OTHER-CHRISTMAS

Here is an interesting video about a Christmas Tree established in Mexico City which was 110.35 meters, which corresponds to the height of 40-storey building, and the diameter - 35 meters. Total weight of all metal structures was 330 tons, It is made of steel rods and wire, but consists mainly of electric garlands - 1.2 million colored lights and 80 miles of wires.Now it is on the Guiness book of records.
This video shows it:

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OTHER - NEW YEAR´S EVE

Early New Year's Celebrations

The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year’s arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox—the day in late March with an equal amount of sunlight and darkness—heralded the start of a new year. They marked the occasion with a massive religious festival called Akitu (derived from the Sumerian word for barley, which was cut in the spring) that involved a different ritual on each of its 11 days. In addition to the new year, Atiku celebrated the mythical victory of the Babylonian sky god Marduk over the evil sea goddess Tiamat and served an important political purpose: It was during this time that a new king was crowned or that the current ruler’s divine mandate was symbolically renewed.

Throughout antiquity, civilizations around the world developed increasingly sophisticated calendars, typically pinning the first day of the year to an agricultural or astronomical event. In Egypt, for instance, the year began with the annual flooding of the Nile, which coincided with the rising of the star Sirius. The first day of the Chinese new year, meanwhile, occurred with the second new moon after the winter solstice.

January 1 Becomes New Year's Day

The early Roman calendar consisted of 10 months and 304 days, with each new year beginning at the vernalequinox; according to tradition, it was created by Romulus, the founder of Rome, in the eighth century B.C. A later king, Numa Pompilius, is credited with adding the months of Januarius and Februarius. Over the centuries, the calendar fell out of sync with the sun, and in 46 B.C. the emperor Julius Caesar decided to solve the problem by consulting with the most prominent astronomers and mathematicians of his time. He introduced the Julian calendar, which closely resembles the more modern Gregorian calendar that most countries around the world use today.

As part of his reform, Caesar instituted January 1 as the first day of the year, partly to honor the month’s namesake: Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, whose two faces allowed him to look back into the past and forward into the future. Romans celebrated by offering sacrifices to Janus, exchanging gifts with one another, decorating their homes with laurel branches and attending raucous parties. In medieval Europe, Christian leaders temporarily replaced January 1 as the first of the year with days carrying more religious significance, such as December 25 (the anniversary of Jesus’ birth) and March 25 (the Feast of the Annunciation); Pope Gregory XIII reestablished January 1 as New Year’s Day in 1582.

New Year's Traditions

In many countries, New Year’s celebrations begin on the evening of December 31—New Year’s Eve—and continue into the early hours of January 1. Revelers often enjoy meals and snacks thought to bestow good luck for the coming year. In Spain and several other Spanish-speaking countries, people bolt down a dozen grapes-symbolizing their hopes for the months ahead-right before midnight. In many parts of the world, traditional New Year’s dishes feature legumes, which are thought to resemble coins and herald future financial success; examples include lentils in Italy and black-eyed peas in the southern United States. Because pigs represent progress and prosperity in some cultures, pork appears on the New Year’s Eve table in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Portugal and other countries. Ring-shaped cakes and pastries, a sign that the year has come full circle, round out the feast in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece and elsewhere. In Sweden and Norway, meanwhile, rice pudding with an almond hidden inside is served on New Year’s Eve; it is said that whoever finds the nut can expect 12 months of good fortune.

Other customs that are common worldwide include watching fireworks and singing songs to welcome the new year, including the ever-popular "Auld Lang Syne" in many English-speaking countries. The practice of making resolutions for the new year is thought to have first caught on among the ancient Babylonians, who made promises in order to earn the favor of the gods and start the year off on the right foot. (They would reportedly vow to pay off debts and return borrowed farm equipment.)

In the United States, the most iconic New Year’s tradition is the dropping of a giant ball in New York City's Times Square at the stroke of midnight. Millions of people around the world watch the event, which has taken place almost every year since 1907. Over time, the ball itself has ballooned from a 700-pound iron-and-wood orb to a brightly patterned sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing in at nearly 12,000 pounds. Various towns and cities across America have developed their own versions of the Times Square ritual, organizing public drops of items ranging from pickles (Dillsburg, Pennsylvania) to possums (Tallapoosa, Georgia) at midnight on New Year’s Eve.

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UNIT 4-A. GLOBAL WARMING

Here is an alarmist video of global warming which presents global warming as a problem especially for the Pole North where Santa lives so he 's getting a little hot under his fur collar as global warmingheats up the North Pole. This is an original comedy song with animation from Premiere Radio Networks in Los Angeles.
I hope you will like it .

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OTHER-CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN AMERICA

Here is a video about the use of lights in Christmas,especially in America because for many families in the United States, taking a drive to see local light decorations during the Christmas holiday is an annual tradition. One of the most spectacular in the Washington area features more than one million lights. VOA's Deborah Block takes us to dazzling displays at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

I hope you will like it.

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UNIT 4-A . THE GLOBAL WARMING

Like i said the last week in my post i will hung two videos per week about some advices to make a good debate(that we should do after christmas).
In my opinion is the best way to learn how to make debates because you can see it while ¨ she¨ explains
This week is the turn of: recording and arguments

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OTHER - CHRISTMAS . VIDEO

Here is a funny video called : What does 2013 say? .This a review made by you tube of the best videos ones of 2013 because it takes the most famous parts of the most seen videos this year . It ´s really funny and i    hope that you will like it because it makes a parody of some famous characters in you tube and in this year.

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UNIT A.- THE GLOBAL WARMING

In this post you can see the sencond mindmap of the Unit A.

 

             
Sorry we had some problems so you should click in the photo of mighmap.You have the other mighmap in other post two places down.

OTHER-VIDEO OF WORLD CUP 2014

We are nearer and nearer to the world cup so i put the official video about the Brazil´s world cup wich will be the next 12 of June so i thought that it was a good idea to put a video : the official that you will watch on tv next summer.

UNIT A.- THE GLOBAL WARMING.

DEBATE WITH EVIDENCES AND ANALYSIS.

I thought that this video is interesting and useful because it explains how to make a good debate with tips and advice that we can use for our debates because we have to do one in this unit after Christmas.                      

So i decided that all the weeks i will hang two videos about it because there are some of them.                      

I liked it because it explains STEP BY STEP how should be a debate and what does the people should do in it. I hope you will like it.                                                                                                                                 

1.Evaluating evidence          2.Analysis

 

SPORTS.- AMAZING NBA

In this post you can see some amazing NBA plays, for me they are the bests I have ever seen. Dunks, incredible assists, alley-oops... I hope you like them.

UNIT A.- THE GLOBAL WARMING

In this post you can see the first mindmap of the Unit A.

 

OTHER.- BIG NELSON MANDELA

BIG NELSON MANDELA.

 

In this post I want rembember the life of a big person : NELSON MANDELA. In this video account the life of Nelson that died the last 5 of December at night. He was the best person iin the world ( in my opinión). I love you, Mandila.

 

 

 

SPORTS.- THE WINNING GOAL

 

 

In this video you can see the victory of Marianistas handball team. I hope you like it.

 

 

 

OTHER - CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND

In December , the houses , the streets , the shop windows lit to celebrate Christmas. Children write their letter to Santa, because Santa Claus is in England who distributes gifts and do it in the night of 24 December.

But not only children write letters , so do the adults, write  them too , and place them on the walls of the house.

A few weeks before Christmas, families prepare traditional "Christmas Pudding "and it is a dessert that the english people eat during the Christmas meal . Children and adults love the "Christmas Pudding " .

And , of course , they can´t celebrate Christmas in England without the famous " Cracker" wich is placed next to each plate. When strips on each side, a firecracker explodes and leaves a surprise.

At Christmas the children out on the streets to sing and receive chocolates . Before go to bed , they put some cookies and a glass of Porto near the Christmas tree for Santa, carrots for the reindeer , and stockings to receive their gifts .

Mistletoe .

Before , it was considered as the mistletoe plant protected from all illnesses .

However, since the eighteenth century , people kiss under the mistletoe. When a woman was standing under a sprig of mistletoe that women could not refuse to kiss a man because he could begin a romantic or friendly relationship. On the contrary , if rejected , could not marry the following year.

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UNIT A.- THE GLOBAL WARMING

Here is another fantastic video of climate change.                                                                                       

This video explains more or less the causes why the climate change is cause in the opinion of a famous  american scientist called Bill Nye who thinks that climate change is  NOT caused by HUMANS , only by the effects of the sun but with a outside point because he explains the climate change as a scientist and not like a polititian like Algore.                                                                                                                                

I liked this video because it´s extra information to the video that we saw yesterday in class wich thinks that it is propaganda and fiction.                                                                                                                            

Now is your turn and decide what do you prefere.

ALEJANDRO FERNÁNDEZ MORALES           

OTHER.- NEW BQ AQUARIS 5.

Well I 've noticed that has left a fairly interesting cell phone and worth buying because I have it and it goes great good here I leave the characteristics of the terminal :


bq Aquaris 5 is a free device , so it is compatible with SIM cards from any operator. No minimum tariffs , contracts or stays , you can choose the company that best suits you. And when you get tired, switch operator without having to unlock your phone. This is freedom.

Quad Core CPU

Quad Core Cortex A7 processor up to 1.2 GHz More power , lower consumption

The Cortex A7 Quad Core processor up to 1.2 GHz is the perfect combination of power and smart energy consumption. Its low power architecture helps save battery . Its four cores make its interface is incredibly fast and optimize the management of multitasking. The video playback is very smooth and even heavier applications run swiftly . But when you use bq Aquaris 5 for light tasks , the processor cores used only at you really need, avoid energy waste .

IPS Screen 5 " 178 º

5 inches .
A screen that gives the size

Rich , vibrant and intense colors. Here's an IPS screen . With higher resolution , contrast and brightness than other LCD screens , ringtones do not show chromatic aberration : they are neither too pale nor artificially saturated . QHD resolution and 5 inches make the result is spectacular, with lifelike videos , photos you appreciate every detail and a more comfortable web viewing. And with its 178 degree viewing , the content of the screen is visible from all perspectives . An experience.

Battery 2200 mAh

Long life to your smartphone

A Quad Core processor up to 1.2 GHz , an IPS screen of 5 inches and a Serie5 PowerVR SGX graphics processor up to 300 MHz need a battery hold your rhythm and let you enjoy many hours of your smartphone , such as a battery bq aquaris 5 of 2200 mAh . Fun for longer hours on Facebook ™ and Twitter ™ , with your groups Whatsapp ™ , with endless calls and infinite " you hang up " without having to constantly charge your phone.

Up to 8 hours navegaciónHasta streamingHasta 6 hours in 10 hour phone conversation
Dual SIM

Dual SIM .
advanced simplicity

bq Aquaris 5 supports two SIM cards. So you can use it simultaneously with two different phone numbers , including different operators . Its interface lets you choose intuitively , which of the two numbers prefer to browse , call, or send messages . And you can set if you want to be available for both numbers or if you prefer not to receive calls provisional one.

operating System

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, greater fluidity

Enhanced Gesture Control
Displays the notification bar by sliding a finger on the screen of your Aquaris . If you slide two quick settings panel will be displayed.

Widgets on the lock screen
You can place your favorite widgets on the lock screen . Access them directly without having to enter your security key.

Gestural keyboard writing
Android 4.2 comes standard keyboard gestural script that lets you write moving your finger across the screen.

OTA | Apps

Only critical applications
The bq devices include only basic apps so you can use your smartphone from the first minute . No incorporate applications that consume resources and are not useful for you. The rest is up to you .

OTA
Upgrading smartphones bq is via OTA (Over the Air) . The device alerts the user when there is a new firmware available and allows you to install directly from the smartphone. Both the OTA updates as they are developed by the team of engineers bq , so the integration between OTA and firmware is complete.

navigation

GPS
Compatible with Android GPS navigation applications , free and paid .

eCompass
The GPS knows what your geographical location is bq , but it is the digital compass which indicates where your smartphone is headed. With that information the browser can tell you in more detail what streets, roads or highways follow.

gyroscope
The gyro senses movement smartphone on the three axes. This tool is essential for navigation applications for augmented reality detects the orientation of your device.

technical Specifications

Dimensions: 142 x 71 x 9.9 mm
Weight: 170 g

Dimensions : 5 "
Technology: screen qHD IPS capacitive 5 points of simultaneous detection
Resolution: 540 x 960 px, 220 DPI ( HDPI )
Viewing angle : 178 º
16 GB of memory
processor
CPU: Quad Core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 to
GPU: PowerVR SGX ™ Series5
RAM: 1 GB
Li -ion Battery 2200 mAh
supported Formats
Text formats: . Epub , txt, fb2 , mobi . . .
Image Formats: . Jpeg , bmp , gif . .
Video Formats: .3 gp , avi , mp4, ts . . .
Audio formats : mp3 , wav , ogg , flac , aac . . . .
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
connectivity
Wi -Fi 802.11 b / g / n
Micro -USB
Bluetooth
Connectivity 3G +
24 HSDPA ( 42 Mbps)
HSUPA 7 (11.5 Mbps)
GPS
Dual SIM card slot
Input 5V - 1A
3.5mm Headphone Jack TRRS (CTIA )
Micro -SD ™ slot up to 64 GB
supported bands
GSM: GSM 850, EGSM 900, DCS 1800 and PCS 1900
UMTS : 900 and 2100
functions
Front camera: VGA (640 x 480)
Rear camera 8 Mp (3,264 x 2,448 ) with flash and autofocus
Brightness sensor
Proximity Sensor
Other System Functions
accelerometer
calculator
Mail Client
calendar
Clock and Alarms
Video Player
Audio Player
Photo Viewer
File Explorer
FM Radio
microphone
speaker
Box Contents
bq Aquaris 5
Micro -USB to USB Cable
Adapter
Handsfree ( headset )
documentation

* All trademarks and trade names belong to their respective companies.

The duration in hours ** battery is calculated on the basis of their performance in the laboratory. These figures are not binding. The energy consumption depends on the applications that are running in the background, if you connect the Wi -Fi , whether Bluetooth is enabled or screen brightness, among other factors.

OTHER.- NEW GOOD APP

                 FLIPAGRAM

                                    


 I have instagram and I saw a lot of videos with photos and music. And I looked for in the PLAY STORE (for android) and I saw a new app: FLIPAGRAM. You can do videos for instagram or other uses. 

You choose the photos that you want ( you can put 2 photos or 1000...) and after this you choose the song ( that you want) and the speed that you want for see the photos ( fast, slowly, etc). It is a good application if you want the phtography and the music.

UNIT A.- THE GLOBAL WARMING.

THE GLOBAL WARMING.

In this post I put a video that explain the global warming more easy than the last post. The global warming is a change of the Earth planet. Some people think that is true and other that is false. The changes are more contamination, high temperaturas, snowbreak and more. I hope that you like the video and you think about this.

UNIT A.- THE GLOBAL WARMING

VIDEO OF CLIMATED CHANGE

Here is a video of climate change . It is of the NASA                                                                                       

In this video it explains some different effects of climate change in our world .                                             

Also i found it interesting because it shows of will be the Earth in 40 years or more if we don´t put a solution   to the problem of climate change  .                                                                                                            

 

UNIT A.- THE GLOBAL WARMING

     VIDEO OF CLIMATE CHANGE

   I couldn´t paste the video on the post because it´s from the national geographic and not from you tube.
   But it is really good to see it because it shows the effects of climate change in the world and its causes in         real life  .
   It is specially a video for who thinks that climate change is our fault. You can have other opinion but...
   In this page you can see other videos about this problem but i liked : way-forward - climate




http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/global-warming-environment/way-forward-climate/

OTHER.- NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Now, we have a new youtube channel where we put some videos about different topics. We put the link and you only have click in the link.
We hope you like.

The link are:   http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmQZr7af_aV-SWNoifEajeUumvbqVE4ln&feature=mh_lolz

UNIT 3- MANUFACTURING PROCESSES VIDEO

Here is a video of manufacturing processes in mighmap form.It is easy to understand because we have seen that in class .Also you will see some industrial processes that maybe you don´t know

     

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CLAY.MANUFACTURING METHODS

Here is an archive of the clay . The unit is finished but i thought that it is usefull to know some things about it .
I couldn´t put some images ,so, i have wrote the web where you can see the processes with images.
In this page you can a see a short description of clay and then images about the manufacturing of bricks and tiles which is really good.
Also you can find extra information about environmental,economical and social aspects of clay.

http://www.tbe-euro.com/en/clc-production/production.asp

ALEJANDRO FERNÁNDEZ

OTHERS.- SAMSUNG

Samsung admits  that it needs to improve its software.

• The Korean giant will invest half of its R & D resources in software.

•  Expert is hiring and opening laboratories abroad.

• Open the door to "aggressive acquisitions" of technology companies.

Samsung has recognised that it needs to improve its software and has announced that it will invest 50% of their R & D resources on this objective , due to criticism in this section presentment.

Athough company chief says that Samsung is a company ' hardware ' to reaffirmed its commitment to software. So has announced its CEO , Kwon Oh- hyun , during the Samsung Analyst Day , a day in which company executives present their key business divisions to analysts and investors .

 " Much of the development of technology industries is shifting from hardware to software ," said Kwon Oh- hyun . For his part , the chairman of Samsung , Lee Sang- hoon , explained that Samsung is hiring more software experts and opening research and development laboratories abroad " to address the specific needs of each region."

 Kwon stated that Samsung is a company " hardware-centric ," but pointed out that they are also working on software solutions . Also, according to the CEO , will acquire " aggressively " some companies " provide good technology."

UNIT 2.- PLASTICS AND BUILDING MATERIALS.

UNIT 6 : EXERCICES 1, 2 AND 3.

If you want to see the exercices 1,2 and 3 (unit 6), you must  CLICK HERE

UNIT 2.- PLASTICS AND BUILDING MATERIALS.

VIDEO OF BUILDING MATERIALS

Here is a video about building materials . In this video you can see how you can build a structure in only forty  eight hours.You can also see some techniques of construction with different building materials.

                        

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OTHERS.- HALLOWEEN

                   HALLOWEEN

I look for a page in Internet about Halloween and its manners. I put the link for if you want know more than Halloween. In this page there are videos, photos and information about witchs, ghost and more monters.

The link is : Click here

UNIT 2 : PLASTICS AND BUILDING MATERIALS

                       What is Slate?

Slate is a fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock that is created by the alteration of shale or       mudstone by low-grade regional metamorphism. It is popular for a wide variety of uses such as roofing, flooring and flagging because of its durability and attractive appearance.

Composition of Slate

Slate is composed mainly of clay minerals or micas depending upon the degree of metamorphism to which it has been subjected. The original clay minerals in shale alter to micas with increasing levels of heat and pressure. Slate can also contain abundant quarz and small amounts of feldspar, calcite, pyrite, hematite and other minerals.

Color of Slate Most slates are gray in color and range in a continuum of shades from light to dark gray. Slate also occurs in shades of green, red, black, purple and brown. The  color of slate is often determined by the amount and type of iron and organic material  that are present in the rock. How Does Slate Form? The tectonic environment for producing slate is usually a former sedimentary  basin that becomes involved in a convergent plate boundary. Shales and  mudstones in that basin are compressed by horizontal forces with minor heating.  These forces and heat modify the clay minerals in the shale and mudstone. Foliation  develops at right angles to the compressive forces of the convergent plate boundary to yield a vertical foliation that usually crosses the bedding planes that existed in the shale. Uses of Slate Most of the slate mined throughout the world is used to produce roofing slates. Slate  performs well in this application because it can be cut into thin sheets, absorbs  minimal moisture and stands up well in contact with freezing water. A disadvantage  is the cost of the slate and its installation in comparison with other roofing materials.  As a result, in new construction slate is mainly confined to high end projects and  prestige architecture  . Slate is also used for interior flooring, exterior paving,  dimension stone and decorative aggregate. Small pieces of slate are also used to  make turkey calls. The photos and video on this page document several uses of slate. Historically slate has been used for chalkboards, student writing slates,  billiard tables, cemetery markers, whetstones and table tops. Because it is a good  electrical insulator it was also used for early electric panels and switch boxes.