Turkey's president: Release Morsi to save Egypt

The coup that ousted Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi was a clear derailment of the democratic progress.?In order to initiate dialogue and reconciliation in a dangerously divided Egypt, Mr. Morsi and other politicians who remain in detention should be released.

By Abdullah Gul,?Op-ed contributor / August 12, 2013

A supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi chants slogans against the Egyptian Army during a protest at Rabaa Al-Adawiya mosque in Nasser City, Cairo, Aug. 12. Security officials said police would besiege the entrenched protest camps there within 24 hours. An Egyptian official also said a judge has ordered Mr. Morsi to be detained for 15 more days.

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When the Egyptian people staged the January 25 Revolution in 2011, we immediately joined the pride of the Egyptian nation in their quest for freedom, democracy, and honor. I was the first head of state to visit Egypt after the revolution. Since then, Turkey has spared no effort to help consolidate democracy and development in Egypt and embrace all segments of its people.

Today, Egypt is going through a delicate process that will define not only her own future but also the fates of young democracies emerging after the Arab Spring. For Turkey, the coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt?s first democratically elected president, was a clear derailment of the democratic progress. Of course, this unfortunate situation could have been averted by calling for early elections.

The people of Egypt have almost been split into two rival poles, dangerously rallying against each other. This situation is worrisome and unsustainable. Already, scores of people have lost their lives during demonstrations on streets and in squares. What we need now in Egypt is not a people split into two camps rallying against each other, but a nation rallying around its democracy and development.

Therefore, I would like to call on all parties to the ongoing political crisis in Egypt to make tireless efforts and act in solidarity and dialogue so that democracy in the country can be put back on track. Egypt?s future lies in democracy whereby the free will of the Egyptian people prevails, constitutional legitimacy is upheld, and the fundamental rights and freedoms are guaranteed. That is why everyone must do their utmost to win the future of Egypt.

Under the current circumstances, Egypt faces a risk of further polarization. This constitutes an imminent threat to Egypt?s stability. At this juncture, it is vital to reinstate democracy without further delay through an inclusive transition process that is acceptable to all parties. In order to initiate dialogue and reconciliation, Mr. Morsi and other politicians who have been arrested or remain under detention should be released. All political groups should be allowed to take part in the forthcoming elections.

Turkey has always appreciated Egypt?s key role in the preservation of regional peace and stability. Thus, its internal peace and stability would heavily impact on the future of the Middle East and North Africa. A strong Egypt is definitely to the benefit of the region and the world. We cannot afford to see Egypt in turmoil, which would further deteriorate the already tense situation in the Middle East.

With this in mind, Turkey?s desire is to see a stable and prosperous Egypt. Turkey?s efforts and principled stance aim to bolster its relations with Egypt as a whole in light of our shared historical and cultural ties and to help the brotherly Egyptian people keep their country on the democratic path.

Abdullah Gul is the president of Turkey.

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Florida sinkhole swallows parts of resort near Disney World

By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN

updated 11:01 AM EDT, Mon August 12, 2013

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• Witness says couple, infant escaped through window after door frame collapsed
• Evacuation started after 10:30 p.m., when a guest reported a window breaking
• Two buildings at the Summer Bay Resort in Lake County are affected
• All of the estimated 35 guests in the two buildings were evacuated and accounted for

(CNN) -- A 60-foot-wide sinkhole formed under a resort in central Florida late Sunday, forcing guests out of their rooms as one three-story building collapsed and another slowly sank.

Guests at the Summer Bay Resort in Clermont, about 10 minutes from Walt Disney World, called for help before the collapse, saying they heard loud noises and windows cracking. All guests inside the buildings -- an estimated 35 people, authorities said -- were evacuated before the first structure crumbled.

Sinkhole eating family out of house and home

A roughly 15-foot-deep crater swallowed much of one building, Lake County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Tony Cuellar said. Aerial video from CNN affiliate WFTV showed one end of the building -- which had held two-bedroom, two-bathroom villas -- still standing, but the rest reduced to pile of debris.

The evacuation started after 10:30 p.m., when a guest told a security guard about a "window blowing out," resort president Paul Caldwell told reporters Monday morning.

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After another window broke in the guard's presence, one of the buildings began visibly sinking about 11 p.m., Caldwell said. No injuries were reported.

A couple and their infant escaped through a window because a door frame collapsed, witness Maggie Ghamry told WFTV.

"He, his wife and an infant, he had to break the window so they could escape," Ghamry told WFTV. "There were windows breaking everywhere.

"One woman was sitting in the tub, and the tub levitated, and that's when she just grabbed a pair of shorts and came out with nothing."

CNN affiliate WFTV: Buildings damaged

That woman wasn't the only one to leave belongings behind. Other guests left keys and bags in their rooms, and it wasn't clear Monday morning whether guests would be able to get items back from parts of the collapsed building, Caldwell said.

The resort has made other rooms available to all of the affected guests, he said.

Sinkholes: Common, costly and sometimes deadly

Florida is notorious for mammoth sinkholes. In February, a sinkhole opened beneath a suburban Tampa home, swallowing 36-year-old Jeff Bush from his bedroom. Bush's body was never recovered.

Sinkholes often start when bedrock dissolves but the surface of the ground stays intact. The void eventually collapses.

Living with a sinkhole under your home

CNN's Holly Yan and Jason Hanna contributed to this report.

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Firefighters Gain Control of Southern California Wildfire

A firefighter battles a wildfire on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in Cabazon, Calif. About 1,500 people have fled and three are injured as a wildfire in the Southern California mountains quickly spreads. Several small communities have evacuated. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A wildfire in Southern California's High Desert region continues to burn early Sunday morning, but firefighters were able to make progress Saturday containing the blaze.

Located just 4 miles south of Banning or 80 miles east of Los Angeles, the blaze has scorched 19,000 acres and was 70 percent contained as of 7:45 p.m. PDT Saturday, according to CALFIRE.

Firefighters struggled to control the blaze on Thursday; this resulted in five injured firefighters and one injured civilian.

The fire continued to burn actively Friday night, fanned by gusty winds out of the west. The wind has helped the fire and smoke move eastward toward the major Interstate 10, into the Cabazon area, where evacuation orders are in effect. Highway 243 remains closed between Banning and Poppet Flats.

On Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency for Riverside County.

While it will remain sunny and dry into early this week, winds are not expected to be problematic for crews battling the fire.

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Those living in communities south and west of the blaze should be spared of major impact; however, those to the north and east should be prepared to take action if ordered.

Smoke from the blaze may continue to drift eastward over Palm Springs into early this week.

Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Ben Noll.

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Astronaut Foale retires from Nasa

10 August 2013 Last updated at 03:31 ET By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News

Michael Foale, the most experienced British-born astronaut in the history of human spaceflight, has retired from Nasa.

Holding dual US-UK citizenship, Dr Foale accumulated a total of 375 days in orbit.

In his 26-year career in Nasa's astronaut corps, he flew on numerous shuttle and Soyuz missions.

He serviced the Hubble telescope, and had tours on both the Mir platform and the International Space Station.

The latter he commanded in 2003.

Dr Foale is leaving the agency to work on advancing green aviation technology, by helping to develop an electric aircraft.

Born in Louth, Lincolnshire, Michael Foale went to school in Canterbury, Kent, and received his astrophysics PhD from Cambridge. He then departed the UK shortly afterwards to pursue his dream of going into orbit by joining the US space agency. This required he become a US citizen.

The Nasa administrator, and former fellow astronaut, Charlie Bolden, paid tribute to Dr Foale.

"We salute Mike and his contributions to Nasa as an accomplished member of the astronaut corps," General Bolden said in a statement.

"Starting with his first flight, shuttle mission STS-45, when we flew together in 1992, Mike has worked tirelessly to support Nasa's quest to explore the unknown. I know Mike will go on to do more great things as he continues to support the aerospace industry in his new endeavour."

One of the most dramatic events in Dr Foale's career occurred on Mir in 1997 when the Russian space station was rammed by a visiting cargo ship.

He later recalled to the BBC: "It weighed about seven tonnes so the impact was very noticeable. We heard a big thud and I remember having a severe adrenalin rush and thinking about how much longer do we have.

"I felt the fall of the air pressure in my ears and realised it was fairly severe but not so severe that we wouldn't have time to evacuate. It all started to fit together and a plan even started to form in all our minds that we would be ok - or we could be ok."

Dr Foale made a total of six trips into space and at one point held the record for the most cumulative time in orbit for a US astronaut.

Like most of the British-born individuals who have flown in space, Michael Foale had to take the Nasa route to achieve his goals. For years, successive UK governments deemed human spaceflight to be a waste of money and refused to fund programmes involving astronauts.

Dr Foale was sometimes critical of this attitude, and was delighted when the European Space Agency went ahead and selected British Army Air Corps pilot Major Tim Peake as an astronaut candidate, even though the UK government had no direct involvement in the Paris-based organisation's human spaceflight programme.

"Britain's exploration history is huge. It stops somewhere in the middle of the last century and I would like to see it pick up again; and I think Tim represents that," he told the BBC in 2009.

The UK government's position on space has changed markedly since then, with ministers pumping money into the home industry and even funding activities on the space station.

In addition, the Chancellor George Osborne took the step in June of putting substantial investment behind a design for an air-breathing rocket engine that could one day power a space plane.

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FCC votes to cap, slash prison phone rates

Bethany Fraser, a family member affected by phone rates, listens to testimony during the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing at the FCC in Washington, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. The FCC approved limits on rates that prison inmates pay to make phone calls. The FCC voted 2-1 Friday - a decade after inmates' families asked for action. Fraser is a family member impacted by the high phone rates for prison inmates. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bethany Fraser, a family member affected by phone rates, listens to testimony during the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing at the FCC in Washington, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. The FCC approved limits on rates that prison inmates pay to make phone calls. The FCC voted 2-1 Friday - a decade after inmates' families asked for action. Fraser is a family member impacted by the high phone rates for prison inmates. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Former prison inmate Ulandis Forte attends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing at the FCC in Washington, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. The FCC approved limits on rates that prison inmates pay to make phone calls. The FCC voted 2-1 Friday - a decade after inmates' families asked for action. Ulandis is the grandson of Martha Wright, a D.C. resident who petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for reforms when she couldn?t afford to call her grandson in an Arizona prison. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Mingon Clyburn speaks during a hearing at the FCC in Washington, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. The FCC approved limits on rates that prison inmates pay to make phone calls. The FCC voted 2-1 Friday - a decade after inmates' families asked for action. The vote caps interstate phone call rates at 21 cents a minute for debit or prepaid calls and 25 cents a minute for collect calls. Companies must get a waiver to charge more. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai presents his dissent during a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing at the FCC in Washington, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. The Federal Communications Commission approved limits on rates that prison inmates pay to make phone calls. The FCC voted 2-1 Friday - a decade after inmates' families asked for action. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A decade after families of prison inmates asked for action, the Federal Communications Commission agreed on Friday to limit how much companies can charge for phone calls made from behind bars.

The FCC voted 2-1 during an emotional meeting to cap interstate phone rates at 21 cents a minute for debit or prepaid calls and 25 cents a minute for collect calls. Companies wanting to set higher rates would have to file a request for a waiver and could not charge more until that waiver is granted.

"For 10 years, the families and friends of inmates have been asking the FCC to ease the burden of an inmate calling rate structure. Their wait is finally over," said FCC acting chairwoman Mignon Clyburn, who took over the interim spot in May.

The commission's action ends fluctuating phone rates for inmates that vary depending on the provider, the type of call and size of prison facility. The fees range from 50 cents to $3.95 to place calls, plus additional per-minute rates of anywhere from 5 cents to 89 cents. In some cases, a 15-minute call has cost $17, and numerous fees have been tacked onto call charges. Inmates' families, many of them poor, usually are stuck with the bills. For security, inmates are not allowed to have cellphones.

Clyburn's voice, and that of commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, cracked with emotion as they read statements about the decision. The audience, which included family members of inmates, broke out in applause after the vote.

Stephanie Joyce, an attorney who represents Dallas-based Securus Technologies Inc., one of the two largest providers of inmate phone services, said the company was withholding comment until the release of the actual order from the commission. Mark Kollar, an attorney representing American Securities, which owns the other large provider, Global Tel-Link, declined to comment.

A representative of the National Sheriffs' Association, which was wary of FCC action before Friday's meeting, could not be immediately reached Friday.

Limiting the rates was made easier after Clyburn, a Democrat, moved into the lead spot on the commission. The five-member panel has two vacancies. Clyburn needed only one supporting vote, which came from Rosenworcel, also a Democrat.

The petition asking the FCC to regulate inmate phone call rates was filed in 2003 after a judge dismissed a lawsuit that Martha Wright-Reed brought against a private prison company. She had struggled to keep up with phone bills while her grandson was incarcerated. The judge directed her to the commission.

Wright-Reed's grandson, Ulandis Forte, has since been released from prison and was in the audience for Friday's vote. He wiped away tears when the vote was taken.

Clyburn said Wright-Reed would call her then-incarcerated grandson a couple times a week, to speak with him about 15-minutes a call, and "for this minimal contact, she often paid $100 a month."

Bethany Fraser, 36, told commissioners before the vote that her sons, ages 5 and 10, are among 2.7 million children in the U.S. with incarcerated parents. Her husband has been in a Maryland prison for 2? years, serving 10 years for the drunken-driving death of a bicyclist.

"I would do anything and pay any amount to keep the children connected to their father," Fraser said. "But choosing between essential needs and keeping kids connected to their parents is not a choice any parent should have to make."

Clyburn added later that the rate regulation will help inmates stay in touch with lawyers on their cases.

"Not everyone who is charged and in prison is guilty," she said.

The commission's action Friday also means companies with rates of 12 cents or less per minute for debit and prepaid calls and 14 cents per minute or less for collect calls will be presumed to have "just and reasonable" rates. Companies with those rates will be protected from enforcement actions under the new rules.

Also, companies will not be allowed to charge deaf inmates extra or higher rates because they need a relay service to assist them with calls.

FCC staff and Clyburn said they consider the rates generous and arrived at them based on data companies provided during five months of public comment on a proposal to regulate rates issued in December.

As part of the new rules, companies also will have to provide specific information on their phone charges and fees, Clyburn said.

Clyburn said the FCC will initiate another regulatory process to decide what to do about intrastate rates and other issues.

Ajit Pai, the lone dissenting commissioner, said that while the FCC should have acted to limit the rates years ago, he could not vote for the proposal because it was too complex, and he was uncertain the commission could enforce it. Pai, a Republican, said he doubted it would withstand court scrutiny.

Phone service providers and some law enforcement and government officials have said the money from the phone charges helps pay for security, activities for inmates and general telephone infrastructure.

Often jail and prison operators keep a share of the phone charges, which contributed to the higher rates. The FCC and providers call the practice profit-sharing commissions, but families call them kickbacks. The FCC will not consider those commissions as costs to be figured into rates under the new rules.

Years of study have built a consensus among law enforcement, criminal justice experts and policymakers that contact with family and friends reduces inmate recidivism, which benefits public safety and cuts taxpayers' costs for prisons and jails.

New rates are effective 90 days after publication in the Federal Register, which should occur in about a month.

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Low-cost, high-margin mining in West Africa

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There are two things investors pay too much attention to, according to Jennings Capital Analyst Dan Hrushewsky: metals prices and grade. Why? Extremes of low and high prices never last, and high grades don't always make for economic deposits. In this interview with?The Gold Report, Hrushewsky explains the metrics behind his all-in cash cost estimates and profiles West African projects that are connecting the dots.

The Gold Report:?So far in 2013 we've seen steep one-day drops in metals prices and seemingly endless redemptions in gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Is the gold bear here to stay?

Dan Hrushewsky:?Interesting question. Bear markets never last forever, and being roughly two years into this one, I would say that we are closer to the end than the beginning. It is difficult to say how far away we are from the end. We may be seeing the first signs of life. You'll recall that during the last bear market in the late 1990s and early 2000s, signs of life began showing up in the diamond sector first. It's almost as if investors still had a bad taste in their mouth from the traditional gold and base metal sectors, but started feeling comfortable with risk again and started with a different "flavor." We could even be starting to see this in the uranium sector with some of the juniors active in the Athabasca Basin, such as?Fission Uranium Corp. (FCU:TSX.V)?and?Alpha Minerals Inc. (AMW:TSX.V).

TGR:?Some mines aren't profitable at $1,250 per ounce ($1,250/oz) gold. How are companies adjusting to the new price environment for gold?

DH:?Recently, a lot of companies have been talking about: 1) cutting head office costs, 2) renegotiating contracts with third parties, 3) deferring capital expenditures (capex), cutting down on sustaining capex and deferring pre-stripping, 4) re-sequencing mine plans to access higher grades first, 5) re-calculating resource estimates at higher cut-off grades, reserve estimates at lower gold prices and 6) suspending, closing or divesting of higher-cost assets.

TGR:?Are mines operating in West African countries typically higher margin?

DH:?Not necessarily. It depends on the specific characteristics of the deposit, such as grade and metallurgy, and access to infrastructure, such as cheaper hydroelectric power and water. High-margin projects are strong performers in high or low gold price environments and, as an example, two such higher-margin projects are those of?Roxgold Inc. (ROG:TSX.V)?and?True Gold Mining Inc. (TGM:TSX.V). Roxgold's 55 Zone deposit is one of the highest-grade deposits in the world with 0.6 million ounces (0.6 Moz) Measured and Indicated at 19.3 grams per ton (19.3 g/t) at a 5 g/t cut-off grade, and has very high gravity recovery. This translates into a low cost, high-margin project with lower financing risk. True Gold's Karma project is one of the highest-grade heap-leach projects in the world with above-average recoveries and leach kinetics. This also translates into a low capex with therefore lower financing risk.

TGR:?What are your near-term and medium-term prices for gold?

DH:?I use a near-term gold price similar to current levels, and a long-term gold price of $1,500/oz. I don't use lower gold prices in the long term, because if you use steady state lower prices you have to assume a lower-cost structure, and you have to assume different mine plans and different resource/reserve estimates (i.e., smaller reserves/resources at higher grades). Making these detailed adjustments in my model just doesn't make sense.

TGR:?As an analyst, are you shifting your focus to low-cost producers? Perhaps some equities operating high-grade underground mines or open-pit, heap-leach operations?

DH:?Most of the companies I cover are attractive depending on your gold price outlook. For example, if you think gold prices are going up, you would want to own companies with high leverage to gold price increases, such as?Volta Resources Inc. (VTR:TSX),?Orezone Gold Corporation (ORE:TSX)?or?Perseus Mining Ltd. (PRU:TSX; PRU:ASX). If you think low gold prices will be around for a long time, then the companies with high-margin projects, such as Roxgold and True Gold, are optimal investments. Of course these latter companies do well in rising gold price environments as well.

TGR:?Many of the companies you cover are either exploring or mining in West Africa. In a risk-averse market, why would an investor in junior equities want to be vested in West Africa versus somewhere like Mexico?

DH:?Because I find that the West African companies are a better value than companies elsewhere due to perceived higher risk. I say "perceived" because I believe that many places in, for example, Mexico, are higher risk than many West African countries. I also believe that the potential for exploration success in West Africa is better due to relatively less previous mining activity there.

TGR:?How does an investor mitigate risk while getting exposure to African plays?

DH:?By choosing companies with good management and higher-quality, advanced projects in good jurisdictions. This includes True Gold, Roxgold, Orezone, Perseus,?Asanko Gold Inc. (AKG:TSX; AKG:NYSE.MKT)?and?PMI Gold Corp. (PMV:TSX.V; PVM:ASX; PN3N:FSE).

TGR:?In June you visited?Teranga Gold Corp.'s (TGZ:TSX; TGZ:ASX)?Sabodala gold mine in Senegal and the adjoining?Oromin Explorations Ltd. (OLE:TSX; OLEPF:OTCBB). Teranga has made a takeover bid for Oromin. How would investors be served by a successful bid?

DH:?Because mining is often an isolated and standalone activity, combinations rarely add much synergy. However, the Teranga/Oromin combination would be very synergistic and should significantly benefit the shareholders of both companies. Teranga has a mill, but only two years of effective mine life, whereas Oromin has 43.5% of an open-pittable reserve of 1.4 Moz grading 2.05 g/t, which Teranga could definitely use?a match made in heaven. Teranga would also need to work out an arrangement with the other 56.5% joint venture owners to either buy them out or process their share of the deposit, in order to gain access to the whole deposit.

TGR:?How is Teranga controlling costs at Sabodala?

DH:?Teranga is stockpiling lower-grade ore (we estimate the stockpile grade is approximately 0.67 g/t on average) and is only processing the remaining higher-grade material for now.

Also, Teranga is implementing margin enhancement initiatives such as optimizing mine plans, re-sequencing pits, renegotiating contractor and supplier contracts, reviewing employment levels and reducing discretionary expenditures such as delaying new mine development, reducing sustaining capital, reducing exploration expenditure and reducing corporate costs. Teranga also has an excellent preventive maintenance program at the Sabodala mine, which has resulted in significant cost savings.

TGR:?Let's circle back to Roxgold.?SEMAFO Inc. (SMF:TSX; SMF:OMX)?owns the Mana project in Burkina Faso, which is next to Roxgold's Yaramoko concession. SEMAFO just sold its stake in the Samira Hill gold mine in Niger. Is SEMAFO likely to use that cash as part of a bid for Roxgold?

DH:?It is rumored that SEMAFO made an informal offer for Roxgold a year or so ago, before both companies underwent management changes. The offer was purportedly too low, and both companies agreed to discontinue discussions. Since then, SEMAFO has discovered the Siou deposit, 15 kilometers east of its Mana mill. The Siou deposit has an in-pit Inferred resource of 1 Moz grading 4.62 g/t. I suspect that the urgency of finding additional higher-grade feed for its Mana mill has abated with the discovery of this very interesting deposit.

TGR:?Some of the companies you cover in West Africa have published some noteworthy drill results in 2013. Could you tell us about some of the more newsworthy ones?

DH:?True Gold has had some interesting results from in-pit metallurgical drilling for its definitive feasibility study. Grades of these holes have been significantly higher than the resource grade. The diameter of these holes was some 40% greater, and may indicate that when True Gold goes to mine the deposit, grades will be higher than the estimated resource grade. Also, I am excited by some of the extensional drilling outside of the current pit outlines, which speaks to the excellent potential to expand the resources of the project.

Sarama Resources Ltd. (SWA:TSX.V), a company that I do not cover but follow closely, has had excellent results?36 meters (36m) of 6.48 g/t?at its MM prospect, which is shaping up to be a potential 2+ g/t resource. Perseus has had interesting results from its regional program in Cote D'Ivoire, including 28m of 8.1 g/t at its Mbengue prospect. PMI, in its quest to find a viable oxide starter pit for its Obotan gold project in Ghana, has discovered a potential candidate?its aptly named Dynamite Hill prospect, where one hole returned 10m of 13.65 g/t. Roxgold has had excellent high-grade results throughout its resource delineation drilling at Zone 55, and recent results such as 14.2 m of 12.7 g/t were no exception.

TGR:?Are there any other gold stories in West Africa that you would like to share with our readers?

DH:?Some other interesting stories to watch are?Orbis Gold Ltd. (OBS:ASX),?Papillon Resources Inc. (PIR:ASX),?Aureus Mining Inc. (AUE:TSX; AUE:LSE),?African Gold Group Inc. (AGG:TSX.V)?and?Ampella Mining Ltd. (AMX:ASX).

TGR:?To conclude, when it comes to junior gold equities, what is one thing investors put too much emphasis on and one thing investors pay too little attention to?

DH:?Investors put too much emphasis on the gold price (extremes of low and high gold prices never last), and grade (high grade on its own does not always make a deposit). They put too little emphasis on grade continuity (isolated high-grade drill results are meaningless?you need the dots to connect and a lot of them) and costs (you don't put grade in the bank; you put the difference between the gold price and the cost). Also, you need to take into account all the costs. My all-in cash costs include the direct mining and milling costs, royalties, sustaining capital, taxes, corporate general and administrative expenses and financed amortized capex.

TGR:?Thank you for your time.

Dan Hrushewsky, senior precious metals analyst at Jennings Capital, is primarily responsible for African precious metals. He joined Jennings Capital in Toronto from NCP Northland Capital Partners, and was previously senior vice president, corporate development with Chalice Gold Mines and vice president of High River Gold. Hrushewsky has nearly 30 years of experience within the mining sector. Hrushewsky holds an engineering degree from the University of Toronto, a Master of Business Administration degree from McMaster University and is a CFA.

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Rumor: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Planning Lavish Paris Wedding

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Here comes the bride, all dressed in custom Givenchy! Rumor has it wedding bells are in the air for fashion-obsessed couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who recently welcomed their first child?a baby girl named North West. The ridiculously wealthy duo have been away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi for over a month now, and are reportedly holed up in a massive Bel Air mansion. But they are set to break free from the shackles of their $750,000 gold-plated toilets to get married?in Paris, of course!

A source told Us Weekly that Kanye is actually the one behind the nuptials. ?He wants to do something really cool and big and over-the-top,? the mag reports, stating that Paris is the clear choice given his affinity for the city. In fact, for most of her pregnancy, Kanye was overseas in the City of Light enjoying the sights, sounds, and shopping as he focused on his recent studio album Yeezus.

Meanwhile, Kim is hoping for a smaller affair, with somewhere around 30 to 50 guests. After all, it is her third wedding?and we all know how her last one turned out. Luckily, there are plenty of places in Paris where the two can wed in a low-key fashion that will still be glitzy and up to their impossibly high standards. Perhaps Kanye can pull a few strings and they can get married in Coco Chanel?s old apartment?or maybe keep it super trendy and tie the knot over steak tartare and?Bouillabaisse at L?Avenue.

Regardless of what actually happens, we have one thing on our mind: How much this bad boy will cost! Given the fact that they?re likely to fly everyone out on a private plane and pay for their accommodations, it could easily run $500,000. We can?t wait!

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London 2012 Olympic games leaves killer toxic legacy

Thousands of fish are being killed as a result of the London 2012 Olympic games

Thousands of fish were killed in a ?toxic legacy? from a ?24million project linked to former deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.

Activists reckon the ?Prescott Lock? ? which was built by the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation under Lord Prescott?s control between 2007 and 2009 ? is to blame for pollution.

Last month?s torrential rains washed a lethal cocktail of pollutants and sewage into the Lea in Leyton, East London.

?Fish are dying all the way down the old River Lea down into the Olympic Park because of the lack of oxygenation?

Charlei Charman

Thousands of fish suffocated after getting trapped behind the lock in water that didn?t contain enough oxygen. The lock was built to prevent the raw sewage that flows out of the East End?s storm drains from reaching the manicured lawns of the Olympic Park.

But campaigners claim that the construction of the taxpayer-funded lock has also changed the tidal patterns in the Lea, playing havoc with the local ecology as a result.

As well as keeping sewage out of the Olympic Park campaigners claim the lock was built to make the site more attractive and navigable to boat users.

Charlie Charman, of the Games Monitor and Save Lea Marshes pressure groups, told us: ?Fish are dying all the way down the old River Lea down into the Olympic Park because of the lack of oxygenation.

?The effect of the Prescott Lock was to impound all the water behind it, to make the water deeper in the Olympic Park, which makes it look nice, because it doesn?t go low and muddy at low tide and boats can sail around in it.

?The effect is the whole thing is contaminated with silt and sewage.

?It is toxic in the sense it all goes through the sluice at Lea Bridge and now it is all trapped behind the locks within the Olympic Park.

The ?24million project responsible for the 'toxic legacy' has been linked to John Prescott

?Previously that part of the river was pretty clean but now I think the problem is going to get worse and worse. The silt and sewage builds up and can?t be washed out by the tide.

?It is reasonable to suggest this lock built for the Olympics is responsible for the fish dying.?

A spokeswoman for the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) refused to comment, passing on our request to the Environment Agency (EA).

Last week an EA spokeswoman said: ?Environment Agency fisheries officers worked through the night on Tuesday 23 July and during the day on Wednesday, aerating the River Lea at Three Mills Boatyard on the Lower River Lea.

?Fisheries staff returned to site yesterday (July 25) and are currently monitoring oxygen levels which are showing signs of significant improvement thanks to the effect of the aeration units.

?Mechanically aerating the water has helped raise oxygen levels in the river, which crashed as a result of recent thunderstorms. This helped create a refuge area for fish such as bream, perch, pike and roach.?

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U.S. factory means buyers can customize Google phone

NEW YORK (AP) - With its first smartphone designed completely in-house, Google is demonstrating one of the benefits of moving production from Asia to the U.S.: It's letting buyers customize phones to give them their own style.

Workers at the factory in Fort Worth, Texas, assemble the custom phone and Google ship it to the buyer's door within four days.

The Moto X is going on sale in about a month at all four national wireless carriers - Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile - starting at $200.

Initially, only AT&T will offer the customization option, but Google said it hopes to make it available across all carriers soon. The company will offer 18 different back covers ranging in color from "spearmint" to "cabernet," a choice of black or white fronts and seven different metallic accents for details like the volume button. That makes for 252 possible style variations of the phone.

In the fall, Google plans to offer four variants of wood for the back cover.

The Moto X is the first smartphone to be assembled in the U.S. Even though the concept of the smartphone was pioneered here and many phones have been designed in the U.S., the vast majority of phones are assembled in Asia.

With labor costs rising in China, some electronics manufacturers are looking to move manufacturing back to the U.S. Apple is moving production of its Mac Pro desktop computers to the U.S. this year.

The Fort Worth factory will let Google stamp the phone as "Made in the U.S.," but assembly is just the last step in the manufacturing process, and accounts for relatively little of the cost of a smartphone. The cost largely lies in the chips, battery and display, most of which come from Asian factories. For instance, research firm iSuppli estimates that the components of Samsung's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S4, cost $229, while the assembly costs $8.

Google sees other value in a U.S. factory.

"Over time, by having the engineers closer to the factory floor, we'll be able to innovate faster and develop products that actually are quite interesting down the road," said Dennis Woodside, head of Google's Motorola division.

The factory is owned and run by Flextronics International Ltd., a Singapore-based contract electronics manufacturer. It's set to employ 2,000 people.

Google bought cellphone pioneer Motorola Mobility for $12.4 billion last year. While it launched some phones last year after the acquisition, those were designed while Motorola was still independent. The Moto X is the first phone that "gives you some indication of how Google is thinking of hardware," Woodside said in an interview.

Google has previously worked with other phone manufacturers to create Google-branded "Nexus" phones as launch platforms for new versions of Android.

The Moto X looks much like other smartphones, with a 4.7-inch touch screen. It comes with a no-frills implementation of Google's Android operating system, a contrast to recent phones from Samsung and HTC, which put their own stamp on the software with various add-ons.

The most unusual feature of the Moto X, apart from the customization option, is that it's always listening for its owner's voice. When it hears the phrase, "Ok, Google Now..." followed by a command like "call Bob," it will wake up from standby and execute the command -provided it understands it. Most smartphones offer voice control, but it's usually activated by pressing a button.

Rick Osterloh, the head of product management at Motorola, said the Moto X has a special chip devoted to listening, which means it doesn't have the drain the battery by keeping the main processor running all the time. It should be able to pick up the owner's voice even in the noise of a car, he said.

Google is backing the launch with a big marketing campaign, including TV ads. The Moto X represents its best chance this year to make back some of the money it spent on buying Motorola, and the $1.7 billion the division has accumulated in operating losses since the acquisition.

Motorola has become marginalized in the global smartphone market, taking just 1 percent of recent sales, according to research firm IDC. Google has slashed Motorola's workforce to 4,600 people, down from 20,300 last year.

The acquisition was motivated mainly by Google's desire to own Motorola's patent portfolio, which provides it with ammunition to defend fellow makers of Android phones from Apple's and Microsoft's patent claims. Motorola's patents haven't proved very useful so far, and the division puts Google in the uncomfortable position of competing with other companies that make Android phones.

Analysts see another value in Motorola: it gives Google a toehold in smartphones, acting as insurance against the possibility that Samsung, the dominant maker of Android phones, could jump ship to another operating system or create its own version of Android.

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With the release of July's employment numbers comes the predictable monthly spin from the White House and congressional Republicans.

The unemployment rate declined from 7.6 to 7.4 percent with 162,000 non-farm jobs added in July. However, job growth was slower in July than in June, when 188,000 jobs were added; through the first six months of the year, monthly job gains averaged 195,000.

Alan Kreuger, the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers acknowledges, as he did last month, that "more work remains to be done" but argues that Friday's report "provides further confirmation that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression."

"With the recovery entering its fifth year, we need to build on the progress we have made so far and now is not the time for Washington to impose self-inflicted wounds," Kreuger continued. "The across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester continue to be a drag on the economy now and in the future.

"The Administration continues to urge Congress to replace the sequester with balanced deficit reduction, and promote the investments our economy needs to put more Americans back to work, such as by rebuilding our roads and bridges."

In response, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, was down on the latest job numbers, saying, "Three years after the Obama administration proclaimed 'welcome to the recovery,' we're still seeing the same thing month after month: not enough new jobs and an unemployment rate far higher than promised."

"Nearly five years of aggressive intervention by Washington - the 'stimulus' era of excessive spending, excessive red tape, and abuse by agencies like the IRS - has left our economy treading water with slow growth, high unemployment, and stagnant wages."

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TIP! It is important to dress properly at all times. When working at home, it is tempting to work all day in your pajamas.

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Just because you are working from home does not mean you can have a less than professional attitude about what you are doing. Avoid putting work before your needs at home or you could damage your self-esteem. Shower and get dressed every morning and take the time to get a workout in. Apply this advice to improve your image and your self image.

TIP! Your family needs to be supportive of your home business. It can be hard to begin, and successfully maintain a home business.

You will find forums online which are dedicated to people like yourself, people running a home business. This can help you get insight from people who are doing the same as you. Other home based business owners will have faced similar frustrations and obstacles, and communicating with them will allow you to share experiences and ideas.

Look for sites that let you buy your business supplies at wholesale prices. The web has an abundance of references for purchases like this, and you will find competitive prices on the supplies you require. A business license gives you the opportunity to purchase the products at the lesser price.

TIP! Be sure you are secure in your workplace. Be sure the space you work in has a fire extinguisher and smoke detector.

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TIP! Pick a name that has true meaning. Choose a brand name that will help your customer recognize and remember your products.

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Do you want to sell used books from home? There are a number of Internet sites where you can sell used books. You may want to try several of them. Rank the sites by quality, usability and responsiveness. Just because the books have high prices doesn?t mean sellers are selling many books there. The costs may be higher then anticipated when you look into it.

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Pay attention to all relevant local laws and ordinances. You may face shutdowns or fines if you don?t. Even after becoming fully compliant with all applicable regulations, maintain your professional composure at all times, especially with neighbors who may be bothered by a business next door. That means little traffic and no signs. Keep your visibility low.

When starting a home business, it is not advisable to take out a loan. Do you need the money so badly that you would put your relationship on the line? Can you afford to put up your home?

TIP! You should get a receipt scanner so you can easily create archives of everything you spend. Compare different products, and choose a quality one you can use for many years.

Affiliates can market what you?re selling for you. Trade affiliate links with other home based business owners and help each other grow your business traffic. Join successful, existing affiliate programs to see if the products they promote complement your own. This is a great way to increase the range of products you offer without having to add additional inventory.

Always try to limit your spending as a home business owner. You can save money on office space by working at home. Maintain this low cost by avoiding purchasing items that you do not really need. Keeping expenses down can allow you to price your products at an affordable rate.

TIP! Become very efficient at managing your cash flow. If you are unable to effectively manage your cash flow, your business could suffer detrimentally.

When you run a business from home, ensuring that you make good use of online marketing and other Internet resources is a great way to build success. You can write articles, start a blog, join a forum or start out by sending emails. All of these methods are great ways to increase awareness of your business, leading to increased customers and profits.

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Make sure you follow the trends that are affecting your business and target audience. See what?s popular for Christmas or the fresh gadgets at Father?s Day. You could go to seminars to learn new skills or better the services you offer already, too.

TIP! Thanks to the Internet, it is easy to get information out to the world regarding your business at home. Just stay on top of podcasts, news sites, blogs and social media to see what your competition is up to and what experts are talking about.

You must be sure to take advantage of every opportunity that you come across to promote the business. When the conversation turns toward something that applies to your business, talk about it. Also, make sure to carry business cards wherever you go and hand them out when you get these types of opportunities.

When you have your home business in operation, always keep a record of any traveling that you do for business purposes. As a new business owner, you may not know that you can deduct business-related mileage from your taxes. If your business requires a lot of road time, you can save a significant amount on your taxes with driving-related deductions.

As stated in the beginning, starting a home based business is not difficult. You will have to put in some work, but it is completely doable. As long as you have some knowledge behind you, such as this article, you?ll be ready to take on the future.

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When a helicopter descends into a sandy environment, it creates a brilliant halo that is a stark contrast to the solemnity of battle. But scientifically, what are these miniature galaxies adorning helicopter blades? It?s due to something called the the Kopp-Etchells Effect. The downward thrust from the blades kicks up a cloud of sand, and the blades smash into millions of these tiny particles. Every so often, the metal blasted from the blades produces a miniature meteor shower.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives for the European Premiere of The Last Stand at a central London cinema in Leicester Square, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Former California governor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger is launching a new line of nutritional supplements in September. His Arnold Series supplements will focus on four areas: performance, power and strength, nutrient support and recovery.

"I?ve been on a crusade to promote fitness for more than four decades," Schwarzenegger said. "That has led to the largest health and fitness convention in the world, six books, seminars all over the globe and visits to all 50 states as chairman of the President?s Council on Physical Fitness."

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No decision on ex-Ohio St president's $190K office
July 31, 2013 16:42 EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State University's trustee chairman says no decision has been made on an office for retired president Gordon Gee (ghee).

Bobby Schottenstein gave the update Wednesday as he shot down reports that the university would construct a $190,000 office suite for Gee and an assistant.

Schottenstein said a suitable office will be found for Gee with the goal being to use existing space.

The 69-year-old Gee retired July 1, a month after remarks became public that he made months earlier jabbing Notre Dame, Roman Catholics and Southeastern Conference schools.

Gee will remain a tenured professor in the university's Moritz College of Law as part of his retirement package.

University spokesman Gary Lewis says the plan for an office suite in Page Hall was a proposal that hasn't been finalized.

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UH approves ?unconventional? interim president

? David Lassner has served under six University of Hawaii presidents.

By his own admission, he is an unconventional pick.

"I am probably not like any of the other presidents," Lassner said following his appointment.

Lassner hopes to pave the way for the new permanent President who is expected to be named within the year.

?Lassner will focus his efforts on moving the University forward, hoping to put? "drama" behind.

The botched Stevie Wonder concert and the resulting fallout with lawmakers has left a scar.

"We do have healing to do and that probably starts with listening and establishing trusts that people?s concerns were heard," said Lassner.

In his 37 years at UH, he is proudest of building a technology system across ten campuses and establishing a statewide distance learning program.

But along the way there have been issues with security breaches.

He characterizes lost millions? over a untested BUZZEO software contract in the 1990's this way:

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