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In the Caribbean, the University of the West Indies (UWI) has regarded itself as the leading institution in the area of research. The university brags about its numerous publications in top international journals and research relevant to our West Indian and wider global societies. At the UWI Mona campus, the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences houses the most research students. Research from within that faculty has impacted the Caribbean and the world. Areas of research include medicine, bauxite, agriculture, food-processing industries, disaster management, crucial geological data and theories, atmospheric physics, notably global warming. Some of us can recall the issue of the salt that we export to Guyana becoming discoloured before arrival, ackee research, sickle cell, etc. The faculty has also produced many scholars in the areas of inorganic-reaction mechanisms, catalysis, organic synthesis, polymers, natural products, carbohydrate chemistry, climate-impact studies, Caribbean tectonics (geology), and Mona geographic information systems (GIS).
Sidhu sees red over mercy demand for Afzal
Mr Navjot Singh Sidhu, BJP MP from Amritsar, strongly criticised the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Gulam Nabi Azad, for demanding clemency for Mohammed Afzal Guru, a Pakistan-trained terrorist to be hanged on October 20. He said Mr Farooq Abdullah, chief patron of National Conference had offered to meet the President of India to seek mercy for Mohammed Afzal Guru, if Mr Gulam Nabi Azad leads the regional voice. He said every Indian should first and foremost think about the unity and integration of the country. Mr Sidhu lambasted Congress leaders and said they had never appealed to the British rulers for granting mercy to Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. Now a Congress Chief Minister was seeking clemency for the convict who had attacked the highest institution (Parliament) of the country.
Tata Motors joins combat vehicles business
Tata Motors has joined the select league of automobile manufacturers who have developed the high-tech multi-purpose Light Specialist Vehicles (LSV) for defence purposes. Like its traditional rivals Ashok Leyland and Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), the indigenously developed Tata LSV will play a greater role in the changing warfare tactics of modern times in the global market and comes with 18 different applications to meet an array of utilities. Tata Motors head defence Business V S Noronha tells ET Automania the details of Tata LSV and new range of tactical and armoured vehicles from its stable that were unveiled at the Defexpo 2008.
What kinds of vehicles are being developed by Tata Motors to meet the futuristic needs of the defence sector?
The concept of warfare has changed.
Clinton's Chances Jeopardized After S.C.
After the election, the campaign circulated a blog post on The Left Coaster noting that Obama had "actually underperformed on the white vote (significantly) ... in South Carolina compared to Nevada." The message of this post seemed to be that as a result of his reliance on black voters in South Carolina, Obama would continue to underperform among whites.
This analysis is questionable. Nevada's whites voted in a caucus, not a primary. They were likely to be more liberal than their South Carolina counterparts and to belong to unions. But the general point could be correct. By painting Obama as the black candidate, Hillary Clinton might have lost the African-American vote but won the nomination. On February 5, it will be important to look at the Latino vote in California, New Mexico, Arizona, New York, and New Jersey, and the white vote in states like Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri, where Obama's overwhelming support among blacks may not be sufficient to carry the state.
Europe Wracked By Extreme Weather, Over 500 Die From Heat
Across central and western England, high waters have flooded at least 4,500 homes, threatened many more and left cars submerged. Crop-harvesting has been delayed and milk production has dropped, triggering fears of possible food shortages. Flood waters have begun receding in the worst hit areas of England, but the Environment Agency still has six severe flood warnings in effect. Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Flooded crops could cause food shortage in England Renewed rain forecasts for later in the week have people bracing themselves for more trouble. Britain has been wrestling with the worst floods in 60 years, with emergency services having evacuated people from hundreds of homes in the the university city of Oxford as the River Thames broke its banks.
Carmen collected
While a younger girl might cry off for something as lame as a broken fingernail, Dell'Orefice isn't going to let acheing feet and tiredness get in the way of an assignment. What soon becomes clear is that she feels highly privileged still to be doing a job that started with her first Vogue cover at the age of 15. She has had five more since, with recent career highlights including a catwalk appearance in Jean-Paul Gaultier's first show for Hermes in 2004 and John Galliano's Dior haute couture show in 2000. And to think that her sceptical mother dismissed her as an ungainly child with "ears like sedan chairs and feet like coffins". .
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