Pickup Love

Advantages: good plot, surprising ending
Disadvantages: style (for me)

...The Pickup (published in 2001) from amazon, why this one and not one of her other novels I can´t say. We get to know Julie Summers, a 29-year-old white South African woman who works for a media company organising tours for pop-groups, she´s cut the contacts with her parents, she´s ashamed of them but why she´s so rigid I haven´t really understood, her father is a big fish of SA business, her divorced mother lives in California, both have new partners. Julie has left The Suburbs (always written with capital letters) where people of her background live in magnificent villas enjoying the good life. This does not mean they´re reactionaries wishing back the old times, they do mix with people of different ethnic backgrounds - in case they´ve moved up to their own financial level. She, however, dwells in a modest one-room house, drives a second...

MALU 02.09.2005 (03.09.2005) · Read review
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Mini 10

Advantages: Quite a lot
Disadvantages: Hard to adjust to

...I have just been bought the dell mini 10 which is a compact web book. Now, until now I did not know a great deal to do with web books so my first thought was that it was cute and I was genuinely excited to get using it, however I noted that this product has not been reviewed so I did some research and had a look through some of what this dell has to offer and though I would offer a review on the item. Design Firstly I want to comment on the design of this dinky thing, the lid of mine is piano black and glossy which obviously is one of those things which you think, should I take the film off? I have left my film on as I am prone to eating whilst browsing and therefore I do not want my mini 10 to be covered in my prints within the first uses! Whilst browsing this computer, I noted that it came in other colours, green, pink...

amyloop 09.04.2009 (10.04.2009) · Read review
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Mini One a fun car to drive

Advantages: Solid, fun to drive high quality small car
Disadvantages: Heavy on fuel, not alot of leg room in the back

...We bought a Mini One in 2005 for my wife as a second car. We bought it on the lease purchase scheme that they ran at the time. It works by paying a deposit, we paid £2500 then for 3 years it was £199 a month with a final payment of about £5000 after the 3 years or you can trade it in for a new one and continue the monthly payments. We paid the final installement. Anyway enough about the boring finance, whats the car actually like? Its great it feels really solid and very high quality in all the finishes in the car. The doors, paintwork, buttons, steering wheel, gearstick and all the bobbles on it just feel like they are really good quality. We had to pay extra for a black roof £500 and the rest of the car is off white, it looks really good. If you buy the Cooper the black roof is included in the price. You feel really safe in this...

trevn74 24.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of MINI One

bmw mini one

Advantages: to many to state.
Disadvantages: heavy steering

...bmw mini one was the first car i ever brought and to be honest i wish i started with something a little cheaper then maybe changed car a few time to experience how other cars drive and then gone to a mini. only because i now know my next car WILL be another mini. One of the best features is the run on flats. when your tyre pressure goes below what it should be, the car shows you a flat tyre sign and a beebing sound, so you know that there is something wrong. The only thing i think could be improved is the steering i find it a bit heavy compared to other cars but would not hold that against the car. Handle brillianly at a round about!!! The bmw mini, well all mini's are stunning looking car.i love evey minute driving my mini. in my opinion this is the best car ever made....

Lizziethedon1 11.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of MINI One

Mini Eggs :)

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...Caburys Mini Eggs are one of my favourite easter treats and luckily this year they have hit the shops extra early. These sweets are produced by Cadburys so have lovely Cadburys chocolate in them. They are egg shaped milk chocolate pieces in a crisp sugar shell and come on different colours including pink, white, yellow, purple and brown. Each sweet has a speckled brown effect to make them look even more egg like. Mini Eggs may contain traces of nuts, eggs or soya for those of you that have heath conditions or allergies. The nutritional information is as follows: Per 100g- Calories 455 Protein 4.6g Carbohydrate 64.7g (of which sugars) 63.1g Fat 20g There are 100g in an average bag of Mini Eggs. As you can see there is a large amount of sugar, calories and fat in a bag of Mini Eggs, so you may only want them...

lorrainek90 17.09.2009 · Read review
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Mini pleasures!

Advantages: Cheap, tastey etc
Disadvantages: Nutrition or lack of.

...I love birthdays! Espescially when it's mine. I love the presents, the party, the family gathering, the atmosphere, and I also adore the food supplied! I remember when I was little, and we used to have big family parties. I used to love going shopping with my mum to chose all the party food; mini sausage rolls, cocktail sausages, pizza bites, party rings, fairy cakes, and all things nice! Parties at my house have never really changed to be honest, the dining room table is still overflowing full with delicious looking edibles! The day before my brothers birthday this year, we went shopping to Asda to purchase the delights we would be tucking into the following night. Into the trolley flew mulitpacks of crisps, sweets, savoury snacks and so on. We were just about to go and pay for the food when at the end of an aisle something...

SweetTooth93 15.06.2008 · Read review
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Mini Maglite

Advantages: Light in the palm of your hand, compact rugged and great quality.
Disadvantages: Base cap might be fidly for some people to remove.

..."Maglite" do it again, it?s a world known manufacturer for its torches that bring light when and where we need it! So much so that these are no standard with law enforcement and many other profession. This is the "MINI Maglite" which requires 2x AA batteries. So let?s see what this California company has given us....(http://www.maglite.com/product.asp?psc=2AACELL&pt=R) From the site.... Precision machined high-strength aluminium alloy case Anodized inside and out for improved corrosion resistance and durability Water and shock resistant High-intensity adjustable spot-to-flood beam with a twist of the wrist High-grade rubber seals in every size flashlight Design balanced optics and power for improved performance Spare lamp safely secured inside the tail cap Mini Maglite® flashlight converts...

JaYmEZ 09.09.2004 · Read review
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Big Taste, Mini Waist?

Advantages: Wholegrain rye, great full flavour, very crunchy, low in fat & high in fibre
Disadvantages: A tad pricey & only sold as singles

...Who would have thought that what looks like a packet of crips could be light, healthy and tasty too? I came across these in Tesco a little while back, around the time the adverts (you know the ones, with Fern saying "big taste, mini waist") were quite popular. They're now available in 6 different flavours: - Sweet Chilli - Mature Cheese & Onion - Cream Cheese & Chive - Worcester Sauce - Salt & Vinegar - Thai I'll be basing my review on the Sweet Chilli variety. At 48p, they're a little expencive for what is a lightweight packet of rye squares, but single bags of crisps can cost almost as much. Supermarkets often have offers on these though so keep your eyes peeling. At the moment (23 Sept '08) they're on sale in Tesco 5 for £2. Ryvita do a range of other snacks and I've tried their plain rye bread before and found...

gothic_moon 13.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ryvita Minis

MINI car, maximum fun

Advantages: Stylish looks, solid build quality, great driveability
Disadvantages: Can be expensive adding optional extras when bought new

...I bought my MINI just over a year ago, and at that time, the car had only been unleashed on the unsuspecting British public for a couple of months. All the automotive magazines (CAR, Auto Express to name two) raved about the car; I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. That's where my 'MINI Adventure' began..... There is one particular, four-letter word that leaps into my mind when I look at the MINI. Cool. From the curves around the rear of the car to the styling of the front grille, you can tell that Rover's old Mini has been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The exterior of the car is a joy to behold, and everything seems well-proportioned. Bodywork is sound, with all the panels fitting snugly - the car just looks solid. No overhanging front skirts or poor fittings here, oh no, you can definitely tell...

ndf9876 12.12.2002 (07.05.2004) · Read review
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Review of MINI Cooper

Mini One - I have 7!

Advantages: funky styling, pointy, rock solid grip
Disadvantages: dull and uninspiring handling, rough engines, crap ride, not practical

...We acquired seven Mini Ones for staff of our development company to use as company vehicles and for advertising - they are covered in stickers! I run one of the seven as my own company car having covered 36,000 miles in thirteen months. When we went in search of staff cars, we were originally looking for a cheap option. We considered Nissan Almera, VW polo, and Vauxhall Corsa. We went for the minis because of the eye catching styling. For this reason they are ideal and because of the low depreciation, leasing was fairly cost effective - but not the cheapest. between all of the cars, in excess of 150,000 miles has been covered! What has gone wrong? Windscreens! My windscreen was replaced because it hummed. its replacement wistled! The wistle has now gone. Another of the fleet had this problem, which seems to happen...

b3rtie 04.06.2006 · Read review
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