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It was a fine quiet sunny afternoon, the streets and road were silent. In a distance there was a vast primary school, in room 5, a straight tall characterless man stood at the front of the uncountable tiresome children they laid in their seats listening to the uninteresting boring words come out of the colourless man. Each __#|time__ when the teacher asked them a __#|simple__ question about the history and wars of China, no __#|one__ would ever put their hand up. Each table was from the front to back and was the dumb to dumbest but at the very end of the classroom there was a __#|single__ table with a __#|single__ boy, his was called Victor. When the teacher was busting to go to the toilet Victor jumped up liked he had been electric shocked, he ran out of the classroom silently. He would search for something appealing to him. Then a magical idea popped in his head. . . he was going to spray paint the bee hive (Wellington). He bought 10 cans of spray paint for a cheap price of 10c each. He ran to the wall of the monstrous bee hive and begun his work. Seconds and seconds went by, until he was accomplish with his mission. He took a step back to see the bigger __#|picture__. Up at the of the building the government was in his office typing a speech for the incoming ceremony. Suddenly a the banged with a gigantic noise the assistant came rushing in he apologised for the interruption sir he explained why he had budge in like that he said ” There is a few terrible graffiti assemble by a year 6, his __#|name__ is Victor” The government went out to the top of the bee hive. He was shocked with amazement, there were all sorts of paintings everywhere. Then he was interrupted by the teacher of Victor he apologised. He then screamed at the top of his voice” Victor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” He grabbed holed of him and tied him with steel string. There was no escaping for Victor any more. After school when Victor was just about to leave. . . the teacher snatched him into the room. He said “You have to clean your mess before you can leave __#|home__” Victor replied in a solemn voice “Ok” He went out outside to clean his mistakes. The teacher sat under a tree and waited and waited until he was done to make sure he wasn’t going to run of __#|home__. The sky turned darker and darker. The teacher finally said “You better hurry up, it is getting dark and everyone has already left” Victor replied” It’s not like I have anyone go home to, there are all dead” The teacher felt sorry for him so he brought him to his favourite restaurant Victor would go to everyday. It only had beef, ham, pork, lamb noodles but Victor’s favourite was chicken noodles. He ate and ate, he had just accomplish his 3rd bowl of noodles. When he a went home the teacher walked with him. Tomorrow is finally the last test of the year spoke the teacher. If you graduate you get go to the next level of learning new things but if you don’t you have to stay another year until you pass. Go home and __#|study__ hard. When Victor reached home he thought about what his teacher had said. He decided to study for the last test of the year, he took out all of his __#|books__ and started to __#|work__. The next morning he walked to school, he hadn’t slept last night because he was studying for the test that he had lost track of the time. When he had reached school, the teacher had given out the test papers. Tim went by quickly and Victor was the first one to finish. He had surprised the teacher, at Lunch time the teacher was inside the classroom marking the test papers while the others were playing outside. After Lunch, the teacher gave out the test papers to those who had an A+. Victor was praying that his name would be spoken everyone in the classroom had pass, then Victor lost hope but the teacher had just said the last name it was Victor’s name. Victor was full of joy he had pass but he only wished that his parents was there to celebrate with him but the teacher came up to him. He was proud of his student.

Thinking Skills

Magnetism, Structures and Electricity
A: Architecture B: Bar magnet C: Compass D: Diamagnetic E: Electromagnets F: Fridge G: Golf Course H: Horse shoe magnet I: Iron fillings J: Jump starts K: Kansas L: Lodestone M: Manufactured N: Negative O: Open circuit P: Positive Q: Quake repairing R: Radio S: Sand castle T: Temporary magnet U: Under ground cables V: Volts W :Windows X: Xerox machine Y: Yields Z: Zaps

Magnets
Questions Answer: North Pole

1.A bar magnet has two sides south pole and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2.South pole only attaches _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3.North pole only replies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4.South pole and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ attaches the same items 5.Every magnet has two strongest points with the most power, south pole and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Magnet Informations

 * Magnet has two pole, north pole and the south pole
 * If you place the north pole and the south pole together it will attrach to each other
 * If you put south pole and south pole, both magnets will repel from each other ( it the same with north pole and north pole )
 * A permanent magnet is an object made from a material that is magnetized and creates its own persistent magnetic field, an everyday example is a refrigerator magnet use to hold notes in the refrigerator door.
 * There is also the electro-magnet which is a magnet that is made from elctricity.
 * Lodestone is a natural magnet, it wasn't design by humans.
 * Every magnet is built with iron fillings
 * There are the permanent magnet, tempoary magnet, electro-magnet, lodestone, ceramic magnet, alnico magnet, neodymium iron boron magnet and the injection molded


 * Circut without a battery won't work
 * In every circut there must not have a hole in the wires
 * In a circuit there can be a light bulb, switch, buzzer or a fan. There can be other items of your choice.
 * There is a parallel circut with a circle and in the circle there is a wire with anything of your
 * Lightning, windmills and water can all pruduce elecrticity, there are more items that can pruduce but lightning is the strongest of them all.

Funny show

Angry Birds
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Thinking Skills
Olympics

A:Archery B:Badminton C:Cycling D:Diving E:Equestrian F:Fencing G:Gymnastics H:Hockey I:India J:Judo K:Kenya L:Lithuania M:Mordern Pentathlon N:North Korea O:Overjoyed P:Pole Vault Q:Quad field/court R:Rowing S:Sailing T:Tennis U:Umpire V:Volleyball W:Waterpolo X:X-ray Y:Yacht Z:Zooming


 * You would never see a T-Rex eat the crowd.
 * You wouldn't see a man with a shotgun about to shoot Michael Phelps
 * It's impossible for Hitler to start world ear 3 when archery just began
 * You would never see 1 billion snakes on the basketball court
 * You would never see a 1001 year old man
 * We will never see all boys no girls
 * I wouldn't see a food contest in the olympics

Report on Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps is an American Olympic gold medalist international swimmier. Michael Phelps is currently 27 years old, and goes to University of Michigan studying sports marketing and management. Michael won 16 Olympics medals. He won six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, winning more medals than any other athlete at both of these Olympic Games. Michael won 8 gold medals in these:
 * 1) 400 m individual medley
 * 2) 4 x 100 m freestyle relay
 * 3) 200 m freestyle
 * 4) 200 m butterfly
 * 5) 4 x 200 m freestyle relay
 * 6) 200 m individual medley
 * 7) 100 m butterfly
 * 8) 4 x 100 m medley

Michael Fred Phelps lives in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His parents’ names are Fred and Debbie Phelps, Fred and Debbie born out 2 daughters Hilary and Whitney. He has brown eyes and his weight is 88kgs, he is 1.93m tall.

Michael Phelps was born on June 30th 1985 age 27. His birth place is U.S.A. He likes soccer and baseball. His best hobbies are sleeping, T.V., watching sports center. Remember Michael Fred Phelps has the most Olympics medals in history and will always be!

By Vincent Tao Published at home on computer on wiki spaces at 5:09 pm on 10.8.2012

Report on Ryan Steven Lochte
Ryan Steven Lochte is an American international swimmer and an 11th time Olympic medalist. He is currently 28 years old and studies at the University of Florida, he is learning sports management. Ryan won 6 gold, 3 slivers and 3 bronze. He performed well in the Beijing Olympics earning 4 gold medals. Ryan won the medals in the following: Two gold medals, in the 400-meter individual medley and 4-by-200-meter freestyle team event; and two silver medals, in the 4-by-100-meter freestyle relay team event and 200-meter individual medley.

Ryan Steven Lochte’s parents are Ileana and Steven Lochte.Ryan has 2 older sisters Kristin and Megan and 2 younger brothers Devon and Brandon. During his early childhood, his family lived in Canandaigua, New York, but moved to Florida so his father, could coach swimming. Lochte was taught to swim at the age of five by both of his parents. Ryan was often kicked out of his father's swimming classes for misbehaving, which often included pulling other children's legs, blowing bubbles, and hiding at the other end of the pool. Lochte only began taking swimming seriously when he was a junior in high school.

Ryan Steven Lochte was born on August 3rd 1984 and at the age of 28, Rochester, New York, U.S.A. His height is 1.88m tall and weighs 88kg. When Ryan was a kid he liked to play basketball, soccer and baseball but as he grew, his father mainly made him focused on swimming. His favourtie colour is Green, he also enjoys going for a jog, showering, watching the sports channels on T.V. and reading. Remember Ryan Steven Lochte could be the next top medalist, after all everyone knows he is shadowing Michael Phelps waiting to overtake him in the perfect chance

By Vincent Tao Published at home on computer at 9:46 on 10.8.2012

Report on Hamish Bond
Hamish Bond is a New Zealand international rower with Eric Murray and an Olympic medalist rower. He is currently 26 years old and goes to Massey University and studies finances. To say Olympic gold-medalist rower Hamish Bond is competitive is an understatement. To say he’s one of this country’s shining rowing stars is another. While we’re at it, here’s one more: Hamish works quite hard. The result of all this? One of this country’s most successful sportspeople today.

Together with rowing partner Eric Murray, he remains unbeaten since the pair teamed up in 2009 and today they dominate the New Zealand and international rowing scene, but despite the intense demands of the life of an elite athlete, he’s found time outside of his eight hours a day of training to swap his oars for books.

Hamish Bond was born on February 13th 1986, he is 1.9m tall and he weights up to 85kg. He likes cycling, Hamish started rowing in 2000 that means he was 16 when he started ( 2000 ). Hamish likes to reading and go to the gym weekly. Hamish has a partner in rowing, called Eric Murray, together they are the kiwi pair. Since 2008 Olympics the kiwi pair has been unbeatable, that’s how good they are, the unbeatable kiwi pair!

By Vincent Tao

Published at home on computer on wikispaces at 12:27 on 11.08.2012

Report on Eric Murray
Eric Murray is a New Zealand international rower with Hamish Bond and an Olympic medalist. He is currently 30 years old and is a father to Zac Murray, married to Jackie Murray. To watch a gold medalist from New Zealand is exciting, because the famous kiwi pair works harder than any rower. Eric Murray and Hamish Bond is the shining stars and they make New Zealand proud and the results of this: Becoming WORLD FAMOUS Together with rowing partner Eric Murray, he remains unbeaten since the pair teamed up in 2009 and today they dominate the New Zealand and international rowing scene, but despite the intense demands of the life of an elite athlete. Eric Murray was born on May 6th 1982 and is 1.96 cm tall and he weights up to 98kg. When he was a kid he trained hard on basketball and swimming but when he started university he started to pick up the sport “rowing.” His hobbies are spending time with his family and friends, watching NBA basketball and going on vacations with his family. Always remember that the kiwi pair is also known as the unbeatable pair of rowing. By Vincent Tao Published at home on computer on wikispaces at 6:59 on 11.08.2012

Report on Glenn Synders
Glenn Snyders is a South African-born New Zealand international swimming competitor and an Olympic medalist. He is currently 25 years old. He won the silver medal in the 50m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in a time of 27.67 seconds. He also competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympic Games. In the latter he swam the breaststroke leg for the New Zealand team which finished fifth in the final of the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay.

Kiwi swimmer Glenn Snyders is into Tuesday night's semi-final of the 200m breaststroke at the London Olympics after breaking his own national record to qualify 10th fastest. The 25-year-old Aucklander was fourth in his heat at the Aquatics Centre in 2 minutes 10.55 seconds, shaving 0.30s off his New Zealand mark set last year. Snyders was second to touch through the first quarter before fading to fifth heading into the final 50m but powered home to book his place in the last 16. His heat was the fastest on Tuesday morning which helped him better the time he set at the World University Games in China in 2011. It was his second new national record at the Olympics after he broke his own mark in the 100m in the 100m event earlier in the week. The men's 4x200m freestyle relay team of Matthew Stanley, Steven Kent, Dylan Dunlop-Barrett and Andrew McMillan shattered the national record to record 7:17.18. With Stanley putting them in third after a strong first leg they managed to wipe more than four seconds off the mark of 7.21.67 set at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria in Canada, but their time was not enough to qualify for the final, finishing 15th overall.

He is 1.78 cm tall and weighs up to 81.19 kg. Synders likes to read and play any sport. Did you know that Glenn Synders is Mrs Ling nephew that means that Pinehill School is partly famous!

By Vincent Tao

Published on August 13 2012 at 4:36 p.m.

Report on Datuk Lee Chong Wei
Datuk Lee Chong Wei is a international and an Olympian professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from August 21, 2008 to June 14, 2012. In the finals Datuk Lee Chong Wei and the world ranking number 2 Lin Dan from China, world ranking number 1 lost to Lin Dan. However in the past few years every now and then each country will hold a competition for the world rankings 1 and 2, this bit is really funny, if Datuk Lee Chong Wei wins against Lin Dan the next competition Lin Dan will win and keeps going and going in the following pattern.

Lee Chong Wei was reward 500,000The reward was presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak in a ceremony at the Seri Perdana here which was also attended by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.The reward comprised RM300,000 from the National Sports Council's Incentive Scheme a nd RM200,000 from the Malaysian government in the form of Amanah Saham Wawasan. Apart from that, Chong Wei also received a watch presented by Rosmah who is also the Badminton Association of Malaysia's (BAM) patron. In a short speech, the Prime Minister congratulated Chong Wei on his success in delivering a silver medal and was confident it would strengthen his resolve to achieve further success in the 2016 Brazil Olympics. "Maybe, luck was not on his side to [|win] gold but he fought right to the end. It showed how serious he was to achieve success and hope he will not give up on achieving even bigger success," he said. Najib also agreed with a proposal to set up a National Badminton Academy at the Juara Stadium Badminton Training Centre in Bukit Kiara. Another similar function will be held after Hari Raya Aidilfitri to honour diver Pandelela Rinong who won a bronze medal from the women's 10m platform. Meanwhile, Chong Wei, 30, said he would consider the wishes of the Prime Minister to deliver the country's first gold medal at the 2016 Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "I am grateful to the Prime Minister and his wife for the reward today, I will be saving the [|money]. Even though I did not bring back a gold medal, the government still supports me. Nonetheless I have done my best," he said. "However, I will look at my performance in two years, that is after the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, both in 2014. If my fitness permits, I will continue till the 2016 Olympics," he said.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei was born on October 21, 1982 and he is currently 30 years old. His height is 1.7m tall and weighs up to 60kg. He trains 10 hours on one day for 6 days and takes Sundays of. He likes to eat lunch not breakfast or Dinner but stills eat. He will be the gold medalist professional badminton player in Brazil 2016 Olympics Lin Dan already had is chance to get gold medal and now it is Datuk Lee Chong Wei

By Vincent Tao

Published at home on computer on 13.08.2012 on wikispaces at 8:40

Report on Lin Dan
Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a two-time Olympic champion, four-time world champion, and five-time All England champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all nine major titles in world badminton: Olympic Games, Championships, World, Thomas Cup, Sudirmran Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, Open, Asian Games, and Asia Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat. Lin Dan also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and defending his title in 2012. In his early years, Lin was encouraged to learn to play piano by his parents, but chose to play badminton at the age of five. He joined the sports troop of the People's Liberation Army at the age of 13 and has been part of China's national badminton team since 2001 when he was 18. On April 10, 2008, he created controversy when he struck coach Ji Xinpeng in front of his teammates and reporters during the warm-up tournament ahead of the Thomas Cup. The incident was reportedly triggered by Lin being unhappy with Ji's starting lineup for the tournament. Lin has been in a romantic relationship with Xie Xingfang, herself a former world champion badminton player, since 2003. They were quietly engaged on December 13, 2010 in Haizhu,Guangzhou. Xie initially denied but later admitted the news when reporters got the evidence. Lin reacted angrily towards the news and insisted that it was a personal matter between him and Xie. Both schedule to be married in September 2012. Lin emerged as a winner in the 2000 Asian Junior Championships in both the team and boys' singles events. He was also a member of the winning Chinese team and a boys' singles semi-finalist in the 2000 World Junior Championships. 2001 marked the start of Lin's professional career. In his first final, at the Asian Badminton Championships, he was thrashed by compatriot Xia Xuanzer.

In 2002 Lin took his first title at the Korea Open. He was a member of China’s 2002 Thomas Cup squad which defeated Sweden (5–0), Denmark (3–2), and Korea (4–1) to reach the semifinals. However, Lin didn't play in the semifinal tie against Malaysia, which saw China's team tumble to a 1–3 defeat. Lin participated in another four tournaments without coming close to victory. He was knocked out in the first round of the Singapore, and Indonesia Opens, second round of the Denmark Open, and third round of the China Open. In October Lin was defeated in the semifinals of the Asian Games team competition which directly blew China's hope of a gold medal. Lin started the 2003 season with a third round defeat in the All England Open. He reached a final later in the year at the Japan Open but was beaten by his compatriot Xia Xuanze once again. Lin then made his inaugural debut in the World Championships in Birmingham, England. He breezed past Per-Henrik Croona and Przemysław Wacha in the first two rounds, but was beaten by Xia again in his third round match. After the world meet, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the Singapore Open, third round of the Indonesia Open, and second round of the Malaysia Open. However, Lin ended the season strongly by capturing the Denmark, Hong Kong, and China Opens, and finishing runner-up at the German Open.

2004

Lin had a good start to 2004, earning the BWF's number one world ranking for the first time in February. He helped China win the qualifying round of Thomas Cup and then captured the Swiss Open. He won his first ever All England Open title by beating Peter Gade in the final. He reached the semifinal of the Japan Open before going off to Jakarta, Indonesia in May for the Thomas Cup campaign. In Thomas Cup, Lin helped China to an excellent start in which they thrashed United States and defending champion Indonesia 5–0 respectively to enter the quarterfinals. Lin then cruised past Shoji Sato and Lee Hyun-il in quarterfinal and semifinal ties against Japan and Korea respectively, each ending in 3–0 wins for China. In the final, he beat Peter Gade in straight games to give China the lead before the Chinese team eventually won three matches to one. China thus took the crown, ending a 14 years drought in the tournament. Lin suffered setbacks later in the 2004 season when he was ousted in the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open, and was reported to have a leg injury in mid-July, prior to the Olympic Games. Lin "crashed" in his first Olympic Games when, as the first seed, he was ousted early by Singapore's Ronald Susilo, who claimed Lin was "too eager to win". However, Lin bounced back with three titles at the Denmark, German, and China Opens, and ended the season as a semi-finalist at the Indonesia Open.

2005

Lin retained his number one world ranking during 2005, winning his second German and Hong Kong Open titles, as well as the Japan Open, China Masters, and World Cup tournaments. He also helped China recapture the Sudirrman Cup when it shut-out both defending champion South Korea in the semifinals and Indonesia in the final. Lin failed to retain his All England title, losing a three set final to teammate Chen Hong,and he was beaten in the final of the Malaysia Open by another rising star, Lee Chong Wei.In his bid to capture his first world title at Anaheim California, he beat Kennevic Asuncion, Shoji Sato, Lee Hyun-il, and Peter Gade in succession to reach the final. There he was decisively beaten by Taufik Hidayat. Lin was also eliminated in the semifinals of the Singapore Open and the quarter finals of the China Open.[|[]

2006

Lin started the season by reaching the semifinals of the German Open, and had a same result in China Masters and China Open. He failed to win the Malaysia Open in June, which saw his opponent Lee Chong Wei produce a superb display to save the title after being 13–20 down in the deciding game, and also lost to Taufik Hidayat in Asian Games final. However, he won six individual titles in the season. He recaptured All England Open, won Chinese Taipei Open, Macau Open, Hong Kong Open, Japan Open, and his first world title after beating his compatriot Bao Chunlai in the final. In May, Lin and his teammates had extended China's Thomas Cup reign, shut out Denmark 3–0 for second consecutive title.

2007

Lin Dan entered 2007 with a loss to South Korea's Park Sung-hwan in the round of 16 at the Malaysia Open. A week later he captured the Korea Open by defeating Chinese teammate Chen Jin in the final. He went on to win the German Open and then the All Englandchampionships again, crushing compatriot Chen Yu 21–13, 21–12. In June, Lin Dan was part of Team China in the Sudirman Cup, held in Glasgow, Scotland. The Chinese team retained the cup after beating Indonesia 3–0 in the final. Later in the season Lin Dan defeated Wong Chong Han of Malaysia and became the China Masters champion for 2007. In August, Lin Dan extended his reign as the world championwhen he beat Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21–11, 22–20 in the final of the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Lin Dan thus became the first man since Yang Yang to win back to back world championships.

2008

Lin started the season with a defeat in the final of the Korea Open to Lee Hyun-il. It was a match filled with controversy as Lin had a scuffle with South Korea's coach Li Mao after a line call dispute. Lin refused to apologise and received no punishment from Badminton World Federation (BWF) after its probe of the altercation. In March he suffered another defeat to his compatriot Chen Jin in the final of the All England Open, which was followed by press accusations that Lin "gave" the match to Chen in order to increase Chen's ranking points for Olympic qualification. In the following week, Lin won his first Swiss Open. At the Asia Championships, Lin was again accused of helping his compatriot when his loss to Chen Jin in the semifinals ensured Chen's qualification for the Olympic Games. In Thomas Cup, Lin won every match he played except his semifinal clash with Lee Chong Wei, and helped China to a third successive title in the tournament. After easy victories over Nigeria and Canada in the group stage, China defeated Thailand in the quarterfinals. Despite Lin's loss to Lee Chong Wei in the semifinals, China still managed to qualify for the final over Malaysia 3–2 and retained the title after beating South Korea 3–1. Lin won the Thailand Open, his last tournament before the 2008 Olympic Games. In Olympic Games, he beat Hong Kong's Ng Wei in the first round, Park Sung-hwan in the second round, and Peter Gade in the quarterfinals.He then beat his teammate Chen Jin in straight sets to set up a "dream" final against Lee Chong Wei. However, the final was a one-sided match as Lin demolished Lee 21–12, 21–8, and became the first men's singles player to win the Olympic gold as a first seed. Not back in action until the China Open in November, Lin again beat Lee in the final, before losing to Chen Jin once again in the Hong Kong Open. Lin was eligible to participate in the Masters Finals, but due to the withdrawal of China, he didn't take part in the tournament.

2009

In March, Lin won his fourth All England title by defeating Lee Chong Wei, in only his first appearance since November 2008, but lost to the same opponent in the final of Swiss Open a week later. He then participated in the Sudirman Cup in which he helped China to a 5–0 victory against England and another clean swept against Japan and Indonesia. In the semifinals, it was another showdown between Lin and Lee Chong Wei in a tie against Malaysia, and Lin went on to win in straight games to set up a clash against Korea in the final. In the final, Lin had no trouble beating Park Sung-hwan, helping China to secure the Cup for the third time in a row without conceding a match to any opponent in the tournament. In June, Lin failed to win the Indonesia Open after being knocked out in the quarter-finals. It was the second tournament he failed to win, aside from an upset by South Korean's Choi Ho-jin in December during the East Asian Games final. Lin then went on to sweep all titles in tournaments he participated in between August and November. He became the first player to win the. World Championships three times in Hyderabad, India, beating Chen Jin in the final Later Dan would go on to win his fourth China Masters titleand first French Open title. He closed the season with the China Open titlebefore heading to Hong Kong for the East Asian Games.

2010

Lin started the season with failure to defend the All England Open title by losing in the quarterfinals, and had another quarterfinals exit in the Swiss Open. He only won his first seasonal title in the Badminton Asia Championships, which also marked his first title in the championships. Lin had his fifth appearance in Thomas Cup. After an easy win against Peru, won the double encounter against Korea's Park Sung-hwan in the second group tie and the quarterfinals respectively. In the semifinals, he defeated Lee Chong Wei in straight games to help China reach the final,before outclassing Indonesia for a fourth consecutive title. After the Thomas Cup triumph, Lin played in the World Championships in Paris, France. He won his opening match and then beat Henri Hurskainen and Bao Chunlai in the second and third rounds respectively before being upset by Park Sung-hwan in the quarterfinals. The day also saw his arch rival Lee Chong Wei exit from the tournament. Lin then bounced back to win the China Masters, but continued his lowlight in the season after being beaten in the final of the Japan Open, and conceding walkovers in the quarterfinals of the China Open, and Hong Kong Open respectively. However, Lin managed to win his first ever Asian Games gold medal in November by beating Lee Chong Wei in final, thus becoming the first player to win all of the present major titles available to Asians in badminton, both individual and national team.

2011

Lin began the year with a withdrawal in the Malaysia Open's quarterfinals, which marked his third withdrawal in a row since late 2010. This action caused criticism mostly by Taufik Hidayat, who wanted the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to investigate. His mother denied that he retired on purpose, and cited he had a waist injury. However, he sprang back to win the first ever million dollar badminton tournament, Korea Open, a week later by defeating Lee Chong Wei in a rubber game final. He then won the German Open, beating his compatriot Chen Jin in the final. However, Lin's hope to become the first player to win five All England titles in the open era was dashed[|]] when he was defeated by Lee Chong Wei in the final. He then won his second Asian Championships in April on a day which saw China sweep all five titles. Lin helped China to a fourth consecutive Sudirman Cup title in May, defeating Denmark 3–0 in the final. In June, Lin withdrew from the Singapore Open final due to gastric flu, this drew the jeers from fans in the stadium. Just few days later, he was stunned by Sho Sasaki in the second round of Indonesia Open. In August, he won his fourth World Championships title by beating Lee Chong Wei in final in Wembley Arena, a venue which will host the same competition for 2012 Summer Olympics. This dashed Lee's hope of becoming the first Malaysian to win a gold medal in the World Championships. In September, he was ousted in the semi-finals of China Masters, and withdrew from the semifinals of Japan Open. This was followed up by a shock exit in the second round of the Denmark Open to Hong Kong player Wong Wing Ki, and retired in the semifinals of French Open despite leading the match, stated it is due to paronychia. The retirement also marked his sixth in the season, many media quest the retirement was due to the strategic consideration to let China team have full quota in men's singles for 2012 Olympics. However, Li Yongbo said Lin retirement is not a "gift", this is due to that BWF stated that each top players are compulsory to participate in number of tournament and Lin needs a better condition towards the Olympics. Lin voice frustrated that the peak schedule was the reason he had a most retirement in a season. He ended the last three tournaments in high note, won his fifth Hong Kong Open and China Open title respectively, and his first ever Super Series Master Finals title.

2012

Lin started the year by losing to Lee in the final of the Korea Open, and a second round defeat in the Malaysia Open. He won his fifth German Open title in March, and his first of the season. He then won the All England Open in March, thus becoming the first man in 33 years to win five titles. April, Lin withdrew from the semifinals of the Badminton Asia Championships due to a waist injury, and the move also helped his compatriot Chen Jin secure the Olympics berth. He helped China win their fifth consecutive Thomas Cup title without losing a single match in every tie he played. He then bowed out from the semifinals of the Thailand Open, which he complained of his fatigue before the tournament began. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Lin eased against Ireland's Scott Evans, and outperformed Taufik Hidayat in the second round. In the quarterfinals, Japan's Sho Sasaki almost shown him the exit, after surviving from rubber games. He had another easy victory against Lee Hyun-il in the semifinals to setup another meeting with his rival Lee Chong Wei. In the repeat of 2008's final, Lin this time lost the first game to Lee but bounced to take the second. The third game became a thriller as Lin edged to a gold medal, narrowly beating Lee by two points despite Lee leading most of the time.Lin also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic title.

By Vincent Tao Published at home on computer on 13th August 13, 2012 at 10:05

Information on Greek Gods:
Zeus was the god of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. Zeus overthrew his Father Cronus. He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he hurls at those who displease him. He is married to Hera but, is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. He was the rain god, and the cloud gatherer, who wielded the terrible thunderbolt. His breastplate was the aegis, his bird the eagle, his tree the oak. He is represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector of the weak, and the punisher of the wicked.

Poseidon is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Hades, another brother, for shares of the world. His prize was to become lord of the sea. He was widely worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite, a granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus. At one point he desired Demeter. To put him off Demeter asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen. So to impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In some accounts his first attempts were unsuccessful and created a varity of other animals in his quest. By the time the horse was created his passion for Demeter had cooled. His weapon is a trident, which can shake the earth, and shatter any object. He is second only to Zeus in power amongst the gods. He has a difficult quarrelsome personality. He was greedy. He had a series of disputes with other gods when he tried to take over their cities.

Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, another brother, for shares of the world. He had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. He is a greedy god who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those whom calling increase the number of dead are seen favorably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly disinclined to allow any of his subjects leave. He is also the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. He has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. He is unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. He is the King of the dead but, death itself is another god, Thanatos

Thinking skills: Pinehill has decided to not give out cups this year

 * 1) The whole school doesn't have enough talent for it
 * 2) It was stolen
 * 3) They had too many kids that had to get 1 cup

Athletics Info
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most commonly competed sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics Federations. The athletics meeting forms the backbone of the modern Summer Olympics, and other leading international meetings include the IAAF World Championships and World Indoor Championships, and athletes with a physical disability compete at the Summer Paralympics and the IPC Athletics World Championships.

1 Was the environment the same? No there were more trees and less buildings 2 Was it hard to move? No 3 Did you want to leave? No because our families lived there 4 Which country did you like better Singapore more fun 5 Why did you come to NZ? Because the life is better 6 Have you been to your country lately? No In the last 3 years 7 How old were you when you left? 49 8 Is the weather the same? No Singapore is 2x as hot + hardly any rain