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...talking about property theft, mugging, or any of the other mildly terrifying crimes that the Harvard University Police Department warns us about during the first weeks of school. I’m referring to the acorns that cascade down from the trees in the Yard when you least expect it—small but surprisingly powerful pellets of force clocking the heads of tourists, small mammals, and unsuspecting freshmen...
...Story Hall because of a report concerning an open window and bullets strewn on the floor. The officer determined that the bullets were fakes and had been left from a party held the night before. Oct. 30: 3:22 p.m.—An officer investigated the theft of a Cannon digital camera worth $200 and cell phone worth $100 at Currier House. 4:54 p.m.—An officer responded to Au Bon Pain on 1360 Mass. Ave. because an individual had reportedly been using the bathroom for an exorbitant amount of time. It was determined that lingering...
...Theft of mobile data eats into carriers' profitability too. This year network operators worldwide stand to lose more than $5.6 billion, or 18% of their total revenue, Qpass reports. The broader problem stems from the fact that about half of the telecom industry relies on outdated billing systems that were fine when charging by the minute was standard. Today back-end operations must handle a variety of complex charges, often from third parties, ranging from e-mail services to games, screensavers and other data transactions. As more consumers buy Internet-ready smart phones, and media giants like MTV, Disney, Time...
...HUPD categorizes crime. Universities are obligated to report annual campus crime under the 1990 Clery Act, which only requires universities to include certain types of crime. While burglaries must be included under the Clery Act, larcenies are not. According to Catalano, a burglary is a theft that involves trespassing—someone unlawfully entering university property, while larcenies are thefts that occur in public spaces where anyone is authorized to go. Although it is not required, Harvard includes the larceny rate in its Clery report. Where there is ambiguity over how to categorize a crime, Catalano said...
...more than 5,300 doctors who attended medical schools in sub-Saharan Africa--almost entirely at public expense--now practice in the U.S. (An additional 3,500 or so are working in Britain.) An editorial in last week's New England Journal of Medicine called this exodus "a silent theft from the poorest countries" and estimated that African nations pay $500 million a year to educate and train medical staff who wind up emigrating...