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Reseña de película: "Zodiac" (parte 1)
Hace unos días vi una película, hecha en 2006, llamada Zodiac. La película trata del "asesino zodiaco", un asesino en serie que fue activo durante los sesenta y setenta en California. Pero el asesino en sí mismo no es la personaje principal de la peli. En vez, el protagonista es una caricaturista, llamado Robert Graysmith, quien trabaja para un diario en San Francisco. La película empieza con una escena espantosa: Es la noche del día de Independencia, y el cielo sobre Vallejo (un suburbio de California) está llenado con pirotecnias. Una pareja joven, que son amantes secretos, manejan a un parque que mira desde arriba a la ciudad. Inicialmente, hay unos otros coches allí, pero ellos se van pronto, quedando la pareja en paz. Ellos coquetean un poco, pero después de un rato un otro coche acerca a ellos, parando atrás de su coche por unos minutos antes de salir. Unos minutos atrás, el coche misterioso regresa. La pareja cree que el hombre quiere robarlos, pero el hombre acerca del coche y dispara a ellos rápidamente, sin decir nada.
Un mes atrás, el diario donde trabaja Robert recibe una carta anónima, en cual el escritor amenaza a matar a más personas si el diario no publica otra parte de la carta, que es escrito en código. El diario decide publicar las partes codificadas y una pareja vieja, que suscribe al diario, logra a descodificar la carta, pero no revele ningún información sobre la identidad del asesino.
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Journal
I knew of the word credit-card from the very beginning when I started learning English, but I didn't know it exactly. Today I found this topic again and I decided to check it out. We call credit-cards 信用卡 in Chinese and there is another bank card in our country. We call it 储蓄卡 (saving card). If we have some spare money, we will put it in the bank under our saving cards account in order for the future unexpected use, but usually our credit cards don't need to put money in though you can use it and the only thing you should do is to return the money at a certain period after you use it. Some time ago, we didn't have credit cards and we only had saving cards, and I don't know when credit cards appeared. I recall that bank staff highly recommended credit cards. Of course, I got one. It seems that you need to use it several times a year and return the money timely. If you don't use it in a year, you have to pay a certain service fee. If you don't return the money timely, you have to pay high interest. Now I don't have any credit card because it's too much trouble and often makes me feel nervous because it's using rules. I only have a salary card to receive my salary now and I never use any bank card to pay for things because I have Alipay and WeChat pay and they are very convenient, so nowadays, money is just a number.
Sept. 17, 2021
Jugando al tenis
Mi esposo y yo hemos empezado a jugar al tenis por las tardes después del trabajo. Nunca antes había jugado al tenis, y esto se hace obvio si me miras. Soy bastante buena haciendo contacto con la pelota, pero no tengo ningún control de adónde va cuando la golpeo. Mi marido tampoco juega bien, pero los dos nos divertimos.
Sept. 17, 2021
Stomach acidity and human eating behaviors
In a study titled The Evolution of Stomach Acidity and Its Relevance to the Human Microbiome [3], a team of researchers looked at acidity levels in the stomachs of over sixty animal species. They noticed that the highest levels of acidity were found in meat-eating and scavenging species, while the lowest levels were found in plant-eating animals. This may be because gastric juices act as disinfectants, sanitizing the food being digested within the stomach.
There are indeed a lot more pathogens in meat (especially when decomposing) than in fruits and plants. Carnivorous and scavenging species get rid of those pathogens thanks to very acidic pH, while herbivores do not require such acidity. It is actually best for them not to have stomachs that kill too many bacteria, the latter being vital for the digestion process in ruminants.
The authors of this paper point out that the highly acidic pH measured in the human stomach makes it much closer to carnivorous animals, and even to scavengers, than to herbivores. Stomach pH in humans has been measured at 1.5, whereas in the African vulture, the scavenger par excellence, it stands at 1.3. In this regard, human beings are vastly different from some great apes, whose gastric pH is much less acidic (3.7 in baboons, despite them being omnivorous). To account for such acidity in humans, researchers have hypothesized that our ancestors may have been neither purely carnivorous, nor vegetarian, but rather, omnivores with occasional scavenging behaviors.
Sept. 17, 2021
Paleo, vegetarian: what did our ancestors truly eat?
In recent years, proponents of the meat-based, so-called ’paleo’ diet have been pitted against vegetarians, in a fierce face-off in the media and on social networks. Each side brandishes a slew of arguments to assert the superiority of its eating patterns over the other. Lately, more and more of these arguments have focused on the physiological legitimacy of carnivorism on the one hand or vegetarianism on the other.
Paleo advocates insist that their diet is none other than that of our hunter-gatherer ancestors before the advent of agriculture (about ten thousand years ago) who they claim were free from the modern ’diseases of civilization’ plaguing us today. According to them, it is therefore natural to give pride of place to meat, fruit, and nuts (the supposed diet of the average hunter-gatherer of old), while shunning cereals, dairy, and of course sugar and processed food, which did not exist back then [1]. As for vegetarians, they contend, among other arguments, that humankind does not have the hunting instinct found in meat-eating animals, and that human teeth and digestive system are supposedly typical of plant-eating animals, and completely unsuitable for the consumption of meat products [2].
All those claims have long been thoroughly disproved [1]. It is well-established that there is no ’typical’ hunter-gatherer diet, as aboriginal tribes from Venezuela (for example) have a completely different diet from that of certain South-African tribes. Conversely, the mere fact that humans display anatomical advantages conducive to the consumption of some plants in no way means that they must necessarily be incapable of consuming meat.
Of note, however, is another physiological factor that is much less discussed: the acidity of the human stomach. Why is it remarkable? Because it suggests that our ancestors may have displayed scavenging behaviors! Now that’s a piece of information that may give you a new outlook on this endless quarrel...
Sept. 17, 2021
L'Arc de Triomphe couvert
Je viens d'apprendre que l'Arc de Triomphe est finalement couvert. J'ai déjà lu le plan de le couvrir, ce qui était une idée d'un artiste qui était déjà décédé.
Franchement, je ne suis pas vraiment impressionné par cette œuvre. Si je ne dis pas de bêtises, l'idée a été conçu dans les années soixante, l'époque où aucune technologie de retouche des image existait. Mais aujourd'hui, elle abonde, et même un individu peut faire des retouches sur des photos ou images. Le concept peut être un peu démodé si l'intention de l'artiste est pour mettre des gens mal à l'aise avec le objet peu ordinaire.
Ceci dit, je ne suis pas critique qui s'est entraînée à évaluer des œuvres d'art. Je crois qu'il doit y avoir d'autres intentions cachées derrière cette installation.
Sept. 17, 2021
Sept. 17, 2021
Schultag
Ich habe mich immer gefragt, warum die Lehrerin besteht auf, die Fenster offen bleiben zu lassen. Es ist Winter, deswegen ist es raus arschkalt. Vielleicht denkt sie, dass der Wind uns hilft, um nicht einzuschlafen.
Diese Tage sind voller Müdigkeit, Langeweile und Angst. Bald haben wir unsere Klausuren und niemand sieht bereit dafür aus. Michaela will, dass ich diese Nacht bei ihr komme, damit wir ein paar Dinge zusammen überprüfen können. Ich bin persönlich kein Fan von Lerngruppe, weil sie zwar spannend sind, aber wir machen alles außer lernen. Michaela ist aber eine sehr enge Freundin, also ist sie meine Ausnahme.
Sept. 17, 2021
Sept. 17, 2021
Presenting a colleague’s work
To describe and learn to better deal with emotions, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses a very powerful metaphor: the "passengers on the bus".
The following game-like series of short Youtube videos, titled Passengers on the Bus - Choose Your Own Adventure, is an excellent illustration of how to use this metaphor to improve your responses to the various emotions, feelings, and thoughts you may experience in your daily life.
In the first video, you are the driver of a bus, but something happens, and you have a choice to make at the end of the video. Your choice will then determine which video you will see next in the sequence.
This amazing project was created by (X), an expert in behavioral psychology and PhD student at (X), where she researches rule-governed behavior in accordance with Relational Frame Theory, one of the theories underpinning ACT.
If you are curious about her other work, you can follow (X) on Twitter and on ResearchGate.
Sept. 17, 2021
Ein gutes Thema
Ich habe seit einer Weile etwas bemerkt: mein aktives Vokabular, also das Vokabular, das ich mühelos benutzen kann, ist viel kleiner als mein passives Vokabular.
Das merke ich sofort, wenn ich Media bzw. Inhalte die für Muttersprachler gedacht ist, konsumiere und für verstehen kann, aber würde so etwas mit viel Schwierigkeiten reproduzieren.
Sept. 17, 2021
Sept. 17, 2021
Musical clowns and more.
Musical clowns
A group of happy clowns giving a show for children; they are playing amusing swing and jazz music to entertain their young public.
Carriage at sunset
Carriage drawn by a mule traveling at dusk with a pleasant background light that seems to illuminate the scene.
Blue jeans
Curious illustration of a pair of blue jeans and a shirt.
Young woman
Watercolor of a beautiful and sensual young woman.
Geometric surreal set
Acrylic and abstract composition of a set of geometric shape figures.
A nice, and magic bunny
Why does it always have to be the magician who pulls the bunny out of the hat?
Labyrinth
Pleasing design resembling a blue chalkboard with an apparently endless white line that recalls a labyrinth.
Abstract face with circles
Curious surrealist illustration of a face created with vibrant circles of color.
Sept. 17, 2021
Gauze Fabric Pattern and more.
Gauze Fabric Pattern
Abstract composition in white color and blue background color, of a textile gauze design.
Stars and shells
Abstraction of seashells and stars, created with bright greens, oranges, yellows and blues with a dark green background that recalls a summer night, while strolling on the beach.
Amusing surrealist mandolin
For me, musical instruments are alive; I believe this is why this surrealist mandolin seems to move and have a life of its own.
Acrylic painting of a surrealist trumpet
Acrylic painting of a trumpet floating in the air with a soft reflection of light.
Surrealist tree in bright colors
A curious and pleasing surrealist tree created using watercolors and pencil in bright tones that conveys a sense of peace and well-being.
Child playing with his toys
These nice moments when a boy is happily and calmly playing.
Charming house
Charming surrealist painting of a cabin with two trees on a grey but nice day, one tree on each side of the house, all bathed in a soft light.
Skeleton smoking
Hi boys, I have told you how I stopped smoking?
Sept. 17, 2021
Sept. 17, 2021
Change
In the daytime period, I told my students that "if you keep me stay away from trouble, I will also keep you from trouble." However, the Chinese teacher who was having night class told me that a few students asked to go toilet in turn, which was very suspicious. Furthermore, quite a few students changed thire seats without approval. What's worse, a boy often went through the teachers' desk to throw rubbish. She regarded him was challenging her priciple.
Then I went to the classroom, stayed at the corrider to hear who was talking. I knew it was quite a bad behaviour, but I had no idea what to do. I heard that there were three obvious voice and I knew whose they were. So I went into the classroom and asked the talkers to stand up conciously. However, all the students became quiet quickly and no one answerd. I talked loud three names angrily and asked them to go to the office with me.
They all denied that they had talked. I got angrier because it sounded like I was insulting them. Otherwise, I smelled the smoke smell from a boy. I asked him that whether he also had smoked, he denied. I asked him to look at my eyes and tell me that he never did it, but he couldn't.
In the daytime period, it was him as well that he asked me not to posed my Wechat Moments all in English. It sounded like we were good friends. Everything was changing so quickly.
Sept. 17, 2021
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La sperimentazione animale nella ricerca medica può essere giustificata?
Mettetevi, cari attivisti, nei panni di un profano; non può esserci nessuno che vuole essere una cavia in un laboratorio. Quando si mettono dei topi o dei conigli nelle sperimentazioni che sembrano a volte sinistre, si lo fa per il bene comune; vale a dire, quegli animali possono aiutarci a sviluppare una cura che sradica una peste dalla faccia della Terra.
Lasciatemi, cari attivisti, a rispolverare i tomi delle emeroteche; quando è stata l'ultima volta che qualcuno ha usato degli uomini nella ricerca medica? Sì, avete azzeccato la risposta! Un gruppo sovversivo: i nazisti . Avevano esposto gli ebrei, senza nessun articolo di abbigliamento, a temperature sotto zero in modo da capire se gli organi fossero capaci di sopportare tali condizioni estreme. Avevano effettuato, senza pietà, un aborto a chi consideravano difettoso.
Cari attivisti, prima di scagliarmi insulti, ricordate questo: C'è lo zampino del fascismo nello sfruttamento dell'uomo. Volete che perduri qui? Liberate pure, il Diavolo dalla cella, reclinatevi sulla poltrona, e vedrete la calamità che generereste.
Sept. 17, 2021
Penser de snacks
Je travaille à une école qui n'autorise pas les cacahouètes. Dans les après-midis, je suis affamée. Il y a une pièce avec un distributeur. Je cherche quelque chose bien. À ma déception, un tiers de la machine contient des en-cas avec des cacahouètes. Une barre chocolatée avec le buerre de cacahouète. Les chips avec les cacahouètes. Au bout de compte, je choisis des m&ms.
Sept. 17, 2021
Sept. 17, 2021
La policia
Recuerdé que había visto dos policías por una iglesia cerca. Inmediatamente corrí en esa dirección. Intenté explicar a ellos que paso en español chapurreado. Me rieron, pero entendieron así que me dejó en el hostal. No recuperaría mi celular o mi mochila. La policía explicó a la recepcionista que paso después coqueteando con ella. ¡Quedó estupefacta! “Deberías me preguntado donde caminar!” me dijo. Ya que no tuve un celular tenía que enviar un mensaje a mis padres en canada. En la computadora en el hostal escribí a mi mama “me robaran, no tengo celular, hablar pronto”.
Sept. 17, 2021
遊戯王デュエルモンスターズのカードを訳した
私は遊戯王デュエルモンスターズのカードを少し英語から日本語に訳した。これが全部
元も日本語のカードだが、私は日本の名前を見ないで訳したので、多分本当のカードと全然違う。
黒の魔術師
攻撃でも、防衛でも最高の魔術師だ。
青い目の白い竜
この伝説の竜は破壊の具体化だ。殆ど無敵だから、この恐ろしい存在と出会って、まだ生きている人が少ない。
竜芯の呪術師
何年も竜を殺すことで、この女性の戦士が沢山の竜の血に浴びられた。一つ一つの滴で力を手に入れたが、その代わりに高い費があった。呪った身体が疫病のように竜の毒を拡散する。彼女をもらう村がなくて、もうこの聖戦の原因さえも忘れてしまった。
幻獣の王のガゼル
このモンスターの動きは早すぎて、一般人としてまるで幻覚だ。
勇ましい騎士のガイア
この騎士の馬は風より早い。彼の襲撃は結構強い。
Sept. 17, 2021
Ирландский фольклор
Я сказу вас легенда Ирландая и я надеюсь, что она вас нравиться. Легенда 'Ку Куланн' (Cú Chulainn в Ирландский), это моя любимая легенда Ирландская, потому, что она сказает сказку как назавается человека, что Ку Куланн
Сэтанту был мальчик. Его пригласили на банкете Король Куланн в его замоке, потому, что он был очень прекасный спортсмен. Это уже поздна когда он приехал, один, потому, он играл в 'хурлинг' (древний ирландский спорт). Все гости уже пришли и собака Куланн был бне замок. Когда Сэтанта ближе к замок, видел крупная собака. Она бегала и лаяла на Сетанте. Меч не имел его, толко хурл (типа ирландский клюшка) и слитьёр (типа маленький ирландский мяч). Подождал, пока собака открыл свой рот лаять и Сэтанта ударил по слитьёр на роте. Собака упала на землю, мертвая.
Когда Король Куланн слишал новости, он очень грустный. Сэтанта предложил охранять замок, что искупил свою вину, пока воспитывать новая собака. Потом Сэтанта называется Ку Куланн (собака Куланн в Ирландскый).
Я надеюсь, что легенда вас нравиться и если вас интересуют, я могу сказать другие, древние, Ирландские легенды.