Arnav Koul

Readers Digest
By: Arnav Koul

Table Of Contents
Weirdo Words…………………………………………………………. P(1)
Crossword + Answer Key……………………………………………. P(2,3)
Medical Piece…………………………………………………………..P(4)
Jokes…………………………………………………………………....P(5)
True Stories…………………………………………………………….P(6)
2 most beautiful words………………………………………………...P(7)
Who Knew…………………………………………………………...….P(8)
Recipe…………………………………………………………………...P(9)
Strange or odd facts…………………………………………………...P(10)
Advertisment…………………………………………………………....P(11)
Comic……………………………………………………………………P(12)

Weirdo Words:
1). Yonderly: Mentally or emotionally distant; absent minded.
2). Sirimiri: A light rain.
3). Galeanthropy: The belief that you are a cat.
4). Latibule: A hiding place; a place of safety or comfort.
5). Cosmogyral: Whirling around the universe.
6). Logolepsy: An obsession with words.
7). Eunoia: Beautiful thinking.
8). Selcouth: Unfamiliar, rare, strange, but yet marvelous.
9). Ploitering: Pretending to work when you are not actually working.
10). Stupendous: Extremely impressive
11). Wondrous: Inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight; marvelous.
12). Prodigious: Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force.
13). Utmost: Of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, greatest.
14). Maximal: Of or constituting a maximum; the highest or greatest possible.
15). Abject: Of the most contemptible kind.
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Source: ​https://​worksheets.theteacherscorner.net​/​make​-your-own/​crossword
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Biomedical research (or experimental medicine) is in general simply known as medical
research. It is the basic research (also called bench science or bench research), applied
research, or translational research conducted to aid and support the development of knowledge
in the field of medicine. An important kind of medical research is clinical research, which is
distinguished by the involvement of patients. Both clinical and preclinical research phases exist
in the pharmaceutical industry drug development pipelines, where the clinical phase is denoted
by the term clinical trial. However, only part of the clinical or preclinical research is oriented
towards a specific pharmaceutical purpose. The need for fundamental and mechanistic
understanding, diagnostics, medical devices and non-pharmaceutical therapies means that
medical research is much more than just trying to make new drugs.
The most basic medical research is a rapidly evolving area that owes much to basic biology and
is given names such as Human Biosciences by universities.
A new paradigm to biomedical research is being termed translational research, which focuses
on iterative feedback loops between the basic and clinical research domains to accelerate
knowledge translation from the bedside to the bench, and back again. Medical research may
involve doing research into public health, biochemistry, clinical research, microbiology,
physiology, oncology, surgery and research into many other non-communicable diseases such
as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
The increased longevity of humans over the past century can be significantly attributed to
advances resulting from medical research. Among the major benefits of medical research have
been vaccines for measles and polio, insulin treatment for diabetes, classes of antibiotics for
treating a host of maladies, medication for high blood pressure, new surgical techniques such
as microsurgery, and increasingly successful treatments for cancer. Many challenges remain,
however, including the appearance of antibiotic resistance and the obesity epidemic.
Most of the research in the field is pursued by biomedical scientists, however significant
contributions are made by other biologists, as well as chemists and physicists.
Sources:​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_research
biology.unm.edu/MARC/what-is-biomedical-research.html
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Jokes!
1). A new teacher tries to make use of her psychology courses. The first day of class, she starts by saying, "Everyone who
thinks they're stupid, stand up!"
After a few seconds, Little Johnny stands up. The teacher asks, "Do you think you're stupid, Johnny?"
"No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself."
2). Little Johnny was on a park bench stuffing all of his Halloween candy in his mouth. An old lady came over and said. "Son,
don't you know that eating all of that candy will rot your teeth, give you acne, and make you sick?"
"My grandfather lived to be 105 years old!" replied Johnny.
"Did he eat five candy bars at a sitting?" the old lady retorted.
"No," said Johnny, "but he minded his own freakin' business."
3). Teacher: Who answers my next question, can go home.
One boy throws his bag out the window.
Teacher: Who just threw that?
Boy: Me and I’m going home now.
4). Teacher: What exactly is MATH?
Boy: Mental Abuse To Humans
5). Son: I can't go to school today.
Father: Why not?
Son: I don't feel so well.
Father: Where does it hurt?
Son: In school.
6). Teacher:¨Are you sleeping in my class¨?
Student:¨Well now I'm not but if you could be a little quieter I could¨
7). Mother: What did you learn in school today
Son: How to write.
Mother: What did you write?
Son: I don't know, they haven't taught us how to read yet!
8). What is a bunny's favorite music?
Hip-hop.
9). How do you make a group of lawyers to smile for a photo?
Just say, "Fees."
10).Q: Why was the math textbook so sad?
A: He had a lot of problems!
Source:​ ​http://jokes.cc.com/
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True Stories
1). One day, in elementary school after lunch we had recess. so when me and my friends
were outside playing, we were chasing each other and my shoe was untied, and someone
stepped on the shoelace, and I slid 5-7 feet on the pavement. Then my friends hauled me to the
nurse, because my knees were bleeding to bad for me to walk, my arms were just had cuts on it
and there was blood all over my face. So then I went to the hospital. Then I got the rest of the
day off. It was painful, and it was a day I can’t forget. ( 105 words )
2). On my 10th birthday me and my friends went to a place called Urban Warfare. It's a
facility that has paint-ball games and laser tag. They said we were too young to play paint-ball,
so we settled with laser tag. Each session was 10 rounds, and each round was 15 minutes. In
their laser tag after every round we get a 5 minute break and they refill the guns with air. Once
they do and our break is over we get back to playing another round. I won 3 games. I also got
first place in the total up. Had a blast, and that would be my favorite birthday.
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(10) 2 most beautiful words
1). Oblivion and Sonder (Sam)
2). Ripple and Paradox ( Barry)
3). Nova and Eon ( Chase)
4). Cabal and Wabi-Sabi (Lucas)
5). Cosmic and Void ( Ryan)
6). Cipher and Flux ( Cade)
7). Question Everything (Johnny)
8). Trust Me (Justin)
9). Clash Royale (Aaron)
10). Lunch Time (Zach)
11). Love and hope (Julia)
12). Big Bang (Edward)
13). Hello and Goodbye ( David)
14). Dream Big ( Jennifer)
15). Two fifty (Owen)
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Who Knew?
1) An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow
backwards! This earthquake with the magnitude of 7.5 to
7.9. It remains to be the most powerful earthquake that
ever hit the east on the Rocky mountains. It was thought it
would occur in a another two-hundred years, but they
have not found any signs of that happening anytime soon.
It is also called a fluvial tsunami. Some thing other things
that happened due to the earthquake was sulfur leaked
out from underground pockets and river banks vanished,
flooding thousands of acres of forests.
2) Children laugh about 400 times a day, while adults laugh
on average only 15 times a day. This shows that children are
mostly happier than adults. They have more things to laugh than
adults. The adults might just be more mature but they should
laugh too. The kids also find a lot of other things funny.
3) The Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most iconic
dinosaurs known to man, thanks to films such as
Jurassic Park. Roaming Earth 68 to 66 million years
ago, the fearsome giant measured in between 4.6 to 6
meters in height and 12 meters long, with a ferocious
set of teeth, perfectly designed for slicing into other
dinosaurs. In 2005, scientists dissolved part of a T-rex
bone in acid to see what it would reveal. To their
surprise, they found soft tissue with sections that could possibly harbor DNA. The
Tyrannosaurus went extinct about 65 million years ago.
Sources:​ ​http://www.funfactz.com/
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Recipe for Mac & Cheese
INGREDIENTS
1 (8 ounce) package macaroni
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup cream
1​
⁄​ 2​ teaspoon salt
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded good quality
1​
⁄​ 2​ cup breadcrumbs, buttered
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Cook and drain macaroni according to package directions; set aside.
3. In a large saucepan melt butter.
4. Add flour mixed with salt and pepper, using a whisk to stir until well blended.
5. Pour milk and cream in gradually; stirring constantly.
6. Bring to boiling point and boil 2 minutes (stirring constantly).
7. Reduce heat and cook (stirring constantly) 10 minutes.
8. Add shredded cheddar little by little and simmer an additional 5 minutes, or until cheese melts.
9. Turn off flame.
10. Add macaroni to the saucepan and toss to coat with the cheese sauce.
11. Transfer macaroni to a buttered baking dish.
12. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
13. Bake 20 minutes until the top is golden brown.
14. (You can also freeze this recipe in ziplock bags for later use - once you have mixed the macaroni
along with the cheese sauce allow to cool to room temperature before adding to your freezer - I
generally pull it out the night before and allow macaroni and cheese to reach room temperature; I
then add the macaroni and cheese to a buttered baking dish, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and then
bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until golden brown on top and bubbling.
I chose Mac & Cheese because I like it and it is easy to make and it tastes good. You also don't need
many ingredients and you can make it quickly.
Sources:​ ​http://www.food.com/recipe/fannie-farmers-classic-baked-macaroni-cheese-135350
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Strange or Odd Facts
1). Donald Trump Cashed a 13 Cent Cheque
2). Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or
goddess.
3). There's a caterpillar that looks like Caterpie from Pokémon.
4). In 1987, an 18-year-old freshman named Mike Hayes funded his education
by asking 2.8 million people for one penny.
5). Facebook is blue because Mark Zuckerberg is colorblind and best sees the
shade of blue.
6). No one really knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was
burned in a fire.
7). On average, cats sleep for 2/3 of their life. This would mean that a 9 year old cat has
been asleep for 6 years.
8). Eating Lots of Carrots Will Turn You Orange.
9). Iceland has no army and is also recognized as the world’s most peaceful country.
10). A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
11). Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
12). A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
13). A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
14). Coca Cola was originally green.
15). Aerophobia is the fear of air.
Sources:​ ​http://www.funfactz.com/
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Hi Falcons!,
We are having boys basketball tryouts, come to the
office to get a tryout slip. You need to
have your physical and other medical
papers. You will also then get a slip for
your parents to sign and for you to
bring back by October 18th. This is for
your parents information that they will
have to pick you up later then usual
and buses will not be coming to pick up basketball
student.
It's A Great Day To Be A Falcon!
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Comic Strip
Source:​ ​https://www.pixton.com/
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