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Readers Digest<br />
By <strong>Cady</strong> <strong>Koffman</strong> hr 4
Table of Contents<br />
2……………………………………………………………………………….100 Word Stories<br />
3………………………………………………………….Word Power Words Crossword<br />
4……………………………………………………………………………Health and Medical<br />
5…………………………………………………………………….………….Points to Ponder<br />
6,7,8……………………………………………………………………..………….Who Knew?<br />
9,10…………………………………………………………………………………….I Survived<br />
11,12……………………………………………………...Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe<br />
13………………………………………………………………………………………………Jokes<br />
14………………………………………………………………………….OTMS Track Event<br />
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100 Word Stories<br />
Fireball<br />
When I was seven, I went camping. We did everything you usually do on a camping trip.<br />
Experiencing nature, sleeping in tents… and roasting marshmallows. We were making s’mores<br />
when my dad cried “Tod your marshmallow’s on fire!” Tod flicked his stick up to blow it out, but<br />
the marshmallow went flying off the stick. It looked like a ball of fire flying through the sky. It<br />
was as if it was in slow motion, until it landed on my arm. I fell off the log in shock. I had a big<br />
purple burn from my wrist to my elbow.<br />
White River Rafting<br />
We were trying to go white river rafting, but everything went wrong. First, the company<br />
picked us up one hour late! We finally arrived at the river and saw that we would have to<br />
manually inflate our raft! That’s when we realized our guide only spoke Spanish. The water was<br />
calm, and when there was finally rapids ahead, our guide went around them and into a tree!<br />
The tree began to sway and then fell on my head! Our guide ended the tour an hour early, and<br />
we never got to see the level 5 rapids that we were promised.<br />
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Word Power Crossword Puzzle<br />
Across<br />
1.coastal<br />
navigation; the<br />
exclusive right of a<br />
country to control<br />
the air traffic<br />
within its borders<br />
Down<br />
1.consequence,<br />
inference<br />
`<br />
2.people who<br />
expose or throw<br />
out old ideas<br />
3.one who uses big<br />
words<br />
5. lack of<br />
moderation<br />
6. out of normal<br />
time range<br />
7. without thought;<br />
random; careless<br />
4.generosity (of<br />
spirit)<br />
9. essence, typical<br />
example or symbol<br />
of<br />
10. Infamous<br />
8. lack of respect<br />
11. people who<br />
criticize or<br />
disparage<br />
12. living example<br />
of<br />
13. Burdensome<br />
14. Infamous<br />
"Crossword Puzzle Maker:." Create Your Own Crossword --<br />
Easy for First-Time Creators. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2017.<br />
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Health/Medical<br />
Brain Tumors<br />
A brain tumor is a growth of abnormal cells in the tissues of the brain. It can have<br />
symptoms of seizures, headaches, weakness in one part of the body, problems with walking,<br />
nausea, and more. The cause of a brain tumor is unknown. Some are primary brain tumors,<br />
which start in the brain. Others are metastatic, and they start somewhere else in the body and<br />
move to the brain. Brain cancer can also spread to other organs and other parts of the brain.<br />
Brain tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign brain tumors are noncancerous. Malignant<br />
tumors typically grow faster than benign tumors, and aggressively invade surrounding tissue.<br />
Benign are usually easier to surgically remove because they have clearly defined borders, and<br />
usually are not deeply rooted in brain tissue. Benign tumors are not generally considered to be a<br />
major health problem or to be life threatening. Most malignant brain tumors develop from the<br />
glial tissue, which supports the brain's nerve cells. These tumors are known as gliomas and can<br />
be life threatening. Surgery is the usual treatment for most brain tumors. To remove a brain<br />
tumor, a neurosurgeon makes an opening in the skull. This procedure is called a craniotomy.<br />
The neurosurgeon will try to get the whole tumor, but if the tumor can’t be completely<br />
removed, they will only partially remove it. Partial removal will still help to reduce pressure on<br />
the brain. They will then treat it with radiation or chemotherapy. Some tumors cannot be<br />
removes. In those cases, your doctor may do a biopsy to find out how to best treat the tumor.<br />
Points to ponder<br />
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/brain-cancer/brain-tumors-in-adults#1<br />
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/conditions/brain_tumor/treatment.html<br />
https://medlineplus.gov/braintumors.html<br />
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/brain-tumour-malignant/Pages/Introduction.aspx<br />
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Points to Ponder<br />
<br />
How come you press harder on a remote-control when you know the battery is dead? –Brynn<br />
Minor<br />
<br />
Why are they called buildings, when they're already finished? Shouldn't they be called builts?-<br />
Meredith Vaughn<br />
<br />
<br />
Why are they called apartments, when they're all stuck together?-Mandy Gibbs<br />
Why do people without out a watch look at their wrist when you ask them what time it is? Why<br />
do you ask someone without a watch what time it is?-Geoffrey Abrams<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Why does sour cream have an expiration date?-Maddy Harmon<br />
The light went out, but where to?-Annie Jordan<br />
Why do banks charge you a "non-sufficient funds fee" on money they already know you don't<br />
have?-Aarthi Toniappa<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Does the reverse side also have a reverse side?-Amelia Senglaub<br />
Why is the alphabet in that order?-Ellie Shumate<br />
If the universe is everything, and scientists say that the universe is expanding, what is it<br />
expanding into?-Amanda <strong>Koffman</strong><br />
<br />
If you got into a taxi and he started driving backwards, would the taxi driver end up owing you<br />
money?-Paige Kuluva<br />
<br />
<br />
What would a chair look like if your knees bent the other way?-Rowan Gornall<br />
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see it do the other trees make fun of it?-Lydia<br />
Shwartz<br />
<br />
<br />
Why is a carrot more orange than an orange?-Marley Barash<br />
How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn’t live there?-Jadyn Jacobs<br />
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Who Knew?<br />
An Octopus has 3 Hearts, 9 Brains & Blue Blood<br />
An octopus has three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood. Two hearts pump<br />
blood to the gills, while a third circulates blood to the rest of the body. The nervous<br />
system includes a central brain and a large ganglion at the base of each arm which<br />
controls movement. This means that at the end of each tentacle there is a brain!<br />
Their blood contains the copper-rich protein hemocyanin, which is more efficient than<br />
hemoglobin for oxygen transport at very low temperatures and low oxygen<br />
concentrations. This causes their blood to be blue and is responsible for giving the<br />
octopus good oxygen intake.<br />
"An Octopus Has 3 Hearts, 9 Brains & Blue Blood." The<br />
Daily Catch. N.p., 02 Nov. 2015. Web. 11 May 2017.<br />
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A Banana is a Berry?<br />
Yes, a banana is a berry! The scientific usage of the term "berry" differs from common<br />
usage. In scientific terminology, a berry is a fruit produced from the ovary of a single flower in<br />
which the outer layer of the ovary wall develops into an edible fleshy portion (pericarp). Berries<br />
are identified as being many seeded with a fleshy inner layer. The definition includes many<br />
fruits that are not commonly known as berries, such as grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and<br />
bananas. Another thing that you probably thought to be true about bananas is that they grow<br />
from trees. That statement is false! Originally from Asia, the "banana tree" is really not a tree in<br />
the true sense. Bananas are produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in<br />
the genus Musa.<br />
"Berry." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 May 2017. Web. 11 May 2017.<br />
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Some Ants Make Themselves Explode When Attacked!<br />
The exploding ants of Borneo were first described by Ulrich Maschwitz in 1974. These<br />
ants would respond to even a light touch by “exploding”. The body wall would rupture and a<br />
sticky yellow goo would ooze from the ant and glue it to the tweezers. These ants are territorial<br />
and defend their arboreal nests from invader ant species. When exposed to European ants in<br />
the laboratory, the exploding Camponotus ants would grasp the invader by the leg or antenna,<br />
press its body to the head of the invader and squeeze its abdomen until the abdomen ruptured<br />
spilling glue over the eyes and mouthparts of the invader ant. The two ants, locked in a death<br />
grip, tumble to the forest floor to be consumed by other predators.<br />
"Attack of the Exploding Ants." Living With Insects Blog.<br />
N.p., 08 Jan. 2013. Web. 11 May 2017.<br />
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I Survived<br />
Two Pilots Were Flying from Oahu to Hawaii—Then They Heard the Engines Go Quiet<br />
Pilots Sydnie Uemoto and Dave McMahon were flying from the island of Oahu to Hawaii<br />
for practice hours, when they heard their engines go quiet. It took them a minute to register<br />
that they might crash into the ocean below. They quickly went through everything on the<br />
emergency checklist and prepared for a water landing. There was a flash of white as the plane<br />
made contact with the water. Uemoto forgot to brace herself and slammed into the wall<br />
breaking her nose. McMahon jumped out of the plane and then encouraged Uemoto to join<br />
him. Once they were both in the choppy waves the put on their life jackets but McMahon’s<br />
didn’t inflate! Uemoto was a wreck—crying and terrified. McMahon tried to calm her, keeping<br />
the two of them turned away from the waves and making small talk while they swam towards<br />
land. After a few hours, a navy plane circled above. They waved frantically trying to get its<br />
attention, but sadly it didn’t see them. After 8 hours they began to cramp up shiver<br />
uncontrollably. Because McMahon didn’t have a life jacket, he began to have trouble<br />
swimming. Uemoto let McMahon grab onto her legs while she swam with her arms, and he<br />
swam with his legs. After a while in this position, Uemoto felt a flash of excruciating pain. She<br />
lifted up her arm. In the moonlight, she saw something white and silky clinging to her forearm,<br />
coming off in goopy pieces. Jellyfish. Within seconds, Hawaiian box jellyfish toxins can cause<br />
nausea, loss of consciousness, muscle problems, and difficulty breathing. And now, in her<br />
weakened state, Uemoto was plowing through a swarm of them. Moments after the first sting,<br />
she felt the venom work its way through her body. Her heart felt as if it were beating more<br />
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slowly. She gasped for air as her body cramped up, each muscles clenching. Then she fell<br />
unconscious. When the sun rose that morning, the two pilots were greeted by a beautiful sight,<br />
the island of Hawaii closer than they had dared dream. Despite the jellyfish and exhaustion,<br />
they had made remarkable progress overnight. They continued to swim. Suddenly, all of the<br />
fish swimming below them were gone. Uemoto saw a shadow in front of them that made her<br />
breath catch in her throat. McMahon saw it too, a shark, about ten feet beneath the surface.<br />
They carefully swam around it and continued to swim. Just before noon, they saw the familiar<br />
orange shape of a Coast Guard helicopter. It whizzed overhead, just to their right, and the two<br />
of them waved their hands and tried to make themselves visible against the water. Just as<br />
before, the aircraft disappeared, another agonizing near miss. After almost 20 hours they were<br />
still stranded in the water. Finally, a third helicopter flew overhead. This time, it saw them. A<br />
rescuer lowered himself into the ocean. Finally, they were safe and sound.<br />
Hune-Brown, Nicholas. "Two Pilots Were Flying From Oahu to Hawaii When They Heard the<br />
Engines Go Quiet." Reader's Digest. Reader's Digest, 09 Mar. 2017. Web. 11 May 2017.<br />
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Recipe-<br />
Chocolate Lava Cake<br />
Ingredients<br />
<br />
Baking spray, for spraying custard cups<br />
<br />
1 stick butter<br />
<br />
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate<br />
<br />
2 ounces semisweet chocolate<br />
<br />
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar<br />
<br />
2 whole eggs<br />
<br />
3 egg yolks<br />
<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
<br />
1/2 cup all-purpose flour<br />
<br />
Vanilla ice cream, for serving<br />
Directions<br />
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Spray four custard cups with baking spray and place on a<br />
baking sheet.<br />
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Microwave the butter, bittersweet chocolate and semisweet chocolate in a large bowl on high<br />
until the butter is melted, about 1 minute. Whisk until the chocolate is also melted. Stir in the<br />
sugar until well blended. Whisk in the eggs and egg yolks, then add the vanilla. Stir in the flour.<br />
Divide the mixture among the custard cups.<br />
Bake until the sides are firm and the centers are soft, about 13 minutes. Let stand 1 minute.<br />
Invert on individual plates while warm and serve with vanilla ice cream.<br />
I love this chocolate lava cake so much! It is a beautiful moist cake with delectable hot<br />
chocolate sauce inside. It is delicious with vanilla ice cream on top because of the clashing<br />
temperatures. It is great to have after a fancy dinner considering that it is very rich and<br />
different from other deserts. In my opinion, it is the best treat there is. Plus, it is not hard to<br />
make! You can make it in one bowl and then just bake it in the oven and it will be done! That is<br />
why this chocolate lava cake is my favorite desert.<br />
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Jokes!<br />
1. Did you hear about the guy who got the whole left side of his face get cut off? He’s all right<br />
now.<br />
2. Yesterday I accidentally swallowed some food coloring. The doctor says I'm ok, but I feel like<br />
I've dyed a little inside.<br />
3. Why don't some couples go to the gym? Because some relationships don't work out.<br />
4. I wasn't originally going to get a brain transplant, but then I changed my mind.<br />
5. My friend thinks he is smart. He told me an onion is the only food that makes you cry, so I<br />
threw a coconut at his face.<br />
6. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.<br />
7. Q: What did the duck say when he bought lipstick?<br />
A: "Put it on my bill."<br />
8. Did you hear about the guy who got hit in the head with a can of soda? He was lucky it was a<br />
soft drink.<br />
9. Q: Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building?<br />
A: Of course. The Empire State Building can't jump.<br />
10. Q: you know why you never see elephants hiding in trees?<br />
A: Because they’re really good at it.<br />
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Current Event<br />
OTMS Track Meet on May 4, 2017!<br />
There is an away track meet at Aubrey bend on Thursday! It will be Aubrey Bend Middle<br />
School versus Overland Trail Middle School. Don’t forget to come to support your team. The<br />
events will be discus, shotput, 100 meter, 200-meter relay, 400-meter relay, 400 meter, 800<br />
meter, 1600 meter, triple jump, long jump, and high jump. To get to the track, walk behind the<br />
school. The cages were discus and shotput take place are to the right of the track. This will be<br />
the last track meet of the year. Everyone is welcome to cheer on our school!<br />
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