The sad story of the latests decades of Jánovas (Chánovas in Aragonese lenguaje) hangs on the wall of one of the houses that remain partially standing in this village belonging to the municipality of Fiscal, in the Aragonese region of Sobrarbe. Read More …
Category: sustainability and social responsibility
Sustainability reporting, goodbye conspiracies
Apple, that great manufacturer company of amazing devices aiming to improve the world… According to a trustable source that I can not now unveil, during 2013 were evidenced at least the following breaches in the facilities of the Apple´s suppliers all Read More …
EurOSHM and EurOSHT certifications as a response to the professional labyrinth of occupational safety and health in Europe
“[…] These requirements (directive 89/391 on OSH) have been enacted in different forms into the national legislation of all member states, causing a lack of transparency and recognition of competences and qualifications for OSH managers and technicians” [1] That is Read More …
The unceasing professional specialization
Fortunately, work does´t uses to be as the Battle of Thermopilae or anything like that. This doesn´t prevent the story of Leonidas´and his 300 Spartans may be used many times as an example of effort and determination when difficulties come and, Read More …
Quality universal education, maybe the greatest success of the Internet
The map you see below represents the distribution of registered students throughout the globe in one of the two online courses I enrolled in some weeks ago, and shows in part why we are in front of something amazing: 451 students from Read More …
The professional labyrinth of Europe
Last week, the European Commission released an European map of regulated professions. This are, professions to which access is conditional upon the possession of specific qualifications or for which the use of a specific title is protected [1] This map is Read More …
Photographic post: The railway Zaragoza-Pau and the Canfranc International Station
In 2009, a study titled “Valoración de una línea de ferrocarril internacional por el Pirineo central” (“An appraisal of an international railway line through the Central Pyrinees”) was released. It is the doctoral thesis written a little time before by Read More …
Differences between citation and paraphrase; reference, bibliography and plagiarism
When we create something – a technical article or report, a literary work, a paint or a photography, whatever- we often go to other´s work to use as supporting documentation, source of information or just inspiration. For example, when drafting Read More …
New development models based on nature
Almost at the end (1h 10´ 30”) of the Spanish public television documentary “Comprar, tirar, comprar” (“buy, dump, buy”) is explained a new concept based on the rethinking of products engineering and production. This model is named “cradle to cradle” and was Read More …
A new and wonderful dimension of knowledge and learning
Two weeks ago I enrolled in a course named “climate change in four dimensions”. I am receiving it from University of California – San Diego. You may be asking yourself how am I able to receive a course from an Read More …
A coherent use of technology at work
Days ago, a new released the agreement in France to limit the worker´s access to the corporate e-mail and other services (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook,…) in order to communicate with the company once the labour journey finished. I don´t know Read More …
This is “The Flat Earth Society”
Environment in general and climate change specifically are nowadays trending topics, using terms from Twitter. They are in the front line whenever they arise: in the highlights of news and media publications, in the strategic plans of worldwide organizations, are present Read More …
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