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Turkish uprising and what the world knows about it...
Our ideas in action now in Turkey. Be inspired and support!
(For TEDsters who want to know what is going on in Turkey and might want to support their fellow earthlings who resist against an authoritarian, oppressive government who perceives everthing that by itself supports a healthy and peaceful planet as sources that should be transformed into money and a government that wants to oppress or make vanish everything, every culture, every worldview, every group that are not like them...)
What is defended here is our common universal values...
What people are standing up for is:
True democracy and human rights, the conservation of nature, the conservation of livable cities, freedom of expression, stopping authoritarianism, minority rights, women's rights, LGBTI rights, animal rights, a free media that is able to show the facts rather than what PM wants, a government that supports human rights instead of pure corporate interests, a government that doesn't lie to the people...
Some links (You can find wide coverage in the international mainstream media. So I am sharing some fieldwork here.):
A little VICE doc:
A student explaining why people are fighting:
A good video that shows the first week of the resistance and how it's progressed:
A video showing police violence and people's reactions:
A video from the fifth night. Marching peacefully is enough to get teargas canisters onto your head.
(You can follow people's resistance in Twitter searching these hashtags: #occupyturkey #occupygezi #wearegezi)
(There are 4 deaths and many people are seriously injured because of extreme police violence.Some of them went blind,some of them hospitalized with fractured craniums.Police still continues to shoot teargas canisters directly to the protesters and to beat them while taking them into custody.)
Jul 2 2013: The New Your Times, July 1, 2013 OpEd piece "The Revolt of the Rising Class" makes this observation: "What is happening in Turkey is not "Les Miserables," or the Arab Spring. It is not an uprising born in desperation.
We also find a definition of who the protester are: "mostly young, students or relative newcomers to the white-collar work force who have outgrown the fearful conformity of their parents' generation. With their economic wants more or less satisfied, they now crave a voice, and respect."
Bill Keller, its author, makes several points that apply to this discussion.
1. "The protesters in these middle-class revolts tend to be political orphans, leaderless, party-less, not particularly ideological. To reach a new equilibrium, either the rising class must get organized, or the ruling class must get the message, or, ideally, both."
2. "The United States has long embraced Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the model of a modern Muslim reformer. The Turkish prime minister, during his decade in power, has tamed the army of its coup habit, raised the standard of living dramatically, offered an olive branch to the separatist-minded Kurds and demonstrated — alone in the region — that Islam is compatible with both free elections and broad prosperity. "
3."By fostering economic growth, by keeping the army in its barracks — and by not messing too much with secular lifestyles — Erdogan has won some grudging support from the worldly elite that originally viewed him and his more pious Islamic following as a lurch back to the Ottoman Empire."
"One possible outcome is that those unhappy with Erdogan will find an avenue into politics, and give Erdogan the challenge he deserves."Jul 1 2013: Are these events in Turkey a protest or a revolution? Or is it an uprising? It appears what you are seeking and stating the events are about is for an "Ideal" perfect condition/society and country. Really? And the plan is to achieve this by protest and riots? Yes, it is possible to achieve most of these things from your wishlist, but it is over time and with careful and intelligent process and lot of diplomacy and sacrifices. Above all this can only be achieved with cooperation, and focused large scale support with an actual solution on hand.
No Country is perfect and often there is no unity amongst its people. A protest without a clear defined solution, unity or purpose is nothing but noise.
From the various reports it only appears that there are different groups protesting with different agendas and as usual the only true result is mischief, destruction of public property and no clear solution to problems. Also each group protesting is different in their process. Some of them are violent and the forces cant tell the difference. And in such a situation any country will send in the forces to stop this and bring in civil order. It happens in every country and even in USA.
So stop reaching out to other countries and people for support. Don't make a mockery of your great country and history. Get your own heads to gather, propose an intelligent solution, gather support and make consistent gains towards progress. Not destruction. If you think the current govt is not the right one, ask yourselves if you have any better alternative? If not, work towards that. It is great to ask for democracy, but the greater question is can the people handle democracy as a unified nation?
It is absolutely futile to point fingers, complain and just protest. If you really want change, ask yourself what are YOU doing about it? If you cannot device a solution or at least be a part of the solution, then stop protesting and get back to the drawing board
Jul 3 2013: "So stop reaching out to other countries and people for support. Don't make a mockery of your great country and history."
I believe that in our Global community, people have the right and should be informed about what is happening in other countries. Most of the times this information is one-sided.
And I wonder what the world would be if countries or simple civilians didn't reach out for other countries or other people for support.
But my biggest concern is what the world would look like if other countries did not interfere in one country's internal affairs...
What would Cuba, Ecuador, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Egypt, Korea, Pakistan, Greece, Rodesia, ...... look like?
Jul 3 2013: I guess you missed my point. My comments were for the specific events in Turkey. The events in Turkey doesn't have a unified or a focused face/purpose. It is all over the place where there are several groups with different agendas. It is not a revolution or like the "Arab Spring".
With regards to how other countries that you have listed would have turned out without foreign interference? Mostly they may have turned out to become better I would say. Just like Tunisia, Egypt etc did, on their own efforts. Each country must learn to solve their internal problems with proper process unless in dire circumstances where external help is absolutely essential. Darfur, Rawanda etc.
USA., UK or any of the other bigger nations solve their own internal problems without other countries involvement. In fact they do not want other meddling in their internal affairs. Other countries too have the same potential, but they need to first learn to exercise that. "Progress" is not an entitlement, it should be worked for and earned.
But my point regarding Turkey was different meaning that the riots there is due to political indifferences against a govt. that has probably done more good for the country than otherwise. Also it appears there is no viable progressive candidate in opposition. There should be a valid, sound, and intelligent solution devised internally to solve the differences and progress towards a better government as opposed to turning it into an international propaganda as though it was revolution or an uprising like the case in Egypt. After all it all began with cutting down some trees which the court had stopped pending a decision. This cannot be called a revolution and doesn't warrrant a political rally for international support.
That's just how I see it.
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Jun 16 2013: Perhaps i could not express my concerns truly. These guys do not want to preserve the rights of women, society etc. if they minded this, they would have not mess up all the streets. Turkey is very different from the other middle east countries. We have fair elections, we believe democracy and in last decade she has developed enormously both politically and economically. erdogan has ruled the country since 2002.I will give some statistics for this perıod. Inflation rate has decreased from 60 per cent to only 7 per cent. 2001 year was a crises year for us economically. no one even a man coming from the World Bank saved our economy. Our economy has boosted while other europeans has gone down the recession. Average national income per person increased from almost 3000 dollars to 11000 dollars . everyone can easily say or wear what he wants. actually not everyone we still have a headscarf problem, that is muslim women who want to use head scarf cannot wear. The protestors are against headscarf and for years and years although we have a prime minister like erdogan we could not overcome. when new steps to resolve this are attempted, some powerful minority groups prevent those attempts.
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these protestors dont want to risk their chance to win in elections because they represent mostly 10 per cent of the public. They burn everything they see. they attacked one women , 25 years old, having 5 months old baby due to wearing headscarf on june 1. the baby was also injured. can you say that these protect the rights. If you follow the news from cnn or bbc channels, you see the exaggarations of what happens. The journalists came to turkey before thises events took place. Is it still nonsense?
A big game is playing. Actually i do not want you to understand all these..these protestors wants to show the country as it was in a war. the reality is not like that. 80 per cent of people do not support this.
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Jun 25 2013: Turkey is always on my list of coolest places to visit. The wonderful people will prevail. Even though Erdogan's government was elected 3 times. They have no right to push agendas that clearly do not have broad support. The totalitarian response to the legitimate protests is a clear sign they have overstepped the bounds of their mandate. Does that sound familiar? It's clear that they are attempting to ride a "misperceived", or "manufactured" wave of "fundamentalist" sentiments by legislating stricter laws against alcohol. The destruction of one of the few remaining outdoor public spaces in Istanbul is a sign of the same fascist, crony corrupt attitude at work in major cities everywhere. Big developers, AKA banks will use any method necessary, mischaracterizing civil protests even inciting religious, or sectarian violence to acquire land to privatize, and exploit. That's been the tools of the trade of fascists for a long time. The fascists get their hands on the reigns by installing their pigeon, then they use the tools of incitement to make a scene, a smoke screen. That in turn provides an opportunity for more repression, and theft. What a scam huh? Save "secular" Turkey for all the world to share, not for corruption, divisiveness, and fundamentalist, fascist poison. Open space is essential to human development, and health of any city. Let in the light. Erdogan is finished. Fascism is at the core of it all, not just in turkey. It's at work everywhere. Don't ever forget that.
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Jun 25 2013: Well said!!! Wish I could give you more than one thumbs up!Jul 2 2013: So Peter........quote......."Turkey is always on my list of coolest places to visit."
Curious ......Why? and the other places are and why?
And as for ........" Fascism is at the core of it all, not just in turkey. It's at work everywhere. Don't ever forget that."
Must be a sh*t load of fascists in the world then?
Go ponder this Peter.................... under a 'true' democracy fascists have the right to exist.................. so does EVERY other ism or ideology.
Last time I looked even the Muslim hardliners were using or at least attempting to introduce Sharia Law via democracy and then once Sharia Law became the order of the day, democracy as you and I know it, would no long exist.
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Jul 2 2013: Well Peter ..........have to agree with you on a considerable number of points there.
And accordingly Chomsky's line.......................
"The general population doesn't know what's happening and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know"
rings true!
Further, I suggest it begs the point ..................."People get the Govt they deserve!"
Cheers.........................Jul 5 2013: I'm sorry I didn't fully reply to the specifics of your question. The tendency in the digital age is to rely on short bleeps of sentences to explain highly complex issues. It's human nature for us to simplify our world, and a disciplined art to respond to this complexity in "Spock Like" precision.
Turkey is well known to travelers of open mind, and experience as a friendly, and exciting place to be. Life in Turkey is like being in a time warp of the ancient, and the modern. Everywhere you look, the processes of human social transformation is like a kaleidoscope of wonderfulness. You're cruising in a high speed catamaran, one minute, then walking through the ancient Hagia Sophia 1500 year old cathedral turned mosque, then turned to a museum. Theres an old Irish saying, "You have the map of Ireland on your face". That goes for Turks as well. Everywhere you look the faces of the people reflect many thousands of years of Conquest, war, social struggle, religions, trade, learning, and all the amazing things that came to become modern Turkey. There are tens of thousands of obvious signs of Greek, Roman, Persian, Christian muslim, and even ancient animist archaeological sites. It's insanely cool unless one is brain dead : ) How can you not love people with a tradition that requires you to share a cup of tea out of hospitality and polite kindness to strangers?Jun 24 2013: I've just spend who knows how long reading through everything that's been written here and I'd just like to point out a few things. I actually live in Turkey, I've been here 6 years so I feel like I'm "qualified" to say something about this matter, however I do understand that as much as I love this country, it is not "my" country, as much as I wish it was.
These past few weeks have been amazing, normally people here don't speak up, or if they do it's not heard, and to see the people stand together, to see old women beating pots and pans, to see communities come together, all of it has been amazing. I'm so proud of the people who stood up for what they believe in, even in the face of tear gas and beatings. What you see at gezi park is just the tip of the iceberg.
Theo however did make a good point (as much as it kills me to say this) there is a problem of what comes next? AKP win elections by majorities because there is no strong opposition, the other half is too divided and there is no one group that can take on the popularity of the AKP. As you know though, these protests are about so much more than just a park or just about RTE, for every person you ask you will recieve a different answer for why they are there.
I do think that there should be freedom of speach, and I do think that the PM has been to heavy handed, but in a country this big changes cannot happen over night. The people will get tired and they will give up, I wish this wasn't so but I can't see how else it can end. Turkey was founded as a secular state, this is a value that is so important but it seems to be becomeing something that certain people forget, when a country moves forward the worst thing it can do is to then step back, and to me this is what seems to be happening here.
I would be interested to know what you think would be the best way forward?
Jun 24 2013: All excellent points and well stated.
I currently have a friend, a journalist, in Istanbul, and he has said that he was reminded of the Occupy Wall St. movement, where thousand of people across many cities rallied for change. The demands of the OWS protesters were also undefined, and because of this it was an inclusive movement.
But the minute the protests became violent and destructive many turned away, and the movement was no longer viable.
At some point, in the very near future, Erdogan must step down. When that happens there will be a vacuum in the countries leadership. Who will emerge to lead the country toward a more democratic and peaceful future?
Jun 24 2013: This is the problem, millions of people love RTE because he has done great things for this country, but while he may have done great things for the country I don't think he's been good for the people. After all what is a country without it's people?? But after he leaves who can fill the gap? As a nation Turkey is very diverse, with different coultures and beliefes and unfortunatly that is why there is so many smaller political parties, none of which I feel could get a majority. Obvioulsy Turkey is an Islamic nation, but it seems to me that they are using people beliefs to affect their political views and it's not right.
I agree that he needs to go, but I worry what will happen next. I have been worried with this whole situation as the only outcome I can see are: 1) the people give up (obviously not good) 2) RTE resigns (lets be fair that's never going to happen, look at any of his speaches and you will understand) 3) millitary coup (again, obviously not a good idea, plus the army had now be weaked to make this impossible) 4) the civil unrest get's worse and thousands get injured or killed
I really don't think it's right though to compare this movement to OWS, it's too different, the same applies to people saying it's a Turkish spring, it isn't. I don't think it would be fair to classify thousands of people under one tag, or one word. Look at almost any country in the world and you can see similar movements, people from all walks of life now standing up as one, demanding equality.
Unfortunatly there's no magic wand to fix all these problems,
Be it OWS, Arab Spring, the Turkish uprising, the Brazillian protests, everyone just seems to want a better life. The world has become too unbalanced and people just want what should be their right as a human being.Jun 9 2013: Only media can make a minority fighting in Turkey like if it was the whole turkish people. I'm definitely against violence and I don't accept it under any circumstances, but let's be honest, how was Turkey before Erdogan ? Economic, healthn education ...... let's face it, they're calling for an Attaturk turkey, didn't Attaturk torture and killed people ? why all these lies.
In Erdogan's era, the woman took back her right of practicing her religion and her belief, why are they fighting that ?
are they fighting for their rights, or against Islam ?
So many questions, and so many answers ..... and so many sadness in this hypocrite unfair world.
Jun 9 2013: Read this again please: "What people are standing up for is:
True democracy and human rights, the conservation of nature, the conservation of livable cities, freedom of expression, stopping authoritarianism, minority rights, women's rights, LGBTI rights, animal rights, a free media that is able to show the facts rather than what PM wants, a government that supports human rights instead of pure corporate interests, a government that doesn't lie to the people..."
Jun 10 2013: That's an awful long list Anon. Would it not be wiser to tackle these thngs one at a time? It is the height of hypocrisy to demand of any government that they make so many changes immediately.
I have never seen that happen any where on this planet. Such things are only done in civil war. Look at Syria, is this what you want to happen in Turkey? I think someone needs to lead people to calm down, they are obviously excited. You should be doing that in Turkey. As you offered, we are more well informed than you on what is going on there.
Help your people. Break this thing apart and focus on real change in the proper atmosphere and setting.Jun 9 2013: There is not a historical aspect in this uprising. It's about very basic human rights that every human being should ask its government... People from very diverse backgrounds, political preferences, ages, minorities, religions, sexual identities and orientations have come together, so diverse that it is logical to say that there is something (or things) which is common for all these people to rise up against. There are many devout muslims among the crowd too...Jun 9 2013: And fyi, the gov. is torturing and killing people right now.Jun 9 2013: And there is no real media in Turkey too. They are either direct supporters or strictly under the influence of Erdogan. Our media is Twitter, FB, Android etc...Jun 10 2013: I would like an answer to Abdelbari Khiar questions also Anon. Turkey has come a long way from the other side, why throw all that away? Why not simply vote him out of office?
I understand when you vote you are voting for a party of people but isn't there ways to determine who will be in these parties? The last election, 85% of eligible voters turned out and voted. Are not the people the people currently in office put their by the majority of the Turkish people? Can't the problems be dealt with in a civil manner, instead of war in the streets?
To be truthful, I am not very sympathetic with the protesters. I don't like authoritarian methods used against people but such things happen here in the US as well and yes, people get hurt or killed. That is why we have laws in the first place, to create a civil process where these types of differences can be resolved.
Like I say, we have journalists on the ground in Instanbul, they are watching and, hopefully giving us the real scoop of what is going one.Jun 10 2013: Abdelbari Thanks for explaining things to this American. I am a little surprised that Turkey is not secular, but people should have their own country that represents their own belief. However, I personally believe in tolerance. I can't believe that true Islam faces any real threat in Turkey.Jul 8 2013: Let's give this a little bit of a different perspective!
I saw this man live in Sofia a few weeks before he went to play at Taxim Square.
I think it's worth noticing his effort to help protesters.
He was almost arrested and his piano was taken away.
Still he continued playing for Turkey in his home country.
I hope he brought some peace to your people. :)Jun 27 2013: You have all my best wishes for succeeding in bringing down tyrranical oppressors wherever they are!Jun 25 2013: Anon Occupy 50+
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1 day ago: I don't have to explain anything (but you have to because you have too many assertions)... I am neither a leader nor a spokesperson for anybody. If you've read and/or watched what I have shared before and if you have the slightest understanding or empathy for people who are fed up being oppressed, not being able to practice their basic human rights because of a leader's personal desires and his economic vandalism you should have some explanations for not seeing all these facts...
Btw: Where there is no media freedom there is no democratic elections which is exactly the case here...
Firstly Anon..................YOU DO have to explain any claims or assertions you make otherwise they are worth squat and your nothing but a hypocrite expecting others to do the 'dirty work' !
And further let me suggest the elections in Turkey are NO more undemocratic than those held in the Western world!
Also suggest that when people start pedaling 'empathy' as a valid reason as opposed to logical and rational solutions to diverse issues they are scraping the bottom of the barrel of intellectual bankruptcy and are just trying to pull on emotive heart strings because they cant come up with any productive working solutions to the problem.
You talk of 'oppressed people' yet they have a democratic election process................................. please explain with sources and facts instead of emotive dribble?
And while your at it maybe could could enlighten us by telling us what EXACTLY entails 'basic human rights' and who's job it is to provide these 'basic human rights'?
Now that would be some 'FACTS' we could all ponder on !
Jun 25 2013: Firstly Blade Runner, "YOU DO" have to read objectively and understand what you've read at least to some extent, "YOU DON'T" have to put words and sentences out of context and put them into a context you desire and "YOU DON'T" have to blather the next time so I can take you seriously and answer. Without this precondition of a decent dialogue anything would be a waste of time.
Since this is my first encounter with your nonsense I am going to try to provide you with some answers which I hope will make you think more.
"Firstly Anon..................YOU DO have to explain any claims or assertions you make otherwise they are worth squat and your nothing but a hypocrite expecting others to do the 'dirty work' !"
Of course I have to explain my claims with sound arguments. Who said the opposite?
I have written " I don't have to explain anything (but you have to because you have too many assertions)" in my dialogue with Mr. Hoppe specifically for him because he was the one with a lot of assertions but without explanations. It wasn't a general statement. And you would have known it if you had read it carefully and/or objectively.
>>>Jun 25 2013: "And further let me suggest the elections in Turkey are NO more undemocratic than those held in the Western world!"
No, I can't let you suggest that... :) What kind of a crooked inference is that? Firstly, "the west" is not a single entity. The political culture and the elections are not the same in US and in Europe. It is not the same process even among the EU members. Apart from this, if the elections in "the west" are not democratic enough and if the elections in Turkey are no more undemocratic than those, then, this line of thought can't lead you to the conclusion that things are ok. in Turkey. It should lead you to "the political system in the western world is quite a mess now and doesn't answer people's needs and that is quite the same case in Turkey too".
Secondly, yes IT IS much more undemocratic because we don't have a free media. And you would know that or at least have questioned it if you had read my previous posts or some international media coverage about that. (Currently Turkey leads the list of countries which put journalists in jail.) And I guess you know what it is impossible to talk about when the media is not free?
"Also suggest that when people start pedaling 'empathy' as a valid reason as opposed to logical and rational solutions to diverse issues they are scraping the bottom of the barrel of intellectual bankruptcy and are just trying to pull on emotive heart strings because they cant come up with any productive working solutions to the problem."
There is noone here, at least not me, who suggests only empathy to understand and solve complex issues of our world. You are the one who is alarmed to just hear the word "empathy" and automatically writes an out-of-context story about it. I am for rationality too. I also think that mirror neurons have an important function in the evolution of our species. Without empathy it would be very hard to imagine the human as a moral animal.
>>>Jun 25 2013: "You talk of 'oppressed people' yet they have a democratic election process................................. please explain with sources and facts instead of emotive dribble?"
Yes. The undemocratic one...
I have shared a lot of links (news, videos, etc.) where you should have understood from the "emotive dribbles" of the people what kind of an oppression we are talking about. If you are STILL not able to do that that's not my problem. Go, google, read stuff, BBC, CNN etc... I am not a news agency tailored for you.
"And while your at it maybe could could enlighten us by telling us what EXACTLY entails 'basic human rights' and who's job it is to provide these 'basic human rights'?"
Google for "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" and/or "European Convention on Human Rights"... I think everyone is responsible to provide these rights where necessary, especially the governments...Jun 14 2013: Noam Chomsky's call to the World about the Taksim Gezi Park Resistance:
http://youtu.be/o1WrOIgQBHMJun 13 2013: Taksim Square live:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/yomgashum1Jun 12 2013: I study in the south of Spain and it's been very well covered here, we have two friends from Istanbul who organised a small protest with banners to show that people are supporting the cause all over the world. This isn't an overnight thing as they have talked about the issues the country has months ago, when I mentioned that although it's an impressive fight nothing much can be done surely in a democratic country, she didn't have much else to say besides repeating ''democratic'' with air quotationsJun 11 2013: To start with I have great respect for the Turkish marijuana/hashish regulation if we had that less people would drink and drive going to the bars and less cases of lung cancer.
It seems like a lot of your demands are on women's reproductive issues, which is great. Is RU-486 still safe in all it's trials? Don't you think a sensible limit of third trimester excluding cases of when it can't be carried, life of the mother, rape, incest etc.? Just to set a deadline for usual abortions third trimester or when the brain begins to form, something?
Is the Gezi Park Resistance ready to endorse a party next year an opposition party to make their voice heard legitimately?Jun 10 2013: This is how you create misinformed citizens. 6 big national newspapers with the same headline, word for word! http://showdiscontent.com/archive/gezi-parki/2013-06-07/img/0607-ayni-gazete-kapak.jpg You can't talk about a democratic environment and democratic elections if the media is not free and if the citizens are misinformed.Jun 10 2013: We had an uprise in Bangladesh couple of months back with a demand of bringing war criminals of 1971 under trial. Interestingly that uprise was intiated by a small group young online activist. Being on ground observed how the MEDIA and Politicians twisted the whole thing at different times. One shocking point for many of country people was that Turkish government stood beside the WAR criminals!!
What I feel about recent Turkish uprise is that ,it's not a mere protest of saving a park only , rather it's overall rejection of the regime now in power in Turkey.
Jun 10 2013: The current government is EXTREMELY and inhumanely pragmatic. One day they can look like as if they are against the oppressive dictators in the middle east but the next day they can support the war criminals in your country for some reason they think they can somehow benefit from.
Yes, it's not a mere protest of saving a park. For a lot of people it is an overall rejection. For some other people it's a big demand to change a lot of things, approaches people are fed up with...
Jun 12 2013: As an distant observer of events unfolding these days in Turkey , and having bit of historical background of socio- political system , I feel it's a struggle between medieval fundamentalists vs modern humanist forces of Turkey. What you think about my observation ?
Jun 13 2013: Yes Salim, you are kind of right but still I would rather call it a big reaction of the people who can't stand the oppressive tune and the destructive actions of an exclusionist, otherizing, polarizing and a hyper-capitalist government... It's easily observable that the protesting crowds are comprised of people with quite a lot of diverse world views and lifestyles. There are many devout muslims among the protesters too who may not be for a secular social life or maybe a government too. As I see it, the unifying aspects are the characteristics of the gov. that I have mentioned above.Jun 14 2013: Hi Anon
You might have better insight about what is happening there.
One point , I want shed light on is...devoted muslim doesn't mean , fundamentalist extrimist Muslim. My country is predominantly Muslim (85%+) , but may be less than 1% are fundamentalists extrimist, rest either have secular view or just keep religious practice at private level instead of mixing it with politics , and some of them are supporters of fundamentalist though they themselves are not fundamentalist.
The War Criminal issue that referred in my earlier post are from the Fundamentalist group.....and current regime of Turkey did some diplomatic activity in favor of those WAR criminals in my country who did all kind of heinous crime against humanity in 1971. That activity of Turkish Govt was hugely resented by people in Bangladesh who are now fighting against all political forces here to bring those criminals under trial.
Jun 23 2013: "devoted muslim doesn't mean , fundamentalist extrimist Muslim" Totally agree on that.
I also wonder whether you know the reason of the turkish government for that diplomatic activity in favor of the war criminals.Jul 3 2013: And some more Middle Eastern 'Democratic' foreplay the world has to contend with!
http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/17862147/egypt-army-topples-morsi/Jun 28 2013: A Digital Collection of Gezi Park Articles
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Jun 30 2013: And why would it NOT be correct to state that the data you put up is far from a balanced/complete picture of the actuality and your data is just as selective (like you claim the Govts is) and just a blatant case of you, like the Govt pushing YOUR agenda.
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Btw what exactly is YOUR agenda?
Jul 1 2013: " the data you put up is far from a balanced/complete picture of the actuality"
Can you show me your evidence that "my data" is far from a balanced/complete picture of the actuality? And if so, why would I share BBC's Q&A or the readlists with tons of links from different sources? Do you think that VICE has some secret interests in reflecting the incidents pro uprisers? (The first link I have shared in the introduction...)
Do you think that exposing the human rights violations of the govt. that are barely covered by the media harms forming a satisfying picture of the reality? Would you prefer not to see those?
Are you aware that what I share here is mostly content that the majority of the Turkish public can't reach because of the corruption of and the pressure on the media? Don't you think that it is very important that these things are exposed?
Do you really understand what "the general population doesn't know what's happening and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know" means?
My agenda is being able to live in a democratic environment where people are not oppressed because they are different than the type the PM wants to see, where every piece of nature is not sold...
What exactly is your agenda with Chomsky on your profile pic but with a total anti-chomsky understanding of things?
Jul 1 2013: Suggest there are always other agendas at play besides yours and theirs!
So you think/believe your 'Savior complex' is the salvation of the Turkish people?
Suggest this is exactly the point and UNDERSTANDING of the 'whole', of the 'whole everything' on this planet.......
"The general population doesn't know what's happening and it doesn't even know that it doesn't know"
Like it or not ...............most people are sheeple and their lives are controlled and taken up by the basic needs to survive via food and shelter and in the Western world they have the 'luxury' of consumerism to keep the wheels of capitalism turning.
Further suggest that to Govts/politicians of ALL persuasions the people/sheeple are just a commodity to utilize to keep them in power and they do their darnedest/despicable-st to stay in power ............................do your history.
Suggest that my 'agenda' (if you want to call it that) with the Chomsky avatar line is to generate some thought/ponderings.
Appears to be working............................ :)
Suggest I fully understand that Chomsky 'line' but as for believing in any Chomsky ideology as being the silver bullet is another camp fire discussion, another time, under Orion.
And you perchance are trying to stir peoples 'consciences' because you see yourself as a do good er , have a savior complex or just for the ego glory?
The evolution of this planet has been a continuum of conflict and conquest and it ain't going to change anytime soon!
Suggest in two generations after your death (unless you have perchance assassinated a President) your existence will have been lost in time.
Suggest you make the most of your time here, because nobody else will do it for you!
Found that the mortgage of real life cures youthful idealism quickly!
Death is not an achievement!
How's that for a pedaling out some one liners.................would Chomsky be proud of me? :)
Cheers..Jun 25 2013: The video shows policemen beating protesters who hid in a parking garage in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. Police did not detain the protesters, but released them after using violence without any official procedure:
http://youtu.be/K25hNF0Y8xY (If the first link doesn't work)
Jun 26 2013: I post this because it is from the same news source. Anon Occupy claims the media in Turkey does not allow for free elections but clearly this source has presented both sides of the story.
Arguing that protesters knew that they would not be able to gain local support, Erdoğan argued that they had directly addressed the international media from the beginning. He added that the events were reported in an "exaggerated" manner abroad.
"Right from the start, some from inside and outside spread in a very systematic way that these demonstrations are completely innocent, righteous, and that the police was using violence. Planned operations were carried out in social media. Some media institutions in Turkey participated as head provocateurs. The international media also took part in these operations," Erdoğan said.
Jun 28 2013: "Anon Occupy claims the media in Turkey does not allow for free elections but clearly this source has presented both sides of the story."
No, that is not exactly what I claim. Because of PM's totalitarianism the media (including Hurriyet) is under intense pressure (among other many non-governmental entities) which means that the majority of the people (electorate) can't get informed about the facts and incidents of their own country and they get stuck in an illusional perception and a viewpoint that are designed and constantly manipulated by the government. You are just distorting stuff to suit your view.
Erdoğan would really be proud of you. :)
Jun 28 2013: Do you think the American people are informed about the facts in the U.S.?Jun 29 2013: Even in Turkey the people are divided about the protests, families are divided.
"My uncle says that I shouldn't let the protesters influence me. They are the "loud ones," he says, but they don't represent Turkey. The "quiet ones," he and the majority of Turks, he says, stand behind Erdogan. They are the 50 percent, the loyal voters of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP)."
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/turkey-unrest-a-family-split-between-erdogan-and-taksim-a-907619.htmlJun 25 2013: Amnesty: [VIDEO] Update on police violence in Turkey
http://goo.gl/XjgZrJun 25 2013: Amnesty Campaign:
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=6oJCLQPAJiJUG&b=6645049&aid=519905&msource=W1306MACPR1Jun 23 2013: Re: the aim of this conversation is having a conversation about the events in which I try to inform interested TEDsters
You are an anonymous source that is partial to the protesters.
Jun 25 2013: "You are an anonymous source that is partial to the protesters."
Exactly and so? That doesn't prove that I am intentionally deceiving people or I am an agitator.
Of course I am partial to the protesters and in my opinion every sane mind should be too. In a situation like this it is irrational, unintelligent and inhumane at the same time to be partial to a government that has been systematically violating the most basic rights of its own citizens.
Jun 26 2013: MOVE! You will find it is pretty much the same, or even worst, everywhere.
Its easy to complain and difficult to forge agreement.
You've stated that your aim to have a conversation about the events in which I try to inform interested TEDsters, but you are not informed or informing. You are reduced to insulting anyone who disagrees with your views.
Jun 28 2013: "MOVE!".
No comment...
"You will find it is pretty much the same, or even worst, everywhere. "
Great argument :) to legitimize PM's and his crew's wrongdoings... :)
"you are not informed or informing."
At your level of information and judgement about this incident you are not eligible to call me uninformed.
And I think most of what I have shared here is quite informing for those who open-mindedly want to get informed.
"You are reduced to insulting anyone who disagrees with your views."
Yeah I know exactly what you mean: I answer kind of bitterly those who, despite all their ignorance about the incident, Turkey and the gov., speak pedantically, judgementally and impolitely...Jun 28 2013: These issues was already addressed.
You invited discussion but insult those that disagree with your perceptive.
You tell others they no nothing about your country, but provide no credentials that you are anymore knowledgable about the protests or a solution..Jun 23 2013: You can see from the responses here that other would rather discuss other issuesJun 23 2013: Latest updates: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkeys-crowds-return-armed-only-with-flowers-8669864.html
Jun 23 2013: The interior ministry estimates about 2.5 million people have taken part in demonstrations across Turkey since the unrest began on May 31, Milliyet newspaper reported on Sunday.
Around 4,900 protesters have been detained and 4,000 protesters and 600 police injured, the report added.
The interior ministry also said the protests had caused 140 million lira ($72 million) worth of damage to public buildings and vehicles.
When journalists are jailed, corporations are punished with huge tax levies because their owners are deemed unfriendly to the AKP, and the courts are used to dole out political payback, it is the fault of Erdogan and his party's other leaders whose authoritarian tendencies are clear, but it also the responsibility of Turkey's other political parties who are all at once ineffective, insular, and feckless, rendering them trivial in Turkey's fascinating transformation.
Jun 23 2013: Be careful! Your source of information is the government and a proponent newspaper here...Jun 18 2013: What Turkey and the protesters need to worry about:
As violent protests rock Istanbul, another cataclysm is building beneath the city.
Just 30 miles (50 kilometers) from the center of Istanbul, the last domino is waiting to fall on the North Anatolian Fault. Since 1939, massive temblors have marched westward on the fault, moving closer to the city.
Jun 23 2013: Thanks for showing the Turkish public what to worry about but this is totally out of topic here.
Jun 23 2013: Not really.
Destabilizing the current government does not mean that there would be an orderly transition of power.
Please explain to us here what the plan is.
Protests will undermine the current economy, weakening the country and creating more suffering than you have now. And it opens the country up to more militant or fundamentalist faction taking over. See Iran.
So explain how you transition. Free Elections? You had those and got this government.
What is the future you envision?
Jun 23 2013: I don't have to explain anything (but you have to because you have too many assertions)... I am neither a leader nor a spokesperson for anybody. If you've read and/or watched what I have shared before and if you have the slightest understanding or empathy for people who are fed up being oppressed, not being able to practice their basic human rights because of a leader's personal desires and his economic vandalism you should have some explanations for not seeing all these facts...
Btw: Where there is no media freedom there is no democratic elections which is exactly the case here...Jun 23 2013: Re: " I am neither a leader nor a spokesperson for anybody."
You are an agitator and an advocate. You are here on TED asking for our support. What you advocating for must evolve in a nation that has divergent interests? This is an internal matter, but you are here seeking outside support from people that have less information about the Turkey's problems than the Turkish people have.
You cannot have it both ways. Destabilize the country and you will end up with military rule, again, and not the freedoms you are envisioning.
Jun 23 2013: "You are an agitator and an advocate."
This is exactly similar to what I think about you right now. No consistent relationships between sentences, thoughts and posts but pretending as if you are an expert on turkish sociological, historical scene (although it is quite clear that you are not), telling people what's wrong, what's right and what to do, a clearly prejudiced/biased discourse based on rusty and distorted interpretations of pseudo-information and yet judging me as an agitator...
The main thing I am trying to do here is to bring some information about the current events into the TED environment. I think this is clear to everyone who followed my posts. And you are weirdly not happy about it. On the contrary you are very negatively reactive about seeing this kind of information here!?!
So let the people judge who is who here...
Most of what you wrote is so problematic. :)))
Take this: " This is an internal matter, but you are here seeking outside support from people that have less information about the Turkey's problems than the Turkish people have."
Basic human rights can't be just an internal matter, especially if they are brutally violated by a government that is strongly connected to and influenced by the global economic system that is also affecting the majority of the world's population in the same ways.
I don't even want to waste my time answering this kind of nonsense. I have already done that actually. Check my previous posts if you are willing to and want to understand the international context. Chomsky, Tariq Ali and Zizek spoke about that context... And believe me they all have a point...Jun 23 2013: Re: "but pretending as if you are an expert on Turkish sociological,"
Certainly not. No one here is. That does not stop you from soliciting support from people who know little or nothing about Turkey. Is this not a contradiction.
You simply cannot ask for help from unknowing people and at the same time level criticism at those that have differing view points.
Re: "Turkish uprising and what the world knows about it..."
Our news is the same corporate media you have. Who should we believe? The fact remains, this is an INTERNAL MATTER. The world is watching but most of us do not have a dog in this fight, and would like to keep it that way.
Jun 23 2013: "soliciting support from people who know little or nothing about Turkey. Is this not a contradiction."
In order to being able to understand the current uprising noone needs to be a Turk or to know the Turkish history. What one needs is a critical mind and a basic understanding of the current general situation of our world and a little reading about the current events. That's all.
Secondly, as you insist not to understand it despite me repeating it again and again and again, the aim of this conversation is having a conversation about the events in which I try to inform interested TEDsters (doesn't matter how many) about them and expect to hear their views on them. This whole conversation is not a cry for help :)). If it were I would have made it very clear in the introduction. If you got it that way that is not my problem.
"Our news is the same corporate media you have. Who should we believe? "
"Believe" this: "How to Detect Media Bias & Propaganda In National and World News", Dr. Richard Paul and Dr. Linda Elder, The Foundation for Critical Thinking.
"The fact remains, this is an INTERNAL MATTER. The world is watching but most of us do not have a dog in this fight, and would like to keep it that way."
1 - The planet is one. The boundries are on legal documents only, they don't exist in real life. The destruction of nature in Turkey DIRECTLY affects the quality of your air, water and soil whereever you are... Think! One of the most important reasons of the uprising is the relentless destruction of nature in Turkey and FYI Turkey is on planet Earth that is where you have your life too.
2 - OR some people are still not aware that we all have our dogs in all fights against the same corrupt and destructive establishment that represents itself under different names in different geographies.Jun 18 2013: Brazil is experiencing unrest as well but for different reasons.
Note that this is under the Sports News because they will host a major event, much like Turkey's bid to host the Olympic.Jun 17 2013: I think these protests gained a margin of validity today when we saw the trade unions attacked. There has been talk of crack down on political groups and arrest of lawyers. Still I wonder what's going to go on with the constitutional referendum? Also have women's groups thought about talking to trade unions to see about getting more women in the workforce? I still think the Kurdish workers party the PKK will be a major force bringing women's rights to the middle east, I wonder if there less discussed minorities who might pursue cultural liberties in this time of shift? I believe diversity benefits a country.Jun 16 2013: German MP Claudia Roth was among the people in Gezi Park who were attacked brutally yesterday night (June 16th). The following link is a die Zeit interview with her for the German speaking folks...
Latest updates (for German speaking folks again): http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2013-06/istanbul-protest-erdogan-kundgebungJun 16 2013: Two great intellectuals' words on the current uprising...
Noam Chomsky: http://youtu.be/o1WrOIgQBHM (I've shared this in a previous post too.)
Tariq Ali: http://youtu.be/NymCmgSY6h8


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She's Making Over 15 Varieties of Farmstead Goat Cheese!
Kathy Landers has raised every single one of her 100 goats, maintaining what is called a "closed herd" of registered American Alpines. From them she gets about 130 gallons of milk a day. With this milk she makes hard and soft cheeses, including Chevre, Swiss, Brie, Camembert, Mozzarella, Feta, Gouda, and Cheddar.
|Kathy's daughter, Samara
In August, at the American Cheese Society Festival of Cheeses in Seattle, I happened to sit down next to Kathy's daughter on the stairway. She mentioned that her mother had entered two cheeses in the competition. So, we went to the Farmstead Cheeses table where I met Kathy and William James, the two master cheesemakers from Landeria Farm in Kansas. I snapped a few pictures of their cheeses:
"Prairie Moon," Kathy Landers Cheesemaker
"Prairie Pearl," William James, Cheesemaker
|William James
When I came back to Massachusetts, I wrote to Kathy and asked her how she began making cheese. She answered:
We made cheese for the family at home, but mainly fresh cheese like farmers cheese. I began seriously experimenting with cheese when we lived in Alaska. I had 4 kids, and a herd of goats. This was in 86. The hardest part was finding some place warm enough to age the cheese!
As a child I milked the family cow. When I went to college, of course I went out and bought my own cow. But there was too much milk for just me, so I traded in the cow on a goat. I was hooked!
|The hill above her aging cave.
I was a little confused, so I asked her if she thought most college students bought their own cows! She responded:
You'd have to have known my Mom. There were 6 kids in our family, and Mom figured we'd be ahead raising our own food. We grew a 2 acre garden and put everything up for the winter. We had chickens, ducks, a horse, sheep, geese, our own milk cow, beef from her calf every year, and plenty of hands to make it all happen. My job was working in the garden and milking. We made our own butter, pickles, sauerkraut, jams, etc. We lived really well.
|Her milking parlor.
So it seemed reasonable to me. I'd been milking every morning and night for as long as I could remember, and after a couple years of college I rented a 40 acre parcel with a trappers cabin on it. It was cheap, only $50 a month, but it only had a wood stove for heat, the kitchen drain had plugged up at some point and was fixed by hacking a hole in the pipe where it went outside, and one night the whole big front porch fell off the house! But, I could grow my garden, have chickens, and a cow.
So I canned, collected eggs, had fresh chicken once a week, and milked that cow. The day I found that cow standing in my kitchen looking for grain was the last straw. Have you ever tried to back up a cow? She gave way too much more milk than I could use anyway, so I bought a goat from my landlady. She had babies, and they gave milk too, and pretty soon I had a small herd of goats. Goats have short tails (ever been smacked in the face by a muddy cow tail at 6 am?), poop delicate little round goat berries ( cow pies?) and don't break your foot if they step on you. Love at first sight.
|Aging her cheeses.
We moved to Kansas after several moves post Alaska, each time due to my husband's job. Each move I'd pack up the animals and kids and start over. We've been in Kansas for about 10 years now. I'd been selling cheese and offering free cheesemaking classes from the house for about 6 years here when the popularity of both became too intrusive. We decided to build a place for me to do my thing.
Since I was building something, I decided to make it Grade A. The original concept was for a small 1 car garage type of building, but then it seemed I'd need a bathroom, a place for my lab, a place for a boiler, etc. So, the project grew.
Today I have a 35 by 50 foot heated and air conditioned facility with two 18 foot overhangs. One of the overhangs is enclosed and climate controlled for the boiler, whey tank and cold and hot water bulk tanks. Attached to the make room is a passageway to the subterranean aging cave. I buried the stairs to the cave under 9 feet of dirt, so there is a large hill sitting next to the cheese barn.
The goats are milked in the milking parlor that takes up one end of the barn, with the milk passing through the wall to the bulk tank in the cheese make room.
Landeria Farm cheese is available at Dean & DeLuca and at The Better Cheddar in Kansas City, Pendelton's Country Market in Lawrence and at the Lawrence Farmers Market on Saturdays.
Here's a great little video about Landeria Farm. (There are some good shots of Kathy's "microcreamery" and her cave.)


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Nettle is the common name for between 30-45 species of flowering plants of the genus Urtica in the family Urticaceae, with a cosmopolitan though mainly temperate distribution. They are mostly herbaceous perennial plants, but some are annual and a few are shrubby.
The most prominent member of the genus is the stinging nettle Urtica dioica, native to Europe, north Africa, Asia, and North America. The genus also contains a number of other species with similar properties, listed below. However, a large number of species names that will be encountered in this genus in the older literature (about 100 species have been described) are now recognized as synonyms of Urtica dioica. Some of these taxa are still recognized as subspecies.
Most of the species listed below share the property of having stinging hairs, and can be expected to have very similar medicinal uses to the stinging nettle. The stings of Urtica ferox, the ongaonga or tree nettle of New Zealand, have been known to kill horses, dogs and at least one human.
The nature of the toxin secreted by nettles is not settled. The stinging hairs of most nettle species contain formic acid, serotonin and histamine; however recent studies of Urtica thunbergiana (Fu et al, 2006) implicate oxalic acid and tartaric acid rather than any of those substances, at least in that species.
Species in the genus Urtica, and their primary natural ranges, include:
The family Urticaceae also contains some other plants called nettles that are not members of the genus Urtica. These include the wood nettle Laportea canadensis, found in eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, and the false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica, found in most of the United States east of the Rockies. As its name implies, the false nettle does not sting.
There are many unrelated organisms called nettle, such as:
Nettles are the exclusive larval food plant for several species of butterfly, such as the Peacock Butterfly or the Small Tortoiseshell, and are also eaten by the larvae of some moths including Angle Shades, Buff Ermine, Dot Moth, The Flame, The Gothic, Grey Chi, Grey Pug, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Mouse Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Small Angle Shades. The roots are sometimes eaten by the larva of the Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli.
Urtication, or flogging with nettles, is the process of deliberately applying stinging nettles to the skin in order to provoke inflammation. An agent thus used is known as a rubefacient (i.e. something that causes redness). This is done as a folk remedy for rheumatism, as it provides temporary relief from pain.
Extracts can be used to treat arthritis, anemia, hay fever, kidney problems, and pain. Nettle is used in hair shampoos to control dandruff, and is said to make hair more glossy, which is why some farmers include a handful of nettles with cattle feed. It is also thought nettles can ease eczema.
Nettle root extracts have been extensively studied in human clinical trials as a treatment for symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). These extracts have been shown to help relieve symptoms compared to placebo both by themselves and when combined with other herbal medicines.
Because it contains 3,4-divanillyltetrahydrofuran, certain extracts of the nettle are used by bodybuilders in an effort to increase free testosterone by occupying sex-hormone binding globulin.
Fresh nettle, specifically Urtica dioica, is used in folk remedies to stop all types of bleeding, due to its high Vitamin K content. Meanwhile, in dry U. dioica, the Vitamin K is practically non-existent, and so is used as a blood thinner.
Soaking nettles in water will remove the stinging chemicals from the plant, which allows them to be handled and eaten without incidence of stinging. Young leaves generally have a better taste than older, more bitter leaves.
Nettles can be used in a variety of recipes, such as polenta and pesto. Nettle soup (or Nässelsoppa in Swedish) is a common use of the plant, particularly in Northern Europe. Young nettle leaves are similar in texture to spinach and other leafy greens, and can be substituted for or mixed with other greens in recipes.
The high protein content of nettles makes them nutritionally valuable for vegetarians.
In recent years a little German company Stoffkontor Franz AG starts again producing nettle textiles. In 2007 they used 200 t nettle straw.
As well being the fibre, Nettles were also used as a dye-stuff in the medieval period.
Though the fresh leaves can cause painful stings and acute urticaria, these are rarely seriously harmful (but see remarks in the introductory section regarding the U. ferox, ongaonga or tree nettle of New Zealand). Otherwise most species of nettles are extremely safe and some are even eaten as vegetables after being steamed to remove the stingers.
Nettles can be picked painlessly by wearing a standard pair of washing-up gloves. Another common recommendation is to firmly grasp the nettle with the bare hand, crushing the stingers instead of allowing them to penetrate the skin. Done properly, this is effective in practice, however due to a natural hesitancy when grabbing a nettle, first time practitioners close their hand too gently and slowly and so get stung. A traditional verse goes "Tenderly you stroke a Nettle, and it stings you for your pains. Grasp it like a man of mettle, and it soft as silk remains."
Aesop's Fable "The Boy and the Nettles" also confirms this practice.
|The Boy and the Nettles A BOY was stung by a Nettle. He ran home and told his Mother,
saying, "Although it hurts me very much, I only touched it
gently." "That was just why it stung you," said his Mother. "The
next time you touch a Nettle, grasp it boldly, and it will be
soft as silk to your hand, and not in the least hurt you."
Whatever you do, do with all your might.


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Aug 5, 2009
Raffle Reminder
Just a quick reminder that the deadline for the raffle is August 10, 2009. I've only received 80 responses at this point, so please submit your response if you want a chance to win one of the two prizes LEGO is offering.
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- megamindstorm101 said...
Haha My entry actually was 101 words when I counted so I took a few off and now its about 90 or so :P I never noticed how hard it is to write so few words I remember in elementary school it took me hours to write a 150 word letter.
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I had the opposid.
In elementary, I needed to write alot of 1 page story's...
I have one that got up to 12!
in 2 hours.
I gave a presentation that took 45 mins. there was no more time left for everybody else...
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I hated the 500-word story contest LEGO ran awhile back- took a solid hour after the story was sketched out to whittle it down. I win though! *crosses fingers for this time*
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so who won?
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To celebrate the lesser known festival Ankh-Morpork City of Science 2012, Science Gallery will host a very special event with the author of the iconic Discworld series, Terry Pratchett. Joining him will be the co-authors of The Science of Discworld series, Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. The Science of Discworld series spans three books so far, each incorporating fictional stories from Pratchett's Discworld universe - which has a very different set of natural rules than our own - with serious scientific discussion.
Join us for a rare opportunity to discuss the origins of the universe and the beginnings of life (as well as its inevitable evolution) - all from a Discworld perspective - with the creator of Discworld and the scientists who brought it closer it to our reality. There will be a panel discussion with the authors, followed by a Q&A session where you will get to ask them about the physics of Unseen University, the evolution of The Librarian, and how this satirical fantasy universe has inspired three books on science.


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When we initially began Project Shark Attack, the car desperately needed an overdrive transmission of some sort. At the time, PSA was using the old school Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed, so a new tranny was a high priority. We initially wanted the O/D to slow the engine down and reduce some of the noises associated with the higher rpm of the original Borg-Warner. Engine and transmission heat is also lessened when the rotating pieces are slowed down, so when we chose the Keisler Engineering Tremec O/D five-speed, the choice was a win-win situation. At that time, the fuel costs were relatively cheap. It's hard to believe when we began the project, premium fuel could be found for $1.50-$1.75 a gallon, and we thought that was outrageous. With prices hovering around $3 a gallon, we're now ecstatic about the change to a more favorable tranny. higher gas prices are here to stay, and the Keisler Tremec PerfectFit five-speed O/D transmission makes the road trips easier on the wallet.
We contacted Keisler and gave them our engine and differential ratio specs and an idea of what we would be doing with PSA. They then assembled a complete package for us that had all the necessary pieces for the install including hardware. They suggested their TKO-500 kit that also included a new driveshaft ready to install. The only trip we had to make was to the local GM dealer to buy three quarts of GM Synchromesh transmission fluid. The supplied speedo cable for the Keisler Tremec is a hybrid GM-Ford unit, and it's nice to know that it's one less thing to locate, plus the correct speedo driven gear is calculated and supplied for you.
The Tremec five-speed O/D has an integral back-up lamp switch in the transmission case so there is no linkage to be concerned with and no external switch next to the hot exhaust pipe like the original four-speed. For added safety, the five-speed transmission has an integral neutral safety switch that can be easily connected to the starter system. Another amenity is the integral Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS), which can be used for an upgrade to fuel injection that requires a VSS or if you're installing an aftermarket cruise control.
If these points don't make a case for an upgrade to O/D, this little tidbit of info might do the trick. The Keisler PerfectFit five-speed requires no cutting of the floor or tunnel of your Corvette. The shifter is offset, allowing the shifter to be installed in the stock location with the stock shifter boot. Tunnel clearance is an issue at the top of the Tremec transmission, so the Keisler unit allows the install with adequate clearance.
The only issue for the installation is the bellhousing and transmission has to be installed as an assembly if the engine is in place. Actually, it's a loose fitting assembly. The bellhousing is placed on the transmission, then the transmission is put into position with the bellhousing bolted loosely so you have room to install the clutch pressure plate. Once we did the first install like this, we found the task was much easier than we anticipated.


text: What do fashion bloggers really wear? An oversized denim shirt, styled their way! Don't you wonder what some of the young fashion bloggers wear and how they put together their basics to look so stylish? Well, so does our newest contributor Toni Brown of thefashioncloud, here to bring you some of the blogger fashion tricks of the trade from the stylistas online. –S.H.It starting to look like Spring is going to be all about lace, floral prints and silk for many fashion bloggers. As the sun is not quite here to stay yet let's talk denim.I don't think there is a single girl today who does not own a pair of jeans and the same goes for cut-offs and the little denim jacket. However, the denim shirt made its appearance only a few years back but has definitely become one of those statement and timeless pieces you keep along side your jeans in the "I will always find a use for you" department.This spring the oversized denim shirt will be worn time after time, belted and worn as a dress, tucked into a high waist skirt or left unbuttoned and thrown over a T-shirt.Published on March 25, 2010


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This is a month many have been waiting for since the Antiques Roadshow truck rolled in to Myrtle Beach last June! On that Saturday, nearly 5,000 guests brought in 12,000 items to be appraised by experts, and a lucky few were chosen to be part of Antiques Roadshow's 17th season, which began in January.
The Myrtle Beach programs are full of interesting and historic items; and host Mark L. Walberg (a native South Carolinian) also visits nearby Brookgreen Gardens and Hobcaw Barony estate. ETV is proud to join Antiques Roadshow to highlight our beautiful state and its significant role in the history of our nation. (One find is from the 1850s, valued at $30,000–$40,000!)
February is traditionally a month when we pay tribute to the achievements of African Americans, and ETV's local programming emphasizes the many civil rights leaders in our state. A new Carolina Stories special focuses on Harvey Gantt, an architect from Charleston who broke many racial barriers throughout his career. Other programming spotlights Sara Mae Flemming, Modjeska Simkins, the Penn Center, the Greensboro Four, and Richard Samuel Roberts; and again we will broadcast the annual Black History Forum in partnership with Benedict College.
February may be a blustery winter month outside, but ETV features significant and entertaining programming when you're inside!
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Happy New Year™ Barbie® Doll
The soiree begins with Barbie® doll dressed in a striking golden metallic dress with a mermaid silhouette. Bright turquoise chiffon trims the sweetheart neckline, peeps from the underskirt, and is fashioned into a soft rosette at the waist. Tall champagne-hued gloves, drop earrings, Happy New Year tiara and two tiny champagne "glasses" are the party-perfect accessories.
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There is a limit of 3 dolls per BFC™ membership while supplies last.
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For the adult collector.
Production doll may vary from the photo shown above. Mattel reserves the right to modify the fashion/fabrics, sculpt, hair color/style, and accessories. Doll cannot stand alone as shown.