The Daily Populous

Wednesday April 4th, 2018 evening edition

image for CAUGHT DEAD HANDED: North-east clairvoyant shocked after fraudster impersonated her and tried to con people out of cash

A medium has called in police after claiming a fraudster impersonated her in a bid to dupe customers out of cash.

Maureen Smith has been earning a living talking to the dead for 30 years and was shocked to discover a scam artist trying to con her clients out of £10 each for “online readings”.

The grandmother-of-nine said one of her customers came close to handing over their bank details but smelled a rat before blocking the culprit.

The dead giveaway for Maureen, 71, of Fyvie, was when her own husband Raymond, 64, received a message inviting him to pay £10 for a chat with his own wife.

More than 6,500 people “follow” Maureen’s Facebook page – a following she has built up over three decades of doing one-on-one clairvoyant readings and hosting popular medium events across the North-east.

“It is a bit scary that someone has impersonated me and wants to use the reputation that I have built up in an attempt to scam people.

It remains a mystery who was responsible for this – but I have my eye out for any future scams.”. »

Adult recipient of stem cell transplant in Calgary cured of sickle-cell disease

Authored by calgary.ctvnews.ca

Sickle-cell disease causes red blood cells to become misshapen and leads to the clogging of small blood vessels.

Stem cell transplant procedures had been used to treat children with the disease but doctors feared the complications could do more harm than good on adult patients.

Agyepong is optimistic and excited by the idea that the success of her stem cell transplant could result in additional sickle-cell disease patients being offered the treatment. »

FCC Commissioner Slams Her Own Agency for Policies 'Custom-Built' to Favor Sinclair-Tribune Merger

Authored by commondreams.org

Critics, including Rosenworcel, are concerned that under Chairman Ajit Pai, who Trump appointed last year, the FCC is moving deliberately to allow the Sinclair-Tribune merger to go through.

The Sinclair-Tribune merger would extend the company's reach to nearly three-quarters of households, according to the New York Times.

Speaking with the Daily Beast, the commissioner added, "We're burning down the values of media policy in this agency in order to service this company.". »

Finding order in disorder demonstrates a new state of matter

Authored by lanl.gov

‘Spin doctors’ note that topological order, associated with quantum mechanics, also applies to classical material called artificial spin ice.

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 2, 2018—Physicists have identified a new state of matter whose structural order operates by rules more aligned with quantum mechanics than standard thermodynamic theory.

In a classical material called artificial spin ice, which in certain phases appears disordered, the material is actually ordered, but in a “topological” form. »

FCC approves SpaceX plan for 4,425-satellite broadband network

Authored by techcrunch.com

SpaceX has a green light from the FCC to launch a network of thousands of satellites blanketing the globe with broadband.

Today’s Falcon launch carries 2 SpaceX test satellites for global broadband.

To move things along, the FCC requires SpaceX to get underway in a hurry or else, presumably, it will have to be reauthorized:. »