The first production Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter for the Turkish Air Force (TAF) has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery on Monday. The aircraft, known as MSN9, took off from Seville, Spain, at 13:56 local time (GMT+2) on 9 August and landed back in Seville 5 hours and 30 minutes later. The A400M programme for the TAF is also making good progress at the Airbus Military International Training Centre at Seville, where TAF pilots, loadmasters, and maintenance technicians have already begun their training. Turkey has ordered 10 A400Ms.Source:http://aeoraw.blogspot.com/2013/08/first-airbus-military-a400m-for-turkish.html
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Final NFL Mock Draft (First Round)This is it. I've done around 20 of these mock drafts, each one more and more different then the next. These mock drafts have exemplified the changes of the draft process, spanning from the Senior Bowl to the combine to pre draft workouts to the effect of free agency. So, here is my final mock draft.1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia3. Oakland Raiders: Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida4. Philadelphia Eagles: Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon5. Detroit Lions: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan6. Cleveland Browns: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama7. Arizona Cardinals: Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma8. Buffalo Bills: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama9. New York Jets: Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU10. Tennessee Titans: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah11. San Diego Chargers: Ziggy Ansah, OLB, BYU12. Miami Dolphins: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State13. New York Jets: Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia14. Carolina Panthers: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri15. New Orleans Saints: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia16. St.Louis Rams: Kenny Vaccarro, S, Texas17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Bjoen Werner, DE, Florida State18. Dallas Cowboys: Johnathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina19. New York Giants: Arthur Brown, OLB, Kansas State20. Chicago Bears: Alec Ogeltree, ILB, Georgia21. Cincinatti Bengals: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama22. St. Louis Rams: Cordarelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee23. Minnesota Vikings: Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame24. Indianapolis Colts: Cornelius Carradine, OLB, Florida State25. Minnesota Vikings: Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington26. Green Bay Packers: Melenik Watson, OT, Florida State27. Houston Texans: Keenan Allen, WR, California28. Denver Broncos: Datone Jones, DE, UCLA29. New England Patriots: D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston30. Atlanta Falcons: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M31. San Francisco 49ers: Johnathan Cyprien, S, FIU32. Baltimore Ravens: Kevin Minter, ILB, LSUNow, to look back, here was my first mock draft, all the way back in January, about a week before the Super Bowl. Crazy how things change in 4 months.1. Kansas City Chiefs: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (Now #2 pick)2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Bjoen Werner, DE, Florida State (Now # 17 pick)3. Oakland Raiders: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M (Now #30 pick)4. Philadeplhia Eagles: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M (Now # 1 pick)5. Detroit Lions: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama (Now # 6 pick)6. Cleveland Browns: Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia (Now # 15 pick)7. Arizona Cardinals: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan (Now # 5 pick)8. Buffalo Bills: Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas (Now out of the first round)9. New York Jets: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah (Now #10 pick)10. Tennessee Titans: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama (Now # 8 pick)11. San Diego Chargers: Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU (Now # 9 pick)12. Miami Dolphins: Cordarelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee (Now # 22 pick)13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jonathan Banks, WR, Mississippi State (Now out of the first round)14.Carolina Panthers: Jonathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State (Now out of the first round)15. New Orleans Saints: Ziggy Ansah, OLB, BYU (Now # 11 pick)16. St. Louis Rams: Kenny Vaccarro, S, Texas (Still # 16 pick)17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame (Now #23 pick)18. Dallas Cowboys: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri (Now #14 pick)19. New York Giants: Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon (Now # 4 pick)20. Chicago Bears: Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame ( Now out of the first round)21. Cincinatti Bengals: Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU (Now out of the first round)22. St. Louis Rams: Keenan Allen, WR, California (Now # 27 pick)23. Minnesota Vikings: Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee (Now out of the first round)24. Indianapolis Colts: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama (Now # 21 pick)25. Seattle Seahawks: Terrance Williams, WR, Baylor (Now out of the first round)26. Green Bay Packers: Alec Ogeltree, ILB, Georgia (Now # 20 pick)27. Houston Texans: DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson (Now out of the first round)28. Denver Broncos: Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina (Now # 18 pick)29. New England Patriots: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State (Now # 12 pick)30. Atlanta Falcons: Zach Ertz, Stanford ( Now out of the first round)31. San Francisco 49ers: Margus Hunt, DE, SMU (Now out of the first round)32. Baltimore Ravens: Barret Jones, OC, Alabama (Now out of the first round)21 0f the 32 players selected in my first mock draft are still in my last one.11 players were pushed out of the first round, and 11 were put in.11 Pushed out: Tyler Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Jonathan Hankins, Tyler Eifert, Sam Montgomery, Justin Hunter, Terrance Williams, DeAndre Hopkins, Zach Ertz, Margus Hunt, and Barret Jones11 Put in: Shariff Floyd, Lane Johnson, Tavon Austin, Arthur Brown, Cornelius Carradine, Desmond Trufant, Melenik Watson, Datoen Jones, D.J. Hayden, Johnathan Cyprien, and Kevin MinterBiggest Jump (Player had to be in both original and final top 32) : Dion Jordan (19 overall to 4 overall)Biggest Drop: Damontre Moore: 3 overall to 30 overall.
Introduction to the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court. The (Draft) Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court is one of the longest book-titles to have emerged in the field of IP law this year. The title in question is highly topical, and the authors -- Pieter Callens and Sam Granata -- can be congratulated on the speed with which they have put it together. As the publishers explain:"The long-awaited European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court will soon become a reality. Companies, research institutions, and individuals will be able to obtain not only a patent title with immediate effect in 25 EU Member States, but also a court decision on (for example) infringement or validity of a European or Unitary patent with effect in the participating Member States. Everybody involved in European patenting will find enormously welcome guidance in this extraordinary book. Written by two outstanding intellectual property experts – one being a lawyer who had a hand in the development of the unitary patent and the other being a reputed Belgian intellectual property judge – it describes in detail all the provisions regarding the new patent and the new court, explaining their rationales and the processes that led to them. Although the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court still need to be finalized and adopted by the Court, the authors already unravel the proposed Draft Rules of Procedure. The book uses flowcharts [these being contained in a 40-page supplement] as well as plain words to represent each procedural stage of the Draft Rules of Procedure. In this way, a practitioner can focus on each distinct stage as required, while also gaining a comprehensive overview of the proceedings. The complex language issues arising throughout the proceedings are analysed in detail in a supplementary part. For its deeply informed insights into the expected practical functioning of this revolutionary new patent and litigation system, this work is a peerless contribution that will ensure the most effective practice as this new regime begins. For legal scholars, the book offers the opportunity to analyse, criticize, elaborate, and where necessary improve the current Draft Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court before they are finalized, and advise the governments of the participating Member States on how to implement the new court system in their country".The book opens with an historical introduction and a little bit about how Belgium broke the deadlock -- something for which the tiny Kingdom will either be blessed or execrated in years to come -- and then goes on to provide an extensive analysis of the new scheme. The bit that covers the draft Rules owes much to the contribution to Willem Hoyng, as the authors acknowledge.I have no doubt that a second edition is already under preparation, subject to anything that the Court of Justice of the European Union might have to say about the legal basis for the EU's new patent regime, that is.Bibliographic data: hardback with paperback supplement. ISBN 9041147578; ISBN 13: 9789041147578 xxi and 298 pages. US$ $169. Web pages here and here.
