BORN TO DIE – DIE TO LIVE

Death is one of the most feared human phenomenon. The next phase after death is unknown and uncertain, but it is certain that everyone who is born will one day embrace death inevitably.

At the inception of mankind, man was designed to live forever. After the fall of man, death gained entrance into a phase of life in mankind that caused his flesh to disintegrate back to its former state prior to life. Death enveloped the totality of that phase leaving mankind in darkness, suppressing them into the deepest darkest sea.

All through the existence of men, in the quest for life there has never been any genuine record of any man who has ever conquered death until sometime between 6th and 4th B.C when this was proved possible. He was born to die. He died to face death and He conquered death.

”O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? – 1 Corinthians 15:55”

… To hold death in captive, to get back the key to eternal life in other to present it back to mankind, for mankind to regain back his long lost opportunity to be immortal beings.

knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him – Romans 6:9
but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel – 2 Timothy 1:10
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, – Hebrews 2:14

The Key to eternal Life is not available for all, but for all who will choose to have it. For we are yet born to die but somewhere in between birth and death is the key to the door that will lead us to the true life after death, so we don’t get trapped in the deepest darkest sea.

Our purpose, deeds and achievements according to the will of Him who has conquered death is the pass to get this key.

Remember – And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. – Hebrews 9:27-28

Do you have that key?

THE NEXT SOLAR ECLIPSE IN NIGERIA

A solar eclipse occurs when an observer (on Earth) passes through the shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks (“occults”) the Sun. This can only happen when the Sun, Moon and Earth are nearly aligned on a straight line in three dimensions (syzygy) during a new moon when the Moon is close to the ecliptic plane. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses, only part of the Sun is obscured.

Solar and Lunar Eclipse

A solar eclipse happens when the New Moon moves between Earth and the Sun while a lunar eclipse occurs when Earth casts a shadow on the Full Moon.

The Solar Eclipse

When is the Next Solar Eclipse in Nigeria?

The next partial solar eclipse in Nigeria is in 438 days on Sunday, 06/21/2020.

The next total solar eclipse in Nigeria is in 5458 days on Monday, 03/20/2034.

The next annular solar eclipse in Nigeria is in 2859 days on Saturday, 02/06/2027.

Future Solar Eclipses

Date	Type	Time of eclipse	Magnitude	Width of eclipse path
02/06/2027	annular	16:00:48	0.9281	282km
03/20/2034	total	10:18:45	1.0458	159km
01/05/2038	annular	13:47:11	0.9728	107km
05/31/2049	annular	13:59:59	0.9631	134km
04/30/2060	total	10:10:00	1.066	222km
12/06/2067	hybrid	14:03:43	1.0011	4km
03/10/2081	annular	15:23:31	0.9304	277km
08/03/2092	annular	09:59:33	0.9794	75km
09/04/2100	total	08:49:20	1.0402	142km
06/03/2114	total	09:14:09	1.0766	248km
05/03/2125	annular	13:42:33	0.9915	31km
03/01/2128	annular	07:48:32	0.994	24km
05/04/2190	annular	10:56:30	0.9577	154km
11/09/2208	hybrid	08:17:12	1.0059	20km
04/15/2219	total	14:26:33	1.0628	207km
07/19/2251	annular	14:18:46	0.9773	85km
08/19/2259	total	13:22:17	1.0412	141km
01/22/2270	total	14:46:29	1.0385	130km
05/20/2338	annular	15:14:20	0.9812	67km
06/21/2392	annular	11:57:58	0.9762	90km

Past solar eclipses

Date	Type	Time of eclipse	Magnitude	Width of eclipse path
03/29/2006	total	10:12:23	1.0515	184km
07/31/1962	annular	12:25:33	0.9716	103km
10/02/1959	total	12:27:00	1.0325	120km
05/20/1947	total	13:47:47	1.0557	196km
01/22/1898	total	07:19:12	1.0244	96km
05/17/1882	total	07:36:27	1.02	72km
02/23/1868	annular	14:21:31	0.9348	244km
10/20/1846	annular	07:46:12	0.9567	159km
05/27/1835	annular	13:35:42	0.9486	196km
07/27/1832	total	14:01:06	1.0776	252km
05/05/1818	annular	07:15:49	0.9464	233km
07/17/1814	total	06:30:29	1.0774	254km
11/29/1807	hybrid	11:42:09	1.0135	55km
06/16/1806	total	16:24:27	1.0604	210km
09/16/1792	annular	09:13:52	0.9739	93km
05/03/1734	total	10:15:56	1.0635	208km
06/22/1694	annular	16:08:45	0.9517	183km
09/12/1662	annular	11:50:45	0.9581	153km
02/06/1655	annular	12:51:54	0.9408	224km
07/02/1647	total	11:21:21	1.0643	217km

The Lunar eclipse

The last lunar eclipse was the Super Blood Wolf Moon on Jan. 20-21, 2019. It was a total lunar eclipse. Here is a schedule of upcoming lunar eclipses:

July 16, 2019: Partial eclipse. Visible from South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Jan. 10, 2020: Penumbral eclipse. Visible from parts of North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
June 5, 2020: Penumbral eclipse. Visible from parts of South America, Europe, Africa, most of Asia and Australia.
July 5, 2020: Penumbral eclipse. Visible from most of North America, South America, western Europe and Africa.
Nov. 30, 2020: Penumbral eclipse. Visible from North America, South America, northern Europe, eastern Asia and Australia.

NASA keeps a list predicting lunar eclipses until 2100. They also keep data about past lunar eclipses. During the 21st century, Earth will experience a total of 228 lunar eclipses, according to the space agency.

7 Weird Places on Earth

The Earth is one of the most beautiful planet in the Universe. Its structure, ecosystem and its ability to inhabit life in all diversity is exceptional. Below is the list of some weird places on Earth.

7. Spain Rio Tinto

The vast mines of Rio Tinto give a hypnagogic, almost martian landscape. Its growth has consumed not only mountains and valleys but even entire villages. This river has gained recent scientific interest due to the presence of extremophile aerobic bacteria that dwell in the water.The extreme conditions in the river are analogous to other locations in the solar system thought to contain liquid water, such as subterranean Mars. Río Tinto is notable for being very acidic (pH 2) and its deep reddish hue. It is metal solvent and surely not human-friendly!

6. Aurora Borealis (North Pole)

Auroras sometimes called the northern and southern (polar) lights or aurorae are natural beautiful light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar regions. They typically occur in the ionosphere. The Cree people call this phenomenon the “Dance of the Spirits. Its southern counterpart, the aurora australis or the southern polar lights, has similar properties, but is only visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, South America, or Australasia.

5. Fly Geyser, Reno

Fly Ranch features two geysers, one of which is dormant. The other, Fly Geyser, was accidentally formed by a water well drill that hit a geothermal source, and continuously sprays hot water. Fly Ranch is private property and does not allow visitors.

4. Spotted Lake, Osoyoos, British Columbia

Spotted Lake is a saline endorheic alkali lake located northwest of Osoyoos in British Columbia. In the summer, most of the water in the lake evaporates leaving behind all the minerals. Large “spots” on the lake appear and depending on the mineral composition at the time, the spots will be different colors. The spots are made mainly of magnesium sulfate, which crystallizes in the summer. Since in the summer, only the minerals in the lake remain, they harden to form natural “walkways” around and between the spots.

3. Mount Roraima (Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana)

Since long before the arrival of European explorers, the mountain has held a special significance for the indigenous people of the region, and it is central to many of their myths and legends It is a pretty remarkable place. It is a tabletop mountain with sheer 400-meter high cliffs on all sides. There is only one ‘easy’ way up, on a natural staircase-like ramp on the Venezuelan side – to get up any other way takes and experienced rock climber. On the top of the mountain it rains almost every day, washing away most of the nutrients for plants to grow and creating a unique landscape on the bare sandstone surface.

2. Kauai, Hawaii

**Kauaʻi is the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands, it is the fourth largest of the main islands. Seaside lava ledges make for otherworldly experiences on this often-overlooked Hawaiian island.**

1. The Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels are alleged to have mysteriously disappeared in a manner that cannot be explained by human error, piracy, equipment failure, or natural disasters. Popular culture has attributed these disappearances to the paranormal, a suspension of the laws of physics, or activity by extraterrestrial beings. Apparently it doesn’t seem alien but it is really scary!

source: http://www.smashinglists.com

Science Fact: Pregnancy is Contagious

Years back my mum told me stories of how she and her bestie got pregnant same time at different period and gave birth to their children almost at same or with intervals of 2-3 weeks. I was amazed and wondered if it was science, spiritual or a mere coincidence.

Not until recently, I realized through various research that having pregnant people around you can increase your risk of becoming pregnant too.

Now, that’s fascinating!

This news can be positive or negative depending on your attainment or position in life.

According to a 2014 American study, pregnancy can be contagious among women in the same social circle. The chances of getting pregnant when you bestie is pregnant is also very high.

THE STUDY

Researchers’ analysed data of 1,720 women who participated in the study called the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. In the United States from mid-90s to mid-2000s, female participants who were at least 15 years old in 1995 were tracked through home interviews for the following 10 years.

During that 10 years, the researchers saw that nearly half of the women had a child by the time the final interview was conducted in either 2008 or 2009.

And during those interviews, researchers found out that the women had up to 10 “friendship ties” which tipped the researchers off that there might be a pattern among groups of friends as they got older.

Researchers looked specifically on the pairs that had high school friends through later years and found that yeah, that group of friends has a strong “contagion” for planned pregnancies.

“We found this effect to be short-term and inverse U-shaped: an individual’s risk of childbearing starts increasing after a friend’s childbearing, reaches a peak around two years later, then decrease,” the researchers noted.

THE CAUSE

According to the study, this pattern is what they call the “fertility influence” and the researchers tried to narrow it down exactly what was going on and why this happens.

Social learning: This is the theory that women are more likely to decide on motherhood themselves when they see a close friend do it successfully.
Social influence: Ladies don’t want to be “left behind” if their friends are moving on to this phase of their life.
And the third is what the researchers are calling cost-sharing. They say that there are some financial perks between friends if they can coordinate childcare and activities.

Well! if you don’t know, now you know.

More Evidence

At an elementary school in Kansas nearly half the teachers are pregnant or have just had babies. The school posted a photo of the 7 mamas-to-be on Facebook.

WOW! Interesting…

Journal of Applied Computational Mechanics Approved by Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Flow and Heat Transfer Analysis of the Sodium Alginate Conveying Copper Nanoparticles between Two Parallel Plates by Akin T. Akinshilo.

Abstract. In this study, the steady in-compressible flow of a non-Newtonian sodium alginate (SA) fluid conveying copper nano-particles (Cu) which flow within two vertical parallel plates is investigated by using the homotopy perturbation analytical scheme to solve the coupled nonlinear ordinary equations arising from the mechanics of the fluid. The developed analytical solutions are used to investigate the effect of the fluid flow and heat transfer parameters such as the nano-particle concentration, the non-Newtonian parameter and the viscosity variation parameter. The obtained analytical results as compared to existing works in literature are in satisfactory agreements. Moreover, the results obtained from the present study can be used for further analysis of the behavior of the sodium alginate in applications such as food processing and chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

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HELEN PAUL AKA TATAFO BAGS PhD

On Friday, March 29, 2019, one of the popular Nigerian actress and comedienne, Helen Paul bagged a Ph.D in Theatre Arts from the University of Lagos making her the first stand-up comedian to earn a doctorate degree.

The comedienne, who is popularly known as Tatafo and distinguished by her childish tone announced this achievement on her Instagram handle @itshelenpaul.

See pictures below.

Congratulations!