Bell-ringing season begins soon Nov 8, 2009
The traditions of giving food, presents, decorated trees, Father Ice/King Winter was later changed to Father Christmas and was from Lapland, Finland or as Odin who was noted for coming down hearths, Yuletide or Yulekatid who left money for the poor, Mistletoe, Holly, sleighs, fruit cakes, reindeer, stockings hung on the mantle, and pretty much everything else representing the Winter Solstice and not the Christian faith. Of course Christians will do anything to exploit and usurp money to fill the... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Fine, not suspension, likely for Serena Nov 8, 2009
Canada rallied from a goal down to beat the US, 5-1, in the women s Four Nations Cup final in Tikkurila, Finland. The Pistons say forward Tayshaun Prince will be out of the lineup indefinitely because of a small rupture of a disk in his lower back. (Boston Globe)
Lack of Bruins’ scoring strikes recently is striking Nov 6, 2009
For example, when I played in Finland, there were a lot of games that were 2-1, so I ve been in this situation before where you have to keep your goals-against down as much as possible. It was appropriate that Bergeron be the one who ended the madness. (Boston Globe)
The Platters Still Serving Up Hits Nov 6, 2009
"And Herb has taken us all around the world, Denmark and Finland, and it's been great.". MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Contest for minority languages Nov 5, 2009
2009 winners are SomBy; a Sami metal band from northern Finland ... It's an impressive achievement for the precociously young, mostly female metal band from Northern Finland, who already have a record deal and an album under their belts -- despite performing in a language spoken and understood by no more than 30,000 people, according to UNESCO estimates. (CNN -- World)
Meet the evil new copyright treaty Nov 5, 2009
I wish North America was like Finland and internet access was a human right. 90. (Harper's Magazine)
Largest Cruise Ship Passes Bridge Challenge Nov 1, 2009
It was built by STX Finland for Royal Caribbean International and left the shipyard in Finland on Friday ... Aboard the Oasis of the Seas, project manager Toivo Ilvonen of STX Finland confirmed that the ship had passed under the bridge without any incidents. (CBS News -- World)
Hold the salt Oct 31, 2009
Other countries such as the United Kingdom, Finland and Australia are working with the food industry to reduce the sodium content of processed and prepared foods. The U.S. government as well as health organizations do warn about the harmful effect of excess salt consumption. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
World's Largest Cruise Ship Sets Sail Oct 31, 2009
This Oct. 30, 2009 photo released by Royal Caribbean shows Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas departing a ship yard in Finland ... (AP) The world's largest cruise liner on Friday began its maiden voyage to Florida, gliding out from a shipyard in Finland with an amphitheater, basketball courts and an ice rink on board ... 5 billion) and took two and a half years to build at the STX Finland Oy shipyard in Turku, southwestern Finland. (CBS News)
Energy Economics and Some Energy Myths for the 21st Century Oct 30, 2009
What I mean of course is the next generation of nuclear technology -- the fourth generation (Gen 4), as compared to Gen 3 that is just going into operation in Finland and France ... For instance, the new Gen 3 reactor in Finland, the largest in the world, was supposed to be constructed in five years, but it might take eight. (Energy Pulse, CO)
Design Research is back - as an installation Oct 29, 2009
The tables are set with rare Valencia tableware and handblown glasses from Arabia as well as Iittala glassware, all from Finland, from Hemenway s collection. When I came to Boston in the late 60s and went into Design Research, I was just at home, recalled Wheeler, now the co-owner of Sara Campbell Ltd. I said, this makes sense, I have to work here. (Boston Globe)
Monsters having a monster season Oct 29, 2009
Co-coaches Semchuk and Eric Ballard recruited players from 10 different states, Finland and Sweden, but the team jelled immediately. "The 00004000 first day of practice I knew we'd be a top team," Freeman said. (Fresno Bee)
Italian women protest Berlusconi's sexist quips Oct 29, 2009
And he boasted that he would have to "dust off my playboy charms" to convince Finland's female prime minister to locate the European Union Food Safety Authority in Parma, Italy, rather than in Finland. A new feminism. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
U2 To Perform at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Oct 28, 2009
The 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards will be broadcast live in the following countries : Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Oasis of the Seas larger than expected Oct 28, 2009
On Monday night, Royal Caribbean welcomed its first guests a 1,000-person party for key contractors and workers at Aker Yards in Finland, where the Oasis was built. The cruise line expects to take delivery of Oasis on Wednesday. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Nokia looks to tap billion customers in rural India Oct 28, 2009
Across the Atlantic in Finland, the senior management at Nokia were listening intently. Not for any competitive reason but for the rather similar ambitions which the Finnish phone maker harbours in the same markets. (India Times)
Blood Donations May Lower Heart Risks Oct 28, 2009
According to , a study involving 2,682 men from Eastern Finland showed that donors who gave blood a minimum of one time a year decreased their risk of heart attacks by 88 percent, compared to those who did not donate. Giving blood may even help prevent cancer. (Click2Houston, TX)
U2 360 Confirms 2010 North American Tour Dates Oct 26, 2009
U2 360 TOUR 2010 Presented by BlackBerry NORTH AMERICAN ITINERARY 6-June Anaheim, CA Angel Stadium On sale soon 12-June Denver, CO Invesco Field On sale Nov. 6 16-June Oakland, CA Oakland-Alameda On sale Nov. 2 County Coliseum 20-June Seattle, WA Qwest Field On sale soon 23-June Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium On sale Nov. 2 30-June East Lansing, MI Spartan Stadium On sale soon 03-July Toronto, ON Rogers Centre On sale Nov. 2 06-July Chicago, IL Solider Field On sale soon 09-July Miami, FL... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Monsters 3, Phoenix 0 Oct 26, 2009
Imported star: Monsters forward Jouni Elo of Finland had a big game with one assist and two goals, including the game winner. He was named the game's first star. (Fresno Bee)
Rare bird sighting draws hundreds Oct 24, 2009
The most recent sightings of the bird in the last four years have been in Holland and Finland but it is normally a native of the Far East. Lee Evans, of the British Birding Association, said the sighting was "significant" and was on his way to South Tyneside from the organisation's base in Buckinghamshire. (BBC News -- Science)
Contenders Vatanen, Todt arrive for FIA election Oct 23, 2009
The 57-year-old Vatanen is a former world rally and Paris-Dakar champion from Finland who once raced under Todt in the 1980s. He hopes his pledge to clean up a sport hit by several scandals is enough to beat Todt. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
UN proposes $4.88 billion budget Oct 22, 2009
The 22 member nations that have paid up are: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Canada, Congo, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Niger, the Philippines, Singapore, Italy, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Tajikistan. Kane, of Germany, said a total of $3. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Confused message on UK broadband Oct 17, 2009
Finland has made broadband a 'legal right', leading experts to question whether the UK government is similarly committed ... Finland is also promising to make 100Mbps (megabits per second) broadband via fibre available to citizens by 2015, two years earlier than the UK's plans. (BBC News -- Technology)
Stranger Homicide By People With Schizophrenia Is Rare -- And Unpredictable Oct 13, 2009
This study is an international collaboration with researchers in Canada, Finland and the Netherlands. An international multicentre study was necessary as there were so few stranger homicides by people with mental illness in NSW in the last 15 years. (Science Daily)
* The methane bomb Russia cant admit to Oct 12, 2009
According to a paper in the scientific journal Global Change Biology published this week by Bruce Forbes of Finlands Arctic Center, rising temperatures are making the Arctic tundra greener, adding significant growth of shrub willows over the last 30 years. The worlds largest country has a thick band of permafrost X which contains organic matter whose microbes can emit the powerful greenhouse gas, methane X stretching from Murmansk near Finland to the far eastern region of Chukotka near... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Josephine Baker's rainbow tribe Oct 8, 2009
And then, later, he says that he feels very comfortable in Finland, where he has family. A Finnish journalist tracked down Jarry Baker's mother and his siblings and flew with him to Helsinki. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
'South Park' Launches 'South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!' Video Game Exclusively On Xbox LIVE Arcade On Wednesday, October 7 Oct 8, 2009
com, and local versions of the site in Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the show's first entry into video gaming in ten years and a wide array of other applications and products. SouthParkStudios. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Boris Johnson on Blair as Europe president Oct 6, 2009
" And, I said yes and give them the card to follow my Telegraph commentaries on the Internet. They knew me though my commentaries in the city newspaper. Some Telegraph readers went looking for them. You can't find them in the Baton Rouge Advocate, unless you have credit card to pay and access them and other people's similar, valued writings. This is one of the reasons I stopped publishing there. Which is the reason many online newspapers stopped that exploit, because ir shortchanges advertisers.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Comforts of home Oct 6, 2009
Originally from Finland, the 27-year-old has been in Sydney for two years ... If there's one thing I get posted over from Finland it's salty liquorice (The Dutch Shop, 85 Market Street, Smithfield). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
U2 360 TOUR 2010, European Opening Weekend Performances Sell-Out! Oct 6, 2009
Horsens, Denmark; Vienna, Austria nki, Finland - SOLD OUT2nd show added in Horsens - SOLD OUTTickets on sale this week in Seville, Frankfurt, Hannover h ... The Austrian performance in Vienna at Ernst Happel Stadium sold out Saturday and the U2 date in Helsinki, Finland was another immediate sell-out this morning. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Reclusive Outsider Musician Jandek ... Oct 3, 2009
At this point, Jandek has now played concerts in the U.K., Belgium, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, and all over the U.S. Each concert is played with an entirely new cast of players, usually local experimental musicians, and is then often followed by a live CD and DVD released on Corwood. Jandek is often on guitar and vocals, but has also performed live on piano, drums, bass, and keyboards. (Suite101.com)
NHL players disheartened at no Olympic deal Oct 2, 2009
Some who grew up outside of North America, in hockey hotbeds like Eastern Europe or in places like Sweden and Finland, might feel that Olympic gold inspires more hopes and dreams than a potential NHL title ... Sweden topped Finland for the gold medal at the 2006 Torino Games. (ESPN -- NHL)
Cooling 'cuts baby brain damage' Oct 1, 2009
The study received nearly 1m of funding from the Medical Research Council and mostly involved hospitals in the UK, plus neonatal units in Ireland, Sweden Finland, Hungary and Israel. Over to NICE. (BBC News -- Health)
UK broadband 'not fit' for future Oct 1, 2009
Page last updated at 00:20 GMT, Thursday, 1 October 2009 01:20 UK. Only nine countries are ready for the next-generation of network demands. (BBC News -- UK)
Textile antenna promises futuristic communications Sep 30, 2009
One of the tests used the antenna to place calls with the Iridium phone to ESTEC, in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, from the company in Finland. "We are pleased with the results of this project," said Mr Midthassel, who sees many potential applications. (Scientific American)
Software Could Pave The Way To End Tune Plagiarism Sep 30, 2009
The study has recently been published by the European specialist journal Musicae Scientiae and results were presented publicly for the first time at the international conference of the European Society for the Cognitive Sciences in Music (ESCOM) in Finland in August. Daniel worked alongside Marc Pendzich, an expert on cover versions and music re-mixes from the Institute of Musicology University of Hamburg, on the software which is based on modelling court decision for cases of alleged melodic... (Science Daily)
Bruce takes us all home safely, we hope Sep 26, 2009
What about Al Gore backing a company that builds hybrid cars which only the rich can afford (90 grand per car) and these car s will be built in Finland. No American union jobs, just money for another Capitalistic company wanting to make money. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
PACIFIC: Sharks out of excuses Sep 26, 2009
OTHER PLACES: Jonathan Cheechoo (Ottawa), Milan Michalek (Ottawa), Travis Moen (Montreal) Christian Ehrhoff (Vancouver), Brad Lukowich (Vancouver), Jeremy Roenick (retired), Mike Grier (Buffalo), Tomas Plihal (Finland), Marcel Goc (Nashville), Alexei Semenov (NY Rangers), Claude Lemieux (retired), Brian Boucher (Philadelphia). STORYLINE: Not to belittle the process of the regular season, but it doesn't matter if the Sharks run the table on the way to an 82-0 mark or just squeak into the... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
50 Years Ago: Kidney Transplantation Sep 26, 2009
Lemstroem, of the University of Helsingfors, Finland, finds several reasons for believing that the cause of rapid growth in the Arctic is to be found in the electrical currents which flow between the earth and the atmosphere, and produce the phenomena of the aurora borealis. The pointed leaves of conifers and the barbs of ears of grain facilitate the transmission of these currents through those plants, and this function supplies a reason for the existence of these peculiarities. (Scientific American)
U2 360 Tour Reports Giant Numbers in Jersey! Sep 26, 2009
Announced yesterday, the tour has confirmed stops in Germany, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Austria, Greece, Turkey, France, Spain and Portugal. For complete tour and ticket information, visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Airplanes, oxygen and the media Sep 26, 2009
In early December 1988, the U.S. embassy in Helsinki, Finland, received an anonymous tip claiming that a Pan American Airways flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to New York would be bombed in the coming weeks. Deciding not to publicize the threat, officials warned Pan Am and sent notice to embassies around Europe. (Salon)
Vnsk to stay at Minnesota Orchestra Sep 25, 2009
previously music director of the Lahti Symphony in his native Finland, is the 10th music director in the Minnesota Orchestra s nearly 106-year history. The new contract is his third with the orchestra. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Met's Gala Opening Evokes Chorus of Boos Sep 23, 2009
Finally, there's Mattila, one of the most prominent sopranos at the Met for more than a decade, singing this touchstone role for the first time outside her native Finland. Some will complain that her cool Nordic sound is at odds with the warm, impassioned phrasing the role demands. (CBS News)
RealGames Introduces Federation of Studios, Provides Developers With No-Cost Solution to Reach Billions of Mobile Customers Sep 18, 2009
RealGames' mobile games business is powered by the Mr. Goodliving mobile game studio in Helsinki Finland, established 1999 and acquired by Real in 2005. Today, Real's mobile games portfolio consists of more than 90 titles published under the RealArcade brand, including hits like SCRABBLE Mobile, Sally's Spa, Tiki Towers, Collapse. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Arctic Sea investigation 'over' Sep 17, 2009
Officially, the Arctic Sea vanished in July days after leaving Finland with an apparent cargo of timber destined for the Algerian port of Bejaia. It turned up 300 miles (480km) off West Africa in mid-August. (BBC News -- Europe)
Gallopers finding the going tough Sep 14, 2009
Vetted by former Australian Jockey Club chairman Treve Williams at Keeneland before the sale, Miss World, by Bernstein, is bred along the same lines as Miss Finland, hence the name. McLean is an expert on the subject having recommended to Sheikh Maktoum when in Britain the mating that produced Forest Pearl, the dam of the Golden Slipper winner. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
World Cup European zone qualifying results/standings Sep 10, 2009
Played on Wednesday At Vaduz Liechtenstein 1 (Polverino 75) Finland 1 (Litmanen 73-pen) At Hanover Germany 4 (Ballack 14-pen, Klose 55, 66, Podolski 71) Azerbaijan 0 At Cardiff Wales 1 (Collins 54) Russia 3 (Semshov 36, Ignashevich 71, Pavlyuchenko 90). Standings P W D L F A Pts Germany 8 7 1 0 24 4 22 Russia 8 7 0 1 18 4 21 Finland 8 4 2 2 11 12 14 Wales 8 3 0 5 6 10 9 Liechtenstein 8 0 2 6 2 19 2 Azerbaijan 8 0 1 7 1 13 1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Spotify launches iPhone and Android mobile services Sep 8, 2009
Sweden's Spotify said a mobile application was now available for its premium subscribers in the UK, Sweden, Spain, France and Norway on the three devices, and in Finland for owners of the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application will allow premium users to access millions of tracks from the service, previously only available via a computer, wherever they go. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Aussie Tomic into second round of junior US Open Sep 7, 2009
Bernard Tomic of Australia returns a shot against Henri Laaksonen of Finland ... Bernard Tomic of Australia returns a shot against Henri Laaksonen of Finland ... Bernard Tomic of Australia returns a shot against Henri Laaksonen of Finland. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Madonna Sticky tour is top earner Sep 5, 2009
And in Helsinki, Finland, Madonna sold more than 85,000 tickets, making it the biggest single show by an artist in history in Scandinavia. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Black Caviar leaves rivals in wake Sep 4, 2009
Five-time group 1 winner Miss Finland produced her first foal yesterday, a filly by Hussonet, at Arrowfield Stud. Advertisement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Madonna 'Takes a Bow' as Final Show of Record-Smashing 'Sticky & Sweet' Tour Ends in Israel Sep 3, 2009
In Helsinki, Finland, "Sticky & Sweet" sold more than 85,000 tickets, making it the biggest single show by an artist in history for all of Scandinavia. Other highlights on the tour included stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina (256,000), Santiago, Chile (146,000), Sao Paulo, Brazil (203,000), Tallinn, Estonia (72,000), Warsaw, Poland (79,000), Bucharest, Romania (69,000), and Sofia, Bulgaria (54,000). (PR Newswire)
Rally and championship comes down to a battle between two men Sep 3, 2009
WINNING Rally Australia starting in Kingscliff in northern NSW today is not the first thing on the mind of Finland's World Rally Championship leader Mikko Hirvonen ... He has won the past three rallies - in Greece, Poland and his home-town round in Finland at his last outing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Aussie teen falls short of huge upset | Women's wrap | Men's wrap Sep 2, 2009
The Frenchman, runner-up to Djokovic in the 2008 Australian Open, went through in 78 minutes and will next play the fit-again Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, who defeated Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-5 7-6 (8-6) 6-4. Spain's Verdasco served up 12 aces and hit 36 winners on the way to a 7-5 6-4 7-5 win over Benjamin Becker of Germany, while Berdych of the Czech Republic saw off Wayne Odesnik of the United States 7-5 6-4 6-4. (Sydney Morning Herald)
A question for Sierra Vista conservatives Aug 31, 2009
Wrong SV Steve wrote on Aug 30, 2009 7:14 PM:" Socialism is NOT state ownership of means of production; that is COMMUNISM. Socialism is simply strong gov't role. For example, socialist countries are Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, all of which have strong CAPITALIST economies. Cuba, USSR, *those* are communist states. China is a weird case. People, get your terms right. This is like failing Poli Sci 101. ". Doug wrote on Aug 30, 2009 6:56 PM:" Matt, please excuse the errors in my previous... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
School launches diversity program Aug 29, 2009
Students and teachers performed music from Finland, Scotland and Iran. Students holding colored paper flowers walked in a circle, then mixed all the colors together in closing. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Top musicians to mark grim anniversary Aug 28, 2009
Following Tuesday's performance -- which features the premiere of a specially commissioned piece by Polish composer and Krakow native Krzysztof Pendereki entitled "Prelude to Peace," as well as Gustav Mahler's perennially popular Fifth Symphony -- the orchestra flies straight to Stockholm to play a festival marking 200 years of peace between Sweden and Finland. WOP Director Charles Kaye told CNN that it was the unique diversity and internationalism of the musicians which made the group so... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Taking Up Music So You Can Hear Aug 28, 2009
(May 19, 2008) Researchers from Finland and USA have identified one major and several potential loci associated with musical aptitude in the human genome. The results raise an interesting question about common. (Science Daily)
Russia queries Arctic Sea cargo Aug 26, 2009
The 4,000-tonne Maltese-flagged Arctic Sea set sail from Finland in July with a crew of 15, and was said to have been carrying timber worth $1. 8m (1. (BBC News -- Europe)
HDNet to Air 'HDNet Fights Presents: M-1 Global Breakthrough' - LIVE, Friday, August 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET Aug 26, 2009
In other action, Lucio "Spartan" Linhares (12-4, Finland) meets Mikhail Zayats (8-3, Russia), Jessie Gibbs (8-2, Holland) squares off with Rob Broughton (10-4-1, England), Karl "Psycho" Amoussou (10-2-1, France) faces "The Iron Bull" John Doyle (9-8, Philadelphia, PA), Lloyd "Kadillac" Marshbanks (17-8, San Diego, CA) collides with Michael Kita (5-3, Poland), plus Daisuke Nakamura (19-10, Tokyo, Japan) tangles with Ferrid "The Hurricane" Kheder (14-3, Los Angeles, CA). About HDNet. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Imaginary riffs Aug 25, 2009
Sylvain "Gunther Love" Quimene is 2009's Air Guitar World Champion after windmilling his way to glory in Oulu, Finland ... Contestants are judged on three standard criteria as set out by the governing body in Oulu, Finland. (BBC News -- UK)
March, orientation set records Aug 25, 2009
"We have been working on orientation since 7:30 a.m." Among those walking through the arch was Laura Altermeier, an exchange student originally from Helsinki, Finland, who is majoring in American Studies at the University of Paderborn in Paderborn, Germany. Altermeier, 22, is here for one semester, arriving last Tuesday, and is already garnering a bit of a different university experience. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Aug 23, 2009
Pictures of the 14th Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland. Father of Tilda Swinton's children denies living with her boyfriend. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
The road to war Aug 22, 2009
It led to the carving-up of Poland between Nazi Germany and the USSR, as well as the annexation by the USSR of eastern Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and northern Romania. The western parts of Ukraine and Belarus, formerly Polish territory, were also incorporated into the Soviet Union. (BBC News -- Europe)
NZ votes against child smack ban Aug 22, 2009
WHERE SMACKING IS BANNED Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela Source: Endcorporalpunishment ... The first country to take the step was Sweden in 1979, followed by Finland in 1983 and Norway in 1987. (BBC News)
