YO PUEDO YOUTHS FOR SUPERMAMA

TO ABEL. WITH LOVE

2011-10-17T23:42:00.000-07:00

Two years later we still have not heard from Mexican authorities anything new in respect to the death of Abel Martin Lopez Rodriguez who was murdered in his home, the victim of one of the most brutal stabbing incident in Chetumal, Q. Roo. Their belief was that he died around 5am to 6am on the morning of October 18 but in my heart I want to believe he died around 11pm on the night of October 17 because he never showed up where I was and I waited until 2am for him to come. I did not think anything had gone wrong at the time and took it for granted he was on a night out with the boys as he was scheduled to sing that night at a night club in the area. Today, I live with my "what if's" and my "maybes". One thing is certain. Abel came into my life for a purpose and remains a major part of it even though we are no longer physically together. He remains in my heart where he will always be. Time will tell if we will ever know what happened that awful night. I have now for Divine Justice as I have lost faith in seeing justice done here on earth.

Rest in Peace, papi. Until we meet again. I love you more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.
YO PUEDO!

“La reflexión es sabiduría pero también es tiempo que pocos quieren dedicar” (Abel Desestress)

2011-09-29T05:15:00.000-07:00

"WE LEARN FROM REFLEXIONS BUT VERY FEW LIKE TO DEDICATE TIME TO DOING SO" (ABEL DESESTRESS)

Of what worth is life if we do not learn from our mistakes? Of what use is living if we do not make mistakes?

If we look at our lives and where we have been and where we are, we can easily see that many of us have changed... some for better while others for worst. Life is a continuous walk. It carries us down paths of love, happiness, hunger, thirst, sadness and even hatred. It can develop into success or into failure. We can choose our path through life. We can make it better or worst. We can be all that we want to or all that we don´t want to depending on how we guide our actions and thoughts.

Today let us look back and see where we have gone wrong. let us see what we should do in a different way. Life is short. TODAY IS THE TIME TO TAKE A STAND. IT IS TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE... LOOK BACK AND SEE WHAT NEEDS FIXING. LOOK BACK INTO YOUR PAST AND SEE WHAT CAN BE BETTER.

YOU CAN DO IT. JUST SAY TWO WORDS---- I CAN! YO PUEDO!

ALL THIS I WRITE IN MEMORY AND WITH GREAT LOVE FOR THE ONE PERSON WHO MADE A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE. ABEL, SOMOS LA LUNA Y EL SOL. YO BRILLO PORQUE TU BRILLASTES.TE AMO, CIELO, MAS QUE AYER Y MENOS QUE MAÑANA.

WELCOME, MAIJA AURORA

2011-07-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

July 11th., 2011 was one of the greatest days in the past two years of my life. It became a day filled with happiness and a tinge of sadness at the same time. I was thosands of miles away and getting ready to cross the border to go back to a very tiring task when I turned on the computer and entered my facebook to discover a message from a friend of my daughter. She informed me that my second granddaughter was on the way. My baby was in the hospital having her second baby. I just knew it! I had always said Maija Aurora would arrive before I was back home with my daighter and so it was happening. I was very excited as I crossed the border that afternoon and as I smiled deep in thought I felt a little sad because I was not there to witness the joyful moment first hand.

I am here with her now, however, enjoying every moment with MY FAMILY.

WELCOME MAIJA AURORA. WELCOME TO THIS WORLD. YOU ARE BLESSED AND TRULY A PRINCESS.

I PLEDGE TO LOVE YOU AND CARE FOR YOU AS LONG AS I CAN.

TO MY DAUGHTER CAROLYN I EXTEND ALL MY LOVE. I CONTINUE TO BE PROUD OF YOU.

TO MY SON IN LAW, MIYA, I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AS YOU WITNESS THE BIRTH, THE GROWTH AND THE LOVE ONLY A FATHER CAN FEEL. YOU ARE BLESSED AND I AM PROUD OF YOU. YOU CONTINUE TO SHOW ME THAT YOU TRULY ARE COMMITTED TO YOUR FAMILY.

ALL MY LOVE,
Grandma Brenda Aurora

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

HAPPY BARON BLISS DAY TO ALL BELIZEANS

2011-03-09T08:25:00.000-08:00

Today across the length and breath of this beautiful jewel many call home, is celebrated Baron Bliss Day. This great man came into our Belizean waters and viewed our wonderful jewel. Even though he never set foot on Belizean soil he loved what he saw from his ship and left to the people of Belize a trust fund that can never be used in its entirety. Only the interest can be used to construct community facilities such as markets, libraries, community centers and parks.

On such build is the Corozal Town Hall in Corozal Town. It was builds years ago and is still standing.

(Thank God, Baron Bliss stipulated that only the interest could be used because if he had not there would be no money in that account today. I bet our political leaders have squirmed and wept everytime they think of that money they can't get their hands on. Hahahahaha)

USA LOOSES MTO GHANA

2010-06-26T22:49:00.000-07:00

By RONALD BLUM, AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum, Ap Sports Writer – 2 hrs 40 mins ago
RUSTENBURG, South Africa – Grim-faced American players filed by one by one on their way out of Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Their World Cup was over.

They'll have four long years to dwell on what might have been, how the most-talented team in U.S. soccer history was knocked out in a game the Americans were convinced they should have won.

No nail-biting comeback this time. The U.S. relied on late rallies once too often.

Life on the World Cup edge came to an exhausting and crushing end against a familiar foe Saturday night, when Ghana — led by Asamoah Gyan's goal 3 minutes into overtime — posted a 2-1 victory that ended a thrilling yet futile tournament for the United States in the second round just when it seemed the Americans had a relatively easy path to the semifinals.

"We felt like we had a great opportunity," goalkeeper Tim Howard said. "We just gave ourselves too much of a mountain to climb. We just couldn't come back."

Kevin-Prince Boateng put Ghana ahead when he stripped the ball from Ricardo Clark in the fifth minute and beat Howard from 16 yards. It was the third time in four games the U.S. fell behind early, and once again the Americans rallied.

Landon Donovan tied the score with a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, his record fifth goal for the U.S. in World Cup play, after Jonathan Mensah pulled down Clint Dempsey streaking in. But that was it.

There was no offense left, no spark, no fire — unlike the first-round come-from-behind draws against England and Slovenia, and Donovan's memorable injury-time goal against Algeria that lifted the U.S. into the knockout phase.

"We tried to push and push," U.S. captain Carlos Bocanegra said. "I don't know if we just didn't have anything left because we had been pushing so much the entire tournament."

Ghana, the only African team to advance past the first round of Africa's first World Cup, eliminated the Americans for the second straight World Cup following a 2-1 win that knocked out the U.S. in the group phase in Germany. The Black Stars joined Cameroon (1990) and Senegal (2002) as the only African teams to reach the quarterfinals and will play Uruguay for a berth in the semifinals, a round the U.S. has not reached since the first World Cup in 1930.

"A stinging, tough defeat," said Bob Bradley, who faces an uncertain future as U.S. coach.

With former President Bill Clinton watching and Mick Jagger sitting next to him, the U.S. was done in by a porous defense and forwards who failed to score a single goal in four games.

"When you give up this many goals, you're not going to go very far," Bocanegra said.

All five U.S. goals in the tournament came from the team's midfield backbone: three by Donovan, one by Dempsey and one by Michael Bradley, the coach's son.

In the first-ever extra time World Cup game for the U.S., Gyan got the winning goal when he took a long ball from Andre Ayew over the defense and beat Bocanegra, his teammate on the French club Rennes. Gyan let the ball bounce, took a touch with his chest, and with Jay DeMerit vainly trying to catch up, scored over goalkeeper Tim Howard with a left-footed shot from 16 yards.

"I had my angles right there. There no question about it," Howard said. "He absolutely crushed it."

The goal set off horn-honking celebrations in Ghana, a West African country nearly 3,000 miles away.

"We've made everybody proud," Gyan said. "Not Ghana alone, but all of Africa."

There was nothing to equal Donovan's injury-time goal that provided a 1-0 victory over Algeria and moved the Americans into the second round. The closest the U.S. came to tying it again was in the 98th minute, when Maurice Edu's header off Donovan's corner kick went wide.

With Howard pushed up, DeMerit's desperation long shot in the final minutes went over the crossbar. Then Dempsey sent a header wide.

At the final whistle, Howard consoled Bocanegra and Edu collapsed to the ground. Donovan exchanged jerseys with a Ghana player and walked off the field, put on a coat, sat on the bench and hung his head.

"If we're a little less naive tonight, we would have advanced," said Donovan, at 28 in his prime and the best American player ever. "I said all along this was a young team and a relatively inexperienced team at this level."

After Donovan tied the score with his American record 45th international goal, Jozy Altidore had the best opportunity. But he went wide in the 81st minute.

No American forward has scored in the World Cup since Brian McBride in 2002.

"Let's face it, you count on your forwards," Bradley said. "We need to get better at forward."

While the U.S. came from behind to draw England 1-1 and Slovenia 2-2 in the first round, the Americans looked ragged this time. They go home pondering a World Cup that could have been so much more. They thrilled the large number of Americans who were the largest group of overseas ticket buyers, but failed to do as well as the 2002 team, which reached the quarterfinals in the best U.S. finish since 1930.

An upset of European champion Spain in the semifinals of last year's Confederations Cup in South Africa had raised expectations.

"We always understand the responsibility we have as a national team to show how far the game has come in the United States, to fight for respect," Bradley said. "We certainly felt we moved things along with our performance in the Confederations Cup and as we went through the first round we felt that we were continuing to go in that direction."

Because a growing fan base watched on television in record numbers, the loss was even more painful for a team still struggling for recognition both in the soccer world and among sports fans in America.

"Soccer can be a cruel game," Donovan said. "Sometimes you're at the top and sometimes you are at the bottom of the mountain."

Ghana's only two goals in the first round had been penalty kicks by Gyan, but Boateng, whose half-brother plays for Germany, quickly put the Black Stars ahead from the run of play. After stealing the ball from Clark at midfield, he sprinted in on DeMerit, cut to the outside and turned the defender around as Clark chased in vain.

Clark, who hadn't played since the opener against England, was given a yellow card and was replaced by Edu in the 31st minute.

"He felt badly about the ball he lost. And I simply said, `That's part of soccer,'" Bob Bradley recalled.

Benny Feilhaber replaced speedy but ineffective forward Robbie Findley at the start of the second half, with Dempsey moving up. Feilhaber immediately had a chance when Altidore tipped the ball to him, but a sliding goalkeeper Richard Kingson, who also foiled the U.S. four years ago, got a hand on it.

On his penalty kick, Donovan kneeled behind the ball in concentration, then clanked it in off the far post. With his third goal of the tournament, he surpassed Bert Patenaude (1930) as the American career World Cup leader.

"I thought we had a good grip," Michael Bradley said "We were pushing the tempo. We were the ones getting chances."

Herculez Gomez came in for Altidore at the start of extra time. But nothing worked. The supporters in red, white and blue wigs and Uncle Sam hats were as deflated as the players.

"It's a feeling of disappointment for the team," Bob Bradley said, "and also all our fans."

THE FABLE OF THE PORCUPINE/ LA FABULA DEL PUERCO-ESPIN IN ENGLISH y EN ESPAÑOL

2010-06-20T12:46:00.000-07:00

ENGLISH

During the ice age, many animals died because of cold.
The porcupines, sensing the situation, decided to get together in groups, so they cherished and protected each other, however, the spines of each wounded their comrades, offering more than just the heat.
So they decided to move away from each other and started again to freeze to death.
Then they realized they need to make a choice: they would either accept disappearing from the Earth or tolerate the spines of their comrades.

With wisdom, they decided to be together.
And learned to live with the small wounds that being close would cause, because the most important thing was the heat received from each other. And thus they survived.

Moral
The best relationship is not perfect. Everyone needs to learn to live with the shortcomings of others, and to admire other people´s qualities.

SPANISH

La fábula del Puerco-espín.

Durante la era glacial, muchos animales morían por causa del frío.
Los puerco-espines, percibiendo la situación, resolvieron juntarse en grupos, así se abrigaban y se protegían mutuamente, más las espinas de cada uno herían a los compañeros más próximos, justamente los que ofrecían más calor.
Por eso decidieron alejarse unos de otros y comenzaron de nuevo a morir congelados.
Entonces precisaron hacer una elección: o desaparecían de la Tierra o aceptaban las espinas de los compañeros.

Con sabiduría, decidieron volver a estar juntos.
Aprendieron así a convivir con las pequeñas heridas que la relación con un semejante muy próximo puede causar, ya que lo más importante era el calor del otro.
Y así sobrevivieron.

Moraleja
La mejor relación no es aquella que une personas perfectas, más aquella donde cada uno aprende a convivir con los defectos del otro, y admirar sus cualidades.

CONGRATULATIONS

2010-06-16T00:52:00.000-07:00

IT WAS GRADUATION TIME IN COROZAL LAST SUNDAY AND A NUMBER OF THE YO PUEDE GROUP GRADUATED FROM CJC WITH THEIR ASSOCIATES DEGREE.

IT WAS INDEED A TIME OF HAPPINESS FOR THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO GO THE EXTRA MILE AND CLAIM THE REWARD OF THEIR LONG DAYS AND NIGHTS OF STUDYING.

BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AS YOU MOVE INTO A NEW LEVEL IN THIS ON GOING LEVEL CLIMBER CALLED LIFE.

GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER JUST SAY YO PUEDO!!

MUERTE DE ABEL MARTIN

2010-01-10T08:20:00.000-08:00

Los últimos vencejos revolean
en torno al campanario;
los niños gritan, saltan, se pelean.
En su rincón, Martín el solitario.
¡La tarde, casi noche, polvorienta,
la algazara infantil, y el vocerío,
a la par, de sus doce en sus cincuenta!

¡Oh alma plena y espíritu vacío,
ante la turbia hoguera
con llama restallante de raíces,
fogata de frontera
que ilumina las hondas cicatrices!

Quien se vive se pierde, Abel decía.
¡Oh distancia, distancia!, que la estrella
que nadie toca, guía.
¿Quien navegó sin ella?
Distancia para el ojo -¡oh lueñe nave-,
ausencia al corazón empedernido,
y bálsamo suave
con la miel del amor sagrado olvido.
¡Oh gran saber del cero, del maduro
fruto sabor que sólo el hombre gusta,
agua de sueño, manantial oscuro,
sombra divina de la mano augusta!
Antes me llegue, si me llega, el día,
la luz que ve increada,
ahógame esta mala gritería,
Señor, con las esencias de tu nada.

II
El ángel que sabía
su secreto salió a Martín al paso.
Martín le dio el dinero que tenía
¿Piedad?, tal vez. ¿Miedo al chantaje?, acaso.
Aquella noche fría
supo Martín de soledad; pensaba
que Dios no lo veía,
y en su mundo desierto caminaba.

III
Y vio a la musa esquiva,
de pie junto a su lecho la enlutada,
la dama de sus calles fugitiva,
la imposible al amor y siempre amada.
Dijo le Abel: "Señora,
por ansia de tu cara descubierta,
he pensado vivir hasta la aurora
hasta sentir mi sangre casi yerta.
Hoy sé que no eres tú quien yo creía;
mas te quiero mirar y agradecerte
lo mucho que me hiciste compañía
con tu frío desdén".
Quiso la muerte
sonreir a Martín, y no sabía.

IV
Viví, dormí, soñé y hasta he creado
-pensó Martín, ya turbia la pupila-
un hombre que vigila
el sueño, algo mejor que lo soñado.
Más si un igual destino
aguarda al soñador y al vigilante,
a quién trazó caminos,
y a quién siguió caminos, jadeante,
a fin, sólo es creación tu pura nada,
tu sombra de gigante,
el divino cegar de tu mirada.
V
Y sucedió a la angustia la fatiga,
que siente su esperar desesperado,
la sed que el agua clara no mitiga,
la amargura del tiempo envenenado.
¡Esta lira de muerte!
Abel palpaba
su cuerpo enflaquecido.
¿El que todo lo ve no le miraba?
¡Y esta pereza, sangre del olvido!
¡Oh, sálvame, Señor!
Su vida entera,
su historia irremediable aparecía
escrita en blanda cera.
¿Y ha de borrarte el sol del nuevo día?
Abel tendió su mano
hacia la luz bermeja
de una caliente aurora de verano,
ya en el balcón de su morada vieja.
Ciego, pidió la luz que no veía.
Luego llevó, sereno,
el limpio vaso, hasta su boca fría,
de pura sombra -¡oh, de pura sombra!- lleno.

ALEJANDRA MARCIEL LOPEZ
http://caminoasermujer.blogspot.com

I WAITED FOR YOU

2010-01-04T08:44:00.000-08:00

I waited for you that night
And you did not come.
I waited for your call,
And you did not phone.
I waited for your car to drive up
And it never appeared.
I wanted to call you around eleven pm,
I want to take you your usual just around then.
But you had an appointment so I thought you were there,
And so I sat waiting for you to appear.
At two o´clock I decided to wait no more.
So, Oscar and I decided to close the door.

I did not fall asleep for another hour or two.
I just laid in bed thinking about me and you.
The next day I awoke with a start at seven,
I was going to call you around then.
But I figured you´d be asleep so it would make no sense,
So I closed my eyes as I laid there surrounded by the smell of incense.
At 9am I sent you a text to remind you to call,
I did not know you were not there at all.
We went out and it was not until after three,
That I expressed what your absence was doing to me.
Because we had such a rule in our home,
I waited for your call feeling somewhat alone.

A call came at 5 but it was not from you,
Suddenly my world changed and I didn´t know what to do.
I went looking for you and no one could say,
I went everywhere searching for you on that day.
Finally at our home someone said those words I still hear,
Then I realized what had happened and I felt the tear.
Days turned into weeks and weeks now into months,
As we seek justice and as the evidence mounts.

I waited for you to arrive that day,
I waited for your call for you to say,
“Hola, negrita, mi amor, como estas?
Ya tengo hambre, en que piensas?”
And I would say, “Adonde sea, cielo, no importa, mi amor,”
Porque ya sabía que sea como sea estaría contigo,
Y juntos estaríamos en nuestro mundo de YO PUEDO.

So I waited for you and you never came,
Now I am sitting here in so much pain.
You are still with me, I know that to be,
Because you were always so much a part of me.
But I waited for you that silent night,
When someone took you away and turned off my light.

I waited for you and I wait for you now,
To tell me what happened, to tell me just how.
Can I go on living without you by my side?
Will my tears forever come with the tide?
Y la pregunta sigue siento lo mismo, mi amor…
La pregunta que te hice muchas veces sin este dolor,
-¿Sabes que, mi cielo?-
Y tu, riéndote me decías, -¿Que, negrita?-
-Te amo un chingo,- yo te decía.
Y nos abrazábamos, riendo, y besando.
And so I wait…

Brenda A. Ysaguirre
January 4, 2010
Copyright 2010 Brenda A. Ysaguirre

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2009-12-25T00:49:00.000-08:00

At this time of the year, with pain in my heart and tears in my eyes at the loss of my best friend and soul companion, I reach out across the miles to greet all my blog readers. I promise to return in the new year with a vigor and the passion I once had. Now I wish to thank you for your support.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU ALL WELL.

ABEL MARTIN LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ

2009-10-23T21:05:00.000-07:00

NOV 14, 1955 - OCT 18, 2009

YOU HAVE REACHED FOR THE STARS AND CAPTURED ETERNITY (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

I love you, baby. Gone but not forgotten!!!

Imagine what some people will do!!!

2009-10-18T05:46:00.000-07:00

Steamed woman fries hubby's goldfish

PASADENA, Texas (UPI) -- Police in Texas say a woman took her common-law husband's goldfish and ate them to get back at him for taking back jewelry he had given her.

Pasadena Police Department spokesman Vance Mitchell said the couple argued about the jewelry and the woman went to the man's home after he refused to return the items to her -- and took seven goldfish, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Mitchell said the man called police and officers went to the woman's home to attempt to return the fish.

"She said, 'They're in there,' and pointed to the kitchen," Mitchell said.

He said police found four of the fish fried on a plate and the woman told them she had already eaten the other three. Officers determined the fish were community property because they had been purchased while the couple lived together.

"There was nothing we could do," Mitchell said. "If he wants to pursue it, it's a civil case."

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

LOOKING FOR MORE TO LIFE...

2009-10-17T06:24:00.000-07:00

ALL MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS OF THE YO PUEDO YOUTH GROUP ARE INVITED TO A MEETING TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 25 AT 6PM AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT IN COROZAL TOWN, BELIZE. PLEASE BE PRESENT AND ON TIME. IMPORTANT MATTERS WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDING A NEW PROJECT FOR BELIZE TO COME OUT OF SUPERMAMA!! IF YOU ARE UNEMPLOYED THIS WILL BE THE MEETING YOU CAN´T AFFORD TO MISS.

EVEN PSYCHICS TELL LIES

2009-10-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

Police: Psychic lied about attack

GREENWICH, Conn. (UPI) -- Authorities in Connecticut said a professional psychic was arrested for allegedly making up a story about being attacked by rival psychics.

Greenwich police said Janet Lee, 35, who bills herself as the "foremost psychic in New England," turned herself in to police Saturday and was charged with falsely reporting an incident, interfering with an officer and providing a false statement, The Greenwich Time reported.

Investigators said Lee claimed to have been attacked by a man July 11 outside of her Greenwich Avenue store, following a series of threatening phone calls she attributed to rival psychics. Lee had a black eye and a cut on her face when she was interviewed by police.

However, investigators said evidence indicates Lee was not attacked outside of her store, but rather by someone she knew in the town of Norwalk.

"There were numerous inconsistencies with her story and her timeframe," Detective Robert Brown said. "This, more than likely, happened in Norwalk because the evidence shows she was in Norwalk during the timeframe it had taken place."

Police said they have not yet determined a possible motive for Lee lying to investigators.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

HERE IS ONE OF MY QUOTES FOR YOU TO PONDER ON

2009-10-15T06:14:00.000-07:00

Man continues to be the most confusing specie on the planet. (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

TWO QUOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT

2009-10-14T18:28:00.000-07:00

Your actions are read and remembered far more than anything you say. (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

As we move from one place to another our actions are viewed by those around us. They are the things that people remember long after we are gone. They may not remember what we say, but they will remember what we did. So, make sure you always do things that you will be proud of and that you want people to remember you for.

No man is an island but they can be treated as one because of just one little thing that they did that can be looked at negatively. (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

A JOKE FOR WHEN YOU GET OLDER...

2009-10-13T17:45:00.000-07:00

Instead of a Nursing Home

There will be no nursing home in my future........

When I get old and feeble, I am going to get on a Princess Cruise Ship. The average cost for a nursing home is $200 per day. I have checked on reservations at Princess and I can get a long term discount and senior discount price of $135 per day. That leaves $65 a day for:

1. Gratuities which will only be $10 per day.

2. I will have as many as 10 meals a day if I can waddle to the restaurant, or I can have room service ( which means I can have breakfast in bed every day of the week).

3. Princess has as many as three swimming pools, a workout room, free washers and dryers, and shows every night.

4. They have free toothpaste and razors, and free soap and shampoo.

5. They will even treat you like a customer, not a patient. An extra $5 worth of tips will have the entire staff scrambling to help you.

6. I will get to meet new people every 7or 14 days.

7. T.V. broken? Light bulb need changing? Need to have the mattress replaced? No Problem! They will fix everything and apologize for your inconvenience.

8. Clean sheets and towels every day, and you don't even have to ask for them.

9. If you fall in the nursing home and break a hip you are on Medicare. If you fall and break a hip on the Princess ship they will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life.

Now hold on for the best! Do you want to see South America, the Panama Canal, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, or name where you want to go? Princess will have a ship ready to go. So don't look for me in a nursing home, just call shore to ship.

2009-09-23T06:40:00.000-07:00

Where was the first melee?
Soccer gave us the term "melee." It means a "confused mass," which was what the playing field looked like in Europe in the Middle Ages. Towns competed using teams of up to a hundred players, with the goals a half-mile or so apart.

Who designed Jackie's pillbox?
Jacqueline Kennedy's pillbox hat, made famous at her husband's inauguration in 1961, was designed by Halston.

Do Russians learn English?
English is taught in Russian schools beginning in third or fourth grade, so most citizens speak at least some English. Interestingly, Russia has more teachers of the English language than the U.S.A. has students of Russian.

Where is the Rainbow Bridge?
Rainbow Bridge, Nature's abstract sculpture carved of solid sandstone, is the world's largest natural-rock span — 278 feet wide and 309 feet high. Technically, it is located in Utah just north of the Arizona state line, but "Arizona Highway's Travel Arizona" book cites it as a local attraction.

Mysterious ruins may help explain Mayan collapse

2009-09-22T21:16:00.000-07:00

Ringing two abandoned pyramids are nine palaces "frozen in time" that may help unravel the mystery of the ancient Maya, reports an archaeological team.
Hidden in the hilly jungle, the ancient site of Kiuic (KIE-yuk) was one of dozens of ancient Maya centers abandoned in the Puuc region of Mexico's Yucatan about 10 centuries ago. The latest discoveries from the site may capture the moment of departure.

"The people just walked away and left everything in place," says archaeologist George Bey of Millsaps College in Jackson Miss., co-director of the Labna-Kiuic Regional Archaeological Project. "Until now, we had little evidence from the actual moment of abandonment, it's a frozen moment in time."

The ancient, or "classic" Maya were part of a Central American civilization best known for stepped pyramids, beautiful carvings and murals and the widespread abandonment of cities around 900 A.D. in southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and El Salvador. They headed for the northern Yucatan, where Spanish conquistadors met their descendants in the 1500s (6 million modern Maya still live in Central America today).

Past work by the team, led by Bey and Tomas Gallareta of Mexico's National Institute of Archaeology and History, shows the Maya had inhabited the Puuc region since 500 B.C. So why they headed for the coast with their brethren is just part of the mystery of the Maya collapse.

New clues may come from Kiuic, where the archaeologists explored two pyramids and, most intriguingly, plantation palaces on the ridges ringing the center. Of particular interest: a hilltop complex nicknamed "Stairway to Heaven" by Gallareta (that's "Escalera al Cieloa" for Spanish-speaking Led Zeppelin fans) because of a long staircase leading from Kiuic to a central plaza nearly a mile away.

Both the pyramids and the palaces look like latter-day additions to Kiuic, built in the 9th century, just as Maya centers farther south were being abandoned. "The influx of wealth (at Kiuic) may spring from immigration," Bey says, as Maya headed north. One pyramid was built atop what was originally a palace, allowing the rulers of Kiuic to simultaneously celebrate their forebears and move to fancier digs in the hills.

When the team started exploring the hilltop palaces, five vaulted homes to the south of the hilltop plaza and four to the north, the archaeologists found tools, stone knives and axes, corn-grinder stones called metates (muh-TAH-taze) and pots still sitting in place. "It was completely unexpected," Bey says. "It looks like they just turned the metates on their sides and left things waiting for them to come back."

"Their finds look very interesting and promising," says archaeologist Takeshi Inomata of the University of Arizona, who is not part of the project. "If it indeed represents rapid abandonment, it provides important implications about the social circumstance at that time and promises detailed data on the way people lived."

Inomata is part of a team exploring Aguateca, an abandoned Maya center in Guatemala renowned for its preservation. "I should add that the identification of rapid abandonment is not easy. There are other types of deposits — particularly ritual deposits — that result in very similar kinds of artifact assemblages," Inomata cautions, by email.

Bey and colleagues presented some of their findings earlier this year at the Society for American Archaeology meeting in Atlanta. The team hopes to publish its results and dig further at Kiuic to prove their finding of rapid abandonment there. "I think you could compare it to Pompeii, where people locked their doors and fled, taking some things but leaving others," Bey says.

So far, what drove people to leave the site remains a mystery, as it is for the rest of the ancient Maya. The only sign of warfare is a collection of spear points found in the central plaza of Kiuic. There are signs that construction halted there — a stucco-floored plaza sits half-complete, for example. "Drought seems more likely, that would halt construction," Bey says.

Having climbed the "Stairway to Heaven" a few times, Bey can answer one minor mystery, however. Why weren't the palace sites looted as so many other Maya sites have been? "The hills are a good climb," he says. "People just didn't bother to climb the hills to search the rooms."

MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS PART IV

2009-08-31T01:36:00.000-07:00

MATTER OVER ANTIMATTER
We find beauty in symmetry, but without a key piece of asymmetry, we wouldn't be around to appreciate the finer things. In the realm of particle collisions and quantum processes, antimatter is produced as often as ordinary matter. In fact, the big bang should have produced equal amounts of both—not a good thing, because each piece of antimatter would destroy an equal amount of matter. The big bang should thus have created universe of only light and energy, free of any solids, liquids or gases.

It's possible that the big bang did indeed create enough antimatter to create anti-suns, anti-planets, anti-galaxies and the like, and that they exist somewhere in separate pockets of the universe. But decades of observations of deep space make that possibility seem unlikely.

So, some sort of asymmetry occurred that skewed the universe's evolution toward matter. It would not have taken much—just one extra matter particle for every billion particle-antiparticle pairs. Researchers have discovered an asymmetry between the behavior of matter and of antimatter, called charge–parity violation, which could have skewed things to our side of the material world. But for this subtle bias to translate into an excess of matter, the primordial universe would have had to go through a wrenching period of imbalanced conditions, and so far no one knows how that might have happened.

MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS PART III

2009-08-30T01:32:00.000-07:00

LANGUAGE
At some point after chimpanzees and humans diverged from a common ancestor six million years ago, we developed the capacity to talk—and to gossip, argue, complain and pontificate. But because soft tissue like the vocal cords, larynx, tongue, uvula and brain are not preserved in the fossil record, we don't know when our ancestors evolved the physical capacity to make speech or how long it took to develop.

Other animals can communicate—the alarm calls of prairie dogs to warn of a nearby predator, say, or the meowing of a hungry cat to tell its owner to put food down. But they lack the complexity and grammar of language. And how babies develop the capacity has been thoroughly debated without clear resolution. Maybe humans have an inborn "universal grammar," as Noam Chomsky asserts, or maybe it emerges as part of the general processing of our big brains and the surrounding culture.

In her book, The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Languages (Viking 2007), Christine Kenneally asked several key researchers if a boatload of babies landed on a desert island, would they develop language? Almost all agreed that they would develop some form of communication, but they disagreed if a fully formed, "normal" language would emerge.

MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS PART II

2009-08-29T01:28:00.000-07:00

HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
In the late 1980s physicists were astounded by the electrical behavior of ceramic compounds based on copper oxides. These materials could conduct electricity without resistance well above the temperature of liquid nitrogen (77 kelvins, or –196 degrees Celsius). Previously, superconductivity occurred only in metals cooled to near absolute zero (–273 degrees C). (The image shows a magnet levitated by the powerful magnetic field of opposite polarity generated by a copper-oxide superconductor cooled by liquid nitrogen.)

The relatively high transition temperature seen in the copper oxides revolutionized the field and forced physicists to reconsider the accepted cause of superconductivity, called the BCS theory. It posited that the supercurrent occurred when electrons paired up. One electron moving through the substance would slightly pull together the material's positively charged crystal lattice, leaving a wake of slightly denser positive charge behind it; a second electron would be attracted to this wake. In this way, these so-called Cooper pairs of electrons became weakly bound together, and a sea of them could flow through the lattice without losing energy. But the theory also predicted that, above about 30 K, ambient heat would cause the lattice to vibrate too much, destabilizing the Cooper pairs.

The copper oxides, which can superconduct at temperatures reaching 164 K under the right circumstances, clearly indicated that a new theory was needed. Cooper pairs were still being formed, but just what brought and kept them together has eluded definitive explanation. The discovery of iron-based superconductors, which also function well above absolute zero but below the copper oxides, could provide some essential clues.

MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS PART I

2009-08-28T01:18:00.000-07:00

THE SEASONALITY OF FLU

Influenza and cold weather go hand in hand in temperate zones: In the Northern Hemisphere the flu season typically begins in November and runs to April. But flu viruses themselves circulate year-round. They show little seasonality in the tropics, and new strains can emerge during the warmer months, as the H1N1 swine flu did this year.

Researchers have come up with many possible reasons to explain why nonpandemic flu viruses take hold only at certain times of the year. Cool, dry air seems to help the virus survive on surfaces. Lack of vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, may leave the immune systems of people weaker during winter, perhaps paving the way for infections. In chilly weather, too, people tend to stay indoors and crowd together in schools and offices, boosting the odds of person-to-person transmission. Indoor heating systems could also play a role, transporting coughed aerosols to distant areas of buildings.

The reasons sound plausible, but little research has actually gone into supporting or rejecting the theories. In a 2007 review on influenza seasonality, Eric Lofgren of the Tufts University School of Medicine and his colleagues wrote that seasonality is likely to be the result of "less-than-straightforward interaction of many different factors."

WHAT YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS SAY ABOUT YOU PART II

2009-08-27T01:17:00.000-07:00

Other studies have shown that words that are used to express balance or nuance (“except,” “but,” and so on) are associated with higher cognitive complexity, better grades and even the truthfulness with which facts are reported. For bin Laden, analysis showed that the thought processes in his texts had reached a higher level over the years, whereas those of his lieutenant had stagnated.

Healing Words
This power of statistical analysis to quantify a person’s changing language use over time is a key advantage to programs such as LIWC. In 2003 Pennebaker and statistician R. Sherlock Campbell, now at Yale University, used a statistical tool called latent semantic analysis (LSA) to study the diary entries of trauma patients from three earlier studies, looking for text characteristics that had changed in patients who were convalescing and met rarely with their physician. Again, the researchers showed that content was unimportant. The factor that was most clearly associated with recovery was the use of pronouns. Patients whose writings changed perspective from day to day were less likely to seek medical treatment during the follow-up period.

It may be that patients who describe their situation both from their own viewpoint and from the perspective of others recover more quickly from traumatic experiences—a variation on the already well-established idea that writing about negative experiences is therapeutic. Or perhaps the LSA simply detected the patients’ recovery as reflected by their writing but not brought about by it—in that case, programs such as LIWC could aid doctors in diagnosing illness and gauging treatment progression. Researchers are currently investigating many other patient groups, including those with cancer, mental illness and suicidal tendencies, using LIWC to uncover clues about their emotional well-being and their mental state.

Although the statistical study of language is relatively young, it is clear that analyzing patterns of word use and writing style can lead to insights that would otherwise remain hidden. Because these tools offer predictions based on probability, however, such insights will never be definitive. “In the final analysis, our situation is much like that of economists,” Pennebaker says. “It’s too early to come up with a standardized analysis. But at the end of the day, we all are making educated guesses, the same way economists can understand, explain and predict economic ups and downs.”

He Said, She Said
The way we write and speak can reveal volumes about our identity and character. Here is a sampling of the many variables that can be detected in our use of style-related words such as pronouns and articles:

Gender: In general, women tend to use more pronouns and references to other people. Men are more likely to use articles, prepositions and big words. Age: As people get older, they typically refer to themselves less, use more positive-emotion words and fewer negative-emotion words, and use more future-tense verbs and fewer past-tense verbs. Honesty: When telling the truth, people are more likely to use first-person singular pronouns such as “I.” They also use exclusive words such as “except” and “but.” These words may indicate that a person is making a distinction between what they did do and what they did not do—liars often do not deal well with such complex constructions. Depression and suicide risk: Public figures and published poets use more first-person singular pronouns when they are depressed or suicidal, possibly indicating excessive self-absorption and social isolation. Reaction to trauma: In the days and weeks after a cultural upheaval, people use “I” less and “we” more, suggesting a social bonding effect.

WHAT YOUR CHOICE OF WORDS SAY ABOUT YOU

2009-08-26T13:14:00.000-07:00

No one doubts that the words we write or speak are an expression of our inner thoughts and personalities. But beyond the meaningful content of language, a wealth of unique insights into an author’s mind are hidden in the style of a text—in such elements as how often certain words and word categories are used, regardless of context.

It is how an author expresses his or her thoughts that reveals character, asserts social psychologist James W. Pennebaker of the University of Texas at Austin. When people try to present themselves a certain way, they tend to select what they think are appropriate nouns and verbs, but they are unlikely to control their use of articles and pronouns. These small words create the style of a text, which is less subject to conscious manipulation.

Pennebaker’s statistical analyses have shown that these small words may hint at the healing progress of patients and give us insight into the personalities and changing ideals of public figures, from political candidates to terrorists. “Virtually no one in psychology has realized that low-level words can give clues to large-scale behaviors,” says Pennebaker, who, with colleagues, developed a computer program that analyzes text, called Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC, pronounced “Luke”). The software has been used to examine other speech characteristics as well, tallying up nouns and verbs in hundreds of categories to expose buried patterns.

Character Count
Most recently, Pennebaker and his colleagues used LIWC to analyze the candidates’ speeches and interviews during last fall’s presidential election. The software counts how many times a speaker or author uses words in specific categories, such as emotion or perception, and words that indicate complex cognitive processes. It also tallies up so-called function words such as pronouns, articles, numerals and conjunctions. Within each of these major categories are subsets: Are there more mentions of sad or happy emotions? Does the speaker prefer “I” and “me” to “us” and “we”? LIWC answers these quantitative questions; psychologists must then figure out what the numbers mean. Before LIWC was developed in the mid-1990s, years of psychological research in which people counted words by hand established robust connections between word usage and psychological states or character traits

The political candidates, for example, showed clear differences in their speaking styles. John McCain tended to speak directly and personally to his constituency, using a vocabulary that was both emotionally loaded and impulsive. Barack Obama, in contrast, made frequent use of causal relationships, which indicated more complex thought processes. He also tended to be more vague than his Republican rival. Pennebaker’s team has posted a far more in-depth breakdown, including analyses of the vice presidential candidates, at www.wordwatchers.wordpress.com.

Skeptics of LIWC’s usefulness point out that many of these characteristics of McCain’s and Obama’s speeches could be gleaned without the use of a computer program. When the subjects of analysis are not accessible, however, LIWC may provide a unique insight. Such was the case with Pennebaker’s study of al Qaeda communications. In 2007 he and several co-workers, under contract with the FBI, analyzed 58 texts by Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, bin Laden’s second in command.

The comparison showed how much pronouns are able to disclose. For example, between 2004 and 2006 the frequency with which al-Zawahiri used the word “I” tripled, whereas it remained constant in bin Laden’s writings. “Normally, higher rates of ‘I’ words correspond with feelings of insecurity, threat and defensiveness. Closer inspection of his ‘I’ use in context tends to confirm this,” Pennebaker says.

TOMORROW WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS INFORMATION THAT IS SO VITAL FOR KNOWLEDGE.

LEADERS AND TEAMPLAYERS - WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ROLES CHANGE?

2009-08-25T17:03:00.000-07:00

In a world where everything seems to fall under the opinions and the actions of others, there seem to be little hope for the average person who is a follower. Leaders are in abundance and they seem to survive because there are those who will always be teamplayers. But what happens when the follower decides it is time to lead, it is time to make a mark in life, it is time to BE??

Trust me, that is when all hell breaks loose and that is when conflicts begin.

There will always be those who believe that they are to be leaders forever and that all that they do is right and must be followed. These leaders cannot for one second accept that sometimes it would be nice to sit back and let others run the show. They cannot for one minute aceept that the world will still turn whether or not they are in it, leading, guiding, listening or doing nothing.

Picture the leader who suddenly is faced with the realization that his follower(s) want to make a mark of their own. Why do they get upset? Because the idea of losing power and control, of being the head at the top of each and every decision leaves them worrying that they will have no place in the community!! When I say community, I am referring to whereever it is that he or she has ruled.

I have been known to be a leader for many years. I have led and I have conquered many in battles of undefined and defined nature. I have also been a teamplayer and lately I have decided that it is time to be a leader again. Time to BE!!! Time to BE ASSERTIVE. Time to GROW. Time to take up the reins of leadership and do that which I was born for - to lead. Will this be greeted with open arms by all. NO WAY!!! But who cares? Everyone has to BE! Everyone has to DO! Everyone has to... because only then will fulfillment be attained for oneself.

THINK ABOUT IT. IS IT YOUR TIME TO LEAD OR TO FOLLOW??? YOU DECIDE.

TOPICS OF INTEREST FROM ANNIE´S MAILBOX

2009-08-20T07:08:00.000-07:00

Annie's Mailbox
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Dear Annie: I am a college student and have been dating a nice guy for almost a year. Unfortunately, "Cody" is more into our relationship than I am. I have my reasons (Cody made some major mistakes that my heart has looked past, but my head has not), but what makes matters worse is I am deeply "in like" with a friend of Cody's. I believe this friend feels the same about me.

I've been in relationships since I was 15. I think it might be best, if and when I break things off with Cody, that I remain single for a while. On the other hand, I am deeply worried that if I wait, I will miss out on this wonderful man. I feel awful for everyone involved and hope there is something you can tell me that would help. -- Bummed in Boston

Dear Bummed: You have multiple things going on. First, you need to break off the relationship with Cody. You don't love him, you are unable to forgive him for whatever it was he did in the past, and you are interested in someone else. Then you need to give your social life a rest, not only to see what it's like to be on your own, but because it's very bad form to go after Cody's friend so quickly. If the guy is interested and sees that you haven't attached yourself to anyone else, he will come knocking when enough time has passed.

Dear Annie: My daughter was infected with herpes by her boyfriend. They have since broken up. Her doctor said it most likely was transmitted via oral sex.

She is still in the initial stages of coping emotionally, and I am doing my best to help her believe that in time things will not seem so terrible. I know she is afraid of the day when she has to tell a new boyfriend. I've told her that anyone who loves her will educate himself and give the relationship a chance, but I understand how painful and discouraging a rejection would be, especially if it happens more than once.

Would you please ask your readers who have found themselves in the same situation to share their experiences? Nothing I can tell her would have as much impact as hearing from people who have been there. -- A Sad Mom

Dear Mom: Approximately one in five adults in the U.S. has herpes, so your daughter has plenty of company, and we are certain our readers will weigh in with their experiences. In the meantime, contact the American Social Health Association (1-800-227-8922) at ashastd.org for information, support and suggestions on dealing with herpes -- including how to talk about it with a new romantic interest.

Dear Annie: Twice recently, you misused the abbreviation "i.e.," so I thought I would try to straighten the matter out.

What you have done is use "i.e." when "e.g." was intended. The abbreviation "i.e." is a complete enumeration of ALL possibilities. It stands for "id est," meaning "that is," which infers a complete list of what items answer the condition. But if the intent was to list a few examples, "e.g." is the correct term. It is an abbreviation of "exempli gratia," meaning "for example," or "example given," and lists representative items.

When you told "Wife of a Motor Mouth" to interest her husband in a hobby and added "i.e., photography or crafts that he can display," you implied that there were no other choices. Using "e.g." would have left the door open for thousands of other possibilities. -- Larry in Bakersfield, Calif.

Dear Larry: Thanks for hauling us up short. As another Latin expert once informed us, nostra culpa is the correct way to say "We're sorry." We often see and hear "i.e." applied to mean "for example" and had no idea it was incorrect. We'll try to keep it straight in the future.

Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more about Annie's Mailbox, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

Copyright 2009 Creators Syndicate Inc.

Event gives firefighters chance to shine

2009-08-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

IF YOU TRULY BELIEVE YOU CAN, ALL IS POSSIBLE!! (Brenda A Ysaguirre)

WINDSOR, Ontario (UPI) -- A Firefest spokesman says the annual competition in Windsor, Ontario, gives firefighters a chance to show off their unique skill sets.

Firefest spokesman David Bellamy said festival participants are required to don their heavy firefighting gear and attempt to set record paces while carrying a fire hose up a five-story building, The Windsor Star said.

Participants are required to pull a separate hose to the roof of the building, before moving a heavy steel beam with a sledgehammer, hitting a target with water from a fire house and carrying a mannequin across the finish line.

Bellamy said the grueling event not only gives firefighters an opportunity to show off their skills, but also allows members of the public to witness firsthand what firefighters do on the job.

"Their job is not easy to do. They're running in when we're running out of a bad situation," he told the Star. "It takes a specific set of physical and mental talents."

The winner of Saturday's 2009 Firefest competition was Brandon Cunningham of Augusta, Ga., who completed the exhausting firefighter routine in a world course record of 1.17.31 minutes.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

Shakira´s She Wolf

2009-08-18T22:06:00.000-07:00

Click on the link and then click on the play square when it takes you to the screen. Enjoy!!!

Shakira - She Wolf lyrics | LyricsMode.com

THE BATTLES WE LOSE - MISTAKES TO LEARN FROM

2009-08-17T18:10:00.000-07:00

DJ cleans poo for botched TP prank

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- A Florida disc jockey whose attempt to toilet paper his mayor's house was foiled by bad directions paid penance for the prank by cleaning a city sewage plant.

Jason Pennington, a DJ with WILD-FM, West Palm Beach, agreed to clean the septic tank acceptance station at the East Central Regional Water Reclamation Facility as punishment for the toilet paper episode, which went awry when an address mix-up left a neighbor being toilet papered instead of West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel, The Palm Beach Post reported.

The punishment, which was filmed for posterity by WILD intern Annabel DeSito, lasted five minutes.

Pennington said he had intended to cover Frankel's house in the Presidential Estates gated community in 28 rolls of toilet paper, but wound up covering a neighbor's house, car and trees because he didn't check the address.

Heather Nelson, producer of the station's Wild Morning Show, said Pennington and morning crew co-hosts Kevin Rolston and Virginia Lang targeted the mayor's house because of alleged vote rigging in a dance contest she won this year over fellow competitor Lang, who did not place in the final rankings.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

TORTUGO, PADRE A LOS 110 AÑOS

2009-08-15T17:10:00.000-07:00

Un tortugo de 110 años finalmente conquistó a la hembra que lo evitó los últimos 15 años. Y la preñó.
¡Persevera y triunfarás! Quince años le tomó a Billy, de 110, conquistar a Tammy, de 47. El dueño de la feliz pareja, Peter Crane, fue quien encontró los huevos. Explicó que el tortugo persiguió por el jardín sin éxito a la huidiza Tammy durante los últimos tres lustros.

Un detalle romántico: si bien cada tortuga vivía en su propia caja se han mudado ambos a una de ellas como una feliz pareja. Billy -nacido en 1899- es una tortuga vivaracha (si se me permite el oxímoron) y espera con entusiasmo (si es que fuera posible detectarlo) la llegada de los dulces tortuguitos (dentro de los límites de dulzura inherentes a un ser verde, frío, duro por fuera y blandito por dentro).

Moraleja: para ser capaz de fecundar después de los 100 (años, no kilómetros por hora, por favor) no hay nada como una dieta vegetariana y una vida sin stress.

Happy Birthday, CIARRA ALEXANDRIA

2009-08-05T22:47:00.000-07:00

Like any proud Grandma, today I take time to say Happy Birthday to my granddaughter, Ciarra Alexandria Thompson on her 7th Birthday.

My little Princess Aurora II is 7 years old and following in her grandma´s steps by being a dancer, a talker and a very intelligent little girl.

I love you baby girl.

From Princess Aurora I
(Grandma Brenda)

Speedy motorcyclist caught at last

2009-08-04T20:51:00.000-07:00

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (UPI) -- Police in Alaska said they have arrested a motorcyclist who evaded capture repeatedly by driving at speeds approaching 130 mph.

Investigators said Justin Carr, 23, was charged with a felony count of evading police after several incidents in which he allegedly drove his yellow Suzuki motorcycle past police in Anchorage at high speeds and refused to pull over, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

Trooper Ronald Hayes said he caught a glimpse of the motorcyclist during a June incident, and the face he saw was Carr's.

"This guy almost actively sought us out," Hayes said. "Anytime he would see any type of law enforcement vehicle or anything like that, he would take off."

Hayes said further charges against Carr are possible once a grand jury convenes in early August.

Anchorage police had sought the public's health in finding the speedy motorcyclist after a series of chases, and hundreds of tips poured in.

Carr's driving record includes numerous tickets, the Daily News reported.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

We hold in our hands the power to develop great minds and great human beings.(Brenda Ysaguirre)

2009-07-31T17:23:00.000-07:00

Prof: Kids 'sexting' isn't new behavior
OTTAWA (UPI) -- A Canadian social sciences professor says the uproar over youth sending sexually charged text messages, or "sexting," is overblown.

Speaking at the international Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences this week at Ottawa's Carleton University, Dr. Peter Cumming, an associate professor at York University and coordinator of its Children's Studies Program, said youth are doing what they've done all along using new technology.

Cumming said several cases in the United States have made the news when teenagers sent semi-nude pictures of themselves or others over cell phones.

"It would be very unlikely to see dozens of news stories announcing that some children we caught playing spin-the-bottle, or doctor, or strip poker," he said. "Yet many of the cases brought forward have been on the same level of innocence and experience as those activities."

He said the uproar about sexting is just the modern version of the outrage in the 1950s about the way Elvis Presley moved provocatively on stage.

"The big bad wolf right now is the Internet and cell phones with cameras," he said. "What I would say to anyone is to take a deep breath, think in context, and use common sense."
Copyright 2009 by United Press International

Archaeologists find graveyard of sunken Roman ships

2009-07-24T08:38:00.000-07:00

ROME (Reuters) – A team of archaeologists using sonar technology to scan the seabed have discovered a "graveyard" of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks off the small Italian island of Ventotene.

The trading vessels, dating from the first century BC to the fifth century AD, lie more than 100 meters underwater and are amongst the deepest wrecks discovered in the Mediterranean in recent years, the researchers said on Thursday.

Part of an archipelago situated halfway between Rome and Naples on Italy's west coast, Ventotene historically served as a place of shelter during rough weather in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

"The ships appear to have been heading for safe anchorage, but they never made it," said Timmy Gambin, head of archaeology for the Aurora Trust (www.auroratrust.com). "So in a relatively small area we have five wrecks...a graveyard of ships."

The vessels were transporting wine from Italy, prized fish sauce from Spain and north Africa, and a mysterious cargo of metal ingots from Italy, possibly to be used in the construction of statues or weaponry.

Gambin said the wrecks revealed a pattern of trade in the empire: at first Rome exported its produce to its expanding provinces, but gradually it began to import from them more and more of the things it once produced.

In Roman times Ventotene, known as Pandataria, was used to exile disgraced Roman noblewomen. The Emperor Augustus sent his daughter Julia there because of her adultery. During the 20th century, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini used the remote island as a prison for political opponents.

Images of the wrecks show their crustacean-clad cargoes spilling onto the seafloor, after marine worms ate away the wooden hull of the vessels.

Due to their depth, the ships have lain untouched for hundreds of years but Gambin said the increasing popularity of deep water diving posed a threat to the Mediterranean's archaeological treasures.

"There is a race against time," he said. "In the next 10 years, there will be an explosion in mixed-gas diving and these sites will be accessible to ordinary treasure hunters."

(Reporting by Daniel Flynn; Editing by Jon Boyle

A Tale of Two Kellys

2009-07-21T23:51:00.000-07:00

ONE FOR THE FAIRY TALES

Man and woman with same name met through Facebook, getting married

By ADAM KUPERSTEIN AND BRIAN HAMACHER
Updated 1:42 PM EDT, Mon, Jul 20, 2009
It's been a whirlwind romance for the guy and gal who share the same name, and it all started with an innocent Facebook message.
"She started off 'Hey, I saw we have the same name,and I thought it was kind of cool, Just wanted to say hi I guess. LOL,'" the male Kelly said.
Kelly the female, from Coral Springs, was curious to see profiles of people with the same name when she happened across Kelly the male in Lubbock, Texas.
"I searched my own name and he's the only one who came up and actually in the picture he didn't have a shirt on and I was like oh he's cute," said the female Kelly.
Three weeks later, male kelly flew to South Florida to meet female Kelly, and they hit it off immediately.
And now in just three months, the Hildebrandts will officially be married.
"We get a couple of the same reactions, usually it's like 'whoa, that's so awesome and totally different,'" said female Kelly, 20.
Male Kelly, 24, has moved down to Florida and plans on working at the new branch for his company, Primerica Financial. Female Kelly is finishing up her studies at Palm Beach Community College.
The wedding will be at Lighthouse Point Yacht Club in October, a quick turnaround -- just eight months after the two first met -- though male Kelly has no reservations.
"I felt like there was a good possibility that before I ever came out to meet her in person, that this could be the girl I'm gonna marry," he said.
The marriage won't be without problems. In fact, one problem has already presented itself before the two have even stepped foot on the altar.
"He's even already got some mail coming in, and we have to open everything, because we don't know whose mail is whose," said female Kelly.

WE ARE UNPREPARED FOR A PANDEMIC!!

2009-07-06T22:18:00.000-07:00

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- This year's swine flu outbreak refuted many of the predictions about how the next large-scale flu pandemic would originate and spread, experts say.

The world's medical community had based much of their pandemic planning on the 2004 H5N1 "bird flu" outbreak in Southeast Asia, which proved to be a poor model for predicting how the latest novel flu strain, H1N1, would play out, The Washington Post reported Sunday.

In planning to cope with future pandemics, experts after 2004 wrongly assumed it would be an avian flu strain. They also assumed that, like H5N1, it would be deadly in 60 percent of those who caught it, instead of the less than 1 percent mortality rate of the H1N1 virus.

"Everyone was thinking about H5N1 and the possibility that we would be in for partial global population collapse," influenza expert David Fedson told the newspaper. "We never addressed severity, because we knew it would be severe. And now we have this funny virus coming out of pigs."

The consequences were that the world was largely unprepared for the swine flu virus that emerged despite five years and hundreds of millions of dollars spent on getting ready, the Post said.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International

YOU HAVE SEEN MY TEMAZCAL AT HOME. NOW READ THIS AND COME JOIN THE FUN THIS WEEKEND

2009-06-19T05:58:00.000-07:00

El Temazcal es una tradición indígena que trasciende desde los Mayas, los Toltecas y los Aborígenes Norteamericanos, y consiste en una construcción cerrada a manera de choza llamada Inipee, donde se lanza agua sobre piedras al rojo vivo para crear un ambiente similar a un baño de vapor.
Su nombre proviene de la lengua Náhuatl y significa "casa de vapor" (Temaz - vapor, Calli - casa ). Esto porque el baño se realiza dentro de unas casetas en forma de cúpula de pequeña dimensión, construidas de barro o con mantas o pieles sobre un armado de varas, en las cuales se introducen piedras porosas previamente calentadas al rojo vivo, sobre las que se vierte una infusión de plantas medicinales.
El vapor es manejado y dirigido por un guía Temazcalero, con un ramo frondoso de plantas frescas que abanica, mientras va aplicando, hidroterapia, aromaterapia, cantos, visualizaciones y ejercicios de meditación. El Temazcal es una limpieza espiritual, mental y física que se realiza dentro de esta estructura en forma de iglú, usando vapor, hierbas, especias e incienso.
Su uso ha sido tanto terapéutico y relajante como ritual y su práctica sobrevive en la actualidad gracias a la tradición de las distintas comunidades indígenas. Se ha sofisticado su aplicación en la medida que se practica en Inipees de barro y en grupos que buscan experiencias de retiro y limpieza espiritual.

El baño de Vapor del Temazcal está divido en cuatro sesiones o Puertas. Cada Puerta invocando a una energía específica de sanación e Introspección.

Afuera del iglú hay una fogata donde se calientan las piedras que se utilizarán. Antes de entrar al iglú se deja los lentes, relojes y cualquier otro accesorio para que no molesten con el calor del vapor.

En el iglú o Inipee, entramos, nos sentamos y esperamos el comienzo de la primera sesión o Puerta, que da lugar al inicio cuando el ayudante o Guardián del Fuego entra con una pala llena de piedras al rojo vivo, las deja en el centro y se retira cerrando la puerta. Quedamos a oscuras. Nuestro guía tirará una taza de agua sobre las piedras calientes y el vapor comenzará a esparcirse. Después pasará un plato con hierbas que se tiraran en puñados dentro del vapor. ¡Qué ricos olores! Empezamos con respiraciones profundas y rítmicas, invocamos a la energía de esta Puerta y realizamos la dinámica de sanación y memoria ancestral. Después de unos momentos de instrocpeccion meditativa, y en grupo, gritamos ¡puerta!. El Guardián del Fuego abre la puerta y entra con más piedras calientes y más agua, deposita todo en el centro, sale y cierra la puerta para dar comienzo a la segunda parte del proceso.

Hay que recordar que el Temazcal está hecho a semejanza del vientre de la mujer, que es el mismo vientre de la Madre Tierra o Pachamama, al cual entramos lo más ligeros de ropaje posible y salimos renaciendo a nuestra vida en el Planeta, con una visión más clara de lo que tenemos que hacer, sanar, reconciliar y trabajar.
El Temazcal La Cabaña de Vapor o Temazcal es una terapia poderosa para el tratamiento de muchas enfermedades y dolencias, sean ellas agudas y/o crónicas.

Los beneficios físicos que el Temazcal ofrece se encuentran en problemas reumáticos, prostáticos, artritis, hepáticos, problemas digestivos, circulatorios, problemas pulmonares, bronquitis y trastornos glandulares como la tiroides. Por sus características curativas es un método eficaz para estimular todos los órganos internos, limpiando nuestro cuerpo, sudando grandes cantidades de toxinas acumuladas por medicamentos y/o provenientes de la propia alimentación debido a que actualmente enfrentamos muchos problemas de contaminación alimenticia, ambiental, vibracional, electromagnética, auditiva, sensitiva, visual y del aire.
Ayuda a la eliminación de la gordura, por medio del sudor, en consecuencia ayuda a los tratamientos de obesidad y envejecimiento prematuro de la piel.

Elimina el cansancio crónico físico y mental, problemas de mal digestión, dolores estomacales, descongestiona el sistema linfático y produce notable mejoría en la calidad de vida de las personas que sufren de diabetes e hipertensión.

RELAJAMIENTO TOTAL DEL SISTEMA MUSCULAR
El temazcal apoya al relajamiento del sistema muscular, como por ejemplo: alivio de contracciones musculares (encogimiento de un músculo), dolores de espalda (desde los hombros hasta la base de la cadera), dolores de rodillas y tobillos, entre otros, gracias a los efectos de la temperatura y los aceites volátiles de las plantas que se usan.

MEJORAMIENTO DEL SISTEMA CIRCULATORIO
Por medio de la temperatura alta y la ebullición de agua fresca, se logra un alto grado de movimiento en el sistema circulatorio, ayudando a corregir problemas de varices, úlceras varicosas, adormecimientos de manos y pies, presión alta o baja, y otros problemas circulatorios.

MEJORAMIENTO DEL SISTEMA INMUNOLOGICO
Aumenta la producción de Leucocitos (glóbulos blancos) del cuerpo. Se ha observado que personas que toman estos baños de sudor y que padecen de enfermedades crónicas o recurrentes, disminuyen sus enfermedades, o bien, si se enferman se recuperan fácilmente.

DESINTOXICACIÓN DEL CUERPO
En el Temazcal, una persona puede desintoxicar todo lo necesario para depurar su cuerpo vía sudor: ácido úrico, problemas de piel (acné), quemar grasas e impurezas de la piel, curar artritis, entre otros. Además al sudar, se apoya al buen funcionamiento del riñón.

SISTEMA DERMATOLÓGICO
La piel actúa como un mecanismo regulador de temperatura interna del organismo. Las temperaturas superan, en algunos casos los 50 °C, en el cuerpo existe un mecanismo de autorregulación interna que nos permite sobrepasar los 38°C. En muchos casos, principalmente en personas que viven en ambientes con mucha polución donde los poros los tienen obstruidos, con estas altas temperaturas en el Temazcal estos poros son reactivados. Estimula la regeneración de la piel. Facilita la formación del manto ácido, vital para la protección de infecciones cutáneas.

APARATO RESPIRATORIO
Limpia y descongestiona los canales nasales y paranasales, los baños de vapor son utilizados para el tratamiento de gripes, bronquitis, asmas, y sinusitis. Por efecto del calor se da la inhalo terapia, que acontece con el vapor de agua sumado al humo de las flores curativas y los aceite de estas, depositadas en las piedras durante la ceremonia y produce automáticamente la desobstrucción de las vías respiratorias. Activa también la irrigación de una forma impresionante, llegando a 7 veces más de las condiciones normales. Hay aumento de los flujos sanguíneos que sumado a la expansión de los pulmones, los bronquios facilitan la expulsión de las toxinas acumuladas. Es posible aliviar casos de sinusitis, catarro, asma, bronquitis, enfisemas, y otros problemas de orden pulmonar.

SISTEMA NERVIOSO
En el Temazcal, se produce un efecto relajante y estimula el organismo, para tratar problemas como el stress, insomnio, tensión nerviosa y mejora el proceso mental sin producir reacciones adversas, estimula el sistema hormonal, funciona como una limpieza sanguínea eliminando las toxinas e impurezas a través del sudor, automatizando el sistema nervioso y estimulando las glándulas sudoríparas, auxiliando también, de manera natural las deficiencias cardiovasculares. Actúa a nivel psicológico, permitiendo una mejor comprensión de sus cuestionamientos emocionales y problemas personales.

... El Temazcal es la vuelta al Útero Materno de la PachaMama, de donde la vida se cobija y gesta, y también es volver a Nacer, más livianos, más alegres, más vitales...

- Reflexiones y Recomendaciones en este Temazcal -
Este Ciclo de Temazcales que llamamos de los Ocho Soles, es un proceso continuo de purificación, corporal, mental y espiritual, que está potenciado y armonizado con los ritmos naturales del Tiempo, en Conciencia Solar y Estelar. Esta vez, entraremos a purificarnos para vivir y tomar en Plenitud el periodo cíclico natural que está aconteciendo en estos dias...
! El Inicio del Periodo Estival en el Hemisferio Sur...! Feliz Año Nuevo Solar..! Feliz retorno del Sol..! Bienvenida la Nueva Luz a nuestras conciencias...! Ahooo...!
En esta oportunidad realizaremos un Temazcal de Purificación y Revitalización, para incorporar el NEWEN de estos dias y posarlos como realización en nuestras vidas.

Les solicitamos desde ya, un poderoso y profundo Concierto de Silencio desde el momento en que llegamos a la Parcela, para permitir un elevado estado meditativo y de introspección, que nos de la posibilidad de vivir esta poderosa dinámica en plenitud y fraternidad.

- Sugerencias y Armonizaciones -

- La Actividad del Temazcal es una dinámica que empieza desde el momento en que llegas hasta el amanecer del dia Siguiente, para permitira deacantar esta maravillosa experiencia.

- Trae tu Poncho y una Manta, para cubrirte en las meditaciones antes de entrar al Temazcal.

- Trae una "Manta o Frazada", para cubrir con algo tuyo el Inipi del Temazcal.
- Cuida los baños como si fueran los de tu casa, para que cada vez que los ocupes estén limpios y agradables.

- Trae carpa, abrigo, traje de baño o pareos, ropa abrigada y saco de dormir si te vas a quedar.

- En especial les pedimos que la alimentación antes del Temazcal sea liviana y vegetariana, ojalá puedas hacer un ayuno ese día.

- Puedes traer un paquete de 25 velas chicas redondas, para realizar un mandala para conmemorar la ocasión.

Las 50 frases típicas de una mamá!!!!

2009-06-18T12:27:00.000-07:00

(Te queremos mucho, mamá)
Un amigo me mando esto que son frases típicas de la mamá colombiana, pero yo creo que es mundial asi que lo cambie a una mamá, okay?

1. Un día de estos se levantan y no me van a encontrar, y a ver que hacen...
2. Como ahora tienen 'sirvienta' que les hace todo.
3. Todo lo que me he sacrificado por ustedes y miren como le pagan a uno.
4. ¿Ese es el ejemplo que les esta dando a sus hermanos?.
5. ¿Usted reza antes de dormirse?.
6. Uno les contesta el teléfono y ni siquiera dicen buenos días o por favor.
7. Cuantos niños no estarían deseando ese plato de comida y usted rechazándolo.
8. Para que hagan las cosas bien hay que estar detrás de ellos.
9. Yo no se por que esta juventud de ahora se mantiene muerta de pereza.
10. Usted no se manda solo; cuando trabaje y se mantenga, hablamos.
11. Mientras usted viva en esta casa, se hace lo que yo diga.
12.Ustedes me van a volver loca!.
13. Pero si se acaban de ver, no entiendo por que siguen hablando por teléfono.
14. Esa amistad no me gusta.
15. Yo ya les he enseñado lo bueno y lo malo, ustedes verán.
16. Es mejor que vaya comido, porque uno no sabe con que le van a salir.
17.. Para que le hagan un favor a uno hay que arrodillarse, en cambio viene cualquiera de la calle y salen corriendo.
18. No se le olvide que primero fue mama que novio(a).
19. Me hace el favor y le dice a su amigo que se baje y timbre, que esto no es 'drive-in' para estar pitando.
20. Usted que cree ¿que esto es un hotel?.
21. No me conteste, ni me levante la voz porque le reviento ese mascadero.
22. Para que me preguntan si van a hacer lo contrario.
23. Mijo, ¿usted si esta comiendo bien?.
24. Es que es igualito a su papa.
25. No les habremos dado lujo ni riqueza, pero les dejamos estudio.
26. En la calle son solo risas y en la casa todo les molesta.
27. Cuando tengan hijos se van a acordar de mi.
28. Vaya pregúntele primero a su papa, a ver que le dice.
29. ¡Con usted todo es una lucha!.
30. Estas no son horas de llamar a una casa decente..
31. Me puedo estar muriendo y ustedes no le pasan a uno ni un vaso con agua.
32. El teléfono no es para hacer visitas.
33. Ese cuarto suyo parece un chiquero!!!.
34. Que van a hacer el día que me muera, quien les va a hacer todo...
35. ¡Es que esas mujeres de ahora no saben hacer nada!.
36. Eso era que no le convenía. Lo que es de uno, es de uno..
37. ¿Amigos?, amigos lo que tenga en el bolsillo.
38. ¡Ah! Usted vera, por que no me hizo caso.
39. El día que me convierta en un estorbo y en una carga para ustedes van y me tiran a un ancianato.
40. Creen que porque ya dan algo en la casa pueden tratarla mal a una.
41. Hasta la una, ni un minuto mas.
42. ¡No hay poder humano!.
43. ¿A que hora va a llegar?.
44. ¿Por que no me contesta el celular?.
45. Cuando será que tienen tiempo para mi.
46. ¿Eso es lo que le enseñan en el colegio?.
47. Se lo dije...
48. Porque yo soy su mama y punto.
49. Me muero de la pena.
50. El corazón de una mama nunca se equivoca.

Quizás fallemos en una que otra, pero no en todas.

A NEW LIFE, A NEW BEGINNING, THE NEW ME

2009-06-17T07:46:00.000-07:00

Hi, isn´t it a great day? I am keeping my fingers crossed. Today is the beginning of the new me. The one I want to be. The one I HAVE TO BE. THE ONE THAT WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS, CALM RIVERS, STOP THE RAIN AND YES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE.

Some of you may say, that´s God´s work. What is she talking about? well, today I will step into the world a different human being with aims and ideas, a voice and a heart, a plan and a wish and a new venture. I am positive it will bring light into my dim world and I am positive that it will prosper. Why? Because I am a woman of positive thinking of course. Because I am ME. Because I want to be successful and because I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

I Have taught many students to be positvie and to have a vision. Well, today I set foot into a new arena with confidence, love, patience and a little anxiety but that is all good. It is the way it should be. Life, after all is a list of emotions and whatever happens it the result of how we manipulate and move around the set points in our lives.

With all the right people giving me support, I set foot in my territory. LIFE IS GOOD. TIME IS IN MY CONTROL. I AM A SUPERMAMA. YO PUEDO. I CAN. I WILL. I AM WOMAN. I AM ME. I AM BRENDA AURORA YSAGUIRRE, A CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE. A WOMAN OF VISION. A WOMAN OF ACTION AND A WOMAN OF EMOTIONS.

Thanks to all my people. To Carolyn for being the daughter I am proud of having brought into this world. To Ciarra, for being grandma´s special little princess. To Miya for being the son in law who is maore of a son than any mother can ask for. To Abel, for being the love of my love. For giving me a shoulder to lean on, a friend to talk to, laugh with and share my new life with. Gracias, papi, por ser tan como eres. Te amo mucho. Tus enceñanzas me han hecho la mujer fuerte que querias que yo sea. To Alejandra, my daughter across the miles for showing me the strength and wisdom that we as women can possess. To Triccia, my daughter of the heart for showwing me that there are ways to capture the sun and hold the stars in your hands. To all my friends at UNID for being a part of my life. With you all I would have been nothing over the past ten months. Amigos, los quiero mucho. Los extraño, pero los llevo en mi corazon. To Veronica, por ser la amiga feliz, apoyante y a quien admiro mucho por su manera de quere cambiar el mundo!! A las profes Blanca Veronica, Yasmini, Elyza, Emma pero ser mujeres fuertes, admirables y especial. Gracias por cruzar mi camino y por dejar en mi corazon algo de cada uno de ustedes. A Glenda y Oscar por ser parte de este gran familia. La amistad y el amor es todo! Si Oscar, eres el hijo que nunca tuve!!! Te amo, chico. To Pinita, for making me laugh with your texts. You send the best texts at just the right time to cheer me up! You are definately a great friend. To Yvonne, to keeping in touch and for sharing moments with me.

To all the friends I have not named, you know who you all are IF YOU HAVE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME OVER THE WEEKES. I love you and I thank you for being there when I need you. TO MY DRY WEATHER FRIENDS: people get in touch with reality. Life is too short. You need to know to keep in touch. Don´t make me do this all alone!!
hahahahaha.

Love to everyone who reads. I will be in touch and I will tell you all about it from time to time so you can know how I am progressing. For now, its a SECRET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But no really.

Love,
B

LOS TIPOS DE GENTE QUE USAN "MESSENGER"

2009-06-16T11:43:00.000-07:00

I just had to put this on my blog as it is so funny!!! Hope you all enjoy.
Have a great day,
Ms B

El Ametralladora
Son las personas que al ver a alguien en linea, envian 67 mensajes continuos. Uno cree que los médicos le pronosticaron que sólo vivirá veinticuatro horas más y están ahí para decirle a todos sus contactos, lo que ellos piensan, en un solo inicio de sesión.

El Que No Debería Estar Conectado
Sin duda éste contacto es de los que más enferman, ¿por qué estás personas se conectan? y al lado de su nick ponen: "No toy" "no molestar" "estoy en la escuela"... etc ¿para qué madres se conectan entonces?

El Bilingüe
Este es el contacto que siempre tiene al lado de su nick una frase escrita en inglés, portugués, alemán, chino, etc... ¿por qué madres creen que es "nice" escribir una frase en otro idioma? ¿Acaso está dedicada a "todos" sus contactos extranjeros?

El Celebridad
Este es el contacto que cree ser muy popular y que todos sus amigos son paparazzis persiguiéndolo, siempre colocan su actividad al lado de su nick: "jugando play" "Haciendo ejercicio" "leyendo" "comiendo con fulanito" etc... Si no estás, desconectate! si tengo que decir algo te llamo e igual me entero de lo que estás haciendo!

El Emocionado/a
Es el clásico contacto que se cambia el nick cada hora, haciendo variaciones con su nonbre o su nick, por ejemplo: "Mary!" "Marizita" "little Mary" "princess Mary", Etc...

El DJ/Locutor
Este tipo de contacto debería ser ilegal! ¿por qué chingaos nos ofrecen mostrar la música que estan escuchando? Es el que cambia su frase por el nombre de cada rola que pasa por su radio o computadora, como si a todo el mundo le importara lo que escucha y pensara que es un melómano.

El Emoticón
Este también es de los contactos que más enferma, es el que se bajo todos los pinches monitos que había disponibles o se los copio a sus contactos y coloca dibujitos hasta para la palabra "Otorrinolaringólogo", Es todo un nuevo lenguaje y no entiendes ni madre de lo que dice.

El Pescador
Es aquél que deja su MSN conectado las 24 horas del día. Si bien no está en su casa, cuando llega entra desesperado a ver si le dejaron algún mensaje o alguien trato de chatear con el y así comprobar si lo quieren o no.

El fracasado
Siempre que entra la vieja que le gusta se conecta y desconecta 77 veces por minuto, como si la chica al notarlo fuese a decir: "Hola Carlos, no sabía que me gustabas tanto hasta que vi tu manera de conectarte y desconectarte, disculpa que no me fijé antes en ti, ¿Follamos?"

El Amenazante
Es el hijo de la chingada que queremos colocar “en NO Admitir, pero tenemos muchos amigos en común y cualquiera podría delatarnos, sólo por eso seguimos teniéndolo admitido.

El Inseguro
Es el que se pasa metiéndose a páginas Como Quienteadmite.com y checkmessenger.com para saber quien lo bloqueó y/o borró y al conectarse todos los contactos se dan cuenta.

El Aficionado Sentimentalista
Es el que agrega frases al lado de su nick tipo "Un amigo es uno que lo sabe todo de ti y a pesar de ello te quiere"' o "Ama hasta que te duela". Si te duele es buena señal" “Amigos hasta la muerte”. ¿Acaso se cree que con estas tonterías ayudan a alguien?

El Ejecutivo
Es el que está conectado 100% del tiempo en el trabajo y está Como "disponible", pero si le hablas no te pela, media hora después te dice "Estoy en la chamba, después hablamos". Que no mame.

El Jeroglífico
Es el clásico contacto (y también de los que más enferman) que tiene un nick lleno de signos, une atrás de otro y letras raras que ya para cuando uno termina de descifrar quien es, ya cerró sesión.

El Analfabeto
Otro más! Es el contacto que escribe palabras inventadas por ellos, como: "los amwo amiwuos" "tos tipil", "ecstremo", etc. ¿qué ya no hay escuelas públicas? ¿o siguen cerradas por lo de la influenza?.. jeje

El Cursi
Es el contacto aquel que tiene en su nick frases tales como: "Gordito-de-mi-vida-eres-lo-melor-me-me-paso", o "Que bien la pasamos anoche", "oshito sin ti mi vida no tiene Sentido". ¡Qué pedo con ellos!

El Reality Show
Es el contacto que a falta de un “Big Brother” necesita que todos sepan lo que hace minuto a minuto, poniendo nicks tipo "me estoy bañando para ir al antro", "viernes de salida con los cuates", "no me he hecho manicure hace tres semanas", “Fin de semana en la playita". ¿A quién putas le importa lo que va a hacer?

Sé sincero y veras que tu eres uno o más de los que acabo de describir ¿o no?

HAPPY LABOUR DAY TO ALL MY YO PUEDO MEMBERS WHO WORK

2009-05-01T19:08:00.000-07:00

Every year Belizeans prepare for May 1st and the National Agricultural Fair and Show in Belmopan, the capital of this Central American country. The first Agricultural Fair was held back in the year 1971, I believe. I remember I was in primary school and we were taken on that school trip that lasted so long. It had been a rainy May Day and the red dirt of the fair grounds is still on my mind. I never wanted to go to another Agric Fair and Show and I NEVER WENT! BUT lots of Belizeans love going to the Fair on May 1st and I have heard it could be fun.
Unfortunately, with swine flu on everyone’s mind and in every conversation, the Government of Belize decided to not have the show this year. Better be safe than sorry. Too bad, but we have to take all the precautions we can.
Anyway, today was a good day. It is the first day of the rest of each of our lives. It is the first day of my new life and I have something new and exciting for Belize. As many of you know, I am the Founder and President of SUPERMAMA, BELIZE. Well, it is time to get serious and do some real good for this country and the only way we can get on the move is if we start making money to fund this project. SO I am launching B Life, Brenda Barley Life, a refreshing Nutritional Beverage that is also good for you. With our slogan HEALTH AT ALL TIMES you can get the picture. I invite everyone to read more about this wonder drink by turning to my website: www.brendaysaguirre.galeon.com
Your comments will be welcomed.
Have a great day.

ELECTRICITY SERVICE IN BELIZE - PLEASE BE INFORMED

2009-04-30T19:05:00.000-07:00

Belize Electricity Limited made an announcement today that will have an effect on us over the next 4 months or so.

BEL buys electricity from a hydro-power company in Mexico. The
Mexican company announced that due to problems with their own power
plants, they will suspend the sale of power to Belize for 4 months,
starting now.
BEL advises customers to be conservative in their use of electricity.

An unexpected interruption in the supply of electricity from Mexico
caused a brief country-wide blackout last week. Both Belize and
Mexico rely heavily on water in dams to make electricity. Water
levels in reservoirs naturally drop at this time of year, making for
difficulties in generating power under "normal" circumstances. This
is also a time when brush fires tend to disrupt things in Yucatan, QR,
and Belize. If Belize has no power at all coming in from Mexico
for the next 4 months we may want to anticipate and prepare for
frequent an prolonged lapses in power.

Once again a good case for a back-up generator and well-placed surge
protectors.

SWINE FLU

2009-04-29T00:17:00.000-07:00

Influenza - Topic Overview By Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS

The outbreak of a new form of swine flu has prompted the United States and the World Health Organization to declare a public health emergency. President Obama has called the emergency a "precautionary tool," since so far the outbreak has had only limited impact in the United States. But public health officials are scrambling to determine the extent of the outbreak.
This outbreak could peter out, like a 1976 swine flu outbreak did. Or the virus could spread easily from one person to the next, sparking a pandemic in which millions of people are infected. Richard Besser, the acting CDC director, says it's too early to say if we'll see more severe disease here in the United States. "Viruses are unpredictable and variable over time," he said yesterday. "What we say and what we learn will change."
Here's the rundown on what we know so far, as well as the options for avoiding swine flu and for treating it if you get it.
How is swine flu different than seasonal influenza and bird flu?
This is a new flu bug that includes genetic segments from human, swine, and avian flu viruses. It is an influenza A H1N1 strain, named for two proteins in the bug's protein coat. H1N1 viruses often circulate without causing major outbreaks. But since this flu virus is new, people might not have immunity to it. That's why the global public health system is on alert. No one knows where this outbreak might lead.
What symptoms would tell me I have swine flu?
Swine flu symptoms are similar to the symptoms of regular seasonal flu, according to the CDC. Those include:
-Fever
-Lethargy
-Lack of appetite
-Coughing
Some people with swine flu have also reported runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
How can I tell if someone sitting next to me has swine flu?
You can't. If someone is showing the symptoms described above, it couldn't hurt to keep your distance. Jeff Duchin, chief of the communicable disease section at Public Health Seattle, says it's best to say 6 feet away from someone who has the flu because the virus spreads in droplets when people talk, cough, or sneeze. Of course, your neighbor might just have a stuffy nose caused by a mild cold or seasonal allergies.
Should I be wearing a face mask, like they're wearing in Mexico?
Not unless you're taking care of a person who's sick with swine flu or are sick yourself. Wearing masks is a popular reaction to respiratory outbreaks in parts of the world, but it's not a step that the U.S. government has recommended for the current outbreak. The CDC has an online guide to using masks and respirators to prevent flu transmission.
Is there a vaccine available for this new swine flu?
No. Developing and producing a vaccine matched to this flu virus will take several months. Anne Schuchat, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said yesterday that a swine flu vaccine could be added to the seasonal flu vaccine now being produced for next fall, either as a replacement for one of the three strains in that vaccine or as an addition that makes it a four-strain vaccine.
What's the best way to avoid getting exposed to the swine flu virus?
For now, avoid people who are coughing or sick. The CDC also recommends hand washing to reduce the risk of flu. Though frequent hand washing hasn't specifically been proved to protect against swine flu, it does reduce the risk of respiratory infections generally.
What other things can I do to get my family prepared?
It never hurts to think about what you would do if swine flu hits your community hard, the CDC's Besser says. That may mean that schools would be closed, as has been done in Mexico. The federal government's pandemic flu website has suggestions on getting ready at home and at work. One example: Do you have enough food in the house to feed your family if you had to stay home for a week? You can also check with your employer to make sure the company has a plan in case of a flu pandemic. And you can prepare yourself for the possibility you'd have to work from home for a while.
Is it dangerous to eat pork?
No. This flu virus is spread from person to person by touching surfaces infected with the virus or by inhaling viruses from someone coughing. You can't get swine flu from eating pork.
What should I do if I or someone in my family is sick?
"Calling the doctor is never the wrong thing to do," says Mark Metursky, a professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and immediate past chair of the chest infection network for the American College of Chest Physicians. You'll know you have the flu and not just a cold if you've got a fever of 102 or more, a headache, and muscle aches.
"If you have a respiratory infection with fever, don't go to work or school," says Duchin. To minimize the risk of infecting others, avoid traveling by air and taking public transportation if you have the flu.
People aren't at risk of swine flu for now, Metursky says, unless they have traveled to Mexico of are exposed to someone who has.
What medications work against swine flu?
Laboratory tests suggest this swine flu is susceptible to the antiviral drugs Tamiflu (oseltamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir). To be effective, these drugs need to be taken as soon as possible after a person has flu symptoms. "The sooner you talk to your doctor the better," Metursky says. The CDC has new recommendations for using antivirals to treat swine flu; people who are sick and have recently been to Mexico or who have been exposed to people with swine flu should speak with a doctor about whether to take an antiviral medication.
Should I stockpile Tamiflu?
The federal government doesn't recommend that people stockpile Tamiflu at home, saying it should be saved for people who are sick with influenza now. But many public health scientists have set aside some Tamiflu for themselves in the past few years because of concern about the possibility of a pandemic caused by bird flu. It's your call.
I'm not sick. Should I avoid traveling?
This might not be the wisest time to vacation in Cancun, but travel hasn't been banned by the CDC and WHO, so it's up to you. Airlines will let passengers to certain destinations re-book their trips at no cost. Check the CDC or WHO website before traveling, because the advisories could change at any time.
Why has the swine flu been deadly in Mexico but not in the U.S.?
No one knows for sure. It could be that Americans who've gotten infected had better, faster access to health care. Or it could be that the U.S. is just at an earlier stage in the outbreak, Duchin says. If that's the case, U.S. deaths could occur as the outbreak matures.

Where do I look for more news on swine flu?
The CDC's new swine flu website is a good place to start, for information both on the state of the outbreak and on how to keep your family healthy. Other good options:
-The World Health Organization is tracking swine flu cases worldwide.
-The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy is following swine flu, bird flu, and the possibility of a flu pandemic.
-The Infectious Diseases Society of America gears its swine flu news to doctors, but that information on treatment and avoidance is useful for individuals, too.
-The federal government's pandemic flu website provides a broad range of information on preparing for a pandemic.

A LITTLE COMICS FOR YOU ALL

2009-04-04T10:05:00.000-07:00

NO GREATER LOVE

2009-04-02T14:48:00.000-07:00

We head off for a well earned vacation and while for some of us it will not be enough, we grab what we can and make do with what we are given.

Here´s wishing everyone a blessed Easter.

Remember, no greater love has ever been shown to us than for the Son of Man to die on a cross after being cruelly treated.

THANK YOU, GOD FOR SENDING YOUR SON TO SAVE US FROM SIN AND THANK YOU JESUS FOR GIVING YOURSELF UP AS THE LAMB OF THE WORLD.

TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE YO PUEDO GROUP. HAVE A BLESSED HOLIDAY.
FROM THE PRESIDENT

TIME TO TEACH A FEW "NOT SO WELL KNOWN FACTS"

2009-03-29T05:25:00.000-07:00

What did people do before there were digital watches?
Before the inexpensive miniaturization that became possible in the 20th century, most watches were pocket watches, which had covers and were carried in a pocket and attached to a watch chain or watch fob. Watches evolved in the 1600s from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 1400s.

Did Phillip's head really look like a screwdriver?
Henry F. Phillips (1890 – 1958), a U.S. businessman from Portland, Oregon, has the honor of having the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver named after him. The importance of the crosshead screw design lies in its self-centering property, useful on automated production lines that use powered screwdrivers. Phillips' major contribution was in driving the crosshead concept forward to the point where it was adopted by screwmakers and automobile companies.

Star Trek Weapon in Robbery

2009-02-19T17:41:00.000-08:00

Police: Robber used 'Star Trek' weapon

COLORADO SPRINGS (UPI) -- Authorities in Colorado said they are searching for a suspect after two 7-Eleven stores were robbed Wednesday by a man bearing a weapon inspired by "Star Trek."

Colorado Springs police said the man, described as a white and in his 20s, entered the first 7-Eleven store at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday and brandished an object described by the store clerks as a "Batleth," a sword-like weapon used by the Klingon race of aliens on the "Star Trek" movies and TV shows, KMGH-TV, Denver, reported Wednesday.

The suspect left the store with an undisclosed amount and entered the second 7-Eleven about a half an hour later. However, the clerk at the second store refused to hand over any money and the man fled the store on foot, police said.

Police said no one was injured during the incidents.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

DIONE TRIMINIUS, OUR PAST PRESIDENT OF THE CLASS, LOSES HER MOM

2009-02-01T00:09:00.000-08:00

It is with sadness in my heart that I write this blog tonight. On Friday, Dione Triminius, one of the YO PUEDE Group lost her mom. Consie gave up the fight against cancer.

Our prayers go to Dione and her father and the Young Family. God Bless.

Dione, we are here for you. Remember YO PUEDO, VIVIR MI VIDA Y MI MUERTE.

THE INTERNET BRINGS FAMILY TOGETHER AFTER 26 YEARS

2009-01-16T19:58:00.000-08:00

Just when you think that there is nothing that can shake you into realizing how good the internet is something wonderful happens.

Yesterday because of the CCC blog that I have that has been questioned by some of the people at CCC we were able to inform the family of one of our Yo Puedo Group member about family they had lost many years ago.

Abel was contacted by some people in Guatemala who were looking for their family in Corozal, Belize. He passed the information on to me in Corozal around 3pm and as we continued to chat I wondered how I would find the persons whose names he had given me. He reminded me to take down the names of the persons as we continued to chat and as I did so it dawned on me that I may know two of the three children mentioned to him. Iasked him to hold on as I texted my office and got the telephone number for one of my students of 6-1B. I then proceeded to calling the number and my student's mom answered the phone. I told he who I was and asked her if she would not mind giving me her name. She did so and I was amazed to find out she was one of the person's on the list I had been given. I communicated this to Abel and he shared a very emotional time with me as I continued to talk to the woman by phone and him by internet.

As it developed we made arrangements to visit Dona Eva once Abel arrived in Corozal last night.

With tears of joy and a quivering voice, Mrs Eva Dominguez Cano told me how happy she felt at the possibility of contacting her family whom she had lost touch with for quite some time.

Later last night just after 11pm, Abel and I visted Mrs. Eva and shared the information we had. Never a happier moment since January 1, 2009 arrived had I felt where the recipient of the blessing was someone I knew.

The power of the internet is unbelievable. I am touched by the fact that I was able to relocate lost family of one of my own students. I have taught Roger Augustine for the past two years in 2nd and 3rd Year CCC ACE. He is presently attending Sixth Form CJC ACE. Hos older brother Edwin Aroldo had also been a student of mine in 2nd and
3rd Year CCC ACE. He also attended CJC ACE and graduated two years ago.

Thanks goes to Abel Martin for being a dedicated blogger. Mucho Amor, Abel. Gracias a ti una vez mas veo la razon porque estoy a esta etapa de mi vida.
Brenda

ANOTHER PERSON WHO SAID "YO PUEDO"

2009-01-15T12:33:00.000-08:00

Man solves Rubik's Cube after 26 years
PORTCHESTER, England (UPI) -- A Rubik's Cube enthusiast in Britain said he has finally solved his puzzle after struggling with it for 26 years.

Graham Parker of Portchester, England, said he first bought his Rubik's Cube in 1983 and has since spent more than 27,400 hours struggling with the colored cube puzzle, The Daily Telegraph reported.

"I cannot tell you what a relief it was to finally solve it. It has driven me mad over the years -- it felt like it had taken over my life," Parker said. "I have missed important events to stay in and solve it and I would lay awake at night thinking about it.

"When I clicked that last bit into place and each face was a solid color I wept," he said.

Ray Hodgkin, a representative of the World Cube Association, the governing body for Rubik's cube competitions, said Parker's struggle with the puzzle may be the longest on record.

"I am impressed by Graham's dedication -- the Rubik's Cube can be a very frustrating thing. The WCA would like to congratulate him on his achievement," he said.

Hodgkin is easily no threat to break the world record for solving a Rubik's Cube, held by Erik Akkersdijk of the Netherlands, who finished the puzzle in 7.08 seconds, the newspaper said.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

HOW TO BE NICE

2009-01-07T08:51:00.000-08:00

I am not sure if you have noticed but I try not to be mean or sad for too long. As a teacher I am forced to be strict but at the same time I am loving and kind. I love my job and I love my students. I am told I am too soft but I don't believe students learn only from harsh attitudes. In fact I am sure they learn more from kindness and love.

However, not many of us know how to be nice ALL THE TIME. Unfortunately there will be times when we are upset with things that happen at home and we tend to wear it on our sleeve. I try not to do that but it does happen sometimes that I am upset to the point where I can't cover it up.

After all, why should we cover up our feelings? I want to suggest to everyone to go ahead and show you feelings. Even better, try to talk to someone about it. Get it off your chest. It will make you feel better faster. And if you have a blog, oh my gosh!!! Even better! You can vent all your feelings there. That is exactly what I am doing right now. I am so upset right now you wouldn't believe it. To think I was so happy last night when I went to bed and this morning when I opened my eyes to greet the new day. Unfortunately I went across the border and had my world shattered. Some people just do not care what they do and what they say. There are strange people everywhere and self centered persons whose main purpose in life is to be rude when they want to and to be happy when they want. There is a name for this and it is a sickness. It is called BI-POLAR and the patient will never accept he or she has it. In fact, they aren't aware of their attitude at all. They are in a world of their own and don't give a damn what they do and what they say.

WELL, ENOUGH! NO MORE! I WILL NOT BE TAKING THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOUR ANYMORE FROM ANYONE. TO HELL WITH THAT ATTITUDE! WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR LIFE IS FINE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO AFFECTING ME - NO MORE! GET A GRIP OR LOSE THIS.

THIS IS 2009 AND I AM SETTING NEW RULES FOR ME AND MINE. IF WE ARE WALKING A LINE THEN WE ALL WILL. NOT ONLY SOME OF US TO PLEASE OTHERS. SO IF YOU READ THIS POST AND YOU REALIZE YOU ARE A SELF-CENTERED, CHAUVANIST PIG OR A B****, THEN THIS MAY BE THE RIGHT TIME TO SET NEW VALUES FOR YOURSELF.

PEACE, JOY AND LOVE. THAT IS THE KEY. USE IT!

MUCH LOVE,
MS. B

WHEN THE HAT FITS ANOTHER HEAD

2009-01-06T21:54:00.000-08:00

This past weekend I witnessed something that has left me thinking. It is most unfortunate to say that time has gone by but the problem still remains the same in Belize. I am not bothered much if this is happening in other parts of the world, although if it is, then I feel that what I have to say can serve for those in other countries to listen and learn also.

When we arrive in this world we are greeted by our parents. The one person who will be there for us through every single thing whether it is good or bad that happens, is OUR MOTHER. They take care of us 24 hours a day when we are tiny and throughout our lives they are always there for us. Pampering us, giving us words of encouragement and tending our wounds whether physical or not. Yet somewhere on the road to adulthood we lost touch of reality. We lost touch of how much the motherly love took us through life and when the time came for us to turn around and be there for our parents, we lacked the conscience and the love to be there for them.

This is a sad reality. It is a reality that we need to change. I once read a story that a couple treated the mother of the husband really poorly. In fact she sat at a little table for all her meals away from the rest of the family. She ate out of a little wooden plate. One day, the father say his son carving away at a piece of wood and asked him what he was doing. The son replied he was preparing his father's little plate for when he would sit at the little table just like his grandmother was doing. Immediately the son realized that he had sent a wrong message and if he didn't change it, his son would treat him the way he was treating his mother.

This is the lesson we need to learn. We must give love to our elderly and our sick. We need to love our parents and grandparents. They should not have to depend on the kindness of strangers if they have us. They were there for us when we needed them. The least we can do is be there for them when they need us.

Remember, LOVE IS THE KEY TO ALL THINGS IN LIFE.

Ms. B

MAKING A BETTER COROZAL

2009-01-03T01:02:00.000-08:00

January 3rd is here. Already three days into the new year. We must have plans as to what we want this year to be like. I know I have much that I want to do and things I want to enjoy.So far Christmas and the New Year were both wonderful. I usually have a great time with Carolyn and Ciarra and while I missed them tremendously this year I was okay. It would have been complete if they were all here but we phoned and that helped.

How time flies when you are busy still amazes me. There is so much we can be doing that would be insignificant and so much we can do that can add meaning to our lives. I trust that each and everyone one in the Yo Puedo Group realizes that we are not here on this earth to sit back and let others do things for us. We have got to take control of our surroundings.

This goes for things we think the government should do for us all that we can do for ourselves. Since the time of Mayor Olga Marin, the people of Corozal have been used to the idea of cleaning the area outside of their fences. well, guess what? I think it is time for the Mayor, Mr. Hilberto Campos to go one step further. The drains are in a deplorable state and we need to help keep them clean. Especially if you have a glutted drain in front of your house, and it rains, the water will be unable to flow. You then are faced with a health problem for it becomes a breathing place for mosquitoes and mosquitoes bring dengue. Presently Fifth Avenue in the area south, two blocks up from the Civic Centre has stagnant water. I believe that something needs to be done, and done fast! Let's not wait for things to get bad. Let's work together and make Corozal a better place in which we live.

Now, let's not think that we are responsible for everything in this beautiful jewel we call Belize. The streets need to be fixed. Let's leave that to the government with a notice. The tourist looks at three things when they visit:
the streets, the people and how clean the country is.

Let's work so that Corozal can be beautiful. Rememeber: we each have a role in this lifetime and mine is to help others see that Corozal can be a top class country.

Members of the Yo Puedo group, you can help make a difference. Start telling the mayor about the streets and start cleaning the drains infront of your homes.

Todos digan YO PUEDO!!

With Love,
Ms B
President
Yo Puedo Group

HAPPY NEW YEAR, CAROLYN AND CIARRA

2009-01-02T01:09:00.000-08:00

Dearest Carolyn,
This was the first year I was unable to be with you all for Christmas and New Years Day is here and I am filled with so much love and wishes for you. Daughter, you have been and will always be the joy of my life. You have been loved from the moment I found out I was carrying you in my womb. The love your father and I had for each other and the love we had when you arrived was special.

Over the years I became a single parent and that did not stop me from seeing you through high school, Sixth Form and University. Today you are thousands of miles away in Georgia, USA but you remain in my heart as the ray of sunshine that has brightened and guided me over the years.

I wish you all the best, Bibs. If Tia Brenda and Chichi were alive I know they would be so proud of all that you have achieved. I know that I am proud of you and have always been proud of you. Your successes are my successes. Keep on attaining that star that shines in your eyes and heart.

As we move into 2009, I look forward to seeing you and being with you. Keep on smiling and joking and being the best friend a mother could ask for. Baby girl, you are my greatest achievement. You are the best poem I have ever written, the best song I have ever sung and the best speech I have ever given. Reach for the unreachable and remember that you can be all you want to be.

Just say I CAN and you will be surprised at how much you will be able to do.

I love you and always will.
Mama

Ciarra, my little princess,
From the first moment I held you in my arms I knew you were grandma's girl. You are my joy and my peace. You are my blooming lily, my walking happiness. God Bless you my little angel. You are loved and you are cared for. Keep on making us proud of you. Keep on smiling and keep on learning.

Your journey of life has just begun. You have much to achieve and you will!

I love you and I miss you.

Grandma's special little star, know this: I will always be there for you. Reach out and take my hand.

All my love and kisses,
Grandma Brenda

2009-01-02T00:01:00.000-08:00

It is with sadness in my heart that I write this blog. Two days ago, Dione Triminuis, one of our members,
lost her mother. Consie (Dione's mom) gave up the battle against cancer and passed away around 4am Friday morning in the Corozal Town Hospital.

We share Dione's lost and pledge to be there for her in this time of grieve.

YO PUEDE, VIVIR MI VIDA Y MI MUERTO.
YO PUEDO, DIONE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!!

2009-01-01T01:49:00.000-08:00

Have happy new year everyone. May you be filled with peace, joy and happiness today and always.
My love to you all.
Meetings will be held at my house in early 2009 once a month
Stop by any Sunday night at 8:30pm. To all the Yo Puedo members: our home is open for you.
Much love always,
Ms B

SUCCESS FOR THE NEW YEAR - MY WISH FOR ALL OF YOU

2008-12-30T20:30:00.000-08:00

Success comes to he who is willing to work hard, fight a good fight and sacrifice everything when necessary. (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

As we near the end of another year we are faced with many new challenges. The economical situation at home and abroad dims the festive moment. If what the analysts are saying is true, we can look forward to a new year filled with more hardship as more people lose there jobs and many others graduate into a world that offers very little for them. Only the strong will survive. Only those who know the true meaning of sacrifice will succeed. Only the fearless will attain the satifaction of a hard day's work for a well earned pay.

I do not mean to dampen the eve of New Year's Eve. I only want to make sure we all understand that there will be a lot of hardship but that we can win the battle in the new year if we use stamina and sacrifice.

Good Luck to everyone and do have a Happy New Year. Go out or just stay at home and eat some grapes (12 actually to follow the Spanish tradition of one for each month of the year. You eat them just before midnight and our ancestors believed it would give you a good year.)

Have a Blessed New Year. Remember, we can make 2009 all it was meant to be if we work hard and sacrifice when necessary.

Brenda A. Ysaguirre

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

2008-12-25T02:36:00.000-08:00

THE JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGAN FOR MOST OF US. TODAY LET US TAKE TIME OUT TO THINK BACK ON THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE AND THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO.
IT IA CHRISTMAS DAY. IT IS A DAY OF JOYFUL HAPPENINGS. HOWEVER, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE THAN W ARE AND FOR WHOM THIS DAY IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER. MANY WILL HAVE NO FOOD TODAY OR VERY LITTLE TO EAT. MANY HAVE NO BED TO SLEEP IN AND NO ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE. DO SOMETHING TO HELP SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HELP. NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR LARGE THE GESTURE, KNOW THIS: IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT. YOU WILL FEEL GOOD AND YOU WILL KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING THAT CAME FORM THE HEART.

BE LOVE, GIVE LOVE AND LOVE WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU.
GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU ALL SAFE AND HAPPY NOW AND ALWAYS.

I LOVE YOU. SEE YOU ALL SOON. GIVE ME A CALL SOMETIME. YOU HAVE THE NUMBER OR YOU KNOW THE ADDRESS. DON'T BE A STRANGER.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2008-12-24T13:56:00.000-08:00

MY DEAR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED AND TIME HAS GONE BY SWIFTLY. LAST YEAR THIS TIME YOU WERE IN YOUR YO PUEDO CLASSES AND ALL TOGETHER. TODAY YOU ARE ALL SCATTERED ALL OVER COROZAL AND BELIZE.

BY NOW YOU MUST HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE OPENED A SPA AT MY HOUSE. DON ABEL IS HERE AND TOGETHER WE ARE RUNNING THIS BUSINESS. WE HOPE TO EVENTUALLY HAVE TIME TO MEET WITH YOU ALL ON A MONTHLY BASIS LIKE WE HAD PLANNED AT THE END OF LAST SCHOOL YEAR.

AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE ON BEHALF OF DON ABEL AND MYSELF TO WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS.

REMEMBER THERE IS JUST TWO LITTLE WORDS THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

YO PUEDO!!! I CAN!!!

WE LOVE YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE NEW YEAR. WE ARE HERE IN COROZAL ON FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. PLEASE TELL PEOPLE ABOUT OUR MASSAGE SERVICE. IT IS FOR STRESS, TIREDNESS, ACHES AND PAINS. BOTH ABEL AND I ARE GIVING THE MASSAGES AND EACH SESSION IS TWO HOURS LONG AND FOR $50.00.

ONCE AGAIN MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM US TO YOU ALL.

Love, Brenda and Abel
YO PUEDO

WHEN IS AN INSULT BETTER THAN GOLD AND SILVER?

2008-12-21T13:08:00.000-08:00

If someone has insulted you, thank him or her because that person has given you the opportunity to feel a deep wound. That person has opened a wound. The wound may have been in existence for many, many insults you've experienced throughout your life. That person may not be the cause of all the suffering, but he initiated a process.

TU ERES LA VIDA (YOU ARE LIFE)

2008-12-13T12:37:00.000-08:00

When the pain goes away and life goes on, you grow into a better human being because life's pain and sorrow are the foundation of LIFE! (Brenda A. Ysaguirre

1) TU ERES LA VIDA...
Primero, tu vida es tu vida, no es la vida de nadie más. No permitas que nadie te domine, no dejes que otros te dicten lo que has de hacer. Eso es una traición a la vida. Si dejas que otros te digan lo que has de hacer, sean tus padres, la sociedad, tu sistema educativo, tus políticos, tus sacerdotes, sean los que sean, si te dejas dominar por los demás, te perderás tu vida. Porque el dominar proviene del exterior y la vida está en tu interior. Nunca se encuentran.
No te estoy diciendo que tengas que ser alguien que siempre diga no a todo. Eso tampoco sirve.
Hay dos clases de gente. Una pertenece al tipo obediente, dispuesto a entregarse a cualquiera. No poseen en su interior un alma independiente. Son inmaduros, infantiles, siempre buscando la figura del padre, buscando a alguien que les diga lo que han o lo que no han de hacer.
No son capaces de confiar en sí mismos. Esa gente forma la mayor parte de la población mundial, las masas.
Luego, en oposición a esa gente, existe una pequeña minoría que rechaza la sociedad, que rechaza los valores de, la sociedad. Ellos creen que son rebeldes. No lo son; son sólo reaccionarios.
Tanto si escuchas a la sociedad como si rechazas la sociedad, si la sociedad permanece siendo el factor determinante, entonces eres dominado por la sociedad
No pelees con la sociedad, se tu mismo, con tus propias ideas, conclusiones y desiciones, errado o acertado siempre tendras el sabor de haber vivido a tu manera, sin esperar que nadie te indique que debes hacer en TU VIDA.

JUST A LITTLE JOKE FOR YOU

2008-11-04T01:34:00.000-08:00

2008-11-03T01:13:00.000-08:00

ALL MEMBERS OF THE YO PUEDO GROUP ARE ASKED TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE PRESIDENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND AN INVITATION AWAITS YOU ALL.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

AND HOW HERE IS A LITTLE INFO TO KEEP YOU THINKING:

A mouse looked through the crack
in the wall to see the farmer and
his wife open a package.

What food might this contain?'
The mouse wondered -
he was devastated to discover it
was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning:
There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!'

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, 'Mr.Mouse,
I can tell this is a grave concern
to you, but it is of no consequence to me.

I cannot be bothered by it.'

The mouse turned to the pig and told him,
'There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!'

The pig sympathized, but said, I am
so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there
is nothing I can do about it but pray.

Be assured you are in my prayers.'

The mouse turned to
the cow and said
'There is a mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!'
The cow said, 'Wow, Mr. Mouse.
I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose.'

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected,
to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- like the
sound of a mousetrap catching its
prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see
what was caught. In the darkness,
she did not see it was a venomous
snake whose tail the trap had caught.

The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital ,
and she returned home with a fever.

Everyone knows you treat a fever
with fresh chicken soup, so the
farmer took his hatchet to the
farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued,
so friends and neighbors came to
sit with her around the clock.

To feed them, the farmer
butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well;
she died.

So many people came for her funeral,
the farmer had the cow slaughtered
to provide enough meat for all
of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from
his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone
is facing a problem and think it
doesn't concern you, remember --
when one of us is threatened,
we are all at risk.

We are all involved in this journey
called life. We must keep an eye out
for one another and make an extra
effort to encourage one another.

SEND THIS TO EVERYONE WHO
HAS EVER HELPED YOU OUT
AND LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

REMEMBER,,,,
EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD
IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY;

OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.

One of the best things to hold
onto in this world is a friend
LOVE YA ALL VERY MUCH!!

THE BUTTERFLY OF HOPE

2008-11-02T22:01:00.000-08:00

THIS BUTTERFLY REPRESENTS THE HOPE AND THE RESILENCE OF HE BELIZEAN PEOPLE. LET US NOW HELP THOSE WHO NEED US.

TODAY IS A NEW DAY.

WITH THE SITUATION IN THE WEST AND NORTH OF BELIZE SLOWLY BECOMING WORST, I CALL ON ALL MY YO PUEDO MEMBERS TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE.

WE HAVE OPENED THE CONTRIBUTION LINES TO RECEIVE CLOTHING AND NON PERISHABLE GOODS FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. LET US GIVE WITH LOVE AND HONESTY.

AFTER THE STORM

2008-10-30T07:40:00.001-07:00

For the time being the rains have stopped and now we have a cold front over Belize. However, all is not over. Now is the time of recovery. The people in the areas that had the flooding ae still suffering. Many are still not in their homes and many have lost most of their personal properties.

NOW IS THE TIME WHEN WE HAVE TO GIVE A HELPING HAND.

PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE RELIEF ORGANIZERS WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE FOOD, MEDICINES AND CLOTHING ( AMONG OTHER THINGS) TO THOSE WHO NOW NEED OUR HELP.

In an effort to assist our brothers and sisters who have suffered so much in the past weeks, the YO PUEDO GROUP OF COROZAL and CCC ACE and CJC ACE have initiated a drive to collect non-persishable goods and clothing. THIS IS THE TIME WHEN WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER. LET US GIVE FROM THE HEART.

TO MY READERS ABROAD, YOU TOO CAN HELP. YOUR MONETARY DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO THE RED CROSS OF BELIZE OR GET IN CONTACT WITH ME AT 501-607-8315 (3pm to 31am Belize time) OR AT 00521-983-131-5669 FROM 7AM TO 11AM (Mexico time).

Thank you and God Bless.

A JOKE FOR YOU

2008-10-26T16:42:00.000-07:00

FOUNDERS OF THE YO PUEDO GROUP TAKING TIME OFF TO ENJOY NATURE

Abel

Brenda

Bombing the Plane
Aunt Bessie loved to visit her nieces and nephews. However, she had relatives all over the country.

The problem was that no matter how much she enjoyed seeing them, she hated flying. No matter how safe people told her it was, she was always worried that someone would have a bomb on the plane.

She read books about how safe it was and listened to the stewardess demonstrate all the safety features. But she still worried herself silly every time a visit was coming up.

Finally, the family decided that maybe if she saw the statistics she’d be convinced. So they sent her to a friend of the family who was an actuary.

“Tell me,” she said suspiciously, “what are the chances that someone will have a bomb on a plane?”

The actuary looked through his tables and said, “A very small chance. Maybe one in five hundred thousand.”

She nodded, then thought for a moment. “So what are the odds of two people having a bomb on the same plane?”

Again he went through his tables.

“Extremely remote,” he said. “About one in a billion.”

Aunt Bessie nodded and left his office.

And from that day on, every time she flew, she took a bomb with her.

HOW TO WRITE A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

2008-10-21T18:22:00.000-07:00

FOR THOSE OF YOU STILL IN SCHOOL HERE IS INFORMATION ON WRITING A CRITICAL ANALYSIS. I KNOW IT WILL BE USEFUL SOON.

How to Write a Critical Analysis
To see what a critical analysis is, we'll first break down those words--
First Critical: characterized by careful analysis and judgment
& Analysis: a separating or breaking up of any whole into its parts and consideration of the significance of those parts and how they function to form the whole.
Here's a brief list of terms you might find useful:

Analyze: divide into parts and discuss each part
Argue: make a claim and point out your reasons
Classify: organize people, objects, or concepts into groups
Compare & Contrast: point out similarities and differences
Discuss: state the important characteristics and main points
Evaluate: define criteria for judgment and examine good and bad points, strengths and weaknesses
Explain: give reasons or make clear by analyzing, defining, contrasting, illustrating, and so on
Illustrate: give examples from experience and reading
Relate: point out and discuss connections.

(While you might never use all of the preceding elements in any one paper, if you are attempting to apply this kind of thinking to what you read and incorporate that thought into your papers then you're on the right track.)
Some topics in this essay:
Literature Pay, Narrative Devices, Prose Consider, Compare Contrast, Formulate Thesis, , Jerome Metaphor, Writing Literature, Evidence--and Offer, Questions Narrow, rhyme scheme, metric feet, stressed unstressed, metric feet line, 1 consider, writing literature, feet line, significant passages, narrator person, stressed unstressed syllables, / /, short story,
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Approximate Word count = 1132
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

EL HOMBRE "LIGHT"

2008-10-20T06:33:00.000-07:00

Dear Yo Puedo Members,
This article was given to me by one of my lecturers at UNID. It was a class work and also a part of my exam. Please read and see if you can make something of it. It is a very good article and one which will help you in many ways, I hope.

Have a great week.
Love always, Ms B

EL HOMBRE “LIGHT”
El adjetivo inglés "light" en su sentido originario viene referido a cierto tipo de productos alimenticios: la coca-cola light sin cafeína ya no será la "chispa de la vida", la cerveza light sin alcohol, la mantequilla light sin grasa, la sacarina light o azúcar sin glucosa.
Al decir hombre "light" queremos definir a ese tipo de hombre sin sustancia, ligero, casi vacío, hueco por dentro, con mucha fachada y escaso fondo, que vive de impresiones, de fogonazos, sin ninguna resonancia interior, sin brío y sin brillo. Esta palabra se puso de moda en USA hacia los años ochenta y después llegó a Europa y a todo el mundo.

I. PERFIL ESPIRITUAL
1) Horizontalista: sin esa verticalidad que dan las virtudes teologales que oxigenan el espíritu y conectan inmediatamente con Dios, que nos ponen en su misma onda y sintonía hertziana. El hombre light vive la hipertrofia de lo material, de lo inmediato para satisfacer las necesidades más elementares y primarias (comer, divertirse, dormir, vestirse) y no busca satisfacer las necesidades íntimas: su hambre de Dios, de eternidad, de sentido. Ya su mente no busca la verdad suprema...ni su voluntad se adhiere al bien supremo... ni su corazón se enamora del amor supremo. Es una flota sin asideros, una casa sin cimientos, un piso sin columnas.
2) Desorientado: no sabe a dónde va, qué quiere, qué anhela en la vida de consagración. Va a la caza de espejismos que encuentra en la cuneta de la vida, cuando camina por la vereda de su egoísmo. Cuando lo urgente sería ponerse en el camino de Dios y de su voluntad santísima. Hombre sin orientación clara: no sabe exactamente a dónde va, qué pretende con esta formación que está recibiendo. Ha perdido el rumbo. No tiene a Dios como última referencia de su pensar, querer, obrar.
3) Desorganizado: Hombre sin programas serios, comprometidos que camina a la deriva; no se ha sentado para hacerse su mapa de ruta: no tiene programa de meditaciones, ni de exámenes prácticos, ni de lecturas espiri-tuales, ni programa de primavera ni de verano ni de otoño ni de invierno. Vive al "ahí se va", "a lo que se tercie".
4) Desmotivado: La motivación en general siempre es energía, fuerza, resorte, incentivo, estímulo interno, impulso para reaccionar frente a una situación determinada. P.e. ante la sed se siente uno movido a buscar algo que le sacie esa sed. Por tanto la motivación viene a ser como un mecanismo interno de defensa, de autoconservación en la vida. El hombre light es un hombre sin motivaciones espirituales: no estudia por motivos espirituales,
sino por motivos espúreos: acrecentar su ciencia y fama, sus intereses y curiosidades intelectuales. No trabaja sino para conseguir más dinero.
5) Descrucificado: el hombre light ha tirado a la cuneta la cruz. Y cuando no puede, la ha dulcificado, amortigua la aspereza de esa cruz: el hombre light pone cojines, terciopelo, algodón de su comodidad. Ya la cruz no pesa, no raspa, no hiere, no se hunde en nuestra carne, no corta nuestras pasiones, no purifica nuestro corazón, no nos madura, no nos da peso interior, no nos convierte en corredentores junto con Cristo. Me contaba ayer un señor que él no entiende lo del sufrimiento y que está dispuesto a hacer que sus hijos no sufran, como él ha tenido que sufrir en esta vida.

II. PERFIL HUMANO
1) Sentimentalón: Vive atrapado en la malla de los sentimientos, emociones e impresiones. No emplea los sentimientos como fuerzas bien encauzadas y valiosas para ponerlas al servicio del ideal por el que lucha y sufre. Los sentimientos le llevan y le traen como a esa hoja seca en día de vendabal. No se da cuenta de que el sentimentalismo destruye nuestra vida, aniquila fuerzas, desgasta el alma.
2) Abúlico: Hombre sin voluntad. Su lema, "me gusta, no me gusta; me apetece, no me apetece". No es el hombre de voluntad recia, robusta, firme, abnegada, fiel. Tiene una voluntad de chicle, de paja, comodona, de caramelo, acomplejada. El hombre Light:
(a) No tiene claro los motivos y convicciones y por eso no los presenta a su inteligencia.
(b) Y como la inteligencia no los tiene claros, tampoco da la orden de información a la voluntad; y ésta no se lanza a quererlos, a amarlos. La voluntad, al contrario, se deja llevar de la inconstancia (eterno flojo), del desaliento (el eterno sentimentalón), del simple deseo (el eterno platónico: "yo quisiera"), pero nunca quiere con firmeza. Cada hombre debe tener dentro una mina de motivaciones fuertes que le mantienen en pie en los momentos difíciles.
3) Soso: su sal se ha desvirtuado, no sazona. Su café no estimula, es descafeinado. ¿Han probado ustedes el descafeinado? El descafeinado ni le espabila a uno ni le quita el sueño ni le da sopor. Es neutro. ¿A qué sabe? Le han quitado las propiedades del café cargado que despierta a uno y le estimula. El hombre light es soso, sin garbo en las relaciones con los demás, con su equipo. No estimula, no incide, no le mueve nadie. No es ni agrio ni suave, ni salado ni dulce. Es soso.
4) Hombre descomprometido: desvinculado del equipo, descomprometido en la comunidad y la sociedad. Vive en una atmósfera de indiferencia total a su alrededor. Desligado de todo y de todos. Si juega, no colabora; si trabaja, no mete el hombro a fondo.

III. PERFIL INTELECTUAL
1) Hueco y huero: Hombre sin contenidos serios, profundos, ni verdades sólidas y resistentes capaces de resistir los envites inesperados: quiere, tal vez, mucha información, leer muchos periódicos y revistas para saber qué está pasando. Pero esta información no es formativa, no le ayuda a ser una persona mejor, más completa y humana. Se trata sólo de recibir noticias, pero sin más pretensiones y por supuesto, sin capacidad para hacer una síntesis de lo que le llega de aquí y de allá. Campana sin badajo.
2) Hombre escéptico y aburrido: No busca la verdad, no corre tras ella. Ya ni los consejos de amigos, ni las buenas lecturas, pueden derribar esa estructura light. Casi ha formado en sí una como segunda naturaleza. Le aburre todo: lo espiritual, lo intelectual. Le da igual que le pasen un programa sobre animalitos o pájaros tropicales; o que le pasen un programa sobre el infierno de las drogas, o del mundo de los marginados palestinos; conferencias sobre temas de actualidad. Le aburre, no porque le sobren contenidos hondos, sino por sobredosis de carencia de contenidos y verda-des. No quiere pensar ni reflexionar.
3) De pensamiento confuso y débil: No sabe sintetizar ni resumir los datos que van recibiendo. De pensamiento inconsistente, porque está cogido por unos hilos demasiado poco resistentes: tres datos que rebotan en la campana vacía de una mente sin estructura.
4) Hombre frívolo y superficialidad: sin preocupaciones ni inquietudes culturales, con vistas a mi misión. Alguien ha dicho que estamos "en el siglo de la seducción y de lo efímero". Es el hombre que no se potencia en todos los campos. Su ideología es el pragmatismo: "me sirve y me aprovecha el latín y la literatura...echo mano de ello; si no, ¡fuera!". Tiene piel de camaleón: ahí no entra el agua, ni aunque se desencadene el diluvio universal.

IV. PERFIL APOSTÓLICO
1) Hombre permisivo: no sólo hace todo a su aire, sino que deja y permite hacer todo en su vida. Claro, sin programa, sin guía y sin calendario en su apostolado, ¿qué va a exigir? Prefiere dejar hacer. Esta permisividad desemboca en una tolerancia, no ciertamente humana, sino en una tolerancia que esconde una pereza impropia de una persona seria y madura.
2) Lúdico: Hombre que divierte, más que evangeliza: Vacío de contenidos, ¿qué se puede esperar del apóstol light? Prefiere estar con la gente para divertirla y pasarlo bien. No la compromete, no la lleva a Dios, no la misti-fica.
3) Hombre frágil, evanecescente: si no recibe una buena inyección de papaína espiritual, de contenidos sólidos, de convicciones profundas, este hombre light corre el peligro de romperse ante los golpes del apostolado. El mundo nos tirará muchas piedras a nuestra obediencia, a nuestra castidad, a nuestra pobreza...Y sin el escudo protector de nuestros hábitos adquiridos en la casa de formación, de seguro que nos rompemos.
CONCLUSIÓN
Espero no haber pergeñado un panorama macabro. Mi intención era todo lo contrario: adquirir en nosotros el perfil del hombre maduro y responsable.
Quizá haciendo el contraste con los peligros en que podemos caer, puede quedar más claro lo positivo que he querido realzar.

GREETINGS TO THE GROUP

2008-10-11T13:17:00.000-07:00

As you all know, I have gone back to school and I have been quite busy. All good. I had exams this past week and I am really happy to say that so far I have passed all those I have gotten reports on. Four down and two to go!!! One of the unknown has me worried but the other I know I will do well in too!

To those of the group in school, let me encourage you to aim for the highest. This is your life and you must enjoy every day. I am like an 18 year old back in school with new friends. I will post their photos on my photos blog.

Have a happy weekend. Enjoy the holiday and see you all soon.

Note: the weather is not helping our planned trip but it is also good to note that it will give us more time to get some money saved for the trip. Hope you are ll doing that!. Yea, right!!!

Much love, and don't forget we have meeting coming up.

Love always, even when I don't see or hear from you,
Ms B

GREETINGS ON THIS THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER , 2008

2008-09-30T10:12:00.000-07:00

Greetings from the Desk of the President!

My dear members,
Time moves so quickly when one is busy and I must tell you that I am SO busy that I have not been able to get on my blogs for a long time. University is demanding and enjoyable and so is CCC ACE. All inall I am having a great time learning new things and trying to bridge the language barrier. It has been wonderful to have met and had the opportunity to learn from none other thn Yo Puedo. His support and love has done wonders for me and my new life.

We were unable to make that trip we were to have last week and I am hoping we will be able to have it thins week so please get in touch with Urian, Roger or myself.

At this time it seems I have misplaced my cell phone so that could be a little problem. Anyway, I will try to make the best of things and if all else fail I will have to get a new phone.

Have a great day, remember: LOVE YOURSELF SO YOU CAN LOVE OTHERS.

All my love,
Ms B

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BELIZE

2008-09-21T01:56:00.000-07:00

Dear Yo Puedo Members,
Today is your day. Today we celebrate the birthday of our nation. Today we grow in numbers and strenghten those values we hold true in our hearts.

Remember to love your country, work hard for it and help to let it grown in positive ways.

YO PUEDO PARA BELICE!
LOVE ALWAYS,
Brenda A Ysaguire,
President

GREAT THINKERS ARE ACHIEVERS

2008-09-20T18:47:00.000-07:00

My dear Yo Puedo Members,
Sorry for not writing as often as I use to in the past but studying at UNID in Chetumal and working in Corozal has become time consuming and wonderful.

Please don't forget to get your passes for the Mexican border and don't forget what we are doing on Friday of next week. If you don't remember, please call, Urina, Roger or me.

Love always,
Ms B

JUST A LITTLE JOKE FOR YOU TO ENJOY

2008-09-10T22:14:00.000-07:00

Dr. Seuss, Tech Writer
Dealing With Death
The Lawyer's Dog and The Butcher
Army of the Lord
Free Back to School Tips

Dr. Seuss, Tech Writer
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the address of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the socket packet pocket has an error to report...

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data is corrupted 'cause the index doesn't hash,
Then your situation's hopeless and your system's going to crash!

If the label on the cable on the table at your house,
Says the network is connected to the button on your mouse,
But your packets want to tunnel on another protocol,
That's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,

And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,
So your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse,
Then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,
'Cause as sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy on the disk,
And the microcode instructions cause unnecessary risk,
Then you have to flash your memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM...
Quickly turn off your computer and be sure to tell your mom.

REPORT ON THE SECOND OFFICIAL MEETING OF THE YO PUEDO YOUTHS FOR SUPERMAMA GROUP

2008-08-30T07:00:00.000-07:00

Dear Yo Puedo Members and Readers,

Last night the Yo Puedo Group met at the residence of the President and elected a Treasurer.
There were two nominees and the Treasure elected is Neidi Requena. Mrs. Neri Pasos got second place in this voing event. Hence, Neidy is the Treasurer and Neri will be the Assistant Treasurer.

Discussed at this meeting was also the need to have your FMVL card and a passport or permit as the group will be travelling in and out of Mexico each month.For those members who were not present, please take a note of this.

Another important topic was the need to fund raise so we can do the projcts we want to do. The group came upp with various ideas of how to fund raise and this ill go into effect as of Monday. Absent members can ask any officer of the group for more details.

Have a great weekend and remember, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, THEN YOU CAN!

Brenda A. Ysaguirre
President

SCHOOL DAY, SCHOOL DAY

2008-08-25T06:41:00.000-07:00

Dear Old Golden Rule Day,
Reading and Writing and 'rithematic!

Welcome back allstudents of Corozal Community College Day and Evening Division. Today is thbginning of the new school year and I am happy to report that we survived the summer with just a few things we could have done without but on a whole we had more joys than sorrows.

Notice: To all YO PUEDO members: YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR FMVL CARD TO ACCESS ENTRY INTO CHETUMAL AND IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PERMIT OR PASSPORT TO LEAVE BELIZE,YOU ALSO HAVE TO WORK ON THAT.

THE GOOD NEWS SECTION:
Congratulations to Sherry on the birth of her baby. We wish you all the best in the future as you now enter this new phase in you life as a MOTHER!! Hugs and Kisses from all the Yo Puedo Gang - your Third Year Colleagues and myself.

Hey people GUESS WHO IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, TOO!!!
YOURS TRULY HAS BEEN ACCEPTED TO ATTEND UNID IN CHETUMAL WHERE I WILL BE FOCUSING ON TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION. CLASSES BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 1 FOR ME.Note: I got accreditation after sitting the English exam. Urian says I mussy mi copy!! Hahahaha! DUH! Of course I did! FROM THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT OF A BRAIN THAT GOD GAVE ME TO BE A TEACHER OF ENGLISH!!! Much Love to Urian, our VP.
This is to show you that we are never too old to learn and to go back to school.

Congratulations also goes out to Tomas Zetina who will be commencing UQROO in Chetumal. Tomas got the highest grades in 2 of th 3 exams he took to enter UQROO after a three months summer course. Aim for high grades in th school year also, Tom!
We love you.

Congratulations also go to Antonio Magana, Dion Triminius and Mairi Guerra who arepresently attending Sixth Form at CJC in the Day Time. Make sure you big up your CCC ACE and you YO PUEDO group. You are in our hearts. We miss you already!!

MEETINGS, MEETINGS, MEETINGS!!
THE YO PUEDO GROUP WILL BE HAVING A MEETING ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK AT 6PM AT THE RESIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENT. PLEASE MAKE ALL EFFORTS TO ATTEND AND TO BE ON TIME. IMPORTANT MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED AND A TREASURER TO ELECT.

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY MEETINGS WILL BE EVERY THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH.
PLEASE CALL TO NOTIFY US IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND MEETING. YOU MAY CALL OR VISIT YASMIN AS SHE IS THE OFFICIAL SECRETARY OF THE GROUP, OR CALL URIAN OR ROGER.

Have a great day everybody.
Love Always,
Brenda A. Ysaguirre
SUPERMAMA - YO PUEDO
President

YO PUEDO CONOCER LO DIVINO

2008-08-24T07:18:00.000-07:00

YO PUEDO conocer lo divino… TU PUEDES!!
Del corazón jamás brota ninguna palabra, brotan sentimientos
Pero no palabras. Las palabras salen de la cabeza, los sentimientos
Brotan del corazón. Pero nosotros estamos ciegos ahí.
¿Por qué estamos ciegos ahí? Porque el corazón nos conduce por
Caminos peligrosos.

Así que a nadie se le permite vivir con el corazón. Tus padres se han
Ocupado de que tú vivas con la cabeza, no con el corazón, porque
El corazón puede conducirte al fracaso en este mundo. Te conduce,
Y a menos que fracases en este mundo. No tendrás sed del otro.
La cabeza te conduce al éxito en este mundo. Es astuta, calculadora,
Es una manipuladora te conduce al éxito. Así que toda escuela, todo
Colegio, toda universidad, te enseña cómo ser más "cerebral",
Cómo ser más "mental". Y aquellos que son más "mentales"
Consiguen las medallas de oro. Tienen éxito y ahora tienen las llaves
Para entrar en este mundo.

Pero un hombre con corazón será un fracaso, porque no podrá
explotar. Será tan amoroso que no podrá explotar. Será tan amoroso
que no podrá ser un avaro, un acumulador. Será tan amoroso que
saldrá y compartirá, Y cualquier cosa que tenga la dará en vez de
QUITAR O RABAR, las cosas de la gente.
El será un fracaso. Y será tan verdadero que no te podrá engañar.
Será sincero, honesto, auténtico; pero entonces será un extraño
en este mundo, donde sólo la gente astuta puede tener éxito.
Por eso es que todos los padres se aseguran de que
antes de que el niño entre en el mundo, su corazón se haya vuelto
insensible, completamente, cerrado. Puedes orar, ir a la iglesia los
domingos: la gente está orando, Pero todo es falso,
aun sus oraciones, porque vienen de la cabeza.
Las han aprendido, no son del corazón. Sus corazones están vacíos,
muertos, no sienten nada. La gente "ama", se casa, tiene niños
no por amor. Todo es calculado, todo sale de la aritmética.
Con miedo al amor, por que nadie sabe a dónde te llevará el amor...
Nadie sabe los caminos del corazón, son misteriosos. Con la cabeza
estarás en el camino correcto, en la carretera;
con el corazón entras en la selva. No hay caminos ni señales de
tránsito, tienes que encontrar el camino por ti mismo.
Con el corazón eres individual, solitario; con la cabeza eres parte
de la sociedad. La cabeza ha sido entrenada por la sociedad,
es parte de la sociedad. Con el corazón te vuelves un solitario, un
foráneo. Así que toda sociedad se encarga de matar el corazón,
Y Jesús dice:

"Y mi alma se afligió por los hijos de los hombres, porque están
ciegos en sus corazones y no ven que han venido vacíos a
este mundo, y vacíos también buscan irse de este mundo".

Estás perdiéndote lo divino. Sencilla es la causa del hombre...
que se ha vuelto adicto a pequeñas cosas.
Las cosas son muy pequeñas: aun si logras un reino, ¿qué es eso?
Algo muy pequeño ¿Dónde están los reinos que existieron
en la historia? ¿Dónde está Babilonia? ¿Dónde está Siria?
¿Dónde está el reino del faraón? Todos ellos desaparecieron,
simplemente ruinas y los reinos eran muy grandes. Pero,
¿qué se consiguió con ellos? ¿Qué logró Genghis Kan? ¿Qué logró
Alejandro Magno? Todos los reinos son tan solo cosas triviales.

Y lo que te estás perdiendo no lo sabes
te estás perdiendo el reino de tu propia existencia, tu reino,
tu divinidad, si persigues otros reinos, viviras dependiente de alguien
Aun si tienes éxito en tu dependencia ¿qué conseguirás con ello?
¿A dónde llegarás?
Mira a la gente con éxito, diagnostícalos: ¿a dónde han llegado?
Observa a la gente que se sienta en los tronos del éxito:
¿a dónde han llegado? Ellos también están en busca
de la paz mental, quizás más que tú. Ellos también están con miedo
y temblándole a la muerte, igual que tú.

Si observas detenidamente a la supuesta gente de éxito, encontrarás
que esos "dioses" también tienen pies de barro. La muerte se los
Llevará y con la muerte todos los triunfos desaparecen, toda la fama
desaparece. Todo el asunto es una pesadilla: tanto esfuerzo, tanta
desgracia, tanto esfuerzo y nada se ha logrado. Y al final viene la
muerte y todo desaparece como una burbuja. Y por esta burbuja
aquello que es realmente importante se ha perdido.

porque están ciegos en sus corazones y no ven que han venido
vacíos a este mundo, y vacíos también buscan irse de este mundo".

Vacíos hemos llegado, y la sociedad nos ha convertidos en seres
llenos de deseos. Vacíos nos iremos, pero no exactamente vacíos:
peor aun, otra vez llenos de deseos por las cosas
que no conseguimos, por ello el temor a la muerte, el querer
mas tiempo para cumplir sueños. Pero los deseos son sueños y
viceversa. Tú permaneces vacío. Ellos no tienen
nada substancial en sí mismos. Tú naces vacío y luego
te desenvuelves en el mundo acumulando cosas, persiguiendo
cosas, compitiendo, luchando, odiando, engañando y
creyendo que estas cosas te darán plenitud. paz, felicidad, pero
cuando haces un balance de tu vida a determinada edad
te das cuenta que realmente sin importar cuanto o que hayas
conseguido, igualmente permaneces vacío.
La muerte te arranca todo, te diriges a ella de nuevo tal
como llegaste… hacia la tumba, e igualmente vacío.
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Estás perdiéndote lo divino de tu existencia, si no aprendes que;
solo con amor en tu corazón, podrás sobrevivir en este mundo de
inconciencia humana y de intereses mentales mundanos.
Estás perdiéndote lo divino, goza tu existencia Hombre. Mujer,
Que lo verdaderamente Importante es todo aquello que; cuando
te vayas de este mundo PUEDAS LLEVARTE. Y si sientes que
no hay nada que puedas llevarte, entonces quizás en ese minuto
final recién comprendas que tu paso en esta vida, jamás fue para
acumular nada, que no sea ser amor, amar y ser amado.

YO PUEDO TENER UNA NUEVA EDUCACION!

2008-08-23T19:20:00.000-07:00

YO PUEDO Tener una Nueva Educacion... TU PUEDES!!
La educación que ha prevalecido en el pasado ha sido muy insuficiente, incompleta, superficial. Solamente crea personas que pueden ganarse la vida, pero no da ninguna percepción clara de la vida en sí misma. No es solamente incompleta, también es dañina, porque está basada en la competencia.
Cualquier tipo de competencia es de raíz violenta y crea personas que no saben amar. Todo esfuerzo es para conseguir algo: un nombre, fama, toda clase de ambiciones. Naturalmente tienen que luchar y estar en conflicto con ellos mismos. Eso destruye sus alegrías y destruye sus amistades.
Parece como si todos estuviesen peleando en contra del mundo entero.
Hasta ahora la educación ha sido dirigida hacia una meta: Da importancia al futuro, más importancia que al presente. Sacrifica el presente por el futuro. Y esto se convierte en tu propio estilo de vida; estás siempre sacrificando el momento por algo que no está presente. Esto crea un profundo vacío en la vida.

El profesor ha tenido inmensa importancia en el pasado, porque sabía. Él había ya pasado todos los exámenes, había acumulado conocimientos. Pero la situación ha cambiado y éste es uno de los problemas, que las situaciones cambian pero nuestras respuestas permanecen tal como era antes. Ahora la explosión de conocimiento es tan vasta, tan tremenda, tan rápida, que no puedes escribir un gran libro sobre un tema científico, porque cuando lo termines, estará anticuado; nuevos datos, nuevos descubrimientos lo harán inoperante. O sea, que ahora la ciencia tiene que depender de los artículos, de los periódicos, no de los libros.
En el futuro, la educación estará centralizada en las computadoras y en la televisión porque lo que se puede ver gráficamente es más fácil de recordar que lo que se lee o se oye. Los ojos son instrumentos mucho más poderosos que los oídos, o que ningún otro medio, y se evita el aburrimiento de leer y escuchar. Por el contrario, la televisión se convierte en una experiencia divertida. La geografía puede enseñarse con muchos colores…

Pero acerca de la historia tenemos que tener un punto de vista completamente radical. Ahora la historia consiste en Genghis Khan, Tamerlane, Nadirshah, Adolf Hitler, etc. Esta gente no es nuestra historia, son nuestras pesadillas. La sola idea de que seres humanos puedan ser tan crueles hacia otros seres humanos da náuseas. Nuestros hijos no deben nutrirse de esas ideas.
En el futuro, la historia debería consistir solamente de grandes genios que hayan contribuido con algo a la belleza de este planeta, para la Humanidad.
Tendríamos que enseñar la grandeza positiva de nuestra herencia,
Adolf Hitler. Pueden tener un sitio sólo en notas al pie de página o en un apéndice, con la explicación clara de que eran o bien locos, o sufrían de algún complejo de inferioridad, o de algún otro desorden psiquiátrico.
Tenemos que concienciar a las generaciones futuras de que existió una parte oscura en el pasado y que dominó al pasado, pero que ahora no hay lugar para esa parte.
Lo que falta en la educación actual, el arte de vivir. La gente da por sentado que sabe lo que es el amor. No saben… y cuando saben, es demasiado tarde. Cada niño debería ser ayudado a transformar su ira, odio, celos, en amor.
Una parte importante tendría que ser también el sentido del humor. Nuestra mal llamada educación crea gente seria y triste. Y una tercera parte de tu vida se desperdicia en una universidad, en hacerte serio y triste, esto se impregna; te olvidas del lenguaje de la risa y el hombre que olvida el lenguaje de la risa se ha olvidado de gran parte de la vida.

2008-08-22T19:16:00.000-07:00

YO PUEDO Entender la vida… TU PUEDES!!
¿Es importante tener algún tipo de actitud ante la vida?

La mejor forma de perder la vida es tener una cierta actitud ante ella. Las actitudes tienen su origen en la mente, y la vida supera la mente. Las actitudes son nuestras creaciones, son nuestros prejuicios, nuestras invenciones. La vida no es creada por nosotros; al contrario, nosotros somos sólo ondas en el lago de la vida. ¿Qué clase de actitud puede tener una ola con respecto al océano? ¿Qué clase de actitud puede tener una hoja de hierba respecto a la Tierra, a la Luna, al Sol o a las estrellas? Todas las actitudes son egoístas, todas las actitudes son estúpidas. La vida no es una filosofía, no es un problema; es un misterio. Tienes que vivirla, no de acuerdo a cierto patrón de conducta, no de acuerdo a un condicionamiento, social o con lo que te han contado sobre ella. Tienes que empezar de nuevo, desde cero. Cada individuo debe pensar como si él fuese el primero en la tierra; es Adán o Eva. Entonces es posible abrirse; puedes abrirte a infinitas posibilidades. Entonces serás vulnerable, accesible, y cuanto más vulnerable seas, más accesible, tendrás mayores posibilidades de vida.
Tus actitudes funcionan como barreras; entonces la vida nunca llega a ti como es, porque tu la encajas en tu filosofía, en tu religión, en tu ideología y ni siquiera son tus pensamientos porque tambien a ti te los han transmitido otros, y en esa misma adaptación, algo muere। Lo que sacas de ella es un cadáver. Puede parecer vida, pero no lo es. Eso es lo que la gente ha estado haciendo a través de los siglos. Los hindúes viven de acuerdo con la actitud hindú, los musulmanes viven de acuerdo con la actitud musulmana y los comunistas viven de acuerdo con la actitud comunista. Asi que quien tiene la razon, ellos, aquellos o tu…?

Cuando tienes una cierta actitud hacia la vida, pierdes la vida misma। La vida es vasta, ninguna actitud puede contenerla; es imposible encasillarla en una cierta definición. Vives rodeado de tu actitud en una especie de capullo, encapsulado y eres infeliz. Entonces tus mal llamadas religiones estarán muy contentas porque eso es lo que te han estado diciendo: que la vida es un valle de lágrimas. La vida se convierte en miseria, pero eso se debe a ti a tu mal educación social; de otra manera la vida es eterno gozo. Pero para conocer ese gozo tendrás que vivir con tu corazón abierto, con tus manos abiertas. No te acerques a la vida con los puños cerrados, apretados. Abre tus manos. Entra en la vida con inmensa inocencia. Las actitudes que nos han eseñado, son astutas; han decidido de antemano sin haber saboreado, sin haber experimentado, sin haber vivido. Han llegado a ciertas conclusiones, y obviamente, si estas conclusiones ya están en ti, a priori, la vida te las irá confirmando. Y no es que la vida las confirme, sino que toda tu mente tratará de encontrar los medios y las formas, los argumentos y los datos que las apoyen. Se pensaba en el pasado que nuestros sentidos eran puertas por las que la realidad entraba en lo más profundo de nuestro ser. Ahora, las últimas investigaciones demuestran otra cosa: nuestros sentidos no sólo son puertas, también son guardianes. Sólo permiten pasar el dos por ciento de la información, el noventa y ocho por ciento queda excluida. Cualquier cosa que vaya en contra de tu idea de la vida es excluida y sólo el dos por ciento logra filtrarse y entrar. Ahora bien, vivir una vida de sólo un dos por ciento, no es en absoluto vivir.

Es mejor no ponerle etiquetas a la vida, es mejor no darle una estructura, es mejor dejarla abierta sin final, es mejor no clasificarla, no etiquetarla. Tendrás una experiencia mucho más bella de las cosas, tendrás una experiencia más cósmica de las cosas, porque las cosas no están realmente divididas. La Existencia es un todo orgásmico, es una unidad orgánica. La hoja más pequeña de hierba, la más pequeña de las hojas de un pobre árbol, es tan importante como la más grande de las estrellas. Todos tenemos actitudes; ésa es nuestra angustia. Todos encaramos la vida desde un cierto punto de vista, de ahí que nuestra vida se vuelva pobre; porque cada aspecto puede ser como mucho, una sola dimensión, y la vida es multidimensional. Tienes que ser más líquido, más capaz de disolverte y fundirte; no tienes que ser un espectador. No hay nada que resolver. No tomes la vida como un problema, es un misterio tremendamente hermoso. ¡Bébela, es puro nectar! ¡ Embriágate con ella!. Fundete en ella, dejal al mal llamado FUTURO en paz. Ni siquiera sabes si despertaras mañana.

YO PUEDO TENER ACCION!

2008-08-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

YO PUEDO tener acción… TU PUEDES!!
* "Las grandes obras, las sueñan los locos visionarios, las ejecutan luchadores natos, las aprovechan los felices cuerdos, las critican los inútiles crónicos".

He oído acerca de un campesino muy filosófico. Se llamaba Yossel. Pensaba acerca de todo, como suelen hacer los filósofos. Le era muy difícil hacer nada porque el pensar llenaba todo su tiempo, y cuando por fin estaba listo ya había pasado la oportunidad.
Una vez fue al mercado para vender su trigo. Le dijo a su esposa: «En cuanto haya vendido el trigo, te mandaré un telegrama». Vendió el trigo obteniendo una gran ganancia, y luego fue a mandar el telegrama; entró en la oficina de correos, rellenó el impreso de envío y empezó a pensar en qué poner.

Escribió: «Trigo vendido provechosamente. Llego mañana. Amor y besos, Yossel».

Entonces empezó a reflexionar y pensó: «Mi esposa se va a creer que me he vuelto loco. ¿Por qué "provechosamente"? ¿Acaso vendería yo el trigo con pérdidas?».
Así que tachó la palabra "provechosamente". Entonces se preocupó más aún porque, si había cometido un error con una palabra, puede que hubiera cometido otros errores. Así que volvió a leerlo todo parándose a pensar en cada palabra. Y pensó:
« ¿Por qué poner: "Llego mañana"? ¿Acaso voy a regresar el mes que viene? ¿El año que viene?
Ella ya sabe que voy a regresar tan pronto como haya vendido el trigo». Así que tachó las palabras "llego mañana".
Más tarde pensó: «Mi esposa también sabe que he venido a vender el trigo, ¿entonces para que escribir: "Trigo vendido"? Y también tachó eso.
Entonces se echó a reír y dijo: «Le estoy escribiendo a mi propia esposa, ¿para qué le voy a poner "amor y besos"? ¿Acaso le estoy escribiendo a la esposa de otro? ¿Acaso es su cumpleaños o algo por estilo?». Y también tachó eso.
Ya sólo quedaba su nombre: Yossel. Y se dijo a sí mismo:
« ¿Yossel, te has vuelto loco? Tu mujer ya sabe tu nombre».
Así que rompió el telegrama, contento de haberse ahorrado un dinerillo y algunas palabras sin

Imposible encontrar un hombre que no tenga un sueño de utopía…de un mundo que sea mejor…más humano…más hermoso…más amoroso; un mundo sin conflictos, guerras, discriminaciones…un mundo sensible…compasivo…comprensivo.
Todo ser humano lleva el sueño en un rincón de su conciencia. Y esto no es un fenómeno nuevo.
Desde el principio el sueño ha estado presente en la humanidad, y se han fallado, no por una dificultad intrínseca sino por el vasto mundo que te rodea. Tus sueños no están en sintonía con los intereses creados del mundo, y estos son muy poderosos…inmensamente poderosos.
El soñador es muy delicado…muy frágil, igual que su sueño….
Es mejor continuar soñando con una humanidad mejor que instalarse en la tristeza y el pesimismo…
Tenemos que hacer todos los esfuerzos para cambiar el significado de la palabra utopía.
El significado de la palabra utopía es aquello que nunca sucede, y estamos decididos a cambiar su significado. Estamos comprometidos con la idea de que la utopía es aquello que puede suceder.
Debe cambiar totalmente la antigua definición.
La utopía es el verdadero corazón de los seres humanos.
Un hombre que no sueñe con un mundo mejor no es un hombre, es un desierto…
No estamos interesados en ir al paraíso; estamos interesados en hacer que el paraíso venga acá
Todo depende de nuestro amor…de nuestro silencio…de nuestra paz…de nuestra meditación y de estar despiertos y alertas para no caer en la trampa de los intereses creados.
No estoy a favor de postergarlo, ni siquiera para mañana…
Lo que se pueda hacer, hay que hacerlo ahora.

No traiciones la tierra…no traiciones el presente.
No traiciones tu sueño…tu sueño es tu alma…
Sé claro en tu visión…sé consciente en tus esfuerzos.El sueño está teniendo raíces y espero que pronto veamos las flores: no están lejos
Pero así es como son las cosas: si vas pensando «acerca de», te pierdes la vida entera; poco a poco vas tachándolo todo. Y al final hasta tú acabas tachado; no solamente quedan tachadas las palabras, sino que al final hasta tú también desapareces.
El pensar se convierte en humo; todo se vuelve humo y se acaba.
Hacer algo se vuelve imposible; ni siquiera puedes iniciar un proyecto. La acción se vuelve imposible porque es algo directo, y el pensar es algo indirecto. Nunca se encuentran.
Puedes reflexionar sobre las conveniencias de iniciar un negocio, pero no debes pensarlo demasiado, porque al final no veras lo positivo de el, y además siempre encontraras alguien que te diga, todo lo que no puedes hacer.

Habrás escuchado. “UNA ACCION VALE MAS QUE MIL PALABRAS”
Si piensas todo el tiempo, siempre estarás atrapado en tu propia mente, si aprendes a caminar, aun a pesar de los golpes que puedas llevar, al final siempre tendrás algo beneficioso que recoger de tu experiencia.
Caso contrario solo recuerda… ¿Cómo aprendí yo a caminar, tuve miedo acaso?
O QUIZAS TAMBIEN LO PENSE DEMACIADO….?

NO porque entonces no conocía miedo, no conocía las barreras que después me inculcaron, so pretexto de educarme, entonces YO era libre, La sociedad lleno de dudas, deTrabas, y reglas A MI CONCIENCIA, y ahora parece que todo debo pensarlo mucho antes de actuar, antes de tener ACCION en mi vida, y también hay mil dudas y temores en mi mente.
YO DIGO BASTA, A PARTIR DE HOY NO SOLO VOY A VIVIR MI VIDA SI NO TAMBIEN VOY A PONERLE ACCION A MIS PALABRAS। No con mi mente, si no con la inconciencia que aun me queda, para mi propia libertad, fuera de este corral social que ya me ha demostrado. NO FUNCIONA

YO PUEDO CELEBRAR MI TRISTEZA

2008-08-20T19:12:00.000-07:00

YO PUEDO...!! Celebrar mi Tristeza TU PUEDES..!!
La felicidad es un polo, la tristeza es el otro. La dicha suprema es un polo, la infelicidad es el otro.
La vida es ambos. Una vida de pura dicha tendrá extensión, pero no tendrá profundidad. Una vida de pura tristeza tendrá profundidad, pero no tendrá extensión. Una vida de ambas, tristeza y felicidad, es multidimensional; se mueve en todas las direcciones conjuntamente. La propia palabra "triste" te da connotaciones equivocadas de que algo está mal. Esa es tú interpretación.
Para mí, la vida es buena en su totalidad. Y cuando entiendes la vida en su totalidad, sólo entonces puedes celebrarla; de otro modo no. Celebración significa: cualquier cosa que suceda no importa, la celebraré. La celebración no está condicionada a ciertas cosas: "Cuando sea feliz lo celebraré" o "Cuando esté triste no lo celebraré". La celebración es incondicional; celebro la vida. Si trae infelicidad, bien, lo celebro. Si trae felicidad, bien, lo celebro. La celebración es mi actitud, independientemente de lo que la vida traiga.

Pero cada vez que utilizo las palabras, surge un problema. Esas palabras tienen una interpretacion en tu mente. Cuando digo "celebra", tú piensas que uno tiene que estar feliz. ¿Cómo puede uno celebrar cuando está triste? No estoy diciendo que uno tenga que estar feliz para celebrar. La celebración es gratitud por cualquier cosa que la vida te dé, cualquier cosa que Dios te dé. Celebración es una gratitud, es estar lleno de agradecimiento.
No te identifiques con la tristeza. Transfórmate en su testigo y disfruta del momento de tristeza, porque la tristeza tiene su propia belleza. Nunca te has fijado en ello. Te identificas tanto, que nunca penetras en la belleza de un momento triste. Si te fijas, te sorprenderás de los tesoros que te has estado perdiendo. Fíjate: cuando eres feliz nunca eres tan profundo como cuando estás triste. La tristeza tiene profundidad; la felicidad tiene algo de superficial. Observa a la gente feliz.

La felicidad es como las olas, solamente superficial; vives una vida trivial. Pero la tristeza tiene algo de profundo. Cuando estás triste no es como las olas en la superficie, es como la profundidad misma del Océano Pacífico; millas y millas. Sumérgete en su profundidad, obsérvala.
La felicidad es ruidosa; la tristeza tiene un cierto silencio. La felicidad puede ser como el día, la tristeza es como la noche. La felicidad puede ser como la luz, la tristeza es como la oscuridad. La luz va y viene; la oscuridad permanece, es eterna. La luz se presenta a veces; la oscuridad está siempre ahí. Si penetras en la tristeza sentirás todas estas cosas. De pronto te darás cuenta que la tristeza está ahí como un objeto, tú la estás observando, eres testigo de ella, y repentinamente empiezas a sentirte feliz. ¡Qué bella es la tristeza!
Depende de la actitud. Cuando te entristeces piensas que te ha sucedido algo malo.
El que algo malo te ha ocurrido es sólo una interpretación y entonces tratas de escapar. Nunca meditas sobre ello. Luego quieres ir a ver a alguien; a una fiesta, al club, o enciendes la televisión o la radio, o empiezas a leer el periódico; haces algo para poder olvidar.
Pensar que la tristeza es algo malo es una actitud errónea que te ha sido transmitida: No hay nada malo en ella. Es otro polo de la vida.
Celebra tu Tristeza!!

YO PUEDO SER EL AMOR

2008-08-19T18:19:00.000-07:00

EL AMOR
El amor es un estado, un proceso.
El estado de amor mas elevado, NO es en absoluto el de una relación afectiva, llámese padres, hijos o pareja.
Es simplemente un estado que pertenece a tu Ser.
De la misma forma que los árboles son verdes, El que siente Amor, ama.
Los árboles no son verdes para unas personas determinadas;
No es que cuando tú llegues, ellos se vuelvan verdes.
La flor continúa difundiendo su fragancia tanto si alguien se le acerca, como si no, tanto si alguien la aprecia como si no.
La flor no empieza a liberar su fragancia cuando se da cuenta
Que alguien se acerca, ya sea este un poeta o un carpintero
No. La flor continúa extendiendo su fragancia siempre,
Porque ese es su estado de vida, de existencia El amor es un estado,
Un proceso continúo de evolución.
Es un estado que todos debemos conocer y gozar día a día
El amor no puede depender de una relación afectiva con alguien
El amor no puede conocerse a través de alguien, mucho menos para alguien
El amor es tu existencia, es tu vida y tu muerte, es tu alegría y tristeza
Es tu soledad o compañía. El amor mas grande es el que se ama, a si mismo.
Porque entonces puede dar amor, respeto y crecimiento a todos
No importa que grado de relación tengan los demás con nosotros,
Se ama, como se vive, se entrega como si fuese lo último que se hiciera.
El amor no lleva papeles, ni contratos, ni promesas, ni siquiera sexo
El amor solo lleva la pureza de ser alguien, de existir. Y Ser amor todo el tiempo, no solo en ocasiones, no solo por conveniencias, no en elecciones, no por dinero. Nada que se relacione a lo material, se acerca al amor,
Porque el amor eres tú. No se puede dar lo que no se tiene
Así es que, si no eres amor, como puedes saber y decir que amas
Mucho menos que conoces al amor, el amor es un estado,
NO una relación con nadie.
El amor es el único milagro. El amor es la escalera del infierno al cielo. Habiendo aprendido a amar, lo has aprendido todo. Si no has aprendido a amar, has desperdiciado toda tu vida.
Este amor está aguardando dentro de ti. No tiene prisa: puede esperar y tú morir.
El nacer no está en tus manos. Tú naciste y nadie te había preguntado, no se te había solicitado permiso alguno; ni siquiera se te preguntó dónde querrías nacer y qué querrías ser. Te encontraste en medio de la vida; te encontraste aquí. No pudiste elegir nacer… ni morir. Un día, de repente, la muerte llegará sin ni siquiera avisarte. Y la muerte no esperará ni tan sólo un instante. Uno nace, muere… nacimiento y muerte no están en tus manos; no puedes hacer nada al respecto. Entre tu nacimiento y tu muerte solamente hay una cosa que puedes hacer: ser amor y amar.

YO PUEDO ESCUCHAR EL SILENCIO

2008-08-18T18:45:00.000-07:00

YO PUEDO...Escuchar el Silencio. TU PUEDES...!!
Si escuchas atentamente, de repente sentirás que en tu interior se libera un silencio. Este silencio es atomico esta lleno de energía.
Siempre que una persona dice algo, su palabra es una semilla y durante miles de años permanecerá como tal y buscará un corazón.
Si estás listo, listo para ser su terreno, entonces estas palabras, poderosas palabras estarán todavía vivas y germinaran dentro de ti.
Las palabras son semillas; entrarán en tu corazón si tú lo permites, y a través de ellas te convertirás en un ser totalmente diferente.
No las escuches desde la mente, porque su significado no pertenece a la mente; la mente es absolutamente incapaz de entenderlas. No proceden de la mente y no pueden ser entendidas por la mente. Proceden de una no-mente. La mente solo sirve para recordar matematicas o historia.

Así que aquí, mientras escuches, no trates de interpretar. No escuches las palabras;
No lo que dicen sino lo que quieren decir su significado. Deja que este significado te envuelva como un perfume.
Te atraparan silenciosamente. Pero no interpretes. No digas: «Significa esto o aquello», porque eso será tu interpretación.
Una vez ocurrió que….”Un hombre ebrio, al pasar por un cementerio se fijó en un cartel, en el que estaba escrito con letras grandes: TOQUE LA CAMPANA PARA LLAMAR AL VIGILANTE; y eso es exactamente lo que el hombre ebrio hizo”…. Al ser tan temprano, el vigilante se molestó. Salió tambaleándose y enfadado; y cuando vio al hombre absolutamente borracho, se enojo más aún.
Le preguntó: « ¿Pero por qué? ¿Por qué has tocado la campana? ¿Para qué me has despertado? ¿Qué pasa? ¿Qué quieres?»…. El hombre borracho. Le miró un momento en silencio, luego se volvió hacia el cartel y le dijo:
«Pues a mí me gustaría saber: ¿por qué me piden a mí que llame al vigilante?».
El cartel decía: TOQUE LA CAMPANA PARA LLAMAR AL VIGILANTE. Ahora bien, cómo interpretes las palabras, Y LAS SITUACIONES de tu vida dependen de ti.

No interpretes; escucha. Mientras interpretas no puedes escuchar, porque la consciencia no puede hacer dos cosas opuestas simultáneamente.
Si empiezas a pensar, dejas de escuchar.
Escucha como escuchas la música; con una forma de escuchar diferente, sin interpretar.

No hay significados en los sonidos. Las palabras también son como música.
.Las palabras tienen un significado pero no significan nada. Son más bien como sonidos musicales.
Ve y siéntate cerca del mar. Escuchas, pero ¿interpretas lo que el mar dice?
No dice nada... y aún así dice. Dice mucho, mucho que no puede ser dicho.

YO PUEDO VIVIR MI VIDA Y MI MUERTE

2008-08-17T00:38:00.000-07:00

DEAR YO PUEDO MEMBERS, REMEMBER THOSE CLASSES YOU LOVED SO MUCH WITH ABEL? WELL, I AM REPRODUCING THE PAGES FOR YOU SO YOU CAN KEEP IT FRESH IN YOUR MINDS.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.

YOUR LIFE IS YOURS TO DO AS YOU PLEASE BUT IF YOU FOLLOW THE TEACHING OF THOSE WHO KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU, CHANCES ARE YOU WILL SUCCEED BEYOND YOUR EXPECTATIONS. (BRENDA A. YSAGUIRRE)

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LA VIDA, TU VIDA

Primero, tu vida es tu vida, no es la vida de nadie más. No permitas que nadie te domine, no dejes que otros te dicten lo que has de hacer. Eso es una traición a la vida. Si dejas que otros te digan lo que has de hacer, sean tus padres, la sociedad, tu sistema educativo, tus políticos, tus sacerdotes, sean los que sean, si te dejas dominar por los demás, te perderás tu vida. Porque el dominar proviene del exterior y la vida está en tu interior. Nunca se encuentran. No te estoy diciendo que tengas que ser alguien que siempre diga no a todo. Eso tampoco sirve.
Hay dos clases de gente. Una pertenece al tipo obediente, dispuesto a entregarse a cualquiera. No poseen en su interior un alma independiente. Son inmaduros, infantiles, siempre buscando la figura del padre, buscando a alguien que les diga lo que han o lo que no han de hacer. No son capaces de confiar en sí mismos. Esa gente forma la mayor parte de la población mundial, las masas.
Luego, en oposición a esa gente, existe una pequeña minoría que rechaza la sociedad, que rechaza los valores de, la sociedad. Ellos creen que son rebeldes. No lo son; son sólo reaccionarios. Tanto si escuchas a la sociedad como si rechazas la sociedad, si la sociedad permanece siendo el factor determinante, entonces eres dominado por la sociedad

LA MUERTE, TU MUERTE

Todo regresa a su fuente original, ha de volver a su fuente original. Si comprendes la vida, también comprenderás la muerte. La vida es un olvidarse de la fuente original y la muerte es recordarla de nuevo.
La vida es alejarse de la fuente original; la muerte es regresar a casa.
La muerte no es algo repugnante, la muerte es hermosa; Pero la muerte es bella solamente para aquellos que han vivido la vida sin inhibiciones, plenamente, sin represión.
La muerte es hermosa solamente para aquellos que han vivido su vida de forma bella, que no se han sentido asustados de vivir; que han tenido el coraje suficiente para vivir, que han amado, que han bailado, que han gozado.
La muerte se convierte en la celebración suprema si tu vida ha sido una celebración.
Déjame que te lo diga de este modo: lo que tu vida ha sido, la muerte lo desvelará.
Si has sido un desdichado en la vida, la muerte revelará esa desdicha. La muerte es el gran revelador.
Si has sido feliz en tu vida, la muerte revelará esa felicidad. Si solamente has vivido una vida de comodidades físicas y de placeres físicos, entonces por supuesto, la muerte será algo muy desagradable e incómodo porque has de abandonar el cuerpo.
El cuerpo solamente es una morada temporal, un refugio en el que pasamos la noche y que dejamos por la mañana. No es tu morada permanente. No es tu casa.

VIVE LA VIDA, VIVE LA MUERTE

La vida es vivir. No es una cosa es un proceso: No hay otra forma de conocer lo que es la vida más que viviendo, estando vivo, fluyendo, discurriendo con ella.
Si buscas, el significado de la vida en algún dogma, en una determinada filosofía, en una teología, da por seguro que te perderás lo que es la vida y su significado. ¬
La vida no te está esperando en ninguna parte; te está sucediendo. No se encuentra en el futuro como una meta que has de alcanzar, está aquí y ahora, en este mismo momento, en tu respirar, en la circulación de tu sangre, en el latir de tu corazón.
Cualquier cosa que seas, es tu vida y si te pones a buscar significados en otra parte, te la perderás. El hombre ha estado haciendo esto durante siglos.
Los conceptos se han vuelto muy importantes, las explicaciones se han vuelto muy importantes y lo real ha sido olvidado por completo. No vemos lo que de hecho ya está aquí, queremos racionalizaciones y nos perdemos el vivir de cada dìa.

YO PUEDO POEM

2008-08-16T00:30:00.000-07:00

Dedicated to Abel Lopez Rodriquez for his guidance, support and strenght.
The YO Puedo Group is yours!

Estoy caminando en este mundo,
y cada día estoy pensando,
Que curiosa es la vida…
Si solo pudiera,
hacer las cosas que quiero
que diferente seria lo que siento.

De repente a mi llegaron,
dos palabras y me dejaron,
pensando que, esto era vivir.
Esto es como debemos existir.
Son dos palabras, no más,
y nos llena la vida de amor y paz.

YO PUEDO, vivir mi vida y mi muerte,
Cada día, cada instante.
YO PUEDO ser amor,
y entregarlo a quienes están a mí alrededor,
porque siempre necesitaras expresar,
todo el amor que tú, puedas dar.

YO PUEDO, escuchar el silencio,
entender su mensaje sin mucho pensarlo.
YO PUEDO, celebrar mi tristeza
y aceptar lo que viene en la naturaleza.
Porque en el silencio viaja un mensaje especial,
que la alegría o la tristeza pueden ser igual.

YO PUEDO, tener acción
y todas mis mañanas seran una canción,
que llenen mi cuerpo y mi mente.
y compartirla a toda mi gente.
YO PUEDO, tener una nueva educación
y con ello será posible, elevar esta gran nación.

Cantemos, gritemos, todos estas dos palabras,
y nunca más volveremos atrás.
YO PUEDO, TU PUEDES, hoy y siempre
ahora tenemos una mirada al frente.
El trabajo ha comenzado y no habrá fin,
hasta que brote del surco, la simiente.

Brenda A. Ysaguirre
May, 2008

GREETINGS TO ALL THE YO PUEDO MEMBERS

2008-08-15T16:15:00.000-07:00

Dear Yo Puedo Members,
As promised I have now set up your blog which will be especially ran as information and updates on the organization's activities. I will be featuring all messages and I ask you to make sure you check this page at least by Wednesday of each week and definately by Saturday so you can be updated with whatever is happening with the group.

I love you all and expect to get you all into writing for this blog too.

For those of you who were unable to attend the meeting last month I must inform you that we have election of officers and the following is the results:

Brenda A. Ysaguirre - Founder and President
Urian Ramirez - Vice President
Yazmin Buezo - Secretary
Roger Augustine - Communication Specialist
Adrian - Asst. Communication Specialist
Gabriel Martinez - Director

We were unable to elect a Treasurer and that position will hopefully be dealt with next meeting.

Rememeber,Just say Yo Puedo!
Love,
Ms. B