North Korea might bomb South Korea if provoked for the second time

After bombing Yeonpyeong Island, N. Korea announced that they might bomb S. Korea for the 2nd (or even 3rd) time if they get provocated. This was said before the military exercise between S. Korea and America which was held from 28th Nov to 1st Dec. After the exercise, N. Korea said that they might bomb S. Korea again (but they didn't during the exercise) before the end of the year while U.S.A. had another military exercise with Japan shortly after the previous one to show the good relationship between the 2 countries. S. Korea had increased the security at Yeonpyeong Island ever since the bombing.


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South Korean Attack north Korea

North Korean attack on an island populated by South Korean civilians near their disputed border said U.S. accusations and European governments, along with warnings that the exchange of artillery fire threat to regional peace.
South Korea scrambled fighter jets and artillery fire after he returned to North Korea provoked a more serious confrontation on the peninsula in recent decades by launching dozens of missiles in Yeonpyeong island, located near the border of both countries on the west coast of the peninsula. The bombing killed two South Korean soldiers and wounded at least 14.
"The United States strongly condemns this attack and calls on North Korea to halt its belligerent action," said the White House today in a statement. The U.S., which stations about 25,000 troops in South Korea is in contact with the government in Seoul, the statement said.
Tensions with North Korea have increased over the last year after the sinking of a warship South Korea, the Cheonan, in March that killed 46 sailors. President Barack Obama dispatched his special envoy, Stephen Bosworth, to Asia this week after reports of a U.S. scientist North Korea had revealed a new uranium enrichment plant.


North Korea began exchanging gunfire with South Korea, Bosworth told reporters in Beijing at a press conference after meeting with Chinese officials. U.S. and China share the view that "this conflict is very undesirable," and agreed that all parties must exercise restraint, "said Bosworth.
Bosworth said that his talks with China on North Korea's revelations about uranium enrichment "very useful", and included a "broad exchange of views." U.S. and China have agreed to continue coordination and consultation on the issue of uranium enrichment, he said.
North Korea is seeking concessions from countries that oppose its nuclear program, said Jan Techau, an analyst at the Defense College of NATO in Rome.
"The North Koreans are always trying to blackmail the rest of the world," Techau said in a telephone interview. "A few years ago were now firing missiles and firing missiles."
China expressed "concern" about the bombing of North Korea.
"We hope that the parties do more to contribute to peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters in Beijing. Reports on the new plant in North Korea's uranium enrichment underscores the need for disarmament talks, said Hong.


China's role will be crucial to mitigate the conflict, said Shada Islam, an Asia expert at the Brussels-based European Policy Centre.
"This will require China's diplomacy, which is the only country to have any influence on North Korea," Islam said in a telephone interview.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom William Hague said it "strongly condemns" the attack North Korea. German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle, said the "military provocation endangering peace in the region."
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia expressed "deep concern" over the exchange of artillery. "Russia resolutely condemns any use of force between states and the product of the position that all existing disputes should be resolved exclusively by political and diplomatic means," the ministry said on its website.

Russia, which shares a border with North Korea, called for restraint on both sides, the statement said.
Taiwan urges North Korea and South to the restraint in order to maintain peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, Johnny Chiang, spokesman for the island of Staff, told a news conference broadcast on local television.
"Evil will probably continue for at least a few days," said Kenneth Quinones, former director of the U.S. State Department of North Korean affairs professor at Akita International University in Japan, in an interview. "I expect that some measures of

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'Everyone' - Youth Olympic Games(YOG) Theme Song

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Some of Our Awesome Work on 'Takako's Great Adventure'!

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Stand Up for Singapore (NDP 2010 Remix)

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NDP 2010 Theme Song - Song for Singapore

Song for Singapore
Written and Performed by: Corrinne May

LIVE OUR DREAMS,FLY OUR FLAG

Youth Olympic Games Mascots

My Story
Lyo (pronounced as "Leo"), the "Lion of the Youth Olympics", is a lion cub with a mane as fiery as his passion for life. Full of youthful energy, Lyo is always on the go, exploring and discovering new things and playing sports.
His favourite sport is basketball and he dreams of someday representing Singapore in international basketball tournaments.
Growing up in Singapore, the City-in-a-Garden, Lyo is no stranger to people. He enjoys making friends from all over the world and learning about their different cultures. He is fun-loving and wants to inspire youths to keep fit and enjoy sports.

Quick Facts
Star Sign: Leo
Dream: To win a gold medal in an international basketball championship.
Personal Motto: "Never say never"
Favourite Food: Chilli Crabs and Chicken Rice with lots of chilli!
Hobbies: Jamming on his guitar, exploring and discovering new things, and playing sports, especially basketball.

Symbolism
Legend tells us that a prince visited a lovely tropical island a long, long time ago. Upon landing, he spotted a beautiful lion, and so named the island 'Singapura', which means 'Lion City'. Today, that island has grown into the city-state of Singapore, whose 5 million people have adopted the Lion as their national symbol.

Fun Stuff
Lyo's mane resembles the Flame of Passion of the Spirit of Youth, the emblem of the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. It also calls to mind the Singapore 2010 tagline 'Blazing the Trail'. His paw is shaped like Singapore island.

My Story
Merly got her name from "mer" (meaning the sea) and "l y" for liveliness and youthfulness. She is a merlion cub who loves exploring the seas surrounding Singapore, and beyond. Although merlions are omnivorous by nature, Merly sticks to a vegetarian diet out of a deep respect for all living creatures.
Merly is friendly and a great listener – when she becomes your friend, she is your friend for life! Always ready to join a good cause, Merly is especially passionate about protecting our environment (sadly, many of her friends have become ill as their homes have been polluted) Merly believes that every one of us can help create a sustainable future and works hard to spread that message.
Her dream is to become an environmental scientist one day, so that she can find more ways to help people live in harmony with Nature.

Quick Facts
Star Sign: Aquarius
Dream: To become an environmental scientist.
Personal Motto: "You can achieve anything if you pour your heart into it!"
Favourite Food: Ice Kachang (a Singaporean dessert of shaved ice drenched in colourful syrup).
Hobbies: Singing, swimming, and collecting seashells to return them to sea.

Symbolism
The merlion is a mythical sea creature that is part lion and part fish. It is inspired by Singaporean folklore and Singapore’s fishing village origins.

Fun Stuff
Merly's paw is shaped like a heart.

2 a.m.

2AM is a South Korean four-member ballad boy band under JYP Entertainment. The members are Jinwoon, Jo Kwon, Seulong, and Changmin. 2AM is one of the two subgroups branched out from the eleven-member (before Jaebeom's departure) boy band One Day, the other being 2PM. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008 on KBS's Music Bank, performing their debut song "This Song". They won their first Mutizen at Inkigayo on February 7, 2010 with "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die".

Biography of Johann Pachelbe

The German composer and organist Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) helped to introduce the south German organ style into central and north Germany. Through his close connections to the Bach family, his style influenced and enriched that of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Kim Min Soo of monday Kiz passes away in a motorbike accident

Kim Min Soo of korean group,Monday Kiz, passes away on 28 April 2008 in the morning in a motorbike accident. The incident happened at 6.20a.m where the motorbike kim min soo was riding on crashed into a tree along the road. According to his management,he was immediately whisked off to boramae hospital after the accident but was claimed to be dead 6.50a.m by the doctors.His Pillion rider who goes by the name of Lee suffered serious injuries. Kim Min Soo also met with an accident on setember,2007 involving his motorbike and was warded 4 months in hospital but he cant escape death in this accident. Kim MIn Soo born in 1985-2008,died in the age of 23

Interesting Facts about 50 Cent

His real name is Curtis James Jackson III .
50 Cent was expelled in 10th grade for possession of crack. Got his GED while in jail.
As a teenager, 50 Cent was fondly known as Boo-Boo.
He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003).
50 Cent has engaged in feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, The Game, Cam’ron, Fat Joe, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross.
He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin’ in 2005, the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008.
50 Cent is one of the richest hip-hop performers, having a net worth estimated at US $440 million in 2008.

Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Il'yich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. He died on November 6, 1893 in Saint Petersburg due to cholera. He was the greatest Russian composer of his time. He wrote ballets, operas, symphonies, concertos, suites, overtures, string quartets and sextets, cantatas, choral works, songs and pieces for the piano.

He showed interest in music early in his life. He used to play on a small keyboard, called an orchestrina, in his home. Later on, he began piano lessons with a local teacher, then was taught by a professional teacher named Rudolph Kündinger during his teenage years. He was also influenced by a singing teacher named Luigi Piccioli, an Italian. He was also a student at the Russian Musical Society and St. Petersburg Conservatory. Among his teachers there are Nikolay Zaremba and Anton Rubinstein.

Among his most famous work are his musical scores for ballet - Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty, his fantasy overture Romeo and Juliet, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Opus 23, and Symphony No. 6 in B Minor.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German , organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose ecclesiastical and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.[1] Although he did not introduce new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, an unrivalled control of harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach

The History Of Piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is widely known as one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in Classical music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal. Although not portable and often expensive, the piano's versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world's most familiar musical instruments


History

The piano is founded on earlier technological innovations. The first string instruments with struck strings were the hammered dulcimers. [2] During the Middle Ages, there were several attempts at creating stringed keyboard instruments with struck strings,[3] the earliest being the hurdy gurdy, which has uncertain origins.[4] By the 17th century, the mechanisms of keyboard instruments such as the clavichord and the harpsichord were well known. In a clavichord the strings are struck by tangents, while in a harpsichord they are plucked by quills. Centuries of work on the mechanism of the harpsichord in particular had shown the most effective ways to construct the case, soundboard, bridge, and keyboard.

The invention of the modern piano is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731) of Padua, Italy, who was employed by Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, as the Keeper of the Instruments. He was an expert harpsichord maker and was well acquainted with the previous body of knowledge on stringed keyboard instruments. It is not known exactly when Cristofori first built a piano. An inventory made by his employers, the Medici family, indicates the existence of a piano by the year 1700; another document of doubtful authenticity indicates a date of 1698.[citation needed] The three Cristofori pianos that survive today date from the 1720s.[5]

While the clavichord allowed expressive control of volume and sustain, it was too quiet for large performances. The harpsichord produced a sufficiently loud sound, but had little expressive control over each note. The piano was likely formed as an attempt to combine loudness with control, avoiding the trade-offs of available instruments

Super Junior

Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어), often referred to as SJ or SuJu (슈주), is a popular boy band from South Korea formed by SM Entertainment in 2005. With a total of 13 members, they are one of the largest boy bands in the world. The group consists of Leeteuk (leader), Heechul, Hankyung, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum,and Kyuhyun.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period, but one of the greatest of all time. Surprisingly, he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations, or with the profound kind of symbolism heard in some of Bach's works. Mozart's best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm, and can express humor, joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. His operas, especially his later efforts, are brilliant examples of high art, as are many of his piano concertos and later symphonies. Even his lesser compositions and juvenile works feature much attractive and often masterful music.

The King of Pop is Visiting Our Blog!

Michael Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene alongside his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in the mid-1960s, and began his solo career in 1971.

<-------------Michael is a ZOMBIE!

A Trip to a Kelong

Last Saturday(26 June 2010), we went to our uncle's Kelong(he built it with the help of his workers).
We reach there about 6pm and left about 10.15pm.
We went onto the boat and chatted with our cousins :D

Going Gaga

Lady Gaga (born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta; March 28, 1986) is an American recording artist. She began performing in the rock music scene of New York City's Lower East Side in 2003 and enrolled at New York University's Tisch School of Arts. She soon signed with Streamline Records, an imprint of Interscope recordsDuring her early time at Interscope, she worked as a songwriter for fellow label artists and captured the attention of Akon who recognized her vocal abilities, and got her signed to his own label,Kon Live Distribution.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter and actress. In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms was a pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. Brahms became director of the Vienna Singakademie from 1863 to 1864. His works include piano sonatas, songs, serenades, motets, vocal works, concertos and symphonies.

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber born in March 1, 1994, is a Canadian singer. His first full studio release, My World was released on March 23, 2010 and has since received similar success; debuting at number one and within the top ten of several countries and was certified platinum in less than two months of release in the United States . It was preceded by the international hit song, "Baby."

GIRLS' GENERATION!

Girls' Generation (Korean: 소녀시대; 少女時代) is a popular nine-member South Koreangirl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2007. The members are, in order of announcement to be in the group, Yoona, Tiffany, Yuri, Hyoyeon, Sooyoung, Seohyun, Taeyeon (leader), Jessica, and Sunny. They are commonly referred to as SNSD, the acronym of the group's Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae or So Nyuh Shi Dae, Chinese name Shao Nü Shi Dai, Japanese name ShōJo JiDai.

Ludwig Van Beethoven - The Deaf Genius

Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the world's greatest composers.He wrote many symphonies, overtures, and pieces for piano and other instruments.

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918) was a French composer. Do you know that the Clair De Lune, Deux Arabesques, String Quartet in G minor was all written by him? He died of rectal cancer in Paris on March 25, 1918.

U-Kiss

U-Kiss was formed as a six-member boy band.The members include Alexander, Soo Hyun, Ki Bum, Kiseop, Eli, Kevin and Dong Ho. Kim Ki Bum and Kevin were original members of the boy band XING.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a famous composer in the past. He was a child of (father) and (mother). Mozart died at the young age of 35, (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791). During his life time, he wrote over 600 works.

Wolfgang Mozart!

You won't find a single soul with little knowledge of music, who won't agree that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was indeed one of the top pianist in the world. Mozart has composed over 600 works.

The First Musical Instruments

It has long been a theory that the first musicians were actually hunters who experimented with ordinary hunting tools such as, the bow and arrow, and the blowgun to create the earliest sounds of music.

The King of Rock and Roll - Elvis Presley

Elvis died on August 16, 1977 in the bathroom at Graceland. After being found on the bathroom floor, Elvis was rushed to the hospital where he was officially pronounced dead. The coroner recorded the cause of death as cardiac arrhythmia. While true in the strictest sense (cardiac arrhythmia basically means that the heart was beating irregularly and in this case, finally stopped), the attending physicians deliberately omitted the fact that what had apparently caused Elvis' heart to beat irregularly and then stop was an overdose of prescription drugs.

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Korean Actor Park Yong Ha from Winter Sonata Commits Suicide

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Ugliest World Cup XI

Soccer is known as 'the beautiful game', but it sure has produced its share of ugly players. Since the World Cup 2010 is now in full swing, let us take a cheeky look at the game and form our All Star World Cup (Ugly) Team of 11 players. Read on to find out who have made it to  the Ugliest World Cup XI!

Graffiti Artists or Vandals?

Check out some of the best graffiti from around the world below!

 
In most places around the world, it is against the law to spray paint on public property such as trains, bridges and walls of buildings. However, laws against vandalism have not stopped creative graffiti artists/vandals around the world from "creating masterpieces" whenever they spot an opportunity.

MRT Train Vandalised... And No One Noticed?

How did this man from Switzerland and his accomplice manage to sneak into a high-security MRT depot surrounded by barbed wire and spray paint a lot of graffiti without security guards noticing it?

How come no SMRT staff noticed the vandalised MRT train and even let it ply its usual route?

Read on and watch a YouTube video of the  vandalised train going on its usual route!

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Vote for the Best Presentation on Greek Creatures

The posts below display the presentations on our favourite Greek monsters. Which do you think is the best presentation? Vote for the one that you think is the best in terms of content and design in the extreme left sidebar. Consider this question before you vote: If you were a teacher, which presentation would you use to teach your class about a certain Greek monster?

Our Favourite (Ugly) Greek Creatures Part 2

[Megan and Vanessa, where is your presentation?]

And here are more fantastic presentations about Greek creatures proudly done by us!


Take a look at them and vote for the best presentation!

Our Favourite (Ugly) Greek Creatures Part 1

A lot of time and effort was spent creating these presentations. We worked in pairs (but there was one trio since we have 43 students in our class) and created these to showcase the Greek mythological monsters we like best. Have fun watching our presentations!

Leave a comment to tell us which presentation rocks!

Welcome!

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