Some Great Encouraging Quotes

Many people need encouragement at some point in their lives. Most would need it more than once. Sometimes only a few words of encourragement can help people achieve the greatest of all tasks. Here are a few encouraging quotes for this purpose...

Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.
Les Brown


I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
Albert Einstein


Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Henry Ford

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
Albert Einstein

You can read a lot of these at Encouraging Quotes. Never give up!!!

Great Inspirational Quotes

I really enjoy reading quotations and sayings. However, the quotes need to be very selective. One shouldn't waste their time reading useless quotes instead of great quotable quotes. The can also make your writing  and verbal communication look better. Some quotes say a whole story in a few words, thus saving a lot of your and your listeners' time. You can find a good collection of quotes on various topics at Inspirational Quotes. Tell me if you liked the quotes there.

Palm Trees Information and Care Tips

There are over 2000 species of palm trees and some are completely different fro others. Also, some plants that behave like palms or look like them are thought to be palm trees when they are not like the sago palms and the ponytail palms. You can learn to care for different palm tree species and also find out some useful information like maximum height and spread of these plants by visiting Palm Trees. I am sure you will find the site useful!

Cool Sayings Collection!

Here I am presenting you a lovely amazing collection of cool sayings. I mean I loved almost every single saying present in this article. You got to read it for yourself and only then you will know what I am taling about. You can find these sayings and quotes at Cool Sayings.

Here I am taking three successive quotes from the collection:

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Albert Einstein


Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln


A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.
Sidney Greenberg

Blanket Octopus Facts

Blanket octopus is a species of octopus with many interesting features like females are 40,000 times heavier than the males. you can read many other interesting facts about these creatures at Blanket Octopus Facts. Tell me by commenting if you liked the post!

Mimic Octopus Facts

Like the name suggests, mimic octopus is an octopus species that can mimic other creatures. It is extremely good at mimicing and not only does it look like the creature it is mimicing, but also moves like it. To read some interesting facts about it visit: Mimic Octopus Facts. I hope you will enjoy reading these.

Facts about Rabbits!

I came across this lovely collection of interesting facts about rabbits that I will love sharing with you all. To read some interesting facts about rabbits visit: Rabbit Facts.

A Word About Plastic Palm Trees

You can use the plastic palm trees at places where the real ones can't thrive or you think you can't care for the real ones and they will ultimately die. To read an insightful article on plastic palms visit: plastic palm trees. I hope you will like the variety of artificial palm trees in the article.

An Interesting Scoop on Meat Packaging Lawsuit and Recycled Hotel Soap

I am quoting this bit from the original story:

Clean the World, a non-profit that collects soap and shampoo from hotels and passes it along to needy people, has hit the 600 million bar of soap mark. The charity works with 400 hotels throughout the U.S., collects leftover soap, sanitizes and reforms it into new bars, and then distributes the soap through a network of partners to people in more than 30 countries. The 600 million bars were collected over 19 months and add up to 750,000 pounds, collected from hotels run by Walt Disney World Resorts, Harrah's Entertainment, Four Seasons and others.

Read complete story at: Greenbiz. Do share your comments!

Silly Sayings and Quotes

First, let me clear something! Not all sayings that look silly at first sight are actually silly. Anyways, in my opinion reading silly sayings can be a good time pass so here are a few of these...

A friend is someone who's there when he needs you.
Anon


A good pun is its own reword.
Unknown Author


Committee - a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours.
M. Berle


Why can't women tell jokes? Because we marry them!
Kathy Lette

You can read many more at: Silly Sayings. Enjoy!!

When a dad had to defend his daughter against bullies!

The girl has cerebral palsy and was being bullied. He boarded the school bus to defend her. Now if you think he did a wrong thing by doing so read this: "He told deputies the boys placed an open condom on his daughter’s head, smacked her on the back of her head, twisted her ear and shouted rude comments at her, the report said."

According to the girl's father Jones, he had already complianed to school administrators but nothing happened! Read the full story at: http://bannedontheweb.com/dad-defends-daughter-against-bullies-she-has-cp-video/

Cookies for a firefox!

A hilarious picture. Can't really explain it so you got to see it for yourself at: http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/firefox-has-crashed/

Broad Injures Zulqarnain Haider

"You can't get them out, INJURE THEM!"

This is the message Stuart Broad gave to his young teammates, when he deliberately threw a cricket ball at Zulqarnain Haider who got his finger fractured. Zulqarnain Haider who was the top-scorer from Pakistan in the second innings of the second test against England in 2010 series, had to leave the whole series. Zulqarnain Haider's life hasn't been easy and he had to leave his father in extremely critical position medically to have a debut in international cricket. Yes it was his first test match!

And you know how did the ICC punish Broad for ruining this young man's career? They fined him! They fined him 50% of his match fee!! The culprit wasn't even fined 100% of his match fee, let alone banning him for the next 5 test matches and 15 ODIs or for good.

To the prisoners of English prisons:

You see there are better methods of getting your opponents injured than beating them. Next time you want to see someone lying on a hospital bed, injure him with a cricket ball and the police won't arrest you.




Here is some proof of what I said:

 An article on his tough life

 Haider suffers fractured finger

You made it Broad!


Here, watch this video!

A traffic Jam in China Enters its 9th day!

Not only has it entered its 9th day but there is no end in sight. Gridlock spans 60 miles! Looks like worst traffic jam ever!

Now, Who is the terrorist?

Here are the pictures of innocent and helpless Kashmiris living in the Indian occupied Kashmir. Every other day young men are shot dead by Indian soldiers and India is keen to maintain hundreds of thousands of soldier in Kashmir.

"Four protesters were killed recently when security forces opened fire during anti-India protests in Indian Kashmir, a day after the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, police said. The killings took the death toll from two months of violent protests in the Muslim-majority region to 55. The deaths came as influential separatist Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was freed from weeks of house arrest by authorities and led thousands of residents through the main city, Srinagar, in a protest against Indian rule."

To see pictures visit: Denverpost.

A must read for all: Trickiest Spy Gadgets Ever

They certainly are the trickest gadgets from lipstick pistol to the microdot camera of the 1960s. Oh, and would you believe there is a dog doo transmitter also! ewwww! There are some more unbelievable spy gadgets of the 60s and 70s. Read complete story at: discovery.

Apple Supply Manager Arrested

US federal agents found over $150,000 in cash -- stored in shoeboxes -- when searching the house of Apple supply manager Paul Shin Devine, says IDG News.


It is believed that he has more money in his overseas accounts. Prosecutors accuse Devine of taking kickbacks from suppliers for secret data on Apple products, such as iPods and iPhones. Cited information includes production costs, projected sales and bids from competitors. Read complete post at macnn.

A Woman Attempted to deposit cocaine in her bank account!

A Wethersfield woman was arrested after police said a bag of cocaine was given to a South Windsor bank teller along with her deposit. Read complete story at wfsb.

Want to Quit Smoking? Try Twitter!

So twitter can be the newest 'electronic cigarettes' those marketers might be selling you. On a serious note, people have been noticed tweeting about quitting smoking and others backing their decision and helping them with some real tips to quit. And the encouragement received helps quitting this habit completely.

Got this story from Digg. Read complete story here.

A Must Read Article on Health

It mainly informs you about ten things that your doctor might not have told you. Get to know how smoking and stress can affect you and contains small but important bits on exercise and nutrition also.

Read complete article here.

Wateen Pakistan Suck!

Wateen Telecom, which was launched in Pakistan a few years back, provides extremely substandard service to its customers. Looks like everything is broken. They currently seem to be having all sorts of worst issues from broadband issues to customer services to telephone connections. Name an issue and they must be having it.

Here is the proof: Wateen Pakistan

A Woman Shot During Robbery Drill By Her Husband

I think I have to narrate this shocking story. 72 years old Patricia Norris was shot in chest by her husband of 54 years during a robbery drill. They were just training for the robbery scenarios with a loaded gun. Her Husband Arnold Norris coincidently pulled the trigger. The woman is expected to recover.

Did You Know 75,000 Teddy Bears Left Behind

So, Did you know that about 75,000 Teddy Bears are Left Behind in Hotels each year?


Just think of it--seventy-five thousand teddy bears wondering why they got left behind. Seventy-five thousand distraught owners. Seventy-five thousand hotel owners frantically calling Teddy Bear Protection Services to get the bears emotional support.

It gets worse.



Read full story here.

Marine Algae Blooms That Can Only Be Seen From Space

When microscopic marine organisms known as phytoplankton multiply into a dense population at the ocean’s surface, massive blooms can spread so far that they can only be seen from space. These algal blooms create beautiful patterns that can stretch for hundreds of miles and trace the ocean’s swirling currents.

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