Show Notes for October 3, 2013

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  • Along the Way (1968) "depicts actual construction progress throughout the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System during 1967-68, emphasizing the original and continuing aims of the district--to provide safe, fast, economical and comfortable mass transit, thereby eliminating traffic congestion and preserving the beauty and character of the area."
  • Lausanne M2 / McDonald's sinkhole (2005-02-25)
  • Liga Veneta "is a regionalist political party based in Veneto, which in its ideology combines Venetism and fiscal federalism."
    • Venetian Most Serene Government: "During the night between 8 and 9 May 1997 the Serenissimi, "attacked" Piazza San Marco and the St Mark's Campanile in Venice in order to proclaim the "independence of Veneto". After eight hours barred in the Campanile, the Carabinieri entered and arrested the group."
  • New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 "is a part of the New York City water supply system and is the largest construction project in New York history[citation needed]. It is being built by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to provide New York City with a third connection to its upstate water supply. The tunnel will be more than 60 miles (97 km) long and will cost over $6 billion. Construction began in 1969 and is expected to be completed in 2020."
  • Landscape Structures: Minnesota company building play structures for playgrounds
  • Tamping
    • "The classic tamp is a straight down press at 30lbs pressure" [wow, that's a lot!]
    • But: "In Italy, it has become the custom of most cafés to grind slightly finer and use a very light tamp (about 10 pounds) using the tamper mounted on the coffee grinder."
    • Also see: naked extraction
  • Napoletana Pizzeria in Mountain View: true Italian thin-crust pizzas

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