Word: protectant
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...Jintao, who became leader of China's Communist Party half a year ago, now has to manage the country's biggest internal political crisis since the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square. After Beijing's initial efforts to hide the severity of crisis, Hu will have to step nimbly to protect the party's authority--and his career...
...scenes of calm mask a quiet frenzy. Beijing's residents learned last week that contrary to previous government denials, the city is harboring hundreds of SARS patients. In response, millions have gone into self-imposed seclusion, withdrawing into their homes in an attempt to protect themselves against a disease that has officially claimed about 48 lives in the capital and may have killed untold numbers more. Many of those who venture outside wear protective masks and head straight to the supermarket, to stock up on necessities such as salt, oil and instant noodles, as if preparing for a siege. Police...
...year-old son Max gave him a present: his 100 favorite Motown songs. "I said, 'But we have hundreds of copies!'" Bandier recalls. "He said, 'This is in a different place--on my hard drive.' It was scary." Bandier immediately convened a war council to figure out how to protect EMI's precious song catalog, which ranges from Judy Garland to Norah Jones. "People did not think it was real in the beginning," he says. "It's as real...
...murder of Ayatollah al-Khoei, for which two of Muqtada's guards have been arrested, Muqtada denies involvement. "I expelled Mustafa Yaqubi and Sheik Kais (the men arrested) and we beat them," he says, insisting that he had tried to protect Khoei. "I tried to save him. I sent my men to announce on loudspeakers that all arms should be laid down. I tried to go out to help Khoei, but I was threatened with the same fate as him if I went...
...from a country in which SARS was being transmitted and exported to notify their Deans or the University Health Service, and possibly not return for 10 days, was inevitably made under the uncertainty of how the epidemic will evolve. The intent from a public health standpoint was both to protect individuals and prevent their exposure to unnecessary risk, and to protect our entire community. It was recognized that the policy may cause serious academic and professional problems for a portion of our community, but it was clearly intended to prevent more dire consequences to the larger community...