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...Burmese Buddhist monks demonstrated on a global scale their humble, peaceful protests for a set of inalienable, basic human rights that no government can revoke or suppress. As information technology created the opportunity for faster, more expansive content distribution, the actions of the monks spurred inspiration and support worldwide within days of their march...
...seems deceptively modest. "My ambition is to exterminate the word 'bumbling' from the vocabulary of profilers," says Boris Johnson, the Tory candidate to become mayor of London. "There's going to be a massive stamping down on the bumbling. Much less bumbling." A quick search on Google reveals the scale of the problem: a combination of the words Boris Johnson and bumbling produces more than 27,600 results. Sample sentence: "Everyone keeps telling me Boris Johnson's bumbling idiot routine is just that - a routine. I'm not so sure...
Cengizer said that Turkey was willing to work with Armenia to form a historical commission that would review the large-scale killings of Armenians during World War I, adding that “Turkey is ready to accept findings of that commission...
...Internet users’ rights that the entire industry follows.” Green said that MoveOn.org has not decided whether it will demand a complete opt-out, whereby Facebook users will be able to disable the ad tracking feature once and for all. Facebook faced a similar large-scale outcry from its users when it introduced the “News Feed” last year, but it has since received positive feedback about this feature. The information shared is based on “conversations that are already happening between people,” Facebook founder...
...Costa to send loaded trucks from its 24-hour warehouse in Boston to Harvard’s dining halls every morning. While there are significant benefits to local produce, it is often 10 to 15 percent more expensive than goods bought from conventional sources because of the limited scale of their operations, according to Barry T. Milanese, director of sales and marketing at Costa.For example, this year Harvard looked into buying local beef for the grill once a week, a decision which would cost $100,000 more per year, according to HUDS data. But despite operational challenges and high prices...