HISTORICAL CHARACTERS
For some politicians of the twentieth century , democracy is the best system of government as long as the chosen is always him. Otherwise
, you will always find a way to convince ( by hook or by crook ) that
the village was wrong with his decision and that for the common good
have to take power at any cost . Examples and in Latin America, there were many, all eventually fell. The Cuban case is perhaps one of the most memorable in history, Fulgencio Batista , the protagonist . That is the people and history to judge his actions.
Fulgencio
Batista y Zaldivar was a military and Cuban politician , President of
Cuba between 1940-1944 and de facto in 1952-1959 , known as " The Man."
His
beginnings in power the fall of Machado in 1933 , participated in
several conspiracies that led to the Civil- Military Movement September 4
of that year. It also established a Board of Governors , the call Pentarchy ( consisting of 5 members, one of them Dr. Ramón Grau ) . A
proposal Sergio Carbó , Batista was appointed Colonel -in-Chief of the
Army in that same 1934-1940 año.De went down hard repression of
communist and socialist movements of the sugar mills .
Having
resigned in 1940 Federico Laredo Bru , Batista is a candidate of the
Democratic Socialist Coalition in the 1940 elections , and was elected
president , inaugurating his term on October 10, 1940 . On
June 8 of that year approved a new constitution , introduced in
practice one semiparlamentarismo Cuban policy , the President was
elected by universal suffrage for a term of four years, also enhanced
the government intervention in the economy and introduced a Social Security network . Fulfilled its mandate leaves the government after new elections at the hands of Ramon Grau San Martin.
The end of democracy . After
eight years of a government under the presidency of Ramón Grau San
Martin and Carlos Prio , Batista was a candidate in the 1952 elections .
However,
as some of the surveys placed him third, on March 10, 1952 , just four
months of the presidential election , gave back a coup , claiming a
number of justifiable reasons not using his leadership within the armed forces and being supported by certain political sectors . In the process of the coup bloodshed brought not one but attracted the attention and concern of much of the population. Batista 's government respected the rights of American industry and the Cuban trade . However, corruption was huge and the people were starving.
Revolution
and fled : His overthrow by the Cuban Revolution (whose extensive topic
discussed in a single post ) took place on January 1, 1959 and was
promoted by Fidel Castro. Defeated
and no prospect of support, Batista fled the country with a fortune
approaching U.S. $ 100 million , exiling first in the Dominican Republic
, then on the island of Madeira (Portugal ) and finally in Spain ,
until his death in 1973 to cause of a heart attack in the town of Marbella .
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Davis Cup: play for the love of your country
SPORTS
Professional sports , including tennis, have a clear goal, to make money . If it is true that also seeks
to add trophies, grow in the rankings and
become famous , but all as a way to have more sponsors , play in
tournaments and the top end ... earn more and more money. But there is a small glimmer of hope that keeps the essence of pure sport . A
cup where the individual is shelved for teamwork ... and not the 4 or 5
players that form but of the millions of people living in a nation and
these athletes delegated the responsibility to defend his jersey , no
prize without individual fame. This is the Davis Cup.
The Davis Cup is an international tennis competition , organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF ) . Unlike
most tennis events worldwide, in the Davis Cup players involved not
individually , but national teams for various players nominated by their
national federation sports . The Davis Cup , held since 1900 , is a men-only tournament , with the Fed Cup equivalent for female players .
It is the largest annual sporting event counting with 125 existing different national teams during its 2010 edition . The exercise is champion Czech Republic won its second title in the competition after winning the 2012 Davis Cup 3-2 to Spain .
A little history . The Davis Cup is named after its creator, Dwight Filley Davis , tennis player and politician
born in 1879 . Davis
conceived the idea of creating a national team competition in which
the best U.S. will face a team from the British Isles. The
first meeting was prepared in 1905 at the Longwood Cricket Club in
Brookline , just outside Boston , winning the British Americans 3-0 . Davis
, who played with the U.S. team , donated the money for the development
of a silver cup , to a design by Rowland Rhodes based on a punch bowl
topped with flower ornaments 33 cm high and 43 cm in diameter. Inside
this bowl was recorded misnamed the tournament name " International
Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy" , and in his left side listed the names of
the participants. The
competition had an unexpected 
continuity and from 1945 , the year he
died Davis ( November 28 ) , was renamed the Davis Cup .
The custom of record names Cup finalists and winners , and the fact that it is delivered in property missing soon made room for new entries . In 1921 , Davis won a silver tray of 95 cm in diameter punch bowl base , which were recorded by the end of 1921-1933 . When it was full , they built a wooden base with name plates continued enrollment of 34 editions . In 1969 it was necessary to add a second base, wider than space available until 2002 , when it added a third .
Professional sports , including tennis, have a clear goal, to make money . If it is true that also seeks
to add trophies, grow in the rankings and
become famous , but all as a way to have more sponsors , play in
tournaments and the top end ... earn more and more money. But there is a small glimmer of hope that keeps the essence of pure sport . A
cup where the individual is shelved for teamwork ... and not the 4 or 5
players that form but of the millions of people living in a nation and
these athletes delegated the responsibility to defend his jersey , no
prize without individual fame. This is the Davis Cup.
The Davis Cup is an international tennis competition , organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF ) . Unlike
most tennis events worldwide, in the Davis Cup players involved not
individually , but national teams for various players nominated by their
national federation sports . The Davis Cup , held since 1900 , is a men-only tournament , with the Fed Cup equivalent for female players .It is the largest annual sporting event counting with 125 existing different national teams during its 2010 edition . The exercise is champion Czech Republic won its second title in the competition after winning the 2012 Davis Cup 3-2 to Spain .
A little history . The Davis Cup is named after its creator, Dwight Filley Davis , tennis player and politician
born in 1879 . Davis
conceived the idea of creating a national team competition in which
the best U.S. will face a team from the British Isles. The
first meeting was prepared in 1905 at the Longwood Cricket Club in
Brookline , just outside Boston , winning the British Americans 3-0 . Davis
, who played with the U.S. team , donated the money for the development
of a silver cup , to a design by Rowland Rhodes based on a punch bowl
topped with flower ornaments 33 cm high and 43 cm in diameter. Inside
this bowl was recorded misnamed the tournament name " International
Lawn Tennis Challenge Trophy" , and in his left side listed the names of
the participants. The
competition had an unexpected continuity and from 1945 , the year he
died Davis ( November 28 ) , was renamed the Davis Cup .The custom of record names Cup finalists and winners , and the fact that it is delivered in property missing soon made room for new entries . In 1921 , Davis won a silver tray of 95 cm in diameter punch bowl base , which were recorded by the end of 1921-1933 . When it was full , they built a wooden base with name plates continued enrollment of 34 editions . In 1969 it was necessary to add a second base, wider than space available until 2002 , when it added a third .
Friday, August 23, 2013
Quicksands: the trap of nature
SCIENCE
The land is generally associated with a safe place, a space in which while we are there, everything is fine, no danger. Examples are the sayings "keep our feet on the earth", "land in sight!", "The plane touched down." But what nobody told or had in mind is that not all land is a guarantee of stability. Various
physical effects combine to transform what looks like a safe portion of
sustenance into a dangerous trap and exit difficult.
Quicksand colloid is a hydrogel consisting of a mixture of fine-grained materials (such as sand), clay and water.
The quicksand when they are disturbed by an outside agent, usually appears as a solid, but the slightest change in the stresses in the sand causes a sudden decrease in its viscosity. After the initial disturbance, as may be the fact that a person to walk on them, water and sand are separated, forming sand sedimented dense regions, this is due to the formation of areas consisting of large volumes of matter with different size , so that the viscosity of the quicksand appears suddenly increased. There is a false belief that attributes the quicksand to desert areas, but the truth is that they are not present in any desert mainly by the lack of
moisture.
To move in the quicksand should apply enough pressure in the sand condensed and enter the required amount of water to be able to liquefy. The force required to get out of them is too important to move one foot in the quicksand at a speed of one centimeter per second requires the same force that you have to invest to build a midsize car!.
Quicksand can be found in inland along rivers, near lakes, or in marshes, or near the region costa.Una notoriously famous for its quicksands is Morecambe Bay, England. As the bay is wide and shallow, a person caught in quicksand would be exposed to the danger of the tide.
Quicksand has different forms. Some seem mud, others have the appearance of water with soil, leaves or debris on it and some have a combination of sand and soil in a large puddle of water.
In the movies has become popular to see a person completely swallowed by quicksand, causing it to die. The
reality is different, as scientists have shown that the shifting sands
have little depth and consistency fully capable of holding a floating
weight, making it impossible for someone to die sucked into them. The
real danger lies in not being able to leave them and starvation, heat
or exhaustion, or indeed drowned in the water to climb a nearby tide. Furthermore,
it is a complete lie the classic way to save with a stick or a tree, as
there are many ways to get out of quicksand.
The land is generally associated with a safe place, a space in which while we are there, everything is fine, no danger. Examples are the sayings "keep our feet on the earth", "land in sight!", "The plane touched down." But what nobody told or had in mind is that not all land is a guarantee of stability. Various
physical effects combine to transform what looks like a safe portion of
sustenance into a dangerous trap and exit difficult.Quicksand colloid is a hydrogel consisting of a mixture of fine-grained materials (such as sand), clay and water.
The quicksand when they are disturbed by an outside agent, usually appears as a solid, but the slightest change in the stresses in the sand causes a sudden decrease in its viscosity. After the initial disturbance, as may be the fact that a person to walk on them, water and sand are separated, forming sand sedimented dense regions, this is due to the formation of areas consisting of large volumes of matter with different size , so that the viscosity of the quicksand appears suddenly increased. There is a false belief that attributes the quicksand to desert areas, but the truth is that they are not present in any desert mainly by the lack of
moisture.To move in the quicksand should apply enough pressure in the sand condensed and enter the required amount of water to be able to liquefy. The force required to get out of them is too important to move one foot in the quicksand at a speed of one centimeter per second requires the same force that you have to invest to build a midsize car!.
Quicksand can be found in inland along rivers, near lakes, or in marshes, or near the region costa.Una notoriously famous for its quicksands is Morecambe Bay, England. As the bay is wide and shallow, a person caught in quicksand would be exposed to the danger of the tide.
Quicksand has different forms. Some seem mud, others have the appearance of water with soil, leaves or debris on it and some have a combination of sand and soil in a large puddle of water.
In the movies has become popular to see a person completely swallowed by quicksand, causing it to die. The
reality is different, as scientists have shown that the shifting sands
have little depth and consistency fully capable of holding a floating
weight, making it impossible for someone to die sucked into them. The
real danger lies in not being able to leave them and starvation, heat
or exhaustion, or indeed drowned in the water to climb a nearby tide. Furthermore,
it is a complete lie the classic way to save with a stick or a tree, as
there are many ways to get out of quicksand.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Amazon River: irrigating life in earth
NATURAL WONDERS
In
a crowded world, where development requires the preservation of nature,
it is imperative to the existence of wilderness areas where the Earth
can preserve its natural and pristine. Many
times we talk about the Amazon as the "lungs of the world" for its huge
plant life extensions that allow pollution recycle
oxygen. In a metaphor perhaps a little poetic but certainly representative: if the forest is the lung, the Amazon River are the bronchi.
The Amazon River is a large and mighty waterway located in South America. Travel the continent from west to east, from the peaks of the Andes in Peru to the Atlantic coast of Brazil. It has a length of 6800 km, making it the longest and mightiest river in the world. The Amazon basin is also the largest watershed on the planet surface, which supports the Amazon rainforest.
There are several theories about the origin of its name: it is thought that the word "Amazon" was given by
Francisco de Orellana after facing a
local ethnic group in which men and women are equally defended. Orellana derived the name from the Greek myth of the Amazon warriors of Asia and Africa, narrated by Herodotus and Diodorus. However,
it is very likely that the word Amazon was a false friend paronomásico
deformation of an Indian word whose pronunciation to Spanish ears was
like "Amazon" Indian word meaning "breaker of boats", this marayoara
especially among which could see the tremendous pounding that leads to contact this river at its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.
Amazon traditionally assigned to second in length, behind the Nile, although there has never been a general consensus on what are the measuring points acceptable. The latest research, some 740 km further added the channel, which would place him definitely in the top of the ranking of the world's longest rivers.
The Amazon carries more water than the Mississippi, the Nile and the Yangtze together, its drainage area or basin is also the largest in the world. The volume of water carried to the Atlantic is enormous: with an annual average of 230 000 m³ / s, reaching up to 300 000 m³ / s in the rainy season. Indeed, Amazon is responsible for a fifth of all the fresh water added to the oceans of Earth. In addition, the water is perfectly drinkable offshore the mouth to a distance from the coast which is no longer visible. Atlantic Ocean salinity is considerably lower within several thousand miles around this point to the north of its mouth: it should be remembered that in this area the sea currents bring salt water into the mouth and not the reverse.
All flora and fauna of the humid intertropical American rainforest is present in the Amazon. There are countless species of plants, thousands of species of birds, amphibians and countless millions of insects still unclassified. The fauna is very varied, from the smallest insects to large mammals like the jaguar, puma, tapir and several species of deer. There are also reptiles such as turtles, caimans, alligators and snakes. There birds and fish of all species, feathers and scales. Even identified a pink dolphin species unique in the world
After cross it in one of his expeditions, the famous oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau went on to state that "there are more species of fish in the Amazon than in the Atlantic Ocean"
In
a crowded world, where development requires the preservation of nature,
it is imperative to the existence of wilderness areas where the Earth
can preserve its natural and pristine. Many
times we talk about the Amazon as the "lungs of the world" for its huge
plant life extensions that allow pollution recycle
oxygen. In a metaphor perhaps a little poetic but certainly representative: if the forest is the lung, the Amazon River are the bronchi.The Amazon River is a large and mighty waterway located in South America. Travel the continent from west to east, from the peaks of the Andes in Peru to the Atlantic coast of Brazil. It has a length of 6800 km, making it the longest and mightiest river in the world. The Amazon basin is also the largest watershed on the planet surface, which supports the Amazon rainforest.
There are several theories about the origin of its name: it is thought that the word "Amazon" was given by
Francisco de Orellana after facing a
local ethnic group in which men and women are equally defended. Orellana derived the name from the Greek myth of the Amazon warriors of Asia and Africa, narrated by Herodotus and Diodorus. However,
it is very likely that the word Amazon was a false friend paronomásico
deformation of an Indian word whose pronunciation to Spanish ears was
like "Amazon" Indian word meaning "breaker of boats", this marayoara
especially among which could see the tremendous pounding that leads to contact this river at its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean.Amazon traditionally assigned to second in length, behind the Nile, although there has never been a general consensus on what are the measuring points acceptable. The latest research, some 740 km further added the channel, which would place him definitely in the top of the ranking of the world's longest rivers.
The Amazon carries more water than the Mississippi, the Nile and the Yangtze together, its drainage area or basin is also the largest in the world. The volume of water carried to the Atlantic is enormous: with an annual average of 230 000 m³ / s, reaching up to 300 000 m³ / s in the rainy season. Indeed, Amazon is responsible for a fifth of all the fresh water added to the oceans of Earth. In addition, the water is perfectly drinkable offshore the mouth to a distance from the coast which is no longer visible. Atlantic Ocean salinity is considerably lower within several thousand miles around this point to the north of its mouth: it should be remembered that in this area the sea currents bring salt water into the mouth and not the reverse.
All flora and fauna of the humid intertropical American rainforest is present in the Amazon. There are countless species of plants, thousands of species of birds, amphibians and countless millions of insects still unclassified. The fauna is very varied, from the smallest insects to large mammals like the jaguar, puma, tapir and several species of deer. There are also reptiles such as turtles, caimans, alligators and snakes. There birds and fish of all species, feathers and scales. Even identified a pink dolphin species unique in the world
After cross it in one of his expeditions, the famous oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau went on to state that "there are more species of fish in the Amazon than in the Atlantic Ocean"
Friday, August 16, 2013
Fernando Botero: the beauty of different
ART
Beauty is often symbiotic social custom of the time. So, 100 years ago a fat women would define a
beautiful woman. More modern, extreme thinness and tanned skin are synonymous desirable woman. But
in art there is something else: the beauty transcends popular opinion
and the passage of time and to find the metaphorical art of Fernando
Botero a legacy started 50 years ago and that remains today.
Fernando Botero Angulo is a painter, sculptor and draftsman Colombian. World art icon, extensive work is recognized by children and adults alike everywhere. It is considered living artist originally from Latin America's most recognized and quoted the world.
The
work of authorship is imprinted with an original contemporary
figurative style Neo-Renaissance, known by some as "Boterismo" which
gives it an unmistakable identity and moving to, and is characterized by
the interpretation given by the artist to various universal themes ( man,
woman, man, feelings, passions, etc.) with a volumetric exalted, that
permeates a special three-dimensional character, as well as strength and
sensuality to the work, with particular anatomical conception, an
aesthetic that
might fit chronologically between thirty to forty years in the West, on
topics that may be contemporary or past, but with universal, with
lively and masterful use of color in the style of the Venetian
Renaissance school and fine details of scathing criticism, irony and subtlety.
Since its inception Botero has turned to genre scenes, initially with a dark colored brushstrokes (with occasional strong contrasts) close to expressionism and from the late sixties, has used a touch closed, with figures and more defined contours.
In his recent work, Botero has used thematically to the political situation in Colombia and the world. For
example, the series of "Abu Ghraib" consists of 78 pictures that try to
represent the horrors of torture and war related to the U.S. invasion
of Iraq and the events of Abu Ghraib Prison from of the statements of the people there tortured.
Other works of the artist:
Beauty is often symbiotic social custom of the time. So, 100 years ago a fat women would define a
beautiful woman. More modern, extreme thinness and tanned skin are synonymous desirable woman. But
in art there is something else: the beauty transcends popular opinion
and the passage of time and to find the metaphorical art of Fernando
Botero a legacy started 50 years ago and that remains today.Fernando Botero Angulo is a painter, sculptor and draftsman Colombian. World art icon, extensive work is recognized by children and adults alike everywhere. It is considered living artist originally from Latin America's most recognized and quoted the world.
The
work of authorship is imprinted with an original contemporary
figurative style Neo-Renaissance, known by some as "Boterismo" which
gives it an unmistakable identity and moving to, and is characterized by
the interpretation given by the artist to various universal themes ( man,
woman, man, feelings, passions, etc.) with a volumetric exalted, that
permeates a special three-dimensional character, as well as strength and
sensuality to the work, with particular anatomical conception, an
aesthetic that
might fit chronologically between thirty to forty years in the West, on
topics that may be contemporary or past, but with universal, with
lively and masterful use of color in the style of the Venetian
Renaissance school and fine details of scathing criticism, irony and subtlety.Since its inception Botero has turned to genre scenes, initially with a dark colored brushstrokes (with occasional strong contrasts) close to expressionism and from the late sixties, has used a touch closed, with figures and more defined contours.
In his recent work, Botero has used thematically to the political situation in Colombia and the world. For
example, the series of "Abu Ghraib" consists of 78 pictures that try to
represent the horrors of torture and war related to the U.S. invasion
of Iraq and the events of Abu Ghraib Prison from of the statements of the people there tortured.Other works of the artist:
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Battle of the Alamo: until the last drops dead
HISTORY
In every conflict there is an event that functions as a turning point. It
may not be the one that determines the final result, but one that
modifies the statuo quo, and causes an abrupt change enough to alter the winner. A
large contingent of Mexican army besieged for 13 days Texian resistance
in a building that would become famous over time: the Alamo. I
can not encourage me to judge any of the two sides, as each sought to
defend what he considered his own, but without doubt, the Alamo is held
up as a symbol of the resistance of a group of brave men who chose to
die but not leave their cause.
The Battle of the Alamo was a military conflict crucial in the Texas Revolution which consisted of a siege of 13 days, since its inception on February 23 until the final assault of March 6, 1836, and faced the army of Mexico , led by President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, against a secessionist militia Texans, mostly American settlers (naturalized Mexican) in San Antonio de Bexar in Mexican province of Coahuila and Texas. All belligerents in favor of the Republic of Texas were killed, except for two people, which inspired many settlers and adventurers Texans-Americans-to join the army of Texas, desirous of revenge, from the cruelty shown by Santa Anna during the siege, the Texans defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the revolutionary movement.
Several months prior, Texians had taken all federal troops out of the Coahuila and Texas, approximately 100
Texans then garrisoned at the Alamo. The
Texian force grew slightly with the arrival of reinforcements led
eventually by the co-commanders James Bowie and William Barret Travis. On
February 23, approximately 1500 Mexican soldiers marched into San
Antonio de Bexar, site currently sits San Antonio, as the first step in a
campaign to retake Texas. For the next 12 days, the two armies were involved in several skirmishes with minimal casualties. Aware
that his garrison could not withstand the attack of such a large force,
Travis wrote several letters asking for more men and supplies, but only
100 reinforcements arrived.
On
the morning of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo, after
rejecting two attacks, Texians were unable to fend off a third. Because Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most Texans soldiers fled to the interior buildings. Defenders unable to reach these points were slain by the Mexican cavalry as they attempt to escape. It is likely that a small group of Texans (five to seven of them) had been surrendered; yet these were executed instantly. Most
eyewitness accounts reported from between 182 and 257 Texians dead,
while most historians of the Alamo agree that there were between 400 and
600 Mexican soldiers wounded or killed in combat. In the end, many noncombatants were sent to Gonzales to spread the word of the Texian defeat. The news sparked panic and the Texian forces-settlers-most of the new Republic of Texas fled from the advancing Mexican army.
In the nineteenth century, in Texas, the Alamo complex gradually became know as the place of battle. The Texas Legislature purchased the land and buildings in the early part of the twentieth century and designated the Alamo chapel as Texas State Shrine. The Alamo is now the most popular tourist site in Texas. It has also been the subject of numerous non-fiction works from 1843.
In every conflict there is an event that functions as a turning point. It
may not be the one that determines the final result, but one that
modifies the statuo quo, and causes an abrupt change enough to alter the winner. A
large contingent of Mexican army besieged for 13 days Texian resistance
in a building that would become famous over time: the Alamo. I
can not encourage me to judge any of the two sides, as each sought to
defend what he considered his own, but without doubt, the Alamo is held
up as a symbol of the resistance of a group of brave men who chose to
die but not leave their cause.The Battle of the Alamo was a military conflict crucial in the Texas Revolution which consisted of a siege of 13 days, since its inception on February 23 until the final assault of March 6, 1836, and faced the army of Mexico , led by President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, against a secessionist militia Texans, mostly American settlers (naturalized Mexican) in San Antonio de Bexar in Mexican province of Coahuila and Texas. All belligerents in favor of the Republic of Texas were killed, except for two people, which inspired many settlers and adventurers Texans-Americans-to join the army of Texas, desirous of revenge, from the cruelty shown by Santa Anna during the siege, the Texans defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the revolutionary movement.
Several months prior, Texians had taken all federal troops out of the Coahuila and Texas, approximately 100
Texans then garrisoned at the Alamo. The
Texian force grew slightly with the arrival of reinforcements led
eventually by the co-commanders James Bowie and William Barret Travis. On
February 23, approximately 1500 Mexican soldiers marched into San
Antonio de Bexar, site currently sits San Antonio, as the first step in a
campaign to retake Texas. For the next 12 days, the two armies were involved in several skirmishes with minimal casualties. Aware
that his garrison could not withstand the attack of such a large force,
Travis wrote several letters asking for more men and supplies, but only
100 reinforcements arrived.On
the morning of March 6, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo, after
rejecting two attacks, Texians were unable to fend off a third. Because Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most Texans soldiers fled to the interior buildings. Defenders unable to reach these points were slain by the Mexican cavalry as they attempt to escape. It is likely that a small group of Texans (five to seven of them) had been surrendered; yet these were executed instantly. Most
eyewitness accounts reported from between 182 and 257 Texians dead,
while most historians of the Alamo agree that there were between 400 and
600 Mexican soldiers wounded or killed in combat. In the end, many noncombatants were sent to Gonzales to spread the word of the Texian defeat. The news sparked panic and the Texian forces-settlers-most of the new Republic of Texas fled from the advancing Mexican army.
In the nineteenth century, in Texas, the Alamo complex gradually became know as the place of battle. The Texas Legislature purchased the land and buildings in the early part of the twentieth century and designated the Alamo chapel as Texas State Shrine. The Alamo is now the most popular tourist site in Texas. It has also been the subject of numerous non-fiction works from 1843.
Graphene: the future of materials
MATERIALSA perfect materials combine the lightness of carbon fiber, the flexibility of an elastomer and hardness 
of diamond. Impossible? No ... well, at least not entirely. I present graphene, a material born to be perfect. While it became known for more than 80 years, I can assure you that we still have a long road ahead in the world of materials.Graphene
is a substance composed of pure carbon atoms with regularly arranged in
a hexagonal pattern similar to graphite, but a sheet of one atom thick.
It is very light, a sheet of 1 square meter weighs just 0.77 milligrams.
The surge of scientific interest in graphene can give the impression that it is a new material. Actually is known and has been described for more than half a century. The chemical bonding and structure were described during the 1930s. P. R. (Philip Russell) Wallace calculated for the first
time (in 1949) the band electronic structure. When
graphene paid little attention for decades to think that was a
thermodynamically unstable material as it was thought that thermal
fluctuations destroy the order of the crystal resulting in the 2D
crystal to melt. In this light means the revolution meant that Novoselov and Geim consiguiesen isolate graphene at room temperature. The
Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin
Novoselov for their groundbreaking discoveries about the two-dimensional
material graphene.
Among the outstanding properties of this material include:
· It is very flexible
· It is transparent
· Self-cooling
· High thermal and electrical conductivity.
· High elasticity and toughness.
· Very high hardness: 200 times greater than that of steel, almost equal to that of diamond.
· Chemical reaction with other substances to produce compounds of different properties. This gives it great potential for development.
· Support of ionizing radiation.
· Great lightness, like carbon fiber, but more flexible.
· Low Joule effect: less driving heats the electrons.
· For a given task than silicon, less electricity.
Graphene properties are ideal for use as a component of integrated circuits. It is equipped with high carrier mobility and low level of 'noise'. This allows it to be used as channel field effect transistors (FET). Furthermore, it is known for its ability to produce the first flexible displays on the market.
The difficulty of using graphene lies in the production of the same material in the appropriate media. It also has a great disadvantage compared to silicon (conductor par excellence): graphene has no band resistivity essential property that is inherent to silicon. This means that graphene can not conduct electricity: can not turn off.
of diamond. Impossible? No ... well, at least not entirely. I present graphene, a material born to be perfect. While it became known for more than 80 years, I can assure you that we still have a long road ahead in the world of materials.Graphene
is a substance composed of pure carbon atoms with regularly arranged in
a hexagonal pattern similar to graphite, but a sheet of one atom thick.
It is very light, a sheet of 1 square meter weighs just 0.77 milligrams.The surge of scientific interest in graphene can give the impression that it is a new material. Actually is known and has been described for more than half a century. The chemical bonding and structure were described during the 1930s. P. R. (Philip Russell) Wallace calculated for the first
time (in 1949) the band electronic structure. When
graphene paid little attention for decades to think that was a
thermodynamically unstable material as it was thought that thermal
fluctuations destroy the order of the crystal resulting in the 2D
crystal to melt. In this light means the revolution meant that Novoselov and Geim consiguiesen isolate graphene at room temperature. The
Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded to Andre Geim and Konstantin
Novoselov for their groundbreaking discoveries about the two-dimensional
material graphene.Among the outstanding properties of this material include:
· It is very flexible
· It is transparent
· Self-cooling
· High thermal and electrical conductivity.
· High elasticity and toughness.
· Very high hardness: 200 times greater than that of steel, almost equal to that of diamond.
· Chemical reaction with other substances to produce compounds of different properties. This gives it great potential for development.
· Support of ionizing radiation.
· Great lightness, like carbon fiber, but more flexible.
· Low Joule effect: less driving heats the electrons.
· For a given task than silicon, less electricity.
Graphene properties are ideal for use as a component of integrated circuits. It is equipped with high carrier mobility and low level of 'noise'. This allows it to be used as channel field effect transistors (FET). Furthermore, it is known for its ability to produce the first flexible displays on the market.
The difficulty of using graphene lies in the production of the same material in the appropriate media. It also has a great disadvantage compared to silicon (conductor par excellence): graphene has no band resistivity essential property that is inherent to silicon. This means that graphene can not conduct electricity: can not turn off.
Monday, August 12, 2013
Sushi: A sudden millennial world famous product
FOOD&DRINKS
The success in the food depends on many variables that go beyond the evaluation of our taste buds.
For the food lover (and who writes), food is an experience that also includes smell, sight and hearing in a strange case. The
sushi was created as a simple food that unites the most common and
abundant in Japan - rice - with a companion in infinite varieties. However, its exoticism, its delicate design and probably some social phenomenon transformed it into a meal in vogue worldwide.
Sushi is a Japanese dish based on cooked rice seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar, salt and other ingredients such as fish or shellfish. This dish is one of the most renowned of Japanese cuisine and one of the most internationally popular and recommended by nutritionists.
Although commonly associated with the sushi with fish and seafood, vegetables can also lead or egg, or even any other companion. In addition, traditional fresh rice accompanying need not always be raw (mostly grilled). Preparations also included boiled, fried or marinated. Ie that the name refers to sushi rice preparation and accompaniment, although relevant taste, does not make the dish itself. While a variety of sushi accompaniments internationally recognized and used, it is best that each region typical accompaniments take place fish or fruits of the region that are identified with the taste and the local cuisine. However, you should refrain from using raw freshwater fish, since, unlike ocean fish may contain salmonella.
The sushi is generally prepared in small portions, about the size of a bite, and can take various forms.
· If you serve the fish and rice rolled in a sheet of seaweed called nori maki ('roll').
· If it is a kind of rice dumpling covered by talk of nigiri fish.
· When fish presents stuffed into a small pouch of fried tofu is called inari.
· You can also use a bowl of sushi rice with pieces of fish and other ingredients above, then called chirashizushi.
Outside Japan the name sushi refers only to the most common varieties such as maki or nigirizushi; curiously tends to extend the sashimi, a dish of raw fish without rice.
His story: the first reference appears around the year 800 AD as a means of trade. From then on, the well slowly changed and Japanese cuisine. The
Japanese started eating three meals a day, boiled rice became rather
than steamed, and most importantly, they invented the rice vinegar. While still making sushi with rice fermented, the fermentation time was reduced gradually and began to eat rice with fish.
In the early eighteenth century, was perfected in Osaka and came to Edo (now Tokyo) in the middle of that century. These require a small sushi fermentation time, so shopping warned customers waiting when the sushi was ready. The sushi was sold also close during hanami parks and theaters as a kind of refreshing. During the Edo period, the most popular types of sushi were the inarizushi, the oshizushi, maki and chirashizushi.
A mid-nineteenth century, was invented Kantō variety of nigirizushi. It was a kind of sushi unfermented and you could eat with your hands (or using bamboo sticks). This new variety was the beginning of sushi as fast food in Japan. These early nigirizushi were not equal to the current varieties. The fish marinaba in soy sauce or vinegar or salted much, so it was not necessary to dip the sushi in soy sauce.
Finally, the advent of modern refrigeration early twentieth century allowed sushi made fresh fish last longer. In the late twentieth century began to gain importance sushi and popularity worldwide.
The largest sushi in the world!
The success in the food depends on many variables that go beyond the evaluation of our taste buds.
For the food lover (and who writes), food is an experience that also includes smell, sight and hearing in a strange case. The
sushi was created as a simple food that unites the most common and
abundant in Japan - rice - with a companion in infinite varieties. However, its exoticism, its delicate design and probably some social phenomenon transformed it into a meal in vogue worldwide.Sushi is a Japanese dish based on cooked rice seasoned with rice vinegar, sugar, salt and other ingredients such as fish or shellfish. This dish is one of the most renowned of Japanese cuisine and one of the most internationally popular and recommended by nutritionists.
Although commonly associated with the sushi with fish and seafood, vegetables can also lead or egg, or even any other companion. In addition, traditional fresh rice accompanying need not always be raw (mostly grilled). Preparations also included boiled, fried or marinated. Ie that the name refers to sushi rice preparation and accompaniment, although relevant taste, does not make the dish itself. While a variety of sushi accompaniments internationally recognized and used, it is best that each region typical accompaniments take place fish or fruits of the region that are identified with the taste and the local cuisine. However, you should refrain from using raw freshwater fish, since, unlike ocean fish may contain salmonella.
The sushi is generally prepared in small portions, about the size of a bite, and can take various forms.· If you serve the fish and rice rolled in a sheet of seaweed called nori maki ('roll').
· If it is a kind of rice dumpling covered by talk of nigiri fish.
· When fish presents stuffed into a small pouch of fried tofu is called inari.
· You can also use a bowl of sushi rice with pieces of fish and other ingredients above, then called chirashizushi.
Outside Japan the name sushi refers only to the most common varieties such as maki or nigirizushi; curiously tends to extend the sashimi, a dish of raw fish without rice.
His story: the first reference appears around the year 800 AD as a means of trade. From then on, the well slowly changed and Japanese cuisine. The
Japanese started eating three meals a day, boiled rice became rather
than steamed, and most importantly, they invented the rice vinegar. While still making sushi with rice fermented, the fermentation time was reduced gradually and began to eat rice with fish.In the early eighteenth century, was perfected in Osaka and came to Edo (now Tokyo) in the middle of that century. These require a small sushi fermentation time, so shopping warned customers waiting when the sushi was ready. The sushi was sold also close during hanami parks and theaters as a kind of refreshing. During the Edo period, the most popular types of sushi were the inarizushi, the oshizushi, maki and chirashizushi.
A mid-nineteenth century, was invented Kantō variety of nigirizushi. It was a kind of sushi unfermented and you could eat with your hands (or using bamboo sticks). This new variety was the beginning of sushi as fast food in Japan. These early nigirizushi were not equal to the current varieties. The fish marinaba in soy sauce or vinegar or salted much, so it was not necessary to dip the sushi in soy sauce.
Finally, the advent of modern refrigeration early twentieth century allowed sushi made fresh fish last longer. In the late twentieth century began to gain importance sushi and popularity worldwide.
The largest sushi in the world!
Temple of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona: the eternal building of an architectural marvel
PLACES
There
was a time when a whole people could devote their lives, their children
and the children's children to lift a monument to their religion. During the Middle Ages, hundreds of cathedrals were built throughout Europe. Then, the man did everything faster, more basic and therefore less beautiful. But
a genius of art had a vision that would bring back this emotional habit
of building something so wonderful that even in modernity has over 100
years and is not yet completed: Temple of the Sagrada Familia in
Barcelona.
The Church of the Holy Family is a Catholic basilica in Barcelona (Spain), designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi. Initiated in 1882, still under construction (January 2013). It is the masterpiece of Gaudi, and the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist architecture. According to data from 2011, is the most visited monument in Spain, with 3.2 million visitors.
Construction began in the Gothic style, but, assuming the project Gaudí in 1883, was completely redesigned.
According to his usual procedure, general sketches from improvised building construction as it progressed. Gaudí took over the project with only 31, and he devoted the rest of his life, the last fifteen exclusively. One
of their most innovative ideas was the design of the high towers
protruding circular conical pointed about portals, and become narrower
with height. The
projected dish with a twist, which gives an upward trend throughout the
façade, favored by many windows that pierce the tower following spiral
shapes.
The temple, when completed, will have 18 towers, four in each of the three facades and domes mode, you have a system of six towers, with the central dome-tower dedicated to Jesus 170 meters high , four around this, dedicated to the evangelists, and a second dome dedicated to the Virgin. Both the exterior and interior are solved with a unique construction system based on formal geometry.
In 1926, the death of Gaudí, only had built a tower. Building
project plans and retained only a model in plaster that was badly
damaged during the war Civil.3 However, since then have continued
without interruption works at present is finished portals Birth and
Passion, and has started the Gloria, has covered the entire interior space, and laid the foundations of the six central towers.
To visit: The Sagrada Familia opens to the public between 9:00 and 18:00 in winter and between 9:00 and 20:00 in summer.
Visitor access is in Sardinia Street. There are several types of input, simple, combined with the Museum Guell Park Gaudi with audio guide in different languages. Tickets
for the lift are purchased at the time of entering the temple, it is
therefore important to know which will go up (Nativity or Passion). The powered lift tickets time bands and the approximate length of the audio tour is 90 minutes. In
the Basilica of the Holy Family Mass is celebrated monthly in the
central nave and two daily Mass in the crypt (one in Catalan and in
Castilian).
There
was a time when a whole people could devote their lives, their children
and the children's children to lift a monument to their religion. During the Middle Ages, hundreds of cathedrals were built throughout Europe. Then, the man did everything faster, more basic and therefore less beautiful. But
a genius of art had a vision that would bring back this emotional habit
of building something so wonderful that even in modernity has over 100
years and is not yet completed: Temple of the Sagrada Familia in
Barcelona.The Church of the Holy Family is a Catholic basilica in Barcelona (Spain), designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi. Initiated in 1882, still under construction (January 2013). It is the masterpiece of Gaudi, and the greatest exponent of Catalan modernist architecture. According to data from 2011, is the most visited monument in Spain, with 3.2 million visitors.
Construction began in the Gothic style, but, assuming the project Gaudí in 1883, was completely redesigned.
According to his usual procedure, general sketches from improvised building construction as it progressed. Gaudí took over the project with only 31, and he devoted the rest of his life, the last fifteen exclusively. One
of their most innovative ideas was the design of the high towers
protruding circular conical pointed about portals, and become narrower
with height. The
projected dish with a twist, which gives an upward trend throughout the
façade, favored by many windows that pierce the tower following spiral
shapes.The temple, when completed, will have 18 towers, four in each of the three facades and domes mode, you have a system of six towers, with the central dome-tower dedicated to Jesus 170 meters high , four around this, dedicated to the evangelists, and a second dome dedicated to the Virgin. Both the exterior and interior are solved with a unique construction system based on formal geometry.
In 1926, the death of Gaudí, only had built a tower. Building
project plans and retained only a model in plaster that was badly
damaged during the war Civil.3 However, since then have continued
without interruption works at present is finished portals Birth and
Passion, and has started the Gloria, has covered the entire interior space, and laid the foundations of the six central towers.To visit: The Sagrada Familia opens to the public between 9:00 and 18:00 in winter and between 9:00 and 20:00 in summer.
Visitor access is in Sardinia Street. There are several types of input, simple, combined with the Museum Guell Park Gaudi with audio guide in different languages. Tickets
for the lift are purchased at the time of entering the temple, it is
therefore important to know which will go up (Nativity or Passion). The powered lift tickets time bands and the approximate length of the audio tour is 90 minutes. In
the Basilica of the Holy Family Mass is celebrated monthly in the
central nave and two daily Mass in the crypt (one in Catalan and in
Castilian).
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Capoeira: more than a sport
SPORTS
Calling it just a sport would belittle. We're talking about an activity that has alternated between defense and art through body language. Brought where man himself is a native (Africa), capoeira is a legacy of Brazilian culture. Rightly be included for the first time as a demonstration sport in the next Olympic Games Rio 2016
According to some scholars, the word capoeira appoint a special type of cages used to transport birds (capon), which were conducted by slaves to markets. The term would be extended from the cages to the slaves brought from Angola, Africa. According to proponents of this hypothesis, as they awaited the arrival of traders, slaves amused themselves in the practice of his art-fighting, also going under that term also called (capoeira)
Its origin is not exactly known, but one theory suggests that Capoeira originated from a courtship dance in
Angola by the young suitors, or at
least was one of the components that formed it, however, this is a of many theories. There is controversy about whether the game arrived with enslaved Africans or whether Africans refined existing Brazilian game. Regardless, the catalyst for capoeira, was the homogenization of Africans under the oppression of slavery. Capoeira
emerged as a form of resistance to oppression, an art practiced in
secret, a transmission of culture and spiritual stimulation.
At present there are countless schools around the world, which lead this martial art, not only as an art but also as a way of life, an inspiration. Capoeira has become a form of social integration, as no matter from where the person doing it does not discriminate creed or social status, are not intended to demonstrate the superiority of one over the other.
There are historians who say that in Capoeira movements are reflecting some jungle animals. As the jaguar, for its cautious approach while explosive attack, the spider, by the way they weave their prey, everywhere, in any case, the slave who escaped to the jungle, was chained and had to fend "Capitães do mato '(slave hunters) as I could. Shock applied to the head, elbows, knees, spinning, jumping or rolling on the ground.
Capoeira martial discipline remarkable for the softness and extent of movements, most of which describe circular paths, sudden shock, catch it with your feet, use of fakes and feints, both long and short distances, hitting with hand open, the joint body dodges, and the use of traditional weapons. Does not focus on injuring the opponent, rather, emphasizes the skill.
Calling it just a sport would belittle. We're talking about an activity that has alternated between defense and art through body language. Brought where man himself is a native (Africa), capoeira is a legacy of Brazilian culture. Rightly be included for the first time as a demonstration sport in the next Olympic Games Rio 2016According to some scholars, the word capoeira appoint a special type of cages used to transport birds (capon), which were conducted by slaves to markets. The term would be extended from the cages to the slaves brought from Angola, Africa. According to proponents of this hypothesis, as they awaited the arrival of traders, slaves amused themselves in the practice of his art-fighting, also going under that term also called (capoeira)
Its origin is not exactly known, but one theory suggests that Capoeira originated from a courtship dance in
Angola by the young suitors, or at
least was one of the components that formed it, however, this is a of many theories. There is controversy about whether the game arrived with enslaved Africans or whether Africans refined existing Brazilian game. Regardless, the catalyst for capoeira, was the homogenization of Africans under the oppression of slavery. Capoeira
emerged as a form of resistance to oppression, an art practiced in
secret, a transmission of culture and spiritual stimulation.At present there are countless schools around the world, which lead this martial art, not only as an art but also as a way of life, an inspiration. Capoeira has become a form of social integration, as no matter from where the person doing it does not discriminate creed or social status, are not intended to demonstrate the superiority of one over the other.
There are historians who say that in Capoeira movements are reflecting some jungle animals. As the jaguar, for its cautious approach while explosive attack, the spider, by the way they weave their prey, everywhere, in any case, the slave who escaped to the jungle, was chained and had to fend "Capitães do mato '(slave hunters) as I could. Shock applied to the head, elbows, knees, spinning, jumping or rolling on the ground.
Capoeira martial discipline remarkable for the softness and extent of movements, most of which describe circular paths, sudden shock, catch it with your feet, use of fakes and feints, both long and short distances, hitting with hand open, the joint body dodges, and the use of traditional weapons. Does not focus on injuring the opponent, rather, emphasizes the skill.
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