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Viajero y lector, Ingeniero Agrónomo / Traveler & Reader. Agricultural Engineer. From Asturias (Spain), living in Singapore.

Singapore
Joined September 2008
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El abandono de la universidad pública es un error nefasto que se pagará caro. Ha sido, con sus muchos defectos, el principal igualador de oportunidades de la sociedad española. Una puerta de entrada a la clase media, incluso más, para quienes no tenían dinero o contactos.
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No se ha rescatado a todos los supervivientes ni recuperado a los muertos —la cifra va a ser espantosa— y esta España ideológicamente enferma ya está aprovechando la tragedia para tirarse los trastos. Cubrí desastres naturales en muchos países: jamás vi nada parecido.
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Enseñaban aquí, en las escuelas de periodismo de EE.UU., que, si un candidato afirma que llueve y el otro dice que está soleado, tu misión no es la de citarles a ambos, sino la de “asomarte a la puta ventana,” mirar al cielo y averiguar cuál de ellos está diciendo la verdad. 👇
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Oviedo. Every winner of the Princess of Asturias Prize is met and piped into the hotel by a local band . Makes you feel very welcome
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Esta imagen no simboliza lo difícil que es parar una guerra. Sino lo barato que sale empezarla.
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How to create a cycling culture where none exists? Build a complete network, and build it quickly. Between 2016 and 2024, Vilnius built 164 kilometres of Dutch-inspired, red asphalt cycle paths, and went from 1.5 to 4.5% modal share—a three-fold increase—in two political terms.🧵
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Dikembe Mutombo was an incredible basketball player – one of the best shot blockers and defensive players of all time. But he also inspired a generation of young people across Africa, and his work as the NBA’s first global ambassador changed the way athletes think about their impact off the court. Michelle and I are thinking of Dikembe’s family and everyone who knew and loved him.
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“Currently about 2/3rds of all Dutch children walk or bike to school, with 75% of secondary school kids cycling to school. By enabling safe and active travel, #Dutch cities prevent an estimated one million car journeys to school each morning.” — @modacitylife in #CurbingTraffic
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Have you ever wished to view the world from a completely new perspective? This thread on cool maps is here to blow your mind 1. Population Density in China
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Hay una extrema derecha, nostálgica de dictadores pasados y cómplice de los nuevos. Hay una extrema izquierda, nostálgica de sus tiranos del pasado y cómplice de los nuevos. Y se parecen mucho: ni una ni otra creen en la libertad, la democracia o los derechos de las personas.
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