LARGEST SPIDERS OF THE WORLD

LARGEST SPIDERS

Most people have some level of fear,irrational when spoke about spiders. Whether you are an actual arachnophobe, just don’t like the 8-legged creatures, on the other hand, are just plain fascinated by them, the notion of the largest spider in the world is bound to grab your attention.

It should be noted that although these represent the average leg spans of the world's largest spiders, their body size is often considerably smaller: that of the Lasiodora, found in Brazil, is around 92 mm (3.6 in), while that of the Tegenaris parietina, the largest spider found in Britain, may measure as little as 18 mm (0.7 in).

 

1. HUNTSMAN SPIDER - Heteropoda maxima; Leg span - 11.8 in

 

2. GOLIATH TARANTULA / BIRD-EATING SPIDER - Theaphosa blondi; Leg span -11.0 in

 

3. BRAZILIAN SALMON PINK - Lasiodora parahybaba; Leg span -10.2 in

 

 

4. BRAZILIAN GIANT TAWNY RED - Grammostola mollicoma; Leg span -10.2 in

 

 

5. WOLF SPIDER - Cupiennius sallei; Leg span - 10.0 in

 

6. PURPLE BLOOM BIRD-EATING - Xenesthis monstrosa - Leg span - 9.1 in

 

     Xenesthis monstrosa - Leg span - 9.1

 

 

8. HERCULES BABOON - Hysterocrates hercules - Leg span -8.0 in

 

9. HYSTEROCRATES sp. - Leg span -7.0 in

 

10. TEGENARIA PARIETIN - Leg span -5.5 in

 

MOST POPULAR 15 SEO WEBSITES

TOP 15 MOST POPULAR SEO WEBSITES | OCTOBER 2013

Here are the 15 Most Popular SEO Sites as derived from our eBizMBA Rank which is a constantly updated average of each website's Alexa Global Traffic Rank, and U.S. Traffic Rank from both Compete and Quantcast

1 . SEOBOOK :-1,400,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

2.  SEOMOZ :- 700,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

3.  SEARCHENGINELAND :- 650,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

4. SEARCHENGINEWATCH :- 645,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

 5.  SEARCHENGINEJOURNAL :- 550,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

6.  SEOChat :- 500,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

7. MATTCUTTS :-  440,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

8.  BLACKHATTEAM :-  410,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

9 . SEROUNDTABLE :-  400,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

10.  SUBMITEXPRESS:- 390,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

1 1. SELFSEO :- 250,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

12 . WICKEDFIRE :- 230,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

13 . HIGHRANKINGS :- 190,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

14 . SEO :- 150,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

15 . SEARCHENGINEGUIDE :- 100,000 - Estimated Unique Monthly Visitors

TOP CAMPSITES IN COLORADO

TOP 10 CAMPSITES IN COLORADO:-

From basic campsites to luxury log cabins, Colorado has plenty of options for staying in the great outdoors. With the Colorado Trail and San Juan mountains as a backdrop, there's also cool hiking, climbing and cycling to be had.

1. LITTLE MOLAS LAKE CAMPGROUND, SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST:-

2. ANGEL OF SHAVANO, SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST:-

3.OH BE JOYFUL CAMPGROUND, CRESTED BUTTE:-

4.PINYON FLATS CAMPGROUND, GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK:-

5. SADDLEHORN CAMPGROUND, COLORADO NATIONAL MONUMENT:-

6. BASSAM GUARDSTATION AND CABIN, BUENA VISTA:-

7. FOWLER-HILLIARD HUT, EAGLE:-

8. DUNTON HOT SPRINGS, DOLORES:-

9. 4 UR RANCH, CREEDE:-

10.VISTA VERDE, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS:-

FASTEST BIRDS IN THE WORLD

 1. GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS  (Thalassarche chrysostama) :- Speed : 80 mph

  

 2. COMMON EIDER  (Somateria mollissima) :- Speed : 47 mph   

 3. BEWICK'S SWAN (Cygnus columbianus) :- Speed : 45 mph   

 4. BARNACLE GOOSE (Branta leucopsis) :- Speed : 42 mph 

 5. COMMON CRANE (Grus grus) :- Speed : 42 mph  

 

 6. MALLARD (Anas platyrhynchos) :- Speed : 40 mph  

 

 7. RED-THROATED DIVER (Gavia stellata) :- Speed: 38 mph 

    

 8. WOOD PIGEON (Columba palumbus) :- Speed : 38 mph   

 

     OYSTERCATCHER (Haematopus ostralegus) :- Speed : 36 mph  

  

10. RING-NECKED PHEASANT (Phasianus colchichus) :- Speed : 33 mph  

  

      WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Anser albifrons) :- Speed : 33 mph

10 POWERFUL QUOTES ON LEADERSHIP

A great quote can provide personal inspiration and can be used to educate others; below are my top 10 leadership quotes of all time.

1. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

-JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

2. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

-STEVE JOBS, Apple co-founder

3. “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

-RALPH WALDO EMERSON

4. “The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action — an unconventional business strategy, a unique product-development roadmap, a controversial marketing campaign — even as the rest of the world wonders why you’re not marching in step with the status quo. In other words, real leaders are happy to zig while others zag. They understand that in an era of hyper-competition and non-stop disruption, the only way to stand out from the crowd is to stand for something special.”

-BILL TAYLOR

5. “Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals.”

-Unknown

6. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.”

-THEODORE M. HESBURGH

7. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

-JOHN F. KENNEDY

8. “A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.”

-JIM ROHN

9. “The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.”

-JOHN MAXWELL

10. “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

-JOHN MAXWELL

EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE

FIRST PLANETARY MOONS TO BE DISCOVERED:

1. MOON          :- EARTH ; ANCIENT 

2. LO                :- JUPITER; GALILEO GALILEI (ITALIAN); 1610  

3. EUROPA      :- JUPITER; GALILEO GALIGEI; 1610   

4. GANYMEDE :- JUPITER; GALILEO GALIGEI; 1610    

5. CALLISTO   :- JUPITER; GALILEO GALILEI; 1610    

6. TITAN          :- SATURN; CHRISTIAN HUGYGENS (DUTCH); 1655   

7. LAPETUS     :- SATURN; GIOVANNI CASSINI; 1671   

8. RHEA           :- SATURN; GIOVANNI CASSINI; 1672   

9. TETHYS      :- SATURN; GIOVANNI CASSINI; 1684   

10. DIONE      :- SATURN; CIOVANNI CASSINI; 1684

FIRST PLANETARY PROBES:-

VENERA 4

1. VENERA 4              :- VENUS; ARRIVAL - 18 OCTOBER 1967
2. VENERA 5              :- VENUS; ARRIVAL - 16 MAY 1969
3. VENERA 6               :- VENUS; ARRIVAL - 17 MAY 1969
4. VENERA 7              :- VENUS; ARRIVAL - 15 DECEMBER 1970
5. MARINER 9 (USA):-  ARRIVAL -MARS; ARRIVAL - 13 NOVEMBER 1971
6. MARS 2                   :- MARS;  ARRIVAL -27 NOVEMBER 1971
7. MARS 3                   :- MARS;  ARRIVAL -2 DECEMBER 1971
8. VENERA 8               :- VENUS;  ARRIVAL - 22 JULY 1972
9. VENERA 9               :- VENUS;  ARRIVAL -22 OCTOBER 1975
10. VENERA 10             :- VENUS: ARRIVAL - 25 OCTOBER 1975

• Probes to Venus have to be sturdily built to withstand Venu's dense atmosphere. 
• This list excludes "FLYBYS" - probes that passed by but did not land on the surface of another planet. Pioneer 10, for example, launched on 2 March 1972, flew past Jupiter on 3 DEcember 1973, but did not land. 
• Venera 4 was the first unmanned probe to land on a planet and Venera 9 the first to transmit pictures from a planet's surface.

FIRST ANIMALS IN SPACE:-

LAIKA,the first dog in space, went up in SPUTNIK 2 on 3 November 1957, with no hope of coming down alive. Two monkeys, Able and Baker, launched in a Jupiter missile on 28 May 1959, were the first animals to be recovered (although Able died a few days later). On 29 November 1961 Enos, a male chimpanzee, successfully completed two orbits and survived.

'MEDICAID ENROLLMENT" - IS IT A THREAT TO OBAMA-CARE STRUCTURE?

MEDICAID ENROLLMENT SPIKE A THREAT TO OBAMACARE STRUCTURE?

(CBS News) The disastrous rollout of HealthCare.gov may have another serious problem: A CBS News analysis shows that in many of the 15 state-based health insurance exchanges more people are enrolling in Medicaid rather than buying private health insurance. And if that trend continues, there's concern there won't be enough healthy people buying health insurance for the system to work.

As the Obamacare website struggles, the administration is emphasizing state-level success. President Obama said Monday, "There's great demand at the state level as well. Because there are a bunch of states running their own marketplaces."

But left unsaid in the president's remarks: the newly insured in some of those states are overwhelmingly low-income people signing up for Medicaid at no cost to them.

Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicaid Directors, said, "We're seeing a huge spike in terms of Medicaid enrollments."

He says the numbers have surprised him and state officials.

CBS News has confirmed that in Washington, of the more than 35,000 people newly enrolled, 87 percent signed up for Medicaid. In Kentucky, out of 26,000 new enrollments, 82 percent are in Medicaid. And in New York, of 37,000 enrollments, Medicaid accounts for 64 percent. And there are similar stories across the country in nearly half of the states that run their own exchanges.

Medicaid experts say they're not sure why they're seeing the lopsided enrollment numbers, but point out it's easier to enroll in Medicaid than private insurance.

An administration spokeswoman says coverage provided by the new law offers "a range of options so consumers can pick a plan that best meets their needs ... and their budget."

But Gail Wilensky, a former Medicaid director, said the numbers are causing concern in the insurance industry, which needs healthy adults to buy private insurance in large numbers for the system to work.

"Either the private insurance enrollments come up somewhere around the expected amount or there's going to be a problem. ... You need a volume and you need a mix of people that are healthy as well as high users in private insurance, in order to have it be sustainable," she said.

The Obama administration says they expected these high enrollment numbers in Medicaid because the law expands the number of low-income people who can get Medicaid, CBS News' Jan Crawford reported on "CBS This Morning." Supporters say this shows demand. But industry sources say that if we do not see some real turnaround soon, there could be big problems for the entire system.