Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO is a free-to-play augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices. The game was released in July 2016. The game allows players to capture, battle, train, and trade virtual Pokémon who appear throughout the real world. The game is free-to-play, although it supports in-app purchases. An optional wearable device that works alongside the game, called the Pokémon Go Plus, will be released in the future as a separate purchase. The device uses Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby with an LED display and light vibration.

Players have to walk around in the real world to move their avatar in the game. Different Pokémon live in different areas of the world; for example, water-type Pokémon are found near water. When a player encounters a Pokémon, they may view it in either Augmented Reality mode or with a pre-rendered background. AR mode utilizes the camera and gyroscope on the player’s mobile device to display an image of a Pokémon as though it were in the real world. Players can also take pictures of the Pokémon using an in-game camera that they encounter both with and without the AR mode activated

Trainers,

Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS devices. Below are some release notes and comments from our development team.

augment 加強 增加

optional  可選擇

avatar  虛擬

activate 粒狀活性碳

rendered 給予

What  ： Trainers will be able to transfer multiple Pokémon at a time to Professor Willow. To use this function, press and hold on a Pokémon.

Where  ：   Pokémon type icons have been added to the Gym battle approach and Gym battle screen.

How   ： The total Candy count for your Buddy Pokémon has been added to the buddy information screen.

When ：  The total kilometers a buddy has walked has been added to the information screen of each Pokémon that has ever been your buddy.

Who   ：   Minor text fixes.

網址　：http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-120616/

WHITE HELMETS

THE WHITE HELMETS MOVIE

For five years the headlines on Syria have been dominated by extremists and dictators, but now the spotlight is finally in its rightful place - on the incredible heroes of Syria. A new Netflix documentary, ‘The White Helmets’, from the Oscar-nominated team behind Virunga, is available for streaming on Netflix. In living rooms across the world millions of people can now walk the bombed out streets of Aleppo with these inspiring rescue workers.

We don’t always know what will make history. This could be the thing that multiplies the movement of support for the White Helmets and forces world leaders to act to stop the bombs raining down on Syrian families.

141 White Helmets have been killed saving lives. For them and for every Syrian civilian, let’s watch this film, share it with our friends, and demand support for the White Helmets and their message of peace.

The volunteers save people on all sides of the conflict - pledging commitment to the principles of “Humanity, Solidarity, Impartiality” as outlined by the International Civil Defence Organisation. This pledge guides every response, every action, every life saved - so that in a time of destruction, all Syrians have the hope of a lifeline.

The White Helmets mostly deal with the aftermath of government air attacks. Yet they have risked sniper fire to rescue bodies of government soldiers to give them a proper burial.

Bakers, tailors, engineers, pharmacists, painters, carpenters, students and many more, the White Helmets are volunteers from all walks of life. Many have paid the ultimate price for their compassion - 141 have been killed while saving others.

As well as saving lives the White Helmets deliver public services to nearly 7 million people, including reconnecting electrical cables, providing safety information to children and securing buildings. They are the largest civil society organisation operating in areas outside of government control, and their actions provide hope for millions.

what :The volunteers save people on all sides of the conflict - pledging commitment to the principles of “Humanity, Solidarity, Impartiality”

where: Syria

which:The White Helmets mostly deal with the aftermath of government air attacks.

how:As well as saving lives the White Helmets deliver public services to nearly 7 million people

when:We don’t always know what will make history

網址：https://www.whitehelmets.org/en

ｋｅｙ　ｗｏｒｄ　

principle 原則 主義

cables  電纜

Impartiality 公平 無私

Netflix 網飛

pledge 保證

Kumamoto quake info: where to go, how to help

Starting with a magnitude-6.5 quake on April 14, a series of major earthquakes have hit the central Kumamoto area of Japan, causing deaths, injuries and widespread damage to the , and infrastructure. As aftershocks continue, tens of thousands of people have moved into evacuation centers which are doing their best to support the evacuees’ needs.

Here is a list of info for people in the area and ways you can help the survivors.

The center is offering shelter to non-Japanese residents, plus translation assistance.

As Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday marked six months since two powerful quakes hit the region, some 200 residents are still living in evacuation centers while many others are residing in temporary housing in hopes of rebuilding their homes.

As of Thursday, the number of people still living in evacuation centers stood at 205 in seven municipalities. Many others whose homes were damaged by the quakes that began April 14 have moved into temporary housing for disaster victims.

Local officials said all evacuation centers in Kumamoto are expected to be closed in the next few weeks. The Kumamoto Prefectural Government said the quakes damaged or destroyed 172,077 homes. About 4,000 temporary housing units have been completed.

Among people living in such units, Kyodo News recently surveyed 50 and found that around 70 percent of them want to rebuild their home in the original location partly because they are accustomed to living there.

Many, however, are unable to do so, citing a lack of money.

Residents can receive up to ¥2 million for housing, but most feel that is not enough.

“To rebuild a house, it costs about ¥20 million and the current amount is not enough,” said a woman in her 60s.

There is also the issue of faults lying underneath residential areas. The land ministry is currently investigating the exact location of the faults and is expected to compile a report by the end of the year. If the report deems building housing is unsafe, municipalities are planning to plant trees instead and have residents move somewhere nearby.

A series of strong earthquakes followed the first one, a magnitude-6.5 quake April 14, including a more powerful magnitude-7.3 temblor on April 16, flattening homes and at one point forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.

Evacuation centers were set up in numerous areas, including the hard-hit town of Mashiki and the village of Nishihara.

While the direct death toll totaled 50, a further 55 are believed to have died from illness due to stress, fatigue and other quake-related causes after being displaced. They included a baby girl who died of blood poisoning about three weeks after being born prematurely. The baby’s mother at one point spent several nights in a car.

The eruption of Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture over the weekend — the first explosive eruption at the peak since January 1980 — has added to the woes of the region.

網址：http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/10/14/national/kumamoto-marks-six-months-quakes-rebuilding-homes-remains-issue/#.WEYlEOJ97cs

ｋｅｙ　ｗｏｒｄｓ：

multilingual 　使用多種與語言的

fatigue　疲累

magnitude　重要性

evacuees　　疏散人員

Prefecture　長官的職位

ｗｈａｔ　Kumamoto quake

ｗｈｙ　 As Kumamoto Prefecture on Friday marked six months since two powerful quakes hit the region

ｗｈｅｒｅ　Kumamoto,Japan

ｗｈｅｎ　April 14
　

ｗｈｏ　 the area’s residences

ｈｏｗ　a series of major earthquakes have hit the central Kumamoto area of Japan, causing deaths, injuries and widespread damage to the area’s residences and infrastructure