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Ascension Day
The gorgeous glas window in Tromø’s Arctic Cathedral displays actually the Return of Jesus, not Ascension Day. I had visited the church for the first time, shortly after my arrival in the Arctic, on Ascension Day 2007 when several newborns … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Norway, Uncategorized
Tagged Arctic Cathedral, Ascension Day, Muhammad, Night Journey, Tromsø
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Now They Gas Monkeys
The real shocking news about Volkswagen’s ongoing scandal about exhaust fumes is that the Germans are now gassing monkeys. (Humans were only tested for adverse effects nitrogen oxide.) The news broke more or less on Germany’s Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Uncategorized
Tagged Holocaust Memorial Day, Volkswagen, Wannsee Conference
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Chief Whip of European People’s Party Evokes Wannsee Conference
When chief whip of the accumulation of conservative and right-wing populist European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, uttered his expectations for 2018 on the occasion of his national party CSU’s New Year’s reception in Seeon, Bavaria, … Continue reading
Posted in EU, Germany, Uncategorized
Tagged Adolf Eichmann, EPP, European Parliament, Manfred Weber, Reinhard Heydrich, Wannsee Conference
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It’s Cold in Tromsø
The past couple of days have seen temperatures eventually approaching long-term normal values in Tromsø, at 69° 40′ 58″ N the world’s northernmost city. Provided clear skies, today’s the last chance for seeing the sun rising above the horizon, for the next two months … Continue reading
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