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The 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
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1. The Bureau has received eight National Reports. These are from China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Jordan, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka. In addition, the Regional Representative, India, has incorporated relevant information and comments into the overview prepared by the Bureau. The following is the summary of analysis of these National Reports and the Bureau used other official information resources, mainly country reports for various regional meetings, to complete this report.
2. In accordance with the decisions taken at the Kushiro Conference and at subsequent meetings of the Ramsar Standing Committee, several initiatives were taken in the Asian region to strengthen regional activities for conservation and wise use of wetlands. This is clearly reflected by a series of regional and sub-regional meetings and other wetland-related conferences held in the region.
2.1The Ramsar South-east Asia (sub-)Regional Workshop was held in Bogor and Pulau Rambut, Indonesia in March/April 1994 (with support from the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Fund) and adopted the Pulau Rambut Statement.
2.2The Workshop on Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway was held in Kushiro, Japan in December 1994. The second such workshop was held also in Kushiro in September/October 1995 and discussed action plans for Anatidae and cranes.
2.3The Ramsar Pan-Asia Regional Meeting was held in New Delhi, India, in March 1995 (with support from the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Fund) and adopted the Delhi Declaration which includes 19 action points for conservation of wetlands in the Asian region (attached).
2.4The International Conference on Wetlands and Development was held in Selangor, Malaysia, in October 1995 and adopted the Kuala Lumpur Statement. On this occasion, an informal Ramsar regional meeting for Asia and Oceania was also held.
2.5A series of the Regional Workshops on Public Awareness of Biodiversity and Wetlands was held in Indonesia in February 1994, in Thailand in October 1994 and in Japan in October 1995 which adopted the Narashino Statement.
New Ramsar sites since December 1992
3. Since the Kushiro Conference, the Philippines and Malaysia became Contracting Parties to the Convention with one Ramsar site each. In addition, five new sites were designated by Japan at the time of the Fifth Conference of the Parties held in Japan in 1993. Mai Po in Hong Kong, designated by United Kingdom in 1995, is the latest Ramsar site in the Asian region and brought the total number of sites in the region to 57.
4. National Reports mentioning possibilities of additional Ramsar sites are: Indonesia (3), Japan (1), Pakistan (3) and Sri Lanka (1).
5. In addition, some non member state governments have officially announced their intention to accede the Convention, namely Cambodia with three candidate sites identified following the WCF project, South Korea, and Thailand with three candidate sites. Countries which have informally informed the Bureau of their intention to accede the Convention are Bhutan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, and Uzbekistan.
6. In spite of these efforts, we have to admit that the increase of the number of Ramsar sites in the region has been rather slow. Although many became Contracting Parties only recently, seven Contracting Parties out of 13 have so far only one Ramsar site in their territories.
Information on any wetland which, because of urgent national interest (Article 4.2), has been deleted from the List or had its boundaries restricted.
7. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN There was a major drainage project implemented during 1980-82 at the Kamjan Marsh, which caused considerable adverse impact on the wetland ecosystem. There was a suggestion to delete this part of the wetland from the Ramsar List. However, this suggestion was not followed since it is believed that a better solution is to keep it in the List and study to find the best way for the management and sustainable use.
8. N.B. A Monitoring Procedure mission in 1992 supported retention of Kamjan Marsh in the List.
9. PAKISTAN According to the National Report, three Ramsar sites will be deleted from the List but as a compensation three new sites will be designated.
10. N.B. Ramsar sites in Pakistan were designated before the Ramsar Criteria were formulated to identify wetlands of international importance. The Ramsar Monitoring Procedure recommended the deletion of four of nine Ramsar sites in Pakistan for not meeting the Ramsar criteria. The Government of Pakistan considers that deletion of the fourth Ramsar site recommended by the Monitoring Procedure is not necessary.
11. Apart from these cases, there are no other possibilities reported in the Asian region either for deletion from the list or restriction of a site boundary.
Information on any change in legal status or degree of protection of listed sites since December 1992.
12.INDIA Action has been initiated to notify all the six Rasmar sites as ecologically fragile areas under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
13.ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN The status of a few Ramsar sites have been upgraded, e.g. from hunting free areas to hunting forbidden areas and from Wildlife refugees to National Parks.
14. JAPAN Upon designation as Ramsar sites at the time of the Kushiro Conference, three of five new Ramsar sites obtained the status of Special Protection Area of the National Protection Area for Birds and Mammals. One of them were also upgraded from Class II to Class I Special Zone of quasi-National Park. Regarding other Ramsar sites in Japan, a part of the privately owned area within one of Ramsar sites was purchased by the local government.
15. SRI LANKA The core area of the Bundala Ramsar site was upgraded from a Sanctuary to a National Park status.
16. Most of Ramsar sites in Asia have received some degree of legal protection.
Information as to whether (since December 1992) the ecological character of any listed site `has changed, is changing, or is likely to change as a result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference' (Article 3.2).
17. JAPAN (1) Izunuma & Uchinuma: has been polluted, but a countermeasure has been taken by planting wild rice to purify water. (2) Yatsu-higata: siltation and salt concentration, an environmental survey has been carried out. (3) Katano-kamoike: drying and siltation, countermeasures have been taken since 1993.
18. PAKISTAN Kheshki Reservoir continued to be a polluted pond rather than a wetland, as reported under the Monitoring Procedure. Plant growth is increasing in Drigh Lake and Haleji Lake. The inflow of water is decreasing in Tanda Dam affecting its pounding area and ecological character.
19. SRI LANKA Windmill, oil refinery and hotel projects have been proposed in the vicinity of the Bundala Ramsar wetland which are likely to cause adverse impacts on the wetland.
20. Regarding Ramsar sites which have been already listed on the Montreux Record, the National Report from Jordan describes the rehabilitation activities of its Azraq Oasis supported by GEF and reported some progresses. However, the Bureau understands that Azraq Oasis should still remain in the Montreux Record by considering the National Report.
21.INDIA Efforts are being made by India to remove three Ramsar sites viz. Chilka, Keoladeo Ghana National Park and Loktok from the Montreux Record. A draft management action plan on Loktok Lake has been prepared by the Manipur Government under the guidance of Technical Advisory Committee specially constituted for this purpose. The Government of India, in collaboration with International Crane Foundation, conducted an experiment to know the reasons for decrease in the population of Siberian Cranes in Keoladeo National Park, using radiotelemetry and satellite transmitters. They have been able to trace the migratory path of Common Cranes. Introduction of reared Siberian Crane chicks in the wintering grounds of Keoladeo National Park is still going on. In February 1996, four Siberian Cranes have been sighted in the Park. In order to address some critical issues of Chilka Lake, a proposal has been drawn up to seek financial and technical assistance under a bilateral programme.
22. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN The National Report suggests that Kamjan Marshes should remain in the Montreux Record and the condition of Yadegarlu Lake has been improved, and confirms ecological change in Hamoun-e-Saberi & Hamoun-e-Hemand and Anzali Mordab (Taleb) complex. A national project entitled as "Management and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (Montreux Record)" is going to be carried out.
Application of Kushiro Resolution RES.C.5.7 (Management Planning for Ramsar Sites and other Wetlands) at listed sites
23. India has management action plans for 13 wetlands out of 18 identified as a priority for intensive conservation and management. These include five Ramsar sites. Sri Lanka has management plans not only for its only Ramsar site but also for several other wetland sites. An operation plan and another management plan for the only Ramsar site in Nepal are in preparation. Philippines' only Ramsar site has its management plan. Indonesia's second Ramsar site has a management plan. A management plan for Jordan's only Ramsar site is also in preparation. In Pakistan, the preparation of management plans for some sites are under way.
24. China has developed management plans for three out of six Ramsar sites in the country and another important wetland site.
Additional information/comments on listed sites.
25. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN The National Report indicates that 18 Ramsar sites in Iran in fact comprise 42 wetland areas and, for example, one of Ramsar site have three separate wetlands that have 20 km distance from each other but they have been designated under one title.
26. JAPAN Twinning of wetlands between Ramsar sites in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, namely Kushiro Marsh, Kiritappu Marsh, Lake Akkeshi and Bekambeushi Marsh, and the Kooragang Marsh Ramsar site, Australia, was established in November 1994.
Progress towards formulation and application of national wetland policy.
27. CHINA The Chinese Government is now compiling the China Wetland Protection Action Plan in order to determine the goals and priority fields of China's wetland protection. The draft outline of the Action Plan was submitted to the China Wetland Protection in December 1994 for discussion by over 160 national and international experts and governmental officials. 13 Chinese ministries and commissions participated in the Workshop.
28. MALAYSIA Its WCF project proposal "Development of a Malaysian National Wetland Policy Framework" was approved for funding by the Ramsar Standing Committee in 1995.
29. NEPAL National Wetland Policy has not been formulated. However, some preliminary steps have been started in cooperation with some NGOs.
30. PAKISTAN The Government is planning to develop a National Wetland Policy in collaboration with provincial and local governments, NGOs and private sectors.
31. PHILIPPINES A draft National Wetland Action Plan has been formulated and is under review.
32. SRI LANKA A "Wetland Conservation Strategy" was drafted in early 1995 and accepted at a national workshop on wetland management.
33. Although no National Wetland Policy has been developed in the region so far, progress has been made in various Contracting Parties as indicated above.
National Ramsar/Wetland Committees
34. India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka have their National Ramsar/Wetland Committees. The establishment of such a committee is in progress in Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan and Philippines. China set up a leading group in August 1994 for the formulation of National Wetland Protection Action Plan.
35. Jordan and Japan has not yet established National Ramsar/Wetland Committees though Jordan has a supervisory committee for its only Ramsar site Azraq.
National scientific inventories of potential Ramsar sites
36.INDIA India has launched a nation-wide project to conduct survey and mapping of wetlands involving remote sensing technology. This includes a detailed study of the Ramsar sites as well as wetlands identified for intensive conservation and management. WWF-India in collaboration with Wetlands International Asia & Pacific (formerly Asian Wetland Bureau) has revised the section dealing with wetlands of India in the Asian Wetland Directory. Information on 40 new sites has been added and information on other sites has been updated.
37. INDONESIA From 1987 up to present, the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation with its partner the Asian Wetland Bureau (now Wetlands International Asia & Pacific) has carried out wetlands inventory and during the last 4 years this information has been installed into the Indonesian wetland database. This data currently has records of 256 wetland sites including 137 sites which meet some of the criteria as wetland of international importance or the Ramsar site.
38. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN The National Report indicates that the establishment of scientific inventories has been considered as general wetland policy. Although not an exact inventory, the National Report has a one-page table of 18 potential sites.
39. JORDAN A comprehensive plan was prepared to monitor several important wetlands in the country. All the wetland sites have been also mapped.
40. NEPAL A wetland inventory in the southern plain area was undertaken under the Biodiversity Profiles Project in early 1995. The inventory recommended eight wetlands for Ramsar listing. Other wetland inventories were also undertaken by IUCN-Nepal and universities.
41. PHILIPPINES The National Report includes information on three important wetland areas in the Philippines. The Coastal Environment Program established in 1993 has a component on resources inventory including mangrove areas.
42. SRI LANKA In addition to its only Ramsar site, Wetland Site Reports and/or Conservation Management Plans have been prepared for 21 wetland areas under Sri Lanka's Wetland Conservation Project.
Additional information concerning application of Kushiro Conference Resolution 5.6 (Additional guidance for implementation of wise use concept)
43.INDIA India has prepared guidelines for the formulation of management action plans in regard to wetland and mangrove ecosystems. These guidelines were further elaborated in a Workshop jointly organized by WWF-India and the Government of India.
44. NEPAL A WCF project "Fish Stocking and Cage Fisheries Practice in Koshi Tappu" is ongoing. The management of fisheries in a buffer area with formulation of users' group has become very promising regarding wise use of wetlands. Native fish are stocked in the wetland area which are being managed by a users' group. The harvest of fish is believed to raise the income of the local fishermen community.
45. SRI LANKA Regarding legislation, the Sri Lanka National Wetland Steering Committee is considering a Wetland Heritage Act based upon the approved national wetland strategy. This Act would regulate the responsibilities of various agencies involved in management of a certain wetland. A system of wetland valuation was worked out by the Wetland Conservation Project, and applied in all of its Wetland Site Reports and Conservation Management Plans.
46. Although there are many wetland-related projects under way in the region, it seems to be rather difficult to identify which projects and activities are relevant to the wise use concept.
International consultation on shared wetlands (Article 5)
47. According to the National Report from Indonesia, negotiation is under way between the Governments of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea over cooperative management activities of a crossboundary wetland area. Papua New Guinea's side has been already designated as a Ramsar site. The Government of Indonesia is considering the designation of an adjacent wetland area in its territory as a Ramsar site.
International consultation on shared wetland species (Article 5)
48.JAPAN The Workshop on Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway was held in Kushiro in December 1994. The meeting adopted a summary statement which recommends the establishment of a network of important areas for migratory waterbirds, the development of a strategy for the conservation of migratory waterbirds, and an action plan for the conservation of migratory shorebirds. The second such workshop was held again in Kushiro in September/October 1995 and discussed action plans for Anatidae and cranes. In addition, the compilation of the Red Data Book of Birds in the Asian Region began in 1994.
49. PAKISTAN Some progress was made on drafting the Pacific Waterfowl Agreement under the Bonn Convention but this initiative has received some setback.
50. The draft "Asia-Pacific Migratory Waterbird Conservation Strategy 1996-2000" will be presented at the Brisbane Conference.
Ramsar Wetland Conservation Fund: projects supported since December 1992
51. MALAYSIA "Development of a Malaysian National Wetland Policy Framework" (SFR.40,000)
52. In addition, Kazakhstan has been granted SFR.13,000 in 1995 for its preparation to join the Convention.
53. Since the establishment of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Fund at the Montreux Conference in 1990, several other countries in Asia have benefited from the Fund. These are: Viet Nam (SFR.32,000) in 1991; China (SFR.28,000), Indonesia (SFR.25,000 and SFR.20,000), Pakistan (SFR.23,000) in 1992; Cambodia (SFR.25,000), China (SFR.40,000), Nepal (SFR.40,000) in 1993; China (SFR.11,500), India (SFR.34,600 and SFR.52,000 for the Regional Meeting) in 1994.
The role of international funding agencies in conservation and wise use of wetlands
(1) JICA (the Japan International Cooperation Agency) has conducted project formulation studies with the participation of environment specialists at the project research stage where special environmental consideration is required. In addition, experts in charge of environmental consideration have participated in development studies since 1992, with the exception of projects in which no impact on the environment is predicted. JICA has also formulated sectoral guidelines for environmental consideration at the preliminary stage of development studies, with a view to the prompt and effective environmental consideration of development assistance projects, and is conducting such studies from various angles regarding the effects of project implementation on the natural and social environment (such as air and water pollution) which might result from the implementation of projects.
(2) OECF (the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund) confirms through preliminary project examinations whether developing countries provided environmental consideration at the planning and preparatory stages of the projects for which they had requested assistance. OECF published the OECF Environmental Guidelines in October 1989. Furthermore, environmental issues have been discussed at ODA loan seminars attended by aid officials from developing countries.
- The Dutch Government supports the Wetland Conservation Project since 1991.
- The Norwegian Government (NORAD) supports local wetland conservation activities and coastal zone planning.
- USAID supports a community-based wetland conservation in southern Sri Lanka.
- FAO supports a mangrove project.
- A UNDP-GEF capacity building project for biodiversity is in its third year of implementation including wetland conservation.
Implementation of Montreux Recommendation 4.4 (Establishment of wetland reserves)
56. CHINA At present, China has established over 130 wetland type nature reserves with an area of more than 37.52 million hectares.
57. INDONESIA The total area of protected areas is about 19 million hectares, which covers 9.7% of Indonesia's surface area in the form of 32 National Parks, 293 terrestrial nature reserves and 24 marine nature reserves of which some are wetland ecosystems. By the year 2000, the government also wishes to increase the total area of conservation areas to more than 30 million hectares and wetlands will also be a priority.
58. Although not specified in this item 5.1 of National Reports, most of Ramsar sites in Asia enjoy some status of protection. Many protected areas in the region do include wetland habitats, though specific efforts have not necessarily been made to establish wetland-oriented reserves.
Implementation of Kushiro Recommendations 5.3 (Essential character of wetlands and the need for zonation related to wetland reserves) and 5.8 (Measures to promote public awareness of wetland values in wetland reserves)
59. CHINA The Government has launched publicity activities on a large scale for wetland protection through radio, TV, board newspaper, wall poster and lectures, to popularize the benefits of wetlands and the significance of wetland protection, in addition to annual activities, such as the Bird Love Week and the Month of Publicity for Wild Animals, aiming to raise people's awareness of the significance of wetland protection.
60.INDIA WWF-India has published booklets on the six Indian Ramsar sites, giving topographical, biological & ecological information, and highlighting the issues and priorities from the management perspective.
61. INDONESIA The Indonesian Government and some NGOs have made available awareness material on coastal and wetland conservation for the public in the form of posters, wetland environmental education material for teachers, newsletter, slide kit and some other materials.
62. JAPAN Most Ramsar sites have their own visitor centers or waterfowl observatories. Educational and promotional activities have been intensified in all sites either by the central government, local governments or NGOs especially since the Kushiro Conference.
63. JORDAN The Azraq Conservation Project has undertaken various steps in the field of public awareness, such as liaison with the Charitable Woman Association in the area, conducting a three-day summer camp, organizing visits to the site by school children, preparing a video on the site, preparing a booklet and posters on the conservation of the site.
64. NEPAL Awareness programs regarding values of wetlands and their wise use are being conducted in the Ramsar site. A video spot on wetland conservation has been prepared for a national TV. A visitor center will be established in the Ramsar site the Park and People Project in 1996.
65. SRI LANKA A visitor center for its Bundala Ramsar site is being planned with GEF assistance. Another visitor center at a wetland site as well as a country-wide wetland awareness programme is planned by Sri Lanka's Wetland Conservation Project.
66. Unfortunately, no information is available on zonation of wetland reserves in the region within National Reports submitted to the Bureau. On the contrary, a lot of information is available on public awareness campaign throughout the region.
67. Apparently public awareness activities in the region have been intensified before and after the Kushiro Conference in spite of the language barrier. However, considering the diversity of not only languages but also cultures, religions, and wetland types, we still need further efforts in this field.
Implementation of Montreux Recommendation 4.5 (Education and training)
68.CHINA With the support of WWF, several training courses for wetland management have been conducted in Hong Kong and other places which have trained over 200 Chinese personnel. The Training Course on National Wetland Survey has been also carried out.
69.INDIA India in collaboration with WWF-India has conducted a training course (with support of WCF) for planning and management of six Ramsar sites in early 1995. Subsequently WWF-India also conducted a Workshop for the presentation of a management action plan on Keoladeo National Park, involving the local community.
70. INDONESIA There is still a strong need to strengthen training in wetland management. This can be done at technical training implementation units called Forestry Training Centers. There are eight Forestry Training Centers implementing training courses. At one of centers there is a School of Environmental Conservation Management which was established in 1978 and is responsible for conservation and management of protected areas. The Wetland Conservation Management Course, organized in 1989/1990 and 1991/1992, included theoretical and practical training in Indonesia and U.K. The Asian Wetland Bureau (now Wetlands International) - Indonesia has implemented several short courses related to wetland management.
71. JAPAN (1) The Japanese Environment Agency in collaboration with national and international NGOs have held a series of bird-banding training workshops in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. (2) JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Training Courses for wetland managers in Asia have been carried out since 1992. In addition, various educational activities have been carried out in all nine Ramsar sites in Japan.
72.SRI LANKA The Wetland Management Training Programme is being organized under the GEF, but advanced level training is needed.
73. One of major priorities identified by a series of regional consultations is the need for training appropriate government officers and wetland managers in the region. Again, there is a language barrier and the vast variety of wetland types throughout the region makes it difficult to develop a standard training course to cover all the region. However, some initiatives have been undertaken and their usefulness has been highly appreciated by all the involved.
74. N.B. A part of Item 5.2 on public awareness and Item 5.3 on education is sometimes difficult to consider separately - often referred to EPA (Education and Public Awareness as indicated in the Ramsar Strategic Plan). Therefore, it might be possible to integrate these two questions into one from the next Conference.
Wider issues concerning future activities under the Convention
75. CHINA The Ministry of Forestry set up a Wetland Monitoring Center in February 1995.
76. JAPAN As follow-up to the Kushiro Statement (Resolution 5.1), the National Report from Japan specifies the following four activities: (1) International cooperation on wetland conservation -the Environment Agency's project has entered the second stage in the Philippines and Thailand; (2) The Workshop on Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and Their Wetland Habitats in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway -; (3) Bilateral migratory birds conventions and agreements - with USA, Australia, China and Russia; (4) Red Data Book of Birds in the Asian Region.
77. In addition, the Kushiro International Wetland Center was established in January 1995, based on the spirit of the Kushiro Statement to develop international promotion of wetland conservation and wise use. The Environment Agency also established the Kushiro Marsh Protection Center in May 1993.
78. NEPAL Assistance of the Ramsar Bureau is essential for the formulation of a national wetland policy which can give a major thrust to wetland conservation in Nepal.
79. Funding support is very crucial for the effectiveness of the Convention. Therefore, the Bureau should explore funding possibilities by establishing a close relation with funding agencies such as GEF.
80.The Regional Representative, the Government of India, has summarized the priorities for future activities from the Asian region under the Convention as follows:
- Formulation of National Wetland Policies.
- International cooperation on wetland conservation.
- Conservation of migratory waterfowl and their wetland habitats in the East Asian- Australasian flyway.
- Bilateral migratory birds conservation and agreements.
- Red data book of birds in Asian region.
- Increasing the number of Contracting Parties under the Ramsar Convention.
- Increasing the number of Listed sites under the Convention.
- Development of regional database including, inter alia, cooperation on development of management techniques, sharing of information and expertise, training and research and exchange of information regarding technical institutions, training organizations and research studies.
- Efforts to generate support from bilateral and multilateral funding agencies for conservation and wise use of wetlands.
The participants from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, Contracting Parties from the Asian region to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the Ramsar Convention), together with participants from Hong Kong (included under the United Kingdom's ratification of the Convention) and the Russian Federation, and from Cambodia, the Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, experts from international organizations, environmentalists, wildlife experts, foresters and NGOs both from India and abroad;
Having met at the Asian Regional Meeting of the Contracting Parties of the Ramsar Convention organized by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and the Ramsar Convention Bureau, held in New Delhi from 23-25 March 1995;
Recognizing the importance of wetlands in Asia as life support systems in sustaining the human population;
Aware that wetlands in Asia have a very high biological diversity and productivity;
Noting the high levels of threat to wetlands throughout the region from encroachment, degradation of catchments and pollution;
Acknowledging that wetlands contribute to the quality of life of the people by regulating water supply, improving water quality and flood control;
Recalling the commitment of all countries to the Conventions adopted at UNCED, Rio de Janeiro, and to Agenda 21, as also the provisions on wise use of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention;
Acknowledging the urgent need for international and regional cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands;
Strongly reaffirm the need for adequate new and additional financial resources on a predictable basis from developed countries, multilateral agencies and other international organizations for promoting the conservation and wise use of wetlands;
Call upon the national governments in collaboration with each other and with international, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as others concerned with conservation and wise use of wetlands, to undertake the following actions:
1.The implementation of their obligations under the Ramsar Convention by all Contracting Parties in the region;
2.Serious consideration by all States in the region which are not yet Contracting Parties to becoming a Contracting Party to the Ramsar Convention as soon as possible;
3.The development of regional and national wetland policies and strategies, as provided in the Ramsar "Guidelines for the implementation of the wise use concept";
4.The development of adequate administrative, financial and legislative measures for wetlands and their wise use, including the involvement of the corporate sector, to serve the objectives of the Convention;
5.The enhancement of knowledge on wetlands and their values through inventories, monitoring, research, training, education and public awareness programmes, including organization of national or global awareness campaigns;
6.The preparation and updating of National Wetland Directories/National Wetland Database/Asian Wetland Directory, emphasizing identification of problems, biodiversity, current use, resource utilization, baseline information for land use and management planning, monitoring and research;
7.An increase in the number of Listed sites designated by Contracting Parties for the "List of wetlands of international importance";
8.The effective conservation and management of Listed sites, particularly those included in the Montreux Record;
9.The development of programmes for monitoring possible changes in the ecological character of Listed sites and the identification of parameters to detect such changes;
10.The strengthening of cross-sectoral coordination, environmental impact assessment, monitoring and control mechanisms to enhance the wise use of wetlands;
11.The identification of appropriate mechanisms for regional cooperation and the development of regional wetland databases (including inter alia, cooperation on development of management techniques, sharing of information and expertise, training and research), and the exchange of information regarding technological institutes, training organizations and research studies;
12.The sharing and integration of strategies in various sectors (such as agriculture, fisheries, catchment area development, and water resources) for wise use of wetlands;
13.The augmentation of activities which reinforce cooperation among various complementary Conventions such as the Conventions on Biological Diversity, World Heritage, Climate Change, Migratory Species, CITES and other international agreements;
14.The augmentation of efforts to generate support from bilateral and multilateral funding agencies for conservation and wise use of wetlands;
15.The identification of wetland conservation and wise use as a priority area for their programmes with development assistance agencies;
16.The strengthening of EIA standards for assessing the environmental impacts of development projects on wetland ecosystems;
17.The augmentation of efforts to involve local communities in the planning and implementation of wetland management plans, and to formulate and implement schemes by which economic benefits from wetland conservation and their wise use accrue to local communities;
18.The encouragement of greater involvement of non-government organizations in wetland conservation activities and in facilitation of the Ramsar Convention's objectives;
19.The support of initiatives to develop frameworks for coordination of efforts to conserve migratory waterbirds in the Asian Flyways;
Further resolve to request that the organizers of the meeting circulate the Delhi Declaration together with the recommendations of the two working groups, to the Ramsar Contracting Parties in the Asian region, other countries of Asia, and major international, inter-governmental and regional organizations, including financial institutions;
Request the Secretary General of the Ramsar Bureau to circulate the Delhi Declaration as a document of the Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention, to be held in Brisbane in March 1996.


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thanks leverage914.you help me win this game
Rated 5 / 5 stars December 1, 2012
here are the walkthrough *NOTE: do not read this if u don't want to know this walkthrough
1. Get the burger and give it to the guy next to you.
2. Get the girl's staff and the vomit *we will use that later* then use the staff to the girl, then say that you wanna lightsaber duel. Click her 3 times so she will die.
3. Use the vomit to the guy next to you.
4. Get the gloves *the yellow thing between you and the guy next to you* then use it to the guy next to you.
5. Use the gloves to that black square thing *where you see the gloves* then click the 2 green things. Get the blade then give it to the guy next to you.
6. Get the bubble gum *a pink square patch near the tent* then eat it by using the gum to yourself
7. Use the staff to the tent.
8. *BOSS* Get the chair, get his glasses and use the chair to him.
Watch the ending and enjoy.
Rated 5 / 5 stars October 22, 2012
why was it so motherf ing short gif me more :D Well done and good job BUT MAKEA AN PART 2 PLEASE


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Made with Jackall's pre-bent, "spider leg" skirting, the Jackall Spade T.G. Jig moves through the water with a full-bodied, fluffed-up action that's unlike anything U.S. bass have ever seen. Designed with a unique spade-shaped head as well, the Jackall Spade T.G. Jig is built using high-quality tungsten, which makes it harder and more compact than lead. These properties allow the Jackall Spade T.G. Jig to have more maneuverability and more sensitivity than lead jigs of the same weight. When worked along the bottom, the Jackall Spade T.G. Jig forces trailers to stand up and deliver an irresistible presentation that is enhanced by the wild action of the "spider legs." Equipped with a fiber weedguard, the Jackall Spade T.G. Jig delivers a highly individualized look that will have bass doing a double take before they take the bait.
Comments: The hook on this jig is the smallest I have ever seen and is inappropriately sized for what is supposed to be a bass jig. The head design is nice multipurpose design similar to the Buckeye Mop jighead and the skirting is decent. While it's silly to complain about the packaging, this $10.00 jig comes in what is basically a candy wrapper. Not what I would call premium packaging on what surely is supposed to be a premium jig product.
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How To: Make a Maple Leaf Wreath
Because today is the first day of Fall and many trees are already changing color, at least in some parts of the country, we wanted to share with you this great DIY project on how to make a maple leaf wreath.
This simple DIY involves a styrofoam wreath ring, hot glue, and previously treated maple leaves to preserve their beautiful colors. To see more photos and read detailed instructions on how to make the wreath visit Chez Larsson.
Depending on where you live you might want to choose a different type of leaf. The wreath would also look beautiful with dried flowers.
(Images: Chez Larsson)
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I love this idea, but so many of us live in apartment buildings. Is it cool or uncool to hang a wreath on your apartment door? Maybe using the leaf idea is weird since it's not technically outside? I don't know....
It is totally cool to hang a wreath on your apartment door. It always puts a smile on my face when I going down the stairs and I see someone has put a wreath on their door, it's a fun reminder that the season has changed :)
Ooh, I would love to try that with ginkgo leaves. There are several trees on my block and I love it when the leaves start turning yellow.


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The day my life ended, was the day my life began. They say when you feel nothing, your soul is free. The problem with this is that your mind never forgets, your thoughts consume with fire…burning for eternity, never to allow your soul to be…really…free.
Sometimes I forget that I died, sometimes I forget what happened, but sometimes the rage overcomes me to the point of no return. My story is a hard one to listen to. I hope whoever is reading this will be patient with how I need to unfold the layers of my life.
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Every life has a purpose, but sometimes they are sniffed out before they have a chance to blossom.
My will couldn't withstand the pain any longer. The horrible things they had done became too much. Darkness was falling on my swollen battered eyes and I couldn't stop it. Their voices…I would never forget their voices. My limbs broken and disfigured; bones shattered, pain searing through every inch of me for their own private pleasure. What had I done to deserve such hate? I asked myself this on a daily basis. What did I do so terrible that my life had to end? These questions unfortunately will never get answered. I wanted my life…I begged for it, but it fell on deaf ears for their only quest was to punish me to the depths of darkness for eternity. My heart no longer beats as a human, but my life still exists in another way that I never knew it could.
I am now in this new life because of her. Her name is Rosalie. After all her help, I could not stay with her. I was stuck in my own misery of what happened. Rosalie told me that something very similar had happened to her as well and that a part of me will be able to forget and move on as she had done, but I knew my hatred had grown too much to allow myself to do so. I am now twenty six years old in this new life and still have yet been able to get passed it. I see others of my kind from time to time, but I never stick around them for very long. My sanity had turned into insanity. I wanted so much to kill them myself, but that chance was taken from me. Rosalie killed them off before I had a chance to change completely.
Rosalie's remorse towards what had happened to me became a motherly obsession; one that I couldn't bare at the time. I left Rosalie's side at the ripe age of two. She didn't do anything wrong really, it was more that I couldn't get passed my rage. Not the newborn rage; this rage was different; this was pure hate for any man that dare to do this to anyone else. I purposely drew myself to these men; essentially turning the tables on them. Small towns, big cities, it didn't matter where; all the humans thanked whoever it was that was getting rid of the scum. Their rape and abuse statistics went down dramatically. They…loved me. I had grown to hate men of all sorts, even my own kind. Yes, I could fight them off with what I accumulated for abilities, but I just couldn't allow myself to become in close proximity to anyone. I had become a loner; destined to lurk in the shadows; waiting for my prey that always came out in the night as I did. I never had to go a night without feeding, especially in the cities. There was always enough bad blood to go around; to satisfy my every waking need to throw the trash out.
In human years, I would be forty five by now. Probably with a husband and children, living a good life; waiting for old age to set in. This would never happen now. Taking that away from me fueled my desire to kill even more. I looked at every aspect of what my life would have been like if it were different. What I missed out on. My parents, a wedding, show casing me as the happy bride, giving birth, my children's birthday parties, possibly watch my grandchildren grow. Those sorts of things I would never have because of men like them. These thoughts fueled the intense burn to kill as many as possible. I knew that I would roam this planet alone forever. I had planned on it. I wanted it. I accepted it in the end. I was happy with the job I had been given.
In my quest to search for a new area with new prey, I ran into Rosalie and her new husband Emmett. When she changed me, I didn't realize that I was her first to change someone. Emmett being her second and the last.
Please let me know whether or not I should continue with this story. This will be in Bella's point of view. I know I'm crazy. I'm guessing I don't need a show of hands to tell me that. This was a story that I began years ago and never finished it. I have four chapters written, but from that point, I will need to write more if anyone wants to read on.
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another intriguing story D :) I like that it is so different from the others re: bellas thoughts being heard by edward, as well as her being able to hear everyone elses. Do keep me updated
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please keep me updated I love how Edward and Bella have the same power but that he doesnt know keep me updated and keep writing
Continue, please! Such an interesting twist. I am looking forward to the next chapter. Thanks so much.
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July 28, 2011: Strollers Recalled by phil&teds USA
About 9,525 strollers have been recalled due to risk of injury from brake failure.
Recall Reason
Many styles of stroller are included in this recall. Image here represents just one.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with phil&teds USA Inc, of Fort Collins, Colorado, have recalled about 9,525 Explorer (7,400 in the U.S. and 1,900 in Canada) and Hammerhead (160 in the US and 65 in Canada) strollers. The brake mechanism on the strollers can fail, posing an injury hazard. Eight incidents have been reported globally; none in North America. No injuries were reported.
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Click here to see the official recall.
The recalled strollers have metal frames and were sold as single strollers or with a doubles kit to make them double strollers. The Explorer has three wheels and the Hammerhead has four. Both have a cloth seat and canopy. Explorer strollers were sold in the following colors: black, apple green, navy, red/black, and apple green/black. Hammerhead strollers were sold in black only. The phil&teds logo is located on the crotch piece of the harness on both models. The strollers have the text "phil&teds model EX explorer" or "phil&teds model HH hammerhead" printed on a sticker on the rear axle bar. The serial numbers run consecutively with the month and year followed by the unit number. Affected serial numbers: 0610/0001 to 0111/4788 (June 2010, unit #1, to January 2011, unit #4788). This information can be found on a sticker attached to the inside of the left hand hinge when viewing the stroller from behind.
The strollers sold online at philandteds.com, pishposhbaby.com, and albeebaby.com; and at Babies R Us and specialty juvenile retailers in the United States and Canada from August 2010 through June 2011 for between $475 and $500.
Whom to Contact
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact phil&teds to arrange to receive a upgraded brake assembly. Explorer owners will receive a new frame fitted with an upgraded brake assembly. Consumers can perform an in-home swap out of the affected frame. Hammerhead owners will receive a pre-paid return shipping container in order to return the stroller to phil&teds where the brake assembly will be replaced and the stroller returned. For additional information in the US and Canada, contact phil&teds USA toll free at (855) 652-9019 between 9 AM and 5 PM MT, Monday through Friday, or visit the company's website at www.philandteds.com/support.


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Google to take baby steps toward social networking
by John Moe // Posted: 09/15/10 05:49 PM
We've been waiting for the alleged "Google Me" project to surface for a while now. Supposedly it was going to be Google's Facebook killer, a social networking site that took on Zuckerbergia.
This despite The Goog's not so stellar track record of launching Big New Products like Google Wave and Google Buzz (maybe the problem was how much those names sounded like laundry detergents?).
But Google Me never seems to get here. Like killer bees and the widespread adoption of the metric system, it's always about to arrive.
Now Google's Eric Schmidt says social networking on Google will be subtle and incremental. You'll be able to pull in stuff from Twitter or Flickr, find out when someone saw your YouTube video. And play Farmville. Always with the Farmville. We'll never escape Farmville.
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Weezer tries to go viral by lending themselves to people who have
by John Moe // Posted: 09/14/10 03:06 PM
The rock band Weezer has a new album out and they're approaching promotion of it in a kind of different way. They've made themselves available to various YouTube celebrities and appear in a slew of videos made by those people. The videos are featured on YouTube's home page today. The idea is that the band gets exposure to all the video artists' audience, the video artists get new eyeballs from the band's loyal followers, and YouTube gets some innovative videos for their home page that people will want to go watch.
Weezer did something similar a couple years ago, pulling various YouTube stars (often from unintentionally funny videos like "Chocolate Rain") to appear in a video for their song "Pork and Beans").
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YouTube goes live. Few watch.
by John Moe // Posted: 09/13/10 05:18 PM
I guess I would tune in to a live YouTube stream of sports. Aaaaaand I can't think of anything else. A concert? Not if I could see it later. Regardless, YouTube paired up with some content partners to offer live telecasts today. According to Tech Crunch, it wasn't exactly a hit. Fewer than 500 people tuned in for Tony Hawk.
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Burglars take advantage of Facebook status information
by John Moe // Posted: 09/13/10 12:11 PM
Three industrious burglars in Nashua, New Hampshire have reportedly made off with up to $200,000 in stolen cash and merchandise. They did it the new-fashioned way: checking Facebook for people who said they were out of town on vacation and then going and getting stuff. They were caught. Perhaps it's not a good idea to set your status on Facebook to be able to be seen by everyone and then say you're out of town. But perhaps this is a form of Darwinism too.
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Phil Davison and the speech that made him famous
by John Moe // Posted: 09/13/10 10:03 AM
Also, I called him "Paul" on the show. Sorry. Phil.
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What if you could declare online reputation bankruptcy?
Posted: 09/13/10 06:00 AM
The web is becoming ever more interactive. And you're expected to constantly feeding it information about yourself and your opinions. You report your location on Foursquare, you update your status (and/or location too) on Facebook, you review restaurants and books. And all along the way it's like we're completing these sketches of ourselves and each other. We each have an ever-thickening dossier of information attached to who we are.
Our guest, Jonathan Zittrain, is co-founder and co-director of The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He sees this trend only continuing. What if you could get a big discount for car insurance but with the stipulation that you had to agree to rate other drivers' driving ability AND agree to let them rate yours? And then your premium would be adjusted based on how other people think you're doing out on the road? Sure, it would be creepy but maybe it's a trade off you'd be willing to make in exchange for lower rates and safer roads.
But Zittrain wonders if we shouldn't be able to switch it all off and declare what he calls reputation bankruptcy. A chance to erase ourselves from our digital trail and start over. Hit the reset button. We discuss the web that knows too much and how one might go about shutting it off.
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Cheerleaders Gone Wild!
by John Moe // Posted: 09/09/10 05:53 PM
Again with the compelling headlines. I think it draws attention more than "New clickjacking scam on Facebook". This link has been going around Facebook for a while now where you click to see the cheerleaders going wild. There's an advisory that nudity or some such thing is coming your way. You keep on clicking but one of the clicks is a disguised "Like" button and soon you're publishing to the world that you "like" Cheerleaders Gone Wild and then your mom knows it and your boss and your spouse and you're screwed and you're an idiot.
By the way, after all that clicking, you're taken to a YouTube video of cheerleaders who don't go wild even a little. In fact, here it is:
There. I just saved you from public humiliation.
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Growing number of people 50+ use social media
Posted: 08/27/10 11:00 AM
We tend to think the people on Facebook are young, college-aged and writing about last night's party. Those people are indeed there. But, there's another demographic increasingly using social networking sites. A new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows the number of internet users 50 and older using social media has nearly doubled since last year. Same story for the number of internet users 65 and older.
This really puts in perspective something one of our recent guests John Troyer brought up in a story on Twitter, Facebook and death.
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New words!
by John Moe // Posted: 08/19/10 05:43 PM
The Oxford English Dictionary is including some tech-related words in its next edition. Congratulations to the following words for officially joining the language: tweetup, defriend, social media, and microblogging.
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What will we do with all this "white space"?
There's a vote coming up this week in Washington that will have a big impact on how you use the internet, what's available to you, how much faster you'll be able to get things online. On Thursday, the FCC is expected to open up unused parts of the broadcast spectrum, a lot of people call it "white space". This is space that was positioned to be something of a buffer between television stations but such padding is proving less essential since the conversion to digital TV.
On today's show, we talk to Glenn Fleishman from Wi-Fi Networking News and The Economist about how the spectrum works and what kind of new space we're talking about. We also check in with Tim Wu from Columbia Law School about the companies that will look to use the space and what it all might mean for you and me as internet consumers.
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Lawry's The Prime Rib - Beverly Hills
- Address:
100 North La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211Neighborhood:
Beverly Hills
- Cuisine:
Prime RibPrice: $31 to $50
Lawry's The Prime Rib - Beverly Hills
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.lawrysonline.com/
- Phone: 3106522827x
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Monday - Friday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Saturday: 4:30pm - 11:00pm Sunday: 4:00pm - 9:30pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Carte Blanche,Diners Club,Discover,JCB,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: American, Prime Rib
- Executive Chef: Walter Eckstein
- Dress Code: Business Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Fireplace, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: Our professional catering manager and staff can bring Lawry's personalized service, award-winning food and detailed attention to your home or off-site venue. Whether your choose the elegant backdrop of our landmark restaurant or have Lawry's The Prime Rib cater your event at another location, our dedicated manager and staff will oversee all aspects of planning and organizing your event, attending to every detail, and managing your photo opportunities to ensure a lifetime of wonderful memories. Contact Melissa Case, Catering Manager: (310) 360-6281 x5
A word from Lawry's The Prime Rib - Beverly Hills
You'll know the moment you arrive that Lawry's The Prime Rib is an extraordinary restaurant. The signature Roasted Prime Ribs of Beef are aged 21 days, rock salt-roasted to perfection then carved to order tableside from shining silver carts. The famous Spinning Bowl Salad, whipped cream horseradish, mashed potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding and warm hospitality complete the experience that has landed Lawry's on countless "10 Best" lists and made it a dining legend since 1938.Continued
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Lawry's The Prime Rib - Beverly Hills reviews from OpenTable diners
717 reviews since May 25, 2014
- Food4.6Service4.6
- Ambiance4.4Noise LevelModerate
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- World's Best Prime RibHotelieVIPDined on 9/19/2014If I can't get my family's recipe for awesome prime rib, Lawry's is the next best thing!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- stefelaDined on 9/19/2014A very reliable, old school dining experience. We think the waitress uniforms are ridiculous and wonder why they are keeping such an outdated tradition. Otherwise the service was very good and the food was its usual artery clogging experience :)Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- If you likeFilledDined on 9/18/2014Great food, Great Service and attention, this is the placeSpecial Features:
- Great place to DineOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/17/2014Wonderful service, staff was excellent, and FOOD was DeliciousSpecial Features:
- Fabulous food and servicemarchDined on 9/16/2014Old style ambiance, great prime rib and wonderful friendly service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent as alwaysOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 9/15/2014Hostess, Serving Staff, Manager and parking attendants were all on board. Courteous, attentive and as always the food superb.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Our 31st Anniversarygreat2lunchDined on 9/15/2014Was great we went for our 31st Anniversary and the service was outstanding they brought cake(little) for each of us and flutes of champagne. This was after a great dinner. The food was excellent. Had prime rib both of us and we took home left overs. We have been to Lawry's many times and each time the prime rib is excellent.Special Features:
- Prime Ribs... YumOpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 9/14/2014The food and service is always great. We only visit one special occasions and this visit was great. Since it was our anniversary, we got some dessert and champagne toast to end our meal.Special Features:
- THE PRIME RIBral83572Dined on 9/14/2014It's not just prime rib, it's THE prime rib. Lawry's has a reputation and standard of excellence and they certainly live up to that in all facets of their restaurant. Service, food, and experience. Creamed corn as a side is delicious!Special Features:
- ClassicOpenTable Diner Since 2010VIPDined on 9/14/2014I have been going to Lawry's since the 1950's. It was a favorite of my parents and remains a favorite of mine. The quality of the food has always been outstanding. The portions have always been generous. They have never cut back on the size of the portions and the price that is charged is very reasonable, especially since you really do get prime beef. The service is always very professional, welcoming and efficient. JUst thinking about the experience makes me hungry for more. Join their club and get points that translate to coupons that give either monetary discounts, double points, personalized Lawry's salt and pepper, or free apetizers (which includes the shrimp coctail which is $16. I love the place. It's a real treat.Special Features:
- Nana3nanacst3Dined on 9/14/2014As usual a great experience and fun time. Food is very good never disappointing. Service was very good. Waitress was wonderful, we had Miss Magnisia. would definitely ask for her again. Can't wait to return.Special Features:
- Lawry's experienceHulagirlDined on 9/13/2014We have enjoyed lawry's for many years. Their prime rib is the only one i will eat. Now that i have to eat gluten free, they strive to meet my dietary issues. Ms pruett was very accomodating.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always GreatMichiMomDined on 9/13/2014We have been coming to Lawry's to celebrate special occasions since the 60's. We are never disappointed.Special Features:
- akkoDined on 9/13/2014when i come down to los angeles, i always eat at the lawry's once or twice. the restaurant is good food and good service. thanks.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- First timersnursnikoDined on 9/11/2014My husband and I had a wonderful experience at the Lawry's in Beverly Hills. This was our 4th wedding anniversary. ..and the first time we were able to have a nice dinner without our kids present. It was an extremely pleasant - grown up experience accompanied by great food and drink! The staff was so polite and helpful. .not an ounce of condescending attitude to be found (which I have to say was rather refreshing ). We are already making plans to return to the restaurant for future celebrations.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Dining ExperienceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/11/2014The food here was great!!! The prime rib was so tender and the mashed potatoes and salad tasted great. The service was great with our waitress being exceptionally nice and helpful with everything from water and bread refills to chilled forks for our salad and we even received dessert for our anniversary. The setting of the restaurant was great too. Setting was great too not noisy and easy to have a conversation. Overall I would love to eat here again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent!ConradCDined on 9/8/2014Would go back tonight if I were in town. Great staff, great food.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- old school charmchrispyDined on 9/8/2014original Lawry's is a right of passage in beverly hills ... go to enjoy a walk through history. food is delicious, service is wonderful & you'll leave quite content.Special Features:
- Great I will be back.JohnnyDined on 9/6/2014The food and service was great. I will be back next month for anothe mouth full .Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Overated!luv2dineattDined on 9/6/2014The food isn't good at all. We ordered 4 lobster tails, 3 prime ribs, 1 ribeyes, 2 side orders and 1 desert. The prime ribs was okay but lobster tails doesn't tasted fresh; it's very dry and fishy. My ribeyes is the worst I ever had in my life. Side orders & desert isn't impressive either. The biggest disappointment is after all these foods we ordered and they charged us $15 extra when we asked for a plate!!! We spent almost $400 for 4 girls with not so impressive dishes and horrible service; we should have gone to Maestro instead. Don't ever take your date there, you'll be embarrassed & wasted your money!!!
- The greatest for prime ribGourmettoDined on 9/6/2014was often there over the past 25 years. was never disappointed. I live in Switzerland and whenever I am in the LA area a visit is a must.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- No So Happy Anniversary DinnerMojack75Dined on 9/6/2014As always, the food was great; but unfortunately, the service from their waitress Ms. Verona J. was poor. According to my parents, upon introducing herself as their waitress for the evening, Ms. Verona asked if they were celebrating a special occasion. My parents alerted her that it was their anniversary and expected the customary trifle and song from the wait staff. Dinner was served and their table was cleared, Ms. Verona came to the table asking if their was anything else that my parents would like. Assuming that they would be greeted by the staff for their special day, my parents were presented with the check without any acknowledgment of their anniversary. Ms. Verona needs more training to meet the standards that Lawry's is known for.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Prime rib is top notch!FunkycoldM1Dined on 9/6/2014I have been here twice for my wedding anniversary and i love pretty much everything about the prime rib. The sourdough bread is fantastic as well. The sweet corn dish is FANTASTIC. Love it. The only two things i have not liked are the plain insipid asparagus and the included sauce. Worse, the salad that is provided with the dish tastes pretty bad. That salad tastes like something you went to pick up at your local Sizzlers restaurant. The dressing is not very good either.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- .Very disappointedbitesDined on 9/6/2014Valet parking, best part of our night. food was terrible, including my lawrys cut prime rib. very disappointing! Salad, BAD. Cocktails not so great, Sides were awful, except creamed corn. we will not returnSpecial Features:
- 40th anniversaryFredJoyDined on 9/5/2014The occasion was our 40th wedding anniversary. Our family was a party of 8. We were seated in an area offset from the main room that added a bit of privacy for us which we really appreciated. Everything from start to finish was just as we expected from Lawry's. it was outstanding. The service, food and ambiance. We hadn't been to Lawry's for some time and they did not disappoint. Our server was just a doll and made sure she fulfilled our every need. She never rushed us but was always there whenever we needed her. I'm sorry I don't remember her name.Special Features:
- Great 77th birthday dinner for dadOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 9/5/2014Kind, courteous, and accommodating service now as was twenty plus years ago. Prime rib entree just right; presentation of meals impeccable. Thank you.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- gypsyDined on 9/4/2014The food was great, the service excellent. The only negative, they don't enforce their dress code.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Poor service & semi-raw Prime RibOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/1/2014My wife, I and some guests went to this restaurant with high hopes and expectations because we have been here many time before around 8:30pm. But our server never brought the requested cutlery, the cuts of prime rib we received were raw in the center, and 4 slabs of meat were all being held in one serving cart which was not even warming the meats as it typically does. The food due to being uncooked was only half eaten, and because our server couldn't bring us refills or proper cutlery upon request we didn't bother her with requesting a different cut, likely from the same cart anyway. This visit was very poor and I will discourage friends from going to this location. My wife, I, and our guests have had stomach pains since last night.
- Good for Large Groups!essjay05Dined on 8/31/2014Amazing dinner and amazing service. We had a party of 14 people and they were amazing. All but one of us had been there before and we all had a blast. Oh yeah, the food was amazing too.Special Features:
- Superb DiningSherylVIPDined on 8/31/2014A splendid experience and the August special was even better! Smooth from start to finish except for a slight glitch when it took a long time to place our drink orders. However, I think they were short staffed and our waitress was trying valiantly to keep up. She went the extra mile to make sure everyone was accomodated, including a few hungry, cranky children, which we appreciated. We'll be back often!Special Features:
- Wonderful timeemptynestersDined on 8/31/2014We celebrated our 35th anniversary at Lawry's. We had a wonderful time. Everything was great. The prime rib was delicious. The creamed spinach is one of our favorites. Since we had a reservation, the wait was short. Lawry's was very nice to surprise us with cake and champagne. We would go there again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Too Much BadFudeDined on 8/31/2014We could have gotten a better meal at Black Angus or Outback Steakhouse. Meat was fair, Prices were poor, side dishes were average. Lack of flavoring abounded in all dishes. Service was lovely. I took my wife and her friends to Lawry's to celebrate her birthday. The bill came to 271.00 for four people! We didn't finish eating our dinners, as it was tasteless. One last note, no need to adhere to a dress code as they say on their website. We were of the few who dressed "business casual" as recommended. Most other patrons were in shorts and flip flops.
- DisappointedROYBOYVIPDined on 8/31/2014For the first time in 35 years of coming here for special occasions, we were disappointed. The cuts of meat were strangely dissimilar to each other, even though the orders were identical, they were unusually fatty among other things, and I was surprised at how unaccommodating they were to various things (i.e. use of expired vouchers and other little things). The whole experience was just off on a number of matters, which was a problem considering we were celebrating our 34th anniversary and the engagement of our son. Considering we now live far away, it was not worth the effort, or expense, to come or attempt to repeat.Special Features:
- WE ate at Lawry's for my birthday.birthdaygirlDined on 8/30/2014We used open table for reservation and got exactly what we needed. Table was ready when we arrived and food, service, and overall experience was trully celebratory. My prime rib was so tender, i didnt need a knife to cut it. Creamed corn was sooo good. I love the spinning salad too.Special Features:
- As good as alwaysJenAroonDined on 8/30/2014Love this place. Here is nice and fancy restaurant but casual and comfortable. The best Prime Ribs in townSpecial Features:
- MinnieVIPDined on 8/30/2014One of our places we usually like to go. Not anymore the service was poor.
- Hit or MissdisappointedDined on 8/29/2014Maybe the third times the charm, just saying. :-)Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- awesome food, close byobergDined on 8/29/2014If u love beef and prime rib is favorite cut then lawrys is the place to be. Great service, friendly atmosphere, good fish, great sides, and awesome prime rib.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Love the Prime RibRickNDined on 8/29/2014Went to Lawry's for our wedding anniversary. Our waitress, I think it was Ms Dwyer, actually remembered us from like 2 years ago. Amazing! The food and the service were exemplary. I highly recommend coming here. Since we ordered the August special, a bottle of wine, 2 8-oz prime rib dinners, petite dessert and coffee. That was a deal! We actually got an extra dessert since it was our anniversary. They come over and sing and light a candle for you!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Best prime rib in the world!PrimeRibLoverinLADined on 8/29/2014Lawryʻs the Prime Rib in Beverly Hills is the premier restaurant for any prime rib foodie. Itʻs the best, with a history as fantastic as the food is delicious. The service is wonderful. Although traditional in ambience, the servers and personal waiter/waitress make you feel home, in a very rich one! Elegance, fine dining at its best, kind and thoughtful servers (all long-term and loyal employees) who appreciate the diner and make every moment perfect. Iʻve been coming to Lawryʻs for over 40 years, and always there is a consistency of quality food and excellent service. I love showing the place to LA newcomers and visitors alike. Thank you for being a wonderful family business with many firsts for both industry and American history.Special Features:


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Analyst calls: RadioShack downgraded
Potash Corp. is downgraded to 'neutral' at Goldman.
Tuesday's noteworthy upgrades include:
- CF Industries (CF) upgraded to Conviction Buy from Neutral at Goldman
- Aon Corp. (AON) upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse, and to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse
- Viacom (VIA.B) upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Miller Tabak
- Nike (NKE) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Argus
- Under Armour (UA) upgraded to Buy from Hold at Needham
- CF Industries (CF) downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse
- NYSE Euronext (NYX) downgraded to Sector Perform from Outperform at RBC Capital
- Potash (POT) downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Goldman
- Carnival (CCL) downgraded to Equal Weight from Overweight at Barclays
- Magna (MGA) downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at JP Morgan
- RadioShack (RSH) downgraded to Below Average from Average at Caris, and to Underperform from Outperform at Raymond James
- Williams-Sonoma (WSM) initiated with a Buy at Jefferies
- Time Warner (TWX) initiated with an Outperform at Wells Fargo
- News Corp. (NWSA) initiated with an Outperform at Wells Fargo
- Disney (DIS) initiated with a Market Perform at Wells Fargo
- Viacom (VIA.B) initiated with a Market Perform at Wells Fargo
- BB&T (BBT) initiated with a Buy at Wunderlich
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April 10, 2013
ONTARIO, California – Bianchi® announced today the release of the Wild Clearwater™ holster and belt rig specifically designed for Colt 1911-style pistols. A new edition to the Bianchi Cowboy line, the Wild Clearwater Rig is handcrafted of premium-grade, vegetable-tanned full-grain leather. The holster is lined with full-grain leather for a smooth and rapid draw, while the belt is suede-lined to maintain holster position on the waist.
"The Colt 1911 pistol is quickly becoming more popular in the cowboy shooting community," said James Dawson, Category Director for the Bianchi Brand. "Bianchi recognizes this growing market and developed the rapid-draw Clearwater rig to meet this demand".
The Model 1815H Wild Clearwater holster features an adjustable belt loop that allows for 35-degree forward or rearward cant allowing for a customized draw. Reinforced with corrosion-resistant steel and a full-length Sight Channel™ to help protect the front sights, this versatile holster can be adjusted for strongside or cross-draw carry. Additionally, it features a flared top for fast, instinctive re-holstering and heavy nylon thread for added strength. The Model 1815B belt is 2.25" (58 mm) wide with tapered ends and is offered with cartridge loops for .45 caliber rounds.
Made in the USA, the Wild Clearwater rig is available in Chestnut Tan with white stitching and Plain Black with black stitching. The belt is available with either a solid brass buckle in Chestnut Tan or a chrome-plated brass buckle in Plain Black. Available now, the Wild Clearwater Rig has an MSRP of $230.00 and is sold separately as belt and holster.
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Bianchi® has been a leading producer of holsters and accessories for the concealment, sporting, law enforcement and military markets worldwide for more than 50 years. From premier leather products including Bianchi Cowboy, to the ruggedly durable AccuMold® and PatrolTek™ lines, Bianchi products are known for their time-proven designs, quality and longevity. Bianchi is a part of The Safariland Group family of brands. For more information, visit www.bianchi-intl.com.
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PhD Programs
Application Requirements
1. Application
The 2015 application will be available by the end of September
Jefferson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has partnered with, UniCAS, a central application service, to collect and manage applications to our PhD programs.
UniCAS offers a detailed Instruction Manual in the Help Center section.
Please download this supplemental information for additional clarification regarding the application & Jefferson requirements.
In the application dropdown menu, be sure to choose one of the following programs for Fall 2014:
PhD-Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology
PhD-Cell & Developmental Biology
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PhD-Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis
PhD applicants can apply to only one program per term. If you are interested in more than one area of study, you have the opportunity to list your other program choices (in order of importance) in the Supplemental Question portion of the application.
2. $75.00 Application Fee (non-refundable)
3. Personal Statement
Describe your specific reasons for applying to the PhD program you chose and Thomas Jefferson University. Detail your professional objectives, including your areas of interest regarding research, study, and career.
The personal statement can be uploaded in the Supporting Information section of the application under Attachments. There is also a text box in the Supplemental Questions for the statement.
4. Official Transcripts
Applicants are required to submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended. This includes any study-abroad programs or transfer credit not reflected on undergraduate transcripts with full course titles and final grades.
If your courses were completed outside of the United States, you must submit a course-by-course evaluation from WES (www.wes.org)
All transcripts/evaluations will be sent to UniCAS at the following address:
Thomas Jefferson CAS Transcript Processing Center
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5. Letters of Reference, Three Letters Required
Letters of reference should be written by people who can comment from personal knowledge on the applicant's academic qualifications, preferably from individual faculty or pre-professional committees. If, however, an applicant has been out of school for a number of years, s/he may substitute professional references.
Applicants will submit their letters of recommendation through the UniCAS Application.
6. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test
The assigned institution code for Jefferson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is 2999.
Scores need to be received from ETS and expired or unofficial scores will not be accepted.
7. Resume/CV
The Resume/CV can be uploaded to the Supporting Information section of the application under Attachments
8. English Language Proficiency
If your native language is not English, or you received your baccalaureate degree from an institution where English is not the official language of instruction (for a comprehensive list, click here) you must submit official scores from an accepted English proficiency exam such as TOEFL or IELTS.
Under no circumstances can any application materials submitted to the Office of Admission be returned to the applicant or forwarded to another college, university, or third party. All records submitted in support of an Application for Admission become property of Jefferson Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University.


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Get the Paramore 'Misery Business' shirt for $5 in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore! The offer expires today at 11:59pm EST.
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See what happens when This Providence switch instruments while writing for their new album in San Diego. I personally think they sound WAY better with David Blaise on drums.
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from Dan Young of This Providence:
Recently we spent 10 days at a friends place in San Diego writing new music, it was grand. Getting away from all the distractions at home was just what we needed. Not only did we get more done than anticipated, we also had a splendid time! We consider ourselves fortunate to be in a band with 3 other people we love. It's something you dream about as a kid who wants to be in a band, making music with your best friends. That way it feels like you're just hanging out, having a good time. It doesn't feel much like a job, it's more like a professional hobby.
It might be obvious, but I still think it's worth saying, playing music should be fun! It's rarely easy, but always rewarding...provided you keep the right attitude.
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Panic! At The Disco's short film 'The Overture' features music from four songs on the upcoming album, Vices & Virtues - out March 22nd on Decaydance / Fueled By Ramen. Preorder your copy now at panicatthedisco.com.
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Now you can get the Limited Edition Panic! At The Disco Bowery Ballroom Poster in The Fueled By Ramen Webstore. The poster is from the first showcase the band did for the new album Vices & Virtues. Only 250 of these were printed! The item is sold on its own HERE or you can receive a discount when you order it with the 'Head Hunters' shirt HERE.
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Our friends in Anarbor released their new mixtape today. It's got nine songs including 'Contagious' featuring Sierra Kusterbeck of VersaEmerge and Ryan Hunter of Envy On The Coast. Click HERE to download The Mixtape for free!
Catch Anarbor on tour this spring with A Rocket To The Moon!
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Biotechnology Research & Development
Biotechnology is a rapidly growing industry with projections for continued growth and exciting opportunities for employment. The applications of biotechnology include pharmaceuticals, agriculture, the diagnosis and treatment of disease, vaccines, forensics, and bioremediation. Moorpark College's biotechnology program has a comprehensive curriculum in bio-manufacturing. This program is designed in consultation with members of local industry (Baxter Healthcare Corporation, AMGEN Corporation, and others) to provide the essential technical experiences and training needed for this thriving field. The curriculum balances basic science courses with practical laboratory applications.
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Moorpark College catalog description of classes, certificates & degrees
Career Information
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides information on what the job is like, training/ education required, projections on the number of jobs that will be available, salaries, related occupations and relevant professional associations. Click on the links below for more information:
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Authorities have located a man who fired shots at a deputy after a police chase in Liberty.
The Clay County Sheriff's Office identified the man as 37-year-old Elgin Dothage.
A deputy attempted to stop a vehicle believed to be driven by Dothage, who had felony warrants for his arrest.
The driver sped off and ended up dropping an injured passenger off while on the run. That passenger was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Another deputy then spotted the vehicle on Northeast 127th Street and North Eastern Road. Authorities say he got out and fired at the deputy as he ran off.
No deputies sustained any injuries during the shooting.
Authorities set-up a perimeter in the area, and Dothage was taken into custody about 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
Charges for first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer are pending at this time.
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San Antonio • Al Jefferson stood just beyond the 3-point line and raised his arms like a grandfather about to be tackled by loving heirs. Twenty-five feet in front of him, a glowing red light rimmed the backboard.
It was a picture, and a truly hopeful moment for a Utah Jazz team that, before Friday, seemingly forgot how to have them.
A 3-pointer dropped through the image, slashing the stillness. A corner jump shot could have defined one Jazz player's tenure with the team. It might have saved a season.
Marvin Williams made a 3-pointer at the end of regulation against the best team in the West. But the biggest shot of his first season with the Jazz ultimately only extended their latest crushing defeat. Indivcative of a crumbling season, the Jazz lost 104-97 to the San Antonio Spurs in overtime.
"It's fun if it would have been [the end of the] game," Jefferson said. "When he hit that shot, we knew we had another five minutes to fight."
The Jazz (34-35) had fought. For 48 minutes, they turned in their best performance in a month, but the result was their 11th loss in their last 14 games and their eighth straight defeat on the road.
But against a Spurs team that has only lost four times this season at home, the Jazz showed something.
"If we continue to play the way we played tonight for the rest of these 12 games," Jefferson said, "I still think we have a great chance."
The Jazz remain 1 ½ games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for eighth in the West after L.A. lost to the Washington Wizards on Friday at Staples Center.
"Anything can happen," Gordon Hayward said. "I definitely still believe, but we can't keep taking [losses], that is for sure."
Mo Williams led the Jazz with 23 points and eight assists, while Jefferson added 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 19 points and 16 rebounds as Spurs coach Gregg Popovich became the 12th coach to win 900 games.Next Page »


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Synchronicity: A Spiritual Journey
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Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 3 p.m.
The Adult Literacy Resource Center, in partnership with Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. - Alpha Omicron Chapter, presents Synchronicity.
Unified. Dynamic. Classical. All these words aptly describe the music of Synchronicity. In every generation, there is a music group that stands out from all the rest. Synchronicity has created a unique sound that exuberantly blends classical string instrumentation "in sync" with melodious sounds of the flute along with African-based funky percussion. This blend has been taking audiences by storm and leaving them clamoring for more.
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Quick Contact
Dr. Zachary Dobbins
Assistant Professor of Rhetoric
Grants & Fellowships Faculty Advisor
4200 54th Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Applying for Cooke through Eckerd
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship is a highly competitive, merit and need-based scholarship for graduate study in the United States. Scholars may use the award to attend any accredited graduate school in the US or abroad to pursue any graduate or professional degree, in fields from fine arts to medicine to history. Each award allows recipients as much as $50,000 per year for up to six years (depending on the applicant, university, and type of degree).
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
- Nominees must be a senior or recent graduate (last five years) of Eckerd
- Nominees must have applied to an accredited university and plan to start their first graduate or professional degree full-time in fall of the year following application
- Nominees must have obtained a cumulative undergraduate GPA of not less than 3.5
- Nominees must have unmet financial need
Selection Criteria:
- Academic achievement and intelligence
- Unmet financial need*
- Demonstration of a "will to succeed"
- Demonstration of leadership and public service
- Critical-thinking ability
- Participation in or strong appreciation of the arts and humanities
To be eligible for the Cooke, students must be nominated by the designated faculty representative on campus. Up to two current seniors or recent graduates may be nominated from Eckerd College each year. Your application must be formally submitted by the campus deadline so that it can be reviewed by a committee of Eckerd faculty. If your application is approved by this committee, you will be given reviewer comments and a chance to further revise your essays before the national deadline.
Students who typically do well in the Cooke competition have built a substantial record of academic excellence and extracurricular achievements. Successful applicants often begin the application process early and frequently produce multiple drafts of essays for review by faculty and peers. If you are interested in the Cooke Scholarship, you should thoroughly read the official Cooke website, download the appropriate application materials, and then contact the Eckerd faculty representative for additional information and advice.
*Special Note: According to the Cooke website: "the parents of all applicants must complete the financial information forms. Even for financially independent applicants, the parental information figures into the assessment of need. However, we realize that applicants may be financially independent from their parents and consider parental income less important for such students…. The Foundation requires both student and parent financial information for many reasons. One reason is that research shows that the lower the student's or parent's income, the lower the chance the student has of completing a college degree."
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