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...decade in the making. The biggest miners, dealers and a marketing organization they finance called the Tanzanite Foundation are gearing up to try out some of the strategies that worked in South Africa on other markets, beginning in London and New York City. The timing is good: in the wake of the film Blood Diamond, jewelry consumers are asking more questions about origin, which is easier to trace for tanzanite than diamonds and other gems. Also the tanzanite industry has been eager to position itself as modern miners, environmentally responsible and energetic in helping finance schools, roads and water management...
...plies the waters of peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Burma. Its six beautiful cabins accommodate up to 12 guests, who are waited on by a multiracial crew that could have stepped out of the pages of Conrad's Lord Jim (indeed, literature buffs can follow in the great author's wake, voyaging through Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak on an itinerary based on his travels). Trips can include spectacular diving, visiting deserted islands with steep karst formations worthy of a James Bond movie, and trekking through tropical rainforests. Prices vary depending on whether you want to charter the entire boat or join...
...this context, the community backlash is particularly surprising. Our best guess is that it was caused by miscommunication. We are, however, optimistic about the future, as both Harvard and the community seem to have recommitted themselves to finding a mutual understanding in the wake of the recent disagreements...
...Officers were dispatched to a report of an unwanted guest in Holyoke Center. Officers arrived and located the individual who was unconscious and breathing. The individual was known to the HUPD for having a trespass warning and they were run for wants/warrants with negative results. Officers attempted to wake the individual several times with negative results. The individual was then transported via ambulance to a medical facility and complaints may be sought against them. Feb. 26 12:20 a.m.—Officers were dispatched to a report of an odor of class D at Winthrop House. Officers arrived, searched...
Virginia legislators unanimously passed a bill prohibiting the state’s public universities from punishing or expelling students who attempt to commit suicide or seek treatment for suicidal tendencies. The legislation, approved on Friday, comes in the wake of a spate of suicides at Virginia universities. And it follows several high-profile cases, including one at MIT in 2000, in which families of college students who were suspected of committing suicide sued universities officials for failing to provide adequate mental health care. “It is the only bill of its type in the country...