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Kyoto's Heian Shrine (平安神宮)
Heian Jingu (平安神宮) is a "new" Kyoto Shinto Shrine, founded and constructed in 1884 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto (then, "Heiankyo") by Emperor Kammu and Emperor Komei, father of the Emperor Meiji who was reigning in the late-1880s (Note: Emperor Meiji reigned from 1868-1912). Heian Jingu's designation as a Jingu, and not a Jinja (a "regular" Shinto Shrine), denotes that it is associated with the Imperial Family.
The Garden
Heian Jingu is famously known for its large garden. While entrance to the main shrine area is free (see photos above), enjoying the walking behind the building complex will cost you a ¥600 entrance fee and it's open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The garden was laid-out by the renowned designer Ogawa Jihei (who designed several of Kyoto's famous, modern-era gardens) and meant for leisurely, contemplative strolling. Here are several photos I've taken of The Garden from over the years . . .
Heian Jingu is located in Kyoto's Higashiyama (Eastern Mountain) area with Reisen Dori (street) running directly in front of it, Marutamachi Dori running along the block behind it, and Okazaki Dori up along side it on its eastern side. Right where Okazaki Dori intersects Marutamachi Dori at Heian Jingu's back, northeastern side, you'll find the Three Sisters Inn Annex, where I've stayed countless times and which itself is just a few minutes walk to Kurodani Dera (Temple), Okariba (restaurant) and Hanafusa Coffee Shop.
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The use of motor-bikes for committing acts of terrorism, including suicide terrorism, is a modus-operandi that was first seen in Pakistan in the 1980s. This MO involves two terrorists sitting on a motor-bike approaching their target and the one in the pillion seat either firing at the target with a gun or throwing a hand-grenade and then getting away through small lanes where police patrol cars may not be able to enter. Targeted firing from a moving motor-bike is not easy. It requires some training and practice.
2. This MO was frequently used in Karachi in the 1980s and the early 1990s by the then Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM) and its rival called the MQM (Haquiqi) against each other. It was also used by the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LEJ) to kill their Shia targets. The SSP and the LEJ continue to use this MO in addition to other MO. The Pakistani authorities have tried to deal with this by banning pillion-seat riding in some of their cities.
3.The MO varies depending on whether it is an act of non-suicide terrorism or suicide terrorism. For acts of non-suicide terrorism, two persons are used, with the person sitting at the back opening fire on the target. For acts of suicide terrorism, only one person will do. He will activate an explosive device while crossing the target.
4. The Haqqani network in Afghanistan has reportedly been using this MO.According to the "Guardian" of UK, one of the documents of 2007 recently leaked through Wikileaks claims that the Pakistani intelligence had given some motor-bikes to the Haqqani network for use in acts of terrorism.
5. From the Af-Pak region, this MO spread to Southern Thailand and Yemen. In Southern Thailand, Muslim separatists have been using this for killing government officials, security forces personnel and Muslims co-operating with the Government. In Yemen, this MO was used by Al Qaeda to kill public servants.
6. Benjamin Joffe-Walt of "The Media Line", which disseminates news about the Middle East, had reported recently as follows: "Authorities in Yemen's Abyan Governorate, a growing stronghold for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, have banned motorcycles from cities in the region. "Using motorbikes in terrorist operations to assassinate intelligence officers and security personnel have been massively mounted over the past nine months in the province," a Yemeni Interior Ministry official told the Xinhua news agency. The news, first reported in the pan-Arab London-based daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, follows a series of recent assassinations by Al Qaeda militants throughout Abyan and will affect some 5,000 two-wheeled vehicles, according to local media. Militants on motorcycles have killed at least 30 Yemeni soldiers, intelligence officers and security personnel over the last three months alone, using the bikes to make a quick escape."
7. The report added: "Motorcycles are typically used by terrorists and insurgents to deliver weapons directly if it is a suicide attack or to make a quick getaway," Dr Theodore Karasik, director for Research and Development at the Institute for Near East Gulf Military Analysis told The Media Line. "The banning of motorcycles is indicative of how the government, with help from US officers, is trying to cut down on the movements of Al Qaeda members and tribal members who support them."
8. It said further: "Brig Gen (Ret) Musa Qallab, the former programme manager of Gulf Defence Issues at the Gulf Research Centre, said motorcycles are the ideal tool for a terrorist attack. "They are easy to rent, easy to buy and easy to use," he told The Media Line. "So many people drive motorcycles so it's easy to hide, easy to cheat and more importantly very easy to escape from the scene through narrow passages. It's very hard to stop them in a crowded area full of traffic." Dr Stephen Steinbeiser, resident director of the American Institute for Yemeni Studies in Sanaa, said the move showed that the government was taking the threat seriously. "Motorcycles and scooters are easy to manoeuvre and to get around roadblocks, so I'm surprised they didn't think of this earlier," he told The Media Line. "I don't think its a sign of desperation, I see it as a sign that the government is taking this seriously, doing anything it can to protect themselves, and is taking practical and creative ways to change the way they do business and tackle a rising threat."
9.Two as yet unidentified assailants, allegedly belonging to the Indian Mujahideen (IM), used this MO near the Jamma Masjid in Delhi on September 19, and injured two Taiwanese tourists and got away. If it is established that they are from the IM, it is the first time it has used this MO. The use of motor-bikes by the IM could enable it to target the buses carrying the participants in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games. Pillion-riding needs to be banned at least in the core areas where the venues and the Games village are located till the Games are over and the participants leave India.
10. Indian intelligence and security officials should not fight shy of consulting their US counterparts on how they counter this MO. ( 22-9-10)
( The writer is Additional Secretary (red), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Associate of the Chennai Centre For China Studies. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com )


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I probably won't need to explain the title of this post once you see the photos from yesterday taken during what was supposed to be a brisk walk for my health. With friends my age having knee surgeries and long recoveries, I've been forced to pay attention to my own aches and pains instead of trying to medicate (acetaminophen) them away and denial is no longer a practical solution either.
Since I can no longer disregard my aging, overused, knees, and hips, walking has taken the place of running these days. Speed seems to be my biggest issue as I can't seem to move fast enough to affect my cardiovascular system.
I've not really slowed down that much in shifting from running to walking as I was never the fastest runner in any race, but walking makes it easier to see my surroundings which makes me want to pause for a photo more often than is good for me. A brisk walk becomes a stroll and before you know it, all I have is a photo essay of my walk and a need for larger trousers.
I thought someone should get something out of it my " exercise program " so I'm sharing a few photos of my distractions from yesterday.
A walk though these woods in any season has the feel of a cathedral and I am always in awe of the changing light.
A few steps farther along the same path on the way to the buttercup field. Notice how the path forks just up ahead.
No need to explain these lovelies.
The photo above is the area that John and I refer to fondly as the buttercup field. I know it looks pretty ordinary now, but it will be a stunning field of gold by May.
This is just a peek over a hedge at the trees below waiting to shake off the last bits of their winter look.
I never seem to capture how lovely these stone steps really look. I work with angle and exposure over and over, but I am never satisfied and wish I could walk you to this place to show you what I mean.
I make my way back to the village green where the daffodils are in full bloom and cross down to the churchyard to see what kind of color I can find there.
Yellow flowers fill the churchyard for now, but soon they'll be competing for a bit of grassy space with the many-colored primroses that come every spring. If you look above the church door in the top left of the photo, you can see a sundial near the arch.
This sundial may seem old with a date of 1780, but there are other dates around the churchyard and inside the church that are actually much older.
I've taken this shot before as some of you may remember from older posts. It requires getting into a prone position to get the right angle and after all my exertion from my big " workout " I was tempted to have a little snooze in the sun. I did consider that finding me lying prone in the churchyard surrounded by flowers might be a bit disconcerting for someone passing by.
My friend Patrice is the latest in my Atlanta circle requiring knee surgery and if you'd think a good thought for her recovery, I'm sure she'd be grateful. Ironically she was demonstrating the proper way to run to a patient of hers when her knee went. Patrice and I ran the Marine Corps Marathon together in Washington D.C. in 2007. Given our aging joints, I have a strong feeling that may be the last big run for both of us.


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Steven Spielberg snubbed in BAFTA nominations
Historical biopic "Lincoln" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture and best actor -- but nothing for director Steven Spielberg.
Epic musical "Les Miserables" and boy-meets-tiger saga "Life of Pi" received nine nominations each Wednesday for Britain's equivalent of the Oscars. James Bond adventure "Skyfall" got eight -- rare awards recognition for an action movie -- and Iran hostage thriller "Argo" took seven.
"Lincoln" is also tipped for a clutch of nominations when Hollywood's Academy Awards finalists are announced Thursday. The critically praised film focuses on the last months in the life of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, as he struggled to end the Civil War and pass a constitutional amendment banning slavery.
Britain's Daniel Day-Lewis is nominated for leading actor for his uncanny embodiment of the iconic president, and there are supporting nominations for Sally Field as his wife Mary Todd Lincoln and Tommy Lee Jones as abolitionist firebrand Thaddeus Stevens.
The best picture nominees are "Lincoln," "Les Miserables," "Life of Pi," "Argo" and Osama bin Laden thriller "Zero Dark Thirty."
"Les Miserables" is also a contender in the separate category of best British film, alongside "Anna Karenina," "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," "Seven Psychopaths" and "Skyfall."
"Les Mis" producer Tim Bevan said he was pleased with the movie's nine nominations, but surprised director Tom Hooper didn't make the shortlist.
"Steven Spielberg wasn't nominated for best director for `Lincoln,' which tops the list, so it just goes to show how wide open it is this year," he said.
Hooper, who made Oscar winner "The King's Speech," said he was thrilled for Jackman and supporting actress nominee Anne Hathaway -- and not too upset about being overlooked.
"I am definitely disappointed but I am consoled that Steven Spielberg woke up to the same news this morning. I feel like I'm in good company if I'm with him," Hooper said.
Ben Affleck is nominated both as director of "Argo" and as its leading actor. The other male acting contenders are Day-Lewis, Bradley Cooper for "Silver Linings Playbook," Hugh Jackman for "Les Miserables" and Joaquin Phoenix for "The Master."
"Skyfall" star Daniel Craig was snubbed, but the film received supporting acting nominations for Judi Dench's spy chief and Javier Bardem's scene-stealing baddie.
The best-actress shortlist includes 85-year-old "Amour" star Emmanuelle Riva -- who was nominated for the same prize 52 years ago for "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" -- Jennifer Lawrence for "Silver Linings Playbook," Jessica Chastain for "Zero Dark Thirty," Marion Cotillard for "Rust and Bone" and Helen Mirren for "Hitchcock."
Mirren said it had been wonderful to play Hitchcock's wife in Sacha Gervasi's film.
"Alma Reville was more than Hitchcock's wife, in many ways she was his muse, his assistant, his editor and more, and I am proud to have had the opportunity to portray her," Mirren said.
Besides Affleck, the heavyweight best-director list includes, Michael Haneke for Cannes Film Festival prize-winner "Amour," Quentin Tarantino for "Django Unchained," Ang Lee for "Life of Pi" and Kathryn Bigelow for "Zero Dark Thirty."
Poignant old-age portrait "Amour" is up for best foreign-language film, along with Norway's "Headhunters," Denmark's "The Hunt" and French films "Rust and Bone" and "Untouchable."
In recent years, the British awards, known as BAFTAs, have helped underdog films including "Slumdog Millionaire," "The King's Speech" and "The Artist" gain momentum for Oscars success.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on Feb. 10, two weeks before the Hollywood awards.


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Keeping Kids Active
Why are active kids, healthier kids? Being physical helps youngsters build up their muscles and bones, keeps their weight down.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children and adolescents should be physically active at least one hour a day.
The CDC recommends a child should participate in some form of aerobic activity, like cycling, hiking, or swimming daily, to keep the heart strong. Also, try to incorporate muscle strengthening activities, like calisthenics at least three days a week, as part of the 60 minutes a day.
A recent study found that children, who participated every day, were more likely to be stronger as they got older.
And let kids play. Jumping rope or running at least three days per week can keep bones healthy.
What's the best way for parents to keep kids active? Set a good example by leading an active lifestyle. Make physical activity a part of your family's daily routine. Provide your kids with equipment to play with, like skates, balls, and jump ropes. And take kids to places like baseball fields and public parks, where they can participate in outdoor activities like nature walks.
All are great ways to get out, to get moving and to get fit.
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IPG Photonics a beacon of success in Oxford
Company leads the way in fiber laser technology
Inside a laboratory on Old Webster Road, Steven Maynard, a senior laser applications engineer, put on his safety glasses, pushed a button and demonstrated the strength of a powerful fiber laser.
Sparks flew as the beam, in rapid-fire motion, drilled holes into a steel cylinder, a replica of a component for airplane engines.
The laser came from a robotic arm connected to a large gray box.
"That," said Mr. Maynard, pointing to the box, "is quantum physics."
What happens in that box — and what shoots out of that robotic arm — have made IPG Photonics Corp. the world leader in fiber lasers, and one of Massachusetts' fastest-growing companies. It's poised to grow bigger still.
IPG first came to Oxford after acquiring a division of Galileo Corp. in Sturbridge in 1999. As town officials noted at the time, that was the start of a new era of economic development for Oxford.
IPG sells to companies around the world that use lasers for cutting, welding and marking materials. As more customers have embraced IPG's products, the company has expanded. Now, aided by state and local tax breaks, the company is spending $18.1 million to build a 133,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at its Oxford headquarters.
IPG scouted sites in other communities before deciding to stay in Oxford. It stayed for the same reasons it came here in the first place: The educated workforce and lower costs.
The new building, scheduled to open in the summer, will be able to accommodate another 200 workers. IPG already has 700 employees in Oxford, 100 of whom were new hires this year. It has 2,300 workers worldwide.
Sales in the first nine months of 2012 were $417.5 million, up 19 percent from the same three quarters last year. Profit rose to $112.8 million from $89.2 million.
The company's rapid growth reflects growing acceptance of fiber laser technology. IPG's technology was developed in Russia, where the company was founded in 1990. Even in its early days, IPG's founders were convinced their technology was superior to other laser technologies. But they couldn't compete on price. That changed a couple years ago.
"The real growth of the company took off in 2010," said Timothy P.V. Mammen, vice president and chief financial officer. "That's the year in which the price of fiber technology came down enough to be equal, for example, to a (traditional gas) laser. The cost of the fiber laser prior to that, when you bought it, it was more expensive."
IPG accounts for a dominant 75 percent of all fiber laser sales, according to a report from Mountain View, Calif.-based Strategies Unlimited.
"Some of it is the technology itself, and some is the market power they've gained through volume," said Tom Hausken, author of the report.
Fiber lasers represent just a fraction of the overall laser market, which BCC Research LLC of Wellesley measured at $7.9 billion last year. Mr. Mammen estimated fiber lasers comprise 15 percent of the market. That share is expected to double in four or five years, he said, and IPG's revenues are on track to double with it.
Lasers convert energy into intense beams of light. At different wavelengths, lasers are used in myriad applications, from playing CDs to performing eye surgery. IPG makes industrial lasers for manufacturers that need to weld, cut or mark metals. Its customers include heavyweights like General Electric Co. and The Boeing Co. IPG lasers are used to craft a number of consumer goods, including cellphones and cars. They can also be powerful enough to be used in defense, to shoot down moving objects.
While industrial lasers typically involve crystals or carbon dioxide gas, IPG uses semiconductor diode pumps and hair-thin optical fibers. The result is a laser that is precise and efficient.
"Fiber lasers convert input energy into a high-quality laser beam much more efficiently than other lasers," said Jeff Hecht of Newton, who has written books and articles about lasers. "That means they don't require elaborate cooling systems to generate high power."
IPG started commercializing its technology in 2004 and went public two years later.
Other laser makers have begun making fiber lasers — "They're all trying to copy us," Mr. Mammen said — but they can't replicate IPG's products because the company develops all of its core technologies and components in-house. Vertical integration allows IPG to keep its recipe for success secret.
"We're self-sufficient, practically," Chief Executive Officer Valentin P. Gapontsev explained in a company video. "We produce our products starting from raw materials. Our serious advantage versus our major competitors is that we have created all our technology organically, without any adoptions, acquisitions or mergers."
One challenge for IPG is that many potential customers are accustomed to the lasers they've been using, and are resistant to change.
The company, whose share price rose above $65 last week, has been a favorite success story for public officials.
Oxford gave IPG a $431,000 discount on property taxes for its promise to grow locally, while the state awarded $1.7 million in tax credits. State officials also threw $2.2 million into a sewer project to accommodate IPG and other local businesses.
Mr. Mammen said the company has more than held up its end of the bargain, adding many more jobs over the years than promised. And while the latest addition to IPG's Oxford campus is being supported with tax breaks, the company has done several smaller expansion projects without subsidies. The campus has quadrupled in size since 2000.
The newest building is expected to serve the company for three to five years. By that time, IPG could be twice the company it is now.


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PORTLAND – Downtown Portland's homeless population is hurting businesses and a proposal to provide more shelter and services could make the problem worse, business leaders say in response to a new report by a task force on homelessness.
Among the recommendations made by the task force last month is construction of three 35-unit housing complexes for the chronically homeless, with in-house services for residents with problems such as addiction or mental illness.
Business leaders say that creating more housing could make Portland a destination for people seeking services. And city zoning could require new shelters and services to be downtown, they say, which could hurt business.
"It's becoming increasingly intimidating to people who work and visit the downtown," said Douglas Fuss, president of the Portland Downtown District's board of directors. "They don't show our city in a good light, and they can hurt our ability to be a tourist destination, and also our business."
This week, the Portland Community Chamber sent an 11-page memo to city officials in response to the task force report, which is scheduled to be discussed at Monday's City Council meeting.
The chamber believes the city should consider ways to make the city less attractive to homeless people, said Chris O'Neil, the chamber's liaison to City Hall.
Among its suggestions: requiring "standards of behavior," requiring more work in exchange for aid, and adopting a residency requirement.
O'Neil said experts would have to determine exactly what standards and conditions should be imposed.
Homelessness has long been an issue in Portland, and demand for assistance has increased by about 25 percent since the recession hit in 2008.
Demand peaked this summer, when more than 400 people regularly sought shelter at night. City shelters overflowed to the point where people were spending nights in metal chairs in the city's General Assistance office.
Portland has had a policy of not turning away anyone who seeks shelter since 1987, when a homeless encampment was erected at City Hall to protest the closing of a shelter.
The task force was formed to suggest ways to reduce the number of homeless people in the city.
"We have a critical issue that's facing the city," Mayor Michael Brennan said Thursday of the report and the business community's response. "The overarching goal for the city is to find permanent housing for people and to help them become economically self-sufficient."
Brennan said he expects the council will accept the task force report Monday night and assign some of the recommendations to council committees for further research.
The council could act on certain recommendations as early as the spring, he said.
The chamber's memo notes "two startling facts" from the city's statistics: Two-thirds of people seeking shelter are from out of town or out of state, and demand peaks in the summer. Residency requirements and tougher workfare requirements could address those issues, it says.
O'Neil said the chamber also wants to ensure that any new low-income or specialized housing is not neglected and allowed to become disorderly properties.
"If the city cannot enforce tenant rules and standards that ensure pride of ownership, then the city should not lay a single brick," O'Neil wrote.
Brennan challenged the idea that the homeless come to Portland for the benefits. They come, he said, because it is the state's largest city.
Suzanne McCormick, president and chief executive officer of United Way Greater Portland, who helped lead the task force, has said homelessness is a regional problem that requires a regional solution.
McCormick said the task force looked at residency and standards requirements, like those suggested by the chamber, in Portsmouth, N.H., Manchester, N.H., and Burlington, Vt., and they were not effective in reducing the homeless population.
"What we found was that such requirements do not reduce the number of — or length of time someone is — homeless," McCormick said.
The city already has a workfare program, with able-bodied clients working in various city departments, from cleaning the shelters to doing laundry at the Barron Center.
According to the most recent General Assistance annual report, the number of people participating in workfare has grown over the years.
In 2007, a total of 218 people provided 13,307 hours of work, valued at $89,000. In 2012, a total of 530 people provided 55,280 hours of work, valued at nearly $415,000.
McCormick said the task force addressed the chamber's concern about concentrating services downtown, and recommended that housing units be developed not only in the downtown.
But establishing emergency shelters elsewhere in the city would require zoning changes, which would likely be a highly political process.
"No one wants this in their back yards, so this is a big concern for us," Fuss said.
Brennan said housing-first apartments — like Logan Place and Florence House — would not need zoning changes to be developed off the peninsula. The city code restricts only shelters, he said.
The task force did not include cost estimates for its recommendations. The current system costs more than $6.7 million per year, and a new streamlined system could save $2.2 million in emergency care costs, the report says.
McCormick said the feedback from the business community is vital. The task force has recommended that the city form a "legacy" group to oversee and advocate for the implementation of the recommendations.
"It will take all facets of our community working together to make real change happen," McCormick said. "I know the legacy group of the task force, if formed, will rely on participation by the chamber."
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Monday Jun 19, 2017
Pakistan`s skipper Sarfraz Ahmed is named as captain of 'Team of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017' on Monday.
The side was selected by a jury of cricket experts, which included former captains Michael Atherton of England, India's Sourav Ganguly, Ramiz Raja of Pakistan as well as Lawrence Booth (Editor, Wisden Almanack and cricket writer, The Mail) and Julian Guyer (cricket correspondent, Agence France-Presse), with ICC General Manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice, as chairman.
The jury was tasked with picking a balanced side on the basis of performances in the tournament. Statistics were used, but were not the sole basis for selection.
The side includes four Pakistanis, three Indians, three Englishmen and one Bangladeshi, with Kane Williamson of New Zealand as 12th man.
The Team of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 (in batting order) is:
i) Shikhar Dhawan (India) (338 runs)
ii) Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) 252 runs)
iii) Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) (293 runs)
iv) Virat Kohli (India) (258 runs)
v) Joe Root (England) (258 runs)
vi) Ben Stokes (England) (184 runs and three wickets)
vii) Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan) (captain) (wicketkeeper) (76 runs and nine dismissals)
viii) Adil Rashid (England) (seven wickets)
ix) Junaid Khan (Pakistan) (eight wickets)
x) Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) (seven wickets)
xi) Hassan Ali (Pakistan) (13 wickets)
xii) Kane Williamson (New Zealand (12th) (244 runs)
Dhawan and Hassan had already won the Golden Bat and Gold Ball trophies for finishing as the most successful batsman and bowler, respectively, while Tamim was selected after driving Bangladesh to its maiden semi-final in a major ICC event.
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman was picked as Dhawan's opening partner after he aggregated 252 runs in four matches at a strike-rate of 113, following scores of 31 against South Africa, 50 against Sri Lanka, 57 against England in the semi-final and 114 against India in the final.
Joe Root was rewarded for his 258 runs in the tournament, while Ben Stokes was selected as an all-rounder following his aggregate of 184 runs and three wickets.
Fast bowlers Junaid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hassan shared 28 wickets between them in the tournament, while wrist-spinner Rashid finished with seven wickets with an economy rate of 4.73.
Sarfraz was chosen as the captain following his inspirational leadership during the 18-day tournament that was the cornerstone of his team's 180-run victory over India in front of a full house. Pakistan had started disastrously when it suffered a 124-run thrashing at the hands of India, before it bounced back to defeat South Africa by 19 runs, Sri Lanka by three wickets and England in the semi-final by eight wickets.
Fast bowlers Junaid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hassan shared 28 wickets between them in the tournament.
Sarfraz also won the Player of the Match award in the match against Sri Lanka when Pakistan, chasing 237 runs for victory, had slipped from 74 for one to 162 for seven. Sarfraz, who came out to bat at number six with the scoreboard reading 110 for four, returned unbeaten on 61 from 79 balls with five fours.
Pakistan had entered the tournament ranked eighth on the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Team Rankings, but courtesy its victories against higher-ranked sides, finished in sixth place, which means it now looks well set to qualify automatically for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
"To be appointed as captain of the Team of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, which includes some of the finest and most attractive cricketers of this generation, is the perfect icing on the cake," remarked Sarfraz.
"But I am more happy and delighted for players like Fakhar Zaman and Hassan Ali, who impressed their peers through their talent and performances, and found their way in the side. These two lads, plus Shadab Khan, are the future of Pakistan cricket and I sincerely hope they will only go in the upward direction from here.
"The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 has been a fairytale journey for the Pakistan cricket team. The event showed the team's grit and ability to bounce back solidly when the chips are down. I am confident that the faith and trust of the Pakistan cricket team will be strengthened with this performance of the side."


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German billionaire Otto Beisheim, one of the founders of German retail group Metro , took his own life after being diagnosed with an incurable illness, his family company said on Monday.
He was found dead at his home near the Tegernsee lake in Bavaria on Monday morning.
The Beisheim Group said Otto Beisheim, 89, had lost hope after his diagnosis.
He helped introduce to Germany in the 1960s the concept of "cash and carry", where trade customers such as hotels and restaurants go to buy products in bulk.
The Metro group, now the world's fourth largest retailer, described him as a "pioneer" in a statement.
"With his self-service cash and carry concept, he revolutionized the sector in the mid 1960s," Metro Chief Executive Olaf Koch said.
Along with cash and carries, Metro also runs supermarkets, consumer electronic stores and department stores and had turnover of 66.7 billion euros ($89 billion) in 2012.
A spokeswoman for the Beisheim group said there were no plans to sell the billionaire's stake in Metro of just under 10 percent.
The stake made him the third largest shareholder in Metro after the Haniel and Schmidt-Ruthenbeck families, which together own 45.78 percent.
Beisheim's net worth was estimated at $3.3 billion by Forbes in March 2012, making him Germany's 22nd richest person.
Along with the stake in Metro, he was also behind the redevelopment of the Beisheim Center on Berlin's Potsdamer Platz, an office and shopping complex that houses five-star Ritz Carlton and Marriott hotels.


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Reader Curt Forsyth is yet another person flummoxed by iTunes Match. He writes:
I signed up for iTunes Match and uploaded my music library. In that library I have some tracks I bought in the early days that are protected AAC files. I have a home music system that can't play these tracks. But I heard that you can redownload these files so that they're no longer protected. Yet when I try to do that from iTunes, there's no download button. And when I attempt to download them from the iTunes Store using the Purchased link, the Download button is grayed out. How can I get these tracks?
iTunes Match believes that these tracks are already in your local iTunes library, which is why it's not offering them to you again—even in unprotected form. So the trick is to alter your library in such a way that iTunes Match no longer sees these tracks.
Our own Jason Snell provides a good way to go about this in his How to Upgrade Tracks to iTunes Match, Fast. It's worth a read particularly if you want to upgrade a lot of tracks at one go.
For a specific protected track or two it goes like this: Select the tracks you want to redownload, hold down the Option key, and press the Mac's Delete key. Confirm that you want to remove the track from your iTunes library, but not from iCloud. Do this with iTunes Match switched on and the Download icon will now appear next to those now-deleted track, ready for you to grab in an unprotected form (though still tagged with your name in the tracks' metadata). If you were to look for these tracks in the iTunes Store you would see that they can now be downloaded.
Another option is to create a new, empty iTunes library and then download any or all of your iTunes Match tracks. To do so, quit iTunes and then hold down the Option key and relaunch it. In the dialog box that appears choose to create a new library. When iTunes launches select Store -> Turn on iTunes Match, and then click the Add This Computer button in the resulting iTunes Match pane. In a couple of minutes your iTunes Match music collection will appear. All of the tracks in it should be available for download.
Finally, you can download your tracks to an iOS device and then, using a tool such as Ecamm Network's $20 PhoneView, copy the tracks from your iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone to your Mac.


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Submitted with permission by Alex Wirth-Cauchon, Participant Relations, NITLE
This update describes NITLE events, services, and other opportunities now available to participating institutions and their faculties and staffs, including peer communities that support inter-institutional exchange and collaboration and three newly scheduled workshops. Orientation sessions for liaisons who wish to familiarize themselves with NITLE's new online environment are also available. Deadlines for involvement in the opportunities listed in today's update range from November 7 – January 30, 2008.
===== Table of Contents =====
== Participating in the NITLE Network ==
1. Liaisons' Orientation Sessions: www.nitle.org, http://my.nitle.org
2. NITLE Peer Communities
3. Social Networking Survey
== Professional Development Events ==
1. Information Services Camp: interest surveys for CIO's, information services staff
2. Call for Campus Input: spring 2009 conferences, calls for proposals
3. Teaching with Virtual Worlds: featured presenters
4. Three new Workshops To Go scheduled
5. Purchasing program units
== Information Services ==
1. Multipoint Interactive Videoconferencing (MIV) Services
2. DSpace Services
3. Sakai Services
4. Moodle Services
== News and Announcements ==
1. New NITLE Network participants
2. New market posted in the NITLE Prediction Markets
3. Call for Applications: Learning Spaces and Technology Workshop
== Publications of Interest ==
1. The Tower and the Cloud, ed. Richard Katz
== Deadlines ==
1. Events
===== Update =====
Thanks to all who attended NITLE's reception at EDUCAUSE, and everyone who shared their ideas, questions, and other thoughts with NITLE staff members at the conference. Your feedback is valued and appreciated. Hope you had a great conference!
== Participating in the NITLE Network ==
If you have any questions about participating in the NITLE Network, registering for events, purchasing program units, or subscribing to our information services, please feel free to contact us at any time by sending a note to email@example.com.
1. Liaisons' Orientation Sessions: www.nitle.org, http://my.nitle.org
NITLE announces online orientation (delivered via MIV) for liaisons interested in getting familiar with the new www.nitle.org and http://my.nitle.org sites. The orientation will demonstrate the new sites for you and allow you to ask questions and offer feedback. Session participants will learn what is available, how to log in, how to register individuals for events and purchase program units and information services, and how to run reports.
Four orientation sessions–each covering the same material–are currently open for registration.
* Tuesday, November 11, 12:00 p.m. Eastern
* Thursday, November 13, 3:00 p.m. Eastern
* Tuesday, November 18, 12:00 p.m. Eastern
* Thursday, November 20, 3:00 p.m. Eastern
To register, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com. Registration will be managed on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional sessions will be scheduled to meet demand. These sessions are included with Network participation.
2. NITLE Peer Communities
Faculty and staff at participating institutions can use NITLE to interact with peers who share their interests. NITLE offers the following inter-institutional peer communities to promote exchange and collaboration across the Network. Descriptions of each community and an online subscription form are available at http://www.nitle.org/www/site/peer_communities.
* Al Musharaka Discussion
* Arabic Teaching Discussion
* Chinese Community Discussion
* Core Services Discussion
* DSpace Repository Discussion
* Information Services Leaders Discussion
* Instructional Technologists Discussion
* Language Technology Discussion
* The Moodle Exchange
* The MIV Community
* NITLE Advising
* Sakai Discussion
* Spatial Analysis and Mapping Discussion
* Study Abroad Discussion
* Sunoikisis (Classicists) Discussion
3. Social Networking Survey
If you and your colleagues have not already done so, NITLE invites you to share your experiences with using social software and Web 2.0 tools by completing the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cWAlzEZpcYhU20pNjtXC7g_3d_3d by Friday, November 7. Responses will be collated and shared with the community, providing big-picture context within which local activity can be better understood. The survey takes approximately 10 – 15 minutes to complete.
== Professional Development Events ==
For a complete list of upcoming events, please visit http://www.nitle.org/www/events. Online registration is available, or you can register participants for NITLE events by e-mailing firstname.lastname@example.com with the event title and registrant's name, job title, and e-mail address.
1. Information Services Camp: interest surveys for CIO's, information services staff
NITLE again invites CIOs and their information services staff members to express their interests and provide input into the development of NITLE's Information Services Camp (June 1 – 4, 2009, Smith College), an intensive learning, networking, and professional development opportunity designed for front-line information services staff. Four interest surveys are now available to those interested in helping to shape the agenda for these events.
* Moodle Camp Interest Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=C_2fdNwMgaOQgzCuUP7dXzTw_3d_3d
* Sakai Camp Interest Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Vgzg1A8gzjzSd3MN85AjqQ_3d_3d
* Digital Repositories and DSpace Camp Interest Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UEyxOeQSDgHgxuQ7nmHeaw_3d_3d
* Information Services Camp Workshops Interest Survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oOtzpwRYlfYJA7QqGKZTxw_3d_3d
Your and your colleagues' responses by Friday, November 7, 2008, are appreciated. Responses to these surveys will be reviewed by NITLE and its Technology Fellows and will inform the development of formal calls for proposals for the Moodle, Sakai, and Digital Repositories and DSpace Camps as well as the shape and focus of the Camp workshops. To follow the on-going development of NITLE Information Services Camp, please visit http://campnis.blog.nitle.org/. Questions about these events may be directed to Eric Jansson at email@example.com.
2. Call for Campus Input: spring 2009 conferences, calls for proposals
NITLE also invites input into the development of the calls for proposals for the following events. Thoughts on themes to be addressed, specific topics to be included, suitable session formats, or other features of the conferences' agenda are welcome and will benefit participants in these events. Please contact the staff lead for the particular event, indicated below, by Wednesday, November 12.
* Language and Culture: Finding, Assessing, and Exploiting Online and Media Resources for Language Teaching. Program Date: March 13 – 15, 2009. Location: Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/827. Contact: Michael Toler (firstname.lastname@example.com).
* From Property to Privacy: The Ethics of Information. Program Date: March 22 – 24, 2009. Location: DePauw University, Greencastle, IN. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/825. Contact: Nancy Millichap (email@example.com).
* Instructional Technology Leaders Conference. Program Date: March 27 – 29, 2009. Location: Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/826. Contact Nancy Millichap (firstname.lastname@example.com).
* The NITLE Summit. Program Date: March 29 – 30, 2009. Location: DoubleTree Hotel Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/871. Contact Alex Wirth-Cauchon (email@example.com).
* Mapping for Sustainability. Program Date: April 23 – 25, 2009. Location: University of Redlands, Redlands, CA. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/824. Contact Sean Connin (email@example.com).
The call for proposals for "Encouraging Student Scholarship: Learning to Write in the Digital Age" (Wheaton College, January 16 – 18, 2009) is currently open. Proposals may be submitted online at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UjyVMuQUQw16fIV_2bygqNBw_3d_3d, and are due by Friday, November 7, 2008. Contact Rebecca Davis (firstname.lastname@example.com) or visit http://www.nitle.org/www/events/823.
3. Teaching with Virtual Worlds: featured presenters
* An instance of the "Special Topics in Digital Teaching" series. Featured presenters: Anne Hewitt (Director, Seton Center for Community Health, and Associate Professor, Graduate Department of Public and Healthcare Administration, Seton Hall University) and Carl Rosenfield (Instructional Technology Support Specialist, Information Technology Services, Hamilton College). Discuss virtual worlds with the presenters, who have used them in a variety of ways to achieve pedagogical goals. Program Date & Time: December 10, 2008, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Eastern. Registration deadline: Friday, November 21, 2008. Delivered online via MIV. 1 program unit. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/854.
4. Three new Workshops To Go scheduled
* Social Software for Education: Collaborative Learning and Research Practices. Program Date: January 14, 2009. Registration deadline: Friday, December 12, 2008. Location: Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA). 4 program units. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/906-social-software-for-education-2.
* Emerging Technologies and the Liberal Arts Campus. Program Date: January 16, 2009. Registration deadline: Friday, December 12, 2008. Location: Colby College (Waterville, ME). 4 program units. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/908-emerging-technologies-and-the-liberal-arts-campus-19.
* Web-Mapping. Program Date: March 3, 2009. Registration deadline: Friday, January 30, 2009. Location: Kenyon College (Gambier, OH). 4 program units. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/909-web-mapping-7.
To request a Workshop To Go, please consult our Workshop To Go catalog (http://www.nitle.org/www/wtgs), and our guidelines for hosting Workshops To Go (http://www.nitle.org/www/site/hosting_workshops_to_go), which include details on hosting options and associated fees. If you have questions about hosting Workshops To Go, please contact Rebecca Davis (firstname.lastname@example.com). Rebecca will be happy to discuss your options with you and help you select the workshops and hosting options most appropriate to your institution's needs.
5. Purchasing program units
If your institution is interested in purchasing program units to access NITLE professional development events, please note that guidelines on purchasing and using program units are available at http://www.nitle.org/www/site/purchasing_program_units. Liaisons may now purchase program units online at https://my.nitle.org, or by sending a purchase request to firstname.lastname@example.com. If purchasing program units via e-mail, please designate the billing contact to whom NITLE should send an invoice. Questions about purchasing program units may also be directed to email@example.com.
== Information services ==
1. Multipoint Interactive Videoconferencing (MIV) Services: Enhanced and Auditorium
Institutions can use NITLE MIV Services to provide faculty and staff with a web-based environment that allows them to see, talk to, and work with colleagues and students on campus or off. Using MIV, individuals connect with each other directly from their computer desktops, using web-based video and audio, a shared whiteboard, chat, and application-sharing to communicate, interact, and collaborate across distance. Enhanced MIV Service allows institutions to purchase more seats and/or reconfigure their room set-up (e.g., adding an additional room). Institutions can also purchase access to the MIV Auditorium, reserving time in the auditorium on a per week per semester basis. See http://www.nitle.org/www/service_groups/2.
Questions? Please contact Karen Lee Davis at email@example.com. Note: MIV Basic Service (10 seats in a virtual room) is automatically included with your institution's participation in the NITLE Network.
2. DSpace Services: Standard and Customized
Our DSpace Services allow smaller colleges and universities to start and grow their digital repositories with a minimal level of investment, with no hardware to purchase and very little application support expertise to develop. Campuses focus on the work of building digital repositories within the context of a community of campuses sharing ideas and best practices. See http://www.nitle.org/www/service_groups/3.
Questions? Please contact Christina Richison at email@example.com.
3. Sakai Services: Standard and Customized
Sakai is a learner-centered, open-source course management system that offers faculty and students a rich, user-friendly interface, online help, and a wide variety of interactive tools to support teaching, learning, and collaboration. Sakai also includes the Open Source Portfolio, a set of tools that enables campuses and individuals to assemble and publish online e-portfolios of their work. See http://www.nitle.org/www/service_groups/1.
Questions? Please contact Karen Lee Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com. Note: Sakai Basic Service (10 courses/100 users) is included with your institution's participation in the NITLE Network. To request set-up, please contact Karen Davis.
4. Moodle Services: Campus and Premium
Our managed Moodle services–designed for smaller colleges and universities and the non-profit organizations that serve them–are available at a range of levels appropriate to the needs of NITLE participating institutions. Campuses can use our services to test-drive Moodle, provide integrated support for campus courses, or foster inter-institutional collaboration with off-campus partners. See http://www.nitle.org/www/service_groups/4.
Questions? Please contact Karen Lee Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com. Note: Moodle Basic Service (10 courses/100 users) is included with your institution's participation in the NITLE Network. To request set-up, please contact Karen Davis.
== News and Announcements ==
1. New NITLE Network participants
NITLE is pleased to announce that the following institutions have signed on to participate in the NITLE Network for 2008 – 2009. If your institution has questions about participation in the NITLE Network, please contact us at email@example.com. Thanks and welcome to:
* Butler University
* Drake University
* Millersville University
* Northwestern Michigan College
To see a complete list of institutions currently participating with NITLE, please visit http://www.nitle.org/www/institutions.
2. New market posted in the NITLE Prediction Markets
"Will at least 1/2 of college campuses have at least one (1) gaming project in the works by December 1, 2008?" Trading on this market is open. Those interested in having their say can sign up to trade at http://markets.nitle.org.
The NITLE Prediction Markets (in beta) provide a collaborative, distributed, game-like tool for exploring and reflecting on emerging technologies for higher education. In the last month, the number of individuals trading and discussing ideas in the market has increased from 100 to 150. Two markets posted have seen more than 100 trades.
Questions? Please contact Grace Pang at firstname.lastname@example.com.
3. Call for Applications: Learning Spaces and Technology Workshop
NITLE participating institutions are invited to respond to a call for applications for a Learning Spaces and Technology Workshop to help colleges and universities plan effective academic facilities. This workshop, the fourth organized by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and NITLE in collaboration with Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), will be held March 6-8, 2009 at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia.
All NITLE participating institutions are eligible to apply. Fifteen institutions will be invited to participate in the workshop. For those institutions accepted for participation, there is no registration fee and teams will receive a stipend of up to $1,000 to offset travel and lodging costs. The program is made possible by the generous financial support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The workshop is designed to serve both those institutions that are planning to construct new facilities and those that are intending to renovate existing buildings–seeking in both instances to enable faculty members and students to use technology more effectively and creatively in the service of learning. A learning space could be, for example, a library, computing center, classroom, or a computing or multi-media lab usually associated with libraries and computing centers. Because the workshop will outline an approach to careful planning, institutions just beginning the process are especially encouraged to apply to participate. Teams at institutions that are further along in the planning process are also welcome.
An institutional team may have three to five members and must include a vice president of the institution who has budget authority. Institutions are asked to assemble a team representing the particular areas of responsibility and expertise that will be engaged in planning and using the learning space. For example, if the focus is the library, the library director should be part of the team. Faculty members with expertise or interest in incorporating technologies into the learning environment should be included, as well as a senior officer of the institution with information technology responsibilities. The other participants may be chosen from roles such as chief academic officer, instructional technologist, facilities director, budget officer, physical plant representative, or development officer. Each institution knows best which institutional team members can be most effective in advancing a plan for a new or renovated learning space.
For more information about the workshop, as well as the application form and agenda, please visit CIC's website at: http://www.cic.edu/conferences_events/workshop/learningspaces/2009/index.asp. Please note that applications are due by December 12, 2008.
== Publications of Interest ==
1. The Tower and the Cloud, ed. Richard Katz
Those who attended NITLE's recent cloud computing event ("Changes in Provisioning and Supporting Enterprise Technology Tools: A Conference for CIOs, IT Directors, and Library Directors, October 28, Rollins College) may be interested in this recent EDUCAUSE publication: Tower and Cloud, edited by Richard Katz (October 2008). Downloadable: http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandthecloud/133998 and also in print.
We especially invite you to check out "Social Networking in Higher Education," contributed by Bryan Alexander, NITLE Research. The chapter is available in pdf: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB7202s.pdf.
== Deadlines ==
1. Events
This list represents professional development events with registration deadlines within approximately four weeks. A full list of events (sortable by registration deadline) is available at http://www.nitle.org/www/events. Online registration is available, or contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
* Crossing Borders: Multimedia Storytelling for Study Abroad. A special instance of "Multimedia Narrative." Deadline past: limited seats may be available. Program Dates: November 16 – 18, 2008. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. 8 program units. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/903-crossing-borders.
* Branding Yourself Online: Identity Management and Social Media. An instance of the "Special Topics for Instructional Technologists" series. Deadline past: limited seats may be available. Program Date & Time: November 7, 2008, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. 1 program unit. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/847-branding-yourself-online-identity-management-and-social-media.
* Web-Based Videoconferencing. Deadline past: limited seats may be available. Program Date: December 2, 2008. Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. 4 program units. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/907-web-based-video-conferencing.
* Proposals for "Encouraging Student Scholarship: Learning to Write in the Digital Age" (Wheaton College, January 16 – 18, 2009). Submission deadline: Friday, November 7, 2008. Online submission at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=UjyVMuQUQw16fIV_2bygqNBw_3d_3d. Event info: http://www.nitle.org/www/events/823.
* GIS and Correlation/Causation. An instance of the "Special Topics in Spatial Analysis and Mapping" series. Registration deadline: November 7, 2008. Program Date & Time: November 18, 2008, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. 1 program unit. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/837-gis-and-correlationcausation.
* Teaching with Digital Games. An instance of the "Special Topics in Digital Teaching" series. Registration deadline: November 7, 2008. Program Date & Time: November 19, 2008, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. 1 program unit. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/851-special-topics-in-digital-teaching-5.
* Technologies for Teaching Writing. Registration deadline: November 7, 2008. Program Date: December 10, 2008, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. CDT. Knox College, Galesburg, IL. 4 program units. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/875-technologies-for-teaching-writing-3.
* How Instructional Technologists Support Faculty Designing Online Collaborative Work. An instance of the "Special Topics for Instructional Technologists" series. Registration deadline: November 21, 2008. Program Date & Time: December 5, 2008, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. 1 program unit. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/848-special-topics-for-instructional-technologists-5.
* Teaching with Virtual Worlds. An instance of the "Special Topics in Digital Teaching" series. Registration deadline: November 21, 2008. Program Date & Time: December 10, 2008, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. 1 program unit. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/854-special-topics-in-digital-teaching-6.
* Encouraging Student Scholarship: Learning to Write in the Digital Age. Registration deadline: November 21, 2008. Program Dates: January 16 – 18, 2009 (6:00 PM, Friday – 12:00 PM, Sunday, EDT). Wheaton College, Norton, MA. 7 program units. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/823-encouraging-student-scholarship.
* The Elephant in Adolescence: Managing & Supporting GIS. An instance of the "Special Topics in Spatial Analysis and Mapping" series. Registration deadline: December 5, 2008. Program Date & Time: December 16, 2008, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Eastern. Delivered online via MIV. 1 program unit. http://www.nitle.org/www/events/838-the-elephant-in-adolescence.


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Hakan Topal - New York
Founded in 2000 by Guven Incirlioglu (Izmir, Turkey) and Hakan Topal (New York) as a transatlantic collaboration, xurban_collective projects focus on contemporary social, political and territorial issues such as military confinement and state violence, urban segregation and new global immigration patterns. The collective's work has been exhibited at the Venice Biennale, the Istanbul Biennial, PS1/MoMA (New York), Apexart (New York), Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (Vienna), Kunst-Werke (Berlin), ZKM Center for Art and Media (Karlsruhe, Germany), Pratt Institute Manhattan Gallery (New York), and National Contemporary Art Museum (Athens), among others.
Over the last 12 years, collective realized numerous projects with the help of many comrades, collaborators and production assistants including Mahir Yavuz, Atif Akin, M. Ali Uzelgun, Ali Demirel, Elif Aksit, Akin Gulseven, Jillian McDonald and Bulet Ozturk, Boyun Yand and Magdalena Wisniowska with the help og many dedicated curators and cultural producers.
"/" means 'active projects'
The Sea-Image: Visual Manifestations of Port Cities and Global Waters
Botany Carcinoma
Sea of Marble / Mermer Denizi
Evacuation #1: The Sacred Evacuation / Tahliye No:1 Kutsal Tahliye
La Ville Blanc / Die Weisser Stadt
Proposed but not Engaged
The Cracked Sea of Marble
(Non).Monumental: T.C.Anit.Yarik
Void: A View from Acropolis /
Refused / Reddedildi
The Containment Contained / Zoraki Ihtiva
Central Intelligence
Confessions: Strong from East_EastWest
Catastrophe :On the Outside
Same As Inside/Içi Disi Bir: Felaket
Domestic Labor, Knitting and alternative networks: Knit++
We Are Not Professionals
On Collectivty
Trademarks and the Clash of Civilizations:
An Interim Report: Istanbul Exclusive
Nullify the Void
Shock & Awe
Diagolues Accross Borders
The City of Ruins
In Memoriam Derelicti...
Bes Sehir / Five Cities
Kursun Asker / Lead Soldier
b a c k t o l i f e
Un-for-tu-na-te Com-po-si-tion
Paranomic-Distributions I . II
Under Construction
Off The Book / Kayitdisi Mekanlar
Kabil Körfezi / Gulf of Kabul:
Bir Koy, Bes Al
A 7 holes trip in the cave
Tears of the Prime Minister
Project g+y-1
Welcome to the Party
1. Globalisation was a lie.
2. Global is the free floating capital, defying national borders, penetrating.
3. Commodity/spectacle is in worldwide circulation, unlike peoples of the world.
4. The 'liberal' aims at the liberation of the capital, not freedom. Money liberates, and for the rest it is the military-police state as usual.
5. To Tolstoy, "Government is Violence"; but to think that the salvation lies in the initiative of the multi-national corporation appears as a grave mistake.
6. The civil society should be constructed outside the state and the capitalist sponsor networks. Non-profit organizations are traps.
7. The autonomy of culture and identity can exist as being autonomous only from commerce.
8. The apparent diffusion of ownership and the swift moves of the capital aim at manipulation. No market index is justified by the actual production, just as no value for labor is just.
9. The global culture of capitalism breeds nationalism and fanaticism. The thugs kill for recognition.
10. The only transnational territory is still the world wide web, as long as it is not sold out in a merger with English as the transnational language.
11. Power corrupts, be it official or unofficial. The xurbanite aims at stripping the self off any power moves.
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Triangle Lemon Dish
Triangle Lemon Dish
5.5" triangular dish with hand drawn Lemon illustrations
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Anne Hathaway: I Feel "Shame" Over Stress to Be Thin
Anne Hathaway says she's still insecure about her weight.
Anne Hathaway on Les Miserables haircut: "I looked like my gay brother"
"I still feel the stress over 'Am I thin enough? Am I too thin? Is my body the right shape?'" Hathaway, 30, says in the January issue of Glamour.
Despite Hathaway's success -she's already receiving Oscar buzz for her performance in the upcoming film adaptation of Les Miserables - she admits she still struggles withher body image on a daily basis. "There's an obsessive quality to it that I thought I would've grown out of by now. It's an ongoing source of shame for me," she says. "I just think about the ridicule you get if you have an off day. If people weren't watching, I'd be so much more eccentric. I know it makes me sound weak, but rather than make myself happy and wear the silly hat and say, 'Oh, I don't care,' I actually really don't feel like getting made fun of. So I put on something boring and navy and go out and try to disappear."
Check out stars who've shaved their heads
But Hathaway, who lost 25 pounds to play Fantine in Les Miserables, says she's trying to let go of what other people think and be true to who she is. "There's no magic bullet. There's no pill that you take that makes everything great and makes you happy all the time," she says. "I'm letting go of those expectations, and that's opening me up to moments of transcendent bliss."
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Mid last month we had some family visiting who requested we enjoy some garden tours. We'd visited the Monet House, Jardin du Luxembourg and on this particular day, the Jardin des Plantes. Of all the gardens we toured, we decided to top of the day by visiting some bones at the Paleontology Museum? Hence my title…"Let's add some bones to the garden."
Normally Paleontology doesn't interest me but with Justin's Uncle in tow who is astute and knowledgable in medical & science had me hooked, lined and educated. It turned out that I actually quite enjoyed this visit while mainly appreciating the venerable interior and vintage fixtures. One would see copious amounts of fossils, some oddities in jars of formaldehyde, century old typography and of course prehistoric to modern-day skeletal systems.
For anyone planning a trip to Paris, this charming garden is worth visiting as it offers other areas that could peak your interests such as; the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, the Mineralogy Museum, the Paleontology Museum and the Entomology Museum. In addition to the gardens there is also a small zoo, Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Emmys keep buying what "Mad Men" is selling. The 1960s Madison Avenue saga won its fourth consecutive best drama series award Sunday, while big-hearted romp "Modern Family" claimed its second best comedy trophy. "Modern Family" producer Steve Levitan, whose picture of the American family today includes gay couples and interracial families, told of being approached during shooting by a real-life gay couple who wanted to say thanks. "They said, 'You're not just making people laugh, you're making them more tolerant,'" said Levitan, whose show received a total of five awards. While "Mad Men" gained the top comedy award, it couldn't pull honors for stars Jon Hamm or Elisabeth Moss. Kyle Chandler was the surprise winner in the best drama actor category for the last season of Texas football drama "Friday Night Lights," blocking odds-on favorites among his fellow nominees, including Hamm. "I knew for a fact I would not be standing here. I did not write anything and now I'm starting to worry," said Chandler, who also beat out Steve Buscemi of "Boardwalk Empire." It was a fitting victory for Chandler and "Friday Night Lights," which was critically acclaimed but struggled for an audience, and whose high school football team's motto was, "clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose." Julianna Margulies won top drama acting honors for "The Good Wife." Margulies, who navigates politics, law and family in the show, added to her Emmy stash. As part of the "ER" medical drama cast, she won a supporting actress Emmy in 1995. Melissa McCarthy of "Mike & Molly" was honored as best lead actress in a comedy series with an Emmy and a glitzy prom queen's crown, while Jim Parsons of "The Big Bang Theory" earned his second trophy in the best actor category. "Holy smokes. Wow, it's my first and best pageant ever," said a beaming McCarthy. "I'm from Plainfield, Ill., and I'm standing here and it's kind of amazing." Moments earlier, she and her fellow nominees had broken with tradition by jumping up on stage as their names were called, led by Amy Poehler of "Parks and Recreation." They earned a standing ovation from many in the audience, which seemed fitting in a year in which TV shows and movies are giving women edgier leading roles. Among them is the box-office hit "Bridesmaids," which featured McCarthy. Parsons looked genuinely surprised at his victory. "This is so odd for so many reasons. I was assured by many people in my life that this wasn't happening," he said. The first awards in the drama category went to Jason Katims of "Friday Night Lights" for outstanding writing, and Margo Martindale, named best supporting actress for the show "Justified." "Sometimes, things just take time. But with time comes great appreciation," said the veteran actress. Peter Dinklage, the winning actor in the category for sci-fi fantasy "Game of Thrones," was awed by another winner, filmmaker Martin Scorsese, who received a directing trophy for "Boardwalk Empire." "Thanks. Wow. Wow. I followed Martin Scorsese. My heart is pounding. You are a legend," Dinklage said. The ceremony aired by Fox opened with a pre-taped comedy sketch that generated controversy because Alec Baldwin's part was cut after he included a joke about the News Corp. phone hacking scandal. Fox is a unit of News Corp. Baldwin tweeted that Fox killed the joke about the hacking scandal in Britain involving the now-closed News of the World tabloid. Fox said it believed the joke was inappropriate to make light of an issue being taken very seriously by the company. Leonard Nimoy stepped in and the bit was retaped. It featured host Jane Lynch celebrating television in a musical number, singing about TV as "a vast wonderland, a kingdom of joy in a box." Charlie Sheen presented the lead actor award, using his time onstage to make nice with his former "Two and a Half Men" colleagues. He was fired from the show after bitterly clashing with its producer and studio, and was replaced by Ashton Kutcher. "From the bottom of my heart, I wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season," he said. "I know you will continue to make great television." "Modern Family" won the first four Emmys, capturing best supporting comedy actress, best supporting comedy actor, best writing for a comedy and best direction for a comedy series. Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell, who play husband and wife on the series, won best supporting actor honors for a comedy series. "Oh, my God, I don't know what I'm going to talk about in therapy next week," said a shocked-looking Bowen. "I won something." Burrell spoke of his own father in accepting his best supporting actor award. "I actually got kind of a late start in acting. My dad actually passed away before he ever saw me perform and I can't help but wonder what he would think about all this … going to work in full makeup," Burrell said. Christine Hendricks of "Mad Men" and Julia Stiles of "Dexter" were among those bringing glamor to the ceremony. "She looks awesome, as always," said fan Jessica Steiner, 26, of Hendricks, who was wearing a rhinestone-encrusted gown with a plunging neckline. "Modern Family" nominee Sofia Vergara wore an ultra-glam, one-shouldered peach goddess gown and chandelier earrings. Gwyneth Paltrow stood by her, in a sleek black gown with cut-outs. "Gwyneth is classy, and Sofia is sexy," said fan Vanessa Baeza, 27. "But I think Sofia looks better. Her dress is more flattering." Steve Carell of "The Office" made his last Emmy stand for his fifth and final season as clueless manager Michael Scott, but lost again. A new category, which combines the previously separate best miniseries and made-for-TV movie nominees, included the miniseries "Mildred Pierce," with Kate Winslet nominated in the role of an embattled mother, and the movie "Too Big to Fail," about the U.S. fiscal crisis in 2008. Film star Winslet, an Oscar winner, captured the trophy for lead actress, while her co-star Guy Pearce won the award for best supporting actor. Barry Pepper, who played Robert F. Kennedy in the controversial miniseries "The Kennedys," won the best supporting actor award. Maggie Smith won supporting actress honors for the miniseries "Downton Abbey," which also was named best in its category. In the reality-competition category, perennial winner "The Amazing Race" returned to triumph Sunday after losing last year to "Top Chef." "American Idol" lost its ninth shot at winning, this time for a season in which it successfully navigated the loss of key judge Simon Cowell. HBO came into the night with a leading 15 awards earned at the Sept. 10 creative arts awards, followed by PBS with 10, Fox with nine, CBS with seven and NBC with five. After hitting an all-time viewership low of 12.3 million in 2008, the Emmys rebounded somewhat in the last two years and drew a 2010 audience of 13.47 million, compared to 26.7 million for this year's Grammys and nearly 38 million for the Oscars.
AP Entertainment writers Sandy Cohen, Anthony McCartney, David Bauder and Solvej Schou and writer Beth Harris contributed to this report.


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Bizarre NYSE Bell Ringers
On March 8, 1817, the New York Stock Exchange was founded. Now the world's largest stock exchange, the NYSE opens and closes with the ringing of bells. The opening bell is rung at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time and the closing bell is rung at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Sometimes, special guests will ring the bells to start and end the day's trading. Everyone from important CEOs to the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models have visited the NYSE for this honor. Here, six of the more bizarre bell-ringing visitors.
The Smurfs
In 2011, everyone's favorite blue cartoon characters visited to promote their new movie.
Mischievous Minions
The Despicable Me stars rang the bell in support of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Aflac Duck
Quack, quack! To celebrate 10 years of Aflac Incorporated, the company's spokesduck paid a visit to the NYSE.
Darth Vader and Storm Troopers
The Star Wars icons hung out—along with R2D2—as representatives of Lucasfilm Ltd.
SpongeBob SquarePants
In honor of SpongeBob's 10th anniversary with Nickelodeon, he took a break from his pineapple under the sea to come to New York City.
Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty is lookin' good for 50 years! Sanrio celebrated their big anniversary by ringing the closing bell.


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All Change 'Alice in Wonderland' dark fantasy poster by Martin Hanford.
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Printed using long-lasting inks on semi-gloss archival quality paper. On unmounted posters there's a small white border on all sides to allow you to to frame the poster without losing part of the image. Board-backed to protect it during transit.
The 5" x 7" mounted poster is assembled by hand using cream-core board, with a mounted size of 8" by 10".
Arrives wrapped in a compostable sleeve.
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About Martin HanfordFantasy artist Martin Hanford has been a freelance artist since graduating art college in 1994. He has produced several novel covers for Games Workshop's Black Library and many album covers for heavy metal bands. He has also worked with Interzone magazine and other Sci-Fi/Horror magazines. View more by Martin Hanford.
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Wishing I could post more often, but my husband & I are currently forming a new company (exciting details to be announced soon), on top of tending to our burgeoning design studio, which is currently a wonderful madhouse due to this feature about our work on Garance Doré! We're burning our candles at both ends, bright, to say the least.
But if you'd like to keep up with our shenanigans on a more timely basis, you can follow @JB_Taylor on Twitter, or @Mrs_JBT on Instagram, where I post quite often. Here are some of my favorite recent captures . . .
Above, from top: Hand carved wooden camp totem spotted Upstate, moi celebrating my new Karen Walker Summer sunnies, Hydrangeas in our garden (the deer ate them all that night!), rooftop in Brooklyn at sunset, Ali Baba the Pug's usual morning pose, stunning antique embroidered kimonos currently on display at the Putnam History Museum (Cold Spring, NY), channelling The Craft with my witch sister Aviva in our Hobbity garden, Garance Doré enjoying the gorgeously scented rosemary at Hudson Hil's, across the road from our house at Russell Wright's woodland home 'Manitoga' (which Garance lovingly featured on her site) Ali Baba in his basket with his beloved bagel toy, weepy garden blooms, catching fireflies in the yard.


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Pre-Owned 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT
EPA 23 MPG Hwy/16 MPG City! WHEELS, 20" X 9" (50.8 CM X 22.9 CM) POLISHED-ALUMINUM, WiFi Hotspot, Onboard Communications System READ MORE!
Back-Up Camera, Satellite Radio, CD Player, Onboard Communications System, WiFi Hotspot Keyless Entry, Privacy Glass, Steering Wheel Controls, Electronic Stability Control, Heated Mirrors.
TEXAS EDITION for Crew Cab and Double Cab models. On LT includes (AG1) driver 10-way power seat adjuster with (AZ3) bench seat only, (CJ2) dual-zone climate control, (BTV) Remote Vehicle Starter system, (C49) rear-window defogger, (KI4) 110-volt power outlet and Texas Edition badging Includes (Z82) Trailering Package, (G80) locking differential and (T3U) LED front fog lamps. (N37) manual tilt and telescopic steering column included with (L83) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine.), WHEELS, 20" X 9" (50.8 CM X 22.9 CM) POLISHED-ALUMINUM, ENGINE, 5.3L ECOTEC3 V8 WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT, DIRECT INJECTION AND VARIABLE VALVE TIMING includes aluminum block construction (355 hp [265 kW] @ 5600 rpm, 383 lb-ft of torque [518 Nm] @ 4100 rpm; more than 300 lb-ft of torque from 2000 to 5600 rpm), LT PLUS PACKAGE includes (UG1) Universal Home Remote, (UD7) Rear Park Assist, (JF4) power adjustable pedals, (A48) rear sliding power window, (C49) rear-window defogger, TRAILERING PACKAGE includes trailer hitch, 7-pin and 4-pin connectors Includes (G80) locking rear differential. SEATS, FRONT 40/20/40 SPLIT-BENCH, 3-PASSENGER, AVAILABLE IN CLOTH OR LEATHER includes driver and front passenger recline with outboard head restraints and center fold-down armrest with storage. Also includes manually adjustable driver lumbar, lockable storage compartment in seat cushion, and storage pockets. (STD) Includes (AG1) driver 10-way power seat-adjuster with (PCM) LT Convenience Package
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