"The Singing Revolution" Celebrates Freedom |
"The Singing Revolution" Celebrates FreedomBy Brent Bozell IIIFriday, November 2, 2007There have been a number of stories in the press in recent months about Geographically Challenged America. None t...
Posted by Rente on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:03:00 PST |
DC Annual Halloween High Heel Race 2007! |
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Posted by Rente on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:56:00 PST |
36 Hours in Riga, Latvia |
By JON FASMAN
The New York Times
Published: October 21, 2007
RIGA'S property boom drives Latvia's economy, one of Europe's fastest growing, giving it the edgy, electric appeal of a boomtown. With stu...
Posted by Rente on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:28:00 PST |
A Baltic Bounty |
By LIZ BIRCH, Time.com
Most of the world's Zeppelin hangars have disappeared since the deadly explosion of the Hindenburg abruptly ended the airship era in 1937. But five of them, originally built for...
Posted by Rente on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:00:00 PST |
Latvian National Costume Exhibition @ Union Station - West Hall, Washington DC , 10/22 - 11/10 |
Latvian National Costume ExhibitionOctober 22 - November 10, 2007Union Station - West Hall, Washington DC September 13, 2007 In celebration of the 85th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic...
Posted by Rente on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:43:00 PST |
Mushroomer finds Maserati |
Only in Latvia...
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RIGA - A Latvian mushroom picker stumbled upon a bumper crop Sep. 7 in forest near Riga. The Russian RIA Novo...
Posted by Rente on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:57:00 PST |
Karaoke singer attacked in Wash. bar |
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SEATTLE - A woman attacked a karaoke singer belting out Coldplay on Thursday night, telling him he "...
Posted by Rente on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:53:00 PST |
Riga: The Curtain Rises |
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Riga: The Curtain RisesLatvia's capital is Europe's newest party spot. But look a little deeper for h...
Posted by Rente on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:38:00 PST |
Tiny dog saves baby from rattlesnake |
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MASONVILLE, Colo. - Zoey is a Chihuahua, but when a rattlesnake lunged at her owners' 1-year-old grandson, she was a real...
Posted by Rente on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:57:00 PST |
Train passengers asked to get out and push |
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PATNA, India (Reuters) - Hundreds of Indian rail passengers got more than they had bargained for when the driver of their t...
Posted by Rente on Wed, 16 May 2007 09:55:00 PST |
