1 year ago

Trees cocooned in spiders webs after flooding in Sindh, Pakistan

An unexpected side-effect of the flooding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters.

Because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders webs. People in this part of Sindh have never seen this phenonemon before - but they also report that there are now less mosquitos than they would expect, given the amoungt of stagnant, standing water that is around.

It is thought that the mosquitos are getting caught in the spiders web thus reducing the risk of malaria, which would be one blessing for the people of Sindh, facing so many other hardships after the floods.

UK aid - in response to the Pakistan floods - is helping millions of survivors return home and rebuild their lives.

Find out more about the UK government’s response to the Pakistan floods at www.dfid.gov.uk/pakistan-floods-six-months

Picture: Russell Watkins/Department for International Development

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Notes: 41975 / 1 year ago from iamdreams (originally from imthemaf)

looool so we are color blind :)

bestpostarchive:

imthemafff:

Male vs. Female on naming colors. True enough.

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1 year ago

How To Add linkedin Profile badge on Your Blog

First Log into http://www.linkedin.com/
Edit your profile

After that linkedin might ask you to log in again. After logging in click “Change Public Profile Setting”

Next page will appear and you would see profile badges on the corner right

Click on “Create a profile badge” and a new page with many badges will appear

Choose any design you like and add it as a widget to your blog from here on I assume you know how to add widgets to your blog

(Source: osamajamil.blogspot.com)

1 year ago

The Dumbest Deaths in Recorded History

Attila the Hun:
One of the most notorious villains in history, Attila’s army had conquered all of Asia by 450 AD-from Mongolia to the edge of the Russian Empire-by destroying villages and pillaging the countryside.
How he died: He got a nosebleed on his wedding night.
In 453 AD, Attila married a young girl named Ildico. Despite his reputation for ferocity on the battlefield, he tended to eat and drink lightly during large banquets. On his wedding night, however, he really cut loose, gorging himself on food and drink. Sometime during the night he suffered a nosebleed, but was too drunk to notice. He drowned in his own blood and was found dead the next morning.

Tycho Brahe:
An important Danish astronomer of the 16th century. His ground breaking research allowed Sir Isaac Newton to come up with the theory of gravity.
How he died: Didn’t get to the bathroom in time.
In the 16th century, it was considered an insult to leave a banquet table before the meal was over. Brahe, known to drink excessively, had a bladder condition-but failed to relieve himself before the banquet started. He made matters worse by drinking too much at dinner, and was too polite to ask to be excused. His bladder finally burst, killing him slowly and painfully over the next 11 days.

Horace Wells:
Pioneered the use of anesthesia in the 1840s
How he died: Used anesthetics to commit suicide.
While experimenting with various gases during his anesthesia research, Wells became addicted to chloroform. In 1848 he was arrested for spraying two women with sulfuric acid. In a letter he wrote from jail, he blamed chloroform for his problems, claiming that he’d gotten high before the attack. Four days later he was found dead in his cell. He’d anaesthetized himself with chloroform and slashed open his thigh with a razor.

Francis Bacon:
One of the most influential minds of the late 16th century. A statesman, a philosopher, a writer, and a scientist, he was even rumored to have written some of Shakespeare’s plays.
How he died: Stuffing snow into a chicken
One afternoon in 1625, Bacon was watching a snowstorm and was struck by the wondrous notion that maybe snow could be used to preserve meat in the same way that salt was used. Determined to find out, he purchased a chicken from a nearby village, killed it, and then, standing outside in the snow, attempted to stuff the chicken full of snow to freeze it. The chicken never froze, but Bacon did.

Jerome Irving Rodale:
Founding father of the organic food movement, creator of “Organic Farming and Gardening” magazine, and founder of Rodale Press, a major publishing corporation.
How he died: On the “Dick Cavett Show”, while discussing the benefits of organic foods.
Rodale, who bragged “I’m going to live to be 100 unless I’m run down by a sugar-crazed taxi driver,” was only 72 when he appeared on the “Dick Cavett Show” in January 1971. Part way through the interview, he dropped dead in his chair. Cause of death: heart attack. The show was never aired.

Aeschylus:
A Greek playwright back in 500 BC. Many historians consider him the father of Greek tragedies.
How he died: An eagle dropped a tortoise on his head
According to legend, eagles picked up tortoises and attempt to crack them open by dropping them on rocks. An eagle mistook Aeschylus’ head for a rock (he was bald) and dropped it on him instead.

Jim Fixx:
Author of the best selling “Complete Book of Running,” which started the jogging craze of the 1970s.
How he died: A heart attack….while jogging
Fixx was visiting Greensboro, Vermont when he walked out of his house and began jogging. He’d only gone a short distance when he had a massive coronary. His autopsy revealed that one of his coronary arteries was 99% clogged, another was 80% obstructed, and a third was 70% blocked….and that Fixx had had three other attacks in the weeks prior to his death.

Contributed by: Carson Bloomberg
Date Added: December 4, 1998

(Source: comedycorner.org)

Notes: 76528 / 1 year ago from joshsternberg (originally from mileyhighrus)

kyledaley:

Following the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan, this terrified giant panda grabs the leg of a policeman.

cute panda .. … aaaw <3 <3

Notes: 1 / 1 year ago

Isn’t Staring Men’s JOB !!!….

1 year ago from bookmarklet

Armin looks possessed with that guitar this unplugged video is divine ! I was in a weird trance like state after listening to it <3

Feels so good - acoustic hotel room session by Nadia Ali and Eller van Buuren (via armadamusic)

Notes: 2 / 1 year ago from sparku

Spark U: Python for non-programmers

sparku:

http://web.archive.org/web/20080707093731rn_1/hetland.org/writing/instant-hacking.html

Notes on Instant Hacking (Python)

THE ENVIRONMENT

Must install Interpreter.

Should have a text editor.

PROGRAMMING

Saying hello:

print “Hello, world!”

print “Goodbye, world!”

…

Notes: 1 / 1 year ago from ahsan119

ahsan119:

Nanga Parbat from Fairy Meadows, Northern Areas of #Pakistan

Nanga Parbat is from world’s tallest mountains.

seems so peacefull <3

1 year ago

Black Neon Tetra

On 14th January I went out in search of mates for my lonely Neon Tetra, which was sick and now is healthy.
Finally I was able to find Tetra but it was Black Neon Tetra :( not the one which I have anyway I purchased 2 for 10 riyals from the pet shop in Bawadi maybe my Neon Tetra might feel a little less lonely after introduction of closely related species. By the way these fishes are really energetic and timid at the same time, they are not bothering my collection of Guppies ! :) I am GLAD……

Pet shop owners are clueless over here in Jeddah but anyway I identified the species by small red eyebrows that they were Black Neon Tetras ..

So Black Neon Tetras are top level swimmers unlike the Neon Tetra and the Black Neon Tetra is Native to Paraguay more details about there habitat can be read from Wikipedia link .

Here are the pics

I couldn't capture perfect photo because of there speed