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The Jurassic World Evolution 2 team recently discussed the four key areas that the sequel will focus on: an authentic narrative, deeper management, enhanced creativity, and realistic dinosaurs. Game director Rich Newbold said that everything in the game should be working towards at least one of those key ideas. With an authentic narrative, the teams wants to push the narrative aspects of the sequel, with a story set after Fallen Kingdom. It's the idea of enhanced creativity that's most interesting, however one of the drawbacks of Jurassic World Evolution was its limitations with customisation and terrain tools, but Newbold says they're adding extra tools and opportunities for you to really customise... and build those parks of your dreams."

Another issue with the first game was the limits of its management mechanics, but Newbold says they're aiming for deeper management with the sequel. We wanted to add a lot more levers, a lot more things that the player is doing whilst theyre managing their parks, when it comes to the guests, the dinosaurs building that park and managing that park and dealing with the moment-to-moment aspects of running a dinosaur theme park." By the time you got to grips with the first game you'd often have quite a bit of downtime while new dinosaurs were being created, research was being completed, excavation teams were off fossil-hunting, or new buildings were being constructed. From the sound of things, the sequel will bring us more to do, and hopefully cut out some of that downtime. Frontier recently detailed a few of the new features coming with the sequel, such as a territory system and wild dinosaurs, tying into the game's fourth pillar: realistic dinosaurs. Newbold adds that the game features over 75 different prehistoric species," and that this realism will be achieved with "a lot more depth in their behaviours, in the way they move around your landscapes and environments, how they interact with each other." We had a glimpse of dino behaviour in two new Species Field Guide videos, where we also saw another of Jurassic World Evolution 2's new features, as two Amargasauruses were released at the same time.

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Anne Hathaway, in hot pink cargo trousers and a knitted cardigan, attends the Fox Teen press junket at Planet Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, on July 23, 1999. Globe Photos

Anne Hathaway, in a strapless LBD, attends the 'Nicholas Nickleby' premiere at Warner Village Cinema on June 22, 2003 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Christian Lacroix, arrives at the 59th annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 5, 2005 in New York, US. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in a lace-trimmed strapless dress, attends a photo call for 'Brokeback Mountain' at the 62nd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2005 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in an asymmetric tiered dress, attends the premiere for 'Brokeback Mountain' at the 62nd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2005 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in a teal mini dress, attends a party for 'The Devil Wears Prada' at Casino di Venezia on September 6, 2006 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in a polka-dot dress, attends a photo call for 'The Devil Wears Prada' during the 63rd Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2006 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Alberta Ferretti, attends the premiere of 'The Devil Wears Prada' at the 63rd Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2006 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, in a gold-trimmed LBD, attend 'The Devil Wears Prada' premiere at the 32nd Deauville Festival on September 9, 2006 in Deauville, France. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, arrives at the Valentino in Rome: 45 Years of Style gala dinner at the Imperial Forum on July 6, 2007 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Marchesa, arrives for the 80th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 24, 2008. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in a red dress with voluminous sleeves, attends the premiere of 'Get Smart' at Movie World on June 22, 2008 in the Gold Coast, Australia. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, attends the 'Get Smart' premiere at Warner Moderno Cinema on July 7, 2008 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Lela Rose, attends a 'Rachel Getting Married' photo call at the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2008 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Versace, attends the premiere of 'Rachel Getting Married' at the 65th Venice Film Festival on September 3, 2008 in Venice, Italy. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Armani, arrives for the 66th annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2009. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Gianfranco Ferre, attends a photo call for 'Bride Wars' at Hotel George V on January 19, 2009 in Paris. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Armani, arrives at the 81st Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 22, 2009. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Armani, attends the Giorgio Armani show during Paris Fashion Week on January 25, 2010 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Marchesa, arrives at the premiere of 'Valentine's Day' in Los Angeles, California, on February 8, 2010. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Vivienne Westwood, arrives for the 'Alice in Wonderland' after party at The Sanderson Hotel on February 25, 2010 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, arrives at the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 3, 2010. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Oscar de la Renta, and Jake Gyllenhaal attend the premiere of 'Love and Other Drugs' at Event Cinemas George Street on December 6, 2010 in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Giorgio Armani, arrives for the 68th Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on January 16, 2011. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, arrives for the 83rd annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 27, 2011. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Gucci, arrives for the premiere of 'Rio' at Grauman's Mann Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on April 10, 2011. EAPA

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, attends the White Fairy Tale Love Ball at Chateau de Wideville on July 6, 2011 in Crespieres, France. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Alexander McQueen, attends the premiere of 'One Day' at The Vue Westfield on August 23, 2011 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Giambattista Valli, arrives at the Kennedy Centre Honours at the US Department of State in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2011. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Gucci, attends the premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises' at Odeon Leicester Square on July 18, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Givenchy, attends the 'Les Miserables' premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on December 5, 2012 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Chanel, arrives for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California, on January 13, 2013. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Giambattista Valli, arrives for the 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, on January 27, 2013. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Prada, attends the 'Les Miserables' premiere at Cinema Gaumont Marignan on February 6, 2013 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Chanel, attends the 'Les Miserables' photo call during the 63rd Berlinale International Film Festival at Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 9, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Burberry, attends the Baftas at The Royal Opera House on February 10, 2013 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Prada, attends the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on February 24, 2013. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, and Valentino attend the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 6, 2013. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Gucci, arrives for the 86th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, on March 2, 2014. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Calvin Klein, arrives for the Met Gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 5, 2014. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Richard Nicoll, arrives for the premiere of 'Interstellar' at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, on October 26, 2014. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Wes Gordon, attends the premiere of 'Interstellar' at Odeon Leicester Square on October 29, 2014 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Chanel, attends the 'Interstellar' premiere at UME Cinema on November 10, 2014 in Shanghai, China. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Ralph Lauren, attends the Met Gala at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 4, 2015. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Jonathan Simkhai, attends the premiere of 'The Intern' at Vue West End on September 27, 2015 in London, England. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Naeem Khan, attends the Vanity Fair After Party following the 88th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on February 28, 2016. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Christopher Kane, attends the premiere of 'Alice Through the Looking Glass' at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, on May 23, 2016. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, attends the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, US, on May 7, 2018. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Jean Paul Gaultier, arrives for the premiere of 'Ocean's 8' at Alice Tully Hall in New York, US, on June 5, 2018. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Givenchy, attends the Givenchy show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 30, 2018 in Paris, France. Getty Images

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, arrives for the 22nd annual Hollywood Film Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on November 4, 2018. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Elie Saab, arrives for the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 6, 2019. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Valentino, receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, on May 9, 2019. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Versace, attends the 25th annual Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California, on January 12, 2020. EPA

Anne Hathaway, in Michael Kors, arrives for the premiere of 'The Last Thing He Wanted' at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on January 27, 2020. EPA

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A new study published in Nature Communications finds that piles of sand grains, even when undisturbed, are in constant motion. Using highly-sensitive optical interference data, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University present results that challenge existing theories in both geology and physics about how soils and other types of disordered materials behave.

Most people only become aware of soil movement on hillsides when soil suddenly loses its rigidity, a phenomenon known as yield. Say that you have soil on a hillside. Then, if theres an earthquake or it rains, this material thats apparently solid becomes a liquid, says principal investigator Douglas Jerolmack of Penn. The prevailing framework treats this failure as if its a crack breaking. The reason thats problematic is because youre modeling the material by a solid mechanical criterion, but youre modeling it at the point at which it becomes a liquid, so theres an inherent contradiction.

Such a model implies that, below yield the soil is a solid and therefore should not flow, but soil slowly and persistently flows below its yield point in a process known as creep. The prevailing geological explanation for soil creep is that it is caused by physical or biological disturbances, such as freeze-thaw cycles, fallen trees, or burrowing animals, that act to move soil.

In this study, lead author and Penn Ph.D. candidate Nakul S. Deshpande was interested in observing individual sand particles at rest which, based on existing theories, should be entirely immobile. Researchers have built models by presuming certain behaviors of the soil grains in creep, but no one had actually just directly observed what the grains do, says Deshpande.

To do this, Deshpande set up a series of seemingly simple experiments, creating sand piles in small plexiglass boxes on top of a vibration isolation worktable. He then used a laser light scattering technique called diffusing-wave spectroscopy, which is sensitive to very small grain movements. The experiments are technically challenging, Deshpande says about this work. Pushing the technique to this resolution is not yet common in physics, and the approach doesnt have a precedent in geosciences or geomorphology.

Deshpande and Jerolmack also worked with long-time collaborator Paulo Arratia, who runs the Penn Complex Fluids Lab, to connect their data with frameworks from physics, materials science, and engineering to find analogous systems and theories that could help explain their results. Vanderbilts David Furbish, who uses statistical physics to study how particle motions influence large-scale landscape changes, provided explanation for why previous models were physically inadequate and inconsistent with what the researchers had found.

The first experiments were seemingly easy: Pour a pile of sand into the box, let it sit, and watch with the laser. But the researchers discovered that, while intuition and prevailing theories say that the undisturbed piles of sand should be static, sand grain piles are in fact a mass of constant movement and behave like glass.

In every way that we can measure the sand, it is relaxing like a cooling glass, says Deshpande. If you were to take a bottle and melt it, then freeze it again, that behavior of those molecules in that cooling glass are, in every way that were capable of measuring, just like the sand.

In physics, glass and soil particles are classic examples of a disordered system, one whose constituent particles are arranged randomly instead of in crystalline, well-defined structures. While disordered materials, a major focus area of Penns Materials Research Science & Engineering Center, share some common behaviors in terms of how they deform when stressed, there is an important difference between glass and a pile of sand. The molecules that make up glass are always moving randomly at a rate that depends on temperature, but sand grains are too large to do that. Because of that, physicists expect that a pile of sand would be jammed and unmoving, but these latest findings present a new way of thinking about soil for researchers in both physics and geology.

Another surprising result was that the rate of creeping soil could be controlled based on the types of disturbances used. While the undisturbed sandpile continued to creep for as long as the researchers observed, the rate of particle motion slowed through time in a process called aging. When sand particles were heated, this aging was reversed such that creep rates increased back to their initial value. Tapping the pile, in contrast, accelerated aging.

We tend to think of things that drive soil toward yield, like shaking from an earthquake that triggers a landslide, but other disturbances in nature potentially drive soil further away from yield, or make it harder for a landslide to happen, says Jerolmack. Nakuls ability to tune it further or closer to yield was like a bomb that went off for us, and this is an all-new area.

In the near term, the researchers are working on follow-up experiments to recreate the impacts of localized disturbances using magnetic probes to understand how disturbances could lead a system further away from or closer to yield. They are also looking at data from field observations, from natural soil creep to catastrophic landslide events, to see if they can connect their lab experiments to what observers see in the field, potentially enabling new ways to detect catastrophic landscape failures before they happen.

The researchers hope that their work can be a starting point for refining existing theories that rely on a paradigm that, like a hillside whose soil particles have shifted over time, no longer holds weight. When you observe something really counterintuitive and new, its going to now take a long time before that turns into a model to use, says Jerolmack. I hope on the geoscience side that people with sophisticated tools and techniques and experience will pick up where weve ended and say, I have a new idea for seeking this signature in the field that you wouldnt have thought ofthat natural handoff of scales and abilities and interests.

Paulo Arratia is a professor in the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Nakul S. Deshpande is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth & Environmental Science in Penns School of Arts & Sciences.

Douglas Jerolmack is a professor in the Department of Earth & Environmental Science in Penns School of Arts & Sciences and holds a secondary appointment in the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

This research was supported by Army Research Office Grant W911NF-20-1-0113 and National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Grant DMR-1720530.

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From dark bangs to platinum blonde waves, theres no denying that Khlo Kardashian has had quite the beauty evolution since stepping into the spotlight.

Rewind to 2007, when Keeping Up With the Kardashians premiered, and the 37-year-old reality star was hitting red carpets with jet black hair and heavy smoky eyes.

Fast forward to today, and the Good American founder has had quite the transformation. Shes gone through an amazing fitness journey, switched up her hair color more times then we can count, had a nose job and mastered her contouring technique.

If you ask Us, Kardashian looked fabulous at every stage of the game. But, shes certainly had to face her fair share of critics when it comes to her appearance and it hasnt always been the easiest to deal with.

During part two of the Keeping Up With the Kardashians reunion, the reality star admitted to Andy Cohen that speculation around her plastic surgery has gotten under her skin through the years.

Everyone says, Oh my gosh, shes had her third face transplant. But Ive had one nose job Dr. Raj Kinodia and everyone gets so upset, like, Why dont I talk about it, she said during the special. No ones ever asked me. Youre the first person in an interview thats ever asked me about my nose. Ive done, sure, injections not really Botox.

While the businesswoman admitted to the above, internet trolls always have something to say about Kardashians appearance, claiming that she looks different, had her eyes pulled back or that her forehead looks bigger in recent years.

Earlier this month, one critic even said that she looked like an alien in a commercial for Nurtect. Kardashian responded: Sorry you feel that way. You have every right to block/mute me. I am trying to help many out there who suffer in silence I dont think you should refer to yourself as a feminist if you are attacking a woman unprovoked.

Haters aside, the Revenge Body host always knows how to bring it when it comes to glam. She frequently works with hair colorist Tracey Cunningham and hair stylist Andrew Fitzsimons.

She switches up her style fairly frequently, going from tight braids to big bouncy waves. Her hair color chances on the regular as well, but blonde will always be her personal favorite.

My heart is with blonde. But sometimes a girl just needs to change. Ill always go back to blonde I Just think I need a little something different right now, she wrote via Twitter in 2020, after dyeing her hair brunette.

As for makeup? KoKo frequently works with makeup artist Ash K. Holm. The duo has created looks ranging from soft neutrals and coppers to summery peaches. But, without fail, Kardashian is always rocking a set of falsies and a lined lip.

So, in honor of her 37th birthday, keep scrolling to take a look back at Khlos beauty transformation, from the KUWTK premiere to present day.

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[WARNING: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Bosch Season 7.]

Titus Wellivers Harry Bosch witnessed two of the most important people in the homicide detectives life reach a crossroads. A daughter in Maddie and a long-time partner in Jerry Edgar.

TV Insider chatted with stars Madison Lintz and Jamie Hector respectively to talk about their Bosch journey during the Amazon series seventh and final season.

Maddie was inadvertently put into the crossfire of a hitman during a case investigation. One that left her mentor Honey Chandler [Mimi Rogers] shot and fighting for her life in the hospital. Ultimately, a shootout in the parking lot of a courthouse followed. The experience further motivated Maddie to follow her dad into law enforcement.

It was a shock to me, Lintz said, upon reading the script. I just thought she was just going to be a prosecutor. That was fine with me. I thought it was incredible and loves Honey Chandler. That would have been a really great path for her. Deep down, I always hoped she would become a cop. On my Pinterest board for Maddie Bosch, I feel like I manifested it a little bit. Just kidding. It was the incredible writers and producers who decided that. It felt like a surreal moment filming the scene.

The actress believes Maddie also came to the realization that things happen to the people in her life that were out of her control. Becoming a cop is a way to bring change.

Being a prosecutor is not enough. I have to get closer, Lintz added. In a way, that is very valiant and a testament to who her father is and who she is. They are protectors who do the right thing. In other ways, it is how she has dealt with her own grief.

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One of the most emotional scenes comes when Madie opens up to her boyfriend Antonio (Jonny Rios). She breaks down about missing her late mother Eleanor (Sarah Clarke), a former FBI agent who was murdered years prior.

I think what happened to Honey opened up a lot of that, Lintz said. Her mom died when she was 16 or 17. That is hard and dealt with the best she could. Now that she is an adult, it spurred out an opening of grief, which was necessary for her to deal with it in an adult way.

Maddie is making moves, literally, leaving dads house to share a place with her boyfriend. She meets Harry at Musso and Frank to tell him the news of her career aspirations.

What I dont think Maddie realizes is she is becoming more of her own person, Lintz said. She is becoming her fathers daughter, but becoming her own person is making these decisions without telling anybody. That shocks Harry a little bit, which is funny to watch. Its part of growing up. I think she wanted him to be excited but understood how the news coil is jarring.

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Lintz was delighted to find out Maddies story is just beginning with the not-yet-titled Bosch spinoff on the horizon. She is grateful to spend the summer months working on the project, as well as further digging into the role.

One of the things I love about Maddie is she has grown up in that world. She knows the darkness. She has seen what happens to people in law enforcement, yet chooses to go into it anyway. Ive been working with (real detectives) Mitzi [Roberts] and Tim [Marcia] the last couple of months. They are on set.

Ive gained so much from them and they are so much about what they do. Being able to experience and learn and sink your teeth in a different profession for the sake of your own profession is the craziest thing ever. Ive been watching bodycam footage on YouTube. I watched End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal because a few producers told me that was a good one to watch. It has been an incredible experience. I find it so fascinating all the facets of the job. I just want to portray it as real as possible. That is my main angle for all of this. I want to do it justice.

Jerry is still deeply affected by his decision to fire on and kill Haitian drug kingpin Jacques Avril (Treva Etienne). Did he let revenge get the better of his judgment? A question that leads to the normally straight-laced J. Edgar to unravel, looking to the comfort of strippers and nicotine to ease the pain. Its impacting not only his personal life but compromising cases as well.

Sometimes its not what you affect. Its what affects you, Hector said. Him grappling, having to take a life. Even though that person was on the other side of the law, its showing up at his doorstep. Its affecting him emotionally, physically, mentally. He always has his suit tailored and ready to go.

There are people who experience what he goes through in their lives. There is still hope for him and there is still another day. Hopefully, it can show other people that its very possible to get beyond your hurt with time and support and seeing the world a little differently.

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Jerry lets his emotions get the better of him during questioning, which puts Maddie in danger. He ends up being the saving grace at the courthouse, helping stop the hitman and providing some kind of redemption. It was also a wake-up call Harry wanted him to have long before the incident. Though for Hector, Jerry remains a work in progress.

He doesnt want the responsibility of having lost another life based on the choices and decisions that he made. And not just another life, but someone who is like another daughter, Maddie, he said. For him to be the one who almost causes her death because he couldnt keep his mouth shut. The fact Harry and everyone almost lost their lives in an ambush, which would have been because of him. He knew what he needed to do. This all also pulls him out of that dark abyss. Knowing if he stayed in that place things will only get worse if he keeps making these foolish moves.

With Jerry reassigned to RHD (Robbery-Homicide Division) and Harry going private, the series finale marks the end of an era for this partnership. Hectors focus is now on his next project We Own This City where hell play Sean M. Suiter, Baltimore, well, a homicide detective. In Hectors eyes, the job is similar but the role is someone new.

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Youre dealing with different people. It focuses on the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Departments Gun Trace Task Force. They are both detectives but its really about the human behind the profession. Its about the ups and downs, the ins and outs. Its not just about solving a crime, but how he solves the crime. How he thinks and sees the world and impulses. My approach to this new character is to understand who he was and not judge him, but express him as best I can.

The project will see him reunited withThe Wire EP David Simon and producer George Pelecanos. Hector enjoyed the wink to the show when Jerry revealed to be a fan.

I called my family and said, Listen to this line. It really brings it back, he said. Shout out to Eric Overmyer and Michael Connelly for having that into the script, our showrunner, and executive producer. Eric also worked on The Wire as well and we knew each other, so to bring that into it here in the last season of the season, I loved it.

Thanks to the IMDB TV spinoff, this isnt the end of Boschs story. And Hector isnt entirely sure its the end of Jerrys either.

Im looking forward to that call one day because come on, its Bosch, Hector said. It would be fun to play in that sandbox again.

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As a designer, Matthew Williams switches between two different thinking caps. Being at the helm of two very different brands Givenchy, a house steeped in history, and his own street-infused venture, 1017 Alyx 9SM means his design style is inherently versatile.

1017 Alyx 9SM spring/summer 2022.

Each season, Williams caters to the distinct character of both brands. For his Alyx spring/summer 2022 presentation, he harked back to influences he has experimented with in the past. The results were unveiled in a film directed by Jordan Hemingway, set against the backdrop of the mystical volcanic Aeolian island of Stromboli.

Models traversed the dramatic landscape wearing slinky maxi and mini dresses, unzipped oversized hoodies and Alyxs trademark metallic hardware. Hand-embroidered glass bead dresses, tops and skirts were dressed down in classic Williams fashion, with chunky, clog-like flats and angular sunglasses.

To mark the release of his spring/summer 2022 collection, British Vogue caught up with Williams to talk inspiration, progression, and fashions post-lockdown mood.

We dont really work with a moodboard or references, [were] more designing the collections as a continuation of the previous one an evolution not a revolution. Its about perfecting and evolving the garments from one season to the next.

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Let me introduce you to Ophiojura, a bizarre deep-sea animal found in 2011 by scientists from the French Natural History Museum, while trawling the summit of a secluded seamount called Banc Durand, 500 metres below the waves and 200 kilometres east of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

Ophiojura is a type of brittle star, which are distant cousins of starfish, with snake-like arms radiating from their bodies, that live on sea floors around the globe.

Being an expert in deep-sea animals, I knew at a glance that this one was special when I first saw it in 2015. The eight arms, each 10 centimetres long and armed with rows of hooks and spines. And the teeth! A microscopic scan revealed bristling rows of sharp teeth lining every jaw, which I reckon are used to snare and shred its prey.

(J. Black/University of Melbourne, Author provided)

Bristling teeth poke out from all eight jaws, ready to pierce and shred prey. The colour in this micro-CT scan reflects the density of the skeleton.

As my colleagues and I now report in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Ophiojura does indeed represent a totally unique and previously undescribed type of animal. It is one of a kind the last known species of an ancient lineage, like the coelacanth or the tuatara.

We compared DNA from a range of different marine species, and concluded that Ophiojura is separated from its nearest living brittle star relatives by about 180 million years of evolution. This means their most recent common ancestor lived during the Triassic or early Jurassic period, when dinosaurs were just getting going.

Since then, Ophiojura's ancestors continued to evolve, leading ultimately to the situation today, in which it is the only known survivor from an evolutionary lineage stretching back 180 million years.

Amazingly, we have found small fossil bones that look similar to our new species in Jurassic (180 million-year-old) rocks from northern France, which is further evidence of their ancient origin.

Scientists used to call animals like Ophiojura living fossils", but this isn't quite right. Living organisms don't stay frozen in time for millions of years without changing at all. The ancestors of Ophiojura would have continued evolving, in admittedly very subtle ways, over the past 180 million years.

Perhaps a more accurate way to describe these evolutionary loners is with the term paleo-endemics" representatives of a formerly widespread branch of life that is now restricted to just a few small areas and maybe just a single solitary species.

For seafloor life, the centre of palaeo-endemism is on continental margins and seamounts in tropical waters between 200 metres and 1,000 metres deep. This is where we find the relicts" of ancient marine life species that have persisted in a relatively primitive form for millions of years.

Seamounts, like the one on which Ophiojura was found, are usually submerged volcanoes that were born millions of years ago. Lava oozes or belches from vents in the seafloor, continually adding layers of basalt rock to the volcano's summit like layers of icing on a cake. The volcano can eventually rise above the sea surface, forming an island volcano such as those in Hawaii, sometimes with coral reefs circling its shoreline.

But eventually the volcano dies, the rock chills, and the heavy basalt causes the seamount to sink into the relatively soft oceanic crust. Given enough time, the seamount will subside hundreds or even thousands of metres below sea level and gradually become covered again in deep-sea fauna. Its sunlit past is remembered in rock as a layer of fossilised reef animals around the summit.

While our new species is from the southwest Pacific, seamounts occur worldwide and we are just beginning to explore those in other oceans. In July and August, I will lead a 45-day voyage of exploration on Australia's oceanic research vessel, the RV Investigator, to seamounts around Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean.

These seamounts are ancient - up to 100 million years old and almost totally unexplored. We are truly excited at what we may find.

Seamounts are special places in the deep-sea world. Currents swirl around them, bringing nutrients from the depths or trapping plankton from above, which feeds the growth of spectacular fan corals, sea whips, and glass sponges. These in turn host numerous other deep-sea animals. But these fascinating communities are vulnerable to human activities such as deep-sea trawling and mining for precious minerals.

(S. Samadi/MNHN/KANADEEP2, Author provided)

The Australian government recently announced a process to create new marine parks in the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) regions. Our voyage will provide the data required to manage these parks into the future.

The New Caledonian government has also created a marine park in offshore areas around these islands, including the Durand seamount. These marine parks are beacons of progress in the global drive for better environmental stewardship of our oceans. Who knows what weird and wonderful treasures of the deep are yet to be discovered.

Tim O'Hara, Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria

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The discovery of a huge fossilised skull that was wrapped up and hidden in a Chinese well nearly 90 years ago has forced scientists to rewrite the story of human evolution.

Analysis of the remains has revealed a new branch of the human family tree that points to a previously unknown sister group more closely related to modern humans than the Neanderthals.

The extraordinary fossil has been named a new human species, Homo longi or Dragon man, by Chinese researchers, although other experts are more cautious about the designation.

I think this is one of the most important finds of the past 50 years, said Prof Chris Stringer, research leader at the Natural History Museum in London, who worked on the project. Its a wonderfully preserved fossil.

The skull appears to have a remarkable backstory. According to the researchers, it was originally found in 1933 by Chinese labourers building a bridge over the Songhua River in Harbin, in Chinas northernmost province, Heilongjiang, during the Japanese occupation. To keep the skull from falling into Japanese hands it was wrapped and hidden in an abandoned well, resurfacing only in 2018 after the man who hid it told his grandson about it shortly before he died.

An international team led by Prof Qiang Ji at the Hebei Geo University in China drew on geochemical techniques to narrow down when the skull came to rest in Harbin, dating the bones to at least 146,000 years old. The skull has a unique combination of primitive and more modern features, with the face, in particular, more closely resembling Homo sapiens. One huge molar remains.

The skull, which is 23cm long and more than 15cm wide, is substantially larger than a modern humans and has ample room, at 1,420ml, for a modern human brain. Beneath the thick brow ridge, the face has large square eye sockets, but is delicate despite its size. This guy had a huge head, said Stringer.

The researchers believe the skull belonged to a male, about 50 years old, who would have been an impressive physical specimen. His wide, bulbous nose allowed him to breathe huge volumes of air, indicating a high-energy lifestyle, while sheer size would have helped him withstand the brutally cold winters in the region. Homo longi is heavily built, very robust, said Prof Xijun Ni, a paleoanthropologist at Hebei. It is hard to estimate the height, but the massive head should match a height higher than the average of modern humans.

To work out where the Harbin individual fitted into human history, the scientists fed measurements from the fossil and 95 other skulls into software that compiled the most likely family tree. To their surprise, the Harbin skull and a handful of others from China formed a new branch closer to modern humans than Neanderthals.

The Chinese researchers believe the Harbin skull is distinct enough to make it a new species, but Stringer is not convinced. He believes it is similar to another found in Dali county in China in 1978.

I prefer to call it Homo daliensis, but its not a big deal, he said. The important thing is the third lineage of later humans that are separate from Neanderthals and separate from Homo sapiens. Details are published in three papers in The Innovation.

Whatever the name, one possibility is that the Harbin skull is Denisovan, a mysterious group of extinct humans known largely from DNA and bone fragments recovered from Siberia. Certainly this specimen could be Denisovan but we have to be cautious. What we need is much more complete skeletal material of the Denisovans alongside DNA, Stringer said.

Prof John Hawks, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the idea of a new lineage of humans was a provocative claim, because skulls can look similar even among distant relatives. The skull being Denisovan was a good hypothesis, he added, though he was less keen on a new species name. I think its a bad moment in science to be naming new species among these large-brained humans that all interbred with each other, he said. What we are repeatedly finding is that the differences in looks didnt mean much to these ancient people when it comes to breeding.

Mark Maslin, a professor of earth system science at UCL and the author of The Cradle of Humanity, said: The beautifully preserved Chinese Harbin archaic human skull adds even more evidence that human evolution was not a simple evolutionary tree but a dense intertwined bush. We now know that there were as many as 10 different species of hominins at the same time as our own species emerged.

Genetic analysis shows that these species interacted and interbred our own genetics contain the legacy of many of these ghost species. But what is a sobering thought, is that despite all this diversity, a new version of Homo sapiens emerged from Africa about 60,000 years ago which clearly out-competed, out-bred, and even out-fought these other closely related species, causing their extinction. It is only by painstaking searching and analysis of their fossils, such as the Harbin skull, do we know of their existence.

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It has been 14 years since the first iPhone was introduced by Steve Jobs, and a lot has changed since then. Each generation of the iPhone has brought unique advances that are sometimes hard to notice, but that have made a difference when we look back at the past. And thats what I did with GRID frames.

I have always loved understanding how things are made behind what we see and use every day, like the code and hardware that makes it all work. Earlier this year I discovered GRID, a company that sells disassembled electronics in frames. I even wrote about GRID 4S here on 9to5Mac:

As someone who really likes technology (and Apple, of course), I was looking for some related decorations for my home and then I met GRID 4S, which is literally a piece with a disassembled iPhone 4s that you can put anywhere you want.

GRIDis a company that has been selling framed electronic products for some time, and they all seem pretty cool. For Apple fans, they have pieces with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4s, iPhone 5, and the second-generation iPod touch.

After getting the iPhone 4s frame, I had to complete my collection with other models. Seeing how the iPhone has evolved over all these years was nice, but being able to look at all the hardware evolution right in front of me is even more amazing which is why I wanted to share this gallery with our readers.

Who doesnt remember the moment when Jobs first unveiled the iPhone in January 2007? That was an iconic moment that changed everything. And although I never had the iPhone 2G (also known as the iPhone Classic), that product made me want to go all in on the Apple ecosystem (and I ended up getting the first iPod touch that year).

The construction of this iPhone may seem simple by todays standards, but it was far more sophisticated than other smartphones of the time. The iPhone 2G body was made almost entirely of aluminum, but with a plastic bottom part to enable cellular and Wi-Fi signals.

This iPhone already had a built-in rear camera, but the quality was really low. Its sensor with a really low aperture captures 2MP photos, and it cannot shoot video. Also, it has no focus adjustment.

The logic board was split into two parts and it relies on a Samsung ARM processor, since Apple hadnt yet developed its own Apple Silicon at that time. Although the CPU has a single 620MHz core, Apple has lowered the clock to 412MHz in order to save battery life. There are also other things to note, such as the simplicity of components like the speakers and vibration motor.

As a gift, GRID included the 9to5Mac logo on a metal plate that made my unit even more unique.

A year later, Apple completely redesigned the iPhone with iPhone 3G. It was the first model to support 3G networks, but there werent many other changes to its hardware (it even uses the same CPU as the iPhone 2G). However, iPhone 3GS came in 2009 keeping the same design but with more hardware improvements.

iPhone 3GS was announced at WWDC 2009 by Phil Schiller, as Steve Jobs had to leave Apple for a few months that year for a liver transplant. During the keynote, Schiller mentioned that the letter S stood for speed, since the iPhone 3GS was the first to have an upgraded processor and graphics. Also made by Samsung, this ARM processor is 600MHz.

Besides the shiny plastic back, we can notice that the iPhone 3GS camera is slightly different when compared to previous generations. Unlike its predecessors, iPhone 3GS had a 3MP sensor with adjustable focus that shoots 480p video.

Its also cool to see how Apple brands its components, even the smaller ones like flex cables.

iPhone 4 in 2010 was the first major change to the iPhone since the original product. After a massive leak, iPhone 4 was introduced with a new glass design, Retina display, the first Apple-made A4 chip, and significant upgrades to the cameras.

In 2011, exactly a day before Steve Jobs passed away, iPhone 4S was announced at an event presented by Tim Cook, who had recently taken over as Apples CEO. The iPhone 4S followed the iPhone 3GS strategy of keeping the same design as the previous generation, but with more in-depth hardware improvements.

One of the main highlights was the A5 chip, the second version of Apples own ARM chip that was also the first dual-core chip in an iPhone. The performance of the iPhone 4S was noticeably better when compared to every other iPhone.

By looking at the camera module, its easy to guess that its much better than the cameras seen on previous iPhones. The sensor looks more advanced, as it now captures 8MP photos and, for the first time, 1080p video. It also has a small LED flash, which was introduced with iPhone 4.

The front camera was only 0.3MP, just like on the iPhone 4 (which was the first model to have one), but even so it certainly provided amazing moments for many people on their first FaceTime calls or selfies taken with an iPhone. Look how small the front sensor is.

Overall, the internal design of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S is much more robust and most components such as the buttons and flex cables seem more refined.

Following the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5s, which both got a slightly larger screen, theres the iPhone 6. I remember watching the Apple event in September 2014 and being super excited about the new iPhones, as they were much bigger than their predecessors.

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus had an all-new, more rounded design made entirely of aluminum, with the antennas embedded as plastic strips on their back. With a more compact logic board and more internal space, Apple was able to add bigger batteries to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (they still werent perfect, but much better than those in the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5).

The rear camera sensor was still 8MP, but it has more tricks. It was the first iPhone to be able to capture 1080p video at 60 frames per second, or 720p at 240 frames per second which enabled super slow-motion. Users could capture photos while recording videos and the autofocus became faster and more accurate. You can also see the True Tone LED flash in the photos.

Here the front camera was already 1.3MP with the ability to shoot video in 720p. In terms of performance, the A8 chip was still a dual-core processor, but now with 64-bit architecture (first introduced with the A7 chip in the iPhone 5s). The iPhone 6 still had a mechanical Home button, which was also the biometric reader.

Finally, we get to the iPhone 7, which I consider the last iteration of the original iPhone form-factor before the iPhone X (excluding the iPhone 8 and iPhone SE). iPhone 7 was quite an upgrade with a refreshed look (including this gorgeous matte black version) and important enhancements.

Unlike the other iPhones, the Home button on the iPhone 7 is somewhat virtual. It is there, but its not a mechanical part since it works based on pressure sensors.

The four-core A10 Fusion chip was way ahead of the competition at the time, and it is still considered a great chip today. The Fusion name is due to the fact that this chip was the first with different cores for full performance and power efficiency.

The cameras on the iPhone 7 were quite advanced, with optical stabilization on all models for the first time. The larger 12MP sensor has an aperture of f/1.8 for capturing better photos in the dark and it can record videos in 4K resolution. The front camera also had a giant leap with a 7MP sensor.

Components such as the Lightning port and the speakers have rubber protection, as the iPhone 7 was the first water-resistant iPhone. Speaking of speakers, look how much bigger the iPhone 7 earpiece is thats because it was also the first iPhone with stereo speakers. And I couldnt forget Taptic Feedback, which is really cool to see that it looks exactly like Apple shows in its videos.

Nowadays we have very different iPhones with no Home button, much smaller chips, and advanced sensors for facial recognition. These, however, Ill leave for another article in the future when we get to the next iteration of iPhone design.

If you also want to take a closer look at iPhone hardware or simply decorate your home with technology, check out GRIDs store to get these and other frames. GRID is now selling the frames with the iPhone 5 and iPhone X, and the company will soon have more units of the iPhone 2G frame which are expected to be available on June 29 at 7AM PT.

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Joyner Lucas is returning to his hometown for a show at Worcesters Palladium, promising fans the biggest outside party Massachusetts has ever seen.

Cant wait to perform ADHD & EVOLUTION LIVE for my hometown for the first time, the Grammy-nominated rapper wrote on his Facebook page. This will be a SOLD OUT event and the BIGGEST outside party Massachusetts Ever seen. ALL AGES, Food, games, and giveaways.

The show, called Joyner Fest 2021 and presented by Jamn 94.5, is on Sunday, Sept. 5 and doors open at 5 p.m.

Joyner wrote on his Facebook page that VIP tickets are already sold out.

Earlier this year, Lucas received a key to the city of Worcester as a horde of people gathered outside City Hall, hoping to get an autograph or photo with the musician.

All these people outside, they come from where I come from, Lucas said at the time. To see them look up to someone like me, its a blessing. What I see when I look at them, I see greatness too.

Lucas, whose full name is Gary Maurice Lucas Jr., was born in Worcester in 1988. He attended South High Community School. Worcester is the backdrop for several of Lucas music videos.

Meanwhile, the soundtrack for the highly-anticipated Space Jam: A New Legacy, will include Lucas song Shoot my Shot.

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