Germanwings airplane crash. Are flights getting more dangerous?

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-31132573678
Summary:
An accident on an airline has created a lot of polemics during the last months. A lot of airlines have been criticized because their methods aren't considered reliable enough to give people the security they deserve.

The accident occured because a pilot who wasn't stable medically (he had been diagnosticated with severe depression) decided to crash the plane he drived in switzerland. He made the plane go down over the mountains very fast, and the impact killed all the passengers. This is a tragedy because the society puts in doubt the methods of the airlines.

OPINION:
A few months ago a tragic accident happen. A mad plane pilot crashed a plane in Switzerland just for suicidal causes. He wanted to die, and he did, but all the people in the plane did as well. This caused a lot of questions in the society. Like, "Are we careful enough when we give our confidence to pilots?", "Is the burocratical system of the airlines prepared for this kind of situations?", "How do we know it can't happen again?".... These are just the most obvious ones, which have unchained other questions that are even more controversial than these ones. This is not the first time it happens and in my opinion the regulation system should be less permissive. This pilot had been depressed, and he was allowed to work even though they knew he wasn't stable. Is this normal to happen nowadays? How do I know when I get into a plane that the pilot won't try to kill me? This is fundamental, the psychological exams should be practiced more periodically because like this the risk of accidents would be minimized.

I'd like to give my most sincere apologies to the families of the victims, which have lost innocent people.

Finished 1st Batxillerat!

I'm glad to announce that I've finished first of Batxillerat. This stage has been really important for me because I've been able to proove my scientifical skills, I've done it quite good this year because I've liked most of the subjects I've done, so it's been easier to go for a higher mark. A thing that I haven't liked is the competitive attitude that I have to use sometimes. Getting the best mark is nice sometimes, but if some of your friends don't you feel bad sometimes, you just don't understand 'em. But well, instead of being lazy like in the ESO, I've worked a lot. The best subject for me this year has been Chemistry. It's not my favourite really, although I enjoy it a lot. The reason why it has been so good, is because I've worked more than in other subjects. It was the first time we studied it so I thought that the best I could do would be working a lot, and that worked so good that I got a f***ing 10!!!

My favourite subject this year has been phylosophy, because it has opened my mind, which I thought it was impossible, because I'm not a reasonable person, I don't use to accept that my ideas are wrong (I'm working on it).

The one I liked the less has been Spanish, not because of the teacher, just for the subject itself. I have really focused on the mode I'm coursing so maybe this has made me not to enjoy spanish as I should have done it.

Well to sum up, everything it's OK now, I passed all my subjects and I'm focused on my research project which is my priority now!

And with this post, I end up my your-says until next year! Have a nice Summer!

My summer job

As every summer, teenagers feel lost when they think about the money they'd like to obtain during this relax period, but what most of them (who have never had job) don't know is that sometimes it can be even worse than to be at school. But well, you get money for that so it can encourage you to work harder. Last year I worked in a kite school with flexible timetables and a low salary which was Ok, so I could spend the day with friends. This year, I thought that maybe working more hours in another place would give me more money and an oportunity to let my parents see my value as a worker. At first I expected a low salary with not really much hours, but an offer appeared as a waiter. I was a bit afraid because that's not my sector. I would have prefered a job as an instructor or something like that. But I started thinking a little bit and I arrived to the conclusion that maybe, it was better because I didn't work at the sun the whole day, I could organize my timetable in a way which I could kite, play with the group and work on my research project.

I felt F***ing great! So, I agreed and I'm officially a new waiter of the SPK beach restaurant. This place is so nice because it's surrounded by nature and there are a lot of possibilities for keeping fit. I leave you some photos for someone would like to come:

 

 This is located 300m before the camping "las palmeras" in Sant Pere Pescador, and it's possible to make pizzas for the take away service. Enjoy your meal if you come, and don't doubt to say hello and ask for stand up paddle tours!

Nepal's Earthquake

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32479909

I found this new on the BBC web, it was written a few days ago so here it goes:


Last 25th April there was a very strong earthquake in the Himalaya which mostly affected nepal's citizens although the epicentre was in Gorkha, very far from the damaged zone. The earthquake's strenght was measured wth the Richter scale and it got 7.8 points. It's devastation has been so big because it occured suddendly. Geologists think that the earthquake occured because the lava under some volcanoes moved aggresively. Another theory is the continents collision, which is not proovable because scientists say that they would have spotted that.

Nepal has suffered the most agressive ones, more than 100 aftershocks hit Nepal after the principal one. The most important aftershock took place in Katmandhu, and was 7,2 strong which is almost like the original one.

There are more than 2000 disappeared people and above 3000 dead people. This numbers are insignificant compared to the people who have lost their home, their job even their life.

I leave some pics here:

 

Tears in Heaven Meaning

This post is about Eric Clapton's song Tears in Heaven, I'll post the lyrics and I'll explain why that song was written:

"Tears In Heaven"

Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?

I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven.

Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven?

I'll find my way
Through night and day,
'Cause I know I just can't stay
Here in heaven.

Time can bring you down,
Time can bend your knees.
Time can break your heart,
Have you begging please, begging please.

Beyond the door,
There's peace I'm sure,
And I know there'll be no more
Tears in heaven.

Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?

I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven. 

 

The unfortunate story of Conor Clapton:

 

The guitarist Eric Clapton and the model Lory del Santo had a son together. She was the one who mainly took care of him, because Clapton's tours and Heroin addiction didn't allow him to be a god father, so Lory didn't allow him to meet his son until he was completely recovered. Clapton felt really challenged so he did a complete recover, just for being able to meet his son. When he met him, he found a kid who was exactly like him, and who was obsessed with playing the guitar like his father. They behaved really well so Clapton purposed Lory and Conor to move to NY with him, he had a flat in a 48th floor that was nice for having kids, it was big and with lots of light!

 

Lory and Conor (aged 3) agreed instantly so they went to Ny to live like a happy family. But Eric wasn't there either, he spent the months travelling for maintaining his fame. One day, Conor was playing with her maid close to a window. The mmaid told him no to get close to the window, but he did just for playing. When he was close to it he fell and he broke the window. He felt down and landed in the floor after 48 floors of free fall. The maid couldn't believe it. When Lory arrived home began asking for Conor and found the maid crying and shouting on her knees near the broken window. She just could say no, she couldn't believe it. She called Eric, and he came back to NY. Eric was the only one who went to see the dead body of his son. He felt really depressed and he left music for a few years. When he came back he wrote tears in heaven for his son, so this is the story.

 

 

Let's save Nepal!

Last week we were told about a man named Gareth Pickering who was saving people in Nepal and helping them to build houses. He did cause he was on a trip there when the earthquake occured, and he felt like he couldn't stay quiet about that, he had to do something. Our teacher Ana had an idea: We could finish the term doing something for Nepal's people, and the idea was accepted really well. We began planning what could we do, and we decided taht the best thing would be getting money. We thought about selling cakes, cupcakes or drinks but we needed an excuse to do so. Then we thought about doing a concert which was perfectly possible. So we asked Ivan Sáez, the singer of the metal group Polaris RD if he wanted to help us, and he agreed! Everything was ready. We would play some songs in acoustic:

-Metallica-Nothing else matters
-Foo Fighters- Everlong
-The Beatles- Come together
-REM-Losing my religion
-The Rolling Stones-Angie
-Bruce Springsteen-Born in the USA

So that's it, we're going to make a little contribution to Gareth, and we hope he appreciates it!

Film review: It might get loud

Well, I saw this film last night cause I found it on youtube and I'd like to give my impressions about it.

To sum up, this film consists in 3 great guitarists who meet to discuss bout the electric guitar, the hits that have been done with it, some techniques, effects, settings, such an interesting field for discussing. The one who arranges the meeting is Jack White, the famous composer of seven nation army or black bat licorice. He wants to know how some of the best guitarists in the world make it to write hits. For this purpose he  brings 2 guitarists who are the opposite:

Jimmy Page: From the mythical band Led Zeppelim, the one who always refuses to use effects because in his opinion they make the sound get dirty. Is one of the best guitarists worldwide because of his virtuosity and simpleness. His greatest hit is "Stairway to heaven" and the one that has been really good is "Whole lotta love". He was invited by Jack White because he was the idol of his childhood.

The Edge: Another great guitarist from U2, the one who began using effects for the electric guitar. He studied as a sound engineer and instead of working as an engineer he began playing the guitar and applying his knowledge. This made him a virtuoso for the new sounds he created. Some of their greatest hits are "Where the streets have no name" and "With or without you"

In my opinion is a very nice documentary because of all the things they talk about. I've learned a lot of new techniques and tunnings that I've already aplied and they sound great. So I think that the directors made a great job with this project because it's awesome how everything has been prepared, the imagery, sound, etc.
So I highly recommend it to all guitar players, from amateurs like me, to other professionals!

The blues is dead

The last 14th May the most iconic bluesman in the world had his last words with the fans he had worldwide. He left the world with elegance, as he had alway done in everything Riley Ben King aka Blues Boy King (BB King) died at home at the age of 89. He had been playing until january, when he had been diagnosticated of severe diabetes and heart problems due to the diabetes pathologies. In his last month of live he had been at home with palliative care.
As he died, I've decide to give him some honors in my blog the way I'm able to do this so I'd like to post a very, very short biography of the king himself.

He was born in 1925 near Mississipi. His family worked in the cotton fields, but he was such a rebel for his time, so he left his home and went living with his grandmother. There he began singin in gospel groups, but he did'nt feel really good just singing, so he went one step further. At the age of 12 he bought his first guitar for 15 dollars. It was a secondhand guitar and it didn't sound really well, but he had no money for a luthier so he tried to repair it alone, and he did, succesfully. He began playing in jazz quartets but that music didn't convince him at all. A few years later he heard about a style named blues which had all the features he wanted. Not fast compasses, precison notes and a lot of feelings involved to it. That was the point when the real blues was born and the greatest hits like "The thrill is gone", "Rock me Baby" and "Lucille" appeared.

A curious story about him is the origin of Lucille, the most famous ES-335 in the world. It's simple but curious. He was playing on a pub in Detroit when it started to burn. Once he was outside he noticed that his guitar wasn't with him, so he went through the fire and saved his guitar covering it with his jacket. He was disposed to lose his life for his guitar. A few hours later he was told that the fire had been caused by two guys who were fighting for a girl named Lucille, and he decided to thank Lucille the opportunity of feeling love for his guitar and his life so he named the guitar Lucille.