| On October 26, 2011, Students in School #825 in Moscow, Russia and in Bethlehem Central Middle School, Delmar, NY, USA met each other for the first time using Skype. Because of the time difference, students in New York arrived early to school at 7:00am while their Russia partners remained after school at 3:00pm. They spent an hour discussing their cultures and their interests. It is through such interactions that friendships are formed in our Global Coalition. | ||
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Report on the Science Week written by AASTHA DHINGRA “ The right man , right thinking , right instruments , right results ’’ were the last words of C.V.Raman. Based on the this perspective our school held the science quest which began on Dec 10, 09 & lasted till Dec 12 ,09 . It included various events like Poster – Making competition , collage making ,science quiz & science exhibition at various levels. . It gave a boost to the confidence of the budding scientists encouraging critical thinking and experimentation. The activities were meant to give space to the latent talent in every child and bring it to the surface. They exhibited various models like a working volcano , electronic goods working on the principle of electro magnetism , kaleidoscope , chemical experiments ,are some of them .Poster Making was based on the burning issues like “Save Water” and “ Conserve the Biodiversity Students learnt many new concepts in the process of the Science Quest. Some learnt by participating and others were rewarded of their excellence. All the participants were encouraged by our Principal Ms. Sheene Kalenga and Vice-Principal Ms. Sabina Shergill. |
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Dec., 2009: An Editorial on Sino-Indian Relations by Aparajita Pandey Sino – India Relations loosening? One of India’s attempts to establish cordial relations with China was the signing of the Peace Treaty called Panchsheel in 1954 but this was proved worthless and a failure soon in 1962 when China waged a surprise war against its peace partner, India. The Sino-India relations have been deteriorating since then till date. Many reasons/factors have acted as bitter gourd that added bitterness in the “once cordial relationship” between India and China. When china gained control over Tibet, it tried to bring a cultural revolution in Tibet and harassed the religious-minded and peace loving Tibetans. The Tibetan’s spiritual leader Dalai Lama and his followers were then forced to migrate to India. They found shelter in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh which was resented by the Chinese government. Even Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Tawang sparked off a controversy. the Chinese government wanted to prevent his visit by saying that he was encouraging a separatist movement. Also the Chinese maps show Arunachal Pradesh (a north-east state in India) as a part of China. In the 1950’s Pandit Nehru asked the then President of China to rectify the mistake. But it seems the mistake was deliberate and has not been changed till date. The close relationship between China and Pakistan brought a great deal of anxiety to India. China’s growing friendship with India’s old enemy, Pakistan definitely affected the Sino-India relations. The recent water dispute over river Brahmaputra is seen as a political tool that the Chinese government can use for bargaining with India. Even though there are so many unresolved issues of conflict between the two countries, they are trying to re-build the faith and trust. While the Joint Working Groups in both the countries are trying to sort out the pending issues, the two nations are also establishing healthy economic relations. The Chinese goods have flooded the Indian markets and many Indian goods are a huge craze in China. Well I hope that the Sino-India relations grow strong in the future and the reach the pinnacle of development through mutual cooperation and support.
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| November, 2009, New Delhi India CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME by Aastha Dhingra+ The students of St. Mark’s Girls Sr. sec School, New Delhi, conducted a rally under the mission ‘Joy of Giving’ to educate those children who are underprivileged. It was held to stop child labour and to educate them. Girls from classes VII and VIII participated eagerly. They carried placards and spoke to people for a social cause which was to stop child labour and give each child below the age of 14 years, his fundamental right of being educated. The excitement and joy was seen on the faces of those who were ready to lend a helping hand to their counterparts. The participants talked to the shopkeepers and nearby residents very politely and patiently explaining their aim and objective behind the rally. They tried to convince the people to stop child labour. The rally was successful as a lot of people showed inclination and interest towards this charitable cause when told that children living in poverty can study in the evening and the classes held for them would be free of cost as they can’t afford it. The main aim was that their childhood shouldn’t be snatched away from them, and to educate them to be a better human being. The children were happy as they had made an attempt to improve the condition of their peers.
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December 1, 2008 A student reacts to the attacks in Mumbai Change- changing season, changing times and changing ourselves. Change is the word of the month that just passed. Reporting from India the news that follows is all about changes we have made, incidents that have changed us and the changes we have decided to make in our attitude. The evening of 8th and 9th of November 2008 came alive at St. Mark's Sr. Sec. School, Meera Bagh as it held its Cultural Fiesta - 'Rang Tarang'. The evenings were the perfect fusion of music, dance and colour. There were folk dances from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra alongwith the classical dance forms Bharatnatyam and Kathak. Music ranged from the traditional Sufi to the western beats. The colourful costumes and the colour splash by the students created a beautiful rainbow. The graceful moments by the students made the ballet 'Sainani' very memorable. This month we had our city polls in Delhi on 29th November. People voted with full vigour and a sense of responsibility and exercised their right to vote and change their leaders. I am a person who likes and revels in change - if things stay the same for too long, I get restless. I'd hate to live in a place where the weather is the same, so you don't know if you're in March or May. Delhi with its four definite seasons and a different mood for every month just suits me. Winters have just set in. The winters are marked by mist and fog in the mornings and often sun is seen in the afternoons. The cold wave from the Himalayan region makes winters very chilly India showed its true potential and ability in cricket this month, leading an ODI series 5-0 against England. But the last two matches were called off due to the Mumbai terror attacks. It’s sad to see and report this but a news reporter is a person built on the fundamentals of reporting truth at any cost. Multiple sites in the Indian city of Mumbai were attacked with bombs and gunfire in a coordinated terror attack on November 26, 2008. But all was cleared on 29th November by the brave army men of our country and ended the difficult times for ‘The city of Dreams’. Ending this article here for the month of November with the buzz word or word of the month-CHANGE, here is a quote for all the readers by Jimmy Carter:
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MASLENITSA
We go to school six days out of seven that’s why we
usually want to sleep longer on Sunday. But not this time! You want to
know why? Because of Maslenitsa. That’s a Russian festival on the last
day of the Pancake week when people get together on some square to sing
chastooshkas (merry songs), play the garmoshka (Russian folks
accordion), eat bliny (pancakes) and other tasty things and the end to
burn Maslenitsa – the symbol of the cold winter – a big stuffed rag
doll. After Maslenitsa is burnt, people think that frosty winter is over
and soon sunny days are coming, messengers of the spring. I went to see Maslenitsa festival with my dad and
cousin and take some pictures. This year we went to the Bell Tower
square. The parking place was full of cars. People were having fun on
the tubing hill, met their friends and went to watch performers playing
games and singing songs.
We wanted to see everything better and bought
tickets to clime spiral stairs on top of the Bell Tower to take a bird's
eye view of all the merriments at the foot of the tower. It was really
great fun; however it was pretty cold upstairs and frosty wind made us
hurry down to have a cup of tea and some hot pancakes.
I wish you were there with me! Eugenia Tukbaeva
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From Zlatoust Russia
SKI TRACK OF RUSSIA 2007
In Russia, the best way to enjoy the snowy winter is to go skiing at the weekend! You can go with your friends or family and you can also make a picnic around the bonfire and grill some sausages. Quite different thing is when you can join other
ski freaks and share excitement of fun races together with hundreds or
even thousands of enthusiasts! Ilya Tukbaev
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Secondary School)
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On December, 31st the New Year's show took place on the Soviet
Square of Saransk, the capital of Mordovia (Russia).
The New Year's show "Saransk meets New 2007!" took place
on the Soviet Square of Saransk on December, 31st. In the program there
were riding on horses, the children's carnival, the dramatized
representations with participation of symbols of leaving year, games,
competitions, and also gala concert of actors of the Mordovian state
philarmonic society, celebratory performance of theatre of a song "Rossichi",
ensemble of a song and dance "Umarina", festival of Grandfathers
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From Zlatloust Russia, SKI TRACK RUSSIA In Russia, the best way to enjoy the snowy winter is to go skiing at the weekend! You can go with your friends or family and you can also make a picnic around the bonfire and grill some sausages. Quite different thing is when you can join other ski freaks and share excitement of fun races together with hundreds or even thousands of enthusiasts! On February 11, 2007 mass ski races called “Ski Track of Russia” were held for the second time in Zlatoust. Everyone could run a race for free when he gets registered and gets his individual number. The distance for school students was only 2 km., and at the finish line everybody got a prize – a nice ski cap that said SKI TRACK OF RUSSIA 2007. You can see everything in the pictures. The weather was great. A lot of sun and it wasn’t cold at all. I was very happy. My friends were happy too! Ilya Tukbaev
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figures were created from 100 tons of ice on the main square of Saransk,
the capital of Mordovia (Russia).
Ice figures were created by the end of December on the Soviet
Square of Saransk. 100 tons of ice were spent for their creating. The ice
was stored in refrigerating machineries of Open Company "Mordovia-Cold".
The ice local masters made figures of fantastic characters: the Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden, and also a symbol of 2007 the Wild boar. Everyone could see the ice palace, izba on hen’s legs and the ship on the square. |
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Three motorcycle racers from
Mordovia have won permits in the ending of the personal championship of
Russia on an ice speedway Three motorcycle racers from Mordovia will
take part in the ending of the personal championship of Russia on an ice
speedway. Yunir Bazeev, Maxim Zaharov and Vladimir Lumpov have won the
permit in the ending. On semifinal arrivals taken place in Ufa sportsmen
have borrowed the third, fifth and seventh places, that has allowed them
to reach the final of the championship of Russia which will take place on
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The best sportsmen and trainers of the republic were
awarded in Mordovia
The best sportsmen and the trainers of Mordovia received grants
from the Head of the Republic. On December, 25th the celebration of
sportsmen and their trainers achieved high results at the Russian and
international level in 2005 took place in the House of the Republic. 94
sportsmen and 50 trainers received monetary compensations at a rate of
from 5 up to 120 thousand rubles. In particular, Sergey Kirdjapkin, the
world champion on sports walking, became the owner of 120 thousand rubles.
Besides diplomas and monetary premiums for the reached high sports results
in 2005 were received by Arthur Mashinsky, the silver prize-winner of the
world championship on powerlifting, Evgeniy Stroganov, the bronze
prize-winner of the world championship on struggle on belts, Andrey
Ruzavin, the champion of the Europe on sports walking. Awards for the
achievements also have been handed over to Alexey Jufkin, the silver
prize-winner of superiority of the Europe among juniors on weightlifting,
to Maxim Karpov, the champion of Russia on the Greek-Roman struggle, to
Alexey Tikhonov, the champion of Russia on tennis among young men. Grants
also have been received by Marina Beskhmelnova, the silver prize-winner of
the championship of Russia on VMH-SPORTS, Kirill Kurochkin, the bronze
prize-winner of superiority of Russia on football among young men, and
also by Sergey Volkov, the bronze prize-winner of the championship of
Russia on a chess, Alexander Gromov, the silver prize-winner of the
championship of Russia on powerlifting, Sergey Rybin, the silver
prize-winner of the championship of Russia on track and field athletics,
Evgeniy Averyanov, the bronze prize-winner of superiority of Russia on
boxing and others. Nikolay Merkushkin, the Head of Mordovia, noted that all gathered in a hall have brought the contribution to development of the Mordovian sports. "Mordovia is known, and it is in many respects became possible owing to your results. In the republic 80 % of budgetary funds leaves on construction, basically, of sports objects ", - the governor emphasized.
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Fighters from Mordovia became owners of one gold and two silver
medals on the international tournament on the Greek-Roman struggle,
devoted to memory of the heroes-panfilovs. The tournament took place in
Zelenograd at the end of 2006.
Garhamaz Musaev won the first place in a weight category up to 58
kg and became Gold prize-winner. Igor
Timohin (up to 54 kg) and Evgeniy Arhipov (up to 44 kg) became Silver
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Denis Nizhegorodov was named as the best athlete of
Mordovia The
name of the best athlete of the 2006 year was called in Mordovia. It is
Denis Nizhegorodov. He became the silver prize-winner of the Athenian
Olympic games, the winner of the World Cup on sports walking. The name of the most perspective young sportsman was called too. Jaroslav Holopov was called as "Opening of the season". He is a student of Specialized Complex Children-Youthful Sports School of Olympic Reserve by P.G. Bolotnikov. |
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A
fishing
vessel has capsized in rough waters off Portugal's Atlantic coast leaving
two crewmen dead and four missing. Of
the seven crew members on board the Luz do Sameiro when it sank near the
central fishing village of Nazare, (not far from Caldas da Rainha) one was
rescued by an air force helicopter. The
helicopter was searching for the four missing crew members with the aid of
several boats. Rescuers
encountered 2.5-metre-high waves while the temperature of the water was 16
degrees Celsius according to the national weather office. The
fishing boat “Luz do Sameiro” with seven crew on board sunk
close to shore in Nazare area apparently when recovering fishing nets, the
score at the moment are Black, three dead, three missing and one man
recovered alive, search and rescue operations still undergoing by
Portuguese Navy and other rescue corporations. First some psychological
and financial help must be given to the dead fishermen families, and after
some questions must be answered such as, why a fishing boat was so close
to shore, apparently recovering fishing nets in a forbidden area, what
kind of means the boat used to call for help VHF (CH 70) or other and why
the rescue helicopter took so long to arrive on the accident scene? As usual
all kind of voices starts to shout out loud to blame this and that,
looking for reasons and causes for such accident, from experts and less
experts on the matter to the common people all gave their opinion about
such serious accident. Maria João |
January, 2007 Interclass
Soccer Championship in EBI Santo Onofre School |
January, 2007 The Dakar rally started in Lisbon this year: From 6th
to 20th January 2007 Crossing of Portugal, Spain,
Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and Senegal.
It’s more than 4000 miles in the desert for cars, trucks and motorcycles.
The Lisbon-Dakar is one of the greatest rallies in the world. The Dakar is a race,
the toughest rally in the World: over two weeks of hard work and thousands
of kilometres over various tracks. Each year since 1979, crews including
men and women, enjoy an intense rivalry in the middle of the desert. The
final result always rewards an incredible winner. Indeed, more than
elsewhere, success on a Dakar comes from a synthesis between performance,
determination and regularity. Beyond the borders
of victory, the real essence of a Dakar is the challenge. A competitor
battles both with the others but also with himself, in a context where
humility is just as important as going beyond oneself. With objectives
that match their capabilities, the candidates in this adventure have in
common this search for balance.
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January, 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment returns to Portugal. This
year, World Wrestling Entertainment returns to Portugal. This time it’s
Raw. Raw Superstars are in Pavilhao Atlantico in Lisbon days 8 and 9 of
June 2007. Featuring
WWE RAW Superstars including John Cena, Plus
many more! Sold
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January, 2007 Price Increases for Portugal: In
the
New Year, the increase of prices will hurt. For now on,
64% of the gasoline will be marked by taxes. The bread will increase 20%,
and for now on, five breads cost 1,20€ The
water, electricity and other essential stuff will increase too.
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Virus:
very common. Normally comes in downloads and e-mail. They come in emails,
files, downloads, Instant Messenger
(I.M.), worms, Malicious ActiveX and
Scripts. And don’t forget the Trojans
Horses, they are very powerful. These kind of threats damage your computer, hard disk, memory and portable devices. When they infect your computer, they multiply
and send e-mails with worms (Hostile Worm Activity). Your contacts will
open the infected e-mail, and their computers will be infected. These kind
of threats are very common with the increase of anti-virus sales. To remove it use an anti-virus. Spyware:
the most recent threat. The first one was made in 1999 (I think). This
kind of threat comes in programs, e-mail and downloads. They spy your computer and portable device, what you do and your system
programs and defense tools. If your defense tools are weak, he shall
attack you. Lots of people don’t have anti-spyware.
This kind of threat begins to be very, very common. An anti-spyware solves the problem. Adware:
the same stuff of a spyware.
There are only two differences. One: this kind of threats, normally are good. They come
with software such as Download
Accelerator Plus 6 (DAP). They are good because they send information
about your computer and how you work (like this computer uses Pentium 133
MHz). Two: some kind of adware is bad because they spy
you and your files, they reduce
your computer performance, they control
your computer and damage your
computer and programs. Malware:
the same stuff of a spyware and adware. Hacker:
the most powerful threat. They are very rare. You will find him in
everywhere, in downloads, e-mail, files, all... He controls
your computer and information; damage
all kind of devices and computers, spy
you, reduce your system
performance, he can do everything... He attacks all devices and computers.
A fire-wall is the minimum required. You got to use a very good Internet
Security Suite like Norton Internet
Security Suite. Phishing:
he steals our identity. A phishing-filter will be better. Crack:
he makes illegal copies of software
crack the trial and shareware days’ protection. Internet
junk and spam: blast of pop-up windows, publicity and junk mail. To remove this junk you got to use a pop-up
blocker, an anti-spam and a publicity
blocke
For the next project is about Defense Tools. There’s an advice: buy
Norton Internet Security 2006 for full protection, but be careful, Norton
I.S. uses a lot of memory and performance of your computer. To install, I
recommend a computer with: -800 MHz of processor speed -512 MB of RAM -Windows XP If you can’t buy an Internet Security Suite, use free defense tools
like: -AVG Anti-Virus Free 7.0 -Windows Defender 2.0 Beta or Spyware Doctor 2.8 of Symantec -Zone Labs Zone Alarm Firewall or Windows Firewall To install these programs you need a computer with: -500 MHz of processor speed -448 MB of RAM -Windows 2000 or higher Well, bye. And don’t forget to be protected!
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- 119,99 Km/h winds, rains and storms are making dams full the reserves, making the trees down, closing express ways, inundations in Óbidos and making the water going above the bridges. Some express ways are severely closed because of the winds. |
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Conflict on the Border between Uraguay and Argentina... Reported by the 6th A class in Florentino Ameghino school in Buenos Aires, Argentina..November 1, 2006... There
is a conflict between
Argentina and Uruguay. A
Finnish paper company wants to set up a factory on the river Uruguay,
which forms the border between Uraguay and Argentina. For Uruguayans the investment is very important.
A company from Finland is coming here because factories of this
kind are prohibited in Europe due to pollution. The Argentinians don't want the factory because it will pollute the river and cities which are near the factory.
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Violence
in football Reported
by the 6th B class in Florentino Ameghino school in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. November 1, 2006...
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High School Musical... Nov.
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Getting Ready for Halloween Oct. 31,2006. Kids all over the world are getting ready for Halloween. Form those of you that don't know what Halloween is it's when kids dress up in costumes such as ghosts,witches, monsters, super heroes, and many more costumes. Then kids go door to door collecting candy with a big smile on there face. This is called trick-or-treat. People also decorate their house by carving pumkins with scary faces on them. HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! |
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International Chocolate Festival News from Portugal reported by Rafael J Portugal There is a big tent for kids. This area is entirely dedicated to children. All activities will be related to the Chocolate theme. This space offers various ateliers where children can paint, draw, stick, participate in various games, watch a theatre show and above all, learn a little about chocolate. At the end of this visit, children will have waiting for them a Professional Chef who will teach them how to make some chocolate recipes in a kitchen that has been set up for this purpose. In is in this space that children will have the opportunity to feel and play with chocolate. To sweeten their taste buds, all children will leave the Chocolate House with some candy. We can bake cookies and put hot chocolate on top and we can eat the walls of a chocolate house. It's one of the famous chocolate festivals of the world.
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The Gallon Jug Online High School-
From Belize
by May Kelty and Esmerelda Dear Global Coalition, This month’s report in Belize is regarding The Gallon Jug Online High School. Finally the high school went online this past week which means that high school classes can start and communication with the Global Coalition can increase. All students now have their own e pal addresses. Tonight we are having a meeting to discuss all about what is going on with the Internet school and how it can be used by local high school students and other interested adults. We are also going to discuss the uses of it and when classes are going to start. We are going to accomplish this with great appreciation for all people who have assisted us including Bethlehem School’s Builders Club.
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October 2006..... Belize....
Also this month the local community started to pick shade grown coffee here on the farm. The picking season lasts from October until just before Christmas however, heavy rains this year may cause the coffee productions to be low. The coffee is shade grown as we said which means that the forest is still above the coffee plants so birds and other animals can remain there. This is a sustainable way to grow coffee. That is all from Gallon Jug. |
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celebrating the 1000 anniversary of a
unification of Mordovian people with the Kiev Russia. The
celebration began in Saransk, the capital of Republic, at the beginning of
August. There are many events during this celebration.
The Patriarch of Moscow and Russia Alexiy II consecrated a
cathedral of the name of saint warrior Feodor Ushakov in capital of Mordovia.
Before that day the Patriarch took part in the ceremony of opening
Patriarch Nikon’s Monument.
Masters of arts and crafts presented the works to day of the
opening of the cathedral.
All the republican masters of arts and crafts gathered for an
exhibition. They presented set of the work, basically, woodcarving, and
also the embroidery, cloths, souvenir production with national symbolics.
The state chamber chorus of Mordovia sang at the opening of a
cathedral of sant just warrior Feodor Ushakov
The state chamber chorus of Mordovia prepared the program for
opening a cathedral of sant just warrior Feodor Ushakov which took place
on August, 6th in Saransk.
The president of Russia
Vladimir Putin visited Saransk on August, 10.
The visit of the president was watched by federal telechannels. During the
visit the president examined the cathedral, a factory "Tsvetlit”
and took part in the ceremony of opening Admiral Ushakov’s Monument.
“The city has significally changed in the best party. And it
concerns not only a new cathedral". The president of the country
considers, that Saransk becomes one of the spiritual centers not only the
Volga region, but also Russia. The head of the state has noted, that upon
him have made impression scales of construction of administrative and
residential buildings, zones of rest, sports constructions of the
Mordovian capital. He has noted special importance of construction of
national theatre. "Russia is the multinational country, and
Finno-Ugric people brings the essential contribution to rich Russian
culture", - Vladimir Putin has told. "The economy of the
republic develops not bad, - the President of Russia has continued. All
that we saw today makes good impression. New manufacture, hi-tech
develops. It is great”
In a republican study of local lore museum has opened the
exhibition, devoted to the 1000 anniversary of a unification of Mordovian
people with the Kiev Russia
Photographic materials, the weapon, the subjects of a life
testifying to communications of Mordva with Russia have entered into an
exposition. For the first time visitors can see various suspension
brackets, including Scandinavian and a suspension bracket with sign of
Rurikovichs. Besides there are also the photos on which the moments of
excavation of Kelginskiy burial ground (located in Zubovo-Poljanskiy area
) are shown.
The exhibition, devoted to admiral Ushakov has opened in Saransk.
In the exposition dated for celebrating of the fifth
anniversary of canonization of the sacred Saint warrior Feodor Ushakov,
there are originals and copies of documents on Ushakov's life and his
relatives. The exhibition shows
Feodor Ushakov's family tree, tells
about his fighting feats and about last years lived in Alekseyevka
village. Among original documents there is the bill of sale on Alekseyevka
village of Temnikovskiy district, the plan of the village.
The celebration in Mordovia is going on…
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ON-LINE AT GALLON JUG!!!!!
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completed this is what the high school looked like in appearance. The
floor was completed and the building started to look like an original
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Long days of worked passed and this is the result of the worker’s efforts. The building was almost done and the only thing that was missing was some other additions so that it would finally be completed. |
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This is the accomplishments of the workers, donors, Mr. Bowen teachers, students and the students of Bethlehem middle school in New York! It is an accomplishment that will help all the community in many ways. |
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2006 Queen Election |
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| On Wednesday 20th 2006 for the first time in Gallon Jug there was a queen election. The three candidates’ names were Esmeralda, Elizabeth, and Cindy. The only way of wining was to raise the most amount of money and through a voting system. |
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Finally they announced the winner, which was a girl named Cindy. She won $315. She received a crown which is showed in the picture. Then at the end of this year she will have to crown another girl so that she can be the other queen of the parade. |
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Shilla is one of ten students choosen to be a
representative from Indonesia to the WORLD CHILDREN'S BASEBALL FOUNDATION,
which was held in Japan. |
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 |
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English teacher Ngamen |
June 26, 2006........... Art Week Tribute to Victims of Jogja Earthquake |
Wayang performance |
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2006-Jun-04 07:07:12 ....................Newsletter from Indonesia |
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PATRIOTIC DAY
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| Gallon Jug Belize.........3/1/06......
....... High School Near Completion Here is the latest on the High School that you are all a part of.
Students are weeks away from going online for the first time in their life
which will allow for communications to increase and high school to become
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FIELD TRIP TO INDOLAKTO FACTORY..... INDONESIA
February 23, 2006 |
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FROM JAPAN ..................... 1/14/06
30 People 31 Legs Competition
November 13th, we won the all Japan 30 people 31 legs competition. We won 1st of all Nagasaki prefecture in October, then we flew to Yokohama near Tokyo to compete against 27 teams, including a team from Nigeria. We won 7th place, but our time was 4th best. 30 6th graders tie their legs together and run 50 meters. Our dream was to win 1st place, and we were very sad when we lost, but we did our best and it was wonderful! We were on an hour long national TV special and in the newspaper.. We graduate in March and go to Jr.High school, so it was a great experience we will never forget!
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Gallon Jug Belize.......... 8:05 am 12/14/05 Gallon Jug Builds a High School This is the high school under construction in Gallonjug Belize. Public school ends after 8th grade in Belize. This "on-line" high school, which will be equipped with computers, will give the students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and have an opportunity for a better future.
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MARKET DAY On 2 December, in Madania, our grade (fourth grade) were having a market day. The sellers were us and the buyers were the other graders. In each class the students were divided into 4 groups that consists of 6 students. Each group sold many things. My group sold key chains, paper soap, photo frame, stationary, cakes, and accessories. The other group sold food, accessories, stationary, and many other things. My group sold out some things like photo frame, cakes, paper soap, and key chain. Because we had the market day at the class, so the class was so full of buyers. My friend named Pritta, brought a tape recorder so the buyers could enjoy some music. There was some accidents when we were selling. Before we can't bargain. Then my friend named Zakky had a buyer. The buyer wanted to buy a thing from Zakky. The real price of that thing is 1000 rupiah but the buyer bargain into Rp. 500. First Zakky didn't let the buyer to buy the thing for Rp. 500 but then he let the buyer. So then he got less profit. My profit was Rp. 26.500. The biggest profit in my group was Pritta's profit (Rp 39000). I think that's the end of my report and will meet again at the next report. BY: SHILLA |
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Activities from America......11/18/2005 Here at Bethlehem Central Middle School there was a basketball game November 2, with our teachers in the game. All the money for the event went to the Katrina Relief Fund. The students got to watch their teachers in a head-to-head competition between the upper and lower floor teachers. The game turned out in a tie 52 to 52. We raised about $900 for victims of Hurricane Katrina. To everyone who helped ... THANKS! |
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from Belize..... 11/16/2005 By:
Janice Castellanos & Adela Vasquez World
News In
Belize we are trying to prevent the lethal H5NI virus known as the bird
flu. Belize is watching our borders and preparing for the worst. As we now
are informed it has no cure. Today scientists are in lavatories figuring
how to prevent this unknown virus. Village News The
Gallon Jug senior class prepared a hunted house for our community. Our
class will prepare a pizza fundraiser for our class trip to San Pedro. We
are raising money for our class trip to see our Coral Reef which is the
second largest in the world Local & Government
News Our
government is trying to make cabinet changes because the government is
currently struggling so the Prime Minister has made some changes in
Ministries. Due
to heavy rains lately, a bridge got flooded in Cayo which is one of our
districts. We
also have made it trough hurricane season.
The last hurricane (
Wicked-Wilma) came very close to Belize.
It was only a few hundred miles from Belize City.
A lot of Belizean that live on the islands came inland to escape
the hurricane but it went to Mexico where it hit Cancun. Wednesday,
November 15, 2005 the Belize Department of Resources will release a Harpy
Eagle back into the wild. These birds had been killed off in Belize by
hunters but now we are releasing them back again. Harpy
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Picture of my family on the Lebaran day.
Shilla
2005-Oct-30 ............... Newsletter from Indonesia
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My preparation for idul fitri day
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2005-Oct-28 8:00
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Ramadhan This month is the Ramadhan month. In this month the Muslim people have fasting. Fasting is an exercise to test our patience. If we are fasting we can't be angry cause that will make our fasting broke. Fasting is not eating and not drinking from subuh to maghrib or around 4:00 until 18:00. But before we fast, early in the morning we have a meal. That meal is called Sahur. My family and I usually wake up at 3:00 for sahur. Imsak is the time that tells that the time for Sahur is over. During waiting the Maghrib, I usually watch TV, play video games, draw, or sometimes if I am tired I take a nap. Maghrib is the time for broking the fasting. When it's Maghrib I drink mineral water first, then I eat some cookies. Some minutes later, I eat a meal of rice and chicken. My father said if I fast 1 for month , he will give me Rp 30.000 (Indonesian money) because I already fasted for 1 month/30 days. That's my article about my activities on Ramadhan at home . See you on the next article! By:Shilla
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2005-Oct-05 08:29:22
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Shilla swinging at the ball |
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Hurricane News |
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THURSDAY . September 22 ... 2005.....NEWS FLASH .....
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Hurricane Rita Report: September 24th, 2005 By Ian D.
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A visit to the Camel Park
in CYPRUS We had a very nice time playing and looking
at the camels. The baby camels were very pretty. Someone who works there
talked to us about camels. It was very interesting. Did you know that: -
when thirsty a camel can drink 200 litres of water? -
a camel can go 10 days without food or drink? -
a camel can carry 300 kilos? -
a camel can drink sea water? Cleo |
A baby camel |
This camel really likes George P. |
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TEA US Eurasia Teacher Conference: July, 2004
From July 22-25, teachers from the United States and 13 countries from across Euraisa met in Chico California to share their ideas on education and to celebrate their cultural diversity. The program is sponsored by the Department of State, ECA and administered by American Councils for International Education. The most important wish expressed by so many teachers across the world was their desire for a more peaceful world. It was a truly life-changing experience!
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Congratulations to Guler! June, 2004 On June 25, 2004, Guler Mammadzadeh, our Global Coalition Teacher in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan received this certificate of award from the U.S. State Department's Project Harmony for her participation in the Global Coalition Project. A big THANKYOU to Guler and her students for all of their wonderful collaboration our project!
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On Monday 3rd May 2004 we celebrated Cyprus’ entry to the European Union. The school was decorated with large paintings hanging from the windows and the veranda rails. Each painting represented one of our partner countries in our Socrates programme. At the end of the day all the pupils gathered in the school hall and after a brief introduction by the Headteacher, we sang songs about friendship and peace. A big success was the song “Amicos para siempre” which we sang in Greek. Later on, we all went outside in the school yard and we released blue and yellow balloons decorated with the EU stars. Each balloon had either a flag tied on it or a message. There were balloons for all the 25 European Union country flags and balloons with various messages such as love, peace and solidarity. All of us stayed outside watching the balloons disappear into the sky. |
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USA 2004 Presidential Election: the Poll Tells the Tale As you already know, 2004 is an election year. Even though the election is in November, the race for the title is already raging. Both democratic John Kerry and republican George W Bush started their campaign. So did Ralph Nadar, but being an independent candidate, only a small percentage seems to like him. In a recent poll done by Siena Research Institute and posted on Times Union, a popular newspaper, it looks like New Yorkers prefer Kerry as their next president rather than Bush. Out of 625 registered voters, a solid 51% would vote for John Kerry if the election were today. Only 32% would vote for Bush. Nadar only came up with 1% and scores of people (15%) is still not sure. If Bush wants to win the state of New York in the election, he must get all of those undecided people and more. That was the general election, but in small focuses such as the economy and health care, people still prefer Kerry. If the election were based on economy, Kerry wins easily by 20%. If it was education, Kerry would win by more than 15%. If it was the environment, Kerry would win with ease with a margin of 22%. In foreign relations, Kerry wins again. If it were based on health care, Bush looses by a lot. If it was about same sex marriages, Bush still comes up short. Bush still looses if it was based on social security. He would loose by a hair if it were based on the war in Iraq. However, Bush would finally beat Kerry if the election were based on the war on terror and the Israel and Palestinian conflict. Sources:
Times Union, Sunday April 25, 2004, A1 and A9
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USA 2004 Presidential Election: the Three Candidates Democrat’s candidate in the 2004 presidential election has been decided! Senator John Kerry will run against George Bush in the 2004 presidential election. There will be three candidates running for president in the 2004 election. They are George Walker Bush of the Republicans, John Kerry of the Democrats, and Ralph Nader of Green Party. The three candidates now must campaign and tell everyone across the America about their plans. George W. Bush is currently the president of United States, but that does not guarantee that he will be the winner of the 2004 presidential election. He has done a lot to keep his president title. In economy, he signed a law that will help job growth. In health care, he is improving health security by building on new great features. In education, he signed a “leave no child behind” law. In this law, he will try to increase the overall student performances. This is just a small part of his agenda book. For more information, visit http://www.georgewbush.com. John Kerry’s plans include restoring lost jobs and rebuilding the economy, making peace with Iraq, and to make college affordable. Visit http://www.johnkerry.com for more details. Ralph Nader is part of the Green Party, a second-class party. However, he is not running under it. He is running as an independent candidate, someone who is not in a party. He opposes both the Republicans and the Democrats. He thinks that “The Bush Administration and the Democratic Party, in varying extremes, are putting the interests of their corporate paymasters before the interests of the people” (http://www.votenader.org). Visit http://votenader.org for more details.
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Democrat’s
Candidate in 2004 Presidential Election By:
Peixuan G
Every
four years in America, there is a presidential election. This is when one
candidate from each of the two big parties: Republican and Democrat run
against each other to become the next president of the United States.
There will be a presidential election this year in November. The
Republicans will nominate George Walker Bush, who is the president right
now. The Democrats have yet to choose someone. There are 9 Democrats
battling for the nomination, but five of them have dropped out. To be
nominated, they must get 2,161 out of 4,321 Democratic delegates to vote
for you.
Right now, Senator John Kerry is in the lead with 613 votes. He is
exactly 411 votes ahead of Howard Dean, who is in second place, but he
dropped out. Although John Edwards is in third place with 192 votes, he is
really second since Dean dropped out. Clark, who has already dropped out
have 57 votes. Sharpton and Kucinich are in last place of everyone who
have not dropped out. They only have 18 votes combined. Gephardt,
Leberman, and Braun have all dropped out and are on the bottom with 0
votes each.
In my opinion, Sharpton and Kucinich will probably not win the
nomination, because they are so far behind. However, Edwards still might
have a chance even though he is behind. John Kerry on the other hand, have
the most chances of winning. That is because he is leading by more than
350 votes and have been winning a lot lately.
In conclusion, Kerry has a large lead and will probably win, but
Edwards can still make a big comeback. Sharpton and Kucinich might, but
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By David USA Janary, 2004 For more information go to http://www.nfl.com \ or http://www.superbowl.com/. Have a good Super Bowl and then it is on to pro basketball.
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Heydar
Aliyev
A man who most recognize as "Bigger than Life", Azerbaijan is
experiencing one of its most sorrowful days. Our nation has lost one of
the greatest persons in its history – the outstanding politician and
statesman of nowadays, the pride of the Turkish world, builder of the
independent Azerbaijan State, its faithful son President Heydar Aliyev who
had devoted his life become a legend to development and happy future of
Motherland, which he loved more than life. The loss is irreplaceable, and
the grief is incommensurable.
On 15 December, a special delegation of the United States of
America, comprising Special Representative of the US President Brent
Scowcroft, Assistant Secretary of State Elizabeth Jones, Senator Brownback
arrived in Baku to attend the funeral of President Heydar Aliyev, who had
invaluable contributions in development of the American-Azerbaijani
relations. Besides, Presidents Vladimir Putin, of Russia, Leonid Kuchma, of
Ukraine, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Ahmet Nejdet Sezer, of
Turkey, arrived in Baku on Monday to рay tribute to the ex-Azerbaijani
President. Moreover, Mohammad Reza Arif, Iranian First Vice President,
Nino Burjanadze, acting Georgian President, Ex-Georgian President Eduard
Shevardndaze, Mogomadali Magomedov, chairman of the State Council of
Dagestan, Russia, Racaр Teyyub
Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister, a delegation led by Moscow Mayor Yuriy
Luzhkov, Uzbek Sрeaker Irkin Khalilov, Aslan Abashidze,
President of Ajaria Reрublic,
The Ministry of Defence of France Michele Alliot-Marie as well as high
ranking delegation from France, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Belorus, Israel,
visited Baku to рay tribute to Нeydar Alyiev. WE
WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!!! |
Global Coalition Makes Headline News!December, 2003 |
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sADDAM HUSSEIN FOUNd By: Peixuan G Former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein was on the run and hiding from the US for more than nine months. He was still not caught until now. On
December 13, 2003, a tremendous victory for United States took place.
Saddam Hussein was captured by Sanchez and his troops. Lieutenant General
Ricardo Sanchez and his troops searched two different cities in Iraq for
Saddam and one of them was Tikrit. The soldiers searched very hard and
they came through a spider hole. The spider hole had a fan and an air
hole. And in it was the former dictator of Iraq. In it was Saddam Hussein.
Saddam Hussein was different from what we would have expected. He didn’t have any weapons with him, and when he saw the Americans, he gave up without struggling. Saddam was then brought back to US for DNA tests and health tests. The health tests proved that Saddam was very healthy and the DNA tests confirmed that this man really is Saddam Hussein. Many people across
America were watching the special news report on TV on the capture of
Saddam Hussein, and they were overjoyed as “we got him” was said. When
the Cab driver James John was on duty, he heard about the capture of
Saddam on the radio. "It’s a good
thing,” he said. "He was a bad man." Another American Rachel
Quarshie of Dallas Texas said, "I would like to say 'eye for an eye,
tooth for a tooth' but that's not right. I'd like to just see him break
bricks for the rest of his life.” However, Pika Patel of Chicago,
Illinois was not as forgiving as Rachel Quarshie. Instead of making him
break bricks for the rest of his life she said, "Just kill him. No
trial."
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Sports Report - By David USA November 2003
AFC AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West New England 9-2 Baltimore 6-5 Indianapolis 9-2 Kansas city 10-1 Miami 7-4 Cincinnati 6-5 Tennessee 9-2 Denver 6-5 Buffalo 4-7 Cleveland 4-7 Houston 4-7 Oakland 3-8 New York jets 4-7 Pittsburgh 4-7 Jacksonville 2-9 San
Diego 2-9 NFC NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Dallas 8-3 Minnesota 7-4 Carolina 8-3 ST Louis 8-3 Philadelphia 8-3 Green Bay 6-5 New Orleans 5-6 Seattle 7-4 N.Y giants 4-7 Chicago 4-7 Tampa Bay 5-6 San Frisisco 5-6 Washington 4-7 Detroit 3-8 Atlanta 2-9 Arizona 3-8
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Today - November 11, 2003 Poland
celebrates its Independence Day.
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Presidential Elections in Azerbaijan October, 2003 - by Mahammad
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On February 11, 2007 mass ski races called “Ski
Track of Russia” were held for the second time in Zlatoust. Everyone
could run a race for free when he gets registered and gets his
individual number. The distance for school students was only 2 km., and
at the finish line everybody got a prize – a nice ski cap that said SKI
TRACK OF RUSSIA 2007. You can see everything in the pictures. The
weather was great. A lot of sun and it wasn’t cold at all. I was very
happy. My friends were happy to
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