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...Siberia is rougher around the edges. The precipitating horror--the narrator's grandfather hangs himself--creates a strangely shallow impression. But what the story lacks in polish, it makes up for in mood. Reading a Petterson novel is like falling into a northern landscape painting--all shafts of light and clear, palpable chill. The narrator and her brother Jesper grow up in this setting, on a farm in Denmark in the 1930s. Distant from their parents, they find happiness in each other, and as the narrator grows from tagalong sister to adolescent, Petterson gives their relationship a delicate physical dimension...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brotherly Love | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...unclear how much vitamin D kids really need. It depends on a host of factors: children with epilepsy, cystic fibrosis or celiac disease may need more than the 400 IUs the AAP is recommending; kids with darker skin or living at northern latitudes with less sun may also require more. That means, of course, parents should consult their own pediatrician about how much vitamin D to give, but says Gordon, "Vitamin D toxicity doesn't occur until at least 2,000 IU a day and maybe as high as 10,000, so they shouldn't be overly worried about giving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids Aren't Getting Enough Vitamin D | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...sophomore Jeff Lee. “Guys are just not focused.”The Crimson still has a long way to go, closing out the regular season with two of its last three contests at home, followed by a two-week break to prepare for the Northern Championships next month.“We’re playing for seeding right now,” co-captain David Tune explained. “We’re definitely going to Northern’s and I don’t think we’re in a terrible spot...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Water Polo Extends Skid with Two Losses | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...When I arrived at the monastery grotto, the only sound to be heard is the cooing of two white doves overhead, as if to emphasize the sanctity of the setting. Since just a few centuries after the dawn of Christianity, holy men have come to the mountains of northern Lebanon in search of solitude, although the attraction of the ascetic life may have faded somewhat in the modern era. Father Dario, a 73 year-old Colombian priest, took up residence at Hawka eight years ago, becoming one of just three hermits left in Lebanon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hanging with the Hermit | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...which includes a gold medal and $1.42 million, Ahtisaari told Norwegian TV that he was "very pleased and grateful." In previous interviews he has said the attention generated by such an award would help sustain the work of his nongovernmental organization, the Crisis Management Initiative. The career of this northern diplomat has not always produced the hoped-for outcome or held the spotlight. But it demonstrates the value of a cool and steady hand in turbulent times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Finnish Diplomat | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

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