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An evening with Colchester Borough Council (via @colchchronic) Another fine post from The Chronic about yesterday’s introduction to Colchester Borough Council by CEO Adrian Pritchard. But do folk around Sunny Colch know who Adrian Pritchard is? We don’t want to increase to his already heavy workload, but he
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Matt Damon: man of the people Interesting little feature in The Observer on Matt Damon: The family have a two-week rule, where they will not be apart for any longer. Damon is completely unyielding on it: when he shot Invictus, he flew out Alexia’s entire school class to South
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The man who shot Bin Laden Incredible profile of the SEAL who shot Bin Laden in Pakistan: The man who shot and killed Osama bin Laden sat in a wicker chair in my backyard, wondering how he was going to feed his wife and kids or pay for their medical
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Remembering The Secret of Monkey Island Fun little piece from the BBC about one of the finest games ever made – The Secret of Monkey Island. “It wasn’t a huge seller, it didn’t get incredibly good reviews. It has just been through the years that the game has attracted
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Don't worry about Google Reader. Use Feedly instead Only just discovered what might be one of the coolest tools I’m come across in a while. Feedly is a simple feed reader. It is brilliant because it is not Flipboard/Pulse/another VC-backed social magazine. It’s amazing
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How to light a coal fire Thanks to a generous donation of two bags of Real Coal I’m about to attempt this. A useful guide to something that sounds easy, but isn’t.
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Interactive map: public rights of way - Ben Locker A perfect resource if you like walking – an easy way to check where you can and can’t roam. Sourced by the ever-excellent Ken Locker.
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[gallery] Today’s practice.
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James Whittaker, an ex-Googler, writes about how Google+ has sucked the real innovation from what used to be one of the web’s greatest innovators: The Google I was passionate about was a technology company that empowered its employees to innovate. The Google I left was an advertising company with
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[gallery] Today: Bad baking, can balloons, Yoga.
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Danny Boyle on the London 2012 opening ceremony Danny Boyle, on the 2012 Olympics: Which is why, despite the excesses of the IOC and the 2012 corporate sponsors, he retained his faith in the Olympic ideal, still believing that it’s “a healing and good thing for our kind, our
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[gallery] Anniversary weekend: Sea. Sun. Drinks. Cake. Cars. The best way to celebrate being married to the best person :)