Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Dear Mr Clause

Dear Santa

I would like to inform you that I do not have a chimney. Does this mean that I will not get presents this year? Can I please have a go in your magic sack and play with your toys? I also would like you to eat my cookies that I leave out for you because I have been waiting 5 years for those things to go. I would also like to ride on your reindeer and deliver the presents to the good children.

I am wondering how do you know which kids have been good and have been bad? How many elves do you own because you get everything done so quickly. Here is a list of the things I would like for my Christmas.
-I would like the new CR7 galaxy football boots
-The Nike GS boots (Both colors)
-The official Brazil Home kit (football)
-VIP seats in every game that Borussia Dortmund play. 
-25.5 million dollars

Yours Sincerely
Nathan

Monday, 9 December 2013

Third World Countries


Third World Countries are countries that suffer extreme poverty and are fighting for survival. Some of the Third World Countries are Zambia, Malawi, Yemen and Madagascar. Some of these countries can only spend $1.6 a day citizen and the average american can spend about $114 a daily. They receive $1000 a year if they are lucky. The word Third World is usually used to describe a growing country. The least developed countries are a group of countries that have been recognized by the UN as least developed. United Nations used this criteria to Identify.

1. Their weak human assets and many more.

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Tauranga Logging


As you may know Tauranga logging holds soo many logs, but where do they all come from and where do they all go? Most imports come from Asia and are changed into building materials / fences and maintenance. The amount of log exports in 2013, was 5,602, in 2012 was 4,919 and in 2011 4,421 were shipped exported. C3 logging go through 23 million logs a year! C3 change some of the logs into wood chips, 300,000 tonnes of wood chips. C3 have about 19,065,195 tonnes of logs and wood chips together.

Port of Tauranga's main exporting products are Forestry, Kiwifruit and Dairy. Port of Tauranga get 1,529 ships come through a year. Some of the logging workers earn $32,000 a year. The Port of Tauranga have 186 staff in the port. Some of the logs get sent to Tasmania where their made into wood chips. 75% of the wood supplies originates in Russia, Canada and USA but the rest sent to Asia. This year (2013) 13,056 products were imported and exported. Pine trees have to grow for 20 years + to be able to cut. Some of the trees even come from Gisbourne.

Sunday, 1 December 2013

45 Minute Inquiry


In 2006 Turin hosted the curling sport. Canada won gold medals, Silver was won by Finland and bronze was won by U.S.A. But in 2010 at the Vancouver winter games, Canada took home the gold medals again, with Norway taking silver and bronze was takin buy Switzerland. 

This sport is played with 4 members per team (2 in mixed doubles). The sport is played with a rock like shape made out of Granite. The teams have two members out front brushing the ice so the Granite rock slows down. At the other end of the field is a target area which the teams have to try and get the Granite rock into. There are 4 areas at the other end and the middle one is worth most points. Each nation/team has 8 Granite rocks each. 

This sport (curling) had it's first written reference on paper in 1541. Also thought to be played around the medieval times in Scotland. Curling was first played on frozen water with painted target areas at the other end. Curling was first played in the olympics in 1929 but was officially added to the olympics in 1998.  




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