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08:35 1st May 2014
Price hoping Wolves sign off with a win
Jack Price admits it's what dreams are made of to be getting his hands on a League One medal in his breakthrough season.
But the down-to-earth midfielder is already planning ahead and setting his sights on a similar impact in the Sky Bet Championship next season.
If Price plays a part in Saturday's final game of the season at home to Carlisle (3pm), it will be his 30th appearance of a memorable campaign, an impressive return made even more so by the fact it wasn't until his 19th outing for Wolves – the trip to Crawley – that he finished on the losing side.
"It's been a great first season for me in the first team," says the Shrewsbury-born midfielder.
"I remember speaking to Steve Weaver at the start of the season and I was happy to be aiming to try and play 15 to 20 games and to get past that and get to being one off 30 is a good achievement for myself.
"It's been nice that when I had my main run in the team maybe playing eight or nine games in a row we managed to pick up good results.
"And to be involved in a team winning the title in what is my first season, still as a young player, is great.
"I've had to be patient to wait for my chance but I think when it came I was ready for it and I've ended up with a League One medal.
"That's going to be great day on Saturday for us to lift the trophy in front of a packed crowd.
"I'd love to be involved if I can and it's going to be the sort of occasion you dream about when you start off playing football.
"Winning a title at any level is a very good achievement."
Price believes it has been an all round squad achievement to have netted the title.
Wolves haven't used a massive amount of players, particularly in the New Year, but all have made a positive contribution to the overall success.
"I think everyone has played a part at some stage this season," says Price.
"Take Liam McAlinden who has made a contribution particularly with his goal at MK Dons and then Ethan Ebanks-Landell, who got two important goals.
"They have been pushing to try and play more but have still made a vital impact.
"They are key moments in a season and I think everyone has played a massive part in this title.
"And now we are all focused on trying to give the fans a good performance on Saturday and a good result as well.
"I think it's important not only for the day itself but also to send people away on a good note as they start to think about next season."
And as thoughts go to next season after Saturday's game, Price believes there is much to be excited about.
Head Coach Kenny Jackett has already stated he wants to build on this season's successes with a few additional signings but not major surgery.
That will give the current crop the chance not only to continue to improve together but also try and take an attractive and exciting style of play into the undoubted tests which the Championship has to offer.
"For those of us who have made our breakthroughs the challenge now is to keep that going next year and play well enough to keep a place in the team," Price added.
"It's going to be a big season in the Championship and I'm looking forward to it.
"Most of my time at Wolves has been in the Championship and the Premier League and I have looked on from the outside.
"The team we had when we were promoted from the Championship was a great side.
"We want to try and emulate them, play some good stuff again next season and see where it takes us.
"I think it is a tough league but it is also still important to try and be good on the ball and retain possession like we have done this season.
"That is what the gaffer will be looking for us to do, while we also know there will be games where you will really have to grind it out if you are to get anything.
"We will try and get the ball down and play which will hopefully be good for the fans as well as getting us results.
"I think that suits my game but I know I will have to go out there and do well if I am to get a run in the side."
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Oil on the defensive
It is difficult to find an area of the world where uncertainty is not the main catalyst in all of the financial and commodity markets. In Asia consumer spending is slowing as the Japanese economy fights its third recession in four years while stocks in Taiwan are currently getting hit with a round of selling as exports continue to decline. In Europe German investor confidence unexpectedly declined in November as the euro falls to a two month low as the market continues to be concerned over the evolving Greek bailout... an issue that has been plaguing Europe for almost four years. In the US the looming fiscal cliff and overall disappointing third quarter corporate earnings reports all point to a slowing of this economy.
Bottom line the major negative that has been impacting all financial and commodity markets for most of this year is still the main negative catalyst... the slowing global economy sprinkled with the potential for major negatives like the possible failure to reach agreement on the fiscal cliff or additional Greek bailout funds... just to name a few. As the global economy goes so goes oil demand and commodity demand in general. The IEA in their monthly report just released this morning (see below for the highlights) lowered global oil consumption figures by another 60,000 bpd for 2012 versus last month's report while also showing that Iranian oil production and exports rose in October after falling for seven months. Supply continues to grow while demand continues to slow.
The IEA just released their latest monthly oil report. Following are some of the highlights from this report.
Oil futures prices fell to four-month lows in late October and early November amid mounting pessimism over the global economic outlook. Prices fell further after the US presidential election on worries over the so-called US 'fiscal cliff' looming at end-year, with Brent last trading at $109.25/bbl and WTI at $86/bbl.
The forecast of 4Q12 global oil demand has been cut by 290 kb/d since last month's report, to 90.1 mb/d, reflecting persistent weakness in Europe and the impact of Hurricane Sandy in the US. The 2012 growth forecast has been reduced by 60 kb/d to 670 kb/d.
Non-OPEC production rebounded by 840 kb/d in October, to 53.4 mb/d, after seasonal maintenance and weather disrupted output in September. Non-OPEC supplies are expected to grow by 460 kb/d in 2012 and by 860 kb/d in 2013, to 54.1 mb/d.
OPEC crude oil supply dipped by 30 kb/d to 31.15 mb/d in October, a nine-month low, even as Iran halted a seven-month supply downtrend with a small rebound. The 'call on OPEC crude and stock change' for 4Q12 has been lowered by 500 kb/d, to 30 mb/d, due to a weaker demand outlook and a stronger forecast of non-OPEC supply.
September OECD total oil commercial inventories increased by a steep, counter-seasonal 15.2 mb in September, extending six months of builds, to 2 746 mb. Forward demand cover stood at 59.6 days, flat with an upwardly revised August estimate. Preliminary data indicate OECD oil stocks rose by 5.5 mb in October.
Global refinery throughputs averaged 75.9 mb/d in 3Q12, as recovering Chinese runs and strong OECD margins, notably in Europe, offset US hurricane outages. A seasonal dip is expected to leave 4Q12 runs at 75.5 mb/d. Annual growth is projected to rise to 1.1 mb/d in 4Q12 from 0.6 mb/d in 3Q12.
Global equity markets lost value across the board over the last twenty four hours as shown in the EMI Global Equity Index table below. The Index has shed about 0.6% over the last twenty four hours with the year to date gain narrowing to 4.5%. The EMI Index is now at the lowest level it has been at since the first half of August. China remains the only bourse still in negative territory for the year but Brazil is currently on the cusp of going negative which just a 0.5% year to date gain. Germany is still holding the top spot with a gain of 20.6% for the year. Since the election the US Dow has lost about 1/3 of its year to date gain as uncertainty as to the fiscal cliff still remains the main catalyst for this market. At the moment the global equity markets remain a negative price driver for oil and the broader commodity market.
The weekly oil inventory cycle will be moved by one day due to the US government holiday on Monday. The weekly oil inventory cycle will begin with the release of the API inventory report on Wednesday afternoon and with the more widely followed EIA oil inventory report being released Thursday morning at 11 AM EST. With the global economy and oil fundamentals continuing to be the main focus of the trading and investing community this week's oil inventory report could be a price catalyst especially if the actual outcome shows a large deviation from the projections. However, any inventory reaction could be short lived if the macroeconomic data, the fiscal cliff and Greece remain the main focus of most market players.
My projections for this week's inventory report are summarized in the following table. I am expecting the US refining sector to increase marginally as the refining sector continues to return to normal from the recent storm on the east coast. I am expecting a modest build in crude oil inventories, a build in gasoline and another draw in distillate fuel stocks as the weather was colder than normal over the east coast during the report period. I am expecting crude oil stocks to increase by about 2.3 million barrels. If the actual numbers are in sync with my projections the year over year comparison for crude oil will now show a surplus of 40.1 million barrels while the overhang versus the five year average for the same week will come in around 45.2 million barrels.
I am expecting a modest draw in crude oil stocks in Cushing, Ok as the Seaway pipeline is still pumping and refinery run rates are continuing at high levels in that region of the US. This would normally be bearish for the Brent/WTI spread in the short term but the spread is currently trading at a relatively high premium to Brent but off of the highs hit about a week or so ago. The slow return from maintenance in the North Sea has been the main driver that has resulted in the Nov Brent/WTI spread now trading over the $23/bbl level as of this writing. The widening of the spread should begin to ease once the North Sea returns to a more normal production level.
With refinery runs expected to increase by 0.2% I am expecting a build in gasoline stocks. Gasoline stocks are expected to increase by 1.0 million barrels which would result in the gasoline year over year deficit coming in around 1.8 million barrels while the surplus versus the five year average for the same week will come in around 0.3 million barrels.
Distillate fuel is projected to decrease by 0.4 million barrels. If the actual EIA data is in sync with my distillate fuel projection inventories versus last year will likely now be about 16.1 million barrels below last year while the deficit versus the five year average will come in around 26.6 million barrels.
The following table compares my projections for this week's report (for the categories I am making projections) with the change in inventories for the same period last year. As you can see from the table last year's inventories are mostly in directional sync with this week's projections (except for crude oil). As such if the actual data is in line with the projections there will be a modest change in the year over year inventory comparisons for crude oil.
I am maintaining my overall view for the oil complex at cautiously bearish now that the spot WTI contract has breached its range support that has been in play since mid September. The new resistance level is the old range support level of $87/bbl. The battle continues between the negativity from the slowing of the global economy compared to what global stimulus programs might do to the economy going forward while geopolitics have continued to remain an issue for market participants.
I am keeping my Nat Gas price view at neutral as the fundamentals and technicals are once again keeping suggesting that the market may have topped out for the short term. I anticipate that the market will remain in a trading range until it becomes clearer as to how the heating season will evolve.
Markets are mostly lower into the US trading session as shown in the following table.
Best regards,
Dominick A. Chirichella
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Chamakh insists he's going nowhere in January
Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh insists he will stay with the Ligue 1 champions until the end of the season.
Chamakh has long been linked with a move away from the Stade Chaban Delmas and made no secret in the summer of his desire to play in the Premier League.
Arsenal were one of the many clubs reportedly interested in the 25-year-old and speculation is rife that Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is set to make a renewed effort to sign him when the window opens again, with Robin van Persie likely to be absent for the rest of the season.
However, Chamakh claims he is not going anywhere in January.
"I'm going to finish my season at Bordeaux,'' he told France Football. "Honestly, in my head I don't want to relive what I lived through last summer.
"I don't want to see my name circulating during the transfer window. I've had enough of reading or hearing rumours that they are lacking a centre-forward somewhere.''
Chamakh's contract expires in the summer and the Morocco striker will then be able to leave on a free transfer.
A big-money deal is now on the table for Chamakh - last season's leading goalscorer - as Bordeaux attempt not only to keep him at the club but also avoid losing him for nothing.
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The story of one woman's quest for custard has gone viral, turning Jules Serkin's search for a tin of Bird's Instant Custard Powder into the butt of many an online joke and an excuse for hundreds of custard-related puns on internet message boards and Twitter. For many commentators, the story symbolises the decline of the high street, the demise of home cooking, and, most of all, falling standards of local journalism.
Back on March 25 the Whitstable Times ran a 650-word story that began "A mum of three is dis-custard after a hunt for the dessert sauce in the town proved fruitless."
To some, the tale sums up the charm of local newspapers, to others the decision to run the story and its cheesy treatment demonstrate why local papers are in such trouble. Those commenting on the story have called for the sacking of both the reporter and editor. But another contributor, "General Custard of Blackberry Way", said the article was doing more to promote Whitstable than the local tourist board.
Now Serkin, a 43-year-old PR consultant, has defended her decision to go public on her custard quest. "I didn't expect all of this interest when I made the phone call, but I am proud because I really like custard," she told South West News. She also revealed that she's had messages of support from all over the world, including on proposal of marriage from a man in Alabama.
Six weeks after it appeared the story is still the most read on This is Kent, the website of a group of Kent newspapers, and it has attracted more comments than any other. John Nurden, editor of the Whistable Times, blamed fellow journalists for the sarky comments. "I sense fellow hack are just jealous of our eggs-clusives," he told Hold the Front Page.


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She did a great job. It is so cute. And I love your sewing room.
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
She did a great job. It is so cute. And I love your sewing room.
Very nice job on the quilt. A nice bright room..congrats :D
That's one of the quilts on my list! She did a beautiful job! Your sewing room is just awesome--Is that batting on the wall above the table? How awesome to have a table just for sandwiching quilts! You've thought it out carefully!
Your daughter did a great job on her first quilt, shadow. Are you going to quilt it for her?
It reminds me of the painted lady houses in san fransisco on the crooked street. So cheerful and fun! Love it!
Oh... by the way, Your sewing room is really organized perfectly. You really thought that one through well.
What a bright, happy quilt! A bright cheerful looking sewing room also.
What a fun quilt---I can't imagine making all those blocks and sashing and everything in just two days!! I am soooo impressed!!
LOVE, love, love your sewing room!!!
Dancing houses. What a great way to start in the quilting frenzy.
She did an awesome job. You taught her well mom.
I love houses and cottages. This is very lively and bright. Wow, you guys work fast. Bet it was a lot of fun. :D


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My ride, pimped
Mileage: 20.5
February mileage: 179.8
Hours: 2:00
Temperature: 34
I went for one last ride on the Pugsley yesterday, fighting rapidly rising temperatures and a proportionally deepening layer of slush. When I came home, I was thrilled to find a small package from Eric at Epic Designs. Inside: The Complete Snow Bike Racing Kit® (just kidding. That's not really trademarked.) I had a mere three hours to play with it this morning, which is what I did rather than break my bike down like I was supposed to be doing. It took me more than one of those hours just to get the front bivy bag figured out. But once I did, I still managed to get my entire, not-so-conservative winter kit - minus a few small items - stuffed in these bags. And that was without much planning or thought. With a little more time, and a fair amount more practice, the remaining items (a few more packages of food, chemical warmers, ice cleats, goggles, first aid kit) should slide right in. As it is, the frame bag still has quite a bit of space. And I am already planning my Camelbak pack for the myriad small things I want quick access to, such as knife, flint fire starter, sunglasses, chap stick, batteries, bike tool, pump, etc. I am planning to mount my fuel bottle in a water-bottle holder on the fork, with my Outdoor Research bottle holder on the other side. This kit could work! And, it seems, racks are completely optional (front and back!)
This is the gravity-defying "Super Twinkie" seat post bag. I stuffed it as obnoxiously full as possible, and then some. It only grows higher and more rigid the more full it becomes. It even has straps on the bottom, which my small frame doesn't allow any clearance for, but I figured out how to cross them in order to mount a thin, tent-pole-type bag to the side (I used a rolled-up fleece jacket to test my theory.) I think such a bag would be a good quick-access carrier for socks and liner gloves. It will probably also give me just the extra space I'd need to get my top insulation layer in the seat post bag if it happens to be 25 degrees or warmer.
The good 'ol frame bag with an add-on "gas tank" above the frame. I didn't take a picture of the top of the gas tank, but it has a double zipper that can be easily opened and closed with big mittens for quick access to food while on the bike. Just for testing purposes, I stuffed it with six "teeth-shattering" Clif Bars, one fruit-and-nut Trio bar, two Pop Tart packages, and 10 fruit leathers. Room to spare! The frame bag is mostly a depository for food, but with this new set-up, it also will need to hold my stove and pot, my spare tubes and chemical warmers. Seems like that can be easily done and still have room for the ~9,000 calories I was hoping for. I pedaled this a short distance and there's plenty of clearance for my knees. Standing up involves some minor brushing against the gas tank, but how often do you stand up on a snow bike?
This is the bivy burrito, a handlebar bag that is currently resting on a front rack, but wouldn't necessarily have to. I had quite a struggle with it this morning - most of that time just trying to figure out all the details - but it will take some practicing before I can say for sure whether it is right for me and my obnoxiously large sleeping kit. But believe it or not, inside is a -40 degree Marmot CWM sleeping bag, a full-sized Ridge Rest and a Black Diamond bivy sack. You can take your whole sleeping bag set-up as is - inside the bivy and everything - roll it up and wrap the sack around it, hence the burrito name. You use a row of compression straps to cinch it all together to a workable mass, although I have to say that down in the sleeping bag really, really wants to escape. I obviously didn't perfect it this morning - you can see some spots where the sleeping bag succeeded. But two handlebar straps and a removeable stem strap help secure it to the bike without the necessity of a rack. I need to take that rack off for shipping tonight, so hopefully I'll have time to test just how good the clearance is.
So there you have it - completely outfitted by Epic Designs. If I wasn't so new to this winter bicycle touring scene, I'd probably be even more impressed than I am. But I have to say, I'm pretty impressed. Everything's sleek and gray and matched perfectly to my Pugsley - like a real racing kit. It's especially tasty compared to the sloppy, haphazard randomness of my kit for last year's Susitna 100:
Or even worse, 2006, when I actually had a seat post rack, a loosley-packed non-compression stuff sack on the handlebars, and a Wal-mart-purchased handlebar bag stuffed in the tiny triangle of my frame between the down tube and the rear suspension of my Sugar:
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|I blame Ino for this! xD I'm so hyped up over the prospect of Dragon Age cosplay right now it's ridiculous!
So rather then making a OC Hawke I'd like to stick with the original design! I actually didn't change Hawke at all in my play through, I liked her design that much.
I think this one's going to be quite the challenge for me as I can already see bits that might prove to be tedious. Not sure how much new ground I'll have to cover with this costume but I guess I'll just take it bit by bit.
Goddamn we need an Anders. <3
Well I blame YOU for Fenris! XDD <3
Her design is sooooooo cool *_* Looks like it's going to be challenging yet fun to make!
Oh awesome! My brother played as a female mage (why though I have NO IDEA) and she has a great design! Looking forward to it ;D
dethweapon, masses of armour...and is that chainmail? This is going to be badass. Also headache-inducing construction maybe but you can do it, this I know.
I've not played Dragon Age II but it looks like under that traditional-epic-fantasy style armour Hawke is wearing bizzarely modern jeans. And eyeshadow. I think I'm missing something, lol.
I'll let you know the tactics when I do Garret Hawke. I've seen the technique and its a doozy! However I'll do Valasdine or the Chanter's Staff. I'd love to do this with you though since you're practically awesome love!


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I'm small by most measures. I stand only 4 feet 11 inches tall and weigh a little over 120lbs. Still, I've always hated clothes shopping because my size makes finding well-fitting, grown-up clothing hard to find. And anymore, I'm too old and too busty to shop in the 'misses' section.
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Because fashion has always seemed to exclude me (and everyone else who isn't tall and wispy), I've spent decades happily ignoring every message flung at me from that industry. I don't care if 'orange is the new pink' or whether my shoes are chic. After a lifetime spent way out past the fringe of mainstream fashion, the only criteria for clothes shopping I have left are these: If it's comfortable and won't get me into trouble at work, I'll wear it.
But I have it easy. I'm a size 4. Worst case scenario, I need to roll up my sleeves and have new pants hemmed a few inches before I can wear them without tripping over the excess. For many women, going well-dressed into the world isn't that simple. Particularly not if they'd like to move freely and comfortably while they're out and about.
In my opinion, the entire fashion industry needs to take a hint from Flying Pig Apparel, a women-owned company founded with the important goal of creating well-fitting, affordable active wear for plus-size women. They think – and I agree – that flattering, unrestrictive clothing should be available to women of all sizes.
Flying Pig Apparel is running a Kickstarter project to raise the funds to produce their first batch of made-to-order garments. I like the look of what they're offering, and I hope their launch is a success. If, like me, you've ever had a hard time finding something to wear that fits right and looks good, you may want to their Kickstarter or share it with your friends.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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It was back to the purest form of fashion sensibility set against the wilder side of nature on the Milan fashion week (MFW) runway during Etro's fall 2013 presentation. Pretty much consistent with Kean Etro's long-established bohemian aesthetic, the newly introduced garments carried a strong sense of prevailed flowiness and lightness, somehow contrasting the heavy float of oversized influences that didn't pass off the collection.
Even the color palette had a hint of exaggerated boldness meant to emphasize the recurring theme of change and transition, subtexts that appear as more and more attractive to designers hiding a soft spot for revolutionary evolution. The Etro man will find that its core was kept intact as shown in an array of playful attires relying on heavy embellished brocades, psychedelic prints and candescent tiger patterns.
You can see all of the Etro autumn (fall) / winter 2013 runway collection as shown at Milan fashion week (MFW) by clicking on a thumbnail on the left. From there you can browse through each of the pictures from the fashion show.
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A senior Australian Orthodox rabbi had his glasses ripped from his face during a synagogue altercation with a relative of a prominent advocate for sex abuse victims.
Rabbi Zvi Telsner, the spiritual leader of the Yeshivah Center, which houses the city's Chabad headquarters, offered festive greetings to Chaim Waks at the end of the Shavuot holiday service on Tuesday night inside Chabad's main synagogue in Melbourne..
But Waks, 24, whose brother, Manny, has been at loggerheads with Chabad since he first went public in 2011 with claims he was sexually abused when he was at the Chabad-run school in the 1980s, admitted to asking the rabbi: "How dare you f***|ing wish me a good Yom Tov?"
Manny Waks confirmed his brother also admitted throwing Telsner's glasses on the floor.
Telsner, who was born in New York, declined to comment but confirmed to JTA that the incident happened.
Manny Waks said in a statement: "I have informed Chaim that this type of behavior is completely unacceptable. It makes no difference what an individual has done – in this case the ongoing attacks by Rabbi Telsner and some within his community against my family. The use of violence is never an option and needs to be unequivocally condemned."
Waks also accuses senior Chabad rabbis of covering up complaints by parents of sexual abuse and even helping alleged perpetrators flee the country, sparking a bitter feud between the family and Chabad officials. He also claims his complaints to Chabad's then-chief rabbi were ignored.
His father, Zephaniah Waks, claims he has been shunned by his own community and denied rites at Chabad's main synagogue since the furor erupted in 2011. Chabad officials deny those claims.
Zephaniah Waks claimed he was harassed by another congregant inside the sanctuary the day after the incident between his son and Telsner. He has reported the matter to police.
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Robin McGraw (Dr. Phil's wife) has 2 good books that are easy to read and inspirational that would be perfect! From my Heart To Yours and Inside My Heart: Guided Journal you can find them online and I think Barnes and Nobles carries them as well.
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On the Issues: Iran Sanctions
The United Nations Security Council on June 9 voted to impose a fourth round of sanctions on Iran, targeting conventional arms and the finances of 40 Iranian companies. The U.N. Security Council decision was not unanimous as two of the 15 nations on the council -- Brazil and Turkey – voted against the measure. Lebanon abstained. In an update to a May 20 "On the Issues," USIP experts Robin Wright, Dan Brumberg and George Lopez provide different views on the U.N. vote and whether these sanctions can be effective.
Updated: June 9, 2010
Read the original On the Issues posted on May 20, 2010
The United Nations Security Council on June 9 voted to impose a fourth round of sanctions on Iran, targeting conventional arms and the finances of 40 Iranian companies. The U.N. Security Council decision was not unanimous as two of the 15 nations on the council -- Brazil and Turkey – voted against the measure. Lebanon abstained.
In an update to a May 20 "On the Issues," USIP experts Robin Wright, Dan Brumberg and George Lopez provide different views on the U.N. vote and whether these sanctions can be effective.
Robin Wright: The latest U.N. resolution is unlikely to have any significant impact on Iran's behavior, as Tehran has already made clear. Over the past 30 years, Tehran has become highly skilled at circumventing sanctions through intermediaries and shell companies. Iran may find it trickier to acquire technology and materiel. But the pressure is almost certainly not sufficient to get Iran back to diplomatic negotiations. The impact will be more psychological than political or economic. The proud Persian theocrats don't like sanctions, even though they can survive the new restrictions.
The main issue will be how the new resolution is now adapted and applied, especially since different countries have quite disparate interpretations of Resolution 1929. The United States insists that the resolution lays the groundwork for potential additional action against Iran's pivotal energy sector and Central Bank. But countries like Russia and China, which do major business with Iran and therefore have greater leverage, point out that there are no legal restrictions on either doing business on energy sector or the Central Bank.
The short-term effect of the new resolution may depend on whether the Europeans use it as justification for their own new unilateral or regional sanctions. Several countries do business with Iran.
For the United States, the down side of this resolution is that it carried significant costs. For the first time, Washington was unable to win unanimous backing, even after significantly watering down the resolution.
More importantly, the Obama administration alienated two key emerging powers --Turkey and Brazil - by bungling the reaction to the last-ditch diplomatic deal their leaders brokered with Iran. The deal was immediately dismissed out of hand, without acknowledging the allies' diplomatic efforts or Iran's willingness to negotiate-even though the terms fell short. As a result, for the first time, the obstacles to a unanimous vote were not major powers like Russia and China, but two countries that Washington had previously considered strong allies.
The limited impact of the new U.N. resolution also immediately leaves open the question: What's next? Resolution 1929 took almost one year to negotiate. Since it is unlikely to get Iran to cooperate with the international community, what steps can the major powers - in agreement-- take next to change Iran's behavior. The new resolution comes at a time of unprecedented concern about Iran's suspected secret nuclear activities.
Dan Brumberg: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice asserts that the new round of U.N. Security Council sanctions are "as tough as they are smart and precise." But if the purpose of the sanctions is to push Iran to provide the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with the kind of cooperation and information it is demanding, I doubt they will be effective. As recent reporting makes clear, the Iranians have devised a multitude of strategies and mechanisms for evading or mitigating sanctions. My sense is that at the end of the day, sanctions have a political purpose, i.e. to maintain a degree of unity with our close allies, and with Russian and China as well. Sanctions are also designed to buy time, and perhaps to fend off pressures for military solutions. But enhanced sanctions cannot substitute for a more coherent diplomatic strategy, which is still lacking. What we now have is tepid engagement combined with enhanced sanctions, weak incentives for cooperation and not terribly robust disincentives. It's not a winning combination. Of course, the actions and nature of the regime in Tehran don't make our life any easier. A regime that continues to repress a significant sector of its populace is not one that we feel like cutting deals with. So we remain ambivalent--and that ambivalence is just fine with Iran's rulers.
George Lopez: The new U.N. resolution captures the important policy subtlety that sanctions must pressure for compliance, not punish for capitulation. It provides an effective balance between a sanctions bite that hurts and a style of imposition that rejects isolating Iran. Instead, these targeted sanctions rightly aim to refocus Tehran on internationally accepted standards of atomic energy development and use.
The resolution's first strength is that it undermines real assets and capabilities that Iran might use for weapons production. The document astutely mixes compulsory and voluntary measures targeted at the diverse economic sectors that bolster Iranian uranium enrichment and missile development. These measures will complicate further progress in both areas, and may extend significantly the time that Iran would need to develop an actual weapon.
This resolution also underscores why and how sanctions constitute the cornerstone, rather than the entire edifice, of a nuclear rollback policy. The past successful cases of Ukraine, South Africa and Libya illustrate that an astute application of narrowly targeted sanctions are the critical first step of a larger policy process, the second element of which is engaged negotiation between imposers of sanctions and their targets.
Rather unique in this week's sanctions resolution is a section providing six full paragraphs expressly dealing with engagement. The resolution also includes as an annex the 2008 incentives package crafted primarily by the EU3 (France, Britain and Germany), which lays out a workable path for Iran to develop peaceful nuclear energy.
The resolution's conventional arms embargo may be the most extensive imposed on a nation not embroiled in civil war. The measures prohibit Iranian purchases of missiles, naval ships, tanks, artillery and armored vehicles, as well as an array of aircraft, most notably attack helicopters. In addition, the draft resolution puts real teeth into the missile system restrictions that first appeared in earlier U.N. resolutions, while also prohibiting other states from supplying training, spare parts or other assistance for any of these arms.
Posted: May 20, 2010
The U.S. this week announced it reached an agreement for new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program with the other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, including Russia and China. The proposed U.N. resolution comes shortly after Iran announced its own deal with Turkey and Brazil in which it would turn over nearly half of its stockpile of nuclear fuel.
USIP's Dan Brumberg, George Lopez and Robin Wright discuss the significance of these recent developments.
- What do you make of the draft resolution for U.N. sanctions on Iran? Could this successfully compel Iran to halt its uranium enrichment work and to cooperate with international inspectors?
- Why did Russia and China agree to this U.N. resolution?
- What do you think of Iran's deal with Brazil and Turkey, which currently have seats on the Security Council without veto power? Did it undermine U.S. efforts on sanctions?
- How do you expect this will play out in Iran?
- What happens next? When is the U.N. Security Council likely to vote?
- What options does the U.S. have here? What does this mean for earlier U.S. attempts to "engage" Iran? Is that off the table?
What do you make of the draft resolution for U.N. sanctions on Iran? Could this successfully compel Iran to halt its uranium enrichment work and to cooperate with international inspectors?
Robin Wright: The new U.N. resolution will almost certainly not make a decisive difference in getting Iran to cooperate with the international community on its controversial nuclear program. Some measures do not require member states to take action; others do not have an enforcement mechanism.
The main impact is likely to be more psychological than economic, since the regime has had plenty of time to prepare alternative covert means of acquiring the goods it wants.
George Lopez: I believe these sanctions have a reasonable chance of success. Past cases like Ukraine, South Africa, Libya and even North Korea illustrate that an astute application of narrowly targeted sanctions -- as these new ones are -- can "work" but only when they are the first step of a larger policy and only when they lead to engaged negotiation between imposers and targets.
These sanctions prompt such negotiations because they are placed on those leaders and economic sectors most responsible for nuclear development. This package submitted by the U.S. is one of the best I've seen at doing this: it will name companies, banks, military goods and individuals. These are truly "smart" sanctions.
What finally seals the deal is the unveiling of a versatile array of economic incentives which await the nation once it renounces nuclear materials and permits international verification of such. These inducement rewards were first put on the table by the Europeans in 2006 and have been hanging around since then.
My hunch is that this will be about a two-year process in all.
Why did Russia and China agree to this U.N. resolution?
George Lopez: Russia and China agreed because this sanctions package does not greatly disturb their core economic interests with Iran, and Russia, more than China, but both to a degree, are running out of patience with Tehran's leadership. Iran's behavior is too erratic and its unwillingness to see a good deal when they have it has frustrated and alienated Russia and China from Tehran.
To a lesser, but real degree, each state likes the new wave of U.S. dialogue and engagement at the U.N. Security Council level -- they feel very much a part of the 'Big Three' as the U.S. has been very inclusive of them under this administration.
What do you think of Iran's deal with Brazil and Turkey, which currently have seats on the Security Council without veto power? Did it undermine U.S. efforts on sanctions?
Robin Wright: Iran was clearly responding to the growing international momentum behind a new U.N. sanctions resolution. But Iran flip-flopped on a similar U.S.-backed deal last fall, so the question automatically was whether it might back out again somewhere down the road.
George Lopez: This deal between Brazil, Turkey and Iran was more than just about slowing uranium enrichment. There was a lot embedded into this for Turkey and Brazil in that they believe in the 'power' of their mid-to-large international status and their claim that they are closed out of too much by the big global powers.
They each want a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council when and if the size of the council expands. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sees himself as a big 'deal maker,' while Turkey sees itself as a model of a thriving state between East and West -- and as a state that deserves entrance into the European Union. We and other nations need to welcome this level of leadership and action; we are going to need to do some repair work with them as they are now pretty angry at the US.
Brazil and Turkey were correct to call this agreement a first step and a confidence-building measure -- but they misread the timing for it badly. It might have been a good deal to get in February, but now they would need to insist on some more direct concessions from Iran and they did not. And even if they had gotten some more concessions, the core issue remains that Iran will not stop the plants and reactors that are running to attain 20 percent enriched grade uranium. That is the most cumbersome stumbling block.
The U.S. would have again liked to get a 15-0 vote at the U.N., but they are right now gearing up for a 12-3 vote -- with a hope that tempers could ebb over the next two to three weeks to the point where one of these countries would "abstain" from voting.
Dan Brumberg: While Tehran certainly hoped that the deal with Brazil and Turkey would help prevent a new round of U.N. sanctions, I do not think its motivation for supporting the deal solely hinged on the assumption that the deal would get China and/or Russia to veto a new round of sanctions.
Indeed, while Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad certainly doesn't want sanctions, he has repeatedly stated--and I think he means it--that sanctions will not force Iran to comply with the demands of Washington regarding the suspension of enrichment or the carrying out of the October 2009 agreement to enrich uranium outside Iran.
Rather, the primary motivation behind Iran's cooperation was its desire to expand and solidify a growing constellation of large countries – like China and Russia -- and medium-sized countries who are seeking to demonstrate their capacity to affect global developments independently of Washington's will.
These countries include states that are clearly hostile to Washington--such as Venezuela--but they also include countries that maintain, to varying degrees, good relations with the U.S., but whose leaders nevertheless are searching to create a truly multipolar political system. Iran wants to be a key part of such a system, and thus the opportunity to demonstrate that some of its key members--including states with reasonably close relations with Washington, such as Turkey--could take stands adverse to Washington's desire was simply too much to pass up.
It has maintained its determination to continue enriching uranium up to 20 percent, and it is keeping 45 percent of its uranium stockpile in Iran, as compared to the 70 percent it was required to send out by the October 9 agreement. Thus it is not giving much ground. Instead, it is gaining diplomatic leverage that will be of tremendous benefit to Tehran over the medium and long term.
The above analysis would suggest that the agreement with Brazil and Turkey certainly represents a considerable irritant for Washington, and it is for this reason that the Obama administration was quick to announce its sanctions agreement -- an agreement, the administration has emphasized, which has the support of China.
How do you expect this will play out in Iran?
Robin Wright: Iran has already indicated it rejects the U.N. draft. So far, there is nothing to indicate it will respond more positively this time than it did to any of the earlier resolutions. The tense political environment at home after a year of unrest could also complicate diplomatic efforts to get Iran to comply, since there are divisions within the regime over what to do.
George Lopez: You are seeing already the accusations coming from Tehran about U.S. and U.N. illegitimacy. That will continue, maybe augmented by attempts to get Lebanon or Turkey to storm out of the Security Council in dramatic fashion. They could also try to take another step with Brazil and Turkey -- but those countries will likely be weary of getting only real concessions that meet the demands set forth in the sanctions resolution. Once the resolution is passed and by the end of year, we'll see how hard the sanctions bite economically and politically, and we'll also see how well Iran reacts to its increased isolation. I am hoping they don't throw out the international inspectors of IAEA. That would be a serious escalation and might move the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to come up with a new resolution where what is now voluntary in this sanctions package to being fully imposed.
I suspect that by this time next year there will be some kind of conference or more serious engagement setting as both the nuclear program will have been slowed and the economy will have slowed.
What happens next? When is the U.N. Security Council likely to vote?
Robin Wright: The United States would like to get a vote as soon as possible, but no later than June. If there is any further slippage, there are fears that a new resolution might have to wait until the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in September—a full year after the Obama administration hoped to win support for U.N. action.
George Lopez: I suspect the vote comes in 2 to 3 weeks, after Lebanon is no longer president of the U.N. Security Council. Again, I am betting the vote will be 12-3.
What options does the U.S. have here? What does this mean for earlier U.S. attempts to "engage" Iran? Is that off the table?
Robin Wright: The danger for the United States is that this resolution has produced deep divisions within the U.N. Security Council. Russia and China -- countries with veto power -- held out for watered down sanctions.
Three other Security Council members—Turkey, Brazil and Lebanon--were also uncomfortable with the resolution. Turkey and Brazil brokered a last-minute deal to prevent sanctions altogether.
The United States has consistently sought unanimity to signal strong international unity. The final vote will be critical. But unless Iran does an unexpected about-face, the United States is likely to have to go back for another resolution later this year.
George Lopez: The U.S. is actually sitting in a good position overall. They - and the Europeans - may impose other sanctions unilaterally. President Obama has to hope that the U.S. Congress will not compel him to place more punishing sanctions but rather "authorize" him to do it when he needs it. My hunch is that soon after the U.N. sanctions, the U.S. Treasury will blacklist more banks and entities.
There is a big and specific section in this U.N. resolution on engagement -- the U.S. wanted to make sure that this is prominent and a pathway that Iran understands. This is really new for U.N. resolutions.
Dan Brumberg: The truly fundamental question is whether sanctions can have any hope of preventing Iran from pursuing nuclear weapons. If the answer to this question is no, or even a qualified or tepid no, then the questions remains: should the administration demonstrate a clearer and more coherent readiness to pursue the path of negotiations, rather than subordinating negotiations to a strategy of strong-arming Iran --and with an arm that may not have the strength that some attribute to it. If the answer to this question is yes, or even a qualified yes, then the best response from the administration is to pursue the sanctions, while at the same time stating, in very precise language, alterations to the Brazil-Turkey agreement would make it possible for Washington and its allies to revive an acceptable version of the October agreement.
Ultimately, the question is one of strategy: is the U.S. ready to negotiate a diplomatic solution which would give Iran the means to sustain --under international supervision-- enrichment on Iranian soil? Or, to put it differently, is "zero enrichment" the only acceptable option for the U.S.?
I sense that the administration is far from united on the answers to these questions. Indeed, absent an answer to these questions, the U.S. has little to hold on to other than the promised of a new round of sanctions. This limits our negotiating flexibility, while encouraging the kinds of initiatives we have seen from Brazil and Turkey. We should expect more of the same--even while celebrating the apparent agreement on a new round of sanctions, an agreement whose ratification by the U.N. Security Council is not preordained.


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Being Bella Pomeranian: Featured Dog in PetMeds Commercial
Hi there! I am Bella Pomeranian, the star of the PetMeds TV commercial. If you've wondered where I came from and what kind of life I have then please read on, there is so much I have to share!
First, let me say that I am a very fortunate pup. I have a home and pawrents that look out for my care; I come from some fairly blue Pomeranian blood with a sire who was an international champion show dog. But the show ring was not to be in my future, no, my future turned out to be at the other end of the spectrum: Rescue. The way it happened is also related to how I got to where I am today. My family suffered a huge loss, the passing of another pet in the family. First there was the grief, and then the desire to adopt another dog. After searching on the internet, and then on Facebook, my pawrents turned to Southern California Pomeranian Rescue and adopted Buddy. Here is the picture of my pawrents, me and Buddy at that first Christmas.
Before I was a PetMeds TV Commercial star, most of my furrends knew me as Bella as in "Bella Blankies" on Facebook. Mommy started by pledging 20 fleece blankets as a way to help SCPR raise money to help pay to transport 11 Pomeranians from an Iowa puppymill to California. The Poms were being "retired" from their life as breeding stock, and SCPR wanted to help them. Mommy's blankies were a hit and the donations came quickly. Mommy made more and they were dubbed "Bella Blankies." Mommy has now made more than 475 Bella Blankies, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Rescue. I like to pose with the Blankies Mommy makes too. The first photo abpve is one of Mommy's favorite pictures of me with a Valentine Blankie from last year. You can also see me in action with the blankies in the video below.
I get to go lots of places, too! Mommy takes me with her to all of the adoption events in Southern California that she goes to, and I get to meet lots of people. After being on TV I get recognized nearly everywhere we go and people like to take my picture. Sometimes people will say, "She looks just like the dog in the PetMeds TV commercial!" and Mommy just puffs up with a big grin and replies "She IS the dog in the commercial!"
I'll be sharing a weekly blog post about my life and adventures, so please ask me questions (about anything) and I will answer!
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Would like to know if any are available in the capital district of NY (Albany, Schenectady, Troy) also on the NJ shore (Point Pleasant, Toms River, Asbury)?
Gigi: The best way to locate available Poms for adoption would be http://www.petfinder.com where you can search for adoptable dogs narrowed to exact breed based on your zip code! Love, Bella
My husband love this dog and how to do we go about finding one like it, he had a toy poodle that was 16 when he had to put her down and she was his life, he finally has decided that he would like to get another dog and has fallen in love with a dog like Bella,
Hi Betty, I always recommend that people begin their search on http://www.petfinder.com. There you can search for a particular breed of your choice within or near your zip code. I am a Pomeranian, and Poms come in all sizes and all colors! I weigh 4 lbs, but the breed standard is 7 lbs.. You will find some Poms as large as 20 lbs too. Good luck with your search!
Love, Bella
Hi, Bella. I am the parent of two Parti-Poms, Reilly and Bentley. The other day Reilly noticed that I still have your 2103 calendar posted beside his grooming table and he asked me \Papa, isn't it 2014 now? Where is Bella's new calendar?\ So I went to the SoCalPomRescue site and to order a new calendar but I was disappointed to find only the one for last year. So, our question is will there be a 2104 calendar and how can we get one. We really like Bella greeting us every morning at breakfast and grooming time.
Hi Jerry, Gosh I am so sorry to have to tell you that I did not do a calendar for 2014….long story..but we will do one for 2015 for sure! I am sorry to disappoint Reilly and Bentley. Love, Bella
Happy New Year to you and your family, Bella!
Mommy and I want to thank you and your Mommy for helping the POMMIE Rescues. We hope everyone that wants a Pomeranian, or any breed, will go to a rescue or shelter to adopt a dog or save a life in a shelter this year and forever! If everyone offering a good home in this country would adopt just one rescue animal, then quite possibly there might not be any animals in shelters for very long .
Lots of love and Labbie kisses little princess
❤❌⭕❌❌ Issy
Hi Issey *Bella waves Paw*! Thank you and Happy New Year to you! I will be writing a blog for PetMeds today all about how we can all make a difference. Pommie kisses to you my furrend! Love, Bella
Boo-Hoo, and I was so looking forward to Bella's charming pictures when I come in to eat and get groomed in the morning. Bentley and I are SO IN LOVE with her, we really try to get her attention when we see the Pet Meds ads. Why doesn't she notice us, is it the lights? Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with a generic pom calendar until next year. Love, Reilly
Hi Bentley and Reilly *Bella waves paw* ! You can come see me on my facebook page if you like, Just search for me under Bella Pomeranian. You will recognize my picture. Mommy takes pictures of me every day so they are fresh and current, and you can keep up with my daily life there. I do a lot more stuff than just be a TV star, you see. I am also a Therapy Dog and I am the Pombassador for Southern California Pomeranian Rescue. Stop by soon! Love, Bella
Where can u buy one….
We recommend adopting a homeless Pommie over buying one. Try petfinder.com, where you can search for available pets in rescue or animal shelters based on your zip code and breed. If you are in Southern California, you can find Southern California Pomeranian Rescue on facebook–and there are many other Pomeranian Rescues in other states as well–or, go to http://www.southerncaliforniapomeranianrescue.org.
Ms. Bella,
I can't help but squeal and giggle when I see sweet Poms such as yourself. What a wonderful way to give back to other Poms with your Bella Blankies!!!! May God bless you and your family.
Oh Miss Julia! I think I know who you are….thank you so very much for the lovely support. Kisses to Boo and Deedee…Love, Bella!
bella u r the cutest
Bella , just wanted to say I love all the new pictures .
Love you to pieces . You are the grandest lil Pom and work the hardest of all. Just so precious.
I just adore Bella and every time I see the commercial it just kills me that I can't reach right into the t.v. and hug and hold her she is so adorable thank you both for rescuing her. God Bless you for being animal lovers.
Bella, you are just a doll and I would love one just like you as my Poms passed away from age!! I loved them so dearly and hoping to get another Pom soon! I just lost my husband too so it's been pretty rough but I'll keep looking for a precious one like you!!!
how can I rescure a pomerarian puppy? I once had one but it died. I am a widow and live alone and would love a puppy (small) for companian
Hi Claudine,
Finding a Pom Puppy in rescue is difficult, but there are thousands of Pom adults available. I would suggest looking at http://www.PetFinder.com where rescue groups and shelters post their available dogs. You can search based on your zip code so it will show you all the Poms that are near you. Good luck!
Bella is such a precious Pom and I would love to have one just like her! We have always had Poms and they are very loving animals. My littliest one was only 4 1/2 pounds and double coated so she had a lot of fur. You sure take the people Bella!!
Adorable Bella
Bella is adorable
Are you a miniature om?
Mary I don't know what an om is, but I do know that I am a Pomeranian! Love, Bella
Do all your breed have the same basic color and markings as you do? I really love the way you look and the way you carry your self..Congrats on doing such a good job representing your breed23
Oh, Robert, no! Pomeranians come in almost every color and every size. The breed standard in the US is 4-7lbs and we are classed as Toy Dogs. In Europe, we are known as Spitz and we can be as much as 30lbs and were originally bred as Working Dogs. It was Queen Victoria that started the Pomeranian as we know it today, bred down to be lap dogs for the rich!
Love, Bella
I lost my best friend Babe with an unknown desease about two years ago and I still cannot look at another like her without crying, I saw Bella on the commercial and I told my husband that I have to find one like her. I would love to get a female. My husband and I are over 70 and would love to cuddle and take that cutie every where we go with us. I live in Eugene, OR. Is there some where I could look into getting one near here?
Jan, since I am a Pombassador of a pom rescue here in Southern California, I always suggestion adoption over purchasing. To adopt, you can go to http://www.Petfinder.com where you can search based on the breed that you want and within your zip code. Have patience.
Love, Bella
We also know a Pomeranian breeder in Eugene OR: Skyline Poms. Their web address is http://www.skylinepoms.com. An alternative to a puppy would be to consider taking a retired show dog. Talk to Bini at Skyline.
You are so adorable! My family and I are wanting to rescue a Pom. We had one and she has gone to be with the Lord. We live in Arkansas can you send us I. a direction for a Pom rescue?
Thank you
Trish, you can search on http://www.Petfinder.com for Pomeranians in shelters or in rescues based on your zip code. If you don't find one right away, keep looking because they get adopted but new ones get added. Thank you for wanting to rescue! I hope you find the Pommie of your dreams.
Love, Bella
Does Bella do guest appearances at charity events, say like a humane society?
I live in Southern California and am happy to make appearances that support animal rescue and charity causes that are local to me! Love, Bella
Where would I begin to look for a dog like Bella. She is just the type and size dog that would fit into my life style.
Hi Grace! We always recommend adoption from a shelter or a rescue, however, you may have to wait a little while. Little teeny 4-5 lb dogs like me rarely end up in rescue. You can begin your search at http://www.Petfinder.com where you can narrow the search down to the type of dog, sex, and breed, and search based on your zip code as well. Love, Bella
I am Teddi Bear's mummy and MIL to Bella and I am so thankful that we have this wonderful video to remember Bella's beautiful smile and her spunky personality!
Like Teddi, I will \love you forever\ Bella <3


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Apple is finally ready to introduce the world to its new head of retail operations, John Browett.
Browett was hired back in January to be Apple's senior vice president of retail, replacing Ron Johnson, the architect behind Apple's retail store strategy who left to become CEO of JCPenney last year. Browett officially started at Apple late last month and now the company has updated its executive leadership webpage to include a full profile of Browett.
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April 20, 2011
In other news:
At its regular meeting Tuesday, the Moffat County Commission:
• Approved, 2-0, electronic transactions and accounts payable for the Moffat County Department of Social Services totaling $327,920.93.
• Approved, 2-0, a bid recommendation for cleaning services of the Moffat County Courthouse and Colorado State University Extension Office to Lusandra Rowley totaling $39,000 for one year.
• Approved, 2-0, a county-owned airplane hanger lease at the Craig/Moffat Airport with Guy Whitlock and David LeBarron for $350 per month through April 30, 2014.
• Approved, 2-0, a bid from DC Pro Limb'n for Loudy-Simpson Park tree removal and clean up totaling $16,600.
• Reached general consensus to not move forward with a request to vacate a portion of Moffat County Road 222.
— Note: Tom Gray was absent.
Moffat County Commissioner Tom Mathers said there's a reason the commission is keeping the issue of carbon sequestration in its sights.
"If it works, it'll keep our coal industry alive," he said. "Because then, they can take the carbons that come out of the stacks and put it in the ground, and therefore coal is the cleanest burning energy out there."
At its regular Tuesday meeting, Mathers and commissioner Audrey Danner heard an update from Peter Barkmann of the Colorado Geological Survey on the progress of the carbon sequestration project and research occurring near Craig. Commissioner Tom Gray was absent.
Carbon sequestration is the process by which carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and other sources are captured and injected into the ground, Barkmann said.
The three-year research project is being done to see if sandstone reservoir rock formations thousands of feet underground can hold captured carbon dioxide.
The project is being funded by a $4.8 million grant, $1 million of which is being donated by various partners.
"There is a very good setting here with the power plant, the coal mine and available lands, and a receptive community to do this," Barkmann said during his presentation to the commission.
The project started in April 2010 when a team of geologists took to the mountains surrounding Craig to gather data critical to determining if the area would be suitable for the experimental process, he said.
"The area had been mapped on a large regional scale but only with small areas in detail, and we really needed to improve on the detail of the geological mapping, particularly the geological structures, which are how these layers are folded and faulted to recognize what kind of traps might be there," Barkmann said.
The geologists also built a database, mapped the surface structure and purchased seismic data from the oil and gas industry to further their research.
Barkmann said the CGS has also announced it will be drilling a 9,600-foot test well into the ground a few miles south of Tri-State Generation & Transmission's Craig Station in August.
The test well will likely produce about 800 feet of core rock samples Barkmann said the CGS will use to see how it responds to the liquid carbon.
"(The test well is) close to where we will be doing this on a full-scale operation in the future," he said. "Again, the idea is to look at the samples of the material — we might not be at the perfect spot on the structure, but we need to see what these formations are like."
Once that and other data is collected and processed, he said a computer modeling program developed by the University of Utah will map the possible migration pathways of the carbon through the saline aquifers in the area.
"In the computer, they can inject a certain volume of carbon dioxide and start to see how it goes into the formation and see what the long-term migration might be once it is in the ground," he said.
The final results of the project will also be distributed throughout the area, including other states with similar geology and power-generating sources.
Barkmann also said another grant is pending approval for the project, which would allow geologists to physically test the well site by pumping commercially purchased carbon down into the formations in 2012.
"In this case, it is not feasible at this point to start capturing from the power plant," he said. "We are going to go out and buy commercially available carbon dioxide."
Even though Mathers said he thought the presentation and news of the test well were "great," he had questions about the feasibility of the project, particularly with its cost to coal-fired power plants.
However, he remains hopeful about the idea.
"It'd be wonderful if it works, but you keep hearing little things that make it sound like it's not going to work," he said. "But all in all, it is a government funded project of $4.8 million, and I'd certainly like to see some positive results come out of it to where it gives us a little bit of hope for coal."
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Don Touhig
|The Right Honourable
The Lord Touhig
|Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
|In office
|Prime Minister
|Tony Blair
|Gordon Brown
|Preceded by
|Peter Butler
|Succeeded by
|John Healey
|Member of Parliament
for Islwyn
|In office
17 February 1995 – 12 April 2010
|Preceded by
|Neil Kinnock
|Succeeded by
|Chris Evans
|Personal details
5 December 1947
Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales
|Political party
|Labour Co-operative
|Jennifer Hughes (1968-present)
James Donnelly Touhig, Baron Touhig,[1] PC, KSS (born 5 December 1947), known as Don Touhig, is a British Labour Co-operative politician from Wales. He was the Member of Parliament for Islwyn from 1995 until his retirement in 2010.
Early life[edit]
He went to St Francis RC School in Abersychan near Pontypool, then the Mid Gwent College (now Coleg Gwent) in Pontypool. Before entering parliament, he had been a journalist from 1968–76. From 1976–90, he was the Editor of the Free Press of Monmouthshire (Monmouth Free Press). From 1988–92, he was the general manager and Editor-in-Chief of the Free Press Group of newspapers. He was the general manager (business development) of the Bailey Group from 1992–3, then of Bailey Print from 1993–5. He served on Gwent County Council from 1973–95. He joined the TGWU in 1962 and the Labour Party in 1966.
Parliamentary career[edit]
He contested the Richmond and Barnes seat in the 1992 general election. He was elected to Parliament in a by-election on 16 February 1995, to replace Neil Kinnock (party leader from 1983 to 1992), who had resigned. From 1996–7, he was on the Welsh Affairs Select Committee. He served as parliamentary private secretary to Gordon Brown and as a whip before becoming a minister. He had to resign in 1999 when he confessed to receiving a leaked Social Security Select Committee report on Child benefit.[2] He was later suspended for three days from the Commons.[3] He was succeeded by John Healey. He was a junior minister at the Ministry of Defence, with special responsibility for veterans, but left government in the May 2006 reshuffle.[4] He was made a Member of the Privy Council on 19 July 2006.
In Paul Flynn's 1999 book Dragons and Poodles, he was described as being the seamstress-in-chief of stitch ups, and that he could be ambitious and can be pompous.[5]
On 29 January 2010, Touhig announced that he would stand down at the 2010 General Election.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Touhig was married on 21 September 1968 to Jennifer Hughes. They have two sons and two daughters.
On 28 June 2010, Touhig was made a life peer as Baron Touhig, of Islwyn and Glansychan in the County of Gwent.[7] He is also a papal knight of the Order of Saint Sylvester (KSS).
- ^ Introduction: Lord Touhig. House of Lords debates, 30 June 2010, 3:00 pm
- ^ "Chancellor's aide quits over leak". BBC News Online. 27 July 1999.
- ^ "MPs suspended over leak". BBC News Online. 21 October 1999.
- ^ "Blair saga 'bleeds party' says MP". BBC News Online. 31 August 2006.
- ^ "Dragons and Poodles – a story of Welsh politics". BBC News Online. 15 September 1999.
- ^ "Labour Don Touhig, MP for Islwyn, is to stand down". BBC News Online. 30 January 2010.
- ^ "No. 59476". The London Gazette. 1 July 2010. p. 12452.
External links[edit]
- Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Don Touhig MP
- Voting record at the Public Whip
- TheyWorkForYou.com – Don Touhig MP
- BBC Politics page
- Blake's Parliamentary Yearbook
|Parliament of the United Kingdom
|Preceded by
Neil Kinnock
|Member of Parliament for Islwyn
|Succeeded by
Chris Evans


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In these days of DIY travel panning, courtesy of trip-research websites like TripAdvisor, it's easy to overlook the value of a professional travel agent. But travel agents plan trips for a living – and they travel a lot themselves – so their advice is worthwhile!
Australian Federation of Travel Agents' best travel agent for 2013, Queanbeyan City Travel & Cruise's Jenny Cooper, explained that an agent can source the best airfares and hotel deals. While that information may be available on the Internet to all, a travel agent is already familiar with many of the airlines, fares and stopovers, and they often know straight away which hotel has the best WiFi or free extras.
In addition, agents have access to industry-only deals that may be as good as, or better, than what's available online.
US review site AngiesList.com spoke to experienced agents across the country to get these insights:
- Check in to your flight 24 hours ahead online. If you can, have a friend drop you to the airport to avoid parking fees, and always plan for rush hour. Try to avoid the peak business travel times of Fridays, Sundays and Monday mornings, and mid-week evenings.
- Minimising the jewellery, buckles and other metal components in your clothing will help speed you through the metal detectors. Travel with a change of clothes and all the documents you will need in your carry-on bags, should your luggage go astray – and don't forget to throw in a swimsuit for the hotel pool. If you can pack light enough to fit everything in your carry-on, you may avoid checked luggage fees.
- Let your bank or credit card companies know you will be travelling, so they don't lock your card due to a change in your usage pattern.
- Best advice of all – know where you're going. Read up on the customs and etiquette of the places you'll visit. A little preparation makes the trip much smoother!


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My whole life, I've wanted to be a mother. In my year 12 yearbook, under 'What I want to achieve', I listed "to have 2.3 children, a Labrador and a white picket fence". Life doesn't always turn out how you plan it. In 2007, I lost twins. I started to believe that I would never have a child. I wanted it so badly; I started to think it would always be just a dream. I had failed at marriage. I had failed at pregnancy. Everything I had dreamed of, had hoped for, had failed.
Then, out of nowhere, three months into a relationship, with my now husband, I saw those two pink lines again. I was pregnant. I'll be honest; I never actually believed a baby would come from it. I had very little faith. When I talked about it, with my partner, I felt like I was playing 'make believe'. This was never going to happen. Because I believed once, and look what happened then? All the doctors kept telling me how 'high risk' this was. I was an insulin dependent diabetic and the pregnancy had been unplanned.
Everyone was getting so excited, and I wanted to tell them to shut up. This wasn't going to happen. Stop talking about this as if it was real. Every scan we went to, I waited for them to tell me that, 'Unfortunately, there is no heartbeat'. Those words echoed through my head, as I would sit in the waiting room, and wait for the inevitable. Yet they never said that. Every time, I would see that heartbeat, and think, 'Wow! We dodged another bullet'. I can't imagine what it must feel like, to go to a scan, and my biggest worry is, 'is it a girl or a boy?' The only thought I ever had, was 'Please be alive'.
I had an anterior placenta, which meant I couldn't feel movement for a really long time. Pretty much the worst nightmare of someone who doesn't believe their baby will live. I think I only felt movement for about 4 weeks, before my waters broke at 31.5 weeks.
Two days after my waters broke, at exactly 32 weeks; I was rushed into the operating theatre for an emergency C-section, after monitors showed that my daughters' heart rate dropped during a light contraction, and didn't come back up.
As the nurses and doctors ran down the hall with my bed, people jumping out of the way, I thought, this is it. My baby is going to die. It felt so surreal, is this really happening? A week ago I had just gone on maternity leave, with two months ahead of me to prepare for my baby's arrival. My baby shower was supposed to be the following week. How can this be happening? It was like a scene from a movie, everyone was running, doors were being shoved open, people were shouting. I have never been so terrified in my life.
I remember the first time I saw my daughter, the doctor holding her above the curtain, for a brief moment, before she was rushed over to the waiting paediatricians. I remember hearing her tiny cry, and looking at my partner as we both burst into tears. That's her, our daughter! I have never in my life heard a more beautiful and amazing sound. She was rushed straight to the NICU, her father went with her, and she was hooked up to machines to help her breath, and drips and feeding tubes. She weighed 1.8kg, and was 45cm long. So tiny, yet so strong. I never imagined I'd have a premature baby.
I think I spent those first few weeks in a state of shock. My husband and I drove nearly an hour each way daily, to sit beside our tiny little daughter in hospital, for nine hours a day. We lived on hospital kiosk food and take away coffees. We spent every waking moment with our baby or traveling to see our baby. All we would do at home is sleep (for me, in three hour increments, getting up to pump breast milk through the night) Milla spent a month in hospital after her birth. During that time, we did not do a single grocery shop, or cook a single meal. The house could have probably fallen down around us, and I wouldn't even have noticed, we were so emotionally wrought from having a sick baby in hospital.
Unfortunately this is the reality for so many families. We were lucky; Millas' time in hospital was relatively short, in comparison to other children. We met families whose babies had been in NICU for months on end. Families where one or both parents had to return to work, bills still needed to be paid, responsibilities met. Many families had older children to care for as well, juggling their time between children, between hospital and school, stretching themselves so thin, trying to meet every ones needs.
Support For Mums is an organisation that has been established to assist families who are experiencing circumstantial crisis, such as a premature birth or a sick child, depression (pre/post natal), relationship breakdowns, death of a partner, and other sudden or unexpected changes of circumstance. They provide short term practical support to families, to relieve some of the pressure during these stressful situations. Support for Mums will provide information and referral, practical assistance and/or funding. Information provided may include referral to appropriate services and information on government initiatives. Services may include payment of cleaners, babysitters, cooks, taxis or gardeners.
Support For Mums is a not-for-profit organisation, who relies primarily on fundraising and donations to operate.
On the 30th of November, I will be sky diving out of a plane at 14,000 feet over the St Kilda beach to raise money for this wonderful organisation! I am part of 'Mother Jumpers', an event run by Motivating Mum, where mothers from all over Australia jump out of a plane to raise money for Support For Mums. My goal is to raise $1000. I have opened a fundraising page~ http://www.mycause.com.au/page/janethehesitanthousewife and I would be so grateful if you could make a small donation to support this organisation, that does so much to help families in crisis. So grateful in fact, that I promise I will actually JUMP OUT OF A PLANE. 14,000 FEET IN THE AIR. PROMISE. (And I will only cry a little bit!)
Jane Flynn blogs at hesitanthousewife.net. Due to a number of complications during her pregnancy, the most serious of which was nearly losing her sight, Milla will be Jane's only child. She will never get her 2.3 children, or experience carrying a baby to term or going into labour. Still, she feels blessed.
You can find out more information about Support For Mums here, and the Mother Jumpers event here.
Most importantly, you can DONATE HERE.