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Writ At Large In The World: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat.
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January 19, 2011. Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat. The song that the bird sings in the tree. Has another tree again in the song that. The bird in the tree sings. In the tree the song that the bird sings. Has again another bird in the song that. In the tree the bird sings. Purushottam S. Rege (1910 - 1978), Song. N 19 04 53 E 72 50 24. Into the Bollywood mix. Perhaps a childhood spent in his family's Mumbai (Bombay) instrument shop fueled Singh's lifelong curiosity for novel ways of creating sounds. Music, vari...
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Writ At Large In The World: December 2010
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December 30, 2010. Two Rooms and a Kitchen. Better a humble house than none. A man is a master at home. A pair of goats and a patched roof are better than begging. N 57 45 29 E 12 02 09. Reminders of Göteborg's (Gothenburg's) purpose-built nature appear both throughout the city and over the course of time, throughout the city's history. Once. 8212; leaving indelible marks on the cityscape, and very brief periods of unregulated planning and construction. Kortedala's buildings were constructed in eight.
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Writ At Large In The World: September 2010
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September 27, 2010. Abbey of St Bavo. 51 03 13 N 3 44 10 E. The ruins of the former Sint-Baafsabdij (Abbey of. St Bavo) are an oasis. They rest practically in the middle of Gent, mere minutes away from the current Sint-Baafskathedraal (St Bavo Cathedral), and literally next door to the confluence of the river Schelde (Escaut) and its tributary, the Leie (Lys). The fork of these two rivers is believed by many to be not only the first site. Together with his di. Sciple Bavo (622 – 659) —. Formerly a noblem...
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Writ At Large In The World: October 2010
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October 28, 2010. N 51 12 39. E 3 13 26. Let's make it clear once and for all: there really is no such a thing as "French" fries. It may seem futile to protest, but the tremendously popular side dish's origin in Belgium is supported by what little evidence there is. Much of it is on display at the. Belgian Fries Museum") in Brugge (Bruges), the first and only of its kind in the world, and in itself indisputable evidence of Belgians' passionate preoccupation with the deep-fried potato strips. In Belgium, ...
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Writ At Large In The World: Juhu Beach.
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January 12, 2011. Across the harbour the vertical city of the rich. Keeps rising — grotesque heads on unsteady shoulders. The slum city of asbestos squats at its ankles,. Huddled behind a smokestack. Keki N. Daruwalla, Mandwa. N 19 05 47 E 72 49 34. To actually reach the beach one has to brave the incessantly bleating traffic. 8212; a seemingly mad flock of birds of every feather teeming hither and yon. 18 million in India. Accompanying one along the way. Additional photography by Shauna Wilton. N 51 13 ...
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Writ At Large In The World: November 2010
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November 30, 2010. N 51 02 46 E 3 44 09. In the middle of Gent stands a refuge, secluded from the bustling city by the Neerschelde and a high wall and various other structures surrounding it. The main point of entry is a. Gate, dating back to 1819, its narrow alleys eventually opening up on a courtyard lined with beech and lime trees. The courtyard itself is dominated by a large church, which overlooks some 100 small houses, a small chapel, an. UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Most likely named for the pries...
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Writ At Large In The World: Plane, trains, & automobiles.
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September 14, 2010. Plane, trains, and automobiles. 53 18 22 N. 113 34 59 W. Isn't merely "Canada's largest major airport by area", and one of the country's fastest growing airpo. Rts, it's also a lot closer to the city of Leduc than Edmonton itself. Even its areal claim is somewhat dubious, given that over half of the 7,600 acres (≈30.7 km²) origina. Works of art — an indication perhaps of how much import the area's. Canadians place on art. Among these, a mural by. Bush Pilot in Northern Sky. 51 29 41 N.
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Writ At Large In The World: Visserij.
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October 5, 2010. N 51 02 35 E 3 44 21. A nowadays largely gentrified, residential area. In the middle of Gent, the Visserij ('Fishery') owes much. Of its character to the revival of the city's once-dominant textile industry. During the Middle Ages, Gent was the centre of one of the first industrial areas in Europe, but centuries of (mainly) religious wars devastated its once-flourishing textile trade and the manufacturing base that underpinned it. Ided ever larger vessels the shallower river arm couldn't...
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Writ At Large In The World: Fortification & alimentation.
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December 27, 2010. When passing a door-post, watch as you walk on, inspect as you enter. It's uncertain where enemies lurk or crouch in a dark corner. N 57 42 25 E 11 58 01. Göteborg (Gothenburg) is a purpose-built city, its current incarnation developed from the Swedish kingdom's fourth and ultimately successful attempt to establish a presence on the North Sea coast. Having clawed possession of. The Göta river estuary. At Rivö fjord by the middle of the 13th. Century — leaving only. Constructed on hills...
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Writ At Large In The World: Airports 2.
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January 5, 2011. N 57 40 04 E 12 17 41. Situated southeast of Göteborg (Gothenburg), the Göteborg-Landvetter airport leads a mostly dull, quiet existence since superseding the city's former airport, Torslanda flygfält ("Torslanda airfield"), in 1977. Although the second largest airport in Sweden, Landvetter (as it's colloquially known) languishes in the shadow of the much. 8212; the eighth largest airport in Scandinavia. N 55 37 38 E 12 38 29. Københavns Lufthavn, Kastrup. Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894 - 1984).
