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Is Your Cell Phone's Radiation Level Safe? Don't Call the FCC

More than 200 million people in the U.S. talk on cell phones a total of at least 12 hours a month -- some double or triple that amount. Almost everyone admits that cell phones emit radiation when they link to the closest tower. What almost no one can agree on is whether that radiation is harmful to those holding their...

Driver Sets New Record for Highest Speed on Ice

Cold weather -- hot wheels. Rally driver Juha Kankkunen set a world record for the fastest car on ice when he managed to reach a speed of 205.48 mph in Oulu, Finland, on Feb. 10, according to Guinness World Records. Driving a Bentley Continental on a 10.25-mile track carved into the frozen sea, Kankkunen shattered his...

Opinion: Looking for Prosperity? Go North!

When Americans think of Scandinavia, what comes to mind is probably Ikea, breathtaking landscapes and maybe Ingmar Bergman's movies. But what they should do is ask how we can learn from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland when it comes to prosperity. After all, these are among the most prosperous nations on the planet,...

Opinion: Is College Worth It?

President Barack Obama's repeated warning that a college degree is indispensable for the nation's recovery and growth is uncritically accepted. But two new books call that assertion into serious question at a time when the stakes have never been higher. In the first -- "National Intellectual Capital: A Comparison of 40...

Opinion: Teachers Unions in the Forefront of Education Reform

(Nov. 12) -- Disparaging our children's teachers and blaming teachers unions won't improve public education. While, sadly, bashing unions is the specialty and mission of the Center for Union Facts, as it demonstrated in its AOL News opinion piece last week ("Will Teachers Unions Bend to Education Reform?"), the American...

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06/03/12 With an eye on the Finnish line Source: f2 Network ON A recent study tour of Finland, a group of principals from Victorian schools noticed something odd about the crowds celebrating a public holiday on the streets of Jyvaskyla, a city in the country's central region.
06/03/12 Finland dismisses Russian call for family-disputes... Source: Voice of Russia Moscow has again proposed that a commission be set up to resolve family disputes involving Finland and Russia.
05/30/12 Another Exec Departure For Nokia: Esko Aho, Ex-Prime... Source: TechCrunch Europe Esko Aho, who had once been the prime minister of Finland and is currently EVP, corporate relations and responsibility and a member of Nokia's leadership team , is leaving the beleaguered handset maker for Harvard University.
05/29/12 Barbara Barton Sloane: Finland: 2012's World Design... Source: The Huffington Post - Culture It should always say "Look at this."
05/10/12 Beer From 1840s Shipwreck May Be Recreated By... Source: The Huffington Post Finnish researchers say they may be able to recreate beer from the 1840s after finding living bacteria in beer from a shipwreck near Aland islands.