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“This is one of the best hounds I've ever seen”

Swedish-Chilean opera star Tito Beltran has been sentenced to two years behind bars for raping an 18-year-old nanny employed by actress Maria Lundqvist. via Political Gateway

“Parents question this, they don't want to change their children's jumpers. The current fashion is stripes”

Stockholm - A kindergarten in northern Sweden has introduced an unusual form of dress code, banning staff and children from wearing clothes with stripes or dots, a news report said Thursday. via Independent Online

“The project was designed to provide a European capability in accurately predicting radiation doses onboard Columbus”

European scientists have developed the most accurate method yet for predicting the doses of radiation that astronauts will receive aboard the orbiting European laboratory module, Columbus, attached to the ISS ... via Space Ref

“And so the (preschool) staff urged parents to dress their children in one-colored clothing”

A Swedish preschool has been criticized for banning its children from wearing striped and spotted clothing since the patterns give one of its teachers severe migraine attacks.

The preschool, in Gallivare, 710 miles north of Stockholm, imposed the ban in one of its areas three years ago. But recent complaints from a parent meant the unusual dress code got nationwide attention Thursday.

Myran preschool Principal May Norberg said the ban had never caused any problems. Until now.

Norberg said the parent complained that the ban prevented the children from wearing what they, or their parents, chose. Read more

“The study showed that the increase in saturated fat correlated with the increase in healthy cholesterol”

A month-long diet of fast food and no exercise led to dangerously high levels of enzymes linked to liver damage, in an unusual experiment inspired by the docu-movie "Supersize Me." But investigators, reporting ... via The Age

“Their technique of reading population history by using coalescence rates to analyze genetic data is very impressive - innovative anthropology and edge-of-the-seat population study”

The human journey from Asia to the New World was interrupted by a 20,000-year layover in Beringia, a once-habitable region that today lies submerged under the icy waters of the Bering Strait. via University of Florida News

“The Social Security and Medicare issues are not really altered by immigration”

By 2050 nearly one in every five U.S. residents will be an immigrant, far exceeding any ratio of immigrants the nation has seen in at least a century and a half, according to a new projection released Monday. via The Herald Bulletin

“Do we want an America that has 100 million people more than it would without any immigration starting from today?”

If present trends continue, within two decades the proportion of immigrants in the United States will surpass the peak reached more than a century ago, an analysis concludes. via Detroit News

Woman wanting Caesareans for no medical reason should be offered counselling to help them overcome their fear of childbirth, experts have said. via Boston Today

“The current construction boom in health care preserves and maintains the existing workforce”

In the biggest construction boom in years, Michigan health care systems are erecting new hospitals and renovating old ones, pumping at least $2.2 billion into their communities in 13 of the largest projects. via Detroit Free Press

An administrator who monitors progress on diversity at the University of Virginia says there are not enough minorities in leadership positions at the school. via WDBJ7

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Norway closed its embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul Sunday because of "terror threats," a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said. via Cumberlink.com

Subaru takes Swedish super-special opener [ See related stories ] February 8, 2008 Norway's Petter Solberg, driving a Subaru Impreza, topped the times in the opening super-special stage of the Rally of Sweden ... via Motoring.co.za

“The surgery went great. She handled her anesthesia fine, which is the most important thing”

India's experts in the Ayurveda, an ancient system of medicine in South Asia, say cow urine contains properties to cure many diseases, including cancer. via Daily India

“Early detection, diagnosis and treatment of congenital aneurismal fistulas can prevent rupture, cardiac tamponade and death”

A seemingly random arterial abnormality that can cause heart attack and sudden death in adults with no previous symptoms may not be so random after all. via Blackwell Publishing Press Release

“High capacity utilization also had a positive impact, but this was limited by increased costs related to the high activity level and higher wages”

STOCKHOLM, Sweden : Swedish truck maker Scania AB on Wednesday said fourth-quarter net profit rose 48 percent due to strong sales and raised its revenue forecast for the next two years. via International Herald Tribune

“All other areas were pretty much better than expected, so it's Europe that is scaring people”

By Anastasia Tomazhenkova: Volvo AB , Swedish truckmaker, announced its fourth quarter net income rose 9.8%, helped by continued strong growth in Asia and Europe. via Pravda