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Can iPods save Iraq?
When U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan need to communicate in Iraqi Arabic, Kurdish (spoken in north Iraq), or Dari and Pushto (Afghani languages), they can reach for an iPod.
Vcom3D, working with troops from the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division, designed a software product called VCommunicator Mobile that uses the iPod to display a phonetic translation, "speak" a phrase through an attached speaker, display the phrase in local writing, or demonstrate hand gestures that are common in Arabic.
The Army is fielding about 260 iPods and iPod nanos equipped with this system, with about 700 individual troops using the device in Iraq and Afghanistan. The total cost of the system, including the software development for all of the specific dialects and languages, a speaker that plugs into the earphone port, and protective covers for both the iPod and speaker, was about $800,000.
Before someone makes a crack about the U.S. Military buying $3,100 iPods, remember that these are running custom software with key phrases that must be accurately rendered in a number of different languages, and custom software development and language localization is never inexpensive. The system also comes with a laptop-based editor for adding new phrases or editing existing ones.
Vcom3D chose the iPod platform for the system after realizing that both U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians owned or were familiar with Apple's iconic media device. When U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan need to communicate in Iraqi Arabic, Kurdish (spoken in north Iraq), or Dari and Pu... more -
China's Wild West
Unlike their Hollywood friendly brethren, the Tibetans, the Uighurs of northwestern China, claim to be an oppressed minority group that no one has ever heard of. That is, unless the Chinese government publicizes an attack by Uighur insurgents, such as the one that killed 16 Chinese police officers on the eve of the Beijing Olympics. In this Vanguard report, Laura Ling travels to the wild-west frontier in China's Gobi Desert, an area the Chinese named Xinjiang, or New Land, but a place many Uighurs believe should be an independent Uighur nation. Unlike their Hollywood friendly brethren, the Tibetans, the Uighurs of northwestern China, claim to be an oppressed minority group tha... more
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The Bush administration spent $500 million on an anti-American Arab TV station
Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the U.S. government has spent nearly $500 million on an Arabic language television and radio station.
Now an investigation finds that the project has not only been poorly run and hemorrhaged taxpayer money but is also airing bizarrely anti-American and anti-semitic coverage despite repeated complaints from the State Department and Congress.
ProPublica, in a joint investigation with 60 Minutes, finds that the al-Hurra network -- "the Free One" in Arabic -- has completely failed in its initial mission to counter the influence of the Qatar-based al-Jazeera news network in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the U.S. government has spent nearly $500 million on an Arabic language television and radio station.... more -
Belly Dancer Asha & Joseph Patrick Moore
Bassist/Composer/Producer/Author-Joseph Patrick Moore perform's his tune, "Waterfall". Featuring Belly Dancer, Asha: www.ashadance.com
Featuring:
Joseph Patrick Moore - Electric Bass
Al Smith - Keyboards
Jon Chalden - Drums
Al Mcspadden - EWI/Bass EWI
Emrah Kotan - Percussion
Asha - Belly Dancer
Video shot by:
Andrew P. Byrd & Ben Williams for "Full Phase Productions".
Assisted by Albert Ross.
Video edited by:
Bubba Smith for "Compass Productions"
Audio mixed by:
Vic Stafford
www.JosephPatrickMoore.com
www.myspace.com/josephpatrickmoore
www.ashadance.com
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www.ambianceproductions.net Bassist/Composer/Producer/Author-Joseph Patrick Moore perform's his tune, "Waterfall". Featuring Belly Dancer, Asha: ... more -
ANSUYA
Vi presento un video in versione integrale di Ansuya, grande interprete italiana di danza orientale.Il video è già apparso in versione ridotta.
A great performace of the wonderful Ansuya
belly dance tabla solo danse orientale danza ventre girl show music arabic persian turkish sensual sensuale star best Vi presento un video in versione integrale di Ansuya, grande interprete italiana di danza orientale.Il video è già apparso in versione... more -
spettacolare danza del ventre di ANSUYA
beautiful Ansuya dancing hot bellydance
belly dance show music star sensual exotic erotic arabic sexy tabla solo girl egypt beautiful Ansuya dancing hot bellydance ... more -
Coming Soon... http://例子.测试
The Internet is in the process of a fundamental transition, expanding from the traditional ASCII character URLs to include scripts of many world languages. Creating a true multilingual Internet is a monumental technical challenge that also brings up some important issues about the future of networked technology. This piece, produced by Imagining the Internet http://www.imaginingtheinternet.org , a project of Elon University's School of Communications, includes voices of many of the world's top experts, who discuss the advent of Internationalized Domain Names. The Internet is in the process of a fundamental transition, expanding from the traditional ASCII character URLs to include scripts of ... more
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Ramadan in London
We follow Haidar and his young British Muslim friends as they finish 30 days of fasting from sunrise to sunset. We observe them talking about their experience of fasting over the previous month and about what its like to be an observant young Muslim in British society. We follow Haidar and his young British Muslim friends as they finish 30 days of fasting from sunrise to sunset. We observe them talkin... more
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Major works of literature to be translated into Arabic for first time
The Kalima (meaning "word" in Arabic) project aims to revive the art of translation across the Arab world.
During Europe's 'Dark Ages" and until the end of the first millennium Arab scholars and libraries led the world in producing and preserving knowledge in science, medicine, philosophy and the arts. Since then, however, there has been a long decline in Arabic readers' access to foreign works.
The greatest Yiddish-language writer of the 20th century features on a list of 100 books chosen to inaugurate this daring, long-term project. The Collected Stories Of Isaac Bashevis Singer, by an author who has long dominated Yiddish writing in New York, will join titles ranging from Sophocles and Chaucer to Stephen Hawking and Haruki Murakami. The Kalima (meaning "word" in Arabic) project aims to revive the art of translation across the Arab world. ... more -
Google Translate / ترجمة Google
هل تريد ان تقرأ من اي وقت مضى او الحق في اللغة العربية؟
حسنا ، يمكنك الآن مع google ترجمة.
السوبر متعة اداة من google.
لن تكون أرضا جديدة تكون قادرة على ان تصبح القلم بال مع شخص ان يتكلم لغة اخرى؟
عالم واحد. شعب واحد. نحن واحد.
الحب والسلام دائما ، الخليج الصغي
Translation:
Have you ever wanted to read or write in Arabic?
Well, now you can with Google Translate.
Super fun tool from Google.
Wouldn't be groundbreaking to be able to become a pen pal with someone that speaks another language?
One World. One People. We are one. هل تريد ان تقرأ... more -
WESTERN SAHARA - state occupied by Morocco since 1975. UN supports the right for s...
2007 is the International year of solidarity with Saharawi People. The self determination process of the former Spanish Sahara is supported by UN resolutions since 1987. These state was abandoned by Spain in 1975, being immediatly occupied by Morocco and Mauritania.
Western Sahara has been on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories since the 1960s when it was a Spanish colony.
The Kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario Front independence movement (and government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic or SADR) dispute control of the territory. Since a United Nations-sponsored cease-fire agreement in 1991, most of the territory has been controlled by Morocco, with the remainder under the control of Polisario/SADR. Internationally, the major powers such as the United States have taken a generally ambiguous and neutral position on each side's claims, and have pressed both parties to agree on a peaceful resolution. Both Morocco and Polisario have sought to boost their claims by accumulating formal recognition, from largely minor states. Polisario has won formal recognition for SADR from roughly 45 states, and was extended membership in the African Union, while Morocco has won formal recognition for its position from 25 states, as well as the membership of the Arab League[1][2]. In both instances, recognitions have over the past two decades been extended and withdrawn according to changing international trends.
Learn more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Sahara
Western Sahara Online: http://www.wsahara.net/ 2007 is the International year of solidarity with Saharawi People. The self determination process of the former Spanish Sahara is supp... more -
Music And War
Beirut struggles to bring its music scene out of the rubble following the 2006 summer battles between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli soldiers. Beirut struggles to bring its music scene out of the rubble following the 2006 summer battles between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli s... more
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