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Å, Sweden
Å is a small village and a parish in the municipality of Norrköping, in Östergötland County, Sweden. It has a population of about 200. There are also at least 12 other places in Sweden called Å, most of them only a farm or a few houses. Å is pronounced "Aw", or phonetically [o:]. ..
S. W. Erdnase
S. W. Erdnase is the author of The Expert at the Card Table, a book detailing sleight of hand and cheating techniques using playing cards and in continual publication since 1902. Erdnase's true identity is one of the enduring mysteries of the magic community. Martin Gardner has proposed that a sm..
SWE
SWE is a TLA with several meanings: An organisation of young Danish men, and a princess, who drink while watching and enjoying wrestling. (note: not to be confused with Svend Westergaards Ejendomsadministration A/S)Society of Women Engineers, a non-profit organization founded in 1950 to encourage w..
Swearer Center
The Howard R. Swearer Center for Public Service, an office of the Dean of the College, supports active community participation as a central to a liberal education. Our approach reflects the University's public trust to both prepare students for meaningful engagement in the American democracy and to ..
Swearing
To swear can mean either to make an oath, or to utter profanity. A court witness will have to swear to tell the truth, sometimes by the name of a deity or upon things considered holy, for example a Bible or a Qur'an. Use of this type of swearing in inappropriate or trivial circumstances, or in s..
Swearing at Motorists
Swearing at Motorists is a two-piece rock and roll band comprised of Dave Doughman (guitar, vocals) and Joseph Siwinski (drums). They formed in Dayton, Ohio in the late 1990s. Joseph Siwinski replaced Don Thrasher (formerly of Guided by Voices), who had originally been on drums. Heavily influenced ..
Sweary Mary
Sweary Mary was a character in Viz magazine, who appeared briefly in 1994-95. Bearing more than a passing physical resemblance to The Beanos Minnie the Minx, her sole purpose in life was to say as many rude words as possible; and the comic's story - such as it was - revolved around her attempts to ..
Swear back of a reference
In United States patent law,“swearing back of a reference” is a process whereby an inventor in certain circumstances can get a US patent even though the invention became public before the inventor’s original patent application was filed. Contents 1 Background and rationale2 Pro..
SWEAT
SWEAT is an OLN/TSN show hosted by Julie Zwillich that aired in 2003-2004. Each of the 13 half-hour episodes of SWEAT features a different outdoor sport: kayaking, mountain biking, ice hockey, beach volleyball, soccer, windsurfing, rowing, Ultimate, triathlon, wakeboarding, snowboarding, telemark s..
Sweatbox
A sweatbox is another reference for a form of torture known as the box. The Sweatbox is also the title of a documentary about the making of the Disney film The Emperor's New Groove'''. "Sweatbox" is a Disney animators' term for the screening room where directors and producers approve or reject ani..
Sweater
A jumper from Marks & Spencer A sweater (also called pullover, jumper, and jersey) is a relatively heavy garment intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though, in some cases, sweaters are made for dogs and occasionally other animals) and typically to be worn over a shirt, blou..
Sweater curse
The Sweater Curse states that if you lovingly knit a sweater for your significant other, they will break up with you. Although counter-intuitive, the Sweater Curse is supported by the personal experience of many knitters (but not all). Knitting other garments (scarves, socks, etc.) as gifts can a..
Sweater design
The ultimate aim of sweater design is a sweater that its intended wants to wear. In pursuit of this ultimate aim, secondary goals include designing a sweater that serves a practical purpose; makes its intended wearer physically comfortable; and makes its intended wearer feel fashionably attracti..
Sweater girl
Sweater girl describes a fashion look popularized in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s by actresses such as Lana Turner and Jane Russell exemplified by the wearing of a tight sweater in order to emphasize the bustline. In its original form the image was often tied to the promotion of new bra technol..
Sweatin' to the Oldies: The Vandals Live
Sweatin' to the Oldies is a live punk rock album and video by the southern California band The Vandals, originally released in 1991 by Triple X Records. It consists of a live concert recorded at the Ice House in Fullerton, California, as well as interviews with the band members and an overview of ..
Sweating
For the plumbing term, see: soldering Sweating (also called perspiration or sometimes transpiration) is the loss of a watery fluid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride (commonly known as salt) and urea in solution, that is secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. Sweat also consist of ..
Sweating sickness
Sweating sickness, also known as the "English sweate" (Lat. sudor anglicus), was a mysterious and highly virulent disease which struck England and later Europe in a series of epidemics the first beginning in 1485 and the last in 1551, afterwards apparently vanishing. The onset of symptoms was drama..
Sweating system
Sweating system was a term used to describe an iniquitous system of subcontracting in the tailoring trade which came into prominence around 1848. In contemporary English the term sweatshop has a similar meaning. Orders from master-tailors were undertaken by sub-contractors, who themselves farmed the..
Sweatin like nixon
Sweatin Like Nixon is a progressive rock band that tours primarily on the east coast and midwest of the United States. Their website can be found at http://www.sweatinlikenixon.com With a sound that has been dubbed Blue Collar Prog, SLN rock like Steely Dan meets Frank Zappa. Google Currently retu..
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Sweatpants
Sweatpants are a kind of informal, comfortable trousers. Contents 1 Design2 Variations2.1 Windpants2.2 Tearaway pants2.3 Muscle pants Design Sweatpants are always made from cotton fleece. The variations listed below are made from different materials. Sweatpants, proper,..
Sweatshop
A sweatshop is a factory or workshop that has attributes in common with the workplaces of the pejoratively-named sweating system of the 1840s. Sweatshops arose at a time when workers did not have the protections afforded by trade unions or labor laws, and sweatshops are synonymous with working cond..
Sweatshop Records
Sweatshop Records can refer to two business entities. The first was a local St. Louis, Missouri promotion that featured the band Physical Therapy. No information on what became of that label or its flagship band is available on the internet. The second Sweatshop Records is a punk label based in New ..
Sweatshop Union
Cover shoot for the album United We Fall Sweatshop Union is a Canadian hip hop collective. The group came together in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2000, when four politically-minded rap acts (Kyprios, Dirty Circus, Creative Minds, and Innocent Bystanders) came together as a collective. Like..
Sweatsuit
For the Nelly albums, see Sweat / Suit or Sweatsuit. A sweatsuit is a suit, hence the "suit" part of the name, that has a thick material usually made of cotton and polyester. A sweatsuit can be worn on many different occasions, but is commonly associated with sports. Sweatsuits are also worn during..
Sweatsuit (album)
Sweatsuit is rapper Nelly's 2005 US only album consisting of tracks from the 2004 albums Sweat and Suit. Sweatsuit also features three brand new tracks including the single "Grillz" featuring rappers Paul Wall, Ali, and Gipp. Track listing "Play It Off" (feat. Pharrell)"My Place" (feat. Jaheim)"O..
Sweatt v. Painter
Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U.S. 629 (1950) was a United States Supreme Court case that reversed a decision first made by a Texas trial court which found that a newly-established state law school for African Americans met the separate but equal provisions of the Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896) co..
Sweaty Handshake
Sweaty Handshake was the debut album by Pet Lamb. It was released January 1995 through Roadrunner Records. It is a compilation of two EPs released through Blunt Records, Paranoid from the Neck Down released March 1 1993, and Spent, released December 5 1994. Contents 1 Track listing2 Pa..
Sweat (album)
Sweat is one of the two albums (along with Suit) that St. Louis rapper Nelly released in 2004. Sweat seems to be the less popular album of the two, by debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200, while on the same week, the Suit album debuted at #1 on the same chart. The tracks "Flap Your Wings," "Na-Nana..
Sweat (Kool and the Gang album)
Sweat Album by Kool and the Gang Released 1989 Genre Funk Length 52:37 Label Mercury U.S. Certification None Kool and the Gang Chronology Forever(1986) Sweat(1989) Unite(1993) Sweat was an album released by the band Kool and the Gang in 1989 following a three year gap between albums...
Sweat (TV series)
Sweat was an Australian drama series created by John Rapsey. The show aired on ABC TV in 1996 and centred around students at an Australian school for the athletically-gifted. The show is best remembered for being Heath Ledger's first regular role on a television show. Ledger played Snowy Bowles, a g..
Sweat / Suit
Sweat / Suit is a 2005 album by Nelly. It combines the hits from the two albums he released in 2004 (Sweat and Suit) into one CD. It was released everywhere except the US, where Sweatsuit was released in November 2005 instead, with new tracks. Track listing "My Place" (feat. Jaheim)"Flap Your Win..
Sweat A River, Live No Lies
Sweat A River, Live No Lies is the first known recording by Far. Track listing "Fear" – 4:41"No One Will Know" – 4:59"Perfect Pair" – 3:32"Living Brother" – 3:01"Who Do U Hate?" – 2:47"Remain Alive" – 5:49"Two Lovers" – 5:29"Harlequin Day" – 3:42"Dance Without Thinking" – 4:03 P..
Sweat Band
Sweat Band was a short-lived American funk group. The Bootsy Collins side project featured Maceo Parker and several other members of Parliament. Their eponymous 1980 album was more instrumental than vocal compared to other P-funk projects. Discography Sweat Band (Uncle Jam, 1980) External links ..
Sweat bee
A sweat bee Sweat bee is the common name for bees that are attracted to pollen and the salt in human perspiration. In its strict application, the name refers to members of the Halictidae, a large family of bees that are common in most of the world except Australia and Southeast Asia, where th..
Sweat block
Sweat block is a product developed in the 1980's by a pharmacology graduate student in search of a way to prevent underarm perspiration. It is now sold by [Syzygy Innovations, LLC] under the claim that it stops sweating for up to a week. ..
Sweat drop
This article is about a manga convention. For the article on perspiration, see sweating. --> In manga and anime, a sweat drop is a common visual convention in which a character is drawn with one or more prominent beads of sweat on their brow or forehead. The convention may be puzzling to reader..
Sweat equity
Sweat equity is a term used to describe the contribution made to a project by people who contribute their time and effort. It can be contrasted with financial equity which is the money contributed towards the project. It is used to refer to a form of compensation by businesses to their owners or em..
Sweat house
Sweat house may refer to: a traditional Sweat lodgea Sauna See also Turkish bath redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Sweat lodge
Nez Percé sweat-lodge The sweat lodge is a ceremonial sauna used by North American First Nations or Native American peoples. There are several styles of sweat lodge including a domed or oblong hut similar to a wickiup, a teepee, or even a simple hole dug into the ground and covered with plank..
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Sweat Mountain
Sweat Mountain is a low mountain located in far northeastern Cobb County, Georgia, in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. The exact USGS location of its summit is [34°4′1″N, 84°27′20″W], and has an elevation of 1688 feet or 514.5 meters above mean sea level, making it the second-h..
Sweat of Your Brow
"Sweat of Your Brow" Single by Jully Black From the album This is Me Released June 22, 2005 Format Digital download12" single Recorded 2005 Length 3:20 Genre R&B/Pop Label Universal Music Canada Writers Jully Black, Leshaun Owens, Karriem Mack, Erick Morillo, Mark Quashie, Colin "Demarc..
Sweat test
The Sweat test measures the concentration of chloride and sodium that is excreted in sweat. It is used to diagnose cystic fibrosis (CF). Contents 1 Method2 Results2.1 Reference ranges2.2 Interpretation2.3 Sources of Error3 External links Method Sweating is induced b..
Sweat therapy
Sweat therapy is the combination of group counseling/psychotherapy with group sweating. Group sweating is social interaction while experiencing psychophysiological responses to heat exposure. Group sweating has strong cultural validity as it has existed throughout the world for thousands of years ..
Sweat the Small Stuff
Sweat the Small Stuff is a hilarious standup comedy special performed by Kevin James of King of Queens. This one hour special is re-aired on Comedy Central regularly. ..
Swea City, Iowa
Swea City is a city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 642 at the 2000 census. Geography Swea City is located at [43°23′1″N, 94°18′33″W] (43.383677, -94.309177)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit..
Swebus
Swebus Ltd, part of Concordia Bus Ltd, is the leading Swedish bus company, with 8,700 employees, 3,000 buses, and net sales of 327 million euro. It was the bus division of SJ rail company till 1996. External links [Home page of Swebus] ..
SWEB Energy
SWEB Energy, formerly South Western Electricity Board (SWEB) was a British electricity company. It was bought by Southern Company in 1995. In 1999 it was split into an electricity engineering and distribution company (called Western Power Distribution) which retained responsibility for metering, su..
SweClockers
SweClockers is Sweden's largest hardware website with news and articles about computer hardware and overclocking, including a forum where people can have discussions about their overclocking, modding and hardware experience. Founded many years ago, SweClockers' community has grown and is now one of..
Swecoin
Swecoin is a thermal printer manufacturing company based in Sollentuna, Sweden. They also have a US-based sales division. Swecoin's printer designs utilize a patented looping presenter mechanism in which the a paper loop is formed inside the printer before the printout is presented to the user of th..
SWEDAC
SWEDAC, Styrelsen för ackreditering och teknisk kontroll, the Swedish Board for Accreditation and Conformity Assessment, is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Borås. It is the national accreditation body, assessing the competence..
Swedbank
FöreningsSparbanken AB (publ), or FSB, is a Swedish bank. It was decided in March 2006 that the whole bank would be renamed Swedbank, which has long been the name of its international operations, in 2007. It it originally Sweden's main savings bank. Contents 1 History2 Organisation3..
Swedbank Arena
Swedbank Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden that is currently under construction. The capacity of the arena when finished will be 7,200 and will be completed in the fall of 2006. It will be the home arena of the MODO Hockey ice hockey team. In 2008, it will host th..
Swedeborg, Missouri
Swedeborg is an unincorporated community in northwestern Pulaski County, Missouri. It is about five miles northeast of Richland on Missouri State Highway 133. ..
Swedecore
Swedecore (also Gothencore and melodic deathcore) is a nickname for the most common style of metalcore music today, combines the melodies and guitar harmonies of melodic death metal bands such as In Flames and At the Gates with the aggressiveness and breakdowns of late 1980s American metalcore. T..
Swedeland
Swedeland is a small village in Pennsylvania in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Swedeland is part of Upper Merion Township. Originally founded as "Matsunk" by Swedish settlers in 1710, the name was changed to Swedeland around 1840. Situated along the Schuylkill River and the Matsunk creek it was origin..
Sweden
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: [Konungariket Sverige] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) is a Nordic country in Scandinavia. It is bordered by Norway in the west, Finland in the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait..
Sweden, Maine
Sweden is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 324 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 76.9 km² (29.7 mi²). 74.5 km² (28.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (3.13%) is water. Demog..
Sweden, New York
Sweden is a town in Monroe County, New York, USA. The population was 13,716 at the 2000 census. The Town of Sweden was established in 1814. The town is located on the west border of the county, and the Erie Canal passes through the northern part of the town, and New York State Route 19 is a maj..
Sweden-Finland
The traditional lands of Sweden. (Different stages of expansion marked by shades. Borders as of year 1700.) Sweden-Finland is a modern term, used especially in Finland, to refer to the Swedish Kingdom between the Kalmar Union and the Napoleonic wars, or the period from the 14th to the 18th cen..
Swedenborgianism
Symbol of the Swedenborgian Church Swedenborgianism is the ecclesiastical organization of beliefs developed from the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Many aspects are closely related to Christianity, and the movement is founded on the belief that Swedenborg witnessed the Last Judgment and sec..
Swedenborgian Church of North America
The Swedenborgian Church in North America (also known as the General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem). The Swedenborgian Church draws its faith from the Bible as illuminated by the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). Unlike the General Church of the New Jerusalem or "New Ch..
Swedenborgian House of Studies
The Swedenborgian House of Studies is the seminary of the Swedenborgian Church of North America at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. It offers a joint Master of Divinity/Certificate in Swedenborgian Studies. External link [Swedenborgian House of Studies] ..
Sweden (disambiguation)
Sweden is the name of a European country. Other places named "Sweden" include: Sweden, Maine, United States of AmericaSweden, New York, United States of AmericaSweden Township, Pennsylvania, United States of America See also: New Sweden (disambiguation). This is a [disambiguationdisambiguatio..
Sweden after the Great Northern War
History of Sweden Prehistoric SwedenEarly HistoryKalmar UnionModern SwedenA New Great PowerSwedish Empire"Age of Liberty"Gustav's AbsolutismUnion with NorwayModernizationIndustrializationWorld War IIPost-war Sweden The period from Charles XII's death in 1718 to Gustav III's coup d'etat in 1772..
Sweden and the Winter War
The Winter War was fought in the four months following the Soviet Union's invasion of Finland on November 30, 1939. This took place three months after the German invasion of Poland that triggered the start of World War II. Sweden did not become actively involved in the conflict, but did indirectly s..
Sweden at the 1896 Summer Olympics
One competitor from Sweden was present at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He competed in athletics and gymnastics, with 5 entries in as many events. Sweden was one of two nations present that won no medals; Italy was the other. Contents 1 Medals2 Results by event2.1 Athletics2.2&nbs..
Sweden at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code SWE. It was the second appearance of the European nation. Swedish results are typically separated from those of Norwegian competitors despite the personal union of the two kingdoms. Contents 1 Medals1.1 ..
Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics. Contents 1 Results by event1.1 Athletics1.1.1 Running1.1.2 Jumping1.1.3 Throwing1.2 Cycling1..
Sweden at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia under the IOC country code SWE. It was the twelfth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1                 Total Sweden ..
Sweden at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy under the IOC country code SWE. It was the thirteenth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1                 Total Sweden 1 2 ..
Sweden at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan under the IOC country code SWE. It was the fourteenth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1                 Total Sweden 2 2..
Sweden at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico under the IOC country code SWE. It was the fifteenth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1                 Total Sweden ..
Sweden at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code SWE. It was the sixteenth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1  Sweden 4 6 6 16 Sweden finished in eleventh position in the final medal rankings Gold Ul..
Sweden at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code SWE. It was the seventeenth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1  Sweden 4 1 1 6 Sweden finished in 12th position in the final medal rankings Gold And..
Sweden at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow under the IOC country code SWE. It was the eighteenth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 games. Contents 1  Sweden 3 3 6 12 Sweden finished in 11th position in the final medal rankings Gold Johan Harmenb..
Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the IOC country code SWE. It was the nineteenth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1  Sweden 2 11 6 19 Sweden finished in 16th position in the final medal ran..
Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code SWE. It was the twentieth appearance of the Scandinavic nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1  Sweden 0 4 7 11 Sweden finished in 32nd position in the final medal rankings Gold None S..
Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code SWE. It was the twenty-first time that the European nation participated, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1  Sweden 1 7 4 12 Sweden finished in 27th position in the final medal ranki..
Sweden at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code SWE. It was the twenty-second appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Games. Contents 1  Sweden 2 4 2 8 Sweden finished in 29th position in the final medal rankings..
Sweden at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney under the IOC country code SWE. It was the twenty-third appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics. Contents 1  Sweden 4 5 3 12 Sweden finished in 18th position in the final medal rankings..
Sweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sweden competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece under the IOC country code SWE. It was the twenty-fourth appearance of the European nation, having missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics. Contents 1 ..
Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. Despite the lack of success in recent Olympics, Sweden is seventh on the all-time ranking of gold medals in the Olympics, with 39 golds, and the Italian newspa..
Sweden at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Sweden is participating in the ninth Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy. Sweden has entered 19 athletes in the following sports: Alpine skiing: 1 maleIce sledge hockey: 12 maleNordic skiing: 1 femaleWheelchair curling: 4 male, 1 female Medals          &nbs..
Sweden at the Summer Olympics
Sweden was one of the 13 nations that competed at the first modern Olympics, the 1896 Summer Olympics. To date, the nation has missed only one edition, that of the 1904 Summer Olympics. Year Sports Competitors Events Entries Medals Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total 1896 ..
Sweden Democrats
Sverigedemokraterna Leader Jimmie Åkesson Founded February 6 1988 Headquarters Political ideology Radical Right-Wing Populism/Nationalism International affiliation None European affiliation None European Parliament group Colour(s) Blue, yellow ..
Sweden Democrat Youth
Sweden Democrat Youth (Sverigedemokratisk Ungdom, SDU) is the youth league of the minor Swedish political party Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna). The youth league was initially founded in 1993 as an independent youth league to its parent party. The original name was Sverigedemokraternas Ungd..
Sweden during World War II
History of Sweden Prehistoric SwedenEarly HistoryKalmar UnionModern SwedenA New Great PowerSwedish Empire"Age of Liberty"Gustav's AbsolutismUnion with NorwayModernizationIndustrializationWorld War IIPost-war Sweden The policy of Sweden during World War II was to remain neutral. The Swedish n..
Sweden Finns
Not to be confused with the neologism Sweden-Finland. Sweden Finns (ruotsinsuomalaiset in Finnish, sverigefinnar in Swedish) are a Finnish speaking minority in Sweden. The Sweden Finns are not to be confused with the Swedish speaking Finland-Swedes in Finland. In the 1940s, 70,000 young children we..
Sweden in Europe
Stiftelsen Sverige i Europa ("Sweden in Europe") was the main campaign organisation on the yes side in the 2003 referendum on the Euro. Most of its funding came from the business organisation the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. Although it had vastly more money than the organisations opposing t..
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden Member station Sveriges Television, Sveriges Radio Appearances 45 First appearance 1958 Best result 1st, 1974,1984,1991,1999 Worst result last, 1963 & 1977 [ edit] Sweden debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958. The years 1964, 1970 and 1976 they did not par..
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Sweden Melodifestivalen 2006, the Swedish final, was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on 18 March, hosted by Lena Philipsson who represented Sweden in ESC 2004. Before the final there were 4 semi-finals and a second-chance round. The top 2 songs in each semi-final qualified for the final, while ..
Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden Broadcaster: SVT TV4 First Entered Junior Eurovision: 2003 Number of Entries: 3 Won: 0 Scoring (since 2003) Highest Score (2005): 22 Lowest Score (2004): 8 Sweden has had bad results at JESC, finishing near the bottom every time. Broadcaster SVT withdrew from the JESC after 20..
Sweden national basketball team
The Sweden national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Sweden in international competitions. Eurobasket 1953 Sweden's European championship debut came at Eurobasket 1953 in Moscow. The Swedes did not fare well in their first tournament, losing all 7 games to finish in last pla..
Sweden national football team
The Sweden national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Contents 1 History1.1 World Cup record1.2 European Championship record1.3 Other achievements2 Swedish national team 20062.1 Current Squ..
Sweden national handball team
The Sweden national handball team is the national handball team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Handball Association. European Championship record Sweden's best performance in the European Championships. 1994 - Winners1996 - 4:a1998 - Winners2000 - Winners2002 - Winners2004 - 7:a2006..
Sweden national rugby union team
The Sweden national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA - Association of European Rugby and plays in the 3A division of the European Nations Cup. External links [Svenska Rugbyförbundet] - Official Site () ..
Sweden proper
Sweden proper, or Egentliga Sverige, is a term used to distinguish those territories that were fully integrated into the Kingdom of Sweden, as opposed to the dominions and possessions of, or states in union with, the Sweden. Specifically this means that from 1353 up to the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in..
Sweden Rock Festival
Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since 1992. The first version of the festival was held in Olofström, with nine bands performing. The next five years, the festival was held in Karlshamn, but this was changed in 1998. Since then the festival has been held in Nor..
Sweden Sessions
The Swedish Sessions is an unreleased album by Ryan Adams Date: October 2001 Location: Nord Studio AB -- Stockholm, Sweden Personnel: Ryan Adams; Beth Orton; others. Tracks You Will Always Be The SameFor BethDear AnnePoor JimmyMadeline IMadeline IIOh, Charles (f/k/a Prison Letter)Come Monda..
Sweden Solar System
The Sweden Solar System is the world's largest scale model of the solar system. The sun is represented by the Globe Arena in Stockholm, the largest spherical building in the world. The inner planets can also be found in Stockholm but the outer planets are situated northward in other cities along the..
Sweden Township, Pennsylvania
Sweden Township is a township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 775 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.4 km² (33.7 mi²). 87.3 km² (33.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water. Demograph..
Sweden v. Yamaguchi
Sweden v. Yamaguchi, otherwise known as in the matter of Marianne Wilson, or in the matter of Mary Ann Vaughn, is a highly complex decision in international family law which touches on questions in law still unresolved over fifty years later. The formal name of the action was Israel Karl-Gustav Eug..
Sweden women's national football team
Sweden Nickname - Association Swedish Football Association Coach Thomas Dennerby, 2005- Most caps Kristin Bengtsson (157) Top scorer Pia Sundhage, Lena Videkull (71) ..
Swedes' Landing
Swedes' Landing is the warehouse road found along the Minquas Kill in Wilmington, Delaware that is closest to the Delaware River. This was the site where the initial Swedish invasion of the New Netherlands colony took place, and marks the spot where the short-lived New Sweden colony began. Referen..
Swedesboro, New Jersey
Swedesboro highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. Swedesboro is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,055. Contents 1 History and landm..
Swedesboro-Woolwich School District
The Swedesboro-Woolwich School District is a consolidated public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade from two communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. Communities in the district are Swedesboro (200 students from a 2000 Census population of 2,..
Swedes Forest Township, Minnesota
Swedes Forest Township is a township in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 121 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 50.7 km² (19.6 mi²). 50.3 km² (19.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of..
Swedetown, Michigan
Swedetown is a small, unincorporated locale in Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Calumet Township at [47°14′11″N, 88°27′53″W], west of Osceola Road and the junction with Swedetown Road. It is south of Calumet and west of Laurium a..
Swede Grove Township, Minnesota
Swede Grove Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.1 km² (35.6 mi²). 89.8 km² (34.7 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of i..
Swede Knox
Swede Knox is a former NHL linesman who graduated from Athabasca University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Administration degree. He had 1,983 NHL games since 1972. External links [NHL Linesman Earned Degree at a Distance from Athabasca University][Flyers History] ..
Swede Prairie Township, Minnesota
Swede Prairie Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 162 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.1 km² (36.3 mi²). 94.0 km² (36.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water..
Swede Risberg
Charles August "Swede" Risberg (13 October 1894 - 13 October 1975) was an American baseball player. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Risberg was the assistant to the ringleader of the fix, Chick Gandil. Risberg debuted on 11 April 1917 at shortstop for ..
Swede Savage
David Earl "Swede" Savage, Jr. (August 26, 1946 - July 2, 1973) was an American race car driver. Born in San Bernardino, California, Savage began Soap Box Derby racing at the age of five. He moved up to racing quarter midget cars then at age twelve to Go-Kart racing. By his late teens he was racin..
Swedish
Swedish may refer to: Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe (see List of Sweden-related topics)Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and FinlandThe Swedish people (Swedes)..
Swedish-Argentines
Swedish-Argentines are Argentines of Swedish descent. Many Swedes came to Argentina for economic reasons and in order to start a new life. Swedes also helped build Argentina, in particular helping to build Argentina's railroads in the mid 19th century. Contents 1 Henrik Berg and Carl August..
Swedish-Canadian
Swedish-Canadian refers to a naturalized Canadian citizen hailing from Sweden or professing Swedish descent. The 'Swedish-Canadian' community in Canada is 300,000 strong.[link] The vast majority of them reside west of Lake Superior, primarily in Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. T..
Swedish-Cuban Association
The Swedish-Cuban Association (in Swedish: Svensk-kubanska föreningen) is a Swedish organisation supporting strengthened political ties between Sweden and Cuba. The Swedish-Cuban Association presents itself as a "politically unrestricted friendship association" http://www.svensk-kubanska.se/cubava/..
Swedish-Novgorodian Wars
Russo-Swedish Wars Middle Ages 1496–1499 1554–1557 1558–1583 1590–1595 1610–1617 1656–1658 1700–1721 1741–1743 1788–1790 1808–1809 The Republic of Novgorod and medieval Sweden waged a number of wars for control of t..
Swedish Academy
"Svenska Akademien" redirects here. For , see . The Swedish Academy or Svenska Akademien, founded in 1786 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. Modelled after the Académie française, it has 18 members. The motto of the Academy is "Talent and Taste" ("Snille och Smak" in ..
Swedish Act of Succession
The Act of Succession, or Successionsordningen, is a part of the Swedish Constitution. It was adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates on September 26, 1810 and it regulates the right of members of the House of Bernadotte to accede to the Swedish throne. The current Monarch of Sweden is King Carl XVI G..
Swedish Air Force
Coat of arms of the Swedish Air Force. The Swedish Air Force (Swedish: Flygvapnet) is the air force branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden. Contents 1 Organization1.1 Fighter Units1.2 Helicopter Units2 Aircraft3 See also4 External links Or..
Swedish Air Force Museum
The Swedish Air Force Museum (in Swedish Flygvapenmuseum) is located near Linköping, Sweden. Airplanes from the early part of the 20th century to the contemporary Saab 39 Gripen (JAS39) are displayed in the museum. It also hosts a Saab 39 Gripen simulator. The Museum is located at Malmen, j..
Swedish allotment system
The allotment system (Swedish: indelningsverket; Finnish: ruotujakolaitos) was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced in the early 1900s by the Swedish Armed Forces conscription system. Two different allotment ..
Swedish alphabet
The Swedish alphabet consists of the following 29 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Å, Ä, Ö In addition to the commonly occurring letters of the Latin alphabet, A-Z, the Swedish alphabet has the three letters, "Å", "Ä" and "Ö". The letters..
Swedish American
Swedish-Americans are the Americans with Swedish heritage, most often related to the large groups of immigrants from Sweden in the late 19th century and early 20th century. They usually came through New York City and settled in the Midwest. Most were Lutheran and belonged to synods now associated w..
Swedish American Line
Swedish American Line (Svenska Amerika Linien, SAL) was a passenger and cargo shipping line. A direct Gothenburg-New York service was initiated in 1915. The company acquired its first newly constructed vessels in 1925 and 1928. List of ships owned by SAL SS Stockholm (1915-1928).SS Drottningholm ..
Swedish Amphibious Corps
Svenska amfibiekåren (the Swedish Marine Corps) is the amphibious arm of the Swedish Navy. The Swedish Marine Corps was previously known as Kustartilleriet (the Coastal Artillery) but changed names to reflect a different role in a post-cold war world. ..
Swedish Anarcho-syndicalist Youth Federation
Swedish Anarcho-syndicalist Youth Federation, (Syndikalistiska Ungdomsförbundet, SUF) was founded in 1993, and has some of it's roots in the young militant autonomous movement that began to grow throughout Scandinavia in the early nineties. Inspiration also came from the anarcho-syndicalist trade u..
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE) (1901 - 1904) was led by Otto Nordenskiöld with Carl Anton Larsen as the sailing master. On October 16, 1901, Nordenskiöld sailed from Göteborg, aboard the ship Antarctic, the same whaler that had carried Henryk Bull. The Antarctic dropped off Nordenskiöld ..
Swedish Armed Forces
Swedish Armed Forces Military manpower Military age18 years of age Availabilitymales age 15-49: 2,062,566 (2001 est.) Fit for military servicemales age 15-46: 1,802,955 (2001 est.) Reaching military age annuallymales: 51,506 (2001 est.) Military expenditures Dollar figure$5 billion (FY98) Percent..
Swedish Armed Forces' phonetic alphabet
The Swedish Armed Forces' phonetic alphabet is made up of Swedish two-syllable male names with the exception of Z which is just the name of the letter as pronounced in Swedish. Although Sweden has its own alphabet, the Armed Forces use the NATO alphabet more often to communicate, since most activit..
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army (Swedish: Armén) is the army branch of the Swedish Armed Forces, the military of Sweden. Contents 1 Organization1.1 Infantry Corps1.2 Cavalry Corps1.3 Armoured Corps1.4 Artillery Corps1.5 Anti-Aircraft Corps1.6 Engineer Corps1.7 Signal ..
Swedish Army rank insignia
For the official view of how to translate ranks please see http://www.mil.se/attachments/thefacts_2005.pdf page 26. The only logical definition of an officer is 'one who holds a commision'. There is no confusion regarding this. All reserve and serving (reserv- och yrkes) officers in Sweden hold a c..
Swedish AsatruSociety
The Swedish AsatruSociety (Sveriges asatrosamfund) is a religious organization, founded in 1994, practicing old Norse paganism and Norse mythology. The group describes itself as a "democratic, non-racist, non-profit organisation." The AsatruSociety arranges several blót, to honour the Norse gods. ..
Swedish Assembly of Finland
The Swedish Assembly of Finland (Svenska Finlands Folkting or Folktinget) is a semi-official body representing the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. Elections are held every four years, and candidates are nominated by the political parties which are either bilingual or Swedish-speaking. The ass..
Swedish Association of Health Professionals
Vårdförbundet The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 112,000 and represents nurses, midwives, biomedical scientists and radiographers. Vårdförbundet is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Emp..
Swedish Association of International Affairs
Swedish Association of International Affairs is an umbrella organization for the associations of international affairs that can be found at most of the major university cities in Sweden. [Official web page] Member organizations: [The Society of International Affairs in Göteborg&..
Swedish Australian Football League
The Swedish Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league created in early 2006, as a possible governing body for the sport in Sweden. Contents 1 History2 E4 Cup3 National Team4 Clubs4.1 Southern Sweden (Scania - Gothenburg)4.2 Stockholm5 See..
Swedish bagpipes
Traditional style Swedish bagpipes (säckpipa), made by Leif Eriksson One of Alban Faust's modernised set of Swedish bagpipes. Chanters in A and G, three drones, and bellows. Swedish bagpipes (sv. säckpipa) is a local variety of bagpipes. The instrument was practically extinct by ..
Swedish Bar Association
The Swedish Bar Association or Sveriges advokatsamfund is an organisation for Swedish members of the Bar practicing law under the title of advokat (advocate), a title which is protected by law and reserved for members of the Association. External links [Charter of the Swedish Bar Association&#..
Swedish beer
Ale brewing has a long history in Sweden, predating written records. It is known, through old writings such as Havamal and others, that the Viking culture used brewing to produce ale and mead. Through the centuries since and up until the 19th century, brewing was mostly a matter of production for ho..
Swedish Bikini Team
On the cover of Playboy, January 1992 The Swedish Bikini Team was a group of American models who appeared in an advertising campaign for Old Milwaukee beer that ran for several months in 1991 in the United States, playing with American stereotypes of Scandinavian women being blonde and having..
Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents
Swedish Board of Supervision of Estate Agents (Fastighetsmäklarnämnden) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm. It handles tasks related to the state supervision of real estate agents. See also Gov..
Swedish Book Review
The Swedish Book Review is a literary journal, first appearing in 1983, which is published twice yearly. In addition, a specialised "supplement" edition is produced each year. The journal aims to bring Swedish-language literature to an English-speaking audience, and does so through reviews, transl..
Swedish Broadcasting Commission
Granskningsnämnden för radio och TV (GRN, in English Swedish Broadcasting Commission) is a Swedish government agency formed in 1994 that enforces the official rules of broadcasting for radio and TV. If the agency concludes that a show has broken the rules it issues a fine. Contents 1 Juris..
Swedish Budget
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Swedish Budget Proposal 200..
Swedish Building Maintenance Workers' Union
Fastighets The Swedish Building Maintenance Workers' Union (Fastighets) is a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in 1936 and has a membership of 40,000. Fastighets represents building maintenance workers employed by private, cleaners in cleaning companies, window cleaners and employees of Folk..
Swedish Building Workers' Union
Byggnads The Swedish Building Workers' Union (Byggnads) is a trade union in Sweden. It was founded in 1949 and has a membership of 130,000 with 100,000 members of active working age. Byggnads represents workers in the construction sector. Byggnads is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Conf..
Swedish calendar
The Swedish Calendar in use from March 1, 1700 until February 30, 1712 was one day ahead of the Julian calendar and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Thirty days in February 1712. In November 1699 it had been decided that Sweden would begin to adopt the New Style, or the Gregorian cale..
Swedish campaign against Norway (1814)
The Campaign against Norway, or The Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814 was fought between Sweden and Norway in the summer of 1814. The war resulted in Norway entering into union with Sweden, but with its own constitution and parliament. It was the last war to be fought by Sweden. Contents 1 Backg..
Swedish car number plates
Swedish car number plates always have three letters first and three digits after. The code has no connection with the geographic location. All letters A-Z in the alphabet except I,Q and V are used. The swedish letters Å, Ä and Ö aren't used. Contents 0.1 Disallowed combinations0.2&nbs..
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
The Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Svenska Kammarorkestern) is Scandinavia's only full-time professional chamber orchestra. It was established in May 1995 by merging a string orchestra, the Örebro Kammarorkester (Örebro Chamber Orchestra) with a wind ensemble, the Örebro Kammarblåsare (Örebro Wind ..
Swedish Chef
The Swedish Chef, making chocolate "moose" The Swedish Chef is a Muppet who appeared in the long-running The Muppet Show and was operated by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously. Contents 1 Character2 Merchandising3 Stamp4 Typical episodes5 Trivia6 See also7..
Swedish Chess Computer Association
The Swedish Chess Computer Association ("Svenska schackdatorföreningen" (SSDF) in Swedish) is an organization that tests computer chess software by playing chess programs against one another and producing a rating list. On June 8, 2006, the list was released with Rybka 1.2 leading with an estimated..
Swedish Civil Aviation Administration
Luftfartsverket is also the Swedish name of Finavia The Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, or Luftfartsverket was until 2005 the Swedish Government agency which regulated and oversaw all aspects of aviation in Sweden. On 2005-01-01, Luftfartsverket was split up and a new authority, the Swedish..
Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences
The Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences (SCASSS) is an institute for advanced study in Uppsala, Sweden. It is affiliated with Uppsala University and one of the nine member institutions of the Some Institutes for Advanced Study consortium. The Collegium was founded in 1985, ..
Swedish colonial empire
The Swedish colonial empire existed from 1638 to 1663 and from 1785 to 1878. The first Swedish colony was New Sweden (est. 1638) in North America by the New Sweden Company. Sweden's colonies were located, at various times, in North America and Africa. Sweden also conducted trade with India and o..
Swedish colonization of the Americas
European colonizationof the Americas History of the Americas Courland colonization Danish colonization Dutch colonization English colonization French colonization German colonization Portuguese colonization Russian colonization Scottish colonization Spanish colonization Swe..
Swedish Commercial Employees' Union
Handels The Swedish Commercial Employees' Union (Handels) is a trade union in Sweden. It was founded in 1906 and has a membership of 172,000, of which approximately 23,000 are retired. Handels predominately represents workers in the retail sector, but also includes groups such as florists, haird..
Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
SACO The Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation or SACO) is a confederation of 26 independent professional associations in Sweden. It gathers some 556,000 members, all of whom are academics or graduate professionals with a university or colleg..
Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
TCO The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation or TCO) is the umbrella organization for eighteen trade unions in Sweden that organise professional and other qualified employees within both the private and the public sectors. The affiliated trade unio..
Swedish Constitution of 1772
Sweden's Constitution of 1772 took effect through a bloodless coup d'état carried out by King Gustavus III, establishing a brief absolute monarchy in Sweden. This was a response to perceived harm wrought upon Sweden by a half-century of parliamentarism during the country's "Age of Liberty". The 1..
Swedish Consumer Agency
Swedish Consumer Agency (Konsumentverket) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm. The agency, with a staff of around 180, provides the Swedish general public with consumer affairs assistance, acting i..
Swedish Cooperative Union
Swedish Cooperative Union (Kooperativa Förbundet in Swedish) is a utility cooperative with 60 member organisations and a total of over 2.9 million members. The organisation was formed 1899 and has its headquarter in Stockholm, Sweden. ..
Swedish county council elections, 2002
Elections to the County Councils of Sweden. Party Leader Votes Seats No. %  align="center"− % No. align="center"− Social Democrats Göran Persson 2011334 38,4 align="center"2,7 682 align="center"49 Moderates Bo Lundgren 867804 16,6 −5,6 253 −84 People's P..
Swedish county road
Swedish county road (Länsväg) are roads with road numbers from 100 and upwards in Sweden. The Swedish county roads are public roads owned by the Government of Sweden and administred by the Swedish Road Administration. There is a total of 82,873 km (51,495 mi) of county roads in Sweden. ..
Swedish county road 229
229 Swedish county road 229 (Länsväg 229) is a primary county road in Sweden from the Örbyleden/Huddingevägen intersection in Stockholm to the Tyresövägen/Bollmoravägen intersection in Tyresö. In the Stockholm end it begins as a regular road which after a while it crosses national road ..
Swedish county road 260
260 Swedish county road 260 (Länsväg 260) is a primary county road in Sweden from the Lugnet junction on the border of Stockholm and Nacka to the Handen junction beneath national road 73 in Haninge. Between those endpoints, the road goes through Sickla – Saltsjö-Järla – Hästhagen – �..
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Swedish Covenant Hospital is an independent 332-bed hospital located in a highly diverse community Chicago's North Side. Swedish Covenant Hospital has been quick to adopt to the latest trends in technology, while keeping its compassionate touch. Hence the tagline, "Technology changes. Compassion doe..
Swedish cuisine
In August, Swedes traditionally eat boiled crayfish at feasts known as kräftskivor. The most highly regarded mushroom is the chanterelle. It is considered a real treat. The chanterelle is usually served together with a piece of meat, or just fried with a sauce and some onions and put on a sand..
Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets materielverk, FMV) is a Swedish government agency that reports to the Ministry of Defence. The agency is responsible for the supply of materiel to the Swedish defence organisation. It is located in Stockholm. See also Government agencies in S..
Swedish dialects in Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnian Swedish is a variety of Finland-Swedish, spoken in Finland. Outside the autonomous island province of Åland, which in practice is monolingually Swedish, Ostrobothnia is the only region of Finland where the Swedish-speakers have a majority (the majority being 51%). Ostrobothnian Swedis..
Swedish East India Company
The East Indiaman Götheborg in Oslo, for the centenary of the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden on 10 June 2005 The Swedish East India Company (Swedish: Svenska Ostindiska Companiet or SOIC) was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1731 for the purpose of conducting trade with th..
Swedish elections, 2002
On Sunday September 15, 2002 elections were held in Sweden to elect the Riksdag, the 21 County Councils and the 290 municipal councils. See Swedish parliamentary election, 2002Swedish county council elections, 2002Swedish municipal elections, 2002Elections in Sweden ..
Swedish Election Authority
The Swedish Election Authority, or Valmyndigheten, is a Government agency charged with organizing national elections and referenda in Sweden. The agency begain its operations on July 1, 2001 when it took over the responsibilities from the Swedish National Tax Board. Local, and regional elections ar..
Swedish Electricians' Union
SEF The Swedish Electricians' Union (SEF) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 23,000 and represents electricians in light and heavy instillations, as well as radio, TV and electronics technicians and power station staff. SEF is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederatio..
Swedish emigration to North America
The Swedish emigration to North America took place between 1840-1910. Like the Irish diaspora it was sparked by poverty in Sweden, which was exacerbated during bad years. Only Britain and Norway had a higher emigration rate. By 1910, Chicago had a greater population of Swedes than Gothenburg. Minn..
Swedish Empire
History of Sweden Prehistoric SwedenEarly HistoryKalmar UnionModern SwedenA New Great PowerSwedish Empire"Age of Liberty"Gustav's AbsolutismUnion with NorwayModernizationIndustrializationWorld War IIPost-war Sweden Sweden between the years 1611 and 1718 was one of the great powers of Europe. ..
Swedish Enforcement Administration
Swedish Enforcement Administration (in Swedish: Kronofogdemyndigheten, literally: Bailiff authority of The Crown), is a government agency in Sweden that collects debts that people and organisations do not pay. They are the only organization in Sweden who can take money from bank accounts of the deb..
Swedish Estonia
Estonia was a dominion of Sweden from 1561 until 1719, when it was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad, following the outcome in the Great Northern War. The dominion arose when the northern part of present-day Estonia were united under Swedish rule in 1561. The city of Tallinn and the counties o..
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church
The following is the text of a plaque hanging on the front of the church. It was placed there by an Eagle scout completing his Eagle project in the spring of 2006. "This church, the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ham Lake as it is called on the National Register of Historic Places, has ..
Swedish exonyms
This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ expanding it]. Below is list of Swedish language exonyms for places in non-Swedish-speaking areas of Europe : Contents 1 Albania2 Belgium3 Czech Republic4 Denmark5 ..
Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
LGBT movements  Around the world ·   · · Opposition · Violence Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL, Riksförbundet för sexuellt likaberättigande) is a Swedish organization working for LGBT rights. It was founded in 1950, which ..
Swedish Fish
Swedish Fish package found in the US Swedish Fish are a type of quasi-gummi chewy candies shaped like fish. They originally came only in a red, fruity color/flavor, but now can be purchased in bags of multi color/flavor fish, which come in fruity red, orange, yellow and green. The fish come in..
Swedish Folke Bernadotte Academy
The [Swedish Folke Bernadotte Academy]is a government agency focused on improving international conflict and crisis management, with a special interest in peace operations. They offer an annual course in [peacekeeping intelligence and information operations] that is open to all ..
Swedish Food Workers' Union
LIVS The Swedish Food Workers' Union (LIVS) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 53,000 and is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. References External links [LIVS] official site. ..
Swedish Football Association
Founded 1904 FIFA affiliation 1904 UEFA affiliation 1954 PresidentLars-Åke Lagrell CoachLars Lagerbäck, (2000-) (Men's)Marika Domanski (?-) (Women's) The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) (Swedish: Svenska Fotbollförbundet) is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organizes the..
Swedish football champions
Lennart Johansson's Trophy, which has been awarded to the winners of Allsvenskan since 2001. Swedish football champions (Swedish: Svenska mästare i fotboll) is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. Contents 1 History2 ..
Swedish football league system
The Swedish football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Sweden which is controlled by the Swedish Football Association and consists of 274 teams. The system Below shows how the current system works. For each division, its Swedish name and number of clubs is gi..
Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union
Skogs- och Träfacket The Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union (Skogs- och Träfacket) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 55,000 and was formed in 1998 by the merger of the Forest Workers' Union, and the Wood Workers' Union. Skogs- och Träfacket is affiliated with the Swedish..
Swedish Free Church Council
The Swedish Free Church Council (Swedish: ) is an association of free churches in Sweden. It is part of the Christian Council of Sweden (Sveriges Kristna Råd). In total the member churches have about 250,000 members, with almost double that figure involved in the churches' activities. The largest ..
Swedish Game Awards
Swedish Game Awards is Sweden's largest video game development competition. It has been held annually since 2003 and is organized by the student-driven, non-profit entrepreneurship association at the Royal Institute of Technology, Excitera. The competition's audience is students at Swedish universit..
Swedish general election, 1928
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held 15 September- 21 September 1928. Party Leader Votes Seats Number %  ± % Number ±   Social Democrats Per Albin Hansson 874,267 37.0 ? 90 −15   Right-wing Party Arvid Lindman 692,350 29.4 ? 73 align="center"8   ..
Swedish general election, 1932
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 17-18 1932. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Per Albin Hansson 1 040 680 41,72 ? 104 align="center"14   Right-wing Party Arvid Li..
Swedish general election, 1936
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 20 1936. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Per Albin Hansson 1 338 120 45,79 ? 112 align="center"10   Right-wing Party Gösta Bagge ..
Swedish general election, 1940
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 15 1940. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Per Albin Hansson 1 546 804 53,81 align="center"7,95 134 align="center"22   Right-wing Pa..
Swedish general election, 1944
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 17 1944. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Per Albin Hansson 1 436 571 46,55 −7,26 115 −19   Right-wing Party Fritiof Do..
Swedish general election, 1948
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 19 1948. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Tage Erlander 1 789 440 46,13 −0,42 112 −3   People's Party Bertil Ohlin 882&..
Swedish general election, 1952
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 21 1952. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Tage Erlander 1 742 284 46,05 −0,08 110 −2   People's Party (Folkpartiet) Ber..
Swedish general election, 1956
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 16 1956. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Tage Erlander 1 729 501 44,58 −1,47 106 −4   People's Party Bertil Ohlin 923&..
Swedish general election, 1958
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held June 1 1958. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Tage Erlander 1 776 667 46,22 align="center"1,64 111 align="center"5   Right-wing Party Jarl Hj..
Swedish general election, 1960
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 18 1960. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Tage Erlander 2 032 937 47,81 align="center"1,6 114 align="center"3   People's Party Bert..
Swedish general election, 1964
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 20 1964. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Tage Erlander 2 006 923 47,3 align="center" 113 align="center"   People's Party Bertil Oh..
Swedish general election, 1968
Elections to the second chamber of the Riksdag held September 15 1968. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Tage Erlander 2 420 242 50,1 align="center"2,8 125 align="center"12   Centre Party Gunnar..
Swedish general election, 1970
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 15 1970. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Olof Palme 2 256 369 45,3 −4,8 163 align="center"   Centre Party Gunnar Hedlund 991 208 19,9..
Swedish general election, 1973
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 16 1973. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Olof Palme 2 247 727 43,56 −1,7 156 −7   Centre Party Thorbjörn Fälldin 1 295 2..
Swedish general election, 1976
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 19 1976. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Olof Palme 2 324 603 42,75 −0,81 152 −4   Centre Party Thorbjörn Fälldin 1 309 ..
Swedish general election, 1979
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 16 1979. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Olof Palme 2 356 234 43,24 align="center"0,49 154 align="center"2   Moderates Gösta Bohman 1 108&..
Swedish general election, 1982
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 19 1982. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Olof Palme 2 533 250 45,61 align="center"2,37 166 align="center"12   Moderates Ulf Adelsohn 1 313&..
Swedish general election, 1985
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 15 1985. Election campaign At a campaign meeting in Sundsvall on August 22, Minister of social welfare Sten Andersson promised to increase the state pensions as a compensation for the price increases following the devaluation of the krona in 1982. T..
Swedish general election, 1988
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 18 1988. The elections saw the Green Party successfully elected to parliament for the first time. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Ingvar Carlsson 2 321&nbs..
Swedish general election, 1991
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 15 1991. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Ingvar Carlsson 2 062 761 37,71 −5,5 138 −18   Moderates Carl Bildt 1 199 394 21,..
Swedish general election, 1994
Elections to the Swedish Riksdag held September 18 1994. Party Leader Votes Seats Antal %  align="center"− % Antal align="center"−   Social Democrats Ingvar Carlsson 2 513 905 45,25 align="center"7,54 161 align="center"23   Moderates Carl Bildt 1 2..
Swedish general election, 1998
Results of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held on the third Sunday of September 1998. ← Riksdag election, 1998 → PartyVotes%SeatsEq¹Party leader/Comment Social Democratic Party1,914,42636.4%1311Göran Persson Moderate Coalition Party1,204,92622.9%825Bo Lundgren..
Swedish general election, 2002
Results of the general election to the Riksdag, the parliament of Sweden, held Sunday September 15, 2002. } discuss]] – [[|action=edit}} edit]]'''Summary of the 15 September 2002 Sweden Riksdag election results |- !rowspan=2 valign=top colspan="2" align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Parti..
Swedish general election, 2006
Sifo Party Ideology June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 Lastelection   Social Democrat social democracy 37.6% 36.6% 36.2% 36.2% 34.9% 35.3% 33.2% 39.9%   Moderate liberal conservatism 26.9% 25.2% 26.2% 28.2% 28.1% 30.9% 29.7% 15.3% &n..
Swedish Gold Coast
The Swedish Gold Coast was a Swedish colony constsisting of settlements of part of the West African Gold Coast (in present Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea). History Since 22 April 1650 the Swedish Gold Coast was build up, consisting of the following settlements: Fort Carlsborg, modern Cape Castle: Apr..
Swedish grammar
Swedish grammar is the study of the grammar of the Swedish language. Swedish is descended from Old Norse. Compared to its progenitor, Swedish grammar is much less characterized by inflection. In modern Swedish, two of the original three genders have merged to one, resulting in a two-gender system...
Swedish Grand Prix
The Swedish Grand Prix was a round of the Formula One World Championship from 1973 to 1978. It took place at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp (Gislaved Municipality), about 30km from Jönköping, in Småland, Sweden. Contents 1 History1.1 1973 Race1.2 1974 Race1.3 1975 ..
Swedish Graphic Workers' Union
GF The Swedish Graphic Workers' Union (GF) is a trade union in Sweden. It was founded in 1973 and has a membership of 23,000. GF represents workers in locations ranging from printing works and newspapers to advertising, web- and media companies. Many more work in packaging-, envelope- and wallpa..
Swedish grid
Swedish grid (in Swedish Rikets Nät, RT90) is the coordinate system used for government maps in Sweden. While negative numbers could be used to represent all four "quarters" of the earth (NE, NW, SE, and SW hemispheres) standard application of RT90 is only useful for the Northern half of the Easte..
Swedish heraldry
There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. Each has its own coat of arms. The reform of municipalities was made in the 1970s, whereby all cities were made part of a municipality, and the city arms would often -- but not always -- become the coat of arms for the municipality. In Sweden, all municipaliti..
Swedish Highly Advanced Research Configuration
Swedish Highly Advanced Research Configuration (SHARC) is an experimental unmanned aeroplane from Saab. Saab also plays a role in the creation of UAV's such as Filur and Neuron (UCAV). This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact a..
Swedish Hill Historic District
The Swedish Hill Historic District is a former Swedish enclave that is now a residential area of downtown Austin, Texas. Swedish Hill (or Swede Hill) was once bounded by 15th Street, Red River Street, Waller Street, and 19th Street (today Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive). Over time, urban development&..
Swedish hip hop
Emerging in the first half of the 1980s, Swedish hip hop was first heard from the cities of Stockholm and Malmö. In the early days, most rappers in Sweden rapped in English. Just D and The Latin Kings, two very different acts united by their innovative use of the Swedish language, debuted a decade ..
Swedish Home Guard
The Swedish Home Guard (Swedish: Hemvärnet) is a part of the Swedish Armed Forces. The Home Guard consists of local defence units under the leadership of the armed forces, as well as 23 national auxiliary defence organizations. Compared to the United States, the Home Guard could be regarded as a..
Swedish Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union
HRF The Swedish Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union (HRF) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 61,000 and is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation References External links [HRF] official site. ..
Swedish House of Knights
The House of Knights, south end, with statue of Gustaf Eriksson Vasa. Inscription: CLARIS MAIORUM EXEMPLIS. The House of Knights, north end, with statue of Axel Oxenstierna. The House of Knights (Riddarhuset) is the corporation of the Swedish nobility. Between the 17th and the 19th cen..
Swedish Ice Hockey Association
The Swedish Ice Hockey Association (SIHA) or Svenska Ishockeyförbundet in Swedish, is an association of Swedish sports clubs with ice hockey activities. SIHA was part of the Swedish Football Association but became an association of its own in November 17, 1922. In 1920 SIHA became a member of the ..
Swedish Industrial Union
Industrifacket The Swedish Industrial Union (Industrifacket) was a general trade union in Sweden. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Factory Worker's Union and the Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Union. In January, 2006 the Swedish Industrial Union merged with the Swedish Metalwor..
Swedish Ingria
Ingria, or Ingermanland, was a dominion of Sweden from 1580 to 1595 and then again from 1617 to 1719, when it was ceded to Russia in the Treaty of Nystad. It consisted of the area along the basin of the river Neva, between the Gulf of Finland, the Narva River, Lake Peipsi in South-West, and Lake La..
Swedish Institute
The Swedish Institute (Svenska Institutet, SI)is a Swedish government agency with the responsibility to spread information about Sweden abroad, to promote Swedish interests, and to organise exchanges with other countries in different areas of public life, in particular in the spheres of culture, edu..
Swedish Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research
The Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research, (in Swedish Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet, but commonly referred to by the acronym SOFI) is a Swedish government agency with the purpose to study and collect materials concerning dialects, folklore and onomastics. The Institute ..
Swedish Institute of Computer Science
The Swedish Institute of Computer Science, SICS, is an independent non-profit research organization with a research focus on applied computer science. The institute carries out research in a number of areas, including networked embedded systems, future Internet technologies, large scale network-ba..
Swedish Institute of Space Physics
The Swedish Institute of Space Physics or Institutet för rymdfysik (IRF) is a Swedish government agency. The institute has about one hundred employees and has its head office in Kiruna. Other offices are situated in Umeå, Uppsala and Lund. The institute's primary task is to carry out basic researc..
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
The agency's logotype. Sida (sometimes SIDA but not officially spelled with capital letters) is a Swedish governmental agency that answers to the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Sida is an acronym for the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (or in Swedish Styrelsen för I..
Swedish International Stockholm
Swedish International Stockholm is an annual badminton tournament hosted by Svenska Badmintonförbundet. It is part of the European Badminton Circuit. External link [Official Site] ..
Swedish iron ore during World War II
The Swedish iron ore was an important theme in the World War II debate. Both the Allies and the Third Reich were keen on the control of the mining district in northernmost Sweden, surrounding the mining towns of Gällivare and Kiruna. The importance of this issue increased after other sources were c..
Swedish krona
"Swedish crown" redirects here. For , see Monarch of Sweden. Swedish krona banknotes Denomination Portrait 20 Selma Lagerlöf (front) Nils Holgersson (back) 50 Jenny Lind 100 Carolus Linnaeus 500 King Charles XI (front) Christopher Polhem (back) 1000 King Gustav Vasa Swedi..
Swedish language
Swedish ([svenska] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) is a North Germanic language (also called Scandinavian languages) spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland, especially along the coast and on the Åland islands, by more than nine million people. It is mutua..
Swedish language/Swadesh list
Swadesh list of 207 words in English and Swedish. Contents 1 Presentation2 List3 See also4 External links Presentation For further information, read the article: Swadesh list The Swadesh word list, developed by the linguist Morris Swadesh, is used as a tool to study the evol..
Swedish Language Council
The Swedish Language Council (Svenska språknämnden) is the primary regulatory body for the advancement and cultivation of the Swedish language. The council is partially funded by the Swedish government and has semi-official status. The council asserts control over the language through the publicat..
Swedish Lapland
Swedish Lapland (Swedish: Lappland) is a province in northernmost Sweden. It borders to Jämtland, Ångermanland, Västerbotten, Norrbotten, Norway and Finland. Lapland originally extended eastward. However, in 1809 Russia annexed the eastern part of the Swedish realm, and created the Grand Duchy ..
Swedish Linnaeus Society
The Swedish Linnaeus Society (Swedish Svenska Linnésällskapet) is a Swedish learned society devoted to the study of the 18th century naturalist Carl Linnaeus. It was founded at a meeting taking place at Hammarby, the country house of Linnaeus outside Uppsala, on May 23 1917, the 210th birthday of..
Swedish literature
Swedish literature begins with the Rök runestone and involves such prominent writers as August Strindberg, Esaias Tegnér, Selma Lagerlöf and Astrid Lindgren. Contents 1 Runic2 Old Swedish3 Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries4 Eighteenth Century5 Realism6 Modern Pe..
Swedish Livonia
Livonia was a dominion of Sweden from the 1620s until 1721. Swedish Livonia, which constituted the southern part of Estonia and northern part of Latvia, represented the conquest of nearly all of what was Polish Livonia and was completed by 1629. Even if Livonia and the city of Riga was under Swedish..
Swedish Market Court
The Swedish Market Court (Marknadsdomstolen) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. It is located in Stockholm. The Market Court is a specialized court that tries cases related to the Swedish Competition Act as well as cases involving ..
Swedish massage (Terapeutic massage)
Basics and Education Swedish massage is the basic skills of any massage therapist (massagist) in the USA. Most of the states require education based on 500 hours in school training. Some states require 650 or 1000 hours of education. The National Certification written Test is based on 500 hours of..
Swedish Match
Snus, a tobacco product marketed by Swedish Match. Swedish Match is a Swedish company based in Stockholm that makes tobacco products and matches. It was founded as Svenska Tändsticksaktiebolaget by Ivar Kreuger in 1917 in Jönköping ("City of the matches"). The company changed its name in 1..
Swedish Medical Center
This article refers to the hospital in Seattle, Washington. For the hospital in Englewood, Colorado, see Swedish Medical Center (Colorado) Swedish Medical Center, founded in 1910, is a large nonprofit health care provider located in Seattle, Washington. It has three main hospital locations in Seatt..
Swedish Medical Center (Colorado)
This article refers to the hospital in Englewood, Colorado. For the hospital in Seattle, Washington, see Swedish Medical Center. Swedish Medical Center was founded in 1905 in Colorado as a tuberculosis sanatorium. In 1924, the hospital was expanded with funds donated by the Swedish Women of Chicago..
Swedish Metalworkers' Union
Metall The Swedish Metalworkers' Union (Metall) was a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in 1888 and had a membership of 379,000. In January, 2006 the Swedish Metalworkers' Union merged with the Swedish Industrial Union to form IF Metall. References ..
Swedish military bicycle
The Swedish military bicycle (Swedish: militärcykel), or Swedish army bicycle, has been used in the Swedish military for over a century. In typical military humour, these were nicknamed LTGAC (Swedish: Lätt terränggående attackcykel or Light All-Terrain Attack Bike) by the conscript soldiers u..
Swedish Minister for Defence
List of Swedish Ministers for Defence Between 1840 and 1920 the ministry for defence was divided in to two different ministries, one for land and one for sea warfare. Ministers for War 1840 - 1840 Bror Cederström (1780-1877)1840 - 1843 Axel Mörner (1774-1852)1843 - 1844 Arfved Lovisin (1772-184..
Swedish monarchs family tree
This is the (so far incomplete) Swedish monarchs family tree. Houses of Vasa, Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Hesse and Holstein-Gottorp (1521-1818) House of Bernadotte (1818-present) See Bernadotte See also Monarch of SwedenList of Swedish monarchsAncestors of Carl XVI Gustaf of SwedenHistory of S..
Swedish municipal elections, 2002
Elections at the Municipalities of Sweden. Party Leader Votes Seats No. %  align="center"− % No. align="center"− Social Democrats Göran Persson 1982703 37,3 align="center"2,2 5155 align="center"206 Moderates Bo Lundgren 932621 17,5 −4,8 2059 −529 People'..
Swedish Municipal Workers' Union
Kommunal The Swedish Municipal Workers' Union is the largest trade union in Sweden with 570 000 members as of 2005, it was created 1910. It is commonly referred to as Kommunal. The majority of members are employed by varying local level municipalities. Farm workers and co-operatives are also co..
Swedish Museum of National Antiquities
Swedish Museum of National Antiquities (known in Swedish as Historiska museet or, more formally, Statens historiska museum) is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden that is responsible for Swedish cultural history and art from the Stone Age to the 16th century. The museum is known for its so called ..
Swedish Museum of Natural History
The Swedish Museum of Natural History (in Swedish Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, literally, the National Museum of Natural History), in Stockholm, is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden, the other one being located in Gothenburg. The museum was founded in 1819 by the Royal Swedish A..
Swedish Musicians' Union
SMF The Swedish Musicians' Union (SMF) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 5600 and is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. References External links [SMF] official site. ..
Swedish Muslim Association
The Swedish Muslim Association (Sveriges Muslimska Förbund) is Sweden's largest Muslim organisation, which represents around 70,000 Muslims in Sweden. In April 2006 the organization's chairman Mahmoud Aldebe wrote an open letter to Swedish political parties demanding Sweden to launch a separate l..
Swedish name day list of 2001
This is the current Swedish name day calendar, adopted in 2001 by a work group led by the Swedish Academy. The new list has no official status, but is nevertheless used by most publishers. Several name day lists existed after 1972, when the old name day calendar lost its official status. The new lis..
Swedish nationality law
Swedish citizenship is based primarily on the principle of Jus sanguinis. In other words, citizenship is conferred primarily by birth to a Swedish parent, irrespective of place of birth. In general, children born in Sweden to foreign parents do not acquire Swedish citizenship at birth, althou..
Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting
The National Academy of Mime and Acting, known in Swedish as Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm, is a school in Stockholm for acting and mime. The school offers a four-year programme in acting and a four-year programme in mime, as well as various shorter courses. The school originates in the acting schoo..
Swedish National Agency for Higher Education
The National Agency for Higher Education, or Högskoleverket is a Swedish government agency. It is in charge of inspecting and promoting higher education sector activities, through follow-up and evalutation of higher education, quality assessment, initiatives for updating teaching methods and assess..
Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images
The Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images, in Swedish Statens ljud- och bildarkiv, SLBA, was founded in 1979 (originally having the name Arkivet för ljud och bild, ALB) with the aim to collect and preserve all film and recorded sound produced in Sweden, including radio and te..
Swedish national Australian rules football team
The Elks are Sweden's national Australian Rules football team, representing the clubs and teams of the Swedish Australian Football League and Stockholm region Australian Football Federation. History The first appearance of a Swedish national team was in 1997, when the Elks played their first in..
Swedish national bandy team
The Swedish national bandy team has been taking part in every bandy world championship since the start in 1957. The team has never finished worse than in third place and has become champion 8 times as of 2005. Sweden won the first ever world championship for women in 2004. In the 2006 World Champio..
Swedish National Board for Consumer Complaints
Swedish National Board for Consumer Complaints (Allmänna reklamationsnämnden, ARN) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm. Its main task is to issue non-binding recommendations on the resolution of ..
Swedish National Board of Agriculture
Swedish National Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Jönköping. It is responsible for agriculture, horticulture and reindeer husbandry, and functions as the Swedish G..
Swedish National Board of Fisheries
Swedish National Board of Fisheries (Fiskeriverket) is a Swedish government agency within the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Gothenburg. It is the central government authority for fisheries in Sweden. It was established in 1948. See also Government agen..
Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) is a Swedish government agency. The agency was the result of a merge between the Swedish Royal Medical Board and the Swedish Royal Board of Social Affairs in 1968. The Board is the central national authority for the social services,..
Swedish National Board of Student Aid
The National Board of Student Aid, or Centrala studiestödsnämnden (CSN) is a Swedish government agency. It is in charge of administration of all matters regarding study support in Sweden. See also Education in SwedenList of universities in SwedenSwedish National Agency for Higher EducationSwedis..
Swedish National Board of Trade
Swedish National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm. It is the central administrative body dealing with foreign trade and trade policy and provides the Swedish government with analyses..
Swedish National Debt Office
The Swedish National Debt Office or Riksgäldskontoret founded by the Riksdag of the Estates in 1789, is a Government agency in Sweden. The first task of the Debt office was to finance the War against Russia started by King Gustav III. The method of raising funds was to issue promisory notes called..
Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment
The Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment, or Försvarets Radioanstalt (FRA) is a Swedish signals intelligence (SIGINT) agency working closely together with the S1 regiment. It was founded during World War II with the cryptological activities of Arne Beurling. The main headquarters are locate..
Swedish National Export Credits Guarantee Board
Swedish National Export Credits Guarantee Board (Exportkreditnämnden, EKN) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm. Its aim is to promote Swedish exports by issuing guarantees, functioning as insurances, by which the Gover..
Swedish National Food Administration
The Swedish National Food Administration (Livsmedelsverket) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is located in Uppsala. It is the central supervisory authority for matters relating to food and drinking water. It has the ta..
Swedish National Fortifications Administration
Swedish National Fortifications Administration (sv. Fortifikationsverket) is a swedish government agency responsible for the property used by the Swedish Armed Forces. External links [Fortifikationsverket] ..
Swedish National Inspectorate of Strategic Products
Swedish National Inspectorate of Strategic Products (Inspektionen för strategiska produkter) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Stockholm. The agency controls the export of military equipment and products that may have both a c..
Swedish National Institute of Economic Research
The Swedish National Institute of Economic Research (Konjunkturinstitutet, KI or NIER) is a government agency in Sweden responsible for economic analysis and forecasting. The NIER is publicly funded, although it does accept a small number of private commissions. It employs over 60 people, primarily..
Swedish national men's ice hockey team
Team Jersey Association Svenska ishockeyförbundet Current Olympic/World Cup coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, 2005- Current national team coach Bengt-Åke Gustafsson 2005- Most Games1 Jonas Bergqvist: 272 Most Points1 Sven Tumba-Johansson: 186 First Game2 Sweden 8 - 0 Belgium (Antwerp,..
Swedish National Migration Board
Swedish National Migration Board (Migrationsverket) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The agency is located in Norrköping. The agency is Sweden’s central government authority for aliens affairs, with responsibility for permits for people visiting an..
Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts
The Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts, or Nationalmuseum, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. It boasts an impressive art collection due to its benefactors, King Gustav III and Carl Gustaf Tessin. The museum was founded in 1792 as Konglig Museum (Royal Museum), but the building at the current loca..
Swedish National Plant Variety Board
The Swedish National Plant Variety Board (Statens Växtsortnämnd) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency handles issues related to plant breeders' rights, and is located in Solna. The chairperson of the Board is the Swedish..
Swedish national road
Swedish national road (Riksväg; literally: road of the rike/realm), are roads with road numbers from 1 through 99 in Sweden. The national roads are usually of high quality and sometimes pass through several counties. Roads with lower numbers are in southern Sweden, and roads with higher numbers are..
Swedish national road 11
11 Swedish national road 11 (Swedish: Riksväg 11), is a Swedish national road in Skåne in southern Sweden between Malmö and Simrishamn. The length of the road is 88 km (55 mi). Earlier the road had the road number 12, but in conjunction with the renumbering of the European routes in 1992 the..
Swedish national road 13
13 Swedish national road 13 (Swedish: Riksväg 13), is a Swedish national road in Skåne in southern Sweden between Ystad and Ängelholm, through Höör and Klippan. The length of the road is 131 km (81 mi). ..
Swedish national road 16
16 Swedish national road 16 (Swedish: Riksväg 16), is a Swedish national road in Skåne in southern Sweden between Dalby in Lund Municipality and Flädje in Lomma Municipality. The length of the road is 23 km (14 mi). ..
Swedish national road 45
45 Swedish national road 45 (Riksväg 45) is a national road and the longest road in Sweden, with a length of 1,690 km (1,050 mi). It is one of the longest national roads in Europe. It covers the stretch between Gothenburg and Karesuando through Trollhättan, Vänersborg, Mellerud, Åmål, Säff..
Swedish national road 73
73 Swedish national road 73 (Riksväg 73), Nynäsvägen, is a Swedish national road in Sweden between Stockholm and Nynäshamn. The length is 57 km (35 mi). National road 73 begins at the Johanneshov junction at Gullmarsplan in Stockholm with connections from the Johanneshov bridge an..
Swedish national road 9
9 Swedish national road 9 (Swedish: Riksväg 9), is a Swedish national road in Skåne in southern Sweden between Trelleborg and Nöbbelöv in Kristianstad. The length of the road is 140 km (87 mi). This is the only national road in Sweden with a single-digit road number. Earlier the road had th..
Swedish National Road Administration
The Swedish National Road Administration, Vägverket, is a government agency in Sweden. Its primary responsibility is to build and maintain the road network in Sweden, but also includes the vehicle register and issuing of driver's licenses. The Riksdag and the Government of Sweden decide what direct..
Swedish National Socialist Peasants and Workers Party
The Swedish National Socialist Freedom League (in Swedish: Svenska Nationalsocialistiska Frihetsförbundet) was the first National Socialist organization in Sweden. Founding The organization was founded by Birger Furugård and his two brothers Sigurd and Gunnar, at a meeting in Älvdalen August ..
Swedish National Space Board
The Swedish National Space Board, or Rymdstyrelsen is a Swedish government agency. The board distributes government grants to research and development, initiates research and development in space and remote sensing, and is the Swedish contact in international cooperation. The space programme is most..
Swedish National Union of Students
The Swedish National Union of Students (Sveriges Förenade Studentkårer, SFS), is an umbrella organisation of students' unions at higher education facilities in Sweden. The organisation was founded in 1921. Today it has around 70 affiliated students' unions, gathering around 320,000 students. The ..
Swedish National Veterinary Institute
The Swedish National Veterinary Institute (Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt, SVA) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency was established in 1911 and is located in Uppsala. The agency is an expert organisation for veterin..
Swedish national women's ice hockey team
The Swedish national women's ice hockey team or Damkronorna is controlled by Svenska Ishockeyförbundet. The Swedish team has traditionally been the 4th best women's team in the world, behind the Canadian national women's hockey team, the American national women's hockey team and the Finnish nati..
Swedish Navy
The Swedish Navy (Swedish: Marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It consists of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (Flottan) – as well as marine units, the so-called Amphibious Corps (Amfibiekåren). In Swedish, Royal Swedish Navy vessels are given the ..
Swedish Net University Agency
The Swedish Net University Agency (Myndigheten för Sveriges Nätuniversitet) is a Swedish government agency coordinating IT supported higher education distance learning courses, offered by 35 different universities and university colleges in Sweden, in a project called the Swedish Net University. ..
Swedish neutrality
Swedish neutrality refers to Sweden's policy of neutrality in armed conflicts, which has been in effect since the early 19th century. The policy originated largely as a result of Sweden's involvement in the Napoleonic Wars during which over a third of the country's territory was lost, including the..
Swedish nobility
The Swedish nobility (Adeln) were historically a legally privileged class in Sweden, part of the so-called frälse (a classification defined by tax exemptions and representation in the diet that also applied to clergy). Today, noble families and their descendants are still part of Swedish society b..
Swedish Open
Swedish Open (or Swedish Open Båstad), officially Synsam Swedish Open after the current title sponsor Synsam, is an International Series tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in the beginning of July each year. The first Swedish Open was held in Båstad in 1948 and it has been playe..
Swedish Open (badminton)
The Swedish Open was an open badminton tournament that was annually held until 1999 after which the organizer, Svenska Badmintonförbundet, could no longer find a suitable sponsor. To some extent it has been replaced by the Swedish International Stockholm tournament. ..
Swedish Painters' Union
Målareförbundet The Swedish Painters' Union is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 20,000 and is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. References External links [Målareförbundet] official site. ..
Swedish Paper Workers' Union
Pappers The Swedish Paper Workers' Union (Pappers) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 25,000 and represents workers in the pulp and paper industry with 70 local affiliates, one at each mill. Pappers is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, and the International ..
Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society
The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS), or Svenska freds- och skiljedomsföreningen, is a non-governmental organization in Sweden, dedicated to peace, disarmament and democratization. It operates by methods including publishing, lobbying, activism and participating in political debates. SP..
Swedish people
"Swede" redirects here. This article is about the Swedish people as an ethnic group. For information about residents or nationals of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden. For swede, the vegetable, see rutabaga. The Swedish people or Swedes (Swedish: Svenskar) are an ethnic group which comprises of ..
Swedish People's Party
Swedish People's Party can mean: Swedish People's Party - a political party in FinlandLiberal People's Party - a political party in Sweden This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to c..
Swedish People's Party (Finland)
Swedish Peoples' Party Name in Finnish Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue Name in Swedish Svenska folkpartiet Leader Stefan Wallin Founded 1906 Headquarters Simonsgatan 8 A FI-00101 HELSINGFORS Political Ideology Liberalism European Affiliation European Liberal Democrat a..
Swedish phonology
Swedish is notable for having a large vowel inventory, with 9 vowels that are distinguished in quality and to some degree quantity, making up 17 vowel phonemes, all of them being monophthongs. The most common realizations of /ɧ/ as a voiceless palatal-velar fricative is not known to exist in any ot..
Swedish Police Service
The Swedish Police Service (in Swedish: Polisen) is a Government agency concerned with police matters in Sweden. National Police Board The Swedish National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen) is the central administrative and supervisory authority of the police service. It is also the supervisory ..
Swedish Police Union
Polisförbundet The Swedish Police Union (Polisförbundet) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 18,500 (including police academy students), and is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, and EuroCOP. It also maintains contact with the Swedish branch of ..
Swedish Pomerania
Swedish Pomerania (Swedish: Svenska Pommern) was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from the 17th to the 19th century, situated on the German Baltic Sea coast. Following the Polish War and the Thirty Years' War Sweden held extensive control over the lands on the Southern Baltic Coast including Pomer..
Swedish Prison and Probation Service
Kriminalvården or Swedish Prison and Probation Service is a part of the Swedish judicial system tasked with incarcerating suspects during pre-trial and trial and convicts after sentencing. External links [www.kkv.se (Swedish main page, with links to several languages)][Swedish Priso..
Swedish proverbs
A list of Swedish proverbs with English equivalents can be found at [[Wikiquote:Swedish proverbs]]. ..
Swedish provincial laws
The Swedish provincial laws (in Swedish landskapslag) were the means of law holding in Sweden during the middle ages. The provinces of Sweden, or landskap were practically separat countries and had individual laws. Provincial laws are known to have existed in the provinces of Västergötland, Ös..
Swedish Radio Choir
The Swedish Radio Choir is one of the world's leading professional classical choirs. It is funded by Sveriges Radio, the public radio broadcasting company of Sweden. There are 32 singers in the choir. It is currently led by conductors Tõnu Kaljuste and Peter Dijkstra. External links [Official..
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Swedish: Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester) is a well-known symphony orchestra in Stockholm, Sweden. Principal conductors Daniel Harding scheduled to take over in late 2006Manfred Honeck (2000–)Evgeny Svetlanov (1997–1999)Esa-Pekka Salonen (1984–199..
Swedish Railway Museum
The Swedish Railway Museum, (Swedish:Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum), in Gävle, Gästrikland, Sweden, national museum for Sweden's railway history. The Swedish Railway Museum is tasked with acquiring, preserving and supplying knowledge about Swedish railway history on the basis of the national collect..
Swedish railway signalling
The signalling system used on standard gauge railway network in Sweden is based on the traditional mechanical semaphore signals. Currently only the color-light signals are used, together with the Automatic Train Control system. Aspects – Home signals Aspects may seem a little inverted, since a s..
Swedish Rally
The Swedish Rally (now the Uddeholm Swedish Rally) is an automobile rally competition held in Värmland, Sweden in early February. First held in 1950, when it was called the Rally to the Midnight Sun, with start and finish at separate locations, seventeen years later both start and finish is located..
Swedish Recording Industry Association
Grammofonleverantörernas förening (GLF), or the Swedish Recording Industry Association in English, is an organization representing the music recording industry of Sweden. It has compiled and published the official record charts for the Swedish music recording industry since 1975, including the Swe..
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
The Swedish Rescue Services Agency, or Räddningsverket, is the central supervisory government authority for the rescue services in Sweden. Its tasks include examining co-ordination between the various branches of the state rescue services, as well as the county administrative boards' planning for t..
Swedish Resistance Movement
The Swedish Resistance Movement (Swedish: Svenska Motståndsrörelsen), also known as the SMR, is a Swedish extreme nationalist, racist organisation that exists in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö and Linköping in Sweden. Contents 1 Origin2 Aims3 Tactics4 Leadership5 Youth..
Swedish response to Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina 2005 Atlantic hurricane season General TimelineMeteorological historyPreparations* New Orleans preparednessImpact Economic effectsPolitical effectsCriticism of gov't responseSocial effectsEffects by region*Effects on Mississippi*Effects on New Orleans** Levee failures** I..
Swedish riksdaler
The riksdaler was the name of the currency used in Sweden until 1873 when it was replaced with the krona as an effect of the Scandinavian Monetary Union. The daler, like the dollar, was named after the German thaler. The similarly named Reichsthaler, rijksdaalder and rigsdaler were used in Germany ..
Swedish Rite
The Swedish Rite is a variation of Freemasonry that is worked in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. A slight variation is common in parts of Germany under the Grosse Landesloge der Freimaurer von Deutschland. The Rite is divided into three divisions: St. John's (Craft) degrees (I–I..
Swedish rock
Sweden has long been a powerhouse of rock and with either poppy rock or heavy metal. With their first major breakthrough, ABBA and now, The Hives. Some of these examples include: The CardigansEntombedEuropeHammerfallThe HellacoptersThe HivesInternational HarvesterThe (International) Noise Conspira..
Swedish rounding
"Swedish rounding" is a method by which money is rounded to the nearest 5 cents. Values ending with 0, 1 or 2 cents are rounded down to 0 cents3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 cents are rouded to 5 cents8, 9 or 10 cents are rounded up to 10 cents E.g. $20.42 rounds down to $20.40 and $20.44 rounds up to $20.45 Us..
Swedish Royal Academies
The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responsible for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in E..
Swedish Royal Family
Swedish Royal Family HM The KingHM The Queen*HRH The Crown Princess*HRH Prince Carl Philip*HRH Princess MadeleineHRH Princess LilianHRH Princess Birgitta The Swedish Royal Family consists of a number of persons in the Swedish Royal House of Bernadotte, closely related to the Ki..
Swedish Royal Library
KB in Humlegården park, Stockholm The Royal Library, or Kungliga Biblioteket (KB), is the national library of Sweden. As such it collects, describes, preserves and makes available all domestic printed materials in Swedish, as well as publications with Swedish association published abroad. Bei..
Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test
The Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (abbreviation SweSAT; Högskoleprovet in Swedish) is a standardized test used as one of the means to gain admission to higher education in Sweden. The test itself, which is administered by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, is divided into five sec..
Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration
The Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, also known as Hanken, is a Swedish language business university located in Helsinki and Vaasa, Finland. The school was originally founded in 1909, and expanded in 1980 by adding a campus in Vaasa. There are approximately 2,400 students e..
Swedish Sea Rescue Society
The Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS) is a Swedish search and rescue organisation, similar to the UK's Royal National Lifeboat Institution External link [International Lifeboat Federation] ..
Swedish Security Service
National Security Service (of Sweden), (SÄPO) - (Säkerhetspolisen, literally the Security Police, correct name Rikspolisstyrelsens säkerhetsavdelning, RPS/SÄK, literally the National Police Board's Department of Security), is the Security Service of Sweden, belonging to the Swedish National Poli..
Swedish Seed Testing and Certification Institute
The Swedish Seed Testing and Certification Institute (Statens Utsädeskontroll) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency is the official authority in Sweden for controlling the quality of seeds used in agriculture. It is locate..
Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party
Sveriges Pensionärers Intresseparti Leader Vacant Founded 1987 Headquarters Political ideology Populism, Special Interest International affiliation None European affiliation European Parliament group Colour(s) Website [www.spipartiet..
Swedish skilling
The skilling was the Scandinavian equivalent of the schilling or shilling. It was used as a subdivision of the Swedish riksdaler, the Danish and Norwegian rigsdaler and speciedaler. ..
Swedish Ski Team
The Swedish Ski Team refers to a fictitious ski team of beautiful young blond women featured in television ads for Coors Light beer in the 1980s. The team was portrayed as engaging in such fanciful activities as parachute into remote areas with cases of beer to save stranded men. Because of the pop..
Swedish slave trade
Throughout the history of Sweden, there have been instances of slave trade. Slavery was common in its ancient history, but was made illegal in Sweden in 1333. Slave trading later resurfaced in Sweden's colonies. Contents 1 Viking and pre-Viking slavery2 Beginning of African slave tra..
Swedish Social Democratic Party
Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti Leader Göran Persson Founded 1889 Headquarters Sveavägen 68, Stockholm Political ideology Social democracy International affiliation Socialist International European affiliation Party of European Socialists Euro..
Swedish Social Democratic Youth League
Party affiliation Swedish SocialDemocratic Party Chairman Anna Sjödin Founded 1917 International affiliation  IUSY Ecosy Website [www.ssu.se] The Swedish Social Democratic Youth League (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund, abbreviated SSU) is..
Swedish Solar Telescope
Swedish Solar Telescope The Swedish Solar Telescope (or SST) is a 1m telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma in the Canary Islands. It is run by the Institute for Solar Physics of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The primary element is a glass lens, making it the secon..
Swedish Space Corporation
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), or Rymdbolaget, is a Swedish government owned company. It operates Esrange, a rocket launch facility and research centre in Kiruna on behalf of the European Space Agency. It is under the supervision of the Swedish National Space Board. See also Swedish Institute..
Swedish Teachers' Union
The Swedish Teachers' Union' is the largest teachers' trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 209,000 and is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, and Education International. External links [Lärarförbundet] official site. ..
Swedish telephone plugs & sockets
A standard Swedish telephone plug carries one telephone line and has four flat metal pins and one plastic pin. The design is only used in Sweden and older installations in Iceland (RJ11/RJ45 is used in more recent buildings). Neither plug nor socket is compatible with other plugs and sockets. It is ..
Swedish Theatre
The Swedish Theatre (Swedish: Svenska Teatern, Finnish: Ruotsalainen Teatteri) is a Swedish-speaking theatre in Helsinki, Finland. It is located at the Erottaja square, at the end of Esplanadi. Originally, a theatre called Nya Teatern ("the New Theatre"), designed by architect G. T. Chiewitz and bu..
Swedish Touring Car Championship
"STCC" redirects here. For , see . Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) is a touring car racing series based in Sweden, but also with rounds in Norway. They began operating in 1996, heavily influenced by the British Touring Car Championship and the success of BTCC racing on Swedish television. ..
Swedish Trade Union Confederation
LO The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige or LO) is an umbrella organisation for sixteen Swedish trade unions that organise "blue collar" workers. The Confederation, which gathers in total almost two million employees, was founded in 1898 by members of the Swedish So..
Swedish Transport Workers' Union
Transport The Swedish Transport Worker's Union (abbreviated to Transport) was created in 1897 and is today part of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (referred to as LO in Sweden). The union has today (as of 2005) 72 000 members who work in many different fields, such as: Surveillance and se..
Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees
SEKO The Swedish Union for Service and Communications Employees (SEKO) in a trade union in Sweden. It was formed in 1995 with the reorganization of the Swedish National Union of State Employees (SF). SEKO has a membership of 160,000 and is divided into nine branches: Rail transportationPublic ..
Swedish Union of Civil Servants
ST The Swedish Union of Civil Servants (ST) is a trade union in Sweden. With a membership of 97,000 it is the largest union of civil servants in the country. ST if affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. External links [ST] official site. ..
Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry
Sif The Swedish Union of Clerical and Technical Employees in Industry (Sif, formerly Svenska Industritjänstemannaförbundet) is the largest trade union for white-collar workers in Sweden. Founded in 1920, today, it states its primary goal as being "to guarantee a good working life for its memb..
Swedish Union of Commercial Salaried Employees
HTF The Swedish Union of Commercial Salaried Employees (HTF) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 160,000 and represents workers in a variety of industries, ranging from wholesaling, transport, freight forwarding, civil aviation and travel agencies to retailing, media companies and..
Swedish Union of Insurance Employees
FTF The Swedish Union of Insurance Employees (FTF) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 13,000 and is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees. External links [FTF] official site. ..
Swedish Union of Journalists
SJF The Swedish Union of Journalists (SJF) is a trade union in Sweden. It is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, and the International Federation of Journalists. Membership The SJF has a membership of more than 19 000 members: 8,000 work within the daily newspa..
Swedish Union of Local Government Officers
SKTF The Swedish Union of Local Government Officers (SKTF) is a trade union in Sweden. It represents workers in municipalities, county councils and churches. SKTF (formerly Sveriges Kommunaltjänstemannaförbund) is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, and Public..
Swedish units of measurement
In Sweden, a common system for weights and measures was introduced by law in 1665. Before that, there were a number of local variants. The system was slightly revised in 1735. In 1855, a decimal reform was instituted that defined a new Swedish inch as 1/10 foot. It did not last long, because the met..
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences or Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet is a university in Sweden. Although its head office is locaded in Ultuna, Uppsala, the university has several campuses in different parts of Sweden, the other main facilities being Alnarp in Lomma Municipality, Skara, ..
Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope
The Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope was a 47.5cm solar telescope on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It was removed on 28 August 2000, and has been superseded by the Swedish Solar Telescope. The Swedish Vacuum Solar Telescope awaits re-assembly by its current owner, The Chabot Space and Science Cente..
Swedish Vallhund
The Swedish Vallhund is a breed of dog. It is believed that the Swedish Vallhund (SV) goes back to the age of Vikings, more than 1000 years ago. Back then they were known as the "Viking dog". The SV was bred to herd cattle, catch vermin (such as rats), and guard the house. It is often referred..
Swedish Veterinary Disciplinary Board
The Swedish Veterinary Disciplinary Board (Veterinära ansvarsnämnden) is a Swedish government agency that answers to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs. The agency tries cases of professional misconduct among veterinarians. It is located in Jönköping. See also Government age..
Swedish Voluntary Air Force (Winter War)
The Swedish Voluntary Air Force, F19, operated from Kemi in northern Finland for the last 62 days of the Winter War. The unit made a significant contribution to Finland's defence, from January 7, 1940, with 12 fighters, 5 bombers, and 8 other planes, amounting to a third of the Swedish Air Force of..
Swedish Volunteer Corps (Winter War)
The Swedish Volunteer Corps (Svenska Frivilligkåren) during the Winter War numbered about 8000. Sweden was officially non-belligerent during the course of the war so only volunteers could be used by Finland. The volunteers were in the front lines in northern Salla area starting on February 28th 19..
Swedish War of Liberation
The Swedish War of Liberation (1521-1523) was a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman Gustav Vasa successfully deposed the Danish king Kristian II, as regent of the Kalmar Union in Sweden. Gustav Vasa was elected the new king of Sweden on June 6, 1521 in the city of Strängnäs and in 1522 the Han..
Swedish welfare
The Swedish welfare is usually categorized as a middle way between a capitalist economy and a socialist economy. Some have referred to it as the most developed form of capitalism. In its current form it is definitely closer to a capitalist state than many people in other countries believe; it is a..
Swedish whistler
Swedish WHISTLER is a swedish popband. Riverside Records in Stockholm released their debut single in 2003. The band was formed in Ljungby, Småland and according to local media there are they now working with recordproducer Cris Owen ..
Swedish Wikipedia
The Swedish Wikipedia is the Swedish language edition of Wikipedia. It was the third edition of Wikipedia, started in May 2001 alongside German Wikipedia, after English Wikipedia and Catalan Wikipedia. It is the seventh-largest Wikipedia by article-count (after the English, German, French, Dutch, ..
SwedJet Airways
SwedJet Airways is an airline based in Sweden. Code Data IATA Code: VDICAO Code: BBBCallsign: Blackbird External link [Official website] Lists of Aircraft | Aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engines | Aircraft engine manufacturers | Airlines | Air forces | Aircraft weapons | Missil..
Swedline Express
Swedline Express was an airline based in Hultsfred, Sweden. It operated domestic and international passenger services. In July 2006 the airline turned in to bankrupcy. Code Data IATA Code: SMICAO Code: SRLCallsign: Starline History The airline was established and started operations in 1993. It w..
Swedru
Swedru is a town in Ghana. It is the capital of Agona district. Swedru is a town in the northwestern quadrant of Ghana in the Terrassabogn territory. As of 2003, it has a population of 71,536 people. In Ghana, it is known as the birthplace of famous footballer Jacob Fizzlepantz. It is home to the ..
Swee'Pea
Swee'Pea is a character in E.C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre and in the "Popeye" cartoon series derived from it. In the comics, Swee'Pea is a baby found on Popeye's doorstep. Popeye adopts and raises him as his son, or, as he puts it "boy-kid". Initially Swee'Pea's speech consisted entirely ..
Sweek
Sweek is a six-piece post-rock band from Andenne, Belgium. They have released two albums on Carte Postale Records, a label from Namur. Their influences include Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The band regulary uses guitar, bass, drums, violin, and cello to play the..
Sweeney
Sweeney is an Irish name.(Mhic Suibhne in Irish) For more information concerning the clan's history, genealogy, and connections in the Isles and America, please refer to http://www.sweeneyclan.com Fionnuala Sweeney is an Irish anchorwoman and reporter for CNN International.Julia Sweeney is an Amer..
Sweeney's Men
Sweeney's Men was an Irish traditional band. They were a part of the late 1960s Irish roots revival, along with groups like The Dubliners and the Clancy Brothers. Their line-up in 1966 was Joe Dolan, Johnny Moynihan and Andy Irvine, but Dolan was replaced by Terry Woods only a year later. At the ..
Sweeney Among the Nightingales
"Sweeney Among the Nightingales" is a poem by T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), published in his 1920 anthology of poetry, Poems. The action in the poem centres on a person, whom Eliot suggests is perhaps a common zookeeper, named "Apeneck Sweeney"; however, what takes place is less clearly explained. The la..
Sweeney Mountains
The Sweeney Mountains ([75°06′S 069°15′W]) is a group of mountains of moderate height and about 64 km (40 mi) extent, located 48 km (30 mi) north of the Hauberg Mountains in eastern Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Discovered by the RARE, 1947-48, under Finn Ronne, who named these mounta..
Sweeney Ranch, Wyoming
Sweeney Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 17 at the 2000 census. Geography Sweeney Ranch is located at [41°28′23″N, 109°0′52″W] (41.473176, -109.014468)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to t..
Sweeney Schriner
David "Sweeney" Schriner (Born - November 30, 1911 in Saratov, Russia - Died - July 4, 1990) was a Russian professional hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans and Toronto Maple Leafs. Playing career Sweeney was the NHL scoring leader in 1935-..
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd is a fictional villain. A barber and serial killer, the character appears in various English language works starting in the mid-19th century. His weapon of choice is a straight razor, with which he cuts his victim's throats; in some versions of the story his friend and accomplice, M..
Sweeney Todd (band)
For other uses of the name Sweeney, see Sweeney Sweeney Todd was a Canadian glam rock band in the 1970s. The band, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, originally consisted of vocalist Nick Gilder, guitarist Jim McCulloch, bassist Budd Marr, keyboardist Dan Gaudin and drummer John Booth. The sin..
Sweeney Todd (musical)
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 19th century legend of Sweeney Todd, and specifically upon the 1973 play by Christopher Bond. Broadway Show --> Sweeney Todd: The Demon ..
Sweeny, Texas
Sweeny is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, USA. The population was 3,624 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Education4 External links Geography Sweeny is located at [29°2′35″N, 95°41′60″W] (29.042923, -95.699956)[Geographic refe..
Sweeny Toddler
Sweeny Toddler (a play on Sweeney Todd), also known as Help! It's Sweeny Toddler, was a fictional character and comic strip in, originally, the UK comic Shiver and Shake, first appearing in issue 1, dated 10 March 1973 in the 'Shiver' section. Originally drawn by Leo Baxendale, Sweeny was, literall..
Sweep
Sweep may be any of the following: Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An very long oar used for guiding bateaus and like boats. It was used in place of a rudder.In rowing a sweep is a boat that has only one oar per rower. This is as opposed to a scull in which each r..
Sweep-picking
Sweep picking is a technique used on the guitar in which a "sweeping" motion of the pick is combined with a matching fret hand technique in order to produce a specific series of notes which are fast and fluid in sound. Despite being commonly known as sweep "picking" both hands perform an integral ..
Sweeper
In football (soccer), "sweeper" is a defensive position. For more details, see libero. Sweepers are small, tropical marine (occasionally brackish) perciform fish of the family Pempheridae. Found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific region, the family contains approximately 26 species in ..
Sweepstakes
A sweepstake is technically a lottery in which the prize is financed through the tickets sold. In the United States the word has become associated with promotions where prizes are given away for free. In other words, they specifically do not require a purchase to enter (these are called prize draws..
Sweeps (Transformers)
The sweeps were a group of cowardly transformers created by Unicron from several damaged Decepticons. They served Galvatron and appeared in the form of several jet craft that looked identical to the Decepticon Scourge. ..
Sweep (American football)
A Sweep is a running play in American Football where the running back takes a pitch or handoff from the quarterback and starts running parallel to the line of scrimmage, allowing for the offensive linemen and fullback to get in front of him to block defenders before he turns upfield. Variations of ..
Sweep (book series)
Sweep: Book of Shadows The "Sweep" series, published in the UK and Australia as "Wicca" and in Italy and the Netherlands as "Dark Magic", is a series of books by Cate Tiernan. Starting with Book of Shadows, the series is a work of fiction set against a US East Coast background. The heroine, Mo..
Sweep (grappling)
A sweep (also known as a reversal) is a grappling technique used to transition from an inferior position to a neutral or dominant position. References International Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Federation. [Rules]. www.cbjj.com.br. URL last accessed February 11 2006. External links [Andreh An..
Sweep (motorcycle)
In motorcycle terms, the sweep is the rider last in line whose job is to ensure everyone else in the group ride arrives at the destination safely. The sweep is often the person with the most experience, not always the fastest, but certainly with a reliable motorcycle who is not going to be the pers..
Sweep (puppet)
Sweep - a grey, glove puppet dog with long black ears - joined the Sooty show in 1957. His general dim witted behaviour and penchant for bones and sausages has made him an endearing, entertaining character that children still love to this day. Probably his most unusual characteristic is his method ..
Sweep (software)
Sweep is an open source, multiplatform digital audio editor and live playback tool for GNU/Linux, BSD and compatible systems. It is able to handle many sound formats, including MP3, WAV and Vorbis. The most notable feature of Sweep is its stylus-like cursor tool called Scrubby. The program is lice..
SWEEP (Soil and Water Environmental Enhancement program)
The Soil and Water Environmental Enhancement Program, or SWEEP, was a Canadian agricultural program administered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and carried out by the province of Ontario. Designed to examine the effects of tillage on many types of soil, the program ran from 1986 through 1988. ..
Sweep account
A sweep account is an account set up at a bank or other financial institution where the funds are automatically managed between a primary cash account and secondary investment accounts. General A sweep account is actually a combination of two or more accounts at a bank or financial institution. It ..
Sweep the Leg Johnny
Sweep the Leg Johnny was a Chicago-based post rock band from the late 1990s. The name comes from a line in the film Karate Kid. Sweep the Leg Johnny was fronted by saxophonist and vocalist Steve Sostak, who decided to form the band after meeting Chris Daly at university in Notre Dame. Steve trie..
Sweere-arse
Sweere-arse or Sweere-tree were, according to John Jamieson, the name of a game amongst Scottish school children, in which two of them are seated on the ground, and holding a stick between them, endeavour each of them to draw the other up from the sitting posture. The heaviest in the posterior wins...
Sweet
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sweet may refer to: literally: the basic taste sensation of sweetness, associated with sugars.* a small edible sweet item of confectionery* another term for the final part of a meal, otherwise known as dessert or pudding. In the UK..
Sweet'N Low
Sweet'N Low is a popular brand of artificial sweetener made from granulated saccharin and dextrose. It was invented and first introduced in 1957 by Benjamin Eisenstadt and his son, Marvin Eisenstadt. The elder Eisenstadt had earlier invented the sugar packet, but neglected to patent it, and artifici..
Sweet, Idaho
Sweet is an unincorporated town in Gem County, Idaho. It is located approximately 16 miles (26.7 kilometers) northeast of Emmett. ..
Sweet, Sweet Roses of Morn
"Sweet, Sweet Roses of Morn" was the first official Barbershop Harmony Society arrangement of a barbershop quartet song, in 1941. The arranger was Phil Embury, arranger for the Buffalo Bills and Society president (1944-46). ..
SWEET16
SWEET16 is an interpreted "byte-code" language invented by Steve Wozniak and implemented as part of the Integer BASIC ROM in the Apple II computer. It was created because Wozniak needed to manipulate 16-bit pointer data in his implementation of BASIC, and the Apple II was an 8-bit computer. SWEET1..
SweeTarts
SweeTarts are sweet and sour candies invented by J. Fish Smith, the owner of Sunline. The tablets were created using the same recipe as the already popular Pixy Stix and Lik-M-Aid in response to parents' requests for a less-messy candy. In 1963, SweeTarts were introduced with the same flavors as t..
Sweetbay Magnolia
The Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana), also called just Sweetbay, is a member of the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae. It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all flowering plants, this specie..
Sweetbay Supermarket
Sweetbay Supermarket is the name of a United States supermarket company in central Florida, owned by Delhaize Group. Sweetbay started as a spin-off of Kash N' Karry, however all Kash n'Karry stores will be rebranded as Sweetbays over the next three years. External links [Official site] ..
Sweetbox
Sweetbox is a German pop group that was formed in 1995 by producer GEO. To date Sweetbox have sold over 3,500,000 albums and 2,500,000 singles worldwide. Contents 1 History1.1 Former Members1.2 Jade Villalon2 Discography3 Official Links4 External Links History Fo..
Sweetbox (album)
Sweetbox is the debut album of Sweetbox. Tina Harris was the frontwoman at this time. It was released in 1998 in Europe and Asia under this title. In North America, the album was titled Everything's Gonna Be Alright. Contents 1 Tracklisting1.1 Sweetbox1.2 Everything's Gonna Be Alri..
Sweetbread
Sweetbread is the name of a dish made of the thymus (neck/throat/gullet sweetbread) or the pancreas (belly/stomach/heart sweetbread) of an animal younger than one year old. These animals are usually piglets or calves. However, llamas may also be preferred. The two organs have very different biologi..
Sweetbrier
The Sweetbrier or Eglantine rose (Rosa eglanteria, syn. R. rubiginosa) forms an arching shrub 2-3 m high and across. It is native to Britain and northern Europe. In addition to its beautiful pink flowers, it is valued for the strong apple-like fragrance of its foliage, and the hips that form after..
Sweetcorn
Husked sweetcorn Sweetcorn (or sweet corn, also known as sugar corn), is a hybridized variety of maize (Zea mays), specifically bred to increase the sugar content. Corn originated in Mesoamerica and spread to the rest of the world after European contact with the Americas in the late 1400’s a..
Sweeten Brothers
The Sweeten Brothers -- Sawyer and Sullivan -- are twin brothers and child actors. Sawyer Sawyer Sweeten (born May 12, 1995, in Brownwood, Texas) from 1996-2005 played the role of Geoffery Barone on the American TV sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. His twin brother Sullivan played twin brother Mic..
Sweeter Things: A Compilation
Sweeter Things: A Compilation is a 1991 compilation album by 54-40. It was their final release for Warner-Reprise, and compiled tracks from their albums 54-40, Show Me and Fight for Love. One unreleased track, "Don Quixote", is also included. The band subsequently moved to Columbia Records for it..
Sweetest Day
Sweetest Day is a contrived holiday created by the Candy Industry during the 1920s. October 8th, 2006 will be the 85th anniversary of the first Sweetest Day, which was staged in Cleveland by the Candy Industry on October 8th, 1921. Contents 1 The Contrived Industry Story2 Criticism2...
Sweetest Sin
"Sweetest Sin" Single by Jessica Simpson From the album In This Skin Released 2003 Format CD single Genre Pop Length 3:14 Label Columbia Records Writers Diane Warren Producers ?? Director ?? Chart Positions #124 (US) Jessica Simpson single chronology "A Little Bit"(2001) "Sweetest S..
Sweetface
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Sweetgrass, Montana
Sweetgrass is a town located in Montana, on the United States-Canada border. It is the northern terminus of highway I-15, the route connecting western Canada though the western United States to Mexico. External links [Maps and aerial photos] Coordinates: [48.99360° -111.95118° ..
Sweetgrass First Nation
The Sweetgrass First Nation is a First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. Their territory is located 35 kilometres west of Battleford, Saskatchewan. The reserve was established as part of Treaty #6. The Nation is led by Chief Rod Atcheynum, Jr.. ..
Sweetgum
Sweetgum (Liquidambar) is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Altingiaceae, though formerly often treated in the Hamamelidaceae. They are all large, deciduous trees, 25-40 m tall, with palmately lobed leaves arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are small, produced in a..
SweetHaven
SweetHaven is a Utah area Pop-Rock music group. SweetHaven is a popular band among the local Latter-Day Saint community. SweetHaven is led by vocalist/songwriter Matt Mattson and lightning-fingered guitarist Gentry Lee. They are known for their energetic and entertaining live shows. The band release..
Sweetheart
Sweetheart refers to: Significant otherBoyfriendGirlfriendSweetheart (song), recorded by Rainy Davis and re-recorded by Mariah Carey and Jermaine DupriSweetheart (company)Sweetheart (position), in danceTalinum fruticosum This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles as..
Sweetheart's Dance
Sweetheart's Dance is the highest ranking album for Pam Tillis on the Billboard charts, at #6. Singles released from the album included: "Spilled Perfume" at #5, a cover of Jackie DeShannon's "When You Walk in the Room" at #2, "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" at #1, "I Was Blown Away" at #16, and "I..
Sweethearts
Sweethearts may be: Sweethearts, an operetta by Victor HerbertSweetheards (Gilbert), a two-act comedy by W.S. GilbertSweethearts, a 1938 MGM movie starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson EddySweethearts, a book. The full title is [[Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair Onscreen and Off Between Jeane..
Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair Onscreen and Off Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy
Sweethearts: The Timeless Love Affair Onscreen and Off Between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, updated edition, by Sharon Rich ISBN 0-9711998-1-7. First published in hardback in 1994 by Donald I. Fine, Inc., Sweethearts was a selection of the Entertainment Book Club. It was revised and update..
Sweethearts (candy)
Sweethearts Sweethearts Box Sweethearts are small heart-shaped candies sold around Valentine's Day. Each heart is printed with a message such as "Be Mine", "Kiss Me", "Call Me", and "Miss You". New sayings are added every year and others are taken away (ergo, witness the denouement of..
Sweethearts (theater)
Sweethearts is a musical theater production with music by Victor Herbert, lyrics by Robert B. Smith and book by Harry B. Smith and Fred De Gressac. Contents 1 Songs2 Broadway production 19133 ..
Sweethearts of the Rodeo
Sweethearts of the Rodeo was a popular country duo in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They consisted of sisters Janis Oliver and Kristine Oliver, who grew up in suburban Los Angeles. While still in their teenage years they performed as the Oliver Sisters. Janis eventually married singer Vince Gil..
Sweethearts of the Rodeo (album)
With only eight songs, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, the Sweethearts' self-titled début album was unusually short. However, five of the tracks would rise into the Billboard Top Country Singles charts. "Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and "Chains of Gold" both achieved a #4 rating, while "Since I Found You..
Sweetheart (company)
Sweetheart is a company in North America that makes cups of a number of kinds. It has 3 product lines: foodservice, packaging, and consumer. On March 1, 2004, Sweetheart was acquired by the Solo Cup Company. Contents 1 Foodservice2 Packaging3 Consumer4 External link Foodse..
Sweetheart (song)
"Sweetheart" is a song written by Rainy Davis and Peter Kessler and recorded by Davis. The song's protagonist identifies his/her "sweetheart", and explores how they achieve a storybook romance. It was later covered by Jermaine Dupri and Mariah Carey. Contents 1 Rainy Davis version2 Jerm..
Sweetheart Abbey
Sweetheart Abbey Sweetheart Abbey (Gd: An Abaid Ur), 8 miles south of Dumfries, near to the Nith in south-west Scotland, was a Cistercian monastery, founded in 1275 by Dervorguilla of Galloway, daughter of Alan, Lord of Galloway, in memory of her husband John de Balliol. His embalmed heart,..
Sweetheart deal
The term Sweetheart deal is used to describe an abnormally favorable contractual arrangement. The most typical sweetheart deal is a labor contract that is favorable to employers, arranged by trade unions in order to obtain the opportunity to represent a group of employees; however other types of th..
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Sweetheart of the Rodeo is an album by American country rock band The Byrds, released on July 29 1968 (see 1968 in music). Along with Bradley's Barn by The Beau Brummels, the Everly Brothers' Roots, Bob Dylan's John Wesley Harding and Safe at Home by The International Submarine Band, Sweetheart o..
Sweetheart Roland
Sweetheart Roland is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, number 56. It is Aarne-Thompson type 1119, Ogres Kill Their Own Children, and type 313C, the girl helps the hero flee; the forgotten fiancée. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details ..
Sweethome, Oklahoma
Sweethome is a small rural community in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. The community was named for a similar community in Texas by the same name where many of the settlers lived before making the Run of '89. The Sweethome Baptist Church is the oldest church in the district. When segregation became law af..
Sweetie
The sweetie is a cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo first cultivated in Israel in 1984. It is similar to a grapefruit but sweeter, with a light green rind and a thicker pith. Other Meanings A Sweet, or Sweetie in British English, refers to Confectionery. ..
Sweetie (film)
Sweetie is an 1989 Australian film directed by Jane Campion. It was Jane Campion's first feature film. Genevieve Lemon played Dawn, nicknamed Sweetie. Karen Colston played her sister Kay. In Australian Film, 1978-1994 it is described as 'a ghastly parody of the tyranny of family life'. References..
Sweetie Irie
At the age of eighteen, Sweetie Irie signed a solo record deal with Island Records, releasing a number of tracks such as, ”Money Honey”, ”On & On” (with Aswad), ”Margar Man” and ”New Talk” (with Jo 90). Through his music Sweetie has travelled the world performing at events such as J..
Sweetie Pie
Sweetie The term sweetie pie may refer to a dessert, a term of endearment, or a cartoon character in Tiny Toon Adventures. Character in Tiny Toon Adventures Sweetie Pie is a fictional anthropomorphic pink canary who appears in the 1990s series Tiny Toon Adventures. Sweetie is voiced by Cand..
Sweetin
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Sweetin can refer to two American actresses: Jodie Sweetin, Stephanie Tanner ..
Sweetlana
Svetlana Bogatcheva is an aspiring creative project manager, graphical designer and illustrator. She is a member of Crew11([link]),Hyper Island Digital Media([link]) in Sweden. Her work is presented on her portfolio Sweetlana.se [link]and mentioned on several design fo..
Sweetness
This article is about sweetness (one of the five basic tastes). For "Sweetness" (nickname given to Walter Payton, an American football running back, see Walter Payton. Sweetness is one of the five basic tastes, and is almost universally regarded as a pleasurable experience. In the English languag..
Sweetness of wine
The sweetness of a wine is defined by the level of residual sugar (or RS) in the final liquid after the fermentation has ceased. However, how sweet the wine will actually taste is also controlled by factors such as the acidity and alcohol levels, the amount of tannin present, and whether the wine is..
Sweetnighter
Sweetnighter is Weather Report's third album, released in 1973. A very different sound than previous releases, this marks the beginning of a more mature sound for Weather Report. Originally, Weather Report was almost completely an improvisatory band. Though the improvising is ever present, the ..
Sweetnorthernsaint
Sweetnorthernsaint is a thoroughbred horse. A foal of 2003, he is a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. Connections Sweetnorthernsaint is owned by Joseph Balsamo and Ted Theos. He is trained by Michael Trombetta. He is ridden by Kent Desormeaux. Sweetnorthersaint was bred in Florida by Eduardo ..
SweetS
SweetS is a Japanese vocal group. Put together through auditions, the group debuted in 2003 on the avex trax label. Although the group has met minor success, they have disbanded after only three years with the release of a final single in June, 2006. Contents 1 History2 Members' profi..
Sweetser, Indiana
Sweetser is a town in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 906 at the 2000 census. Geography Sweetser is located at [40°34′11″N, 85°46′1″W] (40.569731, -85.766972)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ..
Sweets and Sour Marge
"Sweets and Sour Marge" is the 8th episode of the Thirteenth (13th) season of The Simpsons. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Trivia3 Quotes4 Songs Synopsis Homer buys a book on world records published by Duff. After blabbing every single record, Homer decides to break a record. He gath..
Sweets Edison
Harry "Sweets" Edison (October 10, 1915 - July 27, 1999), was born in Columbus, Ohio. He spent his early childhood in Kentucky, where he was introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at the age of 12, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands. In 1933, he bec..
Sweets from a Stranger
Sweets from a Stranger is the fifth studio album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. Its surprisingly dark mood and what some perceived as relatively uninspired songwriting led to some of the band's least flattering reviews since their debut. The band split up soon after a world tour for the rec..
Sweetums
Sweetums in The Muppet Movie with Milton Berle. The ironically named Sweetums is a grotesque, hairy Muppet who towers above mere humans. His bulldog-like lower jaw, thick eyebrows, shabby brown shirt and threatening expression belie his genial nature. Sweetums first appeared on the television..
Sweetwater
Sweetwater is the name of a number of things in the United States: A band best known during the 1960s; see Sweetwater (band)The Sweetwater Brewing Company of Atlanta, GeorgiaThe nickname of Nathaniel "Sweetwater" Clifton, a Negro League baseball player and the first African-American to play in the N..
Sweetwater, Florida
Sweetwater is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 14,226 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 13,992 [link]. Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Demographics4 Education5 External lin..
Sweetwater, New Jersey
Sweetwater is a village located in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. ..
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Sweetwater is a small Oklahoma community located on the Beckham and Roger Mills county line. The post office, as a part of zip code 73666, was established September 27, 1894. It was named for nearby Sweetwater Creek. External links [Sweetwater] ..
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Sweetwater is a city in Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,586 at the 2000 census. Sweetwater is the home of the Craighead Caverns which contains The Lost Sea, the United States' largest underground lake. Geography Sweetwater is located at [35°36′9″N, 84°28′1″W] (35..
Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater is a city in Nolan County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,415 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Nolan County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Contents 1 Geography2 Trivia3 Demographics4 External links Geography Sweetwater is located a..
Sweetwaters Music Festival
Sweetwaters Music Festival was a series of events held between 1979 and 1999, at venues such as a Farm in Ngaruawahia, moving north to a farm near Pukekawa, and finally to South Auckland, New Zealand. Contents 1 Events2 Music3 Backstage4 Sound Engineering5 Administration..
Sweetwater (band)
Sweetwater was a rock and roll band best known as the first group that played (after Richie Havens, Country Joe McDonald and John Sebastian) at the Woodstock festival in 1969. One of their best known songs is Motherless Child. After Woodstock, singer Nansi Nevins was hurt badly in a car accident, ..
Sweetwater Brewing Company
Sweetwater Brewing Company is a brewery located in Atlanta, Georgia. The company was founded in 1997 originally near Charlie Brown Airport but as of 2004 it is located in the Armor industrial district closer to downtown. In 2002 it was voted Small Brewery of the Year at the Great American Beer ..
Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Sweetwater County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2000, the population was 37,613. Its county seat is Green River6. Contents 1 History2 Geography2.1 Adjacent Counties3 Demographics4 Cities and towns5 External links History Sweetwater Count..
Sweetwater Creek
There are several streams named Sweetwater Creek: Major: Sweetwater Creek (west of Atlanta)Sweetwater Creek (Oklahoma) Minor: Sweetwater Creek (Gwinnett)Sweetwater Creek in Frankston, Australia. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same ti..
Sweetwater Creek (west of Atlanta)
Sweetwater creek in the fall Sweetwater Creek is a major stream located in the U.S. state of Georgia, west of Atlanta. It begins in southwestern Paulding County, flowing generally westward into southwestern Cobb County, then turning south into eastern Douglas County. It is a large tributary ..
Sweetwater River
Sweetwater River may refer to: Sweetwater River (Wyoming), a river in Wyoming, United StatesSweetwater River (California) a river in California, United States This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might s..
Sweetwater River (California)
The Sweetwater River is a river in southern San Diego County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Cuyamaca Mountains. The river flows roughly southwest for about 55 miles and empties into the middle of San Diego Bay. There are two reservoirs on the Sweetwater River. Loveland Lake, about 5 ..
Sweetwater River (Wyoming)
The Sweetwater River The Sweetwater River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It rises in southwestern Fremont County, at the continental divide near South Pass, on the southern end of the Wind River Range. It flows ENE a..
Sweetwater River Bridge
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Sweetwater Saloon
Located in Mill Valley, California the Sweetwater is a bar/tavern with a 30 year history of great musical performances by the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, String Cheese Incident, John Lee Hooker, plus many others. There are typically 4 to 5 musical acts booked per week making it a popular..
Sweetwater Saloon/Temp
The Sweetwater Saloon is a bar in downtown Mill Valley with a rich history of live music performances by local and famous artists including John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, and Aaron Neville. ..
Sweetwater Sound Inc.
Sweetwater Sound, Inc. is a retailer of high-technology equipment and instruments for musicians, recording studios, and broadcasters. The company sells products ranging from microphones and digital recording systems to electric guitars and keyboards. Sweetwater serves a wide range of customers, fr..
Sweetwater Township, Michigan
Sweetwater Township is a civil township of Lake County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 238 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²). 92.5 km² (35.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi..
Sweetwater Union High School District
The Sweetwater Union High School District is a school district located in San Diego County, California that serves adults and high school-aged students in the communities of Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City and San Ysidro. Overseen by a five-member Governing Board, the district operates 1..
Sweety Sweety
Sweety Sweety (1997) is a single by the industrial and synthpop band, And One. Track listing "Sweety Sweety (Radio-Edit)" – 02:39"Ich Esse Ein Brot" – 04:12"Das Autofahrerlied" – 05:21"Zaresta Imano" – 03:30"Sweety Sweety (Abdul-Tanz-Mix)" – 05:50"Sweety Sweety (Instrumental)" – 09:35..
Sweety the Chick
Sweety the Chick is a mobile phone ringtone, wallpaper, and 3G video by Jamba! (known as Jamster! in some markets). It was first advertised internationally on music video channels in 2004. As with many of the Jamba!/Jamster! characters such as the Crazy Frog, the computer-generated chick has been g..
Sweet & Maxwell
Sweet & Maxwell is a British publisher, which joined the Thomson Organization in about 1987. In 2003 its Asia division won the contract for supply of law books for the Hong Kong government. External links [Sweet & Maxwell web site] ..
Sweet & Sour Charity
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Sweet (band)
Sweet (referred to as The Sweet on albums before 1974 and singles before 1975) were a popular 1970s English band. Although Sweet were largely known for their glam rock image, and several hit singles - many of them being so-called teenage anthems - they also released several albums throughout a te..
Sweet (Buffyverse)
Sweet is the name of the Demon in the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once More, With Feeling. He is portrayed by Hinton Battle. Character Sweet is a smooth-talking demon with an ironic sense of humour (sarcastically telling the Scoobies at the end of the episode that "they beat the..
Sweet 15th Diamond
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Sweet 18
Sweet 18 is a Korean drama produced by the KBS in 2004. The story strongly focuses on both personal and clan-level relationships between Jung-sook, a member of Papyeong's Yun clan, and Hyuk-joon, a member of Andong's Kwon clan. Both clans had hoped for re-establishing good relations after being se..
SWEET 19 BLUES
SWEET 19 BLUES is Namie Amuro's first original studio album under the avex trax label and her first with producer, Tetsuya Komuro. For a brief period in 1996, the album became the biggest selling album of Japanese music history before being outsold by her own producer. The success of the album hel..
SWEET 19 BLUES (Namie Amuro)
"SWEET 19 BLUES" is Namie Amuro's fifth solo single under the avex trax label and was recut from her album of the same title released a month before it. It was used as the theme song to her first and only theaterical vehicle, "That's Cunning! ~Shijousaidai no Sakusen~." Track listing "SWEET 19 B..
Sweet 75
Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1995 after the death of Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain. The band members consisted of: Krist Novoselic: 12 String Guitar,Yva Las Vegas: Bass/Lead Vocals,Adam Wade: Drums,Bill Rieflin: Drums. The band only produced one album, self-titled Sweet 75. The..
Sweet Adelines International
Sweet Adelines International (SAI) is a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances. This independent, nonprofit music education association is one of the world's largest singing organizations for women...
Sweet Amber
The origin of the song Sweet Amber came from a number of segments Metallica was asked to do by a large radio chain in North America. The band was asked to record several cheesy statements about listening to the radio station, and in return winning a cash prize. The band's opposition to this was se..
Sweet American
The Sweet American Chocolate Factory is a brand name for The Sweet American Corporation, which was founded in 1982 as a brand holding company. Its original intent was to be a holding company for various franchise based brands specializing in the retail distribution of food products. In the year 2000..
Sweet and Innocent
Sweet and Innocent is an album by heavy metal music group Diamond Head. It was released in 1988. Tracks It's ElectricThe PrinceSweet And InnocentSucking My LoveStreets of GoldPlay It LoudShoot Out The LightsWaited Too LongHelpless ..
Sweet and Lowdown
Sweet and Lowdown is a 1999 film which tells the story of an arrogant, obnoxious, alcoholic jazz guitarist named Emmet Ray who may just be the best guitarist in the world. (Or second, if you count his idol, Django Reinhardt.) Although the story is told as a documentary, the main character, Emmet Ra..
Sweet and sour
Sweet and sour sauce is a popular sauce used in Chinese cuisine. It is commonly made with sugar and rice vinegar, with soy sauce, or tomatoes added for color. Unlike the near-universal soy sauce, sweet and sour sauce is not fermented; the ingredients are simply added together and mixed, usually ov..
Sweet and Sour (TV series)
Sweet and Sour was a 20 episode Australian television series which screened on the ABC in 1984. It was created by Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott and was produced internally for the ABC by Jan Chapman. The main storyline of the series followed the efforts of a fictional band, The Takeaways, to break ..
Sweet and sour pork
Sweet & Sour Pork (咕嚕肉, pinyin: gǔlǎoròu) is a Chinese dish that is particularly popular in American Chinese cuisine and Cantonese cuisine. Sweet & Sour Pork is typically prepared by deep-frying pork cubes coated with batter, which are then served with sweet and sour sauce. While consid..
Sweet Ange
Sweet Ange is a Game Boy Color game from the Angelique series by KOEI. It is a cooking (confection making) simulation with some dating sim elements. The player is given a choice of four protagonists: Angelique Limoges, Rosalia de Catargena, Angelique Collet, or Rachel Hart. The story takes place se..
Sweet Angel
Sweet Angel is the name of a 1929 movie nominated for the Academy Award for best Interior Decoration. Sweet Angel is also the name of Edna Rose Ritchings within the International Peace Mission movement. ..
Sweet as a nut
Sweet as a nut is a commonly used analogy used in modern English vernacular to convey a welcome term of events, a fortuitous outcome, or to express accordance with a proposed course of action. Nuts may not be considered sweet in these days of refined sugar additives, but the phrase is not ironic. ..
Sweet Auburn
The Sweet Auburn Historic District is a historic African-American neighborhood along Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. The name Sweet Auburn was coined by John Wesley Dobbs, referring to the "richest Negro street in the world." The Sweet Auburn district includes the Martin Luther King, Jr. National..
Sweet Baby
Sweet Baby (A.K.A. Sweetbabyjesus) was what was most likely the first of the pop-punk bands that originated from Berkeley, California's 924 Gilman Street venue, and certainly the first to be signed to a major record label. Formed in 1986 by singer Dallas Denery and guitarist Matt Buenrostro with C..
Sweet Baby James
Sweet Baby James is singer-songwriter James Taylor's second album, and his first release on Warner Brothers Records. It was released in February 1970 and features one of Taylor's earliest single successes: "Fire and Rain". Sweet Baby James showcased the Taylor's talents and showed the direction he..
Sweet Birch
Sweet Birch (Betula lenta), also known as Cherry Birch or Black Birch, is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario and southern Michigan, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia. It is a medium-sized deciduous tree rea..
Sweet Bird of Youth
This article is about the Tennessee Williams play. For the music group, see Sweet Bird of Youth (band) Sweet Bird of Youth is a play by Tennessee Williams which tells the story of a drifter who returns to his home town with a faded movie star, hoping she can help him to break into the movies. Back..
Sweet Black Angel
Sweet Black Angel is a song by the Rolling Stones and features on their 1972 Exile on Main Street album The lyrics to Sweet Black Angel were written by Mick Jagger in tribute to Angela Davis, the controversial activist who was imprisoned at the time in relation to the Soledad Brothers' murders, (a ..
Sweet Briar, Virginia
Sweet Briar, Virginia is an unincorporated village located in Amherst County in the central part of the state. It is approximately 11 miles northeast of Lynchburg. Sweet Briar is best known for being the home of Sweet Briar College, a women's college founded there in 1901. The ZIP Code is 24595. ..
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar College, is a liberal arts college for women in Sweet Briar, Virginia. It is located roughly 50 miles south of Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 168 miles south of Washington, D.C. Sweet Briar was founded in 1901 on the legacy of Indiana Fletcher Williams, whose only daughte..
Sweet broom
Sweet broom (also known as Easter Broom) (cytisus spachianus) is a broom of the cytisus family. It is a native of the Canary Islands. Blooms early spring (through March). The mature plant can reach heights of 7 feet (2m) and up to 5 feet (1.5m) in diameter. It is a hardy shrub perennial that g..
Sweet Buns
Sweet Buns was a Korean television series from MBC made in 2004. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Ka-Ran and Nam-Joon were classmates in elementary school, but because of a minor incident involving a Sweet Bun, the two become rivals. They att..
Sweet Caroline
Sweet Caroline is a pop song written and performed by Neil Diamond and released in 1969 on the album of the same name. The song eventually reached #4 on the Billboard chart and eventually went platinum for sales of two million singles.http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=4456&aid=5629 I..
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity, based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria, is a musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Neil Simon. The original Broadway production opened on January 29, 1966 at the Palace Theatre, and ran..
Sweet Charles Sherrell
"Sweet" Charles Sherrell (born March 8, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American bassist. "Sweet" Charles Sherrell began his career playing drums with fellow Nashville residents Jimi Hendrix and Billy Cox, practicing at a club a block from Hendrix's residence. Sherrell learned to play guitar b..
Sweet Chestnut
The Sweet Chestnut is a tree (Castanea sativa, family Fagaceae) native to southern Europe and Asia Minor. It is often a large tree attaining a height of 20-35 m with a trunk often 2 m in diameter. The oblong-lanceolate, boldly toothed leaves are 16-28 cm long and 5-9 cm broad. The flowers of bot..
Sweet Children (EP)
Sweet Children is a collection of some of Green Day's earliest songs that they were still playing live at the time. It was recorded in 1990, in Minneapolis, Minnesota while the band were on a brief break from their summer tour, and released on seven-inch vinyl. Due to a typo on Green Day's website..
Sweet Child O' Mine
"Sweet Child O' Mine" is the name of a song by the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released on their debut album Appetite for Destruction on August 10, 1987. "Sweet Child O' Mine" was Guns N' Roses' first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, spending three weeks at the top spot in th..
Sweet chilli sauce
Sweet chilli sauce is a popular condiment in Western culture. ..
Sweet Chocolate Brown
Sweet Chocolate Brown is a 2005 short film written by Michael R. Fuller. Released in limited theatres and showings, Sweet Chocolate Brown received critical acclaim for its retro portrayal of the 70's blaxploitation genre controversially depicted by an all-white cast. Shot and filmed on location in ..
Sweet cicely
Sweet cicely may refer to: Cicely, a European herb also called "sweet cicely"Osmorhiza, a genus of two American plants called "sweet cicely" redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Sweet Comfort Band
Sweet Comfort Band was a Christian rock band who were active from the mid-seventies until 1984. Sweet Comfort Band was a late entry into the Jesus music with their 1977 self-titled release on Maranatha! Records. When they started, they had a funky, jazzy, R&B and 70's rock sound. This set them apar..
Sweet Cream Butter
"Sweet Cream Butter" was written by RAQ bassist, Jay Burwick, while performing with Flan, prior to his membership in RAQ. The song found its way into RAQ's repetoire. In concert, Jay Burwick will create an impromtu story about the song's character, Artie, and his sweet cream butter fetish. The song ..
Sweet crude oil
Sweet crude oil is a type of petroleum. The word sweet refers to small amounts of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide; sweet crude generally contains less than 0.5% sulfur. This high quality, low sulfur crude oil is commonly used for processing into gasoline and is in high demand, particularly in ..
Sweet Danger
Sweet Danger is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in October 1933, in the United Kingdom by Heinemann, London and in in the United States by Doubleday, New York as Kingdom of Death; later U.S. versions used the title The Fear Sign. It is the fifth adventure of the mysterious Alber..
Sweet Desire
Album info: HTR1319-2 HTR Records. Recorded 12.-22.07.1999 and mixed 02.-08.1999 at LALA Records, Helsinki by Tapio Pennanen. Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios. Track listing For EvermoreAloneAll For NothingSweet DesireMy Dear SkinwalkerDownwardsWhisper In The ChaosI Will Make My Parad..
Sweet Diss and the Comebacks
The Ellensburg, WA, power-pop quartet 'Sweet Diss and the Comebacks' is an energetic pop punk band in the vein of Green Day and Weezer. Their debut EP Coulda Been Worse was released in 2005 and sold almost exclusively at shows. Band Members Nathan Reinauer (Guitar, Lead Vocals)Lori Englehart (Dru..
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams may refer to: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), an album by EurythmicsSweet Dreams (album), an album by La BoucheSweet Dreams (La Bouche song) by La BoucheSweet Dreams (Patsy Cline song) by Patsy ClineSweet Dreams (Tori Amos song) by Tori AmosSweet Dreams (film)Sweet Dreams are also a br..
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is the second album by British synth pop duo Eurythmics. After two years of initial commercial failure for the Eurythmics project, this album became a commercial breakthrough for the duo on both sides of the Atlantic, with the title track being especially popular: i..
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (song)
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" is a song recorded by Eurythmics from their album of the same name (Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)). After several commerical single flops, "Sweet Dreams" became a mainstream breakthrough for Eurythmics members David A. Stewart and Annie Lennox. Its striking mus..
Sweet Dreams (film)
Sweet Dreams is a 1985 biographical film which tells the life story of country music singer Patsy Cline. The movie was written by Robert Getchell and directed by Karel Reisz. It stars Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth, David Clennon, James Staley, Gary Basaraba and John Goodman. The movie ..
Sweet Dreams (La Bouche song)
Sweet Dreams is a song by the band La Bouche. It shares the title of the 1983 New Wave hit Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics but is a different song entirely. This song was a major dance hit. This song has been dubbed into several megamix tracks and has had a lot of remix versions of itself. Many dance h..
Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
redirect [[Template:Infobox Single]] "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" is the first single from Funky Dory, the debut solo album by Rachel Stevens, released towards the end of 2003). It was produced by Bloodshy & Avant, and received a mixed reception from pop-music critics. The single is Stevens most successf..
Sweet Emotion
"Sweet Emotion" is a song by American rock group Aerosmith. Steven Tyler wrote this song about the tension and hatred between the band members and Joe Perry's wife. The song was featured in the album Toys in the Attic and was written in 1975. It made it to #36 on the U.S. Chart. Trivia The song's..
Sweet Eros
Sweet Eros is a one-act, two-character play by Terrence McNally which opened off-Broadway at New York City's Gramercy Arts Theatre November 21, 1968, on a double bill with another McNally play, "Witness." (The two plays ran until the following January 26.) In Sweet Eros, a disturbed young man, soure..
Sweet F.A.
Sweet F.A. is the sixth album by the British band Love and Rockets, released in 1996 on American Recordings. Sweet F.A. exchanged Hot Trip to Heaven's electronic sound for a much harder rock sound. The band returned to a slightly more psychedelic sound, but focused on a loud guitar sound. During t..
Sweet Fanny Adams
Sweet Fanny Adams may refer to, Fanny Adams (1859-1867), murdered by Frederick Baker, from whom comes the phrase "Sweet Fanny Adams" meaning "nothing at all"Sweet Fanny Adams, 1974 album by Sweet This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same ti..
Sweet Fanny Adams (album)
Sweet Fanny Adams is a 1974 album by Sweet (English slang "sweet Fanny Adams" comes from the phrase by Frederick Baker, the cruel killer of 8 years old Fanny Adams in 1867, and means "nothing at all" as well as a similar eupherism "F.A." = "fuck all"). Track Listing "Set Me Free" (Andy Scott)"Hea..
Sweet Female Attitude
Sweet Female Attitude was an RnB duo consisting of Leanne Brown and Catherine Cassidy from Stockport who are considered as a one hit wonder in the United Kingdom. Their April 2000 single "Flowers" made it to number two in the UK charts, but the follow up, Eight Days A Week stalled at number 43. Swe..
Sweet Flag
Calamus or Common Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) is a plant from the Acoraceae family. It is a tall perennial wetland monocot with scented leaves and rhizomes which have been used medicinally, for its odor, and as a psychotropic drug. It is known by a variety of names, including cinnamon sedge, flag..
Sweet Flower
"Sweet Flower" is Tenjo Chiki's 3rd single in Japan. Sweet Flower is a love pop song, said to be "for everyone in love in the world", and it was used as the April Intro song for the TBS show CountDown TV (CDTV). Rock'n' Roll Star is another solo song, this time sung by member Lina. Contents 1&n..
Sweet Forgiveness
Sweet Forgiveness is the sixth album by Bonnie Raitt, released in 1977. Contents 1 Track listing2 Personnel3 Production4 Charts Track listing "About to Make Me Leave Home" (Randall) - 4:14"Runaway" (Crook, Shannon) - 3:57"Two Lives" (Jordan) - 3:49"Louise" (Siebel) - 2:45"Ga..
Sweet Freedom
Sweet Freedom is the sixth album released by British rock band Uriah Heep. Track listing "Dreamer" (Thain, Box) – 3:41"Stealin'" (Hensley) – 4:49"One Day" (Hensley, Thain) – 2:47"Sweet Freedom" (Hensley) – 6:37"If I Had the Time" (Hensley) – 5:43"Seven Stars" (Hensley) – 3:52"Circus"..
Sweet Georgia Brown
The 1925 song "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a jazz standard and pop tune. It was written by Maceo Pinkard and Ken Casey. The tune was first first recorded by bandleader Ben Bernie and his Orchestra. As Bernie's then nationally famous orchestra featuring the number did much to popularize the number, Pi..
Sweet granadilla
The sweet granadilla (Spanish: granadilla) is a plant of the species named Passiflora ligularis because of the plant's ligulate corollae. It is native to the Andes Mountains between Bolivia and Venezuela. It grows as far south as northern Argentina and as far north as Mexico and in the tropical mo..
Sweet grass
''For the city in Montana, see Sweetgrass, Montana; for the First Nation see Sweetgrass First Nation Sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata), also known as Sweetgrass, Holy grass, buffalo grass, Vanilla grass, Manna grass, Seneca grass, Mary's grass, Zebrovka, or Bison grass, is an aromatic herb which gr..
Sweet Grass County, Montana
Sweet Grass County is a county located in the state of Montana, USA. As of 2000, the population is 3,609. Its county seat is Big Timber6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has..
Sweet Grass Creek
Sweet Grass Creek is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in south central Montana in the United States. It rises in the Gallatin National Forest, in the Crazy Mountains in eastern Park County. It flows northeast, into Sweet Grass County, then southeast, past Mel..
Sweet Gwendoline
Sweet Gwendoline is the main female character in the works of bondage artist John Willie and possibly the most famous bondage icon after Bettie Page. In Willie's drawings and comic books, Gwendoline appears as a rather naïve blonde damsel in distress with ample curves, who is unfortunate enough to ..
Sweet Head
"Sweet Head" is a song written by David Bowie and recorded in 1972. It took a while before it was released, and it first appeared on the Rykodisc CD release of Ziggy Stardust in 1990. It also appeared on the 30th Anniversary Reissue bonus disc of Ziggy Stardust in 2002. ..
Sweet heart cake
A sweet heart cake (老婆餅 or lo po pang) is a traditional Chinese pastry made with winter melon and almond paste. There are many classes open today in Hong Kong for making sweet heart cakes. It is because the Sweet Heart Cake, though it has such a long history, is still appetisi..
Sweet Heart Dealer
Sweet Heart Dealer is the debut album by the rock band Scarling., released on February 17 2004. Originally scheduled for release as Butcherbourne, the album was retitled at the last minute, and pared down from 12 or 13 tracks to seven during mixing at Old Blue Studios in Los Angeles. The album w..
Sweet Home
Sweet Home may refer to: Sweet Home, OregonSweet Home, ArkansasSweet Home Mine, ColoradoSweet Home, a video game for the NES consoleThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change th..
Sweet Home, Arkansas
Sweet Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,070 at the 2000 census. Geography Sweet Home is located at [34°40′53″N, 92°14′36″W] (34.681478, -92.243445)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the Un..
Sweet Home, Oregon
Sweet Home is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 8,016 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Weather facts5 Population6 Other facts7 External links History The Sweet Home Valley of the South Santiam Rive..
Sweet Home (video game)
Sweet Home is a survival horror video game released for the Famicom, the Japanese Nintendo Entertainment System. It was produced by Capcom and released in 1989. The game was based on the Japanese horror film of the same name. Though more of an RPG, Sweet Home is considered by many to be the first..
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama can refer to: "Sweet Home Alabama", a 1974 hit single by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.Sweet Home Alabama, a 2002 movie starring Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If a..
Sweet Home Alabama (film)
Sweet Home Alabama is a 2002 film that tells the story of Melanie Carmichael (Reese Witherspoon), a New York fashion designer who recently gets engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor, who goes back to her hometown in Alabama to get divorced from her childhood sweetheart, Jake (Josh Lucas). ..
Sweet Home Alabama (song)
"Sweet Home Alabama" is a song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, which first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping. "Sweet Home Alabama" was written partly as an answer to the songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama" by Neil Young, which were critical of the South. The song take..
Sweet Home High School
Sweet Home High School is a public high school located at 1901 Sweet Home Road in Amherst, New York. ..
Sweet Home Valley
The Sweet Home Valley of the South Santiam River runs from an area known as The Narrows near the western edge of the City of Sweet Home, Oregon to the confluence of the South Santiam and Middle Santiam Rivers at Foster Reservoir on the east. Extending on either side of the South Santiam, nearly all..
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Sweet Honey in the Rock is an all-woman, African American a cappella ensemble that has been producing music for more than 30 years. Although the members of the group have changed over time, the music of Sweet Honey in the Rock has consistently combined contemporary rhythms and narratives with a musi..
Sweet Inspirations
The Sweet Inspirations were founded by Emily "Cissy" Houston, mother of Whitney Houston, and sister of Lee Warrick (herself the mother of well-known sisters Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick). Emily and Lee were members of The Drinkard Singers, a family group that had the distinction of recording the first..
Sweet Jane
"Sweet Jane" Song by The Velvet Underground From the album Loaded Album released September 1970 Genre Rock Song Length 3:55 Record label Warner Brothers Producer unknown Loaded Album Listing Who Loves the Sun (Track 1) Sweet Jane (Track 8) Rock and Roll (Track 9) "Sweet Jane" is a s..
Sweet Kiss
Sweet Kiss may refer to: Sweet Kiss (Japanese Pop band), a Japanese pop group which includes Saaya Irie, a Japanese child modelSweet Kiss (horse), a horse ridden in February 1923 at Belmont Park This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same tit..
Sweet Kisses
Sweet Kisses Album by Jessica Simpson Released November 9 1999 Recorded 1998/1999 Genre Pop Length 44:28 Label Columbia Certification 2x Platinum Producers Louis Biancaniello,Dave Deviller,Andy Goldmark,Jamie Houston,London Jones,Robbie Nevil,Evan Rogers,Corey Rooney,Carl Sturken,Sam Wa..
Sweet Kiss (horse)
Sweet Kiss was a horse who, ridden by Frank Hayes, ran at Belmont Park in New York with odds of 20-1 in February 1953. Hayes suffered a heart attack and died during the race, but Sweet Kiss went on to finish first. Hayes remains the only deceased jockey ever to win a horse race. External links ..
Sweet Kiss (Japanese Pop band)
Sweet Kiss is a Japanese pop band made up of Saaya Irie, Runa, and Jessica. They have not debuted as a musical act yet, only releasing "idol" DVDs. External links [Official Sweet Kiss Website] ..
Sweet Knuckle Junction Films
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Sweet Knuckle Junction Films is short film production company was established in 2003 and continues to ..
Sweet Lady
"Sweet Lady" Song by Queen From the album A Night at the Opera Album released November 21 / December 2 1975 Recorded August-November 1975 Genre Rock Song Length 4:03 Record label EMI / Hollywood Records Producer Roy Thomas Baker and Queen A Night at the Opera Album Listing '39(Track 5)..
Sweet Leaf
Black Sabbath orignally recorded "Sweat Leaf" in 1971. "Sweet Leaf" is a song by Black Sabbath from their album Master of Reality (1971). The song, an obvious hymn to recreational marijuana use, got its title for the song from a packet of cigarettes singer Ozzy Osbourne bought in Dublin that c..
Sweet Little 30's
Sweet Little 30s is a group of Konami studio musicians and Thomas Howard Lichtenstein. Hideyuki Ono (composition, other instruments)Thomas Howard Lichtenstein (composition & vocals)Toshio Sakurai (guitars)Yasumasi Koide (acoustic bass)Vap Ueko (saxophones)Shang Gau (trombone)Jimmy Weckl (piano)Eliz..
Sweet Little Dangerous: Live at the Bottom Line
Recorded live on August 9, 1995 at the Bottom Line in Shepard's Bush, London, England, Sweet Little Dangerous is the third album by Heather Myles. Most of its songs are live versions of studio recordings on her other albums, both past and future. She also covers "When the Tingle Becomes a Chill," ..
Sweet Little Sixteen
Sweet Little Sixteen is the name of a Rock and Roll song written and sung by Chuck Berry. Its subject is fans of Rock and Roll, and specifically a sixteen year old girl who is obsessed with Rock and Roll performers. She presumably qualifies as a "groupie", although the lyrics are innocent enough to..
Sweet Lolita
Sweet Lolita (or あまロリ - amaloli) is a subcategory of Lolita fashion that takes its main inspiration from Victorian girl's fashion, but is also influenced by Rococo and Shōjo manga. It focuses on the child-like aspect of the fashion and features pastels, gingham, lace and ribbons emphasizing..
Sweet Lorraine
"Sweet Lorraine" is a song by the band Uriah Heep. It is from the album The Magician's Birthday. It was written by Mick Box, Gary Thain and David Byron. ..
Sweet Micky
Michel Martelly, better known as Sweet Micky, is a musician born in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, who has brought incredible energy, passion and sensitivity to the world of Kompa music. While his persona ignites great controversy throughout the Haïtian diaspora, it is overstated with a pulsating, infecti..
Sweet noodle sauce
Sweet noodle sauce (}; }; also known as sweet bean sauce) is a thick Chinese sauce composed of ground fermented yellow soybeans (that is, what is left of the soybeans after the fermentation of soybeans into soy sauce), flour, sugar, and salt. Similar to the better known hoisin sauce, it is used in ..
Sweet November (1968 film)
Sweet November is a romantic drama originally release in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher. A remake of the original was released in 2001 under the same name. Plot summary [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Charlie Blake is a fanatical business man. He..
Sweet November (2001 film)
This article is about the 2001 film, for the article on the 1968 version, see Sweet November (1968 film). Sweet November is a romantic drama starring Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves. The film is based off of an earlier version made in 1968 and written by Herman Raucher. Due to its poor reception ..
Sweet Oblivion
Sweet Oblivion is a Screaming Trees album that was released on September 8, 1992. The second song "Nearly Lost You" appeared in the soundtrack album of Singles. Track listing "Shadow of the Season" (Conner/Lanegan) - 4:34"Nearly Lost You" (Conner/Conner/Lanegan) - 4:07"Dollar Bill" (Conner/Lanega..
Sweet Old World
Sweet Old World is an album by Lucinda Williams. It was released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). Track listing "Six Blocks Away""Something About What Happens When We Talk""He Never Got Enough Love""Sweet Old World""Little Angel, Little Brother""Piñeola""Lines Around Your Eyes""Prove My Love""Sidewal..
Sweet onion
Sweet onion is a variety of onion that is not pungent. There are several varieties of sweet onion. Although all onions have sugar, sweet onions have a very low sulfur content as compared to typical onions. Also, the water content is comparatively very high. These differences emphasize the sweetness..
Sweet Osmanthus
The Sweet Osmanthus (Latin name: Osmanthus fragrans; also known as Sweet Olive or "Tea Olive") is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 5-12 m tall. It is native to Asia, from the Himalaya east through China to Japan. The leaves are 5-10 cm long, entire or finely toothed. Its flowers, produ..
Sweet Pain
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Sweet Pain were a band featuring singer Corky Gunn, guitarist Adrian Vance, basssist Kelly Nickels, and drummer Ronnie Taz. Kelly Nickels was also in L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat. Ronnie Taz was also in The Throbs. Sweet Pain recorded a pre-L.A. Guns version of ..
Sweet pea
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a flowering plant in the genus Lathyrus in the family Fabaceae (legumes), native to the eastern Mediterranean region from Sicily east to Crete. It is an annual climbing plant, growing to a height of 1-2 m where suitable support is available. The leaves are pinnat..
Sweet Pickles
Sweet Pickles was a series of 40 children's books by Ruth Lerner Perle, Jacquelyn Reinach, and Richard Hefter. The books were set in the fictional town of Sweet Pickles and were about 26 animals with different personalities-one for each letter of the alphabet. The books were published in 1977 and we..
Sweet Polly Oliver
Sweet Polly Oliver is an English folk song, dating from at least 1840. It is also known as "Pretty Polly Oliver". It is one of the best known of a number of folk songs describing woman disguising themselves as men to join the army. The song is mentioned in Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment, as..
Sweet porridge
Sweet porridge is a folkloric German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm, as tale number 103 in Grimm's Fairy Tales, in the 19th century. It is Aarne-Thompson type 565, the magic mill. Contents 0.1 Sweet Porridge0.2 See also1 External links1.1 ..
Sweet potato
For the musical instrument, see ocarina. The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a crop plant whose large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato (Sola..
Sweet Pussy Pauline
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Legally named Candice Jordan, the prov..
Sweet Rain
Sweet Rain is a jazz album by Stan Getz on the Verve record label. Track listing "Litha" 8:22 (Chick Corea)"O Grande Amor" 4:42 (Antonio Carlos Jobim-Vinicius DeMoraes)"Sweet Rain" 7:09 (Mike Gibbs)"Con Alma" 8:05 (Dizzy Gillespie)"Windows" 8:57 (Chick Corea)Recording Credits Stan Getz, Tenor SaxRo..
Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams
Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams is a 1994 anthology album that features a variety of alternative rock bands covering songs written by Victoria Williams. The project was inspired by Williams' being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and led to the creation of the Sweet Relief Fund, a cha..
Sweet Relief Fund
Sweet Relief Fund is a non-profit charity that maintains a financial staple from which professional musicians can draw from when in need of medical care. Applicants must be able to prove that they make their primary living as a musician, and that they do not have any other source of medical coverage..
Sweet Revenge
This article is about the 2001 television drama. For the Generation X album, see Sweet Revenge. Sweet Revenge was a two-part television drama that aired in 2001. It starred Sophie Okonedo, Paul McGann and Pam Ferris. Written by Sandy Welch and directed by David Morrissey, Sweet Revenge told the st..
Sweet Revenge (album)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Sweet Revenge was to be the third album from the punk band Generation X. For whatever reason, near the album's ..
Sweet Root Natural Area
Sweet Root Natural Area is a section of the Buchanan State Forest, located near Chaneysville, Pennsylvania. As a state-designated Natural Area, Sweet Root is protected from almost all human 'improvement', including roads and power transmission lines. The reserve protects the upper reaches of Sweet R..
Sweet Savage (American band)
For an irish band with the same name see Sweet Savage (Irish band) Sweet Savage were an American glam metal band made up of singer Joey C. Jones, guitarist Chris Sheridan, bassist Laine Sheridan, and drummer Randy St. John. They broke up in 1989. Joey C. Jones also played with Poison's C.C. Devill..
Sweet Savage (Irish band)
For an American hair metal band with the same name see Sweet Savage (American band) Sweet Savage was an Irish band that once included Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell. Metallica later covered the Sweet Savage song "Killing Time". Sweet Savage recorded an EP with Vivian Campbell, and later reco..
Sweet Sensation
Hooked On You cassette single from 1988 Sweet Sensation was the name of a female dance music trio from the Bronx, New York who specialized in freestyle between 1987 until 1992. Group members were Betty LeBron and sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez. In the late '80s they placed several songs on t..
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons' fifth season, first aired on April 27, 1994. It is also the 100th Episode. Contents 1 Synopsis2 References3 Memorable quotes4 External links Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning ..
Sweet Shadows
Sweet Shadows is the debut album from US trip hop group Daughter Darling, released in 2002. The album was nominated "Best CD of 2003" at the Philly music awards. Track Listing Broken Bridge (Fogelman/Kinder/Walker) - 5:13Shattered (Fogelman/Fogelman/Walker) - 3:28Let Me Speak (Fogelman/Walker) -..
Sweet sherry
Sweet sherry is a variety of sherry created by blending dry sherry with sweet wines such as Pedro Ximénez and Moscatel. Sweet sherry is usually served at room temperature, and typically accompanies dessert, much like a port wine. Varieties Pale cream sherry is a form of cream sherry made from f..
Sweet Silver Blues
Sweet Silver Blues is the first novel in Glen Cook's ongoing Garrett P.I. series. The series combines elements of mystery and fantasy as it follows the adventures of private investigator Garrett. Plot introduction Garrett is a hardboiled detective living in the city of TunFaire, a melting pot of..
Sweet Sioux Tomahawk
Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Illinois (32) Northwestern (27) 1946 19511953 19571958 19591963 19641965 19671968 19711972 19741975 19761979 19801981 19821983 19841985 19881989 19901993 19941998 19992001 2002 1945 19471948 19491950 19521954 19561960 19611962 19661969 19701973 19771986 19871991 1992199..
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen can mean: sweet sixteen (birthday), a party thrown in honor of a girl's sixteenth birthday in AmericaSweet Sixteen (album), an album by The HuntingtonsSweet Sixteen (Royal Trux), a 1997 album by Royal TruxSweet Sixteen (Billy Idol song)A song by Feeder, famed as the theme song from com..
Sweet Sixteen (1983 film)
'Sweet Sixteen'' is a 1983 horror film directed by Jim Sotos. External links [IMDB link] ..
Sweet Sixteen (2002 film)
Sweet Sixteen was a 2002 film by director Ken Loach. The film itself tells the story of a working class Scottish teenage boy, Liam (played by Martin Compston), who would be classed as a typical 'ned', whose mother is in prison, and gives a realistic portrayal of the harsh life in the poor area of Gr..
Sweet sixteen (birthday)
A Sweet Sixteen is a traditional birthday party for girls to have when they turn sixteen. In parts of the United States and Canada, sixteen is the age at which one may obtain a driver's license. It is also the age of consent in many states, hence it is viewed by many adolescents as an important mile..
Sweet Sixteen (Buffy novel)
Canonicity warning: The following is not considered canonical in the Buffyverse.'' Sweet Sixteen is an original novel based on the U.S. television series Buffy. Contents 1 Book Description2 Trivia3 Continuity3.1 Canonical issues3.2 Timing4 See also5 External ..
Sweet Sixteen (NCAA Basketball Tournament)
Sweet Sixteen (NCAA Basketball Tournament) may refer to: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball ChampionshipNCAA Women's Division I Basketball ChampionshipThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may..
Sweet Sixteen (Reba McEntire album)
Sweet Sixteen at least has some steel guitars, mandolin, and fiddle to make it sound more country than her previous Reba, which was Reba McEntire's least country-sounding album to date. Sweet Sixteen became her fourth #1 Billboard country album, and second consecutively. Released singles and their..
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 film which tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist who uses his connections to ruin his sister's relationship with a man he deems inappropriate. It stars Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison and Martin Milner. Lancaster's role as J.J. Hunsecker is..
Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical
--> Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical was created in 2002 by Marvin Hamlisch, Craig Carnelia and John Guare. The musical, based on the 1957 movie of the same name, opened on March 14, 2002 at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway. It closed on June 15, 2002 after 109 performances and 18 previews. ..
Sweet sorghum
A jar of sweet sorghum Sweet sorghum is any of the many varieties of sorghum, a cane-like plant with a high sugar content. Sweet sorghum will thrive under drier and warmer conditions than many other crops and is grown primarily for forage, silage, and sugar production. African slaves introdu..
Sweet spot
A sweet spot is a place, often numerical as opposed to physical, where a combination of factors suggest a particularly suitable solution. When used in the context of a racquet, bat or similar sporting instrument, sweet spot is often believed to be the same as Center of percussion. Contents 1 ..
Sweet Springs, Missouri
Sweet Springs is a city in Saline County, Missouri, along the Blackwater River. The population was 1,628 at the 2000 census. Geography Sweet Springs is located at [38°57′49″N, 93°24′53″W] (38.963661, -93.414774)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United S..
Sweet Strawberries
Sweet Strawberries (Morangos Com Açúcar) is a Portuguese youthful telenovela. It is broadcast daily on Portuguese TV station TVI since 2003, and has since been broadcast in Brazil and Romania. The show is set to have seven seasons. In Portugal it is currently on the third season. It is also one ..
Sweet Strawberries cast
This article is about the cast of Portuguese telenovela Sweet Strawberries (Morangos Com Açúcar): Season 1 (2003-2004) Beta - Carla SalgueiroCarla Santos Silva - Filomena CautelaCarlos Villas Boas - Luís VicenteCatarina Gomes - Joana SolnadoConstança Meireles - Rita SalemaDaniel Duarte - Luis E..
Sweet Stuff and the Treasure Hunt
Sweet Stuff And The Treasure Hunt is the seventh serial in the United States children's television series My Little Pony. Contents 1 Synopsis2 Plot3 Notes4 DVD Releases5 External links Synopsis Sweet Stuff feels left out trying to play with the unicorns and Pegasus pon..
Sweet Sue
Sweet Sue was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, drawn by Bill Ritchie and running from 1978 to 1980. The strip featured Sue, a sweet and inoffensive young girl who always got the better of school bullies Harriet and Mabel. She had a dog called William. ..
Sweet Sunday
"Sweet Sunday" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1978 album M.I.U. Album. Details Written by: Brian Wilson/Mike LoveAlbum: M.I.U. AlbumTime: 2 min 42 secProduced by: Al Jardine/Ron Altbach Performers Carl Wilson: Lead ..
Sweet Sweet
Sweet Sweet is the debut album by Darais Kemp. It was recorded over a six-month span in 1999, but was never released because of Kemp's fatal heroin overdose. 'Sweet Sweet' (named after the Smashing Pumpkins' song) would have introduced a swirling, psychedelic take on the singer's hardcore punk styl..
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song was a 1971 blaxploitation film. The film is the picaresque story of a deprived black man on his flight from the white authority. Unusually for the genre, it was directed by a black director, Melvin Van Peebles, who also starred, wrote, produced, and co-wrote the s..
Sweet syndrome
Sweet's syndrome, or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a condition characterized by the sudden onset of fever, leukocytosis, and tender, erythematous, well-demarcated papules and plaques which show dense neutrophilic infiltrates on histologic examination. Associations Although it may occur..
Sweet Talker (soundtrack)
Sweet Talker is a soundtrack album by Richard Thompson released in 1991. Thompson had worked with composer Peter Filleul on various other soundtrack projects, notably the TV shows "The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil" and "The Marksman". In 1990 film producer Taylor Hackford made the movie "Sweet T..
Sweet Talk and Good Lies
Sweet Talk and Good Lies is the fifth album by Heather Myles. Highlights include the title song, "Sweet Talk and Good Lies, " "Nashville's Gone Hollywood," in which she excoriates the current blandness of the country music scene, and "Little Chapel," a duet with fellow honky-tonker Dwight Yoakam. ..
Sweet tea
A glass of sweet tea Sweet tea is a form of iced tea in which sugar or some other form of sweetener is added to the hot water before brewing, while brewing the tea, or post-brewing, but before the beverage is chilled and served. Contents 1 Origins2 How to make sweet tea2.1 ..
Sweet Tea Queens
The Sweet Tea Queens are a group of women based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, dedicated to the pursuit of fun. The Boss Sweet Tea Queen, Carolyn Steinecke, leads a group of about ten area women. They all wear matching costumes and accessories, consisting of a green sequin “beauty queen” dress,..
Sweet Thing
"Sweet Thing" is a song written by David Bowie for the album Diamond Dogs in 1974. The song is split in two with "Candidate" in the middle. It is also the title of a fantastic song by the Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison as featured on his Astral Weeks album. Live versions A live version (whi..
Sweet Things
Sweet Things is a CD released by the Folk/Rock band Thamusemeant in 1998. As of then, Thamusemeant was Nathan Moore, Aimee Curl, David Tiller, and David Sussman. Enion Pelta-Tiller did not appear on this album because she joined the band in 2003. Today, Enion plays fiddles, but on this CD, David Til..
Sweet Thursday
Sweet Thursday is a 1954 novel by John Steinbeck. It is a sequel to Cannery Row and captures events in Cannery Row after the end of World War II. The familiar Doc returns to town to find old friends and some new characters. Flora runs the "finishing school for girls" while Joseph and Mary Rivas (si..
Sweet Tomatoes
Sweet Tomatoes (known as Souplantation in Southern California) is a buffet-style chain restaurant with locations in the south, west and Midwest United States (see [here] for details). The first restaurant, named Souplantation, was opened in San Diego in 1978, and the chain has 97 company-o..
Sweet tooth
The term sweet tooth can refer to: Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal) - a video game character from the Twisted Metal seriesSweet Tooth (comics) - a comic strip in the UK comic Whizzer and Chips, and latterly BusterSomeone who enjoys eating sweet foods is said to have a sweet tooth This is a [disambi..
Sweet Tooth (comics)
Sweet Tooth was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic Whizzer and Chips, first appearing in January 1973. A 'Whizz-Kid' in the comic, and about a boy who has a fixation for sweets, continually hounded by Geedy Greg (originally Bully Bloggs), it joined Buster after Whizzer and Chips ..
Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal)
Needles Kane in Twisted Metal: Head On Sweet Tooth is a video game character from the Twisted Metal series of video games. An evil clown driving a combat ice cream truck, his face has been featured on the cover of every Twisted Metal game to date. His age is unknown #redirect [[Template:F..
Sweet Toronto
Sweet Toronto is a documentary by D.A. Pennebaker of the rock and roll concert in Toronto in September, 1969. John Lennon played as part of the Plastic Ono Band, whose members also included Yoko Ono, Klaus Voorman, Alan White, and Eric Clapton. The songs of John Lennon was released in the album Li..
Sweet Township, Minnesota
Sweet Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 448 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 107.0 km² (41.3 mi²). 107.0 km² (41.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.02% is water. Demograp..
Sweet Track
The Sweet Track is an ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England. It is the oldest known engineered roadway in the world. The track was discovered in the course of peat digging in 1970, and is named after its discoverer, Ray Sweet. It extended across the marsh between what was then an island..
Sweet Trip
Sweet Trip is an experimental ambient pop/shoegaze act from San Francisco, California. The group was formed in 1998, and its mastermind is producer and songwriter, Roberto Burgos. Since its inception the band has released two full-length recordings with Darla Records, namely 1999's Halica and 2003's..
Sweet Valerian
|} For the herb noted for its ability to relieve stress, see valerian. is a series of manga and five minute anime episodes. The anime is produced by Madhouse Production, but the character design is under the responsibility of CLAMP. The series features three girls, Kanoko, Kate, and Pop, who l..
Sweet Valley
The Sweet Valley book series was created by Francine Pascal in 1983. The series stars a set of identical twins, Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, and revolves around their life and community in the fictional Sweet Valley, California. The last Sweet Valley book, Sweet 18, was published in January 2..
Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley High is a young adult book series created by Francine Pascal and written by several ghostwriters, revolving around the lives of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, beautiful blond twins who live in fictitious Sweet Valley, California. The series began with the book Double Love, which was..
Sweet Valley High (TV Series)
Sweet Valley High was an American television series which ran from 1994 to 1998 and was based on Francine Pascals book series of the same name. After three successful seasons on FOX, the show was moved to UPN for it's fourth season, and was cancelled due to poor ratings. The first three seasons ar..
Sweet Valley High TV show (Season Four
Sweet Valley High, Season Four was the final season for the show and the first and only season to be aired on a different network. It debuted on UPN on February 10 1997 and ended on October 14 1997. There were 22 episodes. No official finale was filmed, as it was believed that the series would be pi..
Sweet Valley High TV show (Season One)
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Sweet Valley High TV show (Season Three)
Sweet Valley High, Season Three debuted on FOX on August 26 1996 and ended on February 10 1997. There were 22 episodes. Episodes Much Ado About Nachos The gang holidays in Mexico Shred Reckoning Bruce joins the army and his cousin arrives in Sweet Valley Imperfectly Fit Liz takes a job at The Trib..
Sweet Valley High TV show (Season Two)
Sweet Valley High, Season Two debuted on FOX on September 11 1995 and ended on March 15 1996. There were 22 episodes. Episodes Summer Lovin' Liz is thrilled when Todd returns to Sweet Valley - until she discovers he was kicked off the team Model Behavior Famous model Tatyana Thomas comes to Sweet ..
Sweet Valley Primary School
Sweet Valley Primary School When a new community is envisaged and planned, a school is usually considered as an amenity which should be added soon after initial growth has occurred. With Sweet Valley this process was reversed. It is probably one of the first schools in the country to be built ahead..
Sweet Valley Senior Year
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Sweet Valley University
Sweet Valley University is part of the Sweet Valley High franchise. Unlike any of the other spin-offs, SVU covered two years of the twins life, their freshman and sophomores year of college. Contents 1 Recurring Characters2 New Characters3 Titles3.1 Thrillers3.2 Secret Lo..
Sweet Vengeance
Sweet Vengeance is the first album by the Greek/Swedish melodic death metal band Nightrage. It was their first studio album and was released by Century Media on June 30, 2003. Track listing "The Tremor" - (3:17)"The Glow of the Setting Sun" - (4:09)"Hero" - (3:57)"Elusive Emotion" - (3:45)"Gloo..
Sweet Venus
Sweet Venus is the Primitive Radio Gods' fourth album, released independently through [their official site] as a full-album download on May 4, 2006. Sweet Venus continues the shoegaze-influenced alternative rock the band started with their previous effort, Still Electric. Track listing..
Sweet violet
Sweet Violet (Viola odorata) is a species of the genus Viola native to Europe and Asia, but has also been introduced in North America. It is also called the Garden Violet. Viola odorata is quite similar to other species of violet, but can be distinguished by the following characteristics: the flo..
Sweet Violets
Sweet Violets is a folk song with humorously surprising lyrics. The chorus is from the song "Sweet Violets" by Joseph Emmet, from his 1882 play Fritz Among the Gypsies. It was recorded by Dinah Shore (1951), and also by the Sweet Violet Boys. The Dinah Shore version was arranged by Cy Coben and..
Sweet Water, Alabama
Sweet Water is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 234. Geography Sweet Water is located at [32°5′52″N, 87°51′55″W] (32.097781, -87.865416)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town ..
Sweet William
Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus) is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the mountains of southern Europe from the Pyrenees east to the Carpathians and the Balkans. It is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 40-70 cm tall, with green, blue-green o..
Sweet William's Ghost
Sweet William's Ghost is Child ballad 77. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. A lover, usually named William or a variant, appears as a ghost to his love, usually Margaret or a variant. He wishes to her to release him from his promise to marry he..
Sweet William Catchfly
The Sweet William Catchfly (Silene armeria) is a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae. Originally a native of Europe it has become widespread in the USA. The name comes from the way in which smnall insects are trapped by the sticky sap exhuded onto the stem. However it is not regarded as a Car..
Sweet Women Lie
Sweet Women Lie is a crime novel by Loren D. Estleman. The book is set in Detroit, Michigan, and was first published in 1990. The book is the eleventh of a series in which the main character is Amos Walker, a private detective. ..
Swelethu Madasa
Swelethu Madasa is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from South Africa. ..
Swell
''For the increasing of material volume, see swelling. For the American indie band, see Swell (band). A swell, in the context of an ocean, is a formation of long wavelength waves in the surface of the sea. Swells are far more stable in their directions and frequency than normal oceanic waves sinc..
Swellendam, South Africa
This article is about the town. Alternatively, look at the Swellendam Local Municipality page. Swellendam is a small town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. It has approximately 30 000 residents. See also Swellendam Local Municipality [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]..
Swellendam Local Municipality
Swellendam Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. As of 2001, the population was 28,075. Its municipality code is WC034. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit] Western Cape Province of South Africa Capital Cape Town Regions Cap..
Swellies
The Swellies (or Swillies - Welsh pwll Ceris) is a stretch of the Menai Strait in North Wales. It is notable for its difficulty in safely navigating its shoals and rocks due to the whirlpools and surges that are the result of the tides washing around the island of Anglesey at different speeds. Ext..
Swelling
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In medicine, swelling is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of e..
Swelling (medical)
For other uses, see swelling. In medicine, swelling is the enlargement of organs caused by accumulation of excess fluid in tissues, called edema. It can occur throughout the body (generalized), or only some part or organ is affected (localized). It is considered one of the five characteristics ..
Swellow
Swellow (オオスバメ Oosubame in Japanese, Schwalboss in German and Heledelle in French) is a fictional character from the Pokémon Franchise. Its name is derived from the words swallow and swell, which probably refers to its apparently swollen chest, or its swell (i.e. cool) looks. Ironica..
Swell (band)
Swell are an American indie and lo-fi band formed in San Francisco, USA in 1989 by David Freel (guitar/vocals) and drummer Sean Kirkpatrick. Joined by bassist Monte Vallier and second guitarist John Dettman, the band issued their self-titled debut album (1990) and follow-up 'Well..?' (1991) on their..
Swell box
In an organ, "Swell" (German: "Schwellwerk;" French: "Récit") refers to the division whose pipes are enclosed in a swell box. This box has a large opening covered with moveable shades or shutters which resemble heavy venetian blinds. When open, these shutters allow the pipes' sounds to travel fre..
Swell Foop
Swell Foop is the twenty-fifth book of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony. Contents 1 Plot introduction1.1 Explanation of the novel's title2 Plot summary3 Characters in ''Swell Foop'' Plot introduction Explanation of the novel's title The title is taken from a spoonerism for..
Swell Maps
Swell Maps were a British experimental rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of post-punk. Influenced by the disparate likes of T-Rex and the German progressive outfit, Can, they created a new soundscape that would be heavily mined by others in the post-punk era. De..
Swell shark
The Swell shark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum) is a small shark found in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It grows to about one meter in length, and can expand its body by taking in air or water to make it appear larger to predators. It usually hunts for fish at night. See also List of sharks References Ani..
Swenglish
Swenglish (or svengelska in Swedish) is a colloquial term meaning English spoken with a heavy Swedish accent or heavily influenced by Swedish vocabulary, grammar, or syntax. Swedish with many English words. Contents 1 English heavily influenced by Swedish1.1 English influenced by Swed..
Swenka
The swenkas are a small group of Zulu working men which formed in South Africa following the abolishment of Apartheid. These well-dressed men are proud and considered to serve as an inspiration to others. On Saturday nights, these men leave their work clothes behind and don highly fashionable suits..
Swenoda Township, Minnesota
Swenoda Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.7 km² (35.8 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 159 peop..
Swensen's
Swensen's is a chain of ice cream restaurants. It was started in 1948 by Earle Swensen. Swensen opened his first shoppe on Russian Hill in San Francisco, and marketed his ice cream with the motto "Good as Father Used to Make". Aside from ice cream and many other chilled desert products (such as s..
Swenson Gym
Swenson Gym, also known as Wildcat Gym, was the home of several indoor athletic teams of the Weber State University Wildcats. It was built in 1962 and replaced by the more modern Dee Events Center in 1977. Currently the facility is undergoing renovation and will be ready for its new role as the home..
Swen Nater
Swen Eric Nater (born January 14, 1950 in Den Helder, Netherlands) is a former professional basketball player, primarily in the ABA/NBA. Nater helped John Wooden's UCLA Bruins win two NCAA titles. When the Buffalo Braves made their San Diego debut, Nater became a local favorite. He played from 1973..
Swepol
Swepol is the designation of a 245 kilometre long monopolar HVDC submarine cable between Starnö in Sweden and Słupsk in Poland. The Swepol link was inaugaurated in 2000 and can transmit a power up to 600 megawatts at a voltage of 450 kV. External links [The ABB Group - Swepol home page]..
Swepsonville, North Carolina
Swepsonville is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 922 at the 2000 census. Geography Swepsonville is located at [36°1′36″N, 79°21′17″W] (36.026744, -79.354849)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Censu..
Swepstone
Swepstone is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England, about five miles south of Ashby de la Zouch. The parish includes the villages of Swepstone and Newton Burgoland. The church regularly has fun events and every Christmas they put a star on ..
Swept-plane display
Swept-plane display is a structure from motion technique with which one can create the optical illusion of a volume of light, due to the persistence of vision property of human visual perception. The principle is to have a 2D lighted surface sweep in a circle, creating a volume. The image on the 2D..
Swept-volume display
A swept-volume display is a volumetric display in which the three-dimensional image is formed by projecting a beam on rapidly moving screen. Typical schemes use a circular screen rotating at about 600 rpm, which sweeps a spherical volume at each rotation, hence the technology's name. The screen itse..
Swept Away (2002 film)
Swept Away is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Madonna (Guy Ritchie's wife), Adriano Giannini, and Bruce Greenwood. The film is a remake of the 1974 Italian film Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro m..
Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August
Swept Away (full English title: Swept Away by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August, full Italian title: Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto) is a 1974 Italian film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller. It is a study in romance and class warfare. The movie stars ..
Swept from the Sea
Swept from the Sea is a 1997 movie based on a 1903 story, Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad. It stars Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Joss Ackland, Kathy Bates, Zoe Wanamaker and Tom Bell and was directed by Beeban Kidron. The story concerns a Russian, unable to speak English but able to play ..
Swept wing
The swept wing of an Airbus A320 (British Midland A320-200) A swept-wing is a wing planform used on high-speed aircraft that spend a considerable portion of their flight time in the transonic speed range. Simply put, a swept-wing is a wing that is bent backwards, instead of being at right ang..
Swern oxidation
The Swern oxidation is a chemical reaction whereby a primary or secondary alcohol is oxidized to a aldehyde or ketone using oxalyl chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an organic base, such as triethylamine.Omura, K.; Swern, D. Tetrahedron 1978, 34, 1651.Mancuso, A. J.; Huang, S.-L.; Swern, D. J...
Swerting
Swerting, Proto-Norse *Swartingaz [link], was a king of the Geats in Beowulf. He had the grand-son Hrethel who was the grand-father of the hero Beowulf. Preceded by:Ungvin?? King of the Geats Succeeded by:Hreðel ..
Swerve
:For the Transformers characters of the same name, see Swerve (Transformers). Swerve, by the Coca-Cola Company, is a flavored dairy drink. It contains 51% milk and contains 30% of the Recommended Daily Allowance of Vitamins A, C & D and Calcium. It currently is available only in the Chocolate fla..
Swervedriver
Swervedriver was a 1990s British guitar band that were, initially, associated with the shoegazing movement, however their heavier rock & roll style also related them to the grunge genre coming from the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Some music writers considered them to be Britain’s answer to this sound..
Swerve (magazine)
Swerve is a Canadian magazine, published in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Launched in November 1994, it published as funds were available until finally achieving a monthly circulation two years later. A tabloid newsmagazine, it was distribute..
Swerve (professional wrestling)
A swerve is fairly common in professional wrestling. It is when a wrestler suddenly turns against another wrestler who is supposedly his friend. This is a start to a feud and an storyline between the two wrestlers that would explain the reasons for the swerve. While the purpose of a swerve is to sur..
Swerve (Transformers)
Swerve is the name given to several fictional characters in the Transformers Universes. Swerve is always deepicted as an Autobot land vehicle with red color and is always a remold or repaint of another toy. Contents 1 Transformers Generation One (1986)2 Transformers Universe (2004)3&n..
Swett-Ilsley House
The Swett-Ilsley House (circa 1670) is a much extended Colonial house located at 4 High Road, Newbury, Massachusetts. It is now owned by Historic New England, formerly the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), and operated as a study museum. It is seldom open to the p..
Swettenham Meadows
Swettenham Meadows is a nature reserve in Cheshire, UK. Positioned on the north bank of Swettenham Brook, a short distance north east of Swettenham village and 2.5 miles (4km) east of Holmes Chapel village - Grid reference . The Swettenham Meadows reserve covers an area of 21.5 acres (8.6ha) and it..
Swettenham Stud Stakes
The Swettenham Stud Stakes is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and over, fillies and mares, at Weight for Age, run over a distance of 1200 metres at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide in February. ..
Sweyn Godwinson
Sweyn Godwinson was, in all probability, the older brother of Harold II of England and the first son of Godwin, despite his claims that his father was in fact King Canute. He was something of a loose cannon and he was eventually exiled, following his murder of his cousin Beorn. He then travelled to ..
Sweyn III of Denmark
Sven III Grathe (app. 1125 - 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157. He served as a co-regent with Canute V of Denmark from 1152 until 1154 and again 1157. He was the illegitimate son of Erik II Emune and a mistress. At the abdication of Eric III in 1146 Sweyn was elected a king on Zea..
Sweyn II of Denmark
Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson. (c. 1018 – 1076) was the King of Denmark from 1047 to 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Margarete Svendsdatter, daughter of Sweyn I of Denmark. Because of his relationship to Canute the Great he appeared a pretender already from his early year..
Sweyn I of Denmark
This article or section may contain [No original researchoriginal research] or [Verifiabilityunverified] claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the [talk page] for details . Sweyn I "Forkbeard" (Old Norse Sveinn tjúguskegg; Danish: Svend Tves..
Swe Fly
Swe Fly is an independent airline based in Nyköping, Sweden. It is a regional operator which branched into international long-haul services in 2005. All flights were suspended in September 2005 due to financial problems. Contents 1 Code Data2 History3 Services4 Fleet5 Ex..
SWE vs. GER Box Score
Germany vs. Sweden GERMANY 2 SWEDEN 0 FINAL GER Advances to quarterfinal Scoring Summary 4th Lukas Podolski Germany 12th Lukas Podolski Germany Card Summary 27th YELLOW Torsten..

 

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