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The definitive guide to jeans – how to wear your denim this season.
The definitive guide to jeans. Setting trends. There are numerous names and phrases that spring to...
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One small step for Nan.
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Black Friday. A retail skid-mark across November.
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Why drinking black coffee makes you look stupid.
A love of coffee. I have always liked coffee and was always fascinated by speciality coffee. That...
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Why you did not win the lottery and probably never will.
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The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Shoes
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Know your audience, but don’t expect everyone to always be paying attention.
Do you know your audience? If you want to sell anything, be it products or services, one of the...
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Car boot sales. One swallow doesn’t make a summer. The signs of spring are there if you look in...
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Polite notice
Polite notice. One of these days isle punch you. I nearly got into a fight the other day. And no,...
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