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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Singapore is one such country that has been into the arena of Street Food for long celebrating new cuisines and making innovations. The new blend of tastes takes you to the happy hunting of delicious and ecstatic food. Besides being an iconic food structure of land, today we see a new Singapore emerging successfully out of its flourishing<b> </b>hawker centres.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Concluding its debut year in Singapore on June 9th, ‘Street Food Congress’ was a 10 day feasting celebration. Started off on the 31st of May, the variety and diversity in food led the visitors to experience the lip-smacking street food. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The World Street Food Jamboree</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: A 10-days feasting Jamboree by at least 35 best street food masters from around the world. The fete saw 37 stalls from 10 major countries dedicated specially for culinary mavericks and food hedonists. There were presentations, food discussions, lectures held by world renowned food promoters. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The World Street Food Awards</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: They didn't have just the lectures, food and fun but recognition as well. The Food Committee climaxed with an Award Function on the 9th of June. The Awards aimed to make merry with the new menus and food innovation. While also foster skill development and self employment prospects. The Awards were meant to give international recognition to street food icons representing their nations with a sense of pride.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On a disappointing side, the Food Fest encountered some criticism as well. The response gathered by the public indicated the dearth of shuttle to manage such a huge crowd. According to the feedback the venue was not appropriate as well as convenient. However, reports say that many Private and Government organizations have come up offering many new locales in the near future. There seemed to be criticism due to the absence of African and Middle Eastern countries, however, the authorities at Singapore said that they are positive enough to encourage nations to bring their respective food cultures and traditions into notice for the next year event. </span></div>
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<b id="docs-internal-guid-70ff5193-4257-4de8-4110-9aab8dc3cc13" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A venue by the name of La Guerrerense formed the most awaited que to taste the dishes. The amazing team of La Guerrerense stroke a massive hit by their delicious “seafood tostadas”. The world class Jamboree by the renowned master chefs of different countries aimed to make people aware of some lesser known street cuisines and strengthen communities by the bond of food and love. Its time we celebrate the richness and liveliness of street food to foster deeper encouragement of communities and strengthen the scattered energies of street food players worldwide.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you a Food Enthusiast? Because you seriously need to peep into the culinary calendar of a nation before deciding on a trip. And not just food, other considerations say </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">weather, budget, cultural events, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">seasonal atmosphere</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and ambiance prove to be of utmost importance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Italy has strived to be amongst those nations hugely contributing to the cultural and historic heritage to the whole of Europe and of course to the World! A nation indulged in offering world class food, music, heritage or art, Italy hosts events and festivals of international significance carrying forward a vibrant and lush style of its own. The country’s vibrant style has only come out of its glorious and celebrated history. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Winters were on it’s way to arrive. It was ‘special’. Absolutely! As this time our School authorities have planned to take its high school students on a trip to Italy. That irresistible feeling and all my crazy friends - We were ready to boast!! Witty poses, random clicks, capturing the famous attractions and worldwide popularity - all for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. (You never know, Life’s too unpredictable!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adding some percentage to the world of </span><a href="http://www.fivepoint5.com/2012/10/top-5-most-visited-countries-by-foreign.html?m=1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">46.1 million tourists</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a year, we ‘banged on’ to the fifth highest tourist earning nation. The symbolic hills, the sacred Vatican city, imperial Roman landmarks accompanied by the best of cuisine and fresh fashion; Italy was more than successful in gathering and luring tourists across the globe. We were pretty excited to explore Italian, a romance language, related to other </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #010012; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Latin languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese and Romanian. However, the official Italian language spoken today originated from the Tuscan dialect (of Latin). Tuscany a.k.a </span><a href="http://www.turismo.intoscana.it/intoscana2/export/TurismoRTen/sito-TurismoRTen/Contenuti/Itinerari/visualizza_asset.html_885937831.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Birthplace of Renaissance”</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #010012; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was a flourishing state in Italy having seen the birth of noted men - Galileo Galilei, Leonardo da Vinci, Petrarch, Dante and many others. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #010012; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On our way to Florence - The birthplace of Renaissance, we got introduced to a dazzling app -</span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/routeit-travel-world-virtually/id435686421?mt=8" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">RouteIt</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #010012; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, none other by a native of Florence. This amazing app takes you on a virtual tour on both Android and iOS devices. We covered some of the most famous and historical Italian place such as </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Florence Cathedral, Piazza della Repubblica, Orsanmichele, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, Uffizi, Ponte Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti, Basilica of Santa Croce, National Central Library.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rome stands the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #010012; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Eternal city" and also "Caput Mundi" (Capital in Latin), </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to the 25th most-developed country where Milan was home to fashion and finance. The one amongst the richest countries in the field of art and culture house a state that locked it’s own gates at night - Vatican City. We all were simply bowled by the uniqueness of the festivals and operatic seasons offered by Milan’s La Scala and the Verona Arena. Opera came out in the 17th century by Italian music composer Claudio Monteverdi in theaters "Teatro alla Scala" in Milan or ancient "Arena" in Verona.The compositions in19th and early 20th centuries on the birthplace of Opera are reckoned as the most famous operas ever performed.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #010012; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dating the country’s architectural achievements from the late 14th to 16th century, Italian art have had three phases - Early Christian, Romanesque, and Gothic (Now that we were school students we penned down some facts). The homeland of </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Palladianism and Neoclassical architecture got lit up by the museum works of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, and many more. Following the construction of arches and domes, Italian architecture was flooded with masterpieces from Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome (world's largest church) to The Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Florence</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, (world’s biggest brick dome). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Therefore, the art cities of Italy are counted amongst the most travelled and explored destinations in international cultural tourism. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Nation with maximum number of World Heritage Sites showered the guests from Canada (Us) with the relaxed culture of Italian food. (Today you see numerous restaurants operating from different corners of the world having Italian cuisines and flavors. In large cities, you would see increasing number of Italian population spreading their love and culture). Though initially it was challenging for us to grasp the stubborn Italian words. But all was sorted when a Native introduced us to </span><a href="http://itunesconnect.apple.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LingoDiction</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LingoDiction is an offline app for iOS users making easy for wanderers like us get an idea of common words of other foreign languages along with their audio pronunciation. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do you know</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the English speaking population in Italy accounts for 34% from the eligible population of 20,300,000! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">P.S. - We were so much moved by this breathtaking app that in turn inspired us to try our hand on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #010012; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the national anthem of Italy “Inno de Memeli”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Next morning, I had to reach a conference via public transport. I googled about the route options that would be available to me. I had to take a train to </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paradeplatz</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, for which I had to hire a taxi to reach the station. I had to hurl from one taxi to another with one word on my tongue </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paradeplatz.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I asked to every taxi but all I was getting was a perplexed look. I showed the spelling I had jotted down last night to a driver who pronounced it differently with some silent consonants and different vowel sound. Pa -ra -da - pla - z (with T silent) or t(with Z silent) Huh! I should have known that!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When people around you, suddenly start talking in their native language while looking at you, certainly they ought to be discussing you, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">suspense reaches the climax. You try hard to recall all your kinesics’ lessons to make out what their body language is saying. Soon I realized that it is far more difficult to understand the language of whole body without the language of tongue. And, I kept running my thoughts to try and catch some context. That is a very awkward position to be in, believe me.</span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is more than a dictionary or thesaurus. This app offers the meanings, synonyms, antonyms, usage, origin and root for more than 6000 words. It was amazing to find out even the most unusual words. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can quiz yourself. Set the number of questions you want to take under the category of your choice and get quizzed! The app maintains a scorecard of your performance, which can pride or embarrass you later on. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Play games. I fell into nostalgic state when I played the 8 mini-games including Scramble, Match it, Guess the Word and Army of Synonyms. It is a unique combination of education and entertainment. You test your English vocab while games maintain the thrill.</span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s user-friendly. Unlike any other app, LingoDictionSAT never takes its users as already the master of language, it respects new users. With uncluttered interface and help screens, it was easy to sail across the first time. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The combination of book and cube in one app emits that required touch of Edutainment. Edutainment, I believe is the best theme to facilitate learning process for any living being. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can practice English language for as much time as I want. The boredom and monotonous text would not be able to bother me anymore. It is preparation for any exam in USA, UK, Australia or Canada, I know I can practice English for hours. While I am using this app for IELTS, my friends are using it for SAT, TOEFL, GRE and GMAT. </span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If I don’t like anything in LD SAT, want to offer suggestions or feel like adding my knowledge to the app, I can do it! There is a feedback option that keeps me satisfied that this app is for our personal convenience.</span></div>
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<span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The words I have found difficult, the words I often forget and other important words can be stapled in self-fabricated categories. This allows me to keep those words handy for future reference. Hence, LD SAT became my ideal SAT tutor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Remember
the era when buying a mobile phone would mean an added supremacy to
your status in society or group? Well, it surely was! But mobile phones
that time were just limited to receiving and rejecting calls or sending
and receiving text messages. All this seemed to be so amusing and had
eased up lives to some extent. But the mobile world developers had
already foreseen the versatility that this gadget could provide in the
future. Thus, here we are with mobile phones now addressed as
Smartphones. But why smartphones? All credits to the wonderful mobile </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">app store</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">
that has given a whole new dimension to the usability of a bulky,
complex device that once was; now turned into a compact, sleek and user
friendly gadget!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mobile </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://bit.ly/Wle6xq" target="_blank">App </a>Store</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">
phenomenon is just a few years old but has proved to be the most
workable and a holistic aspect in mobile computing. Now your mobile
phone is no longer just a walky-talky cum pager concocted into one
gadget but is a more astute compact technology. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">By </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">App Store</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> we mean any online store offering services to users to <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">download </a>and browse various </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">apps for Mobile</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> computing. The Apps that we see in an </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">App Store</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">
can be downloaded either for free or for a price depending on the
purpose and usability options of a user. They range from an array of
categories provided to make it easier for the users to pick the most
desired app of their choice. So if you are a <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">traveller</a>, a businessperson
often hopping overseas, a <a href="http://bit.ly/Wle6xq" target="_blank">language</a> enthusiast or simply a smartphone
user, there is something for everyone out there, for every purpose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">But the confusion arises when you are wondering how to pick the best </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">apps for mobile.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">
First of all keep in mind the purpose for which you are downloading the
app, then check for its reviews by other users or the developers, use
social media or search engines to know more about the app, and then
finally download. There are innumerable </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">apps for mobile</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> customization, photography, games, education, <a href="http://bit.ly/Wle6xq" target="_blank">communication</a>, shopping, <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">Travel </a>etc. and the list goes on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">The</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> App store</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">
phenomenon is surely here to stay, making it easier for the users to
navigate, <a href="http://bit.ly/Wle6xq" target="_blank">learn </a>and explore stuff that was once either difficult or
simply out of their reach. Now any <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">foreign land</a>, an alien <a href="http://bit.ly/Wle6xq" target="_blank">language</a>,
exotic foods, an unknown <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">route</a>,etc. is all just an app away. Use wisely
and live well, as the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">apps for mobile </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">computing experience would just keep improving, making lives better and easier than ever imagined before. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-34862158827363462242013-03-14T22:43:00.002-07:002013-03-14T23:32:03.381-07:00Project World Tour - A hamlet for avid travelers!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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is considered one of the best stress busting exercises by many. Are you
one of them too? We promise to take away all your stress and worries
and gift you with something that you are most fond of. Why only bust out
stress when you can even feed on to the plenitude of landscapes,
exasperating sights, unheard tales and the florid givings of the World
by fellow travelers right there through your computer screens!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We
know that in this Google-era where everything is served hot just with a
single click, traveling to places has become easier. You can get your
trips planned fully without even moving out of your comfort zone, get
the best reviews about anyplace you wish to jaunt and even get some
street-views of it! So, when you can depend on your social networks and
search engines for this, then why not hop directly to the place and feed
on with the most unknown, unseen and unheard facts about them?</span><br />
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all those souls who have set their hearts on a place very much in this
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/ProjectWorldTour" target="_blank">Project World Tour</a>, you can join, share pictures of your trips, describe
them for others and get huge responses in return. Want more? Ok, so
here is the deal. You can contribute through any platform viz. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/ProjectWorldTour" target="_blank">Facebook</a>,
<a href="https://twitter.com/RouteIT" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/communities/101757762950872567514" target="_blank">Google Plus</a>, YouTube, etc. and we’ll reward you with exciting
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had virtually! So, no more waiting and simply join this community which
is open for all the globetrotters like you....</span><br />
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becomes one heck of a problem when one is out on a foreign land, and is
not able to express his needs to the natives in their own language. And
it becomes all the more embarrassing when one intends to speak
something, after obviously looking into a dictionary, and the meaning
turns out to be something else. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Majority
of the people who go out, for business or for leisure, face this
problem, and roaming around with hefty dictionaries is no more a
feasible option, when you have access to download a small translation
app on your smartphone. But the major confusion then is which of the
thousands available apps to choose from?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You
need not to fret anymore since <a href="http://goo.gl/u1ffP" target="_blank">LingoDiction</a> is all here to help you
come over language barriers. This new app offers a wide range of
features, assisting you with any sort of language-related problem you
might come across while in an alien land. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">With
a user-friendly interface, <a href="http://goo.gl/u1ffP" target="_blank">LingoDiction</a> has words clearly segregated
into regions, and various other categories like Most Widely Spoken
Languages, <a href="http://goo.gl/u1ffP" target="_blank">Romance Language</a>, and the likes. The division of words into
smaller categories helps cut-off any confusions that might arise
otherwise. And the present count of the languages in which <a href="http://goo.gl/u1ffP" target="_blank">LingoDiction</a>
offers translation is 65, which is only growing bigger.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coming
over to the features it offers, the list is endless. If you find going
through the categories boring, then you also have the option to select a
language from the language atlas, and get going! And if you are one of
those lazy souls who get weary over clicking the button to listen to the
voice of words, Turbo Play is all for you. After clicking on it, you
automatically get to listen to the voice of every word you click upon. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s
more, you can always send in your suggestions to make the app more
better. If, according to you, the data is not correct or is incomplete
in any sense, you have the option to send it in, and then the mistake
will get rectified. These are just some of the features of this unique
new app, <a href="http://goo.gl/u1ffP" target="_blank">download now </a>to explore more of it!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since visiting <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">Amsterdam </a>has always been on my wish-list, I thought why not delve into the city first on <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">RouteIt</a>??! I explored my way to <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">Amsterdam</a>, and as the world map took me to my dream city, I was welcomed with a piece of info on it. On clicking the ‘Play’ icon, I was literally taken inside the city, where the <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">route </a>started for my avatar (and me too!) to go round the city on satellite view. </span><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.547557127662003" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During childhood, family trips were the most enthralling get together we often looked forward to. Clicking pictures, posing crazily, capturing the landscapes and the unseen-unheard tales of the place that you used to narrate to your friends; you surely miss that, don’t you? These big-small moments in life with your loved ones are the most cherished memories which at times you do feel like sharing with the World.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the times of social networking, where you have access to even the minutest information about people’s life, that temptation to share and boast about your travel explorations to your friends is irresistible. So you simply put up pictures, manage to get some comments and likes, and thats it! Is this enough to suffice the urge of virtual sharing in you?</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you love sharing your world with the world around you, then we at Project World Tour are eagerly waiting to hear from you. It’s a one stop community for the like minded travelers who just can’t get enough of their daily dose of the offerings that the world outside is ready to give. The main aim of this </span></b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">endeavor</span></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.547557127662003" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is to get all the itchy travelers from around the world together and instill an environment where places you visit are not only left alone for you to see and admire, but also let others dig into it. You never know how many more are just living to see those places.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Project World Tour not only lets you see and gain but also contribute and get rewarded. Our community is all open for anyone who looks out for us- <b>#ProjectWorldTour</b> on any platform. Be it <b>Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google +, YouTube</b>;<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/307908752654492/" target="_blank"> </a> we are all pervasive. The urge to share the world from your eyes with others will be addressed well and joining this community of the modern day Vasco De Gamas, Columbus’ and Captain Cooks will prove to be the ultimate salve for you.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your laptop or Phone → Facebook → Project World Tour, and you are sorted! Sit back, relax and binge into the multitude of exoticas and traditionals that the World around is waiting to share with you. So, welcome aboard and travel through places galore!</span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-65364175112401061442013-01-21T04:41:00.001-08:002013-01-21T04:41:15.661-08:00HEAVY SNOWFALL WHITEWASHES MY EUROPE TRAVEL PLANS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b id="internal-source-marker_0.693496064748615" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freezing cold has returned to much of Europe following a mild stretch, paving the way for outbreaks of snow through at least the start of this week. Much awaited bed of snow is finally freezing the spine of mine, It looks like a big white canvas which I am ready to paint with colors but I am sure the colors will be overshadowed again with the white cast of snow. I tried to step out of my house and saw Icy and snow-covered roadways which will disrupt my going out for a week as weather forecast is to believed. My uncle who was coming to spend his vacations from India sent me a text about Air traffic which is subject to flight delays and cancellations.Much of Central and Western Europe will have days with temperatures ranging from 10 to 15 Degrees F below normal. I am forced to spend my day in my cozy blanket, brandy, IPad and my pet Lucy which I was longing for.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the TV every news channel is covering the widespread snow, locally heavy, will fall in U.K., Germany, the Low Countries and France, to name a few. Even in southern Europe, parts of Italy, Spain and the Balkan Peninsula, will be subject to potentially heavy snow. One storm, ponderous and "double barreled," will dump a foot or more of heavy mountain snow, between Wednesday and Friday, over an area from the Pyrenees region of Spain and France, through much of Italy, eastward into such Balkan lands as Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece.Some lowland cities, in Italy and elsewhere, will also get heavy snowfall.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Another storm may lay down heavy snow Friday and Saturday in a swath over U.K. and France to the western Alps, which has made me bit worried about my daily life. The only thing which I am relying upon for traveling out is an application called RouteIt where I do not need to worry about any traffic and snowfall because it makes me travel virtually. Since I have joined the Project World Tour on facebook, I get connected to different people all over the globe who are sharing their experience and images of their travel around the world. I must say this gives me an extra dose of energy and hope to explore the place I have never been to and make new friends. I will still wait for the weather to become pleasing and warm around so I can spend my holidays with my uncle. The cold, unsettled weather could drag on well into next week as well, But I will keep you people updated.</span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-64031613183280585192013-01-16T01:47:00.002-08:002013-01-16T01:47:57.362-08:00Project World Tour - A Journey To Roots Through Routes<span id="internal-source-marker_0.8087299807187133" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Amanda
was feeling damn nostalgic today. It has been 13 years since she walked
on the route to her alma mater. She could actually see a calico of her
images, toying with her friends in bits and pieces, across that route. A
short journey via that route rewinded her school-memories as if those
were playing on a bioscope or something. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Was
it with Amanda only? Or do we all share a special connection with
routes? How many times have you seen yourself walking on those roads
that were your inextricable companions to several destinations that
you’d set from time-to-time? In fact, even if you replay your good old
college days, a major part of the nostalgic drive will inadvertently
cast the routes you trod with your friends. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">That’s
how our memories are essentially wired. We could still connect with the
route we took when we went to the school for the first time. We could
still live over the excitement when our bulging bags leaned out to pave
the way for light trendy bags, and school uniform transformed into
fashionable attires and cool accessories in college. That nervous yet
ambitious walk to the office. A surreal walk with the first date on a
beach or some other romantic spot. Believe it or not, you have pictures
of all these, and many more life-changing routes deeply ingrained in
your sub-conscious.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">In
Project World Tour, we have endeavored to weave those all important
routes, and several others, into a series of knowledge sharing postings
across multitude of platforms. The aim here is to build a community of
and for travelers where they go beyond sharing about places. Instead,
the community will further magnify their sharing by talking about
different routes that run through as veins in any city.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Not
just that, contribution in the Project World Tour can fetch you some
exciting takeaways that you can show off on your friends. We are on
Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google Plus, YouTube, and all the popular
platforms. Just enter #ProjectWorldTour in the search boxes of your
favorite social media site and join the league of the extraordinary
travelers waiting for like-minded people like YOU.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-41289219247301449112013-01-07T04:59:00.001-08:002013-01-07T05:27:58.985-08:00Project World Tour - Bring Out the Sindbad in You<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b id="internal-source-marker_0.9887278636451811" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Columbus”, “Captain Cook”, “Vasco Da Gama”! Now what’s the first thing that crashed into your mind for that fraction of a second when you were reading these names. Perhaps, pictures of stout European men clad in metal buttoned sailor suits, wearing the American dixie cups or the French “Bachi” bonnets on their heads. Apart from the attire, the thought that goes perfectly moussed up with their names is the very thrill of exploration and adventure these iconic voyagers must have enjoyed. Sailing and beating those soaring ripples to a destination unknown, that’s what traveling and exploration is all about. Rest is just a pleasure-seeking exercise to say the least.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We always wish to feel that thrill of unraveling something not very known to the world, at least to our neighbors and friends. We do show off our serendipitous explorations to our friends, and never miss a chance to tell them that how mediocre their trip to that place was just because they couldn’t find the place you somehow managed to discover. Having said that, some of us do have that honest urge to see what the world has to dish up. Curiosity to know the very planet they inhabit is what actually drives these souls. And then there’s a whole class of travel aficionados who simply live for traveling and wouldn’t mind crossing an ocean to know about an obscure and remote island somewhere.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Whatever may be the reason, owing to the very restless nature of human beings, we simply can’t stay glued to one place for long. Every third weekend we call friends, we chalk out plans to hit the not-so-far destinations, and then immolate those with lethargy, or sometimes with time and resources constraints we suffer on and off. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Just to save those plans from random butchering with giving due respect to your lethargy and the sheer willingness to achieve everything while sitting on a bean-bag, we announce the launch of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Project World Tour”. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This ambitious project is a part of RouteIt, a distinguished travel app, which houses the world’s choicest routes for you to dig into. Under this aspirational project, we’ll take you to different places while you’re logged into your favorite social network, be it Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Google Plus. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The aim of the Project World Tour is to make you aware of the places you always wanted to be at, and that too in an engaging way, giving you a feeling closer to the real world dynamism. In addition to virtual traveling, the Project also aims at building a community of like-minded travelers to instill an environment conducive for sharing. There will be contests and quizzes, rewards and awards, and lot more up for the grab. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: initial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So all fellow travelers, join the Project World Tour and discover the world in a way you might have never done before.</span></b><br />
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Last Christmas vacation had been awesome for my friends. They had a trip of eight days that lasted from 25th December till 1st of January They had been to <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">France</a>. I have only seen <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">France </a>in movies and on the Internet, not otherwise. My parents were not allowing me to go with my friends. But guess what?This year we are paying a visit to <a href="http://bit.ly/13KqhWJ" target="_blank">France</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-58436488749825842792012-12-17T22:19:00.001-08:002012-12-17T22:19:35.206-08:00iGuruCharitra Mobile App<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is our pleasure to introduce to you iGuruCharitra mobile app designed and recorded specially for the iPhone OS. Shri Guru Charitra' is the life of 'Shri Guru Dattatreya' (an incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara). It is the life story of Shri Narasimha Saraswati, his philosophy and related stories written by the 15th-16th Century poet Shri Saraswati Gangadhar. Some people regard the book to be historically important as it depicts stories or events which took place around the 14th Century. </span></div>
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<br style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For those who do the regular "Parayan" ( Meaning the methodical recitation of Gurucharitra in stipulated time and manner), this app would help as the support for their own "Parayan" effort. For those who are not able to read Gurucharitra for the reason of old age or any other reason, this app would provide opportunity to be able to enjoy the material as well. In the fast life that everyone lives, one hardly finds time to spend on reading the books/literature and other such artistic material. iGurucharitra is a step to give you that literary and spiritual fulfillment without snatching time away from your daily demanding schedule as literature is now available to you in audio format. You can listen to this material while you are travelling or doing your daily chores. </span></span></span></div>
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<br style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">iGuruCharitra iphone app</span><span><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> is designed and developed by MediaAgility, a US-based company which is specializes in creating Smart Phones based Mobile Applications for the iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Nokia. T</span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">he entire audio contents for this App is created by </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sonic Octaves Pvt. Ltd. a Mumbai based Art Media Entertainment Company. Shri Rajendra Vaishampayan has recited the Gurucharitra in a serene voice and recitation is made at such a speed that it is very easy to follow and comprehend.</span></div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mediaagility</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> we are passionate about iPhone apps. Our apps meet our rigorous quality standards and testing before they reach Apple Apps Store </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">and that's why we believe that our apps will be very valuable to you. </span></span></div>
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<br style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>About Shri Dattatreya and Shri Guru Charitra</b></span><br style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dattatreya (Sanskrit: दत्तात्रेय, Dattātreya) or Datta. Dattatreya is a Hindu God who is an incarnation of the Divine Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. The word Datta means "Given", Datta is called so because the divine trinity have "given" themselves in the form of a son to the sage couple Atri and Anasuya.</span></div>
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<br style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shri Guru Charitra' is the life of 'Shri Guru Dattatreya' (an incarnation of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara). The Shri GuruCharitra is the life story of Shri Narasimha Saraswati, his philosophy and related stories written by the 15th-16th Century poet Shri Saraswati Gangadhar. Some people regard the book to be historically important as it depicts stories or events which took place around the 14th Century. The book originally had 52 Chapters; the 53rd Chapter of "Avatarnika" summarizes the previous 51 chapters. The whole book is considered a "Mantra" in itself and thus there are very strict rules for reading it. In Datta Sampradaya they consider this as their "Veda"</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-31324795115774098212012-12-13T04:08:00.001-08:002012-12-13T04:49:03.990-08:00Smart Phone or Dumb Phone it’s what an app makes it<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
past 10 years we've seen cellphones transform into electronic Swiss
army knives with a wild variety of functions and features. They are
replacing the watch, the camera, the standalone GPS, the alarm clock,
and many other tools.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">But what will the smart phones of the future look like?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Here's what we envision ...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">In
five years, the Patent Wars are over and Apple emerges victorious. The
company has trademarks of many design features, including many types of
curves. As a result, competing smart phone manufacturers resort to
triangular or angular forms.</span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">It
may not be long before such a killer app makes an appearance. The
bar-code scanning ability of the auto focus camera on new devices suggests
some possibilities. This is the basis of a popular app that is
remarkably handy for checking prices when, for example, you are out
shopping for a new HDTV. Bar-code scanning combined with printing and
database querying capabilities could turn the device into a powerful
laboratory information management tool for samples and reagents. The
camera combined with text recognition could be used to access the
material safety data sheet for any chemical. Bar-codes in scientific
publications could direct readers to relevant online information or raw
scientific data.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">The
ability to interface with other devices using different wireless
protocols could be used for remote sensing or instrument control.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">App
development has maintained extremely rapid growth over the past two
years, particularly among the Android and iPhone platforms. The latter
is now estimated to have over 150,000 apps after starting with just over
500 in July 2008. Android started later and with a much smaller pool of
roughly 30 apps but has since grown to over 20,000 titles in roughly a
year and a half.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">BlackBerry
App World, the Palm App Catalog and Windows Marketplace have also had a
limited amount of success, although the latter may experience a
"reboot" as Windows Phone 7's incompatibility will force many to rewrite
apps to support the new OS.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">What about the applications??</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Applications
are the new tools which makes a phone smart, without having useful
applications your phone is not called as a Smart Phone but it also
depends upon the user that how smart choices he makes to install an
application for his desired use. Many of us find the trouble getting one
particular application which will satisfy the need of the user. From
games to utilities to entertainment everything has become so handy and
compact that 1MB has again made a mark that how useful this small amount
of data can do wonders.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">Flooding
applications over your smart phone is a threat because in the
competitive world where everything changes in a fraction of second you
need new ideas to fulfill new needs of a human being.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;">People
starting to make New Year's resolutions can turn to an app that aims to
help them achieve their goals. But again the question arises WILL IT BE
REALLY TRUE TO FULFILL THE HUMAN NEEDS??</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-19855054307333607762012-09-26T04:40:00.000-07:002012-09-26T04:42:41.162-07:00My Trip to Milan Fashion Week: The Appy Affair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.8288044179789722" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I could still remember the first time I visited Milan for a family hangout. It was one memorable timeout. But it wasn’t all well everywhere. We missed on so many exciting fun places just because we had scarce info about those. Yeah, I admit, I screwed it big-time by opting for those maps and guidebooks. My bad, I know. </span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-56628968103217340542012-09-18T06:35:00.001-07:002012-09-28T00:54:16.484-07:00Your Cultural Visit to Paris: What Should be There in Your Knowledge Kit<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-54468047676293648482012-09-11T04:01:00.000-07:002012-09-11T04:01:27.207-07:00Global Travel Market : Apps are the New Genie Lamps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.6365755316801369" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the Globe condensing into a small yet profoundly wired village, the travel industry has grown leaps and bounds. These days, the travel paraphernalia doesn’t only include travel gears, and some guide books, but it’s also about enriching smart devices with an umpteen number of apps that’ll come handy for users in their bid to explore the world.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Smartphone and tablet apps have emerged as saviors, and turn the world travel market right on it’s head. These bite-sized pieces of software have literally shrunk the information to best fit in to the people’s pocket. Not just that, the revolution doesn’t confine only to delivering information concisely, but also making sure that it’s available at super affordable prices.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Travel apps is an umbrella term that includes multitude of other apps under its ambit like Travel Info Apps, Language Apps, Apps for finding Hotels and other facilities, among many other intriguing verticals. It’s just a matter of finding the best that suits both your wallet and needs equally. It’s recommended to go through the app descriptions properly before making a purchase. In addition, a sound analysis of the Demo Version (if any) is recommended before opening your wallet to any app.</span></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070153060496883801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945512281619070875.post-28164567143688676252012-09-03T06:08:00.000-07:002012-09-12T02:10:00.488-07:00Hugo Award: A Snapshot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.6001690630801022" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are you concerned that your scientific fantasies and stargazes have to die a usual fainting death? Well, you should start penning those fantasies as organically-linked thoughts in a book, and who knows you might get a nomination for the coveted Hugo Awards. Established back in the year 1955, Hugo Awards recognizes science fiction works in around a dozen categories. It’s not just about the written pieces, but dramatic works also fall under its ambit. </span></b></div>
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an ardent traveler, you must have been to places that don’t have
English as the main language. In fact, in some of the remote regions
English is no better than an alien language. Your jitteriness at such
places is pretty obvious. No wonder you find yourself apologizing for
one or the other thing in the wake of avoiding any cultural blunder that
might happen due to your ignorance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">However,
with technology at your rescue, these issues aren’t that gruesome as
they might appear. You can always use your powerful smartphone to get
some useful </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">app for translation</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">installed on it. A </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">travel app </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">of this kind</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">is definitely a good assistance to have when it comes to setting conversations with locals. Don’t mistake such an </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">app for translation </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">for
a full-fledged lexical tool. But these generally have sets of important
words or phrases suitably picked for traveling requirement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now the real problem is that these app stores are literally flooding with such </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">apps for translation </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">sporting
considerable price-tags. This means you should have your eyes and ears
open before shelling out money to snap one for yourself. First of all
you have to be very clear about your requirements. That is, whether
you’re looking for a rather comprehensive </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">app for translation, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">or just a smart </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">travel app </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">to
manage needed conversations on the go. However, there are chances that
you come across an app that somewhat fits in both the brackets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Once
you’ve zeroed in about what you need, the next step involves scanning
the app for its features and usability. This is a critical step in
selecting an </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">app for translation</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">.
A complicated app in terms of features or navigation is nothing but a
sheer waste of money and time. It’s recommended to be watchful and
inquisitive while sifting through the lite or demonstrative versions of
any app. Spend some time with the app and try and go through all its
screens properly. Check out if the learning methods described in the app
go well with your style of learning, and if the navigation menus are
easy to negotiate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now comes the last yet certainly the most important aspect of selecting a good </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">travel app</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> - “value for money”. Carry out a comparative analysis before coughing up money for an </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">app for translation. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Scan
most of the popular apps across various parameters to get a feel. Go to
users’ ratings, comments, and feedbacks. You can also use social media
for having a better idea. </span><br />
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