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May 28, 2012
Mouse
The following articles have been tagged with "Mouse":
Google hails Swede who perfected the zipper
Science & Technology: 24 Apr 12
Google has honoured Sweden's contribution to the art of making it easier for people to remove their pants with a zipper-themed "Google doodle" on what would have been Swedish inventor Gideon Sundback's 132nd birthday.
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Swedish school asks kids to translate ‘Negro’
Education: 22 Mar 12
A class of 13-year-olds at a Gothenburg school were given the word “negro” and “negroes” to translate as part of their English language education, which some of the students have found inappropriate.
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Man withdraws mouse from cash machine
Society: 27 Jan 12
A bank customer in northern Sweden got more than he bargained for when he made a withdrawal from a cash machine and pulled out his money, followed by a mouse.
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Why should I study in Sweden?
Study in Sweden: 17 Jan 12
It is a big step to study abroad, and the options are almost limitless. So what makes Sweden stand out as a study destination?
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Rogue rodent keeps US SAS flight grounded
Society: 11 Jan 12
Once again a small mouse, discovered aboard a flight between New York and Stockholm, has grounded a US-bound Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) flight, forcing 200 passengers to re-book to later departures.
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Mouse that grounded SAS jet 'still at large'
Society: 19 Aug 11
The mischievous mouse that grounded a Chicago-bound SAS flight at Stockholm Arlanda airport on Tuesday lives to see another day, if it even existed at all.
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Mouse stops US-bound SAS flight in Stockholm
National: 16 Aug 11
A wayward mouse forced the grounding of a US-bound SAS flight on Tuesday, leaving 250 travellers stranded at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport as crews tried in vain to capture the rogue rodent.
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Swedish firm unveils eye-controlled laptop
Science & Technology: 2 Mar 11
A Swedish company has revealed the world's first eye-controlled laptop computer, allowing users to switch between windows and scroll through documents in the blink of an eye.
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Court: biting head off live mouse 'not a crime'
Society: 17 Nov 10
A 23-year-old Swedish man has been acquitted of animal cruelty charges after a court ruled that biting the head off a live mouse was “repulsive, but not criminal”.
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Man charged for biting head off live mouse
National: 6 Oct 10
Animal cruelty charges have been filed against a 23-year-old Swede who bit the head off a live mouse while one of his friends filmed the episode on a mobile phone camera.
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Swedes vote for Harry Potter, James Bond and Your Mum
Society: 23 Sep 10
As the Alliance government stands to miss out on an overall majority by a whisker, handwritten ballots for parties such as Joy Division, Pull Yourself Together and Djingis Cat have had an unlikely impact on Swedish politics.
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What's On in Sweden: September 3rd - 9th
Lifestyle: 2 Sep 10
What’s on in Sweden: Alternative circus in Stockholm, European qualifiers in Gothenburg and English stand up comedy in Malmö.
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Interview: How a Swedish model exposed Goa's drug dealing cops
Lifestyle: 4 Jun 10
Swedish model Lucky Mångårda Amori went to Bollywood to act, but first she directed a real-life Indian crime drama. Paul O’Mahony meets the former reality TV show contestant who trained a camera on the police and captured corruption on an epic scale.
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Pirate Party safe haven as Pirate Bay sails again
Science & Technology: 18 May 10
Swedish file sharing website The Pirate Bay is up and running again hours after an indictment in a Hamburg court persuaded its German ISP to pull the plug, having found a new home with its anti-copyright brethren, The Pirate Party.
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Vilks arson suspects remanded into custody
National: 18 May 10
Two brothers suspected of targeting controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks' home in Nyhamnsläge in southern Sweden have been remanded into custody for attempted arson.
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What's On in Sweden: March 26th - April 1st
Lifestyle: 25 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Eek A Mouse in Stockholm, Swollen Members in Gothenburg and naked performance art in Malmö.
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A tattoo too far
Lifestyle: 30 Apr 09
Ben Kersley admires some naked bodies (artistically) and gets a permanent souvenir of Sweden at the Swedish Tattoo Fair in Norrköping.
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Swedes abandon political parties in droves
Politics: 20 Feb 09
Sweden’s political parties continue to shed members, as parties on the right and the left together saw thousands drop from their membership rolls in 2008.
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Newspaper rich lists: public service or invasion of privacy?
Analysis & Opinion: 6 Feb 09
Income details are public property in Sweden - so much so that neighbourhood rich lists are regularly published in the press. Paul O’Mahony peers behind the figures to examine attitudes to a practice that is coming under increasing fire.
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Tax chief: 'Protect personal data'
National: 1 Feb 09
The director-general of the Swedish National Tax Agency (Skatteverket) Mats Sjöstrand has called for the protection of personal data and the closure of websites that use the authority's registers unethically.
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What's on in Sweden: January 16 - 22
Lifestyle: 15 Jan 09
What's on in Sweden: New York theatre company and world class jazz in Stockholm; Emergenza festival in Gothenburg; Josh Rouse in Malmö.
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Future safe for Donald Duck despite viewer decline
Society: 25 Dec 08
As usual millions of Swedes tuned in to the traditional "Donald Duck and his friends wish you all a Merry Christmas" show on national television on Christmas Eve. The irascible duck's popularity has however waned in recent years.
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Christmas shopping: Swedish design online
Lifestyle: 12 Dec 08
Some of it is sleek, and some of it is just plain weird. Some of it’s pretty, and some of it is just plain ugly…by design. Here’s The Local’s guide to the best of Swedish design online.
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The Local - making translation easier
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Nov 08
An innovative new tool launched on The Local on Thursday promises to make learning Swedish more fun.
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The Local’s new translation tool
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Nov 08
Ever find yourself pausing on a word in one of The Local’s articles and wondering what the Swedish equivalent is? A new translation tool means the answer is now just a mouse-click away.
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Stockholm weekend going out guide: Friday, Oct 17
Lifestyle: 14 Oct 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this Friday in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus from Djungeltrumman.
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Stockholm weekend going out guide: Friday, Oct 3
Lifestyle: 30 Sep 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this Friday in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus at Djungeltrumman.
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Stockholm weekend club guide: September 19 - 20
Lifestyle: 18 Sep 08
The Local helps fulfil all your Stockholm nightlife needs this weekend in cooperation with the ever-reliable entertainment gurus at Djungeltrumman.
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Peanuts and snowglobes - an afternoon with Lasse Åberg
Lifestyle: 16 Sep 08
Jesus playing ice hockey and Jimmy Carter as a giant peanut? There's more than enough to entertain at Åbergs Museum, the brainchild of iconic comedian Lasse Åberg.
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Site unmasks hidden info on Swedish celebs
Society: 11 Sep 08
High profile Swedish politicians and prosecutors, famous artists and other celebrities with unlisted telephone numbers and addresses can all be found using a website designed to help people remember friends' birthdays – and there’s nothing the notables can do about it.
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Swedish DJs rapped on knuckles by Desperate Housewives
Society: 12 Aug 08
Two Swedish DJs performing under the name of Desperate Houseguys have been reportedly stopped by Walt Disney Enterprises, who own the Desperate Housewives brand.
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What's on in Sweden: July 4 - 10
Lifestyle: 3 Jul 08
What’s on in Sweden: Bootsy Collins and The World Dog Show in Stockholm, Bruce Springsteen in Gothenburg, Reggae, Latin and Toumani Diabaté in Malmö.
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Webcams: see Sweden in sixty seconds
Travel: 15 May 08
Take a webcam tour of Sweden and see how much of the country looks with just a few clicks of the mouse.
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Eight charged over remote-control bank heist
National: 7 May 08
Eight men have been charged for their attempt to remotely transfer millions of kronor from a Swedbank branch was thwarted by an alert staff member.
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The new smoking generation
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Apr 08
A smoking ban in Sweden's cafés and restaurants has redefined the lives of smokers and non-smokers alike, writes Peter Vinthagen Simpson.
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Vegan finds dead mouse in bag of tortilla chips
National: 14 Mar 08
Feeling hair in her mouth, a 16-year-old vegan discovered a mouse cadaver in her bag of tortilla chips.
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Bauer serves up seriously fun food
Lifestyle: 13 Mar 08
Charlotte West savours the Disneyesque design and Spanish-inspired menu of a new Stockholm restaurant.
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Gant chairman seeks allies in 'David versus Goliath' battle
Business & Money: 9 Jan 08
The chairman of the board of Swedish fashion firm Gant, Lennart Björk, has put out an appeal for allies in the battle for control over the company.
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Swiss company in bid for Gant
Business & Money: 11 Dec 07
A Swiss retailer has launched a hostile takeover bid for Swedish clothing company Gant. One of the Swedish company's major shareholders has already rejected the offer.
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Three share Nobel for mouse gene discoveries
Science & Technology: 8 Oct 07
The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Mario R Capecchi, Martin J Evans and Oliver Smithies, it has been announced. They are being recognized for their roles developing gene targeting in mice.
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Snow falling in central Sweden
National: 14 Jun 07
It might be only one week to Midsummer, but nobody seems to have told mother nature. Snow has returned to parts of central Sweden, with five centimetres falling in some places.
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Time to speak up for entrepreneurs
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jun 07
Sweden has many of the prerequisites for becoming a good country to be an entrepreneur. But negative attitudes to entrepreneurship need to change – something a new campaign hopes to achieve, says Nima Sanandaji of the Captus think-tank.
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Archaeologists discover Iron Age Mickey Mouse
Society: 8 Jun 07
Excavations at Uppåkra in southern Sweden have turned up an unusual bronze brooch dating from the Viking period. The piece was probably supposed to be a lion, but bears an uncanny resemblance to Walt Disney's legendary cartoon mouse.
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Introducing...Helena Paparizou
Lifestyle: 20 Nov 06
Her Eurovision victory in Athens earlier last year confirmed Gothenburg siren and former swimsuit model Elena Paparizou as Europe's Number One. Now Elena has become Helena, and she is taking her Greek charms stateside.
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Stockholm Dean resigns over Jesus exhibition
Society: 28 Apr 06
The Dean of Stockholm Cathedral has resigned in protest after it emerged that the Swedish Church is sponsoring an explicit photographic exhibition about Jesus.
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Digitally digging for Stockholm graves
Lifestyle: 5 Apr 06
Wondering where your distant Swedish relatives are buried? Or perhaps where Ingrid Bergman was laid to rest? Well, now you can dig through over half a million graves in the Swedish capital - digitally.
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Living dangerously
Science & Technology: 23 Jul 04
The land of the public health warning adds a few more to the list. And tenants in a Malmö building are banned from smoking in their own apartments. Cotton wool, anyone?
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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