In case you are thinking of purchasing the new global version of Amazon’s Kindle for Christmas, be aware that there are still quite a few places that the global version will NOT work.  I was disappointed to find that the new version still will not work in my country.

Apparently the new global version will only work in SOME countries.   I thought it would be helpful to most expats to have a complete list of which countries it will, or will not work in (below).

It’s also interesting to note the PATTERN of groups of countries where the Kindle doesn’t work–some countries probably lack satellite coverage or delivery systems, while others probably don’t WANT readers to be able to download whatever they want by satellite.

STARRED (*) countries marked below indicate that Kindle needs to be ordered from a SPECIAL PAGE on the Amazon site.

The Global Kindle version DOES work in (as of Dec. 2009):

Aland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia*, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Boznia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Liberia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldovia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozembique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka,  Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands – British, Virgin Islands – U.S.,  Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The Global Kindle version does NOT work in (as of Dec. 2009) the following countries:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Gambia, Guinea, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea – Democratic People’s Republic of, Korea – Republic of, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (including the Western Sahara), New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pitcairn, Qatar, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan,  Yemen.

Nature and Animal Conservation

 

     Preserving species and their habitats is important for ecosystems to self-sustain themselves. Yet, the pressures to destroy habitat for logging, illegal hunting, and other challenges are making conservation a struggle.

Visit : http://www.globalissues.org/article/1…

 What is Biodiversity ?

 

    The variety of life on Earth, its biological diversity is commonly referred to as biodiversity. The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth.

   

    Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach. Almost all cultures have in some way or form recognized the importance that nature, and its biological diversity has had upon them and the need to maintain it. Yet, power, greed and politics have affected the precarious balance.

Why is Biodiversity important?

Does it really matter if there arent so many species?

Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play.

For example, a larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops; greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms; and healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.

And so, while we dominate this planet, we still need to preserve the diversity in wildlife.

Why Is Biodiversity Important?

Who Cares?

Why is Biodiversity important?

 Does it really matter if there arent so many species?

 Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play. For example, a larger number of plant species means a greater variety of crops; greater species diversity ensures natural sustainability for all life forms; and healthy ecosystems can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters.

And so, while we dominate this planet, we still need to preserve the diversity in wildlife.

Loss of Biodiversity and Extinctions

It is feared that human activity is causing massive extinctions. From various animal species, forests and the ecosystems that forests support, marine life. The costs associated with deteriorating or vanishing ecosystems will be high. However, sustainable development and consumption would help avert ecological problems.

 

  

November 25 is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The white ribbon has become the symbol for the day.

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Another great list from Lonely Planet, the world’s top 10 places to party. I put the list to the test and found out whether TravelPod bloggers partied it up, or died of boredom…

1. Belgrade = Party Town

Some "barge-clubs" found in Belgrade, Serbia

“This is a town that knows how to go out. There are bars everywhere, the river is chock-a-block with barge-clubs and apparently most of the ‘coolest’ venues are still hidden away in unmarked basements. With no budget airlines serving Nikola Tesla airport it is also pleasantly lacking in British stag dos.” – Jiewu

2. Montreal = Fun, but expensive

Goldenfrog88 at Sky Pub in Montreal, Canada

We went to the gay district again to a bar that was recommended. We started off on their third floor terrace and ordered Canada’s infamously weak and expensive drinks. April and I ordered cosmos and got vodka crans in a plastic cup with one once of vodka for $7 each. After an hour we went to the first floor where a drag-show was happening. The performances were excellent with impersenations of the slum dog dance, Tina turner, and Madonna. I was surprised there was no way to tip them! Lastly, we went to the second floor to dance. Griselda and Isabella left earlier than April and myself. I tried getting over the whole “I don’t belong in gay bars” and just started dancng by myself to see what happens. I ended up dancing with some guy who had had way too much with different intentions of my own but at least he was cute. – Goldenfrog88

3. Buenos Aires = so-so

Curtisejtaylor meeting Brazilians at a pool hall in Buenos Aires

I don’t know what it’s like to party in big cities, but Buenos Aires, I found, is nothing worth boasting about. Nothing out of this world, if you’re wondering. It was good. – Curtisejtaylor

4. Dubai = “a very fun time”

Tnowakow at a private New Year's Eve party in Dubai, UAE

“The party was at a friend’s of Mona’s out in Jumeriah and we drove to a super market where he had cabs come and take us to the actual house (he didn’t want a bunch of cars at his place). It was a sweet looking villa with a pool outside and he had masks for everyone to wear before the New Year. He also had it catered with any kind of drinks that you would want. All in all it was a very fun time actually” – Tnowakow

5. Thessaloniki = “such a fun night”

Jhdavis' friend Allie, with her drink on a party boat in Thessaloniki

“We sailed around the bay for 30 minutes and the boat took us down the other side of Thessaloniki and across the downtown area by Aristotle Square and the waterfront bars and cafes. The music was great and all the people abroad where so friendly. At the end, we made our way back down to the dock and left the boat. It was such a fun night.” – Jhdavis

6. La Paz = a little boring

Wadeoliver at the "green party" in La Paz

“Boys with the booze arrived 8 with 1 10L bottle (looked more like a gas can) of rum and 20L of vodka plus mixers. Once everybody had a drink in their hand then the party really started. The arrival of 4 giant pizzas for dinner was fun (one slice = 3 normal) but because I wasn’t into the whole dance thing, I had had enough by 11:00. I had to unlock my door and leave it open while I went downstairs to give the key to Mike as the door can’t be left unlocked. Felt a little sick (ok, threw up a little), showered, bed 11:30. Mike woke me at 01:45 knocking on the door because he was too drunk to remember I’d given him the key! Then Jo is knocking on the door 5 minutes later and he’s having a conversation with her in his jocks out in the hall so not to disturb me more (he’s a nice guy) but as one of the guys chasing Jo passed by it must have been embarrassing!” – Wadeoliver

7. Cape Town = 24 hour parties!

Nat_yeo and her friends dressed up for a party in Cape Town

“We gathered at Proc’s house for champagne and dress ups before heading off to the big party at Ratanga Junction Theme Park, where the party was kicking into full swing. It is quite a thing to arrive at the party. Each group crosses over a catwalk and is announced as they arrive with cameras clicking and video cameras recording – you really want to ensure you have put enough effort into your costumes! The atmosphere was fantastic, the crowd very friendly and the music was rocking! We had a great night partying hard until the early hours before sunrise when we made a brief visit back to Cinds and Sebs for a quick shower and change, then off to another party!

The other party was an outdoor trance party held in a secret location around Hout Bay. Soon enough, we were kicking up a dust storm at breakfast time. We had a load of fun – I made some new friends and met some old and even had a call from UK friends cracking on back home whilst I walked through the surrounding forest. We called it quits around lunch time for some much needed sleep – a fantastic way to end 2 weeks in Cape Town.” – Nat_yeo

8. Baku = giant wedding parties

Lok loved the dancing at a wedding in Baku, Azerbaijan

“We then all drove to the village’s wedding hall (yes, weddings are the only events held here), honking all the way. Men and women were seated, at 20 long banquest tables, separately in the hall. It was packed with some 350 people. There were food, wine, vodka, live band and singers and a lot of speeches and dancing. They have a lot of arm movements when they dance – both guys and girls. I could not tell who are husbands and wives since they did not interact at all throughout the event.

After 4 hours, the party at the wedding hall came to an end at 12:30 a.m. It was only adjourned to the bride’s home for more drinks and snacks.” – Lok

9. Auckland = high class style

Andanddan ringing in the new year in Auckland

“An hour or so later we wandered back into the foyer area, which was by this time buzzing with people, and we made our way back to the original bar. Another band, comprising a male and female singer, were now in full flow and had the crowd rocking and the dance floor heaving. At this stage we decided not to move on to the Loaded Hog as originally planned – this was turning out to be a good night and the price was right too!” – Andanddan

10. Tel Aviv = Shabbat culture

Egsolove partied every night when he was in Israel

“I still have another night in Israel, and its going to be a good one. It’s shabbat, the party night. Israelis stay up very late, starting to party at 12:30 and not stopping until 5 or 6 sometimes. I’ve done this pretty much every night I’ve been in Israel. It gets exhausting for an American boy. But the culture here is amazing.” – Egsolove

Azerbaijan has the highest number of imprisoned journalists among all of the 56 member states of the OSCE. In the most recent cases, five journalists were convicted of defamation and two sentenced to prison in October, while earlier this month two bloggers — Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizada — were sentenced to up to 2 1/2 years in prison on hooliganism charges.

In reaction to the latest incidents, 34 members of the nongovernmental organization Human Rights House Network, based in Oslo,  Nowray sent a letter of concern to the authorities in Baku. The letter calls on authorities to “take adequate measures to protect the democratic values and especially the right to freedom of expression” in Azerbaijan.

RFE/RL: Statoil  (the Norwegian oil company)expressed its concerns about the bloggers case. But on the other hand, is it the job of oil companies to care about human rights issues?

Ane Tusvik Bonde, regional manager for Eastern Europe and the Caucasus at the Human Rights House Foundation about the situation in Azerbaijan.: I think it is really good that they’re doing that because it also affects, in a way, Statoil’s work in Azerbaijan that the freedom of speech and access to information are restricted. They rely on transparency in their work. If there is no way to criticize and get access to information, it will be also a problem for them — for example, when it comes to corruption.
RFE/RL: Many critics say that the Council of Europe should be more active in defending its mission and standing up to principles. Do you agree?

Bonde: The parliament in the Council of Europe should be more active. As  Malahat Nasibova mentioned…, the parliament had not discussed or raised any concerns about Azerbaijan for the last two years. And  they (the Coucil Of Europe) admitted that it’s true. ..
Our job is to lobby the Norwegian parliamentarians and others to raise these issues and also to lobby…so that they [will] really pay more attention to what is going on in Azerbaijan. So concerning the Council of Europe, they could do more [and] our obligation is to pressure them.

Seçkilərə az qalıb. Təbliğat-təşviqat mərhələsinin başlanmasına isə daha az. Namizədlikləri qeydə alınmış bəzi gənclər artıq İnternet məkanında fəaliyyətə başlayıblar. Bu baxımdan Facebook xüsusi aktivliyi ilə seçilir. Burada namizədlərin həvəskar hazırlanmış posterləri, sloqanlar, qruplar və fan page-ləri görmək olar. Qısa axratışımın nəticələrin sizlərlə bölüşmək istərdim.

Bələdiyyələrlə bağılı FB qruplar:

Bələdiyyə seçkiləri 2009 – 208 üzv ( http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=171794106701&ref=search&sid=588227025.615725875..1 )

Azərbaycan Bələdiyyə seçkiləri 2009 – 398 üzv (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=170029464365&ref=search&sid=588227025.615725875..1)

Namizədlərin Fan Page-ləri:

Geysar Gurbanov  – 327 fans /other public figure (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Geysar-Gurbanov/165584353339)

Rauf Mardiyev – 57 fans /other business (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Baku-Azerbaijan/Rauf-Mardiyev/146417180772?ref=ts)

Anar Orucov – 1 fan / politican (http://www.facebook.com/raufray?success=1#/pages/Anar-Orucov/181506518278?ref=sgm)

Namizədlərin poster və sloqanları:

Sənin səsin, sənin bələdiyyən / İRƏLİçilərin qısqanclıqla qarşılanan posterləri

Vote for young candidates / english version

Rauf Mərdiyev / bəzilərinin fikrincə Obama stilindədir

Xəqani Fərəcov / Lənkəran ş.

Qeysər Qurbanov / Fan Page display img

Qeysər Qurbanov / Sloqan. Şəkil Google-da "vote" sözünün axtarışıda tapılıb ))

Naməlum işarə. Axtarışlarım heç bir nəticə vermədi. Qeysər Qurbanov və Anar Orucov tərəfindən istifadə olunur.

Anar Orucov / şərhsiz

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a star of darkness

At least eight people have been killed in an explosion that happened at Arsenal 31, ammunitions depot on the outskirts of Ulyanovsk, 900km (550 miles) south-east of Moscow, Russia. This explosion comes within 10 days after explosions tore through the same site, the defense ministry says.

A bomb disposal squad was working on the site, loading live ammunition onto a lorry when the blast occurred. All the people killed are reported to be members of the squad. Two people were also injured in the accident. The blast took place at 1430hrs local time on Monday, when the team was clearing the affected area in the naval base which had been affected by the earlier accident on November 13.

The earlier explosions and resulting fire had left two soldiers dead when they attempted to decommission the weapons that were left after the fire had been put off.

The regional emergency ministry branch had previously warned the local residents that it was carrying out “planned detonation of unexploded shells” from the arms depot. The ministry had also promised that it was following all “safety measures“.

Russian ammunition depots as well as much of the ammunition still dates back to Soviet era and the ageing arsenal has been a major cause of concern. This is not the first time that such a mishap has occurred.

President Dmitry Medvedev is scheduled to visit Ulyanovsk on Tuesday to meet Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in a bid to resolve the Azerbaijan-Armenia dispute over Nagorny Karabakh and to inaugurate a square named after Aliyev’s late father and former Azerbaijani leader, Heidar Aliyev.

Investigations are under way into both incidents. At the time of the 13 November incident, officials said artillery shells and torpedoes were kept at the arsenal.

NowPublic

Hörmətli oxucu, çoxsaylı istəklərinizi nəzərə alaraq Yeni Bakı silsiləsindən növbəti postu sizə təqdim edirəm. Burada artıq tikilməkdə olan və layihəsi qəbul olunmuş tikililər haqqında məlumat verilir. Dial-up istifadəçilərini nəzərə alaraq şəkillər kiçik ölçüdə yerləşdirilib.

Bayraq Meydanı ( 80x60 dünyanın ən böyük bayrağı bu meydanda dalğalanacaq )

Crystal Plaza (Caspian Plaza ilə üz-üzə)

Gənclik Ticarət Mərkəzi ( Nərgiz TM-ə oxşayır )

Heydər Əliyev Mərkəzinin tikintisi

Xalça Muzeyi ( 2010 )

Sky Park (Tiflis prospektində)

Crescent Tower (203m)

Baku Hilton Hotel

Amazon's Global Kindle Reader

I heard that Amazon now has a global version of Kindle. I was disappointed to find this morning that the new version still will not work in my country.

Since I’ve wanted one for some time, but have been waiting until they got a version that would work in my country, I checked out their website this morning, only to be disappointed again. Apparently the new global version will only work in SOME countries.

In case you are thinking of purchasing the new Global Kindle for a Christmas gift this year, since the new version will only work in SOME countries, I thought it would be helpful to most expats to have a complete list of which countries it will, or will not work in.

STARRED (*) countries marked below indicate that Kindle needs to be ordered from a SPECIAL PAGE on the Amazon site.

The Global Kindle version DOES work in (as of Dec. 2009):

Aland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia*, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Boznia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kenya, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Liberia, Leichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldovia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozembique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands – British, Virgin Islands – U.S., Wallis and Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The Global Kindle version does NOT work in (as of Dec. 2009):

Afghanistan, Algeria, Antarctica, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chile, Chad, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, French Southern Territories, Gambia, Guinea, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Isle of Man, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea – Democratic People’s Republic of, Korea – Republic of, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco (including the Western Sahara), New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Pitcairn, Qatar, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, Sudan, Svalbard and Jan Mayan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tokelau, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

• Climate Change, Hunger, Drought: Conflict? North Kenya Pastoralists on edge [Guardian] 
• Yemen crisis: Largest destination for illegal weopons in Middle East [Yemen Post]
• Ongoing Strife in Philippines: Muslim Separatists update [New York Times]
• ICC/DRC: Second Trial of Congolese Warlords [Human Rights Watch]
• No living witnesses left for John Demjanjuk- last Nazi trial [Haaretz.com]
• Trade in Conflict Diamonds Escalates [Liberian Observer]
• Possible EU Satellite monitoring of Georgian situation [EurasiaNet]
• Armenian-Azeri leaders hold talks [Al Jazeera]
• A Tiger for a neighbour: Persecuted Tibetans flock to India [Times of India]
• Khmer Rouge trial comes to an end [New York Times]

“Shubhesizdir ki bir gun heqiqet parildayacaq. Azadliq esasini… ustun tutan teref qalib geleckdir. Bu qalibiyyet guneshi.. istibdad zulmu altinda inleyen eziz vetenimizde 1918-in 28 mayisi gibi yeniden dogacaqdir. Buna qetiyyen shubhe etmeyiniz vetendashlar.”

M.E.RESULZADENIN 1953-CU IL 28 MAYIS GUNU AZADLIQ RADIOSU ILE XALQA XITABINDAN…

Today Fatalin is cynical.

***

“Come to Azerbaijan and have some fun!”, should be a new touristic slogan.

***

As I already said, right after the verdict for Emin and Adnan was announced and the whole international community reacted critically, the Azerbaijan Honor Defenders emerged with countless “analytical” articles and interviews.

The squad of Defenders doesn’t only consist of careerists, nationalistic masturbators and pseudo-patriots, it also includes BIG GUYS. Those who write two-three articles a day but when someone asks you “What does it say”, you think for a minute, trying to remember anything significant and respond “Nothing, actually…”. And even though E&A supporters get furious and comment on these statements, when you dig deeper you can clearly see a dusted Soviet-style strategy our BIG GUYS usually use.

And the more they talk, the more ridiculous it looks, the more people understand it. And react.

So, in section this strategy and the reaction I can witness looks like this:

Strategy 1 – Use Human Resources

A call for public figures to comment on the case.

Expected outcome: “If this guy said so, it’s definitely truth!”
Actual feedback: Did you ever notice WHO you use? Do you actually think people still believe them?

Strategy 2 – Set a Doubt

“They are not bloggers”

Expected outcome: “Oh my God, everything is a lie!”
Actual feedback: “So if they are tailors? What does it change?”

Strategy 3 – The Patriotism

Divided to 4 sub-categories:

1. “US want Azerbaijan to collapse”

Expected outcome: “Really, they talk about democracy, but look how immoral they are! Now they want to interfere in internal issues of our country! What a shame!”
Actual feedback: Too late. Now it looks cheap.

2. “It is an internal matter of Azerbaijan!”

Expected outcome: “This is unacceptable!”
Actual feedback: “A wife beater says the same when police comes over to take him. Lame”

3. “The international community doesn’t support us in Karabakh case, but criticizes us now”

Expected outcome: “They are all pro-Armenian!”
Actual feedback: Well, Emin personally met with 100 officials during his trips to US to talk about Khojaly, also organized a protest demonstration on February 26th in front of the Armenian Embassy in Washington. And also you might want to reconsider the policy of fighting this group of people who make impossible for nothing and favoring grant eaters for no outcome. But sure, you know better.

4. “They get paid by the West!”

Expected outcome: “People are starving while those travel around the world and get grants! Moreover, hell knows who finances them!”
Actual feedback: Seriously? Emin once made a bet that he will travel all around the Europe with no money in his pocket. It seemed crazy even for us, but he did it. He stayed there for a month and traveled around several countries. Doesn’t fit into the programmed mind or International Bank’s budget? Yeah, definitely.

Strategy 4 – Stating the obvious

“It is a simple case of hooliganism”

Expected outcome: It is a simple case of hooliganism.
Actual feedback:
1. We see fights everyday, all around us. Did anyone non-public go to prison for that?
2. Are all thousands of supporters crazy?
3. Seriously, again?

Strategy 5 – Expose the truth

“Their friends are emotional and rude!”

Expected outcome: Yeah, they’re weird. And the girls there smoke, hang out with boys and breathe without permission.
Actual feedback: Four months of work, expectations, positive and negative emotions, fear, bravery, inspiration, disappointment, tension, self-limitation, patience – and your friends still get unjustly sentenced. Being rude is wrong, but what would you look like?

Strategy 6 – Let’s laugh.

A series of jokes or sarcastic statements on E&A’s activity or their case.

Expected outcome: Ridiculous indeed!
Actual feedback: Good strategy to laugh over something you have no idea about. You joke as if it’s obvious, hence no need to use facts/arguments, no need to actually analyze, because people are too busy laughing/trying to get the sophisticated jokes, to understand the actual meaning. Once again, good strategy for a high school student with low IQ and confidence issues.

Strategy 7 – Not a strategy but a total stupidity

“If the case wouldn’t be so politicized, it would be solved early”

Expected outcome: Have no idea.
Actual feedback: Are you kidding me?

Expected further strategies:

1. They/their friends are/support Armenians – million conclusions; pictures of Emin and Adnan hugging someone Armenian; someone Armenian stating he received State secrets from Adnan; deep analysis of paraphrased quote by Emin, where he calls Azerbaijan to let Karabakh go.
2. They/their friends are/support islamists – confirmed by an unknown Mullah, who, if you dig deeper was also involved in another case of this kind.
3. Their friends are hooligans/drug dealers/spies/criminals – same scenario with fake witnesses, evidences, bad show with pathetic actors. Least likely to happen since it would be a peak of stupidity, but who knows, who knows..

But the best thing about these articles is that NEITHER of these people didn’t come to the hearing of the case they ANALYSE so confidently, didn’t meet with the lawyers or families, didn’t ask ANY questions from the supporting group.

And yes, they sincerely think that someone believes them.

***

“Come to Azerbaijan and have some fun!”, should be a new touristic slogan.
“There is always something stupid to laugh at”, should say an inscription under it.

Low cost carrier Flydubai has launched flights from Dubai to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The inaugural flight, FZ 705, departed Dubai International Airport at 1940 hrs and is enroute to Heydar Aliyev International Airport, where it is scheduled to arrive at 2230 hrs.

The airline will operate the route daily. Flight FZ 705 departs Dubai at 1935 hrs, arriving in Baku at 2230 hrs. The return flight, FZ 706, takes off from Baku at 2330 hrs, landing back at Dubai International Airport at 0220 hrs the next morning. All flights will be operated by Flydubai’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft configured with 189 seats.

Baku is the airline’s ninth destination in its route network. The service marks Flydubai’s expansion into Central Asia and will provide competition to Azerbaijan Airlines, which operates a daily Boeing 757 flight between Baku and Dubai.

For more information, visit www.flydubai.com.

Bir neçə gün öncə Facebook istifadəçiləri arasında Eldar Namazovu görəndə sevindim, siaysətçilərimiz də müasirliklə ayaqlaşmağa başlayıblar deyə fikirləşdim. Amma sevincim uzun sürmədi. Eldar müəllim etidiyi açıqlamada Facebook istifadəçisi olmadığını və həmin şəxsin onun adından istifadə etdiyini bəyan etdi. Dərhal yadıma bir neçə ay bundan öncə müğənni İzzət Bağırovun başına gələn hadisə düşdü. O zaman da kimsə müğənninin adından istifadə edərək Odnoklassniki saytında account yaratmış və zərif cinsin nümayəndələrindən telefon nömrələri toplamağa başlamışdı. Müğənni maqazin verlişlərində həmin şəxsə hədə-qorxu gəldikdən sonra həmin account yoxa çıxdı. Bizim müğənnilərin ucuz reklam üçün istənilən yola əl atabiləcəkləri hər kəsə məlumdur. Ona görə də, müqayisəni yersiz sayanlar olacaqdır. Amma gəlin unutmayaq ki, motiv nə olursa-olsun onları birləşdirən e-cinayətkarlıqdır.

Eldar Namazovun dediyinə görə onun adından istifadə edən şəxs 130 yaxın ( daha dəqiq – 141) dost toplayıb və onlarla müxtəlif mövzularda söhbətlər aparır. Bu məsələni yalnız Facebook-un öz strukturlarıyla araşdırdıqlarını deyən Eldar müəllim, araşdırmalar başa çatdıqdan sonra hansısa konkret addımlar atacağını söyləyib. Azərbaycan İnternet Forumunun prezidenti Osman Gündüz isə məsələylə bağlı “Üç nöqtə” qəzetinə müsahibəsində bunları deyib: “İnternet açıq müstəvidir, açıq bir şəbəkədir. Yəni orda müxtəlif insanlara, müxtəlif niyyətli insanlara rast gəlmək olar və onların internetin verdiyi imkanlardan istifadə edərək, müəyyən qeyri-qanuni hərəkətlər etmək imkanları var. O ki qaldı bu istifadənin mahiyyətiylə bağlı məsələyə, yəni başqasının adından istifadə etmək, əlbəttə, bunun qarşısı qanunla alına bilər. Əgər kiminsə adından istifadə olunub, imeyl və ya profil yaradılıbsa, həmin şəxs özü bununla bağlı müvafiq hüquq mühafizə orqanlarına müraciət etməlidir. Onlar da araşdırma aparıb, bunu kimin törətdiyini aşkara çıxara bilər. Həmin adam qanun qarşısında cavab verməlidir”.

Facebook-da qısa axtarışdan sonra mən də “Eldar Namazov”-a dostluq təklifi göndərdim. Hadisələrin sonrakı inkişafını maraqla izləyəcəyəm. Doğurdanmı siyasətçi hansısa e-xuliqanın qurbanı olub ya bu gündəmə gəlmək və ya gətirilmək üçün növbəti vasitədir?

Zaman göstərəcək.

RAUFRAY
18/11/09

Journalist of the Turkish Akhsham newspaper Nagehan Alchi, who visited Nagorno-Karabakh without the consent of Azerbaijan, was included in the list of “undesirable persons” in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Elkhan Polukhov told Trend News.

“Regardless of their professional activities, those who visit the occupied territories of Azerbaijan without the consent of the Azerbaijani side are named in the list of “undesirable persons” because of the actions that contradict the legislation of Azerbaijan. This is also referred to journalists and representatives of non-governmental organizations and others,” said Polukhov.

Journalist of the Turkish Akhsham newspaper Nagehan Alchi visited Nagorno-Karabakh, who declared that Nagorno-Karabakh is a purely Armenian territory, the Armenian media reported.

Foreign Ministry spokesman said that at the same time, according to information received from the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Istanbul, the editorial office of the Akhsham newspaper appreciated the visit of the journalist to Nagorno-Karabakh as a private visit and said that the visit was not paid on behalf of the newspaper.

Given the official response of the Akhsham newspaper, the issue of cooperation with this newspaper will be re-considered, said Polukhov.

Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan)

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Azerbaijan, Baku, November 17 / Trend News [http://news.trend.az], M.Aliyev /

Municipality.az saytının keçirdiyi rəy sorğusuna görə, dekabr ayında keçirilməsi nəzərdə tutulan seçkilərdə bələdiyyə üzvlərinin 58 faizi yenidən üzv kimi seçilmək niyyətində deyillər. Rəyi soruşulanların yalnız 29 faizi bu qərarda olduğunu bildirib…

13 faizi isə hələ öz qərarlanı müəyyən edə bilməyiblər. “Siz bir seçici olaraq daha çox kimləri bələdiyyə üzləri kimi görmək istərdiniz”, sualına rəyi soruşulanların 62 faizi gəncləri, 22 faizi özlərini, 16 faizi suala cavb verməkdə çətinlik çəkdiklərinin bildiriblər. Yeni seçiləcək üzvlərin təhsilinə münsibət bildirərkən respondentlərin 74 faizi onların ali təhsilli olmalarını vacib saymışlar. 18 faiz bunun elə də bir əhəmiyyət kəsb etmədiyinin bildirmiş, 8 faiz isə qeyri müəyyən cavab vermişlər.

Facebook səhifəmdə eyni başlıqda statusuma yazılan şərləri diqqətinizə çatdırmaq istərdim.

Rauf Ray Hazırki bələdiyyə üzvlərinin 58 faizi yenidən üzv kimi seçilmək niyyətində deyillər. Səbəb?

Rasif Dunyamaliyev
Torpaq satmaq selahiyyetlerini ellerinden aliblar.Gelir yoxdur daha bu isde. Buna gore.

Mammadov Huseyn
Rauf bey artiq satdiqlarini satiblar..satdiqlarinin ekseyiyyeti savadsiz reiyyeti aldadib satdiqlari senedsiz torpaqlardi ki..daha o mesiiyyetden qachmaq isteyirler:)

Gunel B. November
belke pullari yoxdu….

Ilqar Panakhov
pullarini yigiblar

Anar Orucov
maraqlidir

Anar Elyaroglu
yaxsi yeyinti sahesi deyil,

Anar Orucov
heeeeeeeeeee ya da beziblerrr

Kenan Ahmedov
yeyib doyublar:))

Nermin Knyazli
Gelir yoxdur,yeqin

Nubar Behbudova
daha yuksek vezife duwunurler:)))

Ahmed Abdullayev
daha sən namizəddiyi vermisən də ))))

Ilkin Zaxarov
yem qurtarib

‘Rauf Ray
Bütün şərhçilərə təşəkkürlər. Fikirləriniz müxtəlif və olduqca maraqlı idi. Mənim cavabımla maraqlansanız, bu 58 % özlərinin bələdiyyə işi üçün yararsız olduqlarını anlayıb geri çəkilən insanlardır. Onları isə bu işi istəyən, sevən və öhdəsindən gəlmək əzmində olan GƏNCLƏR əvəzləməlidirlər.

Reports are coming in that the small village of ‘Karaagadzhlar’ in the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan. Has become the first clustered human settlement to become invisible.

The area indicated in red is thought to be the village.

Experts are sceptical as to the truth of this claim, however Professor Ratfig Bial of the Eland Precept said in a statement today that the possibility of active camouflage was highly plausible:

A group of camouflage technologies which allowed an object to blend into its surroundings by use of panels or coatings capable of altering their appearance, color, luminance and reflective properties has been developed. However this is thought to have been stolen from a top-secret location at approximately 5 am on the morning of July 2nd 1982. The ingredients to achieve active camouflage are all there and they have the capacity to provide perfect concealment from visual detection.

It is thought that they are the perpetrators of the theft of the US army’s cloaking device which they had previously used as an advanced stealth technology that causes immediate invisibility.

An interpretation as to what technique may have been used to conceal the village.

Any attempt to try and find out whether these claims are true have been thwarted as all the surrounding towns and villages have been put on high security alert from their individual law enforcement authorities, which in Azerbaijan have total control over who or what goes out and in.

By now, not one Azerbaijani website mentions the village under this name, making it difficult for Police in the area to gain any ground in finding those responsible for this. A private investigation is underway.