DRONES

A drone is a flying robot that can be remotely controlled or, even the most sophisticated ones, areable to fly autonomously in conjunction with a GPS system. At the beginning drones were developed to military purposes, however, their use has spread and its so habitual to watch videos that have been record with one of these devices but maybe you dont know it.

Although drones prize were quite high some years ago, today we can buy acquireone spending very little money. In webs like Amazon you will find basic models from just 30, but if you are looking for a professional one, you will have to pay up to 1.000 . These ones usually include a HD camera, carbon fiber parts and their own application which allows pilots to record or capture images directly fromtheir drones onboard camera.

Probably recording is the most extended use; these devices are very useful to record from a different perspective and also they allow the userto film closely dangerous situations. Drones are also used in search and rescue operations; heat-sensing equipment lets the pilot find victims aftera hypothetical accident in a difficult access area. Recently, drones have come into consideration for a number of commercial applications. In 2013,Amazon announced a plan to use drones for delivery. The service, known as Amazon Prime Air, is expected to deliver orders inside 15 Km radius within 30 minutes.

Despite all the positive aspects in relation with drones, an unsuitable use of thesedevices could be very dangerous. Our private life would be seriously in risk if someone decides to spy us. You could be quietly at home when a paparazzi is recording you with one of them from the window.

Apart from that, is everyone prepared to use this kind of devices? If you dont know how to control it correctly you can cause an accident. These are some of the reasons why last year a law about it was created in our country. Today you cant use a drone to do professional activities whether you dont have a license; and also its illegal to flight over habited places. VIDEO

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In the 1830s, moving images were produced on revolving

drums and disks, with independent invention by Simon von

Stampfer in Austria, Joseph Plateau in Belgium and William

Horner in Britain.

William Lincoln patented a device that showed animated

pictures called the wheel of life or zoopraxiscope. In it,

moving drawings or photographs were watched through a

slit.

On June 19, 1873, Eadweard Muybridge successfully photographed a horse named in fast motion

using a series of 24 stereoscopic cameras. Nine years later, in 1882, French scientist tienne-Jules

Marey invented a chronophotographic gun.

BLACK AND WHITE

From its birth in 1880's, movies were predominantly monochrome. Contrary to popular belief,

monochrome doesn't always mean black-and-white. It means a movie shot in two-tone color. Since

cost of color films were substantially higher, movies mostly were produced in monochrome until

1970's. Almost all of the short silent films from 1880's to 1910's, almost all the feature-length silent

films from 1910's to 1920's as well as most of the feature-length sound films from 1920's to 1970's

were produced in monochrome. In 1970's, cinema mostly switched over to color films as they became

economical and viable.

After the advent of motion pictures, a tremendous amount of energy was invested in the production of

photography in natural color. The invention of the talking picture further increased the demand for the

use of color photography. However, in comparison to other technological advances of the time, the

arrival of color photography was a relatively slow process.

Early movies were not actually color movies, since they were shot monochrome and hand-colored or

machine-colored afterwards. Such movies are referred to as colored and not color. In 2010's color

films were largely superseded by color digital cinematography.

Nowadays Hollywood is the most important industry in

producing films in the whole world. It is situated in Los

Angeles (California, USA).

The 87th Academy Awards ceremony honored the best films of 2014 and took place on 22nd

February 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards in 24 categories. The

ceremony was produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and directed by Hamish Hamilton also,

actor Neil Patrick Harris hosted the ceremony for the first time.

Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel won the most awards. Birdman's awards included the Best

Director, Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay for Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu, while The

Grand Budapest Hotel's awards included Best Original Score for Alexandre Desplat. Whiplash, the

only other film to win multiple awards, won three including the Best Supporting Actor for J. K.

Simmons. The other winners were The Theory of Everything, Still Alice, Boyhood, The Imitation

Game, Big Hero 6, Ida, Citizenfour, Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1, The Phone

Call, Feast, Selma,American Sniper, and Interstellar.

The telecast garnered nearly 37.2 million viewers in the United States, making it the least watched

Oscar ceremony since the 81st Academy Awards in 2009.

Eddie Redmayne won the Oscar to the best main actor because of his role in The Theory Of

Everything, the best main actress was Julianne Moore due to her character in Still Alice. The best

director was Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu directing Birdman. The Best Foreign Language Film was

Ida (a polish film) and the best script was to the film Birdman.

In conclusion, Birdman was the most successful film of the night followed by The Grand Hotel

Budapest.

BENIGNO MAGN MINGORANCE & MIGUEL NGEL CAMINERO GARCA ROJO

EXCELLENT ENGLISH COURSEI wanttotell youaboutanEnglishcourseinwhichItookpartlastsummer. Itisacourseof

the UIMP, Universidad Internacional Menndez Pelayo. The courseconsistsofaweekinastudenthousing.Duringthisweekyougotoaspeakingclasswithnativeteachers.Thecourseisforpeoplefrom16to30yearsold.YoucandoitsinceMaytoDecember.Whenyoudotheregistration,youchoosetheweekthatyouwanttogo,andasfaraspossible,theygettheweekthatyouchoose. Therearedifferentcitieswhereyoucandoit,thecitiesareSantander,Barcelona,Cartagena,Cuenca, La Corua, Granada, La Lnea de la Concepcin, Huesca,SantaCruzdeTenerife,Sevilla,ValenciaandMadrid.

Thegroupsofclassarearound5or6peopleeachone.Theclassstartsat9:00to14:00.Youhavetodocompulsoryactivitieslikevisitingthecitywiththemandanothercompulsoryactivitythatitistheonetoone.In this activity you talk about what ever youwant withanEnglishstudentwhoistheretolearnSpanish.Thelastdayofthecourseyouhavetogiveanspeech.

Now,Imgoingtotellyoumyexperienceinthecourse.IwantedtogotoTenerife,butitwasntpossibleandtheygavememysecondoptionwithwasSantander.IwenttoSantanderinJuly,ItravelledfromAlmeratoMlagatocatchaflighttoSantander.YouhadtogothereonSunday,although I went on SaturdaybecauseonSundaytherewerentflights,soItookadvantageofthisdaytovisittheMagdalenasPalace.OnSundaytherestofmyclassmatesarrivedandwemettogo to dinner together. OnMonday we did the initial test,thespeakingtest andtheytoldusourclassroomandlevel.FromTuesdaytoFridaywewenttoclassanddidspeakingactivitiesinthemorning.Intheeveningswevisitedthecityandtheimportantplaces,wewenttothebeachtodosportandgamesandanotherdaywedidtheonetooneactivity.Finally,onFridaywedidourexposition,thefinaltestandtheygaveusourcertificate.

Someofmyclassmates

Itwasafantasticexperience.Atfirst,itwasmoredifficultbecauseallthings,wereinEnglish,wehadbreakfast,lunchanddinnerwithourteachersandEnglishclassmates,soweonlyspokeEnglish.ButfinallyyougotusedtotalkinEnglishanditwasntaproblem.ApartfromthethingsthatIlearnt,ImetalotofpeopleandInowhavenicefriendsaroundthecountry.

Our studenthousing andtheclass.

Some of myclassmates.

Irecommendthecoursetoallstudentthathavethepossibilitytogo,becauseyoulearnalotofEnglishandthemostimportantthingsyouobtainfluencywhenyoutalk.Furthermore,youmeetincrediblepeopleandplaces.ThisyearIgoagaintothecourse,butthisyearImgoingtoMadrid.

Estefana Parrn

A SWEET STORY MY STORYI was student of the 2 year at Gastronomy at the Institute of Culinary Education in Granada. One morning, two of my classmates (who are also my best friends) and I came up with the fantastic idea of starting a new project. It consisted of opening a bakery.In this way we could work and get money to afford our degrees and the expenses of living out of home, while we were gaining experience for the future.

At the beginning it was really difficult. We had no idea about how to carry out a bussines, as well as we hadn't got so much money to invest.The local was very small and it hasn't enough space to place any type of furniture, so it was take away food.

In very little time, we had a great number of clients. Everyone who tried our delicious groceries used to come again another time.

As time went on, we were surpassing ourselves. We distributed the work day in six hours per day for each one. The business was organized meticulously. We decided to get publicity on local newspaper like this and on the radio. This increased the number of customers, apart from the students that used to take their breakfast and afternoon snack.

Nowdays, we have finished our degrees and the bakery is much bigger than at the beginning. It is situated in a famous square full of tourists. We also have a webpage where we show the types of cakes, sweets and bread we offer. One ofthe most popular are the cupcakes, which are always sold very quickly.

CUPCAKESOur chocolate cupcake recipe has been so successfulthan we have decided to teach people how to prepareit. We will do it by turns of 15 people one time permonth. If you are interested, you have to participate inthe riffle, whose ballots are inside the cupcakes weoffer at the bakery.

On the other hand, we are going to explain it forpeople to make it at home.

Ingredients: 150 g butter 150g superfine sugar 175g self-rising flour 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or

essence 50g chocolate chips 50g unsweetened cocoa powder

Steps:1. Preheat the oven at 180C (Add 12 cupcake papers)2. In a cup, break the eggs carefully, removing any shell that falls in (Using

a fork beat lightly)3. Pour all the ingredients (apart from the chocolate chips) into a large bowl

(Add the beaten eggs)4. Mix using an electric mixer. Mix for 2 min (Once the mixture appears light

and fluffy, it is ready to transfer to the cake cases)5. Use a spatula to transfer the chocolate cake mixture to each cake case

(Try to distribute it evenly)6. Sprinkle chocolate chips into each individual patty7. Place in the oven. Bake for 18-20 min (The cupcakes are ready when they

have risen and are firm to the touch.8. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes. Top with

frosting once cool.9. Finished. Decorate them with sprinkles or other additions (If desired, to

complete your tasty treats!)

Cupcakes are a delicious and rich dessert, and they're perfect for almost any occasion. Whether you want to celebrate a birthday or if you just want to enjoy a tasty treat for the fun of it, the cupcakes are the ideal food.

Mamen Viedma

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You, parents in your thirties and forties, who dont understand why your teenager child lives and dies for a singer or

why your son or daughter knows by heart each song and each choreography step of a music band... After reading

this article, you will notice that at their same age you werent very different from them, because the fan

phenomenon has always been there. Shall we remember together?

In 1996, Spice Girls were born. These five British girls

broke all the existing rules and became the girl band

which sold the biggest number of copies of their first

hit called Wannabe with their cheeky behaviour and

their naughty clothes. Each one of them had (and still

have) a well-defined personality and they

popularized the Girl Power! exclamation.

Backstreet Boys turned up in 1993. It was the most

famous boy band in the 90s and several years later.

They, five handsome boys from Orlando, got to

surprise everybody with their voices and their

unusual choreographies. Their first hit Weve got it

going on was followed by others like Ill never break

your heart, Get down or As long as you love me.

According to Billboard magazine, they are the first

boy band whose seven albums reached the top ten

in the music lists. BSB have sold over 130 million of

copies worldwide, making them the best-selling boy

band in the story.

Others bands with similar characteristics, were:

Take that. This British band got famous in the early 90

years. They reached the number one of the music lists

with singles like Everything changes, Pray or Sure.

They have released twelve albums in their music

career. Robbin Williams was born, musically speaking,

in this band.

Nsync. It was created in 1996 in Orlando, Florida. They

got to be famous with their hit I want you back. With

it, they toured Europe and US collecting success and

new fans worldwide. Justin Timberlake was one of the

members of this group.

Hanson. This pop, rock and indie band, comprising for

three brothers from US, got its success with the hit

MMMbop, considered one of the best songs in the

90s.

If Im honest, I got hooked on Backstreet Boys. I found them out when I was fourteen years old while I was watching

them dancing in a music TV programme. I still remember my arguments with my mother when I put their posters on

my bedrooms wall. Now, a bit older, I really like their love songs and the sweet messages in them. One of my

favorite song is Everybody (Backstreet Back). Its videoclip is simply brilliant.

By Mar Beltrn

MUSIC BANDS IN THE 90S

Candelaria Magn Mingorance.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE MOBILE PHONE IN OURSOCIETYEvery day, we use the mobile phone in our life not only to talk by thephone, but to relate with other people. Soif we havent got mobilephones we will be very weird. History of the mobile phoneThe history of the mobile phone started with The Second World War,where the communication was necessary. At the first, the phone was used to call when there was some urgency,but this gradually changed until our days.

How is the influence in our society? The use of the mobile phone creates advantages and disadvantages.On the one hand, the communication between citizens is easier, buton the other hand, the excessive use of the mobile phone createsaddiction problems. Furthermore, if you don't have a phone nowadaysyou are considered to be strange. We dont use only this to call, weuse this to speak daily for example with the application of whatsap.

Conclusions. Although the use of the mobile phone has been very important and astep, we have to know to use this and we cant obsses with this dueto it could be turned into a problem. Finally, we can say that if we usea lot mobile phones in our society, we will lose a lot of experiencesthat real life could be offer us.

Candelaria Magn Mingorance.