viernes, 28 de noviembre de 2014

Franklin Chang Díaz biography


Frankiln Chang Diaz 


Franklin Chang Díaz (born in San José, Costa Rica on April 5, 1950, holds dual citizenship: Costa Rican and American) is the founder and current president of Ad Astra Rocket Company, a company of US rocket technology, operations in Houston, Texas and Guanacaste, Costa Rica. In July 2005 concluded a successful 25-year career as a NASA astronaut in which he desempeñí 7 spaceflight, the current world record, and in the development of rocket engine, a new space propulsion system of the invention now being marketed. Throughout his career he has vigorously promoted science and space technology in Latin America, aware of the tremendous potential that exists in the region. In 1990, seeking integration schemes and regional cooperation in space technology, led a group of Latin American scientists in the organization of the First Space Conference of the Americas, sponsored by the United Nations and held in Costa Rica. Three similar conferences in Chile, Uruguay and Colombia followed this initiative. Two years later he helped form the project The Chaga Space, the first Latin American regional experiment in protein crystallization in space with medical applications, carried out in two of its missions on the space shuttle. More recently he has been involved in his native Costa Rica, where he leads the implementation of the XXI Century Strategy, a master plan designed to transform Costa Rica into a developed country by 2050. Graduated in 1977 as a doctor in science MIT he is married to Peggy Marguerite Stafford of Alexandria, Louisiana and father of four daughters. Enjoy music, flying and diving. His mother, brothers and sisters living in Costa Rica.

He has received: Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of Connecticut (1980); Medal NASA Space Flight (1986, 1989, 1992, 1994); Medal of Freedom awarded by President Reagan in the Centennial Celebration of the Statue of Liberty in New York City (1986); Medal of Excellence from the Congressional Hispanic Coven (1987); Exceptional Service Medal by NASA (1988, 1990, 1993); Award for Feats of flying American Astronautical Society (1989); Award for Outstanding Technical Contribution at the National Conference of Hispanic Professional Engineers Awards (1993). He was awarded the Cross of the Venezuelan Air Force by President Jaime Lusinchi during 68avo Anniversary of the Venezuelan Air Force in Caracas, Venezuela (1988). He is recipient of three honorary doctorates.

Doctor of Science from the University of Connecticut and Doctor of Law from Babson College. It Honorary Citizenship of government Costa Rica (April 1995). This is the highest honor Costa Rica granted to a foreigner, making him the first to receive such an honor having been born there.


On August 26, 2013 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Costa Rica, in a ceremony where the president of the UCR, Henning Jensen, said that "the University recognizes and celebrates academic excellence and power inspiring personal achievements, and reciprocity has had for Costa Rican society ". one


 






martes, 18 de noviembre de 2014

Drugs and Alcohol (DRAFT # 2 E-Magazine)

The problem of drugs and alcohol in the world today is one of the most serious problems especially in young people.
Apparently this problem is generated by a series of scenes from daily life that affect social and moral sphere of citizenship.
However this problem is very alert at the world and our country Costa Rica that is causing secondary problems such as urban crime, family violence, deaths from traffic accidents among other things.
In spite of everything believe it or not international and national organizations such as the IAFA and UNICEF through courses such as Dare try to control and prevent these problems at the youth level and children in order to improve the quality future lives of people.
If our country has the ability to reduce the incidence of young people who take drugs and drink alcohol citizenship of our country would be better and new sports and recreation centers for youth in recovery and prevention of addictions would create.
If the youth of our country were thinking about other things like artistic or sports activities could improve and forget the alcohol or drugs besides go to church to find God would better the lives of these people.
There is the biggest problem with these addictions are traffic accidents which results in some shock or injury or if the accident is very violent can lead to death.
Some activities like playing soccer, mountain biking, athletics can help improve the mental health of people with addictions.
Playing football is important because it helps improve the health of people with addictions that improves respiratory part and the part of the mind and the socialization of young addicts.
To smoke can cause respiratory diseases list such as lung cancer, cancer of the pharynx and larynx, loss of, among other diseases Anzaimer more memory.
To drink alcohol can produce related stomach and kidney besides presenting Fallen memory and behavioral disorders diseases.
Use and abuse of drugs and alcohol by teens is very common and can have serious consequences. In the 15-24 year age range, 50% of deaths (from accidents, homicides) involve alcohol or drug abuse. Drugs and alcohol also contribute to physical and sexual aggression such as assault or rape. Possible stages of teenage experience with alcohol and drugs include abstinence , experimentation, regular use (both recreational and compensatory for other problems), abuse, and dependency.



A teenager with a family history of alcohol or drug abuse and a lack of pro-social skills can move rapidly from experimentation to patterns of serious abuse or dependency. Some other teenagers with no family history of abuse who experiment may also progress to abuse or dependency.


   
























The Waterfalls Garden Costa Rica (DRAFT # 1)

This Paradise is located in Heredia at the mountain behind the Paz Waterfall, it´s a private reserve inside the forest of Vara Blanca. This place is recommended for adventure and environment. Tourism can be national or international.
In this place are food service in one international buffete restaurant named Butterfly and special needs. The reserve has safe paths to walk inside the forest and to be safe and an accident doesn´t happen when visitor’s walks along trip reserve.
The first place to visit is the aviary, this beautiful place around 40 species of birds we can see.
Another place to visit is the refuge of monkeys here one can observe various kinds of wild monkeys.
For example there are kinds of monkeys as spider monkeys, white faced monkeys, and other types of monkeys.
The other place is the butterfly garden where you can find different classes of butterflies.
The next place is the refuge of snakes, this museum around 30 of the most beautiful and deadly snakes of Costa Rica.
Also can touch a snake and take pictures with this snake are not poisonous.
Another place to visit is frog reserve; in this place you can observe a lot of types of frogs.
Other place to go is the jungle cat’s house in this place you can see a lot of jungle cats of Costa Rica and Central America, and the biggest jungle cat in Central America is the Jaguar.
And as soon as we can build another habitat we will bring our Oncilla from our sister property the Springs Resorts & Spa at the Arenal to represent all six of species found in North, Central and Sur America.
The last and most important place that tourists should visit are 5 waterfalls which are surrounded by beautiful nature, green plants and animals.

The only way one could view the falls by literally handing over the side of the mountain, looking through trees and ferns.



   
















domingo, 5 de octubre de 2014

My Favorite story is....


The Clubhouse and the first trip to the abandoned house


My favorite story is when I was like 7 years, a look at the neighborhood where I lived was called San Juan 1 in the city of Vasquez de Coronado in San Jose.
It all started in the morning on a farm that was in the neighborhood and it was empty and that my friends and I we used to play football every day and that in the bottom of the farm had a house abandoned a long time but was completely sealed and with grass rather large.
That day I remember I was on a Wednesday I got up as usual habit at 7:00 am and had breakfast and then I bathed to go play at about 9:00 am with my friends to the farm.
It was 8:45 am and went looking for my best friend named Esteban Miranda and we went together to find another friend named Allan Arias and lived in the upper part of the neighborhood to go play at the farm for a while.
That it occurred to Esteban go to get to the farm and the surrounding neighborhoods and old wood to make us a clubhouse on the farm things.
Then Allan leaving the house went together 3 to get things to the clubhouse we were doing on the farm I remember we got several things such as old cans, rotting wood and a few pieces of buckets to sit.
After we went to the farm and began to build the house for about 2 hours until we finished very tired and went to the house of Stephen to take a glass of water and then went back to the clubhouse to start planning that ivam be in our first day of official clubhouse friends hahaha was something like a strategy of attack friends hahaha.
Then between 3 Allan, Stephen and I decided that the first mission that we should do from the clubhouse and run the same day to release the clubhouse was to enter the mysterious and old abandoned house on the farm then went to see if we could get but we encountered an obstacle the house was sealed by gates on the roof then it occurred to me to go to my home and bring a segeta having my dad to cut metal.
Then Stephen and I went to my house and took the segeta and we went back to running segeta to where Allan Allan then began to cut a ceiling railings abandoned house that overlooked a bath Hard abandoned house about 15 minutes cutting gates but short order 3 which podiamo and get into the house through the bathroom. After 3 wing we abandoned house and went room by room to see what we find I remember we found an old chair that served us and we take the chair to the clubhouse and make more beautiful.
At the end of 3 friends keep going to the abandoned house daily to get things for our clubhouse.


           








miércoles, 24 de septiembre de 2014

What I do to improve my country

Some of the actions I do to improve the quality of my country for example:

First try to help other people with what most pueeda in the field of emotional support to ammigos, coworker and family.
I like to listen to the other people helping others with what they occupy and to serve others in addition to wear and I can tell when the people of God.
I also like meeting new people and create new relationships in which they can give a good friendship in which 2 persons can help us to improve every day mutuasmente more friendship and being good people.


   


I also like to contribute to my country in the field of environment with actions such as recycling at my house we recycle the fruit peels, etc on earth to serve after plant fertilizer in addition to collect in a bag cans, cardboard, glass of my house which is for recycling each month to deliver the garbage truck collects some days things to recycle.
He has always liked to plant a tree or a plant whenever I can because it helps improve the quality of the environment and to protect the ozone layer to avoid complications in the health of people as it is skin cancer produced by ultraviolet radiation that creates the sun.


   


Finally what I like to do is help others at work I like to be honest and helpful and pleasant person other than that if I can teach my little knowledge in computer pass them on to other people or help them work with support technician.
I also like to fix computers and everything that has to do with them because I feel that computers make life easier for people.


 














miércoles, 17 de septiembre de 2014

My personal presentation and my experience with English

My personal data

My Name is Luis Gabriel Granados Delgado but the people call me Gabriel or Gabo.
I live since I have 2 years Vasquez de Coronado. 


I am 21 years old. 
My birthday is the 27th of April 1993. 
I have no brothers. 
I am currently single. 
I currently work at the University Ulacit Software Support department as an assistant. 

 
I am currently pursuing a degree in Bachelor in Computer Engineering . 
In the news I take five courses including this course in English 4. 

I like sports especially mountain biking, zumba dancing, going to the gym and playing video games, going to church.

 





My Experience with English


My experience with the English initiates the age of 5 when I went to school Christhian l Kindergarten School is bilingual and is located in San Antonio de Coronado there began my first steps in learning the English language bit.
then as I got older I liked to hear music in English.
The first time I left the country went to the United States then there could practice the English they knew with alunos American family I remember especially an anecdote of when we were in Las Vegas Nevada and went back to the house of my aunt to eat and were cousins and I started talking to them gradually into English and then solte me so much that led me to buy some video games to a mall where no one spoke Spanish that was one of my best experiences with daring and English.
Then later in different trips we have taken my family out of the country I could practice English a bit and I've noticed something when nescesito know about or apply for that I spend in various airport or for example in Egypt I had to speak English in a hotel.
In addition to the valuable experience of successfully completing the course of the English FUNDATEC of Costa Rica which consists of 12 levels.
I also took courses in English at the University actually really like the language.