http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/hwanghayong/1249636.html?p=1&t=3

Indeed very wise observations, Alameda!

THOSE WERE THE DAYS
lyrics & music: Gene Raskin

once upon a time there was a tavern
where we used to raise a glass or two
remember how we laughed away the hours
and dreamed of all the great things we would do..
those were the days my friend
we thought they'd never end
we'd sing and dance forever and a day
we'd live the life we choose
we'd fight and never lose
for we were young and sure to have our way
la la la la...
those were the days, oh yes those were the days
then the busy years went rushing by us
we lost our starry notions on the way
if by chance i'd see you in the tavern
we'd smile at one another and we'd say
those were the days my friend...
just tonight i stood before the tavern
nothing seemed the way it used to be
in the glass i saw a strange reflection
was that lonely shadow really me...

Those were the days, my favorite song. It is also sung in Russian and French. .... and Turkish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp5VALCcWMw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5pkkAhETYg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPDSt25bjJY&feature=related

Former Bill Clinton Campaign Manager Endorses Obama
by Bonney Kapp
David Wilhelm, Bill Clinton’s ‘92 campaign manager came out in support of Barack Obama today on a conference call with reporters - a big symbolic get for the Obama campaign. Obama senior advisor David Axelrod told reporters, “I think there are a lot of people who were for Bill Clinton who are for Barack Obama today, so he represents a whole group of people who are coming our way.”

On the call, Wilhelm explained why he is backing the newcomer Obama over his old boss’ wife. “He has momentum, perhaps undeniable momentum among Democratic primary voters,” he explained. “We should embrace the candidate who owns change, who owns optimism, who owns the future, who owns idealism, who knows that change is is competitive advantage and is prepared to drive that message of discipline and enthusiasm at every opportunity,” he said.

As a former campaign manager, Wihelm said he especially appreciates organization - and the Obama campaign clearly impressed him. “It has been a masterful campaign - he has out-worked, out-organized and out-rasied his opponents every step of the way. As a former campaign manager, I know organizational excellence when I see it. And the Obama campaign, win or lose, will serve as a model for future generations to come.” He added, “The Obama campaign has overcome truly daunting organizational odds, not to mention the aura of inevitability and that should provide Democrats with confidence.”

Aside from the symbolic value of his support, Wilhelm will also provide tangible tactical help. He explained that the campaign has not been shy about asking for advice - and help with the race for superdelegate support. Wilhelm, also an Ohio superdelegate himself, decided in part to announce his support now “to begin the process that, I think it’s inevitable, of evening up the superdelegate count,” in other words, help spark some kind of domino effect.

Acknowledging the potential superdelegate pitfall for Obama - one where he might win a majority of pledged delegate support, but lose the superdelegate vote, Wilhelm stated, “If superdelegates overrule the choice of Democratic primary voters, that would be a very difficult and divisive scenario for the party. I think it’s unlikely scenario at the end of the day. I think it’s one we should work hard to avoid.”

Which is why Wilhelm will be working the phones to start convincing other superdelegates to support Obama.

On a warm Saturday night, beneath the cable car that runs up into the mountains from a quiet neighborhood in the historic Ottoman city of Bursa, the Teleferik Family Tea Garden is mobbed. Whole families from the farthest reaches of Anatolia, the Asian part of Turkey, are crowded around tables in front of glasses of tea, watching a pair of guys with a keyboard sing arabesques and rock songs in Kurdish. The families have arrived in the past few years, a cashier explains, from Tunceli, a town at the epicenter of the terrorist campaign against the Turkish state that Kurdish guerrillas waged from 1984 to 1999. Most of the young women wear the loose-fitting headscarves traditional in Turkey; others, the more elaborate and constraining ones that are a mark of newer currents in political Islam. Still others are on the dance floor, uncovered, bare-armed, dancing in an implausibly immodest way they have probably seen on videos. None of the boys are far enough removed from village mores to dare join them. Watching the dancers impassively, their mothers, in headscarves and long rain jackets despite the heat, smoke cigarettes and chatter on cellphones.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/turkey/

AMERICA'S BALLROOM CHALLENGE (2008)
The finest ballroom dancers in North America gather annually at the greater Columbus convention center in the heart of Ohio to compete to be named America’s best. In the third season of this series, the top professional dancers compete in the four most popular ballroom styles: American Smooth, American Rhythm, International Standard and International Latin. Each of the first four episodes ends with the crowning of the champions in that division. In the final episode, the winners in each category go head-to-head in the battle for the coveted title of America’s best ballroom couple. Each hour is filled with dazzling footwork, sizzling action, great music — and a few surprises along the way. Jasmine Guy and Ron Montez host.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ballroomchallenge/video.html?clip=abc_s3_promo&ar=16:9

Adonis, she is not aged, she is a pretty young woman!

Scuffles over the Kardak Islets and territorial waters cannot overshadow the burgeoning ties between Turkey and Greece, with maritime associations on both sides of the Aegean Sea working to form a joint shipping chamber to boost trade.

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=96298

BARAN movie is an excellent choice, Genuida!!