Thursday, March 31, 2011

Blood Stains On My Feces

George Orwell - The Animal Farm (Animal Farm)

Better known as Animal Farm (Animal Farm in the original, A Granxa two animais in the Galician book came into my hands) is a satirical novel of mid-1945, in which a magnificent George Orwell introduces us to some animals on a farm and tells the situations lived under the rule of Mr. Jones and how things change after the words of the old Commandant (Major), when the pig Napoleon takes the reins.

Like other books in the library, the translator on the cover. I still find amazing.


Old Major dies singing and libertarian promises, the rebellion will smell in the air. Palpable. The new rules, the new regime, the attitudes of the various farm animals ... Everything is meticulously detailed without overwhelming in just over 100 pages, of which there's nothing left.

The truth is that I like the work with little filler, ranging to what they will and will not be entertained. I like the work without chapters "of Brienne of Tarthes", taking advantage of the series now comes Game of Thrones, and it turns out The Animal Farm Animal Farm or, as ye call it, is precisely that: a direct labor concise and, why not say it, mararavillosa.

Orwell portrays a range of characters that serve to cover everything, from Napoleon (Stalin), Boxer (the restless proletariat), sheep (illiterate peasantry), Squealer (the press, the public voice of Napoleon and yours), the donkey Benjamin (I assume that Russian intellectuals) dogs (Stalin's secret police), the raven Moses (the Church) ... and with them gives color to the dark history that fills the pages. In addition, and I want to stress, I loved the character of Mollie

Napoleon lies increasingly, and with it the elite swine farm. Time passes, memory falters and small variations are incorporated in the slogans and rules. Very style that the author would do well in 1984, the division dedicated to correct the history books to say what matters at all times.


" All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. "
Drawing taken from Gadgets.

The narrative is clear, neat and very effective. For example, the scene in which Benjamin Boxer chides others for not realizing what happens. It's incredibly dramatic, is very accomplished. Made my hair stand on end and do it again. An incredible moment from beginning to end. Similarly, the Great War and all those scenes related to changes in the rules, how people make more If what you see on the wall of the regulations to which it can issue its report, how it is accepted that memory is fragile, so it probably is the memory error and can not be caused by something else. It is interesting, powerful and perfectly worn, although it clear that repetition is a theme that Orwell was interested or was particularly concerned.

Note: 10. An essential book, a great story and characters absolutely fantastic.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Puzzles By Josephine Wall

Adrian Lyne - Jacob's Ladder

This is, above all, a very rare movie ... very, very rare, directed by Adrian Lyne (the Flashdance-Nine and a half weeks) and screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost just out of time and perpetrate the Deep Impact and Stuart Little 2-in case the first was not enough).






Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) is a veteran Vietnam War and, from time to time, it flashes on it. One day trying to run him down and the rear of the car can be seen a humanoid creature. From there, everything is thinning and passes not know what's real and what paranoid fantasy.

whole movie has a super atmosphere eighties. The clothes, hairstyles, light ... will note, radiating eighty in each scenario. There are only McFly and Doc Adrian Lyne uses a dark aesthetic, gloomy and disturbing that perfectly accompanies the story, which becomes more and more devious and sadistic. The violence is terribly explicit, somewhat surprisingly, in my opinion, and the action scenes are recorded at normal speed, not slow motion. I always forget how much I miss that there are no bullet time everywhere.

However, I do not think the actors do a great job. Met, yes, but not out in any way. The boy in the movie, however, makes it fatal, even for what little I expect from a kid. Robbins makes it better than others, true, but I think it is one of its roles more lucid.

work game seems pretty normalito cameras, though the scene in which, yes, the scene here slips under the belly of a helicopter in slow motion, so that the sonar the blades is adjusted in some way to speed movement I found it very colorful.

The characters are quite interesting, but getting the player they are not developed too much. I especially like the super putesca Jezebel.


A quarter of an hour at the end are told what is 'The Ladder': A super-drug that has been tested on an army battalion to see what was leaving it. The result is that the absolute psychopath crazy drag and just massacred each other.

a film, I suppose, full of biblical references to Jacob's ladder, the ladder on which angels ascend to and descend from heaven, but do not know the passage in depth.

Note: 7. The plot is very interesting and aesthetics and the environment keep one very tense throughout the movie. Despite its simplicity, I liked how it was recorded.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Milena Velba Black Men

Watching list of globular clusters and planetary nebulae. Obs

24/02/2011 22:10

TU

start this list by NGC 2419 in Lynx mg CG 10.4 to 185X is not resolved and attempted with 300 and he has no resolution, but it looks good as a round galaxy.

small globular cluster NGC 4147 of 4.1 'in diameter and 10.3 mg and easily resolvable to 185X with bright center.

NGC 1904 - M79 globular with nearly 7 "in diameter and it works out fine and that I am watching at a low 11 ยบ in Lepus. Top

planetary list with NGC 2371en Gemini planet that looks like a double planetary mg 13.

NGC 2392 The Eskimo-known and famous, beautiful planet that is appreciated best beauty forcing increases and OIII filter and

300x

already seeing the face of the Eskimo, the truth is beautiful. NGC 1501 planetary

weak and resemblance to M97 but smaller and weaker but for the central star of mg 9, the nebula is 10 mg and 2 'in diameter.

observed NGC 2022 and the list of orion.

M97 NGC 3587-185X and I see with the OIII filter, this is already well known to the fans and I do not stop long in contemplation. NGC651-M76

known as the small dumbel.

curious NGC NGC 650 it is one of the parts of M76. NGC 40

small planet and central star 11.6 mg and 10.7 mg planetary.

planetary NGC 2438 The famous immersed in the open cluster M46 and M57 but is like a dwarf. NGC 2440 Bonita

not big planet and it seems as if it has a rare double. NGC 2452 Planetary

small, round and rather weak 12.6 mg.

NGC 6543 very bright and large planetary in Draco, I see with 424X and OIII, is a beautiful blue color. This last

planetary

I end the list of globular and planetary he had for this night being the TU 23:42

The observation lasted 1:30 pm I have observed 15 objects. Greetings and

to another;

J. Tapioles
We

How Do You Know When Period Is Over

visual constellation Auriga

squeezing this phenomenal program to plan my observations.
Today I decided to first see some bright asteroids were at this time in heaven.
02/27/2011 22:10 UT.
The list provided as you want to see tonight included asteroids to mg 12, open clusters in Auriga to mg 12 and finally some interesting double stars and some closed ranging from 1.2 "to 1 , 8 " separation.
I think it's essential to prepare the observations has to be performed on field trips and me in an observatory.
many times I've gone to the field to watch with friends and colleagues of the Association of Astronomy Zamorana AZA and almost always see the same objects and on rare occasions when our friend Angel Luis Huelmo is with us that always leads a route to follow without my lists of comets that sometimes I get to teach a bright comet or any weaker than my 12 "is not able to reach and so on more than one occasion I ask Angel the skylight 16 "and 25" for this purpose.
them I often tell my friends that although we enjoy watching objects like messiers is more rewarding engaging in some field of astronomy in particular, for example, my case is that of comets, can be another variable stars, others might be interested in double stars, supernovas , etc, etc.
Everything is starting to organize and specialize in something specific we can do without many means and each could do in the evenings we have to ourselves and sometimes with friends and colleagues of our group to teach some astronomical object other than the avituales , for example someone who is a follower of supernovae teach the supernova that at that time was visible. So I
essential to use a program like this to display of celestial objects on the horizon.
do not know if there will be more programs like this but this is very easy to use.
As I said in the beginning had a list of objects and let's start by asteroids.
I must comment that the program can get a list of objects you want, at different times of the night.
From the list of asteroids that night were observed 3 of the 8 that were planned.
78 - Diana 11.97 mg
37 - Fides of 11.27 mg
16 - Psyche of 10.78 mg
Next on the list were open clusters in the constellation Auriga.
should not see many similar objects, such as open clusters, if you look at many one after another sometimes you get tired and so should be skipped occasionally list other items we have for that night, for example get a double in the middle of the observations open clusters, galaxies and so on.
open clusters NGC started by 2281; beautiful cumulus with bright stars and a few pairs of stars.
this cluster NGC 2192 is weak but the good thing is that it stars A big weak.
this cluster NGC 2126 is remarkable for being located next to a bright star.
NGC 2099 - open cluster M37 spectacular with countless stars with a bright star in its center.
tonight I had some also double as something closed the STF 1024 in the same constellation and to change a little monotonous to see many open clusters followed I decided to watch.
For these objects and you need a certain quality of seing and put the eye in the eyepiece 5mm Iperion 297x with my telescope I see that it is the night for these objects are distinguished well that is a double star but not I like the picture on this night, close double star with 1.3 "of separation and mg of 9 and 9.5 respectively , but its resolution is not clean by seing bad as my telescope can with stars of 0.4" but Good night.
I had in the other 7 doubles list apparently seen more but I park it for another night better.
I return to the list in the globular clusters in Auriga with NGC 1883, weaker than is best seen at 185X on.
NGC 1912 - M38 spectacular cumulus and you have to recreate observing it for a while, it is worth.
NGC 1960-M36 Very cool with bright stars, you can not say more. NGC
1907 small open cluster. NGC 1857
cumulus very weak and barely visible. NGC 1893
cumulus medium rare with bright stars. NGC 1724
cumulus super rare with only 3 stars forming a triangle.
NGC 1778 cluster with several doubles inside. NGC 1664
Cumulo nice next to a bright star to the right.
Saturday Morning I have seen at the observatory, about 12 people and tend to re-teach the most striking in the winter sky, M42, M35, M44 in the end as usual with some objects striking that people always love them and of course our beloved Saturn is visible before midnight.

to the next fellow;
J. Tapioles