A New Portal “For a Free Internet”

Translation of Avicenna’s post (RUS).

I stumbled across a pretty interesting page, whose creators follow the motto “From each according to his ability, to each – free Internet!”

According to the organizers, activists from the movement “For a Free Internet,” they work in all parts of the country, which means that information is disseminated much faster. Want the link? Kaznet-Freedom.org. The authors themselves are calling it a real Island of Freedom.

It’s a bold name, but looking at the site and its capabilities, it becomes clear that you won’t easily find such a thing anywhere else. Unless you’re on our blog Smiling

The site contains the following:

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Almaty Beltway: No End in Sight

Translation of Adam’s post (RUS).

The Almaty Major Beltway is a complicated project with a complicated story. The government entered it into the list of projects to be completed using concessionary financing, with the hope that it would be complete by 2012. However, in September 2009 it was announced that construction would be postponed indefinitely due to the economic crisis. Proposals emerged to connect separate roads to create a kind of temporary beltway.

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Narcogen's Weekly Recap - Feb 1 2010

My eye! It burns! A weekly recap is all that can save me! Here goes: Narcogen played 4 days last week... pretty solid I guess... I'm not feeling that picky lately. We added 85 points of gamerscore which ain't too shabby. Getting 3 achievements can do that to you. I was there. I saw it! Oh, and from what I remember, Narcogen's favorite game last week was Halo Wars. He played it on 4 of the days.

And that's it... short and sweet, just like my power cord.

Narcogen's Weekly Recap - Jan 25 2010

This entry is a little different than the others. It is a recap of the last week of gaming. Check it: So yeah... Last week Narcogen showed up 2 days total and logged some serious gaming. Our gamerscore saw a 110 point boost which is good. I guess that is what completing 5 achievements can do!

There were only a few games I wanted to try this week Narcogen and I only tried one of them: Halo Wars. Also, I think we can all agree that Narcogen's favorite game last week was Halo Wars. He played it on 2 of the days.

And that's all I got. I'm not a writer... just an Xbox.

Narcogen's Weekly Recap - Jan 11 2010

Are you ready for a recap? I know I am! Giddyup: Narcogen played 2 days last week... pretty solid I guess... I'm not feeling that picky lately. We added 10 points of gamerscore. Good stuff! Who knew 1 achievement could be worth that much? Ok I knew that... Also, by my expert calculations, Narcogen's favorite game last week was Halo 3: ODST. He played it on 2 of the days.

So that's it for now. It was a good week. On to the next one.

Narcogen's Weekly Recap - Jan 4 2010

Another week, another recap... and you love me for it: If you are an Xbox, you might be jealous that Narcogen showed up to game 6 days this last week. Happy happy joy joy! It was productive... Gamerscore went up 45 points so I am happy. Yay for 4 achievements! w00t! Also, I think we can all agree that Narcogen's favorite game last week was Halo 3: ODST. He played it on 6 of the days.

And that is the news for now... Check back next week... same bat time, same bat channel...

Narcogen's Weekly Recap - Dec 28 2009

It is that time of the week. I got your weekly recap right here: Narcogen only played one day last week... meaning there were six days of not playing. It was productive... Gamerscore went up 90 points so I am happy. Yay for 5 achievements! w00t!

And that's it... short and sweet, just like my power cord.

Two myths about teaching Kazakh

Published with an approval from author sagymengl.

An article that has recently appeared on Azattyq makes a number of debatable claims.

The first is that “in order to learn Kazakh, one should know Russian.” This is difficult to sustain. From my own teaching experience, I know that even if learners don’t know Russian, they can acquire the Cyrillic alphabet in a short period of time. The alphabet is the only element that Kazakh and Russian have in common. Unlike Russian, Kazakh is an agglutinative language that is based on sound harmony and on adding suffixes to the roots of words. Moreover, with the exception of a few Russian loanwords, Kazakh derives most of its vocabulary from ancient Turkic, Arabic and Persian.

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Narcogen's Weekly Recap - Dec 21 2009

Are you ready for a recap? I know I am! Giddyup: So yeah... Last week Narcogen showed up 5 days total and logged some serious gaming. It was productive... Gamerscore went up 190 points so I am happy. Yay for 18 achievements! w00t! Oh, and from what I remember, Narcogen's favorite game last week was Ghostbusters. He played it on 5 of the days.

So there you have it... Check back next week for another report from yours truly.

Narcogen's Weekly Recap - Dec 14 2009

Watch closely because here comes the recap... if you aren't paying attention, you might miss it: I told Narcogen that 6 days of playing would be ideal... so last week there was some extra effort to get us there. Good job! Our gamerscore saw a 325 point boost which is good. I guess that is what completing 12 achievements can do!

I was feeling a little bored last week and told Narcogen to try a new game: Ghostbusters. It wasn't as cool as I thought it would be. Also, according to the records, Narcogen's favorite game last week was Halo 3: ODST. He played it on 4 of the days.

And that is the news for now... Check back next week... same bat time, same bat channel...

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