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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> scientific-fika.nordita-at-su.se <scientific-fika.nordita-at-su.se-bounces@lists.su.se> on behalf of Nikki Arendse <nikki.arendse@fysik.su.se><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Scientific fika] ScientiFika 15/03 – Johannes Lahnsteiner - 'String Theory: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'</font>
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