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...Harald, Spain's King Juan Carlos and Sweden's King Carl Gustav have yet to appear in Copenhagen. Elsewhere, Norway's Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, who had been attending President Obama's nuclear summit, is stuck in New York. According to his press secretary, the Premier is "running the Norwegian government from the United States via his new iPad." As for Obama, he and other world leaders are facing difficulties in attending the state funeral Sunday of President Lech Kaczynski of Poland and his wife. Warsaw's airport is currently closed, and the region is likely to face severe disruptions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air-Travel Chaos Spreads as Volcano Ash Lingers | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

That doesn't change even when Beard is invited on a trip to the Norwegian Arctic with a boat full of self-important artists and scientists going north to see global warming in action. The journey is hilarious: Beard suffers frostbite in a rather uncomfortable place and is very nearly eaten by a polar bear. But even better is the way McEwan deftly contrasts the high ideals of the travelers - who call for a new, greener way of life - with their unacknowledged selfishness. The ship's boot room, where people load and unload their polar gear, and which steadily descends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ian McEwan Writes The Book on Climate Change | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...undergraduate level, student groups and paid employment offer aspiring graphic designers a chance to further explore their art. At the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD), however, slightly more structured programs exist. In the spring of 2009, world-renowned Norwegian graphic designer and publisher Lars Muller joined the faculty of the GSD for one semester as a guest lecturer in the Department of Architecture. His course “Building Books” examined print media from a perspective of layout and graphic design, and was accompanied by a student exhibition of book projects in the GSD library. While...

Author: By Clio C. Smurro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Deconstructing Design | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...Olympic Giant How was it possible to write a story called "11 Olympians to Watch" without mentioning a single Norwegian [Feb. 15]? Norway has won a total of 98 gold medals and more medals overall than any other country since the first Winter Games were held in 1924. Inge Vabo, KOLSAS, NORWAY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gates, Open | 3/8/2010 | See Source »

...about a little love for Marit Bjoergen? Who's that, you ask? She's the Norwegian woman who won three golds, a silver and a bronze in cross-country skiing, and epic achievement for a country that obsesses over that sport. Most Americans are a little guilty of viewing the Olympics through a parochial, U.S.-centric lens. So here's to you, Ms. Bjoergen, undisputed queen of the Olympics. And you, Simon Ammann, the Swiss ski jumper who won his third and fourth career Olympic medals, a new ski-jumping Olympic record. And you, figure skater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vancouver Olympics Come Full Circle | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

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