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Autoflower Grow Journal Jordan of the Islands Afghani Magnum Day 20 – Video

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Autoflower Grow Journal Jordan of the Islands Afghani Magnum Day 20
Autoflowering strain Afghani Magnum from Canadian marijuana seed breeder Jordan of the Island is now on day 20. They are really taking after their Afghani parentage and almost every strain...

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Minecraft | Survival Sunday | Darkshard Islands | Ep. 5 w/ Lau_TheAwesome – Video

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Minecraft | Survival Sunday | Darkshard Islands | Ep. 5 w/ Lau_TheAwesome
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RENSE RADIO SHOW 3-2-15 En Route to Queen Charlotte Islands[Haida Gwaii] – Video

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RENSE RADIO SHOW 3-2-15 En Route to Queen Charlotte Islands[Haida Gwaii]
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Top ten things to do in the Cook Islands

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Laura Walters

TO THE ISLANDS: There's always plenty to do on these sun-soaked islands.

While the Cooks Islands are known for their beautiful weather, the colourful island culture and natural gems shine even on a rainy day.

1. TE VAKA CRUISE IN AITUTAKI

Even cloudy skies and the occasional shower won't stop Te Vaka Lagoon cruisefrom being the highlight of a Cook Island trip.

The funny, warm and musical crew at Te Vaka Cruise share their knowledge of Cook Island history, culture, cuisine and geography.

Guests sail to three islands on the 21.6-metre traditionally-designed catamaran Titi ai Tonga.

First stop is the island Akaiami, where Air New Zealand's predecessor Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) landed its flying boats traveling the Coral Route in the South Pacific.

Next stop is Moturakau, the island used for filming a season of Survivor and as a set for the movies Shipwrecked and Treasure Island.

Visitors also get the pleasure of visiting One Foot Island on the outer-edge of the Aitutaki Lagoon.

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Coastal surprises on Spain's islands

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"We're not going to get out there today," Asier Fernandez says matter-of-factly.

The flag at the tip of the sandy strip of land at Es Trucador is red, and the water is churning, topped by white froth.

For Spanish guide Fernandez, the tidal flow is too rough for his small inflatable boat.

Fernandez regularly shows tourists the delightful coast of the Spanish island of Formentera and the handful of tiny Mediterranean islands around it, including the small private island of Espalmador.

On calm days, you can even wade through the shallow channel from island to island, even though authorities warn against this because of the speed with which the tides change and sea currents clash in the gaps between the islands.

In the pre-season that lasts until the end of May on Formentera, the smallest of the Balearic group of islands, nobody would ever get the idea to wade from island to island. It's too cold.

Most tourists are happy enough to stay on Formentera's more touristy stretches of sand in the north.

But once the temperatures start reaching summertime levels, the equation changes.

Each year, according to Tourism Office figures, around 800,000 visitors descend on Formentera.

Those with grander expectations seclude themselves on the posher beaches of Espalmador.

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Philippines to UN: China reclamation destroys nature

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The Philippines says China's artificial islands 'will also irreparably damage the entire ecological balance' in the West Philippine Sea

CHINA'S 'ISLANDS.' A photo obtained by Rappler shows the status of reclamation activities in Keenan (Chigua) Reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as of December 12, 2014.

MANILA, Philippines Citing the widespread destruction of the region's biodiversity, the Philippines slammed China before the United Nations (UN) for building artificial islands in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).

The Philippines' deputy representative to the UN in New York, Ambassador Irene Susan Natividad, said in a speech publicized on Tuesday, March 3, Massive reclamation is a direct threat to the Philippines and other claimant states and should be considered a great concern for all states as it threatens the security and overall peace and stability in the region.

Moreover, the massive reclamation that is causing widespread destruction of the regions biodiversity will also irreparably damage the entire ecological balance in the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea. Such irreversible damage will have long-term effects on all the peoples across geopolitical boundaries who have depended on the sea for their livelihood for generations, Natividad explained at the UN Security Council Open Debate.

The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the UN debate took place on February 23.

The DFA said China convened the debate as it was the president of the UN Security Council in February. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was among those who attended the event.

The Philippines' recent statements came as China's artificial islands drew media attention again.

On February 26, Rappler published more photos of reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea. Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez said the military is monitoring the aggressive development of island reefs and features in the contested waters.

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Apostle Islands ice caves opening draws 11K

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Updated 10:55 a.m. | Posted 7:38 a.m.

Despite slippery conditions and a new fee, 11,200 people took in Wisconsin's Lake Superior ice caves over the weekend.

Ice formations around the caves are not as large as they were last year but are especially colorful, said Julie Van Stappen, chief of planning and resource management for Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

"The ice formations still are really beautiful," Van Stappen said. "The cool thing is that each year it's a little different it's unique."

Parked cars lined up for more than two miles on either side of the access point on Meyers Beach Road, and about 2,000 people had started the walked across the ice by 11 a.m. on Saturday, the park service said.

The ice is also very slippery. Park officials recommend that visitors wear ice cleats or use ski polls to avoid falling down. They also warn that it's colder on the ice than it is on land.

"This year we haven't had much snow," Van Stappen said. "The walk out there, there's a lot of bare ice in fact there are people ice skating out there."

Officials are watching conditions on the ice to ensure that it's staying locked in and maintaining about 10 inches of thickness.

Warmer weather this winter delayed the opening of the caves. During last year's cold and long winter, more than 138,000 people visited the caves. It was the first time they'd been accessible to the public in five years.

"When the water starts getting really cold and icing up, you have waves splashing up and into the caves, that creates icicles and formations from the bottom," Van Stappen said. "Then there's also seepage that comes out of the pre-Cambrian sandstone cliffs."

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Seychelles: Rare Dugong Is Sighted in Seychelles At Aldabra

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By Hajira Amla

Victoria When travelling through the Seychelles archipelago of 115 islands, scattered throughout the warm, tropical waters of the western Indian Ocean, seafarers might consider themselves fortunate to witness a whale lumbering gracefully through the sea or a pod of dolphins frolicking in the waves.

But for a group of conservationists working in the remote far-flung atoll of Aldabra, located in the westernmost reaches of the archipelago, they were recently treated to an almost mythical sight - a dugong speeding playfully through the atoll's waters.

Around two hundred years ago, the dugong, otherwise known as the sea-cow, was a common sight throughout the Seychelles when the archipelago was first discovered by European explorers.

The rotund, peaceful creatures which primarily graze on seagrass were a common sight around the other islands in the archipelago, and the northernmost Bird Island was once known as Ile aux Vaches as testament to the large numbers of dugongs which gathered there to breed.

Sadly, the dugongs were hunted to extinction in the Seychelles by seafarers eager to exploit them for their meat and oil.

Since those days, the dugongs have not been back to the islands, but in 2001, dugongs were suddenly sighted around the wild, uninhabited western atoll of Aldabra, where up to 150,000 giant tortoises roam freely on the hard, sun-baked land.

The public trust which manages the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aldabra, the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), believes that the dugongs frequenting the atoll travelled north-west from Madagascar, which lies a scant 426 kilometres away.

Speaking to SNA via email, SIF communications officer Rowana Walton said that East Africa and Madagascar still have healthy dugong populations, but added that it was unknown whether the dugongs were permanently resident at Aldabra or if they migrate periodically between these areas.

"Aldabra provides a safe refuge for dugongs and has extensive seagrass beds where they can feed and reproduce," she said. "Dugongs may have been present and unrecorded on Aldabra for a long time but they seem to be increasing now."

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