Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi was a British trained lawyer of Indian origin from South
Africa.
He had won his political spurs organizing the Indian community there
against the vicious system of apartheid.
During this struggle, he had developed
the novel technique of non-violent agitation which he called satyagraha , loosely...
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Mohandas Gandhi Mohandas Gandhi was a British trained lawyer of Indian origin from South Africa. He had won his political spurs organizing the Indian community there against the vicious system of apartheid. During this struggle, he had developed the novel technique of non-violent agitation which he called satyagraha , loosely translated as moral domination. He was thus heir to the ancient traditions of Gautama Buddha, Mahavir Jain and emperor Ashoka, and was later given the title of Mahatma, or Great Soul. Gandhi, himself a devout Hindu, also espoused a total moral philosophy of tolerance, brotherhood of all religions, non-violence (ahimsa) and of simple living. He adopted an austere traditional Indian style of living, which won him wide popularity and transformed him into the undisputed leader of the Congress. As Jawaharlal Nehru said, "He was a powerful current of fresh air that made us stretch ourselves and take a deep breath" and revitalised the Freedom Mov
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Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus
Helen Branswell
The Canadian Press
March 5, 2009
The company that released contaminated flu virus material from a plant in Austria
confirmed Friday that the experimental product contained live H5N1 avian flu viruses.
And an official of the World Health Organization’s European operation...
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Baxter: Product contained live bird flu virus Helen Branswell The Canadian Press March 5, 2009 The company that released contaminated flu virus material from a plant in Austria confirmed Friday that the experimental product contained live H5N1 avian flu viruses. And an official of the World Health Organization’s European operation said the body is closely monitoring the investigation into the events that took place at Baxter International’s research facility in Orth-Donau, Austria. “At this juncture we are confident in saying that public health and occupational risk is minimal at present,” medical officer Roberta Andraghetti said from Copenhagen, Denmark. “But what remains unanswered are the circumstances surrounding the incident in the Baxter facility in Orth-Donau. ” The contaminated product, a mix of H3N2 seasonal flu viruses and unlabelled H5N1 viruses, was supplied to an Austrian research company. The Austrian firm, Avir Green Hills Biotechnology, then sent portions of it to s
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Illness unmasks generous ‘Secret Santa’
Missouri exec gives money to needy, reveals ID to pass mission to
others
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Illness unmasks generous ‘Secret Santa’ Missouri exec gives money to needy, reveals ID to pass mission to others F r a n k P e t e r s o n , 9 3 , l e f t , s h a k e s t h e h a n d o f K a n s a s C i t y s “ S e c r e t S a n t a ” a f t e r r e c e i v i n g $ 1 , 0 0 0 f r o m h i m i n 2 0 0 4 i n A r c a d i a , F l a . L a r r y S t e w a r t , w h o h a s b e c o m e k n o w n a s S e c r e t S a n t a f o r h a n d i n g o u t C h r i s t m a s c a s h t o t h e n e e d y , i s a l l o w i n g h i s n a m e t o b e p u b l i c i z e d a f t e r 2 6 y e a r s . Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star / AP KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The answer to one of the happiest mysteries in the Kansas City area is being revealed this year. A man who has given away millions of dollars and become known as Secret Santa for handing out Christmas cash to the needy is allowing his name to be publicized after 26 years. But the reason for the revelation is an unhappy one. Secret S
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