Zappa Auction Slated For Early November

Edit Inquisitr 10 Aug 2016
I wanted Ahmet to give you a tour of his old bedroom and let you slide down his fire pole, and I hoped you’d watch Bruce Willis movies with Diva in her old bedroom with the glitter floors while she kept steady hands diligently continuing to knit her mile long scarf.” ... If only Ahmet and Diva were so generous ... of baby brother, Ahmet....

Auction of Frank Zappa gear and memorabilia is announced

Edit The Miami Herald 10 Aug 2016
You're in luck. Julien's Auctions has announced an extensive sale of items from the estate of the late Frank and Gail Zappa, and that property and more will likely make its way to the auction block ... 4 ... The items are being listed by the Zappa Family Trust, which is controlled by two of Frank and Gail's four children, Ahmet and Diva Zappa, and comes less than a year after Gail's death ... That's weird." ... Among the booty listed ... Also ... And....

These are the Olympics of terrifying, body-maiming bike crashes

Edit New York Post 09 Aug 2016
Wouldn’t you know it ...It’s hectic, it’s dangerous ... It could send you home early.” ... Reuters ... Ahmet Orken (Turkey). Even if a cyclist succeeds in evading the steep descents and cobblestone turns, flying objects are an obstacle on Rio’s race course that are impossible to predict, as Ahmet Orken learned Saturday with frightening results ... Turkish rider in the #cyclingroad Ahmet Orken crashes out of #Rio2016 race ... ....

Turkey's Erdogan unnerves West with Putin visit

Edit BBC News 09 Aug 2016
Some years ago Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's then foreign minister and later prime minister, coined the slogan "Zero problems with all neighbours" as Turkey adapted its policy to meet the wave of changes during the so-called Arab Spring ... Out went Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and in came Binali Yildirim, who soon announced that the time had come for ......

Press Release on Interest Rates – 19/07/2016, (2016-28) (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Aug 2016
(Source. Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey). No. 2016-28. 19 July 2016. Participating Committee Members. Murat Çetinkaya (Governor), Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Erkan Kilimci, Murat Uysal, Abdullah Yavaş. The Monetary Policy Committee (the Committee) has decided to set the short term interest rates as follows.. a) Overnight Interest Rates ... b) One-week repo rate has been kept at 7.5 percent, ... - 5.00 p.m.) ... (noodl. 34882698) ....

“Minarets (and cell towers) are our bayonets”: reflections on the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey

Edit Open Democracy 08 Aug 2016
"Finally on a TV appearance on July 30, Erdogan declared his desire to bring the vigils to an end with a massive rally in Yenikapi, Istanbul on August 7.". Turkish men in traditional costumes on stage at the Democracy and Martyrs' Rally for over a million in Istanbul, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 ... July 15 - 16 ... The mayor, Ahmet Poyraz, has continued to send an average of one or two text messages to his constituents in the two weeks since then ... ....

Olympic Table Tennis Results

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 07 Aug 2016
Sunday. Men’s Singles. Second Round. Jonathan Groth, Denmark, def. Benedek Olah, Finland, 11-8, 11-5, 12-10, 11-3. Liam Pitchford, Britain, def ... Hugo Calderano, Brazil, def ... Panagiotis Gionis, Greece, def ... Ping Li, Qatar, def ... Ahmet Li, Turkey, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 11-4....

“FETO poses a threat not only for Turkey but also all the countries it is present in” (Presidency of the Republic of Turkey)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Aug 2016
(Source. Presidency of the Republic of Turkey) ... We are determined to unveil FETO's true face ... Recalling that as a result of Turkey and Kazakhstan's joint efforts, UNESCO has declared the year 2016 as the 'International Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Year,' President Erdoğan said. 'We feel the pride and responsibility of being the joint heir to the Ahmet Yesevi's spiritual legacy extending from Central Asia's heart Turkistan to the Balkans.' ... (noodl....

Belgium's Van Avermaet prevails in brutal Olympic road race

Edit Boston Herald 07 Aug 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO — Moments after crossing the finish line, Greg Van Avermaet lamented the many times he'd fallen just short and all the close calls that have marked his cycling career. Then, he climbed to the top step of the Olympic podium and claimed a gold medal ... "I fell just short so often. I missed out in the end so often," Van Avermaet told reporters in Flemish at the finish line ... Ahmet Orken of Turkey was rattled off his bike ... ....

Olympic Cycling: Road race is a rush with a share of rash

Edit Denver Post 07 Aug 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO— Moments after crossing the finish line, Greg Van Avermaet lamented the many times he had fallen just short and all the close calls that have marked his cycling career. Then, he climbed to the top step of the Olympic podium and claimed a gold medal ... “I fell just short so often. I missed out in the end so often,” Van Avermaet told reporters in Flemish at the finish line ... Ahmet Orken of Turkey was rattled off his bike ... ....

Greg Van Avermaet wins road race as last man standing on tough Rio 2016 Olympic course (Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Aug 2016
(Source. Comitê Organizador dos Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos Rio 2016). Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium out-sprinted Jakob Fuglsang and Rafal Majka on the long run to the finish at Copacabana Beach on Saturday to win the men's Olympic road race. Some big names suffered on a challenging Rio 2016 Olympic course ... Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein) ... Carnage ... Ahmet Orken of Turkey was rattled off his bike ... (Photo. Getty Images/Bryn Lennon)....

The Latest: Kerry visits Olympic beach volleyball

Edit The Roanoke Times 06 Aug 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local).. 11.35 a.m. The beach volleyball venue has had its first visiting dignitaries. U.S ... Kerry stuck around for the second match, featuring Brazil and Canada ... Meanwhile, a sizeable break is working well together early in the men's race, where a cobblestone section sent Ahmet Orken of Turkey to the deck and bounced the chain of Australia's Richie Porte off ... ....
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