Daily Archives: 18. Juli 2016


18.07.2016 - 17:41 [ TASS ]

Russia to unveil first monument honoring Persian poet Omar Khayyam on August 4

Astrakhan‘s ties to Iran are more than cultural, there are 160 Iranian companies working in the region including a branch of an Iranian bank. According to the Astrakhan governor‘s office, trade turnover between Iran and the region has totaled $74.2 million in the first half of 2016.

18.07.2016 - 17:26 [ The New Yorker ]

The H-Bombs in Turkey

According to Hans M. Kristensen, the director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists, underground vaults at Incirlik hold about fifty B-61 hydrogen bombs—more than twenty-five per cent of the nuclear weapons in the NATO stockpile. The nuclear yield of the B-61 can be adjusted to suit a particular mission. The bomb that destroyed Hiroshima had an explosive force equivalent to about fifteen kilotons of TNT. In comparison, the “dial-a-yield” of the B-61 bombs at Incirlik can be adjusted from 0.3 kilotons to as many as a hundred and seventy kilotons.

18.07.2016 - 16:52 [ Reuters ]

SoftBank to buy UK chip designer ARM in $32 billion cash deal

Son said he had been following ARM for the last 10 years and decided now was the right time to invest in a firm that provides the technology in nearly all smartphones including Apple‘s (AAPL.O) iPhone and Samsung‘s (005930.KS) Galaxy.

ARM is also poised to play a central role in the tech industry‘s shift to the ‚internet of things‘ (IoT) – a network of devices, vehicles and building sensors that collect and exchange data – a stated focus for SoftBank founder and CEO Son.

18.07.2016 - 14:19 [ Hurriyet ]

US bans flights from and to Turkey after failed coup

“All airline carriers, regardless of country of registry, are prohibited from flying into the United States from Turkey either directly or via third country,” noted the U.S. Embassy in Ankara in security warning on July 16.

Meanwhile, Turkish Airlines resumed flights from Istanbul’s international airport on July 16 following the failed coup attempt while some foreign carriers canceled weekend flights

18.07.2016 - 14:18 [ Hurriyet ]

Who did it? Why now? And other questions about the coup attempt in Turkey

Was there an intelligence failure? Very likely. Deputy Foreign Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on CNN Türk on July 17 that they had heard nothing about such an organization in advance and, had they known, they could have taken precautions. That also puts both the police force under the Interior Ministry and the MİT face-to-face with hard questions, as well as the military’s own counter-intelligence.

18.07.2016 - 14:15 [ New York Times ]

EU, US to Turkey: No Excuse to Break Democratic Traditions

The European Union and the United States expressed alarm Monday with Turkey‘s response to a failed coup, telling the NATO member and EU aspirant that it must uphold democracy and human rights as it pursues the military officers and anyone else involved in the plot.

„This is no excuse to take the country away from fundamental rights and the rule of law, and we will be extremely vigilant on that,“ EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said at a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.

18.07.2016 - 14:12 [ Hurriyet ]

Turkey criticizes Egypt for blocking UN statement on coup attempt

Turkey has strongly criticized Egypt for blocking an initiative at the U.N. Security Council to condemn the coup attempt and express solidarity with the democratically-elected Turkish government.

“It’s only natural for those who came to power through a coup to hesitate to take a position towards the coup attempt staged against our president and our government,” Tanju Bilgiç, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, said in a statement upon a question July 18.

18.07.2016 - 09:26 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Gaucks Staatsbesuch in Chile entrüstet Opfer der Colonia Dignidad – Herzlichkeit in Uruguay

Erschienen aber waren beim Empfang am Mittwochabend, der vom Bundespräsidenten gegeben wurde, Multimilliardär Horst Paulmann, der enge Kontakte zu Paul Schäfer, dem Chef der Colonia Dignidad unterhalten haben soll, wie auch Reinhard Zeitner, verurteilt im selben Verfahren mit Sektenarzt Hartmut Hopp wegen Kindesentziehung zu drei Jahren Haft bzw. vier Jahren Bewährung.

18.07.2016 - 09:24 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Mexiko – Unterdrücken für die Wirtschaftszone

Denn hier plant die Regierung im Verbund mit Weltbank und Interamerikanischer Entwicklungsbank (IADB) die Errichtung von Sonderwirtschaftszonen (ZWZ). Das entsprechende Gesetz wurde am 1. Juni im Amtsblatt publiziert. Betroffen ist ein riesiges Gebiet, das von der Atlantikküste des Staates Veracruz nach Chiapas an den Puerto Chiapas am Pazifik und von dort nach Norden bis zum Puerto Lázaro Cárdenas in Michoacán reicht. Hierher sollen internationale Investitionen fließen.

18.07.2016 - 09:16 [ German Foreign Policy ]

Operationsstützpunkt Türkei (II)

Das türkische Militär kann sich ohnehin in größerem Umfang auf deutsche Rüstungslieferungen stützen; zudem haben deutsche Rüstungskonzerne begonnen, ihre industrielle Kooperation mit türkischen Waffenschmieden auszuweiten.

18.07.2016 - 07:43 [ Wall Street Journal ]

Turkey Arrests Incirlik Air Base Commander

Turkish officials arrested the commander of the Incirlik Air Base, which the U.S. uses to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria, for complicity in Friday’s coup attempt, U.S. and Turkish officials said Sunday.

A senior Turkish official said Gen. Bekir Ercan Van, the base commander, as well as 11 other service members from the base…

18.07.2016 - 07:34 [ Haaretz ]

Turkish Rebel Pilots Had Erdogan’s Plane in Their Sights in Vain

Aside from trying to intercept Erdogan’s plane, F-16s controlled by the plotters also flew low over both Istanbul and Ankara, the capital, and dropped at least one bomb on Parliament. According to some reports, they also bombed Erdogan’s vacation home shortly after he left it. They were apparently assisted by two KC-135 midair refuelers, which were spotted on radar hovering over central Turkey on Friday night.

18.07.2016 - 07:28 [ Sputniik ]

Nach Putschversuch: USA verweigern türkischem General Asyl

Dem Chef der türkischen Militärbasis Incirlik, General Bekir Ercan Van, der des Umsturzversuches in der Türkei beschuldigt wird, ist seine Bitte um Asyl in den USA abgeschlagen worden, schreibt New York Times unter Berufung auf inoffizielle Informationen. Zuvor war bekannt geworden, dass der General der Teilnahme an der versuchten Machtergreifung angeklagt wird. In der Luftwaffenbasis Incirlik wurden mehrere an der Revolte beteiligten Offiziere verhaftet.

18.07.2016 - 07:26 [ New York Times ]

Erdogan Triumphs After Coup Attempt, but Turkey’s Fate Is Unclear

As the purge of the military continued on Sunday, one of those arrested was Gen. Bekir Ercan Van, the chief of Incirlik Air Base, from which the United States military flies missions over Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State. Over the weekend, General Van approached American officials seeking asylum but was refused, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who spoke anonymously because of the sensitive nature of the subject.

18.07.2016 - 07:00 [ Guangming Online ]

27th African Union Summit opens in capital of Rwanda

African leaders on Sunday gathered at Rwanda‘s capital Kigali for their biannual meet with the launch of the continent‘s first-ever African e-passport. A new AU commission will also be elected to replace the one led by Dlamini Zuma since 2012.

18.07.2016 - 06:52 [ Bulletin ]

Belgium bans anonymous prepaid mobile phone SIM cards

(14.Juli) In the near future, prepaid phone users will have their identity revealed to operators as soon as their phone is activated. For a prepaid SIM card to be bought in shops, the buyer‘s identity card will have to be scanned or photocopied, and subsequently their details will be sent to the operator.
If purchased online, the buyer‘s identification will need verification using an electronic ID card, an electronic signature or through an electronic payment transaction.

18.07.2016 - 06:34 [ wikipedia ]

Gap Junction

Aufgabe der Gap Junctions ist die Kommunikation (Austausch von Signalen) zwischen benachbarten Zellen. Dabei werden Ionen oder kleine Moleküle durch Diffusion direkt von einer Zelle auf die Nachbarzelle übertragen. Dies können z.B. als Signalgeber dienende Kalium- oder Calcium-Ionen, sekundäre Botenstoffe (Second Messenger) wie cAMP, cGMP oder IP3, oder kleine Stoffwechselprodukte (Metabolite) wie Glucose sein. Je nach dem speziellen Aufbau des Zellkanals ist der Übergang mehr oder weniger selektiv, er kann durch Signalgeber wie z.B. das Membranpotential gesteuert werden. Einige Typen von Kanälen leiten auch bestimmte Stoffe selektiv nur in eine Richtung weiter.

18.07.2016 - 06:11 [ wikipedia ]

Iranisches Atomprogramm

Die Universitätsstadt Isfahan gilt als Zentrum der iranischen Kernforschung; dort befindet sich eine Anlage zur Produktion von Brennstäben. In den Anlagen von Isfahan kann Uran auch in das gasförmige Uranhexafluorid umgewandelt werden – ein notwendiger Ausgangsstoff für angereichertes Uran.
Nach Informationen von GlobalSecurity.org werden Gaszentrifugen zur Urananreicherung teils importiert, teils in einer Fabrik in Isfahan gebaut.[39] Getestet werden sie demnach in der Kaladsche-Anlage in Ab-Ali, um sie abschließend in Natanz fertigzustellen.

18.07.2016 - 06:07 [ IRNA ]

Earthquake jolts Isfahan

According to seismological centers of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the tremor occurred at 04:02 hours local time (23:32 GMT Monday) in an area located at 54.57 degrees longitude and 33.33 degrees latitude.
No report is available yet on possible damage or casualties caused by the earthquake.

18.07.2016 - 05:28 [ Guangming online ]

Chinese premier wins backing over South China Sea at ASEM Summit

Li said China has never participated in the arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines, adding that his country neither accepts nor acknowledges the so-called arbitration award.
„By doing so, we are both exercising our rights in accordance with international law, and safeguarding the dignity of international law,“ he said.

18.07.2016 - 05:27 [ 972mag ]

Israeli government lawfare contractor sues Facebook for $1b.

(15. Juli) In the suit, filed in U.S. Federal Court, Shurat HaDin alleges that by allowing Hamas to use its social networking and communications platforms, that Facebook provides material support to the Palestinian group in attacks on American citizens in Israel and the West Bank.

18.07.2016 - 04:48 [ Bandcamp ]

Settlers by Western Skies Motel

Western Skies Motel is an instrumental project from Denmark. The music is inspired by the dry winds of the American prairie…
Western Skies Motel Denmark

18.07.2016 - 04:20 [ alexandrabader.wordpress.com ]

Was nun, Herr Bundeskanzler?

Es gehe dabei um „politisch-korekte Berichterstattung“, schreibt Tassilo Wallentin in der „Kronen Zeitung“ (17.Juli 2016), zumal der Presserat eine private Institution der Zeitungsherausgeber ist, in deren Senaten dann RedakteurInnen dieser Medien sitzen. Wer dreimal pro Jahr gegen Grundsätze der „Medienethik“ verstößt, soll ein Jahr lang für alle öffentlichen Inserate gesperrt werden. Sieht man sich an, wie häufig Ministerien, die Stadt Wien und Länder wie Niederösterreich Anzeigen schalten, wird deutlich, dass dies ein wirksames Druckmittel ist.