Olla from spain things are going well , we are in barcelona ..the place doesnt sleep its like 2 am now and the street is jumping crazies everywhere going to valencia tomorow good times i should probly get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz miss yall

ireland

we are in ireland having fun..

Europe Trip :)

I am off to Europe Friday. Flying to Manchester U.K. Then Scotland,Ireland,France,Spain,Portugal,Switzerland,Italy,Austria,Greece....etc

Have Fun see you in July ..maybe I will update this while I am away:)

Greek History

A little bit of Greek history in the news.

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a rare 2,700-year-old piece of fabric inside a copper urn from a burial they speculated imitated the elaborate cremation of soldiers described in Homer's "Iliad."

Canadian history test

1. In what year did confederation occur?

2. What were the original four provinces?

3. What was the official name of Canada at the time of federation?

‘What are the factors leading to Canadian Confederation?’

What were the advantages of joining Confederation

What characteristics do you think defined Canada in 1867?

Explain the effects of major developments in technology

Why were bicycles an exciting new invention?

Why were horses important during the time period around confederation?

Why did people move to cities at the turn of the century?

1. Compare Canadian lifestyles at the beginning of the century with Canadian lifestyles today.
2. New inventions had a great effect on life at the turn of the century. Can you think of a modern invention that is affecting your life as much as the telephone or automobile changed the lives of people at the turn of the century? Explain.
3. Why did some people favour confederation? Why did others oppose it?
4. What factors lead to Confederation?

Business Class Making Ends Meet

Today we are making a monthly plan of your expenses.


Use this website to create your own monthly expenses.


Dont forget this project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Business Trip Project

You will use the internet to research information on one foreign country

• You will use the internet to find travel information, including airfare, hotel prices, etc.
• You will prepare an itinerary with travel plans
• You will prepare an oral presentation of their findings

Project Guidelines:

This project requires you, acting as employees of a business, to research the country your business is hoping to expand to. You will need to include in this presentation what information you can locate on the country your group chooses. You will also collectively make travel plans for your business manager to attend a meeting while in the country. You should plan your research as if the meeting would be held in that country’s capital city.

You should research the following:

• Facts about the country (i.e., population, geographic area, demographics, government structure, economic system)
• Economic facts (i.e., exports, imports, chief agricultural products, foreign exchange, currency, transportation modes available)
• Travel information (i.e., methods/costs of travel to the country, methods of travel while in the country, hotel accommodations, communication modes available in the country)
• Culture and customers (i.e. customs which affect business relations, holidays, major religions, etiquette)
• Eating habits (i.e., general cost of meals/restaurants, whether American food is served in that country, when people tend to eat, etc.)

After the research is complete, schedule should be prepared detailing the business manager’s visit to the country. This schedule should cover the moment the executive walks out the door en route to the airport to the moment the executive lands safely back in Canada and arrives back in your city. Be sure to allow adequate travel time.

The trip should last no longer than three business days. The budget should be somewhere between $1000-$2500, though the less the cost, the more impressed your boss will be. The oral presentation should include a pie chart itemizing the trip expenses. Be sure to allot for meals during the visit, both in your itinerary and in your estimated expense list

May 2 Gladiators

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6614479.stm

Look gladiator bones!

"A number of skulls were also found to have sets of up to three holes at odd intervals, consistent with a blow from a three-pronged weapon such as a trident"

Nice....i wonder which god uses a trident?

Business World Without OIL

http://www.worldwithoutoil.org/

Where does oil come from? What are the two main theories on how it got there? (Why is it called a "fossil fuel"?)

Is oil a renewable or a non-renewable resource?

How long have humans been using oil for fuel?

How many gallons of gasoline or diesel does your family use every month?

If fuel is rationed and your family could only have 20 gallons a month, how would this change your lifestyle?

Name as many as you can of the top dozen oil-exporting countries of the world.

Oil is often associated with transportation. What else is it used for?

Does the food you eat depend on oil? If oil were more expensive, would your food be more expensive?

If there were an oil shortage, would there be a shortage of food? Why or why not?

Go through your refrigerator and pantry, and look at the labels of packaged foods. Can you figure out where each food came from? Plot the food sources on a map. What is the average number of miles the food has traveled to get to your home?

North America has suffered oil shocks before. When did they happen? What caused them? What were the effects, and how long did they last?

Do you think the availability of cheap oil has influenced the North American lifestyle? If so, how?

How much petroleum product do the citizens of the United States use every day? What percentage of this oil must be imported?

What is the Hubbert Curve?

What is the relationship between oil use and climate change?

Given the likelihood of oil shortages in the future, what might be good careers for young people making choices today?

Our society depends on oil in many ways. Some of them are not apparent at first. We do not know exactly what will happen when there is not enough oil to supply our energy needs.

After April 30, 2007, the oil shock will be underway. It will affect everyone in the country, but in different ways. As in any crisis, the first step is to gather good information about what is really happening, so that we can make good decisions about what to do in response.

Here's how you can help:

1. Go to www.worldwithoutoil.org. After April 30, you will see the CURRENT COSTS for fuel in a white banner near the top. How do you think those costs compare to fuel prices before the shock began? Click the banner to see a graph.
2. The Situation Update is below the white price banner. Click on the headline to read the entire story. At the bottom, click on "Previous" if you want to see earlier stories. Are there any developments there that are surprising to you?
3. To the far left of the Situation Update, there are the Stories about the crisis. Click on some of them, to experience the stories. Do they give you a clear picture of what's going on? What could they do better?
4. Below the Situation Update, there's a map. Find your location on the map and click it. How is your area doing? (Does it have a good Response Rank? Low is good.) What might affect the number of people in your area that are responding to the oil shock?
5. NOW, PREPARE YOUR REPORT.
   You've seen the prices, and the news reports, and other people's stories about their experiences of the new reality. Tell us how the oil shortfall is affecting you, your family, and your school. Are there things that you are doing differently? Or can no longer do? What is happening to the quality of your life? How do you expect things to change in the future? What things can your class do as a group to help?
   
   You can prepare your report as a blog, or an email, or an image, or a video, an audio file, or even as a phone call. You will need to post your report online in a blog or MySpace page, or upload it to a phot service such as Flickr or a video service such as YouTube.

1. TELL US ABOUT YOUR REPORT.
   Go back to www.worldwithoutoil.org and click on Netizen Heroes (next to the map). Sign up as a Netizen Hero, so you can get credit for your report!
   
   Now click on Tell Your Story. Fill out the form to tell us where to find your blog, image, video, or MySpace page, or to send us your email. And give us your Netizen Hero nickname to get credit.
   
   Thanks! Your report on the oil crisis will appear on the site in the next few days, in the column of stories over to the left.
2. KEEP THOSE REPORTS COMING. In just a few days, the situation will change. Give us an update on your situation. Work with others to develop a group report. Can you organize many people and produce an in-depth video, like a news report or an interview?

May 2 Canadian History

Research letters from settlers in Alberta.

You will write a fictitious letter as if they are an Albertan pioneer in the early part of the twentieth century. The student is to include the changes and challenges homesteaders would face and the adjustments to their lifestyle these would cause. As well, you also must include a drawing depicting their fictitious dwelling.

“This study focuses on the people who have contributed to Alberta’s history and development, beginning with the original inhabitants, and tracing the people in Alberta’s history. It focuses on the lives of Albertans through the following case studies: a homestead settlement (1890-1939).

Questions and Issues for Inquiry:
How have changes and challenges caused Albertans to adjust their lifestyles?
How have Albertans adjusted their lifestyles to meet changes and challenges?
What impact did the influx of homesteaders have on Alberta:
Why did they come?
What did they bring?
How did they influence the lifestyle of Albertans?
What was their contribution to the province?”