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The exercises " are for the purpose of protecting the world , protecting the region and protecting the international community against weapons sales , contraband and other illegal and improper activities that are taking place on the high seas , " Powell said following a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura in Tokyo on Oct. 24 . Aside from international protection , individual countries are also protecting these whales and improving their ability to survive and reproduce . Ison said himself he was just worried about how it would make HIM look , nothing about protecting the image of the Appalachian people . She repeats the falsehood that " [ r ] ight now , Roe v. Wade is protected by a slender one-vote majority , " even though past conduct indicates that there are only three votes on the current Supreme Court that might vote to overturn that decision . Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any figures or illustrations that are protected by copyright , including figures published elsewhere and pictures taken by professional photographers . Protecting these resources is an important part of our overall enjoyment . Servicewomen were integral to military research and development and to protecting the nation 's institutions and resources . However , the Act protects any information collected under the Act from use in any civil or criminal proceedings , and employees must take an oath of confidentiality with penalties for breaching the oath . One goal of this ecotour is to generate added interest among local peoples for protecting these unique mammals . In cities throughout Iraq , Sunnis and Shi'ites mobilized to protect each other 's mosques and neighborhoods . However , works not protected by copyright are those created or funded by the federal government and works published more than 75 years ago that are no longer protected by the Copyright Act and considered public domain . This law also applies to species what are not listed but are protected by other laws , such as ginseng and migratory birds . At the national level , Japan has taken concrete steps for the advancement of women following the Beijing Platform for Action and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ( CEDAW ) which has proven effective in protecting the human rights of women and promoting gender equality . The Leeds and Northrup thermometers were each about 3 m ( I0 ft ) long , with platinum coils inside protected by tubes of iron , nickel , and quartz . Gold Star Wives would also like to mention that we passed a resolution to support protecting the U.S. flag from physical desecration .