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Jobs Abroad, Work Abroad, International Jobs Online - A lot of people know about Microsoft. Are you familiar with Microsoft? Well, Microsoft is an American multinational technology company in Redmond, Washington. It develops, supports, licenses manufactures and sells consumer electronics, personal computers, and services as well. Most of its software products are Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, Internet Explorers and Edge web browsers. As of 2016, it is the world's largest software maker by revenue. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies.

Buxa Tiger Reserve lies in Alipurduar district of West Bengal. Its northern boundary runs along the international border with Bhutan. The Sinchula hill range lies all along the northern side of BTR and the eastern boundary touches that of the Assam state. National Highway No.31 C roughly runs along its southern boundary. It is the eastern most extension of extreme bio-diverse North-East India and represents highly endemic Indo-Malayan region. The fragile "Terai Eco-System" constitutes a part of this reserve. The Phipsu Wildlife Sanctuary of Bhutan is contiguous to the north of BTR. Manas National Park lies on east of BTR. BTR, thus, serves as international corridor for Asian elephant migration between India and Bhutan. To the south-west, the Chilapata Forests form an elephant corridor to the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. The reserve encompasses as many as eight forest types. The divisional headquarters is located at Alipurduar. The forest is divided into two divisions: East and West. The Himalayan griffon, beautiful nuthatch, four different varieties of hornbill and the red breasted Himalayan partridge are important birds in this reserve. Among the wild animals, clouded leopard, tiger, wild dog, pangolin and Himalayan black bear are rare. Buxa Fort is an important landmark for this reserve. This fort was captured by British-India in 1865 after the Bhutan War from Bhutan. Later this fort was used as a detention camp for Indian freedom fighters during the Indian freedom movement.

One of the setbacks experienced by travelers usually revolves around finding flight deals that suit their taste and come at reasonable prices. For travelers with a higher taste for traveling in style, using a private jet affords them the opportunity to have the true luxurious travel experience. There are a number of private jet charter…

Good reviews are fundamental to the service industry and hosting your guest is no different. Websites like Airbnb, HomeAway and VRBO actively ask for reviews by travellers. Through this feedback, your customers can freely express their opinion. Hotels, restaurants and short term rental properties are evaluated for their quality of service thanks to this system.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is widely accepted as an important tool of control in several sectors of modern life, not least as a valuable aid to navigating in city and country. This blog will discuss some of the aspects relating to Street Navigation GPS, a future blog will discuss handheld 'bushwalking' GPS.

"The Electronic Privacy Information Center and consumer advocate Ralph Nader are urging President Obama to review the administration's plans to install whole body scanners at U.S. airports. In a joint letter, Marc Rotenberg, the president of EPIC, and Nader asked the president to suspend deployment of the devices until a "comprehensive evaluation" of the effectiveness of the technology and potential health hazards, is completed."

The Commitment (C) Class liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered combination container Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships are being built by VT Halter Marine for Crowley Maritime Corporation's liner services group. Crowley signed a contract with VT Halter Marine, a subsidiary of VT Systems, for two vessels of the new Commitment (C) Class in November 2013.

The Hummel LNG Hybrid barge is the world's first environmentally friendly hybrid liquified natural gas (LNG) barge built by Becker Marine Systems. The vessel is a floating power plant providing clean and efficient cold ironing power to cruise ships. It also acts as a backup power bank to the local electric and power grid.

With EasyJet, American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic trialling iBeacons at airports, a seamless and personalised passenger experience seems closer than ever. But how is it being used and what is the potential of this new passenger information system?

Successfully trialled at a Brazilian stadium during the FIFA World Cup, could the Qylatron Entry Experience Solution, a new, self-service checkpoint system, alter the face of airport security?

San Francisco's BART system is overhauling its rolling stock for the first time since it launched in 1972. Up to 1,000 new cars will be introduced between 2017 and 2023 as the original cars are phased out. Abi Millar finds out how these new railcars are being designed to meet today's transport needs, and examine how real-world testing is informing the final product.

A 3D laser mapping system developed by FIT ESIC has been used to survey hundreds of kilometres of the French railway network on behalf of operator SNCF. Frances Marcellin finds out about the challenges of creating the map and the benefits it will bring to safety and maintenance on the network.

With many UK rail fares rising well beyond inflation since privatisation in 1993, high customer costs risk damaging rail travel's value proposition as an alternative to the road. Why hasn't private sector competition brought lower fares as some might have expected, and does nationalisation offer the prospect of a clearer and more reasonable fare system?