AirPods Are a 'Runaway Success', Says Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook fielded questions during a tour of New York Stock Exchange with his nephew on Wednesday, and he provided a non-answer around the initial success of AirPods.

Asked by a CNBC reporter of the early response towards the product, and how they were unavailable in most places around New York, Cook called AirPods “a runaway success” and added that Apple is “making them just as fast as we can” to refill stocks and meet demand from holiday buyers.

John Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, dies at 95

John Glenn, who became one of the 20th century's greatest explorers as the first American to orbit Earth and later as the world's oldest astronaut, and also had a long career as a US senator, died in Ohio on Thursday at age 95.

LHCb observes two new baryon particles

Today the collaboration for the LHCb experiment at CERN's Large Hadron Colliderannounced the discovery of two new particles in the baryon family. The particles, known as the Xi_b'- and Xi_b*-, were predicted to exist by the quark model but had never been seen before. A related particle, the Xi_b*0, was found by the CMS experiment at CERN in 2012. The LHCb collaboration submitted a paper reporting the finding to Physical Review Letters.

Like the well-known protons that the LHC accelerates, the new particles are baryons made from three quarks bound together by the strong force. The types of quarks are different, though: the new X_ib particles both contain one beauty (b), one strange (s), and one down (d) quark. Thanks to the heavyweight b quarks, they are more than six times as massive as the proton. But the particles are more than just the sum of their parts: their mass also depends on how they are configured. Each of the quarks has an attribute called "spin". In the Xi_b'- state, the spins of the two lighter quarks point in the opposite direction to the b quark, whereas in the Xi_b*- state they are aligned.

App helps drone pilots avoid no-fly zones

An app that tells drone owners if they are flying in or near restricted airspace has been created by the UK's National Air Traffic Control Service. The "drone assist" app gives pilots an interactive map of their surroundings and will warn if they are near airspace used by commercial aircraft. The map also shows if a drone is being flown near places, such as schools, where there could be privacy issues. The app will be available on Android and iOS app stores from 3 December.

Google Earth blog – not officially affiliated with Google. I love this blog because it provides Google Earth KMZ files of buildings and other models to load in Google Earth. It also informs you of GE updates and upcoming new features.

Lifehacker – a productivity blog where I spend an inordinate amount of my day. Lots of computer / internet tips on how to be more productive. Quite often, the user comments are more educational and amusing than the actual Lifehacker article! Several MakeUseOf articles have been mentioned on Lifehacker.

DJI Inspire 2, Phantom 4 Pro Drones Launched for Professionals

The most popular name in drone industry - DJI has launched its Inspire 2 and Phantom 4 Pro drones, aimed at professional photographers and videographers. Here are the details of the newly launched drones.



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Professor Nello Cristianini, from your Department of Engineering Mathematics, said

New studies have shown that through the use of big data to analyse massive data groups of modern and historical news, social media

Samsung W2017 Android Flip Phone With Dual Full-HD Displays, Snapdragon 820 SoC Launched

Last year in November, Samsung launched its dual-display Android flip phone W2016 exclusively for China. Given that this category is fairly less populated among smartphones these days, it provided a good option for customers. Almost a year later, the South Korean company has now announced the successor to this phone (no prizes for guessing the name) - the W2017 - that features a dual-display and a fingerprint scanner.

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Google Daydream View VR Headset to Hit Stores on November 10 

Samsung Galaxy S8 Tipped to Sport an OLED Display With 90 Percent Screen-to-Body Ratio

In a bid to douse the fire that the Galaxy Note 7 caused, Samsung is looking to balm the situation by making its upcoming Galaxy S8 count. The 'S' series flagship largely expected to be unveiled in February will have some significant upgrades to lift the mood of its loyalists.

Global Warming: News, Facts, Causes & Effects

Global warming is the term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's climate. There is great debate among many people, and sometimes in the news, on whether global warming is real (some call it a hoax). But climate scientists looking at the data and facts agree the planet is warming. While many view the effects of global warming to be more substantial and more rapidly occurring than others do, the scientific consensus on climatic changes related to global warming is that the average temperature of the Earth has risen between 0.4 and 0.8 °C over the past 100 years. The increased volumes of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases released by the burning of fossil fuels, land clearing, agriculture, and other human activities, are believed to be the primary sources of the global warming that has occurred over the past 50 years. Scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate carrying out global warming research have recently predicted that average global temperatures could increase between 1.4 and 5.8 °C by the year 2100. Changes resulting from global warming may include rising sea levels due to the melting of the polar ice caps, as well as an increase in occurrence and severity of storms and other severe weather events.

Water pollution is the main issue affecting human lives in many ways. We all should know the causes, effects and preventive measures of the water pollution to make our lives better. Let your kids participate in some creative activities in their schools and colleges to increase awareness about the water pollution in the society. Here we have provided some easily written essay on water pollution for students

Water pollution has become a continuous increasing problem on the earth which is affecting the human and animal lives in all aspects. Water pollution is the contamination of drinking water by the poisonous pollutants generated by the human activities. The whole water is getting polluted through many sources such as urban runoff, agricultural, industrial, sedimentary, leeching from landfills, animal wastes, and other human activities. All the pollutants are very harmful to the environment. Human population is increasing day by day and thus their needs and competition leading pollution to the top level. We need to follow some drastic changes in our habits to save the earth water as well as continue the possibility of life here.

Political Blogs. If you have an informed perspective on politics you'd like to share, or you want to communicate your political views in an interesting, entertaining way, a political blog could be a good choice for you. Political blogs often take a particular “side,” but they don't have to.

“Michelle Malkin,” a blog run by conservative pundit Michelle Malkin. This blog states the blogger's personal political opinions in an engaging way

Microsoft's Big Windows 10 Event Is Today: Here's What to Expect

Microsoft's 'What's next for Windows 10' event on Wednesday is expected to be its yearly Windows 10 event which will see some major updates around the operating system. The Redmond giant however this year is likely to make fewer announcements compared to last year.

Stephen Hawking: AI will be 'either best or worst thing' for humanity

Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence will be "either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity", and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as "crucial to the future of our civilisation and our species". Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. "We spend a great deal of time studying history," Hawking said, "which, let's face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it's a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence."

Ahead of Xi Jinping's visit, China refuses to budge on India's NSG bid, Masood Azhar's banning

On the eve of President Xi Jinping's India visit, China on Friday stuck to its guns saying that there was no change in its stand on India's NSG membership bid and New Delhi's attempts to get JeM chief Masood Azhar+ designated as a terrorist by the UN.

Samsung, US Agree to Expanded Recall of 1.9 Million Galaxy Note 7 Units

Samsung Electronics Co. and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission agreed to terms for an expanded recall of original and replacement Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, increasing the number of devices that can be returned to 1.9 million.

Apple asks Foxconn to explore making iPhones in India

Will Apple make iPhones in India? That's what Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to have asked Tim Cook when they met earlier this year, but the Apple chief executive officer seemed to be reluctant to make a commitment.

Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 200m gold, his eighth Olympic gold

Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble treble'.The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada's Andre de Grasse and France's Christophe Lemaitre.

Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt wins 200m gold, his eighth Olympic gold

Usain Bolt won the men's 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented 'treble treble'.The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada's Andre de Grasse and France's Christophe Lemaitre.

A Simple 1-2-3 Guide to Getting Better Search Results

Search Engine Optimisation or SEO is the simple activity of ensuring a website can be found in search engines for words and phrases relevant to what the site is offering. In many respects it's simply quality control for websites. Having said that, if there was ever an industry that was little understood by outsiders it's SEO.

Ask some SEO companies about SEO and they'll try and blind you with science and confuse you into thinking it's a black art. Say to some companies what is SEO and two hours later you'll be none the wiser. Not so here at Red Evolution. We love seeing the light bulb go on when our clients get it. We prefer our clients to not only know what we are doing for them, but why!

Yoga master TKV Desikachar passes away

The Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram trust in Chennai was founded in 1976 by Desikachar as an ode to his father's teachings. An international memorial meeting to honor him will be conducted later in the year, the Trust said.

In the 60s and 70s, when yoga was practised only by a small section of people, even in India, T.K.V. Desikachar quit his job as an engineer and embarked on a journey in yoga. In 1976 he founded Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM) which “revolutionised the yoga practice in the country,” Kausthub Desikachar, co-founder of Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation said.

Two Apple Watch models coming this year; Watch 2 to pack in a bigger battery

According to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple will launch two Watchversions this year. Kuo predicted the same in a note to investors, stating that one will come with minor updates, while the second will pack in some new features.

In the paper, the researchers examined two aspects of 3D printing that have cybersecurity implications: printing orientation and insertion of fine defects.

"These are possible foci for attacks that could have a devastating impact on users of the end product, and economic impact in the form of recalls and lawsuits," said Nikhil Gupta, noted materials researcher and an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering.

Better safety measures needed for self-driving vehicles

DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO: Concerns raised by the first reported fatality in a semi-automated car were expected to speed adoption of more sensitive technology to help vehicles see and drive themselves safely, increasing demand on the emerging autonomous vehicle technology industry, investors and analysts said.

Logitech UE Boom 2 and Megaboom get Siri and Google Now integration via software update

Logitech's Ultimate Ears series of Bluetooth speakers can access Siri and Google Now after a software update. Two speakers, the Boom 2 and the Megaboom, will receive the feature via a software update for the speakers and an update to the app on your phone.

Olli, a 3D printed, self-driving minibus, to hit the road in US

The vehicle-a 3D-printed minibus called "Olli" capable of carrying 12 people-was unveiled by Arizona-based startup Local Motors outside the US capital city Washington

Americans' distaste for the prevailing grand strategy should come as no surprise, given its abysmal record over the past quarter century.

In Asia, India, Pakistan, and North Korea are expanding their nuclear arsenals, and China is challenging the status quo in regional waters. In Europe, Russia has annexed Crimea, and U.S. relations with Moscow have sunk to new lows since the Cold War. U.S. forces are still fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, with no victory in sight.

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In Type 1 diabetes, the body's immune system destroys cells that release insulin, ultimately preventing the body from producing any.

Type 2 diabetes is most common among adults, although it's also on the rise among youth. It occurs when the body is unable to use insulin the right way, called “insulin resistance.” As it intensifies, the pancreas may produce a deficient amount of insulin.

In addition to a concern for digital divides affecting the participation of young people in SNSs, studies that examine these differences also enlighten other research concerns

many of the popular questions surrounding youths and SNSs ask what effects these technologies have on outcomes such as academic achievement or the development of social relationships

"As they walked to the toy shop a Jaguar pulled up", "the driver climbed out", "stood and applaude

"Ferguson returned with a one-year contract and the medal". "Leighton did not want it. It is now on loan at the Manchester United museum with his other medals". @ "This would not be Sealey's last cup final drama".

Latin America: From Recovery To Slowdown

A discussion of the main factors that explain why growth has been declining in Latin America. There are cyclical reasons, and, as should have been expected, after rapid recovery, a deceleration should follow.

Lukaku expects to seal £65m move from Everton before Euros with Manchester United, Chelsea, PSG a

Romelu Lukaku expects to finalise a move away from Everton before the start of Euro 2016 next month. The Everton striker's father Roger, himself a former player, confirmed that Everton want £65million for the Belgium international should he be sold this summer.

Lukaku expects to seal £65m move from Everton before Euros with Manchester United, Chelsea, PSG a

Romelu Lukaku expects to finalise a move away from Everton before the start of Euro 2016 next month. The Everton striker's father Roger, himself a former player, confirmed that Everton want £65million for the Belgium international should he be sold this summer.

That was United's first trophy under Sir Alex Ferguson. It was also Les Sealey's finest hour, although he seldom spoke of it publicly out of concern for Jim Leighton, who was dropped after the 3-3 draw in the first game.

Sealey notes in Clitheroe's book that he writes with Leighton's permission. The next chapter is Leighton's own account of events, also told with brutal honesty in his own book, In the Firing Line, published in 2000.

Liverpool fans flock into Switzerland for final as they bid to cheer on their side to another European title

Liverpool fans appeared to be in high spirits on Wednesday morning as they travelled in their numbers to Switzerland ahead of their Europa League final showdown with Sevilla.  Supporters of Jurgen Klopp's side travelled from John Lennon Airport to Basle as they geared up for their highly anticipated clash. The Anfield faithful posed with club scarves and handmade posters in Liverpool as they prepared to board their flight to Central Europe.

There was always going to be attention on me following a famous Bairstow at Yorkshire and then England.

I had to follow my own path. Keeping wicket just happened, too. It was never a conscious thing to follow dad. He left an amazing legacy. He's in the top five for most appearances for Yorkshire and took over a thousand dismissals.

My earliest memory of sport is playing cricket on the beach in Barbados with my dad, David, when he was touring.

Either that or hitting a ball at Undercliffe cricket club in Bradford while my dad and brother Andrew were playing. My only karaoke experience came at Undercliffe. When I was five I stood up on a chair on New Year's Eve and sang Simply the Best by Tina Turner. I have no plans to repeat that.

The Sri Lanka legend was one of Ball's five second innings victims when Surrey tackled Nottinghamshire last month.

he believes England will not rule him out lightly when they consider the merits of him versus Steve Finn when they line up against Sri Lanka at Leeds on Thursday.

greenhouse effect

Greenhouse gases let the sun's light shine onto the Earth's surface, but they trap the heat that reflects back up into the atmosphere. In this way, they act like the glass walls of a greenhouse. This greenhouse effect keeps the Earth warm enough to sustain life. Scientists say that without the greenhouse effect, the average temperature of the Earth would drop from 14˚C (57˚F) to as low as –18˚C (–0.4˚F).

England selectors to decide between Nick Compton and Tom Westley in crucial No 3 spot for first Sri Lanka Test at Headingley

Nick Compton will dominate one of the most intriguing selection meetings in years on Wednesday when England must decide whether to stick with those who won in South Africa or revamp their under-performing top order.

It has long been expected of Anderson, but Root has now emerged as a senior player in his own right after 12 months full of runs in all forms of the game.

Four years ago, Root was identified by Graham Thorpe as the most promising batsman of his generation and he is living up to that billing with more than 2,000 Test runs.“Obviously it's not going to work every time and you do have to be flexible but I'm in decent nick at the moment,” Root added on his ECB.co.uk blog.

Ayurvedic medicine -- also known as Ayurveda -- is one of the world's oldest holistic (whole-body) healing systems. It was developed thousands of years ago in India.

It is based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the mind, body, and spirit. The primary focus of Ayurvedic medicine is to promote good health, rather than fight disease. But treatments may be recommended for specific health problems. In the U.S., Ayurveda is considered a form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

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“I thought it was really important to catch up with him as a friend and see how life is,” added Cook. “It was a ­really nice meal.”

Nick Compton, will be worried about holding on to his place as he takes on Alex Hales and Nottinghamshire at Lord's in what looks like a last-chance saloon.

“We went and won in South Africa, which gives the guys in the side credit in the bank, but we didn't score the runs in the top order that we'd have liked.

“I'm going to this selection meeting. It's not as clear as I hoped it would be by this stage, but that's probably ­because we could go two or three ways. It will be an interesting meeting. There might be some tough calls, but they might give some players another chance. I don't know which way it's going to go.”

Fabregas 'flicked Spurs players in groin' while Dier 'made threatening gesture' to Spaniard in ugly scenes at Battle of the Bridge

SAMI MOKBEL: Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier made a threatening 



gesture to Cesc Fabregas in the aftermath of Monday night's Battle 



of the Bridge. The England international's gesture shocked eye-



witnesses as both teams clashed by the entrance to the tunnel 



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Blistering Steve Smith and Rising Pune Supergiants's death overs woes

For the third game in a row, Steven Smith, Rising Pune Supergiants' No. 3 batsman, had to come to the crease before the third over. When RPS, one of two latest entrants in the Indian Premier League (IPL), started their maiden season, it was with a 78-run opening stand between Ajinkya Rahane and Faf du Plessis. Supergiants' opening stands in the subsequent games haven't even crossed 30, but that fact has been masked by solid second-wicket partnerships, and Smith has had an important role in that. Apart from the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, when the second-wicket stand was worth zero runs because Kevin Pietersen had to retire hurt, the rest have all been over 40. Among them, six have been over fifty, four have been 80 or more, with three such involving Steven Smith. Smith, who batted down the order for the first few games, had an inconsistent start, but he made up for it as he grew from strength to strength with each passing game. The injury to Pietersen, which ruled him out of the IPL, meant that Smith had to take over the crucial No. 3 position, which was his place during Australia's World T20 campaign. While he did not do much at that position for Australia, knocks of 46 not-out, 101 and 45 - the last two coming at strike-rates of close to 200 - is a clear indicator that Smith relishes batting higher up the order. While the Australian has been going great guns in the last few games, and Rahane has been solid at the top of the order, RPS's inability to capitalise on the good starts has been one of their problems. A problem that has been now exacerbated by Steven Smith's injury and being ruled out of the IPL. Each time the Supergiants have batted first in the ongoing edition, they have ended up on the losing side, which is as many as five losses. The chief contributing factor for that has been their death overs batting as much as the shoddy performance of their bowlers. In the matches that they have batted first, the IPL newbies have scored 75 or more at the half-way stage in four games out of five, with three scores at the end of the 10th over being in excess of 80. But in three such matches, their batting in the death has not complemented the superb starts, which has meant that the Supergiants have ended up with totals that haven't met their expectations. Their average score in the last five overs while batting first is a touch below fifty, and they scored 60 apiece in the last five overs against Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Lions before their home match against Mumbai Indians. However, on the two occasions before those scores, RPS's scoring rate was just a touch above eight during the death

Obama meets Saudi king with Iran on agenda

(by Roberta Rampton, Reuters) – RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to meet Saudi Arabia's King Salman ahead of a summit with other Gulf Arab leaders on Thursday and with regional tensions with Iran likely to be high on the agenda. Obama comes to the world's top oil exporter for a fourth and likely last time as president hoping to reassure it and other Gulf allies of Washington's commitment to their security, and to seek ways to reduce sectarian tensions in the region. However, his meetings come in the shadow of disagreements that have further cooled an already strained atmosphere between the old allies ahead of the talks. Unlike in previous visits, Obama's arrival in Riyadh was not aired on live television. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) groups Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Oman which are ruled mostly by Sunni Muslim monarchies, with the exception of Oman (where they are Ibadi Muslims).

Irishman threatens to retire as he is withdrawn from rematch by UFC chief for refusing to return to US

Team Delhi Daredevils were chasing 192 on a beautiful batting track and the wicketkeeper batsman was reminding the crowd about what he can do with the bat in hand. His innings ensured there was no wobble as such throughout the innings as the visitors cantered to an easy seven-wicket of the match

Wicket got better during the chase: Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa, the Kolkata Knight Riders opener, felt that the wicket at the PCA Stadium in Mohali played comparatively better during the chase as he hammered a quick-fire half-century to help his team to their third victory in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League on Tuesday (April 19).

While the batsmen of Kings XI Punjab seemed to struggle to cope up with the turn in the pitch, Kolkata's openers smashed 65 runs in the powerplay overs to lay the platform for an easy chase of 139 to hand the home side their third defeat in four games.

"I thought the wicket got better to bat on in the second innings," Uthappa, who hit a 28-ball 53, said. "I think once they rolled the wicket after the first innings it got better to bat on.

"It's one of those scores where the other team has got an outside chance and depends on how you start the game. I knew it was important to get a good start. As soon as I started to hit the ball well, I said 'let me try and take advantage of this' and the plan worked. It was important for us to get that kind of a start to keep the momentum with us and not give it away to the opponents." said the KKR opener who was named the Man of the Match.

Keeping things simple makes Quinton de Kock click

When Quinton de Kock started carting the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowlers in front of a partisan crowd, the giant screen at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore flashed 'From de Kock, with love.' The love for taking attacks apart was quite apparent.

Delhi Daredevils were chasing 192 on a beautiful batting track and the wicketkeeper batsman was reminding the crowd about what he can do with the bat in hand. His innings ensured there was no wobble as such throughout the innings as the visitors cantered to an easy seven-wicket win.

The Daredevils lost Shreyas Iyer in the first over and then Sanju Samson for nine. Unfazed by all this, de Kock kept peppering the boundary to keep his side's chase alive. The last year or so have been far from perfect for de Kock. He was dropped from the Test squad for the series in India last year - a move that he feels saved his Test career. The batsman scored 318 runs at an average of 63.60 in the preceding five-match One-Day International series that South Africa won 3-2.

Subsequently, he made his way back into the team. He then picked up a knee injury and was forced to miss a number of matches. He finally got a consistent run in the South African Twenty20 International team in the three-match series against Australia at home just before the ICC World T20.

De Kock came into his own in the World T20 - giving the team brisk starts in three of the four matches he played. He followed it up with an unbeaten 59 against Kings XI Punjab to help Delhi Daredevils seal their first win of the season just when it looked like it was going to be the same old story for the franchise this season as well.

Arguably the best chaser in cricket at the moment, Virat Kohli, too was impressed by the way de Kock paced his innings. "It was wonderful. Especially the way he handled the spinners. He waited for the ball nicely and it also helps as a wicketkeeper when you see the pace of the wicket. That also shows game awareness," the Bangalore captain said.

Shane Watson fits perfectly in the RCB jigsaw

'Shane Wat...Son! Shane Wat...Son!' doesn't quite have the ring to it as 'ABD...ABD' does. However, the crowd that gathered at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Sunday (April 17) for the clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils were more than happy to clear their throat despite an obvious lack of synchronisation.

Watson is at ease with his surroundings. He walks into press conferences with a smile, isn't shy of greeting the crowd while fielding at the boundary and more importantly plays, with a smile on his face -demeanourthat is more commonly associated with West Indians and not with an Aussie.

When Watson was bought by Bangalore for INR 9.5 Crore in the auction in February earlier this year, it was considered a good move. With his all-round capabilities, he adds more strength to an already power-packed batting line-up and boosts the bowling unit as well.

Watson hasn't set the stage on fire as yet but there have been enough glimpses on how he has fitted perfectly in the Bangalore jigsaw. In his first game for the franchise, Watson walked in at No. 4 with only 16 balls left. The right-hander hammered 19 off eight before he was dismissed. He then followed it up with 2 for 30 to help the hosts canter to a 45-run win against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

On Sunday, Watson got his first proper hit in the middle for Bangalore. He walked in in the 12th over and raced to 19-ball 33 before he was undone by a Mohammed Shami bouncer. On the night, when bowlers leaked runs at more than ten overs in Bangalore's seven-wicket loss, the medium pacer bowled four overs for 25 runs and bagged two sticks.

With Chris Gayle not at his belligerent best, Watson's presence in the middle-order gives Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers much-needed freedom to bat naturally. To add to that, his bowling abilities make things easier for Kohli, the captain.

Kohli too, acknowledged that the inclusion of the former Australian had been a big boost for the squad. "See this is one advantage of having someone like Shane in the middle-order along with AB and myself," he said. "Four international players coming in one after the another, it always helps.

RCB's batting might masking Chris Gayle's poor form

Soon after the clock ticked 6.40 PM, the Royal Challengers Bangalore bus entered the M Chinnaswamy - much to the delight of the crowd, that had queued up to get into the venue. Twenty minutes after that, the players were out there warming up for the clash against Delhi Daredevils.

The biggest cheers were reserved for Virat Kohli but when Chris Gayle walked out to take throw downs just in front of the pavilion, the noise, even with the stadium half packed, was deafening. The burly left-hander, unfazed by all this, started taking the throw downs from Mandeep Singh. He meant business. The usual smile was missing and it seemed as if Gayle was trying to channel the inner 'beast mode'.

The belligerent batsman has been dismissed for single digit scores in each of his last five innings. On Sunday (April 17), he was undone by some really good swing bowling from Zaheer Khan.

Zaheer, with some appreciable movement in the air and off the deck, teased Gayle by keeping it just outside off and kept moving it away. The left-hander edged the third ball to JP Duminy at first slip, who dived to his left to complete a tough catch.

Gayle walked off with a dejected look on his face and the crowd were soon focusing on the show AB de Villiers and Kohli were putting up. However, while Gayle's innings lasted just a few minutes it left a puzzling question that has been lingering for quite some time now.

After his mesmerising century against England in the World T20 game in Mumbai, Gayle hasn't been at his best. Things were made worse when he picked up an injury in Bangalore in the game against Sri Lanka and was forced to miss the subsequent game.

Shane Watson's inclusion into the squad gives Kohli and de Villiers the freedom to play audacious strokes, but with Gayle firing, there is a very good chance that Bangalore will start batting their opponents out of contests.

When Kohli was asked about Gayle's form in the post-match press conference, instead of getting miffed, he offered a smile as if he was expecting the question. "Well we got to 230 without him firing and then we almost got 200 without him firing today, so I don't know what's going to happen when he fires," he gushed. "We obviously want everyone to score runs but that does not happen all the time.

"Chris takes a lot of pride in playing for RCB and performing for us. He has been a standout performer for us. People expect a lot from him in every game in T20 cricket because he's so good at it. He's got so many centuries and that's no joke. Expectations are high and he wants to live upto them.

"I'm sure he'll come good at some stage in the tournament. Maybe in the most important stage if not the first few games, when we need him the most and he'll go out and get a hundred for us. I'm not too worried about his form. The other guys are stepping up nicely and that's what this game is all about. When someone doesn't do well, others have to go out there and grab the opportunity."

Motorcycle revenue outside the U.S. has been stuck at about 32% of the company's total for the past six years but is up from 18% in 2004. Harley aims to grow foreign sales faster than U.S. ones as it adds dealers in China, India and Latin America.

In Brazil, Harley dealers serve espresso and pastries to customers on Saturday mornings. That builds a sense of community among Harley customers, Mr. Levatich said: “They talk to one another, and they go for a ride-and, oh, by the way, they buy stuff.”

Human health effects of air pollution

The effect of air pollutants on human health and underlying mechanisms of cellular action are discussed.