How Do The Human Race Survive The Old Days?

To tell the truth, Homo Sapiens was quite a vain species. How? See the list below.

1. We don't have fangs.
2. We don't have poison. (or resistance to poison)
3. We can't camouflage. (you can't see me! sucker! and the enemy was staring at you).
4. We don't have razor sharp claw (or anything sharp, really.)
5. We don't have scary voice (BOO! doesn't work on a 12 ton mammoth)

So how do we survive predator attacks (lions, tigers, etc) or even hunt for food? This is some of the things we bragged to much, but one thing's missing, and it's crucial.

Hint:

1. It's not our big brain.
2. It's not our opposable thumb.
3. Not the ability to manufacture weapon.

This picture might give you a hint:

Our key to survival is the fact that WE CAN THROW THINGS REALLY FAR.


Humanity's rapid rise to top dog on a planet that teems with competing species was never a sure thing. We're slow, we're soft and while we do have good teeth, they're nothing compared with those of the big cats or the great apes. What we needed to defend and feed ourselves was a way not just to kill predators and prey, but also to kill them from a safe distance — first with rocks and later with spears.


And as the human civilization thrives, most of our weapons are range-based. Rock, spear, and now modern day rifles like this beauty below is based on range, only way, way, more awesome:

The human record of throwing (shooting included) was 2640 yards, kill death, about 20 football field tip to tip. Our competitor, the Chimpanzees barely made a yard, and barely touch the target.


And this is how we manage to beat those giant cats and apes.


Aren't we awesome?


The pen is mightier than the word processor- Eoin Colfer (*BP)

Sports With Reno!! – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Fixtures

Hello all, its Tuesday now, So.. lets talk about sports for the second time.
Last week, I promise to you all to tell you the result of UEFA Champions league’s second leg. There were Man.Utd vs Marseille, Bayern Muchen vs Internazionale, Chelsea vs Copenhagen, and Real Madrid vs Lyon. Nothing special from the result last week because, the big teams like Man.Utd, Chelsea, Real Madrid, and defending champion, Inter is all moving to the Quarter Final Round. Last Friday, the UEFA organization had the quarter final match draw. The result is pretty surprising. This time, we will have the same game that happened on Moscow 2008. Chelsea will meet Man.Utd again. Last time, they have meet in the premier league. On that game, Chelsea beat Man.Utd 2-1. This time, they will meet again in the international event. Man.Utd manager said that they will focusing to the next match. They think that this is not a heavy match. They want to focus on the next match that they have a chance of meeting Inter, Real Madrid, or Barcelona. Their biggest enemy was Barcelona. In 2009, they meet Barcelona on the final and Man.Utd lose 2-1. They don’t want this happend again if they meet Barcelona. And this is the result of the quarter final match drawing. I also give video of the drawing result.



Quarter-final draw (5/6 and 12/13 April)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) v Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG)
Chelsea FC (ENG) v Manchester United FC (ENG)
FC Barcelona (ESP) v FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
FC Internazionale Milano (ITA) v FC Schalke 04 (GER)

Semi-final draw (26/27 April and 3/4 May)
1: Inter/Schalke v Chelsea /Manchester United
2: Madrid/Tottenham v Barcelona/Shakhtar

Final (28 May, Wembley)
Winner semi-final 2 v Winner semi-final 1

So, what do you thing? Impressive? So, let’s take a look for the match and hope your dream teams goes to the final on Wembley, 28 May 2011. And, next week, I will not talk about football and UEFA Champions League again. But, I will tak about something that can rush your adrenaline. Just wait it next week and don’t forget to check our blog everyday. (*/CR)

Travel and Living with Kenny!! - Bulgaria

Hey All !! Welcome back to this week's section of

TRAVEL n' LIVING

This week, I will be discussing about... BULGARIA !

Last week, I have told you all about Alaska, Facts and Info about it, 

but this time I will only be focusing on Bulgarian FOOD !

The Food I cooked was:

1. Spinach Soup - Appetizer
2. Mish-Mash - Main Dish/Entree

I've cooked the food and this turns out to be the result:



Bulgarian Food: Spinach Soup and  Mish-Mash



So, Basically, I cooked this, and I will teach you how to cook it.. by showing you this video of me, COOKING !
There will be 2 Videos.. So, Watch patiently, No need to fight :)

There's the FIRST VIDEO, and now,
the SECOND VIDEO: MISH-MASH

Since uploading a Video takes a longggggggg.... time,
So.. I am going to upload the 1st n' 2nd Video TOMORROW ! Stay TUNEDD !! SORRYY !!

P.S: Don't even comment about my outfit there !

Byeee.. (*/SK)

Amazing Facts with Josiah!! - World's smallest normally-not-small Animal

World’s Smallest Dog: 12.4 cm (4.9-inch) tall

At 1.4 pounds and 4.9 inches tall, Ducky, a yappy short-coat Chihuahua from Charlton (Massachusetts, USA), holds the Guinness World Record for the world's smallest living dog (by height). Ducky succeeds Danka Kordak of Slovakia, a Chihuahua who measured 5.4 inches tall. The smallest dog ever, according to Guinness, was a dwarf Yorkshire terrier who stood 2.8 inches tall.



Ducky held by his master



World's Smallest Snake: 10.1 cm (4-inch) long

Leptotyphlops carlae is the world's smallest species of snake, with adults averaging just less than four inches in length. Found on the Caribbean island of Barbados, the species, ~ which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to rest comfortably on a U.S. quarter~ was discovered by Blair Hedges.



Leptotyphlops carlae and a quarter dollar coin



World’s Smallest Fish: 7.9 mm (0.3-inch) long

On January 2006, the world's smallest fish was discovered on the Indonesian island of Sumatra: a member of the carp family of fish, the Paedocypris progenetica. It is the world's smallest vertebrate or backboned animal; only 7.9 mm (0.3 inches) long.



Paedocypris progenetica, The Smallest Fish



The title, however, is contested by 6.2 mm (0.2 in) long male anglerfish Photocorynus spiniceps (not technically a fish but a sexual parasite) and the 7 mm (0.27 in) long male stout infantfish Schindleria brevipinguis.

World’s Smallest Horse: 43.18 cm (17-inch) tall

The little horse was born to Paul and Kay Goessling, who specialize in breeding miniature horses, but even for the breed Thumbelina is particularly small: she is thought to be a dwarf-version of the breed. At just 60 lb and 17-inch tall, the five-year-old Thumbelina is the world’s smallest horse.

Thumbellina, The Dwarf Horse

World's Smallest Hamster: 2.5 cm (0.9-inch) tall

Only slightly bigger than a 50p piece, Pee Wee is the smallest hamster in the world. Weighing less than an ounce, the golden hamster stopped growing when he was three weeks old - his five brothers and sisters went on to measure between 4in and 5in.

Pee Wee and a coin

World's Smallest Chameleon: 1.2 cm (0.5-inch) long

The Brookesia minima is the world's smallest species of chameleon. This one is just half an inch. Found on the rainforest floor of Nosy Be Island off the north-west coast of Madagascar, females tend to be larger than males.

Brookesia minima on a human finger

World’s Smallest Cattle: 81 cm (31-inch) height

The world’s smallest cattle is a rare breed of an Indian zebu called the Vechur cow. The average height of this breed of cattle is 31 to 35 inches (81 to 91 cm).

Smallest Vechur Cattle, next to a 6 years old HF cross-breed cow

World's Smallest Seahorse: 16 mm (0.6-inch) long

The creature, known as Hippocampus denise, is typically just 16 millimeters long - smaller than most fingernails. Some were found to be just 13 mm long. H. denise lives in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean, between 13 and 90 meters beneath the surface.



Hippocampus denise, 1.6 cm/16 mm: measured with a ruler



World’s Smallest Monkey: 5-6 Inch long (Excluding tail)

This monkey is the smallest monkey in the world and very funny. Very small because so much is similar to human fingers, and this may seem very strange because usually the size of a monkey quite striking. The length of the funny monkey is only about 5 to 6 inch in long excluding tail.

This smallest monkey in this world is only live in the forest area of Ecuador and Brazil. The monkeys are small and cute usually live in groups of 2 to 6 tails only.

Pygmy marmoset, as long as your finger

These animals must be very funny, if we can make our pets. But imagine how much you should pay for this? This average price is about $1500 USD. So Maybe You can consider buying this animal if you have that amount of money just for pets. (*/JCS)

Arts with Yunita!! - Bec Winnel

Okay, today is my time, and now i would like to introduce an artist called Bec Winnel.
you can open her at becwinnel.com if you are interested,
here are some of her past awards:

• Winner, Holden Designer Spark competition, 2011. Prize – Barina Spark
• Finalist, 2010 Quantm DesktopCreateAwards, Illustration and Type category
• Guest artist, welcoming speech / exhibition opener, Exit 09 – Wangaratta Tafe graduating exhibition for Graphic Art, Fine Art and Jewelry Design students, Wangaratta Art Gallery
• Winner, General Pants Co’s ‘The Bubble’ – Vic Illustration 08 

There isnt many personal info around her, the only thing i could dig out are her face, she is in her midd-20
Here are some of her amazing artwork, all traditional. It is said that her artwork reminds people of the European woman, looking at you with mystery through their beautiful face, from her artwork, i can see that she uses a similar process like Da Vinci's work on monalisa, which is through grueling steps. You put a layer of color, one above the other. Again, again and again until you have reached the consistency that you want. She uses pastels.
This, is her.

 

This is her art.

  (*/Yun)

Movies with Theresa!! - Rango

Hello people! Today is Friday so it's time for Movies with Theresa!!
Also, PTC was held today, everyone happy with their grades?

Anyway, last week I wrote about I am Number Four, now I am writing about something more suitable for both girls and boys. It is...

RANGO!!!
Plus, I don't really know if this really appeals for both boys and girls.

Synopsis:

Rango was a normal house pet, but when he got lost, he stumbled across a western town named Dirt. Dirt needed a new sheriff so Rango became the sheriff. With that, came the adventure where he found out who he really was.

Genre:

Animation, adventure, and action

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Starring:

Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olymphant, Abigail Breslin, etc.

MPAA:

PG for rude humor, language, action, and smoking.

So, Johnny Depp, that really caught my eye with this movie. The collaboration between Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski (who also worked on Pirates of the Caribbean together) is something that also caught my eye. This movie seems to have a big comedy in it. This is definitely a must watch for me!

I was looking around for the behind the scenes footages and I find out that they used a unique way of recording the voices. They did it like a role play instead of making the actors record their voices inside of a studio.

Industrial Light & Magic also did the animation for this movie, making this their first ever animated movie! To people who don't know, Industrial Light & Magic is one of the biggest special effects company in Hollywood!

Anyway to people who are excited about this (just like me), it will be screening in Indonesia at around the 20th of April. Be patient!

Rango has received positive reviews. Based on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is a certified fresh with a rating of 89%. Roger Ebert gave the movie a 4/4 stars! I wish that the movie will meet up my expectations!

Thank you for reading this section again!!
Comments on your way out, perhaps?

Clickies!! (*/TCG)

Games with Chandra and Arvin!! – Crysis 2

Hello, now we will tell you about a new game called “Crysis 2”.

Crysis 2 is a sci-fi FPS game developed by Crystek and published by EA. Crysis 2 is the sequel to 2007's Crysis which was lauded for its impressive visuals. This game is powered with new engine CryEngine 3. This game is available in PC, Xbox, and PS3. This game will be released at March 2011.

Crysis 2 is a game about New York city in 2023 that was invade by an alien and there is one man who wears Nanosuit 2 that will defeat the alien. Nanosuit 2 suit is a powerful suit that makes the wearer faster, invisible, and stronger. Crysis 2 will also provide freedom to customize weaponry and abilities. This game have a very nice graphic and it also very fun.

System Requirement  for PC :


Crysis 2 Minimum System Requirements




CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 x2 2Ghz or better
GPU: NVidia 8800GT 512Mb, ATI 3850 512Mb or better
RAM: 2GB
DX: 9
Shader: 3.0
OS: Windows XP
Frame Rate Target: 20fps@1024x768


Crysis 2 Recommended System Requirements
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz, AMD Athlon 64 x2 2.66Ghz or better
GPU: NVidia GTX280 1GB, ATI 4870 1GB or better
RAM: 3GB
DX: 9
Shader: 3.0
OS: Windows XP
Frame Rate Target: 30fps@1650x1080


Crysis 2 Optimum System Requirements



CPU: Intel Core i5 3.1Ghz, AMD Phenom II X6 1055T or better
GPU: NVidia GTX 560 Ti, ATI 6850 or Dual graphics cards
RAM: 4GB
DX: 11
Shader: 4.0
OS: Windows 7
Frame Rate Target: 30fps@1920x1200

Game Trailer :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=27Do-C5Lmsw

Thx ! (*/CA)