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The Art of Chinese Crafts across a thousand canvases
Thursday, August 25, 2016
China's rich crafts heritage dates back many centuries. But as traditions evolve and time passes, many of these arts and crafts are at risk of being lost forever. This is why we're pleased to open "
The Art of Chinese Crafts
" on the Google Arts & Culture platform—a digital collection that brings together thousands of years, untold artists and infinitive inspiration in a single online destination for people around the world to see. We also hope it will help safeguard these national treasures for future generations to enjoy and appreciate.
There are plenty of treasures to discover with 38 new exhibitions and over 1,800 new artifacts from six partners, including the
Arts & Crafts Museum Hangzhou
China Intangible Heritage Industry Alliance
China Paper Cutting Museum
Museum of Ethnic Costumes
Museum of Ethnic Cultures
, and
Preserving Miao traditions
The Miao people's crafts are well-known throughout China, but not everyone practices these age-old traditions anymore. This puts much of their heritage at risk of disappearing. With exhibits from across several partner museums, you can explore their culture's tangible and intangible heritage.
Starting with the
Miao-style Oxhorn-shaped hair ornament
from the collection of the
Museum of Ethnic Costumes
, you can zoom in to discover the butterfly, phoenix and centipede motifs carved into this silver headdress which is often worn by young Miao women on
Zimei Jie
, or Sisters' Day.
Miao-style Oxhorn-shaped hair ornament, Museum of Ethnic Costumes
And then learn about the dozen or so different processes and techniques that go into the
Miao silversmith's work
, many of which have been passed from one generation to the next.
You can also learn more about the
Zimei Festival
, when Miao boys and girls exchange sticky rice and love songs in an elaborate courtship ritual in the springtime.
Crafts across many canvases
The "Art of Chinese Crafts" collection spans across many mediums, from silver to silk, to paper and peach pits too.
Marvel at the collection at the
miniatures artist Tian Hongbo
, whose intricate designs have been carved into peach stones.
Flying Kites (left) and Dragon Boat (right) by Tian Hongbo at Soyim
Unfold one of the many
ornate folding fans at the Hangzhou Arts & Crafts Museum
and discover how they emerged as a symbol of wisdom and grace rather than a cooling device.
And zoom into the fine lines of cut-paper paintings at the
China Paper Cutting Museum
. More recent pieces such as Li Haixia's "
A Delight to Watch
" may even remind you of the Miao silver carvings.
"A Delight to Watch" by Li Haixia, China Paper Cutting Museum
These exhibits and much more are waiting to be explored on the
Google Arts & Culture
platform, or on the
apps. We're excited to be working with our partners to use our technology to digitize these fine examples of Chinese crafts and folklore, and preserve them online for people around the world to admire for years to come.
Posted by Simon Rein, Program Manager, Google Cultural Institute
Five science and engineering projects from Asia that could make the world a better place
Friday, August 12, 2016
Editor's note: Today, we're announcing
16 Global Finalists for Google Science Fair 2016
; five of them are from Asia. One of these top projects will become the Grand Prize Winner, announced live at the sixth annual Awards Celebration in September from Mountain View, California. To follow the final stages of this year's competition, visit the
Google Science Fair site
, and follow along with us on
Thousands of projects. Hundreds of countries. Months of anticipation.
Please join us and our partners — LEGO Education, Scientific American, National Geographic and Virgin Galactic — as we welcome the 2016 class of
Google Science Fair Global Finalists
and celebrate their incredible ideas!
From a breathalyzer test that could predict lung cancer to an irrigation system that may conserve significant amounts of water while improving crops, below are 5 projects from Asia that represent some of the brightest ideas to make things better through science and engineering.
KeepTab: never lose your things again!
Shriank (16) - India
In Bangalore, India, Shriank enjoys engineering and coding applications to build innovative solutions that can help people in his community. He noticed that as we get older our ability to keep track of items we use on a daily basis deteriorates. This can make life particularly stressful and difficult for people with memory-related illnesses like dementia, Alzheimer's disease, or amnesia. So Shriank created a wearable device that can keep track of static (non-moving) objects in the world around you, as well as objects you may pick up and move yourself. While wearing the device, you can use Google Now to easily find out where you left everything from your medicine to your keys. With the ability to track objects with over 90% accuracy in ambient light, the KeepTab app relies on only your smartphone and your wearable device, making it easy to use and afford. Shriank hopes his invention can help people struggling with memory loss to improve the quality of their everyday lives.
Powerful Paint: the next generation battery
Marion (18), Joy (18), and Sonia (18) - Singapore
Marion, Joy, and Sonia live in Singapore and specialize in three different scientific fields: biomedical research, chemical engineering, and chemistry. These students decided to improve the design of the modern supercapacitor: an energy storage device that outperforms batteries significantly. It also lasts for over a decade, requiring less frequent replacement versus chemically-based batteries that can harm the environment as waste. Today, supercapacitors are physically created and mounted onto the surface of a device (like a smartphone). But, given their rigid shape, it can be difficult to apply them to non-standard shapes and they can be easily damaged. The trio of scientists created a paintable supercapacitor design: completely flexible, their design can adhere to a wide variety of surface types and still retain a significant amount of energy even when damaged. The group hopes their new design will be used throughout the electronics industry to improve devices like smartphones and even hybrid electric cars, making renewable, portable energy easily accessible for everyone.
Saving our breath: detecting lung cancer early
Xin Yong (18) - Malaysia
Xin Yong of Seremban, Malaysia, was shocked and worried when he heard that his mathematics teacher, a non-smoker, had suddenly developed advanced lung cancer - the most common form of cancer in the world. Whether or not smoking is the cause, patients' breath contains similar chemicals once they have the disease. As a young scientist particularly interested in nanotechnology, Xin Yong used his skills to create a sensor that can detect the progression of lung cancer by analyzing their breath. He tested his device on patients formally diagnosed with cancer, as well as patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (who were yet to be diagnosed), and finally patients who were non-smokers and not diagnosed to have pulmonary disease. Xin Yong's device costs only $1, is easy for anyone to operate, and it can provide test results within 10 minutes. Given that the device only requires the patient to breathe into it, it's an easy test to administer. Xin Yong believes his device can help doctors and patients to catch lung cancer early enough to treat it easily and potentially eliminate the cancer entirely.
Avoiding landfills with sreshto pads
Saliha (15) - Bangladesh
Growing up in Pakistan and Bangladesh opened Saliha's eyes to the sheer volume of waste being generated by these densely populated areas, leading her community to host some of the world's largest landfills. Determined to find a solution to cut down on non-biodegradable waste, Saliha turned to a common personal hygiene item: sanitary pads. With the local economy booming with the sanitary industry, she knew it was only a matter of time before landfills would become overwhelmed with these products, which contain plastics and harmful chemicals. So, Saliha created a safer, chemical-free option made entirely of plant materials that will degrade in just two year's time. She hopes her new "Sreshto" pads will help more local women feel comfortable while also making the environment safer for everyone.
More rice with less water
Mansha (15) - India
In India, over 50% of people in India depend on agriculture, including rice cultivation, to make a living, but many farmers do not have the resources or knowledge to efficiently manage these crops. Even more alarmingly, many rice crops waste high volumes of water due to this problem, and farmers often over-water their crops, negatively impacting their own rice yields. Eager to find a solution, Mansha of Hyderabad, India, wanted to create a low-cost way to monitor water levels in rice paddy fields as well as automate water levels for the best possible crop yields. She designed an automated irrigation system that waters crops based on their age, with the potential to save 30% of the water normally used per hectare of land as well as increase rice crop yields by up to 13%. Mansha looks forward to seeing her system conserve significant amounts of water while improving crops and minimizing financial stress and labor for farmers.
What's next for the Global Finalists?
This is just the beginning. We can't wait to welcome these 13-18 year olds to the sixth annual Google Science Fair Awards Celebration in California for the chance to win one of our
including a $50,000 scholarship. Here, an esteemed panel of
will review the 16 finalists and announce the much-anticipated winners. Don't miss the Awards Celebration, livestreamed on our website, on September 27th.
Andrea Cohan, Program Lead, Google Science Fair
Education and research
Google for Indonesia: Empowering Indonesian developers, creators, and startups
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
You may know
tahu bulat
, or fried tofu balls, as one of the tastiest snacks in Indonesia, but lately, it's also one of the hottest games. Own Games ID, a small Indonesian developer based in the city of Bandung, made a fun game called
Tahu Bulat
that hit #1 on Google Play charts in Indonesia. With smartphone adoption exploding and 100 million Indonesians now using the Internet, developers like Own Games ID are finding an audience for their creations and building new businesses. And to expand the ecosystem further, we have been
training up 100,000 developers in Indonesia
to use all the latest Android tools.
Own Games ID, the guys behind Tahu Bulat, eating fried tofu balls and having a bit of fun with YouTuber Gogogoy
But we can always do more, and that's why we held the Google for Indonesia event today in Jakarta to walk through how we've made our products more useful and relevant for Indonesians. Some of the announcements were very specific to Indonesian needs: Knowledge Panel cards on Indonesian Olympic results and popular motorcycles, new options to book ride hailing services across cars, taxis and motorcycles with GO-JEK and
added to Google Maps, Chromecast on sale in Indonesia, and the new Google Assistant coming to Bahasa Indonesia later in the year. We are also working with partners in Indonesia to bring
— a tool that helps schools, small businesses and cafes deliver YouTube videos at near instant speeds.
Today we also announced new helpful features tailored to countries like Indonesia where data constraints are a daily part of life. We will launch a new "Lite Mode" in Google Search that loads five-times faster on 2G connections. We've expanded the
Offline feature in Maps
so you can save directly to your SD card and click on a Wi-Fi mode to always use Maps offline except when on Wi-Fi.
Earlier this year when President Joko Widodo visited California, we
a plan to help train 100,000 Indonesian mobile developers by 2020. We are making progress towards this goal across three key efforts: providing universities with a semester-long curriculum on developing high-quality Android apps; translating our core Udacity course material into Bahasa Indonesia, which can be taken by aspiring app developers for free on any device; and running facilitator-led study groups that provide mentoring to all levels of developers.
We're especially pleased to be collaborating with leading universities including Institut Teknologi Bandung, Universitas Bina Nusantara, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and Universitas President to integrate the Android Developer Fundamentals course material into their curricula and provide faculty with training and support.
Indonesian start-ups and developers that are part of the second
Launchpad Accelerator
class, who'll receive mentoring and equity-free funding from Google
And to close out today's event, we were graced with a performance by music group
(Gamaliel Audrey Cantika), who started uploading songs onto YouTube seven years ago and are now Indonesian superstars. We have been so inspired by all the successful startups, hit games, and content creators coming out of Indonesia and can't wait to see the next generation of creative Indonesians who'll use the Internet to grow.
Posted by Caesar Sengupta, VP, Next Billion Users Team, Google
Mobile First World
Dragons and turtles, and fish, oh hi!
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Indonesian island of Komodo
is home to the world's largest living lizard—the
Komodo Dragon
. Now you can see these
carnivorous reptiles
from the comfort (and safety!) of home with the launch of new
Street View imagery from the Komodo islands
Beyond taking a virtual walk with dragons, you can also explore the rich marine life surrounding Komodo Island, with the launch of
11 new underwater sites from Indonesia
, thanks to
XL Catlin Seaview Survey
The Ocean Agency
Batu Bolong reef is covered with bright coral and marine life (
Image from XL Catlin Seaview Survey)
Home to a
kaleidoscope of corals and fish
, sites like
Batu Bolong
Raja Ampat
scuba divers
from around the world. Now you can
take a dip with turtles
, go swimming with
, and inspect
colorful corals
all without having to put on a wetsuit. All you need is Google Maps, to see and appreciate these unique and beautiful sites (available on
The shallow coral reefs of Raja Ampat are bustling with fish (Image from XL Catlin Seaview Survey)
Bunaken National Park
in the Coral Triangle is another top destination for aquanauts, as it has some of the
highest levels of biodiversity in the world
and is home to many
reef fish
A turtle rests under the coral at Timor II in Bunaken National Park (
Image from XL Catlin Seaview Survey)
A turtle tête-à-tête at Alung Banu (
Image from XL Catlin Seaview Survey)
To really get schooled in the marine diversity of Indonesia, head over to the
in Bali where you'll encounter
Giant Trevally
Big Eye Trevally
Yellowstripe Scad
A school of Big Eye Trevally swim in the shallows at the Drop-Off in Tulamben, Bali (
Image from XL Catlin Seaview Survey)
To capture all this stunning underwater imagery, the XL Catlin Seaview Survey team use a
panoramic camera system
, mounted on an underwater scooter piloted by a diver. The crystal clear images are produced by the camera cruising along at around 4kms per hour taking rapid-fire 360 degree pictures every 3 seconds. This imagery is part of a
unique global study
dedicated to monitoring the change of the ocean's corals and revealing that change to the world.
The XL Catlin Seaview Survey SVII camera surveys the picturesque coral garden at Keruo, Raja Ampat (
Image from XL Catlin Seaview Survey)
Once you're finished exploring the sea, come up for some air and take in the sights on land at
Komodo village
Enjoy the views above water too from Komodo village
We hope you enjoy exploring Indonesia's stunning natural beauty, above and below the water with Google Street View.
Posted by Cynthia Wei, Google Street View Program Manager, South East Asia
Have YouTube, will travel: Thai creators head to global meet-ups
Friday, July 29, 2016
As part of our series of interviews with people across Asia-Pacific who use the Internet to create, connect, and grow, we spoke with Thai creators John Winyu of Spokedark.TV and Code of TigerCryChannel. They've just returned from the U.S. where they took part in the YouTube Global Creator Summit in New York and
in California, respectively. Read on to hear about what they learned, what surprised them, and how they were inspired by their newfound YouTube experiences.
For more information on how to get started as a YouTube creator and how to grow your channel, check out the revamped Creator Hub at
, currently available in 23 languages.
Code shouting for joy at VidCon; John Winyu's selfie from the Creator Summit
How long have you been making videos on YouTube?
John Winyu
My show started back in 2011. I wanted to have a show that represented myself but without the limitations of TV channel ratings—so I found YouTube. It was a space for people with ideas who want to share them for other people to follow. We see YouTube as a huge online TV station where we can have our own programs and make a career out of it. We're happy to continue doing what we love.
I made my first YouTube video under the name TigerCry in September 2012. It was really passion that ignited my idea, fueled by YouTube as a platform for anyone who doesn't otherwise have the opportunity to present their ideas on free TV. YouTube makes our dreams and ideas come true.
Code with folks from the YouTube team
What expectations did you have, and what were you hoping to achieve from your trips?
Before I arrived at the YouTube Creator Summit in New York, I thought it would be as big as
YouTube FanFest
. But as it turned out, it was a very intimate gathering of creators from the U.S., Australia, Japan, and Korea. I learned a great deal from successful creators, and we even planned some collaborations which we will shoot in a few months.
In contrast, I thought
was going to be a small event, but it turned out it was a whole city of YouTube creators and fans in one place. It was really eye-opening to meet so many creators from around the world there for three days. I also had a meal with my favorite creators. We shared ideas which gave me the inspiration to create new content.
John Winyu with fellow YouTube creators
What were some of the highlights of your trip?
John Winyu:
I was thrilled to meet PewDiePie, who has the most YouTube followers in the world. I talked to him for half an hour and invited him to visit Thailand. He not only accepted but asked what we can do together. I also met Casey Neistat who documents what he sees or does everyday—his work is a great inspiration for me. He was so active: he walked, ran, went up and down stages just to capture video the whole time. This made me feel the vibrancy of his life, and that he has fun with what he creates.
John Winyu with Japanese creator Asahi Sasaki and British-Korean creator Josh Carrott of Korean Englishman
What were you most surprised by?
John Winyu:
The Creator Summit freed my creativity and led me to new perspectives. Meeting those creators from around the world also dissolved something that had boxed me in before. When I uploaded a video the first day after I returned, I could feel the freedom of my ideas flowing.
Code's crew with Johanna Wright, Product Management VP at YouTube
What is your hope for the Thai creator community?
John Winyu:
Thailand has some of the most avid YouTube audiences in the world, but the majority of YouTube viewers watch established programs rather than independent creators. So I'd like to see more support for independent creators, giving them the confidence to create more great content.
Now that YouTube has launched its online Creator Community, Thai creators have a great place to go to share ideas or advice. Online creators are unique, unlike other business owners. The online community gives us opportunities to share ideas amongst each other and come up with solutions, as well as share easy access to resources.
Entrepreneurs Series
All aboard! Now Jakarta commuters will know when their bus is actually arriving
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Starting today, commuters in Jakarta will be able to get real-time bus information. We've teamed up with Transjakarta to add real-time information about routes and schedules for corridors
1 through to 12
on Google Maps, so it's easier for people in Jakarta to plan their trips.
For example, the next time you're planning a trip between Bintaro and Sudirman, you can simply type in the two locations to get information about which bus to catch. In addition to bus routes and numbers, you'll be able to see when the next bus is arriving at your stop and an estimation of how long your trip is going to take. If your bus is delayed, Google Transit will automatically update the times. Routes that have real-time information available are marked in Google Maps in green.
Google Transit is also available on Google Maps for Android and iPhone. Simply search for where you want go and Google Maps will show you how to get there via bus from your current location. With the new version of Google Maps, you can also compare different public transport options to work out when you need to leave to arrive at your destination on time.
We're working to bring real time information to more routes and more cities soon. We hope that the launch of real time updates to Transjakarta buses will make it easier for Jakartans to plan their next bus trip and enjoy more of what the city has to offer.
Posted by Suren Ruhela, Director, Google Maps
Summer road tripping in Japan with Android Auto
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
School's out for the summer and while some plan way in advance, others are still thinking about ways to entertain the family during the holiday months. If you're in or headed to Japan, you're in luck. The good ol' family road trip just got a lot more exciting now that
Android Auto
has come to Japan.
Cars from
like Audi, Honda and VW, sold in Japan are already equipped to run Android Auto in country. With Android Auto you get the best of the Google services you love like Search, Maps and Google Play Music straight to your dashboard. When you connect your Android smartphone to the car navigation system or display audio, the app will be displayed on the vehicle's screen. All you have to do is install the
Android Auto app
on your phone running Android 5.0 Lollipop or later, and voilà, you're off!
Gone are the days when you switched between your phone screen and your dashboard
While the kids might be
playing games
in the back seat, you can access the best of your apps safely within the comfort of the Google experience—including music and navigation—without taking a finger off the steering wheel.
The journey begins now. Use Google voice to dial-up your friends hands-free and let them know you are on your way to pick them up.
Let your friend know you're on your way to pick her up without touching your phone!
As any experienced road-tripper will know, once you're in the car you will need a soundtrack to get you wherever you're going. Being able to listen to the hits through music services such as
Google Play Music
without having to DJ by hand will bring a whole new level of fun to any road trip experience.
Stream your favorite tunes while you ride with Android Auto
Most importantly, safety is at the heart of every journey with Android Auto. Eyes-free technology like Google Voice and spoken directions combined with integrated controls (like steering wheel buttons) reduce interruption to your drive. It also means you can keep your eyes on the road without missing any of
Japan's best carscapes
With your smartphone connected, you can use navigation apps, send messages, and phone contacts without having to fumble with your phone.
Hands-free navigation and voice controls with Google Maps
Android Auto first launched in the U.S. in 2015 and since then it has expanded to over 30 countries including Australia, New Zealand, India and now Japan with more than 100 car models supporting it.
Posted by Shinobu Nakao, Android Auto, Strategic Partner Development Manager
"The Searching Planet" exhibition at Japan's Miraikan
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Opening today at the
National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
in Tokyo — known locally as the Miraikan — is a new exhibit called "
The Searching Planet
." Using the museum's famed "
" earth-shaped display, this video art uses icons and graphs to show how people are searching the Internet all around the world. Geo-Cosmos normally shows scientific data about the earth, but "The Searching Planet" will provide a window into human behavior — our hopes, curiosities, and moments of surprise.
Most of all, the exhibit shows that despite our differences, the globe is often united in the same hobbies, interest in major news moments — and surprisingly, the same foods.
Pizza is the most widely searched food across the planet
Searches for [brexit]
If you can't make it to the Miraikan, you can explore "
The Searching Planet
" as a Chrome Experiment on your phone or computer. For the next 10 days, we are giving away special Google Cardboards at the Miraikan as gifts, but if you have one, you can use your phone to view the site in 360-degrees.
Posted by Mai Fukue, Product Marketing Manager, Google Japan
Asia Trends
Google Science Fair 2016: Meet the Community Impact Award finalists from Asia Pacific
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Update 19 July:
We're pleased to announce that
Advay Ramesh
has won the Community Impact Award, Asia for his mobile GPS that helps keep fishermen safe from invisible maritime boundary lines. You can read more about his project below.
In addition, we're excited to share the Top 100 ideas selected by the judges, which are now in the running to become one of 16 Global Finalists later this year. These include
submissions from students in Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. Check out the full list of the 100 Google Science Fair Regional Finalists
Editor's note: This year, we're celebrating 25 innovative Community Impact student projects across the globe that solve community and health resource challenges with science. While we're featuring the finalists from Asia Pacific below, you can read more about all the finalists' projects on the
Google for Education blog
Through the
Google Science Fair
, we've invited today's brightest young minds to answer an important question: how can they make the world better through science, math, and engineering? We received thousands of extremely impressive answers to this question from over 107 countries this year, and we can't wait to announce the winners later in September.
Before that happens, though, we want to recognize the projects that aim to solve tough community challenges like providing clean drinking water, keeping people safe from natural disasters, and fighting droughts. This year, we'll be giving not just one, but
regional Community Impact Awards: one for each top project that focuses on fixing a difficult resource problem across Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
Please join us and our partners — LEGO Education, Scientific American, National Geographic and Virgin Galactic — in celebrating the Asia Pacific region Community Impact Award finalists below:
Keeping Fishermen Safe at Sea
In Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,
Advay (14)
was dismayed to hear how often local Rameswaram fishermen were captured and arrested for long periods of time due to making a simple mistake: crossing an International Maritime Boundary line it was impossible for them to see. Given the high penalties and impact to fishermen's livelihoods, Advay wanted to create an easy-to-use GPS system to send alerts when sailors approached maritime borders or when better fishing was available in another area. The system can also alert fishermen to dangerous weather conditions, so they can steer clear. Advay's invention is designed to work on any type of handheld mobile device, and he hopes that with it more local fishermen can avoid financial hardship and stay safe at sea.
Congo-ing Nuts: Making Dirty Water Clean
Like others in their local community in Singapore
Tushmitha (15), Nagajothi (15),
Yan (15)
come from diverse backgrounds. All too aware of how difficult it can be for people across India and Southeast Asia to access clean water, the trio wanted to create a safe, economical water filter. The students realized that while textile mills are a significant source of revenue for new economies in many developing countries in the region, they can also leave behind water contaminated with chemical dyes used to color fabrics. For their project, the group created a filter using the porous walnut shell to extract Congo Red dye, a common fabric dye, from polluted water. To their delight, their filter worked, proving that this biodegradable and common agricultural waste product just might be the perfect material to make local water safe to drink.
Avoiding Landfills with Shresto Pads
Growing up in Pakistan and Bangladesh opened
Saliha's (15)
eyes to the sheer volume of waste being generated by these densely populated areas, leading her community to host some of the world's largest landfills. Determined to find a solution to cut down on non-biodegradable waste, Saliha turned to a common personal hygiene item: sanitary pads. With the local economy booming with the sanitary industry, she knew it was only a matter of time before landfills would become overwhelmed with these products, which contain plastics and harmful chemicals. So, Saliha created a safer, chemical-free option made entirely of plant materials that will degrade in just two year's time. She hopes her new "Shresto" pads will help more local women feel comfortable while also making the environment safer for everyone.
The Next-Gen Greenhouse
Airin (17)
hails from Kerala, India, a region known for beautiful tropical beaches and agriculture, specifically tea, coffee, and spice plantations. Given his community's dependence on farming, Airin was intrigued by a question: could he create a better greenhouse that could produce extra crops sustainably and remain safe for the environment? For his project, he created a greenhouse that recycles 100% of the carbon dioxide it produces. His design proved successful, quadrupling crop yields while also using less power, water, and money. Airin believes his greenhouse can help Kerala farmers increase their harvests and income while sparing the local air from pollution.
Forget Those Frozen Pipes!
In Shanghai, where temperatures can drop severely in winter due to Siberian winds, pipes can often freeze and burst, disrupting the community's access to water for hours or days at a time. While identifying a frozen pipe before it bursts is one path to solving the problem,
Ying (17)
realized it was more important to identify a pipe that was about to freeze and adjust water temperatures before thet become critical. She set herself the task of creating an engineering solution to monitor local pipes that can automatically send electrical currents to adjust water temperatures as needed. Ying hopes her design will help her local community avoid plumbing disasters during the coldest time of year.
Tune into the Google Science Fair
on July 18th to find out which five young scientists will win their regional Community Impact Award! With the generous support of our partners, winners will receive mentors and scholarships to help them further their education and inspiring projects.
To keep an eye on the competition, follow along on
Posted by Andrea Cohan, Program Lead, Google Science Fair
Education and research
Hong Kong
Sri Lanka
Next Journalism School 2015 winners: Meet Korea's next generation of data journalists
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Editor's note: We invited three participants of the Next Journalism School 2015 to share some of the highlights from their visit to the Google campus in Mountain View, California. The Next Journalism School is an annual program that was set up in 2014 to nurture our next generation of journalists and equip them with the skills they need in a digital era. If you're studying journalism in Korea and are interested in joining the next cohort, applications open
today and close on July 24, 2016.
We were welcomed to Google's Mountain View campus by the warm California sunshine, Korean Googlers and of course the green Android robot.
Successful news gathering and reporting today relies a lot on advanced technology and data analysis. This year, there were 60 graduates from the Next Journalism School, and three of us were fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Google's headquarters in Silicon Valley, where we got a first-hand look at some of the latest innovations in this field.
Virtual reality.
As 360 degree technology becomes more and more accessible, Google's tools have made it easy to utilize VR imagery in journalism for a more immersive experience.
Google Trends
show patterns in search across topics and over time, enabling a new form of storytelling based on real-time data. While most of us turn to Google Search for answers, it's also a great tool to give journalists answers and insight into what is top of mind for people around the world.
Accelerated Mobile Pages
optimizes content for mobile phones so pages load faster, making it more compelling for people to consume content on their handheld devices. Research has shown that readers will click away from a page if it takes longer than three seconds to load. So AMP is incredibly important for engaging readers with news content, particularly in countries like Korea, where
48% of news is consumed on mobile--the highest in the world
We met with Googlers who are passionate about tools that are making data journalism more accessible. From left to right: Inhyuk Seok and Donghwi Lee (software engineers on Google Search), Otavio Good (software engineer on Google Translate), Richard Gingras (Head of News), Brian Sullivan (Program Manager with Google Earth Outreach)
Along with getting first hand exposure to the many media tools available, the real highlight of our trip was meeting and speaking with Googlers who are passionate about the future of journalism. It was exciting to hear how Google nurtures innovation and innovative-thinking in their own workplace. It's an environment where people are encouraged to try new things, with one guiding principle: focus on the user. We look forward to replicating a lot of this thinking as we return to our own day jobs, and bring some of the innovations that we learned about to our readers.
Posted by Lee Min-gyeong, Kim Hye-in and Yeon Da-hye
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|The Somaliland Times
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|ISSUE 53 January 25, 2003
Rakiya, Where is The Justice for the 1990s?
A Critical Study of IRIN Reporting: The Case of Somaliland
Dismissing A. Yusuf as Irrelevant, UCID Chairman Says Party Will Seek Talks With Hawiye and Rahanweyn Leaders on Somaliland and Somalia
Classes To Start At SOS Sheikh Secondary
Somalia Peace Talks Mediator Denies BBC Report
Musyoka: Somalia Crisis a Burden to Kenya
New Mediator Promises More Transparency At Peace Talks
Somalia Talks Are Stormy, but They Still Inch Ahead
"I am Swinging This Flower To You" Part IV
US General: Iraq War Won't Hurt Horn of Africa Anti-Terror Effort
Appointment Of UN Special Adviser Extended
Man Claims Spirits Told Him To Hit His Son
Dr. Tani Responds To Raqiya Omaar
Faysal's Creative Ideas and Legitimate Concerns
Will The Federal Ethiopia Fail Somali Zone?
This is a response to an article published in Somaliland Times by Rakiya Omar titled (Justice for the atrocities of the 1980s. The Responsibility of Politicians and Political Parties).
All of us have applauded and very much appreciated Rakiya's efforts to document and share with the world the atrocities that have been committed against Somalilanders in the 1980s, none of us cared whether or not all the allegations were true, because there was enough truth in it to make us happy with it. However, this article from Rakiya in Somaliland Times newspaper has pointed out how important it is to revisit some of those allegations involving human rights atrocities, specially those allegations that have been made against individuals who are running for election to become the president of Somaliland - I cannot agree with you more - Rakiya is absolutely right. I made similar arguments when Dahir Rayale became the President, and I still believe it is important that Dahir Rayale must respond publicly to these allegations.
However, my problem with Rakiya's recent article is not what she said, but rather what she did not say: There are three men who are running in Somaliland presidential elections to become the new president of Somaliland in 2003, all three of them have serious allegations against them, allegations that involve serious crimes committed against Somalilanders either in the 1980s or in the 1990s, most of us know those allegations very well, let me refresh your memory:
I'm sure none of these allegations are new to the readers of Somaliland Times. Are they serious allegations? Absolutely yes. Should these candidates respond to it? You bet - at least in my view.
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A mosaic representing the sea (Thalassa). From the Wikipedia: In Greek mythology, Thalassa (Θάλασσα "sea") was a primordial sea goddess, daughter of Aether and Hemera. With Pontus, she was the mother of the nine Telchines and Halia. Sometimes, she was thought of as the mother of Aphrodite with Uranus. She was the personification of the Mediterranean Sea.
Alternative names are Thalatta and Thalath.
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Maine's cheese makers opened their doors Sunday for the annual Open Creamery Day.
The event is sponsored by the Maine Cheese Guild.
Cheese makers like Tyler Renaud from Silvery Moon Creamery in Westbrook said the cheese industry in Maine has come a long way.
"The cheese industry in Maine is fairly young. In that respect, the consumer base has a lot to learn, but they seem like they're willing to learn and they seem very receptive to it."
Visitors to the creameries learned the stories and methods behind some of the state's 150 artisan cheeses. Creameries also opened their shops and brought out their sheep and cows.


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Caroline Bryan, wife of Luke Bryan, and Rebecca Sweet, who's married to Little Big Town's Phillip Sweet, are among the ladies walking for the cause. GAC host Nan Kelley, a lymphoma survivor herself, is heading up the "Country Faces Cancer" team. Nashville's 10th annual Light the Night walk will take place Thursday, Oct.1, at 7:30 p.m. at LP Field. The walk is 1.75 miles, and features live music, food and activities for children. Participants carry illuminated balloons and raise funds for vital, lifesaving research and patient services. The walk is open to the public, and teams and individuals can register online at lightthenight.org/tn [1].
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SIKESTON - Mr. and Mrs. G. Moore Greer have sold their home, 505 N. Ranney, to Dr. and Mrs. Nienstedt. Mr. and Mrs. Greer expect to build something temporary on Greer Estate, west of Sikeston on Highway 60.
NEW MADRID - River bottom farmers are building levees to prevent crop loss from flooding along the Mississippi River. Simon Tanner, river observer, reported that the river level was 32.1 feet this morning and is expected to crest at 33.5 feet by Sunday. Flood stage is 34 feet.
SIKESTON - The last film shown at the former Malone Theatre may have been a premonition of its demise. The last movie to play at the theatre, now known as the Chaney-Harris Cultural Center, was "Up in Smoke." Early today, the building, one of Sikeston's remaining historic structures, did exactly that, as it was destroyed by fire. There were no serious injuries in the incident which gutted the large brick structure. The building was constructed in 1914 and has been considered a Sikeston landmark. The Malone Theatre was built in three sections, with the final portion of the building constructed in the 1930s.
VANDUSER - The smoke from the Tuesday afternoon fire at the Sikeston Creosoting Plant, situated on Route Z east of Vanduser, was visible up to 30 miles away according to some reports. Firefighters were on the scene for five hours battling the blaze and managed to keep it from spreading to nearby diesel tanks. The fire apparently started shortly after noon when a worker was cutting a bolt with a blowtorch and an ember got into a tank of creosote, said Jackson Bostic, an environmental emergency specialist with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Firefighters judged the building to be a total loss.


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Toshiba Portégé M700-110 review
Attractive to look at, but too expensive for occasional tablet use and not good enough to compete with the best dedicated devices.
This is the first article in PC Pro to be written by hand for quite some time. In fact, it's quite possibly the first ever. We found Toshiba's new tablet so tactile and usable that we dispensed with our keyboard altogether for the day to give it the most thorough test we could think of - helping us to write its own review.
In notebook mode, the Portégé looks like any standard small-format laptop, with a conventional chassis for a machine with a 12.1in screen, aside from the rotating hinge of course. The silver plastic that makes up the lid and keyboard surround looks good, and the mirror-finish Toshiba logo adds an aura of quality.
Sadly this look of solidity does not extend to the construction of the M700-110. The build quality is unimpressive, let down particularly by a huge amount of flex around the removable optical drive. The whole side of the laptop at this point can be compressed to a worrying extent.
The keyboard is delicate, with hardly any travel in the keys. It doesn't feel precise as a result and some keys are too small (the function keys, for example) to use comfortably. Small keys can be forgiven on a notebook this size, but as our current A List Tablet PC, HP Compaq's 2710p, manages to cram a superb keyboard into an even smaller chassis, the Toshiba has little excuse.
Switching to tablet mode is simply a case of swivelling the screen 180 degrees and closing the lid. The hinge works well, but only if you line up the screen at 90 degrees to the body of the notebook; if it's off by a few degrees then the mechanism clicks loudly and the screen bends. The over-flexible chassis is even more noticeable when you're gripping the Toshiba in tablet mode, and the optical drive also irritates - the eject button is all too easily pressed by accident.
The screen can be used in digitiser or touchscreen mode. This means it can respond not only to a stylus, but also the jab of a finger depending on your preference.
And all this, impressively, doesn't impinge on image quality; the M700's screen isn't grainy as touchscreens so often are. The glossy coating can cause reflections in brightly lit offices and in strong sunlight, but the quality is very good, and the surface seems resilient to even the firmest of jabs from the stylus.
The screen isn't the only input device available in tablet mode. There's also a row of buttons along the bezel, which include a combined arrow key and Enter emulator, plus a quick-launch button for Windows Mobility Centre, which allows you to change various settings with just a couple of clicks. Thoughtfully, there's a fingerprint reader and this is mounted on the screen surround for access in either tablet or notebook modes.
In our battery tests the Toshiba lasted nearly five hours under light use, and just one hour and one minute in our more intensive tests. While this is respectable, it's far from class leading. The HP Compaq 2710p managed a far longer three and a half hours under intense use, partly helped by its lower power processor. However, this means a trade off in power, and the 2710p only managed a rather sluggish 0.54 in our 2D benchmarks.
Toshiba hasn't gone down the same route here, and the Portégé posts far more impressive performance scores. With an Intel Core 2 duo running at 2GHz and a generous 2GB of RAM, Vista runs without any problems and programs load quickly.
It scored 0.96 in our 2D benchmarks. That's on a par with most other business laptops in its price range, our current favourite - the Dell Latitude D630 - included.


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SHOOTS: Left
BIRTHPLACE: Port Chester, NY, USA
DRAFTED: CGY: 2009-23 overall
|Traded to NY Rangers by Calgary with Calgary's 5th round choice (Shane McColgan) in 2011 Entry Draft for Roman Horak, NY Rangers' 2nd round choice (Markus Granlund) in 2011 Entry Draft and Pittsburgh's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, Calgary selected Tyler Wotherspoon) in 2011 Entry Draft, June 1, 2011. Traded to Columbus by NY Rangers with Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov and NY Rangers' 1st round choice (Kerby Rychel) in 2013 Entry Draft for Rick Nash, Steven Delisle and Columbus' 3rd round choice (Pavel Buchnevich) in 2013 Entry Draft, July 23, 2012. Traded to Chicago by Columbus for Jeremy Morin, December 14, 2014. Claimed on waivers by Toronto from Chicago, March 1, 2015. Traded to Pittsburgh by Toronto with Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs and future considerations for Nick Spaling, Kasperi Kapanen, Scott Harrington, New Jersey's 3rd round choice (previously acquired) in 2016 Entry Draft and future considerations, July 1, 2015.
2010-11: Established career-highs in games played (48), assists (19) and points (24) while skating in his third full season with Skelleftea in Sweden's top league, the Elitserien. ... Tied for fifth on the team in assists and eighth in points, and ranked fifth on the club in penalty minutes. ... Also tallied three goals and five assists in 18 playoff contests with Skelleftea. ... Tied for fifth on the team in playoff goals and assists, and sixth in points while establishing playoff career-highs in games played, goals, assists, points, and penalty minutes (12). 2009-10: Established a career-high in penalty minutes (44). ... Led all Skelleftea defensemen in goals (seven) and ranked fourth in points (13). ... Ranked 12th in the league in goals by a defenseman. 2008-09: Spent the majority of the season with Skelleftea Elitserien team, recording seven points (two goals, five assists) in 45 games. ... Prior to joining Skelleftea's SEL club, he led the Skelleftea Under-20 SuperElit team in points (14), goals (2) and assists (12) in nine games. 2007-08: Led all Skelleftea Junior defensemen in points (14), goals (three) and assists (11), and led the team in penalty minutes (78). ... Made his SEL debut as a 17-year-old. 2006-07: Tied for second on Skelleftea's Under-18 team in points per game (0.50). ... Made his Sweden Under-20 playoff debut. 2005-06: Made his Swedish hockey debut with the Skelleftea Under-18 squad.
2011: Captured a silver medal with Sweden at the 2011 IIHF World Championship. ... Tallied one assist and two penalty minutes while skating in nine games. 2010: Captured a bronze medal with Sweden at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship. ... Registered three points (one goal, two assists) and 10 penalty minutes in five contests. ... Ranked second among team defensemen in penalty minutes (10). 2009: Captured a silver medal with Sweden at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship. ... Also captured a silver medal with Sweden at the 2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship. ... Selected by members of the media to the Under-18 tournament All-Star Team, and named Sweden's best player by tournament coaches. ... Led all tournament defensemen in points (9), tied for first in goals (3) and second in assists (6) while skating in six contests.
Son of former Rangers forward, Jan Erixon, who played his entire 10-year NHL career with the team from 1983-84 to 1992-93.
June 26, 2009 -- Calgary's first-round choice, No. 23 overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. June 1, 2011 -- Traded by Calgary with 2011 fifth-round draft pick (Shane McColgan) to Rangers in exchange for Roman Horak and two 2011 second-round draft picks (Markus Granlund, No. 45 overall, and Tyler Wotherspoon, No. 57 overall via Carolina).
MOST PIM, GAME: 2 on Oct. 7, 2011, vs. Los Angeles at Stockholm, Sweden
FIRST NHL GAME: Oct. 7, 2011, vs. Los Angeles at Stockholm, Sweden


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Our first project in 2012 –
We organized HoneyLove's Library and put the list on GoodReads.com!!
Join us at the next HoneyLove event and check out a book from our Library!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR HONEYLOVERS!! What an amazing year for bees in Los Angeles… We are so grateful for all of your support!! ? YAY BEES!!!
VIDEO: A compilation of three summer months from inside a top bar hive.
Video shot using 2 MP Logitech webcam via extension USB cable to a laptop. The hive had a glass pane separating the (small) camera compartment from the inhabited part illuminated by a small low-energy light bulb in the camera compartment.
British Beekeeping Association: "Criteria for apiary sites" –
It will rarely be possible to find a perfect location for an apiary, but below are some factors to bear in mind when searching for a suitable spot.
Family, neighbors and the public: Unfortunately many people are afraid of bees. While honey bees are usually not aggressive whilst out foraging, sometimes the public confuses wasps with bees and may come blaming you when they get stung. To try and make your bees less visible, it's good practice to enclose the apiary with a barrier of some sort, such as a hedge or fence to force the bees to fly in above head height… Keeping your hives less visible also helps reduce the chance of vandalism or theft…
Forage: Try to find out the amount and type of food sources available within your potential site, by taking a walk about and/or by asking local beekeepers… Bees usually forage within a 2-3 mile radius of their hives. It takes four pounds of nectar evaporated down to produce one pound of honey; it takes about a dozen bees to gather enough nectar to make just one teaspoon of honey, and each of those dozen bees needs to visit more than 2,600 flowers…
A flat site is easier to place hives on!
South facing is warmest.
The site should be sheltered from wind…
It should be a site which does not flood
Keep hives away from the bottom of dips in the land…
Most books advise that sites under trees are unsuitable…
The bees will need a water source to produce brood food, dilute honey stores and cool the hive in hot weather. If a suitable pond or stream is not available consider providing a shallow water source in a sunny position, with stones bees can rest on to avoid drowning. Place this away from their main flight paths to avoid fouling. Adding a distinctive smell, such as peppermint essence, will help the bees find the water.
Access: Easy access to a site throughout the year, with a hard path down to the apiary, is important. Honey supers are heavy, so if you are using an out apiary it helps if you can park your car nearby. Sites which require climbing fences or ditches to enter are a bad idea…
Space: You need room to stand while inspecting and somewhere to put the roof and supers down….
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Supplies you'll need:
Dried herbs or fragrant flowers
About 2 cups (473 mL) olive oil or other carrier oil, such as calendula oil or almond oil
About 1 cup (236.5 mL) BEESWAX (you can use a small votive beeswax candle if you can't find pure beeswax)
Essential oil (optional)
Clean glass jars with tight-fitting lids, for infusing oil
Cheesecloth or a jelly bag
Liquid ingredient measuring cup
Small clean tins or jars with lids
Kraft paper adhesive labels and printed Japanese washi tape
Yields about 2 cups (473 mL) of salve
Infuse Oil
Note: When you're infusing the oils, there is no strict measurement or ratio of herbs to oil — just make sure to use enough oil to generously cover the herbs, since the herbs will absorb some of the oil.
1. Place the dried herbs or flowers in a clean jar and cover with olive or other carrier oil, filling to within 1? (2.5 cm) of the top of the jar.
2. Seal the jar tightly and place in a sunny window. Shake every day or so for two weeks to disperse the herbs throughout the oil.
3. Place a double layer of cheesecloth or a jelly bag over the measuring cup. Pour the contents of the jar over the cheesecloth or jelly bag to strain out the herbs. Let drain.
4. When the oil stops dripping, wring the herbs out with your hands to extract all of the infused oil. Discard spent herbs. Note how much infused oil you have in the measuring cup.
Create Salve
1. Pour the infused oil into a small saucepan. Grate the beeswax onto a plate. For every 1/4 cup (59 mL) of infused oil in the pan, add 2 tablespoons of grated beeswax to the pan and stir until dissolved. If you're using essential oil, add a couple drops for every 2 tablespoons (29.5 mL) of infused oil, or more if you prefer a stronger scent.
2. Warm the ingredients gently over low heat. Meanwhile, place a saucer in the freezer.
3. When the wax is dissolved, remove the pan from the heat and place a spoonful of the salve mixture onto the cold saucer. Place the saucer back in the freezer.
4. After about a minute, check the consistency of the salve by removing the saucer from the freezer and testing it with your finger. If it's very hard, add more infused oil. If it's too soft, add more grated beeswax. Aim for a consistency that will work well as a salve (I prefer mine on the creamy side so I can use it as a heavy-duty gardening balm).
5. When the salve reaches the desired consistency, pour it into clean tins or jars.
6. Place the tins or jars on a level surface to cool and set. When the salve has cooled completely, place lids on the tins or jars.
Add Labels
1. Add decorative labels to the tins or jars to identify the blends. I printed the blend names on adhesive kraft labels and cut the labels to fit the tops of the tins. I also added a piece of washi tape along one side.
2. Store the salve in a cool, dark place.
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A NATION CHALLENGED: THE DOMESTIC ROUNDUP; As Authorities Keep Up Immigration Arrests, Detainees Ask Why They Are Targets
By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: February 3, 2002
CRANSTON, R.I., Jan. 31— In a bare interview room, Mohamed Desouky describes the early morning arrest that took him from his apartment in Milford, Mass., his pizzeria job and his Polish girlfriend and left him in the cold regimen of the state prison here.
''I was still asleep, so my roommate answered the door,'' said Mr. Desouky, 28, an Egyptian who moved to the United States five years ago. ''I woke up when six F.B.I. agents came into my room. They said they wanted to look around. When they asked for my passport, I gave it to them. I wasn't going to play games. They saw my visa was expired. They told us to wash up and come with them. They said we didn't need to take anything, because we'd be back in a day or two. So I just took $20 and handed my keys to my girlfriend.''
Like hundreds of other Muslim men who have overstayed their visas, Mr. Desouky and his roommate, also Egyptian, were arrested on immigration charges, caught in the widening ripples of the post-Sept. 11 terrorism investigation.
By the end of October, more than 1,000 people had been detained. Although the government would not release the names of those held, the mass roundup was big news. Hundreds of the detainees -- the government will not say precisely how many -- remain in custody.
Much news media attention has moved to the detainees taken to Cuba from Afghanistan, but the arrests in the United States continue, with many police officers and other local officials playing an aggressive new role in immigration enforcement.
In Florida, a Jordanian was picked up and detained when he went to renew his driver's license.
In Virginia, a Moroccan who had registered at a high school the week of the terrorist attacks was asked for immigration documents. When the guidance counselor found that his tourist visa had expired, she gave the passport to the police, who passed it to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The youngster has been detained for four months.
It is unclear just how or why Mr. Desouky and his roommate came to be arrested. Mr. Desouky said that the federal agents who went to his apartment on Jan. 7 knew his roommate's name and that his roommate had recently transferred $10,000 to Egypt, a transaction that may have inspired the visit.
Although the roommate quickly found a lawyer, agreed to leave the United States voluntarily and was freed on bail, Mr. Desouky remains in prison, bewildered by his situation.
''I've never been in any trouble, and now I'm in a jail with murderers,'' he said. ''It's almost impossible to get through to the outside world. I feel like I've been put into a movie made somewhere in the middle of China.''
He found legal representation only last week. His lawyer, Halim Morris of Greater Boston Legal Services, said he did not yet know enough about the case to understand why Mr. Desouky was in prison or to predict the outcome of his case.
''The F.B.I. doesn't seem to have any interest in him as part of the terrorist investigation,'' Mr. Morris said. ''But the government's opposing bail in all these cases. Before Sept. 11, no one in this situation would have been detained.''
It has always been illegal to overstay a visa or sneak into the United States. But as practical matter, with eight million illegal immigrants in the population, enforcement has been lax. Because the immigration service lacks the resources to track down violators -- and, many would argue, because the United States has needed their labor -- most illegal immigrants were left alone.
''Generally in the past, when immigration violations like overstaying your visa or working without authorization were enforced, it was without detention,'' Lucas Guttentag, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Immigrants' Rights Project, said. ''Usually no bond was required, and anyone who agreed to leave the country voluntarily was allowed to leave promptly. Now there is strict enforcement in a selective and discriminatory way against people from the Middle East who are denied bond and detained for lengthy periods, even after they've agreed to leave.
''It's hard to know what's going on, because the Justice Department has refused to disclose information about people detained post-9/11, and now they're providing even less information about new arrests.''
For Mr. Desouky, the change in enforcement was stark.
''I always knew my visa had expired and I was here illegally, but before it never seemed to matter,'' he said. ''I never had any trouble finding a job. Some of my friends got married so they could be legal. But it just wasn't a problem in my life.''
Since Sept. 11, Middle Eastern or South Asian men who are in the country illegally have been subject to much new scrutiny. Some have been placed in detention after having been stopped by the police for speeding or not wearing a seat belt. Others have been picked up at airports, after checking in for domestic flights and showing passports with expired visas as identification.
The immigration agency said the detentions and deportations were an outgrowth of the terrorism inquiry, and not a random sweep of Muslims. The agency emphasizes that the number of Muslims in immigration proceedings remains tiny, compared with the number of Mexicans.


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Kobra was a secret reptile-worshiping terrorist organization with aspirations for world domination. Every member of Kobra dressed like snakes, and most spliced their genes with snake DNA.
Little is known about the origins of Kobra, but they had long admired the power of the dinosaurs. They envisioned them as the only life form capable of ruling the world once again. So, for years Kobra sought a way to splice human genes with dinosaurs' DNA. Until they could achieve their main goal, Kobra used cutting edge technology for robberies, extortion and terrorism, which led them to clash with Batman on a few occasions.[2][3]
Kobra was ruthless and unforgiving. Every member of Kobra was expected complete allegiance and devotion to the organization, and any protocol breach was punished with a gruesome death in a pit of vipers.[3]
Among their interrogation techniques, Kobra used a sensor that turned one's thoughts into pictures. This way they could weed out traitors among their ranks. (Though, this instrument was proved to be fallible, as young Miguel Diaz deceived it by sheer force of will.)[3]
There were several Kobra branches around the world, and each cell seemed to have its own leader. The hierarchy of Kobra was depicted by color and garments. The ones on the bottom were foot soldiers, identified by their green spandex uniforms. They responded to members who donned an orange variation of the same spandex uniform, with golden bracelets on their forearms and forelegs, and a green exomis or hooded cloak. There were also scientists, technicians, or assistants who wore these garments. However, Main Operators usually had a small amount of facial hair.
Within the infantry there were assassins that ranked above the rest. They were trained in specific fighting techniques, or armed with special weaponry, such as electrical flail[4] or edge weapons.[3] Altogether, these combatants were more dangerous and deadlier than the average foot soldier.
Employed Tactics
Despite having a resolute goal, Kobra lacked cohesive leadership. Therefore, they decided to genetically engineer the perfect Kobra leader. In the long run, they created Zander. They carefully monitored and controlled his gestation, striving to create a healthy and resilient makeup. Right from early infancy, Kobra started to groom Zander to become the perfect leader. They brainwashed and trained him in military strategies and tactics. They commissioned Dr. Cuvier to teach him about genetics, and Dr. Childes to look after his well-being and interests.[5]
In the meantime, Kobra continued executing fiendish schemes to gain an edge and thrive. At one point, they developed a deadly super virus capable of complete biological devastation. They hired Falseface to smuggle the virus from Saint Denis to Gotham City, and then broke into Gotham Plastics, where they planned to coat millions of cred-cards with the virus, thus transmitting it by hand-to-hand contact. In case that plan failed or the government resisted their demands, Kobra secretly turned Falseface into a virus carrier.
Kobra planned to demand a ransom of 10 billion credits. Their actions were eventually intercepted by the NSA that had enlisted Stalker to track down and retrieve the virus. Kobra's plans were foiled by an unlikely alliance between Stalker and Batman.[2]
When Zander finally reached adolescence and was ready to assume his leadership, Kobra could finally move on with their plan. They stole a vial from Dr. Padu Banjahri, a paleontologist who had been recovering dinosaur DNA, and spliced their lackeys into dinosaurs. However, there was still the problem of adaptability. Dinosaurs were cold-blooded, so they could only survive in a tropical environment. In order to raise the planet's temperature, Kobra had stolen the R12 thermal bomb from the Nova Research Center.[4] They planned to plunge it into a dormant volcano standing on a riff that went down to the Earth's core, which would start a chain reaction that would raise the temperature of the whole planet. However, thanks to the combined efforts of Batman and Kairi Tanaga, Zander's guru, Kobra's supreme goal was brought to a naught, and in the process they lost their perfect leader.[5]
During the subsequent years, Kobra carried on with their tactics, and eventually acquired another leader. They also secretly moved in to Platform 247, and used it as their new headquarters. In an undocumented occurrence, the police arrested Kobra Leader. Thus, Kobra designed a plan to imprison Static and then negotiate a trade. They forged a holographic message from Gear so as to lure Static into Platform 247, where he was ambushed, subdued and imprisoned in a stasis field. The negotiation, however, was never in Kobra's plans, as they never truly intended to give up the captive hero. It was but a ruse to provide their leader with an escape opportunity, while he was being transported to the exchange. After breaking out, Kobra Leader headed off to Kobra's headquarters to kill Static. However, Batman and Static's younger self broke in and took on Kobra's Leader and his soldiers. Static released his older self from the stasis field, and saw him single-handedly defeat a battalion of Kobra worshipers with a single jolt. Kobra's fate afterward remains unknown.[1]
- Kobra is an existing DC Comics concept: both the name of a terrorist cult and of the supervillain raised from birth to run it. In the DC Animated Universe, the latter role was filled by Zander.
- Kobra has appeared a few times in the Justice League Adventures comic series as 'current-day' counterparts to their Beyond era incarnations.
- As well as standing in for Kobra, Zander's backstory seems to be a homage to G.I. Joe villain Serpentor: both are genetically created to be monarchs of Kobra/Cobra.
- The idea that Kobra had to alter the world's climate because Dinosaurs were cold-blooded is decidedly odd, seeing as though at the time of the show's production, there was more paleontological evidence that Dinosaurs were actually warm-blooded animals and could survive in a great majority of environments. This belief is still held to this day.
Batman Beyond
- "Plague"
- "Curse of the Kobra"
- "Unmasked"
Static Shock
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Static Shock, "Future Shock"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Batman Beyond, "Plague"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Idem, "Unmasked"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Idem, "Curse of the Kobra, Part I"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Idem, "Curse of the Kobra, Part II"


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Renal Artery Stenosis (cont.)
What are the signs and symptoms of renal artery stenosis?
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High blood pressure is known as the "silent killer." It has no specific symptoms, but over time stresses the major organs in the body and is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
Blood pressure elevation with renal artery stenosis is no different; however, the decreased blood flow the kidney(s) over time may cause damage to the kidney(s). Decreased renal function (azotemia), may present with symptoms of fatigue, malaise, and/or slight confusion due to a gradual buildup of waste products in the body.
Your physician may be concerned about renal artery stenosis if high blood pressure has its initial presentation in a person older than age 50 or in a person under the age of 30.
The physical examination may give a clue if a bruit (a rustling sound produced by turbulent blood flow) is heard when your physician listens to the abdomen. If an artery is narrowed, it may cause turbulence as blood flows through the narrowing, causing a noise, like the rapids in a river. This noise is called a bruit.
Renal artery stenosis may also be considered a cause of elevated blood pressure if multiple anti-hypertension medications have failed to control high blood pressure.
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Download Facebook data can be done to back up all the facts and information you share in Facebook. You can download back up all the videos and photos that you have uploaded in Facebook, messages, wall posts and even chat conversation.
You can also download back up for your friends names and their email addresses. There are restrictions on the back up downloading which includes photos of your friends and their status updates, other people's personal information and comments that you have made. Here is the step by step procedure on how to download Facebook data"
1. In your Facebook Home- click on the icon that will direct you to "Account Settings". It is located at the top right beside the lock icon.
2. Click on the "Account Settings" once you are ready.
3. The page will open and you will see the "General Account Settings "under which will show the Name, Username, Email, Password, Networks, Language and down beneath it is the "Download a copy of your Facebook Data". Click on it when you are ready to download.
4. To download back up, click the "Download copy of your Facebook Data".
5. Once you clicked it, make sure to read all the data in this page. Here are the important data of this page for your guidance. It will show you what is in your archive such as videos, digital images, messages, your friends name, wall posts and email addresses. It will also show you what is "not" in your archive like, your friend's photos and status update, other people's personal details and comments you have made to other peoples post. There are also the expanded archives; you may want to learn about it by clicking the "Learn what's included". Please read all the information carefully for a clear understanding of this features. It will prompt you to "Protect your Archive" that includes private information such as profile, photos and wall posts. "Please keep this in mind before storing or sending in your archive" is a must read before proceeding.
6. Upon reading it carefully, click the "Start my Archive" to begin the backup series.
7. You will see the message box when you have clicked the "Start my Archive" button.
8. A message box will pop up to inform you that your archive is ready for downloading in your email address stated.
9. Once you confirm, the message box will tell you that it's already archiving and email will be sent once available. Please check your email to proceed.
10. It may take some minutes before your backup series will be done. Make sure that you have already read all the important details while doing the downloading of back up. While it is pending you will see the gray message box appearing with message "We're generating your personal archive, we'll email you when it's ready". Please take a look on the message box from time to time to make sure the archiving or the downloading of back up files is progressing.
11. It took some time before the back-up is completed because of the size of your Facebook file, it is important that you need to check your email from time to time if it has been backed up.
12. While waiting for the back-up process, you may want to check the following in the "Learn what's included" page. This are the information that you will see:
13. It is very important to check all the information that has been popping up in your screen before proceeding to any downloading. Some features may not be friendly to your existing account and may ruin your current settings.
Always be cautious in making any confirmation that has been appearing in your screen in the form of the message tab. It is normally do double check and always asking for your consent or confirmation before it proceeds with the process. Once you accidentally made any confirmation that can delete your Facebook page or Facebook settings, you can no longer retrieve it back.


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a1 College of International Studies, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST), Neipu, Taiwan, Republic of China; College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
a2 School of Biological & Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
a3 The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, UK.
a4 Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7204 MNHN-CNRS-UPMC, Centre de Recherches sur la Biologie sur des Populations d'Oiseaux (CRBPO), CP 51, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France.
The Corncrake Crex crex breeds in the Palearctic but overwinters in central and southern Africa. While some information had previously been gathered about the Corncrake's African wintering distribution, we here analyse a much more comprehensive database of 1,284 records based on a five-year desk study completed in January 2011 and use those records selected for spatio-temporal accuracy to build a continental distribution model. Our model was based mostly on climatic variables and predicts a high suitability for most eastern Africa countries south of the equator, but none of the western African countries with the exception of Angola and Namibia. Both the actual number of records as well as the distribution model thus indicates that the vast majority of Corncrakes migrate through and overwinter in the eastern parts of Africa. Because large parts of Angola, Mozambique, north-eastern Namibia, and Tanzania are predicted as suitable but have yielded very few actual records so far, they should be targeted for future field work. A very small number of Corncrakes may oversummer in Africa but such individuals are possibly unable to migrate due to sickness or injury, or may be first-year birds that are not ready to breed. An analysis of habitat and population density data indicates that, within the continental distribution, Corncrakes are mostly concentrated within grass-dominated habitats, mirroring their habitat preferences in the breeding areas. Corncrakes reach their wintering distribution mostly through an eastern migration route, but some individuals or subpopulations from the Western breeding population also use a western migration route. We also document the food choices, weights, and causes of injury and death within Africa. Because habitat conversion is accelerating all across Africa, we recommend constant monitoring of habitat availability and population densities within the Corncrake's wintering distribution.
(Received June 23 2011)
(Accepted November 18 2011)
(Online publication July 06 2012)
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The 2010 CIB World Congress is focused on Building a Better World. The construction and built environment sectors are already hugely important to achieving a world in which people are properly housed, in which buildings and transport systems support the efficient operation of our economies, and in which people are happy and healthy. But we can do better. Connecting and channelling the full capacities of the construction and built environment industries to meet the needs of the human race, head on, will transform the world, for us and for future generations.
The CIB World Congress is THE place to be to learn about the state of the art in markets, research and innovation linked to construction and the built environment. The Congress will include high profile presentations by leading authorities and thought leaders; trend reports covering a wide range of disciplines; perspectives on national and regional markets around the world; and the latest academic papers from every corner of the global built environment research community.
Hundreds of researchers from around the world will be meeting at the Congress, representing a strong multi-disciplinary mix of over forty CIB Working Commssions and Task Groups and, as well as running their own academic streams, they will be supporting a range of other activities and engaging in a busy social programme.
Professor Peter Barrett
Salford has always been a seedbed of radical change in society in many small ways - for example it is where the first public lending library in the world was set up and it is where vegetarianism took root. But on a grander scale the conference will be held in Salford Quays, which in the 19th Century was one of the major sites out of which the industrial revolution grew and spread across the world. Now it is emerging as a key location for another sea change in society - the digital revolution. Pier 9 is being developed into the UK's first dedicated Mediacity. The project, the second largest in the UK after the London Olympic site, is driven by a £500M private sector investment and will create 15,000 jobs and cover 200 acres. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is moving five of its departments out of London to to Salford Quays - including BBC Children's and BBC Sport - where they will make up 10% of the development. The conference venue, The Lowry, is at the doorstep of the MediaCityUK site giving the delegates a first hand opportunity to see how the UK's first media city coming together.


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Joe Vitale and The Power of Hypnotic Writing
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Lately, I've been reading a book called "Hypnotic Writing", by none other than copywriting legend Joe Vitale. Now, I've been writing sales letters and website content for years, but I'm a firm believer in not resting on my laurels! I mean, if I can learn anything else about copywriting that might allow me to make [...]
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As a freelance copywriter with a lovely little website, I'm often asked to write search engine optimised website copy for my clients. The fact is, plain and simple website copywriting – however good it may be – just isn't enough anymore! After all, if you're going to create a website, then you want to do [...]
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American Sign Language Interpreting - School of Liberal Arts
Associate in Arts (AA) in American Sign Language Interpreting
Certificate (CERT)
About the Program
Bridge the gap between the deaf and hearing worlds in the American Sign Language Interpreting Program. Upon completing the program, graduates will have a broad understanding of the types and scope of support services available to deaf persons as well as extensive knowledge of deaf culture. The program prepares graduates to facilitate communication between deaf and hearing people using English and American Sign Language.
The curriculum includes skills classes, seminars, and internships, as well as general education classes related to this field. Courses cover grammar and linguistics, an introduction to deaf culture, psychology and sociology, and composition and rhetoric. Acquire skills in cross-cultural communication and quick decision making during instant translation.SFCC's Sign Language Interpreting Lab facilitates classes and gives you the opportunity to work on and improve your ASL and interpreting skills according to your personal schedule.
The American Sign Language Interpreting Program offers certificate and associate degrees with an emphasis on the educational setting. The demand for qualified interpreters nationally exceeds the supply of interpreters. A trilingual option in Spanish is also available. While earning your degree, you should be aware of the additional regulations and licensure for New Mexico and the United States.*
For more information please visit:
- American Sign Language Interpreting Program Links
- World Languages/American Sign Language Interpreting Faculty
American Sign Language interpreting
Career Opportunities:
The program is designed to prepare you to work as interpreters in areas such as colleges, public schools or as freelance interpreters. The curriculum provides you with a varied background that helps you prepare to enter work in human service areas such as vocational rehabilitation, early childhood education, and social and mental health agencies. Graduates may also find employment in business, medical, legal, law enforcement, theaters, libraries, business companies, museums, video relay, or any other public or private arena in which deaf and hearing people interact.
* Registry of the Interpreters of the Deaf (RID) regulations
In 2012, applicants who are hearing will be required to have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in order to be considered a candidate for certification while applicants who are deaf will be required to have a minimum of an associate degree. In 2016, applicants who are deaf will be required to have a minimum of a bachelor's degree. This is due to interpreting clients requiring that their interpreters be nationally certified. Visit the RID website.
While RID does not require an interpreting major in order to take the test, it is strongly recognized that earning a degree in interpreting will better prepare you better for entering the field. Completing the interpreting program at SFCC is your head start to earning a bachelor degree through the University of New Mexico, New Mexico Highlands University or the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA).
For more information, please contact Beth Hansen, Assistant Professor of ASL, Chair, AMSL/INTR, 505-819-5630 VP, firstname.lastname@example.com.
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