Category: New Year’s Day/Eve

Lunar New Year lai see tradition goes digital in a big way

In keeping with the digital age, mainland Chinese have wholeheartedly embraced the digital transfer of money, spending their cash on smartphones without having to venture outside. Distributing digital red packets to friends, colleagues, relatives and employees as lai see during the Spring Festival has evolved from an occasional dalliance to a major part of life during the week-long holiday for the Lunar New Year, underscoring the profound shifts taking place in the world’s second-largest economy.

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Members of the NAACP stand at the Civil Rights Garden during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day walk and commemoration Monday, Jan. 16 2017, in Atlantic City, N.J. As Americans celebrate the legacy of King, civil rights leaders and activists are trying to reconcile the transition from the nation’s first black president to a president-elect still struggling to connect with most non-white voters. CORRECTING DATE TO JAN 16 – Reina club attacker after being caught by Turkish police in Istanbul, late Monday, Jan. 16, 2017.

Five most interesting search marketing news stories of the week

Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of search marketing and beyond. And a happy 2017 to all of our Search Engine Watch readers! This week, we’ve got a health-conscious New Year’s update from Bing, a new AI-powered search engine which is transforming scientific research, and a look at why the fake information epidemic could be damaging to local search.

Smart tech: This year’s CES big on artificial intelligence

The first week of every new year brings a slew of eye-opening technology for gadget lovers at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and the 2017 edition will open Thursday. The exhibition provided a preview on Tuesday, which revealed that this year’s show will concentrate on the growing use of artificial intelligence in consumer devices.

European Stocks Extend New Year Rally to Enter Bull Market

European stocks rose for a third day and entered a bull market after a better-than-forecast U.S. manufacturing report fueled investor demand hours after data in China showed its factories and services both ended 2016 on relatively robust notes. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index advanced 1 percent at 3:37 p.m. in London, with 13 of 19 industry segments climbing.

IS claims New Yeara s attack on Istanbul nightclub

The Islamic State group on Monday claimed responsibility for the New Year’s attack at a popular Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people and wounded scores of others. Turkish police meanwhile detained eight people in connection with the attack but were still hunting for the gunman who disappeared amid the chaos of the attack.

What is your open source New Year’s resolution?

Jason is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments. He is particularly interested in data visualization/analysis, DIY/maker culture, simulations/modeling, geospatial technologies, and cloud computing, especially OpenStack.

Pixel Film Studios Releases Countdown for Final Cut Pro X

Countdown is a New Year’s themed video production package which will allow users to create the ultimate new years slideshow with complete ease “Countdown is a New Year’s themed video production package which will allow users to create the ultimate new years slideshow with complete ease,” said Christina Austin – CEO of Pixel Film Studios. Countdown’s slides include camera controls so that users may customize intro animations, depth and the rotation of environments.

New Year’s Eve ball drop origin

Among the most notable of New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world, the history of the Times Square ball drop is rich with time-telling tradition. On December 31st of every year, a glittering orb slowly descends a pole on the roof of the One Times Square building for the minute leading up to the new year.

NASA announces New Year’s Fireworks from a Shattered Comet coming January 3rd

According to the International Meteor Organization and other forecasters, Earth will pass through a stream of debris from the comet on January 3rd, 2017, producing a shower of meteors known as the Quadrantids. The Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the most intense annual meteor showers, typically producing meteors at a rate of more than 100 per hour from a point in the sky near the North Star, also known as the shower’s radiant.

N. Korea’s leader hints of long-range missile test launch

South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. North Korea’s development of banned long-range missiles is in “final stages,” the country’s leader Kim was quoted as saying in his New Year’s message.

The Priority Resolution

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At Least 35 Dead in Istanbul Nightclub Attack, Governor Says

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Noon Year’s Eve: Sunny Celebration

It’s an established and accepted fact that Pasadena has a notable knack for bending time and space, easy-peasy-style. The space part of the equation is widely known, thanks to the presence of the cosmos-cool Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but the Crown City’s time-changing properties are also robust.