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Warm meals at school must win the battle with the boring packed lunch
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Ever since I married a Finnish lady back in -92, I've been challenged weekly on the much overrated Norwegian tradition of bringing packed lunch to school. When I ask Finnish teachers working in Norway what they think is the most...
Postet: 2008-04-08 15:14:11
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Glugg.no - discover, share, vote on and discuss content on the web
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Among a few social bookmarking concepts available in the Norwegian language, the newly launched glugg.no seems to have great potential. I fancy this rather than other alternatives due to the seriousity displayed. There you won't waste precious time ...
Postet: 2008-03-05 00:13:10
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Digging into our past
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For years I've had a fascination for ancestral quests, asking questions about my forefathers. However, a pretty large chunk of the knowledge I used to have of my ancestry, was based on oral accounts by my immediate family. But when...
Postet: 2008-02-03 23:45:38
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The N.I.V. are guest speakers and singers at the SDA Norwegian Family Camp , July 7 - July 13 2008
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I'm really looking forward to another N.I.V. reunion, this time at the annual SDA Family Camp at Nisser, Telemark, Norway in the summer of 2008. Our last reunion was during the Week of Spiritual Emphasis at Newbold College in October...
Postet: 2008-01-27 16:42:41
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Mathias celebrating his 8th birthday
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The enthusiasm with which an eight year old celebrates his birthday, simply needs to be experiences first hand. To the left is his Photoshop made birthday invitation card. Also you may read on and take a look at a few...
Postet: 2008-01-26 19:08:09
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Heard Maria Arredondo live in Tromsø today!
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The Norwegian pop-star Maria Arredondo made a sweet apprearence in a mini concert at the Jekta shopping centre today at 6 pm. This was done in connection with the launching of her new cd "For a Moment." Thomas and Rune...
Postet: 2007-12-14 01:45:16
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Nobel laureate, Al Gore - why not include "Go Vegetarian" in your Global Warming pledge?
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In a cutting edge 2006 report, Livestock's Long Shadow, the U.N. conclude that the meat industry generates almost 40 percent more greenhouse gases than all the cars, trucks, SUVs, ships and planes in the world put together. In addition, the...
Postet: 2007-12-12 15:41:53
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The Gymnastics National Finals - Landsfinalen i turn - Tromsø - Norway
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The National Gymnastics All-Around Final was held in Tromsø on Saturday 24. November, and the Event Final on Sunday 25. November. In the All-Round Final, Andreas was pleased that he qualified for the Event Final in all except parallell bars....
Postet: 2007-11-26 00:03:06
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The Norwegian rock-band DDE at shopping mall in Tromsø
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As we popped into the Jekta shopping mall in Tromsø on November 15, the words filling the entire mall were "Nå blir det liv, RAI RAI!" performed by Bjarne Brøndbo and his successful pop/folk band DDE. Being a not much...
Postet: 2007-11-21 19:16:43
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Andreas wins gymnastics final in North Region
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A week ago, in Narvik, North Norway, Andreas had a lucky break and pulled off an overall good performance, particularly on the floor.This resulted in his taking home the first prize in the North Region Gymnastics competition. It goes without...
Postet: 2007-11-14 07:56:23
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Our boys now have Finnish classes at school!
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We are really thankful that our boys are finally getting two Finnish lessons a week at school. As you know, our kids are simultanious bilingual speakers of Norwgian and Finnish. Unfortunately, it took us several years to discover that people...
Postet: 2007-10-26 15:39:02
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Leaves on fire in the autumn sun
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At the end of September, the sun suddenly broke through the clouds and set the orange leaves ablaze. I grabbed my SLR-camera and ran through the forest towards the sloping hillside a few hundred metres from our house where the...
Postet: 2007-10-15 02:00:16
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Trudging through the snow
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Who could have imagined that we would be trudging throught the snow before mid-October! This past week, heavy snow and chilly winds have been causing havoc in Northern Norway. Although the snow showers are dying out, ice on the...
Postet: 2007-10-13 20:07:59
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Astrid U. Jacobsen trained Tromsø ski-club today
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World Championship gold medallist in sprint, 2007, Astrid U. Jacobsen, visited Tromsø ski-club this weekend. On Sunday afternoon Sept. 23. she lead out in a ski training session with Tromsø ski club. Among the lucky skiers was Thomas. During...
Postet: 2007-09-23 22:45:00
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Kindergarten separation anxiety
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Settling Niklas in the kindergarten has been quite a challenge for both him and us. Even after many a introductory session, the SA instinct is hard to fight. During the many introductory sessions, we tried leaving the room for increasing...
Postet: 2007-09-14 11:45:59
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Embracing baby cousin
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When arriving in Finland a few days ago, finally having our long awated summer holiday, we were particularly excited to see Antti and Minna's newborn baby-boy, Olli. This charming little two month old fellow made Niklas seem like a giant...
Postet: 2007-07-28 13:23:14
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Our neighbours' puppies
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Our next-door neighbours just had two adorable puppies, and we couldn't resist paying them a visit about a week ago. Niklas was completely enthralled with them, and they certainly loved him. But he got a bit fidgety when they started...
Postet: 2007-07-21 00:38:10
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Two birthdays in a row
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Yesterday, 27. june, Niklas turned ONE. Today, 28. june, Andreas turns 13. It goes without saying that we are proud to celebrate Niklas entering his second year in life and our oldes son becoming a teenager! Time flies! Scary!...
Postet: 2007-06-28 13:44:55
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Niklas walks unsupported
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Baby's first smile, first steps, and first words are exciting events that are certainly worth recording! Niklas has for some time been able to stand unsupported, and finally on 12. June he took his first solo walk....
Postet: 2007-06-19 12:59:21
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Balcony view challenge
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I presume you might argue that your place or a site you have some degree of ownership to, is the most beautiful, stunning, breath-taking, dazzling or spectacular in the world. It's not my ambition to go so far as...
Postet: 2007-05-25 20:21:55
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Download N.I.V.'s live performances
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N.I.V. stands for Newbold International Version, and as the name indicates, the members of this male vocal group have different national backgrounds and met while students at Newbold College close to Bracknell in England. I started singing with the ...
Postet: 2007-05-13 00:26:28
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The Neo-Matrix look
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Our oldest boys watched The Matrix recently, and Mathias was allowed to peep through just a few cool scenes from the film. He was fascinated by the dodging of bullets. Soon after, he appeared in the doorway of our...
Postet: 2007-04-30 14:01:00
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Skiing competition on slush
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Tromsø skiklubb (The Skiclub of Tromsø) arranged the last club competition of the season on Wednesday 26. April. Thomas and his two team mates eagerly took part in this sportive event. Close to a hundred contestants glided strenuously cross the slushy ...
Postet: 2007-04-27 16:47:12
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North Norwegian Gymnastics Championships
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The largest North Norwegian Gymnastics Competition ever took place the weekend from 13. - 15. April with about 450 contestants. After a grand opening, the artistic gymnastics for the men and women gathered a packed tribune. Andreas seemed to enjoy his ...
Postet: 2007-04-19 01:05:12
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The return of winter
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Just when winter appeared to be surrendering, it decided to strike back one more time with chilly gusts and another 20 cm of snow. This made skiing in the mountains a high risk we didn't dare take. Spending Easter skiing in the mountains is, by the ...
Postet: 2007-04-06 17:39:51
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