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Birds in 'epic' Iliad 'strengthened warriors' fighting spirit'
Washington, Feb 14 : The birds cited in the epic poem Iliad play a key role in helping warriors and kings make difficult decisions and satisfy the basic human need for self-esteem and security, a new study has revealed.
GRAVEYARD: New Audio Interview Posted Online
On January 28, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault recently conducted an interview with the Gothenburg, Sweden-based psychedelic doom rock band GRAVEYARD at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, California.
World5 To Release "Global Experience" May 1st, 2012
Collaborating between five band members spanning four countries with a 4-time Grammy winning producer in a Houston recording studio, and having recently received two number-one slots on prominent internet charts and a Gold Award for their promotional single and video, the band World5 will be releasing their debut album titled "Global Experience" ... (more)
Computer programs that think like humans
"Our programs are beating the conventional math programs because we are combining mathematics and psychology," said Claes Strannegard of the University of Gothenburg.
German 'tourist' living in Gothenburg airport
A 27-year-old German man has been living at the Gothenburg Landvetter airport for two months having no wish to return to Germany and nowhere to go in Sweden.
RNB's total sales in proprietary stores in January 2012 amounted to SEK 236.8 M, compared with SEK 230.0 M in the corresponding month a year earlier, which is an increase of 2.9%. In local currencies the increase was 3.0%. Sales in comparable stores in Sweden in January 2012 decreased by 1.1% compared with the corresponding month in the preceding ... (more)
ABBA tribute act performs tonight
"When I first heard them in the '70s, the music was just brilliant," she said. "Then when you saw their shows live, with the lasers and everything, plus their Swedish voices -- which of course I was a little biased toward -- it was just incredible.
SPL: GAIS insist Rangers owe them 240k for transfer of winger Mervan Celik
The 21-year-old Swedish winger, Ally McCoist's only arrival during last month's transfer window, remains at the centre of a compensation row just weeks into his three-and-half year deal.
Painful Periods Eased By Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
A large Scandinavian study, that has been running for 30 years, has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful menstrual periods reports scientists from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Local metalhead amused by Juno nod
SUPPLIED PHOTOS Above, KEN Mode . Below, The Wailini 1 2 Jennys . Left, Deadmau5.
Marseille, France-based female-fronted metalcore band ETHS has finished filming a video for the track "Adonai" . The clip was shot in the Frioul Islands and the band's hometown with director Louis Vignat of Scandale Productions .
Civic chiefs spend A 135,000 on air fares
GLOBETROTTING civic chiefs have spent more than A 135,000 of taxpayers' money on air travel in the past two years.
Spinning Sessions Trigger The Same Biochemical Indications As Heart Attacks
A short spinning session can trigger the same biochemical indications as a heart attack - a reaction that is probably both natural and harmless, but should be borne in mind when people seek emergency treatment for chest pain, reveals a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Former Welders Suffer Increased Clumsiness
Welders who are exposed to manganese from welding fumes, risk developing increased clumsiness - and the result may remain decades after exposure has ceased.
Following Heart Attack, Low Levels Of Lipid Antibodies Increase Complications
Coronary patients with low levels of an immune system antibody called anti-PC, which neutralises parts of the 'bad' cholesterol, run a greater risk of suffering complications following an acute cardiac episode and thus of premature death.
I took a walk today along an abandoned part of the Gothenburg harbour, the Lundby harbour.
Sweden to Chabad: No Jewish Homeschooling
Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries to Sweden have been threatened by the city of Gothenburg with thousands of dollars in fines for home schooling their children, as the Swedish government attempts to force this Jewish family to send its children to public school.
Q & A: Daniel Svensson of In Flames
In Flames was one of the flagship bands of the Gothenburg scene in Sweden of the early 1990s that included death metal luminaries like At the Gates and Dark Tranquility.
New Centre for Consumer Science report on Christmas gifts
The stereotypical Christmas gift shopper is a stressed-to-the-max individual with a filled-to-the-rim shopping cart in a busy shopping mall.