Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Humans Have Created A New Top Predator

Humans are not newcomers when it comes to messing around with nature. While we haven't created a monster yet, what we do messed with the natural world. One recent example is the creation of the coywolf — a hybrid of the coyote and the wolf that is also known as the Eastern coyote. These animals have a completely new genetic make up: Their genes are about 1/4 wolf DNA and 2/3 coyote DNA, the rest is from domesticated dogs. They were created when previously separate wolf and coyote populations merge in the land North of the Great Lakes.

Weird. The wolfs that were restored in Yellowstone Park decimated almost all of the coyote population within a few months. Coy-wolves have been a fact according to the scientists in the West, and sadly no wolves are possible in that region. When you saw a wolf, you really only saw a coy-wolf. Let's hope that humans don't create anything else, sorta like a Wolf-bear. Now that's something else.

Two Ancient Maya Cities Found In Mexico




Archaelogists are starting to unlock even more Mayian secrets with the exciting discovery of two ancient cities in a Mexican forest. The cities, which were found in the state of 'Campeche', a Yucatan peninsula, remained undiscovered for centuries as they were cloaked in dense vegetation, appearing as nothing more than mounds of grass and trees to the untrained eye. Archaelogists working in Central America know all too well what usually lies beneath, but this particular site had been largely inaccessible for many years and thus remained untouched. Amongst the finding was an impressive facade with an entrace set in the stone jaws of a monster. Maya facades are temple doorways that were usualy elaborately decorated, often with huge, ornate masks.

Coicindentally a second city, which was a new find, has been named Tamchen, which means "deep well" in Yucatect Mayan. This is due to the fact that it features an impressive number of underground chambers that were installed to collect rainwater. The team is not completely certain when these cities were built, but there is some evidence to suggest that Tamchen could date as far back as 300 B.C. Cool right? Hopefully the next city will actually provide some important information on the origin of how all these cultures are connected but never met once... Yeah I'll keep dreaming, 

Gasoline-Loving Spiders Are Forcing Suzuki To Recall 



Spiders drawn to gasoline vapors are weaving webs that block a hose to vent those vapors have caused Suzuki Motor of America to recall about 19,000 Kizashi mid-size sedans from model years 2010 to 2013. Air flow blocked in the cars' evaporative system can cause negative pressure in the fuel tank, which can lead to cracks which could cause leaks that increase risk of a fire, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Luckily, no crashes or injuries have been reported in relation to this issue, Suzuki told the NHTSA. The only remedy for this situation is a filter applied on the ventilation line to keep the spiders out for a brevity until they finalize a solution for the rest of their models. Suzuki stopped selling cars to the U.S. Market last year, after nearly three decades, so they are taking this matter very seriously to not ruin the Suzuki image in the States.

This situation is a bit funny in my opinion. The part about "spides" who love to weave webs to block out gasoline vapors is pretty hysterical. Thankfully not my or my parents have a Suzuki model from 2010 or 2013 but since accdients haven't happend I'm a bit curious on how information was revealed that spiders actually did this. Whether or not the information is factual, still questions pertain in "why" and "how?" Is it any  type of gasoline and what type of spiders emit these actions in the vincinity of such cars? Anyway, hopefully this incident gets taken care of quickly before things get out of hand. 

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

  'Justice Will Be Done' 


President Obama has vowed that "barbaric terrorists" in Iraq & Syria will face the might of the U.S. military after they murdered innocent American journalist James Foley. The brutal video released last week shocked millions, but it seems he is another casulity in the strong battle in the midst.  His message was: "Our message to anyone who harms our people is simple: America does not forget, our reach is long, we are patient, justice will be done," Obama said in a speech before the American Legion's annual convention in North Carolina. "We have proved time and time again we will do what's necessary to ... go after those who harm Americans. And we'll continue to take direct action where needed." Obama nevertheless stated his previous promise that the US would not deploy any ground troops in its fight against the Islamic State forces in the region.

Words cannot be expressed after receiving the news from the "James Foley murder". It was true horror, but it may only be the beginning. Tension is not only rising in the MIiddle East but also in the entire World. I feel as, if we don't act accordingly as the "big brother" United States is supposed to be more casualties will manifest and then it may be too late. No more empty threats and Obama needs to act, fast. 

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

                                                              Humans becoming Cyborgs 

According to John Desmond Bernal in "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil." The British scientist predicted that the human race would not be sustained by our biological bodies for long. Yes, he believed we would all be cyborgs, about 80 years ago from today to be exact. What is a Cyborg you may be thinking? Its basically a hypothetical person whose physical attributes breach the capabilities of the current human limitations by mechanical elements built into the body. For all science-fiction based fear that bionics inspire, technology is considered to be designed to benefit humanity. Brain implants to help those with Parkinson's disease or pacemakers to prevent heart attacks. Even prothestics hands to restore lost motion. These devices are the best of what Bernal might have hoped for when he talked about humans overocming their "limits".

This article had a sour taste, especially when we were given examples of how mechanical prosthetics could benefit man-kind. Humanity in which it evolves should not be tampered with the ideology of mechanical invention, why you ask? "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Yes, we have obstacles in which we cannot progress forward completely as disease plague our World, love is turning into hate, and intelligence is seemingly distributed forever with negative effects. Despite the outcome of our progress it has done nothing but keep the constant cycle of our race intact. War is still dominant, the fact we still harbor a sense of hate towards other races or beliefs, and now we can bare witness to repugnant actions through a few clicks of our "technology". Knowing the thought of such mechanics will only lean towards something undesirable and constant battling of trying to prevent the eternity. We all will die, to stop such inevitable fate we have to first accept ourselves to benefit the future for man-kind. Because as I see it, we only live in the moment, and could care less of what the future harbors with our msitakes.