Word: swedes
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When Zennstrom, 43, heard earlier this year that eBay wanted to divest itself of Skype, which had not created the kind of synergies the online auction house had hoped for, he approached eBay proposing to buy back the webphone company at a substantial discount. The Swede also made overtures to private-equity players in an effort to structure a deal. However, both eBay and private equity gave Zennstrom the brush. (Read "eBay Bids for Revitalization...
...like a software engineer scorned. Zennstrom, according to his critics, has apparently decided that if he can't have Skype, nobody will. His court action hinges on the allegation that eBay tinkered with his proprietary software in a move to replace it, thereby possibly voiding any future claims the Swede might have against it or Skype. The Scandis see it differently: "eBay is trying to take from Joltid what it couldn't buy," says London-based spokesman Mark Bolland, noting that the webphone company's source code is something Zennstrom and Friis have always jealously guarded, never selling...
...Other countries make it much easier for their citizens to vote from afar. In Sweden, Spain and Ireland, citizens can simply show up at their country's embassy or consulate on election day and vote. "A Swede abroad just goes to their consulate and gets their ballot, it's very simple and there isn't very much red tape to it," says Mansson. Why doesn't the United States do this? "The federal government provides that states administer the elections, and the states have the procedures and legislation in place to carry out election processes," explains Polli Brunelli, director...
...such a pivotal figure in sports history, not much is known about Bikila. Perhaps there is little to know. A poor villager who faithfully served the Emperor and was coached by a charismatic Swede named Onni Niskanen, Bikila left neither piles of letters nor much insight into his own dreams and beliefs. After his twin marathon wins, filled with hubris and alcohol, his body betrayed him. He failed in Mexico in '68, was paralyzed in a car accident and died a few years later...
...live and I'm getting married," Sorenstam said. Henin echoed: "This is the end of a child's dream ... It is my life as a woman that starts now." The world has always admired northern European countries for their work-life balance, so we can hardly begrudge a famous Swede for saying she wants to start a family, or the planet's best-known Belgian for simply craving a rest...