Private TV fuels cross border boom in East Europe
East European viewers embrace Western imports on private TV networks led by CME. TV Nova dominates in the Czech Republic with high ratings, while CME extends through Slovakia Romania Ukraine and Hungary. Critics warn over foreign control and cultural impact amid rising crime links and drift of profits from the region.
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Prague
Czech Republic
Continent
Petr Stepanek
Broadcasting Regulatory Council
Quality TV
Europe
United States
Jan Culik
U.S
I Ts TV Nova
CME
Slovakia
Slovenia
Romania
Ukraine
TVN
Poland
Budapest
Hungary
Ronald Lauder
Mark Palmer
Wall Street
Nova
Dallas
Dostoevsky
Petra Harlova
Stepanek
TV Nova
Vladimir Zelemy
Ard
Peter Krsak
Vaclav Havel
Pro-Tv
Culik
Zelezny
Rabies Risks and Facts From The Ecoview
Whit Gibbons explains who is at risk from rabies and which animals commonly carry it. The virus spreads via saliva, bites, or contact with mucous membranes and can produce fever, throat muscle paralysis, and foaming at the mouth. Domestic animals and humans should be vaccinated, with laws requiring vaccination for dogs and cats in many areas.
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United States
America
Animal Kingdom
Centers For Disease Control
CDC
Tam
Early arrival or late visitor in a redstart’s spring foray
A vivid description follows a redstart as it hops the pool, bathes, shakes dry, and darts from shrub to tree to snag gnats and insects. The narrative notes the bird’s restless flycatcher style versus the sedentary wait of true flycatchers, and suggests it is en route north for spring.
Redstart Warbler Spotted Spring arrival in South Carolina
The redstart, a small 5 1/2 inch warbler, is common in South Carolina in fall and now appears early in spring near a kitchen window pool. Males are flame red and black with orange wing and tail patches, females grayish olive-green and pale yellow. Young resemble females. young males often a bit different. The bird’s return north hints at migration toward New England or Quebec.
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South Carolina
West Indies
Central
South America
New England
Quebec
Dear Abby Letter on Safe Placements for Abandoned Babies
Abigail Van Buren responds to a reader pressing for safe abandonment sites and immediate adoption. Dorothy L Miller cites tragic examples of infant abuse and abandonment, urging nonpunitive drop spots. Abby notes crisis nurseries exist but change requires shifting stigma and accountability for struggling parents.
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Abby
San Francisco Bay
Desert
Dorothy L. Miller
Pittsburg
Calif
Dorothy
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