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Who am I? And why might you be interested in my bits? I've written a book about the Tube called One Stop Short of Barking - Uncovering the London Underground.

I've had other bits & pieces published online.

I work for Great British Chefs as Head of Social Media.

You can find out where I've worked in the past on LinkedIn I'm also on Google+ here

Some of the photos I've taken are on Flickr

Some of the music that rocks my world is at last.fm

I have other places where I have secret links but funnily enough, they're secret.

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What’s in a name? Only your best chance to win fame and fortune - Times Online

If you are called Brian or Lisa and hungry for career success, one strategy could help you more than any other: change your name.

A study has suggested that while first names such as James and Elizabeth are strongly associated with success, others tend to be frowned upon when business is under discussion and snap judgments are being made.

The survey of perceptions among 6,500 respondents, which was conducted by Richard Wiseman, a psychologist from the University of Hertfordshire, investigated whether popular first names sounded successful, lucky and attractive. The project for the Edinburgh International Science Festival found that strong trends emerged, with Jack and Lucy the luckiest and Sophie and Ryan the most attractive.