Also known as Painted Gum Tree. It reaches a height of 120 feet (36 m), growing on all the islands of Hawaii, in the wild is not available. Introduced to the Philippines and New Guinea. Cheerful tree
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
TOUCHING LIFE STORY
A young man was getting ready to graduate college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box.
Curious, but somewhat disappointed the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible. Angrily, he raised his voice at his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house, leaving the holy book.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart.
He began to search his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he read those words, a car key dropped from an envelope taped behind the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words...PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's blessings because they are not packaged as we expected?
DON'T WE ALL
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought. He didn't. He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus. After a few minutes he spoke. "That's a very pretty car," he said. He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond beard keep more than his face warm. I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice. "Do you need any help?" I asked. He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget. We often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of higher learning and accomplishments.
I expected nothing but an outstretched grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me. "Don't we all?" he said. I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge
shotgun. Don't we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help.
Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that. You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily chaos, that only you through a torn world can see. Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves. Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said, "go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?
Author Unknown
5 Reasons Why Black Sand Beaches Rock!
Black sand beaches are becoming more and more popular, particularly among travelers who are looking for an experience off the beaten path and ecotourism enthusiasts (ecotourists). Here are some reasons why black sand beaches totally rock:
1. Black sand beaches are usually more secluded because everyone else is on the white sand beaches. Therefore, you are likely to have your own private oasis on a black sand beach.
2. Countries where black sand beaches are found are usually great for hiking and ecotourism activities, because of their rugged terrain and volcanic nature.
3. When you choose a black sand beach, you are likely to experience something that is unique and that most of your friends have not experienced.
4. The grains of sand are usually a bit bigger so provide great exfoliation for your feet!
5. Beach treasures are more easily visible against the black backdrop of the dark sand.
Honokalani Black Sand Beach, part of Wainapanapa State Park
Black sand beach near Hana on Maui
Black sand beach - Kalapana
Black Sand Beach From Kahului
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Monday, 25 October 2010
Bill Gates’ Rules Of Life
This is the rules of Bill Gates. Some practical tips about life from a nerd…… Bill Gates. Check it out!
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school . He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Gates’ Rules :
Rule 1 : Life is not fair – get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it’s not your parents’ fault, so don’t whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren’t as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent’s generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don’t get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.
Giant fish that eats crocodiles and humans was discovered
During a fishing expedition on the River Congo in Africa, British angler Jeremy Wade, 52, caught Goliath tigerfish. Goliath is regarded as one of the largest freshwater fish in the world and is feared much larger and more deadly than the piranha. The giant fish has 32 teeth that are similar in size to those of a great white shark and it was learned that it attacks humans and crocodiles. A group of fishermen managed to catch it in a habitat very difficult to achieve. “This fish is no tench,” said Mr Wade. “It is, for all intents and purposes, a giant piranha. It is quite a beast.
“The teeth on it are incredibly sharp and are about the same length as a great white shark. “It also has an extremely powerful bite and has been known to consume prey the same size as itself, attack people and take pieces out of crocodiles. “It is thought that these fish attack in a reflex response to a sudden movement or splash. “It is very rare to catch one, especially by an outsider because they are found in such a remote and difficult location to get to. There are no guides or lodges on that part of the Congo River.” Wade used a big catfish as bait, a 200-pound bar and line. He also took a considerable distance for their safety. Wade, once caught in this vicious fish, managed to get a few pictures and finally returned it to its habitat.
Saturday, 23 October 2010
POSITIVE MINDSET
A positive mindset is very easy to obtain, but it takes time and patience.
Your brain has the ability to store and accept two kinds of thoughts: Positive and Negative. Some people harbor more negative thoughts than positive, but most people are 50/50 and their minds play a tug of war per se', on a daily basis. However, there is something you can do about it.
When you get a thought into your mind, a bad thought or negative thought, you need to think of a positive thought you can pull out of that bad or negative thought that will make that thought, a positive one. As you keep doing this, day in and day out, thought after thought, the thoughts that your mind accepts will start to sway to the positive, where they will start to outweigh the negative.
As time goes on and you repeat this process and implement it into your life, as a new way of thinking and storing thoughts, you will find that your thoughts and mindset will become positive in nature and negative thoughts will not even be allowed to enter your mind. They will stay on the outside where you will be able to brush them off very easily and forget they ever existed.
In time, all bad emotions will go away as well like anger, resentment, depression, doubt, and fear, to name a few. You will also gain confidence in yourself as a person and learn more about yourself; things you never realized about yourself such as your inner strength, passion, desire, willingness and courage.
This is not an overnight process and will take time… maybe a long time. So be patient with this process. Time is the biggest helper that you can have on your side when you institute a change in your life, especially a life altering change such as this.
It took me a few years to finally be able to exhibit this way of living on a daily basis, but so far, it is working out quite nicely...I have not yet perfected this process, but the changes in my life and attitude are plentiful and abundant from just altering the way I think.
The only thing is, you must not quit on yourself or give in to negativity. No matter how hard it seems, no matter what circumstances you are in, you must not quit.
Never backtrack and take steps backwards in this process because of pressures of your life and daily routine. This is a process in which your life as you know it, can and will, be transformed into more of an enjoyable, happy, and complete life. I can only tell you this if I have experienced it, and I have and will continue to grow and learn from it.
Copyright © 2010 Rich Barnes
Environmentally friendly vehicle From China
(Alaskan huskies) were born to pull. The smaller body means a faster recovery time after a run.
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