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2009, after two trips from Melbourne, Australia to Europe and back has firmly convinced me that I am no longer the lively gazelle with unlimited energy to scamper up Geislingen’s hillsides. Nevertheless I relished the opportunity to disprove my fantasy.In September I was privileged to participate in the International conference...

The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) met on November 17, 2009 with Congressmen Dennis Kucinich (R-Ohio) and Thomas Price (D-GA), co-chairs of the newly formed House Russia Caucus, to discuss the goals and mission of the Russia Caucus, and to provide suggestions for a possible agenda.  While caucuses on...

FM Review - A new serial of Estonian Television (ETV), The Class: Life After, won the main prize in the television serials programme at the 15th international festival Cinema Tous Ecrans on November 5.The Estonian broadcasting company, ERR, told BNS that the producer of the serial, Gerda Kordemets, would receive...

6 November - This week the Estonian Cinemabus and Puppet Film Studio were at the Kids Euro Festival in Washington teaching American kids and teachers about filmmaking. Their stay was organised by the Estonian Embassy in Washington.Estonia was represented in the main programme (for ages 6-12 years) of the biggest...

Soome ajaloolasel Seppo Zetterbergil ilmus Eestis mahukas ülevaateteos "Eesti ajalugu", mille autor kirjutas kahe aasta eest soomlastele.Eesti jaoks töötas autor raamatu uuesti läbi, täiendades teost eestlastele huvipakkuva materjaliga, vahendab ERR Uudised. "Eesti ajalugu" on seni ilmunuist kõige mahukam eesti ajaloo ülevaade, mis algab jääaja lõpuga ning ulatub tänapäevani välja. Viimast...

Mida aeg edasi, seda rohkem on tarvis hakata mõtlema väärtustele, mis ajahambale ilma välise abita vastu ei saa ning vajavad taastamist ja hooldamist. Nõnda on näiteks Eesti filmiajalugu kandva videomaterjaliga, mille säilimiseks on tarvis see kaasajastada ja vastupidavamatele kandjatele sättida. Selles plaanis ongi kohalikus filmimaailmas nii mõndagi toimunud. “Eriti päevakorda...

"Issi, sülle!" In a word: "Daddy, pick me up!" "Carry me!" "I want to sit in your lap!" I heard that a lot this morning, when the kids at my daughter's day care and kindergarten were overjoyed at having their daddies over for breakfast. Not just any breakfast, but a...

New Yorgis elanud ja töötanud maalikunstniku Richard Söödi teosed jõudsid pärast bürokraatlikke vintsutusi lõpuks kunstniku sünnimaale ning eksponeeritakse näitusel.Pärast Teist maailmasõda Ameerika Ühendriikidesse elama asunud Richard Sööt elas ja töötas New Yorgis, kus valmis enamus tema maalidest, sealhulgas ka Eesti kunstipublikule tuttavad «Matterhorn», «Võitlus sarvikuga» ja teised rahvusromantilised tööd,  ütles...

Estonians abroad may think that the recent local/municipal elections in Estonia have only minor ramifications on power politics in the country. After all, it is not as if the mayors of Toronto or Halifax have real clout when it comes to federal politics. Toronto Mayor Miller’s foreign policy views or...

3 November (BNS) - Latest data show that the population size of some wild animal species living in Estonian forests has risen more over the past decade than ever before during the time for which records exist, Eesti Päevaleht said.Peep Mannil, head of the game census department at the Centre...