November 2007 ~ UNUSUAL THINGs

WHIPPED OCEAN .SOMETHING WE'LL NEVER SEE

Posted by Unknown on 9:34 AM

HERE'S SOMETHING WE'LL NEVER SEE.AMAZINGSuddenly the shoreline north of Sydney were transformed into the Cappuccino Coast. Foam swallowed an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the local lifeguards' centre, in a freak display of nature at Yamba in New South Wales.One minute a group of teenage surfers were waiting to catch a wave, the next they were swallowed up in a giant bubble bath. The foam was so light that they could puff it out of their hands and watch it float away.Boy in the bubble bath: Tom Woods, 12, emerges from the clouds of foam after deciding that surfing was not an optionIt stretched for 30 miles out into the...

Japan’s new concept of micro-car

Posted by Unknown on 8:00 AM

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World's longest bridge in China

Posted by Unknown on 10:30 AM

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Eight of the World’s Most Unusual Plants

Posted by Unknown on 1:30 AM

Drakaea glyptodon: an orchid. It is the color of, and smells like, raw meat. Pollinated by male wasps. Dracunculus vulgaris: smells like rotting flesh, and has a burgundy-colored, leaf-like flower that projects a slender, black appendage.Amorphophallus: means, literally, "shapeless penis." The name comes from the shape of the erect black spadix.Hydnora africana, an unusual flesh-colored, parasitic flower that attacks the nearby roots of shrubby in arid deserts of South Africa. The putrid-smelling blossom attracts herds of carrion beetles.Wolffia angusta: the world's smallest flower. A dozen plants would easily fit on the head of a pin and two...

5 Areas Of Creativity At Work

Posted by Unknown on 6:55 AM

You can be creative interpersonally, externally and as a managerCreativity begins in childhood and we continue to use it in our personal and professional lives as adults. Creativity comprises inventiveness and resourcefulness, which varies with different individuals and changes at different stages of maturity. Creativity is an oft-used term in many contexts. It is probably best described as a personal characteristic that can be applied at several levels and to diverse activities. One can use ingenuity to enhance the impact of anything one chooses. Creativity at the workplace usually refers to applying it to the pure nature/routine tasks of our job and role. In some occupations, originality in work is explicit in the job description while in others it is not spelt out but assumed. We can use...