I came across this video about Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Enjoyed every minute of it.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. This is the documentary broadcasted last year in BBC Four channel.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a line so close to the people that it flows like a river through their lives. But the relationship between the train and the people is changing as a new generation of Gurkhas populates these hills – demanding an independent state and fighting for a new identity, as they set out on a journey into the modern Indian world.
When you are at University, college or even if you’re a freelancer writer there are multiple types of work which you could be asked to complete. With essays and dissertations being prime examples of such, you might also be involved with a student publication which asks you to compose short articles relatively quickly. If your profession is as a freelance writer, creating short articles might be what you complete on a daily basis. No matter what the reason is, knowing how to do this in a relatively short amount of time could prove to be problematic especially if several different articles are due to be completed in very quick succession. If you find yourself in this situation, there is no need to worry because listed below are a few ideas about how to go about this.
Know your subject
As you would have been given your brief or handed title suggestions to your superior long before you start to compose it, you will know a fair idea about what is expected of your article. Therefore, it is recommended that the subject matter which will be the focus of what is about to be written should be kept in mind at all times so that the minimal word count which has been assigned to you is straight to the point with not a single word wasted. The person or countless number of people who are reading it will want to know exactly what you have to say about the subject Read more…
When you are a business owner, the size of your company might be different from what a competitor is like. The approach of being listed in a Thomson directory or even the Yellow Pages still has its advantages as not everyone reverts to the internet in order to acquire information about the services of a company which is based nearby to them. However, for the vast majority of people the internet is used on a regular basis especially to find out the services which a person might be looking to hire. As there are millions of pages on the internet with the same amount appearing when a search is being carried out, helping you to stand out from the crowd is very important. By doing this will help what you have to offer being distinguishable from what other companies have to offer with the charge applied to joining a social networking site being zero.
In all, there are multiple social networking sites which you can join. This includes Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Each social networking site has their own audience. For example, it seems that the majority of the world has joined Facebook with some people even owning multiple accounts. Twitter is fast becoming one of the most popular sites in the world especially when celebrities have done exactly this with well-known brands also following suit. LinkedIn is often regarded as a version of Facebook but one which is used by businesses. Each has their own individual advantages but if they are all joined, this will provide greater scope to your business. This is particularly important when other competitors might be working in the same location as yourself but your results are often more successful than theirs with your client base being more substantial too. This is why no matter how big a company is, social networking plays a very important role in the way which it shapes how popular a business is. Read more…
Google Doodle new year 2012 for Nepal and for Globe is here.
Google Doodle is the way of representing the special events like some famous people birthday, festivals etc in the form of google logo images. It can be global or country specifiec. According to google “Doodles are the fun, surprising and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries and the lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists.” http://www.google.com/doodles/about. New year google doodle is decorated by Mahadev Subedi.
Google Doodle for new year 2012
In the image above Google’s ‘G’ is listening to music & saying “hello” to world in different languages, ’0s’ are getting set for a fitter year with aerobics & yoga, ‘G’ has taken to guitar, ‘L’ is now into literature and ‘E’ is one who is cleaning up after merrymaking. Read more…
The mystery of a yeti finger stolen from Nepal half a century ago and smuggled with the help of the actor James Stewart has been solved by scientists at Edinburgh Zoo, The finger is now held in the Royal College of Surgeons museum in London. The finger was taken from a Nepalese monastery by an American explorer in the 1950s. Stewart smuggled it out of India in his wife’s lingerie case. DNA tests found it to be human bone but not an Abominable Snowman called Yeti. “It was obviously slightly disappointing,” said researcher Rob Ogden of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
Research carried out on a BBC documentary yesterday, tracked down 85 years old Mr Byrne, to his home in the US, where he confirmed it was the one taken from the monastery.
He Said “The temple had a number of Sherpa custodians,” “I heard one of them speaking Nepalese, which I speak. He told me that they had in the temple the hand of a yeti which had been there for many years
There is another Google easter egg for this christmas. When you search for keyword “christmas” you will see the colorful ribbons of balloon just below the search field. Here is the screen shot for this. Why don’t you try and see.
Update: Even keyword “merry christmas” and “xmas” do the same.
Just notice that youtube.com got snow fall button function for this christmas, for any video on youtube you see snow indicator button on bottom right side. When you press that it goes to red and start to snow, mean time the snow collected on the bottom to top and even its react to mouse cursor. Cool
Try any video. Below is the screen capture for the video.
If you’re in a snow-deprived location or just want to see something cool, type in “let it snow” in Google and watch the magic happen.
Google new easter egg for this Christmas. When you search with keyword “let it snow” it start to snow fall and your screen goes white slowly, fells like real snow is there. Cool
And another cool thing, when screen become white you can drag the mouse with holding left button and wipe it too.
The downside is you are not able to click any link for that search result once its covered with white snow (mist), but don’t worry there is blue Defrost button at the top of the page just click it and you will clear the white snow. Though still snow keep falling, but you are able to click the link now.
Google Earth has a built-in flight simulator. It helpfully offers to start you out at Kathmandu for some exciting views of the Himalayan mountains. Read more…
