The Most Famous Cows

According to the book A Field Guide to Cows by John Pukite, These are probably the most famous record holding cows today.

The Fattest Cow:

Durham Ox, a Shorthorn cow in born in the 19th century.

The Tallest Cow:

Chianina measuring about 6 ft.

The Smallest Cow:

The Dexter, of Ireland. This cow could live in a house!

The Fastest Cow:

Corriente, from Mexico. This cow is used in rodeo's in Southwestern US.

The Cow with the Most Milk

Holstein, The # 1 dairy cow in the world today.

The Cow with the Best-Tasting Milk

The Jersey good for making Cheese, Butter and Ice Cream.

Two Prehistoric Blackholes Could Unravel the Mysteries Of the Universe

Most recently the NASA, discovered two prehistoric blackholes with the telescope Spitzer. This will provide a way to unravel the mysteries of the universe, such as the creation of galaxies, and even more primitive stars. These blackholes are remains of ancient stars that existed before, in a primitive galaxy. Both of these blackholes were baptized J0005-0006 and J0303-0019. Both of these blackholes are said to weigh each 100 million suns, and are found 13 million light years away from the Earth.

Since the blackhole doesn't seem to obtain any dust particles, it is predicted that the blackhole was created less than 1 billion years after the creation of the Big Bang. Could this lead us to a major scientific discovery?

The Very First National Geographic

Today I decided to install in my computer The Complete National Geographic, a program that contains 6 CDs with every issue of the National Geographic: from October 1888 to December 2008. 120 years of discoveries and knowledge. It is surprising how much have we changed in 120 years. Back then, the magazine had no advertisements, and no pictures. The magazine also talked about very different topics of the ones you may find today. The first article talked about how the magazine was originally intended to ''increase and diffuse geographic knowledge''. Today the magazine is not only about Geography, but also has History,Biology,Environmentalism,Pre-history,Economy,Geology,Astronomy and other topics related to Natural History. Today the National Geographic has become one of the most recognized and important non-profit scientific and educational institution in the world.

Who Got First to the America's?

Many have regarded as Christopher Columbus, to be the first explorer that discovered the American continent by sea. We already know that humans got to the America's about 25,000 years ago, and were the first to habit this continent. Many people have denied the fact that Columbus was the first explorer to go across the Atlantic Ocean.Some say the Chinese, with the fleet of Zheng He got to the America's in 1421, others say the Vikings reached New Foundland, a region in Eastern Canada in the early 1000's. The Irish would tell you that St. Brendan the Navigator reached North America about 1,000 years before Columbus. Some say it is just a Christian Myth, but others regard this as true.

When, Columbus traveled to the America's many say he was looking for the Island of Brendan in the West Indies. This island, is supposed to be somwhere in the coast of North America. On the eve of his great voyage in 1492 he (supposedly) wrote: “I am convinced that the terrestrial paradise is in he Island of Saint Brendan, which none can reach save by the Will of God.'' We don't know if this is true and we might never find out. We know for sure, that Christopher Columbus was not the only European to have reached American land.

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The Rise of the Ecological Cars

By the end of 2010, the Japanese motor company, Nissan will release the Nissan Leaf, the first zero-emissions car to be released in the mass market. According to Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Nissan, the battery-powered Leaf will compete against the hybrids. The price of the car is estimated to be $25,000 which isn't very expensive, but the Battery Price costs an estimate of $10,000. Besides, This car would have a range of 100 miles while gasoline cars have a range of 150 miles. An advantage of the Leaf car, its that the charging of the car would only cost $150 a year, while in gasoline you spend thousands of dollars every year. Other companies like GM, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda dedicated to releasing hybrid cars, while Nissan decided to release the electric car before their competition instead of releasing several hybrids.

According to the prediction of Carlos Gohsn, Electric vehicles will make up 10% of the market by 2020. Hydrogen cars may be released in 5 years, and many expect that gasoline cars might end in a range from 20-30 years. Is this enough to save our planet from catastrophic climate change? We only know for sure, that the rise of the zero-emissions car is just beggining.

The Academy Awards: Recurring Event Twice?

This year in the 82nd Academy Awards which took place on March 7th, 2010, we saw something similar that was seen previously on another Oscar.This was the 50th Academy Awards that took place on April 3rd, 1978. On this years Oscar's, the movie Avatar whom became the highest-grossing film of all time, did not win the best picture: this was won by The Hurt Locker. 32 years ago, Star Wars which at the time became the highest-grossing film of all time did not win best picture: thus was won by Woody Allen's Annie Hall. Is this a coincidence or something done on purpose? Notice that both are science-fiction films and both surpassed expectations with their special effects. Star Wars after it's release made 2 sequels and 3 prequels. It is estimated that Star Wars has produced a total of 20 billion dollars in merchandise, films and other types of media. Let's see how far Avatar can get.

The Cows Sold Higher Than Any Sports Car

Most recently in the Parade of Perfection Sale, that took place on February the 27th, 2010 on Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Jeff Butler sold 2 Holstein cows for 1.5 million dollars. Both of these cows cost more than any sports car in the market today. These cows were Ms. Atlees Goldwyn Ariel VG-88 and Regancrest Brasilia VG-88, both one of the most popular registered holsteins in the world today. Ariel's father, the Canadian Bull Braedale Goldwyn owned by the artificial insemination company Semex, is one of the most prestiged bulls today. The father of Brasilia, the British superstar Picston Shottle, has been the # 1 Bull in the US for type and production for 2 consecutive years. The mothers of both cows, MD-Delight Durham Atlee EX-92 (mother of Ariel) and Regancrest PR-Barbie EX-92 (mother of Brasilia) have the same father which is Regancrest Elton Durham. Durham is another bull regarded as one of the most impacting in the breed, with Goldwyn and Shottle following his footsteps.

Their have been a total of 6 million dollar cows sold in History. Notice that most of them have somewhere in their pedigree the bulls Durham, Shottle or Goldwyn. (father x maternal grand-father).

Lylehaven Lyla Z EX-94 (Durham x Formation)

KHW Regiment Apple-Red Ex-92 (Regiment-Red x Durham)

Regancrest S Chassity VG-88 (Shottle x Champion)

Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy VG-89 (Goldwyn x Outside)
Ms Atlees Gold Ariel VG-88 (Goldwyn x Durham) photo on the left
Regancrest Brasilia VG-88 (Shottle x Durham) photo on the center and bottom

The Best Places To Travel

From the National Geographic books, 10 Best in Everything, Journeys of A Lifetime and Sacred Places of a Lifetime.

Where is the most watery place on Earth?.......Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe

The Most Filmed place?..........................New York City, USA

The Best Beach in the World?....................Seychelles

The Most Sacred Cave?..........................Actun Tunichil Muknal, Belize

The Most Beautiful Garden?..........................Chateau de Versailles, France

The Best Hotel?...........................................Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford, California

The Best Shopping Avenue?...........................Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland.

So, if you ever stop by in any of these places, remember that they are part of the most sought-after in the world.