A Close Look at CCBCs 2016 Data on Books By About American Indians First Nations

A Close Look at CCBCs 2016 Data on Books By About American Indians First Nations

Eds. note: See AICLs list for 2016. 

On February 15, 2017, Cooperative Childrens Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin released its statistics on the numbers of childrens books by/about American Indians/First Nations and People of Color during the year 2016. 

This is vitally important work that CCBC has been doing for many years. Two important things to know about these statistics (I am not critical of CCBC at all in noting these two things; doing some of this work myself, I know how very hard it is to do, to get books, and then to categorize/analyze them).

The data is based on books that are sent to them. Small publishers generally cannot afford to send books out to review journals, bloggers, or centers like CCBC. That means books by small publishers who do great books by/about Native peoples may not be included in the data. It also means, however, that books by small publishers (or self published books) who do stereotypical books by Native people may not be included.

The data is statistical. It is a count. It is not about the quality of the books on the list. To see what they recommend, see CCBC Choices. 

CCBC sent me the log of Native books for their 2016 counts. For the last few years I have been taking a close look at their log, focusing on fiction (as tagged by CCBC; books tagged as picture books are not included in this list) published by US publishers. Heres what I see. 

Note! 
Books in blue font are ones I recommend. 
Books in red font are ones I do not recommend.
Books in bold are from "Big Five" publishers.
Book in plain, black font are ones I have not read, with one exception (I have mixed feelings about Alexies book.)

Fiction, US Publishers (books in bold are by one of the Big Five publishers)

Heres the list of fiction written by Native people (N = 4):

• Bruchac, Joseph. The Long Run. 7th Generation
• Bruchac, Joseph. Talking Leaves. Dial/Penguin
• Erdrich, Louise. Makoons. HarperCollins
• Smelcer, John. Stealing Indians. Leapfrog Press (Note: Smelcers claim to Native identity is contested)

Now heres the books on the CCBC list, by writers who are not Native (N = 17):

• Abbott, E. F. Mary Jemison: Native American Captive. Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
• Carson, Rae. Like a River Glorious. Greenwillow/HarperCollins
• Flanagan, John. Brotherband: The Ghostface. Penguin
• Flood, Nancy Bo. Soldier Sister Fly Home. Charlesbridge
• Heacox, Kim. Jimmy Bluefeather. Alaska Northwest Books
• Hitchcock, Bonnie Sue. The Smell of Other Peoples Houses. Wendy Lamb/Penguin
• Inglis, Lucy. Crow Mountain. Scholastic
• Harrison, Margot. The Killer in Me. Hyperion/Hachette Book Group
• Lewis, Ali. Timber Creek Station. Carolrhoda Lab
• MacColl, Michaela. The Lost Ones. Calkins/Highlights
• Mann, J. Albert. Scar: A Revolutionary War Tale. Calkins/Highlights
• Massena, Ed. Wandmaker. Scholastic
• Oppel, Kenneth. Every Hidden Thing. Simon and Schuster
• Patel, Sonia. Rani Patel in Full Effect. Cinco Puntos Press
• Reeve, Kirk. Sun Father Corn Mother. Sun Stone Press  
• Stokes, Jonathan. Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas. Philomel/Penguin
• Velasquez, Crystal. Circle of Lies (Hunters of Chaos, Bk 2). Aladdin/Simon and Schuster

Who publishes what?
In 2016, the Big Five published two Native writers (Bruchac and Erdrich). Of those two, Ive read and recommend Makoons. Bruchacs book is out for review.

In 2016, the Big Five published eight non-Native writers (Abbott, Carson, Flanagan, Hitchcock, Harrison, Oppel, Stokes, and Velasquez). Of those eight, Ive read and do not recommend Carson, Hitchcock, and Harrison (not all reviews are online yet). I also do not recommend some of the non-Native books from small publishers: Flood, MacColl, Mann, Massena (not all reviews are online yet).


A comparison between 2015 and 2016

---------------------------------------------------2015--------------2016-------
Books by Native writers............................3......................4............              
Books by Non-Native writers....................7.....................17...........


From US publishers, there were 10 in 2015. For 2016, it is 21. That is a huge change, but it is due to non-Native writers. Of the 17, Ive read eight and found all of them lacking in some way. What will I find if I read the other nine? Based on experience, Im not optimistic. Ernie Cox, at Reading While White, reviewed Abbotts book about Mary Jemison. I trust his review. I think it would end up on my not recommended list.

Theres more to do, in terms of analyzing CCBCs data. Thats what Ive got, for now.

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Update, Feb 23 2017, 10:20 AM -- back to list titles in fiction/Canada, and picture books in US and Canada. 

Fiction, Canadian Publishers. (Note: none in either category are by Big Five publishers.)

Native Writers (N = 2):

• Currie, Susan. The Mask That Sang. Second Story Press
• McLay, R. K. The Rahtrum Chronicles. Fifth House

Non-Native Writers (N = 4)

• Bass, Karen. The Hill. Pajama Press
• Koner, Miriam. Yellow Dog. Red Deer Press
• Ouriou, Susan. Nathan. Red Deer Press
• Richardson, Eve. Saving Stevie. Red Deer Press

It is interesting that there are not any books from the Big Five. The Big Five are in Canada, too, with "Canada" tagged on.

For example, Robbie Robertsons Testimony is published by Knopf Canada, which is part of Penguin Random House Canada. It is non-fiction, by the way, and it isnt meant for children. It came out in 2016. My guess is that it wasnt sent to CCBC. Robertson is Native. Another example is Joseph Boydens Three Day Road. It is published by Penguin Canada. It came out in 2008, in the adult market, but is assigned to high school students. Boyden is not Native.

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Picture books, US Publishers:

Native writers (N = 2):

• Alexie, Sherman; illustrated by Yuji Morales. Thunder Boy Jr. Little Brown
• Connally, Judy Shi, and Lawana Tomlinson Dansby; illustrated by Norma Howard. My Choctaw Roots. Choctaw Print Services.

Non-Native writers (N = 3)

• Burton, Jeffrey; illustrated by Sanja Rescek. The Itsy Bitsy Pilgrim. Little Simon
• Lai, Trevor. Tomo Explores the World. 
• Marshall, Linda Elovitz; illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. Rainbow Weaver = Tejedora del acoiris. Childrens Book Press/Lee & Low.

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Picture books, Canadian Publishers (none in either category are by Big Five publishers)

Native writers (N = 9)

• Avingaq, Susan and Maren Vsetula; illustated by Charlene Chua. Fishing with Grandma. Inhabit Media
• Baker, Darryl; illustrated by Qin Leng. Kamik Joins the Pack. Inhabit Media
• Dupuis, Jenny Kay (and Kathy Kacer); illustrated by Gillian Newland. I Am Not A Number. Second Story Press
• Highway, Tomson; illustrated by Julie Flett. Dragonfly Kites/Pimithaagansa. Fifth House
• Kalluk, Celina; illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis. Sweetest Kulu. Inhabit Media
• Mike, Nadia; illustrated by Charlene Chua. Leahs Mustache Party. Inhabit Media.
• Robertson, David Alexander; illustrated by Julie Flett. When We Were Alone. Highwater Press
• Smith, Monique Gray; illustrated by Julie Flett. My Heart Fills With Happiness. Orca
• Van Camp, Richard; illustrated by Julie Flett. We Sang You Home. Orca.

Non-Native writers (N = 1)

• Currie, Robin; illustrated by Phyllis Saroff. Tuktuk: Tundra Tale. Arbordale

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5 JRPGs TGS 2016 Got Me Excited About

5 JRPGs TGS 2016 Got Me Excited About

Tokyo Game Show last year left me with the biggest grin on my face and so much video game hype that I could burst. While I feel TGS 2016 left less of an impression on me due to the discussion of games that have been shown excessively (Im sorry Final Fantasy XV, but Im looking at you), there were a few games that did catch my eye and got me excited for their release. Ultimately, TGS 2016 showed quite a few games and these are some of my favourites of the JRPGs announced and given trailers this year.

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

Being honest, my hype level for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 had really gone down since made it my top game for TGS 2015. This had nothing to do with the game itself, rather that I havent finished 1.5 Remix so I assumed I wasnt going to play 2.8 until long after Id finished the 2.5 Remix. This year�s TGS Kingdom Hearts 2.8 trailer may have changed that. The new trailer backed by a nostalgic, fun remix of Utada Hikaru�s Simple and Clean from the first Kingdom Hearts had some gorgeous footage, bringing in some familiar Kingdom Hearts motifs including the star fruit, falling from the sky and of course, keyblades. Adding to the pretty trailer was the game footage from Kingdom Hearts 2.8, particularly from Back Cover and Birth By Sleep: A Fragmentary Passage being newer additions to the series so getting an extended peak of those is always welcomed. I was particularly excited since it showed gameplay from the latter which will likely be a peek at Kingdom Hearts 3�s (one of the main reasons I bought my PS4) visuals and most importantly, the gameplay. The whole trailer was a great tribute to the three games featured in Kingdom Hearts 2.8 and I hope it keeps me hyped up for its January release.

You can pre-order Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue from Play-Asia.com!

NieR: Automata

Where Kingdom Hearts 2.8�s trailer got me interested with what it showed, NieR: Automata was dynamic thanks to what it didnt show. NieR: Automata�s trailer shows glimpses of footage backed by lots of screaming and yelling, a very mysterious and dynamic way to introduce NieR Automata. Ive never played a NieR game but Ive been curious about the series for awhile. After seeing how interesting the trailer looked, Ill be paying attention to this game more.

You can pre-order NieR: Automata from Play-Asia.com!

Granblue Fantasy Project Re:Link

Granblue Fantasy has had a lot of magazine coverage in Japan recently, so when it was announced in the PS VR portion of Sony�s conference I was quite surprised to see it was coming to VR as I was under the impression it was a smartphone game. The idea of a JRPG (VRPG?) being available on VR without any gimmicks such as gunplay is kind of refreshing since JRPG gameplay is good enough on its own. I�ve never played Granblue Fantasy and there isn�t a lot of information to elaborate on I wouldn�t specifically buy a VR headset for it, but I would definitely play this if I got the chance as itd be a cool new way to experience JRPGs.

Digimon World: Next Order

If you enjoyed Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth as much as I did, you may want to try Digimon World: Next Order now that it�s been announced for PS4 next year. Although the trailer was too short to show Next Order�s main gameplay, since Im currently playing Next Order on my Vita, I can say a few hours in Im liking it and is had all the raise-your-own-Digimon nostalgia from the original Digimon World games. If you like the idea of raising two Digimon to fight together, feeding them meat daily, taking them to the bathroom after training and filling a city with Digital friends, this is the Digimon game to play.

You can pre-order the localised version of Digimon World: Next Order at Play-Asia.com!

World of Final Fantasy

As the potential final trailer before World of Final Fantasy�s late October release, the TGS 2016 trailer gave a cute extended look into the story and more of the characters well get to play with in the fun spin-off game. My favourite part of this trailer was seeing all the summons and enemies of Final Fantasy in the unique art style which somehow even makes Malboros look endearing and cuddly. Cuteness aside, its nice to see World of Final Fantasy will have its own plot full of emotional ups and downs while still paying homage to the Final Fantasys before it. Im looking forward to it more than I expected and Im sure itll be a nice game to play before Final Fantasy XVs release.

You can pre-order World of Final Fantasy from Play-Asia.com!

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What were your favourite games from TGS 2016? Was there anything you thought was missing?

Leave a comment below, send me a tweet at @JRPGJungle, hit me up Facebook or Instagram and lets talk!

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5 reasons 2016 will be the year of the new IT

5 reasons 2016 will be the year of the new IT

Digital transformation is rewriting the rules of IT, and CIOs need to revamp their approaches if they want their companies to survive and thrive. Here are five predictions for what 2016 will bring under the new IT.

Amit Pandey, CEO of cloud application delivery specialist Avi Networks, says 2016 will be the year of the "new IT." The confluence of cloud environments and applications, along with technologies like software-defined networking, are going to rewrite the rules for IT in 2016, he says.

The transformation has been underway for some time, but Pandey says that in 2016, CIOs and other tech leaders will have to revamp the way they approach IT if they want their companies to keep pace and remain competitive. Theyll need to purge legacy systems that hamper their agility and embrace digital transformation in the form of the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence and other "third-platform technologies" (as research firm IDC calls them).

Here are Pandeys five "new IT" predictions for 2016.

1. Application owners will own IT

In 2016, DevOps and IT will become synonymous, Pandey says. CIOs will have to adopt an app-centric mindset or risk losing influence. That means application owners will be in the drivers seat when it comes to choosing the tools, techniques and skills theyll need. IT will have to get behind providing application owners with self-service capabilities.

"LOBs are now key influencers of IT strategy and demand a seamless user experience for their teams and customers," Pandey says. "Throw-over-the-wall provisioning of application services on traditional data center infrastructure will give way to application services (like security, load balancing and analytics) and closer to app development time. Sizeable IT investment and CIO mindshare will be applied to developer-friendly, software-driven choices and consumption base (as opposed to large capital equipment) platforms and services."

2. The data center will assume characteristics of the public cloud

The enterprise will achieve "public cloud-like" flexibility, agility and scale in the data center, Pandey says, while retaining a hybrid mix of data centers and public cloud.

"Low-cost computing infrastructure, seamless scaling of applications and easy integration into development practices have largely been confined to public cloud services like Amazon AWS," Pandey says. "A nexus of forces, including the maturing of OpenStack implementations, container tools/implementations (such as Mesosphere, Docker and CoreOS) and software-defined networking will lead to enterprises achieving cloud-like capabilities in-house."

3. Web-scale IT architectures will become available to most enterprises

The enterprise will no longer be confined to specialized hardware for data center services in 2016, Pandey predicts. The performance of new commodity x86 servers and the proliferation of elastic software-driven technologies will allow enterprises of all sizes to achieve a Web-scale IT architectural approach without the need for expensive, specialized hardware appliances.

"Enterprises will seek (and find) hardware agnostic approaches to architect their data centers," he says. "Historically, such an approach has been confined to very large cloud companies like Google, Amazon or Facebook. But with the performance characteristics now available in commodity x86 servers, the rise of the DevOps practices in enterprises and software-based application services, the architectural approach of the cloud giants will be available to most enterprises."

4. CIOs will face increased pressure to shift spending to operating expenses

Pandey says that IT budgets will tighten, leading to a slowdown in investment in traditional technologies. This, in turn, will lead CIOs to shift even more of their spend to a consumption-based model.

"The days of overspending on traditional tools and equipment that have proven only partially effective will end," he says. "As an example, Netflix has abandoned the use of traditional anti-virus tools. For data center tools, CIOs will be compelled by lines of business to shift IT spending choices from capital budgets to operating budgets. The need for uniformity of application architectures in multi-cloud environments will influence IT purchasing decisions (since traditional hardware-based technologies are not portable). IT leaders will be forced to address the problem of underutilization of capital equipment that apply only in one environment, especially in businesses that utilize cloud computing."

5. Cyberattacks and data breaches in the cloud go from perception to reality

While enterprises have been suspicious about the security of their data in cloud environments from the beginning, there hasnt been much in the way of actual cloud data breaches. But thats going to change in 2016, Pandey says.

"The international working group on cloud resiliency monitors downtimes and security risks in the cloud," Pandey says. "So far, no major security breaches or significant availability challenges have affected the cloud. Yet security challenges are often cited as a reason that enterprises are hesitant to move their computing to the cloud. So far, these security concerns have primarily been driven by perception with data center security breaches far exceeding any such events in the cloud. However, as more and more businesses adopt the cloud and a greater share of confidential data and apps are put in the cloud by users, security challenges (DDoS or other cyberattacks), data loss and potential outages can increase."

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7 Best Whiteboard Animation Software 2016 For Windows And Mac PC

7 Best Whiteboard Animation Software 2016 For Windows And Mac PC

Best and easy to use whiteboard animation software for Microsoft Windows and Mac OC X operating systems. This list of 7 best doodle, presentation, explainer and whiteboard animation programs contains both desktop whiteboard animation software and web based whiteboard animation services/software. 

7 Best Alternatives to VideoScribe (2016) For Windows And Mac PC

All whiteboard animation software except 1 included in this list also can be used as a best alternative to VideoScribe. If you are looking for cheaper and affordable VideoScribe alternatives. All VideoScribe alternates are no less than VideoScribe in any way. 

The list of best whiteboard animation software and best VideoScribe alternatives contains

1)-Explaindio Video Creator (Best available whiteboard animation software for Windows and Mac OS X) (Great alternative to VideoScribe cheaper than VideoScribe)

2)-VideoScribe (Best available whiteboard animation software for Windows and Mac OS X) 

3)-Easy Sketch Pro (Best available whiteboard animation software for Windows and Mac OS X) (Great alternative to VideoScribe cheaper than VideoScribe)

4)-TTS Sketch Maker (Best available whiteboard animation software for Windows and Mac OS X) (Great alternative to VideoScribe cheaper than VideoScribe)

5)-VideoMakerFX (Best available whiteboard animation software for Windows and Mac OS X) (Great alternative to VideoScribe cheaper than VideoScribe)

6)-GoAnimate (Best available whiteboard animation software for Windows and Mac OS X) (Great alternative to VideoScribe not cheaper than VideoScribe)

7)-Rawshorts.com (Best available whiteboard animation software for Windows and Mac OS X) (Great alternative to VideoScribe not cheaper than VideoScribe)


The list of 7 best doodle maker, presentation explainer and animation video makers for Mac and Windows computer/laptop.

I hope this list of 7 best and available scribe, doodle and whiteboard animation software will end your search and you will find it informative and helping. Please do not forget to let me know If you use or know about any other good and available whiteboard animation software. You can use the comment section to give your feedback and suggestions. 

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7 Best Whiteboard Animation Software (2016) For Windows And Mac PC

7 Best Alternatives to VideoScribe (2016) For Windows And Mac PC

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6 Smartphone Terbaru Di Tahun 2016

6 Smartphone Terbaru Di Tahun 2016

Smartphone Terbaru Di Tahun 2016 - Smartphone dengan beragam fungsi yang makin lama semakin canggih, saat ini sudah menjadi kebutuhan primer bagi semua orang. Bagi anda yang sedang mencari smartphone, kali ini saya akan memberikan daftar 6 smartphone terbaru di tahun 2016 yang sudah tersedia di Indonesia.

Baca Juga : Tips Dalam Memilih Smartphone Yang Akan Dibeli

Daftar 6 Smartphone Terbaru Di Tahun 2016 

1. Samsung Galaxy A3



Samsung merilis 3 jenis keluarga A Series yaitu A3, A5, dan A7. A3 termasuk dalam daftar smartphone terbaru di tahun 2016 yang sudah diluncurkan di Indonesia. Untuk Samsung Galaxy A3, Samsung memberikan prosesor Exynos 7578 Quad-Core 1,5 GHz, RAM 1,5 GB, dan ROM 16 GB. Bagi anda yang tidak cukup menggunakan 16 GB, Samsung Galaxy A3 tersedia slot Micro SD yang bisa menampung hingga 128 GB.

Spesifikasi lainnya antara lain :

• Layar 4,7 inci HD Super AMOLED
• Jaringan 3G, 4G LTE CAT ready
• Kamera Utama 13 MP OIS (F1.9)
  Kamera Depan 5 MP (F1.9)
• Baterai 2.300 mAh

2. Samsung Galaxy A5



Samsung Galaxy A Series masuk dalam daftar berikut, dan yang pasti nya sudah dirilis di Indonesia. Samsung Galaxy A5 dibekali prosesor Exynos 7580 Octa-Core 1,6 GHz, RAM 2GB, ROM 16 GB, dan bisa ditambah dengan slot Micro SD hingga 128 GB. Fitur tambahan nya hampir sama dengan A3 yaitu :

• Layar 5,2 inci Full HD dengan Super AMOLED
• Jaringan 3G, 4G LTE CAT ready
• Kamera Utama 13 MP (F1.9)
  Kamera Depan 5 MP (F1.9)
• Baterai 2.900 mAh + Support Fast Charging
• Finger Print Sensor

 3. Samsung Galaxy A7



Kemudian smartphone terakhir dari A Series adalah A7. Samsung Galaxy A7 dibekali spesifikasi dengan prosesor Exynos 7580 Octa-Core 1,6 GHz, RAM 3 GB, ROM 16 GB, bisa ditambah slot Micro SD hingga 128 GB. Spesifikasi tambahan nya tidak jauh berbeda dari generasi sebelumnya yaitu A5.

• Layar 5,5 Full HD dengan Super AMOLED
• Kamera Utama 13 MP (F2.9)
  Kamera Depan 5 MP (F1.9)
• Baterai 3.300 mAh + Support Fast Charging
• Finger Print Sensor

4. Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo



Pabrik asal Tiongkok ini juga merilis satu produk terbaru nya dengan nama Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo. Kelebihan dari smartphone ini adalah memiliki baterai raksasa, yaitu sebesar 5.000 mAh! Wow, sehingga Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo ini bisa juga dimanfaatkan sebagai Power Bank pada smartphone lain.

Berikut adalah spesifikasi Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo :

• Prosesor Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core 1,5 GHz dengan 64-bit
• RAM 3 GB, ROM 32 GB, dan bisa ditambah dengan slot Micro SD sebesar 128 GB
• Kamera Utama 13 MP
  Kamera Depan 5 MP
• Baterai 5.000 mAh

Tak hanya itu, Lenovo juga menyertakan fitur Finger Print Sensor untuk pertama kalinya! Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo tersedia dengan 3 warna, yaitu Silver, Graphite Grey, dan Gold.

5. Wiko Pulp FAB 4G



Mungkin anda belum pernah mendengar smartphone yang satu ini, tapi anda bisa melirik smartphone tersebut karena spesifikaso nya yang terbilang bagus. Pabrik asal Prancis itu mengusung spesifikasi dengan prosesor Octa-Core dan dengan RAM 2 GB. Kombinasi dari prosesor dan RAM diklaim dapat menghasilkan performa yang mengagumkan untuk menikmati beberapa aplikasi dan multi media.

Berikut adalah spesifikasi yang lebih lengkap dari smartphone Wiko Pulp FAB :

• Prosesor Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
• RAM 2 GB, ROM 16 GB, bisa ditambahkan slot Micro SD hingga 64 GB
• Kamera Utama 13 MP
  Kamera Depan 5 MP
• Baterai 2820 mAh

Untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pengguna, Fulp FAB yang dibendrol dengan harga Rp.1.899.000 ini dihadirkan dengan promo spesial mulai dari tanggal 22 Januari hingga 15 Februari 2016. Promo ini berupa cashback sebesar Rp.100.000 dan paket data sebesar 42 GB free exclusive dari Wiko.

6. Axioo M4U+



Smartphone asal pabrikan lokal Axioo juga masuk ke jajaran smartphone terbaru 2016,  yaitu Axioo M4U+. Samrtphone ini merupakan versi upgade dari Axioo M4U. Di Axioo M4U hadir dengan RAM DDR2, kini di M4U+ hadir dengan DDR3 sehingga kinerja nya lebih cepat dan stabil.

Pengguna tidak perlu takut lag atau semacam nya, karena Axioo M4U+ sudah menggunakan RAM 1GB dan tetap berjalan stabil dan kinerja nya lebih cepat.

Berikut adalah spesifikasi yang lebih lengkap Axioon M4U+ :

• Prosesor Spreadtrum SC7731
• RAM 1 GB with DDR3, ROM 8 GB, bisa ditambah slot Micro SD hingga 32 GB
• Kamera Utama 8 MP dioptimalkan oleh sensor BSI2
  Kamera Depan 2 MP
• Baterai 2.000 mAh

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A few things that made my 2016 interesting

A few things that made my 2016 interesting

2016 was a different year compared to the previous. It had a large share of sad moments. This post discusses only the happy moments and the memories that make my 2016 interesting. The order is random and does not indicate the order of significance or importance.

1. A year-end vacation after a long time.
Winter in 3 countries - Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein!

2. New Years eve in Zurich. 
Eating all the street food and high calories! It was also my first time outside Lisboa for the new years eve, since 2012.

3. Playing with snow in Malbun, Liechtenstein. 
It is after more than 3 years!

4. Summer in the Bahamas.
That was a long weekend in Nassau. Blue beaches - private and public ones. Reminding Maldives 2015.

5. An extended internship in Emory University.
It was a productive one. Walks in Atlanta were remarkable too.

6. ICWS 2016 in San Francisco. 
My best conference experience so far!

7. Berlin, presenting 3 papers at IC2E 2016. 
Berlin has become my most favourite city that I havent lived in yet! My first (and only, so far) doctoral symposium too.

8. CoopIS 2016 in Rhodes
A beautiful Greek island. It was still sunny and pleasant in the autumn.

9. A long walk all over the historic village of Kostrzyn/K�strin in Poland.
Crossing the border of German and Poland!

10. Relaxing weekend in Viseu
A romantic town in Portugal, set in the Christmas mood.

11. The multicultural New York City!

Daily and nightly walks and restaurant crawls.

12. Winning a new laptop.
Feeling lucky! 

13. AMIA-CRI 2016 San Francisco
A podium abstract presentation and a poster presentation. My first poster, and also first time in a medical conference.

14. EMJD-DC Spring Event in Costa da Caparica.
Visiting from Atlanta! A long travel.

15. Finishing touches of Atlanta.
First time selling stuff, and donating things in bulk.

16. Foggy Vaduz castle.

 Liechtenstein is a cute little country!

17. A walk in the wildness, Feldkirch, Austria.

An early morning train ride and walk.

18. Snowy white trees of Uetliberg, Switzerland.

Cold, but pleasant.

19. Return to Lisboa
An intermediate era waiting for my move to Belgium early next year.

20. Cooking innovations
Thanks to the YDFM (Your Dekalb Farmers Market), which offered variety of food products and vegetables at a cheap price, from all over the world.

21. Birthday in the sky.
Not sure where exactly that was. Possibly in the skies of Russia. Since I was flying eastwards, the 00:00 must have shrunk somewhere in the timezone changes.

22. Chinese new year in Shenzhen, China.

Second time to Shenzhen and also my second visit to Splendid China. Good memories.

23. Canon EOS M2.
Taking it everywhere I travel. :)

24. Naming the projects and papers.
It is fun, always.

25. Being a mentor again in GSoC, after 3 years.

26. Applying for visas, after a long time!
To the US and Belgium. Not that I am a fan of visa applications.

27. Olaias metro station.
This is one of the most beautiful metro stations of Europe. This becomes our daily stop the last 3 months.

28. Feeling the heat of being a "senior PhD student".
I am in the middle of the third year. Means, 5 semesters gone. Only 3 remaining. Not a new student anymore.

29. Attending a number of conferences to present my papers.
Last year, I missed many due to clashes in schedules and visa issues. This year was better in that aspect.

30. Looking at the future
Awaiting an "intermediate year of 2017" with more migrations of PhD mobility, and a "final year of 2018", to graduate!

Thanks for reading my list till the end. If you are really interested, you may also read the blog posts on the previous years (2016 - 2012) as well. Happy new year everyone. Hope 2017 will be more positive and bring us more happy news than 2016. I am also reaching the 30s in 2017. This makes 2016 my last complete year in 20s. Feeling old. :D

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5 Transfer Pemain Termahal di Cina Sepanjang 2016

5 Transfer Pemain Termahal di Cina Sepanjang 2016

Teukuid.blogspot.com - Pemain kenamaan terbaru yang akan merapat ke Liga Super Cina adalah gelandang asal Brasil, Oscar. Dibeli seharga 70.5 juta Euro oleh Shanghai SIPG, Oscar menyandang gelar sebagai pemain termahal di liga tersebut, bahkan di benua Asia.

Sebelum Oscar, ada sejumlah pemain kenamaan di Eropa yang memutuskan merumput di Cina dengan nilai transfer fantastis untuk kelas benua Asia. Berikut lima pemain yang bergabung ke liga Cina dengan nilai transfer fantastis.

1. Oscar, 70.5 Juta Euro

Baru-baru ini, Oscar dipastikan akan meninggalkan Liga Inggris demi Liga Cina. Pemain asal Brasil itu dibeli Shanghai SIPG dari Chelsea senilai 70.5 juta Euro. Realisasi kesepakatan antara Shanghai SIPG dengan Chelsea sendiri baru akan dilaksanakan ketika bursa transfer Januari resmi dibuka.

Pemain 25 tahun itu, di era Jose Mourinho, merupakan pemain kunci di lini tengah. Namun di bawah asuhan Antonio Conte musim ini, Oscar tidak lagi mendapat tempat di Chelsea. Tercatat, sejak memperkuat Chelsea di tahun 2012, Oscar sudah membukukan 38 gol dari 203 penampilannya di semua kompetisi.

Di klub barunya, Oscar akan bermain di bawah komando eks manajer Chelsea dan juga Tottenham Hotspur, Andre Villas-Boas.

2. Hulk, 55.8 juta Euro

Hulk dibeli Shanghai SIPG dari Zenit St. Petersburg pada Juli lalu. Kehadiran pemain bertubuh kekar itu cukup signifikan bagi klub yang berhasil menutup musim di posisi tiga klasemen akhir Liga Cina.

3. Alex Teixeira, 50 Juta Euro

Mencetak 89 gol dalam 223 pertandingan, striker 26 tahun ini merupakan pemain kunci bagi klub Ukraina Shaktar Donetsk dan menjadi target Liverpool tahun ini. Namun secara mengejutkan, justru klub Liga Cina, Jiangsu Suning yang berhasil mendapatkannya di bulan Februari lalu.

Berseragam Jiangsu, Teixeira langsung menunjukkan kelasnya sebagai striker tajam. Bermain di 14 pertandingan, pemain 26 tahun sukses menyumbang 19 gol dan mengantar Jiangsu sebagai runner-up.

4. Jackson Martinez, 42 Juta Euro

Di bawah Teixeira, ada eks pemain Atletico Madrid yang tercatat sebagai pemain dengan transfer terbesar keempat di Asia. Pemain asal Kolombia itu dibeli Guangzhou Evergrande dari Atletico Madrid pada Februari dengan nilai transfer sebesar 42 juta Euro.

5. Ramires, 28 Juta Euro

Di posisi buncit ada bekas pemain Chelsea, Ramires. Ramires merapat ke Liga Cina setelah Chelsea setuju menjual pemain itu ke Jiangsu Suning di awal tahun 2016.

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5 Best Hacks From The Black Hat 2016

5 Best Hacks From The Black Hat 2016

Short Bytes: At the Black Hat 2016 hacker conference in Las Vegas, the world saw a variety of cutting-edge cyber security applications. Some of these hacks stood out from the others and gained widespread praises. Here�s a quick recap of the 5 best Black Hat 2016 hacks, including the likes of famous Jeep Cherokee hackers and a hacking laptop that actually flies.

The annual Black Hat USA conference is known to welcome thousands of cyber security experts, hackers, and technology enthusiasts. Every year we get to see and learn about new cyber-exploits and hacking threats.

At this year�s conference, more than 15,000 hackers and security professional gathered in Las Vegas. The Mandalay Bay hotel witnessed some scary and impressive sights. So, here are some of the best hacks that stood out from the rest:

Car hackers were back!

Do you remember the hacker duo of Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek who hacked into a Jeep Cherokee by exploiting a zero-day in the system?

This year, they were back at Black Hat with scarier hacking tricks, showing their ability to affect the safety of critical systems. They controlled a vehicle remotely, slamming the brakes suddenly and speeding ahead without any warning.

Flying laptop hacker!

At Black Hat 2016, we saw Danger Drone, a new laptop that�s designed to fly and launch cyberattacks. This lets a security expert to remain far from the target and bypass the challenging aspects to test the defenses of a system.

Designed by Bishop Fox, this $500 custom-developed Danger Drone also lets you avoid the risk of getting caught.

Your light bulbs are hackable!

Just when you thought that your innocent light bulbs would be the last thing a hacker will target, Black Hat 2016 witnessed the details on Internet of Things security risks.

CTO of NewAE Technology, Colin O�Flynn, and Eyal Ronen, an Israeli student, shared a presentation and a video of hacking office building lights. Later, they even hacked the light at the conference.

Social media addicts, take care!

Very often what you see on social media might not be what it seems. Using deceptive phishing links, hackers easily target social media users to steal their personal information and money.

The same concept was demonstrated by ZeroFOX data scientists Philip Tully and John Seymour. They build a bot that targetted social media users, collected information regarding their interests and penetrated the feed with a catered message. This Twitter bot was a success with a click rate as high as 60%.

Fake airport boarding pass making app!

What happens when an automated boarding pass reader rejects your gold status? Well, if you are Przemek Jaroszewski, you�ll develop an app to hack your way into airport lounges.

Jaroszewski, Poland�s computer emergency response team head, says that it just takes 10 seconds to create a boarding pass that could be used to access the airport lounges. For the security purposes, he has no plans to make this app public.

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5 Feb 2016 Yome Yakjahti Kashmir

5 Feb 2016 Yome Yakjahti Kashmir

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