Advantages: Smokie at their best
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...30 years ago Smokie had their first big hit "If You Think You Know How To Love Me" and since then have lived the rollercoaster ride thats part of being in a famous band.They've had their ups and a lot of downs and are still making it to the top of the Charts across Europe and Scandinavia despite losing their original lead vocalist Chris Norman,They re-formed a few years later to help drive a benefit concert for the families of the victims of the Bradford City Football Club Fire Disaster in 1986. After this historic comeback they stuck together only to have tragedy strike them in March of 1995.The tour bus which was carrying 3 members of the band crashed down a ravine on a German autobahn.2 members escaped death but lead vocalist Alan Barton lost his fight for life after bravely battling in a German hospital. After a long break... Read review

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Advantages: A tasty alternative to Garlic Bread
Disadvantages: Strong teeth required to break through the crust!

...Forever on the look out for a bargain when I do my weekly shop, I was seeking an alternative to the garlic bread baguettes which I usually serve with my pasta dishes. As if by magic, the chiller cabinet in Morrisons beckoned me with its cunning BOGOFF charm (that's "Buy One Get One For Free" to save you all worrying that the chiller had gone bad!!). *** I SPY WITH MY BARGAIN EYE *** In the chiller cabinet I found a new offering from the well known bakers "Kingsmill" - a Smoky BBQ Ciabatta, part of their new "Heat & Share" range. As ciabatta is an Italian bread, traditionally made with olive oil to give it a lovely moist texture and Mediterranean taste, I felt that this would go well with my Italian meal. So into my trolley I did put one of these, plus the Salsa version too, to complete the "Get One For Free" part... Read review

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Advantages: Small, cheap, economical, comfortable
Disadvantages: Sluggish, higher insurance than cars of similar size

...The sheer number of Ford cars on the road today shows how popular the manufacturer is for producing cheap but comfortable, reliable cars. The Ford Fiesta is one of the most popular and longest-running models and it's easy to see why: its a small, cheap, economical car that has more space than you'd think from viewing the outside. I bought my version, a 1991 J-reg Ford Fiesta Quartz LX 1.1 3-door model, earlier this month for £494. It has 63000+ miles on the clock and while it shows its age, I think it will last for a little while yet. The driving position is comfortable and ergonomic and although the ceiling is rather low, there is plenty of leg and elbow room. The car has the basics you would expect (heater, radio, glove box) which are useful without cluttering up the car like with modern vehicles. I love the fact the car has... Read review

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Advantages: flavoursome, moreish
Disadvantages: High in fat and calories

...Guess what. It’s another crisps review!! I must admit I do like to splash out on posh crisps. I always loved Marks and Spencer’s handmade crisps and was delighted when Walker’s Sensations made their debut. Other posh crisps followed. I was shopping in Asda and noticed they had a range of posh crisps. Most of them were similar flavours to what I have already tried before but these was one flavour that jumped out at both of us and said buy me I sound wonderful. These were Asda Extra Special smoky maple barbeque flavour hand cooked crisps! The amusing thing about these crisps is it was quite a while after w saw them that we actually tasted them. We thought we had bought some but when unloading the shopping no yummy crisps were in sight. They must have fell out of the trolley before we bought then=m as they were not on the receipt. Anyway I... Read review

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Advantages: Fills a gap.
Disadvantages: Doesn`t taste like smokey bacon.

...I was sat at my pc feeling a bit peckish so I reached for my pack of Walkers Smoky Bacon Crisps that Ihad got on the side. The pack is 6 or 7 inches long and about 5 inches wide, the front is mainly brown in colour with the Walkers logo taking up about a third of the space.There are 3 crisps pictured at the bottom just below the flavour and a gold label proclaiming that they are a New Best Ever Flavour, I have to disagree with that but I digress.The back of the pack is white with all the usual nutritional information, addresses etc. and a little bit about how wonderful Walkers Crisps are. The packet weighs in at 30g and as usual with most packets of crisps is half empty, they can be bought for between 30 and 40p depending where you get them from.They can be bought in other sizes too like the 25g multipack pack and the much larger... Read review

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Advantages: You will no longer stink
Disadvantages: Limited Choices

...on with it and that is what is wrong the Country seems to dither on opinions and in my mind it can sometimes be the wrong opinions that they follow. Smokers also claim that they should have freedom of choice, I totally agree but where is the freedom of choice for people eating their meal when someone behind lights up a cigarette which can infact ruin their meal. Passive smoking can lead to low birth weights in childbirth and cot deaths in infancy, then as children grow up in the smoky atmosphere they have the risk of developing mild ear infections, asthma, bronchitis, Pneumonia is this freedom of choice? Worse still in adults that live with a smoking partner have an increased risk of Heart Disease, Lung cancer, Nasal Cancer and strokes, all of these are disputed by smokers stating that there has not been any proven evidence, maybe it is not true its just... Read review

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Advantages: Healing can be powerful and gentle, Crystals are often exquisite,
Disadvantages: Can be expensive, Taking without thinking from the Earth

...of natural amethyst for £2.00. Had I bought it in the crystal shop in town it would have cost me three times that. Another place to look for crystals is on ebay and other auction sites. There is also a new age auction site which you’ll find listed at the end of this op. Maybe you have a specific problem such as depression and you want to use a crystal for that. You can try smoky quartz or hematite to soak up negative energy or perhaps clear quartz to lift that feeling of heaviness. Citrine is the crystal version of a happy pill! Amber can be used for deep set emotional problems and rose quartz for those times you feel like no one cares. Amethyst is great for friendship and also for developing psychic awareness and dreams. Crysoccola is an ancient healer. Bloodstone and Carnelian are wonderful energisers. Lapis Lazuli is lovely... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use, great range of colours, high quality product, doesn't crease
Disadvantages: Price, can be messy

...(either with water or without). This was all very easy to do as the powder is so finely pigmented - it doesn't fall off your eyelids or the brush while you're trying to apply it, so there's no wastage and no mess. --Texture-- A very fine, shimmery powder. I think all of the MAC pigments have some sort of shimmer or pearlescence to them. On the eyelids the powder feels very smooth and non-irritating. --Appearance-- While this could so easily look over the top, it really doesn't. With the smoky grey, brown and black shades, you can create smoky eyes with ease without looking like you've been in a fight. --Longevity-- Utterly perfect. I haven't attempted it without a primer, but with my usual combination of eye cream + primer before the application of the shadow, it lasted all day. --Value for money-- Not very much of the product... Read review

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Advantages: Its got soul, its got style, its got anastacia!
Disadvantages: a few weak links lol

...-Brilliant song and probably my favourite on the album! It's smooth background beat and smoky melody make it one of those tracks you cant help but skip to! ACE! Where Do I Belong-Good song but not the most memorable. Easy to skip this track if you aren't in the mood to listen to the whoel album! Maybe Today-Another good song but Anastacia swears in it! *GASP* Then again everybody swears so i guess it makes her more human, this song seems to have come from a personal experience maybe, very heart felt! A great album, thanks for reading! Tom x © Copyright Tom Wilkinson... Read review

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Advantages: FIN, Til Daylight Found Them, 29, I'm In Love With A German Film Star, Libertine
Disadvantages: The other tracks are bog-standard indie-pop

...'s breathily sung sultry French vocals over a mandolin style guitar accompaniment made it one of the most unforgettable tracks of the year 2000. Overall this is a good album laced with some wonderful surprises. Unfortunately, like many albums, the mood is constantly broken as noisier tracks are stuck thoughtlessly between the more atmospheric late-night-smoky-jazz numbers. Sadly very few people will have heard any of these because there are few (if any) places on the radio dial that play sophisticated music for grown-ups.... Read review

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