Please note that all phrasal verbs marked by an asterisk (*) are NON-separable verbs (i.e. the preposition MUST follow the main verb. For example: I called on Dan NOT I called Dan on!). Verbs that are not marked by an asterisk (*) are separable verbs (i.e. the preposition may or may not follow the main verb. For example: I brought the children up OR I brought up the children).

Remember that separable phrasal verbs using a pronoun as the object of the verb MUST be separated (I brought them up NOT I brought up them)

A	Ask out	Ask someone to go on a date
B	Bring about	cause
	Bring up	1) rear children 2) mention or introduce a topic
C	Call back	Return a telephone call
	Call in	Ask to come to an official place for a special reason
	Call off	cancel
	Call on*	1) visit 2) ask a student a question in class
	Call up	Call on the telephone
	Catch up (with)*	Reach the same position or level as someone
	Check in*	Register at a hotel
	Check into*	investigate
	Check out	1) borrow a book from a library 2) investigate
	Cheer up	Make (someone) feel happier
	Clean up	Make clean and orderly
	Come across*	Find by chance
	Cross out	Draw a line through
	Cut out	Stop an annoying activity
D	Do over	repeat
	Drop by*	Visit informally
	Drop in (on)*	Visit informally
	Drop off	Leave something/someone somewhere
	Drop out (of)*	Stop going to school or class
F	Figure out	Find the answer by logic
	Fill out	Complete a form
	Find out	Discover information
	Get along (with)*	To have a good relationship with
	Get back (from)	1) return from somewhere 2) receive again
	Get in, get into*	1) enter a car 2) arrive
	Get off*	Leave any vehicle
	Get on*	Enter any vehicle
	Get out of*	1) leave a car 2) avoid some unpleasant activity
	Get over*	Recover from an illness
	Get through*	finish
	Get up*	Arise from bed, a chair etc.
	Give back	Return something to someone
	Give up	Stop doing something
	Go over*	Review or check
	Grow up*	Become an adult
H	Hand in	Submit an assignment
	Hang up	1) Stop a telephone conversation 2) put up clothes on a line or a hook
	Have on	Wear
K	Keep out (of)	Not enter
	Keep up (with)*	Stay at the same position or level
	Kick out (of)	Force (someone) to leave
L	Look after*	Take care of
	Look into*	Investigate
	Look out (for)*	Be careful
	Look over	Review or check
	Look up	Look for information in a reference book
M	Make up	1) invent 2) do past work
N	Name after	Give a baby the name of someone else
P	Pass away*	Die
	Pass out	1) distribute 2) lose consciousness
	Pick out	Select
	Pick up	1) go to get someone 2) take in one's hand
	Point out	Call someone's attention to
	Put away	Remove to an appropriate place
	Put back	Return to original position
	Put off	Postpone
	Put on	Dress
	Put out	Extinguish a cigarette, fire
	Put up with*	Tolerate
R	Run into	Meet by chance
	Run across	Find by chance
	Run out (of)	Finish a supply of something
S	Show up*	Appear, come to
	Shut off	Stop a machine, equipment, light etc.
T	Take after*	Resemble
	Take off	1) remove clothing 2) leave on a trip 3) leave the ground (aeroplane)
	Take out	1) take someone on a date 2) remove
	Take over	Take control
	Take up	Begin a new activity
	Tear down	Demolish, reduce to nothing
	Tear up	Tear into many little pieces
	Think over	Consider
	Throw away	Discard; get rid of
	Throw out	Discard; get rid of
	Throw up	Vomit
	Try on	Put on clothing to see if it fits
	Turn down	Decrease volume
	Turn in	1) submit classwork 2) go to bed
	Turn off	Stop a machine, equipment, light etc.
	Turn on	Start a machine, equipment, light etc.
	Turn out	Extinguish a light
	Turn up	Increase volume or intensity

 

From esl.about.com

Así pues, nace una campaña que intenta que el optimismo se traduzca en tarjetas de crédito ágiles, bolsillo ligero e incotinencia a la hora de pedir préstamos e hipotecas. Estoloarreglamosentretodos.org bien podría llamarse: “seoptimistaycompra.org",
“hipotecatecomosea.org",
o “gastadeunaputavez.org".

Quizás a tí se te ocurran mejores formas de gastarse los 4 millones de euros destinados a aumentar el optimismo rentable o incluso crees que las constructoras, los bancos y las instituciones públicas que les han permitido hacer lo que han hecho son los que deberían haber sufrido (aunque fuera un poquito) la crisis.

Esto, contigo y unos cuantos optimistas, lo arreglamos.

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NOTAS

1.“Los españoles no se rascan el bolsillo para salir de la crisis”. Beatriz Amigot. Expansión 19-02-2010”

Es una campaña publicitaria iniciada por Jaime de Andrés, responsable de publicidad corporativa de Telefónica junto a Javier Gómez Navarro (ex ministro de comercio y actual presidente del Consejo Superior de Cámaras), el economista Guillermo de la Dehesa y los abogados Antonio Garrigues Walker y Miquel Roca. "Es una llamada a la sociedad civil para que se movilice", explicaron los responables de la iniciativa, que durará dos meses, con spots en televisión, inserciones en prensa y cartelería exterior. En total, el coste de la campaña será de cuatro millones de euros que han puesto las Cámaras de comercio, la patronal de las grandes empresas constructoras (Seopan) y un buen número de grandes empresas (Telefónica, Iberia, El Corte Inglés, BBVA, Santander, La Caixa, Caja Madrid, Repsol, Cepsa, Endesa, Iberdrola, Mapfre, Abertis, Mercadona, Indra, Renfe y Red Eléctrica).

El programa HAARP té l'objectiu de millorar las radiocomunicacions i els sistemes de vigilancia (detecció de míssils).
Tot i això, té aplicacions militars que explica aquest vídeo i els enllaços que us deixo.

Alguns enllaços:

HAARP a la wikipedia

Norma americana HR.2977, sección 7, al final fa referencia a armas 'exóticas'. Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress) pdf.

The term `exotic weapons systems' includes weapons designed to damage space or natural ecosystems (such as the ionosphere and upper atmosphere) or climate, weather, and tectonic systems with the purpose of inducing damage or destruction upon a target population or region on earth or in space. link

 

Inventor de HAARP, Bernard Eastlund. http://www.eastlundscience.com/ Nota final: este tipo de experimentación accede a ella también Rusia y China

Sura, Instalaciones de Calefacción Ionosférica. El equivalente ruso al proyecto HAARP estadounidense

US Quake Test Goes “Horribly Wrong”, Leaves 500,000 Dead In Haiti

ABC: Chávez acusa a EE.UU. de provocar el seísmo de Haití

Un comentari del youtube: "We're getting too smart for our own good."

Today we must abandon competition and secure cooperation. This must be the central fact in all our considerations of international affairs; otherwise we face certain disaster.
Albert Einstein wikiquote

Una persona anomanada Randy Szuch, ha creat un trailer a partir de la pel·lícula Pocahontas i de l'àudio d'Avatar, la pel lícula èpica de James Cameron en 3D. Llavors, podriem dir que Avatar és un remake de Pocahontas amb la gent de color blau i amb la tecnologia d'avui?

¿Dónde está el fin de los grandes éxitos que auguraba Anderson? ¿Cómo es posible que tras el éxito de internet en dar visibilidad a los pequeños, los grandes éxitos sigan batiendo récords históricos?

La respuesta es que Anderson tenía razón sólo en parte. Es cierto que internet supone el fin de la tiranía de la limitación del espacio físico permitiendo a los contenidos de nicho tener una visibilidad y por lo tanto un mercado que antes les estaba vetado. Pero el error de Anderson es que el trasvase de audiencia no es en perjuicio de los grandes éxitos, sino en perjuicio de los contenidos mediocres, esos que están entre los puestos 300 y 400 en las listas de ventas, esos que antes tenían sitio en las grandes superficies y en los grandes canales de televisión sólo porque no había otra cosa: éstos son los que están abocados a su desaparición.

Internet ha dado a los pequeños y buenos en sus nichos una oportunidad que antes nunca habían tenido. Pero también está haciendo que los grandes sean aún más grandes. internet hará que los grandes éxitos sean aún más grandes y no más pequeños como esperaba Anderson. La franja media de contenidos que ni son apreciados por grupos minoritarios ni tienen posibilidad de convertirse en grandes éxitos son los que están reduciendo drásticamente su consumo. Ésos que sólo se compraban porque no había otra cosa.

Ahora, como internet permite especializar el consumo, comprando los contenidos que realmente queremos cuando queremos, los contenidos indolentes, los que comprábamos porque no había otra cosa, se están acabando. Éste es el gran beneficio de internet en la industria de contenidos. Si no añades valor, bien a la masas, bien a los nichos, desapareces.

Mi opinión:
En julio de 2006 Chris Anderson vaticinaba en su libro The Long Tail que Internet iba a acabar con la tiranía de los grandes éxitos. Eso no ha sido cierto ya que los grandes han luchado para ganarse al consumidor. La limitación de espacio físico de las tiendas no ha sido clave, la clave ha sido captar su interés.
@jrosell

La fragmentació és un dels elements que sempre ha marcat el vot catalanista. 2010-02-21

Hi ha prou espai?

El pastís electoral és el que és. El número de votants està determinat pels cens i les variacions del mateix, que se sàpiga, no ha sofert variacions importants des de la darrera convocatòria electoral. A més, les formacions polítiques que es presenten a les eleccions ja tenen una sèrie d'escons pràcticament assegurats i, com sempre, seran els indecisos més que els votants fidels els que decidiran els resultats finals.

De 2 a 3 partits catalenistes amb representació no hi veig problema. Jo no crec que s'arribi a tenir 5 partits catalanistes.
Dit això, la fragmentació i la llei D'Hont no es porten bé. De fet, també pasa el mateix amb PP, C's i la Rosa Diez.

Los consejos y trucos de maquillaje no pueden sustituir los cursos presenciales. Esto nos dicen desde Asociación de Maquilladores Españoles para Cámara y Focos.

La formación online gratis, ni que sea con vídeos, no permite aprender a maquillar. "A maquillar, se aprende Maquillando".

El aprendizaje 2.0, existe pero hay cosas cómo conducir que aún quedan en el mundo 1.0.

Saving Tip Number One

All things being equal between two companies, the one that offers the better user experience will win in the marketplace. Maybe that is obvious since any positive difference for a company tips the scales in its favor. So, let me take one step forward. I would argue that a good user experience is more important than superior prices, even for companies with razor thin margins. I admit that research is needed to support this claim, but my experience indicates that good usability is the key difference between online retailers. Put another way, profits are driven more by usability than price. This might be a comparison between apples and oranges (I know that they are not the same), but usability seems more business critical. 

I would bet that users would be more likely to buy books because they were easy to purchase and had reviews readily available, than if they were 30% off versus 20% off. Saving a couple of bucks, for the majority of users, is significantly less compelling than a good review and a good overall shopping experience. 

Why will this save your company?

You are able to compete based on the user experience not price. This can catch your competitors off guard again and again. Competition based on price is very difficult and tends to drive down profits, thus making it more difficult to recover during hard times. During better times, it is difficult to raise prices back to normal. A good user experience will drive loyalty and trust in a positive direction without a price cut. This is value which can be capitalized on at virtually any time, versus price which is more of a difficult short term maneuver. 

Saving Tip Number Two

Let's piece a few things together. We both know that managers and executives are out to decrease costs when times get rough. They need to keep spending down. What they want, in my experience, is a guarantee that spending money will improve the position of the company. If it doesn't have a big payoff, then the money will not be spent. 

When times are good, the company can ride the wave of the industry but when times are bad, the management demands a return. Sales must go up. Profits are critical. Every penny counts. Cutting costs becomes an important part of the operations of the company.

What can usability do for you? It is obvious. Usability is an extremely effective cost cutting tool. Usability helps designers create more simple products. Simple products are cheaper to build. Simple products are easier to sell and they are also easier for customers to maintain. That should sound pretty good to you. I know that it sounds good to me.

Why will this save your company?

Because you can drive down costs. Usability will help you maximize your investments. Many people think that salvation comes from an increased number of features. That is wrong. The wise person, armed with usability, knows that a good user experience is derived from simplicity. The bottom line, literally, can be improved through simplicity.

usability = simplicity = user satisfaction = increased profits

Saving Tip Number Three

Usability testing can also decrease time to market. As I stated above, you can make your products (or your web site) more simple but more effective using usability. Simplicity is not necessarily easy to reach. It does require time and effort. But, it is far less painful than trying to add new features that people don't even necessarily want. 

In down times, speed is even more critical than up times. This is important because it is much easier to gain ground on your competitors when things are rough. It is true. Cisco Systems knows this and that is why they are happy the markets are going sour. John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, is using the down turn as a time to break away from the competition. They are positioned to gain significant market share. 

Why will this save your company?

Usability can be used as a break away weapon. Many companies see usability as a premium overhead cost and they stay away from it when times are rough. But wise companies realize that usability is a weapon that will drive down costs, improve customer satisfaction, and increase speed to market.

Saving Tip Number Four

Are you afraid that spending money will not yield returns? You have nothing to fear. Unlike investments in technology, usability is based on human psychology and user research. If you understand humans via research, then building the right product, service, or web site, is basically guaranteed. I'm not kidding. Sun Microsystems has shown how spending about $20,000 could yield a savings of $152 million dollars. Gasp!? Each and every dollar invested could return $7,500 in savings. Well, don't take my word for it, take a look and come back with smile. Usability is not a joke. 

Why will this save your company?

Usability is about hard core profits. You want money? Do the testing. Do the research and gather the data. If you don't have the internal resources, outsource it, especially in down times. The benefits are basically guaranteed. Unless you think you have a truly customer focused product or web site, then you will gain from usability research. This isn't a sales call, it is a cost savings reality. Usability is not a soft science and it isn't just an extra thing to throw on at the end of a project. It offers you a strategic cost advantage.  

Saving Tip Number Five

If you invest in usability you will be at an advantage in the market because you will be closer to your customers. If you are gathering data from your customers, you will be able to satisfy them better than your competitors. Also, you will be more aware of when times are getting better and you can catch the inflection upward. Usability gives you customer knowledge but also industry knowledge. It keeps you in a position of power. It offers you a sustainable competitive advantage if you are willing to embrace it.

Why will this save your company?

When you know more than other people and other companies, you are in a position to win. Profits are driven by the usability testing you do. It is about brainpower. Usability isn't research in a tower, it is a front line weapon. It gives you a pipeline to the heart of the industry and that will help your company win. Catch the wave before your competition.

1. Compite con la experiencia de usuario
2. Maximizar la inversión
3. La velocidad es clave
4. Reducir costes pensando en el usuario
5. Ser competitivo