View from the peak Hammaröyskaftet last autumn.
Friday, September 30, 2005
Iraq wants Krekar extradited
Latest News:
Controversial mullah Krekar suffered a legal setback when an appeals court ruled Thursday that the decision to expel him as a threat to national security could not be overturned, but the former Ansar al-Islam leader is still not likely to leave Norway soon.
Krekar's legal counsel Brynjar Meling has advised taking appeals all the way to the Supreme Court, to test the ramifications of the case to the limit.
Krekar's battle to avoid expulsion has now gone on for three years, and Meling said his client was tired.
"But I hope that he is ready for a new round in court. The way I see it he has no choice. Traveling back is impossible," Meling said.
Iraq's Justice Minister is seeking Mullah Krekar's extradition, claiming he's wanted for alleged crimes committed in Iraq.
From 09.09.2005
Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal said that Mullah Krekar "is an Iraqi citizen and should appear in court" for alleged crimes in the Kurdish areas of northern Iraq.
"We're building a democratic state, and he will have the right to defend himself and have an attorney," Shandal said.
Shandal also claimed that Krekar wouldn't face the death penalty if he's sent to Iraq. He also promised that Krekar would not be extradited to any other countries if he returns to Iraq. Krekar has previously been sought by officials in Jordan for other alleged crimes.
Shandal said Krekar is suspected of terrorist activity and is charged with being responsible for a string of offenses and terrorist attacks in Northern Iraq when he led guerrilla group Ansar al-Islam.
Iraq's justice minister also charged that Krekar has motivated and encouraged Ansar al-Islam to make new terrorist attacks within Iraq while he's been in exile in Norway.
Krekar is fighting his possible deportation, and recently made remarks that were widely interpreted as threats to Norway if he's sent back.
Krekar denied he has encouraged Ansar al-Islam to attack the Iraqi government. "My case is with Norway," he said "For three years now, I haven't done anything against the Iraqi government
I belive Mr.Krekar is a terrorist and have to be punished. Send him back to Iraq, and he gets a fair trial.
Kilde: Aftenposten
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Kittys found on the dump
These to kittys was found on the dump last Tuesday. Shame on you to you who did this
I hope some nice people take care of them.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Black Metal drummer pens book
Erlend Erichsen of Bergen was the founder of Black Metal band Molested and spent six years as drummer for the still-popular Gorgoroth. Now he's moved on to writing, and wants to elevate the shadowy world of Black Metal from the tabloids to the ranks of literature.
Erichsen is perhaps uniquely qualified to do so, and his new novel offers rare insight into the extreme and often incomprehensible world of Black Metal.
Called "National Satanist" (Nasjonalsatanisten), Erichsen's debut book already is being translated into French. Publishing house Damm is in talks with German and other foreign publishers as well.
The early Black Metal bands that sprang up in Bergen "cultivated Norway's position as a dark and repressed country full of high mountains and cold forests. Even though there can be scary and criminal elements in the music, many Europeans see Black Metal as something that's genuine Norwegian."
His book is a novel, set in the 1990s when the Black Metal scene was born in Bergen. Some satanists were burning down churches at the time, and Varg Vikernes was convicted of murdering a former band member. The book opens with a quotation from the murdered Øystein Aarseth, alias "Euronymous:" "We are inspired by our hatred towards humanity, life, goodness and happiness."
Erichsen said he can laugh now at such relative absurdity but says the quote sums up attitudes in Black Metal circles and in his book. He says he and most of his fellow musicians hated their audiences, and viewed them as flocks of sheep, which explains why they threw sheep heads into the audience.
He said he still has respect for the spiritual aspects and intensity within the Black Metal circles that he thinks are genuine. "I walked with flaming torches through the woods, and took it all very seriously," he said, but notes that his book is sarcastic. "The entire Black Metal culture is deranged, but incredibly fascinating at the same time."
As to why he wears his hair cut in a style reminiscent of the Norwegian traitor Vidkun Quisling: "You can say I'm not completely finished with my teenage years, and like to stick out. But it's an estethic choice, and has nothing to do with politics."
Erichsen is perhaps uniquely qualified to do so, and his new novel offers rare insight into the extreme and often incomprehensible world of Black Metal.
Called "National Satanist" (Nasjonalsatanisten), Erichsen's debut book already is being translated into French. Publishing house Damm is in talks with German and other foreign publishers as well.
The early Black Metal bands that sprang up in Bergen "cultivated Norway's position as a dark and repressed country full of high mountains and cold forests. Even though there can be scary and criminal elements in the music, many Europeans see Black Metal as something that's genuine Norwegian."
His book is a novel, set in the 1990s when the Black Metal scene was born in Bergen. Some satanists were burning down churches at the time, and Varg Vikernes was convicted of murdering a former band member. The book opens with a quotation from the murdered Øystein Aarseth, alias "Euronymous:" "We are inspired by our hatred towards humanity, life, goodness and happiness."
Erichsen said he can laugh now at such relative absurdity but says the quote sums up attitudes in Black Metal circles and in his book. He says he and most of his fellow musicians hated their audiences, and viewed them as flocks of sheep, which explains why they threw sheep heads into the audience.
He said he still has respect for the spiritual aspects and intensity within the Black Metal circles that he thinks are genuine. "I walked with flaming torches through the woods, and took it all very seriously," he said, but notes that his book is sarcastic. "The entire Black Metal culture is deranged, but incredibly fascinating at the same time."
As to why he wears his hair cut in a style reminiscent of the Norwegian traitor Vidkun Quisling: "You can say I'm not completely finished with my teenage years, and like to stick out. But it's an estethic choice, and has nothing to do with politics."
Monday, September 26, 2005
Tranöy ligthouse, Hamaröy
Tranoy lighthouse
Tranoy lighthouse lies in beautiful natural surrondings in the north of Hamaroy, and with panoramic views of the Lofoten skyline.
Today the lighthouse is automatic and is still important for boat traffic in the fjord.
The lighthouse island is connected to the mainland by a solid walkway.
The lighthouse was first used in September 1864. It was rebuilt for the first time in 1910-1911. The biggest and most extensive rebuilding took place in 1946. Then the cast-iron tower was moved from Moholmen outside Kabelvag in Lofoten. It was erected for the first time in 1914. The tower was moved to Tranoy because the ore traffic to Narvik increased a lot. For shipping lane safety, larger light coverage of the area was needed. To do this the light needed to be higher above sea level. The height of the light above sea level today is 27,3 metres.
Tranöy fyr, Hamaröy
Fyret ble tatt i bruk første gang september 1864. Det ble bygget om første gangen i 1910-11. Den største og mest omfattende ombyggingen ble foretatt i 1936. Da ble støpejern tårnet flyttet hit fra Moholmen utenfor Kabelvåg i Lofoten. Der ble det satt opp for første gang i 1914. Når tårnet ble flyttet til Tranøy fyr var det på grunn av at malmtrafikken til Narvik økte vesentlig. For å sikre farvannet var det behov for større lysdekning av området. For å få til dette måtte lyset høyere opp over havflata. Lyshøyden over høyvann i dag er 27,3 meter.
Tranøy fyr ble nå også utstyrt med tåkelur. Dette medførte til større bemanning. Bemanningen på fyrstasjonen var nå på fire mann mot tidligere en. På grunn av dette ble det bygget tre nye bygninger i tillegg til tårnet. En tomannsbolig, et uthus og et naust. Besetningen besto nå av fyrmester, 1.betjent, 2.betjent og avløs. Avløseren hadde jobb kun i perioden 7.august til 30.april, den perioden som lyset er tent.
I 1959 fikk fyrstasjonen elektrisk strøm. Den gamle og upålitelige petromax lampa ble nå borte for godt. Det ble videre satt opp en ny lykt med en 2. ordens fast linse og med en 1000 W lampe. For tilførsel av trykkluft ble det installert en elektrisk drevet kompressor. Dette førte også til at arbeidsoppgavene på stasjonen ble noe enklere. Lyset krevde ikke lenger kontinuerlig vakthold.
I 1969 ble fyret tilknyttet fastlandet med en 250 meter lang bro.
I 1983 ble tåkeluren nedlagt. Dette forenklet arbeidsoppgavene ytterligere og bemanningen gikk ned fra fire til to mann. Avbemanningen var begynt.
I 1986 ble fyret automatisert. 5 år senere femte juni 1991 gikk den siste fyrvokteren på Tranøy fyr av vakt. En epoke var over. Fyret sto der ene og forlatt.
1. juli 1993 begynte en ny epoke for Tranøy fyr. En familie på fire flyttet inn for å ta vare på bygningsmassen og starte turistvirksomhet. Familien teller i dag fem personer, men bor nå i et hus på fastland, like i nærheten.
Tranöy fyr
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
PEDERSEN DOUBLE STUNS UNITED
Norwegian Morten Gamst Pedersen scored twice as Blackburn Rovers earned their first Old Trafford triumph in 43 years after an entertaining encounter with Manchester United.
It was almost a travesty that such a thrill-a-minute encounter should be settled by a mistake, but that is what came to pass as Paul Scholes’ error 10 minutes from time allowed Pedersen to smash home his second and hand Rovers their first away win over United since 1962.
I'm very happy because I don't like Man U
Friday, September 23, 2005
Ski jump may be torn down
The Holmenkollen Ski Jump, an Oslo landmark that can be seen from all over town, isn't up to the sport's current competitive standards and won't be approved for a World Cup competition in 2011.
That means Oslo, which has applied to host the World Cup competition five-and-a-half years from now, will either have to tear down the existing ski jump and build a bigger one, build a new ski jump somewhere else, or drop its World Cup bid.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Monday, September 19, 2005
Hit by a bus
Hit by a bus on the way from work today. The bus driver did not see us, he said.
Photos from a mobile phone.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Björnöya, near the North Pole
Southwest coast of Bjoenoeya, seen from Stappen, the rockneedle in the background is the 80m high "Sylen"Far north of the Norwegian mainland, between the Norwegian and Barents seas, lies the island called Björnöya, the landscape of which helped inspire the Alistair MacLean novel "Bear Island." It's a windswept outpost that's of strategic importance to Norway, lying halfway to Svalbard.
The coast is mostly steep with high cliffs and notable signs of erosion, such as caverns and isolated rock pillars. There are also a few sandy beaches. A number of anchorages and landing points exist, as well as a small harbor at Herwighamna on the north coast. However, none of these are safe in all weather conditions.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Høsten kommer
Høsten nærmer seg med full fart. I natt var det minus på måleren for første gang i høst. Den viste -0,7 grader kl.06.15.
The autumn is nearby. Minus 0,7 this morning.
The autumn is nearby. Minus 0,7 this morning.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Armchair hooligan arrested
A drunken soccer fan had to be taken into custody for aggressively protecting his right to watch a football match on television. A man in his 40s from Drammen settled down on Wednesday evening with a supply of alcohol, ready to watch a full night of Champions League football, but the more he drank the more sensitive he became to distracting sounds.
Finding the sounds coming from the adjacent apartment to be interfering with his television enjoyment, the football fan went out into the hallway to bang loudly on his neighbor's door while screaming and complaining.
The sports fan's neighbor responded by calling the police, and the sensitive spectator eventually and reluctantly returned to his own apartment upon urging from the law.
After another interval of drinking the man returned to hammering away on his neighbor's door while yelling that he wanted "to be left in peace".
The second offense was met with arrest, and the eager football fan now likely faces charges of disturbing the peace.
Footbal (soocer) is a dangerous sport, even at home
Finding the sounds coming from the adjacent apartment to be interfering with his television enjoyment, the football fan went out into the hallway to bang loudly on his neighbor's door while screaming and complaining.
The sports fan's neighbor responded by calling the police, and the sensitive spectator eventually and reluctantly returned to his own apartment upon urging from the law.
After another interval of drinking the man returned to hammering away on his neighbor's door while yelling that he wanted "to be left in peace".
The second offense was met with arrest, and the eager football fan now likely faces charges of disturbing the peace.
Footbal (soocer) is a dangerous sport, even at home
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
New government In Norway in October
Jens Stoltenberg from the Labour Party and his new government partners, the Center Party and the Socialist Left, have a long list of issues to resolve in order to put forward a united front as a ruling government coalition. They've already agreed to disagree on whether Norway should join the European Union. The pressure is on for the three parties to find common ground if they hope to hold on to government power. Labour has never been part of a government coalition before, and SV has never been part of a government at all, but as one commentator put it Tuesday, they're doomed to succeed
Monday, September 12, 2005
Thursday, September 8, 2005
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Krekar threatens Norway
Norway's most controversial refugee has lodged a threat against the country that has hosted him and his family for the past 14 years. Mullah Krekar calls his possible deportation "an offense" that shouldn't go unpunished.
Krekar said, in an interview with Arab TV station Al-Jazeera, vowed he will never go along with a deportation order issued by Norwegian authorities. Cabinet Minister Erna Solberg initially ordered him sent out of the country in February 2003, calling Krekar a threat to national security.
Krekar fled Iraq in the early 1990s and landed in Norway in 1991. He later, however, started travelling back to northern Iraq, where he played a key role in building up the guerrilla group known as Ansar al-Islam.
Now Krekar claims he faces torture and a death sentence if the Norwegian authorities send him back to Iraq. He told Al-Jazeera, therefore, that "everyone must know" that a deportation to Iraq "is an offense that shouldn't be made without punishment."
Krekar wasn't specific, however, about what kind of punishment he thinks Norway should receive if a court upholds Solberg's deportation order.
"I have faith in Allah," Krekar told Al-Jazeera in the text of the interview dated August 31. "I defend my rights in their court just like Western people defend their rights. I am patient like they are patient. But if my patience runs out, I will react like Orientals do."
Asked how "Orientals" react, Krekar said: "I don't want to comment on that."
Allah's pardonIn the interview, Krekar also seemed to attack Solberg personally. "How can a politician play with my life to satisfy her adolescent political visions," he asked.
Krekar also spoke positively about suspected terrorist leader Osama bin Laden and developments in the Muslim world. "The whole world must see that Jihad... is increasing in its scope with Allah's pardon," he said. "This trend represents solidarity in the Muslim community."
He added that he thinks "Jihadists" won't ease up "until they see Islam's house equipped with Saladins sable, Mohammed's conquering turban and Osama bin Laden's vision." He thus combined three important symbols used by Islamic extremists.
Remarks downplayedKrekar's Norwegian defense attorney Brynjar Meling downplayed the significance of Krekar's claims in the Al-Jazeera interview, saying they didn't amount to threats and contained nothing new. He declined further comment, though, until he had conferred with his client.
Solberg, meanwhile, responded that "no one can threaten their way into obtaining permanent residence in Norway." She maintains that a new constitution and government in Iraq, with guarantees that Krekar won't be executed, are expected to clear the way for Krekar's expulsion.
Krekar said, in an interview with Arab TV station Al-Jazeera, vowed he will never go along with a deportation order issued by Norwegian authorities. Cabinet Minister Erna Solberg initially ordered him sent out of the country in February 2003, calling Krekar a threat to national security.
Krekar fled Iraq in the early 1990s and landed in Norway in 1991. He later, however, started travelling back to northern Iraq, where he played a key role in building up the guerrilla group known as Ansar al-Islam.
Now Krekar claims he faces torture and a death sentence if the Norwegian authorities send him back to Iraq. He told Al-Jazeera, therefore, that "everyone must know" that a deportation to Iraq "is an offense that shouldn't be made without punishment."
Krekar wasn't specific, however, about what kind of punishment he thinks Norway should receive if a court upholds Solberg's deportation order.
"I have faith in Allah," Krekar told Al-Jazeera in the text of the interview dated August 31. "I defend my rights in their court just like Western people defend their rights. I am patient like they are patient. But if my patience runs out, I will react like Orientals do."
Asked how "Orientals" react, Krekar said: "I don't want to comment on that."
Allah's pardonIn the interview, Krekar also seemed to attack Solberg personally. "How can a politician play with my life to satisfy her adolescent political visions," he asked.
Krekar also spoke positively about suspected terrorist leader Osama bin Laden and developments in the Muslim world. "The whole world must see that Jihad... is increasing in its scope with Allah's pardon," he said. "This trend represents solidarity in the Muslim community."
He added that he thinks "Jihadists" won't ease up "until they see Islam's house equipped with Saladins sable, Mohammed's conquering turban and Osama bin Laden's vision." He thus combined three important symbols used by Islamic extremists.
Remarks downplayedKrekar's Norwegian defense attorney Brynjar Meling downplayed the significance of Krekar's claims in the Al-Jazeera interview, saying they didn't amount to threats and contained nothing new. He declined further comment, though, until he had conferred with his client.
Solberg, meanwhile, responded that "no one can threaten their way into obtaining permanent residence in Norway." She maintains that a new constitution and government in Iraq, with guarantees that Krekar won't be executed, are expected to clear the way for Krekar's expulsion.
Monday, September 5, 2005
Sunday, September 4, 2005
Michael Moor's letter to Mr.Bush
Dear Mr Bush,
Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do you need help finding them? I once lost my car in a Sears parking lot. Man, was that a drag.
Also, any idea where all our National Guard soldiers are? We could really use them right now for the type of thing they signed up to do like helping with national disasters. How come they weren't there to begin with?
Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm was on its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you? I know you didn't want to interrupt your vacation and I know how you don't like to get bad news. Plus, you had fundraisers to go to and mothers of dead soldiers to ignore and smear. You sure showed her!
I especially like how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to Louisiana, you flew to San Diego to party with your business peeps. Don't let people criticize you for this - after all, the hurricane was over and what the heck could you do, put your finger in the dike?
And don't listen to those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you specifically reduced the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for New Orleans this summer for the third year in a row. You just tell them that even if you hadn't cut the money to fix those levees, there weren't going to be any Army engineers to fix them anyway because you had a much more important construction job for them - BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ
On Day 3, when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was moved by how you had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds as you flew over New Orleans so you could catch a quick look of the disaster. Hey, I know you couldn't stop and grab a bullhorn and stand on some rubble and act like a commander in chief. Been there done that.
There will be those who will try to politicize this tragedy and try to use it against you. Just have your people keep pointing that out. Respond to nothing. Even those pesky scientists who predicted this would happen because the water in the Gulf of Mexico is getting hotter and hotter making a storm like this inevitable. Ignore them and all their global warming Chicken Littles. There is nothing unusual about a hurricane that was so wide it would be like having one F-4 tornado that stretched from New York to Cleveland.
No, Mr Bush, you just stay the course. It's not your fault that 30 per cent of New Orleans lives in poverty or that tens of thousands had no transportation to get out of town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's not like this happened to Kennebunkport. Can you imagine leaving white people on their roofs for five days? Don't make me laugh! Race has nothing - NOTHING - to do with this!
You hang in there, Mr Bush. Just try to find a few of our Army helicopters and send them there. Pretend the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are near Tikrit.
Yours, Michael Moore
P.S. That annoying mother, Cindy Sheehan, is no longer at your ranch. She and dozens of other relatives of the Iraqi War dead are now driving across the country, stopping in many cities along the way. Maybe you can catch up with them before they get to DC on September 21st.
Any idea where all our helicopters are? It's Day 5 of Hurricane Katrina and thousands remain stranded in New Orleans and need to be airlifted. Where on earth could you have misplaced all our military choppers? Do you need help finding them? I once lost my car in a Sears parking lot. Man, was that a drag.
Also, any idea where all our National Guard soldiers are? We could really use them right now for the type of thing they signed up to do like helping with national disasters. How come they weren't there to begin with?
Last Thursday I was in south Florida and sat outside while the eye of Hurricane Katrina passed over my head. It was only a Category 1 then but it was pretty nasty. Eleven people died and, as of today, there were still homes without power. That night the weatherman said this storm was on its way to New Orleans. That was Thursday! Did anybody tell you? I know you didn't want to interrupt your vacation and I know how you don't like to get bad news. Plus, you had fundraisers to go to and mothers of dead soldiers to ignore and smear. You sure showed her!
I especially like how, the day after the hurricane, instead of flying to Louisiana, you flew to San Diego to party with your business peeps. Don't let people criticize you for this - after all, the hurricane was over and what the heck could you do, put your finger in the dike?
And don't listen to those who, in the coming days, will reveal how you specifically reduced the Army Corps of Engineers' budget for New Orleans this summer for the third year in a row. You just tell them that even if you hadn't cut the money to fix those levees, there weren't going to be any Army engineers to fix them anyway because you had a much more important construction job for them - BUILDING DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ
On Day 3, when you finally left your vacation home, I have to say I was moved by how you had your Air Force One pilot descend from the clouds as you flew over New Orleans so you could catch a quick look of the disaster. Hey, I know you couldn't stop and grab a bullhorn and stand on some rubble and act like a commander in chief. Been there done that.
There will be those who will try to politicize this tragedy and try to use it against you. Just have your people keep pointing that out. Respond to nothing. Even those pesky scientists who predicted this would happen because the water in the Gulf of Mexico is getting hotter and hotter making a storm like this inevitable. Ignore them and all their global warming Chicken Littles. There is nothing unusual about a hurricane that was so wide it would be like having one F-4 tornado that stretched from New York to Cleveland.
No, Mr Bush, you just stay the course. It's not your fault that 30 per cent of New Orleans lives in poverty or that tens of thousands had no transportation to get out of town. C'mon, they're black! I mean, it's not like this happened to Kennebunkport. Can you imagine leaving white people on their roofs for five days? Don't make me laugh! Race has nothing - NOTHING - to do with this!
You hang in there, Mr Bush. Just try to find a few of our Army helicopters and send them there. Pretend the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are near Tikrit.
Yours, Michael Moore
P.S. That annoying mother, Cindy Sheehan, is no longer at your ranch. She and dozens of other relatives of the Iraqi War dead are now driving across the country, stopping in many cities along the way. Maybe you can catch up with them before they get to DC on September 21st.
Saturday, September 3, 2005
Disaster aid to USA
Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) said Friday that they have offered general aid to the USA in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) said Friday that they have offered general aid to the USA in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Nations around the globe have extended financial aid and health personnel to the USA and the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that all offers would be accepted.
UD press spokeswoman Anne Lene Dale Sandsten said that the form of Norwegian aid was undetermined pending a formal response from the USA. Dale Sandsten said that financial aid to the USA had not yet been considered.
After the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia in December 2004 experts from Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) were sent to help identify victims, but NCIS information chief Audun Øvrebö said that they don't expect their services to be requested.
"It is not a natural comparison, the USA and Thailand. The USA has incredible resources of this type, in contrast to Thailand. Also there were many Norwegian victims in Asia, and there is nothing to indicate this is the case in New Orleans," Øvrebö said.A Reuters list on Friday afternoon of foreign aid offered to the USA on Friday in response to the Katrina disaster did not include Norway
Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UD) said Friday that they have offered general aid to the USA in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
Nations around the globe have extended financial aid and health personnel to the USA and the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that all offers would be accepted.
UD press spokeswoman Anne Lene Dale Sandsten said that the form of Norwegian aid was undetermined pending a formal response from the USA. Dale Sandsten said that financial aid to the USA had not yet been considered.
After the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia in December 2004 experts from Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) were sent to help identify victims, but NCIS information chief Audun Øvrebö said that they don't expect their services to be requested.
"It is not a natural comparison, the USA and Thailand. The USA has incredible resources of this type, in contrast to Thailand. Also there were many Norwegian victims in Asia, and there is nothing to indicate this is the case in New Orleans," Øvrebö said.A Reuters list on Friday afternoon of foreign aid offered to the USA on Friday in response to the Katrina disaster did not include Norway
Friday, September 2, 2005
Thursday, September 1, 2005
New injury for soccer star Solskjaer
A new injury can delay the long-
awaited comeback of Norway's leading soccer star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (Man Utd)
The 32-year-old Manchester United striker has been struggling to recover from extensive knee surgery and was scheduled to be in full training now.
"He has had a cartilage tear. It is a very recent injury," Swedish knee specialist Lars Petersson told newspaper VG.
Professor Petersson has been tending to Solskjaer for the past year after his knee operation. The doctor said that he had anticipated Solskjaer's return in October but would now prefer to say some time in the course of this autumn.
Petersson could not guarantee that sorely missed goal scorer would return to action for his club or Norway."I am never 100 percent certain about such cases," Petersson said.
awaited comeback of Norway's leading soccer star Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (Man Utd)
The 32-year-old Manchester United striker has been struggling to recover from extensive knee surgery and was scheduled to be in full training now.
"He has had a cartilage tear. It is a very recent injury," Swedish knee specialist Lars Petersson told newspaper VG.
Professor Petersson has been tending to Solskjaer for the past year after his knee operation. The doctor said that he had anticipated Solskjaer's return in October but would now prefer to say some time in the course of this autumn.
Petersson could not guarantee that sorely missed goal scorer would return to action for his club or Norway."I am never 100 percent certain about such cases," Petersson said.
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