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Estonia: Riigikogu committees formulated Estonia’s positions in support of Belarus

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NordenBladet — The Foreign Affairs Committee and the European Union Affairs Committee held an extraordinary sitting today to formulate Estonia’s positions on the European Union policies regarding Belarus.

The committees heard about Estonia’s positions from Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, who will also present these today at the extraordinary video meeting of the European Council.

The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Enn Eesmaa explained that Belarus is an Eastern Partnership country that Estonia has supported for over a decade now, both directly and through the European Union. “We will continue offering our support, which is particularly important now that Belarus is standing at a crucial crossroad,” Eesmaa said.

The Chairman of the European Union Affairs Committee Anneli Ott highlighted Estonia’s EUR 100,000 support package to the Belarus civil society. “This will send an important message to the citizens of Belarus, who are expressing their opinions and are putting their life and health on the line while fighting for democracy,” Ott said.

Estonia has decided not to recognise the results of the 9 August presidential elections in Belarus, because these were neither free nor fair. Estonia considers Alexander Lukashenko to have lost his mandate in connection with extensive falsification of election results.

Estonia supports the will of the Belarus people to see changes in their country, and stresses the need to hold new, free, and democratic elections. Estonia supports imposing targeted sanctions against persons responsible for the violence and the falsification of the elections. At the same time, the sanctions must not cause harm to the ordinary citizens of Belarus.

Estonia believes that the European Union must discuss the situation in Belarus and keep it in the spotlight in international organisations, including the UN Security Council, UN Human Rights Council, Council of Europe, and OSCE. The emphasis should be on preventing the possible escalation of violence and finding a peaceful political solution which would result in new elections.

Estonia supports civil society and free press in Belarus, and hopes for a larger support for this from the European Union. The government decided to support the civil society in Belarus with EUR 100,000.

 

 

Estonia: Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) opens final student project exhibition TASE20

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NordenBladet – On Monday, the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) opened an exhibition with 34 final projects of recent bachelor’s and master’s degree students highlighted.

EKA’s final project festival TASE, where students can present their final projects, traditionally takes place in spring but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the festival was conducted virtually.

According to Pire Sova, organizer of TASE20, students still found it important to be able to present their art in its physical form.

Sova said: “[The students] really wanted to have a physical exhibition and that is partly the reason this exhibition was realized. Art is created in the physical space and meeting face-to-face in this room is very important. Especially since we have very strong painters this year and you can’t view their art from a small screen, especially if the painting is larger than you and you can’t see what the colors actually look like.”

Featured image: Exhibition TASE20 (NordenBladet)

Estonia: Artist Flo Kasearu’s exhibition “Eriolukord” (State of Emergency) opens at KUMU

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NordenBladet – Artist Flo Kasearu’s exhibition “Eriolukord” (State of Emergency) opened in Tallinn’s KUMU art museum on Tuesday. The exhibition looks at how the organization of work changed in the gallery during the coronavirus crisis.

During the coronavirus crisis, employees at KUMU had the idea to observe their changing lives when the museum was closed to the public, ETV current news show “Aktuaalne kaamera” reported on Tuesday.

The museum invited artist Flo Kasearu to capture the situation and she documented staff member’s new daily routines.

For the stars of the show, the idea of ​​being in front of the camera was sometimes unfamiliar. The women are satisfied with the end result and say that they will have a beautiful memory of the after of the exhibition has ended.

”When I look at this result, people were in ignorance. I don’t think of it looking at myself, but looking at one side and the other side and behind you, you didn’t know what was coming. And maybe corona was like a reed, not knowing where to go or what to do,” KUMU’s employee Merli said, speaking about being in the middle of the crisis.

KUMU’s employee Ivi added: ”When I look at these movies now, I remembered that I wanted to work so hard, but I couldn’t, I had to come to terms with these disabilities and imagine that they were my museum visitors.”

Estonia: Riigikogu delegation to PACE: we support organising new transparent elections in Belarus

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NordenBladet — The Riigikogu delegation to PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) joined the like-minded members of the Assembly in their statement on Belarus.

“As it stands, Alexander Lukashenko should do everything in his power to put an end to violence against political prisoners, and his resignation would be welcome news. It is impossible to imagine how he could continue after the Belarus elite as well as the working people have expressed their will,” said the head of the delegation Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski. She added that the Estonian delegation supports the holding of new transparent elections.

The statement says that the organisation of voting and vote counting at the presidential elections in Belarus did not respect international election standards or reflect the free will of the Belarus nation. The statement condemns the use of violence against the participants of peaceful demonstrations, and calls on the Belarus authorities to immediately release all the illegally detained individuals. Delegates to PACE encourage the parties to open a peaceful dialogue, and affirm their readiness to offer a platform for negotiations. The statement warns the Russian Federation against intervening in the internal affairs of Belarus.

Members of the Riigikogu delegation to PACE Raimond Kaljulaid, Eerik-Niiles Kross, Urmas Reitelmann, Raivo Tamm, and Vilja Toomast joined the statement.

 

 

Estonia: The world’s biggest exhibition of Muhu stockings + GALLERY!

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NordenBladet – Muhu stockings are among the very best examples of the art of knitting from anywhere around the world. They are characterised by the fineness of their yarn, the incredible density of their weave, the complexity of their patterns and their amazingly bright colours.

The Estonian National Museum is hosting the exhibition ‘Twilight of Our Everyday Lives’ from 8 August 2020 to 31 January 2021.







The world’s biggest exhibition of Muhu stockings. Photography: 6x NordenBladet / Helena-Reet Ennet

Featured image: ERM

Helena-Reet: Do my blog posts turn out “too serious?”

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NordenBladet – For years I have been blogging “too seriously”, or is it perhaps more correct to say – I have been producing so to say essays or columns. I want to change that. I feel that I do not wish to be so serious, detailed and analytical any more. I would like my writing to be simple, brief and straightforward. I do not know to what extent I can manage that, but I will give it a try. I would wish to be spontaneous, plain, in the present moment and even slightly superficial – sweeping by things while everything is ever changing and flowing.. thoughts, activities, time, etc.. and there is no need to overemphasize everything. It is beautiful to live here and now!

I can already tell that this is going to be a very tough challenge for me, because I enjoy elaborating on things, being matter-of-fact, etc. and I tend to dwell in the future. I allow myself to start this, once I have accomplished that, to begin with that, as soon as so-and-so is the state of affairs – and eventually a lot remains unsaid and undone, since my individual high expectations are not met. Hahaa… on the one hand I hope that every single story that I post has a message, and on the other hand I just wish to be a blogger-chronicler, reporting the daily life as it is. This is a tremendous burden when you aim to make a point with everything that you do. Sometimes it is worthwhile to just dwell in today, to go with the flow, not emphasize all of it excessively.

A couple of days ago my elder sister noted that her partner was reading a blog of mine from NordenBladet and that he had found it drop-dead boring. It completely sucks to hear anything like that. She said, and I quote: “Upload a live video of the life that you live and it’s gonna make you more famous than the Kardashians. Mhm.. I must admit that my actual life is indeed very cool, but it is way too outrageous to just reveal it without a thought. I am the crazy one! Hahaa.

Ok… now that it’s said. My day today was as follows. I woke at about seven. At nine I went for a walk. I counted 12 427 steps (6.8 km) and then prepared a healthy breakfast (adding hereby a few photos). Today was clean-up day – I sorted my children’s clothes, tidied up the wardrobes and shelves, ending up with a pile of stuff that I could give away or sell. Always and always I have given away all my stuff, but sometimes I get to thinking that maybe I should bargain a moderate price for them. There are so many things that the two girls have never put on, that are never worn and still brand new. And I am not a millionaire here, to just give it up to others for nothing.

Also, I finalized Elisheva & Shoshana’s new healthy product “Fireweed Tea” design! Super fierce! I am going to unfold this content as a separate post!! And still more……… today’s probably highlight – today is the last day to vote for us on Estonian National Museum’s website – we are in the competition for “Exhibition of our own 2020” ! Running our individual exhibition in the national museum ERM facility would really be expialidocious!!!





CHILDREN are our best teachers because they see the world more clearly than adults. How can you be as happy as a child?

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NordenBladet – Today’s world and parenting standards strongly dictate how children should be raised, what standards should be followed, and what is “right” and what is “wrong.” Abnormalities are under immediate attention and are even being “treated” with pills.

In fact, parents do children a disservice by vigorously pushing their thoughts and ideas. Imagine being constantly told what to do and what not to do. You stop thinking for yourself, a capsule of indifference or rebellion gradually grows around you and kills emerging creativity. We must not forget that we are all born free and want to live free!

Paulo Coelho has said: “A child can teach an adult three things: being happy for no reason, being busy with something all the time, and how to demand what you desire with all your might.” That is true—children are smart and we have a lot to learn from them.

Children are much better connected to the world than adults because they have the ability to live in the moment and in the present; children do not feel fear and are carefree.

Several scientific studies have shown that people use their subconsciousness from childhood most of the time (almost 95% of the time). Until the age of six, fundamental habits are programmed into our memory and subconscious. Afterwards, these habits control our live—we follow them or try to change them.

Teaching a child how to think and react in certain situations hinders their ability to find solutions to problems on their own. Children are almost always happy, they have no resentment against anyone, they are incredibly forgiving and caring!

Children are always fully aware, attentive, and curious, while adults are prisoners of their own mind and reason, deprived of the simple joys and wonders of life. Children are able to notice small details (such as a tiny insect) much better than adults. Why? Because children are tuned to every frequency and vibration around them.

Most children and adolescents are dominated by Theta and Alpha brain wave patterns. Both are considered to be extremely relaxing to brain activity and come to the fore when our body is completely free from stress. These same brain waves increase creativity and the ability to store large amounts of information that can be stored in long-term memory.

Children know how to be happy. Let’s not cut their wings when they are discovering the world. It is time for us to learn from the little ones, because they can teach us things that have real value.
But how do you change your brain waves? There are many different ways to change your brain waves. One way to change your consciousness and increase your mental strength is by using the power of sounds. Learn how sound frequencies can help you achieve positive results and change your brain waves HERE.

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Source: NordenBladet.ee

ARE WE ABLE TO increase our creativity, intuitive knowledge, memory and intelligence by altering brain waves?

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NordenBladet – Ancient peoples knew that sound could help us change consciousness and unleash the power of the spirit, which is usually not possible through ordinary consciousness. Anthropologists who have studied ancient shamanic rituals have found that drum rhythm sounds have long been used to bring about changes in consciousness. Researchers have found that certain frequencies of drumming evoke Theta waves in the brain that overlap with the waves of the meditative state.

Is an adult able to increase their abilities and broaden their consciousness by changing the brain waves? Yes, it is possible!

In order to understand this concept, we first need to talk about the known types of brainwaves. There are four of them: 

Beta (14–30 Hz) represents a state of normal consciousness
Alpha (7–14 Hz) occurs in a relaxed state
Theta (4–7Hz) happens in a meditative state
Delta (0.5–4Hz) waves are the lowest that occur in deep sleep and deep in the meditative state
The latest waves studied are the Gamma waves, which are the fastest—about 30Hz and higher.

Why are brain waves important?
Because you can positively change your brain waves and achieve the desired results by using sound frequencies.

Theta state of mind has been associated with many extraordinary and even superpowers. Shamans and other people living close to nature, such as the Aborigines of Australia, have long known the so-called secret of having superpowers. It is known from stories passed down from shamans in the Southwest that Sitting Bull and Geronimo used mental power to travel through time, walk without a trace, interact with plants, and discover miraculous treatments.

Sounds are waves that can be measured at frequencies. Frequencies are measured in Hertz (Hz)—the number of waves passing per second. For example, the note A of violin vibrates at about 440 Hz (440 vibrations per second).

Studies have shown that people who listen to the sounds of the Theta rage (4.0–7.0Hz) enter a deep meditative state and achieve greater visualization, inspiration, and reprogramming capabilities than in a normal (Beta) waking state.

Although the Theta meditative state is immensely valuable, the Beta and Gamma waves also has its advantages. If you need to improve your ability to do analytical or high-focus work, you may find it useful to listen to music with Beta / Gamma waves. These higher sound frequencies are associated with increased insight, higher information processing, and certain cognitive activities such as analysis and mathematics.

We are all able to learn how the power of sound can be used to change brain waves and move our lives in a certain direction.

There are several ways to change brain waves. For example, during a vision quest, you can tune in to the natural sounds of nature or listen to so-called entertaining audio pieces from the brain.

Heal yourself with sounds and think positive thoughts!

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Source: NordenBladet.ee

Foreign Affairs Committee: The election result declared in Belarus cannot be considered legitimate

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NordenBladet —

At its extraordinary sitting today, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) discussed the situation in Belarus after the presidential elections held on 9 August and adopted a Statement on the Belarusian elections.

“Serious evidence indicates that the results of the presidential elections in Belarus were grossly falsified. Therefore the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Estonia cannot consider the officially declared election result as legitimate,” the Statement says.

The Foreign Affairs Committee will continue the discussion of this topic on Tuesday, 18 August.

Before the Statement was adopted, diplomat of the Estonian Embassy in Belarus Kalvi Noormägi told the Committee about the situation in Belarus. Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu gave the Committee an overview of Estonia’s positions at the informal video conference of the foreign affairs ministers of the European Union on 14 August, which will address the presidential elections in Belarus and the situation in Eastern Mediterranean.

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Sweden: Prince Carl Philip opens nature photo exhibition “Royal National City Park – 25 Years” + VIDEO!

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NordenBladet – The summer is in full swing but the Swedish Royal Family is getting back to work. This week, Prince Carl Philip of Sweden attended the digital opening of the nature photo exhibition “Royal National City Park – 25 Years”. The exhibition, with 28 curated photographs, will be on show in Stockholm until 13 September 2020.

In a two-minute long video, the prince opened the exhibition. He talked a bit about the history of the park and the history of the royal family’s associations with the park. The prince said: “I myself have a great interest in both nature and photography. And when I had the opportunity to see this exhibition in advance, it struck me that they are not only beautiful, but they also show the incredible diversity we find in this park “.

Carl Philip attended alone and Princess Sofia wasn’t with her husband at this event. Sofia often accompanies Carl Philip at such events, which has led the Swedish press to speculate as to why the princess was not present.

The Royal Court has stated that: “The prince has been asked to inaugurate the exhibition. It is also in the prince’s interest in photography and art, the question of attendance was only addressed to the prince”.

In the spring of 1995, King Carl Gustaf opened the world’s first national city park. A national city park is a unique historical landscape of importance to the national cultural heritage, for the ecology of an urban area and for human recreation. Unlike national parks and many nature reserves, it is a requirement that is located in an urbanized environment.

The area of Stockholm`s national city park dates back to 1452 when King Karl Knutsson Bonde converted the island of Södra Djurgården to a royal park. Many kings have personally left their mark on the park; Johan III was the one who created a royal zoo there in the 1570s. One hundred years later, Charles XI made the area to a larger royal hunting park. Jakob de La Gardie built a castle there in the 1640s. In the 18th century, Gustav III created an English park landscape there.

Featured image: Prins Carl Philip invigde fotoutställningen “Kungliga Nationalstadsparken 25 år” (YouTube)

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