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	<title>Taide's Weblog</title>
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	<description>welcome back to school</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Britannia, uncool?</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/britannia-uncool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[customs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[patriotism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[identity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[political correctness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Blair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cameron]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Labour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Diana]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Princess of Wales]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Heathrow]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BBC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[smoking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alan Johnston]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Britain,
I&#8217;m addressing you as Britain, although you may not remember who that is. You may think of yourself as English, Scottish, or Welsh, depending where your schizophrenia is heading today. Anyway, just to seize the faintly possible chance that you still remember yourself, I&#8217;m writing to you.
You aren&#8217;t what you used to be. No, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aleppo soap and its miraculous Effects</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/aleppo-soap-and-its-miraculous-effects/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/aleppo-soap-and-its-miraculous-effects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:57:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[UN]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aleppo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alepposeife]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[soap]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi dear reader,
 
and now for something LIGHT&#8230;
 
I had looked for some Syrian soap, or rather Aleppo soap on ebay. There are several offers there, and some product descriptions are so cool that I can&#8217;t help but sharing them here. For example&#8230;
 
&#8220;Aleppo soap - (&#8230;) made of pure olive oil
Aleppo soap has been produced in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Sarko just &#8220;showy&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/is-sarko-just-showy/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/is-sarko-just-showy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aleppo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[old city]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
He is our president. So-to-speak. France is chairing the EU until the end of the year, and Nicolas Sarkozy is the French president. The BBC&#8217;s diplomatic correspondent in Jerusalem is weighing the pros and cons of the Union for the Mediterranean project and prefers not to make up his mind. &#8220;President Sarkozy wants to add France&#8217;s weight as [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">venue for a future Mediterranean conference?</media:title>
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		<title>Südbrücke - Verden&#8217;s Southern Bridge to be demolished</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/sudbrucke-verdens-southern-bridge-to-be-demolished/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/sudbrucke-verdens-southern-bridge-to-be-demolished/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Verden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aller]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[automotive]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dom zu Verden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hanover]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[old city]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Südbrücke]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[traffic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Verden Cathedral]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ww2]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://taide.wordpress.com/?p=59</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Südbrücke was built during the years of 1888 and 1889, one year after Wilhelm II. became emperor. In the final days of World War 2, German troups tried to blow it up, together with a similar bridge closer to town, to keep the British forces West of the Aller River. The old iron lady next to town gave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIE ZEIT and tomorrow&#8217;s decisions</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/die-zeit-and-tomorrows-decisions/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/die-zeit-and-tomorrows-decisions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[incomes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alepposeife]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hamburg]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[press]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Until three years ago I subscribed to DIE ZEIT. 
Still Germany’s best weekly, if you ask me. I don’t read it regularly any more. Too much work and less income, and only using it for drying my shoes from inside would be unfair to the paper. 
But what actually made me cancel my subscription was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lovestory – The REAL Car (Part One)</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/lovestory-%e2%80%93-the-real-car-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/lovestory-%e2%80%93-the-real-car-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[globalisation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lovestory]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lupo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mercedes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Phaeton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tata]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
There may be some confusion abroad about the concept of German cars on the one hand, and the Germans’ cars on the other. 
The big German manufacturers (Mercedes, BMW, and Porsche) make cars in the upper layers of the markets, and only massive use of expensive technology can bring their consumption down to 7 to [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">cars waiting for cargo, shopping centre, Saturday morning</media:title>
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		<title>En nu&#8230; zit Jesper zelf op de trekker</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/en-nu-zit-jesper-zelf-op-de-trekker/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/en-nu-zit-jesper-zelf-op-de-trekker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Netherlands]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[countryside]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dutch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fendt]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The title is Dutch and means &#8220;and now, Jesper is sitting on the tractor himself&#8221;. Thanks, Agralog. You&#8217;ve made my Friday night sunny and bright!
       ]]></description>
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		<title>The Countryside - Reasons to Go, Reasons to Stay</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/the-countryside-reasons-to-go-reasons-to-stay/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/07/the-countryside-reasons-to-go-reasons-to-stay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Verden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[countryside]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[demography]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[incomes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bremen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[farming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hamburg]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hanover]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[properties]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://taide.wordpress.com/?p=49</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
The region I’m living in is so beautiful that it is the only place in Germany where I want to be. And because of that, and because it is almost centred between Bremen, Hamburg and Hanover, I have been looking for a defunct farm, possibly with one two five hectares next to it. But somehow, [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">They call it paradise</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">I call THIS paradise</media:title>
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		<title>The Holy Amusement Park</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/the-holy-amusement-park/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/the-holy-amusement-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Verden]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[customs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Domweih]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fendt]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[old city]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Volksfest]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://taide.wordpress.com/?p=45</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
I know. I still haven’t kept my promise to report about the sad fate of my old car, and what has happened since. I will get there. In one of the coming posts. 
 
But my home town sets the agenda at the moment, and the fifth season of the year has started yesterday: the Domweih. [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Yes, kid. He's a human being, too.</media:title>
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		<title>Britain and the Kingdom of Hanover</title>
		<link>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/britain-and-the-kingdom-of-hanover/</link>
		<comments>http://taide.wordpress.com/2008/05/04/britain-and-the-kingdom-of-hanover/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 15:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>taide</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Britain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Guelphs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hanover]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[history]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[monarchy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prussia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://taide.wordpress.com/?p=43</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have nothing against Britain and the British, not at all, really. I mean, my childhood would have been much more boring without C. S. Forester&#180;s books or the BFBS, and lamb chop with mint sauce is as cool as baked beans.
I have nothing against the British. Except for that thing in 1997, when they [...]]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">British Lion, Hanoverian Horse</media:title>
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