Turkey Struggles to Block Flow of Jihadists
The second brutal murder on video of a U.S. journalist by the Islamic State group (IS) is likely to add to diplomatic pressure from the West on Turkey. Criticism has been growing over Ankara allowing itself to become a gateway for jihadists. Turkey became ...
Turkey’s education system 'more efficient' than Germany, Switzerland: OECD Index
Turkey ranks in the bottom third of a new international comparison of the efficiency of educational systems in 30 member countries of the 34-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to a recent index. However, although ...
Turkey gateway to war zone for IS terrorists
ISTANBUL, TURKEY (CBS) - As the Islamic State (IS) has grown, it's used neighboring Turkey, a key U.S. ally as its staging ground. For three years, the Turkish government has allowed fighters to stream across its borders, driven by its desire to topple ...
As Turkey turned blind eye, ISIS took advantage
ISTANBUL, Turkey - As ISIS has grown, it's used neighboring Turkey, a key U.S. ally, as its staging ground. For three years, the Turkish government has allowed fighters to stream across its borders into Syria, driven by its desire to topple Syria's ...
20 Awesome Game Day Eats!
September brings cooler weather, changing leaves, and for many fans, the return of America’s favorite sport: Football! Gather ’round, invite over a crowd, and enjoy some of our most favorite recipes for entertaining on game days. Pulled Pork Nachos with Bacon and Pepperoncini These nachos. Oh these ...
Turkey Travel Abroad
As I said in my previous post, I went to Turkey. I traveled with the same professor I went to Egypt with and had another amazing adventure. We traveled all over, started in Istanbul, went to Ankara, Bursa, Cappadocia and ended back in Istanbul. Let me get into my favorite part, the pictures! I'll st ...
Seems the tides have turned
As of 2014, there is only a 30.64% chance that the Islamic State can take over Iraq. This has been due to the large amount of money that the US Government has given to the Kurds. The Kurds have always been known to be strong and tough fighters. This new wave is just what the Kurds need in order to c ...
Bout Day Delights!
Guest Blogger: HollyWhooped #28 Roller derby is a sport for the tenacious and tough. Its intensity demands strength, agility and lots of energy. It’s vital that roller derby gals fuel their bodies with pre-bout meals that will give them lasting vivacity before we hit the flat track … and our opponen ...
Body Count
By Barbara Nadell This mystery, set in Istanbul, involves the gruesome murders of several people on the 21st day over several months. Some of the victims are loosely related. Several of them have had their hearts cut out. The first victim, apparently somewhat mental, had strange writing, that was at ...
ED MITCHELL'S QUE - DURHAM, NC
Always on the search for good food, we were delighted to discover Ed Mitchell’s Que located in downtown Durham, NC. There to celebrate a favorite uncle’s 80 th birthday, I have to say we could not have found a better place. The old guy wanted barbecue and Ed Mitchell is a master. The location is a r ...
1st Day of School
What I wore for the kids' first day of school on Tuesday…. The inspiration was from: These photos are pretty blurry. I can't wait to switch to the new camera my husband got for my birthday. I just need to spend sometime learning its features and most excited about setting up the wireless remote cont ...
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Honor thy Currency Hi faithful followers (both of you!) Today's posting is about money --and by this, I mean actual currency: This kind of money Did you know that this country has a national currency? Anybody know what it is? Is it this? You know, that's what I thought too! However, these days it's ...
#24Day Challenge: Let There Be Cardio
Why do I post these blogs at 1 a.m.? Everyone but Lulu is asleep. So let’s get into today’s wrap-up, shall we? Don’t ask what day of my 24 Challenge I’m on, because right now, I’m not sure. Today was the day I finally reclaimed the treadmill. I won’t lie and say anything spectacular happened on that ...
BBTP = Bacon Basil Tomato Pasta Salad
Ever since school started, I've been on the run. Running to get the kids outta bed (my oldest gets up at 6am), running to drop her off (we leave the house at 6:40), running back home to get my youngest ready for school...you get the picture. It's been a busy couple of weeks and we're only 6 days int ...
