Hindi - Counting to Fifty Nine

We counted to 49 in Hindi, let's keep going!

50 पचास (pachaa) - sounds like pah-chah - 文A

51 इक्यावन (ikyaavan) - sounds like ih-k-yah-vah-n - 文A

52 बावन (baavan) - sounds like bah-vah-n - 文A

53 तिरपन (tirapan) - sounds like tee-r-pah-n - 文A

54 चौवन (chauvan) - sounds like chah-oo-vant - 文A

55 पचपन (pachapan) - sounds like pah-ch-pah-n - 文A

56 छप्पन (chhappan) - sounds like chah-pah-n - 文A

57 सत्तावन (sattaavan) - sounds like sah-tah-vah-n - 文A

58 अट्ठावन (atthaavan) - sounds like ah-tah-vah-n - 文A

59 उनसठ (oo-n-sah-th) - sounds like oo-n-sah-th - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: Hamsini, hamsini na moja, hamsini na mbili, hamsini na tatu, hamsini na nne, hamsini na tano, hamsini na sita, hamsini na saba, hamsini na nane, hamsini na tisa

Russian: пятьдесят (pyat'desyat), пятьдесят один (pyat'desyat odin), пятьдесят два (pyat'desyat dva), пятьдесят три, пятьдесят четыре (pyat'desyat chetyre), пятьдесят пять (pyat'desyat pyat'), пятьдесят шесть (pyat'desyat shest'), пятьдесят семь (pyat'desyat sem'), пятьдесят восемь (pyat'desyat vosem'), пятьдесят девять (pyat'desyat devyat')

Norwegian: femti, femtien, femtito, femtitre, femtifire, femtifem, femtiseks, femtisyv, femti, femti ni

Greek: πενήντα (penínta), πενήντα ένα (penínta éna), πενήντα δύο (penínta dýo), πενήντα τρεις (penínta treis), πενήντα τέσσερις (penínta tésseris), πενήντα πέντε (penínta pénte), πενήντα έξι (penínta éxi), πενήντα επτά (penínta eptá), πενήντα οκτώ (penínta októ), πενήντα εννέα (penínta ennéa)

ASL: Fifty, fifty one, fifty two, fifty three, fifty four, fifty five, fifty six, fifty seven, fifty eight, fifty nine

Italian: cinquanta, cinquantuno, cinquanta due, cinquanta tre, cinquantaquattro, cinquantacinque, cinquantasei, cinquantasette, cinquantotto, cinquantanove

German: fünfzig, einundfünfzig, zweiundfünfzig, dreiundfünfzig, vierundfünfzig, fünfundfünfzig, sechsundfünfzig, siebenundfünfzig, achtundfünfzig, neunundfünfzig

Spanish: cincuenta, cincuenta y uno, cincuenta y dos, cincuenta y tres, cincuenta y cuatro, cincuenta y cinco, cincuenta y seis, cincuenta y siete, cincuenta y ocho, cincuenta y nueve

French: cinquante, cinquante et un, cinquante-deux, cinquante-trois, cinquante-quatre, cinquante-cinq, cinquante-six, cinquante-sept, cinquante-huit, cinquante-deux

Fluid Catalytic Cracking

We just learned about the Catalytic Reforming.

Another part of refining oil is called Fluid Catalytic Cracking.

This is a way that some of the heavy crude oils get turned into gasoline or other petroleum things by boiling and cooling the oil, mixing it with other chemicals, and separating out the parts it wants to keep.


(from: wikipedia - fluid catalytic cracking)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Brake Caliper

Long-Tailed Weasel

We just learned about the Haida Ermine.

Another animal in the same family is the Long-Tailed Weasel also called the bridled weasel, masked ermine, big stoat, or Neogale frenata.

These animals live in North and South America, weigh about 9 ounces and are about one foot long.

They grow a brown coat in the summer, and it turns white in the winter.

These weasels give off a strong smell to leave a mark in places sometimes, by dragging their smelly body across rocks or other things.



(from: wikipedia - long-tailed weasel)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Emperor Tamarin

Distal Convoluted Tubule

We just learned about the Loop of Henle.

Another part of the kidney is the Distal Convoluted Tubule, also called the DCT.

As the blood is cleaned up along from the Loop of Henle, it goes to the DCT where it helps control the amount of potassium, sodium, and calcium in the blood.


(from: wikipedia - distal convoluted tubule)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Concha

Colombia

We just learned about the country of Chile

Let's learn a little about the country of Colombia!

This country is in South America, and borders the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and the Pacific Ocean.
It is about 1.14 million square kilometers, and about 52 million people live there.
The people in this country speak mostly Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - colombia)

The flag of Colombia is sideways stripes of yellow blue and red.
Yellow is for gold, and the sun. Blue is for the sky and water. Red is for the blood of the people who fought for freedom.


(from: wikipedia - flag of colombia)

To eat in this country you might have bandeja paisa, which is a very big meal made up of beans, pork, rice, bananas, sausage, corn bread, black pudding, avocado and lemon.


(from: wikipedia - bandeja paisa)

Visiting this country you might go see Las Lajas Shrine, which is a big church built over a canyon of the Guáitara River.


(from: wikipedia - las lajas shrine)

In the town of San Agustin, there is a park with some ancient sculptures that people believe come from as far back as the year 5 AD.


(from: wikipedia - san agustin archaeological park)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Oman

Asher

We just learned about Gad from the 12 tribes of Israel.

Another of the twelve tribes is Asher.

He was the eigth son of Jacob, and his mother was Zilpah.


(from: wikipedia - asher)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Crown Him with Many Crowns

Still Life with Straw Hat - Van Gogh

We just learned about the painting Still Life with Earthenware and Bottles.

Another of Van Gogh's still life paintings was Still Life with Straw Hat painted in 1885 in Neunen.

When Van Gogh was teaching some of his friends in the town of Eindhoven how to paint, he made a bunch of paintings himself.
This painting shows some nice smooth brush strokes and lots of light and dark shading of colors.


(from: wikipedia - still life with straw hat)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Annunciation - Leonardo da Vinci

Hindi - Counting to Forty Nine

We counted to 39 in Hindi, let's keep going!

41 इकतालीस (ikataalees) - sounds like ih-k-tah-leez - 文A

42 बयालीस (bayaalees) - sounds like bay-ah-leez - 文A

43 तैंतालीस (taintaalees) - sounds like tay-n-tah-leez - 文A

44 चौवालीस (chauvaalees) - sounds like choh-vah-leez - 文A

45 पैंतालीस (paintaalees) - sounds like pay-n-tah-leez - 文A

46 छियालीस (chhiyaalees) - sounds like chee-yah-leez - 文A

47 सैंतालीस (saintaalees) - sounds like say-n-tah-leez - 文A

48 अड़तालीस (adataalees) - sounds like ah-dah-tah-leez - 文A

49 उनचास (unachaas) - sounds like oo-n-chah-z - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: arobaini na moja, arobaini na mbili, arobaini na tatu, arobaini na nne, arobaini na tano, arobaini na sita, arobaini na saba, arobaini na nane, arobaini na tisa

Russian: сорок (sorok), сорок один (sorok odin), сорок два (sorok dva), сорок три (sorok tri), сорок четыре (sorok chetyre), сорок пять (sorok pyat'), сорок шесть (sorok shest'), сорок семь (sorok sem'), сорок восемь (sorok vosem'), сорок девять (sorok devyat')

Norwegian: førti, førtien, førtito, førtitre, førtifire, førtifem, førtiseks, førtisyv, førtiåtte, førtini

Greek: τσαράντα (saránta), τσαράντα ένα (saránta éna), τσαράντα δύο (saránta dýo), τσαράντα τρεις (saránta treis), τσαράντα τέσσερις (saránta tésseris), τσαράντα πέντε (saránta pénte), τσαράντα έξι (saránta éxi), τσαράντα επτά (saránta eptá), τσαράντα οκτώ (saránta októ), τσαράντα εννέα (saránta ennéa)

ASL: forty, forty one, forty two, forty three, forty four, forty five, forty six, forty seven, forty eight, forty nine

Italian: quaranta, quarantuno, quarantadue, quarantatre, quarantaquattro, quarantacinque, quarantasei, quarantasette, quarantotto, quarantanove

German: vierzig, einundvierzig, zweiundvierzig, dreiundvierzig, vierundvierzig, fünfundvierzig, sechsundvierzig, siebenundvierzig, achtundvierzig, neunundvierzig

Spanish: quarenta, quarenta y uno, quarenta y dos, quarenta y tres, quarenta y cuatro, quarenta y cinco, quarenta y seis, quarenta y siete, quarenta y ocho, quarenta y nueve

French: quarante, quarante et un, quarante-deux, quarante-trois, quarante-quatre, quarante-cinq, quarante-six, quarante-sept, quarante-huit, quarante-neuf

Catalytic Reforming

We just learned about the Naphtha.

Another part of refining oil is Catalytic Reforming.

This is something using chemistry and a very expensive metal called platinum to turn the naphtha into something called reformates.


(from: wikipedia - catalytic reforming)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Rotor

Haida Ermine

We just learned about the Ferret.

Another animal in the same family is the Haida Ermine, also called mustela haidarum.

This small animal only lives on a tiny island on the west side of Canada called Haida Gwaii.

It changes its fur color from brown in the summer to white in the winter.
When it is brown the local Haida people call it daayáats’, and when it is white they call it tlag.


(from: wikipedia - haida ermine)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Cotton Top Tamarin

Loop of Henle

We just learned about the Proximal Tubule.

Another part of the kidneys is the Loop of Henle.

This is a tube that carries liquid down and back up, and helps separate the dirty liquid which turns into urea going back up at the end of the loop.


(from: wikipedia - loop of henle)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Intertragic Notch