Erkan’s Field Diary: Top posts of the week and the month

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Submitted by: chris Posted at: 2010-07-11 11:58:35 See full post and comment: http://9gag.com/gag/28919 found in Watching Porn ************* Top Posts for 7 days ending 2010-07-25 1- A video: Turkish Porn Star Şahin K?s comedy film trailer 2- Alice in Chains bullshitting about Istanbul in their blog 3- Nagehan Alçı: ?No headscarf-wearing lady working here 4- … Read more

Dünya TV- The first private Kurdish TV channel from Turkey

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a rival to state’s Kurdish language channel:  TRT 6 via Dunya TV is owned by Samanyolu Group, pro-Fethullah Gülen movement… Its headquarters will be in Gaziantep. Satellite coordinates: Dünya TV, Türksat 3A, Frekans: 11064 V, Seymbol Rate: 13000 FEC: 5/6 via ************** PKK sets disarmament conditions from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The … Read more

Torrent edition from The Yes Men: Fix the World

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click the photo for downloading information…Who is the Yes Men? “To date, the duo has produced two films: The Yes Men (2003) and The Yes Men Fix the World (2009)……” **************** CINEMA ROUNDUP Twilight: Eclipse from sinefil by melisb Eclipse followed by True Blood. It was a day of werewolves, vampires, and the (slightly irritating) … Read more

Euroblogging roundup (and more from Europe…)

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Fundamental challenges for Euroblogging

by Grahnlaw

The Open Europe blog made the point that there is blogging on the fundamental questions of the future direction of Europe, as well as on EU politics in a narrower sense, the outcome of EU policies.

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A video: Beach House – Walk in the Park

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worth watching… Beach House Walk in the Park Teen Dream 2010 Sub Pop / Bella Union Director, Cinematographer, Editor – Allen Cordell Starring – Nick Krever, Isabelle Jusseaume, Robert Dolan, Laurie Isabella, Peter David and Pearl Production Manager – Temperance David Costumes – Laurie Isabella Special Effects and Makeup by Jeremy Selenfriend / Monster In … Read more

Authors selling ebooks through Amazon…and an academic roundup

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Celebrated authors bypass publishing houses to sell ebooks via Amazon Discontent over digital royalties prompts Roth, Amis and other leading names to enter into exclusive deal with Odyssey Editions E-books attracting more Turkish readers from Hurriyet Dailynews Interest in e-books, which received only lukewarm support from publishers when they first emerged, is increasing despite worries … Read more

Ethan’s roundup of TED talks

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TED (conference) (Technology Entertainment Design), an annual multidisciplinary conference

TEDGlobal: Jason Clay and a sustainable future through corporate collusion

from …My heart’s in Accra by Ethan

(Clay?s talk is similar to the one he gave at the Aspen Institute last year, though that talk was more than an hour long and, obviously, was able to cover more territory than an 18 minute TED talk. Here are my notes on that longer talk, which Clay was kind enough to vet and correct?)

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Cyberculture roundup: New Pew report: The Future of Millennials/ Online Dating lies…

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Featured Report: The Future of Millennials Tech experts generally believe that today’s tech-savvy young people – the ‘digital natives‘ who are known for enthusiastically embracing social networking – will retain their willingness to share personal information online even as they get older and take on more responsibilities.Experts surveyed say that the advantages Millennials see in … Read more

Good news: Turkey passes law to keep Kurdish children out of jail

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Turkey passes law to keep Kurdish children out of jail

from Yahoo news
Turkey s parliament has passed a law to curb the imprisonment of Kurdish children who take part in violent protests, a practice that has further poisoned ties with the restive minority.

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hot and humid weather burns Istanbul but we still survive:)

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photo source: milliyet an Istanbul news roundup: Earthquakes in Istanbul from Kozak Collection from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Istanbul Directorate of Earthquake and Ground Analysis Istanbul’s first step was an earthquake master plan drawn up for the city and the federal government by Bogazici University professor Dr. Mustafa Erdik?s team and researchers at three other … Read more

Erkan’s Field Diary, one of the top antro blogs…

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  To better phrase, this blog is in the top 10 blogs produced by anthropologists. My blog is not an exclusively anthropology blog (it could never make it so Savage Minds blogroll) but still maintained by an anthropologist…   check out here or here

antropologi.info asks “The return of colonial anthropology?/ anthro roundup

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The return of colonial anthropology?

from antropologi.info – anthropology in the news blog by Lorenz

?A dysfunctional ethnic and tribal brawl has been the norm in Afghanistan for centuries. Afghanistan is a mess. ? Who said that? A frustrated U.S. military officer? No, a professor of anthropology, Robert L. Moore.

In his article Tribes, Corruption Ail Afghanistan in The Ledger he shares his concerns about the difficulties for ?us? (=the U.S. military) to ?push this contentious country into the 21st century? and turn it into a ?normal, stable country? that will be ?governable in the way that most nations are”.

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Elif: Turkey on the ‘fruit era’ (!)

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The prime minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a shocking speech about drinking in the meeting of World Health Organization (WHO) at which he received a special award from the WHO for his championing of Turkey’s indoor smoking ban. Erdoğan told that people should prefer fruits instead of drinking alcohol and continued that alcohol … Read more

Nagehan Alçı: “No headscarf-wearing lady working here

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No headscarf-wearing lady working here by NAGEHAN ALÇI – AKŞAM During a TV program several months ago, when Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen?s Association (TÜSİAD) Chairwoman Ümit Boyner made a statement about welcoming headscarves, a viewer sent an e-mail to the program asking Boyner whether there were any veiled women working at least as cashiers at … Read more

Baksı Museum in Bayburt

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Bayburt, my hometown is not known to be cultural center but this museum work has been ongoing for a while, and i believe it has certainly an ethnographic touch. Hopefully, next time I go back to Bayburt, I will stop by the museum, whose opening made news this week… It was Hüsamettin Koçan’s dream project … Read more