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506. Baku
A Postcard for World Peace | September 27th 2008
Aysel Aghayeva - Baku, Azerbaijan read more
Baku's Urban Change | Commentary and Photography
Social Science in the Caucasus | September 24th 2008 by Aaron Erlich
Interested in urban development? Want to know how outsiders describe the urban experience of Baku? Two young researchers from Germany have set up a blog to follow their project in tracking changes in Baku. Oriana Kraemer and Sebastian Burger take pho read more
The Russian Bear is Awake - Hold onto your Wallet
Prodromus | August 12th 2008
Moscow, with its recent attack on its former Georgian republic has caused concern across the world. Russia is feeling strong, and is showing that it is no longer going to sit idly by as their former client states forge stronger relationships with t read more
US pipeline excluded Iran and Russia and is behind Georgia Osseti…
Iran News Blog | August 12th 2008 by Ali Mostofi
To exclude Russia and Iran even from this phase, Washington favoured the construction of the 1,090-mile Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, even though it was twice as long as the alternative route of Baku-Tbilisi-Suspa, the Russian port on the Black Sea, read more
GEORGIA, RUSSIA, AND WAR: NEOCON PLUTOCRATS MUST GO: ENEMIES OF H…
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | August 10th 2008 by Tom Usher
"Putin." The war in Georgia will divert attention from the Anthrax false-flag attack revelations. They want to close the case without anything but circumstantial suspicions, because they know it was an inside job, a false-flag operation conduct read more
Olja bakom konflikten i Georgien
Svensson | August 9th 2008 by Anders Svensson
Mycket talar för att det är olja som ligger bakom konflikten i Georgien. Där USA har stora intressen i den pipeline som byggts för att exportera olja från Azerbajdzjan till hamnar i Svarta havet. En pipeline som alltså möjliggör oljeexport ut read more
THE POLITICAL CHESSBOARD - A RIGHT MOVE TAKES A QUEEN
Caledonian Comment | August 8th 2008 by Caledonian Jim
Pictured above is the state opening of the British Parliament, with the Queen in attendance . But that traditional scene is apparently in danger after a group of MPs were discovered campaigning to scrap their traditional oath of allegiance to t read more
See Baku Before It's Lost
Junk Thief | July 23rd 2008 by Junk Thief
Just as the first half of the 20th century saw the demise of the British Empire, the same is now, fortunately, happening to the U.S. Empire. Fears of the "Manhattanizing" of urban skylines is quickly being replaced by the Shanghaiing or Dubaiing of read more
Guest Column: America's Ostensible Ally in Baku
Oil and Glory | July 3rd 2008 by Steve LeVine
Next week, Dmitry Medvedev travels to Japan for his first G-8 summit as president of Russia. But before that, he is on a three-day trip to Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. If the West hasn't taken note of that, it should -- Vladimir Putin and now Medvede read more
More on the Baku Bluff
Oil and Glory | June 30th 2008 by Steve LeVine
A friend has passed along a fascinating speech I'd missed early this month by Bill Schrader, who runs BP's operations in Azerbaijan. In it, Schrader says that BP and its Big Oil partners in Baku can pump almost 70% more oil from their offshore Caspia read more
Chess Grand Prix
Chessalee | April 22nd 2008 by Nikita
The first move is officially made at the board of Magnus Carlsen (White) against Wang Yue (Black). Standing from left to right: Geoffrey Borg (CEO Global Chess), Elisabeta Polihroniade (Deputy Chief Arbiter), Azad Rahimov (Minister for Youth and Spor read more
Bari: Lanzafame convocato nell’under 21
Il blog del Bari calcio | March 20th 2008 by Bariblog.it
Barilive Tra i ventuno convocati nella Nazionale Under 21, spunta il nome di Davide Lanzafame. Il giovane attaccante in forza al Bari dovrà disputare la gara Azerbaigian-Italia, in programma martedì 25 marzo a Baku, nello stadio Tofig Bahramov. Il read more
The "Death Star" In Azerbaijan
Weberence | March 1st 2008 by Ano
In Baku, Azerbaijan, they are preparing to construct the Full Moon Rising hotel or as it is unofficially known …the ?Death Star? since the design does remind us of the famous Star Wars space station that destroyed planets. It will be 150 meter read more
GEOPOLITIC: Iran offers to aid Azerbaijan development
Baja energy BLOG | February 19th 2008
Iran's Foreign Minister in a meeting with Azerbaijan's Defense Minister offers to help Baku in implementing its development program. “Iran is ready to participate in Azerbaijan's development projects,” Mottaki said in the meeting with visiting C read more
EUROASIA: Turkey will always support Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue
energyBlog | November 18th 2007 by bajaenergyblog
“Azerbaijan’s joy is our joy, Azerbaijan’s grief is our grief. Once, historical processes divided Azerbaijan and Turkey and there was a border between us. Now we have good possibilities and we should... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit read more
Baku Kibana (temple roof support finials)
Japanese Antiques | October 19th 2007 by Brandon W
I thought I would stay on the topic of large protuberances started in the last post, and I do mean large. Here are two more examples of extreme olfactory organs, this time in the form of Baku, nightmare-eating chimera with an elephant's trunk, rhino read more
ASIA: Azerbaijan will complete construction of nuclear reactor
ENERGY DATA WAREHOUSE | October 3rd 2007 by Manu T. Laveaga
By 2012, a nuclear reactor will be launched in Azerbaijan between the cities of Baku and Sumgait, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan Makhmud Kerimov told reporters today.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit read more
Chicago tops IOC shortlist for 2016 Games
Chicago 2016 | September 20th 2007 by Brian Edwards
FT.com / World - Chicago takes lead for 2016 OlympicsChicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games was given a huge boost this week when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the shortlist of seven finalists that will compete for the summer read more
Jason Bryant in Baku: US World Team Workout is “Old School”
Amateur Wrestling News | September 20th 2007 by Thomas McMahon
Baku, AZE By Jason Bryant jbryant@intermatwrestle.com` Seeing a U.S. World Team practice isn’t something uncommon for wrestling fans, speaking generally of course. It’s commonplace for World and Olympic teams to have workouts in a read more
Ночь пожирателей рекламы. Мини-ревь…
La Vida Bloga | September 16th 2007 by Vladimir
В пятницу я все-таки побывал на этом шоу. Что могу сказать? Замечательно. Прежде всего то, что это очень хорошо, что и у нас теперь будет пр read more
Baku: building collapse
Comment on NoComment News | August 28th 2007 by natshu
Not only bridges, but buildings collapse every now and then. The world lost a new building 2 hours ago ... as well as 20 people. ... Two more pictures are by the link (click on the photo)Source: NoComment News, AzerbaijanSpecial thanks to N. read more
обрушилась новостройка
La Vida Bloga | August 28th 2007 by Vladimir
На улице Мухтарова (бывш. Шестая параллельная), менее часа назад, обрушилась очередная новостройка. Место напоминало видеохроники 11 сен read more
Кабельное телевидение
La Vida Bloga | August 24th 2007 by Vladimir
Планировал кабельному посвятить небольшой пост, но как начал писать понял, что этого будет маловато. Поэтому то, что получилось положил read more
ASIA: The Stocks Gained
ENERGY DATA WAREHOUSE | July 20th 2007 by Manu T. Laveaga
Singapore's stocks rose, helping the Straits Times Index to its biggest gain in two weeks. Keppel Corp. led advances among oil-services companies after crude prices reached an 11-month high of $76 a barrel.The Straits Times Index climbed 46.76, or 1. read more
Heat of the Day
murmuring trees | April 23rd 2007 by Beverly Robertson
In August in Baku, the sun bakes everything-from people-to kitties-to the trees themselves. These cats were doing what we all wished we had been doing. Napping in the noon-day heat. The one redeeming feature is that Baku is the "windy city".Today read more
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