Norway will host the third edition of the World Para Ice Hockey (WPIH) Women's World Challenge from 25-28 October Hosted by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association Launched in 2022, the WPIH Women's World Challenge has had a huge impact in increasing women's participation in the sport with female representation rising from 0.01 percent to 19 percent with Canada once again taking silver and Team World skating to bronze Skien Fritidspark The Women's World Challenge Competition Schedule is available here The Skien 2024 Women's World Challenge team rosters can be found here The completed Game Sheets will be available after every game SKIEN, Norway – The U.S. Women’s Development Sled Hockey Team will open its season tomorrow against Team Europe in the 2024 Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge at Skien Fritidspark Every game will live stream on Paralympic.org. For a full U.S. schedule, click here round robin-style tournament also includes Canada enters the tournament as back-to-back Women’s World Challenge champions after going 4-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) in the inaugural event in Green Bay Team USA captain Erica McKee (Chicago, Ill.) is returning, along with alternate captains Kelsey DiClaudio(Plum, Penn.) and Catherine Faherty (Norwell, Mass). For the full U.S. roster, click here General manager Dan Brennan and head coach Rose Misiewicz return at the helm of Team USA and are joined by assistant coaches Hannah DeLong and Lauren Roethlisberger. Dr Crystal Hnatko will serve as team physician and Heather Giardino as athletic trainer. Mike Vaccaro returns as the team’s equipment manager and former player Sarah Bettencourt will join the staff for the first time as team leader.  picked up their pens to offer their signs of good will and cultural exchange on Wednesday to renew a sister city agreement that has been in place since 1981 were Minot Mayor Tom Ross; Cassidy Hjelmstad chair of the MInot Area Chamber EDC Board; Laura Dokken business manager with Minot Public Schools; Dr Minot State University president; Searle Swedlund Norsk Hostfest executive director; and Rolf Haugen a former city manager from Skein who is visiting Minot this week for Norsk Hostfest Joining them virtually from Skien during their mid-afternoon were Mayor Marius Roheim Aarvold; Guro Honningdal head of the Skien Cultural Department; and Rune Eide “Our sister city agreement really is a testimony to what this week here in Minot is all about making new friends and sharing what we all share and that’s the culture traditions that we celebrate every year here with Norsk Hostfest,” Ross said Roheim Aarvold said it is more important than ever that countries come together in a more difficult world and I think that the world needs more of these agreements We are a bright light in these sometimes dark times,” he said Shirley told of the Skien hospitality to students who traveled there last year mentioning another trip planned by the university choir next May “It’s just such a wonderful time a wonderful opportunity for our students to get a chance to see where many of their grandparents and great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents came from With all of the ties and connections to Scandinavia we look forward to many more years of exchanges for our professors and folks at Minot State University,” he said “On behalf of the Minot Area Chamber EDC we are just so grateful for the sister city agreement,” Hjelmstad said “This partnership has been in place since 1981 and the relationship just continues to grow stronger and stronger each year.” Swedlund spoke about hundreds of volunteers coming together to transform the North Dakota State Fair Center into a space that welcomes people into another world Norsk Hostfest kicked off Wednesday at 8:30 a.m BISMARCK – As the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease tops more than seven million for the .. BISMARCK – The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Policy Committee voted to reelect Adam Goldwyn as chair at its recent .. Dawn Mattern with sports medicine and orthopedics at Trinity Health will host Minot’s 17th annual Doc Walk on .. Brad Thykeson has been appointed as state executive director with the North Dakota Farm Service Agency has announced its expansion into Arizona’s East Valley Copyright © 2025 Ogden Newspapers of North Dakota | https://www.minotdailynews.com | 301 4th St SE The family requests those attending to wear your favorite sports team apparel A recording of the service will be posted on the Goslar Funeral Home website with Dick’s obituary Burial will follow in the Fairview Township Cemetery Arrangements are under the direction of Goslar Funeral Home and Monuments the son of Leslie “Bud” and Doris (Larson) Thomas He grew up in Marathon and the family moved to Sloan Dick graduated from the Sloan High School with the class of 1960.  Richard and Patricia were united into marriage December of 1960 Richard and Jane Callaghan were united into marriage July 21 Dick worked for the Iowa Department of Transportation He worked for MCI for several years until his retirement Dick was a part time mail carrier and had a paper route Dick enjoyed racing his stock car #82 over the years at the Interstate Speedway in Jefferson South Dakota where he won 2 track championships and Raceway Park in South Sioux City Nebraska where he won 1 track championship Dick loved his family very much especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren He was a member of the Skien Lutheran Church in Albaton Iowa; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister Condolences may be left online for the family at www.goslarfuneralhome.com Image: djcodrin / FreeDigitalPhotos.net World Para Ice Hockey has announced the competition schedule for the third and most exciting edition of the Women’s World Challenge Teams will each play four round-robin games across four days of competition beginning with a matchup on 25 October between Team Europe and Team Pacific Here is a complete game schedule for the tournament: The tournament will take place at Skien Fritidspark a multi-purpose stadium originally built in 1968 and redone in 2008 with indoor sports halls The venue also played host earlier this year to the World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool World Para Ice Hockey has achieved remarkable progress in increasing women's participation At the inaugural Women’s World Challenge in 2022 Team USA went undefeated to win gold on home ice Canada claimed silver and Team World took the bronze The contract involves construction of core and shell for the new facility at Gromstul with WS Computing for the construction of a new hyperscale data centre in Skien municipality The contract will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the fourth quarter of 2024 The agreement involves the construction of the core and shell for the new facility at Gromstul encompassing 28,000m² across four wings and an administration wing Skanska’s scope of work includes building a complete steel structure Skanska has been preparing the site with groundwork and foundations The company is now commencing the erection of the raw building the total value now stands at around Nkr1.7bn Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis The project is being executed as a partnership between Skanska Norge and the wholly-owned subsidiary Marthinsen & Duvholt It is a collaborative effort that combines construction and construction activities The construction is set to begin immediately with an expected completion date in December 2025 a project development and construction company The company operates in select markets across the Nordics Skanska secured a £197m ($254.4m) contract for an office development at South Molton in London’s Mayfair Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network SKIEN, Norway – Kelsey DiClaudio (Plum, Pa.) scored twice and added an assist to help the U.S. Women’s Development Sled Hockey Team to a 3-0 victory over Canada to clinch the 2024 Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge championship at Skien Fritidspark.  finished the tournament with a 4-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record for the third-consecutive year and has now won all three Women’s World Challenge titles since the inaugural event in 2022.  we knew it was going to be tough and very competitive for all three periods,” said Rose Misiewicz Women’s Development Sled Hockey Team “We are super excited that we got the job done and won our third World Challenge.” Team USA opened the scoring 3:59 into the contest while on the power play DiClaudio gained possession in the offensive zone and threaded a pass to Lera Doederlein (San Diego who found Chloe Kirkpatrick (Bemidji Minn.) with a back-door feed across the crease Kirkpatrick one-timed the puck across the goal line to put the U.S In the closing minutes of the opening period, Gabby Graves-Wake (Phoenix Ariz.) denied a breakaway chance for the Canadians with an acrobatic blocker save to maintain the lead DiClaudio carried the puck into the offensive zone and created a one-on-one with the Canadian goaltender tucking the puck home off a deke to double the U.S DiClaudio recorded her second tally of the contest after winning a puck battle in front of the Canada crease and capitalizing on a shot from the left circle to go up 3-0.  Both sides were held scoreless in the third period despite power play opportunities for each and Women’s World Challenge championship for Team USA.  NOTES: Team USA outshot Canada 20-11 … The U.S while Canada was 0-3 … Kelsey DiClaudio was named U.S outscored its opponents 27-0 across four games Google has broken ground on its first data center campus in Norway “Now we are building a data center in Norway!,” Tine Austvoll Jensen, country director for Google Norway, announced on LinkedIn this week “Today we have finally announced that we are investing €600 million ($646.4m) in the construction of a new data center in Skien This will bring with it a number of positive ripple effects in the form of value creation and jobs both locally and nationally.” Details about the size of the campus haven’t been shared The facility will also be ready to offer its waste heat This is the company’s first data center in the Nordic country. Google first announced plans for a Norwegian data center region in October 2022 The company didn’t share any further details at the time The company acquired some 200 hectares of land in Gromstul area of Skien Local press has said the seller was Leopold Løvenskiold one of Norway's largest forest owners and acquired the land for ‘hundreds of millions’ of Kroner [200m Kroner is currently equal to around $18m] The search company signed a 170MW PPA with Telleness in Norway in 2017 said: “We have been waiting anxiously for Google to make the decision to start construction of its first data center here in Skien we are proud to have been chosen by Google to host their major investment in Norway We look forward to continuing to work together to realize Gromstul as a new regional industrial area for data center operations which is a prerequisite for our digital society.” The project made headlines last year, with some reports suggesting the campus would require up to 860MW who said that figure was a long-term prediction for the whole area and not just the tech giant's energy needs Mayor Aarvold said the campus' initial phases would comprise 20MW and then 100MW with plans for a further 120MW for a second construction stage towards 2030 “Data centers are an important part of the digital foundation and make it possible to create new safe jobs ensure a change of pace in digitalization,” said Karianne Tung Microsoft launched two Norwegian Azure cloud regions back in 2019. However, one has since been delisted and is a reserved access region Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia Team USA won gold for the third consecutive year at the World Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge after wrapping up play on Monday (28 October) with an undefeated record has now won every edition of the event while Canada claimed a silver medal and Team Europe took the bronze in Skien The tournament was hosted by the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association at Skien Fritidspark a multi-purpose stadium originally built in 1968 and redone in 2008 with teams playing four days of round-robin competition Great Britain and Team Pacific also took part It marked the largest edition of the event in history as Team Europe and Team Pacific hit the international ice for the first time having previously completed as a combined Team World Americans Madison Eberhard and Rachel Gruse led all skaters at the tournament with four goals apiece while Kelsey DiClaudio had three for the U.S. including two goals and an assist in the final game against arch-rival Canada Aubree Clements led the Canadian effort with four scores in four days a 1-0 tightly contest victory by Great Britain over Team Pacific it was Stacey Quirk who made the game-winning goal and had her shining moment With the ultimate goal of expanding female participation in Para ice hockey worldwide the event paved the way for ultimately creating a Women’s World Championships and one day adding the sport to the Paralympic Winter Games programme SKIEN, Norway – Jamie Benassi (Newtown, Ohio) scored twice and Hope Bevilhymer (West Jordan, Utah) recorded a shutout to help the U.S. Women’s Development Sled Hockey Team to a 9-0 victory over Team Pacific in its third game of the 2024 Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge at Skien Fritidspark.  “The intensity and energy were great through all three periods,” said Rose Misiewicz “It was also great to see Rebecca Mann get her first career goal.” Calif.) opened the scoring 1:54 into the contest when Benassi found her in the slot Doederlein capitalized on the opportunity to put the U.S Team USA doubled its lead midway through the first when Monica Quimby (Bradenton and sent a shot along the ice into the back of the net.  With 3:17 to play in the period, Madeleine Gallagher (Palm Bay Fla.) batted home a loose puck in the crease off a rebound from a shot by Ailin Zheng (Queens Less than a minute later, Rebecca Mann (Mattapoisett Mass.) scored her first career goal with the U.S Women’s Development Sled Hockey Team on a top-shelf wrist shot from the high slot to go up 4-0 Banassi added to the Team USA advantage with 2:56 left in the middle frame on a deflection off a shot from Catherine Faherty (Norwell Mo.) made it a 6-0 game in the closing minutes of the second when she weaved through the Team Pacific defense and slid the puck past the outstretched arm of the goaltender Team USA took a 7-0 lead when Christy Gardner (Oxford Benassi added her second goal of the contest 35 seconds later when Doederlein threaded a pass to her on the doorstep and she deflected the puck over the goal line to go up 8-0.  N.Y.) added the ninth and final tally of the contest with 3:48 remaining Women’s World Challenge action continues tomorrow (Oct. 28), as Team USA will face off against Canada at 12 p.m. ET in its fourth and final contest of the tournament. The game will live stream here NOTES: Team USA outshot Team Pacific 32-1 … The U.S while Team Pacific did not have a power play … Rebecca Mann was named U.S World Para Ice Hockey has announced the Women’s World Challenge will return for a third consecutive year the event will continue to pave the way for the 2025 Women’s World Championships and one day adding the sport to the Paralympic Winter Games programme “World Para Ice Hockey has seen tremendous success with the first two editions of the Women’s World Challenge officials and fans to grow the women’s side of the sport,” said World Para Ice Hockey Manager Michelle Laflamme “We are excited to bring the Women’s World Challenge to Europe for the first time as we continue to find new ways and audiences to propel the sport forward and capitalise on a time when women’s sports are experiencing enormous growth in the world We also are extending an invitation to athletes whose nation may not have a national team yet to apply to skate with Team World as we continue to grow the sport.”  “This is a major event for the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association,” said Espen Hegde Sport Manager for Para Ice Hockey at the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association and head of the Local Organising Committee “We are happy to host the world’s best female Para ice hockey players in Skien and proud to take part in the growth of women’s Para ice hockey this will be another stepping stone for future recruitment and development for female Para athletes in all participating countries.”  The 2024 Women's World Challenge will once again provide the opportunity for athletes from countries without a women’s national team to participate in the competition by representing Team World 17 athletes from 11 different countries competed with Team World Interested athletes are encouraged to contact World Para Ice Hockey at info@worldparaicehockey.org for more detailed information on the application and selection process This year's tournament will take place at Skien Fritidspark It is famous for hosting the 1975 European Gymnastics Championships where Romania’s Olympic legend Nadia Comaneci had her international breakthrough Team USA went undefeated to win gold on its home ice Canada claimed silver and Team World won bronze the event featured 67 women and an all-women officiating crew for the second time; the USA defended its title World Para Ice Hockey has announced that the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool will take place in Skien “We are looking forward to some thrilling action at the World Championships B-Pool as Skien will host an interesting mix of teams with emerging nations facing some of the most traditional countries in the sport,” said Michelle Laflamme “It will be the first World Para Ice Hockey event to take place in Norway since the 2012 A-Pool Worlds and these national teams are sure to come out competing hard to earn spots in the A-Pool for next season.” It will be the 10th edition of World Championships B-Pool and first time Norway will play host The tournament will consist of round-robin games with the top two finishers advancing to the A-Pool for the following season while the lowest finisher will be relegated to the C-Pool Norway will be the top seed as the host nation after finishing in seventh place at the last World Championships A-Pool It will be the first time Norway competes in the B-Pool having always played in the A-Pool since World Championship competition first began in 1996 "We are very excited to host the 2024 B-pool Championships in Skien This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our amazing sport at home ice and for our athletes to play in front of their friends and families,” said Espen Hegde Sport Manager for Para Ice Hockey at the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association The host nation has a long history in hosting major Para ice hockey events including the 1994 Paralympic Winter Games in Lillehammer and the 2012 World Championships A-Pool in Hamar At the most recent World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool in Astana Japan went undefeated to win gold for the first time while Slovakia took the silver medal and Sweden claimed the bronze medal The puck will drop on Monday (15 April) at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool in Skien where six teams will compete in hopes of advancing to the A-Pool for the next season The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association will host the 10th edition of the event The tournament consists of round-robin games with the top two finishers advancing to the A-Pool for the following season You can follow all the action live on the World Para Ice Hockey website and Facebook page, and also on the Paralympics YouTube channel The event will take place at Skien Fritidspark This will mark the first time Norway plays in the B-Pool tournament and it will do so aiming to course correct and vault itself back to the A-Pool to keep its hopes alive of making the Milano Cortina 2026 Games Norway failed to make the Winter Paralympics for the first time in history since the sport was added to the Games programme in 1994 Norway has a long history in hosting major Para ice hockey events Germany will be the second seed after finishing eighth at the World Championships A-Pool last year Germany’s lone appearance at the Paralympic Winter Games was in 2006 where the sport of Para ice hockey was founded in the 1960s 3 seed will be looking for its first B-Pool tournament victory having won silver three times at the event previously and bronze twice hosted the last World Championships B-Pool in 2023 finishing fourth place with two victories in five games four years after starting a programme with the help of equipment from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)’s Agitos Foundation the nation claimed the silver medal at the World Championships C-Pool will aim for a top-two finish as it tries to get back to the A-Pool for the first time in 20 years Great Britain was fifth at the last B-Pool event in 2023 This year’s squad will include five women who previously helped Great Britain to fourth place finish at the Women’s World Challenge France will make its debut at the B-Pool World Championships as the No 6 seed after winning the bronze medal at the last C-Pool event in 2022 Supported by the French Ice Hockey Federation the programme has been rapidly building ever since hosting a “Discovery of Para Ice Hockey” event in April 2021 The tournament will begin with Germany facing Great Britain at 11:00 local time on Monday Teams will play three consecutive days of round-robin games before having a day off and then will return to the ice for two more days of games Norway managed to beat Germany in the final match of the Skien 2024 Para Ice Hockey World Championships B-Pool securing gold in overtime after a 4-3 win that sends both sides back into the top pool Morten Varnes is the man who will receive all of the plaudits after an overtime goal edged Norway past Germany but all who took to the ice delivered a world class spectacle In a tie that saw the lead change hands multiple times Varnes swept home in overtime to clinch a 4-3 win for the hosts and nail down their gold medal credentials “All those in A-Pool…watch out.” Because if this is anything to by Norway fell behind to Joerg Wedde’s strike after four minutes with Audun Bakke levelling things before the intermission Norway would take the lead after the restart through Alexander Lyngroth’s hit only for the lead to switch hands before we even made it to the third Frank Rennhack levelled from close range before Player of the Tournament Bernhard Hering put Germany back in front Oiseth is a talismanic figure and he swept his way through the middle of the German outfit to lash home And despite both sides going close – as well as a disallowed goal for Norway in the process – it was all square at the end of the third Oiseth sent Varnes clear to fire in and send the Skien Fritidspark wild so often at the centre of proceedings in Norway colours couldn’t hide his jubilation before trophy lift I told you yesterday how much we wanted to give back to…fans And it’s the best feeling I’ve had in a long time Germany’s MVP Sven Stumpe knows that it’s a case of job done on their way back to the A-Pool: “In the moment it’s not the best feeling because we thought we could win this game But in all we are very happy as we are back in the A-Pool and in the end this was really the important game Sweden rounded off their B-Pool campaign by consolidating third spot thanks to victory by 12 goals to nil against Great Britain Coming into this one after a hard-fought battle the night before against Norway it was a relatively close first period that saw Sweden go into the intermission two up after strikes from Peter Ojala and Markus Lopez Lopez with three more and one each from Robin Meng and Hugo Liljebaek And they continued their dominance in the last 15 minutes two more from Lopez taking his afternoon’s tally to six goals Peter Nilsson striking twice and one more from Meng to consolidate a 12-0 win Sweden captain Ojala was pleased with his squad and their work in securing the third spot they aimed for in advance We have a few people who are injured back in Sweden and we are going to try and take it to A-Pool We’ll have a lot more guys and girls in our team,” Ojala said Kazakhstan finish a place behind Sweden in fourth spot after making it two wins in their final two matches in Skien three first period goals made the Kazakhstan’s remaining 30 minutes much more straight forward than they may have feared Kuat Karipbayev and Aidos Toktarbayev found the net with two more strikes coming after the break through Player of the Match Sundet Shormanov and another via the stick of Karipbayev The final 15 saw Kazakhstan finish things off with the 7-0 success when Toktarbayev and Miyanov closed the tie off France’s head coach David Lemetais remained full of pride for his side with eyes on how they’ll remember this week “I’m very proud of the team and of each player the players will enjoy the moment and we’ll see you next year,” said Lemetais leaving it to the final game to concede their first goals of the tournament because they are gold medallists and heading back to the A-Pool their only defeat coming in that final encounter Sweden finish third after three wins from their five matches with Kazakhstan behind with a couple of wins against bottom two finishers but we have just a few weeks to wait until the A-Pool puck drops Will anyone be able to surpass 2023 winners USA The action kicks off on 4 May and runs until the 12th You’ll be able to follow every second of that one live across the Paralympic Games YouTube and World Para Ice Hockey Facebook Norway got their home World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool started in style with an eye-catching 25-0 victory against France and it was Germany too that made all the headlines after a huge 23-1 win in the opening match with Great Britain One of the pre-tournament favourites served up a performance that must have put the rest of the B-Pool on alert Germany set their stall out within the first 15 minutes finding the net with brutal efficiency to take a 9-0 lead into the first intermission the always-impressive Felix Schrader had his opening two goals of the Championships with the rest of the strikes between six individuals their solitary effort came from Gary Farmer the result was just part of the overall process so we’ll stay focused and then go to the next game but we got a good win and we’ve got the start.” It’s the task of Peggy Assinck to pick up her charges for their second encounter and she sees positives to take into their meeting with hosts Norway “There are positives and things we have been working on that are developing We’ll have some good conversations and some good learnings to move into tomorrow in order to keep taking it game by game.” Within the opening five minutes Norway had a three-goal lead with Martin Varnes finding the net twice and Ola Oiseth adding a third in a quick opening as six more goals followed inside the first 15 minutes as Norway simply blew France out of the game five following in the space of four minutes after the intermission France pushed to get themselves on the board before the end but eight goals more saw the hosts produce the performance of the day Varnes with four and both Audun Bakke and Knut Andre Nordstoga got three to round off a B-Pool masterclass Player of the Match Martin Hamre was on hand for five assists and wants this to be the start of a push to A-Pool “It’s nice to get going in front of the home crowd and we are here to get the gold medal and get back up.” His coach Ole Eskild Dahlstrom echoed those thoughts Not only scoring 25 but we were pretty good defensively too so it gives us something to build on for Sweden and Germany.” Another nation who came into this one was Sweden and they were made to work for the victory in their first outing in Skien against a dogged Kazakhstan side Sweden’s Peter Nilsson struck once in a Player of the Game performance and he has eyes on progression into the A-Pool But it feels good to get that first win; it always feel good!” Nilsson gave his nation the lead within the first 15 minutes and in the second period Robin Meng and a deft flick from Peter Ojala took the tie out of the reach of Kazakhstan They did get themselves on the board though in the 33rd minute Almas Akhmetov grabbing what could prove to be an important finish to end things at 3-1 Skien will once again play host to three clashes with Germany opening the action up again against Kazakhstan with the day culiminating in a clash between Great Britain and hosts Norway The 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool will take place from 15-20 April in Skien with the top two finishers advancing to the A-Pool for next season and the bottom finisher being relegated to the C-Pool Follow along as we break down what you need to know about each team will be looking for its first B-Pool tournament victory Sweden will be a top podium contender with a chance to advance to the A-Pool for the next season as it aims to get back to the Paralympic stage for the first time since 2018 Peter Nilsson was named the Best Defenseman at last year’s World Championships B-Pool with three goals and four assists leading his team to three victories and a bronze medal The PyeongChang 2018 Paralympian is now considered a veteran in the sport at age 30 This rivalry dates to the sport’s early days pitting two of Para ice hockey’s original teams against each other Both will be fighting to get back to the A-Pool in a game that could make or break their podium chances on the second to last day of competition in Skien It’s been only a temporary stop in the B-Pool for hosts Norway and Germany who have both confirmed their place in the A-Pool next season by maintaining their 100 per cent winning records Germany claimed their place in the pool first with a comprehensive 18-0 victory against France before Norway moved past Sweden 3-0 in an enthralling contest at a packed Skien Fritidspark Knowing they needed just a win to make the step back up Germany burst out of the blocks and by the end of the opening period held an eight-goal lead with Felix Schrader and Jan Malte Brelage scoring two apiece France limited the damage with four conceded Schrader and Brelage both confirming their hat-tricks in the process Schrader got two more in a six-goal period that consolidated a sizeable victory Germany’s MVP Frank Rennhack was jubilant at a result that confirms their immediate future “We are extremely happy; it was our main goal before we came here so we are looking forward to the final match tomorrow (against Norway) If you have the chance to win a gold medal you give your best and you try to get it.” France’s MVP Nicolas Forgacs also had positives for a France side who recorded a massive victory against Great Britain two days earlier We must play at a high level so today against Germany was Kazakhstan) and to play at a high level if we want to win.”  French head coach David Lemetais added: “We are here to play games If you are three games into the tournament without conceding a goal And if you make it four games and into the final day you are practically playing on another planet The B-Pool hosts have been stunning throughout the week and were given their toughest test yet when coming up against neighbours Sweden in the final match of Friday evening there was not a single goal in the opening period as although Norway pressured Audun Bakke – who would be voted Player of the Match – got two of them with the first coming just over a minute after the restart with no further goals coming in the third period It confirms that Norway’s stint in the pool was just temporary a fact captain Ola Oiseth was incredibly proud of after emotional celebrations It feels great to be back in the A-Pool and to be able to do it in front of this amazing home crowd that came here today “The support we get from our families and friends the people in and around the community of Para Ice Hockey What you see here is really the culmination of the whole season and just the whole careers of the guys on the ice What you won't see here is the hours people have driven guys to and from practice and supported everyone to be able to give back to all the family and people supporting us it's what really makes this sport the best sport in the world.” it was the meeting of two sides still searching for their first win as Great Britain took on Kazakhstan it was Kazakhstan who came out on top with an 8-3 win the side in blue got the only goal as Kuat Karipbayev swept in from close range after a prolonged spell of pressure Kazakhstan added two more courtesy of Aidos Toktarbayev and Zhanibektarhan Bexultan Ben O’Brien cut the gap after a mistake in the Kazakh defence Maxat Miyanov stretched the lead back to two before heading into the final third And it was there that they took the game away from Great Britain three more from Bexultan and a second for Karipbayev rounded off the 8-3 win that takes Kazakhstan above GB ahead of their final game against France GB’s head coach Peggy Assinck knows that despite the loss there are still a world of positives to take from the week so far “We’re all losing our voices for the enthusiasm out there athletes who have been in the sport for a very long time we really pushed and put everything we had out there today really proud and we’re really excited about the future of this team Saturday is the final day of action in Skien and it ends with the almighty clash of top two Germany and Norway Great Britain face off against Sweden whilst France and Kazakhstan go head-to-head for a fourth-spot finish Germany has bounced back and forth between the A and B-Pools for the last two decades most recently finishing eighth at last year’s World Championships A-Pool and with a veteran cast of skaters in its ranks it will try to bounce right back to the A-Pool for next season with a top-two finish in Skien Bernhard Hering could be the X factor for Germany in his fourth World Championships appearance He led Germany in the A-Pool tournament last year with 16 shots on goal The forward has six goals to his credit at his last B-Pool tournament in 2021 Andreas Pokorny is a staple of Para ice hockey as one of the longest standing coaches in the sport and a former able-bodied hockey player in the top German league Kazakhstan claimed the silver medal at the World Championships C-Pool the nation hosted the World Championships B-Pool and finished in fourth place with two victories in five games with two years of international experience under its belt the central Asian nation will look to play for a podium spot and a place in the A-Pool for next season Aidos Toktarbayev was born with cerebral palsy in a small village of 1,000 people where he grew up watching KHL matches on TV he is the leader of Kazakhstan’s Para ice hockey squad and had a team-leading six points at last year’s World Championships B-Pool Timur Bixitov will lead Kazakhstan’s rise for another season as the nation looks to continue its quick ascend in the Para ice hockey world Though Norway and Germany both continued their perfect records it’s France who are partying hardest after an overtime victory against Great Britain France and Great Britain battled out the game of the tournament so far in the afternoon tie with overtime needed to seal a 3-2 France victory that will live long in the memory Having pinpointed this as potentially their best opportunity for a victory the two took to the ice at speed and it was France who struck first when Nicolas Navarro found space between two defenders and the goaltender in the fourth minute GB hit back with a double from the veteran stick of Karl Nicholson the second coming after a burst forward from Gary Farmer And it looked like it would stay that way through the remainder of the second and 14 minutes of the third only for late heartbreak to strike when Franck Cadonna breached the British backline with a shot from distance And in the first overtime of the tournament the French secured a dramatic win through Roland Linier to send their bench (and the bleachers) wild French goaltender Laurent Blavette was full of emotion post-match I did my best and had no place for a mistake all the sacrifices financially with our families The victory is the first ever B-Pool victory for France it sets them up perfectly for potentially making more memories in their final two matches Germany maintained their 100 per cent record in the opening clash of the day The two came into this one with unbeaten records apiece but Germany were the ones who left with it intact largely thanks to a strong first period that saw Felix Schrader and Bernard Hering take them into a two-goal advantage Schrader added another in the second – his 13th in three games – before Jan Bussman rounded things off in the third period for a comprehensive win Ingo Kuhli-Lauenstein set two of the four up and he knows it’s a win that puts them in a perfect spot with two left to play taking it step-by-step and we hope to be able to have a nice final match on Saturday against Norway Norway is enjoying this ‘hosting a World Championships’ thing Fresh from welcoming Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit a night earlier to Skien Fritidspark Norway confirmed their third win in three days and recorded another shutout in the process against Kazakhstan Morten Varnes and Loyd Solberg set the tone in the first period and a Knut Andre Nordstroga strike in the second finished this one as a contest A driven Kazakhstan side gave them their toughest test of the tournament so far troubling home goaltender Andreas Sundt throughout the second and third But it was Norway who would add to the scoresheet an Audun Bakke double and one more from Oiseth sealing a 7-0 win Oiseth would be crowned Norway’s Best Player in this one and the captain has eyes firmly on the two matches left to play “We are just looking forward to playing Sweden and Germany because they’re going to be the games of the tournament.” it’s Germany and Norway who sit pretty in first and second respectively and France’s win takes them two spots higher as they rise above Kazakhstan and Great Britain thanks to their first victory of the Championships And the standings won’t change until Friday with Thursday the designated rest day in this competition You can follow every single second across the World Para Ice Hockey Facebook page and the Paralympic Games YouTube The 2022-23 season for Para Ice Hockey is set to kick off with the Nordic Challenge on Friday (23 September) with top teams including Finland Sweden and Norway vying for glory over the next three days Norway will be the first of three events in the Nordic Para Ice Hockey Challenge series this season with the other two events taking place in Enkoping The hosts Norway are the highest ranked team of the three having finished in fifth place at last year’s World Championships A-Pool the Beijing 2022 marked the first time the Norwegians failed to qualify for the Winter Paralympics since the sport was added to the Games programme in 1994 They are expected to start their campaign in Skien hungrier than ever Martin Hamre and Loyd Remi Solberg will represent Norway in Skien while several other long-standing members of the national team will be competing in the Czech Republic at the International Hockey Cup Finland have been working to build a strong core over the last five years for their programme moving from C-Pool to B-Pool for the first-time last year Captain Harri Kangastie is back for another season after becoming the first Finnish player to score in the B-Pool level along with Markku Vesikansa who has had success at the international level as well previously a powerhouse in the sport in the 1990s and early 2000s will have a familiar roster that includes power forward Per Kasperi captain Peter Ojala and veteran goaltender Ulf Nilsson The nation finished third at last year’s World Championships B-Pool playing on home ice in Ostersund The Nordic Challenge in Skien will be streamed live here Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Such power systems are an important contribution to the energy revolution and a sustainable future They are used for reliable distribution of electricity and production of renewables like solar and wind power Since the first SafeRing/SafePlus switchgear saw the light of day in the mid-1980s at ABB in Skien the factory has manufactured one million such systems at an estimated value of NOK 25 billion "This milestone is a huge success for ABB as a workplace and the shift towards greater sustainability," said Ken Isaksen local business line manager for ABB’s Electrification Distribution Solutions business line in Skien “The fact that the export share is around 80 percent is very gratifying.” Sales and export have rocketed he explains: “We have doubled manufacturing over the last five years we will export switchgear worth one and a half billion NOK 100 countries are on the customer list and we see growth particularly in the wind power industry every fifth wind turbine in the world features switchgear from ABB in Skien.” Isaksen says that a year's production of the switchgear would constitute a wall 20 kilometers long if they were placed side by side The global market position reveals world-class production “A high level of automation and very skilled operators are vital from research and development to manufacturing When the environments for development and production can work closely together an 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Learn more I agree a new concept in nursing home care and a proposal for a special library provided insights for an eight-member delegation that traveled from Minot to Norway in May Norsk Hostfest and Minot State University traveled to Minot’s Sister City finishing the three-day tour on Norway’s Syttende Mai said the goal was not only to support cultural connections with Norway but to find areas where connections can be made in economic development and business MACEDC has followed up with the state Department of Commerce and Shawn Kessel who has assumed global engagement duties for the department Kramer said the state hopes to bring together N.D communities that have relationships through trade investment or culture within foreign countries to share experiences and business practices especially now that we are operating the logistics park,” Kramer said Minot Mayor Tom Ross cited similarities he found between Skien and Minot Their focus is on the center of their community and developing that and getting more people to spend more time downtown,” he said “They’re building a state-of-the-art nursing home within blocks of the city center.” The nursing home that is nearing completion includes concert and performance space and a community park “Their focus has been on bringing back the businesses into the heart and core of the community,” Kramer said “What they are working on really reminded me a lot of the governor’s Main Street Initiative.” The visit also included a tour of the large recycling operation headquartered in Skien Nearly all waste is recycled after being sorted by robots Last year the operation made about a 20% profit “Even something as simple as organic waste they process that into the fuel that they use for their city vehicles After they are done with the byproduct there they sell the farmers fertilizer,” he said Ross said he would like to continue to tap into Skien’s recycling expertise as Minot launches its curbside recycling in July The Minot delegation also learned about plans for a library to be built in honor of Henrik Ibsen considered to be the most influential playwright after Shakespeare Skien aims to open the library in celebration of the 200th anniversary of his birth The trip included visits to the museum in Morgedal which features exhibits in tribute to Minot we have had students from MSU travel to Skien to both experience the Norwegian culture first-hand and study at the University of South-Eastern Norway,” according to a statement from Steve Shirley “It was a pleasure touring USN and learning more about their campus and potential new opportunities for further cooperation The entire delegation who hosted us during our time in Skien and the surrounding region were incredibly hospitable; we are grateful for their partnership and it is clear there are many possibilities for future collaborations with our sister-city friends.” who is director of choral activities at MSU and Norsk Hostfest representatives Jessica Ackerman The City of Minot funded Ross’s trip Norsk Hostfest funded the trip for its participants and MACEDC used its privately raised funds to support Kramer’s trip and Shirley’s flight cost Emerson and Abby Eads joined the tour as part of a separate Some costs associated with the Minot delegation’s time in Norway were sponsored by their Norwegian hosts Kramer said Skien leaders have a great respect for the Sister City relationship which is one of more than a dozen similar relationships that city holds within various countries “One of the biggest takeaways for me is that we really have an opportunity to grow this and expand it I would love to see us host some kind of business-to-business piece while they are here,” Kramer said A Skien delegation is expected to visit Minot this fall Skien and Minot renewed their Sister City agreement last September during a visit from Skien representatives Ole-Geir Hoppestad of the Skien Kommune City Council former Skien Kommune city manager Rolf Haugen Geir Harald Vale of Skien Kommune Municipal Urban Development Operations and Culture and Trond Ballestad Search company only makes up 220MW of that A local mayor has said claims that Google’s upcoming data center campus in Norway will require 860MW are false Local press, including Digi reported recently that the search and cloud firm had formally applied for 860MW of power to support its planned data center campus in Gromstul This would equate to around five percent of Norway’s total energy capacity However, the Mayor of the Skien municipality, Marius Roheim Aarvold, this month wrote an op-ed saying that wasn’t the case He said that Google’s power requirements only make up a part of that 860MW request in the area “The power request of 860MW was made at the request of Statnett and as an attempt to estimate what might be the industrial area's maximum need in a very long-term perspective such as 20 years from now Google's needs therefore constitute a proportion of the total applied power needs in the region," he said “They [Google] have communicated what they have been granted in terms of capacity: 100MW and are waiting for an answer for 20MW for a first construction stage They are hoping for a further 120MW to be able to realize a second construction stage Google first announced plans for a Norwegian data center region in October 2022 The company acquired some 200 hectares of land in Gromstul around 2019 Mayor Aarvold said preparatory work on the site is going on but didn’t provide timelines for development “Local consultants and contractors have been engaged and Google is financing the main part of a strengthened power infrastructure (Gromstul switching station),” he said Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia He studied architecture at the University of Tokyo In 1990 he founded "Kengo Kuma & Associates" and extended the study to Europe (Paris has taught as a visiting professor and holder at the universities of Columbia Notable projects include Japan National Stadium (2019) Kengo Kuma proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature His major publications include Zen Shigoto(The complete works IwanamiShinsho) and many others.Main Awards:· 2011 The Minister of Education Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize for "Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum."· 2010 Mainichi Art Award for “Nezu Museum.”· 2009 "Decoration Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" (France).· 2008 Energy Performance + Architecture Award (France) Bois Magazine International Wood Architecture Award (France).· 2002 Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award (Finland).· 2001 Togo Murano Award for “Nakagawa-machi Bato Hiroshige Museum.”· 1997 Architectural Institute of Japan Award for “Noh Stage in the Forest” AIA DuPONT Benedictus Award for “Water/Glass” (USA) Archive Architecture Norway hosted the 10th edition of the World Para Ice Hockey Championships B-Pool in April and saw the host nation take the title for the first time silver and bronze medallists from the previous nine editions Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker A live stream of the service will be posted on the Goslar Funeral Home website with Carolyn’s obituary Iowa the daughter of Harold and Mabel (Martin) Reese Carolyn’s dad was a Flight Trainer during WW II so they moved around to different places including Texas She graduated from Onawa High School with the class of 1945 Carolyn worked in the Clerk of Court office in Onawa where she met her husband Carolyn and Augie were united into marriage June 11 They made their home and raised their four sons in rural Whiting and Sloan Carolyn was a great mother to all of her family She was known to be the “Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Maker” Carolyn enjoyed taking the boys to lots of ball games and was very proud to be the only one in the family that made a “Hole In One” She was an avid reader and an avid Hawkeye Fan and a board member on the Burgess Foundation She was also the treasurer of the Sloan Golf Course and a member of the Skien Lutheran Church and chairperson on the Ladies Aide.  and Makenzie Struble; nine great-grandchildren and Todd Reese; and several other family members Harold “Jug” Reese; granddaughter memorials may be given in Carolyn’s memory to the Burgess Foundation The Ibsen Library, designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates in collaboration with Mad Arkitekter and BuroHappold was commissioned in celebration of the renowned playwright Henrik Ibsen Selected as the winning entry of a design competition the Ibsen Library introduces a new cultural hub to the city of Skien that houses a robust program to engage the surrounding community The footprint of the library covers the entire site boundary giving it a generous floor area at the ground and underground levels Both levels have open plans with no fixes walls and low bookshelves that act as soft dividers The ground floor is seamlessly connected to the park on the outside encouraging a connectedness between the indoor and outdoor environments The underground level offers adult and children-focused program with an outdoor amphitheater the raises up toward the exterior ground level The entire curvilinear facade is covered in tall glazing providing a expansive views to the surrounding landscape the windows can be opened during comfortable seasons to allow natural ventilation through the spaces Wood is prominent throughout and the roof utilizes a wood shingle commonly present in traditional Norwegian buildings This is quite possibly the craziest cantilever I've seen Edit: Didn't realize that cantilever was a render from Mir Can Archinect confirm that it is the completion and not the building itself that has been completed https://www.e-architect.co.uk/norway/ibsen-library-skien according to this website the completion was completed and winners announced but if you don't have severe lateral load issues for earthquakes or wind... then money is the main thing constraining this. Look at something like the Rolex Learning center.. (not a an of SANAA based on their business practices and I think the building has some poor design aspects but the windows are a good point for comparison) They could probably build this or close to it if they want to pay for it.  These are renderings by Mir and Kengo Kuma & Associates The lead image caption has been updated to provide clarification so they designed a big plain roof to welcome more snow load That cantilever is NOT buildable in any fashion.  I am really disillusioned with dramatic sexy imagery via digital rendering of environments that cannot be realized.  When it will look quite different than the renderings.  Fantasy Architecture should not be winning competitions Are you sure you want to block this user and hide all related comments throughout the site Your comment will be visible once approved The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author alone Some people are concerned about the destruction of the natural world Others that the centre’s energy demands may increase electricity prices Questions were also raised about the potential use of surplus heat There’s nothing strange about this because the centre will generate enough surplus to meet the heating needs of up to 600,000 apartments All of this throws us into the core of the same debate that preoccupied world leaders at the last Climate Change Summit (COP28) The agreement reached at COP28 states that more efficient energy use must be seen as the ‘most important priority’ and must thus be at the heart of all political decisions Many initiatives are needed the world over if any of this is to become more than just empty rhetoric Google’s invasion of Telemark highlights how just one of these initiatives should be implemented here in Norway the Norwegian state should have legislation in place that forces municipalities to ensure that one of two things happens in these situations: The Norwegian government’s recent energy efficiency action plan states that so-called ‘energy intensity’ which is the volume of domestic energy we use divided by our gross national product (GDP) must be 30 percent higher in 2030 than in 2015 the government has proposed a minor amendment to the current Energy Act New facilities with production capacities of 20 MW or more (equivalent to that of twenty thousand 1000 Watt panel heaters) must perform a cost-benefit analysis of how they utilise their surplus heat The same applies to data centres with capacities in excess of 2 MW but we should really be expecting more robust action in the wake of the establishment of the huge Google facility in Skien The more surplus heat from industrial facilities that we use to develop and streamline neighbouring businesses the less we will need to expand the electricity grid measure for achieving this will be to ensure that the ‘polluter’ pays introduce the mindset that emissions of heat constitute ‘pollution’ or an undesirable utilisation of resources The resources electricity and heat are currently treated differently under the Energy Act because there is no obligation to connect to a grid system in situations involving surplus heat Of the electricity that a typical data centre consumes 70 per cent is dedicated to the server farm All this electricity will be converted into heat such centres are based on low-temperature operation it must be done in the immediate vicinity of the data centre According to a news programme broadcast by NRK about the Google centre on 13 February this year Skien municipality is trying to attract businesses that require heat to establish themselves on neighbouring sites no business cluster agreements have been established I believe that if we really want to boost our utilisation of surplus heat The challenges involved vary from sector to sector there are big lessons to be learned by exploring the interfaces between our various industrial sectors including the energy-hungry ferro-alloy industry have already achieved a great deal in this field But wasted heat continues to be generated here too the majority of unexploited industrial surplus heat is generated by aluminium plants and is more than enough to meet the heating needs of a number of major industrial clusters these plants do not have the right kind of neighbours in place Nor is the heat that they generate hot enough to be profitably converted into electricity Nevertheless, work is now in progress to address this challenge, not least under the auspices of the Research Council of Norway’s HighEFF centre, which hosts the country’s leading research team in the field of industrial energy efficiency The centre is looking into the possibility of utilising the surplus heat generated by the aluminium industry for drying seaweeds These seaweeds can be processed to manufacture biocoal to power green metals production or used as biofuel in the transport sector Norway is obliged to report annually on its energy efficiency status Our work at the HighEFF centre has taught us that if we are to incorporate the symbiotic cluster effects generated at the interfaces between sector boundaries we will have to start thinking innovatively in the field of ‘measurement’ Thanks to long-term cost-sharing agreements between the Research Council and Norwegian industry we have acquired a great deal of research-based know-how on how businesses can collaborate to save energy Now is the time to upscale our embryonic technologies and construct pilot facilities the greenest energy sources of all are the ones we refrain from exploiting This article was first published in the financial daily Dagens Næringsliv and is reproduced here with the permission of the paper Stay up to date with research news from SINTEF Stay up to date with our latest research news By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org Skien can offer “good and adequate” solutions locally the city said in declining to pay extra for referring their residents to the Oslo facility (JTA) — A city in Norway is refusing to let two Holocaust survivors move to the country’s only Jewish nursing home in Oslo The Skien municipality earlier this year declined the request of Leif Arild, 86, and an older applicant because it “can provide a good and adequate offer” locally, a municipal spokesperson told the Varden newspaper this week Elderly Norwegians are eligible for state-funded housing solutions If their needs cannot be met in their area of residence they are referred to appropriate facilities elsewhere The person’s municipality of residence shoulders the extra costs connected to the out-of-town referral The municipality also evaluates the person’s application for referral told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency of the refusal to let Arild and the other survivor move to the Oslo facility The extra costs are “insignificant” and Skien’s refusal to pay “stems not from hostility to Jews but ignorance Mosaiske helped reverse another refusal by a district of Oslo that declined to refer a survivor to the city’s Jewish Senior Center Mosaiske is working to reverse the decision by Skien municipality The Jewish nursing home is adjacent to the main synagogue of Oslo and “set up to deal with residents’ traumas, which often resurface late in life,” Kohn said. “The food’s kosher and they celebrate Shabbat, and some say that’s why they live longer at the Jewish Senior Center.“ JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy Some people swear they can tell an LS engine by its sound. 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When you listen to the turbo-enhanced LS1 roar, while watching the video above as the V8 powers the Modified Class Formula Off Road race car of Pal Blesvik up and down and then eventually to the very top of the massive sand cliff used for the hill climb event at Skien you will agree that very few things sound as sweet For those unfamiliar with the sport of Formula Off Road The local rescue teams began showing off the performance capabilities of their 4x4s on the Icelandic hills as a way to raise money for emergency rescue services These displays of awesome power soon evolved into competitions teams where building special vehicles and a new motorsport–Formula Off Road–was born Norway Hill Climb is one of the premier events There is a Modified Class in which the shape of the body must resemble a mass-produced vehicle front and rear fenders must be installed and resemble the original vehicle An Unlimited Class is also available for competitors The high-powered 4x4s are allowed to use paddle tires to dig into the ground for better traction, which obviously provides better action, as you can plainly see in this video of Blesvik’s turbocharged LS1-powered Modified kicking sand all over the place and nearly rolling (but for a great save by Blesvik) on the almost vertical hill climb at Skien Build your own custom newsletter with the content you love from Off Road Xtreme We will safeguard your e-mail and only send content you request We'll send you the most exciting Off Road articles We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network Skanska has signed a contract with Telemark county council to build a new high school in Skien which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Norway for the third quarter 2016 User-friendliness has been in focus throughout the development process and all parties have been keen to ensure that students and teachers will have a school where conditions contribute to a good learning environment Telemark has ambitious environmental targets and the school will be built according to the standard for passive houses which means significantly lower energy consumption than the current requirements Construction will start in August and the school will be completed during the fall 2018 Skanska Norway focuses on construction and civil engineering operations The unit has approximately 4,000 employees Skanska Norway reported revenue of about SEK 12 billion Skanska is also active in development of residential commercial properties and public private partnerships (PPP) projects This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com The information provided herein is such as Skanska AB is obligated to disclose pursuant to the EU market securities act (EU) no Skanska is one of the world’s leading construction and project development companies focused on selected home markets in the Nordic region other European countries and North America Supported by global trends in urbanization and demographics and by being at the forefront in sustainability Skanska offers competitive solutions for both simple and the most complex assignments helping to build a sustainable future for customers and communities The Group currently has 43,100 employees in selected home markets in Europe and North America Skanska's sales in 2015 totaled SEK 155 billion had been denied a referral because it would have been cheaper to keep them locally (JTA) – Following an outcry a city in Norway reversed its decision not to let two Holocaust survivors move to the country’s only Jewish nursing home in Oslo the Skien municipality held a City Council vote on the matter after earlier this year declining the request of Leif Arild and an older applicant because it “can provide a good and adequate offer” locally as a municipal spokesperson told the Varden newspaper this week Varden ran an op-ed calling on Skien to reverse its decision and the Jewish Community in Oslo also urged the municipality to allow the survivors to move told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the extra costs are “insignificant” and Skien’s refusal to pay “stems not from hostility to Jews but ignorance the community helped reverse another refusal by a district of Oslo that declined to refer a survivor to the city’s Jewish Senior Center The Jewish nursing home is adjacent to the main synagogue of Oslo and “set up to deal with residents’ traumas which often resurface late in life,” Kohn said “The food’s kosher and they celebrate Shabbat,” he added I accept the Privacy Policy. SKIEN, Norway - Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik made a Nazi salute as he returned to court Tuesday for his human rights case against the Norwegian government. It was the first time the 37-year-old right-wing extremist has been seen in public since he was convicted of terrorism and mass murder in 2012 for bomb and gun attacks that killed 77 people the year before. Breivik has sued the government, alleging it has violated the European Convention on Human Rights by holding him in isolation in Skien prison, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Oslo. The government has rejected his claims, saying he is being treated humanely and with dignity despite the severity of his crimes. With a dark suit and shaved head, Breivik was led into the gym-turned-courtroom in the prison, where the trial is being held for security reasons. After prison guards removed his handcuffs, he turned to journalists covering the hearing and stretched out his right arm in a Nazi salute. Stone-faced, he remained there for a few seconds as guards stood idle and his lawyer Oystein Storrvik nervously took a sip of water. During his criminal trial four years ago, Breivik entered the court with his own salute, using a clenched fist instead of the outstretched hand that the Nazis used to greet Adolf Hitler. At the time Breivik described himself as a modern-day crusader, fighting to protect Norway and Europe from Muslim immigration. In violence that shocked Norway on July 22, 2011, Breivik set off a bomb in Oslo’s government district and then carried out a shooting massacre at the annual summer camp of the left-wing Labor Party’s youth organization. In letters sent to media from prison, Breivik said he has abandoned his armed struggle and now wants to create a fascist movement while serving his sentence. Before the hearing started Tuesday, his lawyer, Oystein Storrvik, said the goal of the human rights case is to improve Breivik’s prison conditions, including interaction with other prisoners and fewer restrictions on his mail correspondence. Breivik is held as the only inmate in a high-security wing of Skien prison. He is allowed some mail correspondence but it is strictly controlled and he’s not allowed to communicate with other right-wing extremists. The government says the restrictions are well within the European Convention of Human Rights and are needed to make sure Breivik isn’t able to build militant extremist networks from prison. SKIEN, Norway (AP) — Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in bomb-and-gun massacres in Norway, has tried to establish contacts with the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang in the U.S. and neo-Nazis in Russia, government lawyers told a court Tuesday, defending the restrictions he faces in solitary confinement. Breivik, 37, has sued the government for human rights violations, saying it is “inhuman” to keep him isolated from other prisoners and prevent him from sending and receiving letters to sympathizers. For security reasons, the case is being tried in the gym of the Skien prison where he is serving a 21-year-sentence, which can be extended for the rest of his life, for the 2011 attacks. Government lawyers said Breivik, who made a Nazi salute as he entered the courtroom, remains a dangerous extremist who must be stopped from using his prison time to spread his “poisonous” ideology to sympathizers in and outside of prison. “Among them there could be a new Breivik,” said Adele Matheson Mestad, an attorney representing the government. Breivik is the only inmate in a high-security wing of Skien prison, 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Oslo. He has three cells at his disposal, one for sleeping, one for studying and one for working out, and daily access to an exercise yard. While Breivik’s complaint includes allegations of degrading treatment, such as frequent use of nude body searches, a core part of his case is focused on his inability to communicate with whom he wants. “Like anyone else he is primarily interested in speaking to people who agree with him, rather than those who don’t agree with him,” his lawyer, Ostein Storrvik, told The Associated Press. The government says prison officials have registered 4,000 letters sent by Breivik or addressed to him. Of those, 600 were stopped, Mestad said in her opening remarks. She said they included letters Breivik wrote to imprisoned white supremacists, including Aryan Brotherhood members Barry Mills, Thomas Silverstein and Tyler Bingham, and a letter sent to Breivik by a Russian neo-Nazi convicted of terrorism. “It’s important not to allow him to network with other criminals in other prisons around the world,” Mestad said, after calling Breivik the “worst terrorist and killer of our time.” In violence that stunned Norway on July 22, 2011, Breivik set off a bomb in Oslo’s government district and then carried out a shooting massacre at the summer camp of the left-wing Labor Party’s youth organization on Utoya island. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison, the maximum under Norwegian law, but his term can be extended as long as he’s considered a danger to society. Many survivors and families of victims were trying to ignore the new trial, fearing it could reopen emotional wounds and give Breivik the attention he apparently desires. Still, some watched a retransmission of the proceedings from a courthouse in Oslo. “It’s pathetic. It’s a farce,” said Lisbeth Royneland, whose 18-year-old daughter, Synne, was killed in Breivik’s shooting massacre. She now heads a support group for survivors and the bereaved. The government says Breivik can play video games, watch TV and read newspapers in prison. He has an electronic typewriter and regular contacts with prison staff, his lawyers, a priest and health personnel. But Storrvik told the court Breivk should be allowed to see people who aren’t there in a professional role. “Guards, lawyers and health care personnel all have legal and ethical obligations that keep them from building relationships,” he said. Government attorney Marius Emberland said prison officials are trying to mitigate Breivik’s isolation by having him take part in activities with prison staff such as playing chess. Breivik has declined many of those offers, though he did build a gingerbread house as part of a prison competition, he said. Norwegian authorities, who take pride in having a humanitarian prison system, say the restrictions imposed on Breivik are well within the European Convention on Human Rights. Still, they stress that he has the same rights as any other inmate to challenge his imprisonment conditions. “He is a citizen of Norway and even though he is convicted for a horrible crime, he hasn’t lost his human rights,” said Ina Stromstad, a judge serving as a spokeswoman for the Olso district court. AP video journalist David Keyton in Oslo contributed to this report. Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser! We're talking Canada geese, which as a group have a number of names. We are seeing flotillas of American coots called rafts this time of year, and also kettles of hawks high overhead. Braces of ducks, too. When we happen to see bunches of birds of various species — especially now during migrations — we sometimes are uncertain about whether to call them flocks or bands or something else. Flock in most cases is fine, but it's also fun to be more imaginative. Collective nouns are words that identify a collection of individuals. It's not, "Look at the 119 geese!" But rather a simple: "Look at the flock!" In researching the correct group name for the Canada geese I see daily in the Twin Cities, I found that flock is correct, but only if the geese are standing around or grazing on grasses. If the group is flying, it becomes a skein; if the group is on water, it's a gaggle. I have found several lists that include group names for some types of birds, as well as for other animals. The correct terms may seem archaic, but they are certainly descriptive. A few accepted bird and other animal group names: A charm of hummingbirds or goldfinches; a staring of owls; a covey of quail; a chattering of starlings; and a party or band of jays. There also is a wedge of swans; a raft of ducks (when in large close groups on open water appearing as a solid body); a host of sparrows; a flight of swallows; an exaltation of larks; a rabble of butterflies; a band of coyotes; and a cloud of gnats. Jim Gilbert's Nature Notes are heard on WCCO Radio at 7:15 a.m. Sundays. His observations have been part of the Minnesota Weatherguide Environment Calendars since 1977, and he is the author of five books on nature in Minnesota. He taught and worked as a naturalist for 50 years. No Section Peek inside homes for sale in the Twin Cities area After falling behind 17-0 at halftime and being dominated most of the game the Bulldogs may have locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff MSG Production AS offers the world’s first closed system for washing MSG Production’s goal is to implement the most efficient and effective system possible for local Click here for listing information and directions on how to add or update your company Designed by Kengo Kuma and Associates in collaboration with Mad Arkitekter, the Ibsen Library in Norway has been built to create an arena of inclusion and integration of art as a resource in the society.  Located in Skien the birthplace of the celebrated 19th century playwright and theatre director Henrik Ibsen often referred to as "the father of realism" the Ibsen Library is an attempt to realise the dream of making Ibsen’s drama and literature accessible to everyone This particular design was the winning entry for a recent competition is set to become a new cultural centre of the city the structure links important public and cultural facilities namely the School of Culture and the sports hall the firms have integrated a library with additional amenities ensuring their design enhances the cultural ecosystem of the neighbourhood making the Ibsen Library a new feather in Skien’s cap An official statement by Kengo Kuma-led Japanese architecture firm says "Ibsen Library would act as the new cultural hub that houses activities of people in daily life and to be the new destination for the visitors Our intent is to reflect the nature of the Silver Vein in Ibsen’s writing implemented in the urban fabric for a continuous journey through the cityscape to the library with moments of unexpected encounters” The library stands on a small park in city central The park is one of the highlights of the site and is connected to the library with a landscape feature The sloping terrain acts as a natural open amphitheatre with a stage at the bottom of the slope the audiences can make themselves comfortable around the slope The indirect lighting in the steps of the outdoor amphitheatre gives a subtle glow to the entire park the park will soon expose its face to the city The curvilinear structure embraces the surrounding trees along the park to provide a series of seamless indoor and outdoor spaces The architecture reflects inspiration drawn from the Silver Vein (vein of silver ore in the mountain) in Ibsen’s writing Ibsen’s presence is felt everywhere in the library the display along the exterior is an homage to Ibsen’s literary legacy.  The footprint of the Ibsen Library extends across the entire site boundary to accommodate a generous floor area at the ground and underground levels Neither of the floors is built with fixed walls instead low bookshelves have been designed as spatial separators The ground floor is graced with a beautiful view of the park The cafe and children's section are on the ground floor This enables the visitors to take complete advantage of the park and library simultaneously The sunken terrain makes one feel protected and hidden from the world It is a quiet and intimate space specially designed for adults The ground plane gradually lowers into multiple wide steps integrated with bookshelves that also function as gentle separations These bookshelves provide a spontaneous seating arrangement for the visitors The Ibsen Library predominantly uses natural materials in its design The floor is finished with timber that gradually shifts to earthy tones to emphasise the bond between the library and its surroundings The roof has been designed using soft textured shingles creating a porous screen that filters sunlight entering the library building The glazed exterior walls give a magical touch to the whole structure by making the roof look like it is floating in the air The entire structure is an attempt to weave together elements of Ibsen’s literature and the building itself “Trekrone takes up the dynamics of Ibsen's literature the endless horizons and what clings like the sea or The Great Boyg With “tree” and “crown” as reoccurring figures that symbolise a path of life This makes it all a central desire for our architectural expression to interpret Ibsen's literature in architecture,” concludes Kengo Kuma and Associates From vernacular knowledge to modern sustainability Middle Eastern pavilions serve as living archives of architectural thought offering fresh frameworks for global adoption STIR engages with the curators of the Togo Oman and Qatar pavilions—debuting at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025—on representation the book presents a fictional story depicting algorithms exercising control over humans and how this affects the built environment Tipnis shares how the toolbox democratises the practice of restoration via DIY resources to repair tangible urban heritage made of common building materials Exclusive preview for subscribers. 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Learn More © Copyright 2019-2025 STIR Design Private Limited Please confirm your email address and we’ll send you a link to reset your password All your bookmarks will be available across all your devices Password must be 8 characters long including one capital letter By creating an account, you acknowledge and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy by STIR Select the Conversation Category you would like to watch Please enter your details and click submit Single account access for STIRworld.com,STIRpad.com and exclusive STIRfri content Verification link sent to check your inbox or spam folder to complete sign up process by STIRworld | Published on : Mar 27 A-lab of Oslo, Norway and SEA of Copenhagen Denmark) have collaborated for the winning design proposal in a competition for a new urban development on Skien Brygge The site is defined by the water’s edge on the west and a steeply rising landscape on the east Read more about this project after the break Courtesy of A-lab and SEA A-lab and SEA propose a design strategy that privileges public space: an open and inviting development that characterizes what a city should and could be.  A space of diverse activities and possibilities, a neighborhood that is sustainable and inclusive, lively and attractive that supports public life and a life of the interactive city. The urban community that was developed is at once compact and porous, taking advantage of both characteristics in order to develop a sustainable urban community that is both sustainable and flexible.  The compactness of the design allows for the development to use less energy and fewer resources.  It allows accessibility, and the facilitated flow of interchanges. Courtesy of A-lab and SEAArchitects: A-lab and SEA Type: International Competition with prequalification Seen at Bustler You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. The killer has exchanged hundreds of letters with a woman known only as 'Victoria' who claims to be in love with him I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A court in Oslo ruled in the killer’s favour on one of two claims for alleged human rights violations yesterday. The right-wing extremist, who has declared himself to be a Nazi, was convicted in 2012 after shooting dead 69 people attending a Labour party youth camp on the island of Utoya and planting a bomb in Oslo that killed eight people. District judges said yesterday that his detention in prison had violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which relates to “inhuman or degrading” punishment. The verdict said: “The prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment represents a fundamental value in a democratic society. This applies no matter what – also in the treatment of terrorists and killers.” The ruling could now mean that the killer is allowed visits by a woman known only as ‘Victoria’ – a female admirer who calls herself his girlfriend and claims that she is in love with Breivik, reports The Times. According to the newspaper, the pair have exchanged hundreds of letters and she is believed to be the person he speaks to when he is allowed to make calls. But, she has so far been refused permission to meet him. Breivik is held as the only inmate in a high-security wing of Skien prison, where he is serving a 21-year sentence. He is allowed some correspondence but it is strictly controlled and he is forbidden from communicating with other right-wing extremists. The government argued that the restrictions were well within the European Convention of Human Rights and were required to ensure that Breivik remains unable to build militant extremist networks. Bjorn Ihler, a survivor of the attacks at Utoya, tweeted yesterday: “What Breivik did was inhumane, which is why it’s crucial to treat him humanely. He doesn’t set the premises for how we treat others. “Our best weapon in fighting extremism is humanity. The ruling in the Breivik case shows that we acknowledge the humanity of extremists too.” Referring to the UK’s referendum on whether to leave the EU, to be held on 23 June, he later added: “Wonder what the connection - #Breivik and #Brexit is? The European Convention on Human Rights is not a EU thing and Norway’s not an EU member.” Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies