Various world news and ‘world news’… ;-)
I received the following from a Norwegian bank this morning: Dear Sir, Due to a punctual strike in a limited group of saving banks the rest of norwegian banks/bankers will be lock-outed. The concequenses are that all bank branches/offices will be closed and all ATMs and cashpoints will be deactivated. We recommend to change to […]
The games have started, and the medals start arriving: GOLD: Ireen Wüst – Speed skating, Ladies’ 3000 m Marianne Timmer – Speed skating, Ladies’ 1000 m Bob de Jong – Speed skating, Men 10000 m SILVER: Renate Groenewold – Speed skating, Ladies’ 3000 m Sven Kramer – Speed skating, Men 5000 m BRONZE: Sven Kramer,
Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games Read More »
Isn’t it ironic? In january 1998 I made this web page, making a bit fun of Ellen who had just gotten a snowboard from Santa Claus. Well, she did not turn professional and was not a participant with the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. But, and here comes the ironic part, instead of a Digre
Snowboarding & relatives… Read More »
The chief engineer of Star Trek, Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery ‘Scotty’ Scott, has been ‘beamed up’ on July 20th, 2005, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and having been ravaged by Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, lung fibrosis and pneumonia. James Montgomery Doohan will be missed…
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The newest member of the Dutch Royal House has gotten a name, and it is: Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien. The 2nd daughter of Crown Prince Willem Alexander of Orange & Princess Maxima entered this over-crowded planet on June 26th, 2005 around 2.40pm. More info (in Dutch) on this page.
Alexia Juliana Marcela Laurentien Read More »
Hi all! Well, I just performed a good deed, IMHO… 😎 I had read a story (in English / in Norwegian) about the tsunami-disaster in Asia about a Sri Lankan baby which is claimed by 9 mothers as being theirs. A quote from the CNN-article: The courts will decide the fate of Baby 81, who
Done my (first? last? only? one of many?) good deed for 2005 8-) Read More »