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After Georgia, A Day of Reckoning For Washington

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:51:00 -0500

Russia says it will start withdrawing its troops from Georgia tomorrow. If that truly happens -- and there are contrary signs -- a new, probably far more important stage of the Georgian crisis will begin. That's the assessment of the affair by the ar

Olympics: Watching 20k Race Walking Marathon

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:39:51 -0500

Photo by Noel in the Bahamas - Flickr Just watching race walking on the olympics before I hit the sack. I don’t know what it is but since I’ve had it on in the background before I go to bed for about an hour, I feel obligated to watch th

Tuvshinbayar Naidan wins gold medal in men’s 100kg judo

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:58:01 -0500

Tuvshinbayar Naidan from Mongolia has won the men’s 100kg judo gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, beating Askhat Zhitkeyev from Kazakhstan. This is Mongolia’s first ever gold medal at an Olympic games. Bronze medals went to Movlud Mira

Aslanbek Khushtov of Russia wins gold medal in greco-roman 96kg

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:15:55 -0500

Aslanbek Khushtov of Russia won the gold medal, beating Mirko Englich of Germany 6-0, 3-0. The bronze medal was shared by Asset Mambetov of Kazakhstan and Adam Wheeler of the United States.

The lazy artist.

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:44:00 -0500

Today in Kazakhstan a series of stamps devoted to Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. Has left shall not concern professional abilities of the author of post miniatures, to judge to you. Though on my taste it simply wretchedness. For what the artist has d

The Cheney and McCain Web: Less Than Six Degrees of Separation

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:39:00 -0500

Lest We Forget The Keating 5 John McCain's foreign policy advisor, Randy Scheunemann, was lobbyist for Georgia until last March - small world, isn't it? Scheunemann has been linked to the lobbyist who is currently being investigasted for the "Cash f

Kazakhstan Stops Oil Exports Via Georgian Sea Port

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:15 -0500

Kazakhstan has suspended oil exports via the Georgian port of Batumi and sends oil tankers to storage for domestic use, Kazakhstan Today reports. Given the escalation of the conflict between Russia and Georgia, Kazakh Prime-minister Karim Masimov sug

Russia/George War: Is Russia Trying To Rebuild The Soviet Union?

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:56:46 -0500

Map of Russia as it exists today. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Russian forces had effectively cut his country in half. Russia captured the central city of Gori and its armored vehicles rolled deep into western Georgia on Monday, seiz

Jeux Olympiques : Pékin 2008 : Handball : France - Kazakhstan

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:28:04 -0500

Jeux Olympiques : Pékin 2008 : Handball Femme : résultat : France - Kazakhstan : 21-18 L’ équipe de France s’ est imposée face au Kazakhstan sur le score de 21-18 au terme d’ un match serré. C’ est la deuxième victoire d

China wins gold medal in women’s 52kg judo

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:31:12 -0500

Xian Dongmei from China added to her Athens gold medal by beating An Kum-ae of South Korea, who earns the silver medal. Soraya Haddad of Kazakhstan and Nakamura Misato of Japan both won won bronze medals.

International Water Technology Exhibition & Conference,September 2008

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:41:00 -0500

It is ironical to note the followings :a)scientists are busy in finding water in other planets of the Universe.b) Three Fourth of the World is filled with Water.c) Composition of Human body is more of waterd) water itself is abundant in earth and the

Manufacturer Taps Global Demand

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:03:00 -0500

Robbins and Myers(RBN),a maker of pumps,mixing systems and packaging solutions,is seeing no let-up in demand for its products.The company's products are used in wastewater treatment,and by agricultural chemical,ethanol and biodiesel concerns.With 800

Project Nabucco: Agreement between Turkey and Iran

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:55:36 -0500

As news agencies inform according to the agreement between Iran and Turkey countries plan supply Europe with 30 billion cubic meter natural gas through the territory of Turkey. According to the agreement there is no need to find additional sources fo

Azerbaijani State Oil Company and Hungarian Oil Company MOL Agreed to Start Intensive Working Process over NABUCCO Project

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:45:17 -0500

On 21st of July president of Azerbaijani State Oil Company Rovnag Abdulaev and executive director of Hungarian Oil Company MOL Georg Mosoni discussed the possibility of intensifying cooperation on the implementation of project Nabucco. Construction o

When a border crossing goes wrong.

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:02:00 -0500

Let’s take it back to where we left off: May 30th – June 14th. It had been nearly 2 months of being settled in Bishkek when I decided to head to Almaty, Kazakhstan to visit a friend and see the city for a few days. I had almost forgotten how mu

Eight new sights added to Heritage List

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:40:00 -0500

Eight new sites deemed "of outstanding value to humanity" were added to the world Heritage List. The World Heritage List names 878 vistas; 679 cultural, 174 natural and 25 mixed in 145 countries. The new listings include:Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Canada

сера,сера.

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:49:16 -0500

всем нужна сера и все равно ее так много у нас...

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood Enters Rehab after Cocktail Waitress Fling

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:04:01 -0500

I love Uzbek Music

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:12:51 -0500

I fell in love with Uzbek music when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kazakhstan. My Peace Corps site, Karatau, was only a couple hours from the border with Uzbekistan. There was a strong Uzbek influence in southern Kazakhstan. Thanks to YouTube,

Wild Wild West

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:29:50 -0500

ЗАПАДНЫЙ КАЗАХСТАН - ДОХОДНАЯ ЧАСТЬ ЭКОНОМИКИ РК, А ВЕСЬ ОСТАЛЬНОЙ КАЗАХСТАН – ЕЁ РАСХОДНАЯ ЧАСТЬВ колонках играет - Will Smith - Wild, Wild West