Zaman International School Newspaper Issue 12

Volume 1 Issue 12

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEWSPAPER

“You’re going to reach the top with us.”

15 April 2004

Khmer New Year The delight among elders can be seen many weeks in advance. Parents bring home rich fruits, baked goods and thick cuts of meat for the New Year. Children smile in glee as they munch on their favorite desserts and conjure up strategies for the next game.

The elders walk to the temples in their little silver pots and pans to offer the monks. This isn't just another celebration, this is Cambodian New Year! A time when people of all ages, young and old, come together to celebrate the memories of their beloved ancestors and the pride of their culture.

The Cambodian New Year is observed in other countries, including the United States, by m a n y C a m b o d i a n i m m igrants. Many of the same ceremonies and activities are planned for and participated in. This allows for those who fled their countr y to remember

their culture and share it with their children. The Cambodian New Year is one of the major celebrations in the C a m b o d i a n c u l t u r e. I t i s based on the lunar calendar, and is celebrated in mid-April, which is the first month of the year in Cambodia. This time of year also represents the end of the harvest. It is a time for farmers to enjoy the fruits of their harvest and relax before t h e r a i n y s e a s o n b e g i n s.

In preparation for this momentous event, the people clean and decorate their houses, as well as set up an altar to welcome the New Year Spirit Tevada Chhnam Thmey. He is said to come down to earth at

Why does it last for three whole days? Each day has significance. Day one is also known as "Maha Sahgkrant" and involves the people visiting their local monaster y and offering food to the monks. A special sand mound is built in the grounds of the monasteries on this day. The mound is decorated with five religious f l a g s, o n e o n t o p o f t h e mound and four around the Sides.

The second day is referred to as "Vana Bat" and on this day, people gather with their families to wish each other a h a p p y N e w Ye a r a n d exchange gifts. They might

a time to serve. Cambodians offer charity to the less f o r t u n a t e, p a r t i c i p a t e i n service activities, and forgive others of misdeeds that may have been done to them. The people continue to add to their sand mountain.

"Loeung Sack" is the third day which involves washing the Buddha statues in homes and monasteries. Children wash the feet of their parents as a sign of respect on this day as well. The people wash their statues with perfumed water. It is thought to be a kind deed that will bring good luck, long life, and happiness. Special games such as the Tug-Of-

this time to celebrate with the Cambodian people. A statue of the Buddha is put on the altar, also flowers, candles, incense, a bowl of scented water, food and drink, and banana leaves shaped into different figures.

also visit the monastery again to ask the monks to say a special prayer for their ancestors. This day is a day to show consideration to elders.

Parents, grandparents, and teachers are given gifts from children out of respect. It is also

W a r, A n g k u n h a n d B o h Choong are played at the monasteries, gatherings and homes on each day of the festival. Throughout the first day of Cambodian New Year the people participate in

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AND ALSO ceremonies and games.

The beauty of the Cambodian culture is remembered during this time every year. The joy and pride in the eyes of our children tell more stories then anything else imaginable.

Many times, people of all ages have displayed remarkable pride and strive for perseverance of this beautiful and rich culture. Through culture shows, expeditions, gatherings, and unity games the Cambodian people are able to celebrate amongst their family and f r i e n d s. T h e y a r e a b l e t o remember how wonderful it is

right to gently tap the loser's bent knee with the two flat sides of the fruit-the sound of which is a source of much amusement.

Game of Cha-ol Chhoung Hit me again with that song of love The most versatile of traditional Cambodian garments, the k r a m a, ( a m u l t i - c o l o u r e d rectangular piece of woven cotton ) is employed this time to create the game of Cha-ol Chhoung.

A krama is rolled into a coconut sized ball , with one length left free. This is to allow

PEARLS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP

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ne who holds his friends in good esteem and treats them with respect has gained many defenders and supporters against his enemies.

The need for faithful friends is no less than need for the vital n e c e s s i t i e s o f l i f e. B e i n g among a secure and peaceful circle of friends means finding safety against many sorts of hazard and danger.

He is wise who, if a friendship is damaged, immediately removes the cause of discontentment and restores good relations. But even wiser is the one who is careful enough to avoid or prevent disagreement with his friends in the first place.

Lo v e a n d g o o d r e l a t i o n s between friends continue so long as they understand each other, show self-denial and make sacrifices within permissible limits. The friendship between those who cannot renounce their

to work together and preserve the Cambodian culture.

Cambodian New Year is a time where individuals of all ages share the heritage and love of Cambodia.

Games in Khmer New Year The Game of Angkunh Cambodian Frizbee with a Fruit The angkunh is a fr uit that grows on trees found in the provinces of Stung Treng and Kratie. It is round with two flat sides and a diameter of about six centimetres. When ripe, it has a hard skin and turns the colour of mahogany.

The game of angkunk requires several players with two mixed teams of young boys and girls.

Each participant takes turn to throw the fruit, frizbee or free style, into the opponent's areaa triangle made from three angkunh stuck into the ground.

A goal is scored when a player knocks over all the angkunhs or when an angkunh lands in the triangle. The victor wins the

the players to take the ball and s wi n g i t ar o u n d a n d t h e n release it high into the air towards the opposition's half.

There are two teams-boys versus the girls. The game begins with one of the boys throwing the ball into the air.

The girls must catch the ball before it touches the ground.

On catching it, she must throw it straight back at the boyswith the aim of hitting one of them. If a boy is hit, he must go into the girls' camp and sing a song.

At half-time,, the teams are reversed with the boys doing the catching and the girls doing the throwing and singing.

A game of Cha-ol Chhoung always draws a large audience keen to hear the humourously improvised songs. teasing each other over who it was they intended to hit with the ball and woo with their lyrical talents.

interests and preferences for the sake of their friends cannot be enduring.

One is loyal and faithful to one's friends to the extent one shares in their troubles as well as in their joys. The one who cannot weep when his friends weep and rejoice when they

rejoice cannot be regarded as a faithful friend.

If we cannot accept the criticism made of us by those we love and who love us, we may lose our friends and remain unaware of our defects.

One who maintains a friendship with a friend who has fallen on hard times is a true, loyal friend. Whoever does not support his friends against their misfortunes has nothing to do with friendship.

Those who tend to disagree and struggle with their friends have few friends. One who desires to have friends both faithful and in great number should avoid disagreement with them on trivial matters.

Friendship is something pertaining to the heart and its sincerity. Those who think they can gain others' friendship through deception and hypocrisy are themselves in a manifest deception. Even if there are around them some simpleminded people who have been taken in by their hypocrisy and f l a t t e r y, i t i s inconceivable that they will long be able to sustain friendship with them.

Do not remember the promises that others have failed to keep; instead, consider the undertakings you yourself have failed to carry out. Do not blame others because they have not done good to you; instead, remember the chances you have missed of doing something good to someone else.

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EDUCATION

Gaining Knowledge by Observation and Listening Gaining Knowledge by observation You may have heard someone in authority say, "Don't do what I do. Do what I say." Well, that isn't how most people

learn. They learn through subtle imitation.

You can learn to be a loser by hanging around an imitating losers. Likewise, you can learn to get better grades by observing your fellow classmates and learning what to do and what not to do in order to be a success in school.

Learn from the losers The first place to start is to look at the students who are not doing well in school. Don't pick the kids who are not too bright or who have some learning disability.

Rather, observe those who have the ability but who have attitudes, who have personality traits, or who do things that cause them to get poor grades.

Study them. Then, don't do that!

It is amazing how you can observe a person who gets good grades and find the reasons he or she fails. Quite often, it is not because of lack of skill.

Usually, it is some other rea-

son.

Learn from the winners Now, observe the students who are doing well in school. Don't look at who they are. Rather look at what they do.

For example, don't bother with the class brain, the rich kid or the person who is real good looking. They may be succeeding in school for reasons over which you have no control.

Instead, study the student who has certain study habits, who knows how to deal with the t e a c h e r, a n d who has confidence in his or her ability. You can learn the things these students are doing to succeed in school.

Often they aren't the smartest nor the hardest working, but they just seem to be able to excel.

Gaining Knowledge by Listening An important way to gain knowledge is by listening to what other people say.

Listening to teachers or professors lecture is a good example

of this. Children--especially-learn by observation. Watching what others do is an important way to gain knowledge.

In conversation When you were a child, you may have listened to stories or things your parents explained.

Later, in conversations with friends, you gained knowledge from what they told you. As an adult, there are many times that listening is a source of knowledge. People that prefer to talk and don't care to listen will often lose out on important information and knowledge.

In school or work Listening to a teacher or professor lecture on a subject is a major source of knowledge.

This can also be true at work, where a superior or talented person may provide useful information or instructions.

Radio or TV We also gain a fair amount of knowledge by listening to people talk on the radio or TV. At the very least, you can get the news.

In conclusion By observing others and studying both the winners and losers in school, you can learn factors that will help you succeed in school and get better grades, without having to overdo studying. Listening is a powerful way to gain knowledge. You can learn through conversations, in school or work, and through the radio and TV.

Challenging Problems English: What is the origin of the word "checkmate"? ***

Mathematics A boy spent exactly one dollar and bought exactly 100 pieces of candy, including some at $ .05, $.02, and 10 for $.01. How many pieces of each kind of candy did he buy? ***

Science: What is the fastest way to make a 90 degree turn on a slippery road? *** Answers of previous issue.

English: uncopyrightable *** Mathematics: The solution: Tim is 3, Jane is 8, and Mary is 15. A little grumbling is in order here, as clue number 1 leads to the situation a year and a half ago, when Tim was 1 1/2, Jane was 6 1/2, and Mary was 13 ½. *** Science: Iron gives Mars its reddishorange color. *** You can give your answers with in 7 days.

Rewards goes to; English: Hout Socan 12-A Science: Um ChanChamnan 12-A Maths: No correct answer

Note: Students whose names written can take their reward from Zulfi Erken.

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SCIENCE

How The Things Work

Question and Answer

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hy doesn't the stomach dissolve itself as it’s full of acid?

the diagram below). Each type of cell produces a specific secretion: Oxyntic cells secrete a solution he stomach is a muscular of hydrochloric acid which sac under the diaphragm. brings the pH of gastric fluid The stomach carries out sev- down to between pH 2.0 and eral jobs which contribute to 3.0. Zymogen cells secrete the the digestion of food. It: enzyme pepsinogen which is ! Mixes food with gastric juice later converted into the proby muscular action tein-splitting enzyme, pepsin. ! retains food, giving enzymes Argentaffine cells produce the time to act gastric intrinsic factor (GIF) ! digests proteins through the which aids absorption of vitaaction of the enzyme, pepsin min B12. performs some absorption of One of the reasons that the salts and alcohol stomach can break down proproduces gastric intrinsic fac- teins in food, but not in its own tor (GIF). This binds to and helps tissue, is because protein absorb vitamin B12 digestion in the stomach is carGastric juice is secreted by spe- ried out by the enzyme pepsin. cialised groups of cells inside This enzyme is active only in the gastric pits in the mucosa (see very acid conditions provided

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by hydrochloric acid.

The second reason is that mucus is produced by goblet cells in the stomach wall. It forms a protective layer which stops pepsin and hydrochloric acid from digesting or damaging the cells underneath. This protection can fail if there's a small uncovered bit, or the covering is a bit thin. If this happens, the gastric juices can attack the mucosa and an ulcer can form. In many people with ulcers, the original damage is due to a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

Another reason that the stomach doesn’t dissolve itself is because of enzymes called

prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are produced in the stomach and help to protect against damage. Some antiinflammatory medicines such as aspirin and ibuprofen inhibit the production of prostaglandins which explains why people who take these drugs are more likely to suffer from stomach ulcers.

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CULTURE

APRIL 23 INTERNATIONALCHILDREN'S DAY This national day (23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day) in Turkey is a unique event. The founder of

foundations of a new, independent, secular, and modern republic from the ashes of the

in week-long ceremonies marked by performances in all fields in large stadiums

the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atat端rk, dedicated April 23 to the children of the country to emphasize that they are the future of the new nation. It was on April 23, 1920, during the War of Independence, that the Grand National Assembly met in Ankara and laid down the

Ottoman Empire. Following the defeat of the Allied invasion forces on September 9, 1922 and the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne on July 24, 1923, Ataturk started his task of establishing the institutions of the new state. Over the next eight years, Ataturk and his followers adopted sweeping reforms to create a m o d e r n T u r k e y, divorced from her Ottoman past. In unprecedented moves, he dedicated the sovereignty day to the children and entr usted in the hands of the youth the protection of this sovereignty and independence.

E v e r y y e a r, t h e children in Turkey celebrate this "Sovereignty and Children's Day" as a national holiday.

Schools participate

watched by the entire nation.

Among the activities on this day, the children send their representatives to replace state officials and high ranking bureaucrats in their offices. The President, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Ministers, provincial governors all turn over their positions to children's represen-

tatives. These children, in turn, sign executive orders relating to educational and environmental policies. On this day, the children also replace the parliamentarians in the Grand National Assembly and hold a special session to discuss matters concerning children's issues.

Over the last two decades, the Turkish officials have been working hard to internationalize this important day. Their efforts resulted in large number of world states' sending groups of children to Turkey to participate in the above stated festivities.

During their stay in Turkey, the foreign children are housed in Turkish homes and find an important opportunity to interact with the Turkish kids and learn about each other's countries and cultures. The foreign children groups also participate in the special session of the Grand National Assembly. This results in a truly international Assembly where children pledge their commitment to international peace and brotherhood.

The importance of April 23 as a special day of children has been recognized by the international community.

UNICEF decided to recognize this important day as the International Children's Day. ***

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ENTERTAINMENT

High School Science These are actual answers given on High School Science Tests: Many dead animals of the past changed to fossils while others preferred to be oil. *** All animals were here before mankind. The animals lived peacefully until mankind came along and made roads, houses, hotels and condoms. *** Men are mammals and women are femammals. *** Proteins are composed of a mean old acid. *** The largest mammals are to be found in the sea because there is nowhere else to put them. ***

Involuntary muscles are not as willing as voluntary ones. *** Methane, a greenhouse gas, comes from the burning of trees and cows. *** The spinal column is a long bunch of bones. The head sits on the top and you sit on the bottom. *** Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas. *** The leopard has black spots which look like round soars on its body. Those who catch soars get leprosy. *** The three cavities of the body are the head cavity, the tooth cavity and the abominable cavity. *** Most books say the sun is a star.

But it still knows how to change back into the sun in the daytime. *** Cadavers are dead bodies that have donated themselves to science. This procedure is called gross anatomy. *** A liter is a nest of young baby animals. *** The earth makes a resolution every 24 hours. *** Parallel lines never meet unless you bend one or both of them.

Algebra was the wife of Euclid.

A circle is a figure with 0 corners and only one side. *** A right angle is 90 degrees Farenhight. *** Genetics explains why you look like your father and if you don't,

why you should. *** A supersaturated solution is one that holds more than it can hold. *** The pistol of a flower is its only protection against insects. *** An example of animal breeding is the farmer who mated a bull that gave a great deal of milk with a bull with good meat. *** If conditions are not favorable, bacteria go into a period of adolescence. *** Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin.

Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin is gin and water. *** When oxygen is combined with anything, heat is given off.

This is known as constipation.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Commonly Misspelled Words Word List Anoint Desiccate Cooly Seize Supersede Memento Irresistible Millennium Development Existence All right Insistent Separate Exceed Tyranny Weird Harass A lot Indispensable Repetition Receive Despair Pursue Liaison Recommend Broccoli Desperate Yield Liquefy Embarrassment Battalion Irritable Accidentally Dissipate Consensus Judgment

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SPORT

History of Bowling Early History Rolling a ball to knock down targets has been the object of a number of games, at various times and in various parts of the world. The implements for such a game have been found in an Egyptian tomb that's more than 7,000 years old, and a sort of bowling has been popular among Polynesian Islanders for at least several centuries.

But the modern sport of bowling, which seems distinctly American and very secular, probably grew out of a German religious ceremony.

In the 3rd century AD, every German peasant carried a Kegel, a club similar to the Irish shillelagh, for protection. It became a customary test of faith in many churches for the parishioner to set up his Kegel as a target, representing the heathen, and then roll a stone in an attempt to knock it down.

If he succeeded, he was considered free of sin.

Bowling eventually moved out of the church and became a popular secular sport, with a wooden ball replacing the stone and multiple pins (from as few as three to as many as seventeen) replacing the single Kegel.

There are several references to bowling in Germany during the Middle Ages. Berlin and Cologne in 1325 set a limit on the amount that could be bet on a bowling match. A 1463 feast in Frankfurt featured bowling, along with a venison dinner. And the winner of a

1518 competition in Breslau was awarded an ox.

From Germany, the sport spread into Austria, Spain, Switzerland, and the Low Countries. Bowling also moved indoors, into covered sheds with lanes made of wood or s u n - b a k e d c l a y. T h e s e Kegelbahns, as they were called in Germany, were often associated with inns or taverns.

Sweden was the first European country to take up American tenpin bowling, in 1909. The sport gradually spread through northern Europe. In 1926, the International Bowling Association was organized by teams from Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United States.

International tournaments were held in Sweden that year, in New York City in 1934, and in Berlin in 1936.

Bowling became popular in Great Britain during and after World War II, mainly because many alleys had been built on U. S. military bases. Beginning in the 1960s, the ABC worked with equipment manufacturers to promote the sport in Australia, Mexico and other Latin-American countries, and then in the Orient.

The FĂŠdĂŠration Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ), founded in 1952, now has more than 70 m e m b e r n a t i o n s.

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, the FIQ has conducted world championship tournaments every four years since 1967.

Bowling was an exhibition sport at the 1988 Olympic Games in South Korea.

Best of Best Results of Second term first visa examinations are announced.

Some students got more than their expectations and some got less.

As ZIS newspaper team we wish good luck to all students

at final examinations.

We are pleased to publish the best of the best students who got the top ten degrees in our school. They studied hard and they deserved to be the best.

Congratulations.