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...Is there still an avant-garde? A burning question which many people want to try and figure out an answer to is whether or not there is still an avant-garde that still exists today. There are numerous arguments in which attempt to clarify whether or not this is apparent in today's art or not. Avant-garde in French means advanced guard, front guard or vanguard. Many people often use the term to refer to either works or people that are navel or experimental, particularly in reference to art, culture, aswell as politics. A huge part of avant-garde is that of the Russian avant-garde which took place in the early part of the 20th century. The purpose of avant-garde is to push the boundaries of what is to be expected as the norm within definitions of art, culture and reality. An avant-garde mentality believes things arise from only... Read review

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Advantages: Updated information whenever you want it
Disadvantages: It (used to) take a lot of memory - until v4

...Now, I've got two hats on here. HAT NUMBER ONE: THE DEVELOPER I've developed a few AvantGo channels, the public one being the Media UK AvantGo channel - which takes our forum system and makes it available for you to read messages from our forums on the tube. Let me tell you - it's dead easy to write stuff for it. Really, dead easy. And it might be worth mentioning that AvantGo are looking at selling advertising on your handheld channel, too, so that it even earns money. The documentation's brilliant - the support team very helpful - and I think they're fab. HAT NUMBER TWO: THE USER AvantGo uses most of my little Palm V's memory. I love it to bits. On there at the moment, since you asked, are: Media Guardian New Media Age The Onion Wired News ...and two I've fiddled myself... a tube travel information page... Read review

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Advantages: Your news quickly, customisable, space-conscious, portable content
Disadvantages: Can't read fancier web sites, but who cares...

...I've been using AvantGo for a few weeks now, and boy I'm sold! This is almost worth owning a Palm/Handspring device for on its own! What AvantGo does is let you subscribe to certain specially-formatted 'channels'. Channels could be the equivalents of existing web sites re-done for PDA viewing, or specifically made for the PDA. Up-to-date content is collected and saved onto your PDA when you synch as frequently or infrequently as you request (customisable for each channel). At the same time, it automatically discards old pages, so using the least space possible. You can then read the info at your leisure, in the bath, in bed, on the train... But what's so fantastic is the range of stuff you can get... Okay, there's news from Guardian, media Guardian, Ananova, ZDNet, VNUnet. I've also saved down maps to help me locate hotels... Read review

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Advantages: Build Quality, Performance, Style.
Disadvantages: Cost, Handling at very high speeds

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Advantages: Huge amount of space, bomb-proof build quality
Disadvantages: High service costs at main dealer

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Advantages: Superb build quality, very reliable
Disadvantages: Awful ride and handling, over-priced

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Advantages: Comfortable Accommodation at a Reasonable price, Convenient for Manchester, Leisure Facilities, Oldham's only 4 star hotel
Disadvantages: Some service aspects a little disappointing, immediate location not great, tired bathroom

...The Avant Hotel in Oldham is operated by Menzies Hotels, a small chain of approximately 16 hotels in the UK who have established themselves as a credible four star hotel operator since their inception in 1992. Like the other main hotel in the area, the Swallow Bower, the Avant is marketed as Manchester East, not Oldham and indeed it is a very suitable location for a visit to Manchester, as it is only about five miles from the City Centre itself, and only a mile from J22 of the M60. Our destination was in fact in the other direction, to a restaurant on Saddleworth Moor, for the second big family occasion in Greater Manchester in as many weeks, and for us the Avant proved to be the most logical hotel for ourselves, in an area which does not have a huge amount of choice, hotel wise. My sister, who was also staying at the hotel... Read review

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Advantages: Plenty of content, easy to install, quick syncing process
Disadvantages: drawbacks of having to read it on a Palm...

...... Not me, I just AvantGo! I had always wondered if AvantGo was going to just be a passing fad, having originally signed up to the service in August 2000, when it was the closest you could get to 'net content on your Palm - and amazingly over two years a go it still has a stranglehold, and one that doesn't look like it will be surrendered in a hurry or without a struggle. AvantGo is a free mobile web clippings service, or at least it is a freeware piece of software giving you access to content from various providers, some of which in turn do charge subscription fees, although there is a lot of free content. I "rediscovered" AvantGo recently as a useful solution to a personal need. In October I started work on the translation team of a company who send content to various companies and provide a press monitoring service, for names... Read review

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Advantages: Quick , nice door sound , MPG
Disadvantages: Low,unreliable, tiny tiny boot, big little car

...this review is so horrible to Audi. So lets get the good things out the way first , this model Is fast and it holds the road rather well, it's a high end go-kart , before I drove the Audi Diesel I always assumed that only 3 people drove diesel, Gypsies , Farmers and all of France . They were dirty, Slow and cattery and so were the cars they drove . But this thing is quite and fast , and no longer do simple village children run up to you and try to buy a Ice cream off you when you stop at the lights. It also looks good for an estate , or should I say Avant, its poised to drive rather than carry a coffin. Its also a easy car to drive, the controls are all logical ( that's because there are not many ) the gear change is positive and all the pedals are well positioned, it's a car designed to be driven, but not very comfortably. The MPG... Read review

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Advantages: Stunning and different looks, involving drive, solid quality, practical size
Disadvantages: Expensive to buy, equiment spec average, poor dealer experiences

...Introduction ---------------- I've had my Audi A4 Avant for just 6 months but having covered over 15,000 miles during this period I've built up a comprehensive opinion of this car that I'd love to share with anybody thinking of buying an A4. Everybody has different needs from their car, so I've approached this review by explaining what my needs are before giving my view on how well it achieves. This is a company car, but is mine for 3 years so the choice was made with as much attention as buying the car myself. I needed a car to fulfil primarily long distance work travelling for myself, a car that will also carry my young children with plenty of space for shopping, luggage and other odd sized kid items such as bikes and buggies. I also wanted a car to be proud of with distinguished looks, pedigree and style to compliment to high... Read review

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