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“For a long time, many surgeons have been afraid that laparoscopy might impair survival in colorectal cancer patients and cause metastases in the skin openings that are used to insert the instruments, but this has provennot to be the case”

Minimally-invasive laparoscopic surgery and open surgery for colon cancer produce similar outcomes, according to researchers who reviewed findings from 12 international studies involving over 3,300 patients. via Health Resources

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A strike at five airports in Norway left thousands of travelers stranded Friday, officials said. via RedOrbit

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Limited Release: May 16, 2008; Rated: Drama ; Length: 105 Minutes; Genre: Drama ; With: Anders Danielsen Lie Telling stories about the struggle of being a young artist is irresistible for a young artist. via EntertainmentWeekly

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Philippine police clashed with communist rebels in the country's south Friday after mediator Norway announced that the two sides had secretly held three days of meetings in Oslo in a bid to revive peace talks. via PR-inside.com

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“I am now less than 1,000 miles from home. It seems like eternity. "I sleep as much as possible and try not to let my excitement get the better of me.”

SOLO sailor Adrian Flanagan is less than 1,000 miles from clinching his lifetime's ambition. via The Daily Echo

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The Fall 2008 Bergen Seminar on Electronic Literature in Europe will build upon the work of the e-poetry seminar held in Paris in February 2008 at the University Paris 8, the 2007 e-poetry conference in Paris, ... via Jilltxt.net

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - More Mobile Relations is coming to Sweden. The Telenor subsidiary ' s major investment in mobile marketing is continuing with the purchase of industry-leader 12snap-Lokomobil. The aim is a ... via Earth Times

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State-controlled StatoilHydro ASA on Tuesday reported a more than 60 percent increase in first-quarter profits as oil repeatedly struck record-high prices. via MSN Money

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“It is unfortunate that StatoilHydro ahead of time described how they mastered the technology part and would only emit so much”

When Norwegian energy giant StatoilHydro fired up the world's northernmost liquefied natural gas plant here last year it was hailed as an industry pioneer. via Raw Story

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“The government's ambition is to become a net exporter of renewables and that cannot happen if we do not develop”

The twenty windmills at Smoela on the nothwestern coast of Norway. As Norway prepares for a future after oil, the gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off its long coastline has become an increasingly ... via Physics Blog

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