Spanish university´s job fairs

Weather forecast: Cloudy,  Max 15ºC, Min 6ºC, Wind 0 Km/H according www.aemet.es but it is windy!!!!

Hi to all another one! I know It must begin with the apologies but I shall do because my life is like a tornado which doesn´t stop. I move for here, for there looking for a job, I break into a rich house, I rob a bank and so forth. So, you can see I don´t stop but I am not known like others twisters like the most of graduates in Spain, a Greek tragedy in others words.

Last week I have visited a job fair at my university and it was a bit pitiful because no one wants an environment scientist and only accept your cv if you want to go abroad and you speak 3 languages but you must pray to be employed. Yeah, it doesn´t matter you speak 3 but you must speak only English, German or Chinese and, of course, the Spanish and you will work in Spanish later.

In addition, in these universities´ job fair (at least in Spain), employers seek candidates to their internships (that is without a salary and you pay yourself your transport fees) or their practices ( that means you work like a normal employed, may be more time and with more responsibilities, and you will earn the minimum possible). Yeah, have you remembered this thing about contracts in Spain? Well, if you link this information with that a person can have a practice employee until 30 years old or a temporary employee forever, you realize the sad situation for a Spanish graduate who has wasted 25 years old and a lot of money to work free.

It is curious because you can hear such a foolish idea like that, Spanish graduates must cost as US graduates. Well, I say the background. Here all the education is "free" (paid from the taxes in your salary) until the post high school. Then, you have 2 paths (apart from working): study a job or pass a test in order to begin a degree. The costs are the following:
-80€ (about US100$) per year for study a job and  this sort of study have a duration of 2 years. So, 160e to sum.
-1200€ (about US1500$) per year for degrees.

These are the costs for high education more or less without the price of books, transport, allocation and so forth. Look at the cost per year for a degree. In this cost, a student pay a 1/6 directly because the rest is paid for the Government (that is from the taxes on each salary in Spain). Consequently, Government wants a university student pays the 6/6 and may be a little more if possible, despite each Spanish will have the same taxes in their salary.

Furthermore, Spanish is different because a degree can need more than the time estimated. For example, there is a degree of 5 years but this on the paper because the most people finish it with more years, may be because of selfish people but it is no a coincidence the most people need more time than the estimated. So have anyone thought about the possibility that degrees have a bad design? No, it have not! So, for example, the Bachellor of Science of Environment Sciences, there are 5 years old on paper but Education Service says that the most people finish it with 6 years old. Is it possible this in UK, for example? Not, it isn´t because if a UK degree have an estimation of 5 years, people finish it in 5 years. So, may be you have a degree for 36000€  with their ideas or up because Government wants to achieve US fees (with the other fees).

May be you say that is cheap in comparison with UK45,000 pounds (about 68,000€ or US81,000$), or CAN100,000$ (about 100,000€) or US100,000$( about 80,000€), per a 5 years degree in UK, Canada or US respectively. It is truth from several experiences that is you have a degree in US or Canada, you find a job with such salary which you can recover the money wasted in 5 years approximately.

Besides, the problem is the following, there will not be a help from the Government but a loan from the bank. So, if you can´t recover the money wasted until 15 years or up (if you have the luck of working) and if you must pay the interest rates for this loan, may be a usual Spanish student not rich would need 20 years to recover their inversion.

Like result, a Spanish Graduate will marry with the bank and the enterprise along all their whole life. Okay, I forgot we need buy a house and you need apply for another loan from the bank. So, we will be married twice.

Like this way, you can understand why Spanish graduates move to others countries to find a true job, while sharks (that are enterprises and banks) wish catch another slave at job fairs. So, I can´t say that is good luck to find a job in a university job fair.

Well, I must sleep a little because tomorrow I am invited in a conference about Renewable Energies in Spain, since 2010 until the future. I tell you something, I guess.

Have a nice day!

Spanish Day. Flag or not flag?

Weather forecast: Max 31ºC, Min 14ºC, NE wind, sunny

Hey!! How are you? Today is a big day here in Spain or it would be. I believe in US, French, Russia and other countries, national day is a day where all the citizens are proud. Here don´t and you will say: Are you killing me? I hope, lol. Not at all, Spain is a complex mix.



Let´s see, mind the remote case that nowadays German and Allies would have bad relations because of World War II. Thus, you can understand how it works in Spain. Unfortunately, people thinks there are 2 groups: extremes left and right winds. That is, they live in 30´s before the "local" war (indeed, all countries had joined for calibrate their armament before WWII) and they forget we live in a democracy where there is no political chases and we must think in everything we link us and don´t in our differences. So, if you switch Spanish TV, you will see how moderates winds speak like extreme winds like Spain has divided in these 2 groups. I guess It is truth all Wikilist have said.

Like consequence, there is no Spanish flag in our streets or in clothes because you will be consider like a "nazi". It is very hard to say. I don´t mind how an American could live without their flag but here it is the opposite. Surprisingly, they forget a flag is the representation of all Spanish people, all Spanish culture and all Spanish ideas and the forget... Well, It is Spain. Anyway, you can see a lot of people with UK, German and US flags in their clothes because people whether they have shame of showing the national one or they have fear of people could say if you show it. It is a pity because we aren´t joined. In fact, many newspapers and experts talk about Spain is a little federal state.

This is, our condition. So, you can understand why today is a holiday with our particular characteristics. Have a nice day!

P.S. 1: I show you a picture where you can see planes which opens and close air parade because I like only military planes, lol.

P.S. 2: If you wonder If I like army, I would say I am pacifist and I trust on diplomacy solutions before the war chaos. Unfortunately, we live in a dangerous world and there is always crazy people.

A "Spanish" eruption

Weather forecast: Max 27ºC, Min 11ºC, Wind, 5Km/H NE, Sunny

Hello, people. Uh, I seem very serious today but maybe I am tired because of looking for a job. Yes, it is. Spain is a mine of jobs. You can find all sort of work and scientists and engineers are demanded. Indeed, each person, who has finished a degree, works in less than a month. Okay, I was kidding you. Sorry for dreaming!

Today I am going to show an interesting new and it is true. I begin. In Southern Spain, in front of Morocco Coast, we have several islands called Canarias, as you can see in pictures below. There are a strange case, geologically.

They have been formed because of 2 phenomenon. One of them, it is the pression produced between the material from Mid-Atlantic Ridge and African plate, like this way: if we have a mount of clay and we push to an object located on front, clay rises up and it is the most common origin in islands.

But, there is also another phenomenon because there is a hotspot. You are telling strange words again, man! Take it easy. What is a hotspot in Geology? As word says it is a spot in Earth very warm like a flame from a "flamethrower" based on mantle who rises up lithosphere temperature until lava flows and new islands will appear with all this material that goes up. Hawaian islands are a good example of this case. Despite there are some theories, scientists can´t explain how a hotspot is formed. I guess you can read one of them in wikipedia.

Therefore, we have our background. In Spanish media, we have had news about earthquakes in Hierro Island in latest weeks (it is curious because at the same time Hawaian island has experimented an increase of earthquake and lake lava level in Kīlauea East Rift Zone (Big Island, Hawaii)). Everybody feared of a eruption and evacuation plans were set up, whereas Spanish Geological Service didn´t believe this deed could turn into a eruption. Nevertheless, today there are proofs recollected by fishermen which indicate it is possible a gas escape in 5 Km to the South of Hierro.

Fortunately, Spanish Geological Service believe eruption could be occurred 1Km below sea and enough far to produce human risks and consequently, it isn´t necessary to evacuate people. Anyway, the Geological Service doesn´t confirm an eruption but they believe it is very possible in next hours.

Finally, I wonder if the increase in solar activity in latest weeks is linked to Hawaian and Canarias activities. No, I don´t believe world will be destroyed in 2012 because some people thinks subatomic particles emitted by solar activity could increase earthquakes and eruptions. They must have seen 2012 film but there are no scientific evidences. Otherwise, this link between Hawaian and Canarias activities could be connected with the Sun storms or not, who knows? I will make the question to a classmate who works within Geological Service.

Have a good day!!!

Fall is coming!

Weather forecast: Max 20ºC, Min 10ºC, Sunny without clouds, 10Km/h NE wind

Hi to all! How are you? I hope you are fine! Well, as you can see, we begin having the appropriate temperature of this time. Finally, because here in Spain we are having an anomaly. Indeed, last summer has been delayed. Begun later, it have finished later. As a environment scientist, I can say nobody knows. Someone speaks about CO2 warming of Change Climate theory from IPCC. Others think our world is freezing. So, you can see there is a lot of theories. I guess one day I could focus one of each and their proofs and weakness.

However, there is something isn´t included yet, despite some scientist has said Sun is off and world is therefore freezing. Last month to the currently, NASA has discovered Sun is more active than last 150 years old. You know this because of sun storms that threat satellites or, if you have the chance, seeing an intense Aurora Borealis in certain regions. Yes, it is a deed sun is awake.

Therefore, I would make a question. How could an increase of sun activity concern us?

As always, we shall begin with the background because science can be heavy or easy to understand, according to the focus proposed. What is the Green House effect? I won´t say anything you don´t know but, basically, because of dense atmosphere energy can be hold and we have more than -18ºC. Yes! I speak seriously, without this effect life could´nt exist. So, we have the system built like this way: there are energy inputs and outputs and one reservoir (our planet). Accordingly, if we consider energy outputs are constants, an increase of energy inputs could make more warm our planet.

Consequently, we could have a Climate Change with more rains globally, less ice superficies with their consequences in natural and human dimensions. Mind of there will be more rain but this won´t mean more magnitude storms like Al Gore says (because such deed will mean a freezing of global climate). Otherwise, I consider this increase could mean a lot of lives because of bad urban planning everywhere, with a lot of population in coasts, slopes and near to rivers. Of course, it is possible more consequences in such a complex phenomenon.

However, humans think in short term! And now it is more important the risk over satellites, while no one write about sun activity importance over climate. For this reason, I wanted to inform a bit to all people because my work-mates are blinds and they don´t see beyond the theory they follow. You know, a IPCC scientist will always think like IPCC theory and they will say: CO2 is the guilty!!!!

Finally, you know you must be more careful with sun baths. Choose a good sun cream!

Have a nice weekend!

References:

-Sun storm warning in 2006: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/10mar_stormwarning/

-Companies alerted by sun storm in August 2011: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-utilities-noaa-solarstorms-idUSTRE7746UA20110806

Me at Gamefest

Weather forecast: Max 23ºC, Min 12ºC, Some clouds, 15 Km/H NE Wind

Hey people, I am here again and I recognize it, it is unusual someone writes something at 2 a.m.!!! But I confess I am tired. Oh, no! I have discovered I am not a vampire. Damn!!!!! I was imagining biting some lady neck. No, no, no like Twilight.  Are you killing me? I dislike this vampire teenagers with 6-packs and Volvo cars !

Well, I wish I had a Volvo or any car, lol. Do you see? Being a vampire is something exciting. However, I remember these huge moments I was tied to my ex-girlfriend watching the first movies of Twilight and I speak seriously because she knows I was afraid and I could run away. Smart girl, you knew it! Well, I guess It was easy because cinema get me bored. So, she must be think  one and one are two! Therefore, you could see me there in a bdsm torture.

As I begin to sweat, I will change the subject. Wait a minute. I must breath.

Do you remember I had a games fair on last Sunday? It was a huge day. I swear. Thanks Evil for this free ticket. Indeed, I have lost my soul.

First, imagine a Sunday where I was awaken before 8 a.m. but the nightmare had not begun until I joined my brother´s mates. Could you imagine an hour of conversation about Minecraft? Do you know what is Minecraft?

Minecraft is a wonderful game. You can install and you will see a landscape deformed by pixels. I tried to set my video card but, take it easy, the game is new and looks like a Lego game but with older appearance. So, you begin in a world with cows, pigs and other animals formed by squares. Everything is built by squares!!!!!!! I am going to breathe again. So, I was there in this wonderful square world and you will say, what can I do in this game? Is there any plot? Not at all. You are there and you can collect any kind of square (wood, animals and minerals, basically), build your own "house", hunt some animals, craft a hundred of objects and look for dungeons with a pack of monster (zombies and spiders). Yes, it is. It is the perfect game for nerds and there were private servers in order to experience the nerd dimension where freaky friends can craft rare objects. You could appreciate I love this game!!!

Therefore, imagine me with them... Speaking about how they fight against monster in dungeons and how they can craft objects. I was telling to me: why am I here if I am not a nerd?

Finally, we arrived the game fair called Gamefest and the nightmare continued... A thousand of nerds and someone with their cosplays (you know this people who want to be like characters they love) . For example, people with a bath robe but they will say  they looks like Magicka wizards. Ohhhhh, I fear your spells!  Anxiety was growing. "Oh my God, is this my punition?" I said several times.

In fact, it sucked because there are 2 things to play with a 3 hours queue and because of youtube trailers. For example, a trailer of Assassins Creed was showed and every nerd was very excited, despite it was a youtube video... I wanted to question to somebody: Man, have you paid a ticket to see this or have you also being invited to this kind of torture? No answer.

Uf, torture follows me!  At least, there were Need for Speed Cars such as Nissan Gt, Mustang Shelvy, two Porsche and one Aston Martin.  But I laughed when I saw Guild War 2 trailer because we can see how spoke-man was looking for it from youtube, step by step...  And someone could tell is like the US E3, no men! We saw the fair in half hour.

Finally, I could see my brother that had come from UK (who had invited me) and , like a heavy quest, he gave me my prize, a "Call of Cthulhu"  leather book from UK. Uhhhhhh, I have a leather book and I can manage a new role play game!!! At least, he thought like me, it was a cash grab fair and it sucked, in spite of you can use 5€ ticket to save 5€ buying games and you can use several ticket, so my brother will be able to buy something he likes.

Maybe you wonder if my brother´s friends gave up their conversation and I will be pleased to answer you. No! They were talking about more things about Minecraft!!!!! 4  damned Minecraft hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So you know the reason why I can sleep!!!!!! Have a good night!

P.S: I give you a picture taken about these bath robe people.

The frozen night

Weather forecast: darkness without clouds, Max 27ºC, Min 13ºC, No Wind,

This night is so cold without her presence...

I don ´t now but I would like to see her eyes in these moments.

These eyes lost for me, the foolish who lost her.

Sometimes, I would like to see how she sleeps...

and I will be lying

because there are no sometimes 

because It is all the time.

However, here I am,

lonely,

without words,

without her touch,

her breathe

and  I have the only company of loneliness

Just take a train, just 2 hours of travel.

No matter how far,

I ll do it to see her from the darkness,

beside their window

in order to draw an huge Loving you 

and I will be waiting until the dawn

with their only eyes like landscape

 

I know, It is just a dream

and you ll never heard it because

you are so far far away...

Good bye White Night festival in Madrid (Spain)

Weather forecast: sunny (despite it s the dusk), max 27ºC, min 14ºC, SE 10km/h wind

Hello to all!!! This is me again and we are on weekend, finally! Unfortunately, I am not going to say a beautiful new because this night between October 1 to October to, it is the White Night Festival: that is, an art night where museums, theaters, are open and there are several cultural activities along hole the night. For example, you may take a look in the French Festival here http://nuitblanche.paris.fr/.

So, why am I so melancholic? Because of economic hole, again. Yes, of course. Here, in Madrid, each public service and each public activity is being minimized, while prix grows (for example, my brother who has been in Chentelham (UK), said there are the same prix there in spite UK have a double or triple salary). Given the bad country management of our government in last 8 years, it is not a surprise and we are under scope because of Mr. Zapatero, a man who only knows to waste money, while he doesn´t know manage our economy. Well, another time, I will speak about this socialism government because we are waiting the Democratic process end, next November 20.

Consequently, with a 21% of people unemployed (while UE or USA have more or less a 10%) and another lacks such as the National proud (may be Spain turns into a Federal Country with "several kingdoms"), the public health service collapse, the lost of sovereignty  because we didn´t make our homework in EU, the euthanasia law, four petrol spills blinded to society, Libia, Lebanon and Afghanistan war and so on, Spain have a difficult situation. So, there is a lack of money and we can´t maintain several services like Education Service with 20-30% less of national money (well, and how regions manage this reduction).

Therefore, Madrid city can´t afford White Night festival and there will be one each 2 years. So, good bye White Night 2011 season.

Like a funeral, you can view some pics about previous seasons here: http://lanocheenblanco.esmadrid.com/

Wow, I am really fine after I have said it. At least, tomorrow I have a ticket for Gamefest, Spanish EA3 (a festival where producers of games present which video games will be in market next 6 months).

Have a nice day and have fun if you have the luck of having a White Night festival in your city!!!