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Norwegian a Fierce Celebration for a Thousand-Year-Old City American Story on Pages 16-17 Volume 127, #26 • September 9, 2016 Est the Inside this issue: NORWEGIAN A fierce celebration for a thousand-year-old city american story on pages 16-17 Volume 127, #26 • September 9, 2016 Est. May 17, 1889 • Formerly Norwegian American Weekly, Western Viking & Nordisk Tidende $3 USD A taste of Norway This special flavor-focused issue contains: • New Nordic & WHAT’S INSIDE? Old Scandinavian « Hvis brødet er dårlig, Nyheter / News 2-3 blir også livet dårlig. » Opinion 4-5 Eating like a Viking – Jan Kjærstad Sports 6-7 • Business 8 Coffee culture Arts & Entertainment 9 • Travel 10-11 Lefse, holy bread Norway near you 12-13 • Fiction 14-15 of Norsk America Norwegian Heritage 16-17 Norsk Språk 18-19 • New cookbooks Taste of NORWAY SPECIAL SECTIon T1-T11 • Fiction with an $1 = NOK 8.317 unusual aftertaste updated 09/02/2016 In comparison • And more! 08/02/2016 8.4320 03/02/2016 8.7030 09/02/2015 8.2574 Photo: Tina Stafrèn / Visitnorway.com 2 • September 9, 2016 Nyheter fra Norge theNORWEGIANamerican Nyheter Nødnettet virker ikke ved Trolltunga Pingvinen forfremmet til brigader Som den tredje i rekken er en konge- Nødetatene har ikke pingvin med tilhold i Skottland blitt dekning på en av forfremmet av Hans Majestet Kongens Garde (HMKG). Den første ble plukket Norges mest pop- ut som maskot da Garden besøkte Edin- burgh i 1972, og fikk navn etter løytnant ulære fjellturer Nils Egelien og kong Olav V. Pingvinen døde i 1987, og navn og rang har siden RUNE CHRISTOPHERSEN gått i arv. I 2008 skrev VG om en ny Aftenposten kongepingvin som ble oberst, og i til- legg kunne sette Sir foran navnet sitt. Nå 29. august kveld melder politiet om nok har en ny kongepingvin blitt forfremmet en redningsaksjon i området ved Trolltunga i i Skottland. Det er for å hylle det nære Odda kommune, skriver BT.no. sivile og militære samarbeidet mellom — Et eldre utenlandsk ektepar trenger Norge og Skottland, forteller presse- og hjelp til å komme seg ned fra fjellet. Røde informasjonsoffiser Marthe Brendefur i Kors er varslet og rykker ut, skriver politiet Hans Majestets Kongens Garde. «Den på Twitter. nye» Nils Olav har fått en enda høyere Hittil i år har Røde Kors hatt 50 opp- rang og har blitt beæret med tittelen briga- drag, 21 av dem ved Trolltunga. Siden 2013 Foto: Elias Dahlen / Aftenposten der. Brigader David Allfrey, sjef for The har det vært 60 Røde Kors-aksjoner ved Bjørn Arild Fjeldsbø i Odda Røde Kors Hjelpekorps etterlyser nødnett-dekning ved Trolltunga. Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo er svært turistattraksjonen. fornøyd med den nye kollegaen, ifølge I april i år ble det satt opp base stasjoner BBC. — Dette er et fantastisk eksempel som sørget for mobildekning på stien til Bjørn Arild Fjeldsbø i Røde Kors Hjelpe- ut hva det vil koste å få det på plass. på de flotte relasjonene mellom våre to Trolltunga. Dermed kan alle turistene legge korps. — Vi ser nå på kostnader knyttet til ut- land, og det kunne ikke vært mer sjarme- ut sine spektakulære feriebilder umiddelbart, Odda-lensmann Terje Kvalvik sier nød- bygging av nødnett-dekning i området ved rende. og ringe etter hjelp hvis de får problemer på nett-spørsmålet har vært tatt opp flere ganger. Trolltunga, og vet forhåpentlig mer om sta- (Øystein David Johansen, VG) turen. — Vi nærmer oss 100.000 besøkende tus for dette området i løpet av noen uker. Men mens turistene kan boltre seg på i sesongen, og med den enorme trafikken Kostnaden avhenger av om man kan benytte Fant et halvt kilo gull fra Romertiden Instagram og Facebook i 4G-hastighet, har som er i fjellet, er det viktig med skikkelig eksisterende infrastruktur eller ikke, sier Sent 25. august var Magnus Meistad ute nødetatene ikke dekning i det nye nødnettet. dekning. Uten den blir aksjonene mye mer med metalldetektoren sin på et jorde i Dermed må de fortsatt kommunisere med tungrodde for mannskapene som er ute i fjel- Se > NØDNETT, side 19 Skaun i Trøndelag. — Plutselig fikk jeg et gammeldagse VHF-radioer på oppdrag i om- let, sier han. massivt utslag og signal. Normalt er dette rådet. Også Direktoratet for nødkommunikas- English Synopsis: Norway’s new emergency network et signal som jeg får når jeg finner en — Jeg stusser på at det ikke ble sørget jon (DNK), som er ansvarlig for nødnettet, er system does not work around Trolltunga. The authori- for nødnett-dekning samtidig som telefon- klar over at det ikke har vært dekning ved det ties are now looking into how much it would cost to blikkboks. Det viste seg derimot å være add coverage to this popular tourist hiking destination. noe helt annet, sier Magnus Meistad. Det basestasjonen ble satt opp, sier områdeleder populære turmålet. Nå jobber de med å finne detektoren markerte var to klaser med ringer, nesten 450 gram med gull. Mest sannsynligvis betalingsgull fra Romer- riket, år 200–400 etter Kristus. — Jeg 7000 plasser tenkte ingenting og det var helt uvirkelig. Første flytende do Jeg kontaktet klubben og Trondheim metallsøkerforbund med en gang, for- legges ned Et flytende toalett til teller Meistad. Ringene ble levert inn 3,4 millioner kroner til Vitenskapsmuseet 26. august. De er i UDI har bestemt seg ekstase over det sensasjonelle funnet. — ble åpnet i Porsgrunn Størrelsen på funnet er fantastisk. I norsk for å legge ned rundt målestokk har vi ikke noen liknende funn 29. august fra Romertiden, som vi antar at det er fra. 7000 plasser på asyl- Det er veldig morsomt for både finnere STIAN WÅSJØ SIMONSEN og for oss. Det er virkelig unikt, forteller mottak landet rundt NRK Bernt Rundberget, seksjonsleder ved sek- sjon for arkeologi og historie ved Viten- ANNE STINE SÆTHER & HEGE WALLENIUS — Det kan være lurt å sitte å tisse, sier skapsmuseet i Trondheim. Rundberget VG ordfører i Porsgrunn Robin Kåss om det lett forteller at de nå skal undersøke funnet gyngende toalettet. nærmere, både jordprøver og røntgen skal — Det har både kommet færre enn an- Ordføreren klippet snoren og åpnet gjennomføres. Gullet vil bli liggende på tatt og mange av dem som kom i fjor, er nå Norges første flytende toalett 29. august. Det Vitenskapsmuseet og de håper at de etter blitt bosatt i en kommune eller har returnert, ligger midt mellom Olavsberget og Kattøya hvert kan bruke det på en utstilling. sier avdelingsdirektør Christine Wilberg i like utenfor Porsgrunn. Toalettet er koblet til (Petter Moen Nilsen & Emil Johansson, Utlendingsdirektoratet i en pressemelding. kommunens vann og kloakkanlegg. Foto: Stian Wåsjø Simsonsen / NRK NRK) Senere i høst vil det kunne komme en — Det er bare når det er flere inne på to- Toalettet ligger midt mellom Olavsberget og Katt- ny runde med kutt, etter at en ny prognose alettet samtidig at det gynger, så det vil ikke øya i Porsgrunn. Kongens tale godt mottatt på sosiale for antall asylsøkere er fastsatt. Avhengig av være noe stort problem. Vi skal også se på medier antall asylsøkere og prognoser for 2017, vil løsninger med lodd, slik at det blir mer sta- Hans majestets tale fra sensommerfesten det kunne bli aktuelt å legge ned enda flere bilt, sier Kåss. Det er entreprenøren Arne Rød AS som i kongeparets egen hage går nå varmt på mottak neste år, ifølge UDI. Kommunen har lenge ønsket en opp- har laget det flytende toalettet. sosiale medier. Mange begeistrer seg for — Det er alltid leit å måtte legge ned gradering av det populære bade- og fiske- — Det er et helt unik anlegg. Det har kong Haralds tale om at nordmenn er ett mottak da det berører dyktige ansatte, mange området. Etter at ordføreren selv fikk ideen vært en stor utfordring å bygge et slikt to- folk. «Nordmenn er jenter som er glad lokalsamfunn, voksne beboere og barn. Men om et flytende toalett har det gått slag i slag. alett. Det skal være enkelt og greit å bruke i jenter. Gutter som er glad i gutter. Og vi kan ikke forsvare økonomisk å ha en så — Vi kunne valgt løsninger med toalett for alle, og skal være sikret mot øde leggelser, jenter og gutter som er glade i hverandre. stor ledig kapasitet, sier Wilberg. på land, men da måtte vi sprengt ut masse sier Atle Kristofferen i Arne Rød AS. Nordmenn tror på Gud, Allah, alt og in- I bransjen har man vært forberedt på fjell. Og uansett måtte vi lagt kloakk og Rommet er stort, sterilt og enkelt inn- genting. Nordmenn liker Grieg, Kygo, nedleggelser av plasser fordi asyltilstrøm- strøm ut hit, så det hadde også blitt kostbart. redet med toalett, vask og håndtørker. Det Hellbillies og Kari Bremnes. Nordmenn ningen nærmest har stanset opp. Vi er godt fornøyd med resultatet, sier Kåss. er også vanntett og skal kunne spyles med er nordlendinger, trøndere, sørlendinger Totalt har de tre toalettene kostet 3,4 høytrykksspyler. og folk fra alle andre regioner. Nordmenn Se > ASYLMOttak, side 19 millioner kroner. Anlegget kan med enkle — Vi har naturligvis aldri laget noe slikt er også innvandret fra Afghanistan, Paki- grep flyttes til et annet område om det skulle før, sier Kristoffersen. stan og Polen, Sverige, Somalia og Syria. English Synopsis: The Directorate of Immigration være ønskelig. Mine besteforeldre innvandret fra Dan- has decided to close down about 7,000 spaces in asy- — Vi tror det er et stort behov her, men English Synopsis: On Aug. 29, Norway’s first float- mark og England for 110 år siden.» lum centers around the country due to lower-than-ex- om det ikke blir brukt så kan vi slepe det med ing restroom, costing 3.4 million kroner, opened in pected numbers of asylum seekers this year. oss til et annet sted, sier ordføreren.
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