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...Transport Commission white paper throws up some interesting ideas, the aim being to slash the road toll by 2010. Among 60 proposals are common road signs throughout the 15 E.U. countries, common fines for similar offenses, tougher laws to protect cyclists, signaling frequent crash sites, more research into airbags and tires, fitting all cars with black boxes like those in aircraft. Sounds good. But doesn't it nearly all come down to attitude? One bumper sticker I remember from my youth in Australia just said, "Courtesy is Catching." It is. Another read, "Better late than dead on time." There...
...decor, as well as artwork by painter Ocean Quigley, who has worked on the series. One of the exhibition's objectives is to highlight the role of the artists behind the games. Commentators don't often talk about the aesthetics, says Bodman, preferring to concentrate on sales. Another aim is to raise questions about the morality of violence in games like Mortal Kombat, and the relationship between such content and real war. An art installation by Mark Dean uses footage shot from the cockpit of a World War II bomber. "It's asking you to think about what...
...there is a choice, in the eyes of most Americans, because the U.S. is the single, uncontested world superpower and intends only to strengthen that position. Department of Defense plans set down well before Sept. 11 aim to guarantee “preeminence in any form of conflict within 20 years,” according to this sweeping national-security doctrine, Joint Vision 2020. It calls for “full spectrum dominance,” including vast superiority not only of the military, but also of communications, transportation and information technology. Its authors hope to make the U.S. virtually...
Much of the mischief by accounting firms stems from the dual role they often play: as auditors sworn to serve shareholders and as consultants paid much more to please management. Several bills in Congress take aim at the accounting industry, promising increased oversight. None yet propose the full separation that is needed between auditing and consulting firms, as McCain called for last week, but the bills at least stipulate that public companies should not be allowed to have the same firm do both its auditing and its accounting--a proposal endorsed by more than 70% of those polled...
...psychology after graduating from school with an unusual mix of math, Greek and Latin. "I was interested in why people behaved the way they did, what makes them fall in love or start wars. I discovered that science provided me with more answers than philosophy did," she explains. Her aim of "meshing science with society" has something of the zeal of the convert. "I'd like to see people attending scientific discussions the way they would go to a concert or the cinema," says Greenfield, who is married to fellow scientist and textbook author Peter Atkins. If anyone can persuade...