Friday, 22 July 2011

Google announce multiple calls


Google has rolled out a new update to its Gmail Voice service today, which now enables users to make and receive multiple calls at the same time, on just one Gmail account. The new feature works across all call types: voice, video, and phone but only two calls to physical phones can be made at any one time.
The new feature now allows you to make a second call whilst already in a call. Once you initiate the second call the first call will automatically be put on hold while you use and talk on your second call. You can switch between calls by pressing the “Resume” button on the call you want to talk on, which will then automatically put the previous call on hold. The new feature now allows you to put calls on hold even if you are making just one call. Simply press the press the “Hold” button and then “Resume” to start talking again.
Source: Gmail

Tuesday, 19 July 2011

"which and what" dictionary about Limbu

Limbu

Limbu
▪ people
      the second most numerous tribe of the indigenous people called Kiranti, living in Nepal on the easternmost section of the Himalayas between the Arun River and the border of Sikkim state, India. Of Mongolian stock, they number an estimated 200,000 and speak a Tibeto-Nepalese dialect of Kiranti. Limbu villages are found 2,500 to 4,000 feet (800 to 1,200 m) above sea level and consist of 30–100 stone houses surrounded by dry-cultivated fields. Divided into patrilineal clans, the families are led by a headman, or subba, who is often a returned Gurkha soldier. Maintaining a self-sufficient economy, the Limbu grow rice, wheat, and corn (maize) on terraced and irrigated fields; land is planted once a year. In addition, buffalo are kept, and goats, chickens, and sheep are raised for meat. Although influenced by Buddhism from Tibet as well as by rituals from nearby lamaseries, the Limbu observe a traditional religion, worshiping a chief god, Niwa Buma, and mountain and river deities. Each Limbu household additionally honours an ancestor god and has a religious leader (a shamba,or a fedangba) to conduct family rituals.
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Monday, 18 July 2011

Check this out about Limbu of India



The majority of the Limbu live in the extreme eastern section of Nepal; however, a few of them live in the adjacent Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal. They live primarily in the area between the high Himalayan Mountains and the plains of northernIndia.
The Limbu are closely related to the neighboring Rai. Together, the two groups comprise the Kiranti, a large tribal group which lives in much of eastern Nepal. The Limbu are of Mongolian descent and speak a dialect of Kiranti called Limbu, which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family.
The Limbu are known and admired for their bravery, fearlessness, and strong work ethic. They enjoy drinking and dancing, and these two activities are practiced at nearly all important events, including weddings, funerals, gift exchanges, and conflict settlements. These events give the young people opportunities not only to enjoy the drinking and dancing, but also to meet one another.

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Multi tree Limbu data



Name:Limbu
Alternate Names:Yakthung Pan; Limbo; Lumbu; Limbu (in French); Limbu (in Spanish); Tsong; Chang; Monpa; Subah; Suffah. Yakthūngbā
Spoken in:Nepal, India, Bhutan
Number of speakers:300000 (UNESCO)
Number of speakers:361633 (World Oral Literature Project)

Sunday, 17 July 2011

Hell no good for internet users, for you for me.



Short term memory, that is. A team of scientists from Columbia University conducted tests to determine how people’s memory is affected by internet use. The experiments themselves were simplistic to a fault, requiring mere recall. It’s not as if they forced the participants to stay online for 12 hours then asked them what they did. Instead, a few simple routines bore unexpected results. But the big reveal only comes after the break. The head of the experimental series was Dr. Betsy Sparrow (sounds like a character off of  a TV series) and a total of four tests were run. 
In the first, participants were made to type a sentence onto a computer. 
In the second, a trivia question was thrown at the participants.
 The fourth and third were unknown but the second was considered the most revelaing. Why? Because the people subjected to the trivia remembered the aprt where the question was saved in one of five desktop folders. 
What this means is people’s memory relaxes if they know someone or something wills tore the data for them. If they do, they’r elikely to forget it. 
Apparently these results are supposed to be of great significance. Who knew?