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01/15/12--04:22: What Price The Past? (chan 2852890)

I’m eternally fascinated by the nostalgia fuelled lure of the vintage and dunfunkt. This applies especially to vintage electronics which command a sometimes incredulous level of monetary worth due to their scarcity. Take Sony’s long defunct Betamax video tape recorders. A working … Continue reading →


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01/16/12--07:19: Europe Had It Coming? (chan 2852890)

Europe had it coming says Australia’s coalition PM according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Very probably. When I lived there for a short while I was always impressed as to how Australia had not let the availability of easy credit … Continue reading →


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01/16/12--07:49: 70′s Cereal Creates Charity Cash (chan 2852890)

Hundreds raised on eBay after shop’s discovery of 40-year-old cereal – Home – The Comet. What was I saying about the high price of Nostalgia? Still at least the money is going to a some good causes.No expiry dates you’ll … Continue reading →


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01/18/12--15:01: Not Playing Fair Has All The Advantages (chan 2852890)

BBC News – Miriam OReilly to leave the BBC. Not an easy decision I’m sure but the fact that she’s leaving television to concentrate on the charity she set up to help women deal with discrimination in the workplace could … Continue reading →


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01/19/12--02:50: A Final Kodak Moment? (chan 2852890)

The news that Kodak has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US is sad news but I personally take issue with the many armchair pundits who are declaring that Kodak failed to see digital coming. They invented the first working … Continue reading →


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01/19/12--05:01: Article 2 (chan 2852890)

Median property rental in Sydney Australia is now AU$460 per week(£309GBP) with Darwin now in excess of AU$500 (£336) per week. Source-ABC Melbourne Filed under: News, Random Tagged: Australia, Cost of living, News, property, Rental


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01/19/12--15:34: “A Rip Off On A Massive Scale” (chan 2852890)

Canadian members are parliament seem to be onto a good thing. Remuneration in excess of £100,000 and a gold plated pension (payable in full at aged 55) to which the Canadian tax payer contributes more than the MP themselves. Funny … Continue reading →


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01/20/12--13:27: Cash For Clippings? (chan 2852890)

Council proposes £25 fee to empty your green bin – Local – Stamford Mercury. South Kesteven district council (Conservative) in Lincolnshire, UK  is proposing a £25 annual charge to households in order for their garden waste bin to be emptied. … Continue reading →


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01/24/12--01:02: Next Post (chan 2852890)

Australian radio quiz asks for name of London Mayor.Amazingly one caller knows his first name.”So it’s Boris..?” Confident answer: “Yeltsin” Filed under: Random Tagged: Australia, Boris, Humour, London Mayor, quiz, Radio


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01/25/12--02:22: Gimme Shelter (chan 2852890)

In the UK we have a severe lack of housing. In Ireland it’s the opposite though to adapt a line from Eric Morecambe, it may be a case of all the right houses but not necessarily in the right places. … Continue reading →


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02/10/12--05:35: Quantitative Easing Explained (chan 2852890)

The BBC’s Stephanie Flanders explains how quantitative easing works Filed under: News, politics, Random Tagged: Economy, finance, quantitative, Recession


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02/21/12--02:33: The Cure For Loneliness (chan 2852890)

Being around people is not the cure for loneliness. It’s the cause - Daniel Kitson Filed under: Quote Tagged: Daniel Kitson, Quote


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