In some form or another sport is an important part of the Englishman's daily life. About 29 million people over the age of 16 regularly take part in sports or exercise. The most popular are walking (including rambling and hiking), swimming, snooker/pool, keep fit/yoga and cycling. Women's participation has grown significantly over the last few years, even into traditionally male-dominated activities like football and rugby. Many sports, such as athletics, boxing and football, have also been successful in attracting considerable
numbers of participants from the ethnic minorities.

Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko, born in November 3, 1982, in Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union (Russia). is a Russian figure-skater, the seven-time National Champion. five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion. 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist. and four-time Grand
Prix Final gold medalist.

Animals you can expect to see while hunting in one of many Russian forests are: wild boars, moose, red deer, wolves, brown bears, lynx, foxes, black cocks, wild ducks, goose and capercailzies. You should keep in mind though that species you can hunt differ according to seasons. The best season for
game is September?

Russia is a keen sporting country, successful at a number of sports and continuously finishing in the top rankings at the Olympic games. During the Soviet era the team placed first in the total number of medals won at 14 of its 18 appearances; with these performances, the USSR was the
dominant Olympic power of its era.

There is a truthful Latin proverb: "A sound mind is in a sound body~. Involvement in fitness and recreational activities reflects the concern of many people with health and longevity. The modern stress on appearances, what is called "good looks", is sufficient motivation for many to keep up their level of exercise. For this reason fitness training forms
a noticeable part of today's life.

When our children are adults there will be no more Siberian tigers, African elephants, or cheetahs left in the wild. The major sources of diversity and evolution on this planet, the tropical rain forests, are falling at the rate of
100 acres a minute.

Canada is a land with abundant fresh water. In the past
it may have seemed that the fresh water resources were limitless. Over time, however, water pollution damaged this resource. Greater care must be taken of it. The sources of chemical pollution in the Niagara River are of no secret. For many years chemical companies along the American side of the river buried their waste chemicals near the river. Later the dump was covered with soil and became a residential area. The residents suffered of cancer and birth defects. The houses were torn down but chemicals of deadly dioxins were
leaking into Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

The conservation movement - the protection of natural resources and wildlife - was first formulated and implemented as a political program in the United States

In 1992 Britain participated in the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro and signed the convention negotiated there to protect biological diversity and to struggle against global climate change through the "greenhouse effect". The Conference also adopted a statement of principles designed to promote environmentally sustainable development, and a
declaration of forestry.

Increasingly, the earth science has become more closely related to people's daily lives. From topics of little more than academic interest, they have developed to provide information of fundamental importance to many human activities - from agriculture to weather forecasting. Perhaps more important, increasing knowledge has led to a better understanding of the complex interactions between the various earth processes and
between human beings and their planet.