Danish territory wants to control own police force, oil fields
Time Nov 26, 08 10:52 AM CST
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Three-fourths of the Greenlanders who voted in yesterday’s referendum on self-rule want more autonomy from Denmark, Time reports. The historic vote—which must still be adopted by parliaments in Copenhagen and Nuuk—puts the world’s largest island on the path to becoming the first independent Inuit state. But that road is riddled with obstacles ranging from ice to economics.
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Denmark's moist soil preserved wooden artifact for 1,000 years
Associated Press Sep 18, 08 11:55 AM CDT
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Archaeologists say they have found a remarkably intact Viking shield that is at least 1,000 years old, the AP reports. The 10th-century artifact, the first such find in Denmark, was buried in moist soil "ideal to preserve the wood," says an excavator. The 32-inch wooden shield was discovered during a dig near Viking-era castles 60 miles west of Copenhagen.
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US running low on popular 'Viking' sperm, barred by Mad Cow safeguards
Washington Post Aug 13, 08 7:37 AM CDT
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FDA rules banning European sperm imports are driving some would-be American mothers to desperation, the Washington Post reports. Sperm from Danish donors used to be a popular import. But regulations to safeguard the US from a human form of Mad Cow disease have shut down the supply and sperm banks are running low. Critics say the policy is unreasonable.
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OPINION
Tiny nation responded to '73 crisis with bikes, wind, oil tax: Friedman
New York Times Aug 10, 08 9:17 AM CDT
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Hey, America, looking for a way to solve the energy crisis? Try following Denmark's lead, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times . The country has a few simple fixes that go a long way: Friedman observes half the rush-hour traffic is bicycles; wind provides 20% of the country's power; and tax incentives help reduce the addiction to oil.
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Study finds no negative effects compared with fresh
BBC Jul 9, 08 1:57 PM CDT
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When it comes to in vitro fertilization, frozen might be better than fresh, a new study shows. Infants born after being implanted in mothers' wombs as frozen embryos were no more likely than those from fresh stock to be born with congenital defects, the BBC reports; but they were also significantly heavier, and less likely to be born prematurely.
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Site repulsed by activist dinner party photos
Copenhagen Post Jun 12, 08 1:42 PM CDT
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A group of Danish students were kicked off Facebook when they posted photos of themselves cooking and eating a cat, the Copenhagen Post reports. The students intended to point out the hypocrisy in designating some animals pets and others food, but have infuriated the almighty social-networking site and animal rights groups alike. “This is the worst way to draw people's attention,” said the director of a Danish rescue group.
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Turbines that can float in deeper waters would mean more power, and revenue
Economist May 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT
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An answer to the world's energy crisis might be a breeze, the Economist reports—specifically, a breeze offshore. With wind blowing twice as fast offshore than on, engineers have been racing to develop technology to "float" wind turbines far out in the ocean—where they won't ruin coveted views from shore. They cost 50% more to build, but they generate five times as much power as landed cousins.
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US takes 4th,
behind Sweden
and Switzerland
BBC Apr 9, 08 4:42 PM CDT
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Denmark is the most IT-savvy country on Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, which today released its list of the world’s “most networked” countries. The list ranks 127 countries based on their ability to use new information and technologies, the BBC explains. It was Denmark’s second year on top, while South Korea, and the US saw big bounces, rising 10 and three spots respectively.
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Spears' dad trying to wrangle endorsement deal with Danish line
New York Post Apr 8, 08 9:33 AM CDT
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Britney Spears, who once ditched a custody hearing to await a furniture delivery, may be going into the ottoman and end table business herself. In an attempt to salvage his daughter's bleeding fortune, Jamie Spears has spent two months on a deal whereby the struggling pop star would endorse a line of Danish imports, reports New York Post's Page Six.
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Angry crowds chant death to Danish, Dutch
Reuters Mar 22, 08 7:16 AM CDT
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Thousands of Afghan protesters burned Dutch and Danish flags yesterday in a protest against a Danish cartoon and a Dutch film said to insult Islam. They called for the Dutch and Danish embassies to be closed and for their troops serving with NATO in the country to be expelled, Reuters reports. The 2005 cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammad with a bomb in his turban was recently reprinted in Dutch newspapers after the cartoonist received death threats.
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Danish monikers on Swedish outfit's doormats, floor runners wound pride
Der Spiegel Mar 6, 08 4:34 PM CST
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Danes are hopping mad about a discovery that Swedish furniture giant Ikea uses Danish place names for its doormats and floor coverings, while reserving Swedish and Norwegian monikers for higher-end items, Der Spiegel reports. Some Danish academics argue that this reinforces Sweden’s perception of Denmark as a “doormat” for its larger, wealthier neighbor, and have accused Ikea of “Swedish imperialism,” however metaphorical.
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Artist, in hiding, calls
drawing 'a symbol of freedom of expression'
Wall Street Journal Mar 1, 08 9:30 AM CST
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Kurt Westergaard, the artist behind the most controversial of the Danish cartoons that sparked fierce Muslim protest in 2005, is looking to sell his drawing. The sketch of Mohammed with a bomb in his turban has sent Westergaard into hiding, under police protection, and potential buyers may be scared off at the prospect of a similar backlash. But ideas for the drawing's fate abound, reports the Wall Street Journal .
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Dane deemed 'too much of a security risk' for police protection
Der Spiegel Feb 20, 08 11:11 AM CST
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A Danish cartoonist who enraged the Muslim world in 2005 with his depiction of the prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban is now homeless, Der Spiegel reports. Kurt Westergaard, 73, has been thrown out of his police-protected hotel room—where he was sent when authorities uncovered a plot to kill him—because he’s “too much of a security risk.”
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