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Some handprints accompanying the most famous ancient cave paintings of ice age mammals such as horses and mammoths—long attributed to males—may have actually belonged to women. That’s the conclusion of a new study, in which a researcher compared the silhouettes of 32 handprints found next to 12,500- to 40,000-year-old cave paintings in southern France and northern Spain. Many of the prints, possibly one of the first forms of artist’s signature, are small, which has led some scientists to infer that the art was painted by adolescent males. But the new work, reported this month in American Antiquity, concludes that 24 of the hands belonged to females, based on both the length of the hand and fingers as well as the ratios of lengths of the index finger, ring finger, and little finger. Of the eight remaining handprints, only three depict the hands of adult males; the rest are of adolescent males. It’s likely that each of the hands stenciled on the cave walls—such as these in El Castillo cave in Spain—belong to the artist, not a model, the researcher contends. For one thing, the caves are typically small, so two people would probably have had trouble fitting into the small space together. Also, more than three-fourths of the hands depicted are left hands, which is the most likely one to be stenciled by a right-handed artist.See more ScienceShots.Sign up for our daily newsletterGet more great content like this delivered right to you!Country *AfghanistanAland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia, Plurinational State ofBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, The Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCote D’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and Mcdonald IslandsHoly See (Vatican City State)HondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran, Islamic Republic ofIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People’s Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People’s Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyan Arab JamahiriyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMacedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic ofMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldova, Republic ofMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinianPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalQatarReunionRomaniaRussian FederationRWANDASaint Barthélemy Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishWallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweI also wish to receive emails from AAAS/Science and Science advertisers, including information on products, services and special offers which may include but are not limited to news, careers information & upcoming events.Required fields are included by an asterisk(*)
Haryana State Congress president Kumari Selja on Friday launched the party’s “Pehle Report, Phir Vote” (First Report, Then Vote) campaign ahead of the Assembly election next month asking the voters to seek report from the BJP leaders on the work done by them in the past five years.Congress Legislature party leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda and former Haryana Finance Minister Capt. Ajay Yadav were also present at the launch at a hotel in Sector 56 here. Making a call to a toll-free number — 9911427999 —, Ms. Selja said the electorate could call or send an SMS or WhatsApp message to the number to share the issues on which they want to seek report from the government.She added that the Congress had already kicked-off a multi-pronged campaign and the leaders were reaching out to the masses with their messages on the five years misrule of the BJP. Accusing the BJP of hatching a conspiracy to harm the Aravalis and promoting the mining mafia, Ms. Selja said the corruption was at its peak during the present regime. She said the Army was called twice and around a hundred people were killed in police firing in the State during the past five years. She claimed the common man was now disillusioned with the BJP and inclined towards the Congress. Ms. Selja said 1,200 applications were received for seeking tickets for 90 Assembly constituencies. She added that nationalism and Article 370 were not the issues for assembly election in Haryana. Mr. Hooda accused the BJP of “selling jobs like the goods at a grocery shop”.The former Chief Minister said his government established higher education institutes across the State, set up four thermal power plants to tackle the power issues and connected Gurugram, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh with metro.
“That trade from the Lakers basically ended my career and purpose,” he told The Vertical. “I was never really myself ever again. Being in L.A., the structure, the people I knew, it hurt leaving.”Now completely sober, Odom is weighing in his options, revisiting an offer from the Lakers brass to serve as a player development coach, or suite up for Ice Cube’s upstart BIG3 league next year.“It would give me something to do,” Odom said on the possibility of joining the 3-on-3 tourney. “That league is going to last. It’s not going anywhere, and more dudes will get down with it.” Khristian Ibarrola /raADVERTISEMENT Catriona Gray spends Thanksgiving by preparing meals for people with illnesses SEA Games in Calabarzon safe, secure – Solcom chief SPORTSMalditas save PH from shutoutThe lanky lefty played seven seasons with the Lakers from 2004 to 2011 and was an instrumental piece in the team’s back-to-back titles in 2009 and 2010, alongside Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.Odom, who faced several drug-related issues since his exit from the league, also said his departure from LA caused his downward spiral. Brace for potentially devastating typhoon approaching PH – NDRRMC LOOK: Venues for 2019 SEA Games View comments Trending Articles PLAY LIST 00:50Trending Articles02:31Duterte had wanted Albayalde to take terminal leave — Go00:54Gordon: Albayalde may still face charges even after retirement01:37Protesters burn down Iran consulate in Najaf01:47Panelo casts doubts on Robredo’s drug war ‘discoveries’01:29Police teams find crossbows, bows in HK university01:35Panelo suggests discounted SEA Games tickets for students02:49Robredo: True leaders perform well despite having ‘uninspiring’ boss02:42PH underwater hockey team aims to make waves in SEA Games LATEST STORIES Lamar Odom AP FILE PHOTOBoston Celtics legend Paul Pierce recently signed a one-day contract with the Boston Celtics and will have his jersey retired with the team at some point next season.READ: Celtics ink Paul Pierce to one-day contractADVERTISEMENT Former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom seeks to do the same and retire as a member of the team he considered home the most.Far removed from his playing days, the 37-year-old sixth NBA Man of the Year winner expressed his desire to sign a one-day ceremonial contract so he could officially retire as a member of the storied franchise.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSWATCH: Drones light up sky in final leg of SEA Games torch runSPORTSSEA Games: Philippines picks up 1st win in men’s water polo UPLB exempted from SEA Games class suspension MOST READ WATCH: Streetboys show off slick dance moves in Vhong Navarro’s wedding Read Next Typhoon Kammuri accelerates, gains strength en route to PH PH top badminton bet looks to improve after first SEA Games stint Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Kammuri turning to super typhoon less likely but possible — Pagasa
Cincoze to announce sunlight readable panel PC and touch monitor “CS-100 Series”. The product series incorporates an ultra high brightness backlight module up to 1,600 nits which provides superior readability under a high-ambient light condition and even direct sunlight. CS-100 Series also supports wide range operating temperature (max. range: -20°C ~ 70°C) to ensure stability and reliability of the system in outdoor environments.Built with solid aluminum die-casting front bezel, true flat IP65 front panel protection and 7H anti-scratch projected capacitive touchscreen make it ideal for installation in harsh environments. Without compromising rugged functionality, CS-100 Series still keep slim-type design and provide the same look and feel within Cincoze display computing solution.CS-100 Serie also supports optical bonding for an alternative. By eliminating the air gap, optical bonding can reduce reflection and increase sunlight readability. In addition, it has higher resistance to shock & vibration, prevents fog formation during rapid temperature change, and also benefits better touch performance and heat dissipation.Furthermore, CS-100 Series is fully supporting Convertible Display System (CDS) technology which is based on modular design concept. It can offer users the possibilities of upgrading computing module and changing display module. Comparing with regular standalone panel PCs, it is more cost-effective and reduces on-site maintenance time.CS-100 Series offers five panel sizes that range from 10.4 to 19 inches and the industrial panel PCs are available with two different CPU versions, including Intel Core i and Atom to fulfill different performance requirements.Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedInMoreRedditTumblrPinterestWhatsAppSkypePocketTelegram Tags: Boards & Modules Continue Reading Previous Infineon: new soft starter modules – one foot-print fits broad range of current classesNext SINTRONES: new in-vehicle computer supports full 4K video and 4 x POE operating
AUTHORITIES SAY THE CAUSE OF A HOUSE FIRE IN MORNINGSIDE SUNDAY MORNING THAT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE IS NOT SUSPICIOUS IN NATURE.BUT THE WOODBURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING A DEATH AT THE HOME AS SUSPICIOUS.SGT. BLUFF AND SIOUX CITY FIRE UNITS WERE DISPATCHED TO 6533 MORNINGSIDE AVENUE SHORTLY AFTER 8AM.OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE HOME ALL ESCAPED SAFELY.FLAMES BURNED THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE HOME THAT WAS OWNED BY DAVID DAVENPORT OF SIOUX CITY.DAVENPORT, A LONG TIME LOCAL REALTOR, DIED FRIDAY FROM A STROKE AT THE AGE OF 66.THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL WAS CALLED IN TO HELP WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FIRE.THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED.THE WOODBURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT POSTED YELLOW TAPE AROUND THE PROPERTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND HAS POSTED SECURITY AT THE SCENE SINCE THAT TIME TO SECURE THE SCENE WHILE THEIR INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.THEY HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THAT THE DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED IS DAVID DAVENPORT’S, BUT NO OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE IS BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME.Photo courtesy KMEG
New Villarreal coach Luis Garcia: Everyone says Real Madrid play badlyby Carlos Volcano10 months agoSend to a friendShare the loveNew Villarreal coach Luis Garcia won’t be underestimating Real Madrid.The LaLiga resumes with Villarreal facing the struggling giants.But Garcia says: “Madrid is Madrid. Everyone says they play badly, but it has won their last Liga matches and the Club World Cup ones. I do not see him so bad.”We must grow in each match and fight for each point. The first ones are those of Madrid and I want to win or score. “Although what I want most is to leave with the feeling that we can win and gain confidence.” About the authorCarlos VolcanoShare the loveHave your say
BOULDER, CO – OCTOBER 04: A helmet of the Texas Longhorns lies on the field as the team warms up prior to facing the Colorado Buffaloes at Folsom Field on October 4, 2008 in Boulder, Colorado. Texas defeated Colorado 38-14. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)Jon Gruden has been linked to the Texas job.Charlie Strong has not been fired as the head coach of Texas, but his future is certainly in jeopardy. With that being said, rumors have been circulating for months on who may become the next head football coach for the Longhorns and now you can throw Jon Gruden’s name into the bunch.Clay Travis of Fox Sports shared that Gruden’s name is in the mix if Tom Herman, Houston’s head coach, doesn’t take the job:Are y’all ready for this? Know whose name is back in the mix if Texas misses on Tom Herman? Jon Gruden. Really. #grumors— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) November 25, 2016Gruden has not coached football since 2008 when he was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 53-year-old has been linked to possible coaching jobs for years now including the Tennessee job before the Vols hired Butch Jones back in December of 2012.Gruden has been a voice on ESPN’s Monday Night Football for years now and it would be an interesting move for him to leave the booth and head for the sideline down in Austin.Sources yesterday indicated that Herman is very close to being hired as LSU’s head coach. Ed Orgeron led the Tigers to a 54-39 win at Texas A&M on Thursday night which could possibly sway LSU’s decision on letting Orgeron go, but that is unclear at the moment.
Geneva: Julian Assange has been subjected to drawn-out “psychological torture”, a UN rights expert said Friday, accusing the United States, Britain, Ecuador and Sweden of “collective persecution” of the WikiLeaks founder. The United Nations special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Nils Melzer, also warned that if London agrees to an extradition request from Washington, Assange risked the death penalty. Melzer visited the Australian whistleblower in a London prison on May 9, nearly a month after his arrest at Ecuador’s embassy where he had been holed up for seven years. Also Read – ‘Hong Kong won’t rule out Chinese help over protests'”It was obvious that Mr Assange’s health has been seriously affected by the extremely hostile and arbitrary environment he has been exposed to for many years,” Melzer said in a statement. “Most importantly, in addition to physical ailments, Mr Assange showed all symptoms typical for prolonged exposure to psychological torture, including extreme stress, chronic anxiety and intense psychological trauma,” he said. Melzer, who was accompanied on the visit by two medical experts specialised in examining potential torture victims, said there was “overwhelming” evidence that Assange had been “deliberately exposed, for a period of several years, to progressively severe forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Also Read – Pak Army chief accompanies Imran at key meetings in China”The cumulative effects,” he said, “can only be described as psychological torture.” Assange, 47, sought refuge at Ecuador’s embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he faces accusations of sexual assault. He is currently serving a separate 50-week sentence at London’s Belmarsh prison for skipping bail. Assange now also has an extradition request against him from the US, which has charged him with violating the US Espionage Act by publishing a huge cache of military and diplomatic files in 2010, rejecting his claim that he is a journalist. Melzer warned that extraditing Assange to the US would expose him “to a real risk of serious violations of his human rights, including his freedom of expression, his right to a fair trial and the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” “I am particularly alarmed at the recent announcement by the US Department of Justice of 17 new charges against Mr. Assange under the Espionage Act, which currently carry up to 175 years in prison,” he said.
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio broke his silence about his absence from Parliament Hill on Friday, saying he is performing unspecified tasks assigned by the prime minister himself.The Montreal-area MP published a short message on Facebook seeking to explain why he has not been in Ottawa since Parliament resumed sitting Sept. 17.And he invoked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the message.“The prime minister has assigned me responsibilities which, for the moment, require, justify and authorize my absence from the House,” Di Iorio wrote in French, without elaborating.A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office declined to specify the nature of the task Di Iorio was assigned. “We anticipate he’ll announce his decision about his future in the coming days,” Chantal Gagnon said in an email.The MP for Saint-Leonard—Saint-Michel maintains he has never stopped serving his constituents, even though he has also continued to practise law. Last summer he joined the Montreal law firm BCF.In an interview Friday, Di Iorio said he doesn’t see any issue with holding down a second job — in fact he sees it as a plus.Elected officials are better off staying “anchored” in reality by holding down another job, he said. He acknowledged such situations can lead to conflicts of interest that undermine confidence in democratic institutions, but he said it is not true in his case.“What undermines public confidence in institutions is having politicians who cling to their jobs and who will do everything to get re-elected because they want to keep the salary they have,” Di Iorio told The Canadian Press.First elected in 2015, Di Iorio has sent mixed messages about his political future. In April he announced he was leaving politics but did not say when. He later told a local newspaper he would stick around until the end of his mandate in 2019. Then in September he said he was still weighing his future.Trudeau told reporters Thursday nothing had changed.“Nicola Di Iorio is still an MP, and as far as I know, he is still in reflection on his future,” Trudeau said on a visit to northern Manitoba.Confusion about his status and his extended absence has intensified in recent days. Liberal MPs questioned Friday said they don’t know what their colleague is up to.There are no rules preventing a federal MP from holding down a second job. And MPs are not technically required to show up in Ottawa to keep their seats.In 2017, the base annual salary for an MP was increased to $172,700. According to parliamentary rules, an MP who is absent from the House can be docked $120 of salary per day for each absence over 21 days.Exceptions apply in cases of sickness, military service or official engagements. It’s unclear whether Di Iorio has been penalized.
MOSCOW – Russia’s prime minister sternly warned the United States against ramping up sanctions, saying Friday that Moscow would retaliate with economic, political and unspecified “other” means.The tough message from Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev marked what the Kremlin sees as a red line, reflecting growing dismay with announced U.S. sanctions that have sent the Russian ruble plummeting to its lowest level in two years.The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that Washington would impose new sanctions this month after determining this week that Moscow used a military grade nerve agent in March to poison an ex-Russian spy in England. Russia has strongly denied involvement in the poisonings of Sergei Skripal and his adult daughter.According to the State Department, the sanctions will include the presumed denial of export licenses for Russia to purchase many items with national security implications.New sanctions proposals in the U.S. Congress include legislation targeting Russia’s state-controlled banks and freezing their operations in dollars — a move that would deal a heavy blow to the Russian economy.Medvedev warned the U.S. that such a move would cross a red line.“If something like a ban on bank operations or currency use follows, it will amount to a declaration of economic war,” the Russian prime minister said. “And it will warrant a response with economic means, political means and, if necessary, other means. Our American friends should understand that.”Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a telephone call Friday that the new sanctions were “categorically objectionable,” according to a Russian Foreign Ministry statement.Medvedev’s tone differed considerably from the nonchalant ones President Vladimir Putin and his lieutenants have used when talking about Western sanctions and downplaying their impact on the Russian economy.Word of more U.S. sanctions has rattled the Russian currency and stock markets. The ruble dropped about 1.5 per cent in Friday trading to 67.78 to the dollar, its lowest level since August 2016.Russia-U.S. ties have sunk to their lowest level since Cold War times amid tensions over Ukraine, the war in Syria and the allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.Moscow’s hopes for better ties with Washington under President Donald Trump have withered as his administration has introduced waves of sanctions against Russia.Medvedev said that while the U.S. describes the restrictions are punishment for Russia’s “bad” behaviour, he thinks the real goal is to sideline a rival.“It’s intended to remove Russia as a strong competitor on the international arena,” he said.Medvedev pointed at U.S. efforts to block the planned construction of a new Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany in order to encourage the sales of American liquefied natural gas to Europe as an example of “unfair competition.”
The road to the unveiling of the next Nexus-branded device has been a long and confusing one. The volume of speculation about manufacturer, carrier, and hardware reached such a fever pitch at one point my RSS feed was bursting with the word “Nexus”. It’s been called so many different things that if anyone cares to look back at the history on this device from the future, it would take a team of researchers to sort out the whole mess. Then, finally, as though a great weight had been lifted from the tech world: the Samsung Galaxy Nexus took center stage in Hong Kong. It seemed like the noise would die down, soon to be replaced by the joyous celebration as the devices were delivered to Android fans across the world.Instead, we’ve seen a trickling of users in the UK and a few US users who have purchased the international GSM version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. When Google and Samsung took stage together, we were told to expect the phones to be released in November. So, where is the Verizon Wireless version of this phone, powered by the year-old 4G LTE? Verizon was the only US carrier to announce that they will be carrying the phone in stores, but the phone is nowhere to be seen. An equally odd event was the recent announcement that Google Wallet, the NFC payment system to be included on the Galaxy Nexus, might not be on the Verizon version. What exactly is going on here, and where is this phone?Less stable than we’d likeOn October 18th, Google and Samsung took stage to unveil the Galaxy Nexus, where they said the devices would be out sometime in November. It stands to reason that the carriers who will be announcing the devices on their networks will have already seen devices for network testing and quality control. Every phone endures a series of tests before the carrier announces them to assure they will be ready to go. On October 21, Verizon Wireless announced the Galaxy Nexus, complete with LTE. Since that point, however, there’s been radio silence. My recent attempt to probe Samsung and Google for details resulted in nothing. Verizon, however, left me with this:Verizon Wireless will sell the device this year. The device is currently going through the rigorous network testing we put every new device through prior to launch. This statement comes on the heels of four Verizon Galaxy Nexus devices showing up at the Samsung Experience earlier this week. These devices were powered by 4G LTE MiFi devices because the firmware wasn’t ready for that phone. Well, firmware isn’t made by Verizon, it’s made by Samsung usually. In this case, however, it’s made by Google. The developers on the Android team are some of the best in the world, though, so either a problem rose up that has taken them weeks to resolve, or something else is going on.Delaying the state of the art for the state of the marketRecently a statement was released by a Google spokesperson confirming rumors that Google Wallet will not be on the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Verizon has been partnered with AT&T to try and launch ISIS, a mobile payment service that would rival services like Google Wallet. The suspicion was that Verizon had decided to not allow a competing product on a device on their network. Dumping a collective $100 million into ISIS is bound to cause some issues, especially since Verizon’s service isn’t nearly as ready as Wallet.Verizon responded to the Google spokesperson with a release of their own, to better explain the situation. According to Jeffrey Nelson, Verizon does not block applications. Apparently, they consider Wallet to be much more significant than an app, because it needs to be integrated into the NFC chip on the Galaxy Nexus.Hair splitting aside, it seems like Verizon and Google are at odds about what is going on with the NFC capabilities on the device, and whether or not ISIS can be seen as an actual competing service. Those “commercial discussion”, as Jeffrey Nelson put it, are a critical component on the Galaxy Nexus. When its all said and done, it looks like the device is not ready to be released over commercial discussions. Google has been a strong proponent of NFC for quite awhile now, trying to bring a payment method that has eluded the US despite being readily available in many other places in the world. Now that they have a product that users here in the states are likely to use, the developers of products that are trying to compete are leveraging whatever they can to slow the advancement of another product.Final ThoughtsTruth be told, most people don’t care why the Galaxy Nexus was delayed. Most aren’t concerned with who to point the finger at. The phrase “shut up and take my money” comes to mind quite often as I attempt to find out what is causing the delay on this phone. As for right now, Verizon is sticking to their guns in stating that they will be releasing the phone before the end of the year. So, until it’s December 31, the device isn’t technically late. Unfortunately, I don’t care, and like many other people staring at their local Verizon Wireless store shelves, I just want my phone.
Short URL A BOY IS facing trial accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at the Dublin Children’s Court today charged with the offence which is alleged to have occurred in Kildare in 2014, when he was aged 14.The court heard that the complainant in the case is now aged seven.It was the teen’s second hearing since he was charged in February.Judge Alan Mitchell said that a hearing would have to be held to determine the trial venue. He said the Children’s Court could not impose a sentence of more than one year while the circuit court could impose a term of about five years.The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was urging the court to refuse jurisdiction, State solicitor Tom Conlon said. A book of evidence has been completed and served on the defence.Judge Mitchell said the defence was entitled to make submissions under Section 75 of the Children Act.This part of the legislation allows the juvenile court to accept jurisdiction to hear a trial for certain serious offences which would normally get forward sent to a higher court. The defence can cite the age and maturity of the defendant as well as any other relevant factors in setting out grounds for a serious case to remain in the Children’s Court.Judge Mitchell noted from the boy’s barrister that the defence wanted to make the submissions and needed go fully consider the matter.The case resumes next week.The boy, who was accompanied to court by his mother, has not yet indicated how he will plead to the charge.Earlier, the court was told he replied “no comment” when the charge was put to him. As a condition of bail he cannot contact the alleged victim and he as had to provide the investigating garda with contact details.He has been warned he risked being remanded in custody if he broke the conditions.Read: Family of woman shot at same time as Garda Tony Golden to sue Gardaí> Friday 21 Apr 2017, 3:56 PM 24,468 Views Tweet thisShare on FacebookEmail this article Apr 21st 2017, 3:56 PM http://jrnl.ie/3351868 Share Tweet Email1 Image: Shutterstock/Andy Dean Photography By Tom Tuite Image: Shutterstock/Andy Dean Photography No Comments Boy accused of sexually assaulting seven-year-old girl when he was 14 The boy has not yet indicated how he will plead to the charge.
Être (trop) bien installé dans un lieu spacieux favoriserait la malhonnêtetéDes chercheurs américains ont mené des expériences qui suggèrent qu’un environnement immédiat vaste et spacieux favoriserait les comportements indélicats de la part de ses occupants, comportements sous-tendus par des changements d’attitudes physiques. Où vous-trouvez actuellement ? Au bureau ? Et comment est la pièce ? Spacieuse ou étroite ? Posée ainsi, la question peut paraitre étrange mais ce facteur a bien plus d’impact qu’on ne pense. Bien plus que jouer sur le confort ressenti, la taille d’une pièce influencerait également le comportement des personnes qui s’y trouvent. C’est du moins la conclusion à laquelle ont abouti des psychologues de la Columbia Business School de New York.Pour cela, les scientifiques ont réalisé quatre études visant à évaluer dans quelle mesure l’environnement physique – sur le lieu de travail ou en voiture, par exemple – peut affecter la façon dont les gens se sentent et se comportent. De façon surprenante, des résultats suggèrent qu’avoir un sentiment de puissance peut encourager une série de comportements malhonnêtes.Dans une expérience en laboratoire, par exemple, les chercheurs ont constaté que se trouver dans un espace de travail plus vaste encourageait les participants à tricher plus souvent lors d’un test. Une seconde étude menée dans un simulateur de conduite a montré que les gens occupant des sièges de grands pilotes étaient plus susceptibles de commettre un “délit de fuite” en conduisant rapidement.Une posture qui encourage la malhonnêteté À lire aussiMaladie de Charcot : symptômes, causes, traitement, où en est on ?Une autre étude, portant sur les conducteurs (de vraies voitures) new-yorkais, montre que ceux d’entre eux qui pilotent une voiture aux sièges larges sont plus susceptibles de stationner à un endroit interdit. Et travailler à un large bureau dans un vaste local inciterait à être plus avide et indélicat… En cause, selon les chercheurs, des changements subtils et inconscients dans la posture du corps.”Dans les environnements de travail et de vie de tous les jours, nos postures sont d’ailleurs ‘dilatées’ et ‘contractées’ par notre environnement – les sièges dans nos voitures, les meubles, ce qu’il y a dans et autour des espaces de travail, même les couloirs de nos bureaux – et ces environnements influencent directement la propension à un comportement malhonnête dans notre vie quotidienne”, résume ainsi Andy Yap, directeur de l’étude.Le 28 juin 2013 à 14:44 • Maxime Lambert
Free Webinar | Sept. 9: The Entrepreneur’s Playbook for Going Global 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. May 11, 2017 Entrepreneur has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.EXCLUSIVE: $10 Course Promo Expires June 30, 2017There’s always something you can add to your small business repertoire. Whether you’ve gotten your MBA or built up your entrepreneurial knowledge through the School of Hard Knocks, you (like every entrepreneur) should never stop improving. These 10 Udemy courses (if you’re not already familiar with Udemy, it’s basically a database of online courses) will help shape you into a better, stronger entrepreneur with no real risk because they’re all $100 or less.The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship by Guy KawasakiYou don’t have to be new to entrepreneurship to benefit from a small business guide. 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Update: Launch and deployment successful!After four years and more than $2 billion in funding, OneWeb is ready to launch the first six satellites out of a planned constellation of 650 with which it plans to blanket the world in broadband. The Arianespace-operated Soyuz rocket will take off at 1:37 Pacific time from Guiana Space Center. You can watch it live at OneWeb’s site here.OneWeb is one of several companies that aims to connect the world with a few hundred or thousand satellites, and certainly the most well-funded — SoftBank is the biggest investor, but Virgin Group, Coca-Cola, Bharti Group, Qualcomm and Airbus have all chipped in.The company’s plan is to launch a total of 900 (650 at first) satellites to about a 1,100-kilometer low Earth orbit, from which it says it will be able to provide broadband to practically anywhere on Earth — anywhere you can put a base station, anyway. Much cheaper and better than existing satellite connectivity, which is expensive and slow.Sound familiar? Of course, SpaceX’s side project, Starlink, has similar ambitions, with an even greater number of satellites planned, and Swarm is aiming for a smaller constellation of smaller satellites for low-cost access. And Ubiquitilink just announced this week that its unique technology will remove the need for base stations and beam satellite connections directly to ordinary phones. And they’ve all launched satellites already!The launch vehicle fueling today at GSC.OneWeb has faced numerous delays; the whole constellation was originally planned to be in place by the end of 2019, which is impossible at this point. But delays are the name of the game in ambitious space-based businesses, and OneWeb hasn’t been just procrastinating — it has been girding itself for mass production, raising funds to set up launch contracts and improving the satellites themselves. Its updated schedule, as it states in the mission summary: “OneWeb will begin customer demos in 2020 and provide global, 24-hour coverage to customers in 2021.”At a reported cost of about a million dollars per satellite — twice the projected cost in 2015 — just building and testing the constellation will likely rub up against a billion dollars, and that’s not counting launch costs. But no one ever said it would be cheap. In fact, they probably said it would be unbelievably expensive. That’s why SoftBank and the other investors are “committing to a lot more capital,” as CEO Adrián Steckel told the Financial times last month.The company also announced its first big deal with a telecom; Talia, which provides connectivity in Africa and the Middle East, signed on to use OneWeb’s services starting in 2021.Soyuz launches could carry more than 30 of these satellites each, meaning it would take at least 20 to put the whole constellation in orbit. This first launch, however, only has six aboard; the other spots on board the mass launch system have dummy payloads to simulate how it should be going forward.A OneWeb representative told me that this launch is meant to “verify the satellite design and validate the end to end system,” which is probably a good idea before sending up 600 more. That means OneWeb will be testing and tracking these six birds for the next few months and making sure the connection with ground stations and other aspects of the whole system are functioning properly.Full payloads will start in the fall, after OneWeb opens its (much-delayed) production facility just outside Kennedy Space Center in Florida.You can watch the launch at OneWeb’s site here.