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HELSINKI Adidas Tubular X Primeknit Australia , 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 Adidas NMD Yeezy Boost 350 Australia , 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.
by Chen Shilei
BEIJING Adidas NMD Human Race Australia , Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Those who are actually guilty themselves are strangely enough often the first ones to point fingers. It is regrettable that Uncle Sam has been acting this way regarding the South China Sea issue.
During his visit to Asia, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, on board an American aircraft carrier in the South China Sea, said Thursday that most of the activities over the last year in the South China Sea were "perpetrated" by China and expressed his concerns "about Chinese behavior."
Carter's accusation against China is unreasonable, because in fact the United States is the "perpetrator" as it Adidas NMD Chukka Australia , under the guise of "safeguarding the freedom of navigation," has sent its warships again and again to the South China Sea and escalated tensions in the area.
In its latest muscle-flexing move in the South China Sea in late October, the U.S. warship USS Lassen entered waters near Zhubi Reef without the permission of the Chinese government.
Carter, who was in Malaysia for two days of talks with Asian defense ministers, also signaled that the United States will keep a strong naval presence in the region to support nations seeking to preserve stability.
The unreasonable interference of the United States -- not a party to the South China Sea issue -- in maritime disputes between China and some Asian countries will not only harm China-U.S. relations Adidas NMD City Sock 2 PK Australia , but also threaten peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
In fact, China's stance on the South China Sea issue has its grounds.
Firstly, China's sovereignty and claims of rights over islands in the South China Sea have been formed in the long course of history and upheld by successive Chinese governments, and have an adequate and solid historical and legal basis.
Secondly, what China is doing on the South China Sea islands including construction activities on some garrisoned islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea is totally within its sovereignty. China's activities are lawful Adidas NMD City Sock Australia , reasonable and justified, and do not affect or target any other countries.
China, as a major country, is conducting construction activities on some South China Sea islands at a pace and with a scale befitting its international responsibilities and obligations in such fields as maritime search and rescue, disaster prevention and mitigation Adidas NMD High Top Australia , navigation safety and fishery services in the South China Sea.
Thirdly, China respects other countries' freedom of navigation in accordance with international law. Any claims that China's activities will undermine "the freedom of aviation, the freedom of navigation and the orderly process of trade and global commerce" are unfounded.
China, a major stakeholder in the South China Sea, cares about the safety and freedom of navigation in the area more than any other countries including the United States Adidas NMD Racer Australia , which is thousands of miles away from the area.
This is exactly why China's activities on its islands are aimed at facilitating a joint response to challenges on the sea and providing more guarantees for the safety of navigation.
On solving maritime disputes, China and countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have identified a "dual-track" approach on the South China Sea, which calls for solving disputes through negotiations and consultation directly between concerned parties, and asks China and ASEAN member states to work together to maintain peace and stability.
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