SNOWING: BOTH FUN AND WORRIES

A heavy snowing that started falling the evening of Friday, Jan.30 and continued on the following day was unusual for a less-snowy weather of North Carolina. The amount of snow that fell during these two days varied in the central part of the state, with Orange and Durham counties receiving between 4 and 8 inches of snow.  The official total at the Raleigh-Durham Airport was 5 inches.

Workers of the Department of Transportation began clearing roads Saturday, and the main clearing in major roadways was carried out Sunday. However, Monday morning Chapel Hill had 24 degrees temperature, which made the streets refreeze again. As a result, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory until noon Monday because of icy conditions on roadways.

Officials urged people to avoid driving on Monday so that crews may continue to clear the snow and ice. Jason Holmes, an engineer with the NC DOT, said that there is still a great deal of work for road crews to break up the packed snow and ice. “It’s very difficult to get that to break loose from the pavement,” he said. “It could be several days before we get the interstates cleared up and go onto our secondary routes.”

“TO‘G‘RILANGAN KOVUSH”

Qishloqqa qaytgach, oz fursat durustroq ish topolmay bekor qoldim. Bir tanishimning otasi vaqtincha bo‘lsa ham ishlab turishimga  yordam berdi. U kishi “Tumangazta’minot” idorasining boshlig‘i bilan gaplashib, meni ishga olishni iltimos qildi.

— Boravering, shogirdim bo‘ladi, gapimni yerda qoldirmaydi, — dedi otaxon.

Bordim. Haqiqatan ham ustozning gapi yerda qolmadi.  Iste’molchilardan foydalanilgan gaz haqini undirish bo‘yicha xodim vazifasida ishlay boshladim.

Bir kuni boshliq hamma xodimlarni huzuriga chorladi. Kirdik.

— Gazdan foydalanib haqini to‘lamayotgan iste’molchilar oy sayin ko‘payib, qarzdorlik ortib ketyapti, — dedi Akram Fozilovich. — Sizlarni chaqirishdan maqsad, bu sansalorlikka chek qo‘yish, turli bahonalar topib, gaz pulini to‘lamayotgan xonadonlardan qarzni undirish. Buning uchun har biringizga alohida mas’uliyat yuklayman…

Vazifa shu tariqa aniq qilib belgilandi. “Boymahalla” degan mahalla mening chekimga tushdi. Bundan xursand bo‘ldim. Chunki mahallaning nomi jismiga mos bo‘lsa, qarzlarni yig‘ishim oson bo‘ladi, deb o‘yladim.

Xonadonlarga ikki-uch kishi bo‘lib kiramiz. Mahalla fuqarolar yig‘inining raisi, soliq inspeksiyasi xodimi, elektr tarmoqlari idorasining  mutaxassisi hamroh bo‘ladilar menga. Ochig‘ini aytsam, bu soha xizmatchilariga oson emas ekan. Odamlardan xuddi sadaqa so‘rayotgandek hammasini bo‘lmasayam yarmini, uchdan bir qismini to‘lashadi. Shu tariqa, har kuni 80-90 ming so‘m pul to‘plab, “Xalq banki”ga topshiramiz. Fuqarolar har xil xulq, fazilatlarga ega. Ba’zilar: “Kechirasizlar, vaqtimiz bo‘lmay to‘lay olmagandik, o‘zlaring kelib yaxshi qilibsizlar” desa, ba’zilar ijirg‘anib, qovoqlarini uyib, har xil bahona, vaj-karsonlar ishlatib: — Yoz bor, kuz bor, to‘laymiz-da sekin. Ovora bo‘psiz kelib, — deb dilingizni xufton qiladi. Ayrimlari esa oylik maoshni vaqtida ololmayotganidan, pensiyalar kechiktirib berilayotganidan shikoyat qilib hafsalangizni sovutadi.

Yana bir guruh janoblar borki…

Keling, bu yog‘ini voqea orqali bayon eta qolay.

ONA SAYYORA XAVF OSTIDA

Insoniyat XXI asrga o‘zi bilan birga olib kirgan katta muammolardan biri bu atrof-muhitning ifloslanishi hamda iqlim isishi bilan bog‘liq ekologiyaning global tarzda buzilishidir.
Ekologik inqiroz davomiyligi va talofat ko‘lamiga ko‘ra turli xil ko‘rinishda yuz beradi. Ayrimlari bir necha kun ichidayoq sodir bo‘lib, tezkor talofatlarni keltirib chiqarsa, ba’zilarining yuzaga chiqishi uchun millionlab yil kerak bo‘ladi. Shuningdek, ekologik inqiroz biror hudud doirasida yoxud global miqyosda bo‘lishi mumkin.
Tabiat muvozanatining buzilishi yoki tashqi ta’sirlar oqibatida tabiiy jarayonlarning o‘z o‘zanidan chiqishi tarzida baholanadigan mazkur voqelik o‘zining eng yuqori pallasida tirik mavjudot turlarining butunlay qirilib bitishi kabi asoratlarga olib kelishi mumkin. O‘tmishdagi muzliklar, suvliklar davri va ular o‘rnini egallagan yangi iqlim sharoitlari hamda ular olib kelgan o‘zgarishlarni tahlil qiladigan bo‘lsak, mazkur davrlarda flora va fauna olamining ayrim turlari qirilib, o‘rnini yangi navlar egallaganini ko‘rishimiz mumkin. Hozirga qadar inson zotining Yer yuzida yashab qolishiga jiddiy tahdid soluvchi ekologik inqiroz yuz bermagan bo‘lsa-da, lekin bugunning eng katta global muammosiga aylangan iqlim isishi va u keltirib chiqargan va chiqarayotgan asoratlar sayyoramizni yaqin kelajakda insoniyat yashashi qiyin bo‘lgan maskanga aylantirishi aniq.
Biz bugungi maqolamizda ayni shu global muammo atrofida fikr yuritmoqchimiz.
Insoniyat hayoti qay darajada xavf ostida, Yerni bu kabi tahdidlardan asrab qolish uchun nimalar qilinmoqda yoki qilish kerak kabi savollarga quyida javob topishga harakat qilamiz.

2010 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SUMMER INSTITUTE

Application Form (PDF – 257 kB)

Note: This Application is free of charge and may be duplicated.

Application Deadline: 6 P.M., Monday, February 8, 2010

Students are invited to apply for the 2010 Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute in the United States.   The Institute will bring together approximately 45 students, ages 16-18.  The Institute will host 35 students from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – seven students from each of these five countries – who will be joined at the Institute by 10 competitively-selected Americans.  Activities will include discussions of global issues of common interest, leadership and media training, collaborative project development, community service, educational travel, and plans for follow-on activities.  The Institute will be three-to-four-weeks in duration between late June and late August.

The program will be intensive, academic, and highly interactive. The program sponsors seek energetic applicants who are ready to develop their skills in order to be effective leaders in their schools and communities.

Students who may apply are those who:
• were born on or after July 1, 1992 and before April 1, 1994
• are currently enrolled in 9th or 10th grade in high school or 1st or 2nd year in college/lyceum
• are proficient in the English language
• demonstrate strong leadership potential and interest in international relations or diplomacy
• have permission from parents to participate in the entire program.
• are citizens of Uzbekistan and eligible to receive an Uzbek passport

Applicants must:
- Complete the application form and submit it, in hard-copy, together with a photocopy of your passport or birth certificate to:
US Embassy, 3 Moyqorghon Street, 5th Block Yunusobod district, Tashkent 100093 Uzbekistan

OR

- Complete the application, scan all pages (with the photo and completed signature pages) and send it electronically together with a scanned copy of your passport or birth certificate to Tashkent-Program@state.gov AND TashkentProgram@gmail.com.

Public Affairs Section will hold consultation meetings every Wednesday where you can ask your questions regarding the application forms.  Please call 140 2525 in advance to sign-up for the meetings.

Public Affairs Section
Embassy of the United States of America
3 Moyqorghon Street, 5th Block Yunusobod District
Tashkent, 100093 Uzbekistan
Phone: (+998-71) 140-2441
Fax: (+998-71) 120-6302
Email: Tashkent-Program@state.gov
Website: http://uzbekistan.usembassy.gov/exchanges

HANDALAK YEGIM KELYAPTI

Bog’chada ba’zan bizni sayrlarga olib chiqishardi. Guruh-guruh bo’lib tarbiyachilar boshchiligida turli joylarga borardik.
Bir kuni uyimiz oldidan o’tdik. Shundoq darvozamiz oldiga keldik. O’sha paytlar biz tomorqamizda handalak ekardik. Bu payt handalak ayni g’arq pishgan mahal ekan. Katta akam tarbiyachimizga handalak olib chiqib berdi. Keyin biz yana bog’chaga qaytadigan bo’ldik. Shunda men uyda qolishni, bog’chaga qaytib bormaslikni shunaqangi xohladimki, lekin bir og’iz tarbiyachimdan, men uyda qolay, deb so’rolmadim. Oyog’im tortmasa-da, noiloj yana bog’chaga qaytishga to’g'ri keldi.
Handalak yegim kelyapti…

2006-yil.

ELINGNI QUTQAR

Sababni qil, musabbibni unutma,
Haqiqat shul erur, teskari ketma.
Dema “O’zgarmas olam, ish bitibdur”,
Na bo’lgay ertangi kun, kim bilibdur?

Hayotingni tuzatmoqqa sabab qil,
Vatanni qutqarishning chorasin bil.
Birinchi chorasi – ilm o’qumoqdur,
Jaholat boshiga to’qmoq tayoqdur.

Jaholat ajratdi bizni Vatandin,
Vatan yolg’iz emas ham jonu tandin.
Bo’lar ish bo’ldi, endi kimligingni,
Unutma, ey o’g’lon, o’zbekligingni.

Yutmasdan burun saqla tilingni,
Qutqar qullikka tushgan bu elingni.
Agar til saqlamas ersang, yutarlar,
Oyoq ostiga solg’ay, qul etarlar.

Seni yutmoqqa tayyor ajdaholar,
Qarodir yoki oq, to’ymas balolar.
Na bo’ldi Turkiston, och ko’zingni,
Ko’zing och, O’zbekiston, ko’r o’zingni!

Na erding, emdi ne o’lding, qarab boq,
Qachon bir joyda bo’lg’ay juft bilan toq?
Farishtaga yaqin bo’lgay musulmon,
Agar din ushlasa, bu – hukmi Qur’on.

Bilib, diningni, saqla, ey musulmon,
Judo bo’lgan kishiga ming pushaymon.
Ota Sog’uniy qildi bu nasihat.
Ajab ermas kishilar olsa ibrat.

Alixonto’ra SOG’UNIY

STAYING NEUTRAL: POSSIBLE OR NOT?

John Morton, a former newspaper reporter and currently president of a consulting firm that analyzes newspapers and other media properties, does not go into debate whether, for a journalist, staying neutral is possible or not. He is firm in his determination: Staying neutral is must for a professional journalist! This is what he says in his article titled “Staying Neutral: Journalists should not reveal their political views, Twitter or no Twitter,” which was published in 2009 by American Journalism Review.

From the beginning, the author argues that, in journalism, neutrality is a fundamental principle which no journalist should dare to violate. He praises the set of guidelines recently issued by The Washington Post to prohibit its staff writers from expressing their personal views on political issues on the Internet. Morton regards neutrality the most important principle in reporting which founding fathers of America aspired to have in old days. He does not hesitate to express his dislike towards journalists who cannot help expressing their political affiliations on the social media like Twitter. For him, in pre-Twitter days such acts would have been a firing offense at any decent newspaper.

EVERYTHING IN ONE: PHONE, COFFEE MAKER, SHAVER AND MANY MORE…

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TUG’IMIZGA DOG’ TUSHMASIN

O’ZBEKISTON RESPUBLIKASI PREZIDENTI ISLOM KARIMOVga

Hurmatli Islom Abdug’aniyevich!
Biz, ziyolilar 16-yanvar kuni Toshkentning talabalar shaharchasida bo’lgan fojiadan qattiq iztirobdamiz. Bu haqda Siz Toshkentdagi jamoatchilikning katta yig’inida, uchrashuvlarda chuqur qayg’u bilan gapiryapsiz. Sizning tashvish va iztiroblaringizga qo’shilamiz, faqat bitta iltimosimiz bor: tuzilgan davlat komissiyasi yoshlarni yo’ldan urgan qora kuchlarni aniqlab, ularga jazo berganida xuddi shu yoshlarga o’q otishga buyruq berganlar, o’q otganlar, necha o’nlab qiz-yigitlarimizni ayovsiz kaltaklab, mayib qilganlar ham aniqlanishi va jazolanishi lozim, deb hisoblaymiz.
Bizni bezovta qilayotgan narsa shuki, garchi qator-qator komissiyalar tuzilgan bo’lsa-da, Farg’ona va Qo’qon, Parkent va O’sh fojialarida ham bu g’alayonlarni uyushtirgan, ijro etgan bezori va fitnachilar aniqlanmagan, jazoga tortilmagan, xalqqa qarshi o’q uzgan OMONchilar, militsionerlar soyada qolib ketavergan edilar. Oqibatda tartib o’rnatish organlari xodimlarida bizning huquqimiz cheksiz, biz uchun hech qanday qonun yo’q, degan tushuncha tug’ilishi tabiiy va shunday bo’ldi ham. Bu narsa demokratiya, inson huquqi va huquqiy davlat tuzumi g’oyalarini batamom barbod etishi mumkin.

NIMA UCHUN MUSULMONLAR MAZHABLARGA ERGASHADI?

©Nuh Ha Mim Keller 1995

Mazkur maqola 1994 va 1995-yillarda AQSH, Kanada va Angliyada berilgan suhbatlar asosida tayyorlangan. Bu marosimlarda tushgan savollar orasidan eng ko’p uchraydiganlariga quyidagi satrlarda javoblar beriladi.

Qur’on va hadisdan shar’iy hukmlar chiqaruvchi mujtahid imomlarning ishlari bir necha yillar davomida mening tadqiqot mavzuyim bo’lib keladi. Mazkur davr mobaynida mendan ba’zan shunday savol so’rashadi: “Qur’on va hadis turganda Shariat imomlarining bizga nima keragi bor? Nima uchun Islomimizni Alloh va Rasulining (SAV) ilohiy taqdirga ko’ra xatolardan pok bo’lgan so’zidan olmasdan, aksincha xatolardan xoli bo’lmagan Abu Hanifa, Molik, Shofeiy and Ahmad kabi mujtahid imomlarning Fiqh maktablari yoki mazhablariga ergashamiz?”

Bu mavzuning qanchalar muhim ekanligi yoki shu kunlarda masjidlarimizda biz ko’rayotgan va eshitayotgan ko’plab munozaralarning Fiqh ilmini va uning umumiy holda Islomga aloqasini bilmaslikdan yuzaga kelayotganligi hammangizga yaxshi ma’lum. Asoslarga qaytish va o’zimizdan Allohning buyruqlarini qanday tushunayotganimiz va amal qilayotganimiz haqida so’rash hozir ehtimol har doimgidan ham ko’ra ko’proq muhim ekanligini anglash vaqti yetib keldi.

Avvalo, hammamizga ma’lum bo’lgan Islom ilmlarini tahlil qilamiz, so’ng bunda Fiqhning o’rni qayerda ekanini ko’rsatamiz. Fiqh bilan shug’ullanuvchi mujtahid ulamolar uchun Qur’on va sunnatda kelgan talablarga qaraymiz. Dastlab, mujtahid ulamoning ilmi darajasiga e’tibor qaratamiz – qancha hadis bilishi kerak kabi – va keyin ulamolar qat’iy hukm chiqarish uchun turli xil va hatto qarama qarshi bo’lgan hadislarni bir-biriga qanday bog’lashlarini ko’rsatuvchi aniq dalil-misollar orqali uning ilmi qanchalar chuqur bo’lishi lozimligini ko’rib chiqamiz.