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STEM Education = Scientific Success

Elizabeth Marincola | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Scientific Research, White House, Stem, Education, Intel ISEF, National Assessment of Educational Programs, Francis Collins, Jobs, Science, Finland, Congress, Canada, Science Technology and Innovation Committee, China, National Institutes of Health, Education News

Yesterday I watched as the world's top young high school scientists, researchers and innovators took home more than $3 million in awards. Each of these competing students are a force for profound good.

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Roth Martin, Steven Volpe and Hedge

Terence Clarke | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: San Francisco, Finland, Finnish Artists, Style, Contemporary Ceramics, Art Galleries, San Francisco Art Galleries, Arts News

"My eyes had been opened wide," Roth Martin says. He smiles. He has just described how his life had changed. "And it all began with some fireplace mantels."

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Finland Rejects Guggenheim Proposal

AP | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Video, Axed Proposals, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Expensive, Buried Projects, Guggenheim, Finland, Helsinki, Art Museums, Paavo Arhinmaki, Arts News

HELSINKI — The Helsinki City Council has narrowly rejected a proposal to build a Guggenheim art museum in the Finnish capital. The council's bo...

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The Happiest Nation In The World Is...

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: World's Happiest Country, Norway, Global Economy, Columbia University, Netherlands, World Happiness Report, Finland, Scandinavia, Earth Institute, Denmark, World News

Denmark has taken the top spot on the United Nation's first ever World Happiness Report, followed by Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. The 158-...

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Gunman Opens Fire At School

AP | MATTI HUUHTANEN | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Finland Gunman Shooting, Finland School Shooting, Orivesi, Finland, Finland Shooting, Helsinki, Finland Gunman, World News

HELSINKI — A 23-year-old gunman wounded the father of his former girlfriend in an office building in Finland on Friday, then went to a nearby sc...

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Finland's Gay Presidential Candidate Faces Tough Election Battle

AP | By MATTI HUUHTANEN | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Pekka Haavisto Finland Election, Finland Elections, Finland Gay Politician, Gay Politicians, European Union, Pekka Haavisto, Finland, Europe, Gay Voices News

HELSINKI -- For his supporters, Pekka Haavisto's breakthrough into Finland's presidential runoff defies fears that tolerance is waning in Finland. The...

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Learning From Finland's Classrooms

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: International Tests, Education News, Education, Obama Education, Finnish Education, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Finland Schools, Standardized Testing, Finland, Pisa, Education Reform, Stanford University, Barack Obama, Finland Education, Education News

STANFORD, Calif. -- Finland is this decade's shiny icon of classroom success, the repeat winner of top results in a global ranking of national school ...

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Could This Man Be Finland's First Openly Gay President?

AP | By MATTI HUUHTANEN | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Elections, Pekka Haavisto, Finland, Finland Presidential Election, Sauli Niinisto, Gay President, Finland Elections, Gay Voices News

HELSINKI -- The conservative favorite easily won the first round of Finland's presidential election Sunday, setting up a runoff against an environment...

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Blames Vodka And Jetlag On Fight

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Adam Lambert Vodka and Jetlag, Adam Lambert Jailed, Adam Lambert, Adam Lambert Gay, Celebrity News, Sauli Koskinen, Video, Adam Lambert Blames Vodka and Jetlag on Fight, Adam Lambert Boyfriend, Adam Lambert Arrested, Slidepollajax, Finland, Adam Lambert Sauli Koskinen, Domestic Violence, Celebrity News

Earlier we reported that "American Idol" alum Adam Lambert was arrested on assault charges in Helsinki, Finland, after a heated fight with his boyfrie...

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Adam Lambert Arrested On Assault Charges After Heated Quarrel With Boyfriend

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Sauli Koskinen, Video, Adam Lambert Boyfriend, Adam Lambert Jailed, Adam Lambert Arrested, Adam Lambert, Finland, Adam Lambert Gay, primacy_music, American Idol, Adam Lambert Sauli Koskinen, Gay Voices News

"American Idol" alum Adam Lambert was arrested and briefly jailed on assault charges in Helsinki on Thursday after a heated quarrel with his Finnish b...

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Finland Finds Patriot Missiles In China-Destined Cargo

AP | MATTI HUUHTANEN | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Finland Cargo, Finland Finds Missiles, Finland Police, Finland, Finland Patriot Missiles, Patriot Missiles, Finland Missiles Cargo, World News

HELSINKI — Finnish authorities on Wednesday impounded 160 tons of explosives and 69 surface-to-air missiles found on a British-flagged cargo shi...

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Angry Birds In Total World Domination

Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Europe Travel, Angry Birds Theme Park, Finland Travel, Angry Birds, Finland, Angry Birds Rovio, Europe, Angry Birds Playground, Rovio, Theme Parks, Travel News

Angry Birds attractions are launching worldwide. First there was the Angry Birds theme park in China, where visitors can "attack" fake pigs with bi...

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Why Divorce Screws Up Kids More Than We Think

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: University of Tampere, Marriage, University of Helsinki, Hillevi Aro, Adolescence, Ulla Mustonen, Taina Huurre, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Ari Haukkala, Finland, Longitudinal, Olli Kiviruusu, Intimate Relationships, Divorce News

More and more scientific information is being accumulated about the long-term effects of divorce on children.

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Romanian President Cautioned For Discriminatory Remarks

AP | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Video, Romania, Romanian-Gypsies, Traian Basescu, Finland, Gypsies, Romanian President Traian Basescu, World News

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romania's anti-discrimination council has voted to caution President Traian Basescu for making discriminatory remarks about Gyps...

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Embassies Are a Rich Source of Arts and Culture in D.C.

Philippa P.B. Hughes | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Embassy, Contemporary Art, Finland, Mexican Cultural Institute, Netherlands, Mexico, Aruba, Dc Arts, Dc Around Town, DC News

D.C. has lots of embassies, and lots of embassies host cultural events that showcase arts and culture from their countries. Cultural diplomacy at its best!

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No Justice for Animals

Mikko Alanne | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Agribusiness, Finland, Animal Rights, Undercover Investigation, Justice for Animals, Animal Cruelty, Pigs, Saila Kivelä, Karry Hedberg, Green News

Instead of charging a single pig factory farmer with cruelty to animals, Finnish authorities are prosecuting the two activists who made the undercover videos, which were exposed to the public.

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Mission Accomplished? What the U.S. Can Learn From China

Sam Chaltain | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Deng Xiaoping, Education, Education Policy, No Child Left Behind, Democracy, Finland, Education Reform, Socialism, China, Education News

Regardless of how one feels about its mission, China's ability to align the myriad aspects of its society around such a clearly defined goal is a major contributor to its current position as an ascendant power.

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The World's Worst Rugby Team

AP | By DAVID MACDOUGALL | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Finland, Rugby, Rugby World Cup, World Rugby Rankings, Rugby Rankings, Finland Rugby, Sports News

HELSINKI -- As the world's best rugby teams continue their quest for World Cup glory in New Zealand, spare a thought for those players on the other si...

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Nazi's on the Darkside of the Moon! An Interview With the Makers of Iron Sky

Network Awesome | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Finland, Network Awesome, Nazi's, Cool, Movies, Iron Sky, Entertainment News

Iron Sky is a simple idea that's so cool you can sum it up in a few words: "Nazis From the Moon"

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Message to Feds: Stop Kicking the Can Down the Road and Call AAA

John H. Jackson | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Singapore, Education, Equity, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Finland, Canada, Opportunity Gap, High School Diploma, Economic Growth, Education Spending, College Degree, Education News

U.S. leaders would do well to seek advice from those countries that still have their AAA rating. These countries' leaders would likely boldly tell us that the best sustainable economic stimulus is investing in education.

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75 Trillion Reasons Why U.S. Math Proficiency Matters

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Education News, Examinations, Economy, Math Performance, Harvard, Oecd, Barack Obama, Education, Poverty and Education, Education Policy, Kennedy School, Math Proficiency, Finland, Eric Hanushek, Tests, Pisa, Finland Test Scores, Naep, Education News

U.S. students rank poorly in proficiency on both domestic and international math exams, a problem that could cost the country $75 trillion over 80 yea...

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Thoughts On Freedom Of Speech in Europe

Laila Escartín-Sorjonen | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Paranoid, The Press, Germany, The Internet, Finland, Respect, Historical View, Tolerance, Erikson, Media News

We cannot conceive democracy without freedom of speech. Finnish On-line magazine Journalisti.fi classifies Finland, Switzerland, Iceland and Sweden a...

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Sex Slaves From China Surface in Helsinki Art

J. L. Morin | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Europe, Adventure, Sex Slavery, Travel, China, Travelling Light, Eu, Harvard, Art, Sex, Modern-Day Slavery, Feminist Movement, Slavery, Finland, World News

Finland has a history of exposing traffickers, but only recently has the world woken up to focus on the canker of sex slavery. An art installation in Helsinki points out the reality of prostitution for export by China.

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Celebrating Teachers in a National Climate of Teacher Bashing

Lori Day | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Education News, Testing, Education, Atlanta Cheating Scandal, Arne Duncan, Test Scandals, Standardized Testing, Finland, The Finland Phenomenon, Atlanta Teacher Cheating, Teachers, Students, School, Nclb, Back to School, Teaching, Education News

For me, the summer has been tainted by the collective demonization of some of the most passionate, caring, and hard-working professionals we have in this country.

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Olympic Champion Dead At 41

AP | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Finnish, Mika Myllyla, Ski Champion, Cross-Country-Skiing, Olympics, Olympic Skiing, Finland, Myllyla, Sports News

HELSINKI — Mika Myllyla, a former Olympic cross-country champion and Finnish skiing great whose life unraveled after a doping ban in 2001, died ...

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