The dreamt vacation (Part III)
It was a rainy blowing day. It was 27th December. It was the day. We were all exciting at the local airport. We had to fly to Bs As, where we would take our flight to Europe. When we arrived at Bs As, the sun was shining and it was a hot day. We all were happy, but unfortunately it lasted a few hours because our teacher told us that we had to wait until the following day to take the flight since our plane was broken.
The company was in charge of our accommodation, meals and calls. We stayed in a comfortable and warmly hotel. The hotel was near “peatonal Florida”, so we decided to go out and know that famous place which is full of shops, we also went to “Puerto Maderos”, Obelisco, and Cabildo. The day was almost to finish, we had dinner and went to bed because the following day was the day!
It was 28th December. It was 6: 30 when the telephone rang; it was our “alarm clock”. We had a bath and got our luggage down stairs. Then we had our breakfast. At 8 o’clock our mini bus arrived it would take us to the International Airport of Ezeiza.
We wait for HOURS, until a soft and gentle voice said that we had to check in. We were so exciting; I couldn’t believe that in few hours we were to be in Europe.
As I got into the plane, a lady welcomed and indicated what my seat was.
sábado, 22 de septiembre de 2007
The dreamt vacation (Part II)
We had the date of our departure, so we-students- had to arrange every document required to travel abroad. I made the procedure in order to get my passport six month before, but something was wrong, all my documents had been lost at the police station; and in two weeks we were suppose to be in Ireland. I can’t explain how my heart was, the whole dream of being in Europe was vanishing at same time as the police officer told me “sorry, you have to make the procedure again, it will take two weeks to get the passport.” When I arrived home, my parents saw my depress face, and they could infer that something happened. My parents had worked so hard to save the money for the journey that they decided to not renounce to this. A few days after this incident, my mother and I traveled to Capital federal to obtain the passport. It was said that there the procedure was more quickly and it would take only a few days. Fortunately, it was true.
We had the date of our departure, so we-students- had to arrange every document required to travel abroad. I made the procedure in order to get my passport six month before, but something was wrong, all my documents had been lost at the police station; and in two weeks we were suppose to be in Ireland. I can’t explain how my heart was, the whole dream of being in Europe was vanishing at same time as the police officer told me “sorry, you have to make the procedure again, it will take two weeks to get the passport.” When I arrived home, my parents saw my depress face, and they could infer that something happened. My parents had worked so hard to save the money for the journey that they decided to not renounce to this. A few days after this incident, my mother and I traveled to Capital federal to obtain the passport. It was said that there the procedure was more quickly and it would take only a few days. Fortunately, it was true.
The dreamt vacation (Part I)
Have you ever dream with the perfect vacation? Ten years have passed since I first traveled abroad and I had the chance to experience the most beautiful vacation that have ever imagined. I was only 17 years old when my parents gave me the most precious gift, a journey to Ireland.
One day, as I was at class, our English teacher told us about her project of forming a group of students to travel to Ireland in order to attend an English course. As soon as I heard this news, I could picture into my mind how amazing it would be. So, I told my parents about the meeting that my teacher has arranged to inform about the journey; and they agreed to go to the reunion, I couldn’t believe it. From that moment after the meeting, many parents and students worked together to get money for the journey. Almost ten months have passed when we get the sufficient amount of money to pay for our course and accommodation. When one day our teacher said that she already had the date for our departure, it was the December 27th, 1996.
Have you ever dream with the perfect vacation? Ten years have passed since I first traveled abroad and I had the chance to experience the most beautiful vacation that have ever imagined. I was only 17 years old when my parents gave me the most precious gift, a journey to Ireland.
One day, as I was at class, our English teacher told us about her project of forming a group of students to travel to Ireland in order to attend an English course. As soon as I heard this news, I could picture into my mind how amazing it would be. So, I told my parents about the meeting that my teacher has arranged to inform about the journey; and they agreed to go to the reunion, I couldn’t believe it. From that moment after the meeting, many parents and students worked together to get money for the journey. Almost ten months have passed when we get the sufficient amount of money to pay for our course and accommodation. When one day our teacher said that she already had the date for our departure, it was the December 27th, 1996.
lunes, 13 de agosto de 2007
Being an astrologer…
Astrologer: good morning people! Today we have a positive atmosphere here. I can feel love, peace… I can feel a positive energy in this studio.
Ok, now I’m going to answer some e-mails that the viewers sent me to my e-mail box.
This mail is from Silvia. According to the date of your birth you belong to the sign of Cancer. For this week Cancer should be cautious, since you may sprain your ankle while crossing the street because of the potholes. So, be careful please!!!
Now, let me see… I have another e-mail. This mail is from Felix. Felix, your sign is Capricorn. Your prediction for this weekend is that you should pay attention to your stomach, given that you may have some problem with it because of some beverages. Good luck Felix and take care.
This is the last e-mail…this is from Nicolas. According to the day of your birth your sign is Virgo. Nicolas is wondering how is going to be his holidays. Ok, Nicolas, instead of the trip you have planned all year you’ll be taking a cruise on the Internet surfing to the places you had planned on visiting. Sorry Nicolas, take my advice otherwise you could be stroke by a lightning during a tropical storm. Good fortune, Nicolas!
That’s all for today my beloved readers. See you next week and enjoy your weekend.
Be optimistic and you will have good luck ;)
Astrologer: good morning people! Today we have a positive atmosphere here. I can feel love, peace… I can feel a positive energy in this studio.
Ok, now I’m going to answer some e-mails that the viewers sent me to my e-mail box.
This mail is from Silvia. According to the date of your birth you belong to the sign of Cancer. For this week Cancer should be cautious, since you may sprain your ankle while crossing the street because of the potholes. So, be careful please!!!
Now, let me see… I have another e-mail. This mail is from Felix. Felix, your sign is Capricorn. Your prediction for this weekend is that you should pay attention to your stomach, given that you may have some problem with it because of some beverages. Good luck Felix and take care.
This is the last e-mail…this is from Nicolas. According to the day of your birth your sign is Virgo. Nicolas is wondering how is going to be his holidays. Ok, Nicolas, instead of the trip you have planned all year you’ll be taking a cruise on the Internet surfing to the places you had planned on visiting. Sorry Nicolas, take my advice otherwise you could be stroke by a lightning during a tropical storm. Good fortune, Nicolas!
That’s all for today my beloved readers. See you next week and enjoy your weekend.
Be optimistic and you will have good luck ;)
The best things in life are free
A matter of considerable controversy at present is the fact whether the best things in life are free. There is no doubt that money offers people with the possibility to have access to basic necessities as health and education. However, while money is seemed as a requirement in order to have a comfortable life, it cannot be denied there are many things that money cannot buy, as happiness and love.
Money is necessary to fulfill our basic necessities and to improve health, as well. However, I believe that money does not guarantee a healthy life as well as the happiness which can be achieved in our relatives and friends.
A matter of considerable controversy at present is the fact whether the best things in life are free. There is no doubt that money offers people with the possibility to have access to basic necessities as health and education. However, while money is seemed as a requirement in order to have a comfortable life, it cannot be denied there are many things that money cannot buy, as happiness and love.
Money is necessary to fulfill our basic necessities and to improve health, as well. However, I believe that money does not guarantee a healthy life as well as the happiness which can be achieved in our relatives and friends.
If I were a…
Name: Martina and Hernan
Place: countryside
Day: Saturday
Hour: 21:30
Month: November
Number: 4
Color: blue
Fragrance: Amarige (Givenchy)
Flower: jasmine
Country: Argentina
Book: the bible
Film: la vida es bella
Song: I don’t know much
Cartoon: the pink panther
TV program: Friends
Love: Martin
Wish: peace
Frustration: playing hockey
Regret:
Trip: Ireland
Friend: Martin
Animal: fish
Gift: a golden necklace
Name: Martina and Hernan
Place: countryside
Day: Saturday
Hour: 21:30
Month: November
Number: 4
Color: blue
Fragrance: Amarige (Givenchy)
Flower: jasmine
Country: Argentina
Book: the bible
Film: la vida es bella
Song: I don’t know much
Cartoon: the pink panther
TV program: Friends
Love: Martin
Wish: peace
Frustration: playing hockey
Regret:
Trip: Ireland
Friend: Martin
Animal: fish
Gift: a golden necklace
domingo, 12 de agosto de 2007
Article 16
Harry Potter and the internet spoilersEsther AddleyThursday July 19, 2007The Guardian
It has one of the strictest embargoes, and perhaps the tightest security, of any book in publishing history. But only days before publication of the new Harry Potter novel its publishers yesterday were engaged in a desperate battle to suppress a number of websites after extracts apparently taken from the book appeared on the internet.
Digital photos of pages of a book purporting to be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final volume in JK Rowling's enormously popular series, have been appearing on websites. Online file sharing networks were also offering downloadable files claiming to contain the full text of the novel, which will be launched in Britain and most of the English-speaking world at midnight UK time tomorrow and across the US five hours later.
Scholastic, the publishing house which owns the US rights, said it was endeavouring to remove the spoilers from the sites, and said there was no guarantee the leaks were authentic. "There are multiple versions of what appear to be official copies of the book on the internet, but they are conflicting," Lisa Holton, president of trade publishing and book fairs, said. "Our goal is to take down all this different material, and by taking it down we'll never know whether any of it was real until you read it yourself on Saturday morning." The firm said it had persuaded YouTube and MySpace not to carry extracts. It has also initiated legal proceedings against another website, gaiaonline.com, for publishing material relating to the book.
If the extracts are genuine it will be one of the most serious security lapses since the publication of the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 10 years ago. Ahead of the launch books have been kept in guarded warehouses and delivered by vans tracked by satellites. Clays, printer of the British edition, installed barbed wire around its Suffolk plant and hired extra guards to search workers as they left the factory. A spokeswoman for Bloomsbury, which owns the English language rights outside the US, said only one person at the publisher, JK Rowling's editor Emma Matthewson, had read the manuscript. The author herself has made an impassioned plea on her website against the "sad individuals who get their kicks from ruining other people's fun. I want the readers who have, in many instances, grown up with Harry to embark on the last adventure they will share with him without knowing where they are going," she wrote.
Harry Potter and the boy wizard translatorKim Willsher in ParisWednesday August 8, 2007Guardian Unlimited
A French Harry Potter fan was arrested and held by police after allegedly posting a pirate translation of the young wizard's latest adventures on the internet.
The 16-year-old was apparently too impatient to wait for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last in the bestselling series, to be published in French.
So he set about translating all 784 pages into the language of Molière himself, according to investigators. The first chapters were available for download a few days after the book came out in July and the complete text was online within days. The site has since been shut down.
"He wasn't doing it to make money, he is a fan," explained one investigator. "His language is French but he's very good at English."
According to Le Parisien newspaper, Miss Rowling alerted her French publishers, Gallimard, to the unofficial version on the Internet.
Police said they were "particularly surprised" by the quality of the pirate version, which they said was "semi-professional".
The high-school student from Aix-en-Provence, who has not been named, was arrested by police on Monday and kept in custody overnight. He was released today while "preliminary inquiries" are made. Police said they were hoping to question several more people in the case. If convicted, those responsible for the fraud could face heavy fines.
The book will be published in French under the title "Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort" in October.
An internet discussion last month suggested several fans working together had produced the pirate translation. Internet users were given the chance to download it in PDF format.
"The translations is semi-professional, proof of relentless work by "fans'," said one blogger.
They added: "These passionate pirates are risking a lot. We have learned that the editor has launched a big 'witch hunt' to throw in the cauldron those pirating JK Rowling's book."
Another blogger complained: "Obviously given the success of the series people's stupidity is provoked - why, we could ask, isn't the publisher capable of publishing the book internationally. It shows a lack of respect for all the French/Spanish/German speaking readers."
The seventh book - as with the previous novels - is being officially translated by Jean-Fran¸ois Ménard.
Mr Ménard, 59, who is an author in his own right, has also translated Roald Dahl and Evin Coffer's Artemis Fowl books. He translates to a strict deadline.
His wife, Diane, told the Guardian: "He cannot talk to you right now as he's translating night and day.
"I hadn't heard about this pirate translation but with the previous books there's often been someone doing something like this and it's never threatened the real thing."
She added: "I remember seeing one on the internet but the first line was the opposite of what it should have been, so it wasn't a very good start."
Vocabulary:
Suppress: If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal.
Leak: If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it.
Lapse: If a period of time lapses, it passes.
Warehouse: A warehouse is a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods are stored until they are exported to other countries or distributed to shops to be sold.
Release: If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go.
Relentless: Something bad that is relentless never stops or never becomes less intense.
Cauldron: A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
Threaten: If you feel threatened, you feel as if someone is trying to harm you.
Main ideas:
After the publication of the new Harry Potter novel its publishers started a new battle to suppress a number of websites
Extracts apparently taken from the book appeared on the internet.
The launch books have been kept in guarded warehouses and delivered by vans tracked by satellites
The author herself has made an impassioned plea on her website against the people who spoil the story by anticipating what is going to happen
A French Harry Potter fan was arrested because has translated the book into French and posted it in the web
Personal Reaction:
Harry Potter has been a successful series book which caught the attention of many lecturers from different ages. The problem that this article mentions should be stopped. Since not only Harry Potter but also many books are posted in the web, in this way the habit of reading a book holding on your hands is spoiled. It is not the same to read a book that read it from a screen, apart from damage your eyes; it has many bad consequences regarding authors to publisher companies. In my opinion, I would say that there would be any kind of restrictions to post books in the web since it is illegal as well as making copies from a book.
It has one of the strictest embargoes, and perhaps the tightest security, of any book in publishing history. But only days before publication of the new Harry Potter novel its publishers yesterday were engaged in a desperate battle to suppress a number of websites after extracts apparently taken from the book appeared on the internet.
Digital photos of pages of a book purporting to be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final volume in JK Rowling's enormously popular series, have been appearing on websites. Online file sharing networks were also offering downloadable files claiming to contain the full text of the novel, which will be launched in Britain and most of the English-speaking world at midnight UK time tomorrow and across the US five hours later.
Scholastic, the publishing house which owns the US rights, said it was endeavouring to remove the spoilers from the sites, and said there was no guarantee the leaks were authentic. "There are multiple versions of what appear to be official copies of the book on the internet, but they are conflicting," Lisa Holton, president of trade publishing and book fairs, said. "Our goal is to take down all this different material, and by taking it down we'll never know whether any of it was real until you read it yourself on Saturday morning." The firm said it had persuaded YouTube and MySpace not to carry extracts. It has also initiated legal proceedings against another website, gaiaonline.com, for publishing material relating to the book.
If the extracts are genuine it will be one of the most serious security lapses since the publication of the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 10 years ago. Ahead of the launch books have been kept in guarded warehouses and delivered by vans tracked by satellites. Clays, printer of the British edition, installed barbed wire around its Suffolk plant and hired extra guards to search workers as they left the factory. A spokeswoman for Bloomsbury, which owns the English language rights outside the US, said only one person at the publisher, JK Rowling's editor Emma Matthewson, had read the manuscript. The author herself has made an impassioned plea on her website against the "sad individuals who get their kicks from ruining other people's fun. I want the readers who have, in many instances, grown up with Harry to embark on the last adventure they will share with him without knowing where they are going," she wrote.
Harry Potter and the boy wizard translatorKim Willsher in ParisWednesday August 8, 2007Guardian Unlimited
A French Harry Potter fan was arrested and held by police after allegedly posting a pirate translation of the young wizard's latest adventures on the internet.
The 16-year-old was apparently too impatient to wait for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and last in the bestselling series, to be published in French.
So he set about translating all 784 pages into the language of Molière himself, according to investigators. The first chapters were available for download a few days after the book came out in July and the complete text was online within days. The site has since been shut down.
"He wasn't doing it to make money, he is a fan," explained one investigator. "His language is French but he's very good at English."
According to Le Parisien newspaper, Miss Rowling alerted her French publishers, Gallimard, to the unofficial version on the Internet.
Police said they were "particularly surprised" by the quality of the pirate version, which they said was "semi-professional".
The high-school student from Aix-en-Provence, who has not been named, was arrested by police on Monday and kept in custody overnight. He was released today while "preliminary inquiries" are made. Police said they were hoping to question several more people in the case. If convicted, those responsible for the fraud could face heavy fines.
The book will be published in French under the title "Harry Potter et les reliques de la mort" in October.
An internet discussion last month suggested several fans working together had produced the pirate translation. Internet users were given the chance to download it in PDF format.
"The translations is semi-professional, proof of relentless work by "fans'," said one blogger.
They added: "These passionate pirates are risking a lot. We have learned that the editor has launched a big 'witch hunt' to throw in the cauldron those pirating JK Rowling's book."
Another blogger complained: "Obviously given the success of the series people's stupidity is provoked - why, we could ask, isn't the publisher capable of publishing the book internationally. It shows a lack of respect for all the French/Spanish/German speaking readers."
The seventh book - as with the previous novels - is being officially translated by Jean-Fran¸ois Ménard.
Mr Ménard, 59, who is an author in his own right, has also translated Roald Dahl and Evin Coffer's Artemis Fowl books. He translates to a strict deadline.
His wife, Diane, told the Guardian: "He cannot talk to you right now as he's translating night and day.
"I hadn't heard about this pirate translation but with the previous books there's often been someone doing something like this and it's never threatened the real thing."
She added: "I remember seeing one on the internet but the first line was the opposite of what it should have been, so it wasn't a very good start."
Vocabulary:
Suppress: If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal.
Leak: If a secret document or piece of information leaks or is leaked, someone lets the public know about it.
Lapse: If a period of time lapses, it passes.
Warehouse: A warehouse is a large building where raw materials or manufactured goods are stored until they are exported to other countries or distributed to shops to be sold.
Release: If a person or animal is released from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go.
Relentless: Something bad that is relentless never stops or never becomes less intense.
Cauldron: A cauldron is a very large, round metal pot used for cooking over a fire. In stories and fairy tales, a cauldron is used by witches for their spells.
Threaten: If you feel threatened, you feel as if someone is trying to harm you.
Main ideas:
After the publication of the new Harry Potter novel its publishers started a new battle to suppress a number of websites
Extracts apparently taken from the book appeared on the internet.
The launch books have been kept in guarded warehouses and delivered by vans tracked by satellites
The author herself has made an impassioned plea on her website against the people who spoil the story by anticipating what is going to happen
A French Harry Potter fan was arrested because has translated the book into French and posted it in the web
Personal Reaction:
Harry Potter has been a successful series book which caught the attention of many lecturers from different ages. The problem that this article mentions should be stopped. Since not only Harry Potter but also many books are posted in the web, in this way the habit of reading a book holding on your hands is spoiled. It is not the same to read a book that read it from a screen, apart from damage your eyes; it has many bad consequences regarding authors to publisher companies. In my opinion, I would say that there would be any kind of restrictions to post books in the web since it is illegal as well as making copies from a book.
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