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...director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, have their way, we'll be able to sleep a little easier in our brave new world. Caplan advocates establishing some kind of confidentiality law that would prohibit unauthorized testing and the free exchange of genetic information - a safeguard that would ostensibly provide each of us with a modicum of privacy...
...million homes. In half of these, they're fivefold higher, a significant danger for asthma sufferers. What to do? Keep room humidity low (mites love moisture), wash linens in hot water and zip up duvets and pillows in impermeable, allergen-proof covers. Alas, these measures won't safeguard you against yet another intruder: cockroach droppings are present in the beds of 6 million homes. Any sure solution? Extermination...
...crazy campaign to combat what he calls "the wanton destruction that has taken place...in the name of progress." For 30 years the Prince has been in the forefront of efforts to promote kinder, gentler farming methods; protect Britain's countryside from urban sprawl; improve city landscapes; and safeguard the nation's architectural heritage. And whereas his was once a lonely if plummy voice crying in the wilderness, the Prince has seen many of his once maverick opinions become mainstream...
...Last month when Greenspan was asked if he'd slow the rate hike growth in order to stabilize the stock market, he told a Senate subcommittee that it's not the Fed's job to safeguard the stock portfolios of day traders. Translation: Securing traditional economic indicators, such as inflation, take precedence over what he's termed the "irrational exuberance" of day traders. "Alan Greenspan has always believed that at some point when the demand for wages exceeds supply it will lead to increased wages and then increased costs to consumers," says Baumohl. "For that reason we can expect another...
...Harvard Student Handbook states that it intends to safeguard "the right of all community members to be free of undue disruption in their academic and residential lives." In order to achieve that goal, the University believes that, "fundamental principles, rather than ironclad rules, must govern consultation and decision-making on residential life...