Infinite Mixtape #47: I'm From Barcelona: "We're From Barcelona" Pitchfork
Who knew chilly Sweden-- home to deadly serious dudes like August Strindberg and Ingmar Bergman-- could prove such a font of jollity in this century?
Uusimmat | Kauppalehti Online Kauppalehti Online
KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 10.10.2006 AT 08.00 1(2) Kesko Food sells its shareholding in Rimi Baltic Kesko Food Ltd and ICA Baltic AB, which belongs to the Swedish ICA Group, have signed an agreement that ICA Baltic acquires Kesko Food's 50% shareholding in Rimi Baltic AB. It has also been agreed that Rimi Baltic acquires the food trade properties in Estonia that are leased by it
Former tax chief sells Ramat Aviv center Haaretz Daily
Israeli-born businessman Yigal Ahuvi and a group of investors recently bought a shopping center in Tel Aviv's Ramat Aviv neighborhood for $12 million. They purchased the commercial center from former income tax commissioner Yair Rabinowitch, who bought it in 1999 for $6.6 million.
Bildt named Swedish foreign minister Financial Times
Carl Bildt was named as foreign minister yesterday by Fredrick Reinfeldt, Sweden's new prime minister. The surprise appointment marks the return of Sweden's last conservative prime minister, who served from 1991 to 1994. He then became EU and United Nations special representative in the Balkans.
Three Years in Prison for Posting Hatespeak Slashdot
Vainglorious Coward writes "In the UK, a man has been sentenced to three years in prison for posting inflammatory messages to a website. Pleading guilty to inciting racial hatred on a site dedicated to the memory of a murdered black teenager, the 30-year old accused stated that he was not racist, and had intended to stir up an argument on the website, but did not believe in what he had written.
'They took our cash and gave us niks' Independent Online
On the eve of the department of trade and industry's report to parliament on the industrial participation "offsets" attached to the controversial multi-billion-rand arms deal, critics maintain "the offsets are a massive fraud". Michael Schmidt reports
New Swedish PM takes office Independent Online
Centre-right leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, who has pledged to cut taxes and trim the welfare state, has formally become Sweden's new prime minister after winning a vote in parliament.
New Swedish PM starts job Reuters via Yahoo! News
Centre-right leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, who has pledged to cut taxes and trim the welfare state, became new prime minister on Thursday with a newspaper tipping former premier Carl Bildt to be foreign minister.
Mobile Solutions: DataViz Launches Documents To Go For UIQ 3.0 On Symbian OS Featuring InTact Technology And PowerPoint WirelessWorkforceOnline
DataViz, Inc., a leading provider of Office compatibility solutions for over 22 years, today announced the availability of Documents To Go for Symbian smartphones with UIQ 3.0, featuring InTact Technology and PowerPoint editing.
A Cheeky Garden Club Flowers Hartford Courant
Calendar Features Recipes, Rose-Growing Tips - And 11 Naked Men Add disrobing to the list of activities performed by the Men's Garden Club of Wethersfield.