Monthly Archives: December 2010

Turkish Policy Center

Hakkımızda Vizyon: Türkiye’nin tam temsili liberal demokrasiye, laikliğe, sürdürülebilir ekonomik kalkınmaya, hukukun kayıtsız şartsız üstünlüğüne ve uluslararası entegrasyona sahip olacağı bir gelecek hazırlamak. Misyon: Vaşington DC.’ye yeni perspektifler, eleştirel açılımlar ve dogru bilgi temelli öneriler getirmek ve aynı zamanda Türkiye’ye ilişkin politika tartışmalarında çoğulculuk yakalanmasına katkıda bulunmak. Bu hedeflere ulaşmak amacıyla, bugünün ve yarının önde gelen liderlerini davet etmek, akademik araştırmalarımızı kullanarak yeni politika açılımları … Continue reading

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Abstract Art and Artists

Abstract Art is art that is not an accurate representation of a form or object. Mark Rothko “Untitled” This  representation can be differed in many ways including the shape, color, and form. The artist takes the object and then either simplifies it or exaggerates it using these things. There are many different abstract styles.  There are three forms of abstraction that really stands out:  Cubism, … Continue reading

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Protecting Children Being Forced to Beg

Ending abuses by teachers in Senegal’s Quranic schools Three talibés ask a taxi driver for money on a street in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. They each carry a tomato can to collect money, rice, and sugar to bring back to their Quranic teacher. © 2008 Thomas Lekfeldt In response to a Human Rights Watch investigation, Senegalese authorities have begun

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Umberto Eco Vita dell’autore

Elenco dei libri pubblicati Umberto Eco, critico, saggista, scrittore e semiologo di fama internazionale è nato ad Alessandria il 15 gennaio 1932, si è laureato in filosofia presso l’Università degli Studi di Torino con una tesi sul pensiero estetico di Tommaso d’Aquino Dal 1971 è professore ordinario di Semiotica presso l’Università degli Studi di Bologna, ma ha precedentemente insegnato all’Università degli Studi di Firenze, all’Università … Continue reading

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Timor-Leste : Saatnya PBB Mengambil Langkah Mundur

Jumlah kontingen kepolisian Misi Integrasi PBB (UNMIT) di Timor-Leste sebaiknya dikurangi secara drastis untuk mencerminkan membaiknya kondisi keamanan sejak krisis tahun 2006 dan untuk mendukung stabilitas di masa depan. Sejak tahun 2008, Timor-Leste telah memperlihatkan tekad mereka untuk menangani ancaman internal tanpa bantuan dari misi kepolisian PBB ketiga paling besar di dunia ini. Hal ini dicerminkan dengan kecenderungan kepolisian Timor-Leste melapor ke komandannya sendiri, bukan … Continue reading

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Βιολογικά προϊόντα

Γνωρίζετε σε τι βασανιστήρια υποβάλλονται τα τρόφιμα που καταναλώνουμε; / ‘’Βομβαρδίζονται’’ με λιπάσματα, φυτοφάρμακα, ορμόνες, αντιβιώσεις, δηλητήρια, χημικά χρώματα και αρώματα! Όλα αυτά για να πετύχουν… καλύτερο σχήμα, καλύτερο χρώμα, περισσότερο βάρος, μεγάλη διάρκεια ζωής, αλλά και χαμηλή ενεργειακή αξία, μείωση ιχνοστοιχείων και βιταμινών, υπερβολικά φτωχά ζωτικά στοιχεία και πολύ νερό. Το αποτέλεσμα είναι να γινόμαστε μάρτυρες αποκαλύψεων σχετικά με τους κινδύνους που παρουσιάζονται από … Continue reading

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First Greek crematorium on the way

AFTER YEARS of campaigning and lobbying, Antonis Alakiotis (photo) may soon get what he and so many others have long demanded: a place to dispose of their remains as they see fit. A crematorium in Germany “I expect Greece’s first crematorium, to be located in the Athens municipality of Zografou, to be finished in late 2011,” says Alakiotis, president of the Committee for the Right … Continue reading

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