Bears cant run downhill, or can they?

Advantages: Funnty, Interesting facts
Disadvantages: some sections may not suit everyone

...this section of the book the title fact resides of bears cant run downhill. I was taught a similar myth when I was growing up that cows cant run downhill. Some excellent examples of the dubious facts uncovered in this section are - Polar bears are left handed - A mouse can fit through a hole the size of a biro - The scientific name for a Gorilla is Gorilla, Gorilla, Gorilla. Personally I found this section extremely easy to read as each of the statements was extremely well argued in a comical format. It is easy to tell that each of the 'facts' in this section was extensively well researched. This made me tackle the showbiz section hoping that this would beat my expectations. Nature scores 8/10 - I learnt a lot of things in this section of the book. This section is 44 pages long and contains 32 of these facts Showbiz...

mtpatton 14.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bears Can't Run Downhill: And 200 Other Dubious Pub Facts Explained - Robert Anwood

Downhill Jam is snowboarding spread with Hawk

Advantages: Amusing, solid enough gameplay, challenging later on
Disadvantages: Very linear, not really Tony Hawk enough

...Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam is a diversion from the regular Tony Hawk's series in that it focuses on racing as a whole, not just the art of skating. It's a more linear and straightforward experience than previous Tony Hawk's games - there is a limited variety of boards and characters, there are only six courses to play on and the basic premise is simple: go forward, don't crash and win the race. There are diversions from this rule, such as Trick contests and Slaloms, but those are few and far between. That said, it does have a lot to offer. The courses are long and complex, with multiple routes to take. The music is top-notch and is invariably on my MP3 player. It suits the Wii controls near perfectly, although performing 'Special' tricks leaves a lot to be desired. My one problem with Downhill Jam is that it doesn't feel like your typical...

Nanashi 15.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Wii)

Tony Hawk's DownHill Jam

Advantages: same great quality gameplay as PSP and PS2
Disadvantages: as with all ds games (cramp of the hands)

...I bought Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam last week from Gamestation for only £19.99. I have liked these skateboarding type games for a few years now, Initially when i first looked at the box for the DS version of the game, i assumed that it would be rubbish. I have played car racing games on the DS and they just aint up to par with their PSP counterparts. So anyway, i was reading the box and what sold it to me was the fact that it enabled you to play skate games online against others and to have real-time voice chat, so i thought it was worth a look. I got the game home and switched it on, then went straight onto practice to get reaquainted with the controls. As i was playing my first game, i realised that the graphics were almost as good as the PS2 and possibly PSP versions. I immediately got hooked on this game, There is...

jmz1984 21.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Nintendo DS)

Good food good wine and good craic

Advantages: excellent facilities
Disadvantages: having to go home

...The week before our disasterous trip to the Murrayfield hotel (see my op)my sons rugby team where invited to Ballina county Mayo, for a rugby tournament, as this is three hours drive from where we live we decided that an overnight stay was a must. So a group of very willing parents got together and travelled in a convoy to Southern Ireland. Prior to our trip I had accessed all the hotels on the net and found the Downhill Inn, I had originally tried to book into their sister hotel but because of the rugby tournament and the fishing competition it was booked out and they referred me to the Downhill Inn. The Downhill Inn is amongst Mayo's gems - priding itself on offering value for money, excellent service and quality accommodation - this family-owned and managed 3 star hotel is a real treat to discover. After a three hour Journey...

veramck 28.12.2001 · Read review
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Review of The Downhill Inn, Ballina

We're Jamming, I hope you like Jamming Too!

Advantages: Easy, Fun and compelling
Disadvantages: Not a true Tony Hawk game, might get overlooked

...It seems that since the dawn of time there has been a Tony Hawk skateboarding game in existence! When it launched in 200BC Tony Hawk's Pro Skater set the standards for Skateboarding if not all extreme sports games, and since then the series has enjoyed much success and dominance, at last count there were 689 versions of Tony Hawk's Skateboarding games. Ok, you may have spotted a few exaggerations and inaccuracies in the opening paragraph, but there is no doubt that Tony Hawk Skating games have become a staple component on all games consoles. Since Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (THPS) was launched in 1999, there have been 10 incarnations to date including this one, Downhill Jam. Undoubtedly there will be (and probably already are) more Tony Hawk games on the way. @@@@@Mmmmmm Jam! Until the launch of Downhill Jam, the series had...

Dogbert 08.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (Wii)

Crazy biking action, without risking life and limb

Advantages: fun, exciting, fast action over huge tracks.
Disadvantages: Not quite as good as some other action sports games out there.

...also try and beat your personal records on each trail.Also in this mode you can race against the times the game's developers achieved on each trail. ***CAREER*** Here you get a chance to compete over several races, and need to win, (or accumulate points from other finishing positions) to advance to the next race.If you win the overall career you can unlock cheats and new characters Career--- simply race over all the tracks in the game. All 9 locations, and all 3 trails in each. (DH-downhill, FR-freeride, and MX-motocross) Specialised--- compete in a career in only one discipline. i.e., all downhill races. Custom--- create your own type of tournament. Freestyle--- this one is fun, and can be really challenging too. You are assigned trick goals like in tony hawk and you have to complete ten in each level before moving on...

freeridemtber 14.11.2006 (15.11.2006) · Read review
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Review of Downhill Domination (PS2)

Going downhill

Advantages: goos concept
Disadvantages: starts irratating

...do a successfully a trick shot and then they win a prize. The trick shot is called Virgo?s trick shot and he sets it up The other two contestants then play pocket money where first they have to answer four or five questions right within a minute and a half. If they answer four or five right their snooker player can remove any five red balls of the table. Within the time limit, the snooker player has to make as many money as they can, the person who makes the most money gets to go the final where they play for the grand prize. Overall an average programme, which in my view is going downhill....

WAD1-2-3 20.12.2000 · Read review
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Review of BBC1 - Big Break

Going downhill

Advantages: Lots to do
Disadvantages: Going downhill ?

...We have been visiting Brighton for many years now. I used to think that Brighton had everything, seaside, great shopping, lots to do and places to visit etc. however on our last visit in August of this year I think that Brighton is getting seedy and going downhill. Without going into too much detail my son had his rollerblades stolen (OK I suppose that this could have happened anywhere) but on the same day I almost fell over a drug addict who collapsed on the street in front of us. I also felt that there was lots of litter around. Furthermore it was almost impossible to find a parking space along the seafront so maybe we just had a bad day. Only 48 miles from London, Brighton still has a lot going for it, the Royal Pavilion for example is definitely worth a visit, built in 1787 for the Prince of Wales. It has an onion shaped dome...

Mikew79 21.09.2001 · Read review
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Review of Brighton in general

Going Downhill

Advantages: You decide
Disadvantages: You decide

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donf18 06.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Virgin Media

F2S went downhill rapidly...

Advantages: None anymore
Disadvantages: Email keeps failing for days, support now very poor

...I have been with Freedom2Surf for four years or so now. They started off as an excellent ISP - their service and support was second to none, and for the first couple of years I was both happy and regularly recommending them to others. Unfortunately, in the last year or so (probably a bit more), things have gone downhill rapidly. F2S were taken over by Pipex (I think) who were then in turn taken over by Tiscali. The service and the support is now less than satisfactory. I no longer have broadband with the company, but do still have a domain registered with them, and my main email account hosted by them. In the last six months, it has been a regular occurrence for the email system to be down for significant periods (i.e. days on end). Their Service Status on the homepage simply states "Problem with the email platform.". After...

purplepomegranite 01.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Freedom2surf