http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/norway/ en-us Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:17:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts Norway's albino moose was back in the news on Friday, after some hunters threatened to shoot it.The moose, called "Albin," first sprang to attention after it was sighted in the forests south of Oslo in 2006. It since has been observed in Våler, Skiptvet, Spydeberg and Svinndal in Østfold County. The local hunting season south of Hedmark starts October 5 and will last all month. A wildlife conservation official in Østfold, Åsmund Fjellbakk, told newspaper VG that he now has heard that a hunting team in the area is keen on tracking down the rare animal and making it into... Aftenposten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2099229/posts#comment Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097697/posts A NATO base to support the airlift operations of 12 nations will be established in Hungary early next year, and about 40 U.S. military members will be calling the station 100 miles west of Budapest home, according to an alliance agreement. The Strategic Airlift Capability Partnership — which involves the joint acquisition of three C-17 Globemasters — will increase NATO’s ability to transport large numbers of troops and supplies to far-flung places, such as Afghanistan. The town of Papa will host the base to be commanded by U.S. Air Force Col. John Zazworsky. "It (airlift capability) has been a longstanding... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097697/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 00:59:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094277/posts In 1991, Norway became one of the first countries in the world to impose a stiff tax on harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Since then, the country's emissions should have dropped. Instead, they have risen by 15%. Although the tax forced Norway's oil and gas sector to become among the greenest in the world, soaring energy prices led to a boom in offshore production, which in turn boosted overall emissions. So did drivers. Norwegians, who already pay nearly $10 a gallon, took the tax in stride, buying more cars and driving them more. And numerous industries won exemptions from the tax,... wsj http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094277/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:04:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086626/posts The US debt rescue plan has sought inspiration from the work to tackle the Swedish banking crisis at the beginning of the 1990s. "I have been in the USA several times this year to explain what we did," said Bo Lundgren at the Swedish National Debt Office. "There can be significant similarities," Lundgren added. Lundgren was finance minister in the 1991 right-wing government and, together with current and former Riksbank heads Stefan Ingves and Urban Bäckström, was the architect behind the bank support committee (Bankstödsnämnden or Bankakuten) which did much to alleviate the crisis that raged in the Swedish banking... www.thelocal.se http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086626/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:57:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083808/posts BRASILIA (AFP) - Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced Tuesday that Oslo will donate up to a billion dollars to a government fund here devoted to rescuing the Amazon rain forest. < > Brazil is considered the fourth biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, 75 percent of which come from deforestation. AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2083808/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:18:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2083279/posts My Scandinavian brothers and sisters in Norway and Denmark were raped by Nazi Germany during WWII. Finland was viciously attacked by the troops of Stalin, an army mostly consisting of young Russian farmer sons who never where told why they had to go to Nordic territory and have their throats slit in the cold winter night by a "puukko knife". These small countries, small even from my nation's perspective (I'm Swedish), fought back like hell and in the end they triumphed. Look at the performance of these countries of today. I'm not asking anyone to whine over the hardship the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2083279/posts#comment Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:25:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078042/posts LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Norway's state-run fund that is funded by oil proceeds on Tuesday said it's divested its entire $853 million (4.8 billion Norwegian kroner) stake in mining giant Rio Tinto on ethical grounds. The Government Pension Fund -- Global sold its stake on concerns that Rio Tinto is contributing to severe environmental damage. MarketWatch.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078042/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 13:57:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072623/posts Hopefully this debate will put an end to the gender segregated gym and swim classes there, that were put into place to appease Muslims. Because if this type of catering does not end, eventually Muslims will be asking for all classes to be gender segregated Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2072623/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 22:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072644/posts Even though my country, Sweden, isn't a NATO-member, I'm beginning to feel somewhat annoyed over the behavior the Russian Air Force displays towards my dear neighbor country Norway. I think the Nordic countries, as well as the whole of "Democratic" Europe will have to fight Russian Expansionism within a generation. Russia will lose. Russia stands no chance against a united Western Europe - and if Russia does not wish to realize this, we will make them highly aware of their inferiority in terms of population size, technological know-how, production capacity and overall management skills. Compared to governments like those of... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2072644/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 22:51:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068942/posts Oslo apologizes for beggars, prostitutes and drug addictsTourists who have written letters complaining about being accosted on Oslo's main streets are getting a two-page written apology from the head of the city government in return Erling Lae of the Conservatives, who leads Oslo's Municipal Executive Board, says he's personally embarrassed when such complaints come in. And they've been streaming in of late. Visitors to Oslo say they're "shocked" by the sheer numbers of prostitutes, beggars and drug addicts who now sometimes aggressively accost people right in the heart of town, on the capital's parade boulevard Karl Johans Gate. One visitor... http://www.aftenposten.no/english/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068942/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:20:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068764/posts Somalian woman who came to Norway more than 10 years ago is harshly criticizing her fellow Somalian immigrants and Norwegian authorities. In a new book, she claims Somalians themselves don't want to integrate into Norwegian society, and that Norwegian welfare programs make it easy for them to remain isolated. A Somalian immigrant in Oslo is blasting her fellow Somalians for resisting integration. The Norwegian welfare system lets them get away with it, she claims. She claims that resistance to integration is widespread especially among Somalian men, who fear losing their culture and religion. Many are afraid of Norwegians and view... Aften Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068764/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:33:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068177/posts A Somalian woman who came to Norway more than 10 years ago is harshly criticizing her fellow Somalian immigrants and Norwegian authorities. In a new book, she claims Somalians themselves don't want to integrate into Norwegian society, and that Norwegian welfare programs make it easy for them to remain isolated The book written by Amal Aden, a pseudonym for the Somalian author, is already creating an uproar. Amal Aden wouldn't use her own name because of fears for her own safety. In an interview with newspaper Aftenposten, the author said she hopes to launch a new debate on immigration and... http://www.aftenposten.no/english http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2068177/posts#comment Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:51:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065047/posts Norway's Defense Ministry says Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. Ministry spokeswoman Heidi Langvik-Hansen says the country's embassy received a telephone call from Russia's Defense Ministry on Wednesday, saying Moscow plans "to freeze all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries." AP via Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065047/posts#comment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:53:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064091/posts Several Norwegian opposition politicians say Russia’s intervention in the South Ossetia crisis shows that the country has Great Power aspirations, which could eventually pose a threat against Norwegian positions in the High North. Also in Sweden, the Caucasus conflict now triggers a domestic defence policy debate. Leader of the Norwegian Conservative Party, Ms. Erna Solberg, does not believe that a conflict like the one in Georgia could take place between Russian and Norway. She still believes that the South Ossetia events bear clear evidence of Russia’s great power aspirations. -We can not defend ourselves alone, Norway needs a strong army,... barentsobserver.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064091/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:56:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062802/posts Tourists photograph King penguin Nils Olav as he walks past soldiers from the Norwegian King's Guard after he received a Knighthood at Edinburgh Zoo August 15, 2008. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062802/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:34:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061871/posts A SPANISH couple's language difficulties has cost them several thousand dollars after they mispronounced their destination giving instructions to a Norwegian taxi driver. The couple, who were touring Norway's fjords, wanted to travel to Olden on the country's west coast. Instead their taxi took them to Halden, hundreds of kilometres away, a trip that cost them €3870 ($6600). The pair in their 50s were on a cruise of the fjords when they had to spend a short time in hospital while on a stopover in Stavanger, the Verdens Gang (VG) newspaper reported. Once out of hospital the two decided to... News.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061871/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:51:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061446/posts TRONDHEIM, Norway, August 13, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A recently published Norwegian study of prenatal detection of trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) reveals that 84% of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in the country are aborted. The study also concludes with the observation that "based solely on maternal age and second-trimester ultrasound imaging, the prenatal detection rate of trisomy 21 cases was poor and remained unchanged throughout the 18-year study period."The study was conducted by the Norwegian National Center for Fetal Medicine and published in the August 2008 issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.The research was based on data obtained from... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061446/posts#comment Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:03:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060643/posts To avoid recent rules which insist on better women’s representation on company boards, a number of firms are changing their status from public limited companies (ASA) to ordinary limited companies (AS), which have no such requirements. Recent rules require more women on company boards. Sanctions for not reaching a minimum 40 percent of both sexes, include companies being forced to disband. From 2006 to the present, 199 ASA’s have reregistered as AS-companies. A total of 138 companies have done the opposite, writes daily newspaper Aftenposten. Social scientist Marit Hoel thinks that it is primarily smaller companies which have changed status... http://www.aftenposten.no/english http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060643/posts#comment Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:19:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056567/posts Last November the Norwegian Islamic Council asked the European fatwa council what attitude it should have to homosexuals. The fatwa council, which debates questions of Muslim faith and doctrine, had its annual meeting in Paris three weeks ago, but did not discuss the subject, according to daily newspaper Dagsavisen. "It's wrong of the Islamic Council to wait for the "verdict" from the fatwa council in such an important case. By not saying 'no' to death penalties for gays, it shows attitudes that conflict with both democratic and humanitarian values," says Sara Azmeh Rasmussen. She is the only openly lesbian Muslim... Aftenposten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056567/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 01:20:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056157/posts The Norwegian Islamic Council is still waiting for a reply from the European Fatwa Council before it decides whether or not it is in favour of the death penalty for homosexuality. "Unacceptable," says lesbian Sara Asmeh Rasmussen. Last November the Norwegian Islamic Council asked the European fatwa council what attitude it should have to homosexuals. The fatwa council, which debates questions of Muslim faith and doctrine, had its annual meeting in Paris three weeks ago, but did not discuss the subject, according to daily newspaper Dagsavisen. "It's wrong of the Islamic Council to wait for the "verdict" from the fatwa... http://www.aftenposten.no http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056157/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:04:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051136/posts Five men from Chechnya were arrested after an attack on reception centre for asylum seekers at Våler 45 kilometres southeast of Oslo. More than 20 people were injured, including an 11 year-old boy. The attack was directed at Kurdish and Arab guests living Nordbybråthen transit centre in Østfold County. "Some of those arrested were picked near the centre and others were picked up in other places. Two came out of the woods nearby," says police chief Otto Stærk. The first arrests were made at 5am on Friday morning. The five Chechens will be interviewed by police on Friday. The Police... http://www.aftenposten.no/english http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051136/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:49:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051057/posts " OSLO (Reuters) - Twenty-three people were wounded when a gang of 40-50 men armed with steel bars and machetes attacked residents at a refugee centre in Norway late on Thursday, officials said on Friday. No one was seriously wounded, but 10 were sent to hospital and 13 treated at a local clinic, hospital officials said. An official at the centre in Oestfold south of Oslo said the attackers were Chechens and the victims Kurds. Police declined to confirm or deny that and said they had made no arrests so far. "There was an attack from outside the asylum centre... Reuters via Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051057/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:22:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048423/posts Refugees from Somalia probably are the least welcome foreign "visitors" to Scandinavia. Personally, I don't consider acts of violence like this as a solution to the various problems connected to mass non-European immigration to Europe, but without a doubt there will be more attacks resembling this one if European politicians don't change their minds concerning policies in the area of (non-European) immigration issues. The article: "A 16 year-old asylum seeker from Somalia, was shot and critically injured while sleeping in his bed at reception centre outside Oslo. He was hit in the stomach by a rifle round fired through the... http://www.aftenposten.no http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048423/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:27:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043005/posts Since 9/11, most Western nations have, for obvious reasons, became increasingly sceptical of Christian and Muslim symbiosis. In this regard, PC Norway, PC Denmark and PC Sweden are exceptions as these small Nordic countries have continued to welcome Muslim immigrants, referring to various sorts of UN policies and UN "legislature" (an apparatus Scandinavian tax payers, to a large extent, actually uphold as many other nations have lost the interest of financially supporting and being directed by this organization). Yet, there are strong evidence Scandinavian political correctness is at an all time low.. The article: "After decades of being the noisy... Aftenposten http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043005/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:06:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038766/posts An 18-year-old male was ordered held in custody on Monday for at least four weeks, after he stabbed and killed a 17-year-old friend on a playground in suburban Bærum Sunday afternoon. Shocked witnesses included small children. The stabbing shocked witnesses on Sunday. The stabbing victim was just 17 years old. Watan Faramarzi, age 17, died from a single stab wound in the chest. The stabbing occurred after the two friends reportedly had quarreled at a party the night before. They agreed to meet on the playground in a housing complex in Rykkinn, to settle their differences. The meeting ended with... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038766/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:35:48 GMT