The 7th annual BigPoll is well underway on esctoday.com, the world’s most  visited independent Eurovision Song Contest website. Readers and members have been predicting the outcome of each semi final, and the results are grouped geographically and then worked out based on the Eurovision Song Contest scoring Prediction. Over 100,000 predictions have been made, by more than 6,000 members of esctoday.com, which is a record number.
The 10 countries predicted to qualify from tonight’s semi final are: Read the full story

Unemployment in Iceland will continue to rise, according to the Central Bank. Unemployment has never increased so quickly or been as high, according to the Bank’s quarterly monetary bulletin. Read the full story

During the current economic downturn, finally some positive employment news is coming out of Sweden: Haxriket i Norden, a company based in Ahus, is looking to hire 20 witches to staff its phones and internet website. The company specialises in fortunes, predictions and other advice at a price of just USD 2.45 per minute.

The Local newspaper reports that qualified candidates for the position must be experienced in “contact with the other side, runes, tarots, crystals, herbs, rituals, exorcism, meditation, personal coaching, and more.” Interested witches must also have a fixed telephone line and Internet connection, but can enjoy the advantages of working from home. Read the full story