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I just discovered my ex-colleague Adrian Morgan has chucked work (except for the occasional contract, apparently) and expanded the home farm where he lives: The Empire Farm is an organic farm owned by Sally and Adrian Morgan. The farm occupies 100 acres in the Blackmore Vale, near Wincanton in Somerset. Sally and Adrian raise organic

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Telegraph versus Independent – a character sketch versus a picture of a personality and his achievements. Its not quite like “two different people” but it makes you wonder who wrote the Telegraph one. (via Nobby.)

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http://theinquirer.net/?article=42235 Jay Levy says he has been stung by Apple’s iPhone pact with AT&T after he took an Iphone on a Mediterranean cruise. They didn’t use their phones, but when they got back they had a 54-page monthly bill of nearly $4,800 from AT&T Wireless. The problem was that their three Iphones were racking up

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Bean Sprouts Interview Originally uploaded by alecmuffett We were shopping on Sunday night and ran across “delicious” magazine (damn, that’s hard to type without adding dots) – which I recognised because my friend Mel said her blog was written up in it this month. And so it is! Good article, too. So – next step

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Eek! http://www.independent.co.uk/living/food_and_drink/news/article2953471.ece From nose-bleed mortgages to wallet-bashing lattes, Londoners are used to paying some of the highest prices on the planet for their basic needs. Now it seems they are being charged more than anyone else for a meal out while suffering some of the worst-rated food and service among the world’s leading cities. The

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The opening paragraphs of this article annoy me: Bring on the tech gear, but don’t make it girly: That’s what women want, according to a survey released today. Just 9 percent of the fair sex want products that “look feminine,” like a pink Playstation or Hello Kitty keyboards. The remaining 91 percent seek something sleek

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This evening I was walking down The Kings Road en route to Sloane Square, and I saw a Bugatti Veyron. It sounded cool. That is all.

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I’ve been getting the attached facebook login screen for the past 14-ish hours: Hey, your account is temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance. It should be available again within a few hours. We apologize for the inconvenience. Facebook is obviously “up” for most people, but I am wondering if this is just me or whether

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May be of use to some folk I know: http://www.winecruzer.com/

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Quote: DAVID OWENS, NSW ASSISTANT POLICE COMMISSIONER: I’m not embarrassed at all. What I am is I’m very angry that such a stunt like this would be pulled. We have 21 world leaders here. Whilst I enjoy, like everyone else, a good laugh, this isn’t funny. Context: The APEC conference is a big deal in

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…and did it. [Update: broke the 40mph barrier]

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