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Articles Archive for September, 2009

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1. Would you buy a grandmother from this man?

From out of the blue some unsuspecting grandmother’s phone rings, and two minutes later, her pension has gone. How unscrupulous salesmen can be when it comes to pedalling their wares knows no limits. But how good are they really?

Published on 30th September, 2009 at 7:49pm by Michael Sandelson.

2. Are we anywhere now?

Stavanger’s year as European Capital of Culture in 2008 has come and gone. Has last year’s cultural event made a difference, or is it “business as usual”? A newly released report by the International Research Centre in Stavanger (IRIS) gives a partial answer. Some of the larger cultural institutions increased their girth, whilst some of the smaller ones got thinner.

Published on 25th September, 2009 at 11:05am by Michael Sandelson.

3. Begging for acceptance

Romania has been struggling to keep a decent image in the eyes of the international community for the last few years. Somehow, things haven’t been that great. As if it weren’t enough with their gypsies in Italy and Spain, Romania now has to explain why there are a growing number of beggars on the streets of Norway. The headlines in both the Norwegian and Romanian media yell: “Romanian beggars terrorize Norway”. The problem has now reached a critical point. To whom do we toss the beggars; who is to blame for this?

Published on 18th September, 2009 at 11:08am by Oana Pintilie.

4. The sixth parliamentary seat

26 year-old Hadia Tajik has just been elected to parliament as one of the Norwegian Labour Party’s MPs for Oslo for the next governmental term. She is the only parliamentary MP with an immigrant background, and has several political issues she would like to raise. The woman with parents from Pakistan says a lot needs doing.

Published on 18th September, 2009 at 10:58am by Michael Sandelson.

5. NAV Discriminates against the Arts

A recent article in Bergens Tidende reported that nearly 50% of those presently unemployed in Norway are under age 25. This demographic has been encouraged to return to school and get more knowledge and skills, including institutions like The International Theater Academy Norway (TITAN). Our student body averages age 22-24.

Published on 17th September, 2009 at 5:35pm by Brendan McCall.

6. How happy are the cheerless?

What is it about certain people? No matter how cheerful you try to be, no matter how good the joke was, they almost always reply with some gloomy comment becoming of a character from an Ingmar Bergman film. They glean some pleasure from putting the kybosh on your cheery mood. There are varying degrees of melancholy, and there seems to be no remedy for the determinedly depressed. Should you encounter one of these creatures, it’s best to leave.

Published on 16th September, 2009 at 11:01am by Michael Sandelson.

7. Norwegian-Swedish renewables scheme back from the grave

A landmark of sorts was reached and passed on Monday when Norway and Sweden agreed to resurrect a moribund plan for a joint green certificate system aimed at supporting renewable energy development.

Published on 7th September, 2009 at 9:13pm by Tony Samstag.