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...have found a surprisingly large and diverse following. Meetings have been held everywhere from a Navajo Nation reservation in Ganado, Ariz., to an airplane terminal in Providence, R.I. Ongoing groups have formed in prisons, senior centers and homeless shelters. In recent months, international groups have popped up in Afghanistan, Finland and Spain. The common denominator? "People who get off on ideas come to this," says Fred Korn, 65, a retired philosophy professor, who attends the Wednesday-night meetings at El Diablo. "Outside of college, there's not a lot of opportunity to get together with people who want to talk...
...gardens of his two homes. Belgians were horrified when the bodies were discovered - and two survivors freed - in the summer of 1996. Hundreds of thousands marched in protest against police incompetence and allegations of a high-level cover up. The trial is expected to last three months. Dirty Secrets FINLAND The Helsinki trial of former Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki on charges of inciting the leaking of classified memos on Iraq to bolster her election campaign last year ended after three days, with a verdict expected within two weeks. Prosecutors alleged that Jäätteenm...
Think a seven-hour bus ride to Potsdam, N.Y., is a long road trip? As a junior in high school, Smith spent a total of six weeks in four countries—the Czech Republic, Finland, Switzerland and Germany—while playing with the U.S. National Team Developmental Program...
...MEANWHILE IN FINLAND ... A Quick Earner Speeding tickets can be such a nuisance. Take the one that Helsinki police slapped on 27-year-old Jussi Salonoja for driving double the legal 40 km/h limit. Since Finnish law links traffic fines to violators' income, and Salonoja is the heir to a family sausage empire, his fine was a record 3170,000. He made close to 37 million in 2002, but the penalty could be reduced if his income takes a hit before the case comes to trial. Early retirement has never seemed so tempting...
...United States’ dramatic, 4-3 win over Canada to win gold in the World Junior (Under-20) Championships in Helsinki, Finland, was well-received by the 20 American-born Crimson players...