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France's tallest building is 'cancer trap'
Sydney Morning Herald ^
| March 15, 2005
Posted on 03/14/2005 7:12:17 AM PST by dead
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:12:18 AM PST
by
dead
To: dead
Is there any surprise here...the entire nation is symbolism over sustance....
To: dead
I wonder what has happened over the years to the occupants of this building? Any studies?
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:14:01 AM PST
by
drc43
(We have 4 years left to get it right)
To: dead
And the Pompidou Centre is considered ugly enough to render one blind:
![](http://www.hiptravelguide.com/paris/pompidou.jpg)
No, that's the actual building, not the scaffolding.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:14:08 AM PST
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: MadIvan
Holy crap! It looks like it grates cheese.
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:16:26 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
No comment, it would only show my lack of sympathy.
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:16:43 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(Washington DC RINO Hunting Guide)
To: dead
I assure you, it's not much better on the inside. When I first visited, I asked aloud when it was going to be finished.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:17:48 AM PST
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: MadIvan
That's still nicer than this POS that Paul Allen built at the foot of the Space Needle in Seattle.
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:19:03 AM PST
by
Psycho_Bunny
(“I know a great deal about the Middle East because I’ve been raising Arabian horses" Patrick Swazey)
To: MadIvan
I think they made it out of K'Nex. Either that or the designer had a special relationship with a hamster...
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:19:28 AM PST
by
SledgeCS
(Can anyone that is not a Muslim, defend Islam without laughing or regretting it later???)
To: dead
I hate to bring this up, but were there any substantive findings to the rumors of asbestos in the WTC?
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:19:46 AM PST
by
MAEsser
(The law is not about fairness, equality, or justice. It is about power.)
To: dead
Oh, and did anyone else read that headline as "cancer crap?" /slightly lisdexic
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:20:35 AM PST
by
MAEsser
(The law is not about fairness, equality, or justice. It is about power.)
To: Psycho_Bunny
That looks like a still life of crumpled balls of Christmas wrapping paper.
Regards, Ivan
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:20:37 AM PST
by
MadIvan
(One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
To: MAEsser
a blank post? I meant to write:
Oh, and did anyone else read that headline as "cancer crap?"
/slightly lisdexic
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:22:07 AM PST
by
MAEsser
(The law is not about fairness, equality, or justice. It is about power.)
To: dead
If it's not friable it's not really an issue. People hear the word Asbestos and they jump out of their skin. I doubt this building has that much friable (easily carried and distributed in the air) asbestos. Most often it can be encapsulated to prevent it from getting into the air.
It use to crack me up when all the parents of New York City were up in arms over asbestos in the schools. They were protesting and calling for the administrators heads, then they would head home to their pre-60's constructed homes covered in asbestos shingling, asbestos flashing and mastic, asbestos ceiling tiles, pipe wrapping etc., and they didn't even know it. Not to mention the lead paint peeling off the walls.
To: All
There goes France surrendering again.. to asbestos....
To: dead
Le Tour Montparnasse is also a horrible eyesore--the only modern skyscraper in an otherwise historic district.
Imagine the Trump Towers on Capitol Hill.
If they have to knock the damn thing down, all the better.
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:25:24 AM PST
by
Petronski
(If 'Judge' Greer can kill Terri, who will be next?)
To: All
WTF!!! (What the fudge???)
(french accent) "huuuuhnn huuhhn le nice buildingz are tooooo Americanz.. Ve vill build le Ugly buildingz insteadz.."
To: MadIvan
And the Pompidou Centre is considered ugly enough to render one blindTrue, but, after the extensive renovations, the interior is one of the most marvelous museums I have ever been in.
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:30:09 AM PST
by
Bahbah
To: Petronski
Very true. It definitely does not fit in the Paris skyline. However, in my opinion, it offers a far better view of the city than the Eiffel Tower. Highly recommended. (Plus, then you can actually get the Eiffel Tower in your pictures.)
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posted on
03/14/2005 7:31:00 AM PST
by
July 4th
(A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
To: dead
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