Handwrite, a new way to search on Google

Published on Jul 26, 2012 by Google

Introducing Handwrite, a fun and easy new way to search Google from your smartphone or tablet.

To enable Handwrite, visit www.google.com on your smartphone or tablet, click 'Settings,' found at the bottom of the page, and then enable Handwrite. This feature is currently available in 27 languages.

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Balloon Fiesta in Bristol | Euromaxx

Published on Aug 13, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

Now in its 34th year, Bristol's annual hot air balloon festival attracts around half a million people. They are there to watch as many as 100 of the dirigibles take to the skies at once.
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Olympic flag Arrives in Rio

Published on Aug 14, 2012 by IBTimesUK

For us the 2012 Olympics party is over. And today it was Rio's turn as the Olympic flag arrived in Rio de Janeiro, to mark the official start of the city's preparations to host the summer Games in 2016.
City mayor Eduardo Paes and the President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman stepped from the plane proudly waving the flag. It will continue to the capital Brasilia for a ceremony with President Dilma Rousseff. It will then tour Rio's notorious slums and some areas in the city's poor outskirts.
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The Top Ten Stocks for Aug. 14

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Trish Regan, Matt Miller and Adam Johnson report on today’s ten most important stocks including BP, Facebook and Home Depot (Source: Bloomberg)

Risks of Wall Street's Electronic Trading

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Jeffrey Meyerson, market maker and senior managing director at Sunrise Securities Corp., talks about Knight Capital Group Inc.'s $440 million trading loss and electronic trading in the financial industry. He speaks with Mark Crumpton on Bloomberg Television's "Bottom Line." (Source: Bloomberg)

Bản tin video sáng 14-08-2012

Published on Aug 13, 2012 by RFAVietnamese

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TQ cam kết duy trì ổn định vùng

Published on Aug 14, 2012 by BBCVietnamese

Ngoại trưởng Dương Khiết Trì nói khi kết thúc chuyến đi tới 3 nước Đông Nam Á rằng TQ cam kết duy trì hòa bình và ổn định vùng.

TEDxOjai - Behrokh Khoshnevis - Contour Crafting: Automated Construction

Published on Apr 28, 2012 by TEDxTalks

Behrokh Khoshnevis is a professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and is the Director of Manufacturing Engineering Graduate Program at the University of Southern California (USC). He is active in CAD/CAM, robotics and mechatronics related related research projects that include the development of novel Solid Free Form, or Rapid Prototyping, processes (Contour Crafting and SIS), automated construction of civil structures, development of CAD/CAM systems for biomedical applications (e.g., restorative dentistry, rehabilitation engineering, haptics devices for medical applications), autonomous mobile and modular robots for assembly applications in space, and invention of technologies in the field of oil and gas. His research in simulation has aimed at creating intelligent simulation tools that can automatically perform many simulation functions that are conventionally performed by human analysts. His textbook, "Discrete Systems Simulation", and his simulation software EZSIM benefit from some aspects of his research in simulation. He routinely conducts lectures and seminars on invention and technology development.

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Five-Star Health Care for the Rich… and Anxious

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Stephanie Ruhle looks at healthcare for the very wealthy which includes "ready rooms," mansions, yachts and tour buses. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)

Gold Dives, Natural Gas, Drought Impacts Prices

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- In today's "Bloomberg Commodities Headlines," Bloomberg's Alix Steel reports that gold dives after retail sales rise higher than expected in July, natural gas prices sees gains from a six-week low and drought conditions drive corn prices higher, but soybeans may see some relief. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Lunch Money."

Rehn: Unemployment Rate Is Too High in Europe

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- European Commissioner of Finance Olli Rehn talks about his concerns over the social consequences of high unemployment in Europe. He speaks with Bloomberg's Sara Eisen. (Source: Bloomberg)

Rehn: Importance of Addressing Economic Imbalances

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- European Union Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn discusses the process of restoring economic balances in the European Union. He speaks with Bloomberg Television's Sara Eisen.

Behind the scenes of the massive solar farm Ivanpah (2:45)

170,000 mirrors focusing the sun's rays.

Foreign buyers flock to Miami

Published on Aug 14, 2012 by FinancialTimesVideos

Residential sales are up nearly 24 per cent for the first half of the year following a record 2011 sales season. Christopher Booker reports on how one of the hardest hit US housing markets has been reignited by foreign cash buyers.
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European markets at close: 13.08.12

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'EADS bosses knew about Saudi bribes' - report

Published on Aug 14, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ Senior executives with aerospace firm EADS were reportedly told five years ago about potential bribes to Saudi Arabian officials.

The alleged scandal - now being investigated by Britain's Serious Fraud Office - involved a 2.7 billion euro billion contract awarded to an EADS subsidiary - GPT Special Project Management.

The Financial Times is now reporting a financial controller with GPT alerted his superiors in 2007.

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Eurozone economy shrinks despite slim German growth

Published on Aug 14, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.com/ The eurozone's economy shrank in the second quarter, having flatlined in the first and things would have been much worse but for a small amount of growth in Germany, the region's largest economy.

As businesses and consumers cut spending, the European statistics agency said the entire 17 nation currency bloc contracted by 0.2 percent from the first quarter.

Germany was up 0.3 percent, the Netherlands rose 0.2 percent, France was unchanged, Spain's GDP declined 0.4 percent, Italy's was down 0.7 percent and Portugal's fell 1.2 percent.

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DBIX - World Economics Analysis in brief | Made in Germany

Published on Aug 14, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

The European Central Bank indicated the possibility of buying more government bonds of countries in economic turmoil like Italy or Spain. Is this the right way?

And: Should the European Stability Mechanism ESM be equipped with a banking license? Watch the interview with Heiko Peters to find out! How did the DBIX perform in July? What´s driving the markets?

Tong Musheng, Farmer from China | Global 3000 - Questionnaire

Published on Aug 13, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

62-year-old Tong Musheng comes from Hebei Province in northern China. She's a farmer and a representative in the National People's Congress. The most important things to her are her grandchildren's education and her plot of land. Her greatest dream is to see the ocean someday She says she still doesn't know what globalization means to her.
Read more on http://www.dw.de/dw/episode/0,,16111760,00.html

Greywater Recycling in Jordan | Global 3000

Published on Aug 13, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

High water consumption where water is extremely scarce - Jordan's tourism industry is in a quandary. It's hoped a new facility for recycling greywater will help. In the Dead Sea Spa Hotel, water filters were recently installed, and since then a third of the valuable drinking water can be recycled as water for washing and flushing toilets.
Read more on http://www.dw.de/dw/episode/0,,16111760,00.html

A Visit to Prague | Euromaxx city

Published on Aug 13, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish

This beautiful city combines historical architecture with modern living. Blogger Eva Schön takes us on a tour of the Czech capital for an inside look at the culture on offer.
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08/14/2012 LATEST BUSINESS BULLETIN

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