Coffee and 2400 Posts on Windows to Russia…

While I was sipping that morning cup of coffee. I had thinking’s brought to my mind that Windows to Russia had exceeded 2400 posts (exact is 2421). So that, (due to my own personal brain processes) extended my thoughts into what countries view Windows to Russia the most. I discovered that United States, Russian Federation, Germany, South Korea, Great Britain, Canada, Slovenia, France, China, Netherlands round out the top 10 from USA number one on down to number ten. Russia is knocking on the door of the USA for number one spot and Germany is dancing right behind. Germany has grown tremendously in the last few months and it has been a pleasure to receive e-mails from Germany. They are so polite and pleasant. Talking about polite and pleasant lets talk about communicating with China. Now if you remember, I was blocked in China and after several e-mails on my part to certain associations (one was Baidu) in China. I got a response that said that they would review my sight for exceptionalism’s. (I liked that big word they used!) Something happened because now I am being hit by China again. I expect at the pace they are hitting, that by the end of the month, China will be around number 5 on the list…

Then while sipping that coffee I realized that I had finally achieved the separation of http://windowstorussia.com and http://kylekeeton.com and that was not an easy process. If you remember several years ago I had decided to put Windows to Russia on her own domain. From that domain I created Coffee Talk, Russian News From Russia, Thoughts of Moscow and Windows to Russia. I literally killed Windows to Russia and had to start from scratch again. It has paid off…

In the last few months News and Coffee have decided to start taking off. The readership has tripled and now news is starting to rival Windows to Russia. But I have 5500 post on news and update it continually now every 6 to 8 hours. I am thinking about trying to set up an every other hour update on the news site but I really have very little time. Thoughts of Moscow is another pet project of mine and is in the developmental stage…

If you are interested in what the number one search word in Google is for Windows to Russia? It surprised me and I bet it will surprise you also…

Cottage Cheese: is the number one Windows to Russia term. They average 600 to 700 hits a day on that particular term. Day in and day out. Now the term Russia and coffee is right behind it, but it has for months been the number one. I find that Cottage Cheese is usually around the 6th or 7th spot on in the top 10 Google search. Now do not yell at me if Google does not show it to you when you search for it. I do not understand the whens and whys of Google, but I do know that Cottage Cheese is the king per Google webmaster tools…

It always amazes me that no matter how hard I work at other words to get them ranked. A search phrase like Cottage Cheese rules the site… 🙂

That is it for today. I am going to finish my coffee…

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Russian Arctic Expedition Time…

A unique expedition from the the Arctic region in Russia kicks off from Russia to Canada on Monday March 21st, 2011. In an event that will see a caravan of snow vehicles covering around 8,000 kilometers amid wild weather conditions…

Originally this trek was to be undertaken on February 17th, 2011. But due to weather anomalies it had to be postponed until conditions improved in Russia…

It seems that this is a huge test also for the GLONASS navigation system designed by Russia. As I understand Russia wants to make this navigation system second to none and is in the market to challenge GPS…

Territorial claims on the Arctic are held by Russia, the United States, Norway, Greenland and Canada. Russia has sought to show predominance in Arctic exploration and in 2007 planted its flag in the seabed of the Arctic Ocean… (Russia is going to plant a Arctic flag…)

But actions by Russia over the last 4 years are ringing alarm bells in the West. They say that Russia is trying to boost its stake over the pole’s petroleum rich sea bed. Russia has the availability to increase her share of Arctic territory if they can prove that the Lomonosov Ridge, is part of the continental territory of Russia. That increases Russia claims by a huge amount…

They also say there will be a website set up to be able to track the expedition as it travels those long cold kilometers from Russia to Canada. But I have not found the link yet – when I do I will post it…

I find this interesting and lets hope that they get to start and have a safe trip…

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Earthquake and Tsunami that hit Japan…

Earthquake, tsunami may cost Japan $235bn – World Bank: The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan 10 days ago may cost the country’s economy $235 billion, or 4% of GDP, the World Bank said in a report on Monday.

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Radiation level normal in Russia’s Far East despite Japan disaster

Radiation levels in the Russian Far East are within normal limits despite an ongoing crisis at a nuclear power plant in nearby Japan, the regional office of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said on Monday.

The Fukushima plant was hit by a number of explosions following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands on March 11.

Efforts are still underway to try to cool down the overheating nuclear cores in the reactors to prevent nuclear fallout.

Trace amounts of radioactive iodine were discovered in tap water in Tokyo in the wake of the disaster.

Radiation above the national safety level was also found in water supplies in five other prefectures, said an official from Japan’s science ministry, which is monitoring radiation levels.

Spinach and milk produced near the plant has been found to contain levels of radiation iodine far higher than the legal limits, but not at levels dangerous to human health. The sale of some products was halted.

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Five arrested at banned St. Paddy’s parade in Moscow

Moscow police detained five people on Sunday for organizing an unauthorized St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Well over 1,000 people gathered in Moscow’s main tourist stretch, Stary Arbat, on Sunday afternoon for the march, which has been a yearly tradition in the Russian capital since 1992.

But this year’s parade was canceled by new Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin due to safety and traffic concerns. The crowd was quickly dispersed by police.

Irish Ambassador to Russia Philip McDonagh said the cancellation was “in view of the cold weather and the priority that is being given at present to resolving Moscow’s traffic problems.”

The Moscow authorities organized a number of other events in place of the parade, including a concert of Irish music.

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Russia Today on Libyan, Lies and Lessons…

Libya, lies and lessons to be learned:

It is a shame that we have entered into the Libya issue…

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Russia ready to disengage liquefied gas for Japan…

Russia is ready to increase its gas deliveries to Europe by 6 billion cubic meters for 100 days in order to disengage volumes of liquefied gas for quake-stricken Japan, Russian Prime Minister Putin said on Saturday.

“Right now, Gazprom is ready to increase the gas deliveries to Europe by 60 million cubic meters per day, which corresponds to about 40 tons of liquefied gas. The liquefied gas disengaged by the move will be sent to Japan,” Putin said at an energy meeting in Russia’s Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.

“Only actions coordinated with our European action would allow the move,” he added.

A powerful earthquake hit Japan on March 11. A fresh tremor measuring 6.1 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday. Over 7,000 people were killed in the disaster.

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry advises Russians against travel to Japan…

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday advised Russians against travelling to Japan over a radiation threat posed by Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant that was severely damaged during last week’s devastating earthquake and powerful tsunami.

“Background radiation in Tokyo and the remaining part of the country, except for the area around the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant, remains within permissible levels,” the ministry said on its website.

“At the same time, background radiation around the nuclear power plant is gradually decreasing. But the situation in the country’s northeast hit hardest by the natural disaster, especially in the area close to the Fukushima nuclear power plant, remains tense,” the ministry said.

Therefore, the ministry once again “recommends Russian citizens against going to Japan for the purpose of travel or other personal purposes while Russians staying in the country should refrain from visiting the disaster-hit areas due to the difficult situation there,” the ministry said.

The confirmed death toll from last week’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan has risen to 8,133, police told Kyodo news agency on Sunday.

As many as 12,272 people remain missing. About 360,000 people have been evacuated from the disaster area and accommodated at temporary shelters in the country’s 14 prefectures, the agency reported.

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Moscow urges western nations to stop indiscriminate use of force in Libya

Russia urges western nations to stop the indiscriminate use of force in Libya, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

“The reports say that during air raids on Libya strikes were also delivered on non-military facilities… As a result, 48 civilians are reported dead and over 150 wounded,” the ministry said in a statement.

‘In this connection, we are calling on the respective states to halt the indiscriminate use of force,” the statement said.

The military operation against Libya’s strongman Muammar Gaddafi who has ruled the country with an iron fist for more than 40 years began on Saturday, involving the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Canada and other countries.

A new UN Security Council resolution on Libya adopted on Thursday encompasses a no-fly zone and “all necessary measures” against forces loyal to Gaddafi.

Libyan television reported citing military officials that at least 50 civilians were killed and over 150 wounded in military attacks of the coalition forces, adding that many health and education facilities were ruined.

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Miss Gulag – The Other Beauty Pagent in Russia…

We received an interesting e-mail about a movie that was being promoted. Now usually if it is in the spam system and from Russia. Then it is history. Gmail has a tendency no matter what I try to do. It will spam Russian e-mail letters and since it was in the form of many of the spam letters we get. I am surprised that it survived my deletion attempt…

But something stopped Google from working correctly and I took a real look at the letter. Here is the letter that was in our spam box…

Hi Kyle and Svet,

My name is Annmarie and I represent the documentary film Miss Gulag. We’ve just released the DVD and we thought the story would really interest your readers (it’s about a beauty pageant held every year in a Siberian woman’s prison, and looks at the first generation of women to come of age in post-Soviet Russia.) Some background: the film was funded in part by the Ford Foundation and Sundance Documentary Fund, premiered at the Berlinale, and played at over 35 other international festivals. I’d love to work with you to promote it if possible, either with a DVD review or an interview with the director, who will be in New York for the next few months. I’d be happy to arrange for a review copy or streaming option. I look forward to being in touch with you further!

Best,

Annmarie

www.missgulag.com

www.facebook.com/missGULAG

Sometimes I follow how life takes the flow and in this case, Sveta and I took a close look at this movie. It was not a spam e-mail…

Here is what we found…

About The Film:
Through the prism of a beauty pageant staged by female inmates of a Siberian prison camp emerges a complex narrative of the lives of the first generation of women to come of age in Post-Soviet Russia.

Miss GULAG explores the individual destinies of three women: Yulia, Tatiana, and Natasha, all bound together by long prison sentences and circumstances that have made them the vigilantes of their own destinies.

For these women, undoubtedly, life is harsh under the constant surveillance of UF-91/9, but it is no less so on the outside. Today they, their families, and loved ones are sustained by hope for a better life upon release. This is a story of survival told from both sides of the fence.

After some studying, watching longer sections of the film and finalizing the fact that this is legit. Sveta and I found that we really liked it and we are going to attempt to get the whole Miss Gulag film. They have offered us a review copy and if that is correct we will take them up on that offer…

We will most likely have several more articles pertaining to this movie and I do know that Sveta will plan on posting something about Miss Gulag on our video blog…

So until they get back to us. We will leave it where we are at this point and you should be looking for future updates on this particular interest…

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