Comparison of Internet between 2002 vs 2012
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Mount Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii
Mount Waialeale at an elevation of 5,148 feet (1,569 m), is a shield volcano and the second highest point on the island of Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. Averaging more than 452 inches (11,500 mm) of rain a year since 1912, with a record 683 inches (17,300 mm) in 1982, its summit is one of the rainiest spots on earth. Recent reports though mention that over the period 1978-2007 the wettest spot in Hawaii is Big Bog on Maui (404 inch per year), and that the rainfall in Hawaii is decreasing.
The great rainfall in the area produces the Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, a large boggy area that is home to many rare plants. The ground is so wet that although trails exist, access by foot to the Waiʻaleʻale area is extremely difficult.
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Valeria Levitin
Can You Believe Your Eyes ?
39-year-old Valeria Levitina, from Moscow Russia, now living in Monaco, decided to show how anorexia ruined her life and body. As a teenager, she moved permanently abroad. As often happens, one case, one phrase - changes a person's life forever. Rude remark about her weight made this girl give up eating in the pursuit of beauty and her desire to lose weight turned into anorexia.
She is the ”world’s thinnest woman”, who at 5ft 8in, weighs just 59 lbs.
If that is not disturbing enough, extreme anorexic sufferer Valeria Levitin gets fan mail from girls who want to emulate her skeletal look.
“I have received emails from young girls who want me to teach them how to be like me, ”Levitin told UK news agency Barcroft.
“All the letters I’ve had are from women, mainly in their twenties, who see me as some kind of inspiration.”
The 39-year-old said she is speaking out in an effort to avoid others “repeating” her fate.
“This is why I want to campaign against anorexia. I am not going to teach them how to die. It is not a game, it is not a joke, it is your life, ”she says.
“I want young people to live happy, healthy and meaningful lives. Anorexia has made me lonely, unattractive and repulsive for the people around me.”
Levitin developed her eating disorder as a teenager as says she is determined to beat the disease so she can have a family.
If you know anyone suffering from an eating disorder, please contact the NEDA, who will provide counseling and help.
To date, Valeria Levitina weighs 25 kg. Now her wish is to gain some weight back.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sz-nPMTXduo]
About the Anorexia nervosa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa
39-year-old Valeria Levitina, from Moscow Russia, now living in Monaco, decided to show how anorexia ruined her life and body. As a teenager, she moved permanently abroad. As often happens, one case, one phrase - changes a person's life forever. Rude remark about her weight made this girl give up eating in the pursuit of beauty and her desire to lose weight turned into anorexia.
She is the ”world’s thinnest woman”, who at 5ft 8in, weighs just 59 lbs.
If that is not disturbing enough, extreme anorexic sufferer Valeria Levitin gets fan mail from girls who want to emulate her skeletal look.
“I have received emails from young girls who want me to teach them how to be like me, ”Levitin told UK news agency Barcroft.
“All the letters I’ve had are from women, mainly in their twenties, who see me as some kind of inspiration.”
The 39-year-old said she is speaking out in an effort to avoid others “repeating” her fate.
“This is why I want to campaign against anorexia. I am not going to teach them how to die. It is not a game, it is not a joke, it is your life, ”she says.
“I want young people to live happy, healthy and meaningful lives. Anorexia has made me lonely, unattractive and repulsive for the people around me.”
Levitin developed her eating disorder as a teenager as says she is determined to beat the disease so she can have a family.
If you know anyone suffering from an eating disorder, please contact the NEDA, who will provide counseling and help.
To date, Valeria Levitina weighs 25 kg. Now her wish is to gain some weight back.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sz-nPMTXduo]
About the Anorexia nervosa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
China National Highway 110 traffic jam
The China National Highway 110 traffic jam was a recurring massive traffic jam that began to form on August 14, 2010, mostly on China National Highway 110 (G110) and Beijing–Tibet expressway (G6), in Beijing, Hebei and Inner Mongolia. The traffic jam slowed down thousands of vehicles for more than 100 kilometres (60 mi) and lasted for more than ten days. Many drivers were able to move their vehicles only 1 km (0.6 mi) per day, and some drivers reported being stuck in the traffic jam for five days. It is considered to be one of the longest traffic jams by some media.
Locals near the highway sold various goods like water, instant noodles, and cigarettes at inflated prices to the stranded drivers. A bottle of water normally cost 1 yuan, but on the highway it was sold for 10 yuan. Drivers also complained that the price of instant noodles had more than tripled. Some vendors created mobile stores on bicycles.
Authorities tried to speed up traffic by allowing more trucks to enter Beijing, especially at night. They also asked trucking companies to suspend operations or take alternate routes.
By late August 2010, the traffic jam largely dissipated, reportedly due to the efforts of authorities. Between Beijing and Inner Mongolia, only minor traffic slowdowns were reported near toll booths.
Monday, December 24, 2012
WaterDog - Automatic pet drinking water fountain
WaterDog device doesn't require your dog to make any effort. The device works with a sonar proximity sensor, that automatically turns on the fountain when your dog is near, and off again when it walks away. It is very easy to install, its height is fully adjustable and fits any outdoor faucet. On hot summer days, your furry friend will always have fresh clean water.
Here you can order this product for your pet - http://www.waterdogpetfountain.com/order.asp
Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Tamil Nadu, India
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway in Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway. The railway still relies on its fleet of steam locomotives. NMR comes under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Salem Division. In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to theWorld Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the site then became known as "Mountain Railways of India."[3] After it satisfied the necessary criteria, thus forcing abandonment of the modernisation plans. For the past several years diesel locomotives have taken over from steam on the section between Coonoor and Udhagamandalam. Local people and tourists have led a demand for steam locos to once again haul this section. The famous Hindi song Chaiyya Chaiyya from the film "Dil Se" featuring Shahrukh Khanwas shot on the roof top of NMR.
The 'Nilagiri Passenger' train covers a distance of 26 mi (41.8 km), travels through 208 curves, 16 tunnels, and 250 bridges. The uphill journey takes around 290 minutes (4.8 hours), and the downhill journey takes 215 minutes (3.6 hours) It has the steepest track in Asia with a maximum gradient of 8.33%.
- Mettupalayam Station
- Leaving Mettupalayum, the line is adhesion worked and actually drops for a short distance before crossing the Bhavani River, after which it starts to climb gently.
- Kallar Station
- Adderly Station
- Hillgrove Station
- Runneymede Station
- Kateri Road Station
- Coonoor Station
- Wellington Station
- Aruvankadu Station
- Ketti Station
The Nilgiri Passenger at Ketti Railway Station
- Lovedale Station
Lovedale railway station
From a short distance before Lovedale, the line descends into Ooty.
- Udhagamandalam Station
Leptocephalus (Transparent eel)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee7lhNOCGhY
Leptocephalus is the flat and transparent larva of the eel, marine eels, and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha. This is the most diverse group of teleosts, containing 801 species over the span of 24 orders, 24 families, and 156 genera. It is supposed that this group arose in the Cretaceous period over 140 million years ago. Fishes with a leptocephalus larva stage include the most familiar eels such as the conger, moray eel, and garden eel, and the freshwater eels of the family Anguillidae, plus more than 10 other families of lesser-known types of marine eels. These are all true eels of the order Anguilliformes. The fishes of the other four traditional orders of elopomorph fishes that have this type of larva are more diverse in their body forms and include the tarpon, bonefish, spiny eel, and pelican eel.
Leptocephalus is the flat and transparent larva of the eel, marine eels, and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha. This is the most diverse group of teleosts, containing 801 species over the span of 24 orders, 24 families, and 156 genera. It is supposed that this group arose in the Cretaceous period over 140 million years ago. Fishes with a leptocephalus larva stage include the most familiar eels such as the conger, moray eel, and garden eel, and the freshwater eels of the family Anguillidae, plus more than 10 other families of lesser-known types of marine eels. These are all true eels of the order Anguilliformes. The fishes of the other four traditional orders of elopomorph fishes that have this type of larva are more diverse in their body forms and include the tarpon, bonefish, spiny eel, and pelican eel.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
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El Caminito del rey, Spain
El Caminito del Rey is a walkway, now fallen into disrepair, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in the province ofMálaga, Spain.
The walkway is one metre (3 feet and 3 inches) in width, and rises over 100 metres (350 feet) above the river below. Constructed of concrete resting on steel rails supported by stanchions at around 45 degrees into the rock face, it is currently in a highly deteriorated state and there are numerous sections where part or all of the concrete top has collapsed. The result is large open air gaps that are bridged only by narrow steel beams or other support fixtures. Very few of the original handrails exist but a safety-wire runs the length of the path. Several people have lost their lives on the walkway in recent years and after two fatal accidents in 1999 and 2000, the local government closed both entrances.
In June 2011, the regional government of Andalusia and the local government of Málaga agreed to share costs of restoration (including car parking and a museum) of €9 million. The project will take approximately three years to complete. Many of the original features will remain in place and the new materials that are used will be in keeping with the old design.
http://www.wimp.com/elcaminito/
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