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The jury read the answers of each participant and it was interesting to find that each person has a different motivation for learning or improving their English language knowledge. The organizers received a letter from a young computer genius who would like to work for Google or Facebook, a loving father who is going to help his daughter learn English, a future teacher who intends to open a free English language school, a caring grandmother who helps his grandson learn English etc. The main prize was a two-week educational trip to one of the best language schools of Great Britain, International House Newcastle. It was awarded to the citizen of Novosibirsk Irina Drozdova-Kurivchak, who has been studying English to promote her native city and tell millions of tourists from all over the world about it. English Club TV is an educational channel for those who learn English. All programs have been developed by experienced methodologists and have an educational aspect, which helps to combine education and entertainment. Moreover, programs are divided into different levels and topics, which help viewers to replenish their vocabulary with new words from different areas of life and therefore can feel comfortable in an English speaking environment. The English Club TV Channel is encrypted using the Viaccess 4.0 system. For more information visit www.english-club.tv Universal Distribution is an official representative of such TV channels as ENGLISH CLUB TV (educational channel for those who learn English), MGM (feature films), MGM HD (movies in HD quality), Mezzo (classical music, opera, ballet, jazz), Mezzo Live HD (classical music in HD quality), MCM Top (modern music), TiJi (channel for kiddies), Gulli (channel for the whole family), ESPN Classic (sport channel), France 24 (news channel from France), Deutsche Welle (news channel from Germany), Fashion One (fashion, style, entertainment, programs about celebrities), Fashion One HD (fashion, style, entertainment, programs about celebrities in HD quality), BBC World News (international news), BBC Entertainment (entertainment channel), Playboy TV, Adult Channel, Private Spice (erotic channels). Universal Distribution is also a supplier of VOD programs. For more information visit www.univercom.ru Rostelecom is а major Russian telecommunications provider, with points of presence in all Russian regions. The Company provides subscribers with access to advanced telecommunications network, which consists of approximately 500,000 km of backbone infrastructure that provides last-mile connections, as well as a fibre-to-building or fibre-to-home, FTTx, networks. Rostelecom provides integrated telecom solutions including local and intra-zone telephone services, international long-distance and domestic long-distance services, mobile voice, data, broadband Internet access and pay-TV services to our broad customer base across Russia. By end of 2011, the Company had 28.5 million local fixed-line voice subscribers, 12.5 million mobile voice subscribers, 8.2 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and 5.9 million pay-TV subscribers. For more information visit www.moscow.rt.ru