Third-seeded Marquette lost 55-39 to No. 4 Syracuse on Saturday, setting new standards for offensive futility along the way.

WSJ: Marquette's run ends with 55-39 loss to Syracuse

"We commend these banks for strengthening the link between compensation and business integrity, which is central to creating long-term value, and for setting new standards of disclosure, " he said.

WSJ: NYC comptroller announces bank clawback agreement

An aroused public impelled British Columbia's then government into new legislation to save old-growth and wilderness areas (so far, 9% in a planned 12% of the province's land), setting tough new standards for logging and increasing replanting.

ECONOMIST: A surprise in the woods

The larger goal of China's focus in IoT, analysts say, is to win a fight Beijing has long been losing -- setting international standards for new technology.

CNN: China looks to lead the Internet of Things

We are setting new, tough and explicit standards to guarantee everybody everywhere gets top quality care.

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Also adding to the anxiety: a Supreme Court decision in April setting higher standards for obtaining a patent and new rules from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last month that, among other things, limit the number of continuing patent applications that can be filed.

FORBES: Patent Fight

So much of the rationale in having a CIO take on another area of responsibilities is the need for process improvement in the new area, or the need to leverage technology better in the new area, or to identify ways in which setting standards or centralizing to a greater degree might reduce costs.

FORBES: CIO-plus Series: Interview with Karl Salnoske, the EVP of Service Delivery and CIO of GXS

Its findings will be published next March and it will lead to a new chapter being added to the National Service Framework (NSF) on coronary heart disease, setting out the standards and models of care for such conditions.

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