In addition to the cash and shares, he added, the settlement also requires Homestore to make changes in its corporate governance measures, including requirements for independent directors and special committees.
The Prime Minister's comments also came one day ahead of the publication of the government's Anti-Terrorism and Security Bill, due to be published later today, which sets out new counter-terror measures — including requirements on ISPs and mobile operators to retain more user data.
Different committees have given the nod to various other measures, including a requirement to increase power generation from renewable sources such as wind and sunshine.
Instead, Mr. McGreevey's plan was devised to lure insurers back to the state while including several consumer protection measures, including a requirement that insurance agents offer drivers at least three different coverage plans, and a "dollar-a-day" medical policy for low-income drivers.
In the consultation document, TfL adds that it already intends to take forward certain other measures — including a requirement for disability awareness training, noting that groups representing disabled passengers have told of "many issues" with availability and "more general attitude to those with disabilities".
And the measure contains an array of safety initiatives, including requirements that would make it more likely that passengers would survive a tour bus crash.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton called for several measures yesterday to help improve air quality near the World Trade Center site, including requirements for reducing emissions from heavy-duty construction vehicles there.
Banks that benefit from the government safety net can be prevented from taking excessive risks through several measures, including increased capital requirements, restrictions on executive pay and controls on risk, Mr. Bernanke said.
To help leaders head down that path, the European Commission on Wednesday is expected to propose steps toward a so-called banking union — measures that would include requirements that nations set up funds to deal with failing banks, with the money possibly shared by countries, and give the national authorities greater scope to intervene in troubled banks.
More recently, of course, Mr. Summers was again a central figure in the Obama administration's effort to strengthen financial regulation in the wake of the 2008 crisis, supporting measures including stronger bank capital requirements and increased oversight of a wider range of financial activities.
Quality control measures included a requirement that scaling factors, percent of genes called present, average intensity, background values, housekeeping 3'/5' ratios and measured intensities of spiked-in controls all fall within predefined ranges.
