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  1. An optimist despite traumaRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines Register Des Moines news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Des Moines, Iowa

    ... following years. His father Norman had run a successful fishing business 100 miles north of Vilnius, today part of Lithuania but then in Poland. One day, a priest told his father that he would be killed unless he hid. They were one of only five ...

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    Related Topix: Iowa, Grinnell College, Europe, World News

  2. Celebrating love in society's underbellyRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Clover Herald

    ... his office face a second case, that of Lydia, which blows the lid off a sex-slavery ring - and sends Sundkvist to Lithuania to trace its roots. "For a moment, at least, not everything seemed hopeless." Those are the thoughts of one sensitive ...

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    Related Topix: Publishing, Media, Prison, Europe, World News, Lithuania, Lithuania, Klaipeda, Lithuania

  3. Lansbury receives first Under-21 call upRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Watford Observer

    Watforda s Henri Lansbury has been called up by the England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce for the first time for the Three Lions double header against Portugal and Lithuania.

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    Related Topix: Sports, World Soccer, More Sports, Watford

  4. Goncalves to leave HeartsRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Scotsman.com

    ... Vladimir Romanov A 700,000 to lure from the Swiss club FC Thun in January 2006. He initially joined FBK Kaunas of Lithuania, a club financed by Romanov's Ukio Bankas Investment Group, before being loaned to Hearts. He signed a permanent contract at ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, World Soccer, More Sports, Hearts

  5. An optimist despite traumaRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Des Moines Register

    ... years. His father Norman had run a successful fishing business 100 miles north of Vilnius, today part of Lithuania but then in Poland. One day, a priest told his father that he would be killed unless he hid. They were one of only five Jewish ...

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    Related Topix: Grinnell College, Europe, World News

  6. Louise Elizabeth (Joseph) BurnsRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Lymeline.com

    ... years, George R. Burns, and also her parents, Antanas Jurdeipis and Magdalene (Eukinis) Jurdeipis, both of Kaunas, Lithuania. Louise' birth name in Lithuanian was Ludwiga which was anglicized to Louise in childhood. Louise moved to Hartford from New ...

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    Related Topix: Wethersfield, CT, Hartford, CT, Europe, World News, Old Saybrook, CT, Old Lyme, CT

  7. Jumsoft releases Impressive Selection of Keynote Backgrounds FXRead the original story

    Yesterday | MacMegasite - Mac Community News

    ... FX 4.0 is only $49 (USD), and version 3.0 users can upgrade for only $19 (USD). Based in scenic Vilnius, Lithuania, Jumsoft is a privately funded company founded in 2002. Committed to providing the highest quality software, Jumsoft is a dedicated ...

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Computers, Apple Computer

  8. Obituary: Esther Hautzig / Classic children's book recounted growing up in Siberian exileRead the original story

    Yesterday | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    ... She had Alzheimer's disease. Ms. Hautzig had been born into comfortable circumstances in present-day Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of Poland, where her family ran a jewelry store. In 1941, after the Soviet Union and Germany signed a nonaggression ...

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  9. Holocaust survivor lives to share his, and others', stories so history will not repeat itselfRead the original story

    Yesterday | El Paso Times

    ... political opponents and other populations the Nazis deemed expendable. Kellen was among the nearly 40,000 Jews in Lithuania who were rounded up, forced into barricaded ghettos and concentration camps -- or killed. About 3,000 survived Kovno, now ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, Fort Bliss, TX

  10. France eyes sending troops to Afghan combat zoneRead the original story

    Feb 26, 2008 | Canada.com

    France may send hundreds of ground troops to east Afghanistan where NATO-led forces are fighting al Qaeda-backed insurgents, Le Monde newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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    Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Nicolas Sarkozy, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan

  11. Spy With 'Twisted Biography' Laid to Rest in Tel AvivRead the original story

    Yesterday | The St. Petersburg Times

    ... agency reported. 'You did not put me to shame. You were a spirited Jew and an ardent Zionist.' Born in Soviet Lithuania, Kalmanovich immigrated to Israel in 1971 and, after graduating from Jerusalem University, worked at several construction ...

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    Related Topix: Israel, Hamerkaz, Israel, Tel Aviv, Israel, World News, Middle East, Europe

  12. Forests of faith in Lithuania after the fall of the Berlin wall- Pagan, Jewish and ChristianRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Examiner.com

    Lithuania has a rich heritage of Pagan , Jewish , and Christian history that makes it a compelling destination for spiritual and cultural travelers today.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Pagan/Wiccan

  13. Pagan parks and practices in Lithuania- 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin WallRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | Examiner.com

    ... were held outside near ancient oaks with stone altars. The spirit of nature is still woven in everywhere in Lithuania from abundant green belts, and artful designs with natural elements to prevalent amber from the Baltic Sea. The national government ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Pagan/Wiccan, Travel, Lithuania Travel

  14. Prime Ministers summed up Baltic cooperation in 2009Read the original story

    Monday | Let's be smart

    ... proportion of defence expenditures will once again be increased to the level agreed upon internationally. In 2009, Lithuania will lead the Baltic cooperation. The presidency rotates annually, with Estonia holding the presidency last year, and Latvia ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Estonia, Andrus Ansip

  15. Lithuanian Christian sites after the Fall of the Berlin WallRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 6, 2009 | Examiner.com

    ... for horses, and even in one case, a museum for atheism. Now twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lithuania offers Pagan and Jewish sites for the spiritual traveller as well as historic and beautifully restored places of Christian worship ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Orthodox Church

  16. Esther Hautzig; wrote of WWII exile in SiberiaRead the original story

    Monday | The Boston Globe

    ... She had Alzheimer's disease. Mrs. Hautzig had been born into comfortable circumstances in present-day Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of Poland, where her family ran a jewelry store. In 1941, after the Soviet Union and Germany signed a nonaggression ...

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  17. Deaths elsewhereRead the original story

    Sunday | Obituaries

    ... City. She had Alzheimer's disease. Hautzig had been born into comfortable circumstances in present-day Vilnius, Lithuania, then part of Poland, where her family ran a jewelry store. In 1941, after the Soviet Union and Germany signed a nonaggression ...

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  18. Spherical Oceanic Oases - Domantas Stukas Designs Awe-Inspiring Island ArchitectureRead the original story

    Sunday | Trend Hunter Magazine

    Domantas Stukas is an art designer out of Vilnius, Lithuania who has created an island which looks like a haven for extraterrestrials.

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, UFO and Alien

  19. Convention Calendar UpdatedRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | About.com

    ... time to attend an International tattoo convention. Just this month there's expos going on in Italy, Tahiti, and Lithuania. More exotic locations will be hosting events in the coming months, so make sure you have your passport and have fun! November ...

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    Related Topix: Europe, World News, Costa Mesa, CA, Mesa, CA, Events

  20. Samuel Bak's Holocaust art is on exhibit at Florida Holocaust Museum in St. PetersburgRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | St. Petersburg Times

    Equal parts bravura and humility are needed by the artist who bases his own art on another's masterpiece.

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    Related Topix: St. Petersburg, FL, Photography, Arts, Europe, World News, Painting