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...Isabelle gets pregnant again, the national social security system will cover the bulk of her prenatal, delivery and postpartum expenses. She is guaranteed a six-month paid maternity leave, two months longer than for each of her prior pregnancies, to cover the added responsibilities of an expanding family. In the third month of her pregnancy, Isabelle will begin to accrue monthly benefits, eventually totaling $343, to defray the cost of another infant. If Isabelle decides not to return to work, she will get $563 in "parental education benefits" to reward her decision to stay home. If she does return...
...refuse to stay away, police departments and women's shelters in Boston and Knoxville will be providing "panic buttons" that allow victims to summon help electronically. ADT Security Systems of Tampa is offering electronic devices free of charge to a limited number of women in cities participating in the six-month pilot program. The devices are worn as pendants or installed in homes as security-system panels. A woman fearing imminent assault can press her panic button, which relays a signal through her telephone line to ADT dispatchers, who in turn notify police. The victim must be inside her home...
...just in time for barbecue season, consumers are befuddled by a series of reports casting doubt on the safety of this highly touted health food. They were especially dismayed when the Consumers Union published the results of a six-month investigation showing widespread fish spoilage, bacterial contamination and the presence of mercury and industrial pollutants in fish sold in Chicago and New York City markets...
Savitz's arrest followed a six-month investigation by the city's sex-crime unit. By early March investigators had gathered enough evidence to install a wiretap and hidden videocamera in his home. On March 25, detectives watched as Savitz offered to pay two 15-year-old boys for oral sex. Police burst into the apartment and took Savitz into custody...
...water year round. The moisture percolates up into the sandstone and allows mold and moss to destroy the intricate carvings and eventually the integrity of the structures. The antidote used so far has been to scrub the facades. Since 1986 the Archaeological Survey of India has spent the six-month dry season sprucing up Angkor Wat. A team of 15 Indian specialists supervises more than 300 unskilled Cambodian workers, who scrape the fragile sandstone carvings with brushes and chemicals...