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One Piece chapter 1100 review

We know that aside from 100 and 1000, Oda's never really written around milestones, but you still generally find something that feels like a big step on each hundred chapters. While we have a pretty damn good chapter of One Piece this week, I don't think there's anything that really qualifies it as a giant leap forward for the story. Maybe all the classic Warlord cameos are meant to feel like the reward for the big eleven-hundred. Maybe, given that the celebratory colour spread is slated for next issue, the big moment missed by one. Or maybe that's just because of how Jump's scheduling panned out and I'm overthinking the whole thing.

There's an irony in Borsalino, in the opening pages, contrasting the climates of Egghead and Punk Hazard. He thinks Egghead's so much colder, but give it a few years and Punk Hazard will be half frozen over and Egghead will be fully climate controlled.

There's a lot of characterisation on show in this first scene. Vegapunk is painfully naive in failing to check for bugs in his lab, and this still won't teach him not to trust the Government. Borsalino has a laid-back and personable demeanour at a glance, but he'll do his job if he has to. And Kuma. Poor, well-meaning Kuma, loses all sense of perspective where his daughter is concerned. I don't think he heard a single word that wasn't about Bonney, even as Saturn offers him basically the worst terms ever. There's a comparison to be made in Kuma's reaction throughout the scene to Hancock asking Luffy to choose between freeing his friends and getting a boat. That same misdirect on what the initial reaction means and the laser focus on the people who need saving at the expense of all else. Except Luffy's version played out in his favour whereas Kuma… well, we're in a One Piece flashback, so you do the math.

Saturn's character is also front and center here. It's that he's a bastard, all pragmatic and cruel.

I really enjoyed the montage of treatments, slice of life scenes and construction work to show the passage of time here. There's some nice fanservice in seeing the (probable) moment the Vegaclones were conceived, and Vegapunk leveraging more underworld connections that would have to go back to his MADS days, this time with Storage King Umit. It's cool that all the underworld figures from Big Mom's party keep sticking their heads up to connect corners of the world.

There's some wonderfully nostalgic fanservice seeing all the classic Warlords and a few others reacting Kuma being commissioned into their number. Curious that Doflamingo, proclaimed "champion of evil" sees another miscreant in Kuma, buying into the hype completely. Having been involved in World Government info tampering personally, and setting records straight with his crew on the fall of Flevance, you'd think he'd at least acknowledge the possibility of spin on Kuma's story. I wonder if the apparent interest in another outright bad guy in the crew ever lead Doflamingo to reach out to Kuma. It might explain them turning up to the meeting together back when they were both first introduced.

An Ace appearance is always welcome. We knew he was offered a Warlord spot, but I think it's new info that he toppled one before that. This is a little bit of a lesson in taking spin-off material as fully canon, because like, you'd think that event would warrant at least a mention in Ace's novel or its manga adaptation. You know if they'd waited a few years and done those today the authors would be asking Oda for an original design for the beaten Warlord and making the encounter into at least a small scene if not the whole story, and its absence makes those volumes feel all the more secondary in retrospect.

Jinbe noting the growing political power of the Warlords is also a touch I like. We've known about powerful figures abusing the Warlord system for their own schemes almost as long as we've had One Piece, but I get the sense that the first generation legitimately acted as privateers and over time more and more people with things to hide have forced their way in. The group becomes both more dangerous and harder to control.

It is adorable that Kuma uses Bonney's drawing as his jolly roger. No notes, just a great touch. You can really see how thin his commitment to being a marauder is. Also, is that a bear ear on the side of his ship? Maybe we all figured as far back as Sabaody there would be more layers to Kuma, but I doubt anyone expected him to do something that cute, especially with his imposing first impression.

There is a strange current of speculation online that Kuma has been sent to Windmill Village to deal with Luffy or something similar in the last page. Are we not paying enough attention to see that Kuma is already there when the orders come in. Whatever the Government wants (if the orders matter to the story and aren't an excuse for him to namedrop his location) it doesn't seem to have anything to do with our protagonist. But maybe I shouldn't get too high and mighty - getting orders relating to something on the island he just happens to be stopping at for a resupply or whatever is definitely not too much of a coincidence for Oda, so we'll see next week what the deal with all of this is.

Next week, no matter what, we're somewhere in vol 109, and I think we have to start building up to the climax of this flashback. Right now, it feels like there's something missing for the ending, a factor we don't know about yet. Kuma losing his will wasn't a shocking betrayal, it was a deal he walked into willingly. In fact, it feels like we prettymuch know it all - he spends some time as a Warlord, is made fully into a weapon at the time the Pacifistas are first deployed. Maybe he's able to leverage that final request to defend the Sunny because Bonney had already escaped and the Government was wary of him running off with all that tech and became more pliable to his requests (or Vegapunk liked him enough to go behind his bosses' backs). Mission complete, he's made a slave until the Revolutionaries grab him and run, and we're basically up to the present. It would be anticlimactic to just play all that out in fast forward, so I think Oda's going to work some kind of a stinger in there. Probably something to tie into how and why he's awakened to himself and begun rampaging while the Egghead Arc happens.

Looking forward to colour pages after quite a few chapters without, and for a final surprise gut punch to put the cherry on top of one of the series' darkest and most effective flashbacks.

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Nearly 200 volunteers helped rescue American caver Mark Dickey after he fell ill 3,000 feet underground. Inside Turkey's Morca cave, 90 different people worked to administer medical care, widen passageways, establish communication networks, and construct a pulley system to pull Dickey from the depths. Photograph By Umit Bektas, Reuters/Redux

How 200 Volunteers Pulled Off One of the Most Difficult Cave Rescues Ever

After receiving a blood transfusion 3,000 feet below ground, ailing American caver Mark Dickey was stable. Saving his life would require an arduous ascent.

— By Vedrana Simicevic | September 14, 2023

On Monday evening—nine days after the call for help was issued—American caver Mark Dickey, who fell seriously ill 3,400 feet deep inside a cave in Turkey, was successfully rescued. It was one of the most difficult and complex cave rescue missions ever executed, according to veteran rescuers involved in the effort.

The Morca Cave, where Dickey was a member of an expedition to map the underground system, is the third deepest in Turkey. It contains a complicated combination of narrow passages and steep, vertical tunnels. The cave’s entrance is a remote spot at 6800 feet above sea level in the Taurus mountains, where only a weak mobile signal can call for help.

Dickey suffered sudden gastrointestinal bleeding, and his condition appeared life-threatening. It took an international team of 200 rescuers—volunteers from nine different countries—eight days to pull off the entire mission. Transporting Dickey to the surface, the most complex part of the rescue, was executed by 90 people and took just over two days.

The European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA), and Cave Rescue Commission of Turkiye (MKK) teams begin the rescue operation for American caver Mark Dickey, trapped inside Turkey's Morca cave after suffering gastrointestinal bleeding. Photograph By Mustafa Unal Uysal, Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

A general view of Morca Cave where rescue teams conduct an operation to rescue the American scientist Mark Dickey, trapped in after suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding in Mersin, Turkiye on September 11, 2023. Photograph By Mustafa Unal Uysal, Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

“Everybody involved went beyond their limit of tiredness and just kept on working. It all developed exceptionally fast,” says Croatian rescuer Dinko Novosel, president of the European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) and coordinator of the international caving teams conducting the rescue.

Dickey is a well-known member of the world caver community and leads the New Jersey Initial Response Team—a multi-disciplinary rescue group. For the international team, it felt like they were rescuing one of their own.

“These people are some of the most experienced and skilled cavers and rescuers in the world. And each of them gave their maximum,” said Giuseppe Conti, an experienced caver and rescuer from the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, who led rescue logistics inside the cave.

An Underground Crisis

Turkey’s landscape is marked by karst, a type of terrain where caves easily form. Mile-deep caves in the region make it a popular destination for local and foreign cave researchers, also known as speleologists.

It was while more than 3,000 feet deep in one of these caves that Dickey suddenly began bleeding internally.

Alerted by his fiancée and fellow member of the expedition, Jessica Van Ord, the first rescuers arrived at the scene on September 3, and a four-person medical team from the Hungarian Cave Rescue Service immediately started a seven-hour descent to reach Dickey. With no direct communication to the ill caver, the rescue team feared they might not reach him in time.

“I had more than ten possible scenarios in my head, including the one where he is already dead. But fortunately, he was in better shape than I was expecting,” said Hungarian doctor and caver Zsófia Zádor.

At the time of their arrival, Dickey had already lost a lot of blood, frighteningly visible by the small hole in the ground filled with his blood. Zador gave him medication to lower his stomach acidity and stop the bleeding. Despite being a thousand meters deep inside the dark and cold cave, surrounded by mud and dust, Zádor and her team were able to perform a blood transfusion and gave Dickey four units of blood and plasma, warming the blood bags with the help of a camp gas stove.

For most of the rescue, Dickey was carried out on a stretcher, an endeavor made dangerous and challenging by the cave's narrow passageways. Photograph By Umit Bektas, Reuters/Redux

Though stabilized, his condition remained life-threatening, explains Zádor. He would have to be carried out in a stretcher.

Meanwhile, 3,000 feet above, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) started the operation, officially giving ECRA authority to coordinate international teams rescue teams. Cavers from Turkey, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Poland arrived at the cave’s entry point and began preparing the cave for Dickey’s transport. Rescuers from Ukraine, the U.S., and Romania would soon join the rescue.

Teams equipped the cave with two different communication systems—a phone cable and an additional wireless communication system that can transmit short messages through hundreds of meters of solid rock, called “cave-link.” Bulgarian rescuers widened paths through meandering passages between 1,900 and 2,400 feet, detonating small blasts in some sections and using only chisels and hammers in others. Additional rescuers worked for hours to equip the cave with anchors and ropes.

An International Community of Expert Cavers

Although these kinds of accidents happen very rarely, rescues from the world’s deepest caves are notoriously dangerous.

Through most of the 20th century, getting trapped a few thousand feet inside a cave was, in most cases, a death sentence. But in the last few decades, national caving associations in countries rich with these underground cave systems have grown larger and rescue techniques have improved.

Each national team of cavers brings different expertise. In several European countries—like France, Croatia, and Italy—rescuers are accustomed to big vertical drops, having some of the deepest caves in the world. In England, submerged horizontal underground passages are common, and navigating them is a skill that English cavers used to execute another famous mission—saving 12 boys and their coach from the depths of a Thai cave in 2018.

An ERCA member descends into the Morca cave. Turkey is a popular destination for cave scientists and explorers. It's terrain is marked by karst, a type of rock that easily forms cave rooms and tunnels over time. Photograph By Khalil Hamra, AP

Rescuers work at the entrance of Morca Cave as they take part in a rescue operation to reach U.S. caver Mark Dickey who fell ill and became trapped some 1,000 meters (3,280 ft) underground, near Anamur in Mersin province, southern Turkey September 10, 2023. Photograph By Umit Bektas, Reuters/Redux

This diverse know-how is why ERCA formed in 2012 to share knowledge for rescue missions requiring hundreds of expert cavers.

And it was in 2014 that ERCA tested its life-saving skills when a German cave scientist sustained a head injury deep within the Riesending Cave in Bavaria, near the German border with Austria.

It took 12 days and more than 700 people to bring him back to the surface from a depth of 3,000 feet. It was the biggest cave rescue mission ever organized and the first one that brought together rescuers from five different countries. ECRA members say that 2014 mission gave them the experience they needed to execute the rescue mission in Morca in such a short time.

A Heroic Rescue

“It was much harder than in Germany, we had to be fast because we were afraid he would die”, says Marko Rakovac, a member of the Croatian mountain rescue service who also participated in Riesending cave rescue.

To execute a cave rescue, team members are typically assigned to different parts of the route where they wait for the stretcher. Transporting the injured person is slow and exhausting because the stretcher has to be pulled on a rope, from one anchor to another. In vertical shafts, this is achieved with the help of the pulley system and the counterweight—the latter often the rescuers themselves.

“This time we decided to organize rescuers in self-sufficient teams that would move through longer parts of the cave, from one camp to another,” explained Novosel.

Down in the cold and wet cave, the rescue was gruelling. Rescuers worked for twenty hours at a time, only to struggle to find a place to rest, some of them sleeping on the wet floor, surrounded by the smell of human secretion.

Nine days after issuing a call for help, Dickey was finally rescued and airlifted to a nearby hospital. Dickey is himself an experienced rescuer, and for the team of international cavers, rescuing Dickey meant rescuing one of their own. Photograph By Mert Gokhan Koc, Dia Images/AP

“The team who needed more than 20 hours to transport Dickey to 2,200 feet had to go back down to 3,200 feet to find a place for sleep. After a few hours rest they headed back up to 1,600 feet to work in the next section,” describes Rakovac.

The journey wasn’t without its setbacks. Partway through the transport, Dickey’s condition faltered, alarming the medical team. In a narrow cave passage, another blood transfusion wouldn’t be possible. And while navigating a vertical passage at around 2,200 feet, a large piece of rock detached, squeezing the ankle of a Bulgarian rescuer who narrowly evaded life-threatening injury.

“It had at least [600 pounds]. We had to move the rock so he could pull the leg out. There were twenty people in that section, and everybody went quiet, pondering that we now potentially have two victims,” says Rakovac.

The especially narrow passages—while not particularly difficult for a fit caver—remained the biggest problem during the rescue transport.

It would take too long to physically widen the most problematic passages, says Conti. After consulting with a doctor, they decided to have Dickey navigate the most difficult passages by himself.

After he was successfully rescued, Dickey was flown to nearby Mercin City Hospital to receive medical treatment. Speaking to ABC News, Dickey expressed gratitude and relief: “Cavers are like family, and every step of the way I had people by my side. Once we started moving, it happened a lot faster than I expected”

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3. Bölüm

Do you know why a watch Kazara Aşk? Because of the comedy, of course. But it's not just any comedy that you can see in this summer season, this dizi is the craziest of all dizis I have watched in my entire life. There's always chaos happening around Civan and Şimal (especially Civan, between him and Şimal he's the funny one), I certainly can't tell you who's the most sane person in the show. If I'm going to talk about the chaos comedy which it comes from lack of sanity, then I'm going to list here. Who's the first? Since everyone is crazy, I'll start with the least one.

Neval Hanım, Civan's mother. She's crazy, but in a cool way. I say this because of the way she looks at everything, with a head held high, looking to the ground and making a pout (I always laugh with that!). She seems to find all the situation out of order, but she doesn't act on it and keeps putting sporadically some funny characteristics in her scenes (that fainting of her in the beginning of the episode is an example). I put at the same paragraph her husband, he's a good man, but sometimes he's too unaware of things happening around him. I say this about the way he treats the whole chaos happening around them by saying that Civan is crazy (Civan is crazy, there's no denying of that). But when you see your son doing dull things around you (that table scene of Civan with Şimal is the best example of what I'm aiming here), you don't just say he's crazy, you put him in his place. Haldun didn't act on it, he seems to accept the environment and so he's a true funny character in a sitcom (if you watch The Office or Parks and Recreation, you'll see some resemblance between characteristics).

Kenan is crazy, because he keeps running around Şimal to ask forgiveness and finally marry her. Wasn't you the other day saying that you didn't want to marry her? Wasn't you at another woman's bed? (about that, was he lying to Şimal when he swore he didn't cheated on her? Because if he's telling the truth, I'm still not forgiving him for the assumption he totally left implied).

Selin. Why she's crazy? What makes a sane person endorse the crazy idea of your best friend marrying an unknown guy. Yes, because they don't know Civan, and Şimal is all the time trying to get out of this wedding lie. But Selin keeps saying that it's better for Şimal to marry Civan, for her to not give a chance to Kenan. I'm not against her trying to take out of Şimal's head the stupid idea of Şimal going back with Kenan, I support it, but a woman can't be happy alone, without a man? I can say for myself that romantic love is not the true happily ever after, so Şimal doesn't have to marry for that and Selin is insane to support this stupid idea of fake marriage (or marriage in the truest meaning of the word. Selin thinks Civan is in love with Şimal).

Civan. Like I said before, there's no denying of that. His looks are totally out of edge, the things he does to get out of a mess (by creating another mess), his way of running (Umit is doing a good job with Civan. Most male leads are too serious to give a laugh to us all). Seriously, he passed this episode giving everyone who threatened his wedding with Şimal a substance to sleep (the episode ended like that). I wasn't waiting some of the comedic moves of the series so far and Civan was in the middle of most them. It might appear as if he's a jerk with his last comedic actions in regards of Nazlı? Yes! Do I care? No. Nazlı lied to him about being pregnant and let's be real, she's only interested in the money of Civan's family. So I'm not really worried that his comedic moves related to Nazlı were making him seen as a jerk (at least not in this episode and even if it is seen like that, he can evolve to be a better person for Şimal).

The most crazy of the characters in the show is certainly Vildan. Every scene she is, there's a laugh coming out of me. Even when she's not the protagonist of the scene she's there making me laugh (all that scene of the family buying things for the wedding, Vildan was precious there). Vildan is the craziest of all the characters because she doesn't look around her to see the real reality of everything. Her mother-in-law doesn't like you, everybody thinks you're not very beautiful (for me I think she is beautiful, but she's kind of out of fashion and it doesn't help her lack of social skills), Okan, your own husband, DOESN'T love you. He doesn't even like you. She's totally blind to not see that she's unwelcome there. But she's there serving us the best laughs of the show (I like the way she speaks. She's probably my favourite character of this dizi).

Then I pass on to talk about how I like Civan and Şimal together. I mean, they're not like Baht Oyunu's main couple, they're are not super cute, they don't exhale cuteness. But they give me lots of laughs and they are technically in a fake-dating trope right now, so in the moment I can't let go of them, not when they give me good laughs and serve me my favourite trope of all the romantic tropes. Was this a review? Was I critical of it? If not, it's because I like the comedy too much to judge it.

I think that's all for now!

PS: If I don't post another review of this dizi, it'll be because I stopped watching it OR, more probably, because I was discouraged by the lack of fandom here.

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FINDING FASHION

Starting university was probably one of the most daunting decisions I have pursued so far; moving 400 miles away from home and moving into shared accommodation with a bunch of strangers … I don’t think I could have taken a bigger jump if I tried! On starting my course, I always felt as if I didn’t have as much photographic knowledge as everyone else, despite studying the subject at A-level. I spent a lot of my first semester doubting my skill and sitting shyly at the back pretending I had the same expertise in the subject as everyone else. However, I soon realised I didn’t need to doubt myself or pretend! My first semester will forever be the foundation to my creative career due to the invaluable lessons I have acquired.

I very quickly found my passion within photography, starting with a portraiture-based project in my very first semester, ‘The Portrait Element’.  Within this brief we had to use two different models and take 4 varying portraits:

1.    A Formal, Fully Lit Portrait using studio lighting or portable light kit. This portrait will be taken in a controlled situation, either in a studio or in a setting of your choosing, where you are in complete control.

2.    The Faceless Portrait. This is a portrait of your model that does not show the model’s face but gives the viewer a sense of who the model is.

3.    Shallow Depth of Field Portrait. Utilising your technical knowledge of depth of field and relation to aperture, photograph your model so that they are in focus while the background is not.

4.    Deep Depth of Field Portrait. Again, with your understanding of how aperture affects depth of field, this portrait will show your model in focus along with the background.

For this project I straight away undertook a lot of research into fashion photography, looking into photographers such as Umit Savaci and David Benoliel for artist research and inspiration. I discovered these photographers through looking at fashion magazines as my stimulus for this module. I was drawn to these artists due to the bold colours and environments used within their imagery. But the eureka moment for me started when I entered my university’s ‘Studio One’ and created my Faceless Portrait with model Harry Boulter, and my Formal Portrait of Sadiye Kirbas.

I experimented massively with this imagery using the basic lighting skills I had learnt during a workshop in the first semester. Being able to know which flash heads and light boxes to use, in order to create or diffuse shadows has helped me produce a variety of moods dependent on my photographic style. For example, using a flash head to create a silhouette by lighting the backdrop behind my model for the faceless portrait. One thing I have always strived towards when creating my imagery is that no one else is creating something that resembles anything like my own work. I made it my mission to make sure my portraits were out of the ordinary. I grabbed myself a rainbow of coloured gels (inspired by the boldness of Benoliel’s work) and used these to light the background as well as my models face. I was so pleased with the outcomes, as I already felt as if I had learnt so much to be able to produce such striking and bold photographs within my first semester. This is where my love for fashion began.

So, at this point I had learnt about the varying ways of taking a portrait but ‘The Person at Work’ was a brief within my first semester that has been the groundwork of each and every photo I have taken since. ‘The Person at Work’ didn’t necessarily fulfill my interests in photography but it really taught me how to shoot. This sounds ridiculous right? But it really wasn’t; until this brief I didn’t know how to properly construct a photoshoot. Before, I was simply taking photos of a person, but this module made sure that I always took a detailed image, an establishing image, an observed image and a formal portrait. These four images made sure that I had a series of images that told a story or set the scene of each shoot.  

Having established the foundations of my photographic career within my first semester, I moved onto further exploring my interests in fashion photography. However, there are two very strict factors that really came in to play when exploring ideas for my shoots:

1.    My really obsessive need to be different to everyone else

2.    Each photograph I take has to have a meaning behind it (otherwise it just doesn’t seem to make sense)

I took inspiration from a fashion campaign shoot, that I had completed for my a-level photography degree. This shoot was a fashion shoot designed as a campaign against the Brexit movement, using clothes created by a graduate fashion designer at NUA. I loved this shoot and everything that it stood for. The designer used her collection to voice her opinion on that moment in time of political unease; “My collection was my voice”. It was bold and nothing like anyone had seen before. This is when I decided that I wanted my photography to stand out by raising awareness of topical issues using fashion as a medium. So I decided to create a fashion campaign used to raise awareness of the issue of plastic pollution. How do you do that you might ask? Well, I took the key element from the issue, plastic, and what it was polluting. The Ocean. Having designed and planned the shoot, I ended up photographing my model on a Norfolk beach surrounded by a blanket of plastic bags that I had sewn together. Reflecting back on it, it definitely wasn’t photographically perfect, but it sparked so many ideas for more campaigns I could create in the future. All this experimentation and learning from my first semester led me to create one of my favourite shoots from my three years at university, ‘Has fashion set the trend for fossil fuels?’. I came up with this shoot as I was flicking through ‘Elle’ magazine and found a series they had published with supermodel Kendal Jenner. She was wearing a ‘to die for’ hot pink two piece, whilst draped over the most elegant classic car. For a second, I got sucked into thinking wow, I want that lifestyle but then it got me thinking, that what we actually have is yet again a very traditional supermodel (not representative of the majority of society) draped over a car which is in reality a personalised pollution factory? Why has Elle created a shoot that on so many levels does not represent the world we live in? My shoot was therefore a rebellion against the use of fashion to promote something so deadly to our environment. My shoot gained so much positive feedback from my peers and even won the ‘Essence of Cornwall’ Press Award. I felt so motivated and inspired having created imagery that had such strong connotations and resonance with people. It felt like my work had a purpose and I was using my skill and creativity to produce something that was more than just an image, but a message and something that could contribute to the greater good.

At this point I felt very comfortable with my personal concepts of how I wanted to use fashion photography, but I still feel as if I am on the journey towards finding my niche photographic style. However, it is still early days and I feel as if I have learnt so many techniques that I am able to keep experimenting with them and not necessarily tie myself to a style yet.

I diverted my attention away from using studios to produce my work … I don’t know whether this was due to the lack of availability of studios or due to my passion in fashion photography changing after my second year? The second year of study was a very tough one for me and one where I fell out of love with my course and the whole university experience. The work I was creating and the environment I was living in made the whole university experience a very negative place for me to exist. This experience began to really impact my mental health causing my creative skill and motivation to deteriorate massively. I just didn’t want to do it anymore. It saddens me to know that ‘Has fashion set the trend for fossil fuels?’ was the only series of images that fuelled my visual passions throughout this whole year of study. Nevertheless, this series is one that I am extremely proud of. I only wish at the time, that my mental state was such that I could keep up the momentum of producing such imagery. Instead, I began to turn to the written side of Press and Editorial Photography to try and stimulate and maintain my motivation for the course. I immersed myself in the themes of the fashion industry, specifically fast fashion, which proved to be extremely compelling, to my surprise. This was such a negative period of time for me, but if I reflect on the positive, without this decline I wouldn’t have absorbed myself in reading all the information surrounding fashion and trends. This was a huge factor that led me to discover my love for the social media side of fashion, and creating content for influencing figures and brands.

After getting back on my feet in my third year, I very quickly started using natural environments for my fashion shoots due to accessibility. One particular workshop has always stuck with me when shooting outside and that was attending a 1:1 workshop where I learnt to light my models in different environments with fashion photographer Rosie Blake. But what I really loved about this workshop was that Rosie helped us experiment with the lighting kit so that we could explore with finding a potential niche in the future. We used the B2 Profoto lighting kit to create false lighting scenarios (making a cloudy day appear to be a warm and sunny one) and to play with coloured gels just as I have previously in a safer studio setting. She gave me so much confidence in being able to shoot everywhere and anywhere!

My photography style has changed a lot now I reach the end of my third year and I believe it’s more professional due to the work I am producing and who it’s being produced for. Could this be due to the fact that the source of demand for the work I am producing has changed? One of my biggest influences for this is Influencer photographer Rebecca Spencer. Rebecca Spencer is a freelance photographer who is hired by fashion brands to photograph influencers to promote their products. I would spend hours gawping at her Instagram page and watching her youtube videos thinking wow, that’s what I want to be doing and how on earth does she do that? The most invaluable tip I took away from watching her youtube videos was how she uses a 24mm lens to photograph her models … I mean technically speaking that’s not the lens you’d use for a portrait. I feel like from the moment I started studying photography I was trained to always pick up a 35mm, 50mm or 85mm lens when it came to portraiture. I remember thinking really? A 24mm lens? So, I tried it and I have loved the work I have been producing after experimenting with Rebecca Spencer’s shooting style. I feel extremely comfortable with where I am in my photographic career, travelling around the UK to photograph for influencers and brands and although I am still trying to develop my own photographic niche, I wouldn’t be able to experiment in doing so, without all the workshops and knowledge I have absorbed throughout my degree.

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It rocks!

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Chapter 840: 10:00 OPENING OF THE BANQUET

Firstly we get a wonderful cover with our beloved Sand-Croc. Although it’s a shame he’s not in the chapter itself. The cover is beautiful. Ex-shichibukai in Piza helping a little puppy. Oda sure knew we missed him.

In the chapter itself we got lot of new characters:

DU FELD | STUSSY | DRUG PECLO | MORGANS | GIBERSON | UMIT

Their design is wonderful. My favourites are Morgans, Peclo and Stussy.

We finally get Katakuri and the guy do make an impression. Knowing Oda he’ll get a ridiculous coloring but for now let’s enjoy how he is. His ability to slightly see into the future? It’s a dream come true for all Haki fans.

Besides that we can see the relationship between Jimbe and Aladdin. It’s really heart warming.

Vinsmokes got ready for the party and they look fantastic.

Smoothie sure is amazing. Her powers gives me thrills. Most overlook her but she has earned my respect. I would definitely drink one of her drinks!

Perospero created giant stairs out of candy. I can’t wait for animated version of that and I hope it would look great!

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Turkey’s Wildfires Tear Into Hopes for Tourism Rebound

A volunteer from a nearby village sprays water to cool down a recently burnt part of a forest during a wildfire near Kavaklidere a town in Mugla province, Turkey, August 5, 2021. Umit Bektas / Reuters

Skift Take: The travel industry understandably doesn't want to hear it. But the climate emergency appears to be causing extreme, unpredictable events. Wildfires have prompted tourists to cancel 10 percent of their reservations in Bodrum and Marmaris, for instance.

— Sean O'Neill

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​Tottenham could be edging closer to making their first signing for over a year, amid reports of a €20m bid for Fenerbahce's Eljif Elmas. The Macedonian midfielder has caught the eye of other Premier League clubs this season after impressing in the Super Lig in his 34 appearances for Sarı Kanaryalar this term. News of ​Tottenham's interest comes courtesy of ​Superhaber TV reporter Levent Umit Erol, who indicates that Spurs are close to sealing a deal for the 19-year-old ahead of top flight... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/

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Istanbul Draws Travellers to History and Culture

A global tourism push has been introduced by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to draw visitors from Europe and other major markets.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has debuted an online campaign dubbed Visit Istanbul. Developed to build global appeal around the city’s historical and cultural heritage, the push will run across select digital channels. Target markets include the United States, United Kingdom, and Middle East.

Russia, Germany, France, India, and China are also on the list of audiences to reach. Throughout the year, a series of promotional executions will be carried out to generate interest amongst travellers worldwide. A first themed creative titled Meet with History of Your Dream City will live on social media.

The short film features original pieces of music and compelling snapshots to capture the storied essence of the place. To complement the pilot commercial, a second spot, Gastronomy Istanbul, will be released to highlight local flavours. Fashion influencers have come together to collaborate on the initiative.

Laura Comolli from Italy; Barbora Ondrackova from the Czech Republic; Michèle Krusi from Switzerland, and Turkish representative, Simla Canpolat were given a three-day tour of the destination. The excursion, as part of the wider exercise, produced vivid imagery of the entire landscape to promote consumer engagement.

In addition, several notable travel experts have been invited to share in the country’s first major marketing effort, and will unite under one roof for further Visit Istanbul activities. England’s Jennifer Tuffen, Singapore’s Dotz Soh, and Turkey’s Umit Yoruk are meeting in Istanbul across a five-day period.

The push draws inspiration from a 2018 report by the European Travel Commission which showed Turkey as having the highest spike in tourists among thirty-three European countries. The 22 percent increase translates to 46.1 million, with one in three tourists citing Istanbul as his or her preferred choice.

The article Istanbul Draws Travellers to History and Culture appeared first on World Branding Forum.

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Senegal are back where they belong at the World Cup, and they look dangerous

Led by Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, the team looks to build off history and take down giants.

The dream ended with a swing of Ilhan Mansiz’s right boot four minutes into extra time. The Besiktas striker met Umit Davala’s cross from the right with a precise half volley to send Turkey through to the semifinal of the 2002 World Cup. The end was abrupt — this was the era of the Golden Goal, sudden death, when a single kick could end a nation’s hopes.

The team that lost was Senegal.

In the build-up to that quarterfinal clash, Senegal told anyone who cared to listen they would win the World Cup. It seemed overly ambitious — and that’s without considering they would’ve faced Brazil if they got past Turkey — but when you defeat the world champions, as Senegal did against France in their first ever World Cup game, “impossible” doesn’t exactly exist in your lexicon.

Mansiz’s right foot ended those lofty goals, but the fact that a country of Senegal’s size (just 10 million people) that was making its World Cup debut even harbored such dreams was frankly remarkable.

That was 2002, and it only seemed like Senegal were heading for bigger and better things. A quarterfinal appearance in a country’s first World Cup sent a signal to the rest of the world — Senegal were ready to become a global soccer power.

Then, they weren’t.

Senegal failed to qualify in 2006, 2010, and 2014. Stars came and went. Coaches came and went. Players began international careers and ended them.

Now, 16 years later, they’re finally back.

The similarities between the 2002 side and the current team heading to these World Cup finals in Russia are numerous. And the obvious place to start is with head coach Aliou Cisse, the captain of Senegal’s golden generation back in 2002. Cisse was a standout for the team that, heading into the tournament, had very few internationally recognizable names, save for the exception of then 21-year-old El-Hadji Diouf.

Diouf was playing his football in France with Lens at the time, and as the reigning African Footballer of the Year, he had the world at his feet. A move to Liverpool followed. This talented Senegal side also has its own Liverpool star in Sadio Mané, the team’s most dangerous attacker and on-field leader. In Mané, Senegal has a genuine world-class talent in its ranks, a turbo-charged winger with lightness in his boots and an unerring ability to finish off chances.

Coming off the back of a successful season that included 10 Champions League goals, Mané is the man with the weight of expectations on his shoulders. And unlike Diouf, who had a combustible character, Mané is shy and disciplined, a quiet leader who shows the way through his actions rather than chest-thumping bravado.

For all of Mané’s brilliance, though, Senegal is not a one-man team. This is a squad chock-full of talent from back to front, their nation’s best team in 16 years.

Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly is a giant of man, a one-man defensive unit whose robustness at the heart of defense contributed immensely to his side’s title charge in Serie A. Playing alongside him is Anderlecht’s Kara Mbodji, and together they form a formidable pairing. The midfield trio of Idrissa Gueye, Cheikhou Kouyate, and Badou N’Diaye is as steely as a midfield trio gets at a World Cup.

Cisse favors a 4-3-3 that allows his side take advantage of their pace upfront as they break in numbers. A front three of Keita Balde, M’Baye Niang, and Mané is full of pace and goals. Diafra Sakho and Moussa Sow are more physical options from the bench, a couple of machetes among an array of Swiss Army knives.

There is an air of cautious optimism that Senegal could emulate its sole appearance at the World Cup. With remarkable talent comes expectations, and despite goodwill from fans, there are legitimate questions to be asked of Cisse and whether he’s getting the best out of his team. Heading to the Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon in 2017, Senegal was massive favorites to win.

And how could they not be? They had the best squad on paper, and with the absence of superpowers like Nigeria and big names such as Egypt just finding its feet, this proved a great opportunity for Senegal to break its run of bad luck. Yet despite playing some impressive football in the group stage, Senegal fell to a lacklustre Cameroon side on penalties in the quarterfinal.

For a global perspective, there are striking similarities between Senegal and Belgium: A talented bunch of players perceived to have what it takes to go all the way but with what seems to be a coaching handicap.

Yet it would be churlish to heap all the blame on Cisse, as there are structural issues to contend with on the field. For all their brilliance on the counterattack, Senegal has a problem funneling the ball to its forwards when the pace slows down. The midfield trio are all natural ball winners and in the absence of a natural playmaker, Senegal’s play can become turgid and hard to watch.

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Aliou Cisse, Manager of Senegal

Despite the questions about Cisse’s aptitude hope abounds that Senegal could make a mark at the World Cup yet again. Drawn in a group of no obvious favorites with Colombia, Japan and Poland, Senegal is quietly confident of making it out of the group at least. Much will depend on Mané, the obvious heir to Diouf, better and without the theatrics. If the Liverpool winger shows anything close to his best form, Senegal stands an excellent chance to advance.

Senegal will not only be competing against the rest of the world, but the weight of expectations both from its fans and those still pining for the success of the 2002 team.

Cisse knows comparisons with his team of yesteryear are inevitable. The players themselves are all aware of the historical significance of following in the footsteps of a team they watched as starry-eyed boys still hoping to make their way in the game. The scale of their achievement bears repeating for just how improbable it was.

Senegal, under the stewardship of Metsu, roared its way to the quarterfinal in Korea/Japan, becoming only the second African side at the time to make it that far. They captured the world’s attention with their style of football and rhythm — an unheralded bunch of players who left their mark on the global stage when nothing was expected of them.

The foundation of success for that team were laid months ahead of the tournament, in the rough and tumble competition of the Africa Cup of Nations held in Mali in January and February 2002. The Teranga Lions shocked an entire continent by making it to the final, where they lost to a Cameroon side at the peak of its powers.

It was a notice to African teams and anyone paying attention: Senegal was ready for the World Cup. Captained by Cisse, whose penalty miss in that final proved decisive, this was the golden age of Senegalese football, with a squad also containing generational talents like goalkeeper Sylva, Khalilou Fadiga, Daf and, of course, Diouf.

And now, after years of failure, it appears we have a new golden age.

The intervening period between Korea/Japan and Russia has been unkind to a Senegal side that is delighted to be back to the World Cup. After the historic high of that glorious summer in Korea/Japan, manager Bruno Metsu’s departure saw a wave of underwhelming appointments off the pitch and disappointing results on it. The team failed to make any impact on the African scene, and couldn’t qualify for the World Cup either.

There was a dearth of talent as middling mediocrity became the order of the day. Senegal remains Africa’s perennial underachievers, the best side on the continent never to have won the continental title. In 2015, Alain Giresse led Senegal to the Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea ... and couldn’t make it past the group stage.

The FA took decisive action: Giresse was out and despite high-profile managers throwing their hat in the ring, former captain Cisse was appointed. He was 38 and with little in the way of managerial experience under his belt. But he was there in Seoul marshaling the midfield and snapping at French heels as Senegal made a grand entry to the World Cup finals all those years back. Yet the appointment was a gamble, even if there was some method to the madness.

Tired of high-profile names who routinely failed to deliver, the FA went for a blank canvas, a manager untainted by failures of years past and whose wealth of experience leading the national side on the pitch suggested he could do a similar job off it.

Cisse surrounded himself with a number of teammates from their golden era: Tony Sylva as goalkeeping coach, Omar Daf as assistant manager, and Lamine Diatta as team coordinator. After failing to qualify for three successive World Cups, Senegal did not lose a game en route to Russia, conceding five and scoring 15 in eight games. At 42, Cisse will be the youngest manager at the World Cup and only the second African manager at these finals. It’s fair to say the gamble has paid off.

Unlike the 2002 side that was unknown to many, the exponential surge of knowledge among football fans means this side’s potential success will not come as such a surprise as the team 16 years ago. As it was in Seoul, much will depend on Cisse’s ability to get things right. If he does, the dream could, implausibly, be on in Moscow.

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Darwinism: A Religion of Superstition

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Darwinism: A Religion of Superstition

By A. O.

Darwinism: A Religion of Superstition

Darwinism: A Religion of Superstition

The modified, but still characteristically Darwinian Theory, has itself become an orthodoxy preached by its adherents with religious fervour, and doubted, they feel, only by a few muddlers, imperfect in scientific faith. (Marjorie Grene, Encounter, November 1959, p.48.)

As stated elsewhere, the theory of evolution has now been discredited in scientific circles. Since this theory first appeared, a large number of scientific findings have invalidated its claims one by one. The development of the electron microscope, new knowledge of genetic laws, the discovery of the structure of DNA, the revelation of the complexity of every living organism, and other modern advances have defeated Darwinism and will continue to oppose it.

But despite the fact that science is developing so quickly and is continually introducing something new into our lives, certain scientists of an unenlightened, bigoted and conservative mind continue to defend theories developed in the 19th century, theories originally elaborated within a primitive scientific understanding, whose naiveté and superficiality would make a child laugh.

So what explains the fact that Darwinism is still so popular in some scientific circles? There is not even one concrete scientific proof in place; on the contrary, it is clearly evident that every living thing has been created according to flawless design and that nothing has come into existence by chance, as the theory of evolution claims. How can it be, then, that many people, nonetheless, continue to be strong advocates of this theory?

The reason is this: the theory is more an expression of a certain mentality and belief than a scientific formulation. It is a mentality that does not view evolution as a mere theory whose validity can be investigated by scientific method, but sees it as a belief that must be vindicated at all costs. Because their faith cannot be substantiated by scientific facts, people with this mentality have a dogmatic bond with their theory which cannot in the least be influenced by the scientific proofs that refute it. No matter how cogent the evidence against evolution, evolutionists continue to ignore it and vigorously defend their faith.

For Darwinists, the theory of evolution is much more than a scientific proposition. When their theory becomes a matter for discussion, evolutionist scientists immediately lose their impartiality and scientific objectivity. They are so fiercely bound to their theory that most distinguished biologists “would rather lose their right hands than begin a sentence with the phrase, ‘If the theory of evolution is true…'” They do not even want to consider that the theory of evolution might not be true.

People are not accustomed to seeing this attitude among scientists. They generally imagine that scientific discourse is independent of the individual scientist’s philosophical and ideological prejudices and that scientists are objective individuals whose facts are substantiated by concrete evidence and their truth proven by experiment. For this reason they seldom doubt the correctness of the theory of evolution.

This is a great error, however, because when evolutionist “scientists” are discussing the theory of evolution, scientific criteria are not brought to bear on the issue. These words of the eminent Darwinian, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, expose the position of “science” in the Darwinist outlook:

Is evolution a theory, a system, or a hypothesis? It is much more. It is a general postulate to which all theories, all hypotheses, all systems must henceforward bow and which they must satisfy in order to be thinkable and true. Evolution is a light which illuminates all facts, a trajectory which all lines of thought must follow. This is what evolution is.

As can be seen in the above quotation, the terms used by Darwinists when they speak of their theory give important clues about their dogmatic attitude and blind allegiance. Taking other examples, one of the leading evolutionists of the world, G.W. Harper, calls the theory of evolution a “metaphysical belief”; the outstanding Harvard evolutionary biologist Ernst Mayr calls it “man’s world view today.”

Sir Julian Huxley, probably the most prominent evolutionist of the 20th century, saw evolution as “a universal and all-pervading process” and, in fact, nothing less than “the whole of reality.” A leading evolutionary geneticist of the present day, writing an obituary for Theodosius Dobzhansky (who himself was probably one of the leading evolutionists at the time of his death in 1975), says that Dobzhansky’s view of evolution followed that of de Chardin. Karl Popper, one of the world’s leading philosophers of science, has stated that evolution is not a scientific theory but a metaphysical research program. Following these definitions, H.S. Lipson has reached the following conclusion:

In fact, evolution became in a sense a scientific religion; almost all scientists have accepted it and many are prepared to “bend” their observations to fit in with it.

When the aforementioned authorities discuss Darwinism, it is interesting to note the words and expressions they use. They make no reference to any mathematically or scientifically proven evidence by experiment or observation to support their assertions. Instead, they offer strange descriptions, calling evolution “the whole of reality,” “an all-pervading process,” “a light which illuminates all facts.”

No one makes such dogmatic assertions, metaphysical interpretations or exaggerated inferences with reference to, say, the law of gravity, the rotation of the globe, or laws of thermodynamics. These are scientific facts which are readily accepted, yet no one makes such excessive claims about Newton, Einstein or any other scientist. No one calls the law of gravity a “convincing belief,” and no one says of the laws of thermodynamics, “I would rather lose my right hand than begin a sentence with the phrase ‘If it is true…'”

However, the style of the evolutionists is quite different. By what these people say, they give the impression that they have sworn an oath to protect their religion under all circumstances. Therefore, they need not follow scientific method or employ scientific discourse. They make no reference to any experiment or finding but merely use words with metaphysical connotations. If the words are scrutinized, an interesting picture emerges: “evolutionary dogma!,” “scientific faith!,” “a convincing faith!,” “man’s world view today!,” “method of dissemination!,” “the whole of reality!,” “a light which illuminates all facts!,” “metaphysical belief!,” “a metaphysical research program!,” “an orbit that every system of thought must follow!”…

If evolutionary literature is examined further, one will encounter many more examples of the religious nature of this belief and see that it looks at every social and psychological phenomenon from the point of view of the theory of evolution. L.C. Birch, a biologist from the University of Sydney, and P.R. Ehrlich, a biologist from Stanford University, describe the evolutionary dogma this way:

Our theory of evolution has become… one which cannot be refuted by any possible observation. Every conceivable observation can be fitted into it. It is thus “outside of empirical science” but not necessarily false. No one can think of ways in which to test it. Ideas either without basis or based on a few laboratory experiments carried out in extremely simplified systems have attained currency far beyond their validity. They have become part of an evolutionary dogma accepted by most of us as part of our training.

Modern Evolutionists Are More Rigid Than Darwin

The dogmatic stance of modern evolutionists is even more rigid than that of Darwin himself. When Darwin proposed this theory, he left room for the possibility that he could have made a mistake. In his book The Origin of Species, he often began his expositions with the words, “If my theory be true.” In his investigations, it can be seen that Darwin accepted certain scientific criteria and proposed some ways his theory could be examined. For example, he wrote about the fossil record:

If my theory be true, numberless intermediate varieties, linking most closely all of the species of the same group together must assuredly have existed… Consequently, evidence of their former existence could be found only amongst fossil remains.

The numberless intermediate varieties mentioned by Darwin have never been found, and today many evolutionist paleontologists have had to concede this. When taking into account Darwin’s condition for “if my theory be true,” his theory must be rejected. If he were alive today, perhaps Darwin would have abandoned his theory for this very reason.

But modern evolutionists display extraordinary indifference and bigotry regarding this matter. In one of Turkey’s most prominent evolutionist magazines, Bilim ve Utopya (Science and Utopia), an article appeared by Dr. Umit Sayin, who is recognized as the nation’s leading expert on evolution. With regard to the intermediate forms about which Darwin said, “If my theory be true… evidence of their former existence could be found only amongst fossil remains,” Dr. Sayin writes:

The fact that Archaeopteryx was a flying dinosaur has little importance with regard to the correctness or validity of the theory of evolution. Even if no transitional fossil were found, the theory of evolution would not be affected… suppose that we have found no fossil yet; this shows that all intermediate forms have been lost and dispersed in nature. Let’s say that every fossil is a hoax! Even this would not affect the theory of evolution, because fossils, Archaeopteryx and other transitional forms are necessary only to explain the process.

In other words, this author says that “even if we found no fossil remains, we would keep our belief in evolution.” Although for Darwin this matter was an important criterion for the validity of his theory, the fact that this writer can put it aside and maintain his belief in evolution, in any case, is interesting. It proves the point that Darwinism is a dogmatic belief which disregards scientific criteria.

An Intellectual Tyranny

The sweet-sounding words of the evolutionists quoted above place them in an illusionary rank above the adherents of all other religions. According to their warped thinking, evolution is the only “objective truth,” and evolutionists, emboldened by this illusion, call upon other religions to submit to evolutionist understanding. If other religions accept evolution and the theories it proposes, they will be allowed to exist as “moral doctrines.” One of the most famous names of the neo-Darwinist school, George Gaylord Simpson, expresses it this way:

Of course there are some beliefs still current, labeled as religious and involved in religious emotions, that are flatly incompatible with evolution and therefore are intellectually untenable in spite of their emotional appeal. Nevertheless, I take it as now self-evident, requiring no further special discussion, that evolution and true religion are compatible.

This means that evolution and the “scientific” doctrines developed from it have the right to judge other religions. Religion falls within the authority of the theory of evolution; it decides which religions and interpretations will be accepted as true. According to this prejudiced way of thinking, religion can only be a teaching authority whose purpose is to define the criteria for human moral activity.

The authoritarian approach that drives people to force what they believe on others is exemplified in the Qur’an. It quotes an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh:

I do not show you except what I see, and I do not guide you except to the way of right conduct. (Ghafir  40: 29)

This is the common way of thinking among today’s evolutionists. Their approach is very much like that of the Pharaoh; while imposing the theory of evolution on populations, they keep scientific circles under censorship and have made evolution sacred. Those who do not believe in it are quickly excluded. The renowned professor of anatomy, Dr. Thomas Dwight, calls the situation “intellectual tyranny”:

The tyranny of the zeitgeist in the matter of evolution is overwhelming to a degree of which outsiders have no idea. Not only does it influence (as I admit it does in my own case) our manners of thinking, but there is oppression as in the days of the Terror. How very few of the leaders of science dare tell the truth concerning their own state of mind.

Indeed, the evolution dogma is a superstitious religion that holds masses of people under its sway, but it is definitely not science. If what evolutionists say in their writings is closely scrutinized, you will easily be able to read between the lines and perceive that they speak of a religion. When considered from that aspect, what the eminent historian of science, Marjorie Grene, has to say on this subject is not surprising:

It is as a religion of science that Darwinism chiefly held, and holds, men’s minds. The derivation of life, of man, of man’s deepest hopes and highest achievements, from the external and indirect determination of small chance errors, appears as the very keystone of the naturalistic universe… Today the tables are fumed. The modified, but still characteristically Darwinian Theory has itself become an orthodoxy preached by its adherents with religious fervor, and doubted, they feel, only by a few muddlers imperfect in scientific faith.

So it is that, despite all the religious elements in the discourse of Darwinists, they still claim to propose a scientific theory, and people, regardless of the fact that there is no scientific evidence to support it, are led to accept it as true. The reason for this dogmatic approach can only be to avoid the truth they would find if they abandoned evolution, the truth that Allah created the universe and all living things. This cannot be accepted by those who understand the world from a materialist and atheist point of view.

For this reason it is highly important that people of conscience and intelligence become aware of the dangerous influence this superstitious religion has on the world and then take a stance for what is right and true. The first step in that direction is a proper under-standing of the doctrines of this irrational pagan religion. After that, presenting the truth of creation with full evidence will render this superstition impotent, as Allah states in the Qur’an:

Rather, We dash the truth upon falsehood, and it destroys it, and thereupon it departs. (Al-Anbiya’ 21: 18)

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From the book: The Religion of Darwinism.

A. O. is a Turkish writer and author.

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Istanbul Draws Travellers to History and Culture

A global tourism push has been introduced by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to draw visitors from Europe and other major markets.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has debuted an online campaign dubbed Visit Istanbul. Developed to build global appeal around the city’s historical and cultural heritage, the push will run across select digital channels. Target markets include the United States, United Kingdom, and Middle East.

Russia, Germany, France, India, and China are also on the list of audiences to reach. Throughout the year, a series of promotional executions will be carried out to generate interest amongst travellers worldwide. A first themed creative titled Meet with History of Your Dream City will live on social media.

The short film features original pieces of music and compelling snapshots to capture the storied essence of the place. To complement the pilot commercial, a second spot, Gastronomy Istanbul, will be released to highlight local flavours. Fashion influencers have come together to collaborate on the initiative.

Laura Comolli from Italy; Barbora Ondrackova from the Czech Republic; Michèle Krusi from Switzerland, and Turkish representative, Simla Canpolat were given a three-day tour of the destination. The excursion, as part of the wider exercise, produced vivid imagery of the entire landscape to promote consumer engagement.

In addition, several notable travel experts have been invited to share in the country’s first major marketing effort, and will unite under one roof for further Visit Istanbul activities. England’s Jennifer Tuffen, Singapore’s Dotz Soh, and Turkey’s Umit Yoruk are meeting in Istanbul across a five-day period.

The push draws inspiration from a 2018 report by the European Travel Commission which showed Turkey as having the highest spike in tourists among thirty-three European countries. The 22 percent increase translates to 46.1 million, with one in three tourists citing Istanbul as his or her preferred choice.

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Istanbul Draws Travellers to History and Culture

A global tourism push has been introduced by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to draw visitors from Europe and other major markets.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has debuted an online campaign dubbed Visit Istanbul. Developed to build global appeal around the city’s historical and cultural heritage, the push will run across select digital channels. Target markets include the United States, United Kingdom, and Middle East.

Russia, Germany, France, India, and China are also on the list of audiences to reach. Throughout the year, a series of promotional executions will be carried out to generate interest amongst travellers worldwide. A first themed creative titled Meet with History of Your Dream City will live on social media.

The short film features original pieces of music and compelling snapshots to capture the storied essence of the place. To complement the pilot commercial, a second spot, Gastronomy Istanbul, will be released to highlight local flavours. Fashion influencers have come together to collaborate on the initiative.

Laura Comolli from Italy; Barbora Ondrackova from the Czech Republic; Michèle Krusi from Switzerland, and Turkish representative, Simla Canpolat were given a three-day tour of the destination. The excursion, as part of the wider exercise, produced vivid imagery of the entire landscape to promote consumer engagement.

In addition, several notable travel experts have been invited to share in the country’s first major marketing effort, and will unite under one roof for further Visit Istanbul activities. England’s Jennifer Tuffen, Singapore’s Dotz Soh, and Turkey’s Umit Yoruk are meeting in Istanbul across a five-day period.

The push draws inspiration from a 2018 report by the European Travel Commission which showed Turkey as having the highest spike in tourists among thirty-three European countries. The 22 percent increase translates to 46.1 million, with one in three tourists citing Istanbul as his or her preferred choice.

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Istanbul Draws Travellers to History and Culture

A global tourism push has been introduced by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to draw visitors from Europe and other major markets.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has debuted an online campaign dubbed Visit Istanbul. Developed to build global appeal around the city’s historical and cultural heritage, the push will run across select digital channels. Target markets include the United States, United Kingdom, and Middle East.

Russia, Germany, France, India, and China are also on the list of audiences to reach. Throughout the year, a series of promotional executions will be carried out to generate interest amongst travellers worldwide. A first themed creative titled Meet with History of Your Dream City will live on social media.

The short film features original pieces of music and compelling snapshots to capture the storied essence of the place. To complement the pilot commercial, a second spot, Gastronomy Istanbul, will be released to highlight local flavours. Fashion influencers have come together to collaborate on the initiative.

Laura Comolli from Italy; Barbora Ondrackova from the Czech Republic; Michèle Krusi from Switzerland, and Turkish representative, Simla Canpolat were given a three-day tour of the destination. The excursion, as part of the wider exercise, produced vivid imagery of the entire landscape to promote consumer engagement.

In addition, several notable travel experts have been invited to share in the country’s first major marketing effort, and will unite under one roof for further Visit Istanbul activities. England’s Jennifer Tuffen, Singapore’s Dotz Soh, and Turkey’s Umit Yoruk are meeting in Istanbul across a five-day period.

The push draws inspiration from a 2018 report by the European Travel Commission which showed Turkey as having the highest spike in tourists among thirty-three European countries. The 22 percent increase translates to 46.1 million, with one in three tourists citing Istanbul as his or her preferred choice.

The article Istanbul Draws Travellers to History and Culture appeared first on World Branding Forum.

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Ünlü Oyuncu Ümit Yesin Hayatını Kaybetti

Son olarak izlediğimiz Yeni Gelin dizisinde oynayan usta oyuncu Ümit Yesin, kalp kapakçığı ameliyatı sonrasında yaklaşık bir aydır yoğun bakımda kaldığı hastanede hayata veda etti. Detaylar Haberimizde.. Ünlü Sanatçı Ümit Yesin Hayatını Kaybetti 65 yaşında hayata gözlerini yuman usta Ümit Yesin’in ölümü sanat ve tiyatro dünyasını hüzne boğdu. Ümit Yesin Kimdir? Ümit Yesin’in üzücü haberinü …

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