Have your say - The Olympics: techy or tricky?

https://www.sporttechie.com/usa-luge-team-3d-printed-pyeongchang-olympics/

Last week, I read this online article about US winter team competing with 3D-printed sleds in Pyeongchang, South Korea. It immediately paid my attention mainly because it helped the US to win its first Olympic medal in a men’s luge singles event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The new sled manufactured with 3D printing technology helped Chris Mazdzer to win the silver medal in a sport dominated over the years by European nations, mainly German and Austrian teams.  

The author of the article, Jen Booton, is a senior writer at SportTechie covering the many ways technology is disrupting sports.

The real question is whether it is fair or not that a technological improvement in one athlete´s equipment can make him win a high-level sport competition in detriment of others who also deserved it because of their better performances or records in previous competitions. And what’s worse, it might mean for some of them to have thrown overboard years of hard work that should have paid off in the end. Not to mention their frustration.

This brings to mind the 1954 Soccer World Cup, held in Switzerland, where Germany defeated Hungary in the final. On that occasion, all pointed out that the impressive Hungarian team, full of star players, would be a sure bet to win. However, the German team played with improved football boots manufactured by Adidas, which introduced removable screw-in studs on the outsole allowing to adapt their footwear to weather and field conditions, whilst the Hungarian team used the then-conventional leather studs in their heavy soccer cleats. Apparently, it started to rain in the middle of the match giving the Germans a tangible advantage on the soaking wet pitch. To what extent did it contribute to make Germany win the World Cup? We will never know.

As a final point, I’d say that technology is increasingly involved in many sports, especially those ones using technical devices, such as yachting, cycling, canoeing, skiing or luge. To put it in a nutshell, although most credit must go to athletes themselves for their years of preparation and intense training, technological advances in the equipment can make the difference between winning or losing in high-level sport competitions like World championships or the Olympic Games.

Other related articles:

https://3dprinting.com/news/us-winter-olympic-team-competing-3d-printed-sleds-pyeongchang/

http://bundesligafanatic.com/adidas-vs-puma-part-2-key-battles/

Have your say! - Birdwatching

From: Lola Villamuera

Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 8:43 PM

Aren't you fond of birdwatching yet? Come on! You're missing one of the most stunning things that the Nature provides us.

Come to my mind memories of my first day as a birdwatcher. Being in contact with the Nature,  the colourful plumage, the chirping sounds, the way of flying and hovering, the wide diversity, the difficult sighting and, above everything, the passion transmitted by our coach. Was in that moment when  I realized I'll take up this hobby.

Up to now, I haven't watched the wake of a flying bird but the photographer Xavier Bou, after a hard work and  many years, invites us "to make visible the invisible" through his astonishing pictures. Please, click on this link and enjoy it.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/01/photo-journal-birds-paths-migration-starling/

As you probably know, British people are quite keen on birdwatching, more than 2 million birdwatchers. Two associations lead this activity, here you are both websites just in case you were interested in them.

https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/
https://bto.org/

Nevertheless, birdwatching is a minority activity in Spain although it seems to be rising. The Association which leads this activity in Spain is SEO Birdlife that also plays a relevant role defending the Nature. Let me share with you its website and please surf into in order to discover a new world.

https://www.seo.org/

In addition, be informed that the international Day of wetlands will celebrate on February 2nd, being the motto of Ramsar in 2018 "wetland for a sustainable urban future". What does Ramsar mean? Here you are, https://www.ramsar.org/

Finally, I'd like to aware you about the importance of the conservation of wetlands not only for the planet but particularly for the birds. Golden orioles, kingfishers, bee-eaters, robins and more and more birds will be quite grateful to you.

I wish you've found this information of your interest, it could be useful for keeping a more ecofriendly planet.

Have your say! - Laura's artwork

From: Laura Salas Oraá

Date: Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 9:52 PM

As I introduced myself the first day we started English' classes, I promised to set up some of my art' pieces and new artistic projects.

My favourite technique is engraving because of the difficulty of working. According to the material of the board, I need to adapt my design into different tools to work with: copper board goes with thinner and stronger gouges and acids; wood board goes with bigger and weaker gouges and without acids, and plastic board goes with a middle-hardness gouges. The pro of those engraving techniques are the range of possibilities to obtain different visual' effects, which are changeable according to the chosen technique. The worse point of view of engraving, is the dimensions and weight of the material to stamp the artworks on: you'll need a special and adapted space to instal the machines, or you'll need to pay to work in an engraving studio. This is the first reason why I decided to introduce myself in watercolor, because is easier to work with it in almost every place, and cheaper.

To sum up with, the best moments are when I draw, it doesnt matter the technique: let your imagination fly, you should try it!

http://laurasalasoraa.com/

Have your say! - Marches on Sunday set a bright tone for the feminist movement

From: Rebeca M. F.
Date: Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 8:52 AM

This video shows the massive women's rallies which took place across the world last Sunday to celebrate the first anniversary of the 2017 Women's March against the Trump's election victory.

The second Women's March has served as a call for the next March 8, the International Women's Day. For this day, several organizations and feminist movements are planning a worlwide women's strike to highlight the vital role we play both in domestic and global economy.

The strike action is to be a protest against the sexual violence, the exploitation, pay gap, racism and LGBT phobia. Organisers urge women from around the world to take the day off from work, refrain from doing any unpaid labor like childcare or household and not to buy needless products on this day. 

Have your say! - Thermal baths

From: susana higuero
Date: Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 8:05 PM

The first thing you notice when talking to a person from Madrid is that everyone in the city has what we call a "village". Mine is a little charming one in the North of Spain where I go to put my feet up and forget about the stress of the city. It is called A Portela da Aira Vella.

It is located in Orense, in the South of Galicia. Currently, this Roman city has become popular due to its numerous places where you can try the therapeutic properties of thermal waters by bathing in the open air. Here, you can see a picture of what I am talking about. Not only are the thermal baths a source of relaxation and pleasure, but also are indicated for rheumatism and skin issues. I highly recommend you go for visit.

Have your say! - Are we a shithole country? (According to Trump)

From: José María Iglesias
Date: Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 12:54 PM

https://atlasofprejudice.tumblr.com

President Trump has shocked the world again with a new racist statement: "African and Haitian immigrants hail from shithole countries". These associations are found in our language denigrating explicitly an entire group of people, such as the definition of Africa as the "dark continent", and dominate our perceptions of success and attributions of worth and value.

This kind of ideas are connected with a book I have recently read: Atlas of prejudice by Yanko Tsvetkov, in which the author shows through hilarious maps the different points of view in the history of mankind. The book tries to demonstrate that prejudices almost always turn out to be false when examined closely. Everybody knows the most popular prejudices are often not quite nice and are mostly political incorrect. However, every society is prone to marginalize specific groups, using insults against those who are considered strange. Even in a globalized world stereotypes remain inevitable.

This book soon became a viral online sensation, expanding the initial idea with a large number of memes about any topic of common interest. Have we not yet freed ourselves from our prejudices?

José María Iglesias

Have your say! - A film analysis

From: Telmo Graña

Date: Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 12:28 AM

Hello mates. I would like to share a video that may be interesting to those who love cinema. I think it is a sharp and clever analysis of Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver'. 

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pAcJ0lFu94

As you probably know, TD is one of the most aclaimed films of the Seventies, and one of the most intriguing to boot, to the point that its meaning is still discussed nowadays.

In my opinion, it is the main character Travis' attitude what causes it, along with its enigmatic ending. Both aspects are addressed in the analysis, but your conclusions may be different!

In adition to this, the video brings out the fact that maybe mainstream pictures have lost some depth of meaning in the last decades. Although Scorsese has built a solid reputation based on a bunch of good films, works like 'Taxi Driver' show he reached his prime a long time ago, which doesn't talk well about the Dream Factory's drift.

Have your say! - “The disaster artist” in my view

From: Lucía López Iglesias

Date: Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 10:37 PM

The disaster artist is a film currently available in almost every cinema. Directed and played by James Franco, the film is inspired in the book " The disaster artist: My life inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made". This book, written by Greg Sestero in 2003, details the development and production of the cult film "The Room", as well as the relationship between the Room director, Tommy Wiseau, and the writer.

I didn´t know anything about the book, neither the fim before going to the cinema last week. At least not last Sunday, the first time I went. I enjoyed so much that I went back to the cinema the following Wednesday. That´s why I want to talk to you about it.

Firstly, I am goint to introduce you the plot: there is a young actor contender who feels really insecure about his talent while he is trying to improve his skills going to interpretation lessons. During a daunting lesson, he has the chance to meet a classmate who is totally the opposite, a person who, apparently, is not affected by other´s people opinion at all. His name is Tommy Wiseau, and he lives in his own planet, Tommy´s Planet.

Tommy Planet is a place where people love each other so fear doesn´t exist. Tommy is trying to be famous as an actor when, as a consequence of his unbelievable faith and courage, decide to do his own film, getting to be an actor, producer and director at the same shot. But he, who is a relational person, because love needs more than one to exist, goes hand in hand with the boy who met during the interpretation lessons, his friend. His best friend. Greg.

The rest is ready to discover by yourself enjoying the intricacies throughout the course of this peculiar friendship. Here you have an aperitif: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qa6Flvv11w

Lucía López Iglesias

Have your say! - Peeing on a magazine?!

From: Elena Romero
Date: Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 8:34 AM

We all know Ikea for offering unexpensive furniture and decor items. We talked about what we think of this company a while ago in class, but after watching this video, you may change your mind. In the new advertisement for the baby crib "Sundvik", they have came up with an innovating, original and a little bit disgusting idea, peeing on a magazine's page to check if someone is pregnant. I kind of like the idea that if you get positive on the test, the prize of the crib lowers. It is a good way to help meet the costs that raising a child involve. I am not so sure about the way you have to do it though. Finding out if you are pregnant in this way is not very special that we say.What do you think? It is just another of their many original advertising campains or will it make the difference in the publicity world?

Link to the video: https://youtu.be/uuWrT3jBzrw

By Helen.

Have your say! - Flipped classroom

From: lola Montesinos
Date: Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 11:35 AM

A good place to start  may be a simple question such as, "How can I help my students to succeed in learning maths?.  But, there is other important question, "How to educate digital natives?. Nowadays teachers have to combine both approaches.

 Teaching is fundamentally about human interactions between teacher and students and students and students, and that can't be replaced by technology.
Although it is true, teachers should always think about how technology could help us.

Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy that reverses the traditional learning environment.It  is based on the concept of students getting the input they would traditionally receive from the lecture in the form of videos or set texts that they study before class. Then in the classroom they do more practical work  while the teacher monitors and acts as support.

The video

Have your say! - The human mind open to unknown things

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From: Carmen Toledo
Date: Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 5:28 PM

I would like to show you a phenomenon and a scientific machine.

On the one hand, I ´m a teacher, and I had the opportunity with my physics students to visit in the Science´s week in Madrid an activity called “Superconductivity”. What does this term mean?

Superconductivy is the property of zero electrical resistance in some substances at very low absolute temperatures. This capacity produces interesting and potentially useful effects.  Let´s go to watch a video to check the behaviour of superconductor materials that experience superconductivity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJGypQVzfWQ

I found this phenomenon quite surprising to my students and myself. But what´s the reason why the materials have resistance zero at low temperature?

Let´s to analyze it with an example, Suppose you have a piece of gold wire in an electrical circuit. Gold is one of the best conductors there is: it shows very little resistance to electricity. But it increases its temperature and offers much more resistance. In general terms, the higher the temperature, the more thermal vibrations there are within the crystalline structure and the harder electrons will find it flow. On the contrary, if you lower the gold, you reduce the vibrations and make the electrons flow more easily.

On the other hand, I want to show you the largest and most powerful particle Accelerator. It surprise me because it enormous dimensions . The LHC (the large hadron collider) consists of a 27-kilometre ring of superconducting magnets with a number of accelerating structures to boost the energy of the particles along the way.

https://videos.cern.ch/record/1495143

The mechanism is complex but basically is used to generate electromagnetic fields to accelerate charged particles at high speeds, and thus, collide with other particles in order to desintegrate the particles, then Scientifics can study that the starting particles were based on the generated particles.

Fortunatelly, today  the  European  Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) is available to be  visited by students and teachers, to help both groups learn more about CERN, particle physics and our place in the universe.

Have your say! - Cryptocurrency Bubble

With my techy friends all having read books about this long ago (and some of them making loads of money -- and I mean loads!), I really feel I need to learn more about it. :-(

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From: Guadalupe Roldán
Date: Wed, Dec 13, 2017

I hear everyday in my job how my workmates talk about their investment in cryptocurrencies, and I begin to be interested in this issue. Since Bitcoin was invented in 2008, many other cryptocurrencies have been appearing as different tradable digital assets. But what are they? In few words, cryptocurrencies are a form of digital money that are supposed to be secure and anonymous. 

We find the origin of cryptography in the Second World War, when it was used a method to keep sure all the communications, through elements of mathematical theory and computer science. The base of these new coins is the same secure outlook.

Not only can we invest in cryptocurrencies and trade them for other currencies, but also can we use our computers to create blocks on the network and generate coins. However, you would need a powerful computer to generate new Bitcoins, so, at the end, you also need to invest money on that.

The world of cryptocurrencies is really wild and even faster than wild, so I consider that spending time before going deep into it is essential to find out if this is a bubble waiting to burst or a good investment.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/cryptocurrencies

https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-cryptocurrency/

Have your say! - Who owns the Moon

In connection with the topic, I'm so excited I'm visiting NASA's

Kennedy Space Center in Florida for my next birthday! 

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From: Carlos Honrado
Date: Tue, Dec 12, 2017

Article

Recently, Trump's administration has put a spotlight on the Moon again, many years after the Apollo missions.  It seems that as Mars deadlines approach the US government has realized that there are many things to be tested before, and the Moon it's a perfect place: a stepping-stone to Mars.

The other major space agencies, ESA and Roscosmos, which have long been interested in the Moon over Mars, have now a new ally.  The main collaboration purpose is to stablish a colony on the moon or at least a manned base.

The article I bring here is about a topic that drew my attention while attending a Moon Seminar: the outer space law. No country has legal ownership on the Moon. However, should you make a rocket, get it launched with you inside, land in the Moon, and then build your happy place there in bare land, you would be de facto the owner of that place.

The Moon is believed to be rich in Helium H³ and hold rare-earth elements. Rare-earth elements are used today in many electronic components such as televisions, mobile phones and solar panels. We currently have got plenty of rare-earth elements but the vast majority are in China. From a political point of view, no western country wants China controlling the world's market of this minerals. Given this, being the first company to find a deposit and mine the Moon grants an extremely lucrative business.

I think that it is going to take a long time to have such a necessity on Earth which should make moon mining profitable. However, as the article points out, countries signing and ratifying the Moon Agreement is essential in order that private companies don't misuse the Moon and its resources.

P.S.:  You can visit https://www.google.com/moon/  to see the landing sites of the Apollo missions which organizations want to preserve as a World Heritage site.

Have your say! Gunpowder at the Prado

Thanks, Pilar. I can't talk about Fortuny's yet, but I found Cai's exhibition most extraordinary, once you learn about the technique.

From: pilar Mallén Bernal
Date: Tue, Dec 12, 2017

How to make the most of a day just as ordinary as any other.

It is autumn, Tuesday and you are in Madrid.  You have the whole day ahead of you. Despite the beauty of the autumn colours and the sunshine outside, you have been invited to see the Fortuny exhibition at the Prado Museum. "Go with the flow", you think to yourself. "Never has the Prado leave you nonchalant".

Then, magic happens. While you are letting yourself go in the painting of the Spanish artist who achieved most international renown in the last third of the 19th century, still another exhibition awaits you next door: Cai Guo-Qiang, the first contemporary artist to create on-site at the Prado.

If you think that Fortuny's trips to cover the Spanish-Moroccan War (1859), were pretty much about his need to express colour, light and shadow, what can we say of this Chinese artist, with his nearly 30 paintings made with gunpowder?

Fortuny (1838-1874)

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/whats-on/exhibition/fortuny-1838-1874/8216331b-8024-4d46-8a6a-f6ba89095f02

Museo Nacional del Prado. Madrid 11/21/2017 - 3/18/2018

The Museo Nacional del Prado is presenting an exhibition on Mariano Fortuny y Marsal (1838-1874), to be displayed in the two principal galleries of the Museum's extension. This is the first retrospective on this leading Spanish artist to be presented at the Prado, which houses most of Fortuny's masterpieces due to the generous bequests of Ramón de Errazu and of Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, the painter's son, as well as acquisitions purchased by the Museum.
As with the previous monographic exhibitions held at the Prado, Mariano Fortuny (1838-1874) will offer a reassessment of the artist's finest works.
Mariano Fortuny was the Spanish artist who achieved most international renown in the… | +

The Spirit of Painting. Cai Guo-Qiang at the Prado

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/whats-on/exhibition/the-spirit-of-painting-cai-guo-qiang-at-the-prado/50bb73ba-0e60-47da-86b9-e86a46df8a3c

Museo Nacional del Prado. Madrid 10/25/2017 - 3/4/2018

Cai Guo-Qiang is the first contemporary artist to create on-site at the Prado. This is his first solo exhibition solely focused on painting in over 30 years.
This exhibition, which arises from Cai Guo-Qiang's ongoing dialogue with El Greco and in which he establishes a relationship with the great masters represented in the Prado, comprises nearly 30 paintings made with gunpowder; eight of them ignited on-site at the Salón de Reinos. Also on view are an oil and an acrylic created at the start of his activities as a painter; and various sketches and drawings on matchboxes by his father, Cai Ruiqin, who steered him towards painting.
Room D will be showing a 20-minute documentary by Isabel… | +

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Have your say! - 3D hearing experience. Use of headphones mandatory

From: Gema Rodríguez Núñez
Date: Fri, Dec 8, 2017

Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA

I have selected this link because it really called my attention when I heard it for the first time.  As it is in English I think is too good an audio for this activity, but for getting the effect, you need to hear it with headphones. It is absolutely compulsory, because if not, it doesn't work.

What surprise me the most is that if you really close your eyes and relax yourself for a while, you can actually feel that someone is cutting your hair around you. I had seen several times this kind of illusions but only with images, however this audio shows that sounds can also cheat on your brain. The effect is known as "binaural sounds", and it is based on the different position of each ear. Although they are quite close one of each other, there are some centimeters between them, and that's the reason why the sound frequencies that arrive at them are slightly different on each. By moving the volume and the wavelength, the sensation can be recreated and one completely feels that the sounds are in different places of 3D space even when they have been reproduced only on two headphones.

For me, though all the audio is great, there are some extra awesome moments: when the door is closed, the moment with the bag on your head and when the scissors and the electric razor go from right to left and you can sense they are nearly touching you. And the best is that the haircut is free!!!

                If you have enjoyed it (what I hope), you can find more examples of this sort of "auditory illusion" on the internet searching for "3D hearing experience".

Have Your Say! - Synesthesia in the language

From: Julio
Date: Sat, Dec 9, 2017

Synesthesia is the natural-born skill in which some people perceive one sensory stimulus in two senses, mixing senses. For example, there are people who can see images when they hear sounds, or feel on their skin some sounds, or taste some sounds, etc.

But, what call my attention more is that apparently there is some kind of slight synesthesia in the everyday language, (and specially in literature). This would prove that everybody is a bit synesthetic.

There are many examples. For instance, expressions like "dark music", "to feel blue", "bitter truth", etc., use adjectives belonging to the realm of one sense with nouns belonging to the realm of another different, as visual with hearing, for instance. Apparently, these are semantic mistakes. However, everybody somewhat understands the meaning of these expressions, and I think this is because we all have a bit of sensory intermixing.

Another stronger proof of this is the bouba/kiki experiment: Most people associate the name kiki with the image with vertices, (because both the pronunciation of kiki and the vertices in the starred image are spiky), and associate the name bouba with the rounded image, (because they aren't spiky).

Have your Say! - City growth and urban mobility

From: Javier Domínguez Martínez
Date: Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 10:10 AM

CITIES GROWTH AND URBAN MOBILITY

Gran Vía Street, in the 30's

Gran Vía Street, today

Project of Gran Vía Street transformation

Some days ago, we were talking in class about the world's biggest cities by population and its growth. I've thought it over and I would like to connect this topic with the urban mobility and the outlook for the cities future.

As you know, the cities are swelling - according to some studies, urban population are going to rise by 2.5 billion by 2030 - and therefore the car usage will soar. Due to the expectation of this scenario, some challenges come for the biggest cities such as air pollution, climate change, traffic congestion, …

Talking of traffic congestion, in the 60's and 70's the cities tried to solve these issues by constructing more and larger highways in order to respond to the emerging of private vehicle travel demands. Nevertheless, this path seems not to have solve the issues that were supposed to sort out. This way, I do believe that not only haven't this measures solved these issues but also they have made it worse.

Consequently, nowadays some cities have begun to choose other way to solve the growth of urban mobility demand. Thus, the traditional public transport – underground trains, buses or trams – is improved at the same time that other systems or urban mobility are developed such as shared bicycles or shared electric vehicles programmes.

These measures are usually combined with traffic restrictions such as congestion charges (London), alternate circulation permission depending on the vehicle plate number (Athens, Paris), restricted areas (Madrid).

On the whole, I do believe that there are going to be a lot more changes in our urban mobility habits and only the future will show us if nowadays trends will solve current and future urban mobility needs.

Links with some videos and articles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFjD3NMv6Kw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HnLhmXSpUs

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130617-moving-around-in-the-megacity

http://www.wri.org/blog/2014/11/five-reasons-be-optimistic-about-sustainable-urban-mobility

http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/transport-urban

Have your say! - As time goes by

From: Clara Lago Blasco

Date: Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 7:20 PM

http://www.poodwaddle.com/

For the last decades, we have been hearing that global change will destroy our way of life if we don’t change our habits. But time continues passing and the situation not doesn’t only get better, but it is also getting worse all the time. For example, have you ever wondered how much CO₂ is being released to the atmosphere while you are reading these lines?

The Poodwaddle world clock is a tool that takes the pulse of the world. It is a world statistics counter, based on a gathering of statistics about the past and predictions for the future which gives us an accurate view of what is actually happening. You can check the statistics at the website from the starting of this year until you leave the website, watching how the numbers are constantly increasing. Despite it’s funny name, the statistics provided by Poodwaddle are grim. These are some of the most worrying ones: The population continues increasing while over 11,667,000 hectares have been deforested during this year, 12,564,500,000 pounds of garbage has been dumped in to the sea and 7,438,400,000 tones of CO2 have been emitted, and all this numbers were increasing while I was checking the website. If you think this sounds depressing consider that 1,637,900 children have been killed by unclear water, 186,000,000 of people have contracted malaria, 416,004 have suffered sexual violence and 30,750 human smuggling and trafficking. The situation is even worst for the animals, 61,080,000,000 of livestock have been butchered and almost 9.000 species are extinct. Scientists have defined 9 planetary boundaries that if exceeded could generate abrupt or irreversible changes in our planet, we have already surpassed 4 of them. Savage capitalism continues devouring our resources, polluting the environment and destroying human lives, but clock hands never stop.

Have your say! - Whodonnuit?

From: Pilar Oteo Cerrato
Date: Sun, Nov 26, 2017

I recommend watching this video before reading this text. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubNF9QNEQLA

The scene appears to be a murderer mistery in which the suspects talked to the detective and they remained innocent until proven guilty. Finally, the woman of the house pleaded guilty because petunias are not planted until may. The detective claimed that it was a matter of observation.

In fact, this video is a tool that test your awareness. How many changes were you able to see? This video shows how bad we are at noticing details we are not looking for. I have to say I didnt see it coming.

The add ends with this sentense: "It's easy to miss something you are not looking for. On a busy road this could be fatal. Look out for cyclists." The marketing  deparment of the company "Transport for London" make a good point with this idea. 

Getting beyond, we can say that everyone has their own perspective and their own way of looking at things. We should get as many perspectives as possible to try to see the whole situation. The world would run better if we werent so self-centred.

Have you say! - Eco-friendly fashion

From: Josefa Lloret Llaneza
Date: Sat, Nov 18, 2017

Vivienne Westwood, the British fashion icon, does it again. In 2010, this everlasting young woman, takes the scene wearing marvelous rags.

As an energetic activist, she denounces the excessive consumption that rules the capitalist society. " Buy less, choose well and do it yourself ".

The outstanding designer demonstrates that style is not a question of money but of compromise. It is possible to defend important values by getting dressed, even ecology. Use a strong character, lots of conviction and be completely shameless.

Vivienne shows herself proudly got up in the best outfit: her message.

She is always that generous. 

Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQaPlyLNNXg