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Been thinking about these readers for a while and finally picked up a Sony Reader 300 at the weekend. Really liking it so far. Unless we're talking study-textbooks, I don't attach much value to handing physical books. I do make notes sometimes, but they're always for transfer into a...

Didn't know Birmingham was so disliked! I live in Wolves but have worked at a firm in B'ham city centre for ~3 years, head there for a night out every so often and visit Villa Park regularly. Like any city there are good areas and there are run-down areas. I've been comfortably outnumbered...

Great episode tonight. Kate was all over those interviews. Would have been very hard to say no.

I don't work in IT, but in my office there are many clients/issues more junior staff could be working on at any point in time. So in busy periods giving someone a vague answers like 'a few days', or 'a week or so' wouldn't be acceptable. Our managers generally need a target date to put in the...

On the one hand, it’s good to live in a country were we can get outraged over dubious expense claims totalling just tens of thousands. Elsewhere in the world, political systems are such that leaders can toy with millions of pounds worth of tax/aid revenue and the citizens have little voice and...

Currently using a selection TM Lewin's slim/semi fitted shirts. I think they're very good value for money. I've got some nice looking M&S and Van Heusen shirts too, but the fit doesn't compare to the Lewins.

Was half expecting Hibbert to give away a penalty or get a second yellow as he didn't look too comfortable with Ashley Young. I don't consider him a diver but he does whine too much. We'd probably do a better if Barry and Milner stepped in more often for set pieces given that Young's final ball...

Crazy stuff. How many times do Reo/Cuellar/Gardner need to be caught out at right back before we get someone solid playing there week in, week out. I'd take Heskey off now and throw another body in midfield to give a little more cover. Pleased the title race is looking more interesting now, but...

I understand his role up front, but both he and gabby are guilty of laying the ball off to someone else without even considering the possibility of glancing round and seeing if there's space to head nearer the goal. Neither can really take responsibility for making something happen from a static...

Despite Barry not being around, we had more of the ball than I was expecting given how Everton hammered us in terms of quality & posession in the last league game. I wouldn't mind Sidwell's rubbish tacking if he actually did a lot else - I'd sooner see Salifou in his place. Very wasteful play...

I think his crossing is average at best, but still pretty glad he's in the team. I often got annoyed watching them last season - every goal kick and most balls from defence were knocked to the left of the pitch as Young was the only one able to work the wing. I rate Reo-Coker highly but you'd...

Had a feeling Villa would sneak a dirty win after the dodgy equialiser. It would be nice to be win these games convincingly, but I'm not going to hold Villa to a higher standard than other big teams that are picking up points despite lacklustre performances. After all, we had done pretty well...

I have all December off, to return on the 5th Jan. Found myself with loads of holiday still to use along with days in lieu for the bank holidays earlier in the year :)

Straight 10%. In the 2 years since university I've generally spent cash on going out, clothes, gadgets & family without thinking too much about it. Not 100% sure were I'll be working in 2-3 years, so a house isn't on the cards just yet. That said, from Jan I'm working on having a decent deposit...

A friend of mine is quite keen on his beer in the evenings and has no issue visiting a bar/pub on his own when working somewhere new, or with unfamiliar people. Doesn't take too long before he is familiar with the bar staff and is chatting away with random people around him. Certainly takes a...

In my experience and from speaking to a few others at work of roughly the same age, Bell are the company most likely to give a workable quote. At 21, my e46 330 premium was ~ £2200 with zero ncb and a couple of fault accidents on my mum's policy. Imagine it would have been a lot better for...

Not seen Villa so harried all season; always the problem which a very early goal. Hope they chill out a little after half time.

My previous phone was an N95 – feature wise it is superb, but initially I regretted the purchase after noticing the poor build quality, occasional crashes. Felt much better about the iphone despite the hefty price. It’s a nicer looking device and the interface is simple but functional. I...

When I had an N95 I used walkinghotspot a fair bit. Was pretty handy, for the odd occasion a hotel/client site didn't have any web access. Joikuspot is another alternative. That was with 3 on the X-Series mobile internet package.

Not necessarily negative if they adjust their play when they regain posession, which I think Villa did well in the second half. Gabby can be pretty lazy at times and we expect Carew to be upfield holding up the ball if it's cleared. On a typical day that's all fine, but there's a gulf in quality...