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  This was the theme for the 2012 Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies Conference held last weekend of April in Chicago. An interesting thought to ponder, when you consider the past twenty years. The conference had over 200 participants attending from as far as Japan and Australia. Sonoko...

  One of Estonia's most internationally well-known politicians, Minister of Defense Mart Laar, has requested for resignation from his post as he recovers from a stroke. "I am used to doing my work with complete dedication; I am not capable of doing so right now. For that reason I have...

  Nagu igal Kotkajärve Metsaülikoolil, on ka sel suvel (19. - 26. augustil) oma peateema, milleks on Üleilmne Eesti – “Seitsme maa ja mere taga…”  Kahtlemata on Eesti tähelepanu leidnud maailma areenil – nii oma kiire eduka taasiseseisvumisega kui ka Euroopa Liitu astumise nõudmiste kiire rahuldamisega, NATO panusest rääkimata. Üleilmse...

  Estonian municipal leaders were in Annapolis and met at the U.S. Naval Academy with Maryland counterparts and other friends of Estonia including the representatives of Maryland Maryland Estonian Exchange Council (MEEC) and JBANC. The Estonian delegation represented Pärnu, Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Sillamäe, and Tallinn. They were in the U.S. for...

  (Nimi ei riku meest. Soeng ei riku naist.) It was no doubt in light of recent media flurry on the subject of a gender-neutral kindergarten in Stockholm that seeing this sign caught my attention and really stumped me. BBC News among others reported on the new pre-school Egalia (the...

  Vahest mäletavad lugejad mu artiklit “Eestlasest keeleuuendaja”,  mis ilmus VES-s kolm aastat tagasi. Selles andsin ülevaate Saksamaa põgenikelaagri aegse sõbra Allan Kiisk’i (elab praegu Californias) tööst ja püüetest reformeerida inglise keele ortograafiat. Inglise keel pole ju foneetiline, s.t. sõnade kirjutamis- ja hääldamisvorm pole samad. Lisaks puuduvad keeles järjekindlad hääldamisreeglid,...

  NEW YORK—Eestist pärit Jonas Tarmile omistati USA autorikaitseühingu ASCAP prestiizhne noorte heliloomingukonkursi auhind. Teosega "Kaks pala viiulile ja klaverile" oli 18-aastane Jonas Tarm üks 29-st esikohta jaganud võitjast sellel tunnustatud USA üleriigilisel konkursil, kuhu tänavu oli esitatud üle 700 teose. Konkursil võivad osaleda noored heliloojad kuni 30. eluaastani ja...

  Estonian American Fund for Economic Education, Inc. NEWS RELEASE April 23,2012 No one will be left behind whether on the battlefield or at home. Reinforcing that principle is the mission of the recently established Carolin Illenzeer Foundation in Estonia. The Foundation takes its name from the daughter of a...

  ERR News – Estonian national grid operator Elering and the Nordic Invest-ment Bank (NIB) signed a credit contract on April 26, for 15 million euros with the goal of funding the const-ruction of a new 330 kilovolt transmission line through Tartu, Viljandi and Sindi.  The total cost of the...

  ERR News - A project to digitize the oldest parchment documents in the country is now complete. The State Archives, Tallinn City Archive and History Museum led the effort, which started in 2010. The documents contain information valuable to studying the history of settlement and agriculture in medieval and...