HELSINKI [url=http://www.cheapnikeclearancestore.com/52-nike-air-zoom-pegasus-35.html]cheap nike air zoom pegasus 35[/url] , Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snowfall hit southern Finland on Tuesday, and the national rail transport operator VR has resorted to pre-emptive action and reduced the frequency of long haul trains between Helsinki and the cities of Tampere and Turku.

Even though Finland is historically well experienced with massive snow falls and long winters, inclement weather may cause problems in contemporary society. On the railroad, the automation of switches seems to have made services more vulnerable.

Some years ago VR got extremely bad publicity for delays caused by snow. The main problem was the automated Helsinki railroad yard where the switches have to be cleaned with shovels.

Some decades ago there were dozens of men operating the switches manually and also cleaning them during the snowfalls. No such manpower was on the payrolls following the automation of the switches and in an emergency some years ago desk duty persons were sent to remove snow.

Facing reports about an imminent snow fall on Tuesday, the national railroad operator VR announced advance cancellations. Commuter services were curtailed as well and the trains serving the Helsinki Airport were placed on 20-minute frequency.

Ari Vanhanen, the operation director of VR, told local media that the bottleneck is the array of switches just north of the Helsinki station where trains change tracks and directions.

Following the cancellations, the switching systems were able to cope with the remaining number of trains.

The snow fall in Helsinki area on Tuesday was estimated at 20 cms and the current snow front is predicted to continue until Thursday. Road transit reported dozens of small collisions but no major accidents.

The Finnish weather forecast service said that a full metre of snow fell over the sea some 50 kms out of Helsinki last week.

The Finnish snow record was broken on the western coast in the municipality of Merikarvia last week with 73 cm in a day. The previous record was reported in the town of Rauma, also on the west coast, with 50 cm in 1971.

LONDON, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Closed circuit television is to bemade mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England, governmentEnvironment Secretary Michael Gove announced Friday.

Gove said the cameras were part of a series of measures tocement Britain's position as a global leader on animal welfare.

The proposals will require closed circuit television in everyslaughterhouse in England in all areas where live animals arepresent.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)says Official Veterinarians from the Food Standards Agency (FSA)will have unrestricted access to recordings to help reassure thepublic that high welfare standards are being effectivelyenforced.

The government has also confirmed it will raise standards forfarm animals and domestic pets by modernising statutory animalwelfare codes to reflect enhancements in medicines, technology andthe latest research and advice from veterinarians. The codes willbe enshrined in law, with the first update covering chickens bredfor meat.

Gove said: "We have some of the highest animal welfare standardsin the world and the actions I am setting out today will reinforceour status as a global leader.

"As we prepare to leave the EU, these measures provide a furtherdemonstration to consumers around the world that our food isproduced to the very highest standards."

A spokesman for Defra said: "The FSA has strict processes inplace for the approval of slaughterhouses, and specially trainedvets carry out checks to make sure the welfare of animals isprotected throughout their time in the slaughterhouse. If breachesare found, a slaughterhouse can be given a welfare enforcementnotice, have its staff's licences suspended or revoked, or bereferred for a criminal investigation."

Gudrun Ravetz, president of the British Veterinary Association,said: "Mandatory CCTV in all areas of slaughterhouses will providean essential tool in fostering a culture of compassion that couldhelp safeguard animal welfare."

A government consultations on the new proposals opened Fridaymorning. Welfare codes on laying hens, pigs, dogs, cats and horsesare expected to be updated over the next year, said Defra.Enditem

U.S. first lady Melania Trump (R) and Sara Netanyahu, visitingIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, arrive for a joint press conference between U.S. President Donald Trump and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at theWhite Housein Washington D.C., theUnited States, on Feb. 15, 2017. (Xinhua File PhotoYin Bogu)

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview published Sunday that his position in White House has affected his family life, adding that his wife Melania Trump has been "terribly abused by the press."

"There is no question, it is a big burden on the family," Trump told The Washington Times.

He said his wife is a high-quality person but "has been very highly abused by the press, which was very unfair".

"In fact, her polls: She went up 29 points, did you see that?" he said, "And now people are starting to know her."

Trump also talked about his son, Barron, who is living in New York with the first lady. The two are expected to move to the White House once Barron finishes up the school year.

"I have a son who's a very young boy, he just turned 11," Trump said.

"He'll be taken away from his school and be put into a brand new school. He likes playing on his soccer team in New York, they're all of his friends, and you know he'll be taken away from that team. We didn't want to do it in the middle of a season."

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