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RE: Mikku powder

Hi

Mikku powder is MSG so won't really matter if you leave it out - just supposed to enhance the flavour but most people prefer to avoid it for health reasons.

Is this who's bought the Metronome?

assura group has a metronome page, looks like they own other medical type facilities so this backs up the story of it being bought by a health care trust.Just found a PJ Harvey gig at the Metronome, and another where she almost played at Bottoms. But...

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Free meal at Wagamama, until the 29th June

Voucher here from www.menshealth.co.uk.
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Today I invented a brilliant new thing, called "podcasts"

Was surfing for news of Kid Rock yesterday, as a friend has been working with him and I was wondering if she'd show up in any paparazzi shots of him stumbling out of nightclubs or anything. No joy there, but he was interviewed by the Guardian yesterd...

Sotirio's Restaurant, Hythe

Woodo reports:Since my wife and I discovered Sotirios back in 1999 we have been regular patrons of the restaurant, visiting at least three times a year and so far haven't had a duff meal.The menu is quite extensive, providing an excellent choice for ...

Beadle: No longer about

Jeremy Beadle has game-for-ed his last laugh.Beadle had been suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to a London hospital last week. In recent years he had battled poor health after being diagnosed with a mild form of leukaemia in 2005. He also had...

RE: 10 myths about vegans

Bah, more self-righteous chat from the Vegans."Oh, look at us, we are all kind to the animals as well as healthy and fashionable really � and some famous and fashionable people are Vegans too you know. We are so misunderstood". As far as I'm concerne...

Farewell then The Metronome

In the Herald last week it said it's opening as some sort of medical / health centre. Where now might we ever see again bands of the calibre of Suede, The Manics, or Faith No More playing in intimate surroundings?...

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I was looking for a job, and then I found a job

No posts for a few days, I had something to say but wanted to wait until I got an official confirmation and things. Yes I'm back in the land of the permanently employed, just arranged some final details today and I start at Holiday Extras on Monday! ...

Soya makes you gay

First this from my bro-in-law, thanks for that, definitely written by an impartial scientist and not a right wing loon with dairy interests, oh no. Now this from the best man, "Vegetarians were more likely ... to be of higher occupational social clas...

Cable snappage at the lower leas coastal park!

Who on earth has a site called injury watch..?An investigation is under way after a cable slide at a children's adventure playground snapped, sending an 11-year-old boy falling to the ground.The accident happened on Tuesday afternoon at the Lower Lea...
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Damp and other delights

This spell of cold weather has made the whole house SWEAT! I've hd to put our central heating on at last, yay it still works, but uh-oh, this has led to condensation everywhere. Hopefully this will sort itself out when the temperature levels off a bi...

RE: What does the world health organisation know anyway?

luckily for you i am back - i have been away behind an iron curtain of a firewall

What does the world health organisation know anyway?

The World Health Organisation recommends 24 degrees Centigrade as a maximum working temperature. But it's a recommendation, not law, so we can't leave the office, boo. If you're reading this at some point in the future, there's a good chance today is...

RE: Restored to full health, and wealth, beside the sea

for some reason i can't see the comments...!

RE: As one store closes...

Having a Starbucks is not a good thing, what will happen to all those little cafes on our street corners, particularly the fabulous Chambers? Starbucks will not provide healthy competition as some people might think,they are a multinational company ...

Six Feet Under

Searching for Folkestone news I found this story about a guy who got drunk and woke up in Africa, a bit sensationalised, it was Tunisia rather than the wilds somewhere, but it looks like he might have been from Folkestone. Anyway, point is, that's no...

Spicy Cabbage Soup Recipe

I'm not dieting or anything but I thought I'd follow this super no fat diet recipe. I added in a bit more veg:1 medium sized onion, quartered and sliced thin3 cloves garlic, chopped5 chillis (pickled, all I had), finely chopped2 tsp ground coriander1...

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Korean dish 'may cure bird flu'

BBC is very responsible to report that there's a rumour that Kimchi cures bird flu... Just in case I've found some kimchi recipes. This one has a little note saying add kim chi sauce, which you need to get from a Korean supermarket... hold on "you mi...

San Francisco

So, part the first of my big holiday / honeymoon write up. Slight preamble, some experiences on the way there. Our flights were at nice civilised times, but to save any rush and extend the holiday a bit, we booked into a hotel at Heathrow. But it was...

Commuting news

Just for the sake of making a new post, as I've not had time to write up my holiday honeymoon yet, and I want to push those pirate pictures down the page a bit... Our commute starts five minutes earlier now, the trains no long start at Folkestone, th...

Wagamama review

Had lunch at Wagamama in Canterbury on Saturday, for the first time since this new branch opened. It was busy, but not as crowded as some lunching venues are, so we got seated quickly. I love Wagamama, but haven't been for a while, we usually head st...
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But I DON'T have satellite TV

These are neighbourhoods of young well-off commuter families, with many pre-school and primary school children.These families often live in relatively large detached houses and have a long time left on their mortgage. However they have good incomes, ...

Restored to full health, and wealth, beside the sea

The Telegraph does a feature on Folkestone property... Good work! They say:For several very good reasons, this town is abuzz. The Channel Tunnel is just up the road, its high-speed rail link to London is being extended into Folkestone's two stations ...

Christmas roundup

Had a GREAT Christmas break in Folkestone, quite a lot of sitting in and relaxing, playing dominoes, watching DVDs (lots of series one, why did Doyle leave? He's WHAT???) and remarkably not eating out once. Normally a trip there means restaurants fo...

Marti Pellow

Was staying in a hotel in Birmingham on Saturday night. Went down to the health spa and bumped into Marti in his bath robe! The two girls i was with knew him, he was very nice and a lot smaller than i thought he would be, also more attractive in re...

Murder in London Road

A 41-year-old man who has been questioned in connection with a murder in Folkestone is now in a secure hospital. The man, from Folkestone, was arrested last Friday. Yesterday he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act... Read all about it, London S...

Tonight tonight tonight, la la la la la la tonight

Tonight is the Fighting Cocks gig, and I am starting to think it might lead to TROUBLE... Clare said she'd come so long as it wasn't too late, as we have a wedding to go to tomorrow... sothen I told her they were on at 9, and that was OK, and now Cha...

The best day of the week?

According to the weather forecast this will be the best day of the week. And it's horrible, that's why I'm messing about on the computer and not getting ready to go to our new office in Farringdon... Actually with it being closer and me not having a ...

Another day, another mouse

Found another mouse in our kitchen, alive again. This one looked a lot healthier, lessly wobbly and confused, but he still didn't make any effort to run away. Just look at this cute little feller. I put him out in the street and he scurried away, pro...