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Bitter Sweet World Hockey Championships for Latvia
May 20, 2012
With everything said and done, Latvia placed 10th at this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships. Victories against Germany and Italy as well as a goal differential advantage over Germany and Switzerland who finished with the same number of points was enough to propel Latvia from last year’s 13th place finish to 10th.
Despite the jump in the standings, Latvia’s loss to Norway and then Denmark which eliminated them from a quarter-final berth, stands out as a major disappointment. Likewise Latvia did not automatically qualify for the Winter Olympics in 2014 at Sochi. It will now have to host one of three final Olympic qualification tournaments in February 2013 and will have to win against France, Kazakhstan and a yet to be determined entrant to get there.
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Balstoties uz novērojumiem strādājot ar pusaudžiem un jauniešiem no dažādām pilsētām pēdējās 11 vasaras, esmu pārliecināta, ka Amerikas latviešu pamatskolu darbība ir kļuvusi ļoti, ļoti atšķirīga.
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News
May 19, 2012
President in Chicago for NATO summit
Latvian President Andris Bērziņš is on a three-day visit to Chicago to attend the NATO defense alliance summit and to meet with the local Latvian community, according to his press office.
Publicēts 2012.05.14
Dziesmu svētkos varēs atjaunot pases, iepriekš piesakoties
Lai pieteiktos mobīlo pases darbstacijas apmeklējumam pa Milvoku Dziesmu svētku laiku dokumenti uz Latvijas vēstniecību ASV jau jānosūta līdz 13. jūnijam.
May 14, 2012
Trimdas mākslas lielizstāde Rīgā
Klāva Sīpoliņa fonds 1981. gadā Ārzemju mākslas muzejā Rīgā sarīkoja pirmo trimdas mākslas skati. Kopš tā laika Latviešu Nacionālajā mākslas muzejā (LNMM) izveidojusies skaitliski nozīmīga kolekcija, kurā pārstāvēti apmēram 100 mākslinieki no ASV, Austrālijas, Austrijas, Kanādas, Lielbritānijas, Vācijas un Zviedrijas.
Publicēts 2012.05.13
ALA kongresā nosprauž nākotnes virzienus
Anarborā Mičiganā 6. maijā noslēdzās Amerikas latviešu apvienības (ALA) 61. kongress. 3 dienas kongresā piedalījās ap 70 ASV latviešu organizāciju pārstāvji, kā arī vairāki viesi no Latvijas. Kongresa galvenais mērķis bija lemt par ALAs darba plāniem nākamajam gadam, kā arī ievēlēt jaunu apvienības valdi.
May 02, 2012
Standard & Poor’s returns Latvia’s credit rating to investment grade
New York-based Standard & Poor’s, one of the leading services used by investors to gauge the degree of risk, has increased its short- and long-term credit rating of Latvia, the company announced May 2.
Trip west of Urals seeks evidence of fate of Latvian deportees
March 25, 2012
Our bus stopped suddenly on the side of the only road leading out of the time-warp village of Lesnoy just west of the Ural Mountains in Russia. We piled out of the bus and our guide told us that this was the site of Vyatlag Camp No. 4, one of the hard labor camps of the notorious Soviet Gulag system in the 1940s and 1950s.
Weather
Current conditions at Rīga, Latvia
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Humidity: 94%
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Conditions: light thunderstorm rain
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Events
May 23
Victoria
Commemoration of the June 1941 deportations with Dzintra Geka
Commemoration of the June 1941 deportations in Soviet-occupied Latvia is scheduled at 7 p.m. May 23 in the Latvian House, 3 Dickens Street, Elwood. Special guest will be Dzintra Geka, film producer and author of the book “Sibīrijas bērni”.
May 25
Ontario
Sports championships to take place in Toronto
The 2012 North American Latvian Championships in volleyball, basketball and hockey will take place May 25-27 at Humber College (North Campus) and Westwood Arena in Toronto, Ontario. The annual tournament consists of dozens of teams and over a hundred athletes from all over North America. This year’s event will not only see the continuation of the beloved basketball and volleyball championships, but also the addition of an expanded hockey tournament. For more information visit www.lsak.org.
June 14
Minnesota
Program commemorates 1941 deportations
Commemoration of the June 1941 deportations in Soviet-occupied Latvia is scheduled at 7 p.m. June 14 in the Latvian Ev.-Lutheran Church of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 3152 17th Avenue S., Minneapolis.
Did you know?
Chicago’s Tribune Tower has piece of Rīga
A piece of Rīga can be found in the wall of the Tribune Tower in Chicago. The stone is from the Powder Tower, or Pulvertornis, the only surviving tower of the 14th Century wall that once protected the Latvian capital.
Reviews
Vasks compilation of works exceptional
May 16, 2012
Though Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks has achieved success and fame with compositions for solo instruments, string quartets, orchestras, piano, among many other instruments, some of his most powerful and memorable works are his choir songs. The addition of text and language (particularly the Latvian language), in combination with the exceptional skill of the world-class Latvian Radio Choir, make his choir songs particularly haunting and emotionally affecting.
Commentary
Bitter Sweet World Hockey Championships for Latvia
May 20, 2012
With everything said and done, Latvia placed 10th at this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships. Victories against Germany and Italy as well as a goal differential advantage over Germany and Switzerland who finished with the same number of points was enough to propel Latvia from last year’s 13th place finish to 10th.
Multimedia
How many Latvians watch The Late Show?
April 28, 2012
Occasionally Latvia gets a mention on a popular late-night US talk show. The Late Show’s David Letterman briefly mentioned Latvia on his show on 24th April. Letterman’s reason for playing the Latvian national anthem was to work out how many Latvians watch his show. One audience member stood up in reverence for the anthem - proof he was the only “Latvian” in the house that day.
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Blogs
LU studente veic pētījumu par diasporu un Latvijas medijiem
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20 May 2012
Bitter Sweet World Hockey Championships for Latvia
With everything said and done, Latvia placed 10th at this year’s International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships. Victories against Germany and Italy as well as a goal differential advantage over Germany and Switzerland who finished with the same number of points was enough to propel Latvia from last year’s 13th place finish to 10th.
News
19 May 2012
President in Chicago for NATO summit
Latvian President Andris Bērziņš is on a three-day visit to Chicago to attend the NATO defense alliance summit and to meet with the local Latvian community, according to his press office.
Reviews
16 May 2012
Vasks compilation of works exceptional
Though Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks has achieved success and fame with compositions for solo instruments, string quartets, orchestras, piano, among many other instruments, some of his most powerful and memorable works are his choir songs. The addition of text and language (particularly the Latvian language), in combination with the exceptional skill of the world-class Latvian Radio Choir, make his choir songs particularly haunting and emotionally affecting.
Links to news about Latvia and Latvians, plus other items found while surfing the Web.
Google adds Estonia and Latvia to popular Street View feature. Google has introduced the Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia to its popular Street View feature on Google Maps.
Latvian celebrity chef on Chicago morning show. Latvian celebrity chef Mārtiņš Rītiņš, in the US to cater for the NATO summit shares some Latvian cuisine with CBS 2 Chicago morning show
Native of Latvia seeks Holocaust justice. The Boston Globe reports on a Massachusetts resident who is seeking USD 190 million in restitution.
Latvian duo playing well. The International Ice Hockey Federation presents a feature on young World Championship players Jānis Sprukts and Miks Indrašis.
Uz latvietes izveidotā Urzula’s Nail Bar pakalpojumiem Īrijā rindā gaida divas nedēļas. Dienas bizness stāsta par Urzulas Brences panākumiem Longfordā.
Explore Iz kolōnijām, our growing guide to Latvian communities abroad. The project received support from the Latvian government's former Secretariat of the Special Assignments Minister for Social Integration.
