NEW YEARS USA

New Year's Day is the first day of the year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome). In all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar with the exception of Israel , it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year. In Western Christianity New Year's Day, January 1, is the eighth day of Christmas

Poila Baisakh BanglaDesh

History

Poila Baisakh is the first day of the Bengali New Year. Poila Baisakh falls generally on the 14th or 15th of April of the English Calendar. It is an auspicious occasion and Bengalis perform puja as well as join in social gatherings to celebrate the first day of the new year
The Bengali calendar is closely tied with the Hindu solar calendar, based on the Surya Siddhanta. As with many other variants of the Hindu solar calendar, the Bengali calendar commences in mid-April of the Gregorian year.
Under the Mughals, agricultural taxes were collected according to the Hijri calendar. However, as the Hijri calendar is a purely lunar calendar, it does not coincide with the harvest. As a result, farmers were hard-pressed to pay taxes out of season. In order to streamline tax collection, the Mughal Emperor Akbar ordered a reform of the calendar. Accordingly, Fatehullah Shirazi, a renowned scholar and astronomer, formulated the Bengali year on the basis of the Hijri lunar and Hindu solar calendars. The new Fasli San (agricultural year) was introduced on 10/11 March 1584, but was dated from Akbar's ascension to the throne in 1556. The new year subsequently became known as Bônggabdo or Bengali year.

Cricket

Our Cricket in Times Square unit was designed for a Cricket in Times Square literature study in a classroom or as part of a home school curriculum. Imagine, no Cricket in Times Square lessons to plan, Cricket in Times Square activities to create, or Cricket in Times Square vocabulary words to define. Simply open our Cricket in Times Square unit and start teaching.

Cricket in Times Square chapter questions in two formats

thought provoking Cricket in Times Square discussion questions

Cricket in Times Square vocabulary quizzes and context clues activities

cardinal direction mapping and grid math

problem solving involving time, money, and graphing

We have also included a Cricket in Times Square glossary, reproducible Cricket in Times Square character bookmarks, and certificates to give students upon completion of the Cricket in Times Square activities.

The FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is an happening known for its vast tradition, fanfare and display. The international soccer event is viewed by countless persons and, to say the least, is fervently supports. With those great outlook comes a great deal of disenchantment for those who are eliminated. Electronic Arts is hard at work capturing all of these emotions in their upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa title. As such, they have released an elimination trailer give us a taste of a game mode that will allow users to truly expertise the process of the competition on a personal level.

The trailer also highlights what the Wii explanation of the game will look like. More specifically, it explores the unique universal Elimination mode that allows users to play in custom tournaments online. The title will be coming to the Wii at a date to be announced later. It will be hitting the PSP, PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 30, 2010.