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Solutions Can Not and Should Not Be Delayed

Turkish football has been under heavy suspicion lately. We are face-to-face with deep and widespread problems which not only may cause havoc in terms of sports, but which may also have devastating effects on our society at large.

We are conscious of the heavy responsibility weighing on the shoulders of the newly elected members of the Turkish Football Federation. The longer it takes to make decisions the more will it do harm to the reputation of Turkish sports world. Let us keep in mind that as a country which aims and tries hard to become a highly reputable power, our real struggle is our determination to protect our ethical values.

Galatasaray community has confidence that all authorities will take all the necessary action and decision, the sooner the better, including delaying the start of the league, and also believes that all evidence and information regarding the matter will be presented to the Federation immediately in order to accelerate the process of solution.

Galatasaray will continue following up every decision and precaution which is and will be taken about the issue.

Ünal Aysal
President
Galatasaray Sports Club

Günün Makalesi....

Law firm Debevoise & Plimpton appointed to advise News Corp's nine independent directors on the handling of the crisis

19/07/2011

The independent directors of News Corp have appointed their own legal team as the company faces shareholder law suits and an investigation by the US authorities.

News Corp's nine independent directors include Rod Eddington, the former chief executive of BA, John Thornton, former president of Goldman Sachs and José María Aznar, the former prime minister of Spain.

Another board member, billionaire investor Tom Perkins, has told the Wall Street Journal the directors have appointed law firm Debevoise & Plimpton, to advise them on the handling of the escalating phone-hacking crisis.

Perkins said: "The board honestly thinks Rupert is a genius and we need him and the company needs him. Our worry is the shareholders at this point. The British police will take care of the hacking victims. The next step is not to let the company go down the drain on this thing because we're focused on events in London that are a small percentage of our business overall."

But the move clearly signals growing tension at News Corp, which already faces one law suit from shareholders who have seen the value of their investment plummet following the revelation of the scandal. It has had a profound impact on the Murdochs' reputation and the company's share price, wiping close to $6bn off its value in the last 10 days.

The move came as Manifest, a leading company advising shareholders on corporate governance, called for Murdoch to step down following his performance at the parliamentary inquiry.

Shares in News Corp rose on rumours that Chase Carey, chief operating officer, was set to succeed Murdoch as chief executive of the company. Murdoch is News Corp's chairman as well as CEO and its largest shareholder. He would remain chairman under the plan, which was first reported by Bloomberg. But Murdoch ruled out any plans to step down, at the hearing saying he was "the best person to clear this up."

At the parliamentary hearing Murdoch pointed out that the scandal occurred at a newspaper that represented just 1% of News Corp's business.

Sarah Wilson, managing director of Manifest, which advises institutional shareholders with £3 trillion in investments, said: "Shareholders may be concerned about Rupert Murdoch's ability to steer an organisation of such immense size and complexity. There are succession issues to be addressed."

Manifest's statement follows a call from corporate governance group PIRC for James Murdoch, Murdoch's heir apparent, to step down as chairman of BSkyB. "Other investors share our opinion," it said in a statement. "The risk of contagion is great. … How, in reality, can someone facing challenges on all sides expect to devote sufficient attention to chairing a FTSE 100?" On Monday, credit agency Standard & Poor's put News Corp's credit rating on watch, citing the risks associated with widening legal investigations in Britain and the US. Rich Greenfield, media analyst at BTIG, said that the Murdochs' control of News Corp had long been a handicap to the company's share price. "The stock trades at a discount to its peers," he said. He said the company's dual class share structure, in which the sahres conrolled by Murdoch have greater voting rights, had long been off putting to investors. But he said that there was no evidence that the scandal was affecting News Corp's other assets. "People are still watching Fox and going to see their movies," he said.

Claire Enders, founder and chief executive of media researcher Enders Analysis, said: "Clearly there are a lot of shareholders who are freaked out. It's hard not to see US shareholders looking at the Murdochs and seeing them as responsible." She said:

"There are now credibility issues that will hang over the Murdochs come what may."

The UK phone hacking scandal is now being investigated by the US authorities

Enrique Iglesias-i'm your man

Bugünün Kelimeleri

convenient: uygun,elverişli     What time would it be convenient for me to come round?
glorious : şanlı, parlak  They had a glorious victory.
notify: bildirmek,bilgilendirmek,haber vermek   The school is required to notify parents if their children fail to come to school.
rampant: yaygın,aşırı boyutlara varmış,her tarafa yayılmış   Disease is rampant in overcrowded cities.
tend: eğilimli olmak   We tend to get cold winters and warm,dry summers in this part of the country

Enrique Iglesias-Hero

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Vegeterian Diet

The vegetarian diet is becoming increasingly popular all the time. Is the vegetarian or meat diet better? A decade ago and earlier, the impression was that a vegetarian diet was lacking in the nutrients found in meat products. Today though, through research and nutritional science, it has been proven that all the nutrients found in meat may at the same time be found in the correct vegetarian diet. Some may argue that by only consuming meat that is low in fat, meat and vegetarian diets have identical benefits. This is true only if one eats only very low fat meat. The lack of meat is not necessarily the main benefit of to the vegetarian. Vegetarians tend to eat more fruits, vegetables and grains than the meat eater. They also tend not to use tobacco and excessive alcohol. Moreover, vegetarians tend to get more exercise.

Biraz Kelime Ezberleyelim....

abate: azalmak ,dinmek    The storm abated
compel: zorlamak   I felt morally compelled to help
imply: ima etmek   Are you implying that i'm fat 
portray: göstermek,sergilemek   The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress.
talent: yetenek  Her talent for music showed at an early age

İngilizce Çalışıyorum: Blue Whales

İngilizce Çalışıyorum: Blue Whales: " Şimdi bir önceki yazımızda ele aldığımız paragrafın devamını getirelim.... The calves measure 7m(23 ft.) at birth and weigh about 2.2 to..."

Blue Whales

  Şimdi bir önceki yazımızda ele aldığımız paragrafın devamını getirelim....

The calves measure 7m(23 ft.) at birth and weigh about 2.2 to 2.7 t. A female blue whale can produce more than 200 litres of high-fat milk per day.The calf gains up to 4 kg.per hour.When weaned at about six month of age,the calf will already be abot 16 m long.
 This giant animal is placid and shy.On the ocean surface,its normal cruising speed is about 12 knots,but is capable of attaining 20 knots in short bursts.The maximum reported depth reached by the species is 194 fathoms.It is capable of remaining submerged beneath the surface for 50 minutes,although 10 to 15 minutes is more typical.
 Blue whales have been found in every ocean of the world:Pacific,Atlantic,Indian,Arctic and Southern.
 Blue whales comprised about 90 % of the whaling industry's total catch during the early part of the 20 th century,after the advent of harpoon cannons.In 1931 alone,almost 30 000 of these majestic creatures were killed.By 1966 there were so few blue that the International Whaling Commision declared them protected.In 2000 it was estimated thet there were fewer than 10 000 left.

Bilmediğim kelimeler ve Türkçe karşılıkları:


calves: fil,fok balina gibi hayvanların yavrusu( tekil hali calf )
weaned:sütten kesmek
placid: sakin,yumuşak,uysal
knot: deniz mili
capable of : yetenekli
attaining : varma,ulaşma
burst: ileri atılma
species:tür
fathom: kulaç (uzunluk ölçü birimi )
submerged:su altında olan,batık
comprise:kapsamak oluşturmak
advent : geliş
harpoon: zıpkın
cannons : ateşli top atan gemi
majestic : görkenmli,şahane,muhteşem
declare:ilan etmek, bildirmek
estimate:tahmin etmek

Şimdi de paragrafta dikkat ettiğim yapılar....

 at birth......weigh about 2.2 to 2.7 t......produce more than 200 litres of high-fat milk per day......The maximum reported depth reached by the species....submerged beneath the surface for 50 minutes...... in every ocean

   The largest creature ever known to have existed on Earth is the present-day blue whale.Today's blue whale is even larger than its prehistoric ancestor,reaching a total length of 30 m ( 100 ft.) and a weight of 136 t.Adult female blue whales are larger than adult males.The blue whale's heart alone is the size of a small car.Even the largest dinosaur weighed only about 18 t although it probably reached 40 m in length.


  Şimdi bu paragrafın birazcık analizini yapalım.Önce bilmediğimiz kelimeleri çıkarmamız gerekir ki paragrafta her zaman karşımıza çıkmayan kelimeler mevcut.

present-day: bugünlerde
Prehistoric: tarih öncesi
ancestor: ata
Adult: yetişkin

Kelimelerin anlamlarını da öğrendikten sonra parçadaki bazı dikkat edilmesi gereken yerlere bakalım...
Örneğin bu parça karşımıza bir Cloze-Test olarak çıksaydı nereleri boş bırakılırdı.Benim hemen aklıma gelen yerler  on  Earth.....Today's blue whale is even larger than its prehistoric ancestor....,reaching a total length of 30 m   ..........