Nt'l spelling contest'

There is a spelling contest called'National Spelling Contest'here and here are the results for this year 2008.
If u guys are interested for ur kids or how and who won in the contest,pls read this article,i copied and pasted .And you can go t study zone included in its web site.
Here,all are in their respective web site sothat whoever interested can look into it.
pls visit this web site and have fun..



Top Finishers
Sameer Mishra, 1st place
Journal and Courier, Lafayette, Indiana
Age 13, 8th grade
School: West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School
Hometown: West Lafayette, Indiana
RESULTS
Sameer loves to read and is part of his school's book club. He enjoys playing computer and video games, as well as board games. Sameer has played the violin for four years in his school orchestra. He also likes to ride his bike and hang out with his friends. His favorite subjects are science and math. Sameer is a competitive student; he participates in contests such as Spell Bowl, Academic Super Bowl and Indiana State School Music Association. Sameer aspires to a career as a neurosurgeon. His sister Shruti, a three-year competitor in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, is his spelling coach. This is Sameer’s fourth year in the competition, having previously tied for 98th, 14th and 16th places (2005, 2006, 2007).
Sidharth Chand, 2nd place
The Oakland Press, Pontiac, Michigan
Age 12, 7th grade
School: Detroit Country Day Middle School
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
RESULTS
Sidharth enjoys all of his school courses, but has the deepest appreciation for math and science. He has been playing chess for six years, and plays competitive chess for his school’s team. He is a member of his school’s soccer team. In his free time Sidharth likes to read or play tennis. An avid philatelist, he has collected multiple stamps and postage items from around the world. Sidharth’s spelling studies include quizzing from his mother, Sunita, and from a family friend, Mr. John Herron. This is his first year of competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Tia Thomas, 3rd place
Sierra Telephone/Mountain Home School, Oakhurst, California
Age 13, 8th grade
School: Mountain Home School Charter
Hometown: Coarsegold, California
RESULTS
Tia always finds pleasure in her activities, whether playing flute, reading, snow-skiing or spelling. She enjoys being challenged as the youngest member of her local community band (the oldest member is in his nineties). This is Tia’s second year of organizing a club for younger spellers to help them develop and improve their spelling abilities, and this year one of her “students” placed second in her regional competition. Two of Tia's highlights as a speller have been meeting California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Laura Bush. With her mother, Pamela, as her coach, this is Tia’s 5th year at the Scripps National Spelling Bee; she previously tied for 95th, 98th, 22nd and 8th places (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007).
Samia Nawaz, 4th place tie
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Little Rock, Arkansas
Age 13, 8th grade
School: The Anthony School
Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
RESULTS
Samia is an honors student and a Duke University Talent Identification Program Recognized Scholar. A dedicated Harry Potter fan, Samia prides herself on knowing every detail of the seven Harry Potter books. Although her interests range from playing piano to designing clothing to writing, she sees in her future a life as a doctor or entrepreneur. Samia counts Angelina Jolie and J.K. Rowling as her role models, both for their successes and for their philanthropic work. This is Samia’s second year in the competition; she tied for 95th place in 2007.
Scott Remer, 4th place tie
The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio
Age 14, 8th grade
School: Beachwood Middle School
Hometown: Beachwood, Ohio
RESULTS
Scott’s passion for words extends beyond the English language—he also enjoys studying Mandarin Chinese. His competitive schedule is full: this year Scott participated in Mathcounts, the Midwest Talent Search, the Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair, the Ohio Geographic Bee, Power of the Pen and Knowledge Master Open. Other interests include writing short stories, traveling the world with his family, playing the violin, cheering for the Cleveland Indians and following the presidential primaries. Scott is socially conscious, volunteers regularly, and is deeply concerned about global warming and human rights. Coached by his mother, Erica, Scott is in his second year in the competition; he tied for 34th place in 2007.
Kavya Shivashankar, 4th place tie
The Olathe News, Olathe, Kansas
Age 12, 7th grade
School: California Trail Junior High School
Hometown: Olathe, Kansas
RESULTS
Kavya thinks of herself as being a down-to-earth person with a deep love for her family. In all she does Kavya strives to embody the values of respect, care, responsibility, modesty, maturity, hard work and honesty. She started spelling young, winning two national junior spelling bees at age eight. Spelling helped her with another of her passions: she received violin lessons as a gift from her parents in recognition of her first national spelling title. She has been studying violin for three years, and also takes lessons in Indian classical dance. Kavya hopes to become a neurosurgeon. Her father, Mirle, is her primary spelling coach and is grateful for help from her mother, Sandy, and her sister, Vanya. This is her third year in the competition; she tied for 10th place in 2006 and for 8th place in 2007.
Rose Sloan, 4th place
Commonwealth Edison, Westchester, Illinois
Age 13, 8th grade
School: Roosevelt Middle School
Hometown: River Forest, Illinois
RESULTS
Rose plays trumpet in her school’s concert and jazz bands, sings in both her school’s chorus and honors chorus, and plays jazz piano. Her performances extend to acting as well, and she has had roles in school productions of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Annie and Twelfth Night. Spelling isn't Rose's only competitive outlet: This year she competed on teams in the Illinois State Mathcounts Competition, the state robotics competition, and the National Middle School Science Bowl. With her parents helping her study, this is her second year in the competition; she tied for 34th place in 2007.
Catherine "Cat" Cojocaru, 8th place tie
Forum Communications Company, Fargo, North Dakota
Age 14, 8th grade
School: Holy Spirit Catholic School
Hometown: Rochester, Minnesota
RESULTS
Cat has a keen interest in language and the arts. Her favorite subject is English, and she has set her sights on a different language by planning to study French next year. Cat has studied piano for seven years, has won awards for creative writing, and enjoys acting in school plays. Having already made some of her own short films, she is on her way to her dream career as a film director, producer or cinematographer. After high school, Cat would like to attend the University of California, Los Angeles. Cat credits her mother, teacher, brother and friends from school for helping her study spelling. This is her second year in the competition; she tied for 60th place in 2007.
Jahnavi Iyer, 8th place tie
The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Age 14, 8th grade
School: Eagle View Middle School
Hometown: Enola, Pennsylvania
RESULTS
Jahnavi is proud to have raised enough funds to save an acre of tropical rain forest through the Rainforest Action Network. She is a talented cellist, and recently performed with the Hershey Youth Festival Strings. She also enjoys playing basketball, writing poetry and short stories, and creating her own recipes. Jahnavi says the funniest misspelling she’s ever seen has been her name, and she has seen it misspelled many times. She is grateful for the study help she received from her mother and father in preparation for her first year of competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this year.
Kyle Mou, 8th place tie
Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois
Age 12, 7th grade
School: Dunlap Middle School
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
RESULTS
Kyle's interests include reading books, drawing, playing chess and playing computer games. He also plays the piano. Kyle's best school subject is science, and he uses his scientific knowledge as a member of his school's scholastic team and robotics team. He aspires to a career in biology or chemistry. Kyle sometimes speaks Chinese with his parents at home. This is his second year in the competition; he tied for 60th place in 2007.
Justin Song, 8th place
The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California
Age 13, 8th grade
School: Carmel Valley Middle School
Hometown: San Diego, California
RESULTS
Justin spends much of his free time playing soccer, and his sports hero is David Beckham. In addition to being on a soccer team, Justin is also in a youth orchestra. He cherishes spending time with his friends and family, and counts reading and playing video games as favorite pastimes. Justin hopes for a career as a lawyer or doctor. He speaks Mandarin Chinese and Spanish, which may be an asset while his mother, Rebecca, helps him study spelling. This is his third year in the competition; he tied for 98th place in 2006 and for 16th place in 2007.
Austin Pineda, 12th place
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California
Age 14, 8th grade
School: Boulder Ridge Middle School
Hometown: Perris, California
RESULTS
Austin's favorite subject is mathematics but he also won school and district science fairs. He plays the saxophone and the xylophone in his school's band and is also active in physical education classes. He prefers to spend his time solving puzzles, playing the piano, listening to music, watching television or playing video games. He also enjoys reading, the arts (particularly writing and drawing), and eating confections. He hopes to become a doctor, lawyer or scientist. This is Austin’s first year of competition in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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99 cents stores

Believe it or not
Here,there are some stores called 99 cents stores.Once u go in the stores ,everything u see will be 99 cents except few items which are a bit more than that.Thats why one of the store advertise even like 'worth every penny'.It really does..
Surprise!!!!!!..Don't be ..ofcoz some are discontinued items from companies.Some are from blow out sales may be..
You can get everything with basic of 99 cents for almost every items.Items are from your eye glass repair kit,multiple socket outlet,pliers,screw driver set,table cloths,disposable coffee cups,plates,potatoes chips,24 oz cold drinks,note books,reading glass,sun glass,etc..
Some items are made in china.I think almost like 80 percents of items are like from china or india. Dont worry about quality friends..ha ha ha
they are not as bad as u think of..
All day to day use items can be obtained in this stores.you name it and it would harly be missed out..
Oh..2 AAA duracell battery ,4AA battery are 99 cents. That is the outcome of real small business men and women making money here.You know some time we just need some little things from some big appliances or devices.Spare parts are there in the store.
The one i would recommend u to go and visit is going to be 'JACK WORLD'S AMERICA 99 cent store.Becoz you can get good stuff there becoz of companies closed out or productions discontinue.
I mean to say,you all have options to buy luxury items in big stores or u can go for economical options.It is something like you can go for 'McDonald or you can go for good restaurant.
he he he.... i like economical options ..
I know what u all are thinking now..Hey everybody are enjoy shopping there..It is nothing to be funny friends..
bye for now..friends..

phone service

Obviously we use GSM 900 as u all aware of..and using only in one network provider.
Here,they have different wireless service carriers and different technologies are being used to provide the service.
No government telecom service.All are private companies.I was told that verizon is the largest net work here in this city and they are using so called'CDMA' service.Reception is always strong and have good reputation to public though they are a bit of expensive carrier. let me share you what i got from www.cnet.com here
they said..
Because the United States uses two cell phone technologies, even an unlocked phone does come with some restrictions. It all depends on whether your phone uses GSM or CDMA.

GSM
The first cell phone technology, called GSM, is used by T-Mobile and AT&T. GSM unlocked phones give you the most freedom because they use a small, plastic chip called a SIM card, which typically is located behind the phone's battery. SIM cards are issued by your carrier and contain your identity as a subscriber. When you insert your SIM card into a phone, that handset is activated and assumes your number.

While locked phones will accommodate SIM cards only from a certain carrier, unlocked phones will work with SIMs from any provider. So, if you're a T-Mobile customer and you pop your SIM into an unlocked handset, you'll be able to make calls as normal. But if you put that same SIM into a locked AT&T phone, you'll be able to dial only emergency services.
An unlocked GSM phone is also advantageous to frequent globetrotters. In most countries throughout the world, you can buy a prepaid SIM card from a local carrier and use it in an unlocked handset. That phone will then have a local number for that country, which can save you a lot on international roaming charges. For more information on using a phone abroad, check out our Quick guide to world phones.

CDMA
The second major technology, which is incompatible with GSM, is called CDMA. Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, and a number of regional carriers such as Alltel and U.S. Cellular use CDMA. Though CDMA phones also can be unlocked, it's not as easy to transfer them to another carrier because they don't use SIM cards. Without the SIM card, you must ask the new carrier to activate the phone for you and assign it to your number. Not only does that involve extra steps on your part, but also there's no guarantee the carrier will oblige you. While Verizon Wireless will now activate any CDMA phone, the remaining CDMA carriers may not activate a handset that they didn't sell you.
CDMA customers also don't get same benefits when traveling abroad. CDMA is used in far fewer countries than GSM, so even if you have an unlocked CDMA phone, chances are greater you won't be able to get service abroad, much less have it activated.

So to sum it all up, unlocked phones can be quite beneficial if you use GSM, the benefits are more limited if you use CDMA. That's why we'll be focusing on GSM for the remainder of this feature.
In brief,i personally found out CDMA is better in reception especially in the basement and buildings.It may not be the same experience as i did for some users.
Phone charges are different between network providers.They sell data service,internet service,text messaging services .All are extra value added services.
You would have to buy minutes per month like 700 minuses per moth for 70 usd.weekends free..late night like 9 pm to 7 am free..etc..
you will have to make an agreement with network provider for a period of time like 1 year of 2 years contract.They offer basic camera phones for free depends on how u make an agreement with them.They can even provide good smart phone with reduced price.Fpr example,now iphone..
if u r going to buy unlock iphone from apple,u will have to pay like 600 bucks..But if u r buying unlimited data and voice service from them u can get iphone with price of 200 for 8 gb and 300 for 16 gb.monthly basic bill will be like i26 for family and for individual it will cost u like 70 bucks a month.
Hope i share something about phone service with my little knowledge..
Enjoy knowing different practices in different places.
best of luck friends