My TOEFL Results!

well i did the TOEFL and its really chalenging... here you can see my results!


TOEFL Reading: I got 9/11.





TOEFL Listening: I got 4/10.







TOEFL Structure: I got 15/20







TOEFL Vocabulary: I got 39/50




hmm i think i was nervious... hehe well ill try harder later.. cya all

My SkillsWise Results!

well i just did the Scanning and Skimming reading tecniques and here you can see my certificates!

I Did My Homework! (i didnt wanted to =( )

here is a little piece of information about the garbage problem on the planet...


Can We Solve Our Garbage Problem?

This article provides the results of a state-by-state survey of the U.S. municipal solid waste management practices. Solid waste aka ‘garbage” is a cultural, economical and environmental issue that remains to be solved.

This is a useful survey that is in its 16th year. The data gives us a broad view of the trends in the United States. One surprising result is the increase of solid waste landfills from the last survey two years earlier as landfills are subject to Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) syndrome. Not surprisingly, we have increased our solid waste tonnage per person and thereby our annual tonnage rates for collection, storage, transportation and disposal or reuse/recycling. Municipalities strive to look for ways to incenticize reuse/recycling rather than disposal in landfills as these landfills are rapidly running out of capacity to accept more wastes.

There are several innovative approaches to use the “carrot” rather than the “stick” to increase recycling rates. One approach that is having some success is Pay As You Throw (PAYT) programs. This is where municipalities put a fee on any additional garbage cans above your normal allotment and lead to you to reduce that amount by putting recyclables in the designated recycle bin ( usually roller bins). This has markedly increased recycling rates in many cities. Another innovative “carrot” concept is by a company called Recyclebank that provides a designated community a special recycle roller bin that has a chip that weighs your recycle waste at pick-up and depending on your increase, will give you coupons to your local merchant stores or national chains on products up to a certain limit e.g. $35/month. This is being tried in several communities across the country. Another company “Big Belly” provides waste baskets that can be placed in strategic areas such as downtown areas and compact the trash thereby reducing the number of pick-ups and costs and is powered by a solar panel. However, as we continue to encourage recycling to reduce disposal, the recycle market is decreasing thereby creating another problem.

Other areas of significant activity include capturing methane gas from landfills to food composting. As the “garbage” problem will not go away, more innovations will continue in our quest to solve the solid waste problem in the United States.



Select two paragraphs from your article.

1.- This is a useful survey that is in its 16th year. The data gives us a broad view of the trends in the United States. One surprising result is the increase of solid waste landfills from the last survey two years earlier as landfills are subject to Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) syndrome. Not surprisingly, we have increased our solid waste tonnage per person and thereby our annual tonnage rates for collection, storage, transportation and disposal or reuse/recycling. Municipalities strive to look for ways to incenticize reuse/recycling rather than disposal in landfills as these landfills are rapidly running out of capacity to accept more wastes.

2.- There are several innovative approaches to use the “carrot” rather than the “stick” to increase recycling rates. One approach that is having some success is Pay As You Throw (PAYT) programs. This is where municipalities put a fee on any additional garbage cans above your normal allotment and lead to you to reduce that amount by putting recyclables in the designated recycle bin ( usually roller bins). This has markedly increased recycling rates in many cities. Another innovative “carrot” concept is by a company called Recyclebank that provides a designated community a special recycle roller bin that has a chip that weighs your recycle waste at pick-up and depending on your increase, will give you coupons to your local merchant stores or national chains on products up to a certain limit e.g. $35/month. This is being tried in several communities across the country. Another company “Big Belly” provides waste baskets that can be placed in strategic areas such as downtown areas and compact the trash thereby reducing the number of pick-ups and costs and is powered by a solar panel. However, as we continue to encourage recycling to reduce disposal, the recycle market is decreasing thereby creating another problem.


Choose 3 sentences per paragraph.
and
Describe the parts of the words in the sentence.

1.-

a.-The data gives us a broad view of the trends in the United States.

-nominal part: The data
core: data
-verbal part: gives us a broad view of the trends in the United States.
core: gives
b.-One surprising result is the increase of solid waste landfills from the last survey two years earlier as landfills are subject to Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) syndrome.

-nominal part: One surprising result
core: result
-verbal part: is the increase of solid waste landfills from the last survey two years earlier as landfills are subject to Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) syndrome.
core: is

c.-Municipalities strive to look for ways to incenticize reuse/recycling rather than disposal in landfills as these landfills are rapidly running out of capacity to accept more wastes.

-nominal part: Municipalities
core: Municipalities
-verbal part: strive to look for ways to incenticize reuse/recycling rather than disposal in landfills as these landfills are rapidly running out of capacity to accept more wastes.
core: Strive


2.-
a.- There are several innovative approaches to use the “carrot” rather than the “stick” to increase recycling rates.

b.-This is where municipalities put a fee on any additional garbage cans above your normal allotment and lead to you to reduce that amount by putting recyclables in the designated recycle bin ( usually roller bins).

c.-This has markedly increased recycling rates in many cities


Select three words and find their definitions in an online dictionary.

1.- Data: The term data means groups of information that represent the qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable or set of variables. Data (plural of "datum", which is seldom used) are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graphs, images, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which information and knowledge are derived.

2.- Municipalities: A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. A municipality is typically governed by a mayor and a city council or municipal council.

3.- Garbage: Waste (also referred to as rubbish, trash, garbage, or junk) is unwanted or unusable material.
In living organisms, waste is the unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from them. More commonly, waste refers to the materials that are disposed of in a system of waste management.
Waste is directly linked to human development, both technologically and socially. The composition of different wastes have varied over time and location, with industrial development and innovation being directly linked to waste materials. Examples of this include plastics and nuclear technology. Some components of waste have economical value and can be recycled once correctly recovered.
Waste is sometimes a subjective concept, because items that some people discard may have value to others. It is widely recognised that waste materials are a valuable resource, whilst there is debate as to how this value is best realised

Visit at least two blogs from classmates and leave a comment. Add the link to your classmates blogs.

there are my comments!

http://vero2289.blogspot.com/2009/11/green-engineering-final-project-eco.html?showComment=1257167509468#c8240288186601780322

i really liked those ecocars! they are really interesting!

http://romerolaura19.blogspot.com/2009/11/9-easy-tips.html?showComment=1257168057951#c8969873254122951118

those where really good tips to stop the climate change tho

Well... This is my Cover Letter! =)

here i leave my database manegement Cover letter i hope you like it teacher =)



Carlos Parra,
123, Avila 67 Street,
Maracaibo, Zu 40001,
(0414)-666 7426.

Date: 2nd November, 2009.

Mr. Orlando Peña,
Procedatos, Inc.,
225, Bella Vista north,
Maracaibo, MA 12341-12565.

Dear Mr. Peña,

Mr. Keines Reverol, who is one of my friends working in your company, suggested me to write to you about the possibilities of an opening in your firm. I am enclosing my resume in hopes that my background will be of interest to you.

As my resume indicates, I have 1 year of experience as a database manegement with Consys Inc., where I was responsible for providing technical support in design and development of the central database of the company. I am result oriented, software engineer student with strong in design and integration problem solving skills. Great in Java and T-SQL.

I would appreciate an opportunity for a personal meeting, at which time I can explain why I would be an important asset to your firm. I may be reached, at your convenience, at the above phone number.

Sincerely,

Carlos Parra.

finally i invite all my friends to post a comment and tell me if you like my Cover Letter! =) cya all

This is ME!!! =) Charlos Rembrandt (Carlos Parra)
well actually this is my avatar in Second Life!!

well i hope to find all my classmates and ofcourse my teacher in second life!

About Engeneering, Interview

Here are some Q&A to a electronic engineer student, that would open your mind to what is like to study engineering and what it take to be a engineer. Her name is Astrid Bracho, and is studying at URBE Electronic engineer:

1.-Could you please define Engineering in your own words?
In my own personal way, Engineering is the way we analyze, evaluate and study all the events that are in our surroundings, no matter origin.

2.-What influenced you to pursue Electronics engineering, industrial engineering, computer science engineering or informatics engineering?
I was influenced by Robotics mainly, that's the main reason why I choose electronics engineering.

3.-Could you please describe the educational process required to become an Engineer?
Not easy, but need effort. Basically needs all the math, physics knowledge in a advance level in order to understand the main reason of "who things happend"

4.-What are the skills you need to be a good engineer?
Be constant, study hard, look forward, be self-learning and a lot of practice.

5.-What job considerations were you looking for after you completed your education?
Status, Good salary and challenging projects.

6.-What's something of your school life that you enjoy the most?
Actually, the time that you can spend doing whatever you want.

7.-From your perspective, what is the most difficult part of being an engineering student?
That you need to quit the party life.

8.-What are your plans for the future?
Be in a good company, have a good salary and challenging projects

9.-Point out your most personally gratifying moment in engineering school.
When I received the diploma.

10.-Why would you recommend Engineering as a career?
I would recommend it because its competitive, challenging and mind breaking

Introducing myself!

Hi, there! My name’s Carlos Parra but you can call me Charlos. I’m from Maracaibo, originally. I live in Maracaibo, in Juana de Avila. I’m 20 years old and I study computational engineering at URBE . My favorite subjects are Database and Programing. This trimester I am taking 7 classes and I am in the 7th trimester.

I really like video games and listen music all the time! i like to eat pasta a lot!
and i really like to spend time with my girlfriend! (love you honey ^^)
... oh and i really like to use funny faces when i write something like (=), =D, ^^, ^^' and things like that ^^')
I dont like baseball, reading(a lot), smoking(really hate smoking -_-) and getting up early...

my dream is to get marry and work in a really big company so i can spend all the money making my family happy at all cost!

About english, i really love to speak, read and study english a really wish that some day i can speak english without any single problem =), well i read really well but my writing sometimes is really mediocre =P and i get so nervious when i trying to speak to someone in english ^^'