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COALITION GOVERNMENT

CAMERON FOR THE CAMERAS SAY CHEESE!!!

What do people really think about our new government.

Tyler Worgan interviewed several people and this is what he found:

BY CHLOE FLETCHER

What do you think about the coalition government? Do you think it will work?

One woman said‖ I‘m very disappointed at the outcome of the election and I don‘t think the lib dems have sold off!‖ Someone else said ―Not a great deal at the moment. Time will tell.‖ Do you think that David Cameron will be a good Prime Minister?

The women replied ―no‖ and the man agreed with what she had quoted.

Do you agree with Gordon Brown resigning? ―Yes‖ said the woman and again the man agreed.

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Do you think it is fair how smaller parties were left out of broadcast? ―A little…‖ replied the woman but the man replied ―No‖.

Do you think some improvements should be made to the current government? ―Yes‖ stated the woman. The man said ―probably. Hard to tell right now.‖ Who do you think will be more involved in the in the coalition got? Goverment?

The woman replied ―Tory‖ also t h e m a n s t a t e d ―Conservatives‖.

How do you think it will affect you?

The woman replied ―job wise and spending‖ the man stated ―very much‖ How long do you think the coali-

Do you think the TV election broadcast was a good idea? ―Yes but you end up voting for personalities instead of politics‖ replied the woman. The man replied ―A fair to middling idea.

Afraid that all the future P-M‘s will have to be media friendly and need have few actual poli-

tion will last?

She said ―I hope 12 months‖ but the man disagreed he said ―The full 5 years‖ Do you think the method of election should change? ―Oh yes!‖ replied the woman also the man agreed

David Cameron born 1966 9th October aged 44 leader of the Liberal Democrats party in 2010 After all the worry the voting ended David Cameron pulled out ahead with the most seats but he still didn‘t have the over all magoratie he had to battle with the Labour party to win over the Liberal Democrats and the votes they had to make a hung parliament. Cameron won the votes he needed and now he has formed a coalition government with Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg! But how will the new government work out? Will there be fights and shouting or

will it run smoothly it‘s all down to them. The day Cameron

walked through the door to ten Downing Street he wore a smile of pride he had his wife hang on to his arm and smiling.

He and his partner Nick Clegg have already been in parliament to together and it seemed to go pretty well.

Now with a coalition government we‘ll see what happens and weather it is good, bad or neither what happens no one will know until after it happens…

So sit tight and enjoy it as it comes!!!

DO YOU THINK HE SAW US CLEGGASAURUS

BY CHELSEA FITCH Nicholas Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats party, was born 7 January 1967, and has been the leader of the Lib Dems since the 27th of June 2007, where there was a debate held in Sheffield Hallam.

In 2010, the Liberal Democrats were chosen to take part in the election, and Nick Clegg was chosen as the leader. The Liberal Democrats then lost to the Conservative party, whose leader is David Cameron. The two parties have now formed a coalition. Nick Clegg went to

School in London, followed by Robinson College where he studied Social Anthropology. In 2000 Clegg married Miriam Durántes of Valladolid, Spain.

They have three sons: Antonio, Alberto and Miguel, who are being brought up bilingually in Spanish and English. Nick Clegg quotes that his sons are "The most important things in his life‖ and that he is ―besotted‖ by them. the Caldecott School in Buckinghamshire and Westminster

GORDON BROWN: THE TRUTH THROUGH—OUT !!!

BY BETHANY FIRIMIN James Gordon Brown was born on the 20th February 1951. He was Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Government after the resignation of Tony Blair. He has a PhD, from the University of Edinburgh, in history and spent his early years as a television journalist.

Gordon Brown was elected to Parliament on his second attempt as a Labour MP for Dunfermline East in 1983.

Recently, he slipped up on the TV, calling a campaigner a ―bigoted woman.‖ He made a public apology on the radio.

When he said he would not make a coalition, Brown resigned. In a goodbye speech,

who will fill his shoes as labour leader?!?!?!# We will have to wait and see were this roller coaster ride takes us...

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Mr Brown said he had "loved the job" and it had been "a privilege to serve". But now

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NEWS OF THE DAY PAGE

NEWS IN BRIEF ALCOHOLIC BILL SOARS

EXPLOSION IN TURKEY

DOG-COLLARED

The NHS bill for alcoholics is soaring more than 150 000 prescriptions for two drugs were written in 2009 at the cost to the taxpayer of £2.38 million the figure is 12 percent higher than the year before and a 46 percent rise from 2003 the figures also revealed that in 2008 there were 6769 alcohol related deaths up 24 percent from 2001.

BA STRIKE TAKES RESUME British airways and unite Union met to try to advert another round of cabin crew strikes, due to begin next week.

Previous talks collapsed at the weekend militants stormed the building. BA has published an emergency schedule for next week, promising to fly 5,000 more people a day that during the current strike.

BLOODY SUNDAY REPORT IS READY AFTER 12 YEARS On January 30 1972 14 roman Catholics died when soldiers from the parachute regiment opened a fire during a civil rights protest in London berry.

HEDGEHOG TAKEOVER IN THE CITY

Explosion in Turkey, picture from Google

BY JAKE MEE In February, a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in north-west Turkey killed 13 workers.

The safety record of Turkey's coal mining industry lags behind that of most industrial nations, analysts say.

"It is not yet certain, but it is believed there are nearly 25 workers underground. We are trying to reach them," Labour Minister Omer Dincer said.

The country's worst mining disaster was in 1992, when 270 miners were killed near the

Armed Robber turned into a priest, picture from Daily Mail

Black Sea port of Zonguldak.

They said 18 people were in hospital, with four in critical condition.

The blast on Tuesday caused an underground chamber to collapse at a mine 20km (12 miles) outside Dursunbey, in Balikesir province.

The mine's owner said it had buried the miners nearly 820ft (250m) below the surface.

Labour Minister Omer Dincer said officials had initially overstated the death toll because four bodies had been counted twice.

MR DYSON’S BLADELESS FAN

Hedgehog’s numbers are rising and they are that many they are starting to go into cities. The hedgehog’s are trying to avoid big gardens because big gardens attract there only predator the badger .A quote from professor Stephen Harris says “they clearly cope with the challenges provided by human dominated habitats and make a successful transition from rural to urban living”

HIGH-RISK BID TO PLUG OIL BP is trying to stem the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico by plugging its oil well with mud. It said that the attempt had a “60 to 70 per cent chance of success.

I WAS SACKED FOR EATING A HAZELNUT At a cake factory in Bolton all she did was take a nut and her managers saw and have accused her as a thief Susan Long Says “I would not take back my job even if they asked me, I wont be accused a thief”. Susan worked there 17 years and the company says they do not allow chewing.

WOMEN FACES SURGERY

BY FORCE A leading judge gave an NHS trust permission to sedate a cancer patient who is afraid of hospitals and needles and there aloud to use force they said without surgical intervention the tumour (in her uterus) will spread and leave ultimately to her death.

Mathew Martinson who used to be a violent criminal was released from prison after 4 years in jail for doing an armed robbery in a post office in 1995.

He says he says he made a pact with god for he feared his violent life would kill him. He says ―when the police arrested me I felt a great sense of relief.

I felt as if I was home in some way,‖ he said ―I heard God speak to me and he said, ―you now have a choice to accept me or reject me‖.

Mr Martinson, who was a teenager when his father died of a drink and drug overdose, said: ‗I feel really excited about my

ordination but its taken along way to get hear. ‗When I come to York, I will cross over Lendal Bridge – I used to live in a boat under that bridge.

After being released he went to live with another chaplain. He went to study at Bible College and met his future wife, Haley, in church. They have been married 10 years and have a nine-year-old son called Seth.

He Sais he regrets very much the people he has hurt but Sais he can‘t wave a magic wand and change that. He also Sais ―if I can turn my life around anyone can.‖

SUPER FATTTY MILKSHAKE!!

BY JUSTIN SMITH

JOSE THE REAL DEAL Jose Mourino is on the verge of being named the new coach of real Madrid after the club sacked Manuel pellegrini. He is under contract until June 2012, but has a get out clause.

BY SEAN LEADER

Picture of the new fan taken from Daily Mail

BY KRISTEN SMITH Dyson is well-known for its vacuum cleaners but now they have invented a fan with no visible blades - The Air Multiplier - which they claim is 15 times more efficient than a standard fan.

How can you have a fan with no blades? Well, in fact you put the blades somewhere else where they are not visible, in the base. This fan creates the draft of air which is forced out through a slit at the top. The lack of blades actually pushing the air into your face makes the whole device more efficient (and easier to clean)

Dyson's Air Multiplier bladeless fan will come in 10" and 12".

Working on this gadget for four years and it will cost £199 in the UK! (Dyson is nothing if not confident of the stupidity of the British buying public.) Not cheap, around $310 at current exchange rates. At that sort of price it had better be good!

Yesterday Dyson, which is still privately held, reported that its operating profits more than doubled to £190 million in 2009 as sales rose by 23 per cent because of the hot spell we have been having.

The super fatty milkshake

3 roast beef dinners with carrots sprouts and roast potatoes 9 packets of crisps 16 green salads with French dressing 7 mars bars 1 bacon cheese burger and two large chips

SCIENTIST CATCHES COMPUTER VIRUS

BY SEAN LEANDER

skin. But he also infected the

A British scientist has been the first man to be infected by a computer virus. Dr mark Gasson programmed a microchip to remotely open his laboratory‘s

security

doors

and

unlock his mobile phone before having it inserted under his

implant with a virus to prove it could be transferred to the security system wirelessly. The results show that in the future medical devises such as ear implants

and

pace

makers

could become vulnerable to cyber attacks from other human implants.

go to page 10 for things even more wacky than someone getting sacked for eating a hazelnut

A 2000 calorie milkshake that contains as much fat as 25 rashes of bacon has been named the worst drink in America.

Just one serving equals the recommended daily calorie intake for women and just less than the total for men. Made with chocolate ice cream milk and peanut butter the shake packs a whopping 131 grams of fat 68g of which is saturated and 153g of sugar.

Called the cold stone PB&C the drink left Jamie Oliver speechless. The TV chef who recently waged war on obesity in the U.S it beat McDonald‘s triple thick chocolate milkshake 1160 calories the equivalent of 13 of McDonald‘s apple pies.

2000 calories is the equivalent of: 30 chocolate chip biscuits

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PAGE

HUBBLE SPOTS PLANET-EATING STAR

A planet eating star, photo taken from the BBC website

BY TYLER WORGAN A Hubble Space Telescope captured evidence of a sun-like star ―eating‖ a nearby planet.

Astronomers knew stars were capable of swallowing planets in orbits around them, but this is the first time they have caught evidence. Although the planet was too far away for Hubble to photograph, scientists have created an image of

it, based on analysis of the telescope's data.

The discovery was published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

The researchers say the planet has lest than 10 million years before it is completely devoured. It is so close to its star that it completes an orbit in 1.1 Earth days and is superheated

to more than 1,500C. ―We have identified chemical elements never before seen on planets outside our own Solar System‖ Carole Haswell Open University Because of this proximity, the planet's atmosphere has ballooned to nearly three times the radius of Jupiter and is spilling material on to the star.

Carole Haswell from the UK's Open University led the research team. She explained: "We see a huge cloud of material around the planet which is escaping and will be captured by the star."

Hubble‘s detection of the cloud enables the scientist to draw conclusions about how it was generated. Wasp-12 is a dwarf star located approximately 600 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. The exoplanet was first discovered by the UK's Wide Area Search for Planets (Wasp) in 2008.

3D TV, HERE TO STAY?

3D TV expected to come to the UK in the next couple of months, picture from Google.

BY KRISTEN SMITH TV companies are cashing in on the 3D technology trend by introducing 3D televisions to the UK. Films like Avatar, Alice in Wonderland and UP have stormed the box offices across the world, and the appetite for all things 3D is big.

Sony will launch their 3D TVs in Japan in June, and Panasonic plan to start selling theirs in the UK in the next few months.

The sets are around £3,000 double the price of a normal flat screen telly.

UPGRADE When 3D TV does come to the UK, you'll have to wear special glasses as well as get the new television.

It will be expensive to upgrade, but Sky has already said it will launch a 3D channel later this year which will show films and maybe some football.

And last year the BBC announced that it is hoping to film some of the 2012 FOOTBALL Football in 3D sounds great doesn‘t it? The ball flying out of the screen at all angles, bring-

ing the action to the viewer.

What could be better than actually being in the stadium itself?

Well, quite a lot as it happens. I joined about 100 people on Saturday to watch Manchester United versus Chelsea at Bowl Xtreme in Perdiswell, one of three centres trialling the revolutionary Sky Sports coverage in Worcester. Don‘t get me wrong, the picture clarity is seriously impressive and some of the camera angles are superb.

You certainly feel more involved in the action but, sadly, the novelty soon wears off. I wanted it to be amazing. I wanted to leave thinking I had seen something special.

Granted, it looks great but I‘m not sure exactly what it adds to the reason you‘re watching in the first place, which is to watch football. A punter I spoke to on the way out rated the 3D experience as two out of 10.

However, Bowl Xtreme owner Terry Thompson is sold on the idea and can‘t wait for more.

From his perspective, it will definitely sell. ―You feel like you‘re there,‖ he said. ―When we can have a projector screen with the surround sound you will feel that you‘re at the

match. It‘s as good as being there.‖ Well, not quite. Sure, people still left before the end and swore at the referee, but there the similarity ended for me. Nothing can replace seeing the action live. And Didier Drogba‘s goal that put Chelsea 2-0 up is still offside whether you‘re watching in 3D, HD or on a black and white portable.

Ironically, some of the sports being previewed on the Sky 3D channel before kick-off looked better, particularly the boxing and tennis. Maybe it‘s because the action in those sports is more focused. After all, football is played in a wide open space and there is no guarantee the play will lend itself to the cameras. Sky is set to roll 3D out to homes later this year but, unless you live in a cinema, chances are you won‘t get the full effect. It has to be watched on the big screen and, unfortunately, a 47-inch television at the end of huge function room did not do it justice. That, though, is no fault of Bowl Xtreme and they will be hoping the projectors will be ready in time for the World Cup, also being screened in 3D. They have already virtually sold out for England versus the USA on June 12. Another flaw is the glasses (thankfully, 3D televisions that don‘t need glasses are on the way!). For someone who wears specs all day, having to put on an extra pair is really annoying, not to mention uncomfortable. Thompson, though, does not agree.

He added: ―I will be quite comfortable sitting watching a film or a sporting event at home with glasses on if you‘re going to get that effect, it‘s worth it.‖

IPAD OR IBAD

The new ipad is launched today!

BY JAKE MEE KRISTEN SMITH

&

Apple the kings of the technology market have made the ipad and it is now on sale in the UK the revolutionary gadget went on sale in the UK computer stores were expecting gadget fans to sleep outside the stores at night and to be queuing down the high street to be the first to get their hands on the new touch screen tablet computer.

The portable ipad computer combines the interactivity of the smart phones with the power of a laptop. To produce a device that can be carried around anywhere and which users can read newspapers, magazines and books, view films, play music, play games, check the internet and send emails and also store photo albums and that‘s not all there are plenty of other activities.

Eager technology addicts have had to wait over a month for this amazing gadget it was so awaited by people over one million were sold in the first four weeks it was out in the US. You've heard of the iPod and the iPhone, well now the company that makes these gadgets, Apple, has revealed its latest invention - the ipad.

It's a cross between a touch screen phone and a laptop, and can be used to watch films, play games and browse the web.

At the moment it is only going on sale in America and will cost between around £300 and £500.

The idea is that the ipad will be used to download e-books and newspapers.

Apple has done a deal with lots of book publishers to allow people do download their favourite reads through the iTunes store.

It is not the first touch screen tablet computer though.

Earlier this month, companies like Dell and HP showed off similar gadgets at a big electronics show in Las Vegas, in America.

What you Need to Know about

Turn to back page cover for a story about sports news

ipad The ipad is a tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. Announced on January 27, 2010, it is similar in functionality to the iPhone and iPod touch, running the same operating system (iPhone OS) and almost all of the same applications. Two models have been announced: one with 802.11n Wi-Fi (available in March 2010 worldwide) and one with Wi-Fi, 3G (which can connect to HSDPA cellular networks), and Assisted GPS (available in April in the U.S. and several other countries). The ipad runs a modified version of the iPhone OS and is controlled by a multi-touch LCD sensitive to fingertips, not a stylus. It runs ipad-specific applications as well as those written for the iPhone and iPod touch, including e-book readers.

Here are some quotes from a few customers: What is the point of this device, most people have smart phone/laptop, this wont do anything new. still the isheep will buy it just to show their friends LOL. Ill keep my Macbook pro thanks.

Would I pay £700 for a 3G 64Gb tablet without Flash or the ability to run any sensible programs? Highly unlikely when I've got a £900 13" Macbook Pro with a 320Gb hard drive which does far far more. I was excited about this product but I think better 'tablet's' will come along.

This will not be a big seller.

At £250 maybe - not £700.

The Elements on ipad is not a game, not an app, not a TV show. It‘s a book. But it‘s Harry Potter‘s book. This is the version you check out from the Hogwarts library.

Everything in it is alive in some way.

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ELLIS GUILFORD NEWS THINGS TO DO WITH RWANDA

ELLIS AND RWANDA CONNECTION

One of the schools which are part of Makino

BY SIAN GOLDHAWK

in global economy, create rela-

teachers and children drove all

Two teachers from Ellis Guil-

tionships

mutual

the way from Kenya to Rwanda

ford School, Mr Goodfellow

friendships,

broaden interna-

which took them two days. The

and Miss Fuller, went to visit

tional views of children and

teachers commented on how

some schools in Rwanda and

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Kenya in April this year. This

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Rwanda is a small land locked nation about 26,300 sq km in area, and is situated in East Africa, and has a population of approximately 8 million people.

Its border is surrounded by four other nations most of which are much bigger than it is. The biggest neighbour is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has a land area of 2,345,410 sq km and a population of 60,085,800. Another neighbour is Tanzania which has a land area 945,087 sq km and a population of approximately 36,766,400. Next there is Uganda with a land area of 236,040 sq km and a population of 27,269,500. And finally there is Burundi, with a land area of 27,830 sq km and a population of 6,370,600.

Teachers and pupils in a assembly

A map of Rwanda in Africa

link was made and run by the

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some teachers and students

Its aim is to develop students‘

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knowledge of the world and

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other cultures as well as en-

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excited about this.

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friendly practices. It also aims

teachers; Mr Goodfellow and

to stop cultural stereotyping,

Miss Fuller represented the

develop skills to help children

Nottingham

cluster.

The capital of Rwanda is called Kigali and is the largest city in Rwanda. The major religion in Rwanda is Christian with almost 90% of the population following (more than half of these Roman Catholic, with Protestant and Adventist minorities) and 5% (mostly Tutsis) are Muslim. When it comes down to government The person at the top is the president, who is head of state, is popularly elected for a seven year term and is eligible for a second term. The first president was Kayibanda and he was elected under the constitution adopted in 1962 and was re-elected in 1965 and 1969.

The Rwandan genocide played a massive part in the history to Rwanda. It happened between April 1994 to June 1994and an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Most of the dead were the Tutsis and the most of those who perpetrated the violence were the Hutus. The genocide was sparked after the death of Rwandan president, Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, when his plane was shot down above Kigali airport on 6 April 1994. A French judge has blamed current Rwandan president, Paul Kagame - at the time the leader of a Tutsi rebel group– and some of his close associates for carrying out the rocket attack.

Kenyan Go To Page 5 For More Ellis Guilford News!

Mr Kagame vehemently denies this and says it was the work of Hutu extremists, in order to provide a pretext to carry out their well-laid plans to exterminate the Tutsi community.

This part of the reason why some teachers went to Rwanda as well as the partnership it was also part of a remembrance to remember those who had died tragically in the happening of these unfortunate events

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ELLIS GUILFORD NEWS SPORT RELIEF TEACHERS FOOTBALL MATCH

FASHION SHOW FUN AND FRENDZY!

Mr. Turton (centre) is taking control of the match!

BY MICHAEL KERR th

Friday the 19 of March, Ellis teachers played a charity football match against trinity Ellis won the match 5-2. It was an eventful match. The school had a band playing at the match as well as students being the managers. The match was on a grey day after school but it was incredibly fun for all playing and watching. We had a special referee Mr. Turton who is a science teacher at Ellis.

Here are few of the teachers that played: Mr. Sisson, Mr. Rimaldi, Mr. Goodfellow, Ben (sports Centre), Mr. Brookes, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Webb, Mr. Archer, Mr. Dyer, Mr. Pierpoint, Andrew (IT technician).

From my view My ‗man of the match‘ is Mr. Sissons, I also think the best goals were scored by Mr. Webb and Mr. Archer.

THE SCHOOL BATTLE BEGINS! A. Yes, there was about 150 people.

Q. Were the bands good?

A. Yes, the was some very strong musical bands so it made it tough for the judges to choose.

Q. What happened to the winning band?

People modelling clothes in the fashion show!

BY ELIZABETH THORPE

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Ellis Guilford School held a fashion show on the 18th of April 2010. Miss Clement spent all of her time helping prepare and organise for the big day. It took several weeks for the BTEC students to make the dress to size shape and colour.

Some year 11 BTEC students made a dress for themselves to wear for their prom at the end of the year, and some of them modelled them in the fashion show. Here is a questionnaire a student filled in about the fashion show.

A. yes, there was lots of people A. Someone’s high heel went through her dress and ripped it then she fell over.

Q. what was your favourite dress?

Q. What was it like to walk down a cat walk?

A. it was purple, frilly and it was long.

A. It was a little scary because you tried not to make a mistake and exciting because she was to model something like a professional..

Q. if you could design a dress what would it look like?

A. pink, short, shiny and strapless!

Q. Was it fun?

A. Yes!!! It was because they got to design their top and then modelled them!

Q. Would you do it again?

Q. was there many people there?

A. Yes!! It was fun, exciting and all should have a go.

Q. Were there any accidents?

A. They went into bands in the sands Q. What does the bands in the sands mean?

Battle of the bands logo!

BY ELIZABETH THORPE

DAVID BECKHAM ON THE FRONT LINE!

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The project of battle of the bands goes over two terms.

Throughout the terms all forms in year 7 and 8 will take part in making a band and in the band will have 4 to 6 children performing a song that they can choose off a list of 12. They will perform their song as best as they can in front of the music teachers and then the teachers will pick the best 12 bands to go through to Battle of the Bands. The Battle of the Bands will take place in the large hall on the 7th of July in front of a large audience. Here is a questionnaire that shows a current student thinks.

Q. were there many people at the last battle?

A. It’s a bigger competition where bands from different schools in Nottingham perform.

Q. Would you watch the Battle of the Bands again?

A. Yes because its fun and exciting but the down side is that it gets hot because its in the middle of summer.

Q. Do you think this was a good idea?

A. Yes because it shows peoples true musical talents.

Q. would you be in a band?

A. yes, because it looks a lot of fun !

David beckham with the troops!

BY SIAN GOLDHAWK Footballer David Beckham has said it was an honour to visit British troops in Afghanistan.

The 35-year-old former England captain stay in Helmand and said the soldiers were the bravest people he had ever met.

The former England captain met six members of 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment as they arrived back

in Camp Bastion, weighed down with their weapons, kit and explosive detectors he also took a quick lesson in the weapon keeping. Beckham also met 'dogs of war' at the Theatre Military Working Dogs HQ and was "attacked" by a German shepherd called Brit.

The footballer, dressed in a well-padded suit with a baseball type helmet, taunted the dog, which then plunged its teeth into his protected back,

If you want to find out more about celebrities then go to page 8 and see the young ones!

with no harmful effects. The base's 51 dogs, including German shepherds, spaniels, Labradors and Belgian shepherds are used to aid operations by searching for explosives, carrying out vehicle searches and acting as guard dogs.

Beckham visited the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) HQ where he was shown how unmanned aircraft, drones, patrolled the skies capturing real-time film of possible enemy movement on the ground.

He joined 903 EAW (Expeditionary Air Wing), the team managing Bastion airfield. RAF fire-fighters were last week heavily involved in supporting their US counterparts tackling a large fire at the neighbouring US base at Camp Leatherneck. As Vice President and Ambassador of the World Cup bid 2018, Beckham handed in England's official bid book to Fifa in Zurich and has distributed 'Back the Bid' badges to the troops he met.

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THE ASH CLOUD

ASH ASH BABY. IT’S WORSE THAN JEDWARD.

BY LUKE MORTIMER

One of the main stories in the news is the volcano which erupted recently sending an ash cloud the world.

In Iceland, on the 20th March, Eyjafjallajokull erupted, sending a massive cloud of ash, causing airports around the world to stop flights.

Airports have been furious, as the volcano has cost some of them around 28 million pounds (£28,000,000), just this month.

There are still thousands of passengers stranded, still trying to get back to the UK, including doctors and teachers, which have a major affect on society.

Since the eruption, passenger traffic has rose by 0.2% (Decreased by 80%), which has caused some airports to close down.

Eyjafjallajokull erupted, sending ash everywhere Picture from the mail

INTERVIEW WITH MR GOODFELLOW

BY LUKE MORTIMER

We interviewed I.T teacher Mr Goodfellow, who was stranded in Africa after the volcano erupted. He told us that when he first heard about the ash cloud, he thought someone was just pulling his leg.

It wasn‘t cheap either. It cost Mr Goodfellow £500 for an extra week in the hotel, and another £255 for calling people for help out side of Africa, which isn‘t cheap.

He also missed several important events and had to get people to cover for him in his lessons. This annoyed him because normally he gives the substitute work to give the students, but since he was in Africa, he couldn‘t set any work.

But how did it happen?

Normally, when volcanoes erupt they don‘t produce much ash. But in this case, there was a load of ice covering the volcano. When this melted it produced lots more stream and smoke that usual, this was blown all over the world.

When the smoke hits the engine, it cools down into a glass like substance which sticks to the engine and stops it.

And when the engines stop, so does the plane.

The key facts: It has cost 28 million pounds It is stopping planes from flying Many people have been stranded because of it. It has caused a major problem

DON’T EVEN TRY, YOUR NOT ALLOWED TO FLY

We interviewed I.T teacher Mr. Goodfellow at Ellis Guilford School. He and geography teacher Miss Fuller went to Africa for a school trip. After spending there time at a local school, they tried to get back only to find out that they couldn't because of the ash cloud.

This is what he said: What was your first reaction when you heard about the ash cloud?

“Shock. I thought someone was pulling my leg.”

Where did you stay until you could get back?

“A hotel let me stay for extra week for extra £500 and my phone bill was £255.”

How did this affect your classes and teaching?

“People having to cover my lessons and someone else had to do the plan the work.”

Were you worried?

“I wasn’t worried.”

Was any one worried about you?

“My mum and dad were worried and so was Mr. Plummer.”

Did you miss anything important while you were away?

“I missed some meetings and a year 10 football match.”

Lots of ash was forced out the top of the volcano

Did you see anyone else who was stranded?

“Three other teachers from Birmingham, one who couldn’t get back for three weeks.

I also saw some people sleeping in an airport.”

Did it annoy you having to stay there for longer?

“No, it was ok, I got watch more lessons and do more things than I could have”

It has cost so much money and has troubled so many people, that in someway, it has troubled everyone.

Scientists are doing everything they can in order to find a way to stop the ash cloud earlier than expected.

The worrying thing is that the planet may be affected by 20 to 30 years.

People sleeping at the airport

BY LUKE MORTIMER The ash cloud has cost millions and has caused extremely bad business for airports.

Most airlines have lost about £1.1bn (£1,100,000,000) and could soon shut down if the

How annoyed were you on a scale of 1 to 10?

“About a 1 or a 2.”

ash cloud doesn‘t move out

All of this was because of a volcano, which has caused so much damage over the last week.

20 years, which could be a

their way. But expert say that it probably won‘t go for another worry

for

holiday

makers

around the globe, as well as

Turn to page 3 for a space story on stars and planets

the airports. It had better hurry because airports are losing between 15 and 20 million a day.

So far, over 1.2 million people have been affected in some way, with many more to be delayed or stranded. Its causing families to be worried, airports to lose there money, is there anything that can stop this horrible cloud of gas, ash and stream?

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OVERALL AND HISTORY PAGE

The 2010 Extension and Achievement High Achievers: Standing Proud

FROM CHERYL COLE TO PLANET EATING STARS

BY MR DYER On Thursday May 27 2010 20 year 7 students from the high achievers group attended the e.learning centre at Clifton. Their

task was to produce a newspaper which covered national and international issues. Over the previous four weeks students had been researching current issues that they might wish to include in the

paper. Sports reporters Fazeel Arshad, Michael Kerr, Justin Smith and Drew Gibson looked at England‘s recent victory in the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup. They researched the upcoming

EDITOR’S COLUMN: FACEBOOK TAKES OVER

Chelsea and Bethany: Editors in disguise

BY BETHANY FIRMIN Facebook is a popular site where you can play games, chat and support groups. But is it more sinister than it seems? People lie about their age so they can join.

For me it was one year, but recently I have seen children that are only seven years old! And things get worse… Facebook are doing little to stop this. There have been stories about children being

followed home by people pretending to be teenagers. When I first joined somebody I hadn‘t heard of wanted to be my friend!

This also could provoke cyber bullying when arguments at school go online. There are a lot of people who will disagree with me but I‘m sure they don‘t want to be followed home as well. This is a topic that people don‘t always think about but it is important. Most will think I am an idiot but if you say you are six years older than you really are then you could get into trouble.

It‘s not just facebook , it‘s twitter and youtube as well. Never go on a website that you are too young for unless you have permission. It could stop you from getting a stalker.

world cup in South Africa and completed a sports round up.

The weirdly wonderful Max produced a weird and wonderful page which covers an odd range of topics. Some students were able to put some articles together on the recent election and Luke Mortimer interviewed Mr Goodfellow about his delay in Africa due to the ash cloud.

Our editor Beth had a big issue with Facebook and our subeditor Chelsea is not that impressed with the type of music radios seem to be playing at the minute. As well as trying to sneak a free hot chocolate some students put together stories from the day like Cheryl Cole‘s divorce from Ashley Cole. I‘m sure Fabio Capello is a little concerned about his star left back and I‘m certain Cheryl will bounce back. Games expert Sian has put together a few quizzes for people to do, I hope she knows the answers, Elizabeth obviously goes to the cinema far too much and it was a surprise to see Jake Mee calm and quiet for more than 10 minutes, but this was mainly due to the Timeout and Jaffa Cake bars. Historian Sean gave us a history of May 27 and scientist Tyler fascinated

us with planet eating stars. A good day was had by all and we all hope it turns out ok!!!

POEM OF THE DAY Deep in the meadow, under the willow A bed of grass, a soft green pillow Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes And when again they open, the sun will rise Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true Here is the place where I love you.

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay And when again it's morning, they'll wash away Here it's safe, here it's warm Here the daisies guard you from every harm Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true Here is the place where I love you.

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

BY SEAN LEADER On 27 May 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic near France.

The German death toll was more than 2,000. The product came from Canada and about 500 farmers across the UK are thought to have used it. Scottish farmers who accidentally planted genetically modified seeds have said they will fight for compensation after the UK Government advised

them to dig up the crop.

Jawa Harlal Nehru, founder of modern India died suddenly at the age of 74.

He was taken ill in the early hours of this morning at his house in New Delhi. He had returned from holiday at a hill station near the capital the previous evening, apparently in reasonable health. It is believed he suffered a fatal heart attack.

People born on 27th of May: Jamie Oliver - chef Andre 3000 - American rapper, singer-songwriter,

multi-instrumentalist, and actor.

Christopher Lee- actor in lord of the rings John Cockcroft – split the atom Jeremy Mayfield – driver in the NASCAR racing cup circuit Pat Cash – Tennis Payer won Wimbledon in 1987 Joseph Fiennes – actor plays as Mark Benford in flash forward Dashiall Hammet – author wrote red harvest

CO-EDITOR’S COLUMN: DON’T BOTHER KNOCKIN’ IF MY STEREO’S ROCKIN’

BY CHELSEA FITCH The music these days has been labelled ‗amazin‘ and sick‘, but are the new-age musicians brainwashing this generation and taking away independency? Personally, I think it is. The new music style is also affecting the behaviour and language of teenagers and young adults, sometimes even children. Artists such as Ke$ha and Tinie Tempah are inflicting language and behaviour that

makes us seem at war—the Chavs vs. the Independents.

People have the right to say what they are feeling through songs and lyrics, but in the new age that just isn‘t the trend anymore.

Live, which has a majorly awesome line-up, such as Bullet for My Valentine, Biffy Clyro and the Manic Street Preachers.

Recently, BBC Radio 1 kicked off the festival season with their own BBC Radio 1‘s Big Weekend. This festival has been the first of many festivals to come in 2010, such as Download, Bloodstock and Bilbao BBK Go to page 11 for puzzles and games

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GOSSIP PAGE

AWWW THESE PICS OF CELEBS WHEN THEIR YOUNGER ARE SO CUTE.

BY CHRISTINA MURRAY Cheryl Cole and the gang from girls aloud are so small and innocent that you would never believe that they would turn

The nations sweet heart Cheryl Cole

into a teen pop sensation.

Cheryl Cole rose to fame in 2002 after joining the girls aloud group through a TV programme called pop star the rival. She became an x factor judge in 2008 also she had a number 1 solo single called

fight for this love. In October 2004 the sun released that the couple were going out with each other. Cheryl was known as the nations sweet heart and because the new face for L‘Oreal. Then the sad news came a day before Valentines Day Cheryl announced that they had split because of Ashley cheating on her with 3 other women!

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), often known simply as Beyoncé is an American R&B recording artist, actress and fashion model.

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.

Paris Whitney Hilton was born on the 17th of Feb 1981 is an American model, singer, author, fashion designer and actress she is also the great grand daughter of Conrad Hil-

How can a sweet little Paris turn into a spoilt princess

ton who is the owner of Hilton hotels. She was such a cute baby now she‘s a mardy prin-

Eminem before fame

CHERYL’S GOTTA FILE, FILE, FILE, FILE, FILE FOR DIVORCE

Cheryl on 26th May, pic from Google images

BY CHELSEA FITCH International sweetie superstar Cheryl Cole has confirmed the divorce between herself and Ashley Cole. She is either re-

verting to her maiden name Tweedy to wipe out any trace of their marriage or dropping her surname altogether, and quotes she ‗Never wants to see or hear from him ever again.‘ Mrs. Cole lodged a petition for

SWEET OR FOUL?

Justin Bieber, from Google Images.

BY TYLER WORGAN Every girls dream is Justin Bieber, but is he all what it seems? In Australia whilst being showed to the stage.

a ―quickie‖ divorce from her husband, 29, in the High Court on the 26th May on the grounds of ―unreasonable behaviour‖. She has offered him possession of their £6 million marital home in Surrey and not asked for any support from his income, estimated at £6 million a year. Now, by all reports floating around the media, it seems like Cheryl is going for a fresh start in America and may be a judge on the new American X factor whilst Ashley may be away playing footy in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup. Oh well there we have it, the end to another celebrity marriage. Let‘s just hope there‘s not much more trouble down Drama Lane…

cess.

Eminem aka slim shady was born on the 17th of October 1972 and is a world famous American rapper. Eminem quickly because famous in 1999 with is major label debut new album the slim shady LP, which won a Grammy award for the best rap song. The Eminem show also won Grammy awards, which made Eminem the first rap artist to win best rap album for 3 consecutive LP‘s.

Celine Dion was born on the 30th of march 1968,Is a Canadian singer, occasional songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. Born to a large, impoverished family in Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the Frenchspeaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record. In 1990, she released the Anglophone album Unison, turning herself as a great pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.

Celine Dion after

FACEBOOK KILLERSTRIKES GIRL!!!

BY CHRISTINA MURRAY

17 Year old girl killed though FACEBOOK.

FACT Celebritiees are ordinary people when the cameras are switched off and they are on their own.

IS THAT 50 CENT?

Here is the story..

What happened was , the floor manger was directing him to the stage when Justin said ―don't ****ing touch me again!‖ The whole team was shocked at what he said. Many of them thought he was a nice guy at first but after this event they aren't so sure. Interviews with him says he wasn't taught to gossip or use foul language.

He said they were making this up and this is a part of the job.

So what do you think?

Sweet or foul?

50 cent after film “Things fall apart”

Turn to page 5 for a bit more celeb news

Celine Dion before beauty came along

Victim Ashleigh hall was on face book one night and started to talk to a 15year old boy and they were talking for months when one night he asked her to meet him by the river and so she did. To her surprise it was a man called peter Chapman, a convicted sex offender who raped then murdered her because he felt like it. He was jailed for 35 years for raping and murdering 17 year old Ashleigh Hall.

STUPID EXCUSE

BY CHRISTINA MURRAY A fifteen year old boy who

BY TYLER WORGAN

stabbed a best friend over a

50 Cent has loss a lot of weight after staring in the new film ―Things Fall Apart‖. He has dropped from 214 lbs to 160lbs in just 9 weeks, in order to play a footballer with cancer.

All he did was eat no food! And drink liquids and go on the treadmill for 3 hours none stop a day!-OCUH! But he says he will be back to his normal shape in no time after eating his normal diet, to fans whilst he is on tour.

little argument after trading insults on face book and was looking at a life‘s sentence. An 18yr old boy was charged of murder for a stupid and unreasonable excuse only because a boy had called him a pussy!!

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HOROSCOPES AND PROBLEM PAGE ARIES MAR 20 – APR 19 Keep trying until you succeed.

GEMINI

VIRGO

MAY 21 – JUNE 21

AUG 23 – SEP 22

Try to be kind to others no mat-

Your friends aren ’ t always

ter how much they annoy you.

what they seem…

SAGITTARIUS NOV 22-DEC 21 If your friends are good friends they ’ ll support you.

PISCES FEB 20 – MAR 20 Have more confidence and things will be ok.

TAURUS APR 20 – MAY 20 Your confidence could get you into trouble. Calm down!

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO WE CAN DO BETTER

CAPRICORN CANCER

LIBRA SEP 23 – 22 OCT

DEC 22 - JAN 19

JUNE 22 – JULY 22

Don ’ t leave your other friends

Losing someone is tough but

out; they are better than the

things shall get better.

LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22

AQUARIUS

Don ’ t pretend to be someone

SCORPIO OCT 23 – 21 NOV

JAN 20 – FEB 19

you ’ r e not! It will make things

No matter how much you worry

Your friends are more loyal

worse!

your friends shall understand.

than you think.

BY SIAN LANGLEY Twelve year old Taylor, who lives in Essex, was unhappy with his appearance and the way people judged him, he thought that he need to change the way looked in order to be respected and have a lot more long lasting relationships, but he forced himself to believe that he need to loos a few pound, soon this small challenge turned into a scary obsession, his life was about to turn upside down and difficult he just didn‘t know it yet, if only he knew then what he knew now…

On may the 15th Taylor woke up in the middle of the night to simply show signs of sickness

and constantly vomit, his mother of three tried the tricks on the book, like turning on the fans, bathing him in cool water, and even opening all of the windows but nothing seemed to work, just as she was about to carry him downstairs and ring the ambulance, she noticed that he was a lot lighter than he used to be, panicked, she placed him on the scales, and his weight had dropped by half, his bones were brittle and he was in constant pain…

The day after Taylor was hospitalized, he was diagnosed with a common case of anorexia, he dealt with it, He changed his ways, he ate more fruit and veg,

CHECK OUT YOUR PROBLEMS WITH OUR AGONY AUNT Dear Expert, I am going to take my SATs soon. I really want to do well so that I will get into some high maths and science sets next year. My friends say I am a geek and that I shouldn't spend my time doing extra work. i just want a proper education, what should I do? from Hope Giles Dear Hope, It's your choice what you do with your life. If you friends are like that you have to think to your self what kind of friends are they? If you want to do well and do extra work you do that it is your education and your life.

From Expert.

Dear Expert, What should I do? I've been grounded by my mum for being a bit late back from a party last week. I'm also behind on my school work. I've promised my friend that I'll meet her in the park tonight. I know that I shouldn't have promised but I didn't think about it carefully enough at the time. My friend won't understand because her parents let her do what she wants. I really need some good advice from you.

From Annie Worth

Do you have a problem?

Is it a sources of embarrassment for you. Then write to Aunt Chloe at Ellis Guilford School She will read your letters and answer them sympathetically. All letters will be answered anonymously to protect the identity of the sender.

Aunt Chloe dear Annie If she is a good friend she'll understand perfectly well and you can arrange to met some other time!!!

From Expert Dear Expert, My grandma has just died and I'm sadder than I ever thought possible. My grandma was really special to me because she always had time to listen to my problems. I can't look at photographs or think about her without crying. I can't forget about her. It feels like I can't enjoy my life and that it will always feel like this. What shall I do? from Jimmy Longing Dear Jimmy after a while you will get over it and you won't feel like this for ever I can promice you that much.

From Expert.

Dear Expert, I have to move house because my dad has got a new job. I will lose all my friends and have to start at a new school. I'm afraid that everyone will ignore me and that I won't have any friends. I said to my mum and dad that I'm not moving house but they said I had no choice.

I know that my mum and dad are right but I really don't want to go. what can I do?

From Neil Poudjoy Dear Neil You will get friends in your new school you won't get left out I am sure people will be very nice From Expert

to find that it wasn't in its cage.

There was fur all over the garden. eventually I found the rabbit behind the shed. A fox must have got it during the night. The rabbit had no head left. I don't want my neighbour to know how distressing the event was. I'm going to bury Fluffy and I've already picked up all the fur but what am I going to tell them when they get back? I couldn't sleep last night worrying about how I'm going to tell them the news. What can I do? from Andrew Wushey P.S. They come back in 2 weeks time.

Dear Expert, My neighbour is on holiday and I have been looking after herYesterday I went into the garden to feed the rabbit

Dear Andrew Tell him the same you have just told me I'm sure he'll understand if you tell him the truth From expert

Fancy a puzzle. Turn to Page 11

Dear Expert, I am a 15 year old girl and I've never been kissed by a boy.

I'm really worried and want to know what's wrong with me.

I'm not particularly pretty but I'm not fat or spotty.

Whenever boys come up to me and talk to me I get all tongue twisted and very shy. I want to be able to talk like I can to my girlfriends but somehow I am too nervous and embarassed. please advise me. from Abigail Jones Dear Abigail Imagin that you are talking to your bezzie it will help you loads From Expert

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WEIRD & WACKY PAGE!

BY JORDAN CORT AND MAX RICHARDSON

HUMAN EXTREMES: TALLEST VS SMALLEST

KEEP YOUR CATS LOCKED UP!!!

Scientists are trying to uncover the life of the rare and elusive Scottish wild cat. To do this they have deployed several camera traps around the cairngorm mountain area witch is there usual habitat.

There are only 400 of these beautiful creatures left in the

wild, but strangely there biggest threat isn‘t deforestation, climate change or poachers, but interbreeding with house cats. A lot of scientists are terrified of losing the pure Scottish wild cat. We repeat, please keep your cats locked up!!!

SOMETHING’S IN THE WATER!!!

HEAVIEST WEIGHT DANGLED FROM A SWALLOWED SWORD The heaviest weight dangled from a swallowed sword is 25 kg (55 lb 1 oz) and was achieved by Thomas Blackthorne!!

There are two world records and they are the world‘s tallest and smallest men in the world there names are bao xishun and the smallest man in the

world is named ping ping. He was the world‘s smallest man and he was just bigger than a shoe.

HANDY FISH HEAVIEST CAR BALANCED ON THE HEAD

Scientists believe that there is a new species of fish witch have ―hands‖. They have the same look as fish but they have fins supposedly to look like hands. There are 14 spices of hand fish so there may be loads of then in the sea or not many. They have been sited on the Australian island of Tasmania the last time we saw one of these magnificent creatures in the year 1999.

John Evans balanced a 159.6 kg (352 lb) Mini on his head for 33

In Washington DC 80% of all the male bass fish have shown female traits such as egg production this was caused by a concoction of chemicals and pollution. The main scare is

that about 5 million people live in the Washington area, and 90% of them get their drinking water from the Potomac. (a major river were some of the infected fish are).

FOR SALE IN CHINA: MY SON

seconds !!!

LONGEST NAILS

BEAVERS GO BONKERS WITH TREES

Lee Redmond (USA), who has not cut her nails since 1979, has grown and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in)

Beavers have been blamed for the floods in Poland. They have been digging in the flood defences so the river raised and flooded and so Poland got flooded but some people said it was just a normal flood but it wasn‘t it was the beavers. All they wanted was some food and they didn‘t realise that they were destroying the flood defences. 16 people died because of this. Do you think they have done wrong?

Boy for sale, photo taken from The Daily Mirror

A little boy got chained up to a metal post and anyone who tried to help him would get put in a headlock and told to not to interfere. He was told not to struggle otherwise his father LARGEST MOBILE PHONE

would hit him in the head with a chain. The little boy was frightened out of his life screaming out for help as his father attacked anyone who tried to help, in Wuchang, China.

LARGEST IGLOO

The largest functioning mobile phone is a scaled up Samsung SCH-r450. It measures 4.57 x 3.42 x .74 m (15 x 11.2 x 2.5 ft), was achieved by Cricket Communications and Samsung

The largest traditional selfsupporting domed igloo with an internal diameter of 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) and an internal height of 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in)

HEAVIEST APPLE

LARGEST RUBY

LONGEST MILLEPEDE

The largest Ruby weighs 8184 g and measures 130 x 138 x 145 mm (5.11 x 5.43 x 5.70 in).

The largest millipede in the world is a full grown African giant black millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas ) which is owned by Jim Klinger of Coppell, Texas, USA and measures 38.7 cm (15.2 in) in length, 6.7 cm (2.6 in) in cir-

The heaviest apple weighed 1.849 kg (4 lb 1 oz) and was grown and picked by Chisato Iwasaki at his apple farm in Hirosaki City

HAVE A LOOK AT PAGE 2 FOR A BARMY STORY ON HOW A WOMAN GOT SACKED FOR EATING A NUT!!!

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BY LAURA FLETCHER

PUZZLE PAGE

PICK A PAIR IF YOU CAN TRY THESE SUDOKU PUZZLES Ben has socks in five different colours: two pairs of blue socks, two pairs of black, three pairs of brown, four pairs of green, and four pairs of white.

Ben, who is not very neat, doesn't bother to pair up his socks when he puts them away. He just throws them in the drawer. Now Ben is pack-

ing to go away for the weekend, but there's been a power failure and he can't see the socks in his drawer.

How many socks does he have to take out of his drawer to be sure he has at least two that will make a pair?

The answer is six socks. If Ben takes out five socks, he could have one of each colour, with no two matching colours. But if he takes out six socks, two have to be the same color, since there are only five colours. (Sorry we tricked you with all that unnecessary information!)

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

30 SECOND NUMBER CRUNCH! 200 Start

X6

½ it

25% of it

÷2

+5

-50

Squared Finish

5 Start

X100

-50

+2

-3

÷2

+1

+0.5 Finish

CRAZY ANAGRAMS

ROMAN VALUES

NLORCHELAC = ____________________________________ PUC WLDOR = _____________________________________ AVCLCOANISH = ___________________________________ TNIECLEO = _______________________________________ CLANITOOI = ______________________________________ TAHVWEAE = _____________________________________ SFAFRAI = ________________________________________ LEADSNIEH = _____________________________________ VLETRA SSRUDTPIINO = ____________________________

What is the second to the largest number and the second to the smallest number that you can make if you have one each of the following Roman numerals?

IVLX I=1 V=5 L = 50 X = 10 THE VALUE OF MONTHS If March = 43 and May = 39, then by the same logic, what does July equal?

Find all 6 differences in the spot the difference picture!

NAME GAME Try to guess the person being described with 5 clues

DOG SHOW

She was born in Grantham in Lincolnshire.

If there are 196 legs and 126 eyes at the dog show, how many people and how many dogs are present? (All the people and all the dogs at the show have the normal number of eyes and legs.)

She went to an all girls school in Kesteven and Grantham.

She became Secatary of state for Education and science.

She was leader of the conservatives party from 1975 to 1990.

She won the general election in 1979 to 1990.

A. Margaret Thatcher Goat Dog Panda Ostrich Horse Seal Bear Camel

Try to fill in the missing numbers.

Use the numbers 1 through 4 to complete the equations.

Each number is only used once.

Each row is a math equation. Each column is a math equation.

Remember that multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

For some really wacky things go to page 10.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

NUMBER WIZARD

ANIMALS IN HIDING There is an animal hiding in each sentence below. Can you find the animals? Example: There's a bee in "I'll be eleven next month." Hint: You'll have to look in three words to find some of the animals.

1. We can go at six o'clock.

2. It's nice to do good deeds.

3. Take soap and a towel.

4. Most rich people wear fancy clothes.

5. You can keep the watch or sell it.

6. Use a ladder.

7. It will be a rainy day.

8. I came late.

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Thursday March 12th 2009

TOP PLACE IN GOAL TOP TEN SCORER

England

Wayne Rooney

7

Netherlands

Klaas Huntelaar

5

Germany

Miroslav Klose

6

Spain

David Villa

2

Italy

Alberto Gilardino

4

Brazil

Luis Fabiano

1

Argentina

Sergio AGUERO

3

France

AndrePierre GIGNAC

8

Portugal

SIMAO

9

ENGLAND HAVE GOT THE BOTTLE

10

BY JUSTIN SMITH

TOP TEN TEAMS! Brazil Spain Argentina Italy Netherlands Germany England France Portugal Paraguay FIFA world cup south Africa. Taken from Google.

MISSING STARS IN BRAZIL’S TEAM

BY JUSTIN SMITH

Paraguay Salvador CABANAS

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Brazilian national team coach Dunga made plenty of headlines when he left world class stars Ronaldinho and Adriano off his preliminary 23-man roster for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Adriano the Flamengo striker, who became a world superstar during his time at Inter Milan, had been given a number of chances to work

his way his way back into the Selecao.

But the 28-year-old failed to convince Dunga, who was the captain of Brazil's 1994 World Cup winning squad. Other top players missing from the Brazilian squad are Hoffenheim playmaker Carlos Eduardo, Alexandre Pato of AC Milan and the Santos duo Paulo Henrique and Neymar.

Many of the top footballers including Cristiano Ronaldo will be wearing shirts made out of old plastic bottles at the world cup in Africa.

Nike said shirts for the nine national teams wearing its gear including one of the favorites Brazil would be made from polyester recycled from used bottles each shirt would use eight plastic bottles retrieved from Japanese and Taiwanese landfill sites.

Four of the teams wearing it will be England, Portugal, Netherlands and the United States. Nike says they will keep players drier and cooler than previous kit while reducing energy consumption in manufacture be 30 percent compared to normal polyester, Nike says this will be the most environmental – friendly kit ever.

Nike said that they would hold a marketing blitz at world cup to attack adidas the long – time market leader.

ENGLAND SOARS TO T20 GLORY

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CRICKET NEWS "I am proud of the team, which played as a unit," the 30-yearold said."I would request fans to support us because we have seen difficult times in cricket and only unity can help us. He added on: "We didn't do well in initial matches but were back in rhythm with our Super Eight win against South Africa and that's why the semi-final defeat hurt us."Had we won against Australia and lost the final it would have been acceptable."But I am satisfied with the overall performance of the team and whoever becomes captain the most important thing should be unity of the team and the support of the fans."Ajmal in the last over, saying that the off-spinner successfully closed out a win against South Africa in their previous game in the Caribbean."I know a lot of people criticise the decision to bowl Ajmal in the last over, but I still maintain that he is a matchwinner and bowled us to victory in the last over against South Africa a match earlier," Afridi added."

BY FAZEEL ARSHAD England soars to victory in the world twenty20. Craig Keiswetter got man of the match against the exciting between England and Australia. The man of the tournament was Kevin Petersen. He shined to glory and made a big impression on all players. On the final, he made 47 against Australia.

Paul Collingwood scored the winning runs. They chased down the score 148 with three over‘s to spare. All of the team played

against

the

mighty

bowlers including Shane Watson,

Dirk

Nannes.

Mitchell

Johnson and the rapid Tait.

The trickster, Eion Morgan, made a fabulous contribution in all games. Australia were unbeaten until the final. Mike Hussey brought them into the final against Pakistan when they scored 191. It looked liked an easy win for Pakistan but Hussey to victory.

England players celebrate success

A place in the final of the tour-

beat. Despite the disappoint-

.But a superb inning from Mi-

gress through to the final,

nament seemed likely for the

ment of falling short in the last

chael Hussey, including three

where they lost out to Ashes

2009 champions as they had

four, Afridi said that the players

sixes in the last over, ensured

rivals England.

Australia on the back foot after

should be happy with them-

that the Aussies would pro-

setting them a target of 192 to

selves. go to page 11 for puzzles.