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On High Alert in Norway (Periodicals postage paid in Seattle, WA) TIME-DATED MATERIAL — DO NOT DELAY In Your Neighborhood Travel Power of the The love of Hva skal vi med det fremmede humble ordet idealer når vi har det gode American cars paperclip norske løgner? in Norway Read more on page 13 – Henrik Ibsen Read more on page 9 Norwegian American Weekly Vol. 123 No. 34 September 21, 2012 Established May 17, 1889 • Formerly Western Viking and Nordisk Tidende $1.50 per copy Norway.com News Find more at www.norway.com On high alert in Norway News Two Norwegian electricians, Reactions to working in a mobile basket in- specting a cable spanning the controversial anti- Nordfjord in western Norway, were forced to spend nearly 20 Muslim film leads hours in the basket, 90 meters above the water. When the bas- to increased ket got stuck on its way across security measures the fjord, due to technical fail- ure, a helicopter was called in, in Norway but the attempt to airlift the two to safety failed due to high winds. The next day the rescue STAFF COMPILATION team lowered some more ropes Norwegian American Weekly down to the two men, enough for them to lower themselves Protests against the controver- down to rescue vessels below. sial film “Innocence of Muslims” Before they started, they were have raged in many parts of the instructed by alpinists over their mobile phone how to rap- world after excerpts of the film pel down. The two appeared to were shown on Egyptian televi- be in good shape. sion, and now a demonstration at (blog.norway.com/category/ the U.S. Embassy in Oslo has been news) announced. Oslo police said they intend to approve the application Business Photo: JB Foundation A Norwegian court has upheld See > ALERT, page 6 The U.S. Embassy in Oslo is on high alert with scheduled protests against recent anti-Muslim film. a ban on the display of tobacco products in stores, handing a de- feat to the Philip Morris compa- ny on Sept. 14. Norway, which We’re going digital! Dynamic leader for NHO has had a ban on cigarette and alcohol advertising since 1975, New digital platform available to all Most powerful in 2010 banned even the dis- businesswoman in play of tobacco products at their Weekly subscribers and advertisers point of sale. Shops must keep Norway to head cigarettes in unmarked cabinets or special vending machines biggest business with no visible logos. group (blog.norway.com/category/ business) STAFF COMPILATION What’s inside? Norwegian American Weekly News 2 – 3 Kristin Skogen Lund was Business 4 named Director General of the Research & Education 5 Confederation of Norwegian En- Opinion 6 – 7 See > LEADER, page 6 Photo: Wikimedia Commons Taste of Norway 8 Travel 9 Roots & Connections 10 Protect athletes’ health Obituaries & Religion 11 Norwegian Arts & Style 12 athletes show In Your Neighborhood 13 Norwegian Heritage 14 how travel stress Sports 15 Illustration: Norwegian American Weekly Staff can affect health SPE C IAL RELEA S E SPE C IAL RELEA S E $1 = NOK 5.8042 Norwegian American Weekly updated 8/31/2012 In a special report for The In comparison Like the Norwegian American tion with our annual Business Is- Globe and Mail, exercise blogger 7/31/2012 6.0219 Weekly in print, but wish it was sue! This interactive platform will Alex Hutchinson illustrated how 3/3/2012 5.6122 available online? Look no further be available to all current print sub- the destination, not the flight, could – we are launching our digital edi- 8/31/2011 5.3512 See > DIGITAL, page 7 See > HEALTH, page 15 Photo: Google Search 2 • september 21, 2012 norwegian american weekly NYHETER FRA NORGE Nyheter Sigrid begraves 19. september Opera på båten Sigrid Giskegjerde Schjetne (16), som ble funnet død på Kolbotn i Akershus forrige Prinsesse er død For femte år på rad tar uke, bisettes fra Oppsal kirke onsdag. Det Hurtigruten med solister er talsmann for Sigrids familie, Geir Strand, Kong Harald i sorg over som til Dagbladet opplyser at Sigrid skal bi- søsterens bortgang og musikere fra den settes fra Oppsal kirke onsdag klokka 11.30. norske opera og ballett – Jeg tviler på at kirken er stor nok for alle som vil komme, vi får se hvordan det blir, på sin årlige operaseiling VG sier Strand. Sigrid Giskegjerde Schjetne langs kysten (16) forsvant på vei hjem fra en venninne natt til 5. august. Hun ble funnet drept og Kong Haralds eldste søster døde 82 år HURTIGRUTEN innpakket i plast i et skogholt på Kolbotn i gammel. Det melder Slottet på sine hjem- Akershus fire uker senere. To menn, på 37 år mesider. Denne reisen har blitt et meget populært og 64 år, er siktet for drap eller medvirkning – Prinsesse Ragnhild døde i sitt hjem et- reisealternativ for musikkelskere. Også på til drap på Sigrid. ter en tids sykeleie, bekrefter kommunikas- årets operaseiling vil passasjerene våre få (NTB) jonssjef Marianne Hagen ved Slottet til VG oppleve et allsidig og spennende program, Nett. fremført av utvalgte solister med et høyt Kaster Vinmonopolet på dør Ifølge Slottets hjemmesider døde musikalsk nivå. Det er litt av et stjernelag Huseier har fått nok av statsbedriften etter prinsessen søndag morgen i Rio i Brasil – med solister som mønstrer på operaseilasen manglende husleiebetaling. Vinmonopolet 09.45 lokal tid. Hun har bodd i den brasil- med MS Trollfjord. er tradisjonelt en ettertraktet leietaker, både ianske byen i en årrekke med sin ektemann Foto: http://torilzachariassen.blogspot.com En ung prinsesse Ragnhild Alexandra. “Opera under polarhimmelen” er som et av hensyn til sikker betalingsevne og fordi Erling Lorentzen. lite jubileumsarrangement å regne, ettersom et pol sørger for jevn kundetrafikk til fordel «Hans Majestet Kongen har med stor det er femte året på rad, de populære opera- for andre butikker i nærheten. Men i Odda er sorg mottatt budskapet om at Prinsesse nprinsesse Märtha. Ragnhild ble ikke dron- cruisene arrangeres om bord på Hurtigruten. det blitt full skjæring mellom huseier Odda Ragnhild, fru Lorentzen, er gått bort», skriv- ning fordi kvinner ikke kunne bli tronføl- Publikum som har hatt gleden av å oppleve Sentrum AS og AS Vinmonopolet. Svein er Slottet. gere i Norge. – Jeg vet at kongefamilien har de stemningsfulle konsertene på tidligere Myklebust, som eier Odda Sentrum AS, har Fra slottsbalkongen flagges det nå på vært holdt løpende orientert om prinsesse seilaser, vil nok alle som en kunne samtykke sendt begjæring om tvangsfravikelse for å halv stang med sort flor. Ragnhilds helse de siste månedene. Hun få kastet ut statsbedriften. Bakgrunnen er i at solistene og konsertene om bord har Kongehuset opplyser også at prinsesse kunne ikke komme til Norge til den offisielle manglende husleiebetaling fra Vinmonopo- holdt et meget høyt kunstnerisk nivå. Ragnhild vil bli stedt til hvile ved Asker feiringen av kongeparets 75-årsdager i mai, let. Myklebust opplyser til Haugesunds Avis I samarbeid med våre resurser i Den og uteble også fra den private feiringen på at Vinmonopolet skylder en kvart million i kirke, mens bisettelsen vil finne sted i Slott- norske Opera, har vi til høstens seiling med Bygdøy Kongsgård, sier Totland. husleie – pluss morarenter. Utleieselskapet skapellet. Tidspunktet er ikke fastsatt ennå. oss et stjernelag med sangere, hver for seg har selv fått problemer med sine forplik- – Det er en svært trist melding vi har Som nygift dro prinsesse Ragnhild, fru med suksess fra så vel nasjonale som inter- telser på grunn av den manglende betalin- mottatt fra Rio i dag. Jeg har visst en stund Lorentzen, til Brasil med sin ektemann Er- nasjonale operascener. gen. Vinmonopolet har tidligere benektet at at Kongens eldste søster var ved dårlig helse. ling for å bli der noen få år, men ble boende. Solistene akkompagneres av pianistene de skylder huseier penger, men har senere Likevel reagerte jeg med både sjokk og Ragnhild og Erling Lorentzen har tre barn, med lengst fartstid om bord, Tore Dingstad innrømmet at så var tilfelle. Deretter ble sorg da det triste budskapet kom fra Brasil Haakon, Ingeborg og Ragnhild Alexandra. og Helge Evju. Begge med mange års erfar- det utestående beløpet betalt, og beklagelse tidligere i dag, sier kongeekspert Kjell Arne ing og bakgrunn fra Den norske Opera. kom fra høyeste hold. Av polets pressesjef Totland til VG Nett. English Synopsis: HM King Harald’s eldest sister, ble den manglende betalingen kalt en «over- Prinsessen ble født 9. juni 1930 og Princess Ragnhild, died at home in Rio de Janeiro, English Synopsis: This year, Hurtigruten will con- tinue it’s five-year tradition of an “opera cruise.” føringsfeil». Utleieselskapet Odda Sentrum var eldste datter av Kong Olav V og Kro- Brazil. She was 82 years old. har likevel fått nok, og vil altså ha ny lei- etaker inn i lokalene. I forgårs rykket AS Vinmonopolet inn en annonse i Hardanger Folkeblad, der det fremgår at man søker nytt Han gir seg Vil styrke samarbeidet butikklokale på 400 kvadratmeter i Odda – «snarest». (VG) Etter sju år på Stortinget sier Sør-Koreas president Ola Borten Moe seg ferdig Arbeiderpartiet vil gi norske elever tre nye Lee Myung-bak og mattetimer som stortingspolitiker statsminister Jens Ap har regnet seg frem til at elevene Stoltenberg lover økt trenger tre timer mer matte i uka. Men de VG sliter med å skaffe gode mattelærere. – I samarbeid. Sør-Korea matematikk er ikke nivået blant elevene så I en pressemelding skriver Borten Moe kan snart passere Kina bra som vi skulle ønske. Kunnskapsnivået i at han ikke vil forplikte seg i fire nye år. som Norges viktigste matematikk er også for lavt hos den jevne – Etter nøye overveielse har jeg kom- matematikklærer, sier Aps fremste utdan- met frem til at jeg ikke vil forplikte meg til eksportmarked i Asia ningspolitiker, Marianne Aasen.
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