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Milena siempre estarás en nuestros corazones . Gracias por los momentos que nos regalaste en este mundo.

La vida es injusta y cruel y dificil de entender, sin embargo hay cosas inevitables.

Mile acá estamos para recordarte con cariño y decirte lo mucho que te queremos.

Dios te tenga allá cerquita de él


Silencio y paz.

Fue llevado al país de la vida. ¿Para que hacer preguntas? Su morada, desde ahora, es el Descanso, y su vestido, la Luz. Para siempre.
Silencio y paz. ¿Qué sabemos nosotros?
Dios mío, Señor de la Historia y dueño del ayer y del mañana, en tus manos están las llaves de la vida y la muerte. Sin preguntarnos, lo llevaste contigo a la Morada Santa, y nosotros cerramos nuestros ojos, bajamos la frente y simplemente te decimos: está bien.

Silencio y paz.
La música fue sumergida en las aguas profundas, y todas las nostalgias gravitan sobre las llanuras infinitas.
Se acabó el combate. Ya no habrá para él lágrimas, ni llanto, ni sobresaltos. El sol brillará por siempre sobre su frente, y una paz intangible asegurará definitivamente sus fronteras.
Señor de la vida y dueño de nuestros destinos, en tus manos depositamos silenciosamente este ser entrañable que se nos fue.
Mientras aquí abajo entregamos a la tierra
lo que para nosotros fue su figura,
duerma su alma inmortal para siempre en la paz eterna,
en tu seno insondable y amoroso,
oh Padre de misericordia.

Text Message Abbreviations

Text Messaging A-F

A


a3


anytime, anywhere, anyplace

aam


as a matter of fact

aamof


as a matter of fact

ab


ah bless!

activ8


activate

adctd2luv


addicted to love

add


address

adn


any day now

afaik


as far as I know

aisb


as I said before

aka


also known as

aliwanisu


all I want is you

aml


all my love

anytng


anything

asap


as soon as possible

asl


age, sex, location

atb


all the best

atm


at the moment

atw


at the weekend

awhfy?


are we having fun yet?

ax


across

ayor


at your own risk



B






b


be / bee




b2


back to




b2b


business to business




b4


before




b4n


bye for now


bbfn


bye bye for now

bbl


be back later

bbs


be back soon

bbsd


be back soon darling




bcame


became




bcbc


beggars can't be choosers




bcnu


be seeing you




bcum


become




bday


birthday




beg


big evil grin




bf


boyfriend




bfn


bye for now




bg


big grin




bgwm


be gentle with me




bion


believe it or not




bmgwl


busting my gut with laughter




bn


been




bn


being




brb


be right back




byob


Bring Your Own Booze




byog


Bring Your Own Girl




brill


brilliant




brt


be right there




bta


but then again




btdt


been there, done that




btr


better




btw


by the way




bwd


backward




bwl


bursting with laughter











C






c


see




c zin


season




c%d


could




c%l


cool




c&g


chuckle and grin




ceo


chief executive




chln


chilling




chlya


chill ya!




cid


consider it done




cid


crying in disgrace




cld9?


cloud 9?




cm


call me




cmb


call me back




cn


can




cnc


cheap and cheerful




cos


because




cr8


create




crbt


crying really big tears




csg


chuckle snicker grin


csthnknau


can't stop thinking about you

cu


see you

cu2moro


see you tomorrow

cu2nite


see you tonight




cud


could




cuimd


see you in my dreams




cul


see you later




CUL8R


see you later




cul8r alig8r n whl crcdl


see you later alligator, in a while crocodile




CUL8R


See you later




cunvr


see you never




cupl


couple




cus


see you soon




cuz


because




cw2cu


can't wait to see you




cya


see ya




cyo


see you online






D


d


the

dat


that

d8


date

d8ing


dating

db8


debate

dd


dead

dict8


dictate

dinr


dinner

dk


don't know

dl


download

dm&


demand

dndc


don't know, don't care

doin


doing

dom


dirty old man

dur


do you remember

dv8


deviate

dwb


don't write back

dxnre


dictionary



E


e2eg


ear to ear grin

emsg


email message

eod


end of discussion

eol


end of lecture

eta


estimated time of arrival

every1


everyone

ezi


easy

ezy


easy



F






f2f


face-to-face




f2t


free to talk




f?


friends?




faq


frequently asked question/s




fc


fingers crossed




ficcl


frankly, I couldn't care less




fitb


fill in the blank




fone


phone




fotcl


falling off the chair laughing




fst


fast




ftac


fantasy




ftbl


football


fune


funny

fwd


forward

fwiw


for what it's worth

fya


for your amusement

FYEO


For your eyes only.

fyi


for your information

G


g


grin

g2cu


glad/good to see you

g2g


got to go

g2sy


glad / good to see you

g9


genius

gal


get a life

gd&r


grinning, ducking, and running

gf


girlfriend

gg


good game

ggfn


got to go for now

gimme


give me

gizza


give me a

gj


good job

gl


good luck

gm


good move

gmab


give me a break

gmbo


giggling my butt off

gmesumluvin


give me some loving

gmta


great minds think alike

gnr8


generate

gnr8n


generation

gnrle


generally

gonna


going to

gr8


great

grovbab


groovy baby!

gsoh


good salary, own home

gsoh


good sense of humour

gt


good try

gtcu


glad/good to see you

gtg


got to go



H






H&K


Hugs and Kisses




h2cus


hope to see you soon




h8


hate


habu


have a better 'un

hagn


have a good night

hagu


have a good 'un

hak


hugs and kisses




hamrd


hammered




hand


have a nice day




hbtu


happy birthday to you




hdepiyluv?


how deep is your love?




hhoj


ha ha only joking




hig


how's it going




hldmecls


hold me close




hohil


head over heels in love




hotluv


hot love




hotx3


hot, hot, hot




howru?


how are you?




ht4u


hot for you




hth


hope this helps




humr


humour




hv


have











I






i


eye




iac


in any case




iae


in any event




ianal


I'm not a lawyer, but...




ic


I see




ic**wenuxme


I see stars when you kiss me




iccl


I couldn't care less




icq


I seek you




icwum


I see what you mean




idk


I don't know




idunno


I don't know




idkiukb


I don't know if you know but...

idlu


I don't like you




igotubabe


I've got you babe




ih8u


I hate you




iirc


if I recall / remember correctly




ijc2sailuvu


I just called to say I love you




ilu


I love you


iluvu


I love you

iluvu2


I love you too

iluvumed


I love you more each day




im


I am




im


immediate message




imbluv


it must be love




imco


in my considered opinion




imhbco


in my humble but correct opinion




imho


in my honest / humble opinion

imi


I mean it




imnsho


in my not so humble opinion




imo


in my opinion




imprs


impress




info


information




in2


into




iohis4u


I only have eyes for you




iooh


I'm outta here




iou


I owe you




iounotn


I owe you nothing




iow


in other words




iowan2bwu


I only want to be with you




irl


in real life




itigbs


I think I'm gonna be sick




itufir


I think you'll find I'm right




iuss


if you say so




iwalu


I will always love you




iwanu


I want you




iydkidkwd


if you don't know, I don't know who does




iykwim


if you know what I mean




iyss


if you say so






J


j4f


just for fun

jam


just a minute

jas


just a second

JFK


Just for kicks

jic


just in case

jk


just kidding

jmo


just my opinion

jstcllme


just call me

jtluk


just to let you know

juz


just



K






kc


keep cool




khuf


know how you feel




kiss


keep it simple, stupid




kit


keep in touch


koc


kiss on cheek

kol


kiss on lips

kotc


kiss on the cheek

kotl


kiss on the lips




kwim


know what I mean






L


l


laugh

l8


late

l8r


later

l8r g8r


later 'gator

lch


lunch

ldr


long distance relationship

lhm


Lord help me

lhu


Lord help you

lkit


like it

lmk


let me know

lmso


laugh / laughing my socks off

lngtmnoc


long time no see

lo


hello

lol


laugh / laughing out loud

lol


lots of love

lshmbb


laughing so hard my belly is bouncing

lshmbh


laughing so hard my belly hurts

ltnc


long time no see

ltns


long time no see

lts


laughing to self

ltsgt2gthr


let's get together

lumu


Love you, Miss you

luv


love

luvu


love you

luvya


love you

luwamh


love you with all my heart
M


M$ULkeCrZ


Miss you like Crazy!

m8


mate

mbrsd


embarrassed

mc


Merry Christmas

md


managing director

mfi


mad for it

mgb


may God bless

mmyt


mail me your thoughts

mob


mobile

msg


message

msulkecrz


miss you like crazy

mte


my thoughts exactly

mtf


more to follow

mtfbwu


may the force be with you

myob


mind your own business



N






n


and




n


no




n1


nice one!


na


no access

nagi


not a good idea

nc


no comment

ncase


in case




ne


any




ne1


anyone




ned


need




nethng


anything




no1


no one




np


no problem




nrn


no reply necessary




nt2nite


not tonight




nvm


never mind




nwo


no way out













O


o


or

o4u


only for you

obab


oh baby

obtw


oh by the way

ohmigod


oh my God

oic


oh I see

ol


old lady

om


old man

omg


oh my God

on4it


on for it

otoh


on the other hand

ott


over the top

ottomh


off the top of my head

ova


over



P






pcm


please call me




pds


please don't shoot




pls


please




pls4givme


please forgive me




pm


private message




pmji


pardon my jumping in




poahf


put on a happy face


ppl


people


prt


party


prw


parents are watching


ptmm


please tell me more






Q


q


queue

qix


quick

qpsa?


que pasa?

qt


cutie



R


r


are / or

rad


radical

rgds


regards

rip


rest in peace

rmb


ring my bell

rme


rolling my eyes

rotfl


rolling on the floor laughing

rotflol


rolling on the floor laughing out loud

rotfluts


rolling on the floor laughing unable to speak

RU?


Are you?

ruok?


are you OK?

rutlkn2me?


are you talking to me?

ruup4it?


are you up for it?
S


sal


such a laugh

sc


stay cool

sec


second

sete


smiling ear to ear

sit


stay in touch

sk8


skate

sme1


someone

smtoe


sets my teeth on edge

snafu


situation normal, all fouled up

snert


snot-nosed egotistical rude teenager

so


significant other

sohf


sense of humour failure

sol


sooner or later

sot


short of time

sotmg


short of time must go

spk


speak

sry


sorry

st2moro


same time tomorrow

stats


your sex and age

stra


stray

stw


search the web

suakm


shut up and kiss me

sum1


someone

sup?


what's up?

swak


sealed with a kiss

swalk


sealed with a loving kiss

swalk


sent with a loving kiss

swdyt?


so what do you think?

swg


scientific wild guess

swl


screaming with laughter

sys


see you soon



T






t+


think positive




t2go


time to go




t2ul


talk to you later




t2ul8r


talk to you later




ta4n


that's all for now




tafn


that's all for now




tcoy


take care of yourself




tdtu


totally devoted to you




tel


telephone


thn


then

thnq


thank you

thnx


thanks

thx


thanks

tia


thanks in advance




tic


tongue in cheek




tmb


text me back




tmi


too much information




tmiy


take me I'm yours




tmot


trust me on this




tnt


till next time




tnx


thanks




topca


till our paths cross again




toy


thinking of you




truluv


true love




ttfn


ta ta for now




tttt


to tell the truth




ttul


talk to you later




ttul8r


talk to you later




ttutt


to tell you the truth




ttyl


talk to you later




ttyl8r


talk to you later




ttytt


to tell you the truth




tuvm


thank you very much




tx


thanks




txt


text




txtin


texting













U






u


you




u+me=luv


you and me equals love




u+me=luv


you plus me equals love


u2


you too


u4e


yours for ever


up4it


up for it


ur


you are


urd1


you are the one


urhstry


you are history!




uwot


you what!






V


vgc


very good condition

vri


very

v


very



W


w


with

w/o


without

w4u


waiting for you

w8


wait

w84me


wait for me

wadr


with all due respect

wan2


want to

wanna


want to

wan2tlk?


want to talk?

wassup


what's up?

wayd


what are you doing

wb


welcome back

wbs


write back soon

wckd


wicked

wen


when

wenja?


when do you?

werja?


where do you?

werru?


where are you?

WerUBn?


where have you been?

wfm


works for me

wil


wil

wk


week

wknd


weekend

wl


will

wlubmn?


will you be mine?

wlumryme?


will you marry me?

wn


when

wot


what

wrt


with respect to

wsuuuuu?


what's up?

wtg


way to go

wth


what / who the heck

wtm?


what time?

wu?


what's up?

wuf?


where are you from?

wuwh


wish you were here

wysiwyg


what you see is what you get

wywh


wish you were here



X






x


kiss




x!


typical woman


XclusvlyUrs


Exclusively Yours

xlnt


excellent

xmeqk


kiss me quick

xoxoxo


hugs and kisses



Y


y


why

y


yes

y!


typical man

ya


you

ya


your

ybs


you'll be sorry

yg


young gentleman

yiu


yes I understand

ykwycd


you know what you can do

yl


young lady

ym


young man

yr


your

yrplcomn?


your place or mine?

yyssw


yeah, yeah, sure, sure - whatever


z


said

zzzz


sleeping

Good bye Michael ( prisilla)

Good bye Michael Jackson .

Your music is wonderful and your style unique.

We are always going to enjoy your songs.

Class Photo June 2009

88:-)

Vocabulary - Pablo Q.

Word/Phrase	Definition	Example
chauffeur	A chauffeur is an individual who operates any self-propelled vehicle (automobile) for a profession. While the term may refer to anybody who drives for a living, it usually implies a driver of an elegant passenger vehicle such as a horse-drawn carriage, luxury sedan, motor coach, or especially a limousine; those who operate non-passenger vehicles are generally referred to as "drivers" (as in bus drivers and truck drivers).	The chauffeur alway comes late. I can't tolerated this! I'm paying for this limousine service. (From the point of view of rich people)
commune	A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision-making, non-hierarchical structures and ecological living have become important core principles for many communes.	a communist commune
crockery	Dishware is the general term for the dishes used in serving, and eating food, including plates and bowls. Dinnerware is a synonym, especially meaning a set of dishes, including serving pieces.	a stack of dirty crockery
crook	A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.	People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
deep	# relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply; "a deep breath"; "a deep sigh"; "deep concentration"; "deep emotion"; "a deep trance"; "in a deep ... # marked by depth of thinking; "deep thoughts"; "a deep allegory" # very distant in time or space; "deep in the past"; "deep in enemy territory"; "deep in the woods"; "a deep space probe" # extreme; "in deep trouble"; "deep happiness" # bass: having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" # strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red" # relatively thick from top to bottom; "deep carpets"; "deep snow" # extending relatively far inward; "a deep border" # thick: (of darkness) very intense; "thick night"; "thick darkness"; "a face in deep shadow"; "deep night" # large in quantity or size; "deep cuts in the budget" # with head or back bent low; "a deep bow" # deeply: to a great depth;far down; "dived deeply"; "dug deep" # the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter" # cryptic: of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors ... # to an advanced time; "deep into the night"; "talked late into the evening"	The swimming pool has a deep end and a shallow end for kids.
do up	+ Close or fasten clothes, etc. + Repair and renovate	+You must DO UP your safety belt in the back of cars and taxis now. +It took them six months to DO UP the house before they could actually move in.
forgery	criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud	The painting was a very clever forgery.
get-together	1. A meeting. 2. A casual social gathering.	a family get-together
glamorous	attractive or fascinating	On television, she looks so glamorous.
glance	Noun a quick look Verb [glancing, glanced] 1. to look quickly at something 2. to be deflected off an object at an oblique angle: the ball glanced off a spectator [Middle English glacen to strike obliquely] glancing adj	He gave her a quick glance and smiled.
handcuffs	n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. hand·cuffed, hand·cuff·ing, hand·cuffs 1. To restrain with or as if with handcuffs. 2. To render ineffective or impotent. See Synonyms at hamper1.	They put handcuffs on the two men and led them away.
it's pouring rain	To rain hard or heavily.	It's pouring rain here tonight
it's raining cats and dogs	Idiomatic expressions for heavy rain	It's raining cats and dogs
jealousy	n. pl. jeal·ous·ies 1. A jealous attitude or disposition. 2. Close vigilance.	He quickly discovered the petty jealousies and gossip of village life.
nap	n. A brief sleep, often during the day. intr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps 1. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze. 2. To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble; be off guard: The civil unrest caught the police napping.	I usually take a nap after lunch.
pop in	Visit for a short time	He POPPED IN for a coffee on his way home.
puddle	n. 1. a. A small pool of water, especially rainwater. b. A small pool of a liquid. 2. A tempered paste of wet clay and sand that serves as waterproofing when dry. v. pud·dled, pud·dling, pud·dles v.tr. 1. To make muddy. 2. To work (clay or sand) into a thick watertight paste. 3. To process (impure metal) by puddling. v.intr. To splash or dabble in or as if in a pool of liquid.	He had fallen asleep, his head resting in a puddle of beer.
rendezvous	n. pl. ren·dez·vous (-vz) 1. A meeting at a prearranged time and place. See Synonyms at engagement. 2. A prearranged meeting place, especially an assembly point for troops or ships. 3. A popular gathering place: The café is a favorite rendezvous for artists. 4. Aerospace The process of bringing two spacecraft together. tr. & intr.v. ren·dez·voused (-vd), ren·dez·vous·ing (-vng), ren·dez·vous (-vz) To bring or come together at a rendezvous.	He made a rendezvous with her in Times Square.
shallow	adj. shal·low·er, shal·low·est 1. Measuring little from bottom to top or surface; lacking physical depth. 2. Lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge: "This is a shallow parody of America" Lloyd Rose. 3. Marked by insufficient inhalation of air; weak: shallow respirations. 4. In the part of a playing area that is closer to home plate: shallow left field. n. A part of a body of water of little depth; a shoal. Often used in the plural: abandoned the boat in the shallows. tr. & intr.v. shal·lowed, shal·low·ing, shal·lows To make or become shallow.	Place the meat in a shallow dish.
slip your mind	if something slips your mind, you forget it	I meant to buy some milk, but it completely slipped my mind.
snob	someone who thinks they are better than people from a lower social class - used to show disapproval	I don't want to sound like a snob, but I thought she was vulgar.
tense	a tense situation is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen	Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.
the heavens are opening
theft	the crime of stealing	Car theft is on the increase.
thief/thieves	someone who steals things from another person or place	Thieves broke into the offices and stole $150,000's worth of computer equipment.
Time heals all woulds	Negative feelings eventually erode away.
to back out of st	Fail to keep an arrangement or promise	He BACKED OUT two days before the holiday so we gave the ticket to his sister
to be through with sb/st	+to have finished doing something or using something +to no longer be having a relationship with someone	I'm not through just yet - I should be finished in an hour. Are you through with the computer yet? That's it! Simon and I are through. I'm through with you!
to frame sb	to surround something with something else so that it looks attractive or can be seen clearly	Sarah's face was framed by her long dark hair. [Look up a word starting with D or S for samples of headword or sentence pronunciations on the LDOCE CD-ROM] She stood there, framed against the doorway.
to nod off (to fall asleep)	to fall asleep usually unintentionally.	I often nod off in class. The speech was so boring that several people in the audience nodded off before it was finished.
to pull an all-nighter	When you stay up all night for any purpose, to hang out, have sex, study, go online, drive, or any other activity	"We pulled an all-nighter in town last summer"
to steal vs rob	(steal) to take something that belongs to someone else (rob) transitive verb1 a (1): to take something away from by force : steal from (2): to take personal property from by violence or threat b (1): to remove valuables without right from (a place) (2): to take the contents of (a receptacle) c: to take away as loot : steal 2 a: to deprive of something due, expected, or desired b: to withhold unjustly or injuriouslyintransitive verb: to commit robbery	+Boys broke into a shop and stole £45 in cash. +They killed four policemen while robbing a bank. +A 77-year-old woman was robbed at knifepoint.
wretched	if you feel wretched, you feel guilty and unhappy because of something bad that you have done	Guy felt wretched about it now.

A stolen invention by Milena Madriz

There are varying disputed claims about who invented radio which in the beginning was called wireless telegraphy. The key invention for the beginning of "wireless transmission of data using the entire frequency spectrum", has been attributed to various men. Marconi equipped ships with lifesaving wireless communications and established the first transatlantic radio service. Tesla developed means to reliably produce radio frequency electrical currents, publicly demonstrated the principles of radio, and transmitted long distance signals; but the patent of radio was awarded by Marconi.
The true is that who really invented it was Nikola Tesla,but due to his eccentric personality and his seemingly unbelievable and sometimes bizarre claims about possible scientific and technological developments, Tesla was ultimately ostracized and regarded as a mad scientist.
He initially used sensitive electromagetic receivers,that were unlike the less responsive coherers later used by Marconi and other early experimenters.
After 1892, Tesla delivered a widely reported presentation before the Institution of Electrical Engineers of London in which he suggested that messages could be transmitted without wires. Later, a variety of Tesla's radio frequency systems were demonstrated during another widely known lecture, presented to meetings of the National Electric Light Association.
Tesla died impoverished and ill, he wasn't recognised by his inventions and the main reason of this was his mental problems.

Vocabulary by Milena

1)to beat around the bush: it's when you're avoiding the point, when you don't want to say or don't know how to say what you have to say.
Ex: Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth.
2)to row: it's the act of rowing as a sport, it's use for boats.
Ex: We must row to the other side of the lake.
3)Scooter:
4)to make/keep/break a promise: to promise something to somebody, to keep it or break it.
Ex: You make me a promise, and you have to keep it, if you break your promise, I'll stop talking with you.
5)to faint: a spontaneous loss of consciousness.
Ex: he fainted when he saw the high of the cliff.
6)Hard working: a person who works a lot and do the best she/he can.
Ex: she is really hard working, she'll find a good job.
7)to ban: to prohibit something at all.
Ex: Smoking is banned in this building.
8)Relationship: a state of connectedness with other people for some reason.
Ex: they've had a long relationship, since they were kids.
9)tumble dryer: it's a machine used to dry clothes.
Ex: You should take your wet dress off and put it in the tumble dryer.
10)free loader: It's a person who takes advantage of somebody generosity.
Ex: He's always asking you for money, and you shouldn't give him any, he's a free loader.
11)up front: to be completely honest.
Ex: It's always better to be an up front person than a liar.
12)to take after somebody: look like something or somebody.
Ex: He takes after his father.
13)hymn: it's a song which a group of people know, because it has a meaning.
Ex: The tree hymn is very nice.
14)Lactose intolerance: it's when you can eat or drink lactose, because it's bad for you.
Ex: she's been in the loo all day long, I didn't know she was lactose intolerant.
15)by chance: a person who trusts in his/her luck.
Ex:he never studies, he take his/her exams by chance.
16)choir: a group of people singing in the church.
Ex: the choir was lovely, it sounds like an angel choir.
17)hanger: something where you put your clothes.
Ex: Can you put your pants in the hanger and then to hang them up in the wardrobe.
18)blanket: something to keeps a person warm in bed.
Ex: It's too cold, I'll sleep with two blankets.
19)swing: it's something to play, you can find it in parks and kinder gardens. You can change your position by moving back and front.
Ex: We were in the swing in the park, when the rain started.
20)bottle bank: it's where you put things, it's a container.
Ex: I'll put this glass in the bottle bank.

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Vocab by Fabiola

Aesthetician: cosmetician, someone who works in a beauty parlor/aesthetic clinic

I went to see my aesthetician in order to receive a facial treatment


Dairy products: products made from milk, like cheese, yogurt o butter

It's very important to eat at least tree portions of dairy products daily.


Insulation: the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity/the state of being isolated or detached

Pacients who suffer from swine flu must be in insulation for one week at least


Merciful: used conventionally for royalty and high nobility/characterized by mercy and compassion

Our merciful queen/ He has been merciful to them

Cleanse: clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing/purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

Meditation is supposed to cleanse you from your bad thoughts


Crisps (chips in AE): a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

We ate crisps with onion dip


Hair removal: to remove hair from someone using special lotions or objects

She applies a chemical hair removal lotion on her legs once a week


Legacy: a gift of personal property by will

Her legacy was huge.


To leave a legacy to sb

She left her house as legacy to her son


Disgusting: highly offensive, something that produces aversion or disgust

That food has a disgusting smell


Start-up costs: the money you need to set up a company or to start running a company

The start-up costs of our restaurant weren't very high


Bargain: an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each/an advantageous purchase

She made a bargain with the devil/I got a bargain at the auction


To make up: apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face/to put in order/conciliate, come to terms/make up something artificial or untrue/create or compose/compensate, do or give something to somebody in return/catch up with, make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point/ comprise, be form or compose

I make my face up everyday/She made up her room today/They finally made up after a long discussion/He made up a story/She makes up fashion clothes/Are they making you up for the extra work?/Ale is going to make up the final exam when she comes back/We make up class 5B

VOCABULARY 5C by Alvaro

To get on: to make progress; proceed; advance.
It’s impossible to get on with the same old methodology.

To light (lit): to set burning, as a candle, lamp, fire, match, or cigarette; kindle; ignite.
Would you light my cigarette please?

To add:
1. To unite or join so as to increase the number, quantity, size, or importance
2. To find the sum of (often fol. by up). To perform the arithmetic operation of addition
3. To include (usually fol. by in)
You need to add some water to get the right consistency.

Extinction (n): The fact or condition of being extinguished or extinct.
The destruction of our forests causes has caused the extinction of a lot of animal species.

Extinct (adj): No longer in existence; that has ended or died out.
The golden frog is an extinct species in Monteverde.

Disreputable: not reputable; having a bad reputation.
He is known as a disreputable person on public charges.

Subsidy: A sum paid, often in accordance with a treaty, by one government to another to secure some service in return. A grant or contribution of money.
The public employees have got a subsidy from the government.

To subsidise: To furnish or aid with a subsidy.
Private employees would love to be subsidised by the government.

Reluctantly: describe disinclination toward something. Reluctant implies some sort of mental struggle, as between disinclination and sense of duty.
He’s usually reluctant to accept his mistakes.

To graze: to feed on growing grass and pasturage, as do cattle, sheep, etc
Some people said that dogs use to graze when they have stomachache.

To boil down to sth: to be simplifiable or summarizable as; lead to the conclusion that; point.
You need to boil down the document to a more understandable one.

Leaning: inclination, tendency.
I’m looking forward to see the Leaning Tower of Piza.

Night-duty: an action or task required by a person's position or occupation; function at night.
The night-duty of doctors in hospitals is very exhausting.

Materialistic: A person who is markedly more concerned with material things than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
Materialistic people are slaves of money.

Mugger: one who assaults a person in order to rob him or her.
The mugger was caught by the police two weeks after the mugging

Perjury: the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
He was accused of committing perjury.

Oath: the form of words in which such a statement or promise is made.
The defendant swore an oath before beginning the judgment.

Bribery: the act or practice of giving or accepting a bribe
The politician was accused of bribery to get the planning permission

To bribe: money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person
Some investors try to bribe architects and engineers to develop projects without permissions.

To be guilty of doing sth:
1. Responsible for a reprehensible act; culpable
2. Having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable.
The gang was found guilty of stealing cars.

Obsolete: no longer in general use; fallen into disuse
Laptops get usually obsolete in technology after a year of use.

Arsonist: a person who commits arson
The police haven’t found the arsonist who burned the deserted factory.

Arson: The crime of maliciously, voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper purpose, as to collect insurance.
I hope that man goes to jail for all the arson that he has committed.

To pour: to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something.
You have to pour the milk into the pot with boiling water.

Border:
1. The part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
2. The line that separates one country, state, province, etc., from another; frontier line
The army wasn’t allowed to cross the border of the country.

Chatty: Characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters. Inclined to chat friendly and talkative.
If you have a lot of work to do and suddenly appears a chatty person it would be annoying.

Edible: fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent
You can find around the UCR small restaurants that serve edible food paying a low price.

Studious: disposed or given to diligent study
If you want to be successful in your life you have to be a studious person.

All expenses: all the amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
I got a new job in which I have to travel around the world all expenses paid.

Self employed: earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business, as a freelance writer or artist, rather than as an employee earning salary or commission from another
One of the benefits of being self employed is that you can manage your time as you want.

To draw up a budget: to compose, to create a budget
I need to draw up a new budget for planning the investments of the next year.

An accountant: a person whose profession is inspecting and auditing personal or commercial accounts
You should find an accountant to put in order all your bills.

At the moment: a definite period or stage, as in a course of events; juncture
She’s busy at the moment but if you wish you can leave a message.

Seconds: usually when a person finishes eating and wants an additional helping of food.
My mother says that having seconds is a lack of education.

To have hiccups: a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
Trying to speak when you have hiccups is an annoying situation.

Vocabulary 5C by Prisilla Lopez

Vocabulary 5C

To tell the truth: opposite of lying.

My neighbor never tells the truth.

Bouncers: people who is taking care of others

My best friend ex-boyfriend is a bouncer

Innonce is bliss:

Wrinkles: marks in your skin when you get older.

Babies don’t have wrinkles, for these reason many women dream havin a baby skin


Closet / ward robe: where you put your cloths

I would like to have a wardrop full of beautiful clothes

Sensitive: when somebody is affected for everything

My friend Laura is extremely sensitive, she always cries with romantic movies

Handicapped: a person who is has a incapacity such as blind people, people who use wheel chairs.

When I was in high school, there was a handicapped student

To stick (stuck)

To defeat

To anchor: what boats or ship use to ankle in the land.

The Titanic anchor was big.


To look something over

Beg: when people who live in the streets ask you for money they beg

In Costa Rica has increased the number of people that beg in streets


Weather : climate

In Costa Rica is so difficult to guess the weather.


To come about

Tin (food): recipient made of metal used to put food in , you can buy them in supermarkets

A tin of tuna , a tin of beer

Anxious: person who is nervous or worry about everything.

Anxious people usually are depressive

Errands: obligations

I need to do a lot of errands such as go to the bank, go to the supermarket, go to the drugstore etc

Rent collector: the person that collect payments in apartments.

My father used to be a rent collector.


Sneaky: intelligent

Sneaky people usually get everything they want, it doesn’t matter how

To count on: when you know that somebody will be there to help you

I always count on my mother, for everything I need.

To mix business with: start doing business with another company.
Hewlett Packard had mixed business with ADS

Do massage

Give massage: give a massage to somebody

People go give massages earn a lot of money

High rise apartment block

Bottle banks

We wouldn’t have called to Asia

A picture paints a thousand words.

JOB REFERENCE by Alvaro

To whom it may concern


I would like to apply for the job of creative architect that you are offering. I have eight years of experience working in different kinds of projects and I am looking for a serious job in a European country.

With regard to your requirements, I believe that I have the capacity to develop top-quality and innovative projects for your firm. As a curious architect I have done research on bioclimatic and sustainable architecture and I have developed projects to reduce the impact of constructions in the environment. I have assisted to a lot of conferences of famous architects from all over the world and I have been host of some of them.

Furthermore, I have experience working with computer assisted designs and three-dimensional models with different kind of softwares. I am able to work under pressure and to manage groups of people. I have read about your projects and I have visited some of them for studying your philosophy.

I would be glad to hearing from you and I wish to advise you that I am available for interview at any time.


Yours faithfully,
Arq. Alvaro Chacon V.

Job reference

Job Reference





Prisilla Lopez



Through this letter I want to introduce me in order to apply for the position “Communications Generalist”

I Have 9 years experience working for big companies such as ICE and Hewlett Packard, it shows that I am responsible and serious.
The My experience working in ICE , I have learnt to be reserved and trustworthy person due I had to handle confidential information all days, and also and also be easy going ; I had to deal with customers and resolve situations for them in short periods of time , I learnt had to be patient and helpful with every single customer .
The experience working for Hewlett Packard helped me to improve my English skills, I have experience using SAP; I am careful because I need to pay attention to many details in our company ; and also I had worked in the Editorial as a journalist, giving my support to the company with everything related to inform the employees about everything related with the company.
I dare saying that I am a person who is efficient, curious and confident at work; with the disposition to learn and share all the knowledge I have.


Regards.

Prisilla

"Raul Job Reference" by Pablo Q.

June 17, 2009

To whom it may concern,

Raul Mendez was employed as a Software Engineer in this company from January2006 to December 2008.

Our company sells data to other companies; that's our business. The job of Software Engineering carries the responsibility of building and maintaining our products; it is a work position for creative people. Apart from that, our products are made by small teams, the position needs people with great communication skills; Raul was a good candidate in that sense. He was the team manager of one of our work groups because he was a skilled communicator. Additionally, I remember him because he always achieved his goals, he never missed any deadline.

Raul had quit the job to continue his studies. At that year, He was doing postgraduate studies. I would happily reemploy Raul as I consider him to be valuable member of the team. He consistently achieved good results and fulfilled all expectations.

Yours faithfully,

Michael Vedder
Director
Quick Data Solutions

"Atari, the first arcade game" By Pablo Q.

It was create in 1971 but with other name. The original name was “Computer Space”. The name was inspired by Steve Russell's game called “Spacewar!”. Steve was an computer programmer from MIT that invented the first computer game in 1962.

The arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine. Steve's game was programmed to run in an computer not in a arcade console.

The first arcade game was created by Nolan Bushnell in 1972 and was called “Pong”. In 1975, Atari re-released Pong as a home video game. One hundred and fifty thousand units were sold that year.

In 1976, Nolan Bushnell sold Atari to Warner Communications for $28 million. In 1980, sales reached $415 million. Nolan Bushnell was still employed as president of the company.

He is often called the father of computer entertainment.

June 16, 2009


To whom it may concern,

I confirm that Miss Fabiola Rodríguez Alfaro has been employed as network administrator in this organization from July 1st 2004 to date.

Her job of network administrator carries the following responsibilities Faculty server administration, computer laboratories management, assistants supervision, technology purchases, computer configuration and user support. Fabiola is skilled in Linux administration, structured cabling, Cisco configuration and end-user support and is also reliable, serious, patient, determined, curious, highly efficient and hard-working.

Fabiola has distinguished herself by consistently giving excellent service to the network users and Faculty staff.

If I can be of any further assistance, or provide you with any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

Msc. IMG
Engineering Faculty Dean

Alejandra's job reference

Hi Mr. Robert,

Thanks for the opportunity. I just want to introduce myself because I’m so interested in the job that you offered me last Friday.

I’m 28 years old now and I have being working as a science reporter for the last 7 years. In this position I have learned so much about science, environment, robots and also about how to be in touch with genius and difficult people as well.

I have learned about discipline and teamwork too, but I also have learned a lot about how to be a reserved person and also an enthusiastic one.

I have developed a very good journalism career and I considered myself as a curious and intelligent woman. I’ve being working hard on it and I still trying to improve all my skills.

I would like to work with you because I know what I’m doing and I’m sure that I can be so useful in your company. I’m a serious professional and a hard worker.

About personal issues I have to add that I’m self-confident , easygoing and not shy at all. That could be good in your business.

Thanks a lot. Best regards,

Alejandra Vargas

Worst way to communicate on advertising.

Worst way to communicate on advertising.

By Prisilla Lopez

The objective in communication should be giving you a clear message easy to understand, it doesn’t matter what kind of information it has.

Advertisement sells us ideas or products, they try to convince through messages or images. They want to make you buy something, change your lifestyle or make you think different. To do this they need to do some important things:

choose the public or segment of people who is going to receive the message
decide the place where the advert is going to be such as magazines , newspapers or others
Decide the best way to communicate, it means the best words or the best pictures or images.

If we follow those steps our advert could be understand by the people.

But sometimes advert companies use the worst way to communicate.
How we can recognize a bad way to communicate something? The answer is, when people don’t understand the advertising, it means they don’t have an idea about the message advert companies give them ; or when the advert is agressive or ofensive because it doesn´t have the same meaning to every body .

What do you understand with those pictures?

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You understood nothing, really?

Or , may did you understand something completely different .

For example:

On picture n.1 they are celebrating play station anniversary . Who can imagine that it was the meaning , and also it could be offensive to some religions.

On picture n. 9 they sell fashion but it seems they sell sex.

Those pictures are real example of worst way to comunicate

The next time you see any advert , i am sure you will analyze it , just because you have read this blog .

Penicillin discovery by Fabiola

Alexander Fleming has been known for several years as the scientific who discovered penicillin. Every book that has been writen abroad about this topic has his name in it but the real history has emerged to people in year 2000, when a group of scientists that worked in the San Juan de Dios Hospital of Costa Rica published original manuscripts made by Dr. Clodomiro Picado Twight. These showed that he worked with "penicillin sp" fungi to inhibit the development of staphylococci and streptococci bacteria between 1915 and 1927.
Picado reported his discovery to The Paris Science Academy which published a report with the results of the treatments he had performed in 1927, but he didn't patent it despite having made this research years before Fleming, who discovered it in 1928.
Clodomiro Picado was a very important scientist who is known all around the word for being the first man who made research about snake venoms and his main achievement was the development of anti-venom serums.

new words by prisilla

Glancing : move your ayes rapidly

Enrage : make somebody angry



Restrain : to be stopped

A STOLEN INVENTION

by Alvaro Chacón V.


Antonio Meucci was an Italian scientist and inventor. He was born in Florence in 1808.
In the 1850s he started designing telephone gadgets as a result of his investigations. He needed to be in touch with his wife because she was very ill, so he installed his telephone to have contact between the basement, where he had his studio, and the first floor of his house, where his wife stayed on a bed.
Mr. Meucci didn’t have enough money to patent his invention so he presented it to a company but they didn’t show any interest on it; however the papers he presented wasn’t given back to him and later Alejandro Graham Bell got a copy of the invention.
Mr. Bell patented the telephone as his own invention and he has been known as the original inventor.
On the 11th of June 2002, the Unite States Congress according to Resolution #269 recognized Antonio Meucci as the real telephone’s inventor.

SMART TROLLEY by Prisilla and Alvaro

“JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME”

Smart Trolley is a shopping trolley for supermarkets, equipped with a gadget that detects the products and its bar codes when you put them into the car. Once you finish shopping you can pass to a security area where you can pay just sliding your credit card through the gadget. Then you only need to pack the products and go. You won’t queue anymore. It’s easy and fast!

Something to learn... (Prisilla)

Something to learn...

We always have thought that the Telescope inventor was Galileo Galilee , but the True is other.

This invention was stolen.

! Unbelievable !

The real inventor of the telescope is Dutchman Hans Lippershey , who in 1608 he had created the first telescope , with the intention to sell it but nobody paid him for the invention.

Until 1609 Galilee was recognized the Telescope inventor , even though he wasn’t .

Lippershey's telescope (internet re-creation)

New words... at least, for me (Ale)

Cheery (adjective)Gay, sunny, bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

cabby (noun)taxidriver, taximan, cabdriver, cabman, cabby, hack driver, hack-driver, livery driver someone who drives a taxi for a living

trolley (noun) streetcar, tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms"

worthless (adjective) worthless lacking in excellence or value; "a worthless idler"

clonk (verb) to make a dull hollow thumping sound or to cause to clonk