For the fourth year in a row, the United Nations has ranked Norway as having the highest standard of living in the world. Sweden, Australia and Canada are next in line, while the United States is further down the scale.

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Young, sex-happy Norwegians are the quickest to hop in bed with casual conquests, according to a new survey. Perhaps they're only bragging, but 72 percent of those questioned said they've had "one-night stands ( Read more... )

The latest report from Transparency International (TI), an impartial global organization that fights corruption, makes familiar reading for Norwegians, and has the same blend of good and bad news. Norway is one of the ten least corrupt nations in the world, but again the most corrupt of the Nordic countries ( Read more... )

Amy and I went out for a meal tonight.

We went to Caprice and I have to say it was amazing food.

We are really impressed by the changes and they have some great ideas.

At last an excellent veggie place to eat. :D

We got home at around 11.30pm and Amy fell asleep on the sofa and now she's snoring. Ssshhh!!!

This is really cool.............

Norway's Directorate for Cultural Heritage has begun a unique program of setting up signs to highlight historical landmarks - underwater.

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Archeologists were ecstatic after discovering what may be a 2000-year-old grave in Herad, Farsund in southwest Norway ( Read more... )

Have fun!

This is absolutely fantastic news ( Read more... )

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aThsZ_9K56sQ

I think that all stolen artifacts should be returned to country of origin and there is no argument good enough to argue against this.

The long-awaited and much-delayed Acropolis Museum will be ready by the end of next year, the government said yesterday, while insisting that it would keep up its efforts toward the return of the Elgin Marbles so they can be housed in the new building ( Read more... )