The Russians are coming Nov 14, 2008
In particular, it had a large military unit in Turkmenistan (in Mary), in accordance with an agreement between Moscow and Ashgabat under which Russian citizens were serving in the Turkmen army, and Russian border guards kept watch along the border of Tajikistan and Afghanistan ... "Secondly, Russia could use, as it did previously, the military base at Mary. A large part of the air defense was deployed there as large air force units.". (Asia Times Online)
11 worst travelers: 'Stumbelina' to 'The Crank' Nov 9, 2008
This is Mary Ellen Monahan's first essay for Travel. To comment, visit sfgate. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
US official: Central Asia gas deal is close Oct 10, 2008
Andy Roddick play in a charity tennis tourney; Mary J. Blige, Taste of Atlanta and more. Forget waiting in line. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Pope to celebrate Mass in Lourdes Sep 14, 2008
The pontiff is in the town to mark the 150th anniversary of what many Roman Catholics believe was a vision of the Virgin Mary by a young local girl. The Pope is to say Sunday Mass in Lourdes. (BBC News)
From One Georgian to Another Aug 13, 2008
Mary Frazho, president of Hurricane Games of Florida, a St. Johns County arcade, found a new financing option after meeting a credit roadblock. Sponsored by. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Turkmenistan: Gas Rationing Stirs Rare Public Outrage Feb 20, 2008
"In the Mary region, two petrol stations were set on fire," a woman from Mary Province tells RFE/RL s Turkmen Service, adding that anger and despair prompted people to set gas stations on fire ... "Since the petrol price hike, prices for other goods have also been on the rise," says the woman from Mary Province. (EurasiaNet.org)
Economic Freedom Holding Steady, 14th Index of Economic Freedom Shows Jan 15, 2008
Still, progress is coming, though "more slowly than one might hope," write Index editors Kim Holmes, Edwin Feulner and Mary Anastasia O'Grady ... The Index was edited by Kim Holmes, Heritage's vice president for foreign affairs, Edwin Feulner, Heritage's president, and Mary Anastasia O'Grady, who is a member of the Journal's editorial board and edits the "Americas" column. (PR Newswire)
Congolese mourn their Rumba king Dec 21, 2007
In the early days when Madilu system came we had a young girl who use to dance Madilu's music so frantically that she was named "Madilu System and she grew up to be known by that name and so Madilu still lives amongst us.Peter and Mary, Kampata Uganda He was one of the best legends in rumba, Congo has ever produced. His voice, composition of songs, sense of humour, and main ideas of songs can tell how much we will miss him. It is surely hard to acquire such a musician in our modern world! Que... (Yahoo News -- DR Congo)
Russia, Iran Warn Over Pipeline Projects Oct 16, 2007
The YMCA of the Northwoods and Sacred Heart Saint Mary s Hospital are joining together to offer Fit, Food and Fun for Kids in grades 3-5 again this fall ... The kids will then prepare a healthy snack or meal with Karina Reilly, RD, CD, CDE who works in Diabetes Services and Nutrition Services at Sacred Heart Saint Mary s Hospital. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Reno Fire Department to Host Turkmen Firefighters Jul 16, 2007
Scheduled to participate in the exchange from the Turkmenistan Ministry of Interior are: Lt. Col. Arnamaurad Agalyyev, deputy chief of the Mary province Fire Response Department; Lt. Col. Rejepmurad Purjayev, chief of the State Inspection of Fire Safety Department; Lt. Col. Yalkapberdi Annayev, chief of the Transport Fire Safety Department; Lt. Col. Otuz Arazov, chief of the Dashoguz Province Fire Response Department; Lt. Col. Babamurat Hamrayev, chief of the Fire Response Training Center; Major... (KRNV.com, NV)
Nominations Sent to the Senate Jun 28, 2007
Scott M. Burns, of Utah, to be Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, vice Mary Ann Solberg, resigned. George A. Krol, of New Jersey, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Turkmenistan. (White House News Releases)
Turkmenistan: Making a Bid for Cradle-of-Civilization Status May 22, 2007
The river currently flows through the modern regional capital of Mary, situated about 40 miles from the archeological site. As with many detective stories, Sarianidi relied on a lot of sleuthing to find Gonur-depe, which dates to the late 3rd millennium BC. According to a local guide who worked at the site with Sarianidi, the team began to notice that minor ruins to the north of Merv itself established in the 6th century BC got progressively older the deeper one pushed into the Karakum. (EurasiaNet.org)
Turkmenistan: Still Waiting For Berdymukhammedov's Thaw Apr 29, 2007
ru website before Turkmenistan s supreme legislative body convened in the southeastern city of Mary. The author argued that despite the similarity in ordinal numbers, it would be illusory to expect any radical political reforms from that assembly, if only because the freshly elected president was too busy consolidating his power. (EurasiaNet.org)
Small Steps to Loosen Turkmenistans Personality Cult Fuel Big Hopes among Population Apr 24, 2007
The police presence on the roads remains high -- a 225-mile drive to the city of Mary revealed 13 checkpoints -- but now only the occasional car is pulled over, rather than all or most. Rachel Denber, Deputy Director of the Europe and Central Asia division at Human Rights Watch, welcomed the incremental differences, but said a true thaw would begin only when Turkmenistan came to terms with its past. (EurasiaNet.org)
Turkmenistan: The Struggle for Rural Reform Mar 14, 2007
ru, the People s Council will meet in Mary, a regional center in southeastern Turkmenistan, to discuss the "enhancement of industrial-economic relations in agriculture," the "improvement" of relevant legislation and the "further improvement of [the] welfare of people." ... The registration numbers of cars traveling from Ashgabat to Mary are noted by teenage conscripts supervised by traffic police, but this is a marked improvement from past practices, many say, when even travel between districts... (EurasiaNet.org)
In never never land Feb 11, 2007
An air ticket to Mary, two hours by flight cost only $5. Domineering nationalism. (Hindu)
Turkmenistan: What Chance of a Thaw? Jan 31, 2007
The NBCentralAsia agency was told that special squads deployed to Turkmenbashi in the west and Mary, a city in the southeast, were calling in civil-society activists and journalists to give them a stern talking-to ... Regional analysts have been watching Mary province better known as Merv with some interest in recent weeks ... With a mixed economy, Mary is similar to its neighbour Ahal in many ways, and the Teke tribe is strongly represented there but despite this it is seen as a poor and... (Ocnus.net)
Land of the Turkmen| Jan 20, 2007
Nondescript, dusty Mary. Leaving the tatty peculiarity of Ashkhabad, I flew to Mary, once the ancient and fabled Merv, described as a vast and blooming oasis where the Silk roads converged ... Nondescript, dusty Mary. (iAfrica.com)
Rob Woodburn Jan 17, 2007
This is the primary reason I imbibe ... If you thought cruise ship size would peak with the Queen Mary 2, well think again. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Greater Economic Freedom Worldwide Stalled Over the Last Year, According to 13th Annual Index of Economic Freedom Jan 16, 2007
Index editors Tim Kane, Kim Holmes and Mary Anastasia O'Grady express regret that "the march toward greater economic freedom halted, especially since 13 years of Index data strongly suggest that countries that increase their levels of economic freedom experience faster growth rates." Hong Kong and Singapore, the economic jewels of Asia, finished 1st and 2nd in the rankings for the 13th straight year ... The Index was edited by Tim Kane, director of the Center for International Trade and... (PR Newswire)
Transitional Jitters in Turkmenistan Jan 7, 2007
In Krasnovodsk and in Mary (a southeastern city), they have summoned local activists for interviews, he said, explaining that the targets were people whove come to the attention of the security services either by meeting foreigners, or by going abroad to participate in conferences, and who are suspected of conducting civil-society activity. He added, Activists, journalists and opponents of the regime are seen as a danger, as people who might put forward their own candidates and inform people... (Ocnus.net)
