REMODEL OR BUY NEW? CONSIDER INSURANCE IN YOUR DECISION!
Desirable location? Check! Good infrastructure? Check! Quality school district? Check! Neighbors you can stand? Check!
What if you have all this but your house is no longer the perfect fit? Maybe the bathroom's too small, you'd like to finish that room over the garage or perhaps you have another child on the way and you're going to need lots more room. What do you do?
Is it time to remodel, or is it time to buy a new home and move?
There are a lot of economic factors to consider in your decision, and insurance should be included in that list. Knowing how your home insurance company operates will make you a better homeowner whether you decide to improve the home you live in or find a new one.
In short, insurance companies love new homes. They are built to the latest codes and ordinances and use the latest materials, making it less likely that issues will occur. For example, leaky plumbing that can cause considerable damage to a structure is far less likely in a new home than in an older one. New plastic composites used in today's construction are practically crack and break proof, dramatically reducing the chance of a big leak.
Additionally, people have a tendency to treat new things with more care than they would with something they've owned for a while. Remember when you got that new car? At the beginning, you probably swore never to eat inside it or leave bags of stinky gym clothes or beach chairs in it, right? Well, the same goes for a new home. We tend to be more gentle with new homes – we don't want to mess up the carpeting, ding the paint or crack a window. Believe it or not, insurance companies keep that in mind.
Finally, most new homes are generally built in lower crime areas. Builders want to sell the homes, so they are not going to invest their time and money in locations that are going to be a deterrent for buyers. Insurance companies look at crime rates when it comes to writing your policy.
What if you just don't want to move for one reason or another? Maybe you want to wait until your kids finish high school, you are involved in your neighborhood association or just have sentimental connections to your home. Whatever the reason, consider your personal connection to the home first before remodeling.
Then, it's important to think about the size and scope of the remodel. If you are going to redo the upstairs bath, knock out a wall between the kitchen and the dining room or another smaller project of this scope, then you don't need to call your insurance company before you begin work (but you'll need a policy reassessment once the work is complete).
However, if you are looking to add significant square footage or even vacate your home while major renovations are completed, you need to consult your insurance agent first because you might need a builder's risk policy. This policy takes into account the fluctuating value of your home during the construction period (elements of the home will be inhabitable), the fact that building materials will most likely be on the property and the future higher "replacement value" of the home.
If you leave your home during renovations and rent another residence while your primary one is under construction, you might need a renter's policy too. Both of these additional policies are written separately while your homeowner's insurance remains in place. Once the construction is complete, the primary policy is revised for the new value.
How much square footage is going to be added/involved in the remodel?
What are the general construction lines you have in mind?
Do you have construction plans?
Are you going to stay in the residence during the construction phase?
It's up to you … but you have help.
Basically, it comes down to this: are you planning to sell in a few years or are you looking to live in your home permanently? Contemplate the idea of a "good investment" versus a "lasting legacy" for your family.
Whether you decide to purchase a new home or remodel your current one, consulting with your insurance agent can help you answer some important questions. Ultimately, you want the feeling of satisfaction with your home, and taking these questions into account can help you achieve it.
Thanks for reading; and, as always, thanks for listening to my Radio Show "Adrienne Abbott-Real Estate Radio!" Sunday's at 4 PM only on 55KRC, THE Talk Station!


Congratulations to USJC Associate Kevin Otsuka (ELP '17) on being selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia - Social Entrepreneurs! Kevin founded ABC Coffee Club, a startup social enterprise in Tokyo operating its own cafe and mail subscription service. The subscription partners with the Japan Social Employment Council to support individuals with intellectual disabilities. The cafe also serves as an innovation and creator hub for local makers and artists, and holds events and a free monthly gallery to showcase their work. Click here or on the image above to read more.
Member of the Legacy Council Colbert Matsumoto was featured in The Hawaii Herald for receiving The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette from the Government of Japan. Consul General of Japan in Honolulu Koichi Ito presented Mr. Matsumoto with the Imperial Decoration last month. Mr. Matsumoto was recognized for his involvement in the Japanese and Japanese American community and U.S.-Japan relations, including his fundraising efforts to aid those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Island Holdings Inc., where Mr. Matsumoto is president and chairman, was a key sponsor in the 2017 Japan-Hawaii Economic Summit, which accelerated regional and international exchange with prefectures in Japan that have interests in and connections to Hawaii.


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The Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS) and the Donia Human Rights Center (DHRC) in partnership with Human Rights First (HRF) in Washington, D.C. seeks applications for a fellowship to support a summer internship with HRF. The successful applicant is expected to spend up to eight weeks in Washington, D.C., between May and August 2021, working with Melissa Hooper, Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy at Human Rights First.
This fellowship is administered jointly by PICS and DHRC, in collaboration with HRF. The fellowship provides a stipend of $5,000 to defray the travel expenses and costs of living in Washington, D.C. for eight weeks. Each application will be reviewed by a joint review committee from DHRC, PICS, and HRF.
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The fellow will conduct research and advocacy on issues of priority to Human Rights First's Foreign Policy team. This entails researching laws and policies that undermine human rights in countries of interest; providing support to human rights defenders and lawyers overseas on issues that include: review of petitions for human rights sanctions, assistance in spurring U.S. government action from the Department of State or Congress, and other forms of support; and drafting fact sheets, letters, and other materials urging action in response to violations. The fellow will also help organize and conduct meetings with Congress, the United States Department of State, and other government officials in service of Human Rights First's advocacy objectives. The fellow will help organize events in support of these objectives.
In 2020, in addition to tracking attacks on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong and Iran, and attempting to combat damage to human rights protections in the U.S. by the Unalienable Rights Commission of the U.S. State Department, Human Rights First's objectives include advocacy to introduce major human rights legislation in Congress to act as a bulwark against the human rights deterioration in U.S. policy in recent years. This may include conditions on U.S. support to foreign governments, increases in human rights funding levels generally, and the reintroduction of funding to Central Europe. The fellow may therefore be called on to research these issues and formulate memos for congressional advocacy to increase funding or condition it on meeting human rights benchmarks.
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On Anthologies
Word Alchemy by Gabrielle Lim
How Happy Became Homosexual: And Other Mysterious Semantic Shifts by Howard Richler
Artful Poet-Criticism by Laura Cameron
You Are Here: Essays on the Art of Poetry in Canada by James Pollock Lazy Bastardism: Essays and Reviews on Contemporary Poetry by Carmine Starnino
Transforming Stories by Margery Fee
SH:LAM (The Doctor) by Joseph Dandurand Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age by Darrel J. McLeod Stories from the Magic Canoe of Wa'xaid by Cecil Paul and Briony Penn
Something Attentive by Ryan Fitzpatrick
Apostrophes VIII: Nothing Is But You and I by E.D. Blodgett Out All Day by John Donlan The Broken Face by Russell Thornton
The Breadth of breth by Weldon Hunter
breth /th treez of lunaria: selektid rare n nu pomes n drawings, 1957-2019 by bill bissett
Heather McHugh and David O'Meara
The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2012. House of Anansi Press (purchase at Amazon.ca)
Robert Lecker
Keepers of the Code: English-Canadian Literary Anthologies and the Representation of Nation. University of Toronto Press (purchase at Amazon.ca)
Reviewed by Robert Zacharias
The central thesis of Robert Lecker's ambitious Keepers of the Code: English-Canadian Literary Anthologies and the Representation of Nation is straightforward and unlikely to be controversial: that anthologists of English-Canadian literature have understood themselves as contributing to a nationalizing project via a tight connection between literature and citizenship. Naming this the "anthological code," Lecker argues the "keepers of that code have understood that identity and culture are linked, that their job is to reinforce this connection, and that only by repeating the mantra of literature and nation can the actuality of Canada – 'real time and space' – be affirmed (sic)." Contemporary anthologists may shy away from overt displays of literary nationalism, Lecker notes, but many still keep the code, rerouting nationalism into a conservative mimetic ideal that values literature to the extent that it reflects its Canadian "readers to themselves."
Lecker begins in 1837 with Simpson's The Canadian Forget Me Not , and touches on nearly 200 anthologies en route to 2010 before finishing with a discussion of his own Open Country (2007). Although some aspects of Lecker's argument are less than fully convincing-I found his attempt to extend the nakedly theological aspirations of early anthologies onto contemporary selections uneven, for example- Keepers shines as a work of critically informed literary history, deftly historicizing a surprisingly broad tradition of anthologies, mapping their shifting priorities, and demystifying the forces behind their compilation. Lecker recounts how the institutionalization of Canadian literature following World War II led to a surge of anthologies aimed at professors rather than a popular audience, for example, and he pulls back the curtain to reveal how fully such books are shaped by extra-literary concerns, calling their "representation of nation . . . the product of a series of negotiations between the editor, the authors included in the collection (and their agents or representatives), the publisher's budgetary control person, the bank, the designer, the typesetter, the printer, and the sales agents." Although there is a disproportionate amount of space given to earlier volumes, the scale of Lecker's survey does lend weight to his discussions of more recent anthologies. His stinging critiques of the romanticized and ahistorical claims made by the editors of The New Canon (2005) and Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories (2007), for example, feel self-evident after his having traced nearly two centuries of similar claims over the preceding three hundred pages.
Keepers never manages to completely free itself from the circularity that so often haunts discussions of literary nationalism, however, and when he concludes that it is "almost as if the impulse to affirm the nation is genetically encoded, part of the Canadian anthologist's DNA," one wonders if such an impulse is really prototypically Canadian in any way, or if it is simply the unavoidable tautology of all nationalized literary studies. Lecker is well aware of such concerns, but even a brief comparison to anthological traditions elsewhere would have been useful, as would a more thorough engagement with Canadian literary criticism's longstanding discussions of what is at stake in the field's habit of "worrying [of] the nation."
One way of appreciating the accomplishment of Lecker's study is to read an anthology in light of its claims. In this context, The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2012 , edited by David O'Meara, appears as a strong but conflicted project. On the one hand, its "international" category serves as a reminder that literary anthologies need not be national, and that the ideal of setting aside nationalist concerns and collecting the very "best" writing remains alive. On the other hand, the Canada-based Griffin Poetry Prize retains a second, "Canadian," category, and it's hard not to hear echoes of Smith's "cosmopolitan" vs. "native" dichotomy, and to wonder about the role played by this latest twist on an enduring distinction. In other, less abstract ways, however, the anthology fails to rise to the occasion of its content. The brief introductions to each poet's selection are the judges' citation for his or her entire book, for example, which means they repeatedly praise poems that are not included in the anthology itself, and are often too full of award-speak to be of much use as introductions. (To take a representative example: Rozewicz's work, we are told, reveals "a soul the equal of the world's occasion"). And while it is not the editor's fault that there is just a single female among the seven finalists, the range of pages allotted to each poet does seem unjustifiably wide.
Fortunately, the poetry itself is strong. The anthology opens with poems taken from David Harsent's Night , which won the international award. Harsent's work is cinematic-boldly voyeuristic, really-and hyper-masculine, full of sharply etched images of men wandering through darkened urban landscapes, and haunted by troubling scenes of eroticized violence. The tight narrative poems from Yusef Komunyakaa's The Chameleon Couch , like the more elusive and intimate poems from Sean O'Brien's November , retain a sense of violence intersecting the everyday, but are broader, more self-aware, and more politicized. Tadeusz Ró_ewicz's poems, translated under the title Sobbing Superpower by Joanna Trzeciak, are the most playful of the international selections, but his critiques of U.S. foreign policy and contemplation of the origin of evil make for its most consistently surprising writing. The Canadian selections begin with a set of thoroughly engaging and approachable poems from Ken Babstock's Methodist Hatchet , which offer self-aware critiques ranging from class politics to the internet to poetry itself. Phil Hall's lengthy poem, taken from Killdeer , is confessional and cleverly anxious, its careful discussion of poetry's use of pain folding back upon itself. The collection closes with epigrammatic and densely philosophical poems from Jan Zwicky's Forge , which engage Bach and Schumann to probe a connection between music and language. The poetry is consistently strong enough to overcome the limitations of the anthology's frame, including its division of poets into International and Canadian sections.
Keepers of the Code will rightly become a key study for discussions of literary anthologies in Canada, richly informing our readings of projects like The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2012.
This review "On Anthologies" originally appeared in Tracking CanLit. Spec. issue of Canadian Literature 220 (Spring 2014): 169-170.


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Colorado Ranger – rasa koni wszechstronnych, użytkowanych do różnorodnych zadań. W USA, zwłaszcza w Kolorado, znajduje zastosowanie w turystyce jeździeckiej, głównie na długich dystansach. Jest to jedna z najbardziej charakterystycznych amerykańskich ras koni. Ma szlachetne pochodzenie; założycielami tej rasy były dwa ogiery: arabski Leopard i berberyjski Linden Tree.

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Głowa z lekko garbatym profilem i dużymi oczami. Szyja mocna i umięśniona. Klatka piersiowa głęboka, a zad dobrze umięśniony. Kończyny silne z bardzo twardymi kopytami i skośnymi łopatkami.

Ogólne informacje
 Typ rasowy – gorącokrwisty
 Pochodzenie – USA
 Występowanie – USA
 Maść – dopuszczalne wszystkie, ale najczęściej występującą jest taranowata
 Wysokość w kłębie – 1,47 do 1,67 m
 Użytkowanie – koń wierzchowy i wszechstronnie użytkowy

Bibliografia
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k-d-дерево (, сокращение от k-мерное дерево) — это структура данных с разбиением пространства для упорядочивания точек в k-мерном пространстве. k-d-деревья используются для некоторых приложений, таких как поиск в многомерном пространстве ключей (поиск диапазона и поиск ближайшего соседа). k-d-деревья — особый вид двоичных деревьев поиска.

Математическое описание
K-мерное дерево — это несбалансированное дерево поиска для хранения точек из . Оно предлагает похожую на R-дерево возможность поиска в заданном диапазоне ключей. В ущерб простоте запросов, требования к памяти  вместо .

Существуют однородные и неоднородные k-d-деревья. У однородных k-d-деревьев каждый узел хранит запись. При неоднородном варианте внутренние узлы содержат только ключи, листья содержат ссылки на записи.

В неоднородном k-d-дереве  при  параллельно оси -мерной гиперплоскости в точке . Для корня нужно разделить точки через гиперплоскость  на два по возможности одинаково больших множества точек и записать  в корень, слева от этого сохраняются все точки у которых , справа те у которых . Для левого поддерева нужно разделить точки опять на новую «разделенную плоскость» , а  сохраняется во внутреннем узле. Слева от этого сохраняются все точки у которых . Это продолжается рекурсивно над всеми пространствами. Потом всё начинается снова с первого пространства до того, пока каждую точку можно будет ясно идентифицировать через гиперплоскость.

k-d-дерево можно построить за . Поиск диапазона может быть выполнен за , при этом  обозначает размер ответа. Требование к памяти для самого дерева ограничено .

Операции с k-d-деревьями

Структура
Структура дерева, описанная на языке C++:
constexpr int N=10; // количество пространств ключей

struct Item {   // структура элемента
  int key[N];   // массив ключей определяющих элемент
  char *info;   // информация элемента
};

struct Node {   // структура узла дерева
  Item i;       // элемент
  Node *left;   // левое  поддерево
  Node *right;  // правое поддерево
}
Структура дерева может меняться в зависимости от деталей реализации алгоритма. Например, в узле может содержаться не один элемент, а массив, что повышает эффективность поиска.

 Анализ поиска элемента

Очевидно, что минимальное количество просмотренных элементов равно , а максимальное количество просмотренных элементов — , где  — это высота дерева. Остаётся посчитать среднее количество просмотренных элементов .

 — заданный элемент.

Рассмотрим случай . Найденными элементами могут быть:

и так для каждого пространства ключей. При этом средняя длина поиска в одном пространстве составляет:

 .

Средняя величина считается по формуле:

Остаётся найти вероятность . Она равна , где  — число случаев, когда  и  — общее число случаев.
Не сложно догадаться, что .

Подставляем это в формулу для средней величины:

 ,

то есть , где  — высота дерева.

Если перейти от высоты дерева к количеству элементов, то:

, где  — количество элементов в узле.

Из этого можно сделать вывод, что чем больше элементов будет содержаться в узле, тем быстрее будет проходить поиск по дереву, так как высота дерева будет оставаться минимальной, однако не следует хранить огромное количество элементов в узле, так как при таком способе всё дерево может выродиться в обычный массив или список.

Добавление элементов
Добавление элементов происходит точно так же, как и в обычном двоичном дереве поиска, с той лишь разницей, что каждый уровень дерева будет определяться ещё и пространством к которому он относится.

Алгоритм продвижения по дереву:

for (int i = 0; tree; i++) // i - это номер пространства
    if (tree->x[i] < tree->t)  // t - медиана
        tree = tree->left;     // переходим в левое поддерево
    else
        tree = tree->right;    // переходим в правое поддерево

Добавление выполняется за , где  — высота дерева.

Удаление элементов
При удалении элементов дерева может возникнуть несколько ситуаций:

 Удаление листа дерева — довольно простое удаление, когда удаляется один узел и указатель узла-предка просто обнуляется.

 Удаление узла дерева (не листа) — очень сложная процедура, при которой приходится перестраивать всё поддерево для данного узла.

Иногда процесс удаления узла решается модификациями k-d-дерева. К примеру, если у нас в узле содержится массив элементов, то при удалении всего массива узел дерева остаётся, но новые элементы туда больше не записываются.

Поиск диапазона элементов
Поиск основан на обычном спуске по дереву, когда каждый узел проверяется на диапазон. Если медианы узла меньше или больше заданного диапазона в данном пространстве, то обход идет дальше по одной из ветвей дерева. Если же медиана узла входит полностью в заданный диапазон, то нужно посетить оба поддерева.

 Алгоритм
Z – узел дерева
[(x_0_min, x_1_min, x_2_min,..., x_n_min),(x_0_max, x_1_max, x_2_max,..., x_n_max)] - заданный диапазон

Функция Array(Node *&Z){
If ([x_0_min, x_1_min, x_2_min,..., x_n_min]<Z){
		Z=Z->left; // левое поддерево
}
else
If ([x_0_max, x_1_max, x_2_max,..., x_n_max]>Z){
			Z=Z->right; // правое поддерево
}
		Else{ // просмотреть оба поддерева
			Array(Z->right); // запустить функцию для правого поддерева
			Z=Z->left; // просмотреть левое поддерево
		}
}

 Анализ

Очевидно, что минимальное количество просмотренных элементов это , где  — высота дерева. Так же очевидно, что максимальное количество просмотренных элементов это , то есть просмотр всех элементов дерева. Остаётся посчитать среднее количество просмотренных элементов .

 — заданный диапазон.

Оригинальная статья про k-d-деревья даёт такую характеристику:
 для фиксированного диапазона.

Если перейти от высоты дерева к количеству элементов, то это будет:

Поиск ближайшего соседа
Поиск ближайшего элемента разделяется на две подзадачи: определение возможного ближайшего элемента и поиск ближайших элементов в заданном диапазоне.

Дано дерево .
Мы спускаемся по дереву к его листьям по условию  и определяем вероятный ближайший элемент по условию .
После этого от корня дерева запускается алгоритм поиска ближайшего элемента в заданном диапазоне, который определяется радиусом .

Радиус поиска корректируется при нахождении более близкого элемента.

 Алгоритм

Z – корень дерева
List – список для найденных ближайших элементов
[x_0,x_1,x_2...,x_n] - координаты всех измерений нашего элемента, для которого и ищутся ближайшие
Len – минимальная длина
CHILDREN - максимальное число детей у каждого элемента

Функция Maybe_Near(Node *&Z) { // поиск ближайшего возможного элемента
	while (Z) {
        for (i=0;i<N;i++) { // проверка элементов в узле
            len_cur = sqrt((x_0-x[i]_0)^2 + (x_1-x[i]_1)^2 + ... + (x_n-x[i]_n)^2); // длина текущего элемента
            if (Len > длины текущего элемента) {
	             Len = len_cur; // установление новой длины
	             Delete(List); // очистка списка
	             Add(List); // добавить новый элемент в список
            } else if(длины равны) {
					Add(List); // добавить новый элемент в список
            }
			if ((x_0 == x[i]_0) && (x_1 == x[i]_1) && ... && (x_n == x[i]_n)) {
				return 1;
            }
		}

		if ([x_0,x_1,x_2...,x_n] < Z)
			Z = Z->left; // левое поддерево
        if ([x_0,x_1,x_2...,x_n] > Z)
			Z = Z->right; // правое поддерево
    }
}

Функция Near(Node *&Z) { // рекурсивный поиск ближайшего элемента в заданном диапазоне
    if (!Z) {
        return List;
    }

    len_cur = sqrt((x_0-x[i]_0)^2 + (x_1-x[i]_1)^2 + ... + (x_n-x[i]_n)^2); // расстояние от нашей точки до текущей
    if (len_cur < Len) { // нашли длину меньше минимальной
        Len = len_cur; // установление новой минимальной длины
        Delete(List); // очистка списка - ведь все найденные до этого элементы находятся дальше, чем текущий
        Add(List, Z); // добавить текущий элемент в список
    } else if (len_cur == Len) { // длина равна минимальной
        Add(List, Z); // просто добавить новый элемент в список
    }

    for (i = 0; i < CHILDREN; i++) { // для всех дочерних элементов выполним то же самое
        Near(Z->children[i]); // просмотреть все поддеревья
    }
}

 Анализ

Очевидно, что минимальное количество просмотренных элементов это , где h — это высота дерева. Так же очевидно, что максимальное количество просмотренных элементов это , то есть просмотр всех узлов. Остаётся посчитать среднее количество просмотренных элементов.

 — заданный элемент, относительно которого нужно найти ближайший.
Эта задача разделяется на две подзадачи: нахождение ближайшего элемента в узле и нахождение ближайшего элемента в заданном диапазоне.
Для решения первой подзадачи потребуется один спуск по дереву, то есть .

Для второй подзадачи, как мы уже вычислили, поиск элементов в заданном диапазоне выполняется за .
Чтобы узнать среднее, достаточно просто сложить эти две величины:

.

См. также
 R-дерево
 VP-дерево
 Задача поиска ближайшего соседа

Примечания

Ссылки
 libkdtree++, an open-source STL-like implementation of k-d trees in C++.
 A tutorial on KD Trees
 FLANN and its fork nanoflann, efficient C++ implementations of k-d tree algorithms.
 kdtree A simple C library for working with KD-Trees
 K-D Tree Demo, Java applet
 libANN Approximate Nearest Neighbour Library includes a k-d tree implementation
 Caltech Large Scale Image Search Toolbox: a Matlab toolbox implementing randomized k-d tree for fast approximate nearest neighbour search, in addition to LSH, Hierarchical K-Means, and Inverted File search algorithms.
 Heuristic Ray Shooting Algorithms, pp. 11 and after
 Into contains open source implementations of exact and approximate (k)NN search methods using k-d trees in C++.

Деревья (структуры данных)
Алгоритмы
Геометрические структуры данных


Today NAGE National President David J. Holway wrote a letter to members in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The letter, included below, asks members to level the playing field for state employees and equalize health care contributions at 20 percent for all state employees. Please contact your state representative and ask them to sign on to Rep. Chan's amendment number 903.


The additional products you buy for your automobile have many functions. Some, like alloy rims, are accustomed to designing your automobile pretty. Others – like turbo engines – are terrible for the earth. Though some car accessories can really save your life, basically. This's exactly where ECU tools fall. They help the automobile to run much better.
ECU tools are available in varieties that are several. ECU tools consist of an entire world of cabling. Airbag reset tools, for instance, come with wires that connect them to your OBD2 so as to fix your airbags. Other cables – such as SPI twenty-eight Interface – let a technician making repairs without having to draw the motor apart.
Repairs can be completed faster and with more effectiveness. The Piwis Cable for Porsche enables you to determine certain engine problems. Other obtainable ECU programs are door wedges, tuning tools, flashers, and key readers. A pick gun is helpful for opening European locks providing of lost or even damaged keys.
GPS is yet another crucial item. It is able to assist a driver providing he gets lost, and it is vital in tracking vehicles after automobile jacking or kidnappings. Many GPS devices have a TFT LCD display of 4 to 5 inches along with a 2GB inbuilt memory.
They include extra features as audio and video playback, FM stereo, and also video games and e-reading abilities. In order to facilitate its primary feature, the GPS has an inbuilt map which is constantly upgraded. It is able to position your role with an accuracy of up to ten meters.
GPS devices are utilized while driving, therefore they have a touch screen as well as voice activation functions in English, Dutch, Greek, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Italian, German, French, and Russian. The devices instantly calculate the shortest course to your destination.
A number of equipment are going to show you both one day and night map since places frequently look different after sunset. The GPS devices operate on the WINCE 5.0 os and also have an average processor velocity of 400MHz. They weigh about 50 % a kilogram, therefore they don't impact the entire weight of your automobile.
The products have anti-glare screens to safeguard your eyes when mastering electronic maps. It is really handy to have anything you need to be situated in one area, particularly when you are able to get to that area without giving your favorite chair. Here are hassle-free ways to diagnosing your car's issues and solve them like a pro.
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There has been an incredible response to Charlton Athletic Community Trust's 'Donate a Coat' campaign.
Staff, players, supporters and members of the local community donated 200 coats to collection points at The Valley and Charlton's training ground at Sparrows Lane, New Eltham.
The coats were delivered to the Greenwich branch of homeless charity Emmaus. The coats will be delivered across Royal Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley to local homeless people by Emmaus, and their partners the Woolwich Central Baptist Church.


Do you struggle with the idea of a daily prayer life? Have you ever found yourself asking along with the disciples, "Lord, teach us to pray"? Then this book is for you. Let us join the disciples as we sit at Jesus' feet and join Him in prayer. . . for an entire year.
It is important to realize that The Lord's Prayer is not a recipe for answered prayer. Rather, it is a recipe for increased relationship with the One Who desires to answer our prayers. There is a very specific order in which Christ says we should approach God the Father. This order, if followed, brings the child of God into a place of gratitude, humility, and reverence. It seeks to bring the heart of the prayerful one into alignment with what beats God's heart and it moves the Christian to put feet to their prayer life.
It is my desire as you go through the coming year with me, that you'll gain a practical, living understanding and personal experiential insight into the realm of prayer that will lift you above the materialistic tendencies; above the selfish motives; above the need for instant gratification and attention, and into the realm of God's heart not just for you, but for those around you; not just for your own issues and needs, but those around you, and lastly, that you will experience the richness of just "being" in His presence.
Did you buy this book? Why not add your name to the Songdove Books Calendar and help cover the globe in prayer for an entire year?
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What are landed cost? Why are they important? And how do you calculate them? – All answers here in this episode.
Landed costs are basically everything you need to pay for your product before it "lands" in your storage.
In this episode I break them all down for you and show you how to get them.


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Ericsson tests 5G wireless, hits incredible 5Gbps
4G who? Mobile speeds reach dizzying heights in the lab
By Sean Keach 2014-07-03T09:24:00.183Z
Ericsson's unbelievable 5G test results make 4G LTE look like the 56k modems of yesteryear.
Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has successfully achieved a wireless speed of 5Gbps - a promising result for the future of mobile internet.
The test was conducted over a 15GHz frequency band to show network providers the potential of 5G connectivity over the next decade.
"With faster speeds, lower latency and better performance in highly dense areas, 5G represents an evolution of the user experience," says Ericsson's PR department.
"Though 5G standards are still in early development and new spectrum allocations are still to be considered, Ericsson's live demonstration is a clear reflection of the company's technology leadership."
A mobility report released by the company last month suggested that 85% of US mobile subscriptions will be 4G LTE by 2019, and that 2020 could see adoption of 5G networks in countries like the USA, Japan, and South Korea.
Network providers SK Telecom, from South Korea, and NTT Docomo, from Japan, have already signed up for 5G trials to kickstart the process of pushing super high-speed internet on mobile devices as soon as possible.
"SK Telecom plans to take the lead in 5G wireless services so we are pleased to see the progress that Ericsson has already made with their live demonstration of 5G performance," says Alex Jingsung Choi, Exec VP and head of R&D at SK Telecom.
"5G will build upon the investment that we have made in the Long Term Evolution and expand our service offering to all of our customers."
With only 70% of the country covered by 4G in January 2014, 5G seems a long way off for the UK. We're not sure whether 5G connectivity will arrive in Blighty by 2020, but at least we have a better idea of speeds for the next generation of mobile internet.
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OJ Simpson Case
Ron Goldman's sister on O.J. Simpson's Twitter debut: Maybe podcast release 'pushed him over the edge'
By Anna Hopkins | Fox News
Ron Goldman's sister relives OJ Simpson murder case 25 years later
Host of the 'Confronting: O.J. Simpson' podcast Kim Goldman says she blames the jury, not the prosecution, for the not guilty verdict.
On the 25th anniversary of the infamous white Bronco chase, Ron Goldman's sister revealed Monday that she "100 percent" blames the jury for failing to convict O.J. Simpson for the murders of her brother and Nicole Brown Simpson.
Kim Goldman appeared on "Fox & Friends" to reflect on watching a suicidal O.J. Simpson being driven down a Los Angeles interstate by his best friend and former teammate Al Cowlings in June 1994. It was her family's hope that the incident would end peacefully so that the football legend could go to trial and they could "find out what the truth was" about her brother's death.
On her podcast, "Confronting: O.J. Simpson,' Goldman discusses the trial with several former jurors, who she blames for the outcome of the trial.
"They were the decision makers," she said. "And if you listen to the podcast two of the jurors tell me that we were never going to get a conviction. They believe in the conspiracy."
KIM GOLDMAN RECALLS OJ SIMPSON CAR CHASE, COMMENTS ON GLOVES 25 YEARS ON: 'THEY FIT!'
Goldman reflected on the day she found out her brother had been murdered while she was attending college in San Francisco. She watched the story unfold on the news before her father was notified of Ron's death by the local coroner.
"I didn't realize that I had watched the news earlier in the day and watched my brother being wheeled out of the crime scene," she said.
Simpson raised eyebrows over the weekend when he created a Twitter account two days after the 25th anniversary of the murders.
O.J. SIMPSON SAYS HE WILL USE SOCIAL MEDIA TO 'SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT'
He announced his presence on the platform by posting a grinning video in which he discussed the fact that many have been able to say whatever they've wanted about him for years, but he now has "got a little getting even to do." In a matter of days, he's accumulated more than 600,000 followers.
Kim Goldman told "Fox & Friends" hosts that she wonders if the announcement of her podcast triggered O.J., just as the release of the book "If I Did It" did in 2007. She recalled that the day the book was originally published, Simpson committed armed robbery in Las Vegas for which he spent nine years in jail.
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"I find it kind of disgraceful that on the observation of Ron and Nicole's death that's the day he chooses to go online and say he is going to get even," she said.
Anna Hopkins is a Freelance Reporter with Fox News Digital based in New York City. Follow her on Twitter at @AnnaHopkins94.
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Jagan's exit won't pose threat to govt: Congress
Jagan's exit won't pose threat to govt: Congress
Jagan Mohan ReddyD SrinivasCongressSonia GandhiAndhra PradeshEconomy and PoliticsPolitical Economy
Hyderabad: Jagan Mohan Reddy's resignation from Congress and Lok Sabha will not pose a threat to the Andhra Pradesh government, the state Congress said on Tuesday.
"There is no threat to the government at all. Government will be strong and there is absolutely no problem," AP Congress chief D Srinivas told reporters here.
On some Congress MLAs and MLCs meeting Jagan and making critical remarks against the party, he said the actions of all legislators are being watched.
"The case of MLA Konda Surekha, a Jagan loyalist who has been making critical comments on the party leaders, is before the high command," he said.
When pointed out that some Congress MLAs and MLCs have visited late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's samadhi at the Idupulapaya family estate in Kadapa district, where Jagan is currently camping, the PCC president said there was nothing wrong in paying respect to Reddy.
On the impact of Jagan's resignation on Congress, he said, "Wait and see."
Srinivas held a meeting with party office bearers and other leaders today, condemning the actions of Jagan's followers who are burning effigies and posters of Sonia Gandhi at various places in the state.
"The statue of Pandit Nehru was insulted at one place. They are insulting Sonia Gandhiji's posters. These incidents are horrible and highly condemnable. Jagan made an appeal to his followers not resort to such incidents, but that is not followed on the ground," he said.
The PCC president asked the district functionaries to see that the incidents of burning posters of Sonia Gandhi are prevented.


The LSE Prospectus published in 1895 provided prospective students with information about the courses LSE intended to provide, the teachers appointed and the principles on which it would be organised. Among those principles was the statement that the School was to be open to both men and women from its inception.
The first women teachers appeared in 1896 when Gertrude Tuckwell, later President of the Women's Trade Union League, appeared on the list of teachers giving six lectures on factory legislation. The following year she was joined by Ellen MacArthur and Lilian Tomn (later Knowles) who were both connected to Girton College, Cambridge.
The early manuscript register of students, which pre-dates the School's entrance into London University, shows women prominent among the early applicants paying their fees. Three of the first four research studentships awarded in 1896 went to women including Lilian Tomn, Ellen Marianne Leonard (first woman president of the LSE Students' Union) and Edith Deverill (formerly of Somerville College, Oxford).
In the mid-1930s LSE produced a published register of all students who had undertaken an examined course at the School between 1895 and 1932. Letters were sent out to alumni who were asked to provide details of educational history, post-LSE employment, addresses and marriages. The Register also noted where students had died and had lists of scholarships and prize holders. There are three appendices to the Register but this blog relates solely to the first volume.
The Register also provides a list of academic staff divided into regular and occasional teachers. Occasional teaching encompassed a single public lecture or giving a regular short course of lectures over many years.
Between 1895 and 1932 the total number of regular staff was 199 and the 42 women were 20% of the total. 50% of the women employed were based in the Social Science and Administration Department, a department closely concerned with training for individuals wishing to undertake welfare work. However only six women were full members of Professorial Council, the senior academic decision making body in the School, and it was unusual for Professorial Council to include more than one woman.
57 women were employed as occasional lecturers between 1895 and 1932 and here the dominance of the Social Science and Administration Department is even more pronounced, with 65% of the occasional teachers attached to the department. However women were only 13% of the total number of occasional lecturers.
The LSE Register lists 1,067 students studying for degrees, diplomas or certificates. 26% of the women took a three year degree, mainly the BSc (Econ), specialising in a range of topics. There were also BA degrees in Sociology and History as well as later the LLB.
12% of women students were taking certificate courses including geography (which was a useful qualification for geography teachers), psychology, anthropology and even journalism.
62% of the women were attached to the Department of Social Science and Administration which did not deliver a degree course. Its main qualifications were the Social Science Certificate, Diploma in Sociology and Mental Health Certificate –all one year courses, which could be taken part time, aimed at those wishing to undertake a range of welfare work. However further investigation reveals that 39% of the women taking these courses already held a degree, teaching certificate or some other qualification.
The majority of students took the BSc (Econ) which makes it difficult to investigate a students' specialist study unless it is noted in the Register, or by reviewing individual student files. From the Register it appears that the most popular specialisms with women taking the BSc (Econ) were Economic History, Public Administration and Sociology. The small numbers taking accounting or statistics probably reflects the small numbers of students taking these subjects in total.
In this period the possession of a further degree was not essential for a career in university teaching but 38 women at LSE obtained higher degrees – 19 of them PhDs. Indeed the first three doctorates awarded to LSE students went to women: Amy Spencer (née Harrison), Caroline Skeel and Alice Effie Murray (later Radice).
LSE women with previous qualifications came from a wide range of higher education institutions. Cambridge was the most popular with 64 students. London University, and other colleges in London came second, closely followed by Oxford. It is worth noting that 37 women students came from universities overseas – including the USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa and France. Three came from India – the University of Bombay and University of Madras.
LSE's connection with Girton College, Cambridge, has been noted and includes the Professors of Economic History, Lilian Knowles and Eileen Power, but in fact 31 students came from Newnham College, while 21 came from Girton College. Of course some students simply labelled their studies as Cambridge University with no reference to a college.
In the future it would be interesting to research the students who used the title "Mrs" while studying at LSE and the post LSE careers of LSE women.


Twenty years after the Dutch had founded the colony of New Amsterdam, 1640, the first settlement was made in the present county of Rockland by a Captain De Vries. At Tappan, on the meadows south of Piermont on the Hudson, where an entering creek gave promise of being useful for mill sites, De Vries purchased an acreage from the Indians and established Vriesland. De Vries had already been the recipient, with others, of a land grant in Delaware, 1629; in 1639 had purchased property on Staten Island, and colonized it. He was a man of prominence among the Dutch, and venerated by the Indians. But even his influence with the Indians was not enough to prevent the destruction of the first of the Rockland settlements by the tribes, when once they were aroused to vengeance by the injustice of the whites of New Amsterdam. The Indians remained in control of the Rockland area until well after 1700. Practically all of the patents secured by various persons, including the De Harte, Jenson, Orangetown, Quaspeck, Kakait and Wawayanda tracts, dating from 1666 to 1703, were all purchased from the various tribes who held the lands.
Probably the greater part of the lands secured by the whites in the Rockland District were acquired for speculation by men who never saw their property, or did anything to secure the development of it. Proximity to the thriving village of New Amsterdam, which by 1680 had given every assurance of permanency, freedom from the fear of Indian depredations, the ease with which the Indians parted with great areas for the equivalent of a few dollars, all tended to place the region in the hands of those who bought only to sell at a profit. This resulted in the late and meagre settlement of the section. Orange county, from which Rockland was formed later, was a wilderness with hardly a person residing within its bound at its erection in 1683. Even ten years later, there were only twenty families in this territory of 823 square miles; in I702, there were 268.
It is likely that the physical conditions of the region had even more to do with the retarded development of a section so near to the future New York. Rockland County, as formed February 23, I798, is a triangle with sides of about twenty miles each, the one to the south resting on the north line of New Jersey; the westerly one joining Orange County; the longer and irregular base bordering the Tappan Zee, or Haverstraw Bay of the Hudson. The south line of the county is only a mile or so above, and opposite the north line of the City of New York. The Ramapo mountains extend along the northern border, the Palisades come in from the South and end at Piermont.


If Elizabeth Goddard had a writing cave, it might look like something from CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY—as with many writers, this award-winning romantic suspense novelist admits the sweet stuff fuels the right side of her brain.
But since hibernation for this busy writer isn't truly an option, and a killer chocolate overdose is far from healthy, Goddard writes wherever the muse takes her, even if it's to the local McDonald's. Anywhere she can keep the creativity flowing, really, because after 18 published novels—yes,18!— Goddard admits she does get a little nervous that one day the stories will simply…stop.
WILDERNESS PERIL marks the newest story to emerge from Goddard's ideas file, a romantic suspense involving a rugged pilot, a beautiful airplane mechanic, a derelict gold mine, and a group of ruthless killers.
It doesn't sound like the stories are losing steam, at all, does it? Which is high testament to Goddard's commitment to her craft. In addition to a busy writing schedule, Goddard is a wife and mom to four kids, all homeschooled. She is an active member on various organizations, as well as a writing mentor. While some might be searching her closet for a super hero cape, Goddard says her secret weapon is much less exciting—and doesn't require dry cleaning.
As for her advice on starting out as a writer, Goddard offers a comprehensive list of tips on her newly-revised website. Beyond that, Goddard acts as an eager cheerleader for those just looking to break into the industry.
For her own promotion, Goddard dabbles in social media (follow her on Twitter @bethgoddard, Goodreads and Facebook), but relies mostly on word of mouth marketing and her gorgeous website to capture readers' hearts.
Though, she admits, the issue of branding remains a publishing conundrum.
Goddard's next-up projects keep that notion in mind. Though many of her books are single titles, she just recently signed a contract to write four novels for a series based in Alaska. While this isn't her first crack at connecting stories, it's one way to ensure her fans that the stories don't stop coming.
For now, readers can dive in to any of Goddard's books, including the latest release, WILDERNESS PERIL, available now from Harlequin Books.
Elizabeth Goddard is an award-winning author with eighteen novels, including the romantic mystery, THE CAMERA NEVER LIES—winner of the prestigious Carol Award in 2011. After acquiring her computer science degree, she worked at a software firm before eventually retiring to raise her four children and become a professional writer. A member of several writing organizations, she judges numerous contests and mentors new writers. In addition to writing, she home schools her children and serves with her husband in ministry.
To learn more about Elizabeth, please visit her website.


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Measuring 12 cms, the object that is to be made invisible acoustically is placed between two acrylic glass panels at the centre of the experiment. The initial acoustic field is produced by the loudspeakers in the outer ring. The 228 control sensors in the central ring record this field and transmit the data to a computer in the next room. Subsequently, 36 control sources in the centre emit a secondary signal that augments the initial field in real-time. (Photograph: ETH Zurich / Astrid Robertsson)
Acoustic Illusions
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When listening to music, we don't just hear the notes produced by the instruments, we are also immersed in its echoes from our surroundings. Sound waves bounce back off the walls and objects around us, forming a characteristic sound effect – a specific acoustic field. This explains why the same piece of music sounds very different when played in an old church or a modern concrete building.
Architects have long been capitalising on this fact when building, say, concert halls. However, the principle can also be transferred to other applications: objects hidden underground can be visualised by measuring how sound waves from a known source are reflected.
Active and passive manipulation
Some scientists want to go one step further and systematically manipulate the acoustic field to achieve an effect that shouldn't exist per se, given the real-life situation. For instance, they are attempting to create an illusory audio experience that tricks the listener into believing they are in a concrete building or an old church. Alternatively, objects can be made invisible by manipulating the acoustic field in such a way that the listener no longer perceives them.
Usually, the desired illusion relies on using passive methods that involve structuring the surfaces with the help of what are known as metamaterials. One way of hiding an object acoustically is to coat its surface and stop it from reflecting any sound waves. However, this approach is inflexible and usually works only within a limited frequency range, making it unsuitable for many applications.
Active methods seek to achieve the illusion by superimposing another layer of sound waves. In other words, by adding a second signal to the initial acoustic field. However, until now the scope for using this approach has also been limited, as it works only if the initial field can be predicted with some certainty.
Real-time illusion
Now the group headed by Johan Robertsson, Professor of Applied Geophysics at ETH Zurich, has worked with scientists from the University of Edinburgh to develop a new concept that significantly improves the active illusion. Led by Theodor Becker, a postdoc in Robertsson's group, and Dirk-Jan van Manen, the senior scientist who was instrumental in designing the experiments, the researchers have managed to augment the initial field in real time, as they report in the latest issue of the journal Science Advances. As a result, they can make objects disappear and they can mimic non-existent ones.
To achieve the special acoustic effects, the researchers installed a large test facility for the project in the Centre for Immersive Wave Experimentation at the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich in Dübendorf. Specifically, this facility allows them to mask the existence of an object measuring roughly 12 centimetres or simulate an imaginary object of equal size.
The target object is enclosed in an outer ring of microphones as control sensors and an inner ring of loudspeakers as control sources. The control sensors register which external acoustic signals reach the object from the initial field. Based on these measurements, a computer then calculates which secondary sounds the control sources must produce to achieve the desired augmentation of the initial field.
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To mask the object, the control sources emit a signal that completely obliterates the sound waves reflected off the object. By contrast, to simulate an object (also known as holography), the control sources augment the initial acoustic field as if sound waves were bouncing off an object at the centre of the two rings.
For this augmentation to work, the data measured by the control sensors must be transformed instantaneously into instructions for the control sources. To control the system, the researchers therefore use field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) with an extremely short response time.
"Our facility allows us to manipulate the acoustic field over a frequency range of more than three and a half octaves," Robertsson says. The maximum frequency for cloaking is 8,700 Hz and 5,900 Hz for simulating. To date, the researchers have been able to manipulate the acoustic field on a surface in two dimensions. As a next step, they want to increase the process to three dimensions and extend its functional range. The system currently augments airborne sound waves. However, Robertsson explains, the new process could also produce acoustic illusions under water. He envisages a vast array of potential uses in different fields, such as sensor technology, architecture and communications, as well as in the education sector.
The new technology is also highly relevant for the earth sciences. "In a lab, we use ultrasound waves with a frequency of over 100 kHz to determine the acoustic properties of minerals. In contrast, in the field, we study underground structures with seismic waves at a frequency of less than 100 Hz," Robertsson says. "The new process will enable us to help bridge this 'dead zone'."
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Voting rights in America: The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act failed to reform legislation
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Internationals: Who's reached the World Cup?
There were mixed emotions for our players in international duty on Tuesday night.
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France 2-1 Belarus
Olivier Giroud became France's joint-seventh top goalscorer as he helped France to secure their place at next summer's World Cup with a win over Belarus in Saint-Denis. After Antoine Griezmann had fired the hosts in front, Giroud charged through to double Les Bleus' advantage just after the half-hour mark. Anton Saroka did pull one back but the three points ensured France finished top of Group A, qualifying for their sixth successive World Cup in the process. Giroud played the entirety of the game, with Alexandre Lacazette an unused sub.
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Peru 1-1 Colombia
David Ospina and Colombia will play at their second successive World Cup after securing a 1-1 draw against Peru, who face a play-off against New Zealand to determine whether they will feature in Russian next summer. James Rodrgieuz gave the visitors a second-half lead in Lima and, although Ospina was beaten by Paolo Guerrero's 76th-minute free-kick, the point was enough for Colombia.
Portugal 2-0 Switzerland
Granit Xhaka could still join Giroud, Lacazette and Ospina in Russia next summer - but his Switzerland team will have to qualify through the European play-off round after losing their decisive qualifier in Portugal. A draw would have seen Xhaka and co qualify but a Johan Djourou own goal, plus one from Andre Silva, saw the European champions go through as Group B winners.
Estonia 1-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sead Kolasinac played the first half in Tallinn as Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup dreams were dashed despite them finishing Group H with a win in Estonia. Izet Hajrovic scored either side of Ilja Antonov's equaliser to give the visitors three points, but Greece's home win over Gibraltar meant it wasn't enough to reach the play-off round.
Brazil 3-0 Chile
Copa America winners in 2015 and 2016 - but Alexis and Chile won't be at next summer's World Cup. Paulinho opened the scoring before Gabriel Jesus added a second-half double to consign La Roja to defeat in Sao Paulo, a result that saw Chile fail to finish in the top five qualifying spots in South America as a consequence of other results. Alexis played the full 90 minutes.
Andorra Under-21s 0-1 England Under-21s
Ainsley Maitland-Niles started and played 76 minutes to help England Under-21s to a 1-0 win in Andorra, a result which saw the visitors stretch their advantage at the top of their UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifying group to four points. Tom Davies scored the only goal.


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Israeli Police Probe Case of 16-Year-Old Girl Gang Raped by up to 30 Men
Eleven alleged rapists have now been arrested after a 16-year-old girl claimed she was gang-raped at a hotel in southern Israel.
Two 27-year-old men, believed to be the main suspects, were arrested last week, while nine minors, all thought to be aged 17, were arrested at the weekend.
The girl claims she was attacked in a room at the Red Sea Hotel on August 12 after going there to drink with friends, with witnesses saying up to 30 men were involved.
Police say the girl's account is credible and tallies up with evidence, including testimony from her friend and CCTV footage which allegedly shows men queuing down a corridor leading to the room.
Officers say it is unlikely that the number of assailants is as high as 30, but believe it is in double digits and are not discounting any possibilities, Haaretz reported.
In addition to the alleged rapists, the hotel manager has been arrested as police charged her with obstructing their investigation and failing to prevent a crime.
A 19-year-old woman was also questioned and released after encouraging people to share video of the attack via WhatsApp.
In a group that was being watched by police, one member asked whether video of the attack actually existed.
'Don't be stingy, share,' the woman responded.
Police say she admitted sending the message, but denied intending to publish the video online and so was released.
The 16-year-old girl is said to be in an unstable mental condition, but is cooperating with police and has said she is willing to face her alleged attackers in court.
She has been placed under police protection after her personal information began spreading online, amid fears she could be intimidated by the men she is accusing.
Police say she was not a guest at the hotel, but had gone there to drink with friends before being taken to a room in a 'dazed' state and assaulted.
A fellow guest at the hotel, who arrived around midnight on the day of the alleged attack, described how people were drinking and smoking throughout the hotel in breach of rules, and that management were uninterested in stopping them.
He added that a large number of young people were gathered in the hallway outside his room which he reported to the manager, but nothing was done about it.
'I have no idea if they were the ones the police are looking for, but a large group of people had gathered there and were making a lot of noise,' he said.
He added that people were smoking and drinking in the pool, including throwing their cigarette butts in the water, despite signs banning smoking in the area.
'There were crazy levels of music and alcohol,' he added. 'The lifeguard himself brought out a food container, filled it with ice so the young folks had somewhere to put their alcohol bottles. They simply opened a bar at the pool.
'I approached the hotel manager to tell her that it was over the top… Her response was: "If you have a problem, you can complain to the municipal inspectors. I don't check what they're doing."'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the alleged attack, calling it a 'crime against humanity'.
Activists, who took to the streets earlier this year to protest violence towards women in Israel, returned last week to hold demonstrations in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
The protesters united under the banner 'we won't be silent anymore', with around 1,000 in the capital – where protesters briefly blocked traffic – 150 in Jeruselam, and more in Givatayim, Haifa and elsewhere.
Ilana Weizman of women's rights group HaStickeriot said one in five Israeli women was raped during her lifetime with 260 cases reported every day.
'We must educate our boys on the issue of consent … from a very young age,' she said.
Many protesters referred to a case last year, when a 19-year-old British woman claimed she had been gang-raped by 12 Israeli males, aged 15 to 18, at a hotel in Cyprus.
The woman's allegation led to 12 Israeli men being detained and subsequently released.
She later withdrew her allegation, but claims she was coerced by Cypriot police into dropping the case.
The woman was given a suspended sentence in January this year after being found guilty of public mischief.
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Prusa Upgrades Your 3D Printer for Kitchen Use — Is It a Joke?
With this video being uploaded on April 1 we presume this is a very clever joke. But think about it… There are no video special effects here. They really 3D printed these upgrade parts and filmed them in use. I'm not really sure if you could fry an egg on your heated build plate but everything else is 100% feasible.
Furthermore the video we first to this blog post which does contain STL files for the 3D printing parts and G-code for warming up your pizza and hot dogs. No doubt someone will actually build the modifications and try it out.
Real or not… It's a great April 1 video.
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SparkFest
JUNE 1 – 17, Spark Fest
This summer, the annual performing arts festival SparkFest returns to the Near Southside for the third time – and it's bigger than ever! SparkFest 2023 will introduce a Texas-wide "Van Cliburn Festival" style acting competition with $18,000 in cash prizes for the finalists. The competition will be limited to MENASA actors and artists.
"For years I've dreamed of hosting an acting competition that would not only reward actors for their years of training and experience but that would also allow audiences to see the brightest Texas talent. There is a perceived absence of MENASA talent in the area, and this further limits the opportunities available to them. By showcasing them, we hope to introduce artistic leaders to more actors and thus encourage all of us to include their stories in our seasons." -Kathleen Culebro, Amphibian Stage Artistic Director
The remainder of the festival will focus on the development and showcasing of new plays, supplemented by other engaging events. In 2021 and 2022 SparkFest included Light up the Runway (a Project Runway-style fashion show), a puppetry workshop, a comedy workshop for beginners workshop, stand-up comedy performances, and much more. Details on the acting competition and festival lineup will be announced in early 2023.
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FEBRUARY 10 – MARCH 5, Main Stage
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MARCH 16 – 18, Stand-Up Comic Residency
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River Oaks Islamic Center is Greening Ramadan and after!
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July 13, 2016 by Community Submission
By the Houston Green Team, community submission
Being mindful not to waste food and water at iftar, choosing paper products instead of styrofoam, using reusable water bottles, and recycling are some of the ways that River Oaks Islamic Center (ROIC) is trying to 'green' Ramadan. The Houston Green Team has been spearheading these efforts, which are part of a broader Greening Ramadan initiative launched by the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).
The lessons of Ramadan are not, however, limited to one month and therefore these simple practices may be done at homes and mosques throughout the year. "The servants of the All-Merciful are they who move on the earth gently and humbly, and when the ignorant, foolish ones address them, they respond with peace (Quran, 25:63).
Yesterday's green khutbah, delivered by Jihad Turk, President and Dean of the Bayan Claremont graduate program, was the final step for ROIC to be officially recognized by ISNA as a green Ramadan masjid. Jihad reminded congregants of the Islamic imperative to act as stewards of the earth and to take care of all of God's creatures. He called on Muslims first to utilize the built-in diversity of the American Islamic community to heal race relations, standing up to injustice and ensuring that black lives do matter; and secondly to lead efforts to reverse the impact that human caused global warming has on our ecosystem. "He it is Who has appointed you vicegerents on the earth (to improve it and rule over it according to God's commandments) and has exalted some of you over others in degrees (of intelligence, capacity and then wealth and status): thus, He tries you in what He has granted you…" (Qur'an 6:165).
Following the congregational prayer service, the Houston Green Team invited all to gather outside. There, they shared in a special du'a near a palm tree sapling that the Green Team planted. Jihad related a teaching of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about the importance of planting even on the cusp of the Day of Judgment, "If the Hour is about to be established and one of you was holding a palm shoot, let him take advantage of even one second before the Hour is established to plant it." The du'a also helped foster a link between ROIC and the green khateeb's Islamic Center of Southern California.
Over the past year Houston Green Team initiatives, in partnership with the ROIC Sunday School and the Islamic Society of Greater Houston administration, have included: planting small garden pots at the Center's entrance for visitors to sample; hand-painting and hanging colorful birdhouses in the trees surrounding the Center and teaming up with existing city-sponsored environmental programs likeKeep Houston Beautiful for monthly masjid beautification days and litter pickups including along the street and sidewalks shared by ROIC's neighbors. In each activity, an overarching goal has been to inspire the younger generation to put faith into action. With support from the Center's former and current associate directors, the Green Team helped ROIC become one of the first mosques in the city to implement City of Houston Recycling Services.
It is the Green Team's hope that these efforts will be duplicated and improved upon by other mosques and houses of worship, across Houston and more widely.
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Houston Green Team is a group of growing individuals committed to making a difference in their immediate community. Each member reduces, reuses, and recycles with a passion and it is that passion that brought the Houston Green Team organizers together.
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Patricia has over 10 years of experience in International Public Health and Development. Patricia is an Independent International Development Consultant supporting nonprofits with grant management, capacity building, and project management. She is a returned Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali (2001-2003) and Peace Corps Response Volunteer in Guyana (2009-2010) where she specialized in Community Health and HIV/AIDS. Some of her professional interests include Reproductive Health, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, HIV/AIDS, Orphans and Vulnerable Children, International Social Work, and Recreation Therapy.
Patricia graduated from New Mexico State University in 2009 with a dual master's degree in Public Health and Social Work. While at New Mexico State University, Patricia was the founder and President of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Student Organization (RPCVSO) and she organized the first International Dinner, to support the Centro De Proteccion Mujer a Mujer Domestic violence shelter in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. This fundraiser was the beginnings of the first ISSF annual fundraiser.
Paty, a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) served in El Salvador with the Peace Corps (2007-2009). Following her service she was granted a Peace Corps Fellowship at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in Las Cruces and graduated with her Dual Masters of Public Health and Social Work in 2013. During her time at NMSU, she served as an officer with the RPCV student organization and worked alongside ISSF founding members raising funds and awareness for a domestic violence shelter in nearby Juarez, Mexico. She also spent time educating people throughout New Mexico about domestic violence in both English and Spanish.
Paty currently has a private practice and travels throughout the United States and Latin America sharing ways to reduce stress naturally as a stress release expert. She continues to use her skills in public health and social work with individual clients and group work.
Katharine Perez-Lockett, MPH, has worked as a public health practitioner since 2008 after graduating with a Masters in Public Health from New Mexico State University, and current Treasurer for ISSF. Katharine was born in San Antonio, Texas and re-located as a child to California, where she completed high school and then attended Stanford University for her undergraduate degree in International Relations. A semester of overseas study in Italy and travel through Europe helped her to appreciate the wider world that existed and was the start of her global adventures. Katharine joined the Peace Corps in 2002 and served in Nicaragua until 2004 as a Health Extension volunteer in the northern, rural part of the country. She gained an interest in community health and decided to pursue a graduate degree in Public Health when she returned to the US. She landed in Las Cruces, New Mexico for her MPH and decided to stay to work in public health in the Office of Border Health for the New Mexico Department of Health afterwards. It was here (Las Cruces) that she was recruited to serve on the Board for ISSF, and continues to participate to this day; as she strongly feels domestic violence is a pressing public health issue that knows no borders. Other interests include Border and Binational Health on the US-Mexico border, epidemiology, health advocacy, disaster preparedness, running, trail running, eating New Mexico Green Chile, and raising her two sons. Recently, Katharine has returned to San Antonio, TX to join the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's Epidemiology program.
Anna's passion for helping sexual assault and domestic violence survivors started in high school, where she volunteered and worked with the Center for Survivors in Columbus, Nebraska. She was a part of a group, now named Revolution, that gives presentations to fellow students on the dangers of dating violence, stalking and abuse.
In 2010, Anna graduated from the University of Nebraska-Omaha with a degree in International Relations, as well as a certificate for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
She has spent time traveling and learning about other cultures in the Middle East and Latin America. She lived and worked in El Salvador for two years as a Peace Corps volunteer (2010-2012), working primarily with rural girls starting extracurricular activities and learning business skills.
Anna currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she works at an art gallery. She volunteers in the community with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Assistance Dogs of the West.
Libby Reader is originally from Washington DC. She moved to Las Cruces after serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the West Indies, St. Kitts and attended NMSU for Social Work & Public Health and graduated in 2010. She then went on to work as a Bereavement Counselor for Montgomery Hospice in Rockville, MD for 1 year. Missing the desert and community of Las Cruces, she returned and worked as a therapist on an Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) with Southwest Counseling Center for 1 year. She was then offered an unexpected opportunity with the Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP) in San Diego, CA working in prevention, care & treatment of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan and Central Africa. She worked with DHAPP for about 5 years until her father became terminally ill. She resigned after his passing to deal with his estate and took some self healing time to travel for 5-6 months in Southeast Asia to regroup. She returned from Asia and moved to Albuquerque, NM to again work on an ACT team as a therapist and social worker. She is currently undergoing supervision for her LCSW and is very much enjoying her job, in a happy and fulfilling relationship and lives with her 7lbs, well behaved chihuahua, Jacques.


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The Ultimus Digital Process Automation Suite (Ultimus DPA) Premium Partner Program enables disruptive new business models for BPM implementers. Ultimus created its DPA Suite Premium Partner Program so that leading-edge Partners have the resources, training, and mentoring, as well as the maximum financial incentive, to realize the benefits of the revolutionary "Software Factory" approach to solution implementation.
By engaging with Ultimus, partners will develop margin-rich revenue streams while utilizing their industry experience and development teams. Market opportunities include extending current applications, integrating silos of technology and developing new, best-of-breed BPM-based solutions. The award-winning Ultimus Adaptive BPM Suite provides a business process backbone with extensive and adaptive capabilities that set Ultimus partners apart from their competition.
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Christmas shopping season has officially begun and pop-up shops are all the rage this year. Danforth East is officially on-trend, with this weekend's upcoming TykeThreads.com pop-up shop, which Pioneer knows will be all the rage with new moms in the neighbourhood.
The sale runs this weekend and has everything from jerseys to Morgan and Milo trainers, your little man will look dashing while dashing through the snow! The location is at 1390 Danforth, which is the north-west corner of Danforth and Monarch Park.
The sale is cash only.
Pegasus Studios, the best dance/fitness studio in our neighbourhood, is offering some free introductory classes next week for their "Free Fitness Week".
If you didn't happen to see East Lynn Park at dusk this past Monday evening, you missed a highlight of the year: the DECA Pumpkin Parade.
Hundreds of pumpkins lined the walkway and the swimming pool, their beautiful and sometimes gruesome faces lit up with flickering candlelight. It was really breathtaking to see - and this was combined with the energy of hundreds of community members strolling along and checking out the artwork of their neighbours. It was a great evening to be on Danforth East!
It's been awhile since Pioneer has been able to post a restaurant review - even though eating (and eating 'out') could be considered one of our "hobbies".
It was girls night this past weekend, and since staying in the 'hood' is always preferred, we found ourselves at relish bar and grill on Danforth. While Pioneer missed the actual dinner portion of the evening, the leading ladies I was with declared the tapas to be 'totally delish'. With perfect timing, my arrival on the scene coincided with the next bottle of wine being opened and the cheese plate being ordered.
The restaurant itself has a comfortable, cozy atmosphere - so cozy, that our neighboring table was slightly amused as Pioneer sporadically yelled out the CFL scores. The staff was also quick and friendly, considering that it was a Friday and every table was occupied.
The highlight of the evening was perhaps the finest martini that we have ever tasted on Danforth - and even beyond. While we've since forgotten the name, the pomegranate and prosecco concoction was to die for.
So next time it's ladies night (or date night!), look no further than Woodbine and Danforth for some mouth-watering tapas, savoury cheese and only a short walk home!