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Tijuana on The Caspian: Where Iranians Go For Sin
in Hidden Travel Gems, on November 27, 2009
... © teuchterlad
Just inside the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan, the city of Astara has developed a reputation in recent years as something like the Tijuana of the Caspian. The Atlant...
Russians Leaving Ukraine
in Global Mobility Report, on July 22, 2009
...(Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk) are more than two-thirds ethnic Russian . After the break up of the Soviet Union there was tension between Russian and Ukraine over this region - tension that included ...
Uzbekistan: Silk Road Tourism
in Wandalust, on July 19, 2009
...hich country, or century, you're in. Minarets and 17th-century mosques tower overhead. Battered Soviet-era taxis wait for passengers. Signs in Russian hawk meat dumplings to men in robes and shagg...
Why stricter laws won't work
in Sox First, on May 13, 2009
... comply. "What history teaches us is that on a very large scale, such as what happened in the Soviet Union, if people don't practice making responsible decisions, then they lose their capaci...
SOX and complacency
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...st comply. And history has shown us that when you do that on a very large scale, as occurred in the Soviet Union, they stop making responsible decisions. Like any skill, that falls away when it isn...
Non-profit newspapers? No way!
in Sox First, on March 26, 2009
...or Federal officials to grill proprietors and journalists when they think the reporting is slanted, Soviet style. And not allowing them to endorse candidates amounts to censorship....
Turkmenistan Opening Its Doors
in Hidden Travel Gems, on February 25, 2009
...tive visitors? The country is an interesting mix of ancient history, strange natural wonders, and a Soviet style cult of personality. Statues of Niyazov are everywhere... giving travelers a look back ...
Stefan Hafner Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on February 3, 2009
...). The Arab market is one of the privileged destinations of the brand, like the countries of the ex Soviet Union, and the USA, where Stefan Hafner has concentrated the latest marketing maneuvers.
Ila...
The Dystopians - Review
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 21, 2009
...s survivalism' for 2 ½ years, riding a bicycle and skipping the TV.
After the downfall of the Soviet Union he learned a lesson for future reference: "When faced with a collapsing economy, on...
December gets chilly
in WebKinzBlog, on December 1, 2008
...n record and one of the oldest individuals ever recorded of all bear species. Debby was born in the Soviet Arctic in 1966 and lost her parents. She arrived in Winnipeg when she was a year old and live...
Do we get depressed?
in Sox First, on November 24, 2008
...people from economic disaster. In the 1930s, some of the world's largest economies-Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan and Italy-were run by leaders hostile to the very notion of market capitalism. T...
Russia Hedge Fund Compares In June
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 24, 2008
...t."
Pharos Financial Group is specializing in the securities markets of Russia and the former Soviet Union. With a eleven year history through up and down markets, Pharos has a proven record of ...
Corrupt raiders
in Sox First, on July 17, 2008
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Some traditions die hard. Corruption in the old Soviet Union was always an issue. But now it's taken on a very different form: corporate raiding. According to this article in the Moscow Time...
Postal Service Issues Advisory on Work at Home "Reshipping" Scam
in Home Based Business, on May 3, 2008
... is receiving merchandise bought with stolen credit cards. The packages are usually reshipped to Soviet countries. This is not only a scam, a crime! There have been several incidents of people ...
This Week in Aviation History: Hale-Bopp & The First Spacewalk
in The Aviation Weblog, on March 30, 2008
...rt Goddard at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.
March 18, 1965 - Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov made the first spacewalk.
March 20, 1999 - Bertrand Piccard and Bri...
Big Bulgarian Casino Being Built
in The Gambling Weblog, on March 2, 2008
...body either wants to gamble at a casino or gamble on building one.
Now that more and more former Soviet satellite countries are enjoying huge increases in economic growth they are starting to ...
Pharos in the Russia & the Former Soviet Union
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 31, 2008
...y has been fuel for rapidly expanding hedge funds and specialist investors in Russia and the former Soviet Union (FSU).
One such company is the Pharos Financial Group , which now runs three hedge fu...
Polish Up Your Polish
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 17, 2007
...urses.
The land on which the course was built is a former military practice ground, likely used by Soviet forces in the days of the Iron Curtain.
"Military traces are still visible and make som...
How Two Crazy Canucks Survived the Crap Car Rally to Mongolia
in Classical Drives, on November 28, 2007
...age you'll get more of the story, including "a ferry ride on an old rusting remnant of the Soviet fleet probably from the late forties or early fifties... run by a bunch of thugs from the Aze...
Olympic Golf? Forget It
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 10, 2007
... hockey officials who wanted to see their professionals be able to play in the Olympics against the Soviet players who were, for all intents and purposes, professionals since they did nothing but play...
This Week in Outdoor History: First Parachute Jump & Animal in Space
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 30, 2007
...llionaire Howard Hughes became the first person to pilot the Spruce Goose.
November 3, 1957: The Soviet Union sent the first animal, a dog named Laika, into space aboard the Sputnik II. Laika died ...
This Week in Aviation History: Laura Ingalls and Chuck Yaeger
in The Aviation Weblog, on October 12, 2007
...e are a few significant tidbits of information I thought I would also share.
October 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite , Sputnik, into orbit around the earth, u...
This Week in Outdoor History: The First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 27, 2007
...ear-powered aircraft carrier and the first round-the-world flight.
September 14, 1959: The Soviet space probe Luna 2 became the first man-made object to reach the Moon when it crashed onto th...
Milton Friedman and the simplicity of macroeconomics
in TJ's Weblog, on September 15, 2007
... in 1962? If they would the world would be a much better place and Africa would prosper, the former Soviet empire would be rich and democratic.
These were some of my thoughts reading (now it's 2...
This Week in Aviation History: Remembering September 11th
in The Aviation Weblog, on September 11, 2007
...ed the Mariner II space probe.
September 1, 1983: A Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter, killing all 269 people aboard.
September 3, 1976: The unmanned U.S. spacecraft ...
尘封的火箭列车，前苏联高速铁路之梦
in 全新志 Tracing Gadget, on 2007-08-25
制造高速列车长久以来一直都是各个国家的夙愿，为此很多大国都进行过不懈的努力，当然也包括前苏联。我们知道前苏联的想法一直都挺特立独行，在尝试制造高速列车方面也一样。
SVL （俄文高速试验车的简写）是加里宁车辆制造厂于1970年制造的。实在ER22型列车的基础上改进而来，主要的改进就是在列车的顶部加上了两个Yak-40型推进火箭。
在整个测试期间，SVL的最高时速达到了180mph（约288km/h），处于某种原因这一测试成为了这种列车的结束。现在这个列车锈迹斑斑的躺在加里宁车厂的库房里 via
This Week in Aviation History: First Trans-Atlantic Balloon Flight and the Death of Charles Lindbergh
in The Aviation Weblog, on August 21, 2007
...ican U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was convicted of espionage in Moscow.
U-2 incident, in U.S. and Soviet history, the events following the Soviet downing of an American U-2 high altitude reconnaissa...
Identity & Metrics Essential for IT Leaders
in The CIO Weblog, on August 21, 2007
...cks a set of good metrics. We need the organizational version of the Kardashev scale. Developed by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev in 1964, the Kardashev scale is a way to classify civiliz...
Turkey Eases Short-Term Visas Requirements
in Global Mobility Report, on August 2, 2007
... , Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, and Saudi Arabia.
See Central Asia: Turkey Lifts Visa Requirement For Post-Soviet States , RadioFreeEurope / Radio Liberty, July 31, 2007, for more details.
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Aviation History: Wiley Post and Neil Armstrong
in The Aviation Weblog, on July 20, 2007
...in a plane crash near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
July 17, 1975: The American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft linked up for the first time.
July 20, 1969: Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong wa...
Looking for an Interesting Father's Day - or Anytime- Gift? Get BREACH On DVD- Out June 12
in Cool Picking, on June 5, 2007
...s, Robert Hanssen ( Chris Cooper) , an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
Hanssen was an member of the FBI's elite Soviet Analytical Unit and he sold thous...
Capitalism and Sustainable Development
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 22, 2007
...resolved without World Bank assistance, and they are currently in a very good position. However the Soviet Union, who did receive World Bank assistance, is in a rapid downward economic spiral. Why? Wh...
The Uranium Rush
in IfEnergy, on March 30, 2007
... prices for it today.
The reasons for the price spike are the drying up of Uranium supply from old Soviet weapons and the anticipated energy demand from China. Looks like the market will be bullish a...
Mysterious Auto Union Racer Withdrawn From Auction
in Classical Drives, on February 12, 2007
... this Auto Union may not be the real thing. A similar Auto Union racer had found its way into The Soviet Union after disappearing during the war and there were rumours a few years ago that a replica...
Video > Zil Over Hill & Dale
in carzz.org, on January 17, 2007
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In Soviet Russia, you don't drive Zil, Zil ...blast...
Stuck in the bog of writer's block.
But, to be sure, the ancient slab of pig-iron from the USSR featured in this (2:53) video wo...
Video > Vehicular Shenanigans
in carzz.org, on January 8, 2007
...who can identify the 70s-industrial orange box sedan - it must be something built out of the Soviet era command-economy. And the yellow Euro hatchback for that matter (looks Seat-ish).
...
New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. screens
in PCGamers Blog, on December 24, 2006
Check out new S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl screenshots via Gamespy . Scheduled to be released in the 1st quarter of 2007, STALKER is a FPS/RPG hybrid set in the infamous Russian nuclear power plant of Chernobyl. Featuring a nonlinear game world that has an equivalent land area of 30 square ...
Bad accountants executed as China cracks down on corruption
in Sox First, on December 19, 2006
...n a system that has created a new class of oligarchs (pretty similar to what occurred in the former Soviet Union when Communism collapsed). And as MercatorNet points out , Chinese laws are hopeless ...
Russian Energy Firms Consolidates the Energy Market
in IfEnergy, on December 11, 2006
... Two energy giants in the former Soviet Union have joined forces to gain massive control over the Russian energy market. According to this article the heads of state-controlled Gazprom and ...
Russia's Biohim Company Plans to Expand its Biofuel Capacity
in IfEnergy, on December 11, 2006
...vgeny Sutyaginsky, Executive Director of Biohim Co., a renewable energy company based in the former Soviet Union says that the company will build three more biofuel plants in Kazakhstan based o...
Antarctica Is Hot Spot For Expeditions
in The Outdoor Weblog, on December 8, 2006
... to harness the wind, to the little-known Pole of Inaccessibility.
The pole is the site of an old Soviet research station abandoned since 1958. Located 878 km from the South Pole at 82 degrees 52 mi...
Russia, fatal if swallowed?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on November 21, 2006
...ece at the La Russophobe blog about toxic pollution in Russia (and outside Russia as a remnant of Soviet imperialism) about a month ago and am only finally getting around to it as it slips to the bo...
Russian crackdown on NGOs continues
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 17, 2006
...t to rein in civil rights.
Putin has been accused of stifling media freedoms and rolling back post-Soviet democratic freedoms since coming to power in 2000.
By tomorrow, all foreign NGOs working in...
China's accounting push for 10 of its own firms
in Sox First, on October 7, 2006
...when professionals were denounced, killed or sent off into exile. Combine that with the legacy of a Soviet-style book-keeping system designed for a highly-centralized and rigidly controlled economy, r...
Combating the antisocial entrepreneurs
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on September 23, 2006
...ilds the landmines that maim in the third world? Who makes the bullets to fill all those excess Soviet weapons that were sold off after the Cold War? Why aren't these companies the number one targ...
Iraq's collateral damage to business
in Sox First, on September 2, 2006
...and he has done so: the procurement budget is back up to nearly $160 billion, despite the lack of a Soviet Union. "As a result, the five main defence contractors-Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northro...
Offshoring Guided
in The CIO Weblog, on July 29, 2006
... with their customers, so the customers are beginning to look further in land, deep into the former Soviet bloc, to countries like Romania, Bulgaria and the Ukraine.
Also in the race are some Latin ...
You Are Empty
in PCGamers Blog, on July 8, 2006
... the FPS title is like. The graphics look great and the game is set in 1950's alternate reality Soviet Union where you have to race against genetically enhanced soldiers. The game sounds to be pre...
Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm Movie
in PCGamers Blog, on June 24, 2006
...: Operation Winter Storm is a 3D simultaneous turn based strategy game where you command either the Soviet or German forces during the desperate attempt to reach the encircled German 6th Army at Stali...
Energy Development Impact Assessment
in IfEnergy, on June 11, 2006
...ectively
May 2006 600 and 216 fatalities
With the accident of the Chernobyl reactor (Ukraine, then Soviet Union), it's
not the 31 immediate fatalities that are of concern, but rather the fear for...
Cultural Revolution and China's numbers trouble
in Sox First, on June 9, 2006
... sent off into exile or even killed. To make things worse, China's accountants for years used a Soviet-style book-keeping system designed for a highly-centralized and rigidly controlled economy. T...
Social Enterprise roundup
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 6, 2006
...pate in its International Fellowships Program .
*Millions in EU aid wasted in Russia and former Soviet states.
*Late April saw the first social enterprise national trade fair come to Scotland....
Blitzkreig 2 Expansion in September
in PCGamers Blog, on April 24, 2006
...ans three major offensives from the final days of fighting on the Eastern front and covers both the Soviet and German campaigns in the long "Siege of Budapest," "Fortress Kurland,"...
Destroy All Humans 2 Coming
in XboxSpace, on April 18, 2006
...ntal abilities while they battle a variety of new enemies from secret agents and giant creatures to Soviet Forces and ninja warriors.
"We are pulling out all the stops for the sequel, adding mul...
Casino Connery coward cameo conjecture
in The Gambling Weblog, on April 3, 2006
It's been whispered that Sean Connery, the best Bond, is going to appear in the latest Bond Blockbuster Casino Royale and will play a coward.
Robert Sanchez of the Movie Insider has suggested that Connery is set to appear in Casino Royal in a brief cameo. The brief appearance will sup...
The thong also rises
in The Flyaway Weblog, on December 18, 2005
... 80 dates
Be a diarrhea vaccine guinea pig with Colleen Friesen in Guatemala
Board a crusty old Soviet bomber in Laos with Tamara Sheward while her girlfriend gobbles expired valium
As funny ...
Book Review: Kem Nunn and his surf novels Part 3
in The Outdoor Weblog, on December 12, 2005
... reader can almost feel the chill of the arctic air. Later in a sequel with the same character, the soviet detective ends up in Cuba, and again Smith spent time there imbibing the culture through inte...
DVD Region Codes Explained
in The Wired Home Weblog, on July 13, 2005
...ific Islands, Central America, Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean
5: Eastern Europe (Former Soviet Union), Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
6: China
7: Reserved
8: ...
Russia Poised to Capitalize on Outsourcing
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on April 30, 2005
...ssia include New Hampshire -based AURIGA. The company recently sponsored an address by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the Massachusetts Software Council.
Reiman said, "Our visi...
nation building
in TJ's Weblog, on August 4, 2004
...ding will be a task that we will see much more often than before 1990. Many countries of the former Soviet side of the iron curtain have already seen a sweeping change but many countries in the Middle...