text: Page last updated on January 31, 2014 Introduction: Background: Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural "Virgin Lands" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) skewed the ethnic mixture and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70 percent Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity; managing Islamic revivalism; expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets; diversifying the economy outside the oil, gas, and mining sectors; enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness; developing a multiparty parliament and advancing political and social reform; and strengthening relations with neighboring states and other foreign powers. Geography: Location: Central Asia, northwest of China; a small portion west of the Ural (Zhayyq) River in eastern-most Europe Geographic coordinates: 48 00 N, 68 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 2,724,900 sq kmcountry comparison to the world: 9land: 2,699,700 sq kmwater: 25,200 sq km Area - comparative: slightly less than four times the size of Texas Land boundaries: total: 12,185 kmborder countries: China 1,533 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,224 km, Russia 6,846 km, Turkmenistan 379 km, Uzbekistan 2,203 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked); note - Kazakhstan borders the Aral Sea, now split into two bodies of water (1,070 km), and the Caspian Sea (1,894 km) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid Terrain: vast flat steppe extending from the Volga in the west to the Altai Mountains in the east and from the plains of western Siberia in the north to oases and deserts of Central Asia in the south Elevation extremes: lowest point: Vpadina Kaundy -132 mhighest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m Natural resources: major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium Land use: arable land: 8.82%permanent crops: 0.03%other: 91.15% (2011) Irrigated land: 20,660 sq km (2010) Total renewable water resources: 107.5 cu km (2011) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): total: 21.14 cu km/yr (4%/30%/66%)per capita: 1,304 cu m/yr (2010) Natural hazards: earthquakes in the south; mudslides around Almaty Environment - current issues: radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers that flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlandssigned, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Geography - note: landlocked; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050 People and Society: Nationality: noun: Kazakhstani(s)adjective: Kazakhstani Ethnic groups: Kazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.8%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.5% (2009 census) Languages: Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.) Religions: Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (Russian Orthodox 23.9%, other Christian 2.3%), Buddhist 0.1%, other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5% (2009 Census) Population: 17,736,896 (July 2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 62 Age structure: 0-14 years: 24.7% (male 2,199,491/female 2,189,036)15-24 years: 16.9% (male 1,525,851/female 1,475,988)25-54 years: 42.6% (male 3,666,941/female 3,881,320)55-64 years: 8.9% (male 691,253/female 894,562)65 years and over: 6.8% (male 415,903/female 796,551) (2013 est.) population pyramid: "> Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio: 48 %youth dependency ratio: 38.1 %elderly dependency ratio: 9.9 %potential support ratio: 10.1 (2013) Median age: total: 29.5 yearsmale: 28.1 yearsfemale: 30.9 years (2013 est.) Population growth rate: 1.2% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 98 Birth rate: 20.03 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 88 Death rate: 8.43 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 85 Net migration rate: 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 69 Urbanization: urban population: 53.6% of total population (2011)rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major urban areas - population: Almaty 1.383 million; ASTANA (capital) 650,000 (2009) Sex ratio: at birth: 0.94 male(s)/female0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female55-64 years: 0.77 male(s)/female65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/femaletotal population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2013 est.) Mother's mean age at first birth: 27.6 (2010 est.) Maternal mortality rate: 51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)country comparison to the world: 108 Infant mortality rate: total: 22.32 deaths/1,000 live birthscountry comparison to the world: 83male: 25.07 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 19.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.94 yearscountry comparison to the world: 151male: 64.66 yearsfemale: 74.88 years (2013 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.38 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 90 Contraceptive prevalence rate: 51% (2011) Health expenditures: 3.9% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 165 Physicians density: 3.84 physicians/1,000 population (2011) Hospital bed density: 7.6 beds/1,000 population (2009) Drinking water source: improved: unimproved: Sanitation facility access: improved: unimproved: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 141 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 13,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 90 HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 84 Obesity - adult prevalence rate: 23.7% (2008)country comparison to the world: 74 Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 4.9% (2006)country comparison to the world: 89 Education expenditures: 3.1% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 139 Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and writetotal population: 99.7%male: 99.8%female: 99.7% (2009 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 15 yearsmale: 15 yearsfemale: 16 years (2012) Child labor - children ages 5-14: total number: 59,254percentage: 2 % (2006 est.) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24: total: 3.9%country comparison to the world: 139male: 2.9%female: 5.1% (2012) Government: Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Kazakhstanconventional short form: Kazakhstanlocal long form: Qazaqstan Respublikasylocal short form: Qazaqstanformer: Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Government type: republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch Capital: name: Astanageographic coordinates: 51 10 N, 71 25 Etime difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)note: Kazakhstan is divided into two time zones Administrative divisions: 14 provinces (oblystar, singular - oblys) and 3 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Almaty Oblysy, Almaty Qalasy*, Aqmola Oblysy (Astana), Aqtobe Oblysy, Astana Qalasy*, Atyrau Oblysy, Batys Qazaqstan Oblysy [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr Qalasy [Baykonur]*, Mangghystau Oblysy (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan Oblysy [South Kazakhstan] (Shymkent), Pavlodar Oblysy, Qaraghandy Oblysy, Qostanay Oblysy, Qyzylorda Oblysy, Shyghys Qazaqstan Oblysy [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan Oblysy [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavlovsk), Zhambyl Oblysy (Taraz)note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baykonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050 Independence: 16 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union) National holiday: Independence Day, 16 December (1991) Constitution: previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence ); latest adopted 28 January 1993, approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995; amended 1998, 2007, 2011 (2012) Legal system: civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV (chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 22 February 1990, elected president 1 December 1991)head of government: Prime Minister Serik AKHMETOV (since 24 September 2012); First Deputy Prime Minister Bakytzhan SAGINTAYEV (since 16 January 2013); Deputy Prime Ministers Gulshara ABDYKHALIKOVA (since 28 November 2013), Aset ISEKESHEV (since 25 September 2012); Bakyt SULTANOV (since 6 November 2013)cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held on 3 April 2011 (next to be held in 2016); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president, with Mazhilis approval; note - constitutional amendments of May 2007 shortened the presidential term from seven years to five years and established a two-consecutive-term limit; NAZARBAYEV has official status as the "First President of Kazakhstan" and is allowed an unlimited amount of termsnote: constitutional amendments of February 2011 moved election date from 2012 to April 2011 but kept five-year term; subsequent election to take place in 2016election results: Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV 95.5%, other 4.5% Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 15 members are appointed by the president; 32 members elected by local assemblies; members serve six-year terms, but elections are staggered with half of the members up for re-election every three years) and the Mazhilis (107 seats; 9 out of the 107 Mazhilis members elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, a presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities; non-appointed members are popularly elected to serve five-year terms)elections: Senate - (indirect) last held in August 2011 (next to be held in 2014); Mazhilis - last held on 15 January 2012 (next to be held in 2017)election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Nur Otan 16; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur-Otan 81%, Ak Zhol 7.5%, Communist People's Party 7.2%, other 4.3%; seats by party - Nur-Otan 83, Ak Zhol 8, Communist People's Party 7 Judicial branch: highest court(s): Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of 44 members); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 members)judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court judges proposed by the president of ther epublic on recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Council - the president of the republic, the Senate chairperson, the Majilis chairperson each appoints one member for a 3-year term and each appoints one member for a 6-year term; chairperson of the Constitutional Council appointed by the president of the republic for a 6-year termsubordinate courts: regional and local courts Political parties and leaders: Ak Zhol Party (Bright Path) [Azat PERUASHEV] Political pressure groups and leaders: Adil-Soz [Tamara KALEYEVA] International organization participation: ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (candidate country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Kayrat UMAROV (since 14 January 2013)chancery: 1401 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036telephone: [1] (202) 232-5488FAX: [1] (202) 232-5845consulate(s) general: New York Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires John ORDWAYembassy: Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev Ave. No 3, Astana 010010mailing address: use embassy street addresstelephone: [7] (7172) 70-21-00FAX: [7] (7172) 54-09-14 Flag description: a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue color is of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, and so symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity; it also represents the endless sky as well as water; the sun, a source of life and energy, exemplifies wealth and plenitude; the sun's rays are shaped like grain, which is the basis of abundance and prosperity; the eagle has appeared on the flags of Kazakh tribes for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the future National symbol(s): golden eagle National anthem: name: "Menin Qazaqstanim" (My Kazakhstan)lyrics/music: Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV and Nursultan NAZARBAYEV/Shamshi KALDAYAKOVnote: adopted 2006; President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV played a role in revising the lyrics Economy: Economy - overview: Kazakhstan, geographically the largest of the former Soviet republics, excluding Russia, possesses enormous fossil fuel reserves and plentiful supplies of other minerals and metals, such as uranium, copper, and zinc. It also has a large agricultural sector featuring livestock and grain. In 2002 Kazakhstan became the first country in the former Soviet Union to receive an investment-grade credit rating. Extractive industries have been and will continue to be the engine of Kazakhstan's growth, although the country is aggressively pursuing diversification strategies. Landlocked, with restricted access to the high seas, Kazakhstan relies on its neighbors to export its products, especially oil and grain. Although its Caspian Sea ports, pipelines, and rail lines carrying oil have been upgraded, civil aviation and roadways continue to need attention. Telecoms are improving, but require considerable investment, as does the information technology base. Supply and distribution of electricity can be erratic because of regional dependencies, but the country is moving forward with plans to improve reliability of electricity and gas supply to its population. At the end of 2007, global financial markets froze up and the loss of capital inflows to Kazakhstani banks caused a credit crunch. The subsequent and sharp fall of oil and commodity prices in 2008 aggravated the economic situation, and Kazakhstan plunged into recession. While the global financial crisis took a significant toll on Kazakhstan's economy, it has rebounded well, helped by prudent government measures. GDP increased 7.5% year-on-year in 2011, and 5.0% in 2012. Rising commodity prices have helped the recovery. Despite solid macroeconomic indicators, the government realizes that its economy suffers from an overreliance on oil and extractive industries, the so-called "Dutch disease." In response, Kazakhstan has embarked on an ambitious diversification program, aimed at developing targeted sectors like transport, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, petrochemicals and food processing. In 2010 Kazakhstan joined the Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia Customs Union in an effort to boost foreign investment and improve trade relationships and is planning to accede to the World Trade Organization in 2013. GDP (purchasing power parity): $228.7 billion (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 54note: data are in 2012 US dollars GDP (official exchange rate): $199.9 billion (2012 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 5.1% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 64 GDP - per capita (PPP): $13,500 (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 97note: data are in 2012 US dollars Gross national saving: 23.9% of GDP (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 55 GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 45.5%government consumption: 11.6%investment in fixed capital: 21.1%investment in inventories: 2.5%exports of goods and services: 48.4%imports of goods and services: -29% GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 5.2%industry: 37.9%services: 56.9% (2011 est.) Agriculture - products: grain (mostly spring wheat and barley), potatoes, vegetables, melons; livestock Industries: oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, uranium, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials Industrial production growth rate: 1.5% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 114 Labor force: 8.983 million (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 54 Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 25.8%industry: 11.9%services: 62.3% (2012 est.) Unemployment rate: 5.3% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 49 Population below poverty line: 5.3% (2011 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.9%highest 10%: 23.7% (2011 est.) Distribution of family income - Gini index: 28.9 (2011)country comparison to the world: 119 Budget: revenues: $39.19 billionexpenditures: $44.96 billion (2012 est.) Taxes and other revenues: 19.6% of GDP (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 168 Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): -2.9% of GDP (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 119 Public debt: 13.2% of GDP (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 140 Fiscal year: calendar year Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.1% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 148 Central bank discount rate: 5.5% (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 33 Commercial bank prime lending rate: 6.6% (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 133 Stock of narrow money: $25.82 billion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 63 Stock of broad money: $70.36 billion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 63 Stock of domestic credit: $83.08 billion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 56 Market value of publicly traded shares: $35.6 billion (31 December 2012)country comparison to the world: 53 Current account balance: $640.5 million (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 45 Exports: $86.93 billion (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 44 Exports - commodities: oil and oil products, natural gas, ferrous metals, chemicals, machinery, grain, wool, meat, coal Exports - partners: China 19.3%, Italy 18.1%, Netherlands 8.8%, France 6.6%, Switzerland 5.8%, Austria 5.8% (2012) Imports: $49.08 billion (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 56 Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, metal products, foodstuffs Imports - partners: China 28%, Ukraine 10.9%, Germany 8.5%, US 7.9% (2012) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $28.28 billion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 53 Debt - external: $133.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 40 Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $111.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 38 Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $25.53 billion (31 December 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 44 Exchange rates: tenge (KZT) per US dollar - Energy: Electricity - production: 90.53 billion kWh (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 36 Electricity - consumption: 88.11 billion kWh (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 33 Electricity - exports: 1.8 billion kWh (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 42 Electricity - imports: 3.7 billion kWh (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 42 Electricity - installed generating capacity: 18.73 million kW (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 39 Electricity - from fossil fuels: 88.2% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 81 Electricity - from nuclear fuels: 0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 120 Electricity - from hydroelectric plants: 11.8% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 109 Electricity - from other renewable sources: 0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 190 Crude oil - production: 1.606 million bbl/day (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 18 Crude oil - exports: 1.406 million bbl/day (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 12 Crude oil - imports: 119,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 46 Crude oil - proved reserves: 30 billion bbl (1 January 2013 es)country comparison to the world: 11 Refined petroleum products - production: 288,600 bbl/day (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 44 Refined petroleum products - consumption: 244,200 bbl/day (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 52 Refined petroleum products - exports: 149,800 bbl/day (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 38 Refined petroleum products - imports: 94,430 bbl/day (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 52 Natural gas - production: 20.2 billion cu m (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 31 Natural gas - consumption: 10.2 billion cu m (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 45 Natural gas - exports: 9.7 billion cu m (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 26 Natural gas - imports: 10.7 billion cu m (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 29 Natural gas - proved reserves: 2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2013 es)country comparison to the world: 14 Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy: 195.4 million Mt (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 30 Communications: Telephones - main lines in use: 4.34 million (2012)country comparison to the world: 40 Telephones - mobile cellular: 28.731 million (2012)country comparison to the world: 37 Telephone system: general assessment: inherited an outdated telecommunications network from the Soviet era requiring modernizationdomestic: intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; number of fixed-line connections is gradually increasing and fixed-line teledensity now roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage has increased rapidly and the subscriber base now exceeds 140 per 100 personsinternational: country code - 7; international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (2008) Broadcast media: state owns nearly all radio and TV transmission facilities and operates national TV and radio networks; nearly all nationwide TV networks are wholly or partly owned by the government; some former state-owned media outlets have been privatized; households with satellite dishes have access to foreign media; a small number of commercial radio stations operate along with state-run radio stations; recent legislation requires all media outlets to register with the government and all TV providers to broadcast in digital format by 2015 (2008) Internet country code: .kz Internet hosts: 67,464 (2012)country comparison to the world: 90 Internet users: 5.299 million (2009)country comparison to the world: 44 Transportation: Airports: 96 (2013)country comparison to the world: 60 Airports - with paved runways: total: 63over 3,047 m: 102,438 to 3,047 m: 251,524 to 2,437 m: 15914 to 1,523 m: 5under 914 m: 8 (2013) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 33over 3,047 m: 52,438 to 3,047 m: 71,524 to 2,437 m: 3914 to 1,523 m: 5under 914 m: Heliports: 3 (2013) Pipelines: condensate 658 km; gas 12,432 km; oil 11,313 km; refined products 1,095 km; water 1,465 km (2013) Railways: total: 15,333 kmcountry comparison to the world: 18broad gauge: 15,333 km 1.520-m gauge (4,000 km electrified) (2012) Roadways: total: 97,418 kmcountry comparison to the world: 46paved: 87,140 kmunpaved: 10,278 km (2012) Waterways: 4,000 km (on the Ertis (Irtysh) River (80%) and Syr Darya (Syrdariya) River) (2010)country comparison to the world: 27 Merchant marine: total: 11country comparison to the world: 111by type: cargo 1, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1foreign-owned: 3 (Austria 1, Ireland 1, Turkey 1) (2010) Ports and terminals: major seaport(s): Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev)river port(s): Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk) (Irtysh River) Military: Military branches: Kazakhstan Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Mobile Forces, Air Defense Forces (2013) Military service age and obligation: 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 2 years, but Kazakhstan may be transitioning to a contract force; 19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; military cadets in intermediate (ages 15-17) and higher (ages 17-21) education institutes are classified as military service personnel (2012) Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 4,163,629females age 16-49: 4,179,051 (2010 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 16-49: 2,909,999females age 16-49: 3,528,169 (2010 est.) Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually: male: 125,322female: 119,541 (2010 est.) Military expenditures: 1.21% of GDP (2012)country comparison to the world: 255 Transnational Issues: Disputes - international: Kyrgyzstan has yet to ratify the 2001 boundary delimitation with Kazakhstan; field demarcation of the boundaries commenced with Uzbekistan in 2004 and with Turkmenistan in 2005; ongoing demarcation with Russia began in 2007; demarcation with China was completed in 2002; creation of a seabed boundary with Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea remains under discussion; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea Refugees and internally displaced persons: stateless persons: 6,935 (2012)


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'Ferris Bueller' glass house sells for $1.06M
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago-area home where Ferris Bueller's friend Cameron famously "killed" his father's prized Ferrari finally has a new owner.
Crain's Chicago Business (http://bit.ly/1nyt5Bj ) reports that the modernist home in Highland Park sold Thursday for $1.06 million.
Craig Hogan is regional director at Coldwell Banker Previews. He wouldn't say who bought the four-bedroom, steel-and-glass house built on the edge of a wooded ravine.
The house, built in 1953 by Mies van der Rohe-protege A. James Speyer, was first put on the market in 2009 listed at $2.3 million.
The sleek house was featured in John Hughes' 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" as the home of Cameron Frye, played by Alan Ruck. After the Ferrari crashes through the glass into the ravine, Ferris tells Cameron: "You killed the car."
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Any A-lister who signs on to do a turn on Glee should clench their buttcheeks in preparation for the über-diva behavior from Lea Michele, yet they always seem disgruntled and surprised. WHY IS ANYONE SURPRISED? Kate Hudson, currently filming her guest stint as Rachel Berry's dance teacher, told some source that Michele is a "nightmare" on set: "Once, during a technical delay, Lea snapped her fingers and said, 'Let's go. I have plans!'"
Michele's rep, who I picture as a bedraggled middle-aged man with imprints of the soles of Lea Michele's Sketchers on his face, responds simply:
Lea has had a great time with Kate.
Considering Kate Hudson is someone who grew up in a house with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, her inability to handle Michele indicates that there is a serious problem. Someone go deflate Rachel Berry's head. [http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kate-hudson-thinks-lea-michele-is-a-diva-on-glee-set-2012308">Us Weekly]
On the bright side, here's a great photo of Chris Colfer with another upcoming Glee guest-star, Sarah Jessica Parker, whose only hope is to sedate Lea Michele with her "Come Little Children" Hocus Pocus song. [Twitter]
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Powerful performance
The M1 chip delivers 3.5x faster performance than the previous generation all while using way less power. Get up to 18 hours of battery life.
Oh, Lord. The backstory behind the Leann Rimes 30-day inpatient facility continues to leak. The excessive Twitter bullying clearly took its toll: Recently Rimes made a "bizarre" phone call to a woman named Kimberly Smiley who stopped following her on Twitter after she and Eddie Cibrian (both married at the time) left their spouses for each other. Smiley became a vocal Twitter supporter of Cibrian's ex, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Brandi Glanville. Earlier this year, Smiley picked up her phone and heard:
Hey b**ch, this is LeAnn. You have 5 minutes to say whatever you want to me.
Apparently a friend of a friend knew Smiley and passed the phone to Rimes at lunch or something. Smiley said she's "never heard a person cuss so much." [Radar Online]
Now Rimes is suing for invasion of privacy. [TMZ]
Glanville's statement: "I totally support LeAnn's decision to enter rehab — my top priority is my children, and at the end of the day we are a family. LeAnn is their stepmom, and they love her. I am wishing her all the best and I hope she will find what she is looking for while in rehab." [Us Weekly]
I know what you're thinking: How can I hang out around the house in Kim Kardashian's old robe? WELL, it's on eBay now, you guys. Before you bid, just be aware that last week Kanye West deemed all of these articles of clothing "ghetto." [Daily Mail]
It's now emerged that, tired of her partying, John Mayer dumped Katy Perry over email. Ten bucks says he's too esoteric for Gmail.
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to: email@example.com
date: Fri, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:51 AM
subj: not gonna work out
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Katy recently went up to eight businessmen at a bar and waited to be introduced. She "managed to meet three or four of them, while speaking in a character-like cutesy voice" and left after 5 minutes. Curiouser and curiouser. [People]
- Tori Spelling gave birth to a boy, Finn Davey McDermott. [People]
- Robert Pattinson has been deluged with fan mail since he split with K-Stew. [Express]
- Nicki Minaj's Idol contract is almost signed but her Pepsi deal throws a wrench in it 'cause Coca-Cola sponsors the show. [Page Six]
- Paris and LaToya Jackson chilled with an MJ impersonator in Gary, Indiana. [TMZ]
- There are Shia LaBeouf sex tapes now, existing. Sorry, AUDITION TAPES. Interested? Interested? (Tumbleweeds roll by.) [Female First]
- Pregnant Camilla Alves "loves a good ribeye," and Matthew McConaughey has been cooking it for her. [Monsters and Critics]
- Speaking of noms, Cheryl Cole and will.i.am were heading to McDonalds when they got into that car crash two nights ago. [The Sun]
- Fired director Julie Taymor finally settled her lawsuit against Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark. [THR]
- Rihanna wants to be in the Scarface remake. [NME]
- Hey, Heidi Klum might be dating her bodyguard AND IIIII-EE-IIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE k I'll stop. [IFC]
- This morning's Headline Champion is: "Robbie Williams' UFO Obsession Made Him "Weird And Fat." [Contact Music]
Lady Edith, uh, I mean Downton Abbey's Laura Carmichael will play Sonya in a West End production of Uncle Vanya. Fuck all y'all, Lady Edith is the most underrated Crawley sister. [Daily Mail]
- Otay, here's Paris Hilton starring in a music video in South Korea. [HuffPo]
- Fuck Twitter trolls, says Pink. [News AU]
- Gah, "Tanning Mom" Patricia Krentcil was kicked out of a Manhattan drag show "swearing at the audience, kicking over her wine glass and physically attacking the drag queen host." [News AU]
- Here Comes Honey Boo Boo beat the RNC in ratings. Just felt like that was a thing. [Us Magazine]
- Diddy was out playing it cool with a mystery blonde at Brasserie Cognac the other night, probably the same night I Googled "earwax help?" [Page Six]
- "The girls were rubbing their breasts in Leo's face. They did five or six takes... with girls dancing and rubbing on him." —Leonardo DiCaprio is serious about his acting craft.
- After this season, Jersey Shore is finally fucking ending FINALLY. [Washington Post]


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If this year's TV mid-season has anything going for it, it's quantity. I'm not sure I've seen a more crowded field of new series and special presentations in January and February (and continuing on into March and April). Here's my attempt to at least make some sense of the coming flood, which abates a bit during the Sochi Olympics.
I've included short reviews of some shows I've already watched (Fox's "Rake," starring Greg Kinnear and the CW's "The 100," about post-apocalyptic teens, are among the best so far), as well as dates for some annual events – the Golden Globes, the Super Bowl and Oscar night.
Sunday, Jan. 5
"Blood, Sweat and Heels" (Bravo at 9 p.m.) Follows a group of black women described as "movers and shakers" in the New York fashion, real estate and media scenes. The usual.
Tuesday, Jan. 7
"Intelligence" (CBS at 9 p.m.; moves to its regular time Monday, Jan. 13, at 10 p.m.) "Lost's" Josh Holloway returns to series TV in this espionage drama as Gabriel, an intelligence agent who is the first human to have a supercomputer implanted in his brain. He can mentally sort through heaps of data with a wink-blink of his pretty eyes. "CSI's" Marg Helgenberger stars as his boss at a clandestine government cybersecurity agency; Meghan Ory plays a tough Secret Service agent assigned to protect Gabriel from an array of foreign bad guys who want the billion-dollar science project inside his head. Complicating things is Gabriel's heartsick obsession with his wife, who turned out to be a terrorist.
So there you have it. Holloway is pretty much his usual simmering self, as is Helgenberger. The technology in the show displays the very latest in what-the-. . .?, as far as TV's hyperactive imagination goes. (If we'd had the Internet in 1974, this is what "The Six Million Dollar Man" might've looked like.) On the whole, "Intelligence" trafficks in the usual request to suspend your disbelief and then some, but it's also mildly intriguing – especially in the idea that its macho lead character is also treated as a vulnerable prize who needs to be protected at all costs. Grade: C+
_ "Killer Women" (ABC at 10 p.m.) The show's title and advertising seemed to suggest something much saucier and violent, but this lady-cop drama (co-produced by "Modern Family's" Sofia Vergara) is a fairly straightforward and briskly perfunctory affair about a gutsy Texas Ranger named Molly (Tricia Helfer), who chases after criminals while trying to put her own life back together. She wants a divorce from her politician husband, and she's having secret trysts with a handsome DEA agent. ("Dangerously handsome," the press release insists. Hmm, if you say so.)
Like all shows filmed and set in Texas, "Killer Women" is cooked through with too much yee-haw sauce and a whole lot of urban-cowgirl chic, but Helfer ("Battlestar Galactica") ably carries off the assignment and keeps the momentum going. "Killer Women" is one belt notch tighter and better than some of ABC's already-forgotten fall dramas. Grade: B-
"100 Days of Summer" (Bravo at 10 p.m.) A group of self-absorbed, 30-something Chicago strivers mate and grate during the city's much-welcomed months of sunshine.
"American Experience: The Poisoner's Handbook" (PBS, check local listings) A documentary about Charles Norris, who in 1918 became New York's first official medical examiner and developed forensic techniques that sent otherwise-elusive criminals to the electric chair.
"Being Mary Jane" (BET at 10 p.m.) New series based on the TV movie starring Gabrielle Union as a busy news anchor who juggles family and work.
"Escaping the Prophet" (TLC at 10 p.m.) This six-part docu-series follows former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints member Flora Jessop as she helps others break away from Warren Jeffs' strict religious community.
Wednesday, Jan. 8
"Mind of a Man"(GSN at 8 p.m.) It may sound like the premise for an "SNL" sketch, but in this actual game show, two female contestants try to figure out the male thought process, aided by a panel of celebrities.
"The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards" (CBS at 9 p.m.) Favorite movie, music and TV performances, as selected by those of you who voted online.
"Chasing Shackleton" (PBS, check local listings) Five adventure-seekers follow the treacherous 1914 Antarctic journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew. A three-part docu-series.
"Chicago P.D." (NBC at 10 p.m.) Creator Dick Wolf ("Law and Order") spins off his "Chicago Fire" into a drama about an intelligence unit that investigates the Windy City's biggest crimes, contrasted with the work of the uniformed beat officers in the same precinct.
Thursday, Jan. 9
"The Spoils of Babylon"(IFC at 10 p.m.) Tobey Maguire stars in this comedy spoof of those sprawling, 1970s miniseries based on tawdry bestselling novels about the rich and powerful – in this case, "The Spoils of Babylon," written by one Eric Johnrosh (Will Ferrell), who exhumes the film reels of the never-aired series (the networks deemed it "too long") that he directed himself.
So that's the set-up. The cast includes a whole lot of familiar faces – Kristen Wiig, Molly Shannon, Michael Sheen, Tim Robbins, Haley Joel Osment, Val Kilmer, David Spade and so on. Though I admire the show's commitment to form in satirizing an entire genre, something about "Babylon's" overall shtick wears immediately thin. Part of the joke is that "The Spoils of Babylon" was utterly unwatchable, and that's why the network never showed it; it seems they achieved that goal a little too well. Grade: D
Friday, Jan. 10
"Enlisted" (Fox at 9:30 p.m.) It's a comedy about three Army brothers (Geoff Stults, Chris Lowell, Parker Young) stationed at a rear-detachment base in Florida. "Enlisted" was originally scheduled to premiere in November; in The Post's fall season guide, yours truly negatively compared the show to old "Beetle Bailey" comic strips and gave it a C+. But having seen some more episodes, I think they've charmed their way up to at least a Grade: B-
"$10 Million Bigfoot Bounty" (Spike at 10 p.m.) The sasquatch pursuit never ends. Actor Dean Cain hosts this weekly competition show in which hunters must deliver proof of the elusive creature.
"Helix" (Syfy at 10 p.m.) A team of researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention travels to the Arctic and finds something that could wipe out all of us. Billy Campbell ("The Killing"; "Once and Again") stars in this drama/thriller.
Saturday, Jan. 11
"When Calls the Heart" (Hallmark at 9 p.m.) A new original series about a young teacher (Erin Krakow) who leaves big-city life to teach in a small frontier prairie town in the 19th century.
Sunday, Jan. 12
"The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards" (NBC at 8 p.m.) Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host this loosey-goosey night of film and TV honors.
"True Detective" (HBO at 9 p.m.) Highly touted eight-episode crime drama stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as Louisiana detectives investigating a macabre murder that has obsessed them for nearly two decades. The narrative hopscotches around from 2012 to 1995 to 2002.
Monday, Jan. 13
"Chozen" (FX at 10:30 p.m.) An animated comedy about a gay white rapper (voiced by "SNL's" Bobby Moynihan) who goes by the name Chozen, fresh out of prison and now seeking another chance at fame.
"Don't Trust Andrew Mayne" (A&E at 10 p.m.) In this goofy reality show, a magician uses his talent to assist people seeking revenge on others.
"Bitten" (Syfy at 10 p.m.) Based on Kelley Armstrong's novels, in which a young woman leaves behind her werewolf pack (and the man who turned her into a howler) for a new life in the big city.
Tuesday, Jan. 14
"American Experience: 1964? (PBS, check local listings) Documentary (based on Jon Margolis' book "The Last Innocent Year)" explores a pivotal 12 months in American politics and culture.
"Friday Night Tykes" (Esquire at 9 p.m.) A 10-part docu-series about the super-serious world of the Texas Youth Football Association, where the players are all 8- and 9-year-old boys.
"Building Wild" (National Geographic Channel at 9 p.m.) Two home-building experts tackle jobs from clients who want to build cabins in challenging locations.
"Inside Job" (TNT at 9 p.m.) Job-seeking execs live together and vie for a six-figure corporate position in this reality show – but one of them is a mole who is spying on the others' behavior.
"Save Our Business" (TNT at 10 p.m.) Yet another show where a successful entrepreneur administers advice and tough love to struggling business owners.
Wednesday, Jan. 15
"Crazy Hearts: Nashville" (A&E at 11 p.m.) Reality series follows a group of musicians trying to make it in country music. Moves to its regular slot at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Thursday, Jan. 16
"Under the Gunn" (Lifetime at 9 p.m.) Tim Gunn calls in former "Project Runway" winners to provide guidance to young designers in a new fashion competition.
"SWV Reunited" (WEtv at 10 p.m.) The '90s R&B trio get its act together (after a tense breakup 15 years ago) in hopes of a comeback. Or maybe just getting a reality series will suffice?
"Tabloid" (Investigation Discovery at 10 p.m.) Jerry Springer hosts this look into some of the wildest stories and claims found in supermarket tabloids.
Friday, Jan. 17
"The Square" (Netflix) From the filmmaker of "StartUp.com" and "The Control Room," a documentary about Cairo's Tahrir Square during the "Arab Spring" uprising.
"The Diamond Collar" (OWN at 10 p.m.) Reality series about James "Head" Guiliani, a former associate of Mafia man John Gotti who now runs a dog-grooming parlor in Brooklyn.
Saturday, Jan. 18
"June in January" (Hallmark at 7 p.m.) In this new movie, a busy bride-to-be (Brooke D'Orsay) has her ideal June wedding all planned out, but her husband is transferred and she has to move her special day to January.
"Flowers in the Attic" (Lifetime at 8 p.m.) A new movie version of V.C. Andrews' popular mystery/horror novel, starring Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn and Kiernan Shipka ("Mad Men's" Sally Draper).
"My Gal Sunday" (Hallmark Movie Channel at 9 p.m.) Adventures of husband-wife crime solvers (Rachel Blanchard and Cameron Mathison), based on short stories by Mary Higgins Clark.
"HitRECord on TV" (Pivot at 10 p.m.) Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt brings his online project to TV, in which Web users collaborate on short films and videos around an assigned theme.
"Mom's Got Game" (OWN at 10 p.m.) Reality series follows former WNBA basketball star Pamela McGee and her 25-year-old son, JaVale McGee, a center for the Denver Nuggets.
Sunday, Jan. 19
"#RichKids of Beverly Hills"(E! at 10 p.m.) This docu-series follows a clique of fancy kids who gain Internet notoriety by promoting their every action and thought on social media. You can only hope one of them is named Ja'mie, but probably not.
"Looking" (HBO at 10:30 p.m.) A new dramedy about three gay men in San Francisco who are at different stages of life and emotional issues.
Monday, Jan. 20
"The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed" (Cartoon Network at 7:30 p.m.) Fifteen years after their debut, the heroic Powerpuff Girls return with a new special and a new computer-generated animation style. Original characters/voices return to do battle with Mojo Jojo; Ringo Starr provides the voice of Townsville's "flamboyant mathematician."
"Klondike" (Discovery at 9 p.m.) Richard Madden (Robb Stark from "Game of Thrones") stars as one of two adventurers who head for the Yukon in 1890 during the gold rush. It's Discovery's first original miniseries drama.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
"American Masters: Salinger" (PBS, check local listings) Television premiere of Shane Salerno's 2013 documentary about the reclusive author, with 15 minutes of new material included. (That might not be such great news: "While some of the stories are interesting, the film is much longer than it needs to be," The Post's Stephanie Merry said in her review when the film played in theaters last fall.)
Wednesday, Jan. 22
"Broad City" (Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m.) Upright Citizens Brigade alums Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer bring their critically acclaimed online series to Comedy Central.
"The Wahlburgers" (A&E at 10:30 p.m.) Brothers Mark and Donnie Wahlberg head back to Boston to join forces with their brother Paul and open a hamburger restaurant.
"Treasure King" (Reelz at 10 p.m.) Accompanied by his comely "Gallery Girls," globe-trotting collector Richie Marcello seeks to buy and sell pop-culture treasures and memorabilia that were thought to be lost.
Thursday, Jan. 23
"Rake" (Fox at 9 p.m.) Greg Kinnear happily and believably sinks his pearly whites into this amiably sharp drama (based on a hit Australian series) about a criminal defense attorney who finds trouble everywhere: He's up to his ears in gambling and IRS debts, drinks way too much, lives in a ratty apartment above a restaurant and is hopelessly in love with the prostitute he pays for conversation and backgammon games. His therapist is also his ex-wife.
"House" comparisons will surely abound, but "Rake" is easily one of the more confident network dramas to come our way of late. It's a procedural (in an episode shared with critics last year, Kinnear's character – Keegan Deane – defends a cannibal against murder charges), but it's just unorthodox enough to make me eager to see more. Grade: B+
Friday, Jan. 24
"Mitt" (Netflix) Straight off the bill at the Sundance Film Festival, this documentary follows the unsuccessful Romney presidential campaign of 2012 and tries to get into the mind and personality of the man himself.
Saturday, Jan. 25
"Black Sails" (Starz at 9 p.m.) At first glance, this is a sprawling, big-budget pirate drama series that somehow manages to feel too cheap. "Black Sails" follows several bands of Caribbean-based pirates in 1715, "the golden age of pirating." When the British Navy starts to crack down on these legendary criminals, the pirate Capt. Flint (Toby Stephens) allies with the daughter of New Providence Island's crime kingpin to chase after the ultimate treasure.
There's a whole lot else going on in just the first episode, with too many indistinguishable characters; at times "Black Sails" feels like it wants to be taken seriously as a complicated, premium cable drama (a la "Game of Thrones") . At other times, it feels more like cheesier, more niche material (a la "Spartacus"). I'll watch a few more episodes, but walking the plank seems more tempting. Grade: C-
"Lizzie Borden Took an Ax" (Lifetime at 8 p.m.) Christina Ricci stars in this made-for-TV movie as the infamous woman charged with ax-murdering her parents in 1892.
Sunday, Jan. 26
"The 56th Annual Grammy Awards" (CBS at 8 p.m.) LL Cool J returns to host the music industry's biggest awards night.
Monday, Jan. 27
"Herblock: The Black and the White" (HBO at 9 p.m.) Documentary about the prolific Washington Post editorial cartoonist.
"The 2014 Breakthrough Prizes" (Science Channel at 9 p.m.) An awards show for scientists in which six researchers each get $3 million grants as prizes. Hosted by Kevin Spacey.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
"The Capones" (Reelz at 10 p.m.) Docu-series about a "larger-than-life" family (translation: yells and fights with one another a lot) who run a pizzeria and claim to be distantly related to the famous mobster.
Wednesday, Jan. 29
"Hawking" (PBS, check local listings) A new one-hour documentary about the famed physicist.
"Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond" (BBC America at 10 p.m.) Four-part miniseries drama about the real-life inspiration for the 007 character – a sophisticated maverick whose life was upended by World War II.
Saturday, Feb. 1
"Oscar" (TCM at 8 p.m.) A documentary about the history of the Academy Awards.
Sunday, Feb. 2
"Super Bowl LXVIII" (Fox) Lots of Roman numerals, a Bruno Mars halftime show, the spendy Madison Avenue commercials and – oh, right _a professional football championship game. And don't forget "Puppy Bowl" (Animal Planet at 3 p.m.) and, for some reason, "Kitten Bowl" (Hallmark at noon).
Tuesday, Feb. 4
"American Experience: The Amish – Shunned" (PBS, check local listings): Documentary explores the worlds of women and men who found themselves banished from their Amish communities.
Thursday, Feb. 6
"The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" (NBC at 11:35) Jay says goodbye. (For the second time.)
Friday, Feb. 7 – Sunday, Feb. 23
"XXII Olympic Winter Games" (NBC) From Sochi, Russia. Will it be as grim as some people expect it to be?
Sunday, Feb. 9
"The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles" (CBS at 8 p.m.) All-star concert will commemorate 50 years (exactly) since the Fab Four appeared on Ed Sullivan's show.
Monday, Feb. 17
"Star Crossed" (CW at 8 p.m.) Two Baton Rouge teens experience some angsty, sci-fi themed "Romeo and Juliet"-type issues because the boy (Matt Lanter) belongs to an alien race of refugees called the Atrians and the girl (Aimee Teegarden) is the daughter of the commander tasked with keeping the aliens in line.
As part of an integration effort, the gorgeous Atrian teens (who come with their own natural neck and face tattoos) are bused in every day to a local high school, where they try to fit in. "Star Crossed" hews hard to outsider themes and a nominally relevant exploration of civil rights history – amped up in CW's instinctive flair for stylish (and predictable) teen melodrama. One imagines the screenplay being written in purple ink and very loopy handwriting, intercepted by the English teacher wearing the "Battlestar Galactica" T-shirt. Grade: C+
Monday, Feb. 24
"The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" (NBC at 11:35) The affable host reboots his late-night talk show, now from New York instead of Burbank, Calif. (And the Roots are sticking with him.)
_ "Late Night With Seth Meyers" (NBC at 12:35) And after that, the "Saturday Night Live" writer and "Weekend Update" anchor takes over Fallon's old spot.
Wednesday, Feb. 26
"Mixology" (ABC at 9:30 p.m.) This new comedy is set in a bar called the Mix, where 10 single people have random encounters and conversations in their unending quest for love. If I understand the concept correctly, the entire season (however long it lasts) takes place on a single night.
Thursday, Feb. 27
"Review" (Comedy Central at 10 p.m.): Andy Daly stars as a "life critic," who reviews experiences instead of arts and culture.
Saturday, March 1
"The 2014 Independent Spirit Awards" (IFC at 10 p.m.): The casual, Oscar-eve awards show for the cool movies that cool people liked. Hosted by Patton Oswalt.
Sunday, March 2
"The 86th Annual Academy Awards" (ABC at 8 p.m.) It's Oscar night! Get ahold of yourselves!
Thursday, March 6
"Sirens" (USA at 10 p.m.) Denis Leary co-produces this new comedy about three EMT dudes in Chicago.
Sunday, March 9
"Resurrection" (ABC at 9 p.m.) The residents of Arcadia, Mo., react to the fact that a young boy who died 32 years ago has returned – unchanged – from the dead. (Not to be confused with the excellent French miniseries "The Returned," but it looks a little bit like it.)
Tuesday, March 11
"Mind Games" (ABC at 10 p.m.) Steve Zahn and Christian Slater star as Clark and Ross Edwards, two brothers who run an agency that helps clients fix their problems through psychological manipulation and influence. (Zahn plays the goofy, genius one.)
Wednesday, March 19
"The 100? (CW at 9 p.m.) A refreshingly taut and well-executed futuristic sci-fi series about a group of 100 jailed juvenile delinquents who are banished from an orbiting space-station colony and sent to live on Earth – 97 years after a nuclear apocalypse.
They've barely crash-landed when things get pretty "Lord of the Flies," but a determined young woman (Eliza Taylor) tries her best to stick to the group's real mission: Locate a mountain bunker and determine whether or not the rest of the humans on the dying space station above can join them on land. What they discover – along with mutant deer – is that Earth is not as depopulated as they were led to believe.
I realize that sounds like a lot to chew on, but "The 100? does an excellent job of launching a CW-style take on bigger-budgeted adventure series like "Lost" or "Terra Nova" or "Revolution," with a little "Hunger Games" thrown in. But unlike "Terra Nova" and "Revolution," it's got characters you can actually care about. Maybe I've been too eager for an addictive sci-fi series that doesn't feel instantly dumb, but I raced through the first several episodes of "The 100? with pleasure. Grade: A-
Tuesday, March 25
"Story of the Jews" (PBS, check local listings) Author Simon Schama explores Jewish culture and history in this five-part (two-night) documentary series.
Monday, March 31
"Friends With Better Lives" (CBS at 9 p.m.) A new sitcom about six pals, premiering after the one-hour "How I Met Your Mother" series finale. Takes over the 8:30 p.m. slot on April 7.
Wednesday, April 1
"TripTank" (Comedy Central at 10:30 p.m.) Yet another venue for edgy, animated shorts.
Sunday, April 6
"The 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards" (CBS at 8 p.m.) Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will return as hosts.
Tuesday, April 15
"The Address" (PBS, check local listings) Ken Burns' film about a small boys school in Vermont where the students memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address.
Waiting in The Wings
These shows haven't been given an air date as of press time, but they're expected sometime before May . . .
"The Red Road" (Sundance Channel) Drama series about a small-town cop who also patrols a nearby Indian reservation.
"Game of Arms" (AMC) Reality series about competitive arm-wrestling.
"Turn"(AMC) Drama about spies in the Revolutionary War.
"Gang Related" (Fox) Cop drama. An elite LAPD officer has a past with Latino gangs.
"Surviving Jack" (Fox) Comedy set in the 1990s about a father and his teenage son.
"Us and Them" (Fox) Comedy starring Jason Ritter and Alexis Bledel as young lovers.
"Crisis" (NBC) Drama in which a bus carrying children of the Washington, D.C. elite – including the president's son – is taken hostage. Gillian Anderson stars.
"The Night Shift" (NBC) Drama about the overnight staff at a San Antonio hospital.
"About a Boy" (NBC) Comedy based on Nick Hornby's novel.
"Growing Up Fisher" (NBC) Jenna Elfman and J.K. Simmons star in this comedy about a family going through divorce.
"Penny Dreadful" (Showtime) Described as a "psychosexual" horror series about the origin of monsters (Dracula, Frankenstein) in Victorian England.
"Salem" (WGN) More witches.


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Hillary Clinton is being treated for a blood cot located in a blood vessel, in a vein that drains blood away from the brain. Dr. Sanjay Gupta describes how doctors evaluate the condition, and what procedures they could use to help her recover. "They gave her blood thinners and they hope that eventually by thinning the blood, that clot will start to dissolve," he says.
Post by: Anderson Cooper
Filed under: Hillary Clinton • Medical News
Keeping you and your family in my prayers. Get well soon & God Bless <3
Anderson, I wonder if a radiologist diagnosed this condition for Hilary Clinton? It would be hard to believe given they are so corrupt as your previous reporting has indicated.
Hillary has lived a longer life than most people ever did just a couple of generations ago. It could be possible that her maker is now calling her to give an account. But if not now, he will eventually. Man is like a vapor, here today and gone tomorrow. Just breath on your glasses and watch the vapor dissapear. We must all die... and give an account. And if you haven't come to Christ in repentance, you've got no hope. By the constant spinning (i.e., cleverly devised lies) that she and Bill built their careers on, which were both shams, and how they dragged down the morals of America, I can't see how she's in any other situation.
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Practices bigger for Redskins
WASHINGTON - In some ways, the preseason opener between the New England Patriots and Washington Redskins is very much an afterthought.
For the regulars, the real work has already been accomplished. The teams went head-to-head over three days of joint practices this week at the Redskins training camp facility, running drills for nearly every scenario one might face in a game. For Tom Brady, Robert Griffin III and the rest of the first-teamers, those sessions are more valuable than the modicum of playing time they'll get on Thursday.
"Let's face it," New England coach Bill Belichick said, "there's no team in the league that's going to have their starting offense and starting defense on the field on the final drive of the game in preseason like it's going to be in the regular season."
So the Patriots and Redskins practiced that very situation on Tuesday. They also went through extensive red zone and third-down permutations during a practice that lasted 2 hours, 45 minutes in searing midday heat.
On Wednesday, they played a game of Pretend Ball, complete with a faux kickoff and downfield drives at a walking pace. The purpose was the get the players accustomed to running onto the field with certain personnel groups.
"This was a great opportunity to come out and compete against another team and get a feel for what they're doing, see how we react to different coverages and fronts on offense and defensively," Washington coach Jay Gruden said. "A different scheme, different route concepts and runs and no-huddle. It was a great experience."
Gruden said his starters will play about eight to 10 plays Thursday, maybe a little more "depending on my satisfaction." Brady and the Patriots' first-team offense played 16 plays - a pair of 80-yard touchdown drives - in New England's preseason opener a year ago.
Among those sitting out for the Redskins will be receiver Pierre Garcon, safety Ryan Clark and safety Phillip Thomas - all nursing hamstring injuries. Also sidelined is defensive end Jason Hatcher, who is recovering from knee surgery. Gruden said he is targeting the third preseason game for Hatcher's return.
Washington's prize offseason acquisition - receiver DeSean Jackson - is also unlikely to play. Jackson limped off the field during a drill Wednesday and had his left ankle iced and wrapped. Gruden said Jackson "got cleated" and "twisted his ankle just a hair."
Jackson also missed the full-pads Fan Appreciation Day practice on Saturday with soreness in his legs.
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski remains out as he recovers from knee surgery. Gronkowski has been limited to non-contact drills and did not take part in the joint practices with the Redskins.
The success of joint practices around the league adds fuel to the debate over the value of preseason games, but most of the players on the fields this week were actually looking forward to the chance to play under the lights. Third- and fourth-stringers who didn't get many snaps Monday through Wednesday will get plenty on Thursday long after the starters have departed. Most are fighting for roster spots, and coaches will be anxious to see how they perform under true game conditions.
"Emotions are running high, most definitely," said Washington running back Silas Redd, an undrafted rookie who's shown enough promise to put him in the mix to become one of Alfred Morris' backups. "But it's football, and I can't put too much pressure on myself. I have confidence in my abilities, and I plan on going out there and doing my thing."


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By Deroy Murdock
Imagine that your boss nicked your pay by 2.4 percent. Would you dodge next month's rent, skip your insulin purchases, and unplug your refrigerator to lower your power bill? Most likely, you would cancel your Showtime subscription, repair — not replace — your old shoes, and ski Utah in 2014 (maybe) rather than this winter.
In his immeasurable brilliance, Obama would pick premium cable instead of insulin and Park City over paying the landlord.
Similarly, as March 1 triggers the sequester — an automatic spending-cut mechanism that Obama himself initiated in July 2011 — Obama won't curb Washington's extravagance to finance this year's $85 billion sequester. Instead, like a fiscal Stephen King, Obama frightens Americans into embracing big government by siphoning Uncle Sam's bone marrow rather than giving him liposuction.
Fiscal year 2013's $3.553 trillion budget will be $15 billon larger than FY 2012's. Nonetheless, Obama hysterically claims that the sequester's "cuts" mean:
Fewer childhood vaccines. Next stop, a measles renaissance?
Furloughed federal meat inspectors. This would present Upton Sinclair's The Jungle in IMAX 3D at your local supermarket.
"Airport security will see cutbacks," Obama prophesied. Lines will grow so long that a TSA frisking will come as a relief.
"Federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go," Obama warned. After all, government's last priority should be to protect property and prevent homicide.
"The sequester makes it awfully, awfully tough" to shield America from terrorist attacks, declared homeland-security secretary Janet Napolitano. Why should phantom budget restraint frustrate al-Qaeda's pitch-black ambitions?
It would be bad enough if these really were Washington's only options. Obviously, they're not. Washington can and should whack spending without making life easier for rubella, E. coli, militant Islamists, and other lethal, low-level life forms.
Among many others, these plans could help:
Senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Representative Tom Price (R., Ga.) co-authored the Decrease Spending Now Act. It would shift to debt relief a whopping $45 billion in tax revenues now stalled in dormant federal accounts.
"Hundreds of billions of dollars are borrowed and then left unspent because Congress routinely bites off more than it can chew," Rubio stated. Added Price: "Leaving billions of taxpayer dollars to gather dust in federal coffers only encourages fiscal irresponsibility. By rescinding this unspent and unobligated money — funds that the government clearly can do without — we can contribute to the larger goal of breaking the government's habit of borrowing and spending money we cannot afford."
Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) would cut $85 billion annually by not replacing departed federal employees ($6.5 billion in savings), bringing the $128,226 in average yearly federal civilian compensation closer to the private sector's $64,560 (reducing $32 billion), curtailing federal travel by 25 percent ($2.25 billion), limiting Pentagon research to military applications ($6 billion), requiring competitive bids on government contracts and paying market wages on federal projects ($19 billion), and halving foreign aid ($20 billion).
The Public Interest Research Group and the National Taxpayers Union jointly identified $1 trillion in ten-year savings through 56 budget cuts that liberals and conservatives should love. These range from killing a $10 million biodiesel-education grant to a $160 billion modernization of federal computer systems. The $77 billion Crop Insurance program should be uprooted. The feds own some 55,500 buildings that are "not utilized or underutilized." Sell them. Even giving them away would save taxpayers $17 billion in maintenance expenses — on empty buildings!
PIRG and NTU urge Medicare to calibrate excessive labor and office-space outlays with the actual prices that prevail in lower-cost communities. Savings: $47.6 billion.
Rather than spend $179,750 per hour to fly Air Force One from rally to rally to demonize Republicans, Obama should sit still long enough to send Congress a budget request. The federal Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 mandates that the president's spending plan reach Capitol Hill by the first Monday of February. Obama's last two budgets arrived late, and this year's is AWOL. Before Obama barks at Republicans yet again, he should start doing his job.
Deroy Murdock is a Manhattan-based Fox News contributor, a nationally syndicated columnist with the Scripps Howard News Service, and a media fellow with the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. He has spoken at several events sponsored by the National Taxpayers Union.


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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery.
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki used his discretionary authority to allow the burial of Nancy Lynchild's ashes, the agency said Thursday.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who called Shinseki last month to lobby for the action, said the Oregon couple will become the first same-sex couple buried together in a national military cemetery. The VA said the request was the first of its kind that Shinseki was asked to consider, and the first he has approved.
The decision, which was first reported by The Oregonian, only applies to retired Lt. Col. Linda Campbell and her spouse, Lynchild, and does not signal a formal change of policy.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in a memo to the military services this week that the issue of burials remains a challenge and is under review. A hurdle is the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits the federal government from recognizing any marriage other than that between a man and a woman.
"I felt guilty to some degree when I applied for the waiver for Nancy and me because it felt selfish, in a way," said Campbell, who joined the Air Force in 1968 and later had a long career in the Oregon Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves.
"I knew there were many others who longed for this opportunity, and I felt like we should be asking for all of us. But I knew that the Defense of Marriage Act was bigger than I was, and it wouldn't do any of us any good," he said.
Lynchild was 64 when she died in December at the home she and Campbell shared in Eugene, Ore. The couple, who had been together since 1994, were registered as domestic partners in Oregon and legally married in Canada.
Lynchild was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 and the couple knew she was dying last spring when Campbell received a phone call from Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian, who was running for office.
Campbell, 66, asked Avakian about his stance on gay rights and expressed frustration that she and Nancy couldn't be buried together because neither their marriage nor their domestic partnership was recognized by the federal government. She said she and Lynchild wanted to be buried in Willamette National Cemetery, where the ashes of Campbell's mother and World War II veteran father are buried.
"I just felt like we weren't valued and we weren't respected," Campbell said. "And I wanted us to be honored for the people we were and the role I played in the Air Force. And I wanted us to be like mom and dad."
Campbell told Avakian she realized there was nothing he could do to fix the situation. He replied: "Don't be so sure."
Avakian later examined the federal code that covers veterans' benefits and noticed a possible exception to rules that prevent a nonveteran spouse of a same-sex couple from being buried in a VA cemetery. It says the secretary can grant waivers, and he urged Campbell to seek one.
"I knew that things were changing in this country," Avakian said Thursday.
Avakian wrote in support of the waiver, as did Merkley. The secretary, however, only grants them after a death occurs.
Campbell renewed her request when Lynchild passed away. A little more than a month after the death, Campbell got the good news.
"I was stunned to hear from them. I was stunned to get the notice over the phone instead of the mail," Campbell said. "I was in shock. I think my knees went out from under me."
Campbell said the burial will be a private gathering for friends and family. No date has been set. If the waiver had not been granted, the couple's ashes would have eventually been scattered together, and Campbell would have forgone her right to buried in a national cemetery.
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CNN's Randi Kaye reports on the latest in the Jodi Arias trial. She took the stand for redirect after four days of cross examination, and attempted to prove her claims of self-defense. Her attorney questioned her about when and how she broke one of her fingers.
Post by: Randi Kaye
Filed under: Crime & Punishment • Jodi Arias
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Farewell to "Prison Law Blog," Hello to "Evolving Standards of Decency"
Dear all,
As I noted a few weeks ago, I am officially placing this blog on hiatus as I am moving onto some new endeavors. But there are two pieces of good news. First, I am happy to announce that a new blog, "Evolving Standards of Decency," will be picking up where I left off and covering prisoners' rights litigation. This new blog is spearheaded by Margaret R. Moreland, a lawyer and law librarian at the Pace University Law Library, and aims to "creat[e] a forum for discussing the constitutional rights of those in America's prisons and jails." I hope you will bookmark the site and check it often.
Second, in the (relatively short) time since I began this blog, I have noticed a significant uptick in mainstream press coverage of mass incarceration in America. Perhaps this is just because the economic downturn has revealed the high cost to the state and federal governments of maintaining one of the world's largest prison populations (as a percentage of the overall population), but in any event, I've been glad to see these issues gain more prominence in public discourse. I should note that most of the news coverage of criminal justice issues that I read and linked to while maintaining this blog appeared in local and regional newspapers, whether Bob Ortega's work at the Arizona Republic or the recent Times-Picayune series on Louisiana's world-leading incarceration rate. It's now easier than ever for far-flung folks like me to read local newspaper stories from around the country, and yet local newspapers everywhere are facing dire budget cuts. As newspapers continue to change and mutate in the digital era, I hope that we as a society will find a way to maintain local and regional watchdog reporting.
I will leave this blog up as a permanent archive (or anyway, as long as WordPress.com will host it), so posts will continue to show up in Google searches and the like (although of course, I can't guarantee that all of the links to outside articles and sites will continue to work indefinitely). For the record, here are the Prison Law Blog posts that have received the most hits over the lifetime of the blog:
- Mass Incarceration: Breaking Down the Data by State
- Realignment in California: The Basics, Plus How Counties Are Preparing
- "Truly Appalling" (on California prison conditions litigation)
- "Wisconsin prison population 2.5 times larger than Minnesota's"
I started this blog mainly for two reasons — to give myself a structured way to keep track of news and case law relevant to prison/jail legal and policy issues and to practice writing about these issues for a general readership not necessarily trained in law. The blog was great for helping me toward those goals, but more importantly, connected me with people who are interested in criminal justice policy around the country and from many walks of life — a benefit of blogging that I hadn't even really expected going in.
Thanks so much to all of you who have read, linked, tweeted, Facebooked, emailed, blogged, and otherwise shared my posts. I hope that the blog has been (and, in its archived form, will continue to be) a useful resource. Although the blog has never attracted huge numbers (though there were the few days, for which I am grateful, when it was linked by heavy-hitters like Ta-Nehisi Coates or the Daily Dish), it has always received a steady readership including lawyers, academics, and journalists but also friends and family members of men and women who are in jail or prison. I hope that the thoughts and conversations sparked by this blog will continue at the new "Evolving Standards" blog, in the blogosphere more generally, and in your families, neighborhoods, schools, and communities.
Sara Mayeux
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Sara, again, many thanks and much respect. Your work was good and will be missed.
Please keep my address should you start anew.
bye sara, thanks for all your fine work here and good luck with future endeavors, glad to see that the torch has been passed.
Sara, thank you for your terrific work here. Let me extend you an open invitation to guest-blog at the California Correctional Crisis blog whenever you like.