The Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize is an international prize which is awarded annually by the Norwegian Nobel Committee according to guidelines laid down in Alfred Nobel's will.

Whereas the other prizes are awarded by specialist committees based in Sweden, the Peace Prize is awarded by a committee appointed by the Norwegian Storting. According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize is to go to whoever "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses". The prize includes a medal, a personal diploma, and a large sum of prize money (currently 10 million Swedish crowns).

The Prize is awarded at a ceremony in the Oslo City Hall on December 10, the date on which Alfred Nobel died.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2010 to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has long believed that there is a close connection between human rights and peace. Such rights are a prerequisite for the “fraternity between nations” of which Alfred Nobel wrote in his will.

For over two decades, Liu Xiaobo has been a strong spokesman for the application of fundamental human rights also in China. He took part in the Tiananmen protests in 1989; he was a leading author behind Charter 08, the manifesto of such rights in China which was published on the 60th anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 10th of December 2008. The following year, Liu was sentenced to eleven years in prison and two years’ deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state power”. Liu has consistently maintained that the sentence violates both China’s own constitution and fundamental human rights.

The campaign to establish universal human rights also in China is being waged by many Chinese, both in China itself and abroad. Through the severe punishment meted out to him, Liu has become the foremost symbol of this wide-ranging struggle for human rights in China.

I will honour Liu Xiaobo by giving some Japanese fabrics in one of my giveaway!

100th Post Giveaway from Merry Made Quilts

Rebecca Merry is celebrating her 100th post on her blog and she is giving away 9 fat quarters in this fun sunset colorstory. So bright and beautiful. I'm thinking of the North Norwegian Midnightsun when I admire these colors.......

Great giveaway from Retreo Mummy

It's only one day left of this great giveaway from Retro Mummy's store! She is giving away a fat quarter in each of the Sweet Broderie fabrics from her shop. 14 fat quarters and she is going to pick three winners!! 

 

Visit to Quilteglede in Elverum

"Small Pleasures!" BOM for ten months.

Quilteglede in Elverum have moved to a new location and reopened the very same day I drove my DH to the hospital in Elverum. Pity him; I left him at a restaurant while I did a "little" shopping in this fabulous quiltshop. Many temptations and I came home with some yards of great and cheap fabrics :-)

"Pepperkaker" from Quiltehagen.

Angel from Langebraaten Design.

"Små hverdagsgleder" from AnnAKa sewn in tender colours.

"Vårsang" from AnnAKa's pattern.

The tablerunner "Spåblomst" from AnnAKa. The cakes were waiting for some quilting ladies! They were going to have a meeting and I guess a lot of quilttalks :-)

Two rooms in the bottom story were filled with fabrics to very nice price; only 60 Nkr a meter.

This lady is one of the two owners of "Quilteglede". She made it pleasant to shop there..... While she was busy cutting fabrics for me, May Britt (also known as Abyquilt) came into the shop. We said a few words in passing; May Britt was eager to see the nice price fabrics and I had to run to my DH. I hope we will have more time to talk next time we meet!

Quiltekroken in Bergen

I'm glad the shopowner Mona (left) let me take photos so I could share their wonderful displays. I don't remember her co-worker's name. Sorry! Nice ladies in a very nice shop.

Quilts were displayed charmingly everywhere. 

Sit back in your chair and relax and enjoy all the beautiful pictures!!!

Mona's design! This tablerunner and the following is made by her. I really liked this one. Several pictures of it is following......