Huge Oarfish Found In New Zealand

Scientists are baffled after discovering a rare deep sea oarfish had washed up on a salt marsh, Otago Harbour, in Dunedin, New Zealand. 
The bizarre creature was found by a local man and immediately snapped some images that were later sent to the University of Otago for testing. The fish, which can grow to eleven metres in length, are known for vertical swimming and eating parts of their own tails.

Department of Conservation service manager David Agnew pictured with a three-metre oarfish which washed up at the entrance of the Otago Harbour on Thursday

Scientists have been unable to explain why they self-amputate, but some have proposed it is a form of protection.The frightening appearance of the fish means they have have been associated with various myths, including people mistaking them for sea-serpents.

Samples of the deep sea fish, known to swim vertically as well self-amputate its own tail, were sent to see Otago Museum for testing

David Agnew, one of the experts from Department of Conservation commented on the unusual catch: “I was in the area when a local man called me and said he had found a strange looking fish on his morning walk. It was unlike anything I had ever seen. It must have just washed up and it was very fresh.

The bizarre deep sea creatures are known to swim vertically as well as eating sections of their own tail

It’s a very weird looking creature. Instead of scales it has this smooth skin, like tinfoil, and if you rubbed it the silver would come onto your hand. They got back to me very quickly to say it was an oarfish, which I had never heard of. It’s incredibly rare to see them in New Zealand.”

The frightening appearance of the fish has led to some people mistaking them for mythical sea-serpents

Oarfish are large, greatly elongated, pelagic lampriform fish. The common name oarfish is thought to be in reference either to their highly compressed and elongated bodies, or to the now discredited belief that the fish “row” themselves through the water with their pelvic fins.

United States servicemen holding a 7m giant oarfish, found washed up on the shore near San Diego, California in September 1996

The occasional beachings of oarfish after storms, and their habit of lingering at the surface when sick or dying, make oarfish a probable source of many sea serpent tales. Oarfish are rarely caught alive, their flesh is not well regarded for eating due to its gelatinous consistency.

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FAKE Pastor Uses Bible Quotations To Rape Young Girls in Church

• Pastor Uses Bible Quotations To Rape Young Girls in Church 

A man pretending to be a pastor at a local church, lured some girls into following him by telling them that he uses the Bible to save lost souls.
But he allegedly ended up raping a girl after inviting her and three of her friends to his shack!
The fake pastor found the girls at a park in Wattville, Ekurhuleni on Thursday and invited them to his home to read the Bible.
The girls didn’t suspect anything and went with the man to his shack in Tamboville, where he opened his Bible to read and later prayed for them.
However, when he had finished reading, he told three of the girls to leave so he could explain in detail to their friend what he had read to them.
The girl was undressed and raped several times after her friends had left. She tried to escape but the man locked the shack. She was only released the next morning. He went ahead to invite the other girls to his church where he preached and recited bible quotations about loving thy neighbour as thyself. He allegedly also asked the three girls to read songs of Solomon before he went on a wild orgy with the three girls aged betwee 15 and 17.
The girls went straight to the Actonville cop shop to open a case of rape after the rapist fell asleep. They alleged that the pastor also gave them holy communion wine which was alcoholic after which they couldnt say no to his sexual advances anymore.
According to Warrant Officer Ramothakhi Maqabe, a suspect was arrested the same day and has already appeared in court. He was due back in court soon.
The girls told the police the suspect sounded like a man of God and they never doubted him when he said he was helping lost souls.
The victims are receiving counselling at the police station’s trauma centre. The cops warned girls not to go to strangers’ houses because it could lead to them becoming victims of crime, Daily Sun SA reports.

Zimbabweans complain about “ugly” Miss Zimbabwe Emily Kachote (PHOTOS)

Harare – Zimbabweans have taken to social media, complaining about their newly elected Miss World Zimbabwe after locals said she was “ugly”. Financial adviser Emily Kachote (25) was given Zimbabwe’s top modelling
title in a ceremony in Harare on Saturday. She will represent Zimbabwe in the Miss World contest.
Her selection prompted a flood of sometimes spiteful criticism on social media


“Where is her beauty? Why didn’t they just say they couldn’t get a winner this year?” wrote one of several Facebook and Twitter users. Popular Harare blog 3-mob.com posted: “Emily should never need to be defended. But because of the relentless mob we feel we have to. Emily did something many would never be willing to do. She opened herself up to the scrutiny of the whole world and allowed herself to be judged.
“We have seen images from five years ago when she was perhaps less refined go up and make her something of a laughing stock which
is just infuriating,” the blog said, in reference to old photos from Kachote’s Facebook profile that have been circulated.
In some cases Kachote was unfavourably compared to South Africa’s Miss World contestant Liesl Laurie. Several former modelling title holders defended Kachote,
including Miss Zimbabwe 2004 Lorraine Maphala-Phiri. She told the state-controlled Chronicle: “Miss World isn’t only about outlook, it’s about the whole package … I also
agree that … comparing our queen with Miss South Africa isn’t fair.” Twitter user Natasha Tendai tweeted: “Why are people mad?
She’s beautiful wani… #MissZim2015.”
User Adolf Mugandiwa said: “She is beauty of her own league. She can surprise us in many ways.”
Miss Zimbabwe contestants were selected after a boot camp in which they did their own laundry, cooked for the elderly and orphans, played soccer, and engaged in public debates. The contest is run by the wife of Zimbabwe’s army chief,
Constantine Chiwenga.
Senior military officials attend the finals each year. Obert Gutu, a spokesperson for the main
opposition Movement for Democratic Change was quoted as saying in Tuesday’s private Newsday:
“[The contest] should never be used as some form of political and/or military forum where politicians exploit the pageant to score some
cheap political points.”
– News24