HAITI NEEDS OUR HELP

An earthquake of that magnitude would be devastating for any country. All we can find now is death and destruction. It is clear to anyone who knows something about the country that this recent disaster, will be catastrophic for the Haitian people who already live with nothing. However, a lot of countries, different ONG’s and people around the world, get together to help in this situation. Rich and famous people are making auctions in order to send a lot of money to help the Haitian’s. In our country, two different situations happen. On one hand, people is sending food, giving money and donating blood to aid in someone way. But on the other hand, the government is giving parties to celebrate their four year at the administration and is doing nothing to help the Haitian people.

To lend a hand in these situations depends on each person, there is a lot of ways to help, but what is truth is that Haiti, the poorest American country, needs our help.

Facebook, who has more fans?

Facebook is the largest Internet social network. People among the world use this not only to interact with friends, but also to know new people, to chat with friends, play games, and to know news about famous people you are fan. A lot of celebrities have their own official facebook profile. Is an easy way to be connected with them and also is a challenge between celebrities and know who has more fans.

Recently the facebook statistics said that the winner is Cristiano Ronaldo with more than 3 millon fans. Although in many stadiums hissed, insulted him, and wishing him death, Cristiano Ronaldo is the athlete with more fans in the world. Neither Messi, or Kobe Bryant or Tiger Woods or Roger Federer or Michael Phelps, or David Beckham can’t win Cristiano with so many fans in the world.

The popularity of Portuguese is so great that hard to find a celebrity with the most followers worldwide. Only Michael Jackson, with more than 10 million fans, and Barack Obama, who is over 7 million, have more fans that Cristiano on Facebook.

Just to know there is also the group with the title One million people who hate Cristiano Ronaldo, if you are interested in to join them you will be part of the 108,865 members, unfortunately far away, of the 3 million fans.

CELL PHONES – Good or Bad for Our Health?

Long time ago cell phones appear. The first ones were really big and very heavy. Nowadays cell phones are tiny, have a lot of additional services, and accessories, such as SMS for text messaging, email, access to the internet gaming, Bluetooth, infrared, camera with video recorder and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video, MP3 player, radio and GPS.

Having a cell phone don´t means any more that you have a lot of money or exclusivity. Almost every single person has one. The young people between 11 and 33 have the best ones. The 50 percent of those have cell phones just for entertainment. For that reason parents, doctors and scientists are concerned if cell phones are good or bad for our health. This is an issue that won’t go away. Will the electromagnetic radiation cause diseases and brain tumors? Studies don’t have cleared this until these days. And now some scientists said that cell phones are the cure for Alzheimer’s.

Using cell phones is very normal in society, parents and schools try to forbid using too many cell phones in kids specially. If these technological devices causes diseases or not is not confirmed or denied, but if we have the possibility of not use all time is better not to do it.

No Concerts in Quito

Concerts in Quito have been suspended after the establishments where presentations are made, may not be rented.

For 2010 were confirmed more than 15 different concerts and artistic performances in Quito, yesterday the event organizing companies confirmed these may not carry out because it does not pass new laws dealing with the administration and rental of stadiums and event centers.

All the event organizations and sponsors are concerned, however mentioned that will make it possible for concerts to take place and will search for suitable sites even if them are not the traditionals. People are also worried because they do not know whether or not to purchase tickets in advance. They are also quite angry as it was announced excellent and unusual concert never seen in the country such as Guns' n Roses and presentations awaited of Chayanne and Alejandro Sanz.

Some music agents and promoters do not know whether to include Ecuador in their schedules due to these problems that interfere with the signing of contracts. “Don’t having for sure the place on which will take place the presentation, make negotiations cannot be done quickly, that’s why we prefer no including Quito on our tour” said David Bisbal spokesman.

In the last four days, one concert has been cancelled and two have been announced. The fans were thrilled by the announcement of these shows; however this problem started all in expectation of what might happen. In late January will begin the discussion of the sports law which covers the administration of the scenes and depending on what them decided will be confirm or not the shows and where will the presentations take place.

Rumors of the cancellation of the shows will follow, that's why Team Producciones and Or Producciones at press conference will refer of their different shows in the upcoming days. Top Shows said: “The only ones affected will be the fans who yearn to be part of the tour of their artists”, and affirm that all his concerts are confirmed.

Until now: Forever Tango, The Cranberries, Joaquín Sabina, Alika, Alejandro Sanz are confirmed and fans bet for more surprises.

LEADS

1. Acme engineers employed is in the intensive care unit al Des Moines Regents Hospital after suffering with third degree burns when he touched a power line.

2.A car accident at County Road C in Barton County between Myrna Jones, 27 and Ronald Stevenson, 19 left Jones is in serious condition. Later on Stevenson was treated and released; no charges were filed.

3.Sheyla Richards was found in her apartment with gun shots wounds by a neighbor, police say she is the third women found dead in her apartment in the last three days.

4.The launch of the shuttle Discovery which carries space legend John Glenn into orbit has inundated the NASAwith more than 4,000 requests for press credentials to cover it.

A New Holiday, Ecuadorian Sport’s Day

Ecuador as you know is a country in which less than the 10% percent of people are very rich, and can choose whatever they want to do with their life’s, choosing whether studying or practicing sports for living. Of course for them the money is not what matter only the fact of doing what the really want.

But there’s also the other Ecuadorians and perhaps the 30% of the population do not have the chances to choose what they want to be, they only try to find the way to feed their family and go out of the poorness. In our country exactly the sports had created that opportunity. You know specially football. A lot of kids want to become the new Antonio Valencia, Jefferson Montero, Joffre Gerron, Neicer Reasco, Edison Mendez, and having the chance of giving their families what they never had, and most important do something not only for been recognized and having a lot of fans, but also for representing our country and showing the world that Ecuador perhaps is a small country in south America that few people know it and the foreigners that think about knowing Ecuador, believes that is in Africa. Of course they have the chance of showing where is Ecuador, and that is a beautiful small country full of extraordinary people that will do everything to show what really is their country.

For this we have to celebrate the sports day, first for been proud of a few people that had done something important for the country, doesn’t matter his or her economy, only matter the love and the fact of believing in his or herself on doing something important for Ecuador.

Perhaps you haven’t notice the passion we have when we watch a football match between Ecuador vs England or Liga Vs Inter, perhaps you haven’t realized that the kids want to do something like that, and when all the country supported Jefferson Perez in his last Olympics’ games and all of us wanted his victory. Perhaps we haven’t noticed that, but I really know that been proud of our country for those things are a reason to celebrate.

The ways on celebrating the Ecuadorian Sport day will depend on everyone, the important is to celebrate it, and make something important for our health, for the country and for been proud of been Ecuadorians.

Terrorism

Our languages are very extensive, but people don’t like to use specific words to mean what they want and in a lot of cases we switch words and the meanings are completely the opposite. That’s why that almost every single word has two or more meanings. This depends in the way we say the words and in the context in which we use them. There are words which their meaning are different but has a near relation like people, but there are words in which its meaning is completely the opposite. This is the case of terrorism and terrorist. Perhaps for a many people in society these words refer to death, terror and some crazy people causing panic to innocents. But for some others these words are fighting for good causes that only extreme actions will take in consideration. A very good example is the FARC consider as terrorist, for the news and for the 90% of society are lunatics that kidnapped people to sell illegally drugs. But for the other 10% means people that help the poor ones, and fight for their rights in a very extreme way. Obviously this bad impression of the FARC as a group of terrorism that we have; is because the media created this by judging them only for the bad acts. But there is also another way to know why them do what they do, and the ways they use to get their goals.

For this controversy I don’t have a solution, use the words which its exact meaning perhaps is a good starting. But which one will be the looser the terrorist as killers or as fighters of a good cause. Very difficult to get an agreement, but with no doubt the winner will be the language.