Fear and driving opportunity motivated changes in driving behavior after 9/11

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A catastrophic event such as a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or market collapse often strikes twice. There is the damage caused by the event itself, as lives are lost or left in ruin. But there is also the second act, catalyzed by our response to the catastrophic event. This second act has the potential to cause just as much damage as the first.

In the year following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there were approximately 1,600 more traffic fatalities in the United States than expected. This figure suggests the possibility that fear may have been a strong motivator for many people, leading them to choose driving over flying. This change in behavior, motivated by fear, may have ultimately led to additional deaths through traffic fatalities.

But fear does not tell the whole story. As Wolfgang Gaissmaier and Gerd Gigerenzer of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany, observe, the changes in driving behavior observed after 9/11 varied widely across different regions of the United States and did not just occur in those states closest to the attacks where fear was presumably strongest.

Gaissmaier and Gigerenzer hypothesized that another factor might have played a central role: driving opportunity. While fear provides a motivational explanation, in order for people to substitute driving for flying there had to be an environmental structure that allowed fear to manifest in a behavior change.

The researchers explore this hypothesis in a new research article to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

They collected data on the number of miles driven and the number of traffic fatalities per month from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. They also gathered data on fear and driving opportunity. They used proximity to New York City to get an approximate measure of post-9/11 fear, as previous research had shown that proximity was linked with substantial stress reactions after the attacks. To measure driving opportunity, they assessed the length of nationally significant highways in each state in the National Highway System, divided by the number of state inhabitants and they also looked at the number of car registrations per inhabitant.

The results of the analyses show that people did in fact drive more following 9/11: Across all states, the average monthly increase in miles driven per inhabitant was 27.2 miles in the three months following the attacks. This increase was significantly greater than that observed in the same three-month period in the five years leading up to 2001.

Interestingly, people who were closer to New York City showed only a slight increase in driving. Increase in miles driven was strongly associated, however, with greater driving opportunity. Most importantly, increased driving was associated with an increase in traffic fatalities. These findings suggest that fear can lead people to engage in potentially dangerous behaviors, such as increased driving, but that understanding fear is not enough.

"To be able to foresee where the secondary effects of catastrophic events could have fatal consequences, we need to look at the environmental structures that allow fear to actually manifest in dangerous behaviors."

According to Gaissmaier, understanding citizens' behavior as a function of both the mind and the environment ultimately allows for two routes toward behavior change: altering people's minds (through education or awareness campaigns) or altering people's environments.

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For more information about this study, please contact: Wolfgang Gaissmaier at gaissmaier@mpib-berlin.mpg.de.

The APS journal Psychological Science is the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology. For a copy of the article "9/11, Act II: A Fine-grained Analysis of Regional Variations in Traffic Fatalities in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks" and access to other Psychological Science research findings, please contact Anna Mikulak at 202-293-9300 or amikulak@psychologicalscience.org.

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Contact: Anna Mikulak
amikulak@psychologicalscience.org
202-293-9300
Association for Psychological Science

A catastrophic event such as a terrorist attack, a natural disaster, or market collapse often strikes twice. There is the damage caused by the event itself, as lives are lost or left in ruin. But there is also the second act, catalyzed by our response to the catastrophic event. This second act has the potential to cause just as much damage as the first.

In the year following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there were approximately 1,600 more traffic fatalities in the United States than expected. This figure suggests the possibility that fear may have been a strong motivator for many people, leading them to choose driving over flying. This change in behavior, motivated by fear, may have ultimately led to additional deaths through traffic fatalities.

But fear does not tell the whole story. As Wolfgang Gaissmaier and Gerd Gigerenzer of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany, observe, the changes in driving behavior observed after 9/11 varied widely across different regions of the United States and did not just occur in those states closest to the attacks where fear was presumably strongest.

Gaissmaier and Gigerenzer hypothesized that another factor might have played a central role: driving opportunity. While fear provides a motivational explanation, in order for people to substitute driving for flying there had to be an environmental structure that allowed fear to manifest in a behavior change.

The researchers explore this hypothesis in a new research article to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

They collected data on the number of miles driven and the number of traffic fatalities per month from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. They also gathered data on fear and driving opportunity. They used proximity to New York City to get an approximate measure of post-9/11 fear, as previous research had shown that proximity was linked with substantial stress reactions after the attacks. To measure driving opportunity, they assessed the length of nationally significant highways in each state in the National Highway System, divided by the number of state inhabitants and they also looked at the number of car registrations per inhabitant.

The results of the analyses show that people did in fact drive more following 9/11: Across all states, the average monthly increase in miles driven per inhabitant was 27.2 miles in the three months following the attacks. This increase was significantly greater than that observed in the same three-month period in the five years leading up to 2001.

Interestingly, people who were closer to New York City showed only a slight increase in driving. Increase in miles driven was strongly associated, however, with greater driving opportunity. Most importantly, increased driving was associated with an increase in traffic fatalities. These findings suggest that fear can lead people to engage in potentially dangerous behaviors, such as increased driving, but that understanding fear is not enough.

"To be able to foresee where the secondary effects of catastrophic events could have fatal consequences, we need to look at the environmental structures that allow fear to actually manifest in dangerous behaviors."

According to Gaissmaier, understanding citizens' behavior as a function of both the mind and the environment ultimately allows for two routes toward behavior change: altering people's minds (through education or awareness campaigns) or altering people's environments.

###

For more information about this study, please contact: Wolfgang Gaissmaier at gaissmaier@mpib-berlin.mpg.de.

The APS journal Psychological Science is the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology. For a copy of the article "9/11, Act II: A Fine-grained Analysis of Regional Variations in Traffic Fatalities in the Aftermath of the Terrorist Attacks" and access to other Psychological Science research findings, please contact Anna Mikulak at 202-293-9300 or amikulak@psychologicalscience.org.

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September is Cancer Awareness Month For Five Cancers ...

(by 23andMe)

September is Cancer Awareness Month for: Gynecologic cancer, Ovarian cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma, Prostate cancer, and Thyroid cancer. Know the facts about each, and think about taking some of the suggested actions to support awareness.

As?the infographic shows?Cancer touches everyone. It?s important that we take the opportunity these Awareness months offer to learn what preventative measures can be taken, find out more about the illnesses, ?and discover what we can do to further the causes of the illnesses that affect so many. And here we?re lucky enough to have a month five-deep in awareness.

• Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

Gynecologic cancers start in a woman?s reproductive organs. There are five main types:

1. Cervical. This can be found through routine screening with Pap test checks, which are quite effective in both prevention and in finding cancer early enough to cure it.
2. Uterine. This is sometimes called Endometrial cancer because the most common type of uterine cancer occurs in the inner lining, known as the endometrium. This usually occurs after menopause, with vaginal bleeding?as its?most common symptom. See other symptoms to watch for.
3. Vaginal?An uncommon?cancer, it represents only 1% of the gynecologic?cancers. That doesn?t mean it?s not something to look out for, though. Its?five-year survival rate is only around 50%. [Note that that?number goes up to 84% if it's found before it has spread.]??Early vaginal cancer isn?t too symptomatic, but as it progresses these are some signs to look out for.
4. Vulvar?An uncommon cancer, it mainly affects women over 50?and is almost never found in females under 20. This occurs on the outer surface of the female?s genitalia, usually forming as a lump or sore on the vulva that might lead to itching or pain. You can be alert to the cancer?s presence by looking out for these signs.
5. Ovarian?Of?these 5 cancers, ovarian?the eighth most common cancer in the US., is the deadliest?and very difficult to detect.?It is separated out from the other 4 in having its own name attached to the month.

Note: The CDC?s site ??Inside Knowledge?: About Gynecologic Cancer? has downloads with details of each of the cancers.

Most common female cancers?by mortality (2008)

In honor of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, consider:

1. Donating?to the Women?s Cancer Network.
2. If you haven?t had your screening recently, book an appointment with the gynecologist?today.

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

Leukemia is?that affects the blood and bone marrow, the spongy center of bones where our blood cells are formed.

It is estimated that by the end of 2012 there will be 41,150 new cases of leukemia in the U.S., and there will be 23,540 deaths from the disease.

Lymphoma affects the lymphatic system, which is the network of vessels?that transports the?infection-fighting white blood cells, called lymphocytes, throughout the body.

It is the third most common childhood cancer.

Lymphomas are usually divided?into two types: Hodgkin?s lymphomas (formerly known as Hodgkin?s disease)?and ?non-Hodgkin?s lymphomas.

Hodgkin?s lymphoma can frequently be cured or controlled for many years in the majority of cases. The five-year relative survival rate for Hodgkin?s lymphoma is about 85 percent, according to the National Cancer Institute.

Non-Hodgkin?s?lymphomas are more difficult to treat, and the course of the cancer can vary widely from person to person. Overall, the 5-year relative survival rate for patients with non-Hodgkin? s? lymphoma is 63% and the 10-year relative survival rate is 51%.

A Canadian-based organization called the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) offers resources and information on their website.

For Awareness month you might decide to:

1. Volunteer for LLS?(help is needed in areas as wide-ranging as the following:fundraising events such as Team In Training, Light The Night Walk and School & Youth Programs, office support, donor development, patient services and family support groups, education programs, advocacy to local legislators, corporate sponsorships, and expos and health fairs.
2. Advocate for funding for research (the site provides the resources to make this process seamless).
3. [This one seemed easy enough, so I snuck it in here:]??Shop the LLS e-Store, where 20% of your purchase?price is donated to LLS.

• Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month:?Ovarian cancer is the most deadly of all the gynecologic cancers. The National Cancer Institute estimated 22,280 new cases in the US in? 2012, with 15,500 deaths.

However, if it is?detected early and treated properly, survival rates increase to over 90 percent.

There are very few ways to decrease your chances of getting ovarian cancer, although having had children or using birth control pills for more than 5 years may help. And the symptoms are frequently easily confused with numerous other disorders. Being aware of them is critcal.

See the NCI?s ?ovarian cancer? home page for details on types of ovarian cancer, research trials, treatments, literature, and statistics.

Ideas for what to do for ovarian awareness?

1. Join the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund ?(OCRF) on their facebook page
2. Visit www.lorealcolorofhope.com?to learn about L?Or?al Paris Color of Hope, OCRF?s long-time corporate partner.? Buy special Color of Hope products, share your stories, and learn more about their commitment to fighting ovarian cancer.?
3. Call or write to a friend suffering from ovarian cancer, telling her you?re thinking of her, and asking if there?s something you can do to help.
4. Donate?to OCRF to help funding of research to find a method of early detective (and one day a cure) for ovarian cancer.

• Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Prostate cancer is the single most common cancer in American men. Unfortunately, there are no warning signs or symptoms of early prostate cancer. Once a malignant tumor causes swelling in the prostate gland, or the cancer metastasizes, the following symptoms, listed by WebMD, may be present as a result of tumor blockage:

• A frequent need to urinate, especially at night
• Difficulty starting or stopping a stream of urine
• A weak or interrupted urinary stream
• Leaking of urine when laughing or coughing
• Inability to urinate standing up
• A painful or burning sensation during urination or ejaculation
• Blood in urine or semen

The most well-known prostate screening?test, the prostate-specific antigen test (PSA) is supposed to look for signs of cancer, but its usefulness?has been debated. The subject should be addressed with your health care professional, as there are pros and cons on each side of the issue.

In fact, prostate cancer is probably the most controversial cancer overall, both in diagnosis and in treatment?a dubious distinction, I?d say

According to the most recent data, when including all men with prostate cancer, those with the?disease?have a:

• Relative 5-year survival rate of nearly 100%
• Relative 10-year survival rate?of 98%
• 15-year relative survival rate?of 91%

However, it is important to keep in mind its potential risk.? If the?cancer has spread to distant parts of the body, the relative 5-year survival rate drops to a devastating 29%.

Due, though,?to the late age at which it occurs, and positive survival rates, most people die with the cancer, rather than from it.

In honor of prostate cancer awareness month, consider doing the following:

1. If you haven?t been screened for prostate cancer, make an appointment to do so?today!
2. Educate yourself about prostate cancer treatment options?hopefully long before you use that information.
3. Visit the Prostate Cancer Foundation site?for important information?on the disease, the latest in the news, new developments in prostate cancer research?and more.

• Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

Thyroid cancer is the fastest increasing cancer in both men and women. Thyroid?cancer starts in the thyroid gland, located in the front of your lower neck. It can occur at any age, but if detected early most treatments will work.

Ironically, it is one of the few cancers with increased incidence rates of death in recent years.

The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be about 56,460 new cases of thyroid cancer in the U.S. in 2012. Of these new cases, about 43,210 will occur in women and about 13,250 in men. About 1,780 people (1,000 women and 780 men) will die of thyroid cancer in 2012.

Signs of thyroid cancer include coughing, difficulty swallowing, swelling of the neck and trouble breathing.

The Thyroid Cancer Survivors? Association?s website provides a host of useful information. Just to name a few services they provide: you can?find support groups, get detailed information on the types, stages and overview of treatment recommendations, locate?current clinical trials, locate a whole host of links that provide information, support, resources, etc, and download a low iodine cookbook.

Ideas for Awareness month?

1. Become a member?of the Thyroid Cancer Survivors? Association.
2. Volunteer for the organization.
3. Raise awareness?and the site provides numerous resources to help in this endeavor.

It?s time for awareness?in any way that works for you. Visit a friend, write a letter to an editor, write a post, re-blog a post, talk about an experience. You?ve got a month?don?t let it pass you by.

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Source: http://candidaabrahamson.wordpress.com/2012/08/30/september-is-cancer-awareness-month-for-five-cancers/

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Bill and Giuliana Rancic Welcome Son Edward Duke

"The "Duke" has landed! Edward Duke Rancic was welcomed into the world last night at 7lbs 4oz," the Apprentice winner writes. "G & I feel blessed beyond words...We did it!

Source: http://feeds.celebritybabies.com/~r/celebrity-babies/~3/wvviaw4fnCA/

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Financial services industry | Is restrictive with a timeshare you are only

Owning a timeshare is a financial commitment. With a timeshare is restrictive. You can buy only what week is available so that you take to your needs at this time every year, you have the same unit every year, if you pay extra sites, go with a different owner and they are limited to the places that have to share agreements with your timeshare group.

Timeshare companies were money hand over fist provides a way for ordinary people to have a place where she could each year, or trade with other holiday if they wanted to go elsewhere. Now is the flower with people losing their jobs and homes, disabled the rose of timeshare owners. What are the problems and people can still get good deals for holiday?

What to the alternatives for someone, who a great holiday experience and not be burdened with a mortgage? A new industry travel has grown in the last few years travel and vacation clubs. These companies provide the same advantages to travel to do as warehouse shopping clubs such as Sams and Costco for retail items. Through the purchase of vacation in bulk and negotiate in the name of the Member, these clubs can offer lower prices than online about the normal travel booking Web sites can be found. They provide more value for their members because they not restricted to select resorts and hotels. -Access to the price comparison service (based on policy) ? exclusive access preferred last minute zuf?gt-$ 200,000 airline accident insurance per ticket (based on policy)-30 minutes toll free Concierge service for each booking ? service fees dispensed with on online tickets record buy ? bargains on travel to your favorite you destinations specials adapted to your preferences breaking news to travel industry updates and alerts save your travel preferences and searches ? frequent flyer / Rewards accounts-free travel warning / flight of change notification sichernPasswort protected page

Provide also a packages that are hassle-free holidays where the reservations and plan for you be done ? simply register and show up! The trips are discounted deeply, because it save in bulk, to buy hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars for the trips to exotic places and events.

Another package is available the ability to be a representative and/or leisure travel consultant (LTC). With these options, you can get commissions if you bring people in the club or book travel through your online booking site. If you love to travel, why not pay! Receive training and support will help you grow your online travel company. Have group health and dental plans as available, so holiday clubs can more than just holidays.

Coming online with this new industry I see as an ongoing trend the decline of the timeshare owners. People are looking for ways to save money and almost everyone makes their journey online-shopping ? the holiday club is the logical advancement in travel. As the economy recovers, growth will explode this industry, so people who want to benefit from the coming boom would be wise, join now.

Source: http://www.frscnigeria.org/is-restrictive-with-a-timeshare-you-are-only.html

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Journalists from China and South Korea Visit Chiba | CCB-IC Chiba ...

??The Chiba Convention Bureau is working with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Tokyo Convention and Visitors Bureau, Yokohama Convention and Visitors Bureau to invite journalists from business and travel magazines in China and South Korea in order to promote the MICE industry in the Tokyo Bay Area on the Visit Japan Media Invitation Program.

??The Tokyo Bay Area, consisting of Chiba, Tokyo, and Yokohama, is the perfect urban incentive travel destination for the growing Chinese and Korean incentive travel markets. It has an abundance of meeting facilities, hotels, and tourism spots, with access to two international airports at Haneda and Narita.

??The aim of the Visit Japan Program is to promote the Tokyo Bay Area as one brand, with each of the three areas benefiting from each others strength to improve business for everyone. The Visit Japan Program will continue with a Tokyo Bay Area incentive travel fair in Shanghai in late November or early December.

*MICE: Meetings, Incentive Travel, Conventions, Events/Exhibition

1. Media
[Chinese media]
?Dou Shi Ri Ren (????): The most circulated informational magazine in China
?Ruv Shin Zhe (???): A luxury travel reference for Chinese people

[South Korean media]
?Forbes Korea: A business and lifestyle magazine
?TNLNEWS: The foremost travel and leisure website

2. Locations
[Chiba]
Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel Club Resort, Maihama Amphitheatre, Ryugujo Spa Hotel Mikazuki, Kamogawa Hotel Mikazuki, Ryokan Kamogawakan, Okura Akademia Park Hotel, Mother Farm, Sommelier House , The Country Club Japan, Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu, Kanozan Golf Club, Tanjouji Temple, Tai-no-Ura, etc..

[Tokyo]
Miraikan, DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, Asakusa Nakamise, Tokyo Skytree/Tokyo Solamachi, Happo-en, etc..

[Yokohama]
Sankeien Garden, Osanbashi Hall, Pacifico Yokohama, Yamate Seiyoukan, Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Motomachi Shopping Street etc..

attach:Visit Japan Media Invitation Program 2012_press-release

Source: http://www.ccb.or.jp/e/_pressrelease/5175

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8 hurt when car crashes into crowd near LA school

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? A car plowed into a group of parents and children outside a South Los Angeles elementary school Wednesday afternoon, and eight people were hurt, six of them seriously, firefighters said.

At least some of the people injured outside Main Street Elementary were children, though it was not immediately clear how many, city fire spokesman Erik Scott said.

The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m., just after school had let out for the day.

The school is about five miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles.

Scott said it was unclear whether the driver is among the injured, under arrest, or being sought.

Helicopter footage from NBC4 showed a child in a pink T-shirt being loaded into an ambulance and a Hello Kitty backpack lying in the street nearby. The footage showed a silver sedan on a sidewalk and a black car on the street next to it, both draped in police tape.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/3d281c11a96b4ad082fe88aa0db04305/Article_2012-08-29-Schoolchildren-Wreck/id-f66abecbf1fc4a689041727c0f5fa0ba

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Feinstein Wants to Know Why California's Gas Prices are So High

According to U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), California now has the highest gas prices in the continental U.S. On Tuesday, she wrote to the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission to ask for an investigation into why that is the case. Here are the details.

* Californians have faced rapid price increases -- 30 cents per gallon -- since Aug. 6, the senator stated. These increases are more than double the national average over the same time period.

* On Aug. 6, a fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, Calif., resulted in reduced refining capacity. However, Feinstein pointed out, the incident did not result in a reduction of gasoline supply that would justify a price increase. In fact, she stated, the state's refineries were producing six million barrels of gasoline per week before the fire and were nearing 6.8 million barrels for the week after the fire.

* According to Feinstein, gasoline sales in California have fallen from 2006 levels of 8.5 million gallons per day to 4.9 million gallons per day this year. California has been exporting fuel and refineries have been operating well below their capacity, the senator stated.

* Despite the excess in capacity, California's gasoline prices remain consistently higher than other western states. The senator reported that gasoline was 14 cents more expensive per gallon than other western states in 2006 and is now 26 cents per gallon higher.

* Feinstein points to a 2009 Government Accountability Office analysis that revealed higher wholesale gasoline prices in highly concentrated areas such as San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles. "This study suggests that refineries and fuel marketers in California have accumulated the market power necessary to move prices and maximize profits at the expense of California's consumers," she stated.

* The senator asserts that high gasoline prices are "contributing to significant economic pain" and are jeopardizing the state's economic recovery. According to Feinstein, a report by the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business stated that every penny increase in gas results in a billion dollars being pulled from the U.S. economy each year.

* The Federal Trade Commission prohibits a single actor or a few collusive actors from setting the market price, Feinstein stated, which is why the senator wants the commission to investigate the prices in California.

* On Monday, the Associated Press reported that U.S. gas prices have risen by an average of 7 cents over the past two weeks. The average price of a gallon of regular costs $3.76. In California, the senator reported, gasoline was averaging $4.09. However, according to Feinstein, the price of gas in the state has reached $4.21 per gallon.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/feinstein-wants-know-why-californias-gas-prices-high-201300112.html

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Beltre lifts Rangers past Rays

Associated Press Sports

updated 10:17 p.m. ET Aug. 27, 2012

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Adrian Beltre was 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs, including the go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth inning, to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Elvis Andrus scored on Beltre's single to give the AL West leaders a series-opening win. Nelson Cruz also homered and Mike Olt added an RBI for Texas.

Derek Holland (9-6) got the win, giving up five runs - three earned - on six hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked one.

Relievers Alexi Ogando and Mike Adams, and closer Joe Nathan struck out six of the nine hitters they faced in working perfect seventh, eighth and ninth innings. Nathan earned his 23rd consecutive save opportunity and 26th this season.

Tampa Bay ace David Price (16-5) snapped a stretch of 12 consecutive quality starts in which he had pitched at least seven innings. The lefty, who entered with a majors-low 2.28 ERA and tied for the league lead for victories, didn't make it to the fifth, giving up six runs on 10 hits in four innings.

In eight career regular-season starts against the Rangers, Price is 1-3 with a 6.04 ERA. In four starts at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, his ERA is 10.26.

The Rays entered with the AL's best road record (35-27), but found they were no match for Beltre.

Beltre, who was selected AL player of the week after a game of three home runs and another in which he hit for the cycle, is hitting .385 with six homers and 13 RBIs in his last eight games.

Beltre, who reached base a fourth time with a walk in the seventh, and Cruz had back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the second to erase a 2-0 deficit - the first time Price has allowed consecutive homers in his career.

Olt's groundout to shortstop Ben Zobrist drove in the Rangers' third run.

Beltre's double with no outs in the third scored Elvis Andrus and Josh Hamilton to make the score 5-3. Price was able to limit the damage by retiring the next three hitters on two groundouts and a strikout of Geovany Soto.

B.J. Upton's run-scoring triple and Zobrist's RBI single tied the score at 5-all in the fifth.

An error led to two unearned runs for the Rays in the first inning.

Upton reached base on a fielding miscue by Andrus at short, who then dropped a potential double play relay on the next hitter, Ben Zobrist, who reached on a fielder's choice.

Evan Longoria, who was 2 for 4, then took a 3-2 pitch deep off the left-field foul pole for a home run.

The Rays' Nos. 5-9 hitters went 0 for 18 with eight strikeouts.

Notes: With the home run and a single, Longoria is hitting .435 (10 for 23) lifetime against Rangers starter Holland. ... Beltre has had 25 or more home runs in seven seasons. ... Price led the major leagues in ERA and tied for most wins entering Monday's game. In the last 50 years, only eight pitchers Sandy Koufax (1963, `65-66), Jim Palmer (1975), Ron Guidry (1978), Dwight Gooden (1985), Bret Saberhagen (1989), Greg Maddux (1995), Pedro Martinez (1999) and Johan Santana (2006) have finished the season leading the majors in both categories - and all have won the Cy Young.

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Orioles?rally to end?White Sox's 6-game win streak

BALTIMORE (AP) - Nate McLouth hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, Lew Ford also connected and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the White Sox 4-3 on Monday night, ending Chicago's six-game winning streak.

Source: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/48809004/ns/sports-baseball/

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A Comprehensive Guide To Heathrow Airport

London which is one of the most adored cities of the world is visited by millions of tourists from across the world. The interest of millions of people in the great metropolitan city is a reason for the immense air traffic in the great city. There are six major airports serving the huge city of London which include Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend airport however Heathrow is not only the largest airport of London but also the fourth largest of the world. There are a plenty of airport shuttle transfer services and other unmatchable facilities at London Heathrow however major ones are discussed below:

Airlines that fly to Heathrow
The worlds major airlines from all over the globe offer services at the London Heathrow airport. The flights departing from and arriving at Heathrow connect the airport from all directions and due to this fact; Heathrow is the priority of all journeyers, tourists, professionals and businessmen flying to and from the city of London. You can easily book your flight to London Heathrow by visiting the web based flight reservation system offered by them. The major airlines that fly to Heathrow include British Airways, BMI, Etihad Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Pakistan International Airlines, Air New Zealand, Air India, Kingfisher Airlines, Egypt Air, Aer Lingus, SAS, Qatar Airways, Saudia, Vueling, Cyprus Airways, United Airlines, Air Mauritius and all other airlines from across the world.

Ground Transportation at Heathrow
Once you get to the great Heathrow airport, you do not need to worry about traveling to any part of the country. The airport offers all modes of transfer services including airport car hire, train, bus, coach, taxi and just about any kind of transportation you require is available 24/7. The countrys major ground transportation companies have their reservation booths located at Heathrow for the convenience of all passengers passing through the gates of Heathrow airport. Scheduled coaches and buses travel non-stop from Heathrow airport bus stands located at all five terminals of the airport to all major cities and towns across the country. You can also book a taxi online for traveling to and from Heathrow airport.

Amenities and Facilities at Heathrow
Heathrow being one of the largest and most significant airports of the world offers wonderful facilities to all the passengers passing through its gates. There are hi-tech departure and arrival lounges, recreational areas for all kinds of passengers, special VIP areas and lounges for corporate class passengers, duty free shopping facilities offering just about anything, food courts including cafs, restaurants, bars etc and special accessibility features for disabled passengers. The airports facilities are marked among the worlds best. CrossCab is one of the leading online cab companies providing taxi services at remarkable rates across the UK. They provide dedicated airport transfer services at Heathrow and all other airports of London. CrossCab has been operating at Heathrow since more than five years and their customers are of the opinion that they are the best and most reliable online cab booking firms of UK.

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The airport offers all modes of transfer services including airport car hire, train, bus, coach, taxi etc. CrossCab is one of the leading online cab companies providing taxi services at remarkable rates across the UK.

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GNSS - Coordinates

Avoid tweet at London Olympics

LONDON Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage. Commentators on men?s cycling road race were unable to tell viewers how far the leaders were ahead of the chasing pack because data could not get through from the GPS satellite navigation system travelling with the cyclists.

An explosion in the use of mobile phones to access the Internet and take and send photos and video has made London 2012 the first true ?social media Games?, but also put pressure on the networks. The host broadcaster, the BBC, is enabling fans to see many events live on their smartphones. http://www.reuters.com

GPS can now measure ice melt

Researchers have found a way to use GPS to measure short-term changes in the rate of ice loss on Greenland ? and reveal a surprising link between the ice and the atmosphere above it. The study, published in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, hints at the potential for GPS to detect many consequences of climate change, including ice loss, the uplift of bedrock, changes in air pressure ? and perhaps even sea level rise. http://researchnews.osu.edu

Telekom Malaysia partnership to enhance local GPS

A collaboration between MSC [Multimedia Supercorridor] Malaysia status IT solutions firm Milan Utama and national telco Telekom Malaysia (TM) will enhance content for a Malaysian GPS navigation solution.

TM executive vice president, SME, AziziA Hadisaid one of the objectives of the partnership is to enhance the content of Lokatoo, a local GPS navigation solution. ?Through this partnership, Yellow Pages business listings and TM WiFisites will also be embedded into the GPS navigation system; a synergy that will provide a richer content of directory information for Lokatoo users and bring a whole new meaning to navigating.?

Currently, the Lokatoo GPS navigation system is developed specifically to cater to automakers and will be available for mass consumer segment by the end of 2012. http://www.mis-asia.com

Four GPS centres to come up in Rajasthan, India

With a view to monitor and study earthquakes, over 250 GPS centers would be set up in the country including four in Rajasthan. These centers will be funded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi. Though most of these centres will be set up in the Himalayan region but having identified earthquake-sensitive zones in Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Ganganagar and Kota, four centres will be set up in Rajasthan too. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com

RMIT in Japanese space hook-up

Australia?s RMIT University has secured an agreement to develop global navigation satellite systems with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The collaboration, recursively dubbed the Multi-GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Joint Experiment in the Asia-Oceania Multi- GNSS Demonstration Campaign, consists of a series of evaluation activities over five years. These evaluation trials will include the JAXA Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) which is a network of multiple satellites in orbits with zenith paths over Japan. Under the agreement, JAXA will loan two GNSS receivers to RMIT to conduct the Multi-GNSS Joint Experiments. http://www.theregister.co.uk

Russia Offers India Joint GLONASS Development

Russia has offered India joint participation in development of its GLONASS satellite navigation system on an equal basis, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. ?We have offered our Indian counterparts not only use of the Glonass system but also participation in upgrading it. We practically see it as a joint effort. ithink our Indian counterparts will be interested in it,? said Rogozin, who has special responsilibity for Russia?s military-industrial complex. http://en.ria.ru/mlitary_news

Police suspect Glonass contractor of misappropriating

$17M Police raided a Russian space firm suspected of misspending 565 million rubles ($17 million) of state money on developing the country?s Glonass satellite navigation system, according to the Interior Ministry. Investigators established that managers at Russian Space Systems, a contractor used by the Federal Space Agency, signed research contracts with unqualified commercial companies, only to siphon off the money later. http://www.themoscowtimes.com

GLONASS designer honored with Royal Institute of Navigation Award

The Royal Institute of Navigation has awarded the Duke Of Edinburgh?s Navigation Award for Technical Achievement to Professor NicolaiTestoedov, who received it on behalf of YuriUrlichich, the chief designer of GLONASS, ?in recognition of the achievement of a complete operational constellation of satellites in December 2011, thus providing a full global positioning and timing service.?

Country will soon have its own navigation satellite: ISRO chief

India, which is using navigation satellites of other countries now, will soon have its own navigation satellite system, said K. Radhakrishnan, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation and the Space Commission. He said that the first of the seven satellites of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System would be launched in 2013. He said that ISRO would launch Astrosat, an Indian multiwavelength astronomy satellite, in 2014. He added that Chandrayaan ihad helped discover water molecules on the Moon and ISRO would work in this area in the coming years too. http://www.thehindu.com

SLA launches 7th SiReNT station

Singapore Land Authority (SLA) launched its 7th SiReNT Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) recently. This latest reference station, SNSC, is GNSS capable and provides GPS + GLONASS corrections. This CORS is located at the National Sailing Centre along East Coast Park. This CORS is fully independent, using solar & battery power with 3G/ GPRS for communications. SNSC is also the first SiReNT ground based CORS. With the introduction of SNSC, the SiReNT infrastructure now consist of 5 GPS + 2 GPS/GLONASS CORS. For SiReNT users, the introduction of a 7th CORS means the ability to apply differential corrections for equipment that are GPS+GLONASS capable. These equipments are preferred to traditional GPS only equipment in urban canyon environments, which are common in Singapore? landscape. www.sla.gov.sg

Europe clears first airline satellite navigation operation

Europe is rolling out operational service of its satellite-based aircraft navigation system EGNOS, an official with Britain?s largest air traffic control agency said. An 18-passenger aircraft serving the island of Alderney, located off the French coast of Normandy, is the first to be outfitted and certified to use the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, or EGNOS. The system, which makes use of GPS signals to guide aircraft to the runway, is particularly useful when visibility is limited. http://www.reuters.com

NICT and Fujitsu develop indoor guidance technology for the blind

Japan?s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Fujitsu have announced their joint development of an indoor support system for the blind that uses ultra wide band (UWB) technology and a smartphone. The system is able to provide realtime positioning data, even indoors where GPS cannot be used, and provide audio instructions on the distance and direction to a destination to help guide the blind. This guidance support system for the blind reduces inconveniences facing the blind and is expected to pave the way to major R&D advances in other guidance support systems. http://www.nict.go.jp/en/index.html

Navilock presents new generation of u-blox based GLONASS receivers

Navilock has announced a new family of GLONASS receiver products including the NL-662U USB based receiver equipped with a u-blox GLONASS chipset. The receiver products have internal patch antenna in various configurations to serve different installation requirements. Four housing variants with USB or serial MD6/ TTL interfaces are available for installation on vehicles or boats. www.navilock.com

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4 Signs for Women to Check Out Every Morning - Health Niche

If you have a close look on your body, there will be number of symptoms you can detect beforehand. Also, you will easily figure out sudden changes like skin marks, white patches and others. A
human body shows numerous changes as an indication that a serious disease is developing. And, if you catch the signs early, remedy and treatment is possible before it?s too late.

This means you have to check out your body for any unusual signs. And, this you should do every morning. Here are 4 of those signs.

1. Bright White Stripes on Nails

Everybody has white spots on their nails at some or the other point of time. But if there are long white stripes that are horizontal and show discoloration on the surface of the nail then it indicates you are fatigued. And, it is your kidneys that will suffer. This is an indication of your kidneys not able to filter protein from urine. And, this might result in kidney failure.

2. Thin Hair on Scalp

Extreme hair loss indicates thyroid disorder. When you see many hair strands on your hair brush, it means your thyroid gland has gone out of order. This will make your hair fragile and rough. Go and
consult a doctor. He would figure out if this level is too high or too less. And, provide you medication for the same.

3. Undereye Circles that don?t Fade Away

If you don?t stay up late or have excessive work to do and then too you have dark circles that refuse to go away, indications are that you are developing allergies. In this case, you have to consult a
doctor; he would suggest you to get a test done. On the basis of its result, the allergen that is causing dark circles will be known.

4. Dark, Rough Skin in Armpits

If you are not obsessed with self-tanning then this might be the result of diabetes. Abnormal levels of insulin in bloodstream results in multiplication of skin cells rapidly. And, as a result skin looks
thicker and darker. Get a test for diabetes done to determine whether you suffer from the disease or not.

There are many signs you need to be aware of. Don?t ignore even a small skin eruption or a red/white mark. At once, consult a physician and confirm the cause of abnormal signs.

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Relocating to Arizona ? Arizona Relocation | Arizona Real Estate

Relocating to Arizona ? Arizona Relocation

Relocating can be a trying time for any family, regardless of the reason for the move. Brent Conley and his team of knowledgeable, professional agents can help ease the burdens of moving you and yours to Arizona! There are many reasons to move to Arizona, such as a plethora of jobs, great schools, the convenience of an easily navigable grid-pattern street system, freeways aplenty, water parks galore, and tons of various shopping, dining, and entertainment possibilities! While most would balk at the summer temperatures, residents find new and interesting ways to beat the heat, one of which is either owning a pool, visiting a community pool, or taking a short trip to any of the water parks that pepper The Valley and make swimming that much more fun! Another reason people tend to utilize Relocating to Arizona is for the winter weather. Winters in the desert rarely go below 50 degrees, which makes it super comfortable to be out and about during the day and nights as well, though you may want to bring a jacket!

Since relocating to another state is rarely easy, it?s imperative to find the bright sides to the state you?re moving to. For this reason, it?s easy to move to Arizona because there are so many positive things to living here! One example are the different types of environments that can be found only a few hours outside of Phoenix! Flagstaff and northern Arizona provide thickly forested areas, vast mountains, and much cooler temperatures while Tucson and southern Arizona provide various mountains and interesting landmarks! Another thing to keep in mind are the huge variety of home styles available in the desert! Brent Conley?s Ultimate Sales Team at Solutions Real Estate will help you with Arizona Relocation and finding the home that will suit you the best!

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Government Rebates for Lighting Retrofit ... - Industrial Mechanical

There is an age old saying ?future holds bright?. No we are not here to make astrological predictions, but your future and that of the entire human race holds bright if we save energy. Since the start of the Industrial Revolution we have consumed bulk of the planet?s natural energy resources. Our usage and dependency on non-renewable resources has reached alarming proportions threatening our future.

Government has taken steps to reward those who are making their bid to conserve the depleting energy resources. Ontario Power Authority along with Eastern Ontario Power has launched their electricity reduction incentive program which will encourage the use of energy saving measures. However you need to keep in mind that the lighting incentiveswill not be granted to any new project and are specifically made for retrofitting in existing structures.

Applying for the Grant

To take home the advantages of ERIP a general application needs to be submitted. A prescriptive worksheet containing the sum of the incentives for various retrofitting such as light fittings, motors, agri-business and air conditioning should also be mentioned. The worksheet should clearly specify the manufacturer and the model numbers that have been or will be used in the project. Such documents as purchase invoices mentioning the quantity and the model number, proof of payment or an estimate for the purchased equipment and the manufacturer?s technical specification sheets (which will testify that the equipment meet the directives of ERIP) should be furnished.

Options while Applying

Applications for the government lighting rebates can be made prior or after retrofitting. There are two options in the project approval form for Electricity Reduction Incentive Program ? Pre-Approval (submission of the form before purchase and installation) and Payment Option (submission of the ERIP form after purchase and installation of power saving measures).

The Pre-approval option requires you to provide all details seeking permission from the authorities to start off the project. After the project is completed all the purchase and installation invoices will be scrutinized and at times a site visit may also be on the cards. The applications for lighting incentives will be prioritized according to date of submission, their in-service date as also the amount of savings done by the project.

To receive government lighting rebates with the Payment option you will have to submit all the purchase and installation invoices which will be reviewed by the authorities. Bear in mind that the application must be mailed to ERIP authorities within 60 days of the installation of measures for power savings after which your case will not be considered.

Eligibility Issues

Installation of various power saving measures are included in the eligibility list for government lighting rebates. Retrofitting work areas with fluorescent lighting systems (T8, T5, Cls), metal halide lighting systems, Occupancy sensors and LED ?EXIT? signs makes you eligible for rebates. Installation of motors (three phase premium efficiency motors within range of 1-200 hp), cooling equipment (unitary AC up to 25 tons which are qualified by Energy Star or CEE) and Agribusiness utilities such as 24? ventilation fans, swine creep heat and controls and livestock waterers may also apply for lighting grants.

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Shiv Sudan is an author for http://www.ricoelectric.com. It has details about commercial electrical services and also about Residential Electrical Wiring. For more information visit our site

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Easing Housing Transitions for Seniors | Prudential Howe & Doherty ...

There comes a time when families start to think about senior members moving. Factors such as retirement, finances, lifestyle, health or the distance between family members are just a few of the reasons why seniors may decide to relocate.

Moving is a big decision especially when a senior has lived in one place for a very long time. Many things must be considered, including access to health care, recreation, social activities and practical concerns, such as grocery stores, libraries, climate, etc.

Access to Quality Care

For many seniors access to health care or options for health care assistance is the primary reason for moving. When considering options it is important look at the short-term solutions, but also consider long term scenarios. Options may include drop-in help, moving closer to a family member that can assist when needed or retirement communities that offer fully independent living to supportive assistance as required.

Community Services

It is also important to research the area community services. You will want to make note of services such as homecare, cleaning services, snow removal, transportation and home repair. Some individuals may want access to volunteer organizations or senior centers where they can be involved in the community.

Support

As an older adult, moving is an especially difficult transition. Finding the support the senior needs in the new community is imperative. Groups that seniors can connect with will help the transition go smoother. Connect with church groups, home visit solutions or perhaps meetings that would be conducted in a home setting.

Here are some websites that may help you in your transition:

?Eldercare Locator
?AARP
?Elder Web: Online Eldercare Sourcebook
?American Society on Aging (ASA)
?Senior Resource Housing: Information on Housing Options

Source: http://www.andoverliving.com/blog/easing-housing-transitions-for-seniors

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Romney?s cheap-oil chimera

To the .44-caliber issue of energy, Mitt Romney is bringing a BB gun of a plan and claiming it?s a bazooka.

According to the proposal his campaign released Thursday, Romney?s vision is to achieve "North American energy independence" by 2020 by opening up federal territory for more drilling and by approving projects such as the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.

The plan?s most obvious problem is that it doesn?t even mention global warming. The other big problem is that promising energy independence is a common political fraud. Among other things, Romney suggests that achieving such independence would "guarantee" "affordable" oil prices and strengthen national security by establishing "freedom from dependence on foreign energy supplies."

But Romney can?t guarantee low energy prices, particularly for oil, and even if he could, it wouldn?t be because North America is "independent" of other regions. The market for crude is global; even if the United States produced all the oil it consumed, riots in Nigeria or pipeline breakdowns in Russia would still affect the price for everyone.

A study cited in Romney?s plan makes this point. Harvard research fellow Leonardo Maugeri writes, "The Western Hemisphere could return to a pre-World War II status of theoretical oil self-sufficiency, and the United States could dramatically reduce its oil import needs." Romney?s white paper quotes that passage but leaves out the next, critical point: "However, quasi oil self-sufficiency will neither insulate the United States from the rest of the global oil market (and world oil prices), nor diminish the critical importance of the Middle East to its foreign policy."

Participating in the global oil market keeps prices down across the board - market forces determine which fields to tap and how to transport which barrels of crude to which refineries and then on to which markets, meeting the requirements of the world?s economies for the least cost. If America weren?t hooked in, our fuel prices would probably jump, since we would be inflexibly dependent on local supplies that are relatively expensive to develop. But U.S. participation in the world market also means we are permanently exposed to its volatility - as long as we demand lots of crude oil.

More U.S. production helps job growth and reduces the trade deficit, and harmonizing energy plans with nearby allies is a good idea. Romney?s, however, is not an energy policy that reflects the big challenges we face. Instead of bragging about how much coal and oil he?s going to pull out of the ground, Romney should be talking about cutting U.S. consumption. But that would require political effort and, probably, higher prices.

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iPad mini rumored to be called iPad mini, iPod nano rumored to get Wi-Fi

Apple's rumored 7.85-inch iPad is colloquially referred to as the iPad mini could end up being called just that, and the iPod nano could end up getting Wi-Fi so it can access iTunes in the Cloud and the subscription iTunes Match service. This according to Macotakara

According to Asian source, the name of Apple's new product, which are expected to have 7"85' and called as iPad mini, will be named as "iPad mini" officially. This source expects that "iPad" logo will be printed on back of case same as "iPod" is printed on iPod nano and iPod touch, and it means one new product will be added on iPad's product brand genre.

iPad mini does fit with Apple's former iPod mini and current Mac mini brands. However, a lot of people are just calling it iPad mini for lack of an official name, so it's hard to tell if it's just fallen into usage, or actually been decided on. John Gruber of Daring Fireball has mentioned iPad Air, like MacBook Air, and we've gone over some other possibilities as well.

With regards to the iPod nano, it currently looks like iOS, with similar icons and rudimentary touch controls, but it doesn't run iOS. Adding Wi-Fi and hooking it into iCloud might require more than the hybrid OS it's running now. If it's getting a new design, complete with a Hone button, could it be getting an operating system overhaul as well? I have no specific information on this, but it feels like that's what would be required for significant new functionality to be added. And if they're building in a network stack and text entry, what else could it do? Wi-Fi Sync? AirPlay?

Otherwise, why not just stick with Bluetooth and make it a tethered peripheral?

Source: Macotakara

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India enjoys a consensus in the United States over good relations

With America?s presidential election looming, perhaps its most striking aspect from an Indian point of view is that no one in New Delhi is unduly concerned about the outcome. There is now a broad consensus in Indian policymaking circles that, whoever wins, India-U.S. relations are more or less on the right track.Democrats and Republicans alike have both been responsible for this development. President Barack Obama?s successful visit to India in 2010, and his historic speech to a joint session of Parliament, capped the most significant recent milestone in bilateral relations. This was one of many encounters that Obama has had with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in various forums since the U.S. president took office, often in multilateral summits like the G-20, and it consolidated the new relationship that has emerged from a decade of dramatic change.

Throughout the Cold War, the world?s oldest democracy and its largest democracy were essentially estranged. America?s initial indifference was best reflected in President Harry Truman?s reaction when Chester Bowles asked to be named ambassador to India: ?I thought India was pretty jammed with poor people and cows round streets, witch doctors, and people sitting on hot coals and bathing in the Ganges ... but I did not realize anybody thought it was important.?

If that was bad, India?s political orientation was even worse. The American preference for developing relationships with anti-communist allies, however unsavory, tied Washington to Pakistan?s increasingly Islamist dictatorship, while India?s non-aligned democracy drifted toward the secular Soviet embrace. The U.S. government regarded non-alignment with distaste. President Dwight D. Eisenhower?s secretary of state, John Foster Dulles, notoriously declared that ?neutrality between good and evil is itself evil.?

In a world divided between two uncompromising superpowers, India?s temporizing seemed like appeasement at best, and aid and comfort for the enemy at worst.

Pakistan, on the other hand, became an essential component in America?s strategy of containment of the Soviet Union and in its later opening to China. From India?s point of view, Washington?s indulgence of Pakistan became overt hostility when the United States sent the 7th Fleet into the Bay of Bengal in support of the Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh in 1971. Tempers cooled soon enough, but India was always regarded as tilting toward the Kremlin, which was hardly a recommendation for warm relations in American eyes.

With the end of the Cold War, and India?s reorientation of its foreign policy, as well as its increasing integration into the global economy, a thaw set in. India?s detonation of a nuclear device in 1998, however, triggered a fresh round of American sanctions against New Delhi.

President Bill Clinton began to turn things around with a hugely successful visit to India in 2000, his last year in office. President George W. Bush?s administration took matters much further, as the two countries signed a defense deal in 2005 and then a landmark accord on civil nuclear cooperation in 2008 (which remains the centerpiece of the transformed relationship).

The nuclear accord simultaneously accomplished two things. It admitted India into the global nuclear club, despite New Delhi?s refusal to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. More important, it acknowledged that U.S. exceptionalism had found a sibling. Thanks to the United States, which strong-armed the 45 countries of the Nuclear Suppliers? Group into swallowing their concerns that special treatment for India could constitute a precedent for rogue nuclear aspirants such as Pakistan, North Korea and Iran, there is now an ?Indian exception.?

Under Obama, nothing quite so dramatic was possible: no spectacular breakthroughs were conceived or executed, nor could many have been imagined. But Obama ? who had displayed a photograph of Mahatma Gandhi in his Senate office, carried a locket of the Hindu god Hanuman, and spoke often of his desire to build a ?close strategic partnership? with India ? struck the right symbolic chords in New Delhi and won over the fractious parliament.

The U.S. is India?s largest trading partner (if both goods and services are included). American exports to India have grown faster in the last five years than those to any other country. The Confederation of Indian Industry estimates that, despite the recent global financial crisis and the U.S. recession that sparked it, bilateral trade in services is likely to grow from $60 billion to more than $150 billion in the next six years.

During the Obama years, there has been progress on other fronts ? the small but significant steps that add up to strengthening the sinews of a relationship. Agreements on seemingly mundane subjects such as agriculture, education, health, and even space exploration and energy security attest to enhanced cooperation. The two governments have also proclaimed initiatives on clean energy and climate change. Significant trade and investment deals, as well as growing linkages between American and Indian universities, have confirmed that each country is developing a more significant stake in the other than ever before.

As a result, Indians will follow the unfolding U.S. elections, like everyone else, with more than passing interest. But, unlike most of the rest of the world, they will feel very little anxiety about the outcome.

Shashi Tharoor, a former Indian minister of state for external affairs and United Nations under secretary general, is a member of India?s Parliament. His most recent book, ?Pax Indica: India and the World of the 21st Century,? has just been published. THE DAILY STAR publishes this commentary in collaboration with Project Syndicate ? (www.project-syndicate.org).

Source: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Aug-24/185556-india-enjoys-a-consensus-in-the-united-states-over-good-relations.ashx

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