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• FACTBOX-Which leaders didnt make it to Copenhagen?

  
  AlertNet Newsdesk — Authority: 690
  Source: Reuters COPENHAGEN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Leaders from 119 nations are meeting this week at a United Nations climate change summit in Copenhagen, but with around 200 countries worldwide, who is missing from the ...
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• EduCamp Almaty 2009: How are the mass media different from the blogosphere?

  
  neweurasia.net — Authority: 470
  Original post ( RUS ) Olesya Gasanova, who participated in the “EduCamp Almaty 2009 - New Media Weekend” seminar, writes: The process of peaceful globalization is as irreversible as ageing, and its primary instrument in creating a “new world” is the internet with its social networks. Our society is ...
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• Report: EduCamp Almaty 2009 - New Media Weekend

  
  neweurasia.net — Authority: 470
  Original post ( RUS ) Danny Icecream , who participated in the “EduCamp Almaty 2009 – New Media Weekend” forum, writes: On November 14-15, I took part in EduCamp Almaty 2009 - New Media Weekend, a series of workshops dedicated to new media, held at KIMEP. The training sessions were well-organized, with ...
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• Contador crowned season’s top cyclist updates

  
  TrendPK.com — Authority: 166
  Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was presented with the trophy for rider of the year by International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid. The presentation took place in Madrid. Prize for the national cycling organisation of the year went to the Spanish National Cycling Federation (RFEC). Contador ...
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• Contador crowned season’s top cyclist updates

  
  MastiFunda.com — Authority: 160
  Tour de France champion Alberto Contador was presented with the trophy for rider of the year by International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid. The presentation took place in Madrid. Prize for the national cycling organisation of the year went to the Spanish National Cycling Federation (RFEC). Contador ...
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• Frontrunning: December 15

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 740
  German investor confidence falls for third month, Greece roils markets, CDS spikes from 220 to 247 bps ( Bloomberg ) Producer prices climb more than forecast ( Bloomberg ) Pension fund sues Goldman over pay ( Dealbook ) Clearance sales not good for bottom line shocker: Best Buy lowers Q4 forecast margin, shares ...
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• December 16 in history

  
  Homepaddock — Authority: 560
  On December 16: 1431   Henry VI of England was crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris . 1485   Catherine of Aragon , Queen of England, was born. 1497   Vasco da Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope , the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal .   ...
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• Lizards of Kazakhstan

  
  10,000 Birds — Authority: 567
  When I was in Kazakhstan way back in May there were several species of lizard we spotted that I have neglected to write about for 10,000 Birds, which is a shame because they are pretty cool lizards, as most lizards tend to be.  Three of the four were spotted near one of the two waterholes we visited in the arid ...
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• Natural Gas Pipeline Between Turkmenistan And Xinjiang Opens

  
  Tamerlane's Thoughts — Authority: 133
  While we in the West focus on Tiger Woods latest mistress and Kourtney Kardashians baby, China just opened a natural gas pipeline that connects Turkmenistan (which ranks #4 in the world in natural gas production) to Chinas restive Xinjiang province. The pipeline runs through vibrant democracies Uzbekistan and ...
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• Soviet Punitive Pedagogy (Part II)

  
  Kazakhnomad's Blog: A Westerner's View of Kazakhstan — Authority: 127
   I had learned while in Ukraine about “Initiative is Punitive,” I’ve found that according to Soviet pedagogy, it is true in Kazakhstan as well.  I learned from what Vladimir Sirotin wrote about Anton Makarenko and his Soviet punitive pedagogy.  It’s paraphrased from Johnson’s Russia List JRL 2009-219, ...
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• New Pipeline From Central Asia Feeds China

  
  NYT > Global Home — Authority: 152
  The natural gas conduit, opened Monday, will provide the first major alternative to exporting the region’s gas through Russia.
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• NYT > World: New Pipeline From Central Asia Feeds China

  
  A Couple Things — Authority: 173
  This is a syndicated post. Original article from NYT > World , available at NYT > World . The natural gas conduit, opened Monday, will provide the first major alternative to exporting the region’s gas through Russia.
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• Governments disown North Korea flight

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Bangkok court extends detention of five-man crew over Ilyushin-76 airliner, with speculation of illegal shipment to Iran The intended destination of a plane carrying 35 tonnes of arms from North Korea and impounded in Thailand was tonightstill unclear, with none of the governments apparently linked to the seized ...
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• A LOOK ON WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

  
  WERI CHANNEL — Authority: 112
  When the environment becomes less valuable or damaged, environmental degradation is said to occur. There are many forms of environmental degradation.   When habitats are destroyed, biodiversity is lost, or natural resources are depleted, the environment is hurt.     A habitat is a more permanent ecosystem ...
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• Eating To Help Others

  
  ChrisMerriman.com — Authority: 140
  A little over a week ago (6th December), a charity event was held at the Radisson Hotel here in Astana. The Annual Winter Charity Bazaar was setup by the international community to raise money for local charities, including an orphanage I think. Stalls were in place for each country that had people willing to attend ...
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• The Specials Backing Track Seems To Be Missing?

  
  ChrisMerriman.com — Authority: 140
  Coming to the end of Lucky’s videos now, this was shot a while a go when he was in Astana. Some of the sights to be found on the Left Bank (the newer, less inhabited area of the city) are included. Hopefully should they make it over, we’ll be able to widen their experiences of the town. The title’s reference ...
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• Uzbekistan withdraws from Soviet-era electricity grid

  
  Central Asia — Authority: 91
  In order to put pressure on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan withdraws from the power grid linking the region. Power lines from Turkmenistan deliver electricity to Tajikistan while Uzbek power supplies both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Without steady supplies, these impoverished and mountainous countries will ...
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• More Work Party Photos and Soviet Pedagogy

  
  Kazakhnomad's Blog: A Westerner's View of Kazakhstan — Authority: 127
  My first exposure to Soviet pedagogy was in a somewhat unlikely place when I taught English for two years in Harbin, China from 1986-1988.  As teachers and foreign experts, we all lived in a foreign guest compound far removed from the Chinese masses with about five or six other Soviet experts. Add to the mix a few ...
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• propaganda tangling badly

  
  n e u f n e u f — Authority: 442
  [click image] . Maybe the Russians are trying to make something politically convenient out of this, or maybe al Jazeeras trying to keep this from getting out of hand too quickly, or maybe cargo flights just regularly have so many conflicting nationalities in flight manifests and crews and destinations.... .
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• Why Are We Waiting?

  
  ChrisMerriman.com — Authority: 140
  So, Astikzhan’s shopping home delivery service still isn’t available. Irina has most of an order ready to go on their system, which was originally supposed to go live mid-November, but eventually found an entry on their site explaining that they were still working on a few problems. With Gros now (finally) ...
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