The Corn Exchange

Advantages: Wicked place to go even just to look around
Disadvantages: Stairs are a bit rickety and the balcony is really scary!!

...There isn't already a place for this opinion to be posted, so I know that this is the first, I guess it had better be good so the next person who writes about it has something to live up to! The Corn Exchange - as the name suggests, was once a place where the farmers of Leeds gathered and sold off their corn! There is in fact still a huge scale on one side of the building that was used for its original purpose! It changed quite a long time ago but remains with the original architecture (dunno if i spelt that right!!) and amazing ceilings! I'll stop rambling now and actually tell you about it! It houses quite a few shops that are either original or that there are very few of in England. It also has quite a lot of little stalls that congregate there on particular days and a few eating places and a bar. The Shops: - Mambo...

Celia86 22.10.2001 · Read review
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Accident Exchange

Advantages: Good replacement car, Speedy service
Disadvantages: Bit cloak and dagger - dont really explain how they get your details

...Around about 6 months ago I had a car accident with a van driver and it was not my fault. My Focus had quite extensive damage to the offside of my vehicle and it was undrivable. Accident Exchange rang me about 3 hours after the accident and took some details down - I didn't really expect anything of it and didn't really know who the company were. The next morning I had somebody turn up with a brand new focus for me and I was told that I wouldn't have to pay a penny. Result! Accident Exchange went about establishing liability for me as my insurance company were truly useless. The other guy disputed liability in the incident which made me very angry but Accident Exchange persisted for me and I was found not to be at fault by the other drivers insurance. The whole thing took about 3 weeks but I had a courtesy car from Accident...

shanediablo 31.03.2008 · Read review
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Fair Exchange

Advantages: Easy Read
Disadvantages: Not deep enough

...Fair Exchange- Michele Roberts, 246pp, 6.99 Roberts is half English and half French, which explains her setting for this tale of secrecy and guilt. The action takes place partly in the small French village of Saintange-sur-Seine, partly in London and partly in the Lake District. Set at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries, it is a story of interwoven lives, love affairs, drunken japes, babies and Revolution. The book is a confession- the account of Louise, a French peasant who, fearing that her end is fast approaching, has a guilty need to repent for a dark deed she committed as a young woman. She calls for the local priest and thus begins the tale. At the end of the 19th century France was in turmoil- the aristocracy were being sent to the guillotine and riots reigned. The Gallic Revolution was observed...

Tricksty 29.01.2005 · Read review
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Love is there on the internet

Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

...***Forgive me if the category choice for this seems a little odd . The only other close one was Online Dating, which in my mind ties in with dating websites and suchlike, and really doesn't apply to my situation . Also, this review is probably not going to be particularly useful to anyone - it's simply me documenting my experience of an internet relationship . Please rate it as you find it, but bear in mind my category dilemma *** I first met Phill in September last year. I'd been playing an online multiplayer game for about 3 years up to that point, when I started to get a little tired of always playing with American players - nothing against them, just the timing of activities never seemed to work for me . So, I asked on the games forums if anyone had a UK linkshell (similar to a guild) they'd be happy for me to join, I got a reply...

Thehonesttruth 17.06.2009 (20.06.2009) · Read review
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The Royal Exchange, culture old and new

Advantages: Beautiful architecture and excellent performances
Disadvantages: None

...The Royal Exchange, located in St Ann’s Square, Manchester, is the home to the Royal Exchange Theatre Company which was formed in 1968 by a group of successful theatre practitioners who were determined to give Manchester a theatre producing work of national standards. In 1976, the Company managed to secure a 25 year lease on the Great Hall in Manchester's Victorian Cotton Exchange, whereon Amber Hisott’s striking decorate glass design was added to the ceiling panels and deep blue stained glass was fitted to the halls’ already magnificent domes which showers stunning shafts of blue light thought the Great Hal and turned the Victorian Cotton Exchange into the Royal Exchange Company’s award-winning glass and steel theatre-in-the-round. The centre of the Exchange hall is build as a "module", with 360 degree...

Shekera 14.10.2001 (19.11.2001) · Read review
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Its no accident people use accident exchange

Advantages: Supply quality courtesy cars to people on third party insurance, great customer service
Disadvantages: may not be as helpful where liability is an issue

...We had an accident last year where another driver pulled out the wrong way at a one way street and wrote our car off he admitted liability at the scene. I was only insured third party only so when my insurance company asked if I would like a courtesy car i jumped at the chance! They put me thorough to accident exchange who took a few details etc. I must admit I was skeptical: A gentleman arrived at my address the next morning with a 1 year old vauxhall vectra parked outside which had just been valeted and serviced. I had to fill out minimal paper work, I was told no matter what happened I was covered and I didnt have to give the car back until two weeks after the payment for my car was recieved. We ended up keeping the car for nearly four months with minimal contact from them. One morning I went to the car to find someone had dented...

tokyodrift1982 14.04.2009 · Read review
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Not much exchange from your folding stuff

Advantages: Easy to find, very interesting, variety of shops, close to some very good places to eat
Disadvantages: Some expensive shops, gangs of goths and other teenagers who hang out on the steps

...I like leeds and try to persuade my friends and family to come with me there. Anytone who knows me knows I really don't like shopping but actually I don't class this sort of wandering around as shopping..it's called mooching where I come from. A few weeks ago, my partner and I caught the train into Leeds because I intended to have a lager or something and if I was driving I wouldn't be able to do it. (there was logic in the decision, even if it was raining and we got wet at the station and the first train was cancelled...but that's British weather and Arriva trains for you. ) So we went to Leeds- two people who are definitely not shopaholics. We started off in the Corn Exchange building, which is absolutely fantastic. One of my friends had said a while ago that you could have a palm reading done there so I thought that might be...

ginger59 20.04.2003 · Read review
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MONEY LAUNDERING AND INTERNET FRAUD - THE FACTS

Advantages: Plenty of ignorant people to defraud in the world
Disadvantages: I'll find you

...with new legislation people may even resort to swallowing cash in little pouches to get round personal allowances) Money mules have been around for ages and with internet forums and community and part-time job sites the scheme has emerged anew. HOW IT WORKS 1 See above re internet fraud HOW IT WORKS 2 1) Job offer is posted 2) Job offer states you receive parcels from the warehouse for onward transfer 3) You receive a box to a PO Box address that you create 4) You repost the box to a new address 5) You are paid by wire or even Paypal for each successful receipt Such job postings are ALWAYS MONEY MULE SCAMS. Perhaps you will get paid, perhaps you won't, however the scam is that parcels can be sent through the post and money can be exchanged, transferred thus laundering the cash. Parcel mules tend to be recruited once and may even...

coleecip 20.02.2008 (22.02.2008) · Read review
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CIAO's Internet

Advantages: Sourse of inspiration and much usefulness. An easy place to start your ciao-ing. Gets great reads.
Disadvantages: You may not eb interested in the internet, but this is where it all happens (mostly)

...Let me first make this clear; this is my opinion on the internet section on Ciao, and not the internet as a whole. With all the time I spend on the Internet, I’d forgive you all for thinking it was my number one favourite thing in the whole big wide World. Its raining though (lots), so this year, I’ve had my first real introduction in to the ways of the web. However, with its overall growth in popularity, all around the globe, it comes as no surprise that Ciao’s Internet section is as popular as it is. I think (actually...I KNOW), it’s been one of my most successful areas of writing in. This is mostly because this section is where you’ll find the opinions on Ciao itself. They actually provide probably less actual help than some others, but are always an interesting read. Opinions on ‘How...

BJEEE 08.02.2001 (10.02.2001) · Read review
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Kaspersky Internet Security - average protection

Advantages: Provides basic tools for anti virus, easy to install
Disadvantages: none really, just prefer AVG.

...As a university student we have to pay a rediculously high amount for tuition fee's so the college I am doing my foundation degree in offers free laptops for the duration of the course. The laptop comes fully equipped with Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 and it really does the job. Most anti virus software is available for free with the opportunity to upgrade however it is worth it from a business perspective, to buy something like this. Kaspersky - available from http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/kis25orkav30?THRU&reseller=43021&gclid=COjpgZPllp4CFVtn4wod6BIzlw - is a security software which provides anti virus protection and identity theft protection. I often purchase things online and I, like anybody, have downloaded applications. Loosing work for university would be incredibly frustrating so I am pleased with the protection available...

kayleaf 19.11.2009 · Read review
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