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Happy New Year to you! It’s always fun to begin another year! Now that your back fromyour holiday vacation it’s back in the routine of eating healthy, getting plenty of rest andbeing prepared for school the next day. Do you know what a resolution is? A New Year's resolution is a promise that you make

to yourself. Resolutions many people make have to do with eating healthy, exercise, sav-ing money, improving grades, reading more books, helping others, making new friends anda whole lot more! You can actually make a reso-lution at any time of the year. It doesn’t just haveto be on New Years.The practice of resolutions at the beginning of

the year started a very long time ago. The ancientBabylonians made promises to their gods at thestart of each year. The Romans began each yearby making promises to the god Janus - That’s thegod that January is named after! At Kids’ World News, our resolution is to write a

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The InternationalSpace Station

The International Space Station (ISS) is a habitable human-madesatellite that orbits Earth at an altitude of between 205 miles and270 miles. It comprises pressurized modules for astronauts to livein, external trusses for propulsion, solar arrays for power and manyother amazing features.The first part of the ISS sent to space was the module called

Zarya. It was launched into space on a Russian Proton rocket onNovember 20th, 1998. Zarya provided propulsion, attitude control,communications and electrical power.Two weeks later, NASA launched a module called Unity aboard

the Space Shuttle Endeavour, successfully attaching it to the Zaryamodule. The Unity module was equipped with all the requirementsfor long-term human living.The ISS is now the largest artificial body in orbit. It is 357 feet in

length, making the space station's area span about the size of anAmerican football field. The space station weighs nearly 925,000pounds! It has 2 bathrooms, a gym and more room than a six bed-room house!The ISS was built to be a space environment research laboratory

and observatory, where crew members could conduct experimentsin many scientific fields including: biology, human biology, physics,astronomy, and meteorology.The station also provides valuable opportunities to test space-

craft systems and equipment and act as a staging base for possi-ble missions to the Moon or Mars.The first ISS crew mission called 'Expedition 1' launched on a

Russian Soyuz, October 31, 2000. The three Russian cosmonautsdocked and entered the ISS on November 2nd, 2000. The spacestation has been continuously occupied since, making it the longestcontinuous human presence in space.

The ISS has been visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 15different nations. On average the ISS travels at 17,227 miles per hour. The space

station completes 15.5 orbits per day which means that the crewmembers on board the station experience a sunrise or sunset every92 minutes!The ISS program is a joint project that involves 5 space agen-

cies. NASA of the USA, Roskosmos of Russia, JAXA of Japan, CSAof Canada and ESA made up of agencies from France, Brazil,Malaysia, South Korea and Italy.With the naked eye, the ISS can be seen from nearly every area

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The children and familiesat Greyhound Early Learn-ing Center enjoyed cookienight with Santa. Theevening included cookiedecorating, snowball tossand pin the nose on Rudolf.The studio held more fam-ily fun activities; we hadreindeer food in the sen-sory table for children toscoop into bags for Christmas Eve. We decorated ginger

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1. Draw a straight line in the center of a vertical paper. Leave some space on each side.2. On the top of the line, draw two half circles leaving a small space between. Draw a smaller halfcircle inside for dragon pupils.3. Draw a curved “v” shape starting at the ends of the original straight line.4. Connect with the “V” shape and draw upside down “v”s to create a dragon forehead.

5. Starting at the ends of the original straight line, draw two curved lines downward to begin cre-ating the dragon’s nose.6. The end of the dragon’s nose is created by drawing a large oval shape. Add two small ovalshapes for nostrils.7. Add a large shallow “U” shape under nose for the dragon’s chin. Make dragon teeth using “v”shapes. 8. Finish the top of the dragon’s head by adding an interesting shape over the forehead “V”shapes. Add details and fill with color. Red, golden yellow, black, and blue are great colors for aChinese dragon. Be creative!

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poetry, architecture and in many of their songs.There are other countries such as Korea andJapan who admire this kindly dragon, too. Canyou guess what the difference is between the Chi-nese, Korean and Japanese dragons? Just countthe dragon's toes. Of course, you have to get re-ally close to see. The Japanese dragon only hasthree toes on each foot. A Korean dragon has fourtoes and the Chinese dragon has a total of fivetoes on each foot.The Chinese people use the image of the

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their New Year’s activities? An event called theDragon Dance is a spectacular tradition for theChinese people. The Dragon Dance uses nine ormore dancers to carry, over their heads, a largecolorful, festive dragon. The dance signifies theend of the year and welcomes a new start. TheDragon Dance is believed to drive away evil spir-its and bring good luck and fortune to the people.The Chinese dragon is a fascinating creature inthe Chinese culture.Creating art using themes and ideas from other

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Have you ever heard your parent’s say, “Did you wash yourhands?” This is a very common question that most kids haveheard and it is an extremely important question to ask. Hand-washing is a great way to prevent infection and stop the spread ofgerms. It’s a simple habit to learn. Sometimes you do it withoutthinking and sometimes, we’re in such a hurry that it’s forgotten.Not good... Do you realize that if you wash your hand properly, ithelps you to avoid being sick? Let’s explore this a little further.

Throughout the day, everyone accumulates germs on theirhands from all types of surfaces like direct contact with people,contaminated surfaces, foods, animals, door knobs, telephones,toilets, and more. Everyone touches a lot of “things” everyday. Ifyou don’t wash your hands regularly, you can infect yourself withthese germs when you touch your eyes, mouth or nose.

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Hand Washing Procedure:• Wet your hands with WARM running water and apply soap.Lather well.• Rub your hands together for at least 15 to 20 seconds makingsure you do both the front and backs of your hands, between yourfingers and under your fingernails.• Rinse your hands well.• Dry your hands with a clean towel or disposable towel.• Use a towel to turn off the faucet.

When are the best times to wash your hands?• Before eating or touching food.• After using the bathroom.• After blowing your nose or coughing.• After touching pets or other people’s animals.• After playing outside.• After visiting a sick friend or relative.

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The CheetahThe cheetah is one of the world’s well-known cats! They are

known for their speed, which can be up to 75 mph! This large catis great at running and catching it’s prey. It’s slim body helps it gainspeed quickly, and the cheetah easily makes it on the list of awe-some land animals!

The cheetah is a big cat. They can be up to four feet tall andweigh anywhere from 70 to 140 pounds. They are great at hiding

too! Cheetahs havesandy fur that helpsthem blend into theirgrassland environ-ment. On their fur,they have black spotsto help conceal theirbodies while theyhunt.

Cheetahs stay ingenerally the samearea. Females tend torange over a largearea, while malesmark their own terri-tory in between thefemale ranges. Cubsstay with their moth-ers when they learnto hunt at four to sixweeks.

Cheetahs hunt ei-ther alone or ingroups. Cheetahs

use exceptionally keen eyesight to scan their grassland environ-ment for signs of prey. This big cat is a daylight hunter. Their usualprey varies by region, but a few examples are the Thompson’sgazelle, the impala, antelope, hares, and even wild sheep! Re-gions include parts of Iran and most of Africa.

The cheetah is currently labeled as vulnerable. Due to their frag-ile reproduction, cheetahs don’t produce many cubs in captivity.This makes it hard to raise the population when it becomes low. In1900, there were over 100,000 cheetahs across their historicrange. Today, an estimated 9,000 to 12,000 cheetahs remain in thewild in Africa. In Iran, there are around 200 cheetahs living in smallisolated populations.

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• Lake Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland.• The Bronze Age burial site of Sammallah Denmnaki is a WorldHeritage site.• The sauna has been used in Finland for over two thousand years.• The kantele (similar to a zither) is Finland's oldest musical instru-ment. • Turku used to be the capital and is Finland's oldest city. In fact,Finland’s first university was founded in Turku in 1640.• Amethysts (purple precious stones) are mined in the Lappish vil-lage of Pelkosen-niem.• The Aurora Bore-alis are a light phe-nomena that light upthe sky in the north-ern polar regionsduring the darkesttimes of the year.The Northern Lightscan be yellowishgreen and red, butalso blue and violet,and they brighten up the night sky in the Finnish Lapland in winter-time with an amazing light show. The Northern Lights can movefrom east to west, they can appear as rays, or they can be fast-mov-ing, pulsing shapes. Their colors and shapes change rapidly, andthey can provide as much light as a full moon. Winter in this areais dark between the months of November and January where thesun does not rise above the horizon. This dark northern wintertimeis known as the Polar Night (the Finnish call it “kaamos”) and in thisdarkness, the Northern Lights look magical.

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Finland• Finland is the fifth largest country and themost sparsely populated country in Eu-rope.• Finland is three times the size of Ohioand shares its borders with Sweden, Nor-way and Russia. • Around two-thirds of Finland is covered inheavy forest and about a one-tenth bywater. • In the far north, the sun does not set foraround 10 weeks during the 'White Nights'of summer, while in winter it does not riseabove the horizon for nearly eight weeks.• Industries: metals and metal products,electronics, machinery and scientific in-struments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper,foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing.• Natural resources: timber, iron ore, cop-per, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, sil-ver, limestone.• The capital and largest city is Helsinki. It became Finland’s cap-ital in 1812. • Finland is a bilingual country, both Finnish and Swedish are theofficial languages.• The government is an Independent Democratic Republic since1917. Their president is elected for a six year term. They were thefirst country in Europe who allowed women to vote. The presi-dent of Finland is Sauli Niinistö since 2012.• The Finnish children believe that Father Christmas and MotherChristmas live on a mountain called Korvatunturi in Finnish Lap-land.

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