In today's world children are the future of tomorrow.It says that the future lies on the hand of children. Children of tomorrows world are in the hand of children growing up in todays world are tommorow future. They are also individuals of today which has got fears, needs, hopes, fears, rights so they are the watchers of their own nation,
If children are not well educated then the future of tomorrow becomes darker. They should themselves must be well prepared so the world can be run in a systematic way. We should make them to go in the right path by giving them formal education which helps them to shape up their coming desires. These generation must be skillful, well-educated, desires,tactfulness and many more. Not all but most of the children should have these qualities to make a better future or better world. Children are also like living messages we sent to time we will not see.They are also one third of our population. Children should be very much patience instantly so we can learn many things.
So, it is important that children should be well prepared for there future so they might make it bright as much as possible in nearer or coming future.
This sounds weird but it is ritual in rural part of Nepal which is known as Deurali which is done in New year time. It is known as in Nepali biennial Khun Khane Mela(The Blood drinking Festival). In this festival there is melodies of madals calling of song. People are laughing of their own.
In this Deurali there is traitor Yak has been found and its effort in. It throws up crowds and clouds of earth in its against, push against the synchronized pull of rope.
In the Annapurna Conversation Area Deurali is known as a minor rest stop on popular height of around 2500km on Ghorepani Ghandhik trekking loop.
These festival is run by Gurung Family. They own yaks and Jagan which he holds a piles of cups and must decide how many to sell by the owners. The yaks will be hold slits a slight hole on the right side of the yak's neck, the blade will be attack very firecly attacks vein, to fill a numbered of cups for there is young line of participants of young and old in these mela.
The yak is benifited for both humans and an animals. The yak is brought from high attitude of fields in Ban Thanti which is gaze freely. In these event six yaks ill take part in that event and one will be killed on that day. The animals which is used for blood drinking is cured for gastric and stomach pain. The yak's blood circulation is strong again and toxins is released. The wound of yak is closed and it is in its natural form.
In these festival of drinking blood they risk their life for health with each drink. There is also risk of transmitting diseases like Tuberculosis and Brucellosis. So this like against of anima l right some people don elike the rituals but still in these 21st century it is going on of the rituals of drinking blood.
In Nepal, religion there is daily rituals, family celebrations and religious obeservances. Although Nepal is famous as the Hindu kingdom , is has an beautiful tapestry woven of Hinduism, Bhuddhism, christianity and other faiths living together. Although nepal is know as
Hinduism
Hinduism is a religion which is complex with a variety of doctrines and teachers and is also known as a millions of gods and goddesses. Though hindu is explained as a trinity of three gods like- Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. On the special day of observance in everyday there is a numerous gods and goddesses.
In the country like nepal Shiva, known as the destroyer which is historiclaly the god most worshipped. He is worshipped as the holy avoiding comforts, in depicted with his consort Parvati
and Shiva holding in his hand small drum or more often in the form of linga and also long elongated stone which shows generate powers. The most significant linga is situated in the holy shrine of Pashupatinath to west in Kathmandu. There is a statue of Nandi in the front of Shiva temple. There is also a divine bull that serves as Shivas vehicle. The Shiva has another form that is Bhirav which is terrifying. Another god bishnu is all living forms , it is believe to have visited earth for tenth times, each times which is the reincarnation . In nepal he is worshipped as form of Narayan.
In nepal female godess is also worshipped like Durga as a protectress and slayer of buffalo demon, Talejo as patron deity of the valley rulers, and Kumari as living virgin. And there is also other femal goddesses include Laxmi, godesses of wealth and Sarawati, godess of learning and the arts.
Bhuddhism
In Nepal there is various Bhuddhist practices. There is Bhuddhism is followers of newar people which is related to ancient Bhuddhism that passed out of Indian one thousand years ago, the bhuddhism of Sherpa, Tamang and Tibetan peoples and the modern entrace of a place which belong to other peopls of Theravadin and Southern Bhuddhism.
War has become one of the deadliest activities done in the world. It doesn't bring any peace in the country but it creates destruction in the world. War doesn't bring harmony but it creates problem of devastation of everything.
War is a necessary occurrence some people believe that and it must take place every often. Some people believe that war is a necessary occurrence that must take place so often.
War is like a behavior pattern which is shown by humans. War only brings a certain state of violence conflict which is state in between two or more separate independent existence. Conflict is always always an attempt of making either psychological state or material state of domination or equality between two or more than two groups.
Even the world war 1 and world war 2 has brought lots of devastation. Many people loss their lives. Blood shattering everywhere , children, women crying for help , house was destroyed. There was no peace. So these war also shows how much devastated the life of people was there.
From these lesson we can learn that war doesn't bring peace or shows power but losses to mankind .
In nepal society especially girls are been pressurized by family member in rural area. The girls are not able to attend school till now because the parents think that they are for the household work. Son are given the most priority by parents. There is a belief also that by giving birth to son they can directly ascendant to the heaven or in case if boy is not born then there will be a close door for heaven forever.
Girls have to face lots of problem like they are allowed to move freely like man for late hours, they are not allowed to go alone, they are not allowed to be with boys and many more. These kind of behaving of parents still done today. Many girls are living like a bird in cage. Even some boys are restricted to go out late at the night. Parents calling their children to come home soon earlier. Not even in the behavior but also in the fashion. They will put some restriction regarding the clothes, hair as well as in others. So much pressure regarding to girls rather than boys. But some parents are understanding regarding this matters.
Due to the family tension especially girls are more likely to do suicide than boys due to family pressure. In love life also many boys and girls has done suicide due to the family pressure in nepal. Even the parents who are liberal thinking or educated want make their children to be free but some parents gives freedom to their children. Many parents give freedom according to sex like male or female. But in nepal girls are more likely to have pressure than boys.
Students are more busy in their cell phone secretly rather than paying attention in the class. So, it has become major problem for the teachers to control. The frequency of text messaging has been overtaken other kind of interaction which include talking in face to face.
In 2004 three quartans of teenager who owns cell phones upto 45%. Among that also 88% text message which is just over in 2006.
Cell phone is meant to be the reason for the teens attachment to the source of conflict in school and parents. Many parents limit the cell of their children and it it also said that 48% use it to watch their kids where their children is by using GPS or calling the child where they are. It is said that children are likely to have sent sexual subject by text messaging, if their parents has the limitation on text messaging.
In the survey it is also said that there was a restriction of cell phones from schools, colleges and from the schools also seeing them using cell phone misusing in it.
Only 4% has said that they has sent nude photo about themselves through via a text message. The children who paid the bills of themselves are more likely to sent those "sexts" than that of those whose parents pay for all.
In the survey done by Pew Internet and the University of Michigan's Department of Communication Studies that in the survey of 2008 the teenagers of 12 to 17 and their parents were conducted on landlines and cell phones from June to September. That is why cell phone are like soul mate to teenagers.
Nepal categorizes as one of the poorest drinking water in South Asia.In Nepal there is a caused by a virus water borne disease which has been major health problem and it is also said that water borne disease is transmitted through contaminated water. "To improve our drinking water quality, management and manner are the two important factors, there also should be a community level participation because we have lacked both," said Dr. M.R. Chhetri, Assistant Professor, Nepal Medical College, Teaching Hospital. Due to the poor maintenance of waterways ,not good in quality of various water sources,open leakage of dirty water are some of the main causes of bacterial contamination. To improve the quality of drinking water and sanitation for Nepalese there is need to invest US$ 2 billion which government of Nepal is not applying. These kind of activities of disease health problem is more in rural areas where no proper sanitation of water, health facilities,awareness programme should be conduct in these way we can overcome health problems of nepal. So these is the main problems of health problem of nepal related with water.
There i a rules that no cell phone or any electronic gadgets to click out the photo. The tickets was also categorize according to the person, works. It is a good news for the students that if they show there card then they will get Discount more than 50%.
While we sisters enter into the palace climbing the stairs looking at the statue which is quite interesting. I felt so much excited when i enter the front entrance. The door was so big like which we see in the castle. There were all over the mirrors looking myself and my sister how do i look into the mirror.
Portraits of the Late kings and queens all over the wall hanging. Restriction was there do not touch. There was also a Bureaucracy who explain us the things. Room was also divided according to district like Rolpa, Humla, Jumla.
The rooms were full of statue, mirror, furniture, carpet and other things. The rooms were divided according to king office, tea party, library,dinning hall, guests rooms, master bedroom and others. Almost all of the rooms were not open some of them were remain close especially toilets were also closed. The Jhoomer light was so beautiful and other lights were also looking marvelous.
Not only that but there were an animal skin also like of Tiger,Rhinoceros,Crocodile, wild buffalo
. Among them the most fascinated one was of the crocodile skin which was hanging on the wall. So huge and large crocodile. There was so many books like of Gandhi, mythology, arts, culture. Charles dickens and Agatha Christie.
The respected monarchs and president who visited in 1970's and 1980's such as Queen Elizabeth
II, President Francois Mitterrand of France , Juan Carlos I of Spain in Royal Palace and there is a photo hanging of these people and other great personality.
Eventhough the outbuilding where the murders occurred was destroyed very quickly there is a royal family of nepal were massacred in which there is a spot on these site.
There is also a throne of king in a display which is very much beautiful. There is a painting of God and Goddess which is very much fascinating and as well as extraordinary.
The extensive gardens of the palace are also open for viewing to the people. Some of the areas of the palace still remain restriction which including the living quarters where the ex-king’s stepmother and step-grandmother still live and those buildings currently is being used by the foreign office.
The number of people visiting in the Royal Palace should come in the time order and it is also closed for some restriction days and public holidays.
So we sisters observe the thing closely which took a lot of time and spent around one and half hour in palace which was quite adventurous. The Palace was so huge it feels like going to another world of late 16th and 17th centuries palace. We also took pictures outside Royal Palace. Through my and sisters experience we want to visit this palace again.
In the Southern rural part of Nepal in order to represent the group of Chimkhola piaja eight groups bee hunter in March month they go out for hunting honey but due to price disturbance the tradition hunter is slowly degrading.
In Aggare hills they have to pay some taxes. The Dosalle group have paid Rs5,000 to Government to collect honey. To take money they have to ask permission from the forest authority to take in Pokhara and Kathmandu
They step up to high hills and took 3oo to 10 liters of honey in the place called Dagnam and Doshelo to get honey. They are planning to take 100 liters in Magdi on Akkare hills. Due to the high amount of Lekali herbs found and its is a believe that it can cure the disease so there is a ritual to find out the hilly honey of magdi.
The taste of honey is so good but it is difficult to take out honey. In these no safety measure is applied in these kinds of activities. They will make a ladder out of Bamboo stick to climb the rock and becomes very careful while doing these. The main person taking out the honey wont have safety belts and they will have a sticks of Bamboo to use it and they becomes very careful to prevent out from accidents.
There need a courage, brave, leadership to take out these kinds of honey. To resist the pain of bees its more important.
In the winter season Bees fall down but in the summer they will go to Himalayan sides in the month of April. Because of the spring season there is a season of so many flower to blossom so March they make more honey. In late and early September and March its time to take out honey but in October because of rainy season it is difficult to climb over the hills.
Human beings have played a significant role for harming the earth rather than saving the earth. They are the inhuman to toward nature. Lost their humanity. It was a normal human being with no human superpowers.
Nature has given us so much things like water, soil, air , tress, food and others things but we human being are the one who is destroying everything which nature has given. People are destroying nature for their own benefit like deforestation is the best example. They are cutting tress for many things like tress of derived charcoal are used for various purpose like fuel,commodity and the bare naked land is also used for livestock as pasture, plantations of commodities, and settlements. Without sufficient afforestation the removal tress has resulted into a damage habit. Deforested regions has played important role to create soil erosion.
Industry is also plays significant role for destroying nature and environment. Due to the chemicals used in industry global warming occurs. Industry also destroy ecology. Due to the chemical gases coming out from industry pollutes the environment which cause global warming.
Because of the effects of global warming which effects or there might occur of climate change may be of various reason because of physical, social, ecology or economic.
People are also not utilizing the resources properly. They are not caring about the consequences of destroying the nature. These is also another reason for destroying the nature.
To save the nature there should be a awareness programmes about extensive information on policies and issues in such areas such as sustainable development,climate change,biodiversity and climate change. So in these way we can protect the nature.
wherever there are monasteries, there are monks, most of who come from farming families living nearby.
Children of farmers becomes monks when they is various monasteries situated. Gelug monks of Sect cannot marry of have children.There is chosen of an nephews by an old monk when he grows old and needs someone to care for him and duty so this person can enters the monastery to study sutras and other knowledge. In the same monastery the young man will be a monk after the death of old monk naturally.
In the monastry the monk also maintained the monastery daily. It includes work like in the library , in kitchen, the infirmary, the information and activities center and also in the care of the buildings and also serving the needs of monastry guests.
As an opportunity to follow the monks help each other see very experiences and is in grow in Spirit of god. Through simplicity, obedience, humility they search to convey the way of Jesus in which they are living in monastic life.
As a great deal of private prayers,spiritual reading, meditation are includes within a life of a prayer. Monks also do not marry. They sacrifices their life just like the christ which they called a good things like marriage and he may give his life totally to god.
Its know to all of them that when you are born in these world then there is always a death is lying in front of us. Nobody can live immortal in our life. It is a universal process no one can live alive in these world.
There is a believe that after death also there will be a life. In the Egypt there is a believe that life after death was meant to be a one of the natural continuation of life on earth.
The Tibetan book of dead which describes the passage in which it is from death to rebirth. Existence is divided into various six Bardos in which there is three which are been experienced from birth to death in which three of which it is occurring from death to re birth. It is said that in Buddhists philosophy
that birth and death are not visible which occurs only at one time that they are part of not interrupted process. Something within us we dies and something it is again reborn.
Spiritualism is a religious tends to stress the exists of one belief system demand in a belief in a God but with a characteristics of belief that the spirits of the dead body can be contacted by various kinds of mediums who can be provided after lifetimes.
In the United States Spiritualism has developed and reaches at the top growth in membership especially in English Language countries. In United States it is also said to have more than eight million followers which is mostly Europe, from upper classes, middle classes. In continental mutual adaptation movement like Europe and Latin America it is known as Spiritism.
For half a century without canonical texts or formal organization the religious flourished attaining camp meetings, missionary activities and many more. Many of them Spiritualism is women. Most of them has followed the w omen's suffrage. Among mediums due to the accusations of fraud and Spiritualism organizations has formed. It can be practiced as various denominational Spiritualist Churches in many of United States and United Kingdom.
Khukuri which is known as an national weapon has got an unknown mystery tale. It is the known as a recorded distinct history of Gorkha and the whole Nepalese that it is successfully gave shape.
Khukuries are long curved Knives, made famous by the Gurkha soldier. Khukuris are also frequently used by villagers as an for a different kind of purpose tool. In Kathmandu there we can find souvenir shops and near stalls in basantapur also , near hanumandhoka and other places of Kathmandu city. There are different kinds of khukuris. The older kind of khukuri has got miniature knives inside it there will be sheath, one of them serving as a pan knife, the other one is flint for lightning fire. Some khukuris have elongated carved handles and sheaths while others have plain designs. One can also buy miniature have plain designs and can also buy miniature khukuris and khukuri brooches.
The Khukuri has became one of the sensational a chopping extension of his dominant. It has become a very much strong linked with the bravery, courages and has become the prestigious part of Gurkha soldiers’ campaign during the period of unification at that time. Gorkhalis soldiers were very much intelligent people using on any types of weapons. Into the 18th century after the continuation period of long time success period finally the Gorkhalis successfully united Nepal into one Hindu kingdom. The beginning of the general custom of Nepalese troops carrying the khukuri in anywhere was a custom which was spread in time to Gurkha serving in the British and Indian Armies.
During the time khukuri powerful became so much an extraordinary. It became a very much proud symbol of Nepal and tool of Gorkha people. The people a crossed the world are keen to know buy and sell the khukuri. advantages of its popularity.All over the world almost have huge demand of khukuri. Due to their bravery, sacrifices and the art of courage has become the uses of the strengthened of their weapon khukuri.
Khukuri is famous not only for the artitstic design but it has got its own history. In 16th century backs khukuri which is known as an anicent history. Because of these weapons khukuri has been the victories for many kings and armies, shoulders. Due to its function it has been the used by the gurkhas soldires since it was used in the World Wars. It has been one of the most effecitveness weapon ever used.
In Indra jatra on the third day of the festival, the Living goddess kumari is taken out in pocession in a chariot. During these times chariots of kumari Ganesh and Bhairav are taken round the city for three days. The king also pays homage to the kumari. Many interesting dances including the mahakali, Dasha Avatar, Mahalaxmi masked dances are staged in Kathmandu Durbar Square, near the kumari temple in these festival.
On the last evening of the festival, the long wodden pole erected on the first day is lowered with religious ceremonies and animal sacrifices.
The best known is the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu and she lives in Kumari ghar in the center of city.
It's also believed that kumari is to be the reincarnation of the goddess of Taleju until she periods, after which she is beleived that the godesss hold her body.
Most of the women are having obesity rather than male. Obesity has become one of the major epidemic not only in USA but all over the world. When there is a body image issues obviously obesity causes significant health issues. The obesity is one of the second leading cause of preventable death and is also linked with type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, arthritis, gallstones, hyperlipidemia,and their is a certain types of cancer.
There is certain is programs to fight against for obesity and there should be the maintenance should be started and should follow the tips of a physician and a nutritionist which are as follows
*Exercise is one of the best way to loose the weight according to the concern physicians.
*Should be very much concern about the high fiber diet, a low fat and high complex.
*There should always be a social support from everybody.
* Medications also helps to loose the obesity.
*Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental discipline should be done to overcome the obesity.
It also very much essential to discuss about all medications that you are gonna take with your physicians. Drug treatment for individuals recommend has been with other obesity related health conditions who have failed to respond sufficient to the behavior changing the form. There is limited number of medications are been made for the treatment of obesity.
There is Sibutramine is good for long term use and Phentermine is good for long term use, but these may cause a problem in an increase in blood pressure and should be always with precaution and be only with the purpose it serves with regular medical.
There is an Orlistat is a medication that helps to block the absorption of dietary fat and is good for long term use.
There is also another last method to loss the obesity and that is surgery like gastric bypass and should be done with high profile experience otherwise it might effect gradually. So, these are the things to fight against obesity. If u don't follow it then you will never loose your weight. Have some faith of hope within you so u can loose your weight.
These gender issues has been one of the most controversial in these today's 21st century. 'Third gender' or 'third sex' refer to a gender things that who are considered neither male or female. It is represents the gender which separate from sexes of men and women of people who are considered or include in the refers in between or both.In third gender the speaking of biological a hermaphrodite means a person who has got the both male and female sex organs Gender ideas refers to sexual identity or psychologically and its also refers to physical and it also explains why the majority of individuals who belongs to the third gender are physically either male or female sex not both.
Most of the middle ages and to the present societies consider such people neither to be male or female. The most traditional cultures in which they considered third gender to be both male and female of half male and female. Some indigenous societies as know as 'two spirit people'. They also belived them as 'two spirited power'.
The third gender role in traditional societies was present had said by distinct social groups for the third genders, one that was apart from the men's and women spaces. They had got their own gender nature which got separated from both men and women. Third genders had their entry to both men's and women and the other entry of men and women to the others distinct social groups was often restricted.
In the ancient world the third gender roles have changed extreme from the way they were known in the ancient world. Most of the middle ages third gender were said as males 'unable to enter women and conceive due to physical deficiency. In most of the Indo-European middle age included contain insertion of penis into the anus with men where the third genders were seen as using their anus or mouth as a intercourse for vagina and as a fulfillment of their inner female self. Third genders consisted of transferring of males and the males with a strong feminine identity which also known as 'female soul is inside male body.' Other third genders also included transgendered females,inter sexed persons, hermaphrodites etc.
In the ancient tribes of documentation shows that most third genders took participitation in marriages with women and even reproduced.
In these modernized of the society world the third gender has relate which is the remaining on the edge of society. In the west most of the middle ages, which were categorize as 'third gender' to move back from society the center of public attention because of religious cause to suffer. In terms of present time of Western concepts of sexual orientation.
Metal feast of Ozzfest is an annual festival of the United states in which the features performances by different kinds of heavy metal and hard musical group as well. These feast is organized by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne. They both also organized each yearly with their son jack Osbourne. The Ozzfest tour has featured has featured various kind of artist or genre with heavy metal and hard rock including various Alternative metal, Thrash metal, Metal core, Death metal and other kinds of metal. The founder of this metal feast Ozzy Osbourne himself, as well as his band Black Sabbath has performed in various tour over the times.
These festival was created in 1996. The first Ozzfest was not only become the national tour but also it becomes a national tour . In 1998, Ozzfest which risk outside the United States for the first time into the United Kingdom, which featured different kind of joined of bands.
In 2000 early bands including Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, System of Down, Linkin Park which played the yearly music festival. On 2004 tour of Ozzfest on stage footage was shown on MTV. The Ozzy and his wife Sharon also hosted a show on the title battled for their show for Ozzfest where they gonna choose eight out of hundred of bands to battle for a title on the Ozzfest. On Augusts 20,2005 Iron Maidens last Ozzfest performance in San Bernardino California. It also leads them to several quarrel against organizer and the band.
In Ozzfest feast ticket was "free feast" where tickets where free ticket was organized. Tickets were made available in the sponsor websites,the Ozzfest fest website also. During the Festival at PNC Bank Arts Centre, controversy was created as 83 regularly people were arrested at the show.
Its was a big dilemma whether the event would be held in 2008 which started in April that year where Ozzy Osbourne announced that he would be headlining the Canadian Monsters of Rock festival. On August 8, 2008 copy of the festival took place for only one date at Pizza hut park in texas.
Dinner with their family finds kids are less likely to smoke, drink, do drugs or get into fights than those who are left to their own devices at dinner time.
In these challenging world family refer or provides a safe haven for parents and children in the same manner. Family dinners which not only satisfy our physical and emotional needs, but it also offer a time to teach our children the value of caring for others as well.
Family dinner helps in sharing the for us to the value our family relationships, rather than take them for some advantage. Most of the time having dinner together as a family also keeps us in touch, it also keeps us next to one another of our family members activities and experience of life. It helps the family group that we develop an ability to discuss, to express our opinions and thoughts ,to be within ourselves and allow others to be themselves as well. We feel less isolated or alone in the world when we know there are people who love and care about us, no matter what we are going through in our life time.
Having dinner together is probably the way to promote good health and nutrition. In a reseach shows that in front of the T.V. even if the meal is served, kids eat healthier than those who don't dine with loved ones. When a family dinner together, they eat better.
Eating together, no matter what you eat, slows down the process, extending family time. It's also gives value of sharing.
If a family dinner just won't work out try breakfast so it creates a routine or if u miss a day pick up where you have left off. Parents sharing a meal with the children and they will share information about their lives.
The function of a family is to give training or education the growth and development of each of its members. "Spirit" in a family is like the soil in a garden which in needed elements supports growth and development.
In Ancient period of Egyptians used an extraordinary or complicated kind of writing.
The Greek used the signs called 'hieroglyphs (sacred writing). Centuries experts made puzzled the meaning of hieroglyphs on tombs and temples. It was more advanced picture writing the Egyptians first ever used. Until 1799 no one could read this script when a tablet called Rosetta stone was discovered. This stone has got the same inscriptions in three forms of writing hieroglyphics,loptic Egyptian and Greek. Due to the last two were understand it was possible to the hieroglyphics.
Throught the empire Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I closed all pagan temple in 391 AD. Ancient Egyptian language was lost for 1500 years and the message also. Egyptians awoke from their long asleep until the discovery of the Rosetta stone and the work of Jean-Francois Champollion. By nobleness of the high quantity of their literature, we got to learn more about the things of Egyptian society than most of the other cultures.
The script of ancient Egyptians was developed about four thousand years before Christ.
"The word of god" hieroglyphs were used mainly for priests. These paint drawn symbols were good for decorating on the walls of temples. There was another script used for conducting day to day business known as hieratic. This handwriting was the sign of pictures were a shorten form of words to the point of not noticing.
These Hieroglyphs are written in rows or column and also can be read from right to left or from left to right. We can also distinguish the direction in which the text is made to be read because the animal of human figures always face towards the beginning. It also says upper symbols can be read before the lower.
The four category of Hieroglyphic signs are divided which are as follows:
#In these Hieroglyphic signs alphabetic signs represent a single sound.
#Syllabic signs which represent a combination of two or three consonants.
#It also denotes Word-signs are pictures of objects used as the word for those objects which they are followed by an upright stroke, to denotes that the word is complete within one sign.
#A tendency to determine is a picture of an object which helps the reader.
The people who consumes electronics, wires and cords were a necessary evil. Now, as the technology develops into high profile and it gets more affordable wireless signals are transforming our homes, sending data through the air. Through Bluetooth also we can transfer from one files to another files.
The first taste of wireless local area networks at cafes who installed them to get surf.
Google latitude was launched.Every application service has to do establish with legal tender. Google’s ascension among web users came out with the introduction of Gmail which changed the way in which users interacted with their klutzy in boxes of yore. They mainstreamed AJAX through cool intuitive user interactions & quickly became the most coveted Beta trial to be a part of (remember the limited invites?). Of course, Google Maps blew us over once more. Now, they’ve harnessed this ever growing G mail user base into one large hereto un-connected social network by encouraging us to share our status, phone numbers &, today, our location with our contacts.
But are we ready to share our location with a corporate entity & for that matter with the rest of the world? Here’s where the extent of privacy controls plays a large part. Recently I argued why users have to be put in charge of their privacy controls may it be on social networks or via location aware apps like Loopt & now Google Latitude.
1. Google Latitude has somewhat gotten this right – they automatically turn on location sharing rather than leaving it turned off after signing in with a Google account.
2. Another limitation comes from an inherent feature of Gmail – the habit of adding any & all emails to the contact list even if they’re one time recipients. It’s great when you’re using Gmail when it performs a look up in the To/CC/BCC field but do we need those Citibank customer service emails showing up in our friend’s list in Google Latitude? What if one accidentally sends a sharing request to this unintended recipient? How does one revoke this? After having searched around on the mobile app as well as obvious Google account settings I couldn’t figure out which of my friends had access to my location info. The only way to deselect seemed to be to turn off location sharing altogether.
But I digress, any such limitation can be easily addressed via a software recode. The question really is who’d use this type of service & what for?
- As a device professional I’m concerned that this would drain the battery with a constant data connection that’s streaming GPS data back to the mothership!
- Personally, I don’t see any reason to be sharing my location info on a daily basis. The utility of this service becomes clear when used for plotting a real time route possibly during a hike that gets posted to a Google Maps mash up service.
- It’d also be helpful in case of an emergency to determine the last known whereabouts of a person. But wouldn’t it be better in this case to simply conserve battery life in order to make a 911 call?