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Warwick Cairns – The Book Swap Interview

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Warwick Cairns lives in Windsor with his wife, two daughters and two dogs. He is the author of 3 books. About the Size of It is about how the world’s systems of weights and measures have been shaped by the fact most of us have better things to think about. How to Live Dangerously is [...]

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The Unpredictable and Unexpected Rochefort en Accords – Day 2

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And this segue from full-on, straight ahead rock to something subtle and sophisticated with contemporary classical and jazz overtones is one of the joys of Rochefort en Accords.

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Marilynne Robinson, Nuclear Accidents And Complacency

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The Observer revealed that between 2001-8 there were ‘more than 1,750 leaks, breakdowns or other “events”’ in Britain’s nuclear facilities (including Aldermaston and Burghfield in Berkshire)

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