THE END OF 2010

Next Friday will end this year. Many people are arranging wonderful dinners and where and how will celebrate the beginning of the new year. People will eat a lot (one more time) until getting indigestion. Some will get drunk and spend the whole night drinking, dancing and having fun. While one million people will dye because of starving. Anyway I am not going to talk about that issue. That was my last writing. I would like to tell about the most important news of this year.

Economy:

The main concern nowdays is economic crisis. This crisis began On 2007 and probably is the worst crisis in the history. Even worst than 1929 . Just one year ago, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told that Spain will recover on 2010. The real thing is we are worse. Twenty per cent of people unemployed and nearly two hundred millions euros of debt. So it was simply one of his lies. Will predict he something for the next year? I hope no .

The only country that seems doesn’t exist crisis is China. Countries from all over the world continue receiving money from China. Thanks of this, many countries don’t get ruined. China keep working hard, selling stuff to the world, and opening business in any place of this planet . Will be China the next Empire? Spanish people will emigrate there?

Health:

The past year was the “Flu A” year. Medical Health Organization alerted about a dangerous disease which will kill a lot of people. We could not shake hands each other. Even we could not kiss each other. Every time one new case appeared, media scared us with the chance of being infected. Hospitals were packed of people who wanted being vaccinated. The alarm worked. All people were worried. This year found out all Medical Health Organization warnings were wrong. The other “Flu” was more deadly than “Flu A” and didn’t dye so much people like MHO predicted. After some investigations is told that all was a lye to earn money.

Accidents and Crimes:

12th January took place a awful earthquake with 7,3 on Richter scale that more than 150.000 people were killed . Survivors lost their homes and had not any food. More than 3 million people lived like this. Red Cross and many others NGOS moved there to help them.

In Spain the main concern continue being road accidents. Many people continue killing while driving . Most of them are young people. Violence was other sad issue in newspapers. Many women were killed by their husbands or boyfriends . Divorce, jealousy, male chauvinism continue being what cause violence . Anyway in Spain the main violent dead is suicide . More than three and half thousand people kill themseves each year.

Sports :

The great news came from South Africa where Spain won football world cup . They beat Holland’s dirty play and thanks of Iniesta’s goal got their first world cup . They played the nicest football in the history. Better than any other team, including Maradona’s Argentina, or Pele’s Brazil .

Tecnology :

Smart phones have been a real revolution . With one of them you can connect Internet in any place provided of WIFI . In fact this christmas phone companies have lost a lot of money because of Smart Phones, since on Networking sites such as “Facebook” or “Tuenti” , you can talk to people completely free . Anothers ways is using Skype or Msn Messenger through your Smart Phone. The question is: What will happen now with phones companies? Will get they into debt?
There was a fantastic news in Spain this month. PSOE wanted to pass a law to ban free downloads on Internet . Music and Movie Industry were upset for losing money because of so many hackers, like me, who never spend money in their services. However after voting, this law was rejected by the mayority of senators . So we can continue saving money through downloading free things on the Internet.

That’s all . What do you think? Is there any news which should be posted here? Write and send just under here. Goodbye and Happy New Year !!!

End of year in New York.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!

Today starts christmas in whole wide world. Yesterday most homes celebrated “Christmas Eve” . Most people ate nice dinner with many relatives all together. Some of them dislike and criticize each other the whole year, but now suddenly, all they are very happy, and very kind. They smile, and drink a toast together. Each of them spent a lot of money in several presents, new cloths, and hairddressing salons. Many people will spend loads of money in eating, drinking, presents, parties, etc … There are many people who don’t believe in God. They are “atheistic” . However they hold chritsmas. I wonder why do this. Christmas is a Christian tradition in which christian people honour Jesucristo’s birth. I wonder why they honour one God who they doesn’t believe.

These days people is very kind each other. Even there are people who give money or food to homeless or poor people. This thing is all right, but why they do this only these days? Why don’t help poor people the whole year?

So the mayority of people will spend a lot of money in stuff. They will get drunk everyday. They will eat plenty of expensive food such as seafood, veal, hake, turkey, nougat candy, cake, and different sweet things. Many days they will eat until getting indigestion. As they will fell upset stomach, they will need a cammomile tea to recover.

I would tell to that people one thing. While they are eating forced, there are ten million people around the world starving. There will be one million who actually will dye. This thing happens everyday sadly. On christmas too. I would like to tell one thing to atheistic people. It’s ridiculous to celebrate the festivity of one God that they don’t believe. They should stop those traditions. And another thing to Christian People. Do you think God will be happy with yours? Do you think God expects that we hold Christmas like this? I think no. Send your opinion just here behind. Goodbye and Merry Christmas !!!

Christmas

THE CENTURY FOOTBALL MATCH

This week took place the most interesting football match ever. Barcelona played Real Madrid. Both teams compete each year to win the premier spanish league trophy. No more teams compete for this thing. They are the only one because are the most powerfull teams in Spain and probably in whole wide world. For this reason as they play each other all people around the world watch the match in bars, big screens at street, or at his home. Some lucky people watch the match in stadium live. It is quite expensive and some people pay around one thousand euros for a ticket. The Barcelona’s stadium is called “Nou Camp” . It means “New Stadium” . Real Madrid’s stadium is called “Santiago Bernabeu” . Santiago Bernabeu was the most famous Real Madrid’s president. This time the match took place in “Nou Camp” just past monday. Real Madrid was first on the ranking. Barcelona was second with one point less. Over minut eight Xabi scored the first goal in a fantastic highlight. Then “Pedrito” got the second one, Villa scored twice, and finally Jefren ended the heavy defeat. This thing was very hard for the eternal rival. It really hurt. The Real Madrid players had hurt their proud. Especially Sergio Ramos, who hit deliberately Puyol and Xabi, his fellow national team members. Obviously he was sent off. He should be ashamed for doing this, though maybe he is proud. It could be since he is Real Madrid’s football player, and the most of them are like this. In any case he gave a bad example for young people and children about sportsmanship or fairplay. Now Barcelona is the new leader and beats Real Madrid for two points. I have to recognize that I am Barcelona’s supporter. Last monday I was working at that time so I could not see the amazing match. I missed it. Despite it, I enjoyed a lot listening to the radio while working. However championship is not over yet. Will happen much more matches, and of course, there will be another “century football match” . What will happen? Real Madrid will take revenge of this hard defeat? Barcelona will win again? Who will be the final champion? You can send your minds and comments here. Goodbye !!!

Barcelona - Real Madrid (1)

Barcelona - Real Madrid (2)

EVA LONGORIA

Eva Jackeline Longoria was born on 1975 in Texas. She lived with her family in a farm. They had no much money to survive and those years were very dificult. She always wanted to be a fashion model girl so she decided to send her photos to an agency. Her photos were ruled out because of her short height. She studied medicine and received the science bachelor university degree of kynesiology. In one interview she told about her relationships with her sisters. They always mistreated her and was called “The ugly girl” .
Her first works were “beverly Hills” , “General Hospital” , “The Young and the restless” . She became really famous on 2004 performing to “Gabrielle Solis” of “Desperate Housewives” . This serie has succeeded until now and Eva Longoria was nominated to a golden globe. People Magazine declared her the most pretty woman in 2003.
She works for Loreal Cosmetics company and you can see her on several advertisements on TV.

In 2002 she married Tyler Christopher the main “General Hospital” performer. In 2007 she get married again with Tony Parker, a San Antonio Spurs player in Paris. One TV Shows called “Faces of America” tells her face is 70% european, 27% Indian American, and 3% African. Last year she divorced.

In 2003 she joined Association “Parents against Cancer” . A charity who takes care of raising money to fight this terrible disease. More than 1.500 children suffer cancer in California each year. Eva Longoria was named “Year philantrophist” by “The Holywood Reporter” for helping so much to latin children. Eric Mika ( The Hollywood Reporter’s editor ) told she uses all her free time in raising money for this NGO, though she also gets money for another charities.

She used to visit sick children in Los Angeles’ Hospitals very often. She is a very funny person so she gets smiles of those sick children. In 2006 she opened a new NGO called “Eva’s Heroes” in San Antonio. This charity promotes out of school activities for disabled children in order to they can socialize each other through games and exercise.

“Ms Solis” is a pretty woman, fantastic performer, but above all a great person. She and her family always were catholic. Maybe this is the main point. Her catholic education taught her to help people. Nowdays she gets our smiles on “Desperate Housewives” . This thing isn’t really easy. The most complicated thing is gets smiles of sick children as she is visiting them. Thanks for being a good woman and a great person Ms Sollis.

Eva Longoria (1)

Eva Longoria (2)

Eva Longoria (3)

GOSSIP SHOWS

I want to talk about gossip shows. Spain is one of the main manufacturer countries of this kind of shows. There are some channels which spend all the time talking about celebrities and their love affairs. For instance “TELECINCO” is one of them. They use people like Belen Esteban ( former girlfriend of one famous bullfighter ) to get a lot of people watching their shows. They use another shows like “Big Brother” to talk about contestants and their behaviour inside the house. This Quiz Show is over twelve people living together in a big and luxury house for three months. They spend every day smoking, lying down all the time on the sofa talking about stupid things, or having sex each other into their bedrooms. Interesting show, good example for young people.

Another channel in Spain called “ANTENA 3 “ , has this kind of shows too. There is a talk show named “ The Diary “ that Sandra Daviú ( her hostess ) interview common people, not famous, and they tell silly problems about their life. One gay is going to reveal his secret to his parents. One girl is in love of her cyber-boyfriend and she is meeting him. One man is going to ask her soul mate to marry him live. Things like that.

Both channels battle to get the best audience rating through what in spain is called “Pink Press” . The most sad thing is many people watch those shows. Even they admire people like “Belen Esteban” , “Eugenia Martinez de Irujo” or “Isabel Pantoja” . Their contributors tell lies every day and shout each other. Some of them are: “Lidia Lozano” , “Mila Ximenez” , “Jorge Javier Vazquez” , “Coto Matamoros” , “Maria Patiño” , “Jesús Mariñas” etc … They tell about their work like they would be journalist. However they are not journalists. They have a job, but that is not journalism. They have not ethic, neither proud nor dignity. They and famous people who use them to earn money are “the garbage of Spain” . They cause a lot of problems in young people like “anorexia” , “drugs problems” or “scholastic failure” .

If you would have the chance, would use “Pink Press” to earn money? Would you like to be a celebrity? Would you prefer to be contributor of a gossip show? Let me know.


Belen Esteban

Sandra Daviu Diary

SUDDEN DEATH

Last Sunday took place a terrible fright in Salamanca’s football field. A footballer of Salamanca´s team suffered a heart attack while he is playing a football match. His playermates were very scared because he seemed being death. Immediately doctors of both teams jumped into the field to treat him. One of them insert him a tube so that he could not swallow his tongue. They made him cardiac massage and took him to the Hospital. His name is Miguel García. He spent the whole night at ICU and the next day he was out of danger. However he will not can keep playing football anymore. I suppose that all his playmates for a moment remembered another tragic cases like Antonio Puerta or Daniel Jarque.

Miguel García’s Doctor saved his life. This thing don’t happened because of excessive physical effort. This is called “sudden death” . There are more than twenty thousands sudden deaths in Spain each year. Only about twenty cases happen in people who are doing sport. If Miguel García would have suffered that heart attack at his home, or driving or in the supermarket, he would have died. He was lucky since had two doctors treating him at once.

Last tuesday another young footballer suffered the same thing in Melide ( Galicia ). He fell on the ground and his playmates phoned an ambulance. He was unconscious. Ambulance arrived there soon, and the young boy received heart massages. However it was too late. He died. He was twenty years old.

This is the difference. If you are a profesional footballer you have doctors who can save your life immediately. If you are playing football with your friends you don’t. Should be obligatory having doctors in sport facilities? Or maybe there is nothing to do to fight sudden deaths? There are enough security conditions in major football fields? Tell your comments.

Miguel Garcia's heart attack

TELEPHONE

In 1876 the Scotish man Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone. Elisha Grey and Thomas Alva Edison helped him to improve the sound quality. 11th 2005 U.SA. Congress approved that the real inventor was Antonio Meucci, who invented telephone in 1871. What happened was he had not economic resources to patent it. Anyway none of them could never imagine how this invent would evolve.

· FIXED PHONE :

Through fixed phone you can do calls to any phone number around the world. The most of homes have this sort of phone and telephone companies fix cheap prizes to their clients. For example in Spain you can do calls to another fixed numbers phone completely free as time as you want.

· MULTY FIXED PHONE :

Many phones connected by the same number. This is very useful in offices, universities, hospitals, … When you call to your phone company you have to wait long time since there are many people being attended by many operators. Even there is a machine which orders to you push bottoms or tell any words like your name, surname or your phone number. I personally hate talking to machines. They misunderstand me and I became nervous.

· ADSL OR HDSL :

You can have Internet through your fixed phone. The most of phone companies offer this service and the majority of people use it. At the beginning when you received a call, your Internet connection stopped. You had to connect again. And you just could use Internet since 6:00 P.M until 8:00 A:M. Nowdays you can use it the whole day and receive calls during your connection.

· MOBIL PHONE :

This was the real revolution. At first having a mobil phone was a luxury because they are so expensive. I can remember my first mobil phone. Something like a brick with bottoms and just three melodies. But I was happy with him. Sending SMS, attending calls, etc … I had to charge it everyday and I always was worried about its battery. Nowdays there are mobile phones very little and with a lot of stuff. For example you can listen to radio or your favorite MP3 music. You can take pictures or recording videos and send them through your mobile phone to another user. You can do videocalls just like Messenger or Skype. You can use Internet in your mobile phone or playing games. Another mobile phones have GPS services so you can look for any adress if you are lost.

Some health experts say there are many young people adicted to mobile phone. They spend loads of money in it and can not live without their phone. Some teachers tell many of their pupils make mistakes writing because of typical SMS language.

The major manufacturers are Nokia, Samsung and Erison. They sell most mobile phones in whole wide world. Mobile Phone Industry earn millions euros each year. They employ a lot of people in their factories. Telephone Companies earn loads of money too. Some people are upset with them because sometimes these companies offer interesting products and after people realise that have been deceived.

Anyway if Alexander Graham Bell, or Antonio Meucci could see how are the present phones, how work Mobile Companies and how many phones are made each day I am sure that they could not believe it . This consumer society is get used to buy a new mobile phone each year. They throw their previous mobile phone despite it works and they buy a new one, just because is a little bit better than the other. What should we do? Could we stop using mobile phones? Could we use only fixed phone or telephone box, just like in the past? If we could, we would not need mobile phone anymore. And we would not collaborate to enrich them with our money. The question is: could we live without mobile phones?

how telephones are made (Discovery Channel)

MADRID BIKE TOUR 2010-10-10

Today was held a popular marathon in Madrid. “Madrid Bike Tour” is a campaing to prevent drugs consume in young people. The goal is to make aware of this problem to young people through phrases like “enjoy and move just with your energy” . More than five thousand cyclists joined this campaing. Madrid’s city council provided bycicles to people who had not in exchange for seventy euros. After that they might get that bycicle. Spain heads the ranking of drugs adicts in Europe after UK and Italy. However this drug taking has reduced according to last survey. Spain government hopes to encourage doing sport in young people so that they get used to have a healthy life. Since 2004 every sunday morning is organized “Sport Sundays” in Madrid. The goal is getting young people practicing several sort of sports instead of sleeping the whole morning sunday after a crazy night of alcohol and drugs. This is a great idea and I wish such campaings were held in every city from Spain. Sport is the better drug that you could be addicted. So let’s do sport !!!!

SHAKIRA

I wanna talk about Shakira. She is a great performer I think and love her songs. She was born in Barranquilla ( Colombia ) on February 2th 1977. She is a singer-songwriter who makes her songs on two languages: spanish and english. She began on the music world in 1996 with her album “Pies Descalzos” , and succeeded on 2001 with “Servicio de Lavandería” . Because of this album she became famous in Rock-Pop music world. One of her most important songs was “Estoy aqui” which was played in many radio programs around the world.
Her next album “Donde están los ladrones” cost three million dolars. In this album there are songs like “ciega sordomuda” , “Inevitable” or “Ojos así” . This album was successful worldwide, especially in new contries such as United States, France, Switzerland or Canada. She sold more than seven million records. Because of this success Shakira was invited to perform and produce her first live album called “MTV Unplugged” . This was the first album recorded in USA by a latin performer.
Shakira made concerts that people enjoyed a lot seeing her waist movements and her dancing. It was said that she is the best dancer in Pop-Rock Music. Moreover she has a nice voice and her songs are very lively.

She did a lot of concerts worldwide and many successful “Tours” . Her most important Tour was in 2006 called “Oral Fixation World Tour” in which performed in several countries in five continents. There were concerts in one hundred and twenty five cities and many people attended her concerts. In some places set attendance records specially in Europa where she did 15 concerts in Spain and 10 in Germany. In America she also succeeded in Mexico where did 20 concerts. A concert in Zocalo attended more than 210.000 persons. She was success in Puerto Rico and in Colombia of course.

In 2009 she released “Loba” , so far her best work. A lot of records have been sold. She got gold album award in Spain, Germany, France, Russia, Britain, Poland, Argentina, Greece, Colombia, Mexico, and Orient countries.

In 2010 Shakira made the official song of the football world cup in South Africa called “waka waka” . She had “Freshly Ground” ‘s collaboration and in her video participated football players like Messi, Piqué, Dani Alves, …
This song became the main success in her career. This is my favorite song and whenever I listen it, remember the amazing summer that spain won football world cup championship.

In 2000 she had a love affair with Alejandro de la Rua, son of Argentina’s president. This thing was a great news in South America. Since then they are in love but no married. Shakira tells that they live together, happily and is not necessary to sign one document since they live like any married couple.

In 1995 Shakira opened “Pies Descalzos Foundation” in order to help colombian children and another children from the third world. Because of this foundation many children receive any kind of help. She was awarded by UNICEF and she said: “we can’t forget that this night when we are going to bed 960 children will be died in South America.” .
In 2007 Shakira donated fourty million dolars for people from Peru and Nicaragua and five millions dolars more for education projects in South America. In 2008 participated in a charity concert through “ASLAS” ( Latin America in charity action ) . In 2009 inaugurated “Pies Descalzos Education Institute” . This charity center is focused on helping poor people who live near Colombian’s beaches, specially fishermen.

I love this thing. Shakira is not just a great singer but a nice person too. Many wealthy people only are interested in buy large houses, expensive cars, and wear beautiful clothes. They never remember poor people and go on living along with their luxuries happily. Shakira don’t forget poor people and helping them, proving that she is a great person. You can see her last video about I have talked before “waka waka” . You just click on the link. If you like any other Shakira’s song you can put the link through your comment. Thanks, and goodbye !!!!

Shakira dancing.

CHILDREN ABUSE IN BELGIAN CHURCH

The news of this week is about children abuse into the catholic church. Belgian church revealed four hundred and seventy five cases reported since 1930 to 2010. Some of them were over two years old children . These abuse were commited by priests, religion teachers and monitors. According to Belgian church report, thirteen children killed themselves because of it . The most of reports were made just after bishop’s resignation Roger Vangheluwe. He admited that he had commited abuses to his nephew. He started to do this as his nephew was five years old and continued until he was eighteen years old. Four hundred and seventy five are a lot of children. However according to Belgian press, it could be one thousand cases. Two thirds of the victims were men and one third were women. The most abuses were made by Flemish religious community who is more powerful than French-speacking community. A Commission headed by Adriaenssens got to identify one hundred and eighty four rapists of those abuses. However three hundred and twenty could not be convicted because of not having enough evidence.

This is a sad news I know. I thought put up it because this kind of behaviour should end into the catholic church for ever. There have been a lot of abuses in many churches yet. Is time to finish this problem I think. Catholic Church should do something to prevent this for ever. They should know that remaining silent is not the solution. Ordering silent to children is not the solution. To prevent reports is not the solution either. This thing can not repeat again. Not anymore. In Belgium thirteen children killed themselves, but: How many would have killed themselves worldwide? Maybe we will never know this. Anyway is enough. I hope those rapists serve for many years in jail. I hope they suffer and pay for it. I hope they ended up in Hell. What do you think? Write your comments about it. Bye !!!!

INTERNET

Internet was born on 1990 and it was a real revolution. All kind of information is there. It is a kind of universal encyclopedia. You can do all sort of things and there are many people. Is expected that there will be two millions users in 2016. I would like to talk about things that you can do on the Internet.

Studying.

Nowdays Internet is very useful for students because they search what they need. You just have to write on “GOOGLE” whatever you want. If you are studying languages Internet is very useful. There are hundreds of webs that you can learn a lot. Some students even find exams, notes, or homework. Doing this is cheating, so I am not going to recommend this thing.

Working.

If you are a freelance you will know what is working from you home. You just need your computer and Internet connection of course. Working from your house is very comfy. You can wake up whenever you want, having a break, or even eating while you are working. And the most important thing is that you have not to stand your manager.

Go Shopping.

Many people use Internet to go shopping. You can buy all sort of things from you home. You fill out a form, put your number credit card, and a few days later you will receive your buy. If you hate crowd and women pushing you for getting that shirt which you are holding, this thing would be a good alternative. I prefer to see carefully my buy though I gotting in danger for being ran over by any people. Auctions are common on several webs. People sell their cloths, bycicles, MP3, computers, or any sort of things.

Arranging holidays.

Travel Agencies lose hundreds millions Euros because of people organize their holidays on the Net. You can find your ideal place just clicking and when you do, you have to fill out a form with your information. You put your credit card number and print the booking. You can book your accommodation or your trip. You need not a travel agency anymore. It is very easy and cheaper of course.

Downloading.

The majority of people download music, films, videogames, software, etc … There are many webs to get free things. P2p programs are very common and they are the most used. Because of Internet there are many companies losting money. Performers ask for government that they ban downloads so that people come back cinemas and Music Shops again. What government should do? If they ban downloads, maybe music, films, programs and videogames should be cheaper. When downloads become banned, Film and Music Industry will reduce their prizes? I think no. So I will carry on getting free things on the Net. I am sorry performers.

Meeting People.

All of us have an email account and a messenger program which use to chat with our relatives and friends. On these programs you can keep audio and video conversations. It is cheaper than using mobile phone. If you live far away from your family you can use this kind of programs. If you do, you will save a lot of money. Another people use chats, blogs, or networking sites to meet new people. On chats you can find interesting people even your soul mate, but be careful, there are a lot of liars. Some people have become disappointed as they met their on-line friend. Another even became bankrupt because they were swindled. On the saturday night you also can meet liars and dangerous people though you can see their face and ask for help if you are in trouble. However on the Net you are completely helpless. My advice would be: never give to nobody your account number or credit card, nor your real name, address, or any kind or personal information. If one day you decide meeting your on-line friend, you must choose a safe place with a lot of people. You are going to be with a stranger, so be careful.

Looking for a Flat.

A lot of students use it to get their accommodation. In the past people used advertisements on the newspapers. Nowdays is easier to use Internet. Firstly because you need not going out to buy any newspaper. You just have to “clicking” and you will find a lot of advertisements with pictures and things like that. If you are going to travel abroad this thing is very useful. You can talk to your landlord by email, Skype or Messenger and arrange all the details for when you arrive there.

Reading Newspapers.

Newspapers Industry is losing money since people prefer reading on the Internet. Why? Obviously, it is free. And we are having a horrible economy, so this is a good idea. You can read papers and magazines from all over the world. I am favor of this because of my ecological mind. Papers are made by wood and very trees are cut down. When you have finished one magazine you just throw it into the rubbish. If you use Internet to read you will save a lot of trees.

Playing Games.

Do you like Poker? If you do you can play on the Net and earn a lot of money. You also could lose it though. You can play all kind of games. Cards games, Trivial Games, Ludo, Chess, etc … Another people play videocames through the Net. They compete each other and it is another way to make new friends. This is very common in Japan where many teenagers remain the whole day at their room. They are called “Hikikomori” and their only friends are “Hikikomori” too. This is not a good idea I think. It is important to socialize and breathing fresh air from time to time.


There will be more things to do on the Internet I suppose. I wrote some of them. If you know more stuff write your comment. What do you think? Is Internet useful, dangerous, bored or funny? Have you happened something interesting to tell? You can write whatever you want. Thanks. Bye !!!

LANCE ARMSTRONG

I would like to talk about Lance Armstrong. He has probably been the best cyclist in the whole history because he got seven “tours” consecutive beating to the others cyclists with a lot of authority.

He was born on Septembre nineteen seventy one in Texas. When he was a child, he began to practice swimming but years later I noticed that riding a Bycicle was his fauvorite thing. He participated on Barcelona Olimpic Games in nineteen ninety two ant after that he signed his first professional contract.

In nineteen ninety three participated in “Tour of France” for the first time. He won one racing and when he got to the finish, dedicated his victory to Fabio Casartelli, another runner who died lately.

In nineteen ninety six he was diagnosed with cancer on one testicle. Inmediately he was operated and that testicle was removed. After operation Doctor said that he had less than 40% chance to get surviving. He was underwent to a hard kind of chemotherapy. He had brain tumors and was operated to remove them. At the end of 1997 he got to beat cancer.

He went on his sporting career the next year. In 1999 he got his first “Tour” beating with a lot of difference to Alex Zulle. Armstrong felt better and stronger each day. In 2003 he got a big success. He equalized a record set by Miguel Indurain. One spanish cyclist who got five consecutive Tours. He beat that record winning two more Tours. In 2005 he announced his withdrawal. In 2006 ran New York’s Marathon to raise money for the fight against cancer. In 2009 Armstrong came back to cycling with the objective to promote the fight against cancer. He finished third and the next year he ended twenty threeth. This was his last Tour.

L’Equipe, a known french newspaper, accused him of taking doping substances. These accusation became false after.

Is not known with certainty if he took doping substances. I prefer to think no. He achieved one important thing: “beating cancer” . This achievement was more important that his seven Tours. He raised money to fight against cancer in the near future. He gave a good example to others cancer patients. He taught us an important thing. We always must fight during all our life. Life sometimes is hard and many people surrender at once. Armstrong taught us that we never must do that. He had a little chance to survive. However he got it. And if he beat illness, you also can do.

Lance Armstrong

SPAIN IS UNBEATABLE

SPAIN IS UNBEATABLE

The last time that I cried because of my team was in EEUU 94 championship. After seeing how Salinas failed completely alone in front of Pagliuca, how Tasoti broke him nose to Luis Enrique in the most clear penaltye throughout the history and how Italy won unjustly with its typical “catenazzio” than bored for everyone. All spanish got angry and Italy began to head the most hated team list. Now they have lost the first position because of Holland, which after its bad football that did the eleventh June, they will head that list for many time. Anybody hoped that strategy. They were known like the “mechanics orange”, and its said that they play just like Spain, but no, on the contrary.

“You Guys, Listen, goal is get the penalties. If we are lucky in any counterattack it’s ok, but the main goal is get penalties. And very important, we must injure as spanish players as possible. If we intimidate them, they will not dare to play the ball. Hit them as hard as possible and injure Xabi or Iniesta, please” .

These probably were words which his trainer told them at the changing room some minuts before to go out to field. Never was seen any like that. Not even Italy played so harchly in any championschip. Spain trusted that referee stopped that kind of hard game. But referee had got stricts orders by F.I.F.A.

“Holland has already reached two finals and they deserve to win. Moreover you know that Blatter and me dislike Spain since many years ago. We are going to get plenty of money if Holland wins, so referee craftily and get the Holland’s win. (said Platini) .

FIFA have always been worried about football-show so they should send off teams like Holland or Italy from all sort of championships. However we will carry on watching “catenazzio” and incompetents referees ruining this beautiful game. Just like all championships, once again Spain had to play against twelve. Usually is impossible to win as there are that kind of cheaters. Because of this “the red team” has so merit for beating to everyone. FIFA’s antipathy for Spain returned to happen when they appointed the best football player throughtout championship. Diego Forlan was awarded. I think that this prize should be awarded to Iniesta though could have been for Xabi, Busquets, Casillas, Puyol, Piqué, Pedrito, Sergio Ramos …

I still remember Jose Ramon de la Morena’s words when Spain was knocked out from Germany Championship:

“Be calm, never mind, there is a good team. They are still so young, but this team is going to succeed” .




This good chap was watching them since Brunete’s Championships . These words sounded like a consolation but they were so right. Luis Aragones (another man who was criticized all the time) knew teach them to forget that loser complex, taught them to fight, to believe in themselves and taught them to win. Germany Championship was the first moment, two years later they would win their second Eurocopa in Viena.

During overtime I thought that would return to cry for helplessness, sadness, and frustration. I thought in so many clear goal-scoring opportunity, so many referee’s mistakes, and my instinct said that another unfair defeat was going to arrive. This would be the most unfair defeat throughout Spain’s history in championships. However God wanted to be fair this time and let that Cesc sent a good ball to Iniesta, who was completely alone because of a Van der Vart’s mistake. This use to happen when a forward is put as defender. That moment in which he places ball, it is going down, he hit it, goalkeeper touch it, ball get into the goal, referee remains looking to linesman, linesman point center, and finally referee point center too, was very long for me. And then I had to get out all my accumulated tension. I threw myself to the ground, cried, hugged my fathers, put my head out of the window and cried loudly “VIVA ESPAÑA” three times. In the third cry I lost my voice. The last six minuts were very long until finally this english referee ended the match. I broke into tears just like Casillas . It was said that as you are in front of death, you can see all your life in a few seconds. In that moment I can see all the injustices lived in so many championships and seeing that boys celebrating touched my feelings. They worth it. There is justice. Spain is worldwide champion.


I wanna talk about all spanish journalists (this is the worst thing) who criticized so many times to Spain. The most recent case was with Casillas. He doesn’t replied in front of a microphone, he answered at field and got to close many mouths. To “Corriere de lo Sport” Newspaper from Italy, who opened its frontpage the next day to Spain started championship by “Thank you Switzerland” . To one young boy from Cadiz who came to Pamplona for having fun and was stabbed just for wearing the Spain’s team shirt. They told him: “spanish of crap go to your country” .

I suppose that they were Basque or Catalan independence supporters. Never mind, all of them are the same shit. All of them must know that nowdays they are spanish people and they will carry on being until the Final Judgment day. Ah, I am sorry for these sad days that they are spending. They are very sorrowful because they could not hold the Spain’s defeat. As Maradona said:

“QUE LA CHUPEN, QUE LA CHUPEN Y QUE LA SIGAN CHUPANDO”

Report of the match.

Iniesta's goal.