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Navaneethan Palanisamy talks about his days in Uppsala, one of the oldest and best universities in Sweden.
Uppsala University (UU) was founded in 1477, and is one of the oldest universities in Sweden, in addition to being one of the oldest in all of Scandinavia. Like many other universities in Europe, UU also offers many international Master Degree programmes. This beautiful city is adorned with forests and lakes. With the addition of the university providing high quality education — the allure is great for students from other parts of the world.
So far, eight Nobel laureates have been allied with Uppsala University. Additionally, famous personalities in science such as Carl Linnaeus (taxonomist), Jöns Jacob Berzelius (father of modern chemistry), Anders Jonas Ångström (physicist), Anders Celsius (physicist) have worked in this university. In 2012, the university has been globally ranked 83 by QS, 106 by THE and 73 by Shanghai. Apart from UU, many famous universities/institutes in Sweden such as Karolinska Institute, Lund University, KTH, Chalmers, Stockholm School of Economics and Stockholm University have also been ranked within the top 200 educational establishments in the world.
This university has several interesting traditions. First, the classes in UU always start 15 minutes past the hour. Second, every year after the conferment of the Nobel Prize, two or more of the winners are invited to UU to give a speech. Third, if you ask anyone in Uppsala about 'Flogsta scream', they will be excited to tell you about it. Flogsta is a student residential area in Uppsala. Every day around 10pm, students living there scream for a minute or so. They do this for fun and it is a continuing tradition.
During winter, the temperature can go down to -25 C. I usually joke that my dress weighs more than me during winter. On the other hand, during summer the temperature can go up to +21 C. The sunlight can fade away quickly during winter with only four to five hours of sunlight every day. On the contrary, during summer, there can be up to 20 hours of sunlight.
Nearly everyone speaks good English in Sweden; Uppsala is not exception to this as it is an international student city. Moreover, the university and the Uppsala municipality offers free Svenska language courses for foreigners. In fact, I was able to complete my basic Svenska course (level C).
Uppsala is a small city, so it can be covered in a bicycle. In winter, using a bicycle might be tricky and I would not recommend it. The city has good public transport system and works uninterrupted even during a bad snowy weather. The student union of UU has 13 nations (fraternities). Though joining nations is not mandatory, many students, including international ones, join these nations as they provide a wide spectrum of entertainment activities. Each nation has its unique cultural and entertainment agenda. During summer, one could hang out near lakes or camp out in forests. During winter, one could try out various winter sports. Uppsala does not run out of entertainment and one could find at least one festivity every day. The abundant blend of international people living in Uppsala makes this possible. Valborg and Ice festival are among the highly-noted events by students in Uppsala. Moreover, Stockholm can be reached in 40 minutes by train and there are other interesting things you can look out for. Language is a determinant for getting a job in Sweden. However, for students there are many possibilities of earning money during their study period without knowing Svenska. A majority of students do summer jobs for the university or other institutions. Additionally, one could also seek jobs in the nations, where they are paid on an hourly basis.
The writer has completed his Masters in Medical Sciences (Infection Biology) at Uppsala University, Swede.
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Rome, Italy
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I wouldn't put 'Naples' in the title of the tour as we basically drove through the city to get to Pompeii, but it was a good day. We waited for more than an hour in the morning for latecomers to arrive, which was quite irritating (if you're late by an hour, you should be bumped off the trip!) and later in the day ended up waiting for the same latecomers who somehow lost track of time in Pompeii. All in all, a lot of waiting for stupid people.
Lunch was okay, not very filling (and none of the famous Napolitan pizza). Pompeii was beautiful though, and our guide who was quite the elderly gentleman took care to always try and find us some shade before launching into explanations. I think leaving on time would have allowed more time to explore. Better solutions should be found to the latecomer problem than everyone waiting for them on the bus.
Rome, Italy
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It was raining hard, but it was amazing! And we were also brought to Palatine Hill, which I didn't expect at all.
Rome, Italy
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David was lovely and made us all feel so welcome! I also loved all the little tidbits and insider facts he shared, as well as the small tour group (though in the face of the Vatican hoard, even the smallest tour group can feel lost!). I would prefer a longer tour however, even by just half an hour as I feel that we breezed through too many areas. Also, there wasn't enough time at the end to visit both the dome and the basilica, so we had to choose just one. For people with less time in Rome, perhaps the morning tour would be a better option.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Loved this tour! It was a bit of a hassle getting from my hotel in Centro to the pick up point area during rush hour (Copacabana), but it was all worth it in the end! We had three tour guides during the day, and I loved how motherly our first guide was, making sure we were all okay and having fun.
There was a good collection of friendly people on the tour as well. Definitely recommended!
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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
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I keep hearing of true armor sphere farming but I'm not aware of the best way to farm them.
Any thoughts. Thanks again!
Someone told me to do The Horned Wyvern quest at Port Tanzia, it's low rank and you fight Diablos. You can finish it pretty quick with G equipment and some luck, or bring traps and flash bombs to keep him still. I beat him in 7 mins with the barioth lance. I had to kill him twice.
The thing about this quest, is if you do it over and over there's apparently a good chance that Armor Stones show up in rewards. I had to kill him twice and I got 4 stones. It's definitely better than going to the Volcano to farm the armor spheres.
You need Meldspar Ore and Emperor Hopper to combine with Armor Stone for Tru spheres.
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First of all, you need to be G rank. If you already are, good! You can get Tru Armor Spheres. The best two ways to get them are..
1) If you're 7+ ( or your friend is 7+ ) and have volcano quests unlocked, do a few suicide runs on Rathalos in the volcano, and try to get explorer. The secret area often gives tru spheres, and even if you don't get them there, you'll still have a pretty high chance of getting them by mining in 5, 8, 9 or 10.
2) Hunt a G Rank Elder Dragon or Abyssal Lagiacrus. Regular 8+ monsters give tru spheres too, but the chances are much lower. I've also heard that the oversized Nibelsnarf is a good quest for them as well, though I've never really confirmed that for myself.
Don't farm them, you don't "need the extra defense". Just get them as you do quests and without thinking about it you'll have enough.
I mined 3 in a row on a random S. Uragaan quest. Just "don't" want them and you'll mine plenty.
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Definitely volcano secret area suicide runs, you can't get to the secret area on harvest quest even with felyne explorer.
G rank volcano farming is what I do and I usually have a few by the time im done with my couple of runs through, but I do pawpass if it affects the drops at all. Really don't see the extra defense all to worth it and that is coming from a Bowgunner.
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Massive Maw has a high rate of drop for Tru Armor Spheres.
I've been sending out hunters for hire to gather powderstones, they bring back 0-2 tru spheres every time.
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Don't farm them, you don't "need the extra defense". Just get them as you do quests and without thinking about it you'll have enough.
It's up to them really. I mean even if you don't want the extra defense, it'd be good to have a stockpile of spheres in reserve for later armor sets. Besides, if you're gunning, you're definitely gonna want that defense xD
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GQ23 posted...Don't farm them, you don't "need the extra defense". Just get them as you do quests and without thinking about it you'll have enough.
No, at any point you are playing you go, wow I failed that quest because I didn't have enough tru armor spheres, you should just pack up the wii and sell it.


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Shakespeare's Macbeth
Packed with action and vivid portrayal of human relationships, Shakespeare's Macbeth traces the bloody climb to power and tragic ruin of a fate-plagued king. Count on CliffNotes on Macbeth to carry you through the rise and fall of a cast of characters that includes a cruel and ambitious warrior, his wicked wife, and a trio of witches who have wormed their way into audiences' hearts since William Shakespeare first presented their prophecies about 300 years ago.
Show your classmates – and your grade-granting teacher – that you're in the know with English literature. You can't miss with scene summaries, plot explorations, language simplification, and insights into the author's life and times. Other features that help you study include
- A brief synopsis of the play
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An initiative to combat sea-borne terrorism
Four new Coastal Security Police (CSP) stations will come up in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Uttara Kannada districts this year, said Principal Secretary to the Department of Home S.M. Jaamdar.
Mr. Jaamdar told presspersons here on Wednesday that setting up new police stations was a part of initiatives of the government to strengthen coastal security and combat sea-borne terrorism.
Mr. Jaamdar said the new Coastal Security Police stations would come up in Gangolli and Tadadi. "The government has selected the sites. Money has to be released," he said.
The 320-km long coastline between Talapady in Dakshina Kannada and Sadashivagad in Uttara Kannada now had five Coastal Security Police stations. They were located in Mangalore, Malpe, Bhatkal, Kumta, and Karwar.
Mr. Jaamdar said the State government was involved with the Centre's project to set up a system that would facilitate identification of fishing and other boats.
Mr. Jaamdar said the system enabled identification of boats that were 100 km away. This system was being set up at a cost of Rs. 6,000 crore, he said.
Mr. Jaamdar agreed that there was a problem in getting experienced personnel for handling CSPs' surveillance boats. "We have to recruit 60 personnel. Only 37 have applied even after three attempts," he said. The department had requested the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard to send personnel on deputation or give a list of their personnel who could be recruited.
Mr. Jaamdar said 15 surveillance boats at the command of five CSPs could not be used for operations in high seas and during four months of monsoon.
These boats did have some maintenance problems. The Goa Shipping Yard, which provided the boats, had now opened three service stations to attend to the problems, he said.
The State government was going ahead with creating a strong force for the Anti-Naxalite Operations. While being based in Karkala, this force would have its units in 13 naxalite affected areas. The force would be trained in jungle warfare, to defuse bombs, and other anti-terrorist activities. "We are finalising the training programme. The recruitment is going on," he said. To combat terrorism in urban areas, the Commando Training Centre in the State had so far trained three batches of 80 officers.


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Born: August 26, 1957
Reed player, composer, and ethnomusicologist Paul Austerlitz combines his background as an ethnomusicologist specializing in Afro-Caribbean music with his creative work as a jazz musician. As an instrumentalist, Austerlitz has dedicated himself to mastering the bass and contrabass clarinets. He also plays Bb (soprano) clarinet and tenor saxophone. As a composer, Austerlitz weds his backgrounds in jazz and ethnomusicology, producing works that incorporate the musics that he researches. He has been especially active in blending Latin and Caribbean music from the Dominican Republic and elsewhere with free forms of jazz....
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Now the eyes of the world are on Jerusalem as Jon Bennett - a Wall Street strategist turned senior White House advisor - his beautiful CIA partner Erin McCoy, and the U.S. Secretary of State arrive in the Middle East to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
On the table: a dramatic and potentially historic Arab-Israeli peace plan, of which Bennett is the chief architect. At the heart of the proposed treaty is the discovery of black gold deep underneath the Mediterranean - a vast and spectacular tract of oil and natural gas that could offer unprecedented riches for every Muslim, Christian, and Jew in Israel and Palestine.
But in the shadows lie men whose hearts are filled with evil - men who do not relish a post-Saddam era, men for whom the prospect of a Palestinian peace accord with Israel goes against everything for which their fathers have fought and died. Such men - and the countries that finance them - are ready to do anything necessary to slaughter those who stand in their way.
The clock is ticking. Can Bennett, McCoy, and the American president make peace before the Middle East once again erupts in war?
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"The story is rich with detail, topical references, interesting characters, and logical conclusions. Reader Patrick G. Lawlor does an admirable job in keeping the action flowing." (AudioFile)
"An excellent listen"
This book is the second in the series. Rosenberg presents a rivetting fictional account of the holy war and America's struggle to bring peace in a fast-changing, caotic world. Politics, religion, suspense and thrill are interwoben in a way that made me think and want to learn more. Maybe just a little unbelievable how much the characters go through and survive; maybe a little corny, but very good.
I like how his mind works, and look forward to reading the next book of the series and a nonfiction book of his.
"Just Finished and Ready To Order Third Book"
Another page turner from Rosenberg. You feel that you are in the middle of a gripping tale from the first few pages. Part three, here I come.
"Great followup to the first installation"
Though current events have made the events somewhat stale, this is still a very engaging 'read'. For those that follow the likes of Jack Bauer, Mitch Rapp, etc this book may interest you, though the main character is a political advisor and not an agent of a government agency. Sure he gets in the action, but it's a bit different. Good action, engaging characters - reccomended.
"Peace Treaty finally sign.."
Trouble on All Fronts!
Too many bad guys trying to prevent peace.
Out of the frying pan into the fire...just when you think the good guys are safe...the bad guys strike again.
You can't stop listening until the end...but you still want more!
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Life is a journey, enjoy it......because one day it will all end.
"A good starter to a series....."
Patrick Lawlor is a good day reader. He reminds me of a Dick Hill type narrator. Very engaging in bring depth to the characters.
This is a good starter book to the series. It is very well thought out and has lots of depth and breadth. Too bad this series doesn't end as well as it began. I was quite disappointed in the final book.
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cant wait to listen to the next one
the author is very knowledgeable about the politics in the mid east
I really enjoyed his voice
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Bursts of action ... followed by long periods of inaction.
Erin ... because she was loyal to the President and her responsibilities, while still being feisty enough to be interesting.
Lawlor's narration was mediocre, at best. His character separation was pretty good, and his inflections made it pretty easy to keep characters straight. However, his inconsistency in pronunciation of the names of locations was frustrating.
Almost anything other than The Last Days ... a phrase that I only remember hearing one time in the entire book!
I enjoy Rosenburg's style and his believable presentation of Christianity as a credible system of faith.
I've read 2 other Joel Rosenberg books on audio and, even though he's not as gifted as say, a Daniel Silva, I've enjoyed them. His outlook is unique and I value him for that, plus the subject matter is so topical and relevant.
However, so far I'm not really enjoying this one. There is, for me, too much action, not enough nuance, plus the characters seem confusing. It seems to jump quickly from one scene to the next and you wonder who the person is and if you've met them before. I've been constantly rewinding to figure out who he's talking about. I'm at the end of the first disk only and I feel I've been listening forever, but not enjoying it, waiting for the story to really get going. It's very likely that I won't continue with it, unfortunately.
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This study centers on the role of the idea of homonoia in the eastern Roman Empire between 50 and 170 CE. It focuses on six Greek-speaking authors, each of whom form one of the following chapters, which are arranged in rough chronological order. These authors and their emperors view reality through a lens of virtue and vice, and the ideal of "like-mindedness" has a vital, if little-discussed place in such a worldview. The socio-political value of homonoia was important enough to be personified and worshiped as deity. Nevertheless, there is no English monograph on the topic. This dissertation highlights the role of homonoia in authors traditionally labelled as either "pagan" or "Christian." Homonoia was essential in both these environments. It played an important role in the socio-political assemblies, on the one hand, as well as philosophical and religious dialogue, on the other.
France was one of the first countries to develop programs that integrated youth athletics with academics and medical supervision to produce elite athletes. Today the products of the French systems play for the best teams and leagues around the world. Many countries from Africa to Great Britain have implemented youth training structures based upon the French model. But it was not always this way. This study examines the origins, implementation, and evolution of French youth sports training programs from 1958 to 1992. The lenses of football and basketball are used to amplify how Anglo-American team sports were used by the French to reformulate French identity and influence. Yet, this work is about more than just athletics. It is the story of France during the last half of the twentieth century, how it grappled with and adjusted to the many transitions that defined the post-1945 era, and how it positioned itself in the new Cold War world. Sport, specifically at the youth level, was one of the ways in which the French tried to address and adapt to a variety of post-war changes. After 1973, sport was an antidote to the legacy of 1968: a way to reinforce authority and nationalism in an era of increasing globalization during which the youth tested the limits of the rules. Youth sports programs served to assimilate youth, especially immigrant youth, into French society. France used youth sports as an agent of modernization, to re-launch itself as a rejuvenated nation that relied upon rationalized athletic development to produce elite athletes, ideal citizens who would win international sporting events and titles. The youth sports programs were important ways for the French to regain their sense of honor and prestige domestically and abroad. At a time in which soft power was an important tool of diplomacy, such athletic successes helped to demonstrate a revived France in a way that Charles de Gaulle was unable to accomplish during the 1960s.
The shipping container is an underappreciated technological innovation of the second half of the twentieth century. After decades of failed experiments with various types of containers, the modern intermodal container came into use in the United States in 1956. Its initial economic consequences were felt most strongly in New York City, where the displacement of breakbulk shipping by container shipping through an entirely new port complex in New Jersey caused substantial job loss among longshoremen and contributed to the decline of manufacturing. Containerization came into international use across the North Atlantic in 1966, and was adopted in trans-Pacific trade following its successful use to supply U.S. troops in the Vietnam War. Containerization caused large shifts in port activity, as previously obscure ports, such as Oakland, California, and Felixstowe, England, displaced traditional maritime centers that lacked the space and transport connections to function efficiently as container ports, such as San Francisco and London. Starting in the late 1970s, regulatory changes, especially in the United States, permitted motor carriers, railroads, and ship lines to offer coordinated services based on confidential contracts covering rates and terms of service, leading to reductions in shippers' costs in return for volume guarantees that permitted carriers to make more efficient use of assets. These changes improved service reliability while making freight transport a less significant factor in firms' decision-making. The ability to ship goods in a single container from origin to destination, under a contract specifying equipment availability, delivery times, and rates, dramatically lowered the cost of shipping manufactured goods internationally. Manufacturers and retailers were then able to locate facilities and make sourcing arrangements in order to minimize other costs, such as labor and taxes. Containerization was a necessary but not sufficient condition for the subsequent shift of manufacturing activity from high-wage to low-wage countries and the creation of long-distance supply chains to assure the timely delivery of goods to market. These are important aspects of the phenomenon now termed "globalization," and would not have been possible without containerization.
This dissertation explores the evolution of political activism among Haitians in the United States from the formation of Haitian New York in the late 1950s to the return of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Haiti in 1994. It traces the efforts of Haitian activists to build bridges connecting New York and Miami to the grassroots organizations in Haiti, finding a considerable degree of success in their efforts to construct a transnational movement that had a substantial impact both in Haiti and in the United States. Shedding additional light on the interconnected history of Haiti and the United States, this dissertation also adds to the growing historiography on immigrant activism and international campaigns for democracy and human rights. At the outset, politics in Haitian New York was splintered among competing factions, though by the early 1970s there began to form a somewhat unified anti-Duvalier opposition movement. The arrival of the Haitian "boat people" in South Florida in the early 1970s continued the evolution of Haitian politics in the United States, triggering a refugee crisis that drew the attention of the activists in New York and forcing a reconsideration of political vision and strategy that had previously been solely concerned with the overthrow of the Duvalier dictatorship. The grassroots resistance in Haiti and in the United States saw a slight opening with the arrival of President Jimmy Carter, but with Carter's successor, Ronald Reagan, came a wave of repression in Haiti and stringent new policies toward Haitian refugees. The uprisings of 1985 and 1986 that toppled the Duvalier dictatorship transformed Haitian politics at home and abroad, enabling an expanded and tightened network of activism connecting New York, Miami, and Haiti, which grew from 1987 to 1989. The years 1990 and 1991 were the pinnacle moment for the linked popular movements in New York, Miami, and Haiti, though Haitian activists were soon forced to pour their energy into the overlapping campaigns aimed at reversing the coup against Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and defending the new wave of refugees that the coup produced.
In 1874, ABCFM, the richest and one of the most conservative evangelical organizations in North America decided to open in Japan an English-language institution of higher learning with a largely liberal arts curriculum. This was a shift away from its policies against educational work that was not based solely on the Scriptures and done in the local language. This shift and therefore the genesis of Doshisha English School (today Doshisha University) in Kyoto, was in large part the result of the successful establishment a decade earlier of the Syrian Protestant College in Beirut. In the early 1860s, a group of renegade ABCFM missionaries, under the pressure from nascent Arab and expanding Jesuit schools, challenged a long-standing policy of their missionary board policy on secular education and ask for support in establishing a college, as opposed to a seminary. Their rebellion was successful, the Boston elders relaxed their policies, and in 1866 a college opened its doors in Beirut. Its successful establishment made a Christian college an acceptable use of missionary resources and a model that soon found fertile ground in Japan. This thesis charts the connected history of the Syrian Protestant College (today the American University of Beirut) and Doshisha English School in Kyoto (today, Doshisha University) and analyzes them as sites that catalyzed the debates on religion and science and shaped the discourse on education, progress, and development both in their locales and in the United States.Besides being supported by the same missionary organization, the Beirut and Kyoto colleges were connected by a common benefactor - William E. Dodge, one of the richest merchants in New England who played a key role on both continents. The two colleges also share a particular institutional framework based on the model of nineteenth-century American colleges - a non-sectarian Christian institution with a liberal arts curriculum - such as Amherst, from which both the founders of the Beirut and Kyoto colleges graduated. Finally, their common role in the modern history of the Middle East and Japan connected the two campuses as they quickly became, and remain to this day, important intellectual spaces in their respective regions.
Four distinctive features of this historical period prompted the City of New York to undertake water management. First, the severe drought of 1881 forced the city to expedite construction of the New Croton Aqueduct in 1883. While the city was building the new aqueduct, the urban public began to spend their leisure time at the High Bridge, which monumentalized the Old Croton Aqueduct and raised awareness of public water. Second, the cholera scare of 1892 prompted the city to protect the Croton watershed from pollution. Third, the high-profile derailment of an intricate scheme of graft, in 1899, drove city officials to begin to eliminate private water companies and to increase vigilance about municipal corruption related to water. Fourth, the consolidation of Greater New York increased city and state power and improvements in municipal finance facilitated a new public water bureaucracy, which allowed the city to build, manage, and pay for its own water system, marked by the completion of the Catskills system in 1917. The management of water serves as an early example of government intervention in New York, which began before public schools, before the subway, and before government regulation of private gas and electric companies. Support for the idea of public water emerged as early as 1835 when the public voted in favor of building the city-run Croton water system, but public water was not on solid ground until much later. In fact, the idea of public water preceded the necessary infrastructure, bureaucracy, and finances required to make it possible. While no municipal operation is ever wholly public or private, between 1883 and 1917, the notion of public management of water triumphed in New York. It was during this long historical moment that city officials and New Yorkers began to think of, and to treat, water as a public resource. By providing a new synthesis of the cultural, economic, political, and social history of water in New York during this critical period, this study emphasizes the complexity and contingency in the story of how New York's water became public.
This dissertation argues that the best way to understand the nature of Soviet history is through the prism of food. Soviet citizens were encouraged to see the availability of food as the main measure of success for the construction of a new, Soviet civilization. The disappointment with the inability of the Soviet government to provide the quantity, quality and variety of food that the Soviet consumers expected was one of the major causes for the collapse of the USSR. The first chapter addresses the reasons why and how so unlikely a food as sausage became and remains the primary Russian symbol of economic abundance. Unlike the similarly symbolic goods in other socialist regimes, the Soviet craving for sausage has not been resolved and remains a point of tension in the post-socialist era. The second chapter argues that in a society of scarcity it became necessary to possess heroic status in order to be rewarded with better food in greater amounts. As a result, the heroic claims of the primary beneficiaries of the system, such as the Communist Party, became highly contested. The third chapter deepens the understanding of the successes and failures of the attempts to construct a uniquely Soviet ethnic identity. The two attempts to create a Pan-Soviet cuisine show how even food choices became highly politicized and reflected the fates of the Soviet nationalities policy. Yet, the continued popularity of multi-ethnic dishes demonstrates the continued personal engagement of many consumers with the Soviet past. The fourth chapter unravels a commonly held view by demonstrating that the arrival of McDonald's and other Western food innovations to the late USSR were a continuity of Soviet modernization policies rather than their disruption. The importation of Western-style fast-food into the USSR was supposed to resolve Soviet inefficiency, ease the double burden of working women, and rationalize the process of eating. Soviet culinary reforms faltered and while trying to create the New Soviet Man and Woman, they have given rise to the Nutritionally Dissatisfied Man and Woman instead.
At the turn of the twentieth century the emerging field of professionals called "biological engineers" proposed individualized, prescribed physical training and health guidance based on physical examinations. They wanted to apply higher standards of health to people of all classes because they recognized that the college-educated as well as the unskilled, the immigrant as well as the native born, adults as well as children were subject to physical ailments and neurasthenia. Urbanization, the division of labor and intensive schooling contributed to these health problems for the majority of Americans of all classes. Dr. Dudley Sargent's system of physical training aimed to institutionalize biological engineering at schools and colleges. As Physical Director of Harvard University, he conducted anthropometric measurements and medical examinations to prescribe exercise on pulley-weight machines of his own creation. His system was suitable for most people, in contrast to competitive sports, which were increasingly popular on the college campus. However, Sargent's system was too costly and time-consuming for most public primary and high schools. To fill the void in health supervision, biological engineers supported school hygiene initiatives. While first focused on the school environment, by the early 1900s school hygiene programs shifted to examine children for communicable disease and "remediable defects." These programs were popular and widespread, but the endeavor never proved to be as organized, as standardized or as thorough and extensive as they wanted. Negative reactions from the subjects of the programs, internal conflicts and a lack of unified opinions weakened the field. Additionally, there were tremendous difficulties in applying such a comprehensive program on a large scale. Even as physical training and hygiene laws were passed in many states, by the late 1910s physical education became demedicalized, the biological engineering vision became diluted and the role was fragmented into other specializations.
From 1890 to 1920, the northern Manhattan community of Harlem changed from a village dominated by white middle class merchants and professionals, with a small settlement of black residents, to a densely built urban community that was called the Black Capital of America. Although the dramatic change in Harlem is often described as one of "invasion" by black newcomers and "resistance" by white Harlem residents, details of the real estate trans-actions of the period indicate a more complex reality which challenges some elements of the "ghetto formation" model used by many historians to describe similar changes taking place in many northern cities in the first decades of the 1900s. Blacks were intent on forming a perm-anent, thriving black community in Harlem and therefore they sought to own residential, religious, and commercial property in Harlem. Many whites did resist blacks' movement into Harlem, but others facilitated this movement by assisting them to finance purchases of properties. White residents and investors in Harlem were a diverse group whose actions regarding race were influenced by length of residency, social class, ethnicity, and personal world views. Most other northern cities experienced variations of the changes experienced in New York City. On both sides of the color line class, ethnicity, politics, and economics dictated a range of strategies to either facilitate or forestall racial change in Harlem. The ownership and occupancy of real estate, long the symbol of citizenship in the United States, was a critical element in implementing and understanding these strategies.
This dissertation analyzes the ways in which cancer researchers in the United States understood, measured, and defined race between 1920 and the turn of the twenty-first century. Shifting interpretations of its relationship to carcinogenesis forced doctors to confront multiple definitions of race as they struggled to untangle the medical significance of various racial traits and explain epidemiologic patterns. At different times, race stood for nationality, culture, skin tone, physicality, genetics, socioeconomics, and biochemistry. The measurement of race moved from a bodily notion early in the century, to a postwar assessment which increasingly incorporated external characteristics, to an internal schema in the 1990s. In the 1920s, cancer's designation as a disease of civilization structured the search for etiology in ways that affected groupings of whites and nonwhites, as researchers compiling statistics on cancer rates in different populations rationalized and naturalized racial categories. Case studies of four cancers with racial associations examine how disease identities resulted from patterns of incidence, and in turn shaped research agendas and consolidated racial and ethnic borders. Skin cancer's stark racial disparities were poorly understood until the discovery of the carcinogenic nature of ultraviolet light, prompting researchers to classify subjects according to changing combinations of race, ethnicity, and skin color in their search for its causes. Varying associations of risk, race, and behavior marked studies into the etiology of cervical cancer; because of the disease's links with economic status and the correlation between race and class, race became a risk factor in that it appeared to determine the sexual practices which could affect incidence. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma's characterization as a disease of ethnic Chinese led scientists to pinpoint the specific traits which defined an individual as such, a list guided by racial ideology, stereotypically Chinese habits such as opium smoking, and a disregard for regional variations in Chinese culture. Finally, an examination of how prostate cancer became a "black" disease in the postwar U.S. reveals how new diagnostic technologies promote the illusion that race has an inherent biological basis, unsettling the prevailing social constructivist framework of race in ways that will have profound effects during the twenty-first century.


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Please check the reviews from guests of Boardwalk 703, highlighted in the headline above. And book now for your own great views plus convenient and comfy living.
30 feet of floor to ceiling windows and bump out balcony and MBR.
Balcony deep enough to provide shade or sun for tanning...your choice. Table and 6 chairs make large balcony ideal for sea side dining, watching sunsets or just hanging out.
Beautiful views as well from the gorgeous master bedroom. MBR window bumps out for panoramic effect and 180 degree views to the east, south and west. Convenient door opens from the MBR onto the balcony. To the south, direct views of the pool, beach and the glimmering gulf go on forever.
Beach friendly 7th floor. Perfect for a family of four, but will sleep six with sofa bed. Heated zero edge pool and spa and kiddie pool.
The 30 ft. wall of floor to ceiling windows provides some of the most dramatic ocean views you've ever seen. Sun sets in full view of the balcony, as you enjoy a meal at the 40 inch table and 6 chairs.
Bedroom is spacious; approx. 14 x 15 ft. Plenty of space between bed and armoire. Full length dressing mirror. Crown molding. Armoire with 32 inch flat panel tv. Opens to large bathroom with large closet, double vanity, medicine cabinet, linen closet, oval tub and glass enclosed shower. Commode and shower feature a privacy door to seperate the bath tub and vanity area.
The main living area is also a wall of windows. Combine this expansive view with the 7th floor height, and you really feel a part of the beach and the emerald blue sea.
At the north end, the view is to the Signal Hill golf course across the street. Very nice family owned 18 hole golf course. Pond and walking path also across street.
Accessing this beautiful view is easy at Boardwalk. Pull up to the front door, and the five oversized elevators are just steps away.
Unload and park on ground level, or one floor below in covered parking...your choice.
When you're ready to explore, start with the dramatically beautiful lobby, gateway to the pool area. As you exit the lobby, landscaping frames a beautiful pool vista. A few steps down, and you're through the gated entrance.
Seating is plentiful around the main pool, which is flanked by a kiddie pool and jacuzzi. Take a few steps and you're at the tiki bar, serving fresh food and drinks.
Boardwalk is conveniently located in the middle beach area. Pineapple Willie's and Spinnaker are neighbors, and the Signal Hill golf course is across the street. Pier Park is about 10 minutes away via Front Beach Rd, Middle Beach or 98.
Upscale yet friendly, a great resort to get away while still being in the 'thick of things.'
#703 Special Quality Features Summary: Bump out bay window in mbr and balcony for panoramic views and cool weather warmth.
Tile flooring throughout; beautiful glazed porcelain.
Granite counter tops.
Oval garden tub.
High ceilings and crown moldings.
Upgrade ash cabinetry in kitchen.
Separate glass shower in mbr.
Paneled doors.
Beach friendly 7th floor.
# 703 Amenities Summary: Free Comcast Xfinity HD cable tv, three new 32 inch LCD tvs.
Free local and LD phone service, 2 phones.
Free wi-fi.
Covered parking plus top deck right in front.
Gated security and security personnel 24-7.
Five large elevators with ceramic tile floors.
Large pool area with many amenities.
Deluxe, upscale property throughout.
I'm Stan Hansen, living in Dallas, TX, pictured here with fiancée Susan. I grew up in Iowa, and somehow developed a life long love of the beach and ocean. I've been in marketing all my life, and believe in customer service. What that means to you is that I want you to enjoy your stay in my condo, and want to hear from you if you need anything. Good or bad, feedback helps me provide a better guest experience.
Stan purchased this condo in 2011
I like Panama City Beach because it has such varied attractions. If you like fun and funky, there's plenty of that. If you like the upscale side of life, you can find that here. I love to eat on the water, and there are tons of good water front restaurants in PCB. I chose Boardwalk because it has exceptional amenities, they really keep it clean, and they have friendly and helpful security people on deck. Boardwalk is also a gated resort, and they have on-site rental and service.
The combination of the beach friendly 7th floor, and panoramic view from the master bedroom caused me to think 'this is it', and I bought it that day. The large bump out balcony with 180 degree views of the gulf was also a factor. Ideal for lunches with a view or sunset watching.
Management of the resort by an HOA selected group and security are also exemplary.
The close in parking, golf course across the street, and renovated boulevard are unique to this property.
Last year I decided not to use a rental agency any longer. Therefore, you can go right to the door and just punch in a code. I'm available any time, and can fix any problems with no delay. For example, last week I had a problem with a refrigerator not cooling. I bought a new one on a Sunday, and had it delivered on a Monday holiday.
I also have a housekeeper who is dedicated to this unit, and cares about keeping it clean. I have my own sheets and towels, not generic ones that may be getting a little tired. If anything is not right, it will be promptly fixed.
Hey, we loved the condo at Boardwalk. It was a beautiful condo and the view was great. We loved the security at the condo. Also, loved the parking deck. Thanks for making this a great vacation. We would love to come back next year!!
We arrived on the first day of our vacation to the cleanest condo we have ever used! I could smell the clean. The condo is nicely decorated but not overly done either. To me, that is a plus for families with small children. There is not a lot of clutter (less things for children to break). Just a nice, clean, simple condo with the necessities to live with the comforts of home for the week and with a nice beach house feel as well. It served our family well. Boardwalk has one of the nicest beach front areas that we have ever experienced in PCB and we have visited every year for many years. The zero entry pool is great for small children and there is also a kiddie pool for babies, both of which are nice. The Tiki Hut restaurant, located on the Boardwalk property, has great food as well.
While the condo was awesome, I can't say enough good things about the owner, Stan. We had an issue with the
refrigerator not working and I contacted Stan immediately. He handled the situation expeditiously
and with my family in mind. To be honest, by the end of our stay, it was as if this little hiccup
never happened. Things do happen on vacation. That's just Murphy's Law. If/When it does, you want to know that things will be handled in the best and most efficient way possible by the owner so you can continue and enjoy your vacation. Stan, thank you so much for allowing my family to use your condo and most of all, thank you for your professional and caring service. We will definitely be using your condo again for many years to come!
We very much enjoyed are stay and I look forward to going back someday. The condo was exactly as described, it was very clean and Stan sent us perfect instructions the week before so we had absolutely no issues with anything during our stay. During our stay Stan called a couple of times to make sure everything was OK and to see if we had any questions.
If you are looking for a great place to stay in Panama City Beach I highly recommend this condo, it's a great place and the owner is great and very accommodating!
I honestly can not express how great the condo & owner is. The condo is perfect for families. The kitchen is stocked with everything needed. We had plenty of ice with the new fridge. We had a small issue with the air, it was fixed that day. Stan went over and beyond all measures to accommodate anything we need. We own our own business, so had to do a lot of work from the room, Stan made all this happen. He is an excellent owner. Will for sure stay there again if we are in Panama City Beach!
Our family stayed in Stan's wonderful condo and had a great time. Very nicely furnished and had all amenities available. My husband suffers from back problems and didn't have a single problem the entire week due to the mattress in the master bedroom. Need to find out what type it is because we both slept great. Thanks a million Stan for allowing us to stay in your condo for our family vacation.
This condo is over the top and has a nice beach house vibe to it. It is in a prime location for spring break and you can see all the action from the spacious balcony. Stan is a great guy and helps out with everything.This place is not for you if you like the trashy side of spring break it is more upscale which was a plus for me. You are close to everything in this condo which was great and the views are some of the best you can get in Panama city! Thanks Stan had a great time.
p.s. The guards here are good guys and will let you have fun as long as you are responsible.
We found this condo to be spacious and comfortable, clean and well cared for. The photos accurately represent the property. It had everything we needed, including a very comfy bed and plenty of storage space. Stan is very easy to work with, and he treated us so kindly, almost like we were family. We were so grateful for his flexibility when our travel plans were changed due to bad weather! The entire property is well kept and clean inside and out, including the pools. There wasn't a real need for security when we were there, yet I felt comforted knowing that the security staff was nearby. They were often seen making their rounds and just keeping an eye on things. The view from the condo can't be beat! We enjoyed watching dolphins, water birds, sailboats, cargo ships and military craft right out the window. Bring your binoculars!
Boardwalk is ideally located within 1 to 5 miles of many of the popular big box stores, plus dozens of specialty shops at Pier Park. Publix, Lowe's, Target, Wal-Mart, Dillards, JCP, Home Depot are all here, and convenient to Boardwalk. Signal Hill golf course across street. Step out to the gulf in the front, and all the retail and cars disappear behind you. You are on one of the world's most beautiful beaches.
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May 24 2015 - Jul 31 2015
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
Late Summer
Aug 1 2015 - Sep 18 2015
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
Sep 19 2015 - Oct 31 2015
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
Fall Iron Man
Oct 28 2015 - Nov 1 2015
5 night minimum stay
Flat fee
Nov 9 2015 - Feb 29 2016
7 night minimum stay
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Contact owner for custom quote if your dates are between seasons.
Spring break minimum age is 25 for one member of group. All under 25 must be accompanied by parent for duration of stay.
Rental term is Saturday arrive and Saturday leave.
Cancellation policy...no cancellations at 30 days or sooner from reservation date unless medical emergency.
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The Profession's Shining Stars: ALA Award Winners, 2004
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The American Library Association annually honors its own "Academy Award-winning" stars--those women and men in the library profession who have gone beyond what was expected. They have been recognized by their peers as shining examples of a rare category of achievers through the Association's divisions, offices, and round tables, which bestow more than 250 awards, scholarships, and grants. Jury panels work throughout the year wading through hundreds of applications in order to make the hard choices of selecting the honorees.
American Libraries salutes all of the 2004 award recipients, the donors for making the prizes available, and the committee members for contributing their time and expertise.
This annual roundup contains information on award recipients, lists brief descriptions of each award, and announces new awards. Awards were presented at ceremonies at the ALA Annual Conference in Orlando.
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Sanford Berman was awarded ALA's highest honor "for his accomplishments as a cataloging theorist and practitioner and for his commitment to making catalog records accessible to library users. Using subject headings as a tool for social awareness, Berman has had a profound influence on the way librarians think and work."
Throughout his career, Berman has sought ways to bring the message of social responsibility to the forefront of thinking about libraries. A proponent of alternative literature in libraries, he coedited Alternative Library Literature: A Biennial Anthology for 20 years. Berman is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Joy of Cataloging: Essays, Letters, Reviews, and Other Explosions (Oryx, 1981), Prejudices and Antipathies: A Tract on the LC Subject Heads Concerning People (Scarecrow, 1971 and 1993), and Worth Noting: Editorials, Letters, Essays, an Interview, and Bibliography (McFarland, 1988).
After receiving his MLS from Catholic University, Berman worked as a librarian in the U.S. Army Special Services Libraries in West Germany for four years and as an assistant librarian at the University of Zambia and Makerere University in Uganda.
In 1999, Berman retired as head cataloger at Hennepin County (Minn.) Library, where he had served since 1973. He advocated the reform or creation of hundreds of Library of Congress subject headings, promoted more extensive note-making as a general practice, rendered data more comprehensible by eliminating bewildering punctuation and abbreviations, and encouraged full and equitable cataloging for all formats and genres.
He has been a member of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table since 1973, and has served as SRRT's newsletter editor and founded the SRRT Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty Task Force in 1990. Berman is currently a contributing editor/advisor for Counterpoise, Journal of Information Ethics, The Unabashed Librarian, and MultiCultural Review.
Berman was named Minnesota Librarian of the Year in 1977 and received the Honeywell Project Anniversary Award for Peace and Justice in 1988. He also garnered many national library honors, including the Margaret Mann Citation for outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification (1981), the Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award (1996), the ALA Equality Award (1989) recognizing contributions for promoting equality in the library profession, and the Gale/Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Multicultural Award (2000). He received the initial Sanford Berman Award for Social Responsibility in Library Services in 1999, which was named in his honor by the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Locals 2822 and 2864 representing nonsupervisory and support librarians as well as support staff at Hennepin County Library.
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Norman Horrocks, professor emeritus at the School of Library and Information Studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, editorial consultant for Scarecrow Press, and Library Journal contributing editor, received ALA's highest honor "for his long and distinguished career in librarianship that spans several countries and six decades; his contributions as a library educator, parliamentarian, writer, and publisher; and his influence as a mentor to generations of librarians. …


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Sclerotherapy is a form of treatment for both spider veins and average-sized varicose veins. This treatment uses a chemical injected into the troublesome veins to cause the blood to coagulate, inflamation to set in, and the vein to eventually collapse so that the blood supply is rerouted to healthier veins. One variation of sclerotherapy, foam sclerotherapy, suspends the chemical in foam to provide greater adhesion to the vein walls. Depending on the number of veins to be treated, a sclerotherapy session usually takes less than 30 minutes. After the procedure, the treatment site is wrapped in a bandage which applies pressure to control any bleeding and promote healing. Once treated with sclerotherapy, varicose veins do not come back. Sclerotherapy is done on an outpatient basis and is only mildly painful. Other than the sting of the injection, some patients report some light cramping during the injection of the solution, but this quickly passes. Although all procedures have some risks, sclerotherapy has very few. Light bruising sometimes occurs around the affected area, and some patients have reported that freckling developed temporarily in the treatment area, but these both usually disappear within weeks. With sclerotherapy, some patients may require several injection sessions for optimal results, but these are scheduled about a month apart. After finishing the treatment, the pain and unsightly appearance of the damaged veins are greatly improved. Patients report significantly smoother skin and little discoloration. Because these results are achieved without hospitalization or general anesthesia, sclerotherapy is a better choice than surgery for many patients. Patients also find recovery time is much shorter with sclerotherapy, and they are usually able to return to work within days.
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Kimball moving production from California to Jasper
Kimball International plans to shutter its Fremont, Calif. electronics assembly facility by Sept. 30 and transfer that work to its Jasper, Ind. plant.
The California facility, which has 52 employees, produces electronics mostly for the medical field, said company spokesman Marty Vaught.
Kimball acquired the California facility in 2007 as a way to grow its medical and high-end industrial electronics business.
Vaught said the company found it challenging to secure enough customers to keep that facility busy, and transferring the work to Jasper will help Kimball improve its margins for those products.
Some of the California employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to Jasper, Vaught said, but it's unknown yet how many workers will take that option.
For the most part, the extra work from the California plant will be absorbed by the 471 people already working at Kimball's electronics facility in Jasper, which Vaught said will translate into "more job security" for that workforce.
But Kimball will be hiring some new workers in Jasper too, Vaught said.
In part because of the work from California, Kimball's Jasper electronics plant soon plans to add a new production shift.
Currently the plant operates two shifts that run five days a week. Certain production lines at the plant will be moving to continuous operations that run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Kimball produces both electronics and furniture. According to the company's annual report, filed Monday, for the fiscal year that ended in June 60 percent of Kimball's sales were from its electronics division and 40 percent were from its furniture division.
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The students and faculty at Daymar College have really been enjoying their new digs in the Shoppes at Russellville on Sam Walton Way, just off the 68/80 Bypass.
The new facility has only been open approximately three months, but it has already made a huge difference in the learning environment at the college, said campus director Barry Dill.
"We've got a lot more usable space than we did at the other building," Dill said.
The new building is has five classrooms - including two computer labs, a medical lab and a pharmacy lab - as part of its 5,625 square feet.
It's a huge step up from the old location at Shelton Lane.
"We were just beside a warehouse over there and it wasn't uncommon at all to be teaching a class and have to deal with the sounds of tow motors moving around and banging into things," Dill said.
While the new facility is part of a strip mall, the interior was constructed just for the college.
"When they started, there was only a concrete floor and a roof - everything else, we built with this facility in mind," Dill said. "We really believe that we have something to offer this area. A lot of expense went into the building of this new facility."
There are five courses of study offered at the Russellville location of Daymar College - Business Management, Criminal Justice, Medical Assisting, Medical Billing & Coding and Pharmacy Technology.
"You can get everything you need right here," Dill said. "But is we need assistance, we can get that from the campuses in either Bowling Green or Clarksville."
Dill said that the largest class sizes at Daymar are between 15-18 people and all ages of men and women attend the school.
"Most of our students are non-traditional, older students, but we have a few that come to us right out of high school," Dill said.
Dill said that the thing that sets Daymar apart from other more traditional universities is the help students get after graduation.
"I think a lot of people misunderstand what a career college is about," Dill said. "If you go to a college like Western Kentucky, they will give you your diploma and then you're on your own. But we are required to help you find a job after your graduate with us. That doesn't mean everybody gets a job, but we will help you with that on the back end of your college career."


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TOKYO Nearly two weeks of rolling blackouts, distribution problems and contamination fears prompted by a leaking, tsunami-damaged nuclear plant have left shelves stripped bare of some basic necessities in stores across Tokyo. Some people are even turning to the city's ubiquitous vending machines to find increasingly scarce bottles of water.
At the source of the anxiety - the overheated, radiation-leaking nuclear plant - there was yet another setback Thursday as two workers were injured when they stepped into radiation-contaminated water. The two were treated at a hospital.
Supplies of bottled water grew scarce in Tokyo, one day after city officials warned that the level of radioactive iodine in the tap water was more than twice what is considered safe for babies to drink. Tests conducted Thursday showed the levels in the city's water fell to acceptable limits for infants, but they were up in neighboring regions.
Frightened Tokyo residents hoping to stock up on bottled water and other goods flocked to shops across the city, some of which tried to prevent hoarding by imposing buying limits.
"The first thought was that I need to buy bottles of water," said Reiko Matsumoto, a real estate agent and mother of a 5-year-old, who rushed to a nearby store to stock up on supplies. "I also don't know whether I can let her take a bath."
The shortages were mainly limited to basic staples, such as rice, instant noodles and milk. Vegetables, meat and tofu, meanwhile, were readily available in most places.
Japan has been grappling with an avalanche of miseries that began with a massive, 9.0-magnitude earthquake on March 11. That triggered a violent tsunami, which ravaged the northeast coast, killed an estimated 18,000 people and left hundreds of thousands homeless. The quake and tsunami also damaged the critical cooling system at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, which overheated and began spewing radiation into the environment.
Workers have been struggling to get the cooling system operating again, but their efforts have been hampered by explosions, fires and radiation scares. Lighting was restored Thursday to the central control room at Unit 1 for the first time since the quake and tsunami.
But two workers were hospitalized after stepping into contaminated water while laying electrical cables in one unit, nuclear and government officials said. The water seeped over the top of their boots and onto their legs, said Takashi Kurita, spokesman for plant owner Tokyo Electric Power Co.
The two likely suffered "beta ray burns," Tokyo Electric said, citing doctors. They tested at radiation levels between 170 to 180 millisieverts, well below the maximum 250 millisieverts allowed for workers, said Fumio Matsuda, a spokesman for the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency.
The men will be transferred to a radiology medical institute Friday, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, another nuclear agency spokesman. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
More than two dozen people have been injured trying to bring the plant, located 140 miles (220 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo, under control.


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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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NEW YORK (AP) - A notorious Florida investor who feigned cooperation with the government even as she initially told lies in one of the biggest insider trading investigations was sentenced to a year in prison Thursday by a judge who said that cooperators who lie must be punished, even if they eventually provide substantial assistance.
Roomy Khan, 54, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., dabbed tears from her eyes during the sentencing proceeding in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, where Judge Jed Rakoff credited Khan with "huge cooperation" in a probe prosecutors have repeatedly touted as the biggest hedge fund insider trading investigation in history.
He said, though, that he could not overlook the lies she initially told investigators to protect friends before she told the truth. Her cooperation played a role in enabling the largest use of wiretaps ever in an insider trading investigation, along with the dozens of convictions that followed.
"You cannot obstruct justice and say: `Well, because I've done good, forget all else,'" the judge said. He said no prison sentence would send the wrong message, though he noted that a year in prison was significantly less than the decade she could have faced if she had not cooperated.
Prior to the announcement of the sentence, Kahn fought back tears as she apologized, saying she had been "ostracized by most of my family and friends and lead my life as a pariah in isolation."
She said she alone was responsible for her plight.
"I lied to the government to protect myself, my friends and family from getting in trouble. To protect my life and status, I engaged in insider trading," she said.
"As I reflect back, I am horrified at the choices I made," she said. "No amount of financial hardships or duress justifies the decisions I took."
As part of a prior deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve civil charges, she also must give up $1.8 million in profits. A consent order calls for her to pay $1.55 million in profits and an additional $304,398 in interest.
Khan has admitted she conspired from 2004 through November 2007 to trade inside information. She pleaded guilty in 2009 to conspiracy, securities fraud and obstruction of justice and agreed to cooperate.
The probe she aided has resulted in more than two dozen convictions, including a guilty verdict against one-time billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, who is serving an 11-year prison sentence after the government said he earned as much as $75 million illegally.
At a trial last year of a San Francisco hedge fund boss, Khan testified that she began feeding secrets to Rajaratnam 15 years earlier when she lived in California and worked at Intel Corp. in marketing. She later worked for him for a time.
In April 2001, Khan pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges after signing a cooperation agreement with the government. She was not sentenced to prison.
Within a few years, the collapse of technology stocks had caused her to lose much of the nearly $50 million she had made, leaving her struggling to pay the mortgage on her $5 million Atherton, Calif., home.
She testified that she resumed using inside information to make stock trades between 2005 and 2007, obtaining early quarterly earnings results and feeding them to others.
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BOISE -- After winning a gold medal at the London Olympics, Boise cyclist Kristin Armstrong departed for home, and left two high-dollar racing bicycles in Europe. The bikes went on display in Germany.
Armstrong says the bikes were scheduled to be shipped to her home. However, on Tuesday when the shipment arrived at her front door, Armstrong says she was presented with two empty bike boxes.
Armstrong says her gold medal time trial bike is worth nearly $30,000, and her road bike is worth slightly less.
The bikes were on display at an event called Eurobike in Germany.
Armstrong's team Exergy 2012 said on its website it will offer a substantial reward for their return, or knowledge of their whereabouts.
Armstrong's husband, Joe Savola, told KTVB that the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security is investigating the disappearance of both bikes, since the incident could be an international theft case.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday praised the Legislature for finally breaking through to a solution on the state's mammoth $42 billion deficit, calling the Legislature's weeklong series of all-nighters, and the final vote, courageous.
Shortly after the final bills in the budget package were approved, at 6:45 a.m. Thursday, Schwarzenegger emerged from his office and disconnected a large "deficit clock" outside his office that had been counting the number of days that the Legislature had failed to act since he declared a special session to deal with the state's fiscal problems 106 days before.
"This is the perfect medicine for our ailing economy, and it will boost public confidence in California, reassure the financial community, and allow us to start selling bonds and rebuild our state."
"Now, instead of worrying every day only about IOUs and about red ink, we can start moving California forward once again. This action to solve our $42 billion deficit was difficult but courageous and just what California needs," he said.
But the majority of Republicans in the Legislature, who held up the budget until three stragglers were finally cut from their pack in the Senate, predicted more problems for California if the new taxes - a 1 cent increase in the sales tax, a 0.25 percent increase in income taxes, and a near doubling of the vehicle license fee - depress the economy further.
(The package also cuts government spending by $15 billion.)
"The most likely scenario is that ... in just a couple of months, the tax hike will have contributed to weakening the California economy further, and that will result in depressed tax receipts," Assemblyman Chuck Devore, Republican of Irvine, said in an interview with The Register.
"My concern is that the Democratic leadership will immediately suggest we raise taxes again even though this tax increase will have lifted the number of people unemployed at a time when our unemployment rate is the second or third highest in the nation. I can see no good thing coming from this."
The budget compromise was finally achieved early Thursday after Democrats bent to the desires of Republican Sen. Abel Maldonado, of Santa Maria, a moderate Republican with future political ambitions, who broke from the majority of legislative Republicans to vote for tax increases.
Maldonado demanded that the Democrats abandon a 12 cent increase in the gas tax, place on the ballot a measure calling for state primary elections to be nonpartisan, and cut $1 million budgeted for the remodeling of the state controller's office.
Maldonado's last-minute changes also included a second ballot measure calling for lawmakers not to receive an increase in their salaries during a time of budget crisis.
Maldonado, a moderate Republican who often finds himself on the fringes of his own party precisely because of the sort of actions he took Thursday, makes no secret of his desire to run for statewide elected office. However, under the current election system, Maldonado has little chance of winning a Republican primary over more conservative candidates.
Liberal Democrats, however, had resisted, saying it had absolutely nothing to do with the state's struggling finances and was merely a ploy to help Maldonado's political career. The measure will go on the ballot in June 2010, precisely when Maldonado is expected to be in a Republican primary for statewide office.
The passage ended six days of virtually nonstop budget negotiations at the state Capitol, where Senators had been locked in for more than 24 hours to pressure the Republicans to vote for the plan and lawmakers also worked overnight on Valentine's Day.
"This morning represents the single longest session in Senate history — 45 hours," said Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, from the Senate floor when the package passed his house at 6:30 a.m. "Given the result I think it was worth it. ⦠This crisis is about to be behind not us, but behind California."


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"President Obama, denouncing a 'rushed and arbitrary deadline' set by congressional Republicans, announced Wednesday that he was rejecting a Canadian firm's application for a permit to build and operate the Keystone XL pipeline, a massive project that would have stretched from Canada's oil sands to refineries in Texas."
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"Overseas war funding will continue to fall under President Barack Obama's new 2013 budget, and last summer's debt agreement appears to be driving faster-than-expected cuts in core Pentagon appropriations."
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"Pakistan expects to re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan, halted after a NATO cross-border air attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November, but will impose tariffs."
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Despite being hampered by issues of land acquisition, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has speeded up the work on the 650-metre flyover at Tolichowki which, when completed, promises to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the busy stretch between Mehdipatnam and Gachibowli.
While work on the foundations and piers from the Rethibowli side has been going on, GHMC officials said work would pick up the pace once the land acquisition is completed.Cost
The project is being taken up at a cost of Rs. 45 crore. A part of the road stretch close to the main Tolichowki intersection has been barricaded to facilitate the works.
For the six-lane flyover with a unique curvature design in view of a place of worship bang in the middle of its path, 55 properties were being acquired.
"Compensation for some of these properties has already been paid while a few others have approached the courts. Once the land acquisition is over, we will fast-track the works," an official said.
GHMC Engineer-in-Chief R. Dhan Singh said that nine piers had been raised and work on nine others on the Mehdipatnam side was being taken up.
On the other hand, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has to shift its pipelines for the flyover work, for which the GHMC has paid the Water Board Rs. 4 crore.
"The flyover will ease the traffic chaos and we will see to it that motorists will not be inconvenienced during the works," added an official.
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The BJP led by Narendra Modi has desperately tried to turn a new leaf in the last few months. Top party leaders have consciously shied away from speaking anything inflammatory so that the opposition cannot brand them as divisive or communal. But there are some people in the BJP and the larger umbrella of the Sangh Parivar who have simply refused to fall in line. With their insensitive comments they have not only embarrassed themselves but also their party and Narendra Modi at large. On Thursday, a BJP leader from Telangana created controversy by saying that Sania Mirza shouldn't be the ambassador of the state as she is married to a Pakistani. The Central BJP disowned his statement but the damage was already done. These loose canons with their insensitive comments have managed to put a cloud of doubt over the question of inclusiveness of the current government.
Subramanian Swamy
The first person in the list of loose cannons has to be Subramanian Swamy. He is now a part of BJP but virtually operates like a one man army, dropping bombshells through his explosive tweets. Many believe the day is not far when the inevitable divorce between Swamy and BJP will take place. But till then, he will continue to put the BJP on the backfoot. Below are a sample of a few of his tweets.
We made such a fuss when TDK did take Indian citizenship till 1983 how can we have a different standard for Sania who had an arranged shadi
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) July 24, 2014
And why her family insisted on this arranged marriage? They must reveal
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) July 24, 2014
BJP in Delhi must take on board Congress MLAs to form the govt. Morality? Learn from Rama and Bali - Sugrive episode. Later swallow Cong MPs
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) July 17, 2014
Like Al Capone, her jaath wala, TDK may go to jail for IT violations and not for murder.
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) July 10, 2014
Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh has to be a close second on this list. His declaration that those who will not vote for BJP can go to Pakistan created an uproar during the elections. All it ensured was heaps of negative publicity for the BJP in the midst of the elections. Finally Narendra Modi had to intervene, but only to indirectly condemn Giriraj Singh on Twitter.
Dhavalikar brothers
Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar is known to be a progressive leader. But unfortunately the same can't be said about some of his colleagues. Minister Deepak Dhavilkar has just created major controversy by saying that if everybody suppots Modi then India can soon become a Hindu country. His brother Sudin Dhavilkar earlier courted outrage by saying that bikinis should be banned on the beaches of Goa.
Babulal Gaur
This list would be incomplete without mentioning Babulal Gaur. The ex Madhya Pradesh Minister Gaur supported the Akhilesh government in the Badaun case by saying that "rape is sometimes right, sometimes wrong".
Praveen Togadia
Not only people belonging to the BJP but those in the larger umbrella of the Sangh Parivar also suffer from the foot in the mouth disease. Another person in the list of loose canons is VHP leader Praveen Togadia. Although he doesn't have a good relationship with Narendra Modi, yet Togadia remains an influential leader in VHP. He recently warned Muslims that they may have forgotten the Gujarat riots but surely they remember what happened in Muzaffarnagar. Togadia said that "If you set Hanuman's tail on fire, Lanka will burn". Another VHP leader Ashok Singhal has also done his bit by issuing regressive statements.
It's high time the top NDA leaders crack the whip to rein in all these loose canons before they chip away at all the "achhe din" that the government is hoping to bring about.