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February 14, 2012
Metallica
The following articles have been tagged with "Metallica":
Tax agency rejects 'His Majesty' name change request
Society: 20 Jun 11
A Swedish man's bid to have 'His Majesty' officially added to his name has been rejected because it could lead to "misunderstandings".
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Court ruling paves way for flood of 'Princes'
Society: 25 May 10
A Swedish appeals court has cleared the path for parents to name their children Prince (Prins) after rejecting a tax agency argument that the name was a professional title.
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EU slams Sweden over Spanish name refusal
Society: 30 Mar 10
The Swedish tax agency has been instructed by the EU commission to revise its procedures for approving surnames after a Spanish-Swedish couple were refused the right to give their son both their names.
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Parents refused right to name son Allah
Society: 23 Dec 09
In the latest battle over what people may legally call their children, the Swedish Tax Authority has ruled that the parents of a two-month-old boy in Skåne in southern Sweden may not call their child Allah.
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The Local's Swedish summer festival guide
Lifestyle: 26 Jun 09
From heavy metal to jazz and from pop to classical, Sweden’s roster of summertime musical festivals has something to suit all tastes.
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Tax agency rejects 'Dark Knight' name change
Society: 10 Mar 09
The Swedish National Tax Agency has rejected an application from a 19-year-old woman in Stockholm to change her name to Sofia "Dark Knight" as it is the name of a Batman film.
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Metallica lead singer hospitalized in Stockholm
Society: 9 Mar 09
The lead singer of Metallica was taken to hospital in Stockholm on Sunday with a suspected case of food poisoning, forcing the popular heavy metal to cancel the evening’s concert
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Sweden eases name restrictions
Society: 13 Aug 08
Swedish authorities are to relax restrictions preventing adults from taking "inappropriate" names. Religious and sexual terms remain off limits but Metallica is fine.
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Elvis no name for a girl
Society: 4 Jun 08
Swedish tax authorities have informed a couple in Stockholm that they may not keep the name Elvis for their five-month old daughter.
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Forbidden names: identity and the law
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Nov 07
Combining your name with that of your spouse seems like a perfectly natural thing to do in a modern society. But things can be complicated if you live in Sweden, says Elizabeth Dacey-Fondelius.
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Baby Metallica allowed to keep her name
Society: 19 Apr 07
Authorities in Gothenburg have withdrawn their opposition to the parents of a 7-month-old girl who want to call their daughter Metallica. "It feels good," the youngster's mother says.
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Tax board not happy with Metallica
Society: 3 Apr 07
The Swedish tax board has appealed a court ruling allowing a baby girl to be given the name Metallica. It sounds too much like a heavy metal band, they say.
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'My name means penis'
Society: 30 Mar 07
A woman with an unpronounceable name was appalled to find that the new name she had chosen for herself was also a slang term for the male genitalia. But now she might be stuck with it.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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