No Crackers, But Crowns

Making traditional jõulu/kroonid (Christmas crowns) is easy, at least the basic octahedron or eight-faceted shape. You don't wear them, you hang them from the ceiling. Traditionally they're made from straw (õle/kõrred) or reeds (pilli/roog), but these cubs and scouts in the Nõmme suburb of Tallinn artfully mastered the kaheksa/tahukas (octahedron) out of drinking straws (joogi/kõrred), which are colourful and easily available. From the left are scout leader Urmo Kesküla, Mihkel, Johanna, Liisa (with her back to us), Kristofer-Robin and Mattias.      Photo: Riina Kindlam

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Published: December 28 2013

Jõulusõnum

Siis tulid targad hommikumaalt Jeruusalemma ja ütlesid: "Kus on see sündinud juutide kuningas? Sest me oleme nänud tema tähte hommikumaal ning oleme tulnud teda kummardama." (Matteuse evangeelium 2:2)

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Published: December 28 2013

Kalev Leetaru Among Leading Global Thinkers

Kalev H. Leetaru has been honored as one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013, an enormously prestigious award which recognize “the world’s most exciting people... [who have] made a measurable difference in politics, business, technology, the arts, the sciences, and more.”

Kalev Leetaru is being recognized as one of the world’s 100 most important innovators changing the way we use big data to understand the world around us. This is a great honor and Kalev Leetaru is one of the youngest global thinkers on the list. This is a testament that Kalev’s research and ideas are changing the way we look at the world.

KALEV LEETARU, a Lead Creator, GDELT, received the nomination for building a tool that could predict the future, writes Foreign Policy.

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Published: December 22 2013

JBANC Statement On The Situation In Ukraine

December 11, 2013

The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC), echoing the concerns of Americans of Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian heritage, and the Ukrainian people and concerned individuals and governments around the world, calls for a fair, democratic, and peaceful solution to the increasingly volatile situation in Ukraine.

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Published: December 28 2013

New Yorgi Eesti Segakoor andis esimese kontserdi

Vastloodud New Yorgi Eesti Segakoor oma esimesel etteastel jõulukontserdiga New Yorgi Lexington Avenue kiriku altari ees. Juhatab Andrejs Jansons.   Foto: Ulla Vinkman

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Published: December 23 2013

Kesk Florida Eesti Seltsi Jõulupidu

Vasakult:  Will-Otto  Toomepuu,  Aramis  Richards,  Logan  Karr, Jõuluvana, Annika Karr ja Arabella Richards.    Foto: Maare Kuuskvere

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Published: December 23 2013

New Yorgi Eesti Haridusseltsi jõulutervitus

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Published: December 21 2013

Eesti Üliõpilaste Toetusfondi pühadetervitus

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Published: December 21 2013