Advantages: It keeps tradition alive.
Disadvantages: Costly to start.

...It seems a shame in this day and age that old crafts are almost forgotten, and that when they are encouraged, they tend to turn into elitist crafts, when in fact these crafts go back in time to simple people who made their living doing the things that came natural to them, handicrafts that have passed down through the family. The craft that I am particularly interested in is hand spinning of wool. I have been doing this for over 15 years now, and in England, it is sad that fleece are not more available or cheaper to people wishing to try their hand at spinning. HOW TO START What you need in the way of tools are the following : Carding Brushes A spinning Wheel (The Ashford Range are super for beginners). Fleece THE PROCESS The process itself is simple, and you begin by sorting the sheeps fleece into different kinds... Read review

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Advantages: Brightly coloured, eye catching, fun, durable
Disadvantages: Doesn't spin much

...Having 2 children close together creates nothing but a nightmare when special occasions loom on the horizon and the time comes to go birthday shopping. You know the story, the older child already had the toys and they're still in great condition so why buy them again. This is the dilemma I face when choosing a toy for my little girls birthday, she had plenty of things for when she was a bit older, lots of clothes and books but I wanted to get her a toy, all of her own, that her brother hadn't played with before her. We scoured the shops for days searching out a toy suitable for her age, gender and interests, in the end we settled on this spinning top because she picked it out herself, we gave her a choice of several possible toys and this was the one that she got most excited about. Vtech Spin & Teach Top- The Spin & Teach Top... Read review

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Advantages: Toughest freshwater spinning rods money can buy, well made, doesn't cost a fortune
Disadvantages: Nothing (yet)

...a little bit to create versions suitable for freshwater spinning..... and since I'd wanted one of the boat rod versions since I first saw one in a Shakespeare Catalogue in 1993 / 1994, it wasn't long before I bought one of these spinning rods. The following year (2003), my Cousin's son James wanted me to teach him to fish....... and he ended up getting a cheapo Rod & reel combo, which not to put too fine a point on things, was crap. Sometime around April / May 2004 came his first Freshwater fishing session (all other previous sessions being next to Whitby Swing Bridge)....... and as his fluorescent yellow saltwater spinning rod wasn't really suitable for the task in hand (and absolutely stank of sea baits) I lent him my old spinning rod........ though the little tackle tart soon took a liking to my smaller Shakespeare Ugly Stik Gold 6ft... Read review

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Advantages: Some promising solo work
Disadvantages: Some repetitive tracks too

...in the spring of 2002. With high expectations of the front man that I adored, what would my reaction be to his debut solo album? Track 1: Strange Relationship (5.02 minutes) Starting off the album was definitely one of the albums strongest tracks. 'Strange Relationship' seems to be a rhetorical rant about the loss of love and the feeling of disownment from a lover or even a friend. That, I feel was left quite ambiguous for the listener to make their mind up over. This was the second single, reaching #15 in the UK singles charts. Marks out of 10: 8 - One of the best tracks on here that probably should have got more recognition for its greatness. Track 2: Insatiable (5.10 minutes) I will never forget the day I first saw this video. As the first single from 'Spin', Darren had changed his style quite dramatically; now with more natural... Read review

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Advantages: The attention to detail! Variety of Venues! Online play!
Disadvantages: Suprisingly difficult at first!

...And they have done it again. 2K Sports have served up another one of their top-quality tennis games as a follow on from Top Spin 1 and 2. And I would like to be the first to say this is by far the most realistic, well programmed and fun tennis game to date on any console. This version of Top Spin gives you the latest, best and most realistic tennis experience to ever grace a console. Unlike other Tennis games this is the first tennis game which has a superb in-game detail. An example of this is that once your in-game and playing and your in the final set of your match you and your opponent actually begin to sweat and get dirty and also, consequently there stamina lacks and your player begins to miss hits. Unlike the X Box 360 version of the game this is easier to use and features World Number One Rafael Nadal. There is many... Read review

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Advantages: Ultra Realistic, Become a better player than you could ever hope to be, slow motion effects on top shots, Special moves, Can be played in a small area
Disadvantages: You won't get any exercise playing this, Won't Improve your game dramatically

...Table Tennis is the fastest ball sport in the world, but most atheletes wouldn't never consider playing such a sport. Thats fine with me though becuase i believe theyt are missing out on one of the most enjoyable games around. Now finally, from the warm spot in your couch you can play too! with spin drive ping pong (SDPP) you will soon be smashing and spinning ping pong balls all over the place. This is the first realistic table tennis game I have ever seen for a console, and my what a great job they have done of it. All the players have there own signature shot such as: speedball, disappearing ball and Fast spin ball. These add immesly to the game, as you never know when your opponent will use one of special shots and slam the ball whizzing past your head. The audio is fantstic with every shot creating a spot on sound effect... Read review

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Advantages: Real players greqat gameplay
Disadvantages: out of date players.

...Top spin tennis exclusive to Xbox is a clever game with your pro tennis players and real courts. Tennis is really brought to life. There is a range of different modes including exhibition with men, women in singles and doubles. Or you can go to tournament mode to create your own player and take through the rankings of the professional Tennis world! You can create anybody you want whether it be you, Tim Henman, Roger Federer or even your best friend, it brings fantasy to life! The players you create can be used anywhere you could put them in the French Open or even Wimbledon. With top spin you get all the action of the tennis world at your fingertips! Creating your own players is great you give them clothes, do their hair and even get down tothe nitty gritty detail of the nose shape. You can bring anything to the life of tennis... Read review

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Advantages: Very Quiet, Long-Lasting
Disadvantages: None!

...Here we are, a superb hard disk. Quiet, durable and fast. With a 7200rpm spin speed and its SATA interface, this drive is the perfect desktop hard disk. I've now installed two of these in a RAID stripe, and they've always been fast and reliable. However, that's all good and dandy and stuff, but many, many hard disks last a very long time, serving their computer impeccably year after year. What should make this one different? At the end of the day, it's a manufacturer's average performance that allows you to spot a quality hard disk. For instance, I've purchased 4 Maxtor hard disks in my time, and 3 of them have failed all within the first year of operation. On the other hand, I've purchased 5 Samsung SpinPoint drives and they're all still going. The first was a 120GB ATA-133 jobby, which was bought 2 years ago. This remains... Read review

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Advantages: Lovely Mix of Slow and More Up-Beat Songs, Beautiful Lyrics and Vocals.
Disadvantages: I think the weakest track is 'I miss you'.

...***INTRODUCTION*** For those of you who haven't heard of Darren Hayes, he was the lead singer of the Australian band Savage Garden. Savage Garden was a huge success over the world with hits such as 'To the Moon and Back' and 'Truly Madly Deeply'. 'Spin' was Darren's first solo album, and in my opinion it is a strong one. ***THE TRACKS*** 1. 'Strange Relationship': This song is amongst the strongest on this CD. It is a good song to start with as it is not a ballad. 2. 'Insatiable': This track is beautiful and really shows off Darren's voice. He sings with depth and emotion on this love song. 3. 'Heart Attack': This is an upbeat song which has a 'feel good' factor to it. 4. 'I Miss You': This ballad is a little too soppy and I think it is a bit weak. 5. 'Dirty': I didn't really like this song to begin... Read review

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Advantages: Fox was in his element and supported by a cast that was able and willing....
Disadvantages: The improbabilities of some of the situations leave me stone cold dead.

...occasionally trades verbal blows with Stuart. Not much of a purpose was made whilst being Michael’s assistant so the writers gave her a beefier role as Michael’s new girlfriend. Hmmm.... Stacey (played by Jennifer Esposito) is a Latino sarky bitch who appears to be a secretary of some sort. The problem may be there’s just too many darn characters. Another may be too much of an emphasis on Fox WHICH has NOW shifted to Locklear and Sheen, as the show spins plots out of very little....it’s distressing as it edges away from sanity to the stupid visual gimmicks as employed by ‘Ally McBeal’ such as a talking dog. The closest it is to being political is that it’s thoroughly PC. Although, to be honest, it’s very funny AND still worth a watch though.... Read review

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