What year in Review?

I wanted to get something off my chest in the eve of the new year. It has come to my attention that, for a majority of the Scandinavian countries, one of the most important as well as devastating events of 2011, simply have been left out from the many annual reviews of the...

Dixons, Currys and PC World chains making a loss

DSG International, home to Dixons and the Currys and PC World chains in Britain, and Europe's No.2 electrical goods retailer, said it made a loss before tax and one-off items of 25.3 million pounds in the 24...

Need more women leaders: Nobels awarded

Need more women leaders The three women who won the Nobel Prize this week are surely worthy of the honor and underscore the need for stronger participation by women in world affairs. I suggest that greater...

Warm Cinnamon: George Clooney gets married for a bank

“Okay, if everyone could pay attention to the monitor over here we’ll present the firm’s all-new promotional campaign for this coming year. The first piece is... “Hold on Fjelstad, let me just stop you...

Bear Mauling News

Warning: Do not bite too hard. When attacking stupid tourists who invade your feeding grounds with backpacks and tents, don’t lose your teeth over it. It is better to wound and cart them off to your den. Finish...

Arctic campers take risk; bear kills

Bear killed They killed the polar bear that attacked campers who had no business camping in the polar bear’s domain. How tragic that humans have so little sense. " “Polar Bear Kills British Teenager Horatio...

Iceland volcano ash closes airspace in northern Germany

Germany has grounded air traffic in and out of Bremen and Hamburg airports in the north of the country, because of the spread of volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland. The European air control agency, Eurocontrol has warned that parts of Denmark and southern Norway and...

Norway Wingsuit Flyby: Jokke Sommer & Tom Erik Heimen

Joachim Sommer & Tom Erik Heimen: Insane Wingsuit Flyby Extreme-sports stars Joachim (Jokke) Sommer and Tom Erik Heimen performed a wingsuit flyby that's dangerous even by wingsuit standards, coming within feet...

Norway UFO - Oslo’s Airport Shutdown Due To UFO

According to media reports the Oslo’s Airport at Gardermoen was forced to close on Friday March 25 busy spring afternoon, because of a UFO that entered its air space and stayed there.A spokesman for Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Knut Morten Johansen, told Norwegian ...

CNN's Becky Anderson on Marvels of Modern Transportion Engineerin

CNN's Becky Anderson talks to Tom Hall about some of the world's most advanced transportation engineering. Source: CNN

Norway “snubbed” by China in trade deal

The same people, who awarded the Nobel Peace prize to Barack Obama last year, gave the same to a Chinese dissident. While some Americans thought that Obama’s award was premature, the Chinese are outraged and...

Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize

The most prominent Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo has been given the Nobel Peace Prize. Liu Xiaobo is known for his long time non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The Chairman of the Nobel...

Norwegian sharpshooters defies confidentiality charter

The Norwegian defense are these days under heavy pressure due to a recently released book titled "Med mandat til å drepe" (Licensed to kill). The book was released anonymously by an unknown number of army personnel [... who may still serve in the army]. Norwegian army...

Canada Loses To Japan 1-3 In Paralympic Sledge Hockey Semifinal

Canada's Run For Sledge Hockey Gold Over Canada lost to Japan 1-3 in sledge hockey semifinal at UBC Thunderbird arena on Thursday. Canada was favoured to win the gold medal, but is now out of contention. Japan...

Alcoholic legal age?

As to my current knowledge - the current age of driving in the U.S is 16. The age of appearance in an adult movie is 18 years, but for as long as back until the 80s the legal age of drinking has been 21. There's something that doesn't make any sense. I read an article some...

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