Saturday, 23 May 2009
Kuwait elects its first female politicians
Four Kuwaiti women have made history by winning national elections. Kuwaitis voted on May 16 and for the first time in the history of the oil-rich Arab nation, they elected female leaders. The four women were all educated in the United States and have PhDs. Times are changing quickly for women in Kuwait. They got the vote in 2005 and voted for the first time in 2006. Women make up nearly 55 per cent of all voters but female candidates failed to get elected in two previous campaigns. In this contest, 16 women and 194 men stood for election. Women started getting more rights after Iraq attacked Kuwait in 1990. They took on many important responsibilities to help the country recover from the war.
One of the winners, Massouma al-Mubarak, said: “Frustration with the past two parliaments pushed voters to seek change. And here it comes in the form of this sweeping victory for women." Another female winner, Professor Aseel al-Awadhi, told Reuters news agency that Kuwaitis were tired of the old system. "People voted for change because people are fed up with deadlocks,” she said. Newspaper columnist Sami al-Nisf believes the win by the four women is a proud moment for Kuwait and the whole region, saying: “They made it without organized political parties supporting them….This is a huge leap forward for Kuwait's democracy.” It is also a blow for groups in Kuwait who fought against giving political rights to women.
One of the winners, Massouma al-Mubarak, said: “Frustration with the past two parliaments pushed voters to seek change. And here it comes in the form of this sweeping victory for women." Another female winner, Professor Aseel al-Awadhi, told Reuters news agency that Kuwaitis were tired of the old system. "People voted for change because people are fed up with deadlocks,” she said. Newspaper columnist Sami al-Nisf believes the win by the four women is a proud moment for Kuwait and the whole region, saying: “They made it without organized political parties supporting them….This is a huge leap forward for Kuwait's democracy.” It is also a blow for groups in Kuwait who fought against giving political rights to women.
"ALBERT EINSTEIN'S RIDDLE" by Ximena
1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.
2. In each house lives a person of different nationality
3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
THE QUESTION: WHO OWNS THE FISH?
HINTS 1. The Brit lives in a red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.
2. In each house lives a person of different nationality
3. These five homeowners each drink a different kind of beverage, smoke different brand of cigar and keep a different pet.
THE QUESTION: WHO OWNS THE FISH?
HINTS 1. The Brit lives in a red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The Green house is next to, and on the left of the White house.
5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
6. The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12. The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Tunisia by Andrés
Tunisia has a presidential government, which has eight chambers, each one with one hundred ministers, who are supposed to represent the people, their current president has been in the power by twenty years, because of a revolution called “the Change” this president, has made lots of things for busting the economy and pluripartidism, so I guess he’s kind of appreciated by his people.
Tunisia is one of the strongest African economies, based in tourism, oil extraction, agriculture and diamond extraction, as a matter of fact, the movie “blood diamonds” is based in a Tunisian real happening and it was filmed in Tunisia.
They speak Arabic and in certain parts they speak French too (mainly in the capital, which is called Tunis) their Arabic has been very modified by the influence of Malta which is an island really near to Tunisia.
At the cuisine, they are mainly a blend of the Mediterranean and desert cooking, also influenced by lots of cultures that had invaded Tunisia across the year(such as the URSS, Iraq and Egypt), anyways, they use mainly lamb and seafood, with tomatoes, spices and olive oil, all of these products are really usual across the whole Mediterranean sea.
Tunisia’s most recognized rhythm is the malouf, which has it’s origins in the Turkish and Spanish music, this rhythm is the origin of almost every gypsy rhythm that went over Europe in the last centuries.
Tunisia is an tourism area for the summers and winters of the European people, mainly from Germany, France and England, that’s why the country has developed a good tourism structure in the coast and near Tunis, which are the two regions more visited by tourists.
Tunisia has had several rugby championships, its football team is good in the Africa federation, tennis and a sport called Péntaque which is very popular too, Péntaque is a sport with a similar goal as curling, but you have to throw the balls for get them in the centre of a bull eye.
Tunisia is one of the strongest African economies, based in tourism, oil extraction, agriculture and diamond extraction, as a matter of fact, the movie “blood diamonds” is based in a Tunisian real happening and it was filmed in Tunisia.
They speak Arabic and in certain parts they speak French too (mainly in the capital, which is called Tunis) their Arabic has been very modified by the influence of Malta which is an island really near to Tunisia.
At the cuisine, they are mainly a blend of the Mediterranean and desert cooking, also influenced by lots of cultures that had invaded Tunisia across the year(such as the URSS, Iraq and Egypt), anyways, they use mainly lamb and seafood, with tomatoes, spices and olive oil, all of these products are really usual across the whole Mediterranean sea.
Tunisia’s most recognized rhythm is the malouf, which has it’s origins in the Turkish and Spanish music, this rhythm is the origin of almost every gypsy rhythm that went over Europe in the last centuries.
Tunisia is an tourism area for the summers and winters of the European people, mainly from Germany, France and England, that’s why the country has developed a good tourism structure in the coast and near Tunis, which are the two regions more visited by tourists.
Tunisia has had several rugby championships, its football team is good in the Africa federation, tennis and a sport called Péntaque which is very popular too, Péntaque is a sport with a similar goal as curling, but you have to throw the balls for get them in the centre of a bull eye.
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Andorra by Kervin
Andorra is called officially the Principality of Andorra, located in western Europe east to the Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France.Andorra is the sixth smallest nation in Europe and its name is thought to be derived from the Andosinos, an ancient tribe who are believed to have lived there. Politics Andorra is a parlamentray co-principilaty with the president of France and the Bishop of Urgell (Spain) as co-princes. They take place in a framework of parlamentary representative democracy in which the Primer Minister is the head of government and a pluriform multi-party system. Economy Andorra's economy is based on tourism. It is estimated to have 9 million tourists per year. Agricultural production is only 2% because of the land and most of thefood must be imported. Andorra is not a member of the European Union but is treated as one, with benefits such as trade in manufactured goods. Language The national language is Catalan, a romance languange. Many people speak Spanish or French as well. Religion The people from Andorra is predominantly Roman Catholic. Culture Because of Andorra's immigration, historical links, and close geographic proximity, languages such as French and Spanish are part of their culture. Folk dances are very common in there such is the case of the contrap cotrapas and marratxa. It may sound copy-pasted but it wasn't i actually summarized the info. : )
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Thailand by Alfredo Conejo
Thailand is located in Northeast Asia. The capital and the largest city if Thailand is Bangkok. Thailand is the world's 51st-largest country in terms of total area, roughly equal in size to Spain. It is also the 20th most populous country with approximately 63 million people. The country´s official language is Thai.
Thailand is one of the most devoutly Buddhist countries in the world. The national religion is Theravada Buddhist which is practiced by more than 95% of all Thais. The cultures and traditions in Thailand are significantly influenced by those of India, China and many western countries. Thailand is a democratic country and the name of his President is Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Thailand experienced rapid economic growth between 1985 and 1995 is today is a middle-income country with emphasis in exports, while enjoying a flourishing tourism industry, thanks to various world-famous tourist destinations such as Bangkok and Phuket.
The Royal Thai Air Force is the name of the military of the Kingdom of Thailand.Thailand enjoys a high level of literacy, and education is provided by a well organized school system of kindergartens, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary schools, numerous vocational colleges, and universities. Taekwondo is a form of hard martial art practiced in large parts of the world, including Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. The art is similar to others in Southeast Asia such as: pradal serey in Cambodia, lethwei in Myanmar, tomoi in Malaysia, and Lao boxing in Laos.
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