Word: smarts
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...Currently a few newspapers, most notably the Wall Street Journal, charge for their online editions by requiring a monthly subscription. When Rupert Murdoch acquired the Journal, he ruminated publicly about dropping the fee. But Murdoch is, above all, a smart businessman. He took a look at the economics and decided it was lunacy to forgo the revenue - and that was even before the online ad market began contracting. Now his move looks really smart. Paid subscriptions for the Journal's website were up more than 7% in a very gloomy 2008. Plus, he spooked the New York Times into dropping...
...that those dollars be spent in timely and temporary ways. But it's just as important that they be spent in ways that promote national priorities rather than undermine them. Fast is good, but this downturn is likely to last a while, no matter what the feds do. So smart is better. (See pictures of the recession...
...people - about as big as a medium-sized city in China - but a fitting host of the climate change summit. Denmark has thrived while emphasizing clean energy and cutting carbon emissions - between 1980 and 2004, the country's GDP rose 56% while CO2 emissions dropped 35% - and thanks to smart policies and investment, more than a quarter of Denmark's electricity now comes from renewable sources. Danish companies also punch well above their weight in the growing wind turbine industry. To drum up global support for the summit, Hedegaard can easily make the case that the economy doesn't have...
...It’s definitely going to be a challenge,” Buesser said.“It can take a lot out of you, but we’re going to be really smart about recovery and taking care of our bodies. You play the sport for these games, so hopefully we can keep playing our best...
...important that those dollars be spent in timely and temporary ways. But it's just as important that they're spent in ways that promote, and don't undermine, national priorities. Fast is good, but this downturn is likely to last awhile no matter what the feds do. So smart is better...