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Umeå

Type: City

Name: Umeå

Country: Sweden

Latitude: 63.830002

Longitude: 20.24

population: 110,758

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Umeå2014 praised in EU evaluation

According to a report from the monitoring and advisory panel for the European Capital of Culture, Umeå2014 has met the criteria for receiving the 1.5 million Euro Melina Mercouri Award. The work with making Umeå a Capital of Culture receives high scores ... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 17 2013]

Entities: Umeå, Melina Mercouri, European Capital Ltd

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

A tax on men

There is a university town in the north of Sweden called Umeå. The town council of Umeå has an equality committee and this committee has raised for debate the idea of introducting gender taxes, specifically a tax on men. What's interesting is the justification ... [Published Oz Conservative - May 16 2013]

Entities: Equality, Taxes, Umeå

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Cells Must Use Their Brakes Moderately for Effective Speed Control

How cells regulate their own function by "accelerating and braking" is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to produce more bioenergy. In a study published by Nature Communications ... [Published ScienceNewsline - May 15 2013]

Entities: Umeå, Uppsala

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Swedish court frees 'bottle sex' men of rape

A Swedish court has freed three teenagers who were accused of rape for inserting a wine bottle in a girl's vagina until she started bleeding.Six teens on trial for Stockholm gang rape (10 May 13)Notorious rapist jailed for sex with 14-year-old girl (9 ... [Published The Local Sweden - May 15 2013]

Entities: Rape, Sex, Verdict, Vagina

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Umeå University

Cells must use their brakes moderately for effective speed control

How cells regulate their own function by “accelerating and braking” is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to produce more bioenergy. In a study published by Nature Communications ... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 15 2013]

Entities: Johan Elf, Molecule, Umeå University, Uppsala University

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Northernmost international ferry company renamed Wasaline

The company operating the world’s northernmost international ferry service has been renamed to Wasaline. Previously it traded under the Finnish name of Vaasanlaivat and the Swedish one of Vasabatarna.The company, which is part of the NLC group, operates ... [Published Cruise Business Review - May 13 2013]

Entities: Ferry, Vaasa (Finland), Long Ton, Umeå

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Green Cargo AB

Rail traffic delays after goods train derails

Rail traffic in northern Sweden will suffer interruptions this week after a goods train derailed between Älvsbyn and Jörn on Saturday.Swedish teen hurt after fourth floor balcony fall (11 May 13)UK Olympian dies in Swedish boat accident (10 May 13)SAS ... [Published The Local Sweden - May 12 2013]

Entities: Commodities, Green Cargo AB, Transportation

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 2 reports

Northern Main Line closed until Friday at least

The Swedish Transport Administration says rail traffic on the Northern Main Line between Umeå and Luleå is not expected to resume until Friday. This followed the derailment of a freight train between Älvsbyn and Jörn around 3:00 AM Saturday morning. ... [Published Radio Sweden - May 11 2013]

Entities: Luleå, Umeå, Green Cargo AB

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Silvermedalj i EM i Athletic Fitness till Rookie Westin, IKSU fitness (Idrottsklubben Studenterna i Umeå (IKSU))

Rookie Westin från IKSU:s sektion IKSU fitness tog silvermedalj i EM i Athletic Fitness i Santa Susanna, Spanien. EM-tävlingarna genomförs 1-6 maj 2013.Rookie Westin från IKSU:s sektion IKSU fitness tog silvermedalj i EM i Athletic Fitness i Santa Susanna, ... [Published Presscontacts.com - May 06 2013]

Entities: Fitness, Umeå

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

One year teacher education to start soon

Stockholm University is planning to start a one-year fast-track training course for science teachers, reports Swedish Television SVT. The hope is to provide a solution to the shortage of teachers in science subjects. The programme, which is still in ... [Published Radio Sweden - May 04 2013]

Entities: Education, Anders Gustavsson, Stockholm University

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Malmö Aviation inaugurates low-frequency flights from Umeå to Prague

Malmo Aviation launches twice-weekly flights from Umea to Prague. Malmö Aviation commenced operations on the 1,700-kilometre route from Umeå (UME) in northern Sweden, to Prague (PRG) on 26 April. The airline operates twice-weekly services on the route, ... [Published Anna.aero - May 01 2013]

Entities: Malmö Aviation AB, Prague, Umeå

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 3 reports

YIT provides plumbing installation for the Baltic group’s hotel project in Umeå, Sweden

YIT Sverige AB is one of the contractors for the Baltic Group construction project in the Forsete Quarter in central Umeå, Sweden. YIT have been contracted to install all the plumbing for the hotel chain Winn’s new hotel project and provide all the installations ... [Published NASDAQ OMX - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: YIT Corporation, Umeå, Sweden

Quotes

"People involved in sexual activities do things naturally to each other's body in a spontaneous way, without asking for consent" the verdict stated

Swedish court frees 'bottle sex' men of rape [Published The Local Sweden - May 15 2013]

"When you've managed for so long there is a certain procedure required before you can start to eat again. You need checkups and support" said Ribbenvik

Afghan refugees break hunger strike in Boden [Published The Local Sweden - May 13 2013]

"It is too early to tell if the derailment was caused by the track or the train, the inquiry is ongoing... and is collating the facts" said Mats Hollander at Green Cargo

Rail traffic delays after goods train derails [Published The Local Sweden - May 12 2013]

"When the slugs are stressed, they make a lot of slime, and then it gets rather tricky" , she says to Swedish Radio's science programme

Fighting the dreaded "spanish slug" [Published Radio Sweden - May 07 2013]

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Northernmost international ferry company rename... [Published Cruise Business Review - May 13 2013]
Afghan refugees break hunger strike in Boden [Published The Local Sweden - May 13 2013]
Northern Main Line may reopen on Friday [Published Sveriges Radio - May 12 2013]
No estimate for Northern Main Line reopening [Published Radio Sweden - May 12 2013]
Rail traffic delays after goods train derails [Published The Local Sweden - May 12 2013]
Northern Main Line closed until Friday at least [Published Radio Sweden - May 11 2013]
Rail traffic in north stopped after derailment [Published Radio Sweden - May 11 2013]
Clickable history [Published University of Cambridge - May 09 2013]
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Fighting the dreaded "spanish slug" [Published Radio Sweden - May 07 2013]
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What I love about Romania : A photogenic country [Published Romania Business Insider - May 06 2013]
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Siemens, RES get 144MW Sweden job [Published Renewable Energy News - May 02 2013]
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Blogs

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A tax on men [Published Oz Conservative - May 16 2013] There is a university town in the north of Sweden called Umeå. The town council of Umeå has an equality committee and this committee has raised for debate the idea of introducting gender taxes, specifically a tax on men. What's interesting is the justification ...
Elitserien – rond 9 [Published Inte bara schack - Mar 17 2013] Det firades ett jubileum i Västerås och det gjordes på ett mycket passande sätt. Det är jämnt trettio år sedan Limhamns SK vann allsvenskan förra gången. Det var alltså i Västerås 1983. Nu var det dags igen efter en mycket spännande avslutning. I och ...
Elitserien - rond 8 [Published Inte bara schack - Mar 17 2013] Axel Smith grunnar på sitt fjärde drag mot Lars Karlsson. Det blev Axels sista drag i partiet. Foto: Niklas Sidmar Trots ett förkrossande nederlag mot SK Team Viking i näst sista ronden är Limhamns SK kvar i guldstriden. Lunds ASK fick en flygande ...
Researchers use LCLS x-ray laser to view simult... [Published Green Car Congress - Feb 14 2013] Conceptual view shows a Photosystem II crystal hit by a femtosecond X-ray pulse. The resulting diffraction pattern (left) is used to map the overall protein structure. The emission spectrum (right) is simultaneously collected and used to probe the ...
Fyra lag i guldstriden [Published Inte bara schack - Feb 03 2013] Peter Heine Nielsen förstärkte SK Rockaden Stockholm den här helgen. Foto: Lars O A Hedlund Segersiffrorna i elitseriematcherna blev kanske lite väl stora på sina håll den här helgen, men annars var det mest transportsträckor för topplagen. Det känns ...

Press Releases

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YIT provides plumbing installation for the Balt... [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - Apr 25 2013]
Rejlers acquires Umeå Industri och Kraftkonsult [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - Apr 24 2013]
Rejlers förvärvar Umeå Industri och Kraftkonsult [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - Apr 24 2013]
Vitecs årsredovisning publicerad på hemsidan [Published GlobeNewswire: Advertising News - Apr 11 2013]
Vitec kallar till årsstämma [Published GlobeNewswire: Acquisitions News - Apr 02 2013]