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Ruby the passion of gemstones

Viktoria Tumasoff — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:34:00 -0500

Posted by Markus Don Gabriel These Rubys are of “Tajik origin” Ruby has been considered one of the most valuable gemstones on Earth. It has everything a precious stone should have: magnificent colour, excellent hardness and outstanding bri

Breaking bread and a wordle

Alan Knox — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0500

Jeff, from "Until All Have Heard", has written an excellent post about the Lord's Supper called "After Supper He Took The Cup". In his article, Jeff argues (and I agree) that the phrase "break bread" signifies a meal, not just the breaking and passin

Miss Universe 2008

das — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:27:00 -0500

Natalia Anderle, Miss BRAZIL 2008: Miss Vietnam 2008 Nguyen Thuy Lam: Miss Australia 2008 Laura Dundovic, left, Miss Germany 2008 Madina Taher, Miss Philippines 2008 Jennifer Barrientos, right: Miss India 2008 Simran Kaur Mundi: Miss Israel 2008

Samantha Tajik

dragonjambala — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:46:00 -0500

Age: 26Height: 5'10"Hair Color: BrownEye Color: BrownWhat are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?I enjoy traveling, skating, keeping active, spending time with my puppies and dancing, but above all else, I enjoy making a difference i

Ο νέος είναι ωραίος ... αλλά ο παλιός είναι αλλιώς !

TDI — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:17:00 -0500

MOSCOW/DUSHANBE, June 10 (Source: RIA Novosti) - Russian energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said on Tuesday it had signed a deal with the government of Tajikistan on prospecting four oil and gas fields in the Central Asian country. Valery Golubev, d

Russian neo-Nazi beheading video appears to be genuine

Rashed Chowdhury — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:13:00 -0500

According to Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the Investigation Committee of the Russian federal prosecution office, a video showing the murder of two men by Russian neo-Nazis is not fake, as was previously claimed (Газета.ru).The video, which

Russian Agents Foiled plot by CIA/MI6 to Assassinate Putin..The payback is in pipes!

anas — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:37:00 -0500

RUSSIA’S secret service foiled an assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin in Red Square on March 2, the day of the presidential election, the Tvoi Den daily reported yesterday. The newspaper did not cite any sources, but gave a detailed a

The Winner of Miss Universe Canada 2008

debby — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:37:00 -0500

Standing at 1.77 m. tall, the 25 year old Samantha Tajik was recertly crowned as the new Miss Universe Canada for 2008 title last Monday night in Toronto. Samantha is from Richmond Hill, Ontario, and will now get ready to compete at Miss Universe 200

Samantha Tajik The winner Miss Universe Canada 2008

subhankardas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:03:00 -0500

Situs Radio Free Europe Dicrack

anton skatel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:53:00 -0500

PRAGUE - Aksi membobol situs ternyata tidak hanya marak di Tanah Air. Website milik US Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty di Eropa Timur, tanpa dinyana juga dijebol oleh cracker."Serangan itu pertama kali diketahui pada 26 April dengan target

Iran-Mottaki-S hanghai Mottaki: Iran ready to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Michael Vail — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:30:30 -0500

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Iran is ready to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). After meeting with Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon here on Monday, Mottaki told reporters, "Iran has observer status in the SCO and has rece

Tajik Muslim Assassination Attempt on Putin Foiled

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:54:25 -0500

Russian secret services have foiled an attack on President Vladimir Putin close to Red Square, it has been claimed. A man with a sniper rifle and Kalashnikov assault gun was found and detained in a rented apartment overlooking Moscow’s St Basil

Soroode Tajikan

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:45:00 -0600

Beautiful Tajik anthem:I hope that once the Islamist Occupation in Iran comes to an end and an Iranian Government is formed that extensive programs are developed to bring Iranians in Iran and our compatriots in Tajikestan closer to each other. Althou

Andres Gonzalez

Gary Payn — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:42:00 -0600

Andres Gonzales has traveled and lived in obscure remote places all over the world recording his travels through his photography. From The Namib and the Ukraine to the Tajik-Afghan border. These images of life are beautiful.

Two Muslims, One Beheading And A Video

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:49:00 -0600

With a title like "Two Muslims, One Beheading And A Video" I am sure that the image of Muslim terrorists in Iraq killing western hostages immediately materialises into your mind. However this post is not about Iraq, it is rather about Viktor Milkov

[wvns] Tajik Universities Bar Hijab-Wearing Girls From Exams

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:03:00 -0600

Davlatmoh Ismoilova is suing the Ministry of Education over the ban onhijabs for students Tajik Universities Bar Hijab-Wearing Girls From Examshttp://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/08/B6C95CD6-4F04-4AE5-8FD8-4C4CDCCA982C.html(RFE/RL) -- Officials

Contracted Killings in Russia

Bleeding Deacon — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:42:00 -0500

Igor Domnikov, 42, died in a Moscow hospital on 16 July, 2000, two months after being bludgeoned with a hammer in the entryway of his apartment building in Moscow. Domnikov covered culture and education issues for the biweekly newspaper "Novaya gazet

Harball Sales: Russia Forcing India out of Taijikistan?

N.A. — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:27:00 -0500

Confronted by a waffling buyer, most vendors don't immediately think of hostile acts a preferred sales tactic to close the deal. Putin's Russia, on the other hand, seems to be taking exactly that approach as India remains locked in price negotiations

TAJIKISTAN WANTS TO INVOLVE MORE THAN ONE RUSSIAN COMPANY IN DAM PROJECT

N.A. — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:07:00 -0500

The Tajik president has reiterated that the Russian company RusAl will not participate in the project of completing the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant. "We will not allow the fate of such a strategically important facility for t

Afghanistan. Security

Ruzil' — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:18:00 -0500

The security situation in Afghanistan continues to improve. The Taliban seem now to be a spent force. Their threats to disrupt the 2004 presidential election did not materialise. There had been fears that they might be able to make good their threat

The Echo Manual

emjinain — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:41:00 -0500

The Echo Manual by Jae K. Oh, James B. Seward, and A. Jamil Tajik is thoroughly updated for its Third Edition. This best-selling manual is a practical guide to the performance, interpretation, and clinical applications of echocardiography. The Echo M

British court approves extradition to US of Iranian diplomat

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:30:00 -0500

Good news. See here and below.A British court ruled in favour of an extradition request Thursday against an Iranian diplomat accused by the United States of smuggling US military hardware to Iran.Nosratollah Tajik, a former Iranian ambassador to Jor

Tajikistan Bans Slavic Names

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:57:00 -0500

Just as readers at Siberian Light are discussing communist names, the NY Times is reporting about the President of Tajikistan's effort to ban names with Slavic endings. President Emomali Rakhmon's (the President formerly known as Rakhmonov) decree t

Open Season on Litvinenko Murder Accusations. Will Every Enemy of Putin be Accused by 2008?

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:26:00 -0600

It is getting curioser and curioser by the week. Or is it by the month or year – how long has Russia been descending down the preverbal rabbit hole? There seems to be a knee-jerk self defensive mechanism installed in Russia &nd

no use for money

Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:04:00 -0600

"We were fine people. We had a horse, three cows and eight or nine sheep, and an orchard on the hillside with pear trees, mulberries and apples. Life was good. We had everything but pomegranates in our village. We had no use for money."A Tajik man wh