FASE in Greece

Forum of Azerbaijani Students in Europe (FASE) held a forum in Greece, Athens. Azerbaijani students in Greece held meetings at Hellenic Parliament with members of the Friendship Group, Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Profiles consulting firm. They participated in workshops on team building and organizational activities, new projects, good partnership and cooperation and different subjects.

To vote or not to vote... That's the REAL question.

I have rarely been in such agony of indecision... Today is potentially the most important election Zimbabwe has ever had- and I don't know whether to vote or not.

Morgan Tsvangirayi's pull-out (on Sunday) has left confusion in the ranks of Zimbabwe's moderate voters (and I am one of them); does it make sense to protest against the unfairness of the way the campaigning was done, and the uneven playing field by not voting- or does it make more sense to go and register my discontent by voting? Almost everyone I have spoken to in the last two days is not going to "bother" to vote- "because 'he' has won anyway, because what's the point, because if we all go and vote, we are saying the election is right".

MDC has sent pamphlets around asking people not to vote- which is in line with what Morgan did on Sunday. But what will it say if a substantial number of voters go to the polls, and Mugabe still wins? The only way the boycott will make any sense is if NO ONE in opposition to the situation goes to vote, and the turn-out is disgustingly low- but will that happen?? The MDC have also asked those who are forced to vote to spoil their ballots(someone said she would draw a smiley face)....

What to do? :(

Anaconda in Azerbaijan?

Four Haitian Rappers die in a car accident

Thousands of people marched on June 18th in memory of four members of a rap group called "Barikad Crew". The musicians died Saturday, June 14th, in a car accident. Other music groups have made, in memory of the deceased rappers, songs which were played by the local radio stations through out the week. Government officials have also payed tribute to the rappers and promised aid to their families.

The accident killed not only the musicians but also one of their friend who was driving the car. The names of the victims are Jn Walker Sénatus (K-Tafalk), Jhonny Junior Emmanuel (Dade), Junior Badio (Déjà-Voo), Wileterson (Djo) and Guichard Labranche. The fiancé of Jn Walker Sénatus (K-Tafalk) , Nathalia Léonidas Bertrand committed suicided 24 hours after the accident. After the suicide the government officials said they would provide psychological assistant the the victims' families.

All six funerals were celebrated simultaneously at the "Champs de Mars", at the "Kiosque Occide Jeanty" to be precise on Saturday, June 21th. Thousands of fans, friends, parents were present at the funerals. Wyclef Jean took part in the ceremony.

Police broke event of Che Guevara fans

Today (14.06.08) at about 1.00 p.m. fans of Che Guevara club celebrated his 80th jubilee in Alaturka cafe. Cuban Ambassador to Azerbaijan has addressed dozens of participants and described Che Guevara’s personality and his services to Cuban revolution.
About 30 people in civilian clothes suddenly entered the cafe and demanded stoppage of the event and detained all the participants, including journalists. Cuban diplomat has left the session.
Turan’s correspondent reported that policemen twice stroke Emin Huseynov, head of Institute for Reporters Freedom and Safety, who videoed the event together with two his employees.
About 20 detainees were taken to Nasimi region police station No 22. Several policemen in civilian clothes participated in the operation. Seven police cars were parked near the cafe and they drove the detainees to police station.
Nasimi region police station refused to comment on the operation. But sources from law enforcement agencies said that employees of Baku Main Police Department are involved in the operation.

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For a better school governance in Haiti

On Thursday, June 19th, Turbo System, a Haitian firm specialized in Engineering and Information System Integration fields, launched a new software package (and hardware) called "Turbo School". The big launch took place at the Hotel Montana in Petion-Ville, near the capital. Many school directors and educators took part in the ceremony which received large press coverage. Already other economical actors want to partner with Turbo System in a movement to improve the education system in the country.

School girls on their way home, in Port-au-Prince

The product was developed to allow a better governance within Haitian schools. It's the first time such a product is launched on the Haitian market by a Haitian firm. School directors who have been using the software package before the launch have praised its virtues. According to the engineers of Turbo System, the software package should allow school administrations to perform academic management, school fees management and payroll management. The company's ultimate goal in launching this software package is to participate in raising the level of school education in Haiti.

Strong earthquake Japan,too

A strong earthquake occurred last Saturday in north area of Japan.
10 people were dead,and 12 people are still missing.
More than 300 times aftershocks have occurred since last Saturday.
Compared to the big earthquake in China that magnitude was 7.8, that of this earthquake was 7.0.

TRADITIONAL LOCAL FOODS FAIR

There is a local food fair in Istanbul. It has started on last Thursday and will be ended up today. It is called " Anadolu Sofrası" It means "Anatolian Dinner Table". You can find some meals of the some region of Turkey. You can taste dishes, sweets and also buy them. On the picture you see some dishes of Gaziantep, the city in the south east of Turkey.

Azerbaijani Capital Lost Chances to Host Olympic Games - 2016

Baku, Azerbaijan has lost the chances to host the Olympic Games- 2016. This was known after the meeting held with participation of delegation countries, which pretend to host the Olympic Games, in Athens, Greece.

The meeting was attended by the representatives from the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Azerbaijan, headed by Azad Rahimov- Minister of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan. It was known in the meeting that only Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro can continue their struggle to host the game.

Seven cities – Baku (Azerbaijan, Chicago (US), Doha (Qatar), Madrid (Spain), Prague (Czechia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Tokyo (Japan), expressed their will to host the Olympic Games -2016. Chicaco has highest chances from the beginning itself.

Azerbaijan has submitted a plan to build a sport city in the Bibi Eybat oil field, within the framework of its program to host the Olympic Games-2016.

The summer Olympic Games -2008 will be held in Beijing, China, and Olympic Games- 2012 in London, UK.

El Salvador, Central America

San Salvador view at night (click to enlarge)

El Salvador (República de El Salvador) is a country in Central America. The area was originally called by the Pipiles (its first inhabitants) "Cuzhcatl", in spanish "Cuzcatlan", which in nahuatl (their language) means "The Land Of Precious Things".

After the Spanish conquest, the land was baptized by Spanish conquerors as "Provincia De Nuestro Señor Jesucristo El Salvador Del Mundo" ("Province of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Savior Of The World") now abbreviated as "República de El Salvador".

The country borders the Pacific Ocean between Guatemala and Honduras. With a population of approximately more than 6 million people, it is the most densely populated nation in Central America and is undergoing rapid industrialization.

I could be here trying to explain why my country it's such a great touristic destination (indeed it is) but I'm gonna leave that for my next entry, today I'm gonna talk about one campaign that eventhough ends until the summer of 2010 it's been on since 07.07.2007

The New 7 Wonders of Nature is sure to give a much needed boost to the struggle to preserve these unique sites for posterity. The whole process will be as follows:

You may wonder, and this is related to El Salvador... how?!?! well, it happens that there is one natural wonder that it is located in this beautiful country and currently sits at 17th place, you can check it by yourself here. Let me use this grandstand to ask to visit the website and get to know more about the contest.

Coatepeque Lake is a large crater lake in the east part of the Coatepeque Caldera. At 26 sq. km, it is one of the largest lakes in El Salvador, and has hot springs near its shores. In the lake is the island of Teopan, which was a Mayan site of some importance.

Coatepeque Lake.

Another partial view of Coatepeque Lake.

There's even a Facebook group trying to get some support and try to put Coatepeque Lake between the new 7 Wonders of Nature, you can visit the group and join in clicking here (in spanish). Again to vote for Coatepeque Lake click here.