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#pragma once
#include <aws/alexaforbusiness/AlexaForBusiness_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/alexaforbusiness/AlexaForBusinessRequest.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSVector.h>
#include <aws/alexaforbusiness/model/PhoneNumber.h>
#include <aws/alexaforbusiness/model/SipAddress.h>
#include <aws/alexaforbusiness/model/Tag.h>
#include <utility>
#include <aws/core/utils/UUID.h>

namespace Aws
{
namespace AlexaForBusiness
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   */
  class AWS_ALEXAFORBUSINESS_API CreateContactRequest : public AlexaForBusinessRequest
  {
  public:
    CreateContactRequest();

    // Service request name is the Operation name which will send this request out,
    // each operation should has unique request name, so that we can get operation's name from this request.
    // Note: this is not true for response, multiple operations may have the same response name,
    // so we can not get operation's name from response.
    inline virtual const char* GetServiceRequestName() const override { return "CreateContact"; }

    Aws::String SerializePayload() const override;

    Aws::Http::HeaderValueCollection GetRequestSpecificHeaders() const override;

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetDisplayName() const{ return m_displayName; }

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline bool DisplayNameHasBeenSet() const { return m_displayNameHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline void SetDisplayName(const Aws::String& value) { m_displayNameHasBeenSet = true; m_displayName = value; }

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline void SetDisplayName(Aws::String&& value) { m_displayNameHasBeenSet = true; m_displayName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline void SetDisplayName(const char* value) { m_displayNameHasBeenSet = true; m_displayName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithDisplayName(const Aws::String& value) { SetDisplayName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithDisplayName(Aws::String&& value) { SetDisplayName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the contact to display on the console.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithDisplayName(const char* value) { SetDisplayName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetFirstName() const{ return m_firstName; }

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline bool FirstNameHasBeenSet() const { return m_firstNameHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline void SetFirstName(const Aws::String& value) { m_firstNameHasBeenSet = true; m_firstName = value; }

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline void SetFirstName(Aws::String&& value) { m_firstNameHasBeenSet = true; m_firstName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline void SetFirstName(const char* value) { m_firstNameHasBeenSet = true; m_firstName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithFirstName(const Aws::String& value) { SetFirstName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithFirstName(Aws::String&& value) { SetFirstName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The first name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithFirstName(const char* value) { SetFirstName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetLastName() const{ return m_lastName; }

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline bool LastNameHasBeenSet() const { return m_lastNameHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline void SetLastName(const Aws::String& value) { m_lastNameHasBeenSet = true; m_lastName = value; }

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline void SetLastName(Aws::String&& value) { m_lastNameHasBeenSet = true; m_lastName = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline void SetLastName(const char* value) { m_lastNameHasBeenSet = true; m_lastName.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithLastName(const Aws::String& value) { SetLastName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithLastName(Aws::String&& value) { SetLastName(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The last name of the contact that is used to call the contact on the
     * device.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithLastName(const char* value) { SetLastName(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetPhoneNumber() const{ return m_phoneNumber; }

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline bool PhoneNumberHasBeenSet() const { return m_phoneNumberHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline void SetPhoneNumber(const Aws::String& value) { m_phoneNumberHasBeenSet = true; m_phoneNumber = value; }

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline void SetPhoneNumber(Aws::String&& value) { m_phoneNumberHasBeenSet = true; m_phoneNumber = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline void SetPhoneNumber(const char* value) { m_phoneNumberHasBeenSet = true; m_phoneNumber.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithPhoneNumber(const Aws::String& value) { SetPhoneNumber(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithPhoneNumber(Aws::String&& value) { SetPhoneNumber(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The phone number of the contact in E.164 format. The phone number type
     * defaults to WORK. You can specify PhoneNumber or PhoneNumbers. We recommend that
     * you use PhoneNumbers, which lets you specify the phone number type and multiple
     * numbers.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithPhoneNumber(const char* value) { SetPhoneNumber(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<PhoneNumber>& GetPhoneNumbers() const{ return m_phoneNumbers; }

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline bool PhoneNumbersHasBeenSet() const { return m_phoneNumbersHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline void SetPhoneNumbers(const Aws::Vector<PhoneNumber>& value) { m_phoneNumbersHasBeenSet = true; m_phoneNumbers = value; }

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline void SetPhoneNumbers(Aws::Vector<PhoneNumber>&& value) { m_phoneNumbersHasBeenSet = true; m_phoneNumbers = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithPhoneNumbers(const Aws::Vector<PhoneNumber>& value) { SetPhoneNumbers(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithPhoneNumbers(Aws::Vector<PhoneNumber>&& value) { SetPhoneNumbers(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& AddPhoneNumbers(const PhoneNumber& value) { m_phoneNumbersHasBeenSet = true; m_phoneNumbers.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
The list of phone numbers for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& AddPhoneNumbers(PhoneNumber&& value) { m_phoneNumbersHasBeenSet = true; m_phoneNumbers.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<SipAddress>& GetSipAddresses() const{ return m_sipAddresses; }

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline bool SipAddressesHasBeenSet() const { return m_sipAddressesHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline void SetSipAddresses(const Aws::Vector<SipAddress>& value) { m_sipAddressesHasBeenSet = true; m_sipAddresses = value; }

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline void SetSipAddresses(Aws::Vector<SipAddress>&& value) { m_sipAddressesHasBeenSet = true; m_sipAddresses = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithSipAddresses(const Aws::Vector<SipAddress>& value) { SetSipAddresses(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithSipAddresses(Aws::Vector<SipAddress>&& value) { SetSipAddresses(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& AddSipAddresses(const SipAddress& value) { m_sipAddressesHasBeenSet = true; m_sipAddresses.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
The list of SIP addresses for the contact.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& AddSipAddresses(SipAddress&& value) { m_sipAddressesHasBeenSet = true; m_sipAddresses.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetClientRequestToken() const{ return m_clientRequestToken; }

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline bool ClientRequestTokenHasBeenSet() const { return m_clientRequestTokenHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline void SetClientRequestToken(const Aws::String& value) { m_clientRequestTokenHasBeenSet = true; m_clientRequestToken = value; }

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline void SetClientRequestToken(Aws::String&& value) { m_clientRequestTokenHasBeenSet = true; m_clientRequestToken = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline void SetClientRequestToken(const char* value) { m_clientRequestTokenHasBeenSet = true; m_clientRequestToken.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithClientRequestToken(const Aws::String& value) { SetClientRequestToken(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithClientRequestToken(Aws::String&& value) { SetClientRequestToken(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
A unique, user-specified identifier for this request that ensures
     * idempotency.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithClientRequestToken(const char* value) { SetClientRequestToken(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<Tag>& GetTags() const{ return m_tags; }

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline bool TagsHasBeenSet() const { return m_tagsHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline void SetTags(const Aws::Vector<Tag>& value) { m_tagsHasBeenSet = true; m_tags = value; }

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline void SetTags(Aws::Vector<Tag>&& value) { m_tagsHasBeenSet = true; m_tags = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithTags(const Aws::Vector<Tag>& value) { SetTags(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& WithTags(Aws::Vector<Tag>&& value) { SetTags(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& AddTags(const Tag& value) { m_tagsHasBeenSet = true; m_tags.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
The tags to be added to the specified resource. Do not provide system
     * tags.

     */
    inline CreateContactRequest& AddTags(Tag&& value) { m_tagsHasBeenSet = true; m_tags.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

  private:

    Aws::String m_displayName;
    bool m_displayNameHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::String m_firstName;
    bool m_firstNameHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::String m_lastName;
    bool m_lastNameHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::String m_phoneNumber;
    bool m_phoneNumberHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::Vector<PhoneNumber> m_phoneNumbers;
    bool m_phoneNumbersHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::Vector<SipAddress> m_sipAddresses;
    bool m_sipAddressesHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::String m_clientRequestToken;
    bool m_clientRequestTokenHasBeenSet = false;

    Aws::Vector<Tag> m_tags;
    bool m_tagsHasBeenSet = false;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace AlexaForBusiness
} // namespace Aws


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He dedicates the book to the innocent civilians murdered in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, their families, their friends, and to all the other victims of terrorism around the world, including those killed, injured and starving in Afghanistan. By understanding the role of the state in creating "terrorists" and "terrorist attacks" to further their interests and the interests of multinational corporations, we are in a better position to stop "terrorism" at its roots.
In the lengthy Afterward, publisher John Leonard, takes a broader historical look at the "deceptions" perpetuated by governments to justify their wars, and at the more controversial areas of inquiry into what actually happened. Leonard makes a good case that the "War on Terrorism" should be recognized as a "War of Terrorism." The War on Terrorism needs to be redefined; the big lie needs to be countered by the simple truth.
The clash of "civilizations" is a "smokescreen" for a clash of "worldviews." There are those who believe in Bush, capitalism, the integrity of corporations and their ordained right to govern the world they own, the evil of any who "oppose them," and then there are those who believe in- the goodness of humanity, human rights, freedom, peace, justice, the interdependence of humanity with the web of Life. Will the forces of "Fear and Greed" triumph over the desire for "Peace, Life, Freedom?" We are all part of the public mind; will we allow it to obscure Truth, embrace Denial, be frightened into Obedience? Or can we play our part to further the cause of Truth, Peace, Justice, Freedom by helping to raise consciousness on the most critical issues of our time. Will we hold those in power accountable for their actions, and their crimes against humanity? Process must match purpose; democracies demand transparency; dictatorships demand deception. Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed and John Leonard have given us an invaluable tool to cast light upon the darkest secrets of our time, in this powerful book- The War on Freedom, now it is up to us, to get out the message to the world, especially to the people of the United States and the legislators who are supposed to serve them.
This message will read like an itinerary because there's quite a lot going on and I don't want to ignore a detail which might later prove to be important. Throughout yesterday evening I was receiving calls and emails regarding yesterday's whale strandings. Thanks go out to those of you who contacted me and took the time to offer everyone a greater glimpse as to what's going on. Certainly, I am sure that some of you who are involved in large and well sponsored environmental organizations have been kept busy with these events.
First, let's begin with the ironic twist of the day. While multiple whale strandings were occurring, the NRDC was in Federal Court doing it's best to stop LWAD. (How about that for a dramatic backdrop? ) "The NRDC is demanding that the testing program -- known as "LWAD," short for Littoral Warfare Advanced Development -- be stopped until a full-blown environmental review can be done, and environmental guidelines for LWAD can be set. The government is arguing, in turn, that it already is taking extraordinary measures to protect marine life, and that the NRDC's case should be dismissed."
DENNIS, Mass. (AP) - More than 50 pilot whales beached themselves on a stretch of Cape Cod sand Monday and nine of them died before vacationers and other volunteers could push the animals back out to deeper water in a feverish rescue effort. While pilot whale strandings are not considered to be rare, the event coincides with other ill-reported incidents of US Navy exercises which included bombings north of Cape Cod earlier this summer & coincides with the discovery of a blown-to-bits baby right whale there as well as the recent stranding on Nantucket of a Sperm whale.
SYDNEY - A pod of 54 whales died after washing up on a remote stretch of beach near the Great Australian Bight, conservation officials said. Western Australian Conservations and Land Management (CALM) workers said they feared the carcasses - weighing up to five tonnes each -would be devoured by sharks before a mass grave could be dug along Tooregullup Beach, on the Indian Ocean southeast of Perth. These were False Killer Whales which are found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters. They favour deep water but occasionally come close to the beach.
EASTHAM, Mass.  About 40 pilot whales became stranded on a Cape Cod beach Tuesday, just one day after volunteers pushed them back out to sea from another beach. The development is "pretty bad news" and may be a sign the whales are dying, an expert said. The small black whales, which had been tagged on Monday before being freed from Chapin Beach in Dennis, were found stuck in shallow water Tuesday morning about 25 miles to the east.
The Nando Times has a map of the area where the strandings occurred on both Monday and Tuesday on Cape Cod.
CNN is running the story of the second day of strandings on Cape Cod with even more aerial photographs.
The author's name of this following commentary wanted to kept anonymous.
Regardless of what we might wish to see in the following article, the Navy has basically weaseled into position for carte blanc operation of LFAS. They no longer have to sneak. They are no longer in "test mode". They no longer have to keep the duration brief. They no longer have to keep the volume down. For FIVE YEARS. You mentioned checking the proximity of the squid event to the Cape Cod whale event. This may not matter. You have already seen what this thing can do in "test mode" from a single transmitter at low power. Now the leash is off. There is nothing to stop them from running LFAS at inconceivable volume from a global network of transmitters already in place.
Back in a grade school, a semi tractor once parked outside my classroom with its diesel engine idling. The idle speed was particularly slow and the truck emitted a peculiar subsonic vibration, concentrated within the structure of the school building, the classroom, whatever, which produced rising discomfort, dissociation, and irritability throughout the class. Everyone became more and more upset, angry, and panicked. My bodily functions seemed to be working just fine yet, just to point out the effect on my breathing, it felt as if someone else was breathing, or as if the air I was taking in had no effect. It was nearly impossible to think. The teacher was beginning to lose his battle to suppress the strangeness, so it was especially difficult to convince him to get someone to move that truck.
Once it was moved, the symptoms vanished. This single source was likely oscillating at around 15-20 Hz, at very LOW volume, and through the air. LFAS operates near the 7 Hz "frequency of death" (which in itself can be fatal even at very low volume -- reference Gavreau's research), at a volume similar to a 747 at full thrust, through dense water, from multiple sources. It is a sound which penetrates where most manmade noises do not. I seriously believe they know not what they do. Given the superior acoustic conductivity of water, and ignoring the added effects of salinity and super compression in the deep, and given the harmonics which can develop from the persistent application of the correct stimulus, killing every living thing in the ocean may only be the beginning.
I have read that the walls of Jericho did not break upon the first blast of the trumpets. While you are unlikely to shatter a crystal wine glass by singing, you can certainly do so with the correct pure tone. The crystal doesn't shatter immediately -- you have to wait a bit for the harmonics to build. LFAS operates at frequencies akin to those of earthquakes; and it does so in a medium which is intimately bound, like no other, to the Earth's crust. Now THAT is what I call "national security".
Flyby Notes: Most of the mainstream commentaries have made no mention of the recent pro-LFAS ruling, nor of this sonar's history of causing disorientation and harm to whales. This raises suspicion. If you choose to lobby on the disclosure for this issue, please consider demanding a medical autopsy by those from the Woods Hole Institute, to examine if any hemorrhaging can be detected, as in other whale Beachings from the harm of the Navy's use of low frequency active sonar. Since they plan to use it in 80% of the oceans, and simultaneous beachings were reported, suspicions remain strong.
AIPAC, the American Israel Political Affairs Committee is tasting blood with the defeat of Earl Hilliard in Alabama. The U.S. Congressman had enraged the Zionist lobbying group by often voting against legislation that one-sidedly favored Israel and introducing a bill to drop sanctions against Libya and Iraq.
AIPAC is now aiming its big financial and political fangs at Cynthia McKinney from Georgia's 4th congressional district. She faces a primary runoff on August 20th, which for all intents and purposes, determines the general election with an overwhelmingly Democrat constituency. Her stance on a balanced Mid East policy and her outspoken criticism of the Israeli occupation army has enraged AIPAC and it has arranged for hundreds of thousands of dollars to be poured into her opponent's campaign coffers.
McKinney's Black female opponent is a former Judge who was appointed by Sen. Zell Miller, a Georgia democrat who initially appointed this Jonetta come lately to the bench. He has joined the AIPAC chorus with an unprecedented assault on Democratic Party colleague McKinney. Thus, AIPAC is joined in this all-sided assault by the local and national apparatus of the Democratic Party because of McKinney's views on peace, human rights and civil liberties.
The question posed sharply is whether progressives will permit AIPAC and the Dixiecrats to foist Israeli policy on voters as the defining issue for the mainly Black district in the Atlanta suburb McKinney represents. More importantly, will they tolerate AIPAC to further subvert 37 years of struggle to implement the 1965 Voting Rights Act by its use of the discriminatory campaign financing laws to oust an African American woman whose outstanding performance on a peace and justice agenda has earned her the hatred of the racists and the war mongers.
Months of slanderous assaults have been directed at this first African American congresswoman from Georgia, including labeling her a "loony" for suggesting that the Bush Administration be investigated for what it may or may not have known and failed to act upon about the tragic events of September 11th. Even though she has been vindicated by subsequent exposures, the attacks on McKinney's "intemperate remarks" continue unabated.
Black politicians, however, are beginning to feel threatened by outside support of Black stooges and have begun to mobilize on behalf of McKinney, the first African American female elected to the U.S. Congress from Georgia. The Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO) unanimously adopted a resolution on June 22nd accusing Zell Miller of "scurrilous comments" and demanded that he repair his relations with the Black community by offering McKinney "the same respect given to other elected leaders in the state of Georgia."
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, on the other hand, has been unrelenting in it attempts to discredit McKinney. "[She] has shown herself to be a fringe lunatic, well outside the congressional mainstream," writes Cynthia Tucker in a typical commentary. She asserts that McKinney is "incapable of aiding any cause," and exhibiting an astonishing level of hypocrisy writes, "The plight of the Palestinians and their desire for an independent homeland is a serious cause deserving of thoughtful, mainstream advocates. Hilliard wasn't one and neither is McKinney."
The problem with Tucker's own "intemperate remarks" is that there are no "thoughtful, mainstream advocates" prepared to take up the defense of Palestinian sovereign rights. But there are others, and they are determined to build a financial and political fight back to protect the outspoken advocate that is not afraid of AIPAC's vilification nor its financial war chests.
Nevertheless, spirit and courage alone do not win campaigns in the year 2002. It takes grassroots organizing combined with financial support -lots and lots of financial support. A national grassroots campaign to provide Cynthia McKinney with the necessary funds to fend off AIPAC's blood lust has emerged from coast to coast. Peace and justice forces nationwide are combining with local Black political organizations to draw a line in the sand.
Noting, "We must stand by those who stand by us," CAIR-PAC, a Moslem based group has called for its members to "step forward" and donate to McKinney's campaign. "Her victory will also give strength to those other members of Congress who also want to vote their conscience on issues relating to the Middle East" CAIR-PAC concludes. Other Arab American groups are also soliciting their members for financial support for her re-election efforts.
Typical of the peace forces galvanizing support is: Just Peace Contacts, which includes many Jewish activists. They have set an ambitious goal. "Through our networks across the country of Jews, Arabs, Christians and others active in the struggle for Justice in Israel and Palestine, we ought to be able to raise $100,000 by August 1," they say.
Lastly, a variety of Black websites and free thinkers like The Konformist are also carrying calls for financial assistance as are scores of listserves of racial justice and peace advocates.
The irony here is that Hilliard's defeat in Alabama may very well have provided the impetus for Cynthia McKinney to amass the financial means necessary to push back AIPAC's reactionary assault on Black political power in Georgia and on a congressional peace advocate nationwide.


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Trial date set for Tuscaloosa County man accused of killing wife
Stephanie Taylor Staff Writer
The jury trial of a man accused of killing his wife in 2008 is expected to take place in January.
Alton Hyche, 66, was charged in 2012, four years after Penny Hyche, 38, was shot and killed during a fishing trip along a rural part of Pegues Creek Road in Brookwood.
Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge Brad Almond set a trial date for Jan. 12 during a pre-trial hearing with attorneys on Thursday morning.
Alton Hyche initially told police that he was taking the gun from his wife when it accidentally fired, striking her in the chest.
Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit investigators who were reviewing cold cases in 2012 took another look at the evidence in 2012.
"It was a case that we felt needed review," Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office Chief of Investigative Services Loyd Baker said at the time, when he was head of the homicide unit. "We weren't satisfied that we had all the information we needed to go forward to the grand jury so I had the Cold Case team review it and perform more tests. Based on the results of extensive interviews and ballistic tests, the homicide unit was able to prove the incident did not occur as originally reported and that the shot that killed Penny Hyche was fired when the gun was under the exclusive control of Alton Hyche."
Investigators presented their findings to a grand jury, which indicted Hyche on murder and manslaughter charges.
Attorneys said during the hearing Thursday that they expect to call ballistics experts to testify during the trial.
Hyche was arrested on Oct. 1, 2012 and was released the same day on $60,000 bond. He is not the same Alton Hyche who has been the mayor of Brookwood since 1977. The Hyches were married in 1997.
Reach Stephanie Taylor at stephanie.taylor@tuscaloosanews.com or 205-722-0210.


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Rodney Benson, Matthew Powers, and Timothy Neff. 2017. "Public Media Autonomy and Accountability : Best and Worst Policy Practices in 12 Leading Democracies." International Journal of Communication 11 : 1-22.
Rodney Benson. 2016. Review of Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Blaming the Victim : How Global Journalism Fails Those in Poverty(Pluto Press, 2015) Contemporary Sociology 45 (July) : 473-475.
Rodney Benson. 2016. "Institutional Forms of Media Ownership and their Modes of Power." In Martin Eide, Leif Ove Larsen, Helle Sjøvaag, eds., The Journalistic Institution Reexamined : Digital Challenges and Professional Reorientations (Intellect/University of Chicago) : 27-48.
Rodney Benson and Tim Wood. 2015. "Who Says What or Nothing at All : Speakers, Frames, and Frameless Quotes in Unauthorized Immigration News in the United States, Norway, and France." American Behavioral Scientist, 59 (7) : 802-821.
Rodney Benson. 2015. "Public Spheres, Fields, Networks : Western Concepts for a De-Westernizing World ? In C.C. Lee, ed., Internationalizing International Communication (Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press) : 258-280.
Rodney Benson. 2014. "Strategy Follows Structure : A Media Sociology Manifesto." In Silvio Waisbord, ed., Media Sociology : A Reappraisal (Cambridge, UK : Polity) : 25-45.
Rodney Benson. 2013. Shaping Immigration News : A French-American Comparison (Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press).
Rodney Benson. 2013. "Culture Meets Media… Media Rising." ASA Culture Section Newsletter (December) 26, 3 : 20-22.
Matthew Powers and Rodney Benson. 2014. "Is the Internet Homogenizing or Diversifying the News ? External Pluralism in the U.S., Danish, and French Press." International Journal of Press/Politics 19(2) : 246-265.
Rodney Benson. 2013. "On the Explanatory and Political Uses of Journalism History." American Journalism 30, 1 : 4-14.
Rodney Benson. 2012. "Murdoch in the United States : Kingmaker or Ringmaster ?" Global Media and Communication 8, 1 : 4-7.
Rodney Benson, Mark Blach-Orsten, Matthew Powers, Ida Willig, and Sandra Vera Zambrano. 2012. "Media Systems Online and Off : Comparing the Form of News in the U.S., Denmark, and France." Journal of Communication 62 : 21-38.
Rodney Benson. 2011. "Public funding and journalistic independence : What does research tell us ?" In Robert W. McChesney and Victor Pickard, eds., Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights ? (New York : New Press) : 314-319.
Rodney Benson. 2011. Review of Clifford Christians et al., Normative Theories of the Media (University of Illinois Press, 2009). Journalism 12 : 923-925.
Rodney Benson. 2010. "What Makes for a Critical Press ? A Case Study of French and U.S. Immigration News Coverage." International Journal of Press/Politics, 15, 1 (January) : 3-24.
Rodney Benson. 2010. "Futures of the News : International Considerations and Further Reflections." In Natalie Fenton, ed., New Media, Old News (London : Sage) : 187-200.
Rodney Benson. 2010. "Comparative News Media Systems." In Stuart Allan, ed., Routledge Companion to News Media and Journalism Studies, ed. Stuart Allan (London : Routledge) : 614-626.
Rodney Benson. 2009. "What Makes News More Multiperspectival ? A Field Analysis." Poetics, 37, 5-6 : 402-418.
Rodney Benson. 2009. "Shaping the Public Sphere : Habermas and Beyond." The American Sociologist, 40 : 175-192.
Rodney Benson. 2008. "Normative Theories of Journalism." The Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Communication (Wolfgang Donsbach, ed.) : 2591-2597.


A £500 prize is on offer to first year School of Computing students who can demonstrate that their plans for the summer will make them more employable.
The prize is being offered by employer Kinetic Solutions, who has a longstanding relationship with the School and has offered employment to placement student and graduates.
Stage 1 students are asked to outline a plan for something they want to do over the forthcoming summer that will aid their overall employability. This could be working, but could also be about developing a new skill (technical or otherwise), travelling or volunteering. Students don't have to use the £500 itself, which is the prize money.
The prize was launched to Canterbury students by Chris Wildsmith, MD of Kinetic Solutions, and will be presented to Medway students on Monday 9 March.
The deadline for entries is 20 March. Students should send their ideas on how they will spend their vacation time to summerbuzz@kineticsolutions (two sides of A4 or three slides max).
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Lawmaker apologizes to Cuomo for Hitler comment
Joseph Spector, Gannett
McLaughlin said Hitler%2C Mussolini %27would be proud%27 of gun bill tactics
He later apologized%2C saying %27I let my passion overcome me%27
Cuomo used %27message of necessity%27 to speed up measure%27s adoption
ALBANY, N.Y. -- An New York assemblyman apologized Tuesday hours after he said Hitler and Mussolini would have been proud of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for pushing through a gun-control bill last month.
Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin of Melrose, N.Y., was criticizing Cuomo for using a message of necessity to pass the gun bill and avoiding a three-day waiting period for the bill to be adopted.
"If that's not dictatorial, I don't know what is." McLaughlin said in a news conference Tuesday morning. "Hitler would be proud. Mussolini would be proud of what we did here. Moscow would be proud. But that's not democracy."
As criticism of his comments mounted, McLaughlin issued a written apology and a video statement Tuesday afternoon, saying he tried to call Cuomo to apologize.
"He did not deserve that," McLaughlin said in the video. "Just like you, I'm human, and I make mistakes sometimes."
McLaughlin said he is passionate, and so are his constituents, about how quickly the gun bill was passed Jan. 15. The bill was approved hours after it was printed.
"In politics, too often people are unwilling to admit their mistakes," McLaughlin said in the statement. "Today, in the heat of the moment, I let my passion overcome me and made an insensitive remark that has overshadowed a serious matter regarding democracy in New York State. I used a poor analogy and have called Governor Cuomo to apologize."
Some lawmakers said while they may agree or disagree with legislation at the Capitol, McLaughlin's comment went too far.
"I don't think it's appropriate to use that sort of language," said Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican from Canandaigua.
As the head of the Assembly Republican conference, Kolb said he planned to talk to McLaughlin. The leaders of the Assembly and Senate also said they disapproved of McLaughlin's remarks.
Cuomo's office did not respond to McLaughlin's comments or his apology.
The Anti-Defamation League criticized McLaughlin, a second-term assemblyman who has opposed the gun-control law.
"The heated political debate over gun control and government transparency should not be tainted by inappropriate and offensive invocations of Hitler or Nazism," Ron Meier, ADL New York regional director, said in a statement.
Cuomo pushed the Legislature to pass the toughest gun-control law in the country and the first after the Newtown, Conn., shootings in December.
Gun-rights groups said they plan to sue over the law, and opponents said Cuomo didn't give lawmakers and the public enough time to review it.
Republican lawmakers Tuesday said they are seeking a constitutional amendment that would limit the ability of a governor to issue messages of necessity -- unless it is a public emergency.
A review by the New York Public Interest Group last year found Cuomo issued 29 messages of necessity in 2011 and used it five times last year -- the fewest in recent history.
Kolb said he would oppose any future messages of necessity issued by Cuomo.
"I think what's happened over the last couple of years is we've now seen that it's more about getting a deal done before the public actually gets a chance to weigh in," Kolb said.
Joseph Spector is chief of the Gannett Albany (N.Y.) Bureau.


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Breakout Season
The Most Exciting New Hotels of 2019
January 8, 2019 by Mark Fedeli
These eleven new hotels are breaking new ground with their service and design, and they're set to break out big in the coming year.
If you've paid attention to these pages lately you'd know that we're quite high on the variety of hotel styles currently available out in the world. Each passing year, we think the boutique boom will start to slow down, but it never does. In fact, it's the opposite. Each passing year, hotels find more and more ways to reinvent themselves, more and more structures to repurpose, more and more ways to stand out.
And so it is again in 2019. We've gathered eleven of the most promising new hotels that have recently been added to our selection. They are breaking new ground in exciting new ways — and we continue to be pleasantly surprised.
The south bank of the Thames to the east of London Bridge is uncharted territory for Tablet hotels. But a site like this one doesn't come along every day — here a landmark red-brick late-Victorian grammar school has been transformed by an India-based hotel brand into a luxury hotel that wears its new owners' stylistic influence proudly. The Lalit London defies the ordinary clubbiness of Victorian heritage hotels, instead opting for an intensely vibrant experience, from the eye-popping cobalt blue of the interiors to the flavors on offer in Baluchi, the hotel's contemporary fine-dining Indian restaurant.
Harmon Guest House
Healdsburg, California
We've talked at great length in these pages about the perplexingly insecure tendency of California wine country hotels to imitate backward-looking Tuscan or Provençal forms, so it's only fair we give credit to those that are comfortable locating themselves in present-day California. Harmon Guest House is one of these — this ultra-modern boutique hotel in the heart of Healdsburg was designed by San Francisco architect David Baker, and like all the best in modernist-inspired architecture, it couldn't have been built anywhere else.
Villa Sielen Diva
There's probably a dissertation to be written about Sri Lanka's surfeit of sleek, modernist hotels and villas, but our instinct is to not inquire too deeply, lest we distract ourselves from the vital task of appreciating them. And Villa Sielen Diva, in the coastal village of Talpe, just outside Galle, is worth appreciating: a seven-room hotel built in an uncompromising modernist style but decorated by its family owners in a manner that evokes endless warmth and vibrance from its crisp edges and concrete surfaces.
Life House Little Havana
Out-of-town guests could be forgiven for believing that Miami Beach and Miami are one and the same. But if you never set foot on the mainland, you'll miss out on Little Havana, one of Miami's most unique neighborhoods. And that means missing out on Life House Little Havana, the first hotel from a hospitality startup (!) that aims to deliver a luxury-boutique experience at a price that its competitors can't match.
Azulik Resort
Pure love, unity, and comprehension of everything and everyone — plus a clothing-optional beach and, crucially, no kids. This, in a nutshell, is the appeal of Azulik, a wellness-oriented retreat on the Caribbean coast of Tulum, a town that is itself somewhere in the space between the unspoiled idyll of an undiscovered escape and the buzzing excitement of one of the region's hippest destinations. Azulik, like Tulum, is a bit of both; but its tranquil atmosphere and its rustic architecture, ecologically sensitive approach, and low-tech comforts tip the balance more towards serenity than revelry.
Little Albion Guest House
For years the line on Surry Hills was that it was a hip residential neighborhood with more one-off shops and independent art galleries than hotels. Come to think of it, that's still largely the case, but a hotel like the Little Albion Guest House will go a long way towards opening the inner suburbs to travelers who'd normally be coming from locations more central. "Guest house" undersells it a little bit — though it's charmingly homey in atmosphere, this is a proper boutique hotel, with style and comforts that few apartment-shares can match.
25Hours Hotel The Circle
We're old enough to remember when the "design hotels" in Germany were among the most conservative in the world, all tasteful seriousness and aloof minimalism. That, of course, was before the 25hours era began — this homegrown boutique-hotel chain has brought new life and plentiful personality to the hospitality world in Germany and beyond. Now they've arrived in Cologne, with 25hours Hotel The Circle, an audacious redevelopment of a landmark building whose rotunda gives the Circle its name.
Brach Paris
Tablet's been online long enough to see several evolutions of Philippe Starck's hospitality-design career, and with Brach Paris we find him in yet another mood — this hotel, in Paris's 16th, makes an unlikely sort of glamour from the materials of the 1970s, to suit the building's vintage. This means glossy wood paneling, leather, metal, vibrant patterns in earthy colors, and mirrors more or less everywhere.
In far northwestern Massachusetts, roughly equidistant from Boston and New York, the Berkshires are undergoing the sort of revival that travel trend pieces are made of. Thanks in part to the redevelopment that's accompanied MASS MoCA, the contemporary art museum, the formerly industrial town of North Adams is living a second life as a booming cultural destination. Outside the town center, on the road to neighboring Williamstown, you'll find another piece of reclaimed Berkshires heritage: TOURISTS, a Sixties motor lodge reborn as a very modern, very hip little country boutique hotel.
Le Barn
Bonelles, France
Think of a country escape within easy reach of Paris and you're probably thinking of a palace built by the 18th-century aristocracy. As much as we love a good palace hotel, we also love hotels that take some liberties with expectations, and Le Barn is one of those hotels. Formerly an equestrian estate, it's been redeveloped by a cutting-edge Parisian design firm, and the result is a hotel that's comfortingly rustic and refreshingly stylish at the same time — its buildings combine classic agricultural silhouettes with contemporary construction and detailing.
Silena, the Soulful Hotel
South Tyrol, Italy
Though the national borders are of secondary importance when it comes to the Alps — nature doesn't much care whether it's in Italy, or Austria, or Switzerland — you know you're in Italian territory when you encounter a hotel with a name like Silena, The Soulful Hotel. It's nothing if not memorable, and in that way it's entirely fitting for a hotel as unique as this one.
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Michael Hacking says:
These hotels are great and i am going to follow up with a small break in paris at the Brach Hotel in Paris . However i would like you to look at Nest Geneva
http://www.nest-geneva.com . Monocle said that it was the best place to stay in geneva and better than the 5 star hotels at a fraction of the price. Given Geneva's well known shortage of places to stay i feel that this may help your clients. They are going through a new branding exercise and thus very topical and relevant .
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Q: rowSums - 'x' must be an array of at least two dimensions This is really hard to explain but basically I have a dataset where people completed a wordsearch task. By using the following code I indexed the letters of the wordsearch by finding their numbers in the descriptions. I put them into a matrix so that I can use them to index from the dataset later:
number <- "#101"
wordsearch <- matrix(rep(0, times = 16 * ncol(data)), nrow = 16, ncol = ncol(data))

for (i in 1:9){
  for (j in 1:ncol(data)){
    wordsearch[i,j] <- grepl(number, data[1, j], fixed = T)
  }
  number <- paste("#10", (i+1), sep = "")
}
number <- "#110"
for (i in 10:15) {
  for (j in 34:217){
    wordsearch[i,j] <- grepl(number, data[1, j], fixed = T)
  }
  number <- paste("#1", (i+1), sep = "")
}
number <- "#3"
for (j in 1:ncol(data)){
  wordsearch[16,j] <- grepl(number, data[1, j], fixed = T)
}

This part works perfectly. Then I want to sum the number of letters people found for each word and create new columns for each word and add to the dataset. First I got the error that 'x must be numeric' so I did data[is.na(data] <- 0
And then I did the following code:
col <- seq(261, by = 1, length.out = 16)

for (i in 1:16){
  d2[, col[i]] <- rowSums(d2[, wordsearch[i, ] == 1])
}

I literally just did that with another dataset and it worked fine but now I'm getting the "x' must be an array of at least two dimensions". Can someone help?

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Araşdırmanın əsas məqsədi Azərbaycanda əhalinin nəsilvermə və təkrar istehsalının ümumi əmsallarının analizidir. Məqalədə netto-təkrar istehsal, ümumi fertillik və brutto-təkrar istehsal əmsalları şəhər və kənd yerləri üçün ayrılıqda analiz olunmuşdur. Araşdırmada 1961-2015-ci illərini əhatə edən verilənlərdən istifadə olunmuşdur. Məqalədə həmçinin qonşu ölkələrlə müqayisəli təhlil də yer almaqdadır. Bioloji faktorlardan daha çox bu əmsallara təsir edən sosioloji və iqtisadi faktorlara toxunulmuşdur. Nəticələrə əsasən, bu dövr ərzində hər üç təkrar istehsal əmsallarında zamanla azalmaların olduğu müəyyən olunmuşdur. Korrelyasiya analizinə əsasən isə, 2000-2015-ci illərdə qadınların təhsil səviyyəsi və əhalinin nəsilvermə əmsalları arasında əlaqənin müsbət olduğu müəyyən olunmuşdur.
After gaining the independence Republic of Azerbaijan has entered a new stage of development of foreign economic relations. Support for free trade in the country, an important geostrategic position, and the removal of customs barriers contributed to the growth of foreign trade turnover. İn the research, export, import, as well as the relationship between the trade balance and GDP have been investigated by applying simple regression analysis. The data used in the article are related to the period of 2000-2015. According to the results of the research, it appeared to be present the strong positive correlation between variables.
In the conditions of market economy the indicators of productivity play very important role for decision the questions about efficiency of subject's activity. They are the basic categories and economic criteria at an estimation of intensity of development of economic relations, economy and squandering in use of resources. In this article the attention is paid to properties of productivity of agriculture branches, methodology of their calculation and is explained to the purpose of use.
The advent of British Colonial rule in Nigeria transformed the traditional African society in a number of ways, some positive others negative. The initial policies adopted to integrate Nigerian into the British colonial system, however, proved a catalyst that triggered mass movement of people from rural to urban centers thereby creating as it were unexpected demographic dislocation. British development of communication and infrastructures such as railways and the network of road system was part of a deliberate policy to foster the growth of "legitimate trade" in the interior. The early imposition of tax regime in the Northern Protectorate induced people from the zone of taxation to migrate to tax free zones. The combination of abiding peace, agricultural export and modern communication system stimulated migration during British colonial administration in Nigeria. It is the conviction of the author that establishment of British rule had fundamental far-reaching effect on inter-ethnic mingling and migration. The paper examines the various policies of the British at the onset of colonial rule and the effect of these on inter-ethnic migration and mingling. Attempt is made to briefly define the two key words, migration and colonialism, in order to give better understanding to the work. The paper concludes that British colonial policies had profound effect on the people's decision to leave home and migrate to zones of administrative and economic activities.
The concept of sustainable development is a relatively new concept that has been introduced in order to overcome the shortcomings of previous models of development. Sustainable development seeks to establish a balance between the various dimensions of development: economic, environmental and social. Nevertheless, despite the high usage of the term, it is necessary to better understand the concept of sustainability in order to facilitate the implementation of this model of development (Štrbac et al, 2012). Taking this in account, this paper provides an overview of the sustainability of urban development as a prerequisite for the creation of a sustainable city. To address this need to be familiar with are urban development, urban environment and social - intellectual norms in society scalable financial and political parameters. It can be argued that every generation has the right to regulate their environment according to their needs and capabilities, however there is a parallel obligation of this generation to its successors, in subsequent generations, leave enriched, but not ruined urban space.
This paper seeks to explore the trend in sustainability reporting practice in an emerging market. The study involves critical assessment of the current level of sustainability reporting disclosures. To achieve this, content analysis was used on data sourced from the corporate annual reports of selected listed companies quoted in Nigerian Stock Exchange. The analysis identifies the extent to which sustainability reporting has been in line with global best practices in disclosing the three sustainability reporting metrics (environmental, social and governance). Finding revealed that the selected listed companies are more highly disposed to disclosing governance and social information than environmental disclosure. Corporations also attempt to manage stakeholder impressions by self-servingly biasing the language and verbal tone used in their environmental disclosures. The study found that the greatest proportions of location of corporate social and environmental disclosure of the sampled companies are disclosed in the chairman's statement and directors' report. Key words: sustainability reporting, legitimacy theory, corporate sustainability, corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory.
Specialization on regional level has been researched and the best structure is defined. It is noted that specialization plays important role in development of agriculture and efficient use of resources. Also, ensuring the level of specialization could provide the appropriate location of the processing industry. Keywords: agriculture, economic regions, specialization level, production direction, economic efficiency.
From accommodation to hostility and expulsion: changing patterns of nigeria's reaction to ghanaian migrant workers, 1970-1983.
İqtisadi böyüməyə təsir xüsusiyyətləri ilə əlaqədar, "neft ölkələri"ndə artımın templəri və strukturu barədə dəyərləndirmələrin, ölkələrarası müqayisələrin bu ölkələrdə baş vermiş hasilat bumu amilinin, onun qısa, orta və uzun müddətli nəticələrinin nəzərə alınmaqla aparıması məqsədəuyğun olur. Məqalədə müvafiq məlumatların statistik metodlarla təhlili əsasında, neft bumlarının sıçrayışlı artım templərini şərtləndirdiyi, hasilatın post-pik şəraitində isə iqtisadi artım templərinin karbohidrogen resursları hasilatının dinamikası, neft gəlirlərinin iqtisadi və sosial inkişaf məqsədləri üçün istifadəsi miqyasları ilə yanaşı, həm də yüksək ÜDM bazası effektinin təsiri ilə formalaşdığı aşkar olunur. Göstərilir ki, yüksək ÜDM bazası effektinin nəzərə alınması, hasilat bumunun pik nöqtəsindən sonra iqtisadi artım templərinin qisamüddətli dövrdə kəskin aşağı düşməsinin və yaxud da, bəzən uzunmüddətli dövrdə də, nisbətən aşağı artım templərinin müşahidə edilməsinin, bütün hallarda, "resusr lənəti"nin təzahürləri kimi qiymətləndirilməsinin düzgün olmadığını deməyə imkan verir. Digər tərəfdən, təbii resurslarla zəngin ölkələr kimi, neft iqtisadiyyatları üçün ümumiyyətlə, aşağı artım templərinin xas olması, araşdırılan dövr üzrə empirik təhlillərin nəticələri ilə sübutunu tapmır. Müvafiq amillərin təsirilə, iqtisadi artım templəri ayrı-ayrı ölkələrdə və konkret müddətlərdə nisbətən aşağı ola bilir. Açar sözlər: neft bumu, iqtisadi artım, iqtisadi artım tempi, neft iqtisadiyyatlı ölkələr, yüksək ÜDM bazası effekti.
Azerbaijan as an emerging country with rich natural resources, has seen a dramatic growth thanks to its thriving oil and gas industries. Recently, the Azerbaijani government has made a great deal of efforts in the growth of non-oil industries including agriculture. Azerbaijan has quite good conditions for agricultural improvement, we should appreciate the all possible chances. Agriculture only accounts for 5% of GDP but is important to reduce poverty, rural-urban migration and national food insecurity as 37 % of the country labour force is employed in agriculture. In this regard, agritourism may help rural population to increase their income. The current situation of tourism in Azerbaijan is analysed and recommendations for development of agritourism put forward in this article. Key words: agritourism, off-site farmers, rural tourism, organic farming, agricultural exhibits, farm staying, beekeeping, apiculture.
Practice of an economic-statistical estimation of results of activity of branches of economy as a whole, including branches of agriculture of the country is not perfect. Presence of certain lacks in studying of natural volume of output of products and services, level of the price of manufacturers and consumer prices do not allow to calculate the total cost of manufacture, cost of industrial expenses and the value added cost. Also, distribution of the value added cost, calculation of such economic indicators as incomes, profits, etc., studying of level of specialization, indicators economic efficiency of subjects and economy branches becomes impossible. Article is devoted to formation of methodology of an economic-statistical estimation of results of activity of branches of economy and its perfection according to requirements of methodology SNA of 2008. Keywords: economic mechanism, mechanism of production relations, mechanism of exchange (trading) relations, mechanism of consumer relations, mechanism of the prices, expense mechanism, financial-credit mechanism, the tax mechanism, economic mechanism of production of co-operatives.
Azərbaycan Respublikasında kənd təsərrüfatı istehsalı üzrə sığorta sisteminin təkmilləşdirilməsi, kənd təsərrüfatında sığorta bazarının canlandırılması və genişlənməsi üçün zəruri addımların atılması aktuallıq daşıyır. Qeyd edək ki, 2014-cü ildə ölkədə əkin sahələrinin 1 faizindən də azı sığortaya cəlb olunub. Respublika üzrə yığılan sığorta haqlarının 0,57 faizi kənd təsərrüfatı bitkiləri məhsullarının və kənd təsərrüfatı heyvanlarının sığortasının payına düşür. Azərbaycanda aqrar sığortanın inkişaf potensialı var, lakin bunun üçün dövlət tərəfindən stimullaşdırıcı tədbirlər həyata keçirilməli və günün tələbinə uyğun olaraq qanunvericilik təkmilləşdirilməlidir. Bu məqalədə müəlliflər Azərbaycanda kənd təsərrüfatı istehsalının sığortalanmasının mövcud vəziyyətini araşdırır və kənd təsərrüfatında bazar prinsiplərinə əsaslanan sığortanın inkişafı ilə bağlı təkliflər verir. Açar sözlər: kənd təsərrüfatı, sığorta, bitkiçilik, heyvandarlıq, sığorta ödənişləri.
The development of country is the multilateral and multifaceted process, and usually is investigated from the standpoint of social and economic objectives. Socio-economic indicators take very important place among the main macroeconomic indicators that characterize the economic situation of the country. The sustainability of socio-economic development is mainly characterised by sustainability of economic, social and ecological development. The sustainability of socio-economic development in the Republic of Azerbaijan is analysed and recommendations for improvements put forward in this article. Keywords: Azerbaijan, sustainable development, social-economic development, investment, environmental.
Сo-operation is a voluntary association of subjects of the economic relations system, having uniform purpose on production of products and rendering of services. It is considered an original method of the scientific organisation of works as legal and so physical persons. They carry out especially significant functions of business. Industrial-technological relations between them are under construction on the vertical and horizontal forms of integration defined according to the contract arrangement of obligations are carried out with high a sense of responsibility and at the expense of exact observance agreed an operations procedure and at last is reached desirable effective productivity. The basic signs on which co-operative societies differ from other forms of businessmen: presence of the joint (general) property; an estimation of business relations approximately at level of expenses, distribution of all incomes which have arrived over these expenses between members of co-operative society in conformity of a proportion enclosed by them of a share of payments and property; restriction influence of members of co-operative society agrees a principle «each member has only one voice», is not dependent on volume of the enclosed capital and property. Keywords: cooperation, integration, production co-operatives, consumer co-operative societies, cooperation systems, a member of cooperation, an associative member of cooperation, vertical cooperation, horizontal cooperation.
Сельское хозяйство играет важную роль в экономике Азербайджанской Республики. Однако, в республике существуют проблемы, связанные с маркетингом сельскохозяйственной продукции в стране. В статье были проанализированы: продажа сельскохозяйственной култур, каналы сбыта, пути реализации и маркетинговые услуги. В статье были использованы собранные статистические данные и проанализированы маркетинговые исследования. Одновременно, в статье отражено текущее состояние маркетинговой политики в аграрном секторе республики. Ключевые слова: маркетинг, рынок, продукт, продажа, ценообразования, логистика, промышленность, склад.
May the European Union undertake any role in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution?
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a great threat for peace and security in South Caucasian region. The European Union has not any direct involvement to the resolution process, supporting the negotiations towards a peaceful settlement leading by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Minsk Group. However, previous attempts of the Minsk Group were unsuccessful to resolve this problem. The European Union has close relations with both sides of the conflict, Armenia and Azerbaijan, under the European Neighbourhood Policy and Eastern Partnership. Considering that the European Union extended its borders to the Black Sea, it become more involved to the security issues in both Black Sea and South Caucasus. There are too many studies in the literature emphasizing the several formats that may be used by the Union in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict resolution. However, focusing on the importance of the international organizations' role in conflict management and necessity of the peace and stability in the South Caucasus, this paper argues that in the light of existing geopolitical environment the European Union is lacking in producing real solutions for	Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Key Words: Armenia, Azerbaijan, European Union, Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Peace, Resolution.
Quality of life is a concept that is changing its contents intensely in during the last century, depending on the angle of scientific disciplines and objectives of the society and man. Now we can say that they generally recognize the area and quality of life indicators, based on which one can determine the current level of quality of life (Arsovski, 2006). It is therefore of great importance it's monitoring and study, It's the only way this can may consider state of spirit and well-being of a nation. The quality of life of citizens of a state depends on the willingness of its government (or political elite) to respond to modern global processes in which comes with appreciation of generally accepted principles and rules, to come to the fore of national and individual specifics. The latest research whose purpose is subjective perception of well-being of individuals surveyed, contained in the within UNDP Human Development Report of 2010, based on degree of the overall satisfaction and specific aspects of the pleasures of the surveyed individuals, puts Serbia on 62 place in the world (out of 148 countries surveyed). With the right Vasović (2003) concludes that "mark life satisfaction in whole, raised material prosperity and personal good fortunes are classified in basic and central beliefs which every man over a lifetime builds. Except influence they have on the personal life of the new general life attitudes in large part defines and social behavior of people". Key words: Quality of life, model of life quality, subjective indicators, objective indicators, European Union, Serbia.
Məqalədə müstəqillik əldə etdikdən sonrakı yeni iqtisadi sistemdə Azərbaycanda əkinçilik sisteminin formalaşmasından və ona təsir edən amillərin tətbiqi səviyyəsindən danışılır. Eyni zamanda konkret təsərrüfatlar timsalında əkinçilik sisteminin tətbiqinin nəticəliliyi qiymətləndirilir və intensiv texnologiyanın əkinçilik sisteminin inkişafına təsiri əsaslandırılır. Açar sözlər: Əkinçilik sistemi, təsərrüfatlar, əsas amillər, intensivləşmə, intensiv texnologiya.
В статье были изучены доходы населения, регулирования деятельности производителей, развитие социально-экономическое обеспечения села. Определены улучшение экономическое состояние население, развитие инфраструктуры и уровень занятости села. Ключевые слова: сельское хозяйство, растениеводство, производство, доходы, потребление, расходы.


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EFF Pioneer Awards 2014
@ The Lodge at the Regency Center
1300 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109
6:00 p.m. Special advance reception
6:45 p.m. General reception
7:45 p.m. Awards ceremony
On October 2 in San Francisco, we will be celebrating the work of the 2014 Pioneer Award winners. The celebration will include drinks, bytes, and excellent company.
We are proud to present awards to this year's winners:
Trevor Paglen
Groundbreaking Investigative Artist
Frank LaRue
Champion of International Free Expression
Zoe Lofgren
Congressional Defender of the Free and Open Internet
We are also happy to welcome Jacques Servin and Igor Vamos—better known as the Yes Men—as this year's keynote speakers. The Yes Men are known for their elaborate parodies and impersonations to fight government and corporate malfeasance.
EFF established the Pioneer Awards in 1992 to recognize leaders on the electronic frontier who are extending freedom and innovation in the realm of information technology. The awards celebrate those who have contributed substantially to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications. Their contributions may be technical, social, legal, academic, economic, or cultural. This year's Pioneers will join an esteemed group of past award winners that includes late visionary activist Aaron Swartz, Tunisian citizen media community Nawaat.org, and open-source pioneer Limor "Ladyada" Fried, among many remarkable journalists, entrepreneurs, public interest attorneys, and others.
Tickets are $65 for members and $75 for general admission. Also available are $250 tickets for an intimate advance reception featuring past and present Pioneer Award winners, keynote speakers The Yes Men, and special guests.
More about the 2014 Pioneer Award winners
Trevor Paglen is an artist whose work uses methods from science, journalism, and other disciplines in an attempt to "see" the historical moment we live in. Paglen's groundbreaking projects exposing government secrecy have included documenting U.S. government drone flights, using high-end optical systems to photograph top-secret governmental sites, and tracking classified spacecraft in Earth's orbit. In a recent project, Paglen photographed the National Security Agency, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, releasing the images without restriction for public use. Paglen's visual art has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among many other places. Paglen is also the author of five books including Torture Taxi, an early look at the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.
Frank La Rue is the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection for the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. Since his appointment in 2008, La Rue has brought technology to the forefront of the fight for free expression around the world, declaring that access to the Internet is a fundamental human right, and highlighting the importance of uncensored communication and anonymous speech in increasingly filtered and tracked network. La Rue also fought the global "book famine" for people with visual and reading disabilities, advocating for an international Treaty of the Blind to reform over-restrictive copyright that hindered the production and distribution of books in accessible formats. Last year, La Rue published a highly influential report on the dangers of widespread state surveillance, arguing that privacy is an essential requirement for true freedom of expression. Before taking his post at the U.N., La Rue spent years working on human rights issues, including bringing genocide cases against the military dictatorship in his native Guatemala in 2000 and 2001.
For nearly 20 years, Rep. Zoe Lofgren has been a crucial voice in Congress on technology, innovation, and free speech—defending the free and open Internet, fighting for privacy and free speech, blocking dangerous copyright laws, and pushing for sensible alternatives. Lofgren rallied congressional opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), one of the defining moments of Internet activism in recent history. Currently, Lofgren is fighting to reform some of the worst legal threats to our digital rights: the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which regulates our email privacy with outdated standards; the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which has been used to block phone unlocking, jailbreaking, and our freedom to tinker; and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the law used to unfairly prosecute Aaron Swartz. Lofgren chairs the California Democratic Congressional Delegation, the largest delegation in Congress.
Get your tickets now! For more information about the Pioneer Awards, please contact nicole@eff.org.
Past Pioneers
2013 Aaron Swartz, James Love, Glenn Greenwald, and Laurie Poitras
2012: Andrew (bunnie) Huang, Jérémie Zimmerman, The Tor project
2011: Ron Wyden, Ian Goldberg, and Nawaat.org
2010: Steven Aftergood, James Boyle, Pamela Jones and the Groklaw Website, and Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru
2009: Limor "Ladyada" Fried, Harri Hursti, and Carl Malamud
2008: The Mozilla Foundation and its Chairman Mitchell Baker, Michael Geist, and Mark Klein
2007: Yochai Benkler, Cory Doctorow, and Bruce Schneier
2006: Craigslist, Gigi Sohn, and Jimmy Wales
2005: Mitch Kapor, Edward Felten, and Patrick Ball
2004: Kim Alexander, David Dill, and Aviel Rubin
2003: Amy Goodman, Eben Moglen, and David Sobel
2002: Jon Johansen and Writers of DeCSS, Dan Gillmor, and Beth Givens
2001: Bruce Ennis, Seth Finkelstein, and Stephanie Perrin
2000: "Librarians Everywhere", Tim Berners-Lee, and Phil Agre
1999: Jon Postel, Drazen Pantic, and Simon Davies
1998: Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, and Barbara Simons
1997: Hedy Lamarr, Johan Helsingius, and Marc Rotenberg
1996: Robert Metcalfe, Peter Neumann, and Shabbir Safdar and Matthew Blaze
1995: Philip Zimmermann, Anita Borg, and Willis Ware
1994: Ivan Sutherland, Bill Atkinson, Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman, Murray Turoff and Starr Roxanne Hiltz, Lee Felsenstein, and the WELL
1993: Paul Baran, Vinton Cerf, Ward Christensen, and Dave Hughes and the USENET software developers
1992: Douglas C. Engelbart, Robert Kahn, Jim Warren, Tom Jennings, and Andrzej Smereczynski
Photos from Past Pioneer Award Ceremonies
Photos by Quinn Norton and Amber Wolf.


ST. LOUIS (ChurchMilitant.com) - A beloved teacher was fired at a Catholic school for showing students a video that was produced by political conservatives.
Dennis Unverferth taught social studies and math at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic School in Missouri.
Joseph Duggan, writing for American Greatness, tells how Unverferth was well-loved by students and parents at the grade school. But Unverferth is also politically conservative, Duggan claims, which created some tension with the school's left-leaning administrators.
Unverferth, who taught at the school for some 10 years, was reportedly let go earlier this month after he showed students a four-minute online video by conservative non-profit Prager University titled "Why You Can't Argue with a Leftist."
In the video, comedian Owen Benjamin talks about how liberals and conservatives can argue about politics and the arguments can be productive because they share common goals. But radical leftists, Benjamin argues, cannot take part in constructive debates because they lack common goals with the rest of society.
After Unverferth showed the video in the classroom, the school's principal, Juliann Hesed, suspended Unverferth from teaching. A few days later, she sent an email to parents explaining that Unverferth was disciplined for showing students "a politically/racially inappropriate video ... that undermines our work as a Catholic school dedicated to principles of social justice."
A few days after that, Hesed announced that Unverferth would no longer teach at St. Margaret's. She also said she would fill in teaching his history class.
Duggan comments, "Unverferth had been teaching our daughter American history — real history, not ideological nonsense about intersectionality or whatever is the latest feminist fad. What could our self-referential feminist principal possibly teach other than 'herstory?'"
Then, at a school board meeting, Hesed repeatedly refused to answer questions about Unverferth's dismissal. Father Matthew O'Tool, pastor of the St. Margaret of Scotland parish, likewise refused to speak about the matter in the face of numerous questions from parents and even board members.
After Unverferth was dismissed, parents at St. Margaret's began mobilizing in opposition — with some families boycotting donation to the school and even the parish.
In his article, Duggan mentions that liberal-minded families at St. Margaret's, and even a Muslim family with a son at the school, were upset with Unverferth's dismissal.
Duggan calls this ironic, writing, "A Muslim immigrant family defends the conservative teacher, while the self-described Catholic pastor and principal humiliate him and destroy his career."
Church Militant reached out to St. Margaret's looking for more information, but did not receive a response by press time.
A Muslim immigrant family defends the conservative teacher, while the self-described Catholic pastor and principal humiliate him and destroy his career.
This news comes around the same time as President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for free speech on college campuses.
The executive order was signed by the president on March 21. It requires colleges and universities to promote free speech on campus or risk losing federal funding for research.
According to Fox News, public universities will have to prove that they abide by the First Amendment in order to receive federal grants, while private institutions will be expected to abide by their own institutional rules governing freedom of expression.
President Trump had announced plans for this executive order on March 2 at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Duggan ties in the issue of free speech at colleges with the recent incident at St. Margaret's, writing, "We lay people as citizens should clamor for our government to protect our free speech and civil rights from left-wing tyranny not only on the college campuses but also in little Catholic grade schools."
He calls for Abp. Robert Carlson of the St. Louis archdiocese to pray for the parish and school, but also to "take action to repair the damage at our parish."
"We need a pastor who is not a politician," Duggan opines. "We need a school principal who is a genuine educator, not a leftist-feminist agitator."
Noting the parish's problems with leftist tendencies, Duggan says a state representative who supports abortion is active in the parish choir.
He points to other teachers at the school who are rumored to be abusive toward students, commenting, "Meanwhile, the woman who bullies and throws chairs at children is still 'teaching' our daughter."


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The Boys season 2 episode 6 promo: Are more secrets being revealed?
The Boys September 22, 2020
Want to get some more information when it comes to The Boys season 2 episode 6? There is a new episode set to arrive on Amazon this Friday.
What we know entering the episode is that there are secrets that are about to be blown open. Are some of them tied to Stormfront? It feels that way, based on the short-speech-of-sorts that is presented at the end of this episode. We do know that there is a lot about this character we haven't learned just yet — just remember that she is much older than she comes across, and she's been causing chaos and division for a rather long time.
For some more video discussion on The Boys, watch our take on this past episode below! After you do that, subscribe to Matt & Jess and then view our show playlist for some other updates.
Meanwhile, you're going to continue seeing Starlight doing her best to work with Hughie and the Boys in whatever capacity she can. Here, she comes bearing a read on Stormfront and we're going to be seeing precisely what that looks like. With there only being three episodes left this season, the story is going to have to move quickly and there are going to be some big secrets that need to be revealed! We're excited to see what those look like, and precisely how they could shake up the journey of these characters. Can they unify further?
With Billy Butcher, the one thing we know is this — he needs to get his head on the straight. The characters have all been on their own wavelengths as of late, and they do need to figure out a way to work together.
Related News – Be sure to get some more news when it comes to The Boys right now
What do you most want to see when it comes to The Boys season 2 episode 6?
Be sure to share right now in the comments! Also, remember here to stick around for some other news on the series. (Photo: Amazon, video via SpoilerTV.)
This article was written by Jessica Carter. Be sure to follow her on Twitter.


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