iPhone - uPhone - wiiPhone

Advantages: Apps are addictive
Disadvantages: MT must provoke a security package

...the late 1990's. The LG brand is trying their hardest to copy the delicious interface visual without actually compromising intellectual property. It is close, and yet if the iPhone hadn't been so inspiring I feel a different mood in the camp would change the cell-phone battle field. Thanks to the Windows 7 operating system for the PC, the pandora's box for touch-screen devices has been opened. This could make a even bigger bee-line to the iPhone or it will increase competition across the spectrum. The question is what will Apple do with the think-tank app in the years to come? The apps will out-source to devices strung up to Smart-Phone abilities, so as the MT moves on, it isn't about technology anymore it is derived how apps are used and what they can provide. One recent iPhone one picks on the notion that you cannot feed your baby, so it...

1st2thebar 11.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Apple iPhone 3G

The Philarmonic : Ornate

Advantages: Ornate. Fabulous marble floored toilets.Good dining
Disadvantages: Can get very crowded

...The Philarmonic pub is virtually a Liverpool institution. All the travel writers visiting the city make a beeline for it and the late John Lennon used to visit it.It is a beautifully.ornate,pub and it must have one of the most elabourate and smartest toilets of any pub in the land. Upstairs is a restaurant which is a popular dining joint ,especially at lunch times. I have eaten there three or four times and found it offers good value for money. The fish and chips meal I had on my last visit was excellent. It is the downstairs bar that most visitors and locals head for.Some nights it seems as though half of Liverpool is there-for it really can get crowded and in some hot days in summer drinkers spill over to the pavement. Naturally when it gets so crowded it does get a bit difficult to get prompt service. The place has a good...

ashford 05.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of The Philharmonic

KNOCKED ME SIDEWAYS!

Advantages: EMOTIONALLY ENGAGING FOR THE AUDIENCE
Disadvantages: NONE

...Ok the premise: Jack- Thomas Haden Church and Miles-Paul Giamatti are best friends' from opposite ends of the spectrum. Jack has a hedonistic side to his nature. Appearance wise he's optimistic and outgoing. Jack the opposite, depressive and miserable. Jack is getting married in a weeks time, so he and Miles set off on a weeks stag do travelling across California and making beelines for the famous vineyards. Miles is an expert when it comes to wine which could be a factor in his ' intellectual arrogance'. If it gets you drunk, Jack will drink it! Miles has quite a bit of 'baggage to carry around'. Not talking about the spare tyre due to too much consumption of the vino. He still hasn't got over his ex- wife despite being divorced three years. The stakes are risen when he finds out she's been invited to Jacks wedding. He...

paulyvous 14.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sideways (DVD)

Ring Ring! It's for yoo-hoo!

Advantages: No batteries, good for imaginative and speech development, cute!
Disadvantages: None

...goes round. The phone is made of moulded plastic and is very bright and colourful. It has eyes that wobble up and down as the phone is pulled along on its wheels which makes my son giggle as it pulls towards him. The phone also has cute rosy cheeks and a little, smiley mouth. It is a toy that works on more than one level; at the moment my son can pull it along and spin the dial. He can also hold the phone to his ear although he doesn't talk yet. For an older child it can be used to hold pretend conversations, promoting speech and language skills and encouraging imagination. It could also be used in role-play situations. I've noticed that not only does my one-year old pull it around with him wherever he goes, but older children who have visited also make a beeline for it, which makes me think that it would be used for several years so...

chocaholic110 20.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Pull Along Chatter Phone

Ah, the sweet smell..

Advantages: Gentle herbal remedies
Disadvantages: Scent is lost quickly

...Not a spectacular plant by any means, but you'll find it hard to beat the fragrance of lemons wafting across the garden to greet you. This is favourite of mine, and my cutting comes from a bush that grew in my grandmother's garden for over 40 years. As a child I would make a beeline for it in the garden, crushing the soft leaves in my fingers and holding them close to wallow in the aroma. Heavenly! Yellowy green and inconspicuous, this will grow pretty much anywhere with little or no attention as long as it is well watered. Insignificant white flowers will bloom towards the end of summer and into autumn, but this plant's glory isn't in it's looks. It's a jolly handy little medicinal friend instead. Now for the facts: Name: Melissa Officinalis Cultivation: Likes a rich soil that keeps moist, preferably a mix of sun...

Salgirl 03.03.2001 · Read review
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Review of Lemon Balm

Hedgehog Fun

Advantages: Helps youngsters with their counting and reading
Disadvantages: none

...with a lot of her other books, Lynley Dodd has captured the animals' personalities perfectly and they are beautifully drawn. The words are on one page and the pictures on the other and it makes it very easy for a child learning to read, to follow the words. ***My Thoughts*** I love Lynley Dodd's books. They are written with delicate humour and the pictures really go with the simple stories. My son has been quite a fan of her work in recent years since getting a Hairy Maclary jigsaw book for his birthday so whenever he sees one in the library he makes a beeline for it. He immediately recognised her work from the cover, as her illustrations are very distinctive and was only disappointed for a few seconds when it wasn't actually about one of his favourite characters. This story is told in a simple rhyme with only one or two lines on each...

belfin 27.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hedgehog Howdedo - Lynley Dodd

A CRACKER OF A CHEESE SPREAD

Advantages: HEALTHY AND CREAMY
Disadvantages: SOOOO MORISH

...I was stuck for something to eat, and not feeling too energetic, so I had a nose round the cupboards and fridge and found this dairylea cheese spread. I remember buying it a few days ago, then forgetting all about it, so I was quite pleased it was just what I needed as a quick snack. I love this on crusty bread all soft and creamy, and not too sharp just mild enough for me. I was still chomping on this when my sister arrived with my nephew, who made a beeline for the fridge so I tried him with some dairylea on cream cracker. He loved it. my sister meanwhile was tucking into big doorsteps of it on crusty bread, good job the tub was a big one. This is also very nice on sandwiches if you are going out for the day, and I know my mom used to put it on dad's when he went to work. The tub is a 200g size,and it's bright blue...

vicky27 01.12.2002 · Read review
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Review of Kraft Dairylea Cheese Spread

Galaxy with a bit of a crunch!

Advantages: tastes nice
Disadvantages: not enough biscuit and the bits that are there are too small

...After a hard day dieting I found myself heading to Tesco's in search of chocolate :-D I made a beeline to the section of the shelf full of large bars of galaxy when a new addition to the range caught my eye, Galaxy Cookie Crumble. I have always been a huge fan of the Cadbury with shortbread and I much prefer Galaxy chocolate so I thought I'd give it a try The wrapper looks just like the normal Galaxy bars except it has two chocolate cookies on the top right corner and a small red label with 'NEW' written in it on the top left. It also has cookie crumble written in small writing below the large 'Galaxy'. For those poor souls who don't know, Galaxy chocolate is a very creamy chocolate and can be a little sickly when you try and eat too much in one go. Not that that stops me from trying... As the name suggests the cookie crumble...

rachael23 25.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mars Galaxy Cookie Crumble

Not Again!!

Advantages: Bright, bold colours which young children love.
Disadvantages: None

...at bedtime when little ones plead for the book to be read again, when we haven't really got the time. ~ Price ~ ISBN: 1-84362-545-8 paperback edition is £5.99 but worth a look on www.amazon.co.uk as used and new copies start from £2.57. This isn't one of my all time favourite books, it's pleasant to read aloud and the children did enjoy it but I wouldn't make a bee-line for it!...

neenn 03.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Again - Ian Whybrow

Exotic Locale

Advantages: Exotic; Buzzes with Activity ;Good Food;
Disadvantages: Can be noisy

...which restaurants the Chinese themselves are patronising. If they are not dining out in a particular eatery,the chances are it is not up to standard. Some of the restaurants specialise in Cantonese cuisine,most immigrants from Hong Kong are Cantonese. It is,however,possible to find non-Cantonese dshes like Peking Duck-this comes thoroughly recommended- and Szechwan food can be found. This is more spicey than,eg, Cantonese cuisine and there is a very liberal use of chilli. Chinatown buzzes with activity most hours of the day and quite a few hours of the night. There are,I believe,a few gambling dens on the upper floors of some shophouses but generally the area is quite safe for non-Chinese to explore.Chinese New Year is an especially good time to make a beeline to Chinatown. Previously the very beautiful violinist Vanessa May was...

ashford 26.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of Chinatown, London