an era is coming to an end on the second floor of the Old Post Office Building After more than 50 years of serving area residents as a lawyer It was in 1956 when he first came to Gardner to practice as part of a law firm that included Edwin Kaarela who was a Boston University Law School classmate initially set up their practice in Fitchburg A decision was made to open a Gardner office and Mr Kaarela left to take a job in Washington a few years later “When I came here I didn’t know anybody,” said Mr “It was thought that this was a place with many Finnish people and Ed’s connection with them would help us get started here.” Corey soon got involved in civic organizations and became well-known around the city and in 1960 began his long association with the city’s Lions Club He has served as both president and treasurer for that organization After practicing many different kinds of law Corey decided to specialize in handling estates Many area residents have met him when they signed final papers to purchase their house Corey has done many real estate closings for Gardner Franco-American Credit Union Clinton Co-operative Bank and the former Gardner Savings Bank “Gardner’s been a good place to live,” the 83-year-old Mr “It’s more slow-paced than a place like Worcester or Boston It’s better here.” Though he has long-since shed the moustache he wore for several years Corey continued to wear bow ties throughout his career Corey’s practice will end his 23-year professional association with his assistant who came to his office after working at a bank and appreciated the way Mr Corey taught her the inner workings of a law office and how it functions “He took the time to explain things to me,” Mrs “He told me the ramifications of not doing something correctly.” When Mrs she and her husband gave him the middle name of Corey “If my son becomes half the man that George is Goldstein on the first floor of the same building Goldstein will be always grateful for the way that Mr Corey welcomed him into his law practice after he graduated from law school in 1991 and became an invaluable resource Goldstein purchased the Old Post Office Building from Mr Corey had purchased he historic building in 1994 after practicing many years on Central Street in the location where the Veterans Center now stands Corey’s office for two years before opening his own practice because he wanted to focus more on some other areas of law “One thing George taught me is that you should make sure you investigate a situation before you act,” Mr He’s been a good friend and good mentor for me.” Goldstein said he was also someone whose guidance has been sought out by other lawyers especially those who were just beginning their careers Corey has been very gracious in passing on some wisdom if he could Along with his association with the Jaycees and the Lions Club Corey has been fully involved in the life of his adopted community Service has been part of his life since World War II He was president of the Student Senate at the University of Massachusetts Corey has also served as president and director of the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce and has also donated his time to work on behalf of the Gardner-Athol Mental Health Association and was a founding member of the Gardner Community Land Trust He also has served on the Democratic City Committee indulging in interests such as railroad memorabilia and model trains Goldstein hopes he’ll consider coming out of retirement occasionally “Maybe he’ll come back and do some work for me.” Fortum logo Fortum logoFortum BIR and BKK and are running a waste-to-energy plant Rådalen in Bergen, which takes care of the municipal waste handling and district heating delivery. 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Terms of Use | Privacy Policy 23 children tested how many drops of water a pipette can drop onto a 5 cent coin in a petri dish before the water begins to drain off the children learned about the surface tension of water and the use of a pipette in a laboratory workshop.Over 300 pupils from 15 schools participated in Children’s Science Day which Juniversity organised as part of Tampere University’s opening week on 12 September The event also marked the opening of Juniversity to its actual target group Juniversity is Tampere University’s “university” for children and young people The use of a pipette is needed in the next task of the laboratory workshop where the children make a rainbow from colourful glucose solutions “Here one can learn to make observations about chemical phenomena,” says Tarja Auvinen Juniversity brings together and strengthens science education at Tampere University “We want to offer children and young people an opportunity to experience learn and be inspired by different fields of science in various ways,” says Marja Sutela “We also want to promote educational equality by giving children and young people the opportunity to participate in Juniversity either individually or through school,” Sutela adds pupils from the Hatanpää High School Preparatory Course are getting ready for a workshop on wind power The aim is to build a small windmill simulator “All our pupils aim for high school and after that higher education Many are interested in technology,” Anne Hietikko describes her pupils whose mother tongue is not Finnish “It is important that girls are also inspired by technical fields,” says Hietikko Juniversity's tutors are mainly teacher training students from Tampere University who tutored the pupils in the windmill simulation “I am interested in natural sciences and would like to spread the interest further,” Ida Yli-Kesäniemi says “I would like the pupils to learn to ask questions marvel at scientific phenomena and experience feelings of success in the workshops,” Yli-Kesäniemi continues feelings of success were also experienced in Fablab next door to the science classroom Fablab is an open learning environment and a digital manufacturing workshop on the Hervanta campus a group of 7th-9th graders from the South Hervanta School used a laser cutter to make everyone a reflector key ring The pupils also experimented with 3D printing other equipment in the Fablab piqued the pupils’ curiosity and they experimented with a sand box that illustrates augmented reality “About a thousand pupils come to Fablab annually On open days, Fablab is also open to children without a school class work has progressed to the final task guided by Outi Kaarela and Richard Raja-aho Raja-aho drops frozen carbon dioxide into a large laboratory bottle filled with blue water and a white mist begins to rise from the bottle “The fun part is that the children are so excited,” says Kaarela “It's fun to encourage kids to explore and to fuel their curiosity,” says Raja-aho “It's a successful day,” says Susanna Petäjistö “Some of the teachers said that they will bring their pupils to Juniversity every week It is important for the pupils to sometimes go to a different learning environment and at Juniversity they may experiment with things they cannot do at their own school,” Petäjistö continues Juniversity is open to schools and colleges as well as individual young people Juniversity’s Children’s Science Day was part of the opening week of the Tampere Universities community. 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To learn about our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines The prices of old dwellings in housing companies fell particularly sharply in February in Helsinki according to preliminary data from Statistics Finland HOUSE PRICES in Finland continued to fall sharply in February, according to preliminary data published by Statistics Finland The data reveal that the prices of old dwellings in housing companies decreased by 5.2 per cent year-on-year The prices fell by 6.1 per cent in the capital region and by 5.5 per cent in the six largest cities but by 4.4 per cent outside the six largest cities the prices crept up by 1.2 per cent nationwide reminded in a tweet that the real estate market tends to pick up in the spring a fact that explains the moderate month-on-month increase in prices and volumes activity remains muted and consumers have very little purchase plans,” he added Statistics Finland also reported that the number of old dwellings in blocks of flats and terraced houses sold through real estate agencies decreased by nearly a third from the previous year in February “The dell in house sales continued in February and the house markets continue to look for a new direction under the burden of elevated interest rates and nagging inflation The sales of old dwellings in housing companies are missing around 2,000 sales every month compared to the normal level before the crises,” said Juho Keskinen an economist at the Mortgage Society of Finland (Hypo) He also highlighted that consumers are more reluctant to buy a house than ever before in the past seven years “Hopefully we have passed the low point in confidence but confidence in the future will only be restored gradually once inflation and interest rates start settling,” analysed Keskinen The more than year-long surge in interest rates has had a tangible impact on house sales has revealed that the drawdowns of new housing loans decreased by 40 per cent year-on-year to 847 million euros in January SuomeksiTampere university / Tampere university of applied sciencesSearchMenuTuni.fi›News›Sustainable development themes turned into versatile mobile games Current topicsSustainable development themes turned into versatile mobile games Published on 23.10.2023Tampere University of Applied SciencesIT programme degree students Esa-Pekka Palonen (left) Tiiu Kaarela and Ossi Visanen on a well-deserved break during game building project Photo: Anne-Mari StenbackaThe first-year IT degree programme students at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) have developed six mobile games relating to sustainable development The assignment came from Academy for Sustainable Future Educators (EduSTA) project The games can be downloaded from the Google Play app store Lecturer Mika Nieminen has represented the client who had a few important wishes for the games; good playability and a possibility for later expansion or updating He describes the project interesting in many ways the student teams studied the themes of sustainable development to help in the creation of mobile games Nieminen gives credit for the students for their positive approach in doing things and for their open-mindedness to learn about sustainable development The Academy for Sustainable Future Educators project develops the sustainability skills of professional teachers The sponsor is pleased that the themes of sustainable development will become more familiar by means of gaming The games were developed ambitiously in just a few months “This has been a real super sprint for students Taking the idea into practice has been challenging in some places and the games will certainly find their players I have been particularly inspired by the possibility to learn a lot of new things about making games It's been nice meeting the developers behind the pixels the game project combines studies of the first year’s spring Lecturer Anne-Mari Stenbacka was directing the student group in project management The project included mobile game programming and the English language of an ICT project “The students have gained experience in a genuine customer project They learned about the customer’s business area and listened carefully to the customer’s wishes.” All teams completed their games and built a related website the challenge of communication became apparent in the teams the role of project management was found essential several times “The students highlighted the importance of cooperation We all learned a lot and succeeded: a satisfied client is an important goal in the customer project” The student teams have developed six different games: platform games In one of the platform games the player collects garbage and cleans the world In another one a stray cat is picking up things avoiding enemies and helping other animals and the third platform game is an adventure for nature The quiz will bring a comprehensive set of questions to the player based on the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The strategy game focuses on choosing the right options in crisis situations in different countries The mini game is led by a unicorn that faces issues related to sustainable development in an office environment Mobile games have been published in the Google Play app store The EduSTA games are Sustain -A- Quiz!, Diplomat, Office Unicorn, Shadowpaws, Eco Adventure and EcoExplorer. 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affordable housing plays a vital role in society's well-being the weak economic situation is affecting the construction industry and the number of privately financed housing projects has decreased significantly states that the current situation is a severe problem for the entire community Affordable housing is essential for the vitality of society and the increasing cost of living in growing urban areas makes it challenging for companies to grow and to recruit employees The construction industry is facing a significant crisis due to the weak economic situation and the amount of ARA housing construction is also becoming scarce The CEO supports the idea of increasing ARA housing construction to ensure the survival of the construction industry during a weak economic environment The current cost and interest rates are also slowing down financing for housing renovations resulting in a rapid increase in renovation debt To prevent further growth of renovation debt the Asuntosäätiö Foundation CEO recommends making sustainable energy solutions when renovating buildings The lack of affordable housing also causes segregation which is why the government-supported ARA housing construction has a significant role in preventing this issue Diverse housing options can direct the development of urban areas and prevent social inequality Asuntosäätiö Foundation recommends building rental homes to offer reasonably priced housing to the middle-class the Asuntosäätiö Foundation CEO is worried about the lack of affordable housing in Finland and the reduction in ARA housing construction due to increasing construction costs and interest rates The decrease in private housing projects is also affecting the housing market The CEO suggests that increasing ARA housing construction and focusing on making sustainable energy solutions during renovations would help prevent further growth of renovation debt while also reducing segregation in urban areas The construction sector has reiterated its interest in moulding tens of thousands of asylees into skilled construction workers the managing director at the Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries (RT) reveals that the matter has been on the agenda in discussions with representatives of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy The matter falls within the purview of Tapio Kari a director at the Migration Department of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy Pipatti is hopeful the first training programmes could be launched as soon as next year “Tens of thousands of asylees could be trained into the industry in the years to come,” he estimates Kari points out that there is a mismatch in labour supply and demand in the construction sector “The unemployed are not where the jobs are The situation is becoming worse and worse because construction is concentrated in urban areas,” he says - Ministry looking for measures to expedite employment of asylum seekers (8 October 2015) - Construction industry eager to train asylum seekers (6 October 2015) calls attention to the importance of first determining the education and work experience of people arriving in Finland “We must be able to utilise the fastest educational lanes Labour market training must match the demand for labour There's demand for labour in the construction sector and already quite a lot of foreign workforce,” she says The training programmes could according to Pipatti be organised as part of regular vocational education – initially by the Training Centre for the Construction Industry (RATEKO) “The key at first is naturally Finnish language training The integration of people with Arabic language skills into the training would also be important in the early stages The vocational training itself could start with a work practice programme,” he envisions RT expects the demand for labour to increase in the construction sector as a result of the large age groups retiring and the younger age groups becoming smaller “The demand covers the whole variety of construction professionals,” highlights Pipatti He calls attention to an estimate by the Institute for Economic Research (VATT) indicating that employment in the construction sector could increase by as much as one-quarter by 2030 The demand is high especially for experts in construction design and management “Design training was reduced after the major recession of the 90s because it was thought that there would no longer be as much construction,” explains Pipatti The demand for people with vocational qualifications in construction will according to RT be urgent in five years' time but labour demand is already outstripping supply in seven population centres “The gap is really quite notable,” Pipatti acknowledges RT estimates that up to 30,000 people of foreign background are already employed in the construction sector more than 30 per cent of skilled construction workers are of foreign origin “Our companies and the sector are used to having foreigners on construction sites The larger companies have clear guidelines in placed and don't differentiate between employees based on their nationality,” Pipatti says The construction sector would according to him be able to provide employment to a large group of people “This is not about measly logging projects but about paid employment after training that complies with all the rules.” He estimates that the people arriving in Finland include a lot of young men who would certainly be interested in a career in the construction sector The Finnish Construction Trade Union has a vastly different opinion “It's a bunch of well-meaning theoretical talk without an ounce of realism It won't work out,” retorts Matti Harjuniemi the chairman of the Finnish Construction Trade Union “Training immigrants is a long and thorny road Immigrants have often been close to the top of the list if there's a need to rationalise production and cut jobs.” He laughs off suggestions of providing training to tens of thousands They have no understanding of the industry Employment opportunities should according to Harjuniemi be first offered to young people with qualifications in construction “One in two of the people who complete vocational education can't find employment in the sector We must first get young people to construction sites.” Eeva Palojärvi – HSAleksi Teivainen – HT© HELSINGIN SANOMATPhoto: Markus Jokela / HS but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty of options for impressing a date when you are broke Finland’s natural affinity for the simple and its love of the outdoors can work in your favour for affordable dating Here are some of the top places to go and things to do in Helsinki when dating on a budget Stroll through Sibelius Park There’s nothing more romantic than a simple walk in the park and Sibelius Park in Töölö has plenty to offer There are the stunningly landscaped gardens and live musicians at the Sibelius monument there are plenty of paths for jogging or cycling together Relax at the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden For something a little different try the botanical garden run by the University of Helsinki where you can see a huge range of rare and exotic plants and flowers at any time of year The rainforest room is particularly inviting on a cold winter’s day The outdoor gardens are free for visitors and the regular ticket price for the glasshouses is 9€ entry is free every first Friday of the month from 2pm until 5pm Kaisaniemi Botanical Garden | © Alexandre Duret-Lutz / Flickr Picnic under the Midnight Sun Take advantage of Finland’s unique summer weather by going out for a late-night picnic in full daylight the Midnight Sun is visible until as late as 3am around midsummer Any of Helsinki’s parks or open spaces provide a chance for a unique picnic date Impress your date with your artistic appreciation and cultural knowledge at any one of Helsinki’s museums or galleries. You can find everything from classical art to architecture throughout the city. Most of the museums have reasonably high ticket prices, but you can cheat the system a little by checking their websites for free entry windows or deals. The National Museum has free entry on Fridays from 4pm until 6pm Have lunch at a market hall For cheap meals you can’t get much better than one of Helsinki’s three market halls Each one has at least one café or restaurant for a casual if you’re planning to cook a romantic meal together the market hall is the perfect place to find quality ingredients The one located on the South harbour is particularly good for finding the best fish in the city Old Market Hall | © Discovering Finland / Flickr Escape to Pihlajasaari Island There are many small islands just off-shore of Helsinki but you’d need your own boat to reach most of them which is only ten minutes away from Helsinki (on a €6 ferry) On Pihlajasaari you can relax at the beach go camping or have some smoked fish from the local restaurant Sign up to our newsletter to save up to $800 on our unique trips See privacy policy Beach huts at Pihla Island | © IK’s World Trip / Flickr Have a drink at the library Yes, there is a place in Helsinki where you can drink while browsing through library books! Sivukirjasto in the Kallio district is a combination of pub and library and serves over 100 types of beer and an ideal place to take someone who loves books The sky may be bright during the summer but during the winter months in Helsinki it is dark for up to 20 hours of the day You can take advantage of this gloomy weather by going to the Ursa observatory in Kaivopuisto park where for only 4€ guides will allow you to look through the huge telescope and see the moon Kaivopuisto Park | © kallerna / WikiCommons Cycle along the shore line One of the best ways to see Helsinki is by bike and almost every road in the city has separate cycle paths Taking a cycle tour along the coastline offers some beautifully romantic views There are also plenty of cafés you can stop at for refreshments Helsinki isn’t exactly known for its vantage points as almost all the city is entirely flat. One exception is the Malminkartano Hill, an artificial hill built on top of a former landfill. 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