February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Strix":
Science & Technology: 8 Sep 11
The Swedish Film Institute (SFI) is facing file sharing allegations after an anti-piracy company traced films that had appeared on filesharing site The Pirate Bay to an IP address at the Institute.
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Society: 9 Feb 11
A man has reported Swedish television network TV4 after his 21-year-old foster son took his life following the airing of a programme on criminal gangs in which the young man took part.
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Society: 30 Apr 09
A Swedish television programme based on the British Channel 4 show Balls of Steel has been reported to the police for disorderly conduct and sexual harassment.
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National: 9 Nov 07
A woman who squirted water at Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt earlier this year as part of a comedy sketch has been fined 100 days' wages for harassment.
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National: 27 Oct 07
A female television presenter on TV4 has been charged after flashing her breast to an elderly man in Humlegården park in Stockholm last summer.
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Politics: 14 Jun 07
The woman who squirted water at the Swedish prime minister while recording a comedy programme for television may end up with a criminal record as a prosecutor deems her actions a criminal offence.
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National: 1 Jun 07
Production company Strix has stopped recording comedy series 'Balls of Steel' following criticism of a water-squirting incident involving the prime minister.
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National: 23 May 07
The Swedish Security Service was not amused when a TV crew squirted water at Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. An employee of Strix Television has now been reported to the police.
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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 »
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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