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  Halden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halden, formerly Fredrikshald, is a town and municipality in the county of Østfold, Norway.
Due to Halden's close proximity to the border with Sweden, the Fredriksten fortress was erected in Halden in the 17th century.
Halden is the only city mentioned in Norway's national anthem, with a reference to the town's citizens burning their own houses to prevent them being taken by the invading Swedes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Halden   (1221 words)

  
 HALDEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Halden received nationwide attention when the Vice Mayor was forced out of his office by his colleagues, and had to do all his work in a Café in the building next to the City Hall.
During the 1960s, 70s, and 80s, Halden was known for a large amount of pollution, especially done by the cornerstone factory Saugbrugs.
Halden is also the place for one of Norway's two nuclear reactors.
www.yotor.org /wiki/en/ha/Halden.htm   (392 words)

  
 GoNorway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Halden muncipality has approximately 27.600 inhabitants and covers a area of 640,0 km2.
The town is also known as the empire town because of its buildings in the French Empire style which flourished in Norway in the first half of the 19th century.
Halden Golfclub is a golf course with 18 holes and a variation of difficulties.
www.gonorway.no /township_bottom.php?ID=7635f8c325cf850&VR=fredriksten_fortress   (1028 words)

  
 Halden Reactor Project Description - NEA Joint Projects
The Halden Reactor Project has been in operation for more than 40 years and is the largest NEA project.
Achievements of the Halden Project Programme during the 2000-2002 Period (Executive Summary Prepared by the Halden Reactor Project), March 2003.
Achievements of the Halden Project Programme during the 1997-1999 Period (Executive Summary Prepared by the Halden Reactor Project), March 2000.
www.nea.fr /html/jointproj/halden.html   (670 words)

  
 Halden : Introduction | Frommers.com
Historically, Halden was a frontier outpost heavily fortified to fend off attacks by the Swedes.
With its population of around 27,000 people, Halden lies at the end of Iddefjord in the far southeasterly corner of Østfold.
Halden is bisected by the Tista River and hemmed in by forested hills.
www.frommers.com /destinations/halden/3295010001.html   (315 words)

  
 Halden on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Virtual projects at Halden: the Halden man-machine systems programme for 2002 is intended to address issues related to human factors, control room design, computer-based support system areas and system safety and...
Halden Sent Low-Levels of Radiation To Local Sewer Line for Nine Years.
Fuzzy business: the Halden Reactor Project has developed two systems to investigate how signal validation and thermal performance monitoring techniques can be improved.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Halden.asp   (415 words)

  
 NewsNet5.com - Health - Myths Vs. Facts: Is Plastic Safe For Food Storage?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Halden said chemicals from the plastic exist in there, and when those droplets fall down onto your food, so do the chemicals.
Halden suggested using a plate to reheat food instead of using the container itself.
Halden said chemicals can be released from plastic packaging materials, such as the kinds used in many microwavable meals, but the packaging is safe.
www.newsnet5.com /health/4735721/detail.html   (510 words)

  
 Reiseliv Indre Østfold
The Halden Canal is hidden deep inside the forests in the border region, well worth a visit!
The Halden Canal is the older of the two canals in Norway (the second one is in Telemark).
The history of the Halden Canal is interestingly described in the Canal Museum, as is the cultural relics in the area and the nature in and around the canal.
www.visitindre.no /com/asp/sider.asp?menyKategoriID=81&sideID=0   (332 words)

  
 IFE - The Halden Reactor Project
The OECD Halden Reactor Project is a leader in these advances with programmes devised to provide answers in a direct and effective manner.
The Halden Project is a joint undertaking of national organizations in 20 countries sponsoring a jointly financed programme under the auspices of the OECD - Nuclear Energy Agency.
The Halden reactor is regarded in many countries as a strategic asset for testing fuel and reactor components.
www.ife.no /hrp/index_html?set_language=en&cl=en   (711 words)

  
 Halden Hound
This breed was named after the town of Halden in southeastern Norway.
The standard for the Halden Hound was established in the 1950s.
The Halden Hound can withstand cold and is a fast hunter able to chase quarry for long periods at a quick pace.
www.furrycritter.com /resources/dogs/Halden_Hound.htm   (160 words)

  
 NBC10.com - Consumeralert - Is Cooking, Freezing In Plastic Safe?
Secondly, Halden said, it is not dioxins we should worry about, but possibly the plasticizers in the plastic.
Halden also confirms that freezing water bottles is completely safe.
Halden suggests that, if you are worried, you should put food on glass instead of on plastic.
www.nbc10.com /consumeralert/4216977/detail.html   (424 words)

  
 Park Hotel Halden
The historic town of Halden is idyllically set at the head of the Iddefjord.
In the midst of this idyll, you will find Park Hotel Halden, which is a medium sized Conference-Hotel.
Overlooked by the mighty Fredriksten Fortress, Halden possesses great historical treasures and a variety of sights.
www.park-hotel.no /eng   (113 words)

  
 Østfold University College: Welcome!
Halden has the largest number of students in Østfold County, and the district is in a period of great expansion.
Halden was established as a town in 1665.
Salmon fishing in “Berbyelva” is popular in the spring and in the summer.
www.adm.hiof.no /~nyheter/english/halden.html   (163 words)

  
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HALDEN And if the system crashes, they all get to spend the rest of their lives hooked-up to God-Damn coma machines.
Halden is behind his desk, staring out the window at the storm.
Halden trying to say something, but all that comes out is some awful garbled noise.
www.hundland.com /scripts/Metropolis.txt   (14005 words)

  
 westword.com | | Music | Bright Lights, Big City | 2000-06-01   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Halden Wofford (front) and Hi Beams Bret Billings, Sandy Yost and Kevin Yost.
On stage at the Eagles Lodge in Thornton, Halden Wofford and his mates in the Hi Beams (steel guitarist Bret Billings, multi-instrumentalist Kevin Yost and his wife, bassist Sandy Yost) are laying down a set of classic country music.
Halden Wofford & the Hi Beams, however, have been carving a niche for their breed of country in a third scene, one far removed from both the y'allternative crowd and the Shania Twain set.
www.westword.com /issues/2000-06-01/music3.html   (1692 words)

  
 Halden-group, Oil and Gas Company
It is the corporate policy of the HALDEN GROUP to meet its client's needs, through the provision of competent, highly skilled professionals and innovative technical services.
HALDEN GROUP'S front end oil field engineering is beefed with the vision to enhancing the quest for a better and achievable technological transfer.
HALDEN indeed believes that advancement is a product of reasonable risk-taking that is linked with its slogan: "IF YOU CANNOT DO IT DO NOT BEGIN IT The Company is a consortium of professionals who out of genuine desire to provide a unique and excellence service to Oil and Gas Industry came together.
www.haldengrp.com   (273 words)

  
 Halden
It's taken from the fortress rising above the city to defend it's inhabitants form the Swedish attacks in the 1600s and 1700s.
Halden is close to the Swedish border, and are surrounded by large areas of wood, lakes and a nice coast where a lot of locals use their boats on every minute of their spare time.
Many of them are Swedish, seeking the destiny of the their king Carl XII that were killed trying to conquer Fredriksten fortress in the 17-hundreds.
home.online.no /~jkorshav/halden.html   (282 words)

  
 Halden Arbeiderblad
Starten på julehelgen har vært usedvanlig fredelig og fin i Halden.
Elizabeth (40) er sportslig leder i HK Halden.
I kveld vil Eivind Dramstad og ni andre frivillige sette i stand julaften for enslige og andre i kafeen i Busterudgata eldresenter.
www.ha-halden.no /index.asp?menuItem=109   (232 words)

  
 The Halden Group Software Solutions Provider
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.
Founded in 1987, The Halden Group, an award-winning, certified software solutions provider and developer of innovative, customizable enterprise business solutions continues its tradition of achieving proven results time after time.
Whether it is in design, enhancement or an independent review of vital systems and applications, The Halden Group is ready and willing to provide you with solutions to meet your specific needs.
www.haldengroup.com   (125 words)

  
 Nuclear Waste News: Halden Sent Low-Levels of Radiation To Local Sewer Line for Nine Years.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
LONDON -- Cooling water containing low levels of radioactivity from the Halden reactor has been going into a sewer line for nine years, according to Norway's Radiation Protection Authority.
The leakage, which may have contaminated fertilizer on local farms, occurred because the reactor discharge system was linked to the sewer system rather than a sea discharge pipeline.
The Halden reactor is operated by Norway's Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), an independent foundation established in 1948 with departments at Kjeller and Halden.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:74033786&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (216 words)

  
 Halden Arbeiderblad - Tore Sandvik ble norsk mester!
Halden Arbeiderblad - Tore Sandvik ble norsk mester!
Halden Skiklubbs eminente løper Tore Sandvik ble torsdag ettermidag norsk mester i orientering.
Sandvik løp sterkt på den 13,3 kilometer lange løypa i Drammen og var sju sekunder foran Holger Hott Johansen fra Kristiansand i mål.
www.ha-halden.no /artikkel.asp?Artid=119857&EmneID=SP-ORIEN-   (53 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Halden, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Halden, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Charles XII fell before its walls in 1718.
From 1665 to 1928 Halden was known as Frederikshald or Fredrikshald.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/H/Halden.html   (176 words)

  
 Sarpsborg - Halden - Fredrikstad
I've only described the trip from city to city, and not any tourist attractions anywhere on the trip, but if you want to, you could go to several locations along the way.
Fredriksten Fortress in Halden for instance, or take a trip to the Hvaler islands (from Fredrikstad), a beautiful place in summer.
Ride westwards, out of Halden, towards E6 (I guess signs say Svinesund, Sarpsborg and Oslo).
folk.uio.no /joakimt/nam/maps/ostfold2/ostfold2.html   (984 words)

  
 TheWBALChannel.com - News - Myths Vs. Facts About Plastic And Your Food
Hamilton recently spoke with Dr. Rolf Halden, an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Halden said chemicals can be released from plastic packaging materials, like the kinds used in many microwavable meals, but the packaging is safe.
He said, for those concerned about the packaging and its chemicals, you can transfer the contents to a ceramic or heat-resistant glass container instead.
www.thewbalchannel.com /news/4729736/detail.html?subid=10100681   (504 words)

  
 Park Hotel Halden
Park Hotel Halden is situated in the small town of Halden, only a few kilometers away from the Swedish border.
Halden is approximately a 120 kilometers drive from Oslo.
Follow the main road, and you will find Park Hotel Halden on the right hand side of the road, after 6 kilometers.
www.park-hotel.no /eng/kontakt/kontakt.htm   (91 words)

  
 IFE - Institute for Energy Technology
IFE's nuclear technology comprises all activities that are related to the Institute's two research reactors, in Halden and at Kjeller.
The Halden Board of Management was gathered for its semi-annual Board meeting at the OECD NEA Headquarter in Paris on December 2nd.
Signed new 3-year agreement for the Halden Project for the 2006-08 period.
www.ife.no /english   (416 words)

  
 Halden Virtual Reality Centre
The VR section's main areas of technical expertise are virtual reality and wearable augmented reality, however we draw on expertise and vast domain knowledge from across the institute, enabling us to achieve innovative synergies that can solve highly specialised problems using visualisation as an enabling technology.
VR section staff supervise student projects and teach master-level courses for Østfold University College in Halden and Sarpsborg.
We also have close cooperations with staff, students, and postgraduates at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, and Kyoto University in Japan, where supervision of student projects and postgraduate work are key activities.
www2.hrp.no /vr   (589 words)

  
 Halden Training - Attackpoint : Orienteering, Running, Navigation, Racing, Training, and Fitness
Didn't notice your comment on my training log since I haven't been AP'ing for awhile.
This method was invented and organised by Halden team coach Kjell Puck and has been a standing part of their Tiomila (an dother relay) preparations for about the past 5 years.
Basically what you are trying to do is simulate real relay conditions like a leg changeover by spreading out a field of runners.
www.attackpoint.org /discussionthread.jsp?messageid=11896   (630 words)

  
 International Collaboration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The most recent ones have been different Socrates and Leonardo projects funded by the European Union or projects funded by the Nordic Council.
Title: Environmental Development in Halden and Ciaño: Industrial and Postindustrial Processes.
Halden videregående skole, postboks 604, N-1754 Halden, Norway
www.halden.vgs.no /engweb/inter.htm   (166 words)

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