10 Most Magnificent Beasts of Animal Kingdom

Our planet is endowed with a pulchritude of species on land, under the sea and up in the sky. All animals are wonderful bust some just stand apart from the pack .

Here is a list of  ten most magnificent beasts of animal kingdom that will leave you in awe.

1. White Lion

Also known as albino lion it is one of the rarest animals in the world.

2. Emerald Green Boa

The stunning color make it easier for them to hide among trees and turn the rest of the jungle green with envy!

3. Killer Whale

As the name suggests, the killer whale is a deadly predator, combining remarkable skill with awesome physical power. Orcas have a number of ingenious techniques in their hunting arsenal, giving them one of the most diverse diets of all aquatic predators

4. Leopard

The ultimate animal print that  every human wants  to cover themselves is leopard skin. Till date it is the most popular  animal accessory. No doubt the leopard is one beautiful predator!

5. American Kestrel

The American Kestrel is part of the small falcon’s family and it is the most accurate example of how the majestic stature of a predator bird can be also amazingly looking because of its beautiful  blue feathers.

6. Egyptian Vulture

This is a smallish Old World vulture, which is absolutely stunning when you consider what it does. Their plumage is all white, or turning dusty colored as we see here. The orange faces is believed to be due to its habit of eating mammalian feces which contains carotenids from carrots and shell fish.

7. Poison Dart Frog

It may be cute and brightly colored but this small frog is also a killer. It secretes a neurotoxin that can kill a man that came in contact with it almost instantly. The  neuro toxin is the frog’s survival tool but nevertheless a deadly weapon.

8. Red Panda

It is the only species of the  genus ailrus. It is the size of a small cat.

9. Okapi

These mammals are a mixture of  giraffe and  zebra and are known for the  design pattern on their  bodies.

10. Polar bear

The largest  carnivorous animal on the planet is also one of the most dangerous creatures of the world. Running into one is not likely to happen unless you plan to visit the Arctic but you better know that it does not take kindly to humans exactly like its brothers from the other continents don’t.

10 Most Annoying Habits of Women

Women are gifts from God, creatures from heaven and all mystical incredible things that one can think of. However they  have also kicked the first man out of heaven, were the reason for the  first  murder on earth and baby hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!

As an obnoxious member of my gender i give you ten of the most annoying habits of women. You can ran and rave all you want but these are the habits every woman has had since the beginning of time. This is not a misogynist but a real girls observation.

1. The ability to make every topic in the world relate to herself

It doesn’t matter if you  are talking about the war in Iraq or Osama Bin Laden’s capture, women have the uncanny ability to shift the topic on themselves within no time.

2. Cutting in Line

I don’t mean to sound gender biased, but seriously have  you  ever seen a man push and cut in line. Rarely! women just think it is their  birth right to just get in  before  someone and  not to forget the excuses they make  for  doing such things. When it comes to fights women are as  brutal as men.

3. How they never follow the sisterhood principles

When  the bro  code mentions”  bro’s  before hoes ”  men stick to this principle. when it  comes to women   the moment they see  a cute guy it does not matter  if her  best friend in the whole wide world , the one she would die  without, is in love with him.  She will still try to  get him ! when it   comes to love  women are  shameless! A friend’s ex who cares! A friends  brother “fair  game”! Women  really  follow the quote all is  fair in love and war. No wonder the  black widow is a  female!

4. Falling in Love Stupid

Go to any part of the world you will find a  lovelorn  woman. It does not matter how  beautiful,talented,smart or established a woman  is. She  will always  fall in love with the  biggest idiot  available. And the sad part is women   just  don’t learn  form their own mistakes in love  or the mistakes of  others. Women  keep on falling for  Mr wrong again and again  and again.

5. Competition

Whether or not women agree they  will always  have jealousy and competitiveness  in their  nature. Women  seldom dress to impress men, if you  men  really  think  go all out  for you then  you  really are fools, women  dress to impress other women. In any party, any occasion women will always  look at other women judge them and  compare them to themselves.

6. Being late or everything

There is a thing  called being fashionably late and then there is just  being plain late. women just  cannot seem to keep the track of time

7.  Closet full of clothes and nothing to wear

 Have you ever seen a male actor being  held in court by the fashion police for wearing the same out fit twice, but if a woman wears the  same outfit again celebrity or not she is getting a beating from the fashion  squad.

8. Mean girls

A girl can be another girl’s best friend and worst enemy in a span of 10 seconds. Women are other women’s worst enemies.  girls have superior social intelligence which is much more difficult to detect and easier to deny. Bitching is solely a female entity.

9. Smiling and getting their way

Guys  no matter how good looking they are  never  giggle smile and flirt to get what they want. girls have an undue advantage of  flipping their hair smiling and getting away with even murder. Girls this is not cool ! Just makes you look more shallow!

10. Crying at everything

Movies, birthdays, happy moments, sad moments   even while  on the toilet  seat for goodness  sake!  girls  have the ability to display the waterworks at the drop of a hat. if you  don’t listen to them while they make  you  feel like squirmy  worms then  you  will get  screamed at  for the rest of eternity.

Top 10 Ways to Wake Up Prettier

We all dream of waking up looking like Angelina Jolie. Naturally beautiful and fuss free. However most of us wake up looking more like an attacked raccoon with smeared up makeup and bags under our eyes. Fret not! before you got bed try one (or few) of these simple at home beauty  tips. You ‘ll wake up feeling pampered,refreshed and rejuvented and  yes much prettier.

1.Braid Wet Hair for Nice Waves

This is an old school bed time beauty tip for a reason. It works!

2. Try an Overnight  Treatment

Use facial patches that reduce movements during sleep so you are less likely to crease skin.

3. Moisturize Everywhere

Your elbows , your knees,  your  toes. Everywhere!

4. Protect Your Blowout

Flip hair upside down pull into a high pony and secure with a terry tie.

5. Swipe on Nourishing Essential Oils

When you wake up your face will be glowing just like you got a facial done.

6. Wear primer over skin care products

Yes at night ! It allows them to sink in giving you better skin in the morning and throughout the day.

7.Apply a hair mask

Form VO5 hot oil to the top salon concoctions no girls medicine cabinet is complete without a mask to meet your hair’s needs.

8. Try a new kind of washcloth

Use an electronic complexion brush; your makeup will look better in the AM

9. Put cooking oil on your feet before hitting the sack

Putting on cooking oil on your feet in the PM and then wearing socks will give you super soft  feet when you wake up  from your beauty sleep.

10. Scrub the night before

When you scrub the night before your dead cells are rejuvenated and your skin in fresh in the morning.

Amazingly Creative Steampunk Sculptures by Pierre Matter

These wonderful sculptures are created by talented french artist Pierre Matter. His extreme amazing sculptures are made of stainless steel, bronze, brass, copper, steel. Pierre has been doing this for quite some time, almost a decade, and some of the sculptures are so heavy that they weigh around 1.5 tons, imagine that. His creations are shaped in into amazing creations; you can find anything from fishes and sharks to horses and bulls.

Bizarre Celebrity Portraits Made out of Trash

Kim Kardashian

The San Francisco-based artist creates portraits of celebs using pills, candy and all kinds of junk, from car parts to beer bottles. The items are often donated by the stars themselves. Artist Jason Mecier says that many celebrities have bought the work they inspired. His portraits start at $1,500, and each one takes at least 50 hours, he says.

Lady Gaga

Woofstock 2011: Festival For Dogs

Do you love dogs? Then go to  Woofstock, the largest outdoor festival for funny, beautiful, ugly and elegant dogs in North America.

There were a lot of dogs here.

The miniature spires are widely spread in Canada. They are known for their sounding barking. What they do the whole day is to listen to their own barking. They can also be trained easily.

Top 10 Business Leaders of the World

In the corporate world where  money reigns supreme and people with most cash wear the crown. Business leaders continue to inspire us and we hope someday that we will be like them.Many rise from rags to riches,  some  enhance their  family business and some happen to be geniuses who have created a parallel world of technology.

Being a leader is not an easy job. With great power comes great responsibility as said by spider-man! Below is the selection of the finest business leaders who have made a mark in this world on the basis of their skills abilities , knowledge and objectives.

1. Bill Gates

During the past 25 years technology was the choice of industry for most people. Bill Gates is a classic example of an exemplary business leader of the past quarter-century for his mix of entrepreneurial energy, dogged leadership and philanthropic interest. Bill Gates to date is the biggest philanthropist in the world.

2. Carlos Slim

Carlos spent 46  years of his life to build  his  telecommunication empire. He has been the richest man in the world for the past two years consecutively. He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telemex and America Movil and has extensive holdings in other Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso, SAB, as well as business interests elsewhere in the world.

3. Warren Buffett

Buffett has become the most successful investor in the world by sinking his money into undervalued companies with low overhead costs, high growth potential, strong market shares and low price-to-earnings ratios. He is the opposite of get rich quick schemers that has ironically made him one of the  richest men in the world today. He is also a generous philanthropist and has donated $31 billion to Bill and Melinda Gates  foundation.

4. Margret “Meg” Whitman

An alma mater of  Harvard business school Meg Whitman is the first woman  in the world  to become a billionaire on the internet. Currently the CEO of Hewlett Packard, she was the CEO of e-bay from 1998- 2008. During her tenure she  expanded to company  from 30 employees to  15000 employees. She was  one the top 5  most powerful women featured in Fortune magazine.

5. Chad Hurley , Steve Chen and Jawad Karim

The  co founders of you tube were declared the best leaders by business week in 2008. They showed the world how to build great companies while treating employees well, how to improve dysfunctional corporate cultures, reinvigorate tired brands, and develop new strategic plans. They surprised us with bold decisions and acquisitions

6. Nadja  Swarovoski

As the great great grand daughter of the founder of  Swarovoski she has brought the brand to new heights.With equal parts glamour and shrewd marketing, she has relentlessly pushed Swarovski into the realms of celebrity and fashion. Notice all those crystal-studded gowns on Oscar night? That’s because Nadja persuades designers such as Alexander McQueen and Zac Posen to embellish their creations with crystal. She also links up with well-known artists, furnishing them crystal to make everything from chandeliers to handbags, then displaying their work during major art shows and fashion events. Sales have tripled  under her leadership.

7. Robin-Li

The brains  behind  China’s  largest search engine Baidu. He has been able to acheive what  microsoft  has not- beating  Google. By far China’s No.1 search engine, Baidu has a 62% market share, more than double Google’s. And Baidu widened its lead over the Americans in 2006, despite Google’s efforts to boost its China operation. Li, 38, has had his problems, including lawsuits alleging Baidu’s involvement in click-fraud. But Baidu denies wrongdoing. Its NASDAQ-listed stock is up over 80%  in 2008.

8. Dan DiMicco

Mr. DiMicco brings more than 35 years of steel industry experience to Nucors Board.Since joining Nucor in 1982, Mr. DiMicco has worked in a wide variety of roles at all levels of the Company, including nine years as Vice President of Nucor Corporation and President of Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (Limited Partnership), gaining a deep understanding of Nucors operations and Nucors unique organizational culture and values.

9. Jack Welch

Welch adopted Motorola’s six sigma quality program in late 1995. In 1980, the year before Welch became CEO, GE recorded revenues of roughly $26.8 billion. In 2000, the year before he left, the revenues increased to nearly $130 billion. When Jack Welch left GE, the company had gone from a market value of $14 billion to one of more than $410 billion at the end of 2004, making it the most valuable and largest company in the world.

10. Steve Jobs

Although  Steve jobs has passed away  he will be the epitome of a great  business leader. He is a leader in terms of design, in terms of innovation and also when it comes to making a comeback  no one did it better than Steve. He is the inspiration for Mark Zuckerberg, Chad Hurley and other inernet moguls. He was  fired  from a company that he had made and then came back after one year stronger than ever.He is dead but his immortality lives when it  comes to leadership in  business.

10 Most Historic Moments of 2011

For every generation, there are some events that defines or shape that very period of time. Whether it is some assassination or some new technology or a new discovery, these moments or events are remembered for the rest of our lives and a normal person would want to gain knowledge about it.

For this reason, we have compiled a list of 10 Historic Moments of 2011. The year is about to end so why not end it with studying about it.

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

On March 11^th, a magnitude of 9.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of Japan. The casualties recorded were 15, 822 and 3,926 people were missing. Tsunami warnings were given to 50 more countries and territories. Emergencies were declared at 4 nuclear plants due to the tsunami.

First Artificial Organ Transplant Achieved

On July 7^th, the world’s first ever artificial organ windpipe was achieved, with the help of an artificial windpipe coated with stem cells.

Osama Bin Laden Death

On may 1^st  U.S president Barak Obama announces that Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al-Qaeda has been killed during and American military operation in Pakistan. Osama was hiding from America since the 9/11 attacks.

Sindh Floods in Pakistan

On September 19^th, Sindh floods in Pakistan killed 434 people with many injured and homeless. United Nation launched $357 million appeal for the victims of 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan

Amy winehouse Death

On July 23^rd, and English singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home. A coroner ruled that the cause of her death was alcohol poisoning. She was very famous for her vocals and her electric mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and Jazz.

Space Shuttle Atlantis

On July 21^st, space shuttle Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center after finishing STS-135 which was the final mission of American space shuttle program.

Muammar Gaddafi Killed

On October 20^th, Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed in Sirte. After that, National Transitional Council Forces took over the whole city and ended the war.

Liquid Water Evidence on Mars

On August 5^th, NASA announces that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which is a spacecraft designed to explore Mars from orbit, captured photographic evidence of probable liquid water on Mars in warm seasons.

Wedding of Prince William

On April 29^th, almost 2 billion people watched the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Catherine Middleton  at Westminster Abbey in London. There were also rumors that Prince decided to leave Catherine after a month or two after the wedding but they were fake.

Kim Kardashian 72 Days Wedding

Yes, She made it to this list.  Kim Kardashian married an NBA player Kris Humphries. Unfortunately she grew tired of it in only 72 days. I mean, was she trying to make some world record of shortest marriages ? well grow up baby, this wasn’t enough.

10 Healthy Food Items That You Should Eat More Often

It’s difficult to deny the benefits fruits and vegetables bring with them once made a regular part of your diet. They’re not only yummy but help in reducing the risks of many diseases including heart diseases, eye problems, cancers, strokes and most importantly skin issues. So for all those who make faces when today’s menu includes vegetables, time to change the attitude. Eat lots of leafy green vegetables and colorful fruits to look fresh and feel healthy.

Below is the list of 10 Healthy Foods That You Should Eat More Often.

Apples

 One medium-size apple has 3 grams of fiber, 8 mg of vitamin C, and 0.6 IU of vitamin E. An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

Blackberries

 One cup of berries contains 30 mg of vitamin C, along with 7 gm of fiber and 0.1 IU of vitamin E.

Broccoli

Just because it does not look good doesn’t mean its of no use. One-half cup of cooked chopped broccoli offers a great amount of vitamin C: 58 mg. It also contains two grams of fiber and 0.3 IU of beta-carotene.

Carrots

 One of the best vitamin A sources around: One 2 1/2-ounce carrot has 6,745 IU of the nutrient – all you need for the whole day. You also get a nice amount of fiber (two grams) and  a little bit of vitamin C (7 milligrams). They happen to be good for your eyes too.

Grapefruit

Both pink and red varieties provide 50 mg of vitamin C as well as 0.7 gram of fiber.

Green peas

 A 1/2 -cup serving of boiled green peas gives two grams of fiber, along with 11 mg of vitamin C.

Raspberries

One cup of berries gives you a bulky 6 grams of fiber as well as 31 mg of vitamin C.

Strawberries

These abundant berries offer 85 mg of vitamin C and 4 grams of fiber in each one-cup serving.

Spinach

For beta-carotene, spinach is one of your best buddy. A half-cup serving of boiled spinach gives 25 IU of beta-carotene plus 2 grams of fiber and 9 mg of vitamin C.

Apricots

You get 111 mg of vitamin C – roughly two times the Daily worth – in 3 fresh apricots. They also give 2 grams of fiber and 1 IU of beta-carotene.

2011 Tough Guy Challenge Competition Photos

The Tough Guy Challenge is an annual charity event that sees those brave to enough enter push themselves to the limit over the gruelling. Taking place at the end of January, often in freezing winter conditions, the Tough Guy race is staged over a course of between seven and eight miles (about 12 kilometres). It consists of a cross-country run followed by an assault course. The organizers claim that running the course involves risking barbed wire, cuts, scrapes, burns, dehydration, hypothermia, acrophobia, claustrophobia, electric shocks, sprains, twists, joint dislocation and broken bones.

2010 World Championship of Sand Sculpting

The World Championship of Sand Sculpting has been under way in Federal Way, Wash., since Sept. 8, and artists’ work will remain on display until Oct. 10. The annual event, which draws competitors from around the world, took place in Canada for more than 20 years; this year marked the first time the United States served as the host country. artists compete for the top title in three categories: solo, double and teams.

Racing against the clock, members of Team Sandboxers fill wood forms with sand and water during the “pound up” stage of the Federal Way, Wash., event. The teams have six hours to pound their sand into solid cubes suitable for carving.

From left to right, Katie Korning, Jeff Strong and Kirk Rademaker of Team USA work on “Open Mind.”

After making a cut, Helena Bangert from Amsterdam blows loose sand off her piece, “Walking Through.”

A member of Washington-based team Orbital Sanders works on a sculpture called “Missing Links.”

Dutch solo competitor Remy Geerts applies surgical precision to her sculpture, “The Abundance of Harvest.”

Tacoma, Wash., sculptor Sue McGrew works on “Noh Trifater.”

Quebec-based sculptor Marc Lepire works on his piece, “Krazy.” It was inspired by a character in a movie he watched with his son.

Nicola Wood, left, uses a trowel to smooth the base of Team Machas’ sculpture, “Dream Like You’ll Live Forever. Live Like You’ll Die Tomorrow.” Meanwhile, teammate Arianne Van Rosmalen carves small figures and Marielle Heesels sprays them with a water-glue mixture to keep them from blowing away after the water dries. The sculpture, a tribute to a team member who passed away earlier this year, won first place in the teams division.

Sudarsan Pattnaik works on President Obama’s hair on his sculpture, “Let’s Stand for World Peace.”

With five minutes left after four days of carving, members of Team Sand Boxers race to finish their sculpture before time runs out.

The back side of “Connected,” a Seattle-themed sculpture, shows the Space Needle, Mount Rainier and rain pouring out of clouds.

Dan Belcher of St. Louis runs around his solo sculpture, “Icarus II,” minutes before the competition ends.

Joris Kivits from the Netherlands contributed “Puzzled” to the competition.

Brit Paul Hoggard sculpted this elephant using a technique called “soft pack,” which means he didn’t use any forms when packing the sand. “If you don’t know how to do the basics of soft pack, you know, you’ve not got it all. You have to be able to do the hard and the soft. And there a lot of the sculptors that only concentrate on the hard,” Hoggard said.

“Krazy” the clown was inspired by a character in a movie that Quebec’s Marc Lepire watched with his son. The day before this photo was taken, the clown had hair on both sides of his head, but a bird landed on one side and collapsed that part of the sculpture. Lepire compensated by carving the skull open and exposing the clown’s brains.

“Magnetic Feels” was built by Fergus Mulvaney of Ireland. When asked about the temporary nature of sand sculptures, Mulvaney replied, “No material lasts forever. Even the amazing Roman or Mesopotamian sculptures are slowly deteriorating. And like most things in the world right now, the most exclusive things are the ones you can’t have. So this makes it even more special and more exclusive. Nobody can have it.”

Uldis Zarins of Latvia sculpted a piece called “It Was Just a Bad Dream.”

Damon Farmer from Kentucky conceived and built “To be Revealed.”

Rich Varano of Florida contributed “Fanta Sea for Sue Sea” to the competition.

Benjamin Probanza of Mexico decided to call his sculpture “Untitled.”

“Jimi” by Bill Dow of Montana was completed on Sept. 18, the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s death.

Karlis Lle of Latvia dreamed up a sculpture called “Thru the Wall of Love.”

The face seen in “Facing the Negative” by Wilfred Stiger of the Netherlands is actually a concave part of the sculpture, rather than convex, so it appears lit from below.

“Whirlwind” by Thomas Koet of Florida won first place in the solo division.

Damon Langlois of Victoria, B.C., puts finishing touches on Team Sand Boxers’ “Connected,” a Pacific Northwest-themed sculpture.

Joo Heng Tan of Singapore sprays his untitled sculpture with a mixture of glue and water to protect it from the elements.