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OUT OF THE BLUE: The Music Therapy of Vitas

June 20, 2009 - by Sara Star, NS Canada Passing the bar exam should have been one of the happiest days of her life, but that would not be the case for Diane. Instead she found herself at her son’s snowy grave...

Meteorite Hoax In Latvia: Experts Say It Could Have Been A Stunt

A meteorite that fell near a tiny town of Mazsalaca in Latvia has caused quite a bit of stir in the country. A crater measuring 10-20 meters wide was located at a remote field  by locals on Sunday night. Eyewitnesses said they saw a foreign object hit the ground and...

Move Over Latin Lovers, Here Comes Latvian Prince of Song VITAS

Move over Latin love songs. There is serious competition.  His name is Vitas. The one with the diamond voice and charming smile.Now stop everything you are doing and listen to his video, the voice of an...

China has computer spy network

Raseachers from Canada claim that they have information proving that they have found a network that has control over 1000 computers worldwide. The Information Warfare Monitor project, based in Toronto, said the group...

Latvian PM Quits over Economic Crisis

Having survived an earlier no-confidence vote, Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis has resigned over the ongoing economic crisis and its effect on Latvia. His coalition government will disband, and a new...

President of Tajikistan offers opportunities to Latvia

Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, arrived today on a state visit to the Baltic country of Latvia. At the Latvian-Tajikistan Business Forum the same day, Latvian President Valdis Zatlers and the President of...

House price crash goes global

No production, no income, no money to pay overpriced homes with no re-sell guarantee.A new economy model will look for other colateral than real estate, knowledge to medium sized production replaces homes. The...

Slovakia's women's ice hockey pummels Bulgaria 82-0

So much for Bulgaria's hockey abilities. I have heard of some high scoring games, but that's just beyond terrible. "BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- With more goals than minutes in the game, Slovakia's women's ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over Bulgaria in...

Men's Javelin: All Three Finns Through to the Final!

All three Finnish javelin throwers are through to the Finals on Saturday 23rd August.  They are:  Tero Pitkämäki , who finished third in today's qualifying round, Tero Järvenpää, fourth and Teemu...

Norway's Thorkildsen Qualifies for Men's Javelin Final

Norway's Thorkildsen has qualified!  (As expected!)  Latvia First  - Vasilevskis - 83.51,  Russia - Korotkov - Second - 83.33m and Pitkämäki Third - 82.61.  Thorkildsen managed...

Record number take UK citizenship

This is all about stats, according to BBC news story, UK has issued recorded number of citizenship last year.Just look at the figures, which say all about the story at a glance."A record 164,635 people were granted British citizenship last year, government figures have...

1,000 to be rescued from stranded cruise ship

    Passengers aboard the stranded cruise ship Mona Lisa have been rescued. They were rescued off Latvia.  " The Mona Lisa's captain had agreed to evacuate the ship after unsuccessful efforts to free it from a sand bank off Latvia's coast,...

20 EU states oppose WTO farm plan

Much of the European Union has rejected the WTO's proposed changes to import tariffs on agricultural products."Twenty European Union countries on Monday rejected compromise proposals on agriculture put forward by a senior World Trade Organisation diplomat, French Farm...

Turkeys saved from blazing shed

A certain irony to this story - especially so close to Christmas as they are saved only to be sold and cooked... "Firefighters have been praised for saving thousands of turkeys from death after a fire broke out in a poultry shed in Norfolk. The fire broke out in a rearing...

History of the Christmas Tree

"Christmas Tree Legend has it that he used the triangular shape of the Fir Tree to describe the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The converted people began to revere the Fir tree as God’s Tree, as they had previously revered the Oak. By the 12th century...

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