"Don't worry mate. I'll look after yuh."
Funny Animal Photos by Ty Buchanan
Early Life Found in Western Australia's Pilbara Region
There is so much to be found in remote parts of Australia, new animal species and signs of early life. The first signs of life were bacteria and remains of them have been located in northwest Australia. They were in the Pilbara, in sedimentary rock.
Evidence of life billions of years old have come to light in Greenland, but with earth movement their date of origin cannot be accurately defined. Western Australia's Pilbara is stable so the find has been claimed as the earliest signs of life.
No fossils of the bacteria are left. Traces of their movement in the sediment can be clearly seen. Of course the soft sediment is now rock. There were masses of them in the Dresser Rock Foundation.
Examination of the tiny living things will help research of material on other planets. We now know what to look for. Planetary "rovers" can be built with the right testing equipment.
Evolution by Ty Buchanan
New Technology Makes Testing for Explosives Easier
Australia had come a long since the days of someone walking through the center aisle of an inbound aircraft spraying insecticide. New Australian's used to laugh at the man with the can spraying over peoples heads not worrying about those with allergies. There is no way it would have killed all the insects on the plane.
Pests and drugs are one thing, but explosives are the main fear. Until now liquids in sealed containers such as liquor had to be accessed and tested for explosive potential. New technology enables the sealed liquid to be tested while still in its container. Battelle and Sellex are distributing the scanners.
Liquids, gels and aerosols can be scanned. This is a revolutionary development. It won an R&D 100 Award. Airports around the world are scrambling to get their hands on the scanners.
Testing is quick and it will not slow down passenger flow. Now all we need is a quick scanner for drug detection that does not have four legs and bark. Ironically, this will be possible in the future because the smelling function detects minute particles in the air.
Society by Ty Buchanan
Australia's Coast Will Be Lost
Australia could return to what it was millions of years ago - a cluster of islands covering a gigantic area. The continent is very flat. Mountains only occur on the east coast. With rising sea level, first to go will be the large cities on the coast. These are the major population centers.
After this, an inland sea will form. There is no doubt that the Poles are melting. This water has to go somewhere. The population will fall by 80 per cent. Even if many flee inland, there are no water and food resources there to feed everyone, unless of course Aboriginal culture still remains. Most Aboriginals today are urbanized and have lost much of the their culture.
This will not be a solely Australian problem. Most major cities in the world are on the coast, growing from estuaries where a large river flows into the sea.
On the Gold Coast, high rise building are only meters from an unpredictable sea. After storms, councils are called upon to repair the damage with money they don't have. In a short time these buildings will have to be abandoned as councils condemn them as being too dangerous to live in.
There is no immediate worry because the rise in ocean level will be steady. This will give people time to move out. There will be great financial loss to the nation though. Natural disasters just consume GDP. Nothing is produced from them. In fact resources are drawn away from productive projects.
Environment by Ty Buchanan
Alens Are Watching or Maybe Germans - From Inside the Earth!
They are here! The bug eyed, green aliens that is. A scientist supports the view that we are being visited by aliens. In Professor Davies' opinion these non-Earth creatures have lived here inside the planet for centuries. They live in places which is too inhospitable for humans. That is why they have not been discovered - at least by the general public. These lifeforms are not made of the same stuff as humans, he concludes. He also says that finding them "would be the biggest discovery in biology since Darwin and evolution". He ain't kiddin'. It would shock people out of their complacency!
But, he is only saying what many people have been thinking for decades - that governments have already met these aliens and have reached an agreement with them which allows human experimentation. In return, governments like the US get information that enables them to make giant steps in the development of weaponry.
We have to be careful about people making outlandish claims, however. One guy said he had a picture taken by a Martian lander which showed a human skull on the ground. Like the "face" on the Moon, aliens will probably been shown to be just conjecture. It's amazing what one can see in low pixelled photographs: like looking at clouds and seeing horses and angels. BUT, are we being watched? Have they been here all the time? Commander Byrd, the American who supposedly flew over the North Pole and inside the earth, found Caucasians who spoke German. Other sources say German mercenaries for the Portuguese went down into underground caverns in the Amazon in the 16th century.
But, he is only saying what many people have been thinking for decades - that governments have already met these aliens and have reached an agreement with them which allows human experimentation. In return, governments like the US get information that enables them to make giant steps in the development of weaponry.
We have to be careful about people making outlandish claims, however. One guy said he had a picture taken by a Martian lander which showed a human skull on the ground. Like the "face" on the Moon, aliens will probably been shown to be just conjecture. It's amazing what one can see in low pixelled photographs: like looking at clouds and seeing horses and angels. BUT, are we being watched? Have they been here all the time? Commander Byrd, the American who supposedly flew over the North Pole and inside the earth, found Caucasians who spoke German. Other sources say German mercenaries for the Portuguese went down into underground caverns in the Amazon in the 16th century.
Weird by Ty Buchanan
Getting Rid of English, Maths and Rote Was a Big Mistake
Many university students cannot do simple arithmetic or write a complete sentence. Without using spelling checkers, spelling is atrocious. This is because the school leaving test is overwhelmed by "choice" subjects. Oddly, English literature is preferred by many over plain English. Many history teachers cannot spell or understand correct grammar. They say they teach history not English.
A large proportion of students have been accepted into university science and health when they have not done maths, i.e., applied arithmetic, in high school. The usual solution at university is to send you to the remedial teacher who throws up his hands and says you do not know the basics. Students usually go to or pay other students to correct their assignments before handing them in. The problem here is that examinations have to be passed though they have been brought down to the ridiculously low level of 10 per cent of the total subject mark.
It has been made too easy to get into university. Even bridging courses are below high school standards. We are bending over backwards to life easy for the young when the reality is that it is a tough world out there. They need to be toughened not softened. Some would like to abolish exams in high school altogether.
If trends continue. We will live in a world where machines cannot be repaired. This could be the case in this computer era. The IT industry is driven by self-taught technicians. What you learned in a University IT degree a few years ago is now outdated and of no use.
Girls just do not study maths at school any more. Fewer boys are doing so as well. Why would any rational human being choose to do a "hard" subject over an easy one? Intensive English and maths must be made compulsory at primary and high school. The "rot" began with the abolition of rote learning. They still do rote in France and it produces some of the best scientists on the planet.
Education by Ty Buchanan
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