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...Homes Bravo to Justin Fox for his comments on tax relief for homeowners in his article "Get Homes off Welfare" [Oct. 12]. I don't know if it is politically feasible or desirable to remove all benefits, but how about dismantling tax benefits for owners of second homes? In many European countries speculators build tax-subsidized holiday homes, and then rent them out at exorbitant rates while receiving substantial tax relief on their mortgages. The result is to price local people out of the property market while losing agricultural land to so-called residential development, which may well stand empty...
...Islamabad, which has a noted record of being a breeding ground for terrorists who make their way to India, has yet to show any evidence of Indian collusion. Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejected any notion of India backing insurgents. "The people and government of Pakistan know jolly well that this is a false accusation," said Singh...
...group and a small number of large publishers in the driver's seat of as-yet undiscovered e-book technology; that foreign authors and publishers weren't included; that the settlement was struck in secret; that many publishers and authors - particularly those in other countries - didn't even know about the case and weren't given enough time to respond once they found out. Publishers in Sweden and Germany complained that the settlement notification was so poorly translated that they had trouble understanding the case...
...you’re in the mood to cycle 17 miles to Walden Pond, this event is for you. You can also take the commuter rail home (you know, if cycling 34 miles in one day isn’t your kind of thing). Email ewood@mit.edu if you’re interested...
...behemoth of beef is the result of a tie-up between Lotte Group, which owns a majority stake in Burger King's Japan franchises, and Microsoft, to let non-techie consumers know that Microsoft has released a new version of its operating software. The burger's whopping success exceeded expectation, and Burger King decided to extend its campaign for another nine days until Nov. 6. Burger King spokesman Masahiro Unuma says the company is surprised by sales and the attention the Whopper has drawn, particularly on YouTube, where videos have popped up of people taking on the seven-patty challenge...