joi, 13 martie 2014

SHOCK!! Malaysian politician slammed after tweeting missing plane may have been swallowed by the Bermuda Triangle

  Piers Morgan tweeted his dismay over the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370 and a Malaysian Politician attributed it to the "Bermuda Triangle"
However it's been four days now and still no news of the missing aircraft leading  to more speculations a possible hijack or of this Bermuda triangle.


  "The Bermuda Triangle is a large area of ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda. Over the last few centuries, it’s thought that dozens of ships and planes have disappeared under mysterious circumstances in the area, earning it the nickname “The Devil’s Triangle.” it’s simply an area in which people have experienced a lot of bad luck.
The Bermuda Triangle’s bad reputation started with Christopher Columbus's October 8, 1492, log in which he noted weird readings in the area.A series of disappearances over the so-called “Devil’s Triangle,” the vast expanse of ocean between Florida, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda has given the region an unshakeable notoriety. Two British South American Airways passenger jets disappeared in the region in 1948 and 1949, and more than 51 people were lost on the two flights and never found. In 1945, five American bombers ran a training mission over the area and were never recovered; the aircraft charged with finding the men deployed with a 13-man crew, and also vanished.
  The majority of disappearances can be attributed to the area’s unique features. The Gulf Stream, a warm ocean current flowing from the Gulf of Mexico around the Florida Straits northeastward toward Europe, is extremely swift and turbulent. It can quickly erase any evidence of a disaster. The unpredictable Caribbean-Atlantic storms that give birth to waves of great size as well as waterspouts often spell disaster for pilots and mariners.


  After decades of speculation that aliens, black-hole vortices and evil Atlantis influences were responsible for the disappearance of dozens of ships and planes in the 'Devil's Triangle',US Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  claims that foul weather and poor navigation are likely to blame for any mishaps in the area between Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

miercuri, 12 martie 2014

The world's biggest voodoo pharmacy!

   From dried out monkey heads and antelope skulls to dead birds and crates of baby crocodiles, the wares on sale at the Marche des Feticheurs in the Togolese capital, Lomé, are unusual to say the least.
  The largest voodoo pharmacy in the world, the market offers a cornucopia of bizarre cures such as 'strengthening' elephant femur bones and rails festooned with boa constrictor skins which are thought to cure burns by locals.
'Monkey heads are a favourite among students come finals time,' explains Constantine James, the photographer who captured these incredible images. 'They’re the voodoo study stimulant.' And monkeys aren't the only animal to end up in the market. Sharing the shelves with primates are shrunken heads that once belonged to dogs, donkeys, hyenas and even leopards. Other beasts turned into voodoo medicine and hawked by vendors include elephants, hippos, antelopes, whales and living eagles, although for the birds at least, an appearance at the market isn't the end of the road. 
   He also has a recipe for a voodoo love potion. 'If you grind up a dried chameleon into a powder, mix it with Chanel No. 5 and spray it on yourself, you will magically attract the one you secretly admire,' he reveals.
  But making a living from providing voodoo cures isn't without its risks. 'Moments after we arrived at the market, the police showed up and arrested a man for being in possession of illegal animal products,' remembers James.
  Despite the risk of falling foul of anti-trafficking laws, vendors have been selling fetishes at the Lomé market for at least 40 years, although locals claim that sales have been going on for more than a century.
  Voodoo too has long been a popular part of life in Togo, which although more commonly associated with Haiti, originated in West Africa and is the official state religion in neighbouring Benin.




















Jarvis the cross-eyed cat. New internet cat star !

   Jarvis P. Weasley was found when he was four weeks-old and named after glasses-wearing Pulp front man Jarvis Cocker and ginger Harry Potter character Ron Weasley. 
  He was rescued and subsequently fostered by cat-mad Daria Kelly.
When this cross-eyed cat was abandoned by his owners on the side of the road as a kitten his chances of survival looked slim.
But Jarvis P. Weasley, whose eyes look inward, is now enjoying a new lease of life after an animal lover rescued him and nursed him back to health.




  •   Jarvis P. Weasley was found when he was four weeks-old by an animal centre in California




  • Source: www.dailymail.co.uk