Why is the Ribbon Yellow?

Advantages: Good story, good acting, lovely scenery
Disadvantages: John Wayne!

...notices that the niece is wearing a yellow ribbon tied in her hair, she has two of the young men fighting over her and Nathan asks her if she knows the significance of wearing a yellow ribbon and when she says she does he asks who it if for. She will not tell him and he along with the two men are left in suspense. The patrol leaves the Fort and they are soon forced to make a diversion to get the ladies to their stage as they have come across the savage Comanche Indians and do not wish to fight whilst the ladies are with them. Brittles knows that he will have to take him men into battle with these Indians at a later date but will he be able to do so before his retirement and can he get the ladies to their stage and away from the Fort before the danger starts? Just who is the C O?s niece wearing the yellow ribbon for? I was a little...

sewbizzie 28.06.2009 · Read review
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Half of a Yellow Sun

Advantages: Beautifully written
Disadvantages: Images of war are never nice.

...I don't often write book reviews but I really enjoyed (if that is the right turn of phrase) this book and thought I would share my thoughts. Half of a Yellow Sun is set in Nigeria during the 1960s and the title comes from the national emblem for Biafra. Whilst I, like many others of my generation, remember the harrowing television images of starving children during the Biafrian crisis, I have to confess my understanding of the background to that crisis was quite derisory. Although this book is fiction it is set during the now well documented political revolution and, judging by the dedication at the front of the book, it is a period time during which some of the authors forefathers perished. It provides a harrowing account of the impact that war can have on civilian life; touching on issues of class and race and of tribal hostility...

perfectlypolished 01.02.2008 · Read review
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Yellow is the wrd of the day

Advantages: made me laugh
Disadvantages: one unbelievable colour

...I am very lucky to have a toddler that loves books. She has just turned two years old and is learning her colours. A couple of months ago, the only colour she would say was yellow. I always found this quite funny as the word yellow is quite a difficult one for little ones to grasp. Thinking back to when my older daughter was small it was the other way around and she would say every colour but yellow. The frustrations that my partner and mother in law encountered whilst trying to get her to say a colour other than yellow was quite amusing to watch. I knew she would grasp the other colours when she was ready, so I ignored all the frequent shouting of "yellow" followed by a laugh. When I saw Wobble Bear says yellow in the library, I had to get it after flicking through and realising what the book was about. All wobble bear wants to...

abbadabbado 05.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Wobble Bear Say Yellow - Ian Whybrow

Ferrai yellow

Advantages: classy
Disadvantages: feminine

...After the success of the first scent but heavily criticised of its feminine side, Ferrari decided to bring another fragrance in a yellow bottle and really makes feminine. I was disappointed with the yellow line and it put me off replacing my red bottle. The scent is very nice but the type that?s too feminine for men and not feminine enough for women. I guess the Ferrari camp really lost plot this time, but you be happy to know they brought a new bottle which is black but I haven?t had the pleasure of its scent....

Al 11.07.2000 · Read review
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yellow moon

Advantages: fun, eductional
Disadvantages: none

...I love the yellow moon catalogues that my daughters regularly bring home with them from school throughout the year. The books and there web site is ram packed with fun and educational things for children to do. There are loads of art and craft things in the book aswell as kits of things to make that range from very simple items you can make with a 4 year old child to more complicated items for older children, these are themed at the times of year too so at easter it is mainly easter items in the catalogue and the same for christmas. There are lots of learning aids in there too that help with spelling, reading, counting etc and are aimed at children of infant and junior shool age and based around the curriculum they are being taught at school. The pocket money toy section is my daughters favorites as there are prices...

danniell 16.05.2009 · Read review
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Black And Decker PV 1205 Cyclonic Dustbuster Pivot

Advantages: Reliable, Trustworthy and High performance
Disadvantages: Doesn't vacum plaster dust well

...I was delighted when my husband bought the Black and Decker PV1205B Dust buster for my birthday. Whilst the price might seem high anything with lower voltage is a waste of time and money. Lower voltage dust busters just don't work you need something with a bit of power, one that performs well and does the job you need it to do. The Black and Decker PV1205B Dust buster is powerful, practical and efficient basically you cannot go far wrong in purchasing this and I would recommend it to anyone. My dust buster has always been reliable and it has never let me down yet. It makes the perfect gift for any occasion and will last for years. I have a 3 year old child and I cannot tell you enough how helpful this Dust buster has been with my child. You know children, they make a mess don't they? Then you have to clean it up, sometimes it feels...

Mickie26 19.03.2009 · Read review
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Black Attack!

Advantages: Realistic weapons and gameplay, everything can be destroyed!
Disadvantages: Borrring story!

...Black is a first person shooter brought to us by the makers of the hugely popular racing game series Burnout, Criterion Games. It stars a young man called Sergeant Jack Keller, and Black Ops soldier. He is currently undergoing investigation four days into the future, and you have to go back in time to complete the missions he has been appointed. Later to be revealed, why exactly he is under investigation. Black is set in western Russia, and our hero has been briefed on a named terrorist group called the 'Seventh Wave'. Keller's first mission sees him and his team battling against the forces of the Seventh Wave. Keller eventually reaches a checkpoint, but disobeys orders and enters into a terrorist controlled building where he is ambushed by a terrorist. However it is revealed that the terrorist is actually a former CIA operative, who...

41ggo 11.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Black (PS2)

Black Hawk Down

Advantages: Excellent Film
Disadvantages: Not many

...Recently there was an article which really sparked my emotions, both sadness and anger, surprisingly it was in The Sun (the most professional and reliable of the daily papers) the article was on the sate of Somalia and the history of the wars going on in the country. Quoted in the article was a film called Black Hawk Down, which I had heard of but never, had the opportunity to watch and had no clue about, later on when in discussion on the article, somebody brought the film up and highly recommended it. Buying the Film I bought the film in Blockbuster when I was returning a rental; it cost £4 which I thought was highly reasonable for a DVD, especially one which was recommended and according to the front of the DVD won two Oscars, and looked to carry an exciting cast set. Director The film is directed by a man called Ridley...

amyloop 18.08.2009 (20.08.2009) · Read review
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Review of Black Hawk Down (DVD)

Black and yellow - and hangs off a bum

Advantages: cheap and cheerful for brand name goods
Disadvantages: reputation

...Question: What's black and yellow and hangs off a bum? Answer: A Netto carrier bag ....or so the old pub joke would have us believe. Netto is a Danish supermarket group that has been trading in the UK successfully for the past few years. Although it is pitched at the more affluent middle market in it's own country, in the UK it has aimed squarely for the budget end - hence it's somewhat downtrodden image which in my view is not entirely deserved. Everything Netto does is designed to keep prices down. The stores are very simple, many looking like warehouses, and products are generally displayed either on the pallets they have been transported on or in their packing cases with the fronts cut away. Very little effort or expense is made in presenting (merchandising) the goods to the customers - Netto is thus a far cry from...

andyev 10.07.2001 · Read review
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ALWAYS BET ON BLACK.......

Advantages: Smells gorgeous, fragrance lasts for hours, cool packaging and unique bottle
Disadvantages: Price, size of bottle

...It would appear that the subtle hints dropped throughout 2003 by Badger Boy were not in vain as on Christmas Day he opened three, yes three presents to be presented with each fragrance in the Bvlgari range. Bvlgari fragrances first came to my attention a number of years back when an ex girlfriend wore the Pour Femme version of their best selling fragrance. The smell to this day still haunts me, but still gets my nostrils tingling when I walk past someone wearing it. Happily, she couldn?t stand the smell of Bvlgari Black and I instantly fell in love with it after winning a bottle in a prize draw a few years later. Bvlgari are a well known fashion and design house famous for their jewellery and watches more than their actual fragrances, however, the chances of me actually owning the latter are slim to zero due to the extortionate...

Badger_Boy 21.01.2004 (09.04.2004) · Read review
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