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Moscow - A total of 215 Russians have died this year in a prolonged period of abnormally cold winter weather, the health ministry said on Monday.
From January 1 to February 13 215 people died and 5 546 people suffered from hypothermia and frostbite, among them 154 children, the ministry said in a statement.
While accustomed to frosty winters, Russia has seen 20 days of unusually cold weather, with the average temperature falling 7-14°C below average, the state weather service said.
While Russian apartment blocks are generally well heated, the homeless are particularly at risk.
In Moscow, the temperature was minus 20°C on Monday afternoon, the state weather service said.
Braving the cold, Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen posed topless in front of the Moscow headquarters of Russian gas giant Gazprom, in a stunt criticising the prices Ukraine pays for Russian gas.
The all-woman group spent around 10 minutes doing the stunt before being escorted out by security guards, an AFP photographer witnessed.
Over the last 24 hours, the coldest temperature measured in Russia was -52.8°C in Toko in the northern Sakha republic, the state weather service said.
This month the Russian health ministry issued advice to Russians about how to avoid frostbite, warning that wind and damp cold makes it more likely, as does wearing tight footwear that cuts off circulation.
It also warned that up to 80% of people who get frostbite are drunk, making them lose heat more quickly.


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In Reply to: Re: Living with Addison's for three years.......... posted by seashell on March 03, 2000 at 21:05:56:
: : re:Rhonda deal, Hi Rhonda. I have'nt been diagnosed with addisons, but feel i have similar symptons. For three years iv'e been suffering from freezing hands and feet, i'm always cold, and when i go in our back yard ,which is a beach i can't take the heat, or hot baths -no more hot tubs for sure.i've gone through dizzy-light headedness (daily) my legs and arms are so weak , i don't feel comfortable driving on the freeway any more,my eyesights terrible--blurry-- and extreme tiredness although dr.s seem to think it's in my head. two months ago i blacked out making dinner and for three weeks my rt side arm and hand have been pis and needles crampy like arthiritis, my neck and jaw hurt, stomach always hurts down to 110 now. mri came out find today they were checking for ms. pottasium level in blood is very high, only thing they could tell me ,i would like to have a addison test, i have alot of heart racing lately also. see dr tue . good luck to you. Dear seashell,thanks for taking the time to respond to my message. At least I know I am not totally alone. Feel free to e-mail me if you would like to converse about everything without letting it all hang out as it were. Good luck to you too, and find a dr that will treat you like you have a sense of your own health.. Let me know.AlwaysRhonda
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Many thanks to Eugene Volokh for letting me blog here this week. I hope to be back. Meanwhile, readers may be interested in my mano-a-mano cage match with Thane Rosenbaum of Fordham Law School, whose argument for hate-speech restrictions I objected to in Tuesday's post. In our Huffington Post Live debate today, I gave him the Monty Python "Black Knight" treatment. Well, that's what I thought.
The book is even better than the movie. Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought tries to look beyond the First Amendment to the "constitution of knowledge," the liberal intellectual regime that makes societies grow smarter and more humane over time. Minorities above all have a stake in protecting it, especially from well-intentioned regulators who would act in our name. The Cato Institute and University of Chicago Press have just brought out an expanded edition that takes my best shot at giving the world's Thane Rosenbaums the robust and thoughtful rebuttal they deserve. I hope you'll check it out and join the argument.
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Ranking the games: Will anything top Iowa at Wisconsin?
There are 12 games this week to open the Big Ten season. And many of the matchups will go a long way toward shaping the race, with Iowa's trip to Wisconsin being the headliner. In fact, it could be one of the better games of the season. Here's a ranking of this week's games. [ MORE: Get Dienhart's preview to the opening week of Big Ten play ] 1. Iowa at Wisconsin, Sun., Jan. 5. A must-see early Big Ten game that won't disappoint, right? The undefeated Badgers will pose a challenge for a deep and talented Hawkeyes' club that


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Section B- Problem Solving
1. Liz departs from Montreal at 8:00pm on Saturday to Toronto. The luggage she checks does not accompany her. At 10pm in Toronto she is told that her luggage will arrive at 11pm that night and shipped to her in York the next day by noon. At 5:45pm the next day (Sunday) she receives a telephone call telling her that her luggage has "just" (assume "just" is an undefined variable) arrived in Toronto. The Lester B Pearson International Airport in Toronto is 59.92 Kilometres North East of York. How long will it take for Liz to be reunited with her luggage?
a) 2 hours (assuming light Sunday traffic and an average of 30kms/hour)
b) 24 hours
c) 48 hours
d) "Well probably sometime late Tuesday. You don't have anything important in there do you?"
Sunday, April 15, 2007
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"Well probably sometime late Tuesday. You don't have anything important in there do you?"
What kind of person packs important things when they travel? Generally people only take the things they DON'T need whenever they have to fly somewhere, because it's so much trouble getting the important things through the baggage retrieval system they've got at Heath.. um.. Pearson..
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Majors and Programs
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Technical Communication
Technical communication is any type of communication we use to educate or inform, including websites, memos, reports, proposals, marketing materials, and presentations. A major in technical communication will prepare you to write, present, and interact in any professional situation—you will learn how people communicate in print and online, how they collaborate, and how they interact in the workplace. Your coursework will focus on principles, practices, and technologies in the workplace, including studies in computer applications. You will also learn about the structure and conventions of written, visual, and oral language. Summer or semester internships develop skills that you cannot learn in the classroom alone. Research reveals that employers prize communication skills as much as technical skills, so a major or minor in this field will enhance any career path you choose. A degree in technical communication will prepare you for employment in areas such as engineering, health care, banking and insurance, environmental sciences, computer programming, and product development.
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If you are sure the path you have chosen is the right one for you, then you must stick with it no matter how many people try to persuade you to change. Trust your own inner voice – people may let you down, but it never will.
ARIES (March 21 – April 20):
There is no point trying to convince people who don't want to be convinced. The only way you can win round those who doubt you is by practising what you preach and hoping they like what they see.
TAURUS (April 21 – May 21):
There may be a pile of work that needs to be done, but does it have to be done immediately? Of course not. Let others rush here, there and everywhere if they want to. Stay calm and make today a day of relaxation.
GEMINI (May 22 – June 21):
You probably don't care in the slightest that not everyone approves of your motives or methods. That's fine as far as it goes, but don't antagonize people for the sake of it. Haven't you got enough problems already?
CANCER (June 22 – July 23):
Both career and family matters may be under heavy influences at the moment, but in a matter of days you will realize there was precious little to really be worried about. A sense of humour is a must.
LEO (July 24 – Aug. 23):
Travel plans may not run smoothly today, and although you may take delays in your stride, other people will get hot under the collar. Make things easier for yourself, and others, by not making last minute changes.
VIRGO (Aug. 24 – Sept. 23):
Today's full moon may have you behaving in irrational ways, so wait a day or two before making important decisions. Do something positive – something you enjoy. Try not to give yourself too much time to think.
LIBRA (Sept. 24 – Oct. 23):
More than likely you will find yourself at odds with loved ones, and if you get through the day with no blazing rows you will have done very well indeed. If not, don't worry, it will all soon be forgotten.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24 – Nov. 22):
With the right attitude all things are possible. With the wrong attitude even the smallest of problems seems insurmountable. Keep that thought in mind and you will find it easier to smile and get through the day.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23 – Dec. 21):
You are acutely aware of injustice, but sometimes you see injustice where it does not in fact exist. Be careful what causes you get involved in today because your emotions may be a little bit off-center.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 – Jan. 20):
You know what you like and you really don't care if no one else on the planet agrees with you. You may face considerable opposition today, but in a strange way it will energize you. It's Capricorn against the world!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 – Feb. 19):
Why do so many people you don't like insist on getting close to you? Maybe it's because your subconscious is attracting them. Or maybe they're in the mood for a fight. Either way there will be ructions today.
PISCES (Feb. 20 – Mar. 20):
Don't jump to conclusions today or you could spend the rest of the week apologizing for something you should never have said. It may look as if someone is behaving in anti-social ways, but looks can be deceiving.
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