you really shouldn't worry if you care about human. rich is why you should. only. welcome back this is r.c. a quick check of the headlines. dominated protest against the military rulers in egypt and the deadly clashes that leave one dead and scores injured the country's seen as sargeant violence less than three weeks before the first presidential election since the ousting of course they were barak. campaigning ends in france ahead of sunday's presidential runoff word which may see as decisive many see as decisive for the troubled european union poll show the left wing francois hollande is said to win over the current president despite nicolas sarkozy closing began on his rival. and russia's republic of dagestan more as the victims of the terror

attacks which killed thirteen people and injured dozens more that as experts point to the similarities and the tactics used in the north caucuses but international terrorist groups. up next we explore the russian capital has to offer foreign families who make most of their home. hello and welcome to the pride of on this week's show we're taking a look at the subject of babies and toddlers for some people a busy capital city such as moscow might not be the ideal place for foreigners children so with that in mind let's take a look at various family centers shops schools and entertainment on offer here isn't that radical for an ex-pat to have a baby in the russian capital let's find out. having

a baby broad with no family support network and in a completely different culture can seem daunting throw in the harsh climate in russia busy traffic and expensive lifestyle how accommodating is the russian capital for new parents surprisingly for many it seems is very. welcome to the child development center or wow town as it's called in english formerly known as the world of childhood i'm here to meet marina and her baby sonia like me it's the first time here green has been married to her japanese american husband for several years now and the family are always looking for new places to take their new young daughter. it's a fun and exciting complex of entertainment education and shopping for the whole family and the perfect example of such a place in the russian capital dedicated to babies toddlers and children up to ten years old this hospitable venue is a cozy and ideal place for timely recreation painting craft tables puppet shows you

may miss. the venue also boasts wow cafes on the first and second floors they have their own play rooms with toy furniture and kitchen utensils this looks fun. add to this a healthy menu with fresh juices and homemade pizzas you have a dream solution to what can be the mighty. the process of dining out with small children it seems like people needed really big love because you can see so many old is the details in design it's so colorful and i think very friendly people children. the complex is the ideal location to shop for all sorts of toys educational games and products for creativity although there is one slight issue at times hear noise while sound will wow you in many ways but it's not really a place to relax or.

even to on expand you me the rides at the department store located a new arbat in the center of the capital i'm here with polish expert elisa cloud and her daughter olivia who's nine months old with three venues in moscow bhaskar bambini is a bright and exclusive looking store professional salespeople are on hand who can help customers choose what they need and advise every child development education safety issues what items are best for children of different ages. looking around with a leash or a libya i'm not sure who's having more fun. that you the edgy which is italian for cherry orchard is the official clothing provider of the russian olympic team the children and baby store here is just a tiny part of a huge company back to shopping for little olivia has plenty to choose from in one part you can find a supervised children's corner where your little ones will never be bored in other areas of the store you can find

a whole range of furniture that's been specially designed for little ones. well problems cots clothing accessories and shoes you name it you'll find it here in fact this store has an impressive collection of items for babies toddlers and children up to fourteen years old. i mean interestingly enough many of the items on sale here are imported from europe it seems that for many people western imports and new style are very very important with the competition for their baby to look the best. with prices around thirty percent higher than in the west how much would you pay for an item of clothing for a baby. what's our guest's impression of the store. and i like the store a lot because it's very convenient for mothers and their children there is an area where your child can play while you shop and also it's nice that babies can play

with any toys here in this tour if we're taking them home he. can. try next guests now and i'm being taken to the brights family center by texaco coming tommy. boy in japan she's brought along her beautiful young daughter my. below the venue here is small there's a large spectrum of interesting classes and activities that take place here prenatal workshops for example they come in various forms but all have the same aim to help prepare women for labor birth and early parenthood the bright family center also trains cheetahs here teaches are taught new skills which they can pass on to expectant mothers and those with children of all ages such as new breathing exercises stretching and yoga the birth life method is completely baby oriented so we are led by the baby we are a developmental program we used to be it is natural growth reflexes development

to give us our guidance as parents hard to work hard to move with our being the center is most popular for its core sessions getting babies and young children used to water early in their lives makes sense from a safety point of view it's also great fun and. good exercise too some private baby swimming classes start for weeks but most start six it's just that the pool is heated to around thirty two degrees babies are born able to do primitive swimming strokes the specialized chiefs here build upon these natural reflexes until children are completely happy moving in and through the water. and having great fun . moving on and what other places are dedicated to the little people of the russian capital well there are several large shopping malls that cater only for babies and kids with some news that catered in the downtown

area of the city there are also many that one hole in your pocket situated further from the center of the arab small is home to more than one hundred shops selling various goods for pretty women clothes for babies toys and proms to mention a few the staff are trying to communicate with their youngest. and various amusement rides will keep them entertained while parents shop. the n.y.m. yoga and spa is a contemporary training center offering various yoga practices people of different levels of training classes both in groups or individually there are also special yoga classes for toddlers sessions for young ones are presented in the form of games and love to perform positions named as. the center also offers special yoga classes for pregnant women a three month membership with unlimited attendance costs fifteen thousand rubles

which is around five hundred dollars. for families in moscow all those russians who want their children to attempt to speak several languages as an agency the highest off of both sexes from various countries primarily through great britain. specially popular among a russian clients parents who have realized that having a need. speaker in the family is a fun and easy way for their child to learn english boston effective rather than being forced to deal with text books also known as. staff are expected to nurture the baby provide parental support and help with the behavior and personal development of the child. improve the child's social skills speak the language with them english french or italian and integrate different cultures into the lives in the russian capital. welcome to the international school which offers pre nursery nursery and reception and the school prides itself

in having soup facilities. assistance. from eight am until eight pm and meals five tours a day. in russia preschool last longer than in the west the children attending. school up to six years old. take a look at this for a playground children or take it outside several times a day conditions make the climbing frames inaccessible at times. when temperatures below minus fifteen. here communicate play and interact with others appropriately. the children are all ways to tell and they always have their own ideas and when you have a bed to tend in a room or a room it can be very challenging so we try not to plan anything.

structured we like to follow the children's interests and what they like to do so it's. it's good that it's going. to school believes that young children make the most of their potential when they feel secure. stimulated. i think i see a future here. from puppets to modeling plasticine it's about having fun while educating children at the same time. whether it's a trip to the circus or a matinee at the puppet theatre pushing capital is packed with ideas guaranteed to keep little ones and to take on the happy maybe moscow is much more child friendly than people think proving that having a young child in a foreign country can be a rewarding experience fusing different cultures together in mind this full plus thirty. well done. is more interesting coming is.

the time we have left on this week's program about babies and toddlers here in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the career for the. book. the people of the united states and their friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder is a regime has an active program to acquire and develop nuclear weapons and let there be no doubt about we know for a fact there are limits there. as we're just being carried out into the direction

of dr david kay respected scientist and former u.n. inspector was leading the weapons search in iraq we are determined to take this apart we have a tremendous a group of dedicated american men and women involved in this with the best assets of the intelligence community and for by. david cheney is not going to be done with this for quite some time david kay wants more time and he says it could take another six to nine months to make a definitive finding ministration is asking congress for hundreds of millions more six hundred million dollars to fund a continuing search we have not yet found shiny pointy things that i would call a weapon before we can draw from conclusions we need to let the iraq survey group complete its work. we were all wrong probably in my judgment. and that is most disturbing. sometimes the true patriot takes the unpopular course but helps the country of wooden stakes and even

if they can't persuade these three try it patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels and i think these are scoundrels they have no argument now they have no defense for what they do the country is in the turbo international security situation but i think it's apparent worse so they're attacking the patriotism of.

the top stories on r.c. for you must say islam is dominated protests against the military rulers in egypt and in deadly clashes at least one dead and scores injured the country is saying it's such a bomb that is less than three weeks before the first presidential election since the ousting of hosni mubarak. campaigning ends in france ahead of sunday's presidential runoff which many see as decisive for the troubled european union polls show the left wing front saw along that set to win over the current president despite nikolas sarkozy closing the gap on his rival. and russia's republic of dagestan mourns the victims of the terror attacks which killed thirteen people and injured dozens more that's experts point to the similarities in the tactics used in the north caucuses with international terrorist group. as the headlines address

head out with the latest poll. hello there thanks for joining me and these are the headlines going for gold rush you're prepared you're against that deal on saturday is the u.s. saying canada when their match is at the ice hockey world championships while the history makers by chelsea and liverpool are unique doubles as they prepare to get back to me. and in the words i go as a shock require a hole to mistake up the eighth time in his career. start over the ice hockey world championships where russia are expecting a tough opening game against rivals lapierre on saturday the teams played each other twice just last month as part of the euro hockey tour with russia winning one

and losing one so there isn't much between the sides who face off in stockholm like to today russia are among the pre-tournament favorites but goaltender simeon but alarm of has warned the latvians are serious opponents will not be underestimated he is one of several n.h.l. stars to join the russian side in recent days for you get him out of the pittsburgh penguins and troy powell will also be in today's lineup of the bowling began yesterday with the usa off to a flyer coming from my goal down to thrash france seven two elsewhere germany beat italy brainier and edged a vacuum to the czech republic the damage there is to know well how does finland got an era when i was better rooms and sweden defeat is norway three one. football chelsea are looking to secure their first piece of silverware this season a unique double as they face liverpool in the f.a. cup final at wembley on saturday chelsea have lost their last five matches against

the reds and could field in full strike and i torres against his. after recording his trick last week the two sides also played. field on the cheap stay in the premier league liverpool have already won the carling cup and are keen to become the first club domestic cup double twice while chelsea also travel to pine unique in a fortnight in the champions league final. always. difficult games against liverpool the good side very good team with some excellent players in the squad so. it's going to be an interesting game and. because it's a one off as well fun so. would have to be very very good on the day. chelsea go on to win the final in new york they would automatically qualify for next year's champions league and then only the top three in england would go three with them pastoral are currently third in host marriage on saturday. one point lead

over for north london rivals tottenham. meanwhile english premier league chairman dave richards says england is ready to help russia pair to host the twenty eighteen world cup and he also hopes the tournament will be the catalyst to take the sport to new levels across the country were given poor feet as this report. december second was a depressing time to be in english. despite high hopes of winning the bid to host the two thousand and eighteen world cup. those dreams went up in smoke as russia won the right to hold football's biggest tournament it's two and a half years on and a former member of the english speaking team says it's time to put that disappointment behind them will get carried away about the things like that and we'd all like to or stick you pulled out remind you you say you've done and you have to now say well how can england russia to make it very very ship social thing

because don't forget our friendship because now we want to to have a fantastic a choice not about winning or losing it he said about moving on getting to the next phase helping your colleagues i think the experience of bringing it to russia will bring football to a totally different era there is still much work to do with rush stadiums and infrastructure needing a massive overhaul however the premier league chief says progress is already being made to get there we had three major disasters for me and i saw the truth and. and it changed to talk live to each other and football and how we tend to work and. it's a tragedy that you have to go through that to get to where we are today but some very clever people got together and said we can't allow this to us and we've got all seem to stadiums we've got a new stadium but bush aires he's now getting to a stage where you can have some very very good stadiums i mean i went to the garage

yesterday and i'll tell you are there is a fucking touch stick stadium there and i just wish that england got the kind of one that they've got it's the wall way up to the gardens the fountains the carparks the stadium itself fan tested for just over six years to go to russia hosts for two thousand and eighteen world cup it's going to take a lot of hard work to get the country ready. however the government and top officials are already making strides ahead of france hold'em and it's pretty bumpy please r.t. . but action in the russian premier league regimes to morrow although the winners and losers were decided this week in case she missings in the claim the title and tom get relegated is another chance it's. live live live live. live.

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to go. live . now in basketball tears in moscow have been given a timely boost ahead of next week's euro league semifinals after the russian powerhouse won the be united league for the second time in three years eighteen teams from ten countries took part in the tone but the army men face fell a russian side in the final in latvia discard with a faster to the block storming to in the lead in the second minute attempted a comeback and trailed by just a single point late in the second quarter however the capital side never relinquished their lead. green of the top scoring with fifteen points star food

undertaker olenka was also instrumental to your scars seventy four sixty two win and is already looking ahead to their match against holders planet and i course in the euro league's top four in a week's time i am very very disappointed with the job we do to be no reason why you can call it all season long. it's just a did you all do really well we have a higher gross margin for tonight we're going through a very. shocking round from tiger woods is seen him missed the cut for only the eighth time in his career this was his worst shot of the day the world championship in charlotte shanking it into the trees during his one over par and of seventy three although bizarrely it didn't cost him a shot because it was believed a spectator stole the ball somewhere and he was given a free drop but even so despite that fortune if you can call it that his parting was also very bad fellow american what made leads by

a shot at the halfway stage after carding eight under par sixty four. times his frustration and i finished twelve back of the lead. in a weekend where i have a chance to compete for a title so. i've missed my share of cuts in the past not on feel good and at the spanish open frenchman gregory board the leads by a shot simon dices seen here along with fellow english. second but it's least not tame and i said i thought he was delighted with his sitting round of sixty six show up here but on the. conditions with. that one when it was ready we need to do it again i just did it and made it bert is so yeah pretty happy about that and that's all sport for the moment so i'm back with more in a round for. they've

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