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		<title>Understanding body weight and height in metric units</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/05/understanding-body-weight-and-height-in-metric-units/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ronniec</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was inevitable that the selection of London to host the Olympic Games would bring into focus some of the consequences of the UK’s measurement muddle. Metric Views looks at one aspect, the measurement of body height and weight, measured &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/05/understanding-body-weight-and-height-in-metric-units/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marathon myth</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/marathon-myth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tonyw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the London Marathon being run today, it is timely to remember the metric origins of the marathon, and to puncture the myth that it is a race measured in imperial units. No lesser an authority than the New York &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2012/04/marathon-myth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Does the failure of the English World Cup bid have any lessons for supporters of completing metrication?</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/12/does-the-failure-of-the-english-world-cup-bid-have-any-lessons-for-supporters-of-completing-metrication/</link>
		<comments>http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/12/does-the-failure-of-the-english-world-cup-bid-have-any-lessons-for-supporters-of-completing-metrication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erithacus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What on earth has the football World Cup got to do with metrication?  Nothing, you might say&#8230;but&#8230;on reflection, is there a connection? The assumption behind the English World Cup bid seems to have been that the judges (i.e. FIFA) would &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/12/does-the-failure-of-the-english-world-cup-bid-have-any-lessons-for-supporters-of-completing-metrication/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin London Marathon 2010</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/11/virgin-london-marathon-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/11/virgin-london-marathon-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>derekp</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martin Vlietstra, a frequent contributor to MetricViews, passes on some misgivings about on the 2010 London Marathon. The countdown to the 2010 Virgin London Marathon has already begun – anybody who is planning to enter should have started their training by &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/11/virgin-london-marathon-2010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>A 21st Century Approach to UK Peaks</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/05/a-21st-century-approach-to-uk-peaks/</link>
		<comments>http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/05/a-21st-century-approach-to-uk-peaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 20:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roddy Urquhart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walking has never been so attractive. It&#8217;s cheap, it keeps you fit and it gets you away from the crowds. Yesterday&#8217;s launching of a new interactive website on Ben Nevis draws together for the first time a UK-wide peak challenge &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/05/a-21st-century-approach-to-uk-peaks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>No Olympic games without measurement</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2008/05/no-games-without-measurement/</link>
		<comments>http://metricviews.org.uk/2008/05/no-games-without-measurement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 09:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erithacus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accurate and consistent measurement is fundamental to modern life, and in few branches of human activity is it more important than in sport &#8211; including, of course, the Olympic Games. This is the message given by Andrew Wallard, the President &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2008/05/no-games-without-measurement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The London Marathon</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2008/04/london-marathon/</link>
		<comments>http://metricviews.org.uk/2008/04/london-marathon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend thousands of runners will test themselves to the full in the annual Flora London Marathon. At 42.195 km, it is a race of endurance. But why 42.195 km? That is tied up in the history of the 1908 &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2008/04/london-marathon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>How big is a hectare?</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2007/11/how-big-hectare/</link>
		<comments>http://metricviews.org.uk/2007/11/how-big-hectare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2007/11/16/how-big-hectare/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the least known metric units &#8211; and one which journalists and estate agents seem to struggle with &#8211; is the hectare (ha). So perhaps it will help to relate this very useful measure to the sizes of sports &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2007/11/how-big-hectare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Football going metric?</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/football-going-metric/</link>
		<comments>http://metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/football-going-metric/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erithacus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/25/football-going-metric/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Viewers of &#8220;Match of the Day&#8221; on 9 December had the unusual experience of hearing football commentary in metric. Was this an aberration or a straw in the wind? (asks Robin Paice) There was an interesting exchange on &#8220;Match of &#8230; <a href="http://metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/football-going-metric/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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