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...employee from a retail establishment in Cambridge reporteed that unknown person(s) entered the store, looked around for about 45 minutes, and then unplugged a 17-inch flat screen monitor and left with it. 10:35 p.m.—a Rindge Ave. resident reported that her fiance pushed her and hit her in the head, face, and arms with a pair of flip flops. The assault is the result of an argument over money. The reporting person stated that she sustained bruises but no other injury requiring medical attention. A restraining order was advised and refused...

Author: By Eduardo E. Santacana, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Police Log | 3/22/2005 | See Source »

...even those minor swears," says Looney's supervisor, Melissa Caldwell, "because it's a way of tracking trends." The ETS, in the words of PTC executive director Tim Winter, logs "every incident of sexual content, violence, profanity, disrespect for authority and other negative content." The ETS analysts don't monitor premium channels, which is just as well, because an episode of Deadwood would presumably crash the system. The ETS is thoroughly indexed by theme--"Threesome," "Masturbation," "Obscene Gesture." With it, the group can detect patterns of sleaze and curses and spotlight advertisers who buy on naughty shows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Decency Police | 3/20/2005 | See Source »

...fair, the CIA has internal guidelines that prohibit rendition unless the receiving country provides assurances that the suspect will not be tortured, and have assigned a nominal contingent to monitor compliance. Nevertheless, when pressed, CIA director Porter J. Goss, in Congressional testimony last month, admitted the virtual impossibility of verifying compliance in practice. “…of course once [the suspects] are out of our control, there’s only so much we can do.” Another senior government official interviewed by The New York Times said that “Nothing...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: (Im)Plausible Deniability | 3/8/2005 | See Source »

...TIME: Your budget earmarks a lot of money to help the poor. Many Indians are skeptical that it will ever reach them. Chidambaram: I have taken note of the skepticism. We'll monitor not only the spending but also the outcomes. To the extent possible, I will travel around the country to see for myself what is happening...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "People Think India Is a Poor Country. It Is Not" | 3/7/2005 | See Source »

...CSFB Webmail, have a few Purdue broccoli chickens, head to Sever Hall (presented by Visa) for a lecture with The Halliburton Professor of Literature, crash the MTV pub in Loker Commons, and then end the day at an Undergraduate Council meeting where Bylaw 62.35, sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor, is invoked. Is this day that far off at our current pace...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: TD Banknorth What? | 3/7/2005 | See Source »

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