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Sunday, 19 October 2008
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There was a period, between the wars, when European refugees like Gropius stopped in Britain. This stimulated a brief flourishing of modernism resulting in the design aesthetic of London public transport, from the Routemaster bus (the only piece of British [OE]architecture[base '] that Corbusier liked) to moderne Tube stations such as Arnos Grove.
But the pinnacle [...]
[Smashing Telly]
11:07:05 PM 
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Gerolsteiner joins T-Mobile and so many others pulling out of cycling because it is so corrupt and/or drug-ridden.
Let's not forget that the Germans will not now broadcast the "tour", and have indeed cancelled the tour of Germany.
FoxSports.com.au Oct 19 2008 4:38AM GMT [Moreover Technologies - Sports: cycling news]
10:25:50 PM
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This morning I headed off a little before 7 to meet my small band of comrades in Hutt St for a quick coffee, then a not so quick ride. I've only recently joined this group, which includes someone I've known since I was six years old and with whom I went to school and university, but haven't seen often for many years. It's nice to have re-established what was at times a close friendship.
The usual ride is from Hutt St to Glenelg, to Outer Harbour, to Pt Adelaide for a coffee, and then home. For me, door to door, this is a 71 km trip.
A fortnight ago (the last time I rode) my friend and I (it was just the two of us that day) went to Waterfall Gully, through St Georges to Glenelg, Outer Harbour, Pt Adelaide back to Hutt St. That day I had driven to Hutt St. That was 82 km.
Today, we were under pressure of time for one of us, but we wanted a different challenge. The idea is to prepare for longer summer rides. In particular, the Tour Down Under ride. So we headed south to Seacliff to get some hill climbing in. The plan was to go to Hallett Cove, but the combination of time and the need to pick up another rider at Henley Beach meant we couldn't go that far.
We also had to curtail the Outer Harbour leg.
So, Hutt St, Seacliff, Pt Adelaide, home - 72 km.
It was a lovely warm overcast day, perfect apart from a strengthening head wind on the way home.
9:31:33 PM
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From World of Wonder's WOW Report:
Artist Lou Cannizzaro went back to 96 St Marks Place in Manhattan 33 years after that location starred on the cover of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti album.
Physical Graffiti -- return to the scene
 [Boing Boing]
9:05:14 PM
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bailiwick:
a person's specific area of knowledge, authority, interest, skill, or work
I love this word, because, I think, words are my bailiwick.
[Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
8:43:11 PM
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Sen. John McCain stepped up his rhetoric against his Democratic rival on taxes in his weekly radio address Saturday, comparing his plan to "socialist" programs.
They're saying this as though it were a bad thing!
[CNN.com]
2:48:31 PM
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On the heels of last week's unveiling of a new MacBook lineup, there's now buzz about an iMac refresh in time for the holidays.
[CNET News.com]
1:57:29 PM
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11-year-old unlikely to live after suffering burns to most of her body for being inappropriately dressed.
There could be more to this than meets the eye; what appears at first to be an outraged conservative Muslim going postal, may in fact be a pedophile trying to cover up his actions.
[The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines]
1:36:02 PM
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US medics find the Bee Gees song, Stayin' Alive, provides an ideal beat to follow when performing CPR on a victim of a cardiac arrest.
It's a tempo thing.
[BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
1:24:51 PM
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Among the tombs is that of Marcus Nonius Macrinus, close aide to philosopher Emperor Marcus Aurelius, and the inspiration for the main character in the movie Gladiator.
Read full story for latest details.
[CNN.com]
1:14:11 PM
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The background:
In September he expressed doubts about co-leading the Kazakh squad with
Armstrong in 2009, telling the Spanish sports daily 'AS' that "some
difficult situations could arise in which the team would put him
first".
However, the 2007 Tour winner now says an Astana team meeting in November will erase any earlier signs of a possible division.
12:43:58 PM
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