Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
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Don said 12:48PM on 9-20-2007
If you have Speakerphone option,use it all the time.
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Wilhelm said 2:08PM on 9-20-2007
No wonder, the cell is nothing more than a microwave generator. We are cooking our ears.
Remember when the invented the microwave oven at NASA? When it was found to be dangerous at levels of radiation needed for cooking, the government simply elevated the safe threshold value to make them "safe".
Pay attention people.
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Paul said 2:22PM on 9-20-2007
High frequency hearing loss is the first thing that happens. Loud sounds contribute to this. Too loud and too much usage aggravates this. Radio frequency energy has nothing to do with it. Microwave( ovens, radar, etc.} energy is in the hundreds of watts. Cell phone energy is in milliwatts. (1 onethousanth of a watt.) The study did not involve enough people to make the survey really valid. More scare tactics from the media.
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seashell253 said 3:16PM on 9-20-2007
What about bluetooth headset usage?
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FLETCHER PHELAN said 3:24PM on 9-20-2007
GREAT NEWS. MAYBE SOME OF THE CARELESS DRIVERS WHO INSIST ON USING CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING WILL CURTAIL PHONE USE WHILE THEY DRIVE, THUS REDUCING SOMEWHAT THE DANGERS OF THE ROAD THEY CAUSE.
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Dennis said 3:29PM on 9-20-2007
Well that settles that! I'm not getting any heavy cell phones! Just light cell phones for me from now on!
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Grammy said 3:57PM on 9-20-2007
I think that instead of the cellphones you need not look any further than the usage of head phones with music. On the internet as well as on the other instruments that are being used every day by young people.
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jeff said 4:12PM on 9-20-2007
What!?
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Richard Milford said 4:48PM on 9-20-2007
Yes unfortunately microwaves do emit out of cell phones Cell phones create heat that goes into your ear thus into your brain
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Weezie said 4:57PM on 9-20-2007
"You talking to me?"
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Paulette said 5:16PM on 9-20-2007
I don't believe that at all, since we use the house phone what is different about cell phones? Just trying to find away to get people off the their phones.
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Jaculis said 5:59PM on 9-20-2007
Was an analysis of of normal variance performed [ANOVA] to determine whether this is a population independent of other phone uses or other sounds sources, in other words is this a coincident population that experiences loud sound-compressed noises in general?
Just wondering...
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Rollando said 6:01PM on 9-20-2007
Moderation is the key.
Does one really need to speak that long on the phone? Long distance is one thing. But if you are only minutes away, why not set a time to meet in person in the near future for a conversation you know will be long.
I always limit my time on the phone whereever and whenever I can. I think it is silly to be on the phone for more than 5 to 10 minutes. If it is a serious emergency or very long distance I'll make the exception.
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Richard Milford said 6:26PM on 9-20-2007
Everybody thinks that this is a media scare but cell phones do give out electromagnetic pollution and you should take steps to prevent that or at least neutralize it
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David said 6:29PM on 9-20-2007
EXCUSE ME?? WHAT?? WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT??
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wolf said 6:29PM on 9-20-2007
It is also true that in the USA, using cell phones while driving kills close to as many people every year as we lost in the 9/11 attacks. Safety experts say that at least 5% of fatal vehicle accidents can be traced to lack of attention by a driver using a cell phone. With about 45,000 vehicle accident fatalities in this country every year, that comes out to at LEAST 2200 people dead because some idiots insist on driving while using their cell phones. I have had aa few close calls from somebody not paying attention because of this, and a friend missed months of work and was lucky not to be paralyzed when nut case woman on a cell phone read-ended his car while he was stopped at a red light. Use these devices with COMMON SENSE, please.
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Helen said 8:09PM on 9-20-2007
I just want to say that I am 23, and recently found out that I have a moderate degree of hearing loss. I am getting hearing aids soon, and wonder if my hearing loss is partially due to my past overuse of the cell phone. I haven't really used the cell phone so much in the past couple of years, but I used to use it quite a bit. Hmmmmmmm . . . .
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dean said 9:31PM on 9-20-2007
How bout them I-Pod heavy users... how's their hearing doing?
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ursula said 10:01PM on 9-20-2007
Interesting...I have notice that my ringing in the ears,is lauder after talking on the cell phone"""
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flags6262 said 10:32PM on 9-20-2007
Oh! Oh! I thought it was my age but guess not.
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