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...protect yourself? Adhere to a regular schedule of veterinary visits and vaccinations. Wash your hands after handling pets, and get immediate treatment for any parasites that show up. Don't let your pet scavenge, hunt or eat raw meat. Avoid contact with your pet's body fluids. And clean litter boxes daily. High-risk groups?small children, the elderly, pregnant women and the immuno-compromised?require special precautions. Ask your doctor, and your veterinarian...
What does it mean? Over time, all countries develop a web of regulations to protect their industries from foreign competition. Some apply only to particular countries; others are broadly based. The measures can be as transparent as quotas on beef or customs duties on consumer products. Or they can be as sneaky as some quarantine regulations, the non-recognition of professional qualifications, or investment-screening protocols. This agreement tries to dismantle many bilateral barriers. In general, Australia's is an open economy that has been reducing its industrial protection (often unilaterally) for 30 years. But political fiddling and the idiosyncrasies...
...this he refers to the cultural hegemony of an Anglo-Saxon, Protestant conservatism. Allowing same-sex couples the right to enter into civil marriage in the United States does not, however, impinge in any way on the cultural or religious freedoms that Bush claims to protect. Instead, it affords bisexual, gay, lesbian and transgender (BGLT) people a legal status that is granted unconditionally to heterosexual couples upon request...
...Federal Communications Commission (FCC) into enforcing a new code of decency on the airwaves—clearly a priority for the country right now—Hogan discovered Stern’s curious style and decided the show wasn’t appropriate for radio. Citing its desire to protect Americans from indecency, Clear Channel has removed Stern from six radio markets...
...international community has also seemed hesitant. While the U.S. sent a small contingent of Marines last week to protect the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, there was no immediate agreement on sending international troops, either as peacekeepers or to help Aristide out of the country. Over the weekend, some 2,200 additional Marines prepared to board naval vessels, poised to cruise just off Haiti's coast this week. Meanwhile, more than 500 Haitians fleeing to the U.S. on boats were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, which sent them home without even granting interviews to determine if they merited...