Month: July 2018
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Exploring the Akerselva River
Here at the NCQ, we figured it’s time to add in a travel section – for those of us who go places in planes – and those of us who want to! Our first piece comes care of TheLocal.No. Let us know what you think! A popular recreation area with a vibrant history, the Akerselva…
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Norway’s beerfully hot summer
Warm weather has coincided with record sales of beer and bottled water in Norway, but fewer soft drinks are being consumed. Sales of beer increased by just over three percent in the first half of 2018, Nettavisen reports. The most recent months in particular have brought figures up, resulting in “all time high” beer sales beating…
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The great (porridge) debate
It was this morning as I was listening to one of my lectures for a subject I’m studying at UNE (Europe and the New World) while scarfing down a bowl of steaming porridge (instant – but there’s no stovetops at work, so judge not!) that I started to wonder…there were so many, many foods that…
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Creating the Viking apron dress – stage 2
So you’re back for part 2! The drawing, cutting and pinning stage. In our last post about the dress, I talked about taking your measurements to make sure the size of the material you ended up with was right. I’ll start by correcting myself now with the estimates I put on the size of the…
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Skolebrød
Ingredients For the Bread: 3 cups all purpose flour 1?4 cup sugar 1?2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 1 cup milk 5 tablespoons unsalted butter For the Custard: 3 egg yolks 1?4 cup sugar 1?2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup milk 1?2 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 egg,…
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Norway and other sovereign wealth funds pledge to help fight climate change
Six sovereign wealth funds pledged on Friday to fight climate change at a meeting hosted by Emmanuel Macron, as the French president pushes his “make our planet great again” message. The funds manage assets with a total value of $3 trillion and include that of Norway, the biggest in the world, valued alone at $1…
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Creating the Viking apron dress – stage 1
Hi everyone… so this post will be the first in a series detailing my progress as I undertake the journey of creating a (slightly) stylised version of the commonly accepted viking apron dress. While there’s some disagreement as to the exact style of the apron dress (given that archaeological finds aren’t exactly able to provide…
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Norway following Australia’s lead in banning branded packaging for tobacco products.
A law change that comes into effect on July 1st will require all packaging on cigarettes and snus in Norway to be entirely neutral. Selling the tobacco products in non-standardised packaging will be illegal under the new law. “This is an important step towards the long-term aim of a tobacco-free society. Protecting children and young…
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