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  2. Pickpocketing - Wikipedia

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    Pickpocketing "Dandy PickPockets Diving: Scene Near St. James Palace" (1818) by I. R. Cruikshank. Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time.

  3. Shoulder surfing (computer security) - Wikipedia

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    The goal of each group is that a human prover has to input the PIN by answering the questions posed by the machine verifier while an observer attempts to shoulder surf the PIN. As the countermeasures are by design harder to easily usurp, it is not easy for the observer to remember the whole login process unless the observer has a recording device.

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  5. 'Tis the season for pickpockets: protect yourself - AOL

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    A friend of mine recently had his pocket picked in Brussels, which reminded me that the economic downturn and Christmas shopping are a perfect storm setting the stage for a sharp increase in ...

  6. Intelligent banknote neutralisation system - Wikipedia

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    In Europe, the design of intelligent systems to protect valuables began in 1980. The overall goal was to create a secure system to provide additional security for cash-in-transit. The very first IBNS prototype using coloured smoke as neutralisation agent was invented by Spinnaker International Ltd in 1982.

  7. Riot control - Wikipedia

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    For example, the helmets worn by riot control officers have an additional outward-extending part that protects the back of the neck from assault. To provide even greater protection, the protective equipment often provides ballistic protection. If tear gas or other riot control agents are to be used, gas masks may also be worn. While the visual ...

  8. Randoseru - Wikipedia

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    Randoseru at a school A premium 84,000 yen (about $938 or €530) randoseru made of cordovan on sale at Mitsukoshi department store in January 2008. A randoseru (ランドセル) is a firm-sided backpack made of stitched firm leather or leather-like synthetic material, most commonly used in Japan by elementary schoolchildren.

  9. Hazmat suit - Wikipedia

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    Plague doctor wearing a plague doctor costume A radiographer wearing an early hazmat suit in 1918 during World War I.. An early primitive form of the hazmat suit arose during bubonic plague epidemics, when European plague doctors of the 16th and 17th centuries wore distinctive costumes consisting of bird-like beak masks and large overcoats while treating victims of the bubonic plague. [1]