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...could almost hear the sighs of relief in the hushed, thickly carpeted corridors of high-powered media executives on Aug. 6, when News Corp. chairman and managing director Rupert Murdoch announced that he was going to start charging for online news content by July 2010. At last, they exulted, somebody was jumping in and demanding that consumers pay for a product that has been given away for nothing on the Web. And even better, that somebody was not them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Rupert Murdoch Be the Pied Piper of Paid Content? | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

However, DiPascali is viewed as a major linchpin in the case, having worked alongside Madoff for 33 years, where he supervised the taking and tracking of client orders. He described himself as director of options-trading, even though no actual trading took place during the Ponzi scheme. Some experts speculate that DiPascali is cooperating in exchange for leniency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madoff Exec Pleads Guilty, Says Insiders Knew of Fraud | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...This really addresses an unmet medical need for fracture prevention in men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer," says Dr. Matthew Smith, director of genitourinary medical oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and the lead author of the HALT paper. "Given that we have such little data on fracture prevention in men, these findings are important...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Experimental Drug Helps Treat Osteoporosis | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...seemingly prescient coincidence during Paris fashion week, Riccardo Tisci, creative director for Givenchy, showed a collection that incorporated black gowns, veils, and stunning metallic face coverings, undoubtedly references to traditional Muslim garb. This creative take on Muslim attire defies the idea that burkas deny individuality or “deprive all identity...

Author: By Charles A. Lacalle | Title: Bye, Bye Burka | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...April 25, Rod Daniels, the deputy director of the World Influenza Centre in London, was at a meeting in Germany when he received a call from a co-worker: an influenza outbreak had been reported in Mexico and the first samples of the virus were on their way to London for examination. A virologist who has studied flu for more than 30 years, Daniels knew exactly what he was looking for. Influenza A viruses - the type that can cause pandemics - use a protein called hemagglutinin to bind to the cells of their animal hosts. When a virus jumps from animals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Flu Hunters: Racing to Outsmart a Pandemic | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

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