Advantages: Powerful and Aggressive
Disadvantages: not for everyone

...I brought this self titled album from RATM based on the strength of some of their newer stuff, specifically the singles from The Battle Of Los Angeles. It far exceeded my expectations and in my opinion blows away their later releases. My favourite track on the album is Bullet In The Head, Zach De La Roche's Hard Rock classic that should bring out the rage in any music lover. Bombtrack is another favourite of mne, proving an explosive way to get the album going. Some of the tracks can be a little non descript at time such as Township Rebellion but this is only a minor niggle. Thoroughly recommended for even those with the slightest interest in RATM.... Read review

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Advantages: beautifully scenic well maintained resort, suitable for all skiing/snowboarding levels of experience
Disadvantages: Expensive, Not suitable for those with walking difficulties

...of the resort also. I participated in the 6 day beginners ski school with 'ESF''. The ski school cost approx £200 including ski pass. The ski school instructor, Ludy, spoke excellent english and was very professional yet fun! The equipment hire cost approx £60 for the duration. The hire shop staff were very helpful and the equipment was all in good condition. The runs that I experienced were well maintained and there were plenty of resort staff nearby ready to help. The resort itself is split into 3 descending levels - The Top Level - Pizza Takeaway, Ski School Offfice, Spar, K2 Restaurant, Ski Shop Middle Level - Beauty & Fitness Centre, Ski Shop/Hire, Spar, small selection of bars and resturants, various shops, cable car to 'La Roche de Mio' Lower Level - Bowling, Ski Shop/Hire, Spar, small selection of bars and resturants, various shops... Read review

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Advantages: A Beautiful Place In A Lovely Setting
Disadvantages: Mainly Just Ruins

...Roche Abbey lies approximately 13 miles to the East of Sheffield and 9 miles to the West of Doncaster in Maltby Beck, in South Yorkshire. Although the Abbey is now in ruins it is a place that is well worth a visit if you are ever in the area, and though it was one of lesser known Cistercian Abbeys of its era it is nonetheless a very typical example of a 12th century Abbey. THE HISTORY Roche Abbey was built in 1147, it was a joint foundation by Richard de Busli, Lord of Maltby, and Richard Fitzturgis, Lord of Hooten, and was in this respect rather unusual. Otherwise, the Abbey's development was in many ways similar to that of many other Cistercian Abbeys in England, enjoying a steady period of growth during the twelfth and early part of the thirteenth centuries followed by a gradual decline and its eventual dissolution in 1538, under... Read review

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Advantages: Great in car tune.
Disadvantages: Wears thin after a while

...It was no easy work matching up to the standards that De La Soul's debut album '3ft High And Rising' set for all the crew's preceding efforts and for a while it seemed that it wasn't to be. This latest single is, gladly, a return to form for the former daisy-agers seeing them at their funkiest for a while. The days of saying 'No Go' having long since passed, De La now find themselves recruiting the unique vocal talents of New Jersey's weed-smoking microphone terrorist, Redman. A wise move, as Redman's instantly recognisable style gives De La's low-key mic skills, once perfectly suited to their gently upbeat productions, the contrast needed to fit into the contemporary , neck-snappin' production style. Add a sing-along chorus to seal the trio's triumphant return.... Read review

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Advantages: Entertaining thriller, some good performances
Disadvantages: Flawed, over long, one too many twists

...Synopsis Derailed is a psychological thriller in which family man Charles Schine (Clive Owen) is charmed by the attentions of a pretty woman (Jennifer Aniston) he meets on his daily train commute into Chicago. He is an advertising executive with pressures at work, and at home a seriously ill daughter and an ailing marriage; she is Lucinda Harris a successful financial adviser with a distant husband, but also a sweet daughter who "makes it all worth it". Friendship blossoms and drinks after work reveal an emotional connection that leads them irresistibly to an out-of-character passionate one-night stand. However, their evening of romance is transformed into stomach-churning terror when sadistic criminal LaRoche (Vincent Cassel) bursts into their world. His brutality turns their lives upside-down, and yet this is not the end... Read review

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Advantages: ***
Disadvantages: ***

...A ces masques d'argile, A ces êtres de sang, Prisonniers des asiles, Voyageurs titubant, Prisonniers du néant… Aux confins de nos villes, Ils gisent là, vaquant, Oubliés de la vie, Condamnés au tourment De leur folie subtile Qui se moque du temps… A ces masques de haine, Qui sans peur et sans peine, Se sont faits le bourreau D'une âme pure et belle, Pour jouir d'un ego Qui se sent immortel… Condamnés à mourir, Et ne jamais souffrir, Que de leur ignorance Dans l'enfer du silence. A ces âmes perdues, Livides et suspendues, Qui ont fait de leur ciel Une demeure irréelle… A ces hommes sans ombre, Dont le désir pervers Se nourrit de la chair Comme ultime pitance… A ces monstres de sang, Aux sentiments déments, Qui d'un regard hagard Consument nos enfants De leurs masques blafards. A la justice humaine, Prudente cartésienne, Qui a jeté... Read review

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Advantages: //
Disadvantages: //

...VIENNE (AFP) - La cohésion de l'Opep et sa capacité d'intervention sur le marché semblent mises à mal à une semaine d'une réunion ministérielle du cartel à Beyrouth, estimaient mardi les analystes. "Pour la première fois depuis le sommet de Caracas, en septembre 2000, l'Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole (Opep) apparaît divisée", affirme Pierre Terzian, de la revue Pétrostratégies à Paris. "Il y a ceux qui, comme l'Arabie saoudite et les Emirats arabes unis, sont prêts à produire plus pour faire baisser les prix et ceux qui, comme le Venezuela et l'Algérie, estiment que c'est l'offre de produits raffinés et non celle de pétrole qui est insuffisante", ajoute-t-il. Mais, selon lui, "la question fondamentale n'est pas celle d'une mobilisation immédiate des capacités de production non-utilisées du cartel, qui tournent autour de... Read review

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Advantages: More exciting music
Disadvantages: Not for everybody

...that was played across Europe between 1550 and 1600 There are 27 tracks on this CD for a total playing time of 65'41" They are: 1: Intrada Decima [0'53"] Shawm, cornett, saggbut, bass curtal. 2: Pavana la Bateglia [2'18"] Shawms, cornett, saggbut, bass curtal. 3: T'Andernaken [2'27"] crumhorns. 4: Galliarde de la Guerre [2'25"] Noyse of Shawms, drum. 5: Paduana: Ohn Dich Muss Ich [2'23"] Crumhorns. 6: Entre du Fol [1'34"] Shawms, saggbut, tambourine, drum. 7: Pavane: Mille Regretz [1'40"] Recorders. 8: Bregerette: Les Grands Douleurs [1'03"] Recorders. 9: Allemande & reprise [2'02"] Crumhorns. 10: Reprise: Le Joly Boys [4'18"] Ronde: Pour quoy Den hoboecken dans Flutes, gedackt bass curtal. 11: Bergerette: Sans Roche [2'29"] Curtals. 12: Galliarde: Mille Ducas [1'56"] Shawms, saggbut, garklein flotlein, drum 13: Les... Read review

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Advantages: It was a great fun kids movie
Disadvantages: A little tacky at times

...that will take them around the world in 80 days, hence the title is born. The film moves beautifully from country to country and manges to keep a 19th century feel throughout. Each new encounter involves some wonderfully comic martial arts from Passepartout and just a little hint of romance between Fogg and his new french aquaintance, Monique La Roche, played by Cécile De France. The unexpected appearance of Mr California himself, Arnie, was a delight and I found him both convincing and likable. His muscular body still hold its own even after all these years. The visit to Passpartout's village was very funny and the constant cry for 'Drink', by his mother set me off several times. The characters split here for a while as Fogg believes they are only helping him to benefit themself and not for him. After an unfortunate robbing in the american... Read review

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Advantages: Ninguna
Disadvantages: Un verdadero desastre, huyan si pueden

...Un verdadero desastre. Habíamos reservado dos chalets conectados, uno para mi esposa y yo, otro para las dos niñas pequeñas. Al llegar pretendían darnos dos habitaciones sin conexión y distanciadas unas de otras. Terminé hablando con la gerente ¡que hablaba solo portugués!! Ni inglés ni español... Solucionar no solucionó nada... Sólo ofrecía agregar dos camas en una habitación que resultó ser de 4x4 (un verdadero desatino) tuvimos que dormir durante cuatro días mi mujer con una niña en una habitación y yo con la otra en la restante... La cena es un desastre, el tipico buffet brasileño, pero en su peor versión... poca variedad y mala calidad... El desayuno hacía juego con la cena... Los sandwiches y pequeños platos del almuerzo no estuvieron mal, pero la demora para pedir un simple jugo osciló entre 35 min. y una hora diez (no exagero... Read review

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