9/27: Today in G-History
1897: MEL BERNS, makeup artist on the original “King Kong”, “Son of Kong”, and “Mighty Joe Young”, is born in Chicago. 1914: JUKICHI ONO, who played the samurai in “Onibaba”, is born. 1934: KYOKO ANZAI, who played Etsuko Shiraishi in “Battle in Outer Space”, is born in Osaka. 1936: SHOJI OKI, who pl ...
Un Requin au musée.
Admirez cette semaine les magnifiques photos prises par notre ami Requiniste Hubert Evin, propriétaire de Rurik, n°486, au Maritime Museum of Finland à Helsinki. Il s’agit d’un Requin du chantier Abo qui a construit les premiers Requin importés en France il y a 80 ans. On peut y voir les magnifiques ...
Sanningen bakom Estonia
Nationella trauman har alltid mycket att lära ut. Sverige har en lång historia av nationella trauman. Stora båtar som sjunkit, kungar, statsministrar och statsråd som mördats. Men kanske är det så att Estonias förlisning är speciell. Den ligger nära i tid. Den är omgärdad av mystiska omständigheter. ...
Rysskräck ökar i Finland
Finländarnas rädsla för grannlandet Ryssland ökar. I en opinionsmätning som publiceras i tidningen Helsingin Sanomat uppger över 40 procent av de tillfrågade att de anser att finländarna har skäl att vara rädda för Ryssland — att jämföra med cirka 20 procent för fyra år sedan.
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 Contest
“Aurora over a glacier lagoon”. A vivid green overheaded aurrora pictured in Iceland’s Vatnajokull National Park reflected almost symetrically in Jokulsrlon Glacier lagoon. A complete lack of wind and currrent combin in this sheltred lagoon scene to crete an arresting mirror effect giving the image ...
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus reaches 22 more markets
Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus went on sale in several markets just over a week ago, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, United States and the U.K. Now, the devices will hit 22 more markets across the globe, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finlan ...
Socialismi (Finland 2014)
This is a montage film by Peter Von Bagh screened at this year’s Il Cinema Ritrovato. The Catalogue notes by Olaf Műller state the subject: “Socialism, the 20th century’s greatest dream and source of some of its darkest nightmares.” In fact the film takes up back to deep into the C19th, to the Paris ...
Nishikori battles into final
Kei Nishikori v Julien Benneteau. Click here to bet. The Japanese 24-year-old beat Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 4-6 6-2 in his first tournament since his stunning run at the US Open in New York last month. Nishikori had to dig deep to see off his 33-year ...
Fitch keeps Finland at Triple-A credit rating despite rising debt-to-GDP ratio
HELSINKI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Credit rating agency Fitch keeps AAA credit rating for Finland with stable outlook, said Fitch in a press release published on early Saturday in Helsinki local time. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Finland's long-term foreign and ...
Kei Nishikori, Julien Benneteau reach Malaysian Open final
Top-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to reach the final of the Malaysian Open on Saturday. Playing in his first tournament since reaching the US Open final, Nishikori converted six of his 13 break points and fired ...
Nishikori, Benneteau reach Malaysian Open final
KUALA LUMPUR: Top-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to reach the final of the Malaysian Open on Saturday. Playing in his first tournament since reaching the U.S. Open final, Nishikori converted six of his 13 break ...
