Archive for 'Norway and the world'
Norwegian-American Dating Reality Show Posted by kari on May 29, 2011
There are 9 norske deltakere (participants) in an upcoming reality tv-show series that Nordisk Film TV will present about Norwegian Americans looking for kjærlighet (love). Single Norwegian Americans from the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area, San Fransisco, and Seattle areas were encouraged to send in a søknad (application) to be a deltaker in the show. Criteria for…
Norway Ranked Again the Best Place for Mothers Posted by kari on May 10, 2011
For the second year in a row, Redd Barna (Save the Children) ranked Norway the best place for women and children according to it´s health, economic and educational standards. Afghanistan was ranked the worst. It´s certainly no surprise that Norway ranks #1. Educated nations typically have the highest health standards and Norway is no exception…
Norwegian Royal Family News Posted by kari on Apr 28, 2011
I must admit, I´m a bit tired of hearing about the Royal wedding in England. Every time I turn on the news or the radio I hear something about what the kind of underwear Kate plans to wear or how down-to-earth, yet very classy she is. I also don´t care much whether William has facial…
Norwegian Oil Company Statoil and new field in Brazil Posted by kari on Apr 13, 2011
Norway is the eighth largest producer of oil in the world and the 3rd largest exporter. Most of the Norwegian oil is produced in the North Sea and Barents Sea off of the coasts of Norway. Last week, in the Campos basin 85 kilometers off of the coast of Brazil, Statoil, Norway´s largest oil…
Why are Norwegians so good at speaking English? Posted by kari on Apr 6, 2011
I saw an article in Aftenposten this morning titled ´Nordmenn er verdens mestere i engelsk´(Norwegians are world masters in English), which I thought was quite ironic since I just posted about Språkrådet, the Norwegian Language Council, the main goal of which is to preserve the Norwegian language and not let English take it over. Therefore…
Max Manus-a Norwegian WWII Resistance Fighter Posted by kari on Mar 28, 2011
Born in 1914 Maximo Guillermo Manus, he is more commonly known as Max Manus, one of the most recognized Norwegian Resistance fighters in WWII. Manus´father, known as Juan Manus, was a Danish-Norwegian with the born name of Johna Magnussen. After having lived for several years in Spanish-speaking countries, he changed his name to Juan…
Norway and aid in Libya, Japan Posted by kari on Mar 20, 2011
Norway is one of the most generous countries in the world when it concerns humanitarian aid in global crises. The situation in Libya is no exception. Norway sent NOK 50 million in aid for the crisis in Libya even before the battles began. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, made the following statement over…