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...resident of Prospect Street reported to CPD that while on the corner of Cambridge and Springfield, two black males approached him and punched him in the face. They then removed $10 from his pocket and took his bike...

Author: By Elise E. Chahla and Rajae Merzoug, S | Title: Police Log | 8/4/2000 | See Source »

...soap operas: Will German phone giant Deutsche Telekom finally take the plunge in the U.S. market? Ron Sommer, who heads the $200 billion company, needs a U.S. beachhead to make his former monopoly a global telecom player. And he has $100 billion for acquisitions burning a hole in his pocket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Ron Sommer Calling--Again | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

...called my suggestion that "the most pernicious idea he had ever heard," and to me it was just common sense. That was a warning about what my tenure at the endowment was likely to turn out to be as long as I was not seen to be in the pocket of the academic world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lynne Cheney: Accustomed to the Crossfire | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

...only trouble with the new SoftBook and RocketBook is that the text is still ever so slightly pixelated--not as smooth or as eye-pleasing as the text you're reading now. The newest Pocket PCs do a slightly better job, thanks to Microsoft's ClearType technology.But Pocket PCs are a little too small to read an entire novel on--unless you happen to enjoy squinting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unmaking Book | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

...magazine or photo album you'll ever need. This model can also do a lot of the Palm Pilot's work--like keeping a calendar and address book. It's not quite as portable as the Palm, however; it's something for your book bag rather than your shirt pocket. SoftBook Press, which makes the software for the device, thinks the addition of color will help it break into the school market. You could download a whole e-curriculum for the price of a few textbooks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unmaking Book | 7/17/2000 | See Source »

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