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Dancing Laysan Albatrosses

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Black-browed Albatross by David Hemmings Via Flickr: Falkland Islands

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(via Amanda Palmer on expanding her TED Talk into a book and getting a lesson in vulnerability from Brené Brown)

“I’ve found that everybody has an Achilles’ heel when it comes to asking. I know a lot of people who can boldly ask for a raise, but they can’t ask for a hug.”

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2qFDb8LExo) 

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Evolution!

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“Why do I read? I just can’t help myself. I read to learn and to grow, to laugh and to be motivated. I read to understand things I’ve never been exposed to. I read when I’m crabby, when I’ve just said monumentally dumb things to the people I love. I read for strength to help me when I feel broken, discouraged, and afraid. I read when I’m angry at the whole world. I read when everything is going right. I read to find hope. I read because I’m made up not just of skin and bones, of sights, feelings, and a deep need for chocolate, but I’m also made up of words. Words describe my thoughts and what’s hidden in my heart. Words are alive—when I’ve found a story that I love, I read it again and again, like playing a favorite song over and over. Reading isn’t passive—I enter the story with the characters, breathe their air, feel their frustrations, scream at them to stop when they’re about to do something stupid, cry with them, laugh with them. Reading for me, is spending time with a friend. A book is a friend. You can never have too many.”

Gary Paulsen, Shelf Life: Stories by the Book (via wordsnquotes)

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Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper, Hoda Kotb’s ‘Truly Brave’ Music Video | TODAY

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Hahhhhhaaaaa aaahhhhhhaaaaaa

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Lovely Freckled faces Part 1.

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I don’t understand people who don’t find freckles adorable on everyone

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Agreed.

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Flower Of Life Tattoo Artist Unknown

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CAPITAINE PLUM’  Brussels, Belgium  capitaineplum.blogspot.be  capitaineplum.tumblr.com     facebook.com/CapitainePlumTattoo  Email: [email protected]  [sic]

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lost at sea ☼

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COURTSHIP IN LAYSAN ALBATROSS

Albatross (in this case Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis) , are seabirds who rarely tread mainland. They breed annually, Juvenile birds return to the colony three years after fledging, but do not mate for the first time until seven or eight years old. During these four or five years they form pair bonds with a mate that they will keep for life. Courtship entails especially elaborate ‘dances’ that have up to 25 ritualized movements. 

Occasionally the birds form homosexual pairs consisting of two females. This has been observed in the colony  where the sex ratio of male to female is 2 to 3. Unpaired females pair up among themselves and successfully breed. Eggs are often fathered by paired males, who “cheat” on their spouses.

I recommend watch the whole video, it’s really beautiful

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Puya berteroniana flower close-up, Santa Barbara Co. | ©Mike Bush

Puya berteroniana Bromeliaceae), the Turquoise Puya, is a bromeliad native to Chile currently highly prized by gardeners for its bright and unusual color, metallic, blue-green flowers and orange accents.

This bromeliad is a monocarpic plant which means it flowers just once and then dies. 

More information.

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Today 78 countries around the world have laws that subject their citizens to severe criminal penalties for homosexuality. Such laws not only undermine human rights – they can also fuel discrimination, stigma, and even violence against people on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation and gender identities. And the impact of these laws can be even more severe on children and adolescents, who are especially vulnerable to bullying, violence, and stigma. 

All people have a right to live a life of dignity, free from discrimination — irrespective of their gender identity or sexual orientation. Any law which heightens the risk of harm to children is counter to the principles established in the Convention on the Right of the Child, and the universal human instinct to protect children. 

UNICEF will continue working to protect all children from discrimination, including those who identify as LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender), and we urge governments to safeguard their youngest citizens from violence or threat of reprisal for exercising their rights.