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...specify what changes would be made to the terms of service even if the 30 percent threshold is reached. Facebook still retains the power to ultimately determine the details of user terms of service. “Facebook still holds the quill and frames [of] the choice. But the fact is that most companies wouldn’t dream of going as far as Facebook just has,” Zittrain wrote. Although the vote may not reach the 30 percent quota, Zittrain wrote, “I’m heartened at the prospect that the amazing engine...
...less adversarial relationships between Cambridge and universities such as Harvard and MIT—ones that focus on the non-monetary resources the universities provide the city.“A lot of value is added to the city from [Harvard], but often times, that is overshadowed by the fact that it is not tax-based,” Ward said.In March, City Councillor Marjorie C. Decker proposed granting Harvard a “mini-stimulus package” that would relieve the university of a portion of its Payment in Lieu of Taxes—also known...
...iceberg of scams that have wrecked broad swaths of the state's reeling housing and commercial real estate market. The situation is worst along the I-4 Corridor between the Tampa and Orlando areas, where almost 30,000 homes are in foreclosure. (Lee County, in fact, has one of the nation's highest foreclosure rates, at about 12%.) In recent years, fraud - involving either property purchases like Capital Force's, or schemes that falsely promise to help desperate homeowners hang on to their houses and then take the money and run - has mushroomed. Now, the U.S. Attorney's office...
...Blog. Blackshaw advises Domino's to create a blog on its website, where the company can highlight great deals, new marketing campaigns, and, yes, the fact that 99.9% of its employees do not spit on the food. "I don't want to overhype blogs, but they can serve as very powerful rapid response vehicles," says Blackshaw...
...matter-of-fact dismissal of what appeared to be a fairly serious challenge to the prosecution's case is just one of many reminders that the Arthur Road jail is a long way from the tidy proceedings of "Law and Order." The court allowed the prosecution to present its opening arguments, for example, even though the newly appointed defense attorney had not yet read the 11,000-page charge sheet. (The judge acknowledged that he still hasn't finished the whole thing.) Qasab does not speak English, but there is no Urdu translator to explain the proceedings...