Happy New Year

Hello,

How are you all doing? I cannot believe that 2013 already ended! It felt so short!How is your New Year! I am enjoying mine so far... Well, I have to start doing some work... Singing class started last Tuesday. Soon college will also start. School has already started. The winter vacation felt like a week when it was really two-three weeks!

My mother's birthday is today, Happy Birthday mom. We are all looking forward to celebrate your birthday.

My New Year Resolution is to post more often. Hopefully that will help me to be active on this blog!

To the stars!
Tanishq

I'm back for New Year!

Hey everybody,

I've not posted for a looooonnnnggg time! Last time I posted was on my tenth birthday! Well first I would like to say Happy New Year! Next, I would like to list the things of the things I did this year. Here is what I did:

1. I went to the SXSW conference to talk about my college experience and about the future. I also got to listen to other talks and meet Al Gore. Overall, it was a great experience.

2. I was in the opening video of 2013 Skoll Forum talking about the world in 50 to 100 years from now.

3. I spoke at TEDxSacramento. It was a fun experience talking front of at least a thousand people about my experience in college.

4. I went to the East Coast to visit family. We also visited the Edison park and saw the Edison's laboratories. We also got to see Edison's house. When we were in Pennsylvania we went to the Crayola Factory and learned how crayons are made. We got to get our own markers, wrap crayons and make figures from melted crayon.

5. We had a lot of shows and interviews. The best interviews include the Queen Latifah Show, and the CNN show.

6. My sister, Tiara, is becoming known for her talent for singing. She can sing in an opera style. She can even hit a high high C! She is on her way to becoming a famous singer. Good job Tiara!

7. We had a nice Thanksgiving and Christmas at home. We are enjoying the Holiday season. After the fall semester, I am having a nice winter break.

I hope you enjoy the holidays!

Happy New Year!
Tanishq

My birthday surprise!

Well, what was my surprise? A trip to Pixar! A friend of ours works at Pixar and was willing to give us a tour.

We got to see the process in action and a Monster's University exhibit. When making the movies, they start out with making clay models off characters. They design the characters. Then they make a storyline by creating comics. Along with that story line, producers, directors, etc. can use a software (I think it is called RenderMan which is a commercial product developed by them) to creating animations. Our tour host happens to be one of the many developers of the software. Finally they add effects like sunlight.

At the tour we saw some of the clay models. We saw some of the storyboards. We saw the drawings and how they add effects. We also saw how the characters are animated. It was a pretty neat experience.

After the tour we celebrated and ate the cake. I had really fun during my tenth birthday.

See you later!
Tanishq

My birthday is today!

Hi,
I'm back again on my blog! I have been so busy because of college finals and family. Now I have summer vacation! Yay! Today is my birthday. I am turning ten! Double digits now! My birthday is on June 10th and I am turning ten. This is called my golden birthday. Golden birthdays are when somebody's new age is the same as his birthday's date. Like when somebody turns 28 on October 28 or when somebody turns 5 on January 5.

Anyway.. My parents are giving a surprise for me today.. Excited to know what it is!!

That's all for now!
Tanishq

World TB Day!

Hi, 

Do you know that today is World TB Day? Today commemorates the day bacteriologist Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiology of Tuberculosis, on March 24, 1882. 

Tuberculosis is the 2nd largest infectious disease killer in the world. It arose from bovine TB during the Neolithic period. According to CDC, as of 2011, about nine billion people become sick because of TB. 1/3 of the global pop. is infected with TB but most of them don't show symptoms. When this happens, the immune system is able to control the disease from getting out of control. The bacteria is acquired by infected droplets of TB infected people, through skin, and un-pasteurized milk.

Mycobacteria tuberculosis invades many parts of the body. It usually starts out in the lungs if inhaled. This type of TB is called Pulmonary Tuberculosis. The bacteria can then spreads to other parts of the body like the Lymph nodes, Skin, Kidney, and Spine. This type of TB is called Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Symptoms for Pulmonary TB include chest pain and prolonged coughing, while extrapulmoary TB symptoms depend on where the bacteria spreads.

There are certain cases where the TB bacteria is resistant to some of the antibiotics used to treat TB. This case is called Multi-drug TB or MDR-TB. Sometimes the TB bacteria is resistant to almost all antibiotics used to treat TB. This case is called Extensively drug resistant TB or XDR-TB. Both can be fatal.

People at risk include the immunosupressed, smokers, diabetes mellitus patients, and alcoholics.

Search up TB to learn more!

Let's beat TB!

To the Stars!
Tanishq

Comet PANSTARRS - did you see?

Update March 25, 2013: Comet PANSTARRS will be dimming day by day. But you should be able to see it with binoculars. It is next to the constellation Pegasus approaching M31 or the Andromeda Galaxy in the sky. I realized I can't see it in my neighborhood because of light pollution and buildings. The Comet is next to the horizon so make sure nothing blocks your view when looking for PANSTARRS.



Did you see Comet PANSTARRS? Comet PANSTARRS was a comet officially named C/2011 L4 discovered by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) on June 6, 2011.

Comet PANSTARRS

It entered Mercury orbit around March 5-10 and is brightest around March 12-13 near the the Moon and you should see it with the naked eye. By March 25, it should be above Alpharetz in the Pegasus constellation.
But you should be able to see it till May getting close to the Andomeda Galaxy with binoculars. Best time to see it is 60 to 80 minutes after sunset. 

If you want to learn more, go to: http://earthsky.org/space/comet-panstarrs-possibly-visible-to-eye-in-march-2013


To the Stars!
Tanishq

SXSW Interactive last day

Here is a few things a learned at SXSW Interactive and wanted to share it with you:

1. 80 % of all Doctors will be replaced by algortithms.
2.  Stem cell technology can be used to test drugs and to treat disease
3. We need new technologies eg. nanotechnology to solve human and global problems for creating a starship since it will require colonies of people to live together just as if we were on Earth. Those who want to create a starship, you first must solve our problems here on Earth.
4. There is a problem with releasing genomes on the Internet. Medical Doctors think that it is wrong to release genetic data on the Internet. Giving the data of the genotyped patient 
5. Some cool technologies:
    - using lasers for glucose sensing
     -Using bomb detection methods for foodborne pathogen sensing
     - DNA Analytics for early pathogen detection
Glossary
Stem cells: cells that mature into the different types cells in our body. In the future we could used stem cell technology to grow stem cells into heart cells or liver cells and test drugs for certain people. We can also use this technology to replace damaged cells or tissues.

Nanotechnology: the use of nano science in different technologies like using nano technologies for biosensors and reducing the size of computers.
Genotype: Genotyping is looking for variants that can cause allergies, diseases, and drug response. In this way we don't have to sequence "junk DNA" that is not required for genetic disease or other variants.

SXSW Interactive had ended today. It was a fun experience and I am excited for next year!

To the Stars!

Tanishq 

SXSW Interactive

Hi, It has been a long time since my last post but decided to come back. Many may have thought what happened but I'm still here. This time with more information and more knowledge to share for sure!

Let me tell you all that has happened in my life since My last post:

1. I got an A on both my college classes on History.
2. Started a Microbiology class and a Physics class. So far getting an A

Well, those are the main ones, there are more but of course I can't list them all!


Today actually I am attending one of the biggest technology conferences. It is where Twitter was promoted and where many devices are being showcased. Can you guess? It is called South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive in Austin, Texas. There were many speakers, VP Al Gore and MSNBC's Rachel Maddow to name a few. But the reason I'm here is because I was invited to be a panelist at SXSW's first all-child panel on children's view on the future and global problems. It was a lot of fun and met many  fun children and people there.

I also rushed to listen to Vice Pres. Al Gore. It was about his new book called "The Future: the Six Drivers of Global Change" Luckily I was in time to buy Al Gore's new book since they also had a book signing. So I able so able to meet him!

Well that is about it for today. I will tell you a little about what I learned on the last day of  SXSW Interactive, March 12, 2013. Till then, goodbye!

To the stars!
Tanishq Abraham

NASA Shuttle Endeavor fly by Sacramento River/ Tower Bridge/ State Capit...

Here is a video of the flyby of Endeavor over Sacramento, CA. We went to downtown Sacramento to watch it. It was an amazing experience. Thousands of people gathered on  rooftops of buildings, hotels & parking garages. We were on the Tower Bridge when the piggy-back Endeavor flew over us. It was pretty low and the thundering sound of the Boeing 747 sound was pretty loud.   Thanks mom for taking us there and for recording this video and thanks NASA for flying it to Sacramento. Glad that we could be part of 2 historical NASA shuttle events....

Curiosity Landing @ Ames

Even though this happened long time ago, I would like to talk about my experience:

My family and I went to NASA Ames... I was a VIP and got to go to the VIP room. There was snacks there. Anyway... I went to see some exibhits, one of them had a shuttle landing simulation. I almost landed perfectly! There was a tlak by Chris McKay.. I liked the part where he tlaked that there are two types of protein, left-handed( like everything on Earth) and right-handed. Left-handed prpteins only "stack" with left-handed proteins and so forth. If we find right-handed proteins on Mars that would be amazing... There was other talks. For example, In NASA Ames' Wind Tunnel, the parachute that helped land MSL was tested.

On that day, we could see the International Space Station(ISS) and Mars in the sky. It was a great day!  

Now, The Mars Curiosity rover survived the "brain surgery" and since the rover landed in a alluvial fan, -- which are created when water deposits sediment-- Curiosity is going to look for more clues for water :

"A vast alluvial fan blossoms across the desolate landscape between the Kunlunand Altun mountain ranges that form the southern border of the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang. The left side is the active part of the fan, and appears blue from water flowing in the many small streams" - Wikipedia

Also, please  support this Lego Curiosity rover:

http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/3431?r44b=no

Tanishq

 

Sign the Petition to End the Faroe Islands' Whale & Dolphin Slaughter

I have just signed this petition!! This is BAD!! It is NOT a GAME!!!!:

Sign the Petition to End the Faroe Islands' Whale & Dolphin Slaughter\

Hope you will sign too..

Tanishq

CBS 13 news

Hi, Here is the clip of the CBS news. We were in the studio for about 3 hours. Did a recording for a morning talk show "Good Day Sacramento" , we both got to sing "Happy Birthday" for our dad on live TV !It was a surprise for him ! Didn't get the video of that :-( . Later they shot the segment for the news, our reporter Cody Stark loves to joke, we had fun with him. -- Tanishq

My family and I on CBS 13

Hi,
Today is my dad's birthday but I'll tell about it later. My sister and I was on Good Day Sacramento at 11:23 am. My family and I will be on TV again on CBS 13 at 5 pm and 11 pm.

Let's explore
Tanishq

Oh my!

Oh my, what 2 weeks it's been...... overwhelming, fun , excitement for our family after the release of the THNKR show "PRODIGIES"....their Youtube gone viral...in 24 hrs about 50,000 hits....in the midst of calls & emails from reporters and producers, we balance our lives and keep up with the hectic schedule of both kids... there's always something new happening in our lives....life as a mom to child prodigies is different....their energy, their passion, their intensities, their aspirations, their quirks can just wear you down at times and wish you could escape to a tranquil world but all that feelings melt away seeing their eyes twinkle and their joys when they achieve their dreams !

Yesterday, one of our friends said "You must be a proud & happy mom seeing Tanishq interviewed on CNN at 9 yrs old" ...my response ..."yes, but ..." and the reply " this is the result of your hard work and sacrifices for the last 9 years of parenting "

Yesterday night....was a melt down ... our little Einstein didn't want to sleep ...he hates it so much... that we had to sit up till 1am trying to convince the importance of sleep ...which just went to deaf ears....finally drifted off to sleep on my lap....melts your heart to see that innocent face at rest....

Being parents to 2 such child geniuses have humbled us as adults........
Dr. T (mom to wonderful 2 kids)

Tanishq is Back!

 I am back from hibernation!  I just finished an exam yesterday! Did good... am taking a nutrition online college class. I have learned about food safety. ..would love to share what I learned in my Nutrition course.. Today is my CNN show at 4:45 PM ET! I was on FOX40, News10, ABC and now CNN! Pls also see my other articles. Just search "Tanishq Abraham". It's been a fun but I am still the same Tanishq who loves to learn, play and have fun !
Let's Explore!
Tanishq

Did you see?

Did you see a the triangle in the night sky becuase of Moon, Mars, and Regulus?

Such event might only happen once every hundered million years or so! Why? This is because Regulus is a star(it is really not, it is probably a eclipsing binary system. It orbits the the galactic center of the Milky Way which takes probably less than 230 million years(How long it takes the Sun to orbit the galalctic center of the Milky Way) or more. It depends Where Regulus is located in the Milky Way.

Facts about planets in the sky:

Venus is the brightest object in the sky. Mars is the red-looking star. It has this retrograde motion because of Earth and Mars in their orbit around the Sun

News..

Hey,

Here is some news:

1. I did my first exam

2. I am now the vice president of an astronomy club!

3. I did the vocabulary bee, science bee, and spelling bee. In the vocabulary bee, there's two phases-- phase one and phase two-- which is in all the bees except science bee which is just a test with 25 questions. In phase 1, it is written, the test is multiple choice. Phase 2 is oral. There is 8 rounds; they first tell you the word and project the multiple choice answers.

The spelling bee is probably the most lenient spelling bee in the world! In the first phase, The pronounce the word, say orgin, part of speech, and definition. Then you spell it. They have 25 words to spell. In phase 2 nobody's out! Even if you get every question wrong in the first phase. In this phase, there's 6 rounds. if you get the spelling wrong once, you're still in! Anyway, I got 3rd place in the science bee!

4. Today I am going to a Kings Basketball game..Hope they win!!

Ok, bye!

Back...

Hey.. I am back! The news is here:

1. Got into a college class finally!

- the class is a astronomy class

- I am in chapter 14( we skip chapters)

2. Got into a spelling bee, science bee, and vocabulary bee

- tell you how the science and vocabulary works later!

3. Got into a chemistry class

Ok.. So that's most of the news..

Bye!

(for Arduino Beginners)Arduino problem with DC motor in sparkfun inventor's kit

Hi,

I noticed that somehow Sparkfun inventor's kit gives two types of transistors. I noticed this when i was doing a project with DC motors and Arduino. It wants us to use P2N2222AG (actually marked P2N222A18 in my kit) and one of them was marked saying that, the other says nonsense! The one marked is the one you should use, not the one with the nonsense, or then perhaps you might spend 1-3 hours just why it isn't working! When it works, it is hard to see but gives a buzzing sound. IF it still dosen't work, go here:http://blog.ringerc.id.au/2012/01/sparkfun-inventors-kit-circ-03-motor.html

Hope u have fun!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

This is the day that Tiara had her party and when my symptoms got worse. I went to the doctor and she said it is a flu. She said no thing like Meningitis, a bacterial infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. There are different types of them depending on what is the bacteria affecting the brain and spinal cord. After the appointment, We went to KidzArt, where the party is. Tiara and I had fun. We made piggy banks with markers( don't ever try this some of them came bad)...We had pizza and a nice cake... also the presents were nice..

Bye!