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Analysts indicated that the estimated advance of 0.3% in February points to growth close to 1% in the first quarter. The Mexican economy advanced in February, according to the Timely Indicator of Economic Activity (IOAE), which would link four months to the rise, and also points to a better performance than expected at the start of the year. The Inegi reported that a monthly increase of 0.3 percent in the Global Indicator of Economic Activity (IGAE) is anticipated in the second month, and an advance of 0.5 percent was estimated for January, a better figure than the previous forecast, of a drop of 0.1 percent. With this figure, the economy would add four consecutive months of expansion, its longest positive streak since the end of 2020. At an annual rate, the indicator indicates that the Mexican economy advanced 2.8 percent in February, the most significant increase in six months. positive report Analysts from Monex indicated that, if the figures in the report materialize, they constituted good news, since with this data the risk that the Mexican economy will register a contraction in the first quarter of the year despite the situation was practically eliminated, and they agreed in that this figure would point to a growth of 1 percent in the first quarter. "A result like this could lead to an upward revision of the forecasts, although it remains to be seen how the Russian invasion of Ukraine affects the performance of the economy," he added. "The IOAE published by INEGI shows a more or less positive outlook for Mexico's economic activity in the first quarter," said Gabriela Siller, director of analysis at Banco Base, on her Twitter account. He added that these estimates imply that the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter could be around 1 percent per quarter. “The estimates are consistent with some resilience at the beginning of the year despite a relatively adverse environment. However, some elements could weaken this pace, including higher pressures on prices and the continuation of interruptions to supply chains”, Banorte analysts indicated. They added that with the revision of the January data it would be confirmed that the economy withstood the impact of more omicron infections, although to a lesser extent than in previous waves. “However, we believe that activity continued to be impacted by other factors, including price pressures. This, together with the extension of problems in the supply chains, could compromise the development of the activity going forward”, they pointed out. Julio A. Santaella, former president of INEGI, said that with the results of the IOAE, economic activity would still not reach its pre-pandemic levels, and would be 1.4 percent below the figure for February 2020. difficult recovery Alain Jaimes, an economic analyst at Signum Research, said that the increase in productive activity could be due to a relatively easy basis for comparison, so a weak recovery of the Mexican economy is predicted for this 2022. He stressed that the sluggishness that can be seen in the services is worrying, despite a greater relaxation in the healthy distance measures implemented as a result of the health crisis due to Covid-19. "The sluggishness that services would register is worrying today that the confinement measures have been greatly relaxed, so the dynamics of this sector would be confirming a stagnation in the economy," said recovery. Jacobo Rodríguez, chief economist at BW Capital, authorized that the greatest boost in the economy comes from tertiary activities, however, he has shown inconsistency in previous data and an economic weakness is foreseen this year. “It will be important for this trend to continue since we have observed inconsistency in the performance of economic activity and expectations are of weakness due to the impact that the economic slowdown in the United States and the acceleration of inflammation would generate,” he will highlight. Link: https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/economia/2022/03/23/economia-apunta-a-mejor-desempeno-al-inicio-de-ano/

Not all animals that fly through the air have wings, there are some capable of gliding thanks to different evolutionary adaptations. Today we will explore 5 of them. We all know animals that, without wings, are capable of gliding more or less long distances. When it comes to gliding animals, flying squirrels or flying fish are always referred to. But there are many more that have developed evolutionary strategies that allow them to glide long distances. Today we bring you five amazing animals that manage to move through the air without wings. Gliding lizard, the dragon that glides with its ribs The common gliding lizard (Draco sumatranus) is a peculiar small reptile endemic to the archipelagos of Southeast Asia, with a number of extraordinary adaptations. On the one hand, it has membranous expansions on the sides of the body, called patagios, which are supported by the thoracic ribs. The structure of these bones is elongated, and the muscles, which in other animals allow the rib cage to expand and contract, in gliding lizards have become specialized to allow the transformed ribs to open or close, extending or folding the ribs. patagos. Still other membranes extend under the throat, sitting on elongated, movable cartilages that arise from the hyoid bone. It is thought that these expansions on the sides of the throat, which can also be folded, would act to improve balance, stability and make it easier for the animal to gain altitude during gliding. In addition, the hind legs are also flattened and combined with expanded lateral scales at the base of the tail to improve the effective aerodynamic surface that facilitates the rudder function. Giant Manta, the largest glider on earth The largest animal in the world capable of gliding is found in the sea. We are talking about the giant manta (Mobula birostris), a huge fish that can reach a wingspan of up to seven meters and weigh three tons. To prepare, the blanket folds its mouth suspects against the mouth and flattens its body. It is then propelled with the power of its fins, at great speed, breaking the surface of the water. Already in the air, it continues flapping, while it plans until it falls back into the water. The reasons why manta rays make these long leaps out of the water are unclear. They are unlikely to do this to escape predators, and since they feed on plankton, they do not do this to feed either. They have proposed, as a hypothesis, that it may be due to a form of communication or social display, although it is more likely that it is simply a way of saving energy. Although the jump itself involves an effort, moving through the air implies less friction, and, therefore, less resistance than moving through the water. Spiders, pilots of flying machines Spider web strands ready to take flight Many species of spiders move by the wind, but they do not have bodily adaptations to do so, instead they make a vehicle out of their silk. First find high ground from which to launch. There they prepare their flight equipment, built exclusively with silk. They fix the silk at a point, and weave a series of filamentary structures that, when the time comes, detach from their moorings and fly through the air, with the spider suspended from them. Spiders have been found floating at an altitude of 4,000 meters, and have been known to travel hundreds of kilometers. The technique of these spiders has traditionally been compared to the operation of a paraglider. Of course, the wind has a lot to do with it, and it does during the flight; however, it has been observed that spiders have a preference for taking flight when the wind is calm. What they do is not actually float in the wind, using a very different system. The atmosphere is an electrically charged fluid, something we see very well during a storm, and spiders can sense it. Spider silk also has a certain charge, which allows the strands to stay apart from each other without becoming entangled, due to the effect of repulsion, and also generate enough force to take off and fly. The serpent that flies changing its shape Flying serpent of paradise (A) gliding, (B) in detail and (C) schematic of its body section (Holden et al. 2014). Among animals capable of gliding without wings, snakes of the genus Chrysopelea have one of the most complete adaptations. In the tree, its shape is that of a normal snake, with a circular section. But when it propels itself into the void and extends its body to glide, it not only glides lengthwise, but also changes its shape. It extends its ribs, acquiring a very flattened cut, concave on top and convex almost flat on the belly. That peculiar shape, added to its great length, gives it an unintuitive but very effective aerodynamics. It is really remarkable that the snake does not preserve a bilateral symmetry —from left to right—; its flight is undulating as would its movement on land, and as it arches from one side to the other, the side of the body that is in the inner curve of the undulation is more frightful than the outer side. However, it does have longitudinal symmetry, which makes it unique among gliding animals, and provides it with enviable maneuverability, without the need for a rudder. The elusive flying squid Schematic (top) and photographs (bottom) of squid (a) taking off, (b) propelling, (c) gliding, and (d) splashing down (Muramatsu et al. 2013). The flying squid of the Ommastrephidae family are perhaps the most fascinating animals capable of flight. As far as we know, flying squid begin their takeoff with their fins and arms folded, taking on the shape of a rocket. Once in the air, spread your fins and arms, expanding the membrane between them. They position them in such a way as to create a lifting surface. But the most fascinating thing is that they fly using a system that no other known animal uses: jet propulsion. In the anatomy of a squid, as in the rest of the cephalopods, there is a cavity called the mantle, which can be filled with water, with an exit to the outside called a siphon, through which this pressurized water can be expelled. While flying, flying squids have some ability to maneuver, either changing height or direction, directing the jet in different directions at will. When the water in the mantle runs out, it begins to glide. Even in this phase, it is thought that he can direct flight at least laterally, by changing the angle of his arms. As it approaches the surface, it retracts its fins and arms, entering in the same rocket-like shape with which it emerged. The re-entry is clean, hardly causing splashes or rebounds. It is estimated that, in this way, squids can fly more than 30 meters away in just 3 seconds, a remarkable feat given that we are talking about animals whose bodies — not counting their arms — measure less than 15 centimeters. of length Link: https://www.muyinteresante.es/naturaleza/articulo/5-animales-asombrosos-que-vuelan-sin-alas-981647934987

"two-tempered" unicorn Of all the sporty two-strokes from the early '90s, the Suzuki RGV250R is one of the hardest to find. Even so, from time to time one goes on sale California, the sunny state of the United States and, also, an inexhaustible source of impressive machines. Although the United States is usually associated with custom culture, the truth is that it never ceases to surprise us with jewelry like the one we bring you today. It is a practically immaculate Suzuki RGV250R, a motorcycle of legend and not as common as, for example, the Honda NSR250. The thing is that like its rivals, the Suzuki was based on the 250 GP model from the Hamamatsu firm and went on sale in the late 1980s. Its engine, without limitation, was capable of offering 60 CV for a dry weight of 128 Kg, so we are talking about a light motorcycle capable of offering great moments of fun. In fact, even here in Spain there was a one-make cup that used them and the memories of those who raced it were that they used a very fun motorcycle. As for the unit that we have located, it is the evolution of the first model and although it was bought in 1994, the development was from 1991 when the VJ22 evolution arrived. It had 41 mm inverted forks, a 17-inch rear wheel and increased to 62 hp, in addition to presenting improvements in the electronic components, with a multiple digital ignition system or Suzuki's advanced power control, called SAPC. Speaking of this unit in question, it comes from Australia, but has been in the United States since at least 1997, the date on which its current owner bought it. It has some minor modifications made and the most interesting thing (besides the bike itself) is that it has some accessories that are also supplied with the sale, such as a stand or one of the replaced covers, as well as some fairings, levers In the damage section, only some aesthetic ones with small cracks, a peck in the tank and a mark on the fork oil bottles damaged by a pneumatic wrench are adopted. Of course, this last flaw can be easily corrected since the sale includes new plugs. The bad news is that the price has risen quite a bit and is in its final part of the auction. The $10,000 reserve has already been exceeded and it is already close to $11,000 with just over 24 hours to go before the auction closes. To that should be added around 1,500 dollars for shipping to Europe, so it will be difficult to get it for less than 12,000 dollars, which at the current exchange rate is 10,900 euros. Link: https://www.soymotero.net/motos-de-ensueno-la-venta-suzuki-rgv250r-1994

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Russia closed 2021 with a growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 4.7% compared to the previous year after recovering from the recession in which it was plunged by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Federal Statistics Service. The inflation rate in Russia between March 5 and 11 rose to 12.54% from 10.42% in the previous week, according to the Ministry of Economic Development. The Russian economy is heading for a large-scale structural transformation to face the impact of the unprecedented sanctions that the West has imposed on Russia for its military offensive in Ukraine, which implies a long period of strong uncertainty, difficult for the Bank of Russia. . Russia closed 2021 with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 4.7% compared to the previous year after recovering from the recession in which it was plunged by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat). This is the largest increase in GDP since 2008, when the Russian economy grew by 5.2%, according to the official TASS agency. The Central Bank of Russia (BCR) predicted on February 21 - three days before the Kremlin announced what it called a "special military operation" to "denazify and demilitarize" Ukraine - GDP growth of 5.5% year-on-year in the first quarter for the year as a whole an advance of between 2% and 3%. Russian GDP will suffer However, he admitted that the international sanctions against the bank itself, several financial entities and against multiple economic sectors of the country will cause a "reduction in GDP in the coming quarters", although he did not dare to put figures on the "economic slowdown" that it will suffer. the country. Nor does he opt for an estimate of year-on-year inflation, which has "accelerated significantly since the beginning of March." The inflation rate in Russia between March 5 and 11 rose to 12.54% from 10.42% in the previous week, according to the Ministry of Economic Development. Despite this, the BCR board of directors today maintained the interest rate at 20%, after having practically doubled it last month (from 9.5%) due to the first Western sanctions. The Governor of the Bank, Elvira Nabiúlina, still expected in mid-February that inflation would return to the 4% target in 2023, but the current situation has forced her to delay it to 2024. Ruble despised and exit of hundreds of companies The entity admits a dark outlook for the economy due to the outflow of capital, foreign companies, inflation, an unemployment rate that will increase after standing at 4.3% in December, according to Rosstat, and the strong depreciation of the ruble . The national currency stands after the BCR decision at 103.61 rubles per dollar and 112.85 rubles per euro. "The Russian economy is entering the phase of a large-scale structural transformation, which will be accompanied by a temporary but inevitable period of rising inflation," the BCR said. Firms in many industries report logistical and production difficulties amid trade and financial restrictions imposed on Russia, the Bank admits. In Moscow alone, some 300 foreign companies - several miles apart - have suspended their activity, the mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said today. "A sharp increase in uncertainty weighs heavily on the sentiment and expectations of households and businesses," acknowledges the Russian monetary entity. The BCR warns that “the Russian economy faces considerable uncertainty regarding the speed and magnitude of the adjustment in aggregate supply in response to the recent increase in trade and financial restrictions”. For Nabiúlina, proposed today by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, for a term of another five years at the head of the BCR, the business adaptation to change, including in the production and supply chains, will be destroyed in a key factor. measures against unemployment “The stimulus measures being taken by the Government and the Bank of Russia will limit the escalation of the economic slowdown. The path of recovery of the Russian economy came largely from the degree and speed of its adjustment to the new conditions”, assures the Bank of Russia. Link: https://gestion.pe/economia/la-economia-rusa-abocada-a-transformacion-estructural-y-fuerte-incertidumbre-rusia-noticia/

It all started as part of an end-of-course project and has become an attraction on the networks within the South American country. Santiago Herrera has handcrafted this homemade motorcycle, which is powered by salt water to function. Through our colleagues from La Moto Argentina we have met Santiago Herrera, an 18-year-old boy from the province of Salta, who was surprised a few days ago when he uploaded a video of his project baptized as “One green step at a time ”. It is the result of the work he has been carrying out, in recent months, as part of his university studies. A completely handmade motorcycle, powered by salt water, was the challenge that this young man chose for his student work. Thanks to this, he has become a public figure overnight within his country. In fact, it is not the first time that we see a device of this style. A mechanic from the same province, named Juan Siclera, already showed a motorcycle with similar characteristics a few years ago, and said that he had created that design 16 years ago. Therefore, this type of system has already been tried to be implemented at another time in the past, but they still do not find the necessary support to carry it out. Returning to Santiago and his version of this motor equipment on his homemade motorcycle, he shows us how it works in several videos that he has uploaded to the TikTok social network. In them they explain the operation by means of electrolysis in the water, separating the elements that are in it by means of current with two electric poles. In this way we can separate the oxygen and hydrogen that we find in liquid matter. As Juan Siclera explained a few years ago when he was building his motorcycle, powered by salt water, the operating system was as follows: "I have a container with water to which I add salts, through a hose I take that water to a system of platelets that I made with scrap metal, more polycarbonate and other elements. Hydrogen gases are separated on one side and oxygen on the other, one comes out through a hose because it is heavier and the other gas through another hose. Hydrogen will serve as fuel". Now Santiago has taken up that idea again, and he himself confesses to us that he would be delighted to mass-produce them, but that he needs different modifications to make it work correctly. Above all, replace the glass jar that uses a fuel tank mode, which can explode due to the reactions caused inside it during electrolysis. He himself recounts these vicissitudes that his handmade motorcycle goes through: “I recently uploaded it to TikTok and many people saw it. We need people in the world who innovate and who people support. It would require structural modifications, especially with equipment similar to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)." He also expressed his intention to even create a tutorial on how to manufacture more units independently: "If I reach 10 thousand followers on TikTok - account is santyherrera01– I am going to create a tutorial and show how you can do it at home” Link: https://www.soymotero.net/moto-agua-salada-sin-gasolina-invento

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The decision of the city of 17.5 million inhabitants, located at the gates of Hong Kong, comes after President Xi Jinping called the day before to "minimize" the impact of prevention measures on the Chinese economy. China stopped prioritizing the economy and the technological metropolis of Shenzhen (south) partially lifted this Friday the confinement decreed by an outbreak of COVID-19, especially in its port, one of the largest in the world and vital for trade. The decision of the city of 17.5 million inhabitants, located at the gates of Hong Kong, comes after President Xi Jinping called the day before to "minimize" the impact of prevention measures on the Chinese economy. China is experiencing its worst coronavirus outbreak in almost two years, with several miles of new positive cases a day in recent days, spread over twenty provinces, that is, two-thirds of the country. In response, authorities have confined several tens of millions of people in the country of 1.4 billion people. The Health Ministry on Friday reported 4,365 infections the previous day, of which 105 were in Shenzhen. The southern city, which brings together thousands of factories from big names in technology, was placed on full lockdown on Sunday after the detection of COVID-19 cases, linked to the epidemic sweeping Hong Kong. Public transport can now be renewed, as well as administrations and economic activity in five districts of the city, the city council announced on Thursday night. Among the affected districts is Yantian, where one of the largest ports in the world is located, with 10.5% of the containers used by Chinese foreign trade. in danger The removal of the restrictions illustrates the authorities' concern for economic activity after two years of a "zero covid" strategy, which consists of doing everything possible (lockdowns, quarantines, contact tracing, border filtering) to prevent the appearance of COVID-19. of new cases. Xi Jinping will surely on Thursday night the following of this policy to “immediately stop the spread of contagions”. But he also called for "minimizing the impact of the epidemic on economic and social development", while Beijing announced its lowest growth target in 30 years for this year ("around 5.5%"). One of the main suppliers of the American computer giant Apple, the Taiwanese company Foxconn, had already indicated that on Wednesday it had resumed a part of its production in Shenzhen. According to official figures, the "zero COVID" strategy allowed in the last two years to limit the number of patients to about 125,000, 5,000 of whom died. Since the spring of 2020, life is almost normal in the country, but the outbreak of the omicron variant is changing things. Across the border from Shenzhen, the semi-autonomous territory of Hong Kong, also a supporter of the “zero COVID” policy, has one of the highest omicron mortality rates in the world, especially among unvaccinated older people. The Chinese Ministry of Health reported this Friday that only 51% of those over 80 in mainland China had received at least two doses. "The Hong Kong epidemic has given us a particularly enlightening lesson," said Wang Hesheng, vice minister of health, at a press conference on Friday. Link: https://gestion.pe/mundo/china-busca-proteger-su-economia-y-flexibiliza-confinamiento-en-shenzhen-noticia/

Martha Segarra. Barcelona, 1963 Research professor at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and professor of Gender Studies at the University of Barcelona. In Humanimals (Galaxia Gutenberg) he explores our relationship with other animals. It is not a term that I have invented, I have taken it from other people, in fact there are quite a few people who use it. It is a term that refers to that relationship between the human and what we call animal, as if we were not animals, humans are also animals. That term has been used quite a lot throughout the 20th century, when more awareness of this interweaving arises. And now it's a word spread around the world Western thought has traditionally made a division between the human and the animal. Are the harms of humanity against this separation? Yes, exactly. But it is important to explain this well, because it does not mean that all animals are or are the same. We are very different. But not only humans from other animals, but all animals from each other. A bacterium is very different from an elephant, an ant from a dolphin. And within the same families of species, there are also great differences. But what lies behind the concept "animal" is a kind of separate category that we humans have created, as if we had nothing to do with the rest. And that separate category that we have created we consider exceptional. We believe we are exceptional, not just different, which is true that we are, but exceptional. And therefore, the other animals do not fall within any ethical or behavioral rule that we can assume as our own within humanity itself. Does it mean that the separation between humans and animals has served to justify violence against animals? Completely. It has served to justify violence and exploitation, which is another form of violence; not only mistreatment but also the use of animals as if they were raw material, lifeless material. Because one thing is the farmer who has 20 cows, or even a hundred, and another thing is the industrial farms, which are the ones that predominate in the West and now also in China and almost everywhere. These factory farms are actually huge protein factories where there don't seem to be any live animals, and it's where you can see how far we've come in exploiting other animals. Those who defend the superiority of the human being over the rest of the animals indicate that, for example, we have language while the rest of the animals do not. Is it so? In reality, those of us who see specialists in ethology and animal studies - a slightly broader branch, because it includes not only biologists specialized in animal behavior but also anthropologists specialized in human behavior, people of law, philosophy or thought - is that in many animals (at least those of the species that we can observe more easily because we are closer and because they are more like us) there is also a language. Each species has its language. There are people who consider that the human is the only language that can express subtle things, that can make literature... We are all the time deciding what is better based on our human parameters, we are cheating in solitaire, because we are comparing what ours with something we can't understand, because we don't have the means to understand how other species communicate. Now there are many books on how dogs or cats communicate, but these are animals that live with us and therefore have learned to translate their language into ours, just as we have also learned to translate things for our dog or cat . But how do species communicate in the wild? We do not know exactly how birds and each bird communicate, because each species is different, chickens do not communicate in the same way as sparrows. This radical separation between human and animal has also made us consider what we call animals as a whole, when in reality they are very different from each other. Do you think that the hierarchical vision that has been imposed in the West and that places the human being at the top of the pyramid is wrong? Aren't human beings on the cusp? It's a bit like the discussion about the term Anthropocene. It is said that for a few years we have entered a new era in which it is man who dominates the earth, a new geological era. It is true that we have a power that other animals do not have, for example, the destruction of the planet, or at least of many of the Lives that exist on the planet, starting with ours. But I think that this radical separation, this hierarchy, is very harmful, and not only because of the way we treat non-human animals. Within our species, this hierarchical superiority has also been used to establish profound inequalities. For example? Racism, for example, is based on the same argument: that there are human beings better than others by nature, better in intelligence, or in courage, or in strength... We have invented an intrahuman hierarchy that is the same one that we apply to what is outside the human species. When the theory of races was created - totally out of place from the current scientific point of view - it was based on this type of argument. People of color were compared to animals, those people as human as whites were not preferred. Today that seems to us, obviously, an aberration. But it was the discourse that linked that hierarchical vision of humanity with a hierarchical vision within humanity. Human groups have also been animalized in order to treat them badly. It is what the Nazis did with the Jews: first they came up to say that they were like rats and then that they were directly rats that had to be exterminated. Treating someone like an animal is a pejorative expression, because we assume that we always treat animals badly. One of the fundamental distinctions of the human being with respect to other animals is his ability to ask himself what makes us human. What makes us human? It is not a question that can be answered in one fell swoop. Of course, we have specificities with respect to other species. But since, deep down, the interest in other species is very recent, we have believed that we have a series of specificities that are false, such as the language we were talking about earlier. But there are others. Many people say, for example, that the human being is the only one who has aesthetic or spiritual aspiration. But behaviors are seen, especially in animals that genetically resemble us a lot, such as non-human primates, behind which ethologists consider that there must be some desire of this type. And the same is sometimes said of animals that are farthest from humans, such as elephants, which bury their dead and seem to mourn them, something that seems to us that we human beings are the only ones who do. Your question is very legitimate, but at the same time it is dangerous because as soon as we establish a list of what makes us human, we can sometimes be leaving other cultures or other times of humanity off that list. Do some animals have feelings like we humans do? We have no idea, it is impossible at the moment to put yourself in the head of an ant or a bee. Therefore, we cannot know if they have what we call feelings. The problem is that we define the world based on our senses and therefore on what we imagine the world to be. For example, there is a very famous text by the biologist and philosopher Thomas Nagel in which he asks what goes through the head of a bat, what is the world of the bat, what is it to be a bat. It is a question that has crumb because bats, which are mammals like us but very distant from human beings due to evolution, have senses that we do not have, such as geolocation, and that humans now supply with techniques such as GPS or sonar. We cannot imagine a world perceived from other senses than ours. That is the complexity and wonder of life. Many of those who are against animal rights argue that an animal cannot be held accountable. What do you think? That is another human concept, that of responsibility. First we would have to see what responsibility means. Philosophers who have asked this in relation to animality, such as Jacques Derrida or Donna Haraway, say that the idea of response is at the root of responsibility. In other words, when they ask you why you have done something, you can answer, you can interact. Obviously, we cannot ask an animal that does not speak our language why it has done such a thing. But, instead, it is clear that animals respond in their own way, they respond to our actions, to our interaction with them. On the other hand, there are also many people who, due to a health problem or for whatever reason, cannot speak, express themselves, respond, and that does not leave them outside the law. That is not why we consider that they are not beings worthy of being treated not only with consideration but sometimes even with more consideration than the rest. If animals are subject to law, do they also have obligations? The system of law, again, is a human system. And the moment we insert the rest of the animals into our system, things squeak, because we are applying a vision of human relationships, not human relationships. Obviously, non-human animals that live with us must be protected from mistreatment, and we must also prevent the mass extinction that is taking place of non-human animals, animals that live in freedom. I am in favor of all kinds of regulations that prevent this type of action, but I do not believe that the ultimate solution is to insert non-human animals into our world of law, because in this way we are not considering their alterity, their forms of life that they are different from ours. It is necessary to legislate on dogs, cats and other animals called companions and also on animals that are not suitable for eating or for other types of human activities because if not, there will be abuses and the excessive exploitation that we witness. Something that had also never happened in human history. Does it mean that today we are crueler than ever to other animals? Link: https://www.elmundo.es/papel/historias/2022/03/19/623462e021efa0b32d8b45e0.html

The unstoppable development of electronics applied to motorcycles makes us think that only those with high displacement and high performance receive maximum attention from brands in this area. This is not always the case, fortunately. It is evident that Premium motorcycles host the maximum amount of cutting-edge technical solutions of each firm. Given the extraordinary escalation in recent years of performance and performance, that is, of engines and cycle part, there is little room for maneuver to improve what is already excellent, even excessive for the real world on the open road. Hence, the most common path is currently directed at the development of electronic solutions that help manage these features and increase driving safety. Take a look at the equipment of all the latest generation sports, maxitrail and GT bikes, and you will be overwhelmed by the breadth and depth of many of their technical solutions at the electronic level. The skidding management systems, even allowing a certain range, of departures, of engine braking, of suspension calibration and of engine response, of the combination of all these factors at the same time, ABS with special intervention in curves, systems intelligent lighting and a long etcetera, are already inexcusable arguments for any novelty that prides itself as a category model of this third decade of the s. XXI. If you want to know in depth each of the models with these terms, you will find them in the 2021 edition of MOTOCATÁLOGO already on sale at your usual point of purchase; But the technology should never be exclusive to higher cost models. And luckily it isn't. There is a good baggage of technologies that can be applied to the most po[CENSORED]r motorcycles and that make life easier for their pilots, many of them novices. The increase in security is notable, and this without entailing an exclusivity that prevents its more general extension. It is true that in its beginnings, many of these technologies were reserved for the most premium models, but little by little they are spreading, as has happened over time with developments such as ABS, once limited to larger-caliber motorcycles and now accessible. in a large percentage of motorcycles sold today. Below we show you six technical solutions that began to be developed in the most prestigious models of the main brands on the market and that are currently available in very accessible motorcycles to start riding motorcycles depending on each license. Emergency lights on during sudden braking Warn the vehicles that follow us on the road that we are making an emergency stop is vital for our safety. BMW began experimenting with a flashing system for its rear brake light when a given deceleration occurred, which meant a very remarkable safety solution that is now fitted to its most prestigious models. Now it is also possible to find a similar solution in models as po[CENSORED]r as the Honda CB 500 series. When you are about to enter the ABS braking system, the four indicators turn on in unison in "warning" mode to alert you of a strong braking, which will react earlier to the vehicle behind us and thus advance its braking with a lower risk of rear-end collision. anti-lock clutch It is a technology that was born in competition and that is used to control the rear wheel in strong retentions. When several gears are lowered very suddenly, the sudden increase in engine speed can cause the rear wheel to lock, with the consequent danger to the stability of the motorcycle. Although it is usually associated with very sporty driving, it can also be very useful in other situations in which it is necessary to resort to this immediate reduction. The most common way to adapt this technique is by means of clutches with a special spring and ramp design, so that their discs and springs are actuated progressively, thus calibrating the relationship between the effect of the engine brake and the final transmission to the wheel. rear . New models, such as the Honda CB 500 series or even the new Zontes U 125, which is marketed at a price of €2,995, already have this technology aimed at increasing driving safety, being perfectly suitable for those who are new to their driving license. motorcycle A1 or A2, even with the validated B car license in the case of the "eighth of a liter" Zontes. ABS and traction control Anti-lock braking and rear tire grip management systems have been at the forefront of electronic solutions aimed at safety in the world of two wheels. BMW pioneered the introduction of an ABS system on motorcycles and from the early days of its inclusion only on Premium models, we can now enjoy its benefits on a wide range of motorcycles and scooters, including 125cc. An alternative lies in single-channel ABS, a solution that we see in some models such as the Honda PCX or Piaggio Liberty, where a front disc is combined with a rear drum, the latter a measure that combines a price reduction with greater ease of maintenance. relative to a disk drive. Once again, models such as the 125 cc Zontes range incorporate an ABS braking system signed by Bosch, a world reference in this field and which collaborates with practically all the major motorcycle brands. Or the new Macbor Montana XR5, which allows three ABS intervention modes despite being a valid track for the A2 license. As for traction control, it will again be developed initially for RR cut models, but its intervention in models of all kinds is always welcome for the sake of safety. Its development has spread even in the field of scooters. Piaggio was a pioneer with its ABS-ASR system in the Beverly range, and today we find this technique in best sellers such as KYMCO SuperDink 350 TCS, Honda SH 125i, Yamaha TMAX or Piaggio MP3 series. As for the motorcycles, models among the best sellers such as the Kawasaki Z 900 or the Suzuki GSX-S 750 equip it, always without forgetting the most exquisite alternatives such as the RR type Ducati Panigale, maxitrail such as the Kawasaki Versys 1000 or maxinaked such as the KTM 1290 Superduke R that even allows you to modify its level of intervention. engine maps The reasoning is similar to the previous chapters. The possibility of varying the response of the engine through levels of electronics will be eliminated in racing and will end up being adapted to street bikes. Today it is no longer an exclusive equipment for high-performance, high-displacement motorcycles, not even for specific segments, as the retro Triumph Bonnevile Street Twin demonstrates. Medium-displacement models from Voge, Macbor or CF Moto or the aforementioned Zontes U 125, as well as its retro sister G1-125, already add this option, making driving more accessible depending on the state of the asphalt. gear indicator grenade It is a "gadget" that is already common in the vast majority of motorcycles thanks to the implementation of digital instrumentation in combination with the classic green "neutral" light. It means a great help for the pilot, since he does not always have to be attentive to what gear he is driving, being able to recognize it with a simple glance at the dashboard. This way it can be easily corrected by moving up or down a gear if necessary. Brands like Suzuki moved to the forefront of this technology and others, like Honda, resisted using it, although they are already common in their models, including the new CB 125 F 2021. Adjustable handles Not everything is going to be electronic solutions. The use of adjustable levers was previously restricted to more exclusive cut models, but it is now very common on motorcycles and scooters of all kinds. By means of a calibrated wheel, the distance from the lever to the fist can be modified. In this way, the rider will look more comfortable and will be able to drive more smoothly and safely. The list of state-of-the-art components that have a greater technological contribution of po[CENSORED]r motorcycles could be extended to elements such as "full LED" lighting systems, which allow a better vision for the rider and also for other road users, or the equipment of smart or proximity keys, which replace traditional keys for greater comfort of its owner. Again, these developments are available in po[CENSORED]r models as opposed to their former stock of big-bore motorcycles. Link: https://www.formulamoto.es/seguridad/seguridad-moto-soluciones-tecnologicas/59708.html

Haydee Tiffer Sotomayor, MBA Economist and Business Administrator Lecturer at Fidelitas University Economics has traditionally been a social science that seeks the distribution of wealth, making financial decisions that maximize the utility and benefits of the rational consumer and entrepreneur. advanced, today the focus of economic science has been enriched, expanded and even refers to a constant flourishing. Proof of the above is the concept of Happynomics, which mentions the importance of economic and emotional prosperity. For its part, the green economy seeks to measure economic performance in terms of current decisions about long-term sustainability. Hence the concept of sustainable development, which seeks to meet the needs of the present, without compromising resources for future generations. (Daniels, 2013) Since the 1980s, there has been great concern about the lack of the planet and the scarcity of its resources. Fritjof Capra, in his book The Crucial Point, mentions that the future will belong to energies with inclusive economic systems with a new vision of life. ¨The new vision of reality that we have been talking about is based on the understanding of the reciprocal and essential relationships and dependencies of all phenomena: physical, biological, psychological, economic, social and cultural. ¨ (Capra, 1992, p. 145) Likewise, for the Industrial Revolution 4.0, Klaus Schwab, one of the founders of the World Economic Forum, mentions the new sustainable production as a fusion of global production domains that involve technological, physical and biological environments. In the same way, since 2015, the United Nations has proposed the Sustainable Development Goals or the 2030 Agenda that promotes sustainable development and a new economy more oriented towards environmental responsibility, with which the circular economy is born. The traditional economy is linear It has a short-term vision of consumption, that is to say, it is believed that resources are infinite, cheap and inexhaustible. It is produced to sell, regardless of the origin of the raw materials, or the quality standards or ISO standards. It is produced to satisfy the use value or the immediate need, thinking only to use and discard. The circular economy It is a cyclical production system that considers the regeneration and reuse of resources. It is based on the four Rs: reduce, reuse, repair and recycle. Reduce. The circular economy becomes a cycle in which all stages of production are used and waste is reduced. reuse Since all the waste from the production process is used, the life cycle of ecosystems is respected and, therefore, a wish is a new resource. Repair As we think about the optimization of resources, many times a desire is repaired or recovered so that it continues to function and becomes raw material again. recycle As it is about preserving the natural capital of resources, all disposable material or waste finds its use again in production. Consequently, the circular economy seeks the innovation and profitability of companies by creating new production systems that involve research and development to apply reuse methods to achieve zero cost, promote environmentally sustainable systems and promote new jobs. Circular Economy Basic Cycle In Costa Rica, some companies such as Florida Ice & Farm, Florex and Holcim have implemented the circular economy in their production systems. (Faults, 2018) Florex is a company that manufactures cleaning products. He built an ecological solar-powered plant and a wastewater plant. They constantly redesign their transportation routes. This company has reduced the use of plastic and is a pioneer in the use of virtual money, since it has an incentive plan called Eco Colones that seeks the return of containers to collection centers. recycle As it is about preserving the natural capital of resources, all disposable material or waste finds its use again in production. Consequently, the circular economy seeks the innovation and profitability of companies by creating new production systems that involve research and development to apply reuse methods to achieve zero cost, promote environmentally sustainable systems and promote new jobs. Circular Economy Basic Cycle In Costa Rica, some companies such as Florida Ice & Farm, Florex and Holcim have implemented the circular economy in their production systems. (Faults, 2018) Florex is a company that manufactures cleaning products. He built an ecological solar-powered plant and a wastewater plant. They constantly redesign their transportation routes. This company has reduced the use of plastic and is a pioneer in the use of virtual money, since it has an incentive plan called Eco Colones that seeks the return of containers to collection centers. Link: https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/economia-circular-el-nuevo-futuro-economico

Humans use verbal language, accompanied by gestures and facial expressions, while animals rely on visual, auditory and olfactory communication. The answer is yes, animals communicate like us, but they use another language. People use verbal language, although not exclusively because we also use gestures and facial expression, and animals mainly use visual communication, which includes body postures and facial expressions, auditory communication, which includes vocalizations such as barking, and communication olfactory Depending on the species, one form of communication is more important than another. I give you two examples: in the case of dogs, visual communication, posture and facial expression, accompanied by vocalizations, are more important. For example, dogs use a ritualized language made up of offensive posture (body erect, limbs outstretched, tail up, ears up) and defensive posture (opposite). All this can be accompanied by vocalizations and facial expressions. Olfactory communication is also important. When a dog urine marks, it leaves a message for the other dogs. However, this olfactory communication is even more important in cats. He thinks that the cat is a solitary animal, so it has not had to develop a language to communicate from one to another like the dog, which is a social animal that lives in a group. The cat has developed an olfactory language that avoids direct encounters. For this, what they do is leave signs with their nails, they leave signs by rubbing with different parts of the body or they leave signs with urine. And all these signs are messages to the other cats: “I am a female and I am in heat” or “be careful, this is my territory, don't come near me”, etc. It is obvious that communication between animals does not have the richness that we have between people, but many more messages are transmitted between them than we suppose. And of course, although the messages are more primitive, they understand each other perfectly. That is, they have all the communication tools they need. The only problem of understanding can occur during the period of development called socialization, and which in the case of dogs is from three weeks of life to three months, and if they have not had contact with other dogs. During this period they have to be with other individuals of their species, they have to live with them. If this does not happen, it may happen that the dog does not learn dog language and later, as an adult, does not understand the postures that other dogs adopt and this can lead to misunderstandings and fights. In the rest of the animals, including species that are not companions, communication is very similar to this process that we have explained. Depending on each species, they use one type of language more than another, but they all communicate. In general, in all social species, visual language is more important: postures, facial expressions and vocalizations. And for species that are less social, olfactory communication is often more important. And it happens in all of them, it can be a horse, a sheep or a mouse. Marta Amat Grau doctor in Veterinary Medicine, responsible for the ethology service of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Link: https://elpais.com/ciencia/las-cientificas-responden/2022-03-16/los-animales-se-entienden-cuando-se-comunican-como-nos-entendemos-las-personas.html

Yamaha is the most stolen motorcycle brand in Spain, with up to five different models on the list with the ten most stolen motorcycles in the country. anticipating, the theft of cars and motorcycles continues to be a scourge that continues to evolve in Spanish society. Vehicle thefts are a criminal activity that is increasing exponentially according to Trackting sources, who confirm that Yamaha is the most stolen motorcycle brand in Spain, with up to five different models in the top 10 most stolen motorcycles. Interestingly, the most stolen motorcycles in Spain have a close relationship with the best-selling motorcycles, for the simple reason that many of the thefts are aimed at dismantling the vehicles to resell their parts and accessories separately, especially in a segment such as motorcycles where it is very easy to damage various parts of the vehicle in a single incident. The spare parts are often expensive and the repair of a motorcycle usually carries a high bill. To save something, many bikers turn to the second-hand market in search of original parts and the po[CENSORED]r parts that other owners carry out in order to make a profit when selling the parts. This opens up a wide market that represents a business opportunity for many 'friends of the alien', which encourages theft of motorcycles in order to disassemble them into parts and resell them. For this reason, many of the most stolen motorcycles in Spain also coincide with the best-selling ones on the market. The greater the demand for spare parts, the greater the supply must be. Yamaha is the most stolen motorcycle brand in Spain In the list with the 10 most stolen motorcycles in Spain there are up to five different models of the Japanese brand Yamaha. This means that the tuning fork manufacturer's products are extremely po[CENSORED]r with thieves. Link: https://www.autobild.es/noticias/yamaha-marca-motos-robada-espana-1029033

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