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It is that time of the week. I got your weekly recap right here: 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 jumped 380 points which was nice. Getting 11 achievements has that effect. Also, according to the records, Narcogen must have been craving RPGs because Mass Effect 2 was the weekly favorite. He played it on 6 of the days.

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

Translation of mursya’s post (RUS)

ulan writes:

Last week, I watched a segment on “Khabar” (Translator’s note: Kazakh television program) about the customs union.

Kazakhstan’s “businessmen” were actively licking boots and marveling at the idea. A manager at a factory where they make Nivas and Skodas anticipated the windfall growth in his sales: “Our market will grow to 170 million people!” Other “businessmen” had similar things to say.

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Translation of publicist’s post (RUS)

The Office of Statistics reports that grocery prices in January 2010 increased 3.9% over January 2009.
The greatest increase was in prices on sugar, which rose by 40.2%. Next, in descending order, come coffee, tea and cocoa (25.4%), alcohol (9.4%), baked goods (7.7%), pastry (6.3%), dairy (3.1%) and pasta (2%).
Foods that got cheaper included flour (17.6%), fruits and vegetables (6.9%), eggs (6.4%), grains (6.2%), butter and lard (3.9%) and bread (3.3%).

Prices on meat and meat products grew 6.6% over the year. Pork became more expensive (11.5%), as did cured meats (6.2%), horse meat (2.9%) and mutton (2.1%).

The lowest prices on goods mentioned above were recorded in Pavlodar, Taraz, Zhezkazgan, Kazylorda, Kokshetau, Ust’-Kamenogorsk, Petropavlovsk and Taldykorgan.

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I forgot to post this, but here’s video of my Skype interview with Alyona Minkovsky the other day. We talk about civilian displacement in Marjeh, embedded reporting, and other things.

I was wrong about one point, however: Angela Merkel withstood her reelection campaign before the tanker bombings, which were near Kunduz not Mazar-i Sharif. Her government, however, is still in no real danger of collapse over the incident and Germany recently increased its troop commitment.

So obviously the big news out of Vancouver today is that Plushenko, coming out of retirement especially to compete in the 2010 Winter Olympics, took the silver medal and Evan Lysacek took the gold. Both skated beautifully and while some will complain that Plushenko got cheated, the Russian commentators on Eurosport seemed pretty happy that he got a silver after 3 years of retirement and starring in Dima Bilan videos!

However, another champion is clearly being groomed. While Kazakhstan is not as strong in winter sports as it is in summer Olympic events, there are a few solid athletes on our team. Dennis Ten, at age 16, skated a beautiful and technically almost perfect short program. Unfortunately the judges found imperfection in his Triple Lutz to Triple Toeloop and his sitting spin. But they did score him a solid 76.24 points (and a personal best) putting him in place 10 at the end of the day. US based viewers can see his short program on NBC’s site.

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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.

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.

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.

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...

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.