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  • Ericsson inks 'game changing' US deal July 10, 2009
    Sweden's Ericsson has signed a contract with Sprint Nextel worth up to $5.0 billion to take over daily management of the US telecom group's network, Ericsson announced on Thursday.
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  • Subsidize Viagra to ensure quality of life: Swedish court July 10, 2009
    Arguing that having sex is essential to a reasonable quality of life, a Swedish court has ordered local authorities to subsidize a 30-year-man's prescription for the potency drug Viagra.
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  • Outing Iran: Marjane Satrapi July 9, 2009
    Perhaps the best known work of Iranian pop culture in recent years is "Persepolis," the animated film adaptation of the 2000 graphic novel by Iranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi. Both works were based on her fascinating life story: Satrapi grew up in Tehran in a family which was involved with the communist and socialist movements in Iran, prior […]
    Andrew Sullivan
  • Apple iPod suspected in bizarre Swedish car fire July 9, 2009
    Shared by Douglas Jason better watch out... An iPod music player is at the centre of an investigation into a mysterious car fire which completely destroyed a Saab automobile in western Sweden over the Midsummer holiday weekend.
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  • Swedish strip club continues McDonald's-inspired expansion July 9, 2009
    Having settled a logo dispute with McDonald's, an enterprising Swedish strip club owner is courting new controversy as he attempts to build an empire echoing that of the fast food giant.
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  • The Generation M Manifesto July 8, 2009
    Shared by Douglas Wow, this guy is amazing....nearly every time. Dear Old People Who Run the World, My generation would like to break up with you. Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. I think we have irreconcilable differences. You wanted big, fat, lazy "business." We want small, r […]
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  • Iron Maiden July 7, 2009
    Shared by Douglas everything about this is total win. How cool would it be to see this the next time you travel? I watched Iron Maiden's latest documentary this past weekend, Flight 666. What I found most impressive was that lead singer Bruce Dickinson pilots the tour plane! This is a Boeing 757 - not some simple Cessna. And If you' […]
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  • Open Source Magic Carpet Defies Recession July 7, 2009
    Shared by Douglas for all you Drupal-heads :) At the end of each quarter I always take a look back at the successes and less-than-successes (*cough* failures *cough*) of MindTouch. Formally I do this with departmental and corporate dashboards that map objectives and results. Informally I do this with a series of long bike rides. The look back helps MindTo […]
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  • Swedish extremists pose 'serious threat' July 7, 2009
    Political extremists in Sweden are generally more violent than their counterparts in Germany and Denmark, a new report shows.
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  • Eco-friendly jewellery for a higher cause July 6, 2009
    An empty soda can may seem like nothing but garbage, but to designer Kumvana Gomani, it's a piece of art waiting to happen.
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  • Freckles increase risk of cancer: study July 6, 2009
    People with freckles or birthmarks are at greater risk of developing skin cancer, according to a new study from Lund University.
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  • Introducing Page Speed July 5, 2009
    Shared by Douglas open source FTW! At Google, we focus constantly on speed; we believe that making our websites load and display faster improves the user's experience and helps them become more productive. Today, we want to share with the web community some of the best practices we've used and developed over the years, by open-sourcing Page Spee […]
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  • Google Voice invites on their way June 25, 2009
    A couple of months ago we announced Google Voice, a service that gives you one phone number to link all your phones and makes voicemail as easy as email. We are happy to share that Google Voice is beginning to open up beyond former GrandCentral users. If you requested an invitation on the Google Voice site or previously on GrandCentral, keep your eye out for […]
    A Googler
  • Interior Dept. wants 100GW of solar power on federal land July 2, 2009
    Shared by Douglas this sounds like big news On Tuesday, the US Department of the Interior announced plans that should radically streamline the process of building utility-scale solar facilities in the US Southwest. After having surveyed terrain administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the DOI has identified the best sites for sola […]
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  • Russia snubs Sweden summit plans July 1, 2009
    Sweden's fraught relationship with Moscow has come to the fore on the first day of the Swedish EU presidency as Russia objects to plans to hold a major summit in Stockholm.
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  • Swedish becomes official 'main language' July 1, 2009
    Swedish is now officially considered the main language in Sweden, according to a new language law which, along with more than two dozen other laws, took effect on Wednesday.
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  • Umeå's women footballers to challenge American all-stars July 1, 2009
    The reigning champions of the Swedish women's professional football league, Umeå IK, are heading to the United States to play a team of stars from the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).
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  • Supreme Court on Strip Searches - No Surprises Here June 30, 2009
    Shared by Douglas Clarence Thomas == wackjob As a former school official, I read with interest today’s Supreme Court ruling on strip searches. But while many are heralding the decision as major, the facts say otherwise. For years the standard for school officials has been to support reasonable suspicion for searches based on the need to protect students f […]
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  • US embassy expands 'A-List' of Swedish clean tech firms June 30, 2009
    Three Swedish companies have been added to the US embassy's list of promising clean tech companies, with the embassy's work promoting US-Swedish clean-energy cooperation set to continue under the new ambassador.
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  • Tehran 2.0 June 21, 2009
    Dear Ayatollah Khamenei, Welcome to the 21st century. Here's what you're up against. "If one voice can change a room, then it can change a city, and if it can change a city, it can change a state, and if it can change a state, it can change a nation, and if it can change a nation, it can change the world." Who said that? Your antithe […]
    Umair Haque

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