Private, not Confidential

Advantages: Well written, interesting, a good read
Disadvantages: First part took ages to get going

...After reading my first Richard and Judy Summer Read of 2008 and really enjoying it,I reserved another few from the list at my local library as I find books far too expensive to buy these days! Finally, I got an email telling me that this book, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee was ready for collection, and I eagerly started it that evening. I was hopeful that Richard and Judy had picked another good book, and again I wasn't disappointed! Pippa Lee is 50 year old woman happily married to 80 year old husband Herb. The pair have grown-up twins Ben and Grace, and to an outsider, Pippa appears to have it all. But after moving into the local retirement village with Herb, Pippa's life begins to unravel, and she begins to question her life and the choices she's made. Does she regret the past decisions and how her life has turned out? And is it...

mummy2harry 20.07.2008 · Read review
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Private Practice

Advantages: Good character dynamic, interesting cases
Disadvantages: None

...For fans of Grey?s Anatomy this is a must for you. Private Practice is an American drama show shown in England on Living TV on Thursday nights. It?s a spin off from the very popular medical drama Grey?s Anatomy. It is now in its second season. The show revolves around Dr Addison Forbes Montgomery. If you watch Grey?s Anatomy you will know that she is the ex-wife of Derek Shepherd who worked at Seattle Grace hospital with him and Meredith for a time. She is one of the top neonatal surgeons in the country and when she is offered a job by her old friend Naomi she moves out to California to begin working at a health clinic in Santa Monica. The show thus follows her move to the clinic and the new environment she finds herself in. When this show first started I have to admit that I didn?t really love it. I love the energy of Grey...

Spottydog11 02.10.2009 · Read review
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Live and let Live.

Advantages: Online multiplayer, priviledges downloads
Disadvantages: Price a little daunting at first, additional hardware required, PS3 online is free

...What is Xbox Live: Xbox Live is the online service for players of the Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles. Xbox Live Silver is free to all users and gives some limited facilities. With a Silver account you can accumulate a reputation by achieving goals within games. These are own on your Gamercard and allow other users to see how experienced a gamer you are. With a Silver account, you can also download game demos, trailers, and event videos. Some games have the ability to upload performance based stats like lap times etc. to online leaderboards. Xbox Live Gold is a pay-for subscription, approx £35 to £40 pound a year. Gold gives you all the benefits of Silver, however you have access to marketplace items days, and sometimes weeks before the rest. The biggest benefit of purchasing a Gold subscription is that it opens up the full...

Danneey 11.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Official Xbox 360 - Xbox Live Gold Membership Card

Xbox live super fun.

Advantages: Great fun
Disadvantages: Expensive

...If you have a Xbox 360, chances are youll be wanting to purchase one of these! Xbox Live is the leading service for online experiences on gaming consoles, there are tons of arcade games you can purchase, films to rent, tv episodes to buy - the fun is endless. It should be noted that in order to use this code you need to be able to connect to the internet with your xbox, either by wireless or ethernet. This 'card' contains a code which you enter on the xbox to enable you to play online with thousands of other gamers. It costs around £35, unlike the PS3 which is free to play online. But as I and many others agree Xbox Live is far superior and worth every penny. A word of advice, go careful when scratching the code, scratch too hard and code becomes unreadable (There is no way to get your money back!) This card is for gold membership...

cricketfan1 06.02.2009 · Read review
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The Private Patient

Advantages: Very enjoyable read
Disadvantages: Could it be the last?

...P D James has always been a favourite author of mine (although I admit that many years ago I thought P D James was male!). About the author Phyllis Dorothy James started writing in the mid 1950s and it wasn?t until 1962 that her book was published (Cover Her Face). She was made Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991. She lives in London and Oxford and has two children. The Private Patient This latest offering has Adam Dalgliesh and his team investigating the murder of Rhoda Gradwyn. Rhoda is an investigative journalist, who after years of living with a disfiguring and long-standing scar decides to book herself into a private clinic (Cheverell Manor) to have it removed. What could possibly go wrong?! As you would imagine in a P D James murder mystery all is not as it seems and the Cheverell Manor holds a deadly secret...

jinxyjo 23.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery) - P.D. James

Private Benjamin

Advantages: A bit of humour?
Disadvantages: a bit of humour?

...Director: Howard Zieff. Producers: Harvey Miller, Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer and Goldie Hawn. Writer: Nancy Meyers Stars: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan and Armand Assante Released in 1980 this hour and 50minute movie take you into the world of the American Army recruitment process? in a comical way?and turned out to be one of the biggest hits in 1980... (leading to a television series in 1981 -1983) **BRIEF PLOT** Judy Benjamin, (played by Goldie Hawn) is a well off but very spoilt woman, who is the happiest woman in the world on her wedding day?until her husband dies on the first night of married bliss?. In a sort of haze she happens to enlist in the Army, believing it to be a life of luxury, but is soon regretting it when she realises that she has to actually work for a living? and work hard at that? As she begins...

blissman70 02.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Private Benjamin (DVD)

Live Review

Advantages: Play with friends all around the world.
Disadvantages: Only lasts for 1 year.

...The live 12 month gold card enables the player to play online for a year. When i first received it i accessed it very quickly and was surprised to see how easily i was able to get online and play with millions of people all around the world. All i needed to do was enter the code and i could start playing. The benefits of going live is mainly playing against people all around the world and making new friends. But if you are a hardcore gamer, this is the perfect place to be as you get to challenge the best around the world and you even get ranked. What's more is that you can even download exclusive things only from the xbox live marketplace where you can't get from anywhere else. Overall: A must get for all xbox 360 owners. It completes the console and makes the xbxo 360 that much better....

silvercut 03.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Official Xbox 360 - Xbox Live Gold Membership Card

Xbox live

Advantages: Online gaming, good value, networking
Disadvantages: Some lag, temptation to spend more money on extras

...Xbox Live is good value compared to some other online subscriptions e.g. World of Warcradt or Everquest as with these you pay everymonth just for one game, whereas with xbox live you only pay once to go online with pretty much all your games. You then get tempted, however, to pay for extra online contect such as extra levels, characters, backdrops for your xbox live dashboard, arcade games etc. etc. So it's never as cheap as it seems! The service on xbox live is good and it's rare to have connection issues so gameplat online tends to be smooth. Occasionally you may shoot at someone only to find they already moved- lag is rare but does happen and can be annoying. The range of games that can be played online is excellent, and isn't just shooting and fighting! Guitar hero plays online brilliantly with options for guitar battles...

Platti 30.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Official Xbox 360 - Xbox Live Gold Membership Card

Xbox Live - It's another world

Advantages: Superb experience
Disadvantages: Its not free

...Introduction Xbox live is the name of the Microsofts online service for the Xbox 360. This service gives you access to a vast array of content, some of it free, and some of it at a price. There are 2 types of membership available, namely Gold and Silver. Silver is a free membership which is available to all Xbox owners. Silver allows you access to most promotional video and feature content via the 360 dashboard but does not allow you to play games online. So what is so special then about Xbox live? The Playstation Network is free, the Wii gives free access to its limited catalogue of online games and seeing as the Silver Xbox Live is also free, why bother paying what seems like a high amount for the Gold membership. These were my own personal sentiments when I first bought my Xbox. Coming from the Wii, I was horrified when...

craggybuk 11.11.2009 (09.12.2009) · Read review
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private journal

Advantages: some good features
Disadvantages: intruder alert is a bit pointless

...I bought this journal for my younger sister last week for £19.29 at Argos. What does the promo say? Intruder alert!" Girls, now you can keep all your thoughts and dreams private and secure. Password Journal® from Girl Tech® Toys keeps your secrets super safe and super fun. The voice recognition seems to work well. As it normally recognises the password on either the 1st or 2nd attempt. I've managed to get into my sisters journal by saying her password in a similar fashion to her. You have to say the password in a very similar way to how it was originally recorded or it simply won't let you in. What fascinates me about this journal is that you change the time and date using voice commands. To change the time, you would say "change time", then follow the instructions to change it. Here are some of the Password Journal...

Sarahhhx 01.12.2008 · Read review
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