"Once upon a time man". A Great TV program

When I was a child, maybe five years old, i watched a TV program called “erase una vez… El Hombre” (“once upon a time man), this program was born in France like a form to transmit educational content in TV.

This first program showed the human´s history, since the prehistoric until the first travel to space, if not remember badly, in 26 chapter.

Later, this program showed different topic, for example: “Érase Una Vez… el Espacio” (1982)(“once upon a time…  space”), “Érase Una Vez… el Cuerpo Humano” (1987)(“ once upon a time…  human´s body”), “Érase Una Vez… las Américas” (1991)(“ once upon a time… America”), “Érase Una Vez… los Inventores” (1994)(“ once upon a time… inventors”) , “Érase Una Vez… los Exploradores” (1996)(“ once upon a time the explorers”), “Érase Una Vez… la Ciencia” (2000)(“ once upon a time sciencie”), y “Érase Una Vez… Nuestra Tierra” (2008)(“ once upon a time own heart2). But the cuality of this serie was badder later of 1990.

This program began each chapter with a song that I loved , that you can listen here…

“Érase …

una vez…

un planeta triste y obscuro…

Y la Luz..

al nacer…

Mostraba un lindo Mundo de Color.”

"Once upon ...

once ...

sad and dark planet ...

And Light ..

at birth ...

It showed a World of Color cute. "

For me this program is very important, i remember to my father with it, because the content that show was a meet point for the family. For the other hand, I learned a lot of things that until today  are remembered and use.

I think that this program satisfy completly with the work that I think that the TV should have. Is terrible that the TV only show crap today.

Today the Child programs only show violence, this is wrong for me.


If you want see this program, you can watch it  or download his chapters here.

Holydays in Machu Pichu.

Machu Pichu from “Huayna Picchu”

I went to Machu Pichu in November of 2008, because was a friend´s dream, and was for me a great experience.

In this travel we went to San Pedro in Atacama, Puno in Perú and a lot of places of the holy valley too in Peru, there is Machu Pichu.

The "Holy Valley" is very beautiful and include all places from Cuzco to Machu Pichu.

Generally the people only know Machupichu, but the Holy Valley have a lot of places very beautiful, like: Sacsayhuamán, Qenko, Tambomachay, Písac, Moray, Maras, Ollantaytambo, Chinchero, Santa Teresa, etc.

You can see the description here in Spanish …. ClickHere

If you want go to Machu Pichu, I recommend you that you will go in bus from Cuzco to Ollantaytambo. From there you can take other bus for different places. If you have little time, you can take a bus from Cuzco to Santa Teresa and get down in “hydro(electricity) station ” , a lot of people make this travel, you never will are alone.

From “hydro(electricity) station ” you have to walk one half hours, inside forest beside the train line, to “aguas calientes” (hots waters), this is village more near to Machu Pichu. This short trekking is very very pretty and you will see differents birds, animals and trees.

From Aguas Calientes you can climb a lot of stairs to Machu Pichu, 2 hours approx. Is very hard. I recommend you that you take a small bus that in a quarter hours arrive at door of Machu Pichu, for only ten dollars. This way, you can use your energy for raise the “Huayna Picchu”( the young mountain) , from here you can see Machu Pichu from the sky.

To Huayna Picchu, only can climb four hundred people at day (two hundred at 7 a.m and two hundred at. 10 a.m) you should sing up as early as possible, the trekking is hard 1 half hours approx., but I think that you will are safe if you not make stupid things. (Always there is people that make stupid things and in this place it can cost the life)

You cansee the description here in Spanish …. Click Here

For the end, I hope that you can see the meaning of Machu Pichu and the Inca´s cultures that is really important in the history of America. Machu Pichu is beautiful, but also is more that his architectures, building and landscape. Is a part of America, is own beliefs, costumes, symbols and a lot of more, but you only can see it if you want.

If you want make some questions write me. I can help you in your travel.

Lucky !!!

The national day in Chile. The independence that wasn´t.

The September 18, is celebrated in Chile the national day. Traditional party that expect to celebrate the begin of independence of own country. In these days, generally one week, the people do traditional plays like: raise kites and run tied with a partner. Also the people eat barbecue, “empanadas” and drink a lot of “terremotos”, earthquake , a kind of wine with  ice cream pineapple.

The people have holydays and a lot of them travel to the beach or countryside. Are very good and funny days to visit Chile.

But all these activities have somethings estranges for me.

The September 18 of 1810 (day that commemorated this dates), the creoles signed a document to take the politics power of Chile,  first government meeting,  but no for the begin of the independence, if not to keep this place at the Spanish kingdom,   because the King Fernando VII had been captured for Napoleon. The real independence of Chile only was signed the February 12 of 1818.

In the other hand, in these days, the most important events are the "Te Deum" Ecumenical and military parade. In the first, the most important persons go to the catholic ceremony, and the second, the September 19, day of Army glories, where the army of Chile shows his power, soldiers and arms.  Is this way, than Chile renews its commitment Catholic Church and his army, traditional pillar of the past.

The “nation” as concept, probably in Chile like any place in the world,   is used like a reason for the exploitation, in latinoamerica yet more. The “nation” hides the enormous diversity of languages, cultures and traditions. The nation in America is the mirror of the nation in Europe little say about us.

For me the September 18 is a celebration for stay with my family, for think about own roots, and the lot of blood spill to impose a nation,  that until today yet isn´t independent.

Hans Rosling. The monster of statistical data

Like all good sociologist, for me the information is essential for my work and for think about the reality.

In this sense, sometime we forget the shape as this information talk with we, and the importance that we show an idea.

Is for this that in this post I leave a Hans Rosling´s conference TED 2007. Hans Rosling  is a  professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, his current work focuses on dispelling common myths about the so-called developing world.

The impressive of his presentation is like he uses the statistical data for show his thesis about the so-called countries developing world.

His presentation is very very dynamic and funny, with dynamic graphics in four dimensions that show the movement of different countries in different continent, making analysis in all time, while he tells a history that have all sense. I enjoy much his presentations.

This way Rosling installs three important points: The first is the need to design of publics politics specific and particular for each countries, given that the enormous differences in a same region. In this same sense, pose that the is need specific information inside each countries, because the difference in the same region also occurs inside the countries.

On the other hand, emphasize the relevant of making data bases free to analyses, with the grow of internet world, is necessary to unite all efforts, to have information free and integrate data in a global scale.

For the end, Hans Rosling and his team, have generated a software that integrate the statistical data with graphic design that permit “see analysis instantly”, it is a shape of democratize the knowledge.

I hope that you enjoy with his ideas and his shape of show it.

WEB QUEST 2 about recycling

Part 2 - Take these Recycling quizzes

Recycling Quiz Score Report
Total number of Questions in Recycling Quiz :	12
Total number of Correct answers :	8
Your Score :	67%
Average Score for this quiz :	53%
Result :	Pass
Number of People taking this quiz :	456
Number of People Passing this quiz :	256
Number of People failing this quiz :	200
Maximum Score for this quiz :	92%

Questions:
Recycling just one glass bottle or jar can save enough energy to run your TV for_3 hours.


What are good ingredients for making compost?
The biodegradable waste such as food or garden waste.


What do we mean by recycling?Recycling is a process to change materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials


Where can recyclable goods come from?
recyclable items can come from your own home.


Is this true? > Recycling aluminum uses only 15% of the energy required by virgin production
It´s true.

Part 3- Video: >> Top ten tips for recycling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbSEIOUp4w

Watch the video and choose the best 3 tips in your opinion.

1. Separating your waste between what is recyclable and what is not
2. Use a cloth bag for shopping
3. Keep your fruits and vegetables out of plastic bags to make them last longer.

MY FAVOURITE PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY

My favourite piece of technology is my in all probability Smart phone. A few years ago my answer would have been the computers, but today my mobile phone can to do the same fun things.

In my phone i can to work in a few things, check my emails and talk with my partners work, but i can´t spend long hours doing a report, this is an advantage for me.

I bought my firs smart phone four years ago and it changed my life. With it I can stay in different places at the same time, today I can talk whit different persons at the same time, no matter where they.

My phone is a part of me, it is the only tools that I use all days, never turn it off, but sometimes not answered, I choose that is important and that not.

I can´t imagine how would be my life without it. I would need use most time in my work, waiting for the messenger pigeons, I wouldn´t talk with my friends all time and I would lose in the street without the phone´s GPS .

I don´t know what will be the next  piece of technology which will appear in the market and how it would be change again my life, in this time my smartphone is insurmountable.

Dreams and dreams

Dreams are the places where i can see the hopes and fears.

During a long time my dreams were painting of grey. I had diferent kinds nightmares, i dreamed with death and seaquakes. This was natural for me, I thought that the all people had the same dreams, but not.

 “Sueño con serpientes” (I dream with serpents), Silvio Rodiguez´s song, was a song that told like i felt in this time. Is a very good song.  You can hear it here.

That time spend, today only a few dreams are nightmares, the most of dreams are short histories that show me things about my life, but this is well for my.

Today I think that the all the things can be better, the dreams are usually a message of hope for me, things to do better, other once are repeat of moment that make me happy.

Now I hear other Silvio´s song, that is with me in life, “el reparador de sueños” (“The repairman dreams”), it said “always reaches the dwarf with his tools to loosen hatreds and tighten loves .”

Is a very beautiful song that you can hear here.

About the other dreams, of these that one have awake, I can´t tell a lot.

Only in the recent time, i began to make questions about it.

Today i feel that i can have a dreams, big dreams and simple dreams.

I work for make it.