Japan outlasts Denmark in thriller at Sudirman Cup

China Daily - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

/enpproperty--> KUALA LUMPUR - Japan outgunned Denmark to top Gruop D after a nail-biting final group match at the 13th Sudirman Cup team badminton championships on Tuesday, while China overpowered Indonesia 5-0. The Japan-Denmark tie see-sawed with Denmark taking the lead after the first and third matches, only for Japan to equalize. After Denmark's mixed doubles pair of Joachim ...

A Meeting of Wizards Indra’s Net’s “Copenhagen” at Berkeley’s Osher Studio

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

There is something special about seeing Michael Frayn's "Copenhagen" in Berkeley. Oppenheimer's home, the Lawrence lab's cyclotron, and this small city's part in the history of the creation of the nuclear bomb makes it a special place to see it, a masterstroke to produce it here, and a must for Berkeley-ites of intellect to attend. Indra's Net Theatre, founded ...

Greenpeace drops item on Swedish reactor from glider to make point

The Kansas City Star - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

STOCKHOLM - Environmental pressure group Greenpeace on Tuesday said it flew a paraglider over a nuclear reactor building in south-western Sweden and dropped an item upon it from the air to show how vulnerable the facilities ...

‘Multiculturalism failing’ Stockholm suburbs enflamed with riots for days Swedish PM calls to get neighborhoods ‘back’

RT - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Violence Hundreds youths hurling rocks, burning cars and smashing windows for the second day in a row in Stockholm say they are protesting against police brutality and inequality. In Sweden, critics of the multiculturalism policies lash out at immigration laws. Seven policemen were injured, at least ten cars and countless containers set on fire, and dozens of windows smashed in several ...

Denmarks Pandora says shareholder to sell 10 pct of its shares

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

COPENHAGEN | Tue May 21, 2013 4:30pm EDT COPENHAGEN May 21 (Reuters) - Danish jewellery maker Pandora said on Tuesday its majority shareholder would offer about 10 percent of shares in the company to institutional investors. The offering by the shareholder, Prometheus Invest ApS, would be run by J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Nordea Markets and would constitute up to 13 million existing ...

2nd day of riots in Stockholm suburb shakes Sweden

The Seattle Times - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Some 200 youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a largely immigrant suburb of Stockholm on Tuesday, the second day of rioting triggered by the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a ...

Second day of riots shake Sweden

The Courier Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

SOME 200 youths have hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze in a suburb of Stockholm in the second day of rioting triggered by an incident in which police shot and killed a man wielding a knife. Dozens of windows were smashed, 10 cars and several containers were set on fire, and seven police were injured. Cars and containers were also set ablaze in another Stockholm suburb, Fittja, although ...

Muskego-Norway School Board split on system that would ditch letter grades

Journal Sentinel - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

May 21, 2013 10:11 a.m. | Muskego - Once again, a new grading system proposal that would not only trade letter grades of "A" through "F" for numbers but would also de-emphasize homework got mixed reviews by the Muskego-Norway School Board. On Monday at the board's second consideration of the idea, the proposal continued to be dogged by doubts that colleges would accept ...

Powermat acquires Finlands PowerKiss

Globes - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Powermat Ltd. has acquired rival PowerKiss of Finland. The company did not disclose the size the deal, but it was probably a few tens of millions of dollars. Powermat was founded in 2006 by CEO Ran Poliakine and Dr. Amir Ben-Shalom. The company makes flat surfaces for recharging electronic devices. Two years ago, it established a joint venture with Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) subsidiary ...

Blu Ray Review Lego Batman The Movie Is A Slight But Amusing Gateway Drug

Forbes - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Paul Tassi . But it is both ingenious and diabolical. Most gamers with enough time to properly play through last year's video game are also wise enough to know that this is recycled material, while those who don't have the game won't care about this film's origins. It's two products for the price of one. But putting aside its complicated history, it's a very slight ...

UPDATE 1-Sweden detains ex-Saab executives in tax investigation

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Tue May 21, 2013 11:26am EDT * Prosecutors probes tax crimes at bankrupt car maker * Former CEO, others detained, questioned, set free * Saab collapsed in late 2011 STOCKHOLM, May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have questioned the former head of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on ...

Former Saab CEO arrested in Sweden

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Police in Sweden said they have arrested former Saab Automobile chief executive officer Jan Ake Jonsson on suspicion of concealing funds from tax authorities. The Swedish news agency Tidningarnas Telegrambyra reported Tuesday that Jonsson was detained along with two other "top level colleagues." The three were held for questioning in separate rooms "because the risk is that they ...

Rage erupts in Swedish town for a second night

The Standard - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

(1 hr 7 mins ago) Seven people were arrested as violence flared up for a second night in a deprived neighborhood outside Stockholm and showed signs of spreading to other parts of the city, police said today. Four of those arrested in the suburb of Husby were detained, two were later released and a third person turned out to be under 15, the age of criminal responsibility in Sweden, according ...

Sweden probes former Saab executives in tax investigation

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

STOCKHOLM | Tue May 21, 2013 8:55am EDT STOCKHOLM May 21 (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors have detained the former chief executive of bankrupt car maker Saab and two others in an investigation into suspected tax offences relating to the running of the company, officials said on Tuesday. In documents released by Vanersborg court in western Sweden, home to the former car maker, the ...

Norway central bank chief no need to consider alternative lower rate path

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

OSLO | Tue May 21, 2013 8:40am EDT OSLO May 21 (Reuters) - There is no reason to consider the alternative lower rate path the Norwegian central bank previously published, the central bank governor told Reuters on Tuesday. "We have previously published a rate path and an alternative, lower rate path. Then things happened that have made us say that we are closer to the alternative, ...

Sudarsan Pattnaik wins grand prize at Copenhagen

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Internationally acclaimed Indian Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the grand prize at the prestigious Copenhagen International Sand sculpture festival in Denmark for his sculpture on ...

Norway c.bank chief crisis outside Norway may last until 2015

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

OSLO | Tue May 21, 2013 7:38am EDT OSLO May 21 (Reuters) - Weak economic conditions outside Norway's borders could last until 2015 and Europe could emerge from its current economic crisis only after 2020, the governor of the Norwegian central bank said on Tuesday. "When it comes to our view of the international economic situation (it) may last until 2015. The eurozone is ...

Date Night Pick from Mara’s Playlist From Denmark with Love

Boston Herald - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

From Denmark with Love , a 007/Hamlet comedy mash-up, seems born out of one of those late-night conversations that veers into the delusional and nonsensical, where you find yourself riffing on improbable scenarios, that begin with questions like, "What would happen if …?"Local playwright John J. King’s show falls into that line of entertaining and meandering musings. It ...

Norway Jo Benkow former President of the Norwegian Parliament has died leaving behind a memorable legacy

API - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Jo Benkow is dead. – As president, he contributed to strengthening Parliament’s role and reputation. With his passing a man of honour in the public debate has been lost, ...

Novo holding company buys Norwegian Xellia

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

COPENHAGEN | Tue May 21, 2013 5:16am EDT COPENHAGEN May 21 (Reuters) - Novo A/S, the holding company of Danish insulin producer Novo Nordisk, on Tuesday said it had acquired Norwegian-based Xellia Pharmaceuticals for about $700 million. The company has been bought from 3i and other shareholders, and Xellia will revert to Danish ownership with headquarters in Copenhagen, Novo A/S said in ...

Qatar Norway Azerbaijan to each get about $500 mln of VTB shares -CEO

Reuters - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

LONDON | Tue May 21, 2013 4:27am EDT LONDON May 21 (Reuters) - The sovereign wealth funds of Qatar, Norway and Azerbaijan will each get about $500 million of the new shares being issued by VTB, the Russian bank's chief executive Andrei Kostin said on Tuesday. The $500 million allocation is the "kind of ticket we are thinking of" Kostin told Reuters in London. The ...

Confident Fischers case for Swedens defence

UEFA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Newly settled at the heart of Sweden's defence, Nilla Fischer says life under Pia Sundhage is "intense" and, as she nears 100 caps, she predicts the hosts will win all three group ...