Handled with Brilliance

Advantages: Fantastic story, great characters, well written, I couldn't put it down
Disadvantages: None

...I have been a massive fan of the author Jodi Picoult and her books ever since I read "My Sister's Keeper", many years ago, when it was a Richard and Judy read (although I didn't know that at the time!). Since then, I've gone out of my way to read all of her other works, and get hold of her new books as soon as they come out. I always save any book tokens I get for Christmas to buy her books but even I couldn't believe my luck when last week, I won a copy of her brand new book not due out until April in a competition from her website! I was over the moon to open the packet and find my pre-release book in there and I started it that night. I've loved her past two books, so Jodi had a lot to live up for me...did she succeed once more? Handle With Care is possibly one of Jodi's most controversial books, with an impossible question...

mummy2harry 04.02.2009 · Read review
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cAREFUL HOW YOU HANDLE THIS

Advantages: Well written and enthralling
Disadvantages: Horrid ending

...Advantages: Well wrritten and enthralling Disadvantages: Horridending I became a fan of the author Jodi Picoult after reading My Sister's Keeper ' and 'Vanishing Acts '. I recenetly read 'The Lost Daughter' by Diane Chamberlain which was advertised as being "for fans of Jodi Picoult this is a must read". I found that this was far better than Jodi Picoult's books but then having found Picoult's newest book 'Handle With Care' I thought I would give her work another read. Jodi had a lot of work to do to woo me back from the work of Diane - did she handle me with enough care with this book? Wow what a minefield of controversy this book brings, it is a very absorbing book with some even more difficult decisions and questions wrapped up in the story. The story deals with a particularly nasty brittle bone disease...

oldchem 28.07.2009 · Read review
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The Mighty Mars Bar

Advantages: Classic chocolate bar
Disadvantages: They changed the nougat filling

...This is perhaps the most classic chocolate bar from my childhood. It has long been my favourite as a kid and I sort of have to say it still is so as not to feel as if I have disowned it (sorry Mars Bar but I have found other favourites - I still love you though!). 'A Mars a day helps you work rest and play' - this was the little catchphrase that was associated with Mars Bar. Funny really; it's like saying a chocolate bar a day is good for you. The slogan has now changed to 'Pleasure you can't measure' which definitely seems more appropriate. A standard Mars bar comes at 58g, about 11cm long and 1.8cm high. You'll pay about 32p for this bar in supermarkets which is well below the norm of 50p. They used to be more expensive but in recent years, the classic nougat and caramel filling has obviously lost its appeal as new and more...

LaceyR26 07.06.2009 · Read review
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This Pyrex cake dish has handles.

Advantages: A good long lasting versatile dish
Disadvantages: fluted edges may be more difficult to clean

...Amongst my Pyrex collection I have this Pyrex cake dish with handles. This cake dish is round has fluted edges and two handles for easy lifting, This is has1.1 litre capacity and is about the same circumference as a dinner plate. Price between £4 and £5 available in a lot of shops selling cooking /eating equipment and on line at http://www.kitchen-outlet.co.uk/buy/Cake-Dish-11Ltr.asp. So what do I use this dish for? Well all sorts of things, I cook sponge upside down puddings in it. I use it for cheesecakes. I present salads in it. The list of uses is too long to write on here. The only downside is the fluted edges yes they look attractive but sometimes cooked food gets stuck in them. Still fairly easily remedied just needs a bit of elbow grease and a non scratch cleaner and cleans up well I expect most of us or our parents...

mumsymary 26.02.2009 · Read review
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Cookie bars????

Advantages: got 8 free
Disadvantages: not quite there

...I bought a pack of these as it was 100% extra - 16 bars for the price of 8 and the fact that I thought they would be a treat for my daughter in her lunch box. She sometimes moans that she has too much fruit! I can't remember how much I paid for them, I could guess but I won't bother as I could be way out. I was feeling a little bit peckish one afternoon so I though I would try one, they are all individually wrapped when you open the main packet . 'Cookie bars' what does that mean to you?? Or what do you expect?? To me it means moist crumbly biscuit with lots of chocolate chips in. I opened the wrapper and inside was quite a thick rectangular biscuit I don't know why, but it didn't quite look like I expected it to. Upon tasting it I thought it was a bit dry. Then I realised it's an oaty cookie which was probably why I thought...

rojm 24.02.2009 · Read review
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Daim Bar Education

Advantages: Sweet and crunchy chocolate covered bar
Disadvantages: Cost and calories

...Welcome to the school of Daim bars! School days appear to be getting shorter and much more fun than when I was a girl, so I hope you enjoy my review. Art and Design 6/10 ***************** The brightly coloured wrapper uses recyclable plastic type of paper in 2 primary colours red and blue, with white highlighting behind the name ?DAIM?. On my packets a bold yellow ?35P? is shown as the RRP. A few rays of sunshine are behind the name and a few pieces of broken chocolate bar complete the packet. Teachers comment ? design could be improved. English 7/10 ********* On the back is a list of ingredients, informing us that the bar contains 42% milk chocolate with a Crunchy Almond Caramel Centre. Teachers comment ? good use of descriptive words, but could write more! Geography 7/10 ************* This product is...

jo145 24.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Dime Bar

Disappointed By A Dime Bar!

Advantages: Some People Seem To Like Them
Disadvantages: High In Calories, Poor Value For Money

...It's been a long time since I last had a Dime Bar but today I found myself buying one on my way home from work when I picked up the evening paper. Since I haven't actually eaten it yet I have decided to be kind to you all and share the experience of its demise with you. THE BACKGROUND Dime Bars are made by Kraft Foods Ltd and are particularly popular in Scandinavia where they are known as Daim Bars. They are also popular elsewhere in Europe with the major markets being in Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and the UK and Ireland. THE PRODUCT Dime Bars are described as a Milk Chocolate Bar with a crunchy Almond and Caramel centre. Some of you will probably remember the bizarre TV adverts with Harry Enfield from a few years ago where they were compared with Armadillo's and described as being " Smooth...

micksheff 01.11.2005 · Read review
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A useful replacement for the Wii sensor bar

Advantages: A relatively cheap spare sensor bar. Good for a second TV or a quick replacement.
Disadvantages: The cable is still flimsy. Other sensor bars are even cheaper.

...The Wii might have been the best thing to happen to console gaming since, well, at least the Xbox 360, but the need to install the sensor bar rather ties you to a particular television. It works via two infra-red LEDs which send out signals that are picked up by the Wii-mote which calculates its position via triangulation; accelerometers in the Wii-mote allow it to recalculate its position when out of sight. Since all the complicated electronics are in the Wii-mote and the console, the sensor bar is a relatively simple bit of kit; it is, however, crucial to the operation of the console as a whole. Wii-motes will just about work without it for a while, but will regularly cut-out and drift off-target. If you're the sort of person with multiple TVs in the household and want to move your Wii around you've got to remove and re...

Phantom_Wombat 04.04.2009 · Read review
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Mars Bar

Advantages: Superb taste
Disadvantages: Can be sticky

...Introduction: All my life the humble Mars Bar is something I have enjoyed and looked forward to. When I was a kid, my father worked for Mars Confectionary and every week he brought a bag of 'rations' for the family. I always tried to be first to meet him so I could help myself to a Mars Bar. About the Mars Bar: The Mars Bar was originally made in Slough in England. It was first produced in 1932 and not even the War could stop the production of them. The company had gone from strength to strength to feed the public's addition to chocolate. Among their other products are Twix, Maltesers, Snickers, Starburst, Skittles, M&M's and Galaxy. The Mars Bar: I'm not sure if it's me, but I feel the Mars Bar as grown and shrunk over the years. But for me the thing that has remained constant is the distinctive style of the product. As...

ROCKS111 09.09.2008 · Read review
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Healthy Cereal Bars???

Advantages: Less than 70 calories
Disadvantages: No good if you're lactose/gluten/soya intolerant

...Whilst perusing the aisles in Asda at weekend I came across these Alpen Light cereal bars on a "2 boxes for £2.50" special offer (they usually retail at around £1.80 per box) so purely for the benefit of Ciao members I popped a couple of boxes in my trolley and skipped off to the checkout. (I would normally buy Special K bars.) >>>Background<<< Alpen cereal bars are made by Weetabix, purveyors of fine cereals like Weetabix, Weetos, Ready Brek and Alpen (to name but a few). To add to their Alpen range, Weetabix have launched Alpen Cereal bars, which are a moist and chewy combination of crispy rice & wheat flakes, some of which are dipped in chocolate or a yoghurt coating and come in the following flavours: * Fruit & Nut * Fruit & Nut with chocolate * Apple & Blackberry * Strawberry & Yoghurt * Raspberry & Yoghurt They...

miggmoggspud 27.07.2006 · Read review
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