Word: scandinavian
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...first time, he has developed a positive sense of what it means to be Indian. It’s not that he ever felt ashamed of his ethnicity, he says, but growing up in an area where most of his peers were Scandinavian Lutherans made it difficult for him to appreciate his difference...
That sounds a bit disingenuous considering the frenzy she's creating, but Sorenstam is sticking to her Scandinavian stoicism. "I'm very competitive, but at the end, golf is just a game," she says. Oh yeah? Just tell that to the boys. --With reporting by Meredith Lennox/London, Adam Pitluk/Fort Worth and Sonja Steptoe/Los Angeles
...based specialist in marketing law, says there's a fundamental philosophical divide: there are countries - such as Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands - that have a liberal approach, believing that sales promotions work in favor of the consumer. And then there are others, including Germany, France and some of the Scandinavian nations, that are deeply skeptical about the value of promotions, arguing that they distort rational purchasing decisions and thus work against the consumer's best interest. "The inherent question is whether people buy the product just because it comes with a free daffodil," Circus says. "When it's a product...
...LANKA Tiger Cubs Tamil Tiger rebels admitted they're still recruiting children to fight, Scandinavian peace monitors said. The leader of the Tigers' political wing, S.P. Thamilchelvan, blamed ill-disciplined junior members for recruiting more than 300 children in the past year. But Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga said that the Tigers had recruited 10,000 soldiers, including an unspecified number of children, despite the cease-fire that has held since February...
...Pantone, has catalogued more than 15,000 shades of basic colors. But, as it turns out, Herbert is replacing his exquisite descriptions?"wood violet" and "sulphur spring" are two?with drab numbers. "Computers don't need names," he huffs. "People talk about 'barn red,' but they never saw a Scandinavian barn in their life...