Figgio Flint Norwegian Saga Mug Available At The Rune Garden

Norwegian/Norsk Saga Mug, Figgio Flint.  You are bidding on a large handpainted pottery mug from Norway. It is manufactured by Figgio Flint, Norway, and has a silkscreen Saga design. It is in very good condition without chips or crazing. It is 4 inches high and the opening is 3.25 inches across the top. It holds 12 ounces of liquid. It would make a good gift for the right person.

We have recently returned from Norway and have brought back with us a great number of children's books, pewter, sweaters, and holiday table covers. Please be looking for ongoing offers in the weeks to come.

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19-year-old Norwegian wins Monopoly World Title

  Bjorn Halvard Knappskog, of Oslo win Monopoly Championship.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lucky swap and some eager building propelled a 19-year-old Norwegian student to the top of board game fame and sent three would-be tycoons to the poor house at the Monopoly World Championship in Las Vegas.

 

Bjorn Halvard Knappskog, who graduated this year from the Oslo Private Gymnasium school, captured the title on Thursday when the battleship token of 25-year-old Geoff Christopher of New Zealand landed consecutively on Pacific Avenue and North Carolina Avenue, and he couldn't afford the combined $1,600 rent.

"(I'm) the most surprised you could ever be," Knappskog told The Associated Press. "I think this was a really good final. It was the best game I played in the whole tournament."

Knappskog won $20,580 in real money for the title — the total amount in the bank of a standard Monopoly game. The other finalists won nothing beyond the trip that brought each of the 41 competitors to the Caesars Palace hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip to represent their home countries as national champions....

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Israel rejects harsh response to Norway boycott

The Israeli foreign ministry yesterday refrained from harshly criticising Norway’s decision to divest from an Israel company.

In a relatively low key response, the foreign ministry released a statement: “Israel will consider further protest measures in the future.”

Haaretz reported the foreign ministry decided against using stronger language in order to prevent a diplomatic crisis.

The decision was taken after foreign ministry director - general Yossi Gal consulted Israel’s ambassador to Oslo, Michael Eligal, and foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman.

The Norwegian state pension fund has ethical guidelines which prohibit any investment in companies considered inhumane.

Mr Lieberman reportedly chose not to strongly condemn Norway so as not to damage Israel’s relationship with the country, especially since relations with Sweden have recently soured.

The Norwegian state pension fund yesterday announced it was divesting from Elbit, one of Israel's leading companies, for ethical reasons.

Elbit, an optics and electronics manufacturer, provides a surveillance system for the wall in the West Bank. In 2004 the International Court of Justice ruled that the wall was illegal.

Kristin Halvorsen, the Norwegian finance minister, said: “We do not wish to fund companies that so directly contribute to violations of international humanitarian law.”

The Israeli ambassador to Norway was told of the decision during a meeting at the foreign ministry in Oslo. The state pension fund sold its shares in Elbit before an official announcement was made.

Norway's government pension fund, one of the world’s biggest investors, is worth $333 billion (£203.8 billion). The fund contains revenues from Norway’s prosperous oil industry, for use by future generations.

The fund has ethical guidelines which prohibit any investment in companies considered inhumane, such as arms manufacturers, those involved in human rights violations or responsible for environmental damage. Currently, the fund has investments in 40 Israeli companies.

Last updated: 12:38pm, September 4 2009

http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/israel-rejects-harsh-response-norway-boycott