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...Former SEC enforcer Carton also sees this 2006 "Pre-Authorization" policy as being deadly for enforcement morale. "It put a complete chill on enforcement," Carton says. His "Day One" advice for Schapiro: kill this program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Mary Schapiro Revitalize the SEC? | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...three years of playing at Harvard, this is the best showing we’ve ever had at a Springfield game.” The Crimson was unstoppable in the first contest, shooting ahead to a 10-2 lead and holding on for the win. Nailing 13 kills for a .500 attacking percentage, Harvard overpowered the Pride by a 17-point margin for a 30-13 victory. Senior co-captain Brady Weissbourd slammed down seven kills on eight attempts and jumped up for six block assists in the opening round. “In the first game, we played...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Comes Close, But Falls in Five Sets | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...Management office. Xiao Qiang, head of the Berkeley China Internet Project, said that within hours of the anonymous story's posting, it had migrated to thousands of other sites despite efforts by official censors to block its spread. Xiao calls this type of online opprobrium for officials "click-to-kill." "It doesn't matter if the allegation is true," says Xiao. "You know [this case] will become a 'click-to-kill' because ... many people hate this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's 'Netizens' Take On the Government | 1/23/2009 | See Source »

...investigations help fill a watchdog role the press usually cannot. Web exposés are "a general phenomenon on the Internet anywhere," says Xiao. "What's new in China is that because of the lack of freedom of information, the lack of free speech for ordinary citizens, 'click-to-kill' is particularly focused on otherwise unaccountable officials. That is unique...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's 'Netizens' Take On the Government | 1/23/2009 | See Source »

...looked at a scenario in which each country used 50 Hiroshima-sized weapons, which they are believed to have in their arsenals. That's enough firepower to kill around 20 million people on the ground. We were surprised that the amount of smoke produced by these explosions would block out sunlight, cool the planet, and produce climate change unprecedented in recorded human history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Regional Nuclear War and the Environment | 1/22/2009 | See Source »

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