The growth in protected area coverage is a good example.

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So if we do our job right, there really shouldn't be any significant losses because, again, the unsecured creditors and shareholders will be exposed for complete loss and even secured creditors will be protected only to the extent they have good collateral.

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People with high levels of good cholesterol appear to be somewhat protected against heart disease, even if their bad cholesterol levels are high.

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This month's result may not help the car-parts firms in America, Canada and Europe, but it is good news for foreign firms in other protected industries.

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But that's a good thing because it means that everyone has protected themselves.

BBC: Code Red keeps world guessing

"The town of Steubenville has been good at keeping this quiet and their star football team protected, " an Anonymous member wearing the group's trademark Guy Fawkes mask says in a video posted to the group's LocalLeaks website.

CNN: Defense battles social media blizzard in Ohio rape case

Another good bet for a 529 would be Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), which currently return approximately 3% plus whatever the inflation rate turns out to be. (Currently, that works out to a combined 5.5%, according to Vanguard's John Hollyer.) Unfortunately, the only 529 investors with access to reasonably priced TIPS are residents of South Dakota, who can buy into a Pimco TIPS fund with no load.

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Simply put, it is not terribly good preparation for real life to teach students that they will be protected, by timid and risk-averse administrators, from hearing disturbing speech.

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John Gruber has a pretty good guess (I think) that perhaps Scott was well-protected when Steve Jobs, the guy who hired him out of Stanford to work at NeXT and mentored him, was around.

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