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Sua Community Junior Secondary School’s informative talk.

jocelynmg — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:57:21 +0000

Over 600 students at the Sua Community Junior Secondary School, all recieved a very useful and informative talk from Peter Martinez. He is A Peace Corps volunteer from California. He talked to the students about HIV/AIDS, STI’S, Teen age pregnancy, Alcohol Abuse, and Domestic violence. Mr. Peter also told them the statistics on the rate of HIV infection where they live.

Nata Village Lodge.

jocelynmg — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:34:03 +0000

The Nata Villiage now has a new lodge that is located at the intersection of two roads, Francistown and Maun road. Nata once had only one accomodation lodge but lost it when a fire burned it down. The lodge is a great center of activity and attraction for both tourists and the people living there. It is an important place because it leads into the Chobe and the Okavango Delta. The owners are Seloma Tiro and Susan Tiro.

Donations At Work.

jocelynmg — Wed, 13 May 2009 02:40:21 +0000

With the help of donations, students from the Sua Secondary School Health Club and Nata Primary School were able to paint two murals depicting staying healthy. Students hope that the murals reach out to the people of Nata Village and give them a message to stay healthy. They have all worked very hard on these paintings. They will continue to make murals so more people get their message.

The Nata Village Now Has Internet Access

jocelynmg — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:04:39 +0000

The Nata Village now has internet access in three different locations. The post office, Wild Butchery (a store), and North Gate Lodge all have computers. The post office has six and Wild Butchery has four. You can make copies and send faxes at the post office and you can send faxes at Wild Butchery.

Donations

jocelynmg — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:59:28 +0000

Three people, Peter Martinez, Kenewang Rancholo and SelomaTiro, from the RADS (Remote Area Development Service) group in Africa have donated something wonderful for the kids in the RADS hostel. They have donated nine soccer balls for the kids to play with at the recreation facility after school is over. The kids play after they’re done with home work and they get to excersize. They make teams and learn how to compete well.

Laptop of the future.

jocelynmg — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:31:45 +0000

Designer Hao Hua considers his new creation, the D-Roll laptop or Digital Roll Laptop, “the next generation of laptops.” It doesn’t look like a laptop you would see today, it looks more like an artists scroll. It is set like a normal laptop and it is protable since it rolls up for storage or transportation. The straps on the sides serve as places to plug in your USB devices. It has a removable webcam that you can use on the computer, or wear it on your wrist. Hao Hua put alot of effort into his design, you can see pictures here:http://dvice.com/archives/2009/04/d-roll_laptop_c.php

Vocab words for march 31

jocelynmg — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:41:41 +0000

1.Adequate- to have enough but not to much.
We have an adequate amount of water.

2.Bayonette- a blade that can be attached to a rifle.
The gun that was on sale had a bayonette.

3.Colony- an overseas possession or territory ruled by its mother country.
There were once 13 colonies.

4.Controversial- something that is a subject of stron opposing points of view, opinions, beliefs, etc.
The movie was very controversial and political.

5.Fleet- a group of ships.
There was a fleet in the harbor this morning.

Ping Pong Dining Table (blog for march 30)

jocelynmg — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:29:06 +0000

This diner table is also a ping pong table. You can eat here and play ping pong at the same time. It looks really classy and fancy so, it doesnt seem so ridiculous. In the center of the table is a rectangular shaped vase filled with flowers that serves as a decoration for the table and as a net for the table. This is pretty cool. Here are some pictures.

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/03/ping_pong_dinin.php

Vocab words for march 24.

jocelynmg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:17:37 +0000

1.Hungarian-a native or inhabitant of Hungary.

Designer David Raffai, is a Hungarian designer, he is from Hungary.

2.staggered-To move or stand unsteadily.

He staggered throughout the entire speech.

3.interior-being within; inside of anything;

The interior of the car was made of leather and painted orange.

4.recessed-Withdrawn; secluded.

The seats in the car were recessed to make it more open.

5.concept- an idea.

The concept of the car will one day come true.

vocab words for march 17.

jocelynmg — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:07:33 +0000

1.tournament-a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests.

The soccer tournament took over two hours to finish.

2.rapid-happening speedily.

The physical test was rapid.

3.Tebelopele-a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) that provides free testing for any citizen or non-citizens who whish to know their HIV staus.

The Tebelopele tested over 463 people who wished to know their status.

4.mobilization-to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.

The mobilization of the boat was done in one day.

5.spectacular-marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display

The show was spectacular, there were so many fireworks and lights.