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you live in Asuncin and happen to mention the word cops.
In this Issue
Not owning a car may very well have certain draw-backs, like
having to be transported on dilapidated and broken down buses
From the Publisher
the authorities have the gall of calling Public Service. Yet, on the
People in the News - Coming Events
other hand, it also means I cant be stuck up by unscrupulous
Sports - Church Notices
News from France Ruins of Roman Street Excavated in Paris cops trying to rip me off with false accusations as they are
expecting car drivers to tide them over the Christmas season with
Japan Today The Twenty-First Japan Prize (Part 2 of 3)
unwarranted baksheesh
The Humour Corner
Thus the meek shall inherit the earth whilst riding the buses
by Eduardo Teddy Abello & Donald Sym Smith
just as our cops have gone one up with their own saying: car
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People in the News - Sports- Coming Events Churcg Notices Cellular: 0981-401-500).
For catering reasons you are requested to confirm a.s.a.p. Thank
you.
BIRTHDAYS
DECEMBER
STRANGERS CLUB EXCURSION and LUNCHEON
03 GARCIA REY, Angel
The Strangers Club Asuncin announce that their second yearly
06 ROBLES-BERKEMEYER, Mara Ins
outing, on this occasion visiting the Eduardo Parini Estate just
06 RAMIREZ, Dr. Lauro
before reaching Aregu, will take place on Saturday, 16 December.
13 SOUTH. Joe
A 24-seater bus will depart from the Shopping Del Sol Parking
14 GOLDING MACHADO, Richard
(topside) lot at 8:30 a.m. and take a break when arriving in Luque
18 MARTIN, Antonio
where one can admire, and purchase beautiful Christmas gifts
23 HRH Emperor AKIHITO of Japan
consisting of silver and gold manufactured on the spot by first27 SISUL, Dr. Juan Carlos
class artisans. The bus will then proceed to the Parini Estate that
27 FITZGIBBON, Mara
overlooks the Ypacara Lake (a real mud-hole) where there
28 QI, Wang Buenos Aires (Argentina)
will be time for those who wish to take a dip in their crystalline
TRIGO DEL SUR
swimming pool before indulging in pre-lunch cocktails. Lunch English run B and B. Lovely house, pool, garden, a/c, and very
Strangers Club 318th- is to consist of Grandmother Parinis Italian
reasonable rates.
speciality: a succulent variety of home made pastas that will
Tel: 602-389 or e-mail: joepeacock2001@yahoo.com
be topped off by a mouth-watering dessert.
British Community of Paraguay Annual Christmas Dinner There is no cost for the meal. To cover Transport to and from
The Committee of the British Community of Paraguay announce Aregu and drinks Members Gs. 70,000 and Non members Gs.
that this years Christmas Dinner will he held on THURSDAY, 7 90,000. Children under 15 Gs. 50,000.
DECEMBER at the old residence of the Robinson family situated Return is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Shopping Del Sol in order
on Hassler 5286 (across the road from Super Mercado Real). that attendees can take a nap before stepping out to indulge in
The event will commence at 9 p.m. and tickets priced at Gs. their nighttime pleasures.
60,000 for adults and Gs. 30,000 for children can be obtained We must have your reservations and payments a.s.a.p. due to the
from Chairman Geoff Bishop (home: 660.662 or Cellular: 0981- limited seating still available on the bus. Please call Norman
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an
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At the time of going to press the following have confirmed their

attendance. HE Fernando Guardia Alvarado, Ambassador of
Costa Rica and Mrs. Violeta de Guardia; HE Ral dos Santos
and his wife Mirta de dos Santos; Mr. Mrs. Juan Jos Bentez
Rickmann; John Helmfelt; Alexander and Doris Neuendorff;
Margarita du Guerney; Viggo and Elizabeth Friling; JeanPierre and Marie Dufour; Mr. Mrs. Henry Bergern; Judge
Mara Antonia Gwynn, her daughter and grandson; Mariano
Canova; Dr. Mrs. Hctor Gennaro Sosa and the grandson of
our hosts Marco Parini.

Richie McCaw named IRB Player of the Year

The All Blacks captain scooped the top individual accolade at
the IRB Awards in association with Emirates Airline, held last
week at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow,
Scotland.

IRB Awards in association with Emirates Airline 2006 winners

IRB International Player of the Year: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
IRB International Team of the Year: New Zealand
IRB International Coach of the Year: Graham Henry (New Zealand)
IRB International U19 Player of the Year: Josh Holmes (Australia)
IRB International U21 Player of the Year: Lionel Beauxis (France)
SPORTS - Rugby
IRB International Sevens Team of the Year: Fiji
IRB International Sevens Player of the Year: Uale Mai (Samoa)
OBITUARY
Spirit of Rugby Award: Polly Miller
Pedro Yacachury
Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service: Brian Lochore
Word has just reached us that our Golden Oldies Representative
IRB Referee Award for Distinguished Service: Peter Marshall
for South America, Pedro Yacachury passed away on Sunday, IRB International Womens Personality of the Year: Margaret Alphonsi
26th November. Pedro was a dedicated rugby man and a true IRB Development Award: Mike Luke
gentlemen who made many friends in the global rugby fraternity. IRB Hall of Fame inductees: William Webb Ellis and Rugby School

With his wife Dorita he participated in many World Festivals and

a number of European Golden Oldies events. On behalf of all his
Golden Oldies friends we express our sincere condolences to
Dorita and Pedros family. In our next Rugby e-Newsletter we
will pay homage at greater length to a loyal Golden Oldies friend
and this sad loss to the movement.
(Editors Note: The above notice was sent by courtesy of Rugby
Golden Oldies New Zealand who correspond with the Guarani
News and are aware of the many friends Pedro also had amongst
our local rugby fraternity: Peter Logan, Hugo Lafuente, Miguel
Vaglica and this scribe, to name just a few.)

CHURCH NOTICES
St. Andrews Church Christmas Services.
Everyone is very welcome to our Carol services next Sunday 3rd
December.
10 am Family Carol Service - an all age service presenting the Nativity.
7 pm Nine lessons and Carols by Candlelight.
Refreshments will be served after both services.

St. Andrews Church

Espaa c/ General Santos

ST. ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH - Avda. Espaa 1357

(near corner of General Santos) Services in English every Sunday
at 10:00 a.m. For further information, contact the Diocesan Office
Tel. 200-933.
CATHOLIC MASS IN ENGLISH
Chapel of the Fathers of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
Quesada 4365 c/ McArthur . Behind what used to be Diario
HOY). Every Sunday at 10:30 am.
Chaplain: Reverend. Robert Hopwood, C.S.S.R
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NEWS FROM FRANCE

ancient visitation nunnery near la rue St. Jaques in 1910, but

only today are they finally being examined. Director of the
excavation team, Didier Busson, and other archaeologists from
the National Institute of Preventive Archaeology Research
(INRAP) concluded their work on the site by last June. Later, a
university building was set to be built on the site to help preserve
the ruins.
Lutce, a Gallo-roman city founded at the beginning of the
common era, extended 270 acres from the Seine to the top of the
hill Saint-Genevive. Archaeologists have already uncovered
principle prehistoric monuments of Lutce including a forum (rue
Soufflot), a theatre (rue Racine), an amphitheatre (rue Monge)
and thermal baths (boulevard Saint-Germaine).
Source: News from France French Embassy Press &
Information Service
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Ruins of Roman Street Excavated in Paris

In the centre of Pariss Latin Quarter, archaeologists are
Maps, travel-guide books, postcards and CDs on Paraguay
excavating the vestige of four houses and a street from ancient
For more details and information contact: Distribuidora Meier
Lutce. The ruins, which date back to the first and second through E-Mail: derparaguayer@uninet.com.py or Telefax (595-21)
301-084
centuries A.D., are part of the second neighbourhood discovered
in the ancient Gallo-roman city. The excavated street is
JAPAN TODAY
approximately 6 metres wide and is bordered by sidewalks. .
The first floors of the houses, built around the beginning of
The Twenty-First Japan Prize
the century, were constructed with cob, a mixture of clay and
(Part 1 of 3)
straw to build walls. By the middle of the century, masons began
The Japan Prize is awarded to individuals whose original
building the upper floors with large stones. Remnants of painted
and innovative research has contributed to furthering the
murals and heating systems have also been uncovered. The ruins
peace and prosperity of mankind.
were discovered underneath the garden of a courtyard from an
The Japan Prize is awarded to individuals from around the

world in recognition of outstanding original research that has

greatly advanced the frontiers of science and technology and made
significant contributions to the peace and prosperity of mankind.
First awarded in 1985, the Japan Prize reached their 21st
anniversary in 2005, and the presentation ceremony was held on
April 20. While the scope of the prize encompasses all categories
of science and technology, each year two categories are designated
for presentation of that years prize. This year the Japan prize
was awarded in recognition of the achievements of three
researchers from Japan and the United states. Recipients of the
prize are presented with a certificate and a medal, as well as a
monetary award of 50 million yen.
The two categories selected for recognition this year were
Information and Media Technology and cell Biology.
Approximately 3,700 scientific researchers around the world were
asked to nominate candidates for the prize. A selection committee
of 15 Japanese experts began evaluating the nominations in June
2004. Their selection of three researchers in the two categories
was announced in January 2005 bringing the total number of
laureates to 58 from 13 different countries since the prize was
first implemented.
The recipient of the Japan prize in this years Information and
Media technology category was Makoto Nagao, President of the
National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology. A specialist in technology, Nagao is known around
the globe for his research into character recognition and image
processing. He got his start at Kyoto University, and earned his
PhD there. Nagao was later granted a professorship at the
Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University where he

pursued research in natural language processing, and has gone

on to become a leader in the development of Japanese-English
machine translation. His early research helped build the foundation
for the commercial machine translation systems in use at many
companies today.
Source: Asia-Pacific Perspective
Next issue: The Twenty-First Japan Prize (Part 2 of 3)
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The Humour Corner

by Eduardo Teddy Abello & Donald Sym Smith
Indian, but not stupid
While riding one day a cowboy met an Indian riding along with a
dog and a sheep and began a conversation.
Cowboy: Hey, cool dog you got there. Mind if I speak to him?
Indian: Dog no talk.
Cowboy: Hey dog, hows it going?
Dog: Doin all right.
Indian: Look of shock.
Cowboy: Is this Indian your owner? pointing at the Indian.
Dog: Yep
Cowboy: How does he treat you?
Dog: Real good. He walks me twice a day, feeds me great food,
& takes me to the lake once a week to play.
Indian: Look of total disbelief.

Cowboy: Mind if I talk to your horse?

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Indian: Horse no talk.
Dr. Guillermo Peroni,
Cowboy: Hey horse, hows it going?
Honorary Consul of
Horse: Cool.
Great Britain and
Indian: Extreme look of shock.
Northern Ireland and
Cowboy: Is this your owner? pointing at the Indian.
Honorary Chairman of
Horse: Yes sir
the British Community
Cowboy: How does he treat you?
of Paraguay seen adHorse: Pretty good. He rides me regularly, brushes me often, &
dressing the 22 memkeeps me in a shed to protect me.
bers that attended the
Indian: Total look of utter amazement.
Extraordinary Meeting
Cowboy: Mind if I talk to your sheep?
convened to adopt new
Indian: Sheep liar.
Bye-Laws and the ways
and means of administrating the funds held in
MAIL BAG
Guernsey.
Due to some of the
Mr. Norman Langer
members objecting on
Chairman Strangers Club Asuncion
the grounds that they
Please allow me to congratulate you for all your efforts in
had not been informed
make the Guarani News more interesting for readers and
with sufficient time the
the presence of the Strangers Club on the Internet.
meeting was voted as
This kind of initiatives make the membership proud of
unconstitutional and
being part of such a great club
thus a new date, first
My best regards and wishes for a Merry Christmas to all,
week of March 2007,
was agreed upon.
Marco Parini
Deputy Director
The Paraguayan American Chamber of Commerce

Posing for our cameraman during the 317th Strangers Club Junod, Director Sheraton Hotel Asuncin and Martin
Luncheon held at the Chaco Hotel on 16 November, from left Romano, Chairman Big Manzana.
to right: Eng. Alecsander Riline, from ANDE; Mr. Jean-Marc
Photo Norman M. Langer

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Todays extra special picture shows

how Japan has made enormous
inroads regarding their public transport. It may look like something out
of a science fiction movie, but the
Intelligent Multi-mode Transit
System consisting of driverless,
magnetically guided buses operating in three-unit platoons already
operated on a dedicated road within
the Expo 2005 Aichi Nagakute
venue.
A word now to our recently elected
Lord Mayor of Asuncin
Mrs. Evanhy de Gallegos:
For the likes of us who have to
make use of your citys dilapidated,
broken down, filthy and life endangering buses I humbly suggest you
take a good look at what would
make you famous and loved by
thousands if only you asked the
Japanese to spare us a few of these
vehicles!!
After all its Christmas time and
time to fill your socks with some
useful gifts...
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