Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: oldest trick in the book
kariuki wrote:
These 'molestations' are the oldest tricks in the book used by pickpockets in Italy,especially in crowded buses.Italy is known to have one of the most notorious and sly pickpockets in the world.They prey on innocent, unsuspecting or naive tourists, and will go to great lengths to get that wallet. Next time you visit Italy or anywhere else for that matter and somebody continuously rubs his/her body against yours,keep an eye on your wallet.
There was a report on TV (60 Minutes?) ages ago about some European country (Italy? France?) where groups of roving pre-teen kids would prey on tourists by swarming on them, distracting them, and talking everything but the shirts off their backs... And the local authorities couldn't do squat.
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:
Probably can't do anything, because they're minors.
Wynter wrote:
It really was great. I studied art there.
Wow. That's really cool. I can't think of a better place to study art than Italy. You're lucky.
kariuki wrote:
These 'molestations' are the oldest tricks in the book used by pickpockets in Italy,especially in crowded buses.Italy is known to have one of the most notorious and sly pickpockets in the world.They prey on innocent, unsuspecting or naive tourists, and will go to great lengths to get that wallet. Next time you visit Italy or anywhere else for that matter and somebody continuously rubs his/her body against yours,keep an eye on your wallet.
I was in a club. They might have been after my wallet, but that's because I know they are high maintenance. I know their cellphone numbers and where one lives. The other one's on TV, so it wouldn't have been a problem to take my wallet back. Minus the cash and a few bags on my credit cards. I'm so dumb, I'm pretty sure I would have payed for it, if they asked me to, so no need to steal my wallet.
I rarely take the subway tho and I'm living above a station. I don't like being in close proximity with sweaty and smelly people. Plus, yes, you can have you stuff stolen or get beat up at night. Even my mom got her purse stolen once. Like Wynter, it took a while for her to go back in one. _________________
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Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: oldest trick in the book
bmwracer wrote:
There was a report on TV (60 Minutes?) ages ago about some European country (Italy? France?) where groups of roving pre-teen kids would prey on tourists by swarming on them, distracting them, and talking everything but the shirts off their backs... And the local authorities couldn't do squat.
I haven't watched that programme but I was surrounded by a group of Gypsy children near the Eiffel Tower a great many years ago on one of my trips to Paris - let's just say they weren't going for my looks...
No, I learned how to protect THAT my first week in Italy.
kariuki wrote:
These 'molestations' are the oldest tricks in the book used by pickpockets in Italy,especially in crowded buses.Italy is known to have one of the most notorious and sly pickpockets in the world.They prey on innocent, unsuspecting or naive tourists, and will go to great lengths to get that wallet. Next time you visit Italy or anywhere else for that matter and somebody continuously rubs his/her body against yours,keep an eye on your wallet.
Yes, and it's the gypsies who are the most talented at it. You can walk into a crowd, and come out of it with earrings, rings, necklaces, etc. gone, without having felt a thing.
tabana wrote:
I rarely take the subway tho and I'm living above a station. I don't like being in close proximity with sweaty and smelly people. Plus, yes, you can have you stuff stolen or get beat up at night. Even my mom got her purse stolen once. Like Wynter, it took a while for her to go back in one.
My professor got her wallet stolen on the bus. And she was Italian.
I never carried my valuables on me when I went out. Except my digi-cam and money hidden in an unmentionable location. _________________
Japan takes first high-definition image of Earth rising
Wed Nov 14, 6:13 AM ET
Japan's space agency said Wednesday it has shot the first high-definition image of the Earth rising, showing a crystal clear blue planet emerging from the moon's horizon.
The images were taken by Japan's Kaguya probe, which is carrying out the most extensive investigation of the moon since the Apollo missions of the United States that began in the 1960s.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement that the agency, working with Japan's public broadcaster NHK, had "successfully performed the world's first high-definition image of an earthrise".
The images show a brilliant blue globe with a white top at Antarctica against a backdrop of pitch black space. Australia is visible as a lightish brown island, as are the craters of the moon's surface.
The first image of the Earth was taken in 1959, when US Explorer VI took the first photo from space while passing over the Pacific Ocean.
Images of the Earth quickly became icons for the growing environmentalist movement amid concerns that modern industry was destroying the planet.
The Kaguya took the image of a nearly-full Earth as it travelled some 100 kilometers (62 miles) above the moon's surface.
"We may also try to shoot images of a full Earth," JAXA spokesman Akinori Hashimoto said.
The 55-billion-yen (495-million-dollar) Kaguya probe, named after a fairytale princess, was launched from southern Japan in mid-September.
The agency plans to begin the main part of the moon study in mid-December, including a review of the lunar gravity fields, Hashimoto said.
Japan has been expanding its space operations and has set a goal of sending an astronaut to the moon by 2020.
Japan takes first high-definition image of Earth rising
Wed Nov 14, 6:13 AM ET
Japan's space agency said Wednesday it has shot the first high-definition image of the Earth rising, showing a crystal clear blue planet emerging from the moon's horizon.
The images were taken by Japan's Kaguya probe, which is carrying out the most extensive investigation of the moon since the Apollo missions of the United States that began in the 1960s.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement that the agency, working with Japan's public broadcaster NHK, had "successfully performed the world's first high-definition image of an earthrise".
The images show a brilliant blue globe with a white top at Antarctica against a backdrop of pitch black space. Australia is visible as a lightish brown island, as are the craters of the moon's surface.
The first image of the Earth was taken in 1959, when US Explorer VI took the first photo from space while passing over the Pacific Ocean.
Images of the Earth quickly became icons for the growing environmentalist movement amid concerns that modern industry was destroying the planet.
The Kaguya took the image of a nearly-full Earth as it travelled some 100 kilometers (62 miles) above the moon's surface.
"We may also try to shoot images of a full Earth," JAXA spokesman Akinori Hashimoto said.
The 55-billion-yen (495-million-dollar) Kaguya probe, named after a fairytale princess, was launched from southern Japan in mid-September.
The agency plans to begin the main part of the moon study in mid-December, including a review of the lunar gravity fields, Hashimoto said.
Japan has been expanding its space operations and has set a goal of sending an astronaut to the moon by 2020.
i saw the documentary last night... so this is what it's all about... _________________
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Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:39 am Post subject:
Wynter wrote:
I don't understand the context just from the heading. What is it referring to?
The new Japanese prime minister is running off to his leash master to pay his respects. Because the previously minister showed a tendency to lean towards China it is expected that Fukuda has to really demonstrate his allegiance to King George.
He'll probably have to do a Monica Lewinsky on GB.
The new Japanese prime minister is running off to his leash master to pay his respects. Because the previously minister showed a tendency to lean towards China it is expected that Fukuda has to really demonstrate his allegiance to King George.
He'll probably have to do a Monica Lewinsky on GB.
Oy. I heard on the radio a few weeks ago that Bush had declared war (officially) but I wasn't sure whether to believe it or not. Since then I've shut my ears to anything Bush related. Foolish, I know, but everything about him makes me mad. _________________
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 3:20 am Post subject:
Woman donates 1 billion yen in cash to municipal government
Yokomizo, center, is pictured next to the 1 billion yen donation at the Minamiashigara City Hall on Friday.MINAMIASHIGARA, Kanagawa -- An 88-year-old woman donated 1 billion yen in cash to the Minamiashigara Municipal Government on Friday, saying she hoped the money would benefit education.
The donation from 88-year-old Chizuko Yokomizo followed another 500 million yen donation she gave to the town of Oiso in December 1999.
"I hope this money will be useful in the promotion of education," Yokomizo said as she presented the money.
It is unheard of for an individual to donate such a large amount of cash to a local government.
Yokomizo reportedly spent more than 40 years saving up the money as she operated a kitchen furnishing company with her late husband, who died in 1995.
Woman donates 1 billion yen in cash to municipal government
Yokomizo, center, is pictured next to the 1 billion yen donation at the Minamiashigara City Hall on Friday.MINAMIASHIGARA, Kanagawa -- An 88-year-old woman donated 1 billion yen in cash to the Minamiashigara Municipal Government on Friday, saying she hoped the money would benefit education.
The donation from 88-year-old Chizuko Yokomizo followed another 500 million yen donation she gave to the town of Oiso in December 1999.
"I hope this money will be useful in the promotion of education," Yokomizo said as she presented the money.
It is unheard of for an individual to donate such a large amount of cash to a local government.
Yokomizo reportedly spent more than 40 years saving up the money as she operated a kitchen furnishing company with her late husband, who died in 1995.
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I know their cellphone numbers and where one lives. The other one's on TV, so it wouldn't have been a problem to take my wallet back. Minus the cash and a few bags on my credit cards. I'm so dumb, I'm pretty sure I would have payed for it, if they asked me to, so no need to steal my wallet. 
