The Shifting Phases of a Commodity: Textiles and Ethnic Tourism on a Lake Titicaca Island

The case study of the island of Taquile in the Peruvian part of Lake Titicaca will be used to explore how textiles functions as intermediaries for social interactions and change and how they respond to demands from ethnic tourism. By using theories of material culture, specifically the analytical approach of the biography , I aim to shed light on the process by which some textiles in Taquile have passed from being the person’s “second skin” to a commodity responding to ethnic tourism. However, such a process, rather than being contradictory, expresses the capacity of Taquilean culture to adapt the local values to a monetary economy. Taquilean culture is also an agent in these encounters with tourism, impeding the complete commoditization of the textiles

Estructura informativa y derecho a comunicar

In recent years the notion of a new right has become widespread: the right to communicate. The conceptual framework of tbis new right is based upon a particular distinction ---one among many- of the notions of information and of communication. We may speak of information when messages flow in only one direction, without answer or reciprocity. Communication, on the other hand, presupposes interactiong and exchange on an equal ground. Starting from this distinction one sector of the experts in the communications field indicate that we can not speak of communication -but rather only of information- when we refer to modern means of diffusion. The fact that nowadays we speak of «a new world order of information and 01 communication» and not of «an international order of information» reveals to what extent this interpretation has become widespread. The new right to communication is presented as yet another step within a process whose stages were freedom of speech, opinion, of the press, of information and, more recently, the right to information, which now would become encompassed within the new right. We are not dealing with an attempt to do away with rights already achieved, but rather to situate them which emphasizes -for aIl- the active role of the right to informo The first allusion to this right was made by n'ARcY in 1969. From that point on, a number of work groups have been set up -the most renown being the group operating out of the University of Hawaiito develop this concepto International organizations such as the International Broadcast Institute, UNESCO and the Asian Mass Communication and Information Centre have dealt with it also. The Report of the International Commission for the Study of the Problems of Communications in the World (McBride Commission) contains numerous aIlusions to this right, even though it recognizes .that the present formulation is yet imperfecto The author of this paper considers that the most adequate treatment of the eventual basic human right to communicate is the one carried out by Desmond FIS H ER, with whom he is in agreement and shares bis criterion that we are dealing with a right that belongs to each individual first and then, as a derivation, to groups or collectivities at any leve!. FISHER'S schéma, which puts forth a hierarchical framework between the basic right, derived liberties and particular rights with respect to the exercise of human communication, is adequately articulated and sheds light upon legitimate limitations which could become established, motivated by the protection of the rights of others. In his final observations, the author sta tes that in spite of the distinction between information and communication, which in a certain sense may be considered arbitrary, the new concept could be of great utility, insofar as it signifies an attempt to avercome pure Liberalism, at the same time that, when considered as a fundamental human right, it constitutes a decisive rejection of the systems that have adopted the Soviet model or any other dictatorial varia ton of that model

El derecho a la información y los medios de comunicación

Nuestras pretensiones, como estudiosos y amantes del Derecho Constitucional, sin desconocer, obviamente, nuestra formación en el ejercicio del derecho penal durante veintidós años, sólo llegan, por ahora, al señalamiento de los puntos capitales sobre la temática escogida que, por tanto, no contiene ninguna aspiración dogmática, pero sí que sea el comienzo de un futuro ensayo serio sobre el tópico y que, desde ya, se abra la esclusa de la discusión académica para los eventuales lectores

Factors that influenced Julio Cortazar and Francisco Torres Oliver’s translations of the tale “the fall of the house of usher” by Edgar Allan Poe

Throughout history, translation has been a fundamental tool to transmit the work of authors in different languages. For instance, the literary works studied in schools around the world to learn about styles and genres of different writers have been translated into different languages and some of these works have been translated into the same language more than once. The different translations of literary works are accepted as if the original author had written them and this is a consequence of the quality of an accurate translation. It is necessary to mention that in orderto create an accurate translation, professional translators are taught how to analyze texts, apply techniques and also to theorize (Anthony Pym 2012). However, since translation is a relatively new area of study there is still so much to learn especially from translators that worked with complex books in the past. It is imperative then, to study and analyze the translation work of different literary texts. In academic terms, this is called passive translation,which is the study and analysis of a translated work.Studying literary translation is a fundamental tool for professional translators who want to learn why different translators create such different translations of the same text. There are many well-known authors whose texts have been translated into different languages as a result of their talent and styles. One example of a prominent author, who has been defined as the father of a complete genre is Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe is one the most influential writers of the gothic literature and his influence can also be perceived in modern horror literature. Reason why his works have been translated to several languages. One of his tales “The Fall of the House of Usher” was translated for Hispanic readers by several translators and in this study the following translations were studied: Francisco Torres Oliver’s translation, an illustrated collection published by Nórdica Librosin 2015; the second translation in Spanish was the one written by Julio Cortazar in 1956 and it was presented in Obras en Prosa. Cuentos Edgar Allan Poe. In order to study and identify the answers to the Research Questions, it was necessary to select samples of the tale The Fall of the House of Usher written by Edgar Allan Poe. The analyzed sample texts were chosen for convenience in order to compare the same passages of the two translations. Once these sample texts were selected, it was necessary to identify vocabulary features, genre characteristics,and other peculiarities that the author used in his text to compare them later on with the translations written by Julio Cortazar and Francisco Torres Oliver. The point here was to find out what decisions the translators made in order to convey those elements. During this process the intention was to fulfill the objectives previously established and identify to what extent the author’s style, the translators’ background and the stylistic features of the original text influenced on their translations.Consequently, the original tale and its translations went through a rubric analysis process. The first rubric helped consider the type of register in each translation; this means that the characteristics and aspects of frozen and formal registers. Then, the second rubric dealt with the type of vocabulary; so the two types of vocabulary that were analyzed were archaic and gothic. A third rubric was used to study the use of three stylistic devices in each translation. Finally, a comparative chart with the background information of the translators’ background was employed to compare all the data

Fundamentos de ciencias físicas y químicas para los nuevos títulos de grado de maestro de primaria

Se presenta una adaptación de bloques correspondientes a fundamentos básicos de física y fundamentos básicos de química, que podrían formar parte de las futuras asignaturas correspondientes al módulo didáctico disciplinar Aprendizaje y enseñanza de las ciencias experimentales, del Título de Grado de Maestro de Educación Primaria. Se describen las tareas que se han llevado a cabo para elaborar o adaptar recursos, diseñar la guías de trabajo y planificar la organización docente. Finalmente, se analizan los primeros datos obtenidos tras recoger información sobre la implementación de estos recursos durante el curso 2008/09

ROV's Video Recordings as a Tool to Estimate Variation in Megabenthic Epifauna Diversity and Community Composition in the Guaymas Basin

Patterns in benthic megafauna diversity in littoral and intertidal zones in the Gulf of California have been associated with both habitat heterogeneity and substrate type. Current knowledge of invertebrate communities in hard bottom habitats at depths > 200 m in the Gulf is poor due to the methodological limitations inherent in sampling deep habitats. Using video imagery of benthic habitats coupled with environmental data from the Remotely Operated Vehicle Doc Ricketts, we documented variation in the diversity and community composition of the benthos from 849 to 990 m depth in the NW limit of the Guaymas Basin, in relation to dissolved oxygen and substrate characteristics. This depth range overlaps an oxygen minimum zone where oxygen drops to levels < 0.5 ml L-1 and strong gradients in a narrow depth range occur. Dissolved oxygen varied along our benthic survey from 0.200 to 0.135 ml L-1. We observed high taxonomic richness across an area of rocky outcrops through the lower transition zone. This megafaunal pattern differs from reports from other oxygen minimum zones characterized by a great abundance of a few species. Taxonomic richness diminished at depths with reduced dissolved oxygen in the lower boundary of the oxygen minimum zone with increasing soft sediment cover. We found that rocky outcrops and structure-forming organisms such as corals, sponges, and oyster aggregations supported a higher diversity (H' = 0.8) than soft sediment (H' = 0.7) as have been observed in other habitats such as seamounts. Environmental variables that explained most of the megafaunal variation were substrate type (18.4%), depth (1.14%) and temperature (0.9%). Salinity (0.45%) and dissolved oxygen (0.3%) were less important factors to explain the megafaunal composition variance. Substrate type played a key role in the diversity and composition of benthic megafauna. These results broaden our understanding concerning the potential roles of substrate characteristics in the community composition of the deep-sea benthic megafaunal assemblages in the Gulf of California and oxygen minimum zones in general

Evaluación de la calidad en el servicio del restaurante Pizza Hut Villa Fontana de Diciembre 2014-Enero 2015

La calidad en el servicio del restaurante describe un papel importante para alcanzar en el desempeño de las operaciones. Esto consiste en si al grado de satisfacción que experimenta un cliente relacionado con la atención recibida, la eficiencia del servicio y la manera en que el servicio le fue entregado. Para que un restaurante alcance una buena calidad en el servicio este debe cumplir con las necesidades y expectativas de sus clientes ya que estos son lo más importante y quienes determinan que tan bueno es el servicio ofrecido por un establecimiento en particular. Para identificar cuáles son las necesidades y expectativas de los clientes y de esta manera brindar un servicio de alta calidad en un restaurante es necesario medir las percepciones de los clientes con respecto a las dimensiones y atributos que constituyen la calidad del servicio