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Pop World Cup 2010: Group A – France 1 South Africa 1
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— 6 Apr 2010 CarsmileSteve 30 comments

Real Actual Crunch Time here, in the first real decider of the tournament. South Africa only need a point to be sure of qualification but France are in a mathematical nightmare. They could win and still go out, or lose and go through, depending on wh[…]

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Imperial Stout Tasting Science 2010
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— 6 Apr 2010 katstevens 4 comments

A thirsty band of FT contributors gathered this Easter weekend with one aim in mind – to sample and report upon the delights and disappointments of a collection of one of the finest traditional beverages: Imperial Russian Stout.
We decided not […]

Pop World Cup 2010: Group A – Mexico 2 Uruguay 2
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— 6 Apr 2010 CarsmileSteve 47 comments

Here we go then, this is where it all gets hectic, and the calculators come out to decide who goes through to the round of 16 and who gets sent home. We’ll be doing TWO matches per day, so that, as in the football based world cup, the groups f[…]

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