Astrid Lindgren World in southeast Sweden apologizes for taking one scene too far Americans aren’t the only ones with expats in Sweden a theme park in the famous author’s native city of Vimmerby Emil and other beloved childhood favorites in familiar scenes from Lindgren’s books But the theme park may have taken one fairy tale too far Curtains being sold in the souvenir shop depict the classic 1948 design from "Pippi in the South Seas," with pictures by Ingrid Vang Nyman But they've gotten strong criticism for the image of two children with dark skin waving palm fronds over a little white girl so that's not what it's about,” said Emelie Abrahamsson who likes the books but was angered by the unexpected unnecessary example of slavery and posted her alarm on social media Though the theme park's plan was to stick to the books' illustrations “What I find strange is that this product has gone through the chain without anyone stopping it It's really not in tune with time,” said Abrahamsson ALV recognized their error and has apologized removed the product from their store and offered money back to anyone who has already purchased it but we understand now that it is inappropriate,” said sales manager Ove Olsson raw produce is going into juicers across America It seems personal preferences and imagination — and a good juicer — are all that’s needed to make juicing easy Especially with the harvests of the late summer and early autumn peeling fruit and vegetables isn’t necessary when adding it to make juice Swedish wellness blogger Filippa Salomonsson launched a raw food cleanse program because after moving from New York last year she noticed some body refueling products weren’t available in Sweden Salomonsson recommends people drink juices and avoid solid food and soft drinks coffee and alcohol for one or three days to rest the digestive system and cleans out toxins from the body “It's about filling your body with nutrition so that you increase your energy and strengthen your mental clarity and focus,” she says Americans aren’t the only ones with expats in Sweden The British public now gets to tune in to a taking-on-life-in-Sweden show Whereas Americans are watching the hit television series “Welcome to Sweden,” BBC radio is airing the semi-autobiographical sitcom by Danny Robins about a stand-up comic who has moved from London to Sweden like Greg Poehler's in “Welcome to Sweden,” has a new life in Sweden with his wife “Society there seems in many ways very recognizable and familiar to the British yet with something underlying that is mysterious and intangible.” “I guess I was nervous at first as to whether Brits would be interested to hear about a man moving to Sweden but I've got so many emails from such a wide spectrum of people that it's been amazing.” It doesn’t hurt that he’s got a fine group of Swedish comedians to work with “There's no real tradition of radio sitcom in Sweden and these actors were all doing something new in a second language.” The Cold Swedish Winter is a four-part radio series Andy Carlo has written about the lumber and building material industry along with hardware and home improvement retail markets National Home Center News and Home Channel News from 2001 until 2007 The LBM and Social Media Editor has written for a number of industry publications prior to joining HBSDealer in October 2017 a New York-based residential custom home builder and remodeler in addition to writing for and managing several regional newspapers the British Columbia-based forest products and lumber producer reported that its European subsidiary has completed the acquisition of three sawmills has purchased the mills from Bergs Timber for about 43 million Canadian dollars (US$32.78 million) The mills, which are located in Vimmerby, Mörlunda and Orrefors, Sweden, will add approximately 215 million board feet to Vida’s annual capacity Vida anticipates the production capacity of the mills can be increased to 300 million board feet After accounting for this additional production capacity operations in Sweden represent 22% of Canfor’s globally diversified operating platforms Canfor acquired 70% of Vida Group in 2019 for about US $440 million Canfor has approximately 7 billion board feet of lumber production capacity across all facilities Beer Man is a weekly profile of beers from across the country and around the world This week: Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider www.rekorderlig.com What better time to write about new ciders than during the warming temperatures of spring until we had a snowfall in Wisconsin that dumped about 24 inches or more of snow in parts of the state I was snowed in for two days — literally could not leave my driveway because the snow was above the bottoms of my car and truck and my plow guy could not even make it to my house However, I shall still write about this Rekorderlig cider — an import from Sweden promising a strawberry-lime mix made with Swedish spring water The initial description of the 4.5% ABV Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider is somewhat misleading but a pear-apple cider that is flavored with strawberry and lime More: Beer Man: Icelandic waters give Einstök’s white ale a refreshing taste More: Beer Man: Ommegang Candi Stout gets sweet right especially since the ingredient list on the back of the can clearly states the pear-apple cider base the main advertising on the front states “Premium Strawberry-Lime Hard Cider.” The body was crystal clear and looked delicious There was slight tingly carbonation and a nice bright mouthfeel during the first and subsequent sips The strawberry was prominent in the aroma and flavor this also seems to be the case with many strawberry-infused beers where many times there are strong sugar notes More: Beer Man: Surly Darkness Russian imperial stout finds balance More: Beer Man: Sweater Weather imperial milk stout will tantalize taste buds This may help bring out more of the strawberry flavor but still seemed a bit overdone by Rekorderlig tart aftertaste that was a good counterpart to the sugar is best sampled at a well-chilled temperature The coldness tends to accent the crisp and refreshing characters of cider Overall, this was a tasty cider that was outside of the norm — I have never sampled an apple-pear-strawberry-lime cider. Rekorderlig is available in 16 states and its Cider Finder is here Many beers are available only regionally. Check the brewer's website, which often contains information on product availability by mail. Contact Todd Haefer at beerman@postcrescent.com. To read previous Beer Man columns, click here Tyler Coulter has signed with Vimmerby a Swedish Division 1 ice hockey team  Coulter scored 176 points (76g + 100a) during his four seasons in the WHL with the Wheat Kings I know the team has done well so far and hope to take it one more step,” said Coulter about joining his new team He will board a plane to Sweden tomorrow and is scheduled to be in Vimmerby on Monday evening Who do you want to see win the Stanley Cup in 2025 Established in March of 2016 www.bdnmb.ca is a community focused website dedicated to the promotion and growth of local businesses and organizations in Brandon Our goal and is to become your personal online connection to the Wheat City We offer some creative online advertising options and promotional tools to help you grow your business Contact us: darryl@bdnmb.ca, jody@bdnmb.ca The illustrator and author Marisol Misenta is the 2103 recipient of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) is the world’s largest prize for children’s and young adult literature which amounts to 5 million SEK (or $770,400) It is designed to put the spotlight on literature for the young the award goes to Argentinian illustrator and author Marisol Misenta known professionally under her mononym Isol She has written and illustrated 10 children’s books the first which was “Vida de perros” in 1997 She has also illustrated works by Argentine poet Jorge Lujan The jury honored Misenta for picture books that “vibrate with energy and explosive emotions” Says Minister of Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth: “(Isol) refreshes the litterature for children both in text and pictures and she guards their right to be independent individuals who can call into question Isol´s books mirror the children´s thoughts reflections and relations to the world and they contain a lot of humor and warmth.” The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is administered by the Swedish Arts Council and the recipient is chosen by a jury with broad expertise in international children’s and young adult literature One member represents Astrid Lindgren's family For more information: www.alma.se Andy Carlo has written about the lumber and building material industry, along with hardware and home improvement retail markets, since 2001. Carlo wrote for HBSDealer's predecessors, National Home Center News and Home Channel News from 2001 until 2007. The LBM and Social Media Editor has written for a number of industry publications prior to joining HBSDealer in October 2017. Prior to writing about the industry, Carlo worked for DM Construction, a New York-based residential custom home builder and remodeler in addition to writing for and managing several regional newspapers. Canadian lumber producer Canfor announced that VIDA AB will acquire a 50-million-board-foot sawmill from Ingarp Träskydd for 50 million SEK (CAD$6 million/US$4.45 million).  Canfor owns 70% of Vida and said the sawmill has the potential for expansion to 100 million board feet The transaction is expected to close on Oct The acquisition marks a continued investment in the area around Vida's sawmills in Hjältevad and Vimmerby At the time of its majority acquisition by Canfor in February 2019 Vida stood as Sweden’s largest privately-owned sawmill operation with an annual capacity of 1.1 In 2020 Vida expanded with the purchase of three sawmills from Bergs Timber Canfor operates more than 55 facilities across its diversified operating platform in Canada the company produces engineered wood products The beloved heroine of children's literature is 70 years young the anniversary of her debut in Astrid Lindgren’s book "Pippi Långstrump" (literally "Long stocking") The spunky girl with superhuman strength (whose full name is Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump) is one of Lindgren’s most beloved characters known around the word in 70 languages with adaptations in several films and television series It was Lindgren’s daughter Karin who named her after she asked her mother to tell her a story one day when she was home sick from school After others initially rejected her stories in 1944 Lindgren’s manuscripts were accepted and published by Rabén and Sjögren — the first three were chapter books with an additional series of six books published in 1969–1975 Two final stories were printed in 1979 and 2000 just two years before Lindgren died at the age of 94 Pippi's birthday falls just one day after her creator's birthday; Astrid Lindgren was born on November 14, in 1907. Her life is well documented in films and biographies — and around Sweden. In her hometown of Vimmerby, her childhood home and Astrid Lindgren's World has been open for years And now the home she lived in for some 61 years Dalagatan 46 in Stockholm is where Astrid Lindgren moved with her family in 1941 four years before her breakthrough book "Pippi Longstocking" was published "She had a loving relationship to his home," says Lindgren's daughter Karin Nyman It's a humble apartment with a small kitchen one of which became the author's work space after her children were grown "This is not a super star's environment," says Nyman And there is a right shortage of good role models." Don't miss another moment in Swedish history, of people, life and tradition, Subscribe to Nordstjernan the only classic Swedish newspaper of America; growing in readership 43 months in a row (November these six architectural installations are designed to reimagine their environments The jar-like structures are made entirely of willow and witch hazel and were designed for children to play in and in which to experience a moment of magic Dougherty has been creating environmental structures and architectural installations for over 30 years His pieces generally stand for about two years so Lucky Seven is expected to be on display until spring of 2018 The plants are hooked up to a simple pulley system that allows visitors to pull down a pot for a closer look raising a counterbalancing pot somewhere else on the structure the design studio said they were looking to create a complicated relationship even in small-scale environments like an art installation their simple but effective solution was to add vibrant sunbathing half-chairs that make the space more attractive and user-friendly Not only was the project a much easier undertaking than a larger installation but it was also low in cost—a lesson to their city in affordable urban planning the installations will remain up for the time being and line them up chronologically starting in 1940 This temporary installation is intended to symbolize the city’s constant evolution The four structures feature exciting patterns and colors with slides and ladders to welcome playful children Transforming the outdoor space into a larger-than-life playground Tiovivo will be exhibited until November 27 owned by John Somers and trained by Johnny Kavanagh emerged as the fastest in the flying 28.11 Many doubted that we would ever see the great Milldean Panther on a track again but the dog which has had only two races in almost 13 months will return to racing when contesting Heat 7 in the opening round of the ETS Irish Derby at Shelbourne tomorrow Milldean Panther was the talk of the greyhound world as he began his career in fantastic fashion winning his first 12 races and setting a brilliant new track record of 28.00 for the 525 yards at Shelbourne Since then things have gone wrong for the dog He has had injury problems that saw him struggle to get away from traps and he has visited countless vets and has had various trainers When he returns for his first race since the Night of Stars on December 1 he will be under the care of young Clogherhead trainer Craig Kelly The dog has performed satisfactorily in his three public trials but without showing the real sparkle of his youth Kelly revealed yesterday that the dog "jarred a wrist in his trial last Thursday but he has responded well to treatment and has received the all-clear from the vet." Milldean Panther has a tricky enough draw in Heat 7 where there is plenty of early pace and he will need to perform if he is to figure Four races earlier the dog that took the 525-yard record from Milldean will be in action as Paradise Madison continues his return following his own injury problems Paradise Madison rocketed back to the top of the Derby betting following his impressive Champion Stakes victory and he came out of that race well His trainer Ollie Bray is looking forward to having a crack at the premier Classic which he won with Bypass Byway back in 2002 "After all the hassle it was great for the dog to win the Champion Stakes and what was best of all was how he came out of the race I gave him a handy week and he's in really good form You need a lot of luck in the Derby but we will have our fingers crossed," he said There will be a €1,500 guarantee for the Early Pick 4 at Shelbourne this evening and Le Grand Serpent (8.15) should win the opening heat from Crossfield King Two young dogs that could pay to include in combinations are Mr Kamelot (8.45) and Aclamon Brian (9.0) Trainer Kevin Losty enjoyed a terrific result in the final of the Plunkett Foye Memorial Dual-Distance at Longford's major benefit meeting on Monday evening when he supplied both the winner and runner-up The Steve Henry-owned Blackeyed Lady was making it five from five as she led all the way for a five-length margin over kennel companion Checklist in 29.97 for the 550 yards Uppdaterad 2011-03-08 | Publicerad 2002-01-28 The whole world's queen of fairy tales is dead The popular Swedish children’s writer Astrid Lindgren has died aged 94 She died peacefully Monday in her home in Stockholm after some weeks of illness Astrid Lindgren was born Astrid Ericson on November 14th 1907 a village close to Vimmerby in southern Sweden The first time she was published was at age 13 when she won a short story competition in the local newspaper Wimmerby tidning At the age of 17 she started working as a journalist at the same paper Two years later she moved to Stockholm to become a secretary The same year she started working on the first novel about her most popular character - the freckled She came up with the story when her daughter Karin was ill and asked her mother to read a fairy tale In 1947 the book was published and it has become a huge success throughout the world though many parents at first were schocked by Pippi and the way she rebelled against society and mocked teachers and police song books and poetry - has been translated into about 80 languages About 50 films based on her novels have been made Astrid Lindgren is one of the most popular children’s writers and during her lifetime she was awarded dozens of international prizes for her work She never was awarded the Nobel literature prize but several times she was voted the most popular person in Sweden The readers of Aftonbladet also voted her the most admired and popular person of the twentieth century In 1989 a theme-park opened in her hometown of Vimmerby The park displays several of the settings from her many books and every year about 300,000 people visit the park Lindgren also used her writing skills to voice political concerns In 1976 she wrote an article that criticised tax legislation in Sweden The article was called “Pomperipossa in the world of money” Throughout her life she was a staunch defender of children’s rights and animal welfare In 1998 Astrid Lindgren's Children Hospital was opened It is one of the biggest children hospitals in northern Europe The last years of her life were spent peacefully in her apartment in Stockholm where she had lived all of her adult life Her eyesight and hearing deteriorated during her last years and her last manuscript came out in 1987 And the whole world's queen of fairy tales died on Monday after some time of illness at the age of 94 Irish greyhound racing received a very welcome boost yesterday with the announcement of a major sponsorship partnership which has just been agreed between the Irish Greyhound Board and the Dublin Coach company This is a multi-faceted tie-up between the bodies with the major news from the greyhound front being a new sponsorship deal which will see Dublin Coach supporting the Puppy Derby at Harold's Cross for a five-year period the confirmation of Dublin Coach as a Transport Partner for the IGB is a move that has exciting far-reaching benefits for the sport it will entail the provision of a complimentary shuttle service each Friday and Saturday between Dublin City Centre and the Harold's Cross and Shelbourne Park tracks and also between Arthur's Quay in Limerick and the Limerick Stadium on Saturdays These complimentary travel facilities will also be available for the return trip from the two tracks at 10.30pm There will be cross-promotion of Irish Greyhound Racing to the Dublin Coach Group Market of over three million customers What will be even more welcome to commuters is there will be complimentary entrance for the Dublin Coach Group consumer base to IGB events with the exception of selected dates The Dublin Coach Puppy Derby will have a total prize fund of €55,000 and will be for 72 greyhounds The first-round heats will be run on Friday the traditional Irish Derby Final-eve meeting and the final will be run on Friday October 10 with the winner to receive €22,500 "This is a very positive development for the greyhound game and our tie-up with Dublin Coach has massive potential for the development of the industry" Galway track will be returning to a two-night per week schedule from this weekend when racing takes place on Friday and Saturday with the first race at 7.52pm not to mention the live Inter Track from Dublin There will be no racing at Kilkenny this evening due to their successful Summer Party last Sunday Friday's meeting at the track will be a benefit for Bennettsbridge GAA Club Following the problems which ruled out racing The track will be open for private trials this afternoon from 2pm Tomorrow's card will include the finals of the Tinas Florists/Central Grill Tri Distance and the Dragon Shield Bitch Stake while Sunday's card will be the one originally scheduled for last Sunday Astrid Lindgren was a Swedish writer who had a net worth of $20 million at the time of her death in 2002 Astrid Lindgren was best known for her children's books featuring such characters as Pippi Longstocking She also penned the popular children's fantasy novels "The Brothers Lionheart" and "Ronia the Robber's Daughter," among numerous other titles Her books have sold over 140 million copies worldwide Lindgren advocated against the use of corporal punishment for children resulting in the world's first law on the matter in 1979 Astrid Lindgren was born as Astrid Ericsson on November 14 She had an older brother and two younger sisters she worked at the local newspaper Vimmerby Tidning Lindgren had an affair with the chief editor and became pregnant Lindgren worked as a secretary and as a journalist She served as a secretary at Sweden's Royal Automobile Club in the late 1920s and in 1933 worked as a secretary for the Swedish Summer Grand Prix Lindgren was a secretary for criminalist Harry Söderman (Photo by Binder/ullstein bild via Getty Images) Lindgren had her career breakthrough in 1945 with her children's book "Pippi Longstocking." Focused on the titular red-haired and supernaturally strong girl the book went on to become a huge hit around the world Pippi Longstocking became Lindgren's most famous character appearing in two more chapter books and later in short stories Lindgren created a number of other popular characters over the years Master Detective," the first in a series featuring the titular Swedish boy detective Lindgren published "All About the Bullerby Children," the first of four books about six children living in a small remote village in Sweden a plump and overconfident man who lives in a small house on the roof of an apartment building and can fly using a propeller on his back Lindgren wrote the children's fantasy novel "Mio My Son," and began writing books in the "Children's Everywhere" photo book series Lindgren continued her prolific writing in the 1960s she introduced the character Emil of Lönneberga He went on to appear in a total of 12 books throughout the years Lindgren also introduced the young girl characters Madicken and Lotta in the 1960s she penned such individual books as "Christmas in the Sable," "Seacrow Island," and "Scrap and the Pirates." In the 1970s Lindgren wrote the popular children's fantasy novel "The Brothers Lionheart," as well as two books about the sibling characters Peter and Lena the Robber's Daughter," about a girl growing up among a gang of robbers in medieval Scandinavia Lindgren later published the books "The Dragon with Red Eyes," "The Ghost of Skinny Jack," and "A Calf for Christmas." She continued writing in the 1990s and up until her death in the early 00s with books including "The Day Adam Got Mad" (1991) and "Mirabelle" (2002) There have also been some books by Lindgren published posthumously such as "Now That Night is Near," which came out in 2019 she adapted her radio play "Rasmus and the Vagabond" into a 1955 film Lindgren wrote a number of plays for the Swedish stage with many based on her books and characters Lindgren spoke out against the corporal punishment of children in a speech called "Never Violence." She went on to partner with scientists and journalists to further promote non-violent childrearing a law was introduced in Sweden prohibiting corporal punishment for children the first law of its kind anywhere in the world Lindgren was later integral in passing another law Lindgren was involved in a national controversy related to taxation After it was revealed that her marginal tax rate had risen to 102% she wrote a satirical story about the matter called "Pomperipossa in Monismania" that denounced the government and its taxation policies This drew criticism from Social Democrats and others the Social Democratic government was voted out for the first time in 44 years Lindgren was the recipient of numerous honors and accolades during her lifetime the publisher Rabén & Sjögren created an annual literary prize in her name to mark her 60th birthday Lindgren earned the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade For her advocacy work supporting children's and animal rights she received the Right Livelihood Award in 1994 Lindgren earned the Illis quorum gold medal from the Swedish government and in 1997 was named International Swede of the Year for her 90th birthday whom she had from her controversial affair with her chief editor at the Vimmerby Tidning newspaper Lindgren later had a daughter named Karin from her marriage to Sture Lindgren who was her boss at Sweden's Royal Automobile Club Lindgren passed away at her home in Stockholm A high-profile funeral was held in Gamla stan with many members of the royal family in attendance © 2025 Celebrity Net Worth / All Rights Reserved