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...policies on swine flu make quarantines and Purell dispensers look like amateur efforts. Due to rising fears about a possible swine flu epidemic, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya V. Tymoshenko announced a nationwide ban on public gatherings, the closing of all schools for three weeks, and various travel restrictions. The strict measures come at a critical time in the Ukrainian presidential campaign, with Tymoshenko closely trailed by opposition leader Victor Yanukovich in the polls. Although we realize that the spread of H1N1 is a serious health issue, these measures seem extreme and dubious given the election climate. Ukraine?...
...forgiven for sounding weary; their fight goes back to ancient Greece. Plato recommended that a community's highest wage should not exceed five times its lowest. By the late 1890s, the banker J.P. Morgan had increased it to 20 times the average. The Securities and Exchange Commission enacted strict executive-compensation-disclosure laws in 1938, but four years after that, the New York Times denounced President Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to cap Americans' pay at $25,000 (about $331,000 today) as a ploy to "level down from the top"; Congress rebuffed...
...been one of the few Democrats who have championed Wall Street's interests in Washington from his perch at the Banking Committee. That has put Schumer in an awkward position in the wake of the financial crisis, as his colleagues have sought to punish his friends by passing strict limits on executive compensation and demanding more transparency from banks. The seat promises to only get hotter as the committee moves this week to start formally drafting legislation to tighten finance-industry regulations...
Gore-porn, like sex-porn, follows a strict set of rules: it will present the explicit content we desire, but in a codified format which neutralizes any emotional attachment or psychological impact. Just as pornography’s implicit prohibition of kissing allows us to experience exploitative sex without any discomfort, so does gore-porn’s implicit prohibition of relatable characters and substantial plots allow us to experience unthinkable brutality with utmost detachment...
...recent months, University administrators have also taken steps to ensure that past gifts—which often come with strict spending guidelines—are flexible enough to allocate funds more efficiently...