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1. Russian Military Plane Crashes, 11 Dead November 01, 2009 Russian authorities say a heavy-lift military cargo plane has crashed on takeoff in eastern Siberia, killing all 11 people on board.Investigators say the huge four-engine Ilyushin IL-76 had just taken off Sunday from Mirny, in the Yakutia region, when it rolled at an altitude of about 20 meters, crashed, and burst into flames.The plane, bound for the Siberian city of Irkutsk, went down in an open field about two kilometers from the runway. There were no reports of injuries on the ground. Russia's Itar-Tass news agency said the weather was clear at the time of take-off and that flight recorde... (read more)

2. Researching The Setting For Your Novel October 27, 2009 Picking the setting of a novel is obviously a critical step. Writing a classic detective novel set in a tiny town in Siberia is going to be a struggle. That being said, picking the setting is only a small step. Next, you need to build story credibility by getting the setting right. What is setting credibility? It is credibility derived from accuracy. Let’s say you are writing a story that is set in New York City. It’s our detective story. In the second chapter, you have the detective walk about the World Trade Center. Unless you’ve set the time of the story before 9/11, you’ve just descri... (read more) Author: Thomas Ajava

3. Russia's Power-Plant Disaster Highlights Decaying Infrastructure October 02, 2009 The recent catastrophic accident at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant has reminded leaders in Moscow of the urgent need for inspections and repairs of the country's mostly Soviet-era infrastructure. Long before the deadly accident in Siberia in August, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry had warned that the dam at the power plant was in a dangerous state of neglect, yet little was done over the next 10 years to prevent its tragic and costly failure. The accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant highlighted the state of decay in Russia's infrastructure, and the government'... (read more)

4. Long Beach Collective-Cannabis September 30, 2009 Cannabis plant is now omnipresent; it is not particular to more than one continent. Cannabis is now being used almost in every part of the world. It was earlier produced or developed in Central Asia. The homeland of Cannabis is north Afghanistan and mountains of Southern Siberia. Cannabis is dioecious plant that means it can be produced by either female or by male. But it is best produced by the female Cannabis plant. It is still unclear that where it was cultivated first. Today, Cannabis is used for spiritual, religious and medicinal purposes. It?s been estimated that almost 4% of the world?s... (read more) Author: Francis Adam

5. Where to Stay In Russia September 15, 2009 Visit Russia today and explore the undiscovered wonders! Russia is a transcontinental state located between the Europe and Asia continents with Moscow being its capital city. It is the largest country in the world with a population of over a hundred and forty million people. With the disbanding of the Soviet Union, guests can now explore a wide range of ancient and exciting cultures, from the enduring village life of Irkutsk and Siberia to the scintillating regal Russia of St. Petersburg. One of the most prominent features of contemporary Russia is a revived commemoration of its historic afflu... (read more) Author: Kupun bonta

6. Siberian Goose Down Comforter September 14, 2009 Siberian White Goose Down Goose down used in duvets and comforters and name brand comforters is collected from geese raised all around the world. Among the finest is Hutterite goose down from Alberta, Canada. Siberia produces another excellent, very dense variety of goose down. Poor to high quality down is collected in Asia. Luxury down comforters boasting high quality goose down can be found at a discount online. If you order a Siberian goose comforter, see if it has a zipper and unzip it to look at the down. Or do the “squeeze” test to verify that the down is high quality. Perhaps ... (read more) Author: blukor burn

7. Amazing Adaptogens Plants Help Your Body Adapt to Stress September 11, 2009 These extraordinary plants draw their unique characteristics from their harsh surroundings. They were first discovered in Siberia in 1908 where a comet had hit the earth, super-heating the air and exploding with such force that entire forests were leveled. This tremendous explosion completely sterilized this vast region, preventing anything from growing there. Even without a comet explosion, Siberia is a harsh environment for vegetation. Only the most robust plants grow there, and only under the best of circumstances. After the comet explosion sterilized the soil, years went by... (read more) Author: Wellness Crusader

8. Death Toll from Russia Hydroelectric Plant Explosion Rises to 47 August 21, 2009 Damage seen at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant in southern Siberia, 17 Aug 2009Russian authorities say the death toll from the accident at the country's largest hydroelectric power station has risen to 47.Officials say they recovered 19 bodies at the Sayano-Shushenskaya power station in Khakassia since Thursday. That leaves 28 people still missing.Authorities say the disaster occurred when an oil-filled transformer exploded Monday and flooded a machine room housing the plant's turbines. The cause of the blast is under investigation.Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who v... (read more)

9. Beautify Floor Décor with Area Rugs June 23, 2009 Colors are an important aspect of home decoration; not just when it comes to picking an area rug. Area rugs are great to coordinate your furniture and room colors for that designer ambience. The oldest rug in existence was discovered in Siberia in 1949 by a Russian archaeologist. Named as the Pazyryk rug, this pile knotted carpet was discovered in a burial mound preserved in ice. Nowadays, one can buy rugs that are either conventional or cool and hip rugs with a modern look and feel. The style of the rug is another factor to consider, while other factors include: Contemporary Shag Tr... (read more) Author: Wain Roy

10. Russia Opens Chemical Weapons Destruction Plant May 29, 2009 A massive plant designed to destroy two million chemical weapons opened Friday in Siberia.  The plant, funded with more than $1 billion from the U.S, is seen as a milestone in cooperation between Washington and Moscow in disarmament. U.S. Senator Richard Lugar says peace and prosperity for the U.S. and Russia depend on the two countries ensuring their weapons stockpiles are not used and do not fall into the wrong hands.  He is one of the architects of the program to help Russia and former Soviet republics destroy weapons of mass destruction.U.S. officials say each weapon, some small ... (read more)

11. How a Polish immigrant in the USA directed a major victory over hepatitis B May 19, 2009 by Philip Yaffe Because they were extracted from human blood, the first-generation hepatitis B vaccines developed in the early 1980s had significant drawbacks, including high cost, low availability, and the possibility of unsuspected contamination (HIV/AIDS). This was the impetus for development of a genetically engineered vaccine against this liver-destroying disease in the late 1980s, the first genetically engineered vaccine of any kind. Although he never saw the genetically engineered hepatitis B vaccines, without the contribution of Dr. Wolf Szmuness they might never have ... (read more) Author: Philip Yaffe

12. The Danube Delta April 28, 2009 The biggest biosphere of Europe and among the biggest in the world is situated at the far end of Romania: the Danube Delta. Under reserve by UNESCO, one can find here the most complex ecosystem of fauna and flora of Europe. Although, the Danube Delta is best known for the birds it hosts, both during summer and during winter, some of them being really rare, or coming from inaccessible regions like Siberia (the branta is one of them). Just before Tulcea, the Northern arm of the Danube, the Chilia Arm, leaves the main river to start building the Delta. It is this part of the Danube that carr... (read more) Author: Mihnea Toncescu

13. Former Russian Oil Tycoon Prepares for New Trial March 26, 2009 A new trial for former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky gets underway later this month, as he faces new charges by the government. The man who was once worth an estimated $15 billion, is back in Moscow from Siberia where he has been serving an eight-year prison sentence after being convicted on fraud and tax evasion charges in 2005 when Vladimir Putin was Russia's president.  Mikhail Khodorkovsky awaits trailKhodorkovsky and his supporters called that case politically motivated, meted out as punishment by a Kremlin angered by his political and business ambitions.  The ne... (read more)

14. Hostage Situation Ends in Siberia March 13, 2009 Russian authorities say special forces have stormed a commercial bank in western Siberia and killed an armed man holding hostages in the institution.Kemerovo regional governor Aman Tuleyev says the man had burst into a branch of the Ursa-Bank in the city of Leninsk-Kuznetsky and took five hostages. He says two of the captives, both women, managed to escape through a window as officials were in negotiations with the hostage-taker.The special forces later shot and killed the perpetrator and rescued the other three hostages.There were conflicting reports about his demands. Some say he was seeking... (read more)

15. Why You Ought To Visit The Wonderful Country Of Russia March 07, 2009 Have you been contemplating going overseas and going to places in Europe you have heard about and always wished to see? How about a trip to Russia? Russia is abounding with wonderful sights and sounds to amuse and amaze you and your friends. St. Petersburg for example is a wonderful place that reflects the old life of villages like Irkutsk and Siberia. Russia is teeming with life and excitement like never before. One top destination in Russia is Moscow. If you were to pick out a small handful of the best cities in the world to discover and visit, you would be silly to leave Moscow off ... (read more) Author: Robert Bell

16. Language coaching just became professional - The story of Shell engineers to Siberia February 20, 2009 We all know how language coaching used to work. Practise with a friend? Perhaps find a ‘teacher’- maybe a gap year student travelling the world? Or someone with little experience looking for some extra spare time cash. Based on the teacher, not the client. This has now changed. Online language coaching allows for incredible progress in the quality of language coaching. The story of Shell engineers to Siberia Take a Russian engineering company looking for language coaching for its team. They need to speak English to communicate with their International partners. Historically t... (read more) Author: Mark Arnold

17. US, Russian Satellites Collide in Orbit February 12, 2009 A defunct Russian communications satellite has smashed into a U.S. satellite in orbit, creating a possible risk to the International Space Station. U.S. officials say this is the first time two whole satellites ever crashed into each other in space. They collided Tuesday about 780 kilometers above Siberia, creating a huge explosion with many pieces of debris. The U.S. space agency, NASA, said the floating satellite parts create a small risk to the International Space Station, which flies at a lower orbit than where the collision took place. But NASA says it will be weeks before the full magni... (read more)

18. Steelseries Siberia Neckband December 02, 2008 A first for the country, Steelseries have got some pretty wicked gear. This is very evident from the Siberia Neckband which was tested on almost everything from Dragonforce albums (thereby terrifying everyone in the office, these babies are loud) to Audiosurf and Half Life 2. In fact, during the Half Life test, we clean forgot we were in the office or that we were wearing a headset. The level of game immersion this unit brought on was very admirable and the sound reproduction is brilliant. Hearing new parts of old special effects is a novel experience. The whole unit is compact and automa... (read more) Author: Sandra Prior

19. Amazes of Amethyst November 10, 2008 Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz occurring in hues ranging from a light pinkish violet to a deep grape purple. The most sought after color is the deep violet exhibiting flashes of red. This variety is termed as the “Siberian” though it is got from places other than Siberia. Most material from Brazil occurs in a tender violet, while that coming from Madagascar are generally red or violet. Uruguay has the most exquisitely deep colored amethysts but the supplies have almost tarnished. The legend of this stone holds that the Greek God of intoxication, Dionysius, was once insulted by a... (read more) Author: Alex Howard

20. A Look Into the Bering Sea October 20, 2008 The Bering Sea Located in what is known as the Aleutian Basin, the Bering Sea is located in the Pacific Ocean. The Bering Sea covers 775,000 square miles and has Alaska to the east and northeast, Siberia to the west, the Alaska Peninsula to the south. The Bering Sea is bordered by the Bering Straight to the north, which is what separates the Bering Sea from the Arctic Ocean. In addition, the Bering Sea is kept separate from the Gulf of Alaska due to the Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. About the Bering Sea The Bering Sea is home to many islands. The islands located i... (read more) Author: Blane Perun

21. Siberian Husky: Legend of the North October 16, 2008 The Siberian Husky is a magnificent, hardy work dog bred as a sled dog. They generally live and work in the northern climates. Since the 1920s more and more Siberians have been bred as pets and show dogs.HistoryThe Chukchi, an ancient people who live in Siberia, bred the Siberian Husky for thousands of years as a sled dog to help them move around the tundra while in search of food and to escape hostile invaders. In 1909 the Siberian Husky was brought into Alaska as a sled dog for gold miners. In 1925 teams of Siberian Huskies aided in the transition of diphtheria vaccine over a treacherou... (read more) Author: Debra Guevara

22. Czech Gulag victims compensation claims declined September 11, 2008 It has recently been discovered that the Czech citizens who were exiled and sent to concentration camps in Siberia following the Second World War and who are now trying to claim compensation for their horrific time are often met with mocking reactions when they attempt approaching the Czech Social Security Authority (CSSZ). The injured parties are now aged around 80 years old and are having to prove themselves as genuine when they apply for compensation against the CSSZ, with any cases that follow lasting years. The head of CSSZ, Bozena Michalkova has admitted that a legal complain... (read more) Author: Catherine Moody

23. Amazes of Amethyst August 05, 2008 Amethyst is the purple variety of quartz occurring in hues ranging from a light pinkish violet to a deep grape purple. The most sought after color is the deep violet exhibiting flashes of red. This variety is termed as the “Siberian” though it is got from places other than Siberia. Most material from Brazil occurs in a tender violet, while that coming from Madagascar are generally red or violet. Uruguay has the most exquisitely deep colored amethysts but the supplies have almost tarnished. The legend of this stone holds that the Greek God of intoxication, Dionysius, was once insulted by a... (read more) Author: Chris Columbus

24. US Paralympian Jessica Long Looks to Better Athens Success in Beijing August 01, 2008 Baltimore, Maryland's Michael Phelps looks to win eight swimming gold medals at this year's Olympics in Beijing.  But another Baltimore resident - Jessica Long - has gold medal aspirations that are just as high - she is aiming for seven individual swimming titles at the Beijing Paralympics in September (6-17).  As VOA's David Byrd reports, the 16-year-old has come a long way from her native Siberia, and is now one of the leaders of the U.S. Paralympic team.Jessica Long Jessica Long was born Tatiana Olegovna Kirillova in Irkutsk, Russia.  As a baby, Jessica did not have most of t... (read more)

25. Sort of Halloween In Siberia July 24, 2008 Live in another country and you’ll start to experience serious cultural differences. This is particularly true as I discovered with Halloween in Siberia. Russian Holidays I loved living in Russia and the primary reason was people. Russians love to celebrate and they are big into holidays. In Chita, Siberia, practically everyday was a holiday. During communism, Russia celebrated the worker with holidays such as bus driver day, teacher day and so on. When the fun loving Russians dropped communism from the menu, they decided to keep the holidays and add new ones for the new... (read more) Author: vikrant saini

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