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I had my first opportunity to meet Jim Hughes at an internal shindig a couple of weeks ago; aside from his being a really great guy – and an expert at washing dishes – it turns out that we have at least one shared co-author (Paul Leyland) and considerable overlap in interests. Doing a little

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I grew-up in walking boots, doc-martens, and in trainers/sneakers. When I was young and my family were living in the USA these latter were typically black Converse High-Tops, the original Chucks. Converse are hard to get in the UK – expecially in halfsizes – but on a recent visit to California I bought a pair,

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If I lived on Mercury I would make slush out of the ice. Also to make snowballs and thro lava at aliens. I would call myself King of Mercery (sic) and aliens will do what ever I say. [i3.photobucket.com] via [community.livejournal.com]

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I like this article (via). Do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest

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I never liked The Water Margin, but I did like “Monkey” … [news.bbc.co.uk] Monkey magic casts spell in Asia An ambitious remake of Japan’s most successful television drama Saiyuki (Monkey) is causing a stir across Asia. The new version of the 1978 drama broke ratings records last month with one in three Japanese viewers tuning

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I’d like to say a big “hi” to all the people who are visiting DropSafe, linked in from http://www.cluechick.com/2006/02/what_is_kinky.php; I certainly wasn’t expecting to be linked-to by ClueChick; it’s quite the novelty, forgive the pun…

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New Abu Ghraib images broadcast In pictures: New Abu Ghraib images (nsfw) The politics of terror laws The politics of fear (or how Tony Blair misled us over the war on terror) With all this stuff going on I can’t help but wonder if someone wants another terrorist atrocity to occur in order to spook

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[popnutten.de] – also via Rob.

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In many organisations there is often a challenge of “justifying the need for quality” – ie: justifying the cost of selling (for vendors) or cost of purchasing (for consumers) those products which incorporate aspects of desirable design, performance and usability which are a strong part of the value proposition of goods that you (the person

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Catjet :- Rob: http://zipzapzop.com/2006/02/06/cat-jet/ Alec: this catjet thing could go horribly wrong Alec: also i suspect my two would never use it again, if a fan was installed Rob: I would have done it differently… install fan at other (window) end of pipe Alec: makes sense Rob: That’s how my stove exhaust is done… much

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Via Rob Diamond: [www.nytimes.com] The Way We Eat: The Sweet-Tooth Fairy Sure you love chocolate. But do you store dated bars in your cellar and wake up at 5 in order to taste them with a fresh palate? Do you wear custom-made dresses with pockets in the front so you can nibble during meetings? Did

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So I’m browsing http://www.technorati.com/pop/books/ and come across a selection of books not to read: [www.amazon.com] The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades) [www.amazon.com] The Politically Incorrect Guide to Science [www.amazon.com] The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex and Feminism A skim for the publisher – Regnery Publishing – explains the matter: [en.wikipedia.org] Regnery

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