Quote:Speculation over what might be inside a 100-year-old package that's set to be unsealed this Friday in a small town in Norway abounds, according to Verdens Gang, a Norwegian newspaper.

Verdens Gang explains that the package has been kept in a museum in Gudbrandsdal and dates all the way back to August 26th, 1912. It carries a note from a man named Johan Nygard, specifying that it is not to be opened until 2012.

There are few clues about what the package might contain. What is known is that Nygard was involved in local politics and that he reportedly walked up to the mayor and handed him the package telling him that its contents would "benefit and delight future generations," according to a video that was posted the Verdens Gang website.

Quote:For better or for worse, the unveiling came as part of the 400th celebration of a battle in which the townspeople of Otta defeated Scottish soldiers hired by Sweden during its war against Denmark-Norway. As a result, the package caretakers were ushered off stage to make way for more celebration and entertainment, asked kindly to return to the stage later with a summary of what its contents reveal.

...Update: The curators returned to the stage without the secret for time travel. Instead, the package contents seem to be primarily concerned with the construction of a monument to celebrate the victory in 1612. The notebooks and newspapers contain ledgers and accounts of donations given to fund the memorial.

“It’s interesting to see how small amount of money was given,” said one of the museum curators. “Some people are giving half a dollar and some are giving a dollar.”

One of the newspapers, from August 1, 1914, mentioned that the people of Sel were “afraid the money was going to be used for something else.” Another paper contained the lyrics to an old popular song that is now used as a march in Norway.

The curators pledged to take the papers back to the Gudbrandsdal museum, where they will be put on display in glass cases, for all to see.

Forbes Wrote:Norway's 100-Year-Old Mystery Package Opened: Guess What Was Inside... a number of fabrics in the color of Norway’s flag... some paper... news paper clips... “This is like gold to us museum folks,” announced the female opener, speaking in English....

Quote:OSLO — A court on Friday sentenced Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian extremist who admitted killing 77 people, to at least 21 years in prison after ruling that he was sane when he carried out his country’s worst peacetime atrocity.

(08-24-2012, 01:54 PM)john Wrote: Lots of news from Norway today.

Quote:OSLO — A court on Friday sentenced Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian extremist who admitted killing 77 people, to at least 21 years in prison after ruling that he was sane when he carried out his country’s worst peacetime atrocity.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/world/europe/anders-behring-breivik-murder-trial.html?_r=1&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065

(08-24-2012, 01:54 PM)john Wrote: A court on Friday sentenced Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian extremist who admitted killing 77 people, to at least 21 years in prison after ruling that he was sane when he carried out his country’s worst peacetime atrocity.

(08-24-2012, 03:39 PM)buzzenator Wrote: That's a whopping 3-1/2 months in prison for each person he killed...wonder what you have to do in Norway to get the death penalty?

^ OMG, that's insane! ^
They need tougher laws in Norway!