Letter Box VOV

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 14:46:59

Hello and welcome to VOV’s Letter Box, a weekly feature dedicated to our listeners throughout the world. We are Mai Phuong and Phuong Khanh.

A: We’d like to welcome back to our broadcasts Mr. James Camilli of the US. In a letter to VOV this week, James wrote: “I’m a long listener of yours and recently moved to a new location. I’m happy to report that I brought all my radio equipment with me to my new location. And tonight, for the first time, I tuned in successfully to your English broadcasts on 12005 khz. The signal was quite strong and I had no trouble enjoying your broadcast. I use a Grundig field radio with an indoor wire antenna and a separate ground wire”.

B: Thank you very much, James, for tuning in to VOV and thanks for your greetings on Vietnam’s National Day. This week, we received a batch of letters from Rabi Sankar Bosu of the “New Horizon Radio Listeners’ Club” in India.

A: After listening to our broadcast on September 7 from 1600 to 1630 UTC on the frequency of 7220, Rabi Sankar Bosu wrote: “I’m overwhelmed to hear the encouraging comments of several listeners in different countries regarding the role of Radio the Voice of Vietnam in today’s program. I would like to salute VOV broadcasters who faced numerous hardships while working under heavy bombardments during Vietnam’s resistance war”.

Vietnam and India treasure time-honored relationship

B: Mr. Bosu continued: “In our state of West Bengal, Vietnam is a household name. Perhaps you are well aware of the fact that in West Bengal in the 1960s, the protest chant of solidarity was “Amar nam, Tomar nam, Vietnam Vietnam”. Literally translated it means “My name, your name, Vietnam Vietnam”. The word “name” in Bengali rhymes with the name of your country. This was the period when Vietnam was engaged in its fierce fight for liberation”.

A: Thank you very much for tuning in to our programs and for your love for Vietnam. We’ll send you QSL cards to confirm your reports.

B: We’d like to say hello to Staffan Crona of Sweden, who listened to our program on September 16 on the frequency of 9730 kz. In his letter, Staffan Crona shared with us his interest in listening to radio saying he became a shortwave listener about 50 years ago and his interest in radio and later in audio made him study electronics.

B: Gerry Neumann of the UK sent us an email this week confirming that he received his certificate for VOV’s contest “What do you know about Vietnam”. He wrote: “What a lovely surprise to receive the souvenir plaque for my participation in the 2015 “What do you know about Vietnam” contest yesterday and my certificate of merit for the same contest which came today. Thank you so much for both items. The plaque has found a place of honor beside the brass drum and the clock I received from VOV previously. My continued good wishes to the staff of VOV and thanks for all the many hours of broadcasting in different languages to listeners of VOV around the world”.

A: It’s great to hear that you have received your certificate of merit for the contest. We have sent out certificates of merits to all participants in VOV’s 2015 contest “What do you know about Vietnam” and were hoping to hear back from all of you. The award ceremony will be held in Vietnam on Friday. September 25. Photos of the ceremony will be posted on our website.

Vietnamese children are celebrating the Mid-Autumn festival these days

B: This week, Vietnamese people inside and outside Vietnam, especially the children are celebrating the Mid-Autumn festival which is observed on the full moon day of the 8th lunar month. For children, this is one of the most exciting festivals because they receive lots of toys and enjoy moon cakes. Handmade toys are traditional for children during the Mid-Autumn festival.

A: In the days preceding the Mid-Autumn festival, which falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month or September 27th this year, Hang Ma street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter is already bustling with colorful toys on sale. In recent years, handmade toys have been replaced with imported toys but are still in great demand by the kids. Shops on Hang Ma street display paper masks depicting traditional characters like the Land genie, pigs, buffaloes, rabbits, and lions as well as paper lanterns of various shapes, styles and sizes.

B: Parents want to buy traditional Vietnamese toys for their children because they are beautiful and fun to play with and at the same time they are associated with Vietnam’s culture and history.

Traditional toys inspire children during the Mid-Autumn festival

A: Playing with traditional toys that are handmade by Vietnamese craftsmen, is a way to promote Vietnamese culture and teach children about the national traditions. It is good to make sure children understand the messages and stories behind traditional toys like carp-lanterns, star-shaped lanterns and paper doctors because it teaches them about Vietnamese culture and inspires patriotism.

B: Children often carry star-shaped lanterns during the Mid-Autumn festival. The star-shaped lantern is a symbol of the festival. It lights the children’s way to the future. Small drums are best-sellers at the Mid-Autumn market because they remind people of the days when drums urged soldiers to fight for the nation.

A: Traditional Vietnamese toys are handmade in handicraft villages on the outskirts of Hanoi. These days, craftsmen work from dawn to dusk because of the full moon festival. Paper doctors are in great demand. Parents buy them for their children during the Mid-Autumn festival to inspire them to study hard.

Paper doctors are in great demand during the Mid-Autumn festival

B: Although many newer toys are available at the Mid-Autumn market, traditional toys remain popular because they are associated with the parents’ childhood. Their popularity shows how much Vietnamese people value their tradition and culture even in today’s modern world.

B: On today’s show, we’d like to acknowledge letters and emails from Richard Lemke of Canada, Mizanur Rahman, Rafiqul Islam, and Razak Hoshin and the Sarak International Radio Listeners’ Club of Bangladesh, Takao Mizuike of Japan, Muneer KP of the United Arab Emirates, and Francis Lawlor of Ireland. We greatly appreciate your feedback about our broadcasts and will send you QSL cards to confirm your reports. We look forward to hearing more from you.

B: We welcome your feedback at: English section, VOV World Service, Voice of Vietnam, 45 Ba Trieu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam. Or you can email us at: englishsection@vov.org.vn. Tune in to additional English programs on our website at vovworld.vn.  Good bye. See you next time. 

Letter Box VOV

Wednesday September 16, 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 14:22:11

(VOVworld) - We’d like to thank you, our listeners, for your congratulations on VOV’s 70th anniversary last week. Your sentiments were an enormous reward for us on this special day. It inspires us to produce more interesting programs for you.

B: Rasheed Naz of Pakistan posted a comment on our website on the 70thanniversary of Vietnam’s National Day on September 2 and the 70th anniversary of the Voice of Vietnam on September 7. “Congratulations on this day. Congratulations to all winners of the contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” I also congratulate Pakistani listener Amir Jamil for his Special prize. I listened to your program today which was full of news related to National Day such as a military parade and other celebrations. More than 30,000 people participated in the parade. Best wishes and congrats to Vietnam from around the world. I have been a regular listener to VOV for several years. I believe VOV will continue to provide its listeners with an objective detailed picture of Vietnam and the world. Keep up the good work.”

The Hoan Kiem lake is beautifully decorated on National Day (photo: Zing)

A: Thank you very much Rasheed for your nice words. From India, Jayanta Chakrabarty sent his best wishes and felicitations for VOV's 70th anniversary. He wrote: “I hope VOV will continue to enlighten, educate, and entertain its worldwide listeners in the coming years just as it has been doing in the past. As a regular listener to your English service I would like to thank you for the wonderful programs being broadcast.  I usually listen to VOV both on shortwave and via live streaming on the internet.”

B: Thank you, Jayanta, for your compliment. Jayanta also commented on last Sunday’s program: “I enjoyed listening to the news and the Sunday Show about the traditional culture and scenic beauty of Vietnam. The report on the kite making tradition of a thousand years in the village of Ba Duong Noi was interesting and very informative.  Kite flying is also popular in India and there are many towns which are associated with this sport and cottage industry of kite making.  Ba Duong Noi seems to have a special attraction. The program reflects one of the unique cultural traditions of this interesting country of Vietnam.”

Parade at the Ba Dinh square

A: Rabi Sankar Bosu, another listener from West Bengal, India, extended his warmest greetings to all VOV staff. He said he likes the listeners’ feedback program “Letter Box”, which is something like a trip around the world through the words of listeners. He shared his views on a special report about VOV broadcasters’ contributions to Vietnam’s two resistance wars against foreign invaders. “Your special report helped me understand how VOV broadcasters contributed to the success of Vietnam’s resistance wars braving the enemy raids and bombardment. I’d like to praise journalist Tran Dac Loc, who faced numerous hardships of war, and journalist Huy Lam, who followed the Vietnamese soldiers to every battlefield to report the latest developments of revolutionary movements in southern Vietnam to the public.”

B: Many thanks, Rabi Sankar Bosu, for sharing your feelings toward VOV’s war journalists, who bravely worked through the terrible hardships of the wars. We’re proud that VOV’s development has been worthy of Vietnam’s history. Richard Nowak of the US wrote in his email: “Tonight’s 70th anniversary broadcast was perfect. The history of VOV was awesome, including the Declaration of Independence proclaimed over VOV. This was exactly what I was hoping to hear. Sounds like a huge celebration was held in Hanoi with top officials to commemorate Vietnam’s National Day and VOV’s anniversary. Thanks for including the reasons why people listen to radio. Thanks for including regular VOV listeners like me. The 70th anniversary was perfect. I recorded the show on cassette tape here in Florida.”

A performance at VOV's 70th anniversary

A: We have many more congratulatory messages from listeners, but due to time constraints, we can’t read them all on air. We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to Peter Ng of Malaysia, Reiner Peuthert of Germany, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Masaru Sekimoto, and Toshiya Nishimura of Japan, and Parisi Asih of Pakistan, Mark Ulysses Garcia of Mexico, Hazairin Junep of Indonesia, and Ben Wier of Australia. Now let’s take a short break with a beautiful, old song Tombe La Neige, Snow is falling, the Vietnamese version, at the request of Hazairin Junep of Indonesia. It fits the charmingly melancholic autumn atmosphere in Hanoi right now. But let’s change the mood to joyful and happy and talk about Vietnamese wedding ceremonies – a topic many of our listeners have asked about. 

B: The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture with influences from Confucianism and Buddhism. It is a significant day, obviously, for the couple and their families. Depending on the customs of their specific ethnic group, the ceremony may include a number of different elements, but in general, there are two main ceremonies: the betrothal ceremony and the wedding ceremony.

Betrothal gifts the groom's family gives the bride's family

A: After both families agree to the marriage, they go to a fortuneteller to find out what dates and times are best for the two ceremonies. All rituals must be carried out on schedule because the chosen lucky dates and times are believed to affect the couple’s future. Some days before the wedding, the groom’s family visits the bride and her family with a red lacquered box containing a betrothal gift of areca nuts, betel leaves, tea, cakes, fruits, wines, and other delicacies.

B: Senior people of both sides introduce their families, the groom, and the bride, and prepare for the wedding ceremony. On the wedding day, the groom's family and relatives go to the bride's house bringing many gifts wrapped in red paper. These gifts are similar to those of the engagement ceremony but in larger quantities because the bride’s family will give them as gifts to the wedding guests. The persons bearing the trays of gifts are carefully chosen. Usually they are happily married couples and unmarried girls or boys.

Traditional wedding ritual at home

A: Women in the ceremony all dress in Ao Dai and men dress in western suits or the traditional men’s Ao Dai. The delegation is usually led by the couple that is wealthiest and most successful in the family to bring the couple luck and success in their future life together. The groom's family stops in front of the bride's house and waits for the lead couple to enter the house first with a tray of wine. They invite the bride's parents to take a sip. By accepting the toast, the bride's family agrees to allow the groom’s family to enter their house.

B: The groom's family asks the bride’s family to allow their son to marry their daughter. Having received permission, the groom goes to the back room to bring the bride out. She wears a traditional red or pink wedding Ao dai. The couple prays at the ancestral altar for the ancestors to bless their marriage and then express their gratitude to both parents for raising and protecting them.

A wedding party at a restaurant

A: After the wedding ritual, there is a party for all the relatives and friends at one of the houses, if it’s large enough, or at a restaurant. The bride often changes into a white western-style gown for the party. The couple performs a cake-cutting ritual and drink toasts with all the guests as the party begins.

B: These are the basic elements of a wedding in Vietnam. Sometimes there will be other requirements or taboos involving the quantity and types of offerings, guests, the age of the representatives for both families, etc. The autumn and the spring, which runs from now until March, are the favorite seasons for weddings in Vietnam. We will have more stories on this topic in later programs. Goodbye. See you next time.

Mailbox Radio Prague

Today in Mailbox: reception reports and QSL cards,
Radio Prague’s anniversary, answers to listeners’
monthly quiz. Listeners/readers quoted: Andrew
Kuznetsov, Alfred Spremo, Richard Lemke, John
Sivertsen, Li Ming, Shahzad Shabbir, Eyamin
Hossain, Hans Verner Lollike, Syed Khizar Hayat
Shah, Mary Lou Krenek.

Hello and welcome to Mailbox, Radio Prague’s monthly listeners’
feedback programme. Thank you very much for your questions,
views and comments, as well as your reception reports – we are
always interested to know how you listen to our broadcasts.
For example Andrew Kuznetsov in Latvia, Alfred Spremo in
New York andRichard Lemke in Canada all listen to us on shortwave
on the WRMI transmitted from Okeechobbee, Florida. They have
recently sent us their reception reports and Radio Prague’s QSL
cards featuring technical monuments of the Czech Republic are
on their way to their respective homes.

John Sivertsen from Alaska sent us this lovely note:

“I am getting ready to celebrate the anniversary of your radio
 from 31 August 1936. My grandmother's family live in Bohemia. 
Two years ago I vacationed in the Czech Republic. I look forward 
to playing some Czech music on the public radio show which I 
host on Monday 31 August. Best regards to your wonderful 
country, proud heritage, and great radio station.”

Thank you very much for your messages and Facebook
comments and let’s now move on to our monthly quiz,
traditionally featuring outstanding personalities of Czech
origin. As usual we received many answers to last month’s
question from around the world, all of them correct this time.

Li Ming from China wrote:

“The person you are looking for this month is Carl von Rokitansky,
 who was a distinguished Viennese pathologist and described
 as a founder of modern pathological anatomy. He was one 
of the towering figures who made the New Vienna School into 
a world medical centre in the second half of the nineteenth century.
His contributions were fundamental to the establishment of 
pathology as a recognised science, and he himself performed
 more than 30,000 autopsies. He was one of the few who stood 
by the side of Semmelweis in the controversy over aseptic methods.”

Shahzad Shabbir from Pakistan writes:

“He was the first person to show bacteria in lesions of bacterial 
endocarditis and to distinguish between lobar and bronchopneumonia.
 He gave an outstanding account of yellow atrophy of the liver, 
naming that disorder in 1843. He gave the first descriptions of
 spondylolithesis and the pelvic deformations which result 
there from in 1839, first described acute dilatation of the
 stomach in 1842, and differentiated Bright's disease from
 amyloid degeneration of the kidney. He wrote an outstanding
 monograph on the diseases of arteries and on congenital defects 
of the heart.”

Eyamin Hossain from India sent us this:

“The mystery person in this month is Baron Carl von
 Rokitansky. He was born on 19 February, 1804. He 
was a multi-talented personality. By profession, he was a 
physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal 
politician. Carl von Rokitansky was born in Hradec Králové,
 Bohemia. He studied at the Charles University in Prague in
 between 1821 and 1824 and attained a doctorate degree in 
medicine on 6 March 1828 at the University of Vienna. Soon 
afterwards he became assistant to Johann Wagner.”

This is Rokitansky’s short biography sent to us by
Hans Verner Lollike from Denmark:

“He was born in 1804 in the East Bohemian city of Hradec 
Králové. He died in 1878 in Vienna .He studied medicine at the 
Charles University and got his final degree at the University of Vienna. 
He worked his whole life at the same university as a specialist in 
pathological anatomy, first as an assistant, then as an esteemed 
professor. He was the founder of the second school of medicine in 
Vienna – showing new scientific relations between the body and illnesses. 
He developed a method of autopsy which consisted mainly of in 
situ dissection. Rokitansky is said to have supervised 70,000
 autopsies, and personally performed over 30,000, averaging 
two a day, seven days a week, for 45 years. The Emperor gave 
him a seat in the Upper House in Vienna. He had three famous sons: 
two professors and one artist.”

Syed Khizar Hayat Shah from Pakistan also concentrated on
 Rokitansky’s offspring:

“Two of Rokitansky's sons became professors at Vienna,
 one of astronomy and another of medicine, while a third
 gained distinction on the lyric stage and another as a composer.”

Mary Lou Krenek from Texas writes:

“Rokitansky defended the ‘materialistc method’ in scientific
 research but rejected materialism as a philosophical world 
view. He led along with his colleagues the changed notion of 
medicine as a branch of natural philosophy to the modern notion 
of it being a science.

“By his leading positions in the most diverse academic and 
political institutions of the Austrian Empire, Rokitansky helped shape
 the era of Austrian high liberalism. He represented liberalism 
among the educated middle class and strove for freedom 
and progress for university reform and to the improvement 
of health sciences.”

Thank you very much for your answers and this time the
Radio Prague prize goes toMohamed Elsayed Abd Elraheim
from Egypt. Congratulations! And a new question follows:

In September we are asking you to send us the name of
 the Czech figure skater born in 1931 in Prague who left 
communist Czechoslovakia during the 1950 World Championships in
 London. She passed away on the 30 of July this year in New York
 City, at the age of 84.

Please send us the name of this outstanding lady, who was in 2009
inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, by September 30th
to the usual address english@radio.cz. That is also the address for
your questions, comments and reception reports. Mailbox will be back
 in four weeks’ time. Until then happy listening.

KBS World Radio English Service

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Letter Box VOV

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Friday, September 11, 2015 - 11:53:11

Hello and welcome to VOV’s Letter Box, a weekly feature dedicated to our listeners throughout the world. We are Mai Phuong and Phuong Khanh.

A: First on our show today, we’d like to announce the results of VOV’s contest “What do you know about Vietnam?”, which were officially released on the occasion of the Voice of Vietnam’s 70th anniversary, September 7th. B: On July 24, 2015, the Jury Council, comprised of leaders of the World Service and the International Cooperation Department of the Voice of Vietnam, judged the finalists of VOV’s contest “What do you know about Vietnam?”, which ran from March 1st to June 30th, 2015.

B: The First Prize went to John Rutledge of the US, a listener to the English Program.

A: Second Prize went to Prigodich Nikolai Vladimirovich of Belarus, a listener to the Russian program.

B: Zhao Ya Dong of China, a listener to the Chinese Program won the third prize.

A: We also have 10 Consolation Prizes, which went to Min Lin of Indonesia (Indonesian Program), Nicolai Larin of Russia (Russian Program), Zhong Hua Ming of China (Chinese program), Toshimichi Ohtake of Japan (Japanese program), Farid Boumechaal of Algeria (French program), Shri Bhagwan Sharma of India (English program), Soebianto W of Indonesia (Indonesian program), Lydia Sari of Indonesia (Indonesian program), Attaphong Ruongsirichoh of Thailand (Thai program), and Raif Chaaban of Lebanon (French program).

B: We are happy to announce that the Special prize of VOV’s Contest “What do you know about Vietnam?” goes to Amir Jameel of Pakistan, a regular listener to the English Program.

A: Congratulations to you all. We’d like to thank the 300+ listeners throughout the world who participated in our contest. Awards will be presented later this month.

A: September is a festive month in Vietnam especially here at VOV. We celebrate the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day on September 2 and the 70th anniversary of the Voice of Vietnam on September 7.

Celebration of Vietnam's 70th National Day

B: We have received a number of greetings on the occasion from our listeners throughout the world. Rabi Sanka Bosu of India listened to our program on September 2 from 1600 to 1700 UTC on the frequency of 7220 KHz. He wrote: “First of all I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all of you on the occasion of VOV’s 70th Founding Anniversary on September 7 in advance. Today you aired a special broadcast on Vietnam’s celebrations of the 70th National Day. I came to learn that thousands of people, from all walks of life, took part in the celebrations of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2). Late President Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independent Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945".

A: Thank you, Rabi Sanka Bosu, for tuning in to VOV. SB Sharma of India wrote: “Happy National Day September 2. Congratulations on the 70th anniversary of National Day and successful August Revolution. Today’s program was full of news related to national day, the military parade and other celebrations. More than 30,000 people participated in the parade. Best wishes and congrats to Vietnam come from around the world”.

Voice of Vietnam marks its 70th anniversary

B: Sending greetings on VOV’s 70th anniversary, SB Sharma wrote: “Congrats and best wishes to VOV on its 70th anniversary. You work for all and are loved by all. Vietnamese and foreign listeners are benefiting from you and your hardworking, dedicated staff team, your time tested, trusted listeners are your strength. You are always caring for them. The next century will be yours”.

B: Thank you, SB Sharma for your greetings. This week, Richard Nowak of the US sent us a number of emails reporting receptions of our broadcasts. In an email dated September 7, he wrote: “Congratulations on the 70th anniversary of VOV. Tonight’s 70th anniversary broadcast was perfect. The history of VOV was awesome including the Declaration of Independence. This was exactly what I was hoping to hear. Thank you very much”.

A: Ivan Lebedev of Russia wrote: “Best congratulations on Vietnam’s National Day and the 70th anniversary of VOV’s first transmission. Best wishes to VOV”.

B: On the occasion of VOV’s 70th anniversary, our correspondent in the US managed to pay a visit to our listeners in the US. In a small town in the western part of the US state of Maryland Bill Ball has never missed a VOV program. Bill was in Vietnam during the war in the 1960s as a photojournalist. He has not returned to Vietnam even once but through VOV he can imagine the changes in Vietnam.

A: In an email to VOV last week, he wrote: “I was listening today our time. Also have one of your associates visiting me today to do an interview on how long I have been listening to your broadcasts. May you all have many more good years of broadcasting”.

Voice of Vietnam President Nguyen Dang Tien addresses VOV's 70th anniversary

B: Amir Jameel of Pakistan sent us a beautiful e-card to mark Vietnam’s 70thNational Day along with beautiful greetings on this occasion. He also shared with us his interest in our broadcasts.

A: From the UK, Grant Skinner sent us a letter reporting a reception of our program on August 16 on the frequency of 9730. Grant wrote: “I have been listening to the Voice of Vietnam for a very long time. Your broadcasts are knowledgeable and informative. Voice of Vietnam gives me facts and details about Vietnam, also gives me a broader perspective of Vietnam, expands my views, and gives me a bigger picture and understanding”.

B: In his email to VOV this week, Mubashir Hussain Asher of Pakistan wrote: “I have been a regular listener to VOV for several years. I would like to congratulate you on the success about your programs. When I began listening to VOV, I was very enthusiastic about your programs which are informative, wonderful and educative with current affairs around the world. I believe VOV will continue to provide its listeners with an objective detailed picture of Vietnam and the world. Keep up the good work. Thanks”.

A: Thank you all for your feedback on our broadcasts and for sharing with us your love for Vietnam and VOV. We’d like to briefly acknowledge letters from Peter Drew of Australia, Hazairin Junep of Indonesia, Ricky Hein of the US, Kazuhiro Takao and Fumito Hokamura of Japan, Abdu Razzak of Bangladesh, and Ratan Kumar Paul of India. We’ll send you QSL cards to verify your reception reports and send you the souvenirs you requested very soon.

B: Before closing our Letter Box for today, we’d like to inform you that our broadcasts on 9550 khz to Africa and the Middle East and on 12000 khz to Beijing- the Fareast have been suspended due to some technical problems. Listeners in these regions can tune in to our programs on the frequency of 7220 khz. We apologize for this inconvenience and hope that you keep tuning in to our broadcasts.

A: That’s it for today’s program. Thanks for listening. Good bye.

KBS World Radio English Service

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What is love? What do you think love is?

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Radio Prague's Monthly Quiz September 2015

Test your knowledge of things Czech! On the first day of the month Radio Prague will announce the month’s quiz question on this site. At the end of every month we will draw six winners from the correct answers received. Join our contest and win a Radio Prague prize! Answers should be sent to cr@radio.cz by the end of the month.

The winners will be featured on radio,s site.

Question for September:

Tell us the title of the most translated Czech book of all time.

Radio Prague Winners Of August 2015

The correct answer for August:

Vltava

Winners:

Ian Morrison, China
Birgit Denker, Germany
Keith A. Simmonds, France
Konoplina Anastasia Vjacheslavovna, Russia
Iván Cristóbal Quintero Canasto, Colombia
Lenka Pecharová, Czech Republic