The Grand Canyon, with its mile-high, multicolored rock walls, craggy cliffs, and sandy slopes, is the embodiment of nature’s awesome power and surpassing beauty. Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the …
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Responde las siguientes preguntas de acuerdo al fragmento de este divertido episodio de la serie Friends. [wpsqt name=»Friends: The Quiz» type=»quiz»] Verde: Respuesta correcta Rojo: Respuesta incorrecta
«As humans, we have this natural inclination towards finding that thing that gives us meaning, and when you find it, you’re overcome with a sense of complete satisfaction and it helps answer that question: ‘why? why am I here?’.»Stephen Slen Stephen Slen y Aaron Coret se graduaron en UBC en Ingeniería Integrada y ambos son co-inventores …
Australian scientists have named a new species of horse fly with a golden bottom in honor of the American pop diva Beyoncé. The rare fly was first collected in 1981, the year that Beyoncé was born. The fly’s spectacular gold color makes it the ‘all time diva of flies,’ researchers say. It was the unique …
El lenguaje corporal afecta la manera en que los demás nos perciben y qué piensan de nosotros, así como también la manera en que nos vemos a nosotros mismos. La psicóloga Amy Cuddy nos muestra en este video el poder de la postura: pararnos de forma tal que demuestre confianza incluso cuando no nos sentimos …
St. Patrick’s Day, o el día de San Patricio, es un fiesta popular en muchos lugares alrededor del mundo. Reuniones entre amigos, desfiles en las calles, conciertos, buena suerte y un elf vestido de verde que corre con un jarrón de oro son los íconos que hoy en día representan esta fiesta. Pero pocos conocen …
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Scientists have found more than 200 bones from seven dinosaurs of a new species at a single site near La Flecha in Patagonia, Argentina. Together, the bones make up a near-complete skeleton (except for the head and parts of the neck and tail). This species, which has not yet been named and it is simply …
Aloha in the Hawaiian language means affection, peace, compassion and mercy. Since the middle of the 19th century, it also has come to be used as an English greeting to say goodbye and hello. «Aloha» is also included in the state nickname of Hawaii, the «Aloha State». Hawaii is the most recent of the 50 U.S. states (joined the Union on August 21, 1959), and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It …
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to the world as the beloved Dr. Seuss, was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. Geisel published 46 children’s books, often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of anapestic meter. His most-celebrated books include the bestselling Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, One Fish Two Fish Red …
En nuestro muro de Facebook, nuestro amigo Gaboo preguntaba donde puede encontrar más idioms. Pues, pensamos que este tema es un buen idea para el blog! Vamos a mirar los idioms cada semana. TO THE BEST OF ONE’S ABILITYCuando alguien hace algo to the best of their ability, lo hace lo mejor que puede.She was nervous giving the commencement speech, …