Gold filled charm
The developer who has already had his iPhone app denied from Apple's App Store and had his ability to issue Ad Hoc licenses of the app revoked by Apple is hoping that the third time's a charm. Al Sokirynsky has released the application once again for distribution through jailbroken channels. According to Macworld, Sokirynsky has made his application available via Cydia, an application installer for jailbroken devices
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in Astana on October 5, sought to downplay the notion that Washington is vying with Moscow for the loyalty of President Nursultan Nazarbayev s administration. Experts and officials inside Moscow s Ring Road do not appear to be taking Rice s comments at face value.
Russia s incursion into Georgia has led to a sharp deterioration of US-Russian relations. [For background see the Eurasia Insight archive]. Since August, US diplomats have been busy trying to shore up Washington s geopolitical position in capitals all around the Caspian, including Baku, Ashgabat and Astana. Rice s one-day visit to Kazakhstan on October 5 was part of that comprehensive American charm offensive. Yet as the United States engages in intensive diplomacy in the region, it is eager not to make its own task more difficult by exciting the suspicions of Russian officials.
Rice in Astana went out of her way to try to ease Russian concerns about US intentions, stressing that Washington expected Astana to continue pursuing a multi-vectored policy. This is not some kind of contest for the affection of Kazakhstan, Rice said during a news conference, referring to her talks with Kazakhstani leaders, including Prime Minister Karim Massimov
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