Back to the energy future

In 1979 President Jimmy Carter installed 32 solar hot water panels on the roof of the White House. Recently a Googler from our Washington D.C. office asked the question, "What ever happened to the Carter panels?" After a little digging, we were able to track down the original panels to <a href="http://www.unity.edu/">Unity College</a>, an environmental college in Maine, and bring one of them back to Washington D.C.<br /><br />So what ever happened to the panels? It turns out that during President Reagan's administration the solar hot water panels were removed from the White House in 1986 and placed in storage. In 1992, Unity College located the panels and transferred them from a General Services Administration warehouse to their campus in Maine. After restoration,16 panels provided their cafeteria with hot water for the next 12 years. In cooperation with Unity College, Google was able to bring one of these panels down to our Washington DC office for display throughout the next year.<br /><br />At the panels' dedication in 1979, Jimmy Carter stated:<br /><br />"This dependence on foreign sources of oil is of great concern to all of us. In the year 2000, this solar water heater behind me, which is being dedicated today, will still be here supplying cheap, efficient energy. A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people." (To watch video of the dedication, check out this <a href="http://www.roadnottaken.info/">trailer</a> for a movie about the panels).<br /><br />As we welcome our new U.S. president to office this week, we wanted to share this piece of this history with you. Google is committed to a <a href="http://www.google.com/corporate/green/">clean energy future</a> and we hope that you will join us in supporting the creation and adoption of renewable energy technology — what could still be one of the greatest and most exciting adventures for all of us. <br /><br />Check out these photos of the panels at Unity College and at Google's Washington DC office.<br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&RGB=0x000000&feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fgblogphotos%2Falbumid%2F5293873593398257329%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Alice Ryan, Green Energy Project Manager</span>

Back to the energy future

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Explore New York City with Google -- from your home, phone, and in person

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[From time to time we invite guests to blog about initiatives of interest, and are very pleased to have Mayor Bloomberg join us here. – Ed.]</span></span><br /><br />This is New York City: the ultimate destination and home to world-class hotels, dining, shopping, arts, entertainment and more.<br /><br />In partnership with Google, we are launching a new website and Information Center to help make it easier for both visitors and residents to explore all the energy, excitement and diversity of New York City's five boroughs. <a href="http://nycgo.com/">nycgo.com</a> is the official resource on the web for all there is to see, do and experience in the City. This dynamic site uses Google Maps to help you plan your New York experience and find hotels, restaurants and entertainment, in addition to exclusive citywide savings and promotions. With nycgo.com you can use Google Maps to get directions to attractions throughout the City, and even send the info to your phone with <a href="http://www.google.com/mobile/default/maps.html">Google Maps for mobile</a>.<br /><br />While you're in New York, stop by the brand new Official New York City Information Center at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=810+7th+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10019&sll=40.762682,-73.98215&sspn=0.009621,0.022745&g=810+7th+Ave,+New+York,+NY+10019&ie=UTF8&ll=40.762715,-73.982148&spn=0.009621,0.022745&z=16&iwloc=addr">810 Seventh Avenue</a>, between 52nd and 53rd Streets. The Information Center features interactive map tables, powered by the <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/">Google Maps API for Flash</a>, that let you navigate venues and attractions as well as create personalized itineraries, which can be printed, emailed or sent to mobile devices. Additionally, there's a gigantic video wall that utilizes Google Earth to display a 3D model of New York City on which you can map out personalized itineraries.<br /><br />So whether you are a visitor or a resident, we invite you to explore New York City from your home computer, your mobile phone—and of course, in person.<br /><br />Get started by taking a look at this video:<br /><br /><object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M-rfH-UrC-s&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/M-rfH-UrC-s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>

Explore New York City with Google -- from your home, phone, and in person

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Search findings from the U.S. presidential inauguration

Today, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States of America. As we <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/search-findings-from-third-presidential.html" id="z-ih" title="observed">observed</a> throughout the presidential campaign, many people in the U.S. turned to <a href="http://www.google.com/" id="rybr" title="Google Web Search">Google Search</a> to find information. During the inauguration, top queries included <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=live+inauguration+coverage" id="lgqa" title="live inauguration coverage">live inauguration coverage</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=inauguration+day+2009+streaming" id="lgqa" title="inauguration day 2009 streaming">inauguration day 2009 streaming</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=listen+to+inauguration+live" id="aq3o" title="listen to inauguration live">listen to inauguration live</a>, and many others.<br /><br />However, interest in the inauguration was not only confined to the United States. Twelve percent of inauguration-related queries came from outside the United States as thousands worldwide used Google to find ways to watch the event. From Latin America, we received queries like <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=es&q=toma+de+posesion+de+Barack+Obama+en+vivo" id="h9x5" title="toma de posesion de Barack Obama en vivo">toma de posesion de Barack Obama en vivo</a> (inauguration of Barack Obama live -- Spanish) and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=pt-BR&q=posse+de+Obama" id="e438" title="posse de Obama">posse de Obama</a> (inauguration of Obama -- Portuguese). Similarly in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, people interested in the inauguration searched for <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=de&q=amtseinf%C3%BChrung" id="uupx" title="amtseinführung">amtseinführung</a> (inauguration -- German), <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=nl&q=inauguratie" id="sau2" title="inauguratie">inauguratie</a> (inauguration -- Dutch), <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=es&q=investidura" id="w7-k" title="investidura">investidura</a> (inauguration -- Spanish), <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=iw&q=%09%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A7+%D7%90%D7%95%D7%91%D7%9E%D7%94" title="ברק אובמה">ברק אובמה</a> (Barack introduction -- Hebrew), <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=ar&q=%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7" id="po1o" title="اوباما">اوباما</a> (Obama -- Arabic), and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=fr&q=investiture" id="ye2y" title="investiture">investiture</a> (inauguration -- French). And even though it was very early in their day, users in Asia and Australia were still interested in watching the festivities, with queries like <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=zh-CN&q=%E5%A5%A5%E5%B7%B4%E9%A9%AC%E5%B0%B1%E8%81%8C%E5%85%B8%E7%A4%BC%E7%9B%B4%E6%92%AD">奥巴马就职典礼直播</a> (Obama inauguration broadcast -- Chinese) and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=inauguration+timetable" id="asak" title="inauguration timetable">inauguration timetable</a>.<br /><br />While President Obama was certainly the central player in today's events, searchers were also interested in the other people who took part in the ceremony. In particular, people wanted more information on the religious leaders who spoke: <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rick+warren" id="n46y" title="Dr. Rick Warren">Dr. Rick Warren</a>, who gave the invocation, and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=joseph+lowery" id="q1kk" title="Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery">Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery</a>, who gave the benediction. Additionally, there was a lot of interest in some of the artists who performed: <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=aretha+franklin" id="i.7y" title="Aretha Franklin">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=elizabeth+alexander" id="x2r-" title="Elizabeth Alexander">Elizabeth Alexander</a>, and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=yo+yo+ma" id="i5g2" title="Yo Yo Ma">Yo-Yo Ma</a>. They also sought to know more about <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=dianne+feinstein" id="qo1y" title="Senator Dianne Feinstein">Senator Dianne Feinstein</a>, who presided over the ceremony as chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=john+roberts" id="evhe" title="Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.">Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.</a>, who swore in President Obama. (Click on the images to see a larger version.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVqPVW4tFuRQ2elIzy9Mi35vX7atzaCr5aIp7n8zhSFgK7UrEbYgk14zlUIIfKT_vOE_NGwVGVdi7xwhdmkVlrgWyhC5YZVBosRMlptiCGd5kaCEgqEJzBuNCi9Y-CO_C06Nqd0dJn3j7/s1600-h/people.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293639733738277122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVqPVW4tFuRQ2elIzy9Mi35vX7atzaCr5aIp7n8zhSFgK7UrEbYgk14zlUIIfKT_vOE_NGwVGVdi7xwhdmkVlrgWyhC5YZVBosRMlptiCGd5kaCEgqEJzBuNCi9Y-CO_C06Nqd0dJn3j7/s320/people.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" /></a><br />During the last nine years, the growth of the Internet has changed the way the world seeks information. From President Bush's first inaugural address in 2001 to his second in 2005, the number of inauguration-related searches increased by more than a factor of ten. From 2005 to today's address, the number grew even more. Few of the 2001 queries requested "video," and none requested streaming. By 2005, a few queries such as <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=inauguration+audio" id="m.7v" title="inauguration audio">inauguration audio</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=streaming+video+of+inauguration" id="x80a" title="streaming video of inauguration">streaming video of inauguration</a> appeared. Today, technology has become so prevalant that queries such as <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=YouTube+live+inauguration" id="y88k" title="YouTube live inauguration">YouTube live inauguration</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=live+blogging+inauguration" id="ga.1" title="live blogging inauguration">live blogging inauguration</a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=inaugural+podcast" id="sp8k" title="inaugural podcast">inaugural podcast</a>, and <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Obama+inaugural+speech+mp3" id="oa_." title="Obama inaugural speech mp3">Obama inaugural speech mp3</a> formed one-third of all inauguration-related queries.<br /><br />Finally, this graph demonstrates one other interesting search pattern that we saw: the overall query volume of Google searches dropped in the U.S. from the time President Obama took the oath of office until the end of his inaugural speech, demonstrating that all eyes were on today's festivities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFmx_puzbMvjQdtYaAvGhMOUci_Gveeya9hIhJhbXJwFDlWm1D6bl_IbrHLKIlzLEiTLFvTdn1oRe_Z8Wu2XoCgfxkP1WIu6_Ct7CtIakbxN7Y98JW3pD-LIbLQsgOGt4jA1G_24b-KOY/s1600-h/query_vol.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293640082138421330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFmx_puzbMvjQdtYaAvGhMOUci_Gveeya9hIhJhbXJwFDlWm1D6bl_IbrHLKIlzLEiTLFvTdn1oRe_Z8Wu2XoCgfxkP1WIu6_Ct7CtIakbxN7Y98JW3pD-LIbLQsgOGt4jA1G_24b-KOY/s320/query_vol.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" /></a><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jeffrey Oldham, Software Engineer, and Fred Leach, Quantitative Marketing Manager</span>

Search findings from the U.S. presidential inauguration

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A day on, not a day off

Today, Americans celebrate the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr._Day">birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.</a> One of the chief elements of the day, as expressed by Dr. King and manifested in recent years, is marking the day as a <a href="http://www.mlkday.gov/">National Day of Service</a>. The credo of a national service day is "a day on, not a day off," and citizens are encouraged to contribute their time and talents to community organizations in some way. A website <a href="http://usaservice.org/pages/about/">USAService.org</a> offers a <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/adde?synd=open&source=ggyp&moduleurl=inaugmap.appspot.com/xml/inaugmap2.xml">Google gadget</a>, from which you can <a href="http://usaservice.org/page/content/eventsearch">find a service event near you</a> that needs your help, or <a href="http://usaservice.org/page/event/create">create your own</a>. Inform others of your activities with text messages, and <a href="http://usaservice.org/page/s/eventfeedback">share your photos and feedback</a>.<br /><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6HSiYV6yBl6bCm3fT9vSfjEilCKqjaC4O7rWjPTXLRPTSDmmcgW6B-oKD5mRlwkFsOiqlSwRdIcAxQZy2sYpDmdV7QFDbfJyBwVDM7Vbx4B7jNOU6etMoCuKdHu54QrkXMS8_kXmPBPj/s1600-h/MLKDay_gadget.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6HSiYV6yBl6bCm3fT9vSfjEilCKqjaC4O7rWjPTXLRPTSDmmcgW6B-oKD5mRlwkFsOiqlSwRdIcAxQZy2sYpDmdV7QFDbfJyBwVDM7Vbx4B7jNOU6etMoCuKdHu54QrkXMS8_kXmPBPj/s320/MLKDay_gadget.gif" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><br />Remember, too, that the need for your skills and energy is great, and extends well beyond today. Please consider <a href="http://usaservice.org/page/content/opportunities/">these organizations</a> for future volunteer opportunities.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Karen Wickre, Google Blog team</span></div>

A day on, not a day off

Today, Americans celebrate the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. One of the chief elements of the day, as expressed by Dr. King ...

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100,000th knol published

A few weeks ago the 100,000th knol was published, and we figured now is an excellent time to reflect on the first five months of Knol's existence.<br /><br />Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people who know about those subjects. Since <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/knol-is-open-to-everyone.html" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="Knol announcement">the start of the project</a>, we've seen articles written on everything from <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/ralph-metson/sinus-infections-sinusitis/pi3gI5WQ/Jy8bHA" id="m1-y" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="sinus infections">sinus infections</a> and <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/russell-potter/arctic-exploration/2lw7dgtyidtqb/2" id="uvfd" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="Arctic exploration">Arctic exploration</a> to <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/andrew-thomson/long-distance-motorcycle-riding/1kuc8mjxx9lte/2" id="dfa9" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="long distance motorcycle riding">long distance motorcycle riding</a> and <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/klaus-rohde/the-amphilinidea-a-small-group-of/xk923bc3gp4/21" id="dfa9" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="The Amphilinidea">the Amphilinidea</a>.<br /><br />The Knol interface is now available in eight languages (Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish) and we are excited that our users are helping us translate it into many more languages using the <a href="http://www.google.com/transconsole" id="us37" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="Google in Your Language">Google in Your Language</a> console. Encouraging people to contribute their knowledge online is particularly important for languages with limited web content, and we are glad to see that knols have been written in 59 different languages to date. It has been very exciting to have people all over the world come forward to help improve online content in their language.<br /><br />We have worked quickly to incorporate the features most requested by our early authors, such as usage stats showing reader activity on knols and rich media embedding (videos, spreadsheets, forms, slideshows, etc.). All of these improvements are tracked in our <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/-/-/1ng4pryc7bgdb/11" id="t0bp" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="Knol Announcement and Release Notes">Announcement and Release Notes</a>.<br /><br />We are happy to see that most authors choose to accept moderated edits from their audience and that the volume of suggested edits from readers is steadily growing. So if you find yourself reading a knol and want to suggest an improvement, go ahead and press that edit button! You will be able to make the desired changes directly in the knol, and the author(s) will be able to review and act upon your suggestions. We look forward to seeing this new mode of online collaboration used more widely.<br /><br />People visit Knol from 197 countries and territories on an average day, from the Aland Islands and Antarctica to Zambia and Zimbabwe. We welcome you to share your knowledge with the world and <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/" id="lw3v" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);" title="write a knol">write a knol</a>.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Cedric Dupont, Product Manager, and Michael McNally, Software Engineer</span>

100,000th knol published

A few weeks ago the 100,000th knol was published, and we figured now is an excellent time to reflect on the first five months of Knol's ...

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Building engineers

<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">We believe great ideas can come from anywhere and everyone. And we aspire to be an organization that reflects global diversity, because we know that a world's worth of perspectives, ideas and cultures leads to the creation of better products and services. We have more than a dozen employee-driven resource groups, from Gayglers to GWE (Google Women Engineers), that actively participate around the world in building community and driving policy at Google. This is the next post in our <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/search/label/diversity">Interface series</a>, which takes a look at valuing people's similarities and differences in the workplace. For more information on how Google fosters an inclusive work environment, visit <a href="http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=about.html">Life at Google</a> on our Jobs site. – Ed.</span></span><br /><br />As someone who has been building technology for more than 15 years, I know firsthand what a positive impact building hardware or software with a small team in an agile environment can have. I was only exposed to this type of work during grad school, and have since been actively involved in getting young people interested in science and technology. This year Google has enthusiastically supported my initiative to bring a local group of girls closer to technology through the <a href="http://www.usfirst.org/what/frc/default.aspx?id=366">FIRST Robotics Competition</a>.<br /><br />"People claim that only with the perspective of years can you know how much influence a particular event has had on you," Tal Tzangen says and proceeds to explain how she is convinced her participation in the FIRST Robotics Competition last year has significantly changed the course of her life. Tal, a 17 year old girl from a rural part of Israel, was taking technology courses at her school, not because she was particularly interested in technology but because the other options seemed even less appealing to her. Although Israel is also known as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Wadi">Silicon Wadi</a>," Tal thought technology was "just for geeks." Last year she agreed to be a member of a newly forming FIRST team, not knowing what she was letting herself in for.<br /><br />The competition involves 1,686 teams from more than 42,000 high schools spanning the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Israel, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Turkey, and the U.K. Each team has six weeks to build a robot from a common kit of parts provided by FIRST. Then, they compete with other robots in a new game devised each year.<br /><br />Before Tal knew it, she was "bit by the bug." During the weeks of preparation, she spent days and nights at school learning about robotics and teamwork with her peers and mentors. Her team had won the regional competitions and were seeking funding for the finals in Atlanta when I met her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZCOEaaA4jyIPlibt-vgfWf_q0c3Ajpby5AjZHK6elRqjyECEfwFHQIf5jkM2e21k_GNuiunHIvghv-thkHPw3qWsAm6fLPSgFInMW8AmtX6EnEufG5K9cuqPr9f5denatVpwRTNhq9b9/s1600-h/IMG_2090.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291654394473927458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPZCOEaaA4jyIPlibt-vgfWf_q0c3Ajpby5AjZHK6elRqjyECEfwFHQIf5jkM2e21k_GNuiunHIvghv-thkHPw3qWsAm6fLPSgFInMW8AmtX6EnEufG5K9cuqPr9f5denatVpwRTNhq9b9/s320/IMG_2090.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Tal, center, and her team members work on their robot's transmission system.<br /></div></span><br />This year Tal is the captain of the Google-sponsored Thunderbolts team, and one of her goals has been to get as many girls involved as possible. As she puts it, "I certainly don't mind the company of my male peers, but I know that girls also have a lot to contribute in this domain." The current team includes 24 students, eight of them girls (last year there were only two). Recruiting girls has been challenging since there are very few in the technical track in high school. She has enlisted some pre-high school girls with the hope of serving as a role model to them. Likewise, she has encouraged the forming of a FIRST LEGO<span style="font-size:85%;"></span> team (9-14 year olds) to ensure the "next generation" for the Robotics Competition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2A6cp0aW7_zP_vW3XXq3SSmEOQbVw9lJf-5XRGXG0UEihATIB0SG7-vU50QCWtCOgBZnyI1feLV1kC0xGqSKG9FKq09ZMrV5KRaL2HDpUASqmahoJ5YmhlpCNT-2AzoaHvX3Yaw44RDuH/s1600-h/IMG_2046.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291654403837436114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2A6cp0aW7_zP_vW3XXq3SSmEOQbVw9lJf-5XRGXG0UEihATIB0SG7-vU50QCWtCOgBZnyI1feLV1kC0xGqSKG9FKq09ZMrV5KRaL2HDpUASqmahoJ5YmhlpCNT-2AzoaHvX3Yaw44RDuH/s320/IMG_2046.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><div style="text-align: center;">The Thunderbolt team.<br /></div></span><br />The world kickoff for this year's competition took place on January 3rd, followed by the Israeli kickoff the following day. Regardless of how far they get in the competition this year, Israel is a country where high tech, engineering, science and entrepreneurship thrive, and Tal and her Thunderbolts are a growing part of this culture.<br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Natalia Marmasse, Software Engineer, Haifa office</span>

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In September of last year, Google <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/our-position-on-californias-no-on-8.html">announced</a> its opposition to California's <a href="http://www.voterguide.sos.ca.gov/title-sum/prop8-title-sum.htm">Proposition 8</a>. While the campaign was emotionally charged and difficult for both sides, in the wake of the election many were concerned with the impact Proposition 8 could have on the personal lives of people they work with every day, and on California's ability to attract and retain a diverse mix of employees from around the world.<br /><br />That's why we've signed an <a href="http://www.nclrights.org/amicigoogle">amicus brief</a> (PDF file) in support of several cases currently challenging Proposition 8 in the California Supreme Court. Denying employees basic rights isn't right, and it isn't good for businesses. We are committed to preserving fundamental rights for every one of the people who work hard to make Google a success. <br /><br />Please <a href="http://www.nclrights.org/businessesoverturn8">join us</a> in continuing to fight for equality for all Californians. <br /><br /><span class="byline-author">Posted by Kent Walker, General Counsel</span>

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