Alcohol 'protects men's hearts' Nov 19, 2009
"The heart is just one of many organs in the body. While alcohol could offer limited protection to one organ, abuse of it can damage the heart and other organs such as the liver, pancreas and brain.". The Stroke Association meanwhile noted that overall, evidence indicated that people who regularly consumed a large amount of alcohol had a three-fold increased risk of stroke. (BBC News -- UK)
Sandboxie: Blocking Web-Based Malware From Your PC Oct 31, 2009
And, up to date antivirus software only provides limited protection. The bottom line: just viewing a web page can infect a Windows computer. (eSecurityPlanet)
Shield Bill Impasse Appears Resolved: Bloggers To Get Protection Oct 31, 2009
The bill provides journalists a limited protection from having to give up their sources to the feds. Among the changes to the Free Flow of Information Act are preserving a public interest balancing test in most cases, though with a carveout for "leaks with the potential for prospective harms. It also removes a requirement that those covered by the shield be salaried employees or independent contractors for a particular media organization. That should mean the bill will cover freelancers and... (Multichannel News)
Judge dismisses 'Adult Services' Craigslist suit Oct 23, 2009
He said such an ad "might even be entitled to some limited protection under the First Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution. Grady also said Craigslist is not to blame if those who post ads violate the San Francisco-based Web site's guideline barring prostitution ads. (MSNBC -- Technology)
That health reform cost study Oct 23, 2009
The provision that supposedly grandfathers people into their current plans offers limited protection against higher costs because one-third of Americans change their coverage each year. Anyone who changes jobs, gets married or divorced, has a child or moves to another state would not be protected by the grandfather clause. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Thailand mulls royal succession Oct 17, 2009
Limited protection Privy councilors are not currently protected by the strict lese majeste laws that ban any public criticism of royal family members, who by Thai law are above politics. A motion raised to have those laws extended to cover Privy Councilors was abruptly dropped for unclear reasons in 2007. (Asia Times Online)
It's about over for FSU's Bowden Oct 9, 2009
It would be a risk, both physical and mental, to play a rookie quarterback behind an offensive line offering such limited protection. At 3-2, UNC's season isn't over, but the odds for a Coastal Division title are long after an 0-2 start. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Will Tebow play? Should Tebow play? Oct 8, 2009
You can limit the number of times that he throws out of an empty backfield and thus has limited protection. You can be smart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Bill Clinton on HIV vaccine trials Sep 25, 2009
The trail on 16,000 volunteers is the first time a vaccine has been shown to give even limited protection against the virus that causes Aids. The former US President, Bill Clinton, who's Global Initiative Foundation helps tackle issues on poverty and HIV/Aids, gave his reaction to the developments. (BBC News -- Health)
Pioneering cyber-security center to transform crime prevention Sep 24, 2009
With literally billions of e-mail addresses and millions of websites in use, even advanced firewalls and similar measures offer only limited protection. Quite simply, current data processing hardware can't analyse traffic fast enough to enable every suspicious online conversation, virus-bearing e-mail and request to visit a 'bad' website, for example, to be detected and blocked automatically and immediately. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Marshfield Hills applies for register Sep 9, 2009
Along with owners of income-producing properties having the opportunity to seek out certain federal tax incentives for rehabilitation, the designation also provides limited protection from adverse effects by federal or state-involved projects, Friedberg said. For example, Friedberg said that if the state wanted to build a road through the district, the project would have to be looked at much more closely. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Going for freeware? Think again, says Symantec Sep 9, 2009
It does not bother them that the antivirus is a freeware program, which offers limited protection, he explained. Freer added that freeware programs offer spotty protection against known threats, and do not offer layers of protection against Internet threats. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
New Apple OS delivers only rudimentary protection Sep 3, 2009
Snow Leopard, the latest version of Apples OS X operating system, gives users limited protection against only a handful of Mac-targeted Trojan horses but should not be considered a substitute for traditional antivirus protection. Its an acknowledgment by Apple that there are some Trojans in the wild that affect Mac users, said Chester Wisniewski, senior security adviser at Sophos, an antivirus company. (FCW.com)
Officials inform Franken on flood issues Aug 25, 2009
Levees and diversions offer limited protection for the area because the Red River can only handle so much water, he said. "All of our county land out here - this past year and other years - has been flooded, even during the summer," he said. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Graham can be leader in creating U.S. shield law Jul 8, 2009
It grants news organizations limited protection against orders to testify and turn over information in cases about which they have reported. In total, 33 states have media shield statutes and 16 others have judicial precedents protecting reporters. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Legal Notices Jul 5, 2009
They include, among others, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, retention and dependence on personnel; dependence on Internet advertising and a limited number of advertisers, rapid technological and market change, competition, risks associated with Internet infrastructure, volatility of stock price, limited protection of intellectual property, and future growth subject to risks. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. (LinuxPlanet)
Congo-Kinshasa: UN-Backed Troops Abusing Civilians, Says Rights Watchdog Jul 3, 2009
These forces have provided only limited protection for civilians from the deliberate and brutal rebel attacks. "Rebel atrocities against civilians in eastern and northern Congo seem boundless," said Roth. (allAfrica.com)
Attorneys question courts' ruling of 1993 foster child's death case Jun 29, 2009
Jason Cannell, Koth's co-counsel during the Osborn trial, said limited accountability could mean limited protection for children. "The Osborn court rulings significantly eliminated the accountability of the private foster care agency, and when there is no accountability, we all know what happens - we have a higher prevalence of abused and neglected foster children," he said. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
New Broad-spectrum Vaccine To Prevent Cervical Cancer Induces Strong Responses In Animals May 31, 2009
However, the existing vaccines provide limited protection against the other HPV types that cause cancer. With that limitation in mind, Richard Roden, Ph. (Science Daily)
The High Cost of Cancer May 29, 2009
For many cancer patients, medical insurance provides only limited protection ... Although some cancer patients and survivors have limited protection under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), they are not protected from paying higher premiums, and those "not eligible for HIPAA may find that no insurers in the individual market will sell them coverage.". (Suite101.com)
Mogadishu mired in fresh mayhem May 14, 2009
Although the mission has been able to keep the port and airport open it has been unable to stop the fighting or provide more than very limited protection to civilians. The UN meanwhile warned that drought had left nearly half the Somali population malnourished and some 3. (BBC News -- Africa)
SWINE FLU: Will the next pandemic be lethal? May 10, 2009
Although people dutifully wore masks, these provided only a very limited protection against the influenza virus. (Photo courtesty of the Office of the Public Health Service Historian). (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Brokerage insurance firm ailing May 8, 2009
But even in the Madoff case, the limited protection has stunned some investors. So far, only 51 Madoff claims have been approved, leading thousands of unpaid investors to question whether the agency is trying to limit its losses by unfairly denying payments. (Boston Globe)
Greens win latest Otera Mesa legal ruling Apr 30, 2009
The court ruled that the BLM s original Resource Management Plan Amendment, which opened the vast majority of Otero Mesa to oil and gas leasing and limited protection for the desert grasslands, was flawed because it didn t consider protecting Otero Mesa and the Salt Basin Aquifer. The court said the federal agency had to consider an alternative that closed Otero Mesa to oil and gas leasing, admonishing it that [d]evelopment is a possible use, which BLM must weigh against other possible uses... (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Do Surgical Masks Stop Swine Flu? Apr 28, 2009
But even these masks offer limited protection from coronaviruses. The name of the mask says it all. (Slate)
Return to deposit insurance limit on the cards Apr 6, 2009
Part of our corporate plan this year and next will be transitioning from this blanket guarantee back to the limited protection by PIDM. Currently, that is limited to RM60,000 per depositor per bank, which is likely to be reviewed, depending on the circumstances. That transition will be easier for Malaysia as it has maintained the RM60,000 guarantee by PIDM. Above that is guaranteed by the Government but administered by PIDM.. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Domestic Violence Information, Resources Mar 20, 2009
Ruotolo and agencies that help battered women escape violent homes both agree a restraining order offers limited protection. "A temporary restraining order is that -- it is just that a piece of paper," Gomez said. (KCRA 3, CA)
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee limits protection for media Feb 25, 2009
But the House's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee recommended only limited protection for disclosing information to journalists. Public officials would only be allowed to reveal information to journalists if the matter threatened immediate serious harm to public health and safety, and the concern had not been dealt with either internally or externally in a reasonable amount of time. (The Australian)
