Claim

Claim

Claiming the Arctic's Treasures


I don't quit understand what's the meaing of "claim" in this topic below. I guess that it means to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it(demand). Am I right?


Update:

Our world is on the verge of a modernday resource rush in the earth's Arctic that the Arctic Ocean holds an abundance of natural resourcdes. Some scientists estimate that as much as 30 percent of the world's undiscovered natural gas and 13 percent of it's undiscovaered oil lie beneath its waters.

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Currently, the biggest question for the countries surrounding those resources is one of ownership: To whom do these resources rightfully belong? The U.N.,'s Law of the Sea Treaty aims to resolve this very question. The treaty states that a country has economic control of all natural resources within 200 nautical miles of its coast.

However, it's also possilbe for a country to claim possession of ocean territory beyond the 200-nautical-mile boundary. To make this kind of claim, a country must prove that the ocean bottom in question is part of the country's continental plate.




My example:

My boyfriend claims he loves me but says he Doesn't want to be married in one year.
Maggie^^

Make Change Work for Your Business

It’s been said that the only reliable constant in business is change, and that saying has even greater validity when applied to the area of organizational development. The latest contribution to the ever-evolving body of writing surrounding change management comes from two authors, John McGuire and Gary Rhodes, and is titledTransforming Your Leadership Culture. Both McGuire and Rhodes have decades of corporate experience that they draw on while currently working with the prestigious Center for Creative Leadership.

Note:
ever- always
Eg. ever-present

The Failure of Organizational Change

Their latest collaboration readily lays out the sobering results from a variety of studies showing that organizations fail between 66 percent and 75 percent of the time when trying to implement a new initiative or transformational program. Such alarming stats make you wonder if the consultancy-driven discipline of organizational development is little more than an elaborate Ponzi scheme. Fortunately, McGuire and Rhodes think organizational development is more than a confidence game. They believe the critical breakpoint between a thoughtful change strategy and its execution occurs within the organization’s existing leadership culture. ...

Ponzi scheme: A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to separate investors from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from any actual profit earned.


At the beginning of the explanations, the English teachers says this article is pretty difficult. However, I can't tell it myself. I just see some vocabularies and I learn it as well. Do you think of this article is not easy, too? What's your opinion?


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Negotiations: asking for a pay rise

Negotiations: asking for a pay rise

Abigail: Hi, are you free for a quick chat?

Mark: Sure, come in, come in. Sit down. What can I do for you?

Abigail: Okay. Well, it’s a bit difficult, but … I really feel that it’s about time that I had a pay rise.

Mark: Okay and why do you feel like that?

Abigail: Well, I have been here now for three years and in that time I have made good progress. I really feel that I’ve grown in the job and I’ve taken on a lot more responsibility. I just think it’s time that it was recognised and that my efforts were rewarded.

Mark: Right. So you feel that you’re on a low salary for your current position and current responsibilities, do you?

Abigail: Yeah, I do believe that what I’ve contributed to the department over recent months means that I should be paid more.

Mark: Okay, well, what kind of rise would you be looking for?

Abigail: Well, you know, I think that 3% on top of the usual annual rise with inflation isn’t too much to ask.

Mark: Three per cent... Hmm. Right, well, as you know, I can’t just give you a pay rise immediately, just like that. I’ll have to discuss it with the other managers here. And, as you can imagine, there aren’t unlimited funds available for things like this. But you might be pleased to hear that we are having a pay review meeting very soon and I’ll make sure we discuss your request then.

Abigail: Okay, fine. Should I put this request in writing as well? So we all have a record of this discussion?

Mark: Yes, that’d be a good idea. Email me and also copy it to human resources.