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	<title>Comments on: Chinese Road Constructors Are Threat To Reptiles In Tajikistan</title>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-33353</link>
		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Beyond the River &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Tajikistan&#8217;s roads</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-30316</link>
		<dc:creator>Beyond the River &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Tajikistan&#8217;s roads</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-30316</guid>
		<description>[...] Traveling around Tajikistan, you get used to seeing Chinese construction teams working on the awful roads all around Dushanbe. The Chinese presence has begun to make its mark in Dushanbe, too: for one thing, a great new restaurant called Yangtse just opened next to the Vodanasos Bazaar, where you can find the wealthier expats dining. The road workers have a somewhat less refined taste for fresh snakes and turtles, though. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Traveling around Tajikistan, you get used to seeing Chinese construction teams working on the awful roads all around Dushanbe. The Chinese presence has begun to make its mark in Dushanbe, too: for one thing, a great new restaurant called Yangtse just opened next to the Vodanasos Bazaar, where you can find the wealthier expats dining. The road workers have a somewhat less refined taste for fresh snakes and turtles, though. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Ataman Rakin</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-29325</link>
		<dc:creator>Ataman Rakin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-29325</guid>
		<description>For those ineetsrted, a photo essay on teh CHinese minsu the reptiles and Kulyabi: :)lol


TAJIKISTAN: A CHINESE ROAD TO THE FUTURE? 
David Trilling 8/01/07 

Some might call it a branch of the Silk Road. But most major routes on the Silk Road bypassed modern Tajikistan altogether. Only recently – and with major Chinese help -- has the dream of traveling directly from the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, to the northwestern town of Khojand, over treacherous mountains in all weather, started to become a reality.

Today, the northern road out of Tajikistan’s booming capital winds comfortably through a wheat-brown valley into the rocky gorge of Varsob. The road is not new, yet potholes are freshly plastered, roadside signs announcing a mammoth cement factory promise a bright future, and drivers in a small bazaar hawk long-distance rides to Khojand and the Fergana Valley, 160 kilometers – and currently 10 hours – north. 

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav080107a.shtml#</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those ineetsrted, a photo essay on teh CHinese minsu the reptiles and Kulyabi: :)lol</p>
<p>TAJIKISTAN: A CHINESE ROAD TO THE FUTURE?<br />
David Trilling 8/01/07 </p>
<p>Some might call it a branch of the Silk Road. But most major routes on the Silk Road bypassed modern Tajikistan altogether. Only recently – and with major Chinese help &#8212; has the dream of traveling directly from the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, to the northwestern town of Khojand, over treacherous mountains in all weather, started to become a reality.</p>
<p>Today, the northern road out of Tajikistan’s booming capital winds comfortably through a wheat-brown valley into the rocky gorge of Varsob. The road is not new, yet potholes are freshly plastered, roadside signs announcing a mammoth cement factory promise a bright future, and drivers in a small bazaar hawk long-distance rides to Khojand and the Fergana Valley, 160 kilometers – and currently 10 hours – north. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav080107a.shtml#" rel="nofollow">http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav080107a.shtml#</a></p>
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		<title>By: horny_bastard</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-28853</link>
		<dc:creator>horny_bastard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-28853</guid>
		<description>are you guys tired of talking about real problems (no disrespect to Tajik snakes and crocadiles :) but I thought I direct your interest to an interesting posting I came across on toptj.com
 http://www.toptj.com/ShowNews.aspx?news_id=1E3D875D-D446-4165-ABCC-5A2ABFDAEFB6

it is a very provocative opinion post about the out-of-control behavior of our Kulyab brothers (finally some one had guts to say what every one thought but didn't dare to utter). It also has very interesting comments by viewers (I particularly agree with "SAID!"'s comments).
On a more personal note those guys ARE out-of-control.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>are you guys tired of talking about real problems (no disrespect to Tajik snakes and crocadiles <img src='http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> but I thought I direct your interest to an interesting posting I came across on toptj.com<br />
 <a href="http://www.toptj.com/ShowNews.aspx?news_id=1E3D875D-D446-4165-ABCC-5A2ABFDAEFB6" rel="nofollow">http://www.toptj.com/ShowNews.aspx?news_id=1E3D875D-D446-4165-ABCC-5A2ABFDAEFB6</a></p>
<p>it is a very provocative opinion post about the out-of-control behavior of our Kulyab brothers (finally some one had guts to say what every one thought but didn&#8217;t dare to utter). It also has very interesting comments by viewers (I particularly agree with &#8220;SAID!&#8221;&#8217;s comments).<br />
On a more personal note those guys ARE out-of-control.</p>
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		<title>By: Vadim</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27900</link>
		<dc:creator>Vadim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27900</guid>
		<description>Well, it's a price per piece.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, it&#8217;s a price per piece.</p>
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		<title>By: Ataman Rakin</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27756</link>
		<dc:creator>Ataman Rakin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I remember, when I was taking a marshrutka to Garm, that we had to stop for road works done on the M-41 by a Chinese company. When one of the other passengers and I went to take a look, he said: "Etix kitaitsi, oni nas slishkom mnogo pomagayut, brat. Oni xotshut dyelat ot nas vtoroi Tibet." (These Chinese, they help us too much, brother. They want to turn us into a second Tibet) :) lol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I remember, when I was taking a marshrutka to Garm, that we had to stop for road works done on the M-41 by a Chinese company. When one of the other passengers and I went to take a look, he said: &#8220;Etix kitaitsi, oni nas slishkom mnogo pomagayut, brat. Oni xotshut dyelat ot nas vtoroi Tibet.&#8221; (These Chinese, they help us too much, brother. They want to turn us into a second Tibet) <img src='http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> lol</p>
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		<title>By: Chinese Road Constructors Are Threat To Reptiles In Tajikistan &#171; Mirsulzhan Namazaliev&#8217;s blog</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27677</link>
		<dc:creator>Chinese Road Constructors Are Threat To Reptiles In Tajikistan &#171; Mirsulzhan Namazaliev&#8217;s blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27677</guid>
		<description>[...] Chinese Road Constructors Are Threat To Reptiles In Tajikistan Originally published on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:21:14 GMT by [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Chinese Road Constructors Are Threat To Reptiles In Tajikistan Originally published on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:21:14 GMT by [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Tajik Boy</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27587</link>
		<dc:creator>Tajik Boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27587</guid>
		<description>If not natural resources, enterpreneurship is what will save Tajikistan from poverty.... :)

Looks like eagles in TJ have a much advanced competition now when it comes to their source of food (sambakas).

Could someone calculate how many chinese are there? We could then approximate how much they eat per day and compare the figures with turtle population in TJ to see if there is a threat. We also  need to know:
a. how long the project is going to last and 
b. if 10% tax on turtle sales imposed by government will cover the cost of breeding more turtles.

Honestly a turtle farm might look like a good solution to this problem :)

Anyone willing to invest?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If not natural resources, enterpreneurship is what will save Tajikistan from poverty&#8230;. <img src='http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Looks like eagles in TJ have a much advanced competition now when it comes to their source of food (sambakas).</p>
<p>Could someone calculate how many chinese are there? We could then approximate how much they eat per day and compare the figures with turtle population in TJ to see if there is a threat. We also  need to know:<br />
a. how long the project is going to last and<br />
b. if 10% tax on turtle sales imposed by government will cover the cost of breeding more turtles.</p>
<p>Honestly a turtle farm might look like a good solution to this problem <img src='http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Anyone willing to invest?</p>
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		<title>By: Doroud</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27581</link>
		<dc:creator>Doroud</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27581</guid>
		<description>LOL this is absolutely hilarious!!! It's clever how the local boys have come up with such an idea...:D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL this is absolutely hilarious!!! It&#8217;s clever how the local boys have come up with such an idea&#8230;:D</p>
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		<title>By: Global Voices Online &#187; Tajikistan: Threatened reptiles</title>
		<link>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27577</link>
		<dc:creator>Global Voices Online &#187; Tajikistan: Threatened reptiles</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2007/07/09/chinese-road-constructor-are-threat-to-reptiles-in-tajikistan/#comment-27577</guid>
		<description>[...] Vadim says that a Chinese roadbuilding project in Tajikistan puts a threat to local reptiles. Snakes and turtles are being sold to Chinese cooks for as much as $10.   Share This [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Vadim says that a Chinese roadbuilding project in Tajikistan puts a threat to local reptiles. Snakes and turtles are being sold to Chinese cooks for as much as $10.   Share This [&#8230;]</p>
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