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  • September 2008

    • Bipolar Risk Rises With Father's Age

      Reuters  |  Sep 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Bipolar Risk Rises With Father's Age

      (Newser) - Children born to fathers older than 30 have an 11% higher chance of developing bipolar disorder than kids with younger dads, and the risk increases with the father’s age, new research reveals. The rate climbs to 37% of offspring of fathers aged 55, Reuters reports, compared to the overall incidence of the disorder of 1% to 3% in all adults. More »

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      mental health  • mental illness  • Sweden  • schizophrenia  • bipolar disorder  • birth defect  • Autism

  • August 2008

    • Irate Wrestler Chucks Bronze

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Aug 14, 08 1:38 PM CDT

      Irate Wrestler Chucks Bronze

      (Newser) - Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian threw his bronze medal to the floor during the ceremony, stormed off, and vowed to quit the sport, the Telegraph reports. "I don't care about this medal. I wanted gold," Abrahamian said. The wrestler had earlier confronted the judges’ over their decision that eventually gave the gold to Andrea Minguzzi, before being restrained by team officials. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Italy  • sports  • gold medal  • Sweden  • wrestling

    • Stockholm Apartment for Sale, Stepdad Included

      The Local (Sweden)  |  Aug 12, 08 3:02 PM CDT

      Stockholm Apartment for Sale, Stepdad Included

      (Newser) - A beautiful apartment for sale in Stockholm comes complete with a balcony that overlooks one of the city's trendiest districts—and the current owner's ornery stepfather. The man is defying a court order by refusing to move out, but that's not stopping his stepdaughter from selling the residence, reports The Local . More »

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      real estate  • Sweden  • Stockholm

  • July 2008

    • Big Brother Comes to Sweden

      Spiked  |  Jul 13, 08 1:01 PM CDT

      Big Brother Comes to Sweden

      (Newser) - Don’t believe the hype: “Sweden is no cuddly liberal democracy,” writes Nathalie Rothschild for Spiked, berating her home country for “introducing the most Draconian surveillance law in Europe.” Known as the FRA law but nicknamed "Lex Orwell " by opponents, the legislation gives intelligence agencies the right to intercept all incoming foreign communication. “Emulate Sweden? No thanks.” More »

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      terrorism  • surveillance  • Sweden  • FISA  • eavesdropping  • government spying  • Big Brother

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Kiss Cuddles With Condoleezza

      Associated Press  |  May 30, 08 11:34 AM CDT

      Kiss Cuddles With Condoleezza

      (Newser) - In a crossing of paths fit for Madame Tussauds, ‘70s icons Kiss were staying at the same Stockholm hotel as Condoleezza Rice yesterday. Not content to be strangers passing in the Swedish night, the rockers asked if the secretary of state could stop by after dining with the country’s foreign minister, the AP reports. A photo op ensued, and Rice—a classically trained pianist—revealed that she’s a fan. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • Sweden  • Kiss

  • March 2008

    • Pernod Spirits High After $8.3B Absolut Buy

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 31, 08 9:14 AM CDT

      Pernod Spirits High After $8.3B Absolut Buy

      (Newser) - French liquor giant Pernod Ricard's spirits were soaring after its $8.34 billion bid won it ownership of Sweden's state-owned Vin & Spirit, the parent company of Absolut vodka. Pernod topped US-based Fortune Brands in an auction for the purchase, the Wall Street Journal reports, and is now the wine and spirit industry's co-leader. More »

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      acquisitions  • Sweden  • vodka  • Absolut

    • Ikea's Names Enrage Danes

      Der Spiegel  |  Mar 6, 08 4:34 PM CST

      Ikea's Names Enrage Danes

      (Newser) - 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. More »

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      Norway  • Denmark  • Sweden  • Stockholm  • Copenhagen  • Carlsberg  • Ericsson  • Ikea

  • February 2008

    • Move Over, Heisenberg: Electron Caught on Film

      LiveScience  |  Feb 26, 08 12:40 PM CST

      Move Over, Heisenberg: Electron Caught on Film

      (Newser) - Electrons are tiny, fast, and, until recently, impossible to capture on film. But a short, super-slow-mo video offers the first direct look at the wily subatomic particle. Coaxing the reclusive electron into the limelight took major maneuvering by Swedish scientists, LiveScience reports. The paparazzi of physicists caught the negative particle by using extremely short pulses of laser light. More »

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      Sweden  • scientific breakthroughs  • laser  • electron

    • Kids' Clothes Give Teacher a Real Headache

      The Local (Sweden)  |  Feb 15, 08 12:55 PM CST

      Kids' Clothes Give Teacher a Real Headache

      (Newser) - Bad news for Pippi Longstocking wannabes—a Swedish preschool has banned striped and polka-dotted children's clothing because the patterns trigger one teacher's migraine headaches. The ban is driving some fashion-conscious parents dotty, but the school's principal defends the teacher's right to "an appropriate work environment," reports the Local of Sweden. More »

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      Sweden  • migraines  • preschool  • dress code  • children's clothes  • migraine triggers  • Scandinavia

    • Swedish Police Crack Down on File Sharing Site

      DailyTech  |  Feb 3, 08 5:00 AM CST

      Swedish Police Crack Down on File Sharing Site

      (Newser) - Swedish authorities have taken action to sink Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular file-sharing site, by leveling charges of copyright infringement against four of its administrators, DailyTech reports. Prosecutors allege the site, which boasts almost 15 million users, exploits copyrighted material like music and movies by collecting some $3 million in annual ad revenues for access to the media without paying any fees. Despite the charges, Pirate Bay remains defiant and is continuing to offer access to the material. More »

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      Sweden  • copyright infringement  • BitTorrent  • The Pirate Bay

  • January 2008

    • US Blunts Arctic Oil Warning

      Der Spiegel  |  Jan 23, 08 2:18 PM CST

      US Blunts Arctic Oil Warning

      (Newser) - A top researcher for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was poised this week to deliver a stern warning against the oil drilling operations sweeping the Arctic—until politicians pulled the teeth from his report, Der Spiegel reports. The report needed approval from the Arctic council that commissioned it—but the US and Sweden insisted on watering down the document. More »

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      climate change  • United States  • Arctic  • Sweden  • Arctic oil  • Arctic race

    • Pirate Bay Prepares for P2P Legal Battle

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 11, 08 8:09 PM CST

      Pirate Bay Prepares for P2P Legal Battle

      (Newser) - Wildly popular BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay will soon defend itself in court, after years of eluding international copyright interests, the Wall Street Journal reports. Swedish prosecutors will charge the site with “conspiracy to breach copyrights,” a technically-nuanced accusation that is heatedly disputed. The site itself hosts no actual copyrighted material, but instead provides an index of such files. More »

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      copyright  • file sharing  • Sweden  • peer to peer  • The Pirate Bay