В Казахстане на парламентских выборах со значительным перевесом победила партия действующей власти «Нур Отан». Некоторую конкуренцию ей составила партия «Ак жол», представляющая интересы малого и среднего бизнеса. Третьей партией, вошедшей в парламент, стала Коммунистическая народная партия Казахстана. Расклад получился следующим образом: «Нур Отан» – практически 81 % голосов, «Ак жол» – 7,47 % и КНПК […]
Archives for January 2012
Three parties elected to the Parliament of Kazakhstan
Nur Otan party, representing the current Kazakhstan’s government, won the parliamentary elections with a considerable majority of votes. Ak Jol party, supporting small and medium business, competed with Nur Otan. The third party that entered parliament is the Communist People’s Party of Kazakhstan. The results were the following: Nur Otan gained almost 81% of the […]
Укрепляя доверие и снижая напряженность
Эймон Гилмор рассуждает о том, почему Европа всё ещё нуждается в ОБСЕ и что Ирландия может привнести в работу Организации В 2012 году Ирландия приняла на себя председательство в Организации по безопасности и сотрудничеству в Европе (ОБСЕ), самой крупной и успешной региональной структуре по безопасности в Северном полушарии, простирающейся от Ванкувера до Владивостока. Хотя ОБСЕ […]
Building confidence and reducing tensions
Eamon Gilmore reflects on why Europe still needs the OSCE and what Ireland can bring to the Organization Ireland has taken over the chair at the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the largest and most successful regional security body, spanning the Northern Hemisphere from Vancouver to Vladivostok. Although not as well known […]
Contraceptives Increase the Risk of Catching AIDS
Clemente Ferrer According to a study, published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal by Renee Heffron (University of Washington), the use of hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of women in contracting the AIDS virus. www.thelancet.com Previous research studies reached the same conclusion; however, the latter one is much more credible. The study was conducted by […]
American Military Pit Bulls and Their Handlers
Ben Tanosborn It is not what the few do but what the many don’t do. That really represents what we are all about, co-conspirators in a sea of silence. Marines who view despicable acts committed by other marines remain silent; the officers, who are well aware of this behavior, condone it, invariably following the “ethical […]
Beware: Nursing homes are not for sick individuals
Dr. Ethelle G. Lord Providing three square meals a days and receiving help with getting dressed in a nursing home should really be no longer acceptable. This is the traditional way. Recently I received a call from the social worker where my husband resides in a dementia unit at a nursing facility. She wanted to […]
Water Pollution: A Rising Life-Threatening Problem
Abdul Rashid ch.arahmad@yahoo.com PhD Scholar at Department of Economics, University of Sheffield, UK “Water is life’s mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water” (Albert Szeny-Gyorgyi , 1937 Nobel Prize for Medicine, 1893-1986) Water is one of the most important things that are used by human beings on our planet. Despite […]
Bronze Age Archaeology in Turkmenistan
Introduction: In the past years a number of conferences were organized in Ashgabat and Mary in which recent research results about the archeological heritage of Turkmenistan were communicated to a Turkmen and international audience demonstrating cultural assets that compare to those of the most famous Bronze Age cultures world-wide. In the following article an experienced […]