9th Editior School Mega Mag!

9th Edition – April 2014
Welcome to the 9th edition of the Mega Mag!
This months edition has numerous interesting
features including: the second part of Sophie’s
story; a poem; a recipe for a gingerbread
house; a feature about Will.i.am; a film and
game review; the first part of a review about
PortAventura and lots of puzzles and quizzes
for you to work out.
We hope you enjoy it!
The Press Gang
Aaron James Ramsey was born 26th December 1990 and is a
Welsh footballer who plays for Arsenal and the Welsh National
Football Team. He also represented Great Britain in their football
team competing in the 2012 Olympic Games.
Ramsey mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder, but has also been
used in a wide variety of midfield positions including attacking
from the left, right, and centre and in some cases even fullback
positions.
As a schoolboy he played for Cardiff City, where he spent eight
years in youth football before making 22 appearances for the
senior team, including the 2008 FA Cup Final.
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Caramel Shortbread
Caramel shortbread is also known as millionaires’ shortbread. It is more
like a biscuit than a cake and is definitely for those with a sweet tooth!
Ingredients:
Base: 50g (2oz) soft brown sugar,
125g (4oz) butter softened,
150g (51/2oz) self- raising flour.
Caramel topping:
397g (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk,
125g (4oz) butter diced,
75g (3oz) soft light brown sugar,
50ml (2tbsp) golden syrup.
Chocolate topping:
75g (3oz) white chocolate,
75g (3oz) plain chocolate.
Tools:
8 x 28cm (7x11in) baking tin, baking paper, electric whisk, mixing bowl,
wooden spoon, saucepan, 2 bowls, metal spoon.
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C, 350 degrees F, gas mark 4.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the
flour and mix until combined.
3. Press the mixture over the base of the tin and bake for 15-20 mins until
golden. Leave to cool.
4. Place the caramel topping ingredients in a saucepan. Place over a low
heat until dissolved and bring to the boil. Continue to boil, stirring
continuously, for 10-12 mins.
5.Pour the caramel topping over the base. Leave to cool completely. Melt
the chocolate in separate bowls over a pan of simmering water.
6. Pour the dark and white chocolate over the caramel and swirl together
with the back of the spoon. Leave to set, then cut into squares.
YUMMY!
Hannah
YES!!! IT IS CALLED ‘CHICKEN FROM HELL’
A birdlike dinosaur about 7 feet tall that weighed around 500 pounds when it
roamed western North America on its long, slender hind legs.
But the species has a scientific name!!!
The creature was formally introduced to the scientific community last week as
scientists published a description and analysis of its anatomy, and finally
bestowed a name: Anzu wyliei. The moniker comes from a mythological feathered
demon plus the name of a Carnegie museum trustee’s grandson.
Anzu had a toothless beak and a crest on its skull like a rooster’s comb,
combined with long arms and sharp claws up to about 4 inches long. It apparently
also had feathers over much of its
body.
The dinosaur lived some 66 million to
68 million years ago in a hot and
humid landscape, rather like the
Louisiana bayou, he said. It ate
plants and maybe small animals when
it wasn’t fleeing from a hungry and
much bigger T. rex.
When it came to naming the
creature, why not go with a spiffedup version of “chicken from hell”?
That was actually the first choice,
Lamanna said. But it turns out the
phrase isn’t nearly as catchy in Latin or Greek.
WARNING: IF YOU RAGE QUIT QUICKLY, THIS GAME IS NOT FOR YOU!!!
This game is, like it says in the name, very very very very hard. It might make you rage quit a
few times but it is still worth playing!
You are a red square. You have to avoid the blue circles but you have to collect yellow circles
(these are on some levels). The way to win the level is to get to the green beacon. There are 30
levels altogether. IF YOU PASS THEM, YOU’RE A BOSS.
There is a NEW sequel to this and, honestly, I found it slightly easier!
I give this game 8/10 because it makes people rage quit but it is a very fun game and I
recommend playing it!!!
You can play this game on Cool Math Games. Click A-Z games and go right to the bottom and
you’ll get it
WIKTOR
Homework Help!!
Adverbials…
is a word which
has a description
of the time, place
or number.
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A Right Angle…
Is an angle of 90°, as
in a corner of a
square, or formed by
dividing a circle into
quarters.
A Percentage…
a rate, number, or amount
in each hundred.
hundred
Punctuation
Marks…
is a mark, such as a
full stop, comma or
question mark used in
writing
writing
to pause, ask a
question or show
excitement.
A Square…
Is a plain figure with
four equal straight
sides and four right
angles.
A Rhombus….
Is a quadrilateral all of whose
sides have the same length.
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1) see: Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
2) ride: in a hot air balloon
3) see: Grand Canyon, Arizona
4) go: on safari
5) swim: with dolphins
6) see: Great Barrier Reef
7) go: on a helicopter ride
8) Sleep under the stars
9) Make a difference in someone's life
10) Travel to the seven continents
11) do: scuba diving
12) see: Great Wall of China
13) Shower in a waterfall.
14) Travel: Italy
15 )do: sky diving
16) Get married
17) ride: on an elephant
18) go: on a road trip.
19) Travel: Australia
20) go: whale-watching
21) learn: a foreign language (or 2 or more!)
22) see: Seven New Wonders of the World
23) see: New Years Eve at Times Square (New York)
24) Raise a happy and healthy child
25) see: Amazon Rainforest
The numbers below contain the digits 0-9 but a
digit in each number is missing! See if you can
work out which one is missing.
094813572
790632451
912863754
416729038
531824607
213456897
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By Heather
NEWS
'Eat seven a day' fruit and veg call
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the five
currently recommended and would prolong lives, researchers say.
Vince Cable defends Royal Mail sale
Business Secretary Vince Cable refuses to apologise over the privatisation of Royal
Mail, despite a report from the spending watchdog saying it did not achieve best
value for taxpayers.
Germany returns painting
Germany has returned an 18th Century painting that was looted from Poland's
National Museum by the Nazis in 1939.
The piece by Venetian artist Francesco Guardi, entitled "Palace Stairs", was
taken shortly after Germany invaded. The small painting depicts noblemen talking
at the grand stairs of Venice's Doge Palace. Berlin hopes the move will revive
talks over some 300,000 documents, including manuscripts by Mozart and
Beethoven that it wants to recover from Poland.
Wiktor
Pet Anagrams
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The Platypus is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to eastern
Australia including Tasmania. Together with the four species
echidna, it is one of the five extinct species monotemes, the
only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth.
Scientific Name: Ornithorhynchs anatinus
Life span: 17 y (in captivity)
Mass: 0.7-2.4 kg
Rank: Species
Daily sleep: 14 hours average
PortAventura continued…..
Shambhala: Expedition al Himalaya (Expedition to the
Himalayas)
Start a legendary voyage in PortAventura!
PortAventura Discover
the Shambhala experience.
Countless legends have been written about Shambhala.
Shambhala And
they describe this mythical place that you are about to
discover, as an inaccessible paradise, kingdom of peace and
wisdom. A magical land connected with all continents and also
isolated from the world, among the majestic peaks and valleys
of Central Asia.
In PortAventura they have recreated this imaginary kingdom
that was inspired by the culture and architectural style of the
kingdom of Bhutan, one of the most isolated and unknown to
the world. Small, landlocked and mountainous, it is described
as a paradise between heaven and earth.
With Shambhala you'll conquer the skies.
It's a rollercoaster of the group "hypercoasters" which is
characterized by huge size and height, a long run, and its
possibility to reach an impressive speed.
The run of the roller coaster is over 1,650 meters, for which
were necessary more than 1,600 tons of steel for the
structure. They used over 4,000 m3 of concrete for
foundations that in some places reach 18 meters deep.
The attraction beats three European records:
1.
2.
3.
The highest rollercoaster in Europe (76 meters)
Rollercoaster with the longest fall in Europe (78 meters)
The fastest European hypercoaster, it will reach 134 km /
h on the first descent.
There are 5 camelbacks (elevations during the course), the
lowest of which has a height equivalent to a 7-storey building.
On each of these camelbacks the travellers will experience
the effect known as air time, losing contact with the seat. It
will be like a brow of a hill on roads, but much more intense.
The rollercoaster has 3 trains, with 32 seats each and they
may be operating on the attraction at the same time.
The design work was undertaken jointly between the
companies PortAventura and Bollinger & Mabillard, who also
designed the Dragon Khan.
REVIEW:
Going up! Going down! This airtime machine is the closest
experience you’ll get to being on a voyage.
George
The inspirational captain of
Liverpool is one of the most complete footballers in the
world. Steven G has it all and rarely have these attributes
been more apparent than when he skippered the Reds to
2005 Champions League glory in Istanbul.
The midfielder has collected almost every club medal
during 15 years in the first team and in 2006 was awarded
an MBE by the Queen. The one piece of silverware that
eludes him is the Premier League title.
What’s the picture?
1.
Clue: they come to gardens with spring.
2.
Clue: they are on flowers.
3.
Heather
Clue: they live in burrows.