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...Sailors are very apprehensive, very jerky," says Sunil Nair, spokesman for the Mumbai-based National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI), which has some 80,000 members. He says that since the spate of hijackings last year - when there were 72 attacks and 52 hijackings - more sailors who switch companies are trying to "join ones that don't do that run." (See pictures of dramatic rescues of pirate-hostages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pirate Hostages: A Few Rescued, but Many Still Languish | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

Also for the first time, tickets to this year's event were distributed over the Internet rather than via the first-come, first-served system that traditionally spawns serpentine lines of parents around Washington's Ellipse. The switch was designed to encourage visitors from around the country - families from at least 45 states are expected to attend - though huge demand for tickets left many parents frustrated and empty-handed, despite spending hours in front of their computers. A reminder, perhaps, that this particular rite of spring is designed primarily for the enjoyment of children, not grown-ups. As former Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The White House Easter Egg Roll | 4/13/2009 | See Source »

...prevent having to spend a month sitting at home in New Jersey with your family...concentrate in engineering! Thanks to a program organized by the SEAS, while your friends are sitting at home watching reruns of "The Office" next January, you (assuming you switch your concentration to engineering) could be in BRAZIL...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel | Title: Definitely the Best Reason to Concentrate in Engineering | 4/11/2009 | See Source »

Hospitals can also switch to more environmentally friendly, “green” cleaning products, which are safer and have fewer hazardous ingredients, said Bello...

Author: By Emma M. Benintende, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cleaning Supplies May Harm Health | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...system will be constantly updated based on feedback from users, Robinson said. By the fall of 2009, the new HOLLIS will allow readers to sift through different types of media—including visual, audio, and various archives—from a single search field. Currently, users must switch pages on HOLLIS to search different types of sources. “Our goal is to expand the scope of data, so you can have different sources made available to you in your search,” said Robinson. Students have commented on the new system’s visual appeal...

Author: By Huma N. Shah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HOLLIS Unveils New Search Interface | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

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