El claxon a modo de ¿timbre?

Madrid nunca duerme, por ello a veces descansar se torna casi en una misión imposible.

Si al ritmo acelerado^a de la ciudad^b, le sumas la mala educación^c de tus vecinos y algunas de sus prácticas^d más molestas, puedes volverte completamente loca, sobretodo en verano, cuando todas las ventanas están abiertas de par en par y el ruido de la calle se percibe con más claridad que nunca.

Entre mis vecinos^e, aparte de poner la música para todo el barrio, hablarse a gritos de ventana a ventana o pegar portazos que asustan a cualquiera que ande desprevenido, últimamente se estila una nueva modalidad de comunicación entre ciertos sujetos cuyo uso sirve, sobre todo, para avisar de su presencia a esa persona con la que han quedado y aún no ha bajado de casa: el maldito claxon de los coches.

Así, cada vez que un coche entra en la calle, comienza a pitar desesperadamente hasta que la otra parte interesada se asoma y le grita que ya baja o directamente se presenta en el punto de encuentro.

Lo mejor de todo es que parece ser un método sin restricciones, válido para cualquier horario: Y es que da lo mismo que sean las tres de la tarde, que las diez de la mañana o, peor aún, las tres y pico de la madrugada.

Debe ser que, aparte de desconocer la existencia del timbre, no han descubierto aún la socorrida llamada perdida al móvil, que normalmente tiene el mismo significado: “ya he llegado” (a donde sea).

Disponible en: <http://es-para.blogspot.com.br/2009/08/ el-claxon-modo-de-timbre>. html. Acceso en: 24 jun. 2012. Adaptado.

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The Underwater Centre secures its biggest ever contract – worth $1.3million - to train Russian saturation divers

Your Oil and Gas News Magazine The world's leading commercial diver and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) training facility, based in the Scottish Highlands and Australia, has secured its biggest ever contract – worth US$ 1.3 million – to train Russian saturation divers.

The award cements its reputation as a major service provider for the growing worldwide oil and gas industry. The men, already experienced air divers, were trained on saturation procedures and techniques and will receive the Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS) and the Closed Bell certification. More advanced than the ADAS, the Closed Bell is the certification appropriate to deep water dives of 60 meters / 200 feet, using a trimix tank with 16 percent oxygen (O2). During the training, divers lived in a chamber for up to 28 days, which was pressurized to the same pressure of the sea, exactly at the depth that they will be working at. Living and working at pressure mean that they can be transported quickly and efficiently to the work site under the water without decompression stops, allowing divers to work in much greater depths and for much longer periods of time. MRTS Managing Director Alexander Kolikov said: “Oil and gas firms in Russia are currently facing a skills shortage due to the rapidly increasing amount of exploration work underway at the moment. By investing in the training of our divers in saturation diving, we are addressing this need for experts in maintenance and repair activities vital to maintaining Russia's subsea infrastructure." Steve Ham, General Manager at the Fort William Centre said: “We were delighted when MRTS chose The Underwater Centre to train its divers in saturation diving, and I think this is testament to the hard work we have been putting in to ensure our reputation as a world-class training facility. Available at: . Retrieved on: 28 June 2012. Adapted.

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The Underwater Centre secures its biggest ever contract – worth $1.3million - to train Russian saturation divers

Your Oil and Gas News Magazine The world's leading commercial diver and Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) training facility, based in the Scottish Highlands and Australia, has secured its biggest ever contract – worth US$ 1.3 million – to train Russian saturation divers.

The award cements its reputation as a major service provider for the growing worldwide oil and gas industry. The men, already experienced air divers, were trained on saturation procedures and techniques and will receive the Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme (ADAS) and the Closed Bell certification. More advanced than the ADAS, the Closed Bell is the certification appropriate to deep water dives of 60 meters / 200 feet, using a trimix tank with 16 percent oxygen (O2). During the training, divers lived in a chamber for up to 28 days, which was pressurized to the same pressure of the sea, exactly at the depth that they will be working at. Living and working at pressure mean that they can be transported quickly and efficiently to the work site under the water without decompression stops, allowing divers to work in much greater depths and for much longer periods of time. MRTS Managing Director Alexander Kolikov said: “Oil and gas firms in Russia are currently facing a skills shortage due to the rapidly increasing amount of exploration work underway at the moment. By investing in the training of our divers in saturation diving, we are addressing this need for experts in maintenance and repair activities vital to maintaining Russia's subsea infrastructure." Steve Ham, General Manager at the Fort William Centre said: “We were delighted when MRTS chose The Underwater Centre to train its divers in saturation diving, and I think this is testament to the hard work we have been putting in to ensure our reputation as a world-class training facility. Available at: . Retrieved on: 28 June 2012. Adapted.