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Norway's Kristin Stoermer Steira passes a palace guard as she competes during the Women's 1.1 kilometer cross country World Cup Royal Palace Sprint on March 20, 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden.
The competition is being held at the palace for the tenth time, with the skiers racing on a circuit that takes them around the historic building.
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Fredrik Hjelmquist shows the CataCoffin in Stockholm Jan. 18. Music and video equipment store owner Hjelmquist said his hi-fi coffin would entertain the dead and provide solace for grieving friends and relatives by making it possible for them to alter the deceased's playlist online.
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The coffin, which retails for about $30,000, boasts two-way front speakers, 4-inch mid bass drivers, a wide range tweeter with external cooling, an 8-inch sub bass element and more.
NBCNews.com's Dara Brown gives you a look at the CataCoffin in action.
Stephen Colbert takes a look at the CataCoffin
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A woman walks during a blizzard in Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 5.
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A parked car seen covered with snow during a blizzard in Stockholm, Sweden, Dec. 5.
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People struggle against wind and drifting snow in Stockholm Dec. 5.
Forecasters have issued a class 2 storm warning for central and southern Sweden, saying that Stockholm may get another 12 inches of snow in the next 24 hours. The main airport was hampered by the snowfall, canceling flights and taking no arriving planes, just as the Nobel Prize winners were expected for activities leading up to the awards ceremony on Dec. 10.
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People take part in a pillow fight flashmob at the Brandenburg Gate that was organized over Facebook in Berlin, Germany, April 7.
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People attend a flash-mob pillow fight during International Pillow Fight Day on April 7, 2012 in Stockholm. Many cities around the world are due to participate in the fifth annual edition.
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A woman plays with her dog amides feathers that are strewn across a lawn after a pillow fight flashmob at the Brandenburg Gate that was organized over Facebook in Berlin, Germany, April 7.
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Parents photograph thier child under the cherry blossoms, the flowering cherry trees, at Kungstradgarden park in Central Stockholm on Monday, April 25.
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Swedish people enjoy a day in the sun on the first days of spring in Stockholm on March 22, 2011.
As one who lives in Seattle, I can relate to the expression I see in their faces.
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