Voigtländer Bessa R

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I know that my Christmas list is rather full and that no-one’s likely to find the necessaries in time but… if anyone fancies buying me one of these for my birthday I would be very grateful.

So farewell then…

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George Best 1946–2005 I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

Cheaper Christmas

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I want to buy have discount vouchers which may be handy for Christmas

MoneySavingExpert.com Forums – Teachers not getting childcare vouchers discussion DRAFT LETTER TO MPS: Dear MP NAME I am writing as your constituent to draw your attention to the fact that state school teachers are unfairly missing out on £1000s worth of government subsidies. Thousands of private sector employers now offer childcare voucher schemes, which allow [...]

Stu Downes mentions a sensible use for an iPod. I shall just need to work out some way of preventing the advice appearing in Shuffle mode. First aid information is now downloadable in various audio formats from the St. John Ambulance iFirst Aid Site.

reuze.co.uk : what to do with your CDs and CD-ROMsSend them to Polymer Reprocessors: Polymer Reprocessors Limited Peninsula Business Park Reeds Lane Moreton Wirral, CH46 1DW T: 0151 707 3684 You will have to pay the postage but they will recycle them. A certificate of destruction can be issued by arrangement and for a small [...]

The National: Lit Up

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I heard this track on 6 Music this morning and it’s been going round my head all day. I’m pleased to see that this is not only available on iTunes but also there’s a couple of videos floating about the internet. To my ear this is more than a little reminiscent of Joy Division. Kate [...]

test 15

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test 15 Originally uploaded by rougerouge. RougeRouge first caught my eye a couple of weeks ago. He produces some of the most visually gorgeous images that I have seen in a long time. As it is released under a Creative Commons licence, an increasing amount of his work is finding its way on to my [...]

The Genealogue reports: New immigration rules signed into law last week by President Bush may result in the deportation of millions of American citizens. The so-called Lackwitty-Winesack Border Protection Act was intended to grant amnesty to illegal aliens who have resided in the United States since 1990, and to their descendants. But typographical errors discovered [...]

My family tree

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I’ve put my family tree online in the hope that it may be of use to others who are researching their family history. There are huge gaps, particularly on my mother’s side, but I never expected to find out as much as I have so far in so short a time (about a year since [...]

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