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Bringing Tom Sawyer to life at Hartford Stage
By Mary Majerus-Collins and Yelena Samofalova in
HARTFORD, Conn., USA --FranceIn
another fantastic production, Hartford Stage brought to life one
of Mark Twain’s most famous books, The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer.
Centered
on a boy named Tom Sawyer and his adventures with his friend
Huckleberry Finn, the play shows Tom’s struggle whether to keep
a promise to Huck or tell the truth to spare an innocent man,
Muff Potter.
In the
end, Tom helps Muff Potter and saves the man’s life.
The play,
a world premiere adaptation by Laura Eason that ended at the
theater Sunday, fulfilled all expectations.
This
amazing show included fascinating, behind-the-scenes light and
sound effects and creative touches.
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Fun and Games
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-- NEWS --
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A pristine Louisiana beach
Onshore oil drilling in Louisiana.
Kaley Willis/YouthJournalism.org
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Louisiana teens worried about creeping oil
By Kaley Willis in
HOLLY BEACH, Louisiana, U.S.A. – The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of
Mexico is causing some buzz across the world, and here on the coast, some teens
are worried about the dangers offshore drilling poses, both to workers and to
the environment.
“I think that offshore rigs make a lot of money, but it’s way too risky,” said
Majah David, a 12-year-old seventh grader from LeBlanc Middle School in Sulphur,
La. “People get killed over that. It’s just not worth it.”
For Kailyn Davillier, a 16-year-old high school junior in Marietta, Georgia, the
spill hit close to home.
“I know I have some older cousins who worked near the oil rigs and I haven't
heard from them ever since,” said Davillier. “We’re trying to find out if they
were the ones killed" in an explosion on a deep sea drilling operation two weeks
ago.
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Dubai, the Big Apple of the Middle
East
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Edrees Kakar in Dubai
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By Edrees Kakar in DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
–
In films, songs, ads, business, tourism
and news, the Dubai brand touches every sector of
society, but I would like to refer to this sandy emirate
as the Big Apple of the Middle East because it inspires
its visitors with its architectural wonders.
If you take a tour of this glazed, modern, business
city, you'll be assured that despite the current
economic plunge, it will eventually turn into the
world's Big Apple.
Some may say it already is.
If you have never visited, reports of hot weather and
sand may make you hesitate to spend your precious
holidays in this sunny desert. But as you get off the
plane, you will be astonished by the modernity, luxury
and air-conditioned facilities -- starting with your
arrival at its world famous airport.
Over the last three decades, this city’s booming
business industry absorbed people from all across the
globe, making the genuine Emirati population less than
20 percent of the overall number of inhabitants.
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Read about the World Youth Peace
Summit in four languages, Dutch, English, German and
Italian:
Dutch:
Connecticut gastheer van eerste Youth Peace Summit in 2011
By Yelena Samofalova in HARTFORD, Connecticut, U.S.A. –
Volgend jaar zullen 2500 jonge mensen, waaronder
schrijvers, atleten en muzikanten, van over de hele
wereld zich op de World Youth Peace Summit, een
internationale vredesconferentie voor jongeren, in
Connecticut
samenkomen.
Read whole story
vertaald naar het Nederlands door Caroline Nelissen
English:
Connecticut to host first youth peace
summit in 2011
By Yelena Samofalova in HARTFORD, Connecticut, U.S.A. –
The World Youth Peace Summit will gather 2,500 young people from
around the globe –including writers, athletes and musicians – to
Connecticut next year.
Read whole story
G erman:
Connecticut als Gastgeber des ersten Weltjugend
Friedensgipfels im Jahr 2011
By Yelena Samofalova in HARTFORD, Connecticut, U.S.A. –
Beim Weltjugend Friedensgipfel werden im kommenden Jahr
2.500 junge Menschen aus der ganzen Welt, darunter
Autoren, Sportler und Musiker, nach Connecticut kommen.
Übersetzt von Katie Grosser, Münster, Deutschland
Senior reporter,
Youth Journalism International
Italian:
Il primo World Youth Peace Summit 2011 per un'estate di
pace in Connecticut
By
Yelena Samofalova in
HARTFORD,
Connecticut, U.S.A.: Il prossimo anno in Connecticut il World Youth Peace Summit
riunirà 2500 giovani da tutto il mondo, inclusi scrittori, atleti e musicisti.
Tradotto da Eugenia Durante, Genoa, Italy
Senior reporter,
Youth Journalism International
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