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...Thursday, the proposal outlines general changes in four areas: the limitation of broad economic risks, the enhancement of consumer and investor protections, the closure of gaps in regulatory oversight, and the global coordination of any actions that are undertaken. The most aggressive of Geithner’s reforms would establish a systemic-risk overseer—possibly the Federal Reserve—that would serve as a super-regulator in charge of making sure no firms took on too much risk. The plan would also raise capital and risk-management standards, ensuring that firms safeguard a larger proportion of their...
...help or a hindrance to more intimate films - to the buddy comedies that are among the most reliable of Hollywood moneymakers, or to those prestige dramas, the high-minded equivalent of TV movies, that keep getting nominated for the Best Picture Oscar? These films don't want to establish a hyper-reality, just a familiar reality that brings the viewer immediately into the lives of their characters. Paul Blart, or the kids from Slumdog Millionaire, would not have benefitted from the in-your-lap urgency...
...wasn't until earlier this year that investigators figured something had to be very wrong. Trying to establish the identity of a burned corpse found in 2002, they were re-examining the fingerprints of a male asylum seeker taken from his asylum application made many years earlier. The fingerprints contained the Phantom's female DNA. Impossible, they thought, so they repeated the test with a different cotton swab - and this time found no trace of the Phantom...
...perhaps. But it does highlight the need for future research. While the study does not establish a direct link between anesthesia and learning disabilities, it doesn't rule one out. The babies who underwent surgery in the Mayo study were treated for a wide range of conditions, few of which were brain-related. By far, the most common procedure performed on the infants involved the insertion of tubes in the ears to remove fluid to prevent hearing loss and potential delays in speech and language skills; 26% of the babies undergoing surgery fell into this category. One-quarter...
...Africa in the aftermath of apartheid was designed to encourage a national catharsis of a shameful past. Most agree that the effort was worthwhile. Some would say there can be no forgiveness without repentance. The Bush-Cheney Administration was arrogant to the very end. Perhaps it is time to establish our own version of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission so that we can truly move on. G. Patrick Thompson, Roseville, Mich...