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	<description>Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK</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>
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		<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>
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		<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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		<title>A 21st Century Approach to UK Peaks</title>
		<link>http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/05/a-21st-century-approach-to-uk-peaks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 20:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<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>
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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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		<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>
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		<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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		<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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