I found this out a couple of days back. If you missed the daily NPR news update and have only access to a phone at the moment (ex: on the road), you can get the latest NPR hourly news update by calling 202-609-7549.
Related websites:
– www.npr.org/services/mobile/mobilewebandmobilevoice.html
– www.npr.org/services/mobile/blackberry.html
Note: This is NOT a toll free number and long distance charges / your mobile minutes will apply. I usually call this number on weekends or between 9 PM to 7 AM (so that I do not use my daytime minutes).
Month: June 2009
(Kill) Bill is dead
Bill (David Carradine) of the “Kill Bill” movie series died today at the Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel in central Bangkok, Thailand. He was in Bangkok to shoot his latest movie – “Stretch”. He was 72.
David Carradine as Bill in “Kill Bill 2”. Courtesy: Yahoo! Movies
From the New York Times:
“David Carradine, an enigmatic actor who never outran the identity he earned in “Kung Fu,” the 1970s Chinese-western television series that made him an unlikely cult hero — even though he also starred as Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby’s 1976 film biography “Bound for Glory” and, more than a quarter-century later, played the title character, a cunning assassin who becomes a murder target, in Quentin Tarantino’s twin thrillers, “Kill Bill” Volumes I and II — was found dead on Thursday in a hotel room in Bangkok, where he was filming a new movie. He was 72.”
First 50 Manipur related Domain Names
I have compiled a list of the first 50 domain names which are related to Manipur, or are owned by Manipuris. The emphasis here is on WHEN the domain name was registered. Hence, the list is ordered by domain registration date and not by relevance of content. This is a work in progress. So, there are not 50 domain names yet :). If you wish to add an entry to this list, please post a comment to this blog entry or email me at bobby AT maisnam.com.
First 50 Manipur related Domain Names (Last updated: 9/23/2009)
Rank Date Registered Domain Name Notes
1 2000-01-04 e-pao.net Manipur News Portal
2 2000-05-04 manipuronline.com Manipur Portal
3 2000-05-15 coremanipur.org CORE Manipur – NGO Organization
4 2000-07-09 kanglaonline.com Manipur News Portal
5 2000-11-13 bobbymaisnam.com Bobby Maisnam’s website
6 2001-06-11 brajeshwar.com Brajeshwar Oinam’s blog
7 2001-09-10 sanaleibak.com Sachi Sharma’s website
8 2002-10-07 elangbam.com Elangbam Family website
9 2002-11-05 chorusimphal.com Ratan Thiyam’s Chorus Repertory Theatre
10 2003-01-03 ema-europe.org European Manipuri Association (EMA)
11 2003-03-30 haobam.com Martin Haobam’s website
12 2003-07-13 oinam.com Owned by Brajeshwar
13 2003-08-11 thesangaiexpress.com Sangai Express newspaper
14 2003-08-18 maisnam.com Owned by Bobby maisnam
15 2003-09-18 imphal.net Redirects to manipur.org
16 2004-08-29 manipur.org Info about Manipur
17 2005-01-10 radiomanipur.org Streaming audio of Manipuri Radio programs
18 2005-04-16 ifp.co.in Imphal Free Press newspaper
19 2005-07-06 dhaniweb.com Dhani Computers Imphal
20 2006-02-04 e-paolive.net E-Pao.net’s media website
21 2006-03-12 meyamgi.com Dynamic AJAX based Manipur phonebook
22 2006-07-21 namaonline.org North American Manipuri Association (NAMA)
23 2006-08-23 duranthiyam.com Duran Thiyam’s website
24 2006-10-31 ocricket.com Owned by Brajeshwar
25 2007-03-31 manipurpolice.org Manipur Police official website
26 2007-04-17 linux-manipur.org Linux Manipur
27 2007-05-22 huirem.com Owned by Brajeshwar
28 2007-05-22 nongmaithem.com Owned by Brajeshwar
29 2007-06-02 chabungbam.com Chabungbam’s blog
30 2007-07-16 sekmai.com Owned by Brajeshwar
31 2007-10-22 manipurpage.com Manipur Portal
32 2007-11-08 tongbram.com Anthony Tongbram’s blog
33 2008-01-18 northeasterner.in NE India articles
34 2008-04-05 poknapham.in Poknapham Manipuri newspaper
35 2008-08-16 istvimphal.com ISTV Cable TV Network
36 2008-09-12 msadmanipur.com Manipur Students’ Association Delhi (MSAD)
37 2008-09-21 thabal.com Social Networking Site
38 2009-04-18 manipurcomments.com Collective blog by Manipuris
Importing waypoints from Garmin 650 GPS
You can import your waypoints from the Garmin 650 GPS using Google Earth.
[1] Connect your Garmin 650 GPS to your computer via the USB cable
[2] Turn on your Garmin 650 GPS
[3] Go to Tools > GPS in Google Earth
[4] Click on “Garmin”
[5] Click the “Import” button
Detailed instructions: http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/ug_gps.html#import
Waypoints current.gpx file
Note: The waypoints are stored in a current.gpx file. The location is F:\Garmin\gpx\current.gpx. In this case, the GPS shows up on my computer as the “F” drive. It is an XML file and you can read it using Notepad/Wordpad or drag/drop into Google Earth.
GPS coordinates in Google Maps
If you know want to send a GPS coordinate link in Google Maps by email, you can use the following syntax.
– http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.89767,-77.03655
In this case, 38.89767 is the longitude and -77.03655 is the latitude. This is similar to entering 38.89767,-77.03655 in Google Maps.