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Software development, powered by javascript
The LINKIT JavaScript squad is a group of highly skilled software developers specialized in designing, building, and managing JavaScript solutions. Within the JavaScript squad we defined three tracks:
- Angular Frontend & Mobile: focused on the Angular & Ionic ecosystem.
- React Frontend & Mobile: focused on the React & React Native ecosystem.
- Node.js Backend: LINKIT is the Node.js expert in the Dutch market. We are able to build fast, efficient, highly scalable and cost effective applications in a serverless or more traditional architecture.
Angular or React Frontend & Mobile
LINKIT is specialized in building frontend applications using the Angular, React frameworks for desktop and web applications and Ionic, React Native for mobile applications. We can connect these frontends to your existing backend (APIs) or build a backend for you using the Node.js platform in a traditional or serverless architecture.
The JavaScript squad has developers that are specialized in the React and Angular ecosystem. We can select the right fit for your project/company and (help) build a modern frontend application.
LINKIT is specialized in building backend solutions (REST APIs and GraphQL APIs) using server-side JavaScript on the Node.js platform. We implement cost effective and efficient solutions, whether you are planning to compliment your internal development team or outsource your development project.
Node.js is the fastest growing open source platform in the world. It is expected to continue winning more market share on traditional platforms, such as .NET and Java. Companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo, eBay, PayPal, Spotify, Uber, The New York Times, Nike, and Philips embraced the technology and every day this list grows. But why? Because it is "fast", "flexible", "powerful", "easy" and "fun"!
- Fast: The old way of writing applications with .NET and Java was to generally focus on very monolithic, tightly coupled applications that expose multiple endpoints. Everything is bundled into one server and that slows down your development, restricting you to reach more customers on various platforms. Node.js is a perfect fit for building APIs because you can do it and iterate on it very quickly. From conceptualizing and writing the code to actually deploying it into production is a much shorter cycle than on any other platform that we've seen.
- Flexible: Breaking jobs into small tasks, i.e. microservices and individual APIs, speeds everything up. Using microservices, you're developing small, single-purpose endpoints. Single-purpose applications can deploy independently of one another, thus enabling a continuous stream of releases, each making changes or adding features as the business needs them.
- Powerful: Node.js allows to manage high loads because of its ability to process those kinds of singular workloads much more efficiently than any other platform. This makes it very suitable to handle peaks.
- Easy & fun: Developers love using Node.js and it has a short learning curve, especially for developers with JavaScript experience. This reflects directly on productivity and job satisfaction. On top of that the use of JavaScript is very effective, as developers will use the same language for frontend and backend development.
Serverless or traditional architecture?
We support both serverless and more traditional architecture. Both have their pros and cons.
ServerlessLINKIT can build your Node.js backend in a serverless architecture. Serverless in this context mean applications where server-side logic is still written by software developers, but, unlike traditional architectures, it's run in stateless compute containers that are fully managed by AWS or another third party. One way to think of this is "Functions as a Service" or "FaaS". AWS Lambda is one of the most popular implementations of a Functions-as-a-Service platform at present. Advantages of a serverless architecture are:
- No need to manage your infrastructure;
- Reduction of operational cost;
- Shorter time to market.
traditional architecturesIf you prefer to manage your own infrastructure we can still build you backend application using Node.js, with all the advantages described. In this case we will deploy the application in your environment, whether this is cloud based or on-premise. Advantages of building a Node.js application in more traditional architectures:
- More overall control (no vendor lock-in).
Want more information? visit one of the meetups!
LINKIT hosts the Node.js Community Netherlands meetups. Feel free to visit our office and join one of our inspiring knowledge sharing sessions!
Our services
- Application: We can build your desired frontend and backend applications, including web applications and mobile applications in a traditional or serverless architecture.
- Team: We can provide you with an in-house team of developers to build the desired application(s).
- Consultant: We can provide you with a consultant/developer to help your teams build great applications.
Why the LINKIT JavaScript Squad?
- Knowledge: LINKIT is a knowledge driven company. This means LINKIT invests a lot in their employees, so that they can become better developers/engineers/professionals. We encourage learning and sharing knowledge, by providing our employees with time (10% is reserved to spend on personal development), training & education and the possibility to visit (international) events. We are confident to say our professionals are within the smartest in the business.
- Experience: Our consultants have faced and overcomed lots of challenges in projects at our clients (including big corporates and governments). They've seen quite different environments with various setup and always managed to find the right solution.
- Service: LINKIT exists for more than 20 years. We are happy to say that we've built strong relationships with our customers. Based on our track record and our yearly surveys, we can say that our customers are more than happy with our services and we are still improving every year!


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Although it is a wig, Rhianna is very much current with this short choppy pixie cut! My favorite looks of hers all have one thing in common…. a bang to conceal that Five head of hers.
Rihanna graces the cover of 'Vogue' magazine for a third time in just four years for their March 2014 issue. Inside, she spills about her makeup routine — eyeliner and lipstick from MAC — and why she loves her weave so much!
Rihanna, 25, looks gorgeous on the cover of the March 2014 issue of Vogue magazine. She looks effortless in relaxed clothing, tousled hair, and a seemingly nude face. Click to read more about her easy-going look!
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With the new month coming up, the United States men's national team go into the final matches for qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia with two games left in what is known as the final round of qualification in CONCACAF, the Hexagonal. Bruce Arena has called 26 players for these decisive World Cup Qualifiers against Panama and Trinidad & Tobago, both home and away respectively.
A bunch of familiar names has been called up to camp, with their goal in mind to position itself to advance for its eighth consecutive World Cup, becoming the only nation in the region to do so. Experienced players such as goalkeepers Brad Guzan and Tim Howard, defenders DaMarcus Beasley, Omar Gonzalez and Geoff Cameron, midfielders Michael Bradley and Christian Pulisic and forwards such as Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey have all been summoned by Arena for the crucial qualifiers in Orlando against Panama and in Port of Spain in Trinidad.
Victories in both these matches will virtually qualify the Yanks to Russia, alongside the already qualified Mexico and another nation either being Costa Rica, Honduras or Panama in the top 3 of the "Hex." The fourth-place side, which can also include Trinidad and Tobago will qualify to an intercontinental playoff with the winner of the Asian playoff between Syria and Australia.
Few things to take note
The national team currently have nine players on caution watch entering this match against Panama meaning that if either Kellyn Acosta, Paul Arriola, DaMarcus Beasley, Alejandro Bedoya, Matt Besler, Michael Bradley, Geoff Cameron, Clint Dempsey or DeAndre Yedlin get a yellow card, they will serve a one-game suspension in the match against Trinidad and Tobago. Also to note that Benny Feilhaber is back with the national team for the first time since February 2017. The Sporting KC midfielder also enters his first World Cup Qualifying camp since October 2009.
Here's the team national team list as followed:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (9): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana/), Tim Ream (Fulham), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution), Paul Arriola (D.C. United), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers, Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Hamburg)


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Note added by Masha Harris . 1 years ago
August 2018 - I had a life-threatening tooth abscess and spent Monday-Friday sedated in the ICU with airway obstruction. I woke up no longer addicted to cigarettes. There are positives to almost dying - I DEFINITELY plan to keep up with the non-smoking!
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I have started to mostly use the e-cigarette with a very small amount of nicotine in the liquid and will try to limit my cigarettes consumption to a minimum (2 a day at most) for the first month or so whilst I try and acclimate myself to no longer using cigarettes.
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Note added by Teressa Cuiava. 3 years ago
Attempt #1 - 1 entire day no smoking - 15/Jan/16
Note added by Matt Mele. 3 years ago
Im saying today is the day it is done! 6 months with no smoking!!
There was a momentary lapse when I was rather drunk, but I couldn't stand the taste/smell/feeling after a single pull on it, success!
There was a momentary lapse when I was rather drunk, but I couldn't stand the taste/smell/feeling after a single pull on it, success!
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Neesmu pīpējis (cigaretes) kopš pirmā marta, 2015
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Started August 7th.
Note added by Stephanie Link. 5 years ago
2/1/13 was the first day of no smoking! - That didn't last. This time, I quit on 1/12/14. I haven't smoked since.
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Quit date Jan. 20th, 2013.
03.06.12 - Over 5 months now. Once I have made it 6 months I will mark this as done.
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As of end of March, no cigarettes!!
02.04.12 - 9 weeks woohoo!!
08.03.12 - Still going strong! It is making task #6 much easier. The difference in my ability to persevere at the gym is unreal. I can run etc. without feeling like I can't breathe.
26.02.12 - 4 weeks tomorrow. Went out last night for drinks, stood in smoking area with C and wasn't tempted to smoke
12.02.2012 - Ok nearly 2 weeks now. Hasn't been too bad overall, a few wobbly moments but still off them. Whenever I am stressed/sick/upset though my first thought is to have a cigarette...
02.02.2012 - Day 4. Still off them. Today and yesterday were tough. Sleeping much better at night now. Interesting: The physical addiction to nicotine is overcome after just four days. After that you're looking at unwinding the psychological habit for up to 4 weeks - as it generally takes 4 weeks to change any habit.
30.01.12 - Day 1. Using NiQuitin lozenges. So far, so good...
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This is in progress, I am not suppose to smoke as I just had surgery so I have been 4 days without a smoke so far.
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changes to it, and re-submit it to become the latest controlled version. The purpose of this step is to ensure that
developers follow 'check-in and check-out' procedures to make changes to version controlled work products.
The primary CM operations performed by any member of the development staff are:
An implementer will typically work in the following manner:
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As Bati Fren we manufacture and supply brake systems, brake equipments, commercial vehicle brake equipments, commercial vehicle brake systems, wabco, haldex, knorr bremse, kongsberg, brake system, brake equipment, commercial vehicle brake equipment, commercial vehicle brake system, compressors, vacuum pumps, unloaders, abs electronics, air dryers, safety valves, charging valves, pressure limiting valves, ebs trailers, air reservoirs, clamp bands, drain valves, brake chambers, spring brakes, spring brake actuators, piston cylinders, slack adjusters, foot brake valves, hand grips, relay valves, knuckle joints, adaptor valves, quick release valves, disc brakes, drum brakes, levelling valves, linkages, pedal boxes, compact units, release valves, cut-off valves, pressure accumulators, brake valves, air springs, shock absorbers, coupling heads, line filters, coiled cables...
With experience in the brake and related equipment market since 1982.Batıfren was formed in 1987 to serve this industry only. Batıfren is a leading brake related company in Turkey with over 32 years of experience in the field.
Today, we represent several world-class brands in Turkey, such as WABCO, HALDEX, KNORR BREMSE, KONGSBERG. We believe in the important of partnership with our clients and as a result majority of our customers work with us for longer terms and not as a one time supplier. We have over 1000 long term customers and we always deliver for our customers.
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July Dry Fly ReportJuly 25, 2014 12:54 pm Leave your thoughts
The heat of summer on the Bighorn is upon us. Daily high temps have made early morning starts and evening fishing the best options, as the only tough part of the day is in the late afternoon. It appears the Bureau has stopped moving river flows around on us for the foreseeable future. We are at a stable 2750cfs. Water temperatures have cooled a bit, which is a good thing as we were reaching mid 60's on the lower river. Now the fish are very happy.
Great hatches of Black Caddis have graced the Bighorn River. From 9:00 AM until 2:00PM and again from 7:00Pm or so 'till dark expect to see good numbers of fish looking up. The entire river from Afterbay to 2 Leggins has bugs, but greatest concentrations appear to be on the upper 3. Our top patterns include Dill's CDC Caddis, CDC Bubbleback emerger, CDC Palmered caddis and Hemingway Caddis. A few lingering Yellow Sallies and PMD's are around but the fish are definitely paying more attention to the Caddis. A few hopper eats have been occurring as well so keep that in mind… (Pink/Peach has been the ticket).
Nymphing is still red hot. The worm/sowbug combo has been the ticket, but as flows continue to drop expect fish to get dialed in more sowbug and caddis pupa patterns. The fish are in some pretty shallow fast water right now making for some fun sight fishing as well. Our top patterns this week include: Wire Worm (4-6), Atomic Worm (6), Softhackle Ray Charles (Grey, Tan 14-18), Poodle Sniffer (16-18), Dill's Caddis Pupa (16-18), Green Wire PT's and Olive PT's (16-18).
It is prime summertime conditions on the Bighorn River right now which equates to many visiting anglers. Please be respectful of both wade and drift fisher people and remember, there are a lot of fish in a lot of different places right now.
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One of the most popular features of BlueStacks is the keymapping tool. With this tool, you can assign a personalized control scheme to each game. By default, the tool uses the WASD scheme, but you are not limited to this option: You can assign any function to any button and place it anywhere on the screen.
With BlueStacks 4, the popular Keymapping tool gets some exciting new features and comes with a new interface. Assigning customized control schemes to games is now more practical, easy-to-use, and visual than ever.
Let's start at the beginning: You will no longer see the shortcut of keymapping tool on the main interface. This shortcut appears only when an application is launched:
When the game is loaded, click on the marked section as shown above and open the keymapping tool interface.
Adding new controls is now as simple as 'Drag and Drop'. Choose from a list of pre-defined control options like, Move, Tap Spot, Aim and Shoot, Zoom In / Out, etc. Simply drag the control to the desired spot on the game screen, hit save and you're done!
You can set a specific region as a "tap spot" and activate a feature without using your mouse. You can place movement controls anywhere on the screen, or you can set a specific location as a "zoom area". MOBA players can place their own custom movement keys on the interface. The "aim, pan, and shoot" option is very useful for FPS and TPS games: You can use this option to move and aim comfortably and quickly.
Again, it's very easy to use any of these control options: Just grab one and drag it onto the desired spot on the interface.
The above screen display shows you how to use this feature. You can place any button anywhere and assign it any function. With this tool, you can set a unique control scheme for each game and literally master the battlefield. No matter which type of game you are playing, you can create the most ideal control scheme and save it so it loads automatically every time you open a game: Just click the "save" button in the bottom left corner.
We are confident that our new keymapping tool will offer you a big advantage in mobile battlefields. You can fully enjoy the convenience of using a keyboard and mouse: BlueStacks 4 literally gives you the "controls" and lets you customize them freely. To learn about other innovations in the new BlueStacks 4, be sure to read our other articles.


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The flight – carrying 239 people – vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, above the Indian Ocean.
All efforts to track down the plane have failed – with the latest search due to end in June.
But now two companies have announced an innovative project that could help in the search.
The General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) and the Nippon Foundation have teamed up to tackle Earth's vast, unexplored oceans by 2030.
They are collecting data on the depth of the seas and high-resolution images from across the world.
A GEBCO statement said: "The need for bathymetric data has recently been highlighted by the disappearance in March 2014 of Malaysian Airlines flight, MH370.
"A comprehensive map of the seafloor will assist global efforts to combat pollution, aid marine conservation, forecast tsunami wave propagation, and help inform the study of tides, wave action, and sediment transport."
Only about five to 15% of Earth's oceans have been mapped in detail, rendering the search for MH370 futile.
Investigators had to explore a remote area of the Indian Ocean with virtually no idea of what lay beneath.
At 4,500 metres, it was too deep to explore with ship-based sonar.
The teams were forced to dispatch autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that have so far retrieved nothing.
A man who lost his wife and two children in the MH370 tragedy recently claimed the missing plane was shot down.
Ghyslain Wattrelos, from France, has accused several governments of a cover-up as the search for the aircraft continues.
He believes Vietnam, Malayia and Thailand could be withholding vital information.


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Some strong finishes highlighted the women's cross country meet at the Warrior Invitational in Wisconsin (Sept. 29). The team placed fourth out of 11 teams.
Calista Stefaniak was again among the top finishers, taking fourth in 25:24. Following her was Victoria Granz (18th, 26:47), Madison Krisch (32nd, 27:37), Lupe Diaz (54th, 30:07) and Natalie Moreno (61st, 31:13), who earned a personal best.
"I'm pleased with how the women competed. This course isn't easy, but our goal was to go out there and just compete with everyone," said head Coach Dimitri Dimizas. "Calista planned on being near the top, and that's what she did. Natalie broke her 6K PR so that will be great for her confidence moving forward. Our women still aren't at full strength, but we don't race next weekend so hopefully we'll be able to race all seven women at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 12) to get a real feel of where we stand."


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Christmas, eh? What's it all about? A time of togetherness, family, the giving and exchanging of Yuletide gifts; a time to be thankful for what we have; a time to gather our loved ones close to us and sing Christian rhyme to celebrate the birth of our redeemer?
Nah, fuck that! We're going to get pissed and d-e-s-t-r-o-y, before getting into a fist fight in a chip shop and being sick around the back of the pub. Welcome to The Yobs Christmas Album, a true low light of 1980. You like punk? You like swearing? You like Christmas? You want to own a version of '12 days of Christmas' that begins 'On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me / A vibrator with a battery'*? You've come to the right place, son. Just please, check your decorum, your early 21st century sensitivity to sexism at the door and make sure you're not carrying any sense of subtlety about your person, it won't be required here.
The Yobs were the spoof band set up by the-beloved-by-me-but-hardly-household-names punk group The Boys**, to enable them to belt out daft obscenity-drenched childishness instead of peddling wry, infectious punk songs about boredom and romance; I prefer them in their former mode, but it's Christmas! This Christmas Album is a mix of bits I find funny, some straight up good tunes, a couple of oddities and a few tracks that were just so far off-beam for 2015 that I had to skip them.
The good? Their pretty straight cover of 'Silver Bells', Jim Reeves never sounded so good, likewise their own (?) 'Another Christmas' and, my fave, 'The Ballad Of The Warrington' – an amusing spoof of all those American country songs, where some poor sod dies and you're given a meaningful voiceover – this one's about walking to the pub in the snow, of course. There are more sound effects than in the whole of Pink Floyd's discography and you have to love the American accent he puts on for the speaky bit. I've put the lyrics below so we can all enjoy a global Christmas sing-song together.
Well there's a blizzard blowin' hard
And from the Alfred we've been barred
And John's so pissed that he can't hardly stand.
Listen to that drunken git
'Cause now he's being sick
But it's only a hundred yards to The Warrington!
Yes, it's only a hundred yards to The Warrington!
You can bet we're on Tom's mind
'Cause it's nearly closing time.
And pretty soon last orders will be called.
Christ, my balls feel like they're froze
And there's numbness in my toes
And it's only eighty yards to The Warrington!
Yes it's only eighty yards to The Warrington!
The winds howling hard it seems
And now he's shit his jeans
I think I'll have to carry him if I can
John just think about that beer!
It's only over there!
And it's only fifty yards to The Warrington!
Yes it's only fifty yards to The Warrington!
John, get up you drunken git
Don't just lie there in that fucking shit
I know we're pissed but we can make it if we try.
Alright, I guess it's best if we
Stop a fucking while and rest
But it's only twenty yards to The Warrington!
Yes, it's only twenty yards to The Warrington!
Late that night the storm was gone
And I found them there alone
He could've made it, but he wouldn't leave old John.
I found them froze in the street
Jack's boot down John's teeth.
They were only ten more yards from my house, that is The Warrington!
Yes, they were only ten more yards from The Warrington!
Which really is as complex as this album gets – basically this is for us folks who got a bit intellectually confused by Sex Pistols 'Frigging In The Rigging'.
Now the bizarre. 'Doggy', a 30-second acapella snatch of 'How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?', for no adequately explained reason; a synth version of 'Jingle Bells' done in a flat Germanic Kraftwerk-style; a couple of racially insensitive excursions into reggae. Should any of those be your bag, then feel free to dig in, I shan't judge you^.
The bad. Hmm. I like swearing, I really do. I've been an enthusiast, ever since I realised it was a thing – at 7 years old, much to my parents' secret amusement, but outright horror, I once told a pushy aunt who was trying to make me perform 'a little Welsh song' in front of the whole family, to 'piss right off'. True story^^.
Now, there's too much of it and of the wrong sort in here. I mentioned '12 Days of Christmas' earlier, it starts off amusing but ends up just a bit gross and a touch misogynistic too, ditto 'C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S', look away now Rosemary Clooney I'm afraid this time 'C' is definitely not 'for the Christ child'. It's precisely the sort of thing that my mates and I would have found hilarious aged 13, however as I have recently attained the mental age of almost 18, I have outgrown it and can't help my other sensibilities kicking in. Double ditto, the version of 'Silent Night' sung in German, with a Hitler speech dubbed into the background; Germans = Nazis, get it? the difference is I would have found that bit as offensive at 13 as I do now.
But let's not part ways after concentrating on the (very) iffy bits of Christmas Album, just like the Phil Spector, Elvis and Bing Crosby Christmas albums it captures a certain aspect of the festive season for us on wax and will preserve it for us to cherish for ever; sick in aspic, can't beat it.
619 Down.
PS – Note that the LP was, very topically, produced by Daft Fader!
*and deteriorates rapidly from there.
**Authors of one of the most perfect punk pop singles ever, 'The First Time'.
^you freaking weirdo.
^^it really is. My mother told me, many many, years later that she'd been very proud of me. The phrase came from a mate of my dad's who was a bit less careful about swearing in front of children than my own folk were.


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If you have multiple DNS providers, you have the option to configure NS1 to be your secondary provider—acting as a "child" to your primary DNS server.
Some important considerations before configuring NS1 as secondary provider:
You must have an existing primary DNS provider or server.
Your primary server must allow AXFR queries over TCP for NS1 server IPs.
With NS1 configured as a secondary provider, you will not be able to use the advanced features & functionality, such as Filter Chains, for record management. You must use your primary DNS provider's tools to manage zone records.
Step 1: Create the secondary zone.
Configure your primary DNS server to allow AXFR queries over TCP (and SOA queries over UDP) from 126.96.36.199.
In the NS1 portal, navigate to the Zones section, and click Add Zone.
Select Secondary Zone.
Enter the domain name and the IPv4 address (not the hostname) of your primary DNS server. If necessary, adjust the primary port setting (if not running on port 53).
Note: See below for details on enabling TSIG.
Click Save Zone.
The secondary zone is created, but in a "pending" state. It may take a few minutes for the first synchronization against your primary server. You can monitor the status of the server under the Zone Settings tab. Note: This is also where you can also update the primary IP or port, if necessary.
Once all zones are sync'd, all the records you configured on your primary server will appear in the NS1 portal.
Note about enabling TSIG
NS1 offers authentication using TSIG (Transaction Signature) when being used as a secondary zone. To do this, you must select Enable TSIG during configuration. The next step is to supply a type of hash, a name for the key being created, and the key itself. The key works as a password to authenticate communication between the two DNS servers (AXFR) to securely transfer changes for zone records. The hash type and key will need to match between the primary and secondary DNS providers.
Step 2: Point DNS traffic to the NS1 servers.
Next, you'll need to direct DNS traffic for the secondary zone to the NS1 servers.
- From the zones list, double-click the secondary zone you just created.
- Click the Nameservers tab, and record the URLs for the NS1 servers.
- Using the configuration tools provided by your primary DNS provider, add NS records to the zone for each NS1 nameserver.
- Using the configuration tools provided by your domain registrar, modify the nameserver for your domain.
Note: The zone is re-synchronized according to the refresh interval specified in the zone's SOA record. If a zone transfer fails, the zone enters a "warning" state. NS1 will continue attempts to complete the zone transfer based on the re-try interval defined in your SOA record until it succeeds or the expiry timeout is exceeded. If the process exceeds the expiry timeout before NS1 is able to to re-synchronize your zone, the zone enters an "error" state and the NS1 server will no longer answer queries for the zone.


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MICROSOFT has launched an msnNOW website designed to deliver the "latest buzz" from Facebook, Twitter, Bing and BreakingNews.com.
The service at now.msn.com analyses in real time Bing searches and updates at the popular online social networks to display hot topics and authoritative voices commenting about them.
Microsoft billed msnNOW as "the first service to surface the latest buzz from Facebook, Twitter, Bing and BreakingNews.com, all in one place."
"It cuts through the clutter of the web, providing an up-to-the-minute view of breaking trends and the hottest social conversations, what people are saying about them, and why they matter," Microsoft said in a statement.
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A prescribed burn presentation will be held October 16th at 1pm at Forest Ridge Wake county park.
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2018 National Public Lands Day Saturday, Sept 29 ~ 9 am - Noon. The Wake Forest Greenways Advisory Board (GAB) celebrates National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 am-noon by hosting a community-wide "Day of Service." Per Suzette Morales from the Greenways Advisory Board : Thank you for your group's interest in … Continue reading Public Lands Day
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Important Wake Forest Meeting June 18th, 6:30 p.m.
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Naturalist Walk With Neuse River Hawks June 27th, 10 a.m.
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Butterfly Highway Online Information Session: July 17th, 2 p.m.
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Meeting Reminder June 19 Forest Ridge Park 1 p.m.
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SELC files complaint vs US Fish and Wildlife over 540 toll road threat to endangered mussels
Tara Moore sent a link to us about the complaint being filed. We should let Tara know if we wish to be more involved. "Tiny and unobtrusive, the endangered Dwarf Wedgemussel and the threatened Yellow Lance Mussel are minding their own business in Swift Creek in southern Wake County. They're doing what freshwater mussels do: … Continue reading SELC files complaint vs US Fish and Wildlife over 540 toll road threat to endangered mussels
Agenda for Monthly Meeting, March 20th, 2018, at 1:00 at Forest Ridge.
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Smith and Sanford Creek Greenway near Heritage High: Upcoming Hike May 23rd, 2018, 10:00 am
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To summers radiant heights
the sun in shining majesty ascends.
He takes my human heart along with him
into the boundlessness of space.
Deep down and dimly I am made aware
that one day I shall know
a God did feel you then.
In this the suns most glorious hour, it rests
with me to understand these words of wisdom:
surrendered to the beauty of the world,
feeling myself within my Self, I experience
I lose myself as man and find myself
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Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.3 trillion spending package, in a 256-167 vote, making it the largest federal spending increase in years.
The bill now moves on to the Senate, who is expected to start working on it immediately, in order to beat Friday's midnight deadline and prevent a government shutdown.
A total of 25 conservative Republicans voted in opposition to the bill, over its massive price tag and lack of transparency in the way it was written. Thursday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said in an interview with Fox & Friends, "This may be he worst bill I have seen in my time in Congress," and said it will take a while before Americans even know what's in it.
"We just got it 12 hours ago, we're going to vote on it in a few hours, and it's 2,200 pages that fund sanctuary cities, funds Planned Parenthood, restricts second amendment liberties, and grows the government at a $1.3 price tag, which will lead to a trillion dollar deficit," Jordan said.
"This may be the worst bill I have seen in my time in Congress" –@Jim_Jordan reacts to the $1.3T spending bill pic.twitter.com/OvCNnKN5r4
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The Hill reported: The spending package includes $695 billion in defense funding and $591 billion in non-defense funding, including a combined $78 billion in Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) spending that do not count toward legal budget caps. Last month, Congress agreed to increase the 2018 spending caps by $80 billion for defense and $63 billion for non-defense, and set similar increases for 2019.
Other items included in the bill, as reported by The Hill: Among the most controversial riders were a provision providing $1.6 billion for border security, including hundreds of millions of dollars for new fence construction favored by Trump and the Republicans.
Negotiators also worked out a delicate deal on new funding for the Gateway project, a rail and tunnel initiative connecting New York and New Jersey. Trump had threatened to veto the entire package based on the initial $900 million request from regional lawmakers, notably Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). The compromise knocks the figure down to $541 million.
Other major provisions include $4 billion to fight the nation's opioid crisis; a temporary extension to funding for the Federal Aviation Administration; and language designed to fix a glitch in the GOP's new tax law that the critics said threatened small farmers.
In a surprise move, the package also features several gun-related provisions: one designed to bolster the background check system before firearm purchases; and another clearing the path for federal researchers to examine gun violence as a public health threat — research that's currently discouraged by a decades-old restriction known as the Dickey amendment.


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Online real estate video host WellcomeMat released its first annual report on the use of video in real estate marketing. Significantly, the company found that the use of video is up 95 percent in the first half of 2009 versus the first half of 2008.
Breakouts like Realtor Ian Watt (see Video Isn't Just About Your Listings) set the bar for the creative use of video and also seemed to have kick-started a whole generation of car-mounted video blog posts.
But it's not only the little guys getting in on the fun; big brands like Corcoran Group are embracing video too.


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PLANS to develop Ashton Market Hall can go ahead now after a £9.5m insurance payment was agreed.
A Tameside Council spokesman said the council was "happy" with the payout and denied less had been received than was requested.
However, the original plans for the £15m project have been revised.
A traditional roof will now be built in place of the more futuristic curved steel design and the Bow Street entrance will be retained.
The spokesman said: "All the funding is now in place for the new, £15m Ashton Market Hall, which is in phase 1 of the overall redevelopment project.
"The insurance claim was based on a like-for-like building not the improved one we intend to build."
He said construction will begin in mid-January and the building will look much the same as plans publicly exhibited last year.
The council spokesman said: "The main change is that the design of the roof has been modified as steel costs have risen and the Bow Street entrance will also now be retained.
"The new design will keep the project within budget and the solution remains attractive and spacious."
The spokesman said the remainder of funding will come from council coffers, as agreed by the cabinet in 2005, and the European Regional Development Fund.
Traffic restrictions are to be put in place around the market hall from Monday, 15 January for 18 months, while construction is carried out.
The restrictions will vary according to the nature of the work being carried out.
Only the exterior of the market hall in Ashton town centre remained after a horrific blaze gutted the building in May 2004.
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Another year, another Treehouse of Horror comic. I typically don't buy these - even when I watched The Simpsons on television, the Halloween show was always one I'd skip - but Bizarro Wuxtry set aside a copy of this one for me because Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer contributed the 15-page lead story. Well, if it's Dorkin, I'm willing to roll the dice.
Really, these two did a terrific job on their collaboration. It's a wild and loving - if that's the word - tribute to Jack Kirby's monster comics of the late fifties, with scientists bringing atom-age creatures to Earth. Carnage, mayhem and gore results, as Springfield gets obliterated and the cast, knowingly wordy as these old comics were, gets decimated in progressively grislier encounters with the alien menace. There were a couple of bits where I thought it sailed a bit too far for my liking, but I'm an old fuddy-duddy and nobody cares what I think. Maaaaaatlock!
As impressive and funny as this was, it's one of several stories in the comic. Honestly, I think that the most entertaining tale is a 13-pager by Peter Kuper, which opens with Bart getting his eyeball stuck sticking out of his head when a wedgie from Nelson goes awry and becomes a clever parody of various Edgar Allen Poe tropes by the end. While Dorkin's Kirby pastiche follows a pretty clear, if hilariously blood-spattered, path, Kuper's story is an unpredictable mess and I greatly enjoyed watching it unfold. Probably not for younger readers, or the fuddy-duddier among us, but if you still enjoy the guilty pleasure of gruesome fates and unhappy endings, you may find some malevolent chuckles here.


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NEW UPDATE: Hurrah…an extension! We all have until October 3rd that the Canadian government will match contributions dollar-for-dollar to a registered Canadian charity (please read more at end of this blog).
On Wednesday, July 28th, 2010, the UN affirmed the right to safe and clean drinking water. Previously, access to safe drinking water merely meant that governments need only guarantee that water is available for purchase and not a fundamental right. Maude Barlow, national chairwoman of the Council of Canadians and the Washington, D.C.-based Food and Water Watch and former senior advisor on water to the president of the UN General Assembly explains: "It means governments have to provide the water even if people cannot pay for it…it's an important distinction."
In the wake of the flooding in Pakistan, the cries from mothers who plead for help to save their children's lives, I humbly realized just how much I take for granted clean, safe drinking water, here in Canada. We could wipe out 80% of human disease if we could provide clean drinking water worldwide. It is astounding that over 1.1 billion people don't have safe water to drink, 1.6 billion don't have adequate electricity and, in Pakistan, currently less than 10% of the 20 million people have access to safe drinking water.
Calling all those with a spare dime, $1, $5, $7.50, $30 or $1000…
Since 1995, Proctor and Gamble (P & G) collaborated with the Center of Disease Control (CDC) to develop safe drinking water systems. Dr. Greg Allgood of P & G is on a mission: to save the lives of children and educate the world about the benefits of clean drinking water. The PUR packet is a powder mixture (therefore smaller and easier to ship in mass quantities) that removes pathogenic microorganisms and suspended matter to the order of (at least) 99.9% of intestinal bacteria, viruses and protozoa. One packet turns 10 litres of dirty water into clean and drinkable water. PUR packets have decreased diarrheal disease in developing areas of the world by up to 90% and are considered an effective technology by the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Allgood has posted P&G's response to the flooding in Pakistan and you can view the PUR packet at work here. If you want to contribute, you can make a donation at P&G's Children's Safe Drinking Water project.
By the way, here is the breakdown of what pocket change can buy: 10 cents – 1 PUR packet which can clean 10 litres of water; $1.oo – provides a child with clean water for 50 days; $7.50 – provides a child with clean water for 1 year, and $30.00 provides an entire family with clean water for 1 year.
A Swiss firm, Vestergaard-Frandsen invented the LifeStraw which filters out 99.99% of bacteria and contains an iodine element to kill viruses and parasites from any water source. An estimated 1.5 million children die needlessly from diarrhoea due to unsanitary drinking water. This kills more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles COMBINED. It is a staggering statistic that 43% of the global population is deprived of household piped water that is safe to consume. The Cochrane Reviews (revered as the best single source of evidence about the effects of healthcare interventions) found that it is not enough to treat water at the point of source, but also at the point of consumption. Sometimes it is during transport that water is badly contaminated – even if the ground water site has been treated.
The LifeStraw costs us only $5, filters particles as tiny as 15 microns and kills disease-causing bacteria and viruses. It safely filters 700 litres of water – about a one year supply of clean drinking water for one person. There is also a family model which provides up to 17,000 litres of water and can keep a family of 6 alive for up to 2 years (it produces one litre of safe water in under 5 minutes).
Segway creator, Dean Kamen came up with a dual purpose invention. A water vapor compress distiller (named Slingshot) and a Stirling cycle-based 1-kW electric generator. Collectively, it purifies dirty water (without filters) and makes 1000 litres of clean water a day while it generates about 200 watts of power. The generator is powered by cow dung – easy to find in many third world countries. The machine currently costs about $100,000 to manufacture. However, with mass production and design improvements, Kamen hopes to make it for $1000 – $2000 per machine. Great key features are: it can supply a village with 1000 litres/day of clean water; can use ANY water source: ocean, puddle, chemical waste site, hexavelent chrome, arsenic, poison, or 50 gallon drum of urine; has no filters to replace, no charcoal, nothing disposable to change (works on distillation); can use half the waste heat (450 watts) to boil water; weighs less than 60 lbs and can produce 200 watts of power. Even for light bulbs, this would be useful in many areas for economic growth. More information can be found here.
Perhaps we should celebrate this milestone – what is finally recognized as a human right – clean and safe drinking water for everyone. Reminds me of the phrase, commonly misattributed to Marie Antoinette, "Let them eat cake" – only it sounds much more enlightened to now say, "Let them drink water!"
UPDATE: There are 85, 312 registered Canadian charities. Here are my top 4 picks and easiest way to ensure that your contribution will be doubled (by the Canadian government until September 12th) and your donation will be put towards helping those with the greatest need in Pakistan:
Canadian Red Cross – donate $5 by texting REDCROSS to 30333 and a one-time donation of $5 will be added to your mobile phone bill. You can also call 1-800-418-1111 or donate on-line at: http://www.redcross.ca
Plan Canada – formerly known as Foster Parents Plan, founded in 1937 – renamed in 2006 to simply "Plan". Please call 1-888-219-8835 to donate or on-line at: PlanCanada.ca/PakistanRelief
http://www.wordvision.ca – just google and click on the "Give Now" icon
UNICEF.ca/Pakistan-Floods – google and click on the "DONATE NOW" prompt
If you wish, you can simply google Canadian Relief for Pakistan and find these and other registered charitable organizations. To check if a charity is registered, go to: http://www.cida.gc.ca
Final note: On August 18th, the Toronto Star published an article by Allan Woods of the Ottawa Bureau. In it, he mentions that Canada has promised $33 million in aid to Pakistan. His article begs the question (which I am also trying to find out), has or will Canada dispatch DARP – our military's Disaster Assistance Response Team? DARP provides medical assistance and clean water to disaster areas around the world and was deployed to Haiti some 8 months ago. Canada must first receive a formal request from an individual country or the United Nations in order to initiate this response. Please feel free to comment if you have any further information about this or any Canadian relief response worthy of note. Thank you for re-checking my website for updates.


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Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review, 11-10-10
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From: The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office Server at <http://www.pio.gov.cy/>TURKISH CYPRIOT AND TURKISH MEDIA REVIEW No. 192/11 08-10.10.11 C O N T E N T S
[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESSMain topics in the Turkish Cypriot press over the weekend are Eroglu's statements after the negotiations, Talat and Izcan's comments on the "continental shelf delineation agreement," Ozgurgun's statements regarding oil explorations, the death of Erdogan's mother and the participation of the breakaway regime in CeBIT Eurasia informatics fair in Istanbul as "North Cyprus." Today's press focuses on a written statement by Mehmet Cakici regarding the "delineation agreement," Atun's statements during a lecture in Turkey on the same subject, allegations by a Turkish MP with MHP that most of the properties in Cyprus belong to the EVKAF Foundation and other internal issues.
Main issue in today's Turkish dailies is the funeral of Turkish Premier Erdogan's mother Tenzile Erdogan, which took place yesterday in Turkey and the messages of condolence sent to Erdogan by several politicians. Other issues highlighted are statements by Turkish MFA Ahmet Davutoglu to Mehmet Ali Birand on the oil exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean and Bagis' statements on Turkey's EU bid. About Cyprus, Turkish dailies report on statements by the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu after meeting with President Christofias that they have launched the give-take process and statements by the former Turkish Cypriot leader Talat that the signing of the "continental shelf delimitation agreement" between Turkey and the occupation regime is wrong.
[01] Cakici says the "continental shelf delimitation agreement" between Turkey and the breakaway regime serves the division of CyprusTurkish Cypriot daily Ortam (10.10.11) reports that Mehmet Cakici, chairman of the Social Democracy Party (TDP) said that the illegal agreement signed between Turkey and the breakaway regime on the delimitation of their "continental shelf" serves the policy of the division of Cyprus and described the "agreement" as an effort to divide the sea after the division of the land.
In a written statement issued yesterday, Cakici explained why his party will vote "no" to the above-mentioned "agreement" during the voting at the "assembly" of the breakaway regime.
According to his party, Cakici will vote "no" because of the content of the "agreement". He noted that the Turkish Cypriots have rights on the entire exclusive economic zone of Cyprus as founding partners of the Republic of Cyprus in 1960 and added that the above-mentioned "agreement" ignores the rights of the Turkish Cypriots and the Zurich-London Agreements which are valid in the international law. Cakici noted that the "agreement" is contrary to the international law.
Cakici described as wrong the explorations for oil and natural gas by the Republic of Cyprus and added that the Turkish side preferred to respond to this "mistake" of the Greek Cypriots by committing another mistake. He said the attention of the world was focused to the Turkish "statement for war", instead of being focused to the "mistake" of the Greek Cypriots, as he described the government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Cakici said that based on the Treaty of Guarantee [of the Republic of Cyprus] Turkey, along with Greece and Britain, is one of the guarantor state of not only the Turkish Cypriots, but also of the Greek Cypriots. Additionally it guarantees the sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus.
Cakici accused the Turkish side of referring to the Treaty of Guaranties only when such reference serves it interests. He added that when such a reference does not serve the Turkish interests, the Turks refer to the rights which they allege that they have from the unilateral declaration of the "TRNC". Cakici noted that this is not right.
He said also that the non-solution on the Cyprus problem works against both the Turkish and Greek Cypriots and the continuation of this situation includes various dangers for both communities. He noted that the solution of the Cyprus problem is very important.
[02] Talat says the "continental shelf agreement" between Turkey and the breakaway regime" is wrongTurkish Cypriot daily Haberdar (09.10.11) reports that the former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, speaking to private Kanal T TV, has said, inter alia, that the "continental shelf delimitation agreement" signed between Turkey and the breakaway regime is a little complicated and that it will not stop the oil explorations of the Greek Cypriots. "I don't think that [explorations] will stop by Piri Reis conducting seismic research... This agreement should not be like this. This agreement is wrong."
Referring to the decision of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) to vote against this "agreement", Talat said that the CTP has taken a decision and it will pay a price if it has to do this. He noted that the CTP should not have been taken for granted and that Cyprus is a national cause, but in national causes decisions on how one should behave are taken at national level.
Referring also to the ongoing negotiations, Talat argued that there is confusion and that the UN always draws a bright picture, but we should not look only what the UN says. He added that when he was negotiating for 1.5 years with President Christofias they have arrived at a solution point. "Christofias honestly wants a solution, but he has no courage to implement it. Mr Dervis [current Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu] does not want a solution but he is forced to want one. Because Turkey wants it...", claimed Talat.
Evaluating internal issues of the breakaway regime, Talat said for a long time chaos prevails, from the lowest ranks all the way up to the "presidency" there is bad administration, the "government" merely exists and therefore he sees the necessity of early "elections".
[03] Erdogan's interview on Cyprus and other issuesColumnist Semih Idiz, writing in Turkish daily Milliyet (online, 07.10.11), under the title "The new constitution must be finished in a year", reported on a private meeting of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Pretoria, with columnists accompanying him during his tour of South Africa. Idiz wrote that Erdogan answered their questions on various issues ranging from problems with Israel, the work on a new constitution, the missile shield project, terrorism perpetrated in the name of Islam, as well as Cyprus' oil exploration.
Semih Idiz, inter alia, wrote the following:
Answering another question, Erdogan denied reports in the Greek Cypriot press to the effect that Turkish and Israeli warplanes had engaged in 'dogfights' in the eastern Mediterranean.
Answering a question on the US position with regard to the oil and natural gas exploration activities of the Greek Cypriot sector [Tr. Note: Republic of Cyprus], Erdogan said: 'The United States is also being sensible on this issue'.
Stating that this issue was discussed during his recent meeting with the US President, Erdogan said: 'Obama said that the people of Cyprus, and therefore Turkish [Cypriots], must be able to benefit fairly from any resources that may be found there. He did not describe our actions as being negative. The process we have started there will continue.'
Erdogan signalled that he was disturbed by the US posture that it cannot act against the American company conducting drilling for the Greek Cypriots on the grounds that 'we cannot intervene because this is a private company'.
Also criticizing the UN Secretary-General, Erdogan said: 'The Greek Cypriot decision to start this work in collaboration with Israel has increased tensions. A similar initiative was taken during the Annan period also, but it was stopped. This time, Ban Ki-moon failed to stop it.' (?)"
[04] Davutoglu comments on Turkey's reaction to Cyprus' efforts of oil explorationTurkish Kanal D private TV channel broadcast on Thursday night (06.10.11) a program entitled "32nd Day" monitored by Mehmet Ali Birand. Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu participated in the program and commented on Turkey's efforts to politically reposition itself in the world, the developments in Syria, the ties with Israel, Turkey's reaction to Cyprus' efforts to explore for gas in the Mediterranean, Iran's nuclear program, and the stationing of the missile defence shield on Turkish ground.
According to Kanal D, Davutoglu commented on Cyprus' efforts to explore gas in the Eastern Mediterranean, as follows:
Referring to Cyprus' efforts to explore gas in Eastern Mediterranean, Davutoglu criticizes the Cypriot Administration [Tr. Note: as he refers to the Republic of Cyprus] for making such efforts at a time when the talks with northern Cyprus have reached its most important phase. We have a legal understanding with Cyprus and accordingly at a time when there is an international dispute it is impossible to take one-sided steps in issues that are associated with the international dispute, explains Davutoglu and underlines that Cyprus is a crisis area from the standpoint of the United Nations.
Noting that talks are being held for an agreement on the establishment of a single state in Cyprus, Davutoglu continues: 'If they are saying that the south belongs to them and the north belongs to us, this means that there are two states. If this is true, we should draw up a road map accordingly. If they insist on a single state, they should wait and if they are saying that they envisage two states, we can talk about this. Nevertheless we are against one-sided steps.'
Asserting that Cyprus made miscalculations by assuming that the EU would protect it, that Russia would extend support to it, and that it would benefit from the deteriorating ties between Turkey and Israel, Davutoglu explains that as a result of this miscalculations Turkish ships have arrived in the region for the first time and adds that neither the United States nor the EU has criticized Turkey's stand.
'Our exploration work in Eastern Mediterranean will continue', notes Davutoglu and adds: 'We hope that the talks with Cyprus will yield results in October and then all the explorations that have been conducted thus far will be united.' Davutoglu stresses that the zero problems with neighbours policy is still in effect and that Turkey is not to blame for any of the crises experienced in the region.
Urged to comment on whether Turkey will send the navy to Eastern Mediterranean in order to prevent an Israeli intervention on any ship in international water seas or whether the Turkish Navy will merely safeguard Turkish aid ships that head for Eastern Mediterranean, Davutoglu denies the reports to the effect that Turkey is constantly increasing its dosage of the criticism against Israel and draws attention to the fact that Israel did not appear on Turkey's agenda during the election process. Recalling that Israel had promised four times to meet Turkey's demands during the past 15 months, Davutoglu says: 'If our intention had been to push Israel into the corner by increasing the dosage of our criticism, we would not have held talks with them.'
[05] Ozgurgun says the Turkish side will reciprocate Republic of Cyprus' oil explorationsTurkish daily Today's Zaman (07.10.11) under the title "Ozgurgun: We won't block Greek Cyprus energy pursuit, but will reciprocate" reports, inter alia, the following:
"The TRNC [Tr. Note: the breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus] will not block the hydrocarbon pursuits of Greek Cyprus [Tr. Note: Republic of Cyprus], but plans its own extraction activities if speculated sources of natural gas and oil are actually found in the eastern Mediterranean seabed, foreign minister Huseyin Ozgurgun said in words that clarified his country's position on the possible scenario cooking in the Mediterranean.
'We will not block it [extraction] if Greek Cypriots do find oil. But we will go and do our drilling there,' Ozgurgun told a group of journalists from the Diplomatic Correspondents Association (DMD) late on Thursday. Ozgurgun's words mirrored previous comments from Turkey that the unilateral declaration of an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by Greek Cyprus was not recognized by either Turkey or the TRNC. (?)
Ozgurgun also noted that the license issued to the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) one day after the signing of the continental shelf agreement between Turkey and the TRNC covered not only the northern part of the island but also the southern, where Greek Cyprus [Tr. Note: Republic of Cyprus] is currently conducting its own hydrocarbon exploration. 'The TPAO may conduct seismic research with any company or third country it desires, and the license covers the island almost in its entirety,' Ozgurgun said and added that the reason for some parts being left out of the license was 'just that those parts did not promise much potential for oil.'
On an important note, Ozgurgun also stated that extraction would require another agreement, since the current one allows Turkey only to search for hydrocarbon resources. 'Greek Cyprus chooses to ignore the activities of our research ship, Piri Reis, since it does not want a conflict,' Ozgurgun also noted. The foreign minister also remained pessimistic about the prospect of Greek Cypriots' reaching a deal with the Turkish Cypriots on the drilling, since he stated that Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias was 'going through a rough time', with large crowds of people demanding his resignation every other day due to the failure of his government to manage the fallout of a deadly munitions blast in July, as well as the worsening economy in the country.
Ozgurgun also noted that the agreement between Turkey and the TRNC would be ratified in the TRNC parliament next Thursday, despite protests from the main opposition party, the Republican Turks Party (CTP). The foreign minister noted that the party's protest did not make sense, as he called on party officials to reconsider their evaluation of the agreement between Turkey and the TRNC. 'The party remained in power for six years, and party leader Mehmet Ali Talat acted as the head of state; their decision comes as a surprise in light of their experience,' Ozgurgun said. (?)"
[06] Izcan: "The self delineation agreement is part of AKP's imposing policies"Turkish Cypriot daily Haberdar (09.10.11) reports that the General Secretary of the United Cyprus Party (BKP) Izzet Izcan issued a written statement yesterday regarding the "agreement" that was signed by Turkey and the breakaway regime on the delimitation of their "continental shelf". Izcan characterizes the "agreement" as a part of the imposing and conquering policies of the AKP government in Turkey. He argued that the "agreement" is not based on international law and said that even if it passes from the "parliament" unanimously, according to international law it will be invalid.
Furthermore, Izcan criticized the Republican Turkish Party (CTP) and the social Democracy Party (TDP) for remaining silent against "AKP's war cries" and for not saying anything regarding the essence of the "agreement", but instead they opposed the way it was "signed." He also said that natural resources should be used to achieve an early solution and then be used by all Cypriots under the roof of a "United Federal Cyprus." He also added that the natural resources of Cyprus belong to Cypriots and that Turkey has no right upon them.
[07] Eroglu's advisor alleges that the Turkish Cypriots have rights on the island's natural resources deriving from international agreementsTurkish Cypriot daily Kibris (10.10.11) reports that Ata Atun, member of the Turkish Cypriot leader's advisory committee in the negotiations, has alleged that until the Turkish Cypriots will reach an agreement with the Greek Cypriots they have rights on the island's natural resources which derive from international agreements.
Giving a lecture in Turkey, Atun referred yesterday to the Cyprus negotiations and claimed that the Turkish Cypriots have rights on the Republic of Cyprus, the future of the island and the natural resources of the sea around Cyprus until an agreement with the Greek Cypriots is reached. He alleged that they have not lost their rights by establishing the "TRNC", breakaway regime in the occupied area of Cyprus and claimed that the rights of Turkey and the breakaway regime derive from the Maritime Law Conferences in 1958, 1960 and 1982, the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus, and the Treaties of Alliance and Guarantees of 1960.
[08] Eroglu: We began give-and-take bargainsAccording to Ankara Anatolia news agency (07.10.11), Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu, speaking to reporters after his meeting with Cyprus President Demetris Christofias on Cyprus talks, said on Friday that they were scheduled to meet four more times before the meeting with the UN Secretary-General in the end of the month.
Eroglu said: "Today we had a long meeting and tried to take a look at the bigger picture. We made an assessment on all the chapters we have covered and I can say that we started the give-and-take bargain on a number of chapters."
Eroglu also said: "We will try to make the best progress we can in the give-and-take round, and continue on what is left during the meeting with the UN Secretary-General in New York."
[09] Former chairman of the Turkish Historical Society alleged that 2/3 of the land in Cyprus belongs to EvkafUnder the title "The Turkish side can be freed from paying compensations", Turkish daily Star Kibris (10.10.11) reports that Dr Yusuf Halacoglu, MP with the Turkish Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and former chairman of the Turkish Historical Society alleged that two thirds of the land in Cyprus belongs to Evkaf religious foundation and were usurped. He stated that even the British Military Sovereign Base Areas in Akrotiri and Dhekelia belong to Evkaf and alleged that the fenced off town of Varosha is also Evkaf land.
Halacoglu, went on and added that 100 billion dollars can be asked as compensation for this property. He stated that Turkey should have applied to the European Court of Human Rights demanding its rights on the issue.
[10] Turkish Cypriots call on UN Secretary-General to take into consideration a "two state solution"Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (10.10.11) reports that the Association of Turkish Cypriots Abroad (ATCA) has made a call on the UN Secretary-General prior to his meeting with President Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Eroglu in New York that will take place at the end of October. ATCA supported that the ongoing negotiations are not heading to positive result, therefore the UN must prepare a "plan B" for Cyprus.
In their call, which has also been sent to the Turkish Cypriot leader, the British Prime Minister and the Turkish Prime Minister, ATCA said: "If the intensified talks for solution are not going anywhere, we want the UN to realize that the current basis is not suitable that a Cyprus' agreement should be open to a new basis and to understand that a basis assenting to the existence of two equal sovereign states could be prepared."
[11] The "Turkish Cypriot Associations Council in the UK" became a member of ECOSOCAccording to Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (10.10.11), the "Turkish Cypriot Associations Council in the UK" has become a member of the European Union Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
As the paper writes, the membership of the "council" to ECOSOC will make the voice of the Turkish Cypriot heard abroad.
Speaking on the issue, Ahmet Basturk, chairman of the "Turkish Cypriot Associations Council in the UK", inter alia, said that the "council" as a member of ECOSOC will organize several meetings and conferences in Europe and thus the voice of the Turkish Cypriots will be heard in the world.
[12] EU harmonization package due to be approvedAccording to illegal Bayrak television (online, 08.10.11), a second package to harmonize the laws of the breakaway regime with those of the European Union has been prepared in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus. The package, which includes 8 "draft laws" and 9 "regulations", will be brought to the agenda of the self-styled council of ministers next week.
Self-styled prime minister Irsen Kucuk held a press conference on Friday to inform the public about the ongoing harmonization process with the European Union as well as the introduction of other "public reforms".
"Draft laws" included in the EU harmonization package envisage amendments on the "Public Internal Financial Control", "Public Tenders", "Labour Change", "Product Safety", "Chemicals", "Medical Products for Veterinary", "Agricultural Quarantine and Safety Belts".
According to illegal BRT, a series of "regulations" have also been prepared in order to gain functionality in the implementation of "draft laws" that the assembly of the occupation regime previously approved for harmonization with the EU. These include amendments on consumer protection, labour health and safety, and the environment.
[13] Turkey's National Education Minister to visit the occupied area of CyprusTurkish Cypriot daily Kibris (08.10.11) reports that the National Education Minister of Turkey, Omer Dincler is to illegally visit the occupied areas of Cyprus on October 21, upon an invitation he received from Kemal Durust, self-styled minister of education, youth and sports.
According to the paper, in the framework of his visit, the Turkish Minister Dincler will inaugurate together with the self-styled minister Durust schools in occupied Trikomo and Morfou.
[14] Bagis: "If the EU unanimously decides to end Turkey's negotiation process, then we will go on accordingly"According to Ankara Anatolia news agency (09.10.11), Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said Sunday that Turkey's EU negotiations had begun after an unanimous vote by the EU.
Egemen Bagis said: "Within this vote there was also France's vote. Turkey's EU process can end only if the 27-nation bloc unanimously votes to end the process", adding: "If the EU unanimously decides to end Turkey's negotiations process, then we will go on accordingly".
Egemen Bagis' comments came in response to recent remarks made by the French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Moreover, in an exclusive interview with the AA (09.10.11), EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said that all steps taken in Turkey were taken within the framework of the Constitution and laws. "It is out of question for the Turkish government to act out of laws or the Constitution," Bagis argued.
"It is high time that we in Turkey have a Constitution that embraces everyone without making any discrimination", Bagis said.
Touching on Turkey-EU relations, Minister Bagis said that "if the EU Commission was to prepare a report on member countries, many of the reports would be worse than that prepared on Turkey".
"16 EU member countries are going through their worst crisis as they have not acted in line with the rules of the EU. Since Turkey implemented the rules of the EU, we have become the fastest growing country in the Union," Bagis said.
"Turkey's population, power and dynamism may be a matter of concern for certain European countries. What we should do is to make our reforms, get our standards higher and eventually make a decision on whether or not to join the Union," Bagis noted.
[15] Turkey and Brazil issued a joint declarationAccording to Ankara Anatolia news agency (07.10.11), Turkey and Brazil issued a joint declaration following a meeting between Turkish President Abdullah Gul and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Roussef on Friday in the Turkish capital, expressing commitment to further strengthening their bilateral relations.
According to the signed declaration on "Strategic Perspective for a Dynamic Partnership", the two countries share similar values, principles, wishes and expectations for a better future in their respective regions and in the world.
The declaration said that Roussef's visit to Turkey had affirmed the two countries' determination to build up the strategic partnership between the two countries
"Political and economic tests have intensified all around the world, which calls for new roles and contributions for new global players to solve international problems," the declaration said. TURKISH AFFAIRS SECTION http://www.moi.gov.cy/pio
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