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Michael Jackson Died Today

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Is it true? The legend Michael Jackson died just recently today. At the age of 50, the ‘King of pop’ might be gone but will always be remembered! I send my love and condolences to his family and everyone who loved him.
Are any of you fans of Michael Jackson? How do you feel about his [...]

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Tags: News · Other

Vote Earth

March 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Well, its better late to the party than never showing up at all, right? I feel a little slow to catch on to this amazing movement, but thanks to Renny, I found out in time!
The info:
In December 2009 world leaders meet in Copenhagen to agree on a post-Kyoto policy for tackling climate change. One billion [...]

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Royalty!

September 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Yesterday was a very interesting day for me. It was an absolutely gorgeous sunny fall day. But the real excitement started when I went out by myself to go look at an apartment that was available for rent (with a map in Norwegian, and instructions like “just go here, turn here, go straight, and around [...]

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Tags: News · Norway

Norway vs. United States

August 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I found this funny article online called “Norway and United States race to spend the most on pointless bridges”. I had to read it….
The author talks about a recent article in Conde-Nast traveler magazine that talks about Norway’s government spending $300 million on a bridge to connect “a town of 100 to a village of [...]

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Tags: Featured · News · Norway