Luxury Air Jets provides a full spectrum of private aviation services to people who can’t afford to waste time. We provide private jet charter flights to nearly every destination in the world on corporate jets. By using our private jet or executive jet charter services, you will avoid giant commercial airports, security lines, baggage check lines, and delayed flights. Private jet charter is with no doubt the future in private aviation. That is why we made air charter services our specialty.
AIRCRAFT CHARTER - Only Four-Hour Notice!Among the benefits you get when you charter private jets, executive jet aircraft, or any luxury aircraft with us:*When you charter private jets, you pay No monthly fees, No membership costs, and No long-term investment on any charter flights.*20-30% saving on jet charter when compared to fractional program companies.*Only four-hour notice required for all charter jet and travel arrangements.*Access to 3,500 executive jet aircraft and helicopters in over 6,000 airports worldwide.*The highest ARG/US certifications for all our aircraft.*24-hour personalized concierge service monitoring all charter flightsLuxury Air Jets provides a full spectrum of private aviation services to people who can’t afford to waste time. We provide private jet charter flights to nearly every destination in the world on corporate jets. By using our private jet or executive jet charter services, you will avoid giant commercial airports, security lines, baggage check lines, and delayed flights. Private jet charter is with no doubt the future in private aviation. That is why we made air charter services our specialty.
AIRCRAFT CHARTER - Only Four-Hour Notice!Among the benefits you get when you charter private jets, executive jet aircraft, or any luxury aircraft with us:*When you charter private jets, you pay No monthly fees, No membership costs, and No long-term investment on any charter flights.*20-30% saving on jet charter when compared to fractional program companies.*Only four-hour notice required for all charter jet and travel arrangements.*Access to 3,500 executive jet aircraft and helicopters in over 6,000 airports worldwide.*The highest ARG/US certifications for all our aircraft.*24-hour personalized concierge service monitoring all charter flights.
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21 Mart 2010 Pazar
LUXURY JET
22 Şubat 2010 Pazartesi
Kırşehir'ce (2)
BEDDUALAR
Başına taş düşesice
Yattığı yer yün tarağı olasıca
Evlatlarından bulasıca
Elleri böğrüne gelesice
Muradına ermeyesice
Kara tahtalara gelesice
Kınalı parmak sıkmayasıca
Makineler altında kalasıca
Kanı içine akasıca
Yediği boğazından geçmeyesice
Yılanlarla yatasıca
Yiğit arkası yere gelesice
Hevesi kursağında kalasıca
Sıracalardan gidesice
Gözlerinin feri sönesice
Ilgıt ılgıt eriyesice
Ciğerlerinden tutulasıca
Kanlar kusasıca
Kılıçlara gelesice
Oğulsuz ocağında baykuşlar ötesice
Olmam, doğmam diyesice
Derdine derman bulamayasıca
Yan ağrılarından gidesice
Can bağından tutulasıca
Allah’ından bulasıca
Allah canını alasıca
Yerinden kalkamayasıca
Yaşı kara yere gelesice
Soykasında kalasıca
Tıpır tıpır dökülesice
İki dünyada mekânı cehennem olasıca
İnce hastalığa tutulasıca
Göğdeleri ılgıt ılgıt eriyesice
Kör olasıca
Yağlı kurşunlardan gidesice
Nuzullar inesice
Gözüne dizine durasıca
Geberecek yer bulamayasıca
Sürüm sürüm sürünesice
Türemiyesice
Sidikleri durasıca
İki eli böğründe kalasıca
Kıran giresice
Böğründen tutulasıca
Ağız tadıyla yiyemiyesice
Derdine derman bulamayasıca
İki gözü önüne akasıca
Gâvura kul olasıca
Can evinden vurulasıca
Geberesice
Soyu sopu kuruyasıca
Boyları devrilesice
Boynunda boz ip ölçülesice
Zıbarasıca
Sakalını toprak örtesice
Mezarında baykuş ötesice
Muhanete muhtaç olasıca
Evi barkı yıkılasıca
Gidişi olup da, gelişi olmayasıca
Ölüsü ortada kalasıca
21 Şubat 2010 Pazar
Kırşehir'ce..
YEREL SÖZ VE DEYİMLER
Acep: Acaba
Acer: Yeni
Alaşa: Çok konuşan, yalaka.
Alamaç: Hızlı yanan alev
Alayı: Hepsi
Alık: Giysi
Astap: Giysi
Avurt: Yanağın ağız boşluğu hizası.
Ayakyolu: tuvalet
Başangı: yaramaz
Bellemek: öğrenmek
Bıldır: geçen sene
Bibi: hala
Boçça: küçük testi
Bostan: kavun karpuz
Camadan: kolsuz yelek
Cazı : (Kadınlar için) Münafık-iki yüzlü
Cere: Turşu küpü
Cıncık: cam parçası
Cıngıl: yoğurt kabı
Culuk: Hindi
Cücük: civciv
Çaput: bez parçası
Çalkama: ayran
Çalma: kibrit
Çangaza: Her şeye karışan, çok konuşan.
Çemkirmek. Köpeğin kesik kesik havlaması.
Çerçi: seyyar satıcı
Çimmek: yıkanmak
Çitlek: ayçiçeği
Çömçe: kepçe
Çöğürtlağan: Yağmur oluğu.
Çul: Hayvan örtüsü, çok yıpranmış giysi.
Değirmi: yuvarlak
Dene: tane
Deşirmek: dilenmek
Devramel: ayçiçeği
Dinelmek: ayakta durmak
Dölek: Uslu, söz dinleyen
Döşek: yatak
Ehmal: Tembel, duyarsız, ağır.
Ekmeksiz: Nankör
Elcek: eldiven
Emmi: amca
Erinmek: üşenmek
Essah: Gerçek, sahi.
Firengi: büyük anahtar
Fistan: entari
Frek: domates
Gada: dert
Gıymık: Çok küçük sivri tahta parçası.
Gömbel: babası belli olmayan çocuk
Göğ: Açık mavi
Göbelek: Şapkalı mantar
Göğde: Vücut
Gömük: Pis çamur
Göynek: Fanila
Gülük: Hindi
Günülemek: kıskanmak
Güvermek: yeşermek
Havas: Heves
Havuş: Darmadağın
Heci: Değil mi?
Helebiş: Erkeklerin katıldığı, sazlı sözlü, sohbet ve eğlence toplantısı.
Hereni: Büyük tencere
Istar: Halı tezgahı.
Irılmak: Gitmek uzaklaşmak
İlağan: Büyük leğen.
İşlik: Mintan
Kelengi: Kertenkele
Kercine: İnadına
Keşik: Sıra, nöbet
Kırmızı: Domates
Körnek: Belli bir amaç için bir araya gelmiş kişiler.
Kösengi: Ateş karıştırılan demir
Kuşane: Saplı yayvan tencere
Külüstür:Eski zar zor kullanılabilen
Kümpür: Patates
Mağbin: Hol, giriş.
Marimse: Meğerse
Maççalı: Hastalıklı
Maplak: Ateş küreği
Masimek: Önemsemek
Melefe: Yorgan yüzü
Meres: Miras
Mıh: Büyük çivi
Müstağmel: Kullanılmış, yeni olmayan
Nörüyon: Ne yapıyorsun, nasılsın.
Okuntu: Davetiye
Örk: Kazık
Öğnağ: Hin, sinsi, yaramaz.
Öncüt: Borç
Öteberi: Ufak tefek çeşitli şeyler.
Pece: Pencere
Pelver: Salça
Pısırık: Çekingen
Pürçek: Kakül
Pürçüklü: Havuç
Sadir: Ses
Sako: Ceket
Sanırtmak: Boş boş beklemek
Sayrı: Hasta
Sındı: Makas
Sıracalı: Hastalıklı
Similik: Sinsi
Since: Yüz, surat
Söğürme: Pirzola
Sumsuk: Çeneye vurulan yumruk
Sürmeli: Sürgü ile kapatılan.
Şarlağan: Şelale
Şimşir: Parlak
Tavatır: Çok iyi, güzel
Tatavı: Eli ayağına karışan
Tahtabı: Takunya
Uğrun: Gizli saklı
Ümük: Gırtlak, boğaz.
Velesbit: Bisiklet
Yağlık: Mendil
Yel: Rüzgar
Yeldirmek: Koşmak
Yenli: Hafif
Yunmak: Yıkanmak
Yumuş: İstek, emir
Zaar: Galiba
Zemheri: Kara kış
30 Ocak 2010 Cumartesi
CSB Group
CSB Group, est. 1987 offers its clients a spectrum of specialised Business & Commercial Services. We offer a complete turnkey solution to clients wishing to set-up or relocate their business to Malta. We work hand-in-hand with a number of international partners, all leaders in their field of expertise and our portfolio of clients includes entrepreneurs, multi-national companies, law & audit firms, financial institutions and high net-worth individuals.
At CSB Group we aim at exceeding clients’ service expectations through our sound and results oriented business approach. Our slogan which reads "Smarter Business Starts Here" is a reflection of the Group’s ongoing commitment to the success of its clients and their Malta business needs.
We look forward to being of service; and assist you start off Your Malta business!
CSB Trustees & Fiduciaries Ltd is authorised by the MFSA to act as a Trustee Company.
22 Ocak 2010 Cuma
Develer ve insanlar
Hani deveye “neden boynun eğri” diye sormuşlar da, deve de “nerem doğru ki?” diye cevap vermiş diye anlatırlar ya… Gerçekten birisi devenin karşısına geçip, ciddi ciddi boynunun fiziksel yapısının nedenini sormuş mudur?
Devenin cevabına geçmeden önce, bu soruyu soran adamın ruh hâllerini incelemek lâzım. Gerçekten de deveyle konuşan adamın aklı ne kadar başındadır ki, psikolojik, sosyolojik durumu ne kadar yerindedir ki, deveyi muhatap alıp, “boynun niye eğri?” diye sorma gereği duymuştur. Yani niye “Deveden büyük fil var diyorlar, bu senin ağrına gitmiyor mu?” diye sormamış da, garibanın boynuyla uğraşmış. Veya “Sen yolunu bulamıyor musun da, senin dörtte birin kadar eşek, sana kılavuzluk yapıyor?” diye sormamış bu adam? Bir hayvanın fiziksel eksikliği veya kusuruyla uğraşmanın ayıp olduğunu, hatta suç olduğunu bilmiyor mu ki bu soruyu soran şahıs? Şahsen ben olsam, bütün hayvan severliğimi hissettirerek “Deve kardeş, sana diken, insana öpen yarar diyorlar, senin dikenle ne gibi bir duygusal bağın var” diye sorardım. Uzun uzun cevap verip, bir insanla muhatap olmanın utancını yaşamasın diye de ABCD şıklarını sıralardım.
Hadi ki o birisi, sıcakların da etkisiyle deveyi adam yerine koyup o saçma soruyu sordu diyelim. Hangi canlı kendisinin çirkin, her tarafı eğri büğrü, işe yaramaz olduğunu kabul edip de “nerem doğru ki?” diye cevap verir ki?.. En cahil, en geri zekalı deve bile, en azından “Boynumun neyi varmış ki, senin böyle boynun yok da, kıskanıyorsun” diye savunmaya geçer. Azcık da ağzı laf etmeyi beceriyorsa, “sen kendi hâline yan, ben yükümü taşıyorum, sahibim de kuzu kuzu benim yiyeceğimi veriyor, açlık derdim yok. Sen benim gibi değil, eşek gibi çalışsan bile, yarı aç yarı toksun, senin gibi adam olacağıma böyle deve olurum daha iyi” der. Hatta hızını alamayıp “hiç olmazsa benim hörgücüm var. Yiyecek bir şey bulamazsam hörgüçten idare ederim. Sen yıllarca çalışıp bir gün çalışmasan aç kalırsın” diye de laf çakar.
Eee, bu laf üzerine de, deveye boynunu soran adamda birazcık düşünme yetisi varsa “vay be, deve kadar olamadık” diye hâline yanar. Devenin ev kirası yok, vergisi yok, elektrik, telefon, su faturası yok. Büyük ihtimalle çocuklarının okul masrafları da yoktur. Bir yere gidecekse, taksiye otobüse .inmek zorunda değildir. Etek, gömlek, pantolon, ayakkabı giderleri zaten yok… Başbakan'ın öve öve bitiremediği son zamlarla birlikte 680 lira emekli maaşı alıp “Allah bereket versin, Allah devletimize milletimize zeval vermesin” diye dua etmek zorunda da değildir. Bugüne kadar kredi kartı borcunda, geçim sıkıntısında intihar eden deve gördünüz mü? 600 lira asgari ücretle çoluk çocuğunu geçindirmek için cambazlık yapan, devletten kömür, gıda paketi almak için oyunu satan bir deveye rastladınız mı?
Kendi kamburumuzu düşüneceğimize, devenin boynuyla uğraşmak kolayımıza geliyor. Aslında kolayımıza geldiğinden değil de, herhalde sadece açlık ve yoksulluk sınırını yakalayabilmek için bile onurumuzu da kaybediyoruz.
Türkiye’de kişi başına düşen milli gelir 5 bin Dolar diyorlar. Kendimden örnek vereyim. Bizim evde 5 kişi var, 25 bir Dolar gelirimiz olması gerekmez mi? Yani yıllık 34 milyar lira bizim eve para girmesi lâzım ki, normal bir vatandaş sayılayım. O rakamları hiç görmedim şahsen. Peki kaç kişi görüyor, herkes hesabını bir yapsın bakalım. Nüfusun yüzde 20’sinin, milli gelirin yüzde 80’ini aldığı bir ülkede, başkasının yıllık milyon Dolarlar aldığı payı, benim hâneme niye yazıyorlar? Ne güzel hesap. Birisi yılda 5 milyon Dolar kazanacak, birisi 500 Dolar bile alamayacak. Ortalaması alınacak, kişi başına 5 bin Dolar düşüyor denecek… Böyle hesap olur mu? Devenin cevabı meselesi, hangi hesabımız doğru ki?
21 Ocak 2010 Perşembe
TOBB Ekonomi Teknoloji Üniversitesi
YURTLAR-BARINMA
Ankara dışından gelen tüm burslu öğrencilere inşaatı tamamlandığında üniversitemize ait konuk evinde ücretsiz barınma olanağı sağlanacaktır. Konuk evi inşaatı tamamlanana kadar Ankara dışından gelen ve çeşitli yurtlarda kalan burslu öğrencilerin aylık yurt ücretinin 450 YTL’ye kadar olan miktarı üniversite tarafından ödenmektedir.
TOBB ETÜ Öğrenci Konukevi 36.678 m² arsa üzerine kurulu, biri kız ve biri erkek öğrenciler için olmak üzere iki bloktan oluşmaktadır. Toplam kullanım alanı 45.899 m² olan ve 23.948 m²'ye sahip iki katlı yeraltı otoparkı bulunan kompleksin inşaatına 7 Mart 2009'da başlanmış olup; konukevinin 2010 yılbaşında tamamlanarak hizmete girmesi planlanmaktadır.
Binalar, 2 bodrum kat, 1 zemin kat, 12 yatakhane katı ve 1 tesisat katından oluşmakta ve beş yıldızlı otel konfor seviye standardında inşa edilmektedir.
192 adet tek kişilik, 408 adet çift kişilik ve 24 adet engelli odasında toplam 1032 öğrenci barınabilecektir.
Otopark kapasitesi 702'si kapalı alanda olmak üzere 766 araçlıktır.
Binada yatak odalarının yanı sıra kafeterya, lokanta, etüd alanları, spor merkezi, ziyaretçi odaları, bavul emanet odaları, çamaşır ve kurutma makineleri, sosyal alanlar, güvenlik ve sağlık birimleri bulunmaktadır. Yirmi dört saat sıcak su imkânı olan müstakil banyo ve tuvaletler ile otel standardında ısıtma-soğutma cihazları bulunan odalarda ayrıca kablosuz internet, telefon, elektronik kartlı giriş sistemi de kurulacaktır. Böylelikle tek bir çatı altında öğrencilerin her türlü ihtiyacına cevap verecek tesisler ve bina dışında yeşil alanlar ile dinlenme mekânları bulunacaktır.
19 Ocak 2010 Salı
Injection
We can get a speedy recovery when we take injection for a disease. The tablets will take some more time to recover you when compared with the time of the recovery by the injection.
I will be very happy if some technologist or a research analyst fined an injection which is free from giving pain when injected.
I also read news about injection. It stated that we should not inject an empty injection to a person. It will cause death to the person who has been injected. The empty injection will have air inside and when the air gets injected in to one’s body, it will produce heart attack. So we have to be very careful about injections. This is the reason the medical practitioners used to exit some content in the injection even if it is full. We should keep t he injections away from children.
On the whole, let us hope and work for a sick free world.
17 Ocak 2010 Pazar
Membrane Transport And Signaling
* An important new forum to promote cross-disciplinary discussion on transport and signaling aspects in membrane biology for researchers in science and medicine
* An authoritative, encyclopedic resource addressing key topics from perspectives of biophysics, cell biology, neuroscience, physiology and medicine
* Content is fully citable, qualifying for abstracting, indexing, and ISI ranking
Every cell is surrounded by a membrane which is impermeable to hydrophilic molecules including most of the extracellular signals. Regulated transport of these molecules by channels and transporters, and the appropriate transmission of extracellular signals by cellular receptors are essential for cell survival and cell-cell communication of all organisms. Signalling and transport processes at the membrane are studied from very different angle by cell biologists, biophysicists, biochemists, neuroscientists, physiologists and researchers in medicine who will highly welcome this new reference source as dynamic discussion platform for a constantly growing field.
Topical coverage:
Ion Channels
* Voltage-gated ion channels
* Ligand-gated ion channels
* TRP channels
* Other cationic channels
* Maxi channels
* Intracellular channels
* Aquaporins
* Anion channels
Transporters
* ATP-consuming transporters
* Exchangers and cotransporters
Metabotropic signalling systems
* GPCRs* Tyrosine-kinase receptors
* Toll receptors
HOTELS
WESTIN
The gentle sounds of waves lapping on shore; the brilliant reflections on Atlantic waters; the combined enjoyment of ocean, sand and sky - these are the pleasures that beckon us to the sea.
At the WESTIN RESORT HILTON HEAD, these seaside pleasures are further enhanced by a masterful combination of luxurious comfort, exquisite service, and superior resort and meeting amenities.
Oversize and inviting guestrooms offer a resftful haven for after-hours relaxation; flexible, impeccably designed meeting facilities and a dedicated professional service staff combine to surpass your every service expectation. A dazzling array of recreational activities, including three magnificent championship golf courses, world class tennis facilities, healthclub and complete water sports offer the Hilton Herad guest an unparralleled experience.
Your Westin HILTON HEAD
Golf Package includes:
* Resort guest accommodation
* 3 rounds of golf in 3 night stay, 6 rounds of golf in 7 night stay
* Shared use of golf cart for one round per day
* Pre-booking of tee times
* Compact car rental with unlimited mileage
* All lodging and golf taxes, as well as, resort fees included
RESORT HILTON HEAD
AkPCE-OM 100A / PCE-OM 200ku - Stroboskop
lieferbar in zwei Varianten mit unterschiedlichen Messbereichen und GenauigkeitenErsatz-Akku
Wenn Sie das Stroboskop sehr oft und für einen längeren Zeitraum benutzen, empfiehlt es sich, einen Ersatz-Akku als Wechsel-Akku zu ordern. So haben Sie immer einen im Gerät und einen Akku am Ladenetzteil.
Ersatz-Xenonlampe
Die Langlebigkeit der Xenon-Blitzlampen ist sehr groß. Wenn Sie aber das Stroboskop etwa im Außendienst verwenden möchten und im Auftrag von Kunden Messungen durchführen, so sollten Sie immer eine Ersatz-Lampe dabei haben, um nicht plötzlich in Probleme zu kommen.
Stativ
Für etwaige Langzeitaufnahmen (z.B. 8 h) an Maschinen oder Anlagen empfiehlt es sich, das Stroboskop auf einem Stativ zu montieren. Dies kann sinnvoll sein bei einer Steuerung des Gerätes mittels externem Trigger bei Regelung der Blitzfrequenz anhand der Geschwindigkeit einer Maschine.
Free Tours İtay
Aşk Çeşmesi’ne para atıp dilek dilemeden, Venedik‘te gondolla gezmeden, Milano‘da risotto yemeden ve eğri Pisa Kulesi’ni görmeden İtalya’dan dönmeyin….
Sonbahara veda edip, kışa ‘merhaba’ dediğimiz şu günlerde, canınız gezmek istiyorsa, İtalya’da karar kılmalısınız… Çünkü, İtalya, her köşesinde ayrı bir güzellik, ayrı bir tarih barındırmanın ötesinde alışveriş cenneti olarak da tanınır… ‘Aşıklar Şehri’ olarak bilinen başkenti Roma’dan, dünya üzerindeki en sihirli mekânlardan biri olan Venedik’e kadar konuklarına pek çok güzelliği bir arada yaşatan İtalya; nazlı ve orta yaşlı bir kadın edasıyla baştan çıkarır herkesi…
Aşk çeşmesi / Roma
“Gönlüme göre bir İtalya turu yapayım” diyenlerin genellikle ilk durağı Roma olmalıdır. Tıpkı İstanbul gibi 7 tepe üzerine kurulu olan Roma, sıcak insanları, şık restoranları, kaldırım kahveleri, şık mağazaları ve tarihi çeşmeleriyle dillere destan bir şöhrete sahiptir. Filmlere bile konu olan meşhur ‘Aşk Çeşmesi’ ise Roma’nın en güçlü turizm silahlarından biridir. Her yıl binlerce turistin para atıp, dilek dilediği çeşmenin ‘dilekleri yerine getirme’ gibi bir kerameti olduğuna da inanılır. ‘İspanyol Merdivenleri’ ve aslanlarla gladyatörlerin güreştiği ‘Colleseum’ ise, Roma’yı özel kılan önemli mekânlardır.
Her keseye göresi var
Yaratıcı tasarımcılarıyla dünya modasının merkezi olma özelliğini kazanan Roma’nın meşhur ‘İspanyol Merdivenleri’ sık sık podyum olarak kullanılır. Roma’da alışveriş yapmaya ve kesenin ağzını açmaya kararlıysanız, ünlü markaların olduğu Via Condotti ve civarında dolaşmalısınız. Ama daha uygun fiyatların peşindeyseniz Cola di Rienzo’ya uğramalısınız. Roma’da her pazar sabahı kurulan ve saat 13.00′e kadar açık olan ‘Porta Portese’ ev eşyasından giysiye, oyuncaktan antikaya her şeyi bulabileceğiniz bir semt pazarı olarak turistlerin emrine amadedir.
Pyramid Hotel
consulting firm focused on restaurant, golf course, private club, hotel design, master planning and development. He has spent 35 years developing, owning and operating hotels, golf courses and restaurants. "Mr. Sezna's vast and wide-ranging set of experiences make him uniquely qualified for this critical role." states Richard M. Kelleher, chairman and chief executive officer of Pyramid. "He will be representing Morgan Stanley's and Pyramid's interests in the further development and enhancement of these two remarkable, one-of-a-kind assets. We're proud to have someone of his professional distinction on our team." "I am struck by the sense of place, history and community evident in both La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA West. It will be an honor to be associated with these magnificent resorts. I have never before seen facilities with more ingredients, texture and just pure sensory energy. The chance to be associated with Pyramid and Morgan Stanley was also a significant factor in my decision to take on this responsibility," stated Sezna. La Quinta Resort & Club and PGA West are owned by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (MSREF) in partnership with Pyramid, as part of a portfolio of luxury resorts, recently acquired from CNL Hotels and Resorts, Inc. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund is comprised of three major global businesses: Investing, banking and lending. Since 1991, the company has acquired $135.9 billion of real estate assets world-wide and currently manages $68.0 billion in real estate assets on behalf of its clients. A complete range of market-leading investment banking services for real estate clients, include advice on strategy, mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, as well as underwriting public debt, private debt and equity financings. As a global leader in real estate lending, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund has offered approximately $156.0 billion of CMBS through capital markets since 1997, including $35.5 billion in 2006. For more information about Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund, please visit www.morganstanley.com/realestate. Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide. Pyramid Hotel Group LLC, founded in 1999, is a full-service hotel company that owns, manages and asset manages hotels and hotel construction and renovation projects. For more information about the company and its affiliates, visit the company
Pyramid Hotel GroupJohn GreenSenior Vice President, Operations EastMr. Green brings over 30 years of hospitality experience to the Pyramid Hotel Group team. His ten year tenure with Wyndham International included five years as Area Director of Operations Northeast supervising as many as 19 hotels in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and other domestic and international markets including Montreal, Toronto and Bermuda. General Manager assignments included opening the 4-diamond Wyndham Chicago and the Wyndham Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Golf Resort. Prior to Wyndham, Mr. Green was Vice President Operations for Signature Hospitality Resources and a Regional Vice President Operations for John Q. Hammons Hotels. During the 1980’s Mr. Green served with Doubletree Hotels as General Manager in Scottsdale, AZ, Overland Park, KS and Walnut Creek, CA. Larry VitaglianoSenior Vice President, Operations WestMr. Vitagliano spent 20 years with Doubletree, Hilton, and Promus Hotel companies as a general manager for hotels throughout the country. Property experience includes general manager positions at Doubletree Hotels in Seattle, Tysons Corner, Dallas, and Kansas City. He led the Antlers Doubletree Hotel in Colorado Springs from 1989 to 1995, and has now returned to the property under Pyramid's management. In addition to his general manager position at the Antlers Hilton Colorado Springs, Mr. Vitagliano oversees Pyramid's San Antonio, Texas hotel, the Crowne Plaza San Antonio Riverwalk.Alan BednowitzVice President, Sales & MarketingAlan Bednowitz is an accomplished sales and marketing executive with a track record of success at both the property- and corporate-level of hospitality organizations. For more than a decade he was affiliated with Promus Hotel Corporation (and its predecessor companies Doubletree and Guest Quarters), where he rose to the position of senior director, national sales. Prior to joining Pyramid Hotel Group, Mr. Bednowitz was vice president, sales and relationship management for StarCite, Inc., a meeting industry technology company.Edgar NugentVice President, Hotel AccountingMr. Nugent is a senior hospitality executive with more than 25 years of financial management experience. His 20-year tenure with Marriott Corporation took him from Texas to Panama to Saudi Arabia and Germany. Prior to joining Pyramid Hotel Group he was a partner in his own hospitality consulting firm, where he counseled hotel owners and investors seeking development support.Robert DiDucaVice President, Managing DirectorMr. DiDuca has 24 years experience in independent and franchised hotel operations including Marriott, Hilton, Doubletree, and Sheraton. He has also successfully transitioned more than 30 properties to new ownership and management including brand conversions. Renovation responsibilities consisting of over $40 million in project improvement have been executed. Mr. DiDuca, based in Boston, oversees hotels in the Northeast and Michigan and continues with Hotel Transitions.Harry GreenblattVice President, Managing DirectorMr. Greenblatt's nearly 30-year career began as a management trainee with Hyatt Hotel Corporation. Following a decade of food and beverage management experience, he switched to operations and began a lengthy association with Doubletree Hotels. During his 17 years with Doubletree Mr. Greenblatt was GM of the Doubletree Hotel Allen Center and Hotel Post Oak, both in Houston. Today he is general manager of the Houston Marriott Westchase with regional operations responsibility for Pyramid's additional Texas properties.Robert (Tico) Bevier, CHAVice President, Managing Director Mr. Bevier has 25 years of experience in the hospitality field, encompassing food and beverage, rooms, operations, and consulting. His affiliation with Pyramid began in 2003 when he consulted with the company on hotel acquisitions and transitions. His extensive hospitality career started with Hyatt Hotels; moving on to La Mansion Hotels; and then he spent 15 years with Hilton Hotels Corporation, mostly at the Doubletree Hotel New Orleans as General Manager. Immediately prior to joining Pyramid he was President of Expotel Hospitality Services for three years. Mr. Bevier remains in New Orleans with Pyramid, where he is responsible for the Maison Dupuy and the New Orleans Lakeside hotels.George McGannVice President, Managing DirectorGeorge McGann has over 25 years experience in the hotel industry, with over 10 years of this experience as a General Manager. He started his career in the food and beverage discipline, as a trainee for the Hyatt Corporation. Presently, George is General Manager of the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel with regional responsibility for the Pleasanton Crowne Plaza (soon to be Marriott) and the Sonoma County Hilton. He joined Pyramid as the General Manger of the Crowne Plaza San Antonio Riverwalk Hotel. Prior to joining Pyramid Hotels, George was the General Manager/Complex General Manager for Starwood Hotels for over 7 years.Bruce CarltonArea Managing DirectorBruce has over 25 years of hotel experience holding various positions. After receiving his BSBA Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Denver, he completed the Corporate Management Trainee program with Hyatt. Most recently, Bruce was the GM at the Doubletree Hotel San Francisco Airport.Mark FallonArea Managing DirectorMark has over 25 years experience with both upscale independent and branded hotels. He managed the La Mansion Del Rio hotel in San Antonio, TX and then joined the team at Guest Quarters in Boston, MA Following his 11 year association with Guest Quarters, Doubletree, and then Promus, Mark was the opening General Manager at the Mystic Marriott Hotel in Mystic, CT and the Marriott Hartford Downtown at Adriaen's Landing in Hartford, CT. Prior to joining Pyramid, he was VP of Operations for Magna Hospitality Group
KYC Teknolgy
World-Check, the industry standard KYC compliance solution, provides an overview of KYC compliance and its origins, and outlines the compliance mandate as applicable to banks, accounting firms, lawyers and other regulated financial service providers – not just in the UK, Europe and the USA, but all around the world. Relied upon by more than 3,000 institutions worldwide, this KYC database solution provides effective legal and reputational risk reduction.
Why “Know Your Customer?”
The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre revealed that there were sinister forces at work around the world, and that terrorists activities were being funded with laundered money, the proceeds of illicit activities such as narcotics and human trafficking, fraud and organised crime. Overnight, the combating of terrorist financing became a priority on the international agenda.
For the financial services provider of the 21st century, “knowing your customers” was no longer a suggested course of action. Based on the requirements of legislative landmarks such as the USA PATRIOT Act 2002, modern Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance mandates were created to simultaneously combat money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities.
What is Know Your Customer (KYC)?
Know Your Customer, or KYC, refers to the regulatory compliance mandate imposed on financial service providers to implement a Customer Identification Programme and perform due diligence checks before doing business with a person or entity.
KYC fulfils a risk mitigation function, and one its key requirements is checking that a prospective customer is not listed on any government lists for wanted money launders, known fraudsters or terrorists.
If preliminary KYC checks reveal that the person is a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), for example, Advanced Due Diligence must be done in order to ensure that the person’s source of wealth is transparent, and that he or she does not pose a reputational or financial risk in terms of their finances, public positions or associations. Beyond customer identification checks, the ongoing monitoring of transfers and financial transactions against a range of risk variables forms an integral part of the KYC compliance mandate.
But to understand the importance of KYC compliance for financial service providers better, its origins need to be examined.
Origins of Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance
The arrival of the new millennium was marred by a spate of terrorist attacks and corporate scandals that unmasked the darker features of globalisation. These events highlighted the role of money laundering in cross-border crime and terrorism, and underlined the need to clamp down on the exploitation of financial systems worldwide.
Know Your Customer (KYC) legislation was principally not absent prior to 9/11. Regulated financial service providers for a long time have been required to conduct due diligence and customer identification checks in order to mitigate their own operation risks, and to ensure a consistent and acceptable level of service.
In essence, the USA PATRIOT Act was not so much a radical departure from prior legislation as it was a firmer and more extensive articulation of existing laws. The Act would lead to the more rigorous regulation of a greater range of financial services providers, and expanded the authority of American law enforcement agencies in the fighting of terrorism, both in the USA and abroad.
In October 2001, President George W. Bush signed off the USA PATRIOT Act, effectively providing federal regulators with a new range of tools and powers for fighting terror financing and money laundering. During July 2002, the US Treasury proceeded to introduce Section 326 of the PATRIOT Act, a clause that removed some key burdens for regulators and added significant enforcement muscle to the Act.
What 9/11 changed, in essence, was the extent to which existing legislation was being implemented. Using the provisions of the earlier anti-terrorism USA Act as a foundation, it included the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, which allowed for federal jurisdiction over foreign money launders and money laundered through foreign banks. Significantly, it is this anti-terror law that would make the creation of an Anti Money Laundering (AML) programme compulsory for all financial institutions and service providers.
Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act dealt specifically with the identification of new customers (“CIP regulation”), and made extensive provisions in terms of KYC and the methods employed to verify client identities.
In accordance with this piece of updated KYC legislation, federal regulators would hold financial institutions accountable for the effectiveness of their initial customer identification and ongoing KYC screening. Institutions are required to keep detailed records of the steps that were taken to verify prospective clients’ identities.
Although current KYC legislation does not yet demand the exclusion of specific types of foreign-issued identification, it recommends the usage of machine-verifiable identity documents. The ability to notify financial institutions if concerns regarding specific types of identification were to arise, combined with a risk-based approach to KYC, proved to provide a robust mechanism for addressing security concerns.
Effectively, the risk-based approach to customer due diligence grants regulated institutions a certain degree of flexibility to determine the forms of identification they will accept, and under which conditions.
KYC compliance: Implications for banks, lawyers and accounting firms
The KYC compliance mandate, for all its positive outcomes, has burdened companies and organisations with a substantial administrative obligation. Additionally, KYC compliance increasingly entails the creation of auditable proof of due diligence activities, in addition to the need for customer identification.
15 Ocak 2010 Cuma
UC4 certified for use with the Avaloq Banking System
Automated scheduling of Avaloq Banking System (ABS) and enterprise systems with UC4 Workload Automation Suite
VIENNA, February 3, 2009 – UC4 Software, a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions, today announced the certification of UC4 Workload Automation Suite for use with the Avaloq Banking System (ABS) version 2.6. The companies have also signed a partnership agreement that will enhance Avaloq to refer customers requiring a complementary scheduling and automation solution to UC4 Software.
“The certification of the UC4 adapter enables organisations to utilise a complementary technology that has been successfully tested and validated against our Model Bank environment,” said Adrian Bult, COO, Avaloq Evolution AG. “Joint customers will be able to increase the return on their existing technology investments leveraging a solution that interfaces directly with the Avaloq Banking System.”
Avaloq solutions are changing the IT landscapes within private and retail banks in Switzerland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong and other markets. With UC4 Workload Automation Suite enterprises remove manual intervention, reduce latency and mitigate risk from their end-to-end business processes. The UC4 Business Integration for Avaloq communicates directly with ABS through application interfaces, allowing customers to extend the automated scheduling of their core banking systems and integrate with external applications.
UC4 Workload Automation Suite can manage back-end processing for ABS and all other surrounding systems that many finance institutes rely on. Avaloq users receive regular software updates which support banks in remaining compliant with industry regulations. When utilizing additional tools it is important that Avaloq users work with solutions that are compatible and certified for use with Avaloq. This reduces maintenance and support issues and allows joint customers to benefit from the enterprise wide visibility and control provided by UC4.
“It gives UC4 great pleasure to extend its relationship with Avaloq,” said Cesare Capobianco, chief executive officer, UC4 Software. “We have benefited from an excellent working partnership working towards receiving this certification. It has allowed us to develop an interface that is compliant with Avaloq’s technical specifications, which also delivers measurable business value to our joint customers.”
About Avaloq
The Avaloq Group, with branches in Luxembourg and Singapore, is the Swiss market leader in the field of standard banking software. For over a decade, the Swiss company has been developing and marketing the Avaloq Banking System. It is trusted by leading financial service providers in private, retail and universal banking in international financial centres around the globe. A network of specialists with first-class partners in the areas of implementation, software, service and technology enables Avaloq to offer its clients a comprehensive all-in-one solution – a modular, innovative and integrated standard software for the financial sector. Avaloq is owned by its management and employees.
About UC4 Software
UC4 Software is a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions that ensure core business processes and enterprise information systems run faster, more accurately and without interruption. More than 1,600 companies worldwide have successfully enhanced application processing performance and improved IT efficiency using UC4’s business acceleration solutions. Customers include American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Cadbury, eBay, Eastman Kodak, General Electric, Mattel, McGraw Hill, Panasonic, Robert Bosch, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, T-Systems and Verizon
KYC compliance
Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance regulation has proved to be
one of the biggest operational challenges banks, accountants, lawyers and
similar financial service providers worldwide have had to
overcome.
World-Check, the industry standard KYC compliance solution,
provides an overview of KYC compliance and its origins, and outlines the
compliance mandate as applicable to banks, accounting firms, lawyers and other
regulated financial service providers – not just in the UK, Europe and the USA,
but all around the world. Relied upon by more than 3,000 institutions worldwide,
this KYC database solution provides effective legal and reputational risk
reduction.
Why “Know Your Customer?”
The 9/11 terrorist
attacks on the World Trade Centre revealed that there were sinister forces at
work around the world, and that terrorists activities were being funded with
laundered money, the proceeds of illicit activities such as narcotics and human
trafficking, fraud and organised crime. Overnight, the combating of terrorist
financing became a priority on the international agenda.
For the
financial services provider of the 21st century, “knowing your customers” was no
longer a suggested course of action. Based on the requirements of legislative
landmarks such as the USA PATRIOT Act 2002, modern Know Your Customer (KYC)
compliance mandates were created to simultaneously combat money laundering and
the funding of terrorist activities.
What is Know Your Customer
(KYC)?
Know Your Customer, or KYC, refers to the regulatory
compliance mandate imposed on financial service providers to implement a
Customer Identification Programme and perform due diligence checks before doing
business with a person or entity.
KYC fulfils a risk mitigation function,
and one its key requirements is checking that a prospective customer is not
listed on any government lists for wanted money launders, known fraudsters or
terrorists.
If preliminary KYC checks reveal that the person is a
Politically Exposed Person (PEP), for example, Advanced Due Diligence must be
done in order to ensure that the person’s source of wealth is transparent, and
that he or she does not pose a reputational or financial risk in terms of their
finances, public positions or associations. Beyond customer identification
checks, the ongoing monitoring of transfers and financial transactions against a
range of risk variables forms an integral part of the KYC compliance
mandate.
But to understand the importance of KYC compliance for financial
service providers better, its origins need to be examined.
Origins of
Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance
The arrival of the new millennium
was marred by a spate of terrorist attacks and corporate scandals that unmasked
the darker features of globalisation. These events highlighted the role of money
laundering in cross-border crime and terrorism, and underlined the need to clamp
down on the exploitation of financial systems worldwide.
Know Your
Customer (KYC) legislation was principally not absent prior to 9/11. Regulated
financial service providers for a long time have been required to conduct due
diligence and customer identification checks in order to mitigate their own
operation risks, and to ensure a consistent and acceptable level of
service.
In essence, the USA PATRIOT Act was not so much a radical
departure from prior legislation as it was a firmer and more extensive
articulation of existing laws. The Act would lead to the more rigorous
regulation of a greater range of financial services providers, and expanded the
authority of American law enforcement agencies in the fighting of terrorism,
both in the USA and abroad.
In October 2001, President George W. Bush
signed off the USA PATRIOT Act, effectively providing federal regulators with a
new range of tools and powers for fighting terror financing and money
laundering. During July 2002, the US Treasury proceeded to introduce Section 326
of the PATRIOT Act, a clause that removed some key burdens for regulators and
added significant enforcement muscle to the Act.
What 9/11 changed, in
essence, was the extent to which existing legislation was being implemented.
Using the provisions of the earlier anti-terrorism USA Act as a foundation, it
included the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, which allowed for federal
jurisdiction over foreign money launders and money laundered through foreign
banks. Significantly, it is this anti-terror law that would make the creation of
an Anti Money Laundering (AML) programme compulsory for all financial
institutions and service providers.
Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act
dealt specifically with the identification of new customers (“CIP regulation”),
and made extensive provisions in terms of KYC and the methods employed to verify
client identities.
In accordance with this piece of updated KYC
legislation, federal regulators would hold financial institutions accountable
for the effectiveness of their initial customer identification and ongoing KYC
screening. Institutions are required to keep detailed records of the steps that
were taken to verify prospective clients’ identities.
Although current
KYC legislation does not yet demand the exclusion of specific types of
foreign-issued identification, it recommends the usage of machine-verifiable
identity documents. The ability to notify financial institutions if concerns
regarding specific types of identification were to arise, combined with a
risk-based approach to KYC, proved to provide a robust mechanism for addressing
security concerns.
Effectively, the risk-based approach to customer due
diligence grants regulated institutions a certain degree of flexibility to
determine the forms of identification they will accept, and under which
conditions.
KYC compliance: Implications for banks, lawyers and
accounting firms
The KYC compliance mandate, for all its positive
outcomes, has burdened companies and organisations with a substantial
administrative obligation. Additionally, KYC compliance increasingly entails the
creation of auditable proof of due diligence activities, in addition to the need
for customer identification.
VSEP
To help minimize this boundary layer buildup, membrane designers have used a method known as tangential-flow or cross-flow filtration that relies on high velocity fluid flow pumped across the membranes surface as a means of reducing the boundary layer effect. (See Figure 1)
In cross-flow designs, it is not economic to create high shear forces, thus limiting the use of cross-flow to low-viscosity (watery) fluids. In addition, increased cross-flow velocities result in a significant pressure drop from the inlet (high pressure) to the outlet (lower pressure) end of the device, which leads to premature fouling of the membrane that creeps up the device until permeate rates drop to unacceptably low levels.
Instead of producing high cross flow, an alternative method for producing intense shear waves on the face of a membrane is developed. The technique is called Vibratory Shear Enhanced Processing (VSEP). In a VSEP System, the feed slurry remains nearly stationary, moving in a leisurely, meandering flow between parallel membrane leaf elements. Shear cleaning action is created by vigorously vibrating the leaf elements in a direction tangent to the faces of the membranes.
The shear waves produced by the membrane's vibration cause solids and foulants to be lifted off the membrane surface and remixed with the bulk material flowing through the membrane stack. This high shear processing exposes the membrane pores for maximum throughput that is typically between 3 and 10 times the throughput of conventional cross-flow systems. (See Figure 2, above)
The oscillation produces a shear at the membrane surface of about 150,000 inverse seconds (equivalent to over 200 G's of force), which is approximately 10 times the shear rate of the best conventional cross-flow systems. More importantly, the shear in a VSEP System is focused at the membrane surface where it is cost effective and most useful in preventing fouling, while the bulk fluid between the membrane disks moves very little.
Because VSEP does not depend on feed flow induced shearing forces, the feed slurry can become extremely viscous and still be successfully dewatered. The concentrate is essentially extruded between the vibrating disc elements and exits the machine once it reaches the desired concentration level. Thus, VSEP Systems can be run in a single pass through the system, eliminating the need for costly working tanks, ancillary equipment and associated valving.
The disc pack hold up volume of a system with 1,400 ft2 (130 sq. meters) of membrane area, is less than 50 gallons (189 liters). As a result, product recovery in batch processes can be extremely high.
Emulsified oil are serving as lubricant as well as coolant in various metal industries such as steel making and metal cutting. Disposal of emulsified fluid is a very tough environmental pollution issue. It has high COD and oil/water fully emulsified. Conventional bio-chemical treatment consumes large amount of chemicals and high running cost yet still requires multiple post-treatment steps. The disposal of solid cake will ultimately contaminate underground water. Conventional membrane treatment faces low flux and severe fouling issues. VSEP can simplify treatment process. It has high anti-fouling ability and high recovery ratio. Concentrate can be put as fuel and permeate can achieve discharge standard.
At startup, the VSEP system is fed with a slurry and the concentrate valve is closed. Permeate is produced and suspended solids in the feed are collected inside the VSEP filter pack. After a programmed time interval, valve on concentrate line is opened to release the accumulated concentrated solids. The valve is then closed to allow the concentration of additional feed material. This cycle repeats indefinitely.
Membrane selection is the single most important parameter that affects the quality of the separation. Other important parameters that affect system performance are pressure, temperature, vibration amplitude, and residence time. All of these elements are optimized during testing and entered into the programmable logic controller (PLC) which controls the system.
The operating pressure is created by the feed pump. VSEP machines can routinely operate at pressures as high as 500 psig (35 bar). While higher pressures often produce increased permeate flow rates, they also use more energy. Therefore, an operating pressure is used that optimizes the balance between flow rates and energy consumption.
The vibration amplitude and corresponding shear rate can also be varied which directly affects filtration rates. Shearing is produced by the torsion oscillation of the filter stack. Typically the stack oscillates with an amplitude of 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches (1.9 to 3.2 cm) peak to peak displacement at the rim of the stack. The oscillation frequency is approximately 53 Hz and produces a shear intensity of about 150,000 inverse seconds.
Feed residence time is set by the frequency of the opening and closing of the exit valve (valve one). The solids level in the feed increases as the feed material remains in the machine. Occasionally, a cleaner is added to the membrane stack and continued oscillation helps clean the membrane in minutes. This process can be automated and only consumes approximately 50 gallons (189 liters) of cleaning solution thus reducing cleaner disposal problems inherent with other membrane systems.
Control system
VSEP systems are supplied with internationally branded Programmable Logic Controllers. All components are fully contained in a NEMA 4 rated enclosure.
Various levels of control sophistication are available depending on the complexity of the application. For polishing or low solids applications simple controls having minimal outputs and inputs are provided. For high solids applications controls with more features are used to insure trouble free operation. The VSEP controller typically sets solids levels by actuating the exit valve based on operating parameters such as pressure or flow rate.
Other control options available include automatic clean-in-place, automatic flush, automatic shut down, full alarm features with digital diagnostic displays, remote diagnostics and monitoring, and many others. Dunwell engineers have spent years perfecting VSEP controls to maximize reliability and to minimize operator intervention.
Clean-In-Place
Clean-In-Place, CIP, is a package of pre-connected pipes, valves, tanks, pumps serving to clean the filter pack in steps by washing and flushing. Different cleaner can be applied according to different fouling chemistry. Piping has different material and different grade of polishing according to applications. One CIP can serve up to 6 i-series VSEP. Customer can choose either fully manual or fully automatic or somewhere in between according to individual application.
13 Ocak 2010 Çarşamba
Günümüzün gözde mesleği: Yalakalık
Tabi “aptal”dan kimin ne anladığının önemli olduğu kadar; kimsenin elinde “aptalölçer” bir alet olmadığı için kimin haklı olduğunu belirlemenin de zor olacağı açık.
Onun için, bu lafla ilgili tüm değerlendirmeler benim dışımda; söyleyenle, yorumlayanları ilgilendirir.
Aptallıkla ilgili değil de; yalakalıkla ilgili bir izlenim oluşmaya başladı bende.
Kariyer için, iş için, ihale için, çıkar için, geçim için yapılan yalakalıklara baktığınızda, herkes bir yüzde tahmini yapar; ama hiç kimse “bizim halkımız yalakalık yapmaz” diyemez.
Ben, bir oran vermem ama, hiç de az olduğu kanısında değilim.
Müdürünün gittiği camiye gidip, ön sıralarda saf tutan memurlar…
Makamında yükselebilmek için eşine türban giydirenler…
İhale alabilmek için, yetkililerin elini eteğini öpenler…
Bir ton kömür, bir paket gıda yardımı için oyunu satanlar…
Onun için ben Türkiye’de çok ciddi bir kimlik kaybı olduğunu düşünüyorum.
Böylesine bir kimliksizleşme ortamında da, Türkiye’de ne siyasi anlamda, ne kültürel anlamda yarın neler olacağını kimse kestiremez.
Bugün belli gerekçelerle bir partiye oy verip, büyük farkla onu iktidar yapanların, aynı gerekçeleri bir başka partide gördüğünde jet hızıyla kayması içten bile değil.
Bugün belli gelenekleri, görenekleri savunanların, bir süre sonra ortam değiştiğinde, çıkarlarının başka odaklarda olduğunu gördüklerinde, tam tersi kültürlere yönelmeleri gayet doğal.
Bunun adı, sadece ortama göre hareket etmek veya “işini bilmek” değil; apaçık ve resmen yalakalık.
Bir televizyon kanalında Fatih Altaylı’nın bir yorumu vardı. Şöyle diyordu: “İnsanların güçlüden yana olma gibi bir hastalıkları var. Bugünkü AKP iktidarına yakın olmak için yarışa girenler, bu iktidar değiştiğinde ilk söyleyecekleri şey eminim ki ‘Bunlar da çok ileri gitmişlerdi. Cumhuriyetin temel ilkeleriyle oynamayın diye çok uyardık ama dinlemediler; eriyip gidecekleri belliydi’ olacaktır.”…
Evet, Aziz Nesin’in “Zübük” hikayesinde olduğu gibi, bugünün yalakalarının, tutundukları dal kuruyunca ilk yapacakları şey, yeni bir güce sarılıp, ona yalakalık yapmak olacaktır.
Ve maalesef o denli yaygın ki bu yalakalık, neredeyse bir meslek haline geldi. İşin en acı yanı da bu tür yalakalıklara hâlâ prim veriliyor olması. Oysa bu yalakalıkların, başta yalakalık yaptıkları kişi ve kurumlar olmak üzere, hiç kimseye bir faydası olmaz. Sadece o kişilere belli dönemler çıkar sağlar.
Yalakaların tüm kurumlarda egemen olması sonucu da, hiçbir şeyin ülke lehine gelişmesi mümkün değil. Yalakalar için varsa yoksa kişisel çıkar anlayışı egemen olduğu için; ülke batmış, çıkmış; başka ülkeler kaynaklarımız sömürmüş; ekonomi dibe vurmuş; siyaset ahlâkı çökmüş; bunlar asla yalakaları ilgilendirmez. Belli bir dönem saltanat sürebilmek için, ağa babalarına yağcılık, soytarılık yapmak için akla gelmeyecek onursuzlukları yaparlar.
İlk bakışta bu tür yalakalığa yönelenlerin sadece geçim sıkıntısı çekenler olduğunu sanırız. Ama özellikle bürokraside, iş dünyasında çok daha ileri boyutlarda olduğunu; hatta eğitim alanında, bilim alanında ciddi unvan sahibi insanlar olduğunu görmek mümkün.
Bu ülke için; ekonominin kötüye gitmesi, terör, yolsuzluk, rüşvet ne kadar tehlikeliyse; yalakalık da bir o kadar tehlikelidir.
Ben yine de toplumun yüzde kaçının “yalaka” olduğu konusunda bir tahminde bulunmak istemiyorum. Sizler, etrafınızı şöyle bir süzüp yüzde oranını görün.
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NANO TEKNOLOGİ
kozmetik, tıp, enerji ve savunma sanayi başta olmak üzere tüm alanlarda kullanılan malzemelerin yapımın yeni bir boyut getiren nanoteknoloji, bilim dünyasında çığır açıyor. bu teknolojiyle yapılan cep telefonları, hoşluk kremleri, giysiler, kameralar ve gözlükler, teknolojinin sonsuzluğunu gözler önüne seriyor.
avrupa birliği'nin de 3,5 milyar avroluk bütçesi ile en büyük 4. alan olarak kaynak ayırdığı nanoteknoloji, mikroteknolojiden sonraki en önemli teknolojik gelişme olarak değerlendiriliyor.
bilkent üniversitesi öğretim üyesi prof. dr. ekmel özbay, -nano- kelimesinin yunanca'da -cüce- anlamına geldiğini, nanoteknolojinin atomik seviyedeki teknolojilerle çalıştığını anlattı.
nanoteknoloji üstüne çalışmalarının 10-15 yıl öncesine dayandığını aktaran özbay, üstünde değişiklik yapılamayan pek çok maddenin özelliklerinin nanoteknoloji ile değiştirilmeye başlandığını kaydetti. özbay, cep telefonlarının, hoşluk kremlerinin, giysilerin, kameraların ve gözlüklerin nanoteknoloji ile yeni bir boyut kazanacağını, bu teknolojiyle üretilen ürünlerin yakın gelecekte vitrinlerde yerini alacağını anlattı.
her teknolojinin malzemeye dayandığını ifade eden özbay, nanoteknolojinin malzemelerin boyutunu önemli ölçüde küçülteceğini belirtti. özbay, -boğaziçi köprüsünün halatlarının kalınlığı
tungsten lambalar tarihe karışacak
nanoteknoloji alanında yaptıkları çalışmalardan söz eden özbay, aydınlatmada kullanılan ve -tungsten- diye adlandırılan lambaların kullanımının nanoteknolojide gelişmeler nedeniyle yakında tarihe karışacağını söyledi. nanoteknolojiyle yüksek verimliliğe sahip ışık kaynağı elde etmeyi amaçladıklarını ifade eden özbay, yeni lambaların daha az elektrik tüketerek daha fazla aydınlatma sağlayacağını söyledi.
nanoteknoloji ürünü elektronik aletlerin elektrik tasarrufu sağlayacağına işaret eden özbay, dizüstü bilgisayarların enerjisinin büyük bölümünün ekran aydınlatmasında harcandığını, nanoteknolojiyle batarya ömrünün uzayacağını, bu nedenle elektrikten tasarruf edileceğini söyledi.
Türkiye'nin nanoteknoloji alanında yapacağı çalışmalar sayesinde, enerji tasarrufunda önemli aşama kaydedeceğini vurgulayan özbay, -bir anlamda, şu anki elektrik tüketimini arttırmadan, yeni doğalgaz kaynakları ya da yeni nükleer enerji kaynakları kullanmadan, enerji daha verimli kullanıldığından tıpkı aydınlatma çok daha ucuza ve az elektrik tüketilerek elde edilecek- dedi.
kozmetik ve tıpta nanoteknoloji
özbay, nanoteknolojinin en fazla kozmetik sektöründe kullanıldığını ancak gelecekte kullanım alanının derhal her alana yayılacağını bildirdi. kırışıklık kremlerinin nano kapsüller içerisine konulduğunda cildin tümüne uygulanabildiğine dikkati çeken özbay, pek çok kozmetik firmasının bu teknolojiyi kullanmaya başladığını kaydetti.
nanoteknolojinin kanser tedavisine de çok büyük katkılar yapacağını kaydeden özbay, kanser ilaçlarının nano kapsüllere yükleneceğini anlattı. bu ilaçların vücuda verilmesinin peşinden, nano tabancalarla sadece istenen bölgelerde patlatılacağını söyleyen özbay, ilacın yalnızca tedavi edilecek noktada uygulanacağını ve tedavide yan tesirlerin ortadan kalkacağını söyledi.
özbay, bu teknolojinin kanser tedavisinde kullanılması için 3 yıllık bir sürenin öngörüldüğünü, başlatılan bir projede gazi üniversitesi ve eczacıbaşı firmasıyla çalıştıklarını bildirdi.
cep telefonları küçülecek
nano malzemelerin kullanıldığı tıbbi görüntüleme sistemlerinin çözümlemelerinin daha da artacağına dikkati çeken özbay, dvd kapasitelerinin artırılabileceğini, bilişim teknolojisinde de büyük bir çığır açılmış olacağını söyledi.
nanoteknolojinin termal kameraların gece görüş sistemleri açısından da yenilikler getirdiğini anlatan özbay, nanoteknoloji ürünü termal kameraların çok daha uzaktan görüntü alabileceğini belirtti.
nanoteknolojinin günlük yaşamın olmazsa olmaz ürünü olan cep telefonlarının küçültülmesine de olanak sağlayacağını kaydeden özbay, nano malzemelerle yapıldığında cep telefonların boyutlarının bugün kullanılanlara göre 100 kat küçültülebileceğini ifade etti.
nanoteknoloji pazarında Türkiye'nin yeri
gelecek 15 yıl içinde nanoteknolojinin dünya ekonomisine 3 trilyon lira ek kaynak sağlayacağını gösteren özbay, bu teknolojinin Türkiye açısından da büyük önem taşıdığını vurguladı.
Türkiye'nin bu teknolojinin -üreticisi- ya da -tüketicisi- olma konusunda bir karar vermesi gerektiğine işaret eden özbay, Türkiye'nin günümüze kadar nanoteknolojinin tüketicisi konumunda olduğunu söyledi. özbay, -amacımız sadece bilim yapmak değil, bu teknolojiyi Türkiye'nin yararına kullanmak- dedi. Türkiye'nin nanoteknolojiyi tüketen değil, üreten ülke konumuna gelebileceğini vurgulayarak, şunları kaydetti:
-nanoteknolojinin insana sağlayacağı refahı algılayabilen herkes bu teknolojiye sahip olmak istiyor. abd 4 sene içerisinde nanoteknolojiye 4,5 milyar dolarlık kaynak ayıracak. ab 7. çerçeve programında bu alana ayırdığı kaynağı 3.5 milyar avroya çıkardı. önümüzdeki 7 yıl içerisinde ab, nanoteknolojiye 100 milyar avro kaynak aktaracak. bunu yalnızca bilim yapılsın diye değil, buradan çıkacak teknolojilerin refah seviyesini daha da arttıracağına inandıkları için yapıyorlar.
çin bu hususlarda 1 milyon kişi yetiştirmek üzere bir eğitim çalışması başlattı. japonya, kore ve israil'de bu konuda çok önemli çalışmalar var. yani bütün gelişmiş ülkeler buna kaynak ayırıyor.-
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Kırlangıç
Günlerden bir gün kırlangıcın biri bir adama aşık olmuş. Ve adamın penceresinin önüne konup adama şöyle demiş:
-Ben seni çok seviyorum lütfen pencereyi açıp beni içeri al da birlikte yaşayalım.
Adam:
-Olmaz alamam... Sen bir kuşsun hiç bir kuş adama aşık olur mu?... demiş.
Kırlangıç tekrar:
-Lütfen pencereyi açıp beni içeri al birlikte yaşarız. Hem ben sana dost ve arkadaş olurum canın da sıkılmaz birlikte yasar gideriz. demiş.
Adam yine:
-Olmaz alamam...Git başımdan, diye cevap vermiş.
Üçüncü ve son defa kuş adamın penceresinin önüne konup adama tekrar şöyle demiş:
-Lütfen beni içeri al.. Artık soğuklar da başladı, dışarıda kalamam biliyorsun ben sıcak havalarda yasayabilirim sadece. Beni içeri almazsan başka sıcak ülkelere gitmek zorunda kalırım. Lütfen beni içeri al da burada kalayım. Birlikte yemek yer omuzuna konar seni neşelendirir sana yarenlik ederim. Hem sen de benim gibi yalnızsın, der...
Adam ona:
-Git derhal başımdan!... Ben yalnız kalırım demiş ve kuşu kovmuş...
Kırlangıçta bu cevap üzerine üzüntülü bir şekilde uçmuş ve uzaklara gitmiş..
Adam kırlangıç uzaklara gittikten sonra düşünmüş ve kendi kendine "Ben ne aptal, ne kadar akilsiz bir adamım, niye kırlangıçla birlikte kalmayı kabul etmedim? Ne güzel birlikte kalırdık demiş ve çok pişman olmuş, pişman olmuş ama iş işten geçmiş. Kendi kendine nasıl olsa sıcaklar başlayınca kırlangıcım yine gelir ben de onu içeri alır birlikte mutlu bir hayat sürerim, demiş. Ve penceresini sonuna kadar açıp beklemeye başlamış. Yazın gelmesiyle kırlangıçlar da gelmeye başlamış. Ama onun kırlangıcı gelmemiş. Yazın sonuna kadar hiç penceresini kapatmadan pencerenin başında beklemiş ama boşuna... Kırlangıç yokmuş. Gelen kırlangıçlara sormuş ama onun kırlangıcını gören olmamış. Sonunda bir bilge kişiye halini danışmak ve ondan bilgi almak için gitmiş. Bilge kişiye olayı anlattıktan sonra bilge kişi ona söyle demiş:
-Kırlangıçların ömrü 6 aydır . . .
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