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Chip Taylor: Still Chasing the Chills

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Train Wreck Records, Music News, Church of the Train Wreck, Chip Taylor, Norway, Live Music, Chip Taylor and the New Ukranians, Jon Voight, Singer-Songwriter, Scandinavia, Barry Voight, Merilee Rush, Entertainment News, Hill Country Live, Evie Sands, Chet Atkins, Carrie Rodriguez, Chip Taylor Music, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

It is difficult -- well nigh impossible really -- to cover a career like that of Chip Taylor's in just a few hundred words.

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What People of Conscience Need to Know about Norway

Dr. Michael Sharnoff | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Middle East, International Relations, Norway, Israel, European Union, Foreign Policy, Anti Semitism, Civil Rights, World News, Norwegian Politics, Norway Israel Relations, Scandinavia, World News
Dr. Michael Sharnoff

Norway has never posed a direct threat to Israel nor has it advocated Israel's liquidation. However, many in its government, and some large businesses, have recently displayed a pattern of strong anti-Israel and often anti-Semitic attitudes.

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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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Norwegian Director Hallvar Witzo Sails to the Oscars With Tuba Atlantic

Xaque Gruber | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Director, Scandinavia, The Artist, Kodak Theatre, Academy Awards, Steven Spielberg, Hallvar Witzo, Norway, Oscars, Max Von Sydow, Hollywood, Bladerunner, Tuba Atlantic, Video, Entertainment News
Xaque Gruber

Sitting down over a cup of black coffee with 27-year-old Norwegian Director Hallvar Witzo, whose Tuba Atlantic is an Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film, he beams with homeland pride

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Literary Death Match Bumbles Its Way to Scandinavia

Todd Zuniga | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Leena Parkkenin, Miika Nousiainer, Sofi Oksanen, Helsinki, Scandinavia, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Literary Death Match, Katri Lipson, Oslo, Literary Death Match Scandinavia, Books News
Todd Zuniga

I have sometimes described bringing Literary Death Match to a new city as taking a hammer to a fresh sheet of ice, then following the cracks until they dead end.

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Ladies, We Can't Leave all the Money and Clout to the Boys

Christina Patterson | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Ed Miliband, Miriam Clegg, Women, Scandinavia, Corporate Boards, Business, High Heels, Women in Business, Business News
Christina Patterson

Women are being pummeled by the financial crisis. But that's because women are too dependent on the state. We haven't bothered to get the skills that might get us more money, and more clout. If men have been allowed to rule the roost, that's because women have let them.

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Social Security: Better Than Nothing but Less Than Ideal

Bob Jacobson | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Scandinavia, Social Security, Credit Unions, Pension Funds, Social Security Politics, Retirement Funds, Social Security Alternatives, Social Security Criticism, Social Security Administration, Social Security Reform, Politics News
Bob Jacobson

The SS law as written 80 years ago needs serious revising. I don't mean cutting benefits, raising the age of eligibility, or wiping out the safety net. I mean making it relevant to our times.

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On the Culture Front: Scandinavia Dreamin'

Chris Kompanek | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Edvard Grieg, Werner Herzog, Sas, Oslo, Norway, Stavanger, Europe, Unesco World Heritage, Summer Vacation, Bergen, Vigeland, Scandinavia, Travel News
Chris Kompanek

As the humidity creeps up and the air thickens, I can't help but think about the time I spent in Norway last month. For those looking for a different kind of vacation this summer, it makes sense to go north.

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My African Tour: A Summary

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Conservatories, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Africa, Sculpture, Theater, Nairobi, Painting, Music, Joy Mboya, Arts Management, Drawing, Arts, Tanzania, Dance, Scandinavia, Godown, Nigeria, Fundraising, Kenya, Kennedy Center, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

In the five African countries I visited last month, I found passionate arts communities with leaders who appreciated the importance of developing a stronger arts ecology.

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1986: Remembering Another Nuclear Disaster and Troubles with Libya

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chernobyl, Reagan, Libya, Mitterrand, Radioactive, France, Terrorism, Contamination, Violence, Cloud, Scandinavia, World News
Vivian Norris

As I watch with absolute horror and sadness what is happening in Japan, and imagine the ways that contamination will spread, and as we once again decide to go after Libya, I wonder, when will it end? When will we learn?

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Think Again: The Economist's "Happy" Ignorance

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aging, Scandinavia, The Economist, Bulgaria, Inequality, Income, Quality of Life, Happiness, Media News
Eric Alterman

American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn't be.

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The Story Of The Best Shrimp Toast In The World

Kalle Bergman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recipes, Shrimp, Toast Skagen, SMAKLIG MÅLTID, Toast Skagen Recipe, Scandinavia, Scandinavian Food, Seafood, Food News
Kalle Bergman

Today this fantastic toast really is legendary. And it has a special place in the culinary heart of most Swedes.

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UK, Flight Delays, Austria, Norway, Germany, France, Iceland Volcano Eruption, Flight, Volcanic Activity, Katla Volcano, Scandinavia, Europe, Denmark, Sweden, World News
DK Matai

Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Globalization and Its Discontents: War of Lifestyles

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: France, Scandinavia, Italy, The Scream, International Harm Reduction Association, Lifestyle, Mediterranean Lifestyle, Alcohol Taxes, Beer, Wine, Binge Drinking, Moderate Drinking, Water Lilies, Alcohol Policy, Monet, Munch, Addiction & Recovery, Healthy Living News
Stanton Peele

Experts tend to acknowledge that the Italian lifestyle can't be imported willy-nilly into northern regions. Globalization, on the other hand, has accomplished something like that.

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Volcano Ash Cloud Flight Disruptions Worsen In Europe: Italy Closes Airspace

AP | SYLVIA HUI and ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, UK, Flight Delays, Ash Cloud, British Airways, France, Airports, Travel, Italy, Iceland, Flights, Glacier, Norway, Germany, Poland, Scotland, Flight, Scandinavia, Europe, Portugal, Volcano, World News

PARIS — The Icelandic volcano that has kept much of Europe land-bound is far from finished spitting out its grit, and offered up new mini-erupti...

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The Good and the Evil of Alcohol

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: England, France, Italy, Social Drinking, Prohibtion, United Kingdom, Wine Nations, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcohol Problems, Temperance, Ireland, Problem Drinking, Spain, Greece, Scandinavia, Addiction & Recovery, Healthy Living News
Stanton Peele

It may not be that alcohol produces these benefits, but that people who lead good lives are moderate drinkers, not teetotalers. What does this say about what we should teach about alcohol?

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Pink Taxis, Quotas, and Global Gender Equality

Michael Kimmel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Gender Equality, Pink Taxis, World Economic Forum, Women's Empowerment, Gender Equality, Women's Rights, Norway, Puebla New Mexico, Mexico Pink Taxis, Norway Cabinet, Mexico, Women in Business, Scandinavia, Gender Equality US, Feminism, Politics News
Michael Kimmel

A fleet of 35 pink taxis recently debuted in Puebla, Mexico, a colonial city halfway between Mexico City and Veracruz. These taxis are driven only by women, and they do not stop for male passengers.

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Lagatum Index Ranks US Ninth Overall

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lagatum Prosperity Index, Scandinavia, Rankings, Health Care, Business News

When it comes to prosperity, the United States has nothing on Scandinavia -- or, at least, that's the conclusion that a newly released ranking arrives...

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Waffles Celebrated In Sweden

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, Scandinavia, Edible Excursions, Waffles, Waffle Day, Sweden, Swedish Waffles, Swedish Waffle Day, Food, Annunciation Day of Virgin Mary, World News

March 25th is Annunciation Day of the Virgin Mary, also known as Våffeldagen or Waffle Day in Sweden. Celebrated with family and friends, Swedes gat...

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Buffalo Plane Crash: SAS Withdrew Aircraft Model Due To Safety Concerns

The Telegraph | Jon Swaine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: SAS, Buffalo Plane Crash, Buffalo Plane, Airplanes, Scandinavian Airlines, Plane Crash, Scandinavia, Bombardier Dash-8, Europe, Q400, Crash Landing, World News

Scandinavian Airlines ditched their Bombardier Dash-8 Q400s after two non-fatal crash landings within days in September 2007. ...

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President-Elect Obama: A Lesson from Your Mother-Put Women in Charge of the Economy!

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama's Mother, Women, Good Ole Boys, Grameen, Yunus, Microcredit, Iceland, Economic Crisis, Obama's Grandmother, Banking, S. Ann Soetero, President-Elect, Scandinavia, Barack Obama, Style News
Vivian Norris

Obama's mother knew a thing or two about how women, when in charge of the economy, be it of a household, a bank, or a country, can make a real difference.

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