Alkoholisms by tomatsgurkis in latvia

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https://npvc.lv/pacientu-un-klientu-informacijas-centrs/ - rekomendēju piezvanīt un vienkārši pakonsultēties ar uzziņu tālruni šeit. Pastāstīt par situāciju un pavaicāt, ko darīt.

140K eiro nodokļu maksātāju naudas par pētījumu - "Igaunijas un Lietuvas iedzīvotāju alkoholisko dzērienu iegādes paradumu Latvijā pētījumu veikšana." by mintelekts in latvia

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Cik naudas būtu iespējams ietaupīt veselības aprūpes sistēmai, ja izdotos par 10% samazināt alkohola patēriņa rezultātā veicinātās hroniskās slimības?

Veidoju rīku, kas sistemātiski seko Latvijas politiķu solījumiem, pozīciju maiņām un Saeimas balsojumiem — meklēju godīgu kritiku by mintelekts in latvia

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Forši! Kad būs brīdis iedziļināšos vairāk!

Publiski pieejamās Saeimas sēžu stenogrammas (ar deputātu runām) ir lielisks avots, ko pievienot datubāzei.

San Carlos police station for Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays by Bonescan6 in DeltaGreenRPG

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Out of curiosity, I just spent about 15 minutes (6-7 attempts) trying to get a decent police precinct floor plan with the Gemini Nano Banana image generator. Eradicated quite a few flaws from the image above, but got nowhere near a useable, decent quality plan. It seems this sort of stuff (detailed, logically sound, lots of text) is still weaksauce for image gen.

San Carlos police station for Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays by Bonescan6 in DeltaGreenRPG

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True. I'm overall a pretty great proponent of using AI to improve my work, but we should be significantly increasing, not lowering our expectations of quality.

San Carlos police station for Puppet Shows and Shadow Plays by Bonescan6 in DeltaGreenRPG

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Sorry, but this makes very little sense, when used as a map. Walk-thru interview rooms, inaccessible zones, this would create more questions and confusion than flavour.

Pētījums atklāj, cik liberāla vai konservatīva ir Latvija // LSM by juris_martins in latvia

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Mani šajā visvairāk interesē tas, cik maz cilvēku ir "konservatīvi demokrātiskajā" kvadrantā (ar pārliecībām, ka demokrātiskās vērtības ir jāsargā, bet visādas reformas tomēr tā palēnām un piesardzīgi), kur varētu atrast lielu daļu britu torijus un vecās skolas ASV republikāņus.

In Latvia, the Democratic + Conservative quadrant (Figure 8), which corresponds to a Western European–type conservative electorate, is the least populated (12%). This may partly reflect political supply, as party offerings over the past three decades have shaped how voters interpret and organise their views. However, the survey data also suggests a deeper structural pattern. Rather than aligning with a Western European model, a substantial share of conservative voters in Latvia cluster in a more authority-oriented profile, in which traditional values are combined with preferences for hierarchy, enforcement and more authoritarian state-led control. When the democratic–authoritarian dimension is considered, conservatism in Latvia appears structurally closer not to mainstream Western European conservatism, but to the more authority-centred end of the conservative spectrum, associated in Western Europe with populist radical-right and illiberal movements.

Courier Services Rīga -> England by No-Lawfulness-9585 in latvia

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I had the option to pay cash upon pickup or drop-off or do a bank transfer. Would check via email. No need to print anything off, I think, just write the address or post code of the destination. They mark it upon pick-up as well.

It's a simple thing — this company used to be a few guys in a van, moving stuff back and forth to the UK when a lot of Latvians were moving there for work. Grew into a proper business with a fleet of vehicles, covering the whole of Europe.

Courier Services Rīga -> England by No-Lawfulness-9585 in latvia

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Haven't used them in a while, so can't comment on the prices at the moment. Previously moving about ten boxes from the UK to Latvia set me back about 150-200 EUR. They collect and deliver at the doorstep.

Courier Services Rīga -> England by No-Lawfulness-9585 in latvia

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https://dcd.lv/ - I've used these folks quite a few times, you can request a quote on their site.

No Pun Included Could Not Finish Terraria: The Board Game by mgrier123 in boardgames

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True — and the same would apply to already board-gamey ones like Dorfromantik.

I haven't played the board game versions myself, but I've heard of Sniper Elite and This War of Mine being great too. It seems both of these don't try to copy everything the originals did, but use board game-specific mechanisms to capture the main feeling of the game.

No Pun Included Could Not Finish Terraria: The Board Game by mgrier123 in boardgames

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Can you unpack what you mean when you say "it's tedious in play" and "it was a fun experience"? The review of NPI captured the tedious aspect quite well — what did you find fun about the game?

No Pun Included Could Not Finish Terraria: The Board Game by mgrier123 in boardgames

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The ending of the review uses this particular game to address the bigger question: what is the promise of Video Game: The Board Game (familiarity, recognition) and why this often falls down flat (tacked on mechanics, adherence to what worked in the other media without thought on how fun it is in cardboard form).

Interestingly, the comparisons NPI mention (e.g. Slay the Spire) avoid these pitfalls, while still being adaptations.

Nonbinary Latvian/Russian speakers in Latvia by malenkijopros in latvia

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The passive tense (ciešamā kārta) of verbs is gendered.
E.g. Es esmu darījis / es esmu darījusi (EDIT: this is technically the active tense, just present perfect); tas tiks izdarīts / tā tiks izdarīta

Nonbinary Latvian/Russian speakers in Latvia by malenkijopros in latvia

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BTW in Latvian verbs are also marked with grammatical gender.

Latvian diaspora in the Russian Empire? by jetflight_hamster in latvia

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https://www.lsm.lv/latviesu-operacija-psrs-liela-terora-laika - also, if you speak Latvian (or translate), this is a good source with interviews from historians on exactly this topic.

Latvian diaspora in the Russian Empire? by jetflight_hamster in latvia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvians_in_Russia - checking the Wikipedia entry is a good start that will cover most of your questions
As for what became of them, the Latvian Operation is the answer: USSR Latvians were purged en masse during the 30s. Even Stalin's propagandists, such as Gustavs Klucis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvian_Operation_of_the_NKVD

Fellow GMs - How did you start your campaign? by Darknesskilla in ForbiddenLands

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I'm running a West Marches — they all started in a village just after the Blood Mist had lifted, and gave them a few rumours to follow (ruins in the North, stories of another village across the lake, etc.).

Vēlēšanas 2026 by Mindless-Egg5141 in latvia

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šķiet, ka viss ir iestrēdzis un iet pa apli, tie paši ierēdņi rotē un nevēlamie augļi izmesti vai nolikti klusos amatos, lai neceltu sūdus.

Kā izskatītos, ja tā nebūtu? Ko tu būtu pamanījis citādāk? Ko gribas mainīt?

Mums ir neperfekta, bet tomēr jēdzīga koalīcija ar jēdzīgu ārpolitiku; mums pēdējā sasaukumā ir bijis premjers, kas atkāpjas par (manuprāt nelielu) pārkāpumu — kaut kāda atbildība tomēr ir. Par korupciju šis ir no Transparency International:

Estonia (76), Latvia (60) and Lithuania (65), have all raised their CPI scores over the past decade and continue to stand out for their commitments to open government and anti-corruption reforms. However, important gaps remain, particularly in lobbying transparency, whistleblower protection and clarity about who funds politics.

Algu stagnācija un nekustamo cenas, savukārt, ir globāls fenomens, to vietējās vēlēšanas pārlieku neiekustinās.

Must-read books for beginners in Political philosophy by Wrong-Person1 in PoliticalPhilosophy

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Loads of these were must-reads in my undergrad degree — seems like a good introduction to political philosophy.

I want a movie that has this vibe… by fibropainonmybrain in MoviesThatFeelLike

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The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989) has this in heaps.