“Last year I Made a “sponge cake” for my sister in law. I tried to cut it and there was a cereal box! The kids and I were like REALLY? oh man!!…., she called me a few minutes later LAUGHING and said “look in the box” – she redeemed herself = she put cupcakes IN the box!!!” - Suzanne “(April fools day is my b-day)…so, a friend frosted the outside of a cereal box to look like a beautiful cake! she brought it to my house and wished me happy birthday and left. Stunned frozen silence from 30 kids as they tried to figure out the quickest escape from the classroom of the loony teacher! They loved it and kept it secret all day so I was able to play it on every one of my six classes.” –Sherry I chewed it up and let a little of the frothy “chalk” show at the corners of my mouth. While teaching middle school math, I suddenly announced, after writing a problem on the board, that I was starving and popped the swapped out candy chalk into my mouth. ![]() “I bought candy chalk and put it in my pocket. “My kids replaced all the soda and beer cans in the fridge with empty ones from the recycling one year… Got me pretty good.” –Becky My skeptical daughter didn’t eat it until she figured it out, but my son and husband really enjoyed the prank. “I served whipped cream, spread on a plate, topped with an apricot half. ![]() My kids couldn’t figure out why their juice wouldn’t come out!!” –Stacy “One year I froze glasses of orange juice with a straw in them and then in the morning I poured a touch of fresh OJ on top. Also, one year I replaced the raspberry jelly in their doughnuts with ketchup. Took it out the next morning and they couldn’t get their spoons out. ![]() “I poured their cereal with milk the night before and put a spoon in it, then popped it in the freezer overnight. “Super glued some pennies on the driveway up to the front steps…watched the kids get off the school bus and try to pick them off the ground! HA!” - Suzanne We asked our Cozi families on Facebook to share their best April Fool’s Day prank, and now we wanted to share them with everyone! Plan something sneaky today! April Fool’s Day Prank Ideas from Cozi Families
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![]() Oftentimes, individuals do not know they have a cardiac problem until something fatal occurs. It is difficult to predict how energy drinks will affect different individuals, especially with underlying heart issues or in combination with other substances containing alcohol or caffeine. Why are energy drinks viewed as so unsafe? The caffeine slowly wears off and you can experience mood changes, lethargy, fatigue and mental fogginess. This reaction is similar to how the body responds to heroin.Īfter 60 minutes, a sugar crash occurs. This hormone gives you a sensation of pleasure. As a result, blood pressure rises, the liver dumps even more sugar into the bloodstream and pupils dilate.įorty five minutes later, dopamine production occurs in the body. This blood sugar spike results in a quick release of the hormone insulin.įorty minutes later, all the caffeine is absorbed. Twenty minutes after ingesting an energy drink, you experience a sugar high. What happens after drinking an energy drink? These ingredients in combination with high sugar and caffeine content may be the cause of serious or fatal problems for some consumers. There are additional herbal stimulants found in energy drinks that are not regulated by the FDA. Many energy drinks have as much caffeine as 3-4 cups of coffee and more than the recommended amount of sugar you should consume in one day. The problem lies in the amount of sugar and caffeine. After all, most healthy individuals who do not typically experience adverse effects from caffeine can safely consume 4-5 cups of coffee per day without problem. ![]() However, many experts believe it isn’t necessarily the caffeine in energy drinks that is harmful. The main ingredients of most energy drinks are caffeine and sugar. What are the harmful ingredients in energy drinks? Davis Cripe suffered a cardiac episode that led to his death after consuming an energy drink, coffee and Mountain Dew in less than an hour. These legislative efforts occurred following tragic events such as the death of a sixteen-year- old boy from South Carolina. Some lawmakers are even attempting to ban the sale of energy drinks to those under the age of 18. Consuming multiple energy drinks in a short time or consuming energy drinks in combination with other caffeinated or alcoholic beverages, can be especially harmful. However, research continues to find concerning effects after consuming these popular beverages. When life is busy, many of us are tempted to grab an energy drink to put a little extra pep in our step. The suitors are merely the Macguffin (in one case, the literal Macguffin) who have no significance to the plot except for driving action forward. We have been tipped off that the central conflict in the story will have nothing to do with the would-be suitors. The clans’ names are Dingwall, Macintosh and Macguffin–perhaps not the most subtle screenwriting but certainly good for a few laughs. We then find out that, to preserve unity among the four clans, Merida must be married off to the firstborn of one of the other families. The brother in question seeks out a witch to give him the strength of ten men, and soon he brings discord and division to the once peaceful kingdom, which remains to the present day. The brothers lived harmoniously together until the fateful day when one of them began to crave more for himself. We listen as Elinor tells her daughter legends about the past, in particular the legend of how the “four clans” descended from four sons of a single king. As a number of reviewers have noted, Fergus may formally be called king but the real power behind the throne sits with Elinor. Which doesn’t stop Elinor from expecting her to be every bit as much the political and diplomatic power-broker in the kingdom that she herself is. She clearly takes more after her father than her mother. Left to her own devices, Merida would do as her father later jokes, AKA “stay single and ride on a horse at dawn, firing arrows while her hair blows wild in the wind.” Merida is much less interested in royal decorum than she is in scaling craggy cliffs and drinking from secret waterfalls, and she lacks neither the physical prowess or warrior’s confidence to do so. Indeed, as has been noted elsewhere, the mother-daughter relationship lies at the heart of this film. When a killer bear attacks the village, his point is unintentionally proven.Īfter the title sequence, we flash forward several years, and Merida has grown into a young woman who bristles at the micromanaging concerns of her mother. Fergus notes that his daughter clearly loves the gift and that anyone and everyone should be able to defend themselves. Elinor’s husband Fergus has given Merida a bow and arrow, a gift that Elinor does not believe is appropriate for a clan princess. At the opening of the film, for instance, we find young princess Merida playing hide and seek with her mother Elinor. This is not to say story doesn’t contain any of the trappings of the rote princess story. Fortunately, Brave is a much better film than any of the cookie-cutter examples with which it might be confused. It’s a set up which, in less capable hands, could result in yet another recycling of the Dreamworks’ “be true to yourself” mantra or Disney’s own set of princess-genre bromides. Superficially, at least: the protagonist Merida is an impetuous red-haired princess who feels shackled by tradition and tribal expectation. With Brave, the people that brought us the Toy Story trilogy– arguably the greatest film trilogy originally conceived as a story for the screen–have given us a movie that, at first glance, runs the risk of being confused with the work of a more simple-minded studio. Now in its 17th year of box office activity, Pixar may have entered into chronological adolescence, but the studio is far from becoming a brazen teenager who’s unaware of the past. Have a great Fourth and we’ll see you back here on Thursday: ![]() ![]() This article was corrected on 30 August 2012 because the original standfirst said pedalled, when it should have said peddled.Just in time for Independence Day, a wonderful (if spoiler-heavy) review of Pixar’s latest from resident animation guru Jeremiah Lawson. Richard Oram is a Professor of Medieval and Environmental History at the University of Stirling. It's said that she and her ladies appeared on the battlements, dusting the places where the enemies' stones had fallen – though that particular story may be as apocryphal as the events in this film. There's Euphemia, a countess of Ross in her own right in the 14th century, and Agnes Randolph, Countess of Dunbar, who defended Dunbar Castle during the 1330s. The fact that the film has a strong woman at its centre may actually be quite accurate: we know very little about women in medieval Scotland, but those we do know about seem to have been pretty feisty. It's also highly unlikely there were bears in medieval times: we think they became extinct in Scotland in the prehistoric period. That ties in with the view peddled abroad since Queen Victoria: that of a bare, rugged land, inhabited by wild men in kilts. The general feel – the mix of water and hills, forest and mountains – is very good: the forests are a realistic blend of Scots pine and birch. ![]() Has outer membrane containing lipopolysaccharides (LPS, which comprises of lipid A, center polysaccharide, and O antigen) in its outer handout and phospholipids in the inner pamphlet Gram-negative bacteria show these characteristics:Īn inner cell membrane is available (cytoplasmic)Ī slender peptidoglycan layer is available (This is a lot thicker in gram-positive bacteria) In this article, we will take a look at the various gram-negative diseases, learn about the gram-negative bacteria and the gram-negative bacteria cell wall. The gram-negative bacteria incorporate the model life form Escherichia coli, just as numerous pathogenic bacteria, for example, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Yersinia pestis. ![]() Gram-negative bacteria are found all over, for all intents and purposes all conditions on Earth that help life. ![]() They are described by their cell envelopes, which are made out of a dainty peptidoglycan cell wall sandwiched between an inner cytoplasmic cell membrane and a bacterial outer membrane. Pearson.Gram-negative bacteria will be bacteria that don't hold the precious stone violet stain utilized in the Gram staining strategy for bacterial differentiation. Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition). Madigan Michael T, Bender, Kelly S, Buckley, Daniel H, Sattley, W.Coagulation (DIC) is mediated through the activation of Hageman factor (coagulation factor XII).Damage to the endothelium from bradykinin-induced vasodilation leads to shock.Macrophage activation and products lead to tissue damage.LPS activates macrophages, leading to the release of TNF-alpha, IL- 1, and IL-6. IL- 1 is a major mediator of fever. Lipopolysaccharide is a pyrogenic (responsible for fever) substance, and also causes endotoxic shock. ![]()
You can take out unaware enemies from behind silently, but it will take a few moments - once you unlock the Knife Kill skill, you can use up a throwing knife to silently kill them much faster.Įarly on in Aiden's adventure, you'll become infected with the zombie virus, but you won't turn immediately into the walking dead.Enemy humans will try blocking your attacks if you get too aggressive, but a simple kick can render them defenseless to a follow up attack.Unlocking the dropkick ability will allow you to forcibly knock opponents from the rooftops with ease.Like Parkour Points, Combat Points can be invested into skills to give you a fighting edge, including the ability to dropkick enemies, parry or dodge at just the right time, and even utilize knives or bows to stealth fighting. This is done through scavenging assorted weapons to wield, modding them with elemental effects, and crafting tools and accessories like molotovs or throwing knives to assist you in combat. ![]() You'll also find that many times, fighting can be preferable to running, and will have to engage in combat with both the living and the undead. While it's better to look before you leap, you can keep an eye out for certain signage planted to let you know there's a safe spot to drop into a dumpster below, or into a body of water.You'll expend stamina while climbing - even more from jumping from a handhold - but you won't lose any on an actual ladder.You can climb up drainpipes, streetlight poles, and more objects with ease.Simply running through the night will let you gain Parkour experience much faster due to the bonus experience you get at night - just make sure to last through the night or it will be lost.Initially Aiden can only climb and jump for a limited amount of time with low stamina, but as you find more Inhibitors and unlock better parkour skills, you'll be able to move faster and over more surfaces. Almost anything can be climbed or jumped to and from - but if you're looking for indicators of where you go, always look for the yellow marks: yellow bars, yellow cloth on a ledge, and yellow signs. You'll automatically run everywhere you go, and running without hitting anything will let you move even faster. The more you gain Parkour Points from leveling up, the more you can invest in new parkour techniques like wall-running, sliding, moving faster, and even jumping off enemies for an added boost. Like the previous Dying Light, Dying Light 2 is all about free-running parkour, mixed with visceral first person melee combat action.Īs Aiden, you'll be able to jump from rooftop to rooftop, grab onto most anything, ride ziplines, and even eventually paraglide through the city. You’ll also need to be on the same platform to play Co-op Multiplayer with other people. But to play Co-op Multiplayer, you’ll need to be connected online, so you won’t be able to play split-screen co-op. ![]() In the quest to find the man responsible for experimenting on you and save your sister, Aiden will have to make some tough choices on who to align himself with while in Villedor.ĭying Light 2 Stay Human can be played as a single-player game or a Co-op Multiplayer. Even though Villedor is one of the last major cities around, it's quickly become a dog-eat-dog world, with factions forming and people hunting each other down. Aiden's arrival to Villedor in search of people important to him leaves him newly infected and new to the city, and he'll have to work hard to earn the trust of the people of Villedor. You play as Aiden Caldwell, who is known as a Pilgrim: one of the few brave enough to still travel the world in this apocalypse. After GRE Scientist experiments for a cure resulted in the virus getting loose in the city, and the military authorizing chemical weapons to try and stop the spread, Villedor became as much of a prison as it was a haven. During the start of the infection, Villedor was walled off from the rest of the world, which ended up being its saving grace. ![]() Struggling Students? Check out our Needs Improvement Report Card Comments for even more comments! Here are 125 positive report card comments for you to use and adapt! It's report card time and you face the prospect of writing constructive, insightful, and original comments on a couple dozen report cards or more. Jacqueline Miller, Churchland Academy Elementary, Portsmouth, Virginia This tongue twister activity can be used quarterly to assess individual student progress in proper enunciation. The new tongue twister can be added to the tongue twister game in Activity 1. Have students write tongue twisters of their own. At the end of the time period, the team with the most points wins. Play continues for a designated amount of time. Then the next student pair faces off with a new tongue twister. He or she scores 2 points for correctly pronouncing the tongue twister. The facing student from the other team attempts to pronounce the same tongue twister three times in rapid succession. If the student pronounces the tongue twister correctly all three times, the team earns 2 points. A student from the first team repeats a given tongue twister three times rapidly. Display a list of tongue twisters on the chalkboard, and pass out copies of the tongue twisters list. Share with the class several tongue twisters. Tongue twisters are difficult to say quickly because they require one's mouth to move in different positions for each word. The students should have fun with tongue twisters as their mouths won't do what they want them to do, and they replace intended words with nonsense!Įxplain that tongue twisters get their name because they are hard to pronounce. This activity is good practice to achieve proper enunciation. Tongue Twisters for the ESL/EFL Classroom.Personal Update.See the following Web sites for additional tongue twisters.And Breaking News - Rattlebag and Rhubarb on Operation Pied Piper: Lessons from History on Childhood Trauma and Resilience Josna on Operation Pied Piper: What were they thinking?.Josie Holford on Operation Pied Piper: What were they thinking?.Jackie on Operation Pied Piper: Lessons from History on Childhood Trauma and Resilience.Beneath the Surface: The Hokey-Pokey and Jump Jim Joe. ![]() Unreal City: The London of The Lonely Londoners.Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.Haughty Indifference and Artificial Intelligence JMost Popular This Year Melissa Scott-Miller, Islington Back Gardens in Winter Sunlight William Ratcliffe 1870-1955 Hampstead Garden Suburb from Willifield Way c.1914 Margaret Bruce Wells 1908-1998). Melissa Scott-Miller Behind the Bridge, Regent’s Canal, Islington. His friend Kingsley Amis came to visit and it was witnessing the university’s Senior Common Room that gave Amis the inspiration to write the hilarious Lucky Jim (1954) – the classic novel of academic life that made Amis famous and is dedicated to Larkin. ![]() He wrote Coming in 1950 when he was working as an assistant librarian at University College, Leicester. When he did start to attend school he appears to have done well socially and, after some early struggles, he succeeded academically. His eyesight was poor and he developed a stammer. He was home-schooled until the age of eight by his mother and sister who was ten years older. Larkin mentions the forgotten boredom of his childhood which was actually rather unusual. Even if you don’t understand you can still start to be happy! Spring in St John’s Wood 1933 – Dame Laura Knight (1877-1970) So spring is on the way for real now and there it is – the opportunity to begin anew. I love the idea of a thrush amid the laurels in the bare garden astonishing the brickwork on the foreheads of the houses in the yellow light of the evening. First, outdoor lighting can be a great way to deter crime. However, there are a few key points to consider when making a decision about whether or not to install outdoor lighting. There are pros and cons to both sides of the argument, and there is no clear consensus. The debate over whether or not to invest in outdoor lighting is one that has been going on for years. This wonderful information was provided to us from our good friends at Florida Coastal Outdoor Lighting in Tampa, FL. Some examples include underwater lights, spa lights, and fire pits. There are also several other types of landscape lights that can be used to create unique effects in the garden. Pathway lights are used to illuminate walkways and stairways. Floodlights are used to provide bright light over a large area, such as a driveway or a patio. Spotlights are used to highlight a specific area in the landscape, such as a tree or a sculpture. Some of the most common types include spotlights, floodlights, and pathway lights. There are a few different types of landscape lights that are popular among homeowners. Accent lighting is used to create a mood or emphasize certain features in the landscape, while task lighting illuminates a specific area for activities such as reading or grilling. There are also two main categories of landscape lighting: accent lighting and task lighting. Another option is solar-powered lights, which get their power from the sun. One type is the low-voltage lighting transformer, which usually plugs into an outdoor outlet and then attaches to fixtures with low-voltage wiring. There are a few different types of landscape lights. ![]() Contact a local electrical company today to schedule a consultation! 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Save your money and buy a Steelseries Instead. No amount of finagling solved this problem. : Logitech Astro A30 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Headset for PS5 - Bluetooth, 2.4Ghz, Built-In & Detachable Mic, USB-C, 3. Random disconnects of sound and the latest issue which caused me to refund my purchase: Despite both the Base Station and Astro Command Center showing that the Headset is 100% charged, it would immediately shut off the second I remove it from the base station. First, the headset would switch to PlayStation mode when removing the A50 from the base station despite the base station NEVER having been set on anything other than PC mode which necessitated flicking the base station to PS mode and back to PC to get it working again before it would do the same thing later. So where do you find the firmware update? On Astro's website like a normal company? NOOOOO, you have to go a pinned support thread on Astro Gaming Subreddit to find the latest firmware.ĭuring usage of these headphones, new and novel problems would crop up almost daily. To top it all off, the Astro Command Center would not update the firmware and there is NO WAY to force it to update, only an option to "install firmware manually". Astro Gaming A50 Wireless Headset + Base Station. The Astro Command Center is a poor piece of software that actually has two versions! One is an "app" from the Microsoft store which is wholly inferior to the hidden version of the software which is buried deep in the equally poor support section of the Astro website. Here are the 6 best PS5 gaming headsets to help you take full advantage of its 3D audio. The base station is also too small for the headset and it doesn't really feel comfortable being set on it. ![]() The Sound quality is fine and the headset is comfortable but for a premium pair of headsets the microphone is INCREDIBLY flimsy and feels out of place alongside the heavy plastic and metal of the rest of the A50. When this headset first arrived, it came with barely any instructions except a very poorly explained sheet of pictogram instructions which left many questions unanswered. ![]() Choose Philips TV once it brings the options.Connect your iPhone and Philips TV to the same network to be able to find the TV.Download and launch your MirrorMeisterapp.It also has an easy process to share your iPhone screen with your Philips TV. MirrorMeister is a commonly used screen mirroring app that supports different TV models, including Philips TV (2012 and newer), Android TV, and Roku TV. ![]()
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