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I’m Mr,Mim das Tamang[Blon].Now,I’m showing my village and brief introduction about it and project conditions.
This is my village.My village name is “Chukha”.This is situated at Sarsyungkhark V.D.C. in Kavre district of Nepal.My village is decorated by the Hills, north side is Famous river Sunkoshi and south is Roshi Khola between is Timal Chukha. In Timal, there used to be lived Tamang King (Rhenjen Dorje). Which is proved by locally available fossils. Here are many possibilities of projects.But due to lack of help and proper use of resources the village is in backwarded and dark stage.The Villagers condition are also poor in different fields.Like :- Education, Health, Economic and Drinking water.Among them, Health and Economic condition are very poor so, many pregnant women are getting died.In whole country side there is difficult to find the treatment and medical service. Then, sick people have to return back without the treatment.Village people have low income and they can not get treatment and every needed things too.Therefore,now i’m making many women groups known as Ama samuha and goat exchanging programme to uplift their economic status.On the another hand some parents are not able to send their children to school. So, we are trying to improve their life standard and searching the donation for their children.Similarly,many people are taking water directly from the streams and People must walk 2 or 3 hours to bring water for daily use.Till now(We are the second richest country in the world in water resource). But here is a great problem of electricity. Now, everyday load shedding (No light) 8 hour and per week 56 hour.I think, there are many possibilities of the development in my locality.I have been generated Hydro Power from the nearby stream named Ghatte Khola Rural Micro Hydro power project in chukha. I’m able to generate the power . I think, it is my small effort. If i get your good suggestion, advice and co-operation may be, we can make New Nepal.
Again,I have my own small Trekking Company:- Amazing, Authentic treks & Expedition(p.)Ltd.
Thamel,Kathmandu Nepal.
This is my Family photo from the right side Kul das, Mim das, Chit maya, Parents Mother Sita maya, Father Shree das and Our Guest Madam Diana.
The world famous Historical places for sightseeing only in Nepal ! Like:- Monkey Temple (Swyambhu nath), Buddhist Monastry, Birav nath temple, Scroll Painting (Thanka), Pasupati nath temple and Buddhist stupa respectively from the left side.
Ryan Dezember, Press-RegisterThe trade publication Library Journal awarded the Thomas B. Norton Public Library in Gulf Shores its second highest score in a recent rating of the nation's public libraries. Director Wendy Congiardo said the ranking is a refleciton on the institution's ability to cater to a large population on a small-town budget.GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Baldwin County's beaches have some of the best libraries in the country, according to a new study by Library Journal.
For the second time Orange Beach's library earned a top slot in the Library Journal's Index of Public Library Service, earning the magazine's highest grade this time around, and Gulf Shores' Thomas B. Norton Public Library made its debut on the listing with a score one notch below the highest rating. The libraries were two of only five in Alabama and 12 in the Southeast that earned spots in the list.
"We're at the top of our game," said Orange Beach Library Director Bonnie Lee. "I think it shows we're taking care of the community."
The trade publication formulates its ratings using four per-capita statistics: visits, circulation, program attendance and public Internet use. Libraries are judged against others with similar operating budgets in nine divisions. Both Baldwin County libraries fell in the category for institutions with budgets between $400,000 and $999,000. Statistics from 2007 were considered.
Those with the highest scores in each budget category are awarded stars, from three to five. Of 7,268 libraries surveyed, only 258 earned one of those grades. Orange Beach was given five stars. Gulf Shores got four.
Libraries in Flomaton, Rogersville and Homewood are the only others in Alabama to earn high rankings. No libraries in either Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia or Louisiana made the cut and only two in Florida were noted.
Wendy Congiardo, director of the Gulf Shores library, said that being in a tourist town helps both libraries in the statistics measured in the survey. While the full-time populations of both cities number fewer than 10,000, the libraries spend much of the year catering to 30,000 or more.
"I think we get a lot of use despite the size of the town," Congiardo said. "We have people from all over the country using our library and we must be keeping up okay with being able to provide the services that they need."
In a short profile of the Thomas B. Norton Public Library in the magazine, notes the facility's community involvement as a factor in its success.
Lee said that her institution's challenge will be maintaining the top grade and looking for new ways to improve despite budget cuts.
One aspect that the Orange Beach library is looking to improve upon is how it caters to "disenfranchised users," Lee said.
To that end, the library has applied for, and been awarded, a $11,211 state grant to add more materials for users with visual, auditory and mobility disabilities. Lee said the library will use the money to buy items such as e-books, large-print titles, MP3 players, books on CD and downloadable audio books.
NEW YORK — A tourist's Christmas in midtown Manhattan has a logical starting place:
Rockefeller Center, with the famous tree and ice skating rink, Radio City Music Hall, and the view from Top of the Rock, the observation deck at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
FILE-This dec. 1, 2009 file photo shows Orli Rose, age 4, looking at "Sweetride" a model subway car by the Buttercup Bakery, part of the gingerbread house display at New York's Le Parker Meridien Hotel. Visitors can vote for their favorite creation with proceeds going to benefit City Harvest. (AP Photo/Richard Drew,File)
FILE- This Dec. 2, 2009 file photo shows the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree standi lit in front of the General Electric building in New York's Rockefeller Plaza during the 77th annual tree lighting ceremony in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II,File)
FILE-This Dec. 1, 2009 file photo shows a mirror reflecting the opposite side of "Chrysler Building," by Soutine Bakery, part of the gingerbread house display at New York's Le Parker Meridien Hotel. (AP Photo/Richard Drew,File)
The bad news is, there are so many tourists this time of year, you might have to wait in line just to cross the street.
The good news is, within a few blocks of Rock Center, you'll find everything Manhattan has to offer: world-famous art and architecture, great food, incomparable shopping and even a gingerbread house display.
For shoppers, start your tour just a few steps from the tree. Anthropologie, at 50 Rockefeller Plaza, has turned its windows into a vision of winter white, filled with enormous whimsical snowballs and other signs of the season. Inside you'll find cozy sweaters, berets and other casual but trendy clothes.
"It's easy to get distracted by things you want for yourself when you're shopping for gifts, which is why midtown Manhattan is a great place to tackle your list," said Elise Loehnen, eidtor-at-large for Lucky Magazine. "It's so rife with holiday spirit that it's impossible to get off track."
She added that because midtown stores are "engineered to handle crowds," they can be easier to navigate than crowded shopping elsewhere.
A few blocks north of Anthropologie, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Loehnen suggests stopping in at the Museum of Modern Art Design Store. Here you'll find a carefully curated selection of apparel, gifts and everyday objects like salt and pepper shakers, all reinterpreted with a sleek and urbane aesthetic.
At the museum itself, check out the Tim Burton exhibition, a tribute to the filmmaker's art and creativity. And no, that's not a green holiday reindeer in MOMA's Abby Aldrich Sculpture Garden. It's a replica of the deer topiary from Burton's movie, "Edward Scissorhands." Also on view for the first time since MOMA reopened in 2004, the museum is showing all four of its Monet "Water Lilies" paintings.
Heading up Fifth Avenue, it's fun to people-watch and window-shop at fancy stores even if you can't afford to shop there. Baubles hang like sparkling icicles in the windows at Harry Winston, the famous jeweler near 56th Street. On the same block, check out the scene at Henri Bendel, which carries nothing but accessories — bags, gloves, makeup and the latest craze among New York's smartly dressed women, scarves. You'll see lots of peddlers selling scarves on the street for $5, but at Bendel, a long black scarf shimmering with sequins will set you back nearly $200, while a black-and-white striped infinity scarf, twisted into a wrap that sits on your shoulders perfectly and never comes undone, is just under $150.
At 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, enjoy the design of the Apple store, with its capsule elevator and spiral staircase. FAO Schwarz is right behind it, and if you can't afford the famous toy store's $399 pink puppy the size of a chair, a tossable sack called a Myachi is just $6.99. Or fill a bag with candy from FAO's selection of old-fashioned goodies, $3.25 a quarter-pound, including Mary Janes and Swedish fish.
The Plaza Hotel across the street has temporarily closed the Palm Court, where afternoon tea was served. But downstairs, amid high-end designer boutiques in the Plaza's new underground retail area, an Austrian cafe called Demel serves food as good as the old tea's finger sandwiches and sweets, but at a fraction of the price.
Demel is run by two friendly brothers whose family owns cafes by the same name in Austria. Open-faced sandwiches with a choice of cheeses, salmon or prosciutto are served on hearty bread, $3-$5. Scrumptious chocolate tortes and other desserts are about $5, and coffee is served the Austrian way, on a silver tray with a glass of water on the side. After lunch, stop by the new shop themed on Eloise, the naughty little girl who lived at the Plaza in a beloved children's book.
A bit north and east, Barneys New York, at 666 Madison Ave. near 61st, is celebrating characters from a different genre: Its holiday windows feature favorites from "Saturday Night Live" like Roseanne Roseannadanna, the Church Lady, and Wayne and Garth, in the form of lifesize papier-mache ornaments.
Nowhead west. At 959 Eighth Ave., near 57th Street, you'll notice a notable 21st century addition to the skyline: The Hearst Tower, its exterior framed with a grid of triangles that makes it easy to pick out from blocks away. Inside the lobby you will find a "spectacular waterfall," said Matthew A. Postal, a researcher at the New York City Landmarks Commission and co-author of "Ten Architectural Walking Tours in Manhattan."
Other skyscrapers worth seeking out, Postal said, include these monuments to 20th century Modernism: the Seagram Building, 375 Park Ave. at 52nd Street, and Lever House, 390 Park, between 53rd and 54th. At 42nd Street and Park, Grand Central Terminal is noted for its Beaux Arts design, and of course, back where you started, Rockefeller Center offers sleek Art Deco buildings and what Postal called "wonderful public spaces."
One addition to midtown this holiday season is a gingerbread display at Le Parker Meridien Hotel, 119 W. 56th St., between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Famous bakeries around the city, including Magnolia, Billy's, Buttercup and the Cupcake Cafe, plus the hotel's restaurant, Norma's, created eight gingerbread houses that range from depictions of Grand Central to the Three Little Pigs. Stop by the hotel concierge desk and buy a $1 ballot to vote on your favorite; the money goes to City Harvest, which supplies programs that feed the city's poor. Your ballot also enters you in a raffle for a trip to the hotel's sister property in California, the Parker Palm Springs.
Nearby, the Official NYC Information Center at 810 Seventh Ave., between 52nd and 53rd streets, offers high-tech help for tourists as well as old-fashioned concierge services. Use interactive map tables to create itineraries that can be printed or sent to your phone or e-mail. Pick up sample neighborhood itineraries, ask the multi-lingual staff for help in booking tickets, or buy MetroCards (subway passes). If you prefer to plan before you hit town, visithttp://www.nycgo.com.
Wander through the theater district to Times Square, using the new pedestrian plaza that runs along Broadway from 47th to 42nd streets. The TKTS discount ticket booth is at 47th.
If you liked the MOMA Design Store, you won't want to miss the Muji store, at 620 Eighth Ave. and 40th Street. MOMA has some Muji items, but here you'll find a larger selection of housewares, accessories and clothes in elegantly simple designs.
Nearby, The Pond at Bryant Park, 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, offers free ice skating (admission is free, though you pay for skate rental). The park also hosts a holiday vendors' market, as does Grand Central, a few blocks east.
To find interesting but moderately priced places to eat, I did what any self-respecting traveler would do these days: I posted a Facebook message, asking for recommendations from friends who live in Manhattan, work here or visit often.
The results, which include a few choices as far west as 10th Avenue, are as good as any guidebook or Web site: Wu Liang Ye, 36 W. 48th St., Szechuan Chinese food; Toloache, 251 W. 50th St., Mexican; Uncle Nick's, 747 Ninth Ave., Greek; Hourglass Tavern, 373 W. 46th St., where vegetarians and carnivores can both find happiness; Taboon, 773 10th Ave., Middle Eastern; Aaheli, 826 Ninth Ave., Indian; and Meskerem, 468 W. 47th St., Ethiopian.
If those sound too adventurous for your tastes, La Bonne Soup, 48 W. 55th St., has a $17.25 meal with soup, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. Or go for burgers at Ted's Montana Grill, 110 W. 51st St., or Prime Burger, 5 E. 51st Street. Finally, for fantastic coffee and cupcakes with the most beautiful frosting flowers you have ever seen, go to the Cupcake Cafe, 545 Ninth Ave.
One more spot worth visiting on your Christmas tour of midtown is St. Patrick's Cathedral. The grand church on Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st streets offers a way to contemplate the meaning of Christmas without all the shopping and the frenzy. It's just a block from the Rockefeller Center tree, but it can sometimes feel a world away.
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December 07, 2009 04:11 PM EST
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Most NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) don’t understand these important aspects of a successful website. Even many governmental organizations (GOs) could improve their sites by following these tips.
1. Everything should be viewed and evaluated with the eyes of the visitor: "What’s in for me" as the main benchmark for a successful website. That is pertaining to the copy and to the content what ever directed to members or non-members: "You will here find ...." is a better and more inviting statement at the home page, than: "We are the main organisation of ......"
2. Most visitors on the Internet are searching for information, so please provide them with that.
3. Concentrate content on themes, because that will give you an easier way to the attractive top search positions at the main search engines and to be included in some directories, (Google, MSN, Ask Jeeves, Yahoo, Open Directory, AltaVista etc.). Site-Build-It is probably the best approach to fulfil that requirement.
4. Make navigation easy and transparent on all pages.
5. Have a search facility, best on all pages. http://www.FreeFind.com offers a free and useful service. I use it on a number of websites, for example about photos: http://www.azfotos.com . In addition to the search facility for the visitor it gives you a record of what people have actually been searching for. In that way you can prioritise the stuff available for people on your website when you revise your pages. Google is also offering a search box, but only with the pages they have indexed, and you cannot get any record of the searches.
6. Try to organise the content of your website quite "flat", meaning the visitor does not have to dig too deep into your website to find what he/she is searching after. Most visitors will at best not go further deep than to the 3rd level. This is the same with "spidering" bots of search engines.
7. Have your contact information visible on your home page (first page), including address, phone, fax, email, may be even postal giro, bank account etc. - All to make it more easy for people to find the kind of information they need about your organisation. Avoid to write the email address, use a script to hide it from email harvesters and spammers.
8. Make it easy for visitors to find information on people, their phone numbers and email address and keep them updated. Do the same for departments of the organisation.
9. Keep each resource in only one place and make many links to them around on other pages..
10. Make it visible when you have provided new material at the website.
11. Make your website SIMPLE and quick loading. Avoid heavy graphics, flash movies etc. They will not help your visitors, but only help them click away. If you use graphics, you have to optimise them for the smallest amount of file size. GifBot, http://www.netmechanic.com/GIFBot/optimize-graphic.htm , can do it free and online. Else use one of the picture editing programmes available with the function like ‘publish picture on the web’.
12. Keep your web copy short e.g. use a new paragraph for every 4th line. Make bullet points. files.
13. Manage to have at least your entrance page with a simple domain name, like http://www.iucn.org or http://www.ensi.org or http://www.nature.org
14. It is not enough to have a good virtual address by having an intuitive domain name on the internet. You also have to be registered properly in search engines and directories. The best way is to have other important sites to link to your site. In some months your site will be picked up by the spiders of search engines. For the directories it is best to do it manually, start with dmoz.org and yahoo.com
15. Make it easy for people to link to you. Provide them with a variety of text links, banners and logos and with simple instructions concerning the html code.
16. Encourage visitors to bookmark your site.
17. Exchange links with other relevant organisations. Include your important key words in your link text you ask them to use.
Implement these 17 tips and in half a year you will have many more visitors and they will be much more happy to come back to your organization’s website.
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I’m Mr,Mim das Tamang[Blon].Now,I’m showing my village and brief introduction about it and project conditions.
