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Paris killings: Families file charges for the investigation to be reopened
Families of the three revolutionary women murdered in Paris have filed charges for the investigation that was closed after the suspect died under suspicious circumstances to be reopened.
With the filed charges, the families are expecting to ensure the identification and trial the people who ordered the executions. These charges are filed against the co-conspirators of the executions.
On January 9, 2013, PKK founding member Sakine Cansız, KNK Paris representative Fidan Doğan and Kurdish youth movement member Leyla Şaylemez were executed with three bullets to their heads in Paris.
Suspect Ömer Güney had died in prison a few weeks before the trial started, on December 17, 2016.
The trial was planned to start on January 23 in Paris Criminal Court, but the case was closed after Güney suddenly died under suspicious circumstances.
Although Ömer Güney was the only suspect in remand, the investigation had established that the Turkish intelligence service MİT did play a part in the executions.
The casefile had not identified the person who gave the order but all leads pointed to Ankara.
Though there is still a risk that the legal grounds for the case may be removed, lawyer Antoine Comte pointed out another thing.
Antoine Comte spoke to the AFP and stated that the verdict to stop the case only applied to the suspect.
Comte pointed out that the indictment on Ömer Güney didn't maka a statement on the accomplices or people who gave the order regarding lack of jurisdiction.
The lawyer said the following:
"Ömer Güney was merely a hitman for the very real attempt by the Turkish intelligence service to execute Kurdish militants in Europe. Political murders being committed and overlooked can not be accepted in France."
Investigation into the murder of Sakine, Fidan, Leyla reopens
Investigation into the murder in Paris of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez has reopened upon the appeal of lawyers against the closure of the case in January due to the suspicious death of the only suspect.
Investigation into the murder in Paris of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Leyla Şaylemez has reopened upon the appeal of lawyers.
On January 9, 2013, PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) founding member Sakine Cansız (Sara), KNK (Kurdistan National Congress) Paris representative Fidan Doğan (Rojbin) and Kurdish Youth Movement member Leyla Şaylemez (Ronahi) were executed with three bullets to their heads in the hear of French capital Paris.
The only arrested suspect in the case, hitman Ömer Güney, died on December 17, 2016 under suspicious conditions. According to the suspect's lawyers, Güney died of a lung infection. It was also said that the suspect had a brain condition, but there were no statements up to date that his health was getting worse. There is no official statement on the cause of death yet. But this death happened just weeks before the trial was scheduled to start. The trial was supposed to start on January 23.
In late January, lawyers for families of the three Kurdish women were notified that the case against Ömer Güney, due to be held at Paris Heavy Penal Court, was closed due to the death of the sole suspect.
In the investigation file of the case, it was stated that murder suspect Ömer Güney might have perpetrated the triple murder on instructions from an outside structure that extended to Turkish intelligence MİT, and that the case did not progress as Turkey did not provide any information as to whether Güney committed the murders with a direct order from MİT or in relation with a group within MİT.
On the other hand, lawyers for Cansız, Doğan and Şaylemez families stated after Güney's death that the case mustn't be limited with the sole suspect who died short before the scheduled hearing. Calling attention to the explicit involvement of the Turkish intelligence in the killings, lawyers defended that it would be misleading to handle the case over Ömer Güney alone.
In a statement after Güney's death, Comte said: "Yes, Ömer Güney is dead. But this needs to be understood: There are accomplices and those who ordered the murder on a political level in the casefile. There are serious elements in the casefile that show the Turkish state as the party to give the order. Wherever these people are, they should answer to French justice. We have the names of those involved in the incident. The French prosecution clearly accused the Turkish intelligence services. It was the first time that a state was shown as a murder suspect in a political murder."
In February 2017, families of three Kurdish women filed charges for the case to be reopened. The families expected to ensure the identification and trial of the people who ordered the executions, i.e. the co-conspirators of the killings.
According to an AFP report, a new investigation has been opened into the murder of three Kurdish women after the closure of the case in January, against which families had appealed.
The report states that the investigation has been launched by an anti-terror prosecutor and will be carried out by Anti-Terrorism Sub-Directorate (SDAT).
The AFP report also quotes families' lawyer Antoine Comte as saying that the reopening of the investigation is a great consolation for the families.
Women in Paris meet at Fidan Doğan Women's Festival
The 1st Fidan Doğan Women's Festival, held in France's capital city, Paris, was a big enthusiasm.
The festival started with a minute of silence for all the revolutionary martyrs in the Val De Marne region of Paris, where the intense participation of Kurdish women and friends took place.
Organizations such as Zin Women's Associations, Northern France Women's Assemblies, Femmes Solidaires, World Women's Walk, Solidarity with Kobanê Women Collective and France Kurdistan Solidarity Association supported the festival which will be held in front of the Kurdish women's movement in France. Kurdish women's movement representative Zozan Serhat, CDKF representative Cemile Renkiçay and Fidan Doğan's brother Uzay Doğan made the opening speech of the festival.
The message of the Kurdish women's movement read at the festival stated that "Women's Liberation Movement
We greet you with our firm belief in freedom and freedom from the mountains of Kurdistan, where the greatest challenge to the system has been developed, and we honor the martyrs of freedom and revolution with respect, love and gratitude.
We reiterate our loyalty and absolute success to all our martyrs, including Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi's comrades who were murdered in Paris with a lowly conspirator, Zilan, our god of liberation and manifestos, and Nalin Mus and Helin Dersim, who were killed in the humiliating attack of the last colonial Turkish state.
Again in İmralı Island, in the isolation applied to the Leader Apo, who is held hostage under an inhumane torture system, we condemn the European states who have been silent and endorsed, and emphasize that we will destroy the system of İmralı with our resistance.
Laurence Cohen, 94th District Senator, Nathalie Dinner, 94th Sardinie Dinner, France Kurdistan President Sylvie Jan, Marche Mondiale, Nelly Martin and Fammes Solidaires, celebrated the festival and gave solidarity messages.
Senator Laurence Cohen said: "It is not possible to see the struggle of the Kurdish woman as a senator and a woman and not to stand beside this struggle Kurdish women struggle against Daish" On the barbarians, of course, it is not possible to forget the struggle of Sakine, Rojbin and Leyla.
We are with women fighting in Kurdistan and Turkey. We want the censorship in the face, the punishment of freedom of expression, the dismissal of people in public, and especially Kurdish politicians, the condemnation of HDP Co-Presidents Figen Yüksekdağ and Selahatin Demirtaş as prisoners and we want to be released as soon as possible. I was delighted to be with you at the Rojbin women's festival, and these kind of festivals need to be widespread not only in our region but also in all of France ".
In the festival, HDK-France women's parliamentary representative, HDK-France and Paris Pir Sultan Abdal representatives were given the message of enlarging the struggle in the face of all the women who were arrested in Figen Yüksekdağ.
The exhibition opened with the photographs of the three Kurdish women revolutionaries Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan and Layla Şaylemez who were murdered in Paris during the festival.
In the festival, Serenat Ergican, Rojda, Tigre Uzar, Lilav, Shararoj, Zazlooz, Govend, Kewê Yıldız Gültekin theater show and Tamil female dance group took the stage.
Five Years Since Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan And Leyla Şaylemez Were Executed
Thousands demand trial for Erdogan for his role in Paris massacre
In Paris, tens of thousands demanded a trial for Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his role in the killing of three Kurdish women in Paris in 2012.
More than 25 thousand gathered in Paris today, to commemorate three Kurdish revolutionary women, Sakine Cansız, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Saylemez, who were killed by a Turkish MIT agent on January 9, 2012.
At today's demonstration in Paris, protestors called upon the French state to put those who are behind the Paris massacre on trial.
Organized by the Kurdish Women's Movement Europe (TJK-E) and the Democratic Kurdish Council France (CDK-F), the demonstration was attended by thousands of women and numerous Kurdish and French politicians, including Jean Luc Melenchon, leader of the French Left Party, and Pierre Laurent, chairman of the French Communist Party.
"We never looked for the murderer, but for those behind him. The man who gave the order for this attack was in Paris yesterday" Metin Cansiz, brother of Sakine Cansiz, said referring to Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Paris.
Cumali Saylemez, the father of Leyla Şaylemez, also said that they will continue to fight for justice and called on the French state to fulfil its responsibilities.
Commenting on yesterday's meeting of French President Emmanuel Macron with Erdogan, Pierre Laurent of the Communist Party said: "We will not allow the Kurds once again to be sacrificed to economic and political interests."
In his speech, Jen-Christophe Sellin, a member of the Left Party, commented on the recent statements of MIT agents captured by the PKK: "According to the statements, the order of these murders was given by Erdogan. In view of this statement, Erdogan should be tried in France. "
The protestors chanted slogans condemning Erdogan and Turkish government for its role in Paris killings.
Five years ago, on January 9, 2012, three Kurdish woman revolutionaries were killed by an MIT agent in Paris. The French judiciary has delayed the trial of the suspect Omer Guney until he died in December 2016 in custody of a brain tumour.
Last April, at the request of the survivor's lawyers, a new preliminary investigation was initiated but no developments were reported.
MIT officers' confessions about Paris Massacre
KCK released the confessions of two top MIT officials who were captured by HPG in Southern Kurdistan as they were preparing assassinations against KCK leaders.
On the anniversary of Paris Massacre, KCK released the confessions of Erhan Pekcetin and Aydın Gunel, about the killings.
Both said that the massacre was planned by Turkish intelligence agency and was approved by the highest authority in Turkey.
One of the captured MIT official Erhan Pekcetin said: "There are audio recordings that were leaked to the internet. When I first head them I understood that the assassination was planned and executed by Ugur Kaan Ayik, our head of Ethnic Separatist Activities department; Oguz Yuret, a director of branch office; agent Ayhan Oran and other three personnel of us. Because I recognized them from the audio recordings".
"They met with an informer named Omer Guney in a hotel in Ankara. The audio recordings are taken from the hotel".
"This kind of assassinations are critical. It requires a decision from a high ranking officials and only a few cadres know about it".
"The note of action should go to the desk of the director of the agency. I don't think that he will decide himself, he will ask to the president. Because these actions can create international problems. It was a time when the peace negotiations were taking place. The note of action was probably prepared by the director of branch office, not by Ayhan Oran. Then next it went to Ugur Kaan Ayık's desk. His superior's superior is Sabahattin Asal, who was deputy director of the agency, it possible went to him. Sabahattin Asal was attending the peace negotiations along with Muhammed Dervisoglu. Then it possible went to the desk of Haluk Ozcan the deputy director of General Affairs Department. And after that it ends on the desk of the director. This is how an action note is transferred within the agency. This action was not an action that could be done by a deputy director. It should go up to the director and get approval".
Aydin Gunel recognized the signatures on the leaked document about Paris massacre: "O. Yuret is the signature of Oguz Yuret. Oguz Yuret is the head of the regional department of MIT in Van. He was the director of the operational department at that time.
U.K. Ayik is Ugur Kaan Ayik. He is the head of Special Operations department right now. He was the head of Ethnic Separatist Activities department at that time.
S. Asal is Sabahattin Asal. He is the deputy director of Strategic Intelligence department. He was a deputy in Ethnic Separatist Activities department in 2012. These are the signatures on the action note".
The officials also provided information about how the assassination was organized and how Omer Guney's, the gunman's travels were arranged: "I heard that French intelligence service sent us a memo to us when Omer Guney's airline ticket to Paris was leaked at the assassination stage. I know that they (the French) demanded an explanation and there was no answer. The Security Directorate of France also sent a letter to Turkish counterparts. Turkish Security Directorate started an investigation and found the travel agency where the ticket was bought from its PNN number. This agency is in public housing in Yenimahalle neighborhood of Ankara. I have never seen it. We only phone them and they provide us the ticket. They give us PNN number. That ticket was also bought from there, from our agency. It's not our organization's but it's office is in MIT's public housing. The return ticket of Omer Guney was bought from there".
The officials spoke about the promotion of those who were behind the assassination: "Ugur Kaan Ayik was appointed to Doha as a representative then he was promoted to the head of special operations department. Oguz Yuret is the head of the regional office in Van. Ayhan Oran was fired from the agency."
Paris Massacre perpetrators deliberately obscured
It is widely believed that the vile murder of Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi in the middle of Paris on January 9 was a planned and organized attack by the Tayyip Erdogan administration and the Turkish National Intelligence Agency MIT under Hakan Fidan's rule
"We remember with respect and gratitude comrades Sakine Cansiz (Sara), one of the founders of the PKK and a leading militant in the women's freedom struggle, Fidan Dogan (Rojbin) and Leyla Saylemez (Ronahi), esteemed militant women of our party, on the 6th anniversary of their murder in Paris. We state that in the 7th year of this vile massacre that we will keep the memory of our esteemed martyrs alive in the victory lunge Break the isolation, tear down fascism and free Kurdistan' we developed as a party and a people.
As it is known, the vile murder of Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi in the middle of Paris on January 9 was a planned and organized attack by the Tayyip Erdogan administration and the Turkish National Intelligence Agency MIT under Hakan Fidan's rule. It was impossible for such an attack to happen without support from France and other powers in Europe. Thus, the French administration of the time and certain European states had direct responsibility.
The suspected murderer Omer Guney was arrested and questioned. As a result of this questioning that spread over such a long time of 4 years, it was brought to light that the massacre was planned and organized and that it had been organized by the MIT on orders from the AKP government of the time. This has been documented in both the police inquiry and the prepared indictment.
But one month before the case was to start, Omer Guney was killed in prison and the launch of the case and the process for the massacre was prevented to this day. Omer Guney was thus silenced and other perpetrators of the massacre were deliberately obscured and left without consequence. Thus, the true criminals like Tayyip Erdogan, Mehmet Ali Sahin, Huseyin Celik and Hakan Fidan were protected. This is not the case, but let's say the French state wasn't powerful enough to prevent the massacre - is the current French administration also too weak to put the massacre on trial and punish the perpetrators? Clearly simple calculations of interest are preventing this from happening, and this dark stain on humanity persists. We want a stop to this, and invite the French administration to announce the rest of the perpetrators of the massacre and to put them on trial as per their responsibility.
As it is known, the January 9 Paris Massacre came at a time when a new dialogue process was starting in Imrali and meetings were held with Abdullah Ocalan. In this way, it was the start and development of the dialogue process that aimed to resolve the Kurdish issue that was targeted. The massacre was perpetrated by fascist-genocidal powers that feed off of the Kurdish issue. It was an attack against the solution to the Kurdish issue. It was an attack against freedom and democracy. It was an anti-Kurdish and misogynist attack. All these characteristics manifested in an animosity against the PKK.
Abdullah Ocalan said the bullets fired at comrades Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi were a continuation of the October 9 and February 15 plots and were perpetrated by the conspiracist powers. He said the conspiracy was renewed and continued through this massacre. It is very clear that the attack meant to sabotage the new dialogue process, to clear the path for Al Qaeda and ISIS attacks in the Middle East and to nip the resistance against them in the bud. If the conspiracist attack that started with the Paris massacre wasn't stopped and the Kurdistan Freedom Movement didn't continue to develop, the later resistance against ISIS attacks wouldn't have happened and fascist gangs would have reigned in the Middle East.
An attentive eye would see that the attempts to renew the international conspiracy that started with the Paris Massacre continues today with similar attacks. The powers that committed the Paris Massacre continue to kill Kurds and women in all four parts of Kurdistan and abroad today. The fascist-genocidal attacks and massacres continue in Afrin, Botan, Dersim, Shengal, Maxmur, Bradost and throughout Kurdistan. Those who murdered Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi yesterday kill Avesta, Delal and Zeki today. The PKK administration is targeted and the movement for freedom and democracy is attempted to be disbanded.
But the party, the people, Kurdish women and Kurdish youth have worthily upheld Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi and managed to break the conspiracist attacks, void the plans for annihilation and disbanding and stop the conspiracists in their tracks with the struggle they developed in the six years since. The ISIS gangs have been almost completely defeated in West Kurdistan, collaborationist politics in South Kurdistan have been rendered moot, and the existence of and righteous struggle for freedom by the Kurds have been promoted throughout the world, thus avenging the Paris massacre.
This struggle for vengeance continues now in the form of the victory lunge 'Break the isolation and tear down fascism' based on the new July 14 Resistance led by Leyla Guven. This victory lunge that aims to achieve free living and working conditions for Abdullah Ocalan is spreading in every area and developing constantly, becoming the reality for a correct life in 2019 as well as determining the line of action. Our revolutionary struggle that developed on the basis of women's freedom from Sara to Leyla is marching to victory with the 'Break the isolation, tear down fascism' lunge.
2019 will be the year of victory for this lunge, and our Paris martyrs will live on in this victory!
On this basis, we remember with respect once more comrades Sara, Rojbin and Ronahi on the 6th year of their martyrdom and call on women, the youth and all of our people to develop the 'Break the isolation, tear down fascism' lunge with strong actions wherever they live!"
Sakine, Fidan, Leyla worked for freedom and peace in Kurdistan
On January 9, 2013, PKK founding member Sakine Cansiz, KNK Paris representative Fidan Doğan and Kurdish Youth Movement member Leyla Şaylemez were brutally murdered in Paris. They were hit in a place they considered safe, the office Fidan was going to everyday to do her job: a meticulous, diplomatic work to get French politicians aware and informed on the crime and repression against Kurds.
Three women, three generations of Kurdish women committed at different levels and in different fields tirelessly working both to denounce the persecution of Kurds and for a path toward a just and lasting peace through dialogue.
Both issues -exposing the violence against a people of 40 millions and working for peace- were the target of those who ordered the murder.
Kurds are preventing this vicious murder to end up forgotten or being put aside. They cannot be left alone because this is a murder which concerns the very democratic and justice values professed by Europe. This is a murder which concerns Europe not just because it was committed in a European city but also because it proved that there are those who - in Europe - feel safe to act knowing they would benefit or some kind of impunity. This is something Europe should reflect upon very seriously and act very quickly.
Sakine Cansız, a co-founder of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party was born in the province of Dersim in 1957. Having been active in the student youth movement in Elazığ for long years, Cansız joined the Kurdish revolutionary movement in 1976.
Cansız, a leading figure in the struggle against fascist circles in Elazığ, was mainly active in the neighborhoods of Fevzi Çakmak and Yıldızbağları. By joining political works in and around Dersim in 1978, Cansız became fully involved in the revolutionary movement after that time.
After attending the PKK Congress on 27 November 1978, Cansız was arrested in Elazığ and sent to prison together with a group of friends. She was subjected to heavy torture in the period of the 12 September military coup in 1980. She was released in 1991.
Soon after her release, she continued to take an active part in revolutionary activities in West and South Kurdistan.
After many years of struggle on Kurdistan mountains, Cansız went to Europe where she started to lead the Kurdish women's organization. She was one of the inspiring and prominent women who made great contributions to the association and organization of Kurds in diaspora.
Doğan, one of the two other Kurdish women killed in Paris, was born in the district of Elbistan (Maraş) on 17 January 1982. As a daughter of an immigrant family in Europe, she grew up in France.
Doğan, who took a strong interest in Kurdistan Freedom Struggle since her childhood, started to take an active part in revolutionary works in Europe as of 1999. Besides her works which mainly focused on youth and women, Doğan also took part in diplomacy activities in Europe as of 2002. She was both a member of the Kurdistan National Congress and Paris representative of the establishment.
Leyla Şaylemez, daughter of a Yazidi family from Diyarbakır's Lice district, was born in the southern province of Mersin. She spent her childhood here until her family moved to Germany in 90's.
She had been studying at the Department of Architecture for one year when she joined the Kurdistan Freedom Struggle. After 2006, she started to take an active part in many European cities, particularly in Berlin, Cologne, Hannnover, Frankfurt and Swiss city of Basel.
After spending one and a half year in Kurdistan in 2010, she returned to Paris where she had been conducting works since then.
"My mother taught me not only to rebel but to fight"
Throughout her life Sakine would develop a deep knowledge and understanding of both Kurdistan (and Turkey) and Europe and their peoples, cultures, identities
To mark the anniversary of the murder, on 9 January 2013, of Sakine Cansiz, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Saylemez, here is an extract from the autobiography of Sakine Cansiz, 'My Whole Life was a Struggle', published by Pluto Press and translated by Janet Biehl.
In this chapter, Sakine tells of her first time in Europe, Germany, in 1973. She travelled there with her father. As it happened, throughout her life Sakine would develop a deep knowledge and understanding of both Kurdistan (and Turkey) and Europe and their peoples, cultures, identities.
My mother taught me not only to rebel but to fight
That year [1973] my father decided to take my big brother and me to Germany. I didn't want to leave school. I'd finish secondary school and wanted to continue my studies. I was interested in becoming a nurse and wanted to go to Health School. I didn't know much about boarding schools, but in our extended family there were girls who attended schools with attached dormitories. The daughter of an uncle on my mother's side attended the Girls Vocational School in Elazığ, and the daughter of a paternal uncle went to school in Akçadağ. I thought that would be better. And at the time I wanted to be far away, because I thought it would make my mother love me more.
My youngest sisters were the twins. They had the same names as my friends in grade school: Feride and Nesibe. Their upbringing was difficult. My mother always said, "Now that I can handle one, Allah has given me two!" She complained about it to Allah. But I secretly rejoiced that the twins were there. During my mother's pregnancy, when she would scold me and express irritation that I was a girl, I said: "Well, I hope two more [girls] are coming!" I had no idea that twins were on the way—I just meant, I wanted to have many sisters. When the twins were born, I was delighted... It was as if God had heard my prayer. But of course it wasn't easy to raise the two of them, and it was sometimes onerous for me.
Normally I took care of Nesibe, while my mother handled Feride. Together we changed their diapers and fed them their mush. The neighbors took to calling Nesibe "Sakine's daughter." Feride was blond, while Nesibe was darker. They were fraternal twins. Just after their birth, my mother had an appendectomy, which didn't make things easier for me. I had to manage the whole household, take care of the twins, and be responsible for the rest of the family. Even at a young age, I had to learn to do every possible task.
At the time we were seven siblings. I was the oldest daughter. Besides my big brother, the others were all younger than me and had to be looked after. I did the laundry, prepared the food, baked the bread, did the shopping, and performed all the other chores, but somehow my mother was never satisfied. The neighbour women would hold me up as a model for their own daughters, with all my household industriousness despite my youth, but in the eyes of my own mother, I could never do right. She was a very prickly woman.
But then, with my father being away, leaving her alone with so many children, it wasn't easy for her. The burden, in fact, overwhelmed her. She presided over the family with the words and the rules that she knew and understood. She is the person in my life who most influenced me, so I'll explain much more about her. Even as she taught me rebellion, she also taught me to struggle. I owe her a great deal.
But my father finally persuaded my brother and me to go with him to Berlin. It was the first time I'd ever left Dersim, my family, and my mother, Zeynep. The farther we traveled from home, the more homesick I became. I was filled with sorrow and cried sometimes.
The first city I saw after Dersim was Elazığ. But the bus didn't stop there—it continued on to Istanbul. Along the way I could see things only during the rest stops, because we travelled a lot of the journey during the night. The bus trip itself was torture. The whole trip was horrible, and I threw up. My father and my brother were used to such trips. In Kovancılar and Elazığ, I could see the label "MHP" on signs and rocks. Both places were known for being home to fascists, and the label was like a confirmation. I also saw "MHP" and "AP" in Kayseri, Yozgat, and Bolu—but I hardly ever saw "CHP."
Finally we reached Istanbul. It was huge. The Bosporus bridge was still being built that year and wasn't quite finished. It was enormous and very long, and it excited me. We had relatives in Istanbul, but we stayed at a hotel. Our plane tickets were bound up with my father's ticket, so we had to be absolutely sure not to miss the flight. One of the owners of Turkish Airlines was Fahri Baba, a close friend of my father. My father had called him and arranged the booking. I was curious about him—in my imagination he was a powerful businessman. Later in Berlin I got to know him, and he was really a lovable, awe-inspiring man.
I stepped onto an airplane for the first time. It was superb—I couldn't get enough of diving through the clouds. It was like jumping into a giant pile of cotton. I saw many new and interesting things, but nothing seemed strange. I acclimated myself by watching my father and my brother. I even understood the menus that were handed to us right away.
The plane had to land and refuel in Sofia. I was in a Communist country! In history class I'd paid attention to the subject of Bulgaria because it had a socialist regime. I was curious, but we made only a stopover. What were people and human relations like here? I tried to see a difference. But only the police looked different—Turkish police stirred up very different feelings in me.
Germany was huge. We flew over Stuttgart and Frankfurt to Berlin. My father explained to us about East Berlin. He said the city had been divided, and a wall built down the middle. I'd already heard in school about the distinctive regime in East Germany. Of course, it would be something else to see it in reality, but we only flew over it.
We landed in Berlin and took a taxi to Johanniterstrasse 10, where we passed though a big gateway. We drove past a lot of buildings, then finally reached a rather isolated two- story house. My first thought was that the house was remote and simple. I didn't like it when a house had too many apartments. My father said this was the only apartment he could find. In Germany it was considered unhealthy for many people to live too close together. It wasn't permitted. The three of us would live in an apartment intended for one. It had a living room, a small hallway, a kitchen, and a bathroom.
Why had my father brought me and my brother here? To a place that he himself called "the country of infidels" and that he didn't even like because work conditions were tough and his family was far away? We both had had to leave school. My father had no intention of letting us work. I was fourteen, and my brother was seventeen.
My father and my brother had an interesting relationship My brother was the oldest siblings and in my father's absence the head of the household. That gave him a certain autonomy that my mother didn't really accept. At home he had a special status. He was very orderly, his clothes always clean and ironed. Sometimes he changed clothes two or three times a day. No sock or shirt of his was ever dirty—otherwise all hell broke loose. He was the last to get up in the morning, and then he was served breakfast. He never filled his water glass himself, even when the pitcher was right next to him. He usually didn't like the food and normally ate out. It caused my mother grief, and but she also reproached him: "You go out to the restaurant and eat dirty soup, but you won't eat the clean food at home. But then, what can one expect from progeny like you?" She thought him an ungrateful son.
My mother was a very good cook. I couldn't understand my brother's habits. In the summertime he went to Istanbul, Antalya, or Ankara, where my father sent him extra money, but he pestered my mother to send him more money, or he'd go into debt and ask my father again. My brother's debts were always cleared when my father came home for his vacation. He told my brother to "fear Allah!" but he never got angry. My brother had his own principles, which he followed in his own special way, regardless of where he stayed. Even my mother had no power to change him. My father was very tolerant of him, considering him not only a son but a friend. He thought highly of him and was proud of having such a tall son, even when he was young. At first the people around us, even the German neighbors, didn't believe we were my father's children. We were both very tall for our age. My father was young, fit, and vigorous.
He was an open man and treated everyone like a friend. Most people in Dersim kept to their own kind, but not him. He had friends from Sivas, Kayseri, Istanbul, and Kars. People from different places came to visit him. He had German, African, and Libyan friends. Because he was warm and guileless, they loved him. At the same time he was close to his family. In Germany I got to know my father better and loved him all the more.
In his thoughts and feelings he was actually always with us. His frequent trips home, his songs and poems, his pieces of advice—everything flowed from his love for us. He made a cassette "Advice for my children" that was very touching when we listened to it. He wanted to show us what is right in life, step by step. We held on to this cassette for a very long time. I wish I had it with me now and could listen to it. Advice giving is a feature of Zoroastrianism—it's an expression of closeness. The cassette contained criticisms and warnings. In a certain way we were my father's world. He was different from other fathers.
Many fathers didn't come home for years. Even though they were married at home, they married again in Germany. Alcohol, gambling, and affairs with other women were common, which threw domestic life into turmoil and destroyed whole families. In Dersim many men were known to have married German women. Many even brought the new wife back home on vacation. That created bad blood. Some married rich German women out of calculation, to be able to inherit from them
Everyone knew my father didn't behave this way with women. He enjoyed the great trust in the neighborhood. Sometimes when men had something to do elsewhere, they'd leave their wives in my father's custody.
Normally my father was with us or else he told us where he'd be. If he had to work long hours or be somewhere else, he would call. He'd even put the people he was travelling with on the phone. He avoided doing anything that could shake our trust in him. That was his way of being, which rubbed off on us. By comparison, my brother was a bit more cunning. Sometimes he cheated, but he'd be caught right away. Considering my father's behavior, it was hard to lie to him. It isn't easy to lie to someone with such a pure heart. You'd soon admit to everything.
6th Sara Women Festival to be held on 16 June
The Festival is dedicated to Sakine Cansız, founding member of the PKK who was murdered in Paris on 9 January 2013 together with two other Kurdish women politicians, Fidan Dogan and Leyla Saylemez
The festival is organised by the Kurdish Women's Union of Switzerland and is joined by many different organisations.
The preparations for the Festival are underway and the event is becoming more international every passing year.
The National Women's Strike, which will take place in Switzerland on 14 June, makes the festival more important than in other years. One of the main aim for dozens of women organizations is to show through the festival the resistance of women not just in Switzerland and Kurdistan but around the world.
The program of the festival is still being prepared but it will offer many different events. During the day there will be many panels and seminars on women and jineoloji, while the evening will offer concerts and cultural activists. The Kurdish culture will be presented in the Kurdish tent and Dengbejler will perform their stran (songs). One of the important sections of the festival will be special programs for children. The festival will also introduce the JINWAR women's village project in Rojava. During the day of the festival, artists Pınar Aydınlar, Nuarin, Zhala Shar, Kimbo Sasa will take the stage as well as many dance groups.
Speaking on behalf of the organisers, Medya Botan, from the Kurdish Women Movement called on all women to join the festival.
The organisations taking place to the festival are:
Swiss Kurdish Women's Union, Socialist Women's Union (SBP), New Women, Mor Verein, Frauen lesben kasama, Basta, SP, AL, Aufbau, Purple Red Collective, Fraunbündnis, European Democratic Women's Movement, TEV-ÇAND, CONGRESS-STAR , Frauengruppe Medico International, Solifonds Zürich, Campus Witches, FIST, GRÜNE, Revolionares, Queer Feministisches Bündnis Basel, Labyrinthplatz, Frauencafe, FEDA, Zurich-Amed Brotherhood Bridge, Weltrauenkonferenz
Sara's struggle is the struggle of the women of the world
This year's Sakine Cansiz (Sara) Women's Festival held in Switzerland in memory of leading Kurdish Women's Movement and PKK cadre Sakine Cansiz, KNK Paris Representative Fidan Dogan and Youth Movement member Leyla Saylemez who were murdered in Paris, France on January 9, 2013 concluded with great enthusiasm
The 6th edition of the festival was organized in Zurich Kasernenareal by the Switzerland Kurdish Women's Union and migrant women's organizations from Switzerland and Turkey, with the motto "Women's resistance liberates". Hundreds of women of all ages attended the festival and chanted "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi" frequently. The importance of the joint struggle of the women of the world was stressed throughout the day.
Strasbourg hunger strike activist and journalist Gulistan Ike attended as a speaker in the festival and spoke about the importance of the hunger strike resistance and the gains it achieved. Ike stressed that the hunger strikes embraced by all sections of society had an impact on breaking the isolation against Ocalan and said the struggle will continue in different arenas.
The speaker in the name of the BASTA Party stressed the importance of the Kurdish women's struggle for freedom for the global women's struggle and pointed to the importance of the joint struggle of the women of the world against discriminatory, sexist and violent policies against women.
Speeches throughout the festival by a diverse group of women's organizations stressed that Sakine Cansiz represents the struggle of women everywhere and that women must increase the struggle in every area.
After the speeches, dance groups from many cultures took the stage. An Indian group garnered the most interest while the audience frequently chanted "Jin, jiyan, azadi" in various languages,
The festival continued with songs by Pinar Aydinlar, Nuarin and Swiss artists.
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I'm on the WAIT LIST for Summer! What do I do?!
While we wish we could accommodate every child and family in our community, the unfortunate truth is that we only have so much space. So if you are one of the families that are on our wait list, we are truly sorry, and here are a few suggestions and other options for childcare this summer.


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Deep. Breath.
And one more just for good measure.
The funny thing is I never really wanted to show. I'm actually still not sure I do, but I very much want to improve the world for ex-racehorses and part of the way to do that is demonstrate their suitability for careers other than racing and improve their after-market value. Do Calabar and I need to be there for that? Not really. There will be plenty of good riders and well-trained horses to do that job better than we could in a lot of ways. Not to mention there is the logistical hurdle of trying to help run the show while making sure my own horse is well-tended and we are both properly attired and psychologically ready for our grand debut.
So what could we offer if we were brave enough to do this? Besides a much-needed sense of humor about all things, I'd like to think Bar and I are an example of the heart of the matter, the true point of it all--the relationship you build with a horse as you work towards a goal. An example of someone willing to try--even though they aren't the best rider and don't have aspirations of Grand Prix level riding--and willing to try with a horse off the track. Maybe even an example of horsemanship, of taking the time it takes to be a team regardless of whether you win or lose.
I guess it depends on what you want out of showing. It's not that I don't want ribbons, ribbons would be great and I'm pretty sure Calabar would like lots of them. The true prize would be walking the road to the show ring with him, learning all we can from each other along the way.
That's my own goal. Plenty of people have been very successful showing Off-Track Thoroughbreds. We even met a lot of them while we talking aftercare at Breeders' Cup--people who have been showing a long time and remember when the show rings used to be filled with Off-Track Thoroughbreds and people who took horses from the track and turned them into show horses. I know what the Thoroughbred fans say--how the warmbloods and European horses have come to dominate the show ring and the reasons that's the case--but it seems that there is still a place for OTTBs in the show world.
Even for beginners. And maybe, just maybe, that's what Calabar and I bring to the table--that there is room for rookies here and it can be fun.
Now if I can just figure out those pesky logistics--how to be in two (or three or four) places at once--we might have a plan.


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The successful introduction of Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) technology could be essential if we are to meet global CO2 emissions targets and reverse the current levels climate change.
Some estimates suggest that CCS has the potential to take 90 per cent of CO2 emissions away from the biggest consumers of fossil fuels: power plants, refineries and heavy industry. To have such a significant impact, however, there needs to be large-scale implementation of CCS, which has thus far only been piloted on small-scale projects.
CCS joins improved energy efficiency and a shift away from fossil fuels in a three-pronged approach that leaders hope will be sufficient to stay within the 2C target of global warming. However, realistically we are decades away from making a full move away from non-renewable energy, and our energy consumption could increase 50 per cent over the next 20 years; so a lot of hope is being pinned on the introduction of CCS.
The technology is designed to capture CO2 from heavy industry, power plants, or even from the atmosphere. The idea is that the captured emissions are then transported via ships or pipelines, before being buried underground, in depleted oil and gas fields for example, up to 5,000 metres below the earth's surface.
Within CCS, there are three main technologies designed to capture CO2: pre-combustion, before fuel is burnt; post-combustion, after burning; and Oxyfuel, which takes place during combustion.
Experts say that once buried, CO2 will remain safely and permanently captured within the rock layer. In fact, according to European technology coalition Zero Emissions Platform (ZEP), the safety of captured CO2 will increase over time.
ZEP, which aims to enable and promote CCS and accelerate R&D in the area, said we need "rapid and widespread deployment" if we are to reduce our emissions in time.
The organisation added: "We need to move from the successful small-scale CCS projects in operation today to building 3,400 commercial scale projects worldwide by 2050 if CCS is to provide 20 per cent of the CO2 reductions needed".
Critics point to the potential high economic costs of widespread deployment. However the Carbon Capture & Storage Association (CCSA) believes it is affordable, and should be suitably supported by incentives. Costs will reduce over time too: "Recent studies conclude that the first CCS projects in the power sector are likely to cost between €60 – 90 per tonne of carbon dioxide abated, although these costs are expected to decline significantly reaching €35 – 50 in the early 2020s, primarily as a result of cost reductions for carbon dioxide capture."
Furthermore, according to the International Energy Agency, the cost of reducing CO2 emissions without CCS will be up to 70 per cent higher globally.
The technology could be an indispensable tool in stopping the irreversible damage that is already being done to our planet. What is important though, is that until the technology exists and is viable on the scale that is needed, it must not be treated as a 'get out of jail card' – an excuse to continue along the same unsustainable path that we are walking now.
Pick up Salt's second issue on 1 July for a special feature on climate change. We spoke to ten experts to find out what kind of future climate change could produce, and how we can stop it.
Head over to LinkedIn and join the Salt Compassionate Think Tank's discussion on climate change.
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X-Factor Compensation Leaders: How to Be Incredible at Incentive Planning (Allergan)
Sales compensation plan can be a complex process. From compiling a team to piecing together metrics and goals, the job carries an incredible amount of responsibility. Those who work to create a plan for their company must develop a compensation process and incentive plan that will motivate the right sales behaviors to achieve goals, all while driving growth.
Finding the right mixture of compensation requirements is a balancing act, but luckily, it doesn't have to be a stressful, time-consuming task. As part of our Friends of Xactly (FOX) Community, we've spoken with sales compensation leaders to create a blog series about their journeys in sales compensation, best practices, and the Xactly advantage.
Meet The Expert - Randall Lee – Allergan
Who: Randall Lee
Position: Senior Financial Analyst
Company: Allergan
Time in sales compensation: 4 years
Bio: Randall Lee is a senior analyst with over 25 years experience in the Areas of Accounting, Finance and IT.
Allergan is a leading pharmaceutical company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company conducts pharmaceutical research and is a provider of a number of leading brands and best-in-class products for "central nervous system, eye care, medical aesthetics and dermatology, gastroenterology, women's health, urology and anti-infective therapeutic categories."
Tell us about your career journey in sales compensation. (How did you get your start? How did you end up where you are today?, etc.)
"My "journey" in Sales Compensation started when I became responsible for forecasting revenue and expenses at Adept Technology, Logitech and Allergan. In the area of expenses, the key drivers were headcount and commissions. How were our Sales team compensated? How were the compensation plans structured so that it fostered the correct behavior (ie., Driving sales versus driving commissions)?"
What are the biggest challenges you face in your role today?
"Creating a compensation plan that recognizes and drives the correct behavior from your sales team [and] understanding the market and customer needs is ongoing. On the international side, [it is challenging] understanding distributor relationships (sell-thru) versus who the end customers are (sell-in)."
How has technology played a role in your evolution as a sales compensation professional?
"Software companies like Xactly have been instrumental in providing the "nuts and bolts" calculation for the Sales team."
Describe your company's sales compensation planning process, your role in it, and how Xactly has changed this process (What is your favorite Xactly tip/trick that you've learned?).
"Our Sales process really starts "top down" from senior management in terms of revenue growth and opportunities within this space. From there, do we have the Sales team in place to achieve objectives? Creating Quotas, payout tiers and sales price ranges is key. Xactly is probably the best solution I have seen that performs all of these functions.
My favorite Xactly Tip/trick: "Named Relations". [For] example, if John Doe receives credit for $100k sales, we can assign multiple sales rep to John Doe. This ensures that all reps receive the correct amount of sales credit."
What piece(s) of advice/lessons have you learned on your journey that you would share with your peers or younger self?
"Do not be afraid of jumping into a problem. Find the solution(s) and share with others."
How do you envision the future of sales compensation? What do you anticipate for 2018 that was different for 2017?
"2018 will be more dynamic. New Revenue Recognition rules will drive how/when commissions are accrued and paid."
Discover the Xactly Advantage for Your Company
At Xactly, we want to provide an integrated incentive compensation planning process. To do this, we partner with our customers and arm them with the tools they need to combine the necessary data for incentive compensation. When you're responsible for the compensation of your company's employees, you should never have to struggle with error-prone spreadsheets or manual commission calculations. Find the right Xactly solution for your business, industry, or role. Schedule your personalized demo today!


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Grand Junction Bike Rally Raises Big Bucks for Local Hospitality House
The results are in for the 2016 Rose Hill Rally, and it appears Western Colorado bike enthusiasts raised big bucks for St. Mary's Rose Hill Hospitality House. Here are the results.
The photo above shows my bike helmet as I took it down from my closet. The last time I wore it was last year's (2015) Rose Hill Rally. In other words, I hadn't been on my bike for a solid 12 months. That's just how out of shape I was while gearing up for this year's ride. In any event, my team completed the tour. We weren't pretty, but we made it.
Others performed a little better. The Rose Hill Rally, held Sunday, May 1, 2016, included a total of 495 cyclists and walkers. The first rider pulled into Canyon View Park at 5:45 in the morning. After a brief check in, he was on the route shortly after 6 a.m. That rider, Dave Morrison, was also the oldest rider in the 2016 event, coming in at 93 years old.
When it was all said and done, the event netted roughly $20,000 for the Rose Hill Hospitality House. Those funds were generated by registration fees and proceeds from auction items donated by The Bike Shop and Brown Cycles.
Thank you to everyone who participated. Special thanks to all the fellow cyclists and support volunteers who stopped to check on my team, asking if we needed assistance. Yes, we were the group who spent more time pushing our bikes than riding them.
Will there be another Rose Hill Rally? Absolutely! Next year's ride is set for Sunday, May 7. This will mark the 21st year for the ride. My team will be in better shape by that time. Make plans to participate.


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Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by ambidav, Aug 7, 2012.
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Big thanks! for a great job ambidav
Great job ambidav i 've been receiving alot of request for this
Really nice work bud!
Too bad I won't be using win8 anytime soon
Is there no media center with win8?
?? It just looks to me your exporting pro then importing pro with a new name? Where does media center get added??
Dism /Image:C:\mount /Set-EditionrofessionalWMC
Will try that one time.
Can this be activated then or is this only adding WMC to the main installation?
This doesn't activate it, merely adds it to the install. You could use dism to enter a key though.
I also like to use this command to add features, like net 3.5. It needs the sxs folder to install it offline.
Dism /Image:C:\mount /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:C:\win8\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
and to save a step with gimagex, you can use imagex /info to rename the description.
imagex /info "c:\Win8\sources\install.wim" 3 "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center" "Windows 8 Pro with Media Center"
Where is Media Center installer?
Is it from Windows Setup ISO ?
can you say me how i can capture an wim from C: (online) partition (aka an running win 8) ??
RecImg gives always an error at 26%
i wanna capture an new install.wim to replaye with the new one the old one on dvd
Anyone who has successfully added Media Center to Windows Pro RTM x64 iso care to upload "Window 8 Pro with Media Center" iso to a popular Torrent site for all to share.
This add Media Center to clean installation but users cannot use it?
i can't mount install.wim. why?
when i use command:
Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:C:\install.wim /index:1 /mountdir:C:\mount
and it have error:
please help me
Try changing the mount directory to another partition if you have one eg: Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:C:\install.wim /index:1 /mountdir:\mount
Yes and is fully usable
Well done Master!!!
your job is always great, but as many of US Windows 8 RTM is just "another few ISOs added to collection on non used builds"
thank a lot, i have mounted.
Can I use my backup of my activation of Win 8 Pro on Win 8 Pro + WMC?
I just tried to do that with no luck. I might be talking out of my rear, but I *think* something in the activation code requirement changes, because it wouldn't take the backed up copy as legit. but by all means PLEASE try it yourself and report back if it works! I would be delighted in being proven wrong on this one.


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It was a little hard to believe Hunter Siegel would put out a song about love but lo and behold here it is. The man known for his " ;( "emoticon and consistently going against the grain is upbeat with his new single "Let Me Love You Right" ft. Kai. The Club Mix holds true to its name – a future house tune with more synths and less piano than its 90s ancestors. It's also the perfect follow up from his "Take U There" Remix at the end of last year. The Canadian is committed to shaking things up; earlier this month he threw his first "No Neon" party, a new series showcasing emerging artists both locally and internationally that are similar to his style. With more and more future house artists getting exposure, we're excited to see what else Hunter Siegel can bring to the table this year.
"Let Me Love You Right" ft. Kai is out now on Big Beat Records and can be downloaded exclusively on Beatport.


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New information about fight between Booneville students
We're learning new information about a fight in Booneville between 2 teens that was viewed more than one million times after it was posted on Facebook.
The police chief says the teens were cousins and that the smaller teen was sending harassing messages to the bigger teen. The chief says the 2 teens decided to fight it out and that after it was over, the chief says the teens worked out their differences. Police were never notified by the parents of the teens and police say they started investigating after police saw the video posted on Facebook.
Chief Al Brown says the smaller teen is not "mentally challenged" and the chief says the boys parents are upset their son was labeled that way in the Facebook post that claimed the smaller teen was being bullied and beaten. That post has since been removed.
Police say school administrators contacted the parents of the teens seen in video shortly after the fight happened approximately 2 weeks ago. Police say the parents and teens worked together to reach a resolution and they thought the incident was behind them until the fight was posted on Facebook. Police say they're calling the smaller teen a "victim" and the larger teen a "suspect" because police say when the bigger teen kicked the victim in the face that it could be assault.
The parents of the victim do not want to press charges, but according to police, they will turn the case over to the prosecutor who will determine if criminal charges should be filed.


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Founded in 2011, New York-based TouchBistro has since gone on to become a best-seller in over 37 countries. Its iPad POS solution is as adaptable as it is simple, allowing you to turn a single iPad (or dozens) into a point of sale system.
With a TouchBistro POS system, your staff will be able to take orders and payments at tables and generally provide a more efficient service, helping you to increase the number of covers you do in a day.
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Industries Served
Anyone who appreciates a restaurant with a small menu – one that's carefully curated, leaves nothing to chance, and gets every detail right – will understand the philosophy behind TouchBistro. Unlike many POS systems, which are designed to fit nearly any industry, TouchBistro is purpose-built for restaurants, and it shows. While it's easy to use, its features and reporting are all designed to help restaurants run more efficiently. Its installations range from single terminals at neighborhood coffee bars to multi-location installs for nationwide chains and their franchisees.
TouchBistro Features
TouchBistro offers literally hundreds of customization options backed by robust reporting features that present both real-time and historical data that you can leverage to get a bit of extra breathing room when margins are tight. You can hide menu items based on time of day (so your breakfast customers aren't ordering from the dinner menu) or based on inventory (so they're not ordering the porterhouse special you ran out of at 6:30).
Restaurateurs can manage staffing and payroll, process credit cards and gift cards, customize gratuities, assign tables, customize orders (extra cheese, gravy on the side), combine bar tabs, issue separate checks, add custom receipt messages, and more. For customer satisfaction, you can program alerts for unsent items, configure tableside ordering, or show photos and information for popular dishes. Needless to say, these features only scratch the surface of what's available.
Check out a more detailed list of Touch Bistro's features below:
Key Features
- Tableside ordering
- Floor plan & table management
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- Customer relationship management & loyalty
- Restaurant inventory management
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Tableside Ordering
If you opt for multiple iPads you can offer your customers tableside ordering.
This is a great experience for your customers as servers can split bills right at the table and give up-to-the-minute deals and menu items. You can also transfer a customer's bar tab to a seated table once they're ready to eat, keeping everything in one place under one check.
Tableside ordering could also improve your bottom line thanks to pop-ups that can be configured to remind servers to upsell and make it easy for them to do so at the right time.
Floor Plan & Table Management
Visually manage your restaurant with TouchBistro's floor plan & table management features. Create a virtual version of your space complete with tables, seats, bar stools, outdoor spaces, and multiple levels.
This feature has more functionality than simply displaying your restaurant; it allows managers to lock servers into specific sections and allows servers to add/remove seats from tables, assign reservations to tables, identify high-value tables and more.
Mobile Payment Processing
TouchBistro integrates with multiple EMV devices, digital wallets, and merchant accounts meaning that you can take payments from your customers in virtually any form right at the table.
Not only does this speed up the payment process but additional features such as splitting bills, taking multiple payment types on one bill and sending e-receipts hugely improves the customer experience.
iPad Menu Management
One of the great things about having your menu set up on your iPad POS is that you can easily update it if items run out or are replenished. Items can also be automatically discounted for seasonal or daily offers.
You can even create color-coded menus to highlight sales of specific items, or switch easily between breakfast and lunch items.
Staff Scheduling & Management
Manage staff rotas and oversee clock-in/clock-outs and overtime all from one place. You can set staff up with individual accounts that help them to manage their time and you can even configure their account to their needs, e.g. left-handed, light/dark modes.
Communication between front and back of house staff is greatly improved with the staff messaging feature.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & Loyalty
A restaurant that offers a personalized service for their top customers is a restaurant that will be remembered and recommended for years. With TouchBistro it's easy to do just that.
Customer accounts let you charge repeat customers at a later time, save and store contact information, and offer loyalty points programmes through select payment processing partners.
Restaurant Inventory Management
Keep track of what's in your pantry and notify wait staff immediately if an item becomes unavailable.
TouchBistro can become an invaluable tool for inventory management by identifying ingredient-level food costs and prompting the re-order of ingredients when stocks get low.
Reporting & Analytics
Reports can show which areas you're excelling in and can flag up where you need to improve. You can access TouchBistro reports at any time on any device, making it convenient for on-the-fly decision making and longer term planning.
There are over 50 report templates already set-up meaning you don't need to be experienced in analytics to get important insights from your data. You can also bring in data from supported 3rd parties, including QuickBooks accounting, for a more comprehensive view of your business.
An award winning customer service team made up of industry experts is on hand to support you in setting up and running your POS system. Combined with online tools and resources, TouchBistro offers an extensive 24/7 support network for its customers.
TouchBistro Products and Services
TouchBistro puts its emphasis on the software side of the equation. Peripherals and hardware are offered only via third parties, including APG and MMF POS (cash drawers), Griffin Technology and Heckler Design (iPad stands and protection), BlueStar and Star Micronics (printers), and POS Portal (general POS hardware). While TouchBistro doesn't make and supply this hardware themselves, they are happy to advise on which products would best suit your needs.
TouchBistro Applications and Installation
TouchBistro runs on a local wifi network. As such, it doesn't require an internet connection to work. That being said, the application can also be run from the cloud, which is useful for many administrative functions. This is especially true if you're providing back-office support for several locations. It should be noted that as of this writing support is only offered for iOS installation and not for Android or Windows-based tablets.
TouchBistro Partners
In addition to the hardware providers listed under Products and Services, TouchBistro partners with a number of payment gateway providers and other technology providers. These include Avero and Sculpture Hospitality (business analytics), SmoothPay (customer loyalty programs), 7Shifts (schedule management), Shogo and Xero (accounting and QuickBooks integration), Chase, PayPal and Square (payment processing).
TouchBistro Pricing
TouchBistro offers a free trial period, after which it has four pricing tiers, billed by the number of licenses issued (one license covers one tablet). All plans are billed annually.
|One license
|Two licenses
|Up to 5 licenses
|Unlimited licenses
24/7 support via phone and email is free, as are automated data backups and remote troubleshooting. Users can opt for premium support on installation and hardware, but this comes with a cost that depends on the scope of the POS setup.
TouchBistro Case Study
Crosstown Pub and Grill, owned by Jim Nichols, currently has two locations in Illinois. They are known for their great atmosphere, which compliments their amazing wings and burgers.
Jim's two locations are popular and very busy, so he needed a solution that would increase order speed and efficiency without sacrificing the level of service his customers have come to expect. With multiple dining areas both indoors and out, Jim needed a solution that would allow his servers to take accurate orders on the move, turning tables at a higher rate while ensuring order accuracy.
The TouchBistro system can handle a large party with several custom requests and multiple checks just as easily as it handles a single customer with a simple lunch order. Food comes faster, tabs are closed faster, and even Nichols' most demanding customers leave satisfied. The upshot? Nichols estimates that he's turning over 176 more tables – to the tune of an extra $8,000 – per week than he was on his old POS system.
Expert Verdict
Laser-like focus on a single niche has allowed TouchBistro to develop a platform that's narrowly tailored to restaurants, cafes, coffee shops and food trucks, and it does what it's designed to do very well.
It's simple enough for those used to pen-and-paper ordering systems to learn quickly, yet robust enough to scale with your business. Best of all, its functions go beyond a simple POS to encompass inventory control and HR utilities that keep front-of-house and back-of-house alike running efficently.
TouchBistro is compatible with iPads and a host of other hardware so you can find the solution that best suits your space and service style.
If you run any kind of businesses in the food and hospitality sphere TouchBistro could revolutionize how you take orders, process payments, and manage your staff and inventory.
Before you commit to a TouchBistro POS system, why not compare it to a range of other POS suppliers? You can do so quickly and easily by simply clicking here to provide us with a few details about your business. We'll then match you with the best suppliers for your requirements, and they'll get in touch with prices and more information.


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Crest Nicholson is pleased to announce that Borelli Walk in Farnham has reopened to the public after being closed since August last year to allow essential works to take place for the Brightwells Yard development.
Borelli Walk was closed to the public so a temporary construction access bridge could be installed to allow traffic to enter Brightwells Yard from the A31, without travelling through Farnham Town Centre.
Borelli Walk has reopened ahead of the Farnham Walking Festival which takes place between Sunday 16th May and Sunday 2nd June. Look out for events in and around Farnham taking place during these weeks, including the ceremonial opening of Borelli Walk.
Brightwells Yard is being developed by Crest Nicholson in partnership with Waverley Borough Council and Surrey County Council. The new development will bring 239 new homes comprised of one, two and three bedroom apartments into Farnham Town Centre, alongside over 9,814m2 of retail, a cinema, restaurants, cafes, together with a new Town Square and public gardens and a multi-storey car park.
The development will have a phased opening from Spring 2021 and will be fully complete by Autumn 2022.
Tim Jones, Development Director at Crest Nicholson, said:
"We are pleased to have been able to reopen access to Borelli Walk now that the bridge is in place. Borelli Walk is a pretty walking route in Central Farnham, and we have been careful to minimise the time this key pedestrian link was affected as much as possible, while also taking great care to return it to its original appearance in time for spring."


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John 5:24
Steve Kang – August 6, 2017
One question to wrestle with with God: Do I want God Himself or do I do it for the challenge? (our ego likes personal challenges like being able to boast about mastering our walk with Him). Leviticus 6:1-5 (1-7 for the whole context)
When we boast about the wrong things it causes us to become powerless in our lives.


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CHARLOTTETOWN — Lucy the pit bull has made it across Ontario.
The dog and her family from Fort McMurray, Alta., were stuck in Manitoba last week while trying to drive across the country to their home province of Prince Edward Island.
A law banning pit bulls in Ontario prevents the breed from even travelling through the province.
Lucy's owner, Tera Joseph, says that after her family's predicament made headlines, the Ontario government clarified that Lucy could land at the Toronto airport since it's under federal jurisdiction.
The dog, along with Joseph and her three-year-old son, flew Saturday from Brandon, Man. to Toronto before arriving in Charlottetown.
Joseph says her fiance is driving the family's pickup truck the rest of the way to P.E.I., and they'll stay with family there until they decide to return to Fort McMurray.
The family was among more than 80,000 people forced to flee the oilsands capital on May 3 after a huge wildfire spread into the community and destroyed about 2,400 homes and buildings.


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Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) saw a 45% increase in year-over-year powersports loan originations from March 2016 versus the same time last year, Chuck Smith, TDECU's senior vice president and chief lending officer, told Powersports Finance.
"The first three months of this year have been really strong," Smith said. "Our largest month of originations on the specialty vehicle side was last month."
Lake Jackson, Texas-based TDECU attributes this strong growth to high consumer confidence, according to Smith. "To buy this kind of product, they [consumers] have to feel good about things that are going on in the economy," he said. "Consumer confidence is not at an all-time high, but people feel really good about how they have a job, and they will keep it to go out and purchase a luxury item."
However, consumer confidence may not be the only attributable factor to increased financing volume, Smith said, it's possible that overall sales are up for a vehicle segment, or that some lenders may have exited powersports financing.
"So you don't know if sales are up or if you are just getting a bigger piece of the market," he added. "It's not like cars where there is a whole lot of data to [gauge] marketshare; it's hard to tell with powersports," but "if you talk to a lot of people where their financing is up year over year, overall the consumer is purchasing more."
TDECU is partnered with more than 75 powersports dealers throughout Texas, and finances prime consumers for new and pre-owned vehicles.


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A light aircraft exploded on Tuesday resulting five dead as it smashed into a shopping centre near the Melbourne city of Australia.
The Beech craft plane veered just after the take-off into the market near, that was still closed, next to Essendon Fields airport.
Victoria premier described it as the state's weirdest air accident in three decades.
"Five on the aircraft and looks like no-one has survived the crash," said Victoria police assistant commissioner.
The private charter from Essendon, north of Melbourne, to King Island, came down just short of major motorway packed with the heavy traffic of early morning commuters.
"It appears a light plane, which is a charter flight, has impacted the DFO (Direct Factory Outlet) at Essendon Fields," police minister Lisa Neville said.
The centre was not due to open for another hour and the authorities confirmed no one inside was hurt.
A taxi driver called ABC radio to tell about the incident. "I saw this plane … when it hit the building there was a massive fireball," said the man named Jason.
"I could feel the heat through the window of the taxi, and then a wheel — it looked like a plane wheel — bounced on the road and hit the front of the taxi as we were driving along."
Victoria police superintendent said investigations centred on a catastrophic engine failure.
The Australian Safety Transport Bureau said it had sent investigtors on the scene.
Essendon Fields had been closed and all the traffic diverted to Melbourne's other two airports.


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Fighting the Last War: Economists on the Lender of Last Resort
NBER Working Paper No. 20832
In this paper we trace the evolution of the lender of last resort doctrine—and its implementation—from the nineteenth century through the panic of 2008. We find that typically the most influential economists "fight the last war": formulating policy guidelines that would have dealt effectively with the last crisis or in some cases the last two or three. This applies even to the still supreme voice among lender-of-last-resort theorists, Walter Bagehot, who wrestled with the how to deal with the financial crises that hit Britain between the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the panic of 1866. Fighting the last war may leave economists unprepared for meeting effectively the challenge of the next war.
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Discover the pointers used by Professional Roofer near Fort Richardson Alaska
The telephone sounded at 2:00 in the morning. When the telephone rings at this time, it generally implies trouble, this time, it was exception. The frantic voice at the other end was claiming that his house ceiling was falling – actually. All the rain that had actually fallen for the last two days had actually turned a little roof leak into a water fall. The client was asking for emergency roof services, at 02:00 AM, to stop in the middle of a rainy morning. He was not pleased when I discussed that it would not be safe to tackle the roof in the darkness. The lesson in here is "do not wait on rain to fix your roof leak!"
Common Places Leaks Occur in Roofing
This post will give the necessary understanding to find a roof leakage It will likewise inform you the best method to get your roof repaired. Portions of the roof susceptible to leakage are the joints in between the roof and the roof installed structures, such as the chimney. The joint between the roof and a vertical wall; and the joint between 2 slopping areas – valleys.
While roof leakages are common in lots of homes, the fundamental locations are the skylights, ice dams, wall step flashings, missing out on shingles, plumbing vent flashing, chimneys, fields of shingles, and heater or B-vent flashings. As typical locations, lots of homeowners battle to discover the exact area when it concerns roof repairs.
Leaks can take place anywhere on the roof and for any number of factors. Serious weather condition which brings rain, snow, wind and hail are difficult on the roofing systems. Some roofs leak because they appear worn out.
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Tips to find the source of the roof leak.
Individuals typically see the roof leak after the water begins to drip through the ceiling. Nevertheless, the source of the leakage is seldom straight above the water stain. These ideas will assist you find the sources of a roof leakage:
In the attic, start above the ceiling leak and follow the water discolorations on the deck to the prospective source. Watch for a ray of sunlight to suggest a nail hole.
Have a buddy hose pipe down the roof while you see the leakage from the within the attic.
If you discover a hole, mark the location by using a wire wall mount through the hole. Ensure your good friend is able to find the wire hanger on the top of the roof.
When you look for leak on asphalt shingles, start by searching for worn out shingles with dark patches in them. This suggests loss of surface area granules. Look likewise for curled and damaged shingles.
Look also for broken or missing shingles.
For those in Fort Richardson, on a roof with a valley, clear out all debris accumulated in the valley. Look for damaged or missing flashing product.
Ways to recognize leakage spots and Their Locations
A recognizable stain is the mold or wetness around the vents, chimneys, and skylights. These are the intersections where water connects. After finding the leaking locations, it's important to move disposable items such as electronics, furniture, and other house devices as well as capturing the leakage in a bucket. We have actually seen the movies where pails are located every other foot in the home; do not let this take place to your roof. Recognizing the discolorations and places are the initial steps to saving your house from harmed products by easy leaks. Your roofer will explain the necessary requirements to guarantee your ownerships are safe while checking the condition of the ceiling before repair.
Basic Emergency Repairs to Lower Leakage for homes in Fort Richardson AK
Taking preventive steps will save you money in expensive roofing repairs. Consider monitoring and repairing easy issues if your roofer notifications leakage from your shingles, cracks in your chimney, or degraded flashings. Fix roof leakages right away. It is not advised that you do the roof repair yourself due to its intricacy and the needed understanding of its repairs – besides, it threatens. Call a licensed and insured roofing contractor who will provide the best insight of taking care of your roof as well as discuss the procedures that are utilized to eliminate leakages and secure your investment.
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If you are not scared of heights and come in handy with tools, you can do some short-lived roof repairs. A little bit of tar, few roofing nails, and some flashing can get rid of little bothersome leakages. Some cases such as the one discussed below is a simple, easy-to-do repair you can complete to get rid of persistent leaks.
Water flowing inside the flat surface area of the deck – Easy Roof Repairs:
Take a little crowbar to get rid of the shingle in concern then layer a thick hint of tar across the area. Nail the shingle pull back then cover the entire shingle in tar. If you can not utilize the very same nail holes, location tar within and on top of the holes to prevent leak through the deck. Prior to you are done, place another thin layer of tar on the underside of the shingles just for safe-keeping. You ought to see a modification in the location and the leakage need to end after the tar is applied correctly.
Easy Ways to Limitation the Damage
Roofing repairs can be a pricey financial investment for any property owner. You can limit the damage to your home by taking action early. If you feel that your home needs an assessment from a roofing expert, put in the time to consult someone who comprehends the experiences. A simple telephone call to your regional roofing contractors can land you in the ideal position to determine future issues. Home enhancements including replaced shingles, flashings, and decks can complicate the procedure. If you are not a roofing specialist, do not attempt to try intricate jobs on your own. Be safe. Let an expert have a look, offer an estimate, and do the job right with quality materials. Consider this financial investment a long-term arrangement for a delighted home.
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Christians should expect to be "persecuted," because Jesus said, "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you" (John 15:20 NKJV). Though the Apostle Paul was persecuted, he said, "I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (2 Timothy 3:11-13 NKJV). What Paul wrote about "evil men and imposters" growing "worse and worse," he spoke of the natural conflict that always manifests itself between Christians who are trying to get better and better, and sinners who are going in the other direction! Nothing he said was a "sign" to indicate Jesus' 2nd Coming! Sinners don't improve without Jesus Christ.
This is Johnny Polk, with "Words of Wisdom" brought to you by the Oneida church of Christ.


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The hopeless and unwinnable war in Afghanistan is under fire again, as the government prepares to spin its way out of the Iraq frying-pan and into the Afghanistan fire. It is no coincidence that foreign secretary, David Miliband writes in today's Sunday Times with a weak case for keeping troops in Afghanistan, while new defence secretary, John Hutton, makes a "surprise visit" to Iraq.
The UN mandate for US-UK led occupation of Iraq runs out at the end of the year. And the timetable for withdrawal has already been agreed by Baghdad and Washington, as part of Bush's legacy.
The troop numbers game still has to be played out though, as the government here continues to use the Iraq troop numbers as a political tool. Brown's sudden appearance in Iraq during last year's election that never was, with a troop withdrawal announcement that never was, still leaves a bitter taste.
Miliband in the Sunday Times begins with the classic schoolboy device so beloved of spinners to capture an argument.
"Christina Lamb is an excellent journalist. But...". He then goes on to try to rationalise why UK troops will continue to be sent to the killing fields of the new Vietnam.
Lamb, a seasoned corespondent, made a powerful case for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan "What a Bloody Hopeless War" in last week's Sunday Times, backed up today by Simon Jenkins, once a lone voice, in what is called today this "mad war" in Afghanistan.
If Miliband had stuck with just praising Lamb as "an excellent journalist" and stopped there, he would have been right and his case for war demolished.
The Orange Party has made no secret of its distaste for the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, warning back in July, that this was a war that could never be won and was developing into the new Vietnam.
Fighting a Bush-Blair war on two fronts will go down as one of the most expensive and politically disastrous follies of recent decades and the most outrageous loss of life and human suffering since pompous generals and politicians ordered Tommy over the trenches at the Somme.
Troops will be withdrawn from Iraq, leaving a small historically traditional base, to that tightly controlled timetable, to coincide with when the government feels it will give them the best political advantage.
Switching troops to Afghanistan will continue to escalate, until ministers stop copying Blair and his "taste for war".


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Pinocchioism © Image created by Ross Cochrane
Psalm 5:9-12 – PINOCCHIOISM
Pinocchio, the cute puppet who became a boy is a symbol of all barefaced liars.
He represents the poker-faced bluffs and feints of experienced liars. He personifies those who cover-up their embarrassing actions by their denials only to deceive themselves. He symbolizes those who defame reputations and try to deflect or ignore anyone who tries to hold them to account.
The protruding nose of Pinocchio pictures the calculated disinformation which grows and damages lives in the process, those who stretch the truth or minimize it when it suits them. From fib to fraud, their deceptive nature evades and blames and misrepresents.
Pinocchioism can be readily observed in the type of journalism that has little to no legitimate well-researched news but has eye-catching headlines used for self-serving purposes: captions that exaggerate and sensationalize, leaving out the contextualizing facts, and articles that pad their misrepresentations and misconceptions with other unsubstantiated lies.
Pinnochioism is found in Australian banks of late and other businesses run by leaders who alter and conveniently hide or destroy anything that may incriminate them in a court of law, giving the impression that it never happened; strategic lies in order to cover-up. CEO Pinocchios perjure themselves under oath when it serves the company, the bottom dollar and their fabricated reputation.
The age-old joke that you can tell when a politician is lying because his lips move is funny, but only because we associate politicians with lying so consistently.
And not too far from the lying words of politician Pinocchios, is the deceptive use of propaganda and warfare we see paraded in our news broadcasts across the world where lies become the most dangerous.
According to Wikipedia, Sun Tzu declared that "All warfare is based on deception." Machiavelli advised in The Prince "never to attempt to win by force what can be won by deception", and Thomas Hobbes wrote in Leviathan: "In war, force and fraud are the two cardinal virtues."
These thoughts are only echoes of Davids words in Psalm 5:9 where he says his enemies "Cannot speak a truthful word. Their deepest desire is to destroy others" – Nothing they say is true, reliable, dependable or trustworthy.
"Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave" – Their hearts are spiritually dead on the inside and as a result, the dreadful odor of their corruptive influence is released. What a damning picture.
What is even more disturbing about these words is that they are repeated and applied in the New Testament with implications that brings the stench of their corruption to all of us.
Romans 3:9-20, in the New Testament, quotes the words of Psalm 5:9 above and applies it much further than to David's enemies. Listen to this…
"… all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin.
As the Scriptures say, "No one is righteous – not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one."
"Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies."
"Snake venom drips from their lips."
"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."
… Destruction and misery always follow them. They don't know where to find peace."
"They have no fear of God at all."
… the entire world is guilty before God. … The law simply shows us how sinful we are."
The New Testament states that all people are sinful and thus enemies of God's purposes and living a lie, a lie which corrupts to the core of our being.
According to Wikipedia, at the age of about four and a half years, children begin to be able to lie convincingly.
Apparently, there is no equality in lying although men and women lie at equal frequencies. However, men are more likely to lie in order to please themselves while women are more likely to lie to please others. Studies have shown that we are less likely to lie when we have moral reminders or when we think others are watching.
One Psychologist, Hannah Arendt, said that when lying is accepted as a cultural norm, then no-one trusts anyone or anything that they hear, whereas honesty allows you to have deeper relationships. (Arendt, Hannah. "Hannah Arendt: From an Interview." The New York Review of Books. 26 October 1978 issue. 30 November 2017.)
In John 8:44 (NLT) Jesus is speaking to those who are trying to trap Him "For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies."
In contrast, Numbers 23:19 (NLT) says, "God is not a man, so He does not lie. He is not human, so He does not change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?"
Colossians 3:9 (NLT) therefore says to followers of Christ, "Don't lie to each other…" We represent Jesus, the way, the truth and the life. Of all people, Christians have the capacity, responsibility and incentive to be honest.
In Psalm 5, enemies of truth, therefore, are enemies of God and of David who follows the truth. Psalm 5 speaks of lies that seek to destroy lives and speak of rebellion against God.
King David is more direct in Psalm 4:2 "How long will you continue your lies? Interlude" asks David but through him, it is God who asks this question today.
We are all capable of manipulating the truth to get ourselves out of a corner.
I want something I can be sure of. In John 17:17 (NLT) Jesus prays for those who are His disciples, "Sanctify them by the Truth; Your Word is Truth."
God's Word is Truth, absolute truth. I am invited to test the truth of His Word by living my life according to its precepts, without uncertainty.
I particularly want to be honest and call a lie a lie. I want to be able to admit to myself when I am operating from deception (and not to start believing my own lies as being my version of the truth).
I want to be able to admit my deceptive behavior to God and see it from His point of view. Better still, I want to operate from the Truth in the first place. This is one of the serious challenges of our times (and of my life personally). It has to do with admitting when I am wrong and to have an external set of standards that don't depend on me. I need God's standard of truth to do this.
The invitation is to know Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6). John 8:32 (NLT) says, "… you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Pastor Ross


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