Well, the old method of NSDOC will not work anymore as ESnips have changed their Player and the new player follows a bit different approach to play a file. Here is the new way of downloading. Enjoy -

How to Download from Esnips after so much of restrictions.

NEW DOWNLOAD TECHNIQUE FROM MARCH, 2008

We have received lots of comments on not having the “DOWNLOAD” button on esnip folders.
Here is what you need to do to DOWNLOAD songs from ensips now.!
Its easy, so do the example by yourself. You will not feel bad any more.

Use Firefox (we recommend Firefox as our favorite browser)

Install Greasemonkey extension for Firefox.

“Greasemonkey is a Mozilla Firefox extension that allows users to install scripts that make on-the-fly changes to most HTML-based web pages. As Greasemonkey scripts are persistent, the changes made to the web pages are executed every time the page is opened, making them effectively permanent for the user running the script.” (wikipedia)

Install this wildly popular extension from
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748

Thousands of scripts to modify html pages on the fly for added functionality / features are contributed by the community – the largest depository is http://userscripts.org/

Once Greasemonkey is installed (you will see a little monkey at the bottom right corner), one such script that adds a little Download link to esnips is at
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/16714

Note: Clicking on the Monkey icon enables / disables greasemonkey. You don’t always have to keep it enabled.

A script that lets one download youtube videos is
http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/21774

Thanks to Supratim Sanyal for the tutorial.

Old Tutorial:

Imagine you want to download -

http://www.esnips.com/doc/a56a0906-0f7f-4e6a-a241-1f3cdfaf7cb1/Kishor–humen-tumse-pyar-kitna

Following are the steps to be followed for any file including the above -

1. Change doc to nsdoc in the URL.
2. Remove the song name completely from URL, in above case this would be /Kishor–humen-tumse-pyar-kitna
3. Replace the Song name with - /ts_id/1205795172796/ns_flash/file88.mp3
4. Now just copy paste the new URL into the address bar and press enter..Bingo!! you’ll hav the download box firing up on ur screen.

In above case the new URL will be -

http://www.esnips.com/nsdoc/a56a0906-0f7f-4e6a-a241-1f3cdfaf7cb1/ /ts_id/1205795172796/ns_flash/file88.mp3

Only disadvantage of this method is, the file that downloads will not have the actual filename, rather will have file88.mp3 as it’s filename.

Special Thanks to Sreeraj Arasa for the Tutorial

Be careful not to violate copyright issues!

The Alipore Zoo - Kolkata (Calcutta)
Alipore Zoo is situated right next to the national library and provides a great place to have some fun. Most of the time the Alipore Zoo is packed with visitors. Alipore Zoo is famous for the Rpyale Bengal Tiger. Few years back one crazy person tried to award the royale bengal tiger with “mala” and got killed. So, if you are in the zoo, just watch them from outside and never try to get inside the fence.
The zoo dates back to 1985 and a must visit place for everyone. Here are some snaps of the Alipore Zoo.

Alipore Zoo- Kolkata

Present Director: Subit Chowdhury

Some Important News: Aditya 255 year old Tortoise died in Kolkata, 2006
Questions to think about:

1. Do you need more room for the animals?
2. Do you think the animals are well fed? (malneutrition problem?)
3. Do we need netter management of the zoo?
4. Do we need more awareness among the visitor?

Well, if you answer to any of the questions above, please feel free to reply.

Personally I think we do need more room place for the animals. The Zoo also needs better management as it is not well maintained and lacks cleanliness. The zoo is one the most prominet spot for the love couples to meet and chat. Not sure how much some of them care for the animals. Trash, papers bags are scattered everywhere and people having picnic in various places looks great but makes the zoo dirtier. Some of the animals really look sad too.

Well, here is a brief history that is talen and partially modified from wikipedia, for full article visit here.

History

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Governor General of Bengal established Alipore Zoological Gardens around 1800 in his summerhome near Barrackpore near Kolkata as a part of the Indian Natural History Project.When Wellesley returned toEngland with his brother Richard Wellesley the animals were then looked after by the famous Scottish physician zoologist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton.

The foundation of zoos in major cities around the world leads to the transition of managerie to a formal zoological garden. In 1873, the Lieutenant-Governor Sir Richard Temple formally proposed the formation of a zoo in Kolkata, and the Government finally allotted land for the zoo based on to the joint petition of the Asiatic Society and Agri-Horticultural Society.

The zoo was formally opened in Alipore - a posh Kolkata suburb, and inaugurated on January 1, 1876 by Edward VII, then Prince of Wales. (Some reports place the inauguration on an alternate date of December 27, 1875).^[5] The initial stock consisted of the private menagerie of Carl Louis Schwendler (1838 – 1882), a German electrician who was posted in India for a feasibility study of electrically lighting Indian Railway stations. Gifts were also accepted from the general public.

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