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3. Neither, although Juhan Aavik's student Gustav Ernesaks appeared on the 100th anniversary of his birth in 2008. December 8 , 2010 marked the 130th anniversary of Johannes Aavik's birth - maybe for the 150th anniversary, a stamp would be issued?

"Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee." Many of us remember this line from the Broadway musical and 1978 movie Grease. But did you know that these words were also spoken by the 21 year old Hanna Liina Võsa in the lead role of Sandy? She was chosen out of a field of 1000 hopefuls and performed in 38 cities (including Toronto) in a ten month tour across North America in 2003. Read the Estonian version here and the Toronto story here. Photo: Jarek Jõepera
One of her teachers was Ave Kumpas, the early childhood education music teacher and co-creator of the ETV show "Laulukarussell" - a televised talent show for kids under 16. Some of the contestants have represented Estonia at the Eurovision festival, others have become stars - Liisi Koikson, Gerli Padar, Hando Nahkur, Hanna-Liis Nahkur and Kerli Kõiv, to name a few!
Veskitont Niglas
Niglas, the Ghost in the Mill
Kaheksakümne viie aastane Aleksander oli tööd Kütioru veskil alustanud juba pool sajandit tagasi, kui oma rukkikotte tõi siia veskile Jaani isa. Tookord seisis samal Kütioru läbival Iskna ojal järjest kaksteist veskit ja kõigile neile jätkus jahvatustööd. Nüüd käis vaid üks veski. lk.5, Veskitont Niglas.

Bullerby lapsedBullerby on maakoht Rootsis, kus asub kolm talu. Lugu on kuuest lapsest, last, kolm tüdrukut ja kolm poissi, kes on umbes sama vanused. Nad mängivad kodus, teevad tööd ja käivad koolis. Nad teevad toredad tükke ja siis tuleb pahandust palju.
lon Wiklandi kaunite illustratsioonidega lasteraamatus leidub Lastepäev Bullerbys, Kevad Bullerbys ja Jõulud Bullerbys.
Raamatukogus on saada lühendatud Bullerby jutt alg lugejatele, 32 lehekülge, Sinisukk 2000. Pildid on joonistanud Katrin Engelking ja laused on väga lihtsad.
Veebiportaal Mereblog.com koos Rannarahva kojaga kutsuvad 28. augustil kõiki taas mere äärde, lihtsalt randa või sadamasse, et süüdata lõke või küünal ja osa võtta traditsioonilisest muinastulede ööst. Siin on rohkem lugemist; vaadake kaarti.

Meie esivanemad on Läänemere ääres elanud mitu tuhat aastat, vajadusel andsid nad lõketega märku oma naabritele ja meresõitjatele. Selle meenutamiseks kogunevad tuhanded inimesed igal aastal augusti viimasel laupäeval kell pool kümme õhtul randadesse, et süüdata tuled ja tähistada muinastulede ööd.
Kogunemiskohtade ja tulede süütajate kohta oodatakse infot veebilehel Muinastuled.ee.
Eelmisel aastal teatas Eestis 285 seltskonda, et süütavad muinastulede ööl lõkke, tulesid süüdati üle tuhande ja mere ääres viibis üle 20 000 inimese.
"Viie tuhande aasta eest jõudsime tema äärde, lükkasime kõrvale metsa rohelise eesriide ja tardusime paigale. Siin me nüüd oleme, ja kõik me kanname endas mere märke."
Lennart Meri, "Hõbevalge"
The ancient Castle Hills in Viljandi will echo with the sound of ancient and modern musical intruments as 200 performers from 12 countries gather in Viljandi this weekend to celebrate the 18th annual Viljandi Folk music festival. It is one of the largest festivals in the Nordic and Baltic countries dedicated to folk music and is expected to draw over 20, 000 visitors. The theme is dance - traditional folk dance as well as improvisation - and so the motto is "Dance comes from Within" - Seest tuleb uks tants". Here is the live video feed.
Visit the Marzipan Muuseum"The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is projected to boost two-way trade and investment between Canada and the EU, Canada's second-largest trading partner, by up to 20 per cent, adding $12 billion a year to Canada's wealth by 2014.
The proposed deal, which would be the first ever between developed countries that is to involve major investment and regulatory components as well as tariffs, is being billed by proponents as a mechanism to improve competitiveness and help governments save tax dollars on major infrastructure and transportation projects." from Global Montreal
On the weekend he and his family relaxed at the farm of President Toomas Hendrik Ilves in Ärma, where his son took his first steps. Story here. and photo from Evelin Ilves' Facebook page.On July 12, he announced "that the Canada-Estonia Youth Mobility Agreement will take effect on August 1, 2010. The agreement will help young adults between the ages 18 and 35 from Canada and Estonia to travel and gain valuable work experience in each other’s country for up to one year. " See Eesti Elu article.
Arutasime loetuid raamatuid, milline on raskusaste ja millisele vanusele võiks raamat sobida. Linnea Soots oli suureks abiks raamatute sisu ja raskusastme hindamisel; ootame ka noorte poolt soovitusi!
The manufacture of antidotes called mithridate or theriac (English "treacle") continued into the nineteenth century. Ephraim Chambers, in his 1728 Cyclopaedia, says:
Jutu lõpul selgub, kuidas suurepärase maitsega leib nii meelitas linnarahvast, et hakati kutsuma seda Mardileivaks. Mardilaevadega viidi seda Riiasse ja Königsbergi, kuni Piiskop Henricus ise seda himustas ja pani ladina keeles nime martipanis, ehk martsipan.

Proovida võib ise ka!
Estonia in 1867 did not exist as a separate entity; together with the northern part of Latvia, it was known as the Russian imperial province of Livonia and was administered by the German Baltic nobility. Pictured are rusty 5 penny coins from the time of Alexander II.
She also assisted her father Johann Voldenar Jannsen with Pärnu Postimees, the first Estonian langauge newspaper, which he had started in 1857. Jannsen also wrote the words to Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm in 1848, which was performed in the first song festival in 1869 and became the national anthem in 1920.
Also in 1867, Carl Robert Jakobson published the Estonian speller “Uus Aabitsaraamat, kust wiiekümne pääwaga lugema ja kirjutama wõib õppida”, New Spelling Book. Learn to read and write Estonian in 50 days. He also published started an Estonian language newspaper, Sakala, in 1878.
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George Brown was a strong supporter of Representation by Population and helped found the Anti Slavery Society in Canada after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed by the US Congress in 1850.
"To-day, our loyal city will bear her part in celebrating an occasion destined in the future annals of these provinces to be marked as a red letter day for all time." Nii kuulutas välja Globe ajaleht Kanada liitumisest 1. juuli 1867.
Torontos, Bathurst Commons kohas, esinesid kuninganna sõdurid (praegune Honest Eds ja ümbruskond). Queens Pargis toimus õhupallide lahti laskmine; sinna kutsuti õhtul vaatama kõige "vägevamat" ilutulestikku pasunakoori saatel.
And who would have thought that it was Sir Sandford Fleming, engineer and inventor of the standard time zone, that would give Canada its national symbol from his Threepenny Beaver Stamp? Issued in 1851 by the province of Canada, it is considered to be Canada's first stamp.