faith...

wow!!! this guy just explained life's stages perfectly...

most unexpected taxi ride...

This Was The Most Unexpected Taxi Ride Ever... I've Got Goosebumps Everywhere Now

The cab driver was on his final customer... he didn't see this coming. When we think about life, oftentimes we think about OUR life. But we share this beautiful planet with 7.125 billion others meaning there are a LOT of other people in this world.

This cabbie in New York recently picked up a passenger at the end of his shift - things weren't going to plan at all... but it was perfect. You'll see why...


What a great reminder that life is not always about us... treasure every moment you have with your loved ones. Share this with your friends today - you never know who might need to see this.

how to make a woman truly happy...

So This Is How To Make A Woman Happy? LOL!

I'm glad it's not only me! Relationships can be hard - they never seem like how they are in the movies. For most of us, it's a lot of work but usually very rewarding.

Men have tried to understand women since the dawn of time. Sometimes it's really a case of men are from Mars, women are from Venus. And you won't see a better example of it than in this story below!

If this gave you a good laugh today, don't forget to share it with your friends! :)

OCTOBER: MONTH OF HOLY ROSARY

October: Month of the Holy Rosary.

The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. The month of October each year is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary. This is primarily due to the fact that the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated annually on October 7th.

lessons learned in life

the most important thing in the world....

the importance of trees

save trees.. they are useless to look at the beginning.. but the truth is they useful in the future..

Since the beginning, trees have furnished us with two of life's essentials, food and oxygen. As we evolved, they provided additional necessities such as shelter, medicine, and tools. Today, their value continues to increase and more benefits of trees are being discovered as their role expands to satisfy the needs created by our modern lifestyles.

Trees help record the history of your family as they grow and develop alongside you and your kids. We often make an emotional connection with trees we plant or become personally attached to the ones that we see every day. These strong bonds are evidenced by the hundreds of groups and organizations across the country that go to great lengths to protect and save particularly large or historic trees from the dangers of modern development. How many of your childhood memories include the trees in your backyard or old neighborhood? The sentimental value of a special tree is simply immeasurable. 

Trees are an important part of every community. Our streets, parks, playgrounds and backyards are lined with trees that create a peaceful, aesthetically pleasing environment. Trees increase our quality of life by bringing natural elements and wildlife habitats into urban settings. We gather under the cool shade they provide during outdoor activities with family and friends. Many neighborhoods are also the home of very old trees that serve as historic landmarks and a great source of town pride.

Using trees in cities to deflect the sunlight reduces the heat island effect caused by pavement and commercial buildings.

sweet... amazing

SWEET... :-)

biggest dogs in the world

Life.....

woman before and after pregnancy photos

sooooo cute

RBC compatibility

Red blood cell compatibility

• Blood group AB individuals have both A and B antigens on the surface of their RBCs, and their blood plasma does not contain any antibodies against either A or B antigen. Therefore, an individual with type AB blood can receive blood from any group (with AB being preferable), but cannot donate blood to any group other than AB. They are known as universal recipients.
• Blood group A individuals have the A antigen on the surface of their RBCs, and blood serum containing IgM antibodies against the B antigen. Therefore, a group A individual can receive blood only from individuals of groups A or O (with A being preferable), and can donate blood to individuals with type A or AB.
• Blood group B individuals have the B antigen on the surface of their RBCs, and blood serum containing IgM antibodies against the A antigen. Therefore, a group B individual can receive blood only from individuals of groups B or O (with B being preferable), and can donate blood to individuals with type B or AB.
• Blood group O (or blood group zero in some countries) individuals do not have either A or B antigens on the surface of their RBCs, and their blood serum contains IgM anti-A and anti-B antibodies against the A and B blood group antigens. Therefore, a group O individual can receive blood only from a group O individual, but can donate blood to individuals of any ABO blood group (i.e., A, B, O or AB). If a patient in a hospital situation were to need a blood transfusion in an emergency, and if the time taken to process the recipient's blood would cause a detrimental delay, O Negative blood can be issued. They are known as universal donors.

Table note
1. Assumes absence of atypical antibodies that would cause an incompatibility between donor and recipient blood, as is usual for blood selected by cross matching.

An Rh D-negative patient who does not have any anti-D antibodies (never being previously sensitized to D-positive RBCs) can receive a transfusion of D-positive blood once, but this would cause sensitization to the D antigen, and a female patient would become at risk for hemolytic disease of the newborn. If a D-negative patient has developed anti-D antibodies, a subsequent exposure to D-positive blood would lead to a potentially dangerous transfusion reaction. Rh D-positive blood should never be given to D-negative women of child bearing age or to patients with D antibodies, so blood banks must conserve Rh-negative blood for these patients. In extreme circumstances, such as for a major bleed when stocks of D-negative blood units are very low at the blood bank, D-positive blood might be given to D-negative females above child-bearing age or to Rh-negative males, providing that they did not have anti-D antibodies, to conserve D-negative blood stock in the blood bank. The converse is not true; Rh D-positive patients do not react to D negative blood.

This same matching is done for other antigens of the Rh system as C, c, E and e and for other blood group systems with a known risk for immunization such as the Kell system in particular for females of child-bearing age or patients with known need for many transfusions.

benefits of laughing

just try to laugh.. there is no harm in laughing.. hahahaha

mother's day

This article is about a holiday celebrating mothers and motherhood. For other uses, see Mother's Day (disambiguation).

Mother's Day
A mother posing with her card
Observed by	Many countries
Type	Secular
Significance	Honors mothers and motherhood
Date	Second Sunday of May Fourth Sunday of Lent (Mothering Sunday)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	Children's Day, Siblings Day,Father's Day, Parents' Day

Mother's Day is a celebration honoring mothers and motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in spring. (e.g., April–May in the northern hemisphere, October in Argentina, but northern hemisphere spring, May, in Australia). It complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Father's Day and Siblings Day.

The celebration of Mother's Day began in the United States in the early 20th century; it is not related to the many celebrations of mothers and motherhood that have occurred throughout the world over thousands of years, such as the Greek cult to Cybele, the Roman festival of Hilaria, or the Christian Mothering Sunday celebration (originally a celebration of the mother church, not motherhood).^[1][2][3][4] Despite this, in some countries Mother's Day has become synonymous with these older traditions.^[5]

world's deadliest animals

Mosquitoes can act as vectors for many disease-causing viruses and parasites. Infected mosquitoes carry these organisms from person to person without exhibiting symptoms themselves. Mosquito-borne diseases include:

• Viral diseases, such as yellow fever, dengue fever and chikungunya, transmitted mostly by Aedes aegypti. Dengue fever is the most common cause of fever in travelers returning from the Caribbean, Central America, and South Central Asia. This disease is spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes and cannot be spread person to person.

Severe dengue can be fatal, but with good treatment, less than 1% of patients die from dengue.^[60]

• The parasitic diseases collectively called malaria, caused by various species of Plasmodium, carried by mosquitoes of the genusAnopheles
• Lymphatic filariasis (the main cause of elephantiasis) which can be spread by a wide variety of mosquito species^[61]
• West Nile virus is a concern in the United States, but there are no reliable statistics on worldwide cases.
• Eastern equine encephalitis virus is a concern in the eastern United States.
• Tularemia, a bacterial disease caused by Francisella tularensis, is variously transmitted, including by biting flies. Culex and Culiseta are vectors of tularemia, as well as arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus.^[62]

Potential transmission of HIV was originally a public health concern, but practical considerations and detailed studies of epidemiological patterns suggest that any transmission of the HIV virus by mosquitoes is at worst extremely unlikely.^[63]

Various species of mosquitoes are estimated to transmit various types of disease to more than 700 million people annually in Africa, South America, Central America, Mexico, Russia, and much of Asia, with millions of resultant deaths. At least two million people annually die of these diseases, and the morbidity rates are many times higher still.

Methods used to prevent the spread of disease, or to protect individuals in areas where disease is endemic, include:

• Vector control aimed at mosquito control or eradication
• Disease prevention, using prophylactic drugs and developing vaccines
• Prevention of mosquito bites, with insecticides, nets, and repellents

Since most such diseases are carried by "elderly" female mosquitoes, some scientists have suggested focusing on these to avoid the evolution of resistance.^[64]

5 steps for forgiving: to forgive is to forget

"You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean much. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I forgive. I'm finished with it.'"

"A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable."

Underwater Animals

Here are some underwater animals that will blow your mind with their inherent abilities.

10. The Black Swallower

Also known as Chiasmodon niger, the Black Swallower is known for its ability to devour prey in one big gulp. A foodie among fish, it mostly preys on other marine life and could also be called 'The Great Swallower'. This deep sea monstrosity frightens other fish with its deep dark eyes and razor sharp teeth.

It has often happened that a Swallower has devoured a prey so large that decomposition has set in before it has had a chance to digest the entire meal. This decomposition fills the stomach with gas, and turns the fish into a balloon. It's these inflated black Swallowers that land up floating to the water's surface, and are the ones we find most regularly.

9. Sea Slugs

Elysia chlorotica, a type of sea slug, is separated from other animals due to its unique ability to photosynthesize its own food using sunlight. This allows the slug to last through lengthy periods without feeding. They steal the chloroplasts--organelles that perform photosynthesis--from the algae they eat, and incorporate them into its own cells.

Astonishingly, the slug has stolen genes from the algae and is now able to produce its own chloroplasts. Researchers found these genes even in juveniles that have never eaten. Scientists have also discovered that the slugs can happily survive long periods in the dark without eating. This suggests that there may be something other than photosynthesis is the essence of their survival . Yet, it cannot be denied that this photosynthesis is indeed a talent that no other animal can boast of.

8. Planarians

Planarians are a type of freshwater flatworm that have the astounding ability to regenerate. In fact, their regenerative abilities have given them two talents worth mentioning. Planarians not only heal and regenerate lost or damaged tissue, but if you cut it in half, it will grow into 2 separate planarians. If you decapitate a flatworm, it will grow a new head. Amazingly though, the new head will still hold the old memories!

A team of researchers have found that a single Planarian cell can regrow an entire body. They blasted a flatworm with radiation until its cells were destroyed and thus no longer able to divide properly. They then injected a single cell from another adult, which was able to regrow every single part of the animal. This shows that adult stem cells in flatworms are able to turn into literally any body part, unlike adult human stem cells, which tend to be more limited.

7. Hagfish

Possibly one of the oldest fish species, Hagfish have been around for 300 million years, enough time to develop very interesting traits. These un-fish like fishes, are able to tie themselves in knots, and ability that is useful both as a defense mechanism and when catching prey.

When hagfish want to hunt, they search for fish burrows. Once they find a hiding fish, they lunge face-first into the hole to pull it out. To reduce resistance, the hagfish tie their rear end into a knot which is bigger than the hole. This gives them a perch around the top so they can pull themselves - and their lunch - back out. Hagfish also escape capture by adopting this same trick. They tie their free end into a knot and push the knot up their body until the knot pushes against the predator.

6. Sea Cucumbers

Sea cucumbers have a famous defense mechanism, they discharge their guts at predators, and regrow them later. Another little known defense mechanism they have is their ability to liquefy themselves. Essentially, they unhook the bonds that keep their cells together and let themselves flow into (or out of) awkward spaces.

When it's where it wants to get to, the sea cucumber can solidify itself again and become difficult to extract from a hiding place. This talent is so extreme that it could liquefy itself to death. It would turn purely into good, and would simply flow through the fingers of anyone holding it.

5. Mudskippers

Can fish climb trees? Of course they can! Meet the Mudskipper, the genius of the fish world, who has the ability to live out of water on logs and branches as well as in water just like other fish. It uses its pelvic fins as suction to remain attached, and pulls itself up with its pectoral fins.

Mudskippers have developed small sacks around their gills that let them hold a breath of water, much the same way we would hold a breath of air. They climb trees so they can stay out of the water during high tide.

4. Archerfish Shoot Down Prey

The archerfish is a small tropical fish that eats insects. Nothing extraordinary in that is there? What makes this fish unique is its method of capturing prey. Typically a maximum of 10 centimeters long, archerfish can shoot a jet of water upto 6 feet at insects hanging on vegetation near the water, easily knocking them into the water and into their mouths.

They produce the jets by pressing their tongue against a groove in the roof of their mouth. The speed of the water increases as it leaves the mouth, allowing the water to arrive at the same time thus hitting the prey with six times the force the fish could produce with just the
force of its muscles.

3. The Teddy Bear Crab Makes Living Weapons

Polydectus cupulifer, more commonly known as the teddy bear crab, is a small crustacean covered in bushy, white bristles. Unique for its furry nature, the teddy bear crab can pick up stinging anemones in both claws and wield them as weapons. Moreover, it doesn't just brandish the anemones as weapons but also knows what is the right angle to hold the anemone to make it a lethal weapon.

The anemone is also a food source for the teddy bear crab. These crabs will happily reach inside the anemone's digestive system and pull out anything the anemone has already eaten.

2. Pirate Fish

This unusual fish, Aphredoderus sayanus, more commonly known as the Pirate perch, are the only known species to excrete a chemical camouflage. Scientists investigating the reaction of beetles and frogs to predatory fish have found that the pirate perch has another unique feature. Beetles and frogs avoided environments that contained fish who were likely to choose them for dinner, with one exception. The potential prey were perfectly happy to set up home in ponds containing pirate perch.

Exactly what the pirate perch is doing to hide isn't yet known. Researchers want to determine how the pirate perch are either scrambling chemical signals or masking their odor. Once they have identified chemical compounds that might explain the behavior, they will return to the field to test with the same tree frogs and beetles as well as other organisms known to respond to fish chemical cues, such as mosquitoes and water fleas.

1. Tiger Fish

The name tigerfish could be given to multiple species of fish. However, the primary species designated by the name "tigerfish" are African and belong to the family Alestidae. This African fish is often compared to the piranha, as it's aggressive and uses its razor-filled jaws to tear its prey into pieces. But unlike the piranha, there is a variety of tigerfish--the goliath tigerfish--which can grow to weigh 50 kg (110 lb) and eat crocodiles.

Yet it's the hunting ability of the smaller variety that's got it a spot on this list. Recently, researchers have recorded its ability to catch birds. While many fish are known to eat birds floating on the surface, the tigerfish is known to have leaped out of the water and catching a swallow while the bird was flying through the air. This has even been caught on camera.