Life appeared to be returning to normal in the region Tuesday as plow crews reopened hundreds of snow-packed roadways that had been made impassable by last weekend's historic blizzard.
The Kremlin and Chechnya's Moscow-appointed administration portrayed the referendum as a key step toward peace and a return to normal life in the region.
I'm very thankful for the efforts of everyone who has worked tirelessly to help this region resume normal activity, even in the face of this latest storm.
So far, all indications are of a normal monsoon over South Asia region this year, the official added.
Despite the unique research opportunity offered by the volcano, which is now dormant, it has forced the scientist to abandon the initial aim of their expedition to test the normal iron levels in the region.
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As demand for power peaked last summer and the region experienced drier than normal conditions, California utilities scrambled to buy enough power.
"The state will do all what needs to be done, in the quickest way, to assure the return to normal life to such a special and productive region of the country, " Monti said in a televised statement.
In normal circumstances, the great continental power in the region would be expected to step in and maintain peace and stability on its borders.
The region's seafood landings largely returned to normal in 2011, after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration closed most of the Gulf to fishing during the blowout, NOAA data show.
In the past, business as normal has meant choosing a favourite son to deliver a state or region.
Scans also show that the temporal lobe, which contains the hippocampus, and another brain region called the posterior cingulate use less glucose than a normal brain, suggesting they have shut down.
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Chris Lucas from Amey, the firm that carries out gritting for the area, said roads across the region were not too bad, although traffic was moving slower than normal.
While Q1 is typically our weakest revenue quarter, the actual sequential revenue decline we experienced this year was more than normal seasonality due primarily to the double-digit sequential revenue declines experienced in our EMEA region at both operating groups after adjusting for the impact of acquisitions and currency.
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Colder than normal weather is likely on tap for at least another week, as air flows into the region from the north, instead of the south, said Dunham, the meteorologist.
Water reserves in Thailand's two largest reservoirs, both of which serve this region, are now at record lows, and supplies are at only about 40% of normal.
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