King of Sweden forgot to pay

Staff at a Hydro Texaco station in Levanger, Norway got the shock of their lives when they managed to trace the motorist that drove off without paying a gasoline bill.
Surveillance cameras at the station are routinely used to identify customers that fill up at the pumps and drive off without paying. When staff checked the license plates on a missing payment, they traced the vehicle to the Swedish palace.
By accident he only paid for the candy, something that happened without thinking. Then he went out to the car and just drove on," Nina Eld, press chief for the Swedish palace said.

Woman reach the Nort Pole

Cecilie Skog from Norway has become the first woman ever to reach the North Pole from the mainland, completing a set of extreme records that will be tough to beat.
Skog, 31, reached the North Pole on Monday evening. The feat also made her the first woman in the world to have a full set of extreme accomplishments: scaled the highest mountains on seven continents (7 Summits), and reaching the "three poles", North, South and Mount Everest.

Congratulations!

Whaling begins amid protest

Norway's controversial whaling season is underway, and another international protest has been launched in the hopes of halting it. Norwegian officials acknowledge the protests, but have no plans to stop the slaughter.
The season officially started April 1, but most whalers don't begin the hunt until early May. A letter of protest signed by representatives of 11 nations was delivered by a representative from the British Embassy to Norway's Foreign Ministry late this week, just as whaling along the Norwegian coast is warming up.
Around 30 boats will participate in this year's hunt, and they have authority to kill 1,052 whales, 250 more than last year.

Guard

My cat when he's guarding my back door

View from my job

View from the place I spend eight hours a day, five days a week and almost 47 weeks a year, my job...

Gas may reach NOK 15 per liter

Rocketing oil prices may benefit the Norwegian economy, but combined with environmentally minded taxes, the result is painful for Norwegian
Norway can earn NOK 50 billion (USD 7.8 billion) more than budgeted for 2006, but experts fear that prices at the domestic gas pump can rise to NOK 15 per liter (USD 8.84 per gallon).
Norway can earn NOK 50 billion (USD 7.8 billion) more than budgeted for 2006, but experts fear that prices at the domestic gas pump can rise to NOK 15 per liter(almost 2 Euro) (USD 8.84 per gallon).
Maybe I have to use my bike to work, it's only 42 km(26miles) to my work, and 42 km back to my home in the afternoon!! I'll be in shape...

Happy Easter

No room at the jails, prisoners go free

Police in the Oslo region are having to turn away criminal suspects and convicts who otherwise should be held in remand custody.
Set the prisoners free, it's spring...he...he...

Black metal makes new waves

Norwegian black metal is widely followed outside Norway's borders, and now fans can look forward to a movie tied to the movement as well as a new CD from one of the country's best-known bands, "Satyricon."
The CD, called "Now, Diabolical," has won rave reviews in Norway, with one critic calling it "Armani-metal" for its sharp production and hard-hitting pieces tailored for a wider public than just black metal afficionados.

No green in sight

Record snows in southern Norway this winter have left golfing enthusiasts resorting to novel means of pursuing their sport.

Rabbit (Pacemaker) in Tour de France

Smuggling case starts in Portugal

Five men accused of brewing illegal Portuguese spirits blended with deadly methanol went on trial in Sintra, near Lisbon, this week. Five Norwegians died after drinking the illegal brew, and the man who smuggled it to Norway got more than eight years in prison.

Tall woman

She is 2 meter and 27 cm high and her weight is 160 kg (352Lbs) She comes from The Nederlands.