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Nik Rawlinson is a keeper of chickens, a brewer of beer and wine, a baker of bread, the editor of MacUser magazine, a cyclist, a camper, a lover of Radio 4. The views aired here? Not necessarily the same as his employer.
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It still is called Colin in some parts of the world, including Sainsburys (
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actually, I chose that one with a certain Old McDonald's visits in mind.
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