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Cold comfort: a negotiating trip to North Korea was a chilling experience in more ways than one

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A 1997 meeting between North Korean officials and representatives of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization is remembered for the extreme cold and absence of any hotel amenities, as well as for the North Koreans steadfast refusal to allow outsiders to see the rundown condition of the only nearby hosptial.

General services, Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities, Hospitals, Energy Programs, International politics, North Korea, Energy Programs-Total Govt, Conferences, meetings and seminars, International aspects, Energy policy, Political aspects, International relations, Military policy, Maintenance and repair, Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization

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Safety first: ten ways to protect your family and safeguard your home

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Home safety can be improved by replacing the batteries in the smoke alarm, keeping a fire extinguisher on each floor and installing anti-scald shower controls. Motion-activated lights, fire ladders and panic buttons are other security ideas.

Safety and security measures, Housing, Dwellings

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The plain ways of Leitrim

Article Abstract:

A description of County Leitrim, Ireland, is presented. Information is included on the landscape, the area near the border with Northern Ireland, the River Shannon and the town of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Ireland, Description and travel, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

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