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...France and Germany (plus Belgium and Luxembourg) against most of the rest who refused to be drawn into the anti-American orbit organized by the two Continental powers. Now, the lineup is not identical, but similar. As France and Germany cracked their whip, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and Spain refused to cower, voting against the suspension of the stability pact. Britain is keeping quiet, presumably enjoying a battle of sovereignties in which London, for once, is not being fingered as the foe of ever-closer union. The heart of the matter is power, interest and identity - today...
...next several weeks will be a key evaluation period in terms of Reese’s chances at making the 2004 US National Junior Team, which will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships in Finland...
...visiting the U.K. seem to be of a similar mind: Royal Mail statistics show the number of postcards mailed in Britain is falling by about a million each year-at a current 25 million, down from 30 million five years ago. The downward trend can be seen elsewhere. The Finland Post Corp. blames text messaging for the decline in the volume of postcards sent, while in Japan, there are plans to axe 80% of the country's postcard-vending machines. At this rate, postcards seem destined to go the way of the telex...
Senior Satu Kipeli, a defenseman from Team Finland, provides the physical stopping power that propels the back line. A solid two-way player, she placed second among defensemen on the team in scoring last season...
...Much of the world?including Asia, the Middle East, the U.S., the U.K., Canada and New Zealand?leaves the spanking issue up to parents. But 11 nations?Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Israel, Iceland, Latvia, Norway and Sweden?already have laws prohibiting corporal punishment of children. Sanctions range from fines to possible imprisonment. And if child-welfare activists and the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child have their way, the day will soon come when spanking is illegal everywhere. As of this year, care workers in the U.K. are no longer permitted to strike children in their...