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...stake are huge. More than 6 million homes are expected to change hands this year, generating sales commissions of $60 billion. Predictably, the big Realtors aren't going without a fight. In response to the new threat, the National Association of Realtors (N.A.R.) has proposed guidelines that would restrict online agents' access to the industry's lifeblood: multiple real estate listings--the Holy Grail for home shoppers--which are maintained on the association's regional databases...
...this seemingly inexorable decline is not inevitable. Harvard Square, in Cambridge zoning law, is contained in the “Harvard Square Overlay District,” whose special rules already restrict the types and heights of buildings in its bounds. Because the Square is part of this special zone, the City of Cambridge can also restrict—either by storefront feet or square footage—the kinds of businesses that occupy the Square. Cambridge could choose, if it wanted, to limit the number of banks that we look at every...
...Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week tightened restrictions on the prescription acne medication Accutane (isotretinoin) and its generic equivalents. The drug has long been known to cause birth defects, and in 2002, Accutane's manufacturer, Roche, had put a program in place to further limit fetal exposure. But now the FDA says that program, along with several similar efforts to restrict use of the generic equivalents, created confusion and failed to protect pregnant women and their embryos. Under the new measures, manufacturers will register doctors who prescribe the drug, pharmacies that dispense it and patients who take it. Patients...
South Asian nations may yet get a reprieve if the U.S. textile industry persuades Washington to restrict clothing imports from China for a few more years. Several Asian governments are lobbying the U.S. as well. Without special treatment, garment industries in countries like Nepal are likely to become a free-trade casualty. Says exporter Pokhrel: "Death is the only prediction we can make." --With reporting by Chaim Estulin/Hong Kong, Yubaraj Ghimire/Kathmandu, Ghulam Hasnain/Karachi, Saleem Samad/ Dhaka and Lasantha Wickrematunge/Colombo...
...once someone signs into Lamont Library, although they technically are given access only to the government documents, the building layout means that it’s difficult for Harvard to restrict their access to the rest of the facility. “It’s pretty much on the honor system,” Brainard said...