Today's Name
Magda

Meaning: High Tower

Gender: Female
Origin: Polish

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I will now be starting a daily "My Name Means What?!" article. I really do hope you enjoy. I will be picking random names out of the "Our Staff" section and posting what they mean EVERY DAY! ( if I can )
Kai

Meaning: Ocean

Gender: Girl Or Boy
Origin: Hawaiin

In Greek Mythology, Zeus was the king of the gods. His domain was the sky. He was nicknamed “The Father of Men.” Poseidon, Zeus’s brother, was the god of the sea. Because he also controlled earthquakes and other weather related, disaster creating storms, he is nicknamed “The Earth Shaker.” Hades was the god of the underworld. He was nicknamed “The Rich One” because he owned all the riches of the earth.

I am sure you all now about the famous artist Picasso, well a man by the name of Pierre Le Guennec claims that Picasso gave him 271 sketches and minor pieces of work. Is it true or is it just a scheme of making more money. Well let's find out.
    Last month Mr. Le Guennec, a retired electrician, showed the world his treasure trove of 271 pieces of work all done by Picasso. He installed burglar alarms at a number of the artists homes in France three years after the artist's death in 1973 "Illegal possession" is what most call it. Mr Le Guennec wife, Danielle, told France's Europe 1 radio station: " We can look at ourselves in the mirror every morning"

                               "We did nothing wrong nothing"

Chimpanzees of Ghana The Chimpanzee, mans closest relative, lives in twenty one countries in equatorial Africa. One of those countries is Ghana. The Swahili name for chimpanzees is Sokwe. They are closer to us genetically than they are to gorillas. Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys. Monkeys have tails but apes don’t. The chimpanzee has a thickset body with long arms, short legs and no tail. A lot of the body has long black hair, but the face, ears, fingers and toes don’t have any hair. Males can weigh from ninety to one hundred and twenty pounds, while females can weigh from fifty to one hundred and ten pounds. When they stand on two feet they are four to five feet tall. They can walk for short distances on two feet but prefer walking on all four. Chimps live in tropical rain forests, grass lands and jungles. In Ghana this amounts to the south western part of the country. Chimps live in small groups of five to six individuals.

The Whippet was developed at the end of the 19th century through crossing among the Greyhound, the Italian Greyhound, and another terrier type dog. Its name comes from the expression "whip it" meaning to move quickly. The Whippet is an outstanding track racer over short distances reaching speeds of up to 37 miles per hour, 60km. per hour reaching those speeds in seconds! It was recognized by AKC in 1888 and by the English Kennel Club in 1891. Some of the Whippet's talents include: hunting, sighting, watchdog, racing, agility, and lure coursing.

Hey guys! I created a document about animals in circuses and I'd love for you to check it out: http://www.scribd.com/doc/36647100?secret_password=waff3mhj1vh3vfvtpd7

Smoking In 2006, a total of 2,426,264 deaths were reported in the United States. Over 443,000 of those deaths were as a result of smoking. Around 50,000 of those deaths were from secondhand smoke. Smoking is the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death. It is a prime factor in heart disease, stroke and chronic lung disease. It can cause cancer of the lungs, larynx, oesophagus, mouth, and bladder, and contributes to cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys. 26.2 million men (23.5 percent) and 20.9 million women (18.1 percent) in the world are smokers. Some adults do not see the harm in smoking around their children since they are not the ones that are puffing the cigarette. However, this myth is very wrong. Second hand smoke increases the chance of getting a heart disease by up to 30%. Children can also develop severe bronchitis as well as asthma. Secondhand smoke can cause harm in many ways.

“Hey! Look at the cool fur jacket!” Sabrina Johnson cried and pointed to a grey fur jacket hanging up near-by. She picked it up and put it on.
     “It‘s soo warm and perfect for this freezing Michigan weather! It says a 100% lynx fur,” Sabrina continued.
     “Fur isn’t cool – in fact it’s cruel,” Lydia Neosho, Sabrina’s best friend, spoke up. “The steel-jaw leghold trap is the most common trap used in the U.S. When the trap’s metal jaws snap close, and the animal tries to escape, they may chew or twist away their limbs. To kill the animals without damaging their fur, trappers may strangle, beat or stomp on them. Traps don't always capture the animal the trapper wants; dogs, cats, raptors, deer and raccoons are accidental trapped. The good thing is that this trap is banned in quite a few states and more than 80 countries.”

Australian History
Australia’s Aboriginal people were thought to have arrived there by boat from South East Asia. At the time of European  discovery and settlement, up to one million Aboriginal people lived across the continent as hunters and gatherers. They were scattered in 300 clans and spoke 250 languages and 700 dialects. Each clan had a spiritual connection with a specific piece of land. However, they also travelled widely to trade, find water and seasonal produce and for ritual and totemic gatherings.  The first recorded European sighting of the Australian mainland was made by the Dutch navigator Wilhen Jazoon who sighted the coast of Cape York Peninsula in 1606. During the 17th century, the Dutch charted the whole of the western and northern coastlines of what they called New Holland, but they made no attempt at settlement.