Day: May 17, 2011

The Yo-Mobile looks to be a huge success. It seems to be a factor of timing and if they can produce what they say they are producing, then the Yo-Mobile is the new wave of automobiles for the near future…

New cars will cost 350,000-450,000 rubles ($12,000-$15,000). A Yo-Mobile features a maximum speed of 75 miles per hour (120 km/h), a cruising range of 249 miles (400 km) and an estimated fuel economy rating of 67 miles per gallon (or almost 30 km per liter)…

Hummm – The price is right and the statistics are great…

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I took 500+ pictures on this trip. It is nice having a really good camera phone that takes pictures as well as many cameras do. Sveta forgot her camera because she was in such a hurry to get to Ukraine and had so many loose ends to tie up before leaving. So we were saved by my Android Camera Phone…

This is a warm up post on the Sea Port at Odessa. It was a fun place and the weather was cool and delightful…

Odessa was a fantastic city and I will have several posts to cover all that we saw. Tomorrow I will post pictures on one of my favorite places in Odessa – The Odessa Market or really it is called the Privoz Market…

It is truly a market from the old days and we loved it with a passion…

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List of discussions in the podcast above:
1. European Missile Defense: the end of the RESET?
2. Operation in Libya: two months of senseless bombing.
3. Imam arrested in Florida but Chechen terrorists are comfortable in the U.S.
4. Strauss-Kahn – sex and politics in the U.S.
5. Experts propose selling gold reserves to lessen federal debt.

This is some very good news in a podcast and really puts the facts in line with what is happening in the world today…

By the way, from this side of the world: The reset with America is and has been broken a long time ago…

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Kurils belong to Russia – Foreign Ministry:
Russia’s sovereignty over the Kuril Islands rests on an indisputable international law basis, says the Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement. The Ministry has posted a commentary on its website to point out that more attempts to question the islands’ status as part of Russia fails to impart constructive nature to Russian-Japanese relations…

Locals flee as Siberian river overflows:
In Siberia the sprawling Lena River has burst its banks partially flooding several villages and forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 locals. We have no immediate reports of any casualties at this hour. Emergencies Ministry workers are at the site helping move people out of harm’s way…

Sunken Soviet warship found, ending 30-year search:
The sunken Soviet WWII naval ship Moskva has been found off the coast of Romania. It was the Black Sea Fleet destroyer leader, and its sinking has always been seen as a greatest sea warfare mystery. The destroyer went down in the very first battle, on June 26th 1941…

Russia’s FM to hold talks with Libyan officials:
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks today with Libyan officials. Moscow will insist that the Libyan authorities carry out the main demand of the UN Security Council – to avoid actions resulting in civilian deaths. Mass protests swept Libya in mid-February, demanding withdrawal of the country’s leader Muammar Gaddafi…

Khodorkovsky, Lebedev arrive in court for second verdict appeal:
Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev arrived in the Moscow City Court on Tuesday to continue their attempt to overturn their conviction…

Muscovites mark “Year of Forest” by planting new trees near city:
In celebration of the “International Year of the Forest,” Russians from every corner of the country are rolling up their sleeves to help protect one of Russia’s largest natural resources. RT caught up with the green…

Erase and rewind: Moscow mayor slams demolition of historic houses:
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin ordered developers to rebuild a 19th-century house that was knocked down illegally. He also promised to launch a criminal case into the issue…

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