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The Home of Football Sports (Soccer)

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The people in general have the same opinion that football is one of the most enjoyable and thrilling sports in the world. Why do they have such interest in this sport? To give us details in this regard, let us consider some information about this sport, here as follows:

Most people called this sport as football, however in United States, Australia, and other few other countries called it as soccer. This sport is played between two teams with eleven players each with a spherical ball. The game field is on a rectangular field of grass or the green artificial turf with a goal in the middle of each of the short ends. In the game, on only the goalkeepers are allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms while the field’s players or the rest players typically use their feet to kick the ball into position but occasionally use their torso or head to intercept a ball in midair.

The most goals’ team in the match is the winner. Once the score points are tied up at the end of the game, draw or extra time and/or penalty shootout will be declared depending on the format of the competition.

About John

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John Oliver Simon is a fifth-generation Californian born in New York City in 1942. He has been exploring Latin America and translating its poetry for two decades. Caminante, written during a nine-month voyage south of the border in the mid-nineties, was published by Creative Arts Book Company in 2002. Gary Snyder writes: “This is a major poem, gritty and elegant, hard-earned, oriented by stars and late night conversations on the long road.”

Ghosts of the Palace of Blue Tiles, a chapbook of translations of the wonderful young Mexican poet Jorge Fernández Granados, will be published by Tameme Press in January, 2008. To read an interview with John Oliver Simon about his work, as a translator, go to Tameme’s website at:

tameme.org

Translations of Light, a selection of Simon’s poems in Spanish and English, was published by Entrelíneas Editores in 2003 as a double book with Bacantes, the poems of Mexican poet Elsa Cross with Simon’s translations. Velocities of the Possible, his translations of the great Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas (Red Dragonfly Press) won him a 2001 National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship. Son Caminos, a selection of his poems in Spanish, was published by Hotel Ambosmundos in Mexico City in 1997. His earlier books include Lord Of the House Of Dawn (Bombshelter Press, 1991), Neither Of us Can Break the Other’s Hold: Poems For My Father (Shameless Hussy Press, 1981) and Roads To Dawn Lake (Oyez, 1968).

Recent on-line publications include Thunder Sandwich:

thundersandwich.com

and MiPoesias:

Mi Poesias Volume 19 Issue 2

John Oliver Simon is Artistic Director of Poetry Inside Out (PIO), a project of the Center for Art in Translation. He conducts long-term residencies in second through eighth-grade classrooms in the East Bay, focusing on the translation of great Spanish-language poetry, together with writing poetry inspired by this process.

Journal

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John Oliver Simon’s Journal

Wednesday, April 07, 2004
What am I doing here in the flatland of DeKalb, Illinois? This is my vacation, hanging out with Becky. And then the other night I got sick, sore throat, maybe recurrence of the flu-like bronchitis that kept me down much of the winter. Certainly a lot of overload in the mad week of getting ready to go. How much energy can I waste on ‘I don’t wanna’? I went to the local clinic where everyone was very nice, they accepted my Kaiser card, and gave me antibiotics because I knew exactly what I wanted. Think of it as a writer’s colony. I work all morning on my novel, while Becky’s at the Center. This afternoon as the weather is gorgeous, I spread the compost on the garden and oiled the redwood bear. Already feeling a little better. Maybe by Saturday I’ll be up to a mild hike at Castle Rock. And what will we do with our lives, one day, one season at a time?  1:55 PM
Sunday, March 28, 2004
I washed all my windows this weekend with windex and a lot of paper towels. Looking out on: toddlers riding tricycles down my block, teenagers bopping to the beat, squirrels on their busy rounds, blackberries, lemons, the side alley overgrown with sourgrass. Looking in on: my piles of books and papers, my ancestors in their gilt frames, my clothes draped over the backs of chairs. Cleaning the windows of perception. Who’s home?
4:58 PM
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Bothered by: chagrin that I postponed and then spaced out getting it together to place my books from the 60′s in the Dennis Koran collection at UC. Contacted his son; is it still possible? All the ways I don’t quite show up for my own work. Completely spaced out my appointment with Tobey last week. How do I tell the young cat it’s okay to kill mice but not birds? All the days that are too full with teaching and errands and good stuff and I end up bushed in the evening and waking way before 6 am all too ready to go when I could sleep in. Or the cat bounces in at 4 am wanting to play. Depressive lull in the middle almost every afternoon. Unmanageability with money, haven’t called the carpenter/contractors, want to argue w/ C. who doesn’t see any difference between Bush & Kerry, when will Becky & I see each other this summer…On the other hand: great teaching days, rich friendships, my novel is rolling along including useful dialogue with Katrina, great to work with Kia on this website, fine bike riding, over & back the Golden Gate last weekend in fellowship and again after CAT meeting at sunset, good to have my strength back after that horrible flu in the winter, naps! helping out my pal M. with legal troubles, showing up with immediate honesty, being of service, many days I do get a lot done, there will always be loose ends, C’s politics are beyond my control, a kick to hang out with Viv while she did my taxes, sweet cuddling with the cat, on my way to see Becky soon…  11:45 AM

Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Dreams forgotten faintly reminiscent of last night’s movie “Triplets of Belleville,” up at first light and went running a slow two miles as the sun slowly tilted from the headlands of Marin to the flatlands of Berkeley. Still winter theoretically but everything is green and lush, highs will be in the eighties. NPR says snow in Illinois where my sweetie is leaping into her day. Garlic and red mustard in the garden, transplanted volunteer beets, holding off on planting tomatoes, green beans, corn and squash till next month. A feathered mess left as a gift on the couch. How can I praise Dusty for killing mice and convey to him that birds are a no-no? The virtual baseball games will probably get replayed because of a pitching glitch, too bad becasue we swept. Then I’ll drive into the potholed reaches of San Pablo to teach poetry at Downer School, the kids’ eagerness warming me already from afar. Only three sessions left before putting together the anthology of their poems and translations. Two of those have to be devoted to editing. How can I get the last fresh drop of imagination out of them today?   7:39 AM
Friday, March 05, 2004
Riding my bike through Tilden Park this afternoon my chain abruptly broke on the short uphill toward the Brazil Building. As I was contemplating the long, long walk home, in about two minutes a guy with a chain tool (mysterious millimetered instrument like a thumbscrew) stopped and fixed my chain. I don’t want to subscribe to the I got a parking place, God is on my side, view of Higher Power, but I sure got exactly what I needed today.  9:52 PM
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
A good long day at Downer School in San Pablo teaching Poetry Inside Out. The fifth grade translated “Llámame” by Aurelio Arturo, a great neglected poet from Colombia (1906-1974). “Llámame en la hondonada de tus sueños más dulces…” Call me in the canyon of your sweetest dreams. Some of the more literal kids had to be talked out of translating “sueños más dulces” as “dreams more candy.” Since it’s Theodore Geisel’s 100th birthday, I read The Cat in the Hat all the way through to Diana’s fourth grade. Safe bet these kids do not get Dr. Seuss read to them at home. Next week they’ll translate some farmworkers’ kids poems she picked out as we’re leading up to César Chávez’s birthday. First session with a third grade class, reading a selection from the Best of 03, then picking words to play with and improvise sentences. The best ones almost began to fly. The other fourth grade translated Tanka by Alberto Blanco:I see the light
of the first star
inside me

between the water and the sky
mirror of words

If you’re a Spanish-dominant fourth-grader, the spelling of “light” is not at all intuitive. Reminds me of Aram Saroyan’s great one-word poem “l i g h g h t.” And then getting Micaela, Luis and Hellen (that’s how she spells it) up before the class to practice reading aloud for tomorrow’s big Youth Arts Festival event in Berkeley which will hopefully begin to light the way to grander horizons beyond the barrio…
5:27 PM

Saturday, February 28, 2004
This afternoon I put my iBook in my backpack and biked over to my daughter Kia’s house in North Oakland, where she helped me create my website. Now I am real… I exist in cyberspace. Links to my books of poems, to my teaching, to my virtual baseball team… the possibilities are endless. To my cat Dusty. Hey, cat, you wanna be in cyberspace?   3:52 PM

Books

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Like the traveler of its title, Caminante goes out into the world, stimulating our curiosity and empathy. Written during Simon’s nine-month sojourn through Latin America… There is plenty of time for love between station and station.
Each revolution of the wheels
brings me closer to greeting you
closer to saying goodbye.
Lord Of the House Of Dawn
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Translations of Light is a double book of Simon’s poems in English and Spanish, along with Bacantes by Mexican poet Elsa Cross, in Spanish with Simon’s English translations.
Son caminos is a selection of Simon’s poems translated into Spanish by various Mexican poets, published by Hotel Ambosmundos in Mexico City in 1997.
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Roads to Dawn Lake is John Oliver Simon’s first book of poems, published by the classic press Oyez in 1968. Neither Of Us Can Break the Other’s Hold is a double sequence of poems dedicated to Bernard Simon, the poet’s father.
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Readings

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POETRY READINGS

Saturday, December 17, 2005

PIO students Lily Stoner, Mehrnush Golriz, Maggie Gallagher and Julia Smith
followed by Open Mic
Rhythm & Muse
Berkeley Art Center
1275 Walnut
Berkeley
7 pm.

Thursday, January 5, 2006

John Oliver Simon

reading his own poetry
and translations from the Spanish
followed by Open Mic
.
Edith Stone Room
Albany Public Library
1247 Marin Avenue
Edith Stone Room
(enter from rear parking lot)
7 – 9 pm

Thursday, March 16, 2006

John Oliver Simon
reading in Point Arena, California

The Home of Cycling Sports and Your Fitness

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Without a doubt, cycling is a stimulant and thrilling sports with striking fitness benefits. Because of this, many people had chosen cycling over other sports in major international events as their fitness’ upkeep.

Since bike is used in this kind of sport, unique posture of sitting on bike, the movement of the legs and the thighs while driving, the basic fitness levels, and to be light enough are fundamental to have the desired speed and avoid hindrances while thrashing through the air.

Cycling sport promotes a very high level of fitness and health. Compared to other sports such as running, jogging, swimming or most other sports, cycling exercises the heart much better and it keeps the blood continuously and rhythmically pumping in our heart. It also makes the cardio muscles expand and contract easily and helps keeping those muscles and the heart healthy.

It also helps to tone leg muscles because of the constant circular motion of the legs while riding a bicycle. Knees will also becomes more stronger and even more flexible. It will also help to work on your abs and tummy due to constant bending and movement of the legs directly affects the stomach muscles. Also back muscles becomes more flexible and automatically tones them.

On the another side, if not carry out properly it can be a dangerous to ones health. Thus regular training and work our sessions are very important to excel in this kind of sport.

Gymnastics, an Exciting Sport and its Standard Moves

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Really, gymnastic is very interesting and awe-inspiring sport and because of this, many are interested to watch the different gymnast performance of males and females even the greatly complicated moves with much ease. To some especially those who wants to join the sport, they wanted to know the standard moves that have been recognized in Olympics. For sure you’re one of them isn’t it?

True, there are several gymnastic moves, however the standard ones include aerials, forward and backward somersault also known as “Salto”, front and back handspring, and handstand. You might be interested to know how to perform these moves. The following information will gives you idea.

The aerial move in gymnastics is achieved without touching the floor. Front handspring move is performed when a gymnast does a flipping movement with the help of his hands and the movement follows the legs, however the reverse or backward flipping direction is called back handspring move. The forward backward somersault or known as “Salto”. The front somersault is performed by tolling movement in forward direction with the knees ensured to be tucked. The difference in case of back somersault is that the rolling is in the backward direction. Lastly, the handstand move, which the gymnast stands straight on his arms and hands and maintains his body in a completely vertical position.

Before performing such moves, make sure that you’re skilled enough in gymnastic.

The home of Curling-Chess, a winter sports

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Curling is a winter sports originated in Scotland.The appearance of this sport in the land was in the sixteenth century and as evident, the inscription on one curling stones with the date 1511 and with another curling stone inscribed with the date1551. During those period, outdoor curling was very popular sport as the climates gave very suitable ice conditions every winter. By the end of nineteenth century, Scottish emigrants had helped spread the game to various places such as Canada, North America, US, Switzerland, and Sweden.

Today curling sport is now played in some countries such as, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, China, and Korea. The Royal Caledonian Curling Club, the mother club of curling, made a committee called The World Curling Federation resides in Scotland who is now the international governing body for the sport.

This sport is played by two teams with four players each and each team is given eight granite stones. These stones slides across a sheet of ice towards a target area are made of granite and heavily polished. The shape is circle with a radius of 1.8 meter and weigh around 17.2 kilogram. Nowadays, curling sport cannot be used during warm winter.

Oh, how exciting it is to play curling sport during winter season!

The Dragon Boat Racing in Modern Times

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Have you already watched a dragon boat racing? Without a doubt you had thrilled and enjoyed the performance of every brigade in the Olympics. But what do we know about dragon boat racing?

Some 2,500 years ago on the Yangtze River in China, dragon boat racing was originated. It was a reverenced sport that required full-time preparation on the part of every team who joined the boat racing. But today, dragon boat racing is now internationally recognized sport with a single governing body overseeing worldwide. The rules have become standardized but contemporary rules are still based on the ancient norms.

How this modern dragon boat racing generally hold? Some race categories are as follows, such as 200 meters, 500 meters, one kilometer, or two kilometers. The first two will padlle as top spend from beginning to end while the latter two requires slow pace.

Since dragon boat racing is most popular in China, some 20 million people are participating in the sports and at times goes by this number grows rapidly. As a result, many places who are non-Chinese people have taken up the sport withe great enthusiasm. Like the Canadian city of Vancouver, they had a strong dragon boat racing community for several decades and they hosted the world championships on multiple occasions and hold the biggest dragon boat events in the world. And also other major cities in Canada such as Ottawa and Toronto have begun hosting major dragon boat racing events of their own.

The popularity of the sport is also reached in Europe, Australia, and U.S. especially in places where there are large Chinese immigrants communities.

How thrilling to know the spreading of dragon boat racing!