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...American universities’ most profligate downloaders (evidently, the first seven waves failed to frighten people off). This new offensive was followed by a high-profile legal victory over Jammie Thomas, a Native American woman who may have illegally transmitted twenty-four songs over the peer-to-peer transfer program called Kazaa. The jury that ruled on Ms. Thomas’ case awarded the plaintiffs $9,250 in damages per song, totaling $220,000. Though Ms. Thomas could have originally settled for much less, it seems the record companies’ strategy in the case of harshly punishing customers...
Pilbeam declined to comment for this story, writing in an e-mailed statement that “when there’s something for us to say, you’ll hear.” Assistant Dean of Harvard College Paul J. McLoughlin II, who oversees the transfer of College funds to the UC, according to Milder, could not be reached for comment...
...only interest in the candidates pertains to their positions on the Iraq war, accessible health care and the environment and whether they will work to transfer political power from the wallet to the ballot. Considering whether a wife is a divorcé, CEO or stay-at-home mom is more of the pageantry of personality that characterized both the 2000 and '04 elections. The past seven years are a reminder of the consequences of thinking more about the candidates' families than what their platforms mean for our families. Jacqueline Carrick Haddonfield...
...people trying to do this research,” he added. Massachusetts law allows only for reimbursement of donors’ so-called receivable expenses, such as taxi fare or parking, but prohibits compensation for lost time at work. Without egg donors, the institute cannot conduct Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer, also known as therapeutic cloning, a technique used to create stem cells aimed at treating specific diseases. Scientists believe experiments with these genetically engineered stem cells could lead to breakthroughs for the treatment of life-threatening conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, and spinal cord injuries...
...Ayala Corporation introduced the first tramcar service in the Philippines. Generations later, the company pioneered ways for Filipinos to pay bills and transfer money via their cell phone. Along the way, some of Ayala’s top leaders trained at Harvard—including its current CEO, Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II ’81, who last week became the first Filipino to be recognized with the Harvard Business School’s highest honor for its alumni. Zobel has focused on innovative ways to improve Ayala Corporation and the $22 million non-profit Ayala Foundation, whose...