The Ten Commandments

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The Ten Commandments: God's rules, or maybe God's promises. 

Most of us have heard of the Ten Commandments. They're in the Bible, aren't they? Something along the lines of 'Thou shalt not murder' and 'Thou shalt not steal', and, erm, eight others. Right here on h2g2 you can find entries on The Ten Commandments of Airport Design, The Ten Commandments of Juggling and The Ten Commandments of Beer. But while we're familiar with the concept, we might not be familiar with the actual commandments. We're going have to read a bit of the Bible to find out more.

Transaction with the Trinity, Deal with the Devil

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So, anyway.

Prelude
It was the mid 60s. Cliff had it all. He had rock and he had roll. He had the press calling him the British Elvis Presley. He had wine, women and song. Well mostly song. In fact, almost entirely song. OK, maybe a couple of glasses of plonk during a night out with Una Stubbs. But plenty of song. Yes, Cliff had it all.

Devon's Towns and Countryside

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Devon has a classic 'diamond' shape, which loosely divides its districts into five separate areas, each with its own distinctive character.

North Devon

Even most Devonians know little of the area between Okehampton and the Bristol Channel. Although they will have heard of Winkleigh, they are unlikely to be able to confirm which county it is in, let alone how to get there. But here the countryside is pure escapism, the pubs and villages friendly, the coastline wild and the dawn - frequently misty.

Menu of the Day

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Staff Canteen - Menu

Starter

Now the Staff Canteen fancied itself. The food was over-priced, over-rated, and over here. The jumped-up French chef could never describe a dish in a couple of words.

Instead of:
Chicken Curry

you'd get:
Breast of Free Range Chicken in Chilli, Lime and Coriander Marinade with Thai Green Vegetable Curry sauce.

Now Please Rinse Your Mouth

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So, anyway.

There I was, slightly distracted in a chair.

With a broken tooth. And a half-tooth sized gap where half my tooth wasn't. If I dared have a bacon roll for breakfast in the canteen - which I dared every morning - huge great big bits of bacon would wedge in the gap. Infact entire rashers of bacon would just disappear in amongst my molars, then fall out during progress meetings with the Customer Services manager. There would be him asking "What's wrong with these policy maturity unit statements?" and there would be me sitting - distracted - in the chair, then stopping, reaching under the desk, gobbing a sizeable sliver of Danish rindless unsmoked back into the wastepaper basket, apologising, then continuing "sorry, where were we?" by which time some other meeting attendee who'd been unconsciously sniffing the delights of the previously cooked pigs insides that were now in the bin would be suggesting "let's finish the meeting in the canteen, so we can get some tea and a bacon sarny".

Okehampton, Devon, UK

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Okehampton - The Town with Moor¹

The market town of Okehampton sits right in the middle of Devon, England, at the top edge of Dartmoor. It's perfectly placed for...well, for being ignored totally by visitors to the north and south Devon coastlines or being bypassed totally by tourists on their way to Cornwall.

Monaco - A Grand Day Out

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Monaco. Playground of the rich and famous. A Grand Day Out.
 

If you ever decide to visit, it's best to first ensure that you have a wallet or purse stuffed full of money, and a healthy credit card balance. If however, you are skint, tight, or both, you will want to get the most from your visit without spending too much. Here are some pointers.