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the pitter patter of tiny feet what's it like for families from abroad to live in moscow with children it's all in moscow. hello and welcome to the pride of on this week so 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 abroad 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 their 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 hospital venue is a cozy and ideal place for timely recreation painting craft tables puppet shows you may miss. the venue also boasts cafes on the first and second floors to 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 and 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 here noise while town will wow you in many ways but it's not really a place to relax or. even to our next venue and we've arrived 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 alicia and livia i'm not sure he is 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 the huge company back to shopping for little olivia there's plenty to choose from the most 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 showed 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.

and trial next guests now and i'm being taken to the brights family center by texaco coming tommy. born 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 these 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 during babies and young children used to water early in their lives makes sense from a safety point of view it's also great fun hands. good exercise too some private baby swimming classes start up 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 the air above 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 businesses 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 as animals or plants. 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 in 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 babies or to provide parental support and help with the behavior and personal development of the child. improve the child's social skills speak the language with the english french or italian and integrate different cultures into the lives in the russian capital. welcome to the international school which offers pretty. and reception and the school prides itself in having soup facilities. assistance. from

eight am until eight pm and meals five times a day. in russia preschool last longer than in the west but 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 when conditions make the climbing frames inaccessible at times. when temperatures below minus fifteen. communicate play and interact with others appropriately. little 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 center 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 very it's it's good 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 into taking and 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. that well done. is more interesting coming forward see that's 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 crew. for the. book. to a substantial degree and one form or another socialism has spread the shadow of human

regimentation over most of the nations of the or. and the shadow is i'm approaching up on all of. the early twenty first century military bases a network of military bases all around the former sleep empire that the united states is trying to do that's astonishing most americans have no idea there are more than a quarter of a million more than two hundred fifty thousand u.s. troops stationed on these bases all around the world. we don't have power bases in america we don't have any british base we don't have any korean base we don't have any french bases or you know we just all american bases in our bases afai the door noises our noise of doesn't bother us at all because they're our bases but for other people it's almost like a cancer here for those people. since the end of world war two the spaces i've been

. working here to provide a safe and secure environment for everybody. the questions you know thing else you get everything you needed. in the news sigrid laboratory to mccurry was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything turns mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans and world events this is why you should care only on the dot com. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture.

french ex-pats cast their ballots in the country's presidential vote france decides on sunday between nicolas sarkozy and his socialist rival francois learned in alexion which has sharply split the country. the man accused of masterminding the nine eleven terror attacks to stay silent. record but some claiming the timing of the hearing is politically motivated. and russia's republic of dagestan mourns the victims of a deadly twenty mauling which killed thirteen people and injured over a hundred that attacked suspected to have international terrorism links with more news in about fifteen minutes time but now kate is here with the latest sports.

thank you for joining me for the latest quarter and here are the headlines. majestic now here in the pittsburgh penguins forward strikes twice as russia rallied to be five two in their first match of the ice hockey world championships. while blue is the color didier drogba schools the winner as chelsea beat liverpool to want to wembley to win the f.a. cup the seventh time. gun was held in north korea late equaliser to draw three three it's all dead but the most potent of reaching next season's champions league. but first to the ice hockey world championships where you have got email again has bagged a brace to help russia come from behind to beat via five two in their opening match in stockholm well the lot being underdogs put their noses in front through. midway through the first period but the cooling converted

a cracking long range equalizer on the powerplay early in the second mountain then scored each side of the second interval to put russia in control and alexander to their fourth cap was. pulled on by a lot but you have to get it because that solved made the final score five two to russia just a minute later while in the other big game of the day the usa edged limbic champions canada in overtime jack johnson now being the all important goal for america. moving on to football and didier drogba scored what proved to be the winner as chelsea liverpool two one at wembley to win the f.a. cup for the seventh time ramirez open for the blues after eleven minutes beating at a rate that is near post then early in the second hole of drug abuse always school when he plays at wembley made it to nil however andy carroll came off the bench for the reds through reading on the carling cup this season and a goal back in the sixty false minutes. then seven minutes from time to strike a thought he tethered to the call level but the goal wasn't given with

a replay showing the ball didn't appear to fully cross the line and chelsea are going to change their first piece of silverware after two years in a fortnight travel to find munich for the champions league final now in the hope of winning a u.b. . and should chelsea go on it so we're not finally munich i would automatically qualify for next year's champions league and only the top three in england would also go through falseness third day european hosts were dennis it after they were held three three at home in a thriller with no rage yossi benayoun instead of the higher side after seventy seconds but goals from west ham and grant holmes gave the visitors the lead to second halt goals in eight minutes from the politico robin van persie football's no three so you are a substitute steve morrison thank you it's sort of point shared also witnessing for their champions league fate now after the run. so on sunday top number could leap frog also into service language at struggling aston villa while at the bottom of

the third bottom bolton post west brom to his manager roy hodgson is banned for england possibly q.p.r. off a stoke take on sunderland while manchester united and to keep up the pressure and need a city as they welcome a small easy in the late game stop city go to champions league chasing newcastle knowing their fate is in their own hands. this chance. to be united i think that is very important. but you know the end and change those who want to say that we are free to war if. you can we don't know but now we are going to get your answer is because the guys it was very well and i am very proud for this. bill in the meantime english premier league champions today richard says england is ready to help russia prepare to host the two thousand and eighteen world cup and they also hope. the two hundred twelve with a catalyst to take the sport to levels across the country which

a phone call fate with all its. december second was a depressing time to be an english football fan 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 beating team say is it's time to put that disappointment behind them will get carried away about things like that and we'd all like to all stick he pulled out we're going to use a you and you have to now say well how can england russia to make it very very shook so i should say just don't forget our fun because we want to go to our fantastic each choice not to go out when you should be so proud 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 to there is still much work to do with rush stadiums and infrastructure needing a massive overhaul however the premier league chiefs say is progress is already being made to get there we had three major disasters when i saw. the change to talk live to two football and how we tried to work and. it's a tragedy that you have to go through to get to where we are today but some very clever people got together and said the current allow this to us and we've got all seen to stadium we've got a new stadium. you're sherry's he's down to a state where you can now see very very good stadia i mean i went to george yes and i'll tell you all there is a truck attached to the stadium there and i just wish that england got the kind of one that they've got it. the wall to. the found change the car parks the

stadium itself to stick her just over six years to go chill russia host a two thousand and eighteen world car it's going to take a lot of hard work to get the country ready however the government and top officials are ready making strides ahead of time told him and it's pretty bumpy if we don't see. now let's look back at another eventful week in the russian premier league tom we're finally relegated ending seven years in the top flight well to scour up their claim for the second champions league spot and with a last his calls. live. live. live. live. live. live

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now defending motor g.p. champion k.c. star now has taken his first pole of the season as the australian led the honda one two in qualifying for the portuguese a well that will be the one to catch infest a real especially after winning. three however next to nothing separating the reigning world champion from his teammate dani pedrosa and that is chasing them also because they will complete the front row on sunday standings they don't hold a lorenzo will start to pull on the grid yamaha team at this phase but claim edwards fractured his collarbone after being hit by run to the bike stuff not he was a happy man to carry his good form into the race. it was but we thought we needed something extra like we had this morning and you know we just needed a little bit more regroup but you know we created a little bit more

a grip and an attorney just went you know we just had nothing in that last corner at long last. going to using a lot of time there so i feel we can do something in the morning and you know make this call worthwhile because you know it's been a good weekend for us here and you know it'd be lovely if we can finish it off. fine it's a boxing and the bus stop broke out between challenger floyd mayweather jr defending super welterweight champion miguel cotto as they waited in the head of their w b a title fight in las vegas well may well that takes the scales at almost one and a half kilos lighter and his platoon can opponent. am at sixty five he's also four years older home a hot headed american boasts a perfect record to get a hold of two wins and the losses for the people seem to be concerned about casey apparently starting the pre-fight quarrel as the two exchanged of heated words to give the six thousand strong on a bit of a spectacle before the real action that's underway. and that's all the sports news

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