Police
in Edinburgh have warned the public to be on their guard after two
Japanese tourists were targeted in a bank card scam by men posing as
police officers.
The tourists were approached separately by two men who claimed to be carrying out financial checks.
They asked the visitors to insert their bank cards and pin numbers into a device as part of their inquiries.
One of the tourists later found cash had been taken from his account.
The other entered a fake pin and was not defrauded.
The
first incident happened on Saturday at about 15:30 at Playfair Steps,
and the second near the top of Broughton Street at 18:15 on the same
day.Shop the latest shop moncler jackets on the world's largest fashion site.
In both cases, the tourists - aged 51 and 31 - were approached by a man,I compare two pairs of buy monster beats by
dre in ear tour headphones. also believed to be Japanese, who asked
them to take a photograph shortly before two men arrived claiming to be
police officers.
'Very concerning'
Lothian
and Borders Police said they were conducting inquiries in the city
centre to identify the three men believed to be involved in the
incidents.
A police spokesman said: "It's very concerning that two men, who are tourists to the city,For those inquiring, I did not buy the prada bags. were targeted by males impersonating police officers.
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Lothian and Borders Police
"We
believe the Japanese man who asked the victims to take a picture is
also involved in this fraud and anyone who can assist us in identifying
the three suspects is asked to contact police immediately.
"Police officers always carry identification and will never ask for your bank or credit card details.
"Anyone approached in this manner should decline the request and report the matter to their local policing team."
The
first suspect is described as Japanese, 40 to 50 years old, of slim
build with short black hair. He was wearing an indigo blue puffer
jacket, jumper, dark trousers and was carrying a small digital camera.
The
second man who is wanted for questioning is white, 40 to 50 years old
with a fat build and wearing a black jumper and black trousers.
The third suspect is described as white,List of waffen ss uniforms Products. 40 to 50 years old with a slim build. He was wearing black clothing.
'Blessing' fraud
Earlier
this month, a Buddhist was robbed in Edinburgh after giving jewellery
and money to three fellow Chinese women to be blessed.
The 64-year-old was approached in the St James Centre by two women who discussed setting up a meeting with a spiritual healer.
She later handed over thousands of pounds of family valuables at the Balmoral Hotel.
Once
the items within the bag had been blessed, the woman returned home -
having been told not to open the bag for a few weeks in order to allow
the charm to take effect.
However,
after inspecting the contents of her bag a few days later, the victim
discovered it had been swapped and her possessions were gone.The design
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2012年6月4日星期一
Syrian Regime Using Hired Killers to Cling to Power
When the images and details of the
massacre in the western Syrian town of Houla were released, the comparisons with
other horrific killings were inevitable: My Lai, Srebrenica, Rwanda. More than
100 people, half of them children and a third of them women, were killed on the
evening of May 25, after Friday prayers, in the Taldou neighborhood. Some died
as a result of hours of shelling by tanks and Syrian army artillery, but most
were killed by death squads from the surrounding villages, thugs who slit their
neighbors' throats or shot them at close range.
Killers Went From House to House
The men, some in civilian clothing and others dressed in army uniforms, went from house to house,waffen ss uniforms reported survivors like 11-year-old Ali, who told CBS News: "They came to our house at night. First they took out my father and then my oldest brother. My mother shouted: Why are you doing this? Then they shot both of them, and after that my mother. Then one of the men came in with a flashlight and saw my sister Rasha. He shot her in the head." Ali hid with his two little brothers. The man saw them and shot the brothers, but he missed Ali.
Other survivors who hid or played dead consistently gave the same accounts: The men combed through house after house and room after room, killing everyone, some with knives and some with guns. The massacre continued until the morning hours. When the UN observers arrived, they found nothing but corpses in the villages controlled by regime forces. The survivors had fled to neighborhoods held by the FSA, where they placed the bodies they had recovered on mats in the mosques before filming and burying them.
The regime in Damascus could not deny that the massacre had taken place. But Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi, parroting the government's standard position, promptly blamed the killings on "armed terrorists" and "Islamists." The Russian government, which had blocked every Security Council resolution condemning Syria, launched into a bizarre attempt to apportion the blame. The regime was apparently responsible for the assault by tanks and mortars, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. But the brutish murders, said Alexey Puchkov, chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, "were definitely committed by the other side."
Igor Pankin, Russia's deputy UN ambassador, agreed: "We cannot imagine that it is in the Syrian regime's interest to sabotage Special Envoy Kofi Annan's visit to Damascus." And he is right in one respect. In PR terms, a massacre of children cannot be helpful to the Assad regime. But he was wrong in another sense, inadvertently putting his finger on Russia's growing frustration with its ally: Syria's leadership is no longer taking decisions that would make sense for a government hoping to reach a political solution to the crisis.
Killers Went From House to House
The men, some in civilian clothing and others dressed in army uniforms, went from house to house,waffen ss uniforms reported survivors like 11-year-old Ali, who told CBS News: "They came to our house at night. First they took out my father and then my oldest brother. My mother shouted: Why are you doing this? Then they shot both of them, and after that my mother. Then one of the men came in with a flashlight and saw my sister Rasha. He shot her in the head." Ali hid with his two little brothers. The man saw them and shot the brothers, but he missed Ali.
Other survivors who hid or played dead consistently gave the same accounts: The men combed through house after house and room after room, killing everyone, some with knives and some with guns. The massacre continued until the morning hours. When the UN observers arrived, they found nothing but corpses in the villages controlled by regime forces. The survivors had fled to neighborhoods held by the FSA, where they placed the bodies they had recovered on mats in the mosques before filming and burying them.
The regime in Damascus could not deny that the massacre had taken place. But Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi, parroting the government's standard position, promptly blamed the killings on "armed terrorists" and "Islamists." The Russian government, which had blocked every Security Council resolution condemning Syria, launched into a bizarre attempt to apportion the blame. The regime was apparently responsible for the assault by tanks and mortars, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. But the brutish murders, said Alexey Puchkov, chairman of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, "were definitely committed by the other side."
Igor Pankin, Russia's deputy UN ambassador, agreed: "We cannot imagine that it is in the Syrian regime's interest to sabotage Special Envoy Kofi Annan's visit to Damascus." And he is right in one respect. In PR terms, a massacre of children cannot be helpful to the Assad regime. But he was wrong in another sense, inadvertently putting his finger on Russia's growing frustration with its ally: Syria's leadership is no longer taking decisions that would make sense for a government hoping to reach a political solution to the crisis.
French Open: U.S. teen falls in fourth round
Someday, maybe soon, a fourth-round exit
at a Grand Slam tournament won't feel like such a big success to Sloane
Stephens.
The unseeded American teenager's best run at a major came to an end in the fourth round of the French Open yesterday with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur of Australia, the No. 6 seed.
Despite the loss, Stephens, 19, leaves Paris with a promising career ahead.
“People play well with confidence, and when you're having fun and you're doing the right things, everything is all good,” she said. “So even though I lost today, I played pretty well.”
Stephens, the daughter of a former NFL Pro Bowl player and a college All-America swimmer, fell behind 5-1 in the second set against Stosur before breaking her twice to extend the match.
Stephens' exit leaves Varvara Lepchenko, who is also unseeded, as the only U.S. singles player left in the tournament. Lepchenko takes on Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the fourth round today.
Also at Roland Garros yesterday, women's No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka and men's No. 1 Novak Djokovic were on courts at the same time and found themselves in major danger of losing. Azarenka was down a set and a break against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, while Djokovic was on his way to falling behind Andreas Seppi of Italy by two sets.
Fans were bundled up in sweaters and coats on the overcast, windy day,waffen ss uniforms and there were roars and gasps and occasional boos.
At the end of the top seeds' matches, only the peak of the women's pyramid had crumbled. Cibulkova managed to finish off an upset of Azarenka, winning 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), but Djokovic found a way to keep his hopes alive by reeling in Seppi 4-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
Djokovic's victory required 4 hours and 18 minutes. Seppi broke his serve six times, and Djokovic finished with 77 unforced errors to go with 44 winners.
Yet he is just three victories from becoming the first man since 1969 to hold all four of the Grand Slam singles titles.
“I'm not worried,” Djokovic said. “I'm just hoping I can wake up tomorrow, knowing that I'm in a quarterfinal, and I just want to deliver my best performance in the next challenge, forget this match today, take the best out of it. I'm proud that I've been fighting and coming back from two sets down. That's all I can say now.”
The unseeded American teenager's best run at a major came to an end in the fourth round of the French Open yesterday with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur of Australia, the No. 6 seed.
Despite the loss, Stephens, 19, leaves Paris with a promising career ahead.
“People play well with confidence, and when you're having fun and you're doing the right things, everything is all good,” she said. “So even though I lost today, I played pretty well.”
Stephens, the daughter of a former NFL Pro Bowl player and a college All-America swimmer, fell behind 5-1 in the second set against Stosur before breaking her twice to extend the match.
Stephens' exit leaves Varvara Lepchenko, who is also unseeded, as the only U.S. singles player left in the tournament. Lepchenko takes on Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the fourth round today.
Also at Roland Garros yesterday, women's No. 1 seed Victoria Azarenka and men's No. 1 Novak Djokovic were on courts at the same time and found themselves in major danger of losing. Azarenka was down a set and a break against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, while Djokovic was on his way to falling behind Andreas Seppi of Italy by two sets.
Fans were bundled up in sweaters and coats on the overcast, windy day,waffen ss uniforms and there were roars and gasps and occasional boos.
At the end of the top seeds' matches, only the peak of the women's pyramid had crumbled. Cibulkova managed to finish off an upset of Azarenka, winning 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), but Djokovic found a way to keep his hopes alive by reeling in Seppi 4-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.
Djokovic's victory required 4 hours and 18 minutes. Seppi broke his serve six times, and Djokovic finished with 77 unforced errors to go with 44 winners.
Yet he is just three victories from becoming the first man since 1969 to hold all four of the Grand Slam singles titles.
“I'm not worried,” Djokovic said. “I'm just hoping I can wake up tomorrow, knowing that I'm in a quarterfinal, and I just want to deliver my best performance in the next challenge, forget this match today, take the best out of it. I'm proud that I've been fighting and coming back from two sets down. That's all I can say now.”
2012年4月27日星期五
Vintage chic is red hot for 2012
hat's a girl to do with Great Aunt Margaret's
dresses, hats, and shoes from the 1940s? Try them on for size because vintage
clothing styles are hot.
Whether you opt for authentic vintage or new fashions that replicate vintage style, you'll be in vogue this season, says Megan Paul, owner of Modern Dame Boutique, located at 107 Third Avenue North in downtown Saskatoon.
This season's hottest vintage trends include circle skirts, dresses or skirts with crinolines, says Paul. Modern Dame's vintage-inspired fashion lines include Bettie Page, Trashy Diva, and Pinup Girl. "We just picked up a new plus-sized line called Cherry Velvet Vintage," says Paul.
You may have vintage clothing hanging in the back of your own closet, says Nicola Tabb, owner of Better Off Duds, a vintage boutique which just opened its doors at 510A - 33rd Street West.
"Technically, we're looking at the '90s as vintage," says Tabb. "This year, a lot of the '80s is coming back into fashion." Remember acid washed jeans, shoulder pads, peplums (a short overskirt that is attached to the bottom of a blouse)? What's old is new again, as the saying goes.
Better off Duds offers a mix of authentic and secondsourced 1960s to 1980s wear. "Authentic 1950s clothing is quite hard to find these days," says Tabb. "My shop is half vintage and half new styles."
Shannon Bowers, owner of Flashback Collective, in the downtown Drinkle Building on Third Avenue North, says she sells a mix of 90 per cent vintage to five per cent new clothes.
"I'm not a purist per se. I like the edginess of mixing old and new," says Bowers. She also sells contemporary second-sourced designer clothes, such as Dior, Burbury, and Oscar de la Renta, and other popular labels like Banana Republic and Bench.
Flashback Collective sells vintage accessories like jewelry, shoes, bags and hats to complement their clothing lines that range from party wear, to separates, to coats.
The fashion selection spans six decades, from the 1930s to the 1980. The huge collection of 1970s hippy wear is particularly impressive. "We have a comfortable collection of 1960s wear, a modest collection of 1950s, and even some swing dresses from 1930s," says Bowers.
Vintage chic was first embraced by young fashionistas seeking to stand out from the crowd. Now it's a look that women of all ages are seeking, adds Bowers.
"When I started out, my typical client was in the 16 to 25 range, but since I opened my store in the Drinkle Building,Search for waffen ss uniforms in Jewellery for Lucknow. I find a lot of women who work downtown are coming in to shop." Now Bowers' clientele's ages range from 16 to 45. "It came as a total and complete surprise to me. They are probably coming in out of curiosity but then they pick up a couple of things and they come back."
Bowers obtains much of her clothing privately and admits that vintage clothes in good condition are getting harder to find. "There's a big moth problem in Saskatoon," says Bowers. Vintage clothes can also be affected by dry rot from the heat/cold cycle of a garage or basement, so purchasers have to be careful when selecting what to buy.
Retired nurse, Brenda Bright, owns another local vintage store called Tikittyboo Vintage, located at 419 - 33rd Street West. Bright started out as a vintage clothing collector but her passion for vintage soon blossomed into a career change.
Bright began collecting vintage wear by going to garage and estate sales. After she decided to make a business of retailing vintage clothing, Bright realized that she would need more inventory and she had difficulty obtaining it locally. "I went on eBay for a while, but now with a store, I have a lot of people coming in and bringing me clothes."
Vintage dresses are especially in demand during graduation and wedding season, adds Bright. "There is an increased popularity in vintage prom dresses for grade eight and grade 12 grads, and a lot of people are using vintage in their weddings - not just the wedding party but the guests as well."
Whether you opt for authentic vintage or new fashions that replicate vintage style, you'll be in vogue this season, says Megan Paul, owner of Modern Dame Boutique, located at 107 Third Avenue North in downtown Saskatoon.
This season's hottest vintage trends include circle skirts, dresses or skirts with crinolines, says Paul. Modern Dame's vintage-inspired fashion lines include Bettie Page, Trashy Diva, and Pinup Girl. "We just picked up a new plus-sized line called Cherry Velvet Vintage," says Paul.
You may have vintage clothing hanging in the back of your own closet, says Nicola Tabb, owner of Better Off Duds, a vintage boutique which just opened its doors at 510A - 33rd Street West.
"Technically, we're looking at the '90s as vintage," says Tabb. "This year, a lot of the '80s is coming back into fashion." Remember acid washed jeans, shoulder pads, peplums (a short overskirt that is attached to the bottom of a blouse)? What's old is new again, as the saying goes.
Better off Duds offers a mix of authentic and secondsourced 1960s to 1980s wear. "Authentic 1950s clothing is quite hard to find these days," says Tabb. "My shop is half vintage and half new styles."
Shannon Bowers, owner of Flashback Collective, in the downtown Drinkle Building on Third Avenue North, says she sells a mix of 90 per cent vintage to five per cent new clothes.
"I'm not a purist per se. I like the edginess of mixing old and new," says Bowers. She also sells contemporary second-sourced designer clothes, such as Dior, Burbury, and Oscar de la Renta, and other popular labels like Banana Republic and Bench.
Flashback Collective sells vintage accessories like jewelry, shoes, bags and hats to complement their clothing lines that range from party wear, to separates, to coats.
The fashion selection spans six decades, from the 1930s to the 1980. The huge collection of 1970s hippy wear is particularly impressive. "We have a comfortable collection of 1960s wear, a modest collection of 1950s, and even some swing dresses from 1930s," says Bowers.
Vintage chic was first embraced by young fashionistas seeking to stand out from the crowd. Now it's a look that women of all ages are seeking, adds Bowers.
"When I started out, my typical client was in the 16 to 25 range, but since I opened my store in the Drinkle Building,Search for waffen ss uniforms in Jewellery for Lucknow. I find a lot of women who work downtown are coming in to shop." Now Bowers' clientele's ages range from 16 to 45. "It came as a total and complete surprise to me. They are probably coming in out of curiosity but then they pick up a couple of things and they come back."
Bowers obtains much of her clothing privately and admits that vintage clothes in good condition are getting harder to find. "There's a big moth problem in Saskatoon," says Bowers. Vintage clothes can also be affected by dry rot from the heat/cold cycle of a garage or basement, so purchasers have to be careful when selecting what to buy.
Retired nurse, Brenda Bright, owns another local vintage store called Tikittyboo Vintage, located at 419 - 33rd Street West. Bright started out as a vintage clothing collector but her passion for vintage soon blossomed into a career change.
Bright began collecting vintage wear by going to garage and estate sales. After she decided to make a business of retailing vintage clothing, Bright realized that she would need more inventory and she had difficulty obtaining it locally. "I went on eBay for a while, but now with a store, I have a lot of people coming in and bringing me clothes."
Vintage dresses are especially in demand during graduation and wedding season, adds Bright. "There is an increased popularity in vintage prom dresses for grade eight and grade 12 grads, and a lot of people are using vintage in their weddings - not just the wedding party but the guests as well."
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