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Volume 128, #25 • December 29, 2017 Est. May 17, 1889 • Formerly Norwegian American Weekly, Western Viking & Nordisk Tidende $3 USD An indigenous people in glass

Sámi artist Tomas Colbengtson brings life to glass

« After the Sámi had been forbidden to practice their religion, language, reindeer herding, and the annexation of their land and water, the Sámi crafts were the only thing that was not affected by governmental ban. » Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y.

Maadter Aahka, the title of an exhibit at the UrbanGlass Agnes Varis Art Center Gallery in Brooklyn from Aug. 9 to Sept. 29, sounded rich and exotic. But it is more Scandinavian than you may know, as it is the name of the Sámi goddess that brings life. I was excited to see how this fascinating culture would be rendered by Sámi artist To- mas Colbengtson. He had two large pieces on view, both presenting historic photographic images of Sámi people fused onto glass. The first piece, titled Maadter Aahka, is glass with screen-printed enamel. The young female face staring at you is at a vulnerable What’s inside? but fearless age. She confronts the viewer « Et nyttårsforsett er noe Nyheter / News 2-3 with an intense, direct gaze—a Sámi Mona som går inn det ene året Business 4-5 Lisa—adorned in traditional beads. og ut det andre. The text included a quote from the artist: » Opinion 6-7 “The starting of my work is the colo- – Ukjent Sports 8-9 nial abuse of indigenous people. Specifically Books 10 the Swedish governmental colonial effect on Arts & Entertainment 11 my little Sámi hometown in Tärna, , on the polar circle.” Taste of 12-13 “You really have to look at it,” was Norway near you 14-15 the initial reaction of a friend, Linda Boye, Travel 16-17 who accompanied me to the exhibit. Which Norwegian Heritage 18-19 of course is the point, as the artist aims to conjure the Sámi people, whose culture and Norsk Språk 20-21 customs were crushed and made illegal to Research & Science 22 practice. Puzzles 23 Powerful is the first word that comes to mind in the second piece on display, Ab- $1 = NOK 8.3260 original, which is fractured into three pieces updated 12/22/2017 that are suspended and connected with a sil-

In comparison See > glass, page 11 12/22/2017 8.3260 06/22/2017 8.4952 12/22/2016 8.2954 Photos courtesy of Tomas Colbengtson These photographs show two of the artist’s exhibition pieces involving figures in glass. the american 2 • December 29, 2017 Nyheter fra Norge NorwegiaN Nyheter Julehilsen «skrevet» med Nordmenn er blitt mer positive til innvandrere Flere mener det bør bli lettere for asyl- søkere å få opphold, ifølge nye tall fra traktor går verden rundt Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB). Andelen som mener innvandrere gjør En bonde i Gud- en nyttig innsats øker også, og førre men- er innvandrere fører til utrygghet. brandsdalen brukte Holdningene til innvandrere er blitt traktoren, en drone mer positive det siste året, ifølge tall fra den årlige SSB-undersøkelsen om temaet. og et snøfylt jorde til 16 prosent mener det bør bli lettere for flyktninger og asylsøkere å få opphold å ønske god jul i Norge, mens 52 prosent mener det bør være som i dag. 28 prosent av de spurte i Håkon LetVik holdningsundersøkelsen mener det bør bli Aftenposten vanskeligere å få opphold. Andelen som er enig i at «innvan- Julehilsenen «Merry Christmas» ble drere flest gjør en nyttig innsats i norskspredt verden rundt via YouTube. arbeidsliv», økte med 5 prosentpoeng Sammen med kameraten Ivar Brandvol fra 66 til 71 prosent, mens andelen som fikk gårdbruker Vemund Hagen ideen om å er enig i at «innvandrere flest er en kilde lage julehilsen i snøen med traktoren lille ju- Foto: Vemund Hagen / aftenposten til utrygghet i samfunnet», sank med 5 laften i fjor. Julehilsenen «Merry Christmas» fra grenda Sødorp i Vinstra i Gudbrandsdalen ble «skrevet» med trak- prosentpoeng til 27 prosent. Hilsenen «God Jul» ble sett av mer enn tor, filmet med drone, og gikk verden rundt. 25 prosent av de spurte mener at inn- 150.000 ifølge NRK. Men i romjula i fjor, vandrere flest misbruker de sosiale vel­ over noen akevitt, utviklet de ideen videre til ferdsordningene, mens 68 prosent mener i år. det var passe med snø. Viktig er det også at Det var lokalavisen Dølen som først at innvandrere flest beriker det kulturelle — Det var veldig mer komplisert å det på setra er sol så hilsenen sees mye bed- bragte nyheten om den spesielle måten å livet i Norge. skrive «Merry Christmas», men vi ville nå ut re, mens sola nå er borte nede i Gudbrands- sende julehilsen på. (VG) til flere, sier Hagen. dalen, sier Hagen til Aftenposten. Etter tørrtrening på flere jorder, fast- Han røper også «trikset» - de to brukte 16 tidligere stortingspolitikere får kjøring i en myr og en havarert drone satte de hesjestaur for å få siktlinjer, på frontruta i English synopsis: A farmer in the Gudbrand Valley 51.000 i etterlønn hver måned for 14 dager siden kursen mot Hagens seter, traktoren var det klistret opp en skisse, og de used a tractor, a drone, and a field of snow to wish hvor hilsenen «Merry Christmas» ble skrevet. etterlignet løkkeskrift som de lærte på skolen everyone around the world “Merry Christmas.” Last 16 stortingsrepresentanter fra forrige year he reached 150,000 Norwegians with “God Jul.” — Vi var enormt heldige med været, og periode er fortsatt arbeidsløse, og har fått på slutten av 70-tallet. innvilget etterlønn ut mars. 16 av de 75 representantene som gikk ut av Stortinget i høst har søkt om å få for- lenget etterlønnen etter nyttår. Halvparten Grafikk Russisk spionasjedrama av dem som har søkt er fra Frp, tre fra Høyre, tre fra Ap og to fra KrF, skriver Norsk pensjonist NRK. selger som Stortingsrepresentanter som ikke blir gjenvalgt—eller ikke stiller til valg—kan arrestert i Moskva søke om tre måneder med full lønn fra ok- aldri før tober ut året. Årslønn for en stortingsrep- marit koLberg, et.aL. resentant er NOK 928.602. NRK De som fortsatt står uten jobb ved Kunstnere vil gjerne årsskiftet, kan de søke om etterlønn i spike of tegne igjen En tidligere sjef for den russiske nord- inntil et år. Den er på 66 prosent av or- flåten sier det trolig er Nato som står bak et dinær lønn, med fradrag for eventuelle tone Staude forsøk på å skaffe seg hemmelige opplys- inntekter. Eks-politikerne må dokumen- NRK ninger om den russiske marinen. tere at de er arbeidssøkere. — Jeg vurderer ikke Bergs aktivitet Stortingsrepresentanter som slutter Grafikk, eller trykt kunst, selger som al- som en nasjonal interesse for Norge, sier kan også søke om etterlønn på 66 prosent dri før. Det er både kunststudenter, kunstnere Vjatsjeslav Popov, admiral og tidligere sjef i inntil ett år for å utdanne seg. og selgere enige om. for den russiske Nordflåten, til den russiske (VG) — Det er fint å bruke hendene, og den tv-stasjonen Tsargrad. digitale kunsten har mistet nyhetens inter- Tirsdag, den 19. desember, ble nordma- Foto: Tanya Makeyeva / aP 65.000 eldre utsatt for vold esse, tror lærere, studenter og kunstnere. nnen Frode Berg arrestert i Moskva, anklaget Ifølge Frode Bergs advokat, sitter Berg fengslet Ny forskning indikerer at rundt 65.000 Det er åpen dag på Kunsthøgskolen i for å ha mottatt hemmelige dokumenter om i det tidligere FSB-styrte Lefortovo, skriver VG. personer som bor hjemme, har blitt utsatt , og på verkstedene for grafikk og -tegnden russiske flåten og siktet for spionasje. for vold eller overgrep etter at de fylte 65 ing er det yrende liv. Han er varetektsfengslet fram til 5. februar. år. — Alle har liksom vokst opp med en Popov sier det er Natos oppgave å over- ha gitt Berg i oppdrag å spionere. — Det er trist lesning at rundt 65.000 Mac på magen, nå vil de gjerne spikke litt og våke det russiske nordområdet og han mener — Det virker urimelig at norske myn- hjemmeboende personer over 65 år blir tegne litt, sier Bror Mikkelborg, verksmester det er svært sannsynlig at dvet har foregått digheter skulle bruke en person med militær utsatt for vold eller overgrep. Tallene er og høgskolelektor på avdeling for grafikk og etterretningsvirksomhet. grad som spion, sier Yggeseth til NRK. ikke veldig overraskende, men dette er tegning på Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo. — Nordmannen ble stanset da han Berg jobbet ved grensekommissariatet i helt ny informasjon om tematikken. Det Han tror at de digitale teknikkene har forsøkte å skaffe seg hemmelige opplys- Sør-Varanger i 25 år fram til 2014. Han har er første gang vi kan presentere tall om tapt nyhetens interesse. ninger om det russiske marinen og deres ak- i flere år vært sterkt engasjert i norsk­russisk forekomsten av vold i denne aldersgrup- — Det som er så herlig er man kan lage tivitet i nord. Det han har gjort er diktert av samarbeid. pen, sier Astrid Sandmoe. ny kunst med gamle tradisjoner, sier svenske Nato og ikke i Norges interesse, sier han. Nordmannen er varetektsfengslet Ifølge Sandmoe er den aktuelle grup- Viktor Johanströmmer, han blander foto med Professor Iver B. Neumann ved Norsk med grunnlag i paragraf 276 i den russiske pen blant dem som er minst i stand til å stå andre teknikker. Utenrikspolitisk Institutt (NUPI), har jobbet straffeloven, bekrefter Lefortovo-domstolen. på barrikadene for seg selv. Lucía Cristerna Aragón fra Mexico, som med Russland som fagfelt i flere tiår. Han Den omhandler spionasje, og har en minstes- — Det vil aldri oppstå et grasrotop- mener spionanklagene en del av Russlands traff på 10 år. prør fra de voldsutsatte i denne gruppen. Se > graFikk, side 21 opptrapping av konfrontasjoner mot Norge Sandmoe mener helsevesenet må bli og andre vestlige land. English synopsis: A former Russian admiral believes mer aktive i å avdekke vold i alle alders- English synopsis: Graphic art prints are selling like Den førstestatsadvokat Morten Ygge- that NATO is behind an attempt to obtain information grupper. never before in Norway. Graphic art has a long tradi- seth, som selv tjenestegjorde i Grensekom- about the Russian Navy, which led to the arrest of (NRK) tion in Norway, going back to Edvard Munch, whose paniet under den kalde krigen, mener det er Norwegian Frode Berg. If convicted, the 62-year-old work is more popular than ever. merkelig dersom norske myndigheter skulle former border guard faces at least 10 years in prison. theNorwegiaNamerican News December 29, 2017 • 3 Bronze Age This week in brief Stoltenberg stays Norwegian submarine generation shift graves found A generation shift is underway in the Norwegian Jens Norwegian submarine fleet. The fleet of Ula-class boats have been in operation for Stoltenberg 3,000-year-old graves nearly 30 years. After its last upgrading, found under new E6 the last boat of that class, the Uthaug, was reappointed NATO launched Oct. 31, from a submarine pen Secretary General highway in Melhus at Laksevåg in Bergen, on Norway’s west coast. Norway and Germany have now Steinar brandSLet initiated a joint program for a shift to a m. micHaeL brady Gemini Research News newer class of submarine, the 212A, built Asker, Norway in Germany by ThyssenKrupp Marine Bronze Age graves are rare in Norway. Systems, with missile systems made in On Dec. 12, the North Atlantic Council Now 3,000-year-old graves in good condition Norway. The formal contracting of an in- announced an extension of Secretary Gener- have been discovered in Trøndelag County. vestment of NOK 41 billion ($4.9 billion) al Jens Stoltenberg’s mandate by two years, Archaeologists from the NTNU Univer- for four new submarines will take place so he will serve the North Atlantic Treaty Or- sity Museum made the gravesite discovery at in 2019, and in the 2020s the new boats ganization (NATO) until Sep. 30, 2020. Sandbrauta in Melhus municipality. They’re Stoltenberg entered politics early; at age working on the site in connection with the will be phased into the fleet, replacing the Photo: Joerg koch / Munich security Conf. Ula-class boats. 14 in 1959, he joined Arbeiderpartiet (the - planned construction of the new E6 highway Jens Stoltenberg arriving at the 51st Munich Se (Michael Brady) Labor Party) youth organization and rose to curity Conference in 2015. between the towns of Melhus and Ulsberg. become its leader in 1985. He was elected to Norway may have new government by Stortinget (Parliament) in 1989. In 2000, at Well-preserved graves January, four months after election age 41, he became Norway’s youngest-ever Further reading: “Denne uken har NATO Three smaller stone chambers typical Leaders of the conservative parties in prime minister. landene skrytt uhemmet av Stoltenberg. Selv of the period lie to the side of a larger stone Norway will begin negotiations over the As the NATO Secretary General, Stol- tror han de beste årene kommer nå” (This ring. The stone ring is part of a burial mound makeup of the new coalition government tenberg now warns those who think that week the NATO countries openly praised that contains numerous graves. on Jan. 2, according to a report. can manage without the European Stoltenberg. He believes the best years now Local conditions have preserved the site Prime Minister Erna Solberg will Union (EU) and NATO. He points to EU, lie ahead) by Øystein Kløvstad Langberg, remarkably well. Up to 6.5 feet of clay from meet with Siv Jensen, leader of Frem- NATO, and the United Nations having been Aftenposten: www.aftenposten.no/verden/ a landslide covered the area. The clay settled skrittspartiet (Progress), and Trine Skei decisive in ensuring the longest period of i/4dq5OE/Denne-uken-har-NATO-landene- like a lid over the graves, sealing the site and Grande of Venstre (Liberal), reports peace in modern European history, a blessing skrytt-uhemmet-av-Stoltenberg-Selv-tror- keeping it in good condition. Plows hadn’t newspaper that can continue only if these organizations han-de-beste-arene-kommer-na (Norwe- VG. Kristelig Folkeparti (the Christian remain strong and renew themselves. gian). > graVEs, page 6 See Democrats) will not be part of the talks, having confirmed following the Sept. 11 election that it would not join the same coalition as the populist Progress Party, Santa tops Norwegian sea cliff citing major policy differences. The three parties hope that the sec- ond Solberg-led government could be Trekkers take 20- formally announced by the third week of the new year, writes VG. That makes Fri- foot inflatable day, Jan. 19, a likely date for announce- ment of the new government. Santa up Hornelen The Liberals, who were last included in the government from 2001-2005, hope tHe LocaL to be given four minister positions in the new coalition, according to VG’s report. An inflatable Santa has been given a (The Local) unique airing at the top of the Hornelen mountain in Norway’s Nordfjord region. Norwegian resistance hero dies at 96 The 2,800-foor Hornelen, which forms Second World War resistance fighter Har- the eastern tip of the Bremangerlandet island ry Sønsterød, who was part of the famous in Sogn og Fjordane county, is considered Osvald Group during the German occu- Europe’s highest sea cliff. pation of Norway, died Dec. 19. Hornelen was formerly used as a navi- A film about Sønsterød’s exploits gation point for passing ships. Anyone tak- Photo: svenn Petter kjerpeset / The local with the Osvald Group, entitled Sabo- ing a look at it on Dec. 16 would have seen The Santa was carried up the cliff by Jan Fredrik Fosse, Leni Marie Lisæter, Jannike Brenden Frøyen, tøren og Kureren (The Saboteur and the a surprise seasonal visitor: a giant inflatable and Svenn Petter Kjerpeset. Courier), was released earlier this year Santa. in Norway, showing how the resistance “We are tired and have certainly worked fighter broke into Nazi headquarters in to get that Santa to the top,” Jan Fredrik back. They can’t do this without getting any- p.m. on Dec. 16. Tønsberg on May 16, 1944, destroying Fosse, one of four trekkers who hauled the thing back,” Gulestøl told VG at the time. “We had to accept the challenge. It both the building and archives stored Father Christmas to the peak, told broad- That revenge turned into a challenge: turned into quite the trip,” Fosse told VG. there by the occupying authorities. caster NRK. carry Santa to the top of Hornelen—without Gulestøl was happy to see the Santa re- Norwegian actor Kenneth Berg The feat is the culmination of a challenge using a sleigh. “I thought that this challenge turned to his front yard, according to Fosse. played Sønsterød in the film. made to the group by a friend of Fosse’s after would get the Santa out and about and would “He was certainly terrified it would be dam- The 96-year-old Sønsterød gave an the Santa was secretly inflated in front of his also give my friends a great Christmas-card aged during the trip. Now it is standing safely interview to newspaper Budstikka in con- house. The friend, Harry Gulestøl, became picture,” Gulestøl told the newspaper. in his yard again, so we’ll see whether there nection with the release of the film. “I had the target of the group’s prank given his usu- As well as the outsized air Santa, the are any more expeditions before Christ- to demonstrate some fighting techniques al reticence to decorate his house with con- group also carried a motorcycle battery, sev- mas. Now we are done, but you never know for the man that was playing me. I have spicuous Christmas decorations, newspaper eral air pumps and a Norwegian flag up the whether there’ll be a new Santa expedition,” a lot of experience with close combat, so VG reported earlier this month. slopes of the island to complete the stunt. he told VG. I haven’t forgotten the techniques,” he “We’ll have to think of how to get them The group reached the top at around 2 said. The Osvald Group was Norway’s most active resistance movement during This issue’s news from Norway is brought to you through a partnership with: WWII, carrying out hundreds of sabotage missions against German infrastructure, war industry, and troops. www.thelocal.no (The Local) the american 4 • December 29, 2017 Business NorwegiaN Business News & Notes Norwegian expands long-haul network Statoil acquires 25% of the Roncador A new Harber for with flights from US field in Brazil On Dec. 14, Norwegian announced further Statoil ASA and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. expansion of its long-haul networks with have agreed that Statoil will acquire a 25 four new routes between Europe and the percent interest in Roncador, a large oil Hurtigruten United States: JFK and Los Angeles to Ma- field in the Campos Basin in Brazil. The drid; JFK to Amsterdam; and Los Angeles transaction nearly triples Statoil’s produc- Cruise-industry veteran to lead Hurtigruten’s to Milan. Norwegian now offers 61 nonstop tion in Brazil. The total consideration com- transatlantic routes between the U.S. and prises an initial payment of $2.35 billion, expansion in the world’s largest cruise market Europe. plus additional contingent payments of up Norwegian will open its fourth Ameri- to $550 million. can crew base with 150 cabin crewmembers Roncador was the largest discovery Hurtigruten during the first quarter of 2018. offshore Brazil in the 1990s and is the Norwegian CEO Bjørn Kjos said: third­largest producing field in Petrobras’ Tromsø, Norway “2017 has been a year of exponential growth portfolio with around 10 billion barrels of Hurtigruten, the world leader in explo- for Norwegian in Europe and the United oil equivalent (boe) in place and an expect- ration travel, has appointed William Harber States. Next year, we will continue our long- ed remaining recoverable volume of more as President for the Americas, based in its haul expansion by offering passengers easy than 1 billion boe. Seattle regional headquarters. He will relo- and affordable connections between the U.S. Petrobras and Statoil are partners in 13 cate from Hong Kong and be responsible for and some of Europe’s most exciting cities.” areas in either the exploration or produc- Hurtigruten’s commercial-growth strategy Economy launch fares to Amsterdam tion phase. in collaboration with the company’s senior and Madrid from start as This marks an important next step in leadership team. low as $199 and $229 one-way, respectively, developing Statoil’s position in the Bra- “Building on nearly 125 years of Nor- including taxes; fares from Los Angeles to zilian natural-gas market, which is on the wegian polar pioneering know-how and both Madrid and Milan start from $229 one- verge of major transformation. Statoil has history, Hurtigruten is revolutionizing the way, including taxes. more than 35 years of experience in build- global adventure travel industry through new Overall, Norwegian now offers 61 ing gas value chains, as the second largest state-of-the-art hybrid expedition vessels and natural-gas supplier in Europe. transatlantic flights from 13 U.S. airports. trailblazing itineraries. We are strongly com- (Norwegian Air) (Norsk Hydro ASA) mitted to offering the Americas the world’s safest, greenest, and most adventurous expe- Exchange Rates Oslo Børs: Week at a Glance dition voyages. I am confident William Har- Photo courtesy of Hurtigruten (Dec. 22, 2017) Winners Losers ber is the right person to establish our pre- William Harber, new President for the Americas mium offering as a first choice of adventure of Hurtigruten. Norsk Kr. 8.3260 Name NOK Change Name NOK Change travel for the modern American explorer,” Dansk Kr. 6.2779 Polarcus 1,27 28,28% Element 3,21 -8,55% said Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam. Svensk Kr. 8.3393 SeaBird Exploration 0,26 8,33% Storm Real Estate 0,63 -7,35% For Hurtigruten, Harber is charged ing, working globally across their 10 cruise Link Mobility Group 142,00 7,98% Opera Software 24,70 -6,79% Islandsk Kr. 106.02 Thin Film Electronics 2,42 5,22% Høland og Setskog Sp... 96,75 -5,15% with driving sales and profitability acrossbrands. Harber originally joined Carnival’s Canadian $ 1.2734 Asetek 97,00 4,30% I.M. Skaugen 2,00 -4,76% the United States, Canada, and Central and Miami headquarters in 2004 as a member of Euro 0.8436 For detailed information about the Oslo Børs, visit www.dn.no. South America. He will broaden and deepen the Shared Services team. key travel agent relationships and open new Earlier in his career, Harber was a man- channels for growth. He’s also tasked with agement consultant at A.T. Kearney and Di- increasing market share by ensuring effec- rector of Product Marketing for a technology tive brand positioning and driving sales, start up. He earned his MBA in Marketing marketing, and communication strategies. Strategy from Emory University’s Goizu- “I’m honored Hurtigruten has tapped eta Business School and graduated from me for this position and trust the many ex- the Georgia Institute of Technology with a periences I’ve gained in Asia and in my bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Systems Sealift Inc. career in the cruise industry will serve me Engineering. well in the role. It’s an exciting opportunity Harber succeeds Gordon Dirker, who for growth at such an authentic and storied opened Hurtigruten’s Americas headquarters • Ship Owners • brand,” added Harber. Harber’s successor in in Seattle and set the groundwork to further Asia­Pacific will be named after a brief tran- expand the brand. sition period. • Ship & Cargo Brokers • William Harber has more than 20 years Hurtigruten offers products for the modern of experience, including 13 in the cruise in- adventurer seeking one-of-a-kind experienc- dustry. He was most recently Hurtigruten’s es in pristine destinations. The largest player • Steamship Agents • President for China and Asia­Pacific, -suc in both Poles, its voyages include Norway, cessfully establishing the company’s re- Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard, Arctic Cana- gional headquarters and striking a strategic da, and the Northwest Passage, as well as partnership with Fliggy, Alibaba’s travel South America and Antarctica. The Hurti- brand. He has served as Senior Vice Presi- gruten fleet consists of 14 expedition ships. dent & Managing Director Asia for Nor- Two new ships, the MS Roald Amundsen and wegian Cruise Line Holdings and as Vice the MS Fridtjof Nansen, are to be delivered President, Market Development for Carni- in 2018 and 2019. They will be the world’s val Asia. In 2011, Harber was promoted to first hybrid battery-powered cruise ships. Vice President, Carnival Corporate Market- More info: www.hurtigruten.us.

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Mona Anita K. Olsen is an assistant professor at the mona anita k. oLSen, PHd School of Hotel Adminis- & cHarity karanja tration in the Cornell SC - Cornell University Johnson College of Busi ness in Ithaca, N.Y. She is Starting a business today is easier and also the founder of Innova- cheaper than it has ever been before. With tion Barn 58N6E and the access to reasonably priced technology plat- 501c3 iMADdu (I make a difference, do you?) forms with increasing functionality in a user- Inc. friendly format, an entrepreneur can oper- ate a business from any location around the business is key. world from his or her mobile device using Flexibility is another critical aspect of cloud-based technology. At Cornell Univer- all of these systems. Each vendor offers a va- sity, I teach a class called HADM 4180/6180: riety of products and packages to consumers. Technology for Bootstrapped Entrepreneur- Business of varying sizes with varying needs ship. This course prepares those with en- can tailor their technology specifically to trepreneurial intentions through a process them. This flexibility also allows for a more of identifying, evaluating, and designing efficient bootstrapped budget. There is no cloud-based technology to enhance service need to pay for additional, frivolous expens- delivery in either a for­profit or non­profit es that do not directly benefit the business venture using a bootstrapped approach. Each in its startup phase. Finally, these tools are semester, we cover different tools available accessible via the web or a mobile app and on the market from Grasshopper (virtual have strong support databases and customer- phone system) to Salesforce (customer re- service teams. lationship management) to Square (payment To learn more about technology tools processing). This semester, we have focused for small business, there are a variety of re- on some recommendations for the startup sources to take advantage of. Cornell rou- entrepreneur where you can get the most tinely offers massive open online courses functionality and quality for the cost for the (MOOCs) and small-private online courses organization of the business. These recom- (SPOCs) to the public on various topics, in- mendations include GSuite, SmartSheet, cluding technology and entrepreneurship. Skype, Zoom, and Instagram. Photo: Mona anita k. Olsen Cornell MOOCs, for example, are hosted on All of these five systems fill a key area Cornell University offers massive open online courses for small businesses at no cost through its edX the edX platform and available at no cost. of business necessity and assist in smoother platform. IBM offers courses to the public through business operations and both internal and CognitiveClass.ai. These courses are also external communications. All of these tools offered at no cost, and you can take the allow employees and customers to commu- ibility, and productivity that each of these support system, many fear the incorporation courses on a timeline and speed that suits nicate smoothly. Skype and Zoom support vendors provides. of cloud-based tools. On the other end of the your interests. Courses are offered at a vari- remote employees through different chat and The primary of any business is their spectrum, some incorporate too many tools, ety of levels, from beginner to advanced, and video-conferencing options. Skype is often main operational function. A consulting firm because they are fixated on the hype around cover topics from an overview of big data used in Norway and around the world as a is focused on assisting its clients in accom- them. It is critical to emphasize that these to blockchain basics to data journalism. Fi- communication tool. 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< gr aV E s An opinion column about current issues in From page 3 On the EDGE Norway and the United States gone deep enough to disturb anything. Join the conversation! Landowner Oddvar Narve Langørgen was shocked by the findings. “I had no clue that anything like this was here,” he said. Arctic oil exploration meets civil society Bones and charcoal According to the museum, the find rep- resents an invaluable source of knowledge of Linn cHLoe HagStrøm the Bronze Age’s burial traditions in central The Norwegian American Norway. “We found charcoal and burned bones in the graves,” says Project Manager The Norwegian government has Merete Moe Henriksen. been taken to court by climate activists. The custom seems to have been to burn The lawsuit is grounded in the claim that the dead before they were laid in the graves. the government’s decision to permit oil Remains may have been placed in material exploration in the Arctic infringes on the that decomposed over the 3,000 years. Norwegian constitution in endangering the lives of current and future genera- site mapping tions, in addition to working against the “It’s incredibly exciting,” said Anne- Paris Agreement. This lawsuit is the first Lise Bratsberg, who is an adviser and project of its kind in testing the content of con- manager for Nye Veier AS (New Roads Ltd), stitutional rights encapsulated in Article which is responsible for planning, construc- 112 of the Norwegian constitution. The tion, operation, and maintenance of major verdict of this climate lawsuit could have highways in Norway. far-reaching consequences. A victory for Photo: Will rose / greenpeace / reuters Museum Director Reidar Andersen the climate activists with Greenpeace Greenpeace activists hold banners during a protest next to Statoil’s Songa Enabler oil rig in the praises Nye Veier and commends the cooper- Norway in front may inspire other groups Barents Sea, Norway, July 2017. ation between the builders and the museum. across the world to follow suit, and in Andersen hopes that some of the discoveries either outcome, the verdict will give an from the site will be exhibited at a later date. idea of how committed Norway is to re- upholds this right for future generations” are sensitive and very fragile. The survey area is being mapped using ducing impact on climate change. (trans: The Guardian). The Norwegian state argues that Ar- photogrammetry, so that the archaeologists The Greenpeace v. Norway legal This legal action was made possible ticle 112 does not provide any real rights end up with a detailed 3-D map. case takes issue with possible conse- by the amendment made to the law in to “a safe environment,” nor that the state quences for the climate. Several climate- 2014, wherein upholding and maintaining is obliged to secure such rights. In court, Other exciting discoveries change litigations have sprung up in the a healthy, productive, and diverse environ- the state claimed that Article 112 only Close to the burial mound, the museum past decade and have been centered on in- ment was changed from being merely a gives the right to implement environmen- found part of a rock slab with indented fig- adequate policies, such as cases in South suggestion to now being an obligation. The tal policies, and that it does not limit the ures, shaped like bowl depressions and a foot. Africa, New Zealand, and the United hearings commenced on Nov. 14, 2017, and environmentally harmful measures politi- The archaeologists believe the slab may have States. In 2015, for example, the climate ended on Nov. 23, 2017, while the verdict is cians may approve and adopt. been part of a burial chamber in the mound. liability suit resulted in a court order- expected in January 2018. A recent video of a starving po- A casting mold for bronze ax heads was ing the Dutch government to cut carbon This people-powered lawsuit is spear- lar bear went viral and shocked people found on the same site. It may have been de- emissions by a minimum of 25 percent headed by Greenpeace Norway but also driv- around the world as it made its way posited as grave goods, but might also show by 2020. The number of climate-change en forward by Nature and Youth, Grandpar- through the mass media. National Geo- that casting of bronze objects took place in laws and policies across the world has ents Climate Action, Spire, and other climate graphic writes that the photographer Paul the region. The mold may have been used to sharply increased since the late 1990s. In activists including private citizens, indig- Nicklen intended to share a more impor- cast ax heads of the same type as were dis- many of these cases, the right to a clean enous activists, and various organizations. covered at Hegra in Stjørdal municipality or healthy environment is constitutional, In 2016, Norway signed the Paris Agreement See > laWsuiT, page 7 earlier this year. It’s conceivable that there writes The Economist. Greenpeace v. and pledged to become climate neutral by may have been contact between Stjørdal and Norway will test Norwegian Royal Con- 2030, which earned Norway praise interna- Melhus—25 miles apart as the crow flies— stitution Article 112, which states that: tionally as a green role model. Yet, contrary Linn Chloe Hagstrøm in prehistoric times. “Everyone has the right to an envi- to these environmentally minded actions, the is a contributing editor Both the carvings on the rock and on the ronment that safeguards their health and Norwegian government distributed licenses from Bergen, a Pacific Lutheran University mold suggest that the gravesite was probably to nature where production ability and for oil exploration in the Barents Sea. The alumna, and currently used in the late Nordic Bronze Age, between diversity are preserved. Natural resourc- Arctic areas in question have so far remained 1100 and 500 BC. pursuing a master’s of es must be managed from a long-term untouched by the oil and gas industry, be- science in Norway. This dating makes it the oldest burial and versatile consideration which also cause the ecosystems inhabiting these areas site discovered to date in Melhus municipal- ity, and one of the oldest in central Norway. 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After their 4-2 loss against the Washing- ton Capitals on Dec. 8, the New York Rang- ers were ready to strike back when they host- ed their neighbors from across the Hudson River, the , the following night in . Jimmy Vesey opened the scoring for the Rangers with the only goal in the first period. increased the lead half- way through the second period. Shortly be- fore that, Norwegian native Mats Zuccarello, a right wing, saved a goal on the other end of the ice as the Devils came within inches of tying the score. Brian Gibbons’s got through goalie , but Zucca- rello was able to swipe the puck out of the crease before it rolled across the goal line. Photos courtesy of the Damon Severson opened the scoring for the Mats Zuccarello, or “Zuc,” is the eighth Norwegian to play in the and the most successful, with the most career goals, assists, Devils four minutes later. points, and games played by a Norwegian in NHL history. The score was 2-1, Rangers, in the sec- ond period when Zuccarello scored his first goal of the night. He stole the puck from the Through Dec. 16, Zuccarello, with ternate for the Rangers, put on the points from 25 goals and 36 assists. He also Devils’ Severson and was suddenly one-on- eight goals, 19 assists, and 27 points, was in Norwegian jersey during the 2018 Olympics, had 59 points last year with 15 goals and 44 one against goalie Keith Kinkaid. Zuccarello a nine-way tie for 43rd in points in the Na- but the NHL has stated that they will not take assists. He has a career +/- of 62. Zuc has the made no mistakes. tional Hockey League. He led the Rangers a break during the Olympics, which most career goals, assists, points, and games Zuccarello, or “Zuc,” as he is known in in points and was tied in assists and had a means most of the national teams will lack played by a Norwegian player in NHL his- Madison Square Garden, made the score 4-1 +/- of +4. The Rangers have won 14 of their their top players. Zuccarello, who’s probably tory. with a goal in the third period after a nice last 20 games, after starting their season in the best Norwegian offensive player, would Before joining the NHL, he played for passing combination with J.T. Miller. terrible form, losing nine out of their first 13have made a huge difference on a squad that, in the Swedish Elite League. “Every game right now is a big game,” games. They are now tied for fourth in the if they’re lucky, and play up to their full po- In 2010, he won the Guldhjälmen (Golden Zuccarello said after the match. “It’s a tight competitive Metropolitan Division with the tential, might have a chance of advancing Helmet), awarded annually to the most valu- race. The race has started, even though we’re , in a wild-card playoff from the group stage. able player in the , in December. It’s a tough division and you spot and four points behind first­place Wash- Mats André Zuccarello Aasen, 30, is the with a league-high 64 points. He played for need every point you can get.” ington. eighth Norwegian to play in the NHL and the Norway in the 2010 Winter Olympics, pick- Zuc kept the Rangers streak going with Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist underlined most successful. ing up a goal, two assists, and three points in an assist in a 4-2 victory over Los Angeles on the importance of not resting on one’s laurels. He was the first Norwegian to play in a four games. Dec. 15, and the next night scored the win- “We can’t let ourselves relax; we have to push Finals in 2013-14. That was a ning goal on a power play in in a on. The way the league is this year, it will be breakout season for Zuccarello, who led New Jo Christian Weldingh grew up in Lilleham- 3-2 win over Boston. Since 2015-16, 45 of incredibly tight. We have to look forward, but York with 59 points on 19 goals and 40 as- mer, Norway, and lives in Oslo. He has a Zuccarello’s 49 goals have been when the it has been a good couple of weeks,” he said sists in 77 games. He added five goals, eight bachelor’s degree in archaeology from the Rangers have led by one goal, trailed by one Most Norwegian hockey fans would assists, and 13 points in 25 playoff games. University of Oslo and a bachelor’s degree in goal, or were tied. have loved to see Zuccarello, who’s an al- His best season was 2015-16 when he had 61 business administration from BI Norwegian

Mats Zuccarello career stats with New York Rangers (Through Dec. 16)

Season Games Goals Assists Points +/- Played Open Mon - Sat 9:30am - 5pm 2010-11 42 6 17 23 3 2709 SAN PABLO AVENUE BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA 94702 2011-12 10 2 1 3 0 2012-13 15 3 5 8 10 510.705.1932 2013-14 77 19 40 59 11 email [email protected] 2014-15 78 15 34 49 17 2015-16 81 26 35 61 2 2016-17 80 15 44 59 15 June 23 - August 3, 2018 2017-18 33 8 19 27 4 Career 416 94 195 289 62 Photo: UiO, Mantas Grigaliunas

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(NRK) Photo: anne Haarstad / Fasterskier Alpine Ski Jumping: Lundby wins in Team Asker gather on the podium after winning the team competition at the Oslo Marathon 10K classic rollerski race on Sept. 16 in Oslo, Norway. Germany Maren Lundby took the lead with a 105-me- makS ZecHeL ter jump after the first round at the Dec. 17 World Cup competition in Hinterzarten, Faster Skier Germany. Although she was unable to match this distance in the second round, it was a It was a typically frigid day of January Testing week was highlighted by the re- every interval session and time trial and victory for the Norwegian from Toten. She ski racing in Thunder Bay, Canada. Halfway placement of our regular uphill double-pole become a mantra taken into race season. landed at 102 meters, scoring 269.1 points in test with a 10-kilometer classic rollerski race It may not be such a big gap now, through the A­final of the Ontario Cup U16 a runaway win, ahead of Katharina Althaus classic sprint, I was already far behind the in downtown Oslo, as a part of the Oslo Mar- but come winter, this game of seconds (Germany) in second place. leaders, Tony Gunka and Ryan Jackson. The will become a real-life battle for minutes. athon race weekend. This qualification race “I was nervous for the entire day. It’s previous day I had won the distance classic was the most tactical rollerskiing race that I For Ryan and me, this is nothing new, but great to pull off two good jumps,” said have ever competed in. now the stage is bigger than ever before. race, my first ever “O­Cup” medal, finishing Lund by. only three seconds ahead of Ryan, and now After a short night, we were out the door To come three seconds behind the other my expectations were higher than ever. The before 7 a.m. to take the train to Oslo for a will mean 10 spots on the results sheet. (NRK) margin between us in the qualifier that morn- 9 a.m. race start. The big stress that morning It is a daunting reality for any skier, but ing? Three seconds. was how we would survive the race without I am lucky to have a friend from home Nordic Combined Skiing: Three-streak Swinging around a fast corner into the suffering broken limbs or equipment. I had to pursue these challenges with. In a for- win for Kokslien last big climb of the race, already out of con- skied the course the weekend before with eign place, teammates and friends are Mikko Kokslien won three runs in a row in tention for the win, I looked at the ground in Team Asker, and in just that easy ski through more than just people to hang out with— the Nordic combined that took place on the front of me and just skied as hard as I could. the streets of Oslo, we broke three pole tips. they’re family. Dec. 16-17 weekend in Steamboat Springs, As I crested the hill, I suddenly noticed that I thanked the ski gods for the perfect Colo. With three victories in a row, he takes I had caught Ryan and Tony and was drop- sunny day and dry pavement that the morn- Maks Zechel is a competitive cross-coun- a commanding lead in the Continental Cup, ping them. Elated by the empty track ahead, ing had brought, as I outlined the obstacles try skier who secretly wants to become a reports the Norwegian News Agency. I double poled as hard as I could. of the race for Ryan. In typical skier fashion, professional mile runner. He loves hiking (NRK) Suddenly, Ryan and I were neck and we complained a lot about the race condi- and going on canoe trips with his fam- neck again. Side by side, neither of us able tions until the race started, the field spreadily, as well as peanut cups in ice Handball: Norway loses to France to see, just focusing on slamming those poles out, and it ended up being surprisingly easy . Johan Olsson is his favorite skier, France took the women’s handball world title down. We remained stubborn until the fin - for most people to stay on their feet. Our and he hopes to race the Cortina-Toblach from Norway with a 23-21 victory in the Dec. ish, with Ryan pulling in front right before team raced well, and we won the team com- stage of the Tour de Ski one day. Follow 16 final in Hamburg, Germany. The game the line. The remainder of the season con- petition. I finished 18th, 1:45 minutes behind him on Instagram @makszechel. went back and forth a few times, with the final tinued in much the same way, and strangely the winner. goal scored with 20 seconds remaining. the margin between Ryan and me in most of How do I react to these results? I fin- This article was originally published on France fought Norway for the title twice our races, no matter the distance, was three ished 19 seconds behind the winner in the Faster Skier. View the complete post at before, in 1999 and 2011, and finally suceed - seconds. qualification race and 1:45 back in the Oslofasterskier.com/fsarticle/closing-gap- ed this time. Since that year, Ryan and I have been Marathon, both against world-class competi- game-seconds. (Staff) close friends and competitors, even room- tion. On the outside, these margins seem like mates for a year. On Sept. 15, Ryan joined nothing, but in reality they represent a mas- me here in Norway, where we begin our lat- sive gap between where I am now and where est venture to see how fast we can become. I hope to be in the coming years. It is easy Community Connections Ryan arrived in the middle of my second to dismiss seconds as being irrelevant, but testing week with Team Asker, where I was these seconds mean everything in the winter. Happy birthday, happy to achieve new personal bests in the If I am unwilling to fight for those seconds uphill running test, skate time trial, and the now, then the winter’s results will reflect double­pole sprint qualifier. that. My fight for seconds has to be taken to engagement, birth, family reunion, etc! Luxury Log Home Deluxe Scandinavian Log Home! 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“We Norwegians who are present have no more homes—our dear ones whom we left behind in Norway live under tyrants. But we stand here today resolved to play our part in liberating Norway” (p. 13). These stirring words were spoken Nov. 10, 1940, by Maj. Gen. William Steffens at the official opening of Camp “Little Norway” in Toronto, On- tario, Canada. Photos courtesy of Old stone Books But even before Norway’s surrender to Right: A soldier stands guard at Little Norway. the Germans that June, negotiations were Below: The base at Little Norway trained pilots, underway with Canada about establishing an gunners, navigators, and aircraft mechanics, air training program there. By September, an most of whom were Norwegian or Norwegian Ca- agreement was signed with the Toronto Har- nadian. bor Commissioners to use the Toronto Island Airport for flight training. Little Norway opened in November with several hundred new recruits who wanted “to V-J Day, and the closure of Little Norway. an-born in the region where Little Norway there’s still music and dancing, sports, and train as pilots, gunners, navigators, and air- Finally, an epilogue describes the memorials had its second home, Muskoka. even high society. craft mechanics, then return to Norway to established in honor of that remarkable ef- Though her career as a lawyer honed her Yet central to this book is the process for defeat the German military forces that had fort involving cooperation between Norway, meticulous attention to detail, her first degree developing Little Norway. The plan hatched invaded their country” (p. 13). Canada, the United Kingdom, their allies, in English literature was also a boon when it by the UK and Norway was that after train- Many of these patriots had escaped Nor- and interested individuals everywhere. came to tackling a book after retirement. Her ing in Canada, distinctive Norwegian units way. Some were in Norway’s Merchant Ma- The author modestly presents her book initial effort focused on the first tuberculosis would fight within the RAF and would be rine, ignoring Quisling’s demand to return as relevant to the histories of both her native sanitarium in Canada, which happened to be used strictly for the purposes of defending to Norway and instead choosing to train for Canada and of Norway, but in truth it is also in her hometown of Gravenhurst. A similar the UK or for regaining Norway. a new role. Other recruits were Norwegians England’s history, as well as that of France strategy of history enlivened by personal ac- At the start of Little Norway in Toronto, living in Canada or the United States. and all Allied nations of World War II with counts was followed for that 2013 publica- Norway had both Army and Navy Air Ser- Exile Air: World War II’s “Little Nor- far-reaching global threads, not only because tion as well. She is now at work on her third vices, but shortly after training classes began way” in Toronto and Muskoka, is easy to the 1939­1945 conflict affected all the world writing adventure but when asked about her there, King Haakon decreed that the two read. The 240-page soft-cover book by An- at some macro level but also because this subject, she demurred, saying, “It’s too soon would merge to become one body, the Royal drea Baston features short chapters, numer- story includes the micro level of personal to talk about it.” Norwegian Air Force. ous well-labeled photos, maps, and a time- contributions from around the world. One Photographs and their editing was also A month later, the first Little Norway line, plus a back section with detailed foot- example is the Norwegian coffee-plantation conducted by a Gravenhurst native, Candis squadron departed for active duty, becoming notes, references, and an index. owner from Guatemala who not only con- Jones, whose degrees in Fine Arts and Edu- 330 Norwegian Squadron of the British RAF. It leads readers through the invasion of tributed coffee to the cause at Little Norway cation prepared her for researching and se- John Stene, whose wartime experiences are Norway, its 60-day war, and the June 10 sur- but also donated a Fairchild aircraft to the lecting the dozens of pictures that accompa- recounted throughout Exile Air, said of his render to Germany. Later chapters continue Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNAF). ny Baston’s text. She too is retired and lives bombing missions over both Germany and with the establishment of a Canadian site to Author Andrea Baston does not have in Gravenhurst. France, “We knew we were all volunteers train Norwegians for air warfare as separate Norwegian heritage, but added in a telephone Both she and Baston attended school and that we had taken on a job which had got units in the United Kingdom’s Royal Air interview, “I wish that I did, especially the with some of the children of RNAF members to be finished and that in this game we were Force (RAF) and extend through D-Day, blonde hair part.” She is, however, Canadi- who returned to Gravenhurst after the war. all ‘playing for keeps’” (p. 169-170). Candis has relatives linked to Little Norway, In August 1942, Squadrons 331 and 332 including her husband, Robert Olafson, son took part in “Operation Jubilee” against the of a flight instructor there. German-occupied port of Dieppe, France. Interspersed throughout their book are “Three of the RNAF pilots received the Brit- personality profiles, such as those on ish John Distinguished Flying Cross for their ac- Stene, Rolf Hauge, and Rolf Kolling. Also tions over Dieppe” (p. 142). “You can with described are the visits Crown Prince Olav justice be proud of your boys” (p. 142), and Crown Princess Märtha made to Little wrote a British RAF commander to NRAF’s Norway. Noted too is Thor Heyerdahl of commander-in-chief. In 1943, one of the Kon-Tiki fame, who trained at Little Norway Norwegian squadrons was named top-scor- in 1942 as a radio officer and also Sonja He- ing Allied fighter in all of the British RAF. nie’s stop there in 1944. But pride in the NRAF’s achievements Numerous fascinating tidbits are scat- was not limited to their combat record. For tered throughout such as: example, the first civilian­sponsored military • The existence of Norwegian Women’s Auxiliary Air Force See > ExilE air, page 19 • The Norwegian Resistance stealing a truckload of ration cards as leverage with the Nazis about registering Norwegians age 18 Barbara Rostad, a North Dakota Norwegian, has to 25 for training to help fight Russians - been writing for The Nor- • Espionage efforts known as “The Op wegian American since The Scandinavian Hour erational Egg” 2014. A versatile writer • Wrestling with bears at Little Norway Celebrating over 50 years on the air! with degrees in journalism • The “Passion Train” and sociology plus - teach KKNW – 1150 AM • The “Shetland Bus” ing experience in sociology, • 1,500 pairs of gingham curtains sewn English, and speech, Barbara has published- ar Saturdays 9 – 10 a.m. PST for Little Norway by Toronto Norwegians ticles and poems, edited newsletters, compiled Streaming live on the internet at: Baston makes it apparent that, even in a book about Ski for Light, and received writing the midst of a major war, there’s love and awards from Idaho Writer’s League. A 45-year www.1150kknw.com joy, hatred and tears, an intensified micro- member of Sons of Norway, she’s often both cosm of life. Between bombing missions newsletter editor and cultural director. the american NorwegiaN Arts & Entertainment December 29, 2017 • 11 Sámi artist Tomas Colbengtson presents Maadter Aahka exhibit in Brooklyn

< glass From page 1 ver chain. The bottom piece had the most abstracted image, like a smeared finger- print or bloodstain, cleverly combining the Sámi experience in regards to the dominant culture, which tried to smear their identity through violence. I loved the way this piece was hung so that a silhouetted reflection of the person’s face could be seen on the back wall—ghostlike, piercing your memory. I have a passion for glassmakers and their works, but I have never seen this art form married with a social message in this way. And that is what makes Colbengtson’s work even more layered and powerful. I wanted to see more. Through Rebecca Rader from the gal- Photos courtesy of Tomas Colbengtson lery, I was able to get in touch with Col- Above: An installation of Colbengtson’s art in nature. bengtson. The interview with the artist can Right: Examples of traditional knives Colbengtson made as a child. For a long time, traditional crafts be read below. were the only aspect of their culture that the Sámi were allowed to practice.

Victoria Hofmo: Can you speak a little about where you are from and your youth? herding, and the annexation of their land and bine photography in or on glass, similar to Tomas Colbengtson: I was born and raised water, the Sámi crafts were the only thing the early days of photography—a container in Björkvattnet, a small Sámi village in that was not affected by governmental ban. of time. It has been a long struggle to learn Tärna, under the polar circle in the northern And in these became an important carrier of the methods of transferring screenprint to part of Sweden, close to the Norway border. the Sámi culture. A vessel that has traveled overlaid glass and in the exhibition, enamel In fact, my surname is Norwegian Sámi, through time unchanged. This is what I re- on glass. I would guess I have been working meaning “black legs.” My mother’s fam- flect on in my glass art. with glass as my medium for 25 years. VH: From your website, I saw your planned ily is Sámi from the Tärna area; Vaapsten exhibitions in 2018—from Sweden to Cana- is the Sámi reindeer herder village name. VH: When and why did you decide to be- VH: Can you explain the process of how you da, Greenland, and even to Torshavn in the My grandfather had reindeer, but my family come an artist? fuse the images you choose to the glass? Faroe Islands. How have you been able to was forbidden to work with reindeer herd- TC: My mother language, South Sámi, was TC: I use screen printing as an image medi- access such a wide breadth of places in the ing about 70 years ago due to conflict withbanned from speaking in school up until um, working with different colored pigments world to exhibit your work? forced Sámi migration from the very north 1957. This made the South Sámi language that resist heat in different temperatures. The TC: I have been working with art profes- of Sweden. The forced migration was caused almost extinct, and we South Sámi are now enamel is burned at a temperature around sionals for 30 years and have always had by the closing of borders between Sweden struggling to revitalize it. The children are 1,000°F. Overlaid glass needs more heat- the focus on indigenous culture. Today there and Norway. our hope for the language, but it is also resistant pigments. And it’s a long process seems to be a new global interest about the But otherwise I was trained in every- touching to see 80-year-old people trying to to find the right print medium. It feels like questionsI surrounding indigenous cultures. day living as a Sámi, including fishing andlearn their childhood Sámi language. have only started to research this field. I am happy that people seem to find -some hunting. We had a small farm and traditional I think this collective trauma was in fact thing of importance in my art, and the good Sámi crafts. In fact, I see this as my first the starting point for my urge to work with VH: How have people from the Sámi culture thing with art is that everybody has the right training with art. art. I have been working with art since I was responded to your work? to interpret the artwork. It’s always up to the I was at some point planning to continue 17 years old. And the flow never seems to TC: I have gotten very good response from beholder. working with professional Sámi craft but did stop; more just wants to come out. Sámi people in Sweden, , and Nor- find the Sámi craft traditions limiting my way since I am telling a forgotten and for- VH: Is there anything you’d like to add? urge to express myself. However, I now base VH: Have you always worked in glass? bidden history that is still affecting Sámi to TC: I am very happy to have gotten the op- much of my art back to my early years of TC: Since the material is an important car- a very high degree today. I have also been portunity to create and exhibit my art in the working with Sámi craft. rier of meaning in art, I have always been collaborating with Greenlandic, Inuit, and world’s best town, New York, and to have After the Sámi had been forbidden to fascinated by the material of glass. It is cold, Ainu artists since the history and situations met the friendly, interesting, and helpful practice their religion, language, reindeer hard, but at the same time fragile. I com- of indigenous people are often similar. New Yorkers! Northern Lights Film Festival returns to SIFF nordic Heritage muSeum Seattle

On Jan. 11, 2018, the Nordic Heritage don championship: the highly talented but Museum will open the ninth-annual Nordic ferociously abrasive young American, John Lights Film Festival (NLFF), hosted at the McEnroe (Shia LaBeouf). SIFF Film Center and the SIFF Cinema Up- The complete festival lineup includes town in Seattle. NLFF offers an immersion critically acclaimed feature-length comedies into the world of Nordic films, focusing on and dramas, as well as shorts and documenta- contemporary, award­winning films from ries. Among this year’s films are The Square Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and (Sweden), which was recently nominated for Sweden, and Sápmi. Filmmakers from the a 2018 Golden Globe; the Norwegian/Sámi Nordic countries will attend the festival. The documentary Arctic Superstar, about an in- event runs Jan. 11 to 14. digenous Sámi rapper whose career dreams The festival’s opening night will feature are stymied by his endangered language; Aki the Swedish filmBorg vs. McEnroe. The film Kaurismäki’s latest hit The Other Side of takes place in the summer of 1980, when Hope (Finland); and the ever-popular Nordic Björn Borg (played by Icelandic actor Sver- shorts program. rir Gudnason) is the top tennis player in the A full schedule and description of the world, dominating the sport both on and off films is available at nordicmuseum.org/nlff, Photo: © First Pond Entertainment the court. There is only one obstacle in his and festival passes and tickets for opening The rapper SlinCraze is the subject and star of Arctic Superstar, one of the Norwegian films to be shown pursuit of a record­breaking fifth Wimble- night are available at SIFF.net. during January’s Nordic Lights Film Festival. the american 12 • December 29, 2017 Taste of Norway NorwegiaN Have a cozy and delicious New Year Ring in 2018 with a warming drink paired with savory cheese biscuits with a Nordic flair

daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor

By the time Christmas has come and gone, it seems like everyone’s talking about healthy eating and cleanses. But before we go the way of “dry January” (if you’re into that), let’s not forget about New Year’s celebrations. Now for me, New Year’s Eve has never seemed like a party holiday. Sure, celebra- tions are always happening, but I’m just as happy hanging out at home, reflecting on the past year and waiting in anticipation for the clock to strike midnight. Still, any celebration—large or small— calls for a bit of a treat. So I’m sharing with you one of the coziest I can imagine—a hot toddy spiked with Norwegian aquavit and some savory little cheesy bites. The toddy? That’s obvious. I think it was my husband who first served me an aquavit version. (He has a way with mixing drinks.) As for the biscuits, I first encountered the root of them a few years back when flipping through Scandilicious Baking by Signe Johan- sen. She had a recipe in there for Västerbotten and Caraway Sablés, made with the Swed- ish cheese I could never seem to find stocked even in the local Scandinavian food store in Seattle. Parmesan does the trick, however, and I thought it’d be fun to top half of the biscuits with caraway, as Johansen recommended for Photos: Daytona strong the full recipe, and top the other half with a Coziness done two ways: biscuits made to satisfy flaky smoked salt as a way to vary the flavorscravings for cheese and caraway pair excellently (and accommodate those for whom caraway with an aquavit hot toddy. seeds are a bit too intense). These little biscuits would be as good with a glass of Champagne as with a toddy, The Nor- so go ahead and improvise as needed—but Daytona Strong is wegian American’s Taste of let’s ring in the New Year together with hope Norway Editor. She writes and anticipation. And if you’re resolving to about her family’s Norwe- eat more kale salads and drink more green gian heritage through the smoothies, then by all means go for it with lens of food at her Scandi- all your might. As for me, I’m more about at- navian food blog, www.out- tempting to practice moderation with a touch side-oslo.com. Find her on of indulgence all the year through. Regardless Facebook (www.facebook.com/OutsideOslo), of how you go about the year, I wish you a Twitter (@daytonastrong), Pinterest (@dayton- happy celebration and a great year ahead. astrong), and Instagram (@daytonastrong). Hot Aquavit Toddy 3 oz. freshly-boiled hot water, plus 1 tbsp. honey more to preheat mug 1-2 lemon wedges, plus a slice for 1 ½ oz. aquavit (I use Linie) garnish

Preheat a mug with hot water for a minute or so, then discard water. Pour aquavit and honey into the mug. Squeeze juice from 1 lemon wedge into the mug and drop the wedge in too. Pour freshly boiled hot water over it and give it a good stir to help the honey dissolve. Taste and adjust honey and lemon juice as needed. Garnish with lemon slice if desired. Makes 1 drink. Hungry for more Norway?

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Savory Nordic Cheese Biscuits, Two Ways (Gluten-Free) Adapted from the Västerbotten and Caraway Sablés in Scandilicious Baking by Signe Johansen

1 cup gluten­free flour mix (I use for topping: Bob’s Red Mill) 1 egg, lightly beaten 4 tbsps. cold unsalted butter 1 tsp. caraway seeds ¼ tsp. kosher salt 1 tbsp. Parmesan ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese ¼ tsp. smoked sea salt (regular 1 medium egg course or flaky salt will work too) 2 tbsps. whole

Using a food processor, whirl flour, butter, and salt until they combine into a sandy mixture. Add cheese and give it another whirl, then the egg and mix again. Finally, add the milk one tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together, taking care to not over-mix. Press the dough into a log about an inch in diameter. Roll in plastic wrap and chill Photo: Terje Birkedal until firm. Ekte Geitost with the tool a Norwegian invented to slice it—cheese is important business in Norway. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Once chilled, remove and unwrap the dough. Slice it into 24 pieces (each slice should 1 be about ⁄3- to ½-in. thick). Arrange these on the baking sheet about an inch apart. Brush terje birkedaL lightly with the beaten egg. On half of the biscuits, sprinkle caraway seeds and Parmesan Anchorage, Alaska cheese. On the other half, sprinkle smoked sea salt. Bake until golden and firm and cooked all the way through, about 10 minutes. My foot doctor is a proud Norwegian It was invented in the 19th century in the Makes 24 biscuits. American from North Dakota whose ances- Gudbrands Valley by a woman named Anne tral roots go back to northwestern Telemark. Hov. Before inventing Gudbrandsdalsost she But about a month ago, I learned she had nev- had added cream while cooking cow-milk er heard of geitost ( cheese, pronounced . This first of her inventions is known as “yayt ust”) or any other kind of Norwegian fløtemysost (cream ). Since it is brunost (brown cheese). Of course, I felt im- partially made from goat milk, Gudbrands- mediately compelled to get her a package of dalsost still has a slight tangy taste from the Ekte Geitost (true ), for one can- goat milk, but it is sweeter and milder over- not be a real Norwegian and never have eaten all than ekte geitost. Fløtemysost contains brunost, Norway’s national cheese. She and no goat milk, so it is the mildest in taste and her sister both ended up loving it and won- is the sweetest of the three main varieties of dering why they had not had it growing up in brunost. a community full of Norwegian Americans. To properly eat brunost, you must use As a booster of all things Norwegian a Norwegian-style cheese slicer known as and as a lover of geitost (sometimes spelled an “ostehøvel,” specifically invented in the gjetost), I thought it my duty to make sure early 20th century to efficiently and easily that none of the readers of The Norwegian slice brunost. The ostehøvel gives you thin, American lived out their lives unaware of tasty slices of brunost that will deliver just brunost and its tasty benefits. So this heritagethe right amount of flavor to your mouth. piece is intended as an ode to both geitost You may put your brunost on a crisp cracker and the other varieties of brunost. or slice of bread, or better yet, on a Norwe- Brunost goes back at least to the Bronze gian heart­shaped . Don’t skip butter; Age in . Some burned brunost res- brunost marries beautifully with butter. And idue was found in Denmark in a clay pot that if you like, add some strawberry or raspberry dated to more than 2,500 years ago. So Scan- jam, also a great taste partner with brunost. dinavians—especially Norwegians—have In addition, brunost enriches the flavor of been eating it for centuries. Brunost is another Norwegian-style “brun saus” (brown sauce name for mysost (whey cheese). In fact, it is or gravy) which pairs wonderfully with not strictly a true cheese, for it is made from meat balls or “kjøttkaker” (Norwegian meat the waste liquid that is left behind after cheese cakes) and is really good with Norwegian making; this is called whey. To make brunost “fiskekaker” (fish cakes). you cook the whey with milk and/or cream for Brunost delivers high amounts of pro- about 10 hours until much of the liquid has evaporated and it takes on the consistency See > BruNOsT, page 19 of gooey fudge and has turned from white to brown in color. Then you place it in block molds and cool it until it hardens further. The Terje “Ted” Birkedal was result is a semi-soft, sweet cheese-like prod- born in Stavanger, Norway, - uct. It is the caramelized sugars in the cooked- in 1946. He grew up in Col down milk that give this type of “cheese” its orado and earned a Ph.D. characteristic sweetness. in Anthropology from the My favorite type of brunost is ekte University of Colorado. He retired in 2012 but remains geitost, which is made with goat milk. It active in his field and has is sweet and caramelly in taste, but with a served as the President of Sons of Norway Bernt noticeably extra sharp tang to the taste that Balchen Lodge in Anchorage since 2012. He has derives from the goat milk. Another related conducted archeological fieldwork in the Ameri - Photo: Daytona strong variety of brunost is made with both goat and can South, the Great Plains, Norway, Canada, Light up the holiday with a savory bite and a warm, refreshing drink to wash it down—like wrapping cow milk plus cream, and it is known as Gud- Guam, and Alaska. He has always been passion - up in a comforting food blanket. brandsdalsost. (Gudbrand’s Valley cheese). ate about Norwegian prehistory and history. the american 14 • December 29, 2017 Norway near you NorwegiaN What’s going on in your neighborhood? Calendar of Events ALASKA MASSACHUSETTS Fastelavn Danish Mardi Gras theran Church for refreshments and the op- Arctic Viking Lodge Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner The Last King film screening Feb. 11, 2 p.m. portunity to learn more about Bergen’s most Jan. 27, 4-6:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 1 p.m. Brooklyn famous composer. You will also learn more Fairbanks West Newton All Nordics are invited to join the Scandinavian about the two sponsoring groups and their Enjoy a lutefisk and meatball dinner with Arctic Game of Thrones fans will not want ot miss this East Coast Museum for its annual Fastelavn Dan- programs for 2018. Free to the general public Viking Lodge at Fairbanks Lutheran Church. To high-stakes adventure film, presented by The ish Mardi Gras, location to be announced. Dress at large. More information: www.facebook. contact the lodge for more info, visit www.son- Scandinavian Library. Listen to Norwegian with in costume (optional), decorate spring branches, com/seattlebergensistercities. sofnorway117.yolasite.com. English subtitles. Free refreshments at 1 p.m., hit the barrel, and eat special cream buns for with lunch available in the Kaffeestuga. Screening dessert. Music by Ellen Lindstrom, “The Swedish Poulsbo Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner Jan. 27, noon-5 p.m. CALIFORNINA is free at the Scandinavian Cultural Center Libra- Meatball.” $40 inclusive price, children between ray; donations welcome. More info: scandicenter. 5 and 16 are $10, and children younger than 4 get Poulsbo Welcome Back Dinner & Happy New Year in for free. Reservations are encouraged and can Enjoy a lutefisk and meatball diner with pota- Jan. 4, 6:30 p.m. org/event/the-scandinavian-library-presents- be made by calling Victoria at (718) 748-5950. toes, carrots, coleslaw, lefse, ice cream, and San Francisco the-last-king. beverages. At Grieg Hall, Poulsbo Lodge. For Celebrate the 120th anniversay of the Norwe- MICHIGAN OREGON more information, call the hall office at (360) gian Club of San Francisco with a delicious din- 779-5209. ner prepared by Chef Ricardo. Tickets are $35 Polar Nights in Norway Oregon’s Nordic Ski History for members or guests. More info: www.nor- Jan. 28, 4 p.m. now-Dec. 29 Farmington Hills Portland Leif Erikson Lodge Annual Crab Feed wegianclub.org. Jan. 27, 6 p.m. At this Nordkap Lodge meeting at the Swedish Learn about the history of Nordic skiing, from its Seattle Club, Merete Stenersen will give a presentation on roots in Scandinavia to its prominence in the Pa- Scandinavian Film Festival Enjoy a crab feed, silent auction, and desset Jan. 6, 7, 20 & 21 Polar Nights in Norway. There will be a dinner of cific Northwest. Includes reproductions of both auction, with dancing to Miles from Chicago, torsk and meatballs, with fastelavnsboller for des- historical and contemporary ski equipment. At Los Angeles all in support of the lodge’s educational foun- Join the American-Scandinavian Foundation sert. More info: www.detroitnorwegians.com. Nordia House Gallery. Free and open to the pub- lic. More info: www.scanheritage.org. dation. Tickets are $20 for students, $45 for of Los Angeles for its 19th annual film festival, adults, and $320 for a table of eight, avail- featuring Scandinavian films. Festival schedule, MINNESOTA able at Brown Paper Tickets, or checks may passes, and tickets for indiviual screenings and Sonja Lodge Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner Gingerbread Wonderland: Twin Cities Jan. 27 & 28 be mailed to the lodge. For more infomation, events are available at www.sffla.net. now-Jan. 7 visit www.facebook.com/groups/LeifErikson- Minneapolis Eugene The menu includes all-you-can-eat lutefisk, Lodge or call (206) 783-1274. You will find familiar buildings and landmarks ILLINOIS meatballs, potatoes, coleslaw, lefse, flatbread, created by everyone from professional bakers Winter Ski Jumping Tournament and desserts. There will be three reserved seat- Wergeland Lodge Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner Jan. 27-28 to first-time gingerbread enthusiasts. At- Nor Feb. 3, 4 p.m. ings on Saturday and five on Sunday. Tickets sell Fox River Grove way House. Tickets are $5 for adults; children Bellingham out quickly, so call the lodge at (541) 344-1064 and members are free. To learn more or to get - Gates open at 11 a.m. on Saturday for the and leave a message for more details and ticket Join Wergeland Lodge for a dinner at Win involved, visit www.norwayhouse.org or email Norge Ski Club’s weekend of family fun as ski prices. Handicapped parking available. More dows on the Bay in the Bellingham Yacht Club [email protected]. - jumpers from the entire world compete. Brats, info: sonjelodge.org/events.html building. Cost is $25 per person. Limited seat hot dogs, pizza, popcorn beer and wine. Ticket ing. For tickets contact Elaine Grasdock at info available at www.norgeskiclub.com. First Lutheran’s Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner (360) 734-7753 or email Viking1kg@gmail. Jan. 20 WASHINGTON com. More info: www.wergelandlodge.com. Concert at Yultide End IOWA Columbia Heights Jan. 6, 3 p.m. Koselig Dinner will include lutefisk with melted butter Norwegian Love: A Valentine’s Concert & Tea Exhibit Seattle now-April 22 and white sauce, meatballs, mashed potatoes, Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Join Lori Ann Reinhall and the Seattle-Bergen Sis- gravy, carrots, mashed rutabagas, herring, lefse, Seattle Decorah ter City Association as they celebrate the Last Day koselig julekake, rice pudding, and cookies. Seatings at Enjoy an afternoon concert at Leif Erikson Come get with Vesterheim and discover of Christmas with a Blowout Fundraising Concert 12, 2, 4, and 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 or 50 cents Lodge featuring soprano Laura Loge and Ste- the Norwegian secret to surviving winter. Ex- featuring her musical friends and the best of koselig per year for children up to 10 years. Tickets can ven Luksan on the piano, performing love perience in a series of immersive “liv- Pacific Northwest talent. This gala extravaganza be reserved by calling (651) 633-0679. Visit www. songs by Edvard Grieg and Steven Luksan. Co- ing room” environments and learn about this features a fantastic array of musicians perform- uniquely Scandinavian way of life. More infor- flcch.org for more information and directions. sponsored by the Northwest Edvard Grieg So- ing our most beloved holiday songs and festive ciety. Tickets are $15. For more information, mation: www.vesterheim.org/exhibitions/spe- favorites as we greet the New Year. At Ballard cial/koselig. NEW YORK visit www.facebook.com/LELodgeSeattle or First Lutheran Church. Tickets are $25 for adults call the lodge at (206) 783-1274. The Experimental Self: Munch’s Photography and $10 for children, and may be purchased on Rocks and Hard Places: Emigration Through now-March 8 Eventbrite or at the door. More information: the Lens of Knud Knudsen New York www.facebook.com/seattlebergensistercities. WISCONSIN now-Sept. 23, 2018 This series of photographs, films, and prints by The Story of Selbu Mittens now-Dec. 30 Decorah Edvard Munch emphasizes the artist’s experi- Nordic Lights Film Festival Why do people leave their homes in search of a mentalism, examining his exploration of the cam- Jan. 11-14 Stoughton better life? Join us at Vesterheim at an exciting era as an expressive medium. On view at Scan- Seattle The Selbu mitten is unique in many ways, but - new exhibit that explores emigration through dinavia House: The Nordic Center in America, See contemporary, award-winning films from especially because its origin is well document first-person accounts, family histories, and the Tuesdays through Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m., Norway and other Nordic countries at the SIFF ed. We have gathered Selbu mittens for this - stunning black-and-white photography of Knud and on Wednesdays until 7 p.m., with a guided Film Center and the SIFF Cinema Uptown. The exhibit from descendants of Norwegian im Knudsen. More info: www.vesterheim.org/ex- gallery tour at 5:30 p.m. More information: www. Norwegian documentary The Return will be migrants in the Stoughton area. At Livsreise. hibitions/special/knudsen. scandinaviahouse.org. shown at the SIFF Film Center on Jan. 13 atMore 3:30 information: www.livsreise.org. p.m. Director Ingrid Berven will answer questions Spoons: Carving. Community. Nordic Oscar Contenders after the screening. Festival schedule and passesMusical Duet with Vidar Skrede & Randy now-Nov. 4, 2018 Gosa Jan. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17 & 18 are available at www.nordicmuseum.org, $65 for Jan. 8, 5:30 p.m. Decorah New York members and $75 for general admission. Humans have been carving spoons for millen- This January, Scandinavia House will be screen- Milwaukee nia, but spoon carving has exploded in popu- ing films chosen by Nordic countries to compete Mostly Nordic Chamber Music Series: NorwayThere will be a social, meal, and meeting with larity in the last 10 years. Vesterheim’s Spoons: for the Oscar nomination in the 2017 Best Foreign Jan. 14, 2 p.m. officer installation at this Sons of Norway Carving. Community. - captures the spirit of this Language film. They include this year’s shortlisted Seattle Milwaukee meeting at Norway House. Enter recent movement, showcasing historic and Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film The The Nordic Heritage Museum goes on the road tainment will be provided by Vidar Skrede on - modern examples of spoons carved in wood Square (Sweden), November (Estonia), You Disap- with “Norway: Crossing the North Sea,” featur- fiddle, Hardanger fiddle, and guitar, and Ran and horn. More info: www.vesterheim.org/ex- pear/Du forsvinder (Denmark), Under the Tree/ ing Rachel Nesvig on the Hardanger fiddle and dy Gosa on guitar and bouzouki. More info: hibitions/special/spoons Undir trénu (Iceland), Tom of Finland (Finland), Brandon Vance on Scottish fiddle at Ballard First www.sonsofnorwaymilwaukee.org/events. and Thelma (Norway). More info: www.scandina- Lutheran Church. Tickets and more information Scandinavian Hygge Barnetimen Children’s Hour: Birthdays viahouse.org /calendar-of-events. available at www.nordicmuseum.org. Jan. 16, 10 a.m. Jan. 18, 11:30 a.m. Amery Decorah Edvard Grieg and His World Coffee, Cake & Grieg Vesterheim invites all preschool and school- Jan. 11, 8 p.m. Jan. 14, 4 p.m. Learn the simple pleasures of Scandinavian aged children with their parents and caregiv- New York Seattle cuisine and experience the uniquely Nordic ers to explore Norwegian art and culture with Internationally acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel re- Join the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association concept of “hygge” with chef Terry Kelzer in a the special topic, “Birthdays.” Program is free turns for his tenth season of Keyboard Conversa- and the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society follow- cooking demonstration for all ages. More info: for all ages. More info: www.vesterheim.org/ tions at Scandinavia House. Seigel explores works ing the Mostly Nordic concert at Ballard First Lu- farmtablefoundation.org. events/youth-programs/barnetimen. of Grieg as well the composers he admired. Tickets are $20 for members or $25 for guests. More infor- mation: www.scandinaviahouse.org Send฀your฀event฀to฀[email protected]฀or฀call฀(206)฀784-4617฀ to be added to The Norwegian American! Check www.norwegianamerican.com/events for complete listings Event listings are free, but space is limited. Please contact us at least one month before event. theNorwegiaNamerican Norway near you December 29, 2017 • 15 Co-hosting the Scandinavian Hour What it’s like to share the mic with Doug Warne on the long-running radio program we all had to go out and sell radio ads. That’s not an easy task unless one is a born sales- eric StaVney person! Most of the sponsors I could think Seattle of have already been approached by Warne long ago and have regular radio ads on the “Når kommer den Skandinaviske time show. But when Hovden Formal Farm Wear med det beste i Skandinaviske music!” fol- became a sponsor, I got a seat at the mic. lowed by “God morgen, God morgen … I’m Warne rouses me out of my thoughts to your host Doug Warne, with lots of friends, announce a Finnish song, and I stumble over with the best in Scandinavian music from all the pronunciation. Never mind that I looked the Scandinavian countries.” it up and practiced many times. Thankfully, Every weekend on KKNW AM 1150, the show isn’t broadcast live! Warne gra- the rousing Norwegian rendition of the ciously lets me try it again. “Good Morning” song comes forth from the Recording the shows in advance (we radio or over the internet to houses all over do all four shows for a month in one sitting) the world. On this particular morning, I’m means we don’t actually play the songs right fidgeting nervously in my seat as those- im after we announce them. Erik Krema (Op- mortal words follow: “I’m your host, Doug erations Manager) and his amazing staff at Warne, with lots of friends…” KKNW insert the songs into the program Today, I’m sitting at my own micro- after we leave the studio. That means that phone across from Doug, as he introduces if I’ve made a goof in the script, I will an- me as the host of the show, and I want to nounce Edvard Grieg’s “Hall of the Moun- pinch myself—is this real? Am I really co- tain King” and listeners subsequently hear a hosting this radio program that Doug Warne Sámi yoik instead. Uff da! But I’m getting and Ron Olsen took over from Svein Gilje in Photo: Eric stavney better at this. 1959, that has grown to have a global audi- Doug Warne, host of the long-running Scandinavian Hour, is passing the torch around. I look up as the “Farvel” song plays, the ence for the last 58 years? Yes, here I was “On the Air” sign turns off, and Warne gives spinning disks with the master, who gener- me the A-OK sign. Life just couldn’t get any ously decided some months ago to start shar- events I’ve also been to, at the Nordic Heri- I first heard about co­hosting the show better than this. ing the mic with six other lucky co-hosts. His tage Museum and my own Sons of Norway by donating to The Norwegian American— idea seems not to be passing the torch (like lodge. It tickles me to be promoting happen- yes, this very newspaper. I proudly told my I hope you get a chance to turn on your radio he might retire), but rather to pass the torch ings in the Scandinavian Community. friends I got to co-host a show, but had to or computer to hear us Saturday and Sunday around, to let the program grow with new After we introduce a few more songs, I admit that I had “bought” my way onto the mornings at 6 a.m. PST, and again at 9 a.m. personalities and perspectives. see on my script that my pre-recorded inter- program. But then I heard about Warne’s in- PST on Saturday. Online visit 1150kknw.com I look over to see Warne giving me the view with Jim Nelson will be broadcast next. tention to share the mic on an ongoing basis, and click on “Listen Live.” nod that it’s time to read the “Community Whenever I think of Norwegian folksongs, I and I was hooked. If you have music you feel is underrepre- Bulletin Board.” We take turns announcing think of Jim and was able to connect with him I’m really looking forward to hearing sented in our lineup, we would enjoy learn- the pancake , lutefisk dinners, -ba when he came to town. I had him talk about the music that co-host colleagues from Ice- ing about it from you. If you have a commu- zaars, pickled herring, rosemaling, and other the many places he’s worked and traveled as land (Esther Lára Hansen), Finland (Sean nity event you’d like announced, send in the events of the many clubs, societies, and mu- a music teacher, musician-for-hire, and mod- McKee), Norway (Seth Tufteland and Bjørn form we will email you with the particulars, seums in the greater Puget Sound region. ern-day bard. We talked about our common Ruud), and Denmark (Ingrid Salmon) will at least a month and a half before the event. I can tell Warne’s been to all these regular love of the seljefløyte, and that’s the part wewant to play. And the Swedes out there in Write to us at scanhourkknw@outlook. events, whether Norwegian, Swedish, Dan- broadcast—that conversation—followed by a radioland needn’t worry—we’ve got you com. We’d also love to help increase your ish, Finnish, or Icelandic, and the people recording Jim had made playing this tradition- covered, too. business and record a personalized spot for there all know him, too. I happily read off al Norwegian instrument, the willow flute. To qualify for this amazing opportunity, you. Experience Koselig at Vesterheim this winter Fight the darkness of winter with Nordic cheer and fellowship

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When days are short and nights grow with homemade jam after a jaunt through the more details. long, it’s time to celebrate community the woods on your cross-country skis.” Join Vesterheim, Games XP of Norwegian way—with warm drinks, wool Visit this exhibit to experience koselig Decorah, and future close friends socks, close friends, and an untranslatable in a series of “living room” environments for Koselig Board Game Nights word—koselig! Explore how Norwegians and learn about this uniquely Scandinavian from 7 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 23, Feb. survive winter at a new immersive exhibit, way of life and how it permeates every part 27, and March 27 in the museum’s “Koselig,” at Vesterheim, the national Nor- of Norwegian culture. Main Building. When Norwegians wegian-American museum and heritage cen- Some researchers suggest that empathy want to get koselig, they play board ter, through April 22, 2018. To really get a is the key to high levels of happiness in the games with close friends and fam- feel for koselig, Vesterheim will host a series Scandinavian countries. Every Wednesday, ily. Bring your favorite game to of free community events, including Koselig from 3:30 to 4 p.m., now through April 22, share, and come ready to learn to Cake Break, Nordic Noir Film Nights, and Vesterheim invites the community to the play new ones with new friends. Board Game Nights. museum to enjoy treats and learn more about What is koselig? Vesterheim’s Exhibition empathy during Koselig Cake Break. With world-class exhibitions and 12 Manager Zach Row-Heyveld says, “Cozy is Vesterheim and Luther College’s Nordic historic buildings in scenic Deco- the closest translation, but it’s really much Studies Program invite you to settle in for rah, Iowa, Vesterheim, the national more than that. It’s a very deep feeling of some unsettling crime films from Scandina- Norwegian-American museum and warmth and contentment, a sense of intimacy via during Nordic Noir Film Nights at 7 p.m. heritage center, showcases the and comfort. It’s a candlelit dinner party with on Jan. 9, Feb. 13, March 13, and April 10 in best in historic and contemporary your close friends and family. A wool sweat- the museum’s Main Building. Each film will Norwegian folk and fine arts, and er, a cup of hot cocoa, and a comfy couch feature an introduction and discussion led explores the American immigrant with the latest Nordic crime drama on TV. by members of the Nordic Studies program. experience. For more information, Photo courtesy of Vesterheim A fresh batch of warm from scratchSee vesterheim.org for a full list of films and visit vesterheim.org Visitors enjoy a Koselig Cake Break at Vesterheim. the american 16 • December 29, 2017 Travel NorwegiaN A journey through Morocco Exploring Morocco’s rich culture on a tour of the country’s historic cities and countryside

Photos: Thor larsen Above left: The tanneries of Fez (Chouaras) is where famous Moroccan leather arLene & tHor a. LarSen is made. Fishkill, N.Y. Above: A triumphal arch overlooks the fertile plains of the ancient Roman city of Volubilis, a highlight of the tour. There is nothing we enjoy more than Left: The University of Al-Quaraouiyine and Mosque houses this lovely ablu - getting on a plane and being whisked away tions basin in the center of a mosaic-lined courtyard. to a warm, sunny clime with an exotic cul- ture. This is especially true when the expedi- tion is a bargain, like our trip to Morocco. The tour was entitled “13 Day Kaleidoscope of Morocco” and included five major cities, beautiful natural wonders, most meals, and transportation—all for $1,700. How could we possibly pass up a deal like that? The trip rocco. We were anx- Jacques Majorelle. A pleasant afternoon is to turned out to be one of the most fascinating ious to experience the take a stroll in this French-inspired garden in and enlightening tours we have ever taken. old-world tanneries of the shade of the Majorelle Blue studio, sur- The ancient Roman city of Volubilis, lo- Fez, where men slosh rounded by cascading magenta bougainvil- cated between the cities of Rabat and Fez, around in enormous lea, palms, and cacti. You can always elect to was our favorite. In its prime, the Roman vats of foul-smelling take a break and sip a mint tea at the outdoor city had 20,000 residents. The ruins, which concoctions and dyes café or spend some time exploring the fasci- sit atop a high plateau surrounded by green to tan and color the an- nating Berber museum next door. farmlands, have been well preserved and imal skins to produce One of Marrakesh’s pleasantries is to continue to be excavated. The site contains the famous Moroccan take a quaint horse-and-buggy ride from fine mosaic floors, carved marble columns, leather. The historical your hotel to visit Jemaa el-Fnaa, the main and a range of other structures reflecting the star of Fez is the world- square of the medina and one of the most size of the city. famous University of talked-about experiences in Morocco. The The tour started in the bustling capital Al-Quaraouiyine and square is a huge expanse of open space, of Rabat, located between the Atlantic Ocean Mosque that was estab- stalls, and tents. It is here that the city pres- and the mouth of the Bou Regreg river. Our lished in 859, making ents its infamous evening spectacle of snake first stop was a visit to the Chellah,- ane it one of the world’s charmers, magicians, hawkers, musicians, cropolis for Marinid Dynasty notables from oldest universities. It is and occasional pickpockets to entertain and the 13th to 15th centuries. This same site was truly a beautiful build- challenge the tourists. occupied by the very prosperous Roman city ing, but we had a hard Every substantial Moroccan city has a of Sala Colonia. These extensive ruins are hara and skiing on the snows of the High At- time focusing on its beauty and significance mosque with a matching minaret that you enclosed by massive walls built in the 13th las Mountains. As we were driven around the because it is in the middle of a frenzied and can spot from afar. In Casablanca’s case, we century. countryside in a large modern bus, we were crowded medina. The donkey-wide winding would have to declare their mosque and min- While Morocco is located in northern so relieved to have an experienced driver to alleyways chock-full of hordes engaged in aret to be on steroids! It is the second largest Africa, its past goes back to Europe as well. handle the steep, winding roads. The Tizi selling, shopping, and touring in four or fivestructure in the world. The colossal Hassan It is this dichotomy in its heritage that con- n’Tichka pass that runs between Ouarzazate different languages can be distracting. II Mosque stands on the edge of the Atlantic tinues to give Morocco a rich and divergent and Marrakesh was filled with hairpin turns Even though the French occupation end- Ocean and actually sits partially out the over culture. As you travel through Rabat, Fez, and sheer cliffs on both sides. ed more than 60 years ago, the French influ - the sea. It took 35,000 craftsmen to complete Marrakesh, and Casablanca and their envi- Every sizable town or city had a medina, ence is still evident. Most Moroccans are still this elaborate edifice with marble, mosaics, rons, you can’t help but notice that the ar- which is simply a group of adobe buildings bilingual, and many of the big cities adapted woodcarvings, and plastic carvings. The Ve- chitecture in these cities resembles the archi- enclosed by a high wall where the shops and French names for their parks, buildings, and netian crystal chandeliers are dazzling, and it tecture of Andalusia, Spain. The reason, of markets are located. The medina is the heart public areas, such as Hivernage, Ville Nou- is a building you cannot forget! course, is that when the Moors were defeated of Arab towns and cities. One of the most velle, and Jardin Majorelle. If you head south, you find yourself on in Spain, they simply crossed the Mediter- admired 12th century villages in southern Marrakesh is a perfect example of the a road called the Corniche. This windblown ranean to Morocco to practice the religion of Morocco is the pinkish sandstone village of Arab-French blend of cultures. We found coastal highway popular with surfers will Islam, bringing their arts, crafts, and archi- Aït Benhaddou. Here the kasbahs (fortified Marrakesh to be the most beautiful city in lead you past many of Casablanca’s glitzy tecture with them. houses) are strategically located high on a hill Morocco. Its wide tree-lined boulevards, nightclubs. While we did not find Rick, we Morocco’s nature is unbelievably var- and were originally built as a caravan stop to palisaded by modern hotels, integrate lovely did find snappy ocean­side dining spots ied, from the long, white, sandy beaches to give aid and respite, for a price, to traveling gardens for the public to enjoy. where the seafood was fresh and delicious. the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Moun- African traders in ivory, gold, and spices. Located in the central part of the city It was a perfect venue for our tour to end as tains. The varied terrain allows tourists to go The imperial city of Fez has some of the is a beautiful and historic garden originally we enjoyed a warm Moroccan evening with camel trekking on the sand dunes of the Sa- most significant and historical sights of Mo- designed in the 1930s by the French painter a pastel sunset. theNorwegiaNamerican Travel December 29, 2017 • 17 A bird’s-eye view of Oslo: Stovner Tower offers a new perspective

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Want to follow the path of the birds for an incredible view of Norway’s capi- tal? You’re in luck. On Oct. 12, the district of Stovner in northeastern Oslo welcomed a new attraction: the Stovner Tower. As you meander along the 260-meter-long circling walkway, you’ll gradually climb 15 meters up in the air where you’ll find yourself walk- ing among the treetops. The design of the tower—called Stovnertårnet in Norwegian—was inspired by a bird’s flight into the sky. Along the pathway to the top, there are several plateaus representing birds’ nests where you can sit with your friends, relax, and enjoy the view. And what a view it is! In addition to a great perspective overlooking the trees and hills of the Grorud Valley, the view stretches all the way to the Oslo Fjord. The posts that support the structure also serve as birdhouses for local species like the common swift, a type of bird that thrives as part of a flock. The walkway is accessible for disabled visitors and is also lined with railings more than a meter high, ensur- ing a safe and enjoyable experience for all. In the evening, the Stovner Tower comes to life in a whole new manner with captivating lights that serve to both emphasize its interweaving path and keep everyone safe. The tower is near the Stovner shopping center by the Fossumberget mountain and can be easily reached from Oslo’s city center in just about 30 minutes by taking metro No. 5 to the Stovner stop. Even better is that the experience is free and open all day year-round. “Stovner and Holmenkollen both Photos: Jiri Havran / courtesy of stovnertårnet have spectacular views of the city,” The Stovner Tower is open night and day, providing stunning views of Oslo and the Grorud Valley. says Head of the District Committee Rashid Nawaz to Vårt Oslo. “Through the tower we’re clarifying this for the whole ful it is here.” modern architecture with natural landscapes. ing was provided by the city’s Groruddalen capital and creating a local attraction that I The creative force behind the tower is It was built in collaboration with the District project and the Agency for Urban Develop- hope brings children, the elderly, and all cu- the landscape architects at LINK Arkitektur, of Stovner and the Municipality of Oslo’s ment. rious people to Stovner to see how wonder- an architecture firm known for combining Agency for Urban Environment, and fund- The Groruddalen project is meant to contribute to improved services and local environments with the ultimate goal that residents will become more economically Roam with Moon & The Norwegian American independent and participate more actively in We can’t decide! Which ot these finalists do you think should win a copy of Moon Norway? their community. The project was first start- ed in 2007 and has been extended to 2026. “The Groruddalen project has led to a transformation of the Stovner city center #2 area. Together with Fossumparken in front of Stovner Senter and Jesperudjordet activ- ity park, the Stovner Tower provides new and exciting opportunities for urban outdoor life,” says Councilor for Urban Development Hanna E. Marcussen, who was present at the official opening of the tower, to Vårt Oslo. If you’re looking to see Oslo from a new angle, Stovner Tower may be just the right attraction for you.

Molly Jones started at The Norwegian American the week she completed her BA in Norwegian and Com- #1 #3 munication from the Uni- versity of Washington and quickly became the news- Vote by emailing [email protected] paper’s Assistant Editor. She currently works as an editor at Nordstrom. the american 18 • December 29, 2017 Norwegian Heritage NorwegiaN Meet the Frog in the Fjord Lorelou Desjardins on writing her humorous blog about living in Norway as a foreigner

passed. I thought, “What’s the point of com- hard on Norway. … Luckily most readers, ing out with my real name? In two days ev- Norwegians and foreigners, read between moLLy joneS erybody will have forgotten about my blog.” the lines and like my humor. Seattle I wanted to protect my actual career and job, but after a while I realized that “A Frog in the MJ: You have become increasingly involved When French woman Lorelou Desjardins Fjord” was not being forgotten and people in the Norwegian media over the years. Why moved to Norway in 2009, she had no inten- were reading my blog more and more, and do you think it is important for foreigners to tions of staying. Eight years later, she is still eventually when I was asked to write a regu- have a voice in the Norwegian public debate? living in Oslo and runs the popular blog, “A lar chronicle in one of Norway’s biggest pa- lD: I think it is important for every group Frog in the Fjord,” where she chronicles her pers, I decided to write under my real name. in a society to have a voice. Foreigners are experiences as a foreigner living in Norway. My blog has since become a book, and I am an increasingly big group in Norway, and I She also works as a human-rights jurist and now interviewed quite often on television, think it is natural for us to say what we think cultural coach, has written a book on Norwe- radio, and papers in Norway. I also continue and what a heterogeneous group we are. … I gian culture, and dreams about becoming a to write for my own blog and magazines, pa- think foreigners have a duty to be in the Nor- stand-up comedian. I recently had the oppor- pers, etc. wegian debate not only to be critical about tunity to interview Desjardins about her expe- what is happening in the Norwegian society riences living in Norway and writing her blog. MJ: If your blog is intended to teach expats but also to remind them of how lucky they and foreigners about Norway, why do you are to have such low corruption, functioning Molly Jones: Can you tell us a little about think so many Norwegians also like reading public transportation, gender equality better your background and why you moved to your blog? than almost anywhere in the world, etc. Norway? lD: I think Norwegians like to read about lorelou Desjardins: I am a human-rights what foreigners think of them. There is a kind MJ: What goals do you have for your blog lawyer. I moved to Norway in the end of 2009 of collective inferiority complex. They know moving forward? because I got a job in Oslo. I never thought in Photo: anne Julie granberg-Blunderbuss that for many people in the world, Norway lD: I remember during my interview for a million years that I would settle down here Lorelou Desjardins, the Frog in the Fjord. is not on the map... So I believe that the fact my Norwegian job, my future employer or live here more than 18 months. But then that a foreigner not only knows about Nor- asked me “Where do you see yourself in five I realized that Norway had everything I was way but also writes about the quirkiness of years?” I answered, “If I like it here I will be looking for without even knowing it: gender MJ: How has the experience of writing your the Norwegian culture with love (and some here, and if I don’t I will be somewhere else.” equality, work-life balance, beautiful nature, blog compared to your original expectations? teasing) is something they appreciate. It also It is the same thing for the blog: I will con- a peaceful and open society, and high ethics. lD: The blog was for me to have fun—to proves that Norwegians have their own pe- tinue doing it as long as I like it. I released a So I stayed and have been here since! play with humor and culture. I had no ex- culiar culture.... Also because of Janteloven, book in Norwegian in April this year, telling pectations as to the blog being read by more Norwegians cannot brag that much. But if a my story during my first year in Norway and MJ: Why did you originally start writing than three persons, i.e., my mum, my aunt, foreigner like me brags about how great Nor- discovering this culture as a clueless French your blog, “A Frog in the Fjord”? and our neighbor back home. I was hoping way is, then that counts as double. woman. Some of my blog posts are in there, lD: I was encountering many cultural mis- a few foreigners would read it, but really I so who knows—maybe I will write a second understandings, and I saw humor in many of was doing it for myself more than anything. MJ: Your articles explain the Norwegian book. Maybe I will continue writing on the them. Sometimes I laughed about it, some- But then after nine months of writing anony- culture and language quite humorously. Do blog and invite other writers. Maybe I will times I was frustrated because I did not man- mously, with a few hundred reads per month, you feel that Norwegians understand your start a YouTube channel. I just went to a age to understand what Norwegians meant or one blog post, “The Joys of being a Woman sense of humor well? stand-up course, playing my blog texts on wanted, and sometimes I had questions. The in Norway,” went viral in the U.S. and in lD: Yes, Norwegians understand my hu- stage for a Norwegian audience, and it was blog was a way for me to express all those Norway with over 60,000 reads overnight. mor, but sometimes they are also slightly of- cool. So who knows! As my 88-year-old feelings and share them with others who The biggest Norwegian media started trying fended. Some topics have a higher risk for grandmother says: life is long. might feel the same or people who might to get a hold of me, for me to talk about my misunderstandings on humor, such as those have answers. I also started the blog because blog in the media. I wrote on working in Norway and feminism Read “A Frog in the Fjord” and learn more of my love of writing—it is one of my favor- I was really scared and just wanted to and gender equality. Foreigners are also of- about Lorelou Desjardins at afroginthefjord. ite things to do in life. hide under my bed cover until the storm fended sometimes because they feel I am too com.

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< BruNOsT From page 13 The Search tein, calcium, iodine, and vitamin B available in the United States is Ski Queen to your body. It does sport significantGjetost which is sold in a red package in amounts of natural sugars but no salt. Ad- most supermarkets; it contains both goat and for Thor mittedly, brunost contains a fair amount cow milk. However, you can now buy the of fat yet much less than “real” cheeses. blue-packaged Tine’s Ekte Geitost, which Overall, it is a nutritious food. Keep in is made entirely from goat’s milk, at any of by Randi Millman-Brown mind that a proper ostehøvel will give you the major Scandinavian food stores, such as wafer-thin slices that offer plenty of taste; Willy’s Products in Florida, Scandinavian brunost is not something you pile high on Specialties in Seattle, or Ingebretsen’s in Hammerfest a cracker or piece of bread. It is best used Minnesota. These outfits have mail order so sparingly. you don’t have to drive to them unless it is Hammerfest was the next destination out how Thor died in these records. It is estimated that Norwegians eat convenient. If you need a good cheese slicer, on my journey to find out what happened The only building left standing after 12,000 tons of brunost per year; that you can usually find them at any high­end to my great-uncle Thor Jensen. Thor moved the scorched-earth campaign was the town’s roughly translates to almost five poundskitchenware store; if they do not carry the to Hammerfest in December 1940, after ac- chapel. I thought perhaps the church office of brunost for every man, woman, and Norwegian ones, the German ones usually cepting the position of fullmektig av 1. klasse might have some records, and after speaking child in Norway. The most popular type are equivalent. (department head or senior supervisor) at a to one of the pastors (their office was upstairs of brunost is Gudbrandsdalsost, with So now you have no excuse for not at bank. This is where things get complicated. in the museum building), it became clear any fløtemysost being the second favorite.least knowing about brunost and its blessings. Hammerfest is considered the world’s records that might be helpful were not there Geitost, perhaps because it has the stron- If you have never eaten brunost, go try it; you northernmost town (965 kilometers or 600 but held in the archives in Tromsø. gest flavor, is third in popularity. In 2017, may simply like it or you may fall in love with miles north of the Arctic Circle), and one of At the newspaper office, I tried to find the a truck loaded with 27 tons of brunost it. It tastes like nothing else in the world. How the oldest towns in Norway. I arrived in Alta, obituary for Thor or at least a notice about an caught fire in a long tunnel in northernimportant is it to Norwegians? Well, Marianne Norway, to catch the ferry to Hammerfest on a accident (we do not know how he died—there Norway. The fire, fueled by the sugars andKrogness, a famous Norwegian comedian and sunny afternoon after a short flight from Oslo. was a theory that he committed suicide but no fats in the cheese, raged out of control for singer even wrote a song about it called “Jeg I took the ferry because I wanted to experi- evidence of it). I looked through the newspa- four days and severely damaged the tun- vil ikke dele dusj og geitost med deg” (I will ence the landscape, just as Thor did when he per for Oct. 6, 1941, the day he died, and for nel’s superstructure, so much so that the not share my shower or goat cheese with you). took the ferry from Hammerfest to Alta at the the following week, but there were no obitu- tunnel was closed for months while it was In Norway, you know you have been dumped start of his 700-mile hiking trip in the summer aries or accident notices. The employee at the under repair. when your girlfriend or wife won’t share her of 1941. The landscape must have looked al- newspaper office suggested I contact the Oslo The most common brand of brunost beloved geitost with you! most identical to what I saw on my trip, barren newspaper since that is where Thor was from. mountains and hillsides along the entire route. I contacted Aftenposten via chat and was Not much had changed in 76 years. lucky to be able to make contact with some- < ExilE air Several places were on my list to visit: one who found Thor’s obituary (see photo). From page 10 The Museum of Reconstruction for Finnmark But it didn’t have the one piece of information and Northern Troms, the church records of- I needed, his cause of death—it only said he ski tournament in Canada took place in the camp was moved from Toronto. fice, and theFinnmark Dagbladet office (the died plutselig (suddenly). February 1941. The Norwegians, unsur- It was at Vesle Skaugum that five­year­ local newspaper). I made arrangements to But before I left Hammerfest to visit prisingly, took the honors in almost every old Prince Harald set forth about 7 a.m. one visit the museum, and the museum’s host, the national archives in Tromsø, I needed contest. The Norwegian airmen excelled at frosty September morning in 1942. He was Doris Wøhncke, let me set up a work area in to understand how Thor was able to go on swimming and track and field too, usually “observed dashing from the main building in the café. I visited the museum several times an extensive 700-mile hiking trip through- beating their opponents in charity games. a bathing suit, running to the lake and diving over the course of my stay in Hammerfest out Finnmark while under Nazi occupation, More importantly, they also excelled into the cold water. He swam out to a div- and was graciously provided with vafler andwhile there were travel restrictions and food when it came to civic contributions. For ing tower, climbed to the top, jumped off, kaffe. The museum had quite a few interest- rationing. I have the journal he wrote about instance, on May 17, 1941, a “17th of and swam back to shore. Harald repeated his ing maps and displays, which I photographed his fottur, and I have so many questions. May Greeting” was sent to the Spirit of fearless swimming adventure every morn- and used for my research. This information Wasn’t he nervous about the Nazi soldiers Little Norway Fund, a savings account ing during his stay at Vesle Skaugum, to the was helpful, since Hammerfest was burned throughout Finnmark? Who was the woman started to pay for new airplanes. Ac- amusement and admiration of the airmen” to the ground in the scorched-earth campaign he met, Ruth? Why did he ask her to marry cording to Baston, “every member of the (p. 122). Of such stuff are Norwegian kings by the retreating Nazis, and most town re- him after knowing her for only a few days? RNAF pledged a portion of his monthly made. cords were lost. All police and hospital re- And why and how did he die two weeks be- pay for the duration of the war,” an idea But this same determination and cour- cords were destroyed, or at least that is what fore their wedding? Mysteries abound. that “originated among the airmen them- age is also found among many everyday peo- I have been told by both the local police and selves” (p. 107). ple when placed in the pressure cookers of hospital administrations. I had hoped to find Randi is an art historian, photographer, By early 1942, all space at Little war, natural disasters, and other calamities. part-time genealogist, and writer living in Norway in Toronto was in use with no That is the point that comes across repeat- Ithaca, N.Y. She can be contacted at - rmillroom for expansion. This plus a desire edly in Baston’s book, making it a pleasure [email protected]. for a safer spot to train flyers plus- inadto read, not just for those with Norwegian, equate hangar space and citizen criticism Canadian, or Norwegian Canadian heritage, of the noise prompted a move to Muskoka but, as Baston amply illustrates, with human Airport for the duration of the war. The heritage, which dictates that “when the going Photos courtesy of randi Millman-Brown RNAF purchased an adjacent farm with gets tough, the tough get going.” Left: Thor’s obituary in Aftenposten. Below: Randi’s office at the Museum of Recon- room to build. The official opening was struction’s café, complete with vafler and kaffe. May 4, 1942, and there Little Norway re- Reviewers’s Note: Baston says there are mained until a closing ceremony on Feb. many more stories to tell of the Little Norway 17, 1945. era. She included little about anyone from the Also used by Little Norway residents United States. training at Little Norway. Per- was “Vesle Skaugum,” named in honor haps a follow-up article is possible if some of of Crown Prince Olav’s home near Oslo. these stories are relayed to this reviewer via This served as a recreational camp but email, [email protected]. since it was near Muskoka, it later be- Exile Air is available for $28.95 at www. came the site for the Radio School after oldstonebooks.com and at select bookstores.

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Larris is strong and has rather a de andre barna er redde for han. short temper, and many of the other chil- Intercultural Communications of the Norwe- migration has led to troublesome ghettos. Larris har lurt seg til å legge trekloss- dren are afraid of him. gian School of Economics compiles a list of 7) lynlader (ultra-fast charging), the er under kateteret, slik at det står og vip- Larris has played a trick and put the top 10 most significant new words added technology of electric-vehicle charging sta- per. Læreren bøyer seg fram og skal til wooden blocks under the teacher’s desk, to the language. tions along major highways. å skrive i dagboka. Da detter kateteret so that it wobbles. The teacher leans In 2015, the most significant new word 8) ekkokammer (echo chamber), a musi- over ende med et brak, og læreren faller forward and is just about to write in his was the expression Det grønne skiftet (The cal stage production directed and composed framover golvet. Larris og vennene hans journal. Then the desk falls over with a green shift), designating a shift of environ- by Maja S.K. Ratkje for Trondheim Voices, storler og klapper i hendene. crash, and the teacher tumbles forward mental policy toward greener alternatives an avant garde ensemble. Da blir Steinar Vangen harm. Han rei- onto the floor. Larris and his friends roar (The Norwegian American, Dec. 7, 2015: 9) datarulling (data rollover), translated ser seg opp og roper at de skal tie stille. with laughter and clap their hands. www.norwegianamerican.com/news/words- from the English word for the mobile-phone «Pass deg du, ellers skal jeg komme og Then Steinar Vangen becomes very of-the-year). subscriber service of allowing unused data lære deg å være snill gutt,» mener Larris angry. He stands up and shouts at them In 2016, the most significant new wordcapacity of one month to be credited to the og skuler olmt på Steinar. to be quiet. “Watch out, or I’ll come and was hverdagsintegrering (everyday integra- following month. «Det må du heller lære deg sjøl,» teach you how to be a nice boy,” says Lar- tion) that designates the everyday efforts of 10) oktoberbarn (October children), svarer Steinar. Dette tåler ikke Larris. Han ris, giving Steinar a mean look. ordinary residents to integrate refugees and term for the 5,000 lone refugee children hopper fram på golvet, knytter nevene og “You need to learn that yourself,” immigrants into society (The Norwegian who arrived in Norway in the autumn of vil ta Steinar. answers Steinar. Larris can’t take this. 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Many of the classic voyages of exploration were made to conduct re- search. In 1766, The Royal Society of Great Britain hired Captain James Cook to sail the Endeavour to carry British naturalist Sir Joseph Banks to the Pacific Ocean to make a record of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun. In 1831-1836, the young naturalist Charles Darwin was on board the Royal Navy HMS Beagle as it circled the globe, enabling him to make the observations that formed the bases of the scientific theories that bear his name today, making the Beagle one of the most famed ships in history. By 1881, research conducted on vessels had become so significant that the Photo: ilan kelman U.S. Navy commissioned the building of the USS Albatross, the world’s Collaborative research on and about Frøya, near Trondheim. first purpose­built marine research vessel. Launched in 1882, theAlba- tross cost $190,000 to build, an enormous sum for its time, equivalent to $4.9 million in 2017 dollars. iLan keLman Modern research vessels are even more expensive, particularly as Agder, Norway an increasing share of research is done under water, by divers deployed from surface support vessels. So now drones, technically known as Au- Does Norway discourage world-class science? ercises blend and build expertise. The gains can far tonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are being developed as a more Are mediocrity and conformity preferred over ster- exceed the costs. cost-effective means of researching underwater marine environments. In ling scientific achievement? Ultimately, science must be a balance between August and September this year, Akvaplan-niva (www.akvaplan.niva.no/ From the numbers of Norwegian research teams individualism and collectivism. en), a R&D consultancy at the Fram Center—the High North Research seeking research funding, it might be hard to answer If the pursuit of large grants with multiple part- Center for Climate and the Environment—in Tromsø (www.framsenter- “yes” to either of these questions. Especially if the ners overtakes time for ourselves, then this balance et.no/english), conducted comparative tests of three AUVs in waters of tenet “quantity is a form of quality” is accepted. becomes undermined. We focus on work plans, mile- northern Norway, from Sandnessjøen and Bodø. Two of the AUVs, the In October, the Research Council of Norway stones, deliverables, budget lines, and tick boxes for Sailbouy made by Offshore Sensing, and the Seaglider, one of six AUVs received 728 applications for the NOK 1.5 billion reports that sit on shelves. It detracts from science made by Kongsberg Maritime, were developed and are now produced available for topics ranging from nanotechnology to and knowledge expressed through presenting and in Norway. The third AUV is the Waveglider, made by Liquid Robot- petroleum to sustainable transport. In September, 999 publishing for the world. ics, a Boeing subsidiary, of Sunnyvale, Calif., and operated by Maritime applications sought a share of the NOK 1.6 billion up We end up conforming and avoiding confronta- Robotics of Norway. The results of the tests were promising. So now the for grabs, which included questions defined by the tion rather than thinking differently. We aim to fit in data acquired are being analyzed. In March through October 2018, the researcher applying, not by the Research Council. with what everyone else does and how they do it, AUVs again will be tested, prior to a six-year prototype operation period These figures do not include applications sent rather than following our brain cells. If we fail to in which instrumentation and interfaces will be further developed to suit to other science funders, most notably the European lower ourselves to the level of the least capable col- market needs. Union. Plus, Norwegian researchers seek a range of league in the room, if we play solo by sniffing out a In addition to meeting the design goals, the AUVs contribute to re- other funding, including through consultancies or less-traveled route from pure curiosity, then we are ducing the emissions and costs of acquiring data in metocean* studies, science supported by the for­profit and not­for­profitnot supporting the team. because they eliminate the need for using research vessels to chart the sectors. Too often, intellectually risky pursuits and de- environmental parameters of sea areas. Several of these applications focus on group viations from the plan submitted a few years ago in projects involving consortia of institutions. Other re- the initial proposal are frowned upon. Robust debate Further reading: “Self-driving ships come in all sizes,” The Norwegian search grants exist from Norway and from outside and intense critiquing are discouraged as being too American, Oct. 5, 2017: www.norwegianamerican.com/research/self- the country for individual researchers to pursue their negative and too critical, even though these actions driving-ships. science dreams on their own. Many of these individ- are the hallmarks of innovation. ual grant programs support early career researchers, Never challenge the system or deviate from the *metocean is a neologism lexicographers are now arguing about whether helping them to develop their thinking for creating majority. Otherwise, punishment awaits. to include in dictionaries; in contemporary science, it refers to- the syl their own research pathways. Yet is it fair to claim a curse on being creative in labic abbreviation of meteorology and oceanography. The expectation, particularly within Norway’s Norway? The Research Council of Norway provides system of research funding, is that any scientist will multiple grants for large, project-based consortia, as eventually transition to collaborative, large-scale does the European Union. Both also support grants projects rather than continuing with individual sparks for individuals, especially for young researchers satiating their own curiosity in their own way. Large- with numerous opportunities to spend time outside scale international endeavors, aiming for groupthink of one’s home country. consensus, are favored over individuals independent- The key, as always, is variety and balance. For ly following their imagination. science, no single solution dominates or should dom- Pooling resources and brainstorming collec- inate. We need a combination of independent work, tively can bring advantageous checks and balances. small groups, and large teams. Teamwork can stimulate members through bouncing Working together does not have to mean confor- ideas back and forth while building on each other’s mity. Seeking a balance of viewpoints and compro- ingenuity. mise does not have to mean mediocrity. By continu- Careful facilitation is essential. Those with the ing to push and pull in many directions simultane- loudest voice, not necessarily the most correct or ously, Norway will continue to achieve world-class most intelligent one, sometimes dominate. Shy, cau- science. Photo: akvaplan-niva tious, introverted brilliance could be extinguished. From left to right, the three UAVs being tested in Norway are Sailbuoy, Seaglider, Some people enjoy isolation, sitting at their desk Ilan Kelman (www.ilankelman.org and Wave Glider. to use their brains and 21st-century technology for and Twitter @IlanKelman) is a Read- thinking, inspiring, communicating, exchanging, and er in Risk, Resilience, and Global collaborating. Project meetings and scientific work - Health at University College Lon- Subscribe to The Norwegian American! shops entail travel, detracting from family life while don, and a fellow at the University of (206)฀ 784-4617฀ •฀ [email protected] burning fossil fuels. Agder, Norway. His overall research Conversely, trips broaden the mind through new interest is linking disasters and news฀ •฀ business฀ •฀ sports฀ •฀ opinion฀ •฀ recipes฀ •฀ travel฀ •฀ experiences, triggering flashes of insight. Face­to­ health, including the integration of events฀ •฀ entertainment฀ •฀ Norwegian฀ language฀ •฀ more! face interaction animates conversation. Group ex- climate change into disaster research and health research. theNorwegiaNamerican Puzzles December 29, 2017 • 23 Puzzles by Sölvi Dolland

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Norwenglish Crossword by Andrew R. Thurson

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ACROSS/ 39. Eighty 24. Buck 30. Sitte 39. Eight VANNRETT 40. The world 25. Pilot 31. Bry 41. Demning 1. Såle 42. Genuineness 26. Tricks 32. Peas 43. Turmoil 5. Clear 44. Tail 27. Inrømme 33. Utstråle 9. Spills (liquid) 45. Takserings 28. Roser 35. Sense 10. Noterte mann 29. Dreie unna 38. Men 12. Skribent 46. Subject 13. Above (Var.) 47. Zest 15. In 16. The lineage 18. Tå DOWN/ 19. Fødselsnavn LODDRETT 20. Pig 1. Sons 21. Theme 2. Get enraged 22. Gjøre feil 3. Grasmark 23. Fortærte 4. Nourished 24. Briste 5. Knuter 25. Lyve 6. Promised 26. Morro 7. Spiste 27. Brannstiftelse 8. Interested 30. Matter 9. Tendons 31. Bie 11. Dømmer 34. Begeistrer 12. Furu 35. Synke 14. Kjøtt 36. Worm 17. Keep quiet 37. Reek 20. Oppnå 38. Pale 21. Farm yard

Norsk-Engelsk Kryssord by Ed Egerdahl of the Scandinavian Language Institute

Ed Egerdahl wrote these puzzles for Scandinavian Language Institute’s classes at 114. ikke dette 53. typisk svar til 63V. 84. en gruppe 35L. Seattle’s Nordic Heritage Museum. It’s possible a few of the clues will make more 115. fargete del av øyet 54. over interessert i seg selv 85. peppermynte sukkerstokk sense if you remember that—there may be some Seattle-centric answers. There’s 116. mange mennesker sammen 58. en gjeng kuer eller geiter 89. deodorant sted definitely some wacky humor, and if you find yourself uncertain about a two-letter 117. i slekt med 61V. (N) 59. en liten spiker 90. en litt mindre variasjon av 35L. (N) answer, try “Ed.” 119. tysk nummer 62. fra andre linjen av fa-la-la-la-la 91. hylende ville hunder (N) = skriv på norsk. Otherwise, the answers are in English. 120. Williams eller Turner julesangen 93. jobber 121. gjør lettere 63. fransk fjell 94. din kjære lærer stående på hodet! 122. spekekjøtt adjektiv 64. ørn, måke eller kråke 95. et nyttår er flyt med disse VANNRETT 64. fransk ost 123. hankjønns barn 65. London supper vær 96. en del av hydrokraft produksjon 1. retning den unge mannen skulle 65. skogens grønt 66. andre delen av hilsningen 98. spesiell skredder stoff reise (N) 66. en liten skvett brennevin LODDRETT 67. lukteutstyr 99. dans for folk i sine sokker 5. hva de andre reinsdyrene kalte 67. universelt språk nord for 1. dyreleger for kort 68. noe problematisk (N) 100. dårlig stakkars Rudolf Ballardbruen 2. lysebrun farge 69. fra sangen, “eller vil du heller bli 101. tapper til skilpadden 10. en utrolig vellykket fest 69. hun som gav oss begynnelsen (N) 3. pikenavn for kort en _____” 102. ørken tørt 15. å bøye bak og sy ned 70. hvordan en båt går gjennom 4. faller sammen 70. apotek forkortelse 103. veikart 18. å høre igjen og igjen og igjen vannet 5. beskriver vikinger med eller uten 71. juledame med lysekrone på hodet 104. elektrisk mål 19. en kombinasjon av oksygen med 72. glad i (noe) horn 72. en tredje del av et dusin (N) 105. buckøye stat en annen element 73. bondested (Nynorsk) 6. vedhugger utstyr 74. kysseutstyr 106. motsatte av urett (N) 20. fransk meny ord 74. bære på noe tungt 7. blande sammen 75. født tidligere 107. franske somrer 21. et tre uten blad for eks. 75. julenissens hjelper i kryssord 8. hans nyttårs resolusjoner 76. biler til salgs som er ganske lite 108. nummer én på sanglisten 22. den krokete delen av avløpet avdelingen! inkluderer… (Å, glem det for dette brukt 110. historisk periode 23. latinsk konge 77. Gilligans hus året!) 78. mest moderne 111. computer ord 24. ubehagelig samtale 78. mat innkjøp ting 9. kino del II eller III 79. å bli skitten 112. billiard stokk 26. ringeklokke dame 79. kaldtbords stolthet (N) 10. samme som 104V. 80. fortalte om 113. himmelens varmer (N) 27. gå forbi på en måte 80. tredje delen av hilsningen 11. ødelegge litt 81. fjerde delen av hilsningen 118. Heyerdahl båt 29. kunst fra skuldrene oppover 81. det er slurket fra “skål bolle” 12. flyplass forkortelse 30. Mjøsa og Tinnsjø for eks. 82. en del av 41V. 13. foran er det familie til et annet 32. si noe som ikke er sant 83. fra første linjen av de tre kongenes ekteskap (N) 33. kirsebær kildre julesang 14. god dag eller hei 34. å nekte å legge merke til 84. brunost produserer 15. eier, har 37. veldig bratt eller veldig tynn 85. å finne veien rundt noe vanskelig 16. gresk kjærlighets gud 40. europeisk fotball poeng 86. romerske nummere—50, 500 og 17. på én av toalett dørene 41. scene produksjon 1.000 21. stekt i ovnen 42. den som synes det er dumt å lære 87. “riå” er egentlig svaret (beklager, 25. hvordan noe er brukt det norske språket men sånt er det!) 28. g-string melodi 46. peis brensel 88. med 81V. en populær engelsk 29. ubehagelig barn 47. første delen av hilsningen drikke (N) 31. det solen gjør i østen 48. fra første linjen av hyrdenes 89. smerte 33. skipsverft navn julesang 90. J.P.S. gode venner 34. franske øyer 49. sjøfarts bokstaver 91. Marcs kjæreste dronning for kort 35. slengord for jente 50. å være lei seg 92. spansk “mars” måned 36. ikke brukt (N) 51. en eneste 94. sylteagurk krydder 37. ski område 52. magisk stav 95. komme på noe 38. gjorde bedre og skarpere 53. vasker gulvet 96. folk interessert i å være aktive 39. den tilhører meg (N) 54. å kjempe mot en annen 97. det du har til det gode 40. borte 55. sportsmann “mel” 99. fjelltur 41. Romas biskop 56. gris eller barneholder 100. Hudsons saltvann 43. den som stryker klærne 57. hadde frokost 101. ha lite tid (N) 44. lengste ute 58. der du er akkurat nå 103. norsk kaffeord!!! 45. et stort fjellsett i Wyoming 59. flaggermus 104. løpe fra en spanjer 47. trafikk vei (N) 60. det betyr “ny” foran et ord 108. fra første linjen av englenes 48. kodespråk for de som vil prøve å 61. sjåføren på denne skolebussen! julesang forvirre svensker og dansker 62. visemann antall (N) 109. flyplass koffert bærere 49. sted 63. kattefamilie snakk 113. tak materiale på et stabbur 52. Star-Trek hastighet

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