ARM's Cortex-A50 chips promise 3x performance of current superphones by 2014, throw in 64-bit for good measure

We knew this was coming, not least because someone let the cat out of the bag (or at least a paw) last night. Nevertheless, it's only today that we're getting the full picture of ARM's "clean sheet" v8 architecture, and you know what? It's pretty astounding. Top billing goes to the Cortex-A57, which is said to deliver "three times the performance of today's top smartphones" without guzzling any additional power. Alternatively, the chip could be designed to deliver the same performance as a current smartphone or tablet but make the battery last five times as long -- which would make that Surface RT just about five times nicer than it is already. How's all this possible? Read on for more.

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Prosecutors: Colo. teen confessed to Ridgeway murder

By NBC News staff and wire services

Seventeen-year old Austin Reed Sigg appears in court Thursday in connection with the death of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. Officials say Sigg will also face attempted kidnapping charges of a 22-year old jogger back in May. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports.

Updated at 1:01 p.m. ET: A Colorado teenager has confessed to the abduction and killing of a 10-year-old girl and in a separate attack on a runner, prosecutors said Thursday.?

Austin Reed Sigg, 17, made his first court appearance Thursday in the death of Jessica Ridgeway and an assault on a 22-year-old female runner in May.?

Authorities said Thursday they have "overwhelming" DNA evidence against Sigg.

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Sigg lived about a mile from Jessica Ridgeway, who disappeared Oct. 5 while walking to school in Westminster, a suburb northwest of Denver. Her body, which police said was "not intact," was found five days later in a park in Arvada, about 9 miles from her home.

Sigg made his first court appearance Thursday, shackled in a turquoise jumpsuit. He kept his head bowed for much of the time and asked only one question during the hearing, which was for clarification on his rights as a defendant.

The judge told Sigg to consult with his attorneys for clarification, which he briefly did, then nodded to the judge to apparently indicate that he understood.?

In arguing to deny bail to Sigg, Jefferson County Deputy District Attorney Hal Sargent said that investigators have obtained "a confession and DNA evidence."?

"The evidence is overwhelming," he said.?

A police custody report released on Wednesday said Sigg waived his right to counsel when investigators first spoke to him, in another indication he might have discussed the crimes.?

During the hearing, Sigg made eye contact at one point with relatives of Ridgeway, who were in the courtroom wearing purple ribbons in the girl's memory.

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Jessica Ridgeway went missing on her way to school on Oct. 5, 2012.

Sigg's mother cried on and off during the proceeding, which lasted about 35 minutes.?Security was tight, with 14 armed deputies in court.

The judge ordered the teen to be held without bond and set the next court hearing for Tuesday.

Sigg is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, felony murder and kidnapping in Jessica's case, and with criminal attempt to kidnap and murder in a Memorial Day attack on a jogger at Ketner Lake.

District Attorney Scott Storey said the law prevents prosecutors from seeking the death penalty because Sigg is a juvenile, even though he is being prosecuted as an adult.?

Police in the Denver suburb of Westminster said they took Sigg into custody Tuesday night after receiving a phone call, apparently from his mother, that led them to Sigg.?

Reached by phone, Sigg's mother told The Associated Press he turned himself in.?

"I made the phone call, and he turned himself in. That's all I have to say," said Mindy Sigg, before she broke down in tears and hung up.

Authorities said Sigg, who is a student at Arapahoe Community College, also will face charges in the May 28 attempted kidnapping of the 22-year-old runner at the Ketner Lake Open Space. Police have said the two crimes are connected but haven't elaborated.

Jogger: Stranger put rag over my mouth
In the May case, a woman fought off a stranger who grabbed her from behind and put a rag that smelled of chemicals over her mouth, authorities said. Police haven't determined if the substance on the rag was meant to subdue the woman.

Authorities have released few details about their investigation, and court documents have been sealed. A police custody report said Sigg was cooperative when he was arrested and waived his rights.

Acquaintances have said Sigg was interested in mortuary science and forensic science, often wore black and hung out in the high school cafeteria's "goth corner." ??

Sigg had attended Witt Elementary, but he moved on to middle school in 2007, before Jessica enrolled at Witt, Jefferson County Public Schools spokeswoman Lynn Setzer said.? ?

Sigg later attended Standley Lake High School while also taking classes at Warren Tech, a district school that offers specialized training in health science, public safety, technology and other fields.? ?

He left the school district in July after finishing the 11th grade and later earned a GED. School officials don't know why he left.? ?

Arapahoe Community College officials confirmed Sigg is enrolled there but wouldn't release other details.

Sigg's ex-girlfriend?told 9NEWS.com?Sigg having a hard time coming to grips with what he is accused of.

"The Austin I knew would never have done anything like that," the ex-girlfriend, who the TV station?identified only as "Danni," said. "He was my first boyfriend. He was my first kiss. He was my first date."

She said she doesn't remember any warning signs, but said Sigg did have a collection of weapons.

"I knew he had a sword collection in his room or a knife collection or whatever. But it was his man cave. A lot of people collect stuff," Danni said, according to 9NEWS.com.

The Associated Press, Reuters and?NBC producer Kevin Watters contributed to this story.

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Did the changing climate shrink Europe's ancient hippos?

ScienceDaily (Oct. 25, 2012) ? Giant German hippopotamuses wallowing on the banks of the Elbe are not a common sight. Yet 1.8 million years ago hippos were a prominent part of European wildlife, when mega-fauna such as woolly mammoths and giant cave bears bestrode the continent. Now palaeontologists writing in Boreas, believe that the changing climate during the Pleistocene Era may have forced Europe's hippos to shrink to pygmy sizes before driving them to warmer climes.

"Species of hippo ranged across pre-historic Europe, including the giant Hippopotamus antiquus a huge animal which often weighed up to a tonne more than today's African hippos," said lead author Dr Paul Mazza from the University of Florence. "While these giants ranged across Spain, Italy and Germany, ancestors of the modern Hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, reached as far north as the British Isles."

Hippos were a constant feature of European wildlife for 1.4 million years, during the climatically turbulent time of the Pleistocene era, which witnessed 17 glacial events. The experience of such environmental changes would not have been without cost, and Dr Mazza and co-author Dr Adele Bertini, also from Florence, investigated the impact this changing climate may have incurred.

The research focused on fossils from across Europe, ranging from the German town of Unterma?feld in Thuringia, to Castel di Guido, North of Rome, and Collecurti and Colle Lepre in Italy's Central Eastern Marche province. The fossils were compared to a database of measurements taken from modern African and fossil European hippos.

"The German fossil from Unterma?feld is the largest hippo ever found in Europe, estimated to weigh up to 3.5 tonnes," said Mazza. "The Collecurti specimen was also large, but interestingly even though it was close in both time and distance to the Colle Lepre specimen the latter specimen was 25% smaller. A final specimen, an old female from Ortona in central Italy, was smaller again. It was 17% smaller than the Collecurti fossil and approximately 50% lighter."

The team found that a clear size threshold separated hippo specimens which heralded from different parts of the Pleistocene age. The hippos from the early Pleistocene were the largest ever known while smaller specimens emerged during the middle Pleistocene. Larger specimens briefly reappeared during the late Pleistocene.

"We believe the size difference was connected to the changing environmental conditions throughout the Pleistocene," said Mazza. "The Ortona hippo, the smallest of the specimens, lived in a climate where glacial cycles turned colder, while cold steppes replaced warm ones across the Mediterranean."

The drop in temperature and rainfall during the Pleistocene caused significant changes to plant life across Europe resulting in an expansion of grassy steppes. Being grazers hippos may have been expected to thrive in this new environment. Unexpectedly they appeared to shrink, only re-attaining their past size during the warm periods of the late Pleistocene, when forests and woodland re-colonised the steppes.

During their time in Europe hippos were forced to live in habitats influenced by a general environmental trend towards cooler and drier conditions. In response hippos achieved giant sizes during warmer and relatively more humid stages, but became smaller, and even very small, under non-ideal environmental conditions.

"While hippos are normally considered indicators of warm, temperate habitats this research shows that temperature was not only the controlling factor for their ancient ancestors," concluded Mazza. "Our research suggests other factors, such as food availability, were equally important. Appreciating the importance of factors beyond temperature is of great significance as we consider how species may adapt to future ecological and environmental changes."

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U.S., South Korea agree to boost ballistic missile capability

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has reached a landmark agreement with the United States to extend the reach of Seoul's ballistic missiles by more than twice the current limit to counter the threat from North Korea, the government said on Sunday.

The move to significantly boost the South's missile capabilities is likely to rattle the communist North which has remained at odds since the 1950-53 Korean War left the peninsula divided.

It may also stoke concern in China, Japan and Russia, parts of which would be within range of the new missiles.

Under the agreement, South Korea can develop missiles up to a range of 800 kms (497 mile) from the current ceiling of 300 kms (186 mile), Chun Young-woo, top secretary to President Lee Myung-bak for foreign and security affairs, told reporters.

He said the United States and South Korea also agreed to maintain the maximum payload for a South Korean-developed ballistic missile at the current level of 500 kilograms (1,102 lbs).

However, if Seoul chose to develop a missile with shorter ranges, it could increase the payload accordingly.

Seoul has for years sought to extend its missile range to deter the North, which it said had developed missiles that could reach every corner of the country.

"The most important goal for our government to revise the missile guidelines is deterring North Korea's military provocations," Chun said.

Currently, all of South Korea as well as U.S. military installations in Japan and Guam, are within the range of North Korean missile attacks, according to South Korean government data.

In April, North Korea was condemned by the U.N. Security Council after a failed long-range rocket launch. U.S. allies including South Korea deemed it a disguised test for the North to upgrade its ballistic missile technology despite Pyongyang's claim that it was aimed to put a satellite into orbit for peaceful purpose.

Washington had sought to discourage South Korea from developing longer-range ballistic missiles in keeping with a voluntary international arms-control pact known as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

(Reporting by Sung-won Shim; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani)

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Blessing of the Animals celebrates love of pets - Kane County ...

GENEVA ? Like most older dogs, Lucky, a 15-year-old Bichon Frise, is having some health issues.

Owner Mike McDonnell of Geneva thought Lucky could use a blessing or two, which is why brought him to the lawn of the Old Courthouse in downtown Geneva on Sunday for St. Mark's Episcopal Church's sixth annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony.

"I'm hoping it will give him a few more years," McDonnell said.

Accompanying Lucky was McDonnell's other dog, Pudge, a Lhasapoo. He was grateful to be bringing Pudge to the event.

"He got away from us last Thanksgiving," McDonnell said. "We found him later at an animal shelter in Aurora. It was the longest night of our lives. We thought we had lost him."

The event also celebrated the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, known as the patron saint of animals and the environment.

"He loved nature so much," said the Rev. Mark Tusken senior pastor at St. Mark's, who offered blessings to the animals along with the Rev. Claudia Nalven, assistant rector at St. Mark's. "It's a great day to give thanks to our pets for the love they offer us."

Jan Risch's 11-year-old Golden Retriever, Boomer, dutifully sat in front of her as Nalven wished the well-behaved dog good health and other blessings.

"We have so much joy with our animals," Risch said. "He's a good boy. He's rather shy."

Although the majority of animals that Nalven blessed on Sunday were dogs, she also gave blessings to a cat and even a turtle.

"People love their animals," Nalven said. "For some people, pets are part of their family."

Nalven herself owns a 10-year-old rescue dog.

"I love animals and I love the opportunity to pray for people I haven't met before," Nalven said.

Source: http://www.kcchronicle.com/2012/10/07/blessing-of-the-animals-celebrates-love-of-pets/asf4qy2/

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