While the original family-run roasters still prosper, and most of Australia remains content with a simple latte or short black (perfectly made, of course), the cities are now in the grip of coffee's third wave: single origin beans, premium small batch roasts, terroir and alternative brewing methods such as the Clover syphon, filter and cold drip.

BBC: Caffeination: Australia's coffee culture

The basin at Cold Ash Hill in Thatcham will collect excess water from the fields and filter it into the sewers.

BBC: Thatcham Cold Ash Hill's flood 'basin' awarded ?700,000

Featuring a touch screen display, the Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat is equipped with mobile and email alerts that put homeowners in control by notifying them when their home is too hot or cold, the humidity level is too high or too low, when the filter needs to be changed, or if the ho me loses power or Internet connectivity.

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