US automakers GM and Chrysler seek more government aid

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The United States auto manufacturer Chrysler, which has been badly affected by the ongoing recession, has asked the US government for an additional US$5 billion in aid on top of the four billion it has already received, saying that it plans to fire three thousand employees. At the end of last year, the auto maker had just over 54,000 employees, meaning that the layoffs will equal about six percent of its total workforce.

In addition, Chrysler will cut the Chrysler Aspen, PT Cruiser, and Durango from production.

Another automaker, General Motors (GM), announced that it seeks $16.6 billion in loans from the government, in addition to the $13.4 billion that it has already received. GM plans to lay off 47,000 employees and close five factories. GM says that it might need as much as $30 billion from the US Treasury Department, an increase over their previous estimate of $18 billion. The company has warned that it might run out of money by March if more aid was not given.

Rick Wagoner, GM’s chief executive, described the firm’s plan as “comprehensive, responsive, achievable, and flexible”. “We have a lot of work in front of us, but I am confident it will result in a profitable General Motors,” he said, adding that “today’s plan is significantly more aggressive because it has to be.” GM says that it could be profitable in two years’ time, and might be able to repay all its loans by 2017.

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A third US car manufacturer, Ford Motor Company, has said that it can make it through this year without any government aid.

The US Treasury Department will review the car makers’ survival plans for several weeks before a decision is made on whether or not to extend the loans. That decision is due by the end of next month.

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Wikinews interviews John Wolfe, Democratic Party presidential challenger to Barack Obama

Sunday, May 20, 2012

U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate John Wolfe, Jr. of Tennessee took some time to answer a few questions from Wikinews reporter William S. Saturn.

Wolfe, an attorney based out of Chattanooga, announced his intentions last year to challenge President Barack Obama in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. So far, he has appeared on the primary ballots in New Hampshire, Missouri, and Louisiana. In Louisiana, he had his strongest showing, winning 12 percent overall with over 15 percent in some congressional districts, qualifying him for Democratic National Convention delegates. However, because certain paperwork had not been filed, the party stripped Wolfe of the delegates. Wolfe says he will sue the party to receive them.

Wolfe will compete for additional delegates at the May 22 Arkansas primary and the May 29 Texas primary. He is the only challenger to Obama in Arkansas, where a May 10 Hendrix College poll of Democrats shows him with 38 percent support, just short of the 45 percent for Obama. Such an outing would top the margin of Texas prison inmate Keith Russell Judd, who finished 18 percent behind Obama with 41 percent in the West Virginia Democratic primary; the strongest showing yet against the incumbent president. Despite these prospects, the Democratic Party of Arkansas has already announced that if Wolfe wins any delegates in their primary, again, due to paperwork, the delegates will not be awarded. Wolfe will appear on the Texas ballot alongside Obama, activist Bob Ely, and historian Darcy Richardson, who ended his campaign last month.

Wolfe has previously run for U.S. Congress as the Democratic Party’s nominee. On his campaign website, he cites the influence “of the Pentagon, Wall Street, and corporations” on the Obama administration as a reason for his challenge, believing these negatively affect “loyal Americans, taxpayers and small businesses.” Wolfe calls for the usage of anti-trust laws to break up large banks, higher taxes on Wall Street, the creation of an “alternative federal reserve” to assist community banks, and the implementation of a single-payer health care system.

With Wikinews, Wolfe discusses his campaign, the presidency of Barack Obama, corporations, energy, the federal budget, immigration, and the nuclear situation in Iran among other issues.

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Danish and Austrian embassies in Tehran attacked

Monday, February 6, 2006

Four-hundred protestors threw fire bombs and stones at the Danish embassy in Tehran, Iran today as part of continuing reaction to the Mohammad cartoons, originally published in Denmark. Iranian riot police were sent in, but several protestors made their way into the embassy and burned documents before being removed. Tear gas was used against the demonstrators, at least nine of which were injured.

Denmark has repeated its request to the Iranian government for better protection of its embassy. Iran’s minister of trade has halted all trade between the two countries. It is rumored that Iran is planning to review its trade ties with all of the countries in which the cartoons have been published. Iran’s ambassador in Denmark has returned to Iran.

Demonstrators also attacked the Austrian embassy in Tehran today, as a protest against the Austrian newspaper that published the cartoons, Kleine Zeitung. Windows were broken, but no fires were reported.

Demonstrators were also fueled by the IAEA’s treatment of Iran’s nuclear arms program.

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Holiday Destination In India To Enjoy The Holidays And Indian Travel Packages

Submitted by: Dr.Mike Boucher

While the fascinating cities of India have a lot to offer the visitor, there are many fascinating destinations worth visiting that are easily accessible from India’s major cities. Quiet beaches, beautiful temples, fascinating wildlife sanctuaries, weekend breaks, all waiting to be discovered by the traveler willing to look beyond the cities of India.

Holiday Destinations in Delhi India

Delhi, the capital of India, is mixture of tradition and modernity, a historic city with stately buildings and the seat of government of a vibrant nation. A tour of Delhi’s monuments and sights is a lesson in the coexistence of history with modernity. There are also many fascinating destinations nearby that you can visit from Delhi. Travel to Agra to visit the enchanting Taj Mahal, take a tour of the royal heritage of Rajasthan, head for the hills and some adventure tourism in Himachal Pradesh or Uttaranchal. Fascinating India awaits you…

Weekend Getaways in Delhi India

Delhi is in the near vicinity of many wildlife sanctuaries, hill stations and quiet getaways. The Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Surajkund and Badhkal lakes in Haryana, Neemrana and Kesroli forts in Rajasthan, the mud fort at Kuchesar in Uttar Pradesh and the Corbett National Park are easily accessible and provide a refreshing tour.

Sightseeing Manesar Tou

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Manesar is situated in the idyllic lush green ranges of Aravali in the environs of the historic city of Gurgaon on a beautiful hilltop. Located on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway, Mansher is less than one-hour drive from Delhi. It is an ideal place for a weekend to have fun with your family and friends.

Neemrana Sightseeing Destinations

An ideal honeymoon heaven, Neemrana Fort-Palace is among India’s oldest heritage resorts. Neemrana became the third capital of the descendants of Prithviraj Chauhan III, who was killed in the Second Battle of Tarain by Mohammad Ghori in 1192 AD. Neemrana derives its name from a brave local chieftain Nimola Meo, who when defeated by the Chauhans, pleaded that his name be given to his lost kingdom. Neemrana, Rajasthan’s closest palace from Delhi, is 122 kms from Delhi on the Delhi Jaipur Highway. This picturesque site is located on a majestic plateau on the sylvan hills of Aravalli Ranges.

Corbett National Park

Travel to this ideal weekend break – away from the city, on the banks of Ramganga River. The Corbett National Park is located in the undulating Shivalik foothills of the Himalayas and spread over 520 sq. kms along the banks of the Ramganga River. This first ever park of India is 300 kilometres away from Delhi.

Formerly called Ramganga National Park, it was named as Corbett National Park in honor the late Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter, author and photographer who had helped in setting up the park and demarcating its boundaries.

Holiday Destinations in Mumbai India

Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is a cosmopolitan and fast paced city. This historic city, extending along the sea, has grand buildings and is the center of India’s commercial film industry. A tour of Mumbai’s monuments and sights is sure to enchant any visitor. There are also lots of fascinating destinations near Mumbai, waiting to be explored by a venturesome traveller.

Holiday in Mahabaleshwa

Situated at an altitude of 1372 mtrs. above sea level, Mahabaleshwar is a very popular hill station. Better known as Strawberry Country the place is a true paradise for honeymoon couples and families and all those simply looking for a change from their hectic lifestyle. Popular tourists points in and around the hill resort are Wilson Point, Connaught Peak, Elphiston Point, Marjorie Point, Castle Rock, Arthur’s Seat, Baghdad Point, Babington Point, Northcote Point, Falkland Point, Carnac Point, Fitzgerald Point, Bombay Point, Gaolani Point, Panchgani Point, Helen’s Point and Venna Lake.

Travel to Matheran

Matheran (which means “forest at the top”) is a place where Nature has found exquisite expression in a various enchanting ways. Nearest hill station to Mumbai (111 kms), it is situated at an altitude of 2516 feet. Each dawn at this lovely hill resort girdled by the sahyadris ranges ushers in a day of tranquil beauty. Matheran has become successful in retaining the tranquility and peace of a hill station by not allowing any kind of motor vehicle into the town. Ideal for a day or weekend trip, Matheran abounds with various places of interest such as Louise Point, the Charlotte Lake with the Panthers caves.

Goa Holiday Travel

What is your idea of a perfect holiday? If it is surfing, swimming or just relaxing in the sun by the beach with your family and friends, then the beaches of Goa are the perfect place for this. This retreat has great beaches where you can swim or surf or body-surf. You can see the kids building sand castles and play cricket. Nothing beats the rumble of the surf while you read a novel in the sun and watch the children splash, or swim or surf.

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Wikinews interviews Canadian Paralympic skier Vanessa Knight

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Recently, Wikinews spent time with with Canadian Paralympic skier Vanessa Knight who was at Copper Mountain, Colorado for the IPC Nor-Am Cup.

((Wikinews)) We’re interviewing Vanessa Knight, who’s from Canada.

Vanessa Knight: That’s right!

((WN)) And what kind of skier are you?

Vanessa Knight: I am a disabled racer. I have a left arm amputation and I’m a speed skier.

((WN)) So you’re one of the standing skiers.

Vanessa Knight: Yes.

((WN)) I’ve been asking a lot of Paralympic disability skiers, what is the craziest skier of the slope? The standing ones, the blind ones, or the mono skiers?

Vanessa Knight: Oh my God, the blind ones for sure. I couldn’t imagine throwing myself down a hill without seeing anything. Especially the B1s. They have duct tape on their goggles.

((WN)) Where from Canada are you from?

Vanessa Knight: I’m from Quebec. Montreal.

((WN)) And how long have you been skiing?

Vanessa Knight: I’ve just entered my fourth year.

((WN)) And are you going to Sochi?

Vanessa Knight: I hope so!

((WN)) Are you going to beat… oh! Australia doesn’t have any skiers for you to beat. Do you think the level of competition for women’s disability skiing is high enough to give the sport a future?

Vanessa Knight: I think the level of competition is high enough, yes. But I still think we need more racers and people to get involved and really promote the sport, because, I mean, the more the merrier, right?

((WN)) Why are there so many men in skiing compared to women?

Vanessa Knight: I guess some girls are just scared and they don’t want to throw themselves out there. But I’m not like that and neither are the rest of the girls here. They’re not afraid to throw themselves down a hill and go fast.

((WN)) Do you think skiers are some of the craziest Paralympic athletes?

Vanessa Knight: Oh definitely.

((WN)) Is there anything you want to say about disability skiing in Canada that people in Australia or the world should know?

Vanessa Knight: Pretty much to say: It’s really cold in Canada. And we love it!
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Degree programme

Undergraduate Programs

Sichuan University currently offers 124 undergraduate programs to international students. The undergraduate programs are 4 years except architecture and medical programs which require 5 years. The teaching language is Chinese with some courses bilingually in Chinese and English. Bachelors degree and graduation certificate are awarded to those who finish all the course work required and pass thesis defense.

You can Download and fill out the application form at our website http://study.truechina.org/. The majors are listed as follow.

Bachelors Degree (4 Years)

1. Business Administration Management

2. Marketing

3. Accounting

4. Financial Management

5. Human Resources Management

6. Management Sciences

7. Industrial Engineering

8. Management in Engineering

9. Accounting (ACCA)

10. Electronic Business

11. Economics

12. International Economy and Trade

13. Finance

14. National Economic Management

15. Law

16. Chinese Language and Literature

17. Chinese Language and Literature Base

18. Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

19. Journalism

20. Journalism of Broadcasting and Television

21. Advertising

22. Edition and Publication

23. English

24. Russian

25. French

26. Japanese

27. Painting

28. Art Studies

29. Art Design

30. Dancing

31. Performance

32. Animation

33. Broadcasting and Television Edition

34. History

35. Archaeology

36. Tourism Management

37. International Policy

38. Philosophy

39. Information Management and Information System

40. Administration Management

41. Public Affairs Administration

42. Labour and Social Security

43. Land Resource Management

44. Archive Science

45. Information Resource Management

46. Chinese Language

47. Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

48. Information and Computer Science

49. Statistics

50. Chemistry

51. Applied Chemistry

52. Electronic Program and Automation

53. Automation

54. Communication Engineering

55. Medical Information Engineering

56. Physics

57. Applied Physics

58. Micro-electronics

59. Nuclear Engineering and Nuclear Technology

60. Biological Sciences

61. Biological Technology

62. Ecology

63. Landscape Architecture

64. Polymer Material and Engineering Program

65. Polymer Material and Processing Engineering Program

66. Electronic Information Sciences and Technology

67. Optical Information Sciences and Technology

68. Information Security

69. Electronic Information Engineering

70. Electronic Sciences and Technology

71. Material Physics

72. Material Chemistry

73. Metal Material Engineering

74. Inorganic Nonmetal Material Engineering

75. Biomedical Engineering

76. Machinery Design and Manufacture and Automation

77. Material Formation and Control Engineering

78. Industrial Design

79. Measurement and Control Technology and Instrumentation

80. Computer Sciences and Technology

81. Network Engineering

82. Software Engineering

83. Environment Sciences

84. Architecture (5 years)

85. Urban Design (5 years)

86. Civil Engineering

87. Water Supply and Sewerage Engineering

88. Landscape Architecture Design (5 years)

89. Environment Engineering

90. Engineering Mechanics

91. Thermal Energy and Power Engineering

92. Hydraulic and Hydro-power Engineering

93. Hydrology and Water Resource Engineering

94. Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering

95. Metallurgy Engineering

96. Process Equipment and Control Engineering

97. Safety Engineering

98. Chemical Engineering and Technology

99. Pharmaceutical Engineering

100. Biology Engineering

101. Food Sciences and Engineering

102. Textile Engineering

103. Light Chemical Engineering

104. Fashion Design and Engineering

105. Light Biological Engineering

106. Basic Medicine

107. Forensic Medicine (5 years)

108. Maternal and Child Healthcare (5 years)

109. Clinical Medicine (5 years)

Clinical Medicine (6 years, taught by English, only for international students

110. Laboratory Medicine (5 years)

111. Medical Technology (Medical Nutrition)

112. Medical Technology (Respiratory Treatment)

113. Medical Technology (Rehabilitation Treatment)

114. Medical Technology (Medical Image Technology)

115. Medical Technology (Optometry)

116. Nursing

117. Stomatology (7 years)

118. Stomatology (5 years)

119. Prosthodontics

120. Preventive Medicine (5 years)

121. Health Laboratory Accreditation

122. Public Health Management ?Sanity Affairs Administration?

123. Pharmacology

124. Chinese Language?Only for Overseas Students?

Graduate Programs

At present Sichuan University has 37 key disciplines at the national level, 66 key disciplines at the provincial level, 27 first class Ph.D. disciplines as well as 213 other Ph.D. disciplines, 330 Master’s Degree disciplines, 26 post-doctorate interim positions. You can Download and fill out the application form at our website http://study.truechina.org/.The majors are listed as follow.

Masters Degree (3 Years)

1. Political Economics

2. History of Economic Thought

3. History of Economic

4. Western Economics

5. World Economy

6. Population, Resources and Environmental Economics

7. National Economics

8. Regional Economics

9. Public Finance

10. Financial Economy

11. Industrial Economics

12. International Trade

13. Labor Economics

14. Statistics

15. Quantitative Economics

16. Land Resource Management

17. Theory of Jurisprudence

18. Constitutional Law and Administrative Law

19. Penal Law

20. Civil and Commercial Law

21. Procedural Jurisprudence

22. Economy Law

23. International law

24. Master of Laws

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25. Demography

26. Theory of Literature and Arts

27. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

28. Chinese linguistics and philology

29. Study of Classical Chinese Document

30. Classical Chinese Literature

31. Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature

32. Chinese Ethnic Language and Literature

33. Comparative Literature and World Literature

34. Literature, Arts and Media

35. Cultural Criticism

36. Literary Anthropology

37. Buddhism Literature

38. Literature and Arts of Broadcast, Movie and Television

39. Journalism

40. Communication

41. English Language and Literature

42. Russian Language and Literature

43. Japanese Language and Literature

44. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in Foreign Languages

45. Chinese Ethnic Art

46. Art

47. Fine Arts

48. Artistic Design

49. Ethnology

50. Historical Theories and History of Historical Science

51. Archaeology and Museology

52. Historical Geography

53. Studies of Historical Literature

54. History of Particular Subjects

55. Ancient Chinese History

56. Modern and Contemporary Chinese History

57. World History

58. Chinese Confucianism

59. Tourist Management

60. Fundamental Mathematics

61. Computational Mathematics

62. Probability and Mathematical Statistics

63. Applied mathematics

64. Operational Research and Cybernetics

65. Uncertained Mathematics

66. Information Security

67. Higher Education

68. Theoretical Physics

69. Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics

70. Atomic and Molecular Physics

71. Condensed State Physics

72. Optics

73. Biomedical Physics

74. Applied Electronic Physics

75. Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics

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77. Analytical Chemistry

78. Organic Chemistry

79. Physical Chemistry

80. Polymer Chemistry and Physics

81. Green Chemistry

82. Chemical Biology

83. Environmental Science

84. Botany

85. Zoology

86. Microbiology

87. Genetics

88. Cell Biology

89. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

90. Ecology

91. Bioinformatics

92. Biosafety

93. Structural Biology

94. Pesticide Science

95. Ornamental Plants and Horticulture

96. Radio Physics

97. Physical Electronics

98. Circuits and Systems

99. Optical Engineering

100. Electromagnetic Field and Microwave Technology

101. Communication and Information Systems

102. Signal and Information Processing

103. Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems

104. Materials Physics and Chemistry

105. Materialogy

106. Nano Material and Nano Tecnology

107. Biomedical Engineering

108. Mechanical Manufacture and Automation

109. Mechatronic Engineering

110. Mechanical Design and Theory

111. Vehicle Engineering

112. Precision Instrument and Machinery

113. Measuring and Testing Technologies and Instruments

114. Materials Processing Engineering

115. Ferrous Metallurgy

116. Non-ferrous Metallurgy

117. Man-Machine and Environmental Engineering

118. Electric Machines and Electric Apparatus

119. Power System and its Automation

120. High Voltage and Insulation Technology

121. Power Electronics and Power Drives

122. Theory and New Technology of Electrical Engineering

123. Signal and Information Processing

124. Control Theory and Control Engineering

125. Detection Technology and Automatic Equipment

126. Medical Information Engineering

127. Computer Systems Organization

128. Computer Software and Theory

129. Computer Applied Technology

130. Software Engineering

131. Solid Mechanics

132. Fluid Mechanics

133. Engineering Mechanics

134. Architectural Design and Theory

135. Urban Planning and Design

136. Building Technology Science

137. Structural Engineering

138. Municipal Engineering

139. Environmental Engineering

140. Soil and Water Conservation and Desertification Combating

141. Geotechnical Engineering

142. Hydrology and Water Resources

143. Hydraulics and River Dynamics

144. Hydraulic Structure Engineering

145. Hydraulic and Hydro-Power Engineering

146. Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering

147. Project Management of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Construction

148. Urban Water Conservancy and Water Safety

149. Agricultural Water-Soil Engineering

150. Physical Chemistry of Metallurgy

151. Chemical Process Equipment

152. Chemical Engineering

153. Chemical Technology

154. Biochemical Engineering

155. Applied Chemistry

156. Industrial Catalysis

157. Pharmaceutical Engineering

158. Safety Science and Technology of Chemical Industry

159. Textile Material and Textiles Design

160. Textile Chemistry and Dyeing and Finishing Engineering

161. Clothing

162. Fermentation Engineering

163. Leather Chemistry and Engineering

164. Food Science

165. Cereals, Oils and Vegetable Protein Engineering

166. Processing and Storage of Agriculture Products

167. Processing and Storage of Aquatic Products

168. Materials Processing Engineering

169. Polymer Science & Engineering

170. Composite Material

171. Physiology

172. Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology

173. Immunology

174. Pathogenic Organisms

175. Pathology and Pathophysiology

176. Forensic Medicine

177. Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology

178. Medical Neurobiology

179. Medical Physiology and Chronobiology

180. Pharmacology

181. Internal Medicine

182. Pediatrics

183. Geriatrics

184. Neurology

185. Psychiatry and Mental Health

186. Dermatology and Venereology

187. Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

188. Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics

189. Nursing

190. Surgery

191. Obstetrics and Gynecology

192. Ophthalmology

193. Otolaryngology

194. Oncology

195. Rehabilitation Medicine & Physical Therapy

196. Sports Medicine

197. Anesthesiology

198. Emergency Medicine

199. Evidence-Based Medicine

200. Transplantation Sciences and Engineering

201. Scientific Evaluation of Clinical Drugs and Equipment

202. Optometry and Ophthalmology

203. Clinical Genetics

204. Clinical Discipline of Chinese and Western Integrative Medicine

205. Pharmaceutics

206. Basic Science of Stomatology

207. Clinical Science of Stomatology

208. Epidemiology and Health Statistics

209. Occupational and Environmental Health

210. Nutrition and Food Hygiene

211. Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health

212. Hygiene Toxicology

213. Health and Social Behavio

214. Public Health Inspection

215. Hospital Management and Health Policy

216. Social Medicine and Health Management

217. Medicinal Chemistry

218. Pharmacognosy

219. Pharmaceutical Analysis

220. Microbial and Biochemical Pharmacy

221. Clinical Pharmacy

222. Pharmaceutical Administration

223. Natural Products Chemistry

224. Biologic Therapy of Humans Serious Disease

225. Philosophy of Marxism

226. Chinese Philosophy

227. Foreign Philosophies

228. Ethics

229. Aesthetics

230. Chinese and Foreign Political Institution

231. Sociology

232. Anthropology

233. Applied Psychology

234. Technology Economy and Management

235. Administration Management

236. Educational Economy and Management

237. Social Security

238. Library Science

239. Information Science

240. Archival Science

241. Management Science and Engineering

242. Accounting

243. Corporate Management

244. Master of Business Administration (MBA)

245. International Relations

246. Computer Systems Organization

247. Computer Applied Technology

248. Nuclear Technology and Applications

249. Radiation and Environmental Protection

250. High Pressure Science and Technology

251. Leather Chemistry and Engineering

252. Science of Religion

253. Political Theory

254. International Politics

255. Basic Principle of Marxism

256. Studies of Localization of Marxism in China

257. Education in Ideology and Politics

258. Humane and Sociological Science of Sports

259. Human Movement Science

260. Theory of Sports Pedagogy and Training

261. Science of Ethnic Traditional Sports

Doctoral Degree (3 Years)

1. Political Economy

2. History of Economic Thought

3. History of Economic

4. Western Economics

5. World Economics

6. Population, Resources and Environmental Economics

7. Science of Procedure Laws

8. Theory of Literature and Art

9. Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

10. Chinese Philology

11. Study of Chinese Classical Text

12. Ancient Chinese Literature

13. Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature

14. Chinese Ethnic Language and Literature

15. Comparative Literature and World Literature

16. Cultural Criticism

17. Literature Anthropology

18. Buddhism Languages and Literatures

19. Radio and television Art

20. Journalism

21. English Language and Literature

22. Historical Theories and History of Historical Science

23. Archaeology and Museology

24. Studies of Historical Literature

25. History of Particular Subjects

26. Ancient Chinese History

27. Modern and Contemporary Chinese History

28. World History

29. Tibetans History, Economy and Social Development

30. Cultural Heritage and Tourism Exploitation

31. Cultural Relic and Art History

32. Chinese Confucianism

33. Tourist Management

34. Fundamental Mathematics

35. Computational Mathematics

36. Probability and Mathematical Statistics

37. Applied mathematics

38. Operational Research and Cybernetics

39. Uncertainty Mathematics

40. Information Security

41. Theoretical Physics

42. Atomic and Molecular Physics

43. Condensed Matter Physics

44. Optics

45. Biomedicine Physics

46. Inorganic Chemistry

47. Analytical Chemistry

48. Organic Chemistry

49. Physical Chemistry

50. Chemistry and Physics of Polymers

51. Green Chemistry

52. Chemic Biology

53. Environmental Science

54. Botany

55. Zoology

56. Microbiology

57. Genetics

58. Cell Biology

59. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

60. Ecology

61. Biology Informatics

62. Biology Security

63. Structural Biology

64. Pesticide Science

65. Optics

66. Wireless Physics

67. Optical Engineering

68. Communication and Information Systems

69. Condensed Matter Physics

70. Optical Engineering

71. Material Physics & Chemistry

72. Material Sciences

73. Nanometer Materials & Nanometer Technology

74. Biomedical Engineering

75. Machine Manufacturing & Automation

76. Mechatronic Engineering

77. Mechanical Design and Theory

78. Measuring Technology and Instrument

79. Power System and its Automation

80. Computer Sciences & Technology

81. Solid Mechanics

82. Fluid Mechanics

83. Engineering Mechanics

84. Structural Mechanics

85. Environment Science

86. Environment Engineering

87. Biomedical Engineering

88. Fluid Mechanics

89. Geotechnical Engineering

90. Hydrology and Water Resource

91. Hydraulics and River Dynamics

92. Hydraulics Structure Engineering

93. Harbors, Coast and in-shore Engineering

94. Hydro-electric Construction Engineering Administration

95. Urban Hydrology and Safety

96. Chemical Processing Equipment

97. Chemical Engineering

98. Chemical Technology

99. Biochemical Industry

100. Applied Chemistry

101. Industry Catalysis

102. Pharmaceutical Engineering

103. Safety Technology and Engineering of Chemical Industry

104. Chemical Metallurgy and Material Technology

105. Fermentation Engineering

106. Leather Science and Engineering

107. Material Processing Engineering

108. Polymer Science & Engineering

109. Composite Material

110. Biomedical Engineering

111. Physiology

112. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

113. Biomedical Engineering

114. Human Anatomy and Histology & Embryology

115. Immunology

116. Pathogenic Organism

117. Pathology and Pathophysiology

118. Forensic Medicine

119. Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology

120. Medical Neurologic Biology

121. Medical Physiology and Chronobiology

122. Physiology

123. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

124. Pathology and Pahtophysiology

125. Internal Medicine

126. Pediatrics

127. Geriatrics

128. Neurology

129. Mental Disease and Mental Health

130. Dermatology and Venereology

131. Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

132. Surgery

133. Obstetrics & Gynecology

134. Ophthalmology

135. Otolaryngology

136. Oncology

137. Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy

138. Sports Medicine

139. Anesthesiology

140. Evidence – based Medicine

141. Transplant Science and Engineering

142. Clinical Pharmacy and Apparatus Evaluation

143. Clinical Genetics

144. Traditional Chinese Medicine Integration Western Medicine

145. Hospital Management and Health Policy

146. Basic Stomatology

147. Clinical Stomatology

148. Epidemiology and Health Statistics

149. Occupation Disease and Environmental Sanitation

150. Nutrition and Food Hygiene

151. Health and Social Behavio

152. Public Health Laboratory

153. Social Medicine and Health Services Administration

154. Pharmaceutical Chemistry

155. Pharmacy

156. Pharmacognosy

157. Pharmaceutical Analysis

158. Pharmacology

159. Clinical Pharmacy

160. Pharmacy Management

161. Chemistry of Medicinal Natural Products

162. Pharmacy Design for Target

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164. Genetics

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166. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

167. Biomedical Engineering

168. Biotherapy for Human Significant Disease

169. Pharmacology

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172. Transplant Science and Engineering

173. Evidence – base Medicine

174. Management Sciences and Engineering

175. Accounting

176. Enterprise Management

177. Tourist Management

178. Technological Economy & Management

179. Applied computer technology

180. Condensed State Physics

181. Nuclear Technology & Application

182. High Pressure Science and Technology

183. Polymer Chemistry and Physics

184. Chemistry & Biology

185. Biomedical Engineering

186. Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

187. Leather Chemistry and Engineering

188. Religion

189. The Research of Marxism in China

190. Environmental Science

Non Degree Programmes

Exchange Programs

Sichuan University has established student exchange programs with thirty universities in the world. Names of these universities are listed as follow.

University of Washington (UW)

University of Maryland(UMD)

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The University of Utah

Western Oregon University

Arizona State University

Lawrence Technological University

New Mexico State University

Technische Universitaet Clausthal

Nottingham University

University of Newcastle

Hochschule Bremen

Vrije Universiteit (VUA)

RWTH Aachen University

Universiteit Leiden

Paris X University

Burgundy School of Business

Universit Paul Valry

Hokkaido Univ. of Education

Osaka Intl University?OIU?

Nanyang Technological Univ. (NTU)

University of Tennessee

Pacific Lutheran University?PLU?

Eastern New Mexico University(ENMU)

National University of Singapore Undergraduate:

Waseda University

Kanazawa University

Gyeongsang National University

Yeungnam University

University of California, Las Angeles

Purdue University Calumet

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

York University

The University of Prince Edward Island, Canada

Monash University

International students who wish to participate in the exchange program to study at Sichuan University may inquire the international office of their home university for more information about the program.

Visiting Student / Advanced Study Programs

Sichuan University offers advanced research facilities and rich teaching resources. International students who wish to take courses or do research at Sichuan University as visiting students may apply to International Student Sichuan University.

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Indian Railway: all-women crew steers Tippu Express ahead of International Women’s Day

Friday, March 6, 2020

Yesterday, an all-women crew ran the Mysuru–Bengaluru Tippu Express in the Indian state of Karnataka. The state-run Indian Railways launched this event ahead of International Women’s Day, for promoting gender equality at work places.

B Shiva Parvathi was running the train as loco pilot (locomotive pilot), and 22-year-old Rangoli Patil was her loco co-pilot. The train left Mysore Junction railway station at 11:30 am IST (0600 UTC), covering a distance of 139km to reach KSR Bangalore station. The train had banners on it which mentioned “International Women’s Day Celebration”.

Speaking to newspaper Star of Mysore, B Shiva Parvathi said, “It is a proud moment for me to be steering this train today along with my Loco Pilot Rangoli and the all-women staff”. Mysore Divisional Railway Manager Aparna Garg told Wikinews only 10% of the employees in the Mysore Division were women, which constitutes about 650 female employees.

Mysore district comes under the South West Railway (SWR) branch of the Indian Railway. Mysore Division of the SWR celebration of the Women’s day started on March 1, and is planned till March 10. Various activities are being conducted in this period, including health check-ups, yoga, sports competition and trekking, newspaper The Hindu reported.

“The theme ‘Equal for All’ is an effort of the Railways to promote more women workforce and empower them. Women of today are no less to any men, be it in any field. I hope through such initiatives, more number of women are motivated to take up jobs in their respective fields of interest”, Garg told Star of Mysore.

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Medal-seeking Spanish men arrive at 2014 Goalball World Championships

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Spain’s men’s national goalball team arrived in Espoo, Finland Friday for the start of the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships. The team comes into the tournament with the goal of securing a medal, which would qualify them for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. The team missed the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Head coach Francisco Monreal said, “The objective is to reach the medal round, and qualify directly for the 2016 Games, but we need to be realistic and not think game by game, we can get a surprise. […] The competition will be decided in one game, head or tails, where it doesn’t matter what happened before. ((es))Spanish language: ?el objetivo previsto es alcanzar las medallas y clasificarnos directamente para los Juegos de 2016, pero hay que ser realistas y como no vayamos pensando partido a partido, nos podemos llevar una sorpresa. […] La competición se decidirá en un partido a cara o cruz, como son los cruces de cuartos, y donde no sirve de nada lo realizado en la primera fase“

Coming into the competition, the team was ranked eleventh in the world based on the IBSA Unofficial rankings published late last month, down one spot from the April rankings. The team is scheduled to play their first game against the ninth ranked United States men’s team on Monday morning, before playing twenty-first ranked Germany later in the afternoon. Their other scheduled competitors in pool play are top ranked Iran, third ranked Algeria, seventh ranked Finland, twelfth ranked Czech Republic and twentieth ranked Ukraine. The team needs to finish in the top four in their group to advance to the second round.

The team’s roster includes Jose Daniel Fernández, Cristian Santamaria, Félix Vargas, Roman Martínez, Jesús Santana, and Javier Serrato. They are led by head coach Monreal, with assistant coach Carles Estrany and physiotherapist José Bravo. The team is drawn from around the country, with Santana playing for a club in the Canary Islands, Serrato playing for Valencia, Fernández for Madrid area Chamartín, Santamaría for Cantabria, Vargas coming from Barcelona and Martínez from Aragón.

Absent from the 2012 Summer Paralympics, the last major international competition the team competed in was the 2010 Goalball World Championships in Sheffield, England where the team finished fifth. In last year’s IBSA European Goalball Championships in Turkey, the team finished second, behind World Championship hosts and Paralympic gold medalists Finland.

Goalball was created in 1946, exclusively for people with a visual disability and designed to help with the rehabilitation of veterans returning from World War II. Play in the Paralympics consists of two twelve-minute periods, with a three minute break between halves. Players are blindfolded to ensure all are equally visually handicapped on-court, and the game can be stopped to ensure goggles are properly fitted. Standing in front of a long goal, they throw the ball at the opposition team’s net who in turn try to block it by listening to the ball, which contains a bell, and using their bodies to prevent the ball from going in. The audience is asked to remain silent during play.

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Windy Valley Muskox Yarn And My Lace Knitting Project

Windy Valley Muskox Yarn And My Lace Knitting Project

by

Robin OBrien

I’ve been knitting all my life and have acquired many knitting books along the way. My latest buy is Arctic Lace by Donna Druchunas. This wonderful book is a step by step introduction to knitting and designing lace. Of special interest is the use of Muskox yarn. So, after purchasing some from Windy Valley Muskox Yarn I set about learning how to use this wondrous fiber to create a lace shawl.

Reading this book – and Donna’s blog – is an insight into a world of lace makers in Alaska – a place few of us will ever venture to. You learn about the Yup ik and Inupiat people, their villages and the muskox. I learned about how each village and town has its own lace pattern that is incorporated into the garments and about the Oomingmak Co-op that helps to promote traditional lacework using muskox yarn.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the muskox, it is an animal found in the Arctic Circle. The fiber that is gathered from the animal is called qiviut. Gathered is the right word because the wool from the muskox is not sheered, like the wool from sheep; rather, qiviut is brushed off the animal when it naturally sheds its coat. Qiviut is one of the warmest, lightest and softest of fibers you can work with; it’s the downy-soft underside wool from the musk ox – oomingmak – umimmak in Greenlandic. Because of its rarity and the way the wool is harvested, qiviut is very expensive.

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I bought my qiviut from Windy Valley Muskox Yarn. It was a 100% pure qiviut yarn; the color is called Alaska Spruce. It’s a 1 oz lace weight and you get about 218 yards per ball. I choose pure qiviut but you can also get qiviut/merino/silk and qiviut/silk blends in gorgeous colors from Windy Valley Muskox Yarn. If you’ve never worked with qiviut before you should be aware that it lacks the elasticity of wool, so it drapes beautifully for shawls and scarves but isn’t ideal for sweaters and such like. And, it doesn’t have the lustrous look of merino wool. With the qiviut/wool blends you get a yarn that holds its shape, feels incredibly soft and has a luxurious look to it. Also, qiviut blooms after it’s been washed; you get a fuzzy halo that resembles mohair but is much softer.

The Arctic Lace book is a great teaching aid – even if you’ve never done lace work before or don’t intend to use qiviut. As well as teaching the reader about the muskox, the people who work the fiber, the Oomingmak Co-op, you also can follow a list of projects. For my project I chose the ‘Arctic Diamond Stole’. I made 8 repeats and after blocking it turned out quite large but light as a feather. It hangs around my shoulders a treat with a softness that has to be felt to be believed. Someone I know said that my qiviut shawl feels like putting your hands into a cloud. I think that’s the best way to describe how it feels.

I’ve really enjoyed reading the Arctic Lace book and working with qiviut yarn. I’ve put the book down for now but know I’ll soon return to begin another project – making lace gloves – and I already know which yarn I’ll be using from Windy Valley Muskox Yarn; the Qiviut Royal Blend – 50/50 blend of qiviut and mulberry silk handspun in Peru – pure indulgence but you only live once.

Follow the links for more information about

Windy Valley Muskox Yarn

and other exquisite yarns like

Sirdar Yarn

and

Artyarns Yarn

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