The Ironman World Triathlon Championship or Ironman Triathlon is an annual thriatlon race, made famous by its grueling length, race conditions, and sports television coverage.
Held every fall in the US city of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, the race encompasses three endurance events of a 3.86 kilometer ocean swim in Kailua-Kona Bay, followed by a 180.2 kilometer ride bike across the Hawaiian lava desert to Hawi and back), and ending with a 42.195 kilometer marathon along the coast of the Big Island (from Keauhou to Keahole Point to Kailua-Kona); finishing on Ali'i Drive.
Dick Hoyt is competitor of this Ironman triathlon. His dream was to have the chance to compete in the same team with his son Rick but he was disable at birth by a loss of oxygen to his brain because his umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Rick born with mental and physical problems but his father promised himself that he would made real his dream.
This video is incredible. I hope you enjoy it as I did and to appreciate the greatness of the love of this father to his son.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flRvsO8m_KI&feature=related
Friday, November 23, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
SOME WORDS FROM YOUR TEACHER...
Well, I can't help feeling proud of all your performance & production here!!!! Some of you plunged into blogging as soon as I posted the first entry back in JULY, others got hooked later but never stopped doing it!!! The point is that this has served not only an academic purpose (more reading, more writing, developing a sense of voice among the whole class), but I guess it has served all of you to express yourselves more openly and share stuff we wouldn't have had the chance to know hadn't we started blogging.
A SPECIAL WORD FOR ALL WHO HAD THEIR PERSONAL PRINT HERE....
JOSEMA: Yours was the FIRST student post. Then you kept on working hard and adding a personal touch throughout. Excellent work!!!!! I REALLY ENJOYED READING YOUR STUFF.
CORINA: Always personal & authentic. We want more of your SENSIBILITY!!
DANIEL: You really surprised me with your topics and responses. GREAT WORK!!
LEO: THOUGHTFUL and DEEP. A pleasure to read, always!!!
AGUSTIN: SHARP and superb. You added a unique, personal touch!
ALEX: took you some time... but eventually got involved and gained an important space. Great!
NACHO: Really interesting issues introduced. Just grrrreat.
VALENTINA: Really interesting posts. A female touch in our blog.
ANDREA: It's amazing to see so many posts by YOU!!! I think you got the highest rate of publication. Superb work!!!
LUCIA: You also surprised me with so many posts. Really INTERESTING to read. As well as varied. GREAT!
AMALITA: Another side to yourself. You participated fully here, I really enjoyed your work!!
ALEJANDRO: Only ONE post, but good. We all missed a bit of your critical view on things, and clarity of mind.
AGOSTINA: Nice work. Don't just fade away. KEEP ON WORKING HARD!!
CHANCHO: Very nice supply of general info. Great work, I know you can do much more!!
MARTINA: Great pics!! You and the girls added colour and life to this blog!
BELEN: Really interesting posts to read. SUPER!!
SACHA: Good you found your way to show yourself. ORIGINAL.
This is not a GOODBYE. Work is done, IT'S TRUE.
But you can KEEP ON WORKING and PUBLISHING YOURSELF here.
A place to SHARE & GROW. KEEP ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is not only a CLASS BLOG anymore. IT IS YOURS, OURS. I do expect you feel free to continue searching into topics of your interest and sharing them with your English class. Why not take this space to SHARE and publish stuff you all feel may be of interest for the group? A way to keep in contact once the lessons are over??
A SPECIAL WORD FOR ALL WHO HAD THEIR PERSONAL PRINT HERE....
JOSEMA: Yours was the FIRST student post. Then you kept on working hard and adding a personal touch throughout. Excellent work!!!!! I REALLY ENJOYED READING YOUR STUFF.
CORINA: Always personal & authentic. We want more of your SENSIBILITY!!
DANIEL: You really surprised me with your topics and responses. GREAT WORK!!
LEO: THOUGHTFUL and DEEP. A pleasure to read, always!!!
AGUSTIN: SHARP and superb. You added a unique, personal touch!
ALEX: took you some time... but eventually got involved and gained an important space. Great!
NACHO: Really interesting issues introduced. Just grrrreat.
VALENTINA: Really interesting posts. A female touch in our blog.
ANDREA: It's amazing to see so many posts by YOU!!! I think you got the highest rate of publication. Superb work!!!
LUCIA: You also surprised me with so many posts. Really INTERESTING to read. As well as varied. GREAT!
AMALITA: Another side to yourself. You participated fully here, I really enjoyed your work!!
ALEJANDRO: Only ONE post, but good. We all missed a bit of your critical view on things, and clarity of mind.
AGOSTINA: Nice work. Don't just fade away. KEEP ON WORKING HARD!!
CHANCHO: Very nice supply of general info. Great work, I know you can do much more!!
MARTINA: Great pics!! You and the girls added colour and life to this blog!
BELEN: Really interesting posts to read. SUPER!!
SACHA: Good you found your way to show yourself. ORIGINAL.
This is not a GOODBYE. Work is done, IT'S TRUE.
But you can KEEP ON WORKING and PUBLISHING YOURSELF here.
A place to SHARE & GROW. KEEP ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Martina's birthday...!!!!
This picture has been taken at Martina's birthday..on the 11th , November... we really enjoyed it and have a good time all together.. here we are, me (lucia) and Martina danccing balls.. (during martina's 18th birthday)jaja ..
We also have made face-painting..as you can see in our faces....really nice!!
then we go to a party in Tucuman Rugby..... FELIZZ CUMPLE MARTU!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTU!!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
TONY MELENDEZ: AN EXAMPLE OF LIFE!
Tony Meléndez (born 1962) is a Nicaraguan American guitar player, composer and singer and songwriter who was born without arms. He went to live to the United States because in Nicaragua there wasn’t the adequate medicine that he needed. When he was a child he didn’t realize that he was different but later at school when his classmates said: “ohh! That boy doesn’t have arms”, that hurt his heart.
From the beginning ha had to learn how to use his feet because there were his unique tools to do everything, for writing.
He has two sisters and a brother and his mother. His father died when he was young and now he is really grateful to him because his father left his place of birth so to take Tony to USA. He was the one that encouraged Tony to do all the things by his own.
Now he is married and with his wife adopted two children, a boy and a girl, from El Salvador and Nicaragua because they weren’t able to have children.
I think that he is an example of life because he can do lot of things only with his feet. He is a symbol of hope for all of us that don’t have his incapacity because with a lot of effort and courage he fights against his problem and he seems like a normal person.
One famous phrase he said was: “please don’t tell me that you can’t because you can do much more than me, only stand up and say I want, I can and I will move forward”. I decided to post this because Valentina had posted something similar of a man without arms and legs, well comment on it.
Here is a video of him that is very emotive, watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLoFe3Eze8
From the beginning ha had to learn how to use his feet because there were his unique tools to do everything, for writing.
He has two sisters and a brother and his mother. His father died when he was young and now he is really grateful to him because his father left his place of birth so to take Tony to USA. He was the one that encouraged Tony to do all the things by his own.
Now he is married and with his wife adopted two children, a boy and a girl, from El Salvador and Nicaragua because they weren’t able to have children.
I think that he is an example of life because he can do lot of things only with his feet. He is a symbol of hope for all of us that don’t have his incapacity because with a lot of effort and courage he fights against his problem and he seems like a normal person.
One famous phrase he said was: “please don’t tell me that you can’t because you can do much more than me, only stand up and say I want, I can and I will move forward”. I decided to post this because Valentina had posted something similar of a man without arms and legs, well comment on it.
Here is a video of him that is very emotive, watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoLoFe3Eze8
more pictures from our chilhood !
here a picture with my classmate corina and belen !! in the kinder garden
what to study next year ???
http://www.loyola.edu.bo/Test/
As we all know the secondary school is finishing , and next year we have to enter to the university , but some uf us aren't sure about what they are going to study , so I look for vacational test in Internet , and this is the bast option that I found , Its very useful , so I hope you coul do it !
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As we all know the secondary school is finishing , and next year we have to enter to the university , but some uf us aren't sure about what they are going to study , so I look for vacational test in Internet , and this is the bast option that I found , Its very useful , so I hope you coul do it !
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Tafi with some friends!
This upiscture was taken last year in one of our weakends at Tafi del Valle. In that momento we were waiting for the bus to came back to the city, the worst moment ,,, but as you can see we continued happy because as always when we are together we have a great time! specially when we are far away and can share every moment of the day. This year we went some times too and I hope we can go to end this year all together!
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