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US Ambassador to Stockholm, Matthew Barzun talks during a press conference in Stockholm, on October 21 2010, in connection with the Green Capital conference at the Town Hall. Visible behind Barzun from left are Richard Krawczun, Township Manager, Lawrence Township, New Jersey, USA; Larry MacDonald, Mayor, Bayfield, Wisconsin; Ron Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside, California, USA.

US Ambassador to Stockholm, Matthew Barzun talks during a press conference in Stockholm, on October 21 2010, in connection with the Green Capital conference at the Town Hall. Other US. officials visible behind Barzun from left are Henrietta Davis, Vice Mayor, Cambridge, Mass. ; John Marks, Mayor, Tallahassee, Fla.; Richard Krawczun, Township Manager, Lawrence Township, N.J; Larry MacDonald, Mayor, Bayfield, Wisc. ; Ron Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside, Cal.; Dave Cieslewicz, Mayor, Madison, Wisc. ; Matt Appelbaum, Council Member, Boulder, Col.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (C) and Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel Chemistry Laureate (C,R), attend the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and professor Ei-ichi Negishi of Japan, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, attend the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Laureate in Literature, and Princess Christina of Sweden, arrive to the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Mrs. Socorro N. Heck arrive to the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Prince Daniel of Sweden (R) speaks with Per Westerberg, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament (L), during the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (C) and Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel Chemistry Laureate (C,R), attend the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Ylwa Westerberg, wife of Swedish Parliament Speaker Per Westerberg, and Akira Suzuki, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry 2010, arrive to the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel Chemistry Laureate, arrive to the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Ruth Edwards, wife of Medicine Laureate Robert G. Edwards, arrive to the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and professor Ei-ichi Negishi of Japan, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, arrive to the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and professor Ei-ichi Negishi of Japan, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, arrive to the Nobel Banquet at the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The banquet features a three-course dinner, entertainment and dancing.

'Anti-racist' protestors hold a banners during a demonstarttion held at Sergels Torg in Stockholm on September 20, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

A Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 stands on the tarmac at Stockholm Arlanda International airport on September 25, 2010. The aircraft, en route from Toronto to Karachi, was diverted to Stockholm after Canadian police received a tipoff that a passenger could be carrying explosives.

Journalists and photographers stand on top of a hill with the view of a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 as it stands on the tarmac at Stockholm Arlanda International airport on September 25, 2010. The aircraft, en route from Toronto to Karachi, was diverted to Stockholm after Canadian police received a tipoff that a passenger could be carrying explosives.

'Anti-racist' protestors demonstrate in Stockholm on October 4, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to march towards the Swedish Parliament as part of a protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

Anti-racisim protestors demonstrate on Sergels Torg in Stockholm on October 4, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to march towards the Swedish Parliamant as part of a protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

Anti-racisim protestor stands next to police as he holds a banner against the SD (Sweden Democrats) during a demonstration outside the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm on October 4, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to march towards the Swedish Parliamant as part of a protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

Switzerland tennis player Roger Federer (L) shakes hand with Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic at the end of their semi-finals game played as part of the ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament on October 23, 2010 in Stockholm. Roger Federer beat Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (5), 6-2.

'Anti-racist' protestors hold a banner reading 'Diversity over Simplemindedness' at Sergels Torg during a demo against the Sweden Democrats party, a day after the elections in Stockholm on September 20, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer returns the ball with a backhand shot to Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic during the semi-finals at the ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament on October 23, 2010 in Stockholm. Roger Federer beat Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (5), 6-2.

A man walks in front of the statue representing Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, on December 10, 2010. Lawyers representing 2010 Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo criticised China today for blocking him from attending the prize ceremony in Oslo, where an empty chair on the podium will mark his absence.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden attend the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at The Concert Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. Dignitaries in Norway have honored the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize , imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, with an empty chair. The award's winner is being held in a chinese prison with China enforcing a blackout ot western news coverage of the event.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: The Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru waits to receive his award during the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at The Concert Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The award is presented to authors that have, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced 'the most outstanding work in an ideal direction.'

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Ei-ichi Negishi of Japan waits to receive his award during the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at The Concert Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The award is regarded as the highest honor a scientist can receive in the field of chemistry.

A picture taken on December 10, 2010 shows the statue representing Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm. Lawyers representing 2010 Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo criticised China today for blocking him from attending the prize ceremony in Oslo, where an empty chair on the podium will mark his absence.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: The Nobel Prize in Economics winners (L - R) Peter A. Diamond from the United States, Dale T. Mortensen from the United States, and Christopher A. Pissarides from Cyprus attend the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at The Concert Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The award is regarded as the highest honor an economist can receive in the field of economics.

A general view of the traditional Nobel banquet is pictured in Stockholm on December 10, 2010 after the 2010 Nobel laureates in literature, economics, physics and chemistry received their prizes from Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at a gala ceremony. The formal event, held as tradition dictates on the anniversary of the death of prize founder Alfred Nobel in 1896, took place at Stockholm's Concert Hall which was decked out in 20,000 pink, red and purple flowers for the occasion.

Nobel Chemistry laureate Ei-ichi Negishi talks at the Nobel banquet in the Stockholm City Hall, on December 10, 2010. The formal event, held as tradition dictates on the anniversary of the death of prize founder Alfred Nobel in 1896, took place at Stockholm's Concert Hall which was decked out in 20,000 pink, red and purple flowers for the occasion.

Fire trucks are parked outside the Royal Palace and Swedish Parliament on December 12, 2010 in Stockholm, a day after twin blasts rocked in central Stockholm, killing one man, and described as a 'terrorist' attack today by Sweden's domestic intelligence agency Saepo. Two people were injured when a car exploded on 5:00 pm on December 11 in the busy shopping street of Drottninggatan. A second blast occurred shortly afterwards a few hundred meters away. The suspected bomber, whose identity has not been made public, was killed.

Swedish people light candles after an evening Lucia concert that drew 1200 spectators at the Stockholm's Cathedral on December 13, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. On December 13, Finland and Sweden celebrate Saint Lucia, a celebration of light that sees every school and day care picking one Lucia. Concerts with choirs of children dressed in white dresses and holding candles are typical.

This year's Lucia, Fanny Haeffner takes part in an evening Lucia concert that drew 1200 spectators at the Stockholm's Cathedral on December 13, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. On December 13, Finland and Sweden celebrate Saint Lucia, a celebration of light that sees every school and day care picking one Lucia. Concerts with choirs of children dressed in white dresses and holding candles are typical.

180 children, 4th and 6th grade students from the Adolf Fredrik music school, take part in an evening Lucia concert that drew 1200 spectators at the Stockholm's Cathedral on December 13, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. On December 13, Finland and Sweden celebrate Saint Lucia, a celebration of light that sees every school and day care picking one Lucia. Concerts with choirs of children dressed in white dresses and holding candles are typical.

Sweden's Prime Minister and leader of the Moderaterna party Fredrik Reinfeldt (L) and his wife Filippa (C) walk towards the election bus as they leave Stockholm to meet supporters and voters in the cities of Eskilstuna and Vasteras, about 100 kilometers south-west of Stockholm, on September 17, 2010. Sweden's general elections on September 19 look set to be a cliffhanger, with polls hinting voters will re-elect a rightwing government for the first time in nearly a century, as the far-right makes its debut in parliament and could be handed the role of kingmaker.

'Anti-racist' protestors hold a banner reading ' No Racist In The Parliament' during a demo held at Sergels Torg in Stockholm on September 20, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

'Anti-racist' protestors hold a banner reading ' Diversity over Simple mindedness' (L) and 'Crush Racism' ( R ) at Sergels Torg (Sergels Square) during a demonstration in Stockholm on September 20, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

'Anti-racist' protestors demonstrate in Stockholm on September 20, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

A fuel truck makes its way to the Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 as it stands on the tarmac at Stockholm Arlanda International airport on September 25, 2010. The aircraft, en route from Toronto to Karachi, was diverted to Stockholm after Canadian police received a tipoff that a passenger could be carrying explosives.

Anti-racisim protestors gesture above a banner reading 'Resign all' during a protest held at Sergels Torg in Stockholm on October 4, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to march towards the Swedish Parliamant as part of a protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

Anti-racisim protestors use chalk to draw and write 'Against Racism' during a protest held at Sergels Torg in Stockholm on October 4, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to march towards the Swedish Parliamant as part of a protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

'Anti-racist' protestor hold a banner reading ' 94,3% of the people are not racist' during a demo held at Sergels Torg against the Sweden Democrats party a day after the elections in Stockholm on September 20, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting 'No to racism!'.

Switzerland's tennis star Roger Federer addresses the media during a press conference at the Royal Tennis hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 21, 2010 after the game against USA's Taylor Dent t the ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament on October 20, 2010. Roger Federer beat Taylor Dent 6-1, 6-2.

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer returns the ball with a backhand shot to Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic during the semi-finals at the ATP Stockholm Open tennis tournament on October 23, 2010 in Stockholm. Roger Federer beat Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 (5), 6-2.

A mini FM player with speakers is prepared to be placed into a capsule to be swallowed by Swedish music enthusiast and CEO of Stockholm's Pause home entertainment store Fredrik Hjelmqvist on November 26, 2010 in Stockholm. Hjelmqvist swallowed a micro audio system to transform himself in to what he describes as 'The Human Jukebox'.

Michael Sohlman, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation speaks during a press conference in Stockholm on December 3, 2010 at the Nobel Foundation office ahead of the December 10 Nobel Prize ceremony. Sohlman said that unlike last year, China's ambassador to Sweden Chen Mingming has not accepted the invitation to the tradional banquet given at Stockholm's City Hall in honour of the Nobel laureates. He said he did not know if it was related to China's opposition to this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate, jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Russian-British national Professor Konstantin Novoselov (L) helps Professor Richard F. Heck (C) of the US to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the Nobel prize award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 10, 2010.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden attend the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at The Concert Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. Dignitaries in Norway have honored the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize , imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, with an empty chair. The award's winner is being held in a chinese prison with China enforcing a blackout ot western news coverage of the event.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden attend the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at The Concert Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. Dignitaries in Norway have honored the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize , imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, with an empty chair. The award's winner is being held in a chinese prison with China enforcing a blackout ot western news coverage of the event.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - DECEMBER 10: The Nobel Prize in Physics winner Andre Geim from Russia receives his award at the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at The Concert Hall on December 10, 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The award is regarded as the highest honor a scientist can receive in the field of physics.