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It Came From Norway To Take On A Medical Goliath

John Henning Schumann — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:16:00 +0000

Even if I hadn't known the hospital inspectors were coming, I would have figured it out quickly enough from my email.

The admonitions were flying:

"Know your safety protocols backwards and forwards!"
"Sign things legibly, or at the very least print your name below the signature."
"Wash your hands before and after patient contact. (The surveyors will be watching .... )"

It's boilerplate stuff that doctors like me should do all the time but often overlook.

Now we were about to be graded.

Help Wanted: Polar Bear Spotters

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:19:00 +0000

Transcript

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

Good morning, I'm David Greene with a summer job opportunity - if you're willing to move to the Arctic Circle and if you're not afraid of bears. The Norwegian government is looking for the polar bear spotters. Your job: to warn researchers when bears come in a little too close. A successful candidate should enjoy the outdoors and be competent with firearms. An official said polar bear spotters will not have to fire a gun as long as they have a loud voice to scare off bears. That's reassuring.

It's MORNING EDITION.

In Noma's Norovirus Episode, Ignored Emails Get Some Blame

Bill Chappell — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:21:00 +0000

Days after news spread that Danish restaurant Noma, three-time winner of Restaurant magazine's "World's Best Restaurant" title, was blamed for a norovirus outbreak in which dozens of diners fell ill, the restaurant has issued a public response and sought to clarify its handling of the situation.

And while noroviruses are "perhaps the perfect human pathogens," as The Journal of Infectious Diseases reports, i

'World's Best Restaurant' Blamed For 67 Diners' Illnesses

Bill Chappell — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:07:00 +0000

Noma, the Danish eatery that has won fans with its innovative approach to Nordic cuisine, and won Restaurant magazine's "World's Best Restaurant" title the past three years, is getting some unwelcome press, after dozens of people who ate at the Copenhagen restaurant fell sick.

Update: Monday, March 11

In light of new information from Noma, we've written a separate post that

Turning A Glacier Into A Tuba: Ice Music From Norway

NPR Staff — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:23:00 +0000

For Terje Isungset, the cold weather in Washington, D.C., this week is no problem. The Norwegian musician was in town to perform as part of the Kennedy Center's "Nordic Cool" series, and he needed low temperatures to keep his instruments in good shape.

He has chimes, drums, a marimba and a "tube-ice" (like a tuba). They're all carved out of shimmering ice, harvested from the frozen lakes of Ottawa, Canada, and shipped to the Kennedy Center for an hour of melting music.

It's worth the effort, Isungset says, to get the perfect sound.

"Artificial ice doesn't have any sound at all, nearly.