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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Expedition 24 Commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineers Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mikhail Kornienko landed their Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft in Kazakhstan on Saturday, Sept. 25, wrapping up a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Skvortsov, the Soyuz commander, was at the controls of the spacecraft...
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Geo Point Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GNNC), announced that on September 15, 2010, the government of Kazakhstan granted Sinur Oil LLP a "License to Produce and Sell" petroleum products from its refinery in Karatau, southern Kazakhstan. The license was issued by the Kazakh government after a lengthy process of document submission, quality testing and review by various government departments including the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the...
The return to Earth of three International Space Station crew members and the prelaunch activities, launch and docking of the station's newest trio of residents will be broadcast on NASA Television during the next several weeks.After almost six months aboard the orbital laboratory, Expedition 24 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov, NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Russian Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko are scheduled to land their Soyuz TMA-18 spacecraft in southern Kazakhstan...
The launch of the ISS Progress 39 cargo craft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was postponed for 48 hours Wednesday due to high winds at the launch pad. The launch of the spacecraft was rescheduled for Friday at 6:22 a.m. EDT. Docking to the aft port of the Zvezda service module has been rescheduled for Sunday at 7:58 a.m. with NASA TV coverage set to begin at 7:15 a.m. The postponement will have no impact on station operations.ISS Progress 39 will bring to the orbiting complex...
CHISINAU, Republic of Moldova, September 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Arbitration Filed Under Article 26 (4) (c) Ascom S.A. ('Ascom'), the international oil and gas exploration group, today announced it has submitted a Request for Arbitration to the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce against the Government of Kazakhstan for the illegal expropriation of Ascom's investments in Kazakhstan, in direct contravention of the international Energy Charter Treaty....
AMSTERDAM and NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "VimpelCom Ltd" ("VimpelCom" or the "Company") (NYSE: VIP), a leading international provider of telecommunications services, today announced its operating and financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. Quarterly highlights: Combination of OJSC VimpelCom and Kyivstar into VimpelCom Ltd. completed April 21, 2010*Number of mobile subscriptions up to 89.4 million; broadband subscriptions grew to 2.7 millionNet operating...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the country hopes to launch manned rockets from its new Vostochny cosmodrome located in the far east of Russia as early as 2018. "The first manned flights from the cosmodrome should take place in 2018-2020," Putin was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. Russia currently uses the Soviet-built Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan for its manned space missions and other commercial launches. Currently, Russia pays...
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BMB Munai, Inc. (NYSE Amex: KAZ) announced that Chapman Petroleum Engineering Ltd. of Alberta, Canada has completed an Evaluation of Prospective Resources ("Resource Report") of the Emir Oil, LLP Northwest Block territory. Resource assignment in the report was based principally on interpretation of recently completed 3D seismic studies in the Northwest Block territory. The Resource Report, identifies four potential structures on the...
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - IBA Group, a Global IT Service Provider of 2,500 IT And Business Professionals, Established an Office in Astana, the Capital of Kazakhstan On July 1, 2010, a representative office of IBA Group in the Republic of Kazakhstan was legally registered. Kazakhstan became the eighth country in the world where IBA Group has a permanent presence. Since 1996, IBA Group has been working in Kazakhstan and other countries of...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday that the country would provide $800 million to help jump start the construction of a new cosmodrome to ease its dependence on a Soviet-era launch site in Kazakhstan. "The government has made a decision to earmark $809 million over the next three years for the start of the full-blown construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome," Putin said in televised remarks at a government meeting.Russia rents its main Soviet-era spaceport Baikonur from...
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The Kazakh Uplands, known also as the Kazakh Hummocks, is a large peneplain formation that stretches throughout the central and eastern regions of Kazakhstan. It’s made up of low mountain oases and elevated plains, and contains large deposits of coal within the north and copper within the south. Rare species, such as the Asiatic Cheetah, may still reside in this region. Several notable cities, including the country’s capital, Astana, are located there. A portion of the Kazakh Uplands...
The mountain weasel (Mustela altaica), also known as the solongoi, pale weasel, or Altai weasel, can be found in a range that extends from the Himalayas to Mongolia and includes Ladakh, India, northeastern China, Kazakhstan, Tibet, Korea, southern Siberia, and areas of Russia. It prefers a habitat within grassy woodlands and rocky tundra areas with dense vegetation, at altitudes of at least 11,480 feet. The mountain weasel displays a slight sexual dimorpism, with males growing larger than...
The argali (Ovis ammon), also known as the mountain sheep, is native to Central Asia. Its range includes Tibet, Altay, and Himalaya. Its range extends from Kazakhstan in the west, east to Shanxi Province in China. It also extends from Altai Mountains in the north, south to the Himalayas. It prefers a habitat in the highlands of these regions, at elevations between 980 and 19,000 feet. Its habitat type varies depending upon location. In areas like Kazakhstan, where it is often hunted, it can...
The Urial (Ovis vignei), is a medium sized wild sheep and is considered a member of the goat/antelope subfamily. The Urial is also known as the Shapo or Arkhar. The Urial is found in western central Asia from northeastern Iran and western Kazakhstan to Baluchistan and Ladakh. To the east they are displaced by the bigger Argalis and to the southwest by the Asiatic Mouflons. The habitat consists of grassy slopes below the timberline. Noticeable features are the reddish-brown long fur that...
The Russian Desman (Desmana moschata) is a small semi-aquatic mammal. It inhabits the Volga, Don and Ural River basins in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. It constructs burrows into the banks of ponds and slow moving streams. It prefers small, overgrown ponds with abundance of insects and amphibians. The Russian Desman often lives in small (usually non-kin related) groups of 2 to 5 animals. It appears to have a complex (but largely unstudied) communication and social system. The Russian...
