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Books 2020: A Deep Dive Into the Great College Admissions Scandal

Book: Unacceptable: Privilege, Deceit & the Making of the College Admissions Scandal Authors:  Melissa Korn & Jennifer Levitz Reviewer: Christopher N. Smith, Attorney at Law & Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Denmark The FBI’s “Operation Varsity Blues” made headlines from coast to coast in 2019.  The bribery scandal involved several of America’s leading colleges, […]

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Merger Combines Atlanta Exporter With European Video Game Innovator 

Atlanta-based KontrolFreek, a provider of gaming gear available in 9,000 stores across 40 countries, has been acquired by a Danish innovator that helped usher in the age of e-sports.   SteelSeries, which emerged in Copenhagen in 2001, makes mice, keyboards, headsets and other peripherals, including controllers. For nearly 20 years its products have been used […]

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Holocaust Remembrance Event Praises Danes for Their Courage in Saving Jews in WWII

As Holocaust survivors and world leaders made their way to the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau to mark the 75th anniversary of the camp’s liberation by Soviet troops, some 5,000 miles away in Sandy Springs, Ga., a Holocaust remembrance event was held at the city’s Performing Arts Center focused on the efforts of the Danes […]

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Holocaust Remembrance Event to Focus on Denmark’s Ordinary Heroes

Jewish organization Am Yisrael Chai‘s annual Holocaust remembrance event later this month in Atlanta will focus on the remarkable actions of Danes to resist the Nazi regime’s attempts to send Denmark’s Jews to concentration camps. The “Rescue and Refuge” event Jan. 26 will feature as its keynote speaker Rabbi Bent Melchior, whose father, Chief Rabbi […]

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Fulbright Grants Highlight Georgia State Faculty’s Global Focus and Research Commitment

Georgia State University has tied for sixth place among top research universities in the U.S. to receive grants under the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program of the U.S. State Department during the 2017-18 academic year. Georgia State tied with Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University and two institutions of the University of California system and ranked among […]

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Danish Firms With Atlanta Operations Implement Aerospace and Water Management Innovations

Lars Gert Lose, Denmark‘s ambassador to the U.S., was in Atlanta Feb. 8 to highlight the cutting-edge innovations that have made two Danish companies with operations here globally competitive. He visited the aerospace and defense company Terma North America Inc.‘s recently established innovation center on Windy Hill Road and attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for […]

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Denmark’s Kamstrup Adds to Atlanta’s Smartgrid Lineup

Denmark-based water and heat meter company Kamstrup is putting its North American headquarters and a light assembly plant in Roswell, a move that will mean 52 new jobs for Fulton County.   The company, based near the city of Skanderborg and employing 1,200 around the world, is entering the U.S. market with a physical presence after […]

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Danish Flag Hangs at Atlantic Station in Honor of Georgia-Denmark Connections

The Danish flag is to grace the Millennium Gate at Atlantic Station through July 4 but will be joined by Old Glory for American Independence Day in celebration of the close relations that the National Monuments Foundation has developed with Denmark. The Millennium Gate serves as the foundation’s headquarters. The foundation is headed by Rodney Mims […]

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Macon Mayor’s Trip to Denmark Underscores Benefits of Cycling for Cities

Macon Mayor Robert Reichert saw firsthand during a recent trip to Copenhagen, Denmark, how bike lanes and urban greenspace can improve health and tolerance in his town. Mr. Reichert traveled with a group of municipal leaders from various North American cities led by Canada-based 8 80 Cities, a nonprofit organization supported by the Knight Foundation […]

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Macon Attorney Knighted by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II.

Macon attorney Christopher Smith, the honorary consul of Denmark in Georgia, has been appointed as a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog for his faithful service to the Danish government. Denmark’s queen, Margrethe II, appointed Mr. Smith to the order, which was established in 1671 and is named for the Danish national flag, the Dannebrog. […]

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