text: Fully PCI-Express 3.0 Ready, Intel Z68-mATX gaming board with LucidLogixR Virtu? switchable graphic technology LGA1155 socket for 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium/Celeron ProcessorsIntel® Z68 Express ChipsetDual DDR3 2200 (O.C.)Mem TweakIt - Dynamic timing adjustments, DRAM efficiency gaugeROG Connect with GPU TweakItSupremeFX X-Fi 2 Built-in Shop Modal header The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the best. We offer the best hardware engineering, the fastest performance, the most innovating ideas, and we welcome the best gamers to join in. In the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. We believe in making statements and we excel in competitions. If your character matches our trait, then join the elite club, make your presence felt, in the Republic of Gamers. 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In Egypt, journalist gets 6-month suspended sentence
CAIRO >> An Egyptian military court released an award-winning journalist Saturday after giving him a six-month suspended sentence for endangering national security by spreading false information in his coverage of operations against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula, a security official and a lawyer said.
Ahmed Abu-Draa's lawyer called the lighter sentence an attempt to defuse criticism over the 38-year-old journalist's detention while still serving as a warning against challenging the military.
Political tensions have risen sharply ahead of mass rallies planned Sunday to honor the military and rival protests by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, a combination many fear will lead to a new round of unrest.
Already, there has been an uptick in violence ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Egyptian army's Oct. 6 crossing of the Suez Canal during the 1973 war with Israel. The war is celebrated for Egypt's initial battlefield victories over Israel, and is a national holiday traditionally celebrated with military parades, airshows and pro-military rallies.
The military-backed interim government is going forward with the celebrations, including performances planned in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the symbol of the Egyptians' uprisings against authorities since mass protests held there led to the downfall of autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
In a show of defiance, pro-Morsi supporters have also vowed to enter the central plaza, even though attempts to do so earlier this week were dispersed after riot police fired tear gas as clashes nationwide left four dead.
Pro-Morsi protesters, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, have been denied access to the iconic square and have faced a withering crackdown since the Islamist leader was toppled in a popularly backed military coup on July 3.
"Tahrir Square is not exclusive to those who support the coup," said Islam Tawfiq, a member of the Brotherhood's youth group. "We will enter it, God willing."
On Saturday, police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of Islamists rallying near Rabaah al-Adawiya, a square in eastern Cairo that was the site of a pro-Morsi sit-in that was violently razed by security agencies on Aug. 14, leaving hundreds dead.
Security has been beefed up around Cairo, with police and army vehicles deployed in strategic junctures on the eve of the celebrations in an attempt to prevent clashes between rival protests. The Interior Ministry, in charge of the police, warned in a statement that it would deal "firmly" with any attempts to "foil" the celebratory mood on Sunday.
Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour, in a nationally televised speech Saturday, urged people to take to the streets to celebrate the October anniversary and "support your army."
In a strongly worded statement, the presidential spokesman Ahmed el-Musalamani said those protesting the military on a national holiday "are carrying out the work of agents, not activists."
The case against Ahmed Abu-Draa, who was arrested on Sept. 4, has drawn outrage from fellow journalists and rights groups accusing the army of undermining freedom of expression and continuing to refer civilians to military tribunals, despite a campaign to stop the practice.
Colleagues said Abu-Draa's trial was an attempt to silence independent reporting from the flashpoint area, which sits on the border with Israel and the Gaza Strip. Few journalists have direct access to what is happening in Sinai because of security concerns, forcing many to rely on statement by officials.
Abu-Draa, who lives in Sinai and works as a freelancer for multiple Egyptian and foreign newspapers and television channels, had disputed the military's claims that no civilians were hit in an intensified operation against rising militant attacks in the Sinai. The military said it was only targeting homes of militants and tunnels used for smuggling goods to Gaza, but the journalist reported that civilian homes were hit and a mosque was damaged.
Abu-Draa told The Associated Press in a telephone interview after his release that he intends to return home to pursue his work, but noted the suspension runs for three years, meaning that if he commits another offense in this period, he would be punished for both
"This verdict is in itself a warning. If I do anything again, this sentence will be revived," he said, speaking from Ismailia, a Suez Canal city where he was held.
His lawyer Negad el-Borai said Abu-Draa had been held in solitary confinement in a military prison. "There is no case. He should have been set free," el-Borai said.
In addition to the suspended sentence, the journalist was fined $30 for entering a military zone without a permit. The court dropped charges of broadcasting news that undermine Egypt's reputation abroad, and filming strategic areas without a permit, according to el-Borai.
A security official said an intelligence report presented to the court had stated that Abu-Draa had acted with "good intentions." The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media
An Egyptian photojournalist, Mohammed Sabry, has been facing a military tribunal since January for filming military installations in the Sinai. He has been released pending his trial.

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For 30 years, Grundfos has supplied stand-alone systems for solar-powered water supply. What started as a 'right thing to do' project has become a big, global business
It was 1982. The first compact discs (CDs) hit the market, the 8-bit Commodore 64 computer was launched, and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" hit the charts.
Then, the world ran mostly on oil. As for pumps, they were like everything else mechanical – they ran on electricity and no one cared where the power came from.
But in its offices in Denmark and California, USA, Grundfos had already been looking ahead to world of high oil prices, distressing carbon emission levels, and easy access to the clean and renewable fuel source: the sun.
Fast-forward 30 years and Grundfos is a market leader in renewable energy-driven pump solutions. A large portion of the Grundfos product line can run on solar and wind power, allowing some of the most remote areas in the world access to clean water. Now, as renewable energy use goes mainstream, pumps using solar and wind energy are being used for large and small-scale operations in industries around the world.
An early start
Grundfos started working with renewable energy long before it was cost-effective to do so. After the global oil crisis in the 1970s when the world realised that oil resources were not infinite – Grundfos began experimenting with solar.
In 1982, the company entered a solar pump system competition sponsored by the UN's development programme. Grundfos had built a solar-powered submersible pump with an inverter that took DC electricity from the solar panels and converted it to AC power to run the pump. This project grew into an entire solar-powered system that could supply pure drinking water for a village of 1,000 people.
"The company was getting into the solar market years before there was really a market."
David McMillan, Regional Business Director, Grundfos
The inverter was considered high-tech and was praised in a World Bank report as far superior to other plans. As for market potential, however, it had limited use. Solar panels were seen as bulky and inefficient in commercial markets. Only 200-300 systems per year were sold, mostly to for aid projects in developing countries.
David McMillan, Regional Business Director, says the original decision to create renewable pumps was not about sales. It was about innovation.
"The company was getting into the solar market years before there was really a market because we knew that this would one day become a huge thing," McMillan says.
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Areas with unreliable electricity grids – such as those in developing countries – first used Grundfos solar-powered pumps in the 1980s and 1990s.
Regional Senior Business Development Manager Jens Ove Frederiksen says interest in the pumps later expanded to a so-called "Sunbelt Region" of areas around the equator where sunlight was abundant.
More recently in 2008, the company founded Grundfos LIFELINK, an organisation that offers sustainable water solutions to developing countries. The company installs Solar-powered pumps, water towers, and water stations in remote areas. Residents can purchase "credits" via mobile phone and use them to buy potable water.
While the solar-powered pump developed in 1982 resembled the Commodore computer released that same year, the new solar-powered systems are like 'the iPads of today.
David McMillan, Regional Business Director, Grundfos
McMillan says with many water supply projects in developing areas, the systems are not serviced properly and become unusable after a few years. LIFELINK's pay system ensures that the pump has income for maintenance and upkeep. In 2012, Grundfos LIFELINK received the World Business and Development Award at Rio +20, the UN conference for sustainable development.
Renewable pump systems like those used for Grundfos LIFELINK spare women and children from the burden of spending hours a day pumping and carrying water, McMillan says. Children can go to school, women can work, and villages are more affluent thanks to clean running water.
"Hand power is replaced by solar power," says McMillan "More water means a better quality of life for all the people living in the area."
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A combination of increased efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and capacity are what brought Grundfos renewables to commercial markets. Frederiksen says that up until 2002, 80 percent of products were sold to developing countries. Now, solar and wind-powered systems are increasingly used outside of the developing world for industrial and agricultural applications.
The 2002 launch of SQFlex was a turning point for Grundfos Renewables. The SQFlex system has an inverter inside the pump's motor, which allows for easy installation and use.
Meanwhile, renewable energy costs decreased. In the 1980s, setting up panels to create 1 watt of solar energy cost approximately USD $20, while today the price is less than USD $2. This makes it more cost-effective for farms, golf courses, hotels and wineries around the world to pump water using solar power.
The size of systems able to use solar power is also changing. The 2013 Renewable Solar Inverter (RSI), makes solar power a possibility for bigger projects than ever before. While SQFlex can pump up to 80,000 liters per day, the RSI can convert submersible pumps with a capacity of up to 500,000 litres per day.
McMillan says the technology still has room to expand as pumps and solar power systems become larger and more efficient. Still, he notes that while the solar-powered pump developed in 1982 resembled the Commodore computer released that same year, the new high-tech solar-powered systems are like "the iPads of today."
McMillan says the Grundfos leaders' decision to go in this direction more than three decades ago might have been risky from a business perspective, but it was visionary.
"Was it the best investment to go into renewable systems at the time in terms of immediate market potential? Probably not. But from a 'right-thing-to-do' point of view it absolutely was," he says. "We are now in a time where you can save money, as well as energy, not only from the environmental perspective but it also makes sound business sense in many cases."
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Powering all UK homes via offshore wind by 2030 'will need �50bn'Boris Johnson�s bold new vision for offshore wind to power every home in the UK by 2030 would require almost �50bn in investment and the equivalent of one turbine to be installed every weekday for the whole of the next decade Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 07 October 2020 00:00More offshore wind is welcome, but we have to keep the jobs it creates in the UKIf this sounds familiar, it�s because this commitment from the Tory party was already made in its 2019 election manifesto, with the full backing of the offshore wind industry. Source: guardian, Date and Time of entry: 07 October 2020 00:00Construction Starts on World�s Largest Offshore Wind ProjectDogger Bank Wind Farms, a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor, is made up of three offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea, Creyke Beck A , Creyke Beck B, and Teesside A. Source: offshorewind, Date and Time of entry: 07 October 2020 00:00Foundations for World�s Largest Floating Wind Farm Ready for Load-OutThe first three floating foundations built by the Navantia-Windar consortium for the Kincardine offshore wind farm are ready to be loaded out from Navantia�s yard in Fene, Spain.
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Currently, the web crawler workers are implemented very simplistic so that we can test the importing framework. A more sophisticated implementation will follow soon (hopefully).
Web Crawler Worker
- Worker name: webCrawler
- Parameters:
- dataSource: (req.) name of data source, used only to mark produced records currently.
- startUrl: (req.) URL to start crawling at. Must be a valid URL, no additional escaping is done.
- filters: (opt.) A map containing filter settings, i.e. instructions which links to include or exclude from the crawl. This parameter is optional.
- maxCrawlDepth: the maximum crawl depth when following links.
- followRedirects: whether to follow redirects or not (default: false).
- maxRedirects: maximum number of allowed redirects when following redirects is enabled
- urlPatterns: regex patterns for filtering crawled elements on the basis of their URL
- include: if include patterns are specified, at least one of them must match the URL. If no include patterns are specified, this is handled as if all URLs are included.
- exclude: if at least one exclude pattern matches the URL, the crawled element is filtered out
- mapping (req.) specifies how to map link properties to record attributes
- httpUrl (req.) mapping attribute for the URL
- httpMimetype (opt.) mapping attribute for the mime type
- httpCharset (opt.) mapping attribute for character set
- httpContenttype (opt.) mapping attribute for the content type
- httpLastModified (opt.) mapping attribute for the link's last modified date
- httpSize (opt.) mapping attribute for the link content's size (in bytes)
- httpContent (opt.) mapping attribute for the link content
- Task generator: runOnceTrigger
- Input slots:
- linksToCrawl: Records describing links to crawl.
- Output slots:
- linksToCrawl: Records describing outgoing links from the crawled resources. Should be connected to the same bucket as the input slot.
- crawledRecords: Records describing crawled resources. For resources of mimetype text/html the records have the content attached. For other resources, use a webFetcher worker later in the workflow to get the content.
Internal structure
To make it easier to extend and improve the web crawler it is divided internally into components. Each of them is a single OSGi service that handles one part of the crawl functionality and can be exchanged individually to improve a single part of the functionality. The architecture looks like this:
The WebCrawler worker is started with one input bulk that contains records with URLS to crawl. (The exception to this rule is the start of the crawl process where it gets a task without an input bulk, which causes it to generate an input record from the task parameters or configuration in a later version.). Then the components are executed like this:
- First a VisitedLinksService is asked if this link was already crawled by someone else in this crawl job run. If so, the record is just dropped and no output is produced.
- Otherwise, the Fetcher is called to get metadata and content, if the content type of the resource is suitable for link extraction. Else the content will only be fetched in the WebFetcher worker later in the crawl workflow to save IO load.
- If the resource could be fetched without problems, the RecordProducer is called to decide if this record should be written to the crawledLinks output bulk. The producer could also modify the records or split them into multiple records, if necessary for the use case.
- If the content of the resource was fetched, the LinkExtractor is called to extract outgoing links (e.g. look for <A> tags). It can produce multiple link records containing one absolute outgoing URL each.
- If outgoing links were found the LinkFilter is called to remove links that should not be followed (e.g. because they are on a different site) or remove duplicates.
Finally, when all records from an input bulk have been processed, all links visited in this task must be marked as "visited" in the VisitedLinksService.
Outgoing links are separated into multiple bulks to improve scaling: The outgoing links from the initial task that crawls the startUrl will be written to an own bulk each, while outgoing links from later tasks will be separated into bulks of 10 links each. The crawled records are divided into bulks of 100 records at most, but this will usually not have an effect as each incoming link produces one record at most.
Implementation details
- ObjectStoreVisitedLinksService (implements VisitedLinksService): Uses the ObjectStoreService to store which links have been visited, similar to the ObjectStoreDeltaService. It uses a configuration file with the same properties in the same configuration directory, but named visitedlinksstore.properties.
- SimpleFetcher: Uses a GET request to read the URL. Currently, authentication is not supported. Writes content to attachment httpContent, if the resource is of mimetype text/html and set the following attributes:
- httpSize: value from HTTP header Content-Length (-1, if not set), as a Long value.
- httpContenttype: value from HTTP header Content-Type, if set.
- httpMimetype: mimetype part of HTTP header Content-Type, if set.
- httpCharset: charset part of HTTP header Content-Type, if set.
- httpLastModified: value from HTTP header Last-Modified, if set, as a DateTime value.
- _isCompound: set to true for resources that are identified as extractable compound objects by the running CompoundExtractor service.
- SimpleRecordProducer: Set record source and calculates _deltaHash value for DeltaChecker worker (first wins):
- if content is attached, calculate a digest.
- if httpLastModified attribute is set, use it as the hash.
- if httpSize attribute is set, concatenate value of httpMimetype attribute and use it as hash
- if nothing works, create a UUID to force updating.
- SimpleLinkExtractor (implements LinkExtractor: Simple link extraction from HTML <A href="..."> tags using the tagsoup HTML parser.
- DefaultLinkFilter: Links are normalized (e.g. fragment parts from URLs ("#...") are removed) and filtered against the specified filter configuration.
Web Fetcher Worker
- Worker name: webFetcher
- Parameters:
- filters:
- followRedirects: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- maxRedirects: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- filters:
- Input slots:
- linksToFetch: Records describing crawled resources, with or without the content of the resource.
- Output slots:
- fetchedLinks: The incoming records with the content of the resource attached.
The fetcher tries to get the content of a web resource identified by attribute httpUrl, if attachment httpContent is not yet set. Like the SimpleFetcher above it does not do redirects or authentication or other fancy stuff to read the resource, but just uses a simple GET request.
Web Extractor Worker
- Worker name: webExtractor
- Parameters:
- filters: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- maxCrawlDepth: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- followRedirects: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- maxRedirects: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- urlPatterns: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- include: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- exclude: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- mapping (req., see Web Crawler)
- httpUrl (req., see Web Crawler) URLs of compounds have the compound link as prefix, e.g. http://example.com/compound.zip/compound-element.txt
- httpMimetype (req., see Web Crawler)
- httpCharset (opt., see Web Crawler)
- httpContenttype (opt., see Web Crawler)
- httpLastModified (opt., see Web Crawler)
- httpSize (opt., see Web Crawler)
- httpContent (opt., see Web Crawler)
- filters: (opt., see Web Crawler)
- Input slots:
- compounds
- Output slots:
- files
- Dependency: CompoundExtractor service
For each input record, an input stream to the described web resource is created and fed into the CompoundExtractor service. The produced records are converted to look like records produced by the file crawler. Additional attributes that are set:
- _deltaHash: computed as in the WebCrawler worker
- _compoundRecordId: record ID of top-level compound this element was extracted from
- _isCompound: set to true for elements that are compounds themselves.* _compoundPath: sequence of httpUrl attribute values of the compound objects needed to navigate to the compound element.
The crawler attributes httpContenttype, httpMimetype and httpCharset are currently not set by the WebExtractor worker.
If the element is not a compound itself, its content is added as attachment httpContent.
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Job definition for crawling from start URL "http://wiki.eclipse.org/SMILA", pushing the imported records to job "indexUpdateJob". An include pattern is defined to make sure that we only crawl URLs from "below" our start URL.
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Before Star Wars, before Indiana Jones—even before American Grafitti—there was THX 1138 (1971), the first film directed by George Lucas. Based on a student short made by Lucas and Walter Murch, THX 1138 is a 1984/Brave New World-type of story of a dehumanized worker (Robert Duvall) who breaks free from the shackles of his totalitarian society. The flipside of Star Wars' carefree adventure, THX 1138 was a downbeat experience little seen at the time, but its reputation has grown due to its famous creator and its copious merits: innovative editing and graphic design, fascinating sound montage (by Murch), and a mesmerizing look-and-feel.
Lalo Schifrin's score for THX 1138 is as far from John Williams's symphonic sweep for Star Wars as one can get, but Lucas's first musical collaborator proved to be no less imaginative than his most-used one. Schifrin provided an eclectic blend of styles, from Baroque-influenced choral work for the main titles, to liturgical cues, to brooding strings for the oppressive society, to the use of Bach's St. Matthew's Passion for the end credits. There are strange, avant garde sounds for the film's memorable creations—buzzing organ for the white-on-white prison and menacing percussion for the robot policemen—an evocative love theme for alto flute and harp, and multiple source cues meant to sound like "drugged-out" Muzak.
FSM's premiere release of the THX 1138 soundtrack is a fascinating musical journey of Schifrin's score and source music, ranging from avant garde soundscapes to cheeky plays on his Latin jazz of the '60s. The CD includes passages not heard in the finished film and is entirely in stereo, remixed from the original Warner Bros. elements. Liner notes by Jeff Bond and Lukas Kendall include a history of the film's production and Schifrin's comments.
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This Haskell module provides an interface to transmitting a mail message.
This is not compatible with Windows at this time.
Written by John Goerzen, firstname.lastname@example.com
Transmits an e-mail message using the system's mail transport agent.
This function takes a message, a list of recipients, and an optional sender,
and transmits it using the system's MTA, sendmail.
If sendmail is on the PATH, it will be used; otherwise, a list of system
default locations will be searched.
A failure will be logged, since this function uses safeSystem
This function will first try sendmail. If it does not exist, an error is
logged under System.Cmd.Utils.pOpen3 and various default sendmail locations
are tried. If that still fails, an error is logged and an exception raised.


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Hello everyone, my name is Magdel (for short). So... i am the receptionist/manager/bar lady/marketing person/HR person of Duma Lodge. I always joke and say i'm the general employee, go where i'm needed.
Duma Lodge is a beautiful garden of Eden stashed away next to the N4 high way of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, South Africa. We have a perfectly situated 3 ha of land surrounded by mountains and agriculture. Its called the Lowveld, everything is always green here.
We mostly cater for travellers who need a rest over or pit-stop, as the N4 connects every single attraction from the right and left side of our location for over 200km. From Johannesburg to Maputo.
The current owners Mariola and Mirek Luzynski have had Duma for the last 7 years, and are polish immigrants who have made sunny S.A their home and Duma Lodge, a home away from home.
Well...nice to meet you all and share a little.
Awesome, thanks everyone. Just one more thing, the credit card information, is it necessary for an authority to debit form to be completed before deducting a deposit?
Thank you, M Adamopoulou
I truly appreciate the advice. So everyday talk is actually a good thing?
Wow guys, you just made my day. Happy to know these things don't just happen at my place. And thanx for all the awesome tips and advise.


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Letters From Fukushima: Tepco Worker Emails
An email exchange between a Tokyo Electric Power Co. employee working at one of the Fukushima nuclear power plants and a colleague located at Tokyo headquarters shines a rare light on the gripping personal losses weighing on those battling to bring the nuclear reactors under control. It also gives an inside look at the radically different problems faced by company workers at the plant compared to those being shouldered at headquarters.
The following emails, one signed by a worker at the Fukushima Daini plant near the stricken Fukushima Daiichi reactors and the other by a Tokyo-based Tepco employee, were sent last Wednesday to a private email list and viewed by The Wall Street Journal. A Tepco spokesman verified the emails' authenticity.
The email exchange was translated into English below. Worker names have been removed.
Read excerpts of the original Japanese text.
This is [name removed] at the Fukushima Daini plant. I met you a few times at some meetings in the past.
I'm happy to receive an e-mail from you. I had written in hopes that many people would understand the situation in the field.
I felt reassured to receive such a supportive message from [name removed]. Though we're still in the middle of our fight, we feel a little relieved to know we have the support from a person like [name removed].
I just wanted people to understand that there are many people fighting under harsh circumstances in the nuclear plants. That is all I want.
Crying is useless. If we're in hell now all we can do is to crawl up towards heaven.
Please watch out for the hidden strength of nuclear power. I'll make sure we will make a recovery.
I'd like to ask you to continue to support us.
Thank you very much.
Fukushima worker
I read your e-mail to me.
(What you wrote) is what I had imagined. But at a loss for words, I could only be overwhelmed with tears.
But as a person living in Tokyo enjoying electricity, there is no time to waste by simply crying.
People in Tokyo are scrambling due to the planned blackout and stockpiling supplies, alternately acting at ease then worried over the spread of radioactive materials. I can only think this situation is strange.
I feel frustrating anger across the nation pointing to Tepco.
I suspect Tepco executives feel it well enough.
But everyone here pays respect and has lowered their head to pray for those who are facing the brunt of it and fighting on the front lines surrounded by enemies.
Although I am not in a position to say such a thing, I beg you to hang in there.
What I can do for you is limited. But when the time comes, we will take our turn to protect you all. Without fail.
Tokyo worker
Thank you for your hard work.
I'm sure you are too busy at the disaster unit's headquarters to look at emails. But I'd like to pass on the current situation at the plants.
We at the plants have been working on restoration work without sleep or rest since the earthquake. About two weeks have passed since the quake, and things have gotten better at 1F (Note -- possible reference to Fukushima Plant No. 1, or Daiichi). We wish the cooling efforts will continue to work.
As you know, most of the workers at 1F and 2F (Note -- possible reference to Fukushima Plant No. 2, or Daini) are local residents and victims of the quake. There are many workers whose houses were washed away.
I myself have had to stay in the disaster measurement headquarters the entire time ever since the earthquake occurred, and have been fighting alongside my colleagues without any sleep or rest. Personally, my entire hometown, Namie-machi, which is located along the coast, was washed away by the tsunami. My parents were washed away by the tsunami and I still don't know where they are. Normally I would rush to their house as soon as I could. But I can't even enter the area because it is under an evacuation order. The Self-Defense Forces are not conducting a search there. I'm engaged in extremely tough work under this kind of mental condition…I can't take this any more!
The quake is a natural disaster. But Tepco should be blamed for contamination caused by the radioactive materials released from the nuclear plants.
It seems to me local residents' feelings are heightened so much that the unspoken sentiment is that the quake occurred because of Tepco.
Everyone is away from their hometown and does not know when they can return. We don't know who to turn to and direct our concern and anger. This is the current reality.
As the new school year starts, local children will have to transfer to schools in their places of refuge. Everyone has lost everything -- their home, their job, their school, their friends, their families. Who could stand this reality? I would beg you to share this reality with people inside and outside the company.
I'm not saying workers at the nuclear plants are bad! I'm not saying anyone is bad! But most workers in the plants are local residents. All of us, including myself, are victims of the disaster.
But we are all working hard to complete our tasks as Tepco employees, before thinking of ourselves as disaster victims.
Workers on the second floor in particular were having a tough time. They had to support colleagues on the first floor, who were engaged in restoration work, while ensuring the safety of their own plants. The scene is completely like a war zone.
All the employees are working to their limit, both mentally and physically. Please understand that.
The company may get rid of nuclear power to save the company, but we will fight until the end. I beg you to give us continuous support from the headquarters.
Fukushima worker
UPDATE: The translation of references to the plants as 1F and 2F has been revised in the last email.
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Q: According to reports, an official from the US Department of State said on March 2 that some sub-Saharan African countries received low-interest loans from China and other countries, which has left them debt-ridden. 50 percent of these loans came from China. Countries like Russia, China, Iran and the DPRK have taken out resources from Africa but relevant African countries have not made much progress in their development. What's your comment?
A: This statement is completely inconsistent with the fact.
Presently, the debt owed by some African countries was accumulated over a long period of time instead of occurring in recent years. China is not a main creditor of African countries.
Financing support is indispensable for any country that is at the stage of economic takeoff, especially the initial stage of industrialization. Without financing, it would be difficult for African countries to achieve industrialization and modernization.
China's financing support to Africa is mainly invested in infrastructure construction and the field of production. The Chinese companies have built a large number of infrastructure projects such as highways, railways, ports, airports and communications facilities in Africa, which greatly improved the environment for Africa's economic development, added to its appeal to foreign investment and enhanced its capability to achieve self-driven development. In addition to loans, the Chinese government is more inclined to encourage and guide Chinese enterprises to increase their direct investment in Africa and has offered support in this regard, and actively explores new investment cooperation model such as the Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
I would like to stress in particular that China always attaches high importance to Africa's debt sustainability. We are committed to intensive development. The large infrastructure projects are planned and moved forward along with promoting Africa's industrial development. While pursuing the economic and social benefits of the relevant projects, we have also laid emphasis on enhancing African countries' capability for independent and sustainable development so as to avoid adding to African countries' debt burden.
China welcomes the concerted efforts made by the international community to support Africa in achieving peace, stability and development. We hope that relevant countries can earnestly contribute more to Africa's development and view China-Africa cooperation in a fair and objective way.
Q: According to reports, the US aircraft carrier yesterday started its first visit to Vietnam since the end of Vietnam War in 1975. Is China concerned about that? Do you have any comment?
A: We have no problem with relevant countries developing normal relations and conducting normal cooperation. Meanwhile, we hope that the relevant cooperation can contribute to regional peace, stability and prosperity.
Q: Recently, certain countries criticized Pakistan for falling short in cracking down on terrorism financing. Besides, there is sensationalization that China does not 100 percent approve of Pakistan's efforts to combat terrorism financing. Does China agree with this? What's your comment?
A: The Pakistani government and its people have contributed and sacrificed enormously for the fight against terrorism. In recent years, Pakistan has made important headway in actively strengthening financial regulations to combat terrorism financing. All relevant parties should view Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts in an objective and fair way, instead of just pointing fingers at Pakistan. We also oppose using finance as a political means to impose pressure on Pakistan. As an all-weather strategic cooperative partner for Pakistan, China will continue to enhance coordination and cooperation with Pakistan on counter-terrorism. The two sides enjoy impregnable political mutual trust and any attempt to drive a wedge between China and Pakistan is doomed to fail.
Q: According to reports, on February 23, China has put a hold on a US request to the UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on the DPRK to ban 33 ships which violated the Security Council's sanctions on the DPRK from ports around the world and block 27 shipping firms for helping the DPRK circumvent sanctions. Can you confirm that? Do you have any further details on why China put this hold on the request?
A: According to my information, the listing proposal submitted to the relevant Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council mentioned by you involves a large number of entities and ships and we need some time to carry out inter-departmental study.
It is due to technical reasons that China put a hold on the relevant listing proposal. We will make decisions in accordance with the requirements of the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and on the basis of the facts.
Q: According to reports, Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology recently issued an amendment to the curriculum guidelines to instruct high schools to teach students that Diaoyu Dao is Japan's "inherent territory" without territorial disputes. What is your comment?
A: The Chinese side has lodged stern representations with the Japanese side on the above-mentioned situation.
Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands have been China's inherent territory since ancient times. China's resolve and determination to uphold its territorial sovereignty are unwavering. Whatever Japan says or does, the fact that Diaoyu Dao belongs to China cannot be changed. We solemnly urge Japan to face squarely history and reality and educate the young generations with a correct view on history, thus avoiding creating new obstacles to China-Japan relations.
Q: Reports say that the USS Carl Vinson yesterday started its visit to Vietnam. What is China's position on this?
A: Just now I have taken this question. Do you need me to repeat the answer? (The journalist nodded)
We have no problem with relevant countries developing normal relations and conducting normal cooperation. Meanwhile, we hope that the relevant cooperation can contribute to regional peace, stability and prosperity.
Q: Some African countries still have the so-called "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan. What effort has China made to win back these African countries and establish diplomatic relations with them?
A: The one-China principle is the widespread consensus of the international community and adhering to this principle also represents the trend of the times. China is willing to develop friendly relations and conduct cooperation with all the other countries around the world on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
Q: According to reports, the DPRK leader Kim Jong-un "unusually" met with the special delegation sent by the ROK to Pyongyang and said that the two sides will write a new chapter of national reunification. The Korean Central News Agency said that the US should not make misjudgment on DPRK's willingness to hold negotiations with it. What is your comment on this?
A: Just as I said yesterday, the ROK sent a special delegation to the DPRK to exchange views on relevant issues and China believes that this is good news. We have also noted the positive media reports on the ROK special delegation's visit to the DPRK.
China always maintains that the DPRK-ROK interactions should bring about the ones between all relevant parties, including between the DPRK and the US and the dialogue during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games should continue as a regular one, and that the efforts to improve the DPRK-ROK relations should lead to the concerted ones that will realize the denuclearization and achieve the lasting peace of the Peninsula. China stands ready to make efforts and play a positive role to this end.


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Overview of the Specialization
UCLA School of Law has a unique interdisciplinary specialization in law and philosophy. The specialization is designed for UCLA School of Law students who want to supplement their legal studies by exploring the philosophical foundations of law. The specialization is especially relevant to students interested in further graduate studies or exploring a career in academia. The specialization will expose students to material on the nature of law and legal systems, and on the theoretical underpinnings and justifications of particular doctrinal areas such as constitutional law, criminal law, and contract.
Any student interested in philosophical issues related to the law may pursue the specialization (unless that student is subject to special requirements as a result of academic performance in the first year or thereafter). Students need not have any prior background in philosophy, but a strong interest in the subject is recommended.


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Turkish Ricotta Dessert
(Lor Tatlisi - Aegean Region)
1 pkg 475 gr Ricotta Cheese, unsalted
1/3 cup flour, all purpose
1 3/4 cup water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
Mix the cheese with flour in a bowl using tablespoon. Make chestnut sized balls with your hands. Put parchment paper on an oven tray and arrange them on it.
Preheat the oven to 325 F (165 C) and bake for about 50-55 minutes until the colour of the top turns golden.
To prepare the syrup place the water and sugar in a medium sized pot. First bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Then simmer for 15 minutes and turn the heat off. Add the lemon juice, stir.
Immediately pour the warm syrup all over them. Let cool down first. Serve Ricotta Dessert with Thick Turkish Cream (Kaymak) on the top. If you like you may also use fresh&thick Double Cream 40% instead of Kaymak
20 Turkish Ricotta Fritters
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Star Apocalypse is the reinvention of the 4X genre. The game is a real time game of intergalactic civilization, using the computation power of modern computers to run advanced simulations on cultural, technological and societal interaction and development.
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
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Town Hall Bookings
Located on the A30 at the crossroads of North/South street, the Town hall has a Council chamber where Council meetings take place. This room is also bookable by village residents.
If you would like to book the venue for an event, please check the Town hall calendar below for availability. In order to submit a booking request you will need to either log into or create your user account. You can then either book online by clicking the relevant timeslot and complete the booking form, or alternatively by contacting the booking clerk on 01963 251268
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Do you think Lance Armstrong should pay up?
SEVEN for some people is a lucky number but for disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong it's the smallest amount of anything he is set to lose after it was revealed he was a drug cheat.
From 1999-2005 he won the Tour De France and the UCI has taken all of his yellow jerseys from him.
And he stood down from the board of the Livestrong Foundation.
But along with the tour victories every result from 1998 has been voided and his name struck from the records.
At the peak of his career Armstrong was one of the highest-paid athletes in the world and since his fall from grace the list of sponsors keen to distance themselves from him grew quickly.
One of the biggest brands to drop him was Nike, who cut ties on the same day as he stood down as chairman of the Livestrong Foundation while US-based bicycle company Trek severed association as well.
RadioShack and Easton-Bell Giro Helmets were also part of the exodus.
But calls continue to intensify for Armstrong to pay back prizemoney and refund appearance fees he has been paid since then as well, and the NewsMail took to the streets to find out what people thought.
Is it right for Lance Armstrong to be forced to pay money back when companies and events profited from his endorsement and appearance?
Opinion was divided with firstly Wes Tanna saying Armstrong should pay the money back because he denied doping from the start and he thinks of how much money Armstrong made from memorabilia alone.
While Tim Prosser took a wider view, and he included not only Armstrong but the other riders in the sport when he made his statement.
"I don't see why he should pay the money back when all he turned out to be was the best cheat amongst the lot."
Reader poll
Should Lance Armstrong be forced to pay back prize money and earnings from sponsorship deals?
This poll ended on 30 March 2013.
Current Results
Yes, I think he should
No, I think he shouldn't have to
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.


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Camila Alves Livingston, and Levi take a hike
Posted by Alisa on Sunday, March 23, 2014 / Labels: Matthew McConaughey and family / Comments: (0)
Former model Camila Alves was seen enjoying the Malibu sunshine while walking with her beautiful boys Levi, 5, and Livingston, 1 on Wednesday (March 19). Camila Alves and her handsome hubby actor Matthew McConaughey are also parents to daughter Vida, 4.
Lily Allen, Ethel and Marnie make a beautiful trio
Lily Allen is back! After leaving the Mercer Hotel in New York City, the lovely singer brought her beautiful daughters Ethel, 2, and Marnie, 1, to work with her. The bottom picture, where the girls are seen sitting on a styling chair, Lily shared on instagram with the caption, ""Babies at work with momma today. #NYC."
North West Shines in Vogue US
North West, the beautiful 9-month-old daughter of rapper Kanye West and reality television star Kim Kardashian, graced the pages of Vogue's April 2014 issue.
Although this issue was for me the straw that broke the camel's back, and propelled me to finally cancel my Vogue subscription (I came close at Kate Upton was chosen as a cover girl), I have to admit that North looks just lovely.


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Top 10 Chick Flicks That Men Secretly Love
Those of us endowed with penises and oriented somewhere in the heterosexual spectrum are a proud and noble lot. We're also surprisingly easy to please. Just give us a six pack, a Victoria Secret catalogue and reruns of The Dukes of Hazard and we're as happy as pigs in shit (which incidentally, is what most straight men resemble without contact with the fairer sex). And while we men may bemoan the day when we're forced to take our significant others to see horrible "chick flicks" such as the recently released He's Just Not That Into You, the truth is we might actually be lying. Because here's our darkest secret, ladies: deep down inside each and everyone us is a frightened little boy just waiting to break loose and blubber like an overly hormonal school girl. What I'm about to tell you could get me kicked out of manhood and forced to turn over my badge and testicles, but here are just a few movies that we men pretend to hate but secretly love with every fibre of our manly testosterone-driven beings…
10. Titanic (1997)
Sure, most guys will tell you that the only people who enjoy Titanic are menopausal house wives, Celine Dion fans and the mentally ill. The truth however, is that even the most red-blooded NASCAR-loving beer-guzzling alpha male secretly loves this movie. On the surface, we might claim it's because the movie is directed by action-guru James Cameron, has a giant friggin' boat being ripped in half AND features Kate Winslet's face-melting rack (and mind you, this was before KW became contractually obligated to show her tits in every movie she appears in). The fact of the matter however, is that we REALLY love Titanic because it just happens to have one of the greatest onscreen romances of all time. Yes ladies, there are only two sure fire ways to make a man weep: kick him in the junk or make him watch the last ten minutes of Titanic.
9. Ghost (1990)
Before Demi Moore started dating that ass clown Ashton Kutcher, she cemented her place as a Hollywood hottie by starring in Ghost; a film which incidentally also appeals to 99% of the Earth's male population. Of course, we men will claim we've watched it twenty-seven times because of the awesome supernatural elements (including crazy black demon things that steal people's souls!) and the chance to watch a young Demi Moore in ass-hugging 80s tights. The truth however, is that we really love this movie because it's just so goddamn romantic. It also explains why far too many of us become seriously aroused whenever someone mentions pottery wheels and "Unchained Melody†in the same sentence.
8. Mean Girls (2004)
On the surface Mean Girls looks like a double-threat to most self-respecting men. Not only is it a chick flick, but it's a chick flick created for the teeny bopper set and featuring Hollywood train wreck, Lindsay Lohan! Yet, scratch below the surface and you find a film that is so well-written, charming and endlessly funny it could make even UFC champion Chuck Liddell suddenly interested in high school gossip, cheerleading and avocado facial scrubs (which is pretty damn Fetch when you think about it). The film also happens to have been written by none other than film geek poster girl Tina Fey, arguably the hottest she-nerd of all time, and remains a classic chick flick that likely appeals to those of us of both the Venusian and Martian persuasions. Best of all, in addition to being a smart, funny and realistic look at the lives of high school teens, the film features a cast of hot and occasionally scantily clad young teenaged girls. Go Fire Crotch go!
7. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Like watching episodes of the "Golden Girls" and secretly knowing the lyrics to every Spice Girls song ever recorded, While You Were Sleeping is a guilty pleasure for a lot of men. It's one of those movies that seems almost preternaturally stupid, yet if you were to take a poll, dollars to donuts at least half the male population of North America has seen this movie at some point – and enjoyed it. The truth of the matter is men secretly love this movie because it's funny, smart and actually surprisingly well-written. It's also enjoyable because it features the prototypical, handsome and successful douchebag getting run over by a train and tossed into a coma so his older (and far more relatable) brother can mack the shit out of his girl. After all who doesn't want to watch Bill Pullman one-up that giant eyebrowed freak Peter Gallagher and nail a still smoking hot post-Speed Sandra Bullock?
6. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Sure, most men will rank watching a Meg Ryan movie somewhere between getting their head lodged up an elephant's ass and watching surgical room footage from Dick Cheney's last colonoscopy. Yet When Harry Met Sally is undoubtedly one of the most engaging and entertaining chick flicks out there, even if — like Ryan herself — it is starting to show its age. Men however, secretly love the flick for the simple reason that it features a bullshit-free discussion of sex, love and relationships from both sides of the great genitalia divide. It also asks the question many of us have had at one time or another: can two people get their fuck on and still be friends? Directed by legendary meathead Rob Reiner, with a screenplay from chickliterati Nora Ephron, When Harry Met Sally is one of those rare chick flicks that some men might even publically admit to enjoying. But more importantly, it introduced men everywhere to spotting the now all too familiar signs of women faking the Big O.
5. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Yes, the title alone sounds like the bastard love child of Father of the Bride and Mamma Mia!, yet despite its blatant chick flick overtones, My Big Fat Greek Wedding is just funny, smart and quirky enough to be secretly entertaining to a lot of men. Sure, there's the occasional bout of sappy dialogue and Nia Vardalos is the kind of actress who only appears sexy after you've had three of four shots of ouzo, but the film is entertaining none the less. In fact, My Big Fat Greek Wedding should really be required viewing for any man who has ever had to deal with psychotic in-laws or had a sudden craving for chicken souvlaki. Opa!
4. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
For a lot of men, musicals are the entertainment equivalent of giving your brain a barium enema. The dancing, the singing, the sheer pageantry of it all; before seeing a musical you might as well check your balls in along with your coat. Yet every so often there comes a musical that is not only tolerable to men, but even entertaining. Enter Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann's hyper-stylized musical film that blends elaborate sets, a killer soundtrack and even a charming (if not somewhat formulaic) love story. Sure Nicole Kidman spends most of the film looking like a cross between an anaemic vampire and one of those Japanese sex dolls, but you can't deny there's a palpable chemistry between her and a young Obi-Wan Kenobi. In fact, the film is essentially The Pussy Cat Dolls on acid, maintaining the same level of fishnet stocking sluttiness without the shitty music.
3. Pretty Woman (1990)
When it comes to chick flicks, Julia Roberts is practically the living embodiment of terrible estrogen-filled rom-coms. From Steel Magnolias and Nottinghill to Runaway Bride, her body of work is enjoyed almost exclusively by either women or frustrated chronic masturbators. Yet there is one film in the pantheon of Roberts' mediocre repertoire which all men secretly love: Pretty Woman. The film remains surprisingly interesting to men due simply to its unique subject matter and despite its overused chick flick tropes. Watching Pretty Woman is also essentially an exercise in denial for both sexes: women are willing to look passed the fact that Richard Gere is really a perv trolling for cheap 'tang, while men secretly deny loving the movie because it taps into our Grand Theft Auto-style fantasies about banging hookers guilt-free. One interesting side note is that Pretty Woman was originally written by J.F. Lawton as a dark drama about prostitution on the streets of Los Angeles, but once Disney snagged the rights, Roberts and Gere were cast and it mutated into a lovable romantic comedy. Further proof that the only thing that sucks dick more than an L.A. hooker is Hollywood itself.
2. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Starring the perpetually squinty-eyed Renée Zellweger as a lovable British frump (who is almost sexy despite herself), Bridget Jones's Diary is one of those films that seems as though it would have every red-blooded heterosexual man running for the hills. Yet once again, it's one of those rare chick flicks that men secretly love, probably because it features a woman who seems almost attainable and is cursed with the same healthy neurosis and realistic body image of your average woman (rather than the bulimically attractive Hollywood starlets found in most chick flicks). In this sense the movie makes men feel slightly better about the fact that we aren't all out there fucking Scarlett Johansson and for that matter are probably lucky to be fucking anyone! It also helps that the film has some sharp dialogue, fine performances and is genuinely funny. Beyond all that though, Bridget Jones's Diary is also an interesting exercise in how men and woman perceive the female form: women feel vindicated seeing a somewhat realistic heroine on screen, while most men will concede that in fact, Renée Zellweger is far more ass-tappable during her slightly "chunkier†Bridget Jones phase.
1. Love Actually (2003)
Okay, so the title alone probably makes most men afraid they'll walk away from the film with hot flashes and a subscription to "O Magazine", yet Love Actually is actually a smart, funny and insightful movie. Men secretly love this movie because its multiple stories have elements that almost every one of us can relate to (whether it's being cheated on, falling for an unobtainable hottie or simply trying to get laid). The movie is also brilliantly written, hilarious and has some great performances, all of which makes it one of the most enjoyable chick flicks men will ever be subjected to. Sure, Love Actually also gives women a completely unrealistic notion of love which no man can ever hope to achieve, but fuck a duck if isn't the kind of romantic bullshit that even we men can appreciate.
Adam Volk is a freelance journalist, film geek and wannabe screenwriter who actually likes watching the occasional chick flick. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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- When small misunderstandings become huge roadblocks to peace. Prusher, Ilene R. // Christian Science Monitor;11/4/99, Vol. 91 Issue 238, p7
Concentrates on difficulties that can arise between Israel and Palestine due to misinterpretations. The example of the plans of the Israeli government to increase the size of the military checkpoint to Bethlehem, West Bank.
- One-man crusade for Palestinians. Prusher, Ilene R. // Christian Science Monitor;8/27/99, Vol. 91 Issue 191, p6
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Warns of the volatile situation in the Middle East. Nobel peace prizes for Israeli Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin, Foreign Minister Shimon Perez and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat; Death of 12-year-old Palestinian boy Rami Aldura; Israeli helicopters' air attack on Palestinian targets.
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Bellevue Hospital, which had remained open despite losing its main power during the storm, has begun to evacuate hundreds of patients, Mayor Michael Bloomberg confirmed on Wednesday.
The hospital, which is located near Manhattan's East River, has been operating on backup generators since power went out in the area due to Superstorm Sandy.
About 500 patients are included in the evacuation, the mayor estimated.
"We are in the process of finding beds to move these patients now," Bloomberg said in a press conference on Wednesday.
Bloomberg said that the city learned on Wednesday morning that Bellevue needed to evacuate. The National Guard had helped carry fuel to the roof were the backup generator was located, and hospital officials initially thought the facility could survive on generator power. However, once they entered a flooded basement -- containing 17 million gallons of water -- they realized that there was more damage, the mayor said.
The FDNY told the Associated Press that it had been called to help move some of the patients.
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The New York Times reported that staff at Bellevue were working in extremely stressful conditions, with some staff being seen carrying babies down staircases. Emergency ambulances were being directed to other hospitals in the area.
On Monday night, New York University Langone Medical Center evacuated 300 patients after its main power and two backup generators failed. Many of those who were moved to other area hospitals were in critical condition. Other New York hospitals that lost power during the storm included New York Downtown Hospital, Manhattan VA Medical Center and Coney Island Hospital. About 100 Manhattan VA Medical Center patients were evacuated by 6 p.m. Sunday due to the proximity to the flood zone, and 200 Coney Island Hospital patients were discharged or sent to other health care facilities.


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