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On the ground, Sagrada Familia church is only 40 percent finished. But on CD-ROM, Gaudí's work is done. [New York Times: Arts] .< 11:30:52 PM  >Gatlin the fastest guns down the favourites Olympics: Justin Gatlin becomes the fastest man in Athens, pipping the likes of Maurice Green in a photo finish. [Guardian Unlimited] Surprised everyone. It was over so fast that for a moment no one knew what had happened. .< 11:29:06 PM >US 'wrecks Middle East peace' The US is accused by Palestinian leaders of destroying hopes for peace in the Middle East by giving its covert support to Israel's expansion of settlements in the West Bank. [Guardian Unlimited] .< 11:26:18 PM >Canada's Shewfelt wins gymnastics gold Canada's Kyle Shewfelt captured the gold medal in the floor event in men's gymnastics Sunday, giving Canada its first-ever Olympic artistic gymnastics medal.
Great news at last. By all appearances a sweet fellow and definitely the best on this day. .< 2:29:35 AM >Kluft wins gold in heptathlon In a performance as entertaining as it was overwhelming, Carolina Kluft won the heptathlon with a final total of 6,952. Few questioned that Kluft [^] the precocious 21-year-old defending world champion [^] would win the gold medal. The question was how. The answer was 'in style.' And by a mile. Lots of fun watching Kluft. A genuine character. .< 2:26:22 AM >U.S. Dream Team shot down - again As a measure of how the mighty have fallen, the once-invincible Americans arrived in Greece with an unblemished 107-0 record. Saturday's victory was a measure of revenge for Lithuania as a last-second three-point attempt from Sarunas Jasikevicius fell short in a semifinal loss to the U.S. at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. This time, however, Jasikevicius was on target, scoring three consecutive three-pointers, including one on a four-point play, as the Lithuanians rallied from a three-point deficit with 2:47 remaining. Great, great shooting at the end. And of course it's great to see the 'Dream Team' get creamed. .< 2:23:08 AM >Canadian men's four rowers win silver in photo finish The Canadian men's four rowing team of Cam Baerg, Jake Wetzel, Tom Herschmiller and Barney Williams raced to a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics on Saturday. The Canadian crew contended for gold the entire race, but were nipped at the finish by Great Britain. The result came down to a photo finish, with the British boat winning the gold by a razor-thin margin of.08 seconds. A very exciting race. It actually didn't feel to bad to come second in this one. .< 2:14:40 AM >Mexican mezcal battles nasty firewater image Many mezcals from small-scale artisan distilleries in villages like Santiago Matatlan in the southern state of Oaxaca are now in hot demand in the United States, Asia, and Europe. "We are at least doubling, maybe tripling, our exports every year," said Douglas French, a U.S. entrepreneur who lives in Oaxaca and produces mezcal with a team of Zapotec Indian distillers in the village of San Agustin de las Juntas.
The best mezcals have a smooth smokey taste and a sharper defined agave flavor than tequila, aficionados say. |
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