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Mrs Rich seeks Mr Right

18 July 2010 - 11:14pm

Sites such as Seekingmillionaire.com, where men sign up for $25,000 and women pay nothing, are at one end the spectrum. At the other end, there's Seventy Thirty, an exclusive matchmaking service for the rich in London's Knightsbridge district.

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"The iPhone 4's design is superb, but that's ____________. All this negative publicity has damaged it irreparably."

18 July 2010 - 8:01am
* nearby the point * alongside the point * beside the point

snitch

17 July 2010 - 11:14pm

"I can't believe he snitched on me for making a personal call with the office phone. Everyone does it!"

zone out

17 July 2010 - 6:09am

 "When he gets home, he plays this computer game for hours and hours. Says it helps him zone out."

Tweet success

16 July 2010 - 11:05am
Still not sure what Twitter's good for?

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Want to buy Mussolini's fiddle? It's for sale

15 July 2010 - 11:14pm

Alfredo Halegua was born in Uruguay and lives in Washington, DC. He's a well-known sculptor and a part-time violin dealer. He bought a fiddle 30 years ago for $50,000. Today, he is asking $400,000 for it. It once belonged to someone infamous. 

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"I can't afford to take a holiday this summer, but I might find some time for a …"

15 July 2010 - 11:14pm
* minibreak * tinytrip * daycation

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week

14 July 2010 - 11:14pm

Eamonn Fitzgerald writes: "Procrastination gives you something to look forward to."

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unscrupulous

14 July 2010 - 11:14pm
"Workers in China are being exploited by all kinds of unscrupulous people."