Summary
Editorial. July 2010
Interview with Mr Riho Raudi, the Manager of Aiakujundus OÜ
Training. Webzine training calendar. July 2010
Business. Boeing
Economy. Enterprise Estonia has supported the product development of Estonian companies with 525 million Estonian kroons
Finance. The price increase of June was caused by mobile communications services
Marketing. Sales 1.5
Labour market. Selecting and renting personnel, part 8
Tourism. Ladakh: a kingdom on the roof of the world
Food. Filled cannelloni
Drink. Drambuie
Table manners. Meeting at a restaurant
Invitation. E-learning, part 2
Look out, Volga! A journal-style article by Mr Vahur Kõrbe about restoring an old car
Music. Barbara Streisand
Internet. Petitsioon.ee
Summary, May 2010
Person. Interview of SCAA Consult OÜ’s Director, Mr Andri Arula. The running topic is IT security and developments in the field.
Business. Hearst, William Randolph Hearst
Management newsletter. May 2010
The Economy. Cost-effective company management
Cash. After the changeover to the euro, kroons cannot be distributed as keepsakes.
Labour market. Selection and renting of personnel, part 6. Continuation of the series of writings dealing with personnel management
Column. Ton Karlos & the Depressed Man.
Marketing. Sales 1.3
FOOD AND DRINK Dinner on location in the Rotermann Quarter.
Table manners. How to serve red wine?
Tourism. Nile River cruise
Domestic tourism. Vihula Manor
Accommodation. Hotel chain “Choice” is expanding to the Estonian and Baltic market
Invitation. Vocational education conference
Training. Webzine training calendar. June 2010
Ettevaatust Volga! Hr. Vahur Kõrbe päevikustiilis kirjutis vanaauto taastamisest
Music. Lady Gaga
April 2010, summary
Interview. Interview with Mr Anton Bazõlev, manager of the transport and moving company ADDUCO OÜ. Why and when do people move? What should you know and recognise when hiring a moving company?
Business. Nokia
Training. Webzine training calendar. May 2010
Management newsletter. April 2010
The Economy. Moody’s upgrades rating outlook for Estonia
The Economy/Invitation. About the roll of vocational education in stable economic growth
Labour market. Selection and renting of personnel, part 5. Continuation of the series of writings dealing with personnel management
Column. Ton Karlos & the time for stripes
Marketing. Sales 1.2
Food. Caesar salad
Drink. LIMONCE
Table manners. Napkins
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal style writings describing the restoration of an old car
Music. Joe Bonamassa
March 2010, summary
Interview. Mrs Ülle Toots, Tallinn School of Service, leading teacher of general subjects
Business. IBM
Management newsletter. March 2010
The Economy. How to notice the coming economic rise?
Labour market. Selection and renting of personnel, part 4. The series of writings dealing with personnel management continues
Column. Columnist Ton Karlos. When the columnist is cold
Marketing. Sale 1.1
Food. Pasta with seafood
Drink. Liquor “Pisang Ambon”
Invitation. March is Good Service Month!
Training. Start-up of the webzine’s training environment. Training programme
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal style writings describing the restoration of an old car
Music. Bon Jovi
February 2010, summary
Interview. The interviewed party this time is none other than Kon Karlos, columnist for the webzine. The eternal topics being discussed – food, human relations, a bit of politics.
Business. PepsiCO
Management newsletter. February 2010.
The Economy. What will Estonia’s transition to the Euro bring?
Labour market. Selection and renting of personnel, part 3. Continuation of the series of writings dealing with personnel management
Sales. Marketing ABC
Drawing. Results of the webzine’s drawing.
Food. Cherry cake with almonds and maple syrup
Drink. What is “Jägermeister”?
Accommodation/Invitation. Administrator of the Year 2009 – Rudolf Mannov, Tallink City Hotel
Training. Kiirkoolitus.eu training schedule.
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal style writings describing the restoration of an old car.
Music. MUSE
Tidbits
January 2010, summary
Interview. Dr. Tamara Babichev, psychiatrist. What is stress and what are the symptoms of stress. How to distinguish positive stress from negative stress. Is it possible to treat stress on your own?
Business. Mr. Henry Ford
Management newsletter. January 2010
The Economy. Economic analysts: Estonia is facing a year of standing still
Labour market. Selection and renting of personnel, part 2. The writings dealing with personnel management continue
Column. Ton Karlos & HA. Webzine columnist is afflicted by indifference caused by urbanisation – Grey Working Day
Food. Strawberry salad with almonds
Drink. Modern Estonian drink. Cranberry – sparkling wine cocktail. Prepared by restaurant MEKK bartender Veiko Puusepp.
Accommodation. Avati Hotel “Meriton Old Town Garden”
Invitation. Interview with Europe’s best young server, Vocational Education Centre of Tartu student, Karoli Jassov.
Training. Kiirkoolitus.eu training schedule.
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal style writings describing the restoration of an old car.
Music. Kimmo Pohjonen.
December 2009, summary
Interview. Mrs Marika Tõrv, Director of Catering for the Estonian Open Air Museum and the Manager of Kolu Tavern. Key question – how to prepare truly authentic and exquisite home baked bread?
Business. Michelin. A trade mark that a great many people recognize.
Management newsletter. December 2009
The Economy. Plusses and minuses of personnel rental.
Column. Ton Karlos and Christmas fever.
Food. Smoked chicken-mushroom pan pie
Food. E621, monosodium glutamate
Drink. Modern Estonian drink. Sparkling wine cocktail KULLAKE . Prepared by restaurant MEKK bartender Veiko Puusepp.
Accommodation. Regardless of the economic depression, clients are more generous when leaving tips.
Invitation. A new guide to vocational training, “Help for the Decider: Vocational training opportunities 2010/2011, has been completed.
Training. Kiirkoolitus.eu training schedule.
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal style writings describing the restoration of an old car.
Innovation. Anthropocentric innovation.
Music. Tina Turner.
November 2009, summary
Interview. Rävala Citypub manager Mr. Tarmo Viiding weighs in on why the word ‘pub’ has a certain connotation for Estonians. At the same time, the topic of how the arguably largest collection of Estonian beer mugs was gathered is discussed.
The Economy. Electronics giant Sony. How a good business name provides momentum to a successful company.
Product. Gourmet restaurant “Korsaar’s” year-end menus. Two excellent menus from head chefs Dmitri Rooz and Oleg Sotsov, which are served in an exceptionally stylish interior. Webzine recommends!
Management newsletter. October 2009
Food. Seafood with saffron. A simple recipe, with the help of which a dish for six guests can be prepared in only 10 minutes.
Accommodation. Hotels are giving up on stars which require large expenditures.
Invitation. Best chefs and waiters.
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal style writings describing the restoration of an old car.
Innovation. Customers are unable to appreciate things which do not yet exist.
Music. Puškin’s Ball.
October 2009, summary
The Economy. Everybody probably knows what a Big Mac is. Find out in this webzine what the Big Mac Index is; compiled since 1986 by the economic publication The Economist.
Product. Mini campaign. Advertise yourself through in different environments: www.ehra.ee; www.veebikiri.ee; www.kiirkoolitus.eu
Management newsletter. September 2010
Column. Columnist Ton Karlos and a tram named DEPRESSION
Invitation. Head Chef Dmitri Rooz took first prize in the international cooking competition “Riga Open Culinary Cup” for elite chefs
Food. Recipe recommendation from Dmitri Rooz
Tourism. Fewer tourists spent the night in accommodation establishments in July than did a year ago.
Party. How to organise a bachelorette party?
Health. Stress, friend and foe.
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal style writings chronicling the restoration of an old car.
Innovation. How to distinguish a new product and service?
Music. Mylène Farmer
September 2009, summary
Person. Interview with Siim Koovit, the food and beverage manager of the Dorpat Hotel restaurant. The topic was the motivating of personnel.
The Economy. Philip Morris Co Inc., now the Altria Group, covers 45% of the US and 12% of the world market, being one of the world’s largest tobacco producers. How is the tobacco producing company fairing in the situation where smoking in society continues to decrease?
Product. Webzine’s fall seminars. Stress, crisis and service management.
Management newsletter. September 2009. The world economic crisis is coming to an end.
Column. Columnist Ton Karlos delves deeper into the Grey Cardinal phenomenon.
Food. How is Tiramisu prepared?
Party. What to do when you are troubled by a hangover? Webzine consolidates various solutions.
Look Out, Volga! Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s journal type writings describing the restoration of an old car.
Innovation. Store packs quantity for customer based on recipe?
Music. Mexican and French tenor Emilio Rolando Villazón Mauleón.
August 2009, summary
Person. Interview with Executive Chef Rene Uusmees, of the restaurant MEKK. Mr. Uusmees talks about Estonian cuisine and his own principles. The webzine investigates, among other things, how local cuisine relates to the drinks menu, which is international as it is known.
The Economy. The Coca Cola Company, a company that has left a mark on the world economy through strong advertising campaigns as well as its main product.
Product. Webzine’s fall seminars.
Column. Columnist Ton Karlos, being convinced of the advantages of authoritarian rule, discovers an example of a strange victory which makes him begin to have serious doubts.
Food. How to prepare the simple yet highly prized dessert called “Banana Split”?
Drinks. Third consecutive Wine Spectator award for the Three Sisters Hotel.
A little on etiquette. How to handle drink glasses?
Flowing with Volgas. Mr. Vahur Kõrbe’s contemplation on the subject of Mihaly Csikszentmihaly’s book “Flow”.
Estonia. Setumaa. Calm and enjoyable corner of the country for those who value clean nature and being alone. Not to mention the old and interesting cultural sphere.
Innovation. How traditions can be innovative.
Music. Madonna
‘July 2009, summary
Person. An interview with Merlin Tatrik, Head of European Social Fund coordination. A recurrent topic throughout the interview is the situation in the Estonian labour market.
July 2007. Both content and form of the webzine are updated.
Economy. We begin with a series of writings introducing famous businesses. We start off by covering the success story of the whiz kid of the information society: Google Inc.
Webzine’s seminars. The topics are service management and financial management, cost-saving. The seminar can be carried out as an internal training in businesses across Estonia.
Column. The columnist Ton Karlos reflects on the fundamental concepts in life and comes to the conclusion that a human being is just as happy as he/she wants to be.
Party. How to arrange a pyjama party?
Drinks. Three summer cocktails.
Invitation. At the World Championship in coffee preparation that took place on 26–28 June in Cologne, Marta Piigli won in the category of Coffee in Good Spirits.
Food. This webzine once again includes a recipe about using coriander.
A proclamation by the Year of Innovation team.
Music. “Good bye, mr. Jackson!“
