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...Some of the newest Japanese technology is being used to boost an old business: selling booze by machine. Prompted by a beverage-industry crackdown on underage drinking, several manufacturers have developed machines that can verify the age of the buyer. Kyoto-based Fujitaka, for instance, has installed sensors clever enough to read the birth date on a driver's license?and savvy enough to recognize a fake ID. Another breakthrough allows machines to send messages directly to maintenance workers, alerting them if a machine needs repair, drinks or snacks?making distribution and upkeep more efficient. Sanyo, meanwhile, has devised...
...crackdown cows the regional press into silence, reporting on subjects like the war in Chechnya and incidents of official corruption or incompetence could cease. After the regional press is mopped up, all that will be left is the official sparkling-clean version of events...
...Does anyone really care? Earlier this month, thousands of Russians protested the imminent crackdown on NTV. But when it finally came, no one took to the streets. Though polls show that 59% of the population support the "old" NTV, Putin's approval ratings remain high. Some expect the Kremlin to disband the Duma and call early elections to ensure the emerging pro-Putin party gains total control of the parliament's lower house...
Room parties can be fun or loud and sweaty, but with 1 a.m. cop shutdowns the norm, the quest for inebriation moves elsewhere. A recent crackdown on fake IDs at the Crimson Sports Grille has left first-years wandering. And Grafton Street’s closure last weekend is limiting bar social life...
Paranoia over controlling its populace has led Beijing to oppress religious and labor groups. U.S. and U.N. observers have condemned the crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement. China hates criticism but must spruce up its image as it bids for the 2008 Olympics...