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Japan hails the heroic 'Fukushima 50'

By Chris Hogg BBC News, Tokyo 17 March 2011 In Japanese disaster films they like heroes who sacrifice everything for the greater good - stoic, determined, refusing to back down in the face of adversity or even certain death. These are the qualities the country admires. Now the newspapers here have a new band of heroes to lionise - the workers, emergency services personnel and the scientists battling to save the Fukushima nuclear plant, their fellow citizens and themselves. We know little about them, except for the few whose relatives have spoken to the Japanese media. One woman told the papers her father, who had worked for an electric company for 40 years, had volunteered to help. He was due to retire in September. "The future of the nuclear plant depends on how we resolve this crisis," he was reported to have told his daughter. "I feel it's my mission to help." The small group of workers who stayed at the site as the conditions worsened were dubbed "The F

OCBC Cycle Singapore 2011 - 6 March

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This is OCBC third consecutive year organising the nationwide cycling event and my first, which took place this morning. I had signed up for The Super Challenge (60km) but at last hour, the organiser emailed to inform that I am only good for The Nissan Challenge (40km), sigh. No reason was given, I reckon it must be due to lack of my official record being my first time participation this year. My own cheap Raleigh bike is not meant for speed, it is an out-and-out 21-speed mountain bike and I will be greatly disadvantaged if pitted against the sleek road bikers. I decided to do some upgrading one week before the main event, changed the tyres to road type which will greatly reduce resistance during pedalling and upgraded to 24-speed - I am ready to tear the track. My event was scheduled at 7.15am. I had arranged to reach George's place who was also taking the same event as me at around 6.30am and we will cycle to the start point at F1 building together. It was a short ride from

IIT - Indian Institute of Technology - World's Best Educational Institut...

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This institution in India is rated the best in the world, watch it to believe it.