Saturday, July 30, 2011

Gee! Less than 1,200 left in the wild...Gee's Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei), or simply the GOLDEN LANGUR. WWF maxicards from BHUTAN


"Gee's golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), or simply the golden langur, is an Old World monkey found in a small region of western AssamIndia and in the neighboring foothills of the Black Mountains of Bhutan.[3] It is one of the most endangered primate species of India.[3] Long considered sacred by many Himalayan peoples, the Golden Langur was first brought to the attention of science by the naturalist E. P. Gee in the 1950s."

Kingdom of Bhutan
འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་

'Brug Rgyal-khab (Wylie)
Dru Gäkhap
FlagEmblem
AnthemDruk Tsendhen
CapitalThimphu
Official language(s)Dzongkha
DemonymBhutanese
GovernmentConstitutional democratic monarchy
 - KingJigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
 - Prime MinisterJigme Y. Thinley
FormationEarly 17th century 
 - Wangchuk Dynasty17 December 1907 
 - Constitutional Monarchy2007 

"Bhutan (Listeni/bˈtɑːn/Dzongkhaའབྲུག་ཡུལ་Wylie'druk yulTibetan pinyinZhugyü;Nepaliभूटान, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China
Bhutan is separated from the nearby country of Nepal to the west by the Indian state of Sikkim, and from Bangladesh to the south by West Bengal.
Bhutan existed as a patchwork of minor warring fiefdoms until the early 17th century, when the area was unified by the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who was guided by a prophecy[citation needed], fled religious persecution in Tibet and cultivated a separate Bhutanese identity. 
In the early 20th century, Bhutan came into contact with the British Empire, after which Bhutan continued strong bilateral relation with India upon its independence. 
In 2006, Business Week magazine rated Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth-happiest in the world, based on a global survey."
                                        The Taktshang Monastery, also known as the "Tiger's Nest". 
Bhutan is a predominantly Buddhist country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan

Look at the maximum card at the top of this blogpost, from the Lower-Left side of the set of 4.
The denomination is 1 NU (Ngultrum).
What color is that background on the stamp? Pink? Purple?
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Happy Pink Saturday! (still open on Sunday!)

Please visit "Pretty in pink"/ "Show us your pink" [objects, that is :)] meme here:

Oh, It Looks Goooood! [CONAN O'BRIEN] Shirt from Zazzle.com. Can somebody explain why is THIS, right now, the #1 bestseller at Zazzle, across all the 42,217,881,604 customizable products?

Oh, It Looks Goooood! Shirt from Zazzle.com

Can somebody explain why is THIS, right now, the #1 bestseller at Zazzle, across all the 42,217,881,604 customizable products?

I guess many people find this T-shirt funny. Or it evokes something funny.

I like Conan O'Brien, too. He can be very creative, versatile and funny. Deliriously funny, not lukewarm funny, like some other comedians.

CONAN O'BRIEN, a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University.


Conan O'Brien

O'Brien during a taping of Conan, May 2011
Birth nameConan Christopher O'Brien
BornApril 18, 1963 (age 48)
Brookline, Massachusetts,
United States[1]
MediumTelevision
NationalityAmerican
Years active1985–present
GenresImprovisational comedysketch comedyphysical comedy,surreal humorself-deprecation
InfluencesJohnny CarsonDavid Letterman,Robert Smigel
SpouseElizabeth Ann Powel (since 2002; 2 children)
Notable works and rolesThe Simpsons
(writer, producer, 1991–1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(host, 1993–2009)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
(host, 2009–2010)
Conan (host, 2010–present)
SignatureConan O'Brien Signature.svg
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
1989 Saturday Night Live
2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien[2]

"Every comedian, every comedian dreams of hosting The Tonight Show and—for seven months—I got to do it. 
I did it my way, with people I love, and I do not regret a second [of it].... 
All I ask is one thing, and I'm asking this particularly of young people that watch: 
Please do not be cynical. 
I hate cynicism; for the record it's my least favorite quality. 
It doesn't lead anywhere. 
Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. 
But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."

Conan O'Brien, on his departure from The Tonight Show, January 22, 2010.[45]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_O%27Brien


May I (or you) create a personalized stamp with CONAN O'BRIEN?
No, unless he, personally or thru his agent/lawyer, gives written permission (simple, short email is OK) to that extent.
So, Conan & Co., may I do just that? 
Otherwise, USPS wants you to have been MAGGOT FOOD for at least 5 years before even considering honoring YOU on a postage stamp :)
See my other stamp designs:
http://www.zazzle.com/dorinco*/

Friday, July 29, 2011

Baked In: How BenchPrep Is Turning e-Textbooks Into Virtual Study Groups | Fast Company. Also, I show you a maxicard from USA that will NOT bring you RAM memory

E-LEARNING:
Baked In: How BenchPrep Is Turning e-Textbooks Into Virtual Study Groups | Fast Company

As you need more computer processing power and memory, make sure you have enough RAM.


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Happy PFF (Postcard Friendship Friday)!

Please visit: http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/ (wait until Beth posts the today's Linky tool for the meme, then make your entry, if you want to join).




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"Dorincard: Blogger Dorin C is a stamp and postcard fanatic, and luckily he's more than pleased to write prolifically and charmingly about his obsession. He has a particular bent for stamps with wild mammals on them, but his blog demonstrates an affinity for stamps of all forms and backgrounds, as long as they offer a special narrative that's worth sharing with his readers.


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    He shows how he gets the right card, stamp and postmark together.
    Visiting his site you will also learn things about the natural world told with a dry sense of humour,
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    Topical and informative both for the enthusiast and casual visitor.
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