Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha,an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains. With a population of 1,397,698 according to the last census (2001), and, as estimated by the municipality, approximately 1,504,991 in 2005, Quito is the second most populous city in Ecuador, after Guayaquil. It is also the capital of the Pichincha province and the seat of Metropolitan District of Quito. The canton recorded a population of 1,842,201 residents in the 2001 national census. In 2008 the city was designated as the headquarters of the Union of South American Nations.
Quito, along with Krakow, were the first Cultural Heritage Sites declared by UNESCO in 1978 Quito is located in the northern highlands of Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin. The city has been built on a long plateau lying on the east flanks of the Pichincha volcano. The valley of Guayllabamba River where Quito lies is flanked by volcanoes, some of them snow-capped, that can be visible from the city on a clear day. Some of the volcanoes on the Central Cordillera (Royal Cordillera), east of Quito, surrounding the Guayllabamba valley are Cotopaxi, Sincholagua, Antisana, and Cayambe. Some of the volcanoes of the Western Cordillera, to the west of the Guayllabamba valley, are Illiniza, Atacazo, Pichincha, and Pululahua (which has the Pululahua Geobotanical Reserve). Quito's closest volcano is Pichincha, looming over the western side of the city. Quito is also the only capital in the world to be directly menaced by an active volcano. Pichincha volcano has several summits, among them Rucu Pichincha at 4700 metres above sea level and Guagua Pichincha at 4794 metres. Guagua Pichincha is active and being monitored by volcanologists at the geophysical institute of the national polytechnic university. The largest eruption occurred in 1660 when more than 10 inches (25 cm) of ash covered the city.[8] There were three minor eruptions in the 1800s. The latest eruption was recorded on August 22006, when a few puffs of smoke and a large amount of ash were deposited on the city. Although not devastating, the eruption caused significant disruption of activities, including closing of the international airport. It is unlikely that any serious activity will occur in the near future, and the topography of the volcano is such that, even if a major eruption were to occur, lava flows would head into the almost-unpopulated areas west of the volcano, sparing Quito, which lies to the east.
miércoles, 20 de enero de 2010
miércoles, 13 de enero de 2010
Learning styles
Traditionally, schools presents information in two ways trought languaje and trought formulas involving numbers and logic psycologist, however, now say there is a problem with this. People have different strenghs and different learning styles to mach this strengts. For example, one person might struggle with information in a paraghraph but undersatand inmediatelly in a diagram. Another person will strugle with the diagram but not with the paragraph.
-Linguistic: These people learn by using languaje, listening, reading ,speaking and writing
-Logical: These people learn by appling mathematical formulas and scientific principles.
-Visual: This people learn by seeing what they are learning.
-Musical: Instead of finding music a distraction, these people learn well when information is presented trought music.
-Kinesthic: Movement and physical activities help this people to learn.
-Intrapersonal: These people have a good undersanding of themselves and can learn best if they can relate what they are learning directly to themselves.
-Interpersonal: These people have a good understanding of others and learn well by working with others.
-Linguistic: These people learn by using languaje, listening, reading ,speaking and writing
-Logical: These people learn by appling mathematical formulas and scientific principles.
-Visual: This people learn by seeing what they are learning.
-Musical: Instead of finding music a distraction, these people learn well when information is presented trought music.
-Kinesthic: Movement and physical activities help this people to learn.
-Intrapersonal: These people have a good undersanding of themselves and can learn best if they can relate what they are learning directly to themselves.
-Interpersonal: These people have a good understanding of others and learn well by working with others.
Yes or no
On her first day in Micronesia, Lisa said she thought people were ignoring her request. The day was hot and shee needed a cold drink. She went into a store and asked, Do you have cold drinks? the woman there didnt say anything. Lisa rephrased the question. Still the woman said nothing. At this point Lisa gave up and left the store. She soon learned that lifted her eyebrows, which in Micronesia man mean yes. The reminded Jan of an experience in Bulgaria, she told the others. She had gone into a restaurant that was famus for its stuffed cabbage. Do you have stuffed cabbage today? she asked the waiter. He nodded his head. Jan eagerly waited. The cabbage never arrived. In Bulgaria , a nod means no. In Pekín, David said he had a different kind of problem. When David asked his students: can we meet at 8:00 next week instead of our usual time?, they inmedediatelly ansewed yes. So David was greatly surpised when the students never came to class. His collegues explained that the students couldnt came at 8:00 but said they could some-especially a superior -by saying no
martes, 15 de diciembre de 2009
My Favourite grup in English and in Spanish
Mi favourite group in English is NIRVANA because they was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.
With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the band's second album Nevermind (1991), Nirvana entered into the mainstream, bringing along with it a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden had also gained popularity, and as a result, alternative rock in general became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-mid-1990s. As Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation," with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X. Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention and placed his focus on the band's music, believing the band's message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, challenging the band's audience with its third studio album In Utero (1993).
Nirvana's brief run ended with Cobain's death in April 1994, but the band's popularity continued in the years that followed. In 2002, "You Know You're Right," an unfinished demo from the band's final recording session, topped radio playlists around the world. Since their debut, the band has sold over twenty-five million albums in the US alone, and over fifty million worldwide.
Cobain and Novoselic met in 1985. Both were fans of the Melvins, and frequented the band's practice space. After a couple of false starts at forming their own band, the duo recruited drummer Aaron Burckhard, creating the first incarnation of what would eventually become Nirvana. Cobain later described the sound of the band when they first started as "a Gang of Four and Scratch Acid ripoff." Within a few months, Burckhard was fired from the band. He was temporarily replaced by Dale Crover of the Melvins, who played on the band's first demos. Dave Foster then began a brief tenure as the band's drummer.
And my favourite group in Spanish is: LA LEY, they are from Chile and La Ley in the late 1980s. This group (whose name means "the law") originated as a trio, initially featuring keyboard, guitar, and vocals. A bass player and a new vocalist joined the group within two years, and the turnover proved to be only the first in a succession of new iterations of La Ley that transpired throughout the 1990s. The band regenerated persistently as a result of members who quit or were rehired, as well as management shifts. In 1994, the untimely death of La Ley founder and songwriter Andrés Bobe created a more serious quandary for the surviving group members, yet La Ley maintained a dynamic stance in the face of continual tribulation. Even as random group members continued to shift allegiance, the band like-wise withstood an international relocation of its home base from Chile to Mexico in 1996. At that time, La Ley diverged into techno-rock and emerged as a stronger presence still in the international music arena. Mainstream music organizations recognized the band's hard-earned efforts and showered awards on the group. Not only had the band released a series of hit albums during its initial decade together, but its songs also generated a keen intellectual awareness and provocative attitude.
La Ley originated in Santiago, Chile, in 1987 under the guidance of Bobe. He collaborated initially with vocalist Shia Arbulu of Spain and Rodrigo Aboitiz on keyboards to create an experimental recording. Positive feedback from that album inspired Bobe to expand La Ley into a quintet and subsequently to release an independently produced full-length debut album called Desiertos in 1989. The expanded personnel lineup on Desiertos included a new lead vocalist, Alberto "Beto" Cuevas. Also heard on that album were drummer Mauricio Claveria and bassist Luciano Andrés Rojas. The album featured two hit singles, "Desiertos" and "Que Va a Suceder," and brought La Ley to local prominence.
Ironically, the album's independent producer recalled Desiertos—even as it picked up momentum in the marketplace—due to a dispute that ultimately led to severed relations between La Ley and management. Soon after the managerial split, La Ley released a music video, which effectively helped to maintain La Ley's media presence and contributed to the group's rising popularity. The band received an invitation to perform at the prestigious Viña del Mar Festival in 1991, and a follow-up release appeared on Capitol Records in 1991. The Capitol release, Doble Opuesto, met with a receptive Chilean audience and brought the band recognition in Latin America beyond its native Chile; La Ley fans emerged in both Mexico and Argentina. Desiertos meanwhile remained in metaphorical mothballs and resurfaced as a rare cult classic some years later as the band came to international attention.
There followed for La Ley a string of discouraging happenstance involving personnel turnovers, legal wrangling, and even death, beginning with the departure of Aboitiz, who quit the band shortly before the release of Doble Opuesto. The band continued successfully nonetheless, and released its self-titled La Ley album on Philips Records in 1993. La Ley was distributed internationally, and a hit video from that album, "Tejedores de Ilusion," earned a nomination from MTV for Best Latin Video. La Ley accepted an invitation for a return appearance at Viña del Mar in 1994.
As Mexicans and Argentineans joined the ranks of La Ley fans in the wake of the band's early albums in the 1990s, La Ley was in the midst of mounting success when tragedy struck. In 1994, Bobe died in a motorcycle accident, an event that brought the group to a major crossroad. It was Cuevas who ultimately figured most prominently in the group as it weathered the disaster. He assumed the dual function of bandleader and spokesperson, steering the band through the catastrophe. Some months passed before the band regenerated in the form of a quintet once again, featuring Cuevas, Rojas, and Claveria. The members brought in a new guitarist, Pedro Frugone, and La Ley's former keyboard player, Aboitiz, rejoined the group at that time.
Some times when I listen NIRVANA I dont understand some words I have to investigate in the Internet the song and see the words and the meaning that I dont undersantd so this is other funny way to learn English
With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the band's second album Nevermind (1991), Nirvana entered into the mainstream, bringing along with it a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden had also gained popularity, and as a result, alternative rock in general became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-mid-1990s. As Nirvana's frontman, Kurt Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation," with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X. Cobain was uncomfortable with the attention and placed his focus on the band's music, believing the band's message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, challenging the band's audience with its third studio album In Utero (1993).
Nirvana's brief run ended with Cobain's death in April 1994, but the band's popularity continued in the years that followed. In 2002, "You Know You're Right," an unfinished demo from the band's final recording session, topped radio playlists around the world. Since their debut, the band has sold over twenty-five million albums in the US alone, and over fifty million worldwide.
Cobain and Novoselic met in 1985. Both were fans of the Melvins, and frequented the band's practice space. After a couple of false starts at forming their own band, the duo recruited drummer Aaron Burckhard, creating the first incarnation of what would eventually become Nirvana. Cobain later described the sound of the band when they first started as "a Gang of Four and Scratch Acid ripoff." Within a few months, Burckhard was fired from the band. He was temporarily replaced by Dale Crover of the Melvins, who played on the band's first demos. Dave Foster then began a brief tenure as the band's drummer.
And my favourite group in Spanish is: LA LEY, they are from Chile and La Ley in the late 1980s. This group (whose name means "the law") originated as a trio, initially featuring keyboard, guitar, and vocals. A bass player and a new vocalist joined the group within two years, and the turnover proved to be only the first in a succession of new iterations of La Ley that transpired throughout the 1990s. The band regenerated persistently as a result of members who quit or were rehired, as well as management shifts. In 1994, the untimely death of La Ley founder and songwriter Andrés Bobe created a more serious quandary for the surviving group members, yet La Ley maintained a dynamic stance in the face of continual tribulation. Even as random group members continued to shift allegiance, the band like-wise withstood an international relocation of its home base from Chile to Mexico in 1996. At that time, La Ley diverged into techno-rock and emerged as a stronger presence still in the international music arena. Mainstream music organizations recognized the band's hard-earned efforts and showered awards on the group. Not only had the band released a series of hit albums during its initial decade together, but its songs also generated a keen intellectual awareness and provocative attitude.
La Ley originated in Santiago, Chile, in 1987 under the guidance of Bobe. He collaborated initially with vocalist Shia Arbulu of Spain and Rodrigo Aboitiz on keyboards to create an experimental recording. Positive feedback from that album inspired Bobe to expand La Ley into a quintet and subsequently to release an independently produced full-length debut album called Desiertos in 1989. The expanded personnel lineup on Desiertos included a new lead vocalist, Alberto "Beto" Cuevas. Also heard on that album were drummer Mauricio Claveria and bassist Luciano Andrés Rojas. The album featured two hit singles, "Desiertos" and "Que Va a Suceder," and brought La Ley to local prominence.
Ironically, the album's independent producer recalled Desiertos—even as it picked up momentum in the marketplace—due to a dispute that ultimately led to severed relations between La Ley and management. Soon after the managerial split, La Ley released a music video, which effectively helped to maintain La Ley's media presence and contributed to the group's rising popularity. The band received an invitation to perform at the prestigious Viña del Mar Festival in 1991, and a follow-up release appeared on Capitol Records in 1991. The Capitol release, Doble Opuesto, met with a receptive Chilean audience and brought the band recognition in Latin America beyond its native Chile; La Ley fans emerged in both Mexico and Argentina. Desiertos meanwhile remained in metaphorical mothballs and resurfaced as a rare cult classic some years later as the band came to international attention.
There followed for La Ley a string of discouraging happenstance involving personnel turnovers, legal wrangling, and even death, beginning with the departure of Aboitiz, who quit the band shortly before the release of Doble Opuesto. The band continued successfully nonetheless, and released its self-titled La Ley album on Philips Records in 1993. La Ley was distributed internationally, and a hit video from that album, "Tejedores de Ilusion," earned a nomination from MTV for Best Latin Video. La Ley accepted an invitation for a return appearance at Viña del Mar in 1994.
As Mexicans and Argentineans joined the ranks of La Ley fans in the wake of the band's early albums in the 1990s, La Ley was in the midst of mounting success when tragedy struck. In 1994, Bobe died in a motorcycle accident, an event that brought the group to a major crossroad. It was Cuevas who ultimately figured most prominently in the group as it weathered the disaster. He assumed the dual function of bandleader and spokesperson, steering the band through the catastrophe. Some months passed before the band regenerated in the form of a quintet once again, featuring Cuevas, Rojas, and Claveria. The members brought in a new guitarist, Pedro Frugone, and La Ley's former keyboard player, Aboitiz, rejoined the group at that time.
Some times when I listen NIRVANA I dont understand some words I have to investigate in the Internet the song and see the words and the meaning that I dont undersantd so this is other funny way to learn English
sábado, 21 de noviembre de 2009
The treat to Kiribati
The people of Kiribati are afraid that one day in the not-too distant future, their country will disapear from the face of the earth-literally. Several times this year, the Pacific island nation has been flooyed by a sudden high tide. This tides, wich swept across the island and destroyed houses, came when there was a neither wind not rain. This never happened before: say the older cityzen of Kiribati. What is causing these mysterious high tides? The answer may well be global warming. When fules like oil and coal are being burned, pollutians are released; this pollutants trap heat in the earths, athmosphere. Warmer temperatures cause watrer to expand and also create more water by melting glaciers and polar ice caps.
If the trend continues, scientist say many countries will sufer. Bangladesh, for example, might lose one-fifth of its land. The coral island nations of the Pacific, like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, however would face an ever worse fate-sea. They loss of these coral formations are home to everyones loss. Coral formations are home to more species than any other place on earth.
The people of this nations feel frustred. The sea, wich their economies have always been based, in suddenly treatening their existence. They dont have money for expensive tecnological solutions like seawalls. And they have no control over the pollutants, which are being released maily by activities ain large industrialized contries. All they can do is to hope that industrialized countries will take steps to reduce pollutions.
If the trend continues, scientist say many countries will sufer. Bangladesh, for example, might lose one-fifth of its land. The coral island nations of the Pacific, like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, however would face an ever worse fate-sea. They loss of these coral formations are home to everyones loss. Coral formations are home to more species than any other place on earth.
The people of this nations feel frustred. The sea, wich their economies have always been based, in suddenly treatening their existence. They dont have money for expensive tecnological solutions like seawalls. And they have no control over the pollutants, which are being released maily by activities ain large industrialized contries. All they can do is to hope that industrialized countries will take steps to reduce pollutions.
sábado, 7 de noviembre de 2009
The masque of the read death
The masque of the read death
A terrible disease came to this country. The illness was called the red deatd. No one was safe. Soon many people were sick, There was no help, no cure. the read death killed half of the people of this land. The ruler to the country wanted to escape from the terrible disease. He called all his courties to his castle, the gates and doors were closed, they were fastened and no could get in or out. Prince Prospero had plenity of food inside the castle and there was plenity of wine to drink, he did not think about the rest of the people in his land, Prospero told his countries to enjoy themselves.The prince prepared a masque for his countries. There was going to be music for dancing, everyone was going to entertain the guest, their face were going to be hidden by the mask.There was also a clock in the seven room. It was a large old clock, its a pendulum, a bell the hour stooped and listen to the clock . When they heard the clock, they became afraid. The the musicians started to play again, the dancers danced, everyone ate and drank, they forgot the clock until the next hour.
The bell on the clock rang ten times, everyone stoped, but soon they were stoped and waited for only a few minutes all listened es the bell rang twelve times: midnight.
EDGAR ALLAN POE
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