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Erkan in the Army now...: Istanbul drowning in traffic chaos.. Construction work begins for the giant Çamlıca Mosque… Istanbul news…

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The debated plans for the mosque on Çamlıca Hill will incorporate the highest minarets in the world, its architect had previously said. DHA photo Construction works start in Istanbul for giant Çamlıca Mosque Hurriyet Daily News Excavation works for a giant mosque on Istanbul’s Çamlıca Hill have started while the plan for another controversial mosque, to be built in Istanbul’s central Taksim, has changed. Ahmet Vefik Alp, the head of a team running the project for the Taksim Istanbul drowning in traffic chaos, report announces from Hurriyet Daily News The world’s second worst city in traffic congestion is Istanbul, according to a study released.     Cinematic Head Start on Istanbul Art Biennial New York Times (blog) ISTANBUL — The 13th Istanbul Biennial — whose title theme is ”Mom, am I Barbarian?” — doesn’t officially open until Sept. 14. But you can get a leap on the curator Fulya Erdemci’s views on the public versus private spheres, civility versus   Istanbul highlights contemporary art Hurriyet Daily News The 6th Artbosphorus Contemporary Art Fair will open tomorrow at Istanbul’s Haliç Convention Center. This year the fair’s concept is “Parallel Stories, Constructs, Unknown.” In addition to the participating galleries, the fair will showcase garden   Traveling to Istanbul (II)–the Harem and other delights Scholars and Rogues Such was the case with Jason Goodwin’s series about Istanbul in the 1830s, with their protagonist Yashim the eunuch. I picked the first one up one day, and have been hooked ever since. There are four now, all excellent. And one reason they’re excellent   Bankers in Istanbul reel at $620 million fine Euromoney Magazine In reaction, the Banks Association of Turkey, based in Istanbul, said the Competition Board had not considered the specific nature of the banking sector: an argument some but not all sections of the government have taken too. Ali Babacan, deputy prime   Hidden treasure: The Quincentennial Turkish Jewish Museum from Hurriyet Daily News The Jewish Museum of Turkey, established by the Quincentennial Foundation, that lies in the Karaköy district..     Houston Welcomes Turkish Airways’ Direct Service to Istanbul News 92 FM Houston is adding depth to its reputation as an international city of trade with the establishment of direct-service air travel to Istanbul, Turkey via Turkish Airlines. Houston Mayor Annise Parker welcomed an entire delegation of Turkish dignitaries Unplanned urbanization damages Istanbul’s silhouette irreversibly GlobalPost On a similar note, the head of the Istanbul Chamber of City Planners (TMMOB), Tayfun Kahraman, says Turkey continues to build the new bridge on the Golden Horn despite the “warning of UNESCO to include Istanbul’s silhouette on a list of threatened   Istanbul Jewelry Show Attracts Record 27000 Attendees Rapaport RAPAPORT… UBM Rotaforte, through the sponsorship of Turk Ekonomi Bankasi (Turkish Economy Bank), concluded its 36th Istanbul Jewelry Show in March, attaining record attendance at nearly 27,000, up 30 percent from one year ago. UBM determined   “Borsa Istanbul” registered as sole exchange entity of Turkey Anadolu Ajansı Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said the main agreement for “Borsa Istanbul” was registered on April 3, disincorporating Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) and Istanbul Gold Exchange (IAB). In a written statement Babacan stated that the New   Turkey: Istanbul taxi drivers prefer to maintain the benefits of instant cash Balkans.com Business News Istanbul municipality is set to launch a new scheme that will enable taxi customers to use credit or pre-paid electronic transportation cards while paying their cab fare, but the system has sparked strong opposition among taxi drivers who would prefer The Life and Death on the Bosphorus from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya A few years ago, I had written here that I don’t like Orhan Pamuk very much, except his works Black Book andIstanbul: Memories and the City, because I find his usage of Turkish problematic and I think he just tries to imitate my favorite writer Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar. Tanpinar’s Turkish was just perfect, but unfortunately, his English-language translators and PR agents were not as successful as Pamuk’s. Veiled Beauties of Constantinople by Frederick Arthur Bridgman from Mavi Boncuk First gong of Istanbul’s new bourse to be banged from Hurriyet Daily News The sole exchange entity of Turkey, Borsa Istanbul, which has combined the Istanbul Stock Exchange. Universal Studios to invest $3 billion in project in Istanbul from Hurriyet Daily News Universal Studios would like to install a facility worth $3 billion, similar to Hollywood’s film studios. Related posts: Istanbul news roundup: “In Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again”…Mosque politics… Construction of Istanbul new Bosphorus bridge starts with many old trees killed… Istanbul Design Biennial… An Istanbul news roundup.. Istanbul struggles with hot weather but also traffic chaos due to incompetent officials… Terrible traffic in Istanbul, Pamuk’s museum, 3rd Istanbul airport… Istanbul news roundup… Yandex Turkey report on “Istanbul’s Traffic Stress” and an Istanbul news roundup….

Language Log: Oral what?

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Geoff Wade sent in the following banner: The first thing I noticed was that the banner had something to do with Yīngyǔ 英语 ("English") and that it was announcing some sort of dàsài 大赛 ("big contest"). Then I saw the simple, yet conspicuous, character kǒu 口 ("mouth") twice — right in the middle of the two main lines — so I started to think that maybe the wording had to do with a contest for oral interpreting involving English and wondered, if that were the case, why there was no English on the banner. At that point, instead of just glancing hurriedly here and there at the banner, I decided to slow down and read it carefully from beginning to end. When I did so, my jaw dropped, for this is what it says: Shǒujiè quánguó kǒujiāo dàsài 首届全国口交大赛 First National Oral Sex Contest Yīngyǔ jiāotì kǒujiāo Běijīng sàiqū fùsài 英语交替口交北京赛区复赛 English Consecutive Oral Sex Beijing Division Semi-finals It's just as well that they didn't translate the sign into English, I reflected, for if they had, no matter what they came up with, it would only have compounded the embarrassment caused by the unfortunate wording. Surely, I thought, what was intended must have been the following: Shǒujiè quánguó kǒuyì dàsài 首届全国口译大赛 First National Oral Interpretation Contest Yīngyǔ jiāotì kǒuyì Běijīng sàiqū fùsài 英语交替口译北京赛区复赛 English Consecutive Oral Interpretation Beijing Division Semi-finals N.B.: Normally I wouldn't put the "oral" in front of "interpretation" when translating kǒuyì 口 译, since "interpretation" by itself implies that it is done orally, but I've kept it in this instance to show the parallel with "oral sex". Either someone was being awfully naughty when they made this sign, or somebody was playing tricks after the proper sign had been made. Fortunately, the riddle is solved by looking at this website offering news about the actual competition. The banner that is circulating widely on the Chinese web has been tampered with by some mischievous netizen. Though not of the sort that the organizers might have wanted, the expertly altered version has certainly generated a lot of publicity for the contest! Note, however, that the report on the oral interpretation contest is dated June 30, 2010, and the date on the banner itself is June 26, 2010. Perhaps, if some enterprising Language Log reader looks into the sina account at the bottom right of the doctored version of the banner, they might be able to figure who's responsible for this clever prank. Brendan O'Kane, a translator who is active in China, quipped: "Passing this on to my interpreter friends. Yet another argument in favor of the 笔译 lifestyle." (VHM: bǐyì 笔译 ["written translation", lit., "brush interpretation"]) [Thanks to Fangyi Cheng and Gianni Wan]

Erkan in the Army now...: Media ownership in Turkey. A pictorial explanation. By @mediacat

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  Related posts: Cyberculture roundup: Understanding Twitter’s country-specific basis blocking; Pew Report on Tablet and E-book reader Ownership and more… OSCE media freedom report for Turkey Document: Mapping Digital Media: Turkey The Peace Process in Turkey goes like this: PM criticizes media/threatenes media freedom, slams opposition leaders, Opposition insults back and labels him as traitor… a journalism roundup: social media policies; news in the age of participatory media etc…

Erkan in the Army now...: Cengiz Aktar: Anayasa cephesinden

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Anayasa cephesinden “Temennimiz odur ki Mart sonuna kadar bu iş biter. (…) Bitmemesi halinde, AK Parti’nin bu konuda yaptığı çalışma Meclis gündemine taşınacaktır.” Başbakan’ın 29 ocak grup toplantısında ilân ettiği strateji tıkır tıkır işliyor.   Uzlaşma Komisyonu şimdiye kadar, 130 kadar maddeden oluşması beklenen anayasanın büyük bölümünü görüştü, sadece 35 civarı maddede uzlaşı sağlayabildi. Bugün akşama kadar dört parti bütün önerilerini Meclis başkanlığına sunacak. Pazartesi 8 nisan dostlar alışverişte görsün diye yapılacak bir son toplantı sonrasında hükümetin başkanlık sistemi önerisi gündeme oturacak.   AK Parti göbeğini kendisi kesmek istiyor. Teklifini, barış rüzgârıyla referanduma götürüp Başbakan’ı mutlak bir başkan yapma hedefi açık. 330 için gereken 3 oyun peşinde. Bulması da, referandumu kazanması da ihtimal dâhilindedir. Ama bu kumara ne gerek var? Neden o barış rüzgârını arkasına alarak BDP ile oturup demokratik bir anayasa veya güçlü denge denetleme mekanizmaları olan bir başkanlık sistemi çalışması yapmaz?  “Büyüklerimiz bilir” ve “çoğunluğun istediği bu, yetinin, şükredin” diyenlere rağmen bu soruyu sormaya devam edeceğiz.   Bu ayki Tempo dergisinde Erdal Güven’in “Usul usul başkanlığa” araştırması herkesin anlayacağı dilden başkanlık dayatmasını anlatıyor. AK Partinin 22 sayfalık propaganda kitapçığı “Türkiye Başkanlık Sistemini Konuşuyor” ile birlikte okunmalı.   Çamlıca için ÇED? Temmuz 2008’de Çevresel Etki Değerlendirmesi (ÇED) Yönetmeliği’nin geçici 3. maddesi uyarınca 7.2.1993 tarihinden önce onaylanmış projeler ÇED uygulamasından muaf tutuldu. 2010’da bu düzenlemeye karşı açılan davada yürütme durduruldu. Hep olduğu gibi, 2012’de yine aynı madde Çevre ve Orman Bakanlığı tarafından yine aynı hedefle değiştirildi.   Bunun üzerine bir grup Bursalı vatandaş planlanan Gebze-Orhangazi-İzmir Otoyolunun yaratacağı çevresel sonuçlarını öğrenmek için projenin ÇED’inde ısrarcı oldu ve Danıştay’da dava açtı. Dava 28 Mart’ta sonuçlandı. Danıştay 14. Dairenin verdiği nihaî karara göre bütün eski projelerin ÇED alınması zorunlu hale geliyor.   14. Daire’nin kararı ÇED’den muaf tutulmaya çalışılan üçüncü Boğaz Köprüsü, Gebze-İzmir Otoyolu, Ilısu Barajı, nükleer santraller için ÇED sürecinin gerekli olduğuna dolaylı olarak karar veriyor. Çamlıca Camii bu kapsama neden girmez? Dünyada emsalleri var. Üstelik inşaatı için Çamlıca’dan kaldırılacak 50.000 kamyon toprak Maltepe’de deniz dolgu alanına dökülecek!   İsraf ekonomisi Hatalı, fuzulî projeler cenneti memlekette değişen bir şey yok. Danışsız, düzensiz, denetsiz işler sadece çevreye, kente ve kültüre zarar vermekle kalmıyor, kaynakları da çarçur ediyor.EVA Danışmanlık’ın araştırmasına göre Anadolu’da 1 milyon metrekare fuzulî AVM alanı varmış!   Geçen gün Taraf’ta vardı. Mimar Korhan Gümüş anlatıyor: “Bu sabah olimpiyat stadyumuna gittim. Orada koskoca bina boş bir enkaz gibi duruyor. Harcanan para 200 milyon doların üstünde. Sovyetler Birliği’nde böyle inşaatlar vardı, kullanılmayan.” Mâlum bu aralar Olimpiyat heyecanı yine depreşti, inşaat fırsatları ağızları sulandırıyor. Ama bilinsin ki bütün eski olimpiyat kentlerinde ve bizim olimpiyat stadyumunda olduğu gibi bu inşaat bir atımlık olacak.   Bugün Formula 1 pisti otomobil kiralama şirketinin deposu olarak kullanılıyor. Maliyeti 300 milyon dolar. Sütlüce’deki Avrupa’nın en büyük kültür merkezi iddiasıyla inşa edilen Stalinist lenduha düğün törenleri için kullanılıyor. Maliyeti 250 milyon dolar.   Maliyeti 200 milyon dolar tahmin edilen İstanbul Kongre Merkezi umumiyetle boş. Çalışmayan bir diğer mekân Feshane’nin maliyeti 50 milyon dolar… Acaba Taksim’deki uyduruk kışla ve gereksiz dal-çık tünelleri kaça malolacak? Gümüş’ün tahmini: “Kışlanın inşaatı 200 milyon dolar. İşletmesi yıllık 60 milyon. Tüneller, hepsi yapılırsa 300 milyon dolar.” Bu israf furyasından hiçbir ders çıkarmadan devasa bir olimpiyat işine giriliyor. Kibir böyle bir şey işte!   Van-Erivan uçak seferi Açık bir bilgilendirme olmasa da bu ay başlaması beklenen seferlerin Sivil Havacılıktan izin alamadığı ve bunun arkasında “kardeş” Azerbaycan olduğu söyleniyor. İhtimal yüksek. Nitekim Azeri basınındaki homurdanma iyice duyulur olmuştu. Dışpolitikada Batı’ya kafa tutan, İsrail’e dik duran, bölgeye nizamat veren Türkiye’nin karizmasını çizen tek ülke Azerbaycan… Kardeşlik namına!   Bu yazı ilk olarak Taraf’ta yayınlandı. Yazarın izniyle burada da yayınlanıyor… Related posts: Cengiz Aktar: Anayasa olmuyor Başkanlık verelim Cengiz Aktar: Çözüm cephesinden, Alman-Fransız barışı, Çağdaş Hukukçular Derneği meselesi… Cengiz Aktar- Anayasa ve Barış Cengiz Aktar: ‘Ya başkanlık ya pişmanlık’ dayatması Cengiz Aktar: Bu başkanlık sistemi Türkiye’yi diktatörlüğe götürür

C L O S E R: Het Racisme Drama – Racistische rituelen van het parlement

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Closer Blog: Introductie: waanzin Gisteravond was misschien wel één van de meest beschamendste hoofdstukken uit de parlementaire geschiedenis. Op de agenda van de Tweede Kamer stond het ‘Marokkanendebat’. Men had het beter het racismedrama kunnen noemen. Een paar maanden terug kwam de Nederlandse samenleving weer tot ontploffing: jonge voetballers sloegen een grensrechter van de andere partij in [...]Read more: Het Racisme Drama – Racistische rituelen van het parlement

The Blog: Mezzmer Eyewear Review

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Since my reviews of Glasses.com, DB Vision and Warby Parker exploded in popularity, I wrote two additional reviews for high index sunglass options - Cocoons and Eyefly. In response to requests, I have decided to continue my look at some of the latest trendsetting companies now selling eyeglasses online that fit a certain model set out in my earlier reviews. These new web stores offer a limited range of mostly non-designer frames in trendy styles, free home trials, a risk-free returns policy, free shipping both ways, preferably a charity program, and a price point around $100 ($125) for high indexes. In this respect, I'm not out to find the cheapest possible glasses, but the best value for money and most safe/reliable companies to buy from.Mezzmer kindly opted to take part in my review series, making it my sixth eyewear review since last year. At some point, I may move some or all of my reviews and how-tos to another blog for ease of browsing. There is an anthropological connection to my new work on online consumerism that will be made clear in the future. But for now, it's all about the glasses. About MezzmerMezzmer, Inc. is a web-based eyewear retailer founded in March of 2011 by brothers Michael and Roger Lee. They don't currently have a brick-and-mortar store, but I believe that they are based out of NYC. Their brand philosophy is simple:We’re people just like you. People who wear glasses. People who are always astounded at the exorbitant price tag that comes along with glasses. We created Mezzmer to redefine how eyewear is delivered and give you an alternative to overpaying for your glasses. Without compromising on the style or quality. Brilliant. My experience with Mezzmer was just as refreshingly uncomplicated. Mezzmer.comThe Mezzmer website has a simple yet bold design that is very clear and easy to navigate. I like that the images of the frames are big and clear before you click on them. A mouseover makes it easy to get more details, add them directly to your home trial order, or purchase. You can sort the frames by width (narrow selections shown in the screenshot above), color or face shape. Each frame page gives a nice succinct description of the frame style, views from a couple of angles, the measurements, a photo of a model wearing the glasses, and a guide to the fit. The simplicity of the layout makes it easy to find what you're looking for. The only improvement I would recommend – as always – is that they add a vertical measurement to the frame size guide. But their in-home trial program takes the guesswork out of sizes, anyway. Frame selectionI counted around 40 optical frames ($99 including lenses; $129 for high index) and they also carry a range of polarized sunglasses ($99 incl. non-RX lenses; $149 for prescription), making them a very affordable choice for both types; see below for discount codes. This review is for a pair of optical frames.Browsing through the selection of frames on the website, I found that I liked a majority of them. The collection as a whole is definitely my style. Although they are all acetate frames, the selection caters for all tastes, from narrow to over-sized frames, round to rectangle, and classic colors like tortoiseshell to bold red or fades. The connecting aesthetic of the collection is that they are all riffs on classic shapes and color tones with nothing excessively flashy or complicated. Since I already have a pair of slightly narrow rectangular frames and glasses with wide and embellished arms, I was hoping to find something that had a more classic design and an overall slim build with not too chunky a profile. This can be a problem in my Rx, because the lenses tend to be heavy and can cause a lightweight frame to slip or tilt if it isn't very well constructed and balanced. Because I have a petite face, I normally can't shop beyond the Narrow category or possibly Medium depending on the frame dimensions. The good news is that Mezzmer's selection of narrow frames is quite diverse compared to other retailers. Just because you have a narrow face doesn't mean you want basic small frames!Home Trial You can order 5 pairs of Mezzmer frames to try at home before you decide. As professed in my previous glasses reviews, I am a huge fan of home trials and believe that the opportunity to try glasses at home has truly revolutionized the eyewear industry, enabling online companies to compete with brick-and-mortar retailers and, above all, for customers to get the best shopping experience. The difficult part was choosing just 5 frames that I liked best. On the website, I fell in love with Presley, which comes in three great shades enhanced by a back layer of contrasting color acetate (tortoise/pink, brown/amber and black/crystal). I am a big fan of small details like that. Next, I added Big Sky in ash gray, a big bold frame with a keyhole bridge like the one I like so much on my sunglasses from my last review. Then I chose two slightly smaller frames keeping in mind my ideal measurements. Astaire had the right dimensions and also the thinner profile I was looking for. I chose the warm honey color instead of black on impulse. Shelby was my fourth pick. The gray color I chose has a lime green backing and a pearlized finish on the stems that looked a bit tortoise-y in the photos. These highlight the overall impression I got of Mezzmer's attention to details with frame selection: the bold and unique aspects are carefully balanced in placement keeping true to more classic styles. The last pair I added for home trial was Brass, a timeless, thin, black rectangular frame. Always a solid choice. My home trial kit arrived within a couple of days of placing the order. The frames were well-presented and in good condition for trying on, each packed in a plastic baggie and housed in a tray case. I started with Presley, my favorites from the website. They looked just as great in person, but were sadly just too big for my face. Big Sky were also too tall/chunky and a bit uncomfortable because they sat too high. Brass were fine, if a little wide, and would have been perfect a few months ago when I was looking for plain black rectangular frames to replace my old computer glasses that were simple black wireframes, but I was hoping to find something that made more of a statement and was unique to Mezzmer. I also have to be careful with wide frames because of the high index lenses I need (see the Frame PD tutorial I wrote in the second half of this post to learn why). On the other hand, Shelby, the gray with pearl arms and lime green contrasts, definitely stood out to me. They were perfect for my face with the right proportions and rounded edges that I've come to prefer over sharp rectangles. The flare at the temple wasn't too conspicuous, the brow hit just right and they did not overpower my face. From the front, the gray is the predominant color, but the green adds a bit of interest. It was a close call between these and the final pair I tried, Astaire. When I first put them on, I wasn't too sure about the size and shape. I soon fell in love with them. I would usually go for a straighter brow, but I was sold on the beautiful honey-brown tone that matches my hair in the light and the timeless simplicity. Having done a few home trials now, I can't emphasize how important it is to try all the options on a few times spaced out over the week you have them. The good thing about home trials is that while you might find that your favorite frames from the website just aren't right (like I did), that doesn't mean you won't find something that suits you even better, so be open to the process. If, like me, you can't see yourself in the mirror when you're wearing trial frames with non-Rx demo lenses, another tip that I haven't mentioned so far is to take short videos using your webcam of you trying on different styles. Previously I suggested taking photos, which works, too, but videos can give a more realistic look at how the frames will look in normal conditions. UnboxingI placed my order a few days after receiving my home trial kit. The website checkout is very intuitive and there were no problems. Here's how they arrived:The glasses were very well packed and presented on arrival, complete with a friendly note card and a pink ribbon. They also came with a branded black cleaning cloth. The white case is lightweight and has a padded top, which is a nice touch. Frame QualityI was impressed with the quality of the frames from Mezzmer and extremely pleased that I decided on Astaire. They arrived clean and ready to wear with no adjustments needed. To put this in context, so far my glasses from DB Vision, Glasses.com and Warby Parker all needed adjustments upon arrival or shortly after. Finding a local optician to do this is quite the task where I live. DB Vision is in Texas, so no help there. Warby Parker's office in Manhattan is way too crowded at the times that I can possibly go there. Glasses.com took several returns to get my order right and I even had to return my first Eyefly sunglasses for a replacement. Since buying online is always a calculated risk and Mezzmer is entirely web-based, it I couldn't be happier that they arrived so perfect. Lens QualityThere is a $30 bump in costs for 1.67 high index lenses from Mezzmer, which is the only suitable option for my prescription. As mentioned above, because these can be heavy (and my right lens is slightly thicker than the left), it is often risky choosing a slim or light frame to contain fairly big lenses. But there are absolutely no problems with my Mezzmer glasses. They are ideally balanced. The clarity of vision is also accurate, clear and undistorted. The lens sits well in the frame with no defects in manufacturing around the edges of the kind I have noted from other retailers before. I don't get any eye strain whatsoever. They are also easy to clean. In short, I am really impressed with Mezzmer and have no doubt that you will be, too.Customer ServiceCustomer service at Mezzmer is friendly and efficient. Co-founder/owner Roger personally replied to my email to accept my invitation to participate in my review series and graciously provided me with the glasses and all the personalized assistance I would need. I also received prompt automatic notifications throughout the various stages of my home trial order, delivery and return as well as a tracking number for my order. Everything went smoothly. But don't worry: if you're not fully satisfied with your own order, there is a 30-day return or exchange policy. Mezzmer also takes social responsibility seriously by donating 3% of each sale to charity through their buy and give program. Unlike some of the other charity programs from eyewear companies that I have described here, Mezzmer lets the customer choose the non-profit organization that will receive the funds: Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Helen Keller International; Breast Cancer Research Foundation; Animal Welfare Institute; or Action Against Hunger. They are all worthy causes and every donation counts. ConclusionI highly recommend Mezzmer Eyewear for your next pair of glasses. Pros: Great selection of smart frames in classic styles; quality lenses; good charity program; fast service; attention to detailCons: No brick-and-mortar storefront (not a problem for me); no virtual try-on (kind of obviated by the home trial program, but some people like it); returns not completely free*Discount codes!*The only thing better than a great product and exceptional service is a discount on top. Right now you can get a coupon code for Buy One Get One 50% off on all glasses by liking Mezzmer Eyewear on Facebook. See the slider ad on the left side of the Mezzmer homepage. Alternatively, take 25% off your order with the code SPRING25, also currently available on the website.What's nextThanks to the overwhelming and positive response to my eyeglasses reviews, I have learned a lot about the various companies offering glasses online today. Each review has been a great experience which I have been happy to share. So far I have covered: DB Vision, Glasses.com, Warby Parker, Cocoons, Eyefly and Mezzmer. Other companies which fit the model described at the top of this post include: Fetch Eyewear, Lookmatic, BonLook, BenjiFrank, Collins Bridge, Tortoise & Blonde and ClassicSpecs. Warby Parker and Eyefly are also of this type, but DB Vision is no longer in the same price range. (FYI - Australia has its own locals, Sneaking Duck and Oscar Wylee, but I don't recommend Oscar Wylee because they promote their company through comment spam and that's not working with social media, it's working against it. So send all your Aussie business to Sneaking Duck!) Finally, there is a whole other side to the online eyewear marketplace that has had a presence on the web for some time, including the likes of Coastal, Zenni Optical, 39dollarglasses, EyeBuyDirect and Firmoo. Since shipping and returns are not free and high index lenses cost too much to take the risk, I have not drawn my attention to them as yet. But all of these retailers could benefit from an extensive review. Stay tuned to see if any of them make it here and also drop a line in the comments if there's a particular review you'd like to see me write.You can also get glasses news, discounts and updates via my Glasses Collection.

Museum Anthropology: Lack of Tribal Consultation Leads to Conflict at a Denver Museum

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Lack of Tribal Consultation Leads to Conflict at a Denver Museum

Podcasts from the SfAA: Troubled Waters: 21st Century Challenges in the American West, Part I of II

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This is the first part of a double session.  Part II is coming soon! CHAIR: GIBSON, Jane W. (U Kansas) ˜SHERIDAN, Thomas E. (U Arizona) Aggregation and Abandonment?: The “Sun Corridor” and Arizona’s Water Game in the 21st Century GROENFELDT, David (Water-Culture Inst) The Western US Water Ethic as a Cultural System SIMMS, Jason L. [...]

Discard Studies: New Book- Trash Animals: How We Live with Nature’s Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species

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  From the publisher’s website:  Why are some species admired or beloved while others are despised? An eagle or hawk circling overhead inspires awe while urban pigeons shuffling underfoot are kicked away in revulsion. Fly fishermen consider carp an unwelcome trash fish, even though the trout they hope to catch are often equally non-native. Wolves … Continue reading »

Erkan in the Army now...: 7-8 Mayıs Yeni Medya Çalışmaları I.Ulusal Kongre Programı

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Yeni Medya Çalışmaları I.Ulusal  Kongre Programı belli oldu. Resmi sayfa   YENİ MEDYA ÇALIŞMALARI KURAM, YÖNTEM, UYGULAMA VE SİYASA I. ULUSAL KONGRESİ PROGRAMI   7 Mayıs 2013 Salı:   09.00-09.30 Kayıt 9.30-10.00 Açılış Konuşmaları (D-7 Nolu Derslik):Prof. Dr. Hasan Akbulut (KOÜ İletişim Fakültesi) Ali Rıza Keleş (Alternatif Bilişim Derneği ) 10.00-10.45 Davetli Konuşmacı (D-7 Nolu Derslik):Prof. Dr. Aydın Uğur (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi) 10.45-11.00 Çay/Kahve Arası 11.00-12.30 I. OTURUM Dijital Aktivizm D-2 II. OTURUM Dijital Oyun D-3 Oturum Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Aydın Uğur (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Işık Barış Fidaner (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) Altuğ Akın; Türkiye Çevrimiçi Alanında Güç Mücadelesi Ve Üç Tarz-I Muhalefet: Redhack, Alternatif Bilişim Derneği Ve Youtube Yasağı Karşıtı Bireysel Girişimler  Bora Ataman ve Özlem Erkmen; Ekolojik Taban Hareketleri Ve Yeni Medya: Türkiye’den Bir Örnek Olarak Karadeniz İsyandadır Platformu (Kip)   İdil Sayımer, Gamze Yetkin Cılızoğlu ve Selin Öztürk; Kamuoyu Oluşturma Sürecinde Dijital Aktivizm : Baskı Grubu Olarak HAYTAP’ın  Sosyal Medya Çalışmalarına Yönelik Bir Analiz   Ali Özcan; Bir Dijital Aktivizm Örneği Olarak ‘Smart Mob’ Hürriyet Konyar; Gençliğin Yeni Kültürel Alanları: Facebook Ve Sosyal Simülasyon Oyunlar  Ayşe Gizem Erbuyurucu; Sosyal Medya Oyunlarında Gerçekliğin Kurgulanışı: Popmundo Oyunu   Tülin Sepetci; Yeni Hegemonik Söylem Alanı Olarak Dijital Oyunlar: God Of War 3 Örneği 12.30-14.00 Öğle Yemeği 14.00-16.00 III. OTURUM Yeni Medya Ve Demokrasi D-1 IV. OTURUM Yeni Medyanın Ne’liği ve Yöntem D-2 V. OTURUM Yeni Medya ve Gündelik Yaşam-1 D-3 Oturum Başkanı: Doç. Dr. Tuğba Asrak Hasdemir (Gazi Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Timisi (İstanbul Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Hürriyet Konyar (Akdeniz Üniversitesi) Fatma Orhan Tahralı;Toplumsal Özgürleşme ve Internet  Burak Özçetin; Türkiye’de Hacktivizmin Politikası ve Poetikası   Besim Can Zırh;Siyasetimizde Yeni Bir Müessese: Taammüden Trollcülük   Derya Doğan; Yeni Medyada Demokrasi: Sosyal Medya İfade Özgürlüğü İçin Dost mu Düşman mı?   Sarphan Uzunoğlu; Yeni Medyanın Türkiye’deki Sınıfsal Sınavı: Prekarya Örgütlenmeleri Değişimi Sağlayabilir Mi? M. Gökhan Aslan; Yeni Medyanın “Yeni”liği Üzerine  Ali Vatansever;Transmedya Anlatım Ve İzleyiciden Kullanıcıya Evrim   Mehmet Emin Babacan;Yeni Medya Araçlarına İlişkin Metodolojik Bir Deneyim   Işık Barış Fidaner;“Postmodern” yabancılaşma için bir model önerisi   Aynülhayat Uybadın ve Nalan Mumcu; Diyalog 2.0: Yeni Medyanın “Öteki İle Ben” Diyaloguna Katkıları Üzerine Hermeneutik Bir Yaklaşım Gökçe Baydar; Gençlerin Gündelik Yaşamında Sosyal Medya: Ask.Fm Örneği  Salih Akkemik; Türkiye’de Facebook Ve Twitter Kullanıcıları Üzerine Bir Araştırma   Osman Köroğlu ve Aylin Tutgun Ünal; Öğretmen Adaylarının Sosyal Ağları Benimseme Düzeyleri İle Yalnızlık Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki   Nilüfer Sezer ve Nuray Yılmaz Sert; Öğretim Üye Ve Elemanlarının Sosyal Medya Kullanımı “İletişim Fakültelerine Yönelik Bir Araştırma”   A. Burak Kahraman;Olmayan Ülke Facebook: Üniversite Gençliği ve Facebook Kullanımı 16.00-16.30 Çay/Kahve Arası 16.30-18.30 VI. OTURUM Yeni Medya Ekonomisi D-1 VII. OTURUM Değişen ve Dönüşen Haber D-2 VIII. OTURUM Yeni Medya ve Gündelik Yaşam-2 D-3 Oturum Başkanı: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Erkan Saka (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Doç. Dr. Ruhdan Uzun (Gazi Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Cem Pekman (Kocaeli Üniversitesi) Derya Tellan; Sayısal Uçurum: Erişilebilirlik ya da Sahiplik  Hakan Erkılıç ve Ayşe Gül Toprak; Kitlesel Fonlamanın Türkiye’de Belgesel Sinema Üzerindeki Olası Etkileri   Aslı Tosuner; İnternette Sosyal Sermaye Olarak Güven Oluşumunun Armağan Kültürü Bağlamında İncelenmesi: Zumbara Örneği   Ebru Yetişkin; ‘Beğen’ ve ‘Paylaş’: Yeni Medyaya Mikro-Sosyolojik ve Ekonomi-Psikolojik Bir Bakış   Okan Ormanlı; Türkiye’de IPTV Yayıncılığında Yerli İçerik Kullanımı   Erdem Alper Turan; Yeni Medya Kullanımının ve İçeriklerinin Konvansiyonel Medya İçerikleri Üzerindeki Etkileri Kübra Güran Yiğitbaşı;Sanal Medya “Gerçek” Gündem  Zeynep Özarslan; Yeni Medya Ortamlarında LGBT Bireylere Karşı Üretilen Nefret Söylemi   M. Selcan Kaynak ve Ayşe Hümeyra Ataman;Yeni Medya, Demokratikleşme ve Dijital Aktivism: WikiLeaks Belgelerinin Türkiye’de Tartışılma Süreci   Ferihan Özmen;İnternetteki Sağlık Haberciliğinin Magazinsel Boyutu   Nazan Yaman ve Nurcan Usta; Sosyal Medyanın Gündem Belirleme Etkisi: Üniversite Öğrencilerine Yönelik Bir Araştırma Gülüm Şener; Sosyal Ağlarda Mahremiyet ve Yeni Mahremiyet Stratejileri  Faik Uyanık; Sosyal Medya: Kurgusallık ve Mahremiyet   Merve Akdemir ve Gülçin Con; Sosyal Medya Kullanımının Sosyal İlişkiler Üzerindeki Etkisinde Kuşaklar Arası Farklılıklar   Fatih Üstün, Mehmet N. Aydın ve Robert Booth;Türkiye’de Gençlerin Twitter Kullanımı Araştırması 19.00          Akşam Yemeği   8 Mayıs 2013 Çarşamba:   09.00-10.30 I. OTURUM Yeni Medya Ve Hukuk D-1 II. OTURUM Siyasal İletişim-1 D-2 III. OTURUM Yeni Medya Sanatları D-3 Oturum Başkanı: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Elif Küzeci (Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Burak Özçetin (Akdeniz Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Hasan Akbulut (Kocaeli Üniversitesi) Artun Avcı; İnternet Özgürlüğü ve Fikri Haklar  Duygu Hatıpoğlu Aydın;Piyasa İlişkilerinde İnsan Hakkı: Türkiye’de Bir İnsan Hakkı Olarak İnternete Erişim Hakkının Olanakları Ve Sınırları   Gürkan Özocak; Sosyal Medyada İşlenen Suç Tipleri ve Suçluların Tespiti   Sevgi Kayak; Kişisel Verilerin Korunması Kapsamında İstenmeyen Elektronik Posta   E. Gülbuğ Erol; Yeni Medya: Etik Ve Hukuk Günseli Bayraktutan;Siyasal İletişimde Sosyal Medya Kullanımı: Türkiye’de 2011 Genel Seçimleri Örneği  Mutlu Binark ve Tuğrul Çomu; Siyasal İletişim Pratiği Olarak Adalet Ve Kalkınma Partisi’nin (AKP) 2011 Genel Seçimlerinde Sosyal Medya Kullanımı   Gözde İslamoğlu; Siyasal İletişim Pratiği Olarak Cumhuriyet Halk Partisini’nin (CHP) 2011 Genel Seçimlerinde Sosyal Medya Kullanımı   Burak Doğu; Siyasal İletişim Pratiği Olarak Milliyetçi Hareket Partisini’nin (MHP) 2011 Genel Seçimlerinde Sosyal Medya Kullanımı   Aslı Telli Aydemir; Siyasal İletişim Pratiği Olarak Barış Ve Demokrasi Partisini’nin (BDP) 2011 Genel Seçimlerinde Sosyal Medya Kullanımı Burak Arıkan; Ağ Haritalama  Aydın Çam ve Ahmet Sarp Yılmaz; Papergirl: Yöndeşik Kültürün Bir Örneği Olarak Küresel Sanat Ağı Projesi   Berrak Coşkun; Anlamlı Anlamsızlık ve Sessizliğin Gücü   Serenay Şahin; Dijital Sanat, Arayüz ve Yeni İzleyici Profili   Ali C. Gedik; Yeni Medyada Müzik Teknolojisinin Yeni Sorunsalı: Müzik Bilgi Erişimi 10.30-11.00 Çay/Kahve Arası 11.00-12.30 IV. OTURUM Kurumsal İletişim D-1 V. OTURUM Siyasal İletişim-2 D-2 VI. OTURUM Temsil ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet D-3 Oturum Başkanı: Doç. Dr. İdil Sayımer (Kocaeli Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Hülya Yengin (İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: Prof. Dr. Aysel Aziz (İletişim Araştırmaları Derneği) Hanife Güz; Sosyal Medya Pazarlama Faaliyetlerinin Pazarlama Etiği Açısından Markafoni ve Morhipo Online Alışveriş Siteleri Örneklerinde Analizi  Ayça Çekiç Akyol, Mevlüt AKYOL ve Alper Yılmaz;Yeni Medya Araçlarında Görsel İletişim: Otomobil Markalarının Sosyal Medya Kullanımları Üzerine Bir İnceleme   Nur Ündey Kalpaklıoğlu;Halkla İlişkiler Aracı Olarak Yeni Medya Uygulamaları Derya Erdem; Sosyal Medyada 12 Eylül Referandumu: Siyasal Söylem, Demokratik Bilinç, Etik, Siyaset ve Tartışma Kültürü  Şifa Elcil; Sosyal Medyanın İfade Özgürlüğü ve Kamuoyu Oluşumundaki Rolü   Fatma Nur Şen;İstanbul’daki İlçe Belediyelerinin Halkla İlişkiler Aracı Olarak Twitter Kullanımları Üzerine Bir Araştırma   Levent Memiş; Yöneten-Yönetilen Etkileşiminin Değişim Aracı Olarak Sosyal Ağlar: Belediye Ve Belediye Başkanları Facebook ve Twitter Kullanım Örüntüsü Saadet Sevinç Doğan;Ekşi Sözlük Özelinde Cinsiyetçilik Tartışması  Betül Yarar, Nagehan Tokdoğan Kartal, Ayşe Mirza, Çağrı Kaderoğlu Bulut ve Cevahir Özgüler; Yeni İletişim Teknolojileri Ve Türkiye Kadın Hareketi   Çağlayan Kovanlıkaya ve Birol Dinçel; Toplumsal Görünürlük Yoksunlarının Yeni Medya Görünürlüğü 12.30-14.00 Öğle Yemeği 14.00-15.30 VII. OTURUM Kimlik ve Temsiller D-2 VIII. OTURUM Eğitim ve Yeni Okuryazarlık D-3 Oturum Başkanı: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Burçe Çelik (Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi) Oturum Başkanı: İsmail Hakkı Polat (Kadir Has Üniversitesi) Ezgi Aydın; Kimlik Ve Hafıza Mekanı Olarak Twitter  Umur Bedir; Korku Nesnesi Olarak İnternet: Güvenli İnternet Tanıtım Filmi Örneği   Bayram Karakullukcu; Sanal Maske: Personanın Sosyal Medyadaki İzdüşümü   Nafiseh Zafarmand; Sosyal Medyanın Tv’de Nasıl Temsil Edildiğine İlişkin Bir Çalışma: Sosyalmedyatv Programı Örneği   Mehmet Haberli; İnternet Ortamında Toplumsal Formların Teşekkülü: Sanal Cemaat Örneği Deniz Yengin; Yeni Medyada Kullanılan Arayüzlerin Okul Öncesi Çocukların Görsel Hafızalarına Katkıları: i-pad Örneği  Çağlar Ekinci; Ezilenlerin Pedagojisi Ve Yeni Medya Kesişiminde Bir Örnek; Birumut Derneği’nin Yeni Medyadaki Yansımaları   Tuğba Asrak Hasdemir; MOYdan BİTe: Eğitim Serüveninin Neresindeyiz? 15.30-16.00 Çay/Kahve Arası 16.00-17.00 Sonuç ve Değerlendirme   *Atölyeler ayrıca ilan edilecektir. Related posts: Kongre var! YENİ MEDYA ÇALIŞMALARI: KURAM, YÖNTEM, UYGULAMA VE SİYASA 7 Mayıs’taki Medya Çalışmaları Lisansüstü Öğrenci Konferansının programı belli oldu: YENİ MEDYA ÇALIŞMALARI kongresi Çağrı Metni Yeni Medya Çalışmaları Ekitap Serimizin ilki yayınlandı. Pek mutluyuz. 16 Nisan’da Kadir Has Ü’nde Yeni Medya Konferansı.

Language Log: Philly dialects on All Things Considered

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A feature on Philadelphia dialects that appeared a week ago on the local public radio show Newsworks Tonight ("How the Philly accent is changing", 3/28/2013),  was recast yesterday on the national show All Things Considered, starring Penn grad student Joe Fruehwald: "Dialects Changing, But Not Disappearing In Philadelphia". Zack Seward did a terrific job on the local story, and the quality of his treatment also emerged in the ATC piece.  For a more complete and more technical discussion, see  William Labov , Ingrid Rosenfelder, and Josef Fruehwald, "One Hundred Years of Sound Change in Philadelphia: Linear Incrementation, Reversal, and Reanalysis", Language 89.1 pp 30-65 2013.

Fieldnotes & Footnotes: The bi-directional beauty of representation and accountability: An excerpt from my fieldnotes (2008)

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    There is a something unique about the bi-directional nature of representation and accountability in the electoral democratic system we have here in Australia. The following excerpt is taken from my field notes (2008). They are notes on a … Continue reading →

Visual Anthropology of Japan: Spring I: さくら

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Spring has arrived in Osaka and with it the beautiful sakura (cherry blossoms). The sakura came early this year but they still had the power to attract countless cameras to record their beauty. Behind my house there are 130 cherry trees that run along a small stream so I don't have to go far to see sakura. Many people walk along the stream to view the flowers and enjoy the warm spring air. Upstream, a local resident's association writes and displays senryu poetry. Everyone seems to love spring... See previous sakura-related posts on VAOJ: Spring 2010 Spring 2011 Spring 2012 pt.1 Spring 2012 pt.2 Spring 2012 pt.3

hawgblawg: alienation of young adult American Jews from Israel

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"a mounting body of evidence has pointed to a growing distancing from Israel of American Jews, and the distancing seems to be most pronounced among younger Jews." BEYOND DISTANCING: Young Adult American Jews and Their Alienation from Israel, by Steven M. Cohen (Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion) and Ari Y. Kelman (University of California, Davis). Download here.

tabsir.net: Whose body is it anyway?

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Last Thursday was dubbed “Topless Jihad Day,” a call by the feminist group FEMEN for women to protest in support of a Tunisian woman who posted photographs of herself topless (with remarks on her body that many would consider tasteless) on her Facebook site and soon received condemnation and calls for punishment. The result was hardly an outpouring of indigenous support like the “Arab Spring” that flooded the main squares of Tunis, Cairo and Sanaa. The FEMEN website has posted images of women baring their breasts in Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Milan, Kiev, Brussels, Berlin and a few other major cities. Two things stand out about this day of protest. First, it takes place only in cosmopolitan Western cities, not in Muslim-majority countries. Second, several of the scenes focus on the protesting women being arrested for breaking the law. The patriarchy that is being protested is not, therefore, only an issue about Islam. There is a basic principle of physics that every action results in a reaction. The moral code that would cause a Tunisian cleric to condemn a young Tunisian woman for exposing her breast on Facebook causes a protest from an international feminist organization. And, not surprisingly, there is a counter to this from a “Muslimah Pride” network. As the young woman in the image above indicates, she does not feel liberated by exposing her body. But perhaps even more poignant is her comment that she does not need saving. It is not clear if this Muslim woman is condemning the Tunisian woman at the center of the current protest, but she is definitely making a statement about her own body. Whose body is it anyway? FEMEN has attracted followers for a variety of reasons. I suspect that some testosterone-loaded males in the West cheer wildly whenever a woman shows her bare breasts. These hardly support the stated goal of FEMEN: “sextremism serving to protect women’s rights, democracy watchdogs attacking patriarchy, in all its forms: the dictatorship, the church, the sex industry.” Historically there is no question that women have not had equal rights with men in economic, political or legal contexts; this is true for almost all cultures, ranging from those with despicable patriarchal rules to democracies with permanent glass ceilings. Secularism has challenged many (but not all) of these inequalities, giving women the right to own property, vote, and theoretically have equal opportunities in education and the workplace. Appeals to women’s rights resonate with most people, whether secular or religious, but the devil is in the details. There is also an elephant in the room, in everyone’s room: who decides what women’s rights are? (more…)

Erkan in the Army now...: Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: “Dört partiden anayasa önerileri

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Dört partiden anayasa önerileri from Hürriyet ANASAYFA ANAYASA Uzlaşma Komisyonu’nu oluşturan dört parti, son aşamayı oluşturan Başlangıç, Genel Esaslar ve diğer hükümlerle ilgili öneri paketlerini sundu.     CHP’nin Anayasa metni taslağı Gerçek Gündem Bu Anayasa’ya sahip çıkacakları ve meşruiyetini yitirmiş herkese karşı direnme hakkını kullanacakları inancı ile, gelecek kuşaklara emanet ve tevdi ediyoruz. Genel Esaslar Devletin şekli. Türkiye Devleti bir Cumhuriyettir. Cumhuriyetin nitelikleri   Avukatlar, anayasa, terörle mücadele ve barış sürecine katkı sağlamalı” Bugün Kayseri Barosu Başkanı Avukat Fevzi Konaç, Türkiye’nin hukuk devleti olma yolunda mücadele verirken bu konuda baroların ve avukatların susmasının asla kabul edilemeyeceğini söyledi. Konaç, “Anayasa yapılması, terörle mücadele, barış süreci gibi   CHP’den anayasa çalışmalarına eleştiri GazeteA24, hem okumak hem izlemek için Gözünü başkanlık ve eyalet hırsı bürümüş olanlar, anayasa tekliflerini dikkatle okuyunuz. Bunlar devletin bölünmezliğini birlikte kaldırmak istiyorlar, anayasaya bir tür şeytan ayeti sokmak istiyorlar. Millet bunları görmüyor mu dersiniz?   TBMM Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu Üyesi MHP’li Bal Açıklaması Son Dakika Meclis’te gazetecilerin sorularını yanıtlayan Bal, Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu’nunda, bugün son bölüm önerilerinin verilmesi kararının 15 gün önce alındığını, bütün partilerin bugün saat 17.00′de önerilerini teslim etmesinin beklendiğini söyledi   Samsun Barosu, Anayasa Sürecinden Ümitli Haber 3 Çelenk koyma töreninin ardından Samsun Barosu’nda düzenlediği basın toplantısında, yeniAnayasa tartışmalarıyla ilgili açıklamalarda bulunan Başkan Anıl, “Anayasa tartışmalarının geçen süreç içinde henüz tamamlanamamış olması ve bu konuda yeterli   CHP anayasa önerisini açıkladı Hürriyet (Basın Bildirisi) (Blog) “Çatalhöyük’ten bu yana toprağı yoğurup, uygarlığı inşa eden, bin yıldır dostlukla yaşayan; Balkanlardan, Kafkaslardan, Orta Asya’dan, Mezopotamya’dan yollara düşen, Anadolu’da buluşan kadim uygarlıkların mirasçısı olan Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ahalisi;   İşte BDP’nin ‘Anayasa’ metni Gerçek Gündem Halk, iktidarını, esasları kanunlarla gösterilmiş olan seçimler, halk oylaması ve halk inisiyatifi aracılığıyla ve Anayasanın koyduğu esaslar dâhilinde yasama, yürütme ve yargı organları eliyle kullanır. (2) Yasama yetkisi Türkiye Büyük Millet   CHP’den sürpriz Anayasa çıkışı Akşam CHP’den sürpriz Anayasa çıkışı. 05 Nisan 2013 Cuma – 17:25 – Aksam.com.tr. CHP, yeniAnayasa’nın ‘Başlangıç’ ve ‘Anayasa’nın değiştirilmesi’ maddelerinde sürpriz öneri yaptı.(Aksam.com.tr). İLGİLİ HABERLER. Taraf ‘Akil adamları’ KAP’a bildirdi   AKP’nin Anayasa taslağında değiştirilemez maddeler yok T24 (Basın Bildirisi) AKP, TBMM Uzlaşma Komisyonu’na sunduğu anayasa taslağında, mevcut Anayasa’da bulunan “Anayasa’nın birinci maddesindeki devletin şeklinin cumhuriyet olduğu hakkındaki hüküm ile, ikinci maddesindeki cumhuriyetin nitelikleri ve üçüncü maddesi   Kuzu: Yeni anayasa çalışması iyi gitmiyor Dünya Bülteni Meclis Anayasa Komisyonu Başkanı Prof. Dr. Burhan Kuzu, “2010 yılında yapılan referandum sizlerin seçtiği bizleri iktidar yapmıştır. İlk kez Türkiye tarihinde sivil hükümet kendi ağırlığını hissettirmiştir bu memlekette” dedi.   Başkanlık teklifi sunuldu HABERTURK AK Parti, başkanlık sistemini içeren anayasa teklifini TBMM Başkanlığı’na sundu Sonra Oku. AK Parti yeni anayasa için öneri niteliğindeki taslak metinini TBMM Başkanlığı’na sundu. Partinin önerisinde “Türk Milleti” kavramı değişmeden yer alırken   4 farklı ‘Türk’lük önerisi! HABERTURK Siyasi partiler, Anayasa’nın ‘Başlangıç’ bölümüne ilişkin önerilerini dün TBMM Başkanlığı’na sundu. Önerilerde AK Parti ‘Türk milleti’, CHP ‘Türk ulusu’ ifadesini kullandı. MHP ‘Türklük’ vurgusunda ısrar ederken, BDP etnik kimliklerin Anayasaya   BDP önerisinde çarpıcı ayrıntı Akşam BDP önerisinde çarpıcı ayrıntı. 05 Nisan 2013 Cuma – 19:38 – Aksam.com.tr. Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi’nin (BDP) TBMM Başkanlığı’na verdiği Anayasa taslak önerisinde, çok dikkat çekici bir ayrıntı yer aldı.(Aksam.com.tr)   Anayasa’daki ‘sakat’ ifadeler çıkarılıyor Dünya Bülteni Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanı Fatma Şahin, anayasada yer alan ‘çürük’, ‘sakat’ ve ‘elverişsiz’ gibi ifadeleri çıkaracaklarını söyledi. Şahin, “Anayasanın 94 maddesinde yer alan bu ifadeleri kaldırıyoruz. ‘Kelimelerin ne önemi var?’ denilmemeli.   “Türk milleti kavramı Anayasa’da yerini aldı” CNN Türk Bir gazetecinin Anayasa’dan Türk tanımının çıkacağı yönündeki iddialarla ilgili sorusu üzerine,anayasa çalışmalarının Meclis Anayasa Uzlaşma Komisyonu tarafından yürütüldüğünü belirterek, “Çözüm süreci de gündeme geldikten sonra da Türkiye’de bazı   Sebahat Tuncel: En önemli aşama anayasa Radikal Bundan sonraki aşama da Anayasa sürecidir. Eğer gerçekten Türkiye’de demokratik özgürlükçe bir anayasa geliştirilmezse tekrardan başa dönebilir ve daha kötü şeyler yaşanabilir” diye konuştu. (   Kararı Anayasa Mahkemesi verecek GÜNDEM | DW.DE NSU davasında Türk basın mensuplarına sabit yer ayrılmaması üzerine Sabah gazetesi, Federal Anayasa Mahkemesi’ne başvurdu. Öte yandan Türkiye’nin Berlin Büyükelçisi Karslıoğlu da duruşmayı izleyeceğini bildirdi.   Muhalefet anayasa konusunda hazır değil… Haber 27 Yeni anayasa çalışmalarında hükümetin binbir meşakkatle çalıştığını dile getiren Şentop, ”Anayasa konusunda gerekeni yapacağız. Bunu üç parti, iki parti ya da bir partiyle yapacağız. Yeni anayasayı AK Parti açısından kiminle yapmanın bir önemi yok.   Related posts: Yeni Anayasa gündemi: “CHP ve BDP’nin Anayasa önerileri TBMM’de… Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: “Muay Thai’ Federasyonu Yeni Anayasa Ve Başkanlık Sürecine Destek verdi… Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: İsmet Berkan: Yeni anayasa çıkmaza mı giriyor? Yeni Anayasa için Erdoğan’ın verdiği süre bitiyor… Yeni Anayasa gündemi… Yeni Anayasa Gündemi: “Anayasa Yazım Komisyonu çalışmalarına tekrar başlıyor

C L O S E R: Syria’s Children – ‘Blood Like Water’

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Closer Blog: A very disturbing but important report by filmmaker Marcel Mettelsiefen who has spent several weeks with children working(!) in Dar Al-Shifa city hospital in Aleppo. The film features children like Mohamed Asaf and Yussef Mohamed who treat Aleppo's war wounded.Read more: Syria’s Children – ‘Blood Like Water’

Shenzhen Noted: situated knowledge, strategic investments, and avian flu [again]

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More evidence that China and the United States really are the same country; my husband wants to invest in the US, while my father wants to invest in China because [drum roll, please] both believe that the local economy may

Erkan in the Army now...: Politics roundup: Constitution writing impasse.. Wise people meet with the PM, who have actually chose them…

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Papers should fire ‘wise men’ from Journalist in Turkey, background articles, news and weblog about by Fréderike Geerdink It was another victorious week for Prime Minister Erdogan: he managed to get the Turkish media further under his control. And the media are not even protesting. On the contrary, they are willingly and with a smile accepting Erdogan’s proposal to make propaganda for the peace process that the government is (supposedly) initiating. At the   Terrorism cost Turkey $300 billion in 3 decades: Turkish PM from Hurriyet Daily News PM Erdoğan points to the economic benefits of ending the Kurdish issue, noting that violence has cost the country $300 billion in 30 years Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes his address during a meeting with the ‘wise people’ commission in Istanbul April 4, 2013, in this picture provided by the Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office. Erdogan chaired an inaugural meeting of the ‘wise people’ commission, who will be consulted on a peace process with Kurdish militants. The commission is made up of academics, journalists and performing artists, and established by the government to promote the peace process nationwide. REUTERS/Kayhan Ozer/Turkish Prime Minister Press Office/Handout Wise Persons’ panel to help shape resolution process: PM Erdoğan from Hurriyet Daily News The work of the “Wise Persons” commissions will determine the path and method that the government follows during the resolution process, Turkish PM said. Wise Persons panel a ‘PR move,’ says main opposition leader from Hurriyet Daily News The Wise Persons panel formed by the government to contribute to the ongoing peace process on the Kurdish issue is a mere public relations attempt.   AKP’s votes decrease as opposition rises, Poll says from Hurriyet Daily News Popular support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has decreased.. Osteoporosis of Turkish economy in 10 years of AKP governments from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey’s economic growth under AKP rule conceals fragilities, like an osteoporosis disease that spreads without showing obvious symptoms.   Jailed PKK leader Öcalan wrote new letter, BDP leader Demirtaş says from Hurriyet Daily News Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has written Parties submit own Constitution drafts as gaps remain from Hurriyet Daily News Parties submitted their drafts to the parliamentary council in charge of writing Turkey’s new Constitution on April 5.   Kurds, Turkey Face Impasse Over Withdrawal from Yahoo News Photos Turkey ‘s peace process with Kurdish militants faces a hurdle as the rebels demand legal protection to prevent any military attack on them during their planned withdrawal after decades of fighting, a call rejected by the government. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) declared a cease-fire with Turkey last month in response to an order from its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan after months of talks .. Two opposition parties refuse to provide members for Kurdish issue panel from Hurriyet Daily News The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has announced that it will not take The Curse of Ataturk from NYT > Turkey by By ANDREW FINKEL It’s a major problem for Turkey’s Kurds that the notion of “Turkishness” is both ill-defined and staunchly defended   Kurdish political movement at the crossroads from Hurriyet Daily News The perpetrators of the 1980 military coup were convinced that any political movement against the official. Plans yet unclear as wise people reflect on commission meeting from Hurriyet Daily News Plans regarding how the government-formed Wise Persons’ Commission will contribute to the ongoing peace process   Turkish ruling party’s Kurdish bid panel offer hits opposition wall from Hurriyet Daily News The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has announced that it will not take. Erdoğan’s order, laws and the Turkish Armed Forces from Hurriyet Daily News Although the negotiations between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Abdullah Öcalan. Will government take opposition into the Kurdish ‘peace’? from Hurriyet Daily News The government took 3 steps at once on April 3 regarding the ongoing Kurdish “peace process,” Are liberals the AKP’s ‘useful idiots?’ from Hurriyet Daily News Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the founding dictator of the Soviet Union, is often cited as the inventor… AKP official clarifies his remarks regarding ‘liberals’ from Hurriyet Daily News Babuşçu said a part of his speech given in a meeting with a think-tank   Why Kurdish politicians should start learning the language of development from Hurriyet Daily News Turkey is in a process of reconciliation. After 30 years of armed Kurdish uprising. Related posts: Erdoğan to meet with the “wise people” , whom citizens do not know yet, on Apr 4. …Politics roundup… Turkey’s “wise people” chosen by the government… A politics roundup.. Politics roundup. After ceasefire, who will be the Wise People? Heavy snow, earthquake in the Agean region..While gov’t-PKK peace talks continue.. Politics roundup… Politics roundup: A new turn with the Imralı visit while “More Turkish soldiers died from suicide than combat in 10 years…

Erkan in the Army now...: Cyberculture roundup: Anonymous launches massive cyber assault on Israel #OpIsrael

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Anonymous launches massive cyber assault on Israel Anonymous’ hackers launch cyberattack on Israeli sites Fox News JERUSALEM – A weekend cyberattack campaign targeting Israeli government websites failed to cause serious disruption, officials said Sunday. The attacks following warnings in the name of the hacking group Anonymous that it was launching a massive Hackers attack Israel, but damage ‘minimal’ from Hurriyet Daily News Hackers have launched an assault on Israeli websites, but the damage has been minimal..     WikiLeaks Party unveils Australian election plans from Hurriyet Daily News Whistleblowing group WikiLeaks unveiled plans to field candidates in at least three states in Australia’s elections.   Twitter complaint starts probe from Hurriyet Daily News Eight public servants working at a local administrator’s office are under investigation for not responding.     E-trade volume in Turkey rises by 20 percent from Hurriyet Daily News E-commerce volume in Turkey has boomed in the first two months of the year with a 19.5 percent increase from the same period a year earlier.   Schneier and Zittrain on digital security and the power of metaphors from …My heart’s in Accra by Ethan Bruce Schneier is one of the world’s leading cryptographers and theorists of security. Jonathan Zittrain is a celebrated law professor, theorist of digital technology and wonderfully performative lecturer. The two share a stage at Harvard Law School’s Langdell Hall. JZ introduces Bruce as the inventor of the phrase “security theatre”, author of a leading textbook on cryptography and subject of a wonderful internet meme. Explained: Bitcoin and its dramatic plunge in value today from The Next Web by Alex Wilhelm TV Advertising Still Dominant, Still Growing from Mashable! by Lauren Indvik   Google Challenges Secretive National Security Letter in Court from Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai What Google’s WebKit Fork Means for the Web and Web Developers from Wired Top Stories by Scott Gilbertson Google is breaking away from WebKit, the rendering engine that currently powers the company’s Chrome web browser. Google has forked WebKit to create its own rendering engine, dubbed Blink. While it may dash the dreams of those hoping for a WebKit-only web, Blink is good news for the web and web developers. 15-Year-Old Zuckerberg’s Angelfire Site Is Better Than Facebook from Mashable! by The Daily Dot   On Reddit, good links rise to the top — but it can sometimes take a few attempts to get there from Nieman Journalism Lab by Caroline O’Donovan Special Series: Online Advertising, Evolved from MediaShift If the banner ad isn’t dead, it’s certainly on life support. Once upon a time (actually, not so long ago), there was one way to advertise online: the almighty banner ad. But, the banner ad just didn’t do enough. It didn’t fully take advantage of the medium, it was hard to track, and it certainly didn’t keep up with the lightning speed at which the medium changed. Digital Magazines Dive Into Native Advertising from MediaShift Ah, that awkward moment when you’re interviewing someone about online advertising and you have to pause to quit your ad-blocking browser plugin so you can view a sample ad. Facebook’s long road to “mobile best”: HTML5, native apps, and now Home from The Next Web by Ken Yeung   Don’t Hate Google for Reader — Award It the Nobel Prize for Books from Wired Top Stories by Wired Opinion Given that literary fame is so fickle, it might make more sense to anoint a work that’s mutable — an all-encompassing text that changes at the pace of society itself. Today there is such a work. And that is why, in 2013, the Swedish Academy should award the Nobel Prize in Literature to Google. The idea isn’t as implausible as one might think.   Related posts: Cyberculture roundup: Anonymous vs. Israel, Facebook News Feed and more… A LulzSec interview, Anonymous attacks on NATO, Google & Facebook in lobbying spree and more… A Cyberculture roundup… detained Anonymous suspects released, New Anonymous attacks expected.. brief portrayals of LulzSec and Anonymous by PC magazine and a cyberculture roundup.. Cyberculture roundup: The Guardian piece on Hackers, Germany on Amazon probe, Bitcoin, Google Glass…
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