Gateway - the Final Frontier?

Advantages: Great characters and cleverly structured
Disadvantages: The domestic violence bit sticks out like a sore thumb

...Gateway, by Frederik Pohl, is very much in the grand tradition of 'hard SF'. Whereas much of what gets put in the science-fiction section of bookshops is actually little more than fantasy with lasers instead of swords, Gateway is part of the Arthur C Clarke, Bradbury and Asimov school that seeks to extrapolate fantastic worlds from real current science, and examines how science and technology could affect the peoples of those worlds. In the future, Earth is massively over-populated - and starving. Food is synthesised from hydrocarbons, and there's not enough to go around. Life is brutal and grinding poverty is everywhere. For the bravest, however, there's an incredible opportunity - Gateway. A relic of a vanished super-race, Gateway is a huge space station filled with alien ships. Huge amounts of money are promised to brave...

Olly_Plimsoll 22.05.2009 · Read review
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Soul Diva Sings Jazz & Blues

Advantages: The wonderful tracks My Man, Don't Explain etc
Disadvantages: The dialogue interupts musical flow

...Lady Sings The Blues premiered to an eager, anticipating audience in October 1972. The public flocked in droves to the cinemas to see this much-hyped film, whilst critics watched intensley and eagerly sharpened their pencils. Soul singer and Motown legend, Diana Ross controversially took the role of the tortured Jazz legend, Billie Holiday and deservedly won wide critical acclaim for her harrowing and riviting performance in the film which subsequently gained her an oscar nomination (though Diana sadly lost out to Liza Minnelli for Cabaret - people claimed this was down to Berry Gordy's over-kill campaign to get her to win where Berry sent various extravagent gifts to members of the comittee which was merely perceived as a ploy to get her to win). Critics were instantly silenced on hearing the movies quintessential and divine...

IanPhillips 17.08.2006 · Read review
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  HONDA JAZZ 1.4 SE CVT-7. AUTOMATICALLY BETTER?

Advantages: Great Transmission. Smooth Engine. Low Running Costs. Hugely Spacious Interior. Build Quality.
Disadvantages: Messy Dashboard Styling. Uninspiring Exterior Styling.

..."mini-limo" in the shape of a Honda Jazz. The Honda Chiswick loan car was finished in deep metallic blue paint and therefore would have hit the road at just the wrong side of £12,000. DEPRECIATION 8 / 10 - Always the biggest running cost. 8 / 10 is a brilliant score in this category. Had this been a basic, or mid range Jazz, that score would have been even higher. Top of the range models will always take a larger hit on depreciation, although small automatics, especially good ones, tend to hold their value very well as they are extremely rare on the second hand market. As a range the Jazz is known to be one of the least steeply depreciating cars on the road. If you are looking for a cheap second hand one, you will need to spend a lot of time seeking out an abnormally high mileage car. Generally the Jazz tends to spend its life in...

RICHADA 30.04.2006 (02.05.2006) · Read review
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Jazz up your motoring

Advantages: space, comfort, flexibility, fuel economy
Disadvantages: absolutely none for me

...tank sits underneath them) and it has a gorgeous snub nose. It comes in a variety of colours, mostly metallic. Mine is 'clover green', a very dark metallic green. It's not the colour I would have chosen (more on this later) as I think it looks wonderful in bright red, pearlised white and a gorgeous metallic ice blue. It ain't sporty looking, but neither does it look cheap, tatty or estate/saloon type boring. 9/10 Criteria 9: Flexibility Here is where the Jazz is absolutely unbeatable. It is remarkably roomy inside and incredibly interchangeable. The back seats fold down completely flat for that flat-pack furniture, or the seat part of them folds up flat, giving you a lovely tall space for plants etc. Also, the front seats recline to prone position if you want a kip. Add to this the fact that the boot is a good size...

sandrabarber 11.07.2003 · Read review
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The Blue Mountains

Advantages: everything
Disadvantages: nothing

...This next review is on my time on The Blue Mountains National Park, located in Sydney Australia. A few friends and I had decided to hire a van and take a tour of the national park, as we had been recommended it by several people we had met along the way. I am usually a fan of national parks; it gives you a chance to take in the scenic view, it gives you a chance to relax and unwind if you have had a busy week, and you even get to see some wildlife. It?s a great experience, which allows you to camp overnight, whilst also have a magnificent driving experience. History & Park Info: The park covers 267,954 hectares, which included several mountains and rivers along the trek. The highest point of the park is Mount Werong (1,215 m), and there are some breathtaking views from the top. The area became a national park in 1932, and ever since...

jaygami1986 01.11.2009 · Read review
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Jazz Cafe - Charming, Unpretentious and Worth a Visit!

Advantages: Good Food, Nice Atmosphere and Lively
Disadvantages: Can be a little pricey...

.... Everything that I've had tastes nice and fresh and has good quality ingredients. There are also desserts, juices, tea, hot chocolate and coffee drinks. You can also buy wine (by the glass) and beer (by the bottle). The hot drinks are a good standard and the coffee is nice - which is certainly not always the case everywhere in Bath. The Atmosphere The Jazz Cafe is a relatively small venue, which thanks to close seating can fit in more diners than you'd expect. You'll be seated on sturdy wooden furniture, which adds a nice quirkiness to the place as it doesn't all match. The room is decorated blue and off white, and there are lots of posters of various jazz performers and musical instruments. Personally I like the large picture of Django Reinhardt. You can sit outside on the edge of the square, if you prefer. If the weather is good it...

Ottavia 21.08.2009 · Read review
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All that Jazz

Advantages: Very very clever package
Disadvantages: almost none

...”. Cute? What the bloody hell does that mean? I’ll tell you what it means. It means I can’t bloody win, that’s what “Cute” means. Even if I get everything else perfect, she can always get me by quoting the “Cute” amendment. “Yes dear, it may be all those things and it may be quicker than a very quick thing but it just isn’t cute”. Bugger. So, I looked at the little Polo Diesel and the Mini One. The only other car that caught my eye was, the Honda Jazz. The Polo does it on economy and build quality, the Mini One on “cute” and the Honda ‘cos I think it’s dead clever. Anyway I took my lovely lady to view all three one Sunday afternoon in May. The Polo didn’t even get a test drive. She sat in it and immediately pronounced it “...

tagheur 14.06.2003 · Read review
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Time to jazz things up a little

Advantages: loads of fun
Disadvantages: expensive for a small car

...Having been a Big Car driver for many years, I decided a year ago this week to become more environmentally friendly. Looking for something a little less staid than the Saab, Merc and Rover 75 that had been my previous three cars, the five door Honda Jazz caught my attention by jumping up and down excitedly on the forecourt whenever I drove by. I had to have it because it made me feel so happy. I even like the brand name. It's high safety spec, (special mention given to Honda's award for pedestrian safety) and solid security features galvanised me into the decision. This is a little car, tiny in fact, on the outside. I'm almost five feet tall and I can reach across the roof to wash it! It has curved lines with a little snub nose and the girls and I think that from the front it looks like a little cat. Get inside though...

LindaL 29.03.2003 (31.03.2003) · Read review
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Honda jazz 2003-2008

Advantages: Great economy and excellent interior space
Disadvantages: Plain exterior design

...The Honda Jazz is a very fun car, its small and easy to park and the interior design has been well thought out, the space is utilised very well, its almost a small wagon with the seats all folding away and creating a large area to carry things around town, I have noticed a few cases of the CVT transmission developing shuddering when taking off and slight oil leaks from the sump in some cases. Im very impressed with this car, and with the new model now released im sure we will not be dissapointed. Its an all round great town car with many uses, and excellent fuel economy, and they are a reasonably priced vehicle. I have driven the sport model and these are a step up in looks. This cars interior design of the dash was upgraded at some point with nice sterio and speedo design. In my opinion the car will not let you down in reliability...

madnesnz 23.02.2009 · Read review
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A History of Jazz

Advantages: Fantastic
Disadvantages: There are none

...A History of Jazz just has got to be one of the most comprehensive programmes on the history of jazz that I have ever come across. It is subtitled Bluesland A portrait In American Music. It shows the very heavy Blues influence on the original forms of jazz. The first section is called: Everybody got the Blues. It starts with a haunting Blues refrain, as the camera look along some railroad tracks to some plaintive blues music. The camera then shows some typical scenes of life in the south of America. A steam train, black people working on the farms and playing and singing the blues. Then, comes the introduction to the programme, proper, by the host, Keith David, with Albert Murray and Robert Palmer. Keith David points out that everyone gets the blues, and that everyone develops methods of coping with the blues. His favourite...

Martinscholes 02.01.2006 · Read review
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