Are nuclear weapons global peacemakers or killing devices?

Are nuclear weapons global peacemakers or killing devices?

Since the invention of nuclear weapons, we have experimented a period of almost “peace” and “stability”, mainly in the occidental and powerful countries, could it be thanks to the nuclear weapons?

It’s a fact that since the cold war, a lot of countries had invested in the construction of nuclear weapons, and in a world where almost everyone has mortal weapons, you should think about what are you planning to do, and I think that has been a thought that had helped to keep the peace in almost the part of the world.

Fossils shed light on 'bizarre' reptile

Fossils shed in China light on 'bizarre' reptile

Two fossils recently found at China have revealed a new vegetarian reptile that used to live 242 million years ago beneath the sea.

These fossils show a strange-shaped cranium, it has an unusual shape never seen in a reptile. Basically, the skull suggests that these aquatic animals used to eat vegetables. It has caused some impression, since only a few marine reptiles, extinct or alive are known for eating only vegetables.

A reconstruction of the extinct reptile

Link:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36195167

Kidnapped Spanish journalists return home

Kidnapped Spanish journalists return home

Angel Sastre, Antonio Pampliega and Jose Manuel Lopez, who were freelance reporters at Syria's war, have returned to Madrid safely after being kidnapped about a year ago. 

Apparently, the three journalists, who were reporting at Syria's war by their own, were captured by an Al-Qaeda's affiliate Syrian group, the al-Nusra front. They've being controlled by the terrorist group almost by a year, and finally released by allies' force groups, and then relocated to their land, Spain





Link:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36239731.

The SpitFires that nearly broke the sound barrier

The SpitFires that nearly broke the sound barrier

In 1947, Chuck Yeager was the first man who achieved breaking the sound barrier in a plane, but before him there were also some people who got very close to it.

In a couple of times, some pilots have got really close to the sound barrier; it's the case of Erik Brown, and Anthony Martindale. Both were aboard of a Mk II Spitfire, a British one -seated warplane, which entered in service in the RAF two years later after the beginning of the second world war. Those planes weren't designed to reach those high speeds, and the pilots lived a very dangerous moment.

Photography of a SpitFire Mk II

Link:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160505-the-spitfires-that-nearly-broke-the-sound-barrier

Trip Diary

1st Day:

After a long voyage, we finally got into London. We took a nice ride on bus from the airport to the hotel, at Holland park, where some nice squirrels were awaiting our arrival.

After that, we proceeded to leave our cases at the hotel, and then we  head to  the National Art Gallery, but if it had been for me, I simply would have stayed sleeping in my room. Once there, we took some time appreciating the art, and then, I finally gave my awesome presentation. At that point, I thought that we could go to the hotel now and rest, but no, we went to see the mighty Big Ben, the London Eye and the elegant Buckingham Palace, which I must say, they were pretty beautiful. 

Finally, we walked through some kind of park till we arrived at the restaurant, where we had a good meal, and then proceeded to the hotel and get some rest.

2nd Day:

We woke up and got a had a quick breakfast. Today we were going to see the Globe Theatre, but I didn't know till we got there. Just before getting there, we walked through a bridge the Tamesi River, it was a nice sight. When we got there, we were welcomed by a kind worker of the theatre, and we had a nice walk around there, which I enjoyed and found it very nice.

After that, we had some break time for ourselves, and we proceeded to get some food.

Later on, we went to the Natural Science Museum, and I totally enjoyed it! There were a lot of stuff about nature, since animals from astronomy. The only thing that I didn't like about it, it was the fact that the dinosaur’s zone was closed for that day, I certainly like dinos, and I wanted to see them. We also wanted to go to the Science research museum, but it was late and both buildings were about to close. And for the end of the day, we went to Harrods Center, it was amazing the things they had there, but dang, it was expensive!

3d Day:

Today we went to the British Museum, and it was also amazing, I didn’t like it so much in comparison with the other one, though. But it also had great stuff from all over the world.

We had a very good meal at Camden Town, I ate a Mexican Burrito, and I can say that it was the best I ever tasted. But the best of the day was the musical. It was amazing! The best investment of the entire trip. I would have taken a lot of pictures if it was allowed, but unfortunately, it wasn’t. Seriously, I liked it so much.

4^th Day:

Finally, the day had come, I was both excited and sad for leaving. On one hand because I wanted to go home, and on the other, because I knew that the exams were getting closer… We went with a small group to Madame Tussauds to the wax museum. There were a lot of celebrities and important characters of history, all of them very well done. I took a lot of photos, but I think that this is my favorite:

It was a nice trip, and I would like to go back there again, I will miss London!

My favorite videogame

In this essay, I’m going to talk about my favorite videogame, and explain its plot and  some characters.

Three or four years ago, I played for the first time Mass Effect, a sci-fi RPG videogame, on the PC platform. The game was aired on 2005 and since that moment it has become one of the most well received videogames.

Since the first moments that I played, I quickly fell in love with its well written story and complex and developed characters.

Plot:

The game is set in the year 2183; 35 years after humans discovered the ruins of an ancient race called the Protheans on Mars. With the technology from the ruins, humanity learned the secrets of mass effect physics and element zero, unlocking faster than light travel. Humans also discovered the mass relay network that threaded the galaxy, being able to cross thousands of light-years in a moment. Humanity began its journey in space, encountering various alien races and establishing itself on the galactic stage

You play as the commander Shepard, and your mission will be to destroy a mysterious enemy that threats the galaxy every 50.000 years…

the Citadel

Characters: (my favorite character)

Shepard was born on the year 2154, he’s a graduate of the Systems Alliance N7 special forces program, and is initially assigned to the SSV Normandy in 2183 as Executive Officer. Later, he becomes the first human to join the Spectres, an elite special task force for the Citadel Council (a council that represents every species of the galaxy)

Shepard

Garrus Vakarian is a turian, a member of C-Sec's Investigation Division. He was born at Palaven, the Turian’s home world. Like most turians, Garrus had his military training at fifteen, but later followed his father's path to become a C-Sec officer. He was responsible for the investigation of Saren Arterius (the main villain), the Council's top Spectre, after the Alliance claimed Saren had gone rogue. Even his bosses told him that the investigation was over, he decided to defy the Executor's order and pursue another lead on his own. Then, Garrus joined Commander Shepard's team to help defeat Saren.

Garrus

Urdnot Wrex, born at Tuchanka, the krogan’s home world, is a famous krogan mercenary and bounty hunter. Wrex is also one of the last krogan Battlemasters: rare individuals who combine powerful biotic abilities with the devastating firepower of advanced weaponry. A long-lived krogan who has had many adventures, he has heard of Commander Shepard on his travels, and respects the Commander as a fellow warrior.

Wrex

My favorite TV show (CORRECTED)

South Park characters, Cartman, Stan, Kyle and Kenny

Among all the TV shows that are broadcasted today, I think that my favorite would be South Park.

Some people think that it’s for just for kids, but definitely It’s not, and I keep saying to them that they haven’t even watched it. There are a lot of reason why it’s my favorite TV show, it always has some kind of humor, sometimes it’s more refined, and sometimes it’s so vulgar and lame, so there’s always some variety.

But it’s not just its humor, almost every chapter has a hidden message, which sometime it is so helpful, and treats some things about our society with a satiric attitude.

In conclusion, I think that South Park is one of the most complete and helpful TV shows ever done.




                                          Favorite moment: