April 27th, 2008 at 13:45
The Club de Madrid, the Bellona Foundation and the energy company Hafslund ASA have joined forces and will organize a top level climate conference in Norway 5-6 June 2008. It will be an ambitious and solutions-oriented conference which can act in a joint effort to provide input for the international negotiation process on a new climate agreement.
The conference, called Climate Conference 08: Technology and Finance in Climate Cooperation, is set to begin on World Environment Day. The conference will gather 100 exclusively selected international representatives from politics, academia, the private sector and the environmental movement at Hafslund Manor in Sarpsborg, south of Oslo.
The conference will be followed by a large concert, Climate Concert 08, in the park surrounding the Hafslund Manor.
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April 25th, 2008 at 20:21
Earlier this evening we enjoyed yet another great dinner at Big Horn in Sarpsborg, this time with Marianne’s parents. As usual it was hard to decide which of the nice dishes to take, but I played it safe and took the 300 grams (10.5 oz.) Mexican Pepper Steak, which I’ve had there twice before now.
After that delicious piece of cow I decided to have a coffee for dessert. On the drinks menu we had seen something called Belgisk Kaffe (Belgian Coffee). Neither Leif nor me could decide what constitutes a Belgian coffee, so we had already asked the waitress before we order the main dishes. She told us she didn’t know…
So when we ordered dessert we asked the waiter who took the orders. He told us that it was listed on the menu, but that they were never told what was in it, or how to prepare it!!
Well, that was a first for me… I ordered an Irish Coffee instead, and decided there I would try to find out what this mystery drink contains. 
When I got home I used my usual tools (Google & the Wikipedia), but were unable to find a clear answer. (I did come across a liqueur called Elixir d’Anvers, but I doubt they sell much of that here in Norway…)
This left me only 1 choice…
So now I have emailed the Big Horn franchise, and I hope that they can shed a light on this mystery.
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April 10th, 2008 at 21:57
The newest member of the Dutch Royal House has gotten a name, and it is: Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Ines. The 3nd daughter of Crown Prince Willem Alexander of Orange & Princess Maxima entered this over-crowded planet on April 10th, 2007 around 9.56pm. More info (in Dutch) on this page.
March 29th, 2008 at 15:20
Ten more weeks, and I will be a daddy! 
Today we went to Ultralydklinikken Sandvika for a 3D ultrasound of Jacob. The results can be seen at YouTube. 
March 2nd, 2008 at 22:51
Well, I finally decided to retire my faithful SE W810i cell phone and I have ordered a Nokia N95 8GB. It should take about a week before I actually receive the unit, but that will still be in time for my trip to the Netherlands.
As compared to the original N95, the N95 8GB drastically increases the memory of the standard N95 but keeps its functionality, including quad-band GSM with UMTS/HSDPA, WiFi, GPS and 5-megapixel camera. It also increases the display size from 2.6 to 2.8 inches and redesigns the music keyboard not to be flat.
All in all a worthy replacement of my current phone. B-)
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