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G I AN T P AN D A F A CT I F L E M UF FI N R E CI P E SWINE FLU F UN N Y F A CT S R AN DO M Q U E ST I O N S H AI R O F T HE C EN T UR Y T W I LI G HT S AG A , N EW M O O N F I L M R EV I EW C E L E B S C R A ZY O U T FI T S G A DG E T S B AN D S PAD T H E C LI M AT E C H AN G E .
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Jenny Peddie: Swine flu & P.A.D
Tom Speer: A page all about Paramore
Sorrell Chappellow: Hair of the Century & Twilight Saga, New Moon film review.
Demi Holbrook: Celebs Crazy Fashion & Editors of DKC.
Lauren Mann: Latest Gadgets.
Wayne Plant: The Question Page
Bethan Coombes: Giant Panda
Lucy Barlow: Recipe page & film review of up
Carl Burch & Kane Brooks: Funny Facts & ECO changes.
The Copenhagen Climate Summit 2009 What is it about? This summit is taking place in Copenhagen (the Capital City of Denmark) from the 7 – 18th December 2009. World leaders from over 200 countries are meeting to agree on a final decision of how we can save the planet from Global Warming.
What is “Global Warming”? Global warming is where the carbon dioxide rising from the surface of our planet from cars, factories and our daily lifestyles collide with the Ozone Layer which surrounds our planet. This weakens the ozone layer and makes it thinner. Usually when rays from the sun travel to Earth the Ozone Layer repels most heat that we don’t need, but where the Ozone Layer isn’t fully intact these super heated rays can break through and get trapped in our atmosphere, therefore heating the earth.
How would this affect our lives? This would heavily affect our lives. The Ozone is at its weakest around the poles this means that the polar icecaps are melting faster than ever before and when the ice falls into the sea the ice will melt and cause sea levels to rise. If this carries on vast areas of land could be consumed by water within the next 100 years. Also the heating of the earth could cause severe weather systems such as Tornadoes and Hurricanes to destroy lives more than often. Heat waves would surge the world as well as severe famines. These are more reasons why this summit is taking place.
What they are planning to achieve? There was a summit a few years ago when only a few of the participating countries signed a decree on what they would do. However this time the major world leaders are hoping to reach an agreement with poorer countries on how they can give money to help them combat climate change. Hopefully they reach an agreement.
The Giant Panda... The Giant Panda lives in a few different mountain ranges. They are mostly in central China, in Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. The Giant Panda once lived on flat and grassland but due to deforestation and farming and other restrictions mean they are only dedicated to the mountains.
Habitat... Giant Panda's live in coniferous forests with a dense range of bamboo. The bamboo can be between 5,000 and 10,000 feet tall. Torrential rains or dense mist throughout the year characterizes these forests, often shrouded in heavy clouds.
About Giant Panda’s... The Giant Panda is basically a black and white bear and has a body typical of bears. The Giant Panda has black fur on its ears, eye patches, muzzle legs and shoulders and the rest of the body fur is white. The phrase panda eyes come from the deep black circles around a Panda's eyes. Scientists do not know the reason of the black and white fur on the bear but they think it may be linked to their habitat so they can be camouflaged with the snow and rocks on the mountains. The Panda's thick, woolly coat helps to keep the bear warm in the forests of its habitat. Giant Panda's have strong jaw muscles to break through the tough bamboo. Most people figure by the looks of the furry and cuddly creature it’s friendly but really it can be as dangerous as any other bear.
The Size of the Giant Panda... The size of the Giant Panda is about the size of an American Black Bear. The Giant Panda can be as tall as 3-4 feet on all four paws and can reach up to 4-6 feet long. Males are usually larger than the females and can weight up to 250 pounds in the wild. Most females can rarely reach up to 220 pounds. Scientists are not sure on how long the Giant Panda can live but they think the maximum is 35 years. By Bethan Coombes
Ingredients 10 oz of self rasing flour 1 tea spoon of baking powder 4 oz of caster sugar 1 egg Âź pint of milk Chocolate chips Muffin cases 4 oz of Margarine
1) cream together Margarine and sugar (until fluffy) 2) crack egg Into a separate bowl (beat) 3) Add a little of the egg mixture into bowl (beat well) 4) Add small amount of flour into bowl (beat in) 5) Then add egg and flour alternately (beating in between) until the mixture is like a thick batter 6) Add chocolate chips 7) Spoon mixture into muffin cases. 8) Put in the oven gas mark 4. 9) Wait till golden brown and crispy.
By Lucy Barlow year 8
Swine flu is spreading even more around the world. This flu was first a disease in pigs and spreaded quickly. If the flu got to high in a certain part of the country it would be called a pandemic. Pandemic means that the virus has got to high and more people are getting it worse. So it may even cause you to stay at home and maybe schools being closed. There was also a Spanish flu in the year 1918-1919 and it killed around 50 million people. Swine flu is like that flu but doesn’t kill as many people. This virus contains elements from the North American swine flu. There is an injection to make sure that people don’t get the swine flu but there is only 1000 of them to go around the whole world. Mainly the people who have something else wrong with them like maybe asthma. They would be the ones getting the injections because they have a likely chance of getting it worse unlike others. The certain signs of swine flu are: Colds Sore Throats Aching Tiredness Sweats Chills Dizziness and Head Aches. To prevent the spread of swine flu you can do these things: Wash your hands often Don’t touch your face too much. For more information call the helpline or look on the NHS website which is www.nhs.uk and search for swine flu. So don’t worry about swine flu there is nothing to worry about. By Jenny Peddie.
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night! A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation! A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth! A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein! A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though! A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average! A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside!
Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints! One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen! Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows! Donald Duck comics were once banned in Finland because he doesn't wear trousers The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910 The Bible is the most-shoplifted book in the world. 'Jedi' is an official religion, with over 70,000 followers, in Australia. In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an 'Honorary Harlem Globetrotter
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny! A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second! A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court! A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove! After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again! Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings! Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow!
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny! A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second! A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court! A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove! After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again! Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings! Bulls are colour-blind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what colour it is -- be it red or neon yellow!
To find out more funny facts find them on http://www.funfactz.com/
1. On average how long does a bird live? • ½ year • 2 ½ years 2. How many countries are there in the world? • 223 • 700 • 230 3. How many people live on the earth? • 7 billion • 700 • 6.8 billion 4. What is the closest relative to humans? • Monkey • Duck • Sheep 5. Who invented the telephone? • Graham Bell • Albert Einstein • Isaac Newton 6. Who was the first man on the moon? • Leon Armstrong • Neil Armstrong • King Henry VIII
By Sorrell Chappellow, Year 8
The second book (New Moon) in the Twilight Saga has just been released into a movie. Thousands of tickets have already been sold worldwide. The massive hit was first viewed at midnight on 20th November in England. Fans waited for hours filling up cinemas everywhere. This film is about a young girl (Bella Swan) and her relationship with vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen. They experience difficulties which lead to being parted. Bella feels like her world has ended until she becomes best friends with Jacob Black. Jacob has a dark secret that is eventually revealed. This film is amazing and definitely worth watching. I would recommend this film for teens who like romance with a twist! So go on and watch it!
By Sorrell Chappellow, Year 8
Lady GaGa forgot her glasses so used her Hands instead.
Katy Perry Decided for the brit awards she would come in a tangle of hello kitty Jewellery but what she didn’t know is that it goes on your head not your top.
RUNWAY GONE WILED New designer strikes back at boarding clothes with refreshing colours and in the prosess of doing this they forgot what fashion was.
HAIR OF THE CENTURY.
Cheryl Cole thought she would flash her tattoo but in whiles deciding what to wear she forgets to choose some bottoms.
The new latest wired‌!!!
By Demi Holbrook
Awesome Gadgets now on the market
PRICE 8 GB = £199 16 GB = £299
The IPod touch is Apple’s second best selling IPod on the market (The first one being the IPod nano Chromatic Purely because of price.) I have one myself and apart from the occasional freeze and app crash (nothing serious) the iPod touch is Apple’s most functional iPod yet, with the ability to play music, videos, games, store photos and allows you to go on msn, Facebook and MySpace. You can also create an Apple account and buy music, games, videos and music videos that you don’t have on CD, DVD’s that you don’t already own!
32 GB = £399
The Sonic Chair is a whole new generation of chair. This is the only way I can start this article. It is one of the first spherical chairs ever released. The back of the chair is a giant padded speaker which you can plug your MP3, IPod or any other portable device into and listen to your favorite music. There is also a bracket in which you can hook a TV, laptop or even a mini fridge onto, all this whilst drowning in the most luxurious of chairs. The sonic chair comes in a range of colours;, white, black, pink, green, and orange! .Unfortunately there has been no confirmed price of the sonic chair yet. But we estimate that it will be somewhere in-between £250-£500.
There are many bands around at the moment, but a band which seems to be very popular but hasn’t had many mainstream songs, which have been played on the radio. This band is Paramore. Paramore is an American Pop Punk band that formed in Franklin, Tennessee in 2004. Members are Hayley Williams (lead vocals), Josh Farro (lead guitar), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar), Zac Farro (drums), and Taylor York (rhythm guitar). The group released their debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005. There second album Riot! Was a big hit with there very popular song Misery Business. So if you want to listen to something different give Paramore a try you will pleasantly surprised!!!
Pad stands for people at downside. They have had many successful events in the past and have more coming up in the future. The group all together have been very successful already having won a pan neighbourhood partnership award. One event that is coming up for the kids is the Christmas disco which is being held on the 16th December. They have a website aswell having pictures and information on what they do. The website address iswww.thepadteam.co.uk.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!