Africa has remained relatively unscathed

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Other destinations featured in the 2009 list  are Rome, Berlin, Beirut, the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador and Zambia for its "less-beaten jungle path".

The USA has, in recent years, grown to become one of South Africa's key tourism markets. In 2007 more than 275 000 Americans visited SA, making the USA South Africa's second biggest overseas arrival destination, after the United Kingdom.

While the global economic crisis has resulted in an overall global tourism decline of 20%, South Africa has remained relatively unscathed in the past year, with the destination remaining popular among American and other global travellers.

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Africa is facing a devastating crisis with respect to the AIDS epidemic, currently accounting for over 70% of the world's HIV-positive population. There are, of course, many factors that drive the explosive transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, but in the tangled web that is the epidemic in Africa, many of these issues share a common thread. The oppression of women in Africa can be considered the virus' cultural vector. Females are rendered powerless in African societies, and existing gender inequalities are largely responsible for the spread of the disease. Females' disadvantaged position in society is intrinsically linked to the subordination of women in their relationships with men. In order for progress to be made, an examination of gender relations and empowerment for women must take place. To be successful, AIDS campaigns must be built on the existing organizational skills of women, but must incorporate men as well. The blatantly skewed distribution of power in African patriarchal societies makes
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[cadee]

While the global economic crisis has resulted in an overall global tourism decline of 20%, South Africa has remained relatively unscathed in the past year, with the destination remaining popular among American and other global travellers.

According to South African Tourism's most recent statistics, overall tourism arrivals for the period January to October 2008 increased by 5.4% totalling 7.8 million arrivals. A breakdown of the statistics reveals that 247 000 Americans visited SA during the period, a 5.3% increase when compared to the same period in 2007. European arrivals increased by 2% while Middle East and Mainland Africa arrivals increased by 13.8% and 6% respectively.
 

[krishre]

There are several reasons why the US emerged as it did. While the atomic bomb certainly put us on the map as a nation that no one should mess with, it was more of a deterrent against anyone who was ever thinking of invading or attacking any more of our military outposts as Japan once dared do on December 7, 1941.

First, unlike our allies, even the Axis powers, America's infrastructure remained relatively unscathed. None of our buildings collapsed from bombings nor did we suffer from a shortage of citizens like Germany, who lost millions of lives and as a result did not have the manpower to rebuild as quickly as they would have liked. So, unlike England, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain, Japan and most of the northern nations of Africa, we did not have to spend much money rebuilding. While Hawai'i did suffer some damage, it was mainly to our military infrastructure, not the city itself.

Second, let us not forget that America was the ONLY country in the world that made a profit from the war. We didn't build tanks and airplanes and guns for the allies out of the kindness of our hearts. We sold them to the allies while they were being bombarded and exterminated one soul at a time. It was the only contribution Congress allowed President Roosevelt to commit to the war. Congress wanted no part in the war. Convincing them to allow the US to manufacture weapons for the allies took some convincing. In fact, Roosevelt was so convinced in America's greatness that when he promised to make 50,000 new planes for the war effort, everyone laughed. Thing is, Roosevelt inspired the nation to make 100,000 airplanes, enough military power to block the sun.

Third, in addition to having many left over military equipment from the war, let us not forget that the United States was a fairly populated nation with a 1.5 million standing army by the time the war was finished. Most of these soldiers were well fed, maintained and had a working weapon. Size matters, especially when you're trying to extort influence on a country that can barely feed itself.

Finally, the fight against fascism was a cause worth fighting against. America once again emerged as a nation who would lead the fight against any government that would attempt to rule over its people as Germany had done regardless of that country's size. When the Russians began to seize territories in Eastern Europe with the goal to continue it's Communist ideals West, the world, particularly its allies, turned to America to help stop the spread of Communism without starting another world war. And so America, the new police state of the world, stepped in and took the lead feeding the people of West Berlin, showing once again to the world that America's influence was only as strong as its resolve. And regardless of the enemy, be it a nation or a system of government, America was willing to take charge to preserve the democratic ideals that once freed her from kingly rule just 170 years before.

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[rajin]

South Africa has remained relatively unscathed in the past year, with the destination remaining popular among American and other global travellers.

[Mr 007]

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Potassium iodide Several potassium iodide manufacturers are reportedly out of stock
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Fears of radiation sickness stemming from the unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan have prompted a surge in US sales of potassium iodide.

Potassium iodide (KI), a salt, floods the thyroid gland with non-radioactive iodine which lessens the amount of radiation the gland can absorb.

Pharmacies do not generally carry KI, but several manufacturers have reported being out of stock.

The US government has a stockpile on hand in case of emergencies.

Online retailer nukepills.com said via its Twitter feed that it had sold out of KI pills on Tuesday.

It received 3,800 orders in 18 hours on Sunday and has shipped 50,000 pills to Tokyo, with the help of Harvard Medical School.

Debby Fleming Wurdack, co-owner of Fleming Pharmaceuticals, which produces a KI solution on demand, told the BBC the firm would be out of stock by the end of the day.

"This is insanity," Ms Fleming Wurdack said.

The company received more than 350 calls with orders from clients ranging from housewives to state governments on Tuesday, she said.

It also received orders from companies intending to send KI to their employees in Japan.

Ms Fleming Wurdack told the BBC that her company had ordered additional raw materials to manufacture more KI solution.

She expects the orders will continue for months.
Policy review

At present, the US government recommends that states have sufficient KI on hand for residents in a 10-mile (16km) radius of nuclear plants.
Woman in wheelchair undergoing radiation scan People in evacuation centres in northern Japan are undergoing radiation exposure scans

A 2002 law, authored by Representative Ed Markey, expanded that requirement to 20 miles (32km), but the provision has never been implemented.

In a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Monday, Mr Markey called the failure to implement the law a "subversion of the intent of Congress".

A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services told Bloomberg News that the administration intended to review its rules on KI provision.

For maximum effectiveness, KI, a common salt similar to table salt, should be taken before exposure to radiation.

Its protective properties last about 24 hours.

KI tablets can prevent the body absorbing radioactive iodine, thus mitigating an increased threat of thyroid cancer, but do have side effects.

Children and pregnant and nursing women are priority KI recipients because they are more susceptible to radiation poisoning.

Japanese authorities say they have distributed 230,000 units of KI to evacuation centres close to nuclear facilities.
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