Richard Hyett

41 Great North Runs.

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Canmore Cycling https://t.co/lo3VcoAAFl

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@NCL_Guide @TyneSnapper Wasn't it built to be a hotel but it never happened. Went in there one time to take photos, the barmaid told me her parents worked there when it was a bank.

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@LesPurves @lee0969 Ramones April 23, 1976, marked the beginning. London Calling, released in December 1979, marked the end. The middle? Rattus Norvegicus, April 1977. Unknown Pleasures June 1979.

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@Alan_Couzens Given that it's the lactate threshold(s), that are key, and that most people don't access either a lab or buy their own lactate tester. What do you think about this explanation of field testing from Scott Johnson on the Floris Gierman Podcast https://t.co/ZexYGesipI

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@sfliberty Plato's Allegory of the Cave offers a more intriguing world view than Orwell or Huxley.

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@NE5westend More here: - https://t.co/5btdc8vSDg

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@Alan_Couzens In running, an “active warm-up” means preparing your body for the session through movement, rather than just standing still or doing long static stretches. If you do this warm up slowly, you'll recover faster from the session, and you'll improve your consistancy.

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@gregmcantwell @BillKristol Putin will regard it as an invitation to walk into one or more of the Baltic States, just as soon as the 3000 US soldiers leave.

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@LuanHanratty @TyneSnapper So was the Rex Hotel.

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@northumbriana @TyneSnapper I remember going to see Douglas Coupland speaking at the Tyneside Cinema. More recently the video blogger Itchyboots videoed herself signing her book in Waterstones. Neither is exactly Dickens, but both events seemed to pass unnoticed at the time, nevermind not being commemorated

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Very sad to learn of the death of Len Deighton, who was one of the two greatest spy thriller writers of all time and in some regards was Le Carre’s superior.

Anyone who has not read Deighton should try Funeral in Berlin, Bomber or SSGB. Most of all they should seek out Berlin Game, the start of an epic 10 book Cold War series focused on Bernard Samson.

Deighton’s writing was sharp, satirical, gripping and often amusing. His office infighting in the intelligence services was delicious and his characters are beautifully drawn.

The Samson cycle starts with a meticulously plotted run of five books (Berlin Game, Mexico Set, London Match, Spy Hook and Spy Line) which all stand alone but tell one big story from the jaded but dedicated perspective Bernard a brilliant field operative. Len’s genius idea was to use the sixth, Spy Sinker, to retell the whole cycle from the perspective of everyone else, exposing what Bernard didn’t know and misunderstood.

There is then an origin story about Bernard’s dad during the war, Winter, and then a concluding trilogy of Faith, Hope and Charity, which is not as high quality but deals with the fallout from the events of books 1-5.

It’s an epic achievement and the greatest long series in spy fiction, accepting that the Smiley series is the greatest short series.

Do yourself a favour, give it a try

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@simon_schama Anything with Benny Green on London is worth watching. https://t.co/UIvoIjIJWV

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@lee0969 @jillwebb2005 @nikidoog The Call Up

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In the late 1950s, Muswell Hill was a quiet, clean, and leafy North London suburb characterized by grand Edwardian architecture, a thriving local shopping parade, and a strong sense of community.

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@Alan__Curtis @Knowledgepoint Norman Stanley Fletcher, Michael Kiwanuka and me in the 1980's

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@TheMonologist A better question. Who was the best George Smiley? Simon Russell Beale

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@northumbriana @TyneSnapper Reminds me of the Langham where I learned touch typing. From education to hospitality, both buildings. Spent an hour sitting on those steps having an informal seminar, because we couldn't get access.

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@ourwhitleybay Newbiggin borrowed 20,000 tons of sand from Skegness in 2007, it was called resanding. Perhaps Whitley Bay needs to be resanded? https://t.co/w5riHONiG9

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@financedystop May be true for the USA. Not true for lots of places. X is a global platform good at spreading US norms. My own favourite thing - who still wakes up daily to the call of a rooster? Or as we would say "The Cocks Crow".

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@Alan_Couzens Humbled I was by my baseline average. No injuries. No excuses. What I imagined was 10-15 hours per week, turned out to be eight. The numbers don't lie but your imagination does. You can't fool a yearly average.

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