Guangzhou China

We just learned about the city of Karachi Pakistan.

Let's learn a little about the city of Guangzhou China, also called Canton!

This city is in China.
It is about 7,000 square kilometers, and about 18 million people live there.
The people in this city speak either Cantonese or Mandarin.


(from: wikipedia - guangzhou)

Guangzhou has a soccer team and two basketball teams the Loong Lions and Leopards.




(from: wikipedia - guangzhou)

To eat in this city you might have Chow Mein, which is made of fried noodles with vegetables and meat.


(from: wikipedia - cantonese cuisine)

Visiting this city you might go see the Sacred Heart Cathedral, built in 1863.

(from: wikipedia - sacred heart cathedral (guangzhou))

There is a legend in the city of Canton about five spirits that rode magical goats into town and gave the people wheat stalks that grew and helped the town.

(from: wikipedia - the legend of five goats)


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Isaac and Rebekah

We just learned about Abraham and Isaac.

Another part of the Bible is story of Isaac and Rebekah, from Genesis 24.

When Isaac grew up and wanted to get married, his father Abraham told him to get a wife from his old land, so he sent a servant there.
Abraham told the servant when he found a woman to ask her for a drink of water.
If the woman gave him water and also gave his camel water that she was a great wife.

When he went to the land, a woman named Rebekah came along and did just as Abraham said, so the servant brought Rebekah back home to Isaac and they got married.


(from: wikipedia - rebecca)


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A Corner of Saint-Paul Hospital and the Garden with a Heavy, Sawed-Off Tree - Van Gogh

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Another of Van Gogh's famous paintings is called A Corner of Saint-Paul Hospital and the Garden with a Heavy, Sawed-Off Tree.

While he was in the hospital, one of the corners really stood out to him because of a hill with a tree that had been struck by lightning, some benches, and the colors in nature.


(from: wikipedia - saint-paul asylum, saint remy (van gogh series))


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Arabic - Please, You're Welcome

Remember that to say thank you in Arabic, you say شكرًا (shukran).

To say please in Araboc is لو سمحت (law samaht). 文A

To say you're welcome, you say على الرحب والسعة (ealaa alrahb walsaea). 文A




(from: wikipedia - lebanese academy of sciences)

Hindi: कृपया (krpaya), आपका स्वागत है (aapaka svaagat hai)

Swahili: tafadhali, karibu

Russian: пожалуйста (pozhaluysta)

Norwegian: Vær så snill, Værsågod

Greek: Παρακαλώ (Parakaló)

ASL: Please, You're Welcome

German: bitte, bitte schön

Spanish: Por favor, de nada

French: s'il vous plait, de rien

Echo Flag

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Another of the maritimes is the Echo Flag, used for the letter E.

It is blue and red, and also means "I am altering my course to starboard."


(from: wikipedia - international maritime signal flags)


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Crown of Thorns Starfish

We just learned about the Sunflower Sea Star.

Another type of starfish is the Crown of Thorns Starfish, also called acanthaster planci.

This starfish grows to be about 14 inches, and his sharp spikes on top that hurt and sting if the starfish is stepped on.
They live around Australia, and come in colors of purple, blue, red, grey, brown, green or yellow.

The name crown of thorns comes from the Bible story of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns.
Because the starfish kind of looks like a thorny crown the people named it that.



(from: wikipedia - crown of thorns starfish)


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Stage 3 - Non-REM Sleep

We just learned about Stage 2 - Non-REM Sleep.

Another part of sleep is Stage 3 - Non-REM Sleep, also called slow-wave sleep or deep sleep.

During this time of sleep, the human body lets out chemicals that help the body grow, and let the brain take a break.
The brain also works on organizing the memories from the day.


(from: wikipedia - neuroscience of sleep)


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