Официальный сайт ЮКО новости

Kazakh-British Technical University ranked first in general ranking of technical universities of Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:00:12 +0600

The Kazakh-British Technical University is ranked first in the general ranking of technical universities of the Ministry of education and Science of Kazakhstan, the press-office of the University informs. Such rankings are improving the quality of education and they should be certainly conducted more often.

The calculation is done in accordance with three points taken into account these are the assessment of the quality of institution resources that makes 60 percent, expert's assessment of the institution activities which is to make 10 percent and conducting a sociological surveys of the employers and state bodies - 30 percent.

Methodology of ranking was approved by the International Ranking Expert Group (IREG-3) at the conference in Shanghai University in 2007.

The best ranked university among multi-field universities became the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan became the best ranked among humanitarian and economic institutions.

Karaganda State Medical Univesity is first in the ranking of medical institutions, the Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abay leads all the rest pedagogical institutions of the country and the best ranked institution in the sphere of art became the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory.

Source: KAZINFORM

Russia to launch 3 Glonass satellites in September

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:57:41 +0600

A Proton-M carrier rocket bearing three Glonass-M navigation satellites will be launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on September 2, Russia's space agency said on Friday. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

"Preparation work on one of the three Glonass-M satellites is presently being completed at the Baikonur space center," Roskosmos said in a statement.

The two other satellites will be ready for launch by the end of August.

Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to determine their positions to within a few meters.

Russia currently has a total of 22 Glonass satellites in orbit, but only 16 of them are operational. The system requires 18 operational satellites for continuous navigation services covering the entire territory of Russia and at least 24 satellites to provide navigation services worldwide.

Source: KAZINFORM

Kazakhstan's unique historical monuments approximately age of which from 2 to 10 thousand years may disappear

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:56:14 +0600

Unique historical monuments of Kazakhstan approximately age of which is from 2 to 10 thousand years may disappear.

Well-known philanthropist, academician of the International Academy of Tourism Askar Iskakov has made it public at the press-center of Kazinform agency in an interview with the journalists in Astana on Friday.

These are unique Torgay geoglyphs - embossed geometric patterns made of earth mounds which can be only seen from high altitude.

The uniqueness of these mounds is that they were hand made and they were made absolutely equal. Even the number of the mounds that makes the pattern is the same. There are 9 patterns named Ushtogay square, Torgay swastika, Yekidinsky cross, Ashchitastinsky crosses (two patterns). Approximate age of the patterns is from 2 to 10 thousand years. More precise age can be determined after artifacts are found.

Last month a special expedition was sent to the region in order to provide more information to society and government about the finding that has no comparison in the world. The aim of the expedition was to attract investors in business communities and governmental. The funds are needed for acquiring special equipment for scanning the mounds hence they cannot be excavated. The place can be destroyed if the spades and pickaxes used. Besides, there is great concern about people's attitude towards this place who make cattle cemeteries of the place and try to dig the mounds.

Unfortunately, as the conference participants informed, this issue had not been included in the Action Plan of 2009-2011 Cultural Heritage national project. Therefore, no funds are envisaged for its research in the budget.

"We must solve this problem as soon as possible, since while discussing this problem which takes much time we can just lose such unique historical monuments", Sapar Iskakov noted.

The expedition participants suggest establishing a public fund "Revival of Torgay". The historical monuments must be taken under the state protection. Besides, they are confident, that Torgay geoglyphs must be included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Source: KAZINFORM

EAC in Barcelona gathers almost 36,000 spectators on Friday

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:54:44 +0600

The organizing committee of the 2010 European Athletics Championships said 35,890 spectators gathered at the Olympic stadium in Barcelona on Friday, the fourth day of the competitions, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

"With a capacity of 32,000 set for the championships, media and VIPs boosted the number, with the line-up of finals exciting the crowd on a balmy summer evening in Barcelona," the official website of the championship reported.

Organizers say that the attendance of the event, which kicked off on Tuesday, is expected to remain high during the last two days of the championships in Spain.

The Russian team is currently leading the overall medals standings, boosting eight gold, five silver and six bronze medals. It is followed by France with four gold, two silver and four bronze medals and Britain (3 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze).

Source: KAZINFORM

Coal mine blast death toll rises to 15 in north China

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:52:51 +0600

The death toll in an explosion at a coal mine in Linfen City of north China's Shanxi Province early Saturday has risen to 15, local authorities said.

At least 20 others were injured as of 9 a.m. in the blast at Liugou Coal Mine of Yicheng County, but the casualty number could further rise, said a senior official of Yangquan Coal Industry (Group) Co. Ltd, which owns the coal mine.

The official said the blast occurred at the dormitory area instead of the earlier reported powder magazine.

The rescue work is still going on, and the cause of the blast is under investigation, the official sai.

Source: KAZINFORM

US appeals to WikiLeaks against more postings

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:51:16 +0600

The White House on Friday implored the website WikiLeaks to stop posting secret Afghanistan war documents and the Pentagon pressed its investigation of the leaks, bringing a soldier charged with handing over classified video back to the US for trial, Kazinform refers to Arab News.

Obama administration officials said the investigation into the release of 76,911 documents could extend beyond members of the military. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said posting the war logs on the Web jeopardized national security and put the lives of Afghan informants and US military personnel at risk.

Asked what the Obama administration could do to stop the disclosure of more war secrets, Gibbs said: "We can do nothing but implore the person that has those classified top secret documents not to post any more."

The Pentagon inquiry has been looking most closely at Pfc. Bradley Manning, an army intelligence analyst who already has been charged with leaking a helicopter video from Iraq to the WikiLeaks website.

Manning, 22, has been moved from Kuwait to a military base near Washington where he will be held while awaiting trial on charges stemming from the posting of the video, the army said in a statement Friday. If a court-martial is convened it will be held in the Washington area, according to Lt. Col. Rob Manning, a spokesman for the US Army Military District of Washington.

The classified helicopter cockpit video showed a 2007 firefight in Baghdad that left a Reuters photographer and his driver dead.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. in an interview aired Thursday that WikiLeaks had contacted the White House - via The New York Times acting as intermediary - and offered to let government officials go through the documents to make sure no innocent people were identified. The White House did not respond to the approach, he said.

A Pentagon spokesman, Marine Col. David Lapan, said Friday it was "absolutely false" that WikiLeaks contacted the White House or other elements of the US government to offer a pre-release review.

Assange dismissed allegations that innocent people or informants had been put in danger by the publication of the documents.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called the release of the documents deeply damaging and potentially life-threatening for Afghan informants or others who have taken risks to help the US and NATO war effort.

Theirs was the most sober assessment of the ramifications of the leak on Sunday of raw intelligence reports and other material dating to 2004.

Source: KAZINFORM

We have our glories in agricultural production: PM

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:49:06 +0600

"We have our glories in agricultural production", Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov has said today opening VI Fair of the Achievements of Agro-Industrial Complex of Kazakhstan "Karaotkel 2010" in Astana.

"The Government creates all necessary conditions for agricultural production development. The agro-industrial complex develops rapidly. We started introducing new mechanisms of subsidizing this year. They will provide rapid and comprehensive development of the agro-industrial complex", K.Massimov said.

The Premier also noted that corresponding fairs and exhibitions promoted further development of agricultural production and processing industry.

About 300 representatives of the agricultural enterprises, agricultural products reprocessing enterprises, companies supplying agricultural equipment, scientific facilities and governmental organizations take part in the Fair. The event will last from July 31 through August 1.

Source: KAZINFORM

Grain is large, but it is not bulk

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:37:31 +0600

- But it could be more important, - the head of the Tassai planting farm, Lesbek Konysbaev, tells. - It is also connected with a lack of a moisture in the spring. We waited for torrential rains in April, but it does not happen. It was not in summer, during the period of growing of an ear. And as a result the grain did not grow in weight.

The dry wind does its duty, it dries up barley ears, therefore in an economy they hurry up to reap the grown up crop quicker. The hectare gives 15 centners, which is in two centners more low, than last year.

Barley grade Baishishek, planted in a farm is the most popular, it is deduced in the Southern Kazakhstan. It is a coarse-grained that gives to an ear the weight, it is well adapted to the Central Asian climate. Therefore, Baishishek is bought by Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan. Under the favorable conditions when the agrotechnology is observed, and the nature is mercy, it is possible to receive from a hectare about 40 centners. But such result can not be managed to be reached for many years because of an abnormal environment.

The Tassai planting farm is the only in the region which grows up elite seeds, the area under them is 45 hectares. A qualitative seed material transfer to reproduction in family farms, from which by the gross the fodder grain poultry-farming economy of the region is bought: barley is the basic forage of a bird.

Barley, in comparison with wheat, occupies the insignificant areas in the region, however without of which it is impossible to contain not only large integrated poultry farms, but also poultry. That the price for this grain grows - in the autumn a kiligramm is sold for 18-20 tenges, speaks about increasing requirement to expand the area under crops of this culture.

Source: Southern Kazakhstan

Lets have a rest in Zhan-akva!

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:36:43 +0600

Every summer you hear about opening of new zones of rest. And on their background some already existing ones lose the luster, popularity level. But only Zhan-akva does not, which is located at entrance to the district center of the Sairam district, Aksukent. For many South Kazakhstan families it became already a tradition to have a rest here.

After the tiresome working day the daddy enjoys by a cool in a cosy booth. Mum has settled down to sunbathe on a convenient plank bed. The daughter runs on a hill that with speed to roll down in a huge pool, and its younger brother already bathes in special children's, together with other kids. Some times later all family gathers behind a table to try favourite Asian dishes - plov, a shish kebab or dymlyama. Approximately in this way a family rest in a rest zone Zhan-akva is passed. And a summer mood to its clients, without any doubts, is added by the politeness of attendants, atmosphere of a heavenly spot with beautiful flower beds, a green grass and transparent-pure blue water in pools. All inhabitants of our region also love Zhan-akva for it. Already during three years!

And nevertheless it is more difficult to compete with other zones of rest without innovations. Thats why, this year, under requests of constant clients, in Zhan-akva a new vip-pool with the size of 10х20 metres and depth of 2,5 metres is being opened. For those who prefers rest in not populous places a separate entrance is provided. There are ten booths with the trestle beds covered with a reed, issued in already familiar African style, along pool. The menu has refined dishes of a Chinese kitchen.

The sun is on a decline? We need not hurry hasten home, and we can sit with friends in a cosy banquet room, have a drink cocktails, dance. And if to celebrate a birthday here, the holiday will be really unforgettable!

Source: Southern Kazakhstan

The award has left to Shymkent

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:11:53 +0600

The Shymkent people have declared about their lider qualities again. This time laurels of the winner were given to the editor of the republican newspaper “Aigak”, to Dulat Abish, who was given the award named after Gennady Tolmachyov, the money's worth of which makes five thousand dollars. Our colleague has received the award from the hands of Olzhas Sulejmenov.

This award is given to the Kazakhstan figures of mass-media for the fourth time. The newspaper “ExpressK” and the Union of journalists of the RK are the founders.

Gennady Tolmachyov worked many years as the editor-in-chief of the regional newspaper. This circumstance affects that the founders of the competition award basically the regional mass-media.

The South-Kazakhstan people were witnesses how fastly “Aigak” grew. For ten years the newspaper “has untwisted” Itself till enviable circulation, having accustomed the reader to sharp materials.

Our congratulations!

Source: Southern Kazakhstan

“Relay race of good deeds”

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:11:14 +0600

In the region under such name the action initiated by the Civil alliance of the SKR has started within the limits of the Republican information-social campaign “We are one command”.

Its feature is in that, it is devoted to the 15- anniversary of the Constitution of the RK and it is supported not only by the regional akimat and other state structures, but also by the various political parties, religious associations, the creative, public unions, NGO and other institutes of a civil society.

“Relay race of good deeds” has begun in the Sairam children's home ¹ 4 where participants of the action have handed over to the pupils of all five regional children's homes set of useful gifts. Besides, trainings, sports actions, campaigns in parks, pools, the entertaining-game centres will be organized for children.

- Undoubtedly, a civil impulse, unindifference to the country of initiators and numerous participants of this action pleases. All together we are, really, one command, - has told, by welcoming everybody, the deputy akim of the region, A.Bektaev.

The action will last till August, 30th. It is planned to render the social help also to houses for aged people, veterans, to jobless and mothers having many children, to make cleaning works on the eve of Constitution day РК, during this time.

Source: Southern Kazakhstan

>

Toyota recalls 373,000 cars in US

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:46:38 +0600

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., announced on Thursday that it intends to conduct a voluntary safety recall involving approximately 373,000 2000-2004 Model Year Toyota Avalons sold in the United States to address the possibility that the vehicle's steering lock bar could break under certain conditions; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

No other Toyota or Lexus vehicles are involved in this recall, according to Toyota USA.

This action follows an announcement made by Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan on Thursday.

The new recalls mean Toyota has recalled more than 5 million vehicles in 2010 in the United States -- and the company has surpassed the 4.8 million vehicles it recalled in 2009.

The new Toyota recall is to address concerns that after a severe impact to the front wheels -- like striking a deep pothole - - that it could disengage the steering shaft. Toyota will install a newly designed snap ring and another component to prevent separation of the steering shaft.

"Toyota is continuing to work diligently to address safety issues wherever they arise and to strengthen our global quality assurance operations so that Toyota owners can be confident in the safety of their vehicles," said Steve St. Angelo, Toyota chief quality officer for North America.

Toyota will replace the steering column bracket -- a procedure that will take about two hours. Owners will get notified starting in late August.

Source: KAZINFORM

Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers set new flight duration record

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:44:30 +0600

Two Russian Tu-95MS Bear-H strategic bombers have carried out a record-breaking 40-hour patrol over three oceans, an Air Force spokesman said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

"The Tu-95MS bombers carried out patrols over the Arctic, the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans and set a new flight duration record of about 40 hours, exceeding the previous record by four hours," Lt. Col. Vladimir Drik said at a news briefing on Thursday.

The crews practiced instrumental flight and carried out four in-flight refuelings from Il-78 aerial tankers, the official said.

Russia resumed strategic bomber patrol flights over the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans in August 2007, following an order from then-President Vladimir Putin.

The patrols are regularly performed by Tu-95 Bear and Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers, and by Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range bombers.

All flights by Russian aircraft are performed in strict compliance with international law on the use of airspace over neutral waters, without intruding the airspace of other states.

Source: KAZINFORM

SAfrican president eyes high-tech contracts with Russia

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:42:37 +0600

South African President Jacob Zuma plans to sign high-tech contracts during his visit to Russia on August 4-6; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

"An important topic which I would like to discuss in Russia is cooperation in the spheres where our country possesses rich experience and advanced technologies. I hope contracts will be concluded during the visit in the sphere of science, energy, and mineral wealth mining," he said in an interview with Itar-Tass and Russia TV channel on Thursday.

"South Africa and Russia have to make bilateral cooperation more concrete and raise it to a new level," he added.

"In contrast to many European countries Russia has never made any colonial gains. Besides history, our countries are linked by rich reserves of mineral wealth. We work to develop economic cooperation with Russia. I believe Russia will use my visit as South Africa is a gate to Africa and good relations with us can promote successful activities on the continent in general," the president said.

Zuma, who is meet President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Sochi, said "I am sure my visit to Russia will strengthen bilateral relations."

Source: KAZINFORM

Forest fires burn 44 houses in Moscow Region overnight

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:39:24 +0600

Wildfires burned 44 houses in the Moscow Region overnight, a source at the Russian Emergencies Ministry's information department informed, Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

The blaze destroyed 44 houses in the Kolomna, Lukhovitsy and Krasnogorsk districts.

Twenty houses burned up in the village of Mokhovoye, the Lukhovitsy district. The source said 134 people were evacuated. Most of them stay in their relatives' homes at present.

Twelve houses burned up in the village of Kadanok. Thirty one residents from there will also reside at their relatives' places.

The blaze destroyed eight houses in Negomosh, the Kolomna district, from there 25 residents were evacuated and accommodated in a local hotel.

Two houses burned up in Gorodets, the Kolomna district, and two in Opalikha, the Krasnogorsk district.

More than 1,600 people fought the fires with 518 units of machines, the emergencies ministry source said.

Source: KAZINFORM