Event calendar

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17 Jan 2009 - 10:00 - 24 Jan 2009 - 10:00
Grand Cayman
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7 Feb 2009 - 10:00 - 7 Feb 2009 - 19:00
Plymouth, United Kingdom
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13 Feb 2009 - 11:00 - 15 Feb 2009 - 23:00
Lisbon - Parque das Nações
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18 Feb 2009 - 22:00 - 21 Feb 2009 - 22:00
Moscow
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20 Feb 2009 - 08:00 - 22 Feb 2009 - 16:00
Rosemont, IL - USA (Chicago)
25 Feb 2009 - 00:00 - 20 Mar 2009 - 00:00
Antarctica
21 Mar 2009 - 00:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 00:00
Islas Revillagigedos - also known as Socorro Island(s)
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22 Mar 2009 - 03:00 - 23 Mar 2009 - 03:00
Sydney, Australia
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22 Mar 2009 - 10:00 - 29 Mar 2009 - 20:00
İstanbul, Turkey
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3 Apr 2009 - 02:00 - 5 Apr 2009 - 09:00
3-1 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima- ku, Tokyo JAPAN
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25 Apr 2009 - 00:15 - 25 Apr 2009 - 07:00
San Diego, California - USA
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31 Oct 2009 - 10:00 - 9 Nov 2009 - 18:00
Lembeh Straits, Indonesia
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