Sunday, January 26, 2003

"tube"So how am I going to get into town tomorrow? Commuters set for delays after line closure [This is London: London News] "The closure of the busy Central Line, possibly until Tuesday, following the derailment over the weekend is set to create chaos during London's rush hour." 9:07:32 PM   London | |

"tube"More about the Tube crash. BBC NEWS | England | Motor fault blamed for Tube crash. "The type of Tube train involved in Saturday's derailment has been prone to mechanical problems, London Underground (LU) has admitted. It said a faulty motor may have caused the accident and investigators were also checking whether the 800 passengers on the train could have breathed in asbestos." 2:13:05 PM   London | |

Tiny little books. An exhibition of 4000 Years of Miniature Books at the Indiana University. Fabulous. "Miniature books, most of which are less than three inches tall and some of which are smaller than a penny, have delighted readers for centuries. Popular because they were easily carried or concealed, these historic books range from tiny "Thumb Bibles" to illustrated nursery rhymes. The earliest piece of block printing to which an accurate date can be ascribed--a Japanese wooden block print from about 770 AD--is a miniature scroll and part of the Lilly Library's collections. Via Kellerkind. 11:48:39 AM   Literature | |

Underground Paris. Take a tour. "Far below the city streets of Paris, in the quiet, damp darkness, seven million Parisians lie motionless. Their skeletons, long since dis-interred from the churchyard graves their survivors left them in, are neatly stacked and aligned to form the walls of nearly one kilometer of walking passage." "link" 11:31:55 AM    | |