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December
Fidelity
Interamerican
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Contents
Values
3 Fidelity
Technology
4 Drones
4 2013 Nissan GT-R
4 Six-core processor
History
5 Baktun
International
News
6 Turning green deserts
6 Blind photographers
Sports
11 Buffon nears new
deal
12 Modric urges Bale
to join RM
12 Mourinho and Pep
on the same job
Features
7-8 9 10
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Curiosities
Social Corner
Windows 8
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Basic Moral Principle of Fidelity
Fidelity is essentially a person keeping a promise. Simply put, the
principle of fidelity is for an individual to keep one's promise. The
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as "the quality or state of being
faithful." It is fostered by many professions and often connected to marital
trust and faithfulness.
Religious
Fidelity
Christian-Judaic principles declared
marriage as an act of fidelity and a
union for life: "Therefore shall a
man leave his father and mother,
and shall cleaves unto his wife: and
they shall be one flesh" (Gen 2:24).
Similarly, in the New Testament,
Jesus says: "Wherefore they are no
more twain, but one flesh. What
therefore God hath joined together,
let not man put asunder" (Mt 19:6).
Non-Religious
Fidelity
While the principle of fidelity is
often linked to religious teachings
and beliefs, it is also a philosophical
principle of atheism. Emma
Goldman in "The Philosophy of
Atheism" wrote that virtues,
including fidelity "are not
conditioned in heaven, but that they
are related to and interwoven with
the tremendous changes going on in
the social and material life of the
human race; not fixed and eternal,
but fluctuating, even as life itself."
A Life Principle
In "Recovering Ethical Life," a book by J.M. Bernstein (Routledge,
1995), the author proposes that when a person makes a promise, he
is recognizing the other person as someone to whom he is pledging
his fidelity. Going back on the promise is a specific betrayal of that
trust for which there are complex consequences.
Values
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Technology
Six-core processor
You won't have to wait long for this one. Intel's Westmere CPUs may be hanging
around with the dregs of processor society at the moment, chucking their chips in
with the integrated graphics crowd, but they're about to grow up – and fast.
Sometime over the next few months Intel will go two better than the current line up
of quad-core CPUs by launching a six-core version of its high-end Core i7 line. Based
on the existing Nehalem architecture, the headline feature is a process shrink down
to 32nm, while the rest of the spec sheet remains largely the same. It could be a
genuine upgrade.
2013 Nissan GT-R
Black Edition
Although the GT-R might appear to be unchanged
since its launch in 2009, a lot has been going on
behind the scenes. In 2010, it gained five
horsepower, a revised launch control system, and
an updated navigation system. For 2011, Nissan
tweaked the suspension tuning, and added
conveniences like automatic wipers and a USB
audio input. Bigger changes came in 2012, when
the GT-R gained a new front fascia (dig those de
rigeur LED running lamps!), another 45
horsepower, new dampers and revised
suspension geometry, and a new top-spec Black
Edition model. Alas, Nissan still wasn't done. The
2013 GT-R is almost identical to last year's model,
save for the fact the twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter
V-6's output has been cranked up another 15 hp
to 545 hp.
Drones soar past their
military uses
The word "drone" probably doesn't make you think
"fun" or even "useful." After all, the most familiar
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is the hulking,
weaponized, and sinisterly named Predator
deployed by the U.S. military. But drones are
destined for gentler tasks; they could be making
their way into homes as tools and into distressed
areas as humanitarian aids. French company Parrot
is already selling its high-end toy, the $300 AR.Drone
2.0, to consumers. Utility: Drone experts imagine
do-it-yourselfers tossing a UAV in the back of their
trucks alongside their chainsaw and toolbox. UAVs
could be used to monitor crops, for example, or by
homeowners who want to check rain gutters
without climbing on the roof.
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History
Baktun 2012
All about one, mysterious calendar date – 21
December 2012.
2012 fever has started to hit the world and it’s
still a few years to go before the date the ancient
Mayans knew as THIRTEEN BAKTUN. The
question is the world really going to end in
2012?
The Fact and Fiction
of Baktun 2012
The ancient Mayan civilization existed in
countries we now call Mexico, Guatemala,
Honduras and Belize. Between 500-900 A.D.
they enjoyed a ‘golden age’ of city-building
and writing. Theirs was a complex, highly
structured society, one of the most
technologically developed civilizations in the
world at the time.
Mayan astronomers made remarkably
accurate observations and used their Long
Count calendar to commemorate historical
and astronomical events.
Like the Gregorian and Julian calendars which
start with the presumed date of Jesus of
Nazareth’s birth, the Long Count Calendar
(the Haab) has a start date.
Unlike those calendars however, the Long
Count Calendar (Haab) also has an end date.
The Haab start date is August 11 3114 BC
The end date of the Haab is thirteen baktuns
later…which translates as 21 Dec 2012.
If the start of a calendar commemorates the
most important event a society can
remember.
On Mayan Mysteries of 2012 we’ll be looking
at the ancient Maya, what they wrote about
2012, what other people have written or said
about 2012. We’ll also look at some of the
entertainments based around this mystery.
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Eye-opening: Photography
brings life to blind students
Choi Lok Sze carefully holds her DSLR and plans the shot she
has in mind. For her, taking a photo is not just a simple process
of pointing a camera and pressing the shutter release. Most of
us capture what our eyes see, but when Lok Sze works her
other senses take charge. Lok Sze is an aspiring blind
photographer. "People think that blind people cannot take
pictures," she says. "I want to show that them that blind people
can." Lok Sze is part of a group of 13 students from the
Ebenezer School of the Visually Impaired in Hong Kong
learning photography. Two are completely blind, while the
remaining students are partially sighted. "The term blind
photography is new in Hong Kong but the idea is accepted in
several countries," says KK Lam, the coordinator of the class.
Manufacturers have yet to produce cameras attuned to needs
of blind or visually impaired users. However, the concept is
slowly gaining popularity and there are established blind
photographers in Japan, Thailand and Britain.
Project to turn desert green trials
in Qatar
In a region known for its towering skyscrapers, the erection of a modestly-
sized greenhouse might not appear worthy of much attention. But this
small construction site near the coast in Qatar's Mesaieed Industrial City
could help transform the landscape forever, says its developers, turning
desert land into flourishing centers of food and freshwater production. The
$5.3 million, one-hectare pilot plant opens later this month and is a major
milestone of the Sahara Forest Project (SFP) -- a concept that has been
developed by a Norwegian company since 2008. The facility -- built in
partnership with fertilizer companies Yara International and Qafco -- will
feature a range of green technologies including concentrated solar power
(CSP), photovoltaic panels and a saltwater-cooled greenhouse that mimics
the hydrological cycle.
International News
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Christmas History
Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and
commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have
been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and
secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the
birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of
their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas
trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course,
waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25–Christmas Day–has been a
federal holiday in the United States since 1870.
Christmas in
United States of
America
Santa Claus was born in US in the
1860's he was named this as he had
a white beard and a belly, so he was
named Santa Claus as this was the
Dutch word for St Nicholas,
Sintaklaas. Although the Dutch had
bought him with them in the 17th
century, he did not become an
important person at Christmas until
the Novelist Washington Irving put
him in a novel that he wrote in 1809.
This first Santa Claus was still
known as St. Nicholas, he did smoke
a pipe, and fly around in a wagon
without any reindeer, but he did not
have his red suit or live at the North
Pole, he did however bring presents
to children every year.In 1863 He
was given the name Santa Claus and
bore the red suit, pipe, and his
reindeer and sleigh.
Now Christmas celebrations vary
greatly between regions of the
United States, because of the variety
of nationalities which have settled in
it.
Christmas Celebrations in El Salvador
Wide spread celebrations are held during Christmas in El Salvador. El Salvador is primarily a
Christian country and as such thousands of people take part in the Christmas celebrations.
Travelers from all over the world also come to celebrate Christmas in El Salvador. El Salvador is
one of the popular nations in Central America and is known for its rich tradition and diverse
culture. Christmas in El Salvador is also celebrated in the traditional manner. Members of the
family gather together and decorate a Christmas tree. Everyone in the family have traditional
dinner together.
Social Corner
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Windows 8 is the current release of the Windows
operating system, produced by Microsoft for use
on personal computers, including home and
business desktops, laptops, tablets, and home
theater PCs. Development of Windows 8 started
before the release of its predecessor in 2009. Its
existence was first announced at CES 2011, and
followed by the release of three pre-release
versions from September 2011 to May 2012. The
operating system was released to manufacturing
on 1 August 2012, and was released for general
availability on 26 October 2012.
Windows 8 introduces significant changes to the operating system's
platform, primarily focused towards improving its user experience on
mobile devices such as tablets to rival other mobile operating systems
like Android and iOS,[4] taking advantage of new or emerging
technologies like USB 3.0, UEFI firmware, near field communications,
cloud computing and the low-power ARM architecture, new security
features such as malware filtering, built-in antivirus capabilities, a new
installation process optimized for digital distribution, and support for
secure boot (a UEFI feature which allows operating systems to be
digitally signed to prevent malware from altering the boot process), the
ability to synchronize certain apps and settings between multiple devices,
along with other changes and performance improvements. Windows 8
also introduces a new shell and user interface based on Microsoft's
"Metro" design language, featuring a new Start screen with a grid of
dynamically updating tiles to represent applications, a new app platform
with an emphasis on touchscreen input, and the new Windows Store to
obtain and/or purchase applications to run on the operating system.
Requirements:
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Thanksgiving Day
Our traditional thanksgiving day
took place on November 22, 2012;
this was a day in which the seniors
played a major role in organizing the
event. They took the student to the
gym at 11:20 a.m. so they could start
preparing everything, the school
received the parents so they could
eat with their child, they also
organized a play about the pilgrims
and the American Indians,
everything went good and smooth.
They also did a play for the little
kids in parvularia, this was a
beautiful day we had in the school.
The Kids in parvularia say a prayer
before they start eating which is a
beautiful thing.
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Pastorela
The students from parvularia were
in charge of the pastorela that took
place last Friday December 7, 2012.
This is a beautiful event where
parents can come to see their kids
acting in the pastorela, it is beautiful
because it reassembles the birthday
of Jesus. The event went as expected
and the parents were delighted to
see their kids in such a beautiful
event.
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Sports
Buffon nears new deal
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is close to signing a new deal
with the Turin giants, while insisting that he does not think about
a future at another club, Sky Sports understands.
Buffon, 34, is under contract at the Juventus Stadium until next
summer, but an extension between the two parties in the coming
weeks is all but inevitable.
Nonetheless, the Italy international did concede that he has not
ruled out a possible move abroad after revealing that the only
Serie A club he would consider playing for is his boyhood club
Parma.
“A month ago, I met with the president Agnelli and we found a
draft agreement for a new contract,” Buffon told La Nazione.
“We’ll formalise everything soon. There are no money problems.
At my age they know my value and what I can still give.
“A future at another club? I don’t think about it. Maybe at the end
of my career I could evaluate an experience abroad.
“In Italy, the only club that I would consider is Parma, the team
which launched me in the great game of football.”
Buffon has started 12 of Juventus’ 14 Serie A matches this season,
keeping four clean sheets for the Italian table-toppers.
Juve are scheduled to host Torino in the Turin city derby
tomorrow, with the hosts at the top of the table and the visitors in
14th-place despite conceding an average of one goal per game and
having a positive goal difference (+1).
Expect a low-scoring clash between the bitter Turin rivals, with
Juve winning by the slimmest of margins. 1-0 Bianconeri.
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Modric urges Bale to join
Real Madrid
Real Madrid attacking midfielder Luka Modric has called
for former Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Gareth Bale to
join him at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu if he wishes to
fulfill UEFA Champions League aspirations, Sky Sports
reports.
Bale, 23, was on scintillating form in Spurs’ 2-1 win over
Liverpool at White Hart Lane on Wednesday, fueling
speculation that he may be set to leave North London for
Madrid in the near future.
The Wales international winger has already bagged 10
goals and four assists in 25 appearances for club and
country this term, including six goals in 14 starts in the
Premier League.
“We used to talk and I know he wants to play Champions
League football every season and has a big dream of
winning the Champions League,” revealed Modric.
“Madrid would be a great club for him to achieve his
dreams. I play with Ronaldo here at Madrid and the way
he just runs with the ball with such confidence and
defenders back off him is exactly the same as Gareth.
“To have them both in the same team would be
unstoppable.”
Expect Andre Villas-Boas to showcase Bale when Spurs
visit Craven Cottage to take on Fulham tomorrow, which
surely means another win for the Portuguese boss.
Could Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola be after
the same jobs?
Pep Guardiola's departure from Barcelona at the end of last season wasn't just the end of his involvement in
a glorious era for the club. It also called time on one of the most fascinating managerial rivalries in Spanish -
and world - football, between Guardiola and Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho. It appears increasingly likely that
Mourinho will also be a former La Liga boss by next summer. Monday's edition of Madrid-based newspaper
Marca claimed the coach and his president Florentino Perez have mutually agreed that he will leave at the
end of June 2013, with just the terms of the settlement to be decided.
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