Jaanika Erne

4:42, 24 February 2010

The Estonian Republic celebrates its’ National Day today.
You may go and listen to the Estonian folk music concert at 7.30 pm today, at Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, where Veljo Tormis‘ music is played under the heading „Forgotten Peoples“.
The composer Veljo Tormis is to attend the concert.
Take a closer look at http://www.york.ac.uk/concerts/programme/forgottenpeoples

0:40, 17 February 2010

A rhetorical question that may be asked about every human activity is – Whether such activity adds value, or is such activity the next something that is going to shade or even harm the existing values?
In that context, one may ask, what could be the values brought back to Estonia by the pupils and students studying [...]

6:18, 23 January 2010

The Call for Papers to the 4th ESIL Biennial Conference “International Law 1989 – 2010: A Performance Appraisal” that will be held in Cambridge, England, on 2 – 4 September 2010 was closed at midnight.
I presented an abstract to be considered under the Agora 7: Human Rights: “Understanding Human Rights and European Values”. This is [...]

22:53, 27 December 2009

With the aim to get better picture of modernism and postmodernism, I am reading I, Ward, „Introduction to Critical Legal Theory“. Cavendish Publishing, 2004, which book talks about development of legal thought from modernity to postmodernism. The book talks of development of the society as a network of relations that are nothing other than their communicative content, and discusses, whether [...]

23:42, 26 December 2009

I was reading M. Peters, M. Olssen, C. Lankshear, „Futures of Critical Theory. Dreams of Difference. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003, and specifically the work: Gert J. J. Biesta, „Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction = Justice“ in that book.
This is about the nonpresent making the presence of what is present possible (and at the same time [...]

23:38, 24 December 2009

As an attempt to (re)socialize, I decided to visit a Christmas Church today. I thought of going to the Tallinn Jaani Church, where I used to go in 1990s. I was thinking that if I were a priest and would call people to the church in the Christmas Eve, I would carefully think of what [...]

22:27, 9 August 2009

For Monday morning I would recommend an Estonian national drink full of energy:
Ingredients
2,5 l milk
100 g barley meal
1 tbs butter
salt / sugar (I would recommend honey)
 
Method
Pour the sifted barley meal into the boiling milk using a narrow spout, stir. Season with butter and salt or sugar (honey). Serve as breakfast or supper.
 
Source http://www.kokaraamat.ee/rahvustoidud.php?cat=2

22:14, 8 August 2009

My Father Jaan Erne (born in 1934) with a Fellow who looks like actor Cary Grant, in 1960s.
Having graduated from the Tallinn Business School (or should I say Tallinn School of Commerce?) in 1964, my Father has well managed family resources.
For tough times, he would recommend the recipe that soon follows.

23:56, 5 August 2009

A comment I received today made me think that people may understand things funnily (not the specific commentator). – The day before yesterday I put up a video introducing a German school. Since the video only brings up the dark sides of the school, people usually start asking questions and expect to get to know [...]

14:44, 2 August 2009

Oatmeal cookies (K a e r a küpsised)
- a recipe from Estonian cuisine for Sunday evening.

Ingredients
1,5 dl porridge oats
1 dl flour
1,5 cup brown sugar
1 dl honey
2 tbs butter, softened
2 egg whites
1 tbs milk
1 cup dried apple pieces

 
Method
Mix butter, sugar and honey until fluffy. Add milk and eggs. Add oats and flour. Add dried pieces of [...]