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Primul cyborg recunoscut ca atare de autoritati.

"There is no black skin, people that say they're black, they're actually very very dark orange and people that say they're white, they're not white, they're actually very very light orange, so actually we're all sharing exactly the same hue."

vi se pare un scenariu cunoscut cumva?

welcome to the club, Edmonton.

Police warn public after recent distraction style thefts targeting seniors

For Immediate Release: 15-Mar-2019 @ 12:30 PM
MRU #: 19R033

The Edmonton Police Service is alerting the public following recent reports of distraction style jewelry thefts that appear to be targeting seniors.

On Thursday, March 7, 2019, an 86-year-old female was in the parking lot of a business in the area of 124 Avenue and 153 Street when she was reportedly approached by an unknown male and female in a black Dodge Durango. While speaking to the complainant, the female suspect reportedly placed fake gold rings on the woman’s fingers and a fake gold necklace around her neck, removing the wedding ring and necklace that she was wearing in the process. The suspects then allegedly drove away.

On Sunday, March 10, 2019, a similar incident reportedly took place in the parking lot of a grocery store in the area of 173 Street and Stony Plain Road. A 75-year-old male reported that while attempting to exit his vehicle he was blocked by an unknown female. The female then reportedly placed fake gold jewelry on his hands and wrists, removed his gold watch and quickly left the parking lot with an unknown male in a black SUV.

Investigators believe the two incidents in west Edmonton are linked and may involve the same suspects. In each incident the suspects are described as an adult male and female with a dark skin tone, dark hair and heavy accents that may be Eastern European or Middle Eastern. The female was also described as wearing a full length dress and a head scarf and both suspects reportedly drove rental vehicles that officers believe they may be switching regularly.

Detectives continue to actively investigate these incidents and believe the suspects are likely travelling across Alberta committing similar thefts. As a result, officers are concerned there may be additional complainants in Edmonton and are encouraging them to come forward.

Photos of the fake jewelry used by the suspects are included below [click on link below].

Police are also warning the public, in particular seniors, to be aware of their surroundings when in parking lots and to be extra vigilant if approached by strangers who are trying to give away or sell something. Citizens are advised to look around when approaching theirs vehicles and, if they notice suspicious individuals approaching, change direction and proceed to the nearest public area.

Anyone who believes they may have been victimized is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at http://www.p3tips.com/250.

https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/Medi ... theftswest

Cred că sunt mai multi, ascunsi de autoritati. )) Cred ca totusi vom ajunge sa fim ce vedem in filmile fantastice. Cu inbunatatiri tehnologice. Mi-a plăcut aces filmulet. Am să-l descarc cu vimeo downloader să arăt unui prieten, care de fapt afirma ca este un mit despre cyborgi. ))

cum ziceam .

why am I not surprised.

good job EPS! glad you nabbed them.

Multiple suspects charged in reported distraction style thefts

For Immediate Release: 18-Apr-2019 @ 11:35 AM
MRU #: 19R045-1

Six individuals believed to be involved in a string of reported distraction style thefts in Edmonton and surrounding areas have been arrested and charged.

Following a thorough investigation, and with the assistance of Vegreville & Sherwood Park RCMP, West Division officers arrested and charged four males in Vegreville on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.

Catalin Alexandru, 28, is charged with attempted fraud under $5,000 (x2) and fraud under $5,000 (x2).

Ionut Copilu, 21, is charged with attempted fraud under $5,000 and possess stolen property under $5,000.

Guta Florin, 36, is charged with fraud under $5,000.

Marin Luceafar, 51, is charged with fraud under $5,000.

Additional charges are pending against all four suspects and more arrests are expected. All of the suspects are from Ontario and are known to police.

Two additional suspects, a male and female, which are believed to be linked to the incidents in March, were also arrested by Vancouver Police on Canada-wide warrants issued by the EPS. On March 22, 2019, Constantine Miclescue, 31, and Elena Ghiocel, 41, were both arrested and charged with robbery and theft over $5,000.

In total, the six individuals are believed to be involved in more than 20 reported distraction style thefts in Edmonton since March of 2019.

“These thefts were undertaken by a well organized crime group,” says Staff Sergeant Colin Leathem with EPS West Division Criminal Investigations Section. “We are hopeful that these arrests have permanently disrupted their operation in the Edmonton area.”

Police continue to remind the public to be aware of their surroundings when in parking lots and to be extra vigilant if approached suddenly by strangers, in particular those who may be trying to give away or sell something. Citizens are advised to look around when approaching theirs vehicles and, if they notice suspicious individuals approaching, change direction and proceed to the nearest public area.

Anyone who believes they may have been victimized in a similar way is encouraged to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online atmake_clickable_callback(MAGIC_URL_WWW, ' ', 'www.p3tips.com/250.', '', ' class="postlink"')

The EPS would like to thank the Vegreville and Sherwood Park RCMP and Vancouver Police for their assistance with these arrests.

Background

On March 15, 2019 and April 16, 2019, the Edmonton Police Service issued media releases warning the public of distraction style thefts targeting citizens.

The thieves reportedly approached complainants along the road side or in parking lots, using various tactics to distract them. In some instances, the thieves allegedly approached citizens and attempted to sell them fake gold jewelry or asked to see the real jewelry they were wearing. Often the thieves reportedly placed the fake gold jewelry on them during this interaction. In other instances, the thieves allegedly offered fake gold jewelry in exchange for money for gas. The thieves also reportedly dropped money on the ground and then approached complainants to tell them they dropped the cash, offering to help them pick it up. During each interaction, investigators believe the thieves used a sleight of hand to remove the complainant’s real jewelry or removed their credit and debit cards from open wallets.

Please contact Carolin Maran at (780) 421-3544 for more information.

ca să nu mai pomenim despre modul în care Facebook înțelege să "respecte" informațiile cu caracter personal (deci confidențial) ale utilizatorilor. ca să nu mai pomenim de modul în care Facebook permite ingerințele de natură politică (vezi scandalul conturilor false folosite pentru influențarea opiniei publice în preajma alegerilor). si atâtea altele pe care probabil nici nu le stim (sau alegem să le ignorăm cu bună stiință).

au devenit, cu acordul nostru tacit, atât de puternici încât au sentimentul că se situează deasupra legilor si reglementărilor.

DAR . . .

există (încă) oameni în carne si oase.

există cărți (o grămadă de cărți care merită citite).

există muzică.

există o viață adevărată, palpabilă, dincolo de Facebook.

A 2-Year Study of More Than 5,000 People Shows This One Activity Destroys Your Emotional and Physical Health

Want to stay healthy, both emotionally and physically? Researchers from UC San Diego and Yale have some simple advice for you: Limit the amount of time you spend on Facebook. While this may sound like typical anti-social media crankiness from academia, this time they have some impressive research to back up their case. Holly Shakya, assistant professor at UC San Diego, and Yale professor Nicholas Christakis spent two years following 5,208 adults who are part of a Gallup long-term study. After asking permission, they monitored these subjects' Facebook use directly from Facebook, rather than asking subjects to report their own use. (People often don't realize how much time they spend on the social network.) And they checked in with subjects on their emotional and physical well-being, as well as their body-mass index (BMI), three times over the course of two years.

"Overall, our results showed that, while real-world social networks were positively associated with overall well-being, the use of Facebook was negatively associated with overall well-being," the researchers wrote in a Harvard Business Review article. "These results were particularly strong for mental health; most measures of Facebook use in one year predicted a decrease in mental health in a later year." Yikes.

Why is too much Facebook bad for your emotional health? Previous research has shown that the social network creates a sort of false peer pressure. Since most people are cautious about posting negative or upsetting experiences on Facebook, the social network creates a misleading environment where everyone seems to be doing better and having more fun than you are. As the researchers put it, "Exposure to the carefully curated images from others' lives leads to negative self-comparison."

No comparison for the real thing.

But what of Facebook's magical ability to connect you to friends and family even when they're far away? To help you find long-lost friends and relatives? To help you keep up on what's going on with all the important people in your life? There's lots of research to show that having a social circle and an active social life and community leads to better health and greater longevity. The researchers wondered if a virtual social life and community would create the same benefits.

No, they don't, as these results make clear--in fact they have the opposite effect. In addition to negative self-comparison, the researchers note, increased use of Facebook and other social media tends to take up a lot of people's time and can create an illusion of closeness. To the extent that time spent on Facebook takes you away from real-world social gatherings, you lose the benefit of being in a community, the researchers say. The same is likely true if you're at a gathering in body, but your eyes and mind are locked on your smartphone, checking out your friends' latest posts.

So what should you do? I'm not going to tell you to stop using Facebook. You wouldn't listen to me anyway, and with so many people the world over using the network, it's impossible to just ignore it. But limit your use to no more than the hour or so each day that the average Facebook user spends on the site. And try to put down your phone more often, look up at the people around you, and join the conversation that's happening in the real world.

Minda Zetlin is co-author of The Geek Gap.

articolul poate fi accesat aici.