NATURE

from @underwaterhub – Michigan man discovers glowing, florescent rocks called “Yooperlites” 😍
Erik Rintamaki discovered a rock that glows under an ultraviolet light made of a mineral never seen before in Michigan. Without knowing what they were or why the rocks glowed, he named them “Yooperlites”. Rintamaki says it all started in 2017 when he went out on a beach in Lake Superior with a UV light and discovered tons of these glowing rocks.
To the naked eye, they look like gray rocks, but under the UV light, the mineral composite makes the rocks glow

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@oceanshot – This is so cool ! 😍
Hermit crabs are crustaceans. They have jointed limbs, claws, a hard exoskeleton, eyes on stalks, and two sets of antennae.
#AnimalFact : Crabs interact with each other and are often found in large groups. Marine hermit crabs live in the ocean and land hermit crabs live primarily on land 🦀
The hermit crab is not like other crabs. The hermit crab’s abdomen does not have a hard covering. To protect the abdomen, a hermit crab inhabits an empty snail shell.
The shell also stores water for the crab. Hermit crabs have gills that need to remain moist in order for them to breath

Video by @fahdbinjumah 💙

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from @saraunderwood – On my recent trip to the Bahamas it was impossible to not feel humbled by the beauty of the islands. It was equally impossible to not feel humbled by the history of the islands that have some of their roots in slavery. Don’t mistake my feeling humbled for “white guilt”. It is not guilt, it is fact, that white people, maybe even my ancestors, captured people from Africa, forced them into bondage and brought them to this very spot. It is not guilt, it is fact, that police brutality and systemic racism towards people with black and brown skin is a serious problem in the United States to this day. It is not guilt, it is fact, that I as a white person have benefited from this systemic racism even though I am not a willing participant in it. If you are white and you acknowledge these realities, don’t let people dismiss it as white guilt. Speak the truth and ally yourself with causes that fight for the justice we all deserve. This piece, “Genesis” by Antonius Roberts and Tyrone Ferguson is a profound monument to the past, present, and future. Happy New Year.
📸 by @jacobwitzling

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Simply saying culture should be upheld by our generation is not enough. Action will always speak louder, especially by our  leaders who have so many youths a looking upto them.

This is the impressive case of the  Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung as he stepped out for a cultural carnival yesterday in Plateau state. Showing just how much beauty culture holds within itself.

Without no shame or resentment towards the proud culture of his people, the Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Lalung,  stepped right out yesterday December 29th 2018 . He attended the 2018 Tarok cultural carnival which held in Langtang South local government area in Plateau state.

His presence in that cultural event definitely promoted the willingness of youths to join in, in culture.

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While most of us are trying to close out on our Christmas shopping lists,grocery shopping and cooking,  and then have a memorable yuletide season spent with loved ones, the reat are just trying to make ends meet, and then try to find the very essence of our Christmas season. Spending it with our not so perfect but loved family and friends, those far and near. Ashley Tisdale  is out there literally finding herself love in the air. With a perfectly heart shaped pink and not hidden cloud, shows up clearly open looking so cute..

@ashleytisdale – Love is in the air 💗☁️

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@guardian_us – No, really. A newly discovered blind and burrowing amphibian is to be officially named Dermophis donaldtrumpi, in recognition of the president’s climate change denial. The name was chosen by the boss of EnviroBuild, a sustainable building materials company, who paid $25,000 at an auction for the right. Aidan Bell said the small legless creature’s ability to bury its head in the ground matched Trump’s approach to global warming.

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Following the incessant killing of animals by humans for the mare aim of extracting their fur for coats and other clothes, and group of Animalife right activists too their passionate protest to a new height in front of a fur industry. Staging a realistic message intended for the management of the fur industry.

The naked activist smeared blood all over themselves with realistic bullet holes as they lay naked on the floor, giving the industry a clear picture of the impact their activitit’s has caused the earth.

@vanguardnews – A demonstrator holds a sign as animal rights activists covered in red paint symbolising blood lie naked during a protest against the fur industry in Barcelona on December 16, 2018.

#vanguardnews

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@jemu_mwenda – A LIE IN:

KILL TO SAVE
Am only a few years old,but one of the injustices i have found with us humans,is when we place money in the hands of people to get a right to kill an animal,Not for anything else but to satisfy our ego.With all the greed and rapacity with men,it’s channel of benefiting off the blood of innocent beings,Drowned in prejudice and ego the killers carry away the “skulls” don’t assume I don’t know they call it trophy,to hang in their walls that reminds them of their commitment to increase the extinction of species.

The members of a species that are strong,healthy and carry strong genetic traits are targeted,Loads of cash paid and trigger pulled to bring them down,to the hunting firms and it’s affiliates they regard the returns support conservation precisely the communities,something I utterly disagree.Hunting for these reasons is one of the ways to prove mans crookedness and his inability to correctly handle what he was mandated to protect.

The only justice for sport-hunting would be if the quarry itself received the cash and sighed to die to save others,which isn’t possible.Their rights and justice being held in the hands of those who claim to own them.In the 19ths century there where hundreds of rhinos roaming and they thought careful introduction of such a sport would be fun,animals would just be shot at and their ferocity due to the pain of bullets and arrows gave them titles as the “big five”

Now today I and my colleagues wake up everyday to watching these last two Rhinos known of their kind.Ashamedly even as of now this vice of hunting still continues,Having witnessed the dark side of extinction I wish such people could swallow their ego and stop killing a being that can never defend itself.When you pay that money and pull that trigger,you undermine the rights of their existence,apparently their justice will be spoken in ways unheard by us! And it will be fatal.
May the Trophies on their wall hang to ashame and always remind them that they are murderers.
The greatest shame on a man/woman is when one has to kill a voiceless being to quench their ego,how would a human dare to prove ego to an animal literary.
*my thoughts
#sundayreflection

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@sharonstone – This is Malibu. A retreat. Our beach. A place that we spent a week every Summer with at risk kids. Thousands of children’s lives changed here at our @planethopeorganization @sharonstone
Friends have lost their homes, animals, schools, place of prayer, markets & local businesses. For many, everything familiar is gone…. This is heartbreaking.
Please help @baby2baby with their mission to supply (diapers, wipes, blankets & important basic essentials)  to children & families affected by the fire.
THANK YOU  @grantdenham for this photo. Prayers to you. .. #woolseyfire #campfire #baby2baby #prayersneeded 🙏
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF VENTURA COUNTY IS OPEN AND ACCEPTING ANIMALS FOR THOSE EVACUATING FROM THE HILL AND WOOLSEY FIRE.
805-646-6505
402 Bryant Street. Ojai, California.
Donations also may be sent to @losangelesfiredepartment #CaliforniaWildfires

@candacecbure – It’s no joke. Praying, praying, praying. Please pray with us. We need your prayers.

@kimzolciakbiermann – Prayers for all in California 🙏🏼

@cindycrawford – Thank you to the firefighters and servicemen working so hard to protect our homes and community. Your bravery and selflessness is the true definition of heroism.

@hilaryduff – Been glued to the news watching the devastation of these fires. Really heartbroken for the families who have lost their homes, all of the people who have been displaced and don’t know if they still have a home 😢 a big thank you to the fireman and first responders who are working round the clock to try to contain this fire. Please follow @we.love.malibu all money raised will go to families who lost their home! Auction items will go up soon #woolseyfire #malibu 💔😢

@sarahmgellar – Today my heart is filled with sadness. This was my dear friend @chriscortazzo home, known as “the ranch” It was truly the most magical and peaceful place I have ever been. Yesterday the #woolseyfire destroyed it. I am sad, not just for the house, but for all the animals that called it home. In my heart I know it wasn’t magic that made the home so special, but the kind and generous heart of its owner Chris. Thank you to all the selfless fire firefighters working non stop to put out this terrible tragedy. Please everyone stay safe. Today I will raise a glass to all the special memories of the Ranch that no 🔥 can take away. And pray for safety and speedy containment.

@westendfriends – To all the amazing firefighters, first responders and volunteers helping and battling these fires we thank you! ❤️ everyone please stay safe and evacuate if need to. Don’t stay behind and don’t leave your animals behind either. Lots of places can help with your animals for the meantime please help Each other out! & if you want to help but can’t physically help the @losangelesfiredepartment @lafdfoundation is in need of donations for hydration packs, any amount is greatly appreciated! Stay safe everyone. We are praying this ends soon. #campfire #fires #prayforcalifornia #paradise #malibu #calabasas #staysafe #volunteer #getinvolved #donate #keepyourpetssafe #evacuate #saveanimals #firefighters #thankyou #heroes #woolseyfire #lafd

@rileykeough – This is so crazy…. My family has been evacuated. And my house is on the other side of that smoke somewhere… Prayers for everyone in LA and for all the families that have lost their homes. ❤️💕❤️ #woolseyfire

@mirandakerr – Praying for the people and homes in my surrounding community of Malibu. It’s hard to watch from so far away in China but I’m grateful that my family is safe. Thank you to all the firefighters & first responders out there working tirelessly to contain the flames. If you are being told to evacuate please do and don’t wait. I hope that you and all your loved ones are safe ❤️

@robinthicke – Our home is just to the left! Praying

@teresagiudice – Prayers for all in California 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 ❤️ ❤️❤️❤️

@orlandobloom – this is my street as of two hours ago praying for the safety of all my malibu fam, grateful to our brave firefighters please stay safe 🙏🏼

@bellahadid – can’t believe this….it makes me so emotional looking at these photographs taken in the past two days. our beautiful Malibu looks so sad today. malibu is such a connected, loving community with families that have lived there for 30+ years. Many of them growing up together raising children together for so many decades making so many memories… I can’t even imagine how you all are feeling back home having to evacuate…im so sorry that you have to watch this happen right in front of you- Im sure it is the most painful thing in the world. my heart is so broken I am so sorry to every single person that lost their homes, and I hope we can come up with something very soon to help… as you can see- horses and other animals are being brought to beaches because there is no way to get out of Malibu anymore…I added a few places you can evacuate your animals to if anyone that needs help is reading this… I can’t imagine having to leave my horses behind..I feel so helpless right now … thank you to all of the incredible fire fighters in Malibu and from the valley who are working so hard in danger for the community. You are so incredible And we salute you
Bless..

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These birds cover distances that a plane collect thousands of hard currency to reach, except that this one took a  serious risk by coming to this part of the world instead of hitting it to a different part. I guess in this cold winter,  Africa is a good place to travel to for warmth. This whole goodness centers around a Western Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) owned by the University of Helsinki, Finland, which we aren’t yet sure if it escaped or simply was let into the wild. But a good head on the neck individual  has released it into the wild after being caught in Jigawa State.

According to one Abubakar S. Ringim, a Zoologist, the bird was caught on 25/10/2018, at Malam Madori, Jigawa. A tracker found on it, showed that it left Finland, 109 days earlier and had covered 5808km during it’s winter migration. (How determined is that?)

However, after being celebrated by the locals, it was released at the Baturiya Wetland Reserve in Jigawa, for it to have a safe winter exit from Finland and summer time in Nigeria. We only hope it is smart enough to simply stick to the trees and don’t bother hopping on the ground, which might lead to its demise.  We wish you a hassle free stay here birdie.

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A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday, killing at least 14 people, injuring more than 130 others and damaging homes in the poverty-stricken Caribbean nation, authorities said.

The epicenter of the quake was located about 19 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of the city of Port-de-Paix, the US Geological Survey reported.

President Jovenel Moise said he and Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant had reached “the zone affected by the earthquake to bring assistance to the population” and coordinate relief efforts.

He had said earlier he was headed to Port-de-Paix and another quake-hit city, Gros-Morne, about 50 kilometers to the southeast.

“I congratulate the citizens for their show of solidarity and support,” Moise said in a Twitter message, vowing to ensure that the government was doing everything possible to help victims.

The quake, which was felt across the country, struck at 8:10 pm (0010 GMT Sunday) at a shallow depth of 11.7 kilometers.

Government spokesmen said that 14 people had been reported dead so far, eight of them in Port-de-Paix, the capital of Haiti’s Nord-Ouest department, and four others in Gros-Morne.

Haiti’s civil protection agency put the preliminary number of injured at 188.

– Memories of 2010 –

Two minor aftershocks were registered, the agency said, adding that no tsunami warning was issued.

The town of Chansolme and the small island of Tortuga also suffered damage, officials said.

The tremor rattled the capital Port-de-Prince, sparking fear among residents still reeling from the massive 2010 earthquake that left at least 200,000 people dead and 300,000 more injured.

“I urge the population to remain calm,” President Moise said in a tweet Saturday.

Some of the injuries were sustained when people panicked after the quake, the civil protection agency said.

The agency confirmed that some homes were destroyed or damaged, without offering specific figures.

The Nord-Ouest department is the poorest part of impoverished Haiti, with many areas isolated due to the dire state of the roads.

– Sifting through debris –

There was an unusual buzz of activity, however, at the site in Gros-Morne where a community center had collapsed. Residents using saws or their bare hands scrambled to recover metal support rods from the debris for resale, before being chased away by authorities.

The building’s guard, who was sleeping at the time of the quake, was killed.

A woman watching the scene, 49-year-old Rosette Jerome, said no one in her neighborhood had been killed “but a child was seriously injured when a piece of the wall fell on it.”

The devastating 7.0-magnitude quake that struck in January 2010 left more than 1.5 million people homeless. Tens of thousands remain in makeshift camps.

The damage caused was worth an estimated 120 percent of GDP in Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Longer-term reconstruction has been hampered by lingering political chaos in the nation of nearly 11 million people, and by a deadly cholera epidemic introduced by infected Nepalese UN peacekeepers sent in after the quake.

Via: punchnews

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from @ritaora -On the way to da show like….🛶 I can’t wait to perform for you all tonight @summerdazemalta on stage at 9.45pm shot by @timmsy

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In what was expected but not to this extent,the summer  wild fire of California comes right back to end the summer of 2018.

According you Guardian news 2,000 people in California are now under mandatory evacuation orders after the state’s largest ever wildfire destroyed thousands of acres of land and property. The total number of fires in California hasn’t actually increased in recent decades, but what global warming has done is caused the character of wildfires to change, with flames spreading more rapidly and with greater intensity.

I hope no life gets lost this time around,  and that people don’t  get devastated  to an unbearable extent by this. God bless them all

Photo: Noah Berger/AP

New: Guardian

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Total lunar eclipse or rather ‘blood moon’ will be experienced, tomorrow, in Nigeria from 6:44pm to 9:21pm

A ‘blood moon’ happens when Earth’s moon is in full eclipse and has no special astronomical significance, rather, the view in the sky is striking as the usually whitish moon becomes red or ruddy-brown. .

According to the Science News, Nigeria will experience total lunar eclipse, which would be is fully visible in Lagos. .

The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the moon turns red. Friday’s total lunar eclipse will be longest blood moon visible this century, until 2123.

Via @instablog9ja

This is creepy, but I am glad it is only happening at night.  Creeping things happening at creepy time is no doubt the right plan. Thank you nature.

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@cnn How’s this for a view? The New York City phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge happens a few times a year when light from a sunset aligns with streets running east to west with no blockage from the city’s famous skyscrapers. Manhattanites and tourists got to enjoy the magical moment on Thursday and Friday evening. (📸: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)  How beautiful is this guys?

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The other times it has been a whale, a chimpanzee, abd an Elephant and now the Hippopotamus?  When will  they realise that these animals are a national treasure, and stop eating them. I understand that there is poverty in the land,  and people will have to imagine how much meat they can get from these wild animals,  but this is becoming too Rampant.  Killing all these animals is not the best way to go about it. Tourism will do us  more justice than the consumption. This is bad, because while others are protecting these animals, we are here eating them into extinction. This is horrible.

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