Beluga Delphinapterus leucas The name beluga is derived from the Russian byeluka, meaning "white." Born gray in color, belugas turn white by five years of age and are also called the white whale. Belugas inhabit the waters of the Arctic and sub-Artic. Their bodies have many layers of blubber that protect them from the intense cold. Belugas whales eat a lot, including fish, squid, octopus, and crustaceans. They are extremely sociable animals that congregate in pods. When journeying to summer feeding and breeding grounds, beluga pods team up and travel in schools of several thousand. Beluga whales chirp and chatter amongst themselves so much that they are nicknamed the sea canary.
	Blacktip Reef Shark Carcharhinus melanopterus Named for the distinctive black markings on its pectoral and dorsal fins, the blacktip reef shark inhabits the warm shallow waters of tropical lagoons, coral reefs, and some shoreline areas. Though fish are a staple of its diet, the blacktip reef shark also uses its sharp serrated teeth to consume crustaceans (crabs and lobsters) and cephalopods (octopus and squids). In shallow waters off the coast of Australia, this shark is also known for eating a large number of snakes. Blacktip reef sharks are smallish in size and generally not dangerous to humans.
	Blue Marlin Makaira nigricans The blue marlin is distinguished by its long sharp bill, which it uses as a weapon, and its sleek crescent-shaped tail. With a hydrodynamic shape and great strength, this marlin is one of the Atlantic Ocean's fastest swimmers. These fish are highly migratory and travel nearly the length of the Atlantic Ocean each year, wintering in tropical waters near the equator, and then journeying north to summer in temperate waters. The blue marlin hunts alone and in the daytime for octopus, squid, tuna, and mackerel.
	Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus The bottlenose dolphin is found along almost all tropical and temperate coasts, and offshore varieties also exist in deep water. They eat fish, shrimp, squid, and other invertebrates. Dolphins appear to stay mated for life. They communicate using a variety of whistles and rasping sounds and can discriminate even small objects by echolocation—that is, they send out high-frequency clicks that bounce off prey and other objects, and then use the returning echoes to distinguish the objects. Dolphins sometimes stun their prey with high-pitched clicking sounds. Is it any surprise their brains are larger than those of humans?
	California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus The California sea lion is an intelligent, slender-bodied seal with a gregarious personality, remarkable speed and agility on land, and barklike vocalizations. They are found along North America's western coast, and some as far as the Galápagos Islands and even the Sea of Japan. In early June, bulls set up breeding territories, or rookeries, on sandy or rocky coasts, and each bull mates with a harem, or group of cows, of 5 to 20 females. Bulls defend their harem and territory by patrolling the area on land and in the water, barking loudly, posturing at trespassers, and sometimes fighting with intruding males.
	False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens Named for its deceptively similar appearance to the orca, the false killer whale is, in fact, a part of the dolphin family. False killer whales are playful and social animals who travel in large groups in temperate and tropical waters the world over. The species is not known to be plentiful in any one place. False killer whales eat salmon, tuna, squid, mackerel, mahi-mahi, and other kinds of fish.
	Goblin Shark Mitsukurina owstoni Rarely seen, the goblin shark dwells in the deepest of ocean waters, where it is believed to feed on squid, shrimp, octopus, and other soft-bodied bottom-dwelling creatures. Goblin sharks grow to be very large. Their long, knife-shaped nose is embedded with tiny sensory cells, and they have a very large mouth with needlelike teeth. Little is known of the goblin shark and its habits. Humans almost never come in contact with this prehistoric-looking shark because it lives at such great depths. Sightings of goblin sharks have occurred off the coasts of Japan, Australia, and southern Africa.
	Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas The green sea turtle is named for the color of its fat and is the fastest swimming turtle. It is common in all warm seas and may sometimes be found, in summer, along the North Atlantic coasts of the United States and Europe. The male never leaves the sea; the female leaves only to lay her eggs. As many as 200 eggs are laid at night in sand above the reach of the sea. The young use an "egg tooth" to break out of their shells, immediately start moving their flippers to rise out of the sand in which their egg was buried, and then crawl into the sea and swim away.
	Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea The leatherback sea turtle is the largest living turtle and is named for its leathery skin. The leatherback is found farther north and south than other sea turtles because it can maintain its body temperature well above that of the water due to its large size and muscular activity. The turtle is blackish or blue-black, and females have a pink spot on the top of their heads. The male spends its adult life in the sea; the female emerges only to lay eggs on beaches. The leatherback is not edible, but its eggs are, which has caused this turtle to become endangered.
	Narwhal Monodon monoceros The name narwhal means "corpse whale" in Old Norse. Narwhals live in the deep cold waters of the high Arctic. A close relation of the beluga, narwhals have only two teeth, both in the upper jaw. The left tooth of the adult male looks like a tusk and grows up to 3 m (about 10 ft) long, spiraling counterclockwise out of the male's head. Narwhals socialize in small pods of about 12 animals that are part of larger herds. They migrate seasonally as the ice edge moves. Fish, squid, and shrimp make up their diet.
	Manta Ray Manta birostris The largest of the rays, the manta ray is a cartilaginous fish and a relative of the shark. Called the devil ray or sting ray, manta rays are harmless to humans and do not sting. Because of their large size, sharks are their only predators. Manta rays live in temperate and tropical waters near continents and island groups. Cruising near the ocean's surface, the manta ray uses the two lobes near its eyes to guide plankton, tiny fish, and small crustaceans into its mouth. Manta rays are elegant and acrobatic swimmers. Swimming underwater they look like a slow-moving bird in flight, and they are also known to leap out from the water.
	Orca Orcinus orca The orca is the largest member of the dolphin family and is not considered dangerous to humans. Its killer whale nickname is attributed to its voracious appetite for fish, sea turtles, aquatic mammals (including larger whales), and sea birds. Orcas live in more parts of the world than any other aquatic mammal, but they are more commonly found in colder waters. Orcas congregate in pods, with each pod having its own dialect. Orcas also have a highly defined social structure based on the female as dominant, and they demonstrate a great deal of care for their young. Animated, playful, and curious, orcas rely largely on sounds, including clicking noises, screams, whistles, and pulsed calls to communicate and locate prey.
	Pacific Walrus Odobenus rosmarus divergens The Pacific walrus (from the Old Norse hvall-hross, meaning "whale-horse") is found in the Arctic at the edge of the polar ice. They are very large and have thick, wrinkled, hairy skin and relatively small heads with no external ears. They have enormously elongated upper canine teeth forming heavy tusks that are used as weapons in fighting and as hooks when climbing on ice. Their sensitive whiskers and fleshy snout help them find prey on the ocean floor. The walrus sometimes dislodges its favorite food—clams—by blowing them loose with a jet of water. Walruses are social animals and congregate in large herds—sometimes numbering several thousand animals.
	Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Rockhoppers inhabit the rocky islands of the sub-Antarctic, such as the Falklands, the Antipodes, and Macquarie Island. Because they nest on craggy shorelines, their ability to hop out of the water and up onto rocks is an important survival skill. It's also how they got their common name. Both males and females sport a crest of yellow-and-black feathers, bright red eyes, and a sharp orange bill. The smallest of the six crested penguin species, rockhoppers can be aggressive, particularly when it comes to nesting sites. Females lay two eggs each breeding season, but only one is incubated. Both parents care for the chick. Rockhoppers are superb swimmers and hunters, who eat lantern fish, krill, and small squid.
	Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna lewini The scalloped hammerhead shark is among 10 related species of hammerhead sharks found in tropical and temperate waters worldwide. The large flattened extensions of its head give this shark a hydroplanelike lift and enable it to make sharper turns than most other sharks. Because its eyes and nostrils are placed at the ends of its head extension, the hammerhead has better ability to track its prey. So keen is its sense of smell that the scalloped hammerhead can detect even a tiny amount (one part per million) of blood in sea water. Though some of the small hammerhead species are not considered dangerous to humans, the scalloped hammerhead most certainly is.
	Sea Otter Enhydra lutris The sea otter, the smallest marine mammal, is native to the American and Asian shores of the North Pacific Ocean. It feeds mainly on mollusks and sea urchins, which it crushes with its large, blunt teeth. The otter also regularly uses rocks to open shellfish while swimming on its back. Swimming underwater, however, is no problem, as it can stay underwater for as long as six minutes. The brown inner fur of the otter is soft, dense, and woolly; overlaid by coarser and longer gray-tipped hairs of outer fur; and highly prized among humans. Once abundant, sea otters were hunted almost to extinction during the first half of the 20th century. Protective measures increased their numbers along the coasts of California and Alaska.
	Short-Finned Pilot Whale Glopicephala macrorhynchus Like the orca, the short-finned pilot whale is a member of the dolphin family. It lives in tropical and warm temperate waters throughout the world's oceans. Short-finned pilot whales have a large, rounded head and a very large dorsal fin. They are black to dark brown or gray in color, and they have a light patch (a saddle patch) just behind their dorsal fin. Short-finned pilot whales are very sociable and gregarious; they congregate in pods and communicate using complex rasping sounds and squeals. Like orcas, pilot whale pups are cared for by both their mothers and the members of the pod. Pilot whales use echolocation to hunt prey and locate objects in the water.
	West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus The West Indian, or Caribbean, manatee is found in rivers and coastal waters from the southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean Sea and northeastern Brazil. The manatee is popularly called a sea cow because it grazes on marine grasses and other water plants, to the extent that this helps to clear plant-clogged river channels used for irrigation and transportation. An adult manatee grazes for 6 to 8 hours per day, consuming an amount equal to between 5 and 10 percent of its body weight. Manatees live in small family groups, although they occasionally travel in herds of 15 to 20. In ancient times, manatees were often mistaken for mermaids when seen at a distance by sailors.
	Whale Shark Rhincodon typus The whale shark is the largest fish in the world. It can grow to be 15 m (50 ft) long. A slow-swimming gentle giant, this shark is harmless to humans. It has a dark gray upper body that's marked with pale yellow spots and vertical stripes. The whale shark has a huge mouth that holds up to three thousand tiny teeth, which it never uses. It feeds by sucking ocean water into its mouth, and then forcing the water through its gill rakers to strain out plankton and tiny fish. Whale sharks are found in tropical and warm ocean waters and tend to lead a solitary life. Interestingly, whale sharks cannot reproduce until 30 years of age.
	White Shark Carcharodon carcharias The white shark, also known as the great white, white pointer, and white death, is considered the most dangerous of sharks. It has a conical instead of flattened snout, black eyes, and large, serrated, arrowhead-shaped teeth. Its body is blue- or brown-gray, not white, except on its underside. Although the white shark is notorious as a movie villain, little information exists about its behavior. White sharks swallow creatures and objects half their size without chewing them, especially seals, dolphins, turtles, other sharks, chunks of whale, fish, and even ship garbage. They are excellent vertical swimmers, which is why they often attack their prey from directly below.

If there was an oil you could use for your daily cooking needs that helped 
protect you from heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative conditions, 
improved your digestion, strengthened your immune system, protected you from 
infectious illnesses, and helped you lose excess weight, would you be 
interested? This is what coconut oil can do for you.
 
What coconut oil does not do:

 Does not increase blood cholesterol level
 Does not promote platelet stickiness or blood clot formation
 Does not contribute atherosclerosis or heart disease
 Does not contribute to weight problems

 What coconut oil does do:

 Reduces risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease
 Reduces risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions
 Helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal (including yeast) infections
 Supports immune system function Helps control diabetes
 Provides an immediate source of energy
 Supports healthy metabolic function Improves digestion and nutrients 
necessary for good health
 Supplies fewer calories than other fats
 Promotes weight loss Helps prevent osteoporosis
 Has a mild delicate flavour Is highly resistant to spoilage (long shelf 
life) Is heat resistant (the healthiest oil for cooking)
 Helps keep skin soft and smooth
 Helps prevent premature aging and wrinkling of the skin
 Helps protect against skin cancer and other blemishes
 Functions as a protective antioxidant If you're not using coconut oil for 
your daily cooking and body care needs you're missing out on one of nature's  most amazing health foods.
As unbelievable as it sounds, the oil in coconuts has been found to aid the 
body in destroying dozens of harmful viruses including hepatitis C,  herpes and HIV.

WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ

        (Passing requires 4 correct answers) 

        1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last? 

        2) Which country makes Panama hats? 

        3) From which animal do we get cat gut? 

        4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October

           Revolution? 

        5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 

        6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what

           animal? 

        7) What was King George VI's first name? 

        8) What color is a purple finch? 

        9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 

        10)What is the color of the black box in a commercial

           airplane? 

        Remember, you need 4 correct answers to pass. 

        Check your answers below. 

        ANSWERS TO THE QUIZ 

        1) How long did the Hundred Years War last?.....116 years 

        2) Which country makes Panama hats?.....Ecuador 

        3) >From which animal do we get cat gut?.....Sheep and Horses 

        4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October

           Revolution?.....November 

        5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?.....Squirrel fur 

        6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what 

           animal?.....Dogs 

        7) What was King George VI's first name?.....Albert 

        8) What color is a purple finch?.....Crimson 

        9 ) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?.....New Zealand 

        10)What is the color of the black box in a commercial

           airplane?.....Orange (of course) 

           GERMAN PARKING GARAGE

STATE OF THE ART GERMAN PARKING GARAGE, COOL!!!

This is pretty amazing!  Can you imagine how all this operates?

How do they lock each car in its cubicle for safety? WHO CARES?

NO ONE IN THEIR RIGHT MIND COULD GET IN THERE.

Talk about German efficiency! The two photos above were taken at a new parking garage in Munich . The actual space that the facility occupies is approximately only 20% of a comparable facility with the traditional design that is used primarily in the US . Not only is the German structure less expensive to build, but vehicles are also "retrieved" in less time and without the potential of being damaged by an attendant.

This is how airplanes are washed

These airplanes are not really being washed, they are going through what is normally called a bird bath. It is used for military aircraft that fly over the ocean at low altitude. The wash-down is used to remove salt deposits that lead to corrosion on the aircraft. It is not a substitute for a traditional aircraft wash, a nice and dirty job.

You say it is a frog and I say it is a horse !

Patiently wait for a while


Moral: We have to respect each other's opinion; you can see it clearly in the above picture.

We just need to wait and listen actively to others' point of view!

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TEST YOUR BRAIN            ALZHEIMERS' EYE TEST   Count every " F " in the following text: FINISHED  FILES ARE THE RE SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH   THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...   HOW MANY ??? WRONG, THERE ARE 6   -- no joke…READ IT AGAIN! Really, go back and try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down. The reasoning behind is further down. The brain cannot process "OF".            Incredible… or what? Go back and look again !!                       Three is normal, four is quite rare… Anyone who sees all six the first time is  a genius !!!