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'Ice Dragon' not your typical family film
"The Ice Dragon" is a family movie. That doesn't mean the same thing to Swedish director Martin Högdahl as it might to an American audience. For one thing, no American family movie would have an 11-year-old protagonist so often by name refer to his dad'...
Tags: Movies, Social Services, Customs and Tradition, Museum of Natural History, Entertainment
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Check It Out: Scandinavian suspense novels await you
Now that you've read Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy, what's next? "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and the two books in the series that followed were worldwide blockbusters that left readers craving more books just like them. These three books,...Tags: Crimes, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (movie), Finland, Murder, Mystery (genre)
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Chance to reach Arab voters
COSTA MESA — Mayor Allan Mansoor and businessman Phu Nguyen, his opponent in the 68th Assembly District race, will appear at an event in Anaheim later this month hosted by an Arab American networking group. The Network of Arab American...Tags: Family, Politics, Elections, African Americans, Orange County Register
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Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Sweden's Loreen wins with 'Euphoria'
Pop2itLoreen, a 28-year-old Swede of Moroccan-Berber descent, won the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with her dance song "Euphoria," beating out a sextet of dancing Russian grannies to take the title on Sunday (May 27) in Azerbaijan.... -
Report: Saab to be saved by mystery Swedish electric car company
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Europe, Plants/Manufacturing, Saab, Luxury The all-but-lifeless corpse of Saab continues to stagger forward in hopes of finding a juicy investor to sink its teeth into. Autocar reports that National Electric Vehicle Sweden is... -
PGA scores
Byron Nelson Championship Saturday At TPC Four Seasons Resort Irving, Texas Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,166; Par 70 Third Round Jason Dufner 67-66-69 -- 202 -8 J.J. Henry 68-68-67 -- 203 -7 Jason Day 68-68-67 -- 203 -7 Dicky Pride...Tags: Sybase Incorporated, Dicky Pride, Rocco Mediate, Ricky Barnes, Bob Estes
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Mack Trucks records another strong month
Truck demand continues to run in high gear for Mack Trucks. The truckmaker reported this week that it delivered 2,582 rigs in April, 974 more rigs than the same month a year ago. Mack has produced 9,504 rigs through April, up 56 percent compared with the...Tags: Mack Trucks, Inc., Volvo, Volvo AB
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Quick Takes: Kentucky Derby tops with women
What annual televised sporting event is more popular with female viewers than males? The Kentucky Derby. NBC's coverage of last Saturday's race — won by the dark horse I'll Have Another — gathered 14.8 million viewers, up 2% from last year,...Tags: NBC (tv network), Unemployment, Culture, Yo-Yo Ma, Theater
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A dad's request for Mother's Day: Don't make me move to Iceland
Hey, happy Mother’s Day, U.S. moms! You’re No. 25! As my colleague Eryn Brown wrote, the aid organization Save the Children released its annual State of the World’s Mothers report Tuesday. And though the United States isn’t Niger,...
Tags: Health Treatments, Norway, Mother's Day, Family Planning, Birth Control
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Bethlehem rock festival has sold out, but after-party will have free performance
Lehigh Valley MusicA once-popular Bethlehem music festival being revived for a final year sold out all its tickets in just over an hour, organizers say. But you can still catch a related performance – and it’s free. NEARFest, a popular international progressive.... -
Chicago is all over the place
How does the world view our city? As a commercial powerhouse? A transportation hub? A melting pot? A den of crime? Yes, all those things. Before global leaders arrive for the NATO summit next weekend, let's check out our city's reputation by touring the...Tags: NATO, Russia, Mark Twain, Paris (France), Crime, Law and Justice
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Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming
Analyzing DNA from four ancient skeletons and comparing it with thousands of genetic samples from living humans, a group of Scandinavian scientists reported that agriculture initially spread through Europe because farmers expanded their territory...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Archaeology, Agriculture, Europe, Genetics
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May 13, 2012
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Apr 27, 2012
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