Artistic photo exhibition

Artistic photo exhibition



Blood Falls


Continuing with the series of strange natural phenomena that occurs around the world today we will see an outstanding one that is located in the Antarctica.

Blood Falls

Blood Falls is the name for the waterfalls located in Glacier Taylor (Antarctica).
The reason for the name of this scene is very simple. The water that falls from the waterfalls has an unusual blood colour that make this waterfalls very strange.

At first, when the waterfalls were discovered, scientifics though that the only possible reason for the red colour of the water was the presence of algae in it.

However, some years later scientifics found out that the causer of this colour in the water were some microscopic organisms that live in this place.

These organisms have remained under the glacier ice for more than one million years. These beings have the capacity of metabolizing sulfur and iron, so the water is red due to the presence of iron that oxidates when it is in contact with oxygen.

Here are some pics of this awesome landscape:

Place where the waterfalls are located.

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Miriam on live!


Miriam is one of our 1st of Bach. students, and she´s starting in the DJs world. She works in a radio on the Internet every Sunday from 21:00 to 22:00
You can listen it here!

You can also listen to her last's Sunday's session here!

School refurbishing. Students at work

 

The teacher Mr. Pedro Sánchez is carrying out some refurbishing works at school.  With the help of his pupils he hung a couple of marvellous murals based on some masterpieces of the world famous Russian painter V. Kandinsky before Christmas time.
Now, he is trying a new challenge.  The walls in the corridor before the Dpt. of English are also being refurbished.  Some students, under the direction of Mr. Sánchez, will transform the former ugliness of the old brown tiles into bright colourful walls within few weeks.  We'll keep on informing.

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE: XBOX ONE vs. PS4


THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE: XBOX ONE vs. PS4

Let’s begin the comparison:
                                                         PS4                                XBOX ONE 

Release date
November 15 in North America
November 29 in Europe
November 22
Manufacturer
Sony
Microsoft
Generation
8
8
CPU
x86 8-core Amd Jaguar processor.
CPU frequency 1.6GHz
x86 8-core Amd custom Microsoft processor.
CPU frequency 1.75GHz
Graphics
AMD radeon GPU

·         Clock speed: 800MHz
·         Memory bandwidth: 176GB/s
·         Shaders: 1152
·         Peak Shader Throughput: 1.84 TFLOPS
AMD radeon GPU

·         Clock speed: 853MHz
·         Memory bandwidth: 64GB/s
·         Shaders: 768
·         Peak Shader Throughput: 1.33 TFLOPS
Ram
8GB GDDR5 5500MHz (176GB/s)
4GB reserved for games (+additional 1GB "flex")
8GB DDR3 2133MHz (68GB/s)
5GB reserved for games
32MB of eSRAM
102GB/s
embedded on GPU
Optical drive
Blu-ray / DVD
Blu-ray / DVD
Storage space
500 GB built-in HDD
500 GB built-in HDD
Web connection
Ethernet, Wifi IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Ethernet, WiFi Direct
Cloud Storage
                           yes
                         yes
Skype
no
yes
Region-free
yes
yes
Internet connectivity restrictions
no
no
Used games & DRM
No restrictions. Any game discs that you buy for the PS4 are yours, and can be shared in whatever way you wish
No restrictions. Any game discs that you buy for the Xbox One are yours, and can be shared in whatever way you wish
Video support
HDMI Input

Games: Supports native 1080p output at 60 fps
Videos: Optical Output with 4K Support
HDMI Input and Output

Games: Supports native 1080p output at 60 fps
Videos: Optical Output with 4K Support
Audio
HDMI and S/PDIF optical. 7.1 surround sound
HDMI and S/PDIF optical. 7.1 surround sound
Controllers



PS4 Controller


·         Rechargeable built-in battery
·         Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (3Mbps maximum speed)
·         include a clickable touch pad on the front
·         include a social-focused Share button, a built-in speaker, and a headphone jack.
Xbox One controller



·         2*AA battery
·         Connection port for headset/charging
·         Wi-Fi Direct's (250Mbps maximum speed)
·         New Trigger Rumble Motors
Motion and voice control
PS Eye (not included)

·         2x 1280×800 Cameras x2
·         3D View
·         Enhanced video and audio capabilities
·         Now interacts with Move and DualShock4 controllers.

PS4 Move (not included)
Kinect 2 (Packed in with every system)

·         1x 1080p HD Camera
·         HD Wide angle camera allowing up to 4 active players.
·         More precise visual capabilities
·         Better voice controls Kinect can understand two voices talking at the same time
Secondary Screen
Playstation App

·         Interoperability with any tablet/smartphone for full dashboard, PSN shop, communications, Playstation social networking.
Vita

·         Remote play via home network or internet.
·         Base OS feature, no special game developer work except mapping of Vita controls.
Xbox SmartGlass

·         Interoperability with any tablet/smartphone for full dashboard, shop, communications, and probably limited gameplay.
·         Could provide many features similar to WiiU gamepad where sticks and buttons are not required.
Back Compatibility
no

No native, Uses Gaikai for streamed games (requires additional purchase)
no
Cloud computing
no
no
Operating System
PlayStation 4 OS
Triple OS (Xbox OS + Windows 8 kernel + Virtualization OS)
Online gaming
Playstation Plus
$50 - year / $18 - 3 months
Xbox Live Gold
$60 - year / $25 - 3 months / $10 - 1 month
Features
·         PS4 Will update while switched off
·         Play digital titles as they download from the PS Store
·         Immediately pick up any game from where you left off with "suspend mode"
·         PSN Friend Limit Is Increasing
·         PS4 Chargers your Controller while Sleeping
·         Anytime remote play
·         The ‘share’ button on the DualShock 4 controller offers a gamer the choice to share some of her recorded gameplay on social and video sites.
·         You can invite an online friend to ‘watch’ or even ‘play’ your game in real time.
·         Watch live TV from your cable or satellite set-top box through Xbox One
·         The Xbox ONE's 'Snap mode' will allow multi-tasking, like watching a film and making Skype calls simultaneously
·         The console will recognise you through the Kinect camera, and once it recognises you, it logs you in
·         The Xbox has the ability to hold group video calls through the gaming console
·         Stay on top of by discovering the entertainment that is popular among your friends
·         The voice-activated software allows a user to scroll across applications, including games, tV and music. Switching from TV to gaming to music is just like changing a channel on your tv, just with the sound of your voice

CONCLUSION: PS4 looks better in terms of value because it is cheaper and has slightly more power than the Xbox One

And in the sensor comparison the the Xbox Kinect is better because it is packed with Xbox and you do not have to buy it like the PS Eye in PS4

Battlefield 4


BATTLEFIELD 4


The first number will be about the new videogame Battlefield 4.


Let’s start with Battlefield 4, It’s the successor of Battlefield 3 which was released in 2011. The Game is available for Xbox One, PC, PS4, PS3 and Xbox360.

Let´s begin the analysis: 

Gameplay: Battlefield 4 features suffered several changes compared to its predecessor. The game's heads-up display is much the same, composed of two compact rectangles. The lower left-hand corner features a mini-map and compass for navigation, and a simplified objective notice above it; the lower right includes a compact ammo counter and health meter. The mini-map, as well as the main game screen, shows symbols marking three kinds of entities: blue for allies, green for squad mates, and red/orange for enemies. 

Multiplayer: Battlefield's multiplayer contains 3 playable factions; U.S., China and Russia and up to 64 players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. A newly reintroduced "Commander Mode", last seen in Battlefield 2142, gives one player an RTS-like view of the entire map and the ability to give orders to teammates. Also, the Commander can observe the battle through the eyes of the players on the battlefield, deploying vehicle and weapon drops to "keep the war machine going", and order in missile strikes and such on hostile targets (as long as at least one friendly player can see the target). A spectator mode is included, enabling players to spectate others in first or third person, as well as use a free camera to pan around the map from any angle.

Engine: Battlefield 4 is built on the new Frostbite 3 engine. The new Frostbite engine enables more realistic environments with higher resolution textures and particle effects. A new networked water system is also being introduced, allowing all players in the game to see the same wave at the same time. Tessellation has also been overhauled. An Alpha Trial commenced on June 17, 2013 with invitations randomly emailed to Battlefield 3 players the day prior. The trial ran for two weeks and featured the Siege of Shanghai map with all of its textures removed, essentially making it a whitebox test.

Death Valley's sailing stones


Today it's time for another curious phenomena that occurs in the USA.

Death Valley's sailing stones

Death Valley is a desert valley located in California (USA). It is situated within the Mojave Desert and this is one of the hottest places of the world.

Death Valley is a flat desert where there are stones. Inexplicably the stones move hundreds of meters across the desert with different trajectories. The stones weigh sometines more than ten kilos. How are these stones able to move so many meters?

Some people think that the wind is the causer of this, but scientifics have made researchs finding that the wind is completly unable to move the stones so many meters.

A recent theory is that a layer of ice is created under the stone and this layer make the stone move very easily with a simple breeze. Will this be true? 

Here are some photos of the sailing stones.

NBA January


In this section we'll include the best videos of the best basketball league, the NBA! It will host the top, the most interesting and curious videos!

Top 10 January 31st

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. Rudy Gay(8) (Sacramento Kings) infiltrates in the opposite zone with a big dunk!
9. Dieng (5) (Minnesota Timberwolves) the rookie doesn’t permit the entry to anyone, a nice cap!
8. Jackson (15) (Oklahoma City Thunder) goes coast to coast and between three rivals provoques the 2+1
7. Perfect alley oop of the Oklahoma city Thunder, very good feeling betwen Reggie Jackson (15) (Oklahoma City Thunder) and the start of Oklahoma Durant (35) (Oklahoma City Thunder)
6. Excellent pass of Marshall (12) (LA Lakers) that permits Meeks (20) (LA Lakers) to dunk easily
5. Scott (32) (Atlanta Hawks) has time to think and makes this beautiful dunk!
4. Perfect reverse of Paul Millsap (4) (Atlanta Hawks) and a great ending with a dunk with one hand in the face of his defeder!
3. Thaddeus Young (21) (Philadelphia 76ers) runs quickly for finally the counterattack with a fantastic alley oop from Turner (12) (Philadelphia 76ers)
2. Kevin Martin (23) (Minnesota Timberwolves) makes a perfect dunk with a defeder with 5 cm more and near him!! Absolutely nice!!

1. Ross (31) (Toronto Raptors) after a great run, dunks in the face of his defender!! Expectacular!

Top 5 January 30th
Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
5. Green  (14) (Phoenix Suns) returns to the top, he has win a daily position in the tops and now he starts this top with a subtle dunk with one hand!
4.Smith (8) (New York Knicks) uses his advantages  for do this brutal dunk!
3.Another time Smith (8) (New York Knicks) makes this horrible change of direction for Thompson (13) (Cleveland Cavaliers).
2. Barnes (40) (Golden State Warriors) take advantage of the fantastic pass of his partner and dunk in the face of two defenders!
1. For third time in this top Smith (8) (New York Knicks) gets out of his defender and next to the botton line make a magnific dunk with one hand!!

Top 10 January 29th

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. Humphries(43) (Boston Celtics) starts the top with a great cap to Willians (1) (Philadelphia 76ers)
9. Two magnifics alley oops of the LA Clippers that finished DeAndre Jordan(6) (LA Clippers)
8. Jeff Green(8)(Boston Celtics) can do all with one hand! we saw it in the top 8!
7. Lowry (7) (Toronto Raptors) and Terrence Ross (31) (Toronto Raptors) shine with this magnific alley oop!
6. Chandler (21) (Denver Nuggets) confront the Charlotte Bodcats defense and make this "In your face"!!
5. We continue on Denver and see the score from the middle court of Milner (24) (Denver Nuggets)!
4. A magnific dunk of  Barbosa (10) (Phoenix Suns) from a magnific pass of Plumlee (22) (Phoenix Suns). Out words!!
3. Rubio has competence and now Thomas (22) (Sacramento Kings) pass from the middle court for a alley oop of Derick Willians (13) (Sacramento Kings).
2. Rudy Gay (8) (Sacramento Kings) runs to the botton and do this Fantastic dunk!!
1. Turner (12) (Philadelphia 76ers) wins the match with this fantastic score of two points in the last second of the match!! Incredible!!

Top 10 January 28th

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. Irving (2) (Cleveland Cavaliers) makes this perfec 3 shot to open this TOP.
9. Stephenson (1) (Indiana Pacers) take advance of the Laker's defense and hit the ring easily.
8. A fantastic dunk of Shumpert (21) (New York Knicks) that floods in the zone of the Boston Celtics!
7. Ginóbili runs quickly to the ring and hit it with the left hand over his defender!!
6. Lin (7) (Houston Rockets) frustrates the attempt Baynes (16) (San Antonio Spurs) for dunk the ring.
5. The number 12 of the Houston Rockets (Howards) gets and important rebound and dunk the ring for tie the match.
4. Paul George (24) (Indiana Pacers) scores under the presence of three members of the Lakers!
3. Jhonson take the rebound with his left hand and hit the ring at the same time!! Expectacular!
2. The good combination of the New York Knicks makes the dunk of Tylor (4) (New York Knicks) the Top 2
1. A very good dribling of Smith (8) (New York Knicks) that pass the ball in the exact place for the alley oop that turns Chandler (6) (New York Knicks)!!

Top 10 January 27th
Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10.Carter-Willians (1) (Philadelphia 76ers) finds Young (21) (Philadelphia 76ers) and they start the top with this alley oop.
9. Burke (3) (Utah Jazz) who gets the two points from a great play!
8. Smith (3) (Phoenix Suns) whith his 1,83 m cap Carter-Willians (1) (Philadelphia 76ers).
7. Sefolosha (25) (Oklahoma City Thunder) steals the ball and attends without looking to Kevin Durant (35) (Oklahoma City Thunder)
6. Lowry (7) (Toronto Raptors) scores from his court!
5. Pic and roll and Griffin (32) (LA Clippers) makes his contribution to this TOP!
4. In the limit of the possesion Green (14) (Phoenix Suns) get out of his defensor and dunk!!
3. Another time Blake Griffin makes an expectacular dunk flying in the air!!
2. Patterson (54) (Toronto Raptors) scores the two points with 6 seconds for the end and makes Raptors the winner.
1. Kevin Durant (35) ( Oklahoma City Thunder) makes the same for the Thunders when 2 seconds left!

Top 10 January 26th

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. Lebron (6) (Miami Heat) annotates from a size without angle.
9. Andersen cap Diaw (33) (San Antonio Spurs) and send the ball to the 3rd amphitheater.
8. A good counterattack of the New York Knicks that finalize with a alley oop Hardaway Jr.(5) (New York Knicks).
7. Kyrie Irving (2) (Clevenlant Cavaliers) breaks the hip of his defender and annotes easily.
6. Wallace (45) (Boston Celtics) dunks easily from a quickly counterattack.
5. A very good rapport of the Golden State Warrios make an easy and beautiful dunk of Iguodola (9) (Golden State Warriors)
4. Thompson utilizes the dismissal of defense and takes the rebound and in the same take dunk the ring!!
3. Jhonson (11) (LA Lakers) stars the top 3 with a big dunk flying the zone.
2. Jhonson (11) (LA Lakers) returns and make this amazing dunk!!
1. "Pic and roll" and Davis (23) (New Orleans Pelicans) close the top with and spectacular dunk between two rivals!!!

Top 10 January 25th

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. Antetokounmpo (34) (Milwaukee Bucks) run court to court and finalizes with a dunk!
9. Paul George (24) (Indiana Pacers) was frustrated by Faried (35) (Denver Nuggets)
8. A back pass without looking of Robinson (10) (Denver Nuggets) permits Mozgov (25) (Denver Nuggets) to dunk without any problem.
7. Terrence Ross (31) (Toronto Raptors) gets the rebound and at the same time dunk the ring!
6. Noah (13) (Chicago Bulls) was stop by Tolliver (43)(Charlotte Bodcats) with this cap!
5. He loves the sky he loves to fly. He is Blake Griffin (32) (LA Clippers)!!
4. "Pic and roll" of Hickson (7) (Denver Nuggets) that hit the ring between three rivals!!
3. We go an other time to Toronto to see the back pass of DeRozan (10) (Toronto Raptors)
2. Amazing Alley oop from RICKY RUBIO (9) (Minnesota Timberwolves) from 3/4 court... amazing, this is precision, but we include the talent of Brewer (13) (Minnesota Timberwolves)!
1. Today we have the big alley oop made in Lowry (7) (Toronto Raptors) and Terrence Ross(31) (Toronto Raptors) in top number 1!

Top 10 January 24th

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. Jackson (15) (Oklahoma City Thunder) dribbles his defensor and get the 2+1.
9. Good pass conbination of Orlando Magic that finish with a good dunk of  Harris (12) (Orlando Magic) from the pass back between his legs of Oladipo (5) (Orlando Magic)
8.Two goods conbinations of the Brooklyn Nets with Kirilenko (47)(Brooklyn Nets) like the main principal character, he starts the first action with a cap and finalize the second with a dunk.
7. Millsap (4) (Atlanta Hawks) crush the ring in the face of Baynes (16) (San Antonio Spurs) who couldn't do anything.
6. Blake Griffin (6) (LA Clippers) find DeAndre Jordan (32) (LA Clippers) and they stars a good alley  oop!
5. Irving (2) (Cleveland Cavaliers) gets top 5 with and excellent play that includes a rectified in the air.
4. The number 14 of the Suns (Green) did an excellent dunk
3. Incredible!! Curry (30) (Golden State Warriors) shows us how to make 6 points in only 11 seconds!
2. Pacers 99 Kings 103, 18 seconds left and Paul George (24) (Indiana Pacers) make a 3+1!
1. In top number ONE we have the exhibition of "MELO"

Top 5 January 23rd

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
5. Lawson (3) (Denver Nuggets) rectified in the air and provoked a "two + one".
4.Good convination of Marshall (12) (LA Lakers) and Young (0) (LA Lakers) who dunk the ring.
3. Alley hoop from the border!! Brilliant. Pass: Lillard (0) (Portland Trail Blazers). Dunk: Matthews (2) (Portland Trail Blazers).
2. This is Lebron (6) (Miami Heat)! Takes the rebound and runs to the other side to hit the ring!
1. Lillar (0) (Portland Trail Blazers) stars an other time but now he is who culminate the play and the top with a dunk!

Top 10 January 22nd

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. In every match "Ibloka"(9) (Oklahoma City Thunder) shows us how to cap!! Amazing!
9. We understand the mean of a good "pick and roll" in this play with Mack (8)(Atlanta Hawks) and Scott (32) (Atlanta Hawks).
8. Carter(25) (Dallas Maveriks) get out of his defensor and culminate the play with a good dunk.
7. This is the little expertacular daily contribution of Blake Griffin (32) (L.A.Clippers) to this top plays!
6. Beautiful reverse and the rectified in the air characteristic of a good player, DeRozan (10) (Toronto Raptors).
5. An other "pic and roll" from John Wall (2) (Washington Wizards) to Gortat (4) (Washington Wizards) who finalized the play with a good dunk with the left hand.
4. A great alley hoop from Harden (13) (Houston Rockets) that leaves the ball in the air with the left hand for a "easy"dunk of Howards (12) (Houston Rockets)
3. A counter attack of Green (14) (Phoenix Suns) that goes coast to coast and dunk the ring.
2. Two points from the hands of Wallage (45) (Boston Celtics) that win a match.
1.In basketball we call this "In your face!!" Clark (6) (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Top 5 January 21stth

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
5. Ricky(9)(Minesota Timberwolves) steals the ball and pass the ball without looking it misleading the defender for a easy score of Love (14) (Minesota Timberwolves)
4. Celtic's counterattack that finalize Humphries(43) (Boston Celtics) with a dunk!
3. Andersen(11)(Miami Heat) take a rebound and culminates the play with a back dunk just when he was
falling.
2. Blatche (0) (Brooklyn Nets) hit the ring in the face of O'Quinn (2) (Orlando Magic)
1. A very good score of Beasy (8) (Miami Heat) from the middel of the court when the time was over.

Top 10 January 20th

Here we're at your daily Top plays of the NBA
10. We go to Houston and we enjoy with this fantastic cap of Parson (25) of Houston Rockets.
9. LeBron (6) (Miami Heat) returns but he shows that he has a lot of resources.
8. Thompson (13) (Cleveland Cavaliers) surprises us with this dunk of a rebound in a good move of the Cavaliers.
7. Speights (5) (Golden State Warriors) doesn't mind if there are a defender between him and his defensor, a great dunk.
6. Howard(12) (Houston Rocket) shows us how to do a feint and then causes a 2+1 with a great definition.
5. We can't forget Blake Griffin (32) (LA Clippers) and his high quality when we talk abouts dunks... he makes it easy.
4.Beal (3)(Washington Wizards) give the ball to Vesely(24)(Washington Wizards) floating in the air for a comfortable dunk.
3. Here we have an other awesome pass from the floor and throught the legs of DeAndreu Jordan(6)(LA Clippers) from Monroe (10) (Detroit Piston) to Stuckey (3) (Detroit Piston).
2. We can see the facilyty for Detroit in alley oops in this three plays.
1. An excelent play of two points of Chicago Bulls that giving them the victory who convert Gibson (22) Chicago Bulls)