Get your kicks from errr... Root 6

Advantages: Powerful, Portable, Looks like a space-gun
Disadvantages: Price,. Noise

...(with apologies to the Rolling Stones) It's not a Dustbuster(tm), because that's a trademark. And besides which, to put it in the same league as a Dustbuster(tm) would be unfair. No, the Dyson Root 6 should truly be called a handheld vacuum cleaner. "Why?" I hear you ask... well let me tell you. Dyson, as anyone that hasn't been living under a rock for the last 10 years will know, shot to fame with their revolutionary "bagless" Hoover(tm). Only you can't call it a Hoover(tm) because that's a trademark too. Bagless technology meant that there was no loss of power as the poor vacuum motor had to suck air through an increasing mass of dirt. It effectively meant that the suction power of a vacuum cleaner was increased. Not only that, but if you made the dust collection bin clear than you could see all of the dust and fluff whirling...

LegendaryMrDude 04.12.2007 (28.01.2007) · Read review
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Heaven in Majorca

Advantages: Quiet location, lovely hotel, brilliant food, private beach.
Disadvantages: Quite expensive and could be a bit quiet.

...parents and younger brother were going as well! With the remainder of my student loan already exhausted by a weekend break with my University friends it seemed like the best proposal I was going to get this summer. My parents chose the sunny island of Majorca for our destination and the hotel Riu Palace Bonanza Playa. The island of Majorca is the largest of the three Balearic Islands and is located in the Mediterranean Sea off the south east coast of mainland Spain. The primary language spoken in Majorca is Spanish although many of the inhabitants speak English and German also to accommodate the large tourist influxes from both of these countries. The capital of the island is the cosmopolitan and fairly large city of Palma which also houses the islands airport, flight times are roughly 2-3 hours from the UK. The currency used...

blonde_girl774 30.10.2005 · Read review
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Majorca the Magnificent

Advantages: Short flight, English widely spoken, beautiful beaches, great nightlife, I could go on forever
Disadvantages: You have to come home

...I have been to Majorca twice in the last three years. On the first occasion, I went with my husband and our two children who were 4 and 2 at the time. We chose Majorca because of the relatively short flight time of two hours. We stayed in Alcudia at the Marte Hotel which is in an all inclusive complex which also includes the hotels Jupiter and Saturno. We went in the second and third weeks of May. The first week was very unsettled, rainy and windy, but the second week was beautiful and the temperature got warmer by the day. The resort of Alcudia is very busy but geared more for families rather than singles. The beach is sandy and very clean. We hired a car locally for a week and I think this was probably one of the best decisions we made. Car hire is very cheap. We paid about the same amount for a whole week's car hire as...

angela.muscat 03.04.2001 (04.04.2001) · Read review
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Tekken 6

Advantages: New Players
Disadvantages: Pay to play on-line, the writting also comes on very small

...OK, so I was very excited when Tekken 6 finally release as it was supposed to be release a couple years back. Now that I bought it I quite enjoy playing the game, however, in order to play the story mode, you have to unlock all the players which is different for Tekken, there's a new mode that they have created in order for you to unlock the players for the story mode. the concept is quite good, but it's not really Tekken, there is some guns involved in that new mode which was is so not Tekken style as this game was quite family fun and friendly and not too much violence, the violence with the gun is still minimal but it was unnecessary. The new characters are fantastic, I quite like Alisa she's very unique and has very unique moves, I particularly like the move where she takes her head off and use it as a weapon, quite good. The game...

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Lagotel hotel, Playa de Muro-Alcudia- Majorca

Advantages: Good 3* family hotel
Disadvantages: Bit of a walk into Alcudia

...Lagotel Hotel- Alcudia, Majorca Flight 2 hours from Cardiff to Palma, with first choice passed by quickly thank-goodness not a flyer! Transfer This took approx 50 minutes. Resort On arrival check-in was efficient and staff polite but a little stern looking. The hotel is outside Alcudia in Playa De Muro but the buses are regular and cheap to the strip. The hotel as a courtesy bus to the beach, which is lovely, shallow and white sand and ample sun beds and umbrellas. Hotel On arrival check-in was efficient and staff polite but a little stern looking. Lobby was quite spacious with ample seating and also Internet facilities, with Reps desks at the end. Off the lobby was a large bar with satellite TV and games machines for the children to waste their money on. This is also where they held the entertainment in the evening...

deborah2709 01.10.2007 · Read review
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Best place in Majorca

Advantages: Great beaches, assortment of restaurants
Disadvantages: None

...more expensive than the rest of Majorca. Accomodation in the port area is usually very good with plenty choice of food, there are many and varied types of restaurants along the port front all serving very nice food. A few Chinese restaurants and the usual burger bar for fast food. There are about 6 british type bars which are good and friendly. The beach is the best beach I've ever seen. It spreads for apout 6 miles so there's plenty of room and there are a few bars spread along the beach....

barry42 17.09.2006 · Read review
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Magaluf, Majorca a great fun holiday

Advantages: Lots to do, BCMs, Pirates
Disadvantages: Food can be expensive

...This holiday was my first without my parents in July 2006. I was with my boyfriend and we were staying in the Majorca Beach Hotel in Magaluf. 1.The Hotel - Majorca Beach Hotel Plain from outside, but rooms were of a good standard. We were self-catering, so didn't experience the food but we were told my other holiday makers it was good. The hotel was in a good location, near enough to the strip that you could stumble home, but far enough away so that you could get some sleep! Right next to the beach too! There were two pools, an adults and kids pool. Very cold and lovely in the sun but boring and square and quite deep. The hotel 'apparently' made sure no one reserved sun loungers near the pool, but every morning nearly all the sun loungers were taken, so best bet was to get up early and stick a towel on a couple. The hotel had...

aliclare 26.07.2007 · Read review
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Sibelius 6

Advantages: tons of new features, which makes using Sibelius quicker and easier than ever!
Disadvantages: price, takes a while to get used to the shortcuts if you've never used Sibelius before

...Sibelius 6 is the latest version of Sibelius notation software. Each new updated version contains better and improved features, and new functions, designed to make musician's lives easier when composing, arranging, playing back, amongst other things. I have to admit, whilst I am an avid fan of Sibelius, and have been using it since I first got Sibelius 2, (way back in the early 2000s!!) I haven't always found the updates in the new versions to be particularly useful for my needs, and for the price it costs to buy and then to upgrade, that can be a little disappointing. None-the-less, I use this software a lot, both in my studies and for fun, and would not be without it, and I have to say the improvements in Sibelius 6 are well worth the price of upgrading in my opinion! Here's a brief list of the updated features, which I'll then talk...

Ostinato 28.07.2009 · Read review
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Saw 6 - As Gruesome and Violent as the other Saws

Advantages: Great Story, Good follow up from Saw 5, Plenty of Gore and Violents
Disadvantages: Maybe a little too gory

...I am not the biggest Saw fan you will ever meet and the first time I watched a Saw movie, I was a little cautious about what I was getting myself into, as I don?t like to admit it as most guys like me wouldn?t, but I am weary of intense graphic gore, which this is all about, but after seeing the first 3 movies, I?ve realised that it?s not just about the gore and death, believe it or not, there is a somewhat interesting and deep story behind it. With this in mind, I?ve got to warn you that to really understand and appreciate Saw 6 or even any previous sequels, it?s a good idea to watch the previous films because otherwise you?ll be confused as hell and really bored if not simply discussed. Summary Saw 6 continues from exactly where Saw 5 left off, with the Mark Hoffman having killed the officer who has court onto that he is...

Shellshocker 06.12.2009 · Read review
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Ca's Puers, Soller, Majorca

Advantages: Luxurious hotel and good family beach
Disadvantages: Perphaps a bit too posh for a young family, no pool

...This is really a review of a stay at a specific hotel called Ca's Puers in Soller, Majorca. http://www.caspuers.com/ We booked the hotel direct (they speak good English) and bought flights / car hire separately. Ca's Puers is in Soller in the North of the island. There are two bits to Soller, Port de Soller which (as you've guessed) is on the coast and Soller itself which is about ten minutes drive or ten minutes in the tourist train from the beach. Once you're on the coast , the bay is enclosed from the rest of the Med and is therefore very calm, making it perfect for young children. We stayed for eleven nights in September 2000 paying Ptsa 250,000 (about £100) a night for the room which was certainly big enough for the two of us and our daughter, plus £111 each return air fare (no discount for the nipper) plus car hire...

michael_john_owen 03.11.2002 · Read review
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