One of the most terrible disasters of the aviation history

34 years ago, march 27th/77, two planes Boeing 747 , the big 'Jumbo', crashed on the track of 'Los Rodeos' airport (Tenerife Norte nowdays), located in the Canarian islands in Spain.

The planes injured were: flight KLM 4805 that left Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam (Holland) and PanAm 1736 that left JFK airport in New York City. Both planes was bound for Gran Canaria in Spain.

583 people died in the disaster. (All from both planes).

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Free Trade Agreement - all people agree with it?



Took from: http://tiny.cc/7x6h7

 

During the last week United States Congress and the House of Representatives approved three Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with South Korea, Panama and Colombia. Those agreements are important for those three countries. Probably it will help to grow up the economies. But the agreements will bring real benefits?

All the industries will obtain good results after the signing of this agreement?



Took from: http://tiny.cc/yzn7k



Probably for Panama and South Korea it will work.

But for Colombia?

Colombian Government was proud of the approval of this agreement! But Colombia is prepared to compete with United States economy?



Nowdays Colombian government can say that this agreement is one of the best thing for colombian economy. But its important to start working for better results and wait at least 10 years. Then we can take real conclusions about it.

The answer is on the mind of each citizen.

Here you can read more information about the FTA USA - Colombia http://www.ustr.gov/uscolombiatpa

Steve Jobs' (1955 - 2011)

"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
Stanford University commencement, June 2005 (Took of Huffington Post)

'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says

This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course." My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.

And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

Here you can read all: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

West?

When a citizen of any country that is located in America or Europe say 'this is west', a question arises. What is West? Where is located? which countries are West?

Ive heard many theories that says, the west start where Europe Start. So maybe it can be in the Ural, and also it start in Pacific Ocean, probably Hawaii.

But All this mentioned region is west? West is a cultural system or an economic system?

Geopolitically west are the countries advanced in technology and in markets nowdays.

But west is a big block?

Ive read during the last days some stuff that say, in East some countries are 'westernized' like Israel, China or Japan.

So West, speaking in terms of geopolitics is not available, only taking into account some characteristics such as economy or politics.

The debate is open.

Picture took from: http://www.rgbstock.com/photo/meRVcye/No+Frills+World+Map

Cold war - Last ten years

When the eighties began the world was in the last part of cold war conflict. After USSR invaded Afghanistan, President Carter (US 39th President), saw that the intention of peace wasnt real.

Ronald Reagan Arrived to US presidency later in 1981 and world attitude changed. But is important to take into account that after Carter's presidency the geopolitics of world changed drastically. 

Since that decade US emered as a world power infront all the countries. Japan and China began to position as powerful countries, but only in economy. 

United States of America showed its military, diplomatic and economic power to all the world. 

Last ten years of cold war showed that global geopolitics had changed and a bipolar world never will emerge again.

*'Both  changes  of  weaponry  and  changes  of  polarity  were  big  ones  with ramifications  that  spread  through  the  system,  yet  they  did  not  transform it. If the system were transformed, international politics would no longer be international  politics,  and  the  past  would  no  longer  serve  as  a  guide  to  the future. We would begin to call international politics by another name, as some  do.  The  terms  “world  politics”  or  “global  politics,”  for  example,  suggest that politics among self-interested states concerned with their security has  been  replaced  by  some  other  kind  of  politics  or  perhaps  by  no  politics  at all'.

The MIT Press Journals. Available in the Link. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/files/waltz_kenneth_v25n1.pdf

Took from: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ronaldreagan

MJ, a singer who has done something for the world

Some weeks ago was Michael Jackson's 53th bithday. He was born in Gary, Indiana.

Many people remember him as a good singer, other people remember him because of his 'scandals'.

But two years after his death, is important to remember him as a person that help many people around the world.

He fought against poverty, famine and many things that happen daily around the world.

So Michael Jackson can be called 'King of pop', but fo rsure he did a change.

Michael Jackson's - Earth Song

Hiroshima Atomic Bomb 66th Anniversary

Today, august 6th is a day that humanity can´t ever forget never. This day (but 66 years ago - 1945) one US war-plane conducted an atomic bomb (nuclear) over Hiroshima, an important and big city in Japan (big population).

Atomic bomb was named "Little Boy" launched over Hiroshima, by orders of President Harry Truman (US). According to the Japanesse government, the day of the bomb in Hiroshima 90.000 to 166.000 people dead in the instant of the bomb.

This bomb was launched the same year that World War II ended. Japan was the last country that left the war. US decide to prepare two atomic bombs to stop Japan, because this country started a pacific offensive and Truman's government thought about the best idea to end the war.

During the Cold war (1945-1989) nuclear weapons were the principal actors. Actually more than 8 countries have their own bombs and others are probably preparing it or looking how to obtain it.

Pic property of freeinfosociety.com // Enola Gay the plane of the atomic bombs

Here http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/6/newsid_3602000/3602189.stm you can obtain more information about this date.

Sixteen years of Srebrenica Massacre (July 11th - July 22nd)

Bosnia and Herzegovina.
11 days of terror during the Bosnian War.
More than 8000 Bosniaks were killed.
UN arrived late.
Much of the responsibles didnt tell the truth about this action.
World cannot forget this horrible stage. One of the most tragic in Europe after 2nd World War.

U20 Soccer WC, comming soon

Official WC Logo

Soccer World Cup U-20 starts in 4 days, in Colombia.

There's a lot of questions around the cities that will receive 24 teams of 24 countries during 24 days.

But now is not time to ask about if Colombia is really prepared to organize a World Cup.

The World Cup will start soon and the challenge of this beautiful country is big. Is a challenge of a 11-team players and 45 -million of people.

8 cities (Barranquilla, Pereira, Armenia, Manizales, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín and Bogotá) will be the "headquarters" of this important event of the most played sport in the whole world, soccer.

The cities are ready, the stadiums are ready and all colombian people are ready to show this country that will support this event.
There are some critiques about the organization. But its time to say, Colombia is ready!

Ollanta Humala, President of Peru

Ollanta Humala is the new President of Peru. He was elected last sunday june 5th in second round and his contender was Keiko Fujimori, Alberto Fujimori's son (Alberto Fujimori is an ex President of Peru who is incarcelated in his country).

This important election from Peru are at a time when Perú is opening its markets to Asia-Pacific and other countries in America.

Humala "won" this Presidential elections with a short difference in the average (2 points).

Humala represents clearly a sector of Peru, but not the whole Country. He was militar.

He is founder member of Peruvian Nationalist Party.

Its important to mention that Ollanta runs for Peruvian Presidency in 2006.

In this moment one of the most important things to take into account is the Foreign Policy of this news President. He didnt accept clearly that he likes Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, but Humala acts using the same line.



Picture: transparencia.org.pe



Documental about Falan, Tolima (COL) made by Diego Pérez, student of Social Communication

Diego Pérez Romero. Director, producer, editor, camarógrafo y scriptwriter.

Twitter: DiegoCrispi

Canal YouTube: DiegoCrispi


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Minneapolis St. Paul, more than "Twin Cities"

The central part of the north of United States (between the east and the west coast) is one of the most beautiful  places in the US. Theres no so much big cities, but the ones that are there are great!

In Minnesota, called the 10000 lakes, exist good places to know, like Rochester, Duluth, Apple Valley, St. Cloud, Plymouth, but there's a city, that in one word can be called marvellous.

Minneapolis and the "twin" city, Saint Paul, are for sure cities were you can find everything you want. All kinds of sports, malls, Universities and high Schools, big avenues and a good downtown were is located the "Metrodome" home of the Minnesota Vikings and the Target field, home of the Minnesota Twins.

Minneapolis is a city that for sure its awake 24 hours, 7 days a week. The good system of transportation "MetroTransit" that has buses, rail way and the "Northstar" is complete to go across the whole Twin cities.

In Minneapolis-St. Paul its located on of the biggest malls in US and in the whole America. Its called "Mall of America. There you can find lot of stores. For sure you can find what youre looking for. Also theres a Nickelodion amusement park and a Lego "world". Forsure Mall of America its with all the things a good mall should have.

25th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

25 years ago in Ukraine (USSR) ocurred the worst nuclear accident in the whole history of Humanity (taking into account Fukushima Daiichi)

On that year (1986) one reactor of Chernobyl nuclear central exploded in the morning.

All the ingeneers in the plant didnt know what to do when the emergency started after an experiment that required to turn off al the caution systems.

The big explosion (bigger than the nuclear bombs of Hiroshima or Nagasaki) left a high level of radiation.

The closest city (Pripyat) received all the radiation and the consequences can be seen nowdays.

Pictures: BBC

Pripyat and Chernobyl, 25 years later

April 26th 1986, day of the biggest atomic disaster in the whole history of the humanity. (until today the most serious, more than Fukushima Daiichi).

That day, one of the four reactors in the nuclear central of Chernobyl, in Ukraine (on that time USSR) explode, early in the morning. (the explosion was caused by an experiment and the emergency mechanisms were off). 

The closest city (Pripyat) with a population of 49400 people before the explosion (according to ukrainian government Web) turned 4 days later into 0. 

Many people left their city forever, unknowningly.

The radiation index wasb really high, but in the first moment the people who lived in Pripyat didnt know anything. With the pass of the years they began to see some illness caused by the radiation.

Picture: Flickr.com

A big sarcophagus was builded on the Power Plant on Chernobyl. But the truth is that the sarcophagus is beginning to yield because heat radiating from the nuclear reactor is very high.

Nowdays that zone of Ukraine is uninhabitable, maybe for more decades.