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...situation was reminiscent of student protests in the 1990s, which had a tendency to devolve into tear-gas-shrouded street battles between police and looters looking to take advantage of a demonstration to smash shop windows and nab a few things. This time, however, the protest's leaders tried to defuse the situation and urged their followers to head back to the University of Nairobi campus for a prayer session. "The direction they are now taking is not the direction we wanted," said Walter Otieno, 28, a Strathmore University student and one of the protest's leaders, who had gotten...
...various explosive devices and triggering mechanisms" and that "an average IB officer is not oriented with the techniques of war pursued by mujahideen and fedayeen fanatics." He asserts that political interference had led to a servile "police culture" in the IB, and even charges that sincere IB efforts to nab Pakistani agents had been thwarted by leading politicians...
...sophomore Levi Richards—who had one carry and two receptions entering Saturday’s matchup—stepped up his game to contribute to the new-look effort. The sophomore notched three catches for 33 yards and a touchdown, the latter coming on a 21-yard nab after he beat the safety to free himself up in the end zone. At the end of the day, the newbies contributed 65 of Harvard’s 142 rushing yards and 105 of its 281 passing yards for a total of 170 combined yards. With junior Matt Luft adding...
...next move. But Baker's deep reportage goes beyond smart shopping carts that entice us to run up our grocery bills and political messages crafted on our preference for Chianti. The Numerati are also behind the algorithms that drive matchmaking websites, the National Security Agency's work to nab terrorists before they strike and, increasingly, the cutting edge of medicine. Consider a "magic carpet" that detects changes in your elderly father's weight and gait--tipping off his doctor to a potential illness. The Numerati, Baker writes, try to model "something almost hopelessly complex: human life and behavior." They...
...Better Class of CriminalGotham has a new white knight: a fearless district attorney, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), who's determined to nab malefactors through the law with the same gusto that Batman, the dark knight, applies using his gadgets and charisma. The Mob (led by Eric Roberts) they can handle, with the help of stalwart police lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Oldman). But the Joker - this guy is nuts. He does deals with the Mob, then crosses them up. He makes a point with his pencil by ramming it into a gangster's head. "This town," he says, "deserves a better...