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...true; many people seek to simplify their responsibilities as they grow older. That's why these services all have strict spam filters: a message is delivered only if it comes from an e-mail address that has been explicitly preapproved. It's also why the companies say they don't worry about becoming obsolete, even though, eventually, the vast majority of Americans will be tech-savvy. "Many of our current customers were computer users prior to adopting Presto," says Radsliff. "They found that as they aged, they didn't want to hassle with owning a computer anymore." (See: "How Facebook...
...officers in 2007. He said he was threatened with death if he ever revealed the details of the abuse he suffered. When asked about his case in March, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Gao was not a victim of political persecution and his case was being handled "in strict accordance with...
...world, and he may be right. Now in its 19th year of civil war and without a government worthy of the name, Somalia is the world's most failed state, shattered by war and serving as a safe haven for both al-Qaeda and pirates. Sharif, a strict Islamist who nevertheless believes in dialogue with the West and who came to power in January, rules little more than a few blocks in Mogadishu, and recently even that has been threatened by a ferocious attack by his former allies in Somalia's Islamist movement. He spoke to TIME about his government...
...weeks. On June 2, Bank of America announced that it had raised $33 billion of the $33.9 billion the feds were requiring it to. JPMorgan announced new plans to sell stock. Part of the motivation for the banks is to get out from under government constraints - Congress has passed strict limits on executive salaries, bonuses and other benefits bankers love to love...
...Saudi Arabia is certainly a challenging environment for U.S. leaders, given its approach to questions of human rights and democracy. Ruled by a hereditary monarchy, the country is governed under a strict interpretation of Islamic Shari'a law that sharply restricts the rights of women, and it empowers clerical bodies like the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice to police civil society. Days before Obama's visit, a man convicted of a double murder was beheaded by sword and then hung on a cross in a public square in downtown Riyadh...