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blackwhite replied to the Cricket board. 15:19

Re: Geoffrey Boycott on Islam

It was Islam and Adil Rashid here, but in reality it is whatever you find salvation in.

Some sportsmen can point to an event in their real life like getting married, becoming a parent, even religion, yes. Several get the right coach/player [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 15:33

Re: Upgrading your hotel rewards status to Gold?

Exactly the same offer is made via my employer's corporate travel agency.

Really? Do they also ask for your login and pin? And does it cost the same? I am surprised..

I'd suggest emailing the program you want to upgrade [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 14:30

Re: Upgrading your hotel rewards status to Gold?

I'm thinking this may be achieved by a member ( or ex-member ) of staff who still has access to the relevant systems to change somebodies membership privileges.

For over ten years? I mentioned that some have been selling them since 10 [more]

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blackwhite posted to the Does Anybody Know? board. 13:45

Upgrading your hotel rewards status to Gold?

I was wondering if anyone here has done this via services for sale on the internet - like eBay for example.

Say you are on a hotel chain's rewards programme, they offer to 'upgrade' you to a gold or elite status for a few quid. You have to [more]

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blackwhite posted to the Carnival plc board. 13:38

Carnival a Buy - Questor/Telegraph article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/questor/10071604/...

I hold.

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blackwhite replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 15:15

Re: Outlook - formerly Hotmail

Not got it myself, but have you tried Alt + Tab?

Alternatively why not use bullet points inside your email instead of tab spacing if you are trying to indent from left?

Sorry if it doesn't help, just thought I'd offer my £0.02 [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 11:58

Re: Stratasys shares

I just looked on my iWeb Sharedealing account - and it is offering Stratasys shares on NASDAQ listed in US$.

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blackwhite replied to the Does Anybody Know? board. 11:41

Re: An Antiques centre just off the M40?

To complete this thread, yes it was Lassco and it is a good place to while away 30 mins - 45 mins walking around the yard and shop and upstairs.. Even the bits at the back with some old doors and panels all piled up if that's what you [more]

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blackwhite posted to the Does Anybody Know? board. 00:19

Food for cut flowers

Didn't cut flowers like roses, tulips etc used to come with a little sachet you could put in the water. Have I been using in the wrong places or have these vanished? What are good alternatives that I could add to water to keep flowers fed and fresh [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Mining Sector board. 16:52

Re: Polo Resources

I am a holder and don't quite know what to make of this release.

It hasn't said anything new, apart from potential listing being considered on an 'Asian' exchange of Signet..

Maybe they don't need to say anything new, maybe the RNS [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Oil & Gas - Companies board. 16:21

Re: Trap AGM update

I suspect we are now in a territory where there are only two ways ahead - a rerating of TRAP by the market and we are talking significant, double digit percentages, OR someone is going to make an offer for TRAP.

Of course the third option is [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Holiday Ideas & Advice board. 21:55

Re: A Nice Villa Somewhere Sunny

Hiya, I didn't miss a zero but I did get my currency wrong :)

It was GBP 400, booked last minute and €650 (exchange rate approx then) was the best price for a villa sleeping eight in that part of the Amalfi coast. It was coming to the end of [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Holiday Ideas & Advice board. 00:01

Re: A Nice Villa Somewhere Sunny

For the OP, not sure if the thread has mentioned it so far, but consider the Amalfi coast. Positano, Ravello, Maiori, Minori, Praiano and Amalfi itself - take your pick. Villas are not expensive on the whole, scenery stunning, Capri a short boat ride [more]

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blackwhite replied to the G4S plc board. 23:44

Re: Anybody out there?

It is quiet here, but I am a holder and am in it for the long run. The Olympics fiasco was an exaggerated drain on sentiment and share price IMO and this company is too geographically spread and has many revenue streams to let that be a real drag for [more]

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blackwhite posted to the Mortgages board. 07:44

Another offset question - slightly off topic

We've got an offset with Woolwich. Have been a long standing Barclays account holder, hence had a current account and a savings or two. I thought good, we can use existing everything.

When we got the mortgage we were set up with a mortgage [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Sector board. 13:14

Re: Results of dCell trial - TRX Tissue Regenix

It dropped 20% this morning on bad profits news. :-(

Surely another topup opportunity?

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blackwhite replied to the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Sector board. 09:13

Re: Results of dCell trial - TRX Tissue Regenix

Investment-wise I've pondered a top-up, but think I'll sit tight for now. My feeling is TRX has a long story yet to unfold. There's no rush.

I think there is no rush, but there is an immediacy. Watch the beat writers scramble to pick [more]

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blackwhite replied to the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Sector board. 07:20

Re: TRX - Tissue Regenix News

Hey JC

Never mind, I take it as positive news, although the announcement was almost TOO commercially focused... i.e. they hope to save the NHS money, ohhh,... and be better for the patients. I know this is a regulatory filing so the [more]

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blackwhite posted to the Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Sector board. 07:18

Results of dCell trial - TRX Tissue Regenix

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blackwhite replied to the ISAs - Individual Savings Accts board. 13:37

Re: Sippdeal Junior ISAs

I have an ISA and two Junior ISA's with SIPPDEAL and have three logins. I see security and ease in having them separate as the JISA's become the childrens' when they turn 18. The payment details (debit card and bank) can and are separate for the [more]