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New Delhi: To commemorate the 407th birth anniversary of one of the greatest painters of all time, Google has posted a portrait of the celebrated Dutch painter and printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn on its home page. The Google logo appears as an etching on the background.
Rembrandt van Rijn is regarded as one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art. At the beginning of his artistic career Rembrandt mainly painted portraits and a tenth of them were self portraits, but biblical themes formed the core of Rembrandt's oeuvre.
Born on 15 July 1606, Rembrandt van Rijn (Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn in full) was the fourth of six surviving children out. Four of his siblings died. Rembrandt didn't come from a family of artists or craftsman, as many of his contemporaries. His father was a miller and his mother came from a family of bakers.
The Google logo appears as an etching in the background of the Rembrandt van Rijn portrait.
His most famous works include: Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632), Belshazzar's Feast (1635), Night Watch (1642), Bathsheba at Her Bath (1654) and Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662).
Rembrandt died at the age of 63 on October 4, 1669 in Amsterdam. Read more about Rembrandt and see his works HERE.
The Association of Ghana Industries wants government to set up an Industrial Park in every region. The association believes this should enhance the operations of local manufacturers to effectively address the country’s economic challenges.
A United Nations committee has demanded that the Vatican reveal potentially explosive details about the systematic cover-up of child abuse by Catholic clergy.
Pope Francis, who has been called on by campaigners to make tackling the issue of sexually abusive priests an urgent priority of his papacyPhoto: AP
The optical lattice clock shines lasers on atoms to measure time
Scientists say they have found a more accurate way to measure time. We currently use atomic clocks to count the seconds, but tests on an alternative atomic timekeeper have revealed that it is more precise.
The French researchers said the clocks, which are called optical lattice clocks, lost just one second every 300 million years.
Investigators are sifting through the wreckage to determine the factors that helped so many passengers escape serious injury
The senior pilot in the cockpit of Asiana flight 214 realised the plane was too low when it was flying at only 500ft (152m), an official has said. The Boeing 777 crash-landed at the San Francisco airport on Saturday, killing two passengers and injuring 180. The pilot at the South Korean plane's controls was about half-way through his Boeing 777 training, an official said. Investigators have indicated the plane was flying too slowly when it struck a sea wall before crashing on the runway.
A Boeing 777 plane carrying 291 crash landed at San Francisco airport this afternoon reportedly killing at least two passengers and injuring 61.
The tail of the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 flight from South Korea was ripped off in the tragic accident around 11.30am PDT and a huge blaze tore through the plane which onlookers described as spinning around on impact.
Horrific photographs of the damage emerged moments after the crash as well as cellphone videos of the plane as it spun out of control. At least two of those on-board were killed with a further 61 injured, local broadcasterKTVU.COM reported.
A San Francisco General Hospital official told the Associated Press that at least 10 people were in a critical condition including two children and eight adults. Six of the patients are female and four are male. San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne Hayes-White said during a press conference Saturday evening that 190 people used emergency slides and walked away from the wreck. However, she added that at least 60 people remain unaccounted for at this time, but they are not presumed dead.
Of the 190 people who left the wrecked plane to safety, 82 have been transported to hospitals in San Francisco and San Mateo with injuries ranging from abrasions to fractures and possible internal damage. According to Asiana Airlines, 141 of the passengers aboard Flight 214 are Chinese, 77 are South Korean, 61 are American and one is Japanese.
‘Our thoughts and prayers are with passengers. We are deeply saddened by this incident,’ said San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee during the news briefing. A class of vacationing school children were on board while one passenger relayed what happened to a relative via a plane phone, according to CBSSan Francisco. Sixteen crew members were on board the craft.
Crash: Two passengers dies in the crash: This pictures was tweeted by Samsung executive David Eun who survived the crash
This aerial photo shows the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport
Tail snapped off: The plane that was carrying 291 passengers is missing its tail section
A fire gutted the aircraft cabin after the tail snapped off the plane on landing. The Boeing 777 skidded along the runway
Disaster: It is not known what caused the crash but eyewitnesses reported seeing the plane come down tail-first before the runway
Fatal crash: At least two people have been confirmed dead in the crash at San Francisco International Airport this morning, according to local reports
Major accident: The plane which may have been carrying up to 450 passengers crash landed at San Francisco today
Landing: The plane failed to land safely and witnesses described watching the tail and then the wings being ripped off as it hurtled along the runway on its belly
Tail snapped: Onlookers said that the plane's tail snapped off when the plane crashed down near where the runway meets the water at the airport
Several other passengers managed to escape unscathed and could be seen fleeing down emergency inflatable slides. A U.S. Coast Guard team was also dispatched to search the nearby water.It wasn't immediately clear what happened to the plane as it was landing, but some eyewitnesses said the aircraft seemed to lose control and that the tail may have hit the ground.
Audio recordings of conversations between the airport's control tower and Flight 214 crew members suggested that those on the ground knew there was some sort of problem, promising that 'emergency vehicles are responding.'
'We have everyone on their way,' the air traffic controller said, according to LiveATC.net, a website that provides air traffic control audio, CNNreported. However, when the plane ditched down near the water, no fire trucks were there to meet the flight, raising questions about the state of radio equipment aboard the Boeing 777.
Intact: The plane that ended up crashing in San Francisco was an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 similar to the one in the photo
Flight plan: This shot from the flight tracking site FlightAware shows the departure and expected arrival times of the Asiana plane
Sheared off: Investigators pass the detached tail and landing gear of Asiana Flight 214
Unsettling news: San Francisco Fire Department Chief Joanne Hayes-White (right) said that at least 60 passengers remain unaccounted for
NTSB officials have said that at this point, it is too early to tell what exactly happened on board the aircraft. Among the questions that the NTSB 'go team' will have to answer is whether a human error on the part of the pilot played a part in the crash.
A huge smoke cloud could be seen for miles from the site of San Francisco International and tourists in the airport terminal and on waiting flights could only look on in horror as the plane spun across the runway on its belly.
During a short news briefing in Washington DC just before 6pm, NTSB Chairwoman Debbie Hersman said that three members of an investigative team will be arriving on the scene of the crash later this evening to begin the probe.
Lucky escape: An elderly woman in a wheelchair is seen talking to paramedics (left) after getting off the crashed aircraft (right)
A young passenger from the crashed Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 talks to the press at San Francisco International Airport before being interrupted by the police and escorted to a waiting room designated for families and friends of passengers
Charred remains: An airliner passes the wreckage of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 at San Francisco International Airport
Disaster area: This aerial photo shows the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane, right, after it crashed, as another plane approaches at the San Francisco International Airport
Stranded: Hermann Heider, from left, sits next to Alphonse Roig, wife Christine Roig, and their daughters Marine, 15, and Lara, 12, as they wait for news on their British Airways flight after Asiana Flight 214 crash
Waiting game: Bob Merberg, foreground, sits with son Oren, 19, center, and daughter Maya, 16, after their flight to Rochester, New York was canceled after Asiana Flight 214 crashed
The official also said that the investigation into the crash will likely involve representatives from Boeing and South Korea. FBI Special Agent David Johnson, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘At this point in time there is no indication of terrorism. We currently have all our resources to assist.’
Onlookers said much of the tail came off in the crash while others reported seeing the plane's fuselage spinning around as it journeyed across the concourse.
The entire ceiling of the plane was destroyed in the blaze that immediately followed. Emergency workers rushed to its aid and doused it with white foam to try and control the flames. They were able to help those who were miraculously able to escape the wreckage and were seen fleeing down emergency slides. According to an excerpt of the radio recorded at the airport tower the plane was cleared to lane at 18.21, just over a minute later the flight called in and appears to have called for emergency assistance.
Witnesses spoke of their horror.
'The plane started coming in at an odd angle, there was a huge bang and you could see the cloud of huge black smoke,' Kate Belding, told the broadcaster.
Response: A huge emergency response has been launched with firefighters and paramedics rushing to assist those on board
Near the water: The plane crashed just before reaching the runaway just beyond the shoreline
'It was a horrible thud,' Kelly Thompson, who saw it unfold from the parking lot of the Westin Hotel added. 'The airliner bounced and then slid to a stop on the runway.'
'It didn't manage to straighten out before hitting the runway,' Stephanie Turner, who was in a nearby hotel and witnessed the flight told ABC News. 'So the tail of the plane hit the runway, and it cartwheeled and spun and the tail broke off...I mean we were sure that we had just seen a lot of people die. It was awful.
'And it looked like the plane had completely broken apart,' she said. 'There were flames and smoke just billowing.'
Danielle Wells tweeted: 'I just saw a plane crash start to finish. I can't stop crying, I can't believe this.' One witness Jennifer Sorgen said: 'It hit the end of the runway by the water and the tail broke off at that point. It continued down the runway on its belly then proceeded to make 360 spin.'
An onlooker named Kristina Stapchuck told CNN it looked like the tires split and the plane leaned back on the tail before the tail broke off. Others described it as 'cartwheeling' across the runway.
Wreckage: According to local reports two were killed in the crash of a large passenger jet flying into San Francisco from South Korea
Asiana flight: The passenger jet crash landed after seemingly suffering no issues while in the air
Debris: Bits of the large 777 were thrown from the plane
One witness told CNN that there didn't seem to be any preparations for a crash landing before the plane came in suggesting it was an issue that only emerged on landing.
The weather conditions were also described as ideal for San Francisco airport which can often be blighted with fog and poor visibility.
Luckily no other standing planes were caught in the accident despite dozens waiting to take off from the major airport. The plane departed Incheon airport near South Korea's capital around 10 hours ago and was due to land at 9.45am on the West Coast. All flights in and out of San Francisco were temporarily cancelled with several being diverted to nearby Oakland International. At 2.30pm PDT the airport said it was looking to open two runways to allow limited arrivals and departures.
Airport officials urged travelers to check their flight status online.
Face CEO Sheryl Sandberg was supposed to be on the flight but decided to change her flight last minute so she could use air miles on a United flight instead, according to her post on Facebook.
'Taking a minute to be thankful and explain what happened. My family, colleagues Debbie Frost, Charlton Gholson and Kelly Hoffman and I were originally going to take the Asiana flight that just crash-landed. We switched to United so we could use miles for my family's tickets. Our flight was scheduled to come in at the same time, but we were early and landed about 20 minutes before the crash.'
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Crash landing: The plane pictured on the runway at San Francisco airport
Smoke cloud: Smoke from the plane crash could be seen for miles
David Eun, the executive vice president of Samsung, was on the flight when it crashed and posted on Twitter minutes later. 'I just crash landed at SFO. Tail ripped off. Most everyone seems fine. I'm ok. Surreal...' he wrote.
Asiana is a South Korean airline, second in size to national carrier Korean Air. It has recently tried to expand its presence in the United States, and joined the oneWorld alliance, anchored by American Airlines and British Airways. The 777-200 is a long-range plane from Boeing. The twin-engine aircraft is one of the world's most popular long-distance planes, often used for flights of 12 hours or more, from one continent to another. The airline's website says its 777s can carry between 246 to 300 passengers.
The last time a large U.S. airline lost a plane in a fatal crash was an American Airlines Airbus A300 taking off from JFK in 2001.
Smaller airlines have had crashes since then. The last fatal U.S. crash was a Continental Express flight operated by Colgan Air, which crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y. on Feb. 12, 2009. The crash killed all 49 people on board and one man in a house.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team of investigators to San Francisco to probe the crash. NTSB spokeswoman Kelly Nantel said Saturday that NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman would head the team.
Story by: Katie Davies and Snejana Faberov,Daily Mail
Apple's iPhone 5 received the biggest customer backlash following its launch in 2012, according to new research.
One in five posts on social networks were critical of Apple's most recent handset, with the majority of people complaining about the introduction of a new power socket, the inaccuracy of Apple Maps and how similar the phone was to previous models.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 received the least complaints - just 11 per cent - according to figures from analysts We Are Social.
Apple's iPhone 5, pictured, was the most criticised handset on social networks after its launch in 2012, according to research by analysts. We Are Social. One in five people complained about the device's power socket and lack of innovation
We Are Social scanned Twitter, blogs and forums following the launch of four major handsets - Apple's iPhone 5 in September 2012, Samsung Galaxy S4 in March this year, the BlackBerry Z10 launch event in January and Nokia's launch of the Lumia 920, first announced in September 2012. The iPhone 5 came in for a barrage of complaints for everything from its lack of innovation to its new power connector socket and its mapping application. Apple added a Lightning to 30-pin power socket to the iPhone 5, which meant previous Apple users couldn't use their older chargers to charge the new device. Apple then charged extra for an adapter. Previous iPhones used a Google mapping application but this was replaced with Apple Maps in the iPhone 5. This led to complaints about misplacement of landmarks, poor satellite images and wrong directions. Less than a fortnight after the launch, Apple issued a statement apologising for the frustration Apple Maps had caused customers and recommended they try alternative mapping apps. There were also complaints about picture quality of photos taken on select iPhone 5s, with some customers saying there was a purple discolouration on images. Other iPhone 5 owners were left angry when the coating on their handset chipped off, exposing bright aluminium underneath.
Samsung's Galaxy S4, pictured, was the least complained about handset on social networks after it launched in March this year. Figures from We Are Social claim that only 11 per cent of posts about the S4 contained negative comments
More than 300,000 conversations about the BlackBerry Z10, pictured, took place following its launch in January. This was more than the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Nokia 920
This became known as 'scuffgate' when Apple refused to acknowledge the problem.
Other iPhone 5 users reported that white handsets leaked light behind the screen.
Ed Kitchingman, senior analyst at We Are Social, said: 'Brands were often on the receiving end of criticism for their handsets offering nothing new to the previous model.
'The most successful launches were those that captured the consumer's imagination by talking about the handset's new and innovative features. 'And while leaks can be an important tool in building success, give away too much and the handset loses its 'wow' factor upon launch.' He said Samsung had the most 'wow factor' with 56 per cent of discussions being about new or different features with a particular emphasis on its eye tracking. In contrast, only 29 per cent of conversations about the iPhone 5 launch were focused on different features as dissent grows about the lack of innovation at Apple. However, the iPhone 5 was by far the most talked-about launch on social media, with around 1.7 million conversations, compared to 300,000 mentions of the Z10, 140,000 references to the Galaxy S4 and 45,000 comments about the Lumia 920.
Nokia launched its Lumia 920, pictured, in September 2012. According to We Are Social there were only 45,000 social network conversations about the device after launch. However, the brand came second in a customer satisfaction survey by JD Power in March, beating Samsung
APPLE TOPS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY
Apple's iPhone topped the J.D Power and Associates list of best smartphones for the ninth consecutive time in March. J.D. Power's scores are based on customer experiences with certain products.
In the most recent report, customers said that their phone's performance was the most important feature, followed by its design and features.
How easy the phone was to use also played a part. The Californian-based firm took the top spot with a score of 855 out of 1,000. Second place went to Nokia with 795.
Samsung came in a third at 793, followed by Motorola and HTC with 792 and 790, respectively.
The average score was 796, while BlackBerry only scored 732.
The research claims Apple still has the strongest brand loyalty, though, due to 42 per cent of conversations about the iPhone 5 launch based around the Apple brand itself.
Men dominate smartphone launch day conversations with 83 per cent of all mentions coming from men and just 17 per cent generated by women. On a non-launch day, however, anywhere between 28 per cent and 41 per cent of conversations about mobile phones come from women.
Apple's next iPhone could be announced on 10 September and go on sale ten days later, according to recent reports. The phone - dubbed iPhone 5S - is rumoured to have internet speeds around ten times as fast as 3G.
Analysts also expect a second, cheaper handset - dubbed iPhone 6 - to be announced as early as 27 September. It will be the first time in Apple's iPhone history that the company has unveiled two handsets in the same month.
We Are Social's figures contradict a recent study from Quality Insight in Korea. The marketing firm surveyed 44,168 people about their handset and the iPhone was rated the best smartphone. The participants said that the iPhone rarely failed, with only 17 per cent complaining about technical issues with their Apple phone.
This is compared to 31 per cent who reported issues with Samsung phones ranging from battery charging problems to screen quality issues. Apple’s faults were related to touch or button errors.
Looks like everyone loves a Blue Ivy Carter picture. The adorable baby posed in new photos posted by Beyonce on Tumblr, showing the baby wear a crown in on image and being playful with mom in another.
The 1-year-old Blue Ivy gazed into the camera in her royalty costume while playing dress up, reported The New York Daily News.
Beyonce's little princess has been a fixture for the paparazzi ever since her birth in January 2012, but perhaps the most viral photos of the baby girl are ones posted by her mom on social networks like Tumblr and Instagram.
Recently, rumors that pop star Beyonce may be having a second baby with husband Jay-Z have sparked, with tabloids reporting Blue Ivy will be getting a little sibling soon.
With news outlets like E! claiming the singer is pregnant, friend and CBS anchor Gayle King denied the false rumors. Beyonce also just added more dates to her "Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" this fall, which may be reason to believe the singer is indeed not pregnant.
Check out more Blue Ivy Carter photos on Beyonce's Instagram!
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