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 next, i'd like to congratulate tom Putnam for showing us that he has the leadership and skill to rise among the ranks of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
 
 i can't remember the last time i laughed throughout the entirety of a film. this movie gets two big thumbs up for originality, and the best acting in 2008 so far. move aside Indiana Jones, make way for one of the all time greats in the movie industry. 
 
 cheers Paris"
1,4_12_R33HMUU129WA4T.txt,1.0,Paradise Redredged,"August 11, 2006","Dr.  D. v. Simmental ""Dieter""","Tuscan Whole Milk, 1 Gallon, 128 fl oz (Misc.)","Timeless works often suffer at the hands of translators. One thinks of the numerous and continuing attempts to render Dante's ""Divina Commedia"" (another early vernacular Italian masterpiece and contemporary to the justifiably obscure Tuscana Latte series) and the struggle with both terza rima and meaning. No so for Tuscan Whole Milk (""La tutta latte""). Few works are better left where they were found, their authors condemned and eventually flogged. This translation of the redredged third valume of the series was committed by Sir John Stilton, the inebriated English librettist for two of the earliest publicly-immolated operas by P.D.Q Bach, themselves loosely based, in part, on the Tuscan series and ""Mechanicae Popularum"": ""Die Fliegende Kuhe"" and ""Das Zaubereuter"", both banned before their opening nights sometime in the early 1760s. 
 
 That Stilton translated the Tuscan series at all was no mere stroke of misfortune. He was a cousin of Leopold von Emmenthaler, present at the Great Flushing of the Florentine sewers in 1755. As recounted in his memoir ""Besottene Reisen"", returning to his rooms late one night from a drinking binge, Leopold fell into an open ditch which drained into the Arno, but had been clogged. He was saved from drowning in the filth by the floating obstruction created by a massive snarl of wig hair and old used manuscripts -- part of which would later be tragically identified as the only complete copy of ""Tuscan."" Inspired to further drink by the experience, Leopold vowed to champion the mysterious work. He passed it to Stilton in a stupor sometime in 1759. Though arrested, Leopold was never proscuted for the act and he fled to his native Limburg.
 
 Rarely misunderstood and best left un-retold, ""Whole Milk"" is the culminating volume of the Tuscan series, but can be read (if necessary) as a standalone work, as both Skim (""Scremato"" or ""Senza Grassi"") and Two-Percent (""Cauto"") are diatribes on celibacy and vegetables respectively.  A tale of love, betrayal, and gastrointestinal distress, it is in this infamous portion of the ""work"" that Contessa Bessi meets the cowherd Giovanni de Sargento (the cloaked ""Count Grasso"") and confronts him with the immortal question ""Gotta de latte?"" This dubiuosly romantic passage is considered by some scholars as the inspiration for later poetry (e.g. Wordsworth's ""I Wandered Lonely as a Cow"" (1804); Dickinson's ""#255"", (""""Cow"" is the thing with horns."" (1867)), books (""Care of Dairy Cattle in Central Peru"" (1843); Proust's ""Du Cafe chez Vache"" (1914)), and even movies (among them ""Cud"" (1963) with Paul Newman and Patricia Neal; ""El Cud,"" (1961) with Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren; and ""The Guns of Navorone"" (1961) with Gregorgy Peck and Anthony Quinn).
 
 This Stilton translation of Tuscan Whole Milk remains one of the more curdling, if only because he manages to improve the flavor of the work to the point that more innocent readers might be unwittingly exposed to it. It is clear that Stilton spoke little Italian, certainly not the 14th century vernacular of the region, and had no concept of style and structure. It is not certain that he was even completely literate in English.
 
 One star for calcium."
0,28_15_R18D70G0Z5QP5C.txt,5.0,Awesome!,"May 26, 2010",Anonymous,Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray),"I was at the first show for TRIBECA and was just a few feet from Alex and Geddy who also spoke at the front of the theater....that was a great experience.   The movie was also well made with lots of old footage and great accolades from other rock bands (i.e. Metallica, KISS, etc.).      A must see for any Rush fan!"
0,31_4_R1F3W07PJG16Q8.txt,5.0,Great features but needs to be reset sometimes.,"November 30, 2008",Chad,Dual XHD6425 4X50 Watt Bluetooth-Ready HD Radio and MP3 Player (Electronics),"I've had this head unit for almost a year now, the first 6 months were really good. The unit has some great features and it's priced well.. I was happy, then one day it wouldn't tune in my favorite FM radio stations. All my presets just wouldn't tune in.. there was nothing but static. I was confused because it just happened.. with no apparent reason and other stations would still come in fine. After playing with the unit and trying to figure it out, a buddy suggested I try to reset the head unit (a small button behind the face plate) and sure enough... that did it, I could receive my favorite channels again. 
 
 As a follow up, I've had this unit for a couple years now and I love it.. really a great head unit. A great value!"
0,35_12_R3CUB6Y4Z6PPCC.txt,5.0,A masterful job of describing the delusional,"September 7, 2000","Tanja L. Edwards ""Tanja L. Edwards""",A Confederacy of Dunces (Hardcover),"As if there weren't enough reviews of this book, I'll add mine: In a word,  wonderful. The "protagonist" is one Ignatius J. Reilly, a fat,  pompus windbag who is over-educated, but refuses to work, preferring to  stay home and drive his mother nuts while writing his never-ending treastie  on the awfulness of the modern world -- "modern" meaning anything  since early Medieval times! Thanks to his mother running into a building  while under the influence, Ignacious has to go to work. You can just about  imagine the kind of worker he is, versus the kind of worker he really is!  You wouldn't want to leave this guy alone with a typewriter, or even a  hot-dog cart, for a minute.  John Kennedy Toole does not just depict  Ignatius's delusions, but brilliantly depicts everyone else's delusions,  too. His novel shows us that none of us operate in a concrete reality --  our perceptions are deluded because of our beliefs, worldview, past  experiences, etc. This book should be assigned, or at least recommended,  reading for any college course dealing with post-Modern thought."
0,6_8_R3L1WK2Q10GBTN.txt,5.0,Great all in one!,"June 11, 2010","ranchdrsn ""Craig""","LG LHB535 1100W Network Blu-ray Disc Home Theater System, Black (Electronics)","Wireless works great.  Sound is decent from the size of the speakers.  I did hook it up to larger front towers, and that makes it excellent!  Overall this is a great device to go along with your LG tv.  One point of note, if you have this, you do not need the wireless dongle that is sold separately for the tv.  All the same features are in this device, ie. Netflix,Pandora,Vudu,etc.. the only draw back without using the dongle is you have to have this turned on and the sound will need to come from it rather than the tv.  Not really a big deal as you would probably want it on anyway if streaming a movie or music.  It will also turn on and off automatically with the tv, as well as turning the tv on when it is turned on.  Great thinking on LG's part.  Make sure you update the firmware as the menus are very slow without it.  Actually come to think of it, that was automatic after finding the network.  LG did a great job combining all these features into a tiny package.  I'm an Audiophile and never thought I would accept the sound quality of such a device, but come to find out I do!  All of my other equipment is high end, and I can honestly say for the price/features this device has, it delivers.  Build quality is ok for what it is.  I would have liked it to have a little more heft and a powered subwoofer rather than passive, but again given what it can do it's a nice piece of equipment.  If you are looking for a nice compact solution with decent sound for a living room I would go for it."
0,6_1_R1Q7PMULEUWDTR.txt,4.0,"Good movies, weak extra's","November 1, 2003",A Customer,The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark/ Temple of Doom/ Last Crusade) - Widescreen Edition (DVD),"As previously noted these movies are all great movies and the sound and picture quality on the dvd's themselves are outstanding. Great work! I would have given it five stars but the lack of extra's for the price I payed is out there. Where are the deleted scenes that were repeatedly mentioned? If Lucas and Speilberg refuse to do commentary then why aren't there cast commentaries? No outtakes reel! Granted the 2 hour documentary is very nice and I love seeing the trailers its just a set like this should have been loaded. Lets take for example the Back to the Future dvd's, yes there was that whole widescreen issue but the extra's on those dvd's had everything, 2 commentaries for each disk, documentaries, and deleted scenes, plus the price was resonable!  Like I said most of us will be happy with these dvd's for the most part, and for the proper 2:35 widescreen transfers but I felt Lucas could have included a lot more extra's than were included on this set. Marketing I suppose in a few years it will be rereleased again with all new features, but at the moment I think Indiana Jones is almost up there with Star Wars for the record amount of rereleases."
0,28_17_R2J75JSK189CN4.txt,4.0,It is a VERY good pad!,"February 13, 2001","""scycs""",Gravis Eliminator AfterShock Rumble Game Pad  USB (G48031) (Electronics),"I cannot really understand why one of the previous reviewers had those problems. With the Gamepad comes an installation program (Version 4.3a) and after installing you have a whole bunch of options to choose from to setup your controller. Once you figured out how to set it up right (very good manual), the controller works flawlessly in all my games without any problems. Both analog and digital controls are usable. The buttons are good to reach and the handling is better than every other controller i had before. I changed from a MS Sidewinder Pro Gamepad to this one because my thumbs hurt after only a couple of minutes playing with the MS Product. This is much better. Very ergonomic! I cannot give 5 stars though, because the "Aftershock" feature is not impressive, but i really couldn't care less about this."
1,10_2_R3M2QQALUNT0NK.txt,1.0,Horror and Mortal Terror are Not Your Friends,"March 31, 2010","Alex I. Aronowicz ""Very Picky Music Man""",Sticky & Sweet Tour [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray),"When my friend purchased and forced me to watch this, I had no idea it was a Madonna concert until 30 minutes in.  I was convinced that I was watching a horrifying zombie movie.
 
 Madonna 3/4 naked on stage at this point in her life...NO!"
0,22_15_R302NENG4IC9YC.txt,5.0,Great system,"February 25, 2010",T. Lyon,"Heineken BT06 BeerTender Tubes, Pack of 6 (Kitchen)","These tubes work great with the BeerTender.  It is very easy to swap the keg out, and the beer always tastes fresh. My friends agree that the beer tastes much better out of the BeerTender than the bottle."
0,14_7_R1J8AT4M75EA2X.txt,5.0,Great for Toning!,"April 28, 2010",Michel Harris,Shake Weight Dumbbell (Sports),"This is a superb product. First- unfortunately Amazon does not have the best deal. You can get it at Target or Walmart for $20. That being said, this is easy to do at work- I am able to pick it up and use it while I'm reading or doing other things that wouldn't require my hands. Like the commercial says the difference for this weight is that it is using small muscles unlike weight lifting that bulks up your arms. If you have trouble with neck or shoulders you may want to use caution with some of the exercises just like you would if you went to the gym. Doing an exercise you haven't done before should be done with caution and if not done properly could result in an injury. This would be unlikely with the shaker weight but in my opinion anything's possible. Also note-this does not shake on it's own- that is the point of this product that you use your muscles to make it shake. There are reviews on here that gave poor ratings because they thought it was motorized or something- well, I would say if you don't want to work out and actually use your muscles then you can save yourself $20 and do not buy this product:)
 
 It is a great inventions and the science behind it makes sense. I have seen results and I recommend it to all my friends and coworkers."
0,18_7_R34LXBIHMBM1YY.txt,5.0,The best just got better!,"August 26, 2009",G. Argov,PlayStation 3 120 GB (Video Game),"As a proud owner of a PS3, I was closely following developments of when the rumored (and highly-anticipated) PS3 Slim would come out. After shelling [...] for the PS3 80GB back in 2008, I was really excited to hear that Sony not only announced a smaller version of the PS3, but also implemented a [long-overdue] $100 price cut. I immediately went out and bought the Slim as soon as possible, and am very happy with it so far. Here are my impressions:
  
 COMPARED TO PLAYSTATION 3 ""FAT""
 A LOT SMALLER
 I heard that it was smaller, but seeing is believing! The photos don't do the system justice, and it's not really till you see and feel the difference that you are impressed with it. If you can, go into your local game store and check it out for yourself! If you've previously owned a Playstation console, you already know the difference the slimmer version makes when compared to the original, bulky ones. What's really convenient is that the slimmer PS3 not only means your video gaming is more portable, but that you have a really convenient Blu-Ray player.
  
 NOT A FINGERPRINT MAGNET
 I love the sleek look of my PS3 Fat, but don't like how it constantly needs to be cleaned. The glossy finish is a fingerprint magnet! The matte finish on the Slim is much easier to maintain. That being said, it doesn't look as shiny and cool, but I think its convenience outweighs that.
  
 MORE STORAGE
 Storage was never an issue for me on my 80GB system, but for those who wanted more storage, you get 40GB more with this system (120GB in total). It may not seem like much, but you can hold MANY movies, pictures, and music albums with 120GB. If that's still not enough, you can always install a 2.5"" hard drive yourself, or better yet, plug in an external hard drive in one of the USB ports. You can easily get a portable 500GB external hard drive for less than $100, or a bigger, bulkier one with around 1TB of storage for roughly the same. That being said, I think 120GB for $300 should be more than enough for most users, and is a significant improvement over the 80GB for $400 that people were paying just a few weeks ago!
  
 STILL NOT BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE
 This is my one major gripe with the Playstation 3. It really wouldn't have killed Sony to include this feature, as the original Playstation 3's did in fact include backwards compatibility with older Playstation 2 games. A lot of people counter by either saying (1) it doesn't make sense to buy a PS3 to play PS2 games, (2) the graphics on the PS3 are better anyway so why bother with older games, and (3) including backwards compatibility would cannibalize PS3 game sales. 
  
 While those arguments might have their merits, I'm still frustrated that my massive PS2 library can't be played on the PS3, and was really hoping that Sony would include backwards compatibility on the Slim! I loved the fact the PS2 was backwards compatible with PS1 games, and really wish that Sony would reconsider this decision. 
  
 COMPARED TO OTHER SYSTEMS:
 PS3 vs. WII
 I think comparing the PS3 directly to the Wii is a bit like comparing apples to oranges, since they offer such different experiences. The Wii in my opinion is more family-friendly, while the PS3 is better for more graphics-intense games geared towards different gemographics. I'm a huge fan of Nintendo, and I love their very family-oriented game offerings. I own a DS and Wii and still love Mario as much as the days back when I played the original Nintendo (NES). In addition, I think Nintendo's motion-sensitive controllers for the Wii are very innovative and fun to play with! Unfortunately however, for most gamers, the difference in game quality is noticeable when comparing the two systems. The PS3 has AMAZING graphics. On an HD Television, you notice such crisp details while playing the PS3. The Wii features only Standard Definition output, which noticeably weakens it when compared to the other next-gen consoles such as the PS3 and Xbox 360. 
  
 PS3 vs. XBOX 360
 Microsoft has an impressive gaming console in their Xbox 360 and there are some amazing titles exclusive to the Xbox, but in the end you get less bang for your buck when compared to the Playstation 3:
  
 (1) Online gameplay: You can use the Playstation Network's online features without having to pay a subscription fee like you do for the Xbox. I was never a big online gamer but now I enjoy playing against opponents online.  
 (2) Internet connectivity: Built-in wireless internet connectivity on the PS3 is a much better bet than having to buy a wireless network adapter for the Xbox. Of course you can simply rely on a wired Ethernet connection, but this might be inconvenient depending on your set-up.
 (3) High-Def Video: The Playstation 3 doubles as a Blu-Ray player. Microsoft bet on the wrong horse when they were hoping that HD-DVD would come out the winner in the high-def format wars. If you want a Blu-Ray player/video game system combo, the PS3 is a great device.
 (4) Failure rate: The Xbox 360 has an absurdly high failure rate, with estimates ranging between 30 to 50% ([...]).  I can't verify the numbers, but know from my friends who own the Xbox 360 that they've had a fair share of grief with their systems. 
  
 Microsoft does have a few edges, namely the upcoming Project Natal, unveiled at June's E3. While Natal may ultimately be one of the most amazing advances in video gaming, it unfortunately is still some time off from being implemented. That being said, the Playstation 3 is much more worth the cost than the Xbox 360 - at least for now. 
  
 FINAL THOUGHTS
 [...] system that doubles as a Blu-Ray player. Keep in mind though that the bulk of money spent on the video game system will not be in the initial down payment, but the subsequent games, extra controllers (only comes bundled with one controller), and other peripherals/accessories. [...]. Sony's refusal to incorporate backwards-compatibility for PS2 games on the PS3, however, might make your gaming library obsolete in a few years, so if you have the money, you're best off going for the PS3 Slim. You won't regret it."
1,3_5_R1S2EXT9Y430C8.txt,5.0,These are NOT alive!,"August 24, 2009","P. Breakfield IV ""Tom Steele""",Fresh Whole Rabbit (Misc.),"I'll keep this short and sweet.  We ordered one of these rabbits for our children this Easter and boy what a surprise.  It is NOT a living rabbit.  Someone has killed this rabbit and skinned it, I suppose for eating.  Anyway, our children were traumatized and Easter is not the same holiday that it used to be for us.  On the upside, we don't have to fill their Easter baskets anymore as we told them the Easter bunny was killed by Amazon.
 
 P.S.  The rabbit tasted very good."
0,276424_4_R3LAH6E4QNEKDC.txt,5.0,A Blast From The Wizarding Past,"June 29, 2010",Jordan Utz,LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Video Game),"After having previous LEGO games dished out to us, here comes along ""Harry Potter Years 1-4"", an exciting achievement that stands out among a basket full of other bland eggs. I was instantly amazed by the beautiful graphics, clever dialogue, and the challenging gameplay. What makes this stand out from other Harry Potter games released in the past is that you have the ability to play as other characters: Ron, Hermione's cat, Hagrid, etc. Each character has their own special ability, as well as their own strengths and weaknesses, which adds some flare to the gameplay. What is also new about this addition is that a multiplayer mode has been included for more than just one player. 
 
 The premise is fairly simple that most of us are already aware of. It covers years 1-4 from J.K Rowling's popular book series based on a teenage wizard. The game moves smoothly over each storyline of the book and stays true to the source material: defeating Aragon from the Chamber of Secrets, all the way to casting the Patronus charm at Dementors in the Prisoner of Azkaban. Gameplay and controls are fairly simple as well and especially fun when you are casting spells with your Wii remote. Many of the challenges involve quick puzzle solving and exploring unknown territory, and can become quite difficult. The crisp graphics combined with the dynamic and elevating score used from the movies also provides us with a clear insight into Harry's wizarding LEGO world. 
 
 ""Harry Potter: Years 1-4"" is by the far the finest Harry Potter video game to hit the shelves, possibly the best LEGO game. It gives us a new gameplay experience that we have not yet experienced in a Harry Potter video game and yet still harnesses that ability to captivate us. But, what I love the most about it is that it has allowed me to revisit that childhood I remember as a kid when such things existed. It will certainly keep Harry Potter fans on their feet as well while providing a vivid blast from the past for all of us who enjoyed the previous first four installments. 
 
 Jordan Utz, 5 Stars"
0,22_14_RFNUF3FWK4O8Q.txt,5.0,Overton Window did not disappoint,"July 14, 2010",C. Pratt,The Overton Window (Hardcover),This was an excellent read.  The story is fast paced and interesting.  It's one of those books I will be reading again.  I've never been into reading *thrillers* but think it's about time I did.
0,40_8_R1JVBMSJ98GPS7.txt,5.0,Windows 7: The Next-Generation XP,"November 11, 2009",Jordan C. Brice,Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (DVD-ROM),"I have used every Microsoft OS since DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1. Until now my favorite was Windows 2000. XP was pretty solid (after service pack 2) except for all of the security holes. Every time I would need to fix an XP machine it wasn't because of something wrong with the OS itself, but because the machine had virus/spyware/trojans etc. Enter Vista. MS fixed most of the security problems but did so at the expense of performance and stability. Now with Windows 7 you get the best of both worlds. XP was released in 2001 and hardware has come a long way since then, but the OS itself remained relatively static and could only take advantage of newer hardware at a basic level. Vista was an improvement and Windows 7 handles it better still. 
 
 I think Vista, although I had few problems with it, will go down as ME 2.0. At the same time Windows 7 will be XP 2.0. People will cling to it and MS will have to kill it off before people will move on to it's next offering, whatever that may be. 
 
 With that said I would highly recommend that both XP and Vista users upgrade. Unlike previous upgrades you will actually get better performance and use less resources post-upgrade. A first for MS. Security is rock solid. If XP is swiss cheese, then Win 7 is the wall of China. You no longer have to download the ""patch of the day"" from Windows Update. I haven't played around with Media Player, but Media Center is great for watching DVDs and remains pretty much unchanged from Vista. My favorite features are Jump Lists, AERO Snap (for working in two windows side by side). Networking is a bit easier (especially compared to XP). Performance is much improved from Vista and is comparable to or even faster than XP. Calculator, Paint, and Wordpad have been updated. If you are upgrading from Vista you do lose a couple of progams, namely Windows Mail and Photo Gallery. Updated versions can be downloaded from Windows Update for free. The only downside is that upgrading from XP requires a clean install. 
 
 As far as the upgrade process itself goes, it's painless. Just be sure to run the upgrade advisor before you do. All that's required of you is a product key (at the end of the installation) and activation. So all you have to do is pop the disc in, grab a good book, and before you know it you're in computing heaven."
1,35_13_RGX5CPTZSVYLC.txt,4.0,Looks good and works wonderfully.....,"December 21, 2009",Michael Scott,Medieval Full-Size METAL CHAIN MAIL Armor SHIRT & HOOD Suit European Chainmaille Costume (Apparel),"I ordered this as I work in a rough neighborhood.  My boss was stabbed recently outside the office; and another colleague was shot last year.  As I have to walk a bit from the bus; I needed some added protection.  I purchases this item; and it looks fantastic.  I get some odd stares on the bus- but it is pretty intimidating.  The other day; I was mugged and feeling brash in my armor, I told the guy off.  Well- needless to say he went after me.  The knife didn't get through the armor at all.  The blade broke- and rather than being stabbed-- I was pushed over and kicked several times before the mugger ran off.
 
 The only downside is that it is heavy; and it took me about 5 minutes of rolling around on the ground before I could stand up."
1,49_6_R1BZLL6EWQKQS9.txt,5.0,The greatest thing ever invented!,"October 26, 2009","T. Meadows ""TM""",AutoExec - WM-01 - Wheelmate Steering Wheel Desk Tray - Gray -,"Wow is this thing great!  I use it as a ""mini-bar"" when the friends and I go out to the bars.  I can quickly fix multiple shots of tequila for myself and the friends as we drive from one bar to the next.  We also discovered that if you place a pillow on top of it and turn on the cruise control you can catch quick naps on the interstate.  If you swerve to the left or right the rumble strips on the road wake you up in plenty of time before you get into trouble.  I can now take longer trips without being tired!
 
 Also, i am now dating a midget and she fits nicely on the steering wheel desk which allows us to experiment sexually while driving.  This thing is like WD-40 or duct tape, it is a million and one uses!"
0,40_1_RM1RD11NBOSZ3.txt,5.0,"Excellent Storage Device, don't be scared of U3","April 5, 2008",The Dude,SanDisk Cruzer Micro 4 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ6-4096-A11 (Electronics),"I was apprehensive when I read all the reviews about U3.  I simply wanted a reliable storage device and nothing else.  As soon as I connected the usb drive, I removed the U3 launchpad and technology.  It took a total of 1 minute and it was done.  No more U3 and I have an excellent 4 GB drive for 23 bucks.  Same drive sells at retail for over 40.  I run windows xp and it was no problem at all to remove the U3.  I can see how it may look overwhelming with all the programs/apps, but one or two clicks of a button and it was gone.  I highly recommend this drive to anyone looking for a place to store music, docs, pictures, etc...."
0,17_9_R2B9XYW6PM925Z.txt,5.0,Very Big,"September 8, 2008","Robert S. Ambrose ""Rob""",Kingston 32 GB Class 4 SDHC Flash Memory Card SD4/32GB (Electronics),"PREFACE:
 
 I bought this card for extra disk space on my Asus EeePC netbook. I needed as much space as possible to supplement the very small SSD hard drive. I needed something with large capacity and relatively fast file transfer time.
 
 PROS:
 
 It shares the largest SD capacity on the market today with few others (Panasonic, Sandisk, and PNY) and is a quality name that I have had a good history with in the past. Its file transfer time is similar to the SSD drive in my machine so it basically acts as a second SSD for me at less than a quarter of the price!
 
 CONS: 
 
 Its not the cheapest 32gb SD card(PNY) nor the fastest(Panasonic) but its good quality with a decent transfer rate.
 
 CONCLUSION:
 
 I'm very happy with its performance and capacity. I would like to see the price come down a bit, but that's the price of getting electronics of this caliber.
 
 That's my input, take it or leave it :)"
1,14_16_R22AUBQHPWLT9U.txt,5.0,Better than an AMEX card. . . Don't leave home without it.,"April 4, 2007",Pearson,Swedish Firesteel- Scout Model,"It will work better than you can imagine.  I carry a few alcohol wipes(good for a million things) with me and this lights them on the first try.  I keep one in each car, on the boat, and in my briefcase.  I may never need it, but if I ever do I don't have to worry about it working.  Magnesium sticks maybe cheap but they are hard to use.  When it's windy the shavings blow away before you can light them. I needed one of those once and spent the night freezing.  Do yourself a favor and buy one or more of these and never worry about being without a fire.  Update:  If you are using this thing every day buy the bigger one, but also examine your life style; should you really be starting fires like this on a daily basis?"
0,42_9_R2VXGHCI3VP552.txt,5.0,Good product,"September 28, 2007","G ""giddy""",Military Water Purification Tablets (Misc.),"I have not had a chance to really use it.  I bought it for an emergency, but I have no doubt it will work fine if military is using it. =)"
0,42_11_RI5VGLPV9HRQG.txt,5.0,A funny and informative guide.,"August 10, 2009",Heidi Dexter,The Girlfriends' Guide to Pregnancy (Paperback),"I have to admit I was a bit reticent to get this one as there was some negativity about it. However, I am SO glad I listened to my gut instead of these others. It is one of the best books on pregnancy ever. I found out so much that I needed to know, that even my own doctor will not tell me, that I came away feeling better about the whole thing. So, if you are looking for a guide to pregnancy that will really, really tell you like it is, get this one. Another good one is: Really Pregnant! Confessions of a New Mom-To-Be or Why I Couldn't Stop Eating Brownies ."
0,18_8_R223LYA2UGWGGL.txt,5.0,First time webcam owner - Very easy to use,"October 10, 2007",TheBandit,Logitech Webcam Pro 9000 / QuickCam Pro 9000 (Electronics),"Having never owned - or even so much as used - a webcam prior to this, I don't have much point of reference.  That said, the installation of this product couldn't have been any easier.  On my older desktop system, the installation only took a few minutes.  The laptop I have is much newer, and the software installed even faster.  Absolutely trouble-free, and within minutes I had a picture on screen and was able to take photos and make videos.
 
 The adjustable clip on the back of the camera is very effective - it doubles as a stand, which came in handy on my bulky old non-flat screen monitor.  On my laptop screen it was just as handy, resting firmly in place at the top of the screen.
 
 I was truly impressed by the video quality.  Again, I've never owned a webcam previously, but I've viewed many webcam videos posted on websites - and I was aware that the image quality ran the gamut.  The lens on this webcam produces a very sharp, detailed image.  Even in relatively low-lighting, the picture wasn't bad at all.  On my several years old desktop, the image didn't keep up with the movements very well - moving my head from side to side, for instance, resulted in quite a blur.  But on my newer laptop, that blur was reduced extremely - the movements registered in more or less real-time.  The auto-focus feature seems to do it's job pretty well, and makes operation very simple.  
 
 The audio quality was definitely less impressive than the picture - but it was right in line with what I expected for a little tiny built-in microphone.  Loud noises clip and/or distort - I tried playing my saxophone and the result wasn't listenable (though some would say that's due to my playing ability).  Yelling, or even extremely loud talking, clips.  But all things considered, when remaining at a distance of a couple feet and talking at a normal, even volume - the audio quality was very acceptable.
 
 I got a kick out of the various visual features.  There are a bunch of filters - my favorite is the '50s style, creating a vintage black-and-white scratched up film look.  Neonize was a trip - darkening everything on screen except for neon-colored borders to everything.  The 'ghost' filter gives a blurred tracer effect to all movement.  I don't know how much need I'll have for these, but they're fun to mess around with.  There are also a bunch of options to change the look of your face on-screen - including 'robot face' which makes you look like a cyborg or something.  I don't honestly know what the 'avatar' feature was supposed to do - I aligned my face within the red box like it said to, but nothing really happened ever once I initiated the feature...
 
 Bottom line - speaking for total, complete, 100% webcam novices like myself:  this is a quality webcam that I could not imagine being easier to use.  The video quality is top-notch.  My biggest criticism - and this is actually kind of minor - is the utter lack of a storage case or pouch for the webcam.  I don't plan to leave mine out all the time and I'd like to keep the lens (rightfully rated highly) in good shape.  For the time being, I'm actually putting it back in the box but even a cheap felt pouch would've been nice."
0,31_9_R1IZ827H39HPIR.txt,5.0,Hemingway's First  Masterpiece!,"March 6, 2001","Barron Laycock ""Labradorman""",The Sun Also Rises (Paperback),"This, friends, was the single book that so fatefully launched Ernest Hemingway's amazing and long-lived literary career. As such it is as close to being a legendary book as they come, yet some seventy five years after its initial publication, it still offers a story that is also surprisingly fresh, personal, and memorable. For all of his obvious excesses, Hemingway was an artist compelled to delve deliberately into painful truths, and he attempted to do so with a style of writing that cut away all of the frills and artifice, so that at it s heart this novel is meant as a exploration into what it means to be adult and alive. Thus we are introduced to Jake Barnes, a veteran of World War One, now forced by his wounds to live as a man without the ability to act like one, forced by impotence to forgo all of life's usual intimacies, and all of its associated life connections for which he so yearns. At the same time, Jake attempts to live a life of meaning and purpose, one crammed full with activity, work, and friendships. Yet it is within this network of friendships and connections that he must confront his painful circumstances.  Enter his true love, the feckless Lady Ashley, and indeed the plot thickens, for we soon see how Jake's physical affliction has painfully affected several others. Ashley loves him, but needs a virile man who can give her the physical love she needs. While Ashley is a woman of uncommon beauty, she is also virtuous enough in her won way to want the one man she truly loves to be her lover. Like all of us, she wants most that which she can never have, and so she returns to the source of her own dilemma time after time to Jake, her emotional match, the one man who cannot give her the mature emotional love she craves. So they are condemned to circle around each other, even while some of their friends and other members of the in-crowd interfere, compete, and seek Ashley's affections around the edges of the continuing affair. What we are left with is a modern tragedy, one in which the characters must somehow resolve the irresolvable.  Yet for all this emotional turmoil and existential `sturm-und-drang' of the so-called ""lost generation"", people drowning in the moral anomie and circumstantial wasteland created in the gutters of their own endless wants and needs, it is most often Hemingway's imaginative and spare use of the language itself that wins the reader over. Unlike his predecessors, he sought a lean narrative style that cut away at all the flowery description and endless adjectives. In the process of parsing away the excesses, Hemingway created a clear, simple and quite declarative prose style that was truly both modern and revolutionary. What one encounters as a result is a story seemingly stripped to its barest essentials, superficially more like the newspaper man's pantheon of who, what, where, when, and why, and yet somehow transformed into a much more accurate and imaginative effort, one leaving the reader with a much more artful account of what is going on. One reads Hemingway quickly, at least at first, when one learns to slow down and drink in every word and every detail as it is related. For me and for millions of others, the true genius of Hemingway is to be found in his artful use of language. This book was Hemingway's first truly successful foray into the world of letters, and the result changed the face of modern fiction.  Enjoy!"
0,24_4_RSYW4IPVQYVK9.txt,5.0,Everything and More,"April 22, 2009","A. Lillethun ""Chemical""",Razer Mamba Wireless Gaming Laser Mouse 5600 DPI (Electronics),"Pros: This mouse does everything that I've read in all the reviews including the slight jittering of the mouse.  However that is easily fixed by removing the silver/embossed ring around the sensor that reads 5600 dpi sensor, etc.  A quick e-mail to the support at Razer will net you a teflon ring to place into the ring (the mouse however will work fine with nothing there).  I have always preferred wired mice being a very competitive gamer, I would never have chanced my batteries going out on me at a key time in game play.  However this mouse allows you to have the best in both wired and wireless gameplay.
 
 Cons: I wish it weren't so expensive, but you can't always have it your way.  I'm a little leery of having the Razer software update the onboard mouse memory, Synapse, every time I open it to make a change; but that is a fairly minor problem as long as it works.
 
 At the writing of this review, a firmware update is available from the Razer website that solves the problems that many have been experiencing with the battery not charging to full capacity.  I can confirm that this update solves the problem.  Thumbs up to Razer."
0,5_8_RRA3GO3FNKK4H.txt,5.0,YETI,"May 4, 2010",Celi,Yeti T-Shirt 100% Cotton Short Sleeve Shirt in Adult Sizes (Apparel),i'm an avid collector of yeti products and it's rare to come across such artifacts. i purchased this shirt at a different location near my hometown and it fits like a gem.
0,33_14_R25DUCJNH5I2B1.txt,5.0,Hornet's Nest and Trilogy,"February 16, 2010",Bob Robertson,The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Kindle Edition),"Have been reading since age 4 (am now 68) and mostly fiction for the past 50 years.  A novel a week.  This trilogy is, in my opinion, the finest series I have ever read and Hornet's Nest may be the very best piece of fiction I have ever read.  I found myself purposely slowing down in my reading because I simply did not want it to end.  These are not stand alone books.  Read them as 1-2-3 and you will never forget the experience.  The biggest problem is what to read when you are finished.  Everything else pales by comparison by virtually every measure.  I envy those of you who have not started the journey or who are looking forward to the second and third novels. I almost look forward to the possibility of Alzheimers so I can read these over and over for the rest of my life. I may do so anyway.
 
 BR"
1,8_13_RM8RP4OZP12D3.txt,5.0,Good tank for those late night drives around a zombie infested neighborhood...,"February 13, 2006","Alexeon Lanar ""Cause I kick 455""",JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank,"This tank is great for clearing out the undead. Class 3 outbreak? Zombies around every corner? No problem if you have this tank. With its confortable passanger space and great sniper area on the roof, you will be ready to take down a mob of flesh-starved zombies. If you order the gps link-up with the official Badonkadonk Ion Cannon in orbit, you might even clear the infected area all by yourself (service is extra. $19.99 customer service on the Ion Cannon.) Killer sound, too, so that you can rekill to your favorite music. It has a loudspeaker outside so that the enemy can die to the sound of great music (and not each other's moans.) Overall its a very good tank. But the color selection could be better...
 
 
 Also works great against your local terrorist organizations, nazi meetings, and communists."
0,43_10_R2VXZV548WSF9G.txt,5.0,Very Solid Choice,"November 11, 2009",Steve Patrick,HP Officejet Pro 8000 (Electronics),"I've read some of the other reviews concerning this printer discussing noise, print time and paper handling.  Well, here's me take.  I have had the printer for over a month now.  The printer is far quieter than the Photosmart 7550 I had before (it sounded like two monkies with hammers were working inside). The 8000 is very quiet to me.  I use a PC with the XP op system and it takes a total of 30 seconds to print anything I've printed so far.  It usually takes 12 to 14 seconds to initiallize and around 15 to 18 seconds to print the page - whether all text or partial graphics.  I've not had any paper handling issues either - though I do just use HP All Purpose paper.  I haven't tried unusual paper types.  Bottom line: if you just want a printer you can count on for everyday stuff then this is the one."
0,36_14_R36EETX98ZGD51.txt,3.0,Doesn't Work Well Enough:-(,"January 16, 2009","Michelle Smith ""angelgrl3485""",Jergens Natural Glow Daily Face Moisturizer For Fair Skin Tones 2.5 oz. (Health and Beauty),"I have fair colored skin. I applied the lotion once daily as directed for a week and had almost no results. The last 2 days I've been applying it twice daily and still almost no results. I'm not satified.
 
 I just purchased the medium/tan skin tone one and am hoping that does the trick. 
 
 On the positive side, it smells good (in my opinion) and works well as a moitsurizer. My goal though, is to have a natual looking tanned face."
0,37_4_R3PO4YML0NH96U.txt,4.0,Great Wipes!,"May 10, 2010",Peasfulzoe,"Pampers Natural Aloe Unscented Wipes, 720-count Box (Health and Beauty)","I've been buying these wipes for over a year now, never had a weird smell to them. They are very moist, which is great for removing diaper cream off of your fingers before you can get to the sink. Overall great wipes, I just wish that I could order the refill without the plastic tub (we've accumulated so many now), I just don't feel right throwing them away, but I don't know what else to do with them."
1,19_15_R3HESUQA4KOLP5.txt,4.0,These worked great in the cockpit for our tanscontinental flights!,"November 4, 2009",Linky's Dad,AutoExec - WM-01 - Wheelmate Steering Wheel Desk Tray - Gray -,"My copilot and I both used these during our ""daily grind"" transcontinental flights from San Diego to Minneapolis.  We had to modify them a bit to fit snug against the instrument panels (when we bought them we didn't realize the planes we fly don't have steering wheels!), but in the end it did the job.  With our laptops firmly in place we were able to focus our attention on what really mattered, participating in raids with our WoW clan. During our last flight we were so immersed in trying to take down Eranikus that we overshot Minneapolis by a full hour and a half before some annoying flight attendant interrupted us, babbling something about ""FAA and F16 fighters.""
 
 We'll definitely use this product again at our next gig, whatever and whenever that happens to be...
 
 Highly recommended!"
0,5_18_R3VMBP3ZGTBC6G.txt,1.0,Do NOT buy or use this gamepad! (NO STARS!!),"February 23, 2003",W.C. Wheels,Gravis Eliminator GamePad Pro  (PC/USB Mac) (Electronics),"Although it has 10 workable buttons which come in handy for some games, it has some major flaws. On some games, if you press Up on the gamepad you go Down, and when you press Down you'll go up. The directional pad is totally useless, games where you need to move the D-pad rapidly, forget about it!! The buttons in the back eventually get stuck. You can't use any other Gravis controller while this one is in use. And on top of all that, not even the uninstaller works right. When you goto uninstall the controller, it screws up your computers registry files. It was a nightmare just to get my computer working again. I'll never buy another Gravis gamepad again."
1,41_7_R1IAWTWQOR40AL.txt,1.0,easily blown to kingdom come,"December 4, 2007","V. Zhirinovsky ""Vlad the Mad""",JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank,"I am an acquisitions officer for an artillery unit in the Russian Army. Since mafia hooligans stole all of our equipment to sell to Kyrgyzstani rebels, we have been looking for a low-cost alternative to the T-80 Main Battle Tank. After successful trials at a facility in Moscow, this so-called ""Badonkadonk"" was approved for use in the Chechen theatre. Initial reports were favorable, but then somebody noticed that the tank lacked a cannon, treads, and armor, and possessed the engine of an electric bicycle. It did, however, have an excellent audio system, but this failed to compensate for its disappointing 100% mortality rate. Recommended only for use against Lithuanians."
0,29_6_R27T6VSWDX2HY1.txt,5.0,Keurig Green Tea is good.,"December 23, 2009",Kathryn L. Moss,"Bigelow Tea Organic Green Tea K-Cup For Keurig Brewers, 24-Count,  Boxes (Pack of 2) (Grocery)","This makes a good cup of green tea. The mild flavor is refreshing and not too bitter. I typically make this as a hot beverage, but it is also very good cold. I prefer this tea unsweetened."
1,44_16_RP4FYWZF3NQY2.txt,1.0,Trees should not have died for this.,"June 19, 2010",L. Einer,The Overton Window (Hardcover),"The literary equivalent of toe cheese, this is Hatriot Glenn Beck's lame attempt to capitalize on ""tea party"" hysteria with his knock off of ""The Turner Diaries.""
 
 It's been found to cause retardation in lab rats. Avoid it at all costs."
0,25_17_R2W0QCDZUCZPG4.txt,5.0,Great gag gift for the cat obsessed,"December 28, 2004","David ""darby74""",Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure (Paperback),"I gave this gift as a stock stuffer to my cat-obsessed sister and we had more laughs over it than anything else around the Christmas Tree.  If you have a cat-obsessive friend, neighbor or colleague, this is a great way to tease them about it!"
0,27_7_R1I4IUUPD992AP.txt,5.0,"Great player, astounding video/audio, internet; very impressed.","March 20, 2010","DesignStuff ""Don""",Samsung BD-C6900 1080p 3D Blu-ray Disc Player (Electronics),"(A tip to other reviewers: Don't rate an item if you don't own it. Some of these reviews are from people who haven't even seen this player!)
 
 This item arrived quickly, on a Saturday to our surprise, via Fedex. It's a gorgeous (if you like simple/shiny black) piece of AV equipment. At first, we were dismayed by what we thought were little scratches on the top - it was just a piece of protective plastic on it  that is removable; it does have a flawless finish.  
 
 I don't usually leave reviews even though I buy on Amazon frequently, and I feel a bit guilty giving this rave reviews as I work for a competitor, but they haven't come out with a similar product yet. We mostly wanted to upgrade the family room/media room for our teens to give them more reason to hang out home with their friends - I must say, that works. They can't wait to show off another blu-ray to friends (who are self-impressed audiophiles for the most part) who are very impressed. The only problem, is, we want to watch it as much as they do... we never used to watch TV this much. I know this sounds like an ad but really, it's that amazing.
 
 The tech stuff:
 The ease of setup, connection to the TV and the internet is simple and straightforward. One HDMI cable to TV (included w/TV), done. Plug in Ethernet if you don't want to use wireless. It's pure digital output - sound and video. It has a separate Digital audio out for those who were worried about the extra HDMI output. The sound is astonishing. Digital sound, can't beat it. (We're using it with a Philips Soundbar now, but the TV itself has great sound). If you don't have a hi-def TV it might not work as well, but then why buy it anyway? The instruction booklet is good clear English, not written by someone with English as a second-language. The only thing that looks daunting to me is the remote control, but the kids don't seem to have a problem with it.
 
 It performs beautifully in video and sound. It uses 1.4 cables (don't do what we did and buy 1.3 cables, besides the TV comes with cables). It runs on wifi to access the internet, and can download Netflix, Pandora, Youtube, etc., etc., content, and came with coupons for that. The kids like the internet part; we use it much less than they do.
 
 It works flawlessly with our TV. We own the Samsung UN46C7000 46-Inch 3D HDTV and love it; together it's a marriage made in Home Theater Heaven.  It's SUPER fast compared to other blu-Rays we have used. This is the first *3D* blu-ray we have used, and comparing it to regular 2-D blu-rays, it blows them all away. It up-converts beautifully and our 2-D blu-ray videos look like a dream on this.  
 
 We have only had it for days so we will write more when we have had more movies under our belts, but: older 3d movies look amazing, regular 2-D (most blu-rays are still) and downloads. All we can say so far is WOW. If you are interested in upgrading to a new 3D TV in the near future, this is a no-brainer to buy, 
 
 Movies we suggest to knock your socks off: 
 National Geographic 3D movies, Polar Express, Bugs!,the IMAX movies, and the new Micheal Jackson movie. Older teens liked the Bloody Valentine movie. The kids - even my son - reverted to movies like Snow White (the new blu-ray) to my surprise, just because it was so ""flipping awesome"" to watch on this player.
 
 WARNING: If you have a hard time pulling yourself away from the TV set (we never used to like we do now) - don't buy this. You won't want to leave the room.
 
 If you're looking for a top-notch, latest technology Blu-ray player with extras that's going to work quickly, this is a good buy. I've blathered on enough; check it out."
0,31_14_R3EE5HK01X1BSY.txt,1.0,Patterson with other writers a waste of time,"July 13, 2010",Diane M. Davis,Private (Hardcover),Just plain boring.  I usually don't read his books with other authors and will return to that practice after this.  It is not a James Patterson book.
1,41_19_R120PWEW3BJRRA.txt,1.0,Busted,"May 19, 2008",Reid Sheftall M.D.,21 (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD),"I am the author of
 Striking It Rich: Golf in the Kingdom with Generals, Patients and Pros 
 
 As someone who generally reviews things I like (I reviewed ""Rushmore"" but passed on ""I Heart Huchabees"" and ""Lost in Translation"") I am a little uncomfortable doing this review. 
 I was a physics major at MIT and spent 2 years counting cards in Vegas and Reno after graduation. I was 21 when I started; the same age as the protagonist. I eventually tired of the card-counting lifestyle and went on to medical school. Chapter 3 in my book is entitled ""The World's Biggest ATM"". Its all about card-counting and my time at MIT. So I consider myself to be something of an expert on the subject matter in ""21"".
 Nothing is portrayed even close to reality in this movie. First of all, card counting itself is not that hard. Any student who can get into MIT can learn to count cards. Its not that mathematical either (in the Thorpe tens/non-tens system you have to do some quick division in your head but they were using a -1, 0, +1- type of system where you only have to add -1, 0 or +1 as each card is played). OK You have to have a good memory and be able to focus intensely without anyone noticing what you are doing. I happen to have a good memory. You probably do too.  It took me three weeks of learning the tables and practicing to become enough of an expert to be able to play in the casino for hours on end without making a mistake. And in case you're wondering...YES it works,
 But it is a job. With the systems now available, you can get an advantage of 2 or 3 percent over the house (the casino). It doesn't sound like much but if you play 100 hands per 60 minute hour at an average of $100 per hand, you have created $10,000 of ""action"". 3 % of that is $300.
 Per hour.
 And that's about how it works. To get $3,000 per day (more than $ 1 million per year) you have to play 10 hours; or you have to bet more. I played with my own money and needed to play with less at the beginning because you need enough of a bankroll (about 200 x your minimum bet) to make sure an unfortunate run of cards doesn't wipe you out. And unfortunate runs you do get at times. You only average $300 per hour in my example; sometimes  you make more, sometimes less. It's a fairly tedious undertaking that pays off gradually with time, time and more time at the tables.
 I wanted to love this movie- both subjects are near and dear to my heart- but I had heard that the book wasn't accurate either and I wasn't expecting too much. Even so, the movie (and book too- I eventually read it) fell far short of my low expectations . MIT wasn't portrayed accurately at all, starting with the two idiotic friends. That may be the characarture of MIT but it isn't anything like MIT. In my time there I never met anyone like that. The protagonist was pretty typical, nothing unusual in his abilities or background as MIT standards go. The Kevin Spacey  character could never exist; talking to another professor to get the kid out of an exam and give him an A. What!? And the casino scenes; oh the casino scenes... Those idiotic hand signals? C'mon, the cocktail waitresses would've picked up on those... Lawrence Fishbourne beating the tar out of people he caught counting!? I don't think so. The Nevada State Gaming Commission would shut `em down, pronto. (Getting caught cheating the casino with a dealer or by marking the cards, etc.- that might be different). But counting cards ISN'T ILLEGAL. Its not against the rules to use your brain. 
 In 2 years of playing on a regular basis (the casinos even pay for your flights and hotel rooms!) and sporadically after that- it really is addictive- nobody ever caught me counting; except once. That time, they just asked us to leave. They said we were disturbing the patrons.  ""Gladly"", we said, and just walked down the street to the next casino. Part of the problem with the movie is that its hard to make an entire movie about counting. There's just not enough material for a theatrical full-length feature film. (Its much more ideally-suited to a one hour documentary.) Ok, so what to do? Enter the two stupid friends and the side show about the 2.09 contest, the strip-joint girls cashing in the chips, ( I don't think so- a few of them might slip into the ladies room never to be seen again), the sob story about needing the money for medical school, etc. ""Excuse me Mr. Future Doctor Millionaire, MIT math genius, Harvard Med Graduate,  don't take your mom's life savings, don't lie about the scholarship, just apply for a student loan like everyone else who's going to medical school."" That's why it occupies only one of thirty-six chapters in my book . There's just not that much to the mechanics of counting and making it work in the casinos. The magic in counting cards is in the realization that it is a free ticket to as much money as you will ever want and that you will never have to work again. A ""free"" ticket? Not exactly. It turns out to be a job like any other. I made that clear in ""Striking It Rich"" and I too eventually went to medical school and became a surgeon. Who wants to count cards all day when they could do something useful (and if it matters to you) make the same amount of money in the process? Counting cards, MIT math geniuses, the very pretty female protagonist, etc. are all potentially sexy subjects but their sexiness was utterly lost in this book/movie. Where were the consultants who knew something about MIT? Casinos? One of our fine actors, Kevin Spacey, was a producer on this film. How could he let this happen? What were Spacey and the writers thinking?
 Nix the idiotic characterization of the kid who was making hundreds of thousands counting yet who insisted on stealing everything from bottles of booze to pens from the maid cart, and the entire team who was scared to try it without Spacey's corrupt professor at the helm... Uh, HELLO?- these are supposed to be our best and brightest, Mr. Producers...) A realistic portrayal of MIT students and of MIT, and of casino card counting could have been something  very entertaining. As  a lover of MIT, movies, card-counting, money, sexy, smart women, etc., all I could think was ""What a waste!"""
1,1_9_R3POR9QS2KZGI8.txt,1.0,Deception by Panasonic,"June 17, 2010","J. Leavitt-Wipf ""ReaderWriter'nMom""",Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player (Black) (Electronics),"Panasonic failed to update its marketing details for this model. It was sold with the promise of full compatibility with Viera Cast, with a URL listed. When one goes to the Viera Cast Web site to find out what Viera Cast includes, they see Netflix and Skype, with NO mention that these only work on *certain* models. They may not be making more of these models, but they are still in circulation, being sold new at places like Walmart. Only after a person checks numerous sites for reviews, and googles tech news, does one learn that Netflix and Skype are not included. Deceptive, wrong and infuriating. If our wii from several years ago can integrate Netflix, Panasonic should be able to do the same. They also promised that Viera Cast would be upgradeable, so that buyers of the original models did not have to worry about their model being obsolete. Liars. I will never buy another Panasonic product. There are plenty of other brands that are loyal to their customers."
0,24_2_R1W6YGULHYVVXL.txt,4.0,If it's not broke...,"January 31, 2010","Patrick J. Leahy ""17-A""",Mass Effect 2 (Video Game),"The original Mass Effect had a few flaws, but I consider it to be a solid game.  When Bioware developed this sequel, it seems like they tried to ""fix"" a little too much.
 
 Mass Effect 2 game feels more like a shooter than its predecessor and the combat is less forgiving even on the ""casual"" setting, which is disappointing for anyone who liked the more relaxed pace of the first game.  However, it retains several RPG elements to maintain the series' feeling of depth, which might annoy gamers who want to get straight to the action.  It's a classic case of trying to please everyone and sacrificing the overall quality in the process.
 
 That being said, there's still plenty to like in this game.  Heavy weapons are a welcome addition, the Mako vehicle is a thankful omission, and the game is just as polished overall as the original was.  If you're a shooter fan who's a little burned out on Halo 3: ODST and Modern Warfare 2, or are planning on picking up Bioshock 2, you may want to skip this title.  Fans of the first game will be a little disappointed, but they should enjoy the return of Commander Shepherd."
1,37_3_R2C7FCYGJJF5BZ.txt,5.0,Hungry Like the Wolf (Gaze)...,"February 10, 2010",J. D. Sipe,Wolf Gaze T-shirt 100% Cotton TEENS and ADULTS Short Sleeve Shirt (Apparel),"Alpha male.  Lone wolf.  Leadership. 
   
 These are just a handful of the words I would choose to describe the Wolf Gaze t-shirt (available in various sizes).  Furthermore, I concur 100% with the reviews of the two previous pack leaders regarding the potency of this garment when it comes to the ladies.  My story is as follows... 
 
 Recently, I was invited to an 80's theme party at a campus sorority house.  Knowing that every frat boy d-bag with a faux hawk, tribal tattoo, and crotch rocket would come to the party dressed as Zach Morris (big cell phone, double popped collars, white-washed denim, etc.) I desired a chance to really set myself apart...from the pack.  Naturally, my selection to accomplish this goal had to 1) be wolf-related, 2) project a certain subtle sexuality in its theme, and 3) be a bold color.  Boom!  Wolf Gaze.  Size large.  Piss yellow. 
  
 Admittedly, I did cave slightly to the 80's theme and rocked a pair nylon track pants and Reebok Pumps (hey, even the `lonest' of wolves has to roll with the rules of the forest).  That said, my look was achieved and a vibe was emitted.  Beautiful babies dressed in poofy prom dresses were admiring my status as the alpha male all night long.  
 
 One girl in particular caught my eye from a distance and the hunt was on.  Her hair was frizzy, her earrings were huge, and her outfit was all shades of neon...just my type.  As I went in for the kill, it was as if the power of the Wolf Gaze took over and not only impacted her inner urges, but dictated the song selection as well.  The lights dimmed, the strobes kicked on, and the sweet, sweet sounds of Duran Duran's ""Hungry like the Wolf"" filled the room.  Needless to say, the night ended successfully.
 
 In conclusion: buy the Wolf Gaze, be the lone-wolf leader that you are, get chicks.  If needed, Duran Duran is always available for support."
0,9_8_R3V4U0480FJIDO.txt,5.0,So Funny!!,"December 30, 2009",Elinor,Handerpants (Misc.),"I got this as a Christmas present for my brother, and the whole family loved it! They are so funny and a great fun kind of joke."
0,48_3_R2273NJEQ6LOT3.txt,5.0,Windows Phones Make a Comeback,"April 2, 2010",diljs,HTC HD2 Windows Phone (T-Mobile) (Wireless Phone),"As an avid user of smartphones, for years I've completely ignored a series of dull, uncreative phones running windows. While a variety of hardware form factors, some even technically superior to the competition, have come out, the software continued to look incredibly boring compared to the iPhone, Android, and even Blackberry. The main selling points consisted of ""It runs windows and has a start button like you're used to on a computer"" and ""We have Office and sync with Outlook!"". While these may have appealed to some business customers, the consistently shrinking market share of Windows phones demonstrated their lack of appeal to consumers as the recent smartphone boom hit. 
 
 With the HD2 this trend may finally be coming to an end. In conjunction with HTCs beautiful Sense interface, some aggressive hardware, and some genuine innovations, the HD2 is a Windows phone I can actually use and recommend. Let's start with the pros and follow up with a few drawbacks. 
 
 **Hardware**
 
 -The 1ghz Snapdragon processor coupled with 448mb of ram is blazing fast. This is the fastest speed in a phone currently available. The HD2 loads everything quickly, and can run multiple apps at the same time. You can feel how fast the phone runs by playing with it for a few minutes. Gone are the sluggish Windows Phones of old, constantly running out of memory and crashing. The HD2 is fast and has top notch hardware and you can feel it. 
 
 -The screen is huge: 4.3 inches and stretching from corner to corner. The Resolution at 800x480 pixels means you'll see much more on that big screen than average. That means more room for icons and that sexy weather display on the main screen. 
 
 -The HD2 supports 3g on T-mobile, including the upcoming higher speed 3g. This means the fastest downloads and best call quality available. Note: the phone does NOT have ATTs 3g bands and the 3g will not work if you're using it unlocked on ATT. 
 
 -5mp camera with auto focus and 2 LEDs. 5mp is the highest we see on most phones, and the camera looks great. Having not 1 but 2 LEDs for flash seems a bit silly but works well. The phone even comes standard with a little flashlight app for a blindingly bright way to see in the dark. 
 
 -Included 3.5mm jack - this is becoming standard on most phones, and it's great to see it on the HD2. This allows you to use standard headphones without an adapter when playing music or listening to the built in FM Radio.
 
 -Included wifi, bluetooth, and a hardware (real) GPS for turn by turn directions round out all the bells and whistles included in the phone. 
 
 -Battery life is similar to most smartphones. You will easily get a day's use without having to charge, but most likely you'll have to plug it in at night. 
 
 **Interface**
 
 -HTC Sense is what really makes the phone shine here. This part of the software is done by HTC, not Windows, and runs on top of standard Windows Mobile 6.5 professional. HTC Sense expands on the previous TouchFLO 3d interface and enhances the way customers interact with the phone. Sense creates the beautiful Today screen, animations for messages, social networking features. It also lets you interact with the phone in unique ways, such as pinching to zoom. Some of these features are so close to the iPhone that Apple has recently filed lawsuits against HTC. 
 
 -The home screen is customizable, though not quite to the extent of Android phones. It lets you place a few apps on the screen, along with a beautiful standard weather app that detects your phone's location and shows the current time and weather in your city. 
 
 -Touch is a much better experience on this phone than previous windows mobile phones. The screen is capacitive, meaning it uses touch instead of pressure. No awkward stylus or pushing is needed for the touch to work. The phone responds quickly and smoothly to any motions. 
 
 -Basic phone features like placing a call or sending a text remain simple, with big buttons on the main screen to do so. 
 
 -Typing on the touchscreen is a breeze due to the size of the screen allowing for a bigger keyboard. As someone who has often stuck to phones with hardware keyboards due to inaccurate screen keyboards, I found typing on the HD2 much easier than previous touchscreen keyboards, although still not as easy as using a hardware keyboard. The HD2 also includes the new SWYPE interface, which lets you type by dragging your fingers through all the letters of a word instead of tapping each one. SWYPE was surprisingly accurate in typing the correct word and will even learn new words once you type them manually. 
 
 **Included Apps and Accessories**
 
 -This phone is being marketed as a media phone, and includes several media apps to demonstrate that. MobiTV lets you watch what is essentially Cable TV on your phone free for 30 days and then ten dollars a month after that. Blockbuster lets you rent or buy movies for your phone. Barnes and Noble eReader lets you purchase ebooks. 
 
 -The phone comes with a huge 16gb MicroSD card out of the box. This is the biggest memory card available currently, and gives you plenty of room for pictures, videos, music, and apps. The best memory card pairs perfectly with the best processor and screen, and it's great that HTC did not hold back on this extra. 
 
 -Full videos of Transformers 1 and 2 are preloaded on the memory card. These videos look great and show off the beautiful screen. Note the movies do take about 4gb of space on the memory card. 
 
 -The phone comes with a gel skin in the box to protect the phone, which you would have to buy separately on most phones. 
 
 **Drawbacks**
 
 -Price is the number one concern here. The phone is priced higher than competing smartphones. This price seems justified, however, due to the cutting edge hardware in the HD2. It also comes with some nice accessories you'd have to buy separately from other phones. Upgrade and new customer deals will certainly lower the cost for those buying from T-mobile. 
 
 -The app store is another drawback. The good news is that the phone has one, the bad news is it's the smallest of ANY smartphone operating system. As of this review the Windows Marketplace carried less than 1,000 applications, compared to Android at 20,000 apps and iPhone at a staggering 150,000 apps. Even Blackberry, Palm, and Nokia carry more apps than Windows. You are also going to find significantly more paid than free applications for Windows Mobile apps. The Marketplace is simply far behind that of competing phones, which for a heavy app user will diminish the enjoyment of the HD2 by quite a bit. 
 
 -Windows Mobile 7 upgradeability is still up in the air, but it currently looks like this phone will NOT be getting an upgrade when the new OS is released. The phone does not support some key hardware feature (front buttons) that WM7 requires, and therefore it is unlikely to be upgraded. The upcoming OS promises to be very exciting, and the fact that this beautiful phone will probably not receive the upgrade is disappointing. 
 
 Overall this phone is fast, pretty, and offers top of the line features. The phone feels solid (and huge) in your hand, while the software is fast, works well and is fun to use. If the HD2 is any indicator, Windows Mobile may become a legitimate competitor in the smartphone market again. The phone seems to be selling very well, with T-mobile selling out almost everywhere the day the HD2 was released.  I'd recommend this phone as a viable alternative to Android and the iPhone."
0,19_16_R3H74C13TXU727.txt,1.0,Not A Functional Chronograph,"June 26, 2010","Tw1297 ""Ted""",Citizen Men's AT0200-05E Eco-Drive Chronograph Canvas Watch (Watch),"This watch, like most if not all chronograph models offered by Citizen, is more designed for style than function.  The 60 minute dial at 10:00 is too small to adequately time anything over a minute and the hand moves in a sweep rather than clicking fashion, which further confuses the user.  I'm surprised that Citizen even put his series on the market.  Check out the two Swiss Army watch companies and you'll notice they have a 30 minute dial and the hand clicks from one minute to the next.  If you want an Eco-Drive watch save the money and get the plain watch, if you want a chronograph buy another brand.  I have used chronographs for work, recreation, and pleasure for over 20 years and have used several brands and this one is by far the hardest to read and consequently in my opinion is not functional when accurately timing an event is important."
1,19_2_R3QCP3MCXY4JFZ.txt,1.0,THE BEST Great show...but beware of incomplete DVD release,"April 13, 2009","Be Hopeful ""YM""",Friday Night Lights: The Third Season (DVD),"I was heartbroken when it was cancelled and became a huge fan of directv when they picked it up for season 3...BUT I just read on [...] (which is linked to Amazon) that they are releasing only the shortened/edited NBC season 3 - not the full episodes aired on directv's Channel 101.  AND changing the music for the dvds.
 
 Basically, the fans and directv saved this show - and NBC is going to shaft the fans-AGAIN- by releasing shortened episodes instead of full directv episodes.  I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MAD.  How much more could it really cost to release the entire episodes?  And something has to be done to negotiate use of the music up front because fans of all shows usually love the music that was originally chosen by the original creative forces behind the show - rather than after the fact, haphazard changing the music to save money.  If you are willing to spend $30 on season 3 (or buy it on sale) - you would probably spend $40 just as easily to get the full episodes with the real music.
 
 What a racket!  I usually hate 1 star reviews that have nothing to do with the show - but the way it was released(like a volume 1 etc. just to make money) but when the way it is being released means you have no access to the full episodes on dvd-I think it deserves 1 star because it is content related.  At least with a volume 1, they may be squeezing you for money but you know you have the option to buy volume 2 and get the entire season.  This way, you just get edited episodes - with no hope of full episodes.
 
 By the way, it also said there would be a season 4&5 - YAHOO!!"
0,276425_9_R385XOJTF1WY3C.txt,5.0,Interesting and educational,28 Jan 1999,A Customer,Arrogant Armies: Great Military Disasters and the Generals Behind Them (Hardcover),This is a wonderful book. The author has a great sense of irony. He skillfully blends contemporary records and journals written by soldiers at  all levels of the hierarchy to show the incompetence of the "arrogant  armies" he's describing. This book goes very well with "March of  Folly" by Barbara Tuchman. It's unfortunate that amazon.com does not  list this book as a suggestion on this page. I just wish he would include  more examples from 1914-1989 years. I don't really understand why there's a  gap between the old European imperial period all the way up to Somalia.  There were plenty of wars that would qualify for this book in between.
0,21_2_R2K2LPEAN3MYN3.txt,5.0,Buy the points card- Don't give Microsoft your credit card!,"November 15, 2006",Frank,Xbox 360 Live 1600 Points (Video Game),"First off, I'm an otherwise very happy Xbox Live Gold member. Instead of buying a points card from a retailer, I made the mistake of buying the points online from Microsoft through the Xbox. I used my gamer tag account and entered my credit card on the TV and I bought 500 points. I got the email confirmation that I bought the points. I then used the points. So far so good. 
 
 Over the next two days, four other Xbox charges totaling $30 mysteriously appeared on my credit card. Someone bought more points and a game subscription using my credit card info. I called Xbox Live support- their answer was ""we don't give refunds."" I explained that it's not a REFUND if my account is used fradulently. They still said no. 
 
 Note that clearly the security leak was with them, as no other fraudulent charges appeared on my credit card...just Xbox charges.
 
 I then asked them to delete my credit card info from my Xbox Live account. They said they could not do this. I could not believe this! Given that someone had access to my credit card and they were unwilling to remove my credit card info, I had no choice but to cancel my credit card.
 
 My advice- buy the points from a trusted source like Amazon. Don't ever give Microsoft direct access to your credit card info. I hope this helps."
0,29_1_R3ABC7J9GJJEKZ.txt,5.0,A Comic Masterpiece,"July 17, 2000",J. Mullin,A Confederacy of Dunces (Hardcover),"This book is quite simply a comic masterpiece, a novel brimming with original characters, absurd situations, and at its heart a blustery, vulnerable mama's boy named Ignatius J. Reilly. He is one of the most  startlingly original characters in modern fiction, and his efforts at  hitting the job market after his mother smashes their car will leave you in  stitches. A word on the history of the novel is worth mentioning here.   The author, John Kennedy Toole, committed suicide in 1969, and his mother  found the hand-written manuscript in her son's papers.  She brought them to  a publisher, who dreaded having to read even a portion of the work and to  notify Toole's mother that it stunk.  Instead, he was blown away by Toole's  draft, and the rest is history.  The novel earned him a posthumous Pulitzer  Prize, and it is universally hailed by critics. Trying to summarize the  plot is impossible - the book cannot really be categorized.  Ignatius is an  over-educated  oaf who stays home filling his writing tablets full of his  offbeat musings on ancient history, which he plans to organize and publish  some day but which presently reside all over his bedroom floor. Rome wasn't  built in a day he reminds himself.  He cites in footnotes, as authority for  some of his offbeat opinions, papers he had previously written and  hand-delivered to the local university library for inclusion into their  archives.  He watches dreadful tv shows and movies, howling at the screen  with a mixture of delight and loathing at the teenybopper drivel, and in  the privacy of his room his self-gratification is performed while imagining  visions of the old family dog. And wait til you see him out in public,  getting a series of odd jobs, including a filing clerk at Levy Pants (with  very innovative filing techniques to avoid crowded file space) as well as a  costumed hot dog vendor wandering around the French Quarter in a pirate  costume. All the while he begins work on his latest opus, The Journal of  the Working Boy. There is a latent sadness to the plot, for while you are  laughing out loud at Ignatius, his bowling-addicted mother, and the motley  crew of skillfully drawn supporting characters, you sense that he will  never really belong anywhere, and that he realizes his outcast status with  his innate intelligence. Perhaps the author felt the same way in 1969,  leading to his own suicide.   However, at least Toole did leave us A  Confederacy of Dunces, a novel which reveals more with each rereading.   Keep it on your shelf, and every now and then pick up the book to any page  and marvel at the absurdity of Ignatius's grandiose ramblings, read exerpts  of his bizarre historical writings, and revisit his comic efforts to  organize a worker's revolt at Levy Pants. The list goes on and on. There is  no work of litereature like it I know, and my only regret in reading Toole  is the sorrow felt in knowing the tremendous body of work that was lost  when he ended his life."
1,30_16_R2IYNBQQK2OZS.txt,5.0,"5 Stars, Forever!","May 8, 2009","J. C. Murphy ""Powerful. Critic. But not at same time.""",The Mountain Men's Breakthrough Wolf Short Sleeve Tee,"I saw a wolf shirt that spoke to me like a shirt with a saying on it. I loved it. It loved me. (see Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt, Available in Various Sizes ). That shirt was ok... but it's THIS shirt that reaches deep into my soul, punches it in the face, and wakens it. That's when my soul (half wolf) leaps out of my body, ripping through the shirt, and into your lives, forever. Like Rocky... as in Rocky 5. It's beautiful, and it has you by the throat.
 
 With the powers of this shirt, I sired three offspring. One Caucasian, one African-American, and one Chinese... all with the same woman and/or gestation period. And for all those domestic-vehicle-driving jerks who say you don't have to wash wolf shirts, you couldn't be more wrong and I am insulted. I wash this shirt EVERY SINGLE DAY (when I shower) and it has yet to fade! Dove powers over Dawn like a wolf parade on a lazy sunday.
 
 I wore this shirt to the beach, went swimming in the riptide, was bitten in the face by a shark. How awesome is that?!
 
 But, this shirt isn't about the powers it inherits. It's about the respect I receive while wearing. I once passed another man-soul who bore the mighty lone wolf shirt (he must have been me, and me him, during a powerful astral projection session in our evening sleep. It WAS a full moon that night). We met eye-to-eye, hugged, and cried for hours. It was moving. People were walking around us.
 
 To sum this review with three words: I LOVE THISSHIRT! Please make more. 
 
 Pros: Wolf. Soul. Grows mullets. Calms Babies.
 Cons: I'm too sexy for this shirt. But that's ok."
0,35_19_R2XNMQ9QZQG5DM.txt,5.0,It works GREAT!,"November 20, 2009","Kirk Waldorf ""Nicki Waldorf""",Shake Weight Dumbbell (Sports),"I agree with the other review...this works GREAT! My upper arms have become more and more flabby over the years, and within just a few weeks, I see a shocking improvement. I also do the 6 minute workout daily (because of the positive results, I am very motivated to keep doing it), and mostly while watching tv, since it's an easy routine to remember. I also take it on vacation with me, since it doesn't take up that much room. I've seen the absurd comments about it being suggestive, but honestly, don't most excercises look silly when you're doing them? This works great, and I was convince to buy it because the main site offers to not only return the purchase and shipping price, but pay for return shipping if you wanted to return it."
0,47_14_R1OGD62M2A0DVT.txt,5.0,Verizon's best phone for 2009?,"June 8, 2009",John Robertson,"LG enV Touch VX11000 Phone, Black (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone)","Here is this product's obligatory page-long review.  I drew some basic comparisons to two other Verizon phones -- the Samsung Omnia i910 and the LG Dare.  I hope this review may ultimately save some of you some time. :)
 
 I have been looking for a phone with a high-resolution, fast camera, and PDA-like features.  I use the camera when traveling to clients' premises, and am surprised how many devices made by Apple, RIMM, Palm and others treat cell-phone cameras as an adolescent feature that wastes the time of employees (like surfing emails and internet cannot be abused this way).  As someone who needs the coverage of the Verizon network in my area, not too many phones fit into the above two categories -- particularly without the need to buy a $30/month data plan.  I intentionally delayed using my NE2, knowing that Verizon often releases phones in June.  After nearly choosing the Samsung Omnia i910 and LG Dare, I'm glad I did.
 
 I read in other Amazon reviews that some user's of the Sammy 910 made the effort to set the phone up properly so that they didn't have to dig through menus.  But personally, I found the i910 very difficult to do almost anything, even with shortcuts right on its desktop, even after trying it out 6 times at Verizon stores.  I'd hate to tell a relative, ""Here's my phone, go make a call!""  It's excellent 5mpix camera almost convinced me, but it was too hard to text in either landscape or portrait, and it requires the $30/mon data plan, plus has a non-standard headphone jack.  The LG Dare was much simpler to pick-up an use, although (without having tried calibration adjustments) I found I made mistakes every time I did a sample text message with it's touch screen, in either orientation.  The camera was also slow at times, especially when using auto-focus, taking as much as 2 seconds to take a picture, and more to wait for the camera to prompt you with the save/erase options.
 
 Enter the enV Touch (and in some similar respects, the LG enV3 VX9200 Phone, Blue (Verizon Wireless)  or the LG enV3 VX9200 Phone, Maroon (Verizon Wireless) .  Finally, a company has figured out a way to keep a real, non-touch-screen qwerty board embedded in an updated, semi-smart phone, especially for those of us who cannot or do not like haptic-feedback touch screens.  Personally, I prefer the center-located space bar, although some of the older enV user's may need time to get used to this.  The keyboard, with my fairly large, iron-grip hands, is easier to use than any touch screen keyboard I've tried, and the 3.2 megapixel camera is one of only a few Verizon phones that offers better than 3 megapix resolution -- shameful in my opinion.  Pictures snap quickly too, in less than 1 second.  The full 3"" screen viewfinder makes you feel as if you are using a devoted still camera, although I'm noticing that I have to be a bit careful how I hold the phone so as not to cover the sensor.  This will improve with practice.
 
 But about that front touchscreen -- I am very impressed.  Even without a hard keyboard, this would have been the first phone from any US provider where I can actually type out a text message, completely error-free, using only the traditional numeric keypad in portrait mode.  And getting there is easier too -- the tab-up feature to use the touch screen is very easy and intuitive.  Screen resolution is very good, though perhaps not quite as leading edge as the iPhone or Storm color and resolution.  However, the screen is large enough to see the touch keyboard and a large enough portion of a text or email message without having to scroll through as much as with the Dare/Omnia.  But the phone is also fast -- my old Motorola motorazr had ongoing slow-responsiveness to pictures, notepad activation, even ringing for incoming calls!  The enV Touch is fastest phone I've used, with a near-instant 1/4th second or better response to opening or activating almost anything.  This iPhone-like device also does not require a data plan if you just need a feature-rich cell phone without always-on email.  However, at $1.99/MB, I will have to try out email push and browsing to see if a data plan may yet be desirable.  I travel to Canada frequently, and hope not to have any ""always-on"" data roaming fees -- I have read horror stories about iPhones incurring $600 bills as owners blithely cross borders or even roaming within the US.  But to my current, possibly wrong understanding, I don't think this phone automatically data-roams.  The phone also offers airplane mode and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack -- finally, no more need to take an iPod and cell phone and camera with me on trips.  Now only if we had unlocked GPS...maybe this will work with Google Maps?  Another interesting device I'm looking at purchasing is the Motorola MOTOROKR T505 Bluetooth In-Car Speakerphone  which blue-tooths the phone's audio or phone calls to the car stereo -- safer for calls and convenient for music.  Another nice change:  The CLEAR and END keys on the front screen are well separated now -- no accidentally erasing an unsent message when you thought you were backspacing.
 
 It's not perfect.  Despite the terrific 16GB capacity, Verizon's menu system still retains a 200 text-message limit.  Wha??  After nearly 10 years with this design, couldn't this be a tiny bit larger by now?   Of course, that's a Verizon issue, not really LG's mistake, but since this phone is currently only used on Verizon's network, it's an issue.  The phone is a little bit wider at .61 inches than comparable, non-keyboarded competitors.  I gladly accept this trade-off for the convenience of two styles of keyboards though.  It's also little taller than the similar enV3.  So far, that's all I can say on the con side.
 
 As much as I love the touch screen, it's still not what I'd consider a true iPhone contender though, which with a new release today, seems like it still has a more vibrant display and of course much better apps.  But the enV Touch was, for me, the closest Verizon phone to the iPhone, if only because it seems so intuitive, and it is easily the best cell phone I've ever owned.
 
 As I use the phone, I will update the review with notable pros and cons."
0,16_2_RPCNXVM0KBCT7.txt,4.0,you get what you pay for - change the strings,"February 10, 2005",Anon,"Dean Playmate Mini Acoustic Guitar, 1/2-Size (Electronics)","For $25 you can't expect much, but this is a good guitar considering the price. It was packed very well, but the strings that came with it were awful - they are difficult (if not impossible) to tune correctly, and they were very corroded when I received it.
 
 The solution was very simple - I bought a new set of strings for a regular guitar. Instead of tuning it like a standard guitar, tune it a fourth or a major third above standard tuning. This is perfect for the size of the guitar, and it sounds great. Remember to use very low gauge strings."
1,46_16_R3440GDB9EIBYW.txt,1.0,Seriously lame,"May 27, 2010","Michael J. Schmidt ""themike""",Firefly: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray),"I don't understand why anybody thinks this is at all good.  I'm a sci-fi geek through and through, from all the Star Treks, both BSG's, all the Stargates, Babylon 5 (and it's ill-fated spinoff Crusade), I'm usually cool with anything in space.  But my god.  Ridiculous? Awful? Cause of severe eye-bleeding? I'm not sure how I can really describe this show.  I probably even managed to make it through half the episodes without knowing or caring who was doing what before I gave up and sold it on here to some poor misguided soul. The acting is bad.  So is the writing.  And the western style is absurd.  Why in the H would people redevelop western accents?  Is the medieval British accent making a comeback? The whole thing is just a complete waste of a show."
0,13_9_R1YPFGQ15RJ8HX.txt,5.0,A series you just have to bite into...,"August 18, 2009",CoffeeGurl,True Blood: The Complete Second Season (HBO Series) (DVD),"I have been a major Sookie Stackhouse fan for years.  I began reading Charlaine Harris's series, then called the Southern Vampire Mysteries, since before book four came out, and have read them all in order.  I was puzzled when I found out that HBO was going to make a TV adaptation of it.  Why this particular series?  Why not Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series?  (It would have been suitable, what with all of the sex and all.)  There were others as well, like Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld and MaryJanice Davidson's Queen Betsy series -- all of which have the erotic tones that HBO would have loved.  So why this book series?  Now I know why, but more on that later.
 
 I very much enjoyed season one.  It was very faithful to Dead Until Dark, except that small characters like Tara and Lafayette were expanded, and you get everyone's point of view, not just Sookie's.  Also, Bill has more depth here, and you see things from his point of view, and you understand him better.  Other storylines were added, like the emphasis on ""V"" addiction, which makes sense.  Season two has taken things to a whole other level and I love it so far.  I can't wait for the blu-ray release!  From the very beginning, the show has very sexually explicit scenes, most of which centered on Jason's exploits, and some violence as well, with a great deal of emphasis to vampire hatred as the new form of southern racism/segregation.  Season two takes things further, with gore and horror replacing the sex (there's still plenty of it though), and the fledging out of characters like Eric, Tara and Lafayette (whose death does not happen in the TV series).   MaryAnn is the mysterious creature that makes a brief appearance in Living Dead in Dallas, but is expanded on the TV version to the point that she almost takes over the entire show.  Jessica, Bill's ""daughter,"" puzzled me at first.  What's the purpose to this character?  But I like her now, especially after Hoyt becomes her love interest.  And I love the emphasis on vampire makers, like Lorena and Godric, the latter of whom moved me almost to tears in the last episode that he's in (plus, the actor who plays him is totally hot).  I don't want to ruin it for people who don't have HBO and have to wait for the DVD or blu-ray release, but, in spite of the departures from the books, it's better than season one.  
 
 The actors are great.  Ann Paquin has grown on me as Sookie, British hottie Stephen Moyer is wonderful as Bill, and I finally like Alexander Skarsgard as everyone's favorite vampire bad boy Eric.  I am also enjoying Sam Trammel (Sam Merlotte), Rutina Wesley (Tara), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette), Michelle Forbes (MaryAnn Forester) and Ryan Kwatten (Jason Stackhouse).   I am also enjoying the actors who play Andy Belleflour and Hoyt for the comic relief they supply.  (Andy is hilarious as the drunken out-of-work cop who witnesses the orgies and general odd behavior and no one believes him.)  All in all, if you're a big fan of the books, then you won't want to miss this show.  No boring moments throughout the hour-long series.  I cannot wait for season three and season two is not even over yet!  And I see why HBO decided to adapt this particular book series.  They must've seen the potential for character development and the southern setting on the small screen.  Great job!"
0,13_19_RWRILJ6JPYRXZ.txt,5.0,Sophie is GREAT,"February 14, 2008","Diana Brady ""Will's Mommy""","Vulli Sophie the Giraffe Teether, Brown/ White (Baby Product)","It is so refreshing to not have to worry about letting your child put something in his/her mouth!!! With all the worries of lead paint, this product is a a great reliever!  It is made in the French Alps with natural rubber and non-toxic paint which made it's selling point with me. My child loves it and the size is perfect for little hands.  I recommend this product!"
0,21_18_R356FQGEE2Q0L6.txt,5.0,""Perfect Storm," Perfect Movie","August 14, 2000",Reviewer,The Perfect Storm (DVD),"In late October, 1991, the commercial swordfishing boat Andrea Gail left Gloucester, Massachusetts, headed for an area just off Nova Scotia known as  the ""Flemish Cap.""  The weather in the North Atlantic in the fall is always  chancy, but Captain Billy Tyne (played here by George Clooney) had been the  victim of some poor harvests of late, and he needed fish; moreover, he knew  where to find them.  He was also aware of the risks involved at that time  of year.  What he didn't know and could not foresee (nor could any  meteorologist have predicted), was that three major storms were about to  converge to form one huge storm, the likes of which comes along only once  in every hundred years or so.  And the course he had set was about to take  him, his boat and crew of five men, right into the middle of it.  Director  Wolfgang Peterson recounts this incident in ""The Perfect Storm,"" a deftly  crafted and intense rendering of the story of the Andrea Gail, and its  encounter with the storm of the century.   	What Peterson did with this  film, the way he tells the story, can be likened to what Melville did with  the novel, ""Moby Dick;"" as it moves along, he fleshes out the characters  and subtly provides an intimate portrait of what this kind of life is all  about.  He pays such meticulous attention to details, that by the time  you're in the middle of the storm, the impact is extraordinary; you know  what this boat is and how it works, you've smelled the fish and the sweat  and the sea, and worked alongside the crew.   You know these people and  what's at stake here.  You know the feel of the fishing lines and the  grappling hooks, felt that rush of adrenaline that comes when you hook a  big one, or when a huge wave washes over the deck.  He gives you so much in  this film, puts you in it so completely, that it primes your senses for  whatever's to come.  Combine all of this with the best special effects  imaginable, outstanding performances, and a terrific score by John Horner,  and you're in for the thrill of a lifetime.			 	The  charismatic Clooney is exemplary here as Tyne, and is able to convey a real  sense of who this man is without resorting to unwarranted theatrics or  bravura.  He simply knows him from the inside out, and it shows in the way  he carries himself, the way he walks and talks, right down to the look in  his eye; the  seasoned professional with all the skill and confidence  required of his job, but a man who is nevertheless also aware of his own  shortcomings.  It's a commanding performance with nuance and depth, all  there on the screen, and Clooney makes it real.   Mark Wahlberg is also  outstanding as Bobby Shatford, the rookie fisherman who can't stand to be  more than two feet away from the woman he loves, Christina (Diane Lane).   Another notable performance is turned in here by John C. Reilly, who does  an emotional turn as ""Murph,"" the veteran fisherman who is divorced, has a  young son he loves dearly, and lives with the remorse of past mistakes that  ultimately destroyed his marriage. 	Rounding out the exceptional  supporting cast are William Fichtner (Sully), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio  (Linda), Allen Payne (Alfred), John Hawkes (Bugsy) and Michael Ironside  (Bobby Brown).  There are thrills and heroics to spare in ""The Perfect  Storm,"" but it's also inspiring; once you've seen the Coast Guard in  action, for example, you'll never take them for granted again.  What makes  this such a great movie, though, is that it's about real people, an  instance of ordinary people getting caught up in extraordinary  circumstances, and Peterson has made them accessible; these are people with  whom anyone in the audience will be able to identify.  This is a powerful,  emotionally charged and unforgettable film; it will take you to places and  you'll experience things from the comfort of your seat in the theater (or  on the couch) that most people will never get close to in real life.  And  therein lies the true magic of the cinema; this is one movie you absolutely  do not want to miss."
0,3_17_R294QV27UQQ5Y8.txt,5.0,What a netbook is supposed to be!,"February 7, 2010",B. Sauls,Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook - 11 Hours of Battery Life (Personal Computers),"I had been looking at the various netbooks for a while and really liked Toshiba's NB205 but just couldn't get around the negative comments on battery placement and speaker quality.  The NB305 was specifically designed to address these concerns - different battery placement and two speakers instead of just the one on the 205.  
 
 As for things this shares with the 205:  The chiklet keyboard just rocks - space between the keys goes a long way towards cutting down on the mistypes that you get on the keyboards where the keys are merging one into the next.  It may not matter to many people but if you have a long haired cat or dog that sheds and likes to spend time in your lap the fact that this is a much easier keyboard to keep pet hair out of is a huge plus as well.  Having two separate mouse buttons instead of one rocker bar is handy for those of us who like to actually use the right click.  Keyboard layout as a whole is very ""touch type"" friendly so those who actually learned how to type on a real keyboard or -gasp- typewriter can actually use this keyboard.  Portability is also another huge plus, when it's closed this little guy doesn't have much more of a footprint than a decent sized hard cover book and while I realize that this just means it's a netbook as somebody who still remembers his high school computer lab having IBM PS-2's it's still amazing.
 
 In an effort to make this a true review I'll also hit a few of the things that are shortcomings for the NB305.  Is this going to let you watch high def movies - no.  Is this going to let you play World of Warcraft or other graphic intensive games - no.  Are you going to be able to multi-task 5 different RAM intensive applications - be serious you only have 1G of RAM or 2G if you upgrade.  
 
 The reason I'm giving such a great rating to this netbook is that having said all of the things that the NB305 - and for that matter netbooks in general - can't do the simple fact is that I don't want to do and wouldn't expect to do those things on a 10.1 in screen to begin with.  If you want to play games there are laptops targeted for that market, if you want to watch HD video get a laptop with a blue-ray not something that doesn't even have an optical media drive.  You can get a laptop that plays games - full discloser I have one, handles HD video and/or serves as near ""desk top replacements"" and you can get them for not a lot more than you will spend to get the NB305, what you will not get is the portability.  Personally I want something to check my email, check headlines on the web, watch the occasional You-Tube, do word processing, handle I-Tunes and allow me to use a Citrix client to access the work related apps on a server when I'm away from the office and still fit in my briefcase.  This little guy fits the bill and looks good doing it - thanks Toshiba."
0,13_7_R2MEMCSO59A498.txt,5.0,FM Transmitter,"June 9, 2010",Fuzzy,"In Car 4-in-1 Mp3 Wireless Modulator/fm Transmitter for Sd Card, USB Pen (Flash) Drive and Mp3 Players. Black with Remote Control.","This item arrived in excellent condition. Plugs directly into the cigarette lighter socket and powers up immediately. Can't read the display from the drivers seat, but it's too far away anyway. If you need to view the whole process, you can always purchase a device extender that plugs into the outlet and gives you a couple of plugs to hook into.
 
 I decided to go with an 8 gb flash drive which I loaded up with music. Plugged it into the transmitter, found a blank radio station and used the two buttons on the transmitter (located on the outer edge) to match the transmitter with the radio frequency. Once it is matched, I can go back and forth 3 spots with the switches to get the best sound.
 
 The sound quality is as good as my system can put out. It does pick up static here and there, but anyone I've talked to that owns an FM transmitter mentioned that. It's the norm for this type of device. 
 
 You can go forward or back a song with another set of buttons. You can also use the remote, which works fine, to go to specific songs or jump ahead 100 or 200 songs. You hear a distinctive audible beap when you push the remote. Songs seem to be in the same order all the time and if you know the number of a specific song, you can punch that number on the remote and it will jump to it. 
 
 Using the flash drive, I've unplugged it, put it back in at a later time, and it started on the song that last played. You do need to unplug it when you are done driving, because the unit is always powered up.
 
 I have to give it 5 stars because, it performs as described, it has a cheap price and works as good as the ones that sell for $40, and you can plug various devices into it.
 
 I've only owned it for a month, so I can't report on the durability of the unit, but I am extremely pleased with it at this point."
0,22_8_R30NAZDJU94CD5.txt,4.0,One of my best decisions this year,"June 16, 2010","L. W. Lu ""William""",Apple MacBook Pro MC374LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (Personal Computers),"Aside from the ingenious design of the track pad that allows the users to have more freedom and flexibility to navigate, macbook pro13 is extremely portable and reliable. I have been an avid PC user. I own 4 laptops and 2 of them are still PC. However, I am glad that I have bought a mac. The apps such as FInal Cut, iLife, and iWork seem to run very smoothly on this macbook. The LED screen is fantastic. It produces brilliant and rich images. iChat video capability is probably way better than any other video chatting capabilities that my PCs can deliver. With all the upgrades that Apple has done with their macbooks, I think I finally feel that it's worth the spending to buy my first mac.
 
 My only complain is that it's still a lot more expensive than PC laptops with similar specs. The accessories are not cheap either. Some games are still more compatible to PC than to a mac. 
 
 Other than that, the track pad capability to do two-finger tapping (same as right click on a PC) has helped me a lot in transitioning from PC to mac. In fact, now it's harder for me to use a PC without the two-finger scrolling, three-finger and four-finger navigations macbooks provide."
1,11_6_R29F9YPMNXJFDQ.txt,1.0,totally frustrated,"May 4, 2010",C. Fazio,"Sharp LC19SB27UT 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV, Black (Electronics)","Sharp had always been a reliable choice - not this time.  When the set arrived, one channel was fuzzy and had no sound. We determined that it was definitely the set, not our cable. Sharp technician was not able to help at all and said I had to return the set to them directly at my expense to have it repaired (2-3 weeks).  That made no sense for a brand new product.  Amazon was EXCELLENT in its customer service.  The rep immediately provided a pre-paid return label and also sent a new TV.  Same problem. Same frustration.  Returned the set and purchased a Vizeo instead."
0,26_12_R7TKSUWIU1YAI.txt,5.0,Some new twists on PSE 7.0 make this a worthy upgrade,"October 14, 2009",Joanna Daneman,Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 (DVD-ROM),"Ok, let's start with the top question: Do you or I really need another upgrade of Photoshop Elements? Is it vastly different than (6.0 or 7.0) and should this be my digital photo editing and organizing software of choice? I will cover the main points of the changes from Version 6.0 and 7.0 in this review. I have also reviewed Photoshop Premiere Elements 8  which is the video editor, and comes as a package option with Photoshop Elements 8. 
 	
 Photoshop Elements has two components-- an editor, where you do your digital picture manipulation, and a file organizer or album where you store and retrieve your images. The interface for the editor is the same whether or not you use Mac or Windows, so if you are switching from one OS (say, MAC's at school, Windows at home) you will be very comfortable with Photoshop Elements. Where the systems differ, however, is in the file organizer and this is understandable; the Organizer function involves organizing and retrieving files, so this is going to be different depending on your computer operating system. 
 
 Since I don't have access to a MAC, and since I don't know much about them, I'm going to be reviewing the Windows version only from here on in this review. For your information, I'm currently using Windows Vista 64 Home Premium Edition. 
 
 My computer system used for this test is an HP Pavilion with an AMD Athlon 64X2 2.70 Dual Core CPU 5200+. I have 4 GB of RAM. The Video card is NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 wtih 128 MB of video memory.  This is an on-board video card (on the motherboard) and if you are doing heavy image work, and video, you might want a separate, more capable video card.
 
 Minimum PC Requirements:
 
 Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 
 1.6GHz or faster processor
 1GB RAM  (MINIMUM means MINIMUM; you really will need 2GB of ram to be comfy)
 2GB available hard disk space
 Microsoft DirectX 9
 Color monitor with 16-bit color video card  
 Internet Access for online features and help
 
 
 One immediate, small but great change from Version 7.0 is that when the software is initially booted up, the Welcome Screen is rearranged; on the left side: simple buttons EDIT or ORGANIZE. On the right, access to tutorials and underneath, info on your Photoshop online account (space available, links to your personal URL and online organizer.)  Version 7.0 had tab buttons along the top of the welcome screen and was visually more confusing. THIS IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT. THANK YOU. 
 
 A big change from Version 6.0 is the workspace, which is now dark gray in color (I actually don't like this--the gray is depressing, but I understand visually it is far less distracting and lets you focus on your editing job.)  The workspace is now adjustable. However, if you are a change-o-phobic or just habit-bound, you can return the settings to look and feel like previous versions, for example, the fixed-window workspace of Version 6.0 can be retrieved in the Application Frame in the preferences window.  There are other big changes, mainly the organizer, the online content, the personal online space and some editing tools; more about these further on in this review. 
 
 In addition to the change to the Welcome Screen, there are changes to the interface where you access your tools. The palettes have been renamed as ""panels"" so I got confused a bit again. I've been using Palettes for years with editing software; palettes of filters, layers, colors. So, now, they are PANELS, and you can do this right in the panel itself at the bottom. This is also a significant change from Version 6.0 (7.0 does have it.) The big change to 7.0 however, is that the layer controls are now their own panel below the Layers panel. The old dialog boxes are being replaced by these drop-down panels. 
 
 	
 Getting down to brass tacks; the biggest change from 6.0 to either version 7.0 or now 8.0 by far, is the Organizer. Not only is there an automatic ""organize my images for me"" feature, but there is an optional online storage feature that has many uses.  The main change from 7.0 to 8.0 has to do with an improved ability to add key word tags and to manage your  media.  If media management is an issue for you, this upgrade will be worth your while. 
 
 Another big change in Version 8.0: do you open multiple files at a single session? (I often download a photo session from say, a parade or one event.) Beforehand, you'd have to go to the file list in ""Open Files""  and pick which ones or all the ones you want, and try to scroll through them at the bottom to find the photo you want. Now you can open multiple files and use tabs to switch between them. This is huge. If you don't like point-and-click, you can employ a keyboard shortcut of Command-~ (tilde) to page through the open files.
 
 The main change to Version 8.0 is the Organizer. When you boot up the software and have those choices, Edit or Organize, initially you are asked to set up an online account at Photoshop.com. You don't HAVE to do this. And you are then asked if you want to organize your photos, and this is the real advantage; the system combs through your hard drive and pulls up your images, and organizes them (like Picasa and other organizing programs) into a set of albums. The last six months are available with a single click, or you can organize by other means. 
 
 If you key-word tag your photos when saving them, and use the Smart Tags (everything from photo quality (good, bad, over, underexposed, face, etc) to event tags, you can create albums and quickly export them to DVD,CD, online albums, or hard drive. If you do a lot of image work and don't want your main hard drive cluttered with images, or if you want to back up your images onto an external drive, this is very handy.  The organizer is one major reason to move from 6.0 to 8.0. Organizing a large number of photographs is made seamless and easy with the organizer that appeared in Version 7.0. I didnt think Id need it, but I do need it and I use it. In fact, I need to get better at using the tag feature. This is very good for the increasingly difficult task of finding and retrieving older photos. 
 
  
 You get 2GB free storage online at Adobe Photoshop.com's site, so if you sign up (as is suggested in the Welcome Screen), you can have an offsite, online backup. If 2GB is not enough storage for you, you can pay for Plus membership. Plus Membership starts at around twenty bucks (at this time) and you can go from 20GBmb (about 4 hours of video storage) to 40, 100, 250 or 500GB of storage, with prices rising accordingly. There are other perks such as advanced tutorials, and some bonus art and video effects, but the main reason for upgrading from free is to obtain much more online storage.  I used some of the themes for the slide show and there are a few included, so the temptation is very strong to spring for the extra twenty bucks, get the ten-fold increase in storage (easy to fill it up) as well as the larger selection of themes. If you use Premiere, the adjunct video editing, you get increased storage for videos, and movie theme materials for ""instant movies."" I will be reviewing Premiere 8.0 separately, but you can see that if you intend to use the complete image-plus-video package, you probably will want a Plus membership. I was surprised to find out (me, the minimalist) that I did also want the upgrade. Film buffs and Youtube fanatics will want the extra storage; video takes a lot of space, and you are permitted to upload a video of up to 2GB with basic membership.
 
 
 In version 7.0, Adobe introduced a much-improved Photomerge funtion. I use this function a lot to make composite photos as well as panoramas and other interesting landscape creations and group photos. I was not happy with the previous Photomerge in versions 6.0 and prior, but I used it a lot as a shortcut to cut-and-paste multiple images to make a composite. Version 8.0 improves Photomerge and adds a very interesting and useful feature: you can combine several exposures to create the ""perfect"" digital exposure. Take one shot with flash and one without. (Yes, the no-flash shot is too dark; the flash shot is sometimes washed-out or the shadows look funny.) Using PhotomMerge Exposure, you can get a new, improved ""best-of-both-worlds"" photograph. Here's my take: if you have Version 7.0 and you do a lot of photography, this is worth the upgrade alone. 
 
 Two new editing tools, Recompose and Smart Brush, tools also are slick ways to merge and fix photos with a lot less fiddling around, or by using some smarts built into the software. For example, you can reformat a wide photograph, remove a lot of blank space and recompose it to have the figures closer together, but not distorted. I used to do this by a very involved cut-and-paste procedure, copying figures I wanted to move and covering over unsightly elements like road signs or utility poles; this is a lot faster though I still need to do some clever editing myself if a pole appears ""growing"" out of the top of a subject's head (a huge photographic boo-boo) or if there is some goofy kid mooning you or mugging a funny face in the background of the shot (I shouldn't be telling you this, but a fun way to ruin someone's vacation photograph is to sneak into the background as they compose their award-winning photo of the Eifel Tower or Mount Rushmore and cross your eyes and stick out your tongue. Kind of a human version of that intruding squirrel of internet fame.)  Using Recompose, you can remove these offensive things more easily. 
 
 There are templates to make cards, calendars, frames and other artwork. I am not into that kind of thing, but it's there for those of you who do scrapbooking, especially digital scrapbooking or who make your own birthday cards or Christmas newsletters. I used the slideshow template and I loved it. I wanted more...but the themes as I mentioned previously, are limited in the basic, included online edition. You have to spring for Plus membership to expand those selections of themes. 
 
 No major changes to the filters. Pretty much the same as Version 6.0, with the changes to controlling the interface as I mentioned before. The biggest change to filters is in the smart brushes for photographs. I have been using the filters a great deal ever since Elements was introduced, to pre-compose paintings from my digital photos. They seem pretty much the same as in earlier versions though the adjustments are now easier to manipulate in the Filter Gallery.  
 
 This question comes up all the time: is 8.0 FASTER??? I didn't notice any difference loading 8.0 and 7.0. Definitely, versions 7.0 and 8.0 are much faster to load than 6.0, at least with my computer.  
 
 Re tutorials, manuals and help; as usual, help is online content though a pamphlet on Getting Started comes with the box of software. In addition to the online content for help, there is a ""Tips and Tricks"" hyperlink in the Welcome Screen (lower right). This takes you online to a web page with tutorials. The tutorials include what's new in Version 8.0, various help for video editing (this will be covered in my review of Premiere Version 8.0.) You can search for other tutorials, and even submit your own. Tutorials have a rating on the right (one to five stars.) When you click on a particular tutorial, you will see the author, a way to favorite it for future reference, and on the right, you can add your own rating of it. 
 
 Summary:
 
 Version 8.0 has a few great new improvements over Version 7.0. It is not vastly different than 7.0 but the Recompose, PhotomMerge Exposure and some of the adjustments to the panels are advanced enough to make this a significant improvement if you like to do digital photography. It is quite different from Version 6.0 so if you have not upgraded and these features appeal to you, I think it would be well worth it to get the improved organizer and the improved tools. 	
 
 Recommendation: If you are on 6.0 or earlier versions and your PC meets the minimum requirements, do upgrade to 8.0. If you are on Version 7.0 and employ the media organization, upgrade to 8.0 
 			
  Joanna Daneman"
0,3_8_R236HDVSXGH6D1.txt,5.0,super fun easy read,"February 10, 2010",latzofpink,Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel (Hardcover),"I read the 1st book, and purchased this one yesterday, due to being snowed in in NYC I was given a full day of relaxing at home. This book is a fun, light hearted read that makes the time fly by. I am in my mid-twenties, and enjoyed this book. The writing isn't complex, but you have to take the book for what it is. If you enjoy fiction, somewhat chick-lit, you will enjoy this book. It keeps you going, and I read the entire book in about 3 hours. Cute interesting story, touching on some subjects that most girls deal with."
0,4_18_R1HSI3X8XF2U3G.txt,5.0,"Deeper, with More Impact","September 19, 2005",Michael Kretsch,The Core (Full Screen Edition) (DVD),"This movie was excellent. I had avoided it because I thought it was  as the critics said. I should have known. The cast was great and worked together well.  The premise seemed to have jumped from the airwaves of coasttocoast,  which I happen to enjoy, and the technology, well, unobtainium says it all. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, since the real raw material for it was funobtainium."
0,11_12_R10V56KEVYZP62.txt,4.0,Nice GPS,"July 11, 2010","Zhe Cui ""zuchie""",Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics),"Nice GPS, easy to use, quick responses, accurate direction and maps, but don't know how to locate a point outside the presetted city so far."
1,47_2_RR1CGE3IGLDN.txt,1.0,THE WORST MOVIE I SAW IN YEARS!,"February 7, 2010",Nicolas,Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD),"Everything is bad in this movie.....where should I start with?
 
 1-EXTREMLY LONG!...the ""climax"" of the movie is like a torture, a normal lenght will be 10 ro 15 minutes, but in this one is like 40-50!!! and all because the stupid Autobots dropped Sam 25km away from Optimus spare parts!! I mean....could they be more stupid?? They could have left him near, but NO, it was a battle field, and he was defenseless.
 
 2-TOO MUCH COMEDY - Parents, twin robots, bumblebee,fat computer nerds, conspirancy crazy guy....little decepticons....dumb giant robots.....Its amazing but the list can go on and on!!...arrogant teacher from THE OFFICE....Totally stupid! And there wasnt a single fun joke or scene between all this characters, in fact their attempts were so lame it was pathetic.
 
 3-SQUARED CHARACTERS - No need to explain, all characters are robots (including humans) all predictable, all cliche, all repetitive.
 
 4-THE CONSPIRANCY WAKO GIVING ORDERS TO THE ARMY - WTF??? Since when a civilian gives orders to the armada for using a secret weapon???
 
 5-THE FLASHBACK OF THE MACHINE - we can see how the old autobots were having their AA meetings, and lots of caveman around it..and it was all surrounded by mountains....turns out thats Egypt...ya...there are so many mountains on Egypt today.
 
 I could keep forever, but I erased from my memory most of the stupidities I saw, this are the worst that cannot be removed, and will torture me for the rest of my life."
1,45_9_R141NOWB9MB5HE.txt,5.0,For All Those Times You Wanted To Know What To Do When Your Elevator Was On The Freefall,"September 16, 2008","Flap Jackson ""Sky Is Burning, But At Least We Know We're Warm.""",The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (Worst Case Scenario) (Hardcover),"Do you feel your child is about to go into the world without all the ""necessary"" skills? Do you feel your loved one isn't adequately prepared to face life's most daunting challenges? Have you ever wondered what to do if you're stuck on a raising drawbridge? Are you so paranoid that you look for an escape to every situation? If you answered yes to any and/or all of these questions, then buy this book, NOW! This is your bible to every worst-case situation that life may throw at you, and more.
 
 But don't think this is strictly a humor book, and sure it may contain some of that, like how to escape from a costumed character/mascot, or you should escape a meeting by crawling under the table, but there's plenty of serious entries to go along. For example, if your elevator is plummeting, something I fear all the time, then you should lie flat on your stomach to distribute the force. They do go to experts for many of these entries, and although I wouldn't like to test any of them, I'm sure they're pretty useful in the situation.
 
 It's the best-of the long-time series, sure to help with most any predicament you may find yourself in. And for further reference, this edition contains a CD with ever scenario, in full, complete with a few wallpapers and screensavers for good measure. Just be warned, every scenario is in Adobe Acrobat format, which I hate since it's such a difficult program to navigate.
 
 Overall, you can't go wrong in giving this as a gift to somebody, whether you're giving it to them for practical or enjoyment purposes. I highly recommend it for any rainy day, paranoid people, or anybody who just ever wondered what to do if... well, you get the point."
1,8_12_R1FUPYGHYAG76B.txt,1.0,One of the Worst Books I've Ever Read,"June 6, 2009",ShouldaKnownBetter,Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White House (Paperback),"This was quite possibly the worst book I have ever read.  (Skimmed the last 50 pages hoping against hope to find something worth reading.  When the Library Journal review says ""Not recommended,"" believe them!  I bought this from the $1 bin at a bookstore sale, and paid too much.  I was hoping to find a look into some of the inner workings of the FBI and some good stories.  Instead, I got a 210 page diatribe on how awful ""that Clinton crowd"" and ""those Clinton people"" were.  Aldrich chose the most unprofessional way possible for an ""insider"" to complain about the lack of professionalism of the Clinton administration.  (I did at least enjoy the irony - but not quite enough to give this piece of trash even one star.)  Whining about the Clinton's Christmas decorations?!!  He also makes it clear that he knew from day one that they were all going to be bad news because some of the men had earrings and pony tails!  And one woman dressed in all black and wore black fingernail polish, so he knew she was ""unsuitable.""
 
 In this incredibly biased drivel, Aldrich manages to insult ALL Southerners, ALL liberals, ALL Democrats, ALL people in their 20's and 30's, ALL people who listen to rock music, and on and on and on.  He clearly believe that all people are homogeneous within groups that he can readily identify instantly by a few characteristics.  And he makes it clear that ALL Clinton administration people were horrible people, criminals, liars, drug users (and dealers).
 
 If you see this piece of garbage in the $1 bin, save your money!  I give this 0 stars.  The site requires at least one star, but I would give it 0."
0,6_17_RK1NRKUWZ30DC.txt,5.0,The Day After Tomorrow,"August 29, 2005",Deborah Johnson,The Day After Tomorrow (Widescreen Edition) (DVD),"Excellent movie!  Good character development, reasonable premise for the movie, and good acting. The main character's wife is a dedicated doctor who refuses to leave a patient in need and the son saving as many as possible when the worst is about to happen.  The Scottish character's comments about the question, ""Can scotch be burned in the generator?"" was great, ""....are you mad?  That's 12 year old scotch!"" and then pulls out a book to find 3 glasses hiding behind it.
 
 As of the writing of this review, there is a class 4 hurricane bearing down on New Orleans, LA and Biloxi, MS.  The idea of massive storms correcting our global warming is feasible.  The inclusion of the frozen mastodon was a nice touch!  Most everyone knows of the stories of instantly frozen mastodons with flowers in their mouths and this movie provided vivid realism of how instant freezing can occur.  My 10 year old son and my mother watched this movie.  The realism and sheer terror of the possibilities went over my son's head.  But my 77 year old mother thought it was the best movie she had seen in years.  
 
 I must say, I agree with my mom for once! The Day After Tomorrow is the best movie I have seen in a long time!"
1,21_10_R3I6Q94VABO389.txt,1.0,Loading...Boring.,"February 27, 2008",seamonkey10,Mass Effect (Video Game),"It seems half-baked.  It's a bad shooter, bad driver, and the story is blah. Where's the excitement?  Long loading times walking around exploring make it even more boring.  Cut scenes and long loading times before every battle make you want to put the game down after a few deaths.
 
 I get a spaceship!...oh wait, I just point and click on a planet : (
 
 I get a gun!...oh wait, I have to level up instead of just getting better with it : (
 
 There's something exciting I get to do in a city!...oh wait, I have to talk to him, go here, go back, go back to the first place, go back to talk to him, and go back again...Loading...wow I got 10 XP : (
 
 I realize some people like this genre, and overlook its flaws, but a game should make you want to play the game instead having to fantasize about what you think it could be.
 
 
 If I had to say good things about this game, I would say the talking system is innovative, and the idea of exploring planets and shooting the place up is intriguing, but it doesn't quite come through in this game."
1,4_11_R1S2WXJO0SIA1K.txt,1.0,I GIVE IT THE DICKENS!,"February 21, 2004","Author in the Attic ""Author in the Attic""",Great Expectations (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback),"Reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS as a 14 year old high school student in 1967 helped me acquire a clearer understanding of the concept of infinity. Eternity could never be as long as this book, which I endured to its soporific, boring end. I recommend it to hold up the end of a busted sofa!"
1,2_13_R23CV1SFGOT7Y6.txt,5.0,The greatest mistake of my life.,"May 22, 2009",Tim H.,"Howling Wolf T-Shirt by The Mountain 100% Cotton Short Sleeve fitsl Kids, Teens & Adults (Apparel)","While I understand the excitement over the Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt, Available in Various Sizes , I must politely disagree with the furor over that particular garment.  At first I agreed with the hundreds of reviews of that other shirt. It arrived in the mail, I tried it on, and my cat fought me to the death, small woodland animals prostrated themselves at my feet and offered themselves as sacrifices, and human women ovulated at the sight of me.  I was an instant fan, and I knew I would never need another wolf shirt made by The Mountain company.
 
 Then I decided I wanted a t-shirt celebrating the life and times of the musician Howlin' Wolf.  My dial-up internet connection was taking too long to load the pictures for this shirt so I ordered it based on the name alone.  When it arrived I was at first furious.  How dare The Mountain manufacture a shirt with a title that so closely resembles the name of such a legendary bluesman?  Their sheer audacity had me pondering a very sternly-worded letter to their Wolf Shirt Department, let me tell you.  But after I broke down and tried on this Howling Wolf T-shirt, all thoughts of letter-writing left me, and I never again wore the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt.  It now lies at the bottom of a mountain of detritus in my closet, never to see the light of day (or moonlight of night) again.
 
 The Howling Wolf T-shirt by The Mountain (100% Cotton Short Sleeve, fits Kids, Teens & Adults) is by far the superior t-shirt.  It is, however, not for the weak or for the superficial fan of The Mountain's wolf t-shirt line.  While the Three Wolf Moon shirt gives the viewer and wearer a sense of community, Howling Wolf T-shirt is for the true loner.  It's for the outcasts in our society, it's for every man or woman who ever looked into that vast night sky and realized nobody else was by their side to howl along with them.  The moment I donned this shirt, an overwhelming sense of angst gripped me like an existential vise.  I tore the sleeves off my jean jacket without thinking and I found myself outside the house wearing a red bandana.  My wife and children were nowhere to be found, as each time I wear this t-shirt I am transported to a world where I have no one to rely on but myself.
 
 I drove around for hours listening to the Smiths and the Cure, sobbing uncontrollably, but each tear drop was instantly absorbed by the shirt surrounding my torso and they seemed to make the image shine that much brighter.  I found myself in mountainous terrain with a few trees, very much like the biome depicted on the shirt itself.  Was it alpine?  Taiga?  I will never know for sure, but once I pulled over and stepped out of the car all thoughts of terrain descriptors vanished and I was drawn to a steep cliff overlooking a valley.  The moon shone high above, full and round, and I was suddenly aware that a change had taken me over.  I was faster, stronger, and my senses were more acute.  Don't believe the hype surrounding the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt when people claim it transformed them into wolves themselves.  I wore it and that never happened.  The Howling Wolf T-shirt, on the other hand, transmogrified me into canis lupus and I could no more stop myself from howling at that moon than I could grip a pencil (as a wolf I no longer had opposable thumbs).  
 
 Alone, I thought vaguely.  I am alone.  This world holds nothing and no one for me.  I shall forevermore walk the night on my own, killing to live.  Then, as if in answer, the moon vanished behind a cloud.  A soft voice spoke behind me.  ""You shall never walk alone.""  It all seems a bit like a Green Day lyric when I describe it here, but it was profound beyond mere words.  Standing before me was a woman cloaked in translucent white garments that revealed the feminine curves of her ample-bosomed frame.  She looked at me with benevolence and love, and suddenly I was aware that my moroseness and ennui had left me at last.  My soul flew free into the night above that valley.  We came together in an embrace for the ages, as the stars made cascading patterns, singing sweetly in voices no man will ever hear unless he wears this particular shirt, and even then perhaps only in size L.  Finally, in a moment of cosmic kismet, the moon goddess Luna whispered in my ear a lyric from Howlin' Wolf himself:  ""You know I called you darling to come back to the Wolf / But I'll be around, yes I'll be around / To see what you're puttin' down"".  
 
 With that, the light from both moon and stars winked out, and I slipped from consciousness.  I found myself lying on that rocky outcropping the next morning.  The Howling Wolf T-shirt was lying next to me along with the rest of my clothes.  Carefully avoiding any skin-to-skin contact with the garment, I carried it to the car and put it in the back seat.  Later, back at my house, I placed it safely in a Rubbermaid container (also available here on Amazon) and admired my taut frame in the mirror.  Gone were the sagging lines of middle age, the liver spots, and the fat deposits from years of abuse by eating Fudgicles and raw cookie dough when the wife was visiting her aunt in Philly.  Now I was muscular and lean, not unlike Iggy Pop if he were younger and had never ridden the white horse.  From that day on I became a better lover to my wife and a better father to my children.  I ran for City Selectman and won in a landslide despite that old conviction in the 1970s for public urination on an officer of the law.  I carry within me the spirit of the Lone Wolf, who understands that he does not need two other wolves at his side howling to the moon, but merely CHOOSES to be around others.  Anytime I need reminding of this inner strength, I don the Howling Wolf T-shirt by The Mountain and I am once again swept away on a river of sobbing, howling, the song ""Alone Again (Naturally)"" by Gilbert O'Sullivan, and finally...redemption.  The Three Wolf Moon shirt may appeal to the baser instincts of a boy's character, but once you're ready to become a Man, it's time to step up and try the Howling Wolf T-shirt 100% Cotton Short Sleeve.
 
 Also, every time I wear it I find money on the ground."
0,33_2_R3BACARFKLHWD2.txt,4.0,The dogs like it!,"July 8, 2010",Misty Stewart,"Bowser Beer Cock-a-Doodle Brew, Low Cal Beer for Dogs, 12-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 6) (Grocery)","I just bought a single bottle to see if my pups would drink it. They liked it, but it's a little pricey.  Will buy again when it's on sale. Cute product."
1,3_4_REBAMEZU2XO9B.txt,1.0,Living in a mythology,"June 6, 2007","Mark bennett ""Mark""",A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton (Hardcover),"Presidents (and those aspiring) these days cannot live as real people. Like the Gods of Greek legend, they have to live in a mythology of their own creation. A Mythology is usually created to explain what is beyond the comprehension of the normal human or to hide secrets that ""mere mortals"" must be protected from. This book presents the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton as a mythology.
 
 If your a candidate for president today, one of the requirements is a book that tells a false inspirational version of your life story. The books spin every event in the person's life to make political points or to shore up what the campaign considers weaknesses. In saying this, I'm singling out this book or Hillary Clinton. She is by far not the only candidate with a book like this out right now.
 
 The strange thing about Hillary Clinton is that almost nobody really knows her. This book doesn't help. 
 
 Bernstein follows the established baby boomer script. She was born in an imaginary world of the 1950s that showed up in educational films and the TV show ""Happy Days"". Like all Boomers, she had a bad father who we are now told was more abusive and cruel than we were told he was before. Her mother was (by the script) a good caring person. 
 
 Then she discovers the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr and the turmoil of the 1960s. Thats the script, but it never really happened that way. From other books, the more accurate picture is of the churchy ""good girl"" from the midwest whose political beliefs were rooted in an attempt to make the world better by ""good works"".
 
 The book then presents an utterly false account of life at Wellesley. The script has her flowering as a powerful woman ready to take on the world. The book captures the nostalgic view of the times, but not in any way the reality of that time. Berstein spins her up into the spokeswoman for her generation and a national figure in college but again it didn't happen that way.
 
 We are then presented with an account of her decision to move to Arkansas that again rings false. Yale Law grads that go to New York or Washington at graduation don't go there for idealism, they go there to make money. Neither is a place where she would have found a political future except as a consultant or a lobbyist.
 
 Bernstein then gives a false account of her time in Arkansas which does not deal with the realities of what that meant to her or the adjustments she had make in her life (and appearance) to enhance Bill Clinton's electability.
 
 When the scene shifts to Washington, we are given a spin version of the first two disasterous years of the Clinton presidency and a apologist version of her role in that disaster. Everything has a scripted excuse or explaination.  In terms of her qualifications to be president, her failures in 1992-1994 raise the most questions. Explaining away all the problems, as Berstein does, is not helpful. The health care initiative she ran was the biggest (and perhaps only) organization she ran in her life and reading the book its unclear if Berstein (or her) understand all of what she did wrong. 
 
 We are then presented with the usual false account of the marriage. She (and the book) play her as the victorian martyr wife tricked by the devious husband. Whatever really goes on in the marriage has never been covered accurately in my opinion by any book. False positive or false negative, what they all have in common is that they ring false.
 
 Then we have the happy ending. She is carried into the senate apparently on a wave of ""sympathy"". If you want to read about the strong-arming and backroom democratic politics that went into her senate candidacy, this isn't the book that will tell you.
 
 The book ends with the heroic sunset photo of her with her valued advisor, husband by her side, preparing to ""save"" the world by running for president. 
 
 This book is like a sappy made-for-TV movie about the life of Hillary Clinton. This is a person who cries out for a real biography but all we get is either demonization from right-wing cranks or political spin like this book. Her real life story (an honest one) would be an interesting read, but to be honest it would not serve her purpose or get her elected.
 
 It would be nice of our presidents and presidental aspirants could return to being human beings. But with presidential ""libraries"" these days resmebling temples of worship, the trend seems unlikely to go away."
1,13_14_R3GU5WINHRDTJY.txt,5.0,A little something for everyone on this disc!,"November 22, 2002",Segway Vagynna,Looking For-Best of David Hasselhoff (Audio CD),"There is little doubt now that David Husselshaft is a major force in the music business these days. I've already been a fan for many years, but an amazing thing happened recently which I have to share. The doctor said my dog Cherish had only days to live. Desperate for any sign of recovery, I played this CD in the garage for him 24/7, and not only did my dog die, but so did 2 cats and all of my plants. My neighbor came down with a rare form of stomach virus, the one causes massive cramping and explosive diarrhea. Boy did I prove that doctor wrong! The song ""Hot Shot City"" is particularly good."
0,29_13_R3RESGY9LYAL9Y.txt,5.0,Great Fridge - Free Shipping!,"December 10, 2005",Columbia Mike,"Sanyo SR-3770S Counter-High Refrigerator, Black and Stainless-Steel (Kitchen)","Ordered Monday night, FedEx got it here (Manhattan, NY) on Friday. It was shipped from Kentucky.
 
 Sanyo makes a great fridge that's a good price per cubic foot. The packaging lacked a lot of styrofoam protection and the box was a bit tattered from the shipping, but overall it's a good deal, because of the free shipping for this 50lb. plus item. My refrigerator did not arrive with any obvious damage or dents. And the stainless steel is sweet.
 
 There is an acrylic coating on the stainless steel door, and it comes wrapped in plastic from the factory, like every stainless steel appliance. The reviewer below just removed the protective plastic wrapping."
0,17_3_RVQWKNQWIPDLU.txt,5.0,Good quality product,"March 14, 2006",Giwani,Wagner Power Products 272909 Piston Repair Kit (Tools & Hardware),My original piston was broken during cleaning so I went to all local hardware and paint stores where Wagner product are sold. To my surprise no one carries the piston repair kit including Home Depot and Lowes. I ordered it from Amazon and it was the original Wagner kit. Installation was simple and now my sprayer works much better with the new spray tips that came with the kit.
0,41_11_R1EO2L1SBZA19L.txt,4.0,Perfect starter kit,"July 9, 2010",Michael Swaidan,Black & Decker PS18FDPK 18-Volt 51-Piece Project Kit (Tools & Hardware),"I just moved in to a new Condo, and this kit is perfect for basic set up and maintenance.  If you want to do a full on renovation you might want to look elsewhere though.  All the tools are good quality and work great.  Not much to say beyond that.  I rated it 4 stars due to the absence of a tape measure (not that they're hard to come by, I thought it was odd that it wasn't included) and the price.  I paid $54.99 and was satisfied, but $99 might be a bit too pricey, but certainly not outrageous."
0,22_17_R1T1U3O9NQQQVP.txt,5.0,Works wonderfully,"May 28, 2009",Bradley Tonnesen,Avenir Coil Combo Cable Locks (10mm / 6 feet) (Sports),"The bracket supplied with this lock makes attaching and detaching the lock from the bike a breeze.  
 The lock itself is easy to use:  
 -The numbers turn easily, but not too easily.
 -Changing the combo is simple and straightforward.
 -The cable stays coiled unless you uncoil it.
 -The cable is long enough to secure your bike to most anything you might need to secure it to.  
 
 If i were in the market for another cable lock, this would be at the top of my list."
0,17_14_R2FN8TQEHTZHPZ.txt,4.0,Not bad...,"June 2, 2001","""bobofbobs""",Mortal Kombat: A Novel (Paperback),"A fairly good book, but based too completely on the movie, not all that much variation. There were a few differences here and there, the fight between Sub-Zero and that guard guy, a few of Sonya's fights, and a few of the things in Johnny's Battle with Scorpion, but not much else. Being a die-hard fan of the series myself, I really enjoyed it, but I wouldn't recommend it for someone who isn't"
0,41_10_R3DP0OJY0MPDNM.txt,5.0,I Weigh Less Than A Slice of Bread,"April 11, 2010","Rev. E. Antonio Hernandez ""Rev. E. A. Hernandez""",Fantastic Mr. Fox (DVD),"It has been many moons since we laughed so hard and had so much fun watching an animated film. The Fantastic Mr. Fox, which of course I read long ago, is a most stunning and hilarious treat that I know we will watch again and again.
 
 The reviews here are splendid, so I will hone in on some points:
 
 1. Desplat has done it again with a soundtrack that kicks just right...yet he doesn't interfere with the terrific songs such as selections from Brian Wilson's ""Heroes and Villains"".
 
 2. The vocal talent here is unmatched in animated experience. George Clooney pitted against Sir Michael Gambon? Bill Murray sparring with Jason Schwartzman and Wes Anderson (who voiced as well as directed)...superb! Even the inimitable Brian Cox makes an absolutely side-splitting cameo.
 
 3. I haven't seen gripping stop-motion animation like this since the last time I saw a Russian animated film...and that was LOOOOONG ago. This is such a must-see for all children.
 
 4. Saying which, I think the substitution of the word ""cuss"" where all cuss words would normally be used is one of the most brilliant things I've ever heard.
 
 5. In case anyone misses the point, Roald Dahl, who was decades ahead of his time, meant this story to be a basic morality play about mankind's greed and seeming hatred toward animals. Yet the film also shows in the most humorous way the nature of wild animals as well. Who do you think is and ought to be the victor in this?
 
 6. Keep eyes and ears peeled for various homages and references that the kids might miss.
 
 Marvelous, and I only wish I had more stars to award it! OSCAR time for Best Animated Film feature-length!"
0,31_2_R164TZ5LGSS2A5.txt,5.0,Tasty,"February 6, 2010",My2boys8386,"Dr. McDougall's Right Foods Vegan Miso Ramen, 1.9-Ounce Cups (Pack of 6) (Grocery)","I have never tried Miso before, and thought this soup would be a good way to start....It is very good, not salty, a nice taste..I'll be buying it again in the future"
0,46_11_R2UMMY0S63V95A.txt,5.0,A Great book to teach ABC's!,"July 13, 2008",Theresa W,Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! (Board book),"I got this book because I wanted something that I could use to help teach my son his ABC's.  I bought it when he was about 15 months and immediately he enjoyed the book.  We would sing the song, read through the entire book, I'd point out the letters etc.  I find this book a very helpful starting point for learning the alphabet, a fun way!  One idea for younger toddlers, when I started we'd just read the letter and skip the other info on the page.  This way the book was more managable for my toddlers short attention span.  I have to say though, he really likes this book. Esp. when we first got it he'd literally sit down with the book and just flip through the pages.  A++"
1,16_2_R2JJF8EKQUYFVR.txt,2.0,"It looks like a guitar, sounds like a...","February 10, 2005",Travis A. S. Janeway,"Dean Playmate Mini Acoustic Guitar, 1/2-Size (Electronics)","It arived safely (packed so well it would probably survive a plane crash) but the strings were very coroded. The tuners are decent (for a very inexpensive guitar) but once tuned all cords sounded off key. Not playable if you can hear. However if deaf it might be quite fun. The plastic fingerboard, painted binding, and plastic bridge are disapointing, but when this guitar makes it to my chop shop, the bridge pins and tuners might be usefull on another gutar. If you buy it for a child, you won't have to wory about teaching them how to tune. It will make little difference."
0,17_16_R29TSO8OMUBPF7.txt,4.0,Provacative,"April 9, 2010",Jerry Pogue,How to Raise Your I.Q. by Eating Gifted Children (Paperback),An excellent read whether you want to sit and read for a long period of time or to take just a few minutes to read two or three of the essays. He has a flair for the hilarious fused with some profound thought-provoking concepts that keep you thinking about some kernels of truths about our lifestyles.
1,27_10_R1FQ1JIIVRHOYI.txt,1.0,Warranty problems...,"March 24, 2010",Terry Crock,Apple iPod touch 8 GB (2nd Generation--with iPhone OS 3.1 Software Installed) [NEWEST MODEL] (Electronics),"Same problem other people had--Apple's refusal to honor warranty.  Battery was not able to hold an acceptable charge after only a few months.
 
 Apple said it wasn't their problem, it was mine.  They said there was ""liquid contact damage"" even though they admitted the BUILT-IN ""liquid contact damage indicator"" showed NO liquid damage.  And no wonder, as there never was any ""liquid contact."" So either the (non-existent) liquid contact was at an acceptable level--or the ""liquid contact indicator"" would have detected it--or the indicator is faulty which would mean the product is faulty to begin with and it is no surprise then that the battery is faulty also, because Apple admits that even the fault indicator doesn't work!
 
 But anyway, Apple would not fix their faulty product.  No wonder they have had class action suits filed against them in the past.  Don't expect Apple to honor their warranty. If you buy one of these, you better buy the ""Square Trade"" warranty as protection against Apple not honoring their own warranty.
 
 And when they returned the iPod with the bad battery, the on/off button did not work correctly (it only works now if you push it repeatedly).  Thanks Apple.
 
 Product is fine otherwise as far as its ability to do things that it should.  They were even very helpful when we had a problem shortly after buying the product (purchased application programs disappeared).  But they want $99 to replace a battery which should be a warranty item.  Not honoring the warranty drops the rating to a one star.  I will buy a different brand of product in the future."
0,15_6_R18NVPQJVH7PI0.txt,5.0,What a great surprise!,"February 19, 2009",Word Weaver,"Toshiba 15LV506 15.6-Inch Widescreen LCD TV with Built in DVD, White (Electronics)","After looking for a small, white, kitchen TV in all the stores, and finding nothing at all that would be appropriate, I found this one on-line. After reading the mostly good reviews written for it (both the black version as well as this in white), I decided to take a chance and order it without first seeing it ""in person."" It arrived within two days, and it was terrifically simple to set up. I have obviously been living in the dark ages with the small 9"" kitchen TV it replaced. It's a perfect size for the table top, the color and sound are superior to the old one, the various features and options are fabulous to now have in the kitchen -- a variety of picture sizes, shapes, and modes (yes, ""movie"" seems the best) and even the DVD option will be useful too I bet. I like the wide screen and size in general for this small spot, and it should all look even better when they switch everything over to digital within the month and I get my adapter box. I agree, there is a few second's delay when switching channels, but that seems to be the only fault I can find and it's pretty minor to me. The red light is no problem at all and a tiny light in the kitchen at night isn't a bad thing! This has been a really pleasant surprise!"
0,35_11_R18ZG5KD8QCG3I.txt,5.0,FANTASTIC MONITOR,"September 10, 2009",Ronald Reynolds,ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black (Electronics),"I did lots of research and comparisons before selecting the ASUS VW246H. Was very worried about getting bad pixels. I chose Amazon who has the best policy. Boy was the choice great!  This monitor has no bad pixels and was perfect straight out of the box.  Can't say anything at all critical about it.  Huge!   Awesome color, clarity, contrast and detail.  Can't go wrong with this monitor or with Amazon. Free shipping to sweeten the deal."
1,50_6_R2VHNRY63VQFRG.txt,1.0,speed reader's delight,"June 12, 2003",Anthony Sanchez,Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News (Paperback),"This is a very clever book on developing speed reading.  The author disguised it as a nonfiction account of the ""liberal"" news media, but as I discovered, if you only read the pages in which the author provides verifiable facts to support his reasoning, then you can finish the book before moving from the library book shelf.  Imagine, two hundred pages in five minutes!  I almost got finger blisters turning the pages so quickly. I learned years ago in college that when reading a non-fiction book, other than, let's say, most memoirs, that if the book is without reference materials, a bibliography, or notes that allows the reader to verify the information, then the book is most likely a sham.   ""Bias"" has zero references that would allow the curious reader to independently authenticate the writer's claims.  I also did not notice at least semi-complete transcripts to allow for the writer's alleged quotes to be understood in context.  The author is strictly operating on a ""trust me"" basis.  If that's good enough for you, then I have a 70's VW to sell you (only driven once, really would I lie!).   Regardless of your political orientation, the author should desire an intelligent audience.  By stating his views as proven facts, the author violates the trust given by his audience to treat them with intellectual respect.  Another book, ""What Liberal Media?  The Truth About Bias and the News"" by Eric Alterman, actually considers the accusations of the Bias author and finds the claims lacking substance.  Sure, Alterman is a liberal, but he gives a full forty pages of references (roughly a fifth of the Bias book's total pages) to back up his claims, and to allow the reader to look for her/himself.  In sum, if you want to know who is ""Biased"" consider who is preferring to hide the information vs. who gives it to you to make up your own mind.  I don't have to agree with all of Alterman's conclusions, but at least he gives me the opportunity to judge the facts on my own."
1,15_7_R1BY0Z0ZXNOTZ4.txt,1.0,Easily the worst book I've ever read.,"June 4, 2009",HNS,"Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) (Hardcover)","`Blonde jokes', Bella talking non-stop about her incredible beauty, endless petty fighting between characters, rampant antifeminism, a disturbing anti-human sentiment, paedophilia.
 Stephenie Bella Meyer Swan is back and as self-absorbed and nasty as ever.
 
 Adjectives and adverbs are used to a laughable point. And the repetition is painful. Everyone's got `tight eyes', and Alice is always `dancing' everywhere.
 
 Meyer trots out another string of beautiful blondes to show us how undesirable they are to her heroes. Can anybody say `wish fulfilment'?!
 
 The Mormon overtones are so obvious it's frightening nobody much thinks about it. The Mormon-style baby naming of combining family names. Meyer attended Brigham Young University - a Mormon university - where they are constantly told to marry young and start reproducing; which is exactly what Bella Sue does. There's a frightening anti-abortion message: even if your spawn rips your body to shreds - kills you - you MUST fight everybody to keep it. Imprinting is essentially what Mormon `sealing' is.
 And, no doubt, Meyer pays tithings, which would mean every year the fans are sending millions of dollars to the Mormon church.
 How is it Americans were up in arms about a bit of magic in British Harry Potter books, but they're happy with paedophilia and religious propaganda in American Twilight books?
 
 We've got more `werewolves' (sorry - at the very end of the book they are suddenly `shapeshifters') falling in love with babies. But don't worry, one special baby is going to be ready for sexual duties by her seventh birthday. How romantic.
 
 The unintentionally hilarious scenes of the happy family - accompanied by paedophile Jacob - dressed to the nines, running off into the forest to guzzle on wild animals, tip this already ridiculous book even further over the edge.
 
 The appeal of the initial story was the contrast between Bella's humanity and Edward's immortality. The moment Bella wakes up a wild huntress superhero in possession of a `love shield' we lose any possible connection we could have had with her, as she divides her time between admiring her own beauty and fantasising sexually about her husband (even when covered in blood, in a ripped cocktail dress, barefoot and in the middle of a forest).
 
 And how about those deux ex machinas?! Isn't it great how every time there's a problem something miraculous pops up out of the blue to save the day? So once again none of our characters have to actually solve a problem, or - you know - do something.
 
 Additionally, I have no idea how any intelligent or sane person can remain a Twilight fan after reading about Edward EATING mutant vampire baby spawn out of his wife. Romantic it is not.
 
 This series is a disaster, but no installment so much as this final one.
 
 I hope the next tween fad makes an appearance soon. Stephenie Meyer is definitely not deserving of any more money.
 
 Avoid this ridiculously long mess."
1,42_3_RF1RV5NC65CPR.txt,5.0,Great for children!,"January 11, 2010",T. Gwin,Mighty Putty 3-Pack (Kitchen),"My children are always complaining about eating that or saying that. It get's seriously annoying and Mighty putty claims to fix leaks, so I put it to the test and now I can drive hour long car rides with little to no problem."
0,3_14_RGU3LVENXCZ07.txt,5.0,Polk Audio PSW10 Powered Subwoofer,"June 1, 2007","zinm ""Zin""","Polk Audio PSW10 10-Inch Monitor Series Powered Subwoofer (Single, Black) (Electronics)","While I was looking for sub-woofer I was comparing PSW10 and PSW404. PSW404 sounds better but for the price $110 vs. $250 at J&R I opted for PSW10. The sale representative dropped the price for me even though they still selling PSW10 for $200 here. Those of you who worry about no LFE input, that shouldn't be a problem. All you have to do is connect the sub-woofer output of the receiver to either the right or left input on the sub-woofer. And then set the variable low pass filter on the sub-woofer to the highest setting. This will set the internal low pass filter above the low pass filter frequency given by your receiver and create an LFE input. Or you may use a RCA cable to provide a connection to both inputs on the sub-woofer from the LR pre-out from the receiver. Then adjust the cross over frequency from the woofer as desired. It sounds a little louder and better for me. I bought Monster sub-woofer cable and it sounds no better than RCA cable. Try not to waste your money on this. It has 7.4 out of 10 in CNet rating and it is #6 in editor's top list for sub-woofers. I matched PSW10 with R300, RTi4, R150, CSi3 and Denon 1906 receiver. Mainly used for HDTV over the air, DVD movies and some FM. It sounds a lot better than the sub-woofer from RM6750. It carries 5 years warranty but make sure you buy from Authorize dealer. For the price I paid I am more than happy with it. I hope this helps to your decision."
1,21_14_RHDD7HERRU63S.txt,1.0,You're kidding... right?,"October 8, 2008","heart ""beadfulheart""",Barack (Hardcover),"From the book:
 
 ""For somehow his journey had led him to Trinity Church, surrounded by the people from his neighborhood including many he had helped. And there, swept up in the waves of their singing with tears on his cheeks he knew why he was there. He knew who he was, and where he belonged.""
 
 Perfect... if your aim is early indoctrination of children. Yes, young minds need fairy tales to learn to separate fact from fantasy; reading or being read to can be instrumental in learning to discern good from evil. Personally, I prefer the classics not the New Socialist Meme.
 
 And besides... I thought he 'wasn't listening' while sitting for almost 20 years in Trinity Church?
 
 Do yourself and your child a favor... find a well written children's book on George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt or Martin Luther King... or, for real 'good wins out' fantasy, save a tree and find a much loved and much read copy of Ivanhoe."
1,2_14_R6F602HSMD3F9.txt,5.0,Holiness,"April 12, 2010",Chi Chi Cockson,The Mountain Men's Power & Grace Short Sleeve Tee (Apparel),"Stumbling across this t shirt is like stumbling across the Shroud of Turin; the moment i put it on, i was healed of frequent ataxia, confusion, euphoria, headache, insomnia, vertigo agitation, anxiety, decreased cognition, detached, difficulty concentrating, dysarthria, emotional lability, hallucination, hypoesthesia, illusion, leg cramps, migraine, nervousness, paresthesia, sleeping (after daytime dosing), speech disorder, stupor, tremor abnormal gait, abnormal thinking, aggressive reaction, apathy, appetite increased, decreased libido, delusion, dementia, depersonalization, dysphasia, feeling strange, hypokinesia, hypotonia, hysteria, intoxicated feeling, manic reaction, neuralgia, neuritis, neuropathy, neurosis, panic attacks, paresis, personality disorder, somnambulism, suicide attempts, tetany, yawning."
1,28_16_RPDS2QMF2SDHG.txt,5.0,Possibly the most important discovery since Pencillin,26 May 2010,M. D. Anderiesz,A Whole New World (Audio CD),"I bought this album for my Fiancee's 25th birthday and I know she was greatly looking forward to it. However, a few days later, she suffered a brain hemmorage and was rushed to hospital. For many days she lay in a coma and I feared the worst. And then, late one night, I began playing this album to her and the moment she heard Katie Price's amazing voice her eyes began to flutter. By the end of track 3 she was sitting upright in bed, tossing her hair - and by track 5 we were making love like wild stallions. Needless to say, for both of us, this timeless and extraordinary album is little short of a miracle!
 
 PS: Since writing this review, I have learned that my fiancee DID listen to the album many weeks before and this may, in fact, have caused her brain to nearly explode. However, this has done nothing to reduce my admiration for Ms Price and I look forward to her next album - 'Songs for Cross Dressing Cage Fighters' - with great relish!"
0,48_1_R24U7H3W9F69B6.txt,5.0,Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 retail processor,"February 26, 2009",Cory Dzbinski,Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4M L2 Cache 1333MHz LGA775 Desktop Processor (Electronics),"Got one of these from Fry's in a MB/CPU combo deal.  The processor is smoking fast with software that takes advantage of all 4 cores efficiently.  Examples would be Photoshop, Vegas, Winrar, Lightwave, Nero etc.  I got it specifically for crunching high definition video in Sony Vegas and editing high res graphics in Photoshop.  The processor really makes short work of previously long processing tasks."
1,38_17_R15RZOLO957R0A.txt,5.0,Comfortable and Looks Very Good In Black,"October 22, 2007","SirGeorgeMartini ""ElDorado""",Flexees Women's One Fabulous Body II Lace Cami #77340 (Apparel),"I bought this outfit for my brother, but he doesn't wear anything in black when he works out in the gym. I was going to return it and my uncle said he's try it on.  He looks stunning in it, considering his age. My aunt got jealous and now I have to buy her one too!"
1,43_19_ROBJ73V0UOQTO.txt,1.0,Baby Call Nursery - Beeper from H@**!!!!,"August 11, 2005",J. Greene,Sony Baby Call Nursery Monitor,"I was chuckling to myself, reading all the great reviews of this product, thinking, ""do I have the same monitor?  Am I doing something wrong?"".  Then I got to the reviews at the bottom of the page in which other customers were having the same beeping problem as me.  Thank goodness!  We have the baby in a room on the same floor as us -- the monitor is maybe 15 feet away...and it beeps randomly all the time.  God forbid I move it maybe 20 feet away from the base - forget it!  I am out of range (and the monitor doesn't let me forget it - which is good - but I don't feel like I should be out of range at this distance).  Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this monitor to anyone, unless you enjoy not sleeping - not due to a baby crying, but rather your monitor beeping!"
0,276425_7_RP9E2PCL3NGTF.txt,5.0,Best gadget I ever owned !,"June 27, 2010","S. Nair ""santhosh""",HTC DROID INCREDIBLE Android Phone (Verizon Wireless) (Wireless Phone),"This is arguable with the best gadget I ever bought. Completely changed my life style.This phone is a mini-computer, camcoder, phone ,music player and offcourse wireless phone packed in a tiny capsule. HTC Sense UI on top of Android is far better than the one comes with latest iPhone4 . The sad part is , poor apple fan boys don't know that yet. Apart from the UI & usability, the feature I like most is speech recognition . This works amazingly accurate and is much faster than typing.
 I wish the battery life is bit longer. I have to charge the phone everyday."
1,32_9_R7C2P79OILQD8.txt,1.0,No Leprechauns Here...No Pot of Gold,"April 5, 2008",Fieval Years,In Rainbows (Audio CD),"0 of 69 people will find this review helpful.  To begin, I have listened to every Radiohead album.  I would call many of them masterpieces and even indulge in the Reggae Tribute to Radiohead.  But, this CD...it's self indulgent woo is me and made me realize that Thom Yorke's style served as a template for boredom in music.  I had just purchased a new stereo and thought a modern CD would be a good way to showcase the music.  I was wrong, like that $20.00 lottery ticket that loses same concept.  This is a band that you never hear anything negative about and any album they release will be praised to the heavens.  Good for them, but after buying every Radiohead cd thus far and just selling the majority of them later on..... 5 star reviews I'm not falling for them anymore.  I think perhaps this music is so ahead of its time I just don't get it.  Upon listening the music drones and the lyrics sound like teen angst high school woe is me poetry.  Radiohead you are not taking my money anymore.  I will always listen to the Talking Heads song ""Radiohead"" and think wow this song inspired a band to rip me off and keep coming back for more.  Brilliant artwork, brilliant album title but there ain't no Leprachauns or Rainbows here.  No pot of gold either.  The sublimity of Radio head though is I could say its sad that people flock to each new release by positive reviews and not give other new artists a try but, thats not radioheads fault they sell the cd for any price on their website.  The purpose of this review is if you like artists like VNV Nation, Cocorosie, Antony and the Johnsons, Sparks, Pulp, Nico, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Morrissey, T Rex...then go buy or try a different band.  Don't waste any of your money on Radiohead.  Go buy a $20.00 scratch off ticket instead then you might find yourself in a rainbow rather than this sewer of a CD.  Don't Buy it Now.  Don't even buy the mint used copy I have up for sale.  Save your money."
1,48_11_R3I77FW8GZLB6I.txt,5.0,God Bless America,"May 5, 2009",Michael Goodfriend,Wolf Flag T-shirt 100% Cotton ADULTS Short Sleeve Shirt (Apparel),"When I first saw this T-Shirt, I think I cried for at least an hour. It is possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, and I've seen the sunrise at the Grand Canyon, so I know a thing or two about beautiful things. I bought myself three of this shirt, and one for all of my family members' and friends' upcoming birthdays. All I can say is, I plan on wearing this shirt everyday, alternating between the three and doing my laundry every week or so, so that I never have to wear another shirt ever again. I was referred to this shirt by an aqquaintance, who told me how many women he picked up at Peep's, the local biker bar, with it. I can't wait to get mine!"
0,17_2_R3UI4J24642333.txt,5.0,LOve them,"March 8, 2010","mom of three ""Mel""","Pampers Baby Fresh Wipes, 720-count Box (Health and Beauty)","I love these wipes!  They aren't too thick and the odor is nice and gently.  Some of the other wipes had a strong odor, but this wipe is great.  I also love that it came with another container!  If I don't need it to replace the wipes, I use my extra containers for crayons, markers, match box cars, and legos!"
0,7_11_R3RDHSWX8DPKIO.txt,5.0,Good Value,"February 15, 2007",Bookworm,"14k White Gold, Round, Diamond Stud Earrings (1/2 cttw, J-K Color, I2-I3 Clarity) (Jewelry)","I would recommend these earrings to anyone. Yes, they are I3 clarity, which means that there are visible flaws. However, these diamonds go on your ear, not your hand, and for that reason I think that they make an excellent value for diamond earrings. The diamonds are sufficiently colorless, and I would definitely buy them again for myself or for a gift (although perhaps not for  someone who is very picky about diamonds)."
1,31_12_R20DC4GUFEH0PE.txt,5.0,One with nature. One with Ted Nugent,"July 10, 2009",austin glenn,Zubaz Pants (Apparel),"I happened upon my Zubaz at the mall in (19)95, and automatically I was overcome by a spiritual, animal connection. My soul ached and cried: I am just a man, trapped in my faded denim jeans. My animal spirit was calling me, and I knew at that moment that, for to truly be at one with nature, I must wear purple zebra print pants.
 
 When I got some, I ran into the woods with only my Zubaz and armed with a pocket knife. In solitude I sat in the woods, living and thinking like the animal, when I happened upon a wolf. There I was, both of us staring into each others eyes. We knew. We felt. We WERE.
 
 During my meditations, I started to itch. Was it poison oak? Ants? It was Cat Scratch Fever. It was the telepathic oneness with Ted Nugent. I imagined Nugent. I saw him running with the Buffalo, in Neon green Zubaz, free. He pulled out a knife, much like my own, and slit the wild beast throat. He then looked in my minds eye, and nodded to me, and disappeared  in pure white light.
 
 Thank you Zubaz, for the spiritual awakening."
0,41_3_R3CDAIRFNRI0OH.txt,2.0,The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest,"June 28, 2010",Kicker,The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Kindle Edition),The translation of this book left much to be desired in my estimation.  It was dificult to relate to the characters.
0,25_3_R2C0RZVELRHRQV.txt,5.0,"Fascinating, just fascinating...","October 19, 2005",Anyone But Hillary,Because He Could (Hardcover),"This book is readable, informative and appears to be very well-documented.  As a former apologist for Bill Clinton, I have to say that this book was a revelation to me and frankly made me a little queasy.  I can't believe that I helped put this man in office.  Morris can speak with genuine admiration about many of the positive steps, but also chronicles the dark side in a way that many of my former fellows will find hard to accept.  Despite some significant accomplishments during his administration, there was confusion, ineptitude, cronyism, lack of vision, and downright corruption. 
 I was on the one hand proud of Clinton for things like his extension of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which lifted so many low-income families out of poverty, and on the other hand absolutely enraged by the dithering and delay and lack of action in Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Bosnia, and Rwanda that contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths, thereby emboldening Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda to commit acts of mass murder on our own soil.
  
 I am left with the forlorn feeling that, with both the Clintons, there was always a lot less there than meets the eye.
 
 Allow me to apologize if you disagree with my perspective...my advisors made me write this..."
1,39_5_R3VCV8DOUR5MLZ.txt,1.0,How low  can you go.,"June 16, 2010",o'neal lane,Sh*t My Dad Says (Hardcover),"My My! How clever and original, my Dad dispenses bathroom wisdom with a lot of foul language, It's just the funniest thing, It's so original and new! If you enjoy hanging out in the restroom at interstate rest areas, bars or gas stations you will love this book!
 
 It is touted as a family and fatherhood book of wisdom and humor, any accidental pearl of wisdom contained therein is nullified by the base and gross view of life and women in particular. If you did not get enough of junior high humor, then buy this book. The fact that it is a bestseller is an indicator that our civil and social culture is rapidly spiraling down the drain.  Would you talk to your children in this way? Would you want your children's teachers taking to them in this way? Even sadder still, the cover says it will be adapted for television.
 
 I was asked to review this book for a library.  I read a few pages and thats all it took. Thank God I was not required to buy it. Read something that will elevate your mind, it ain't this book!"
1,51_11_RDE863F3T8TOT.txt,1.0,Liberals are Nazis?  When did this happen?,"November 21, 2006","D. Neal ""Rogue Pencil""",Godless: The Church of Liberalism (Hardcover),"What staggering chain reaction of catastrophes allowed Ann Coulter to command a pencil? 
 
 Clearly, an ego as huge and wantonly abrasive as hers belongs on daytime TV or talk radio.  She's ignorant, arrogant, and utterly vicious.  It hurts the conservatives to have someone like this on their side.
 
 This book should have been called ""Who Needs Facts?""  There isn't a single fact in this book.  I repeat, NOT ONE SINGLE FACT.  Coming up with moderately clever ways of stretching any viewpoint other than her own into an artless caricature of itself, then smugly and ruthlessly slamming everyone who holds that viewpoint, is much more fun (and more satisfying) than doing research.  Coulter doesn't need facts.  After all, if anyone asks her why liberals are evil, she can just tell them it's because God said so.
 
 Let me assert that I am not a liberal only here to take potshots at a well-known conservative.  I am in the middle of the political road.  My view is that both extremes are usually wrong.  As an example, one of the guys in my workplace is the stereotypical angry young liberal: loud, opinionated, arrogant, abrasive, and ready to lay every problem in the civilized world at the feet of our current conservative President, GW Bush.  Obviously, there are things wrong out there that have nothing to do with President Bush, but you just can't tell this guy that.  As far as he's concerned, conservatives have ruined this country.
 
 Ann Coulter is the same thing only backwards.  She would have you believe all liberals are boorish, unshaven, tree-hugging hooligans. They bathe in the blood of murdered babies. They want everyone else to have to bathe in the blood of murdered babies. They only stop short of international terrorism because they lack the ability to organize.  You think I'm exaggerating?  I'm not.  Coulter says things about liberals that I wouldn't say about Nazis (a group which, incidentally, she compares liberals to in several places).  This book entwines ignorance, invective, and outright fabrication into a wretched, half-congealed mess, and then presents it as ""the truth"".  It's not her ignorance that offends me.  It's her smug sense of superiority I can't stand.  I read a lot: I've got three large bookcases, all full, and this is the worst excuse for a book I can remember ever reading.  
 
 If you:
 are a hardcore conservative;
 are a hardcore Christian;
 are a fan of opinion in its most distilled and rarefied form;
 have a room-temperature IQ;
 
 then this is your book.  
 
 Everyone else, stay away."
0,13_18_RZE5WDWSNQ65L.txt,1.0,Don't waste your time,"July 7, 2010",A Customer,Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel (Kindle Edition),Yikes! I loved all the other books in the series but this one was horrible! Sorry I stood in line to have her sign this book.
0,11_17_R1YWCZBGFUSUD.txt,5.0,It's what my dentist and periodontist say that matters,"January 22, 2007",John L. Patterson,"Philips Sonicare Elite (E-Series) Replacement Brush Head, Compact (2-Pack) (Health and Beauty)","For 40 years I have had periodontal problems (gums receding). Recently I had to have surgery for the problem. At the same time both my dentist and periodontist suggested that I use the Sonicare tooth brush. I did and that has made all the difference in the world. In my last two visits to the periodontist, both complimented how much improvement I had made with my gums. Both encouraged me to do whatever I have been doing-which was brush with the Sonicare brushes. I find for myself that the compact brush head allows me to better reach all parts of my mouth."
0,36_11_R2C2UY01XY52S.txt,5.0,Please add your vote for the DVD - here's why ...,"April 3, 2003",Ivonna,Robin Hood - Men in Tights (DVD),"This movie is so funny - it has situational comedy, parodies, word play, melodrama, etc..  My husband and I laughed out loud for most scenes and smiled through the rest.  The comedic talents of the actors are wonderful - their facial expressions were perfect.  The comedy is witty enough that this movie will hold up to multiple repeat viewings.  I would recommend also seeing the Kevin Costner version of Robin Hood first to appreciate the movie more, but it is not essential - Mel Brooks pokes fun enough at real life incidents.   I do know that some people may find this movie offensive (some friends of ours did).  However, in defense of Mel Brooks, he doesn't appear to be advocating any particular lifestyles, just using them as fodder for hopefully the amusement of all.  Parents might want to screen this movie first, as there is a chastity belt, a lustful ""cook-witch"", and some prisoners give the prison warden the bird.  That said, most of the movie doesn't offend (I don't want to give away too many jokes, but I do want you to cast your vote for the DVD - there are plenty of jokes like Little John falling into two inch deep water and needing to be rescued).  In these times of uncertainty, we need good belly laughs, and this movie provides that."
0,44_11_R1WJOMAHU2M6J1.txt,5.0,Voice recognition is a must-have for GPS!,"May 19, 2009",Robert Schroeder,Garmin nuvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition (Electronics),"I bought the 855 as an upgrade to my StreetPilot C550.  I was reluctant to buy it, based on the less-than-stellar reviews on here, but after using it for a week, I have no complaints at all.  Maybe that's due to the fact that I'm upgrading from the ancient 550, and not the 7X5 series.  The other reviewers are right, the on/off switch can be awkward, and you need a fingernail to push it over to the left.  But that is such a minor complaint, in my opinion.  Also, some people say they like the smoother refresh that the 7X5 series has, and this is more jerky, as you move along your route.  Well, you're not supposed to be watching it when you're driving anyway.  Oh, and it only has 500 waypoints, compared to 1000 on other models.  I'll be lucky if I use 100.
 
 What makes this GPS so remarkable is the voice recognition!  I feel like I'm using Star Trek technology.  It rarely has any problem understanding what I tell it.  Hands free GPS navigation!  I never have to pull over to type a new destination (or try to do it while driving).  I can't imagine any of the minor complaints offsetting the awesomeness of the voice recognition.  Now that it's available, I wouldn't have a GPS unit without it.  If your budget allows for a voice recognition GPS with 1000 waypoints, an improved on/off switch, and smoother screen refresh, then by all means get that one.  But if you're looking to spend about $300, and want voice recognition, do not hesitate to buy the 855.  I wouldn't exchange it for a non-voice recognition unit that has those features that this one lacks."
0,39_14_R1WUUX3C7KTO8S.txt,5.0,I LOVE IT !!   IT WORKS !!!,"September 19, 2008",Paul B.,Repel HG-406T Lemon Eucalyptus 4-Ounce Insect Repellent Pump Spray (Lawn & Patio),"I LOVE THIS STUFF !!!
 Its got a great lemon smell and it spreads easily, like baby oil. It's not greasy like ""skin so soft"" and it's natural. I never did like the smell of DEET and I always wondered what the unnatural chemicals were doing to my skin.
 
 The most important thing is IT WORKS !!!  Even after 100s of ticks are crawling and biting, one squirt and they die. I use one squirt per ear and mosquitoes stay away from my head. I oil up my arms and legs then I head off in to the bush without fear of bug bites. I spray it on any scratches because I have found that it makes a great disinfectant and wound dressing with very little sting. It's a must for any med kit.
 
 Warning: if you get it in your eyes it will sting for a few seconds until your tears dilutes the oils. It's flavor is NOT lemony.
 
 I'm 38 and I love being, and working, in the woods and brush. This is the best repellent I have found. I'm glad Amazon has it."
0,46_13_R3THOUGGAKFKZA.txt,1.0,"eMedia may make good software, but the guitar is lacking","January 4, 2010",Ryan Gelinas,eMedia Essential Guitar Pack (Electronics),"I had wanted to learn to play the guitar after many failed attempts over the years.  This came up as a gold box deal, so I thought what the heck and ordered it, as I had seen many positive reviews of the eMedia software.  I received the package and it was *very* light.  I opened it up and laughed as it looked like a kids toy.  I decided that I better not waste my money and returned this kit and to go ahead and invest in a decent starter instrument (I bought a Seagull Coastline S6 Burst GT Guitar ).  I may go ahead and buy the standalone eMedia Guitar Method disc, but for now, I'm doing fine with the free lessons [...]"
0,45_13_R2ZKKPC9XS0D61.txt,4.0,perfect phone for me!,"November 8, 2009",Fraggle Lite,Samsung Moment M900 Android Phone (Sprint) (Wireless Phone),"*updated review at bottom*
 
 original review:
 So I bought this phone via sprint when it came out, should've waited for amazon, would've saved me about 75 dollars. ANYHOO! I love this phone!
 
 Pros:
 -All the apps, music capabilities, etc that the iphone has
 -Decent sound quality (I hear everyone crystal clear)
 -Touchscreen everything but you can use the optical mouse and slide out keyboard (which I love)
 -Extremely intuitive. I only had to refer to the manual once so far (had it about a week now) and that was to take the battery cover off (which I never ended up getting to in the book because I slid it off).
 -Decent battery life 
 -regular headphones work with it
 
 Cons:
 - it's supposed to be 5.5 hours of talk time, but if you talk on it for 2 hours straight while playing games online (on the phone), it tends to be a bit shorter! So battery life took a star. Also regular usage gets it only 9 or 10 hours before you want to charge to be on the safe side.
 - If you put a pattern lock (have to draw a specific design/connect dots) on the phone to prevent it from doing things by accident via touch screen, it has a one-touch EMERGENCY DIAL button always present when you unlock the phone to use it. Which routes directly to your county 911. And if you realize it too late and hang up quickly the 911 operator calls you back to make sure you're ok. Which is a good idea but horrible if you're half asleep and grab the phone to check a text message.
 
 I'll update if I find anything new awesome and or horribly bad with it.
 
 But it's perfect for me. So I definately recommend.
 
 **update November 27, 2009**
 
 So I've had this phone almost a month now and still in love with it. I did have a problem with the speaker phone not working (I could hear everyone crystal clear, but I was fading in and out even if I was not moving in a silent room with no background noise. Yes, I made someone help me test this before I officially concluded it WAS my phone afterall). I took it back to the Sprint Store I got it from (a few blocks from me) and they replaced it that day no charge at all (it has a 30 day unlimited warranty. This was about a week after I got the phone).
 
 I've come to terms with the battery life issue after consulting with someone who has a g1 and has the same low battery problems. So it lasts me about 5-8 hours a day (usually tons of texting involved and applications being played) before it gives me the low battery (15% remaining) warning. Then I come home and stick it on the charger or just let it be until I know I can dedicate 3-4 hours to charging this baby up. (It did however last me from 1pm yesterday afternoon to 8am this morning with moderate texting and phone usage only before dying. Was able to make a phone call immediately once it was attached to the charger though).
 
 I still believe is the perfect phone for me of all out there on the market (and yes, I played with the Droid but hate the keyboard). It is sluggish to touch sometimes, double tapping the screen to ""wake it up"" during a phone call can inadvertantly lead to hanging up sometimes, and when you're typing very fast it doesn't always imput it right away or will get backed up on a few letters. I've been using it as an mp3 player and hooking it to my car speakers while driving. It can charge AND play music at the same time. Some applications and games ARE more draining then others though, but you can generally figure out which ones.
 
 It's still, in my opionion, an all around wonderful phone.
 
 ***UPDATE *JULY 15, 2010* ***
 So still have the same actual phone as I did last time update, it's gone through 2 sprint updates needed to be done in store. So some changes to original review needed! The updates have fixed the issues of super short battery life (extremely high android/internet usage for a 16 hour period before needing a charge and otherwise normal usage (frequent but not high texting, somewhat high internet usage) will last the day (8am to 3am, so 29 hours roughly). Updates also fixed (apparently) the speakerphone issue and the mute button issue and the issue of hanging up accidently while trying to wake screen up during phone call. 
 
 The android has been updated to 2.2 (or 2.1, double check on that. HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ONE OF THOSE THOUGH!). 
 
 Touch screen occasionally will be taken over by ghosts (not really often, but enough to be mentioned), but I think that has more to do with the screen covers I put on there. 
 
 The camera and video features now have zoom! Not a very BIG zoom, but a zoom nonetheless.
 
 Still love the phone, still recommend! :-)"
0,8_15_RE73KZZJKCF6I.txt,5.0,You'll have no trouble seeing this one!,"December 2, 2009",C. D. Hess,TomTom  XXL 540S 5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics),"I have owned several GPS units, including models from Garmin and Navman. I upgraded to this model from the TomTom 140S. This model has twice the screen size. The screen is brighter, and the sound is louder and fuller. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Routing is excellent. The Points of Interest database is huge. Advanced lane guidance is very helpful. The large screen makes data input easier. Like all TomToms, you can configure it to your liking. 
 
 The only negative is that battery life is reduced because of the larger, brighter screen."
1,8_9_RP3G854HSUU3U.txt,5.0,I'VE FOUND THE LIGHT WITH MY CAPS LOCK KEY,"March 12, 2009",G. Foster,Birth Control is Sinful in the Christian Marriages and also Robbing God of Priesthood Children!! (Paperback),"WHENEVER I ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE CAPS LOCK KEY IN THE PAST, A LITTLE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT LIGHT WAS JESUS TRYING TO GET AT MY BRAIN. BUT ONCE I LET HIM IN AND BURNED ALL MY BOOKS AND CONDOMS, I REALIZED THAT THE ONLY CHRISTIAN WAY TO WRITE IS IN ALL CAPS. OTHERWISE THE HOLY SPIRIT WON'T GET ACROSS TO ANYBODY!
 
 THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK BUT MY BOOKSHELF IS A BIT SPARSE AS AFTER READING IT I BURNED ALL MY OTHER BOOKS, INCLUDING THE BIBLES AS THEY WERE WRITTEN PARTIALLY IN LOWERCASE LETTERS, OR AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM, THE DEVIL'S RUNES. CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND ME A GOOD ALLCAPS BIBLE?"
0,20_14_RKN6H3IRB2JVM.txt,5.0,"Small, solid unit with a brilliant image","August 19, 2008",C. Curtis,Optoma EP727 XGA 2200-Lumens DLP Multimedia Data Projector (Electronics),"The Optoma EP727 projector was much smaller than we expected, and very lightweight, but it didn't feel flimsy at all, just solid and well-built.
 
 We bought this to use for a theatre show. The set largely consisted of slides projected onto a backdrop, and we were worried about having the slides bright and sharp, despite the long throw and the bright stage lights illuminating the actors. No trouble - this was great! We fastened the projector up on the lighting bar, and strung a 50' VGA cable up, over, and down to the controlling computer (an old G3 Apple iBook). It worked flawlessly. We were not certain the remote would work from that distance (the projector was 20' in the air) but we had no problem turning the machine on and off remotely. The keystoning feature was very useful, since we were projecting from well above the stage. 
 
 The projector had no trouble with long 'on' times. It was on continuously for about 5 hours during the dress rehersal, and for about 2 hours for each performance. I was really impressed when it recovered without a hiccup when we triggered a circuit breaker and the power went out. That happened twice; once during rehersal and once during a performance. 
 
 In fact, the only complaint I have at all is that the projector boots while projecting the name ""Optoma"", then hunts for the computer signal. If it weren't for that, I'm sure the audience would not have noticed when the circuit blew during the performance (it was during a transition in the play, and a blackout might have been appropriate). As it was, it only took a minute or so to get fully operational again. 
 
 We did not use the DVI input for this show, but I tried it with my home computer (which has a DVI video out) and the projector image looked especially sharp. 
 
 Basically, I love it."
0,1_11_R2CPP1CS7SIA4A.txt,5.0,Happy with Purchase,"June 14, 2010",Rick Jamison,Wii with Wii Sports Resort - Black (Video Game),"When we first decided to buy a Wii, I didn't realize that there is more to it than that. White or black? How many remotes? What is Wii Fit? Is it the balance board, the software, what?
 
 After reading a handful of reviews, I decided that this configuration was the way to go -- and I still believe I was correct (not always the case). The black box fits nicely with our other TV components. The Wii Resort software that comes with the package is so cool as a starter set that I haven't felt the need to purchase other software (yet). 
 
 One game in particular has been the source of many hours of fun: Island Flyover. Why? Because it was easy to learn (I'm 55) yet well designed enough to keep me engaged looking for landmarks, white balloons to shoot, etc. Hey, is anyone aware of any other games like this one? If not, somebody should design one or more. I'd buy them!"
1,2_4_R1VBE1OYWCK92V.txt,1.0,Fun At First....But Due to Bad Gimmick....Gets Old Fast,"November 12, 2009",Siklootd,Wii (Video Game),"The Nintendo Wii has been stated by many to have revolutionized gaming as we know it.  A drastically deep claim to make in such a powerful entertainment medium that revolves around technology.  A claim, that I believed as well.  The idea of playing games with motions is intriguing, enticing, and exciting, something that many use as a decision maker when it comes time to purchase a console.  I was one of the many people who waited in line all night November 18, 2006 for the Nintendo Wii.  
 
 After taking it home that first morning, I was dying from anticipation of playing the newest console made by Nintendo.  I opened the console, I liked what I saw.  The Wii Menu is unique, and is a great way to navigate the console.  The menu displays the contents of the Wii's internal hard-drive, displaying items such as downloaded games, and new channels that may have been purchased.  Navigating the menu requires the usage of the sensor bar and pointing the Wii Remote at the screen to choose the desired channel.  
 
 The games feel unique at first, requiring motions to control on screen avatars within the games.  However, as time goes by, the feeling of revolution is replaced with tedium.  After a few hours of gameplay it becomes obvious that button presses of the past have simply been replaced with simple gestures that do not represent the actual on screen action.  For example: in past games in order to attack you may have been required to press ""A"" but the Wii replaces this with a simple ""shake"" of the controller.  It doesn't even matter as to which direction the controller is shaken in either, seeing as the gesture will not match the onscreen motions.  The majority of the games on the Wii really only use five different gestures, simply recycled over and over again.  These gestures include: shake controller left, shake controller right, shake controller up, shake controller down, and thrust controller forward.  These gestures do not actually allow the gamer to feel immersed in the game, since these gestures are no different than button pressing.  The added drawback of these motions is the inaccuracy of the detection of them as well.  
 
 Where I started to lose faith in the Wii was after picking up some hardcore games for the console.  I began by purchasing Resident Evil 4, Okami, Madworld, No More Heroes, Mortal Kombat Armageddon, Dragonball Z Tenkaichi 2 and 3, Twilight Princess, and more.  I started to realize that with these games, precision is an absolute must.  However, the Wii remote's motion controller actually takes away from the precision due to the poor detection skills of the controller.  This results in lag, delayed moves, incorrect moves, and more.  In several of these games, I found myself repeating missions and levels simply due to the fact that the Wiimote would make my on screen character perform the wrong moves.  For example:  in Twilight Princess, the shield bash is done by pushing the nunchuk forward, however, sometimes this registered as the nunchuk being moved to the side which corresponds with a spin attack.  Similar scenarios began to play out with all of the Wii games I purchased.  Every game began to get more frustrating and I began to play my Playstation 3 more and more.  Finally, I came to a conclusion, traditional controls just work better for playing games, period.  
 
 The graphics of the Wii are fine, in my opinion, despite the lack of HD.  Graphics alone do not make a game fun, and that is why I continue to play PSOne and Nintendo 64 games to this day.  However, the unresponsive controller gestures of the Wii are enough to turn me away from the console.  I'm still hoping that Microsoft and Sony don't try to follow Nintendo too much with motion control gameplay seeing as it actually makes games more difficult and frustrating to play.  If you're a gamer looking for a console with great games, is a lot of fun, and can be played for hours on end with full precision and control, don't go with the Wii.  You can't go wrong with either a PS3 or a 360 though, both offer a wide variety of games in every genre and both respond the way you tell them to.  The Wii may have enough perks to attract you if you stick to games such as Super Smash Bros Brawl, Guilty Gear and other games that allow the option of playing with either a classic remote or a GameCube controller, but not enough games give players this option.  Also, if you're not looking for games that contain in depth controls, than perhaps you will do just fine with the Wii.  The Wii has its ups, and its downs, but for me personally, it has been a disappointment."
0,38_12_R3N39B3VBKZ8G9.txt,5.0,Passionate about Passion,"November 18, 2006",Kris Elliott,Passion (Mass Market Paperback),"This is one of my top 10 favorite books EVER!  From their first amazingly hot encounter to the heart-wrenching conclusion I was hooked.  Regardless of the graphic nature of their sexual encounters and the explicit language, Lisa Valdez has written a compelling and well plotted story.  I appreciate that the author has revealed that the sex scenes are actually integral, and metaphorical, to the character's needs and their relationship with each other.  Mark, the Earl of Langley, has never been embraced or loved deeply by another woman and Passion is unfulfilled/unfilled--and both find their needs truly met in each other.  Understanding this may help a more reticent reader move beyond the shocking beginning and into the dynamic storyline that is alternately tragic and triumphant.  Readers may need to keep a box of tissues nearby during the last third of the novel. :)"
0,4_8_R3BHZEEVCCS1ER.txt,5.0,Best haggis I've had in the US,"September 6, 2007","Scott Galloway ""Scott Galloway""",Traditional Scottish Haggis (Pack of 2) (Misc.),Back home in Scotland I ate haggis at least twice a week and it's been a major craving for the 8 months I've lived in the US. This isn't that similar to tinned haggis in Scotland; mainly the texture of tinned haggis back home is finer and drier than this...but it is fairly close to the 'real' haggis in a skin and is spiced just perfectly. I think preparation counts for a lot with this haggis and I dry fry it in a pan whilst stirring it until it just starts to brown as I think that improves the texture. All in all it's great with a baked potato or just for fellow Scots missing a taste of home. If you haven't tried haggis then this is a great example of how good it is...and it really is like nothing else!
0,28_10_R3TOQXRSYSFUN.txt,1.0,Horrible,"March 14, 2006","V G ""Vonnie""",Beloved (Paperback),"I can't believe someone would actually want to read about some the grotesque & obscene gestures going on throughout the book. I found it not only confusing with the way the author jumped around form event to event, but down right salacious in content & depressing as well. In my opinion reading is suppose to be either an adventure that takes you out of the ordinary life, or informative. This was just down right excess jibber jabber. It was overboard & weird! 
 No thank you... I will not read another book by this author again anytime soon!"
0,51_17_R2V33BCK8Q38EH.txt,5.0,RIP LOST,"May 26, 2010",Steve,Lost: The Complete Sixth and Final Season [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray),"I can't believe its over :( Im not going to go into specifics of my interpretation of the show or why I liked or disliked the ending..I could ramble on all day about that, but for those who complain about all the answers not being revealed, I think we forget why we loved this show in the first place. So many of us stuck with this show for 6 years from day one, and will always hold a special place in our hearts ... It would have been impossible to end something like that with everyone satisfied. It may be ""over"" but I know at least for me, I'll be thinking about this show for a lifetime."
0,39_15_R19CVPW9QGXF8W.txt,5.0,Must have cleaner,"December 30, 2005",S. Pinchard,Monster TV CLNKIT Alcohol-Free ScreenClean Kit [Traditional Packaging] (Electronics),"This product works better than any other cleaning method I have used. The cleaning fluid is of high quality but the real gem is the microfiber cleaning cloth that is included. By using this system all of your displays will be crystal clean all the time. I tried it on plasma, LCD & even my camera lcd display & they never looked better. Highly recommended product for keeping very expensive displays looking great."
1,26_19_RJTCH57AEFCLH.txt,1.0,A MISERABLE AND DEPRESSING PIECE OF WORK.,"March 25, 2010","JOJO DANCER ""TOKYO JO""",Brooklyn's Finest (DVD),This movie has no redeeming or inspiring quality. It is just a two hour marathon of depression. If you want to spoil your evening and experience depression this will do it. All you see is the disgusting side of things. Nothing good.
0,9_17_R3GCGZ7TN24OYC.txt,5.0,Great product for the money!,"February 25, 2008","Ed Seto ""The4thDoctor""",Tungsten Carbide 8 mm (5/16 in.) High Polished Comfort Fit Domed Wedding Band Ring size 8 1/2 (Jewelry),The ring is nice and heavy.  Have been wearing if for almost a month and still not a scratch!
1,38_11_R3NUFQ1YR73NQA.txt,1.0,A Killer of a Book...,"October 14, 2007","Laur-a-pa-ho ""LJB""",Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats (Paperback),"If you are in to homeopathy and want to use such toxins as Poison ivy and belladonna on your beloved pet, then this book is for you.  Mine is in the trash can."
1,4_8_R49M9BP0P6Y3U.txt,5.0,Pleasantly Surprised,"September 13, 2008",Jared W. Porter,Traditional Scottish Haggis (Pack of 2) (Misc.),"I need to start off by saying this stuff is amazing! When a person is first given the list of ingredients for haggis, the stomach may turn a little. Being an adventurous food taster, I had to try it. Popping the can the contents appear to be similar to dog food. Once you mash it up and heat it in the microwave, the haggis transforms into a bowl of steamy goodness. Who would've thought that a conglomeration of sheep's hearts, lungs, and liver mixed with oats could taste so good? I definitley didn't. I was pleasantly surprised how the flavors meld into such a magnificent dish. Anyone in the states who is turned of by either the ingredients or shipping cost, should reconsider and give this stuff a whirl. (especially if you enjoy beef liver or chicken livers) This product is worth the price. I will be picking up this stuff many more times."
0,15_13_R3K27N6BPGID7J.txt,2.0,Error #69,"June 13, 2010","Erik J. Freed ""Bass Boy""",Denon AKDL1 Dedicated Link Cable (Electronics),I hooked up a laptop to my router using this cable and I get this 'error 69 unable to couple with peer' message. I seem to remember that from my days programming DEC mini-computers but I don't remember what caused it or what to do about it.
1,37_13_R2JGB93G0HYWUZ.txt,1.0,Very low quality.  Very loud.,"April 12, 2009",Jay D. Anderson,Campbell Hausfeld FP2028 1-Gallon Oil-Free Pancake Air Compressor with Accessory Kit (Tools & Hardware),"I bought this air compressor to use for airbrushing.  I need 20-40 psi and less than 1 cfm.  This compressor will generate 100 psi.  Here is the funny part...  the instruction sheet says for break-in you should turn the regulator valve clockwise all the way and leave it open (no hose, etc) and run for 5 minutes before using.  Fair enough.  No regulator... no valve... the think runs 100 psi and just splills that out into what ever you hook up to it.  You would have to add a regulator to it.  The other joke... it was so incredibly loud it was louder than my 6 HP 60 gallon upright compressor in my garage!!!  Ran it in my basement with the doors and windows shut and my wife was concerned the neigbors Easter dinner would be unejoyable in their homes in the neibhorhood around the house.  The noise was incredible...  I would say equivalent to a Jet air craft taking off in close proximity in terms of decibles.  I have been exposed to two of Campbell Hausfeld's compressors... both were the worst pieces of engineering garbage I have ever seen.   No reflection on Amazon please."
0,49_15_R2VD71YL4KEDCG.txt,1.0,Why did i waste my time on this book!!!!,"April 27, 2010","Sarvinder Kaur ""Binny""",In the Woods (Kindle Edition),"Wish I can get my weekend back. It builds up your interest initially and then drags and to top it all a worst ending.
 No idea what was author trying to say, as characters were not fully developed and a bad bad bad ending. Thank God I just bought one book of Tana French."
0,28_12_R194JC1SB0VJM5.txt,4.0,"For now, this is the best the US has","January 31, 2009",Michael J. Pennachio,SanDisk 16 GB Class 2 microSDHC Flash Memory Card SDSDQ-016G (Bulk Packaging) (Electronics),"This micro SDHC card is the best in the US market. Samsung has developed a 32GB one but it is only available in Asia at the time of this writing. With that said, this is a good card. I bought it for my Blackberry Curve 8300. If you are going to use it for a Blackberry, make sure that you have the Blackberry OS 4.5 or later as it will not read the whole 16GB if you do not.
 
 Even though this is a Class 2 card (the 16GB Class 4's, like the 32GB cards, are only available in Asia right now), it reads and writes fairly quickly. The card is fast enough to record and play videos on my Curve, and saving a couple minute video after shooting it literally takes seconds to write.
 
 I have two minor gripes about this card, and they aren't that bad. One is the price. You can get an 8GB card for less than half of the price of this one. However, it is still ""new"" so that's the penalty for being an early adopter.
 
 The other gripe I have is that with the Samsung reader (see the bundle Amazon sells with this card) will NOT format this card in anything other than FAT32. Now the Curve can't understand NTFS, so for me it's not a big deal, but for someone who may want to use this as take away storage, just be aware of that.
 
 Other than that, I think this card is great. Also please note this card DOES come with an SD adapter. Don't let the Bulk Packaging fool you. If you have an SD card reader, you will not have to go out and buy a separate card reader for this. Save yourself the 5 bucks if you can. I hope this review was helpful."
1,14_1_R1MEA9N3D7643N.txt,1.0,Worse than Twilight! Spoilers,"July 7, 2010","Kathleen Johnson ""Pooky""",The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Special Edition) (DVD),"I was expecting this to be way better than Twilight because I heard there was way more action. Guess what I bailed out an hour and 30 minutes in. ITs way more dull and boring than Twilight. Theres still no plot, Bella is a b****, and theres still no true conflict. She ends up getting everything she wants at the end of the series anyway including a perfect family with no troubles at 18. OMG shocking isn't it!
 
  I'm serious Bella p***es me off. I have never watched a movie with a main character so detestable. She basically goes into a canatonic state when Edward leaves her and the segment showing how deep her depression is was just ridiculus. She just sits in a chair with the same d*** clothes on for months because a vampire boy she knew for only a week or so leaves town. All of a sudden she loses the will to live and purposely puts herself in danger just to see hallucinations of him. I was actually hoping she would die just so this story would end. But saddly that doesn't happen.
 
  Then theres Jacob. I actually think Bella would have been better off with Jacob because he seems to have more personallity than Edward who don't know WTF he wants. Plus I think Jacob is better looking too. Hes brown, buff, got long hair, and Edward just sparkle. I don't know what girls see in Edward. Hes just too pale and isn't that good looking. i've seen better looking guys on the big screen. Plus her relationship with Jacob seemed more normal even as friends while her relationship with Edward has no chemistry whatsoever. Other than this I didn't care about any of the characters and was completely bored. 
 
  The so called action scenes in this movie...STILL BORING! I wasn't impressed at all with it. The werewolves also looked ridiculus. The CG was terrible. I know peaple argue that thier shapeshifters and not wolves, but why are they usually referred to as werewolves! The werewolves are also kind of strange. From what I've seen most of them are males and they walk around most of the time with thier shirts off in the woods. ~sings~ FAAAANNNNNSEEEERRVVVICCES! For the ladies. LOL. As an 18 year old woman I won't complain too much about that, but its still strange. I also noticed that they make Jacobs transition into a werewolf sound like hes coming out the closet or something. That shows how bad the dialogue is.
  
  Did this really need to be 2 hours! I have to give this movie credit though. I like that they got rid of most of that blue look and the cinemagraphy was way better. There were also moment that made me laugh so hard because of how insane they were. One being an example is there is one scene where there at a birthday party and somehow Bella being the clumsy b**** she is cuts herself with wrapping paper (I don't know how thats possible) and one of the vampires go crazy and tries to attack her. Sounds interesting right? Well Edward being the loving boyfriend he is protects her by pushing her into a glass table adding more injury. LMAO! He couldn't just push the attacking vamp away?! He could've just restrain him! But noo! He just pushes her into a case making the situation worse. LOL
 
  The problem I have is that this is just a bad story that seems to go nowhere.  The romance mostly stems from the nition that Edward and Bella are a perfect couple, but its just boring. Theres no true climax either. What angers me the most is that so much more could have been done to make this series so much better. The story contradicts itself so much too. I'm baffled as to how anyone can love this series so much. Oh well its target audience is house wives and 14 year old girls. Maybe they see something in it I will never understand."
0,28_5_R29UD1SZJMHWBT.txt,4.0,Exceeded my expectations,"January 3, 2010","Thomas J. Valletta ""Motattellav""",Samsung Mythic a897 Phone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone),"I was really hesitant to buy this phone due to the conflicting reviews I read from various sources.  I wanted to replace my Samsung Eternity, which I really loved, but as time went on I found that not having voice dial was a real annoyance, making my blue tooth headset virtually useless.  Then again, I didn't like the idea of giving up a speedier interface. I made my decision. After getting the Mythic, I'm happy to announce that all my reservations were put to rest.  This phone is everything the Eternity was, except that everything I felt that needed improvement was realized in the Mythic. No regrets here! My major complaint is that Samsung's New PC Studio no longer provides support for backing up your address book, or your calendar events. I'm sure this has more than a little to do with at&t's desire to charge you $3.00 per month to do this for you (address book only).  You may want to think twice about filling up the 2000 entry capable contact list on the Mythic.  If fact, the biggest problem with this phone is that just about every application it offers will suck you dry with a monthly fee, as opposed to a one-time purchase for it. Even Mobile Email with cost you $5.00 per month now. I guess we're just not paying enough for cell phone service these days.  If you want your Outlook Express email on your phone, get a Gmail account with Google, set up their IMAP server, and you can link up with your email and make it look like you're sending and receiving from your Outlook account. Once you're all set up, simply import your contacts from Outlook Express to Gmail, then bookmark Google's link to their Gmail into your phone's browser, or download their Gmail app to your phone for free. All your contacts from Outlook will be available either way. UPDATE: After reading a post by E. McGlynn, I can confirm that ""New PC Studio version 1.2.1 IH1"" will allow you to back up your contacts and calendar events. Why this version isn't packaged with the Mythic is beyond me, except for maybe the reasons stated above. Thank you, E. McGlynn, so much for your valuable post. Here are some of my impressions of the Mythic:
 
 The Interface - Yes, the interface isn't as snappy as it is on the Eternity, but you will forget about this when you see the gorgeous 3.3"", 360x640 pixel screen.  I'm guessing this has something to do with the sluggishness, due to the increased amount of picture data that has to be switched around to form a new screen, or change from landscape to portrait mode. If this is so, it's a worthwhile trade-off. The print on web pages is so sharp; I don't need to zoom in to read the smallest. If you're switching from a phone like the Eternity to the Mythic, you just need to learn to relax and slow down a bit when touching your way around the screen.
 
 The Touch Screen - There is definitely a learning curve with the touch screen.  At first I thought there were times it was unresponsive, and sometimes it still does seem to be, but after a little experience with the phone, these ""unresponsive times"" are few and far between. The screen is not only sensitive to touch, but also to how long you touch it for. This is necessary so you're not always moving widgets all over the place every time you swipe the screen. When using the browsers (there are two), a prolonged touch will give you more options on the screen. If you're somewhere in between with your touch, I feel that this can sometimes confuse the software as to what your intent is, so it does nothing. So you need to practice.  Whether you're on the home screens, or the menu screens, there are 3 horizontal dashes, side by side, at the top of the screen. When on home screen 1 (or menu screen 1), the first dash highlights. Screen 2, the second dash highlights, etc.. When swiping your finger across the screen to change it, it's very easy to activate the widgets, causing great frustration. Swipe too hard, you activate the widgets, too soft, the screen doesn't move. Solution: swipe your finger or thumb across those dashes at the top of the screen. This works so well, it leads me to believe that this was Samsung's intent.  It only takes the slightest pressure to move the screens, first time, every time!
 
 The Virtual Keyboard - I love this keyboard. As much as I liked the Eternity's, this one is better.  The keys are offset like a computer keyboard, as opposed to block style, and there are spaces between the keys. The keyboard is plenty roomy enough, and I make much fewer mistakes on it than my previous phone.  I can move right along on it with no lag.  When changing the keyboard from portrait mode to landscape mode, there is more lag time than I'm used to on the Eternity, but guess what....I compared it to my nephew's iPhone, and the lag time is the same.  Texting is a breeze with this phone. If you're in a hurry and need to type super fast, keep the T9 on.  It will work like an auto-correct feature.
 
 The Camera and Video - Sorry to say, the Eternity, at 3 mpix, no auto-focus and no flash, takes better pictures under more conditions than the 3.2 mpix Mythic WITH auto-focus and a flash. In fact, I'm finding that the auto-focus is just a time consuming farce. I've been taking identical pictures using the auto-focus, and then just taking the picture without waiting, and there is no difference. If I crop a picture, I find that sometimes the result is clearer WITHOUT the auto-focus. Nice try, Samsung.  There were times when my Eternity, under best conditions, took pictures that rivaled those taken with my camera. The pictures on the Mythic can at times be very good, but mostly they are a little fuzzy.  Subjects at the edges of the pictures will suffer a little with barrel distortion, but I've found this true with any camera-phone I've owned. Any movement by your subject will show up as a blur in the photo. Under very dark lighting conditions, the Mythic wins over the Eternity, due to its flash, but the pictures will be grainy and the colors will be distorted and washed out. Having said all this, many people will find the pictures to be very good, and in all fairness, they are better than on some popular smart phones I've seen that have 5 mpix.  The video recorder on the phone is just adequate. Along with two resolution choices, there are three viewing modes: Small (picture box), Medium (fills screen top to bottom), and Distorted (fills screen left to right). This last mode is horribly pixilated with choppy motion. You choose the mode with the little box in the upper left with the circle in the middle and the arrows radiating out towards the four corners. Oddly enough, the playback of the videos defaults to the worst viewing mode. UPDATE: The default viewing mode for video playback can be changed during the playback of a video. Simply touch the edit icon (the lined page on top of the horizontal pencil)at the bottom-left of the screen, and you'll see the ""Display Mode"" button. Touch this and choose your new default viewing mode.
 
 The Internet - There are two browsers on this phone. There's the Mobile Web, which at&t seems to promote with its dedicated widget, and then there's simply ""Browser"" over in applications.  Mobile Web is powered by Opera Mini.  You must choose your viewing mode, landscape or portrait, mobile or HTML. You do this in ""settings"". This browser does a very nice job rendering web pages.  It's also the more finicky one when it comes to touch. At first I was touching links three or four times to activate them. You really need to get the hang of it.  Once you do, you'll find it's very responsive with the quickest and lightest of touches.  The other browser is the old, familiar one I had on the Eternity. It automatically changes from landscape to portrait, but chooses how the page will load best. This is the browser that the Facebook widget uses.  Sometimes the Facebook page loads extra tiny for some unexplained reason. When this happens, the screen can respond strangely when you try to navigate.  It will seem to freeze, but then ""catch up"" and start moving on it own. Luckily, this happens only sporadically. This browser also allows you open multiple web pages at one time, for tabbed browsing. Also, any links you bookmark with this browser are stored in the ""Favorites"" widget on the widget tool bar.  Both browsers have their advantages and do a good job. One may render the same page better than the other.  The ""Browser"" may be better for quickly checking things like weather, sports, etc.  The Mobile Web is probably better for surfing content rich websites. It's strictly a personal preference. They both have their own personalities, and I use both equally. 
 
 Voice Commands - This is a great feature for some people. I am a carrier for the U.S.P.S.   At certain times during the year, my phone is under 3 or 4 layers of clothes. Two layers cover my head.  I don't have time to stop and make phones calls, but if I did, reaching for my phone under those layers with a gloved hand is an invitation to send the phone tumbling to the asphalt.  With voice commands, problem solved!  Even with my bluetooth headset under my headwear, people have no trouble hearing me and I have no problem hearing them. At the touch of the button on my bluetooth, I can check time, date, go to voicemail, call the Post Office with a problem, check the phone's battery, signal strength, or whether I really did feel my phone vibrate with a new message, and more, all while leaving my phone safely in its holster under all my clothes. This is invaluable for me, though probably not for everyone.
 
 The Battery - The battery life is excellent for a phone with such power hungry features.  My phone is turned on at 5:30am, and shuts off at 10:30pm. If I use the phone only when needed, there will be at least 4 out of 5 bars at the end of the day, sometimes 5. If I'm out and about on a day off, constantly texting, checking Facebook, surfing the web and playing with features that keep the phone backlit constantly, I MAY drain the battery by the end of the day. Most of the time there are one or two bars left.  As I've found with most digital volume indicators, the last two thirds of the increments disappear as fast as the first third. They simply aren't linear. So if you use 2 out of 5 increments the first day, don't think your phone will last another day and a half of the same usage. It may not make it till the end of the second day.
 
 This phone has been great for me thus far.  I'm finding that most of the things a smart phone can do, are things I'm never going to need on a regular basis anyways.  They aren't things that can justify an extra $15 per month out of my pocket.  This phone comes close to a smart phone.  Very close."
0,7_17_R1HF3F2IZ3JATX.txt,5.0,Uncomfortable...and Hilarious,"February 10, 2009","Evan W. Jenkins ""AuspexAO""","Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Season 2 (DVD)","Child slavery, mistreatment of the elderly, homoeroticism....business hugs! These topics may not inspire bouts of laughter, but they are something we haven't seen before. Pushing comedy boundaries again in their second season, Tim and Eric are even more disturbing this time around and even more creative in their second season.
 
 If you enjoyed (or hated) Season 1 this one probably won't sway your opinion either way. Besides the amazing duo of T&E you get great guest stars such as Raine Wilson, Patton Oswalt, and the incomparable John C. Reilly. (as Dr. Steven Brule)
 
 This, like T&E's previous show Tom Goes to the Mayor is guilty of polarizing comedy fans on the Adult Swim network block. It's perhaps too adult for some and is maybe too silly for others. It's a great watch if you enjoy absurd and unsettling humor, though."
0,5_12_RZ7IN3THB3UP0.txt,5.0,Favorite printer I've ever owned!,"September 8, 2009",Mara Robinson,HP DeskJet F4480 Inkjet All-in-One Printer (CB745A#B1H) (Electronics),"I just bought this 1 month ago, and there are clearly more perks than I am currently taking advantage of. Here are the ones I'm already loving. It's a color printer that allows  pure black and white printing. (My old ones only did grayscale wasting lots of colored ink. I can print 6 slides per page, and all printing can be double sided, even multiple pages per side! Amazing paper saving options. Also, a very helpful automatic on-screen error guide. This is just the beginning of what this printer has to offer. To me, it is worth much more than its price!"
0,39_9_R21ODR3RUTDCQ.txt,5.0,Hitachi quaility and plenty of air.,"December 30, 1999","""bajaphil""",Hitachi EC12 14.5 amp 2-Horsepower 4-Gallon Oiled Twin Hot Dog Compressor (Tools & Hardware),"This machine is yet another good example of high quality Hitachi engineering.  This compressor has outlasted several other brands.  The machine has run two finishing guns continuously for almost a year and  hasn't needed anything more than an oil change The regulator is  predictable, and adjusts as easily as other brands.  I firmly believe that  Hitachi gets 4.1 CFM out of 14.5 amps.  We simply do not run out of air no  matter how fast we are working with the Senco SFN40's.    Down time has  been zilch.  One thing we did add was a water/oil separator and filter to  protect our work and our guns.  I suppose Hitachi (and most other brands)  leaves these off so that they will have a competitive price.  But it does  not make economical sense for YOU to leave them off.  While I have given  this compressor a 5 star rating, there are some things for the engineers  (and you!) to think about in the next model:   1. The way the regulator is  mounted it is difficult to make a manifold for two hoses without hanging  those pipes out there where they can get knocked off.  Anyone who has  knocked one off before will know that A) everyone in the neighborhood knows  it right away and B) it puts you down for some expensive time.  And C) when  this happens, it often creates an unwanted projectile.  It took me three  street elbows and an hour of figuring to get the quick disconnects in a  safe place. 2. When you pick the unit up with the handle, the unit tilts a  bit.  This means you have to hold it out away from your body a bit more  than the size of the compressor would promise.  All that horsepower weighs  enough to make this more uncomfortable than need be.  We just bent the  handle with a torch to get on the center of gravity. These are relatively  small gigs on a really great compressor.  I only spent so many words on  them so that the engineers might just read this.  It seems they will have  plenty of time to correct this before the ones I own wear."
0,7_1_R2P6YHW4N5X3Y0.txt,4.0,"If you can, get it!","December 7, 2009",Christian L. Rodrigues,Apple iPod touch 32 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL (Electronics),"This is my first iPod Touch and I'm enjoying every minute of it.  I previously had a iPod Nano 3rd Gen, but broke it at the gym, actually I smashed it on one of the machines.  I was debating about getting a nano or an iTouch, but I'm glad I chose the Touch.  The bad, would be no camera, battery doesn't last that long, and you require a wireless connection for some of the features.  The good, would be the buit in Wi-Fi, the tons of free apps, the easy to use interface. I recommend the 32GB or 64GB over the 8GB, the 8GB is really a 2nd Gen, not that fast when it comes to games, I got the 32GB and I can see a difference."
0,32_6_R3JN6O2WLF3VHO.txt,5.0,The best workout gym ever!!!,"January 21, 2010",Stephen Leitz,Bowflex PR1000 Home Gym (Sports),"Let's just say that Amazon is AWESOME!! Instead of paying over 150 dollars for shipping and over a hundred for tax, this was worth every penny! Assembly was really simple except for the seat bar, you almost need two people for that one to balance it out...but I got it on with some patience. Everything was easy to put together and the machine looks incredible!
 
 Now I have worked out on free weights for over 8 years now, getting the Bowflex was a big step for me, but I wanted a gym at home instead of joining a gym and wasting money on membership fees and having to wait in line for the weight area to become free. The first exercise I did was bench press, I was immediately impressed by how great the machine made my muscles contract. My arms shook a lot in the beginning probably because I was not used to doing bench press without a bar, but I got down to the rhythm of it in just a few repetitions. After using the machine and getting an amazing ab workout, I woke up this morning feeling like a truck hit me...which is exactly how I like to feel the morning after a good workout! Sore is a good sign that the machine works! My max on bench press is 275 pounds and 285 on decline, so for a machine that has a max weight of 210 pounds to give me a great workout is just what I was looking for.
 
 I would recommend this machine to anyone because 1.) The price you can not beat with free shipping and no tax 2.) It works your body just like free weights do 3.) You will probably spend the same amount that you pay for this thing over a two year period with a gym that does not belong to you at all 4.) MOST IMPORTANTLY!!! You can work out at home ANYTIME you want and not have to worry about how you look, the weather or the extra expense of driving all the way over there! I think this is a great product, and so far it has made my entire body sore, exactly what I was looking for. I hope the review helps :-)."
0,43_6_RJUX3WOHM89TZ.txt,1.0,Screen is defective (fades in sunlight) Amazon says replacement won't fix,"March 13, 2009",Woody,"Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6"" Display, U.S. Wireless) (Electronics)","I've had my Kindle 2 since 2/24 and I loved it at first.
 
 Today is the first day when we have had bright sunshine, so I took the Kindle out in the sun and was dismayed to see that the text (particularly near the center of the screen) faded within seconds. Alt-G refresh of the screen restored the text temporarily but further sun exposure resulted in screen fading.  This is not a problem with the Kindle 1.
 
 Ever since I got the Kindle 2, its text has been lighter than my K1, but not so much that I couldn't tolerate it The fading in sunlight makes the text virtually unreadable.
 
 I contacted customer support (and mind you I have the extended warranty that allegedly give you advance replacement) and was told that A REPLACEMENT WOULD NOT FIX EITHER OF THE PROBLEMS and that what I should do if I were dissatisfied is simply return the Kindle 2 and all the accessories I ordered for it.
 
 Needless to say, I am a very unhappy camper. If replacing my current K2 will not fix the problem, then that means that 
 
 a) they have not identified the source of the problem and 
 b) that any K2 currently purchased will have a similarly defective screen.
 
 My advice: STAY AWAY FROM THE KINDLE 2 at least until Amazon acknowledges there is a problem and provides a fix. For me, I plan to stay away from the Kindle 2 forever. 
 
 Thank heavens I didn't sell my Kindle 1!!
 
 ADDENDUM:  Following the events above, I sent feedback to Amazon about how dissatisfied I was with Customer Support.  The next day I did get a call back from someone else in Kindle support who agreed to send a replacement Kindle 2 out ASAP.  It should arrive Tuesday and I will post followup once I have a chance to check it out in bright sun.  FWIW, however, I have decided to hang onto my K1 just in case.
 
 ADDENDUM 2:  After two replacements, I finally got a K2 that does reasonably well in terms of the darkness of the text and one on which the text does not fade in the sun.  I say ""reasonably well"" because the text is still noticeably lighter than the text on my K1.  
 
 Despite the lighter text, I prefer the K2 for its thinness and its improved navigation and I use if far more than my K1."
1,31_4_R1LWA1AXUZGOXP.txt,3.0,"We fixed it! (ok, THEY fixed it!)","September 4, 2008",E. Page,Dual XHD6425 4X50 Watt Bluetooth-Ready HD Radio and MP3 Player (Electronics),"I am (as you will read) completely ignorant about car stereo stuff.  I wanted to put this story in here just in case it helps someone else to get their unit working!
 
 I got this for my birthday (off my wish list).  It does pretty much what it says it will do. :)  I wanted HD Radio (I live in Houston) and a way to play ANY OTHER DEVICE through an aux port on the front.  The USB hookup was gravy.
 
 
 
 So, I had it installed a couple of days ago.  Worked great, but when my RPM's increased from my engine, a DEFINITE WHINE also came out of the speakers.
 
 I took it back to the shop that installed it.  They came out and hemmed and hawed and said some things about DUAL being a crappy radio and there was nothing they could do.
 
 ... well, they could try a COUPLE of things, maybe. :)
 
 So first they tried these $24 noise filter thingies ($24 for 2).  Those didn't work.
 
 So the main installer guy just kept looking sad for me and I kept looking hopeful.
 
 He tried grounding the radio to the chassis.  That didn't work.
 
 (more sad looking guy, more determinedly hopeful me)
 
 Then he said, ""Well, I can try one more thing, but I'm sure this won't work.  It's a <stereoguyterm>... DUAL's too cheap to put them on their radios and I have to cut them off of other radios occasionally... so I've got some of them in the back.""
 
 He installed whatever it was on the power supply side (?) and it worked FANTASTIC(ly).
 
 It looked like a little black box and I think was a filter of some sort on the power side.
 
 They didn't charge me anything for the adventure, but obviously should have.
 
 I drive a Toyota Sienna minivan with JBL stuff on my speakers.  Apparently that was important.  
 
 Now it works great.  Reception in Houston has been great.  It plays through the line-in Aux port great (I use it with my ipod and creative zen) and USB keys work.  I'm not sure it ever shows the file names it's playing off the USB, which is weird but not worth $100 to upgrade to a better stereo.
 
 So, it works but had quite a bit of fiddling to make it go.
 
 It's great for the $.  I have fairly low standards... I only listen to audiobooks, podcasts, NPR, etc.  So I have no idea what the audiophiles would think.  
 
 
 (and, for the snarky, YES, there was a sale on the word ""great"" today.)"
0,8_8_R3Q9GJWFOTB6R0.txt,5.0,The best season!,"June 25, 2009",ADRIENNE MILLER,One Tree Hill: The Complete Sixth Season (DVD),"One Tree Hill - The Complete Sixth Season is arguably the best season of this much-loved drama. Season 5 really caught my attention last year, I have to admit I never cared for this show when these characters were in high school, the storylines were over-the-top but now I enjoy the maturity. I have recently gone back and watched the previous seasons and I still don't care for all the hoopla - Season 6 is just brilliant so start here and work your way back. Sophia Bush's character Brooke Davis really got to shine this season, she took in Sam, a wise beyond her years teenage girl - fell in love with Peyton's ex Julian and made amends with her emotionally distant mother. The season finale seemed like a series finale but I heard the show will back next season. This prime time soap is a guilty pleasure and I am proud of it!"
1,16_12_R1A2M9NNUVM22I.txt,1.0,"What, cat got your tongue?","November 25, 2009","Automated Message ""estrusone""",FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet Toy (Misc.),"Sorry, but every night is not a Pink Floyd laser light show roller disco happy dress-up like Little Riding Hood and do the robot dance freak show in my household. And I don't get the urge to hypnotize my cat, have it fall asleep and then make it walk around upright like a human, as if it's the court jester and I'm the king. 
 
 If my cat gets cold, it cuddles under the covers; I don't get out its ironic ""mouse"" outfit. If it has to go poopy, we don't share the same toilet. There are no catnip containers shaped like squirrels or parakeets. Those things are utterly worthless. It's like giving a nursing home resident a permanently sealed bag of soup.
 
 To be honest, my cat goes nuts every time it walks by the floor-length mirror in the living room. She growls, runs away, runs back, swats at it, etc. Ball up a piece of aluminum foil and she's happy as a clam on a water slide. 
 
 So I definitely don't need to resort to aiming laser beams at its eyeballs! Especially given that federally funded scientists are testing laser patterns to see if they can be used to induce homicidal behavior. No thanks. I just found out that the D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for Demon Cat, so count me out. And you get what you're asking for if you buy this."
0,20_18_R1C51709SRC9VL.txt,3.0,Mother & daughter,"July 12, 2010","KABooklover ""Kim""",Tuscan Holiday (Kindle Edition),"So far this is pretty boring. Written from the mother's point of view and the daughter's point of view, alternating between the two. No depth to characters. No real insight. Much about the possible negative aspects of the mother daughter relationship. It has these annoying ""excerpts"" from an advice column(?), or books regarding mothers & daughters, which is annoying. I am half way through the novel and I am wondering- ""what is the point?""  I probably won't continue to read it-will skip to the end."
0,14_13_R1MF72LYX9HPUU.txt,4.0,Great Gift...,"January 11, 2009","H. Simpson ""hsimpson""",Fender Starcaster Acoustic Guitar Pack with Accessories - Natural (Electronics),"I know nothing about guitars so I did do a little research before purchasing this for my almost 14 year old daughter for Christmas.  She plays other instuments but has wanted to learn the guitar for some time and this seems to be a great item to learn on.  It is a great value without being a cheap toy.  The dvd leaves a little to be desired, but my daughter has gone online, mostly to utube and found some videos to learn the basics.  I am happy with this purchase and so is my daughter!"
0,21_1_R35YQIJK8JHCLA.txt,5.0,Ke$ha's fun debut,"April 15, 2010","David Ogletree ""The World Is Around Me""",Animal (Audio CD),"I was skeptical about this album. I did not know what to think of it at first. The more I listened, the more it grew on me. This is an edgy collection of hard-hitting electro-pop songs, made all the more irresistible by their high-octance punk energy and her irrelevant lyrics and attitude. The songs showcase her flair of story-telling, her choice of subject matter is not exactly conventional. The album's title came from an diving experience she had and she was almost bitten by a barracuda. This album also has an empowering, carefree message for young women. This album is going to be successful despite the mixed reviews and negative reactions it has been receiving."
0,46_2_R2C2RWTGYXCIES.txt,5.0,Great quality portable interchangeable lens camera,"November 30, 2009",Photo/Video Gearhead,Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 12.1MP Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with Lumix G Vario 14-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega OIS Lens (Black) (Electronics),"When I do not feel like carrying my heavy SLR camera and lenses, I take my Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 instead.  With the 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens, the G1 is about one-third the weight of my Sony A900 SLR with a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.  Of course, the G1's 12 megapixel sensor cannot compete with the A900's 24 megapixel sensor, and the 14-45 lens is neither as fast as, nor of equal quality to, the 24-70 lens, but the portability of the G1 means that I take it with me more often than I take my A900.  The Lowepro Rezo TLZ 10 Digital Camera Case Gadget Bag  fits the G1 with 14-45 lens perfectly and attaches to my belt via a Velcro strap.  And the Canon WS20 Wrist Strap for all Canon Camcorders  is a convenient alternative if you don't want a camera strap around your neck.
 
 If I were to list all of the features of the G1 that I like, this review would be rather long, so here is a short list of my favorite features:
 
 1. All of the buttons that control focus, metering, ISO, etc. are well positioned and easy to use.
 
 2. A real time histogram may be displayed if desired.
 
 3. In manual focus mode, the image is magnified in the high resolution electronic viewfinder so that precise focus may be achieved.
 
 4. If desired, images may be stored in RAW (RW2) format in addition to the limiting JPEG format.  The RAW alternative allows for better noise suppression (see below).
 
 A consequence of the small 14-45 lens is that the lens is not particularly fast and so does not permit low light photography.  However, the Panasonic LUMIX G 20mm f/1.7 Aspherical Pancake Lens for Micro Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Cameras  remedies this problem.  Also available are the Panasonic 7-14mm f/4.0 Micro Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic Digital SLR Cameras  and Panasonic 45-200mm f/4.0-5.6 Lumix G Vario MEGA OIS Zoom Micro Four Thirds Lens for Panasonic and Olympus Micro Four Thirds Cameras  lenses that extend the zoom range to 14-400mm (35mm equivalent).  And the camera plus all four lenses weigh a mere four pounds, so can easily be taken along on a hike.
 
 For those who would like to capture video, the Panasonic DMC-GH1 12MP Four Thirds Interchangeable Lens Camera with 1080p HD Video , Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 12.1MP Micro Four-Thirds Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera with 14-45mm Lens  and the somewhat larger Nikon D5000 12.3 MP DX Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens and 2.7-inch Vari-angle LCD  are attractive alternatives.  But I don't shoot video, so the G1 is a low priced solution to my need for a portable camera.
 
 The two weaknesses of the Panasonic G1 are:
 
 1. The dynamic range of the sensor is a bit limited, with the consequence that it is fairly easy to blow out the highlights in an image.  I haven't found a good solution to this problem, other than to shoot in RAW mode and underexpose at bit when I want to capture cloud detail.
 
 2. The sensor introduces a fair amount of noise above ISO 800.  However, this problem is nicely remedied if one shoots in RAW mode and uses Adobe Lightroom 3 to suppress noise.  This approach easily extends the useful ISO from 800 to 1600, and in some cases to 3200.
 
 Update: Panasonic has recently introduced the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 12.1 MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 3-Inch Touch Screen LCD and 14-42mm Lumix G VARIO f/3.5-5.6 MEGA OIS Lens (Black)  and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 12.1 MP Live MOS Interchangeable Lens Camera with 14-42mm Lumix G Vario f/3.5-5.6 MEGA OIS Lens  cameras.  Both of these cameras can record video.
 
 Also, it appears that the Sony Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5 cameras, with their APS-C sensors, provide better image quality than any of the Panasonic cameras.  However, as of this writing, the Sony system does not provide as broad a zoom range as does the Panasonic system."
1,47_16_R22P2L5O7XL7N8.txt,5.0,That'll Show Em,"May 21, 2009",V. Penna,Wolf Flag T-shirt 100% Cotton ADULTS Short Sleeve Shirt (Apparel),"When I saw this image, I knew it would put my neighbor's patriotic lawn display of painting the rusted car on his front lawn red white and blue, and draping his trailer with American flags stolen from the memorial cemetery, to total shame. I'm going to wear it while sitting in front of my home in an inflatable kid's pool while knocking back the cold ones all summer just to rub it in his face!"
0,3_6_R1V2DOTHFCTY2S.txt,5.0,Absolutely marvelous,"January 10, 2010",J. Luiz,One Day (Kindle Edition),"I absolutely loved this book. I became a big fan of Nicholls with his first novel (A Question of Attraction -- originally titled ""Starter for Ten"" with its U.K. edition.) I was a little letdown by his second -- The Understudy, which was fun, but not quite as good as his first. This book exceeds his first. He takes a great device -- following the lives of one couple on the same day over a period of 20 years -- and does a masterful job of storytelling with it. We go from the couple's idealistic college days -- they meet on the day of their graduation -- all the way into their late 30s, with all the physical and emotional changes that come during that timespan. We see the career missteps along the way, and all the various relationships they have while still remaining friends -- and the woman, Emma, always secretly in love with Dexter Mayhew, who has more than a few wild oats to sow before he realizes the woman he should be with is the one who's always been his best friend. The writing is absolutely marvelous. The dialogue is absolutely terrific -- the couple have a teasing/kneedling way of talking to each other and the reparteee between them remains funny and fresh throughout even though the novel is long -- 435 pages.
 
 To say much more would be to give too much away. But if you like insightful books about relationships that can touch all of your emotions, this is the book for you. I think structurally the way Nicholls manages to take you on an extraordinary trip from the first page to the very last is a tour de force.
 
 I had to buy this from amazon/uk because it was available in Britain a year before it became available in the United States, but I'm so happy I got it. This is definitely a book I will re-read several times -- and I hope Nicholls continues to have a prolific career."
1,27_13_R2B25RC7IKGUIT.txt,1.0,So very boring,"November 27, 2008",Paget,To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback),"The only reason this book deserves one star is that something interesting actually happened,albeit AT THE END OF THE FRIGGIN' BOOK!
 I swear watching Teletubbies or mold grow in your shower is more interesting than this book.I could not get through half of it.
 Nothing even goes on until the very end.By then though,you have given up as did I.
 I agree that the book has a good plot but, how the plot is written is an entirely different story.One reviewer on here said that it sounded like it was written by a fifth grader.I wholeheartedly agree.I will never pick up this book again."
1,45_17_R2RHPEBF7R7VGL.txt,1.0,a piece of religion-inflicted political bull*****,"June 29, 2010",Annie Feng,Watchmen: The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) (DVD),"I went into Watchmen with high expectations because I know that it's suppose to be like the best graphic novel ever. but I was not only horribly disappointed, but utterly disgusted. 
 Watchmen is a film filled with over the top preachy narration and lines with little storyline advancement because of all the flashbacks and tries to make you understand the alternate history, that the first 3/4 of the film you have absolute no idea what it's trying to get at (unless, of course you are familiar with the graphic novel it's based upon). Then at the end you realize that it's the same old same old (though only universaly WESTERN idealism):
 
 * human beings are inheritantely corrupt (thanks alot)
 * peace can only be achieved through catastrophe, in other words, without apocalyse or apocalyptical events, there can only be war (which I only agree to the degree that if you kept trying to convince people this, the religious fundies ought to be VERY HAPPY when they see this film)
 * There has to be a god-like scapegoat for it to be happen, and it's gonna be American (sorry Jesus Christ), and he will not actually be responsible for the apocalypse, only scapegoating it (ergo: if some God-like creature destroyed the entire human race, it's probably not his fault but corrupt human beings')
 
 last but not least that made me most angry:
 *women: if you got pregnant from rape, you should ALWAYS have the kid, because the kid will always turn out to be the best thing that ever happen to you. 
 
 I have to admit that Watchmen hides its clichedness well, it wasn't until the very end did I actually realize all this. But there was a point in which I thought it might head into a though-provoking direction, that it might actually get at a point that makes you go ""hmm... interesting,"" and that's when Dr. Manhattan raise the conscience: what is so special about the lives of human beings, or lives in general, most part of galaxy (or universe if you'll make that assumption that earth is unique with life) get along just fine without life. 
 
 Interestingly good point, cool, that made me think for a moment
 
 then it got destroyed by the bottom-of-the barrel foolish ""epiphany"" of Dr. Manhattan that he should save human race because of Silk Spectral number two, because she is something good that came out of chaos. Therefore life must be special if ""good life"" can come out of chaos.
 
 If you just sit there and think this though for a moment you'll see that this logic makes absolutely NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. Why? because if you already take the assumption that all lives (and non-lives) are equal, as Dr. M suggests because he's so high and mighty and all that, then how would ""rape"" be catagorized as ""chaos?"" Rape and rape-like things happen often in the animal and, some would argue, plant and bacterial kingdom. It's only the fact that rape brings suffering to human beings, and we, the human beings, must PERCEIVE it as chaos because it brings suffering to us (mostly the women), will makes it ""chaos."" So you must assume that: 
 1. there's something special and non-chaotic (good) about human lives
 2. Rape brings suffering/chaos
 therefore conclusion:
 3. rape is chaotic.
 
 So this sudden ""epiphany"" of Dr. M basically just came out of nowhere, maybe it's because he does believe that human lives are special but just doesn't wanna show it since he's god and all that and it's just too humiliating and difficult to suffer in love in his condition. Not to mention after all the talk of anti-life, he's actually pro-life (not even pro-choice)!!
 
 A friend suggested to me that (he has read the graphic novel) the point is the irony: corrupted human beings (the watchmen) are the ones to rise above to save the human race. 
 interesting but whether or not the graphic novel perserves this idea, the movie certainly does not. Why? because the watchmen (in the movie) who actually fought the crimes either did it to appease their own vanity (to be like pharohs, to bring divine justice) or did it for thrills (which is like most of them). Hey apocalypse is coming, what better way to spend your Last Days then to have sex and kick some butt? Dude I would totally go for it. 
 
 Overall this film is painful to watch, especially for humanists/feminists like me. The only thing I learned from this film is that kept getting people paranoid about world-ending does it's self-fufilling prophecy thing. Sadly I already knew that since I have a B.A. in Psychology."
1,28_2_R1O8P42N198WAN.txt,1.0,TEENAGERS KILLING THEMSELVES??,"August 15, 2007","4MaskCurse ""Kyonshi Jiang Shi""",Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (Video Game),"I really wanted to  enjoy this game,as I have the first two Persona games as well as Nocturne and Devil Summoner;but Persona 3 goes way past the line of good taste.
 
 To summon your Persona (other self or ego) players will put a gun (called
 an Evoker) to their head and pull the trigger.Atlus,this is %110 BULL***T!!
 
 The fact that these characters are teenagers and also that adolescents are among the highest rate of suicide victims,makes me want to vomit,when I think that YOU ARE MAKING MONEY OFF THIS!
 
 There was absolutely no reason to put something so careless,idiotic and in such bad taste in a a game.This was all done in the name of the almighty dollar.Who needs any form of integrity when we can make a quick buck?
 
 It's also not as if this is displayed once in the game,but everytime a character wants to transform into a Persona,we get to see a nice scene of kids blowing their brains out.What class Atlus;I hope you sleep well at night.What a wonderful thing for the youth to be exposed to.No doubt this game will also be played by those under 17.Even those who are of age and older,this is an unhealthy thing to be desensitized with.
 
 To ALL the developers at Atlus and ALL the people that say there is nothing wrong with that aspect of the game;why don't you show this to some families WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES TO SUICIDE?Specifically by using a gun!See how ""creative"",""artistic"" or ""FUN"" they think it is.
 
 This game should be recalled and that ignorant,insensitive and immature aspect be removed.I hope these jokers get sued,and whatever money they made from this game gets donated to teen suicide prevention.
 
 GROW UP AMERICA!"
1,20_17_R20M05RKITG9XW.txt,5.0,From the makers of T'ird and B'owl,"July 6, 2009",Shogo Kawada,"Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!: Seasons 1-3 (DVD)","This DVD will make you thinner, tanner, and more attractive to both men and women. Stuff it in your pants or bra to get that extra edge.
 
 You didn't do a good job. 
 
 
 Great Job!"
0,6_18_R335J5N792EBT4.txt,5.0,Very good product,"July 14, 2010",SUSAN1101,Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer (Health and Beauty),"I love this pedometer! It is the most accurate pedometer that I have ever had. I tested it on my treadmill and when I walk. I have put it on my belt loop and also in my pants pocket and it works great! I like the feature at 12:00pm it resets itself back to zero. I would highly reccommend it, worth the money!"
0,32_12_R1LCFNT1JWBK7Z.txt,4.0,Pretty good camera!,"September 8, 2009","Elise ""Elise""",Polaroid t1031 10.0 MP Digital Still Camera with 3.0 LCD Display (Orange) (Electronics),"I just bought this camera, and from what I can tell so far it's pretty good. Pros: 
 1.) Takes really clear pictures
 2.) Nice BIG screen
 3.) comes in a cool color
 4.) Plays videos through windows media
 
 Cons:
 1.) So far the only thing which isn't so bad is the shutter-lag. My old Kodak use to take super quick pics, this one is still fast, but not as fast as my old camera. 
 
 In general, this is a good camera i would recommend."
0,3_13_R27DRJ82BBYND8.txt,5.0,Bananayummy!,"November 29, 2007",K. Caulder,"Funky Monkey Snacks Bananamon, Banana with Cinnamon, Freeze-Dried Fruit, 1-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) (Grocery)","These are so yummy! The whole family enjoys these as a snack. My kids would rather eat Funky Monkey for a snack than fruit snacks. And these are actually fruit, which as a mom I feel great about! I would highly recommend this product."
1,23_11_R137SGNP3PL2PV.txt,1.0,Don't Waste Your Money on iPod Touch,"November 15, 2009","TV Viewer One Billion ""TV Viewer One Billion""",Apple iPod touch 32 GB (3rd Generation) NEWEST MODEL (Electronics),"Don't waste your money on this convoluted and unfriendly piece of overpriced junk. Spend less and get much more.
 
 I should also mention Apple's crappy return policy for items bought in their store -- 14 days. 
 
 If you find out too slowly how lousy this item is, you are stuck with it. And don't give it as a gift at Xmas -- your recipients can't return it either. You have given them an expensive paperweight unless all the stars are in alignment for them, andthen they'll probably find it useless anyway.
 
 First, users need a very fast computer to make iPod touch work at all. It also needs a $50 a month home broadband connection (or a long, long visit to Starbucks) to download the absolutely required iTouch software before the object is more than a bad paperweight, and only if users meet all of those prerequisites, will they have the barest hope of seeing the choppy, vastly oversimplified and way, way too fast video instruction set, to get any music or apps. 
 
 Of course, getting apps or new music from Apple means having a wifi connection, so users are stuck at home or at Starbucks to do that.
 
 With all those stars in alignment, users will soon realize how taken they are. Every ""feature"" and app is easily duplicated on cheaper, better equipment with screens you can see and read, headsets that don't sound tinny or fall out of your ears, and good apps that you don't have to pay for over and over.
 
 Obviously, a $300 netbook does everything a thousand times better and does far more than the $300 iPod Touch, at the cost of what, 8 ounces to pack around? What exactly are you doing in the library with your iPod? Typing your term paper? I think not.
 
 The very fact you can't print, save or offload anything you write or find on the Internet makes for a huge, unexplored mystery, another Apple black hole in product design, that should keep you from spending your hard earned dollars, euros, whatever. The fact you can't buy for love or money a decent cover to keep the glass from scratching should clinch that decision.
 
 But particular demerits for the iTunes software, which took an hour to download and set up, because it is pathetically slow, and if you ever figure it out -- I figure you devote 15 or 20 hours to it and you may start to get the hang of it because doesn't work as it seems it should or as its limited instructions indicate -- you'll find it lame because cutting and pasting to folders ranges from cumbersome to impossible. 
 
 iPod also has vicious default settings that you won't know about or know to change in the set up in the absence of advance instructions -- defaults that can sync your music and pix out of existence before you can stop that from happening when charging up. Yet it somehow can't upload what you want to add unless you spend an hour (without the benefit of any instructions) trying to figure out the one and only permitted place for upload stuff to be to get it into iPod (cutting and pasting to iPod as with a thumbdrive is simply not permitted, nor is avoiding iTunes, so Apple can presumably keep track of what you are doing). 
 
 While the iPod may be able to hold thousands of photos, don't really try loading them more than 2 or 3 at a time, particularly if they are large size; the iTunes software simply can't handle processing them.
 
 Forget about giving it to a kid for Xmas. Besides the impossibly stupid return policy, the only porn filters are on buying at the iTunes store. The kid can see what he wants on the Internet with no restrictions whatever. Also, unless you take a lot of cumbersome measures to turn off your credit card info, your kid can spend you into the poorhouse, no way to stop that. That being said, iPod is pretty useless without hundreds of dollars worth of apps and music being loaded into it, so you do the math on giving it to a kid.
 
 Forget about a quick juice up. Apple admits it takes 4 hours to fully recharge from zero (though only an hour to get to 80%); don't hold your breath it is that fast, certainly not unless it is plugged into a fast computer with a 2.0 USB or the wall. It took me 1:45 to get it charged to 65%, and though unused, was at under 20% the next day.
 
 Apple also claims its batteries will hold an 80% charge after 400 cycles; this is EPA milage to me. Figure on spending $79 plus postage and tax to replace the batteries every year, plus spending a bunch of time trying to offload whatever you don't want to lose, and then waiting to get it back. BTW: mine did not hold a charge for the promised time right out of the box.
 
 The stupidity of having buttons do multiple things -- but only if you hold them for the exact right amount of time to the nanosecond so they don't do something else -- is not exactly what I call user friendliness. Forget about typing your messages or searches: typing accuracy is awful because the on-screen keys are tiny, tiny, tiny.
 
 If you really need music that much, first try using your home stereo, that's why you bought it for many hundreds of dollars. It will sound 10,000 times better and fuller, and you can share it with your friends and family. Even your car stereos will sound better than iPod by far. If you must have music while on subways or while jogging, use a regular Walkman bought in any drug store for $30 and regular music disks and regular headphones; it sounds 50 times better than 128 mp3's that cut off much of the sound not to mention the fall out of your earbuds, for 10% of the price. 
 
 At one time, we were all audiophiles who concentrated on the quality of the sound; mp3's are garbage compared to regular disks, which are garbage compared to vinyl, especially when the stereo itself has some decent components. Then listening is returns to being about music and not about electronic toys.
 
 Even so, a regular disk plays for 70 minutes; walk around with 3 disks and you are good for 3.5 hours, and quarter apiece batteries last for 10 hours, with no need to walk around with USB adapters and computers or $30 apiece AC socket adapters or any extra gadgets needed to charge it up (if you get 400 cycles before spending $79 plus to replace the iPod battery, that's still 20 cents a charge).
 
 But if you must have a lot of music, you can burn those same songs onto your own party disks as mp3's and get about 700 minutes worth on each one, using an mp3 Walkman that costs $60. Do you really need to have more than 12 hours of music in your hands at all times?
 
 Do you really have to watch TV or movies on a screen hardly bigger than your watch? Certainly not for $2 an episode from iTune stores, when current stuff reruns on network websites free, and older stuff is readily available on DVD, using a 10 inch cordless player that costs $80 that you can walk around with (and which will play those mp3's at least as well as iPod for no additional money)?
 
 Do you really need to have a $300 item and a $30 dock work and a $5 app for your alarm clock when you could get that for $20 at CVS? Do you really need an app tokeep a checkbook that comes with a paper register? Do you need a paid or Google app to keep track of your own anniversary?
 
 Do you really have to have access to some current books on a 4 inch screen for $10 a pop? What are those paperbacks still doing on your shelf?
 
 Don't waste your money on this overpriced, underfunctioning gadget. Save it for the music itself (go to a concert or two or three)."
0,37_5_R3M62HO4M6LXE6.txt,5.0,"Engaging.  Brutal, but engaging!","August 19, 2008","Michael A. Behr ""mabehr""",The Hunger Games (Hardcover),"Wow.  I was barely able to put this book down for a second after the first few pages got me completely hooked.  Suzanne Collins narrative here has an immediacy to it that, when combined with the very dramatic life-or-death plot, is incredibly compelling.  It's entertaining, and incredibly disturbing all at once.  If this was merely a good read, I would have given it 4 stars, but they say great art leaves you changed after you experience it...  and this book definitely did that.  Suzanne Collins has, with one amazing work, propelled herself onto my top shelf.
 
 Parents, caveat emptor!  The storyline is brutal.  Even though the writing is geared for young adults, the main characters are teenagers, there's very little physical romance, and the actual violence would probably count as PG-13 nowadays...  it's probably one of the most terrifying books I've read in a very long time!  Right up there with George R.R. Martin, if not more so.  Remember what we learned from Jaws: you don't actually need to SEE the shark in order for it to be terrifying.  Sometimes not seeing the shark is even worse.
 
 The story is basically about a teenager who is forced to compete in a 24-man-enter-1-man-leaves event.  I don't want to spoil it by saying any more, but if you liked The Running Man, you'll definitely like this.  And if you're young enough that you don't remember The Running Man, nor did you get the Thunderdome reference, then I'm just way too old.  But take an old fogey's advice and read this book.  
 
 Amazon, when can I preorder book 2???"
1,40_18_R2TUIUEI90X8AY.txt,1.0,Supergreens is = to 6 servings of veggies.  In terms of KILOBYTES.,"June 30, 2007","Salvador Minuchin ""Sal""",Toxic Relief   P/B (Paperback),"I have been fasting, on water alone, for 17 days now, and I plan to withdraw to consumption again when my body tells me I should.  On every page, the wealth of Colbert's ignorance astounded me.  What he has written is secondhand drivel from health books popular in the 80s, which advised readers not to drink water during a meal, because it would ""dilute the digestive enzymes and interfere with digestion.""  Anyone who has opened a middle school level Biology book knows otherwise.  How is this guy a doctor?  
 
 
 He is FUNNY, however.  I often found myself laughing out loud reading this.  He appealed to the Bible and yet obviously prefers juice fasting in almost all cases, and even prohibits absolute fasts (which I've done dozens of times).  
 
 None of the fasters in the Bible ""juice fasted.""  Many of the spiritual leaders in the Bible did ""absolute fasts,"" which Colbert expressly prohibits, even if God calls you to it.  So I wish Colbert would make up his mind.  Why does he advocate fasting?  Because of science, or religion?  He seems to fill the book with both (watered-down forms of each), but NEITHER support his juice-fasting dogma, as far as I can tell.  
 
 Three times he wrote, ""Supergreens is equal to 6 servings of vegetables.""  Huh?  Equal how?  In calories?  In antioxidants?  In fiber?  In phytonutrients?  In KILOBYTES?  In toxins?