Rogue landlords in Marsfield in Sydney’s north west are piling as many as 20 students into shoddily converted family homes, demanding cash in hand and advance notice of visitors to avoid detection by authorities, international students say.
Some landlords are offering cut-price accommodation to female students in return for sex, while others have been the subject of a six-month investigation in relation to other crimes — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Police say an Ohio man has been charged with a misdemeanor for barking at a police dog.
A police report says 25-year-old Ryan James Stephens was charged with teasing a police dog in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Juicy. Extremely Sweet. Visually attractive. Easy to peel. Low seeded. These are the fine qualities that mark KinnowLS
, the latest citrus variety released by researchers at the University of California, Riverside.
Large-sized for a mandarin, the fruit has an orange rind color. The rind is thin and extremely smooth. The 10-11 segments in each fruit are fleshy and deep orange in color — via redwolf.newsvine.com
John Weber, a 70-year-old from England, was given a metal mug by his grandfather in 1945. Though his grandfather had a good eye
for antiques, John never thought the metal mug was worth much. He played with it as a child, and even used it as a target for his air rifle. The mug, assumed to be brass, has languished in a shoe box under Weber’s bed for decades.
Well, it turns out Weber’s old mug may be the world’s most expensive plinking target! The cup is actually made of solid gold, and is a rare, ancient artwork, crafted over 2300 years ago. The unusual mug, decorated with twin, opposite-facing female heads, was appraised with a value exceeding one-quarter million dollars ($250,000) — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Whales and dolphins aren’t the only marine creatures bothered by the increasing amount of undersea noise. The first study to detail the physical toll of low-frequency noise on cephalopods has revealed a surprising amount of trauma, according to a study published today in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Environment.
In four separate species, noise exposure resulted in significant permanent damage in the statocyst, the fluid-filled structure in a cephalopod’s head responsible for helping the animal determine its position and maintain balance. Hair cells and nerve fibres in the statocyst were missing or damaged within 12 hours of noise exposure. And, in the worst cases, large holes were present immediately in the sensory epithelium of the statocyst—and became more pronounced 96 hours after noise exposure. The noise impact was acute and immediate, yet worsened over time — via redwolf.newsvine.com
John Maniscalco Architecture have designed the Sugar Bowl residence in Norden, California — via CONTEMPORIST
Just in time to deposit festive egg sacs around your yard for Easter — via Octophant
This single family home [Onion Flats] in the hills of Oakland, CA, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and all of San Francisco, is designed to merge comfortably into it’s difficult and steeply sloped site. It is also meant to provide a tranquil yet inspiring setting for a young couple, their two children and their aging in-laws. The physical site offered the project its greatest challenge and direction. It’s 17% slope coupled with height restrictions and adjacencies to neighboring homes required that the building be bunkered
into the landscape. This became the source of the project’s programmatic, spatial and architectural strategy, which is centered around the entry or knuckle
of the building — via ArchDaily
A Boy and His Squid
by Travis Louie, part of his new exhibition The Creature Show
currently on display through May 7th at Roq La Rue in Seattle — via Laughing Squid
UK police arrested three men late last week in connection with using the SpyEye malware program to steal online banking details.
Two of the men were charged on Friday and appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Saturday. Pavel Cyganoc, 26, a Lithuanian living in Birmingham, England, was charged with conspiracy to cause unauthorized modifications to computers, conspiracy to defraud and concealing proceeds from crime. Aldis Krummins, 45, a Latvian living in Goole, England, was charged with conspiracy to defraud and concealing proceeds of crime.
A third man, a 26-year-old whose nationality was not revealed, was released on police bail but must return for further questioning in August, police said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
If Yamaha’s SR series is the mainstay of affordable customization in the Western world, then Honda’s GL series is the Indonesian equivalent. This unusual bobber comes from DariztDesign, described by principal Agus Darizt as just a little shed—a home garage in Jogja (Yogjakarta), a city on the island of Java
. Agus and his brother Faiz design, fabricate and paint their bikes in-house, and the green GL100 was the second bike they built. Indonesia has only a limited bike selection,
Agus says,
so I try to create something else, something different.
Indeed: check the custom tube frame and that radical suspension. Agus and Faiz have now built seven bikes in a wide range of styles—including a very tasty Kawasaki KZ200—so check them out on the DariztDesign web site — via Bike EXIF
The Australian Government has a list of software holes that are so sensitive they’re kept hidden from the public. These weaknesses are being used by criminals to steal our money and our data. They may even be a cornerstone to planned attacks on critical infrastructure, like energy, water and transport. But in the murky battle between those that protect us and those who seek to harm, these vulnerabilities are also the bait with which cyber-criminals are caught — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A member of parliament from an Islamic party which promoted anti-pornography legislation has resigned after being caught watching porn in parliament.
Mr Arifinto of the Islamic Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) was photographed looking at the images on Friday.
He said he had inadvertently opened an email link which led him to the images.
Pornography has become one of the testing grounds of conservative Islam’s influence over politics in Indonesia.
For the recent developing media coverage, I apologise to all members of the party and parliament,
Mr Arifinto – who goes by one name – told a news conference — via richardfarner.newsvine.com
Inspired by World War II fighter planes, our chair’s aerodynamic curves are hugged in aluminum accented with exposed steel screws, the seat swathed in leather with the softness of a vintage bomber jacket. A low seat and raked back give it true flyboy swagger — via Restoration Hardware
The Federal Court in Melbourne has started hearing a case that could result in a big pay rise for 20,000 intellectually disabled workers — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Cement Factory was discovered in 1973, it was an abandoned cement factory and partially in ruins, comprised of over 30 silos, underground galleries and huge engine rooms; Ricardo Bofill bought it and began renovation works. He identified the program; The Cement Factory was to be used as architectural offices, archives, a model laboratory, and exhibition space, an apartment for him, as well as guest rooms and gardens. He defined the space by demolishing certain structures, cleaning cement, exposing previously concealed structures and creating the landscape architecture by planting various plants such as eucalyptus, palms, olive trees and cypresses; renovation works lasted nearly two years — via Yatzer
Subtly geeky cushion cover featuring a Voodoo Rabbit original fabric design which has been digitally printed onto 100% cotton. The Gingham Invaded fabric used for the front panel features white 8-bit space invader inspired sprites in a cute checkerboard pattern on a black background. Perfect for the games room! — via Etsy
Russia’s domestic security service called for access to encrypted communication providers like Gmail, Hotmail and Skype on Friday, saying the uncontrolled use of such services could threaten national security.
The proposal by the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB secret police raised concerns some senior Russian officials would like to limit Internet access to stave off any potential protests ahead of the 2012 presidential election — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Police are investigating an apparent death by malnutrition in Adelaide’s southern suburbs.
A 27-year-old woman was found dead in her Brighton home recently weighing just 11 kilograms, the average weight of a small child.
It is understood she was suffering from a spinal condition and had been bedridden for some time.
Questions are being asked about whether authorities were aware of the woman’s case — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Department official Christine Pinto informed Mr Heasley that they were obligated to offer the classes, if approached by an accredited instructor, and that they were forbidden from scheduling alternate classes for students not taking part.
While this seems somewhat wasteful – students not taking part in SRI classes are described in the VCAT complaint launched by Heasley and fellow parents at Hawthorn West as being given free time, which involves playing with Lego, drawing and reading
– I’m more worried about the fact that schools are forced to offer these classes if approached by accredited organisations. I hold concerns about the group responsible for 96 per cent of all SRI classes offered. Furthermore, I’m worried about how little training representatives of this group require to be allowed in front of children — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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