Police raiding a drug den in the Italian capital were confronted by an aggressive albino python used to intimidate addicts, police said last week.
Police had been tipped off that they would find “an animal” during the raid on the apartment in the center of Rome, and when they opened the door they saw a striped yellow and white snake curled up on a heat mat.
The snake, which was 3m long and was kept hungry so that it would be more aggressive, was allowed to roam the apartment to scare addicts into paying for their drugs, police said.
Animal services were called to capture the snake, which was tempted into captivity using a whole chicken and sent to a nearby zoo.
The reptile had been resting on 200g of pure cocaine, and a further 5kg were found in the apartment.
Six people were arrested in the raid, on top of another six who were already in custody.
The 12 were charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine and illegal possession of a protected species.(afp)
義大利警方上週表示，警察突襲首都羅馬一個毒窟時，赫然發現一條歹徒用來恐嚇毒蟲的凶惡白蟒。
警方突襲羅馬市中心的公寓時，被告知毒窟裡「有動物」。當他們打開門時，看到一條黃白色條紋相間的蟒蛇，捲曲在一塊加熱墊上。
警方表示，毒販讓這尾三公尺長的蟒蛇餓肚子，使牠更加凶惡，還讓牠在公寓內到處爬，用以恐嚇那些不付錢的毒蟲。
捕捉動物的單位接獲通報趕來處理，他們用一整隻雞引誘蟒蛇，抓住後將牠送到附近的動物園。
警方在蟒蛇身體下方找到兩百公克純古柯鹼，還在公寓內找到五公斤古柯鹼。
除了之前已遭羈押的六名嫌犯外，這次突襲又逮捕了六人。
這十二人被依企圖販賣古柯鹼及非法擁有保育動物的罪名起訴。（法新社╱翻譯：吳岱璟）
US President Donald Trump on Monday last week signed the TAKE IT DOWN ACT (Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act), bipartisan legislation that enacts stricter penalties for the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, sometimes called “revenge porn,” as well as deepfakes created by artificial intelligence. The measure, which goes into effect immediately, was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, and later gained the support of First Lady Melania Trump. Critics of the measure, which addresses both real and artificial intelligence-generated imagery, say
In today’s digital age, every click and swipe generates data, and the need for reliable and efficient data management has become critical. This is where data centers come into play. Data centers include servers, storage drives, networking equipment, and other hardware to manage, process, and store vast amounts of digital information. __1__ For that reason, some companies are pursuing an unusual idea: placing data centers under the surface of the ocean. What makes underwater data centers cheaper than traditional land-based ones? For one thing, the cool temperature of the ocean means that companies can cut down on the high cost of
1. 我不夠快。 ˇ I wasn’t fast enough. χ I wasn’t enough fast. 註：enough用作副詞時，一般放在它修飾的形容詞或其他副詞後面。例如： The tea is hot enough.（茶是夠熱。） He did not work hard enough.（他不夠用功。） 但enough用作形容詞時，前置或後置都可以。例如： There is enough food (/food enough) for us. 2. 今晚七時我們將開董事會。 ˇ We are having a board meeting at seven o’clock this evening. ˇ We are having a board meeting this evening, at seven o’clock. χ We are having a board meeting this evening at seven o’clock. 註：如果有多個時間副詞，一般單位大的放在單位小的後面。例如： I was born in May 1939. The meeting was held at five o’clock yesterday afternoon. 但如果大的單位是說話者強調的重點，則可以放在前面，但後面要有逗號，表示停頓。例如： He arrived yesterday afternoon, at about five o’clock. 3. 我生於麻州波士頓。 ˇ I was born in Boston, Massachusetts. χ I was born in Massachusetts, Boston. 註：一般而言，地點副詞的位置，範圍大的放在範圍小的後面。例如： Before
Continued from yesterday（延續自昨日） https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang Despite these advantages, there are still some challenges when it comes to housing data centers under the ocean. One problem is that they’re difficult to access for repair or replacement. __4__ This presents a significantly higher level of complexity than handling traditional land-based data centers. Another challenge is energy reliability. Many underwater data centers rely on offshore renewable energy sources, which can be unstable due to environmental factors. While underwater data centers offer exciting possibilities, overcoming the associated challenges is essential to realizing their full potential. 儘管有這些優勢，在海底安置資料中心仍存在一些難關。一個問題是難以進入水下資料中心進行修理或更換。這需要派人員到水下或將資料中心運送到維修站。這比處理傳統的陸上資料中心還要複雜許多。另一個難關是能源可靠性。許多水下資料中心依賴近海再生能源，而這些能源可能會因環境因素而不穩定。雖然水下資料中心提供了令人興奮的可能性，但要充分發揮其潛力，克服相關的難題是相當重要的。 What Did You Learn? (A) However, the expense of housing and maintaining the facilities
RSS