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...says he would advise government leaders on closing schools and canceling sporting events in an attempt to control the virus' spread, and on distributing antivirals from the country's stockpile of 4 million doses. That sounds like a lot of antivirals - and per capita only Finland has more - but it would be "woefully inadequate" if the bug were rampant, says Peter Curson, director of health studies at Sydney's Macquarie University. NIPAC says the supply is sufficient to protect up to a million of the country's essential service workers for about six weeks. The grim conclusion is that...
GIVE THEM A REASON TO BITE The 2006 X-Rap lures are the latest from Rapala, a Vaaksy, Finland--based firm. The translucent bodies' holographic foil will dazzle your prey, and the scalelike detail is beneath a transparent skin, so it won't wear away. The $14 model, top, works best for bigger game, such as grouper...
...Check out the Environmental Sustainability Index (www.yale.edu/esi) compiled by environmental experts at Yale and Columbia universities. The 2005 ESI ranks 146 countries based on 76 measures, such as forest cover and vehicle usage, and is grouped into 21 environmental indicators, such as biodiversity and air quality. This year, Finland and Norway rank first and second, respectively: "They've put a great deal of time, energy and money into protecting open space and conserving their natural resources," says Daniel Esty, a Yale professor and ESI's creator. (If you're wondering who got the eco?booby prize, it's North...
...from U.S. Playwright Jan Hartman's prizewinning play The Next War. Despite several on-air warnings, the Finnish broadcast sparked hours of panic, during which emergency telephone lines were jammed. "I really thought war had come," said Helsinki Engineer Matti Korponen. Mirjam Polkunen, head of theatrical broadcasting for Radio Finland, promised no such "documentaries" would ever again be aired. Said she: "We didn't mean to scare anyone...
...widening trade deficit, which is increasing the country's foreign debt. Norway has been enjoying growth rates of more than 3%, largely because of oil exports, but now is running into trouble. Norwegians have been on a consumer spending spree that is pushing up prices and wages. Finland, according to Lundgren, is the Japan of Western Europe. It had 4% growth last year and is expected to have only slightly less...