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...race, Los Angeles city attorney Rocky Delgadillo, aired an ad in mid-May accusing Brown of proposing to slash funding for Oakland cops. Although Brown did propose cuts in 2003, the police budget has grown more than 50% since 1999. Brown has pushed the force to transfer officers from desk jobs to street patrols, and he backed a 10 p.m. curfew on some parolees and probationers. The city is trying to raise bails to keep suspects in jail, and cameras have been installed in high-crime areas. Recently the city tested "shot spotter" technology to isolate gunshots using acoustic technology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jerry Brown Still Wants Your Vote | 5/21/2006 | See Source »

...quiet study only, and your body is calling out to me. 13) Would you go in for a threesome with me and the security guard who looks like a pirate? 14) I can recite “The Waste Land.” Naked. 15) Is this the reference desk? Great, because I need help finding some books.* *Not an actual pick-up line...

Author: By M. AIDAN Kelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Lamont Pick-up Lines | 5/18/2006 | See Source »

...here goes: 7) [Bits] 10010101...2! LOLZ 8) [Government] I’m just a bill/Yes, I’m only a bill/And I’m sittin’ here on Capitol Hill... 9) [On Manliness] I would like to answer this exam question by eating my desk. 10) [Biology] Damn, let’s see...the leg bone’s connected to the...knee bone, and the knee bone’s connected to the...fuck. 11) [Spanish] No, no puede. 12) [Philosophy] This question can be answered through the work of the great twentieth century philosopher...

Author: By M. AIDAN Kelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Topic Sentences For Your Final Exams | 5/18/2006 | See Source »

...Nothing personal, dear reader, but Cannes is not a democratic festival like Toronto, where every film is open to the public. You literally can't buy a ticket, though you might be given one, if you implore the desk clerk at your hotel, or perform some congenial act on an assistant producer. Cannes is a convention for movie professionals. Besides the movies chosen by programmers and critics, there's a free-for-all Film Market where anyone can rent a screening room and peddle his product to distributors and reviewers. Some are here to buy, some to sell; others, like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Things We Know About Cannes | 5/17/2006 | See Source »

...lounge at Hong Kong International Airport - has lost none of its flair and continues to appear at, or near, the top of travel polls. First-class passengers can enjoy spacious cabanas and a fine-dining restaurant, The Haven. Business-class passengers are offered "personal living spaces" consisting of a desk, armchair and dataport, along with shower suites and an excellent noodle bar. NEW YORK: British Airways has gone for a laid-back and unpretentious feel at its sprawling Terraces lounge in J.F.K. airport. There are loungers, umbrellas and giant potted plants. Complimentary treatments - including facials and massages - for first-class...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lounging Around | 5/16/2006 | See Source »

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