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Drilling in Lofoten – Not (Periodicals postage paid in Seattle, WA) TIME-DATED MATERIAL — DO NOT DELAY Opinion Special Issue Norway calls on Pack your bags! the world to ban Vi reiser, noen av oss for alltid, for Travel Issue å søke andre land, andre liv, andre nuclear weapons sjeler. 2013 Read more on page 6 – Anaïs Nin Read more on page 8 Norwegian American Weekly Vol. 124 No. 12 March 29, 2013 Established May 17, 1889 • Formerly Western Viking and Nordisk Tidende $1.50 per copy News in brief Find more at blog.norway.com Drilling in Lofoten – not yet News A new report shows that the With approval Intelligence Service of the Nor- from his own party wegian Defense has illegally monitored two journalists from lacking, Oil and the Norwegian newspaper VG. A report issued from the EOS Energy Minister committee, which oversees Ola Borten Moe Norway’s secret services and is appointed by the Government, stands down on the reveals that the Army Intelli- proposal gence Service has monitored journalists Rolf J. Widerøe and Hans Petter Aass. “It is very im- portant to find out who came up with this idea, how far up in the STAFF COMPILATION system people have been aware Norwegian American Weekly that this was going on, and why it was decided that information about the two journalists should Minister for Oil and Energy be collected,” says editor-in- Ola Borten Moe (Center Party) chief at VG, Torry Pedersen. has for a long time supported oil (Norway Post) drilling in the areas offshore of the Lofoten Islands and Vesterålen, but Education on Friday told NRK that he is fi- The Norwegian Academy of Photo: Making View – Visitnorway.com Science and Letters has decided See > DRILLING, page 6 Henningsvær, one of the many beautiful island communities in the Lofoten Islands. to award the Abel Prize for 2013 to Pierre Deligne, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. He receives From local to Nobel the Abel Prize “for seminal Let’s go to Norway! contributions to algebraic ge- Greater Tacoma ometry and for their transforma- Presenting the annual Travel Issue 2013 tive impact on number theory, Peace Prize representation theory, and re- laureate for 2012 lated fields,” to quote the Abel committee. Deligne will receive now nominated for the Abel Prize from H.M. King Harald at an award ceremony in Nobel Prize Oslo on the 21st of May. (Norway Post) SPECIAL RELEASE Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Photo: GTPP Father William Bichsel, S.J. What’s inside? While many people remain tee holds it in high regard. Hope- unaware of the Greater Tacoma fully, the entire world will soon News 2-3 Peace Prize of Tacoma, Wash., Business 4 the Norwegian Nobel Commit- Research & Education 5 See > NOBEL, page 6 Opinion 6-7 Special Travel Section 8-17 Northug takes World Cup Roots & Connections 18 Obituaries & Religion 19 Cinches the overall Arts & Style 20 cross-country title In Your Neighborhood 21 Norwegian Heritage 22 Photo: Terje Borud / www.visitnorway.com Sightseeing in Vigelandsparken Sculpture Park in Oslo provides endless oppor- NORWAY POST tunities for photos. $1 = NOK 5.8384 Norway’s Petter Northug won the 15 km. cross-country pursuit updated 3/25/2013 We welcome you to the annual this issue, you will find travel tips, on the last day of the World Cup Travel Issue! must-see places for a wide variety In comparison Final mini-tour in Falun, Sweden With its stunning beauty and of interests, interviews with travel on Mar. 24, and also secured the 2/25/2013 5.6767 rich cultural heritage, Norway is experts and much more. overall World Cup victory and the 9/25/2012 5.7072 the ultimate travel destination to The travel section begins on 3/25/2012 5.7549 connect with nature and people. In page 8! See > NORTHUG, page 20 Photo: Geir Olsen 2 • March 29, 2013 NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY NYHETER FRA NORGE Nyheter Farlig i påsken Spørsmålene Sigrids familie vil ha svar på Din egen oljeplattform Bistandsadvokat Harald Stabell møtte opp i Stresset sjåfør, barn og Oslo tingrett for å konfrontere den drapssik- Hva med å ta ferien på hund i bilen, en dårlig tede 37-åringen direkte med hva skjedde din egen plattform? med Sigrid Giskegjerde Schjetne (16). Sun- sikret last og farlige nmøringen, som er siktet for drapet, ble 21. «Huldra» i Nordsjøen har forbikjøringer gjør mars varetektsfengslet i fire nye uker med brev- og besøkskontroll. Han forklarte seg ligget til salgs i to år, og påsken til høysesong under fengslingsmøtet, men retten fikk in- mangler fortsatt en ny for kjøretøy- og gen svar på hva som skjedde den natten Sigrid forsvant. – Noen må vite hva som har eier personskader skjedd, sier Harald Stabell, som er familiens bistandsadvokat. Politiet har gang på gang VG VG oppfordret 37-åringen til å fortelle alt han vet om Sigrid Giskegjerde Schjetne. Sen- Statens vegvesen ber folk ta det med ro est i et syv timer langt avhør 19. mars denne I oktober 2011 la Statoil ut den 20 roms i påsketrafikken. uken. Siktede har hele veien nektet straffs- store plattformen «Huldra» for salg på finn. I fjor omkom fem personer, 17 ble hardt kyld, og føler seg forfulgt av politi og hel- no. Foto: Kjetil Alsvik – Statoil ASA skadd og 153 lettere skadd i påsketrafikken. sevesenet. Der lokket de med eget helikopterdekk, Statoil selger «Huldra»-plattformen i Nordsjøen, men Allerede fredag ettermiddag var det lange (VG) 360 graders utsikt over Nordsjøen og senge- eventuelle kjøpere bør ha en velfylt lommebok. Den må nemlig flyttes, for kjøpers regning. køer på E6 nordgående ut fra Oslo på grunn plass til 30 mennesker. av trafikkuhell. Stortinget vil ikke heve aldersgrensen til Annonsen ligger fortsatt ute, og Statoil – På få timer har det vært fire trafik- er fremdeles åpne for kreative kjøpere. 75 år Andre ville gjøre plattformen om til et kunst- kuhell mellom Alnabru og Gardermoen, sier – Den ideelle kjøperen er selvfølgelig et Et stort flertall på Stortinget avviser et Frp- verk. Men en eventuell kjøper kan ikke regne trafikkoperatør Luis Barra ved Vegtrafik- selskap innen olje og gass, men vi holder det forslag om å heve aldersgrensen i arbeidsliv- med å få en fiks ferdig plattform klar til bruk. ksentralen til NTB. Han opplyser at fredag, åpent for andre som har gode forslag, sier in- et fra 70 til 75 år. Frp mener at forslaget er Den må nemlig flyttes til et nytt sted, og dét lørdag og onsdag er de største utfartsdagene. formasjonssjef i Statoil, Ola Anders Skauby. i tråd med intensjonen i pensjonsreformen. er langt fra gratis. – Trafikken er økende til fredag kveld. Huldra-plattformen har vært i produk- Lederen av arbeids- og sosialkomiteen, Frps – Vi kan ikke si hva prisen er på selve Lørdag øker den fra klokken 10 og dabber sjon siden 2001, men stenger nå produks- Robert Eriksson, mener at Ap-representan- plattformen, men bare det å flytte den vil av igjen i 17-18-tiden, og det samme gjelder ter ved flere anledninger har tatt til orde for jonen. Årsaken er at oljefeltet er tomt. Men koste noen titalls millioner, forteller Skauby. for onsdag, sier Barra. en høyere aldersgrense. Han er svært skuf- Statoil mener plattformen er i så god stand at Nettopp totalprisen har gjort at salget Andre områder med ekstra køer er E16 fet over at Frp-forslaget faller. – For Frp er den ikke bør hugges opp, men selges til noen har dratt ut i tid. mot Voss og Lærdal ut fra Bergen og videre det helt ubegripelig at regjeringspartiene og som kan bruke den videre. – Vi har noen seriøse interessenter nå, på riksvei 7 i retning Hardangervidda og Høyre vil opprettholde en aldersgrense som Da finn.no-annonsen ble lagt ut første men det er selvfølgelig ikke noe man selger Geilo. På ferjesambandet mellom Brimnes har ligget fast i 96 år, spesielt med tanke gang, kom det mange interessenter med god hver dag, sier Skauby og ler. og Bruravik er det satt inn en ekstra ferge for at dagens seniorer blir eldre og holder seg kreativitet: friskere enn før. Dessuten oppfordres folk til å betjene trafikken. – Noen ville lage hotell av plattformen, English Synopsis: You can buy your own oil platform å stå lenger i jobb, sier Eriksson. English Synopsis: Easter is one of the most danger- og ville taue den inn i for eksempel en bukt residence! Statoil has put 20 rooms up for sale on the ous times to be on the road in Norway. Accidents are (NTB) oil platform “Huldra.” eller vik, forklarer Skauby med et lite smil. all too common over Easter weekend. NORWEGIAN AMERICAN WEEKLY Online: blog.norway.com/category/news March 29, 2013 • 3 NEWS News in brief Response Nobel Forum inspires Police to consider the use of drones The Norwegian police are considering The 2013 Nobel Peace the use of drones in their work, but are reviewed at present unwilling to share information Prize Forum hosted in about the issue. Drones are remote Ministry of Foreign Minneapolis, Minn. controlled, unmanned aircraft, and they Affairs completes may soon become part of Norwegian preparedness, Computerworld writes. evaluation of response JESSICA LARSEN “The technology is now regarded to be at to In Amenas crisis Norwegian American Weekly Intern a level which would justify the police’s consideration to use it as a tool in their The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is a work,” the Police Data and Equipment SPECIAL RELEASE unique and inspiring event that encourages Service (PDMT) writes. At the same time, Ministry of Foreign Affairs students and other citizens to be peacemak- it is recommended to appoint a working ers.
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