Dec 4th, 2008 · The tradition of putting up a giant Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center began during the Great Depression. Thousands looked on Wednesday as this year's 72-foot Norway spruce was illuminated with 30,000 energy-efficient LED lights. One Mississippi family looked on with special interest: They lost their home to Hurricane Katrina. But now they have a new home — built by Habitat for Humanity with lumber from last year's tree.
Keywords: Hurricane Katrina · New York · energy · Traditional · Family · Christmas · mississippi · Illuminate · Great Depression · Norway · Habitat for Humanity · Rockefeller
Oct 20th, 2008 · Norway was planning to make a bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. It has dropped those plans, in part because of the economic crisis. After a government study raised the projected costs of hosting the Olympic games to nearly $5 billion — or double the initial estimate — Norway's Olympic Committee decided not to go ahead with a bid. Other cities still hoping to host the 2018 Olympics include Munich, Germany, and Reno-Tahoe, Nevada.
Keywords: economic · crisis · Germany · Munich · cities · Nevada · 2018 · Norway · olympic · Olympic Committee · 2018 Winter Olympics · 2018 Olympics
May 16th, 2008 · The new film Reprise, directed by Joachim Trier, tells the story of two young writers in Norway. Trier's style is a mix of influences, from Woody Allen to hip-hop music.
Keywords: music · Writer · Allen · reprise · Hip · Cent · Woody Allen · Norway · Woody · emReprise · Joachim Trier · Trier
May 10th, 2008 · Former diver Bernie Schwerdtfeger talks with John Ydstie about working 500 feet under the water off the coast of Norway, where he helped assemble oil rigs. Many divers are complaining of health problems and are suing for damages.
Keywords: Health · Sea · John Ydstie · Norway · Norwegian · assembles · Diver · Bernie Schwerdtfeger
May 2nd, 2008 · Norway is home to "black metal," an intense and violent music genre. Peter Beste visited the country 13 times in seven years to photograph the brutal scene, and his work appears in True Norwegian Black Metal.
Keywords: violent · country · music · brutal · Photographs · photo · genre · Underworld · Norway · bested · emTrue · Norwegian Black Metal
Feb 29th, 2008 · Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, Sam Nunn and William Perry argue the only way to stop nuclear weapons from falling into terrorist hands is to get rid of all of them. This week the former statesmen and their supporters convened in Oslo, Norway, for a conference.
Keywords: terrorist · senior · nuclear · weapons · campaign · abolished · Oslo · Norway · statesmen · Sam Nunn · William Perry · Henry Kissinger
Feb 26th, 2008 · The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Longyearbyen, Norway, is designed to safeguard more than 2 billion seeds in case of natural or manmade disaster. Norway owns the facility, and the Global Crop Diversity Trust is funding the seed collection.
Keywords: naturalized · Disaster · Norway · safeguard · manmade · doomsday · Svalbard Global Seed Vault · Longyearbyen · Global Crop Diversity Trust
Dec 27th, 2007 · One of Norway's biggest moneymakers, its fish farms, is fast becoming vulnerable because of climate change. The farther north you go the easier it is to see signs of melting sea ice or stranded polar bears, and northern countries such as Norway fear their economies will suffer.
Keywords: global · countries · Climate · Sea · Polar · economies · Norway · moneymaker
