.............you joke about raccoons....but I really have to deal with them.  They are cute...but can be dangerous...(rabbies for one thing) they have hands, which they can use very well.

BTW I´ve found a source of granulated coyote urine........that in conjunction with recorded coyote howls works pretty well....hmmm....Ill have to be careful with the coyote stuff....I don´t want to attract them to my backyard.

Well said Sui....+++++

and I agree 100%

I´m curious how you prepare your beetroot.  I do it with a little salt, vinegar. I use three kinds of vinegar, rice, apple cider and basalmic.  I´ve taken to adding some garlic as of late.  What do you do with it then, how do you eat it...serve it?

No, I am not counfused, perhaps you are...as you seem to have missed this important and central part of the post you chose to quote only a small part of....

"As an example; Spanish is the largest non Anglo group in the US, and they have the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to fall back on regarding linguistic issues, however there are none of the extra Spanish letters in official USA documents.  This results in people pronouncing names in a unintended manner."

.............these USA citizens are also in their own country...and have an agreement...a treaty!..then there are the Amerindians.....who have numerous languages....and treaties.

BTW............I have yet to meet a Turk who can actually pronounce W

FWIW....it seems to me it would only confuse things. 

As an example; Spanish is the largest non Anglo group in the US, and they have the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to fall back on regarding linguistic issues, however there are none of the extra Spanish letters in official USA documents.  This results in people pronouncing names in a unintended manner. 

If a Turkish citizen comes to the US there is no allowance for any of the special Turkish letters on official documents...........nor are there Japanese letters...and on and on...no Arabic....no Mandarin....In areas with large concentrations of a particular ethnic group, you may see signs written in multiple languages....but still, official documents remain in English.

Turkey has a national language, as do most countries.  The effect of a national language, and of course alphabet, is to simplify things so as to allow everyone to communicate with each other.

Again, very nice.........his singing style seems to me to be similar to a  Persian or Azeri sound. It´s something with the voice cracking...

"............Gaziantep was ruled by Akkadians, Egyptians, Mitannis, Hittites, Neo-Hittites, Assyrians, Urartians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians, Seleucids, Armenians, Parthians, Commagene, Romans, Sassanids and Eastern Romans in antiquity."

hmmmm....long list of cultural heritage influences there....

What is the name of the lady sitting next to him? She is also a famous singer isn´t she?

Found her...it´s Selda Baðcan

Thank you....

thanks to your efforts, I found this youtube video....

Asik Mahsuni Serif - Yalan Dünya

and this information about his life....

..........as long as there are nations, there will be declarations and pledges.....

I wonder....is this something along the lines of your thinking?

"...........The criticism of the Pledge of Allegiance of the United States exists on several grounds. Its use in public schools has been the most controversial, as critics contend that a government-sanctioned endorsement of religion violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Critics feel that that the pledge is incompatible with democracy and freedom, and suggest that pledges of allegiance are features of totalitarian states like Nazi Germany."

"Libertarians, Socialists, and Communists generally oppose on principle pledges led by government employees in public schools, as a conflict in interest by the government and as exploitation of children. By contrast, some also believe that the "liberty" clause binds citizens to uphold libertarian beliefs and thus to oppose conscription, drug regulation and other measures which might be considered authoritarian. They also hold the view that the use of the "indivisible" clause promotes nationalism and violates State sovereignty."

Posted this in the wrong thread....so here it is in the correct one...

.............for Libra Lady....Happy Birthday!!!

a scene from the movie "Jodha Akbar"..........  

a supposed representation of  Jaladdin Mohammad Akbar

another part of

Jodha Akbar