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The Last Amazon (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
When I was a child, one of the things my cousins and I use to do was scavenger for all kinds of soda and beer bottles which we would return to the stores in order to collect the deposit money. We weren't being green but poor and we were not alone. Most children did it at one time or another. Then of course, there were the grown-up scavengers. From the Sanford & Son types, to the bag ladies, to the...
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Steroid Nation (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
A Spanish physician appears to be implicated in the Spaingate Tour de France 2008 doping scandal. Dr. Jesus Losa was named by riders as a source of the juice -- likley EPO. Tour rider David Miller (pictured) may also have consulted with Losa for doping expertise. Losa was suspended in that episode. To Cycling News: Two riders who have withdrawn from the Tour de France confessed to using EPO, the Spanish...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Frenchman beats compatriot to set up fourth-round clash with Andy Murray. David Miller reports.
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Treehugger (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Toronto Mayor David Miller is trying to make Toronto a greener city, but there so often seems to be a disconnect between what he says and what happens on the ground, or in the Buildings department. Toronto architect David Dennis designed a house for himself with a lot of green features, and reminds us of the late Jeff Stinson's discussion about the merits of convention vs invention. He found himself...
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Argie-Bargie (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
73. Road to Bali (Hal Walker, 1952) A hell of a lot funnier than that other Bob Hope movie I watched. Too much singing, though. 74. Drunk Driving (David Miller, 1939) Got dayum! Don't drink and drive, bitches! You'll cause yer old lady to lose both her legs, and I'm assuming she'll become pissed [...]
