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It is a great privilege for a man to be able to participatein the reincarnation of a cultural endeavor 40 years after taking part in the very establishment there of. It was a different time, back in 1969, a different system when a group of talented enthusiastic cartoonists gathered around the journal of humor and satire "Osten", (that was reestablished by themselves in1966), decided to dedicate their lifelong professional commitment to cartoons. Without having great experience, impressed by the immense solidarity selflessly offered by the world to their hometown Skopje after the earthquake, decided to repay the world by organizing the World Gallery of Cartoons. The Gallery made Skopje a center that embraced the cartoonists from around the globe once a year, so they can flash their pricks of humor and satire, their critique of human stupidity, but also the humane messages for peace, for a better and more civilized world. Funded mainly by the Assembly of the city of Skopje, and later on by the Ministry of Culture of Macedonia, the World Gallery of Cartoons in Skopje, for the next 37 years grew into a "Mecca" of contemporary satiric thought, and similarly became a "higher education facility" as well as inspiration for those having a lifelong commitment to humor and satire as a hobby or a profession. The citizensof Skopje and Macedonia were granted a major window, wide open to the world for personal growth and to the Macedonian authors for their personal affirmation. However, unpredictable things can happen which might impede progressive phenomenon. The shift of generations and lack of ability to cope in harsh transition circumstances made the Gallery in apt and contributed to its disappearance from the world map of cultural events. Fortunately, for a relatively short period of time, the new period and new social system offered new solutions enabling the Gallery to rise and reemerge so we can all enjoy its even more glorious comeback. The visual artist Mice Jankulovski, today the owner of the brand "Osten", this year invested enormous efforts and funds to restore the Gallery and restate the dove of peace let by the cartoonist of El Salvador Jose Bernardo Pacheco – NANDO at the Museum of Contemporary Art back in 1969, hence promoting the symbol of the Skopje World Gallery of Cartoons. The dove continues to fly today to the mutual joy of all admirers of humor through drawings. The mass participation to this year's renewed Gallery speaks of the unrelenting authority enjoyed by this event throughout the world, speaks of agreat number of names of young cartoonists across the globe, speaks of a huge number of new countries - contestants, and of the fact that today's communication-related globalized world stands facing the same or similar issues. The solutions imposed by the cartoonists through their simple and distinct drawings are their contribution to the attempts of a more pervasive humanization. In their quest for truth, the Macedonian cartoonists continue to prevail at the midst of high quality cultural events.
Darko Markovic, DAR-MAR
(Author of the Introduction to the first catalogue of 1969).
Awarded authors at the 37th World Gallery of Cartoons - Skopje 2009
Grand Prix - ROBERT DANDAROV, USA
First Prize - MIROSLAV GEORGIEVSKI-MIRO, Macedonia
Second Prize - BRETISLAV KOVARIK, Czech Republic
Third Prize - RUMEN DRAGOSTINOV, Bulgaria
Special awards by the jury:
OKTAY BINGOL, Turkey
GORAN DIVAC, Serbia
Special prize by OSTEN:
DIEGO MALLO FERRER, Spain
DUSAN LUDWIG, Serbia
KONSTANTIN CIOSU, Romania
ERAY OSBEK, Turkey
ROSS THOMPSON, Great Britain
GASPER RUS, Slovenia
PAOLO DALPONTE, Italy


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Q: Why does PyTorch's built-in loss function only work with the Long tensor type? So, I'm using: torch.nn.CrossEntropyLoss(predictions, targets), and I wonder why exactly targets need to be a 64-bit integer and not 32-bit?

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I wonder why exactly targets need to be a 64-bit integer and not 32-bit?

This is because PyTorch is precompiled. Some other frameworks that preceded it (not Tensorflow) would invoke the compiler on-the-fly, which can cause a delay and some other unpleasantness. PyTorch doesn't. But this means the developers have to be mindful of the size of the precompiled library. They have to balance the utility of supporting yet another data type vs the increase in size that compiling everything for that data type would cause, and the decision here went against int32, uint32, uint64, etc.

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Wolf Burgers' Serene Chua on life during the pandemic and how the Samsung Galaxy Fold has been an invaluable companion
How do multihyphenates juggle it all? In this three-part series presented by Samsung, Serene Chua – banker, F&B entrepreneur and mother of three – tells us how she mentally switches between creative and analytical thinking without skipping a beat
You will often find this petite mother-of-three dressed to the nines – decked in a stunning array of baubles and the latest threads – at the hottest events around town. Well, prior to the pandemic, at least. But make no mistake: Serene Chua is no ordinary influencer. The former TV host wears multiple hats with aplomb. She's a restaurateur and co-founder of Wolf Burgers and Carvers & Co. She is also a private banker, a member of the fundraising committee of the Monaco Foundation, and sits on the board of directors for the ISCOS ReGen Fund.
They might seem like pretty divergent roles – her career at the bank forces her to think analytically and strategically, while her passion as a restaurateur is where her innate creativity shines through. It's a tricky balancing act, but one that oddly keeps her energised and motivated. "I love to sing, dance, paint and do craft. The switch between being analytical and creative is very natural for me, and I truly enjoy having a good balance of both. My mantra is 'Carpe Diem': to be adventurous, open-minded and to do everything with a passion.
"I'm blessed with good multitasking skills, and I'm also a big believer in delegating work for maximum efficiency. It's important to find the right balance between family, business and a career. Both work and play should be balanced well as play keeps you refreshed, energised and creative," she says.
The Robb Report Thought Leader opens up about how the trick to multitasking lies in achieving a healthy balance between all areas in her life, and how a tool like Samsung Galaxy Fold is crucial in helping her manage time effectively and achieve her goals.
Robb Report Thought Leader Serene Chua has found the ultimate multitasking partner in the Galaxy Fold
On the reinvention of the workplace…
"The workplace is completely reinvented. With a new balance of working from home and office, there is a lot more flexibility on time and empowerment. It's great to cut down time spent on commuting and getting ready for work. This is great for working mothers who need to balance work and family life, especially if it's for the long run. However, more discipline and focus are needed when working from home to push things through, as processes are slowed down drastically by the pandemic. For me, it's a matter of having the top daily three things on the priority list, and clearing those first before giving attention to the rest."
On staying connected…
"Besides changing the way we operate, the pandemic changes the way we do business and how we interact with our clients, especially since private banking is a highly personal business and can't be fully replaced by technology. In an increasingly digital world, there is an increased need to stay connected. Phone calls and emails are now the daily modes of correspondence with clients."
On utilising new tech to take her business forward…
"The pandemic certainly accelerates digitalisation. We are more nimble, flexible, faster and more aggressive in the innovation of products. Cloud kitchens have been the trend since a couple of years back. Wolf burgers and Carvers both have had their own virtual brands in cloud kitchens at Deliveroo Editions since 2018. We also just started this with Grab Kitchen (cloud kitchen) at Hillview since December 2019 and newly launched a cloud kitchen at JTC space (Tampines) in June 2020. This enables us to test our new brands and products online, achieve economies of scale, have the benefits of a centralised kitchen and do online deliveries. All without the risks and costs of setting up a full-fledged restaurant."
The 7.3-inch screen of the Galaxy Fold allows Serene to multitask effectively, reply emails, keep track of the markets, and hop on to Zoom and Webex video calls
On balancing work and play…
"It is important to draw the line between work and play, as the lines get blurred when you stay at home. Setting clear boundaries and having a structure helps to frame what needs to be done. My time allocation is divided between work, family and self. Planning the day ahead, working in blocks of time, having a priority list helps me get through the week.
"To multitask, having a phone calendar to schedule meetings and calls is essential. Calls are done mostly on the mobile phone, although some are now done via Webex or Zoom. To maintain physical and mental clarity, exercising a few times a week helps to clear the mind, energise and give focus. It also helps to recalibrate the senses and provide energy for the week."
On life lessons…
"The pandemic has taught us not to take things for granted. Humans are social in nature, but the pandemic meant social distancing and living our lives in semi-isolation. On the other hand, the pandemic has brought us closer to our immediate families with the valuable quality time spent.
"On a global level, the pandemic is a stark reminder of the divide that exists in countries without universal healthcare. Governments need to allocate more resources on this front, and ensure that healthcare is accessible and affordable to citizens. We have also seen how governments have swiftly stepped in to come up with fiscal measures and stimulus to keep their economies afloat. In a pandemic, the smaller businesses are really the ones that need more help from the governments. Giving direct cash to the tenants will go the distance, apart from rental rebates. If they can survive, there will be less unemployment and closures."
Home-based workouts were made even more interactive and engaging with the Galaxy Fold as Serene would follow the video and listen to music on Spotify at the same time
On the ultimate multitasking tool…
"The Galaxy Fold has helped me to manage my businesses and my own time seamlessly. I use it to view and reply to emails and conduct presentations, to do research via the internet, to stay connected via Zoom calls, listen to music and get fit.
"The Galaxy Fold has helped me integrate into the new way of working. I have also been using the phone to order food and necessities online, as I like the size of the large screen. In between calls, I like to use the phone to listen to music. It's also my companion when I need to access the fitness up for my HIIT workouts."
On how she unwinds…
"The Galaxy Fold is brilliant when I unwind and play music. I enjoy the clarity of the sound and how I can unwind in between conference calls and emails. In fact, I use the phone for fitness training too, as I download my apps and it has a large screen to effectively view the workout while playing music on the other app concurrently."

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Lecture: What we are going to cover
0:00 Let's spend a minute and talk about the details of what we're going to cover in this course. We're going to start out by talking about
0:07 what you can build with Python and we're going to look at it from two perspectives. What are the general types of applications
0:14 that you could build with Python say, machine learning and artificial intelligence and what are some concrete things people have built with Python
0:22 companies that you probably know. I think it's very compelling to see a company in your industry has been successful with Python.
0:29 That could help make the decision that yeah maybe that's working out. We're going to see that Python means three things not just one.
0:36 It's a language, it's a set of libraries and it's an entire ecosystem and it's important to identify which you're talking about
0:44 when you're speaking with somebody comparing another technology. If you say I think the Javascript language does this
0:50 and the Python language does that, you need to know what they're talking about. If they say, Should we adopt Python? I heard it's really fast.
0:57 Well, what does that mean? Does that mean it's computational fast? It's fast to market? It's got a lot of libraries so we can build things quickly?
1:06 What does it mean, right? So knowing the three things that people talk about when they say Python and being able to identify which those are
1:13 really helps with the conversation. Then we're going to dig into a couple specific technologies. We'll start with web development.
1:20 Python is great for web development. There's a bunch of options there. So we're going to go and check out some Python web apps and frameworks
1:26 help you decide is that the right one for you is that the right space at all for you and if it is which of the Python frameworks are good choices.
1:33 Data science is probably the place where Python has the biggest lead over other technologies so we're of course going to spend a little time
1:40 talking about data science and Python. Also see that Python is really good at testing not just testing Python code
1:47 but testing hardware testing other languages so we're going to talk a little bit about testing with Python. And then we're going to compare it
1:54 against other similar ecosystems Python versus, say, .NET. How do these compare? What are the advantages of .NET over Python
2:02 and what are the advantages of Python over .NET? And .NET, by the way is probably a fairly decent stand-in for Java.
2:08 They kind of play in the same space. I know Java developers are not necessarily .NET developers but the capabilities of those two
2:15 are pretty similar these days. In the scientific computing world MATLAB is really important. Python has been making big inroads into that community.
2:24 Should you use some proprietary thing like MATLAB or some open source thing like Python? We'll talk about that. And finally, Python with C++
2:31 not necessarily versus. So you might decide should I use Python or should I use C++ or should I use them together?
2:38 They actually go together pretty well. If you're going to switch to Python you need to know that you can hire developers.
2:44 It's one thing to have a really cool language. It's another to be able to say and there's a bunch of people I can just reach out
2:50 to work with on this. Can I find consultants? Can I find capable full-time employees, maybe co-founders? Whatever it is that you need
2:58 knowing whether or not the job market and the number of developers out there is a good fit for what you're going to need
3:03 well, we're going to talk about that. And finally, we're going to finish talking about you've seen all this amazing stuff in Python
3:10 but when not to Python. Yeah, I'm making it a verb. There are some areas and some situations where it doesn't make much sense to use Python.
3:18 We'll talk about that at the end of the course. And that's it. This is what we're going to cover. It's going to give you a really great broad view
3:24 of the Python ecosystem.


From what I understand he could apply for a temporary pass each day to get into the WH you don't need a hard pass. Its a privelidge to have these passes. There are many news agencies that deserve to get the pass than CNN does.
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WSTA presents its Brexit Policy Paper to government
| 01 December, 2016
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is calling for Brexit Ministers to let industry lead negotiations to ensure the best possible free trade agreements with the EU.
WSTA chief executive Miles Beale met with the secretary of state for Defra, Andrea Leadsom MP, this week to present the WSTA's Brexit Policy Paper, which shows the wine and spirit industry is united, has clear objectives and is uniquely placed to advise government.
The paper included a call for British gin to be given protected status in recognition of its quality and global appeal. Gin is the second largest traded UK spirit after whisky, with three out of every four bottles of gin imported round the world coming from the UK.
The meeting was also used to stress the importance of the UK wine industry to the British economy, worth £2.8bn in imported goods and £440m in exports.
The UK is the largest per capita importer of wine in the world, with France being the UK's largest wine trading partner by value, worth £1bn in trade in 2015.
The UK also imports more Champagne than any other country, making is a crucial trading partner for France.
Because the UK is the world's leading wine importer and home to the biggest European spirits exporters the WSTA noted it is effectively on both sides of the negotiating table.
The WSTA is calling for government to begin by focusing on sector specific industry trade, in its Brexit policy paper, entitled: 'The road ahead for the wine and spirit industry'.
In the paper it also notes that the wine and spirit sectors combined are worth more than £45bn and support nearly 600,000 jobs directly and indirectly in the UK.
Some of the asks from the paper suggest that the UK should immediately join the World Wine Trade Group, and it should also keep EU definitions for most spirit drinks and most of the current production rules for wine.
Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association said: "For a genuinely global industry like wine and spirits, Brexit will bring both challenges and opportunities.
"We understand why government want to keep their Brexit cards close to their chest, but as an industry we hold some very valuable cards and can help Ministers to come up trumps on trade. So we are asking we are asking government to let industry lead.
"A lot of work is going on behind the scenes to ensure that industry is on the front foot to help government to prepare the best possible case for uninterrupted trade with the EU, and the best possible platform for bilateral trade deals with priority countries.
"We have the expertise within the WSTA and our membership to pave the way for a smooth Brexit for our world-leading industry. The size and the contribution made by the wine and spirit industry to the UK economy should not be ignored; and its influence with key trading partners should not be underestimated."
The WSTA launches English Wine Trail
Champagne sparkles in New Year off-trade sales data


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When The Notwist returned with their acclaimed 7th studio album 'Close To The Glass' (their debut for Sub Pop Records) in early 2014, many were enchanted by the epic instrumental 'Lineri'. It was the only instrumental track featured on the LP,but according to Notwist-singer Markus Acher, instrumental works have had an especially big impact on the album and its arrangements. Between 2008's 'The Devil, You & Me' and this year's 'Close To The Glass', The Notwist not only concentrated on various solo projects, but also worked for several theatre productions and radioplays. 'The Messier Objects' is a compilation of some of these works.
The collection obviously brings to mind the ghosts of Library Music and 70s soundtracks, but can also be heard as a summary of the band's ever evolving musical cosmos: The seventeen featured pieces range from sample-based, electronic collages to the buoyant post-rock of 'Das Spiel ist aus'. Whether the band is experimenting with modular synthesizers, analogue percussion, or even horn sections ('Object 11'), you will always find music in a constant flow of gentle grooves that make this light-footed and open-minded collection more than just a counterpiece to 'Close To The Glass'.
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Short Biography of Nowhera Shaik
Rajesh August 4, 2021 August 10, 2021
Biography of Nowhera Shaik and How she established herself
Nowhera Shaik was born into a modest family. She was born to Parents Shaik Nanne Saheb and Shaik Bilkis on 21st Sep 1973. At the age of 19, Nowhera became passionate about education and began teaching at the Madrassa. She started with six students, but later she was able to teach 300 students.
In 1998, she established an educational institute for girls to provide quality education. In order to offer quality education on a large scale, she sold her parents' property to start larger residential schools. Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh, was where she opened her first residential school. She currently runs schools in Mumbai and Belapur as well as all over India.
She was passionate about education for girls from the beginning. She is a bright intellectual and a woman full of wisdom. She knows the importance of healthy exposure to knowledge and ideas.
Establishment of Heera Groups of Companies:
Nowhera has always wanted to be an entrepreneur. She started selling vegetables for her parents at the age of five. This was her first lesson in entrepreneurship. She then began to buy and sell used clothes. This is one of the most impressive part of Biography of Nowhera Shaik.
Later, she was exposed to Gold Trading. This was a pivotal moment in her entrepreneurial journey. While Nowhera was a Madrassa teacher, she made many connections with the women of the village. Nowhera used to buy jewelry from a goldsmith, and then she would sell it to the local women. It was her Business Module.
She established a women's group that invested in her scheme between 1997 and 1998. She would share the profits with the group members regularly. Nowhera christened her first company "Heera Gold" and was registered as a Private Limited Company in 2012. This company's main goal was to empower women and give them financial freedom. Heera Groups of Companies founder and CEO, Nowhera.
Heera Groups Turnover was Rs. 27 Lakh in 2010-11 and It increased to Rs 800 Crore in 2017-19.
All India Mahila Empowerment Party (AIMEP):
She was an activist for human rights who convinced both the government and the judiciary to take action on crucial humanitarian issues.
Nowhera knew from the beginning that in order to change the system, you must be part of it. She decided to start her own political party to serve the nation and residents directly.
Dr. Nowhera Shahik founded The "All India Mahila Empowerment Party- (AIMEP)" with noble causes to encourage and support women's participation in the Indian election. Dr. Shaik sought to end social taboos by her actions and words. She is vocal about sociopolitical issues, particularly those that affect women.
The welfare and safety of women and children have been the main focus of the "All India Mahila Empowerment Party" (AIMEP). This section has been vulnerable to regressive practices like child trafficking or physical abuse. Their safety and development have been compromised by other governments that political parties established in the past.
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Synthesis is a system of using Materials to make various temporary bonuses for a ship or SRV and to refill ammunition. This can be accessed from the Synthesis section in the Inventory tab of the right HUD, or via the Modules tab by selecting the module the synthesis would effect.... 1/02/2017�� Re: Vivado 2017.2 srcscanner delays synthesis for a long time After a few days of using 20181 I have to note that the situation is still a total disaster. Every time you make a small change to some vhdl file, or a block run finished, etc.., there are several srcscanner processes launched utilizing all (8!) cores at 100% for 2-5 minutes.
Question Can't seem to find synthesis scanners (self.Warframe) submitted 2 years ago by Nipster117 I've been playing for 2-3 years on/off and I've finally gotten around to finish the quest "The new strange" and to finish a quest I need synthesis scanners.
Synthesis is a system of using Materials to make various temporary bonuses for a ship or SRV and to refill ammunition. This can be accessed from the Synthesis section in the Inventory tab of the right HUD, or via the Modules tab by selecting the module the synthesis would effect.
20/06/2014�� Step 4: Present the synthesis. This is a new idea that combines the thesis and antithesis. You can think of it as the middle ground , or an attempt to reconcile the thesis and antithesis.


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import org.grobid.core.GrobidModels;
import org.grobid.core.data.ChemicalEntity;
import org.grobid.core.engines.AbstractParser;
import org.grobid.core.exceptions.GrobidException;
import org.grobid.core.features.FeaturesVectorChemicalEntity;
import org.grobid.core.utilities.TextUtilities;

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Home The First Mammals Megazostrodon
Megazostrodon
Quick Megazostrodon Facts
Lived from the Late Triassic Period through the Early Jurassic Period
Lived in what is now Africa
Weighed as much as a "AA" battery
Was an insectivore and/or herbivore
Could probably run as fast as a mouse
Megazostrodon Pictures
About Megazostrodon
Megazostrodon is a mammal which lived approximately 210 million to 190 million years ago – from the Late Triassic Period through the Early Jurassic Period. It was first discovered in southern Africa in 1966 by Lone Rudner and was named in 1968, Megazostrodon – a name which means "large girdled tooth."
One of the most interesting facts about Megazostrodon is that not all paleontologists agree whether this animal was the first mammal to walk the Earth or not. Some scientists believe it is the transitional animal that bridges the gap between therapsids and mammals. Other paleontologists view it as just another mammal to have lived during that time period.
What is known about these animals, however, is how they looked. If you look at Megazostrodon pictures, then you'll clearly see these mammals looked very much like little shrews. And they weren't much bigger than modern shrews. This mammal was about 4 inches long and weighed maybe an ounce. Not very big at all.
Since it was so small, Megazostrodon was probably nocturnal and had to hunt for its food at night. That kept it safe from some of the larger dinosaurs in southern Africa. It was able to see at night because it had excellent eyesight and a larger than normal brain. It also had exceptional hearing that allowed it to keep an ear out for any predator that might want to make it dinner.
What did Megazostrodon eat? Well, while it isn't currently known exactly what this animal ate, scientists do believe that it probably lived on any insects or plants that it could find. It may have also tunneled into the ground and lived off of roots.
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I think I get your point about the downside of focusing on personhood or rights of an organization: we are less likely to notice and appreciate the purpose of the organization and its goals – possibly unethical goals. But after that, I'm not clear about what you mean when you state, "On the other hand, focusing on the organization's instrumental nature can obscure the complicated ways in which organizations transform and sometimes mistranslate the intentions of the individuals behind them." Applying it to the example at hand, do you mean that in some cases 501(c)(4) groups are taking corporation money and using it differently – i.e., producing a different political message – than the corporations intended? Also, when you write about the "engineering perspective on organizations," is the implication that broadly considered 501(c)(4)'s may be good (they are a vehicle for political speech) but there are certain features of the way they function should be changed?
Yes, basically that's right — when we look at an organization as a "mere" instrument, we may lose sight of the fact that the organization has a life of its own, and its outputs might be quite different from what was intended by any of the human beings (or other organizations) who sought to "use" it for their own purposes.
As for your 2nd question: yes. I'm not advocating for any particular change. But thinking of an entity as an instrument (or as a piece of technology) immediately puts one's mind into engineering mode. How can we *tinker* with this in order to get it to work better?
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You have raised a question that could certainly help define what a corporation is. Good points and nice supporting comments. But I personally think it's an academic question and is not where you seem to be going with it.
Instead of this, we should be asking what's the purpose of a corporation. That might open up the figurative pandora's box!
In another one of your posts https://businessethicsblog.com/2010/09/19/directors-of-failed-companies/ … you seem to be wondering about the same topic. Let me attempt to provide my perspective.
A corporation's "reason of being" is to satisfy the interests of its shareholders. It is not just its foremost objective; it's the only one. Anything and everything that does not directly support that objective is off the table. Other ideals, such as corporate citizenship, social responsibilities, green movement, are only relevant as long as they are aligned with the principal motivation, or if they can score some PR points. In the absence of such gains, it is not common for us to see companies shedding these pursuits from their list of KPI's.
This is not meant to be an attack on corporations, or their boards or officers. It is not even to question their integrity. It is meant to be a realization that allows us to view the situation objectively.
And this realization is even more important if you stand on the side of an issue where there is minimal financial justification for an action. Case in point: environmental impact.
I could certainly fill pages after pages, dissecting each time a company ends up in the news headlines in a less-than-savory context. In most cases, it happens because a corporation is too busy looking at the bottom line and lost sight of their communal responsibilities. And in nearly every case, it would be found that they end up in the news because they made an inordinate amount of money during the process.
Now, if one probes further, and looks at the motivation of executives (the people behind these companies), and juxtapose them with the corporate objectives, you see interesting results. HP's Mark Hurd provides an exhibit of a conflict that went public. And for every one that does, we can be sure there are dozens, if not hundreds, that get shoved under the rug.
Any thoughts? Comments? Does this make any sense? I'd be more than glad to enter into a debate.
I think I mostly agree with the spirit of your comment. But I also think that it's a bit difficult (and may lead us off-course) to try to define THE purpose of a corporation. Certainly profit is the *shareholder's* goal for the corporation. But that may not be the goal of the people who founded it (and for whom shareholders are just a way to raise money). Likewise, we could as about the goals of the society that provided the enabling legislation that let the organization incorporate — society's goals for the corporation are more complex than just profits for shareholders. And yes, as you suggest, it's worth looking at the motives of executives, whose interestes may or may not line up well with those of their shareholders.
Now, whether the corporation *should* be run solely in the interests of shareholders is a separate issue. Many think not. But others point out that profit-seeking tends to be socially-beneficial (and hence not generally ethically objectionable) so long as it is carried out in a suitably-constrained way (i.e., playing by the rules of the game).


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Davie says he will respond to online report at appropriate time - Albuquerque Journal
Davie says he will respond to online report at appropriate time
By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 at 8:42PM
The truth, Bob Davie said on Tuesday, is always the best defense.
When the appropriate time comes, he said, the truth is what he'll tell.
Davie, the University of New Mexico's sixth-year head football coach, has been asked for comment several times about an online story that broke last week.
The story, citing unnamed sources, reported that Davie is being investigated for mistreatment of his players and the compromise of player drug-testing procedures.
The report by freelance journalist Daniel Libit was picked up by ESPN, NBCSports.com, Deadspin, Sporting News and many other outlets.
Davie consistently has declined specific comment on the allegations and did so again at Tuesday's UNM weekly fall sports luncheon.
Yet, while not directly confronting what he called "the elephant in the room," he positioned himself to do so.
"I don't really feel the need, quite honestly, to stand up here and defend myself," he said. "I don't say that from an arrogant standpoint. I don't say that from the standpoint that I'm above being questioned.
"I say it from the standpoint that the truth is the truth, and I don't think you have to defend the truth. And I say it from the standpoint of how consistent I have been in everything I've done, really, since I entered this profession now, 41 years in college football, but in particular how consistent I've been in the six years here at the University of New Mexico."
Of the allegations themselves, he said, "I just can't answer any questions right now. Now is not the right time to do it. Trust me, at the appropriate time you guys (the media) will hear every fact, from A to Z, from me."
IT'S GERHART: Davie said junior Coltin Gerhart will start at quarterback for the Lobos (1-2) Saturday at Tulsa (1-2), dismissing the possibility that redshirt freshman Tevaka Tuioti might be available.
Senior Lamar Jordan, the No. 1 quarterback, was ruled out earlier after taking a blow to the head during Thursday's 28-14 loss at Boise State. Tuioti, the No. 2 QB, missed the Boise State game after taking a helmet-to-helmet shot during UNM's 30-28 loss to New Mexico State on Sept. 9.
At Boise State, Gerhart, listed at 6 feet and 205 pounds, entered the game in relief of Jordan late in the second quarter. He finished with a team-best 49 yards rushing and was 7-of-13 passing for 67 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Davie said he was comfortable with Gerhart as the starter.
"I would say that he's not as fast as Lamar, and I think you can see that," he said. "He probably doesn't throw it quite as good as Tevaka, but he really is a guy that can do both things pretty equally. It's not like he runs it better than he throws it or throws it better than he runs it.
"We have no excuses. … We have a guy that can run our offense, and I'm kind of anxious to watch him play."
Gerhart, a graduate transfer from Arizona State, was a defensive back at ASU but never made a tackle or defended a pass. As a senior quarterback in 2013 at Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, Calif., he completed 111 of 185 passes for 1,733 yards and 20 touchdowns. He rushed 140 times for 1,418 yards and 25 TDs.
THE BACKUP: Davie said either true freshman quarterback Bryson Carroll or junior wide receiver Patrick Reed would be Gerhart's backup at Tulsa.
Reed, listed at 6-2 and 188 pounds, played quarterback at Silsbee (Texas) High School and came to UNM as a quarterback. He asked to move to wide receiver in the spring of 2015.
As a senior at Silsbee in 2013, Reed completed 117 of 199 passes for 1,832 yards with 21 touchdowns. He rushed 168 times for 1,258 yards and 15 TDs.
Carroll, listed at 5-foot-6 and 183 pounds, has not played in UNM's first three games. As a senior at Roosevelt High School in San Antonio, Texas, last season, he completed 48 of 98 passes for 700 yards and three touchdowns. He rushed for 1,003 yards on 132 carrieswith 12 touchdowns.
BIG NICK: Nick Iacovangelo, a 6-foot-7, 342-pound redshirt sophomore offensive lineman from Rochester, N.Y., confirmed to the Journal on Tuesday that he has left the program in search of more playing time elsewhere. Player mistreatment, he said, was not an issue.
"I have the utmost respect for coach Davie," Iacovangelo said via social media. "It just didn't work out for me here, playing wise. I want something different."
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On Samsung's phones, Pay uses both NFC and MST to ensure you can pay at almost any terminal. However, the Gear S2 lacks the hardware for MST. That means you'll only be able to use Samsung Pay from your watch with terminals that support NFC. Setting up Samsung Pay is a little odd as well. The watch app does not automatically share the cards you've added to the phone app, so you have to add them again to the watch.
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Iran leader sees 'divine vengeance' for Saudi cleric execution
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attacking Saudi Arabia for the second straight day over its execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric, said on Sunday politicians in the Sunni kingdom would face divine retribution for his death.
"The unjustly spilled blood of this oppressed martyr will no doubt soon show its effect and divine vengeance will befall Saudi politicians," state TV reported Khamenei as saying. It said he described the execution as a "political error".
Saudi Arabia executed Nimr al-Nimr and three other Shi'ites alongside dozens of al Qaeda members on Saturday, signalling it would not tolerate attacks by either Sunni jihadists or members of the Shi'ite minority seeking equality.
Khamenei added: "This oppressed cleric did not encourage people to join an armed movement, nor did he engage in secret plotting, and he only voiced public criticism ... based on religious fervour."
In an apparent swipe at Saudi Arabia's Western allies, Khamenei criticised "the silence of the supposed backers of freedom, democracy and human rights" over the execution.
"Why are those who claim to support human rights quiet? Why do those who claim to back freedom and democracy support this (Saudi) government?" Khamenei was quoted as saying.
While Western human rights groups have condemned the executions, Western government responses have so far been muted.
The U.S. State Department expressed concern that Nimr's execution could exacerbate sectarian tensions in the Middle East. In Hawaii, where President Barack Obama is on vacation with his family, White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said the administration has urged the Saudis to show restraint regarding respect for human rights.
Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Paul Tait and William Hardy


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Year 2000 No. 167, October 6, 2000
Britain and the Big Powers Continue their Blatant Interference in Yugoslavia
Yugoslav News:
Opposition Leader Seizes Control
Summary of News Agency Reports Leading Up to the Demonstrations
Blair – "Milosevic Must Respect The Will of the People and Go"
Yugoslav Elections – A Lesson in Outside Interference
Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Addresses a Memorandum to the UN Security Council
Britain and the other big powers have all made statements demanding that Slobodan Milosevic stand down as president as the political crisis deepens throughout Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The calls were made amidst reports that those opposed to President Milosevic had taken control of the Serbian parliament and state television.
The Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook, made it clear that the departure of Milosevic would facilitate the rebuilding of Serbia and what he referred to as "rebuilding its bridges to the modern Europe", and he added that the EU sanctions imposed against Serbia would be lifted if Milosevic resigned. The governments of Germany, Italy, France and the US also made statements urging Milosevic to resign. The German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, hinted that state violence in Belgrade would lead to international "resistance", while the Russian President Vladimir Putin was said to have renewed his offer to mediate in the current crisis.
The British government and its NATO allies are jubilant that what they were unable to achieve by the criminal bombing of Yugoslavia now appears to have been accomplished by other means, facilitated by the pressure and interference of the big powers themselves, who blatantly interfered in the election process, issued threats and inducements and, as is well known, openly financed the opposition to Milosevic. The big powers, which were determined to use force to oust Milosevic, are now urging the greatest restraint. Those who carried out the Hitlerite bombing of the Serbian people are now posing as their greatest friends and championing non-violence.
The desire of the long-suffering peoples of Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for their democratic rights and for the sovereignty of their country will not be brought about through "the modern Europe", nor under the auspices of Britain and the other big powers. On the contrary the events in the Balkans show that the rivalry between the powers is intensifying as they continue to struggle for economic and political domination in this strategically important region of Europe, as a pre-condition for their contention for global hegemony.
According to agency reports, the Yugoslav opposition is in charge of the Belgrade's streets today after a swell of people appeared to have swept President Slobodan Milosevic from power.
On Thursday, demonstrators stormed the federal parliament and the building housing the executive of Milosevic's Socialist Party. Many of his police joined the protesters and the army stayed in its barracks. After initial resistance from police, who fired tear gas, the crowds burst into parliament, setting fire to some parts and ransacking filing cabinets. They also took over Serbian state television, where eyewitnesses said director Dragoljub Milanovic and news editor Spomenka Jovic were both beaten.
The state news agency Tanjug referred to opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica as ``elected president of Yugoslavia'' in a report signed ``Journalists of Liberated Tanjug'.'
The independent news agency Beta reported that one girl died when she was run over by an excavator during the demonstrations and three people were injured by firearms in Belgrade. About 100 people sustained various other injuries.
There was no official word on the whereabouts of Milosevic, but Beta reported late on Thursday that three aircraft had taken off from a military airport near Belgrade, fuelling speculation that some of the leadership might be leaving. Serbian opposition sources said on Friday Milosevic was in a bunker in the village of Beljanica, some 25 miles west of the town of Bor, which is close to the Romanian and Bulgarian borders, protected by troops.
Earlier today, opposition party leader Zoran Djindjic said Milosevic was in Bor along with his associates and warned that he might be preparing ``a coup'' to regain control.
The United States said on Thursday it hoped Milosevic would not try to hold onto power with some kind of ``last stand". ``We hope that Milosevic will recognise reality and step aside peacefully,'' National Security Council spokesman P.J. Crowley said. ``We also recognise that he is certainly capable of engineering a last stand. For the good of the Serbian people, we hope he won't.''
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said on Thursday she would speak shortly to Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov. The United States and a growing number of other nations want Russia to recognise Kostunica as elected successor to Milosevic. ``I think the people of Serbia, of Yugoslavia, deserve a peaceful exit to a horrible two decades...,'' Albright told reporters aboard her plane on the way back to Washington from Egypt.
Shortly before her arrival in Washington, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said: ``We are looking to first of all, recognise the new government ... second of all, do what we can to help consolidate and stabilise the situation, and third of all, get on with the work of lifting sanctions and starting to work with the new government to integrate it into the region and into Europe.''
Tanjug news agency reported that army chiefs were meeting in Belgrade and a statement was expected after the session. The agency, citing reliable sources, said the army chiefs had been meeting for several hours.
Beta said the Yugoslav army would not interfere in protests by hundreds of thousands of demonstrators. ``The Yugoslav army will in no way interfere in street events,'' Beta quoted a source close to the military leadership as saying.
When asked whether the opposition was in contact with the armed forces, a former general turned opposition leader, Vuk Obradovic, said: ``Negotiations are constantly underway.'' Asked whether there were any results, he said: ``Can't you see that the army is silent and acting properly?'' The key thing at this moment is that people remain out in the streets because we haven't passed the most critical moment.'' He said he meant between 3 and 5 a.m. (0100 and 0300 GMT) on Friday.
Thousands of opposition supporters heeded this call. Before dawn, several hundred people were still sitting on the parliament stairs, while around 10,000 were still in the square across the road in front of Belgrade city hall building, listening to speeches and music. Many more were sleeping in the park.
On Thursday, Serbian television went blank for several hours and came out with a written message saying: ``This is the new Radio Television Serbia broadcasting.''
Police withdrew on Thursday from a coal mine where workers were on strike for the sixth day.
Kostunica, the centre of the protest, told the protesters on Thursday they had defeated Milosevic. ``Good evening, liberated Serbia,'' he told the crowd. ``Serbia hit the road of democracy and where there is democracy there is no place for Slobodan Milosevic,'' he said. Kostunica said he had been promised by France that international sanctions on Yugoslavia would be lifted by next week.
Dateline: Belgrade
Sources: Associated Press (AP), Reuters, Beta
COURT INVALIDATES YUGOSLAV PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The Yugoslav constitutional court annulled part of the 24 September Yugoslav elections. "At first glance it might look like a concession by Slobodan Milosevic, but I am afraid that it's a question of a big trap and so there's no need to be euphoric," Vojislav Kostunica told Beta, according to Reuters. Milutin Srdic, head of Yugoslavia's Constitutional Court, told the Bulgarian office of Radio Free Europe that the presidential election had been annulled and new elections should be set for the end of Milosevic's current term as president. His term expires in mid-2001.
Dateline: Lazarevac, Yugoslavia
Sources: Reuters, Agence France Presse (AFP), Beta
SERB POLICE ENTER MINE, KOSTUNICA URGES CALM
Serb police took over key areas of the Kolubara mine following a breakdown in negotiations with striking workers, wire services reported. Mine employees vowed to maintain their strike. Vojislav Kostunica, opposition presidential candidate, addressed the strikers. "I will remain with you until we defend what we achieved on September 24," Kostunica said, according to Reuters. Beta reported that Radojko Marinkovic, a member of the strike committee, was arrested in his home. Details and confirmation of the arrest were not immediately available.
JAPAN URGES NON-VIOLENCE IN YUGOSLAVIA
Japan called on the Yugoslav government to desist from violence in the current election stand-off. "Japan is deeply concerned about the announcement made by the government of Serbia on October 3.which said it would block the peaceful protest, including general strikes, of the democratic opposition, using special measures," the Japanese embassy in Belgrade said in a statement, according to Reuters.
SERB FOOTBALL STAR ATTENDS RALLY
Football star Savo Milosevic took part in demonstrations against Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, Reuters reported. "I came here to participate in this action, the fact that I am here speaks volumes on what I think," Savo Milosevic told Reuters.
Source: Associated Press (AP)
KOSTUNICA SENDS LETTER TO MILOSEVIC
Serb opposition presidential candidate Vojislav Kostunica called on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to step down from power for the good of the country, AP reported. "Believe me, it will be better for you to recognise this, for Serbia, Yugoslavia, Europe and each citizen of this country, including you and me," Kostunica wrote in an open letter to Milosevic, according to AP.
Dateline: The Hague
U.N. REJECTS IMMUNITY FOR MILOSEVIC
Both the U.N. war crimes tribunal and U.N. Secretary-General condemned a proposal by U.N. human rights envoy Jiri Dienstbier to offer Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic immunity in exchange for his removal from office, AP reported. Annan stated that Dienstbier's comments "do not represent the views of the secretary-general or of any inter-governmental organ."
Source: Agence France Presse (AFP), Beta
ARMY WILL RECOGNISE RUN-OFF WINNER
General Nebojsa Pavkovic, the chief-of-staff of the Yugoslav army, said the army would recognise the winner of the presidential run-off, AFP reported, citing Beta.
Dateline: Moscow
Source: Reuters, Associated Press (AP)
KOSTUNICA REJECTS MOSCOW'S OFFER TO MEDIATE
Vojislav Kostunica, Serb opposition presidential candidate, rejected Russia's proposal to hold talks to help solve Yugoslavia's political crisis, Reuters reported. "We are now in a situation in which I would consider it irresponsible to leave the country because of the tension in the country, the strikes and protests," Kostunica said, according to Reuters.
Source: Agence France Presse (AFP)
SERB UNIONS ANNOUNCE STRIKE
Unions representing Serbia's state power company and the republic's copper mines announced they would strike in an effort to force Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic from power, AFP reported. Both unions said they would remain on strike until Vojislav Kostunica was officially recognised as the winner in the presidential elections, according to AFP.
The Foreign Office reports that, reacting to the demonstrations in Belgrade in response to President Milosevic's "refusal to relinquish power", the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, said: "The message for Milosevic is clear. Go, go now, go before any more lives are lost, before there is any more destruction." He addressed the following to the people of Serbia: "Whatever the differences that have been between us, now that you have reached for democracy, the hand of friendship and partnership from countries like Britain is there for you."
The official results of the Yugoslav presidential elections had shown that President Milosevic had received the greatest share of the vote, but not enough to secure an outright victory. A second round of elections was to be held, before the Yugoslav Constitutional Court annulled the elections.
It might be added that when the will of the people of Britain had demonstrated their desire to see fuel prices reduced, Tony Blair took the line that it was not the course of a democratically elected government to heed such messages.
The three-person delegation of the Socialist Labour Party which participated in the monitoring of the Yugoslav elections has released the following statement.
At the invitation of the Socialist Party of Serbia, Britain's Socialist Labour Party sent a three-person delegation to participate in international monitoring of the Yugoslav elections held on 24 September. We were the only British representatives among 250 observers invited from around the world.
Our delegation travelled extensively throughout the country, was able to talk to officials and voters and visited numerous polling stations, gaining first-hand experience of what was actually taking place during an election which was being misreported in many parts of the world.
From what we saw, the Federal Electoral Commission, an elected all-party body, did everything in its power to ensure that people were able to cast their votes without intimidation and in an orderly manner - and certainly in accordance with procedures which we would expect in a democratic, free election.
In Serbia, we visited the Muslim areas of Kraljevo and Novi Pazar as well as observing polling in the capital, Belgrade.
It was only in Montenegro that we observed the following irregularities:
· the so-called Democratic Opposition which boycotted the elections in Montenegro nevertheless gathered outside polling stations there in clear violation of election procedures, using intimidating behaviour towards prospective voters;
· we received many first-hand reports from people who stated they had been threatened with the loss of their jobs if they turned out to vote;
· we were in no doubt that countless refugees from Kosovo had been deliberately excluded from the electoral lists in Montenegro despite the fact that their identity cards, issued in 1999, gave them the right to vote, and were thus also prevented from voting.
We could only conclude that these tactics of intimidation and disenfranchisement were designed to benefit the so-called Democratic Opposition.
We were also appalled at the blatant outside interference in the procedures from Western governments which are obviously seeking to influence the outcome of these elections by promising economic aid and the lifting of sanctions if the Yugoslav people vote in accordance with the wishes of these governments and the European Union.
Mick Appleyard Liz Screen Ian Johnson
BELGRADE, October 4, (Tanjug) - Regarding gross foreign interference in the elections in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed a Memorandum to the United Nations Security Council and the General Assembly of the world Organisation, with a request that it be circulated as official document of the United Nations.
The Memorandum, inter alia, states: Before as well as during the electoral process conducted so far, the FR of Yugoslavia and its citizens have been incessantly exposed to systematic, brutal pressure by some influential international factors, primarily the US Administration and NATO countries, with an undisguised aim of directly interfering in the electoral process in the FR of Yugoslavia and of an inadmissible pressure brought to bear on the will of its population.
a) Political and psychological pressures and subversive activities:
In the period prior to elections in Yugoslavia, centres for assisting Yugoslav opposition and destabilisation of Yugoslavia were established in neighbouring countries (Szeged, Timisoara, Sofia, Skopje, Tirana). A month prior to the elections in Yugoslavia, a US Regional Centre was set up to co-ordinate the work of centres in individual countries of South Eastern Europe in order to exert political, psychological, diplomatic and subversive pressure (on 15 August 2000). The Budapest-based US Centre has engaged more than 30 experts for intelligence, propaganda, military intelligence and subversive activities against the FR of Yugoslavia under the direction of former US Ambassador to Croatia William Montgomery. The Centre recruits experts from USIS, CIA, USAID, DIA and other similar US agencies. For this reason, the FR of Yugoslavia lodged an official written protest with the United Nations Security Council on 18 September 2000 by qualifying the establishment of this centre as a violation of the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations and international law and describing it as a gross interference in the internal affairs of the FR of Yugoslavia (S/2000/880). During the month of August this year, Director of CIA George Tennet visited the broader region of South Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Romania) to step up and co-ordinate pressure in the run-up to elections in Yugoslavia. A ring of radio and TV centres was established around the FR of Yugoslavia to transmit anti-Yugoslav propaganda, the well-known system of NATO propaganda such as Radio Free Europe, Deutshe Welle, Voice of America and others. Hundreds of hours of anti-Yugoslav propaganda aimed at psychological and political pressure on the citizens of the FR of Yugoslavia, concocted in US and NATO centres of subversion and destabilisation, are being aired via these systems and their transmitters from the territories of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania, on a daily basis. Many of these radio and television transmitters operate illegally on the same frequencies that, according to international conventions, belong to the FR of Yugoslavia and that are used by Yugoslav radio and television stations. The European Union too sent a "message to the Serbian people" on 18 September, on the eve of the elections, giving overtly support to the Serbian opposition and promising to lift sanctions against it if it votes for the opposition. This is evidence of the illegal nature and unjustifiableness of sanctions as an instrument to violate fundamental human rights, grossly intervene in internal affairs and bring about the accomplishment of illegitimate political goals. On this score, an EU representative was delivered the strongest protest in the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 21 September and at EU headquarters in Brussels on 22 September, respectively. Similar malicious views were publicly expressed every day in the media by the President of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, by the Foreign Ministries of a number of EU countries, the EU High Representative and Commissioner for External Relations, as well as by the EU Stability Pact Co-ordinator and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, with a view to exercising an organised pressure on the public in the FR of Yugoslavia and on its electoral bodies and to prejudicing election results.
b) Opposition funding:
The US Administration, the Governments of NATO countries and various foundations, such as the Soros foundation, openly finance Yugoslav opposition and various forms of subversive activity aimed at destabilising the FR of Yugoslavia and at overthrowing its legitimate Government. This funding has been intensified in particular after the announcement of nation-wide parliamentary, presidential and local elections. Funds have openly been allocated to opposition political parties and their leaders, to the so-called independent media, associations and structures of the so-called civil society and to individuals. Prior to these elections, the US Administration paid US$ 77.2 million to Yugoslav opposition, a public fact also confirmed by a daily close to US Administration, The Washington Post, on 22 September 2000. The same was also confirmed by sources in US Congress, the Department of State and others. Only a day after the elections and the first round of Presidential election in the FR of Yugoslavia, US Congress passed on 25 September the "Democratisation of Serbia Act", making a series of gross and unsubstantiated allegations against the legitimate authorities in the FR of Yugoslavia and appropriating additional financial resources, to the tune of US$ 105 million, to bring them down, i.e. for the purposes of the Serbian opposition. This document, under the guise of an alleged concern for human rights, openly supported the separatism of ethnic Hungarians in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, where the majority Serbs live in harmony with 26 minorities. A week before the elections, the Charge d'Affaires of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade handed out cash funds in Deutsche marks to students and young people in several towns in Serbia, thus directly promoting the cause of the opposition. The so-called independent media and the statements made by the Norwegian Charge himself bear witness to it. Such conduct by the Norwegian Charge, as an abuse of the hospitality of the Yugoslav Government, contradicts his diplomatic functions, whereas giving bribe is punishable by law in all countries of the world. The Charge was twice officially warned in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that such activity is a flagrant interference in internal affairs and a gross violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. He was asked not to do so and to channel all assistance in accordance with the agreements and the normal practice existing in co-operation among sovereign States, via competent Government authorities, which the Charge completely ignored.
The above facts testify to flagrant foreign interference in electoral processes by using propaganda, psychological, political and military pressure aimed at influencing the will of the electorate, which is contrary to what democracy is about and which constitutes a violation of all norms of international law. The Government of the FR of Yugoslavia recalls that following the interference of foreign factors in its electoral process, it has already addressed the UN Security Council on 20 September 2000. The Yugoslav Government requested on that occasion the Security Council to address this important and urgent issue and to take measures to put an end to flagrant interference in our internal affairs and to ensure respect for international law and decisions of the United Nations. Considering that the UN Security Council has not yet reacted to this communication, the Yugoslav Government, presenting once again the above facts, calls again upon the Security Council to take specific steps to condemn in the strongest terms interference by the above-mentioned external factors in the internal affairs of the FR of Yugoslavia, especially interference in its electoral process, so as to ensure the respect for the Charter of the United Nations, international law and UN General Assembly documents.
The Memorandum, which has been delivered at UN Headquarters today, outlines also in detail specific provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of other documents of the world Organisation that ban all interference in internal affairs, and particularly in electoral processes. In this context, the Memorandum cites provisions of UN General Assembly resolution 54/168 on non-interference in electoral processes which provides: "Strongly demands that all States refrain from financing political parties or groups in another State and from taking any action that undermines the electoral process..."