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 we're taking a look at the subject of babies and for some people a busy capital city might not be the ideal place for children so with that in mind . shops schools and entertainment. isn't that radical for an ex-pat to have a baby. 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 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 have baby sonia like me it's the first time here greene 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 cafes on the second floor to have their own play rooms. and kitchen utensils who looks fun.

at a healthy menu with fresh juices and homemade pizzas and you have a dream solution to what can be the might. the process of dining out with small children it seems like people need it with a really big love because you can see so many details in design. it's colorful 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. reading to an expand you me the arrived at the department store located a knew all about in the sense of the capital i'm here with expert elisa cloud i had also 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 living i'm not sure he's having more fun. 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 has plenty to choose from and one party 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. but 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. that's all guests impression of the store. and i like the store a lot because it's very convenient 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. trial 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. although 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 uniquely baby oriented so we are led by the baby we are a developmental program we used it is natural growth reflexes development to give us our guidance as parents hard to work and fight. with our being the center is most popular for its core sessions during babies and young children used

to be water early in their lives makes sense from a safety point of view it's also great fun and. good access to some private baby swimming for weeks but most six it's just the two around thirty two degrees babies are born to be primitive swimming strokes the special. reflexes until children are completely happy moving in and through the water. and having great fun. moving all the 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 located in the downtown area of the city there are also many that one hole in your pocket situated from the center of the small is home to more than one hundred shops selling various

goods for pretty women clothes for babies toys and prams to mention a few the staff are trying to communicate with the youngest who. will keep them and parents shop. is a contemporary training center offering various practices people of different levels of training. both in groups or individually there are also special yoga classes for two sessions for young ones are presented in the form of games and love to perform positions. it's. also off especially for pregnant women. membership with limited attendance costs fifteen thousand rubles which is around five hundred dollars. for families and. children to attempt to speak several languages as an agency of both sexes from

various countries in great britain. specially popular among 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 post in effect rather than being forced to deal with text books. are expected to. provide support and help with the behavior. of the child the aim of the child's social skills speak. english french and integrate different culture. in the. school which. facilities. assistance. from eight until eight pm.

in the west with children. up to six years old. take a look for a playground children are taking. conditions make the. times . play and interact with others appropriately. little children. they always have their own. bed. room. so we try to. plan anything. it's. the school believes that young children make the most of their

potential when they feel secure. 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 whole plus thirty. now 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 by for the. look.

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of the for. the early twenty first century military bases a network of military bases all around the forms of the empire that the united states is trying to build it's a stylish 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 us. 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. the noise is what north of those of all the us of all because they're all bases for other people it's almost like a cancer here for these people. since the end of world war two the spaces i've been . working here to

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ex-pats cast their ballots in the country's presidential vote france just signs all the sunday between nicolas sarkozy and his socialist rival francois learned and election 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 polls and here the headline is. majestic now can it be a pittsburgh penguins forward strikes twice as russia rallied to beat lobby a 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 for the seventh time. guns held in north korea late equaliser to draw three three it's also no death 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 be five two in their opening match in stockholm while the latvian underdogs put their noses in front through. midway through the first period but the cooling converted a cracking of the 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 problem to their fourth cap was. going back 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 olympic 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 beat 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 all drugs but he was always scored 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 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 grief a showing the bill 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 i'll travel to play in 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's 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 you'll see benayoun in some of the hindsight after seventy seconds but goals from the west who have gone home gave the visitors the lead to second goals in eight minutes from the political robin van persie put also no three so you are substitute stephen morrison thank you it's sort of point shared also witnessing for their champions league fate now to their own. so on sunday talking them could leap frog also into service they would at struggling aston villa while at the bottom of the third bottom bolton post west brom to his manager boyd is banned for england possibly keeping off

a stoke take on sunderland manchester united even 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. these giants. do i think that is very important because. you want to say that we are free to war if. you can we don't know but if you get your answer is because the guys that want to they really were. bred for abuse. who 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 he also hopes the. well with a catalyst to take the sport to levels across the country which a phone call from reports. 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 speaking team say is it's time to put that disappointment behind them and we'll get carried away about things like that and we'd all like to stick he pulled out the i n.-g.'s show you and you have to now say well how can england russia to make it very very short special so you just don't forget our friendship because we want to have a fantastic each choice not to go out when she. 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 chief says progress is already being made to get there we had three major disasters when i saw. the change to talk live to try 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 current allow this to a. couple see to stadium we've got a new stadium but you're sure he's he's now getting to a stage where i think now some very very good stadia i mean i went to the us. and i'll tell you all there is a touch stick stadium there and i just wish that england got the kind of one that they've got it. wall to. change the carparks stadium itself. to her just over six years to go chill russia host the 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 time. now let's look back at another eventful week in the russian premier league talwar finally relegated ending seven years in the top flight while to scout up their claim for the second champions league spot and where the last is called. the.

now defending moto g.p. champion casey stone has taken his first pole of the season as the australian lead the honda one two in qualifying for the portuguese prix well that will be the one to catch infest a real especially after winning this finish. 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 are cool de lorenzo will start to pull on the grid yamaha team in his face but claim edwards fractured his collarbone after being hit by run to defeat a bike but still not he was a happy man type to carry his good form into the excuse her out was we thought we were needed something extra like we had this morning and. you know we just need a little bit more regroup but you know we created a little bit more a grip on an attorney just went you know we just had nothing in that last corner long. and winning

a lot of time this i feel we can do something in the morning and you know make this poll worthwhile because you know it's pretty good we can foresee to be lovely if we can finish it off. finally to boxing and the bust up broke out between challenger floyd mayweather jr defending super welterweight champion miguel cotto as they wade in the head of the w.b. a title fight in hospice form a way that takes the scales at almost one and a half kilos lighter and he's quick to make an appointment and certify he's also four years older headed american boasts a perfect record to get hold of two wins and no losses and he didn't seem too concerned about casey apparently starting the pre-fight quarrel as the two exchanged heated words to give the six thousand strong crowd a bit of a spectacle before the real action that's underway. and that's all the sports news and.

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french ex-pats cast their ballots in the country's runoff presidential vote as france decides on sunday between nicolas sarkozy and his socialist rival francois hollande and of election which has sharply split the country. the man accused of masterminding the nine eleven terror attacks stays silent and then arraignment hearing at a guantanamo military court but some claiming its timing is politically motivated. and russia's republic of dagestan mourns the victims of a deadly twin bombing which killed thirteen people and injured more than one hundred in an attack suspected to have international terrorism links.