Large Drawstring Backpack

The first day my son used this string bag it ripped right down the whole front of it. I bought the same bag last year for school and it was much stronger and lasted months before it started to show signs of heavy wear and tear.

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Fabulous!

I have never been a Michael Bolton fan. I stumbled upon one of these tracks on itunes and have fallen in loved with the entire album. The selection of songs and their presentation have allowed me to hear something I have never heard before - Michael Bolton is a tremendous vocalist- not only can the man sing- but his voice is as emotionally captivating as it is enthralling and deep and rich with none of his previously irritating pop lyrics or mousy sound. I highly recommend this album as I can't stop listening to it. I esp. like his versions of If I Could and When I Fall In Love. I disagree with the reviewers who feel this is too short. Every song on this album is a winner. That's more than worth the cost to me. Bravo, Michael. I hope he continues in this genre.

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Insult to anyone's intelligence

This should have been followed with a class action by all people who wasted their time. I was really upset with the author, the publisher and myself.

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Keepsake

I enjoyed the book and it kept you interested because the answer to the guilty person was not revealed until the end.

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I didnt even watch the season finale...

How bored and disappointed was I with Season 6??? So much so that I didn't watch the season finale. I've been an avid fan of 24 since season 1. I even went out of my way to spread the good news of Jack Bauer to friends and family. Only to be embarrased by this season. I really do hope that next season is better. But I agree with one of the other comments. Everyone that Jack relied on are basically dead, except for annoying Chloe.And WHAT was the deal with bringing the Logans back??? Is Charles dead, did she get put into a mental institution, did Aaron go back to work for the president???What happened with the people that were exposed to the radiation???All I can honestly say is that I hope that Season 7 is good and Season 8 should be kick a** and should DEFINITELY be the last season.

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Not Loving This Purchase!!

This peeler is awkward for me because I can only use it with a downward motion. It takes off too much flesh when peeling potatoes and carrots. Poor design. This one is destined for the trash bin.

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Neiko Solderless Wire Terminal

The connections and everything are great, just the pieces I needed, however the provided wire strippers are really a pain. I'd suggest getting a better primary pair and keep these as back up.

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Awesome series!

Another awesome series brought to a pre-mature end by the short-sighted Excutives of our "Entertainment" World! It is a shame such shows are dropped.

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A Good Book

I had to read this for a thing called "Battle Of The Books". It was a really good book. I could relate to everthing that Dinnie felt. It was great.

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very punkish!

This sound track is awesome!! I liked the movie a whole lot and it had a lot of punk music in it, so I bought the sound track. It really rocks. The only reason I didnt' rank 5 stars is because one song is not on there from the movie (where Angus dances with that chick at the end). But otherwise it's got a great variety of some good bands like Green Day and the Riverdales. J.A.R. is really a good song and if you like green day a lot, i'd recommend this cd for you.

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terrible clarity

To me, the most important feature of a cordless phone is it's clarity.This phone sounds terrible. Static, echo, just plain cheap sounding. I don't know what else to say. Other than that, it's a great phone. I mean, it looks like a phone.My house mate has a Uniden model (discontinued 900 Mhz analogue) and I have been searching for it's equal since. That phone is a dream. Honestly, It sounds better than even any hard wired phone I've been on. When I am on a call, If there is a brief moment of non-conversation, I sometimes think the call has been disconnected because there is absolutely no background noise. I find myself blowing into the mouthpeice to see if I am still powered! It is that good. i think i will buy a modern Uniden and hope it is as good.

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