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Oct 1, 2011

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McCain's Moscow broadside earns Russian riposte
RT
In comments that are drawing raised eyebrows in Russia and beyond, a US Senator said the fall of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was inspiring people all over world - including in Moscow. “We believe very strongly that the people of Libya today ...
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Moscow Concerned About CdA Game
The Spokesman Review (blog)
There had been talk in the Moscow community about the possibility of canceling or forfeiting the school's October 7th game against Coeur d'Alene. KREM 2's Chris Nguyen spoke with Moscow Principal Bob Celebrezze today. Celebrezze was adamant that a ...
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Churkin: Moscow Refused Three Modified Draft Resolution about Syria in the UN
Syrian Arab News Agency
In an interview with Russia Today channel, Churkin said that Moscow refused the third modified draft provided by the European countries, adding that the draft should include calls to establish a political dialogue as the way to restore the situation in ...
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Today in History
ABC News
By AP Today is Saturday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2011. There are 91 days left in the year. On Oct. 1, 1961, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit his 61st home run during a 162-game season, compared to Babe Ruth's 60 home runs during a 154-game...
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Today in History
MSN Money
1892 - Sergei Rachmaninoff first publicly performs his piano "Prelude in C-sharp Minor" inMoscow. 1912 - Montenegro declares war on Turkey. It is joined 10 days later by its neighbors in the First Balkan War. 1934 - Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for ...
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Ruble Extends Worst Quarterly Drop Since '09 on Oil Fall, Taxes
BusinessWeek
Russia's currency depreciated 1.2 percent to 32.23 per dollar by the 7 pm close inMoscow. The ruble has fallen 13 percent against the greenback this quarter, the biggest drop since the three-month period ended March 31, 2009. ...
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Leaving to Come
RIA Novosti (blog)
Just several years ago, erecting a monument to Pope John Paul in Moscow would have been unthinkable – or scandalous, if somebody had dared. Today, it appears almost inevitable and natural. Business as usual. Yesterday, September 29, Pope Benedict XVI...
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Russian jury acquits 2 crew of India-bound nuclear submarine
IBNLive.com
PTI | 08:09 PM,Sep 30,2011 From Vinay Shukla Moscow, Sept 30 (PTI) A Russian jurytoday acquitted the captain and a sailor of an India-bound Nerpa nuclear submarine, who were being tried for the death of 20 people by toxic gas in 2008 after the ...
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Back on the road again
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
With controversy swirling about Moscow's game next week at 5A powerhouse Coeur d'Alene, the Bears will travel today to face Bonners Ferry, a 3A team. The 160-mile drive north will be the first road trip for Moscow since its season-opening 20-0 loss at ...
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Sitroniks OAO : SITRONICS shares are included into MICEX Innovation and ...
4-traders (press release)
MOSCOW, Russia –September 30, 2011 – JSC SITRONICS ('SITRONICS' or 'the Company') (LSE: SITR), the leading provider of telecommunications, IT and microelectronics solutions in Russia and the CIS, today announces the admission of the Company's share to ...
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Vandals after more than cash against Virginia
The Spokesman Review
MOSCOW, Idaho – He's a bedrock senior and defensive captain, a player who last year exerted so much energy in a blowout loss to Nevada that he was immediately taken to a hospital and treated overnight for dehydration. Tre'Shawn Robinson, if there was ...
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Polymetal Plans London Listing, $500 Million Sale of Shares
BusinessWeek
The company follows OAO Polyus Gold, a Russian producer of the precious metal, which moved its listing to London from Moscow in July. Evraz Group SA, the country's largest steelmaker by output, said on Aug. 3 it was weighing similar plans. ...
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Russia Movers: Razgulay, Norilsk Nickel, Sberbank, VTB, Uralkali
BusinessWeek
30 (Bloomberg) -- The 30-stock Micex Index dropped 2.9 percent to 1366.54 by the 6:45 pm close in Moscow. The dollar-denominated RTS Index slumped 3.5 percent to 1341.09. The following were among the most active stocks in the Russian market today....
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Return of modern Czar
gulfnews.com
Today, after a decade of rising oil prices, Russians are more prosperous, with doubled real incomes, but are looking for more say in governing their country. Mikhail Dmitriev, president of the Centre for Strategic Research, a Moscow think-tank, ...
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Russian Equity Movers: Razgulay, Norilsk Nickel, Sberbank, VTB
Bloomberg
... (INDEXCF) dropped 2.9 percent to 1366.54 by the 6:45 pm close in Moscow. The dollar-denominated RTS Index slumped 3.5 percent to 1341.09. The following were among the most active stocks in the Russian market today. Stock symbols are in parenthesis. ...
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Cameron visit revives the relationship
Russia Beyond The Headlines
When I read the invitation dated September 9, announcing that a high-ranking official was to make a speech on Russian-British relations at Lomonosov Moscow State University on 12 September, it was not hard to guess who the unnamed official was. ...
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Billionaire Lisin's UCL May Bid for 50% of TransContainer
BusinessWeek
State-owned Russian Railways, which is selling stakes in some of its largest subsidiaries this year, may offer investors its entire 50 percent stake in the Moscow-based cargo unit, Deputy Economy Minister Stanislav Voskresenky said yesterday. ...
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Russian Equity Movers: Razgulay, Norilsk Nickel, Sberbank, VTB
BusinessWeek
30 (Bloomberg) -- The 30-stock Micex Index dropped 3.7 percent to 1355.23 by 5:56 pm in Moscow. The dollar- denominated RTS Index declined 4.2 percent to 1330.56. The following were among the most active stocks in the Russian market today. ...
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Ruble Extends Worst Quarterly Drop Since '09 on Oil Fall, Taxes
Bloomberg
Russia's currency depreciated 1.2 percent to 32.23 per dollar by the 7 pm close inMoscow. The ruble has fallen 13 percent against the greenback this quarter, the biggest drop since the three-month period ended March 31, 2009. ...
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Wilmington on DVDs. Pick of the Week: Classic, Blu-ray. Strike
Movie City News
In 1925, Sergei Eisenstein, a rich architect's son who had become a passionate convert to Communism during the Russian Revolution and afterward a brilliant theatrical director with the Proletkult Theatre ofMoscow, directed two silent films that would ...
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Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia
Los Angeles Times
Moscow — Cadets at a Russian cadet boarding school, the Preobrazhensky cadet corps, attend ceremonies and performances marking the 10th anniversary of the school's founding in Moscow. Calumpit, Philippines — Calumpit township residents wade through...
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We need new track stars - Wells
BBC News
The Moscow 100m champion fears a repeat of this year's World Championships in Daegu where only Eilidh Child and Lee McConnell competed on the track. He says Scottish Athletics has "a long way to go" when it comes to producing elite athletes. ...
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BBC News
Russian Railways May Sell Entire 50% Stake in TransContainer
BusinessWeek
The ministry has spoken to potential investors and most of them favor the sale of a majority stake rather than the planned sale of 25 percent, Stanislav Voskresensky said yesterday by phone from Moscow. Russia's railway monopoly owns 50 percent plus ...
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Russia's Sunflower Seed Prices Fell 3.8% This Week, SovEcon Says
BusinessWeek
Feed wheat was offered at 5150 rubles a ton, or 1 percent lower than last week, theMoscow-based researcher said. Feed barley gained 1.9 percent to 5350 rubles a ton, and milling rye was unchanged at 4200 rubles a ton, it said.
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Moscow grade school wins national health award
Lewiston Morning Tribune (subscription)
MOSCOW - McDonald Elementary School here will be recognized today for its dedication to nutrition and physical activity for students. The school received the US Department of Agriculture's Healthier US School Challenge Silver award, which is presented ...
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ABBYY Strengthens Its Offer of English Dictionaries for Lingvo iOS
prMac (press release)
[prMac.com] Moscow, Russia - ABBYY, a leading provider of document recognition, document capture, and linguistic technologies and services, today announced that it has expanded the range of electronic dictionaries available for purchase and use in ...
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Cavaliers aim for fast start against Vandals
The Daily Progress
(Photo/Andrew Shurtleff) For the first time in program history, Virginia will play a team from Moscow. With Virginia a double-digit favorite for perhaps the final time this season, the contest of oddly matched opponents will not have the drama of the ...
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Time to get dirty with 1C
Gamasutra
MOSCOW , Russia — September 30, 2011 – Leading Eastern and Central European publisher, 1C Company, is thrilled to announce that Off-Road Drive is available today. Off-Road Drive is the first game ever to deliver a true-to-life, off-road, ...
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Russian Railways Names Androsov Board Chairman, Yakunin Says
BusinessWeek
The government backed Androsov, a former deputy economy minister and now managing partner of Altera Capital Management AG, in a directive to the company, Yakunin told reporters today in Moscow.
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NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 30 September 2011
Space Ref (press release)
... today with the VHF sites at DRY/Dryden (11:03:37am-11:10:19am) and WHI/White Sands (11:05:33am-11:13:16am), for a voice check with Houston/Capcom, MSFC/PAYCOM (Payload Operation & Integration Center Communicator), Moscow/GLAVNI (TsUP Capcom), ...
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Space Ref (press release)
Polymetal Plans London Listing, $500 Million Sale of Shares
Bloomberg
The company follows OAO Polyus Gold, a Russian producer of the precious metal, which moved its listing to London from Moscow in July. Evraz Group SA (EVR), the country's largest steelmaker by output, said on Aug. 3 it was weighing similar plans. ...
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Recent 52-Week Low Surpassed in Shares of Vimpel-Communications (VIP)
Financial News Network Online
The Company's license portfolio covers the majority of Russia's population, including the City of Moscow, the Moscow Region, and Saint Petersburg. In the past 52 weeks, shares of Vimpel-Communications have traded between the current low of $9.31 and a ...
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OAO Novatek UK Regulatory Announcement: NOVATEK increases stake in Yamal LNG
Business Wire (press release)
Moscow, 30 September 2011. OAO NOVATEK (NOVATEK and/or the Company) todayannounced that it has increased its equity interest in Yamal LNG to 100% by exercising call options through its wholly owned subsidiary, NOVATEK North-West. ...
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The Global Note: Awlaki Killed…2nd American Killed in Strike…Knox Trial ...
ABC News (blog)
From Alexandra NADEZHDINA in Moscow: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his mentor, Vladimir Putin, could lose next year's presidential election. “It is the people who make the choice, and these are not empty words,” Medvedev said in an interview ...
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Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania
Scranton Times-Tribune
STEAMTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE FALL FOLIAGE EXCURSIONS: to Moscow, Saturday and Oct. 8, 9, 16 and 29, departs 11 am, returns 1:30 pm, $24/$22/$17; to Tobyhanna, Sunday and Oct. 22, 23 and 30, departs 11 am, returns 3:30 pm, $34/$29/$22; ...
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Elizabeth Hurley turn Selfridges pink for Breast Caner Awareness with son...
Daily Mail
Speaking to Vogue.com, she added: 'I've just arrived from New York where I helped launched a fabulous new awareness campaign called Shine a Light on Breast Cancer which launches next week. 'Today it's London, next week Edinburgh and then on to Moscow ...
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Daily Mail
Alex Radulov's agent, coach, GM address trade request, bitterness
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Because Radulov went to Moscow to Ovechkin and Kovalchuk's charity game and Mikhalev then penalized him for going AWOL from the team? "Nonsense. The penalty is the team's internal business. That's not the issue." As an agent, are you advising Alexander ...
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Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Russia's Sunflower Seed Prices Fell 3.8% This Week, SovEcon Says
Bloomberg
Feed wheat was offered at 5150 rubles a ton, or 1 percent lower than last week, theMoscow-based researcher said. Feed barley gained 1.9 percent to 5350 rubles a ton, and milling rye was unchanged at 4200 rubles a ton, it said.
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Red Line: Palestinian Statehood and Nils Ushakov
Russia Beyond The Headlines
Each week, Voice of Russia hosts Red Line, a discussion about global events as seen from Moscow. In this edition: Palestinian statehood and Nils Ushakov. Nils Ushakov, the mayor of Riga. Source: RIA Novosti Ekaterina Kudashkina: This week we will start ...
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Scranton Times-Tribune
GABRIEL, VIRGINIA F., Clarks Summit, Mass, today, 10 am, Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment, St. Catherine's Cemetery,Moscow. Arrangements: Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. ...
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Civilians urge NTC to control Libyan militias
Morning Star Online
... pushed us to the path of defiance and rejection of colonialism." US Senator John McCain visited Tripoli on Thursday, claiming that "the people of Libya today are inspiring the people in Tehran, in Damascus and even in Beijing and Moscow."
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'Karabakh settlement is quite reachable if sides show political will'
News.Az
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich stated this during a briefing in Moscow today. “Negotiation is always a hard thing and one shouldn't expect quick and easy solutions to such a protracted conflict”, ...
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Russian films with english music
The Voice of Russia
The most well-known modern English composer Michael Nyman has decided to organize the premiere of his new composition in Moscow on September 30th . And this is no surprise at all since his new project is a soundtrack to the film of the prominent ...
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ABBYY Strengthens Its Offer of English Dictionaries for Lingvo iOS
iPad News Tracker
Companies that license ABBYY technologies include BancTec, Canon, EMC/Captiva, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, NewSoft, Notable Solutions, Samsung Electronics and more. ABBYY is headquartered in Moscow, Russia, with offices in Germany, the UK, ...
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Middle East miscalculated
Russia Beyond The Headlines
I think Moscow could have even supported the resolution and sent a symbolic frigate or two to Libyan shores, thus securing a place of honor among future winners. Still abstention gave Russia a free hand to adjust its attitude later. ...
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Browsing the Arts for Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2011
Plain Dealer (blog)
Concert: Moscow String Quartet. Works by Mozart, Gubaidulina and Shostakovich. 8 pm Monday. Free. Solon Center for the Arts. 6315 SOM Center Road 440-337-1400 or solonarts.org. The 2011 Signature series: Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly. ...
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Release of Foreign Relations, 1969-1976, Volume XIII, Soviet Union, October ...
US Department of State (press release)
In addition to diplomatic agreements, Kissinger and Dobrynin regularly discussed potential areas of disagreement between Washington and Moscow, successfully managing differences over Vietnam, the Middle East, Cuba, and Jewish emigration. ...
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Shares of Vimpel-Communications Under Pressure, Down 4.1%
Financial News Network Online
The Company's license portfolio covers the majority of Russia's population, including the City of Moscow, the Moscow Region, and Saint Petersburg. Vimpel-Communications has overhead space with shares priced $9.50, or 41.0% below the average consensus ...
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McCain's Moscow broadside earns Russian riposte — RT
By RT
“We believe very strongly that the people of Libya today are inspiring the people in Tehran, in Damascus, and even in Beijing and Moscow," said John McCain, the Republican Senator from Arizona and a former presidential contender. McCain was part of a congressional visit to Tripoli, the ... “We continue to be concerned about Iranian taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back,” McCain said at a newsconference. Asked to elaborate, he said: “Well, it's common ...
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Medvedev backs Putin for president
Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev and prime minister Vladimir Putin (L) attend the United Russia congress in Moscow today. ...
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