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Son of Indonesian Minister a Suspect in Fatal Crash

Son of Indonesian Minister a Suspect in Fatal Crash

M. Rasyid Amrullah Rajasa, right, poses along with the First Family, not pictured, and Hatta Rajasa, second left, in a photo taken after the birth of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s second grandchild on Dec. 24. (Photo from

JAKARTA—The youngest son of Indonesia’s top economic minister has been declared a suspect in an investigation into a fatal traffic accident that claimed the lives of two people, a Jakarta Police spokesman said on Wednesday.

M. Rasyid Amrullah Rajasa, the 22-year-old son of Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa, was the driver of a BMW X5 luxury SUV that rammed into a Luxio van at high speed on Tuesday morning, killing two of the van’s occupants.

“He has now become a suspect because he was the one driving and hit [the van] from behind,” Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Rikwanto said of the accident, which took place on Jakarta’s Jagorawi toll road.

Rikwanto declined to say whether Rasyid would be detained. “Let us wait for the results of the questioning by investigators,” he said.

Rikwanto said Rasyid was driving the BMW at a speed of about 100 kilometers per hour when he hit the Luxio van from behind.

Police said tests for several drugs and alcohol came back negative for Rasyid, but the minister’s son could face more than five years in prison for driving while fatigued or negligence resulting in severe injury or death.

Rasyid was also slightly injured in the accident and remains hospitalized, where he was said to be suffering from trauma.

Rikwanto said Rasyid, who was reportedly the lone occupant of the SUV, had already undergone preliminary questioning and would be subject to further questioning once his health improved.

Meanwhile, one of the victims’ family members on Wednesday said they were willing to refrain from taking the case to court if an out-of-court settlement could be reached.

“I have met with the family of Enung and Eman and they are prepared to settle the matter in a family way and through deliberation,” said Sukardi, an uncle of 14-month-old crash fatality Raihan, referring to the parents of the dead toddler.

“We understand that Mr. Hatta Rajasa cannot meet us and he can just send a representative. But they should be really serious in settling this matter,” he added.

Sukardi said a representative of the Rajasa family had briefly met with them at the hospital on Tuesday.

“What is certain is that they asked for forgiveness and were willing to bear all the costs,” he said.

Sukardi’s statement contradicted one made earlier by a relative of the other fatality, 57-year-old Harun. Harun’s son-in-law Suparman on Tuesday vowed to take legal action.

Raihan was buried at a family grave in the West Java district of Sukabumi. Raihan’s mother Enung, 30, the toddler’s older brother Rifan and another relative, 30-year-old Supriyati, were still being treated in hospital.

Meanwhile, lawmaker Eva Kusuma Sundari from House of Representatives Commission III on legal affairs, said it would set a bad precedent if Hatta intervened in the police’s investigation of his son.

“It would be better for the police and Mr. Hatta Rajasa if there is no intervention and discrimination in this case and a respect is shown for due process of law,” Eva said.

“Therefore I remind all that there should not be a bad precedent [set] for law enforcement involving a public official.”

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Jinns: Some Commonly-Asked Questions

Jinns: Some Commonly-Asked Questions

Sayyid Abul Qasim RizviHow long do the Jinns live and where do they live? When Allah ordered angels to prostrate before Adam (peace be upon him), Iblees, who was among the Jinn, disobeyed. Considering this, Iblees is the oldest living Jinn who got the permission to influence people till the Day of Judgment. Normally, like humans, Jinns do not have a stable life period. Some of them live long, and some of them live short lives.

Sayyid Abul Qasim RizviWhat is the significance of Jinns in Islam?

The Holy Qur’an has been revealed for both humans and Jinns as it says, “Say: If men and Jinn should combine together to bring the like of this Qur’an, they could not bring the like of it, though some of them were aiders of others.” (17:88) Several other verses from the Holy Qur’an indicate that worship of Allah is required from both the Jinns and humans.

During the revelation of Sura Jinn, according to a tradition, Ibn Abbas said: “When the Holy Qur’an was revealed, Jinns were prevented from ascending towards the skies and several other prayers. Experiencing this, several Jinns came to Mecca to know the reason behind this abandonment. When they entered, they saw and heard Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) reciting Qur’anic verses during Fajr prayer. Hearing his beautiful speech, Jinns became influenced by the Holy Prophet.”

Then the first two verses of Sura Jinn (chapter 72) were revealed to the Prophet as, “Say: It has been revealed to me that a party of the Jinn listened, and they said: ‘Surely we have heard a wonderful Qur’an, Guiding to the right way, so we believe in it, and we will not set up any one with our Lord.'” Thus, the party of the Jinn immediately accepted the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad and the Qur’an as the holy book.

Now, it is proved that the Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad for both humans and Jinns. Lovers of Prophet exist from both humans and Jinns. Similarly, enemies of the Prophet exist from among the humans and Jinns.

The enemies of Islam used to ascribe various things to Allah, and some of them even associated Jinns with Allah. In this context, a verse was revealed which said, “And they make the Jinn associates with Allah, while He created them, and they falsely attribute to Him sons and daughters without knowledge; glory be to Him, and highly exalted is He above what they ascribe (to Him).” (6:100) Another verse says, “And thus did We make for every prophet an enemy, the satans from among men and Jinn, some of them suggesting to others varnished falsehood to deceive (them), and had your Lord pleased they would not have done it, therefore leave them and that which they forge.” (6:112)

What materials are Jinns created of?

Allah has created humans from clay, angels from light, and Jinns from fire. The common factor between Jinns and angels is that both can appear in any form and shape; human, however, does not possess this ability. This appearance of angels is always of a pure kind, whereas Jinns may be impure. Angels possess only intellect, whereas Jinns possess intellect and desire like humans. This would further imply that due to their desires, Jinns are not always pure.

Coming back to the question, there are 37 instances in the Holy Qur’an where Jinns have been mentioned. As the Qur’an says, “And the Jinn We created before, of intensely hot fire…” (15:27) Another instance about the creation of Jinn mentioned in the Holy Qur’an is, “And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke.” (55:15) Thus, it is firmly established that Jinns are created by hot fire, free from smoke.

Is it possible for a Jinn to possess a human being?

Before answering this question, let us consider this verse, “And I have not created the Jinn and the men except that they should serve Me.” (51:56) As both of them have been bestowed with wisdom and desires, the duty of all humans and Jinns is to serve the Almighty by controlling their desires and practicing wisdom in the Right Path.

Therefore, Jinns whose desires empower their wisdom (or intellect) are those affected by Shaitan. Those Jinns who are influenced by Shaitan are capable of harming anyone, just like those humans who are influenced by Shaitan are capable of harming anyone.

How can one stay away and be saved from possession by Jinns?

Firstly, if a human lives with Taharat (spiritual purity) and remembrance of God, then no Jinn can cause harm to him. Secondly, one can be saved from the possession of Jinns if one recites Sura Jinn (chapter 72) and Sura Naas (chapter 113) from the Holy Book, and then can do several activities like blowing these chapters on a glass of water and drinking it.

Can evil Jinns or Jinns influenced by Shaitan enter holy shrines, mosques, Islamic centers, or such places?

It is not probable that a Jinn influenced by Satan could enter an Islamic center or such places, as these places are pure and filled with the intent and action of worship. It is also very difficult for Jinn to cause harm to anyone or anything in such places.

Is the Day of Judgment applicable to Jinns as well?

As the Qur’an says, “And on the day when He shall gather them all together: O assembly of Jinn! you took away a great part of mankind. And their friends from among the men shall say: Our Lord! some of us profited by others and we have reached our appointed term which Thou didst appoint for us. He shall say: The fire is your abode, to abide in it, except as Allah is pleased; surely your Lord is Wise, Knowing.” (6:128) This verse explains that the field of Mahshar, where everyone will be gathered, is for both humans and Jinns. Therefore, the Day of Judgment is applicable to Jinns too.

There are several other verses from Sura Rahman which tell us that Jinns will also be accounted during the Day of Reckoning. The Qur’an also states, “On that Day no question will be asked of man or Jinn as to his sin.” (55:39) Jinns will also be punished and rewarded, as the Qur’an states, “This is the Hell which the Sinners deny” (55:43) and regarding the rewards of getting damsels “Whom no man or Jinn before them has touched” (55:74).

Understanding this, it implies both men and Jinn will be accounted. Thus, both of them should live a life of awareness with knowledge, wisdom, and fear of Allah. If they become ignorant and show negligence, they will be sent to hell. With respect to this, the Qur’an says, “And certainly We have created for hell many of the Jinn and the men; they have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear; they are as cattle, nay, they are in worse errors; these are the heedless ones.” (7:179)

It implies that those Jinns who do not make use of hearts, eyes, and ears are worse than animals because of their ignorance and negligence.

How did some Jinns work for Prophet Solomon?

It was God’s special mercy on Prophet Solomon (peace be upon him) that He gave him the army of both humans and Jinns. The successors of Prophet Solomon were among the Jinns who were very powerful and audacious. The Qur’an states, “And his hosts of the Jinn and the men and the birds were gathered to him, and they were formed into groups.” (27:17)

The reason for these Jinns working and possessing such great powers for the prophet can be derived from the Qur’anic verses: “One audacious among the Jinn said: ‘I will bring it to you (the throne of Bilqees) before you rise up from your place; and most surely I am strong (and) trusty for it.’ One who had the knowledge of the Book said: ‘I will bring it to you in the twinkling of an eye.’ Then when he (Solomon) saw it settled beside him, he said: ‘This is of the grace of my Lord that He may try me whether I am grateful or ungrateful; and whoever is grateful, he is grateful only for his own soul, and whoever is ungrateful, then surely my Lord is Self-sufficient, Honored.'” (27:39-40)

So, the Jinn had the power and knowledge of the book, and that is the reason for him to be a great successor. Other inference that can be derived from this verse is that the power and knowledge of the book are essential requirements to be a successor of a Prophet. Imam Ali (peace be upon him) possessed an unmatched physical power and the entire knowledge of the book compared to the Jinn who possessed only a part of it, thus making it a greater cause for Imam Ali to be the rightful successor of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon hims and his progeny).

Contrary to these Jinns, there were some other bad Jinns in the kingdom of Queen Bilqees (Saba) who were worshipped. The Qur’an states about the people who worshipped them: “They shall say: ‘Glory be to You! You are our Guardian, not they.’ Nay! They worshipped the Jinn; most of them were believers in them.” (34:41) Thus, there are disbelievers from both among the Jinns and humans who will be responsible for their accounting.

How long do the Jinns live and where do they live?

When Allah ordered angels to prostrate before Adam (peace be upon him), Iblees, who was among the Jinn, disobeyed. Considering this, Iblees is the oldest living Jinn who got the permission to influence people till the Day of Judgment. Normally, like humans, Jinns do not have a stable life period. Some of them live long, and some of them live short lives.

When Iblees asked for permission from Allah to influence people all their lives, he told that he would reside in their hearts and run in their veins. These are the places where this Jinn resides. He resides in the veins through the prohibited income we earn and the impermissible food we consume, which further goes in our body to produce blood and influence us as Shaitan. He resides in the hearts of desires and hearts of various diseases, such as envy, hatred, selfishness, misery, etc.

Coming back to where do they live, normal Jinns can live anywhere. They reside among us, but we cannot normally see them. However, Allah has given them the power to see us.

Who is the better creation, Jinn or man?

Allah has bestowed some exclusive faculties in Jinns which are not present in humans, and vice versa. But the best creation of Allah is man. When Prophet Adam was created, all angels and Jinns were asked to prostrate before the superior creation and Allah’s vicegerent. The Qur’an also confirms the superiority of human beings over all creation in this verse, “And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.” (17:70)

Do people see them? If so, why/when/how? Why do jinns seem to ‘share’ Qur’an with us instead of having own prophets and revelation? Is time different for them than for us?DoDo people interact with Jinns? If yes, why and how?

As far as interaction is concerned, Allah has created us as free being. Now, once that freedom is controlled or forced by anyone, then it is an offence to Allah’s wisdom. As all creatures are created for the sake of Allah only, they should not try to control what they do not understand and should remain aware of their limits. Narrations say that these interactions with Jinns occur through certain supplications and recitations. Allah is the most Merciful and Knowledgeable.

Both Jinn and men are ordered to worship Allah only, and it not appropriate to mingle among each other instead of what we are commanded to do.

Can humans harm Jinns and vice versa?

Yes, both of them can harm each other. We should not forget our true aim in life of serving Allah and should not harm or control Jinns for our purposes.

In special circumstances, can humans see Jinns?

They can. There has been no denial about this.

Sayyid Abul Qasim Rizvi is the resident scholar of the Panjtan Society of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.

Editor’s Note: Islamic Insights would like to thank Brother Jafar Hasan for transcribing this interview.

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    August 12, 15:57
    Very informative article. Does Quran explain why humans, being superior of all creations do not have the ability to see jinns.

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Israeli leaders on Sunday suggested they might start killing Hamas officials in response to last Thursday’s abduction of three Jewish youths near Hebron.

Israel has determined that Hamas was behind the abduction, and over the weekend the Israeli army arrested 150 of the group’s leaders in the so-called “West Bank.” (pictured - the arrest of Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef)

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Automation systems remain vulnerable and exposed. Past experiences like Stuxnet and last month’s revelations about SCADA system vulnerabilities show networks are sitting ducks to any aggressive and sophisticated attack.

That all comes on the heels of decades of living in an environment where attacks happened to other companies in other industries. Not manufacturing. Those days are over.

The use of common-off-the-shelf networking, computer and software technologies increased business agility and reduced costs, but it also hiked the demands to balance the need for accessibility to control system data with the need to safeguard the integrity and usability of mission critical systems, according to a new white paper just released by MatrikonOPC and Byres Security.

In this case, the phrase “less is more” comes to mind as one of the most effective ways to manage the conflict between the demands of efficient access and the demands of effective security is to minimize the interfaces and protocols operating between the control system and external networks.

Having one approved connectivity solution serving multiple corporate requirements not only reduces administration costs, but also reduces the opportunities open to the attacker. This is known as “reducing the attack surface” of a system, according to the white paper.

That is where OPC comes in. OPC is the most widely used standard that addresses the demands of universal data access in the industrial automation environment.

By layering defenses that are OPC-aware, high security solutions can meet the security and access expectations of a company, all without administrative overload on the network or controls team. The result is a standards-based solution proven across numerous control systems.

The new white paper entitled “Effective OPC Security for Control Systems,” written by Eric Byres, chief technology officer at Byres Security Inc. and Darek Kominek, Manager, OPC Marketing, MatrikonOPC, talks about the security advantages of limiting network interfaces and protocols, and recommends using OPC as a communications standard because of its ease of use and its widespread deployment.

The white paper goes on to discuss how different defensive layers can provide high security when using OPC technology.

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Microsoft – Freelancer review

Elite-style space combat and trading
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The setting for this “space opera” game is the 23rd Century, which in a galactic time-frame can be roughly described as just before the insanity that was Buck Rogers and just after the Space Odyssey. A civil war has ripped Earth and our Solar System apart, with the losing faction, the Alliance, escaping to deep space to start over again.

And eight hundred years later, the suitably futuristically-named Edison Trent finds a testing time for himself in this remote splinter colony. He’s a mercenary who has just had his ship and cargo blown to smithereens during an attack on a space station.

Naturally Edison, the eponymous freelance pilot, is a bit peeved and seeks solace in the nearest source of hard liquor. The local space cantina, however, also proves to be a source of new ship and job… and shortly thereafter, this leads into an intriguing plot line featuring galactic intrigue and back-stabbing on a monumental level.

But with Freelancer, you can pretty much do your own thing. The main plot line can be ignored and you can zoom off around the universe exploring, picking up random missions and upgrading your ship and weapons. Not to mention trading goods “Elite”-style, or alternatively becoming a bounty hunter and scooping up the cargo of your kills. So it’s a pretty freeform game, at least in theory.

In practical terms, however, the random missions you can undertake are rather template-based. Once you’ve had the “Track down this guy, Mr X, he’s real important to us, blow his ship up and tractor in his escape pod” mission a few times, it starts to lose its lustre.

We found that following the main plot was rewarding though, with a good slice of exploring the massive universe, bounty hunting and trading fitting in nicely between the major missions. It’s also great fun planning your ship, weapon and shield upgrades while trying to balance your funds, taking repairs and restocking ammo into account.

The whole game has an excellent atmosphere, with a believable story-line, some smart voice acting and neat little touches like electronic news (i.e. plot) updates you can read in the bars you frequent. It’s a typically polished Microsoft affair.

Special mention must be made of the novel mouse and keyboard control system, which works a treat. The controls are easy to master and space combat is an all-action, heart thumping affair, particularly when it comes to the mass dogfights, with lasers and explosions streaking left, right and centre. Visually the graphics are very tasty too. A multiplayer mode has also been included, allowing you to take to the stars and try to out-trade or out-gun your pals (though the main plot missions are missing from this mode).

On the downside, some joystick junkies may find that the mouse-controlled, arcade-leaning space combat isn’t “sim” enough for their tastes, but we didn’t have a problem here. The trading system is a little crude too, but it’s functional enough in spite of its simplicity.

Company: Microsoft

Quite simply, this is great looking, top-drawer, dog-fighting action and a first class "space opera". Getting that bigger, faster ship or that new laser becomes a very addictive experience. Maybe Freelancer isn't as open-ended as it could have been - the main plot does need to be followed to get the most out of the single-player game - but we can't knock it too much in that respect.


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Fun facts about 2008: A 2009 Denver Broncos draft analysis

Draftivus Weekend 2009 may be over, but it seems to me that the only draft-related activity as fun as predicting the outcome is in sifting through the results and grading them. Sure, it's a little early to do so; but we all do it, and I'm pretty sure we all seek out what the "experts" have to say in order to validate our own opinions (or cast them aside as idiots). Here are some of the reactions I've seen over the past 24 hours on MHR and across the web, and I paraphrase...

  1. How could the Broncos not draft more D-Linemen or Linebackers?
  2. What?! Another running back?! Denver already signed Arrington, Buckhalter and Jordan in addition to having about 12 holdovers.
  3. More defensive backs? What, are they going to start 9 DBs? How many corners and safeties could the Broncos possibly use?
  4. Josh McDaniels is a moron because he didn't draft the guys I wanted him to!!!

Personally, here is what I thought as the Draft approached...

  1. Obviously, we'll come away with at least a couple of D-Linemen, including a nose tackle.
  2. And of course, we'll end up with an excellent new linebacker.

Obviously, I was wrong. But I'm no expert.

Now, let's examine some undeniable facts...

  1. The 2008 Denver Broncos were 8-8
  2. Denver's so-called "explosive offense" scored 370 points, good for 16th-best in the NFL
  3. They allowed 448 points, which was 3rd-worst in the league
  4. The Broncos' point differential was -78, or 25th-best league-wide.
  5. Seven teams had a worse point differential than Denver, and those seven teams all missed the playoffs, averaging a record of 3-13.
  6. Only one team (Green Bay) with a positive point-differential won fewer than 8 games.
  7. The Broncos lost to Oakland by 21 points (at home) and at Kansas City by 14 points. The Raiders and Chiefs combined for 5 wins against teams not named the Denver Broncos.
  8. Denver lost to the Chiefs, Patriots, Raiders, Panthers and Chargers by an aggregate score of 187-67, which averages out to 37.4 to 13.4.
  9. At various points during the 2008 Season, the Broncos were down to running backs such as P.J. Pope, Cory Boyd, a seventh-rounder in Peyton Hillis, a fifth-rounder in Ryan Torain, and a guy who had been selling mobile phones at the mall (Tatum Bell).
  10. Denver had the 5th-fewest rushing attempts in the NFL.
  11. The Broncos' time-of-possession ranked 24th in the league.
  12. During this same season, the Broncos had folks like Vernon Fox (cut by the Skins), Josh Bell (cut by the Chargers), Josh Barrett (a seventh-rounder), Roderick Rogers (dumped by Minnesota), Calvin Lowry (cast aside by Tennessee), and Herana-Daze Jones (dumped by Cincinnati) either starting or playing crucial roles on the defense.
  13. The Broncos' pass defense allowed opponents to connect on 67.3% of their attempts, which was 4th worst in the league.
  14. The Broncos intercepted 6 passes in 2008, 2nd worst only to the Lions. One of those picks was made by DT Marcus Thomas, who promptly fumbled the ball away on the ensuing "runback."

I realize these are some depressing numbers, but this is 2009. I offer the stats above to remind everyone that 2008 wasn't such a hot year for our beloved Broncos. The '08 version of the Broncos couldn't control the clock, couldn't produce sustained drives and couldn't hold onto the ball on offense. On defense, they couldn't rush the passer, stop the run, defend the pass or take the ball away. Injuries left us with guys we practically picked up off the street playing running back, safety and cornerback.

Didn't everyone here learn from 2008 that a team can never have enough running backs and defensive backs? Keep in mind that the veterans Denver signed at those positions this offseason, in Correll Buckhalter, LaMont Jordan, Brian Dawkins, Renaldo Hill and Andre' Goodman will all be at least 30 years old this season. They will hopefully provide skill today, but they will definitely not do so in the distant future.

The 2008 Broncos had a lot of holes; while Atlanta and Miami were both wonderful examples of remarkable one-year turnarounds, their stories are exceptions. This team needs to be competitive first; if they can also win more games than they lose in 2009, I see that as a bonus. We're talking about a team which fired almost its entire coaching staff and enters 2009 with a new starting quarterback. For me, the Broncos were so bad in 2008 that I cannot expect every hole to be filled by 2009. We're talking about a process here, and it sure seems that Josh McDaniels, Brian Xanders and Company are making their way towards that end.

Yesterday, we saw a draft strategy we're to this point unfamiliar with. Yes, Mike Shanahan is an all-time great and brought home two Championships. However, when drafting for need over taking the best player, the Broncos ended up with guys like Marcus Nash, Paul Toviessi, Ashley Lelie (over Ed Reed), Jarvis Moss, Tim Crowder, Deltha O'Neal and Willie Middlebrooks. The new regime quite obviously sees the draft through a different viewpoint, and when their top choices went off the board (Raji and Jackson), they chose Knowshon Moreno. Not because they came in wanting a running back, but because they felt he was the best player on the board. That's how Minnesota got Adrian Peterson, by the way.

As I mentioned above, I'm no draft maven; but what I like about the "experts" reactions is this - everyone who criticizes the Broncos' 2009 Draft, from Jamie Dukes, to Pete Prisco, to Mel Kiper, to Todd McShay offers this basic thought - they love the players Denver drafted, they just don't think Denver filled the holes they would have chosen to fill. Personally, when I read draft analysis the day after, I want to see that Denver chose players widely accepted as being excellent football players. Used to be that our draft choices were either "undersized," "injured during senior season," "questionable character," "slow for the position," among other lovely tags. Today, they're "solid citizens" and excellent football players, but why do the Broncos need another defensive back or running back? As for where they'll play, I think we should leave that up to the Broncos' Coach and General Manager.

I'm not trying to provide a sunny outlook here; I'm just examining some facts. Some of you are happy about our '09 Draft results, others are bewildered. Both viewpoints are just fine by me - but don't forget the prism of 2008's season when looking at the makeup of the 2009 Broncos.

Originally posted at MHR

Doug is IAOFM’s resident newsman and spelling czar. Follow him on Twitter @IAOFM


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Apple versus Samsung in clash of the technology titans

Sales of smart phones have rocketed in the last few years Photo: Yui Mok/PA

So who is the copycat in technology's biggest dog fight?

It is the clash of technology's titans. Apple claims Samsung ripped off its patents. Meanwhile, Samsung says Apple infringed its technology rights.

Amid boxes of complex evidence, tonight a Californian jury has the task of settling a clash between corporate giants.

Here's an outline of their respective claims:

  • Apple says Samsung stole the overall look of the iPhone and iPad for its phones and tablets along with the home screen layout and various ways of navigating by tapping and pinching the touchscreen.
  • Samsung claims Apple violated its patents for multi-tasking and also for selecting and emailing photos. It also says Apple stole its 3G technology for downloading data faster.
The Apple iPhone Credit: Daniel Law/PA Wire

As sales of consumer electronics boom, rapid advances have led to a global turf war.

There have been 30 court clashes already between Apple and Samsung. These battles absorb money that could be used developing new products.

Court judgments could, in the long run, restrict sales or add to costs, so there are fears that the ultimate losers will be the consumers.

Beyond the courts, the real battle is for millions of users, and that fight can only get more intense.

A Samsung Galaxy SII smart phone Credit: Yui Mok/PA


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Queen 'fights for gay rights'

The Queen is set to sign a new charter backing equal rights for women and gay people after it received the support of every Commonwealth nation, the Mail on Sunday has reported.

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Report: The Queen 'fights for gay rights'

At a Commonwealth event on Monday, the Queen will sign a charter agreed upon by the 54 members of the Commonwealth.

The Queen, as in all matters, is apolitical but is signing the document in her capacity as head of the Commonwealth.

– Buckingham Palace spokesman

The Mail on Sunday quoted one Royal Household source as saying: "The Queen takes her Commonwealth role very seriously. She has discussed the charter in detail with her advisers and understands it in full."

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Efforts to tackle modern slavery in the UK, including the sexual exploitation of children, are in a state of crisis, a new report has claimed.

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Government attacked over 'inadequate' slavery response

The Government has been attacked for its "inadequate response" to modern slavery after an investigation uncovered a "shocking underworld" of human trafficking.

The Centre for Social Justice found more than 1,000 adults and children were trafficked into or within the UK in 2011/2012, but it warned the figure could be "only the tip of the iceberg".

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  • British girls trafficked within Britain for the sex trade made up nearly one half of all UK slavery victims in the latest set of figures

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Fishing, logging, mining, agriculture and other activities to satisfy our growing appetite for resources are threatening the survival of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna, Chinese Pufferfish, American Eel and Chinese Cobra, while the destruction of habitat has caused the extinction of a Malaysian mollusc and the world’s largest known earwig, and threatens the survival of many other species – according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today at the IUCN World Parks Congress taking place in Sydney, Australia. …   | French | Spanish | Dutch

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Hoosier Comeback Falls Short in Series Opener

    Go Hoosiers! Micah Johnson had four hits and finished a double shy of the cycle.
    Go Hoosiers!
    Micah Johnson had four hits and finished a double shy of the cycle.
    Go Hoosiers!

    April 30, 2010

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    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Micah Johnson snapped a 21-game homerless drought by going 4-for-6 with a pair of home runs, but it was not enough as the Indiana baseball team fell 12-10 in the series opener with Purdue on Friday at Sembower Field. The Hoosiers (20-20, 6-7 Big Ten) put the tying run on base in the eighth inning after trailing 11-4, but the Boilermakers (25-16, 7-6) emerged victorious.

    Josh Lyon and Michael Earley each added homers for Indiana, as IU marked its eighth game this season with three or more longballs. Johnson's four hits were a career high and he finished a double shy of the cycle. Sterling Mack matched a career high with three hits and Alex Dickerson and Ethan Wilson each added two hits apiece in the loss. Ryan Bridges and Tyler Spillner had three hits each for Purdue, and Brad Schreiber hit a decisive two-run homer.

    Matt Bischoff picked up the win for the Boilers to improve to 7-1 on the year, but IU touched him up for eight runs on 13 hits. Drew Leininger struggled in the loss, falling to 6-3, but the Hoosier bullpen was a major bright spot, surrendering just three hits, one walk and no earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. Matt Jansen picked up the save with 2 1/3 innings of shutout baseball.

    Early on, things looked golden for the Hoosiers. Purdue used a pair of well-placed singles to score a run in the top of the first, but Indiana jumped all over Bischoff in the bottom. Johnson led off with a homer to center and Mack followed with a double to right. Jerrud Sabourin then brought Mack home with a single to right center to make it 2-1 Indiana. Dickerson followed with a single of his own through the right side, but Sabourin hesitated after rounding second and was caught between second and third for the first out of the inning. The out proved costly when Earley ripped a 1-2 pitch off the scoreboard in right center for his seventh longball of the season to make it 4-1. Lyon followed with a double, but Bischoff rebounded to get the next two batters to limit the damage.

    Purdue countered with a crooked number of its own in the second. An error and two groundball singles loaded the bases with nobody out, and then Jon Moore hit a deep flyball to left, but Dickerson caught it at the fence to limit the damage to a sacrifice fly that made the score 4-2. A hit batsman again loaded the bases, and Leininger got the groundball he was looking for, but the ball took a wicked hop to carry over Michael Basil's glove and into center for a two-run double. PU got two more runs on a wild pitch and a balk to make it 6-4.

    PU added three more runs in the third and then two more on Schreiber's homer in the fourth to make it 11-4 and chase Leininger from the game. The Hoosiers showed the beginnings of their rally in the bottom of the fourth, as Dylan Swift led off with a single and Johnson brought him home on a triple to the wall in left center. Mack scored the sixth Hoosier run of the day on a single to center, but Bischoff rallied to get Michael Earley and Josh Lyon to end the inning.

    After Purdue plated an unearned run against Matt Ernest in the top of the sixth, Johnson added his second homer of the game, another shot to center, to make it 12-7. Then, after Matt Igel tossed a hitless seventh, the Hoosiers made it a two-run game in the bottom of the frame. Earley was hit by a 1-0 pitch to lead off the inning, and then Lyon crushed a 2-0 offering onto the IU Softball Field to make it 12-9. Wilson then drew a walk and Brian Ritz singled to right to put two on and nobody out. Two batters later, Johnson hit a hard grounder to short, but beat out the throw at first. Meanwhile, Wilson came all the way around from second on the play, and after being beaten by the throw, the sophomore hurdled the glove of catcher Kevin Plawecki and landed on home plate to score the 10th run of the game for Indiana.

    Unfortunately, that was as close as IU would come, though they did rally in the bottom of the eighth. Earley drew a one-out walk and Wilson singled up the middle with two down to put runners at the corners. Tyler Rogers came on to pinch hit and fought off several tough pitches, but his at-bat ended with a 3-2 pitch that resulted in a towering flyout to right. Indiana went in order in the ninth, partly due to a brilliant diving catch at third by Cameron Perkins to rob Swift of a sure base hit.

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"Unfortunately UCLA was the sink for this water source," UCLA Chancellor Gene Block said.

The break came amid a historic drought when residents statewide are being threatened with $500 fines for overuse.

"We lost a lot of water, around 35,000 gallons a minute, which is not ideal in the worst drought in the city's history," City Councilman Paul Koretz said.

Repairing the pipe could take several days, Department of Water and Power official Jeff Bray said at a Wednesday briefing. A number of valves were still leaking water into the ruptured pipe, and the complex repair operation cannot begin until it is drained, Bray said.

Despite the rupture, no utility customers were without water.

UCLA officials said six facilities were damaged. The flooding hit the part of campus that is home to its athletic facilities, with the greatest danger coming in a pair of parking structures that quickly began filling with water.

Firefighters, some using inflatable boats, saved at least five people who were stranded in the structures where more than 100 cars were stuck, city fire officials said. No injuries were reported.

More than 730 vehicles were in two subterranean garages that flooded, and about half the vehicles were totally submerged, UCLA spokesman Ricardo Vazquez said.

Water cascaded to the entrance of Pauley Pavilion, considered one of college basketball's shrines since it was built in 1965, then poured onto the court named for legendary coach John Wooden and his wife Nell.

The arena — where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Reggie Miller and Kevin Love starred — underwent a $132 million renovation that was completed in October 2012.

"It's painful. It's painful," Block said. "It's a beautiful structure. It's of course, a symbolic structure for this entire campus."

At one point, the arena had as much as 10 inches of water on the arena playing surface, said Kelly Schmader, assistant vice chancellor for facilities management.

The floor was cleared and damage was being assessed, Schmader said.

The school may need to make contingency plans, but "luckily we're not in the middle of basketball season," Administrative Vice Chancellor Jack Powazek said.

The other two campus buildings damaged were the Wooden Center, which has training facilities for students, and the J.D. Morgan Center, which houses the school's sports trophies, hall of fame and athletics offices.

Many students took the flooding in stride, walking calmly across campus with their backpacks in ankle-deep water.

Paul Phootrakul of the UCLA Alumni Association, who was in business attire for an evening event, took off his dress shoes and dress socks, and rolled up his slacks in an attempt to wade to his car, which was on the bottom floor of one of the flooded structures. Firefighters stopped him, saying the structure was unsteady because of the weight of all the water.

"I don't have much hope for my car," Phootrakul said.

Some saw a chance for fun, pulling out body boards and attempting to ride the flowing water.

Patrick Huggins and Matthew Bamberger, two 18-year-olds who live in nearby Westwood, said they were having a dull summer day until Huggins' mother told them about the water.

"It was about up to my thigh, and I thought, 'This is a good day for a little dip,'" Huggins said.

The two shot video of themselves diving and splashing in the badly flooded practice putting green used by the golf team.

The nearly century-old high-pressure line of riveted steel pipe spewed a geyser of water for about 3½ hours before it could safely be shut down without causing more damage, said Jim McDaniel of the DWP.

Crews struggled to get to the area at rush hour, and they had to research which valves to shut off without affecting service. Some water service was briefly interrupted but quickly restored.

There was no immediate word on the cause.

McDaniel said there was no "magic technology" to determine when a new line is needed, and the city is on a replacement cycle of over 300 years for main lines.

"Every city that has aging infrastructure has issues like this, and we're no exception," he said.

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OCHO RIOS, St Ann — Government may soon have to find a new home for the Port Maria Primary School in St Mary which has seen repeated flooding over the years, including on the weekend when heavy rains lashed the rural town.

Books, appliances, equipment, and furniture were damaged after the school was flooded following heavy rains that caused two rivers to overflow their banks, pushing silt and other debris into the classrooms and offices at the school as well as other businesses in the town. A section of a retaining wall also collapsed.

St Mary residents claimed yesterday that the flooding problem at the school started in 2006 following the construction of the new highway development.

Some classes at the school were suspended following last month's passage of Hurricane Sandy as only students from grades four to six could be accommodated, while plans were being made to have the institution fully reopened by yesterday. But the reopening of the school has been set back by the rains.

Vice-Principal Vendilita Kennedy told the Jamaica Observer yesterday that the canteen was stocked on Friday as staff prepared for the full schedule of classes yesterday, only to report for another day of clean-up.

The vice-principal said yesterday that the school was "worse than it was" after the hurricane, noting that the classrooms, offices and other areas of the school were filled with mud.

Principal Daslyn Downer, who yesterday met with her senior teachers, said a report was sent to the Ministry of Education. She said that following previous flooding, technical teams from the ministry visited the institution and made suggestions of possible solutions, among them the raising of the schoolyard, proper river training or relocation.

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You won't go home hungry after the Jamestown Community Chorus' concerts next month. Chorus members, who always provide the postconcert refreshments, have been asked to prepare items out of the chorus' new cookbook, "Bach, Beethoven, and Bread" that will be offered for sale for $7 at the concerts. Jessica Wilson reports that the cookbook project has been coordinated by Pat Perry. The concerts will be held Saturday, May 2, at 7:30 and Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church. Tickets are $10 and $7 for seniors and children. They will be available at the door or in advance at The Secret Garden, Jamestown Hardware and Baker's Pharmacy.

In response to Peter C. Pemantell's query about the sandwich shop on Ferry Wharf, Judy Garlick called to say the business was first owned by Bill and Janice Garnett and later by Nick and Mary Bakios and called Nick's Sandwich Shop. She said that Nick's had a soft ice cream machine and while crowds waited for the ferry there'd be a line out the door, particularly during the Newport folk and music festivals.

Patti Vandal e-mailed that she had worked as a purserette on the ferry from 1949 to 1954. "The coffee shop was next to the waiting room and at the time was run by Mr. and Mrs. Garnett."

Judy corrected our misspelling of Tefft and said that the place was owned by Coleman (hence the Coley) Tefft and his wife, Bea. She said that friends John Clarke and Frank Garlick worked there as dishwashers. One night at high tide, instead of washing the dishes, the duo threw them in the water. The next morning at low tide they lay on the mud for all the world to see. Bea fired the two but later rehired them.

Shirley Hull called to say her grandfather, Howard Ellis, owned a restaurant at the same location before it was Tefft's, and she has a 1928 photograph to prove it.

As far as Charlie the barber goes, Linda and Jack Albaugh said the barber shop was on the corner of Fowler and Swinburne and that his name was Charlie Rimshaw.

John Quinn wrote, "Charlie had his shop and cut hair in his house at 3 Fowler Street. As you look at the house, the shop was on the right-hand end. The old door to the shop has been removed and is now covered with siding. I had haircuts there many times. There's also the possibility that at some point earlier than that time he had his shop between Lang's Dry Goods Store and Hunt's Drug Store which was run by Sanford Crowell. This shop was also the location where a much younger barber, who might well have been Ken started into the business. I'm not really sure who that younger guy really was. PS: I also had much more hair when I was one of Charlie's customers."

So, there'll be no more Columbus Days at Brown University. What's next, no more Thanksgivings? After all, the pilgrims must have offended a native American somewhere along the way.

The Jamestown Education Foundation will once again sponsor its 8-week spring after-school program beginning Monday at the school. Activities will include creating a new messenger bag out of recycled Capri Sun pouches, yoga, digital photography and working with the Melrose School newspaper.

Four hearty pansy plants were in a box on our deck Easter morning. As in past years the mystery bunny had made an early-hour visit.

John A. Murphy asks: What TV "sidekick" hailed from "Eastsidalia"? Clue: He had a very "religious" name.

Betty Kinder, Maggie B ulmer and Linda and Jack Albaugh knew last week's poser. Maggie supplied the lyrics:

… Don't take it serious, it's too mysterious

You work, you slave, you worry so, but you can't take it with you when you go, go, go

So keep repeating, it's the berries and the strongest oak must fall

The best things in life to you have been loaned so how can you lose what you've never owned

Life is just a bowl of cherries, so live and laugh at it all.

Maggie said she saw the music performed in FOSSE at PPAC years ago and that it was sensational.

This from Bob Fleming:

"De La Salle's a grand old place, we'll have you all to know,

It's name and fame came down to us, from many years ago,

The sons of all good fellows, as true as true can be,

It's a habit they acquired at the high school by the sea.

"As I read of the passing of Pet Viera, I remembered the happier days when he attended De La Salle Academy in the class with Peter Drury, Charles Broadhurst and Tony Faria. His uncle Frank Piva was an avid follower of basketball when the Eastern State Catholic Invitational tournaments were held in that school's small gym on Bellevue Avenue. The best players in the country performed there, for example, Tom Gola of La Salle of Philadelphia, who went on to basketball's Hall of Fame.

"But we also remember the names of other townies who attended there. The Gillises headed by Ken, the Picards headed by Paul, the LeDouxs headed by Emil, the Vieras, the Drummonds, the Smiths, the Drurys, the O'Briens, the Pivas and all the rest.

"Yes, there was only a small segment who attended De La Salle from the Clarke School but they made an endurable imprint on its history."

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Several members of the Tchimpounga staff are deeply involved in caring for the infant and younger chimpanzees. The babies, Zola, JeJe and Anzac were with Antonette for a few days but now, Angel has taken over their care. Before working at Tchimpounga, Angel worked in neonatal care in a hospital and has a special gift of finding veins on young and very sick individuals. This skill has saved a number of the chimps at Tchimpounga, because Angel has been able to get a vein to give lifesaving medication and fluids when no one else was able to do it.

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Zola is recovering gradually from a serious respiratory infection. Thanks to the attention of his caregiver Antonette and the supervision of the veterinary team at Tchimpounga, each day Zola is getting better and better.

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During the last few weeks, the bond between Dunez and Wounda has grown increasingly strong and the two of them now behave like mother and daughter. If Wounda climbs a tree, picks flowers from a bush or decides to rest in the shade, Dunez is always a step behind her. It was Dunez’s love of the trees that prompted Wounda to climb again after a serious illness.

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During her busy trip to Tanzania in July, Jane attended the launch and blessing of a project involving local members of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots and the Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC), also known as TwigaCement. The goal of the “Twiga Project” is to rehabilitate and restore cement quarries while promoting environmental sustainability and conservation in Tanzania. The project is currently scheduled to run until April 2013.

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Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s announcement that Japan will join multilateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade framework was welcomed by leaders of countries already involved in the negotiations when they gathered over the weekend for their regional economic summit in Hawaii.

But while Noda may have felt his efforts to reach the controversial decision paid off to some extent, it is unclear how involved Japan can get in the rule-making process for the U.S.-backed framework given the nine countries so far involved in the talks have already reached a broad outline. Strong opposition at home also makes prospects unclear.

Despite a series of campaigns against the TPP and opposition even from some of his own lawmakers, Noda said Friday that Japan will begin consultations with related countries as a step toward joining negotiations on the pact.

After making the announcement, he flew to Hawaii to attend the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit over the weekend, where he announced Japan’s decision to Pacific Rim leaders.

He also conveyed the decision in person to U.S. President Barack Obama and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala on the sidelines of the APEC meeting.

Noda said at a news conference after the APEC summit that several economies had welcomed Japan’s participation. Indeed, Obama said separately he was “pleased” with Japan’s decision as well as similar commitments by Canada and Mexico to join the talks.

The Peruvian leader, meanwhile, gave his support for Japan’s bid to join the TPP talks in his bilateral meeting with Noda.

But the reaction was not simply welcoming.

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, responsible for Washington’s participation, said that “Japan must be prepared to meet the TPP’s high standards for liberalizing trade.”

The criteria include addressing specific issues of concern to the United States regarding barriers to agriculture, services and manufacturing trade, he said.

The TPP, originally an agreement between Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore, is among the various undertakings in the region to achieve economic integration.

Negotiations to expand the agreement have been under way with five countries, including major agricultural exporters the United States and Australia, as well as Malaysia, Peru and Vietnam.

Leaders from the nine countries agreed Saturday on a broad outline of TPP principles ahead of an eventual final deal, which Obama aims to reach “in the coming year.”

Critics say the scope for Japan to get involved in the TPP rule-making process to protect its national interests is limited because it has only just announced its participation, meaning there is a possibility it will have to wait six months or so before it can actually join the talks.

Participation by Japan or any other new country needs to be approved by the nine nations already involved in the TPP talks. In addition, the U.S. government will have to win the endorsement of Congress through a 90-day process that will follow a few months of preparations, Japanese officials said.

The TPP negotiations are intended to yield a free-trade zone stretching across much of the Pacific Rim that in principle will have no tariffs. The TPP would set rules in various fields, not only tariffs but also regulatory issues such as intellectual property rights, government procurement, labor and the environment.

In Japan, the TPP is backed by industry leaders who want to avoid unequal competition with overseas trade rivals, with Japan already lagging behind countries such as South Korea in forging free-trade deals.

Noda has also said trade-oriented Japan needs to tap into the strong growth potential of the Asia-Pacific region.

But Noda also faces major opposition to the TPP. Opponents say joining the framework would devastate Japanese farmers due to an expected influx of cheap farm imports. Anti-TPP momentum has spread to other sectors, including medical services, amid fears over how the accord would affect the country.

Hisashi Yamada, chief economist at Japan Research Institute, said that because the economy would benefit as a whole from the TPP through the expansion of exports of industrial products, a system to circulate a certain level of the proceeds to farmers through government coffers should be created.

Yamada said the pros and cons of the TPP have often been presented in terms of industry versus agriculture. However, “cooperation between agriculture and the manufacturing industry is important,” he said.

According to government estimates, participation in the TPP would boost the nation’s gross domestic product by 0.54 percentage point in real terms.

Trade minister Yukio Edano, who traveled to Hawaii for the APEC gathering, vowed to make “all-out efforts” with his trade policy bureau to implement thorough discussions with TPP participants going forward.

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