lewism (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I went to Vaihtolava in Kallio yesterday evening to see some talks given by the Hukkatila Group which, inspired by wastedspace.se is looking for their own wasted space in Helsinki to turn into projects, whether it’s urban farming or setting up a cafe. The talkers last night were Antti Möller- Introduction. Otso Lapila from Oranssi – How [...]
The Lobby from SPG (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Helsinki's Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art is named after a medical term for a crossing point of optic nerves. It lives up to this unusual moniker with an amazingly diverse collection of art that draws from all aspects of Finnish...
Mark Rittman's Oracle Weblog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I’m currently over in Finland, waiting to travel back after the OUGF Autumn Conference in Helsinki. Together with Dan Morgan, Piet de Visser and Joze Senegacnik we were providing the English-Language track, and thanks again to Heli from the user group for inviting us all over. The event started on the Wednesday evening for us, with [...]
WOW Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
The WoW TCG has just finished up their year with the World Championships , but apparently they're not sitting back on their laurels -- they've just sent word that their Realm Championships will be going down November 14-15, 2009, in cities around the world like "San Diego, Philadelphia, Helsinki, Manchester (England), Singapore and Melbourne." These are invite-only tournaments, but they're...
WINE IN SWEDEN (Free subscription) | yesterday
This wine was packaged as a bag-in-box (3 litres). The wine is a blend of 80% Shiraz and 20% Mourvedre. The wine was filled by Altia PLC, Helsinki, Finland. Colour : Dark red Aroma : Strawberry, oak, spices, plums Taste : Soft, fruity, vanilla, oak, spice, liqourice, fruits of the forest Alcohol : 14% Price : 235 SEK Mark : C Website : Grant Burge Wines
Spook And Muffin's Relaxed Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Will the real Linda Brava please stand up. Linda Brava (born Linda Lampenius February 26, 1970, in Helsinki, Finland)[1] is a Finnish classical violinist and recording artist. Brava first came into the public spotlight as a child prodigy on the violin, performing on Finnish TV countless times since the age of eight. Around the same time, she was [...]
FactoryCity (Free subscription) | yesterday
I sat down for a conversation with Ville Vesterinen (@vesterinen) — co-founder and editor of the ArcticStartup blog — last week while he was visiting from Helsinki. Following up on the post that Jyri Engeström and I wrote on the web at a new crossroads, we discussed the need for more open standards to create [...]
SI.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
HELSINKI (AP) -- Forward Sergei Zinoviev scored twice to help a speedy Russia outclass Sweden 4-1 Saturday in the second round of the four-nation Karjala Cup, ruining Peter Forsberg's 100th game for the national team.
Helsinki According to PPusa (Free subscription) | yesterday
…at Tervasaari island. Posted in General Tagged: autumn, daily photo, dog, finland, Helsinki, park, photography, tervasaari
Six Six Sick (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ribbon Woodpecker clog I know how most of you feel about clogs. Most approach them with acute disdain, while a few raging fanatics (Christina included) are dying to bring them back. I myself am on the fence: I don't usually mind them on other people, but don't foresee myself adding them to my closet anytime soon. When Aapo sent me pictures of these Finnish "Woodpecker Clogs" from a store...
Helsinki According to PPusa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
…at the University of Helsinki earlier this week when people had a chance to visit the 175 years old observatory. You foreigners might now think that Finnish astronomy is very primitive but observations are no longer done from this site. There is too much light pollution to allow scientific work. What used to be at the [...]
DCist (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Thao Nguyen & the Get Down Stay Down are at the Black Cat tonight. Photo by Tarina Westlund, courtesy Kill Rock Stars. By DCist Contributor Adam Mazmanian Tonight’s Black Cat show will be a homecoming of sorts for Thao Nguyen . The 25-year-old singer-songwriter was born and raised in Falls Church, but by her own admission, she was too busy with college at William & Mary, and maybe "not...
The Brooks Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Details are here . They list only European universities. Departments are noted for excellence across the following categories: international doctorates, international master's students, international staff, highly cited books, citations, publications, and other factors. The political science departments noted are: U Aarhus U Aberystwyth U Amsterdam UPF Barcelona U Belfast FU Berlin HU Berlin U Bern...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Helsinki - Organizers of the upcoming World Cup ski event in the Finnish resort of Levi were able to draw a sigh of relief Friday as unions said the resort was exempt from a looming strike. The service union PAM confirmed in a statement that Levi wou...
Art Limited (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
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