Long and Hot.. and Good for your hair..!

Advantages: Protective plates
Disadvantages: No temperature gauges

...of the price..! My new straighteners are Remington S2003's.. A little specification; Teflon woven fabric covered plates, Instant heat ready in 30-60 seconds, Variable heat 140° - 200°, On/Off switch and LED indicator light, Automatic shut off after 1 hour, Salon length 3m swivel cord, Faux Suede heat protective mat/wrap. In The Box The straighteners Heat protective mat/wrap Warranty Booklet Instruction manual (of sorts) Looks The straighteners come in a back and orange box, with 'join the shine revolution' splattered across the front. The box has an attractive flip front feature, revealing more information about the technology behind the claims. Across the whole of the box there are pictures of the straighteners showing the way in which the less breakages occur, if you need to know how it works...

ChemicalRomance 02.06.2008 · Read review
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Fuji FinePix S1500. Descendant of the S1000fd

Advantages: Huge zoom, Focus Tracking, Easy to use
Disadvantages: Bulky, A little slow, AA batteries are a bit inconvenient

...The Fuji FinePix S1500 is the latest incarnation of the very successful FinePix S1000fd. It is very SLR-like in appearance and the added bulk of the battery-holder/grip does give it an assured feeling in your hands. Of course, this can be a disadvantage, and if you want a camera that you can just slip in-and-out of your pocket, then maybe a slimmer compact should be considered. The 12x optical zoom is excellent and it equates to 33-396mm in 35mm terms - and if this isn't enough, there is a 5.7x digital zoom feature too. The menus are friendly and easy to navigate, and there are helpful explanatory prompts that appear on thew LCD screen when the mode-dial setting is changed. There are 14 preset scenes to choose from, each setting the camera to its optimum settings for the given scenario, but on top of this, the camera can be used...

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High up a mountain

Advantages: Great vocals. tracks
Disadvantages: One more ballad?

...**Introduction** This is the third instalment of my Yolanda Adams reviews after reviewing "Believe" and "Day By Day" which were two of the three Yolanda Adams albums I requested for review a couple of weeks ago. Mountain High Valley Low is the third and final instalment for now and was the the first of the three released in 2000 compared to 2001 for Believe and 2005 for Day by Day, So with the release of her latest album this year I decided to complete the three requested album reviews now. **Mountain High...Valley Low** This is Yolanda Adam's major record label debut courtesy of the Elektra label. With a major label comes major names and that's the same here with two major names from the world of Music. Joining her on the album is the phenomenally successful production duo of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis As well as Keith Thomas. This...

jcneil 30.09.2009 · Read review
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iPhone 3G S will have you stunned!

Advantages: It's advanced technology and huge variety of features.
Disadvantages: The very low and quickly decreasing battery life.

...is now a touch auto-focus option in which you can touch anywhere within the picture you are going to take, and it will focus in on that object, which was useful for taking far away shots with close up objects or visa versa. The only thing I have to nag about is the battery life. Supposedly Apple have increased the battery life from the last iPhone, and to be honesty I would have hated the last iPhone as the battery life is limited enough on the new version! If you are on a 3G network, the battery life decreases even more than on an Edge network. Also if you then try and use the internet while not connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can watch the battery life decrease before your very eyes! Also using high graphic applications, can significantly decrease the battery life too, The iPhone 3G S includes all the previous features from the i...

Faehndrich 29.08.2009 · Read review
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SDR S26

Advantages: Size, quality, reputation, ease of use. truly pocket size
Disadvantages: none

...Having been stuck with a busted camcorder on the morning on an important family visit, I dashed to a major electrical store to source a replacement, stumbled across this camera, researched the others on display and chose the S26 for ease of use, merit for the make (I bought Lumix TZ5 and have been really pleased with it, quality, capabilities etc, great lens) and general feel for the camera. in my opinion, X70 zoom works very well, resolution excellent for an "older" user and their "junior" assistants. I think that Transfer speed is not rapid, but "so what" in a camera at this price point. Very happy to recommend for general everyday trouble free use. BUT buy it on line for £60 less than the big stores and be even more satisfied that I am Ron...

migloi2 17.05.2009 · Read review
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High Crimes, No Enjoyment

Advantages: Tries to make Courtroom Drama appeal to a wider audience
Disadvantages: It fails due to bad direction and a weak script

...I’ve always found books and films based on courtroom Drama’s to be quite interesting. I’m a huge fan of Grisham’s novels and absolutely love films like “Rules Of Engagement”. So when I heard about “High Crimes” I decided this would be a good choice for Saturday evening viewing. I was also swung by the fact Morgan Freeman was one of the leads. This led me to believe it could be an alright film as he doesn’t normally do bad films. As far as the plot goes it’s not too complicated to follow. Claire Kubik (Ashley Judd) is a big time Lawyer working for a top law firm and is about to make partner. That is until her Husband (Jim Caviezel) is arrested by the US Military for alleged crimes he committed some 10 years earlier. He is being charged with the murder of 10 villagers after...

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Summer Heights High - A Triple Threat!

Advantages: Hilarious laugh out loud comedy - when you understand it
Disadvantages: This will probably be the only series

...the Australian of the year competition, Lilley playing all five contestants, and the final of the competition. It is here, one of Summer Heights High?s finest exchange students first appears. The series consists of 8 half hour long episodes, set in sequence following the life of a term at Summer Heights High, a state school in the suburbs. As already alluded to, it follows the lives of three very different characters in the school. Each gives the impression of living their everyday lives whilst being followed be a camera crew for a documentary series looking at their school and their lives within it. Each episode cuts seamlessly across their lives, from one character to the next, with them having small segments of a few minutes at a time. This is understandable as Lilley would have struggled to play the individual characters so well if they...

nicolap 21.09.2009 · Read review
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Get snappy happy with a S760

Advantages: Inexpensive, easy to use, good picture quality
Disadvantages: Some picture freeze at first but rectified with formatting

..., yet so very effective, the Samsung S760 Digital Camera offers a great starting point for anybody looking into the world of digital photography. The camera has 7.2 mega pixel, which we felt was fine for Jack and certainly higher than the one on his mobile phone, a 3x optical zoom lens and an LCD screen over 2 inches square where you can check what your picture will look like and play it back once you have taken it. The camera has Samsung?s own ?face recognition technology? which is designed to give a sharper picture without any messing with dials etc. It also has high sensitivity ISO 1000 technology, self-shot option, digital image stabilization and video capture (which Jack uses to embarrass his brother in law with a video of him singing on the ?Lips? X Box game!!) The camera certainly feels a robust little item and has a minimum...

oldchem 28.09.2009 · Read review
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samsung s860 digital camera

Advantages: can not recommend it enough for entry beginner camera shooters
Disadvantages: low eleven mega byte internal memory

...happen, the camera does sometimes turns itself off. As a user this causes some frustration. the camera's silver color can scratch and the fingerprint marks against the camera's Liquid Crystal Display screen can show. From the factory settings I noticed that when using the camera, when pressing the shutter button to take a photo, the noise of the button made was a bit unnecessarily loud. The built in menu screen and help guide within the camera enables users to adjust the settings accordingly. ----extra information---- their is a two year manufacturers warranty contained in the box which I bought from a Argos high street store which is important to have as it guarantees the product for two years from the date of purchase. I have so far owned this product for two months with no hassles. This part of the product is a very useful...

costas1234 13.02.2008 (19.06.2009) · Read review
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High Hopes : A wonderful Mike Leigh movie

Advantages: Very watchable, amusing, very well acted, good social comment
Disadvantages: The voice Heather Tobias adopts while playing the part of Valerie

...RELEASED: 1988 RUNNING TIME: 101mins MAIN CAST:- Cyril (Philip Davis) Shirley (Ruth Sheen) Valerie (Heather Tobias) Mrs Bender, Cyril & Valerie's mother (Edna Dore) Martin (Philip Jackson) Letitia, nickname 'Tittie' (Lesley Manville) Rupert (David Bamber) PRODUCERS:- Simon Channing-Williams Victor Glyn WRITTEN, DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY MIKE LEIGH = High Hopes is a Mike Leigh film which doesn't have a specific storyline, merely concentrating on a section taken from the lives of a few individuals who are related to or connected to one another in some way. This film is set in London during a time when the yuppie culture had well and truly installed itself. People, especially the young, who had good jobs and were in receipt of a high income, were buying up...

CelticSoulSister 29.10.2009 · Read review
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