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Joseph Pilates - creator of a unique technique

Joseph Pilates, a German-American physical trainer who gave his name to one of the most popular forms of exercise in the West, was born 140 years ago on December 9th. Pilates concluded that "modern" lifestyles, poor posture and ineffective breathing were at the root of poor health. He eventually developed a series of exercises and training techniques, and designed all the equipment, features and settings needed to teach his methods. It was called Pilates.

16:49 December 09, 2023

DevFest'23 — knowing the speakers (Part 2)

Within the framework of the informational campaign on upcoming DevFest'23 in Ashgabat, ORIENT makes the website readers familiar with the speakers of the festival and the topics they are going to talk on, in order to give visitors a deeper understanding of what awaits them on the major technological event of the year. In this part you will read about Annageldi Esenov, Allan Kazakov, Gulnar Saryyeva, and Shanazar Valiyev.

23:08 December 06, 2023

16 thousand liters of water are spent on one bitcoin transaction

Many people may have heard that a lot of electricity is spent on transactions with cryptocurrencies. However, not everyone knows exactly how much. In particular, bitcoin turns out to be very voracious. Alex de Vries, an expert from the University of Amsterdam, calculated this year the cost of mining bitcoin in the amount of 2,237 gigalitres of water.

21:41 December 03, 2023

If you take 5 thousand steps every day

What happens if you take 5 thousand steps every day? Read more about this in the Tengri Life material.

15:56 December 02, 2023

Journey of Turkmen Youth Delegation to UN COY18 in Dubai

In the heart of Dubai, the COY18 unfolded as a three-day symphony of global collaboration, where over 1000 participants from 165 countries gathered to confront the pressing challenges of our climate crisis.

23:42 December 01, 2023

DevFest'23 — knowing the speakers (Part 1)

It is already December, and this means DevFest Ashgabat conducted by Google Developers Group (GDG) in Turkmenistan third year in a row is coming closer. Within the framework of the upcoming IT conference, we start the campaign of raising awareness about the speakers of the festival and the topics they are going to talk on, in order to give visitors a deeper understanding of what awaits them on the major technological event of the year. In this article you will read about Ilyas Seisov, Shasenem Chakanova, Ilyas Kudratullayev, and Myrat Sahetgulyyev.

12:59 December 01, 2023

Over a million hotel beds in Turkey have been certified to meet sustainable tourism requirements

Over a million hotel beds in Turkey have received certificates and confirmation of compliance with sustainable tourism requirements. This is evidenced by data published by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey on the occasion of the World Travel Market exhibition, which was held in London.

14:12 November 30, 2023

The heritage of society is a true and successful path to its modernization: impressions of a trip to China

Not long ago, as part of the Turkmen delegation, I was lucky enough to go on a ten-day business trip to the People's Republic of China. The organizers of the event, the Chinese Association for Peace and Disarmament, having invited leading analysts and experts from the region, set themselves the task of clearly demonstrating their own model of state modernization.

14:55 November 29, 2023

Izmir is among the top ten cities according to the popular travel guide in the world

Izmir was included in the top ten best cities according to the popular travel guide in the world Lonely Planet.

15:46 November 23, 2023

Magnificent discoveries in Karahantepe and Göbeklitepe: The largest human statue and the first painted animal statue

New finds have been discovered at Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, which are among the world's oldest Neolithic sites.

13:32 November 21, 2023

Talent is the only news that is always new: a conversation with composer Mammed Huseynov

The Moscow International Art Festival «Sounds of Dutar» named after Nury Halmamedov was held in the Russian capital for the seventh time, having completed its marathon last week. The project is unique in itself: to combine national classics with new creative hiccups of composers, young and novice performers with experienced musicians and mentors, musicologists – with a live audience. The current edition of the festival has shown that the project is in demand, saturated with growth points and carries important messages – cultural, spiritual, creating spaces of a special creative ecology and musical landscape.

16:13 November 11, 2023

Ayurveda Day 2023: Celebrating Holistic Health and Well-being

Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine practiced in India for centuries. It is one of the world's oldest holistic therapies based on the belief that achieving a balance between body, mind and spirit is crucial for overall health. Ayurveda maintains this balance with the help of natural remedies, individual diet, lifestyle adjustments and herbal treatment. Ayurveda also offers one of the most complete ‘cleansing’ protocols available today – ‘Panchakarmas’ (i.e. 5 treatment protocols), which helps eliminate toxins accumulated in the body, thereby curing chronic diseases.

13:20 November 06, 2023

Charming sounds of the Turkmen land

In Moscow, on Sunday, October 29, in one of the wonderful halls of the Zurab Tsereteli Art Gallery on Prechistenka, the opening of the International Music Festival dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the outstanding Turkmen composer, People’s Artist of Turkmenistan, laureate of the USSR State Prize, the State Prize of Turkmenistan named after Magtymguly Nury Halmamedov took place.

17:18 October 31, 2023

A name in Turkmen music: TNC gives a concert dedicated to the 85th anniversary of Nury Halmamedov

The name of the brilliantly talented composer Nury Halmamedov has firmly entered the history of professional music of Turkmenistan as the creator of a unique individual style that combines the traditions of Turkmen folk music and composition techniques of the 19th and 20th centuries. His music was a unique embodiment of classical, romantic and impressionistic styles.

20:21 October 27, 2023

Logistics professionals: cadres solve everything... when they upgrade their qualifications

A ceremony of awarding certificates to participants of logistics courses was held in Ashgabat. In total, 99 certificates were awarded to representatives of transport and logistics companies who completed a training cycle on such topics as container transportation, insurance in logistics and warehouse logistics.

01:50 October 25, 2023

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