Friday, July 3, 2015

Greece's hideous choice: More austerity or collapse CNN News

The iPhone is undergoing a makeover. Even if you can't see it yet.

Leaked images of the new iPhone don't look too different from the current iPhone 6 at first glance, according to photos obtained by 9to5Mac.
But the new iPhone's internal components appear destined for an upgrade.
According to the latest rumors, the iPhone 6S is slated for a fall release and its widely anticipated feature is Force Touch: the touch screen will also be sensitive to pressure.
Based on the leaked images, here's what we think we know about the iPhone 6S (or whatever Apple will call it).

iphone 6s
Leaked images of the new iPhone don't look too different from the current iPhone 6 at first glance, according to photos obtained by 9to5Mac.

The big picture
The 4.7 inch iPhone 6S is unlikely to change notably in appearance from the iPhone 6, according to the photos provided to 9to5Mac from "a proven source familiar with Apple's supply chain." The dimensions, position of holes and even the shade of gray offered as a color option, all seem the same for now.
There is no information about a newer version of the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus yet.
Speculations about a dual-lens camera systems were in the air. But judging by the mostly unchanged case, the camera could protrude less, but there simply won't be room for two cameras in the new shell. That rumor appears to be dead.
The smaller details: 9to5Mac, which has an extremely good track record at predicting the future of Apple devices and software, confirms that the mounting points on the exterior case match the information they have about the new logic board, suggesting that internal changes are underway.
What those changes are can't yet be known from the images. The changes likely don't involve the connectors, speakers and microphones -- they all remain identical to the current iteration.
One rumor was that Apple would get rid of it's iPhone 6's antenna lines that wrap around the edge of the phone. Apple appears to have tried -- the company did file for a patent on a a technique to hide them. But that modification does not make an appearance yet in the leaked images. Sorry, the lines are probably here to stay.
What it means for you: If you are upgrading from an iPhone 6, you'll get to keep the same phone case that you love. If you're upgrading from a different smartphone, cases will be readily available on the day you buy it.
Screen protectors, chargers and headphones will stay the same too. Accessory producers don't have to revamp their production lines all over again.
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Apple iPhone 6S photos have been leaked

The iPhone is undergoing a makeover. Even if you can't see it yet.

Leaked images of the new iPhone don't look too different from the current iPhone 6 at first glance, according to photos obtained by 9to5Mac.
But the new iPhone's internal components appear destined for an upgrade.
According to the latest rumors, the iPhone 6S is slated for a fall release and its widely anticipated feature is Force Touch: the touch screen will also be sensitive to pressure.
Based on the leaked images, here's what we think we know about the iPhone 6S (or whatever Apple will call it).

iphone 6s
Leaked images of the new iPhone don't look too different from the current iPhone 6 at first glance, according to photos obtained by 9to5Mac.

The big picture
The 4.7 inch iPhone 6S is unlikely to change notably in appearance from the iPhone 6, according to the photos provided to 9to5Mac from "a proven source familiar with Apple's supply chain." The dimensions, position of holes and even the shade of gray offered as a color option, all seem the same for now.
There is no information about a newer version of the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus yet.
Speculations about a dual-lens camera systems were in the air. But judging by the mostly unchanged case, the camera could protrude less, but there simply won't be room for two cameras in the new shell. That rumor appears to be dead.
The smaller details: 9to5Mac, which has an extremely good track record at predicting the future of Apple devices and software, confirms that the mounting points on the exterior case match the information they have about the new logic board, suggesting that internal changes are underway.
What those changes are can't yet be known from the images. The changes likely don't involve the connectors, speakers and microphones -- they all remain identical to the current iteration.
One rumor was that Apple would get rid of it's iPhone 6's antenna lines that wrap around the edge of the phone. Apple appears to have tried -- the company did file for a patent on a a technique to hide them. But that modification does not make an appearance yet in the leaked images. Sorry, the lines are probably here to stay.
What it means for you: If you are upgrading from an iPhone 6, you'll get to keep the same phone case that you love. If you're upgrading from a different smartphone, cases will be readily available on the day you buy it.
Screen protectors, chargers and headphones will stay the same too. Accessory producers don't have to revamp their production lines all over again.
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Adelaide Crows AFL coach found murdered at home



Story highlights

  • Phil Walsh, 55, treated for multiple stab wounds but died at the scene
  • Victim's 26-year-old son, who lived with Walsh and his wife, has been charged with murder
  • Walsh previously said his obsession with the sport had caused a "disconnect" with his son
(CNN)The head coach of Australian Football League club Adelaide Crows was murdered at his home early Friday morning, according to a statement released by the South Australian Police.
After being called to a domestic disturbance at around 2 a.m. local time, ambulance crews treated Phil Walsh, 55, for multiple stab wounds but he died at the scene. The crews alerted the police.
His 26-year-old son, who lived with Walsh and his wife, has been charged with murder. A knife, believed to have been used in the attack, was retrieved from the scene.
Walsh's wife also sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is being treated at the Flinders Medical Centre in the city.

Argument leads to stabbing

    "Police were able to establish that, around two o'clock, the son of the family had attended, there had been an argument... as a result of that Mr. Walsh and his wife received the wounds," Superintendent Des Bray, Officer in Charge, Major Crime Detectives, told reporters.
    Walsh's son was arrested on a street around 2.5 km (1.5 miles) a short time later and is being detained, also at Flinders, for a psychiatric assessment.
    "It's not even that he is a high-profile person, it's just absolutely terrible when families are torn apart in such tragic circumstances. For any family, regardless of who it is, it is one of the worst things that you could imagine would happen to you," Bray added.
    "The only difference with this (case) is that he has a high profile. The pain and suffering is no different."

    Obsession leads to "disconnect"

    In an interview with Australian newspaper the Herald Sun in April, Walsh said that his obsession with the sport had caused a "disconnect" with his son.
    "I just immersed myself, got consumed and was selfish with as much time I committed to footy," he is quoted as saying. "I lost that connection and I'm trying to reconnect with my son, which I have done."
    He said in the interview that his job made relationships with those close to him difficult.
    "I used to shut down all relationships because it was too hard to be in the moment with people, hard to be in their moment," he said.

    Club "devastated"

    The Adelaide Football Club posted a short statement saying the organization is "devastated" at Walsh's passing.
    "We ask if you could please respect the privacy of his family, as well as our players, coaches and staff, at this extremely difficult time," it added.
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    Wednesday, June 24, 2015

    LEARN WITH THE NEWS

    The governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, has calledon state lawmakers to remove the Confederate battleflag from the state capitol. She says the flag is animportant part of the state’s history, but it is not asymbol of the state’s future.
    “We are here in a moment of unity in our state, withoutill will, to say it’s time to move the flag from the Capitolgrounds.”
    The debate about the flag has grown stronger since adeadly shooting on June 17. Nine members of anAfrican-American church in Charleston, South Carolinawere shot and killed. The suspected killer is a 21-year-old white man.
    Dylann Roof reportedly accepted the flag as a symbol of white supremacy -- the belief that white people are better than all others, especially black people.Photographs of Mr. Roof show him waving a Confederate battle flag andburning a U.S. flag.
    A powerful symbol
    The Confederate battle flag was one of the symbols of the Confederate Statesof America, or the Confederacy. The Confederacy was a group of Southern,slave-holding states that left the U.S. in 1861. The Confederacy lost the warfor independence and re-joined the U.S. four years later.
    In 1961, South Carolina raised the Confederate battle flag over the StateHouse to recognize the 100-year anniversary of the beginning of the CivilWar. After protest from civil rights activists in 2000, the flag was moved to amonument for Confederate soldiers on the State House lawn.
    Some states, including Virginia, offer automobile license plates with images of the battle flag. But this month the United States Supreme Court announcedthat states are permitted to limit license plate designs. Virginia GovernorTerry McAuliffe says he is taking measures to remove the battle flag imagefrom license plates made by the state.
    In the southern state of Mississippi, the official state flag includes parts of theConfederate battle flag. In 2001, Mississippi residents voted to keep theConfederate symbol in their flag. But this week one of the top lawmakers hasjoined other protestors in calling for changes to the state flag.
    Divided views
    To some, the Confederate battle flag represents an honorable part of Southernhistory. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley noted that many people in thestate link the flag to traditions of history, heritage and ancestry.
    To others, the Confederate battle flag represents slavery and a long history ofracism. Even after the Civil War effectively ended slavery, many U.S. policiespermitted the South to continue to separate white and black people. Images of the Confederate battle flag became popular in the mid-20th century tochallenge efforts to improve civil rights laws for African-Americans.
    Mitch McConnell is the Senate majority leaders. He says the battle flag is “apainful reminder of racial oppression.”
    Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the flag a “symbol of racial hatred.” His statement put pressure on Republicanpresidential candidates to discuss the subject of race in their campaigns.
    President Barack Obama has said the Confederate battle flag belongs in amuseum. But he says states have the right to decide how to deal with theissue. 
    No matter what state lawmakers decide, Americans will still be free to displaythe flag on their private property.
    I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.
    Zlatica Hoke and other VOA reporters contributed to this report. Kelly JeanKelly wrote it for VOA Learning English. Christopher Jones-Cruise was theeditor.
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    More Calls for Removal of Confederate Battle Flag

    The governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, has calledon state lawmakers to remove the Confederate battleflag from the state capitol. She says the flag is animportant part of the state’s history, but it is not asymbol of the state’s future.
    “We are here in a moment of unity in our state, withoutill will, to say it’s time to move the flag from the Capitolgrounds.”
    The debate about the flag has grown stronger since adeadly shooting on June 17. Nine members of anAfrican-American church in Charleston, South Carolinawere shot and killed. The suspected killer is a 21-year-old white man.
    Dylann Roof reportedly accepted the flag as a symbol of white supremacy -- the belief that white people are better than all others, especially black people.Photographs of Mr. Roof show him waving a Confederate battle flag andburning a U.S. flag.
    A powerful symbol
    The Confederate battle flag was one of the symbols of the Confederate Statesof America, or the Confederacy. The Confederacy was a group of Southern,slave-holding states that left the U.S. in 1861. The Confederacy lost the warfor independence and re-joined the U.S. four years later.
    In 1961, South Carolina raised the Confederate battle flag over the StateHouse to recognize the 100-year anniversary of the beginning of the CivilWar. After protest from civil rights activists in 2000, the flag was moved to amonument for Confederate soldiers on the State House lawn.
    Some states, including Virginia, offer automobile license plates with images of the battle flag. But this month the United States Supreme Court announcedthat states are permitted to limit license plate designs. Virginia GovernorTerry McAuliffe says he is taking measures to remove the battle flag imagefrom license plates made by the state.
    In the southern state of Mississippi, the official state flag includes parts of theConfederate battle flag. In 2001, Mississippi residents voted to keep theConfederate symbol in their flag. But this week one of the top lawmakers hasjoined other protestors in calling for changes to the state flag.
    Divided views
    To some, the Confederate battle flag represents an honorable part of Southernhistory. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley noted that many people in thestate link the flag to traditions of history, heritage and ancestry.
    To others, the Confederate battle flag represents slavery and a long history ofracism. Even after the Civil War effectively ended slavery, many U.S. policiespermitted the South to continue to separate white and black people. Images of the Confederate battle flag became popular in the mid-20th century tochallenge efforts to improve civil rights laws for African-Americans.
    Mitch McConnell is the Senate majority leaders. He says the battle flag is “apainful reminder of racial oppression.”
    Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called the flag a “symbol of racial hatred.” His statement put pressure on Republicanpresidential candidates to discuss the subject of race in their campaigns.
    President Barack Obama has said the Confederate battle flag belongs in amuseum. But he says states have the right to decide how to deal with theissue. 
    No matter what state lawmakers decide, Americans will still be free to displaythe flag on their private property.
    I’m Kelly Jean Kelly.
    Zlatica Hoke and other VOA reporters contributed to this report. Kelly JeanKelly wrote it for VOA Learning English. Christopher Jones-Cruise was theeditor.
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