Mon, 24 Apr 2006
"Dialogue in Cyprus"
Just bumped into a document titled "Dialogue in Cyprus" and prepared by Helen Barnes with Christina Demetriades.
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Elections are approaching; problems still persist.
Local elections are approaching in north Cyprus. There is still no solution to problems created by the occupation conditions, transfered populations and other issues. As a reminder, attached is one document released by Cyprus Action Network . [[download:cyprusactionnetworkondemographicsituationinnortherncyprus.pdf:text:Cyprus Action Network's Call for a Census:Cyprus Action Network's Call for a Census]]
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Downtown Philadelphia and Deceased Key-Maker (9/2005)
Few photos from September 17, 2005.
[[image:deadkeymaker3_dsc0022.jpg:A note on store window of a deceased key-maker.:center:0]]
Roy Beckhoff had passed away, I did not know but I knew of him as did many others and their photos
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The Pig's New Digs
[[image:flyingfishpigs1_dsc_0097.jpg:Bar advertisement "The Pig's new digs, rollers at flying fish":center:0]]
Bar advertisement "The Pig's new digs, rollers at flying fish", Chestnut Hill, PA
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"YES to Referendum Aniversary": An absurd celebration.
It feels as if news from north Cyprus are tailored to make my day by giving me examples of absurd events. A big commotion was created over the planned celebrations for the aniversary of the Turkish Cypriot "YES" vote for the Annan plan referendum. First, I sort of liked it since it made the nationalist media mad. Then I liked idea even more since the rest of the "real" and "always-in-opposition-even-when-we-are-in-government" crowd refused to attend it and even condemned it. Isn't it obvious how absurd it is that a governing party using government resources is celebrating an event whose outcome was rejection of the Annan-plan. It is an outdated, backwards mind-set that leads governments to organize protests, celebrations etc (see Iran and its recent nuclear-power celebrations). It is absurd when this is done despite the fact that the celebrated even was a failure.
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Greek Cypriot Lawyer detained in north
Life is full of absurdities in north Cyprus. Rule-of-law is a concept that is taken as something to be abused, manipulated, changed as "they" wish. Constandinos Candounas who is the lawyer representing G/Cs who brought up court cases against (mainly) foreigners residing on G/C properties was detained (briefly) in north. This is not the first time. The game is supposed to become lawful. A Cyprus Mail reports: " In July last year, Turkish Cypriot authorities announced they were preparing amendments to their laws that could lead to the conviction and imprisonment for up to three years of bailiffs and lawyers who seek to deliver summons in the north.". Not much more comment is needed. See Cyprus-Mail Article .
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