And were off...off to a great start after week 1 of the edge games. It looked like all had a great time! If you were at the edge games tonight and have never been to our blog before, make sure you comment. Let us know if you had a good time tonight at the edge games. It was great to see all of you and way to go with bringing friends! I hope to see you all next week. And remember that next week, the points go up. Sleep well, and dream of tubes and crickets.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Week 1 Thoughts
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Yeah! Wo0t! 1st comment. i was on here a little while ago, and scine there was no post i wrote my comments on the post below. Yup!
Wo0t Wo0t! Djibouti!
I have 3 Words for you Todd:
U-Ru-Guay!
That's right baby, We Are Uruguay!
YEAH BAHAMAS! TODD, HERE ARE SOME RANDOM FACTS ABOUT OUR COUNTRY:
long name: Commonwealth of the Bahamas
population: 305,655
capital: Nassau
official language: english
government type: constituional parlimentary democracy
airports: 62
industries: tourism, cement, oil transshipment, banking, and salt
legislative branch: bicameral parliment and house of assembly
coastline: 3,582
climate: tropical marine
roadways: 2,693 km
geographic coordinates: 24 15 N 76 00 W
we got bored as you can tell.
all facts were obtained at the following web adress:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bf.html
heres more facts about Djibouti (we need the points):
Country: Djibouti
Region: Northeastern Africa
Continent: Africa\
Industry: construction, agricultural processing.
Population
793,000
Capital
Djibouti; 502,000
Area
23,200 square kilometers
(8,958 square miles)
Language
French, Arabic, Somali, Afar
Religion
Muslim, Christian Currency
Djiboutian franc
Life Expectancy
43
GDP per Capita
U.S. $1,300
Literacy Percent
68
Agriculture: fruits, vegetables; goats.
Exports: reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit).
Gateway for Red Sea shipping, Djibouti lies in northeast Africa. A French territory until 1977, France's naval base and garrison generate about half of the country's income. The capital of this resource-poor nation profits as a regional banking center with a free port and modern air facilities. Terminus of the railway from Addis Ababa, it handles much of Ethiopia's trade. A civil war in the early 1990s ended with a power-sharing agreement between the two main ethnic groups, the Issa of Somali origin and the Afar of Ethiopian origin.
All these facts are from http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_djibouti.html djibouti people go on this
Observed at: Ambouli Djibouti, DJ
Elevation: 161 ft / 49 m
81 °F / 27 °C
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity: 74%
Dew Point: 72 °F / 22 °C
Wind: 10 mph / 17 km/h / 4.6 m/s from the ESE
Pressure: 29.92 in / 1013 hPa (Rising)
Heat Index: 85 °F / 29 °C
Visibility: 6.2 miles / 10.0 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds: Scattered Clouds 2000 ft / 609 m
Mostly Cloudy 26600 ft / 8107 m
(Above Ground Level)
Raw METAR Aviation
Flight Rule: VFR (HDAM)
Wind Speed: 10 mph / 17 km/h / 4.6 m/s
Wind Dir: 110° (ESE)
Ceiling: 26600 ft / 8107 m
the stuff above is the weather right now at djibouti
Latitude/Longitude 11º56' N, 43º15' E this is where djiboti is located longitude and lattitude wise.
the time right now in djibouti is Mon, 12 Jan 2008 19:14:18 UTC
go djibouti! were gonna come back!
all this stuff was at http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/dj.htm
i had 2 leave early :< I had a collision and i had a nosebleed and lots of pain. it's swollen, still hurts. I heard uruguay is in 2nd, can anyone confirm that for me?
COUNTRY NAME: ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY.
The country was named after it’s location to the east (“oriente”) of the Uruguay River. This is why Uruguayans are often called “orientales”, though it is obvious that Uruguay is located in the Western Hemisphere. Uruguay comes from the Guarani language and means “river of the painted birds”.
COUNTRY'S CAPITAL: Montevideo is the capital, it's chief port and
it's main economic center. 43% of the population lives in Montevideo.
POPULATION. 3,151.662 (1996 census). The people of Uruguay are
predominantly of European origin, mainly from Spain and Italy. There is a small Afro Uruguayan population descendent of slaves brought to the country in the 19th century. None of the original Native American population remains, which distinguishes Uruguay from the rest of Latin America.
Even though it’s economy is based largely in agriculture particularly livestock raising, Uruguay is a highly urbanized country, with more than 80% of Uruguayans residing in cities. Nearly half live in Montevideo
By world’s standards, the welfare of Uruguayans runs high. Infant mortality rate – 13.9/1000 - is low, and life expectancy at birth – 75,2 years – is the highest in South America.
Uruguayans are very open and friendly to foreigners. They are also very fond of outdoors activities and sports, particulary soccer which is the national passion. A major Uruguayan costume is to join the family or friends in the weekends for a typical “asado” (a barbecue).
Religions: There is no official religion (Catholics 56%, non religious 38%, Protestants 2%, Jews 2%)
Languages: Spanish. Business languages: English and Portuguese
GEOGRAPHY. The terrain varies from rolling plains to low plateaus
and hills. This rolling topography has two main ranges of interior hills: the Cuchilla de Haedo, west of Tacuarembo and the Cuchilla Grande, south of Melo (Cerro Largo), neither of which exceeds 500 meters in height. The highest elevation in Uruguay is the Cerro Catedral (Cathedral Hill) with 514 meters.
There are three main rivers: Rio de la Plata, Rio Uruguay and Rio Negro (principal river of the Uruguayan interior) which, in addition to the Mirin Lagoon, a large lagoon near the Atlantic border with Brazil, are of major importance in terms of communications, hydroelectric power and supply of drinking water.
Uruguay has 670 km of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean and the Rio de la Plata. Beaches along the coast are one of Uruguay’s main attractions
CLIMATE. Uruguay has a temperate climate. The average temperature
in spring is 63ºF, in summer it's 77ºF, in autumn 64ºF and in winter 54ºF. Extreme temperatures can raise to 104ºF in summertime and go down to 28ºF during winter. Rainfall is well distributed throughout the year.
GOVERNMENT. Republic under a presidential system. The government
is organized under three independent branches or powers, as they are called: Executive, Legislative and Judiciary. The President heads the Executive Power and a cabinet of 13 ministers. The Legislative is represented by the General Assembly, or Parliament, composed by two chambers. The Senate of 30 members, plus the Vice President of the Republic who acts as chairman, elected on a nationwide basis. The House of Representatives of 99 members, elected on a basis of proportional representation of each of the 19 provinces. Elections for President as well as for these seats are held every 5 years. The suffrage is compulsory and universal for all those over 18 years of age. The president in office is called Jorge Battle.
Uruguay is divided into 19 departments (political divisions). Each department has an administrator (intendente) elected by popular vote. These are: Artigas, Canelones, Cerro Largo, Colonia, Durazno, Flores, Florida, Lavalleja, Maldonado, Montevideo, Paysandu, Rio Negro, Rivera, Rocha, Salto, San Jose, Soriano, Tacuarembo, Treinta y Tres.
EDUCATION. Uruguay has one of the highest grades of literacy – 97% -
in Latin America. Since 1877, primary education in Uruguay has been free, secular and compulsory. Later, this obligatory nature was extended to high school education and the free nature was extended to the university level. Though secularism is mandatory at public institutions, religion can be taught at private institutions. There is one public university –which is free- the University of the Republic, and 5 private universities.
ECONOMY. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) amounted to 12.321
million dollars in 2002. The main components of the GDP are financial services, insurance, housing, business services and the industrial sector based primarily on the transformation of agricultural products. Outstanding sectors are software, tourism, services to companies and the agroindustry.
Uruguay exported 1858 million dollars in 2002. The main items were beef, rice and other grains, skin hides and leather products, foodstuff beverages and tobacco, wool, textiles and manufactured textile goods, plastic materials, rubber and manufactured rubber products. Although software and consulting services account for 3% of total exports, Uruguay is the leading exporter of software and IT services to Latin American countries.
Uruguays' main trade partners are Brazil, Argentina and the European Union.
98% of the population has access to running water and 16% uses Internet. Uruguay is one of the few countries in the world with a 100% digital telephone network.
CURRENCY. 1 US dollar = 28 Uruguayan pesos (average November
2003)
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS: January 1 (New Year's Day) May 1 (Labor Day)
July 18 (Oath of the Constitution), August 25 (Independence Day), December 25 (Christmas)
From Olivia and Julie
URUGUAY ROCKS WERE COMMING FOR 1st
PLACE
O.K., well everyone knows that dijibouti will own eveyone and all the other teams so you guys mine as well just give up. THAT'S RIGHT!!!!!! JUST GIVE UP!!!! Even though we're in 6th i KNOW we are gonna neat you all
WOOO! I love the edge games, they rock!!! I loved the first week and I'll love the second week!
P.S. LET'S HEAR IT FOR DJIBOUTI WOOOOO!!!!
hey todd you want to see something cool. well go to
edgebeasts4bahamas.bravehost.com
bahamas yeah
Hey Todd another cool thing is look at the Bahamas comment on Let the Games begin...
That was me Seal and Austin ferrari
ill hunt u down michael pick your nosie got that good
go togo
TOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!TOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hey everyone (mostly todd), check out our website.
edgebeasts4bahamas.bravehost.com
i already wrote that seal y did you change its still cool but you got rid of all the funny pics
Dude wats with the website you totally changed it Adam
i had 2 change it cuz the layout was all messed up and i pretty much had to start all over. :(
After the edge games I like crashed on my bed with a soar troat from screaming so much! My eyes were like sealed shut! lol I can't wait till next week because Aruba is going to rock out and have the best time! Aruba! Aruba!
P.S. We're going to the top! Yeah! =)
LET'S GO URUGUAY! Watch out Bahamas: 1st place is OURS!
P.S. Uruguay RULES!
Cambodia Fast Facts
Population-13,329,000
Main Languages-Khmer, French and English
Capital- Phnom Penh
Main Religion- Budhist
Currency- Riel
Life Expectancy-56
Area-69,893 miles
They eat Tarantula(eww)!!!!!!
GO CAMBODIA!!!!
Visit our website! www.cambodialovestodd.bravehost.com
Cambodia Rocks!!!!!
Cambodia Rocks!!!!! :)
Geography
Cambodia is located in south-east Asia bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand and Vietnam. It occupies a total area of 181,040 sq km of which 176,520 sq km is on land. The country has a 2,572 km long land boundary and 443 km of coastline. A map of Cambodia is available.
Cambodia has a tropical climate - rainy, monsoon season from May to October and dry season from December to March. The terrain is mostly low, flat plains with mountains in the south-west and north. Natural resources include timber, gemstones, manganese, phosphates and hydropower potential.
People
Cambodia has a total population of 9,898,900 (July 1993 est.). Nationals of Cambodia are known as Cambodian(s). The primary ethnic group is Khmer (90%) and the predominant religion is Theravada Buddhism (95%). Khmer (official) and French are spoken.
Government
Cambodia is administered by the Royal Government of Cambodia after an internationally supervised election in 1993. Independence was gained on 9 November 1953, which is the national holiday.
The capital is Phnom Penh.
The Supreme National Council's flag has a blue background with white map of Cambodia in middle.
Economy
Cambodia remains a desperately poor country whose economic recovery is held hostage to continued political unrest and factional hostilities. The country's immediate economic challenge is an acute financial crisis that is undermining monetary stability and preventing disbursement of foreign development assistance. Cambodia is still recovering from an abrupt shift in 1990 to free-market economic mechanisms and a cutoff in aid from former Soviet bloc countries; these changes have severely impacted on public sector revenues and performance. The country's infrastructure of roads, bridges, and power plants has been severely degraded, now having only 40-50% of prewar capacity. The economy remains essentially rural, with 90% of the population living in the countryside and dependent mainly on subsistence agriculture. Statistical data on the economy continue to be sparse and unreliable.
Communications
Cambodia has 612 km of railroads, 13,351 km of highways and 3,700 km of inland waterways. The ports are in Kampong Saom and Phnom Penh. There are 9 usable airports.
Telecommunication services are barely adequate for government requirements and virtually nonexistent for the general public. International service is limited to Vietnam and other adjacent countries.
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