Advantages: A good magazine for the beginner and the expert modeller.
Disadvantages: None

...Model Rail Magazine is a useful magazine in the world of model railways in both "OO" and "N" scales. Its layout review with pictures gives an excellent view of the work gone into creating the layout and details the equipment used. The magazine also reviews new model that have come out onto the market in both scales and its detailed breakdown of the locomotives I have found to be very useful in my purchasing of the locomotives. The technical breakdown of the engines would interest the more serious modeller to improve the realistic feel of the model for myself it is interesting to see how much can be done with the models. At the back of the magazine is the directory which gives a good selection of mail order shops and web-sites that will sell too you direct and covers most scales and specialist models. A good magazine for the beginner... Read review

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Advantages: gives you a wide range of nutritional info
Disadvantages: each food item needs a code - so don't loose the code card

...Ok firstly I cannot recommend this product highly enough. This has been the single most useful item I've bought all year. On it's basic level, it is just a kitchen digital weighing scales. It looks smart in any kitchen with the flat round glass top and an almost triangular silver base. Also you can choose the type of weight you want - grams, pounds & Kg's. It also has a zero button, which means you can just keep adding to the same bowl and easily checking how much each item weighs etc - you really don't appreciate how convenient that is until you start using it. Also it has a memory for 9 items, which is invaluable when you get onto the next section. NOW THE GREAT STUFF!!! Ok this is why I love this item so much. As well as the usual weight measurements, all you need to type in is a 4 short code for representing the food item... Read review

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Advantages: Action has now been taken
Disadvantages: The scale of disaster

...been avoided? There are a lot of people saying that the goverment was warned of the current situation with flood defences, and that put under serious flood conditions, we didn't have the needed defences in place. I think the government didn't realise the danger, and hazard of such information, untill it happened, and now that it has, we can see that there are being new measure implemented. So that, should this happen again. We are a little more prepared. Personally, i think though maybe the scale of disaster caused should have been lessened, there is reasonable action undertaken now that it shouldn't happen again.... Read review

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Advantages: Entertaining
Disadvantages: On MTV - so if you haven't got Satellite you can't watch it

...When I saw this in Product of the Week, I didn't think many people would have even heard about it or watched it, I love this show so thought it would be great to write and tell you all about my opinion on it, especially as I am a young blonde model, who is always subjected to the dumb blonde model jokes, this was the perfect programme for me! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is America's Most Smartest Model ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ America's Most Smartest Model is an American reality television show broadcasted by VH1 in America, and has recently been aired in the UK on MTV since 20th January 2008. These days the prettier someone is, the less intelligent they are expected to be, it is assumed that you can't have both and no one has it worse than models. True or not, we all assume that models are stupid. In fact, we... Read review

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Advantages: Good Concept, Fun To Watch, Entertaining.
Disadvantages: A Bit Slow Sometimes

...It’s all the rage at the moment. Yes I’m talking about shows like pop stars, soap stars and now its model behaviour. Why are these shows so popular, its like this concept will never end! Basically the show is about finding five girls to move into an apartment in London. Thousands turn up for the auditions and it’s the judge’s decision to choose four girls from each city they visit. The auditions were held in Birmingham, Manchester, London and Bristol. The judges are Angus and the editor of Cosmopolitan magazine Lorraine Candy. The five girls will move into the model apartment and go out to castings. There will be one overall winner and she will get a contract with the modelling agency Premier for a whole year and also get her face on Cosmopolitan magazine. Basically thousands of girls turn up, try to impress the judges... Read review

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Advantages: Display, price, size, everything!
Disadvantages: If you want one that measures body fat as well, this hasn't got it

...I started a diet about 2 weeks ago, and I was struggling to read my weight in my old mechanical (and cheap) scales from Sainsburys. I decided that it was time for me to buy some digital scales with a big screen to see the small changes my diet was doing. I saw many different scales, but at the end I decided to buy this one for many reasons: because it is not expensive, because it is really thin and can fit under my bed, and because the screen is big. The model 8959U is also called "Ultra Slim Polished White Glass Scale". I bought it from Argos at £22. PACKAGE It comes in a box with a picture of the scales in the front. Once we opened, we find a blue bag sealed completely, so this guarantees you that it has not been opened before. This bag is secured by two pieces of hard cardboard on each side, so the scales don't move... Read review

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Advantages: good model
Disadvantages: none

...When sorting out my dads possessions we discovered a couple of corgi model cars one was a model of a ford model T van with Lyons tea advertising on its side. Corgi is a Northampton firm that started making colorful pressed metal toys in 1930. In 1956 the first corgi model cars appeared. These cars are now collector's pieces. The corgi Lyons tea van that I found was made around 1985. It was made as a collector's model. These cars are not really made for young children but for those aged over 14. This model van measures 9cm long by 4cm wide it is 5 cm tall. This van is I believe a true copy of a Ford model T van. The Lyons tea van is made of a blue dye cast metal. On the side of the van are the Lyons name in gold and the company address in black. The roof of the van is white the radiator trim gold the wheels gold with black... Read review

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Advantages: Kind of interesting, some parts entertaining.
Disadvantages: Not up to MTVs usual quality of programmes, already know the winner.

...MTV are always looking for ways to diversify and try to really produce different television programmes. MTV is no longer 'music television' as the name of the channel suggests and if you do not have Sky you will probably not be as familiar with this finding. MTV are now concentrating on developing different kinds of reality programmes and 'America's most smartest model' is a television programme that was heavily advertised before it's premiere and is now on weekly. The basic idea of this television programme is that some American lovely looking model people are required to perform tests which test their intelligence. They have to take part in spelling Bees, experiments etc. etc. The basic concept of the programme is that it's supposed to be funny as the stereotype of models is that they only have beauty and not brains. 14 models... Read review

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Advantages: a New Wave snapshot
Disadvantages: all too brief

...Perceived as agitated motormouth or smaart arsed wordy rappinhood,with no room on his pallet for shades of grey,this shameful ,lazy misconception has hampered Costello,s for most of his career ,and it was a reputation almost certainly forged with the release of "This Years Model" in the spring of 1978,a beligerent.wound up spit and bile commentary on Costello,s circumstance and society . Already a contender in rock,s rush to crown a "New Wave "superstar (along with Weller and possibly Dury )Costello was keen and on the blocks waiting for the starting pistol on this his second album in nine months ,once up and running there was no stopping this records amphetamine driven coiled sweaty rhythms and precise economic melodies ,tracks like "Pump it Up" and "The Beat"suggest the pill popping mod culture of his childhood ,this... Read review

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Advantages: Cheaper than flying/driving the real thing
Disadvantages: Needs a lot of room!

.... Aircraft are something else, operating as they do in a medium that requires some ‘up and down’ control as well. I’ll come onto that later. Quite often, you’ll find you have really fine control of your steering, but because of the way your on-board speed controller is constructed, you may find you have one reverse speed and say, three forwards. My 1/10th scale Subaru Impreza has three called ‘whoops!’, ‘steady now!’ and ‘heh, where’d it go?’ Initially, it’s quite alarming to have a 15” long model like that capable of 30 REAL miles per hour, but you get used to it. CONTROLLING OTHER THINGS I’ve dealt mainly with cars so far, touching on powerboats along the way, since two digital proportional channels are plenty to give you all the control you need, even if you use a piston engine for your power medium. Aircraft including... Read review

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