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 Are your Norwegian ancestors from Inner Sogn? There is a new way to find them By Linda Sharp Finding your Norwegian ancestors just got easier if you are descended from the Inner Sogn. Neil Hofland’s website, www.norwayancestors.com, is the brainchild of a man who has made a 25-year hobby of a childhood dream that [...]  Nora and Lukas top the list for 2012’s most popular names in Norway Statistics Norway Nora had been the “top ten” for 12 years before it finally was chosen as the most popular girl’s name in Norway last year. Lucas / Lukas has dominated the past five years, and was the most popular boy’s [...]  Press Release Legatum Institute The Legatum Institute named Norway as the most prosperous country in the world for 2012, followed by Denmark and Sweden respectively. The index is a unique annual assessment of global prosperity based on both material wealth and personal wellbeing. The Prosperity Index benchmarks countries in eight categories: Economy; Education; Entrepreneurship [...]  Four translators share their experiences of working in language as a profession By Christy Olsen Field Norwegian American Weekly In today’s increasingly globalized world, translators play an important role in technical and cultural communication. They move effortlessly from Norwegian to English (and often several other languages as well), keeping the lines of communication clear [...]  By Maalfrid Brath, Managing Director of ManpowerGroup If you’re in Norway and visiting a restaurant, hotel or kiosk, most likely you’ll meet a Swedish waiter, especially in Oslo and the other large cities. Swedes are a popular workforce in Norway, known widely for being service-minded, hard-working and loyal. This is not unlike Norwegian youth, [...]  Entrepreneur and philanthropist Fred Kavli strives to make the world a better place Larrie Wanberg Norwegian American Weekly The Kavli Prize will be presented in Norway on Sept. 4, with His Majesty King Harald bestowing the medals at the Kavli Prize Symposia that includes a week of Laureate Lectures. Six distinguished scientists are awarded [...]  Interview with Pål Børresen, Senior Sovereign Debt Expert in the Division of Globalization and Development Strategies for UNCTAD By Marit Fosse Geneva, Switzerland In an office high up on the 10th floor of the E-building at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, hidden far away out of sight, you will find a group of [...]  Early Hawaiian Norwegians honored by a nearly invisible memorial on Maui By Gary G. Erickson Sunburg, Minn. “For now we see through a glass dimly, then face to face.” A clause, written by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians, could be interpreted to apply metaphorically to an obscure passage in the [...]  A special feature by Scott Larsen, B.C. Contributing Editor Why were there 31 Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans on the RMS TITANIC? Simply put, there were 31 passengers with 31 different reasons. Like Norwegian-Americans Engelhart and Helene Østby. This father and daughter were returning to America in the Titanic’s first class after a trip to Egypt. [...]  By Maren Anderson Johnson, M.A. in Scandinavian Studies For the second year in a row, the consortium of Norwegian colleges in the Midwest have welcomed a University of Washington student to join a weekend of engagement, speeches, discussions around the ideas, norms and principles of the Nobel Peace Prize. The University of Washington sent [...] |
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