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...struck me that this attitude might be a genuine example of the American mind-set - that religion really matters. That goes a long way toward explaining the otherwise inexplicable fact that dynamic, energetic and in many other ways admirable Americans re-elected George W. Bush as their leader. Christer Alback Vasteras, Sweden
...CHRISTER ALBACK Vasteras, Sweden...
...Ever milked a moose? Meet Helga, Juna and Gullan?three cows weighing nearly half a ton each, who live on Europe's only moose dairy farm: the Algens Hus near Bjurholm, some 60 km west of Ume? in northern Sweden. Together they yield enough milk to allow owners Christer and Ulla Johansson to produce about 350 kg of a tasty, healthy cheese. High in protein and low in fat, the delicacy?which can only be made during the May-to-September milking season?comes in three varieties: one similar to a Camembert, the other blue like a Gorgonzola...
...only catch is the price: the couple sells to upmarket restaurants across the Continent at a whopping $600 per kilogram. Why so high? "It's very hard work to farm these huge, wild animals," says Christer Johansson, who, inspired by similar farms in Russia, opened the 24-hectare "Moose House" seven years ago. Most of the cheese is sold on site in the farm shop?King Carl Gustav is said to have once ordered some?or in specialty stores across Sweden. For those who want to try the unusual dairy product before they spend a small fortune, Algens Hus' restaurant...
...board of directors. The story took on a grim tone when Jan Wangärd, a Skandia executive who reportedly benefited from the controversial bonus program, hung himself in a Stockholm hotel. Petersson has been questioned twice by police, most recently last week. "The accusations are false," says Christer Brantheim, a lawyer for Petersson. Mats Willman, lawyer for Sp?ng, calls the charges "false and untrue." No matter how the case turns out, the scandal is likely to have a lasting impact on the way Sweden does business - and the way Swedes regard executives. "It will mean more control, and more...