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Enola Gay, You should have stayed home yesterday, Words can't describe, The feeling and the way you lied. These games you play, They are gonna end in tears one day, Aaah Shouldn't ever ended this way... ... Is mother proud of little boy today? This kiss you gave, Will never fade away... Enola Gay was the name of the plane that dropped the first atom bomb, the Little Boy. Enola Gay was named after the pilots mother. This imagery of a mother delivering a little boy is as disturbing as the jolly day trips of the staff of Auschwitz. Second World War was surely the pinnacle of human evil, which is the only evil in my mind.

Insburck sehrine Avrupa'nin cesitli yerlerinden 150'ye yakin Kara Kartal akti 14 Subat gunu. Sevgililer'ini goreleri gelmis. Bu sene yalniz televizyon ekranlarindan gorebildikleri Siyah Beyz forma giymis futbolcularin aksine, ayni sevdaya tutulmus Kartal'lar varmis bu sefer o guzel siyah beyaz formalar icinde. Mac cikisi otobuse binmeden yakalamislar, ve sormuslar Kaptan'a, "Istanbul'da ne olur?" diye. Once bir etrafina bakmisinmis kaptan, cocuk, kadin var mi diye, ve cevap vermis: "Annelerini sevecegiz." Pazar gunu iste o munasebet oldu Suleyman Seba spor salonunda. Carsi Berlin'in yaktigi isik yangin oldu, kasip kavurdu tribunleri dolduran Besiktaslilari, hucuma tezahurat ederek cikan hentbolculari. Her Besiktaslinin bildigi bir sey vardir, adaleti yoktur dunyanin. Adalet aradigimizdan degil ama, kirk yilda bir coskumuzun, askimizin, istegimizin karsiligini aldik 25-24 maci. Mac sonrasi futbol takiminin semtin takimi oldugu eski gunler ...

we must win tonite against Trabzonspor, the long forgotten 4. giant of Turkish football, who are having a comeback this year. If we win, we are 3 points behind them. I don't think about the other result.

I'll have to admit, Science and Religion do have something in common. People who devote themselves to these human activities willingly spend their days in desolate places, trying to to make sense of the world. Both activities certainly stimulate a certain part of our brains, so that these devoted people overcome their natural tendencies to socialize. Since I think that the scientific method of obtaining the truths of the universe is superior to the religious method -if there is one at all-, I am very much touched by some scientists devotion to their research. Take Peter and Rosemary Grant. They have been spending 6 months of their year in a lonely rocky island in the Galapagos Archipelago, meticulously measuring, tagging, identifying Galapagos Finches since 1973. They were able to demonstrate that they are evolving their beak sizes over the years, matching the changes in weather, insect types, and sizes: It was the same devotion to trying to understand the world through evidence, t...

Two very funny strips from Calvin and Hobbes, to match the winter spirit: This ones about the feelings of every student about snow: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2009/02/10/ This ones about the existence of God: http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2009/02/02/

Deli Ibrahim 3-0'lik Barcelona maci, ve 2003 Sami Yen deplasmani performansini Antalya ile bu seneki 5. ve son macimizda tekrarlar. Ibrahim'in futbol kalitesini bilen Taraftar inanamaz, ve baslar: "Dogru soyle Ibrahim, dogru soyle? Aksan ne ictin soyle, aksam ne ictin soyle!" Ibrahim durmaz. Oynadikca oynar, costukca cosar. Taraftar gaza gelir. "Ibro delirdi, sampiyonluk istiyor!" Ibo gulumser. Sampiyonluk icin coktan delirmis olan taraftar cok az soyledigi bir tezahurat ile bitirir maci: "OOOO Deli Ibrahim!" Iyi ki Besiktas'liyim.

The leaders of a country tell a lot about a country. This is true for my beloved country too, and there is not point in hiding the truth. Prime Minister Erdogan, not only reflects the mentality of his voters, but also the country in general. In my humble opinion, Turkey is still trying to come in terms with the trauma of the First World War. After seeing themselves in a giants mirror for hundreds of years, the Turkish people had to come in terms with losing a war, even after winning many battles, losing millions of sons. This came after almost a hundred years of losing territory, in the aftermath of the birth of nation states. There is a deeply rooted view in the Turkish society, that Turkey is "a giant sedated by the outsiders" and would be unstoppable once she wakes up. This results in a high level of distrust towards "others" whether or not this "other" are foreign countries, minorities, or simply people who are different. This has got to do with the fe...

2009 is the 200 anniversary of Darwin's birth, and also his monumental work "The Origin of the Species." I will be writing extensively on Darwin this year. Before that, I suggest all interested to have a look at this issue of BBC Focus magazine on Darwin: http://content.yudu.com/Library/A113su/FocusMagazine/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yudu.com%2Flibrary%2Fitem_details%2F32174%2FFocus-Magazine