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Well gold is not what people said it was three years ago. Aivars Lode
By Glenys Sim & Nicholas Larkin
The rout in gold that wiped out $56 billion of value this year is spurring consumer demand in China and India, the biggest buyers, and leading JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. to say prices are bottoming.
Sales of jewelry, coins and bars will reach as much as 1,000 metric tons in India and China in 2013, valued at a combined $87.6 billion, the World Gold Council estimates.
Prices will average $1,300 an ounce in the fourth quarter, or 5.2 percent less than now, the median of 17 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg shows. Bank of America is the most bullish, predicting a fourth-quarter average of $1,495, and JPMorgan anticipates rising averages in every quarter through the end of next year.
(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Niki O'Callaghan reports on gold's decline from its 2011 peak, which has ravaged markets and livelihoods around the world. (Source: Bloomberg)
Attachment: Bloomberg Ranking: Forecasters of Precious Metals Q2 2013
While investors from John Paulson to George Soros sold after the bear market began in April as some investors lost their faith in gold as a store of value, the slump boosted sales in Asia. Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Deutsche Bank AG and UBS AG opened vaults in the region this year and U.K. bullion exports rose eightfold, a sign to Macquarie Group Ltd. of the flow of metal from west to east. Asian buyers are being attracted by prices that are now 28 percent below the record $1,921.15 reached in September 2011.
"Whenever we have a bit of idle cash, we think of buying a few pieces," said Wang Xiang, a 70-year-old from the eastern Chinese province of Anhui, as he bought a gold pendant for his grandson in Beijing's Caibai Jewelry store, the nation's largest by sales. "We don't know how to invest otherwise and that's the traditional way of preserving wealth."
Worst Performer
Gold tumbled 18 percent to $1,371.64 in London this year, poised to end a 12-year winning streak during which prices rose as much as sevenfold. It is the third-worst performer, after corn and silver, in the Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 commodities, which fell 0.5 percent. The MSCI All-Country World Index of equities climbed 8.1 percent and the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index lost 3.9 percent.
The metal rallied 16 percent since reaching a 34-month low of $1,180.50 in June as sales from exchange-traded products slowed and jewelry demand strengthened. Indian and Chinese consumer demand may be 900 to 1,000 tons each this year, the gold council said. That would beat China's 2011 record of 778.6 tons and be near India's all-time high of 1,006.5 tons in 2010.
Premiums paid by jewelers for physical supply rose to a record in India and jumped fourfold in China as the flow of metal to the region failed to keep pace. Purchases advanced 45 percent to 571.2 tons in the first half in China and 48 percent to 567.5 tons in India, the London-based gold council estimates. Global demand expanded 32 percent to 2,040.2 tons.
ETP Holdings
Investors sold 23.2 tons from gold-backed ETPs since the start of August, set for the smallest outflow since January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That took this year's drop to 683.6 tons, close to the 700 tons that Barclays Plc expects to be sold in 2013. The bank predicts no change in ETP holdings in 2014.
Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced bearish bets by 17 percent last week, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. The 14 most widely held options confer the right to buy gold at prices higher than today.
Gold will average $1,350 in the fourth quarter next year, according to the median in the Bloomberg survey. Commerzbank AG and UniCredit SpA see prices at $1,600, while Bank of America anticipates $1,652.
Demand for jewelry, coins and ingots contrasts with record sales from ETPs, which at the peak in December held 2,632.5 tons, more than the official reserves held by all but three central banks. The funds now own 1,948.3 tons valued at $85.9 billion, $55.8 billion less than at the end of December, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Most Accurate
Danske Bank A/S, the most accurate gold forecaster tracked by Bloomberg over the past two years, raised its estimate for next year's average to $1,138 from $938 on Aug. 20. Its fourth-quarter 2014 prediction of $1,100 is still 20 percent lower than prices today. Credit Suisse Group AG, Citigroup Inc., ABN Amro Group NV and Macquarie also anticipate declines.
Societe Generale SA and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., both of whom correctly predicted the rout that began in the second quarter, are also bearish. The French bank expects a 2014 average of $1,150 and New York-based Goldman says prices will retreat to $1,175 in 12 months.
Gold slumped this year in part because of investors' expectations the Federal Reserve will taper stimulus as the U.S. economy strengthens. The metal rose 70 percent from December 2008 to June 2011 as the central bank pumped more than $2 trillion into the financial system by purchasing debt, increasing investors' concern about currency debasement and accelerating inflation.
Biggest Investor
A Bloomberg survey this month showed that 65 percent of economists expect policy makers to reduce the $85 billion of monthly asset purchases starting in September.
Paulson, the biggest investor in the largest ETP, cut his stake by 53 percent to 10.2 million shares now valued at $1.36 billion in the second quarter, according to a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The 57-year-old hedge fund manager, who told investors as recently as last month that they should own gold, cut the holding "due to a reduced need for hedging," New York-based Paulson & Co. said in an e-mail.
Billionaire Soros and Daniel Loeb sold their entire investments in the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), the biggest ETP in the metal, last quarter, SEC filings showed. Soros Fund Management LLC's shares were valued at $63.2 million as of June 28 and Loeb's Third Point LLC holding were valued at $15.5 million at the end of the period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Wealth Management
Growth in demand may be constrained in the second half by a lack of supply, with the cost of borrowing gold for six months close to a four-year high. The London Bullion Market Association says that may indicate a scarcity of metal. The Indian government has sought to curb bullion imports to combat a record current-account deficit and weakening rupee.
"What frightens me is this is not going to be sustained," said Dominic Schnider, the Singapore-based head of commodities research at the wealth-management unit of UBS, which anticipates a 2014 average of $1,325. "It's one thing that demand expanded over a short period of time. Maintaining it is another thing. To what degree we have seen demand being brought forward and then weigh on the second half is unclear."
First-half sales at Caibai Jewelry exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion), from 12.5 billion yuan in all of 2012, marketing manager Shi Lei said in an interview at the four-level Beijing store. The Shanghai Gold Exchange delivered 1,098 tons to buyers in the first six months, from 1,139 tons for all of last year, bourse data show.
Mining Companies
While three increases in India's bullion import taxes may reduce official volumes, actual sales may be boosted by a surge in smuggling. Customs agents at Mumbai airport confiscated gold valued at 93 million rupees ($1.4 million) from April to June, almost as much they seized for all of 2012, according to data from the customs department's Air Intelligence Unit.
The slump forced mining companies to announce at least $26 billion of writedowns in the past two months, adding further constraints to supply. Toronto-based Barrick Gold Corp., the biggest producer, said Aug. 1 it may sell, close or curb output at 12 mines from Peru to Papua New Guinea. Production isn't sustainable at prices below $1,250, Gold Fields Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Nick Holland said in an interview in June.
Mounting concern about availability is reflected in futures, with the August contract on Comex inNew York flipping to a premium to December this month for the first time since they started trading. The backwardation in commodities indicates worries about near-term supply.
Gold Council
Central-bank demand also is helping to compensate for the sales from ETPs. Nations added 534.6 tons to reserves last year, the most since 1964, and may buy another 350 tons this year, the gold council estimates. Official reserves total 31,910 tons, 16 times more than metal held in ETPs.
"The arguments for holding gold are in the balance," said Jeremy Baker, a senior commodities strategist who helps oversee about $700 million of assets at Harcourt Investment Consulting AG in Zurich. "The physical market is definitely helping and providing a boost and will go a long way to stabilizing prices, but for a longer-term rally we need to see ETF declines turning around and I don't see that happening anytime soon."


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hornworm in British(ˈhɔːnˌwɜːm)
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The tomato hornworm is a close enough colour match to tomato foliage that its damage is often noticed before the larva itself.
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The moon is at the forefront of our minds as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong's 'small step' on 20th July, 1969. This month, we've been exploring lunar terminology, as well as looking at how the moon has woven itself into the fabric of our everyday language.
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Learning English: Making suggestions when travelling
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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption is the third church of such name in the city of San Francisco. The first, built in 1854, was abandoned when the congregation outgrew the space, and the second Cathedral was built in 1891. This structure burnt and was destroyed in 1962, and so the current Cathedral was commissioned and consecrated in 1971. It serves as a symbol of San Francisco's international urban status and caters to a multi-cultural congregation.
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Fransisco, designed primarily by Pietro Belluschi and Pier Luigi Nervi, is a structural feat of engineering and a bold Modernist design from the early 1970's. Despite its simple square plan, the roof of the cathedral rises into four parabolic hyperboloids, which are given a seeming weightlessness by their vertical separation from the floor and their lateral separation from one another. Four pylons raise the cupola, and brilliantly colored stained glass separates the cupola fragments, giving the nave a sense of effortlessness. The Cathedral is now one of San Fransisco's best-loved structures, and attracts many parishioners and tourists. Although the physical form was controversial to some upon its construction, Saint Mary's Cathedral is now a clear representation of the Modernist movement, evidenced by its radical use of precast concrete forms and non-traditional religious design.
Situated in the density of San Francisco's urban fabric, Saint Mary's Cathedral was and still is an integral part of the cityscape in Japantown near the city's downtown district. Geographically, it sits atop one of San Francisco's many hills, presiding over much of the city with a highly visible presence.
The Cathedral's cupola rests solely upon four piers in the corners of the sanctuary. Precast concrete triangular forms are used to distribute the load of the roof, and the piers are cast in place concrete, each carrying 10 millions pounds of pressure. These piers are only 24 feet in circumference at their narrowest points, and spread to wider dimensions above and below, reaching 90 feet to subterranean bedrock.
Although the Cathedral's modernist design was controversial upon construction, it is now widely loved by San Franciscans and tourists alike. The forward-thinking design is credited to architectural critic Allen Temko, who pushed locally hired architects Lee, Ryan, and McSweeney to envision a less traditional church design. It is at this point that internationally known Belluschi and Nervi were brought on to the design team. Today, both churchgoers and tourists praise the bold modernist form of the Cahtedral.
The main space of the Cathedral is capped by a hyperbolic paraboloid roof, an engineering feat designed by Nervi. The four sections are spaced apart, and separated by brilliantly colored stained glass throughout the roof. Inside, much of the cavernous space is filled by a sculpture designed by Richard Lippold. It is made of aluminum rods suspended by gold wires, and is 15 stories tall. The sculpture, combined with the colorful light and soaring ceiling, create a dynamic interior space, greatly loved by visitors.
Saint Mary's Cathedral is one of many buildings of the Modernist movement to use prefabricated concrete. Structures got lighter and thinner, and Nervi took advantage of this in designing the triangular units that make up the cupola of Saint Mary's. The shifting unit types, comprised of 128 sizes and 1680 pieces, bear a resemblance to today's parametrically designed buildings, but was obviously constructed with only late 1960's technology. Nervi's design, while fitting within the structural Modernist movement, was still ahead of its time.
In 2007, the Cathedral was named to the AIA Top 25 "Gems of San Francisco" List.
Saint Mary's Cathedral is an extraordinary example of Modernist architecture, an engineering marvel, as well as an aesthetic exercise in uplifting spirituality for believers. It serves its community both spiritually and through charitable social work, and is a beacon of San Fransisco's innovation and influence on our global society.
"Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption." Archdiocese of San Fransisco. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2011. .
Lembke, Daryl. "Controversial S.F. Catholic Cathedral Nears Completion." Los Angeles Times 9 Mar. 1970: 3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Web. 28 Jan. 2011.
Plummer, Henry. "Masters of light: Pietro Belluschi: St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco, California, USA, 1971." Architecture + Urbanism Nov (2003): 172-175.


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Arkansas court upholds first-in-the-South medical marijuana proposal
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a proposed ballot measure that, if successful, would make the state the first in the South to legalize medical marijuana.
Justices rejected a challenge by a coalition of conservative groups who had asked the court to block the proposed initiated act from the November ballot or order the state to not count any votes cast on the issue.
The measure would allow patients with qualifying conditions to buy marijuana from nonprofit dispensaries with a doctor's recommendation. The proposal acknowledges that marijuana is still illegal under federal law, but the Coalition to Preserve Arkansas Values argued that it doesn't adequately explain that approved users could still face federal prosecution.
"We hold that it is an adequate and fair representation without misleading tendencies or partisan coloring," the court wrote. "Therefore, the act is proper for inclusion on the ballot at the general election on Nov. 6, 2012, and the petition is therefore denied."
Arkansas will be the first Southern state to put the medical marijuana question to voters. Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have legalized it in some fashion. Massachusetts voters are also expected to vote on the issue this fall, while the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled a medical marijuana initiative can't appear on that state's ballot.
Jerry Cox, the head of the Arkansas Family Council and a member of the coalition, declined to comment immediately on the ruling and said opponents planned a news conference later Thursday morning. The conservative coalition argued that Arkansas' 384-word ballot question doesn't accurately describe other consequences of passing the 8,700-word law, including a provision that would allow minors to use medical marijuana with parental consent.
Justices disagreed and said the proposed law is fairly summarized in the question that will appear on the ballot.
"Here, after reviewing the ballot title of 384 words, we conclude that the title informs the voters in an intelligible, honest and impartial manner of the substantive matter of the act," the ruling said.
The group behind the measure, Arkansans for Compassionate Care, told the court it believes the measure is sufficiently fair to go before voters. David Couch, an attorney for the group, said he was pleased with the ruling and said it allowed them to shift gears to building support for the measure's passage.
"Now that we've passed muster with the Supreme Court we'll begin our campaign to show the people of the state of Arkansas that this is truly a compassionate measure," Couch said.
Under the proposal, qualifying health conditions would include cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS and Alzheimer's disease. The proposal also would allow qualifying patients or a designated caregiver to grow marijuana if the patient lives more than 5 miles from a dispensary.
The conservative coalition's members include leaders of the Arkansas Faith and Ethics Council, the Family Council Action Committee and the Families First Foundation.
Past efforts to put medical marijuana on the ballot in Arkansas have faltered, though voters in two cities in the state have approved referendums that encourage police to regard arrests for small amounts of marijuana as a low priority.
Supporters of the current proposal mounted an organized and well-funded campaign that surprised many political observers. Arkansans for Compassionate Care, the group advocating for the measure, won ballot access after submitting far more than the required 62,500 signatures.


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NRC Conference heats up south beachWritten by Mischa Wanek-Libman, editor
The 2013 National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Annual Conference in Florida can be marked as another success.
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The 2013 National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Annual Conference in Florida can be marked as another success.
The 2013 National Railroad Construction and Maintenance Association Annual Conference offered contractors, railroaders and suppliers a chance to escape from their colder locales and venture to the Loews Miami Beach Hotel in the South Beach area of Miami, Fla., January 9-12.
The meeting provided presentations from Class 1 railroads, shortlines and transit agencies detailing their upcoming capital spending plans and opportunities for contractors, while the NRC-REMSA Exhibition offered the more than 1,000 attendees a chance to network and peruse among more than 100 exhibitors. The conference also featured a keynote address by the newly-installed chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA).
"We were very pleased with the conference this year," said Chuck Baker, NRC president. "Record attendance, a packed exhibit hall, world-class speakers detailing large capital spending and expansion plans, networking events galore and four days of great weather in South Beach in January – can't ask for much better than that."
After an opening reception and welcome by Terry Benton, who entered into his second and final year as NRC Chairman, the general session kicked off with Dale Ophardt of CSX Transportation, the first of two Class 1 presenters who addressed the conference on Thursday, January 10.
After a brief description of CSX's approach to being a good corporate citizen, Ophardt detailed upcoming work and highlighted Phase 2 of the National Gateway Project, which will maximize the railroad's mid-Atlantic capacity by clearing 21 obstructions.
Following Ophardt was David Brown of Genesee & Wyoming (GWI). Brown outlined the "new G&W," which incorporates the properties recently acquired through the purchase of RailAmerica. Brown told attendees that while there are always challenges, Genesee & Wyoming and RailAmerica had more similarities than differences. GWI plans to spend approximately $100 million more on infrastructure in 2013 than it did in 2012. Why not double the 2012 numbers? Brown explained RailAmerica invested its capital well in certain properties and GWI's spending plan is geared toward generating growth.
If there was a common theme among all railroad presenters, it was a focus on working as safely as possible with a goal of zero injuries. Part of the NRC's continued commitment to safety includes the production of its series of Safety DVDs. This year, the NRC Safety Committee previewed the next two of the series titled, "Safety Around Flash Butt Welding" and "Fall Protection in the Rail Industry." There are 14 DVDs in total and all are free to NRC members.
After the DVD preview, Robert Bergen of New York City Transit and Albert Hernandez of Miami Dade Transit presented the first of the transit-specific speeches. Bergen highlighted the various construction opportunities on New York City Transit, Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road and said that at any one time, more than 200 projects could be underway. Hernandez summarized Miami Dade's projects from TriRail and Amtrak facilities to replacing rail cars to an upgrade of the agency's central control.
Next on the schedule was Keith Hartwell, president of Chambers, Conlon & Hartwell, who gave attendees a legislative update. Hartwell reported on the effect of the November election and outlined what the industry might expect from Washington, D.C., in 2013.
Canadian National's Jim McLeod wrapped up the first full day of the conference by discussing what projects CN has planned on both its Canadian and U.S. properties. He also discussed the railroad's recovery from unexpected events of the past year, such as the Fabyan Bridge derailment, flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac and a rock slide on the Ashcroft Subdivision.
The next morning, attendees who got an early start were able to take one last tour of the exhibit hall before the general session began with a presentation by BNSF's John Cech. Cech said the railroad will have a strong rail, tie and bridge program in 2013 and also gave an update on the Bakken region; an area Cech said displayed "incredible growth."
Chairmen Schuster's keynote address stressed his belief in the importance of rail. He highlighted his support of the shortline tax credit, expressed a need to improve Amtrak and said a big hurdle to the transportation bill, which expires in 2014, is figuring out how to pay for it.
Schuster also encouraged attendees to "help get the word out" regarding the industry among members of Congress saying there are "535 of us and thousands of issues, we can't be experts on all of them."
Following the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is a tough spot to be in, but Metra's Larry Huggins handled it with aplomb. Huggins said the Chicago commuter rail provider continues to work toward bringing its system to a state of good repair. Metra will proceed with work on its Union Pacific North line bridge project, which is a 10-year program to replace 22 bridges along Metra's busiest corridor.
Next, David Armstrong of Commercial Insurance Associates announced the winners of the 2012 NRC/RT&S/Commercial Insurance Associates Safe Contractor of the Year Awards (see page 39).
In addition to the four best of category winners, 45 companies were awarded gold, silver or bronze recognition for their safety efforts and two Certificates of Commendation were given.
The presentations continued with Watco's Ron Close. While tie and surface projects will be a primary focus this year, Close did say Watco's 29 railroads submitted 152 improvement projects worth approximately $21 million and outside of regular maintenance to the company's capital committee.
For the second day, the conference ended on a Canadian note with Canadian Pacific's Brent Laing discussing the "new CP" and outlining the railroad's 2013 capital plans.
The final day began with Norfolk Southern's Charlie Stine discussing 2013 maintenance opportunities on NS and touching on the Crescent Corridor work and North Carolina passenger rail projects.
Florida East Coast's Bob Stevens was next to present. Stevens said FEC is focused on its port capacity citing the expansion of the Panama Canal, which will triple the size of ships coming into the Gulf and Atlantic ports. The railroad has projects at Port Miami, Port Everglades and the Port of Palm Beach to name just a few.
Mike Reininger gave an update on All Aboard Florida's proposed Orlando to Miami passenger line before the NRC presented its 2012 Special Awards.
This year, in honor of his role as an exemplary leader and his tireless pursuit of excellence, the NRC inducted James J. (Jim) Daloisio, chairman and CEO of Railroad Construction Company of South Jersey into the Hall of Fame.
The Railroad Construction Project of the Year was awarded to the Utah Transit Authority FrontRunner South, Stacy & Witbeck/Herzog Contracting Corp. According to the NRC, the safety record, scope of the project and the cost containment measures utilized in this multiyear project are what made the project stand out.
The Field Employee of the Year was awarded to Dave Friehl, track superintendent, Herzog Contracting Corp. The NRC said Dave demonstrated outstanding expertise as a general superintendent and construction manager by coordinating closely with agencies, owners, stakeholders and subcontractors on challenging, tightly-scheduled projects, while maintaining an outstanding safety record.
After the Special Awards, Anthony Fuller and Paul Worley of the North Carolina Rail Division gave a run down of the state's rail projects, which will expand passenger capacity and involves working closely with CSX and NS to preserve freight capacity.
Kevin Hicks of Union Pacific wrapped up the Class 1 capital presentations by saying the railroad is planning a healthy bridge program, will continue to focus on growth capital and is still on target to have field infrastructure in place for the PTC implementation deadline.
Tony Hatch broke down what effect the "era of changing energy transport" has on the rail renaissance before Ken Koff of OmniTRAX gave the last of the shortline presentations with a focus on ties and bridge repair and upgrades.
Jim Carter of Norfolk Southern and current AREMA president ended the conference with a report on the engineering association's initiatives, encouraging attendance at the upcoming Railway Interchange and then, briefly outlining two of NS' bridge projects for 2013.
The next NRC Conference and Exhibition will be January 5-8, 2014, in Palm Desert, Calif.
2012 NRC special Awards
2012 Field Employee of the Year Award
Dave Friel, Track Superintendent, Herzog Contracting Corp.
2012 Rail Construction Project of the Year Award
Utah Transit Authority West FrontRunner South, Stacy & Witbeck/Herzog Contracting Corp.
NRC Hall of Fame Inductee
James J. (Jim) Daloisio, Chairman and CEO, Railroad Construction Company of South Jersey
2012 NRC/RT&S/Commercial insurance associates safety awards
Category I – 30 employees or less
Winner: Sharp & Fellows, Inc.
Gold: American Rail Marketing, LLC; Amtrac of Ohio, Inc.; Clayton Railroad Construction; CR Construction Company; East Coast Railroad Services; Railroad Construction Company of South Jersey, Inc.; Rhinehart Railroad Construction, Inc.; STX Corporation; United Signal; US Trackworks, LLC
Silver: Coleman Industrial Construction; Crafton Railroad Company, Inc.; Diamond K Services, Inc.; K.W. Reese Inc.
Category II – 31-99 employees
Winner: Mass Electric Construction Company
Gold: Balfour Beatty Rail – Gillette Division; Georgetown Rail Equipment Company; Armond Cassil Railroad Construction, Inc.; Herzog Technologies, Inc.; L.K. Comstock Naitonal Transit; Railroad Constructors, Inc.
Bronze: Armond Cassil; Fritz-Rumer-Cooke Co., Inc.; Musselman and Hall; Ragnar Benson Construction, LLC
Category III – 100-300 employees
Winner: Herzog Services, Inc.
Gold: Delta Railroad Construction; J-Track LLC; Lone Star Railroad Contractors, Inc.; Railroad Construction Company; Scott Bridge Company; Tranco Industrial Services, Inc.
Silver: Atlas Railroad Construction; Moran Environmental Recovery, LLC
Bronze: Colo Railroad Builders, LLC
Category IV – 301 or more employees
Winner: Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.
Gold: Ames Construction; Herzog Contracting Corp.; Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.; Hill Brothers Construciton; Holland L.P.; Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.; PNR RailWorks; RailWorks Track Services; RailWorks Track Systems; Stacy and Witbeck, Inc.
Silver: Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc.
Bronze: Railroad Controls Limited; Trumbull Corporation
Certificates of Commendation: Omega Rail Services, Queen City Railroad Construction and West Rail Construction


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Given that this is the fourth installment of my annual reading list, I think it's safe to call it a "long-standing tradition" at this point. As I do every year, I'll share my yearly reading list with you, My Faithful Readers, and set a reading goal for the year ahead.
Last year, I raised the bar yet again and vowed to read 25 books; a feat I accomplished thanks to a flurry of end-of-the-year reading activity after months of sitting in neutral.
As is the case pretty much every year, you'll note a lot of the usual suspects: Stephen King books, zombie books, baseball books, and wrestling books.
Without any further ado, here is this year's list of books (in chronological order):
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman
Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut by Rob Sheffield
The Postmortal by Drew Magary
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn
Punching Tom Hanks: Dropkicking Gorillas and Pummeling Zombified Ex-Presidents—a Guide to Beating Up Anything by Kevin Seccia
Dead: Revelations (Dead, #2) by T.W. Brown
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
After the Apocalypse by Maureen McHugh
Assholes Finish First by Tucker Max
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt
Dead Inside: Do Not Enter: Notes from the Zombie Apocalypse by Lost Zombies
One Fall by Spencer Baum
Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation by Shaun Assael
Calico Joe by John Grisham
Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story by Shawn Michaels
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombies by Matt Mogk
Ric Flair: To Be the Man by Ric Flair
Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling by Bret Hart
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert Sutton
Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best… and Learn from the Worst by Robert Sutton
How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman
What to Do When You Become the Boss: How New Managers Become Successful Managers by Bob Selden
Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know by Jill Geisler
The Death of WCW: WrestleCrap and Figure Four Weekly Present . . . by R.D. Reynolds
Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America by Scott M. Beekman
Rage by Richard Bachman/Stephen King
The Long Walk by Richard Bachman/Stephen King
All-in-all, I plowed through 29 books in 2012.
Not too shabby if I do say so myself…and I do, because this is my blog and that's kinda what I do here.
Admittedly, of those 29, not all were winners. I read some serious duds this past year, so in an attempt to keep all y'all from suffering the same fate, I'm going to give you a heads up about what did and did not suck with my quick ranking of the best and worst of what I read in 2012:
Three Favorite Books of the Year:
- The Postmortal was awesome and had me flipping pages like a maniac.
- Ready Player One was surprisingly good for a futuristic/sci-fi/video-gamey kinda thing. Not normally my style, but I dug it.
- The Long Walk was very good and very haunting. Definitely worth a read, even if you're not a King fan.
Three Least Favorite Books of the Year:
- Ric Flair: To Be the Man was a seriously disappointing book. Ric Flair is the greatest wrestler of all-time, but his book came off as nothing but a written collection of a bitter old man's ramblings.
- The Art of Fielding was a good, but not great book…and then it went on for another 100+ pages. In doing so it quickly became very, very meh. I liked the idea, but it needed to not take itself so seriously and pump the brakes far earlier than it did.
- After the Apocalypse was riddled with typos and poor editing and most of the stories were all sizzle and no steak.
While I'd love to do what I've done every other year and raise the bar for 2013's reading goal, but I can't imagine that's a good idea. As evidenced by my complete and utter lack of output here at BS&BP in recent months, my life has gotten just a wee-bit hectic after getting my sought-after promotion back in late September. As such, I think I'm going to stick with last year's already lofty (for my standards) goal of 25 books for the upcoming calendar year.
I've got a slew of management books that I've been meaning to read for months now—apparently my waiting on the books to magically deposit their knowledge in my head has been for naught—and I'm on a mini-mission to plow through all of Stephen King's infamous "Bachman Books" over the next couple of months, so I've got a decent pile of reading material to get me started.
If you're interested in following my reading progress all year long (and who isn't?), you can add me as a friend or buddy or amigo or whatever the hell it is over at Goodreads.com.
Until next year, happy reading.
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- "The epic finale that will live forever."
- ―Breaking Dawn - Part 2 tagline.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 is the fifth and final installment of the Twilight film series, based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name.
Summit Entertainment (later bought by Lionsgate), the studio behind the film adaptations of novels in the Twilight series, announced in November 2008 that it had obtained the rights to the rest of Stephenie Meyer's series, including Breaking Dawn.[1][2][3][4] Breaking Dawn was split in two parts due to the length of the book.
This movie picks up where the first half had left off, and was released on November 16, 2012.
- "My time as a human was over. But I've never felt more alive."
"I was born to be a vampire."
- ―Bella
The movie picks up where the previous movie left off, right when Bella Cullen opens her eyes after her transformation into a vampire. She finds her senses heightened by many times, and savors a moment with her husband, Edward Cullen, and her perfected beauty. She requests to meet her daughter, Renesmee Cullen, but Edward tells her she needs to hunt first. During the hunt, she quickly learns to harness her heightened senses and abilities: when the scent of a human hiker crosses her nose, she immediately attempts to hunt the hiker, until Edward tells her not to. She quickly comes to her senses, and runs away, much to Edward's amazement, as a newborn shouldn't be able to. Bella tries to feed on a deer, but a mountain lion attacks first, forcing Bella to settle for feeding on the lion instead.
When they return home, Jacob Black tells Bella that she still looks like herself, though the red eyes are something to get used to. He then uses himself as a test subject to see if she is tame enough to meet her daughter without hurting her. Once she passes the test, she goes on to meet Renesmee, who shows her her first memory of Bella as a human thanks to her gift. Bella then finds out that Jacob has imprinted on Renesmee and angrily confronts him about it. However, everyone is impressed by her restraint, given that a newborn would have typically killed by him now. Her anger escalates to a nearly dangerous level when Jacob calls her daughter "Nessie"—a nickname derived from the Loch Ness Monster—to the point that she tries to attack him. Seth Clearwater interferes and gets thrown into a tree by Bella herself and she apologizes to him right after. Jacob continues to reason with Bella about the situation and finally succeeds.
At nightfall, Bella's sister-in-law, Alice Cullen takes them to the cottage which will be Bella, Edward and Renesmee's home. Bella and Edward spend the night there, with Bella wondering how long they can have sex since they never tire. Edward says Rosalie and Emmett were so bad, it took an entire decade before the rest of the Cullens could stand being within 5 miles of them. Bella says they may be worse, with Edward agreeing. They return to the Cullen house the next morning, where they discuss how Bella will fake her own death to keep her father, Charlie Swan, from finding out about her new situation (her being a new vampire and Renesmee's existence). Jacob, upset by the thought of separation from "Nessie", runs to Charlie to show him his ability to transform into a wolf, then explain that Bella had to change in order to get better from her "illness".
Despite the resulting anger from Edward and Bella, Jacob partly calms them by explaining he didn't tell Charlie about vampires. Charlie confronts Bella, demanding answers, but she explains she would have to leave if he wants the truth. They compromise, with the Cullens staying longer if Charlie agrees to accept the limited information. Then he meets Renesmee, the "adopted daughter" of Bella and Edward, but he figures out the truth when he sees his daughter's brown eyes in the young girl's face. After Charlie leaves, Bella is congratulated for her self-control, but Emmett teases her even though Edward warns him not to anger the strongest vampire in the house. Emmett and Bella have an arm wrestling match, which she wins due to her superior newborn strength. She remarks that though her time as a human was over, being a vampire had made her more alive; that she was born to be one.
Both Sam and Jacob's packs resolve their differences. Renesmee's rapid growth causes worries to the Cullens, who plan to travel to Brazil to learn about the Ticuna legends that may tell them how Renesmee will turn out in the future. At the rate of her development, Renesmee may live a shorter life than a human.
Months later, Irina comes to Forks and misidentifies Renesmee as an "immortal child" (a child who has been turned into a vampire) when she sees her from a distance. Bella tries to catch up to her, but fails. Irina then travels to Italy to inform the Volturi of her incorrect judgement, which triggers Alice's vision of their doom. In the hopes of resolving the matter peacefully, the Cullens set out to find their friends (the Denali, Egyptian, Irish, Amazon, and Romanian covens, as well as some nomads) from all around the world to stand as witnesses for them and prove to the Volturi that Renesmee is not an immortal child. Meanwhile, due to the increasing amount of vampires staying with the Cullens to witness Rensemee's growth, more and more of the Quileutes begin to turn, joining the pack. Bella finds out that she has the ability to block psychic powers from Eleazar and Edward, and begins to learn how to protect others with it.
Bella finds a clue left by Alice in her book Wuthering Heights, who has left the family with Jasper, and goes to find J. Jenks, a lawyer who has been forging illegal documents for the Cullens for decades. He gives Bella a set of IDs, passports, and driver's license forged for Renesmee and Jacob. Seeing this, Bella realizes that Renesmee will survive, but also realizes that she and Edward will not be a part of their daughter's life. Bella packs several thousand dollars along with the forged documents into a backpack so Renesmee and Jacob will not have finacial problems for a while; she also includes a letter to her daughter to explain things. Alistair, one of the witnesses, leaves for his own survival.
The Cullens and their allies gather around a bonfire the night before the confrontation and share war-stories. Upon confronting the gathered Cullen witnesses the following morning, the Volturi discover that they have been misinformed. They then immediately execute Irina for her "false accusation" in a ploy to get Kate and Tanya to retaliate in vengeance as a justification to fight; however, Zafrina prevents them from doing so. The Volturi remain undecided on whether Renesmee should be viewed as a threat to vampires' secret existence. Alice and Jasper return in time to present their "proof" that Renesmee poses no danger, but Aro is determined to destroy the Cullens. Carlisle attempts to save Alice, but is immediately destroyed by Aro. The rest of the Cullens, Volturi and their respective allies engage in a huge battle during which Jasper, Seth and Leah Clearwater are killed along with multiple others while Renesmee escapes with Jacob. Aro personally attacks Bella and Edward after most of his coven is destroyed, which results in his own destruction at Bella and Edward's hands.
The scene is then brought back to the moment when Alice "shows" Aro her proof, revealing that the entire battle scene was a vision of his demise if he proceeds with his plan to destroy them. The new witnesses, Huilen and her half-vampire nephew, Nahuel, tell their story, revealing that hybrids are actually much like pure vampires, but with a few human traits. The Volturi then leave in peace with Aro's confirmation that there is no danger in letting the child live. As they leave, Aro glances back at Alice, then Bella, realizing that he has given up much to save himself and his coven from annihilation. The Cullens and their allies take a moment to rejoice in their victory. The Romanians demand to launch an attack, but no one is willing to, prompting their ambition to come to an end.
As Jasper and Renesmee bid their friends goodbye, Edward and Jacob relish in their knowledge that Renesmee will be around for a long time, their uneasiness about her lifespan put to rest. Edward tells Jacob that she is lucky to have him. Jacob asks if he should start calling Edward "dad" now, but he refuses immediately. Renesmee asks Bella if they will all be together now. Bella agrees. While the four of them (Bella, Edward, Jacob and Renesmee) share a moment together, Alice sees a vision of their future: Renesmee has grown into a fine young woman and is living happily and peacefully with Jacob and their family. Edward, who saw it through her mind, responds with a smile.
Sometime later, back in the meadow, Bella removes her shield to give Edward access to her thoughts for the first time. An amazed Edward asks how she did it, and she replies to have been practicing, then adds that he now knows no one has ever loved anyone as much as she loves him, but he disagrees saying there is one exception. He then asks her to remove her shield again. She assures him that they have a lot of time. Edward adds "forever", and Bella agrees.
The movie concludes with Bella and Edward kissing as the scene turns black and white, and then opens to the final page of the Breaking Dawn novel and fades out on the word "forever".
Meyer stated in her Breaking Dawn FAQ that if a film were to be created, she thought it would have to be made into two movies because "it's hard to imagine it fitting into ninety minutes. The book is just so long! I can't imagine how to distill it—if I could, the book would be shorter."[5] According to Variety, the studio had decided to split the 756-page book into two films, along the same lines as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows[6]. Subsequently, Summit had to negotiate new deals with the main cast, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, since they were only under contract for four films.[6]
Meyer also believed it may be impossible to make Breaking Dawn into a film, due to Renesmee, writing that an actress could not play her because she is a baby, but has complete awareness, and that "the one thing that I've never seen is a CGI human being which truly looks real"; however, she went on to state that "they develop amazing new technologies everyday, and we've got a little time left."[5] It is still however unknown whether Renesmee will be CGI, or if one/many actresses will portray her. There are also concerns about making a PG-13 movie adaptation, given the book's complex and graphic storylines, including the birth of a half-vampire, half-human baby.[6]
It was announced on April 28, 2010 that Bill Condon will direct the film. On July 5, on Twitter, Melissa Rosenberg, the official screenwriter for Twilight, announced that Breaking Dawn will remain a PG-13 movie. She added that, quote: "I think we can get awfully [hot] with PG-13. I'm not worried about the rating. I know a lot of fans are like, 'We have to go R to do it justice', but I don't think so. I think it's going to be pretty hot. Way hot!" Rosenberg says. Rosenberg was referring to the worry of some fans about the movie being rated R because of love scenes between Edward and Bella. She added that a lot can be done in a PG-13 movie, despite what skeptics may think or say.[7]
In July 2010, Summit announced that the movie will be shot in Vancouver, Canada and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[8] Both parts of Breaking Dawn were shot simultaneously as one project. Filming officially began on November 1, 2010 in Brazil.
It took about four to five weeks to shoot the ending sequence of Part 2 which would consume about twenty-seven minutes of the film. The sequence was shot using a green screen and fake snow with 75 actors on set.
Filming wrapped on April 15, 2011, ending the franchise's three years of production since March 2008.
In April 2012, director Bill Condon announced that there would be reshoots in Los Angeles. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart filmed that day as the very last day of filming for the Twilight franchise.
Cullens and Swans
Quileute tribe
|Taylor Lautner
|Jacob Black
|Chaske Spencer
|Sam Uley
|Booboo Stewart
|Seth Clearwater
|Julia Jones
|Leah Clearwater
|Alex Rice
|Sue Clearwater
|Pacey Gillespie
|Young Quileute
|Michael Sheen
|Jamie Campbell Bower
|Christopher Heyerdahl
|Daniel Cudmore
|Charlie Bewley
|Dakota Fanning
|Cameron Bright
|Lateef Crowder
|Casey Unterman
|Volturi guard
|Ashley Hebert
|Volturi guard
|Tyler Forrest
|Volturi guard
|Rebecca Barras
|Abbie Dunn
Denali coven
|MyAnna Buring
|Casey LaBow
|Christian Camargo
|Mia Maestro
|Maggie Grace
|Lee Pace
|Andrea Powell
|Billy Wagenseller
Egyptian coven
|Rami Malek
|Omar Metwally
|Andrea Gabriel
|Angela Sarafyan
Irish coven
|Marlane Barnes
|Lisa Howard
|Patrick Brennan
Amazon coven
|Judi Shekoni
|Tracey Heggins
Romanian coven
|Noel Fisher
|Guri Weinberg
French coven
|Amadou Ly
|Janelle Froelich
|Joe Anderson
|Toni Trucks
|Bill Tangradi
|Erik Odom
|Valorie Curry
|J.D. Pardo
|Marisa Quinn
|Masami Kosaka
|Erica LaRose
|Christine Craft Regusa
|Aro's Witness #1
|Salomon Passariello
|Aro's Witness #2
|Vivian Fleming-Alvarez
|Aro's Witness #3
|Tammi Arender
|Aro's Witness #4
|Lindsay Small
|Aro's Witness #5
|Wendell Pierce
|J. Jenks
|John Edward Lee
|English Man
Leaks and lawsuit
When the filming started on November 7, 2010 in the Lapa District and Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leaked set photos and footage videos surfaced online. Summit Entertainment responded to the leaks by removing the photos and videos from YouTube, fansites, and gossip websites. On January 13, 2011, scans of a still of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in one of their honeymoon scenes in an Entertainment Weekly article ran online, prior to the magazine's official release of the still. On March 31 and April 1, 2011, a mass leak of a 14-second video and numerous low-quality stills hit the Internet, resulting to enthusiastic fan reaction and speculations that the film wouldn't be able to maintain a PG-13 rating.
- "As some of you may know, pictures and screen grabs of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn as a work in progress have leaked on the internet. We are extremely proud of this film and also extremely heartbroken to see it out there at this stage. The film and these images are not yet ready or in their proper context. They were illegally obtained and their early dissemination is deeply upsetting to the actors, the filmmakers and Summit who are working so hard to bring these movies to fruition to you in November 2011 and November 2012. Please, for those who are posting, stop. And please, though the temptation is high, don't view or pass on these images. Wait for the film in its beautiful, finished entirety to thrill you. Sincerely, Stephenie Meyer, Bill Condon, Wyck Godfrey and Summit Entertainment."
- ―Summit Entertainment official statement saying.
Additionally, the teaser trailer for Part 1 leaked online hours before its debut at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.
On August 1, 2011, Summit released a press release announcing the identification of some of the alleged people responsible for the leak of images and video from Breaking Dawn on March 31 and April 1 and the decision to take legal action. Summit claimed that the leak came from Posadas, Argentina, but due to the possibility that other people might be involved in the leak, the investigation is still ongoing. The only person Summit named was a woman called Daiana Santia, resident in Posadas, allegedly being involved in the group that stole the images and footage. Civil action has been filed in the U.S. and Argentina, while criminal action has also been filed in Argentina. Summit hired law firm Keats McFarland & Wilson LLP to search four continents, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia, to find the other people behind the leak.
On the other hand, Santia hosted a press conference in her town and denied Summit's claims. She claimed that she only saw the images "while surfing the Internet" and didn't send them to anyone. She also stated that she didn't log in anywhere to see them and denies having the technical knowledge of hacking, specifically saying that she "in no way be considered a "hacker" because [she] has no computer skills other than simple user level". Her attorney confirmed that Santia and her family are considering a counterclaim against Summit due to defamation of character and continual harassment by the film's producers who kept requesting that she would let them check her computer to see if she still has the images on her hard disk, although she refused more than once claiming that she is innocent and her computer contains personal items. Her attorney called the situation "a harm to privacy and personal right".
Summit's official response to the press conference said, "First and most important this is NOT about greed or the Studio wanting to bully a woman from a small town in Argentina–rather, it is about stolen material that is private and sensitive which was obtained by illegally accessing private/secure servers as well as personal email accounts." Summit gave details about the case stating that the studio has been in contact with Santia since May 2011, but "with no resolution or further good faith efforts on their part, thus the only alternative left was to pursue legal action to ascertain that Ms. Santia no longer holds the images and video in any shape or form. In the response, Summit announced the following claims:
- "Specifically on June 8, 2011, Ms. Santia confessed in the presence of her attorney that she accessed servers and email accounts via a systematic attack—stealing photographs, unfinished images and video footage over several months. Additionally there is indisputable evidence linking her directly to IP addresses that were used in the unauthorized access. Her actions appear to be premeditated and not done on a whim, but rather using technology and tactics that require thought as well as time and skill. Because Ms. Santia decided that she does not want to cooperate, Summit has been unable to settle this matter privately with Ms. Santia and her representatives in Argentina."
- ―Summit Entertainment Saying
Home media
The DVD/Blu-ray of Breaking Dawn - Part 2 was released on March 2, 2013. It also includes a digital copy and an UltraViolet copy. Special features include:
- 7-part making-of documentary
- Audio commnetary with director Bill Condon
- Jump to... (specific character scenes)
- Main article: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack
- Main article: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 score
In January 2012, it was revealed that the soundtrack that accompanies Breaking Dawn - Part 2 had started production. The soundtrack was released on November 13, 2012.
A song by the band Iko was featured in an exclusive scene of the movie, and it was announced in July that they would be on the soundtrack. In July, the electro-pop band Passion Pit was the first band announced for the Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack. In October, the full soundtrack was released. It included the return of Christina Perri and newcomers like Green Day and Ellie Goulding. The Twilight Saga's own Nikki Reed, along with her husband Paul McDonald were included.
- Breaking Dawn is the only two-part movie in the series.
- All the films and its logos have all been in a certain tint. Twilight: blue/grey; New Moon: gold/brown; Eclipse: white/grey/red; Breaking Dawn - Part 1: coral/red; Breaking Dawn - Part 2: yellow/blue.
- Both parts of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn were filmed as one whole movie over several months.
- This film had a $120 million dollar budget, making it the highest out of every Twilight installment filmed.
- This is the first of the Twilight movies to ever have such extensive credits, in both the beginning and end.
- This is the only film featuring opening credits.
- Every actor with a speaking role in the entire film series was credited at the end of the film, excluding Gregory Boyce who portrayed Tyler Crowley in Twilight.
- This is the first and only film that does not feature a quote from Bella at the beginning. Instead, her quotes are featured throughout the rest of the movie.
See also
- ↑ Steven Zeitchik (2008-11-14). 'Twilight' film franchise looks ahead. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2008-12-13.
- ↑ Larry Carroll (2009-02-23). 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson Talks 'New Moon,' 'Eclipse' And 'Breaking Dawn'. MTV. Retrieved on 2009-03-03.
- ↑ Nadya Vlassoff (2009-07-04). Twilight Filming Set for Breaking Dawn After New Moon and Eclipse. The Deadbolt. Retrieved on 2009-07-05.
- ↑ Gina McIntyre (2009-07-16). On the set: 'New Moon' on the rise. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2009-07-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Breaking Dawn FAQ. StephenieMeyer.com. Retrieved on 2008-09-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Big Questions Surround the Final 'Twilight' Film. Retrieved on 2009-12-03.
- ↑ Screenwriter Says Twilight: Breaking Dawn Will Be Hotter
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Saga:_Breaking_Dawn
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Speaking on the occasion, Senator Altaf Muhammad Saleem thanked Bosnian Govt and people, especially outgoing Bosnian Ambassador for his continuous support to ERRA. He said that Bosnian support is reflective of the confidence of international community in ERRA's rebuilding phase. He said that PM Yousuf Raza Gilani is taking keen interest in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of earthquake affected areas and is regularly updated about the recent developments made by ERRA.
Altaf M Saleem urged local administration to engage closely with ERRA to manage the network of buildings, offices and infrastructure being developed in affected areas. He said that ERRA's Housing Project is almost complete and now it is emphasizing more to speed up work on Education and Health Sector.
Answering a question Chairman ERRA said that Master Plan for Muzaffarabad City Project has been finalized and the work will start soon. Bosnian Ambassador H.E. Damir Dzanko while appreciating ERRA's efforts towards rebuilding in earthquake affected areas said that 2005 earthquake was a great disaster in Pakistan's national history but people of Pakistan stood together to effectively tackle the situation and Bosnian Govt was always prepared to cooperate with ERRA to mitigate the sufferings of this great catastrophe.
He assured Chairman ERRA for Bosnia's continuous support towards this noble cause in future. In SERRA office Muzaffarabad, Chairman ERRA Altaf M Saleem was also briefed about 617 transforms imported from China under Earthquake Early Assistance Project to channelize the Power network in earthquake affected areas of AJ&K. Altaf M Saleem instructed SERRA administration to install the transformers as soon as possible so that mechanism for provision of electricity in affected areas can be improved and streamlined.
Chairman ERRA later held meeting with VC Muzaffarabad University Dr Habib-ur-Rehman and discussed the issues delaying the reconstruction of University. Chairman Altaf Slaeem told the Vice Chancellor that the bidding process will be completed before April and the work will start right after. Chairman ERRA Altaf Muhammad Saleem, Bosnian Ambassador H.E. Damir Dzanko, Secretary Health AJ&K, high ranked ERRA officials and local people were also present on the occasion.-SANA