Training camp roster released Sep 11, 2008
62 Kulda, Arturs 6-2 195 L 7/25/88 Riga, Latvia Draft 06 (7th Rd, 200th Over). 51 Lehman, Scott 6-1 200 L 1/5/86 Windsor, Ontario Draft 04 (3rd Rd, 76th Over). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
And None Dare Call It Treason Sep 2, 2008
Yet hundreds of thousands of Russians had been moved into Latvia by Stalin, and as Riga served as a base of the Baltic Sea fleet, many Russian naval officers retired there ... If Russia intervenes to halt some nasty ethnic violence in Riga, the United States is committed to come in and drive the Russians out. (Human Events Online)
Nordic, Baltic countries condemn Russia Aug 28, 2008
The speakers met in a resort town outside Riga as part of their three-day annual gathering. . (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Murphy Joins Men's Soccer Coaching Staff Aug 27, 2008
native has international experience, playing for Slovan Liberec in the Czech Republic Premier League in 2001 and training with Skonto Riga in Latvia in 2005. He has also played for the Chesapeake Athletic Dragons, Reading Rage and Thunder Bay Chill of the PDL.. (Richmondspiders.com)
Buy, buy, buy as Monopoly board goes global Aug 23, 2008
Montreal and Riga are the most desirable cities on the planet. London, New York and Sydney are in the fourth division. (Times Online)
Monopoly takes over the world Aug 22, 2008
And next door on Park Place: Riga, Latvia. Voters chose from a list of 68 countries with the top vote-getters occupying the higher-rent spaces. (USA Today -- Travel)
Canada, Latvia cheer asMonopoly goes global Aug 21, 2008
Most expensive properties on new edition will now be Montreal and Riga ... Aug. 20: Most expensive properties in'World Edition' of Monopoly will be Montreal and Latvia's capital, Riga ... After an online vote conducted earlier this year, Hasbro, Inc announced that the most expensive properties on the new Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition, game board will be represented by Montreal and Latvia's capital, Riga. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Georgia May Not Be Last To Fall If Dominoes Tip Back Other Way Aug 15, 2008
Will the U.S. and Europe take steps to shore up security relationships among the former nations of the Warsaw Pact even as we ready for the next domino scenario in Kiev, Tallinn, Riga or Vilnius. McGroarty, a former White House speechwriter, is principal of Carmot Strategic Group, a Washington-based international business advisory firm. (Investors Business Daily)
Riga: Stately lady of the Baltics Aug 14, 2008
St. Peter s church is a dominating feature of Riga s skyline, but the Town Hall and House of Blackheads are signature reminders of what this gracious city was before war dominated and destroyed the city ... We are still aboard Le Diamant, moving southwestward toward Latvia and the Gulf of Riga ... Following breakfast, we have two lectures to while away the hours until we reach Riga, Latvia. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
More of this story Aug 14, 2008
Tilinde is a 20-year-old visitor from Riga, Latvia who has corresponded by mail with Doughtie for over a decade ... ROANOKE RAPIDS For 20-year-old Agnese Tilinde, home is Riga, the capital of the small Baltic nation of Latvia ... In Riga, Agnese is in her second year at the Higher School of Social Technology and wants to continue her learning at East Carolina University in Greenville, and major in foreign languages. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Spanning the globe with Nik Koprivica Aug 13, 2008
OUR MAN IN RIGA WITH GOLD MEDALIST KOPRIVICA ... RIGA, Latvia -- He must have thought he was seeing things ... After the championship clinching victory, I caught up with the 6-foot-6 Cougar in the tunnel of the arena in Riga to talk about his summer of international competition. (Cougfan.com)
Koprivica, Serbia Capture Gold at U20 European Championship Aug 12, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - Washington State University men's basketball rising-junior, , and his Serbian team captured the gold Sunday after defeating Lithuania, 96-89, in the championship game of the 2008 U20 European Championship. "It means so much to win because it takes a lot to be the European Champion," Koprivica said. (Pac-10.org)
International adoption saga nears end Aug 11, 2008
The couple made the trip to Latvia s capitol, Riga, with their 10-year-old daughter, Maize, and Ilze s elderly mother. When they arrived and went to the American embassy, they were given the bad news. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Serbia Advances to Final at U20 European Championship Aug 10, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - Washington State University men's basketball rising-junior, , and his Serbian team advanced to the championship game at the 2008 U20 European Basketball Championship with a 90-69 win over Turkey, Saturday. "It would be great to win the championship," Koprivica said. (Pac-10.org)
Serbia Advances to Semifinals with Victory Aug 8, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - Washington State University men's basketball rising-junior, , and his Serbian team advanced to the semifinals at the 2008 U20 European Basketball Championship with a 97-90 victory over Latvia, Thursday. "It was a tough game because they're the host team and there was a lot of pressure on us to win," Koprivica said. (Pac-10.org)
Russian gang hijacking computers in new form of attack Aug 6, 2008
In April 2004, someone made an unauthorized wire transfer of $90,348 from Lopez's account with Bank of America to Parex Bank in Riga, Latvia. Of that amount, $20,000 was successfully withdrawn by a person using a false identity. (International Herald Tribune)
Koprivica and Serbia Fall to France, 83-69 Aug 4, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - France led the entire way as it defeated Serbia, featuring Washington State University men's basketball rising-junior , 83-69, Sunday in the final game of Group D play at the 2008 U20 Men's European Basketball Championship at the Olympic Sports Centre. Serbia fell to 2-1 to finish second in the group, while France came out as the champion of the group at 3-0. (Pac-10.org)
Koprivica's Serbian Team Defeats Slovenia, 90-78 Aug 3, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - The Serbian U20 team, featuring Washington State University men's basketball rising-junior , defeated Slovenia, 90-78, Saturday at the 2008 U20 Men's European Basketball Championship at Arena Riga. Serbia improved to 2-0 in group play with the victory, while Slovenia dropped to 0-2. (Pac-10.org)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Scerbatihs mixes politics and weightlifting Jun 25, 2008
RIGA: Bursting out of his suit and barely fitting into a chair in Latvia s Parliament, weightlifter Viktors Scerbatihs is a most distinctive politician. After winning an Olympic silver medal in 2004, super-heavyweight Scerbatihs aims to go one better in Beijing and earn the title of the world s strongest man. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Outsiders keep stars wary of danger in the grass Jun 22, 2008
His paternal grandfather, Alvils Gulbis, was a championship basketball player with ASK Riga during the years of the Soviet Union. Gulbis has trained in Spain and Germany, spending most of his adolescence at Niki Pilic's academy in Munich, where Novak Djokovic developed into a world-class talent. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Latvian prime minister hurt in crash Jun 19, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis was seriously injured Wednesday in a road accident in downtown Riga, when his car and a minibus collided, his office said. Godmanis condition was not critical, but he will remain hospitalized for several days with a skull fracture in the temple area and a concussion, his press adviser Krists Leiskalns said. (MSNBC -- International)
Latvian PM hospitalized with head injuries after crash Jun 19, 2008
RIGA, Latvia Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis suffered serious head injuries Wednesday in a road accident in the centre of the capital while travelling in a car with a siren on, his office said. Mr. Godmanis was diagnosed with a concussion and a skull fracture in the temple area, press adviser Krists Leiskalns said. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Multinational woes Jun 19, 2008
When they arrived in Riga, Latvia s capitol, and went to the American embassy, they were given the bad news. They told us we had to start over. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Iceland Prime Minister Says Country's Economy May Avoid Recession in 2009 Jun 5, 2008
I am not so sure we will actually have negative growth rates,'' Haarde said in an interview in Riga, Latvia yesterday. It is ``one of the objectives of the government to ensure that we don't go into a recession. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Baltic economies facing tougher times May 27, 2008
In Latvia, "the much-hyped soft landing is not on the cards," said Morten Hansen, an economics professor at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga. "The growth of the economy is contracting much faster than expected by most and if developments in Estonia are a good yardstick as to what will happen here, and it often is, a recession is very likely," he added. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
One man's four flights and 28 hour coach trip to Moscow final May 20, 2008
Firstly, he flew from Liverpool to Stockholm then headed to Riga, Latvia ... They paid 205 for their flight from Birmingham to Riga via Dublin then rail journey to Moscow covering 4,144 miles in five days ... Martin said: "We started planning about eight weeks ago and reckon that the trip will cost us each around a 1,000. Its considerably cheaper than flying direct. We are going have stop offs in Berlin and Riga to sample a bit of the local culture. Win or lose in the final it will still be... (Mirror.co.uk)
'Judges and Attorneys in Interaction' A Comparison of the Portuguese and American Legal Systems May 16, 2008
They recounted the outcome and results of their experiences when a similar conference was held in Riga, Latvia, in June 2006 ... In recent years, ABOTA's international efforts have included similar programs in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Florence, Italy; Belfast, Ireland; and Riga, Latvia. (PR Newswire)
Hill International overseeing construction of Latvia library May 16, 2008
9 million for construction supervision and other services in Riga, Latvia. The Marlton, N.J., company said the project is the new $305 million National Library of Latvia building. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
EU foreign ministers to fly to Georgia to cool Russia crisis: officials May 10, 2008
In Riga, a spokeswoman said Latvia's Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins would join the EU mission ... In Riga, Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers on Friday urged the international community to head off the spectre of conflict. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Stranded ship off Latvia evacuated May 6, 2008
RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia's coast guard evacuated all 651 passengers from a grounded cruise ship after overnight efforts to move the vessel failed, officials said on Monday. The Bahamas-registered Mona Lisa, with mainly Germans on board, ran aground on Sunday in the Irbe Strait, a main route from the Baltic Sea to Latvia's capital Riga ... "Later they will all be taken by train to Riga," Ulbina said, adding there were more than 330 crew members on board still waiting to be taken off the stranded... (Reuters)
Mass evacuation from Baltic ship May 6, 2008
It had been en route to Riga in Latvia when it hit a sandbank. A total of 984 people are on board - 651 of them passengers, mostly elderly German tourists. (BBC News -- Europe)
Cruise ship evacuated in Latvia May 6, 2008
RIGA Latvia's coast guard has completed the evacuation of a luxury liner stranded on a sand bank in the Baltic Sea ... The ship ran aground early Sunday in the Irbe Strait some 17 kilometres off the Latvian coast while heading to the Latvian capital of Riga from Kiel, Germany ... The evacuees were taken to Ventspils, a port city in northwestern Latvia, and from there will go on to Riga. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Baltic cruise ship runs aground May 5, 2008
RIGA, Latvia (AP) -- The cruise ship Mona Lisa with 984 people on board ran aground early Sunday in the Baltic Sea, off the northwest coast of Latvia, the coast guard said ... Air force and border guards were on standby, but there were no signs of damage to the Bahamas-registered vessel, which was stranded in the Irbe strait outside Riga, a Latvian Coast Guard Service statement said. (CNN -- World)
Cruise ship runs aground off Latvia May 4, 2008
The Bahama Islands registered Mona Lisa ran aground in the Irbe Strait, which is the main route from the Baltic Sea into the port of the Latvian capital Riga ... Riga port is visited by many cruise ships during the spring and summer months, as well as having a regular ferry service between Latvia and Sweden. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Marathoners try comebacks Apr 21, 2008
Advertisements Linda Robertson, The Miami Herald BOSTON - Timothy Cherigat and Jelena Prokopcuka can attest to the fact that the Boston Marathon is rarely a dull race run under placid conditions. When Kenya's Cherigat won in 2004, surging ahead of the pack on the Newton Hills, he sweated in 80-degree heat, one of the sultriest Patriot's Days in history ... The forecast in Hopkinton for this morning's start of the world's oldest annual marathon: temperatures in the 50s under cloudy skies --... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Boston Marathon: Two hoping for comebacks today Apr 21, 2008
BOSTON -- Timothy Cherigat and Jelena Prokopcuka can attest to the fact that the Boston Marathon is rarely a dull race run under placid conditions. When Kenya's Cherigat won in 2004, surging ahead of the pack on the Newton Hills, he sweated in 80-degree heat, one of the sultriest Patriots' Days in history ... Almost ideal conditions for a comeback, which is what Cherigat and Prokopcuka have in mind. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Americans making mark overseas Apr 15, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - Dwayne Broyles knew he had to get off the train. Broyles, a 6-foot-5-inch forward who currently plays for the Latvian professional basketball team ASK Riga, saw a group of men who appeared to be neo-Nazis standing at the front of the train as he traveled through Split, Croatia, three years ago. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Inflation mallet| Apr 10, 2008
"By the end of the month we don't have any more money!" exclaimed Agnese, who is fresh back to work in the Latvian capital Riga after maternity leave ... "I've had to give up buying many things over the past half year. The situation with prices has really changed compared to a year ago especially, the rise in the price of food," said 30-year-old single mother Vineta, also a native of Riga. (iAfrica.com)
FEATURE-Suicides in Lithuania show social pains persist Apr 9, 2008
Their way of life is far removed from the capital Vilnius which, like Riga in Latvia and Tallinn in Estonia, is a showcase for post-Soviet Baltic reforms. Office blocks, hotels, bars and restaurants have sprung up and the roads are choked with new cars including expensive brands like BMW, Mercedes and Porsche. (AlertNet)
Eastern Europe tough for Peugeot, Toyota Apr 7, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Eastern Europe Boom Proves Bust as Toyota, Peugeot See Prices, Wages Surge Apr 7, 2008
Such costs helped drive Niels Larsen, a Dane who founded Amber Furniture in Riga, Latvia, out of business ... At the same time, wood costs rose and finding affordable labor became almost impossible, Larsen said in an interview in Riga. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Afghanistan top issue for NATO Mar 31, 2008
NATO members committed to boosting efforts in Afghanistan 16 months ago at a summit in Riga, Latvia. But last fall, NATO failed to come up with 3,000 additional troops sought by the United States. (USA Today)
Kidnapped boy freed after 16 years Mar 27, 2008
RIGA, Latvia - A 16-year-old Latvian boy who was kidnapped as an infant could soon be reunited with his mother after a startling break in the case, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators made the discovery after the woman who raised the boy in Daugavpils, near the border with Belarus, was arrested in a separate case and questions arose about the boy's identity, police spokeswoman Inguna Dunda said. (MSNBC -- International)
Intrigue as Russian tycoon vanishes Mar 24, 2008
Police have launched a huge search after finding bloodstains and broken furniture turned upside-down in his home at the resort town of Jurmala, outside the capital, Riga ... A local newspaper reported that in the early hours he took a taxi from his home with two men and asked the driver to drop them in Riga outside the gay nightclub XXL. It is believed he disappeared the next day. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
London newspaper owner 'kidnapped by Russian far right' Mar 23, 2008
One local newspaper has claimed that the last person to see Mr Rozhetskin, 41, was a taxi driver who picked him up from his home along with two other men in the early hours of last Sunday morning, dropping the trio in the centre of Riga, outside the gay nightclub XXL. The club's employees have told police that they did not see the businessman. His car was found later in the capital's suburbs. (Independent)
Marchers honor German combat unit from World War II Mar 17, 2008
Protesters jeered as the procession of about 3,000 people - a few surviving members of the Waffen SS unit, known as the Latvian Legion, among them - arrived at the Freedom Monument in central Riga. Participants in the march sang patriotic songs and waved Latvian flags before laying roses at the base of the monument as protesters chanted "Disgrace!" and "Hitler is dead!" in Russian and blew whistles to drown out the singing. (International Herald Tribune)
Inflation hits even harder in Eastern Europe Mar 15, 2008
Shoppers examine potato prices at a vegetable stand in the central market in Riga, Latvia ... "A month ago this cost 2 lats, now it costs 3," he said holding a bag of curd cheese at the central market in Riga. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Parkinsonism Syndrome in Methcathinone Users and the Role of Manganese Mar 6, 2008
From the Department of Neurology (A.S., I.L.), the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (V.L.), the Department of Classical Infectology, Tuberculosis, and AIDS (P.A., I.E., B.R.), the Department of Radiology (A.P.), the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (I.M.), and the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction (E.T.), Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia; and the Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom (M.D.). Address reprint... (New England Journal of Medicine)
The art of survivingPainter fled his homeland of Latvia 60 years ago, but it's still `somehow in my blood' Mar 2, 2008
Now it's hanging in the presidential castle of the Latvian capital, Riga ... He has many other paintings in Latvian art collections -- in the State Museum in Riga and the Art Museum in Jelgava. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Eastern Europe becomes victim of own economic success as inflation spirals out of control Feb 20, 2008
RIGA, Latvia Artur Arushanov dreads shopping these days ... Natalya Kiselyeva, 40, a Riga public school chemistry teacher, moonlights at a private school to afford Latvia's food prices, which have soared 20 percent over the past 12 months ... Throughout Riga, Latvia's capital, there are signs inviting both young and old to come work as bus drivers, cashiers and waiters. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Moscow DiaryHow might a Dmitry Medvedev presidency look? Feb 6, 2008
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Husband of Atlantic native named ambassador Jan 30, 2008
The new envoy, his wife, and their two sons, Will, 2 1/2, and John-Henry, 10 months, will be moving to the U.S. embassy in Riga, Latvia, in early February. Latvia is located between Estonia and Lithuania, on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, bordering the Russian Federation and Belorussia. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Russia expels Latvia's diplomat Jan 26, 2008
The foreign affairs ministry in Riga said he diplomat posed a security threat to Latvia and had 48 hours to leave the country ... Riga and Moscow signed a border treaty in March 2007, making the boundary between the countries official for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 ... Riga denies the charge. (BBC News -- Europe)
Canadian composer Talivaldis Kenins dies at 88 Jan 25, 2008
He returned to Riga from 1940 to 1944 to study piano and composition at the State Conservatory with Joseph Wihtol. Kenins was forced from Latvia by the Soviet occupation following the Second World War and returned to France, where he continued studying at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris. (CBC.ca)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Marvin Wachman, 90, university president Jan 1, 2008
Marvin Wachman was born in Milwaukee, the son of Alex Wachman, an immigrant from Riga, Latvia. His mother was the former Ida Epstein, who was born near Minsk in what is now Belarus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
* Baltic-Russian ties tempered by oil, history Dec 26, 2007
By Aleks Tapinsh DPA, RIGA Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007, Page 9. Seventeen years after they pulled themselves out of the clutches of the Soviet empire, the relationship between the three Baltic states and Russia remains complicated. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Latvia battles fir tree raiders Dec 24, 2007
By Laura Sheeter BBC News, Riga. Forest rangers in Latvia say they are being overwhelmed by large numbers of people illegally cutting down Christmas trees near the capital Riga ... Latvians are allowed to cut down trees in designated national forest, 50km (31 miles) from Riga. (BBC News -- Europe)
Extension connection: Christmas tree traditions Dec 23, 2007
The first decorated Christmas tree was in Riga, Latvia in 1510. Christmas trees were sold in Alsace in 1531. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Borders fall away for EU's East European members Dec 21, 2007
(Writing by Patrick Lannin in Riga, reporting by Martin Dokoupil in Bratislava, Karin Strohecker in Vienna, David Mardiste in Valka). (Editing by Ibon Villelabeitia). (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Migration a lottery for many Dec 21, 2007
" For Byrnes, who returned to Australian with his fiancee in 2005, tracking and exposing Domburga became a personal mission. "The department [of immigration] said you are safe and washed their hands of it," he says. On November 28, 2005, the authority wrote to confirm Domburga's registration as a migration agent had been cancelled for five years. It told him it did "not have the power to order repayment of money or impose fines". Domburga had told another client she had professional indemnity... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Post a comment Dec 17, 2007
Posted by: Simpleminded, Riga, Latvia 17 December 2007. The gap between rich and poor in the US would shrink if not for illegal aliens coming penniless into the country from the south. (International Herald Tribune)
Christmas-tree choices keep evolving Dec 17, 2007
In 1510, according to written records, residents of Riga, Latvia, danced around a rose-covered tree, and then set fire to it because that's how they rolled back then. Such was the celebration surrounding one of the earliest decorated Christmas trees. (AZCentral -- News)
* World News Quick Take Dec 16, 2007
A Riga forestry agency said on Wednesday a state body had invited residents to cut their trees from forests located 50km or more outside the capital, but people instead descended on protected areas around the city. The authority was quoted as saying that forest rangers around Riga had been struggling to keep people away. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
