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Dear Mountain Mama,
I recently moved to a small mountain town and everyone my age seems to spend the weekend climbing. A few acquaintances have invited me to join them, but I'm petrified. I spend my weekends twiddling my thumbs and haven't been able to meet friends. How do I get over my fear of climbing?
Grounded by Fear
Dear Grounded by Fear,
The first time I climbed outside of a gym was Half Dome. Rising 5,000 feet from the Yosemite floor, the climb is clean and exposed granite. The guy who asked me to round out the crew of five seasoned climbers assured me that the route we'd be taking, Snake Dike, is as easy as it gets in terms of technical climbing. He knew I had just completed a triathlon and thought the six-mile hike to the base, the eight pitches of climbing, and the nine-mile descent to Yosemite Valley would be challenging but doable.
We left our car at six a.m. I carried half the gear, weighing in around twenty pounds. We hiked in the back country, past two beautiful waterfalls and an isolated lake. We got lost, forcing us to boulder hop the last hour until we reached the southwest toe of Half Dome. By that time, we'd been hiking for nearly four hours.
My partner gave me a quick tutorial on how to belay him on lead before we started climbing. The first three pitches went smoothly. But I had gotten about four feet into the fourth pitch when the granite face turned completely smooth and slippery. I could only find vertical cracks to wedge one foot and then the other, makings fists with my hands and turning them sideways to pull myself up a few inches at a time.
It took forty minutes to finally pull myself over the final overhang of that fourth pitch, making eye contact with my climbing partner. An expression of elation and relief passed over his face, and he congratulated me on climbing so well. Later over beers he would explain that he had mistakenly led us off route and that pitch was much tougher than anything he expected me to be able to climb.
We summited with two hours left of sunlight. The descent down was on the other side, where cables provide day hikers the opportunity to enjoy the views of the High Sierras that the peak offers. We carefully negotiated the cables, and once we were back on the trail, we jogged all the way to Yosemite Valley, motivating each other with promises of pizza and pitchers of beer. Our headlamps helped us see the trail for the last couple of miles.
I felt many things that day — exhilarated, excited, amazed, awed, stunned, pushed, hungry, thirsty, dirty, and exhausted. But not once did I feel afraid. Looking back, it was a very ambitious first climb and some might speculate that anyone who agrees to climb Snake Dike the first time they climb outside is too stupid to be afraid. But I disagree. I think the reason I wasn't afraid was because I didn't have time to be afraid. I was too busy climbing.
I tell you this story, Grounded, because I have a hunch that you're not afraid of climbing. Climbing is all about feeling adrenaline and accomplishment, experiencing breathtaking views, and getting to hang out with really cool folks.
You're afraid of falling and all the disaster scenarios you've told yourself might happen. Fearing failure can be good. That kind of fear spurs you to take adequate safety precautions. That fear helps make you pause and ask just how experienced your climbing partner is and just how many falls have abused the rope you'll be using. And that fear might motivate you to spend some time in the local climbing gym, making sure you've got some basic skills before going.
Grounded, once you've taken all the right precautions, you can replace your fears with trust and confidence. When you fall, you'll be in the capable hands of your belay partner, falling on a strong rope that is properly anchored to a system that can support your fall.
And if that pesky loop of what-ifs creeps its way back into your thought process, immerse yourself in the present moment. Start by taking a few deep breathes. Pay attention to the length of each inhale and exhale. Next, focus on your surroundings. Feel the sun shining on your back. Describe the texture of the rock. Notice the color of the rope. Paint an image of that beautiful mountain onto the canvas of your brain, right on top of any still-lurking doubts. And with that, Grounded, double check your harness and climb on!
Do you need to hear it one more time Grounded? Climb on! Find each hold with intention and be present to feel yourself ascend the fear. It will rock your world.


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In the previous two blog posts in this series, Sasa wrote about the Frontend Web Development Quiz that we took as a team and about what we learned from it. This time we had a few but specific topics instead and I would like to pick out one and explain it a little further.
Maria mentioned font-display and explained to the group what the basic idea behind it was. So I got curious and started reading up on it.
Browser compatibility
Font-display has been around for quite some time now so you might wonder why I write about it only now? The reason to look at it closer now is that support has improved recently and we should really start using it.
Font-display is a descriptor of the font-face property. Font-face specifies a custom font for our website and font-display as part of it specifies how those font files get loaded and displayed by browsers. Therefore it needs to be placed inside the font-face property, for example like this:
Syntax and specification
Swap is just one of the five values that the descriptor can have. Let's have a look at all of them.
font-display: auto;
Auto is the default and initial value and if nothing gets set, the font display strategy is defined by the browser - meaning the browser decides what to do. In most of the cases, this means no text is shown at all until the font file is loaded. This is not the nicest behaviour, so let's check out the other options we have.
font-display: block;
Block gives the font a longer blocking period and an infinite swap period. This might be useful if your chosen web font is very important. Setting block will tell the browser that it should wait for a longer time (around 3 seconds for most browsers) to download your font. In this timeframe, no text will be displayed and if the font did not get loaded after that time the fallback is used. And then the infinite swap period takes place - meaning no matter how long the custom font additionally takes to be downloaded, the browser will swap it in any case with the fallback font once it's fully loaded.
font-display: swap;
Swap gives the font only a very short block period and an infinite swap period. Similar to the behaviour of block just with a lot shorter blocking period. It even seems as if the fallback font gets displayed immediately and as soon as your custom font is fully loaded it gets swapped out. This can be annoying for users when they're already reading your page and are halfway through a paragraph and suddenly get an ugly flash of unstyled and styled text.
font-display: fallback;
Fallback gives the font an extremely short block period followed by a short swap period. Extremely short block period meaning the browser has a timespan of ~100ms to load the font-face. If it's not available it draws a text in the fallback font and swaps it with the custom font later on. But also in the swapping period, the browser is pretty strict and only waits a limited time ~3s for the desired font to load. If it hasn't loaded in that time, the browser will stick to the fallback font. In terms of UX it's nice as the amount of flashing text gets reduced but visually speaking it's a pity that even if your beautiful custom font would be downloaded at a later stage, the browser still sticks to the fallback.
font-display: optional;
The last value is optional and it gives the font an extremely short block period and no swap period. Here the browser has ~100ms to check if the custom font got downloaded or is already available. If not it uses the fallback font for the rest of the pages lifetime. The font can still be downloaded in the background and used for future page loads.
So which of the above should I use now? If showing your custom font is of high importance, then block or swap might be the right choice for you. One use case I see here are icon-fonts for instance. There's no real fallback to your icon but I'd also suggest not to go with icon-fonts in the first place and use inline svgs instead =) If the site performance is sort of a big deal and custom fonts aren't the most important thing then font-display: fallback gives you a nice user experience. To help you find out which value might work best for you, test your page with a throttled network connection and see how it feels with the different options.
Other blogs in this series
Further reads
- https://css-tricks.com/hey-hey-font-display/
- https://css-tricks.com/almanac/properties/f/font-display/
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@font-face/font-display
- https://www.sitepoint.com/css-font-display-future-font-rendering-web/
- https://webkit.org/blog/6643/improved-font-loading/
- https://font-display.glitch.me/
- https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/02/font-display
- https://www.zachleat.com/web/comprehensive-webfonts/

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ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, October 2017
Staffing employment for the week of Oct. 9–15 edged up to 98.61, according to the ASA Staffing Index. Temporary and contract staffing employment was 0.09% higher than the prior week, with some survey respondents citing temporary-to-hire conversions as a condition that impeded growth. Staffing employment was 1.32% higher than the same week last year.
This week, containing the 12th, will be used in the October monthly employment situation report that will be issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Nov. 3.
The ASA Staffing Index four-week moving average increased from 98.06 to 98.40, the strongest reading so far in 2017. Staffing employment for the four weeks ending Oct. 15 was 1.88% year-to-year.
The ASA Staffing Index is reported nine days after each workweek, making it a near real-time measure of staffing employment trends. ASA Staffing Starts are the number of temporary and contract employees placed in new assignments during the reporting week. ASA research shows that staffing employment has historically been a coincident economic indicator.
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Big interview: Ex-Wolves favourite Chris Iwelumo enjoying talking a good game
Football is an industry just about as cut-throat and competitive as you can imagine.
Thousands of players, managers and staff all jostle for precious few positions and roles at the top echelons of the game.
But try being a football pundit.
In recent years there's been a rapid growth of a huge number of ex-players jostling for just a privileged number of roles in the industry's main TV, radio and print companies.
Chris Iwelumo enjoyed a very successful playing career which included titles, promotions and international recognition.
But since moving to 'the other side', the outspoken Iwelumo admits it's been tough to carve out a niche for himself – but a change in approach has helped him succeed
"It's even more competitive than playing," the former Wolves, Stoke, Watford, Charlton and Scotland striker said.
"In the early days I always ask for feedback and I got told I sat on the fence, which you might find hard to believe!
"I guess coming into so soon after playing you don't want to have a go at your peers.
"All of a sudden I just thought 'I'm going to be as honest as possible'.
"If I played in the same team as someone and they were having a hard time, I wouldn't hammer them, I'd just make sure that they knew they were better than that, sort it out.
"That's the way I've always spoken to players, I'll always be honest and give my opinion, so that's what I do now.
"There's no opinion that's wrong. If it's your opinion, you express it and let people take it the way they have to.
"I do a lot with TalkSport and they know it'll be an interesting one if I'm there!
But they play on it. I've sat there, prepped up for a show and the presenter will talk in and say 'who can we annoy tonight?'. My prep goes out the window and for two hours you're taking calls!
"That's the enjoyable side."
Iwelumo is a regular on TalkSport, the EFL highlights show on Quest and also pops up regularly in the Wolves commentary box alongside his partner in crime Mikey Burrows, with whom he presents the weekly club Old Gold Club podcast.
However, such a career after football didn't look likely for the likeable Scot shortly after he retired almost five years ago.
"I probably fell out of love with football in the last year and a half of playing, all for personal reasons," he admits.
"I'm a very positive person, so I spun that negative into saying I never really missed football that much when I retired.
"Players experience that void after not playing but I carried on going to the gym, doing all my bits.
"I went back to university and did my journalism degree, which opened so many doors.
"I've fallen back in love with the game. Even when I played I wouldn't sit and constantly watch football but now it's my job, so I'll pick and choose my matches.
"I go to games even today and there are moments where it does hit home that you miss it. You miss walking out – what the teams walk out to at Molineux, that gets everyone going.
"It was October 2014 when I retired and I've no idea where the time goes."
A lot of that time is spent at Molineux and he's seen plenty of Wolves in the past two years, enjoying their rapid rise from the Championship to a lofty seventh place in the Premier League.
The 40-year-old said it's been thrilling to witness.
"It's been a great season which has delivered on all fronts," he said of the current campaign.
"Are there any gripes about it? Even when it hit a sticky patch the manager changed formation, so it's positive on all fronts.
"The brand of football is exciting to watch. There are little weaknesses up against the lesser teams – and Wolves, having just been promoted, it's quite funny to say that but that's exactly what it is. They've found it hard to break them down.
"They've got to find that player who can unlock those doors and I think that's exactly what they'll be out looking for.
"What they've got, the foundation is in place and the players they have are very capable, they've proved that.
As an ex-striker, it's no surprise that Iwelumo has marvelled at the exploits of top scorer Raul Jimenez – but also the club's longest serving player, Matt Doherty.
"Jimenez, for me, is the perfect striker – and probably works too hard without the ball," Iwelumo added.
"When he gets it, he's scoring goals, linking play. I get excited watching him and that's a very rare thing for me watching football.
"As a striker, I remember watching him thinking 'why is he working so hard without the ball?'.
"Then when it comes to him it sticks, he creates, he links, he scores goals himself. So he's the one who gives me goosebumps.
"You look at Doherty. He's come into his own, an absolute box-to-box player from first minute to last, he brings goals and assists.
"I never really knew him before but people comment on how much he's changed, which shows you the hard work he's done. The penny must have finally dropped and he's realised he's got the potential and the chance to have a really, really good career.
"Sometimes that penny doesn't drop. He's getting his just rewards for it."
Iwelumo is fondly remembered around these parts for the big role he played in helping Wolves win promotion to the Premier League under Mick McCarthy in 2009.
After moving from Charlton he enjoyed a phenomenal purple patch of 15 goals in 16 games at the start of that season as Wolves raced clear at the top of the league – a lead they never relinquished.
"It was a fantastic group of people brought together and for me it was definitely the highest of the high.
"As a professional footballer you want to play at the highest level. To win the Championship, for me one of the most difficult leagues in the world, was an outstanding achievement.
"That season, the goals we were scoring, the way we went about our football, was fabulous.
"I'm only disappointed I missed the last few games through injury but I went away in the summer and it really hit home what we'd done.
"Sometimes you don't realise what you've achieved until you have those quiet moments to reflect on it.
"Wolves will go away this summer and realise what they've done too."
* Chris Iwelumo will join Mikey Burrows and a host of ex-Wolves players for a live version of Wolves' Old Gold Club podcast on June 7 at the Grand Theatre.


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» Seed packets » Sabal palm tree seed collection. 102 seeds from 5 Sabal types.
The Sabal palm trees are fairly hardy. The Sabal minor is hardy down to about minus 18 degrees c!
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Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:44 - Updated Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:44
Drought kills over 5000 cattle in Huíla
Lubango - At least 5.654 heads of cattle died in 2019, in southern Huíla province, victims of diseases caused by the severe drought that affected the municipalities of Gambos, Chibia, Matala, Jamba, Lubango and Quipungo, reads a report from the provincial office of agriculture, livestock and fisheries.
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The document, which Angop had access Wednesday, also indicates that 576.000 heads are at risk of dying because they are weakened and with drought consequences.
Most of the animals that died in Huila territory in 2019 come from the neighboring provinces of Cunene and Namibe, from where their breeders migrated in search of pasture for cattle.
According to the report, although the rains are falling with some regularity, Huíla still has a large concentration of animals from Cunene and Namibe, thus creating an alert to the Veterinary Service for preventive vaccination campaigns.
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Lubango - The Credit Support Programme (PAC) will grant USD 10 million to central Huila-based agro-industrial complex (Agrikuvango) to boost its maize production levels, Secretary of State for Economy, Sérgio Santos, said on Thursday.
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Lubango - The honey produced in the southern Huila Province, will be certified by the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in February 2020.
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Lubango: Angolan State spends USD 2.4 billion each year on transfers of salaries for foreign workforce, said the chairperson of the Angolan Association Industry (AIA), calling for the need to urgently reverse the situation.


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With the naming of Ken Holland as the new general manager of the Edmonton Oilers imminent, the debate about whether he's the right man to lead the team back into respectability and contention has been raging mightily on social media for the past 48 hours or so. That's no surprise in a hockey town like Edmonton.
On one side, a significant segment of Oilers' fans doesn't like the idea of hiring Holland — I'd argue there's a sub-segment in there who would moan no matter who is hired. At 63, they say Holland is too old. They say he hasn't won anything lately. They say he was at his best before the salary cap era. He's Bob Nicholson's pal. On and on. Fair enough.
On the other hand, a smaller camp (as best I can tell) believes that Holland is exactly the kind of experienced GM the Oilers need to turn things around. On his watch in 22 seasons as GM, the Detroit Red Wings made the playoffs 19 times – 11 times in 14 seasons since the salary cap came in — and won three Stanley Cups, one of those in the salary cap era (2008). On balance, on the body of his work, Holland is a winner. No question.
The bottom line, as keyboard warriors on both sides of the wait-and-see middle go at each other under the veil of anonymity on social media and websites like this, is nobody will be proven right when the announcement comes. The only thing that will settle the debate is winning and losing. We won't know how that plays out until we see what the Oilers do under Holland, who is reportedly getting a five-year deal at $5 million per season. Everything until we see actual results is just noise.
With all the slanging going on — like Twitter is somehow actually life or death — I thought Gord Miller of TSN won the day today with a tweet he put out regarding Holland that provided some much-needed context to everybody getting ahead of themselves. A touch of old school as it applies to an old school hockey man.
When the Oilers circled back with an offer this week, Ken Holland called friends in the game to get their thoughts. One of them warned him about the poisonous atmosphere around the team. "You'll get killed on social media," he warned. "I'm not on social media," Holland replied.
— Gord Miller (@GMillerTSN) May 5, 2019
Simply put, if Holland takes Peter Chiarelli's old chair and starts making changes from top to bottom, it'll be because he sees a need to make those changes – there's a compelling case to be made for that — not because all the armchair GM's out there say it's what must be done. Same thing if he chooses to tweak rather than tear things down to the studs. Either way, Holland's not taking this job to have somebody else pulling the strings.
What can we expect from the new boss? Well, for those who have never spent time picking Holland's brain at rinks around the NHL, Jimmy Devellano, who hired Holland 36 years ago and turned the GM's reigns over to him for the 1997-98 season after winning the Stanley Cup, offered his take on Holland to Michael Traikos of the Toronto Sun Friday.
"Drafting, scouting, tenure, experience, he's faced everything," said Devellano. "This is a 36-year-old run with the Red Wings, having played goal for them, having been their Western Canada scout, having been their head scout and my right-hand man for many years. There's isn't much that he hasn't seen. He's seen what works and what doesn't work. You just can't beat that.
"What's his defining work? For 22 years, Ken Holland steered the team into the playoffs. I got it started and we made it for three years. He took over and got it to 25. That's in a salary cap world and while drafting 20 or higher. That's his defining work. You just can't beat that . . . if you ask Ken what makes him a good GM, he'd say 'real good players.' But then they retired and everyone thought he was a bad GM. But I think he's the best."
Agree with the hire or not, it doesn't matter. Holland isn't going to drastically change the philosophy or the approach that's going to land him in the HHOF when his career is done. Not because of three lean seasons in Detroit before he got kicked upstairs last month for new GM Steve Yzerman, and not because fans around here expect (and deserve) a drastic turnaround.
Without all the free armchair advice he's missing on Twitter, Holland will do things his way. Circumstances and his assessment of the organization and the personnel in it will dictate what moves he makes and the timeline in which he makes them. That won't make everybody happy after all the futility and failure we've seen around here, but that's the way it's going to go. As it should.
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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. 182/11 24-26.09.11 C O N T E N T S
[A] TURKISH CYPRIOT / TURKISH PRESSTurkish Cypriot dailies over the weekend focus on Piri Reis ?Turkey's seismic research ship- sailing from Izmir in order to conduct oil research in the Mediterranean, Eroglu's proposals in the meeting he had with the UN Secretary General and statements by Erdogan, Davutoglu and Yildiz in favour of Eroglu's proposals. Today's Turkish Cypriot press also covers Eroglu's statements upon his return to the occupied area, Kucuk stating that the water project will be completed by March 2014, Turkey's EU Minister who is expected to arrive in the occupied area today evening, Ozgurgun announcing that "they will soon start drilling" and a tenders call regarding the restoration of Othello's tower and the Venetian walls of occupied Famagusta.
Statements by Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to members of the press on his way back from New York where he attended United Nations General Assembly, the evaluation of the proposal by the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu from Erdogan, Taner Yildiz Turkish Minister of Energy and Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, statements by CHP's leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu about Piri Reis' bad condition and news that F16 planes may be deployed in occupied Cyprus and other internal issues are some of the main stories covered by today's Turkish dailies.
[01] Eroglu: We will do whatever we want on the issue of oil and natural gasUnder the title "'We will do whatever we want'", Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (26.09.11) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu has argued that the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) will carry out exploration for oil and natural gas on behalf of the "TRNC", breakaway regime in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus, within the scope of the "agreement" of delimiting the "continental shelf" between Turkey and the breakaway regime.
In statements yesterday at the illegal Tymbou airport upon his return from New York, Eroglu alleged the following: "Taking as starting point the reality that we have rights on the undersea wealth in the area all around the island from the south to the north, we have proved the reality that on the issue of these explorations as well, we could give permission for any area we wish and to any company we wish".
Eroglu reiterated that the Turkish Cypriot side had warned the Greek Cypriots before they started the exploration for oil and natural gas, but the latter did not took into consideration the Turkish warning. He claimed that the Greek Cypriots realized that these warnings were serious after the signing of the "agreement" between Turkey and the breakaway regime on the issue of delimiting their "continental shelf".
Eroglu claimed that it is not possible to take into account the assurance given by President Christofias that the natural wealth of Cyprus will be shared with the Turkish Cypriots. He added, however, that with this statement, President Christofias admitted the reality that the Turkish Cypriots have also rights on the undersea wealth of Cyprus.
Referring to the view of the Turkish Cypriot "opposition" that he had no authority to sign such an "agreement" with Turkey, Eroglu said that according to the "constitution" of the breakaway regime, the "president" is the head of the "state" and has the authority to sign "agreements", but these "agreements" should be approved by the "parliament". He noted that the "agreement" he has signed in New York with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan on the issue of delimiting their "continental shelf" is an "international agreement" and therefore it should pass from the "assembly" of the regime. He noted that the day after the signing of this "agreement", its text was sent to the "government" and added that the "prime minister" conveyed this text to the "speaker" of the "parliament" and met with the political party leaders.
Eroglu said that in spite of the signing of this "agreement" with Turkey, he submitted a written proposal with four points to the UN Secretary?General [on the issue of the explorations for oil and natural gas]. He said that he told to the UN Secretary-General that they exert efforts in the direction of the continuation of the negotiations and they will continue the mission they put forward in the Geneva meeting.
Eroglu alleged that they [the Turkish side] show flexibility sometimes for the continuation of the negotiations and noted that in the beginning they did not want to discuss issues such as the territory, the property, the citizenship and the map, but afterwards they discussed these issues and submitted their own proposals. Eroglu said that they proposed that the territory should be the last issue of discussion and that this could be done at four-party or a five-party summit. Eroglu reiterated that the Turkish side will take a step backwards on the issue of oil and natural gas, if the Greek Cypriot side do the same.
Responding to a question, Eroglu said that "big reserves" of natural gas and oil were established around Cyprus during the explorations and that it is even said that these reserves are enough for hundreds of years.
[02] Eroglu's proposals to Bank Ki-moon and his contacts in New YorkAccording to Ankara Anatolia news agency (25.09.11), Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu met the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Saturday.
Following the meeting, Eroglu told reporters that they discussed the Cyprus talks as well as recent developments regarding oil and natural gas exploration in the Mediterranean which, as he claimed, was directly related with the Cyprus talks.
Noting that they presented a new proposal including four topics to Ban within that scope, Eroglu claimed that the proposal was presented to the UN as a way of solution to the problem regarding Cyprus' efforts to explore oil and natural gas in the Mediterranean.
Listing the topics, Eroglu said: "1. Let's suspend the oil and natural gas exploration simultaneously until a comprehensive solution is found to the Cyprus problem.
2. If this is not going to happen, then we shall set up an ad-hoc committee shaped by representatives of both peoples. We shall give some authorities to the committee such as: explorations, agreements and licences depend on written approval of both sides, and we will negotiate the ratio of sharing the richness which will be found.
3. We shall use the income to finance the comprehensive talks.
4. Adoption of the plan shall not harm the positions of both sides."
Eroglu alleged that Ban was pleased with the proposal.
When asked whether the "TRNC [breakaway regime] could give authorization to explore oil and natural gas only for the north of the island after signing the agreement on the delineation of continental shelf with Turkey", Eroglu said that the "Turkish Cypriots had rights on all underwater wealth around Cyprus island and so the TRNC had the right to give authorization both north and the south of the island".
When asked how this process would affect the intensified Cyprus talks, Eroglu said that "TRNC wanted to pursue talks", adding that the talks would continue on Tuesday. Eroglu then held a bilateral meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
Moreover, A.A. (25.09.11) reported that Eroglu, speaking to reporters on Sunday, denied the postponement of a tripartite Cyprus meeting which will be held in New York in October.
Eroglu told that the tripartite summit, which would be held between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders and the UN in New York at the end of October, would not be postponed due to the oil exploration crisis in the Mediterranean.
Noting that there were large reserves, especially natural gas, around Cyprus, Eroglu said that the Turkish Cypriot side earlier asked the Cyprus Government to delay oil exploration as Cyprus talks were under way, but the Greek Cypriots did not respond, and they began oil exploration.
Regarding the tripartite summit, Eroglu said that it would be a one-day summit, adding that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sincerely supported an agreement.
Meanwhile, illegal Bayrak television (online, 25.09.11) reported that Eroglu, who had been holding a series of contacts on the sideline of the 66th regular session of the UN General Assembly in New York, visited also the Islamic Cultural Centre, which is known for its important work on inter-religious dialogue.
He received information about the activities of the Centre during his meeting with the Centre's chairperson Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.
During the meeting, the Imam expressed the hope that the Cyprus talks will be completed with a successful outcome and the Turkish Cypriots will live in prosperity.
For his part, Eroglu praised the Imam for his contribution to inter-religious friendship and invited him to the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus.
[03] Yildiz, Erdogan and Davutoglu on Eroglu's proposalTurkish daily Today's Zaman (online, 25.09.11), under the title: "TRNC (breakaway regime) to start drilling in Eastern Mediterranean soon", reported inter alia, the following:
Also on Sunday, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz announced that Turkey was building a national seismic ship for oil and gas explorations, and that the country might purchase a drilling platform if need arises. If the data we gather tells us we need to buy an oil platform, the Turkish Petroleum Corporation [TPAO] could buy a platform worth $1.5 billion. It is not an easy acquisition but it is possible,' Y1ld1z told reporters. He also added that the TRNC [breakaway regime] would not cut down on the electricity it has been providing for the Greek Cypriots since a blast munitions dump that put down the major power source of the country. 'We have nothing against the people of Greek Cyprus [government controlled area of the Republic of Cyprus], we will not abuse their soft spot,' Y1ld1z said.
To reach a consensus on the drilling debate, the TRNC submitted a four-step proposal to the United Nations on Saturday, regarding the management of the crisis that has emerged out of gas and oil exploration in contested territories. (?) Eroglu handed over the proposal to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a private meeting between the two officials, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Eroglu's move on Sunday, as he told reporters on his flight from New York that it was a fair proposal. 'If they actually do discover hydrocarbon sources, the income [to be obtained from extraction] could go to a fund monitored by the UN, and shared through fair methods on condition that the money cannot be used for purchasing arms.'
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu earlier stressed that Turkey strongly supported the proposal at a press session held after a meeting he had with Eroglu following Eroglu's session with Ban. 'It is a very constructive proposal. ?We believe it will prevent the current crisis from developing further and create a positive atmosphere,' Davutoglu was quoted as saying by Anatolia on Saturday."
[04] Erdogan: "Turkey now needs to show its presence in the Mediterranean, and it will do so"Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (online, 25.09.11), under the title: "Erdogan: PKK talks over, fight to go on", reports, inter alia, the following article by Mehmet Ali Birand:
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again spoke to members of the press he invited on his plane on the way back from New York to answer their questions and share his assessments.
He said the fact that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was striking places nearly every day and causing a rise in the number of dead soldiers was inevitably more important than what went on in New York.
Another striking and novel aspect of the conversation was news of sanctions being prepared against Syria. 'We [made] no decisions to [implement] sanctions against Syria until now. We only took some measures regarding the airspace to control arms traffic; that is all. Soon, I will be paying a visit to the Hatay camp and sanctions will begin after that,' he said but gave no further details.
I inquired about the chilling relations with Greek Cyprus [Republic of Cyprus], Syria and Israel. I said the impression that Turkey was flexing its muscles was gaining in strength among the international public and asked whether he was discomforted by this. He is not discomforted at all.
'Turkey now needs to show its presence in the Mediterranean, and it will do so. We are going to increase our military strength. However, it is Cyprus and Israel that are pushing us on this matter,' he said.
Thus speaks the Prime Minister, but Turkey's image, both internal and external, is increasingly causing scepticism and worry.
[05] Piri Reis launches its researches on Monday afternoonAccording to Ankara Anatolia news agency (26.09.11), Turkey's oil exploration vessel Piri Reis will begin its researches in the Mediterranean on Monday afternoon, an executive said.
Prof. Dr Huseyin Avni Benli, director of Dokuz Eylul University's Naval Sciences and Technology Institute, said the Piri Reis vessel is continuing its route towards the East Mediterranean.
"The vessel is expected to reach the research area in the afternoon and it will begin seismic studies there," Benli told an AA correspondent.
[06] Yildiz said that the Turkish Navy will escort Piri Reis, if necessaryAccording to Ankara Anatolia news agency (24.09.11), Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz told reporters on Saturday that Turkey was closely following the activities of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Asked whether the Turkish Navy was escorting Piri Reis, Yildiz said that the Navy would escort if necessary, adding that the Turkish Foreign Ministry planned each step earlier.
Turkey's oil exploration vessel Piri Reis continues on its route towards the East Mediterranean. Named after worldwide famous Ottoman captain, geographer and cartographer Piri Reis, the vessel sailed off from the Urla Port in the western province of Izmir on Friday for East Mediterranean to explore for oil and natural gas.
[07] Kilicdaroglu said that the Piri Reis is an old ship unable to do its job- Milliyet reports that the ship did not have its engine and generator replacedTurkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (25.09.11) reported that Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP) of Turkey, criticized the policy followed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as regards the Republic of Cyprus exploration for oil and natural gas. He also criticized the decision of using the Koca Piri Reis vessel to conduct the necessary seismic surveys (examining beneath the sea floor) for oil drilling.
Kilicadoroglu, who made statements at the Esenboga airport, was replying to journalists' questions on the issue.
Describing the AKP policy as "a total surrender", Kilicdaroglu stated that the Piri Reis vessel is an old ship that cannot do the "job".
"In order to do our job we put out (to sail off) Piri Reis, a vessel which was left to us from the very past, a German ship which dated of the time of our grandparents", stated and added that it is clear that this job cannot be done.
In addition, under the title: "It took off without having its engine replaced", Turkish Milliyet (24.09.11) reported that Koca Piri Reis, which is a 33-year old ship, sailed off in order to conduct a two-week seismic survey for oil drilling in the Mediterranean Sea.
In statements to Milliyet, Professor Dr Huseyin Avni Benli, Director of the Department of Marine Sciences and Technology at Dokuz Eylul (Nine September) University (DEU), stated that Piri Reis, which was built at the Schiffweft Diedrich Oldersum Shipyard in 1976, was one of the most modern vessels of its kind at that time.
However, with the passing of time, its technology became obsolete. Due to this, the university applied to the State Planning Organization (DPT) for money to fix the ship. DPT replied that this year the ship will be overhauled and will be supplied with modern technology. In order to do so, the ship needed a new engine and a new generator. However, because the VAT for the engine, which cost one million Turkish Lira, was too high to be paid, the engine remained at the customs office and the ship did not have its engine replaced.
[08] The full text of the illegal agreement between Turkey and the breakaway regime on delimiting their "continental shelf"Under the title: "Here is the full text of the Continental Shelf Agreement between the TRNC and Turkey", Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen (24.09.11) published the full text of the "agreement" between Turkey and the breakaway regime on delimiting their "continental shelf" as signed by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu during their recent meeting in New York. The text is the following:
"The government of the Republic of Turkey and the government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which from now on will be referred to as contracting parties,
Acting with wish to deepen and broaden their existing good neighbouring and friendly relations,
Wishing to establish the borders of the areas regarding their continental shelf in the Mediterranean Sea where they use their sovereign rights with the aim of exploring and exploiting the natural resources of the continental shelf of the sides,
Accepting that the delimitation of their continental shelf should be made according to the principles of justice taking into consideration their wish to achieve just and mutually accepted solutions within the spirit of constructive negotiations and good neighbourhood,
Have agreed on the following matters taking into consideration the relevant principles and rules of the international law:
The border of the continental shelf between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Republic of Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea passes from the points the coordinates of which are determined below:
As mentioned above, the contracting parties have agreed on the issue of determining the line delimiting their continental shelf until the point at the coordinates 35-49-09.889K and 34-48-51.634D in the east and the point 35-33-09.584K and 32-16-18D in the west.
They agreed also on the issue of conducting the delimitation towards the east of the point 35-49-09.889K and 34-48-51.634D, which is east of these coordinates, and towards the west of the point 35-33-09.584K and 32-16-18D, which is in the west, as well as the drawing of the line further than this through future agreements with the parties concerned according to the rules of the international law and the principles of justice.
The border line of the continental shelf between the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the Republic of Turkey, the coordinates of which are mentioned above, has been also shown in the naval map number TR30, which was published on 12 April 2008 and constitutes an inseparable part of this agreement.
The geographic coordinates mentioned in this agreement were noted as WGS 84.
In case reserves of natural resources are established in the sea bed or under the ground of the continental shelf in a manner that it enters into the continental shelf of both sides on the border established in Article 1 of this agreement, the contracting parties will carry out discussions in order to jointly determine the issue of how this reserve will be exploited in the most effective manner.
This agreement will not damage the legitimate, equal and inseparable rights of the Turkish Cypriots on the entire continental shelf of the island. The contracting parties will continue their efforts for finding a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus issue.
In case of a discrepancy on the issue of the interpretation and the implementation of this agreement, this discrepancy will be solved though negotiations with diplomatic means or other peaceful methods which will be based on the common consent of the sides.
This agreement will enter into effect as of the date of the exchange of the certificates of proof after it is approved by the states which are part of the agreement. This agreement was prepared in New York on 21 September 2011 in two copies in the Turkish language".
[09] Ozgurgun said that drilling will begin soonAccording to Ankara Anatolia news agency (25.09.11), self-styled minister of foreign affairs Huseyin Ozgurgun alleged that the "Greek Cypriot administration [Cyprus Government] did not have a legal right to begin oil and natural gas exploration unilaterally".
Ozgurgun also said that required coordinates were set and drilling for oil would soon begin in the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus.
Ozgurgun said on Sunday that Turkey's seismic vessel Piri Reis was on its route, adding that coordinates, which were required to start exploration in the north of the island, were set.
"If the Greek Cypriot administration [Cyprus Government] sees the Turkish Cypriots as a minority in the island and makes exploration unilaterally, then Turkish Cypriots can begin exploration in the north of the island", Ozgurgun claimed.
He alleged that the "Greek Cypriot administration's stance would affect the Cyprus talks' process too".
[10] Amcaoglu on the "licence" of the TPAOAccording to illegal Bayrak television (online, 24.09.11), self-styled minister of agriculture and natural resources Ali Cetin Amcaoglu, speaking on "Bayrak", said that the so-called department of geology and mineral resources has the authority to issue "licensing" for oil and natural gas exploration. However, he added, the so-called council of ministers had issued the exploration "license" to the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) due to the importance of the issue in the international arena. He said that the "license" was issued only for exploration purposes and not for extraction or processing.
He also said that the "exploration license" issued to the TPAO was a component part of the "continental shelf delineation agreement" signed between the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu and the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York.
[11] F-16 planes may be deployed in occupied Cyprus if necessaryTurkish daily Sabah newspaper (24.09.11) writes that ships of the Turkish naval forces will escort the Koca Piri Reis vessel on its seismic surveys for oil drilling in the Mediterranean and reports that, if necessary, F-16 planes may be deployed in occupied Cyprus.
The paper writes that Turkey is planning to deploy one or two F-16 in occupied Cyprus, due to the flights that Israel may conduct in order to protect the platform for the oil drilling.
[12] Talat comments on the "delineation agreement"Turkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris (24.09.11) reported that the former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat was a guest in Serhat Incirli's TV show in Kibris TV. Talat commenting on the ongoing negotiations he said that "if Eroglu wants a solution, then Talat is an astronaut." Referring also to the research of carbohydrates that Turkey will start, he argued that no one really knows where they will research, not even the so-called prime minister Kucuk.
Moreover, he evaluated the recent "delineation agreement" between Turkey and the "TRNC" and said that it is the first time that he heard of such an agreement. He said that he is aware of the delineation of an exclusive economic zone and questioned whether the continental shelf can be "delineated." Also during an interview to Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen (24.09.11) he said that if this "agreement" refers to the area between Turkey's south and Cyprus' north shores, as defining the area where each side can utilize the natural wealth, then it should be called an "EEZ delineation agreement".
[13] Bagis will visit the occupied area of Cyprus tonightTurkish Cypriot daily Haberdar (26.09.11) reports that Turkey's European Union (EU) Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis, will visit the occupied area of the Republic of Cyprus tonight.
According to information acquired by TAK's correspondent, Bagis is expected to deliver a speech at the illegal Eastern Mediterranean University (DAU) on the occasion of the launching of the new academic year 2011-2012. The title of his speech will be "The future of Europe and the role of Cyprus".
According to the paper, Bagis is also expected to carry out several contacts in the occupied area of Cyprus.
[14] Kucuk said that water will reach the occupied area in 2014According to Ankara Anatolia news agency (24.09.11), self-styled prime minister Irsen Kucuk said on Saturday that the "TRNC's [breakaway regime] image would change with the water that will come from Turkey via pipelines". He claimed that the water will reach the island on March 7, 2014.
He noted that Turkey already reserved the cost of the project, which was 450 million USD, and there would not be any delay in the project.
Kucuk said that the breakaway regime would receive 75 million cubic meters of water from Turkey annually, adding that 35-40 million cubic meters would be distributed to houses and the rest would be used for agriculture.
[15] New plan to "legalise" Turkish settlers and immigrants in the occupied areaTurkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris (26.09.11) reports that the breakaway regime's "administration" decided to steer away from the "white card/ green card legislation" that they were preparing. The so-called minister of interior and local administration Nazim Cavusoglu announced that for the time being the issue has been "put on the self." He said that the issue was taken out of their agenda and instead now they focus on "pardon."
Cavusoglu said that very shortly there will be a pardon, which thousands of people are waiting. Also he said that in today's session of the breakaway's regime "assembly" they plan to present urgently their "draft" for battling the issue of people who live and work illegally in the occupied area. If the plan is approved today, it will be placed under vote next Monday and upon implementation, the interested persons will be able to use the pardon for a period of 3 months. Those who wish to be pardoned and remain in the occupied area will pay a fine equal to the minimum wage, whereas the ones who wish to leave, will pay a penalty up to half the amount of the minimum wage.
[16] "GAU" plans founding ceremony for new campus on November 15Turkish Cypriot daily Star Kibris (26.09.11) reports that on the 15th of November, the founding stone of illegal GAU's "Karpasia Campus" will be laid in occupied Karpasia. The founding rector and board director of "Girne American University (GAU)" announced that the foundation ceremony of the 25 thousand sq. metre campus is scheduled to take place on November 15, the same day with the anniversary of the breakaway regime's "establishment."
[17] Five Greek Cypriots arrested in the occupied area of CyprusTurkish Cypriot daily Kibris (25.09.11) reported that "officials" of the so-called "hunting centre" which is bound to the "TRNC hunting federation" arrested yesterday morning five Greek Cypriots after they were found cutting down trees in the occupied Agia Trias village in occupied Trikomo.
According to the paper, the names of the five Greek Cypriots are: Giannis P. Fragkou, Giannis Varnava, Giannis C. Fragkou, Charalambos Fragkou and Themistoklis Fragkou.
The paper adds that the "officials" of the so-called "forest department" and the "police officers" of the "Leonarissos police station" who arrived in the area arrested the five Greek Cypriots and seized the timber machines being used for the cutting of the trees and two cars (vans) that were used for carrying the trees.
The so-called police have launched an investigation on the issue.
[18] "Marine border deal a 'political declaration,' results remain vague"Turkish daily Today's Zaman (online, 25.09.11) with the above title published, inter alia, the following article by Emine Kart:
"This week's signing of a continental shelf delimitation agreement between Turkey and the TRNC [breakaway regime] has made the headlines, which claim it is a bold move that has escalated the tension between Ankara and Greek Cyprus [Republic of Cyprus] over offshore gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Yet, despite seeing eye-to-eye on the fact that the agreement constitutes a political declaration by Turkey in defending the Turkish Cypriots' rights to the end, experts speaking with Sunday's Zaman haven't drawn a clear picture in regards to what the concrete results of the agreement will be, at least in the short run.
Cagri Erhan, a professor of international relations from the faculty of sciences at Ankara University, first of all underlined that according to the Constitution, this agreement needs to be ratified by the Turkish Parliament.
'If not ratified, it has no meaning. In the current situation, this is a political reaction aimed at showing the seriousness of Turkey to the Greek Cypriots,' Erhan told Sunday's Zaman.
'The continental shelf is anyhow a right recognized by international law without any further arrangement. An exclusive economic zone [EEZ] agreement between Turkey and the TRNC would be much more effective in terms of its results,' Erhan said. Turkey has decided to begin its own gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean and to boost its military presence in the region after the Greek Cypriot Government vowed to go ahead with its plans to drill for gas in Cyprus' south.
Greek Cyprus marked out its EEZ following agreements with Egypt, Israel and Lebanon to delineate undersea borders.
'Legally, the hand of Greek Cyprus is very strong since it has taken necessary steps in regards to setting its EEZ very firmly. Turkey should also start a similar legal process by signing EEZ agreements,' Erhan argued, although noting that in the current situation it would be difficult for Turkey to draw a clear perspective in the Mediterranean due to Turkey's problems with coastal states such as Israel and Syria.
Mehmet Hasguler, an assistant professor at the 'European University of Lefke' in the TRNC, is convinced that the deal between Turkey and the TRNC is a step in the right direction, although it should have been taken earlier.
'The fundamental concern for signing this agreement is a political declaration by Ankara. Since it is not internationally recognized, the TRNC is not within the international legal bodies. But it is recognized by Turkey, which is trying to take the TRNC under the protection of international law by signing such an agreement,' Hasguler told Sunday's Zaman, while suggesting that the continental shelf agreement was actually a veiled declaration of an EEZ, too.
When asked whether Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots might be blamed for stalling the UN-led reunification negotiation process by this agreement, Hasguler said: 'It was Greek Cyprus that ignored the negotiation process and the rights of the Turkish Cypriot side from the beginning; nobody can put the blame on Turkey.'
Cigdem Naz, of the international relations department at Yildiz Technical University, argues that the cause of today's problem lies with the fact that Greek Cyprus was admitted into the EU in 2004 before a solution was reached regarding the political status on the island.
'This is just a follow-up to the problem that goes back to 2004. The problem will escalate when Greek Cyprus assumes the presidency next year. By that time both sides on the island need to come up with a solution, which will in turn solve the resource debate as well,' Naz told Sunday's Zaman.
'Turkey is the only country that recognizes the TRNC, so the shelf agreement may not be very meaningful to other countries. But Greek Cypriots have also been engaged in the drills unilaterally, causing a threat to Turkish sovereign rights in the region, and in that sense the Turkish move might be interpreted as an apt response to that. Turkey has the right to protect the TRNC's rights under its status as a guarantor state. Such a move from a guarantor state also indicates that Turkey wants to show Greek Cyprus that it is not the sole authority in the region. This looks like a controlled escalation of the tension, which will hopefully be resolved in the negotiation process between the Greek and Turkish communities of the island,' she said. 'Greek Cyprus is a country Turkey does not officially recognize, so its presidency in 2012 will be ripe with trouble from all sides. Greeks and Turks of the island do not look like they are speeding up the reunification process, but a new political solution is a must to counter the fallout of this resource debate,' Naz, nevertheless, maintained." TURKISH AFFAIRS SECTION http://www.moi.gov.cy/pio
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Biography - James Welty
JAMES R. WELTY, now living on a ninety-acre farm on section 31, Burnside Township, was born in Williamson County, Ill., in 1847. His father, William Welty, was born in the same county, and was a son of Jacob Welty, who was of German parentage and birth, and came from Germany to this part of Illinois at an early day. He then went to California, in 1859, where he is still living, and is now in his ninety-third year. His wife was Mary Keister, who died in California in February, 1892, at ninety-one years of age, and she was the mother of a large family, of whom but three are now living: James, Lewis and Jane, the latter the wife of Samuel Taylor, a farmer of this part of Illinois. The sons are in California.
William B. Welty, father of our subject, was a Virginian by birth and grew up a poor orphan boy. He married Miss Hannah Alexander of Tennessee, daughter of Gideon and Elizabeth (Boram) Alexander, and came to Illinois in an early day from Tennessee. He died in 1865 of malarial fever on his own good farm in Williamson County, supposed to be one hundred years old. His wife died in middle age leaving five sons and five daughters, but one of whom is now living, Wilson Alexander, a farmer of Tunnel Hill.
James R. Welty was brought up on a farm and had but three months' schooling, but he has since become able to read and write. He lived at home until he was twenty-five years of age, and was married December 12, 1872, to Ann Wise, daughter of Ira and Catharine (Howarton) Wise. The former was from North Carolina, and died in 1877, at fifty-three years of age, and the latter was from Tennessee, and still survives. Our subject and his wife came to Illinois at an early day and were married in this State. Mr. and Mrs. Welty have buried one infant daughter, Laura E., and have five children living, viz.: William Ira, nineteen years old; Robert A., seventeen; Thomas H., thirteen; Lewis A., ten, and Nannie Belle, five years of age. The parents of these children, realizing the value of education, are doing their best to give their children the best of advantages in this particular. Mr. Welty has been a stanch Republican all his life, and carries on a general farming business, but is not very strong, having been some years ago overheated. His older children therefore have the burden of the farm work thrown on them, but they are kind and dutiful, discharging their obligations faithfully and intelligently. Our subject is a highly respected citizen, an indulgent father, a good neighbor, and a valuable acquaintance.
Extracted 15 May 2002 by Rick Girtman from 1893 Biographical Review of Johnson, Massac, Pope, and Hardin Counties, Illinois, pages 385-386.


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It's Friday, ya bastids!
There's some great video of Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle running away from reporters' questions—at her own news conference (see below). What the hell is wrong with Sharron Angle? Don't worry, Sharron—it's a hypothetical question. You don't have to answer it. I've heard of politicians running, but this is absurd. Sharron Angle shouldn't be running in a Senate race, she should be running in the 1500 meter hurdles. Heck, I think she would have beaten most of the field in an Olympic steeplechase. Why don't they just add some hurdles and a water hazard to Sharron Angle's press conferences?
My God, even Alvin Greene, the surprise Democratic Senate candidate from South Carolina, answers reporters' questions. He tends to stare ahead into space for a long time before doing it, but he does it. There may be trouble for Alvin, though. Greene's military records say he has an inability to clearly express his thoughts. Wow. I think you just described the ideal politician. After all, what is hurting Sharron Angle more than the fact the she has clearly expressed her thoughts in the past? The military records say Greene has trouble performing basic tasks. Hey, I think he's going to fit right in the Senate! On one of his military reviews, Greene's incompetence was deemed so great that he was considered "a threat to others." Yes, but more of a threat to others than Jim DeMint? That's the question in this election.
On his TV show, Glenn Beck said he would never have aired the edited clip of Shirley Sherrod—although he actually aired it earlier that same day on his radio show. Glenn Beck, meet Glenn Beck. If you have any standards, you're not going to like him. Radio Glenn Beck said flat out that they "have video tape of a USDA administration official discriminating against white farmers." Then TV Glenn Beck said he would never say that. I can't wait until Book Author Glenn Beck weighs in and breaks the tie. Finally, Norm Coleman is reportedly thinking about challenging Michael Steele for the RNC chairmanship. There's definitely a big opening at the RNC. Unfortunately for Michael Steele, that big opening is his mouth. Hey, if Norm Coleman can do for Republicans what he did for Norm Coleman in 2008, Democrats should be in pretty good shape. Today's Homework
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Bello drums support for private sector
The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Bello, has reiterated the commitment of the Administration to support private sector institutions that would add value to the economic development of the nation's capital.
Malam Bello stated this at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the head office of the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) in Abuja.
He said the event was in line with the views and objectives of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to encourage private sector and pan African organizations' participation in increasing the economic development of the country.
"What you are building here today is in line with the views and objectives of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to encourage private sector participants and also pan African organizations where Nigeria has partnership and ownership to be able to develop institutions that would serve as catalysts to increase economic activities".
The Minister pointed out that Nigeria holds African countries on the board of Africa Re in high esteem, which was why the President himself allocated the land to the organization with an adjourning plot for the African Nexim Bank.
Malam Bello expressed the hope that the$35Million head office of Africa Re would be commissioned in the next 24 months, and will enhance the skyline and aesthetic value of the FCT.
Speaking Earlier, the Chairman, Board of Directors of the organization, Mr. Hassan Boubrik, commended the FCT Minister for all the support accorded Africa Re that culminated in the foundation stone laying ceremony being witnessed.
He assured the Minister that the head office would be built in accordance with best standards and energy saving practice, adding that the building design complies with FCTA plans on traffic management in the FCC.
In his welcome address, the Managing Director of Africa Re, Mr Corneille Karekezi, said the event was a milestone in the relationship between Africa Re and the Federal Republic of Nigeria, assuring that the Nigeria office of Africa Re would be the best in standard and hospitality.
Highlight of the event was the foundation laying of the building by all dignitaries at the event led by the FCT Minister and the Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Mr. Clement Agba.


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January 24, 2020
Beyond Radio is delighted to announce we will be joining forces with The Crypt Cocktail Lounge and Eaterie for a regular live music night in Lancaster showcasing some of the top musical talent from our region.
The Beyond Radio Live Lounge will begin on Friday, January 31 with Morecambe teenager Carlie Mai in session at the Lancaster city centre venue.
Carlie Mai, 16, who performed on the Beyond Radio stage at Morecambe Carnival and also at Morecambe Music Festival, is a talented singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist.
Nathan Hill, commercial director at Beyond Radio, said: "On an average walk into Lancaster city centre, it's not unusual to hear the streets alive with the sound of live musical performances.
"But one particular such performance made me stop and admire the sheer warm vocal tones of local singer and busker Carlie Mai - as on cold January afternoon her voice reverberated along Penny Street.
"The irresistible tone of her voice grabs your attention and makes even the busiest weekend city shopper admire her fascinating vocal talent.
"As soon as I heard her voice I knew she'd be a perfect fit for our first ever live broadcast from the Crypt Cocktail Bar on the 31st of January."
Jason Robinson, host of The Badly Timed Breakfast Show on Beyond Radio, will be your Master of Ceremonies on the night from 7pm.
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Cliffs Natural Resources Is Showing a Lot of Progress on Its Return to Profitability
Last quarter, shares of Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) took a nosedive after earnings were released , even if that large drop wasn't necessarily deserved. This time around, though, Wall Street cheered to the tune of a 19% gain after earnings thanks to a strong showing in the fourth quarter.
Let's have a quick look at Cliffs' results for the fourth quarter and what investors can look forward to in 2017
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There were a lot of positive factors influencing this most recent report, both in and out of Cliffs' control. Starting with the one that is out of its control: iron ore prices in the Asia-Pacific region. Per-ton prices increased from $33.73 this time last year to $57.30 in the quarter. This was a big benefit, but there is no guarantee that Asia-Pacific prices will stay at these levels or rise.
With that in mind, the things that were really impressive were the things that Cliffs can control, notably the improvements in its U.S. iron ore business. Thanks to a major iron ore sales deal signed back in may with ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) , Cliffs was able to restart one of its mines and increase production. As a result, total volumes sold were 53% higher than last year. On top of those large gains, it was also able to reduce per-ton operating expenses by 12%. All of these things led to a significant gain in operating margins.
There was even some progress on the corporate side as well. Even though corporate costs increased in the quarter, that money was being better spent. Thanks to some debt extinguishment moves in the prior quarter, Cliffs has been able to reduce its interest expenses by 26%. So the increase in corporate spending went to higher research and development spending as well as some incentive compensation. That R&D spending is being done to produce new iron products that can be used in electric arc furnaces. These newer steel-making furnaces require a higher-quality steel than the traditional blast furnaces Cliffs has been supplying for years. Since most U.S. production is migrating toward these newer furnaces, Cliffs is trying to stay relevant in a changing market.
Big capital restructuring
Along with the company's earnings results came a slew of press releases announcing that it is making some major moves to recapitalize the business:
- Raising $591 million through an equity issuance
- Raising $500 million through unsecured senior notes due 2025
- Paying off its 7% second lien notes due 2020 and its 8% 1.5 lien notes due 2020
- Paying off the outstanding balance on its 5.9% senior notes due 2020, 4.8% senior notes due 2020, and 4.875% senior notes due 2021
In aggregate, these moves basically will extinguish or extend the terms for some of its debts due within the next few years. While the shareholder dilution isn't the best thing for shareholders, it will significantly reduce the company's total debt load as well as extinguish some of its highest-interest debt that it took on in the middle of the commodity downturn. This will put the company on much more solid financial footing for the next several years.
What management had to say
CEO Lourenco Goncalves:
2016 was the year in which we finalized the execution of the operational, commercial and financial actions necessary to ensure Cliffs will have a great future. Among the actions accomplished last year are several new sales agreements entered with clients, including the renewal of our long-term supply contract with our largest customer, and a number of capital markets transactions that were successfully executed to reduce debt and extend our maturity runway.Despite the undeniable fact that the underlying business environment was far from ideal during almost all of 2016, the environmentally compliant and safety oriented performance of the Cliffs teams in the United States and in Australia resulted in a very profitable year with strong cash flow generation.We are excited about Cliffs and about our future. A much more favorable business environment in the U.S. and a newly adopted rational behavior in the international iron ore market support the work we have done internally in our company. With a much lower debt profile and extended maturities, and several new and more favorable commercial agreements that we put in place in 2016, we expect Cliffs to deliver strong and sustainable results in 2017.
What a Fool believes
When Goncalves took the reins in 2014, he immediately said he would focus on shedding the company of its non-core businesses, cut costs, get the company's balance sheet in order, and generate cash flow for investors. In a little more than two years, he has accomplished three of those goals. Even after the company completes this major debt reduction and restructuring move, there is still some room for improvement.
That said, Cliffs is in much, much better shape than it was a couple of years ago, and the company is looking more and more like it will be able to fulfill in 2017 all of the promises Goncalves made.
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Career Path: Damira Bowles, Account Supervisor at The Rosen Group
What do the career path and the day-in-the-life look like for an Account Supervisor at public relations firm The Rosen Group?
We connected with Damira Bowles to find out!
Where did you grow up? What did your parents do for work?
I am Croatian, from the coastal city of Split, recently made famous as one of the filming locations for the Game of Thrones. I've lived in many places including Chicago, IL and London, UK. My dad is a ship captain and my mom worked in accounting. I have two younger sisters who are professional luge athletes. One of them competed in the 2018 Olympics in South Korea.
Where did you go to college? What did you study and what were some of your initial jobs out of school?
I hold a Master's of Science degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communication from New York University (NYU). NYU was my dream school and to this day one of my proudest achievements. I also hold a BA and an MA in International Relations from a school in London. Initially, my plan was to work in public affairs or the non-profit realm, then I found the exciting world of Public Relations. I also got a diploma in Social Media Management from Georgetown University. Learning is what keeps the mind young!
What has attributed to your success thus far and has helped propel you to the position you have now?
Being level-headed and realistic, and being able to communicate in multiple languages and relate to people. I am lucky to be able to work with people whose work ethic aligns with my own.
Can you share the high-level responsibilities of your current position as Account Supervisor at Rosen Group?
Developing and executing public relations and social media campaigns. I also handle our Internship program, which is very rewarding.
Any tips for someone considering a career in the PR industry?
Hone your writing skills, stay on top of the news, and NETWORK!
Day in the Life
Coffee, tea, or nothing?
Coffee! The best coffee I ever had was in a little coffee shop in the Shibuya neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan. It was served in a mug the size of a soup bowl! In NYC my go-to is Gregory's Coffee.
What time do you get into the office?
Around 8:30 am… I like to have some quiet time to catch up on emails and drink my COFFEE!
What are three things that motivate you in your role?
Being able to tell our clients' stories, mentoring, and meeting journalists and other PR pros I can learn from. I also work with some truly wonderful people. One of my colleagues is also studying to become a pastry chef which means that on any given day our office gets to feast on a selection of expertly crafted desserts. That's what I call work perks.
Every day is different, but can you outline what a typical day looks like for you?
A typical day involves working on materials such as press releases, pitches, social media editorial calendars, new business proposals, attending client meetings and media interviews (my favorite!).
What time do you head out of the office?
Around 6 pm on a regular day. Sometimes we have client events which can include working in the evenings or weekends.
Do you log back in at night or do you shut it down completely?
The 24/7 news cycle makes it virtually impossible to completely shut down. I always check my emails but usually wait until the next day to respond unless it is an emergency.
Any productivity hacks?
Just the old 'never do tomorrow what you can do today.' Also, the Pomodoro technique is an excellent time management system.
What are the 3 apps that you can't live without?
Facebook messenger to keep in touch with friends and family, as well as Instagram and Kindle.
What professional accomplishment are you proudest of?
Landing an internship at the British Parliament (House of Commons) as a young graduate. Seeing my clients featured in The New York Times, Forbes and other revered outlets. Working on a project with Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac and meeting Susan Westmoreland, Culinary Director Kitchen Appliances & Technology Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, whose career I admire so much.
Who do you admire or call upon for professional advice?
My former NYU professor and mentor Bill Healey, who is an experienced public affairs and communications professional as well as an adjunct professor at NYU and The College of New Jersey. He is a well of knowledge and one of the best people I know. I trust his judgment unreservedly and often call on him for professional and personal advice.
Alexander Culafi is Producer & Editor for VentureFizz. He also edits and produces The VentureFizz Podcast. You can follow him on Twitter @culafia.


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There are always specific pieces in my closet that tend to be on repeat during each season. I love to take note of these items, because it helps to define my personal style that much more. The title of this post doesn't necessarily refer to current "trends" on the runway, but those things that are trending within my personal closet. This dress is the perfect casual item to throw into your suitcase. It goes with everything and has the perfect feminine touch with it's eyelet details. This top just keeps on giving - I have worn it countless times since purchasing in March and it's held up so incredibly well. And these sandals? They are so comfortable and match everything in my Summer wardrobe. Shop more of the trending items from my closet below! xx
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