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It’s not like passing through airports became a more elegantprocess over the last decade. Jacket off, metal detector sweep, pat down, shoes off, jacket off, laptop into the ‘sniffer’ etc…. . It’s a little bit like having your pockets checked for chewing gum at school – but without the thrill of having a genuine chance [...]

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Shattered glass

Sometimes I just type a seemingly random word into Google, not because it is a search engine but because it is a marketing machine – a roulette wheel for businesses seeking punters. I’m not searching for anything in particular, just curious about who would want to pay for that query.
Provoked by that mornings java I [...]

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I was somewhat surprised to see last year that knitting was back with the cool young things of London (the chicks at least). I realise the credit crunch is bringing a little austerity chic back into vogue but it’s hard to know if the act of knitting or the final product is the most annoying. [...]

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I’m sure I’m not the only one spending the long autumn evenings weighing up the best use of grandma’s old fur coat. I mean they don’t quite ooze glamour the way they did back in the 1930’s.

Well our Canadian cousins have found the solution to all those fur recycling issues. Furteddybears.com does exactly what it [...]

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Just finished reading Richard Grants new book Bandit Roads. Was fascinated by his tales of the Tarahumara Indians and their ability to run astonishing distances either bare foot or just in tyre-tread huaraches. On a little further research it turns out that long distance runners all over North America and lodged in a hot debate [...]

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I happened to come across the clumsily name eco-retailer biomelifestyle.com the other day. I nearly didn’t make it past their home page where they announce (with not an ounce of tongue in cheek) …
 
‘A home without baltic linen cushions and a recycled frisbee is a home without soul!’
 
Hmmm … somehow I think these guys might be [...]

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The only thing you’ll ask yourself is how much will ‘I like’ (to borrow a Boratism). One minute you’re enjoying the comforting feel of your cool new belt – next minute you’re down at Sam’s S&M store getting trussed up like a turkey.

 
But it might be worth the risk cause this is a great [...]

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After the groundbreaking Great Green Goods (and if you are reading bare in mind that mimicry truly is the greatest form of flattery) featured this wallet made from reclaimed leather I had to have one. In fact they only did a run of 45 of them and I have the only one in the UK [...]

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Dramatically increase your odds of surviving the rising levels of the oceans with this beautifully crafted lamp based on a handcrafted Thai fishing net. Just think – calming ambient lighting for your home this year, essential survival tool for next.

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I greatly admire the guys at remarkable.co.uk – they started off doing some earnest work with pencils and branched out neatly into complimentary office products. In fact I like them so much I bought one of their mouse mats made out of recycled car tyres.The product arrived on time and I was delighted with the [...]

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