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Daughter of Imprisoned US Pastor Andrew Brunson: Turkey Should Not Get Away With This
The daughter of imprisoned U.S. citizen Pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey told the United Nations Human Rights Council that the terror allegations against her father are "absurd," as she shared a letter from him who said his only crime is being a "Christian pastor."
Jacqueline Brunson, speaking on behalf of the European Center for Law and Justice in Geneva on Friday, told the Council that her father has been wrongfully imprisoned for close to a year and a half, but is yet to be formally charged.
"Turkey should not get away with holding my father one more day," she maintained, urging the U.N. to do all it can to help see him get released and returned to America.
"Having grown up in Turkey, it has been hard for me to understand the situation. My family loves and respects the Turkish people, and my father has been dedicated to serving them for over two decades," she said.
"I know the allegations against my father are absurd. He is not an armed terrorist trying to overthrow any government, my father is a peaceful pastor. My family has suffered greatly during the past year and a half, which has been filled with tears, and countless unanswered questions."
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Political stalemate holds US pastor 'hostage' in Turkish jail
Comments this week from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan increased speculation that Turkey has been holding jailed US pastor Andrew Brunson hostage since last October in order to extract political concessions from the United States.
Addressing the parliamentary assembly of his ruling Justice and Development Party on 30 May, Erdoğan warned that under international agreements, Turkey could retaliate against countries refusing to extradite Turkish nationals accused by Ankara of links to Fethullah Gülen, the Turkish Muslim cleric accused of plotting the failed July 2016 coup attempt to overthrow the Turkish government.
"I am calling out to the whole world. I am saying that if you don't help us … know that if your [citizens] fall into our hands someday, you will not be able to get them back," Erdoğan declared.
For months, Turkey has been demanding that the US extradite Gülen, an elderly Islamic leader based in Pennsylvania for the past 20 years.
Ankara is also insisting that Germany and other European governments extradite the hundreds of Turkish military officers, academics, journalists and judicial personnel who have gone abroad and applied for asylum in the wake of the massive legal probe into more than 150,000 Turkish citizens suspected of links with the Gülen movement.
But despite President Erdoğan's face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump in mid-May, Washington has yet to confirm that it has received "clear evidence" against Gülen that satisfies US judicial processes.
"Let the law proceed. Put forth the evidence, if you have any, and start the trial as soon as possible. Justice is all we want."
Soner Tufan, Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey
"The U.S., tied to institutional obligations and balance of powers, remained unmoved on Gülen," Istanbul Policy Center's researching editor Megan Giscion noted in an opinion piece in Hurriyet Daily News on 27 May. "Much to the distaste of the U.S., Turkey still is yet to develop allegations against Brunson."
Brunson was arrested last October in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir, apparently over his alleged missionary activities in support of two terrorist enemies of the Turkish government: Gülen, accused of orchestrating the attempted coup; and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighting the Turkish state for Kurdish self-rule inside Turkey.
But none of the actual charges which Turkish authorities claim make the pastor a "national security risk" have been revealed to either Brunson or his Turkish lawyer. His entire legal case file remains sealed, eight months later, fuelling suspicions that the "secret witness" accusations against him are trumped-up charges.
Back in March, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim had indicated Turkey could consider "accelerating" the jailed pastor's trial process, but he scoffed at suggestions that Brunson's case had anything to do with Gülen's extradition. "These matters are separate," he insisted to a USA Today reporter visiting Ankara.
But Turkish Protestant church leaders monitoring the Evangelical Presbyterian pastor's dilemma remain apprehensive, calling for the prosecutors to produce a formal indictment and open a court case.
"Let the law proceed. Put forth the evidence, if you have any, and start the trial as soon as possible," spokesman Soner Tufan of the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey told Al-Monitor. "Justice is all we want."
But according to Ayhan Erdemir, a former Turkish opposition parliamentarian now a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, "The Turkish government has no intentions of providing Pastor Brunson a fair trial. Ankara sees Pastor Brunson as a hostage that they can use as leverage in their relations with the United States," he told Al-Monitor.
Devil's Bargain? Why Turkish Referendum Spells Bad News for Religious Minorities
WASHINGTON – This week Turkey voted to trade democracy for what looks like authoritarian rule. If the referendum stands, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gain power over all branches of government. That's bad news for Christians and other religious minorities in Turkey already facing persecution.
With a narrow vote that's being challenged after allegations of fraud, Turks lost the checks and balances in their government, just barely handing Erdogan the executive powers he's craved since a coup threatened to topple his reign last summer.
"The problem is that there are serious allegations and not only allegations but evidence of electoral fraud," said Aykan Erdemir, who served in Turkey's parliament until 2015.
Erdemir, a Muslim Turk, has dedicated his career to defending minority rights in his country, including those of Christians and Jews.
If the referendum stands, Erdogan will have executive, judicial and legislative powers.
Erdemir predicts conditions for Christians, who've already fallen prey to crackdowns and persecution, will continue to worsen.
During his victory speech, Erdogan invoked religious incitement, accusing the West of starting a "crusade" against Islam.
"So he's again using this kind of belligerent clash of Islam versus Christianity," Erdemir explained. "It's the battle of the cross versus the crescent rhetoric."
"And you can imagine if you are a member of Turkey's Jewish or Christian communities you will feel very threatened because you are a citizen," he continued. "And technically on paper you have the same rights as Turkey's majority Muslim population but you have a president who continues to single you out.
Turkey: Historic Urfa Church Given to Islamic School Foundation
Yet another example of intolerance has taken place in the southeastern Turkish city of Sanliurfa (Urfa)—the historic Assyrian Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the city is now being used as a municipality-owned cultural center and the foundation of the Islamic school of Harran University.
According to sources, the church was used actively until 1924, when Assyrians (Syriac Christians) left for Aleppo.
Locals call the church "the Regie Church", because Tekel, the Turkish tobacco and alcoholic beverage company, had once used it as a tobacco factory. This tobacco factory had been known as the Regie Tobacco Company in Ottoman times, and was nationalized in 1925.
It was also used as a grape storehouse for decades. After its restoration in 1998, it hosted a carpet-making class. In 2002, it became the "Kemalettin Gazezoglu Cultural Center," named after the governor of the city. Today, a part of it has been given to a foundation that runs the Islamic school at the city's university.
Turkey has used the historic church for many different purposes—except for its intended purpose: a church.
Erdogan slammed over Christmas message of tolerance while American missionary is still imprisoned in Turkey
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been slammed for delivering a Christmas message praising the country's "culture of tolerance" while an American pastor is still imprisoned in the country over false charges.
On Saturday, President Erdogan released his Christmas greetings to Turkish Christian citizens and to Christians everywhere. He said the country's culture of tolerance has allowed various traditions and beliefs to co-exist peacefully, Andalou Agency details.
"We, the members of this deep-rooted tradition, continue to embrace all the oppressed who have escaped war, oppression, and pressure," said Erdogan in his Christmas message. "The centuries-old tolerant environment in our country which has hosted different civilizations, different beliefs, and ideas throughout history, continues its existence today despite the various assaults against our nation's unity and peace."
However, The Blaze criticized Erdogan for speaking about hope and tolerance while North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson is still jailed in Turkey over trumped-up charges. For the publication, the Turkish president's Christmas message is a clear contrast to the situation of persecuted and imprisoned pastors in the Middle Eastern country.
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Turkish officials Thursday denied the appeal of imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was jailed in October on claims by officials that he held "membership in an armed terrorist organization."
The American Center for Law and Justice, which is defending Brunson, said the claims are simply trumped up.
On Thursday, they pointed out that "the charging documents do not present any evidence against him."
Brunson unsuccessfully appealed his detention.
ACLJ said another appeal to a higher court is allowed, but it is uncertain how that appeal process will go.
Previously, the legal group said, Brunson was denied access to his Turkish attorney.
"Now, he is allowed visits with his Turkish attorney – however, due to an emergency decree in Turkey, those visits are recorded and any notes taken by his attorney are copied. Thus, Pastor Andrew has no attorney-client privilege," ACLJ said.
"Yesterday, Pastor Andrew was allowed a visit with family. During that visit, Pastor Andrew indicated that, while he had been previously denied a Bible, he is now allowed to have a New Testament. Pastor Andrew also has a visit with U.S. Embassy officials scheduled for tomorrow.
"We are continuing our diplomatic efforts to engage the incoming U.S. administration, and moving forward with an appeal of his case," ACLJ said.
Family fights for release of US pastor jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges
The family of a U.S pastor imprisoned in Turkey launched a campaign Wednesday for his release, saying the North Carolina native is being held on false terrorism-related charges and that his life is in danger.
Andrew Brunson, 48, pastor of a Protestant church in Izmir, was locked up Friday after first being detained in October. The government accuses him of having ties to an American-based cleric, Fetullah Gulen, who Ankara blames for a July coup attempt.
"The government of Turkey -- led by an Islamic party -- has begun increased crackdowns on Christians, and Pastor Andrew, if convicted, may face years in prison based on extremely serious -- and false -- charges," said Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice, which is representing Brunson's family.
Brunson and his wife, Norine -- originally from Black Mountain, N.C. -- have lived in Turkey for 23 years, running a Christian church with the full knowledge of local authorities, according to the ACLJ.
On Wednesday, after weeks of silence, the family called the charges against Brunson "unfounded" and "shocking" and demanded his immediate release.
"Andrew's strong faith has always been at the center of his life and that has never been more evident than his pastorship in Turkey," his family said in a statement. "His love and concern for the people of Turkey is unmistakable, as he has dedicated 23 years of his life serving them."
Brunson was summoned to a local police station in Izmir on Oct. 7. According to the family, Brunson, a U.S. citizen, thought he would be receiving a long-awaited permanent residence card. Instead, Brunson was told he was being deported because he was a "threat to national security."
Brunson was arrested and fingerprinted while awaiting deportation. Officials confiscated personal items, including his phone, and denied him access to a Bible. They also prevented him from consulting an attorney and kept him in isolation for a period of time.
But Brunson's ordeal would soon take a dark turn.
On Friday, after 63 days in captivity, Brunson was taken to a counter-terrorism center in Izmir. After further questioning, he was charged with "membership in an armed terrorist organization," and a judge ordered he be imprisoned instead of deported.
Lawyers for the ACLJ told FoxNews.com Wednesday that the charging documents include no evidence to support claims the man broke any law. If convicted of such terrorism charges, Brunson could face years of imprisonment.
"We are launching a global campaign to call attention to his plight demanding that Turkey – a NATO member – release Pastor Andrew without delay," Sekulow said.
The family said the U.S. State Department as well as a member of Congress have been quietly negotiating his release over the last several weeks.
"We have seen reports of U.S. citizens in Turkey being detained and deported," a U.S. State Department official told FoxNews.com Tuesday, though the official did not mention Brunson by name, citing privacy concerns."
"The Department of State takes its obligation to assist U.S. citizens arrested abroad seriously. When a U.S. citizen is detained overseas, we seek to visit as soon as possible and to provide appropriate consular services," the official said.
The Brunsons, with help from the ACLJ, launched a global campaign Wednesday to raise awareness of the pastor's plight and pressure the U.S. government as well as the United Nations and NATO countries to act on his behalf. Turkey is a member of NATO. An online petition is also being circulated to help secure Brunson's release.
Christian Pastor In Turkey Imprisoned And Accused Of Armed Terrorism Links
A Turkish judge sent Rev. Andrew Brunson to prison in Izmir today, 64 days after the US pastor and his wife, Norine, were detained on 7 Oct. under Interior Ministry deportation orders.
Although his wife was released on 19 Oct. and given an extended permit to remain in the country, Andrew Brunson has been held since 20 Oct. at the Harmandali Detention Centre on the northern edge of Izmir.
The 48-year-old was transferred overnight on 8 Dec. to a counter-terrorism centre, before being brought before an Izmir court today (9 Dec.) for interrogation.
The American Protestant heard today for the first time the allegations filed against him, which apparently prompted his arrest and lengthy detention. According to the officiating judge, the "terrorism" charges came from a "secret informant". The court ruled that the files on Brunson's case would continue to remain inaccessible to his lawyer, who had not been allowed to meet him until today's hearing.
Brunson's lawyer has confirmed that the court document released at the hearing charged her US client with "membership in an armed terrorist organisation". The judge specifically mentioned allegations that the pastor had links with the Fetullah Gulen movement, which is accused by Ankara of instigating a failed military coup against the Turkish government on 15 July. The pastor is now incarcerated at Izmir's Sakran 3 Nolu T Tipi Prison.
Mounting Concerns About Detained US Couple In Turkey
Christians have expressed concern about the plight of American Christians Andrew Brunson and his wife Norine who were detained in Turkey earlier this month on charges that friends linked to their church work. Turkish officials arrested and detained the couple on October 7 in the coastal city of Izmir saying their activities constituted "national security risks"," explained advocacy group Voice of the Persecuted (VOP).
The couple had been been living in Turkey for 23 years, running a church with "the full knowledge of the local authorities," the group added in a statement obtained by BosNewsLife. "They were summoned to the police department on Friday, October 7, for what they assumed would be questions about their recent residency application. Upon their arrival they were presented with a letter from Ankara labeling them a threat to national security and ordering their deportation."
The couple was "immediately detained, their phones were confiscated, and they were completely isolated from the outside world," VOP said.
Turkish authorities reportedly denied repeated requests from their lawyers, the United States State Department, and friends to see them or communicate with them in any way. The couple was also "explicitly forbidden from having a Bible, and were not allowed to receive books or any change of clothes. Andrew's glasses and watch were taken away," stressed VOP, which closely monitors the case.
"They were told that their government had forgotten about them and that "hopefully" they would be deported, suggesting that they might simply disappear and never be heard from again."
While Norine Brunson was released after 12 days on October 19 and verbally told that all charges against her were dropped, a lawyer apparently told her that it is almost certainly "not true given that nothing was put in writing."
She was allowed to see her husband for half an hour on October 20, but was denied any access the next day, Christians said. Besides with his wife, Andrew Brunson has had no contact with the outside world since his detention, according to VOP.
"Norine and Andrew explicitly waived their right to protest the deportation, and yet there has been no deportation to date." Rights activists said Turkey violates the right to legal counsel is guaranteed under Turkish law, and the right of the US State Department to visit detained American citizens as guaranteed by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, which Turkey has ratified.
I Was Kicked Out Of Turkey For Being A Christian
Turkey has been Ryan Keating's home for more than 20 years. But last week all that was thrown into jeopardy.
After a short trip out of the country, the American was told he could never come back. No reason was given. There was no investigation. No evidence. He was held in a cell overnight at Istanbul airport and interrogated by the anti-terror police. Then he was told he was a threat to national security and forced aboard the next plane out the country.
"Unfortunately this is typical of the kind of treatment that Christians often get in Turkey," he told Christian Today.
Keating has been in and out of the country since 1993 and has been a full-time resident in the capital Ankara with his wife and four children for the last ten years.
He is doing a PhD in philosophy of religion at Ankara University and has set up Ankara Refugee Ministry (ARM), which provides food, shelter and clothing to 6,000 of refugee families. Run out of Kurtulus Church, one of Turkey's largest evangelical churches, which the Keatings attend, ARM also offers English classes and career training for a handful of Turkey's 2.7 million refugees.
On top of that Keating runs a coffee company called Coffee Haus and directs a discipleship program at his church.
All that is at risk now because Keating has been labeled "a threat to national security" and given a lifetime ban from Turkey.
He has appealed the decision but cases such as his normally take at least two years to resolve and for that time, Keating is a nomad. But he is quick to stress his treatment is not unusual for Christians in Turkey.
"There has been some ways in which Turkey has given increased freedom to religious minorities. But there are other incidents of arbitrary discrimination and this is one of them.
"There is no evidence or justification for why I have been banned. I know I haven't done anything illegal ever in Turkey. We are very careful to obey the laws. We have done nothing to threaten or do harm to Turkey in any way.
"There has been no investigation, no evidence, just an arbitrary ban. And to use this blanket 'threat to national security' – what does that even mean? What are they suggesting I have done or would do?"
Although his family have stayed in Turkey for the time being, they are concerned about their future. They have packed emergency bags in case they are arrested at short notice.
"We have generally been safe, if tense, in Turkey," he said. "But if I can be banned they're all worried about they will be as well."
Turkey Deporting More Christian Ministry Workers, Tagging Them as Threats to National Security
More and more Christians doing ministry work or working in churches in Turkey are being deported by local authorities from the Muslim nation, with some of the Christians tagged as threats to the country's national security.
Among these Christian ministry workers who are experiencing persecution in Turkey are Andrew and Norine Brunson, who are leading the Izmir Resurrection Church located in the Turkish capital, Ankara. The church currently has an average of 30 to 40 worshippers.
The Christian couple, who have been residing in Turkey for the past 20 years, were detained by Turkish officials for supposedly conducting activities that constitute a "national security risk."
The Turkish Interior Ministry has already ordered their summary deportation. The Christian couple have been trying since last April to renew their resident visas but have not received any response from the concerned agencies.
A lawyer who was trying to help the couple sort out their immigration problems was also reportedly denied access to the Christians. Church friends who tried sending clothes to the Brunsons were also turned away.
Five Turks Convicted of Killing Christians in Malatya Sentenced for Life – But Remain Free
Nine years after three Christians were tortured with knives and murdered in southeast Turkey, the Criminal Court in the city of Malatya, where it happened, has convicted their five accused killers, sentencing each of them on 28 Sept. to three consecutive life sentences in prison.
News of the long-awaited verdicts in the notorious "Malatya massacre" case quickly flashed throughout the Turkish media at the conclusion of the trial's 115th hearing. Emre Gunaydin, Salih Gurler, Abuzer Yildirim, Cuma Ozdemir and Hamit Ceker were all found guilty of premeditated murder, to be jailed for life without the possibility of parole.
But most media outlets failed to report the court's surprise ruling: that the now convicted killers would in fact still remain free, subject only to routine surveillance, while the case is being appealed before two higher courts.
Hours after the court decisions were announced, Pastor Ihsan Ozbek released a statement to the press on behalf of the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey.
Deploring the judiciary's stated inability to "uncover the darkness behind the murders", Ozbek declared that the Protestant community desired a prompt, "just conclusion" that uncovered the motivation of the perpetrators and punished their crime.
WHY TURKEY'S SEIZURE OF CHURCHES IS DEEPLY TROUBLING
You don't need to have "Istanbul, Not Constantinople" memorized to know that Turkey is a Muslim country built by Muslim colonists and settlers on the back of a Christian civilization. Some of its mosques used to be churches. And quite a few Muslims in Turkey would like to turn all the remaining churches into mosques or, in some cases, back into mosques.
That makes the question of church property an explosive one and the seizures of churches by the Islamist AKP Erdogan regime more troubling.
After 10 months of urban conflict in Turkey's war-torn southeast, the government has expropriated huge sections of property, apparently to rebuild and restore the historical centre of the region's largest city, Diyarbakir.
But to the dismay of the city's handful of Christian congregations, this includes all its Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches. Unlike the state-funded mosques, Turkey's ancient church buildings – some of which pre-date Islam – have been managed, historically, by church foundations.
The Erdogan regime has a history of using this brand of eminent domain and accompanying "reconstruction" to eliminate problem areas. Tear down a place that serves as a gathering for people you don't like and replace it with a shopping mall. The Europeans won't complain. They'll float you a loan to do it.
While Obama welcomes Erdogan's megamosque in America, Christians have trouble with churches in Turkey. But Obama instead lobbies Greece to make more space for Islamic services.
On April 2, a gigantic Ottoman style of mosque was opened in Lanham, Maryland by the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The mosque, according to Turkish officials, is "one of the largest Turkish mosques built outside Turkey."
Funds to build it, as reported by the Turkish pro-government newspaper, Sabah, came from Turkey's state-run Presidency of Religious Affairs, known as the Diyanet, as well as Turkish-American non-profit organizations.
The mosque is actually part of a larger complex, commonly referred to as "Maryland kulliye." Akulliye, as such Islamic compounds were called in Ottoman times, is a complex of buildings, centered on a mosque and composed of various facilities including a madrassa (Islamic religious school).
Erdogan recited verses from the Quran inside the mosque after the mosque was opened.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away from the American soil, in Turkey, Christians have for decades been deprived of the right to build their places of worship.
It's not just that the left insists on welcoming Muslims. But it shows its double standards when it refuses to stand up for the rights of Christians. It doesn't believe in freedom of worship. It believes in empowering Islamists to oppress Christians and Jews, not to mention Hindus and Buddhists, all over the world.
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Turkey Builds Mega-Mosque in U.S., Blocks Churches in Turkey
As yet another enormous mosque has opened in the U.S. (funded by the Turkish government), Christians in Turkey are waiting for the day when Turkish state authorities will allow them freely to build or use their churches and safely pray inside them.
In Turkey, some churches have been converted to stables or used as storehouses. Others have been completely destroyed. Sales of churches on the internet are a common practice.
Meanwhile, Turkish President Erdogan said during the opening ceremony of the Maryland mosque that the center was important at a time of an "unfortunate rise in intolerance towards Muslims in the United States and the world."
How would Muslims feel if mosques in Mecca were put up for sale on the internet, turned into stables, or razed to the ground? How would they feel if a Muslim child were beaten in the classroom by his teacher for not saying "Jesus is my Lord and Savior?" How would they feel if they continually received violent threats or insults for just attempting peacefully to worship in their mosques?
Turkey Seizes Six Churches as State Property in Volatile Southeast
After 10 months of urban conflict in Turkey's war-torn southeast, the government has expropriated huge sections of property, apparently to rebuild and restore the historical centre of the region's largest city, Diyarbakir.
But to the dismay of the city's handful of Christian congregations, this includes all its Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches. Unlike the state-funded mosques, Turkey's ancient church buildings - some of which pre-date Islam - have been managed, historically, by church foundations.
The new decision has effectively made the Diyarbakir churches - one 1,700 years old, another built only in 2003 - state property of Turkey, an Islamic country of 75 million.
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Wobber V., Hare B., Koler-Matznick J., Wrangham R., Tomasello M. 2009. Breed differences in domestic dogs' (Canis familiaris) comprehension of human communicative signals. Interaction Studies 10(2): 206-224.


Display your love of wildflowers on your car, refrigerator, garden shed, and anywhere else you can fit this colorful bumper sticker! "May all your weeds be wildflowers" speaks truth to something every gardener wishes as their garden fills in for the season. This fun bumper sticker is a fantastic gift for any gardener in your life. We recommend pairing it with our gnome magnet, a gift certificate or a bag of bulbs for an easy, affordable gift all gardeners will appreciate.
This colorful bumper sticker is a great way to show off your love of wildflowers! Measuring 11.5" x 3", it's the perfect size to plaster on your tool shed, car, cooler, and really anywhere in between.


copper threads reminiscent of raindrops on a spider web.
A turquoise glass holder is included.
White, Silver and Forest Green on Dark Green on 3 " core ball.
Blue & White on Apple Green 3 " core ball.
Green & White on Blue on 3 " core ball.
Green & Blue on White on 3" core ball.
Red & Mauve on 2 " core ball.
on a 3" core ball sitting on a gray-green stone holder (holder included).
Found in high country woodlands, the White Trillium shines in the filtered sunlight.
Here, on 3" core ball it is emboidered on a brown and green wrapped Temari for enjoyment all year long.
sagey green- wrapped 3" core ball with pale and dark green leaf shapes.
A delicate Pink Trillium on a brown and green wrapped 3" core ball is as fragile as the illusive woodland bloom.
on a pure black-wrapped 3" core ball to form interlocked diamonds.
Shiney copper starbursts are stitched on both poles.
A starry-shapped clear glass holder is also included.
Like raindrops on thread, these are made of thread. Black, white, turquoise and gold thread adorn this 3" core ball.
A clear bubbly disk of glass is included as a holder.
Ojo de Dios is Spanish for "Eye of God". They are considered by some to represent a prayer for good health, prosperity or long life.
These orange, pink and turquoise ojos are stitched onto a deep black background on a 3" core ball.
Whimsical pink and orange flowers add a soft touch. A deep orange glass stand is included.
Purple, lavendar and yellow threads form a delicate purple tulip on a 3" core egg.
to sit on a gray-green stone stand (included).
Red Tulip Egg on 3" core egg.
Gardenia Egg on 3" core egg.
Red-orange, white, navy blue and gold kiku mums decorate the poles of this 3" core ball that is wrapped in pale blue.
Light green and navy leaves encircle the center as this Temari sits on a pale blue glass holder (included).
This Temari needed to be photographed six times to begin to show it. Each embroidered design is unique.
Fun, but a real challenge to make!
Mexico on 3" core ball.
Owned by the Artist. Not For Sale.
These pansies are done in Brazilian 3D embroidery with Swarovski crystals added to their centers.
Pansies done in Brazilian Three-Dimentional Embroidery on 3" core ball.
Sunflower Sampler on 3 " core ball.
Friendship Temari Ornament on 2 " core ball.
A sunny yellow thread wraps this 2 " core ball with interlocking squares in soft lavendar and medium blue.
Solf lavendar metallic threads trim the squares and form star bursts in the empty spaces. A thread hanger is attched.
Friendship Temari Ornamen on 2 " core ball.
This 2 " core ball is wrapped in crayon green with pale lavendar metallic thread starbursts and lavendar and light green interlocking squares. A thread hanger is attached.
(this is not ribbon, but individual rows of thread) and gold-colored glass seed beads.
Harvest Moon sits on a fabric beanbag, which is included.
sits on a fabric beadbag, which is included.
Lavendar Mum on 3" core ball.
green, orange, black, cream, and red threads. A thread hanger allows it to hang from a 9" brass stand (included).
Ruby Kiku on 3" core ball.
Black & Tan Kiku on 3" core ball.
rainbow metallic thread starbursts with peridot Swarovski crystal centers. A thread hanger is attached.
Swarovski crystals. More clear Swarovski crystals encircle the equator, or obi, of the Temari. A thread hanger is attached.
Silver and green diamonds are stitched around this 2" core ball wrapped in red.
A thread hanger is attached.
Ornament on 2" core ball.
Snowflakes on 2" core ball.


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Honda Canada delivers 15,302 vehicles in October
Honda division has experienced exponential growth with nine consecutive months of growth yoy
The combined sales of 13,728 units completed by the Honda and Acura divisions of Honda Canada Inc. in November represent an increase of 10% compared to sales last year. The Honda Automobile Division reported sales of 12,258 units in November, 13% more than the last year, which represents for this marks the best November since 2006. Division Acura has concluded its share sale 1 470 units in November, a decrease of 6% compared to 2012.
"Canadians expect Honda durability, quality and reliability, and we continue to meet their expectations with strong sales of vehicles preferes consumers like the Fit, CR-V, Accord and version revised the Odyssey minivan. As a tourer most sold in Canada, Honda Civic, a little more than 5,700 units were sold in November, as will soon be completed his 16th consecutive year at the top of sales in Canada, an unprecedented record "stated Dave Gardner, vice president of sales and marketing, Honda Canada Inc." The loyal customers of our Acura division continue to support our luxury sport utility vehicles: the RDX and MDX, winner of the Best New SUV over $ 60,000 AJAC 2014, have both recorded strong sales in November. We expect to maintain our growth for the period of holidays and a good part of 2014. "
Highlights of November:
• The Honda Civic has shown an increase of 13% compared to the same period last year with 5,701 units sold (compared to 5,061 units last year); it maintains its position as the most passenger car sold in Canada YTD.
• The Honda Fit has recorded strong sales of 737 units compared to 375 units in the corresponding period last year (up 97%).
• The CR-V Honda has established a new sales record for the month of November with 2,860 units sold (against 2626 in 2012).
• Sales of the Honda Odyssey rose 56% compared to the same period last year (876 units against 562).
• The activities of the Acura division were marked by the delivery of 522 units of RDX (against 481 last year), which represents the best sales figures for the month of November since 2007.
• The Acura MDX, recently crown by AJAC as a "Best New SUV over $ 60,000," has exceeded its annual sales in November 2012 (506 units against 449).
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Once every few months, I'll be host a Splatfest like competition where subs will break up into two groups.
Subs will fill out a form (provided at the bottom of this paste) where they will choose what team they will join (THIS IS FINAL, ONCE YOU COMMIT TO A TEAM, YOURE LOCKED IN). They will then be assigned a Discord Role based on their selection by a Discord Wars Mod. The Mods will also have chosen a team as well, and will act as the go to for organizing in the event. Each Team will also be given a channel that only members of that team can see. These channels will be used for team strategy and discussing the best way to go about getting victory.
- If DUO or Squad, only one reports.
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- 20 POINTS For Finishing At All. 30 Points for finishing in one sitting.
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Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887-1986). Green, Yellow and Orange, 1960. Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe, 87.136.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.136.3_SL1.jpg)
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"Green, Yellow, and Orange" was inspired by a flight in an airplane. O'Keeffe was truly mesmerized by the abstraction of the earth as seen from the sky.
She said herself: "There's nothing abstract about those pictures; they are what I saw—and very realistic to me. I must say I changed the color to suit myself, but after all you can see any color you want when you look out the window."
I love this painting!
I love this painting, too! So many of O'Keeffe's works are so abstract because she felt that nature itself was so abstract. This was inspired by the view from an airplane.
Any relationship to paintings by Brice Marden?
I definitely see why you would ask that! It does have a similar aesthetic. To my knowledge, his works in this style were produced after O'Keeffe had already died.
The thing I find interesting about this work is the high altitude perspective. This is really the opposite of her usual approach of blowing up one small detail of an object.
However the result is the same: abstraction!
Yes and Marden might have been influenced by this perhaps. Thank you this is wonderful!
This is one the most interesting works, in my opinion, in the exhibition. I'm interested to know why it caught your eye.
This work was actually inspired by a flight in an airplane. O'Keeffe was interested in the way that both the distance and aerial perspective created a sort of "natural" abstraction.
When I learned that, I could imagine a meandering river, surrounded by fields and forests.
The colors first caught my eye. I love the American West from a plane.
Ah yes! It could even be the reds and oranges of the desert earth and gorges or valleys cut through the rock.
It seems that she didn't only study nature but also perhaps weather and astronomy.
She was so observant and seemed to draw inspiration from all aspects of the natural world. "Green, Yellow, and Orange," for example, was inspired by what she saw out the window of an airplane.
Why did O'Keeffe paint this scene?
There's a reason that this painting looks so much like an aerial view of a river, despite how abstract it is. When Georgia O'Keeffe started traveling extensively later in her life, she would sketch out plane windows.
Though the colors are altered, you can see a desert river, with fiery orange land around it, clearly in this painting. She said of these aerial views, "There's nothing abstract about those pictures; they are what I saw—and very realistic to me. I must say I changed the color to suit myself, but after all you can see any color you want when you look out the window."
Green, Yellow and Orange
Serpentine curves inspired by natural forms were a mainstay of O'Keeffe's art from the earliest years of her career. Later on, she found new pictorial opportunities in the aerial view, which she discovered when she flew across the country and around the world in the lower-altitude propeller planes of the 1950s and 1960s. In this work, which suggests the ribbon-like meander of a Western river through arid terrain, her reference to place is almost entirely subsumed by the force of the calligraphic, abstract design.
ARTIST Georgia O'Keeffe, American, 1887-1986
MEDIUM Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) Frame: 40 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (102.2 x 76.8 x 4.4 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE Unsigned
Georgia O'Keeffe: Living Modern
Georgia O'Keeffe: Works From The Brooklyn Museum
CREDIT LINE Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe
RIGHTS STATEMENT copyright transferred to Brooklyn Museum, 2006
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CAPTION Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887-1986). Green, Yellow and Orange, 1960. Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Georgia O'Keeffe, 87.136.3. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.136.3_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 87.136.3_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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A 2014 study by the US Department of Energy conducted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory estimated that U.S. data centers consumed 70 billion kWh of electricity. This represents about 1.8% of the total U.S. electricity consumption. Putting this in perspective 70 billion kWh of electricity is the equivalent of roughly 8 big nuclear reactors, or around double the nation's solar panel output. Developing new memory technologies capable of reducing this power consumption would be greatly beneficial as our demand for connectivity increases in the future. One newly emerging candidate for an information carrier in low power memory devices is the magnetic skyrmion. This magnetic texture is characterized by its specific non-trivial topology, giving it particle-like characteristics. Recent experimental work has shown that these skyrmions can be stabilized at room temperature and moved with extremely low electrical current densities. This rapidly developing field requires new measurement techniques capable of determining the topology of these textures at greater speed than previous approaches. In this dissertation, I give a brief introduction to the magnetic structures found in Fe/Gd multilayered systems. I then present newly developed techniques that streamline the analysis of Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy (LTEM) data. These techniques are then applied to further the understanding of the magnetic properties of these Fe/Gd based multilayered systems. This dissertation includes previously published and unpublished co-authored material.


Do you ever feel like your life has slipped into shades of gray? You peer at your problems and they all seem familiar, as though they already happened. Deja vu. You're in a rut! Maybe you need color! Brain research says one of the best ways to energize your creativity is to supercharge your brain by doing something new.
Recently, I took five days out of my routine to take a 15-hour watercolor painting class. Granted, not everyone can take 15 hours or more out of a week or a month or a couple of months, even in the summer, but if you can, it might change your perspective–especially since art requires fresh eyes.
First, you want to find an instructor who is a good painter as well as a good teacher. You can't know about the teaching unless you know former students, but you can easily check out the products the teacher has produced since most instructors maintain access such as a Facebook page or website for prospective art buyers or students. You want someone who can start you out with good, solid technique and whose products you admire.
Both drawing and painting require that you look at the world around you in a slightly odd way–especially if you intend to create a watercolor painting. You look for highlights (which you isolate on your fancy watercolor paper like bad children sent to time-out) and shadows, which you note. You sketch the important lines of your subject in pencil, trying not to erase because it disturbs the coating that makes your paper so expensive.
Warning: an interest in drawing may re-ignite your old penchant for doodling! You start staring at the proportions of things like faces where the eyes and nose are in a different spot than you would expect and hands are HUGE. But you don't have to begin drawing by tackling human faces. You can start with apples. Or garlic.
Color is sneaky. It changes rules when you're painting as opposed as when you're blending colored lights on the patio or stage. And watercolors demand different color techniques from acrylic or oil paints. In watercolor, you add a color that's from the opposite side of the color wheel when you want to deaden a color or create a shadow, and you do it right on your picture. It's scary.
All forms of art are probably going to require special equipment at some point. Watercolor painting is easier if you have cold press paper and at least a couple pricey watercolor brushes (different from oil brushes, but you have to believe the package labels if the difference doesn't show). A good craft store will have a nice set of 16 watercolors in a box like one you used in grade school, but you can also buy individual tubes of color that end up being more expensive. If you don't want to start with watercolors, how about a drawing class with bits of charcoal or maybe different pencils? Or pastels? Or colored pencils? You can match your financial comfort level to your interest.
You're no artist. You're judging from your past when you may or may not have had good instruction. But let's assume you're right. What's the point in taking an art class when you aren't an artist? Besides changing your perspective and challenging a neglected portion of your brain, learning art gives you a chance to step out of your regular concerns–a kind of meditation, perhaps. It gives you a chance to meet other people who are as filled with bravado as you were when you signed up. You'll have people to share your chuckles when your products are funny. And you'll have your very own artwork to display on the refrigerator!
For more information on my instructor, or to see his professional work, please visit www.VilasTonape.com.
This entry was posted on June 14, 2014 by Personal Journeys with Gramma in Life Stories and tagged Adventure, Art, Challenge, Color, Creativity, featured, Highlights, Life Stories, Openness, Permission to Learn, Perspective, Re-energize, Regrouping, Shades of Grey, Shadows, Social Interaction, Something New, Supercharged Brain.


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Susan Dodes
Music Adjunct Faculty
Music and Performing Arts Professions
sld10@nyu.edu
A highly regarded talent and artist development executive, Susan Dodes has been a constant presence in the U.S. entertainment business and brings her expertise and serious love of all kinds of music to the world of experiential university education.
Susan began her career in music in the international acquisitions department of Chappell-Intersong Music Publishers in New York City. Tutored by legendary Music publisher and lawyer Irwin Z. Robinson, she learned the intricacies of copyright and rights management on both the creative and legal sides and the often underrecognized power of the songwriter. Subsequently, she was promoted to director of talent acquisition and held that position at Warner-Chappell Music as well as Famous Music Publishing.
She moved to the recording side of the business as director of A+R for MCA/Universal Records and in 1994 was appointed vice president of A+R at Sony/Relativity Recordings. Throughout her career, she has signed or worked with artists and songwriters as diverse as Level 42, Cinderella, Patty Smyth, REM, U2, The Lightning Seeds, Jill Sobule, and Josh Ritter as well as overseeing a variety of soundtrack and licensing projects. She started her own A+R and production/consulting firm, SuLeDo Music Consulting, and handled the producing careers of Luke Ebbin (Bon Jovi) and Kipper (Sting, Chris Botti) and engineer extraordinaire Gary Tole. When time permits, she continues to consult on projects across the musical spectrum and is known for her development of young artists and songwriters.
Susan lived in London, England, from 2007-2012, where she was appointed senior lecturer at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, an associated school of the University of Sussex. She has taught master classes for undergraduate students at The Clive Davis Institute at NYU, Syracuse University's Bandier Program for Music and Entertainment, and The University of Liverpool. In 2013, She was named lecturer professor at the University of New Haven in the department of Music, Music Industry and Sound Recording, teaching courses in music business, music publishing, and music history. She is also the creator and director of the department's highly acclaimed Nashville Semester Study Away Program in partnership with Blackbird Studio.
She holds a bachelor of arts degree from Brandeis University and a master of arts degree in American Studies from Columbia University. Susan is an active member of NARAS and has participated in panels at many of the music business's most impactful conferences including SXSW and CMJ/MONDO. In 2019 she was appointed co-chair of Global Mentorship and Education for the She Is The Music organization founded by Alicia Keys, in recognition of her work as a mentor and advocate for young women in the music industry. Under Susan's leadership, She Is The Music launched its inaugural ConnectTogetHER mentorship program in June of 2020, which provided summerlong mentorship experiences with industry professionals and creators for 40 young female creators and music businesses hopefuls from around the globe.
Her philosophy for teaching and mentoring students with a deep passion for music and the business that propels it is "If you want to be in the music business then BE in the music business…your education, ability to communicate, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit will be your launching pad…the rest is up to you."
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MLB preps for interleague play in 2013
By Kevin Reichard on July 17, 2012 in Features, Major-League Baseball
Plans are coming into place for Major League Baseball to feature permanent interleague play when the Houston Astros join the American League, leaving MLB with a 15-15 split in the two leagues. Scheduling is the biggest change when it comes to interleague play, and not every fan is going to like the changes, as it […]
Selig: Rivalry series may survive interleague play
By Kevin Reichard on May 17, 2012 in Major-League Baseball, News
The two annual rivalry series may survive a scheduling reconfiguration in 2013 because of their popularity with fans, according to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. Right now there are two three-game rivalry interleague series — Yankees/Mets, Cubs/White Sox, Twins/Brewers, Rays/Marlins, A's/Giants, Angels/Dodgers, etc. — that are popular in terms of box-office appeal and ratings, particularly in larger cities where […]
Can-Am League, American Association will play interlocking schedule
By Kevin Reichard on November 30, 2011 in Features, Independent Baseball
The independent American Association and Can-Am League will play an interlocking schedule this season, with five teams from each circuit crossing over for interleague play. The Can-Am League will adopt the AA's 100-game schedule, with play starting May 17 and ending September 3. Five Can-Am teams will make one 10-game road trip to AA cities, […]
Astros to AL West: Report
By Kevin Reichard on July 13, 2011 in Major-League Baseball, News
The Houston Astros will be moving to the American League West as Major League Baseball tackles the issue of realignment, according to a report from Fox Sports Arizona. Jack Magruder, a very reliable reporter, is writing that two sources told him the Arizona Diamondbacks would not be asked to move from the National League West […]
Three indy leagues joining forces for 2011?
Multiple sources have confirmed talks regarding a merger of sorts between teams in the Northern League, the Golden Baseball League and United League Baseball for the 2011 season, giving these beleaguered circuits a boost as they continue a challenging offseason. It's no secret that the three leagues have faced some tough times this offseason: four […]


Safety around the swimming pool complex of the Magnolia Independent School, near Houston in Texas, has been increased with the installation of Heronrib matting from Plastic Extruders. Manufactured in a bespoke magnolia colour to match the school's colours, it forms a slip resistant and hygienic walkway around the pool edge. The swimming pool caters for over 300 users daily, including the elderly and those with physical disabilities. The facility owners were concerned that the damp, indoor environment of the pool and the wet surround could present a major slipping hazard and needed to find an effective solution. Heronrib was chosen because it was known to be a proven health and safety matting, providing high slip resistance aling with permanent antibacteria and fungal protection.


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Conduct Unbecoming is a play by Barry England. The plot concerns a scandal in a British regiment stationed in India in the 1880s.

Plot
The widow of a heroic officer is assaulted by an unrevealed comrade in arms and an investigation takes place to determine his identity. A kangaroo court is convened, as the regiment doesn't wish to have itself dishonored in public. A second lieutenant by the name of Edward Millington is accused of the assault by Mrs Hasseltine, the victim and, at first, everyone is prejudiced against him. Millington himself has no interest in remaining in the army, even though his father was a decorated official. Millington's friend and comrade Arthur Drake is given the duty of defending Millington, much to his initial displeasure. But as events begin to unfold, Drake realizes that Millington is in fact not guilty, and slowly manages to convince everyone else as well. But the question remains... who is guilty?

Theatre

It was first staged in May 1969 at the Theatre Royal in Bristol, then transferred to the Queen's Theatre in the West End in July.

The Broadway production was directed by Val May. After 16 previews, it opened on 12 October 1970 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre and ran for 144 performances. The cast included Michael Barrington, Michael Bradshaw, Jeremy Clyde, Paul Jones, Donald Pickering, Nicholas Hammond, and Elizabeth Shepherd. Pickering was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

In 1975, Robert Enders adapted the play for Conduct Unbecoming, a British Lion Film Corporation feature film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Michael York, Stacy Keach, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer, Richard Attenborough, and Trevor Howard.

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Broadway plays
British plays adapted into films

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Open Me A Corona winning the Mr Jess Perry Stakes (RG3) at Louisiana Downs on Saturday.
BOOSIER CITY, LA—MARCH 1, 2014—Coming off the only loss in his career, Open A Corona broke on top and drew off to defeat a strong field by 1 ½ lengths Saturday afternoon in the $35,000 Mr Jess Perry Stakes at Louisiana Downs. Racing for Tommy Hays and Charles Forbes, Jr., Open Me A Corona completed the 350 yards in a brisk :17.452 seconds, a 102 speed index. The $21, 000 winner's purse boosted his career total to nearly $500,000.
Bobby Martinez conditions the lightly raced 4-year-old who has won five of six lifetime starts, including the $1 million LQHBA Futurity at Evangeline Downs in 2012. Ridden by David Alvarez the CORONAS LEAVING YOU colt suffered his only loss last summer when he finished a troubled sixth after getting bumped in the Delta Downs Derby(RG2). Natalie Montgomery, DVM bred Open Me A Corona from the Mr Eye Opener mare In The Open.
Dashin Gage finished second for owner Douglas Traylor and trainer Kenny Roberts, Sr. Jose Vega rode the 4-year-old. Margie Loup bred the restricted graded stakes winner who earned $7,000 to push his total to $213,522.
Post-time favorite Bipty Dash finished a head back in third, suffering her first loss in her last six starts. The multiple graded stakes winning mare races for owner Ivan Alford and Marty Long. Long also trains the 5-year-old with Alfonso Lujan riding. Israel Flores bred the $227,330 earner from the Kentucky Jazz (TB) mare Bipty Jazz.
Completing the field were Blue Louisiana Jolla, Perrys Runaway, McM Dashmaster, Swinging Panther, Martini Mountain, Turbo Toasted.


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Just down the road are numerous caves and beaches to explore. The condo is a block away from local shops, conveniently located near the Bluff Road which crosses the island from north to south, providing easy access to grocery shopping, the museum, diving/snorkeling sites, the hospital, restaurants and more.
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Resilience…..grit…..the latest buzzwords….how do we build it in our children?
Events like cross country are a great opportunity for our students to showcase their resilience. We are not talking about the children who made it over the finish line first. Although we celebrated their excellence in running, they were not necessarily our most resilient.
Resilience was reflected in a multitude of ways on the day.
The child who decided to turn up for the race and give it their best even though they knew running was not their thing and they would probably come near the end of the pack. It's much easier to put in the effort in an area you know you're good at.
The child who fell over at the start of the race but didn't give up and kept going.
The child who was passed by a group of their peers early in the race deciding to tough it out and worked hard the whole race to catch up.
The child who didn't do as well as they anticipated and felt gutted about it but shrugged their shoulders thought about what they would do next time and decided to enthusiastically cheer on their peers.
We all recognise the importance of resilience but what can we do as parents and teachers to help develop it in our children?
Avoid eliminating all risks/problems for them. We don't like to see our children struggle or get upset but life can be tough and it is vital for them to experience struggle and come through the other side so they know they can handle it.
Use language that hands them the power- avoid talking in catastrophic terms - "you'll be fine", "keep trying", "you can't do this yet", "don't worry about it, everyone makes mistakes", 'what are you going to do differently next time" are all powerful positive words from a parent and/or teacher.
There are lots of mistakes that are okay to let your kids make. If you let them experience the consequences they will learn the lesson they need to learn more quickly.
Remember we don't need to accommodate a child's every need- it doesn't hurt them to wait - whether this is for a new game or toy, for us to stop talking to another adult or just having to wait for our attention while we finish what we are doing.
Give them permission to fail- focus on the effort they have put in, not the end result.