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Why Is the European Union Haunted by Its Rejection of Turkey?
[But the Europen Union is not "haunted" by its rejection of Turkey. It hardly gives Turkey a thought. The indigenous peoples of Eurpoe just wish that they had not made the naive mistake, a few years ago, of allowing Erdogan to use the EU's stated requirements for admission to undo, using that very excuse, the power of the army, and the judicial system, and other pillars of Kemalism. A few years ago, still, Europeans did not grasp the nature of Islam, its texts, its tenets, its attitudes, its atmospherics, its effects on the minds of its adherents, from those who seemed outwardly to inhabit something like the same mental universe as people in the advanced non-Muslim world do, all the way to those who take Islam most to heart, which includes the ikhwan, the Salafists, and admirers of Osama Bin Laden.
Step by grim step, Erdogan and his party have been systematically attacking, and weakening, every element in Turkish society that protects Kemalism: the uniiversity rectors and professors, the judiciary, the army. And step by step, it is undoing, slowly and carefully, the reforms through which Ataturk managed to systematically constrain the political and social power of Islam. And the economic "success" of Turkey, which the writer finds so impressive, is mostly based on the creation, among a good quarter of the population, of secular attitudes, and of the rule of law of a secular state, one that European tourists,for example, find attractive (and they visit Turkey, by the many millions, not because of Islam but despite it, largely for the beaches, but also for the remains of classical antiquity, and of Byzantium (though a few, admittedly, are taken with one of Sinan's creations -- Sinan, who was raised as a Christian until his early manhood). Zaman Stanizai would never be able to recognize this -- the value of the Kemlist inheritance even now, and even to those Turkish industrialists who might think of themselves as true Muslims,and can't allow them to understand it is precisly all the things that distinguish Turkey from, say, any Arab country -- save possibly Tunisia -- that explain its economic success.
The farrago of absurdities in this article don't need any further comment; you can note them yourselves.
Posted: 07/09/2012 9:48 am
The shifting winds of the latest Greek and French elections turned the June 2012 European Summit in Brussels into "a defining moment for European integration." Now that the collapse of the euro has been averted through easy-term bank bailouts and an empowered European treasury, it's time to reflect on why Europe got into this mess in the first place.
Zeus may have blinded Plutus, the Greek god of wealth, so that he would give money randomly and the Sufi mystic Bahlol may have distributed Sultan Mahmoud's treasure among the rich because he gave it to those to whom God has given, but the mythically intertwined Greek and Turkish destinies were playing on a European stage against a backdrop of religious bigotry.
The candidacy of no other state generated more controversy than that of Turkey. European leaders portrayed Turkey as a threat to Europe. The French Prime Minister Jean Marie Raffarin said, "Do we want the river of Islam to enter the riverbed of secularism?"
Speaking at Oxford University in 2004, Erdo?an argued for a European "union of values," not "a narrowly defined geography or a union of rigidity," and called for a "peaceful cohabitation between Christians and Muslims." He added that the idea of a "Christian Europe belongs to the Middle Ages. It should be left there."
But mindsets reflecting the dark ages still saw the EU as a "Christian Club." Frits Bolkestien, a former EU commissioner and head of Dutch Liberal Party in rejecting Turkey's bid, said the "relief of Vienna [from an Ottoman army siege in 1683] will have been in vain." Peter Ford of the Christian Science Monitor sums it up bluntly: "It's more or less spoken or more or less hidden, but the major component in popular rejection of Turkey's admission is Islam."
Turkey bent over backward in making concessions on Cyprus, on its Kurdish minority, and a host of other human rights issues in order to meet a threshold of European demands, but to no avail. The hostility was not just toward a Muslim majority state, but also toward a state under the stewardship of a non-secular Islamist leaning AKP, the Justice and Development Party.
The Turks found an answer in the cause and clause of its European rejection and turned to the Muslim East where its economy thrives along with its many welcoming trade partners. Had Europe treated Turkey fairly and admitted it into the Union, its formidable growth engine would have pulled Europe out of such doldrums. Erdo?an's prophecy at Oxford is coming true in suggesting that "Turkey represents a burden-relieving dynamic for the EU."
Turkey's 8.8 percent unemployment doesn't compare in a favorable way with Europe's: Portugal's 15.2 percent; Latvia's 15.3 percent; Croatia's 15.8 percent; Greece's 21.9 percent and Spain's 24.6 percent. Youth unemployment has reached a record high in Europe, and in Greece and Spain it is 52.1 percent.
The key economic indicator of debt-to-GDP ratio in several EU member countries has passed 100 percent and in Greece it has reached near 200 percent. Turkey, on the other hand, plans to decrease an already-low 40 percent debt-to-GDP ratio to 37 percent.
The Justice and Development Party has effectively wedded Islamic liberalism with economic liberalism debunking every stereotype of Islam's incompatibility with modernity and industrialization. Turkey's economic growth in industrial development, international trade, and responsible banking and finance stands in stark contrast to Europe's succession of economic crisis.
The Erdo?an administration runs such a tight ship that in the midst of global financial crisis, not a single Turkish bank has gone under. Forbes magazine has ranked Istanbul as the fourth largest financial capital in the world. Turkey is the fourth largest shipbuilder in the world, the sixth largest motor vehicle producer and the largest television producer in Europe. Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing in the world and has won Europe's Best Airline award. Industrial growth in the cities of eastern Turkey has earned them the distinction of "the Anatolian Tigers."
European leaders have conveniently blamed Greece through a flurry of vicious comments insinuating that the Greeks are lazy and irresponsible while they hide their own acts of sheer folly.
Europe's religious bigotry has also resurfaced in Spain, whose economy, like that of Greece, was saved by the EU's bank bailout, but where Muslim immigrants get targeted for the Spanish police "arrest and fine" quotas. Lest they forget that it was the Reconquista and Inquisition campaigns scaring away the best and the brightest that lead to the decline of Spain as a European superpower. [I have the feeling that this Muslim writer's view of who were the "best and brightest" ejected fro Spain would not be those who most obviously come to mind] t
Worse yet, racism is spreading to Europe's pacifist north to the lands of Wallenberg, Hammarskjöld and Galtung. ]"rqacism" is the word he uses to describe alarm over Islam, and its carriers -- an alarm that has been far too slow to develop, and has done so not because of any propaganda campaign, but because the evidence of the meaning, and menace, of Islam has become so overwhelming, with more evidence piling up every day] This gives credence to the claim that religious and ethno-linguistic "superiority" in Europe is determined by a spatial and directional gradation favoring the north and west. The subliminal cross in the logo of NATO subconsciously implies the superiority of a Western alliance of the North (Atlantic Treaty Organization).]the "submliminal cross" -- good god]In this twist of irony, Turkey on the shores of the Black Sea is too far for an economic integration, but Libya in North Africa and Afghanistan, "a major non-NATO ally" in Central Asia are close enough for Western military power play.
A genuine European political and economic integration requires a mindset upgrade receptive to racial and religious diversity.[religious diversity? [Has Zaman Stanizai not seen what happens, under Islam, to Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists? To their churches, synagogues, temples? To their monuments? Is he unaware of what is in the Qur'an, Hadith, and Sira about how Muslims are to treat non-Muslims? Has he never been curious as to how all those Greeks, and to a lesser extent Jews and Armenians, over the centuries saw their numbers shrivel, as they either were killed, or driven out, or converted? How many "Turks" -- Seljuk or Osmanli -- actually invaded the Christian-populated Anatolia, or are most of those who are now called Turks really the peoples of the Byzantine Empire who, over time,, to avoid having to endure the Jizyah and other crushing burdens, decided to say the Shehada and be done with it?]
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CAMDEN – More than 2.2 million pages worth of property deeds have been scanned into a computer database as part of the Camden County clerk's initiative to offer every property deed recorded in the county in a digital format.
According to a statement released by the county on Thursday, this new service will save the public time and effort in locating deeds, and make it easier for the title insurance industry to prove property ownership at the time of sale.
"Deeds dating back to 1844 are now searchable on the computer stations located in our office in Camden," said Camden County Clerk Joseph Ripa. "To research these deeds previously, you would have needed to visit the lower level of the courthouse and page through large, old books. Now a deed search is just a couple of key strokes away."
Ripa stated that the project will also help protect older documents.
"This process has not only made it easier to find older deeds, it is assisting in the preservation of the original historic documents by taking them out of circulation," he said. "Our office has implemented a superior way to store, access, and protect vital records."
With deeds now done, the clerk's office will now begin the year-long process of digitizing county mortgages, according to officials. The projects are paid for through the clerk's office trust fund. A portion of every recording fee goes to maintain the trust fund, established for the purposes of upgrades and modernization of services, the county said.
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Valentine Coffee Roasters to add a tasting room
Valentine Coffee Roasters plans to open a tasting room in its west side roastery, perhaps by March or April.
Note that the company's principals call it a tasting room, as you'd find at a winery, rather than a café. With their background in wine, they intend to focus on the flavors of coffees from around the world. They'll serve cups of coffee brewed by the pour-over method along with espresso and espresso drinks, but won't flavor coffee drinks with syrups. »Read Full Blog Post
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Focus on schools
November 23, 2013
This week is American Education Week, and that means it is a good time to focus on our public schools' successes, and recognize the challenges that they – and our students – fac....
ToTexas:Most of the items on your list are decisions made by the district administrators and the school boards, not by the teachers or the support professionals, so do not fault them for those decisions. Secondly, many of the comments listed here are critical of the current curriculum that is a "one size fits all" model. Those decisions are made by state and federal legislators and education department staff who have never worked in a public school in their lives. No Child Left Behind is a prime example as well as the recent switch in PA to a Common Core Curriculum. Teachers can no longer be creative and teach their subjects because they have to teach to the standardized tests that are both supposed to be the measure of the student's and the teacher's success. We do need to change the way our children are taught, but put the blame where it needs to be. Blame the bureaucrats and legislators that pass these ridiculous laws and regulations that prevent them from doing their job
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Nobud, I forgot about that part if it. Our son received speech therapy for several years in elementary, as suggested by the school.
You asked for suggestions to the problem. My suggestion is going back to ability based classrooms where the kids get the time and attention they need.
I believe one of the reasons they did away from ability based classes was a 'politically correct' thing. They didn't want the 'special education' students to feel slighted or they thought they might have their feeling hurt being in the special ed classes. But the effects of trying to educate them in the same classroom with the brightest and best results in everyone being cheated out of the best education they, themselves, could obtain.
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We spend more and more on schools and get less and less in return. Part of the problem is the vast increase in kids identified as disabled in some manner. My wife has been a Special Education teacher for nearly 30 years and the amount of time, paperwork and support staff is staggering. Schools, according to the law, are to provide a free and appropriate education. The word that causes the problem is appropriate. This is not to say in any way that special needs kids should be shelved or short changed. But, we need to understand the massive amounts of money spent per student on these kids. These kids are entitled to free professional services such as speech therapy, OT, PT and many more. They also receive free transportation to and from. They also are entitled to professionals in the home. Our education system has many great teachers. The system is a mess. We need to figure out how to fix it so that all the kids can benefit. But, that is above my pay grade. Any ideas?
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"I don't know that using electronics and electronic classroom material (IE eBooks) is a bad idea and indeed may be a cost savings."--MikeKerstetter
I agree if/when done properly. Even had science chemistry lab on my earlier list which I support. Video monitors can be helpful as long as they aren't only used for playing "Top Gun" or other entertainment. My list was a mixed list waiting for comment from the LTE writer.
I teach pre-K children at church. I use the DVD player and video monitor. I also bring in my iPad and AppleTV to stream Bible story videos so the children can watch them. These account for about 10 minutes out of a 75 minute schedule. Also use a centers concept where the children can play crafts, coloring, picture story books, puzzles, shape recognition, alphabet, colors, kitchen area with utensils, fake food, dolls, electric drill with different bits, magformers, cars/trucks, railroad tracks, globe, lots of personal face-face time and hugs
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"you might add critical thinking to your list."--underwood
I agree. Cause and effects, analyzing, problem solving, hypothesis and testing, logic are important.
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ToTEXASfromPA-"Buy iPads and laptops?"
Tex, I don't know that using electronics and electronic classroom material (IE eBooks) is a bad idea and indeed may be a cost savings. Our don't have them, but I'm told Montgomery does and from talking to a coworker who has children there, they can be linked to a projector and used for instruction. eBooks are a lot cheaper than a traditional book and given that they are changed so often, it's not inconceivable that the use of them saves money, even with the purchase of iPads (or tablets).
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One thing I forgot to add about our son is that, had he been subject to the ability based classes during his first years of school, I think he would have excelled much beyond where he is at now in 11th grade. They continually moved on before he knew what he was doing and it just compounded the problem. And, again, despite contacting the teachers, guidance counselor and principles and explaining the problem, very little extra help was offered or given.
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JohnZook-"Throw in demands by the Teachers Union, very good pensions and health care..."
Salaries take the most money from a School Districts budget. You have to pay people to stay. Health care also takes up some money, but most school employees also a paying more of their health care costs, higher deductibles and copays. Pension costs aren't the money drain you think it is. The districts pay less toward the pension than the employees do, and most of the money paid out to the retirees is from the return on investments, somewhere around 70%.
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radioactive-"Sounds like Mike Kerstetter has been in the trenches and speaks from experience, the rest of you apparently think you know without knowing."
I've never been a teacher or school employee. My 'experience' comes from my daughter who, somewhere in middle school, switched from ability based classes in Warrior Run to mixed ability classes. Her first weeks of most classes were horrible for her. She was 'learning' things she learned 2 years prior and was bored to tears. There was no challenge even through her grades were perfect. She excelled in High School where she took AP and Honors classes and was able to cut one semester off of her college load.
My son, on the other hand, has floundered in most classes and is hard pressed to get the extra help he needs. He's no dummy, be he just doesn't 'get it' like our daughter did, and it's caused him to have an 'I don't care, as long as I pass' attitude.
Our system needs refocusing.
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Education is awash in wasteful spending.
This nation averages about $11,000 per student and our children are falling behind those of other nations.
Much of the blame is on parents.
But another share is the constant meddling with the education system from Washington DC and politicians who want curriculums taught that benefit contributors.
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Tex, took the words right outta my mouth. All these vice, vice vice, asst, para, principals, directors, administrators, and yes the numerous secretaries*****up a lot of funding. Throw in demands by the Teachers Union, very good pensions and health care..... and how much goes to the student?! As the song goes,"Who's zoomin' who?"
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radioactive, Slow down there. I said better teachers and better students are the two ways to improve educations. In your one post you agreed with that, even though you didn't see that you were agreeing with it. Better students start at home. No amount of government spending on schools will help that. As far as getting better teachers, we need to get rid of the ideas that don't work. The more we 'modernize' teaching methods the less the kids learn. Maybe it's time to admit that some of the new teaching methods are not better than the old ones and get rid of them. New and improved is not one word. Sometimes new is worse and when it is we have to go back. In the private sector, that is how things are done, but in government when the new doesn't work we just throw more taxpayer dollars at it to make it work. Some things don't work no matter how much money you spend on them.
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Gee hopeforfuture did you not get an education?
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You still have not explain how education has a price tag. By the way those lovely benefits have a price also. That is why many call education an investment worth making.
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Entitlement greed?
Then is no one entitled to an education?---
They can get as much education as they want! But why do I have to pay for it? Then on top of that after they get the higher education the teacher gets a high salary that again I have to pay for with my property tax dollars.
I say teachers are no better than the average union worker with their hand in the money pot.
Teachers if you want more education Pay for it yourself.
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Tex, you might add critical thinking to your list.
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Entitlement greed?
Then is no one entitled to an education?
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"Can't buy it! Want to explain why every aspect of education has a price tag to it." -CMReeder
Most aspects of education do cost money. Even teaching people how to properly inject h.e.r.o.i.n in their body is education.
What taxpayers should expect is a high benefit to cost ratio for teaching people how to read, write, and speak with a breadth and depth of vocabulary to communicate, teaching a high level of mathematical skills to solve problems that assist in developing a society, teaching a high level of science to understand how creation works and then utilize it to benefit mankind without causing too much damage, learn history and political science to benefit future generations in decision making, learn music and the arts to enrich the soul and be a more complete person, learn cooperation and working together that benefit all while still allowing individuality to exceed to ones potential, learn moral principles, and learn to work.
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Can't buy it!
Want to explain why every aspect of education has a price tag to it.
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Another person who writes a letter basically saying, "give me more money!" There is no data, let me repeat that, NO DATA that shows that more money equals better education. In fact the little data that there is shows some correlation to the opposite, but I believe that is just a coincidence. The states that spend the most per student have some of the lowest test scores and the state with the lowest spending per student is near the top. So you can see that more money does not mean a better education. There are two things that make for better education, better teachers and better students. Money can't buy either.
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I think this LTE is absolutely spot on.
Just think if we would have spent more money on Shaman's education he might have been an intelligent , logically thinking productive member of society." - Premier
...And, YOUR development might-NOT have been fully-arrested in Jr. High!!!
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The money spend on education is wasted in so many was that the children never have a chance at actual learning. One other perk not mentioned in the letter from Tex is the free education the teachers can get after they have their teaching positions.
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Okay M. Sandy Worden, Paraprofessional, Blossburg Elementary School, President, Southern Tioga Education Support Professional Association, what would you do with the money?
Build more buildings?
Get new uniforms for the athletic teams?
Pay more money to attract better coaches so the football, basketball, volleyball, and softball programs will have more wins?
Install an all weather track around the football field?
Hire more administrators to fill out the mountain of paperwork needed to satisfy federal and state education board requirements?
Add security personnel to patrol the halls?
Pay for buildings and daycare for teenage mothers?
Buy iPads and laptops?
Buy video monitors for the classroom?
Take a bus trip to Clyde Peelings Reptile Land?
Install a fully equipped science and chemistry lab?
Put a teachers assistant in each classroom?
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Good letter.
Too bad the right stoops in their agreement.
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Carsen Chubak has decided to turn pro.
The Niagara University goaltender, who just completed his junior season, signed a one-year, one-way American Hockey League contract for the 2013-14 season with the Adirondack Phantoms, the top affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Chubak was the Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year and one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award. He was 23-7-5 with a 1.91 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage. He led the conference in wins, goals-against average and save percentage. His six shutouts were tied for first in the nation.
"We are happy for Carsen and wish him well with his professional endeavors," Niagara coach Dave Burkholder said. "The Phantoms are getting a very dedicated and focused individual."
"Our scouts saw him a lot," Chris Pryor, the Flyers' director of hockey operations, told the Philadelphia Inquirer from the world championships in Stockholm. "He's a good fit for us."
"He's not big, but he's extremely competitive and athletic," Pryor said. "He never gives up on a shot in tight, and those type of goalies tend to do well."
After missing most of his first two years at Niagara because of knee and hip injuries, the 5-foot-11, 170-pound Saskatchewan native turned heads in November when he posted a 0.71 GAA and a .977 save percentage, making 214 saves in 420 minutes. He had three straight shutouts at Dwyer Arena, just the second Niagara goalie to accomplish that feat. The other was Greg Gardner in 1999-2000.
He owns the Niagara record for most consecutive shutout minutes with 258:32. He ranks second on the single-season saves list (987) and single-season minutes played list (2042.28).
The goaltender helped Niagara to its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2008. The Purple Eagles were an at-large selection and lost to No. 2 seed North Dakota, 2-1, in the first round. Niagara won the regular season title in Atlantic Hockey and was 23-10-5 overall. The Purple Eagles lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament to eventual champion Canisius. They finished 15th, their highest ever, in the USCHO.com Division I Poll.
The Phantoms went 31-38-7 in their fourth season in Glens Falls since moving from Philadelphia when the Spectrum was torn down.
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Lots of planning, but too little notice, doesn't do much good for anyone
October 11, 2011 - LLee Janssen
It's 10:40 a.m. and I just sent the only news reporter in the office this morning running out the door to get to a news conference at 11 a.m. on the other side of Hughesville.
I don't know how long the organizers of this event have been planning it, and I'm puzzled as to why they waited until 9:47 p.m. last night to email notification of this to our newsroom. No phone message to alert us to its presence. Just a random email hiding among 143 in my inbox this morning.
A couple of weeks ago, I arrived in the office at 9 a.m. and at 9:05 the phone rang. It was a local government office that had sent out an advisory via email Friday afternoon to the reporter who covers that office. The reporter, having worked Sunday, was off work on Friday, and the email was only sent to him.
"Are you guys coming," the aide at the groundbreaking asked. "To what?" I inquired. As she told me what was going on, I scanned the empty Monday morning office. "I have nobody here to send," I advised her, then asked if she could take a photo and submit it. It was the best I could offer, just like sending the reporter scrambling to an event we knew he would not make on time was the best we could do.
Again, it's another lean morning, this time a Tuesday. The office is mostly vacant, other than lifestyle staff, the editor and myself. Our reporters all have government meetings in places such as Hughesville, Old Lycoming Township, Montoursville and Montgomery tonight, and we staff the office in line with a midnight presstime.
Not all days are like this. Sometimes I wonder if the local government agencies conspire to meet on the second Mondays and Tuesdays of the month so that we can't make it everywhere and something will fall through the cracks.
But that's life in the newsroom. Now if I could just get a little advance notice on those staged "news" events. Please, a little cooperation and we'll be more than happy to tell your stories.
The first stop in the newsroom should be the News Desk, 326-1551, Extension 3115. The next stop could be an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Go ahead and copy the reporter you know, too, but be sure to get to the News Desk to assure your event gets covered.
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A Chechen separatist leader wanted in Russia on terrorism charges said his release from temporary arrest in Poland means that another European country rejects the Russian allegations.
Akhmed Zakayev said that the Polish court's decision on Friday to release him "showed once again that the position of people in Europe concerning Russia's approach to Zakayev has not changed, that they stand by the law".
Mr Zakayev, who has lived in Britain as a political refugee since 2002, faces charges of murder, kidnapping and terrorism in Russia stemming from the 1999 conflict in Chechnya, when he was a top assistant to


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"After just 20 minutes on the phone with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, you can actually feel your brain's cells vanishing," opines Sarah Kennedy of the Calgary Sun, who is assured by Hilton's costar, Nicole Richie: "We consider ourselves to be regular people."
He writes: "It's as though Paris and Nicole have read their own press, accepted their assigned personas and decided to act out the roles of 'Paris' and 'Nicole.' And they're not good actors."
As for what transpires in Wednesday's episode, the two celebutantes visit a bakery, a zoo, a plastic surgeon's office and a local TV station in Baltimore, where Paris announces the weather.
When they begin their first internship, in a New Jersey garage, they soon spill gobs of oil, take a joy ride in a police car they are meant to be servicing, and crash one car into another.
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Beyoncé Knowles
- 2003
Beyonceé's Solo Success
Beyoncé's first solo disc, Dangerously in Love, sells 317,000 copies in its first week. The album's lead single, "Crazy in Love," spends eight weeks at No. 1 and becomes the summer's party anthem.
Rocking the MTV Awards
For Beyoncé's first solo performance at MTV's Video Music Awards, she is lowered from the ceiling in a harness to sing "Crazy in Love" with Jay-Z. She's also rewarded for the music video, winning Best R&B Video, Best Female Video and Best Choreography for "Crazy in Love" – every award she was nominated for that night except for the Viewer's Choice award, which goes to Good Charlotte for "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous."
- 2004
A Record Win
After opening the show with Prince on a medley of his hits and her "Crazy in Love," Beyoncé performs again two hours later solo, singing "Dangerously in Love." She takes home five Grammys, tying the record for the most wins ever for a female artist. "This is unbelievable. Performing was enough for me," she says in her acceptance speech.
Fourth Time's a Charm
Despite reports that they wouldn't get back together, Destiny's Child releases its fourth and final studio album, Destiny Fulfilled. The album debuts at No. 2, selling more than 497,000 copies its first week. In September, they play their tearful final show in Vancouver. "'Breakup' sounds so final," Beyoncé tells PEOPLE, "It's more a growing up." In March 2006, the ladies receive a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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Mom, Let's Do Couture
Known for never looking less than red-carpet ready, Beyoncé launches House of Deréon – a high-end clothing company named for her maternal grandmother – with her mother and former stylist Tina. "It's a little vintage and a little couture," Beyoncé tells PEOPLE.
- 2006
Celebrating B'Day
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Playing the Diva
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Coveted Beauty Duties
Beyoncé is the first nonmodel and nonathlete (and the second African-American – Tyra Banks was the first in 1996 and 1997) to land the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue. "These are photos I can show my kids some day," she tells PEOPLE, "so I can say, 'See, momma was beautiful. Look how good I looked!'" In May, she is named one of PEOPLE's Most Beautiful, with Giorgio Armani picking her as the face for his women's fragrance, Emporio Armani Diamonds.
Beyoncé Makes AMA History
At the 35th Annual American Music Awards, Beyoncé sings a Bluegrass version of her No. 1 hit "Irreplaceable" with country group Sugarland and ends the night making history as the first woman to win the International Artist Award. When Usher presents her with the honor, the stunning songstress says, "I'm so blessed to wake up every morning and do what I love. I don't take it for granted."
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Erie Illusion players make sacrifices for football
Mary Butler doesn't spend her money on designer clothes. She doesn't want to buy a fancy car or a luxurious home.
But she spends thousands of dollars each year supporting the Erie Illusion, a women's full-contact professional football team.
The team's annual budget averages between $18,000 to $35,000, depending on the travel schedule. Half of that normally comes straight out of Butler's pocket.
"I never bought the team for the money," said Butler, 48, who will play when the season starts Saturday after sitting out in years past. "It was never an investment. It was because I saw an opportunity that didn't exist in any other way in Erie. There weren't a lot of opportunities for women over 18 in the city."
She's not the only one making a commitment to the team. The 20-player roster is filled with women who give up time with their families to practice and play. They work full-time jobs only to surrender weekends to travel and games, sometimes at sites as far away as Chattanooga, Tenn., and Montreal.
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#define not_yet_coded void((cerr << "Error: " << __FILE__ << ", line " << __LINE__ << "\n"), throw whatever())Alternatively, one could build on assert directly if one so wished:
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#include <stdlib.h> #include <stdio.h> #ifdef NDEBUG #define FIXME(x) FIXME /* If you prefer detecting errors at runtime, uncomment this #define FIXME(x) do { fprintf( stderr, "FIXME (%s, %d): %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, #x ); exit( EXIT_FAILURE ); } while(0) */ #else #define FIXME(x) fprintf( stderr, "FIXME (%s, %d): %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, #x ) #endif ... FIXME( Detect connection drop. )so that in release mode, you will definitely know that the code should be fixed. Considering my approach to ConfigurationManagement, this would ensure the code was fixed before you checked it in or else you'd be hit with a flying pencil. -- SunirShah
#if FIXME #endifNote the use of "#if" not #ifdef", also FIXME is undefined. In many compilers, this will generate a warning message, making the FIXME comments very hard to forget. Why use this in preference to #warning? [It should not be; only a language lawyer could even tell you whether #if on an undefined symbol is explicitly allowed by the standard, explicitly disallowed, UndefinedBehavior, or what.] [Any way of generating a warning is not a good idea, since many shops have a policy that warnings should be treated as errors -- with good reason, due to the widespread experience that warnings signal CodeSmells and can mask serious problems. "Yeah, I know we have 2,000 lines of warning output when we compile, that's normal." Fixing the code so that all the warnings go away invariably fixes a certain number of longstanding mysterious "unfixable" bugs.] [Therefore, at most one should do:]
#ifdef TRIGGER_FIXME_COMPILER_WARNINGS /* normally an undefined symbol */ #warning "fixme blah blah" #endif[...or the similar but fancier code mentioned near start of page.] [Consider further that the whole idea of FIXME is a deferred fix, otherwise one would just fix the code and not need a FIXME of any sort, so why ask for warnings on a topic you already know you are not ready to deal with yet? One merely gets desensitized and learns to ignore such things, which really is not a good idea.] [Or, if it's a really critical thing, and you're trying to remind yourself/the team that something really, really, really needs to be fixed ASAP, then just use #warning, period. Or better yet, #error.]


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Osteitis deformans, or Paget's disease, is a chronic constitutional process usually involving all the bones of the adult skeleton. It affects most severely the bones of the cranial vault and the long bones of the extremities. In contrast, the small bones of the face, hands, feet and joints are little, or not at all, involved. It is characterized by extensive absorption of compact bone and an excessive production of abnormal bone substance, fibro-osteoid tissue which, while soft and spongy, shows on roentgen-ray examination a definite calcification, and on chemical analysis a high calcium and inorganic content. Paget1 described this condition in 1876 in a paper that is still the most impressive on record. Following his communication many single and groups of cases were reported, until today approximately 350 cases are on record. As a fully developed entity it is still, however, classed among the rarer diseases of mankind. Jefferson Hospital
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Education Front is moving to the Education Blog
Editor's Note: I meant to put this explanatory note up at the end of last week, but got detained on other assignments. Please excuse my tardiness.
The Education Front will merge today with the new Education Blog that DallasNews.com has launched. We are combining DallasISD and The Education Front into one blog, so readers can more easily access everyone's work and place their own comments in one place.
You will see some of the same faces and bylines there, as well as new names on the DallasNews.com roster, including Robert Wilonsky, formerly of the Dallas Observer. And starting today, I will blog at the new site: educationblog.dallasnews.com. Please put that in your list of favorites and check us out.
At one location, you will get news, analysis and commentary on education issues. I will continue to comment largely on policy topics, whether they originate in Dallas, Austin or Washington. That was the original mission of The Education Front, and it will remain the focus of my contributions. I also will continue to post interviews with educators, school leaders and interesting education thinkers.
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If MH370 crashed in southern Indian Ocean it wouldn't be seen or heard
17 Mar 2014 - 4:57
KUALA LUMPUR: The southern Indian Ocean, where investigators suspect missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may have come down, is one place where a commercial airliner can crash without a ship spotting it, a radar plotting it or even a satellite picking it up.
The empty expanse of water is one of the most remote places in the world and also one of the deepest, posing potentially enormous challenges for the international search effort focusing on the area, one of several possible crash sites.
Even Australia, which has island territories in the Indian Ocean and sends rescue planes to pluck stricken yachtsmen from the cold, mountainous seas in the south from time to time, has no radar coverage much beyond its Indian Ocean coast.
"In most of Western Australia and almost all of the Indian Ocean, there is almost no radar coverage," an Australian civil aviation authority source said. "If anything is more than 100 kilometres offshore, you don't see it."
The Indian Ocean, the world's third largest, has an average depth of about 3,600 metres. That is deeper than the Atlantic where it took two years to find wreckage from an Air France plane that vanished in 2009 even though floating debris quickly pointed to the crash site.
So far, search operations by ships and aircraft from more than a dozen nations have failed to find even a trace of flight MH370, which went missing more than a week ago after taking off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing and diverting from its intended flight path.
The search effort has focused mainly on the South China Sea but is switching to the Indian Ocean after investigators, having pieced together radar and satellite tracking data, began to suspect the plane had been deliberately flown hundreds or possibly thousands of kilometres off course.
Searchers still face a daunting array of possible last locations for the plane, including the northern end of the Indian Ocean as well as central Asia, although investigators say it is more likely to have flown to the south than through busier airspace to the north where it could have been detected.
With an estimated four hours' fuel left when last spotted by radar off Malaysia's north-west coast, the plane could have flown a further 3,500km or so, assuming normal cruising speed and altitude.
Officials think the aircraft flew south until it ran out of fuel and crashed into the sea, according to a source familiar with data the US government is receiving from the investigation. In the south, any debris from MH370 would have been widely dispersed by Indian Ocean currents in the week since it disappeared.
The southern Indian Ocean, between Indonesia and Australia, is broken up only by the Australian territories of Christmas Island, home to asylum seeker detention facilities, and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, about 2,000km north-west of Perth. The Cocos Islands have a small airport to serve the islands' combined population of just 3000 people.
Further south, the only habitation is a handful of research stations on the scattering of tiny French-run islands including Kerguelen — a group of volcanic outcrops between Africa, Australia and Antarctica.
The shipping route from Western Australia north to Asia and Europe is considered relatively quiet in global shipping terms, despite the large amount of iron ore and other resources that are shipped from Australia's north-west ports.
Ships track north, staying close in to the West Australian coastline, and then head north through Indonesian waters into the South China Sea or north-west towards the Red Sea.
Australia's civil aviation radar extends a maximum of just 410km off the coast, the civil aviation authority source said, and was used only for monitoring scheduled aircraft on approach into the country and subsequent landings.
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The Band's Visit (DVD)
Eran Kolirin
In Hebrew with English subtitles.
This heartwarming and poignant winner of the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard prize is the mesmerizing and witty story of strangers in a strange land. A fading Egyptian police band arrives in Israel to play at the Arab Cultural Center. When they take the wrong bus, the band members find themselves in a desolate Israeli village. With no other option than to spend the night with the local townspeople, the two distinctly different cultures realize the universal bonds of love, music and life. Set against a breathtaking desert landscape, this cross-cultural comedy proves that getting lost is sometimes the best way to find yourself.
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<Bob> Hi, can i see a picture of your boobies?
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Coca-Cola has announced it will be launching a limited edition Coke Zero Cherry flavour, which will be available exclusively through ASDA stores in the UK.
Launched in February, the Coke Zero Cherry flavour follows the successful introduction last year of Pepsi Max Cherry, however it is not yet known whether the Coke Zero version will become a regular offering by the brand.
Casting some light on its availability, Zoe Howorth, Marketing Director for Coca-Cola Great Britain, spoke about Coke Zero Cherry flavour, said: "This is an exciting addition to the Coke Zero family and the first limited edition variant for the brand.
"This variant helps to highlight how strongly the brand has established itself within the UK market and the appetite to evolve this offer. It's fantastic to keep expanding our portfolio and strengthening the success of Zero since its launch in 2006 and this really puts a cherry on top for 2013!
"We are continually looking at ways in which we can evolve for consumers to deliver to them a refreshing range of choice drinks across our Coca-Cola portfolio."
Coke Zero Cherry will be available in 2 litre bottles and cans.
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Its classical duties for the summer completed, the Cleveland Orchestra is about to take a well-earned break. For the children, though, the group is leaving one great parting gift.
This weekend, by way of farewell, the orchestra presents "Pixar in Concert," a survey of Pixar film scores led by guest conductor Richard Kaufman and timed to big-screen displays of excerpts.
Featured on the program will be selections from such titles as "Wall-E," "A Bug's Life," "Brave," "Ratatouille," "Up" and the "Toy Story" and "Cars" franchises. Composers in the spotlight include Randy and Thomas Newman, Michael Giacchino, and Patrick Doyle.
Performances take place at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1. Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets, $22.50-$85. Go to clevelandorchestra.com or call 216-231-1111.


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More than a year of planning went into this year's Elite Eight
Late Sunday afternoon, a semi backed up to the rear entrance of Erie Insurance Arena.
Its payload, covered by a black tarp strapped tightly to the truck's long, flat bed -- the floor for this week's NCAA Division II women's Elite Eight basketball tournament.
Like so much between Sunday afternoon and the tournament's opening game at noon Tuesday, the floor's arrival was part of a hectic, last-minute, to-do list near the tail-end of more than a year of careful planning.
"The hope is that we've prepared enough over the last several months that the next few days go off smoothly," said Kelsey Cermak, the NCAA's Indianapolis-based coordinator of championships for women's basketball, who arrived in Erie on Sunday afternoon. "The things that you worry about now are that the teams all get here, and the teams and the student-athletes have the best experience possible. As long as what they're experiencing is first class, that's the biggest thing for us."
The group largely responsible for making sure that happens is the host committee, headed by Gannon University.
The 40-person committee has met monthly since January 2013 and includes representatives from Gannon, the PSAC, Erie Downtown Partnership, Erie Sports Commission, Visit Erie, Mercyhurst University, the Erie Regional Airport Authority, the Erie Parking Authority, the Erie County Convention Center Authority, Scott Enterprises, the Sheraton Bayfront hotel and the Erie Police Department.
Some work, such as affixing NCAA signage throughout the arena and trucking in the floor that was used at the NCAA men's regional in Buffalo over the weekend, will be obvious to fans this week.
Other things, such as anticipating security concerns and developing a plan for getting fans to and from parking areas to the arena entrance -- and making sure those areas are safe and, if needed, salted -- are more transparent.
"One of the big things has been coordinating all the deliveries for all the product that's being shipped in for the NCAA from all the different vendors they have," said Ray Williams, the arena's director of facilities.
For example, the NCAA has an official ladder that's used for the net-cutting ceremony and floor mops that bear its logo.
"Accounting for everything and getting everything where it needs to be and when it needs to be there has been one of the most difficult things," Williams said.
Authority work crews spent the weekend "flipping the building" to convert the arena from the ice surface for Saturday's Game 2 OHL playoff series between the Otters and Saginaw Spirit to the basketball court that needs to be in place in time for the eight qualifying teams to practice today.
Gannon athletic director Mark Richard said he called on a large group of colleagues, friends and community leaders for help, including Erie Sports Commission executive director Ron Sertz.
"Ron is like the wise man at the top of the mountain," Richard said. "He's done so many of these events that whenever I ran into a question, I called him."
Other preparations have been months in the making, including parking; marketing the tournament through radio, television, print and social media; arranging community engagement visits by teams to local schools; hosting a youth basketball clinic; securing hotels for teams, NCAA committee members, officials and fans; game management; coordinating volunteers; finalizing the schedule; and purchasing team gifts.
"You've got to think through every little thing, and once you think it through you've got to think about everything that can possibly go wrong," Richard said. "When we sit down to talk, we talk about everything, right down to the most minute details."
JOHN DUDLEY can be reached at 870-1677 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNdudley.


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Taking the Kids to France
The global financial crisis has done something strange to the traditional European family holiday. With the advent of 'glamping' and the rise of luxury budget accommodation options, a camping holiday with the kids can now mean staying in a quaint gypsy caravan by the seaside or living it up in heated log cabin with power shower and hot tub. As glamorous as this may all be, one thing remains the same, and that's the destination: France.
France is still one of the most popular destinations for European family holidays with manageable temperatures, fabulous beaches and great food. Across the country there are hundreds of family parks fully equipped to cater for families of all sizes. France is also great for cycling holidays for families too. Don't fancy sleeping in a tent? Then opt for a mobile home complete with air con and your own private decking space out front. No more cramped caravan holidays – this is a home from home, with a proper kitchen and bathroom set up and plenty of space for the kids to play.
For kids with plenty of energy to burn, France's largest camping resorts offer everything from water parks to evening shows and craft workshops. With tennis courts, mini golf and organised sports on hand, you'll be guaranteed to tire out even the most hyperactive of children! If your kids are ten years plus, then taking them on a break to the Languedoc/Roussillon region is a good choice, with its nature reserves, thermal hot springs and many caves to explore. If they're keen to try watersports, then the rugged coastline of Brittany offers some of Europe's best surfing beaches along the coast right up to the Pointe du Raz.
For small families and those holidaying with babies, some of the country's smaller resorts – like those in the gorgeous Champagne region – offer a safe and peaceful environment for a relaxing break. The Loire Valley is also a popular choice with those who enjoy a slower paced holiday, with its chateaux, beautiful little villages and the opportunity to sample some of the country's finest wines. Taking a walk around the countryside, taking in the sights and sampling the local produce is a family holiday a world away from the hypercharged resorts on the coast.
Al Fresco Holidays give families the chance to mix with other parents and kids in an open environment away from the stresses of work and real life. Even basic chores like washing up and bathroom breaks take on a certain novelty when abroad. Camping holidays in France have a charm that will hopefully never fade even in the times of high tech living.
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This is the blog & website of Johan Ronnestam and ronnestam.com. I'm a 43 year old, consultant, future branding expert, digital media professional, creative director, speaker, innovator and entrepreneur from Stockholm, Sweden who loves communication, ideas and creativity.
Portraited by Magnus Bergström
Curiosity. My greatest asset.
Born 1971 and Raised in the suburbs of style city Stockholm, creativity was always a part of growing up.
With a background as a former snowboard professional (with among others Greger Hagelin from WE and Per Holknekt from Odd Molly as sponsors) and one of the few in the world who nailed a 1440° spin, I started my career on the buyer side.
Marketing exclusive golf brands such as Mizuno, King Cobra and Goldwin gave me insight into the demands of advertisers and consumers but foremost the complexity behind how products actually make it into the stores.
Always full of ideas, I felt I needed to move on to the creative side of the business. Internet, on the rise in Sweden drew me into the digital revolution already in 1994. In 1998 however I joined Framfab, one of the late 90's fast-moving companies. As a concept developer and key account manager I parted in creating award winning projects for clients like Vattenfall , Bredbandsbolaget, Nike Europe and Volvo Cars. I also held a position within Framfab Innovation. The incubator of new ideas within Framfab.
After Framfab had grown in just two years from 130 employees to 3400, I felt I needed to move to a smaller organization. Abel & Baker – in 2001 the worlds most awarded digital advertising company attracted me. At A&B I tool part in winning the global account for adidas, but I also worked with MTV, Nokia, Toyota, Årets Kock, ICA and the Red Cross.
In 2002 I left Abel & Baker to found something of my own – Foreign – an ideas creator with focus on the communication of tomorrow – based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Foreign quickly grew to 27 employees and was awarded in the Cannes Lions, D&AD, New York Festivals, London International Advertising Awards, Epica, Clio, Cresta and other award shows every year since start up. Foreign launched both digital and integrated global campaigns for BMW Motorrad, MTV, H&M, IKEA, Omega, Beckers, Com Hem, Intersport, Kosta Boda, adidas International and many more.
Some of the brands I've worked with through the years
In September 2008 I took decided to change my career. I decided I wanted a different lifestyle with not just being tied to one career. I then started to consult on my own for brands around the world. This is something I still do. Today I do consulting, creative direction and I'm also one of Swedens most hired speakers on the future of communication. When I'm not doing this I also care for my other companies.
Other companies I've founded, co-founded or am a partner in:
I'm a co-founder of BAUX.
In January 2011 I co-founded – JAJDO, a mobile app start-up.
I'm a partner (and board member with focus on brand) in Mountain Works, a Swedish outdoor fashion brand.
I'm about to launch Starty.se soon. We're hiring. So look around.
And in 2012 I also founded Lyx.se – An personal experiment and a Swedish online publication focused on the luxuries in life, not necessarily expensive luxuries but things that makes you go wow in life.
On the side of my regular work I'm among others a board member of the Swedish comparison service Compricer.com and have also been a part of the Stockholm University GI/IHR Advisory Board. Berghs School of Communication are hiring me on a regular basis to teach students about the future of communication.
In February 2010 I was voted Swedens most influential authority when it comes to digital communication and advertising when Microsoft Advertising and Indikat performed a vote among the Swedish marketing community.
Thru the years, leadership and success has been important, but enjoying life, loyalty and sincerity is what drives me further. I consider my part in motivating adidas to let fairly small Foreign handle adidas global digital World Cup campaigns my proudest moment in business. The birth of my two daughters Ebba & Linn is my proudest moment in life.
Finally. In what better way can I end this page about me than letting people I've worked with or for give their point of view. These recommendations has been copied from my LinkedIn profile. To you all who've taken the time to write down these fine words – I don't know what to say but….THANK YOU!
I joined Compricer as its Chairman in 2006. At that time the company was a start-up. In 2009 we felt the need for adding expertise within marketing, branding and communication to Compricers board of directors. Thus, Johan joined us. Johan has contributed to Compricer´s success as the company has grown severalfold. Not only strategically through the board, but also operationally by providing advise to the company on matters such as advertising campaigns. Johan connects the dots between marketing, branding, communication, internet and mobile. He has opinions on many matters and does not refrain from saying what he thinks. Johan is fun to work with and always has a positive spirit. While writing this in October 2013, Compricer has recently been acquired by Schibsted and Johan has thus left the board of directors. We thank him very much.
Robert Ahldin – Edastra Venture Capital
Johan Ronnestam is one of a kind: always up to date, always with his own agenda and his own take on things. In the field of digital marketing and entrepreurship, Johan is one of the most talented and respected voices in Sweden and Europe. I have used Johan as a speaker at several of IDGs and Internetworlds event in Sweden. Every time, without exception, Johan delivers the best results with a satisfied organizer and a happy audience.
Magnus Höij – Editor in Chief, Internetworld
"Some words on how I feel about Johan Ronnestam: passionate, happy, high energy, focused, fast, larger than life, multi-skilled, creative, senior, experienced, unafraid, visionary hard working and fun to be around. Yes, he is a God damn superhuman and a big inspiration too!"
Martin Ragnevad, Owner , Daytona
"I have had the pleasure of working closely with Johan on numerous adidas campaigns– most notably the adidas +10 World Cup 2006 campaign. Being our lead digital partner at the time he played an integral role in ensuring a strong level of integration in the online environment and ultimately created a highly acclaimed website for this campaign. Johan has always been a person you can rely on for an honest assessment of the task at hand. Most of all he is a good humored guy you can have a lot of fun with with."
Mark Schermers, Account Director , 180 Amsterdam
"We hired Johan and his partner for the first time outside of our lead internet agency and were very satisfied with the work of Foreign. In very short time Foreign managed through their creatives ideas and reliable work to get more and more projects within adidas which they always completed successfully."
Dagmar Hugenroth, Brand Manager, adidas International
"Having worked with Johan I can recommend his services. He provides excellent creative and strategic planning skills with personable and results orientated delivery.
Matthew Turner, Marketing Director, Macallan
"Johan and I worked together, whilst he ran Foreign, in the capacity of creative digital advertising agency for adidas whilst I headed up the Global e-Marketing team. His agency Foreign, worked on various global project for the brand and delivered intelligent strategy and creative solutions especially for the series of World Cup sites which rolled out over the course of 12 months, globally, leading up to and beyond the 2006 World Cup. Johan was able to elevate the status of adidas within the industry and amongst our competitors by constantly innovating in the digital advertising space and pushing his agency to deliver original solutions for adidas, which have won numerous awards for their creativity, technical application and relevancy to the target audience. Johan is a passionate person full of ideas and bursting to try new things, and whilst I worked with him, it was a fruitful and exciting time for the brand and for the e-Marketing department. I am extremely appreciative of all the hard work, going above and beyond what was expected of him, that he continuously delivered for adidas during my tenure. He was a pleasure to work with, with an extremely optimistic and positive personality."
Adelina La Vita, Global E Business Manager, adidas International
"Johan always provided an excellent view on our business through the perspective of our key consumers. The creative solutions he developed for our brand campaigns were top of class, innovative, and truly out-of-the-box solutions. He really contributed to taking our brand to the next level."
Rene Bretschneider, Global Project Manager, adidas International
"Johan and I worked together on the adidas-Salomon digital account from 2002 onwards. He was not only a great guy to work with, but had good strategic insights into the direction of the company and its positioning in a competitive online arena, and was well respected by the client. A splendid chap."
Paul Grier, Owner/CEO , Groovytrain
"Inspiration, ideas, skills and innovation – Johan has it all. He is the brand guru who combines marketing savvy, analytical skills and innovative problem solving. He's easy to talk to, gets to the essence of complicated matters fast and a great listener. I recommend him strongly."
Armin Osmancevic, Designer/Illustrator , WERK
"If you´re looking for a person that will guide you on the digital arena, help you with your communication platform or create business concepts adjusted to your products or company Johan is that person. I had the pleasure of working with Johan for the period of three years at Foreign and during that time I saw him create one great thing after another. He is also one of the few persons Ive met that masters both discussion and creation on numerous levels and subjects."
Magnus Arvidsson, E Business Manager, Stadium
"Johan is one of those rare individuals who brings, tremendous flair, creativity, innovation, fun and great leadership to what ever stage in the communication process. Be it a richly complex multi platform creative concept, or a simple line of code in a banner. He was well liked, an inspiration to work with, and had a great collection of obscure indie / euro / pop tunes. I would recommend highly him to anyone, and I definitely hope that our paths cross again."
Mo Lishomwa, Saatchi & Saatchi
"We had closed an agreement with one of our major customers in the Real Estate Industry. Their goal was to make their entire application environment accessible through a (new) Intranet. A major overhaul. It was a big challenge. On top of what we already knew about our customers' business operation, their information systems and the tools, mainly SQL and SharePoint from Microsoft that we were using, we also needed to bring in new expertise about design and usability. In this latter part, is where Johan Ronnestam came in. So, our idea about how an information rich and functional information environment should look like, was enhanced with the expertise that Johan Ronnestam added about how to build in user friendliness in the Intranet that we were going to develop. We formed a great Project team, with a creative spirit both design-wise and technically together with a maximum of sharing of expertise about how to meet our customers' business requirements – and beyond. Now, the result is a very satisfied customer who got an environment that sets new standards for informatics in the Real Estate Industry. Coincidently, also an international and independent consultant acknowledged our achievement and said that "…I have never seen anything like that…"
Timo Murberger, Founder, Computence
"One of the strongest characteristics of Johan is his ability to understand different business concepts and ideas, mix that with his deep and wide experience in e-commerce and deliver something that everyone understands and are willing to pay for. Another skill that Johan master is his coaching ability, never ever does he tell you what to do instead you are guided through his questions – very motivating. I can strongly recommend him for consulting, strategy, e-commerce and architecture."
Roger Boström, CEO, Nordea Fleet
"As a business development professional, you appreciate most the clients who give time and integrity. Johan 's time was always precious yet he still managed to provide it whenever asked. Even if his decision was a 'no', there was a thoroughly understandable reason behind this, and when it was a 'yes' his enthusiasm and positivity shined. Above all else, my conversations with Johan were a large influence on why I decided to move into digital advertising."
Laurence Lipworth, Sales Manager , Marcus Evans
"If you are looking for someone with deep understanding of brands, consumers and the technology to reach them, Johan is second to none. He is always a step ahead, and has the rare ability to be able to take you with him to the next level. His participation on our Textappeal Advisory Board is always hugely stimulating and rewarding."
Elliot Polak, Owner , Text Appeal Ltd
"Johan is unique in that sense he is a multi task-person that not only can manage several areas, he's best in each! He's a very driven entrepreneur. Most of all he's, I'd say, top 10 in the world in online communication & services. He has a business & communication perspective in every project but also, NO ONE can fool him in which technology that can be and should be used to achieve the goals."


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Regarding the passing of Roger Ebert:
There was a time when life didn't depend on politics. Whether it was the '60s, '70s or '80s, there was always thumbs up or thumbs down, on movies or life.
I did miss Gene Siskel, and the passing of Jim Henson of the Muppets, but there was always still Roger Ebert.
It was a softer time. We could talk or challenge each other on subjects of our choice. No one wanted to "kill" anyone else in the real world. It was always just a verbal exchange. We could go on with life, knowing that we each had a different opinion on the subject.
I will miss Roger Ebert, and a time when people could communicate with, rather than denigrate, each other.
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