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News 3 Catalysts for change At the top of her game Business 4 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony on Dec. 10 Holly Brooks from Seattle, Wash., among Opinion 6-7 top cross-country skiers in the world Christmas Greetings 8 Christmas Memories 9-11 Christmas Craft 12 Taste of Norwegian Christmas 13-14 Christmas Story 15 Christmas Songs 16 Christmas Symbol 17 Roots & Connections 18 Obituaries & Religion 19 Arts & Style 20 In Your Neighborhood 21 Photo: Kikkan Randall Holly Brooks on the anchor lap of the 4 x 5 km relay in Sjusjøen, Norway. Brooks Norwegian Heritage 22 Photo: Marta B. Haga / Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Royal Family with the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Ellen Johnson is bib number 4, here behind Italian Silvia Rupil (5), flanked by Russian Svetlana Sirleaf, Tawakkol Karman and Leymah Roberta Gbowee. Niolaeva (11) and followed by German Monique Siegel (10). GOD JUL! JOHN ERI K STACY ELSEY ARSON K L Seattle, Wash. $1 = NOK 5.8379 Copy Editor updated 12/12/2011 During the weekend of Dec. 9 women from Yemen and Liberia: Go Holly! The young lady who pushing the envelope in a sport In comparison – 11, Oslo hosted the Nobel Peace Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah grew up where there is more moss that gets a lot of attention in Eu- 11/12/2011 5.6346 Prize events. Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. than snow is now racing among rope – Norway in particular! – but 6/12/2011 5.4855 This year’s prize was awarded “We have fought so long for peace the best in the World Cup. She is perhaps less than it deserves here 12/12/2010 6.0051 in equal parts to three different See > NOBEL, page 6 another example of an American See > BROOKS, page 20 2 • December 16, 2011 norwegian american weekly ChrisTMAs GrEETiNGs issuE God Jul og Godt Nyttår! God Jul og Godt Nyttår! Come see our Christmas items and order your traditional meats and specialty items! 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In the latest book about Vikings, media outlets written by a Norwegian history professor, St. Olav’s birthplace was reported to be in Sauherad in Telemark. Previously, historians KELSEY LARSON have stuck with the version found in the Copy Editor famous Snorre Saga, which states that he was born at Ringerike, not far from Oslo. Now that story will have to change, after Thorstein A report from Reuters had the American Vale, a retired lawyer, took on a research news media buzzing about Norway’s recent project at the age of 80, and discovered that butter shortage in the past couple of weeks. the former Viking king was actually born In light of major news stories about violence by Tingheim at Lindheim in Sauherad. “My in the Middle East, the Norwegian butter documentation is indisputable,” Valen says story brought a bit of much-needed light- himself, “those who doubt them base it on heartedness to the news, both on the web and belief, not knowledge.” on TV. Photo: Saturday Night Live (Norway Post) On Dec. 10, comedy show Saturday Norway’s lack of butter quickly moved up to joke-status with Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update Night Live mentioned the shortage during mock news anchor Seth Meyers. Psychiatry board claims impartiality Seth Meyers’ popular “Weekend Update” Members of a psychiatric review board segment. “A new fat-rich diet that has be- of butter, thanks in small part to Norway’s up behind him of Paula Deen wearing the charged with evaluating a controversial come extremely popular in Norway is being celebrity chef, Paula Deen-flergen,” said insanity diagnosis for confessed terrorist blamed for depleting the country’s stocks Meyers, as a photoshopped picture popped See > BUTTER, page 6 Anders Behring Breivik believe they’re all impartial, even though one key member has been referred to as a “close friend” of one of those behind the diagnosis. Now the court Celebrating peace with song Breivik gains has to agree. (Views and News from Norway) Peace Prize Concert a star-studded affair in Oslo access to media China says “difficulties” with Norway persist JULIE RYLAND On Dec. 9, China said its relations with Norway Post Norway remained “difficult,” a year after it downgraded relations with Oslo in response On Dec. 12, Anders Behring Breivik to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to was granted access to newspapers, radio and jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo. “The difficulties television for the first time since his terrorist between China and Norway are because the attacks on July 22. He will also be able to Norwegian government made the wrong access archived news stories. decision when the Nobel Peace Committee gave the award to Liu Xiaobo,” Chinese Breivik’s defense attorney confirmed to foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said. NRK that he will collect and present a few “We hope the Norwegian side will make clippings that it makes sense to show him. practical efforts to resume the development However, police are concerned that Breivik’s Photo: Cornelius Poppe / Kongehuset.no of the bilateral relationship,” he told Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2011 at Oslo Spektrum on Dec. 11. access to news may affect the new psychiat- reporters. Liu, the first Chinese citizen to win ric report. the Peace Prize, was sentenced to 11 years STAFF COMPILATION A new evaluation of Breivik may be behind bars in 2009 after authoring Charter Norwegian American Weekly necessary, in which case Breivik will have 08, a manifesto signed by thousands seeking had the opportunity to gain some background greater rights in the communist nation. The Royals and celebrities came together to Prize to three women as historic. She said the knowledge about his diagnosis – paranoid decision to award him the Nobel infuriated celebrate this year’s Nobel Peace Prize lau- award marks an “extraordinary moment in schizophrenic. It is possible to act paranoid Beijing, which suspended talks with Oslo reates at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Con- the history of women,” but that it is “slightly schizophrenic, the newspaper Klassekampen on a free trade pact and ordered strict and cert on Dec. 11. British actress Helen Mirren shameful statistically that only 12 women reports, which could be a concern prior to the time-consuming veterinary controls on co-hosted the concert with actress Rosario have won it in a 112 years, when you think new evaluation. Norwegian salmon. Dawson. (The Local) See > ACCESS, page 19 Mirren hailed this year’s Nobel Peace See > CONCERT, page 21 It’s a gift that lasts all year long! Give the gift of the Weekly! 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