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Moni Taking Stock 25 Years

Posted by Martin on December 4th, 2006

My good friend Moni had a great idea for celebrating her 25th birthday: she rented a photo shooting studio and had her friends and family come to compose a time capsule of her social environment of a quarter century.
The resulting 1061 photos (the raw photos that is, with no selection or editing done yet) are [...]

Dr Antonio Vitorino speaks at University of Hull

Posted by Martin on October 11th, 2005

Today, Dr Antonio Vitorino MP, President of the Committee on European Union Affairs of the Portuguese Parliament, gave a public lecture at the University of Hull as part of the annual Jean Monnet Lecture. The Topic: “Europe at a Crossroads - the Future of the European Union”.

Doing the Right Thing the Wrong Way

Posted by Martin on October 2nd, 2005

The start of negotiations towards a Turkish EU membership is scheduled for tomorrow, Monday, 2 October 2005. The Austrian government is stalling these talks, insisting on alternative outcomes to the proposed full membership to be included in the official conditions for negotiations with Turkey. Even though I am opposed to Turkey becoming a full member [...]

Love at a Distance

Posted by Martin on March 7th, 2005

My girlfriend and I just celebrated our first anniversary. But, of the one year of our relationship, we probably spent fourty percent in physical distance — with me studying in the UK, her working in Austria. Great wishes notwithstanding, it is — at times — really difficult.

Sideways

Posted by Martin on February 22nd, 2005

Sideways, a multi Oscar-nominated picture written by Alexander Payne and Jim Jaylor, directed by Payne, and produced by Michael London, tells a truly wonderful and quite unique story of friendship, midlife crises, love, desire, one’s strengths and pitfalls… about being a man.