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Over 200 youths from across Europe descended on Doga Holiday Resort on Friday 23rd March. Suitcases, lap-

tops and other luggage tumbled into reception where delegates were met by the session Orga team.

Introductions, excitement and anxiety characterised the arrival of the delegations. It also sparked

curiosity amongst the journalists as to how the delegates arrived and whether they had any stories

to tell. It was also an opportunity to refl ect on our journeys’ to the session. It was 2008, and I was headed for the 58th International Session of EYP in Liverpool. I learnt back then, that a wrong turn to the left can make you miss your fl ight. With no other possibility of travelling that day, I started hoping for the yellow sub-marine to emerge from its dark

waters and rescue me. One would think that lighten-

ing never strikes twice. Well it

did, as I arrived late to Istanbul 2012. One day aft er sending all my blessings to the “helpful” ladies at the check-in counter, I was on board with the most annoying children in the world and managed to stuck in a traffi c jam. But all’s well that ends well, and late at night I was enjoying funny karaoke in Istanbul, while (re-re-re-re) telling my story to everyone.

Th is whole experience got me thinking: How did you guys ar-rive here?

My two day trip seems noth-ing compared to members of the Serbian delegation. Forced to

SABINA CRISAN

Th e Session is here and so are you. Question is…How did you get here?!

Little did they know that the call to prayer could be so terrifying.

COMING AND GOING.

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travel by bus, they were on the road for forty hours, a couple of which were spent at the Bulgar-ian National Palace of Culture – a disappointing state fair showing random daily routine objects. With humour they did appreci-ate the presented automatic doors, showers and windows. Not as much as the Turkish cookies though…

Feeling luckier than they do? Well, the Romanian delegation has some stories to tell!

Th ey arrived in Istanbul early in the morning, aft er a fourteen hour bus ride. Check-in was at the tourist agency, where some slept on their lug-gage, while others decided to explore outside.

Th e courageous spirit was shattered at 4a.m. when they heard a loud voice on the dark streets of Istanbul. Little did they know the call to prayer could be so terrifying.

As if this was not enough, on their subway ride back to the bus-

es, they lived through a real life mob-like story. How else can you describe a couple of suits entering the subway, leaving a suitcase in the middle of the compartment and then walking away?

You can tell a lot about a person by the way they pack. Th e thing that comes in last is usually the last minute reminder. Dutch and Ukrainian delegations are pretty practical in that sense: cameras, passports, insurance, also some bread and a knife. But hey, they can always have a pic-nic, no matter what. Some pack

last the towels, others national cos-tumes...my-self, I always

pack last my

favou-rite bag of

sweets. Just in case my ride gets delayed at some point.

Laughter and tears go hand-in-hand with departures and arrivals.

I just cannot help but wonder: how is the Turkish delegation feeling? You know, being just one taxi ride away...

Syrian rebels. Kony 2012Jason Russel, co-founder of

the Invisible Children charity, was detained by police in San Diego on Th ursday aft er being spotted apparently nude in the street, screaming and interfering with traffi c. His wife claims that the global attention caused by the viral campaign video led to his break-down.

AlbanyBlack and Latino law-makers,

fed up over the frequency with which New York City police of-fi cers are stopping and frisking minority men, are battling what they say is a racial divide as they push legislation to rein in the practice.

SportsFootball fans have united

in support for Bolton Wander-ers mid-fi elder Fabrice Muamba, who was fi ghting for his life on Saturday night aft er collapsing on the pitch during an FA Cup quarter-fi nal match.

ArtA painting dismissed for years

as the work of an unknown artist has been identifi ed as a piece by Vincent Van Gogh aft er x-rays re-vealed an image of two wrestlers fi ghting underneath the fl oral still life.

ExtinctionIn a report to the government,

the RSPB warns 33 species of birds, including penguins, par-rots and albatrosses, are now critically endangered across the remote shores of UK overseas territories. Th e RSPB warns that more money needs to be invested in protecting their habitat to save these birds.

SyriaTwo car bombs struck intel-

ligence and security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus, kill-ing at least 27 people and wound-ing about 140, according to state media. Explosions occurred as re-ports emerged that Saudi Arabia was preparing to deliver arms to

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Hoşgeldiniz - A warm welcome from Ezgi and Oğulcan, which “you have to say with a big smile on your face, just

like we did when you fi rst ar-rived.”

Th e excitement buzzed through the offi cials` team on arrivals day and the Head Organisers were no exception to this. One of their aims was to make everyone feel welcome from the moment they checked-in so as to confi rm the famous Turkish hospital-ity.

As delegates we tend to not fully value the time and eff ort spent organising an International Session. Head Organisers have to bid for a session almost two years before it actually happens, aft er

which, not only do they carry on balancing studies with their

social life, but also have the mam-moth task of putting together a session.

“Aft er an exhausting period of sixteen

months, it is fi nally happening and given the perfect weather and pleasant atmosphere we forgot every obstacle we had encoun-tered. But of course it meant a lot of time, energy and dedication. In the meantime we, as the organis-ing team, had the time of our

lives.”Speaking of the organising

team, before the session, three jam-packed organising week-ends took place when the whole team met to discuss the plans for Istanbul2012. “Due to budgetary

restrictions, a number of or-ganisers had to be accom-

modated with a large number of spiders.

Th is, coupled with arachnophobia, called for a lot of funny memories to be cherished.”

From arach-nophobia to rabid canines, Ezgi and Oğulcan’s biggest

fear for the session is “the dog at the gas

station” as opposed to diffi cult transfers or

venue issues. Lastly, on behalf of the

Head Organisers, here is a message of their hopes and good wishes for the session:

“Th is is it. Now we are all here. Our biggest expectation is that everyone enjoys their time in Istanbul and takes the most out of this experience. We are sure Istanbul is going to be a blast.”

ALI MURAT GALI AND MONIKA GHOSH

Ezgi Teksoy and Oğulcan Torun, the Head Organisers, give us some insight to the build up towards the 69th International Session and their hopes and fears for the next ten days.

We, as the organising team, had the time of our lives

IT’S TOUGH AT THE TOP

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Some welcoming words for the delegates...“First of all, welcome on behalf of the entire offi cials

team. I am very excited to have everyone here. It feels like yes-terday that I went to my fi rst International Session while it was in fact about 7 or 8 years ago. Congratulations to all of you for making it to this session, for be-ing here in Istanbul surrounded by people from more than 30 countries speaking diff erent lan-guages and all being so excited. Now is your moment to take the chance that has been off ered, and, speaking from my own experi-ence this is something you will never forget. Th e organising team has been working for two years to prepare this session and we are all incredibly happy to actually have you here. It is going to be an amazing twelve days and the adventure has only just begun!”

And now some more practical advice...

“In the beginning feel confi -dent and go to your committees knowing that everyone is in the same position as you: excited, nervous and not knowing what to expect. Together it is this group of people who are going to shape the experience that is ahead of us. So take the eff ort to go up to

people that you do not know yet, even if it might be a bit frighten-ing, and take this chance to get to know who Europe is and who these people are because this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Ruben’s feelings at his fi rst In-ternational Session...

“I basically went there without expectations, but at the welcom-ing night when hearing all the diff erent people from diff erent countries speaking in diff erent languages I realised that this was actually real. At that moment I felt very lucky and privileged to know that there were ten days

coming which few people would be able to say they have had such an experience. I also felt a bit scared and had so many ques-tions. As the days went along I discovered all the pieces of the puzzle eventually fi t incredibly well together.”

One last pearl of wisdom...“Do not be afraid. You have

been selected to come here for a reason. Trust in yourself that you are going to be able to handle this challenge. Forget about your wor-ries and live every single moment of this session.”

NOURA BERROUBA AND CHARIF VAN ZETTEN

Some words of welcome from the man who runs it all.

Trust in yourself that you are going to be able to handle this challenge, forget about your worries and live every single moment of this session.

Name: Ruben WagenaarCountry: Th e Netherlands Position: President of the session

PRESIDENTIAL WORDS OF ADVICE

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35 European Associations and Organisations27 Member States

over 250 people1 Session

“Bridging cultural divides” is not only our motto but also our goal, and what better way to explore this than travelling between Europe’s landmarks

within the lines of Th e Clash

7 days, over 1000 performances, 400.000 people. Th e Chemical Brothers, MGMT, Th e Kooks, Justice,

Radiohead, Th e Prodigy, Th e Crystal Castles, Goran Bregović. No, we are not talking about some fancy concert in London or Ber-lin. We are dealing with the not so popular, yet really charming Budapest.

When you think about fun and multiethnic events Budapest is probably not the fi rst city to pop into your head. Our fi rst choice would most likely be Lon-don, New York or Barcelona.

As unbelievable as it may sound, one of the most exciting festivals of the world, the Sziget music festival, is actually taking place in the very core of Hungary, Budapest.

Th e Sziget is held every sum-mer, usually in August, in the “Obudai-sziget” (Old Buda Island), a small island on the Danube. It was created in 1993 by Peter Muller Sziami, a Hungarian artist, and put together by Geren-dai Karoly. At fi rst it involved just young Hungarian artists but it quickly became an international event, and one of the most im-portant European music festivals.

Why is it so special? What makes the Sziget festi-

val diff erent from other similar

events is its variety; from elec-tronic music, rock, punk or pop to reggae or hip hop you can basically listen to every kind of music you could possibly think of.

But it is not just the music, it’s the atmosphere. Spending seven days at the Sziget festival means non-stop music, dancing perfor-mances, cinema, theatre, circus, street artists: it’s a bit like jump-ing into a parallel universe.

What is really unique to this event is that people are not mere spectators; they actually contrib-ute to the festival. Just walking around the island it is surpris-ingly common to bump into live improvised performances or photo exhibitions on trailers.

Venice Film Festival: Th e one good thing aft er 1321Let’s face it: Italy has man-aged to somehow become

the black sheep of Europe when it comes to role model nations. As an Italian, I can only imagine how the rest of the world sees us. I can picture in my head the aver-age European thinking: “Oh, they

used to make such good movies thirty years ago”. Long pause. “Oh, I absolutely love Italian literature, Dante Alighieri is my favorite”. Just to be clear: Dante died in 1321.

But despite the fact that Italy’s golden age seems to be way past us, we still have a few things to off er to the world apart from pizza and outrageous public scandals.

Taking as an example the movie awards industry: the Os-

cars have always been in the spot-light, but can we honestly trust an award that nonchalantly gave the movie Avatar (yes, the upgraded version of Pocahontas, except for the fact the people are blue) nine Academy Award nominations?

Th e Venice International Film Festival is the oldest and one the most prestigious international fi lm festivals in the world. It was founded in 1932 by Count Gi-useppe Volpi and it usually takes place in Venice, every year, at the

SARA RINALDI

SARA RINALDI

EUROPE EN TOUR

HUNGARY:

ITALY

THE SZIGET FESTIVAL

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Top 3 museums of the countryGermany is known for many things: effi ciency, good beer and people with blonde hair

and fair skin. But if we want to go deeper and discover the cultural side of this country there is one thing that we defi nitely cannot miss: museums.

Financial prosperity, artistic fl air and academic curiosity have helped the Germans develop some of the fi nest existing muse-ums. We will now take you to the top 3 museums in Germany, so welcome on board!

First of all, we will travel to

Berlin visiting two of the most interesting museums of the world for less than 15€. Th e Neues Mu-seum was left in ruins for decades aft er World War II and is nowa-days one of the greatest Egyptian museums in the world, fi lled with ancient Egypt`s plunder. Amongst the exhibits surely you would all recognize the famous bust of Queen Nefertiti.

If you feel tired and hungry aft er observing all these Papy-rus Collections and beautiful relics, you can grab a delicious Bratwurst whilst walking to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum. Th is will be our next stop, as it is one of the most iconic names and mental images of Cold War Berlin. Th is was a high security

checkpoint compared to others along the Wall and yet real spies and smugglers did pass it. Th e bad news is that by the time the Wall had come down, the wood-en shed had been replaced by a metal one, so what you can see now is a replica.

By taking a train to Munich we get to visit the Alte Pinakothek, an enormous neoclassical build-ing housing one of the world’s most important collections of Eu-ropean paintings from the 14th to18th centuries. Just a quick warning: Rubens and Dürer fans may have to be subdued by the guards!

beginning of September. Its most famous award is the Golden Lion.

What is particularly uplift ing about this Film Festival is the movies do not get snubbed just because George Clooney is not part of them. Independent and

visionary fi lmmakers like Kim Ki Duk, David Lynch, Ang Lee or Lars Von Trier have been nomi-nated and received awards several times at the festival.

Th e Venice Film Festival is basically one of the few events

left that actually has the cour-age to honour controversial and independent movies. Aft er all, us Italians do something good every once in a while.

Be prepared for your mouth to water, because we are going on a culinary tour to France. Whether described as haute

cuisine or hearty home-made dishes, gastronomy is serious business for the French. Around every corner of this country you will fi nd patisseries, bakeries, and world class wine shops. Join us and discover three beautiful regions.

Provence is known as the land of lavender, fi ne wines, fl avourful produce, fresh fi sh and succulent

meat. In this region you can sa-vour delectable Provençal cuisine including bouillabaisse made from the market’s fresh fi sh, visit a family’s goat farm to try their freshly made goat cheese, or an olive mill to taste newly pressed oil. As an alternative, you can de-cide just to sunbathe on a terrace drinking wine whilst overlooking the very vineyards that produce it.

From Southern France you can continue your trip to Bor-deaux and taste their famous paté, cassoulet and confi t de ca-nard. You can visit stunning me-dieval fortresses and walk in the forests. If you get tired you can

always have a break for a glass of wine and a piece of foie gras.

Th e Rhône Alps region and its largest city Lyon boast an extraordinary number of world-famous chefs and restaurants, making it an international Mecca for foodies. Lying between Paris and the Cote d’Azur, and sharing borders with Italy and Switzerland, this is a very fertile wine-growing region which of-fers picturesque villages with the traditional “Bouchons”, informal and local restaurants specialising in sausage and salami, the famous coq au vin, and its many cheese varieties.

ANNA BORRELL

ANNA BORRELL

GERMANY

FRANCE

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1 Reception2 Swimming Pool3 Pool Bar4 Mini Market5 Waterfall6 Lake7 Restaurant8 Committee Work Flats9 Fitness Center10 Dog‘s House11 Sports Fields12 Accommodations13 Guard Tower14 Amphitheatre15 Aquaduct16 Outer Wall17 Inner Wall

ULRICH JOHANNES VÖLKER AND BRAM VAN MELDERT

EXPLORINGTHE RESORT

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You have arrived, and ahead of you are 10 days of fun and hard work. Having questions and concerns is absolutely

natural considering the chal-lenges you will face. Th is guide aims to quash those questions, allowing you to fully enjoy your

stay and ensure you return home with the same happy expression with which you arrived.

Th e session will begin like all EYP International Sessions -Teambuilding:

Try to remember names. If you do not, you risk calling your committee members “you” for

the next 10 days, which is both rude and quite lazy.

Keep an open mind. Th is will create an understanding and cooperative atmosphere.

Everything you see, eat, and touch at this session has been provided for by the organisers. Next time you see them, be sure to give them a huge smile.

Aft er bonding during Team-building, Committee Work and General Assembly are waiting:

Prepare yourself academically. By having thorough research, your contributions to discussions will be more relevant. In other words, if you still are not pre-pared, enjoy your night studying!

You do not have to agree with others’ opinions but always be sure to respect their standpoint.

Not only are you expected to defend your resolution dur-

ing GA, you should also dress to impress!

Aft er long days of discussions and bonding, you will want to relax and have a good time:

Eurovillage will provide you with the opportunity to get a taste of Europe (literally). Taste as much as you can, explore as

much as possible, and live and breathe Europe.

Th e evening activities will challenge you to show your best outfi ts and moves.

Some of us are blessed with talents. Be it musicality, knowl-edge or sport. Take the opportu-nity to show those skills at Euro-concert and get your 15 minutes of session fame.

Although you might want to spend your free morning in bed, a sightseeing tour of Istanbul will give you much more. You should at least visit Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Old Bazaar.

Th is last piece of advice could be the most controversial. It even goes against our survival in-stincts: No matter how tired you are, you need to make the most of the session. Although sleeping is important, to truly experience the session, you must immerse yourself in all aspects as this will ultimately be more fulfi lling.

Everything that happens between your fi rst and last mo-ments of the 69th International Session is up to you. Make every moment worth remembering, ex-press your opinions and listen to each other, but most of all: enjoy it to the fullest!

NOURA BERROUBA

An introduction to make your stay at this session easier. Let us clear up all uncertainties. Will these suggestions be the diff erence between your death and survival?

Taste as much as you can, explore as much as possible, and live and breathe Europe.

SESSION SURVIVAL GUIDE

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My girlfriend is way too impressed by the fact that I do EYP. She thinks it’s the coolest thing ever, yet I do

not think she has a clue of what we actually do here. It just sounds impressive. Maybe I should make her take a quiz when I get back home, just like she made me take a quiz aft er giving a lecture on the diff erences between lip balm,

lip gloss and lipstick. I didn’t pass the test.

Back to my original point of trying to explain EYP to the ‘non-EYPers’, be they your friends, signifi cant others or family mem-bers. We have all been faced with

this daunting task, and let me tell you, even aft er over 15 sessions, explaining doesn’t get any easier. Au contraire, it gets harder as you start taking more of the session formalities for granted.

Th ere is no easy way to go about it. During my EYP career I have done a lot of tours of high schools trying to harvest delega-tions for the Finnish regional ses-

sions. And it’s always an absolute train wreck. As soon as you utter the words ‘youth parliament’, you lose most of the class. Th ey zone out and retreat into their own little worlds where everything is a scene out of a chick fl ick and

there is no room for politics. However, as we all know EYP is about more than just politics, though merely stating that will not be enough.

Th e most accurate, yet slightly inappropriate, metaphor I have found for trying to explain EYP compares it to that time your parents wanted to have “the talk”. Th ey told you that sometimes when people fall in love they want to spend more time togeth-er and do more things together, but you should wait until you are ready. You should only do it with the person you love even though not everyone else will. You should never take it lightly and remember that it should always be meaningful. I guess the same would apply to trying to explain EYP.

Don’t get bogged down by big technical terms such as Team-building, Committee Work, General Assembly and Opening Ceremony. Th ey will just make your friends feel uncomfortable and confused. Instead try and tell them that sometimes people who love discussing current aff airs, debating and attempting to solve the burning political questions of Europe get together and do EYP. It is not always with people you know before hand, and it can take diff erent forms. Lastly remember to mention that we never take it lightly and each experience is always meaningful.

SAGA ERIKSSON

What to do when asked the inevitable question of “so what is EYP?” Here are some tips on having “the talk” with your friends and family.

Don’t get bogged down by big technical terms such as Teambuilding, Committee Work, General Assembly and Opening Ceremony.

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Despite having come far in unifying legislatively and eco-nomically, Europe is current-ly facing a serious identity

crisis. In the last few years Europe has been shaken to its core by an economic crisis so severe that it threatens the foundations of the EU. It is in these uncertain times that our common European iden-tity is most vulnerable.

We have seen rise of the far-right and nationalist parties across much of the EU, causing the shrill and oft en hysterical debate on immigration to inten-sify. However, in the midst of this fi ery debate we oft en forget our

own not so distant past. Just one hundred years ago,

instead of fl ocking to Europe people were fl eeing it. Between 1836 and 1914, over 30 million Europeans left Europe to travel to North America. Th ey fl ed from famine, poverty, and political and religious oppression in the hope that, in return for hard work and honest living, they could begin a new life.

Sound familiar?It certainly does to me and the

other 48 million people living in the EU that were born outside its borders.

Th e growth of emigration to Europe began aft er World War II and further increased since the 1980s as a result of people from developing countries wanting to escape war, oppression, natural disasters or poverty. Not so dis-similar from our forefathers who left Europe in the 19th century.

Opposition to these new Europeans didn’t take long to form and today there are growing Nationalist movements in every European country calling for a cease on immigration.

Solving Europe’s identity crisis will involve digging through the murky past of wars, suspicion

and betrayals, to reach the set of common values which developed through the Renaissance, En-lightenment and Industrial Revo-lution to where we fi nd ourselves today. Imagination is necessary to remember Europeans are only a few generations from being in the same shoes as the immigrants we are now discussing.

But we need to do more than just remember history – we need action. It is in this vain that the 69th International Session of EYP in Istanbul will make a diff erence by providing a forum for many of these important issues to be discussed.

Th e European identity builds both on the diversity and com-mon bonds of individual coun-tries, much like an individual countries builds on the diversity of a multicultural population. Th e result is the great European experiment – a blend of cultures, languages and traditions, of which we are all a part.

What could represent said diversity better than EYP? Fur-thermore, what more fi tting place could there be than Istanbul, a city bridging the East and the West. A city bridging the cultural divides of Europe.

In times of economic uncertainty our common European identity is at its most vulnerable. However, in the midst of the fi ery debate on immigration, we oft en forget our not so distant past. Solving Europe’s identity crisis needs us to bear in mind our proximity to the immigrants, as we are only a few generations from being in their shoes.

What could better represent Europe’s cultural diversity than Istanbul, a city bridging the East and the West.

CALEB MORELL

EUROPE’S IDENTITY CRISIS AND THE GREAT EUROPEAN EXPERIMENT

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The fi rst step is the hardest. You’re telling me! So many things to write about! But it is already beginning to feel

better.Variety is the spice of life.

Th en why bridge the cultural divides? OK, obviously, it’s a joke. JK!

Th ree and the cuckoo! It means “way too few people”. Luckily, this is not the case in this session. Al-most three hundred people from all over Europe have gathered in Istanbul for this über-cool EYP event.

A friend to all is a friend to none. Be yourself, it’s the best and easiest way to be! You do not have to be likeable to everyone.

A monkey in silk is a monkey no less and clothes don’t make the man. Keep in mind that good manners matter the most. Don’t stress too much about what you wear or how you look.

Silence gives consent. Here’s a reason to speak up, especially in Committee Work. You don’t want to be responsible for a weak resolution by keeping it quite and letting the bad ideas in, do you?

Do not put a sock in your mouth. Th is basically means you should not be silent but raise

your voice and express your opinion. GA will be your ultimate chance.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. Does it make him/her happy though?! Working is good and leading a balanced life is es-sential when the programme is so intense. But hey! We’re here to have fun as well!

Th e truth is in the wine. You’ve probably already realised that. If not, don’t worry, plenty of par-ties have been scheduled by the organisers. Just remember to act responsibly.

Laughter is the best medicine. I hope you’ll get to smile and laugh a lot throughout the session.

Out of sight, out of mind. Th is is defi nitely true. So, don’t forget there are people who love you back in your home country. Be sure to contact them every now and then during the session.

On the other hand, time has wings. So, don’t neglect to fi nd beauty and enjoy every single moment of the session.

Th e greatest thing since sliced bread. Th is applies to what you’re holding in your hands right now! Enjoy!

WashingtonAccording to a Gallup poll

released on Th ursday, a major-ity of Americans believe the best and most satisfying aspect of the entire 2012 Presidential primary experience has been the oppor-tunity to spend extended time in the company of four terrifi c guys. “I mean, how many opportuni-ties do you get in life to spend quality time with even one smart, charming, likeable, sensitive, and downright lovely human being, let alone four at once!”, says poll respondent Marie Sedran.

FacebookAn alleged bigamist in the US

was caught out aft er Facebook suggested that his two wives might become ‘friends’. Ellenora Fulk had recently split up with her husband Alan when she was ‘introduced’ to Terri Wyatt O’Neill by the social networking site. She didn’t recognise her from the photographs on the profi le page – but she did recognise the man standing next to her, drink-ing champagne beside a wedding cake.

PsychologyA shop assistant from Leeds

has fallen in love with the Statue of Liberty. Amanda Whittaker, 27, suff ers from a psychiatric disorder that causes her to form romantic attachments to inani-mate objects; previously she was in love with a drum kit. Whittak-er says she visits the statue when-ever she can, but most of the time ‘she is my long-distance lover and I am blown away by how stun-

ning she is’.US MarineA U.S. Marine sergeant who

started a Facebook page called Armed Forces Tea Party may be dismissed from the corps. Ac-

cusations include the violation of Pentagon directives on politi-cal speech by active soldiers and anti-Obama posts.

ALEX NOMPILAKIS

People have always been wise. A simple proof can be found in their witty sayings. Below are some examples to fi t the 69th International Session of the EYP.

TERESA STADLER

ISTANBUL PROVERBSI READ IT IN THE TABLOIDS SO IT MUST BE TRUE

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