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Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch recently stated the obvious when he said the newspaper business model of providing content online for free was "malfunctioning." Poleaxed by a severe ad slump and hemorrhaging red ink, printed newspapers and magazines have been downsizing or closing in some countries, even as their digital editions attract growing numbers of readers. Murdoch - whose News Corp. media empire includes the Wall Street Journal, a rare newspaper with a profitable, subscription-based website - has vowed to boost the earning power of his digital properties by increasing the number of News Corp. sites that charge for content. Other publishers...
...result is a reform plan that's clearly had a lot of thought put into it, and responds to many of the most obvious failings of our financial regulatory setup, but doesn't really change the way the financial game is played. The Federal Reserve would have more power to snoop around financial institutions that it thinks pose a systemic risk, the FDIC would get the power to take over and wind down non-banks, most over-the-counter derivatives would be forced onto exchanges, and capital requirements would be ratcheted up across the financial system. But the current alphabet...
...make things work well,” said Applied Physics Professor Robert M. Westervelt. “It can get kind of hard to cut [costs], and he can handle it carefully.” Incoming Engineering School Dean Cherry A. Murray praised Spaepen as “the obvious person” for the job, adding that this very appointment demonstrates that Harvard is “committed to maintaining the excellence of CNS.” “It’s a regional resource that we don’t want to cause to be less...
...woefully unprepared to address it. More than 1.2 million people are killed annually in car accidents, making vehicular injuries the ninth leading cause of death in 2004. Without stricter laws and better safety precautions, car crashes are expected to become the fifth deadliest killer by 2030. Aside from the obvious human costs, the report notes that unsafe roads make a significant dent in the world economy. (Read "Text-Messaging Behind the Wheel...
...middle-income countries account for more than 90% of traffic fatalities. But the economic findings are more surprising - and they're worth paying attention to. The WHO offers some intuitive fixes: buckle down on speed limits, reduce drunk driving and tighten seat-belt laws. Others are less obvious - particularly the recommendations that tackle car safety by focusing on pedestrians and "vulnerable road users." More analyses of land use and road design are needed. Otherwise, walking remains unsafe at any speed...