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Norwegian Scandinavian Aquavits Return to Shelves Near You! American Story on Page 13 Volume 127, #19 • June 3, 2016 Est the Inside this issue: NORWEGIAN Scandinavian aquavits return to shelves near you! american story on page 13 Volume 127, #19 • June 3, 2016 Est. May 17, 1889 • Formerly Norwegian American Weekly, Western Viking & Nordisk Tidende $3 USD New looks at Edvard Munch WHAT’S INSIDE? « All kunst, litteratur og Nyheter / News 2-3 musikk blir produsert med ens Sports 4-5 hjerteblod. Kunst er hjerteblodet Opinion 6-7 av et menneske. » Norsk Språk 8-9 – Edvard Munch Business 10 Research & Science 11 Taste of Norway 12-13 Norway near you 14-15 Travel 16-17 Norwegian Heritage 18-19 Arts & Entertainment 20-21 Roots & Connections 22 Barneblad 23 Bulletin Board 24 $1 = NOK 8.353 updated 05/30/2016 In comparison 04/30/2016 8.0519 11/30/2015 8.6850 05/30/2015 7.7716 Munch: Art Masters Series by Steffen Kverneland © SelfMadeHero, 2016 2 • June 3, 2016 Nyheter fra Norge theNORWEGIANamerican Nyheter Opprør mot flypassasjeravgiften Viste rumpa til bjørnen Ifølge samisk eventyr skal man vise rum- To Frp-veteraner er i pa hvis man møter en bjørn, og det prøvde harnisk over at deres Yle Sápmis reporter, når hun møtte seks bjørn i Finland. Vanligvis synes de fleste eget parti i regjering inn- at bjørnen både er skummel og farlig, fører flypassasjeravgift men i Kuusamo i Finland er det en mann som liker sånt. Han tar også godt vare på bjørnene sine med godt humør. Re- STELLA BUGGE & FRANK ERTESVÅG porter i saken, Kaisa Aikio, skulle finne ut VG hvordan der er når en bjørn slikker deg i hånden og om bjørnen forstår samisk. Og De to Frp-veteranene Carl I. Hagen (72) hun prøvde å skremme bjørnen, ved å vise og Øystein Hedstrøm (69) er i harnisk over rumpa til den. at deres eget parti i regjering innfører flypas- (NRK) sasjeravgift. Eks Frp-formann Hagen sparer ikke på Det blir under 400 kommuner, spår kruttet når han forteller hva han mener om forsker avgiften som er planlagt innført om fem dager. Professor Reidar Almås ved Norsk senter — Den er helt håpløs og skulle aldri for bygdeforskning synes regjeringen bør vært innført. Det er bare å fjerne denne. være godt fornøyd om resultatet av den Så får man saldere budsjettet som vanlig storstilte kommunereformsatsingen ender Foto: Frode Hansen & Krister Sørbø / VG i november, det er alltid masse endringer i med at vi får under 400 kommuner i landet. Øystein Hedstrøm (69), tidligere stortingsrepresentant for Frp, går knallhardt ut mot flypassasjerav- budsjettet på slutten av året. Jeg synes det giften. Her var han på hytta ved Vansjø i Østfold. Også Carl I. Hagen (72) mener avgiften må vekk. I 2014 anbefalte regjeringens ekspertut- er merkverdig at Frps stortingsgruppe ikke valg å redusere dagens 428 kommuner til fremmer forslag om fjerne flypassasjerav- 100. Almås tror derimot vi ender på rundt giften nå, sier Hagen til VG. tidlig på kvelden bekreftet stortingsgruppen inn i forløperen til Frp, Anders Langes parti. 400 kommuner når reformen er gjennom- Hva stortingsgruppen egentlig har ment likevel at de stod bak avgiften. Hagen var i Rygge 25. mai hvor han ført–bare 30 færre enn i dag, skriver Dag- har det hersket noe forvirring rundt de siste Det er ikke musikk i Carl I. Hagens talte på Eldrerådets møte. bladet. — Erna Solberg har sagt at man to dagene. 25. mai ble det først varslet om- ører. Han viser til at FrP var med på å fjerne — Jeg sa at jeg ikke forstår statsminis- måtte være glad om en kom under 400 kamp, men senere på kvelden sendte parla- den forrige flyseteavgiften. I 1986 sørget ter Solberg som sier hun ikke vil bøye av for kommuner. Det synes jeg de skal være når mentarisk leder Harald Tom Nesvik ut en forøvrig daværende Frp-formann for å felle en ser hvordan dette barker i vei. Realis- pressemelding hvor han forsøkte å dempe Kåre Willochs regjering fordi den foreslo å Se > OPPRØR, side 9 men er at man har spurt folk og fått svar. ned uenigheten mellom Frp i Stortinget og øke bensinavgiften. Så er da også Frp tuftet Jeg tror det blir under 400, men ikke mye Frp i regjering. på «Anders Langes Parti til sterk nedsettelse English Synopsis: Two Progress Party veterans are under, sier han til Dagbladet. Bare en tre- 26. mai ble budsjettforhandlingene en av skatter, avgifter og offentlige inngrep.» dismayed by the fact that their own party in govern- del av de 105 kommunene som til nå har stund stanset som følge av forvirringen, men Både Hagen og Hedstrøm meldte seg ment is introducing air passenger tax. avholdt valg, har endt opp med ja. Siden en frivillig sammenslåing krever ja fra minst to parter, betyr ikke et ja nødven- digvis en sammenslåing. — Resultatet så langt viser at det er stor skepsis til refor- Vinmonopolet’s sjef død Ny ordning men, men noen unntak. Den er elitedrevet ovenfra. Jeg tror frykten for sentralisering Vinmonopolets administrende direktør Kai er det som ligger under. — Regjeringen for lønn kunne i teorien ha tvunget dette igjennom, G. Henriksen døde natt til 27. mai men da tror jeg de ville tapt valget i 2017, For første gang blir sier han. (Aftenposten) det to ulike lønns- Politijakt etter ku som stakk av fra systemer i staten Oslo-slakteri Lovens lange arm rykket 26. mai ut for JOHAN B. SÆTTEM å lokalisere en ku som ikke hadde lyst til NRK å bli slaktet på Furuset i Oslo. En time senere kommer meldingen om at kua er Det er klart etter at staten ble enig med avlivet. — De ringte oss fra slakteriet og LO, YS og Unio i statsoppgjøret. Det ga- fortalte at en ku hadde stukket av derfra, ranterte lønnstillegget man får fra 1. mai vil sier operasjonsleder Ola Krokan i Oslo avhenge av hvor man er organisert eller om politidistrikt, til VG like etter klokken 13. man er uorganisert. Kua skal ha løpt i stor fart bort fra om- Det er ikke uvanlig at det er lønnsfor- rådet, opplyser politiet. «Sist observert i skjeller i staten. Men det som er nytt etter godt driv mot Alnaparken. Vi er under- nattens resultat av lønnsoppgjøret, er at det veis», tvitret Oslo-politiet da rømningen i praksis blir to ulike lønnstabeller for stats- var et faktum. En snau halvtime senere Foto: Olav Olsen & Geir Salvesen / Aftenposten ansatte. melder Oslo-politiet at kua er lokalisert. Kai G. Henriksen var Vinmonopolets øverste sjef i ti år. Det innebærer at det sentrale «Vi har lokalisert kua på et grøntområde lønnstillegget, som blir gitt fra 1. mai like ved. Viltnemnda er underveis for å inneværende år, vil variere om man er bistå», skriver de i en melding. Like etter ØYSTEIN ALDRIDGE Helse- og omsorgsminister Bent Høie u organisert, eller organisert i Akademikerne, klokken 14 melder politiet at kua er av- Aftenposten (H) uttaler at det er med sorg de har mottatt alternativt LO, Unio eller YS. livet av Viltnemda. Oslo-politiet har også beskjeden om at Kai G. Henriksen er gått Hvilken lønnstabell som gjelder, vil tidligere måttet håndtere andre firbeinte — Dette var en veldig trist beskjed å få, bort. avhenge av hvor man er organisert, sier rømlinger fra det samme slakteriet. I 2011 selv om vi lenge har visst at Kai har vært al- — Under hans lederskap har Vinmono- FAFO-forsker Kristine Nergaard, som har lyktes ti slakteklare geiter med å stikke av vorlig syk, sier Lars Sogn. polet blitt en moderne og anerkjent faghan- lest avtaleprotokollene: fra slakteriet. Geitene ble senere obser- Han er konstituert i jobben som Vin- del. Selskapet er kjent for god service og To ulike lønnstabeller i staten er helt vert på vei forbi IKEA og ved gresset i monopolets administrerende direktør. høyt kunnskapsnivå blant de ansatte. Hen- nytt, og er noe vi ikke har hatt før. I første Alnaparken. — Har dere noen formening — Våre tanker går til hans nærmeste riksens ambisjoner og engasjement for Vin- om gang er dette mer upraktisk enn kaotisk. om hvorfor kua ønsket å flykte? — Nei, familie. Kai har gjennom de siste ti årene gjort monopolet har vært avgjørende for den høye Neergaard viser til at arbeidsgiveren fra nå det har jeg ikke. Det blir ren spekulasjon, en fantastisk jobb for Vinmonopolet. Han har men dette er som sagt et slakteri. vært en ambassadør og en uvurderlig ressurs Se > HENRIKSEN, side 9 Se > LØNN, side 9 (VG) for bedriften. Han var en høyt respektert og avholdt leder som har satt spor etter seg og vil English Synopsis: CEO of Vinmonopolet, Kai G. English Synopsis: For the first time there will be two bli savnet av hele organisasjonen, sier Sogn. Henriksen, died May 27. different pay systems for state jobs. theNORWEGIANamerican News June 3, 2016 • 3 SAS increasing capacity This week in brief Textbook Norway firm opens office in Minecraft SAS is expanding its Scandinavian network What do you do for an encore after you’ve pulled off the world’s first-ever criticism live Minecraft concert? If you’re Oslo-based creative compa- ny Heisholt Inc, the answer is simple: you Secondary school move your office into the Minecraft uni- textbook publishers verse. Heisholt Inc has purchased land and office space on an island within a Mine- answer criticism craft server in what the company says is likely another first-of-its-kind move. “The way people interact, talk, build, MICHAEL SANDELSON and create inside Minecraft is full of pow- The Foreigner er, intelligence, collaboration, and innova- tion. This is an equally important world for Jena Habegger-Conti, associate profes- millions and millions of people, and we sor of English literature at the University truly believe we can have new discussions Photo: Björn Strey / Wikimedia Commons of Stavanger has found disparities between leading to new answers, inside Minecraft,” SAS flights will soon be taking off in more places.
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