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2008
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August
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Moving in - Status Update
27/08/08
This year I will make enough miles to get my Lufthansa gold card again, but that is nothing compared to the Ikea platinum status I soon will get. I am drowning in cardboard waste (the stuff that Ikea furniture is wrapped in) and wait for UN forces to carry them down in order keep peace in my new fla -
out of Helsinki
08/08/08
Dear Readers and Friends,
after nearly six years of living in Finland I will move on. I tried for quite a while now to get permission to relocate within my company to Vienna and my request was finally accepted. During this month (August) I will be moving and from first of September on I w
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Moving in - Status Update
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June
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Protest
14/06/08
Greetings!
Hard to know, whether there are more people still reading this blog than writing - but that is no excuse to for writing just the next entry. Yes, I still exist, I still live in Helsinki and I am not keeping contact as regularly as I should.
Here are two songs I want
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Protest
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August
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2007
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July
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The Ringmaster ist dead
15/07/07
"[...] I beg your tolerance. There is nothing I can do to make things any easier for any of us, and you will have to accept being addressed by a disembodied voice just as I accept the compulsion to speak out even though I am painfully aware that I am talking to an invisible, perhaps nonexistent -
The White Stripes - Icky Thump or: What the hell would you want in Hell?
01/07/07
It's my third day of listening to the new White Stripes Album "Icky Thump". From finding out that it will come out to finally finding it in my mail it took over three weeks, during which I was wondering whether Jack and Meg would manage to make some sort of step forward after their la
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The Ringmaster ist dead
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June
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poetrypublishingpride
29/06/07
There was a little parcel waiting behind my entrance door today. I just came back from a bit more than a week in Amsterdam and Lisbon and was not immediately looking through the mail that loitered on the floor - usually I only get advertisement, credit card bills and other not very personal things. -
J. K. Rowlings Homepage
24/06/07
I tried to read Harry Potter several times, but I never got into it. It is not the type of literature that fascinates me, which is a pity as my daughter loves the books and it would be nice to talk with her about them.
Nevertheless, by clicking around this evening, I came across the text -
Restricted access to flickr for users from Singapore, Germany, Korea and Hong Kong - flickr censorship discussion
14/06/07
Flickr introduced a new service: they localized their site for different languages. Part of this service is, that pictures that are marked as "medium" or "restricted" will not be displayed anymore to users who indicate that they are from Germany, Singapore, Korea or Hong Kong. -
23 Online Services
11/06/07
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Hans Wollschläger died
09/06/07
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Woha! She's online!
03/06/07
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poetrypublishingpride
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April
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Antiquity - the Birth of Pop Art
09/04/07
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Antiquity - the Birth of Pop Art
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March
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Downplaying Europe
29/03/07
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Downplaying Europe
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January
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A Maze Of Death - by Philip K. Dick
01/01/07
It's the 32nd century, mankind has spread out all over the galaxy and the existence of God is no longer a question, but a proofed fact. People can radio their prayers to one of the three incarnations of God and some of them get an answer.
"A Maze Of Death" is the story of
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A Maze Of Death - by Philip K. Dick
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July
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2006
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December
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Happy in the End
31/12/06
I thought about giving a short review of the last year here. But not today. I cannot be bothered with thoughts about the past today. If I have anything to say about 2006, then that the last six weeks gave me the roughest and most wonderful time I can think of. And the outcome is, that Georg is a hap
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Happy in the End
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October
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Answering Kirsty's Book Challenge
24/10/06
Kirsty, now in Amsterdam, has challenged me. Thanks a lot for that and don't believe what she writes about me. It took me too long (as always), but here is my answer:
1. The book that changed my life
Kassandra (Cassandra) by Christa Wolf.
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This and That
03/10/06
There was a long break now and I am not really sure how to go on with this blog.
First of all I want to give a live-sign to all those people who did not recieve anything from me during the last months. I am sorry for being such a bastard when it comes to keeping contacts. There is no rea
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Answering Kirsty's Book Challenge
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August
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ungh
12/08/06
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Then and Now - a Reaction on Overreaction.
06/08/06
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Cycle Trip Through South-Eastern Finland
03/08/06
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ungh
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July
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out cycling
25/07/06
I finally decided to do a cycling tour. Not sure how long I will survive out in the Finnish wilderness, but I try to go as far as I can.
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Summertime
24/07/06
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Impressions from Sodankylä, Lapland
06/07/06
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out cycling
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June
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Alvar Aalto Flickr Group and other Finland related Flickr Groups
29/06/06
To those of you who are interested in Finnish Architecture I'd like to recommend the new Flickr Group on Alvar Aalto. It just started and will for sure collect a lot interesting pictures of Aaltos buildings.
Alvar Aalto was one of the most influencial modern architects in Finland. Yo -
Artificial Intelligence AI - a movie by Steven Spielberg
29/06/06
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Keane by Lodge H. Kerrigan - seen at the 21st Sodankylä Midnight Sun Film Festival (2006)
23/06/06
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Midnight Sun in Sodankylä, Finland
20/06/06
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Töölönlahti - 14th June 2006, 00:55
14/06/06
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Finnish and German history during the 20th century - from supporting the national movement to burning Lapland
12/06/06
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and deliver us from evil
07/06/06
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Visual Summer: Helsinki Street Art, Rocketboom and Ehrensenf
04/06/06
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Alvar Aalto Flickr Group and other Finland related Flickr Groups
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May
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Jewish History in Warsaw
31/05/06
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30/05/06
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Der Palast der Republik
26/05/06
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Maija Vilkkumaa in Concert - Tavastia, Helsinki - May 24th 2006
25/05/06
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German Music: Peter Licht and the End of Capitalism
22/05/06
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Online reporting from the 51st European Song Contest
20/05/06
I could not find enough energy tonight to go out and decided to watch and comment the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, this year (for the first time) from Athens.
The winning song of last year was just performed again by Elena Paparizou and I have to say - wow!, really sexy and with good rh -
After the Rain
20/05/06
Three pictures taken just after the rain.
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Still alive
16/05/06
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Around Kehä I
07/05/06
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Johana Sinisalo - Not Before Sundown
03/05/06
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Jewish History in Warsaw
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April
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Ultra Bra
29/04/06
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Let's Start the Summer Season with some Finnish Literature: Johanna Sinisalo - Not Before Sunset
25/04/06
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All You Need: Finnish Literature, Sweet Food, a Restaurenat Guide and More Blogs
24/04/06
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Spring arrived in Helsinki
23/04/06
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Toctronic: Pure Reason Must Never Prevail (Pure Vernunft darf niemals siegen)
22/04/06
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Steve Pavlina: Are your friends an elevator or a cage?
19/04/06
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An Easter Trip to Hanko
17/04/06
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Let me vote "Yes" for the European Constitution
15/04/06
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My Easter Present to You: Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll
13/04/06
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MTV - stay on the air!
13/04/06
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Springtime in Pikku Huopalahti, Helsinki
11/04/06
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Confessions of a book addict
10/04/06
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Self-Improvement
07/04/06
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Lauri Eriksson - Suomi Pictures
05/04/06
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on a pale afternoon
01/04/06
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Ultra Bra
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March
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Some music for the audience
29/03/06
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Stanislaw Lem died today
28/03/06
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A walk around the block
25/03/06
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Recent Movies
21/03/06
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Some interesting blogs on Helsinki and Finland
20/03/06
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In Anticipation for the V for Vendetta Movie
19/03/06
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The Cardigans in concert - Tavastia, Helsinki - Friday, 17th March 2006
18/03/06
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Montys Loco in concert - Tavastia Club, Helsinki - Friday 17th March 2006
18/03/06
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Photographs online
16/03/06
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Projekt X - Österreichischer Journalismus auf Weltniveau
14/03/06
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Back Home Again
13/03/06
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Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone
10/03/06
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Freedom of Speech
09/03/06
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An Lars Kiessling
08/03/06
Hallo Lars! Ich hab aus Versehen die Mail gelöscht, die Du mir gesendet hast. Kannst Du mir bitte nochmal Deine E-Mail Adresse zukommen lassen?
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Arrived in China
06/03/06
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Welcome back to the dark ages - my personal outrage and doubts about religion
04/03/06
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Some music for the audience
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February
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Die Botschaft in Miesbach
25/02/06
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A good reason not to learn the Finish language
23/02/06
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About: Roger Cohen - "From Islam to Irving: A perfect moral storm"
22/02/06
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First impressions from Paris
21/02/06
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Visiting the High Plains
21/02/06
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Notes and Memories from Denver, Colorado
13/02/06
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Support Denmark
10/02/06
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Walk the Line - the Movie about Johnny Cash
06/02/06
Lots of things have already been written about this movie. After I saw it yesterday I have read now a lot of statements and critics about it, many of them glorifying, some of them merciless and harsh.
I do not know Johnny Cash too well, but what I know of him I really like and some of hi -
Frequently Asked Questions about God
03/02/06
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Sensationspresse selbst erlogen
02/02/06
Der Tagesspiegel bietet ein neues Boulevardzeitungskonzept an. Hier sind es nicht mehr die verlogenen Journalisten sondern die sensationshungrigen Leser, die ein virutelles Schmierblatt mit Inhalt füllen.
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Second Edition of the IMS book
01/02/06
Some days ago the second edition of our book "the IMS" came out. I just updated our webpage at http://www.imsbook.com.
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Die Botschaft in Miesbach
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January
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January 2006
30/01/06
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Zur Bedeutung der Mayerischen und der Herkunft eines Ausspruchs
30/01/06
Alle Maiers sind verschieden - die einzig akzeptable Schreibweise ist mit ay zwischen dem M und dem er. Der Name an sich ist ein Sammelbegriff für einen verwegenen Menschenschlag der sich öffentlich meist harmlos gibt jedoch hinter der vermeintlichen Ödnis seines Namens die Weltherrschaft mittels pe -
Blog Pictures are now Thumbnails
30/01/06
The pictures visible on the blog-pages are not thumbnails (as long as they are not included from other pages) and therefore the page loads much faster. Many thanks to Andreas K. for requesting that.
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Website down for a while
17/01/06
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Mary Broadcast Band - live
16/01/06
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Vienna Holidays
16/01/06
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Helsinki Winter Impressions
08/01/06
Here are some Pictures I took during a walk through Helsinki in late November 2005, right after the first snow had fallen.
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What would Brian Boitano do?
07/01/06
Mmm-kay, due to my total lack of motivation to follow any TV series that forces me to sit in front of the screen at a certain time every week, I missed most of . I think I never saw a complete episode.
On Thursday night, Finish MTV3 showed and as I was at home anyhow, I decided to watch -
Coldplay & Blogsphere
06/01/06
I wanted to write something else here, but now FM4 plays Coldplay and they were announced as if they were something special. Ok, I give them another chance - for one song. They sing bla bla - blaaaaa (high voice) - take her picture - guitar naging - bla bla to the sun - oh blaaa - pseudo drums try t -
Schlaumeier
06/01/06
Das Wort Schlaumeier ist zwar gut gemeint, enthält aber (ähnlich wie Guerillakrieg) Redundanz.
Der Schlaububis Gescheitas Mayrüsümüs (ante Danubia) ist der Vorfahre sämtlicher Mayerischen und Meiereien und wurde so genannt da der den Farbfernsehr bereits 1769 vuzZ (vor unserer zivilisiert
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January 2006
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December
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2005
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June
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Jethro Tull
27/06/05
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Interview with Woody Allen
22/06/05
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Read: Schmerznovelle bei Helmut Krausser
22/06/05
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To those who ask how my vacation is
21/06/05
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Lake Espoo and Espoonlahti - or: the Elk Trip
20/06/05
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Seen: Star Wars Episode III
18/06/05
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Vacation Started
17/06/05
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Shred of Doubt
14/06/05
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Concert in Kaivopuisto
12/06/05
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Seen: Hostage
12/06/05
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Mankind Consists of 10% of Itself
11/06/05
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GPS & Cycling
10/06/05
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Eagles and Angels
06/06/05
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The Meeting Room
01/06/05
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Jethro Tull
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May
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Notes from Quebeck City
31/05/05
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Theresa visits Helsinki - part 2
29/05/05
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Theresa visits Helsinki - part 1
27/05/05
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To Porvoo and somehow back
22/05/05
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Notes from Quebeck City
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June