Esteban Mendieta Jara - Blog

And the time to cross the barrier of the 30's came.

It's been a long way since celebrating my 30's last year in South Korea . Today, again in Ecuador, in the haughty and Sovereign Nation, celebrating this birthday with my loved ones, although some in the distance but I know that with me.

Very interesting all this year knowing that you are in the age where everyone will look more seriously, although I say that I can still pass for 26 or 27, but hey that's why I'm well preserved.

These 365 days have been great. finished my Master , I competed in many races and I improved a lot my time, but also had injured some months, but the best thing this year was to share with my Father his lifelong dream of reaching the Great Wall of China (soon will place the photos on Flickr), and because not only were there but we got to the roof of the world Tibet , at Phi-Phi Islands and Angkor Wat , it was great to re-meet in this time the two and know that we are not just father and son, but also friends and that all dreams are achievable in this life.

Million thanks to the sms, calls, emails, tweets and FB posts from around the world (seriously, I too was surprised). With friends like you for more, and for those who still have not still have time for the day is still long.

I share with you the official photo of my 31st birthday, not that it is an angel, but I think I do well this costume or not?

Read newspapers online has become part of daily routine in the middle of my coffee before heading out to college. I review several newspapers, both of Cuenca as Quito and Guayaquil, and well I think with this distance I can have a pretty good idea of ​​what happens in my country.

Recently I was more aware than ever, especially in the sports, for news of the races of the Cruces Basin . For obvious reasons the local media coverage given to it, but national media truth nothing comes out, just for them traditional 3 races in this country do not exist, 45 years Las Cruces Circuit , Circuit 42 years Boroto Richard Child , and 11 years of race walking Luis Chocho .

I wonder what should make Cuenca to be shown on these national media?, Or do anything, if not in Quito or Guayaquil skills do not matter.

As an athlete I can say that when we learned of racing, is through "word of mouth" and if we see a competition in another province, is because they show the results of what had been the day before, on a small note lost in the paper.

Eye is not only events of this type, a few days ago was the same with Deportivo Cuenca. Although I am a fan of Cruz del Vado , which is in the second category, I was happy to know that the D. Basin achieved a historic step in the Libertadores, and for truth in media Basin was published this, but for the mass media both Quito and Guayaquil as tv, truth was no great feat, and it was as it happened, point.

Again I ask, is that just like bad news from the provinces to publish?, Is that perhaps rank next round of the liberators is not so great, or have a career for 45 years and have been the hotbed of the most great distance runners of the country is not enough?.

Both the D. Basin as the Circle Cross Vado are traditional clubs in the heart of Cuenca, and do great things not only for the city but across the country, or perhaps there is also jealousy and regionalism in the media? or just remember the Cuenca, when they become champions and win medals?

I sincerely hope not.

Registration for the edition " 45 International Circuit Cruces Basin "will start from 1st April from 10h00 to 20h00 at the headquarters of the Club (Address: Calle de la Cruz 13-110), for so, we invite you to register and secure your participation.

The price of registration depends on the mode in which you wish to participate, 10USD and 12USD for 10Km to the posts. Registration includes: the right to a chip, a participation medal and memories of the competition.

This year we hope to have the participation of 3000 athletes, which includes you, so " Las Cruces "has your participation.

Be part of the history of sport has made great glories to your city and especially to the country.

The Circle Cross Vado, year after year, working hard on innovation in this competitive national and international recognition. Among the major developments we have from this year you can register online your participation in the competition http://www.cruzdelvado.com/inscripciones-online/ .

Similarly, you can be part of the social comunicades Facebook and Hi5 in which you can meet more athletes like you who share this love of the sport. In these communities you share your photos, videos, experiences, and also create new friendships.

From now on, these communities will keep you constantly informed with news, advice, training tips, among others, not only to the Cross but for different skills.

We invite you to be part of them

Facebook: http://tiny.cc/VadoFacebook

HI5: http://tiny.cc/VadoHi5

A few months of their first year since the President of Ecuador declared the use of Free Software in Public Institutions of the State, as you can see the first results.

According to the report published by the newspaper El Comercio , the savings from the use of free software so far is U.S. $ 15 million.

Additionally in the coming days, the Secretariat for Informatics released the source code of a document management system called "Quipux", a system that is based on the Colombian project Orpheus .

Wiggle the news: Meneame.net

Today marks 2 years of the meeting between Rafael Correa and Richard Stallman , why Rafael Bonifaz and I have decided to write about how this event happened. Here you can read the version of Rafael on history.

During the election campaign of 2006, I worked one day receive mail the following message:

--- Forwarded message ----
From: Rafael Bonifaz
Date: October 4, 2006 11:53
Subject: Free Software
To: Rafael Correa

Dear Rafael,

My name is Rafael Bonifaz and I am a Systems Engineer. Currently in addition to my professional work I am active in free software communities of Ecuador. In this country little is spoken on the subject, but countries like Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, parts of Spain and Europe are moving to the use of Free Software. To win you the election, propose a plan regarding the use of free software in the state?

To cite one example, now the municipality of Quito should pay IBM a value close to $ 200 000 per year for the use of your email server and that the mayor can share your calendar with the councilors. We can offer a similar solution, with some software development and use of free software for a cost of nearly $ 20 000 for a single time. Hence, the municipality can hire us to support us or any other company that knows the subject. Do not stay locked to us.

With $ 200 000 a year can do more for the benefit of the community rather than pay a fee for use of computers. This is only a servant of a municipality. Imagine the cost of all licenses of windows, office and other programs used by the state. How could we save by using free software and the money spent would stay in training national professionals, instead of paying multinationals.

Sincerely,

Rafael Bonifaz

PD. The main community of free software in Ecuador is:
www.ecualug.org

One person who was responsible for reviewing the emails told me and what I do with this?, I read the message and said, give it to me I answer.

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Well it is a win football or something, is just the answer you give when they ask me Age? 3-0 years will answer.

Three decades of my life, wow have been passed in the blink of an eye, but at the same time there have been many but so many things, good and bad, one or another evil thing I have done, but I say get a summary, fuck 30 years well spent! I'm not complaining.

The other day I read the post I wrote while serving 29 years , the truth, I never would have imagined that my 30s those held in Seoul, but it's interesting that you read this remember that the most important birthday of life, I have held out home.

My 18's celebrated in Quito, a few weeks of having arrived , my 21 in New York during a stint with the Yankees, the 25 in Quito again, and now 30 in Seoul.

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Well a few weeks ago the idea of ​​writing a post to help migrants with the use of tools available online, but I really think this can also be useful post for exchange students, frequent travelers, backpackers, people who one way or another want to be in touch with loved ones and acquaintances, even within the same country.

I hope these tips can help you, if you have any more suggestion, send it to me by e-mail to include it.

This is written based on my experience when I travel out and some new things that I have known in recent months in Korea.

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I think one of the most interesting things when traveling is that you have everything you do and show everything you do, at least this is my case, so I recommend you open a blog.

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During the International Congress of Society and Electronic Government CONSEGI developed in Brazil from 27 to 29 August 2008, the countries of Brazil, South Africa, Venezuela, Cuba, Paraguay and Ecuador signed a document protesting the ISO standard (trucho) of OOXML .

As you may recall some months ago was made ​​the adoption of standard OOXML , this process was marked of much controversy , because some countries may check the manipulation of the vote by micro $ oft, now the countries that voted NO on that occasion have decided to raise their protest against the approval of the standard.

A night of August 21, 1996 I went to Cuenca to the capital , just knew it was going to study , which was a morlaco in search of victory.

In my head just thinking about what might happen there, all the new things he would see and learn everything again inside me just waiting to pass the time (4 years) to return to my family, my Cuenca , my Vado , my friends , but everything changed, the circumstances of life have led me in other directions and destinations.

They are 12 years out of those I love most: my parents and my grandmother.

And today in the distance, more than ever, I have in mind the words that my Father and my Mother told us last year in its 30 anniversary, "it is difficult to see them go whenever you are on our side, but we gave them wings to fly, fly so high ... "

So, they gave me wings to fly, and I'm doing, thanks mom and dad

I love you

Stephen

If you've been in the United Estates, the jony, just in New York, you know that there are several places where people from other countries come together, as in the case of Little Italy for Italians, China Town for Chinese, Flushing for Ecuadorians and the Roosevelt for all Latinos

In the Roosevelt can find everything you need in your country, in the case of the Ecuadorian male soap, Quaker Oats, Zhumir, Chicken Gus, manicho, including one million more.

Well here in Seoul, there is also a similar place called Itaewon . Here people of all countries to attend, you can find food from different countries, food, cell phones and feel a little closer to home. The stores are more focused on foreigners and everyone speaks English, which does not happen in the other businesses in Seoul.

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