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...music, which account for a tenth of revenues, are rising - just not quickly enough to make up for plummeting sales of its CDs. And piracy remains prolific. Almost 20 billion tracks were illegally swapped or downloaded on the net in 2005. Dreaming up new ways to make money is vital. One solution: teaming willing artists' albums up with corporate sponsors, as EMI plans to do. That might have some artists turning in their grave - just imagine that, John Lennon - but with music arenas often branded these days, EMI is confident it can sell the idea to some of its talent...
Gerbi also says administrators at Harvard and the conservatory feel the two schools should provide a stronger sense of belonging at the conservatory. This is vital during the first three years of the program, when students make the trek across the river only once or twice a week for private lessons...
...independent voters--those not tied to either party--is an increasingly rare commodity in McCain's party. Republicans used to think they could ignore independents because many were independent in name only, reliably voting for one party or the other without joining it. And independents have long been vital to the Democrats: since more Americans consider themselves conservatives than liberals, Democrats have to win big among moderates to get a majority...
...recognition nationally against celebrity opponents like McCain and Rudy Giuliani. Now the momentum belongs to McCain and Mike Huckabee, whose Iowa win and more-than-respectable third place finish in New Hampshire make him the candidate to beat in the Jan. 19th South Carolina primary, which has historically been vital in deciding who will win the G.O.P. nomination...
...hope those breakthroughs come soon. Another new paper in PNAS underscores just how vital it is to make the transition to low-carbon transport fuels. Scientists at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo quantified the full impact of all our driving, shipping and flying on the climate, and found that transport accounts for around 16% of all man-made carbon emissions - with auto fuel taking the largest chunk. That percentage will only increase over the coming decades - unless we can switch to something cleaner...