The shorter distance between the farm and the table, the better the food.

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Along that same data spine, customers can add reviews, limousine services and florists can enhance the dining experience, and a location-aware Smartphone app can tell you what restaurant within walking distance of where you are has a table available right now.

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Eager to put some distance between themselves and the bottom of the table, Everton pressed for a second and while defender Pablo Zabaleta was off the pitch with a head injury, Anichebe and Cahill combined again to create a second goal on 19 minutes.

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Jacob rose and walked over to the table, spoke to me from across the compressed distance.

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