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		<title>let that be a warning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a cautionary tale about an American who died after the utility company cut off his electricity &#8211; he took 4 days to freeze to death.  How long did the gas &#8216;situation&#8217; go on for in Kiev?  Well, the reason for the cut off was because this old bloke didn&#8217;t pay his bill.  This reminded me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=206&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>lena the tailor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[mindthegap is doing positivity this week.  MDH and I had dinner with his replacement (yes, you heard correct; replacement &#8211; we are leeeeeeeaaavinnnnnggggg) (oh and not really replacement because MDH can&#8217;t be replaced &#8211; he is irreplaceable but anyway).  So we had dinner with Mr and Mrs Replacement &#8211; following a strict briefing beforehand to be absolutely positive [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=195&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>mindthegap confirms: there is a recession</title>
		<link>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/mindthegap-confirms-there-is-a-recession/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you have been hiding under your duvet all winter, which is quite likely, you will have felt the buzz about the recession wherever you are.  And now mindthegap can confirm that yes there really is a recession and Kiev is definitely feeling the squeeze. Nevermind not being able to buy butter at our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=178&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2008</title>
		<link>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2009/01/11/2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2008 was something of a year.  Heaps happened &#8211; I passed round two of my exams ( I blame Little Miss Moi&#8217;s pregnancy-induced absence (abstention?) not distracting me) and best of all MDF became MDH &#8211; yes he made an honest woman out of me, we bought a house (not in Kiev), we took a trip [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=156&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>could it be over?</title>
		<link>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/could-it-be-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I wouldn&#8217;t want to temp sod&#8217;s law and speak too soon, it seems that the dreary Kiev winter might be coming to an end. In the hazy sunshine where a walk in the park (amidst canoodling couples and doddery old blokes playing chess) brings a little joy into one&#8217;s heart, it&#8217;s easy to forget the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=150&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>they&#8217;re heeeeeere</title>
		<link>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/theyre-heeeeeere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After this conversation, our apartment block seemed to fall out of favour with the local down-and-outs.  And it’s got to be said the place has been more fragrant-smelling since.  But I ventured out of our flat today and was confronted with that old familiar barnyard stench (yes, like the English countryside).  The snow and freezing winds [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=151&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>are you or are you not a devoushka?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mindthegapkiev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before a wild night out you spend the whole of Saturday afternoon on your hairdo, using the best part of a can of mousse, topped off with extra strength hairspray for a head of immoveable rock. You swear you&#8217;ll never spend so much time on your hair ever again, if it weren&#8217;t for the strict [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=145&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>them good old days&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/them-good-old-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our esteemed rag, the Kyiv Weekly, is guaranteed to print at least one article per publication that has me falling off my chair in stitches.  This week&#8217;s gem was a piece on a new amusement park, named &#8217;1984&#8242; which has recently opened in Lithuania.  Do you have a hankering for Soviet times? Do you want [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=147&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>you&#8217;ve been in kiev too long when&#8230; (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/youve-been-in-kiev-too-long-when-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mindthegapkiev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are trying to buy a pair of plain, black unadorned winter boots but you can only find the ones in metallic or animal print or with numerous unnecessary bits of metal and you think &#8211; well, that&#8217;s quite nice, you know a little bit of shine and sparkle would brighten up these grey days, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=142&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>you&#8217;ve lived in kiev too long when&#8230; (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/youve-lived-in-kiev-too-long-when-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/youve-lived-in-kiev-too-long-when-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mindthegapkiev</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  It&#8217;s mid winter, -2C and you think &#8211; pah! that&#8217;s so waaaaarm.  So you leave your thermal gloves at home when you go out and think how disappointing it is that you can&#8217;t boast to everyone back home how cold it is. You find yourself saying to folks back home &#8211; actually it&#8217;s been a very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mindthegapkiev.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2179328&amp;post=141&amp;subd=mindthegapkiev&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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