Count Olaf

A Viking—commonly thought of as a Nordic seafarer that plundered and pillaged countless seaside villages and merchant ships. This is a common misconception, since most "Vikings" were actually farmers, merchants, and explorers. Early Vikings travelled to and colonized Iceland, Greenland, and even areas around Newfoundland. Had the Vikings ventured south towards the eastern coastline of North America, colonization of the land would soon follow, and this alternate event would have been better than…

Hugh Rich, born Olaf Dietrich, was intelligent, handsome and charming, but was flawed with a detrimental down side. A ferocious man, who has been imprisoned by his wild ego, is described by police as having “intelligence without wisdom and brains without judgement”. He had the world at his fingertips, and the ability to achieve great success. Instead he chose to become a career criminal, and took a lethal road. Born in a German refugee camp in 1952 Dietrich came to Australia with his parents…

The most well-known type of cosplay is the realistic cosplay. These cosplayers make every detail count and create each piece to a very precise standard. Second is the “crossplayers.” This group typically dresses and the opposite sex of their own or change the sex of the character being portrayed. The “mekas” are third and have large pieces that spent…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…