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Different herbs demand different storage techniques.
Basil, Parsley, and Cilantro
A fresh bunch of basil can be treated like a bouquet of flowers: Just trim the ends, place in a glass with an inch or so of water, and place on the counter at room temperature. (The leaves will turn black if refrigerated). The basil will remain fresh for anywhere from a few days to a week. You can also try this with similar long-stemmed herbs like parsley and cilantro.
Chives, Thyme, and Rosemary
Other herbs, like chives, thyme, and rosemary, require a slightly different approach. Wrap them loosely in plastic wrap and place them in the warmest part of the refrigerator; one of the compartments in the door works perfectly. Do not wrap the herbs tightly or the trapped moisture may cause them to mold prematurely; many people like to add a crumpled paper towel to the bag as a safeguard. Do not rinse the herbs until just before using.
How to Dry Fresh Herbs
If you have more fresh herbs than you can use, dry them. Place the leaves on a plate (chopped if using basil or parsley; whole if using thyme or rosemary) and set aside in a cool, dry place for several days. Then store them in a resealable container in the refrigerator.
When to Pitch Fresh Herbs
Fresh herbs are no longer fit to use and should be discarded when the leaves turn dark or brittle, or the stems begin to show traces of mold.


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Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hyper-sensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis. When both the brain and spinal cord are involved, the disorder is called encephalomyelitis. An inflammation of the brain's covering, or meninges, is called meningitis.
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain. The inflammation is a reaction of the body's immune system to infection or invasion. During the inflammation, the brain's tissues become swollen. The combination of the infection and the immune reaction to it can cause headache and a fever, as well as more severe symptoms in some cases.
Approximately 2,000 cases of encephalitis are reported to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, GA each year. The viruses causing primary encephalitis can be epidemic or sporadic. The polio virus is an epidemic cause. Arthropod-borne viral encephalitis is responsible for most epidemic viral encephalitis. The viruses live in animal hosts and mosquitos that transmit the disease. The most common form of non-epidemic or sporadic encephalitis is caused by the herpes simplex virus, type 1 (HSV-1) and has a high rate of death. Mumps is another example of a sporadic cause.
Causes and symptoms
There are more than a dozen viruses that can cause encephalitis, spread by either human-to human contact or by animal bites. Encephalitis may occur with several common viral infections of childhood. Viruses and viral diseases that may cause encephalitis include:
- chickenpox
- measles
- mumps
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
- cytomegalovirus infection
- herpes simplex
- herpes zoster (shingles)
- herpes B
- polio
- rabies
- mosquito-borne viruses (arboviruses)
Primary encephalitis is caused by direct infection by the virus, while secondary encephalitis is due to a post-infectious immune reaction to viral infection elsewhere in the body. Secondary encephalitis may occur with measles, chickenpox, mumps, rubella, and EBV. In secondary encephalitis, symptoms usually begin five to 10 days after the onset of the disease itself and are related to the breakdown of the myelin sheath that covers nerve fibers.
In rare cases, encephalitis may follow vaccination against some of the viral diseases listed above. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a very rare brain disorder caused by an infectious particle called a prion, may also cause encephalitis.
Mosquitoes spread viruses responsible for equine encephalitis (eastern and western types), St. Louis encephalitis, California encephalitis, and Japanese encephalitis. Lyme disease, spread by ticks, can cause encephalitis, as can Colorado tick fever. Rabies is most often spread by animal bites from dogs, cats, mice, raccoons, squirrels, and bats and may cause encephalitis.
Equine encephalitis is carried by mosquitoes that do not normally bite humans but do bite horses and birds. It is occasionally picked up from these animals by mosquitoes that do bite humans. Japanese encephalitis and St. Louis encephalitis are also carried by mosquitoes. The risk of contracting a mosquito-borne virus is greatest in mid- to late summer, when mosquitoes are most active, in those rural areas where these viruses are known to exist. Eastern equine encephalitis occurs in eastern and southeastern United States; western equine and California encephalitis occur throughout the West; and St. Louis encephalitis occurs throughout the country. Japanese encephalitis does not occur in the United States, but is found throughout much of Asia. The viruses responsible for these diseases are classified as arbovirus and these diseases are collectively called arbovirus encephalitis.
Herpes simplex encephalitis, the most common form of sporadic encephalitis in western countries, is a disease with significantly high mortality. It occurs in children and adults and both sides of the brain are affected. It is theorized that brain infection is caused by the virus moving from a peripheral location to the brain via two nerves, the olfactory and the trigeminal (largest nerves in the skull).
Herpes simplex encephalitis is responsible for 10% of all encephalitis cases and is the main cause of sporadic, fatal encephalitis. In untreated patients, the rate of death is 70% while the mortality is 15-20% in patients who have been treated with acyclovir. The symptoms of herpes simplex encephalitis are fever, rapidly disintegrating mental state, headache, and behavioral changes.
The symptoms of encephalitis range from very mild to very severe and may include:
- headache
- fever
- lethargy (sleepiness, decreased alertness, and fatigue)
- malaise
- nausea and vomiting
- visual disturbances
- tremor
- decreased consciousness (drowsiness, confusion, delirium, and unconsciousness)
- stiff neck
- seizures
Symptoms may progress rapidly, changing from mild to severe within several days or even several hours.
Diagnosis of encephalitis includes careful questioning to determine possible exposure to viral sources. Tests that can help confirm the diagnosis and rule out other disorders include:
- Blood tests. These are to detect antibodies to viral antigens, and foreign proteins.
- Cerebrospinal fluid analysis (spinal tap). This detects viral antigens, and provides culture specimens for the virus or bacteria that may be present in the cerebrospinal fluid.
- Electroencephalogram (EEG).
- CT and MRI scans.
A brain biopsy (surgical gathering of a small tissue sample) may be recommended in some cases where treatment to date has been ineffective and the cause of the encephalitis is unclear. Definite diagnosis by biopsy may allow specific treatment that would otherwise be too risky.
Choice of treatment for encephalitis will depend on the cause. Bacterial encephalitis is treated with antibiotics. Viral encephalitis is usually treated with antiviral drugs including acyclovir, ganciclovir, foscarnet, ribovarin, and AZT. Viruses that respond to acyclovir include herpes simplex, the most common cause of sporadic (non-epidemic) encephalitis in the United States.
The symptoms of encephalitis may be treated with a number of different drugs. Corticosteroids, including prednisone and dexamethasone, are sometimes prescribed to reduce inflammation and brain swelling. Anticonvulsant drugs, including dilantin and phenytoin, are used to control seizures. Fever may be reduced with acetaminophen or other fever-reducing drugs.
A person with encephalitis must be monitored carefully, since symptoms may change rapidly. Blood tests may be required regularly to track levels of fluids and salts in the blood.
Encephalitis symptoms may last several weeks. Most cases of encephalitis are mild, and recovery is usually quick. Mild encephalitis usually leaves no residual neurological problems. Overall, approximately 10% of those with encephalitis die from their infections or complications such as secondary infection. Some forms of encephalitis have more severe courses, including herpes encephalitis, in which mortality is 15-20% with treatment, and 70-80% without. Antiviral treatment is ineffective for eastern equine encephalitis, and mortality is approximately 30%.
Permanent neurological consequences may follow recovery in some cases. Consequences may include personality changes, memory loss, language difficulties, seizures, and partial paralysis.
Because encephalitis is due to infection, it may be prevented by avoiding the infection. Minimizing contact with others who have any of the viral illness listed above may reduce the chances of becoming infected. Most infections are spread by hand-to-hand or hand-to-mouth contact; frequent hand washing may reduce the likelihood of infection if contact cannot be avoided.
Mosquito-borne viruses may be avoided by preventing mosquito bites. Mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk, and are most common in moist areas with standing water. Minimizing exposed skin and use of mosquito repellents on other areas can reduce the chances of being bitten.
Vaccines are available against some viruses, including polio, herpes B, Japanese encephalitis, and equine encephalitis. Rabies vaccine is available for animals; it is also given to people after exposure. Japanese encephalitis vaccine is recommended for those traveling to Asia and staying in affected rural areas during transmission season.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30333. (800) 311-3435, (404) 639-3311. http://www.cdc.gov.
Key terms
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis — A analysis that is important in diagnosing diseases of the central nervous system. The fluid within the spine will indicate the presence of viruses, bacteria, and blood. Infections such as encephalitis will be indicated by an increase of cell count and total protein in the fluid.
Computerized tomography (CT) Scan — A test to examine organs within the body and detect evidence of tumors, blood clots, and accumulation of fluids.
Electroencephalagram (EEG) — A chart of the brain waves picked up by the electrodes placed on the scalp. Changes in brain wave activity can be an indication of nervous system disorders.
Inflammation — A response from the immune system to an injury. The signs are redness, heat, swelling, and pain.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) — MRI is diagnostic radiography using electromagnetic energy to create an image of the central nervous system (CNS), blood system, and musculoskeletal system.
Vaccine — A prepartation containing killed or weakened microorganisms used to build immunity against infection from that microorganism.
Virus — A very small organism that can only live within a cell. They are unable to reproduce outside that cell.
en·ceph·a·li·tis, pl.
en·ceph·a·lit·i·des(en-sef'ă-lī'tis, en-sef-ă-lit'i-dēz), Avoid the nonword en-sef-a-lit'i-dē, an inappropriate back-formation from the plural.
Inflammation of the brain.
[G. enkephalos, brain, + -itis, inflammation]
encephalitis/en·ceph·a·li·tis/ (en-sef″ah-li´tis) pl. encephali´tides Inflammation of the brain.
acute disseminated encephalitis see under encephalomyelitis.
equine encephalitis see under encephalomyelitis.
hemorrhagic encephalitis that in which there is inflammation of the brain with hemorrhagic foci and perivascular exudate.
herpes encephalitis that caused by herpesvirus, characterized by hemorrhagic necrosis of parts of the temporal and frontal lobes.
HIV encephalitis see under encephalopathy.
Japanese B encephalitis a form of epidemic encephalitis of varying severity, caused by a flavivirus and transmitted by the bites of infected mosquitoes in eastern and southern Asia and nearby islands.
La Crosse encephalitis that caused by the La Crosse virus, transmitted by Aedes triseriatus and occurring primarily in children.
lead encephalitis see under encephalopathy.
postinfectious encephalitis , postvaccinal encephalitis acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.
St. Louis encephalitis a viral disease first observed in Illinois in 1932, closely resembling western equine encephalomyelitis clinically; it is usually transmitted by mosquitoes.
tick-borne encephalitis a form of epidemic encephalitis usually spread by the bites of ticks infected with flaviviruses, sometimes accompanied by degenerative changes in other organs.
West Nile encephalitis a usually mild, febrile form caused by the flavivirus West Nile virus, transmitted by Culex mosquitoes and first observed in Uganda; symptoms may include drowsiness, severe frontal headache, maculopapular rash, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea, and generalized lymphadenopathy.
Inflammation of the brain.
en·ceph′a·lit′ic (-lĭt′ĭk) adj.
[ensef′əlī′tis] pl. encephalitides
Etymology: Gk, enkephalos, brain, itis, inflammation
an inflammatory condition of the brain. The cause is usually an arbovirus infection transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, but it may be the result of lead or other poisoning or of hemorrhage. Certain protozoal infections such as toxoplasmosis can cause encephalitis in immunocompromised patients. Postinfectious encephalitis occurs as a complication of another infection, such as chickenpox, influenza, or measles, or after smallpox vaccination. The condition is characterized by headache, neck pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Neurological disturbances, including seizures, personality change, irritability, lethargy, paralysis, weakness, and coma, may occur. The outcome depends on the cause, the age and condition of the person, and the extent of inflammation. Severe inflammation with destruction of nerve tissue may result in a seizure disorder, loss of a special sense or other permanent neurological problem, or death. Usually the inflammation involves the spinal cord and brain; hence, in most cases a more accurate term is encephalomyelitis. Compare meningitis. See also equine encephalitis.
encephalitisInflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus.
Clinical findings
Headache, stiff neck and back, nausea, vomiting.
CT with and without contrast; MRI after initial evaluation.
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Medspeak-US: pronounced, enn SEFF uh lie tuss
Encephalitis aetiology
• Tuberculosis
• Syphilis
• Lyme disease
• Arboviruses (arthropod-borne, e.g., West Nile virus)
• HSV-1 and 2
• Herpes zoster
• Poliomyelitis
• Rabies
• JC polyomavirus—progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
• Measles—subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Fungal/parasitic (usually immunocompromised patients)
• Candida
• Mucor
• Aspergillus
• Cryptococcus
• Toxoplasma
encephalitisMeningoencephalitis Neurology Inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus Clinical Findings of aseptic meningitis–headache, stiff neck and back, fever, N&V Imaging CT without and with contrast; MRI after initial evaluation. See Acute disseminated encephalitis, California encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis, Flea bite encephalitis, Granulomatous amebic encephalitis, Herpes simplex encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, La Crosse encephalitis, Lyme meningoencephalitis, Murray Valley encephalitis, Primary amebic meningoencephalitis, Rasmussen's encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Viral encephalitis, Von Economo's encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis. Cf Encephalopathy.
en·ceph·a·li·tis, pl. encephalitides (en-sefă-lītis, -liti-dēz)
Inflammation of the brain parenchyma.
Compare: meningoencephalitis
Synonym(s): cephalitis.
Compare: meningoencephalitis
Synonym(s): cephalitis.
[G. enkephalos, brain, + -itis, inflammation]
encephalitisInflammation of the brain, most commonly from infection, usually by viruses. These include herpes simplex, herpes zoster, ARBOVIRUSES, polioviruses, echoviruses or Coxsackie viruses. Secondary encephalitis may follow mumps, measles, rubella, and chickenpox. Encephalitis causes severe headache, fever, vomiting, sickness, stiff neck and seizures, and may progress to mental confusion, coma and death.
sleeping sicknessan inflammatory viral disease of the human CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is ENDEMIC in parts of North America. Encephalitis is not to be confused with AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS, which is caused by a trypanosome protozoan.
en·ceph·a·li·tis, pl. encephalitides (en-sefă-lītis, -liti-dēz)
Inflammation of the brain.
[G. enkephalos, brain, + -itis, inflammation]
inflammation of the brain. Changes in vessel walls, as well as of nervous tissue, are almost a constant feature of encephalitis.
There are many types of encephalitis, depending on the causative agent and the structures involved. A large percentage of the cases are caused by viruses, some of them, e.g. equine encephalomyelitis, being transmitted from animals to humans. Clinically encephalitis is characterized by initial signs of nervous irritation including muscle tremor, excitement and convulsions, followed by a stage of loss of function characterized by weakness, paralysis, coma and death. The more acute and serious symptoms may include fever, delirium, convulsions, coma, and, in a significant number of patients, death.
Many encephalitides are accompanied by involvement of the spinal cord and are more correctly classified as encephalomyelitides. See also encephalomyelitis.
The etiologically or geographically specific diseases are listed under their specific titles. Human pathogens which sometimes infect animals include Central European, Far Eastern Russian tick-borne encephalitides, Omsk hemorrhagic fever, Kyasanur forest disease. Viruses isolated from asymptomatic cases of encephalomyelitis include Kunjun virus.
acute disseminated encephalitis
postinfection encephalitis.
arthropod-borne encephalitis
a group of viral encephalitides of humans in which animals play some epidemiological part. See togaviridae, flaviviridae.
canine distemper encephalitis
a demyelinating encephalitis, most severe in the cerebellum and optic tracts, is a feature of infection by canine distemper virus.
demyelinating encephalitis
seen in certain viral infections, e.g. canine distemper, caprine arthritis-encephalitis and visna of sheep.
equine herpesvirus encephalitis
see equine herpesvirus myeloencephalitis
granulomatous encephalitis
see granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis.
histiocytic encephalitis
see granulomatous meningoencephalomyelitis.
Israeli turkey encephalitis
see Israeli turkey encephalomyelitis.
Japanese B encephalitis
believed to be primarily a disease of birds that are the source of infection for animals, including humans, pigs and horses. Transmission is by mosquito. Affected horses show a wide variety of signs including incoordination, excitability and blindness. Most cases recover. Ruminants show little clinical effect. Pigs are a major source of virus and extensive losses occur by way of encephalitis in young pigs and abortion and stillbirth in adult sows.
Murray Valley encephalitis
there is tentative evidence of clinically inapparent infection of horses in Australia with this flavivirus virus during an epidemic of the disease in humans.
Nipah virus encephalitis
occurred on the Malaysian peninsula as an epidemic in pig farmers. Pigs are the source of the virus which has antigenic relationship to Hendra virus.
old dog encephalitis
a chronic, progressive, sclerosing panencephalitis in mature dogs; characterized by motor and mental deterioration, blindness, pacing and circling. Believed to be caused by distemper virus, but there are distinct differences from distemper encephalitis.
Ontario encephalitis
see hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus disease of pigs.
postinfection encephalitis
an acute disease of the central nervous system seen in patients convalescing from infectious, usually viral, diseases.
postvaccinal encephalitis
acute encephalitis sometimes occurring after vaccination, mediated by immune mechanisms.
Powassan encephalitis
a tick-borne flavivirus disease of humans with serological but no clinical evidence of infection in nearby goats.
Pug encephalitis
see Pug meningoencephalitis.
Ross River encephalitis
there is tentative evidence of clinically inapparent infection of horses in Australia with the causative mosquito-borne alphavirus virus of this human disease.
Russian spring-summer encephalitis
a similar and probably identical disease to the flavivirus that causes louping ill of sheep, occurring in central Europe. It is a disease of humans occurring in epidemics related to the prevalence of vector ticks in forests where the disease is most common. Lesions are present in organs other than the brain. The severity varies from mild to fatal.
St. Louis encephalitis
an arthropod-borne flavivirus infection, first observed in 1932 in Illinois. It is a serious pathogen of humans, but does not cause disease in animals.
toxoplasma encephalitis
see toxoplasmosis.


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Using a combination of high-tech online sleuthing and a century-old royal defamation law, Thai authorities are tightening the screws on free speech here during a sensitive time for its influential monarchy.
Caught in the middle are Thailand's webmasters, who face criminal charges over some of the impassioned comments posted on their websites. Police have accused webmasters of breaking a computer-crime law that puts the onus on them to delete uploaded data that could threaten national security. Several thousand Web pages have been blocked for their royal content.
For those caught posting comments or images deemed offensive to the royal family, the consequences are severe. In April, Suwicha Thakhor, an engineer and political activist, was sentenced to 10 years in jail for uploading antiroyal videos on YouTube. Dozens of other Internet users have been arrested, too.
Mr. Suwicha was found guilty under Thailand's law against lèse-majesté that makes it a crime to defame royalty. It applies to any kind of speech or writings, and its use has skyrocketed in recent years during a protracted political crisis that has lapped at the palace doors.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch (six decades and counting), is widely revered in Thailand for his moral guidance and for steering the country through previous political impasses. But his age and fading health have raised deep concerns for stability under his designated successor, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, who lacks his father's stature.
Government crackdown leads to self-censorship
In addition to the charge of lèse-majesté, Suwicha was the first person to be convicted under the computer-crime law, which was passed in 2007. His case and other pending prosecutions have had a chilling effect in cyberspace, according to Thai website operators, free-speech activists, and human-rights groups, who say the result is greater self-censorship.
"People are understandably fearful that their information or commentary could run afoul of the law, and so they err on the side of withholding it," says Benjamin Zawacki, a researcher on Southeast Asia for Amnesty International.
By defining lèse-majesté as a matter of national security, authorities have added teeth to the computer-crime law, which carries a maximum five-year jail term. Last month, a judge ordered the trial of a woman (who made an antiroyal public speech in 2008) to be closed to the public on grounds of national security. Her lawyer has contested the ruling.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who took power in December after months of paralyzing protests, has said he wants to strike a balance between free speech and respect for the constitutional monarchy. Critics say he has failed and is unwilling to take on conservatives in his administration that are leading the crackdown.
Internet freedom fades
As in China, the Internet offers far more freedom than Thailand's mainstream media for discussing taboo topics. But that started to change in 2006, after the military ousted popular Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
As editor of Same Sky Books, a left-leaning periodical (online and print), Thanapol Eawsakul has often run afoul of Thai authorities.
In recent months, his site's Web boards have hosted lively debates on political upheaval and the role of the palace. Traffic on the website spiked last December when royalist protesters wearing yellow, the king's color, occupied Bangkok's airports in defiance of an elected government.
In January, authorities shut down the site, but it was moved to an overseas host server. Police have since questioned Mr. Thanapol and ordered him to delete allegedly offensive comments from the boards.
Using the computer-crime law, police can force webmasters to disclose data that allows IP address tracing. The editor of Prachatai, a news website and forum that covers sensitive topics, has been charged under the computer-crime law and faces up to 50 years in jail, if convicted.
Thanapol argues that open debate is healthy for everyone. "It should be advantageous for the royal family. We hold up a mirror that reflects back to them. Some people might not like this," he says.
Enforcement of lèse-majesté law
It's unclear to what extent the crackdown is supported by those whom it is supposed to protect. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source close to the palace denies any encouragement for the wave of arrests. "Nobody at the palace is driving this," the source says.
Experts say the law against lèse-majesté is often exploited by politicians to smear their opponents in the knowledge that authorities will feel obliged to investigate to prove their own fealty. Mr. Thaksin has repeatedly been accused of disloyalty to the throne.
At the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, a 24-hour war room monitors the Internet. A senior official, Aree Jiworarak, says 90 percent of the sites the ministry blocks are outside Thailand, complicating investigations of lèse-majesté.
In 2007, Thailand pulled the plug for several months on YouTube after antiroyal videos appeared. YouTube later agreed to block access in Thailand to videos deemed offensive to the monarchy, as it does in Germany with illegal Nazi content.
Mr. Aree complains that YouTube last year stopped responding to his frequent requests to block videos, forcing the ministry to do its own blocking. Scott Rubin, a spokesman for Google, said he wasn't aware of this and that the policy on country-specific blocking hadn't changed.
Aree says the royal family is informed about his investigations, as well as similar work by other government agencies. But he denies that this means a push for prosecutions. "We don't want people to think that the royal family are behind these arrests," he says.


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Let your imagination take you to the Antarctic: a cold, windy and inhospitable region inhabited by some of our planet's most unique and spectacular living creatures. The Antarctic region's Southern Ocean is one of the most pristine marine environments on Earth, home to 75 million species, many of which are not found anywhere else. This last wilderness could soon become only a memory if the fishing industry has its way. It's not too late, though - today, Greenpeace is renewing its call to retailers to play a part in saving our oceans, by not sourcing Ross Sea toothfish.While very remote, the ocean wilderness of the Southern Ocean is under threat from industrial fishing fleets. Having already plundered too many fish from other oceans, vessels are now heading for the Southern Ocean's icy Ross Sea, where toothfish have thrived miles away from the nets and trawlers. Increasingly, fishing vessels head to Antarctica and put our last remaining largely pristine oceans at risk to satisfy foreign demand for toothfish and seabass.
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The Antarctic is our planet's last remaining wilderness. Even though the Ross Sea is thousands of kilometres from human life, it still feels the impacts of humankind. This wild area is being threatened by climate change, ocean acidification, reckless and unnecessary whaling and now, fishing. By ensuring that Antarctica remains a place of peace and science (which is what the Antarctic Treaty established), and by protecting the waters surrounding this continent, we can take steps towards creating healthy oceans for future generations.
The Ross Sea, a deep bay of the Southern Ocean, has remained relatively untouched, but a fishing industry hungry for profits has for years taken advantage of the sea's remoteness by fishing– perhaps forever altering these wild waters.Fishing in the Ross Sea began in 1998, when vessels from New Zealand headed to the area, and it has since become a fishing ground for longline vessels in search of Antarctic toothfish. Twelve countries have legally sent vessels to this 'exploratory' fishery since 2000. In 2010 alone, 18 vessels from seven countries were catching toothfish in this largely untouched ocean wilderness.Legal fishing is only one part of the problem: illegal vessels not operating under any regulations use destructive fishing techniques like longlining or deep-water gillnets to catch toothfish, often resulting in accidental bycatch of other species like albatrosses and petrels.
The Antarctic toothfish is an important part of the Ross Sea ecosystem, so any changes to the toothfish population can impact the larger ecosystem. We may never fully understand the long-term impacts of fishing in the Ross Sea, but we do already know that killer whale populations in the area rely on toothfish and may be impacted by fishing operations searching for toothfish in the Ross Sea.Toothfish is an expensive and unusual delicacy that tends to be sold only in high-end, exclusive seafood restaurants, as well as speciality seafood shops and seafood markets. It is uncommon on European plates, but in the United States many supermarket chains sell it.Fortunately, retailers around the world are joining the growing sustainable seafood movement and are implementing polices to source sustainable seafood, and toothfish is now disappearing from many supermarket shelves. Famous chefs like Hosea Rosenberg and Kin Lui refuse to serve it in their restaurants and supermarket chains like Waitrose, Loblaw, Safeway and Overwaitea have either removed it from their shelves, or committed to not buy it.
To protect the Ross Sea, Greenpeace is calling on seafood buyers, restaurant owners and chefs to not buy any toothfish and to support efforts to keep the Ross Sea off limits to fishing and industrial activity, by making it a marine reserve. Also, public support is key to put pressure on politicians and to ensure that the Ross Sea is designated as a marine reserve now. Please support the Greenpeace campaign for a global network of marine reserves to cover 40% of the world's oceans, including the Ross Sea, to keep our oceans alive. You can also make a public commitment not to buy, sell or serve any toothfish, certified or otherwise, by publishing it on your website with a link to this page.Read our report "Defending the last Ocean: How Seafood Markets Can Help Save Antarctica's Ross Sea"
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Publisher Square Enix will release a new fantasy game for iOS and Android this spring, it said on its press Twitter account today.
It's called Guardian Cross and its Facebook page describes it as a fantasy card battle game.
Square Enix has had several forays into the world of mobile gaming. It recently released ports of its classic games Final Fantasy Tactics for iPad and Chrono Trigger for iPhone.
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It is running OS 22.214.171.1241 (Bundle 1355)
It is also activated on a BES.
I have an unlock code, and was going to unlock the phone. I pulled the battery, put in a different carrier SIM card, and rebooted the phone, which took abnormally long.
After rebooting, the phone asked if I wanted to enter the unlock code.
I was just about to click "YES" and the blackberry ID screen came up.
It said, that since there was a new SIM the BBID needed to be logged in.
So here are my catch 22's I need help with:
1) I can't exit out of the blackberry ID screen, in order to enter my unlock code.
2) I can't get a signal for the phone to log in the BBID because the SIM is not the correct carrier for the phone.
So how has anyone else been able to unlock an OS 7 phone, and how do you get around the BBID screen?
Note: the phone is very laggy when it boots up with a "non-approved" SIM. I don't know what it is doing, but it won't respond to screen, or keyboard at first, because it is possibly checking the SIM?
ALSO: After this episode of frustration, the battery is draining from full to empty very quickly, (ie. about an hour) The phone is also getting very hot. So i assume the processor is running like stink doing something, creating heat and draining the battery. this is after I put the original SIM back in.
The thing that baffles me is this abnormal battery behaviour, because nothing in the phone was actually changed. i never was able to enter my unlock code?
Any thoughts?


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I have a vertex 9000 repeater in commercial that keeps losing sensitivity on the RX. The antenna is new, the coax is new and everything works fine with a Kenwood repeater installed. Both times the RX will not open until an input of 5 micro-volts, not .5. The Kenwood will open at .2. I sent it back under warranty, installed it and about 6 months later the same problem. In other vertex radios I have worked on the failure is in the ceramic filters. Vertex must have gotten a boat load of bad ones. Is anyone having filter problems with the 9000?
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You'd think that CES would be about as much trade show as anyone could stomach in one fiscal quarter, but I am apparently a glutton for punishment—I've spent the last few days in Barcelona, Spain with Microsoft Editor Peter Bright covering this year's Mobile World Congress.
This is my first year hitting most of these events, but here is my synopsis for those not familiar: MWC is not unlike CES, but it's a slightly smaller and more focused show that gives the stage to smartphone hardware and software makers, carriers, and the legions of developers and accessory makers that have sprung up around this industry.
As is common at shows of this size, it's hard to hit absolutely everything, but we've tried to separate the wheat from the chaff—you can check out all of our coverage on this handy landing page. To give you some idea of what it's actually like to be on the show floor (and in a strange new city) for this particular trade show, the photos below have been assembled for your perusal. And if you'll excuse me, I need to deal with the symptoms of ham withdrawal.
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Adam Levine Seems Unaware He's Naked In Cancer Awareness Ad
Philanthropy looks darn good on Adam Levine. The recent It Gets Better contributor and Idolator Interviewee posed in the buff for an upcoming testicular and prostate cancer awareness ad set to run in Cosmo UK's February issue. If you're wondering who's got her manicured hands all over the Maroon 5 frontman in this R-rated campaign, it's none other than girlfriend (and Victoria's Secret model) Anne Vyalitsyna. Jump below for the a closer look at the "Misery" singer's, um, tattoos.
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Which print of Adam did a better job at encouraging you to get tested for testicular cancer?


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Sen. Boxer's deal-making with GOP on water bill upsets allies
Sen. Barbara Boxer's longtime relationship with environmentalists has been strained by compromises she's made in the committee she leads to get major pieces of public works legislation through a divided Senate.
The California Democrat has worked closely this year with Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on a bill to advance U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water-infrastructure projects, including flood control, wetlands and beach restoration, navigation and port improvements, as well Sacramento's Natomas Levee Improvement Program.
The Senate and the House of Representatives are currently working to reconcile their versions of the Water Resources Development Act, which both chambers approved this year by overwhelming bipartisan majorities, an unusual achievement in a Congress that has agreed on so little.
Boxer wrote language into the bill that expedites environmental impact reviews so projects can be approved more quickly, drawing praise from Republicans and business groups that consider the process burdensome. But the language disappointed environmental groups, which otherwise consider the four-term senator one of their staunchest allies in Congress.
Some of Boxer's fellow Democrats and the Obama administration have expressed concern about the provisions.
Environmentalists have said the expedited reviews would undercut environmental laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act. They said it would give too much power to the corps and take away opportunities for the public to participate in the review process.
"You need to have checks and balances on the Corps of Engineers," said Scott Slesinger, legislative director for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Even the head of the corps civil works program would prefer to operate under the existing environmental laws.
"The administration is concerned that provisions in the House and Senate bills could increase litigation risk, and actually slow project approval, depending on agency resources," Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, wrote in a letter this month to Boxer and other lawmakers who are working out the final bill.
Boxer said her bill makes the reviews more efficient and does not compromise environmental protection.
"Our bill protects every environmental law," she said in a statement, "while ensuring that there will not be delays in environmental restoration, flood control and projects that support commerce."
Boxer, who's been in Congress for 30 years and in the Senate for more than 20 of them, has evolved from a liberal firebrand to a dealmaker as she's gained seniority. She's found reliable partners in two Republicans on the environmental panel: Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, the ranking member, and Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, a former chairman.
Though she is frequently at odds with the two Southern conservatives on a range of other issues, they have reached accommodations on water and surface transportation issues.
Boxer also has offered warm praise for her House counterpart on the water legislation, Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
What's more, in September, she presented the George W. Bush Presidential Library with her first Climate Hero Award for its work on energy conservation. Boxer previously had described the Bush administration as one that "could hardly be worse" on global warming.
Her usual allies have reacted with dismay, but they still regard her as one of their foremost champions.
"We think she is one of the great conservation leaders," said Adam Kolton, executive director of the National Wildlife Federation's advocacy center in Washington. "But the language (of her bill) is nothing in keeping with her extraordinary environmental record."
Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., a member of her committee, said he considers Boxer's environmental credentials solid and her bill's intent worthy, but he nonetheless voiced objections.
"The language, to me, presents problems," said Cardin, who voted for the bill but offered an amendment that sunsets the streamlining provisions after 10 years.
Critics of Boxer's legislation say it would worsen a $60 billion backlog of projects that have been approved but for which there's no funding. According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, the annual corps civil works budget has ranged from $4.5 billion to $5.5 billion over the past decade, and that an increasing share of the funds go toward operations and maintenance.
"This isn't speeding anything up," said Kolton.
Slesinger of the Natural Resources Defense Council said Boxer's bill values projects in the public interest such as flood control in Sacramento the same as less worthy ones.
"All you're doing is making it less likely that there is going to be a good review," he said.
Boxer has noted that at least one major environmental group, the Nature Conservancy, supported her bill. But in a statement following the bill's Senate passage in May, the group made it clear that it didn't support all of the provisions.
In October, the group gave Boxer its "Nature's Value" award, making her among 57 lawmakers in both parties that the group recognized for their work on conservation issues.
In a letter last month to members of the House-Senate conference committee working on the bill, 14 environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, Earthjustice and the League of Conservation Voters, asked the lawmakers to abandon the streamlining language.
"There is absolutely no evidence that the process would produce better projects," the groups wrote.
Among the Senate provisions they proposed for elimination: requiring the corps to fine other federal agencies, such as the Fish and Wildlife Service or the Environmental Protection Agency, as much as $20,000 a week if they missed the deadline to complete project reviews. The requirement "turns a cooperative process into an adversarial one," the letter said.
The Obama administration, too, objects to the fines, Darcy wrote in her December letter, citing the budget cuts and staff furloughs caused by mandatory, across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration.
The environmental groups also wanted the lawmakers to strike a House provision eliminating public comment on most final environmental impact statements, "one of the most important opportunities" for public input, the groups wrote.
Rebecca Judd, legislative counsel for Earthjustice, said the groups would continue to work with Boxer, but they "fundamentally disagree" with her on the bill.
The water infrastructure bill has been one of the bright spots in a bitterly divided Congress.
"Getting 83 votes in favor when bipartisanship is missing in the Senate is very important," Boxer said in May, after all but 14 senators voted for her bill.
Vitter lauded her leadership and called the bill "one of the most important and impressive bipartisan bills to come out of our committee."
The House approved its version in November by an even more lopsided margin of 417-3. But the unity has been fleeting amid the continuing stalemate over issues such as immigration, food stamps, farm subsidies, judicial nominations and the health care law.


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A winner was selected from 69 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We started a new blog to cover crowdsourcing and can't think of a better way to get our logo than to have it designed here! Looking to see the talent here shine...
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We have been very impressed with the many sites in this category, including SitePoint/99Designs. We are looking for a dynamic, contemporary logo that reflects the excitement in crowdsourcing and the businesses that operate in that space. The logo is needed primarily for online use, but we also want to make sure it looks good in print. Â
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Independent Lens to Present Black History Month Programming on PBS
In celebration of Black History Month, Independent Lens, the Emmy Award-winning PBS documentary series, today announced programming available during the month of February that highlights the African American experience. The films feature unsung heroes of the civil rights era, African Americans who have left an indelible mark on the arts and music scene, and those who are redefining the African American experience.
"Independent Lens has a rich history of showcasing contemporary and historical stories that illuminate and celebrate the African American experience," said Lois Vossen, Independent Lens senior series producer. "This month we're pleased to present the broadcast premiere of The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights, and stream a remarkable selection of past Independent Lens programs that commemorate the Unforgettable stories of black Americans. On air and online, these programs allow viewers to better understand our diverse society."
The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights, a new documentary about one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders of the civil right era, premieres on Independent Lens, hosted by Stanley Tucci, on Monday, February 18, at 10 PM ET on PBS (check local listings). Narrated by Alfre Woodard, The Powerbroker follows Young's journey from segregated Kentucky to head of the National Urban League.
During the 1960s, as the executive director of the National Urban League, Whitney Young was one of the few African Americans who had the ear of those who controlled the levers of power: Fortune 500 CEOs, governors, senators, and presidents. He used these relationships to gain better access to employment, education, housing, and healthcare for African Americans, other minorities, and those in need. His unique position and approach earned him praise, but also scorn from the Black Power movement for being too close to the white establishment. While he is less known today than other leaders of the era because of the behind-the-scenes Nature of his work, Young's legacy and influence are still felt profoundly. The Powerbroker is a production of Bluegate. The executive producer is Bonnie Boswell and the film is produced by Boswell, Christine Khalafian, and Taylor Hamilton. The co-producer is Jordan Melograna.
In addition to The Powerbroker, The Following Independent Lens films are available for streaming on PBS.org during the month of February: When I Rise (February 4-10), tells the inspiring story of Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted black mezzo-soprano who found herself in a civil rights storm that changed her life forever; Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (February 11-17), chronicles the life and times of America's first shock jock, a man who spoke the truth to people in power and influenced a new generation of broadcast personalities; Daisy Bates (February 18-24) profiles a complex, unconventional, and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957; The Powerbroker (February 19-March 4) is a portrait of civil rights leader Whitney Young, Jr.; More Than a Month (February 25-March 3) follows filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman's provocative cross-country campaign to end Black History Month, as he questions whether relegating African American history to the shortest month of the year and separating it from the rest of American history denigrates the role of black people and black culture.


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Houston Texans inside linebacker Brian Cushing suffered a left knee injury during the second quarter of Monday night's 23-17 victory over the New York Jets and didn't return.
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Jets left guard Matt Slauson cut down Cushing from behind on a chop block while the linebacker pursued running back Bilal Powell.
Cushing, a fourth-year NFL veteran, walked off the field and was examined by trainers behind the bench. Running back Arian Foster approached and gave his teammate a hug before Cushing retreated to the locker room.
This is a costly loss for the Texans, who aren't deep on the inside at linebacker. Mister Alexander and Tim Dobbins will be asked to step up.
Update: The Texans fear Cushing has a torn anterior cruciate ligament, a source who spoke with Cushing told NFL.com and NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport on Tuesday, but they won't know for sure until after Cushing undergoes an MRI exam.
The Houston Chronicle's John McClain first reported that Cushing's injury is believed to be a torn ACL.
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USC Women Set Sail For NCAA Round of 16 And Beyond In Illinois
Women of Troy are seeded No. 5 in the NCAA women's team draw, facing Stanford in Round of 16.
USC Women Hold Court At Home For First Two NCAA Rounds
Women of Troy open the 2013 NCAA Championships as the No. 5 seed with 1st & 2nd Rounds at Marks Stadium.
No. 5 USC Women Look For Back-To-Back Wins Over Rival Bruins
Women of Troy can finish a perfect Pac-12 season with a win over No. 7 UCLA on Thursday at Marks Stadium.
No. 5 USC Women Wrap Road Run At Oregon On Sunday
Women of Troy have just one match this week, facing the Ducks before coming home for an April 18 clash with UCLA.
No. 5 USC Women Dig In For Desert Matches This Week
Women of Troy pack up their nine-match win streak for a trip to face ASU and Arizona.
Alison Ramos enters her first season as volunteer assistant coach at USC.
2012: Ramos finished her senior season ranked No. 76 in the nation in ITA doubles with teammate Danielle Lao and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team with Lao for going undefeated at the No. 3 doubles position... Reached the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals with Lao... Named to Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team... Finished season 18-12 overall in singles, going 13-4 in dual matches... Was 3-0 at No. 5 and 10-4 at No. 6... Was undefeated at 6-0 in Pac-12 dual matches... In doubles, was 23-6 overall with Lao, going 20-4 in dual matches... Went 9-3 at No. 2 and 11-1 at No. 3.
2011: Ramos finished her junior season ranked No. 28 in the nation in ITA doubles with Valeria Pulido... Appeared in the NCAA First Round of doubles with Pulido... Named to Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team... Was named Pac-10 Player of the Week after sweeping in doubles and singles at Oregon and WSU... Finished the season 11-21 overall in singles, going 9-13 in dual matches... Was 2-0 at No. 2, 2-5 at No. 3, 4-5 at No. 4 and 1-3 at No. 5... Went 28-13 overall in doubles, going 14-8 in dual matches... Was 18-10 overall with Pulido, going 5-6 in dual matches with a 3-2 mark at No. 1 and 2-4 at No. 2... Also went 10-3 overall with Cristala Andrews, with a 9-2 mark in dual matches playing primarily at No. 3 (9-2) and at No. 2 (1-0)... Entered the spring ranked No. 11 in the nation in ITA doubles with Valeria Pulido... In the fall, Ramos was ranked No. 19 in the nation in singles... Went 1-5 in fall singles, competing at the ITA/Riviera All-American, Southwest Regionals and USTA/ITA National Indoors... In fall doubles, went 12-2 with Valeria Pulido, working through prequalifying and qualifying to reach the ITA/Riviera All-American quarterfinals and winning the ITA Southwest Regional Doubles Championship... Also reached the USTA/ITA National Indoor doubles quarterfinals.
2010: Ramos finished her sophomore season ranked No. 29 in the nation in singles... Earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention, and was named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team... Reached the NCAA Singles Round of 32 and the Pac-10 Singles Championships Round of 16... Went 26-17 overall in singles, including a 13-8 mark in dual-match play... Played at the No. 2 (12-8) and No. 3 (1-0) positions... In doubles, Went 20-9 overall, going 17-6 in dual matches... Went 13-4 overall with Danielle Lao, going 9-2 at the No. 2 position and 2-0 at No. 3... Also went 5-4 with Valeria Pulido at No. 2 and 1-0 with Sarah Fansler at No. 2... Entered the spring ranked No. 39 in the nation in ITA singles... During the fall, was ranked No. 53 in the ITA preseason singles rankings... Went 9-6 in fall singles, reaching the ITA All-American consolation semifinals and the ITA Regionals quarterfinals... Went 1-1 in fall doubles with Fansler at the Duals in the Desert.
2009: Ramos finished her freshman season at USC ranked No. 75 in singles and No. 75 in doubles with Maria Sanchez... Was second on the team in total singles wins with a 27-12 overall record, including an 18-6 record in dual matches... Went 1-0 at No. 3, 7-2 at No. 4 and 10-4 at the No. 5 position in singles... Clinched USC's historic 5-2 win over Stanford in Pac-10 play... Reached the Pac-10 Tournament Round of 16 in singles... In doubles, was 23-11 overall including a 13-5 record in dual match play with Sanchez at the No. 2 (4-5) and No. 3 (9-0) positions... Also went 3-1 at No. 3 with Cristala Andrews... Played in the first round of Pac-10 Invitational doubles with Elizabeth Marsico... Ranked No. 36 in the ITA preseason singles rankings and No. 53 in doubles with Sanchez... During the fall, went 6-2 in singles and 6-2 in doubles... Competed in Riviera/ITA All-American Pre-Qualifying and won five straight matches at the ITA Regionals before falling in the title match to teammate Sanchez... Went 4-2 in doubles with Sanchez to reach the Riviera/ITA All-American Qualifying Consolation quarterfinals... Reached ITA Regionals quarterfinals in doubles with Lyndsay Kinstler.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ramos is a 2008 graduate of Troy High in Fullerton, Calif... Won the 2008 Southern Section CIF singles title as a senior... Named Orange County Player of the Year in 2006 and 2007 by the Orange County Register... A National High School All-American... Won league singles titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007... Won the girls 18 singles title at the 2007 Roxy Championships... Also won 2008 Women's Open Adoption Guild Classic Championship... Compete with the Maze Cup SoCal Team in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and Fed Cup SoCal Team in 2006, 2007 and 2008... A member of the National Honor Society, held a 3.95 GPA.
PERSONAL: Alison Grace Ramos was born April 25, 1990 in Torrance, Calif... Daughter of Grace and Eugene Ramos... Has one sister, Genelyne... Her god-sister is former USC tennis player Judy DeVera... Lists Martina Hingis as her biggest sports hero... Would like to some day visit London, Thailand and the Caribbean... Majoring in human performance with plans to pursue a career in sports medicine.


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Pakistan announced that it has arrested 71 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba and detained 124 more in an effort to crack down on the Islamic militant group believed to be responsible for November's attacks on the Indian city of Mumba. India's foreign minister insisted that Pakistan must extradite the suspects for trial in India, backing down from his earlier statement that India might accept a trial in Pakistan.
The Associated Press reports that the arrests come as part of Pakistan's investigation into the attacks, which left 164 people dead and heightened tensions between the neighboring nuclear powers. India and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947.
Pakistan insisted it would help India to bring those behind the Mumbai terrorist attacks to justice, saying Thursday it had shut down extremist Web sites and suspected militant training camps, and detained 71 people in a deepening probe.
Still, a top Pakistani official said authorities needed to further investigate information about the attacks provided by archrival India before it could be used to prosecute suspects in court.
Days after the November attacks, the U.N. Security Council declared that Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a charity in Pakistan, was merely a front for the outlawed militant organization.
Pakistan announced that Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Mohammed Saeed and its "operations commander" Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi were among those detained by Islamabad, according to English-language newspaper Dawn in Pakistan.
"We have arrested a total of 124 mid-level and top leaders of JuD in response to a UN resolution — 69 from Punjab, 21 from Sindh, eight from Balochistan and 25 from the NWFP — blocked six websites associated with the organisation and closed down its five relief camps," the adviser said. He said 20 offices, 87 schools, two libraries, seven seminaries and a handful of other organisations and websites linked to Jamaatud Dawa had also been shut.
Dawn adds that although Mr. Malik did not comment on legal action against any of those arrested or detained, sources told the paper that Pakistan is considering bringing at least three of Lashkar-e-Taiba's leaders to trial.
After Islamabad's announcement, Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee retreated from his earlier indication that India would accept a Pakistani trial for the suspected Mumbai attackers, reports Reuters.
"We have never given up the demand that the perpetrators of the terror act should be handed over to India," Mukherjee said.
"There is no question of that [giving up the extradition demand] or climb down."
The minister was reported to have said this week in an interview with the India Today media group that those accused in the Mumbai attacks could be tried and punished in Pakistan, a comment Indian newspapers interpreted as a climbdown in New Delhi's demand for extradition of militants.
Mukherjee's India Today interview came after Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the Pakistani state was not linked to the Mumbai attacks and he showed no support for India's demand for extradition of the accused.
The BBC notes that Mr. Miliband is currently visiting Pakistan in an effort to ease tensions between the two nations. He said Thursday there is no evidence that the Pakistani government was involved in the Mumbai attacks, and he has not supported Indian demands for extradition of the suspects.
The US is working to increase the cooperation between India and Pakistan, indicates The Wall Street Journal. The Journal writes that the CIA has been serving as a go-between for the two countries in order to better resolve the consequences of the Mumbai attacks.
A senior Pakistani official said significant progress has been made in the investigation of the attacks. A report on Pakistan's findings was sent to India through the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency last week, the official said.
New Delhi and Islamabad have mainly been communicating through the CIA, the official said. The chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency, Lt. Gen. Shuja Ahmed Pasha, met with a top CIA official this month in connection with Pakistan's investigation, the official said.
CIA Director Michael Hayden on Thursday confirmed the CIA's efforts. "We've had some success in that regard," he said. "We've had a long, and frankly in many ways very profitable, relationship with ISI, and we've tried to use our friendship with the service to help this move in the right direction."
The "right" direction is what is in the U.S. government's interest, he said, describing that as: "Who did this? Why? Don't let it happen again. And bring justice to those who have done it."
But despite Pakistan's announcement of the crackdown, India remains skeptical, reports the Los Angeles Times.
"This is what Pakistan's done for a long time," said Suba Chandran, assistant director of New Delhi's Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. "The arrests are always challenged in the court of law of Pakistan and they're released in a week or 10 days. And most of the schools are asked to close, then reopen in a day or two."
The Times also noted the Indian press's dubiousness, writing that during the broadcast of Malik's comments on CNN-IBN, the Indian news channel ran a caption declaring "Pakistan Double Talk Again."
Nor was the Indian media any softer on its own government's initial response. Mr. Mukherjee ignited a firestorm of criticism when he indicated India's acceptance of trying the Mumbai suspects in Pakistan. IBN Live declared that New Delhi "gave in." The Statesman described New Delhi's decision as "capitulation."
The Economic Times was slightly kinder, saying that the New Delhi was "settling" for a Pakistani trial, but still criticized the decision as "yet another instance of 'one step forward, two steps backward' approach" of the government. The Economic Times continued, citing experts who criticized the government for putting British and American policy interests above India's own.
Analysts criticized the government for failing to take even the most elementary of steps to send a strong message to Pakistan. Brahma Chellaney, professor of strategic studies with the Centre for Policy Research, accused the government of outsourcing its Pakistan policy. "It's obvious we have outsourced our Pakistan policy. the only thing we are doing is engaging in a war of words," he said.
He further pointed out that the government is yet to take the smallest of diplomatic steps like cutting cultural or sporting ties. "With one eye on the elections, the government appears tough without actually being tough," he added. "Seven weeks have passed since Mumbai and we have nothing to show for it."
Another analyst Bharat Karnad pointed out that with the passage of time, India's options are dwindling. "Once you leave it to a third country, you have lost the initiative," he said. He pointed out that the US and UK would follow their own national interest. "They are not going to let the Pakistan state go down. No matter what," he said.


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A ledger-compatible
balance command.
ledger's balance command is easy to use but not easy to describe precisely. In the examples below we'll use sample.journal, which has the following account tree:
assets bank checking saving cash expenses food supplies income gifts salary liabilities debts
The balance command shows accounts with their aggregate balances. Subaccounts are displayed indented below their parent. Each balance is the sum of any transactions in that account plus any balances from subaccounts:
$ hledger -f sample.journal balance $-1 assets $1 bank:saving $-2 cash $2 expenses $1 food $1 supplies $-2 income $-1 gifts $-1 salary $1 liabilities:debts
Usually, the non-interesting accounts are elided or omitted. Above,
checking is omitted because it has no subaccounts and a zero balance.
bank is elided because it has only a single displayed subaccount
saving) and it would be showing the same balance as that ($1). Ditto
liabilities. We will return to this in a moment.
The --depth argument can be used to limit the depth of the balance report. So, to see just the top level accounts:
$ hledger -f sample.journal balance --depth 1 $-1 assets $2 expenses $-2 income $1 liabilities
This time liabilities has no displayed subaccounts (due to --depth) and is not elided.
With one or more account pattern arguments, the balance command shows accounts whose name matches one of the patterns, plus their parents (elided) and subaccounts. So with the pattern o we get:
$ hledger -f sample.journal balance o $1 expenses:food $-2 income $-1 gifts $-1 salary -------------------- $-1
The o pattern matched
food and
income, so they are shown. Unmatched
parents of matched accounts are also shown (elided) for context (
Also, the balance report shows the total of all displayed accounts, when that is non-zero. Here, it is displayed because the accounts shown add up to $-1.
Here is a more precise definition of "interesting" accounts in ledger's balance report:
- an account which has just one interesting subaccount branch, and which is not at the report's maximum depth, is interesting if the balance is different from the subaccount's, and otherwise boring.
- any other account is interesting if it has a non-zero balance, or the -E flag is used.
- balance :: CliOpts -> Journal -> IO ()
- accountsReportAsText :: ReportOpts -> AccountsReport -> [String]
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Render a balance report as plain text suitable for console output.


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What is Shared Decision Making?
Shared Decision Making (SDM) is a collaborative, patient-directed decision making process that helps Veterans, together with their family caregivers and health care team, set goals and priorities, and make choices that meet patient needs while honoring patient values and preferences. Shared Decision Making is an effective approach for making difficult decisions such as planning for long term care.
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You can download a worksheet to guide Veterans and their caregivers through difficult decisions.
Veterans can fill out the Veteran Shared Decision Making Worksheet to:
- Identify their needs, goals and priorities
- Review options
- Make decisions about next steps
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Caregiver stress and burnout can leave Veterans vulnerable.
Download and review the Caregiver Self-Assessment Worksheet. Use this to:
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New Chip to Bring Holograms to Smartphones
Ostendo's Tiny Projectors Are Designed to Display Crisp Video, Glasses-Free 3-D Images
In the future, virtual reality won't require strapping a bulky contraption to your head.
Instead, imagine stepping into an empty room and then suddenly seeing life-size, 3-D images of people and furniture. Or looking down at a smartwatch and seeing virtual objects float and bounce above the wrist, like the holographic Princess Leia beamed by R2-D2 in the movie "Star Wars."


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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Six top electronics firms including Philips and LG Electronics face hefty European Union fines at the end of the month for fixing prices of TV cathode-ray tubes, four people with knowledge of the matter said.
The sources said on Friday other companies involved in the cartel were South Korea's Samsung SDI, French group Thomson, which was renamed Technicolor in 2010, and Japanese companies Matsushita, now known as Panasonic Corp, and Toshiba Corp.
The European Commission, which raided the companies in late 2007, will announce the fines on November 28, according to a Commission document seen by Reuters and confirmed by sources.
Sanctions are expected to be substantial because the cartel lasted more than a decade from the late 1990s, one of the sources said. The EU executive can penalize companies up to 10 percent of their turnover for breaching EU rules.
In the case of Dutch group Philips that could reach 2.26 billion euros ($2.9 billion), while for South Korea's LG Electronics it could be 5.4 trillion won ($5.0 billion), based on their 2011 revenues. However, sanctions are not expected to hit those levels.
The sources said Taiwanese company Chunghwa Picture Tubes alerted the EU antitrust regulators to the existence of the cartel, so will not be fined.
LG Philips Display, a joint venture between Philips and LG Electronics, and MT Picture Display, a joint venture between Matsushita and Toshiba, will also be penalized, the sources said.
The European Commission did not respond to a phone call or email seeking comment.
Cathode ray tubes, which were also used in computer monitors, have largely been replaced by modern display technologies such as LCD, plasma display and organic light-emitting diode.
The EU authority slapped a total fine of 648 million euros on six LCD companies which included Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Samsung Electronics and LG Display two years ago for taking part in a cartel.
Last year, it penalized four producers of cathode ray tubes glass 128.74 million euros for fixing prices.
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NCIS: Los Angeles star Daniela Ruah is pregnant.
The actress, 29, is expecting her first child with fianc David Olsen and is due to give birth this winter, Ruah confirms to PEOPLE.
"I'm so thrilled about having a baby boy and starting a new chapter as a parent with David," she tells PEOPLE.
"It's amazing how in love I am with this little person I've only seen on a black and white screen. I'm starting my own family and there is no other feeling like it."
If Ruah's fianc 's name sounds familiar, it's because Olsen, 37, is the older brother to fellow NCIS: Los Angeles star Eric Christian Olsen, who welcomed son Wyatt Oliver last month with his wife, actress Sarah Wright.
Ruah and Olsen met on NCIS: Los Angeles where she plays Special Agent Kensi Blye. Olsen, a former Navy SEAL, acts as Eric's stunt double on the CBS drama, which kicks off its fifth season on Sept. 24.
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Andreessen Horowitz, the venture-capital firm, is distributing some Facebook shares to its limited partners today, we just learned from an SEC filing.
Some Facebook watchers will say that, like board member Peter Thiel's massive selloff of Facebook, this is yet another ominous sale of stock by an insider.
After all, Marc Andreessen sits on Facebook's board.
Andreessen Horowitz partner Margit Wennmachers says that's a mischaracterization.
She says that A16Z, as it likes to abbreviate itself, made an investment in Facebook with money from its second fund, and it will be hanging on to all of its shares from that buy.
"We believe in the long-term potential of the company and are holding onto it because of that," she tells us.
The only reason A16Z is dumping some stock today is that, with its first fund, A16z made an investment in Instagram. Instagram was later acquired by Facebook for cash and stock.
A16z has already distributed the cash it earned from that deal to partners. Today it is distributing the stock.
Wennmachers says Andreessen is selling some of his personal stake in Facebook, but only enough to pay taxes on gains.


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Ben Bernanke gave a speech Monday afternoon at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy, followed by a Q&A.
In addition to questions from the audience, Bernanke took questions from Twitter via the hashtag #FordSchoolBernanke.
Below is our liveblog of the event:
University of Michigan staff have taken the podium to introduce Bernanke.
Bernanke is now taking the stage.
Bernanke says there are two big fiscal issues we need to think about. The first is the long-term sustainability of our debt.
Bernanke said the second issue in some ways sounds contradictory to the first: we want to avoid fiscal actions that will push the economy back into recession. Bernanke cites the "fiscal cliff" as an example.
Bernanke says the "fiscal cliff" deal that was struck made "some progress" toward the first issue. It also made a "good start" on removing components that would harm the economy.
Bernanke: "I should hasten to say we are not out of the woods."
Bernanke says not everyone understands what the debt ceiling is about. He clarifies that raising the debt ceiling gives the government the ability to pay existing bills - not authorize future spending.
Bernanke says if the U.S. were allowed to go over the fiscal cliff, it probably would have caused a recession this year. That risk has been curbed a bit with the recent "fiscal cliff" deal.
Bernanke says the Fed has succeeded through quantitative easing in bringing long-term interest rates down, and it reduced mortgage rates to a "credibly low" level.
Bernanke says the Fed will first look at the impact on financial markets in assessing the impact of the Fed's actions - also, whether the labor market situation is improving.
Bernanke says he sees some "modest improvement" in the labor market, but is looking for a stronger labor market, with broader improvement.
Bernanke says the pace of growth has not been as strong as you would normally think would be needed to get improvements in the labor market, but nevertheless, the unemployment rate has fallen from around 10 percent to 7.8 percent.
Bernanke says "there's no completely new method" of monetary policy the Fed hasn't explored and says asset purchases and communications policies are the two main tools at the Fed's disposal.
Bernanke says state and local governments - which have been in contractionary mode since the crisis - are looking stronger than they did before and will no longer be a drag on the economy.
Bernanke says the U.S. energy industry is looking stronger as well.
Bernanke says the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment indicator is one of the "very best guides" to how the consumer is feeling.
Bernanke says the inflation rate is very low and appears to be on track to stay below 2 percent. Unemployment is still very high but has been coming down slowly. High unemployment motivates and justifies the Fed's current monetary policies.
Bernanke says he doesn't see much evidence of inflation from Fed monetary policy. He believes the Fed has all of the tools it needs to unwind stimulus before inflation becomes a problem.
Bernanke says financial stability risks arising from Fed policies are "a difficult issue." However, the Fed has tried to shore things up by increasing capital held by banks, making derivatives markets more transparent, etc.
Bernanke says as the Fed evaluates its policies, it looks at benefits as well as risks. It wants to make sure its actions are justified in a "cost-benefit" framework.
Bernanke says raising interest rates would increase budget deficits, making fiscal problems all the more difficult - therefore, raising rates wouldn't be sensible action to get Congress going on budget negotiations.
Bernanke says one lesson from the Great Depression is to not let monetary policy get too tight.
Bernanke says global growth has been slower partly because of the euro crisis. Also, the slowdown in China was partly a policy goal aimed at rebalancing the Chinese economy.
Bernanke says U.S. export data have been "pretty weak" recently.
Here come questions from the audience.
The first question, of course, is about the trillion dollar coin. Bernanke says, "we didn't think this was the right way to deal with this problem...I don't think that going off in that other direction would be all that helpful."
Bernanke says the debt ceiling has "symbolic value." Essentially no other countries have it.
Bernanke says asset bubbles are very, very difficult to anticipate, but the Fed can try to strengthen the financial system by increasing the amount of capital and liquidity that banks hold, by increasing supervision of banks, by making sure every financial institution is at least supervised by somebody.
Bernanke says there is a lot of disagreement in monetary policy's role in creating asset bubbles. Bernanke says the Fed's attitude is that they need to be open-minded about it. Bernanke says that the Fed was created in 1913 not to conduct monetary policy but to prevent financial panics.
Bernanke takes the first Twitter question. Why does the Fed continue to "undershoot" its inflation target?
Bernanke says that the short-term interest rate is close to zero, and that the Fed is now in the world of nonstandard policies. The Fed has to pay very close attention to the costs and risks of these policies.
Bernanke says inflation is close to the target and adds that "it's not radically far from the target."
Bernanke says a better way to communicate interest rate guidance than providing a projected calendar date for policy shifts is quantitative thresholds, like the ones the Fed adopted in December.
Bernanke says the main benefit is that it allows greater clarity on how policy will evolve given changes to the economic outlook.
Bernanke says the main area of financial reform that has been neglected is that of government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Bernanke says the trouble with "Audit the Fed" is that that is not what it's about. The Fed's books are audited by an outside, private-sector accounting firm. Furthermore, the Fed's books are open to the Goverment Accountability Office, and the central bank has an independent inspector general.
However, Bernanke says there is one exception. The GAO cannot audit monetary policy decisions. The "Audit the Fed" bill would undo that provision. Bernanke says investigation of why the Fed chooses particular monetary policies by Congress would be the first step toward the Fed giving up independence in monetary policymaking.
Bernanke says auditing the Fed has "nothing to do with the financials," but is politically driven.
Bernanke says he reads blogs and that the medium has become pretty important for intellectual exchange.
That concludes the Q&A.
ORIGINAL: Minutes away from the release of a new speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke at 4 PM ET at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy.
The Ford School's website describes the event as a "conversation...on monetary policy, recovery from the global financial crisis, and long-term challenges facing the U.S. economy."
Bernanke will take questions from the audience and from Twitter via the hashtag #FordSchoolBernanke.
Given the market's recent uncertainty surrounding when the Federal Reserve may move to slow or halt bond buying under its quantitative easing program, Bernanke's words will be closely parsed for anything that may clarify the outlook.
Société Générale economist Michala Marcussen wrote in a note to clients this morning, "Favourable data will keep the debate on when the Fed will end asset purchases top of the list of market issues (next FOMC on 29-30 January). We expect Chairman Bernanke, speaking Monday, to reiterate the need for the Fed to keep its foot on the accelerator for now. Our central scenario sees QE continue into late 2013."
Note: A live webcast of the event can be viewed on the Ford School's website.
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ADDISON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEDHOST, provider of leading healthcare throughput and emergency department software, today announced that MEDHOST EDIS (Emergency Department Information System) version 4.2 has been tested and certified under Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records ONC-ATCB program. Drummond Group Inc. is an ONC Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) that provides meaningful use certification for EHR systems and applications. When a complete EHR system or EHR module(s) is certified by Drummond Group, the eligible providers and hospitals can use this certified EHR technology as part of their criteria for qualifying for Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) incentive payments.
"We were glad to see the final criteria's inclusion of ED order entry because with the volume of orders placed in the ED, our Customers will be able to meet the Stage 1 requirements more easily."
"Our Customers continually experience improved patient care and safety, as well as streamlined operations when utilizing MEDHOST's EDIS, and now that MEDHOST EDIS version 4.2 is ONC-ATCB certified they can further leverage the system's many tools, such as order entry, to qualify for ARRA funds," said Craig Herrod, president of MEDHOST. "We were glad to see the final criteria's inclusion of ED order entry because with the volume of orders placed in the ED, our Customers will be able to meet the Stage 1 requirements more easily."
In addition to Order Entry, Customers can leverage other features in MEDHOST's easy-to-use EDIS to meet Stage 1 requirements. For instance, clinicians can easily document patient demographics and vital signs, including BMI and growth charts, all of which are included in the core set of Stage 1 requirements. And because the EDIS drives clinicians to specific patient care criteria based on the patient's chief complaint, age and gender, hospitals can use it to satisfy the clinical decision support requirement. Also, the EDIS's Continuity of Care Document (CCD), which enables hospitals to seamlessly integrate a patient's ED information into their other systems, fulfills the electronic copy of health information requirement and makes patient information more accessible. These and other MEDHOST EDIS features not only improve patient care and safety, but the clinician-friendly design also helps hospitals promote clinician adoption and create a more complete EHR.
"Drummond Group has over ten years of software testing experience in several industries and we are pleased to bring that experience to the HIT marketplace. It is a privilege to carry out testing and certification in Electronic Health Records for HHS," says Rik Drummond, CEO Drummond Group Inc.
"We truly are excited that our Customers can now leverage MEDHOST EDIS to qualify for ARRA funds, in addition to receiving the operational benefits that MEDHOST delivers," said Herrod. "Helping our Customers qualify for these funds was a driving force behind MEDHOST seeking certification, and we look forward to assisting our Customers as they continue to harness the power of healthcare IT to improve patient care."
MEDHOST currently serves more than 200 facilities, including large IDNs, rural and suburban hospitals, and several academic facilities across the U.S. MEDHOST easily integrates with leading hospital information systems, including MEDITECH, Cerner, Siemens and McKesson, Eclipsys, CPSI and HMS.
About MEDHOST, Inc.
MEDHOST is dedicated to advancing healthcare IT by developing user-friendly software solutions that improve productivity and throughput, as well as enhance the patient care experience. The MEDHOST product suite has been adopted by leading institutions throughout North America and has proven to dramatically improve house-wide patient flow, financial performance and patient satisfaction. MEDHOST's OpCenter is an executive decision-support system that provides hospital leaders with real-time information, so they can proactively manage high-level issues that impact throughput, patient satisfaction and resource utilization. MEDHOST EDIS version 4.2 is certified under Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records ONC-ATCB program and includes real time Patient Tracking, Nurse Charting, Physician Documentation, Order Entry and comprehensive reporting. MEDHOST's ED Pass kiosk enables self check-in, automatically screens for high-risk conditions and feeds information into the MEDHOST EDIS to expand visibility to the waiting room and improve patient safety. Care Clock, MEDHOST's latest technology, enables hospitals to utilize information from the EDIS and post current ED wait times on their website so patients can make more informed decisions about where to seek care for non-urgent problems. MEDHOST is headquartered in Addison, Texas.


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THE PARTY Modern, global Danish home furnishing retailer BoConcept made a splashy debut with a grand opening celebration at the new showroom in Brickell. Carsten Pedersen, President of BoConcept USA, welcomed hundreds of interior designers, developers, Brickell residents and other industry leaders to the new 4,200-square-foot store. THE PLAYERS Carlos Rosso, Raul Ferro, Marina Chaparro, Kristen and Jorge Del Rey, Kari Fernandez, Sonia Figueroa THE SCENE Guests enjoyed signature drinks and passed canapes, played rounds of ping pong on BoConcept's sleek dining tables and had first glimpses of the new 2014 collection while DJ Gringo spun vibe-inducing tunes. Photography by Julio Martinez


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Multimedia: Commencement Weekend 2013
Welcome to complete multimedia coverage of Commencement Weekend 2013 at Bates College, including full video of the Commencement ceremony on May 26.
Commencement and Baccalaureate Video Scenes
Video scenes from Baccalaureate (May 25) and Commencement (May 26). Mike Bradley/Bates College.
Commencement Slide Show
Images from Commencement 2013 (May 26). Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College.
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Complete Commencement Video
Scroll down to see a selection of nine high definition video clips from Commencement 2013 on May 26.
1. Commencement Processional
The processional is led by Mace Bearer and Professor of Sociology Sawyer Frederick Sylvester
2. President's Welcome
President A. Clayton Spencer welcomes the gathering: "This is the moment we gather as a community to celebrate the accomplishments and aspirations of the Class of 2013, when they let us dream with them about what they will do and who they will become."
3. Senior Address
As he did for his friends in the days before Commencement, Thomas James Holmberg III offers a love letter to Bates.
4. Presentation of Honorands
President Spencer welcomes "four extraordinary individuals with whom our graduates will share the distinction of a Bates degree": William Cronon, Elaine Tuttle Hansen, Gary Hirshberg and Vivian Pinn.
5. Commencement Address
Gary Hirshberg, co-founder and chairman of Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt, tells the graduates: "The bottom line is that many of the so-called experts have been wrong and now need to be second-guessed. And that is actually your job."
6. Presentation of the Candidates for Degrees and Conferral of Degrees
Bachelor's degrees are presented to 436 students: 234 women and 202 men, including 39 from Maine, 178 from the other five New England states, 171 from 28 other U.S. states, and 48 international students from 29 countries.
7. Alumni Association Welcome and Presentation of Senior Gift
Alumni Association President Jennifer Lemkin Bouchard '99 welcomes the new alumni: "For the rest of your lives, you and your classmates will be members of a community of 24,000 proud Bates alumni." And, the Class of 2013 Senior Gift totals nearly $18,000 with a 92 percent participation.
8. Benediction
The Rev. William E. Blaine-Wallace urges the graduates to shun complacency and stay in touch with the inner voices that urge something better.


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The Story of Kai and Gerda 3 January 2019 - 19:00
Opera The Story of Kai and Gerda will be showing at the Bolshoi Theater on 3.01.2019 19:00.
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