Miscellaneous
DVD region code - explained: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code
http://www.webcamsinnorway.com/ Click on 'webcams' and see and
alphabetical list of webcams all over Norway. Click refresh and update
scenes.
http://www.voksenlia.net for a webcam view to the west of Oslo, weather
information, including records for the day, the year, etc.
Lists: swimsuit magazine covers, movie mistakes, worst cars, Oscars dress, etc.
http://lister.start.no/
Weather terms, meteorological terms:
http://www.met.no/met/met_lex/
Windchill factor: http://www.met.no/met/met_lex/v_a/vindavkjoling.html
http://www.lux-aeterna.com/clock/ - Download a free speaking clock and a Norwegian language file that will reside in the corner of your screen.
http://www.softshape.com/software/desktop/chamclock/features/ - Chameleion Clock also has multi-language support.
http://www.handicapsiden.no/ - handicap site; info on health, medicine, products, news, etc.
See a favorite Norwegian cartoon? Pondus!
http://www.dagbladet.no/tegneserie/
comic strips -
http://www.start.no/tegneserier// - Dilbert and others.
http://home.no.net/leandres/ Ole Brumm pages
BUNAD information: http://www.dennorskehusfliden.no/?aid=9074610
http://www.bunad-magasinet.no/hardangerskautet.4472789-80135.html
medical health site:
http://www.lommelegen.no/kap053_06.html
http://www.felleskatalogen.no/ all registered medications in Norway,
with comprehensive descriptions of indications/contraindications, side effects, and possible interactions
with other medications, chemical formulas and other pertinent data.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/lundehund.htm - Norwegian dog breed; Lundehund
DUGNAD -- an international work camp
http://www.internasjonaldugnad.org/
http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/okonomi/article475658.ece - chart info about
stocks:
en børs = stock exchange en indeks = price index tape = lose
tjene = earn, gain
en aksje = share en megler = broker kjøpe =buy selge = sell
stige = rise falle = fall
en risiko = risk
Sjømannskirken locations: Norwegian churches in other lands.
http://www.sjomannskirken.no/FrontPage.aspx?m=183
http://www.skype.com/download/ - Skype, software - make free calls to
anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world.
http://www.jyve.com/
Community of skype users - Groups, Chat, Blogs, Forums, Personal web page,
Email & Skype Contacts
Norsk forum for chronic pain:
http://sunshine35446.yuku.com/forums/74/t/Informasjon-om-kronisk-smerte-ryggsmerter-Fibromyalgi-bekken.html
LAS VEGAS Sons of Norway: http://www.vegasviking.com/
Currency Converter: http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=8&from=NOK&to=EUR&submit=Convert
OR: - http://www.ratesfx.com/rates/rate-converter.html
Norsk PolarInstitut - concerned with the Polar region: http://npweb.npolar.no/
Speedtest Typing: Check your typing speed in several languages, including Norwegian:
http://norwegian-speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/
Daylight Savings Time:
Norway and the US have slightly different start dates and end dates for daylight savings time (sommertid).
Se nettsiden http://www.timeanddate.com/norsk/omsommertid.html
Bank Account:
DEN NORSKE BANK (DnB).......Setting up an account without an ID-personal number:
Certain formalities must be observed for foreign customers living abroad, who are without an official Norwegian ID-number,
and wish to open an account with our Bank. We need a confirmed copy of your identity (i.e. Stamp and two signatures on copy
from local bank). Upon receipt of said copy, we will complete an application form and submit it to the Norwegian Tax Authorities,
Dept. for Foreign Nationals. In order to complete the application process, we will also require the following:
1. Your name, date of birth, nationality, and the reason why you want to open this account.
2. A statement from your current banker. (Detailing how long you have been a customer, scope of accounts
and that terms and conditions have been met).
Please forward this documentation to:
DnB NOR Bank ASA
Salgsservice - Skien
NO-0095 Oslo, Norway
and explicitly request the Bank to apply for a "D-number" and open an account for you.
The Tax Authorities will in due course provide you with an official ID-number, upon which we can open an account for you.
Since this will take some time to complete, (estimated processing time 3-4 weeks), we respectfully ask for your understanding
and patience.
Screamer Radio - a free internet radio: select Norway and get connected to 40+ stations:
http://www.screamer-radio.com/
FALSKE VENNER - FALSE FRIENDS - Words that are similar in both languages but mean different things.
See a list in the 'files' section of the Yahoo Group/Norskklassen
http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=norskklassen
and another at:
http://norwegianlanguage.info/words/false-friends.htm
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/norwegian.htm -
Norwegian, brief history, structure, alphabet, pronunciation with audio samples and a page of useful phrases.
a free download of "Det Norsk Bibelselskap (1930)" here:
http://www.unboundbible.org/index.cfm?method=downloads.showDownloadMain
Choose Norwegian from the language drop-down.
And here's the free companion software to go with it which will give you a fully searchable &
printable norsk Bibel: http://vrsoft.org.ru/english/unbound.shtml
Neopaganism in Scandinavia is dominated by revivals of Norse paganism (Asatru, Forn Sed, Nordisk Sed, Folketro). (Eng)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neopaganism_in_Scandinavia
satru Burial Ground:(Eng) http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/22013/1/
satru som neopaganistisk religion: http://aatne.soetelsk.org/aasatru.htm
Wikipedia:(Nor) http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85satru
Germanic Neopaganism (Eng): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85satru
CEF- Common European Framework of Reference for Languages:
The CEF proposes six common reference levels, each requiring a certain number of learning hours:
A1: Breakthrough: c. 90 learning hours
A2: Waystage: c. 180-200 learning hours
B1: Threshold: c. 350-400 learning hours
B2: Vantage: c. 500-600 learning hours
C1: Effective Operational Proficiency
C2: Mastery: c. 1000-1200 learning hours
The CEF is now regarded widely in Europe as the yardstick against which proficiency in
languages is measured and related to national and international examinations.
(CEF = Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
This is about the Council of Europe language policy and the web site for that is:
http://www.coe.int/T/DG4/Portfolio/?L=E&M=/main_pages/introduction.html
There is a page about each stage of learning a language there. Here is the direct link to that document:
http://www.coe.int/T/DG4/Portfolio/?L=E&M=/main_pages/levels.html
The US State Department Foreign Service Institute (the teaching arm of the department)
has developed a scale for various categories of difficulty (for English speakers) to learn
languages. Norwegian, French, Swedish etc are all category I (easiest). FSI suggests that
normally to reach Professional Speaking (S3) and Reading Proficiency (R-3) levels, it takes
23-24 weeks (full time studying) -- 575-600 class hours.
Category III (hardest for us English speakers) included Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin
Chinese, Japanese and Korean. These take 88 weeks / 2200 class hours.
See the website where this is described: http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/months/november/learningExpectations.html
Norway Search Engines:
http://www.kvasir.no/
http://www.google.no/
http://www.oxo.no/
Anglo-Norse Society Booklist - UK - http://www.anglo-norse.org.uk/booklist.htm
BOOKS:
The Half Brother by Lars Saabye Christensen:
Lars Saabye Christensen's The Half Brother is an international bestseller not only because it illuminates the
complex and compelling themes of post World War II Norway, sibling rivalry, family secrets, and the mystery of
identity, but also because it is compulsively readable and irresistibly discussable. Norwegian chat-lists
have been avidly dissecting this oceanic book's many mysteries since Halvbroren's debut in 2001
Read about it here: http://www.nortana.net/reading/half_brother.html
Available in -
Eng - http://www.amazon.com/Half-Brother-Lars-Saabye-Christensen/dp/1559707151
Nor - http://www.amazon.com/Halvbroren-Roman-Lars-Saabye-Christensen/dp/8202202086
Farthest North: Author: Fridtjof Nansen with an introduction by Roland Huntford
The Incredible Three-Year Voyage to the Frozen Latitudes of the North
(Norwegian Title: Fram over Polhavet. Den norske polarfærd, 1893-1896. First published in 1897.)
Read about it here: http://www.nortana.net///reading/farthestnorth/farnorth.html
Available in Nor: http://www.antikvariat.net/GRO77822.cgi
Eng - http://www.amazon.com/Farthest-North-Modern-Library-Exploration/dp/0375754725
Eng - UK - http://www.abebooks.co.uk/search/sortby/3/an/Nansen+/tn/+Farthest+North
Out Stealing Horses (Norwegian title: Ut og stjæle hester) Author: Per Petterson:
This masterfully written novel interweaves layers of time as it gradually reveals the truths and deceptions
behind protagonist Trond Sander's memories of the last time he saw his father in the summer of 1948.
Alternately set in a quiet village in contemporary Norway and a remote community close to the Swedish
border only a short time after the Second World War, the novel offers an achingly beautiful portrait of the
sacrifices and betrayals made by two families.
Read about it here: http://www.nortana.net///reading/stealing_horses.html
Available in Nor here: http://www.bokklubben.no/SamboWeb/produkt.do?produktId=145648
In Eng - http://www.amazon.com/Out-Stealing-Horses-Per-Petterson/dp/1555974708
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