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Here is a great photoblog of the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan, by neweurasia.net.   It is hard to believe that I left Kazakhstan ten years ago.  I miss Kazakhstan a lot, especially Almaty.  Visit this site to see some beautiful photos of the City of Apples. (Almaty, Kazakhstan - Source: neweurasia.net) … [Read more...] about I miss Almaty

Lets start with the Foreign Policy's article stating that one billion people around the world are now suffering from hunger.  That is 1/6 of the world population!  FP blames the global recession and rising food costs as one of the culprits of the increased hunger.  If you watched the Home global warming documentary, they mentioned that in the US alone, roughly half of the grain … [Read more...] about Global Political Economics Musings

Very interesting article from the Foreign Policy.  The second richest man in China, Huang Guangyu, has been arrested as part of an anti-corruption campaign.  Chinese government officials accused to be on the take from Huang Guangyu have also been arrested.  This campaign could possibly affect all the wealthy in China. It will be curious to see if a similar anti-corruption … [Read more...] about China cleans up corruption (Foreign Policy)

Another perspective on global warming and mankind's impact on the planet.  A must see film with some beautiful cinematography. Visit this link to watch Home.  Below is a trailer for the film: … [Read more...] about Home – A film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

From Flightblogger.  A great video shot of the the Russian Sukhoi Superjet giving a demonstration at the Paris Air Show. Edit: Seems the Video Player is not working with my blog.  Just click on the above link to view the video. … [Read more...] about Video: Sukhoi Superjet takes to the sky