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...Danny Cohen, BBC3's 33-year-old head, counters: "The danger is that people say the only things that matter about the BBC are the things that matter to me ... We don't make our programs with 50-year-old viewers in mind." Closing BBC3 would be a false economy, he adds: "Channels don't cost money - content does. You could remove BBC3, but you'd still presumably want to provide programs for younger viewers...
...shows for the BBC, including the hugely popular Life on Earth, appear to meet every Reithian ideal. Attenborough shares the view of the BBC's top management that the broadcaster must continue to provide a spectrum of programming to ensure something for everyone. If some people switch off, no matter. "The notion that you shouldn't pay for something if you don't use it is uncivilized," says Attenborough. It's no different, he adds, than having some of his tax money spent on, say, a public swimming pool or library "even though I don't use either...
...Matskevich said. “Her other personality was ‘Ms. Stine,’ who loved to dance, sing, and was very irresponsible.”“Every morning, she’d decide who to be that day, but no matter who she was, she always made everyone laugh.” Matskevich said.To many in Harvard’s anthropology department, Rossel’s death came as an overwhelming shock.“A lot of people here are completely devastated,” said Theodore C. Bestor, anthropology department chair...
This point isn’t simply being made to take credit where it is due. Yes, recognition for effective lobbying is important, and there is a sweet satisfaction in seeing our efforts joined with administrative support to make substantive change. But the heart of the matter comes in considering the scope of what we have before us: addressing climate change will be a process different from any other we have faced as a generation or a globe; we must engage governments, shift economies, refocus sciences, and revolutionize industries...
...acting as we thought we would. Matter of fact, many of us are acting better. A new sense of solidarity has come over San Diego. We're nicer. We drive better. We let you in when you ask. Let's hope the upbeat goes...