Antilia - Navo

• Antilia is a private home in South Mumbai, India.
• It is owned by Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Limited and includes a staff of 600 to maintain the residence.
• It is the biggest house in the whole wide world.
• While the New York Times in 2008 reported that it cost $500–700 million, it is believed to be worth $1 billion USD.
•  As of November 2014, it is deemed to be the World's second most expensive residential property.
• It is a 34 story buliding, 168 car parking space and 3 heli pads and a swimming pool.
• It also has a yoga studio and a ice room with man-made snow flurries to beat the Mumbai heat, a mini theater, 3 balcony's with terrace gardens and some spectacular views. 

Oranda Goldfish - Navo

•  An oranda is a breed of goldfish characterized by a prominent bubble-like "hood" on the head.
• The headgrowth or hood (also known aswen) may be a prominent growth on the top of the head (cranial region) or may encase the whole head except for the eyes and mouth.
• When it was first imported from China to Japan it was mistakenly thought to be native to Holland, and was therefore dubbed the "Dutch Ironmask" , from which its English name "oranda" derives.
• Due to the fleshy outgrowth on the upper half of its head and sides of its face, the oranda has become one of the most popular goldfish.
• The headgrowth of young fry may take one to two years to develop.

Lyrebird - Anita

• The Lyrebird is a type of bird that I call "The Australian Peacock" and are noticed for their ability to mimic any natural or artificial sound.
• A male Lyrebird can have more than one mate and builds a dome like nest for the egg made out stick, leaves, roots, bark, and moss.
• A female Lyrebird will lay an egg either spotted or streaked and grey and purplish, which she will incubate for 50 days.
• In the winter, the male Lyrebirds will claim a part of the forest which he will call his own, and builds a series of mounds as stages to sing and display his arrays of beautiful feathers. 
• Male Lyrebirds are great at mimicking because they can copy 16 or more bird calls and many artificial sounds such as car alarms and ringing telephones.
• Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y

Kangaroo - AJ

• The kangaroo is a marsupial  animal that lives in Australia and New Guiana but is very common in Australia.
•  The animal is called a kangaroo because it is the fourth largest marsupial animal out of 50 species.
•  The kangaroo has four legs but walks on two legs and moves around fast when it jumps and moves slowly when it walks.
•  Kangaroos are very talented and they could even jump backwards but for only a very small distance.
•  kangaroo's can jump or hop or jump as far as three times their own weight which is a pretty big distance.A kangaroo's baby is called a Joey.
  

Autism - Anita

• Autism is a serious developmental disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact with others. 
• Autism effects one in every fifty school children in the United States.
• Autism is more common than childhood cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. 
• Autism is the fastest growing disability in the United States, increasing by 14% every year.
• In 2009 and 2011, accidental drowning occurred for 91% deaths because of reports to children with Autism wandering off.
• There is no blood test, no scan and no image that can detect autism.
• It is widely speculated that Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Andy Warhol and even Bill Gates were on the autism spectrum.
• There are no cures yet for autism, but scientists think that interaction with other children may help.
• Links : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8_Oi9UsgOI

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKWuzklXUk0  

Scientists also think that animal companions help with Autism

Happy Kids with Autism

Goldfish - Navo

• The Goldfish is a freshwater fish and is the most common fish kept in a fish tank.
• Goldfish are native to china, it was first domesticated in china a thousand years ago.
• Goldfish breeds vary greatly in size, shape, fin configureation and color.
• White, Yellow, Orange, Red, Brown and Black are know for Goldfish colors.
• The first Goldfish kept in a tank was in the 1850's in the west.
• In 1611 Goldfish was introduced to Europe and then to Portugal.
• The first Goldfish type was the fancy - tail Goldfish.
• Goldfish was introduced to North America in 1850 and quickly became popular in the US.

Ugadi - Navo

• As the colors of Holi fade away and leaves shoot out of plants and trees a new festival occurs, Ugadi.
• The Hindu calendar marks, Ugadi the new year for the Indians.
• Not all Indians celebrate Ugadi festival only South Indian States celebrate it.
• The Indian language's Kannada and Telugu celebrate.
• Ugadi usaully is celebrated in March or rarely in April.

Sputnik - AJ

• Sputnik is the first ever satellite to ever be sent up into outer space.  was used mainly for research and seeing the outer space.
• On October 24 all of history had changed when the Soviet Union launched the first ever satellite,Sputnik.
• Sputnik the satellite was at least the size of a normal beach ball. Sputnik weighed about 83.6 kg or 183 pounds.
• Sputnik took about 98 minutes to travel all around Earth's elliptical path.The launch  made the Military and other places very unsure about the launch.
• When Sputnik was launched it had caught the whole worlds attention.The day Sputnik was launched the launch had created a U.S-U.S.S.R space race.

Beats - Navo

• Beats Electronics is a division of Apple which produces audio products. Headquartered in Culver City, California, U.S.
• Beats' product line is primarily focused on headphones and speakers, marketed under the brand Beats by Dr. Dre.
• These Headphones and speakers are well over $200.
• Dr. Dre is a rapper and a hip hop dancer.
• For a period, the company was majority-owned by Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC—the company reduced its stake to 25% in 2012, and sold its remaining stake back to the company in 2013.
• Dr. Dre is the founder of Beats.

Gateway of India - Navo

• The Gateway of India is a monument built during the British Raj in Mumbai, India.
• It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. 
• The structure is a basalt arch, 26 metres high. 
• The structure was erected to commemorate the landing of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder.
• The monument has witnessed three terror attacks from the beginning of the 21st century; twice in 2003 and it was also the disembarkation point in 2008 when four gunmen attacked the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower.

Horses of Assategue and Chincoteague Island - Anita

• The Horses of Assategue Island are wild ponies that once were domesticated. Many theories say that 300 years ago, a Spanish ship drowned along the coast of Virginia. During the ship's sinking time, horses on board of the ship escaped by swimming to nearby Assategue Island.
• The wild horses of Assategue Island are actually pony size because of the poor in nutrient food that they eat. They eat saltmarsh cordgrass, saltmeadow hay, American beach grass and many more different types of food.
• Since the wild horses' diet is so salty, they drink twice as much water as a domesticated horse does, giving them a bloated appearance.
• In Maryland, no measures are taken to ensure that the wild horses are healthy and thriving because they want to maintain the herd's population. In Virginia, some wild horses are owned by the Chincotegue Fire Department and receive some veterinary care.
• Every last Tuesday and Wednesday of July, the horses of Assateague Island are brought to Chincoteague Island and are rounded up. Then, the new foals of the herd are auctioned off so that the herd does not get over populated on the limited space of Assategue Island. After the auction, the rest of the herd return to Assategue Island. 

Horses of Assategue and Chincoteague Island on the Beach

Horses of Assateague and Chincoteague Island Swimming

Pranab Mukherjee - Navo

• Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the 13th and current President of India.
• He has been in office since July 2012.
•  In a political career spanning six decades, Mukherjee was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
• He was born on December 11, 1935 (age 79).
• He has written a book called Beyond survival.

Narendra Modi - Navo

• Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India is the 15th Prime Minister.
• In office since 26 May 2014. Modi, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
• He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014.
• Modi is the Member of Parliament from Varanasi.
• He is born on 17 September 1950 (age 64).

James Madison - Navo

• James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman. 
• Political theorist and the fourth President of the United States (1809–17).
• In 1789, Madison became a leader in the new House of Representatives, drafting many basic laws.
• As Jefferson's Secretary of State (1801–09), Madison supervised the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the nation's size.
• Thomas Jefferson was also part of the Louisiana Purchase.

  

Sojourner Truth - Anita

• Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women's right activist.  
• Sojourner Truth was born in Rifton, New York and died on November 26, 1883, Battle Creak, Michigan.
• Sojourner Truth was born into slavery by James and Elizabeth Baumfree. Elizabeth had given birth to thirteen children, and watched twelve of them being sold to other slave owners.  
• Sojourner Truth gave birth to five children, but one died shortly after birth. She always worried that one of children would be taken away from her and sold.
• Sojourner Truth was buried alongside her family at Battle Creek's Oak Hill Cemetery.

Meteros - AJ

• A meteor is just like a space rock traveling all around the galaxy.A meteor is also called a shooting or falling star.
• When a meteor from space hits the ground then it is called a meteorite.When a big meteorite hits the ground it creates a big hole in the ground called a crater.
• A meteor that has not yet reached the solar or galaxy atmosphere is actually called a meteoroid not a meteor.
• Meteoroids that are not yet in an atmosphere are sometimes small space rocks or small pieces of rock dust particles.
• Whenever a group of large meteors join they  create a meteor shower.Meteors come in different   sizes and colors,they all travel around the universe.

Flowers - AJ

• The Flower is the top part of a plant.The flower is sometimes called the bloom or the blossom of the plant.
• The flower grows on a stalk which is like a thin node.The flower grows on the node because the node supports the flower from falling.
• All types of flowers have pedals.Inside the part of the flower that has pedals grows seeds so that another plant can be grown.
• The flower is the reproductive part of the plant.The flower gets the food and grows seeds by getting food from the rest of the plant.
• On the plant the flower is the most colorful part of the plant.Many people really like to buy plants because of their beautiful flower.
• Flowers aren't only in specific types of areas,Plants grow all over the world.

                  

                                                                          Flower

NASA - AJ

• NASA is a space station that works with the government and builds many types of space crafts and NASA also sends out astronauts to explore outer space.
• The NASA is also called as the National Aeronautics and space Administration because they operate and design space crafts.
• NASA has had many successful missions to explore the world like Apollo 11 which was the first spacecraft hat landed on the moon and had Neil Armstrong which was the first person to walk on the moon.
• The day NASA the space station was created was started on July 20, in 1958.
•  NASA the space station used to be small and only ha eighty people working for it.Then NASA had lots of people and that's when NASA decided to make a mission to go to the planet Mars.