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...many as 1,000 villagers swarmed the premises and overturned the sedans of several local cadres. More than a dozen people were arrested. The official take in the Taizhou Daily summed up the mayhem thusly: "A handful of people who didn't know the truth assembled at the quarantine station to make trouble...
...called "Saddam's Crimes." The street markets are also a good place to buy gasoline - the dealer sticks a hose in his can, takes a quick suck on the other end to start the flow, and hastily plugs that end into the buyer's can. Going to the gas station could mean an all-day wait...
...California, Alaris Media Network, a Sacramento-based company, has installed "smart signs." Although they have the dimensions of traditional billboards, they are electronic and therefore able to change their advertising according to who is driving by. The signs are equipped with sensors that can tap into the radio stations that drivers are listening to as they pass. The company then determines the most popular radio station for certain blocks of time. From the radio stations, Alaris learns the demographics of the stations' listeners, then relays that information to marketers, who can place their ads on the Alaris billboard...
Heavin designed Curves' hydraulic-resistance machines to require minimal adjustment between users. (He has the machines made at a plant in Los Fresnos, Texas.) An exerciser spends only 30 seconds on a station, then keeps her heart rate up by walking or jogging in place before moving to the next...
HUPD officer Jose Gonzalez, who was first a security guard at Harvard and has spent the last six years as a dispatcher at HUPD, said he’ll be happy to get out of the station and help people in person...