20 Years Later, Jayhawks Champs!

Finally the Jayhawks finally won it all again.

If you are like me, a young student that arrived at KU right after the era of Danny Manning and the 1988 Miracle team, you know how sweet this moment feels. Forgotten are the years of continuous disappointments and heartbreaks. Oh so many times, we felt like giving up and finally, it is here.

It doesn't matter what the sports experts say, it is not important what the media writes and whether we are in the East Coast or in the Pacific Coast. Because we won and even if it took 20 long years, we are champs again. Rock Chalk Jayhawks, Rock Chalk KU!

My NCAA tournament 2008 Predictions. KU finally wins all.
The Final Four: East: Tennessee, Midwest: Kansas, South: Memphis, West: Duke.
National Champion: Kansas (over Memphis)

Duke at Memphis. Memphis defeats Duke when using the same tactic it used to beat Marquette, brought Elvis ghost to wow the spectators, players and referees. While everybody sat in disbelief, Memphis players scored crazily without contention and also changed the scoreboard to Memphis 324 points - Duke - 76 points. Memphis wins.

Tennessee at Kansas. Learning from Memphis, Tennessee tried to pull the same Elvis trick to win it all. However, while the audience couldn't believe it when they saw Elvis' ghost, the Jayhawk wasn't fooled and fought the entire Tennessee squad from changing the scoreboard. In fact, using his "Heroes" special powers, the Jayhawk himself, changed the scoreboard to KU's advantage. Final score: KU 2,632.12 points - Tennessee 32.01 points.
Hey, Jayhawk, there are no decimal points in the score!

Final game: read the bottom of this post.

SORRY UNC, UCLA. At least in my bracket, you stink!

I have come up with my own 2008 NCAA tournament predictions. Since KU is my alma mater, it is obvious, once again, that I will pick Kansas to win the National Championship. Even if somebody tells me that this is impossible, and that Kansas sucks and stinks and how good the other team is and blah, blah, blah, I will still pick Kansas to win it all. If KU loses early, I will do what I have done every single year: throw away my brackets. Please KU no more loses to small teams like Bradley (2006 1st rd), Bucknell (2005 1st rd), Texas El Paso (1992, 2d rd). It's embarrassing to say the least! This may be the year for KU!


The East. Roy asks UNC that the arena's name be changed to his name. The Dean protests immediately . "With the huge help from the referees, UNC was fortunate 2 beat Arkansas. Washington State, a team that can't beat the blind-grandmas on wheelchairs team. No match 4 Roy but G Mason & Winthrop players played without their prosthetic arms & legs. Oklahoma, as usual, lost & Saint Joe celebrated as it had won the intergalactic championship of ultra basketball. Louisville... Indiana Jones sucks. Notre Dame, no Rudy. Butler, Boise State, South Alabama, American = just fill the spaces. Finally, Tennessee, at least played to beat Roy. The Dean called... "Roy, I will send u back 2 nowhere land (Kansas)".

The Midwest. Andy Katz says "it will be a huge mistake to overlook cool, confident, competent MAC's champion". "Portland St. played its best game ever, but Kansas, playing blindfolded, still managed 2 beat 'em by so many buckets that the scoreboard broke down. UNLV beat the FANTASTIC Kent-St., super-team-2-be-a huge surprise 'cause it rocks & 'cause somebody please beat the Kansas rednecks. Clemson beat Villanova; Vanderbilt blinded by its Belgium Vander-xx heritage lost huge time 2 Siena. USC is solidary with OJ's fall & lost 2 Kansas-St.: the 1-man team; Fullerton & UMBC: who are these? Davidson? Gonzaga beat Georgetown (sorry, George is leaving office soon); LasVegas lost 2 Kansas. Kansas St. 1-man had a fight with his Chinese made shoes maker & said goodbye. Gonzaga, had nothing 2 conquer when playing Kansas.

The South. "Yeah, Texas this & that, Memphis has Elvis. Sorry Texas, MQ beat u . KY needs KU 2 send another Rupp urgently; Stanford brags about beating the Cornell varsity team; Miami: the nun's don't play sports. Oregon beat Mississippi river; Temple beat overrated Michigan St; Pittsburg defeated the dentist. Memphis cruised over Tx Arlington whatever & later over the Olympic team of the Beijing ducks. Memphis scandalized the church and beat them badly; Marquette vs Memphis? Elvis entered the room and everybody looked at his ghost. In the meantime Memphis scored like crazy and won. The most interesting thing of this region: Elvis impersonator appearance.

The West. The Region made for UCLA to win but Duke forces organizers to toss a coin to decide region winner and wins!. "Yes almighty UCLA, amazing Duke, magnificent ACC. John Wooden, PAC10. After tossing the coin, it was agreed that this year Duke would advance 2 the Final 4. Miss Valley State? Which Valley? Miss Valley intramural team lost by triple figures. BYU lost 2 Texas A&M 'cause the last 1 has an "A" in it's name which goes before the letter "B". Drake, Western KY, Conn & SD? All of 'em withdrew from playing basketball this year, so their made-in-China uniforms didn't arrive on time for the tourney (they were disqualified)!.Purdue & Baylor, wow. Xavier & Georgia,West VA, Arizona & Belmont...what a joke this was. blah blah blah. Duke beat Xavier & UCLA beat Drake. Just as planned and on schedule".Sorry, Lunardi, KU can't succumb to UCLA's incredible balance.

Final Game: Kansas at Memphis.
No more tricks for Memphis. They knew about the super powers of Jayhawk, the hero. This was a one-on-one game. The moment of truth: Kansas: 456, Memphis : 10. Kansas wins!

Anyways, here is to the Jayhawks! Go get 'em 'hawks, Rock Chalk Jayhawks, Rock Chalk KU!

Disclaimer: The above notes are fictional. By no means do they represent the actual truth or imply anything about honor ability of anyone.
Note: If Kansas loses, I will remove this blog immediately. Okay, Okay, I exaggerated on everything here, but... I still hope Kansas wins. I probably pick UCLA or UNC to win it all, because Kansas has me used to never win.

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Clases en la Academia de Pesca Chobi Rambo
Salt water Fishing Classes at Chobi's Club

Por el Maestro Experto Chobi Rambo
By Expert Teacher Chobi Rambo

ambo Chobi es el Experto en pesca deportiva y un dedicado instructor. Es muy paciente con sus alumnos y se fija en todos los detalles. Es tan minucioso que corrige todos los defectos en las técnicas de sus alumnos.

hobi Rambo is the Saltwater sport fishing Expert and a very good teacher. He is very patient with his students and takes note on all details, so he can fix any problems in his students' techniques. Without a doubt, he is an outstanding instructor.


emos como el maestro Chobi Rambo acompaña al alumno con el solo objetivo de verificar el correcto uso de la caña de pescar. El maestro Chobi Rambo dice "la técnica es muy importante!".

e see how teacher Chobi Rambo accompanies the student with the sole purpose of verifying the correct usage of the fishing rod. Teacher Chobi Rambo says "Technique is very important".

espués de que el estudiante ha concluído el lanzamiento, el maestro Chobi Rambo brinda consejos personalizados a su alumno. Qué buen maestro es Chobi Rambo!

fter the student has finished the practice, teacher Chobi Rambo, gives personalized advice to his student. What a good teacher is Chobi Rambo!



l profesor Chobi Rambo, termina su sesión dándole aliento a su alumno. Cuando se tomó esta fotografía, el maestro Chobi Rambo le decía a su alumno, "siga adelante, la próxima vez, todo será más fácil!".

eacher Chobi Rambo finishes his lesson and gives encouragement to his student. When this picture was taken, it was heard him telling his student, "don't despair, next time everything will be easier!".

i estás interesado en las clases del maestro Chobi Rambo, déjale un mensaje.

f you are interested in taking classes with teacher Chobi Rambo, leave him a message.

Tarifa del curso: Bolsa de 1Kg de Science Diet, Comida para Perro Atleta
Chobi Rambo se reserva el derecho de admision al curso de acuerdo a su criterio.
Chobi Rambo reserves the right to admit a student at his own discretion.
Course Fee: 2.2 lbs. bag of Science Diet, Food for Athlete Dogs

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Michi, my beautiful cat
Name Michiko

Nicknames Michi, Michikito
Age 72 years old
Birthplace North Lawrence, KS, USA
Likes Play hide and seek
Dislikes Canis Familaris, Strangers
Foes

CHOBI Rambo, Marimo (& Pushkin)

Michi, A 6 toed girl cat
Michi my beautiful cat, your paws are big because you have 6 toes on each one of them. I named you after the word children use in some Spanish speaking countries to call a cat: "michi, michi". Also, since you are a girl, I thought I could call you "Michiko" because this name means "beautiful and smart girl", and this couldn't be more accurate to describe you. I guess officially this is your name, but I still prefer to call you "Michi" because it is shorter. Sometimes, I also call you "Michikito", which in Spanish means "Little Michiko", my little one.

Michi arrives
You were born in 1994 in North Lawrence, Kansas. Your dad, like you, had big 6 toed paws. Of the litter, you were the last kitten left. You came to me inside a shoe box. You could fit on the palm of my hand. You were unlike any other kitten I had seen before, because you were so thin and had little hair. But you were very sweet and liked to play hide and seek. I am sorry, I don't have pictures of when you were small because I was poorer than now and didn't have a camera. Also digital cameras were very rare back then.

Hide and Seek
I remember you were already trained when you arrived. In a small cookie tray, I put some sand and you already knew what it meant. The first time I thought you got lost, I couldn't find you during the whole day. But you had found a hole under my old couch and were sleeping inside of it. How funny you thought all this was, I was running desperately everywhere to find you and called your name so many times until you finally revealed your hideout. All the time, you knew, you knew I was looking for you, you silly.

Your friend, Bunny
Do you remember Bunny? Bunny was an albino rabbit. For some reason, one of Bunny's ears was always folded down. He came home before you with a big cage, the one Bunny was so excited to see it thrown away the day we moved out. I got Bunny because nobody wanted him anymore at the child care center where he lived as a pet. Bunny had another name, "Jack", but before you were even born, I changed his name to "Bunny". I know, I couldn't have been more original. He liked to escape outside of his cage, he loved to roam free. And you loved to sleep next to him. How many times I saw you curling with Bunny, but you may not remember this. As you grew up, you learned to hide behind the doors. I remember you would surprise passers-by and bite them really hard on the shoes or legs or jump in front of them with your front paws up, like a big bear trying to scare someone away. Somehow you had learned how to jump like Bunny.

Missing in the winter
One day during your first winter, you were suddenly missing. It was snowing outside and I couldn't think where you could be. Two days later and still missing, when I was coming back from work at night, I saw something small cross my path like a sudden flash in the basement of the apartment building at 15th street. I wasn't sure what it was, but it was small and it was fast. Later at home, it clicked me. Somehow you had escaped outside of the apartment. The little something that had flashed in front of me, was you. I went to the basement and I found you there. Hiding in the storage rooms. I was so happy to see you again, did you know? I worried about you so much.

I am sorry I took you to the doctor to fix you. Because of this, you cant have babies. I know, my darling, you were never the same sweet cat you were before. I am so sorry and I hope one day you will forgive me.

Our trip to New York City
When it was time to move to NYC, you and Bunny, each had its own pet taxi. In the car, all night you cried and cried, until finally, 2 days later, we arrived to NYC. Our Honda was so loyal, it had over 135,000 miles on it. And it never, never failed us. Happily, we arrived to Queens and you could get out of the car.

A long long trip to SouthAmerica
When it was time to move to South America, you came too. You and Bunny. I got you both an airplane ticket. You had never before in your life gotten in an airplane, but Michi, we couldn't drive there, the distance was too far and one day, we sold the Honda, as it was no longer useful for us in NYC. We said goodbye to that good old car.

I really believe you have spent your happiest days in South America, because you could roam freely. Bunny was happy too, I am sure, until one day he disappeared. I will never know exactly what happened to him and I don't want to think too much. But you know, I miss him. The reason why he came with us was you. Before we began our long trip, I thought maybe I should let Bunny go free. I had seen some woods around the Meadowbrooks apartments, and I often thought Bunny would be happy there. I never wanted him to go to the animal shelter or "humane society", because I knew he wouldn't have a chance to survive there. Then one day, I saw you play with him and I realized he was your friend. So I never questioned it anymore. Bunny came too. So many years later, I am sure Bunny is dead, but you and I, we both know, he is alive in our hearts forever. Do you remember him always eating a carrot?

Again, Missing!
I remember the time you disappeared for almost one week. I put signs in the neighborhood, offered a reward, asked many people if they had seen you. One night, I saw in the corner of a small room in somebody else's house, your little face looking at me. I know you had been looking at me all this time, waiting for me to come rescue you. The next day, I went to see the neighbor and told him I had seen you inside his storage room. We were reunited and I don't think since then, you have ever gotten lost.

A new home
When we moved to the new apartment, I know, things changed. Now you don't have the space to roam free. You are always inside the apartment and never go out anymore. Because of this, now you have gained a lot of weight. But sometimes I see flashes of my old Michi when I see
you running wildly across the rooms, playing soccer with the cap of a bottle or watching to catch birds on the TV screen. I know Michi, the new LCD TV is yours, just like everything else in the apartment. Everything is yours. I know.

Michi, I love you. It will soon be 13 years together. Your personality has always been, deep inside, the same, you have not changed. You do not settle for things you don't like. Like me, if you think somebody is not true, you show your discontent. If you believe something is unfair, you growl. You are opinionated, stubborn and independent. But deep inside, a good cat. And you understand compassion, as you were with Yemci and Leska when it was time for them to leave us. You were there for them too, you knew the pain and suffering we had. During this time, you have always been there for me, from college until now. Without you, how could I imagine life? Michi, my black and white cat, I often think of you. Do you know? I miss you terribly.

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Disoriented Penguin Reaches Peru's Shore

English (from Associated Press, used for educational purposes and people's awareness: A fisherman rescued the penguin who was injured and called the authorities. We need more people like him, he is a hero among us, congratulations!)

LIMA, Peru (AP) - A ``disoriented'' Magellanic penguin swam ashore on Peru's coast, some 3,100 miles north of his home in the frigid waters of southern Chile.

The penguin got lost while looking for food, Peru's National Resource Institute was quoted as saying in El Comercio newspaper Saturday.

``It seems he was disoriented and got lost in the sea due to the different ocean currents,'' said Wilder Canales, who heads the National Paracas Reserve in southern Peru. ``In his endless search for food, he casually climbed up on our shores, something that has never happened before.''

Television images showed scientists at the nature reserve treating an injury to the penguin's right wing that was apparently caused by a fishing net.

Peruvian authorities are trying to coordinate with their Chilean counterparts to return the penguin to its home waters.

Spanish: Extraido del diario El comercio (www.elcomercioperu.com.pe). Usado solo para motivos educacionales y cultura. El pescador que avisto la ave, la rescato y entrego a las autoridades. Se necesitan mas personas como este pescador, quien deberia recibir una condecoracion por su accion. Son este tipo de acciones las que ayudaran a cambiar nuestro planeta. Mis mayores felicitaciones al glorioso Pescador, un Heroe entre nosotros!)

ICA. De regreso a casa

Adiestran a pingüino para que se vuelva a adaptar a su hábitat

Ejemplar sería devuelto a Chile a fines de mayo o a principios de junio. Ave ha sido aislada para evitar que se acostumbre al ser humano

Por José Rosales Vargas

El pingüino de Magallanes, que hace unos días arribara a Paracas, tras recorrer más de dos mil kilómetros desde el extremo sur de las costas de Chile, se ha recuperado completamente de una herida que tenía en la aleta derecha. Así lo señalaron ayer los biólogos de la Reserva Nacional de Paracas que tienen a su cargo el cuidado de esta ave, conocida también como pingüino patagónico o de la Antártida.

El pingüino habría perdido el sentido de orientación debido a su temprana edad y a que se encontraba en plena fase de adaptación al mar. Se estima que sería un ejemplar joven, de apenas un año.

"Al parecer se desorientó y se perdió en el mar debido a las diversas corrientes marinas o porque estaba en plena fase de adaptación. En su incesante búsqueda de alimento, arribó casualmente a nuestras costas, en un hecho inédito", explicó el jefe interino de la reserva, perteneciente al Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (Inrena), Wilder Canales.

A fin de lograr que el pingüino se vuelva a adaptar a su hábitat natural en el estrecho de Magallanes, en Chile, los especialistas, con ayuda de los guardaparques de la reserva, han iniciado ayer el adiestramiento que le permitirá al pingüino volver a casa a fines de mes o en los primeros días de junio, confirmó Canales. En el estrecho de Magallanes hay unos 40.000 ejemplares de la especie a la que pertenece el pingüino.

SE COORDINA RETORNO
El retorno del ave es coordinado por el Inrena con sus pares chilenos para precisar la fecha en que se producirá la devolución de este ejemplar, que no podría volver a repetir su aventura, pues se corre el peligro de que, como se presume le ocurrió la primera vez, sufra ataques de los pescadores.

Los especialistas creen que su herida en la aleta derecha se produjo cuando intentaba escapar de alguna red de pesca. Para suerte de esta singular ave, un buen pescador lo encontró mal herido y lo entregó a los biólogos del Inrena.

El pingüino se mantiene aislado en un área de mar que administra la reserva en el sector de Laguna Grande, 40 kilómetros al sur de Paracas, para evitar que tenga el menor contacto posible con el ser humano.

"Ello ocasionaría que se acostumbre a la presencia del hombre y haría difícil de que sobreviva en su hábitat. Tratamos de que se mantenga en estado casi silvestre", explicó Canales. Su alimentación es balanceada y consta de anchoveta y pejerrey, lo que le ha permitido alcanzar un notable aumento de peso.

Atacan a guardaparques de Paracas
En Paracas, no todos los hombres de mar siguen el ejemplo del pescador anónimo que logró que el pingüino aventurero sobreviviera. Ayer, José Luis Reyes Pérez, Carlos Vázquez Estrada y Alfredo Sánchez Rojas, guardaparques de la Reserva Nacional de Paracas, fueron atacados por cinco pescadores que usaban dinamita para realizar sus actividades de extracción entre las playas de Carhuaz y Tunga, 90 kilómetros al sur de Pisco. Además de ser golpeados, se les arrebató la cámara fotográfica y la filmadora con la que habían logrado registrar a los pescadores.

Adiestran a pingüino para que se vuelva a adaptar a su hábitat