The bladed, quill-like feathers of modern birds are essential for flight, and over millions of years they have become highly specialized for this purpose. But this may not be the reason they first evolved, say researchers studying an unusually complete fossil of the world’s first bird, Archaeopteryx. Instead, the team believes birds first grew these feathers for other purposes, such as insulation or mating display. The discovery raises the intriguing prospect that flight may have developed multiple times in the ancestors of birds.Modern birds have many different types of feathers. The most important are down feathers, the small, fluffy ones that keep the bird warm, and “pennaceous” feathers used for flight. These are stiffer, with a thick stalk and a blade on either side. Many paleontologists have argued that pennaceous feathers are so well adapted to move air efficiently that they must have evolved for this purpose after birds’ ancestors took up primitive types of flying or gliding.But recent studies of Archaeopteryx suggest otherwise. This raven-sized flying creature with sharp claws and teeth lived about 150 million years ago in the late Jurassic period. In previous specimens, the tails were often not properly preserved, sometimes because paleontologists chipped them off while trying to examine the skeleton. In 2011, a new specimen with a fully preserved tail was discovered in Bavaria. It had pennaceous feathers on its wings that were clearly adapted for flight: They were asymmetrically shaped and overlapping in such a way as to make them more aerodynamic. 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They saw no evidence that the hindlimb feathers were aerodynamic.The researchers examined other recently discovered fossils of primitive birds and their antecedents, mainly from China, that had preserved details of feathers. They noticed that many creatures with pennaceous feathers would clearly have been unable to fly because, for example, their arms were too short. Furthermore, different animals had the feathers in very different places. Such large variation would be unexpected if the feathers had been used for flight. “Aerial locomotion obviously places rather tight constraints on an animal,” Rauhut says, “because, if there’s one fault in your design, you’re dead.”Writing online today in Nature, the researchers propose that, after pennaceous feathers evolved, they became adapted for different purposes in different creatures: to attract a mate, like a peacock’s tail, or for insulation. Later, when the animals took to the skies, the feathers were recruited for flight, and eventually became more flight-specialized. Intriguingly, this suggests that the origin of bird flight was perhaps not a single event, the researchers say, but that different ancestors of birds may have begun flying independently.The new specimen “fills in a lot of blanks,” says paleontologist Mark Norell of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He suggests that the shape and elaborate patterns observed in some early pennaceous feathers makes it likely that they originally evolved for mating display.Vertebrate paleontologist Nick Longrich of the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, meanwhile, agrees that the large hindlimb feathers are an interesting discovery, but he suspects they may still have originally had an aerodynamic function. “I think they’re airfoils,” he says—the structures on aircraft wings that provide lift. The hindlimb feathers “don’t look like insulatory feathers to me: They’re really long, they overlap the same way flight feathers do, and the fact that they curve is a characteristic flight feather feature.”The presence of apparently flight-adapted feathers in creatures that could not fly could have another explanation, he adds. Ostriches and penguins, for example, evolved from flying ancestors, and preserve their flight-adapted feathers.*Correction, 3 July, 11:15 a.m.: In previous specimens, the tails were often not properly preserved, sometimes because paleontologists (not archaeologists, as was previously stated) chipped them off while trying to examine the skeleton. Our apologies, and thanks to the commenter who pointed this out below. read more

But that’s not the case at all. Past “non-serious” estimates have suggested that more than a third of Indians ate vegetarian food.If you go by three large-scale government surveys, 23%-37% of Indians are estimated to be vegetarian. By itself this is nothing remarkably revelatory.Read it at BBC Related Items

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said that the State Cabinet will be expanded after the special session of State Assembly, which will be held on November 4.Also Read Mr. Khattar, who was talking to journalists in New Delhi, said that Governor has been requested to convene the Assembly session on November 4. “The formal subjects of the Assembly Session agenda include the oath of MLAs and election of the Assembly Speaker. The Cabinet will be expanded after the special session,” he said.Mr. Khattar added that a committee will also be set up comprising BJP and JJP leaders to deliberate on and develop a common minimum programme for the government. Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Dushyant Chautala was also present during the interaction.Mr. Khattar added that in a bid to control air pollution, the Haryana government was going to launch a 50% subsidy scheme for the farmers to decompose the paddy straw in the fields.“The State government is actively working in the direction of motivating farmers to decompose the paddy straw and paddy crop in the fields using the disinfected medicine and for this, the government has planned to provide 50% subsidy to the farmers,” he said after holding first Cabinet meeting chaired by him. ‘75% jobs quota for Haryana youth’: JJP leader Dushyant Chautala sets terms for alliance read more

The cousin-in-law of Alan Pulido has been detained for his role in allegedly masterminding the kidnapping of the Mexican footballer, authorities in northern Mexico said on Tuesday. (Alan Pulido rescued after kidnapping )Pulido, a Mexico national team striker, was kidnapped after leaving a party on Saturday night, but managed to escape by punching a guard, snatching a cell phone, and calling for help from the house where he was held in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.Police had already detained a captor, one of at least four involved, who belonged to a criminal gang, authorities said on Monday.But on Tuesday local officials said they had nabbed 29-year-old Osvaldo Velazquez Garcia, the mastermind of the crime and husband of Pulido’s cousin.Tamaulipas, which abuts the U.S. state of Texas, is an especially violent area of Mexico, which is grappling with drug gang violence.Pulido was a member of the Mexican national team that competed in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He has also played for the Greek team Levadiakos and the Mexican club Tigres. read more

ATHENS – Greece’s traditional basketball owners Panathinaikos and Olympiakos are finding it’s not easy winning at home but came away with victories in the Greek league on March 17.Olympiakos struggled before beating Aris, 64-59 in Thessaloniki, taking away the win even without star players Vassilis Spanoulis and Giorgos Printezis.Cellar-dweller Ilisiakos gave Panathinaikos fits at the Olympic Sports Hall before the Greens won, 83-77 in the debut of Fragiskos Alvertis on the Panathinaikos bench.KAO Dramas beat PAOK  in overtime, 90-85 but remains sixth behind surprising Nea Kifissia which beat Kolossos Rhodes 80-74.Third-placed Panionios thrashed struggling Ikaros Halkidas, 89-54, Apollon Patras came from behind to beat Panelefsiniakos 73-66 away, and Trikala beat AGO Rethymnou, 75-63.In women’s basketball, Elliniko won its first ever major trophy by beating Panathinaikos 57-55 in the Greek Cup final.TweetPinShare0 Shares read more

Ravindra Jadeja made a spectacular return to the ODI format and immediately made an impact with figures of 4 for 29 off 10 overs as India dominated Bangladesh in their Super 4 match at the Asia Cup.India vs Bangladesh: Live ScoreJadeja had fallen out of favour after the tour of West Indies as India focussed on the wrist spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.Both Kuldeep and Chahal cemented their berths in the shorter formats after a sensational tour of South Africa where they combined to take 33 wickets in the six-match ODI series. However, Jadeja found an opening when Axar Patel (along with Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur) were ruled out of the Asia Cup because of injuries.Against Bangladesh, Jadeja replaced Pandya and spun a web around Bangladesh’s batsmen.Jadeja’s last appearance in an ODI jersey for India came against West Indies at Sabina Park on July 6 in 2017.Jadeja had also played the last Test of the five-match series against England and impressed with the bat, scoring 86 not out. and picked up seven wickets in the match. Before this, Ravindra Jadeja last played a ODI in June 2017 against Pakistan in the Champions League final (AP Photo)On Friday, Jadeja started off with an expensive first over but picked up the key wicket of Shakib al Hasan. He then proceeded to snare Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mosaddek Hossain. Jadeja’s regular blows meant Bangladesh could never really settle down. Like always, he bowled his overs quickly and he was accurate, rarely letting the batsmen break free.advertisementHere’s a look at Jadeja’s four wickets in the match:9.4 Overs: R Jadeja to Al Hasan, OUT! Gone this time! Poor cricket from Shakib. On the previous boundary, the ball had travelled aerially through square leg. And then, Rohit placed a man exactly at square leg. Shakib again repeated his last shot. Only this was tossed a bit wider outside off. Shakib had to reach out, to try and fetch that. He aimed to go over square leg but instead, handed a simple catch to Shikhar Dhawan. Bangladesh in deep, deep trouble.15.4 Overs: R Jadeja to M Mithun, OUT! Pad first it is and Mithun is a goner! Plumb LBW. The straight ball, as is always from Jaddu, Mithun looked to defend but got hit on the pads. The ball seemed to hit the bat and pad at the same time. Jadeja appealed, in fact, he was the lone one appealing as Dhoni was not too sure. The umpire thought for a while and then raised his finger. The two batsmen got together, had a small chat and then referred it upstairs. There was an element of doubt with the ball hitting the bat and the pad at the same time but eventually, after a few replays, the third umpire went with the pad first call. Looking further, Hawk Eye shows three reds and Mithun has to depart. Another stand which was looking a bit threatening has been dislodged.17.6 Overs: R Jadeja to M Rahim, OUT! Caught! Half the side is down and Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh – are going down very badly. One of their best batsman is gone. Full and outside off, Rahim brings out the reverse sweep but can only hit it as far as short third man. Yuzvendra Chahal leaps and takes it nicely. 5th wicket down in 18 overs.33.2 Overs: R Jadeja to M Hossain, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Mosaddek’s sluggish knock comes to an end. Jadeja meanwhile is having a ball out there, gets a 4-fer to his name. He tosses this one up and drags his length back this time. Hossain kneels on one knee and tries to slog sweep it across but he is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball turns away and takes the top edge of his bat. Dhoni behind the stumps is safe as a house.Jadeja’s poor form with the ball had prompted him to be dropped from the Indian ODI setup, especially after the ICC Champions Trophy back in early 2017. The introduction of the ‘Spin Twins’ – Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal – had marked a shift in the team policy when it came to choosing spin.After Jadeja was announced as Pandya’s replacement, Ajit Agarkar had raised his concerns saying he would have preffered someone like Krunal Pandya.”I can’t quite understand Ravindra Jadeja selection, to be honest. It was a nice opportunity for the selectors to bring someone like Krunal Pandya. He seems to be doing okay in List A cricket and Vijay Hazare Trophy. For Jadeja, is the captain confident enough to bowl him 10 overs on flat conditions? That is the reason he went out of the team for he was no longer effective enough, nor getting wickets. Krunal Pandya is a better batsman. Jadeja has got abilities, but you wouldn’t bat him in top six.”advertisementAnd with the injury to Pandya, Jadeja returned to show exactly what the 29-year-old from Saurashtra is made off. read more

Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar on Friday urged his fans and followers to refrain from getting into “negative” discussions about his upcoming film “Sooryavanshi”. The 51-year-old actor took Twitter to issue the appeal, saying that he is working on the film with a “positive outlook”. “Since the past few days l’ve noticed certain negative trends being done by people dearest to me…you guys. I can see and understand your angst, all I can do is request you all with folded hands not to start/participate in such trends. Also Read – Rihanna to release 500-page ‘visual’ autobiography “I took up Sooryavanshi with a very positive outlook, let’s continue making and releasing it in the same way,” Akshay said in a brief statement posted on his official Twitter handle. The release date of “Sooryavanshi”, which is being directed by Rohit Shetty, was recently advanced to avoid a box office clash with Salman Khan’s “Inshallah”. Both the films were all set to lock horns at the box office on Eid 2020 but now “Sooryavanshi” will arrive in theatres on March 27. The film will also feature Katrina Kaif, who has previously worked with Akshay in movies such as “Namastey London”, “Welcome” and “De Dana Dan”, among others. read more

HALIFAX – Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the federal government will not pursue the deportation of former Somali child refugee Abdoul Abdi.The announcement comes days after a Federal Court judge set aside a decision to refer the case of Abdi to a deportation hearing, saying Ottawa did not take his charter rights into consideration.In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Goodale says the government “respects the decision filed on July 13 by the Federal Court concerning Abdoul Abdi.”The Canada Border Services Agency detained Abdi — who was never granted Canadian citizenship while growing up in foster care in Nova Scotia — after he served about five years in prison for multiple offences, including aggravated assault.Last week, Justice Ann Marie McDonald sent the matter back for “redetermination” by a different delegate of the public safety minister.Abdi, who was born in Saudi Arabia in 1993, lost his mother in a refugee camp when he was four and came to Canada with his sister and aunts two years later. He was taken into provincial care shortly after arriving in Canada.He was moved between foster homes 31 times. He lost his native language and developed behavioural problems that advocates say were not adequately treated. Those issues led to problems with the justice system and his non-citizenship put him at risk of deportation.Abdi’s case has prompted supporters to call on the Nova Scotia government to intervene on his behalf, and sparked protests at events with federal leaders including a town hall earlier this year with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Lower Sackville, N.S. read more

VANCOUVER — A family of seven who died in one of the worst nautical disasters in the history of the West Coast will have its final resting place marked in Vancouver, 100 years later.The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is installing a headstone for the O’Brien family members, who were among more than 350 people killed in the sinking of the SS Princess Sophia, at Mountain View Cemetery today.The passengers and crew were stranded aboard the steamship for two full days after it struck the Vanderbilt reef, 50 kilometres northwest of Juneau, Alaska, on Oct. 23, 1918.Nearby rescue crews were unable to reach the vessel and when high tides and strong winds dislodged it from its perch, the ship sank, killing all those aboard.The museum’s executive director David Leverton says that despite its high death toll, news of the shipwreck was overshadowed by the First World War armistice on Nov. 11, the same day a ship carrying the bodies of the victims arrived in the Port of Vancouver.The Canadian Press read more

Rabat – The Provincial Court of Huelva has ordered the reopening of the case of Moroccan seasonal workers, who accused their managers of sexual assaults last year during strawberry picking season in Huelva, Spain.Spanish news outlet El Pais reported that a court closed the case in December 2018, without the judge hearing the complainants.The case of Moroccan seasonal farmers dates back to  2018, when a group of Moroccan female farmers filed complaints against some managers for alleged sexual assault and abuse. On May 2, German investigative NGO Correctiv published a story in collaboration with RTL Nachtjournal and Buzzfeed News on Moroccan female agricultural workers in Spain and in Morocco’s Souss Massa region in the south.In the report, women claimed that they were harassed, verbally and physically abused, and raped in the fields.Morocco’s Minister of Employment Mohamed Yatim, however, said that there were no official reports of “sexual harassment” against women in Huelva.a Moroccan-Spanish delegation also carried out a visit on May 10-11, 2018 in the province of Huelva to investigate about the conditions of women farmers on Spanish farms.Following the visit, the ministry of employment issued a statement, refuting claims that Moroccan seasonal agricultural workers in Spain were being harassed.The ministry also explained that the working conditions of Moroccan women workers are in conformity with the employment contract concluded between the two parties.In November 2018, a Moroccan delegation from the Ministry of Labor and one from the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) paid a two-day visit to Huelva, where Moroccan seasonal workers work on farms during harvest. The delegations aimed to prepare for the next campaign to recruit Moroccan seasonal workers for strawberry farms, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP).The Moroccan and Spanish officials agreed on the need to set conditions for the success of the recruiting operation to ensure the best conditions for Moroccan workers. read more

Last February, President José Ramos-Horta sustained serious injuries, while Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão escaped unscathed in two separate attacks, which Mr. Ban characterized as a “small but serious challenge” to Timor-Leste, which the United Nations shepherded to independence in 2002.Mr. Ramos-Horta participated in today’s Council meeting, which also heard from over 30 other Member States.By the end of last year, said Mr. Ban, “remarkable progress had been made in addressing the residual problems of the 2006 crisis,” referring to the violence that erupted, attributed to differences between eastern and western regions, which claimed dozens of lives and drove 155,000 people, 15 per cent of the total population, from their homes. The Secretary-General pointed to the settlement between petitioners and the Government and the return home of most internally displaced persons (IDPs) as successes.“I have the rare pleasure of being able to say to the Council that more progress has been achieved than had been anticipated in my last report.”In 2009, Timor-Leste can “finally devote its undivided attention to the essential task of building the strong and durable foundations that are crucial for long-term stability and prosperity,” Mr. Ban, who visited the nation over one year ago, told the 15-member body.One of the key priorities this year must be developing the security sector, he said, noting that one crucial step will be the gradual resumption of policing responsibilities to the National Police.In his latest report to the Council on the UN mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), the Secretary-General wrote that he is encouraged by post-2006 progress, but warned that the root causes of that crisis, including poverty and unemployment, still linger.Mr. Ramos-Horta declared that after the 2006 crisis, Timor-Leste is at peace today.Incidents, including assaults and homicides, have dropped significantly since 2007, he said, adding that in spite of the international financial crisis, the country’s economy will continue to register two-digit growth this year.Since the attacks on Timor-Leste’s leaders last year, “we have turned the corner,” the President stated, noting strides made such as the closure of most IDP camps. 19 February 2009One year after the attacks on the leaders of Timor-Leste, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told the Security Council that the small nation can now embark on paving the way towards long-term stability. read more

“We are particularly excited by this opportunity to be involved in the reconstruction of Somalia,” UN Senior Technical Coordinator for the Somali Joint Needs Assessment (JNA), David Bassiouni, declared of the Horn of Africa country, which has been riven by multiple factional fighting.“It will be a step towards the realization of the hope that with a peaceful and secure environment, the international community in partnership with the Somali people, can support and boost the joint efforts to creating a better quality of life for the ordinary Somalis.”The Somali Joint Needs Assessment is co-led by the UN and the World Bank at the request of the country’s recently established Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the international community. The JNA Inception Retreat, as the meeting is called, will discuss objectives, methodology and a timeline for producing a Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), a document to mobilize and coordinate international assistance for a five year period (2006-2010). Teams of Somali and international technical experts will undertake the assessment and prepare a set of priority initiatives for presentation to a global donor conference in 2006. As part of the assessment, they will hold consultative workshops in different locations inside Somalia to ensure as inclusive a process as possible. “After more than a decade of state failure, this is our chance at charting a new future for Somalia – we owe it to ourselves and our children to make this work,” Transitional Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi told the meeting. “The retreat and the subsequent assessment is a critical step towards deepening the peace process, and putting in place a solid foundation to rebuild our country.” read more

Respondents said that they felt discriminated against in hospitalsCredit:Chris Radburn /Chris Radburn  Louise Ansari, Director of Communications and Influencing, Centre for Ageing Better, said: “No one in later life should be made to feel like a second class citizen.”“It is completely unacceptable that age-discrimination should play a role in our society, but sadly it’s still all too common.”She said that ageist attitudes and age discrimination does not just affect health and that older workers feel discriminated against in the job market where 14% of employees aged 50 or older think they have been turned down for a job due to their age.“Across healthcare, the job market, housing, and other areas of life, providers of goods and services need to change their mindset and wake up to the fact that the number of people aged 65 and over is set to grow by more than 40%, reaching over 17 million by 2036,” Ms Ansari added.Dr Sarah Jackson, from University College London, author of the report, said: “As a society, we need to increase public awareness of what constitutes ageism and how it can affect health and well-being so we can build collective movements, like those that brought about legislative and social change for other forms of discrimination.”On a clinical level, raising the issue of age discrimination with older patients could help to identify those at risk of future health problems.” A total of 1,943 of the respondents said they had been affected by age discrimination.Members of this group were more likely to rate their health as “fair or poor” than those who had not encountered ageism.They were also more likely to suffer from depressive symptoms or debilitating long-term illnesses, and to go on to develop serious conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or chronic lung disease. The findings are published in The Lancet Public Health journal. Age discrimination leaves people feeling like “second-class citizens”, charities say, as a survey reveals that a quarter of people over 50 claim they have been unfairly treated in shops, restaurants and hospitals.Ageism also appeared to be linked to poorer health among those it affected, the study shows, with reported victims of age discrimination more likely to suffer health problems, or develop them over time.The findings have been published in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, which surveyed more than 7,500 people over the age of 50 and followed their progress for six years.Participants were asked to respond to statements such as “you are treated with less respect or courtesy”, “you receive poorer service than other people in restaurants and stores”, and “you receive poorer service or treatment than other people from doctors or hospitals”.They were also questioned about their experiences of being thought “not clever” or being threatened or harassed. Want the best of The Telegraph direct to your email and WhatsApp? Sign up to our free twice-daily  Front Page newsletter and new  audio briefings. read more

Washington Nunes is the name of the coach who will replace Jordi Ribera at the position of the Brazilian NT leader. Ribera’s assistant and former NT head-coach in period 2008-2009, when Brazil won 21st place at Men’s World Championship 2009 in Croatia.Nunes was assistant of Ribera since 2013. He also lead the domestic team Sao Caetano.Brazil will play at World Championship 2017 in France in Group Awith Poland, Norway, Russia, Japan and host nation.Brazilians will play opener against France on January 11.SOURCE: CBHb brazil handballWashington Nunes ← Previous Story Blaž Janc: I would like to stay in Celje untill the end of my career! Next Story → EHF Beach Handball Champions Cup in Gran Canaria read more

2.Vardar330087:746 ← Previous Story IN MIKLER WE TRUST: Veszprem tight win in Brest! Next Story → Montpellier lost at “Blaugrana”! PGE Vive Kielce Talant Dujshebaev needs to find answer what happened to his team in the second half of the game against IFK Kristianstad when Swedish team made impressive turnover (20:22 42nd minute). However, he can do it withouth head-ache which brings losing points because PGE Vive Kielce survived in the last few minutes to celebrate for the third time this season – 33:31 (17:12).In the crucial moments, last two attacks of Swedish team, Croatian goalkeeper Filip Ivic saved two times and kept heads of his team-mates up.PGE VIVE Kielce – IFK Kristianstad 33:31 (17:12)PGE VIVE: Cupara Ivić – Jurecki 6, Aguinagalde, Jachlewski 1, Janc 2, Lijewski 2, Moryto 7, Cindrić 4, Fernandez 4, D. Dujshebaev 1, Karalek 2, A. Dujshebaev 4, Mamić IFK: L. Larsson, Kappelin – Arnarsson 2, Henningson 4, Canellas 1, Chrintz, Ehn 2, Einarsson 6, Freiman, Gudmundsson 7, Halen, Hanson, Jurmala Astrom 2, J. Larsson 3, Nilsen 5, Nyfjall 2STANDINGS: 4.Rhein-Neckar3201100:964 3.Vive Kielce4301124:1186 6.Telekom Veszprem4202111:1134 5.Meshkov Brest4202113:1154 1.Barcelona4301144:1156 7.Montpellier4004100:1170 8.Kristianstad4004111:1420 PHOTO: www.facebook.com/kielcehandball read more

Big science can be scary. As we learned with the Large Hadron Collider, in order to learn certain things about our universe sometimes science needs to do things that haven’t been done before and that some people might perceive as being slightly risky. As it turns out, the LHC didn’t create a black hole and destroy the world, so maybe it’s time to focus our fears elsewhere. Next up? How about the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) Ultra High Field laser?Basically, it’s a 200 petawatt laser that is being built in order to research a number of different aspects of physics (astrophysics, gravitational, particle, etc.). It will allow for “ultrafast attosecond to zeptosecond studies of laser-matter interaction”. (Talk about a party trick!)How does it work? According to a handy infographic, ten lasers join forces to create a super laser beam. This beam can destroy ghost particles which exist in pairs, which is to say that they normally cancel each other out. The good news is that if the beam is able to pull apart the ghost particles the scientists will be able to detect them and, eventually we’ll be able to learn more about dark matter. And the bad news? Well, it all sounds very scary, with language about rending the fabric of space, but you shouldn’t stay up at night worrying about the laser being pointed in the wrong direction, it could lead to some major advances in certain fields.The ELI Ultra-High Field laser is the first step in a project that will cost over 700M euro. Locations will be places in the Czech Republic (Beamlines facility), Hungary (attosecond), and Romania (nuclear physics), each of which will serve a difference purpose. The specific placement of the ELI-Ultra High Field laser has yet to be determined and it may not be at one of those locations, but we should know the site some time in 2012.ELI.eu via Telegraph.co.uk read more

The courtroom war between Apple and Samsung isn’t pretty. It started in April with accusations by Apple that the South Korean manufacturer was blatantly replicating their products with the Galaxy line of phones and tablets. Then Samsung went on the offensive, digging up any patents they could find to counter-sue Apple for copying them. Despite the two companies working together on the A5 processor, the battle isn’t showing any recent signs of slowing, with the latest report having Samsung trying to summon Apple Senior VP of Industrial Design Jony Ive.If you aren’t familiar with Ive, you are most definitely familiar with his work. While the English-born designer may not be the dominating force of nature that Steve Jobs was, he has arguably been just as instrumental in Apple’s 21st century success. Ive was the lead designer of the iPod, iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, and basically any other major Apple product from the last 10 years.Ive is listed on more than 200 Apple patents, and is responsible for much of the aesthetic of their products. His Dieter Rams-influenced eye for design meshed well with Jobs’ Zen focus on clean simplicity, and the two were close friends. Before Jobs’ death last month, the former CEO made it a point to structure the company so that Ive would have free reign at Apple, not having to compromise his vision for anyone (including current CEO Tim Cook).What would Samsung want with Ive? It isn’t clear, but this is in the United States case, where Samsung is the defendant and Apple the plaintiff. Perhaps Samsung wants to grill him about other companies’ designs that influenced him, in an attempt to establish that everyone is copying someone? Whatever the legal plan is, three other current and former Apple designers were also included in the deposition.The legal war between these two companies is exhausting to follow, but there are some potentially huge ramifications weighing in the balance. Jobs vowed to “destroy Android” as he believed that it was a blatant ripoff of Apple’s hardware and software innovation.If Apple is successful in enough of the cases, then he just may get his wish. The Android platform may not be destroyed, but it would be changed for years to come. Manufacturers could be forced to pay heavy licensing fees and would have to think twice before proceeding with any particular design. This could ultimately lead some device makers shifting their focus to Windows Phone, or some other platform.via Apple Insider read more

Microsoft has been running its cloud-based file hosting service SkyDrive under a few different names since it was introduced in August 2007. It was called Windows Live Folders, then Windows Live SkyDrive, but eventually Microsoft settled on using just SkyDrive. However, that name may now have to be changed across Europe due to trademark infringements.The company attempting to stop Microsoft using the SkyDrive name is BSkyB, who run the very successful Sky pay-TV service across Europe. They’ve actually been fighting Microsoft over use of the name since 2011, and have just won a court case confirming Microsoft is infringing the Sky trademark.While judge Justice Sarah Asplin believes the name SkyDrive will cause confusion for consumers, Microsoft begs to differ. It intends to appeal the decision and try and invalidate some of the trademarks Sky holds while arguing you can’t easily confuse Sky TV and its online services with SkyDrive cloud storage.It seems unlikely Microsoft can win when you consider they have been fighting this for two years and thy just lost a judgement. BSkyB have also vowed to continue fighting to protect their brand, meaning they probably won’t be doing a deal with Microsoft to allow them to continue using the name for a fee.The worst case for Microsoft now is they are told to pay damages and stop using the SkyDrive name across Europe or face further (expensive) action. If that happens, I wonder what Microsoft will rename its cloud storage service to? read more

22,989 Views Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article Image: Shutterstock/Billion Photos A MAN WHO posed for tourists taking photographs in a park as his accomplices robbed the group of their belongings will be sentenced in January.Brian Clarke (31) was later identified by gardaí from the photographs on the camera.American tourist Ryan Dillon pursued the robbers but was surrounded by a group of youths who punched and kicked him. His partner tried to intervene and was punched in the gut.Dillon’s partner’s 81-year-old grandmother witnessed the events and fled for her own safety.Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Clarke acted as a “distraction” and there was no evidence he used direct violence.Clarke, of St Cronans Avenue, Swords, Co Dublin pleaded guilty to robbery of American tourist Ryan Dillon at Swords Town Park on 2 May 2015. He has 55 previous convictions.Judge Melanie Greally adjourned sentencing to allow a probation report be prepared.Garda Mairead Murray told Caroline Cummings BL, prosecuting, that Dillon had been out for dinner with his partner and her 81-year-old grandmother on the first day of their holiday and afterwards the group went for a walk in the park in the area behind Swords Castle.They noticed that there was a group of young people also in the park.Dillon was taking photographs when Clarke approached and offered to be in the pictures. As Clarke posed, a second person stole the camera bag on the ground. Dillon ran after this person and they ended up on the ground as he caught up with him.Gda Murray said four to five youths, male and female, came over and began kicking and punching Dillon. His partner attempted to intervene and she was punched to the gut.Dillon then saw one person had a knife and told the group to just take his wallet. The items taken included cash, a camera bag, wallet, camera and mobile phone.Dillon suffered a broken scapula and was accompanied to hospital by his partner. Her grandmother had to spend the night alone in her hotel room.DistractionVictim impact reports were handed to the judge but not read in open court.Gda Murray said she managed to secure the camera and identified Clarke as a person who had been posing in the initial photographs. He was arrested but denied anything untoward had happened.Gda Murray agreed with David Staunton BL, defending, that Clarke acted as a distraction while the others took items.Staunton said that there was no evidence Clarke produced a knife or used direct violence.He said the offence was “mean spirited” and that the tourists had been confronted by this “appalling situation” on their first day in Ireland. He said he is cognisant of the severe impact on the victims.He said Clarke, who had suffered “varying degrees” of drug addiction during his life, had been coming before the courts for a significant number of years and served a cycle of moderately severe prison sentences in the past but had been released each time without any structures in place.Counsel asked Judge Greally to take into account what is in store for Clarke on release if the cycle of coming before the courts was to be stopped.Comments have been disabled as a man has yet to be sentencedRead: Toddler who hit head on concrete awarded €35,000 damages from crecheRead: Man gets €25,000 damages after falling through the gap at Dart station By Fiona Ferguson Share8 Tweet Email Oct 28th 2016, 6:15 AM No Comments Man posed for photos while tourists had belongings stolen by accomplices Brian Clarke (31) was later identified by gardaí from the photographs on the camera. Short URL Image: Shutterstock/Billion Photos Friday 28 Oct 2016, 6:15 AM http://jrnl.ie/3050375 read more