Turkey Orders Demolition of Three ‘Illegal’ Residential Towers
The OnaltiDokuz Residence under construction. The development was deemed to damage views of Istanbul, including of the Blue Mosque, seen in the foreground. Image via www.emlakguncel.com However, beyond the demolition ruling itself, the OnaltiDokuz case ...
more facts about the middle east
1. How is the boundaries of the Middle East divided, after the fall of the Ottoman Empire? Iraq's modern borders were mostly demarcated in 1920 by the League of Nations when the Ottoman Empire was divided by the Treaty of Sèvres. 2. What is Syria? Who are the Syrians? The Syrian people are the inhab ...
Birmingham has highest rate of income inequality in Southeast Michigan
The GINI Index is a statistical representation of income equality that is measured between 0 and 1. The closer a place is to 1, the higher income inequality is; with 0 signifying that total income equality is 0 (for a more in-depth explanation on the GINI Index and its background please click here). ...
An Extrovert Living an Introverted Life
This week I am an extrovert living an introverted life. By now everyone knows I am away this week speaking at Polishing the Pulpit in Sevierville, Tennessee. I am fortunate they invite me in each year to teach classes on personalities. There are 3,600+ Christians in attendance this year. So far it h ...
Friendship Like an Anchor-stone : a continuation of A Theory of Parallels
To be honest, this isn't anything new, but I figured I might as well collate all the fic-snippets I wrote in the comments waaaaay back when I first posted A Theory of Parallels. So here's some bits and pieces of John and Rodney being college roommates--maybe by the end of the week I'll have the conc ...
Stewart Robson: Jack Wilshere needs to leave Arsenal [Video]
Arsenal have pulled off some decent results this season yet their performances have not arguably matches the points on the board and likely progression to the Champions League group stages. Four points from Crystal Palace at home and Everton away is not too bad whilst a 0-0 draw in Turkey at Besikta ...
Skyline Special: Monday, August 25, 2014
Monday GET A FREE BREAKFAST BEVERAGE WITH YOUR BREAKFAST ORDER (one per day, at time of purchase) Monday – Friday 6:00am til 10:00am Breakfast Bowls $5.95 Breakfast Sandwiches $4.95 Breakfast Burrito $4.95 Check out our full breakfast menu in house (available by 6:00am) Hot Sandwiches Now Served Dai ...
Grand Central: Wall Street Hedge Funds Increasingly See Early Fed Liftoff
Sign up for the newsletter: http://on.wsj.com/grandcentralsignup Highlights Hilsenrath’s Take: Wall Street Hedge Funds Increasingly See Early Fed Liftoff Fed’s Yellen Remains Mum on Timing of Rate Change Bank of England Deputy Sees Likely Rise in U.K. Wages Japan Escaping Deflation Trap, Central Ban ...
88 Things You Wish You Never Knew
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to do this post since the first time I was tagged was over a month ago. There’s no excuse really. BUT thank you to everyone that has nominated me, it makes me really happy that people are liking my posts and are active readers of my blog. Thank you to: Jill- O ...
Tour the Topkapi
shirt: loft, skirt: I made it via this simple tutorial, scarf: lilly pulitzer, bag: coach, sunnies: rayban, shoes: jack rogers, watch: kate spade (sold out), bracelets: the ropes maine & hm willow, earrings: loren hope, necklace: cocoon jewels If you follow me on instagram you know I'm in Turkey! An ...
Ottoman Watermelon and Olive Salad
By Tina Wasserman for ReformJudaism.com For almost three thousand years there has been a Jewish presence in the region of the world now associated with Turkey. At one time the Ottoman Empire encompassed lands from the Persian Guld in the east to Hungary, Bulgaria, and Greece in the northwest, and fr ...
