Last year a robot made by Boston Dynamics, called Cheetah, managed to outrun the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt on a treadmill. Back then, it was plugged in and supported by electricity. This year they have upgraded the Cheetah and managed to add more abilities to the robot. They called the new version WildCat. The…
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Muhammad Ali said: “His was a life filled with purpose and hope – hope for himself, his country and the world.” “He made us realise we are our brother’s keeper and that our brothers come in all colours.” Pele said Mandela was “one of the most influential people in my life. He was my hero,…
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A couple of trees could have been saved if just the Turkish youth had fought for them, but millions chose to fight for something else, something much greater through the help of the trees at Taksim Gezi Park: Democracy, Trust and Solidarity. At the very beginning of the Gezi Park protests, it was only a…
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Catching Fire is the second film of ‘The Hunger Games’ which is released on November 22 and still playing in cinemas. Katniss Everdeen, the main character, returned home safe after winning the 74th Hunger Games with Peeta Mellark. Now on the President Snow prepares the 75th Hunger Games which is going to determine everything. Catching…
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Shiva is called the destroyer and transformer at the same time. There are some legends that says Shiva is protected and guarded by a bull. The bull is called Nandi. What is your power as a guru? Transform and destroy. Why are you sitting in a yoga position? Because I’m a symbol of yoga and…
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In Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Raskolnikov’s cultural, physical and geographical surroundings shape psychological or moral traits in him. These aspects of the main character’s life cause him to commit a murder, affect his life until he confesses, and finally convince him to confess. Raskolnikov lives on the top floor of a building, and this…
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Turkey is a country that is connected to two continents, Europe and Asia. For decades Turkey has been trying to join European Union. The union showed some reasons and consistently declined our applications, even though Turkey fulfilled European demands and removed the reasons that they showed against us, but it wasn’t enough for them. Just recently, a Greek negotiator seemingly…
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The sweat gliding all the way down from his forehead to his chin, Uniting with the hot stream traveling down the deep mine, The child mangling the rocks with his hammer, Desperately looking for the minerals he seek. In the darkness of underground, Where the whole sense of vision relies on a single bulb, He…
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Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts’ (IKSV) oldest and most prized event, theInternational Istanbul Music Festival, was first held in June 15-July 15 1973. Since it’s beginning it has held a vast selection of programs such as classical music, classical ballet, contemporary dance, opera, traditional music, jazz, pop, film, theater and visual art forms, performed by both local and foreign artists. The festival has…
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Modern Turkey lacks support in the performing arts. In many cultural cities all over the world, people have made a habit of going to theatres and various performances regularly. However, such an attitude has not set itself in our country yet. Theatre companies are in extremely difficult positions. They continuously try to attract as many…
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Question: Research and humor are your differentiating qualities in journalism. Do you present humor as a conscious choice to differentiate yourself? Do you work in any other type of journalism like newspaper, web, tv? “So the show kind of naturally became more of a reflection on me. I like humor and really ultimately I think…
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