"She was the 173rd visitor, and our ship's number is 173, " he later explained over a lunch of C ration rice and meat.

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The purpose, Mr Sankoh's lieutenants explained, was to stop people from growing rice that might go to feed government troops.

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"Women want to do the right thing for their baby, and if the issues are explained to them, they will, " says Kathleen Rice Simpson, a nurse-researcher who conducted the study.

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And Pernetti resigned Friday, claiming the university's legal department and independent counsel explained to him that there was not sufficient evidence to fire Rice initially.

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In the agricultural sector, rice and wheat prices are still well off their previous highs, Newland explained, while natural gas and oil prices remain subdued.

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