Word: oslo
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...those extraordinary competitors who seem to know just what they can do in the course of a given race. And then, in an elegant, almost preordained fashion, he simply goes out and does it. In the weeks before this summer's highly touted Dream Mile at Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Cram, 24, was clearly on a roll. On July 16 in Nice, France, he had smashed the world 1,500-meter mark by 1.10 sec. with a beautifully structured performance in 3:29.67. So, coming into Oslo with the track world now focused on his run at Olympic Champion Sebastian...
...burbling keys, and glitchy drum tracks lend a thrilling dash of claustrophobia to “So Begins Our Alabee” and “The Party’s Crashing Us,” and rubbery synth slouches make the surreal travel diary of “Oslo in the Summertime” ominous and dirty instead of precious...
...change your immigration rules so as to deny permanent residence to all professionals coming from Third World countries that need their services. Those who come to the U.S. to receive special training should be obliged to return to their own countries once that training is completed. Thor W.R. Hansen Oslo...
...aromatic cheroots and cheap Israeli cigarettes. The 8-m-by-11-m room is festooned with bath towels and tracksuits. Each man owns a transistor radio and earphones, and little else. The men reel off the dates of their incarcerations. All were jailed before the 1993 signing of the Oslo peace agreement and that, they argue, makes them prisoners of a war that ended by treaty, and they ought to have been freed long ago. "Our leaders signed an agreement and left their soldiers in jail," says Uthman Musleh, 53, who was incarcerated 22 years ago for killing and wounding...
...feel up to the icy challenge, call the Svalbard Wildlife Service on (47-79) 02 56 60, or check out www.spitsbergen-icegolf.no for more information. The entry cost for the competition is $2,870, which includes a return flight from Oslo and four nights' accommodation. Or if you're interested in a more traditional winter holiday filled with snowmobile safaris and dog-sledding trips, log on to www.svalbard.net, which lists local activities, accommodation and tour operators...