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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN
ELECTION OBSERVATION DELEGATION
Report byMrs Marie Anne ISLER BEGUIN
Chairperson of the Delegation
A. List of participantsB. ProgrammeC. Deployment teamsD. EP press statement E. Press release by the International Election Observation Mission of 22 May 2008F. Preliminary statement of the International Election Observation Mission
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Following receipt of an invitation sent by Mr Ogtay ASADOV, Chairman of the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the European Parliament (EP) on 11 September 2008, the EP Conference of Presidents authorised, on 18 September 2008, an election observation delegation to monitor the presidential elections in Azerbaijan scheduled for the 15 October 2008. The delegation comprised seven Members of the European Parliament, nominated by four political groups, and three members of staff.
The Members were appointed by the political groups as follows: Mr. Arpad DUKA-ZOLYOMI (EPP-ED, Slovakia), Mr. Alojz PETERLE (EPP-ED, Slovenia), Mrs. Gabriele STAUNER (EPP-ED, Germany), Mr. Robert EVANS (PSE, United Kingdom), Mr. Evgeni KIRILOV (PSE, Bulgaria), Mr. Adam BIELAN (UEN, Poland), and Mrs. Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN (Greens/ALE, France).
During the constituent and preparatory meeting of the Azerbaijan presidential election observation delegation, held on 7 October 2008, Mrs Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN was elected chairperson of the delegation by Members of the European Parliament delegation present. The Commission representative, Mr. BUSINI, briefed the delegation on the electoral and political situation in Azerbaijan. The draft programme for the mission was confirmed, as well as the deployment of the delegation in four teams, two observing from the capital Baku, and one in each of Sumgayit and Sabunchu, both a short distance from Baku.
As is usual in the OSCE area, the European Parliament delegation formed part of the joint International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) that also comprised the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), chaired by Mr. Andres HERKEL (EPP-ED, Estonia), and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR), headed by Ambassador Mr. Boris FRLEC (Slovenia).The OSCE/ODIHR team consisted of a 12-member core team based in Baku, 28 long-term observers deployed on 9 September to 11 regional locations, and 450 short-term observers deployed throughout the country for Election Day. The PACE team consisted of 26 national Members of Parliament.
Other observation groups present included a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) mission, and a separate mission from the European Union on special invitation from the Azerbaijan government, consisting of a number of MEPs and Committee of the Regions (CoR) representatives. A large number of domestic and foreign NGOs were also present, including ten thousand domestic election observers. It should be noted that the Centre for Monitoring of Elections (EMC), a prominent election-monitoring NGO which had its offices in Baku shut down earlier this year, was not permitted to observe the election in its organisational capacity, although its members received accreditation to observe in an individual capacity.
Since its 1991 independence, Azerbaijan, like many ex-Soviet states, has not fully shed the Communist nomenclature of old, and the root of incumbent president Ilham Aliyev's power, and that of his Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP), is dynastic. His father Heydar
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Aliyev, the previous president and a former Soviet mainstay, altered the constitution for his son's presidential eligibility in a 2003 election. Heydar Aliyev revived his power in post-independence Azerbaijan in 1993, following a military rising by Colonel Suret Huseynov against the then democratically elected president, Abulfaz Elcibay, whom Heydar Aliyev officially deposed by referendum.Elcibay had poorly handled the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which began pre-1991, and escalated to a war with Armenia, in which Azerbaijan lost 16% of its territory, and had to accommodate some 800,000 refugees (IDPs) from the displaced region by the end of hostilities in 1994.
The conflict, which remains 'frozen', has led to widespread belief amongst Azeris that a strong hand of leadership is crucial to the economic, political and territorial stability of the country. This is part-demonstrated and part-justified by Heydar Aliyev's successive election as president in 1993 and 1998, with official voter majorities of 98% and 76% respectively, before 'opening the door' for his son as his own health deteriorated.
Ilham Aliyev was elected to his first five-year term in 2003, gathering 77% of the vote. Accusations of electoral fraud and the seemingly hereditary nature of the power-transfer led to widespread demonstrations, with at least four deaths and 625 arrests as a consequence. The 2005 parliamentary election turnout was 47%, an indication of public political apathy. Those elected to parliament included the president's wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, and uncle, Jalal Aliyev, while elected opposition candidates refused to take their seats in protest at the Parliament's lack of legitimacy. Both elections received criticism from international governmental and non-governmental organisations.
The presidential elections that took place on October 15, 2008 signified an indubitable decision for continuity from the people of the hydrocarbon-rich country, whose appointment of incumbent Ilham Aliev by a landslide victory was lent huge comparative credibility by pre-election reform of both electoral law and process, the presence of a huge number of election observers, and an absence of the widespread protests against the ruling YAP that characterised the outcomes of the 2005 Parliamentary, and 2003 Presidential, elections.
Despite the presence of six other presidential candidates, the political atmosphere in the run-up to the election was static, with little public debate or fervent campaigning visible in the media or on the ground, and its result framed the lack of real political choice made available to the electorate. Although this is due in large part to the opposition's boycott, the candidates that did run were either extremely weak, or unknown figureswho were numerically filling the pluralistic void.
These elections took place with no reported unrest and few electoral infringements. There were numerous reforms to the Electoral Code in line with OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and standards, such as the inking of voters, more transparency of voter lists, and the prohibition of government interference in the election process. However, other recommended changes, with regard to candidate registration, media coverage, press freedom, the complaints and appeals procedure, and reform of the CEC structure, were not met. While most electoral legislation changes were implemented
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(including novel live webcasts from polling stations), these should be seen against the backdrop of uncompetitive political safety for President Aliyev, underlined by his decision not to campaign in person. One interesting reform was the reduction in the campaign period from 60 to 28 days, an odd change given the anonymity of most candidates.
Despite having the world's highest economic growth rate (approx. 30%), real income growth is mostly eaten up by inflation (approx. 25%). Abuses of political, judicial and legislative power, in addition to the extensive ministerial corruption and nepotism that is enabled by the country's resource wealth, potentially threaten socio-political stability. In spite of reforms to government social policy, and attempts at targeting inequality and corruption, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) places Azerbaijan 158th out of 180 countries surveyed, which undermines its flattering and misleading Gini ratio, a standard measure of income equality, which places the country on par with the UK and New Zealand in this regard.
This election safeguards the security of Ilham Aliyev's presidency, granted by the strength of his victory, the opposition's weakness and containment, huge oil and gas revenues, and accommodating international declarations of President Aliyev's authority. The latter is assured by Azerbaijan's adherence to OSCE electoral standards, and its relative stability in a highly contested geo-strategic location.
As a geographic nexus between Europe, the Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, Azerbaijan sits at a meeting point of potentially pivotal opportunity and threat. It shares borders with Armenia, with whom there remains the 'frozen' conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as international giants Iran and Russia, which this summer invaded Georgia -another bordering nation. Add to this Azerbaijan's strong ethno-linguistically based relationship with Turkey, and its role as a major producer and transit point for oil and gas to both Europe and the Near East, and a sketch of the astonishing importance for regional stability Azerbaijan's so far successful diplomatic interplay, emerges.
The major threats to this stability are robust Armenian ties with Russia, which has a base in Armenian territory. As increases in Azerbaijani capacity to send energy westward directly undermines Russian aims for European energy market supremacy -and thus political leverage -coupled with the recent Russian willingness to use hard power to achieve these aims, it is conceivable that Moscow would, at the right time, exploit Nagorno-Karabakh as a strategic trump card. From an EU perspective, security of energy supply from Azerbaijan can be aided by two existing means. The first is fostering stronger ties and integration with Turkey, which could play an indispensable role in Nagorno-Karabakh mediation, and provide a powerful regional counterweight to Russia, and to a lesser extent Iran. The second is to support reform for even greater public representation in Azerbaijan governance and civil society to ward off internal instability. The possibility that the democratic shortcomings of the Georgian government were central to the initiation of the South Ossetian crisis should also be noted.
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The Central Election Commission (CEC), which manages the oversight of, and voter registration for, Azerbaijan's public elections, concluded its annual update of registered voters at the end of May this year, which totalled 4,761,710. Only Precinct Election Commissions (PEC) -the localised representative arms of the CEC, of which there are 5,150 -were entitled to add eligible voters to voter lists after the 20 September national legal deadline for registration. Numbers on these supplementary lists were low, signifying relative improvements in electoral transparency and organisation.
Voters could apply for a 'de-registration voting card' allowing them to vote in a different locality than that for which they were registered, and polling stations were opened in the Azerbaijani embassies of 33 foreign countries. Domestically, there were just over 5,300 polling stations operating in 125 constituencies, including those in military and detention facilities.
Presidential election regulations require that presidential candidates receive over half of votes cast for appointment to the 5-year term. If no candidate achieves this, a second round is held between the two candidates who obtained the highest number of votes, with the majority-holder the winner. Candidates belonging to a political party can either be nominated by that party, or by themselves, and must also obtain at least 40,000 registered voter signatures from a minimum of 60 constituencies to qualify for entry to the election. This condition was not met by three opposition candidates, whose applications were rejected by the Central Election Commission for apparent irregularities in their signature lists.
The remaining seven nominated candidates comprise those who ran on Election Day: Ilham Aliyev of the Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP), Igbal Agazadeh, of the Azerbaijan Umid (Hope) Party, Fazil Gazanfaroglu of the Boyuk Gurulush (Great Creation) Party, Gudrat Hasanguliyev of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), Gulamhussein Alibayli, an independent, Fuad Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Liberal-Democrats Party (ALDP), and Hafiz Hajiyev of the Modern Musavat (Modern Equality) Party. Any candidate who receives less than 3% of the vote must return the AZN 28,000 (approximately €27,000) of campaign funds provided by the government.
Regrettably, all major opposition parties that featured in previous elections decided to boycott this year's election. These are the Musavat ('Equality') Party, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PFPA), and the Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP). Their two figureheads, Isa Gambar (Musavat), who won 15% of the vote in 2003 -the highest official opposition support figure in any Aliyev-era election -chose not to run, as did Eldar Namazov, President of the Public Forum for Azerbaijan, and a former advisor to Heydar Aliyev.
The opposition cites recurrent government violations of the freedom of assembly and speech, state-endorsed violent repression, being crowded out of popular media, and the illegitimacy of the current government, as justification for the boycott. The government's view is that the opposition is simply too weak, rudderless and indecisive
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to field any leader, whether they form a coalition or not. Both are credible views, although the former might play some part in inducing the latter.
Media and Campaign environment
The EP delegation in Azerbaijan did not witness vibrant political campaigning and lively competition between the various policy alternatives offered by candidates. The dominant coverage of the incumbent by the media, and instances of confluence of the ruling YAP party with official state structures did not help to create a level playing field.
The campaign was low-key and attracted limited public interest. The only signs of a political campaign were posters of the candidates displayed on officially designated boards. In August, at the president's order, official portraits and billboards featuring him were removed throughout Azerbaijan. However, billboards depicting his father, Heydar Aliyev, sometimes together with the incumbent, remained posted in numerous locations. Prevalent public displays of quotations from late president Heydar Aliyev's speeches also remained. The incumbent benefitted from the well-organized structure and sizeable membership of his party all over the country. The other candidates conducted door-to-door campaigning and small-scale events, with few campaign events evident in rural areas.
The overall media environment has allegedly deteriorated in recent years, in particular due to problems of media independence and the lack of pluralism in the broadcasting sector. Journalists criticizing the authorities are subject to criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits, physical assault, prison sentences and large fines. At the moment, at least three journalists are in jail.
The majority of electoral campaign coverage on TV was devoted to the activities of the state authorities, therefore benefiting the incumbent. The print media provided a more diverse range of views than television. Moreover, the electronic media was not very balanced in its coverage, thus limiting the electorate's possibility to make informed choices. The incumbent did not campaign in person and decided to send his authorized representatives to campaign for him, stating his wish to give the other candidates more chances of winning. The absence of the incumbent from public TV or radio debates lessened their political value for voters. However, the incumbent extensively toured the country in his official capacity, inaugurating new schools, roads, factories, etc. These visits were widely covered in the media, thereby blurring further the distinction betweenIlham Aliyev's official activities as current president, and his campaign coverage as a presidential candidate.
Changes to the Election Code were supposed to ensure that all candidates were allotted free airtime on Public (non-State) TV and radio, so as to create a fairer media environment for all candidates. In addition, there were amendments banning State-funded AzTV from conducting any political campaign, and three hour-long roundtable discussions amongst candidates were organised for broadcast on Public TV and radio every week. However, little of the paid airtime for candidates was used, and during the roundtables there was not much discussion of either candidate's platforms or debate about social, political and economic issues. The ban limited AzTV only to explicit coverage and campaigning, and did not restrict the amount of airtime given to any
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candidate in its other programming, so long as it was not directly supporting a presidential bid. For example, 44% of AzTV airtime was directly President Aliyev-related (the figure is much higher for all Aliyev family-related news), and 69% of direct speech allocation involved Ilham Aliyev, according to a Reporters Without Borders report.
Also noted in the report was a total lack of coverage of the boycotting opposition, and very little in either print or televised media about any of the other presidential candidates. Topics that might induce nationalism, or promote the success of government policy, such as the Armenian occupation, economic development, and activities of President Aliyev and the First Lady, dominated the media in the weeks prior to the election.
Election Results Summary
The incumbent Ilham Aliyev and his Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP), won the 15 October 2008 presidential elections by an overwhelming majority, acquiring 88.6% of the vote at an official turnout level of 75.6% out of approximately 4.8 million registered voters. Support for all other candidates in the election was paltry, with none acquiring more than 3% of the vote.
The results of the election 'opposition' are as follows, in descending order: Igbal Agazadeh, of the Azerbaijan Umid (Hope) Party, with 2.9%; Fazil Gazanfaroglu of the Boyuk Gurulush (Great Creation) Party, with 2.5%; Gudrat Hasanguliyev of the Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (APFP), with 2.3%; Gulamhussein Alibayli, an independent, with 2.2%; Fuad Aliyev of the Azerbaijan Liberal-Democrats Party (ALDP), with 0.78%; Hafiz Hajiyev of the Modern Musavat (Modern Equality) Party, with 0.65%. As no candidates outside of the incumbent secured 3% of the vote, they are all legally required to return the campaign funding provided by the government.
The results of eight polling stations, worth a total of approximately 58,000 votes, were nullified (as of 21 October) by the Central Election Commission, as a result of apparent breach of election protocol. While the elections passed without major incident, there were major shortcomings in the fairness of pre-election media, the clear lack of plurality, and the refusal to give the boycotting opposition approval for holding a sanctioned 'outdoor meeting' in Baku.
Election day was calm and peaceful. The turnout was much higher than expected and compared to previous elections: 75.6%.
Voting day was generally viewed positively and described as marking considerable progress by IEOM. The assessment of the European Parliament delegation was rather similar: the elections were prepared and largely carried out smoothly. Overall, they were organized in an efficient manner. According to the IEOM's preliminary conclusions, the voting process was assessed as good or very good in 94% of polling stations visited. The understanding of procedure of PECs' and voters was positively assessed.
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The delegation split into four teams as described in Annex C. The members of the delegation visited about 40 polling stations during the Election Day. The teams generally noted that the Election Day proceeded in an orderly manner.
Overall the polling stations were well organised. Voting began on time in most polling stations observed. Domestic observers and party agents were generally present in the polling stations visited. Campaign signs were not seen in the vicinity of the polling stations in those areas visited by the delegation.
However our delegation experienced some shortcomings during the Election Day. The EP teams to Binagadi, a suburb of Baku, and Subunchu, witnessed voting irregularities which concerned multiple identical signatures on voter lists and violations of secrecy of the vote.
On Election Day, the delegation chair was actively engaged in the drafting of the joint preliminary findings and conclusions and the joint press statement of the International Election Observation Mission. The Heads of the delegations met several times during the Election Day and on the following day in order to discuss their assessment of the election process.
After very intense negotiations among the Heads of two parliamentary delegations and the Head of the ODIHR mission, an agreement was reached on the joint preliminary findings and conclusions, which were presented at the joint press conference in the late afternoon of 22 May 2008.
The joint IEOM press release and the full summary of the findings of the Election Observation Mission are attached to this report (Annexes E and F).
The Counting and tabulation was assessed more negatively than voting.
As a short term election observation delegation, the MEPs concentrated mainly on monitoring the proceedings of the Election Day. The elections made considerable progress toward meeting OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and other standards, but did not meet certain important commitments. The delegation considers that the substantial numbers of international election observers deployed in the country contributed greatly to enhancing the transparency of the whole election process.
The incumbent president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, won 88.6% of the vote and with an unexpectedly high turnout, strengthened his position as the uncontested leader of Azerbaijan. The opposition boycotting these presidential elections underlined its weakness, incohesion, and lack of a charismatic leader who could have threatened or at least challenged the position of the incumbent president.
In a presidential system such as Azerbaijan's political system, one could believe that the presidential elections represent the key elections in the country. However, bearing in mind the fact that these elections have not brought too much novelty to the political landscape in Azerbaijan, the parliamentary elections scheduled for 2010 could be more revealing if the traditional opposition would decide to participate and/or a third way in
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Azeri politics could promise a real alternative. From this point of view, the parliamentary elections could offer a much more precise snapshot of Azerbaijan'spolitical situation.
Lessons need to be drawn and learned from the various shortcomings in, and impediments to, the electoral process for the organization of future elections (the parliamentary elections in 2-years time).
Amongst the essential conditions for a genuine and democratic electoral process are equal access to, and balanced coverage by, any state or publicly funded media, and equal access for candidates and political parties to state resources. The EP delegation considers that these essential conditions were not completely fulfilled. With the media biased in favour of the incumbent president, Ilham Aliyev, and the ruling YAP dominating the state apparatus and local administration, the election result was not surprising.
One of the most significant observations of this delegation was the overwhelming visualpresence of the incumbent president and his father, Heydar Aliyev, in public life. Furthermore, the domination of the personalities of the Aliyev father and son, and of the ruling party over the public sphere, as well as indirectly over the business sector, is a remnant of a "de facto" one party system that needs to evolve over time towards a proper multi-party system, reflecting all the principles of a pluralistic democratic society.
The role and visibility of the European Parliament's delegation was an issue, due to the parallel presence of two other unofficial European observation delegations. One group, which was called the "Election Delegation of the Members of the European Parliament and Committee of the Regions", included 3 MEPs, while the other consisted of national members of parliament from EU Member States. This could send mixed messages to the Azeri population, authorities and more generally to the international community, particularly if the evaluative methodology and views of these additional groups are inconsistent with those of the EP delegation, and its joint statement with PACE and ODIHR. It is crucial that the credibility, professionalism, and impartiality of European Parliament observation delegations are not put into question by such parallel, unofficial -and thus unrepresentative -missions.
Recommendations for the future
The European Parliament, through the Delegation to the EU-AzerbaijanParliamentary Cooperation Committee, is willing to continue to work closely, together with the newly elected leadership, towards further strengthening democracy and stability in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan should move towards a true multi-party system; this implies a change towards a culture of pluralism notably in the media, and also greater public access to, and government support for, other parties at a grassroots level.
Further improvements in the fundamental freedoms of speech and the media are needed, so as to stimulate the political debate that ensures greater representation of the needs of the public in government policy.
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A reinforcement of the legal framework in order to have a stricter boundary between party and public resources.
The financing of political parties should be more transparent.
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTPRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN
ELECTION OBSERVATION DELEGATION2008 October 16–13
List of participants
Mrs Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN, Verts/ALE, France (Chairperson)Mr Arpad DUKA-ZOLYOMI, EPP-ED, SlovakiaMr Alojz PETERLE, EPP-ED, SloveniaMr Evgeni KIRILOV, PES, BulgariaMr Robert EVANS, PSE, UKMr Adam BIELAN, UEN, Poland
Mr Thomas GRUNERT, Head of Unit Mrs Alina Alexandra GEORGESCU, AdministratorMrs Simona IACOBLEV, Assistant
Mr Marek HANNIBAL (EPP-ED)
Mrs Chahla AGALAROVAMr Seymur BALAMMADOVMr Israfil KHAKIYEVMr Mehriban VAN DE GRIENDT
:AbbreviationsEPP-EDEuropean People's Party/European
Democrats PESParty of European Socialists
ELDRLiberal, Democrat and Reform PartyVerts/ALEGreens/European Free Alliance
GUE/NGLEuropean United Left/Nordic Green LeftUENUnion for Europe of the Nations
NI Non-attachedEDDEurope of Democracies and Diversities
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTPRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN
ELECTION OBSERVATION DELEGATION2008 October 16–13
Team 1 - BAKUMrs Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN, Verts/ALE, France (Chairperson)Mr Thomas GRUNERT, Head of Unit Mrs Chahla AGALAROVA, Interpreter Driver
Team 2 - BAKUMr Adam BIELAN, UEN, PolandMr Evgeni KIRILOV, PES, BulgariaMrs Alina Alexandra GEORGESCU, AdministratorMr Mehriban VAN DE GRIENDT, InterpreterDriver
Team 3 - SUMQAYITMr Robert EVANS, PSE, UKMr Alojz PETERLE, EPP-ED, SloveniaMrs Simona IACOBLEV, AssistantMr Israfil KHAKIYEV, InterpreterDriver
Team 4 - SABUNCUMr Arpad DUKA-ZOLYOMI, EPP-ED, SlovakiaMr Marek HANNIBAL (EPP-ED)Mr Seymur BALAMMADOV InterpreterDriver
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Press releaseAzerbaijan's presidential poll marked considerable progress, but did not meet all election commitmentsBAKU, 16 October 2008 - Yesterday's presidential election in Azerbaijan marked considerable progress, but did not meet all of the country's international commitments, observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) and the European Parliament (EP) concluded in a joint statement published today.
The election was conducted in a peaceful manner, but was characterized by a lack of robust competition and vibrant political discourse facilitated by the media, and thus did not reflect all principles of a meaningful and pluralistic democratic election. Regrettably, some opposition parties boycotted the election, citing longstanding obstacles. This further limited the scope for meaningful choice for the electorate.
"There were notable improvements in the conduct of this election, but additional efforts are necessary to meet crucial international commitments, especially those related to pluralism, the fairness of the campaign environment, and the media," said Ambassador Boris Frlec, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission.
"While the voting day can be generally viewed positively and described as marking considerable progress, election observation is done against a broader background of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. In this connection, the issue of freedom of the media in Azerbaijan remains a source of further concern," said Andres Herkel, Head of the PACE delegation.
"According to our observations on election day, the elections were well prepared and largely carried out smoothly. However, a lack of genuine competition, due to the boycott of major opposition parties, and the absence of a real campaign have to be deeply deplored," said Marie Anne Isler Beguin, Head of the EP delegation.
The authorities made efforts to create more equitable conditions for candidates, and the election was organized in an overall efficient manner, although shortcomings were observed on election day, in particular during the crucial phase of the vote count and tabulation. The observers noted that the campaign was generally low-key, with the incumbent not campaigning personally, and other candidates commanding little apparent public support. The Central Election Commission has reported a high turnout of 75 per cent.
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Sea temperatures, water sports and vacation activities near Villatuerta, Spain
Water temperatures throughout the year and general information about Villatuerta...
Villatuerta is a coastal city in Spain.
It is a rather small-sized town close to the water with a population of 1026 people.
The water temperature around Villatuerta has extreme variability during the year.
The temperature ranges from 11.3°C (52.4°F) in March up to 22.5°C (72.5°F) in the month of August, as shown in the interactive table below. The average water temperature throughout the year is 16°C (61°F) and the best time for water activities is late summer, since Villatuerta is located in the northern hemisphere.
Hover over the bars to see temperature for each month in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
What is the current water temperature near Villatuerta?
The current water temperature in the month of August near Villatuerta is ca:
Are there surf spots in close proximity to Villatuerta?
There are not many surf spots close to Villatuerta. The closest decent spot is Orio, which is 44.2km (27.6miles) away from Villatuerta. Click here
for directions and to check out more information on Orio and its water temperature. Other surfspots near Villatuerta are Zarautz
, which is approximately 44.4km (27.6miles) away, and Playa de Gros
, located roughly 46.1km (28.6miles) from Villatuerta.
Are there sandy beaches near Villatuerta?
There are not too many beaches near to Villatuerta. A beach that might be worth checking out is Magdalena
, which is just 50.3km (31.3miles) away from Villatuerta. Another fun beach near Villatuerta is Salinas
, 51.3km (31.9miles) away.
What kind of wetsuit is recommended for Villatuerta?
The sea temperature around Villatuerta is warm, reaching up to 22°C (72°F) in the months of July, August, and September. During this time, in the late summer, a thin top or a jumpsuit might be required to feel comfortable, but some might even be fine without a wetsuit for surfing, swimming, snorkelling, or diving . However, during February, March, and April, sea temperatures come down to nearly 11°C (52°F). During these months, a 4/3 wetsuit is recommended to feel comfortable, but some might even be ok with a good-quality 2/3mm suit . For very cold conditions and cold mornings/evenings, it might be better to have a pair of boots and a hoodie.
How is the diving and fishing close to Villatuerta?
Due to significant temperature changes throughout the year, fishing and Scuba diving conditions vary quite a bit depending on the time of the year. The temperature ranges from 11 to 16°C (52-61°F) during spring. Atlantic Mackerel, Winter Flounder, and Tautog can usually be found in waters of this temperature range. However, the conditions typically change during July, August, and September when water temperatures go up to 17 to 22°C (63-72°F). Fish which can often be found in waters with these temperatures include: Bigeye Tuna, Blackfin Tuna, King Mackerel, Spotted Seatrout, and White Marlin.
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text: The Drop-Dead Mutant Drosophila carries an … The Drop-Dead Mutant Drosophila carries an X-chromosomal recessive mutation that causes severe behavioral defects and brain degeneration, manifested a few days after emergence of the adult. This mutation causes age related neurodegeneration and locomoter dysfunction and these mutants typically have very abbreviated life spans. Some common effects of this mutation are a slightly bent wing margin, frequent hypertrophy of the abdomen, reduced body size, recessive sterility in homozygous mutant females, and brain lesions. These mutants are used to study Parkinson's Disease in some laboratories. Parkinson's Disease in some laboratories.

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Since I can remember I've always been fascinated with the colors found in nature. Early in my childhood I loved to spend time outdoors playing and looking at colors and all forms of life. I loved to participate in arts at school. Most of my art knowledge and skills comes through independent study.
In 2000, I graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of PR with a BS in Liberal Studies and a Major in Commerce. After graduating, most of my career has been related to arts, marketing and technology. Art has been included in different roles of my life like painting in various mediums, working on graphic arts, web design and creative direction. In 2005, I completed a course in the Floral Oil painting technique.
I am very passionate about arts and I gain my main inspiration from nature. I love to paint floral scenes, landscapes, seascapes, still-life, animals and some abstracts and surreal too! My main medium is oil but I also work with acrylics and pastels.
I was born and raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico and now I live in Manchester, NH with my husband Jermaine and my little dog Spot. I love to travel and wherever I go I take a camera with me to capture the beautiful scenes that inspire some of my work. Some of my earlier works are signed with my maiden name 'Maria Gonzalez'. Find out more about my artwork at marglezartstudio.com
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Andrew Battershill (US) - Pillow
Andrew Battershill is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s MA in English in the Field of Creative Writing, where he was the fiction editor and co-founder of Dragnet Magazine.
Pillow is a gentle soul reluctantly living a life of crime. As a former professional boxer, he isn’t cut out for much else, and so accepts his place a low-level enforcer for the mob. That is, until he accidentally impregnates his neighbor and decides to 'go straight.' A dark, witty literary crime novel, Pillow punches above its weight.
Pauline Holdstock (BC) - The Hunter and the Wild Girl
Pauline Holdstock is the author of six novels, including Into the Heart of the Country, longlisted for the 2012 Giller Prize, and Beyond Measure, winner of the Ethel Wilson Award for Fiction and shortlisted for both the 2004 Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Canada and Caribbean Region.
The Hunter and the Wild Girl
In nineteenth century France, the path of a feral girl cross with a reclusive taxidermist when she escapes from a crowd of angry townspeople onto his abandoned estate. Bonding over their mutual ‘outsider’ status, they form an easy coexistence, but the girl can only hide for so long though and they are soon forced to face both past choices and society itself.
Billie Livingston (BC) - The Crooked Heart of Mercy
Billie Livingston is the author of three novels and short stories, including the Danuta Gleed and CBC Bookie award-winning collection Greedy Little Eyes, and poetry. Her previous novel, One Good Hustle, a Globe and Mail Best Book, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult Book Award.
The Crooked Heart of Mercy
Ben, Maggie and Francis have all hit rock bottom. Ben, a limo driver, loses his son and wakes up in a psyche ward with a hole in his head he can’t explain. Maggie, Ben’s wife, is too stricken by grief to reach out to her husband. And Francis, Maggie’s brother, is an alcoholic priest whose latest drunken antics have gone viral online. While the trio struggle to connect, they have to rely on each other to rebuild their lives.

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The chemical structures and electronic structures at conjugated polyelectrolyte/Au interfaces demonstrate that conjugated polyelectrolytes with identical backbones but different pendant charges and charge-compensating ions exhibit different electronic properties. This finding shows that counterions and backbone charges enable control of the electronic and chemical nature of critical device interfaces.
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Belgaum to Mangalore - Bus Fare & Timings
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Belgaum to Mangalore Bus Services
There are 5 bus operator(s) providing bus service from Belgaum to Mangalore. The top bus operator(s) for Belgaum to Mangalore route are Ganesh Tourists, SRS Travels, VRL Travels, Durgamba Motors, Sri Durgamba Travels. The first bus from Belgaum departs at 06:30 PM and is operated by Ganesh Travels and the last bus departs at 10:00 PM and is operated by Ganesh Travels. The minimum fare from Belgaum to Mangalore Bus is Rs. 450.00/- departing at 08:00 PM. One can also avail of Volvo AC, Volvo AC Sleeper, AC Sleeper, AC Seater, Non AC Sleeper, Non AC Seater on this route. The bus(es) usually take a maximum of 11 hours to complete the journey. The most preferred pickup points for Belgaum to Mangalore buses are Ramdev (S R S Bus Parking), Triveni, Mahantesh Nagar.
Belgaum is located in the foothills of Sahyadri Mountain in the state of Karnataka, and is located 502 kms from Bangalore. It is the fourth largest city of the state. Belgaum is favored with three different cultures of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Though it has British culture still prevalent, the city is progressing rapidly in terms of lifestyle and is standing next to Bangalore. The city is easily accessible to different states and cities of the country through all means. Visiting Belgaum during festival period to explore different cultural programs celebrated with great pomp. There are different tourists attractions in Belgaum like: Parasgod Fort, Vajrapoha Falls, Kittur Fort and Palaces, Kapileshwara Temple, Gokak Falls and St. Mary’s Church.
Mangalore is a picturesque city nestled between Arabian Sea and Western Ghats. It is major city of Karnataka, after the capital city Bangalore and is the administrative headquarter of Dakshina Kannada. The natural beauty, long stretched white sand beaches, large green fields with the backdrop of coconut palms lined up, beautiful temple built on high mountains, unique culture and festivals are features of Mangalore city. Dusshera Festival is celebrated in a royal way in temples across attracting thousands of visitors yearly. With the rapid growth in the present time, Mangalore is witnessing an amalgamation of various cultures and traditions. Some of the major attractions of Mangalore are: Udupi Sri Krishna Temple, Kudroli Temple, Kaup Beach, St. Aloysius Chapel, Someshwara Beach, Malpe Beach, St. Mary’s Island and other tourists’ locations.


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2021 ICD-10-CM Code R52 - Pain, unspecified
R52 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of pain, unspecified. The code R52 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code R52 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like able to cope, able to cope with ...
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Grime MC Ghetts brings a sinister intensity to even his most pop-friendly tracks. After participating in several grime collectives, he chose to focus on his solo output in 2005. In addition to prolifically releasing mixtapes, Ghetts brought his slithering vocal presence and shadowy flows to studio albums like 2021's Conflict of Interest (which reached number two in the U.K. charts), as well as to featured appearances on tracks and collaborations with Stormzy, Skepta, and others.
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Roblox – https://modgiver.com/roblox-mod-apk/ – is among the most varied gaming platforms that you can find within Google Play, App Store as well as Microsoft Store. Roblox has a dual-gaming strategy that helps to accommodate both game developers and players.
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At Eternity's Gate (2018)
1h 50min | Biography , Drama | 16 November 2018 (USA)
A look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Jean-Claude Carrière, Louise Kugelberg | 1 more credit »
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac

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In 2011 I started a food blog that defines my love of cheese, life and new recipes. I love blogging about all types of food that is delicious and interesting, I am so glad I started.
Overall, I’m a messy cook. Chopping vegetables calms me. I always use fresh herbs, I think it truly does make a difference. I read menus when I am bored. I have a bad habit of reading recipes right bed and tend to dream about food!
I do love to eat healthy, with the occasional splurge. I enjoy cooking with seasonal ingredients and new recipes are always exciting. Lastly, I have a deep love for cheese… especially when paired with some vino!

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On a Scale of Sober to Blitzed, How Messed Up Was Lil Wayne When He Recorded His 'Good Time' Verse?
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There Is No Flag Stomping in Lil Wayne's New 'God Bless Amerika' Video
Lil Wayne (born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. on September 27, 1982) is a rapper best known for songs like 'Lollipop.' Lil Wayne is also known for his affiliations with the label Cash Money Records and Young Money Entertainment. Find more pictures, videos and articles about Lil Wayne here.
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- Born: Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (1982-09-27) September 27, 1982 (age 38) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- Other names: Tunechi, Weezy F. Baby, The President
- Education: University of Phoenix
- Alma mater: University of Houston (Hon)
- Occupation: Rapper, singer, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur, actor
- Years active: 1995–present
- Spouse(s): Toya Johnson (m. 2004; div. 2006)
- Partner(s): Nivea (2002–2003, 2009–2010; ex-fiancée) Lauren London Denise Bidot (2019–present)
- Children: 4
- Awards: Full list
- Origin: Hollygrove, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
- Genres: Hip hop
- Instruments: Vocals
- Labels: Young Money, Republic, Universal (current), Cash Money (former)
- Associated acts: Cash Money Millionaires, Hot Boys, Sqad Up, The B.G.'z, 2 Chainz, Birdman, DJ Drama, DJ Khaled, Drake, Eminem, Future, The Game, Jeezy, Juelz Santana, Lloyd, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, T-Pain, T.I.
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Philippine health department denounces fake Omicron 'alert'
As Covid-19 ripped through the Philippines, social media posts purported to share an official government health warning about the Omicron variant. The posts are misleading; the health department said it had not issued the warning, which makes a string of baseless claims about the virus.
"DOH OMICRON ALERT," reads the graphic shared on Facebook on January 17, referring to the Philippine Department of Health.
"Omicron infection rate takes 20 seconds to infect adults and children," it reads.
The graphic, which features the DOH logo, also claims that a person infected with the Omicron Covid-19 variant "can be re-infected after three weeks" and that "re-infection is more fatal".
"Omicron infected [sic] is caused by positive people who are freely walking, working without showing symptoms and infecting other people," it adds. "Always wear a mask even at home".
The message circulated online as an Omicron-driven Covid surge caused widespread disruption to businesses, services and healthcare providers in the Philippine capital region and surrounding provinces.
However, the posts are misleading.
The DOH said that it did not issue the message.
"The Department of Health denounces the card…claiming to be a DOH Advisory," it said in a statement posted on Facebook on January 17.
"Studies on the Omicron variant are still ongoing and no studies have presented any justification on the above claims."
Health experts said the graphic made misleading claims about the Omicron variant.
A World Health Organization (WHO) representative said it was too earlier to tell if the variant "takes 20 seconds to infect adults and children".
"We cannot yet say exactly what this means in terms of exposure time in minutes and seconds", they told AFP on January 26, 2022.
The global health agency said factors such as vaccination, protective measures used and where the infection took place can affect how quickly a person is infected with Covid-19.
"If you follow safety protocols, you won't get infected that easily. But if you don't, then you can get infected in 20 seconds or even less," said Dr. Karl Henson of the nonprofit Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
"There's a lot of factors going into it. Number one, the amount of virus circulating in the air, then whether you're protected, whether you have a mask on. It also has something to do with the air circulation in the room, the ventilation," he told AFP on February 9.
The WHO said that more data were needed to better understand the risk of reinfection after recovering from the Omicron variant.
An analysis of 81 studies on Covid-19 reinfections between January 2020 and March 2021 found that Covid-19 reinfections happened on average two months after the initial infection, rather than the "three weeks" mentioned in the graphic.
Henson said that the claim that Omicron reinfection would be "more fatal" was "flat out baseless". He referred to early studies that showed Omicron causes less severe symptoms compared to earlier Covid-19 variants.
"Primarily because in most patients it is limited to the upper airways; it doesn't cause as much pneumonia as the other variants," he said.
"But the factors playing into the severity [of the illness] on a single patient has more to do with the patient's characteristics than the viral characteristics because the bottomline is, they're all Covid."
Dr. Rontgene Solante, an infectious diseases expert and member of the Philippine government's vaccine panel, warned that a person infected with Covid-19 -- including the Omicron variant –- could spread it from the first two days of becoming infected, even if they did not display symptoms.
The WHO's website says that data has shown that the first two days are also when patients appear to be "most infectious, just before they develop symptoms".
The agency also said preliminary evidence from South Africa suggested "there is a higher proportion of asymptomatic infections associated with Omicron, which may be contributing to further transmission".
It cautioned that further investigations were needed to see if this was the case in other countries.
Masks at home
Solante recommended that, during a surge in infections, people who leave the house daily continue wearing face masks when they get back home to reduce the risk of infecting the elderly and those with compromised immune systems.
The WHO said that unvaccinated people have a greater risk of severe disease and death from the Omicron variant.
Citing early studies from Denmark, Israel, South Africa and the United Kingdom, the agency said: "Although further data are needed from laboratory and epidemiological investigations to better understand Omicron, including the risk of reinfection... these reports suggest that the highest risk of reinfection was associated with unvaccinated individuals."
Vaccination is "highly effective in protecting against severe disease and death" caused by all Covid variants including Omicron, the WHO representative added.


Candidates running for seats in the Iranian parliament began campaigning on February 22 in the country’s first election since the bloody crackdown on the 2022 popular uprising.
Voters are due to cast their ballots on March 1 to pick new members of the 290-seat legislature among 15,200 candidates who have been approved by the hardline Guardian Council.
That’s more than twice the number of candidates allowed to compete in 2020 for a four-year term in the chamber, when voter turnout was just over 42 percent, the lowest since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Also on March 1, 144 clerics will compete for the 88-seat Assembly of Experts, a body in charge of appointing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader and overseeing his work. Their term of service is eight years.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, 84, has urged Iranians to head to the polling stations.
"Everyone should participate in elections," he said on February 18. "It is important to choose the best person, but the priority is for people to participate."
In the absence of serious competition from reformists and moderates, many observers expect the new parliament will likely continue to be controlled by conservatives.
Some opposition figures in Iran and members of the diaspora have called for a boycott of the polls, with the Reform Front, a key coalition of reformist parties, announcing it will not take part in "meaningless, non-competitive and ineffective elections."
Former President Hassan Rouhani, who was barred from seeking reelection to the Assembly of Experts after 24 years of membership, has called on the people to vote "to protest against the ruling minority."
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A walk down to the bay, or a full-day hike on challenging trails. Here are prepared for all purposes. Or explore the islands by bike, and why settle for one then you can easily bring the bike on the boat to the next island.
The ultimate archipelago experience is viewed from the water. Sliding into a kayak along all the small islands and cutting edges gives an indescribable calm that you then carry with you for a long time.
All activities can be adapted to experience and skills. Knowledgeable guides are there for you to feel safe and secure.
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YouTube Inc. said it acquired digital video technology company Green Parrot Pictures.
In a blog post, Jeremy Doig, director of Google Video Technology, said that at YouTube "we see 35 hours of video uploaded to the site every minute from people all over the world. Some videos are beautifully shot by professionals or aspiring filmmakers using the very latest in HD cameras and equipment. But some of YouTube’s most popular or moving videos are shot using low-quality mobile phones and video cameras."
For example, Doig cited videos of recent protests in Libya. "Although emotionally captivating, they can be jerky, blurry or unsteady," he wrote. "What if there was a technology that could improve the quality of such videos -- sharpening the image, reducing visual noise and rendering a higher-quality, steadier video -- all while your video is simply being uploaded to the site? You can imagine how excited we were when we discovered a small, ambitious company based in Ireland that can do exactly this."
Green Parrot Pictures was founded at the Engineering School of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
San Bruno-based YouTube said that in the last six years, Green Parrot's small team of engineers has built cutting-edge video quality improvement technology that has been used in major studio productions from Lord of the Rings to X-Men to Spider-Man.
YouTube is owned by Mountain View-based Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Terms of the Green Parrot deal were not disclosed.
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This Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, photo shows death row inmate Carey Dean Moore.
Nebraska’s first execution since 1997, is executed on Tuesday, in this case, by using a kind of lethal injection never before administered in the state.
Carey Dean Moore, 60, was pronounced dead at 10:47 hours after it is injected with a drug combination of the powerful opioid fentanyl.
Moore was the first prisoner to lethal injection in Nebraska, which carried out its last execution in 1997, the use of the electric chair.
He was convicted in 1979 for the murder of two cabdrivers in Omaha.
In his last written statement, he admitted his guilt, but said that there are others on Nebraska’s death row who he believes are innocent and must be released.
Prosecutors said that at the age of 21 years, Moore fatally shot Reuel Van Ness during a robbery with his younger brother, use the money to buy drugs, and pornography.
Moore fatally shot Maynard Helgeland itself five days later, saying that he wanted to prove that he is a man of life itself. Moore was arrested a week later. He was indicted and convicted for first-degree murder, while his 14-year-old brother was sentenced for second degree murder.
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The Nebraska drug protocol called for an initial IV dose of diazepam, also known as Valium, in order to ensure that the inmate unconscious, followed by the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, cisatracurium besylate, to cause paralysis and the inhibition of respiration and potassium chloride to stop the heart. After each injection, prison officials sent saline solution through the IV to flush out any residue and to ensure that all drugs had entered the detainee the system.
Moore’s version is a little more than three years after Nebraska lawmakers abolished the death penalty, but restored the following year by means of a citizen ballot drive partly financed by the Gov. Pete Ricketts. The Republican governor, a wealthy former businessman, has said he was the fulfillment of the wishes of the voters in the conservative state.
Nebraska Office of the Attorney-General referred to the implementation of a “sad event” which put an end to “what is a long establishing justice.”
“Our sympathy is extended to the families of Reuel Van Ness and Maynard Helgeland for the loss of their loved ones for almost thirty nine years ago,” the statement read.
NEVADA DEATH ROW INMATE STUCK IN LEGAL LIMBO: ‘GET IT DONE’
A German pharmaceutical company tried to stop the execution of the previous week, alleging that the state unlawfully obtained the medicines of the company and that proceeding with the execution would be harmful for the company reputation and business relationships.
U. S. District Judge Richard Kopf ruled that the blocking of the execution would ‘frustrate the will of the people.”
Fox News’ Bill Mears and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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British Art Critic, Revolutionary John Berger Dies Aged 90
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LONDON, Jan 3, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 03rd Jan, 2017 ) - Influential British art critic and prize-winning author John Berger, a self-declared revolutionary who controversially backed the far-left Black Panthers, has died aged 90, his son told AFP Tuesday.
Berger was best known for his art criticism essay "Ways Of Seeing", written to accompany a BBC television series, which is credited with changing the way people viewed art. He also won the 1972 Booker prize for Fiction for his experimental novel "G.", set in pre-World War I Europe.
Berger died on Monday in the Paris suburb of Antony, his son Jacob said. "He died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family," he said. He had lived in France since the 1970s. Berger was born in London in 1926.
He wrote about artists including Pablo Picasso, Titian, Paul Cezanne and Gustave Courbet. "Ways of Seeing", a highly influential criticism of Western cultural aesthetics, originally aired in 1972 as a four-part BBC television series and was subsequently published as a book.
"Art and the wider world seemed to make more sense after watching Berger on the BBC, with his piercing blue eyes, steady delivery and groovy seventies shirt, eloquently explain perspective or the idealisation of the nude," wrote The Guardian newspaper's arts correspondent Mark Brown.


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Jamie Randall (Gyllenhaal), a womanizing pharmaceutical salesman in the late 90’s, hits it big with the debut of Viagra. However, his plans change when he falls for Maggie Murdock (Hathaway), a sharp-tongued artist/waitress who turns his world upside-down. A unique but somewhat scattered romantic comedy.
Romantic-comedies, as I’ve said before, suffer from the balancing act they must perform. However, Love adds a third element of medical/political commentary that unbalances the mix. It hits a lot of your typical romantic-comedy beats, but does so while acknowledging one thing that so many others gloss over: sex. It’s one of the main motivations in human pairing, and it’s quite refreshing to see a movie, especially a rom-com, pay so much deference to it. Hathaway and Gyllenhaal’s performances mesh well, though their characters leave something to be desired: Gyllenhaal’s Jamie is too nice to be the inconsiderate bad-boy he describes himself as, and Hathaway’s Maggie rides the “martyr” train much longer than necessary. On the other hand, the medical/political side of the movie sets up a compelling and scarily accurate depiction of modern American healthcare, but is quickly forgotten once the main relationship unfolds. An entire movie from this angle would be cool. Director Zwick finds himself outside of his usual territory (he’s better known for much bloodier fare like Defiance, Glory and Blood Diamond), but as such brings an interesting take on a stale genre. This rom-com has a lot on its mind, and it’s worth a shot.


Gerard Coyne, who lost the Unite leadership battle to Len McCluskey – has been sacked as the union’s West Midlands regional secretary.
Mr Coyne said he was “deeply disappointed” by his dismissal.
He was suspended in April after accusations of bringing Unite into disrepute.
Mr Coyne said he would appeal against the decision. He said he faced seven charges at a disciplinary hearing.
One charge, he said, related to an alleged technical data breach, which was claimed to have damaged the relationship between Unite and the Labour Party.


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A manufacturer of mobile cranes uses inductive sensors to detect the position of stabilizer legs as part of the vehicle safety system. Before the system will allow the driver to drive the vehicle away, sensors confirm that stabilizer legs have been retracted.
Mobile cranes, bucket trucks, ladder trucks and the like are equipped with extendable stabilizer legs that prevent the vehicle from tipping over during stationary operation with an overhanging load. These stabilizer legs (or jacks) are mechanical extensions of the chassis that essentially widen the base of the vehicle to ensure its stability in all operating situations. However, when the time comes to move the vehicle, there must be verification that these stabilizers are retracted. Either an indicator in the driver’s cab or a method of disabling engagement of the vehicle’s transmission is utilized to promote safety and prevent drive-away accidents and damage.
The customer’s existing verification system relies on mechanical contacts. However, the costs of maintenance and replacements over the long lifetime of such vehicles are relatively high. A non-contact solution is therefore sought.
A normally closed, two-wire inductive sensor from the Classics family (Special range) is suitable for this application. Multiple sensors (one for each stabilizer cylinder) are installed and connected in a way that requires each sensor to be satisfied that a target is either present or absent, thus completing a logic circuit.
Initially the simplest approach would seem to be to wire this group of devices in series, as would be the case with mechanical contacts. However, when using sensors, series wiring presents the challenge of voltage drops. The customer overcomes this by selecting 2-wire sensors with a ‘normally closed’ output, then wiring them in parallel to create a logical NAND situation.
This wiring solution resolves the issue and permits a non-contact, non-mechanical approach to providing feedback for the warning or inhibiting mechanism of the vehicle.


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On Thursday 18 and Friday 19 August, the Westmead Research and Innovation Conference 2022 in the Western Sydney Local Health Region (WSLHD) brought together research, industry and healthcare delivery to connect, learn and inspire.
This year’s theme was intersection of research and industry.
Westmead Hospital cardiologist, academic director of the Westmead Applied Research Center and professor of medicine at the University of Sydney, Professor Clara Chow, spoke about cost-effective innovations in digital health.
Clara emphasized the importance of the conference, saying: “Research and innovation are incredibly important to what we do to improve patient outcomes and experiences to make our healthcare system work more effectively.
“This needs to be talked about at all levels of the hospital.
Westmead is important because of its people, not just its patients and population, but also the amazing breadth of knowledge of our doctors, researchers, scientists and health system providers. I’m constantly throwing ideas at other people and I’m lucky to live in an ecosystem.”
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Other speakers from WSLHD included Associate Professor Verity Ahern, WSLHD Director of Radiation Oncology, who helped establish the Radiation Oncology Translational Network’s Radiation Biology Laboratory.
Its goal is to help realize the clinical and commercial potential of radiation biology.
Each cancer patient and each cancer responds differently to radiation therapy, which is used to treat nearly 50% of cancer patients.
Understanding why some tumors are resistant to radiation and how radiation resistance can be overcome are areas of interest for the Westmead Translation Radiation Biology Group, which leads this field of research nationally.
Verity presented the work of this group and other international researchers in radiation biology to show the diversity of the field.
Associate Professor Narinder Singh, Head of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Specialist ENT Surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Sydney, lectured on rhinology, specializing exclusively in disorders of the nose and sinuses, including nasal obstruction, snoring/OSA surgery, comprehensive and extended endoscopic sinus procedures, anterior skull base surgery and rhinoplasty (both functional and aesthetic).
Professor Dominic Dwyer, Medical Virologist and Infectious Diseases Physician at NSW Health Pathology’s Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR) at Westmead Hospital, presented the closing session on day two.
The special session “Wuhan to Westmead: the origins of SARS-CoV-2” was delivered virtually from France by Professor Dywer, telling the story of his historic journey to Wuhan, when he was selected by the World Health Organization to be part of an international team of 10 working with local health officials in Wuhan to investigate the origins of COVID-19.
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Washington rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg will make his third interleague start against an AL Central team this afternoon. This time, the Kansas City Royals.
The game will start at 4:35 EST.
Strasburg is 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA in three starts, striking out at least eight batters each time out.
As a team, the Royals have lost five games in a row and have the second fewest strikeouts (386). The Chicago White Sox, however, have the fewest strike outs among MLB teams (352), but Strasburg struck out 10 of the team's batters across seven innings in his last start.
He also faced the Cleveland Indians.
"I know he's got great stuff," Royals first baseman Billy Butler said. "Everybody knows that. I've seen him on TV. Actually, we've been watching him quite a bit. It's a good challenge for our offense."
The Royals send Brian Bannister to the hill this afternoon.


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Campaign for Liberty | Posted by LydiaScott on 03/06/09
This bill is sitting in committee and I am not sure when it is going to hit the floor. One thing I do know is that very few of the Representatives have read it. As usual they will vote on this based on what someone else is saying. Urge your members to read the legislation and ask for opposition to this devastating legislation. Devastating for everyday folks but great for factory farming ops like Monsanto, ADM, Sodexo and Tyson to name a few.
I have no doubt that this legislation was heavily influenced by lobbyists from huge food producers. This legislation is so broad based that technically someone with a little backyard garden could get fined and have their property siezed. It will effect anyone who produces food even if they do not sell but only consume it. It will literally put all independent farmers and food producers out of business due to the huge amounts of money it will take to conform to factory farming methods. If people choose to farm without industry standards such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers they will be subject to a vareity of harassment from this completely new agency that has never before existed. That's right, a whole new government agency is being created just to police food, for our own protection of course.
Red flags I found and I am sure there are more...........
- Legally binds state agriculture depts to enforcing federal guidelines effectively taking away the states power to do anything other than being food police for the federal dept.
- Effectively criminalizes organic farming but doesn't actually use the word organic.
- Effects anyone growing food even if they are not selling it but consuming it.
- Effects anyone producing meat of any kind including wild game.
- Legislation is so broad based that every aspect of growing or producing food can be made illegal. There are no specifics which is bizarre considering how long the legislation is.
- Section 103 is almost entirely about the administrative aspect of the legislation. It will allow the appointing of officials from the factory farming corporations and lobbyists and classify them as experts and allow them to determine and interpret the legislation. Who do you think they are going to side with?
- Section 206 defines what will be considered a food production facility and what will be enforced up all food production facilities. The wording is so broad based that a backyard gardener could be fined and more.
- Section 207 requires that the state's agriculture dept act as the food police and enforce the federal requirements. This takes away the states power and is in violation of the 10th amendment.
Didn't Stalin nationalize farming methods that enabled his administration to gain control over the food supply? Didn't Stalin use the food to control the people?
Update: WND reports on the bill

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