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<title><![CDATA[get the party started]]></title>
<link>http://melektours.wordpress.com/?p=3</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Friday we went ot the travel agency next to our alma mater and got some nice info stuff. Slowly  Oz]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Friday we went ot the travel agency next to our alma mater and got some nice info stuff. Slowly  Ozzland is getting reality. <a href="http://melektours.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/cimg07531.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5" title="cimg07531" src="http://melektours.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/cimg07531.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="375" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Laurent]]></title>
<link>http://kpnv.wordpress.com/?p=485</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pok</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Not the flashy ex Newcastle winger but the Australian chain of bakeries just to clarify. Laurent has]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not the flashy ex Newcastle winger but the Australian chain of bakeries just to clarify. <a href="http://www.laurent.com.au/" target="_blank">Laurent</a> has got quite a few stores in Melbourne and just 2 in Sydney, one in Bondi and the other in Manly, where I found refuge on a torrid, windy, rainy day that would have killed any and all optimism. The bakery's lovely little pastries though, did go some way to alleviating the drudgery.</p>
<p>They do classic French pastries and they do it damn well. That's why you fork out 6-7 dollars for a lovely little Charlotte or 3-4 dollars for a perfectly fried beignet. I managed to sample a few pastries together with some friends and was generally impressed with the offerings. The one thing i distinctly remember though, is the chocolate macaroon, which can be had for a dollar eighty. It just fell apart delightfully in the mouth and smacked a chocolatey goodness that had me swooning.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[der freche opa]]></title>
<link>http://axelexcellent.wordpress.com/?p=75</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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meine fruehe karriere als kellner in sydney verlangte das taegliche reisen im bus. die route fu]]></description>
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<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&#62;  Normal 0       MicrosoftInternetExplorer4  &#60;![endif]-->meine fruehe karriere als kellner in sydney verlangte das taegliche reisen im bus. die route fuehrte von bondi beach durch die seitenstrassen von paddington in die city. ich hatte keine probleme mit der 45-minuetigen taeglichen fahrt, mochte sie sogar fuer die moeglichkeit zu entspannen.</p>
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<p>ich sitze also wie gewohnt in meinem lieblingsplatz, reihe 7, sitz am gang, meine tasche neben mir. lesend gleite ich so durch die stadtbezirke. auf halben weg blicke ich auf und beobachte einen aelteren herren einsteigen. er traegt eine anzugsjacke voller abzeichen, die ihn als anzac ausweisen. anzac ist das ehemalige australisch – neuseelaendische armee korps – die stolzen und hochrespektierten soldaten des ersten und zweiten weltkrieges.er kommt auf meine reihe zu. hilfsbereit rutsche ich rueber, nehme meine tasche vom sitz und ermoegliche ihm so, sich schnell hinzusetzen. der mann nickt und setzt sich. ich lese weiter.</p>
<p>ein paar minuten vergehen ereignislos. ploetzlich verspuere ich etwas merkwuerdiges. der schmale luftspalt zwischen unseren oberschenkeln ist verschwunden und wir sind in direktem beinkontakt. ich blicke pruefend auf meine beinstellung und finde sie unveraendert. eine seichte welle des unbehagens schwappt durch meinen koerper. ich lasse sie verebben und widme mich wieder meinem buch.</p>
<p>wenige momente spaeter jedoch bemerke ich eine unabstreitbare verstaerkung unseres koerperkontakts. das unbehagen brodelt erneut auf, diesmal staerker. das hat man nun davon, wenn man freundlich ist.</p>
<p>‚bei allem respekt‚ aber so mal nich, opa’, denk ich mir und beginne mit operation gegendruck. ich beachte dabei alle regeln des doppelreihensitzbeinraumduells in oeffentlichen nahverkehrsmitteln.</p>
<p>'ist das der dank fuer meine freundlichkeit?'</p>
<p>ich starre weiter in mein buch und halte unbeindruckt mein bein in stellung. wir sitzen so fuer einige zeit, waehrend sein pressen auf einem konstanten pegel zu bleiben scheint.fast vergesse ich unseren monotonen wettstreit, als ich ploetzlich koerperberuehrung an meinem oberarm wahrnehme.</p>
<p>‚det kann doch wohl nich wahr sein’ .</p>
<p>sein arm drueckt staerker und staerker gegen meinen. meine sympathie ist jetzt restlos aufgebraucht und mein respekt vorm alter hat sich in blanke wut verwandelt.</p>
<p>gerade als ich zum ellenbogenaussortierschlag ausholen will, werde ich von einem eigenartiges, tiefvibrierendes geraeusch abgelenkt. fuer einen moment halte ich inne und lausche. das geraeusch kommt wieder und verstummt. fast bin ich mir sicher als ursache fuer diese seltsamen toene das handy der jungen frau vor mir auszumachen als opa’s kopf langsam auf meine schulter gleitet.</p>
<p>ich blicke voellig entgeistert herueber und finde den senioren schnarchend an meinem arm. mein aerger verfliegt und ich bin ratlos. was macht man mit einem achtzigjaehrigen, der einen grunzend gegen das busfenster drueckt?</p>
<p>bevor ich eine loesung finden muss, wacht er mit einem leichten schuetteln von selbst auf. er schaut mich verdutzt an und laechelt dann verlegen. nun schaeme ich mich aber gewaltig. das alter hat ihm nur noch wenige zaehne gelassen.</p>
<p>vor einem augenblick noch wollte ich ihm diese paar letzten beisser rigoros rausdreschen und waere wahrscheinlich des landes verwiesen worden.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Three's a crowd ]]></title>
<link>http://karinajones.wordpress.com/?p=43</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Last night I spent a couple of hours on the phone with D who had called me all the way from Sydney. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last night I spent a couple of hours on the phone with D who had called me all the way from Sydney. We were toying with the idea of a roadtrip, Sydney-Brisbane at the end of the year simultaneous with my convocation in early December. I am not Australian. Though I think I know more of Australia's touristic sites now thanks to my previous 4 1/2 years there then I do about my own country. I still recall how I was reduced to being speechless when one of my visiting friend from America came by earlier and we had drove up to a historical site that we were both visiting for the first time in Malaysia and she was asking me about the origins and history of the area and all I could do was say "let's go read the information board!"</p>
<p>Anyway, our plan for this Great Australian Outback isn't so much of an "outback" because that will involve going through the bushes (insert image of 4WD racing through the desert kicking up sand as it cruises by) risking lives treading on rattlesnakes and finding a black widow in your timberlands. It's more of like a scenic beach drive (and how perfect would the season be for it at that time!)</p>
<p>There is only one problem though</p>
<p>The identified participants so far is D's girlfriend (who is also a long time friend of mine), D and myself. Of course at a glance there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, 3 20-somethings squashed in an pickup truck and making a road trip up the Pacific Highway. But the wise old man didn't say "three's a crowd" for no apparent reason. Especially when you share such a complicated friendship as D and I have.</p>
<p>Being squashed in a pickup truck for hours on end won't be a problem, but doing the same on an inflatable matress in a tent? Uh... that is precisely the problem.</p>
<p>D: .. and i've got quite a large inflatable mattress we could use in the tent..<br />
me: wait. inflatable mattress? have you ever tried lying down on those things before? it's like you're floating..<br />
D: on air?</p>
<p>Give me an inflatable mattress in a tent with a handful of stangers any day, just don't put me in a tent with a couple (of whom one might have an expressed feelings towards me) and expect me to fall asleep as soon as my head hit the inflatable pillow.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo of the day - Australia Square]]></title>
<link>http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/?p=3401</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Powerhouse Museum - Sydney


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<h2><a href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Powerhouse Museum - Sydney<br />
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This image was taken at the base of the Harry Seidler designed Australia Square building in Sydney. We started to take images for the new exhibition <a href="http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/modern-times-the-untold-story-of-modernism-in-australia-powerhouse-museum/" target="_blank">on modernism in Australia</a> when the initial work was being done on the content for the show. We thought it would be great to revisit some of the important city sites that were influential in this era and look at how they are represented from a contemporary perspective. After starting this project we thought it would be great to see how others represent modernism today so we started a group on Flickr called <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/phm-moderntimes/" target="_blank">Modern Times: modernism in Australia</a>. </p>
<p>We have been receiving some great photos in this group and have started to blog these on Photo of the Day too. If you have some images that you would like to contribute we would love you to join.<br />
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<span style="color:#ffcc99;">Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski.</a><br />
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<title><![CDATA[Moore Park Basketball Courts]]></title>
<link>http://hoopslocator.wordpress.com/?p=11</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Consists of 20 hoops, not free but you can pay $3-5 per hour for half court
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<title><![CDATA[Cheung Sing Restaurant - Maroubra Junction]]></title>
<link>http://thefoodzeitgeist.wordpress.com/?p=37</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tony Hollingsworth</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[G&#8217;day folks, Tony here, repoting on a one of the best value suburban Chinese BBQ restaurants I]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>G'day folks, Tony here, repoting on a one of the best value suburban Chinese BBQ restaurants I have come across.  I first heard about Cheung Sing Restaurant back in June 2008 after reading this <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/restaurant-reviews/cheung-sing-bbq-house/2008/06/06/1212259084375.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1">SMH review</a>.  Finally we stopped by to pick up some takeaway this week and we weren't disappointed.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Centennial Hotel - Woollahra]]></title>
<link>http://thefoodzeitgeist.wordpress.com/?p=33</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tony Hollingsworth</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[G&#8217;day folks, Tony here, back again to talk about a recent dinner had at this restauarant/pub i]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>G'day folks, Tony here, back again to talk about a recent dinner had at this restauarant/pub in Sydney's eastern suburbs.  Excellent food and service, especially considering it was a busy Thursday night and we were a group of 12 diners celebrating a birthday.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Barzura Cafe - Coogee]]></title>
<link>http://thefoodzeitgeist.wordpress.com/?p=31</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Tony Hollingsworth</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Hey there, Tony here, just enjoyed a Father&#8217;s Day breakfast at this Coogee beach institution. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey there, Tony here, just enjoyed a Father's Day breakfast at this Coogee beach institution.  Breakfast here done well.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Oneness Blessing for Peace ]]></title>
<link>http://sydneydeeksha.wordpress.com/?p=53</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sydneydeeksha</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Come and join us at the Sydney Peace Festival on Sunday September 21st.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Come and join us at the Sydney Peace Festival on Sunday September 21st.</strong><a href="http://sydneydeeksha.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/ministry-for-peace.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-51" title="ministry-for-peace" src="http://sydneydeeksha.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/ministry-for-peace.jpg" alt="" width="183" height="181" /></a></p>
<p>We'll be giving a Oneness Blessing between 9 and 10pm, on the steps between Victoria Park and the University of Sydney.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The United Nations International Day of Peace is a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, and you are cordially invited to spend an hour - or more - participating in a series of meditations and vigils to promote peace on the planet.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em>The <strong>Sydney Peace Festival</strong> has been conducted since 2006, and is timed to coincide with the International Day of Peace (September 21st) each year.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>It consists of three major events :</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>A 24hr Peace Vigil which unifies all the disparate voices, all the different cultures, occupations and roles in this desire for peace into one voice, one call, one Sydney – showing that our mutual desire for a peaceful existence supersedes any differences which may normally exist in our day to day lives.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>A Peace Concert, held in Victoria Park and attended by hundreds of local residents. The concert, open free of charge, celebratesd what has already been achieved in our capacity to live harmoniously in our own local community. To tangibly demonstrate that the similarities are greater than the differences by combining all local cultures together with their different traditions, dances and music but the same universal aim.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>A Peace Forum Conducted at Parliament House Sydney, aimed at facilitating in building a bridge between the peace practitioners and the politicians. It also aims to create a constructive pathway not only for dialogue and change but also to create a level of recognition that at its core is working together to achieve the same outcome – peace.</em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><em>From: <a href="http://www.ministryforpeace.org.au/activities/index.html">http://www.ministryforpeace.org.au/activities/index.html</a></em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Wanted - Visakarte]]></title>
<link>http://downunderdiary.wordpress.com/?p=116</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>schlueti</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Suchmeldung:
Seit gestern 16 Uhr (Ortszeit Sydney) wird eine Visakarte der Comdirect Bank, Inhaber: ]]></description>
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<p>Seit gestern 16 Uhr (Ortszeit Sydney) wird eine Visakarte der Comdirect Bank, Inhaber: Christian Schlüter, vermisst.</p>
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<p>Was für ein Schock, kurz bevor wir gestern unseren ersten Sturz ins Syndey Nightlife starten wollten ist mir bei meinem üblichen Portemonnaie-Check aufgefallen, dass meine Visakarte nicht mehr da ist. Ich schätze mal, dass ich Dusel sie beim bezahlen im Supermarkt vergessen habe. But who knows?<br />
Also erstmal Karte sperren, eine größere Herausforderung als ich dachte, da mein Bankenenglisch ziemlich eingerostet bzw. nicht vorhanden ist :-) .<br />
Zum Glück hatte ich später noch die Chance das ganze bei einer deutschen Servicenummer nochmal zu machen. Nun bin ich gespannt, wie lange es dauert bis die neue Karte ankommt.</p>
<p>Ansonsten gibt´s aber noch gute Neuigkeiten. Ich habe wahrscheinlich ein Zimmer in Melbourne. Ich weiß, das habe ich schonmal geschrieben, aber dieses Mal ohne Western Union sondern mit persönlichen Kontakt und so. Aber dazu später mehr, denn jetzt gehts ans Meer (muhahaha). Das Wetter ist heute wieder gut. Also ab auf die Fähre: Manley-Beach wartet auf uns.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Street performers and Street art]]></title>
<link>http://lemonicedtea.wordpress.com/?p=275</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have been a semi-frustrated performer almost all my life. Sure, I have had my fair share of balle]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been a semi-frustrated performer almost all my life. Sure, I have had my fair share of ballet and piano recitals, school plays, speeches and other things which escape my mind at the moment. But what I really haven't tried is to perform in the streets. In a lot of western cities, begging comes in a lot of forms. Whether they are art camouflaged or magic tricks to entertain. I have seen in the streets: a contortionist, man eating fire, man on a bike on a tight rope, magician playing tricks, a mime dressed in silver paint, chalk artist on the pavement, musicians wearing their didgiredoos and a bit of cloth, singing acrobats, young violinist, ball juggler, man making music with glass beer bottles, etc etc etc. <a href="http://lemonicedtea.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/street.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-276" title="street" src="http://lemonicedtea.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/street.jpg?w=200" alt="" width="200" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>I am sure each of us have seen them at least once. I say they are all on a league of their own with their performances. Whether it is a silent act, or a scene stealer. I have a sense of respect for them who have guts, courage and (sometimes) unique talent. </p>
<p>These travellers, backpackers, locals, or whoever they are and wherever they come from, they form part of the street scene which makes walking down the street a bit more interesting. They can be a nuisance to some, but really it is your choice whether you want to stop and see them do their thing.  Whatever their reason is for doing this, does not really matter (much).<a href="http://lemonicedtea.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/street-art.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-277" title="street-art" src="http://lemonicedtea.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/street-art.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[a new start?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>somegirlwithwords</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[She&#8217;s done it again.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She's done it again.</p>
<p>She calls it a new start. A date's set, the removers are booked and packing begins. This is my mum's hobby - moving. We've been in Sydney for less than 18 months but we're on the road again. Me, Mum and my two brothers.</p>
<p>I have this vision of being forgotten. Somewhere between all the moves, my records get lost in the great void and I loose my identity. No one will be able to tell me who I am, what I'll be or if I'll ever know. You can't live without your idenitity. You can't just be a unknown face.</p>
<p>I hate this city. It's so...uptight. You're on a treadmill that doesn't care if you struggle to keep up as long as it's going as fast as everyone else's. So maybe moving won't be bad this time. Still I feel like screaming.</p>
<p>A bit.</p>
<p>She's doing it again and I wish could make myself believe that it's the last time. But I can't. Mum's always been a wanderer since I can remember. We've all become one too because of her.</p>
<p>I'm on my bed, listening to Kelly Clarkson on my iPod. Drowning out the noise downstairs. Andrew and Mum are shouting. I have this hollow feeling, like I know it's going to end up bad this time. Not that it doesn't every time but this time-</p>
<p>A door's slammed. I think Andrew's left. Mum's still shouting.</p>
<p>If Andrew leaves us for good... I think I'll scream for real.</p>
<p>I am a gypsy. A girl at school called me that two years ago. When I told her how many times we've moved she gave me a strange look and said, "You're the real gypsy, Anna."</p>
<p>Yeah. I am. Not by choice but I am. I'm the gyspy girl.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Photo of the day - View from Summit restaurant]]></title>
<link>http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/?p=3310</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Espaces Arts &#38; Objets</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Published by imageservices  on September 2, 2008 in Photo of the day.


Powerhouse Museum - Sydney

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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:right;">Published by <a href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/" target="_blank">imageservices</a>  on September 2, 2008 in Photo of the day.</p>
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<h2><a href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Powerhouse Museum - Sydney<br />
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 This image was taken at the <a> Summit Restaurant</a> which is located on the 47th floor of the Harry Seidler designed Australia Square building in Sydney. The Summit restaurant kindly allowed us to spend some time up there to document how it looks today. It underwent refurbishment in 1999 and the modernist history was considered highly amongst the brief, including the inclusion of these white <a>Eero Saarinen tulip chairs</a>.</p>
<p>The Museum photographers revisited city sites that were influential in the modernist period and documented them on how they look and how they are being used in a contemporary way. This was taken to coincide with the <a href="http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/modern-times-the-untold-story-of-modernism-in-australia-powerhouse-museum/" target="_blank">new exhibition on modernism in Australia</a>.</p>
<p>Photography by Marinco Kojdanovski.<br />
License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" target="_blank">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0</a><br />
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<p align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><a class="bodyLink" href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/copyright.asp"> Text © </a> Powerhouse Museum</span></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/" target="_blank">Powerhousmuseum</a> - Homepage<a href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/" target="_blank"><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/imageservices/" target="_blank">Blog - Photo of the day</a> - Powerhousemuseum</li>
<li><a href="http://eaobjets.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/modern-times-the-untold-story-of-modernism-in-australia-powerhouse-museum/" target="_blank">Modern Times: the untold story of modernism in Australia.</a> Exhibition at The Powerhousemuseum</li>
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<title><![CDATA[Rain - A never ending Story]]></title>
<link>http://downunderdiary.wordpress.com/?p=113</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>schlueti</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Von Heute gibt´s leider nicht viel zu berichten. Es war mal wieder Regen angesagt - eine Menge Rege]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Von Heute gibt´s leider nicht viel zu berichten. Es war mal wieder Regen angesagt - eine Menge Regen. Da fährt man nach Australien und hat schlechteres Wetter als in good old Germany. Zumindest wenn man wetter.com glauben schenken darf.</p>
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<p>Aber genau diese Seite war es ja die auch für Heute besseres Wetter angesagt hat. Mal sehen was der Tag morgen so bringt. Heute haben wir auf jeden Fall nur im Hostel rumgehangen und uns nur einmal zum einkaufen im Coles-Supermarket nach draußen getraut.<br />
Das bringt mich zu unseren Kochkünsten. Nachdem wir gestern schon ein typisches australisches Hostel-Meal gekocht haben (Spaghetti mit Tomatensoße) gabs Heute die absolute Steigerung: Cheese-Maccaroni. Diese Mahlzeit hat weder dazu beigetragen die übrigen kochenende Hostelgästen zu beeindrucken (wir haben eher Mitleid erregt) noch hat sie geschmeckt. Aber dafür wird mein Magen die nächsten drei Tage nichts zu essen brauchen.<br />
So das war´s auch schon. Mal sehen was der Samstagabend noch so bringt. Morgen geht´s auf jeden Fall an den Strand - Scheiß drauf wie das Wetter ist.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My Sydney Regional swap]]></title>
<link>http://rachelcapps.wordpress.com/?p=290</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Phew!  I&#8217;ve had a great day, despite the poor weather, at the Stampin&#8217; Up! Sydney Regio]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color:#003300;">Phew!  I've had a great day, despite the poor weather, at the Stampin' Up! Sydney Regional training in Darling Harbour today.  One of the many fun things we do at training are "swaps".  This means we make a stack of cards and we "swap" them with each other.  When you look at someone else's swap you suddenly find out new ways to use stamps or a particular stamp set you had never thought of before.  It's great fun! </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">This was my swap ...</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#003300;">On the back of each swap we put our "recipe" for creating the swap card.  My recipe looked like this:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;" align="center"><span style="color:#003300;"><strong><span style="font-size:14pt;">Project Recipe</span></strong></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Stamp Sets: Life Definitions (112528); Floral (108811); Everyday Flexible Phrases (108785)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Ink: Purely Pomegranate (109011)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4pt;"><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Paper: Purely Pomegranate (111853); Purely Pomegranate Textured (108694); Whisper White (106549); River Rock Textured (108694)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Accessories: Round Tab punch (108340); Matt Pack (105826); Satin Ribbon (109863), White Taffeta ribbon (109070), Styled Silver Hodgepodge (111325), Silver eyelet (105319), Crop-A-Dile (108362)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"></span>Thank you to everyone who swapped with me!  I hope you liked my swap.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#003300;">Thanks for looking!</span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A few dates...]]></title>
<link>http://furtivity.wordpress.com/?p=302</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>furtivity</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Well.. your furtivity is soon to be heading to japan for a well-earned break. Our hiatus is 10th unt]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well.. your furtivity is soon to be heading to japan for a well-earned break. Our hiatus is 10th until 29th september, so when you don't see many updates, we're not being lazy, just busy!</p>
<p>Anyhow, couple of dates to keep in mind for the month.</p>
<p>September 12 looks like a crust party at maggotsville - crux, walrora (melb), dining in tuscany, scum system kill and voting with bricks. $8 to get in.</p>
<p>On the 27th, noisecore returns to louies with mainstream, PP flow, BINT, dalit and killjoy. All goes on after midnight.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[MTV kickstart]]></title>
<link>http://anniely.wordpress.com/?p=268</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ANNIE LY</dc:creator>
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Photo by Ro (site &amp; flickr)
Last night I went to the NSW finals for MTV kickstart (a band compe]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;">Photo by Ro (<a href="http://thosewallsyourears.org/" target="_blank">site</a> &#38; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rourowndamboat/" target="_blank">flickr</a>)</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">Last night I went to the NSW finals for <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chaingangpower" target="_blank">MTV kickstart</a> (a band competition), mainly to see <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thewahas" target="_blank">The Wahas</a>. I wasn't familiar with any of the other bands (I did see <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chaingangpower" target="_blank">Chaingang</a> once and they were pretty awesome). I liked the first band, the second band's second song was good and the third band were okay (they won because they had more friends in the crowd I'm thinking). Fourth and fifth were <a href="http://www.myspace.com/chaingangpower" target="_blank">Chaingang</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thewahas" target="_blank">The Wahas</a> and they're both really great.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">I haven't touched my dslr in a while if you've noticed the lack of photos on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/annie-ly/" target="_blank">flickr</a>. I've been using my fisheye lomo a lot.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;">P.S I just changed my hair colour. The red is gone.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[RTW Ticket IV ]]></title>
<link>http://projekt365.wordpress.com/?p=348</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>matzepeng</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[So, es geht weiter voran.
Travel Nation machte von allen angeschriebenen Anbietern den besten Eindru]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, es geht weiter voran.</p>
<p><strong>Travel Nation</strong> machte von allen angeschriebenen Anbietern den besten Eindruck und hat basierend auf unseren Vorgaben ein spitzenmäßiges <strong>World Discovery Plus</strong> RTW ticket Angebot mit folgendem provisional itinerary geschickt.</p>
<p>Kosten: 1.571 GBP (zum Kurs vom 06.09.2008:<strong> 1.940€</strong>)</p>
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Feb 2nd London &#62;&#62; BsAs<br />
Aug 2nd Santiago &#62;&#62; Sydney<br />
date tbd Sydney &#62;&#62; Auckland<br />
date tbd Christchurch via Sydney &#62;&#62; Singapore<br />
date tbd Singapore &#62;&#62; London</p>
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D.h. der Starttermin steht und auch der Weiterflug nach einem 1/2 Jahr nach Sydney "is set in stone", da es mehr als tricky sein soll, gerade diesen Flug zu ändern. Für die date tbd Flüge sind im Moment nur Phantasiezeiten eingetragen, da Flüge nur max. ca. 11 Monate im Voraus gebucht werden können.</p>
<p>Für 15 GBP wird auch gleich das australische Visum für die anstehenden 3 Monate abgefrühstückt.<br />
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Einziger <strong>Nachteil beim Buchen in UK</strong> ist, dass man <strong>keine separate Reiserücktrittsversicherung</strong> abschließen kann. Feedback: <em>Unfortunately in the UK there is no "cancellation only" cover since airline cancellation penalties are so high. We often have a request for it, but unfortunately it`s not something any insurer will offer, I guess if they did it would be prohibitively expensive, plus all our Travel insurance in the UK includes this cover anyway (but only for medical reasons covered by the policy).</em></p>
<p>Die Möglichkeit eine Versicherung abzuschließen besteht natürlich, aber da diese eben mehr als nur den möglichen Reiserücktritt abdeckt, steht sie mit mindestens 218 GBP in keinem gesunden Kosten-Nutzen-Verhältnis mehr. Die umfangreiche <strong>Reiseversicherung </strong>wird wohl bei <strong>STA Travel</strong> (HanseMerkur) abgeschlossen, da sie neben Krankenversicherung auch Unfall, Notfall, Privat-Haftpflicht und Reisegepäck bis zu 2.000€ abdeckt.</p>
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Nochmal zu Travel Nation: Absolut unkomplizierter Kontakt, schnelles Feedback und Hilfe bei allen Fragestellungen rund um den RTW trip. Die nicht bestehende Möglichkeit bzgl. Reiserücktrittsversicherung lässt sich verschmerzen.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone 3G aussie tv spots]]></title>
<link>http://russtucker.wordpress.com/?p=356</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>beardlord</dc:creator>
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<p>blink and you'll miss it...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[BlogJam2008]]></title>
<link>http://deangroom.wordpress.com/?p=438</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dskmag</dc:creator>
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Now heres and idea that works.
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<p style="text-align:center;">Now heres and idea that works.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Una foto mía fue publicada en Schmap Sydney Guide]]></title>
<link>http://candombera.wordpress.com/?p=139</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>candombera</dc:creator>
<guid>http://candombera.wordpress.com/?p=139</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Por fin una buena noticia para cortar con este invierno y su estado de ánimo.
Una foto mía fue pub]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Por fin una buena noticia para cortar con este invierno y su estado de ánimo.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.schmap.com/sydney/introduction_nightlife/#p=31753&#38;i=31753_5.jpg" target="_blank">Una foto mía</a> fue publicada en Schmap Sydney Guide. Son guías de viaje digitales orientadas a turistas que incluyen mapas dinámicos, fotos de distintas cuidades, críticas locales sobre restaurantes, hoteles, museos, etc.</p>
<p>La foto está sacada en The Rocks, el barrio antiguo de Sydney y muestra el pub "Australian Hotel".</p>
[caption id="attachment_140" align="alignnone" width="419" caption="Australian Hotel"]<img class="size-large wp-image-140" title="dsc02679" src="http://candombera.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/dsc02679.jpg?w=419" alt="The Australian Hotel" width="419" height="314" />[/caption]
<p>El link para ver la foto publicada en la guía es</p>
<p><a href="http://www.schmap.com/sydney/introduction_nightlife/#p=31753&#38;i=31753_5.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.schmap.com/sydney/introduction_nightlife/#p=31753&#38;i=31753_5.jpg</a></p>
<p>La foto está arriba a la derecha, y si hacen click la pueden ver en distintos tamaños en <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/candombera/2526835427/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>.</p>
<p>Estoy disfrutando de -como dice el saber popular- mis 5 minutos de fama.</p>
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