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It's been 106 years since the Titanic sank RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912. Construction in gantry, 1909–11 Rudder with central and port wing propellers - for scale note the man at bottom of the photo. Fitting-out, 1911–12 Titanic leaving Belfast, Ireland, for her sea trials on 2 April 1912. Ad for Titanic's first but never made sailing from New York on 20 April 1912. Titanic at Southampton docks, England, prior to departure. The route of Titanic's maiden voyage. The iceberg thought to have been hit by Titanic, photographed on the morning of 15 April 1912. Captain Rostron was awaken in his cabin by his wireless operator and told him about the Titanic's S.O.S. and C.Q.D. calls. Rostron immediately ordered the ship to assist the sinking liner, over sixty miles away. "Come at once. We have struck a berg. The last recorded messages are increasingly desperate and fragmented “Come quick. Engine room nearly full," was sent from the Titanic only a few short minutes before the ship finally sank. This picture shows rescue boats from the Titanic making their way to Carpathia after the liner.With only enough room in the lifeboats for half the passengers and crew. While the lifeboats were lowered, with awful goodbyes between husbands, wives and children. The sinking, according to J. Thayer, sketched on-board Carpathia. At 8:00AM Carpathia was joined briefly by the SS Californian, a ship that would descend into the depths of controversy as it was only five miles from Titanic during the sinking and had failed to respond to the disaster until the following day. London newsboy Ned Parfett with news of the disaster. Crowds gathered at Pier 54 in New York - the Cunard Line pier - awaiting the arrival of the ship Carpathia carrying Titanic survivors.

What do you call a penguin in the Sahara Desert.......Lost

What do you get if you cross a stereo with a refrigerator.....Cool music

Why didn't the skeleton go to the New Year's Eve party.......He had no body to go with

Mental Asylum During a visit to the mental asylum, i asked the Director: "How do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized." "Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," i said "a normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup." "No." said the Director, "a normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?

10 signs it's time to break up 1. Your partner puts you down Of course it’s imperative to mention the obvious deal breakers like physical, emotional or verbal abuse. If your partner puts you down, in an obvious and even not so obvious way, the relationship is unhealthy for you. 2. Your partner doesn’t respect you If your partner disrespects you – in front of others or privately. A good relationship has respect at its core. Mutual respect is essential or it is definitely time to break up. Life isn’t a dress rehearsal. 3. Your partner tries to control you If your partner tries to control you – how you behave, who your friends are, what you wear, how you spend your time – this is a giant waving red flag. And men don’t just control women, be very sure in heterosexual relationships women can control men too and it’s just as wrong. 4. You’re not attracted to your partner anymore If you’ve been dating awhile and you cannot muster any attraction to them anymore – you shy way from touches, you stop kissing and the idea of kissing turns you off … it’s very hard to turn that around and if you’re not married with kids, do you want to? Or do you want to find someone you’re more compatible with on every level? 5. You avoid controntation If you start to lie to your partner, or hide the truth – whether it’s to avoid confrontation or because there are issues neither of you can cope with together. Lying snowballs into bigger and bigger gaps and untruths in your relationship and unless you are able to change that behavior, the relationship will only get worse. 6. You believe you’re being lied to or cheated on You believe you are being lied to, and perhaps cheated on. While relationships can survive infidelity and may not be a deal breaker for some, being lied to and betrayed certainly puts splitting up on the table for discussion. In these cases I strongly recommend counseling and mediation because often without guidance to change as a couple, this pattern will repeat itself. 7. You have different goals and values You find that what brought you together in the first place isn’t enough to sustain a long term relationship because you have different values and goals. It’s very hard to build a life together if you don’t agree on what kind of life you want to have. It will be a daily struggle riddled with conflict. Check please, time to go. 8. You don’t consider your partner a friend If you don’t think of your partner as one of your inner circle of best friends (not everyone’s’ partner is their best, best friend) and can’t trust them with your feelings and vulnerabilities you will never be truly safe and comfortable in the relationship so don’t take it a step further. 9. You don’t miss them If you find yourselves working long hours, or traveling a lot and not missing one another, not really minding the time apart, it’s time to question what kind of relationship you have and what you want. Is this the right relationship for you? 10. A little voice inside your head tells you the relationship is bad If everyone important in your life is telling you the relationship is unhealthy, or that your partner is bad for you – and here is the important part – a little voice inside you, however small, agrees or thinks they just might have a point, no matter how frustrating that feels, listen.

Pictures from World War 2 Soviet Tank Commander Feeds a Polar Bear Soldiers Prepare a Gift for Hitler US Troops Pose on a Captured German Railway Gun US Marine with a Kitten US and Soviet Soldiers Pose Together German Soldier Lights His Cigarette with a Flamethrower US Paratroopers Prepare to Jump Into Normandy US Motorcycle Troops Pose on Their Harleys US Soldier Mocks Hitler A Kitten Takes a Nap on a UK Navy Ship

My dog recently went missing. So I got a pet detective.......Although he doesn’t seem to like his cage very much.

Intelligence Quotes Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Alan Dundes When someone isn’t smart enough to express their frustration, they use dirty words. Those are words that describe a lack of intelligence. Smart people don’t use those kind of dirty words, because they find it an insult to their intelligence. Nouman Ali Khan A sign of intelligence is an awareness of one's own ignorance. Niccolo Machiavelli Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent minds do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds. Diane Ravitch Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein You don't have to be a genius when you're surrounded by morons. Josh Lieb The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. Bertrand Russell The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. F. Scott Fitzgerald A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. Albert Einstein He must be very ignorant for he answers every question he is asked. Voltaire I have always been among those who believed that the greatest freedom of speech was the greatest safety, because if a man is a fool, the best thing to do is to encourage him to advertise the fact by speaking. Woodrow Wilson In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. Albert Einstein Cleverness is not wisdom. Euripides Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart. Alan Alda An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools. Ernest Hemingway I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic. Abigail Adams It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. Albert Einstein The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abraham Lincoln Anti-social behaviour is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists. Nikola Tesla It is no weakness for the wisest man to learn when he is wrong. Sophocles It is not clear that intelligence has any long-term survival value. Stephen Hawking Unintelligent people always look for a scapegoat. Ernest Bevin Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift. Albert Einstein If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. Ralph Waldo Emerson But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright Brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown. Carl Sagan Small minds are concerned with the extraordinary, great minds with the ordinary. Blaise Pascal

Leadership Quotes The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do. Andrew Carnegie The four Cs of making dreams come true: Curiosity, Courage, Consistency, Confidence. Walt Disney When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it. Henry Ford Remember the difference between a boss and a leader. A boss says, Go! A leader says, let’s go! George E. M. Kelly Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. Winston Churchill It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. Nelson Mandela If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams You fail all the time, but you aren't a failure until you start blaming someone else. Bum Phillips It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. Mark Twain A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent. Douglas MacArthur The leader sees leadership as responsibility rather than as rank and privilege. Peter Drucker The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humour, but without folly. Jim Rohn A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves. Eleanor Roosevelt Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems. Brian Tracy Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. Colin Powell The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition. Carl Jung Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference. You can lead without a title Robin Sharma Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves. Abraham Lincoln The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Let’s GO! Harry Gordon Selfridge The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things. Ronald Reagan A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd. Max Lucado Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. Winston Churchill It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. Harry S. Truman A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason Hugo Grotius Force always attracts men of low morality. Albert Einstein Don't find fault, find a remedy. Henry Ford There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader. Mahatma Gandhi Remember that the six most expensive words in business are: 'We've always done it that way' Catherine DeVrye I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men. Laozi The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. Ray Kroc To add value to others, one must first value others. John C. Maxwell Leaders are like gardeners ... As leaders we are not only responsible for harvesting our own success but for cultivating the success of the next generation. Susan Collins

Thoughtful Quotes A collection of 24 top quotes by some of history’s greatest thinkers Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less. – C. S. Lewis Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you. – Aldous Huxley The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. – Khalil Gibran Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. – Chinese Proverb We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein The lonely become either thoughtful or empty. – Mason Cooley No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on or blame. The gift is yours. It is an amazing journey and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins. – Bob Moawad An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he knows absolutely everything about nothing. - Nicholas Murray Butler Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. – John F. Kennedy The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most. – John Ruskin Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished. – Goethe Life is too important to take seriously. – Corky Siegel Without order nothing can exist—without chaos nothing can evolve. - Anon Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. – Oscar Wilde It’s not that life has been easy, perfect or exactly as expected. I just choose to be happy and grateful no matter how it all turns out. - Anon If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. – Albert Einstein Love me when I least deserve it because that is when I really need it. – Swedish proverb Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. – Theodore Roosevelt I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. – Mother Theresa If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart. – Nelson Mandela Being human - flaws and intentions People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou No one has ever become poor by giving – Anne Frank t’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. – Henry David Thoreau Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead

Where did medieval knights park their camels......Camelot

The Oldest Profession A physician, an engineer and a lawyer were arguing about whose profession was the oldest. The surgeon announced, "Remember how God removed a rib from Adam to create Eve? Obviously, medicine is the oldest profession." The engineer replied, "But before that, God created the heavens and the earth from chaos, in less than a week. You have to admit that was a remarkable feat of engineering, and that makes engineering an older profession than medicine." The lawyer smirked, and said, "Who do you think created the chaos?"

What do you call an elephant wearing pink earmuffs and a dress……. Anything you want, it can't hear you.

The Greeks vs. the Italians A Greek and Italian were debating who has the superior culture. The Greek says, we have the Parthenon. The Italian says, we have the Coliseum. The Greeks says, we had great mathematicians and philosophers. The Italian says, we created a world empire and established Roman peace. And so on and so on for hours, until finally the Greek lights up and says…. We invented sex! The Italian nods slowly, thinks, and replies, that is true……. but it was Italians who introduced it to women!

I've found a job helping a one armed typist do capital letters.......It's shift work

A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. So now you know why they call this a workstation.

130-Year-Old Lady Liberty Answers Your Most Burning Questions When the Statue of Liberty first arrived on American soil on June 17, 1885, she wasn’t exactly the woman we know and love today. But now, 130 years later, she's an iconic symbol of American freedom and democracy. She's a full-on New Yorker with a whole lot to say. That's why we got the lowdown straight from the Lady herself on some of the most common questions she gets asked. So where'd you come from anyway? You mean who made me look this good? Well, that was the work of a few very nice French men. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was the sculptor and Gustave Eiffel was the engineer. Oh, don't tell me you don't know Gustave? I'm sure you've heard of that very famous tower in Paris he also created. But me? I was a gift to the US from France, as a symbol of friendship between the two countries. Just remember, when I arrived in the US by ship in 1885, I was only in pieces—350 pieces in 214 crates, to be exact. An American architect named Richard Morris Hunt made my pedestal. Do you belong to New York or New Jersey?" I know it may look like I'm just hanging right smack dab in the middle of the New York Harbour, on what was called Bedloe's Island back in the day. But believe me, I'm a New Yorker through and through. Though I technically sit in New Jersey, Liberty Island officially belongs to the great state of New York. Are you based on a real person or a celebrity or something? my first name is - Liberty Enlightening the World. The Roman goddess of Liberty was the inspiration for my design and robes, but my face is based on a real woman Bartholdi's mother Charlotte! How tall are you? And how much do you weigh? I stand at a very proud 305 feet and 1 inch (from ground to torch) and was taller than any other structure in New York City at the time I was built. I weigh 156 tons! My head is 10 feet wide, each eye is 2 1/2 feet, my nose is 4 1/2 feet, and my mouth is 3 feet. You're holding a lot of stuff. Why didn't they build you a bag or something? To show it all off, of course! Did you know the seven rays on my crown represent the seven continents of the world? Or that the Roman numerals on the tablet in my left hand stand for America's Independence Day? Or that I'm standing on a broken shackle and chains to symbolize breaking through slavery and oppression? Or should I say torches! I've been through a lot with my symbol of enlightenment. What do all those words mean at the bottom of the statue? The New Colossus was written in 1883 to help raise funds for the Statue of Liberty and in 1903, Emma’s sonnet was inscribed on a plaque and placed on the inner wall of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. According to some, Emma Lazarus was the first American to make any sense of this statue, it being a gift from the country of France. Her traditional sonnet form seemed to spark recognition of the statue's primary role - a world-wide welcome to those seeking sanctuary. Immigrants fleeing to America would see the torch bearing giant as they approached New York and word quickly spread around the globe that here was no ordinary lady but a 'Mother of Exiles' offering a new life. Emma Lazarus, woman, Jew and New Yorker, beautifully encapsulated the feelings of a nation in 14 lines. There's no doubt it still resonates. Her sonnet stands proud. This poem is still very relevant for these fragile times. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Can we climb all the way up to the crown? How about the torch? You most certainly can get up to the crown (as long as you book in advance) It will take 363 fairly steep steps, the equivalent of climbing 27 stories, to make it up to the top for a peek out of one of my 25 windows. But due to earlier safety concerns, my torch has been off limits to visitors since 1916.

War games An Army colonel was planning war games but didn’t want to use live ammunition. Instead he informed the soldiers: In place of a rifle, you go, Bang, bang. In place of a knife, you go, Stab, stab. In place of a hand grenade, you go, Lob, lob. The game was in progress when one of the soldiers saw one of the enemy. He said, Bang, bang, but nothing happened. He ran forward and shouted, Stab, stab, but nothing happened. He ran back and went, Lob, lob, but nothing happened. Finally, he walked up to the enemy and said, You’re not playing fair. I went Bang, bang and Stab, stab and Lob, lob and you haven’t fallen dead yet! The enemy responded........rumble, rumble, I’m a tank.

Street scenes of 19th-century Newcastle, England. A remarkable set of original early glass negatives detailing everyday 19th-century street scenes has been found by Aaron Guy, who works at Newcastle's Mining Institute. Most are from Newcastle, but some in the collection are from other parts of the north-east of England. The photographer is unknown. (Really stunning picture) Coals for sale, children play outside a shop front in the centre of Newcastle c1850-1860.

Don't come back this way again puzzle The shape below is made with one continuous line. Starting anywhere, can you complete the shape without lifting your pencil from the page? As you probably guessed, your path cannot cross over itself. Solution to don't come back this way again puzzle:

Everyday Life and Street Scenes of Nuremberg, German (1910s)

Elephants don't laugh Used to be a man who owned a bar out in the middle of nowhere. Not too many people came to the bar, so he was trying to think of a good gimmick to get people to come. It so happened he was watching T.V. at the time and the parade for the circus was on. As the elephants went by he remembered reading somewhere that elephants don't laugh. He went down to the circus and inquired about buying an elephant. It just so happens that there was an elderly elephant bull that the circus was planning to retire. After agreeing on a price, the man bought the elephant. Back at the bar the man put a large jar on the bar with a sign reading: "Make the elephant laugh, $5.00 a shot, win $5,000." Well, a lot of people thought they could make the elephant laugh, and soon the jar was almost full. Then one night a man walked in and said to the bar owner, "I hear you will give anyone who can make the elephant laugh $5,000." "Yeah, he's out back" After about five minutes tremendous, deep, thundering laughter could be heard coming from behind the bar. Everyone in the bar raced back to see what was going on. When they got there the elephant was LAUGHING!!! The man could not believe his eyes. But, a bet was a bet after all and he paid the stranger who had made the elephant laugh. A few weeks later and the elephant was still laughing. The bar owner could not stand it anymore so he put a sign on the bar reading: "Make the elephant cry, $5.00 a shot, win $5,000." Again, a lot of people tried and tried, but they could not get the elephant to stop laughing. Finally, the man who had gotten the elephant to laugh in the first place walked in. Upon seeing the sign, he inquired if anybody had had any luck in stopping the elephant from laughing. Seeing’s as no one had, he once more went back behind the bar to see the elephant. In less than a minute a wail of grief cascaded over the bar. All the patrons ran out to see what was up. The elephant had huge tears running down its cheeks. Once again a bet was a bet and the bar owner paid the man. Before the man could leave, the bar owner asked how he had gotten the elephant to laugh and then to cry. "Easy." said the man, "When I first went back there I told him my dick was bigger than his. And now I just proved it."

What do you give an elephant with diarrhea……Lots of room.