...‘Let us leave our men to discuss affairs of state, Helen. You must introduce me to that handsome, Nordic- looking Scotsman who has hardly taken his e... ...at on low, cushioned divans placed around the room to be entertained by dancing girls and Indian musicians. Then it was all over and time for the g... ...nding the walled garden, which at night, Helen guessed, would create a magical ambience. The soft music of a sitar emanated from the marble pavilion... ...ion. The colour of agates, they gazed out on the world with the unseeing stare of the blind. The musician of the sitar was an elfin-faced, raven-hai... ... they had never seen except in the history books loaned to them by their European customers. The music of a waltz was playing and Gavin whisked Hele... ... look deeper and almost turquoise. Do you know you take my breath away?’ he murmured and when the music stopped, he seemed reluctant to let her go. ...

...y. “Some fools in the SD and the SS even learned Hebrew, listened to Jewish folk music, and published pro-Zionist articles in Goebbels’ propaganda... ...Hitler ‘upgraded’ the status of almost one thousand people from Mischlinge to Aryan-Nordic. There were tens of thousands of German soldiers and even...

...i le-am pierdut prin localuri. Joi seara am mers la un concert de country music, numit bluegrass ( iarb ă albastr ă – de ce „albastr ă”, nu ştiu!). ... ...oant ă citit ă nu ştiu pe unde despre scurtul sezon c ăldu ţ în ţările nordice: Anul trecut, vara a c ăzut într-o joi...! Copaci înal ţi în Stoc... ...rului: 1) Sten Rudholm (jurist); 2) Bo Ralph (lingvist, profesor de limbi nordice); 3) Sture Allén (lingvist); 4) Lars Forssell (poet); 5) Göran Ma... ...izitat un muzeu antropologic despre via ţa laponilor: lupta lor cu natura nordic ă vitreg ă, îmbr ăc ămintea stufoas ă, a şez ările, pescuitul, s ăn... ..."Euro 2004" (Campionatul European de Fotbal), fusese eliminat ă de ţările nordice dup ă egalul, probabil aranjat, 2-2, Suedia - Danemarca. Mi-a gl ă...

...ving, village landscapes, different languages and dialects, different folk music, the whole diversity of local cultures that has existed on Earth. The... ...dedicated to my wife, Leena. Helsinki, 15 December 2004 Academy of Finland Nordic Institute of Asian Studies University of Helsinki Niilo Helander Fou... ...ther here in the village. In the evenings, we used to walk along the road, musicians used to play old folk instruments and the others follow them, dan... ... used to collect money for the temple or celebrate for other reasons. Play music, sing and dance it was great fun. Today, you don't see such things an... ...ar completely, but people don't like them today, like they don't like Thai music. Today, they listen to disco music and it annoys me. Foreign, Western... ... systems of various periods and their structural changes starting from the Nordic hunting culture and ending with the postlocal era, more briefly in ... ...st, and the distance to Western countries is closing. In Finland and other Nordic countries, the Lutheran church started mass education in the 1600s, ... ...re on their wedding day. Compared with Western countries, particularly the Nordic countries, Thai girls want to preserve romantic love in their own li... ...n (German, bourgois, middle-class) human ideal (the advent of which in the Nordic countries was amusingly described by e.g. J. Frykman - O. Löfgren ...

...achieved in many truly human areas like philosophy, religion, literature, music, the visual arts of painting, sculpture and architecture and, of cou... ...ngs in volunteers to teach our youth about sport. We have some Venezuelan musicians who are bringing their talents to help our young people apprecia... ...icians who are bringing their talents to help our young people appreciate music and to learn to play instruments. ―If Mao hadn‘t used the phra... ...‖ —―Ya, but it looks like the only countries approaching it are the Nordic countries. The Americans don‘t want it all. Their taxes would incre... ...ously taxes must be high enough to provide for all of these rights. If the Nordic countries are any indication, the total tax load should be somewher...

...s that we hold in high esteem. For example, do you like classical or rock music, more money or more free time? Or on a higher level it might be the ... ... are preparing for your occupation. When you take courses in art history, music appreciation or tennis you are preparing to enjoy your non-working li... ... side of your tally, we have the monuments to architecture, sculpture and music, some orphanages and hospitals, and some people who hope for redempt... ... be completely accurate. But on another note, it is strange that the four Nordic countries all had state churches, all supported by tax money. Even ... ...t. ―The Scandinavians have a model for their societies. This ‗Nordic model‘ includes universal health care and free education to the hig... ...eople to work, even if the job was below their qualifications. ―The Nordic countries have many more people in their non-manufacturing governmen... ...be welfares stare, with three of the top five following the very generous Nordic model. Of the bottom thirty, 28 were in sub-Saharan Africa. Wreck, m... ...ker care in the U.S. Many operations that are not life threatening in the Nordic countries are put on hold. In Norway a person on a waiting list for ... ... should we give tax breaks to symphony orchestras and operas and to their musicians and singers? How about secular private schools and hospitals? Wh...

... giving the child the best possible loving environment. As opposed to the Nordic idea of giving each parent several months off to care for the child... ...e to ascertain if they have special talents, particularly in mathematics, music, the arts, sports, language facility. This helps the parents to help... ... television and films, and participation in things like sport and art and music. But not just watching people sing, act or play, we think it‟s a was... ...st achievement in a society. The same is true for actors and many popular musicians. But it also holds for many in business or in government. Fame s... ...onistic calculus. For example, Mozart is a real positive. We play Baroque music while we learn. We know that some classical music is very positive t... ... the best that the various civilizations have cherished, in science, art, music, philosophy, but we leave room for individual creativity that advanc...

... that stimulates the brain. Or another possibility is that different people react differently to aggression. On another track, when classical music ... ...s photos can indicate anti-social feelings. 60 ―The popular male music ... ... more about the most effective techniques of love-making, or should we say ‗sexing?‘ We find romantic love as the central theme of the arts, music,... ...goals of self fulfillment for our individual citizens. We make pleasant and productive use of our leisure time. We read, we exercise, we play musica... ... either working on a college degree or are taking classes that help them to enjoy life more. Classes in philosophy and history, in art and in music,... ...many other ethnic groups take pride in their ethnicity. In North America the Native Americans are further subdivided by tribes. The Samur, the Nordic...

...able hand pushed a heavily laden wheelbarrow while humming off-key to blaring music. No one watched. Everyone was absorbed with their own activities.... ...an cross on that shallow bar but stay behind me…greenie.” She looked like a Nordic princess as she walked her horse into the water although she wa... ...nd a lank strand of hair was shoved behind his ear. His black t-shirt sported music notes, a confusion of foreign symbols and a spattering of should... ...rday night. Conversation flowed but it was relaxed, almost hushed. No country music either. A chalkboard advertised tunes from the sixties and seven... ...than a mile before her breathing deepened, and another sound mingled with the music. Snoring. His woman snored. His woman—he liked the sound of tha... ... I could try spreading my legs too.” She flipped him a finger then turned her music up and fingered the lucky pendant. It felt warm, seemed to pulse...