Active Organizations on Earthquake site in Nepal #ActiveAidworkersInNepal

देशका युवा, युवती भएर हामी हालै नेपालमा गएको भयङ्कर भुकम्पमा आफ्ना घर परिवार तथा साथी भाइहरुलाई सहयोग गर्न छोडेर विदेशमा बसेर रमिता मात्र हेरी राख्न बाद्य भएका छौ| सहयोग गर्ने इच्छा भएतापनि सुटुक्क उडेर जान  नसकिने बतावोरणमा विवश भएर दुक्ख मानिरहेका छौ| केहि बिदेशी संग्स्थाहरु अहिले  नेपाली मैदानमा हाम्रो सत्तामा सक्दो मद्दत गरिरहेका छन्| मानवताको नाममा सक्दो आर्थिक सहायोग भने गर्न सकिने अवोस्था छ| कृपया तलका लिंकहरुलाइ हेरेर आफ्नो विचार ब्यक्त गर्नुहोला:

The following organizations are currently deployed in Nepal and actively helping on various earthquake affected sites around Nepal:

DONATION LINKS - 

Organizations currently on the ground:

 

 

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Organizations actively providing support:

        

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Some American Nepalese organizations trying to help: 

BANA

NCNC

NNS

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Immediate Volunteers willing to go to Nepal:

- By Vivek Singh

Banged up abroad: Nepal

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Deadliest Journeys: Nepal

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High Altitudes Wind Power: Robo Kites

The energy in the high altitude winds is far more than enough to meet the world's energy needs, and means of capturing this energy are available through a little further development of technologies that do not require any fundamental scientific breakthroughs.

Truly high energy winds are at altitudes miles above us, not just at a few hundred feet where they can be tapped by rotors on towers. This is clearly demonstrated in the form of detailed color charts calculated by Dr. Ken Caldeira, formerly of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, now at the Carnegie Institute's Department of Global Ecology in Stanford, California. These charts show at what latitudes and altitudes this vast energy is to be found. We are indebted to him for permission to display these charts in the Global Wind Resources section of this website.

Australian Professor Bryan Roberts has long been convinced that, by application of an appropriate technology, this high altitude wind energy can be captured. He set out to prove that long ago, and has demonstrated that Flying Electric Generator(FEG) technology is practical and should work at high altitudes. This is the "Flying Windmills" technology about which you may have read in publications or on the internet. Competition for tapping this high altitude wind energy is also in development elsewhere in the world, and we welcome that.


This is an artist's (Ben Shepard's) rendition from Professor Roberts' preliminary working drawings of a Flying Electric Generator rated at 240kW with rotor diameters of 35 feet.
The total swept area for a Flying Electric Generator of the same megawatt rating as a ground based wind turbine is typically about a quarter as much.
Yet the Flying Electric Generator would produce far more megawatt hours of electricity per year due to the much higher high altitude wind speeds and constancy.


When it is realized that high altitude wind energy is capable of being the most economical large scale energy source for much of the world, market forces will lead to its gradually supplanting fossil fuels as well as an end to the debate on global warming - because this clean energy source will produce no greenhouse gases.



Above is a concept art for the RKs at high altitudes. The powerful wind is easily available at the high altitudes, and most of the mountain ranges in Nepal are of 6000 feet average. It would not be difficult to get the wind power at such high altitudes. The RKs (Robo Kites) are estimated to be cheaper in construction the construction than any other wind power mechanism available. The country has been already facing more than 24 hours of black outs every days, and the construction of additional hydro power is unlikely. The RKs might be able to supply additional power in certain areas. However, the RK project is still going under progress, and numerous tests. As for now it’s just a concept for the future.
source: click here

-By the kicKer

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Listen to your favourite FM stations from your Media Player

Please follow the steps correctly to add the FM stations on your Windows Media Player.

1. Open your Windows Media Player
2. Click on the Library icon.
3. On the playlists folder Click on Create Playlist and Name your Playlist as NepaliFM. Go back to the Nowplaying screen
4. Now go to file->open url and on the open URL box copy and paste the link(links are at the end of this blog) and hit ok
5. Your Fm station starts playing now on the playlist screen right click on the Station and Add to NepaliFM
6. Follow the steps for all the other FM stations.
7. Once you are done go to the Library and you will see all the stations lined up, so whenever you want to listen to you favorite station, just go there and play it. I think it saves a lot of time opening the browser and going through different links. Enjoy!!









Please leave any comments/requests/suggestions

Thanks for visiting

Links to add at step 4.
Hits FM -> mms://202.52.237.122/hitsfm
Ujyallo FM -> http://67.23.237.151:8055
Nepal Fm-> mms://202.52.237.122/nepalfm
Maitri FM -> mms://64.62.166.162/maitrifm
Kantipur FM-> http://178.159.0.13:7248/
BBC Nepal -> http://http-ws.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net/asx.esi?nepali/tx/nb/nep1500.wma


-By Vivek Singh

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Voltage Information for Nepal

For the most part, electrical sockets (outlets) in Nepal are one of two types: the "Type D" Indian 5 amp BS-546 or the European CEE 7/16 Europlug. The Indian socket is actually an old British standard. The "Type D" Indian plug and socket is not to be confused with the "Type M" South African plug and socket. In pictures, they look very similar, but the South African type is much larger than the Indian type, and they are physically incompatible. If your appliance's plug doesn't match the shape of these sockets, you will need a travel plug adapter in order to plug in. Travel plug adapters simply change the shape of your appliance's plug to match whatever type of socket you need to plug into. If it's crucial to be able to plug in no matter what, bring an adapter for both types.




* Voltage: 220-240 Volts (U.S./Canada are 110-120 Volts)

* Primary Socket Types: Indian, Europlug

* Multi-voltage appliances (laptops, etc.): Plug adapter
Click socket type links to view adapter for that type

* 110-120V electronics: Plug adapter + step-down transformer

* Hair dryers, curling irons, etc.: Plug adapter + voltage converter


But the shape of the socket is only half the story!
Electrical sockets (outlets) in Nepal usually supply electricity at between 220 and 240 volts AC. If you're plugging in an appliance that was built for 220-240 volt electrical input, or an appliance that is compatible with multiple voltages, then an adapter is all you need.

But travel plug adapters do not change the voltage, so the electricity coming through the adapter will still be the same 220-240 volts the socket is supplying. North American sockets supply electricity at between 110 and 120 volts, far lower than in most of the rest of the world. Consequently, North American appliances are generally built for 110-120 volts.
source: http://www.adaptelec.com/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=118

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CLASSIC EDEN HASISH CENTER POSTERS

ABOUT EDEN HASISH CENTER:

The Eden Hashish Centre was the largest of several legal storefronts in Kathmandu that provided quality hash and grass to the tourists. Mr. Sharma, the owner, opened two shops. The original location was at 5/1 Basantpur in the famous "Freak Street" hippy district, a location that ironically now is occupied by a bank. The second shop was located at 5/259 Ombahal, said to be in the Thamel area.

In late 1973, soon after the second Edenhash shop opened, threats of the loss of foreign aid from the American administration of Richard Nixon forced Nepal to outlaw hashish and marijuana. The two Eden Hashish Centres, the Central Hashish Centre and the others closed their doors and the pot and hashish business moved underground. These days much of the hash in Nepal ("charris" in Nepali) is mixed with a type of glue, making a harsh and unappealing smoke.

The memory (and perhaps a trace of the aroma) of the Eden Hashish Center lives on in the advertising posters Mr Sharma distributed. Extraordinary prints of Hindu gods and other subjects were embossed with the Eden name and addresses to make a unique picture that was often taken home and prized by their Hippie customers.

These rare genuine posters (many had calendars attached at the bottom) are valuable collector's items today. Yet there is a universial appeal in the art of the Eden Hashish Centre that should not be reserved for those few collectors who can afford them. Enjoy this spiritual journey, and if your quest is aided by modern-day products similar to the wares offered at the Eden Center we won't mind.
source:http://edenhash.com/

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