” Baikonur is an entire Kazakh city, rented and administered by Russia. The Cosmodrome was founded in 1955, making it one of the oldest space launch facilites still in operation.” Another truly stunning set of photos form The Big Picture.
“Georgia’s president said Friday that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians as tensions over the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia appeared to boil over into full-blown conflict.” Wow. I hate that first thing that popped into my head was that Russsia might just be jealous of the spotlight being on China for the Olympics.