Advantages: A few really good tracks, some De La Soul tunes you have never heard before
Disadvantages: The album has no flow, a few weak remixes

...wore out my 3 Feet High and Rising tape, literally not figuratively. On the surface they were just another rap group vocalizing fluff, filling time and making money until the whole rap thing shriveled up and died. After a couple of runs through you slip below the glossy exterior and start to get an insight on how there is more to witness than meets the ears. Me, Myself and I is about the most superficial track that De La Soul ever produced and if you delve a little into the track you will find it is not so shallow after all. De La Soul is a group of three rappers from Amityville, Long Island, New York. Kelvin Mercer (a.k.a. Posdnuos, Pos), David Jolicoeur (a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove, Dove) and Vincent Mason (a.k.a. Mase) grew up together in the shadow of NYC and were but a couple exits down the L.I.E. from the man that would take them from... Read review

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Advantages: Beaches, gorgeous tropical islands, unbelievably great value.
Disadvantages: Having to keep your wits about you, but no real problem.

...They call the city of Rio de Janeiro "Cidade Maravilhosa" (The marvellous city), I have to say that visiting Rio was an eye opening and awe inspiring experience. This review is a selection of the best parts, with a few pointers on what not to do there. SAFETY TIPS ------------------ **Hotels First of all, it is recommended that tourists stay in a Hotel that is on the coastal road of Copacabana beach - Avenida Atlantico, or one of the coastal roads that run adjacent to Ipanema beach. Or choose one that only a short distance from the coast. This is because if you want to go out at night, you will not have to walk down any side roads, where you are only asking for trouble. Therefore it is much safer to take a taxi. Take 'Sul' taxis. They are yellow, with a blue strip down the sides. We were tricked a few times by other taxi... Read review

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...will feel at ease & relaxed when raving until the early hours of the morning. The age group is normally between 25-40. What`s the nightclub like? The club itself is pretty big & posh looking, from the moment you walk in everything around you spells class ~ one main dance floor dominates the centre of the club as well as two podiums & a stage. The main dance floor is pretty big & can hold quite a lot of people, although you will find that the podiums & the stage are a popular dance area. You also have a DJ booth along with restaurant tables surrounding the entire dance floor ~ the tables are normally reserved by V.I.P guests ~ a great seating area to have a drink & enjoy the music. There is also an upstairs to Café De Paris (known as the Mezzanine Area), which provides a great panoramic view of the whole club as it overlooks... Read review

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Advantages: Well written. Impressive background-research. Good external-reference. Compelling fantasy legendscape.
Disadvantages: Author's early work. Repetitive and careless French Phrases. Slow? Unrealistic legendscape.

...the "weirdin", an "oracular device" made up of a series of bone discs which are used like tarot cards. These were made up by the author, but in an interview De Lint said that he has had a set of these made, and even used them to help him decide the ending of the book. That's probably a fair indication of the level of experience the author has with his subject. We get books like Carlos Castaneda's "The Eagle" series cropping up and we also have an impressively researched Taliesin himself as a semi-main character. Further there are references to Myrddin, Gwydion, and quotes from True Thomas, made up characters like Ur'wen'ta, as well as characters who I can't work out the authenticity of like "Pukwudji" (anyone know?). Clearly as a Celtic folklorist and musician, de Lint knows his stuff (giving good publicity to bands like "an Triskell") which... Read review

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Advantages: 4 cooking slots, seperate browning dials, multiple functions
Disadvantages: can struggle with larger sizes of bread

...of the toaster and are very easy to depress, making this a useful toaster for the older generation who might be getting a bit frail. Situated in between the two levers are the function buttons. In my experience, I have hardly used these buttons. We have the cancel button which releases the bread/toast before the specifed browning has occured. Next is the defrost button which is useful should you need to make sandwiches for example, but you have forgot to get the bread out the night before, simply place your frozen bread in the slots, press the defrost button and breathe a sigh of relief, the Delonghi has just saved your bacon (speaking from experience here!!). The final button is the reheat button. This is a well thought out function as occasionally you might get sidetracked whilst waiting for the toast to pop up. The last thing you want to do... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic leisure facilities, friendly staff and good customer service.
Disadvantages: Very pricey, lots of business men and not enough air conditioning.

...The De Verre Herons Reach is a hotel that stands situated opposite Stanley Park in Blackpool. Part of the De Vere Group of hotels it is set in 236 acres of the Flyde coast countryside. The hotel is located very close to Blackpool Zoo and within a ten minute drive of Blackpool's south promenade and the Pleasure beach. Located 2 miles from Blackpool and 10 minutes from Blackpool Airport. Looking at the hotel it is elegant and luxurious and for a 4 star premier hotel it should be. Each hotel provides something unique to guests and this hotel is not going to disappoint you. There are many facilities that the hotel offers and the beauty it is set in is awesome. One needs to remind themselves that they are actually in Blackpool. A town known for it's trashy appearance and night clubs. The De Verre is something different altogether... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of lovely versions of some Porter Classics
Disadvantages: A couple of bad notes, and if you don't like Porter, you won't want this album

..., the line-up of artists performing these tunes is a real mixed bag - well known singers, along with lesser known ones, along with a smattering of the actors from the film. The complete list of performers and the songs they preform is: Robbie Williams - It's De-Lovely Alanis Morissette - Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) Sheryl Crow - Begin the Beguine Elvis Costello - Let's Misbehave Kevin Kline, Peter Polycarpou & Chorus - Be a Clown John Barrowman & Kevin Kline - Night & Day Ashley Judd & Tayler Hamilton - True Love Lemar - What is This Thing Called Love? Mick Hucknall - I Love You Diana Krall - Just One of Those Things Caroline O'Connor & Chorus - Anything Goes Kevin Kline - Experiment Vivian Green - Love for Sale Lara Fabian & Mario Frangoulis - So in Love Natalie Cole - Every Time We Say Goodbye Jonathan Pryce, Kevin Kline... Read review

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Advantages: Very entertaining, and superbly engineered
Disadvantages: Some of the electronic effects are a little cheesy

...~ What on Earth is That Record You’re Playing? ~ Had my father not dragged me along to the Norwich Audio Fair when I was a teenager way back in 1972, I doubt I would ever have heard this wonderful piece of kitsch. The recording’s sound quality and production were deemed so good by hi-fi loudspeaker manufacturers KEF, they decided to use it as a demonstration disc on their exhibition stand, and hearing it blasting out of a pair of KEF Cadenzas was a fascinating experience for a curious fifteen-year-old, with a love of technical innovation and synthesizers in particular. So, I just had to find out what the disc was called, and who was responsible for the mind-blowing sounds that emanated from those loudspeakers. At the time the album was unleashed on the general public, a man had previously set foot on the moon... Read review

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Advantages: Sexy, sleek design so looks good in your kitchen
Disadvantages: Very noisy, could probably wake the neighbours if put on in the middle of the night

...I got this kettle as a wedding present along with the matching 2 slice toaster. I already had a Delonghi cappuccino maker so I felt I knew the brand and could trust this when adding it to my wedding list. First impressions are that it looks good, it's heavy and real metal as opposed to those nasty silver plastic kettles and it's a simple but elegant design. Theres no indicator on the outside to tell you how full it is, you check inside and there is a max indicator on a piece of steel on the inside so it is easy to tell when filling it up how much water you need in, also I think that had they put the indicator on the ouside they may have spoilt the simpleness of the design and it might not have looked as good as it does. You fill it by taking off the lid which can sometimes be a bit stiff to take off, filling it up... Read review

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Advantages: Robust and easy to clean
Disadvantages: None

...I have had bad experiences with self cleaning ovens so a cooker without this was a must. I also need a large, seperate grill and halogen hob. The Delonghi had everything I was looking for and knowing how difficult a stainless steel finish can be to keep looking good I chose the much cheaper white version. I wasn't familiar with the brand and it was much cheaper than the others on display, so I was a little wary. However, this was the only cooker that matched my criteria. Only with use did I appreciate the well thought out design of this cooker. The side racks come out of both ovens so the cleaning is easy peasy. The 2 oven wide roasting tins are both strong and very large, so cooking a turkey and all the trimmings is no problem. There are more that enough oven racks. The racks are spaced wide enough to enable fingers to get... Read review

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