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...will flock to the vast fields to remove weeds from the crop. Dahlstrom, like many other indigenous people, has relied on this work for extra pre-Christmas cash. He's traveled the country as a fruit picker, where his blue eyes and fair hair left him indistinguishable from the Scandinavian backpackers he befriended. Until recently, Dahlstrom worked on a cotton gin a few hours away near the Queensland border. The money was terrific, but the 12-hour shifts and living away from his young family were too much to bear. Like so many others, he's found his way back...
...isn’t a humanist, and she knows that Illinois is not quite far enough away to give her the worldliness required for Woodbridge. Having one suitemate who’s half Jewish won’t make her feel at home at Hillel, and even the Scandinavian club is too culturally diverse for the one-eighth of her that is Swedish. She is the majority minority, the culturally blanched. She is just so…white...
...Spanair, Spain's fast-expanding No. 2 airline. Top of his agenda: "Breaking down walls. I want to change the culture in our company," says Nygaard, 39, who was formerly Spanair's CFO. "Where I come from, things are less hierarchical." Nygaard comes from Spanair's parent, the Scandinavian carrier SAS, where he got his start. With his open-plan management and quick response to new ideas, he says, Spanair can thrive in a tough market: "We have a cost structure comparable to [low-cost pioneer] EasyJet," steady profits and room to grow. Passenger numbers have jumped almost 20% this...
...featured along with the rest of the clubs competing on the Regatta t-shirt.“People would look at back and say ‘Who are they?’” Rose said. “‘Maybe they’re Scandinavian.’”Rose ran into some friends from her high school team, and when she revealed what club she was rowing for, her fame grew even greater. “All these 15-year-old girls were like ‘You’re awesome...
They have among the highest tax rates and most generous welfare systems in the developed world, but when it comes to international competitiveness, there's no beating Scandinavian countries. That's the conclusion of this year's annual global competitiveness survey by the World Economic Forum, which ranks countries according to economic dynamism, the quality of public institutions and technological prowess. Finland once again topped the list (ahead of the U.S.), with Sweden in third place, Denmark at No. 4, Iceland No. 7 and Norway No. 9. "There is no evidence that [high tax rates] are undermining the level...