Turkish Cypriot Day Big Success on Capitol Hill
Turkish Cypriot Day Hosts, ATAA Gunay Evinch, NCCS Bahri Aliriza FTAA Gizem Salcigil White, MATA Orhan Suleiman
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Book Review: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Somewhere in Beijing there must be an incinerator for burning reports from outsiders telling China’s leaders what to do. In February the World Bank, in cooperation with an arm of the Chinese government, issued a report called China 2030 that included this gem: “Where contract disputes arise … the disputants should have access not only to legal recourse but also to a transparent and effective judicial system that imparts justice without fear or favor.” It’s hard to imagine President Hu Jintao slapping his forehead in wonderment upon reading this: “But of course! Why didn’t we think of that? Stop the theft of intellectual property at once!”As silly as it is, the “ignorance hypothesis”—the assumption that people in power would do right by their citizens if only they knew better—“still rules supreme among most economists and in Western policy-making circles,” Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Daron Acemoglu and Harvard University political scientist James Robinson write in their new book, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Nations fail, the authors argue, because “those who have power make choices that create poverty. They get it wrong not by mistake or ignorance but on purpose.” For the brutal few, hanging on to power and wealth outweighs all else.
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'Classified Woman': Sibel Edmonds Finally Wins
By David Swanson - Sibel Edmonds' new book,"Classified Woman: The Sibel Edmonds Story" (352 pages, $21.95 trade paperback, available from Amazon.com in print and Kindle editions) is like an FBI file on the FBI, only without the incompetence. The experiences she recounts resemble K.'s trip to the castle, as told by Franz Kafka, only without the pleasantness and humanity. I've read a million reviews of nonfiction books about our government that referred to them as "page-turners" and "gripping dramas," but I had never read a book that actually fit that description until now. - Published in Culture & Art
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Local Turkish Group Holds 3rd Annual Turkish Festival
A Tulsa-area non-profit group hosted a Turkish festival on Saturday. The Tulsa area is home to between 400 and 500 Turkish people, according to Raindrop Turkish House. Most are Turkish-Americans with American citizenship, around 300, and the rest are Turkish ex-patriots. The Turkish-American community in Tulsa held its third annual Raindrop Turkish Festival on Saturday, which included the grand opening of its new building in the 4400 block of West Houston in Broken Arrow.
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Lincoln Center to Present Panorama of Turkish Cinema
Nuri Bilge Ceylan?s 2006 drama ?Climates? is among 29 movies to be featured from April 27-May 10 by the Film Society of Lincoln Center in the program ?The Space Between: A Panorama of Cinema in Turkey.?
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32nd National Turkish-American Congress Begins
Participants said that Turkish American society needed at least two deputies, one Democrat and one Republican, at the Congress, which would positively affect Turkish-U.S. relations. The 32nd National Turkish-American Congress began in Washington on Thursday. - Published in Culture & Art
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Turkish American Cultural Center Opens in Lakewood, Ohio
By Colin McEwen (patch.com) - The property, once the home of the Pentecost Evangelical Lutheran Church, was bustling with activity on Sunday afternoon. Hundreds attended the grand opening of the new Turkish American Cultural Center at 13303 Madison Avenue. Ersin Isbilir, the acting director of the new, told Lakewood Patch that Lakewood is a perfect for the new facility. He estimates that there are between 200 and 300 people of Turkish descent living in Lakewood, but added that the west side of Cleveland also boasts a large Turkish population. - Published in Culture & Art
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Dr. Oz Spurs Health Sales in Local Stores
Within 10 minutes of a “Dr. Oz” episode, the phone at Staple & Spice Market in Rapid City often starts ringing. “It is crazy,” said manager Kayla Raterman. “He’s bringing great business our way.” Those phone calls are part of the so-called Oz effect: the reaction people have to the popular CBS medical program, “The Dr. Oz Show.” If Oz recommends it, people tend to buy it. - Published in Culture & Art
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"The Dr. Oz Show" Introduces TMS, a New Treatment for Depression
LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - March 15, 2012) - On March 14, 2012, nationally-known Dr. Mehmet Oz introduced the audience of "The Dr. Oz Show" to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS,) an innovative treatment for depression that is non-invasive and drug-free. Dr. Oz discussed TMS in an episode about exciting new treatments for chronic pain, depression and weight conditions. "I believe this could be an effective treatment," said Dr. Oz. "Why is every psychiatrist in the country not thinking about this for their patients?"
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Turkish Room Is Opened In University of Pittsburg Main Campus
The ceremony was attended by Turkish Ambassador, Namık Tan and dignitaries representing the University of Pittsburgh, along with members of Turkish American community in Pittsburgh who contributed to the success of the project through financial contributions and volunteer work.- Published in Culture & Art
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Nets' Mehmet Okur Wastes No Time After Arriving in New Jersey
If Mehmet Okur was caught by surprise and unsure how to respond to being traded from the Utah Jazz to the Nets, his sister, Seda, had no such ambivalence. “Oh yeah, she was excited,” Okur said today of his sister, who lives in New York City. “When I called her, she couldn’t believe it for like five minutes. She said, ‘Mehmet, I need to call you back. Give me like five minutes. I want to catch my breath!’ “I was like, ‘Take your time. Don’t pass out,’ ” Okur said with a smile. “She was excited.” Kanter far from Turkey, but Okur Making Him Feel at Home
Imagine being thousands of miles from home and starting a new life for yourself ... at age 19. You're about to start a new high-level job training seminar and every time your boss yells at you, you barely understand what he's saying. Welcome to Enes Kanter's world. Turkish TV Show Exports Exceed $60 Mln This Year
Turkey broke its export record for television shows for 2011, selling over 100 popular Turkish shows to 20 foreign countries. Fırat Gülgen, chairman of Calinos Holding -- which is responsible for 80 percent of the exports of Turkish TV shows -- said the sector has been negatively affected by the Arab Spring, but that new markets have opened their doors as well.
Le Meridien Announces Turkish Artists :mentalKLINIK As the Newest Members of the LM100 Family
MIAMI, Nov 30, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- From the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts today announced acclaimed Turkish artists Yasemin Baydar and Birol Demir, known as :mentalKLINIK, as the newest members of the LM100 family.
