America has become a country that routinely hunts down and kills individual terrorist enemies overseas - apparently now in preference to capturing and detaining them indefinitely - and its citizens put up with more burdensome security restrictions in transportation and in public places than before, as well as with a somewhat less constricted system of domestic electronic surveillance.
Outside the courts, the industry is also fighting legislators' moves to restrict advertising and smoking in public places, as more and more medical studies reveal the dangers of passive smoking.
All around the world, jokes that might upset oppressed minorities are being told less often, and in less public places.
The bill also requires people to control dogs when they are in their own homes and not just in public places.
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Visitors should stay alert and on guard in public places since pickpocketing, robberies, carjackings, assaults and ATM scamming are common in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
Labradors, golden retrievers, and retriever cross breeds were the types of dog most likely to be attacked, with most of the incidents taking place in public places and in daylight hours between 0900 and 1500 hours.
Tanzania and Uganda have banned smoking in public places and countries like Ghana, Kenya and Mauritius have ratified the WHO tobacco control treaty, which promises to increase tax on tobacco sales, introduce smoking bans and reduce tobacco production.
Psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University recently had students observe 30 parents and their children in public places.
The New York Police Department says the practice has been a valuable tool for catching career criminals and deterring thefts in public places.
That includes a ban on tobacco advertising and on smoking in public places, plus more help for anyone who wants to quit smoking.
Professor Canter recommended that the person being stalked should put various security measures in place, such as ensuring their home is secure and that they travel in public places.
Beyond that, it may mean very little, since doing things like taking photos and video of people in public places is already possible with virtually any mobile phone 0n the market and has been for years.
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In America, the consumption of alcohol was prohibited by law during the 1920s, and today, it's illegal in public places for people under the age of 21 and in some states in private, too, which means that kids of college age can drive, but they can't drink.
Indeed, such a system wouldn't be out of place in the world of Minority Report, where iris scanners are everywhere and used not just for security, but to identify individuals in public places and deliver advertisements or messages tailored specifically for them.
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"Everyday, lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in Wales avoid public spaces and places where they feel they can't express themselves, " said Stonewall Cymru director Alison Parken.
He attributed the downward trend to efforts convincing kids and adults not to smoke, as well as policies that restrict smoking in public places and tax cigarettes.
"As promised in Labour's manifesto, the Health Bill will include a ban on smoking in enclosed workplaces and public places which will cover 99% of the workforce, " she said in a statement.
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And when people are in public places, they need topics for conversation that everyone can share.
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Rules on displaying hot tubs in shops and public places should be reviewed, according to a report into a fatal outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.
In the regional capital of Guangzhou, sanitary inspectors have begun patrols to enforce new laws, including those forbidding spitting and dropping cigarette ends in public places.
Their policy on public place smoking is that they support the creation of smoke-free areas but that a ban on all indoor smoking in work and public places goes too far.
We eat in public places and expect to avoid life-threatening illnesses from mishandled food.
The initiative aims to increase the number of defibrillators in public places and offer CPR training.
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Professor Jamrozik said the most crucial move was to introduce smoke-free policies in public places and workplaces.
Wash your hands, especially after you've been in public places and touched handrails, grocery-cart handles, and other frequently handled objects.
It can be charged to 80% capacity in 30 minutes with high-powered quick chargers which Nissan hopes will be installed in petrol stations and other public places.
This seminar will also bring together professionals working in the preservation and promotion of sites and places of memory related to slavery, decision makers involved in developing public policy on this issue and researchers, as well as specialists from Africa, Americas, Caribbean, Indian Ocean, Europe.
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The ban on smoking in public places, such as bars and restaurants, has been one of the greatest public health debates of the early 21st century.
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For example he turns theft into a way of distributing art: he puts up posters of his paintings in public places, and soon they're gone.
Unfortunately, politicians are too quick to demonize technology companies and prey upon public fears, and this places revolutionary companies like Facebook in the eye of the storm.
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