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Kazakh Interior Troops start patrolling Issik-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan
Kubanichbek Omuraliev, deputy Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan in USA. Traffic policemen of Kazakhstan jointly with their colleagues from Kyrgyzstan will patrol a Kyrgyz part of the highway Almaty-Bishkek-Issik-Kul. The press-release of Kazakh MVD of 16 August 2008 informed that this agreement was reached during talks between ministers of home affairs of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
9 Nov 2008, 5:05 pm | click here for more
Taigans vs Wolves
Here and here are two rather ugly photos of Kyrgiz taigans attacking a tethered wolf. They have caused controversy in both European AR groups and, most recently, in one of our tazi lists. The general consensus appears to be that the Kyrgiz are reprehensible and that they should be stopped (also, everyone apparently thinks that the wolves are killed). I attempted to add a little to everyone's knowledge but didn't succeed, so I'll try it here. First, the wolves (and bears, and badgers) used in
9 Nov 2008, 1:35 pm | click here for more
Kamsky Replies All
In what apparently was not intended to be yet another open letter, Gata Kamsky nevertheless provided his personal take on the latest FIDE organizational train wreck. (Quick contest: Homepage bold-type glory to the best comment to finish this SAT question: "FIDE is to professional chess sponsorship what _____ is to _____." E.g. "what a crocodile is to a nest of baby ducks." or "..what Mig is to grammar.") [I'll call it for tomohawk with "FIDE is to professional chess sponsorship what Hummers a
8 Nov 2008, 2:59 pm | click here for more
Kazakhstan puts chess on world map
Kazakhstan is a new place at the world chess map: FIDE President Almaty, November 8, 2008 Kazakhstan is a new place at the world chess map. President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilymzhinov has made it public at an opening of the IV World Blitz Chess Championship in Almaty, Kazinform reports. The Kazakh Chess Federation actively participates in the FIDE activity. The Kazakh chess players take part in the most prestigious tournaments. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov expressed a wish that K
8 Nov 2008, 10:11 am | click here for more
World Blitz Championship
Official website: http://worldblitz2008.kz/ Participants Amin Bassem (Egypt) Shakhriar Mamediarov (Azerbaijan) Krishnan Sasikiran (India) Gata Kamsky (USA) Alexander Morozevitch (Russia) Leinier Domiguez Perez (Cuba) Rafael Vaganian (Armenia) Sergey Rublevsky (Russia) Teimur Radjabov (Azerbaijan) Vlad Tkachev (France) Peter Svidler (Russia) Alexander Grischuk (Russia) Boris Gelfand (Israel) Judit Polgar (Hungary) Vassiliy Ivanchuk (Ukraine) Murtas Kazhgaleev (Kazakhstan) FIDE president Kirsa
6 Nov 2008, 11:01 pm | click here for more
Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning: 14th International Conference, LPAR 2007, Yerevan, Armenia, Octo
Logic for Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning: 14th International Conference, LPAR 2007, Yerevan, Armenia, Octo Product Description This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Logic Programming, Artificial Intelligence, and Reasoning, LPAR 2003, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan in September 2003. The 27 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers addre
6 Nov 2008, 10:10 am | click here for more
Cuban GM aims for world title
Cuban Chess Star Travels to World Blitz Championship HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 4 (acn) Cuban chess player Leinier Dominguez will travel to Kazakhstan’s city Almaty to attend the World Blitz Chess Championships to run next Friday and Saturday. Dominguez, currently 21st in the world ranking and only Latin American invited to this tournament, will face one of the toughest tests in his successful career, due to the presence of some of the best players in the world. To this fourth edition of the tourname
5 Nov 2008, 8:09 am | click here for more
Ready to go to Kazakhstan?
While Dubai and the relax of the United Arab Emirates have been big in the architectural/green building news of tardy, did you know that Kazakhstan, a former republic of the USSR, is also making big waves in the development world? Tucked neatly between Russia and China, Kazakhstan is taking advantage of its natural-resource-derived wealth to develop its capital city, Astana into a world-class city. A few examples of major development on the horizon in Kazakhstan:Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
5 Nov 2008, 1:54 pm | click here for more
Central Asian News Update - Youth Group Rallies For Closed Borders (The Moscow Times)
Youth Group Rallies For Closed Borders (The Moscow Times) 01 November 2008 By Natalya Krainova, Alexandra Odynova / Special to The Moscow Times A pro-Kremlin youth group planned demonstrations Saturday, calling for Russia’s borders to be closed to migrant laborers in 2009 and saying this was necessary to provide more jobs for Russians in times of the global financial crisis. Kazakhstan to host conference on oil products market (RosBusinessConsulting) RBC, 05.11.2008, Astana 10:54:35. The se
5 Nov 2008, 11:11 am | click here for more
The 298-room Rixos Premium Khao Lak to Open
brought to you by One-2-Property www.12phuket.com At the inaugural ITB Asia in Singapore tardy last month, luxury hospitality group, Rixos Hotels, announced plans to open its first hotel in Asia. The 298-room Rixos Premium Khao Lak, formerly the Sofitel Khao Lak, is scheduled to open on 16 December 2008. The Khao Lak hotel will be based on an every-Inclusive concept, in which guests receive meals and other food and beverage options, including alcohol, as part of the in-room package. Unlike s
4 Nov 2008, 11:55 pm | click here for more
Please, BHO, not HRC — UPDATED
Mulling the idea of Hillary Rodham Clinton as a possible Secretary of State, Josh Marshall wrote yesterday, “I can’t be the only one who’s thought of this” — “this” being exactly what was bothering me the other day. This long NYT story last December set my “Money Party” antennae a-jangle: …The New York Times has compiled the first comprehensive list of 97 donors who gave or pledged a total of $69 million for the Clinton presidential library in the final years of the Clinton administration. Th
17 Nov 2008, 6:09 am | click here for more
Economic Crisis + Amazing Race = Central Asia Bonanza!
Who’s an economics expert? Who knows how to solve the world’s current financial crisis? Was that Kazakhstan on the ‘Amazing Race‘? Answers: Not me, probably no one, and yes, Nick and Starr are unbeatable! With the leaders of most of the world’s economies attending an international summit to try and combat the current economic downturn and create systems which will hopefully make future worldwide recession less likely, it is more than appropriate to discuss Central Asia’s financial predicament.
17 Nov 2008, 12:55 am | click here for more
The Amazing Race 13 Episode 8
Kelly & Christy finally got off my screen in The Amazing Race 13 Episode 7. Not far ahead of them were Andrew & Dan, who by some miracle keep just barely surviving in second to last every week. Meanwhile, Nick & Starr continued their dominance with another first place finish. 60 Minutes looks like it’s about half an hour tardy. A live recap will start when 60 Minutes concludes. Teams depart in the order in which they arrived. First: Nick & Starr - 10:14PM Second: Toni & Dallas - 10:24PM Th
16 Nov 2008, 7:45 pm | click here for more
The Amazing Race Season 13 - “Episode Eight”
Jump to Comments “I’m Like An mad Cow” November 16th, 2008 As far as basic human capacities go, thinking logically and reading comprehension appear to be the first to disappear when people go on The Amazing Race. Last week, Kelly and Christy finally saw their inability to read clues (or even think that what they were doing made absolutely no sense) prove their undoing, getting sent home to leave five teams standing. And while Nick and Starr and Toni and Dallas seem to be mostly capable of avo
16 Nov 2008, 11:55 pm | click here for more
Azeris, Kazakhs sign deal on oil transportation (AP)
Azeris, Kazakhs sign deal on oil transportation (AP) By admin | ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan agreed Friday to set up an oil transport system across the Caspian Sea that will help receive Central Asia’s massive energy reserves to western markets and circumvent Russian territory. U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman, meanwhile, told an energy summit in Azerbaijan he is confident the incoming administration will maintain interest in Central Asia and the Caspian and continue pushin
14 Nov 2008, 8:24 am | click here for more
nasa tv shuttle launch
nasa tv shuttle launch nasa tv nasa tv nasa shuttle launch NASA TV to Air Clean Feed of Endeavour's STS-126 Countdown nasa tv shuttle launch. NASA Television will provide a continuous clean video feed on its Media Channel of space shuttle Endeavour in the h. nasa ... Health 0
14 Nov 2008, 12:04 pm | click here for more
Asian Development Bank Helps Finance “New Silk Road” in Kazakhstan
Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday it was providing a 700-million-dollar multi-tranche financing facility to Kazakhstan to help create a “new Silk Road” that would boost its economy and link Europe and Asia. The Manila-based bank said the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Transport Corridor I project will run 2,715 kilometres from the city of Khorgos on Kazakhstan’s border with China, through Almaty and Shymkent, to the country’s western border with the Russian Fe
13 Nov 2008, 1:47 am | click here for more
UPDATE 1-Kazakhstan frees up $3 bln for cash-strapped banks
UPDATE 1-Kazakhstan frees up $3 bln for cash-strapped banks November 12th, 2008 (Adds details, context, background) By Olzhas Auyezov ALMATY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan will free up about $3billion for its cash-strapped banks by cutting minimum reserverequirements to combat the global credit crunch, central bankchairman Anvar Saidenov said on Wednesday. He said the central bank saw the current account in surplusfor 2008 and the first half of 2009, adding that pressure on thenational
12 Nov 2008, 4:38 am | click here for more
EiNY in Almaty
A little tardy I know, but I can’t let my first Russian language magazine article pass without mention. Last month, I wrote a series of articles for Vox Populi, a new Kazakh magazine that is positioning itself as the Russian Economist. The articles were focused on the US presidential race and what the election of John McCain or Barack Obama would mean for American foreign policy and energy policy in the former Soviet Union and Central Asia. Before you receive too impressed, I wrote the stories in En
11 Nov 2008, 10:44 am | click here for more
Cuba's Leinier Dominguez becomes world's blitz chess champion
[13:46] 10.11.2008, Gazeta.kzCuban Grand Master Leinier Dominguez added another incredible notch to his already prolific career by winning the Almaty Blitz Chess World Championships, which was conducted on November 7-8 .Dominguez won the tournament undefeated with 11.5 points, accumulated from his 8 victories and 7 draws against most of the major players in the world ranking.Leinier beat Russians Alexander Grischuk and Alexander Morozevich (second in the world ranking), Hungarian Judith Polgar,
10 Nov 2008, 9:28 am | click here for more