Share and share alike!

Advantages: Beautiful interesting book with a lovely story
Disadvantages: None

...It has been quite a while since I read a book like this with my children as they are reading much more in depth literature now, but after a request from their school, I find myself going back in time, and rediscovering basic childrens books, and I have to say that it has been a delightful experience. Sharing a Shell is a wonderful childrens book written by Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Lydia Monks. It tells the story of a homeless crab who is looking for a shell. After several unsuccessful attempts at trying to share a shell with various sea creatures, Crab is severely exposed and nearly eaten by a seagull! Fortunately he scuttles away and is stumbles upon an empty shell. Phew! Crab settles in a rock pool, and this is where he meets an anemone, but I assume to make things easier for children he is referred to simply as...

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Share Centric

Advantages: Inexpensive way to learn share trading
Disadvantages: Poor access at times

...The Share Centre became possible as a result of the cities "Big Bang" in 1986, but initially came to prominence at the height of the dotcom and demutualisation era in the late 1990's, cashing in on the Building Society demutualisations of the period. It has managed to survive the clear out since the dotcom bubble burst. The Share Centre provides services to individuals, families and Investment Clubs through it's Share Account and Fast Track services and to businesses by underwriting via the Sharemark scheme. Sharemark is an alternative trading exchange much like the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). It has to be said that this is one of the cheapest forms of share trading with a minimum of just £2.50 to buy (limited to strict time schedules), and £7.50 to sell (which can be sold by internet traders in normal office hours...

Sbanshee 01.05.2003 (25.08.2003) · Read review
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To Be Shared

Advantages: Touching, emotion, honest, great acting
Disadvantages: You'll need a box of tissues!

...or the sufferer decides to get better. Instead, Sharing the Secret shows Beth when her disorder is at its worst and the challenge she has of acknowledging her problem and getting free of it. I think it gives a great message because it shows that eating disorder sufferers can't just stop. It also breaks down the assumption that eating disorder sufferers act just through a desire to be thin, when there's a lot more to it than that. It's an incredibly touching story. I was in tears at parts of it. The acting is extremely good, especially considering that some of the actors are quite young. The characterisation is great. Everyone, whether a major or a minor character, is believable and distinct. Watching the film, you get to understand how everyone feels and why they act the way they do. The plot is moving and brutally honest. As...

87degrees 25.02.2008 · Read review
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Sharing the Joy

Advantages: does a huge amount, relatively cheap
Disadvantages: none

...you?ll believe me when I say that SharePoint is enormous. The way I approach SharePoint to make it marginally easier to comprehend is to break it down into more manageable chunks. One way of doing this is to split its capabilities under six headings: Collaboration, Portal, Search, Content Management, Business Process and Forms, and Business Intelligence. This division is not perfect. SharePoint is one product, not six, so there are no clear boundaries between the different sections. I could discuss workflows under the headings of content management or business processes. Business data integration might be considered part of portals or search. There?s a huge grey area between collaboration and content management where topics could fall into either section. The different capabilities of MOSS fit together incredibly smoothly. This makes it...

87degrees 27.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

HALIFAX - SHARE DEALING FOR NOVICES

Advantages: An easy share dealing system to use
Disadvantages: none- fairly competitive with rest of market

...Halifax Share dealing is quite a good way for any novice to experiment with the stock exchange. I am writing this from a novice perspective for an absolute novice who wants to get started. There are two types of account, either you can go for a normal share dealing account suited for investors and speculators who want to be able to buy and sell shares on the same day, ie to make a profit in the afternoon from shares that have gone up in price since the morning, or from the previous day. However if you are only using small amounts of money to buy and sell shares in values less than £500, it is usually the case that commission charges with Halifax or any other share dealing service will wipe out most of your profits, unless you are fortunate to be tipped off about a penny share that dramatically jumps up in value (but such finds are...

llbcollins 22.08.2008 (16.10.2008) · Read review
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SDR S26

Advantages: Size, quality, reputation, ease of use. truly pocket size
Disadvantages: none

...Having been stuck with a busted camcorder on the morning on an important family visit, I dashed to a major electrical store to source a replacement, stumbled across this camera, researched the others on display and chose the S26 for ease of use, merit for the make (I bought Lumix TZ5 and have been really pleased with it, quality, capabilities etc, great lens) and general feel for the camera. in my opinion, X70 zoom works very well, resolution excellent for an "older" user and their "junior" assistants. I think that Transfer speed is not rapid, but "so what" in a camera at this price point. Very happy to recommend for general everyday trouble free use. BUT buy it on line for £60 less than the big stores and be even more satisfied that I am Ron...

migloi2 17.05.2009 · Read review
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Fuji FinePix S1500. Descendant of the S1000fd

Advantages: Huge zoom, Focus Tracking, Easy to use
Disadvantages: Bulky, A little slow, AA batteries are a bit inconvenient

...The Fuji FinePix S1500 is the latest incarnation of the very successful FinePix S1000fd. It is very SLR-like in appearance and the added bulk of the battery-holder/grip does give it an assured feeling in your hands. Of course, this can be a disadvantage, and if you want a camera that you can just slip in-and-out of your pocket, then maybe a slimmer compact should be considered. The 12x optical zoom is excellent and it equates to 33-396mm in 35mm terms - and if this isn't enough, there is a 5.7x digital zoom feature too. The menus are friendly and easy to navigate, and there are helpful explanatory prompts that appear on thew LCD screen when the mode-dial setting is changed. There are 14 preset scenes to choose from, each setting the camera to its optimum settings for the given scenario, but on top of this, the camera can be used...

rabidbadger 31.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Cheapest way to buy and sell shares

Advantages: Low commission rates
Disadvantages: None

...The Share Centre's promotional leaflet claims to offer one of the easiest and cheapest ways to buy and sell shares. For the small private investor, I would certainly agree. I was attracted by their low minimum charge as a I only had a few windfall shares to sell, and did not want to pay a high commission charge. Their service is totally flexible and will meet everyone's needs. You can buy and sell shares via the internet, telephone or post. They accept one-off transactions (like mine) or will set up a nominee account (see below) for regular dealing. INTERNET Your shares are held in a nominee account, which you can access 24 hours a day. You can access your portfolio through their website WWW.SHARE.COM. TELEPHONE You can contact them on 0800 8000008 to buy and sell shares over the telephone. POST They supply forms...

mandyhaley 05.06.2001 · Read review
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Learning That Sharing Is Fun

Advantages: Teaches children to share
Disadvantages: This version is a limited edition

...***World Book Day*** World Book Day celebrated its 10th year anniversary on the 1st March this year. As with a lot of schools around this time of year, my son's nursery class were handed out vouchers worth £1 for any purchase of a child's book worth £2.99 or more. As well as this offer, there are also a number of books that can be purchased with just the voucher so it doesn't cost you any extra. This year the books available were by authors ranging from Vivien French to Anthony Horowitz. The book that caught my son's eye, however, was one by a favourite author of his and to be frank I was quite surprised to see it there. You'll have guessed by the category that this review is written for that it is a version of Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson. This is a slightly different version of the book but as it's a limited edition I didn...

belfin 05.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Sharing A Shell - Julia Donaldson

BUYING STOCKS AND SHARES WITH THE HALIFAX

Advantages: GOOD RATES. GOOD WEBSITE. GOOD SERVICE
Disadvantages: RISK

...INTRO Are you interested in buying shares ?. If so you need to find yourself a stockbroker who will buy and sell the shares for you. As there's quite alot of stockbrokers around it's important to do a little research beforehand to find a good competitive stockbroker with low commission rates. MY VIEWS I've been investing in all sorts of fields over the years but the most fun without doubt has been buying and selling shares. You will have to take into account first that there is a risk involved (shares can go up as well as down) so I always say never invest in something that you cannot afford to lose. I first joined the Halifax Share Dealing Ltd about 5 years ago and must say they have looked after me very well. Out of my other three stockbrokers Halifax Share Dealing has definitely got the best website which is very...

donovan74 13.09.2006 · Read review
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