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Ice-cream Cake

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Ice-cream Cake

Lick those lips…

  • Ice-cream cake is a cake that is made partly or entirely out of ice-cream, sometimes decorated with whipped cream, chocolate or confectionery.
  • Ice-cream cake is popularly made with three layers; one layer is cake; the next layer, ice-cream; and the third layer, cake layered over the ice-cream.
  • Ice-cream cakes are made usually by moulding soft ice-cream and cake into shape, using a bowl, special shaped cake tin, or other mould.
  • Ice-cream cakes are often made for special occasions such as weddings and birthdays, and are sometimes themed for children’s birthday parties.
  • Ice-cream cakes were originally made like trifle, with cookies and cream, although they were served frozen.

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  • Ice-cream cake is very popular in North America and Australia, but not as common in Europe.
  • Food historians believe ice-cream cakes were invented in the 1600s, becoming popular in the next century, and ice-cream cake recipes from the 1870s have been found.
  • Ice-cream cakes can be often purchased from supermarkets and ice-cream retailers, and Baskin-Robbins, Wendy’s, Dairy Queen, Friendly’s and Cold Stone Creamery are among the popular suppliers.
  • Ice-cream cakes were originally luxurious desserts that wealthy men and women ate.
  • Historically, ice-cream cakes were often made by lining the mould with cake or biscuits first, and filling the remaining part of the mould with ice-cream, and this technique is still sometimes used today.
Bibliography:
Ice Cream Cake 27 Febuary 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream_cake>
Olver, L 13 March 2013, About Ice-cream, Food Timeline, <http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodicecream.html>

Cockroach

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Cockroach

Pesky hissing insects…

  • Cockroaches are also known as roaches and are from the family of Blattaria.
  • Of the 4,500 species of cockroach, only about 30 species live in households and are generally regarded as household pests.
  • Cockroaches like warm environments and prefer to live in groups.
  • Cockroaches leave tracks containing chemicals, that other roaches can follow and use to find food and water.
  • Cockroaches are nocturnal insects and don’t like light.

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  • The heaviest cockroach is the Australian giant burrowing cockroach, weighing 30 grams (1.1 ounce) and is approximately 9 cm (3.5 in) long.
  • Some cockroaches can live without any air for 45 minutes and can recover from being submerged underwater for 30 minutes.
  • Cockroaches have allergens that can cause asthma attacks, which can be as common as dust mite asthma related allergies.
  • Hydramethylnon, fipronil and boric acid are all toxic to cockroaches, so these chemicals are often used in cockroach baits.
  • In the early centuries, ground or boiled cockroaches were used as a medicine.
Bibliography:
Cockroach 17 March 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach>

DreamWorks

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DreamWorks

Ever watched a film by DreamWorks?

  • DreamWorks is also known as DreamWorks Studios; DW II Distribution Co., LLC; DreamWorks SKG; and DW Studios.
  • DreamWorks is a film producer that makes films and video games.
  • DreamWorks was founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffery Katzenberg and David Geffen.
  • DreamWorks released their first film in September 1997 called ‘The Peacemaker’.
  • SKG in the name “DreamWorks SKG” stands for Spielberg, Katzenberg and Geffen.
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Image courtesy of DreamWorks Animation
  • DreamWorks was sold to Paramount Pictures film studio in 2006.
  • Walt Disney film studio currently distributes DreamWork’s products.
  • DreamWorks studio is located in Universal City, California, United States of America.
  • DreamWorks won Academy Awards for Best Picture, three years in a row, for ‘American Beauty’ (1999), ‘Gladiator’ (2000) and ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001).
  • In 2012, DreamWorks had approximately 80 employees.
Bibiliography:
Our History/FAQ 2010, DreamWorks Studios, <http://www.dreamworksstudios.com/about/history>

Kilimanjaro National Park

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Kilimanjaro National Park

Game park, forest park, national park.

  • Kilimanjaro National Park is located in Tanzania, Africa, near the equator.
  • Kilimanjaro National Park contains the famous volcano, Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the world’s largest volcanos which is also the tallest African mountain.
  • Kilimanjaro National Park covers an area of over 750 square km (290 square miles).
  • In 1910, Kilimanjaro National Park was declared a game reserve by the German and in 1921, the park was declared a forest reserve.
  • Many animals are found in the vicinity of Kilimanjaro National Park , and the Kilimanjaro tree hyrax (a small nocturnal mammal) and Abott’s duiker (small antelope) are exclusive to the park’s region.
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  • Part of the setting of the popular children’s film, “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”, is of Kilimanjaro National Park.
  • Kilimanjaro National Park was opened to the public in 1973 and declared a World Heritage site in 1987.
  • Approximately 52,000 people visit Kilimanjaro National Park every year.
  • In Kilimanjaro National Park there is the opportunity to view wildlife, hike or bush walk, and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and to fish for trout in the park.
  • The African Chagga people live in Kilimanjaro National Park.
Bibliography:
Kilimanjaro National Park n.d., UNESC, <http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/403>

Bungee Jumping

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Bungee Jumping

Run and jump… bounce, bounce, bounce.

  • Bungee jumping is normally performed on very tall, vertical or horizontal objects, such as mountains, bridges and buildings.
  • Bungee jumping is also sometimes spelt ‘bungy’ jumping.
  • The term ‘bungee’ from bungee jumping, comes from a dialect of English, which means ‘anything thick and squat’, although the term is most likely a reference to the type of cord used.
  • Bungee jumps are usually made from objects that don’t move but sometimes jumps are made from an aircraft.
  • Bungee jumping uses an elastic rope that is tied around the jumper’s legs and protective equipment that is similar to the protective equipment used in climbing.
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Bungee Jumping
Image courtesy of KCShearon/Flickr
  • Bungee jumping is popular in film, and bungee jumping was performed in the 1995 opening of the James Bond ‘GoldenEye’ movie.
  • Bungee jumping can be performed in many styles and techniques, such as starting the jump on low ground or jumping off a ramp.
  • Bungee jumping can be dangerous if the equipment is not checked and used correctly, and if the equipment does not properly fit the jumper.
  • One of the most common bungee jumping dangers caused by jumping, is damage to eyesight.
  • Bungee jumping is proven to increase stress levels and affect the immune system.
Bibliography:
Bungee Jumping 28 February 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungee_jumping>

Frangipani

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Frangipani

Beautiful flowers…

  • Frangipanis are flowering plants from the family Apocynaceae, which is the family of dogbane, and their official name is Plumeria, which they are often called.
  • Frangipanis are shrubs and small trees that are mostly deciduous.
  • Frangipanis are native to Central and South America, Mexico and the Caribbean, although they can now be found in most tropical areas.
  • Frangipanis don’t contain any nectar, and therefore deceive the insects that come to pollinate it by its sweet, fragant scent.
  • Sphinx moths pollinate frangipanis at night, when the scent of the flower is the strongest.

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  • Plumerias were named after botanist Charles Plumier, and frangipani, after a noble Italian, Marquis Frangipani, who invented a perfume that smelt like plumeria.
  • Frangipanis can grow from its own cuttings to form another plant.
  • Frangipani flowers can be white, pink, yellow, cerise, or red in colour, or can be mulitcoloured.
  • Frangipanis have five petals, with centres that are usually different coloured to the outer section of the petal.
  • Frangipanis are the national flower of Laos and are known as ‘Dok Champa’.
Bibliography:
Plumeria 21 February 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumeria>
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