第9周 里約奧運

Rio Olympics 2016: Spectacular closing ceremony as Olympic flag goes to Tokyo

he Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo.

The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil's arts and was held in a wet Maracana.

Among the highlights were Tokyo's impressive showcase and a vibrant carnival parade.

"These were a marvellous Olympics, in a marvellous city," said International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach.

"Over the last 16 days a united Brazil inspired the world, in difficult times for all of us, with its irresistible joy for life."

Bach officially closed the Games of the 31st Olympiad after 16 days of competition, featuring 11,303 athletes from 206 nations and a refugee team.

One of the biggest cheers of the night came when Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared dressed as computer game character Super Mario, rising out of a huge green pipe in the stadium.

The ceremony, watched by billions around the world, featured the parade of athletes and a dramatic extinguishing of the Olympic flame.

Women's hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh carried the flag for Great Britain, who finished the Games with 67 medals - their highest tally at an overseas Olympics.

Super-heavyweight boxer Joe Joyce had earlier won Britain's final medal of Rio 2016 - a silver - as they finished second in the medal table to the United States, ahead of China.

• Relive the closing ceremony
• How did Team GB make history?
• A review of Team GB's record haul
• Rio 2016's best moments in pictures

What happened?

• The Maracana was turned into a street carnival as the ceremony celebrated Brazil's art, music and dance.
• Highlights included human formations of iconic Rio landmarks Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain.
• The Olympic flame was extinguished by a rain shower, which then gave life to a large tree sculpture to symbolise rebirth.
• The Rio carnival anthem 'Cidade Maravilhosa' played as the party reached a crescendo.
• Brazilian model Izabel Goulart led a parade of 50 women and 200 dancers, who were joined by a sound truck containing 12 carnival queens.
• The ceremony concluded with a confetti and firework show.

Tokyo's time comes

The ceremony featured the symbolic handover of the Olympic flag. Rio mayor Eduardo Paes returned it to IOC president Bach, before it was passed to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike.

That was followed by an impressive 12-minute showcase of Tokyo, which included Prime Minister Abe's star turn.

Who said what?

IOC president Thomas Bach: "Brazil we love you, thank you for your warm hospitality. Over the last 16 days a united Brazil inspired the world, in difficult times for all of us, with its irresistible joy of life. You gave many reasons to be proud. These Games demonstrated that diversity is an enrichment for everyone. These Games were a celebration of diversity.

"These were a marvellous Olympic Games in a marvellous city. They are leaving a unique legacy for many generations to come. History will talk about a Rio before and a much better Rio after these Games."

Rio 2016 organising committee president Carlos Arthur Nuzman: "The Games in Rio is a great challenge, but a challenge with success. I am proud of my country, my city and my people. Rio has delivered history."

Historic Games for Team GB

From swimmer Adam Peaty's gold on day three to Mo Farah's long-distance 'double double' on the final Saturday, this was Britain's most successful Games in 108 years.

In the velodrome, Team GB won more than double the amount of medals of their nearest challengers.

Jason Kenny and Laura Trott will marry in September as the owners of 10 gold medals, while Sir Bradley Wiggins became the most decorated British Olympian with his eighth medal.

Then there was Farah, who won his fourth Olympic gold and became only the second man to retain the 5,000m and 10,000m titles.

Dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin won her third gold medal, while Justin Rose won his first as golf returned to the Olympics.

There were also historic golds in gymnastics, women's hockey and diving, while 58-year-old show jumper Nick Skelton became the country's oldest medallist for a century.

Gymnast Max Whitlock won two golds, while boxer Nicola Adams, taekwondo's Jade Jones, triathlete Alistair Brownlee and tennis player Andy Murray were among those who became multiple gold medallists.

The end of an era

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt said goodbye to the Olympics by winning an unprecedented 'triple triple'.

The 30-year-old Jamaican won his seventh, eighth and ninth gold medals by claiming the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles for the third Games in succession.

US swimmer Michael Phelps, meanwhile, took his medal tally to 28 from five Olympics by winning six in Rio - five of which were golds.

The 31-year-old's efforts helped the US top the medal table with 121, their most successful 'away' Games.

資料來源:http://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/37150572

Structure of the Lead：

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     WHAT-Olympics

     WHY-Athletes events

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     HOW-NO

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2.carnival-inspired:狂歡節啟發

3.Brazil:巴西

4.competition:比賽

5.athletes:運動員

第8周 pokemon go

Pokemon Go update seeks to revive interest

Pokemon Go has released its first major update, but faces a battle to reinvigorate the gaming phenomenon.

The augmented-reality game's popularity has waned since its launch in July when it smashed download records and sparked a global craze.

But it soon fell from the top of app charts as downloads plunged and many players stopped buying in-game coins.

Analysts, though, point out it has an enormous player base and is still one of the highest grossing mobile games.

The main updates released on Monday by US firm Niantic, which developed the game under licence from Nintendo, include:

• the addition of new Pokemon characters, including Togepi and Pichu, that were originally featured in Pokemon's second-generation Gold and Silver titles
• the release of limited edition festive Pikachu wearing Father Christmas hats, which can be captured until 29 December

Niantic said more Pokemon would be added over the next few months. It had already added the blob-like Ditto last month.

However, there was no mention of the ability to trade characters, which Niantic'schief executive had previously hinted at. Nor was there the introduction of multi-player battles, which many gamers desire.

The update will compete for attention with Nintendo's own Super Mario game, which will be released on iPhone on Thursday.

Off peak

Pokemon Go generated about $600m (£470m) in global revenue in its first three months and is still bringing in $120,000 a day in the UK, according to analysts at App Annie.

However, downloads have dropped sharply, falling from 79 million in July to less than 10 million in November, mobile trackers Apptopia told the BBC.

Estimates from Slice Intelligence suggest the number of paying players has also plunged from its peak, down 80% by September, although others dispute those figures.

At its launch, Pokemon Go tapped into demand for the hugely popular franchise and brought augmented reality gaming into the mainstream.

"It is always a challenge to bring users back to a mobile game," said Jack Kent, a mobile analyst at IHS Markit.

But "done correctly" Niantic could satisfy many existing players and encourage lapsed users to return.

"Despite its initial success, some players have found the core game play lacking," he added.

Special promotions around Halloween and tie-ups with retail giants including Starbucks in the US have already been used by Niantic to keep players engaged.

"Pokemon Go had the biggest launch the mobile games industry has ever seen," said Craig Chapple, editor of mobile games trade publication PocketGamer.Biz.

"Millions of players have stopped playing, but millions are still playing it and paying for items in the game."

Analysis: Dave Lee, North America technology reporter

The summer of Pokemon Go already feels a distant memory. When the craze began earlier this year I spent some time around popular spots in San Francisco including Ocean Beach. As far as the eye could see: kids out on their phones playing Pokemon Go. And a few adults.

When I asked them if it was just a passing fad, they all said: "Of course". The game play was limited, and the fact you couldn't battle against your friends hurt any potential for longevity.

These updates won't change that. It will get the hardcore enthusiasts excited - Pikachu in a hat! - but will it be enough to tempt those who uninstalled the app to try again? I doubt it.

Pokemon Go's update will have attention only for a day, maybe two at best. Then it's time for the real star of the show: Super Mario is coming to iOS later this week.

Follow Dave Lee on Twitter @DaveLeeBBC and on Facebook.

資料來源:http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-382919934

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     WHEN-12 December 2016

     WHAT-technology

     WHY-no

     WHERE-US

     HOW-phone

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2.app:程式

3.updates:更新

4.players:玩家

5.Pikachu:皮卡丘

第7周 尼斯恐攻

Nice attack: What we know about the Bastille Day killings

Dozens of people were killed, including children, when a lorry ploughed into a large crowd watching a fireworks display in Nice to mark the Bastille Day holiday.

The driver also fired shots, before being killed by police. This is what we know about what happened.

Who was the attacker?

The driver of the lorry was identified as Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian man.

Paris prosecutor Francois Molins says Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was divorced with three children. His ex-wife was taken into custody along with four other people believed to be linked to him. A flat he lived in near Nice railway station was searched by police.

ahouaiej-Bouhlel was "totally unknown" to security services, and investigations are continuing into whether he acted alone, Mr Molins said.

Lahouaiej-Bouhlel is said to have hired the lorry from a rental company in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, a town to the west of Nice, on 11 July. He had been due to return it on 13 July.

Police said that, at the time of the attack, Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was in possession of an automatic pistol, bullets, a fake automatic pistol and two replica assault rifles (a Kalashnikov and an M16), an empty grenade. Also in the lorry with him were a driving licence and a bank card.

Who was the Nice attacker?

Who were the victims?

Eighty-six people were killed, all but three of them at the time of the attack. The dead included 10 children and teenagers.

A total of 303 people were taken to hospital for medical treatment. A man who was badly injured in the assault died on 4 August, taking the total number of those killed to 85.

In the hours after the attacks, worried relatives posted images on social media of the missing.

Among the dead was Fatima Charrihi, whose son said she was the first to die.

Another victim, according to reports, was the assistant head of the Nice border police, Jean-Marc Leclerc.

An American 11-year-old boy, Brodie Copeland, and his father, Sean, were also killed. They had been on holiday in Nice.

Three people on a school trip from Germany were unaccounted for.

Read more about the victims

Who was behind the attack?

French security officials are still assessing whether the driver of a truck was working alone or in a group.

So-called Islamic State later claimed one of its followers carried out the attack.

A news agency linked to the group, Amaq Agency, said: "He did the attack in response to calls to target the citizens of the coalition that is fighting the Islamic State."

Officials said it bore the hallmark of a terrorist organisation.

President Hollande said it was "an attack whose terrorist nature cannot be denied".

Mr Molins said the attack was "in line with the constant calls to kill" from militant Islamist groups, and the investigation would be seek to find out whether Lahouaiej-Bouhlel had ties to Islamist militants.

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Lahouaiej-Bouhlel seemed to have been "radicalised very quickly".

Anti-terrorist prosecutors in Paris have launched an inquiry for murder and attempted murder as part of an organised terrorist strike.

France's DGSI internal security organisation warned of the danger of further attacks from Islamist militants with "booby-trapped vehicles and bombs".

The so-called Islamic State has targeted France on several occasions since January 2015.

Only hours before the Nice attack, President Hollande had announced that France's state of emergency would be removed later this month. After the attack in Nice he announced it was being extended.

What happened on the promenade?

The terror began a little after 22:30 (20:30 GMT) on 14 July, shortly after thousands of people had watched a firework display on the seafront.

There had been a mood of celebration and the crowd had enjoyed an air force display. Families strolled along the city's renowned Promenade des Anglais.

A large white lorry was seen driving erratically a couple of streets away from the seafront promenade. "He was speeding up, braking, speeding up again and braking again. We thought it was weird," said Laicia Baroi. She described how the lorry then turned on to the promenade heading south-west towards the airport.

But it was not for another half hour before the attack began. A German journalist saw events unfold from a hotel balcony, as the lorry doubled back from the direction of the airport, breaching the barriers erected on the promenade opposite the Lenval children's hospital.

"He was driving really slowly, that's what was astonishing," said Richard Gutjahr, who described seeing the lorry being tailed by a motorcyclist. "The motorcyclist tried to overtake him and even tried opening the lorry driver's door," he told AFP news agency. At that point the motorcyclist fell under the wheels of the lorry.

資料來源:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36801671

Structure of the Lead：

WHO- Paris

     WHEN-19 August 2016

     WHAT-Nice attack

     WHY-Anti-terrorist

     WHERE-Paris

     HOW-Shooting

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1. fireworks display:煙花匯演
2.holiday:假日
3.automatic pistol:自動手槍
4.attack:攻擊
5.Anti-terrorist :反恐怖主義

第6周 熊本大地震

Japan earthquake: Powerful new tremor in Kumamoto

    A more powerful earthquake has rocked the southern Japanese city of Kumamoto in the middle of the night, a day after an earlier tremor killed nine people.
  The magnitude-7.3 quake hit at a depth of 10km (six miles) at 01:25 on Saturday (15:25 GMT on Friday) in Kyushu region. At least three people died and hundreds were injured.
    A village has been evacuated after a dam collapsed, media reports say.
    A tsunami warning was issued, and lifted some 50 minutes later.
Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage.
    This new earthquake in Kyushu was much bigger and hit a wider area than the one that struck Kumamoto on Thursday night, says the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo.
    In one town near the coast, the city hall has been so badly damaged there are fears it could collapse. A hospital has been evacuated because it is no longer safe.

Thousands of people have fled on to the streets and into parks - where they are huddled under blankets looking dazed and afraid, our correspondent says.

But there are numerous reports of people trapped inside buildings, including at least 60 inside an old people's home.

Public broadcaster NHK says the dam collapsed in the Nishihara village.

Television pictures showed thousands of people filling streets and parks, looking dazed across the region.

NHK had warned of sea waves of up to 1m (3ft).

Japan's nuclear authority said the Sendai nuclear plant was not damaged.

The quake was originally assessed as magnitude 7.1 but revised upwards to 7.3 later.

Gavin Hayes, a research geophysicist with the US Geological Survey (USGS) in Colorado, told the BBC that the latest earthquake would hamper the earlier rescue operation that was already under way.

He said more damage could be expected as the earthquake had been shallower and the fault-line had been much longer.

"The ground surface would have moved in the region of 4-5m. So, you are talking very intense shaking over quite a large area. And that's why we'll probably see a significant impact from this event."

The Associated Press news agency said guests at the Ark Hotel near the Kumamoto Castle, which was damaged, woke up and gathered in the lobby for safety.

Thursday's magnitude-6.2 quake caused shaking at some places as intense as the huge earthquake that hit the country in 2011, Japan's seismology office said.

That quake sparked a huge tsunami and nuclear meltdown at a power plant in Fukushima.

Most of those who died in Thursday's quake were in the town of Mashiki where an apartment building collapsed and many houses were damaged.

More than 1,000 people were injured.

Some 40,000 people had initially fled their homes, with many of those closest to the epicentre spending the night outside, as more than 130 aftershocks had hit the area.

Analysis: Jonathan Amos, BBC science correspondent

Japan is one of the most seismically active areas on Earth, accounting for about 20% of global quakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater. Seismometers are recording some kind of event every five minutes, on average.

It is through bitter experience that Japan has learnt the strategies to mitigate damage, injury and death. Not only does it implement some the best building construction practices but it has also established an early warning network.

This system relies on the lightning analysis of the developing quake, establishing its location and strength. Alerts are then broadcast that can give people more distant from the epicentre vital seconds' notice.

Just 10 seconds is more than sufficient to drop and get under a sturdy table or open the doors of a fire station.

The prospect of buildings already damaged in Thursday's quake toppling over in this latest tremor will be a concern.

資料來源:http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36059487

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     WHEN-16 April 2016

     WHAT-earthquake

     WHY-not given

     WHERE-Kumamoto

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2.earthquake:地震

3.Kyushu:九州

4.Tokyo:東京

5.tsunami :海嘯

第5週 VR實境

Field of view: The week in virtual reality - Gear VR 3 could have eye tracking

Welcome back to another FOV filled with more virtual reality treats in the form of the biggest VR news, links and recommendations.

On Wareable, we've updated the best VR headsets for the kids in your life and the best 360 degree cameras for the budding filmmakers. We also attended the Develop:VR conference which was great for the folks excited about the new VR incubator, Realities Centre. For everything else from the week in VR, read on below.

Read this - News blips and tidbitsSamsung Gear VR 3's revealing patent

A patent Samsung filed in May of last year has recently popped up letting us know that eye and face tracking are in the works for the new Gear VR. The patent shows how the headset would use LED lights and an external camera while internal cameras would monitor the face and eyes. It may not come to fruition in the end, but still makes for an interesting development.

Oculus Touch full game lineup is here

Just ahead of the Oculus Touch launch on 6 December, the Oculus Blog has shown off the names of the 53 titles you'll be able to play. You'll even get Toybox for free in the same vein as Steam's The Lab. After trying a bunch of games at Oculus Connect 3 earlier this year, we're super excited for this.

For $2,o00 you can own a VR backpack

If you have the extra chunk of change to spend, then the Zotac VR Go backpack has officially launched. It boasts a two-hour battery life on top of the required specs to run virtual reality - and of course, it's portable. MSI, HP and Alienware also have VR packs in the running with MSI's available to orderright now too.

More Google Daydream View headset colors released

We really enjoyed using Daydream View and didn't mind the slate gray option. However people who want a pop of color can now finally buy the crimson/red headset, or the snow/white if you want to go classic. At $79, it doesn't cost extra either - you'll just need the Google Pixel phone to use the device. The two color choices ship out 8 December.

VR for good:

Drunk driving is bad. That much is obvious, but still, people get behind the wheel when they really, really shouldn't. To help curb this stupid behavior, British liquor company Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker, Baileys, and Guinness, created a short VR experience called Decisions to show everyone why they shouldn't drink and drive. Warning: it starts off a little cheesy but turns the horror up to 11.

Watch this:

The Assassin's Creed movie is turning up the hype starting with a VR experience. Watch the trailer above then head to the Oculus Store to watch on the Oculus Rift or Samsung Gear VR. No headset? No problem - starting 1 January, AMC theaters in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin and New York will have Oculus Rift demo kiosks for you to watch the film.

Play this:

Pool Nation VR has been out for a bit now, but we're inspired by these fellas playing it in a tiny pub called The George. Really, it looks amazing. The game is available on Steam for $19.99.

資料來源:https://www.wareable.com/field-of-view/week-in-virtual-reality-samsung-gear-vr-3-eye-tracking

Structure of the Lead：

WHO-Samsung

WHEN-December 2, 2016

WHAT-VR

WHY-not given

WHERE-not given

HOW-The patent shows how the headset would use LED lights and an external camera while internal cameras would monitor the face and eyes. It may not come to fruition in the end, but still makes for an interesting development.

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2.360 degree cameras:360度相機

3.patent:專利

4.experience:體驗

5.Field of view:視野