L-R: Liz Hernandez, Jose Garcia, Karina Calderon, Adan, Liceth Reyes, Fatima Medina and Maria Calderon are all part of a Chicano student movement at University of Nevada Las Vegas called M.E.Ch.A. In this December 2012 photograph, they are freely discussing their identity as Latino and gay, a topic frequently discussed.

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Mike Bolt, keeper of the Stanley Cup, takes it off the ice on Dec. 7, 2012, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The NHL lockout enters its 88th day on Wednesday.

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Musician Ravi Shankar performs at the Concert For Bangladesh benefit at Madison Square Garden in New York on Aug. 1, 1971. Shankar died Tuesday. He was 92.

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Escondido’s Palomar Medical Center.

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Bar coding medications at Palomar Medical Center is a safeguard against mixing them up.

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Palomar Medical Center's robot RIVA helps mix and prepare IV medications.

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A new study shows two-thirds of East African refugees surveyed in City Heights are not getting adequate translation at doctor's offices.

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Camp Pendleton main gate.

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J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, as seen in Peter Jackson's film adaptations.

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A map of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth, as seen in Peter Jackson's film adaptations.

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Geologist Wayne Ranney is the author of "Carving Grand Canyon: Evidence, Theories and Mystery."

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Don Moser, former Mayor of Del Mar, Lee Haydu, Deputy Mayor of Del Mar, Dave Roberts, Deputy Mayor of Solana Beach, Lisa Heebner of Solana Beach and Adam Day, President of the 22nd District Agricultural Association, sign an agreement to end a lawsuit over the Master Plan for the Del Mar Fairgrounds

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Andy Serkis as the ever-creepy and exciting Gollum in 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

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Martin Freeman as the unassuming hobbit, Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning (center) is escorted into the courthouse on Nov. 28.

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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar endorsed a plan Tuesday to remove the disputed "drum major" inscription from the memorial and replace it with a fuller version of the quote.

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First Lady Michelle Obama reads “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with Rico Rodriguez to children onstage during the lighting of the National Christmas Tree event on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2012.

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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Sasha and Malia, and Marian Robinson participate in the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2012.

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Porter was hired by Chief U.S. Probation Officer Douglas Burris, who was initially taken aback by the idea of an ex-felon working for the probation office.

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Clark Porter was 17 when he was sentenced to 35 years in prison for robbing a downtown post office at gunpoint. He spent 15 years in prison and today helps some of the toughest ex-offenders turn their lives around like he did.

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Porter was hired by Chief U.S. Probation Officer Douglas Burris, right, who was initially taken aback by the proposal of ex-felon Porter working for the probation office.

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Jorge Meraz (right) enjoys hanging out at La Bufadora, observing the natural Bellagio fountain show and meeting the interesting tourists it draws.

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Jorge Meraz enjoys hanging out at La Bufadora, observing the natural Bellagio fountain show and meeting the interesting tourists it draws.

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A close-up of abalone being farmed in San Quintin, a coastal town on the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California.

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Jorge Meraz takes a look at some abalone being farmed in San Quintin, a coastal town on the west coast of the Mexican state of Baja California. It is a project to repopulate their numbers in the wild as well as to sell for food.

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Jorge Meraz catches a skipjack tuna while staying in Bahia de Los Angeles.

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Jorge Meraz heads out on a boat to go fishing in Bahia de Los Angeles.

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Jorge Meraz learns about the oyster farming process with Carlos Guerrera, and then slurps one down with salsa and lime.

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Jorge Meraz learns about the oyster farming process and watches as Carlos Guerrero opens one up to see how they taste.

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Jorge Meraz snorkels for the first time ever in Bahia de Los Angeles... "I never thought I'd do that, ever in my life!"

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Jorge Meraz snorkels for the first time ever in Bahia de Los Angeles... "I never thought I'd do that, ever in my life!"

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In Bahia de Los Angeles, Jorge Meraz (right) gets a chance to taste what the ocean has to offer including scallops, lobster and clams with Lucy (left), a long-time resident and local artist.

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Jorge Meraz gets a chance to taste what the ocean has to offer including scallops, lobster, clams, oh my!

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Water vapor imagery of the eastern Pacific Ocean showing a large atmospheric river aimed across California in December 2010.

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These gas masks were reconditioned at the Edgewood Arsenal for civilian defense use during World War II. Later, in the 1950s and '60s, the arsenal near the Chesapeake Bay was used for secret chemical weapons testing run by the U.S. Army.

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CROSSING SOUTH host Jorge Meraz catches a skipjack tuna while staying in Bahia de Los Angeles. Fishing was good, he caught about five fish in 30 minutes.

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Quvenzhané Wallis getting a well-deserved nomination for "Beasts of the Southern WIld."

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Jessica Chastain as the agent at the center of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden in "Zero Dark Thirty."

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Ben Affleck's thriller "Argo."

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Daniel Day Lewis stars as the title character in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln."

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Cpl. Luis G. Rivera, center, a native of Brownsville, Texas, and radio operator with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, receives a Certificate of Commendation aboard the USS New York, Dec. 9, 2012.

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Masks from the artesian market in Chilapa, Guerrero, Mexico.

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Hey, give that back!

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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing delivers his State of the City address on March 7. If Bing and the City Council can't agree on a plan to reduce the city's budget deficit, state officials are poised to take away their power over Detroit's finances.

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