What kind of cake would you make for a primary school graduation cake?

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My mum is thinking of making a graduation cake for all the year sixes (because i am graduating from primary school). What cakes can she make plzz help.!!!!
If you want a bit of thought, i was thinking of a cake with little sugar children on top holding hands. Some others plzzz, doc ur answer is the best so far.
Michael,

This is going to sound like a cop out, but it is really hard to beat the taste of a good quality mix. And let's face it, 6th Graders are probably not connoisseurs of truly fine cakes.

My suggestion is for your Mom to purchase a cake mix from Duncan Hines, Pillsbury, or Betty Crocker and make it in a 9x13-inch pan (that will provide about 24 2x2-inch pieces of cake), ice it with a good buttercream icing and decorate it with balloons and stars made from different colors of icing.

Here is a great buttercream icing recipe that is the industry standard in bakeries across the country.

Doc

Wilton Buttercream Icing

½ cup solid vegetable shortening (Crisco)
½ cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
1 Tablespoon Wilton Clear Vanilla Extract
4 cups Confectioners Sugar (1 pound)
2 Tablespoons Milk
Wilton Icing Color

Cream Butter and Shortening with an electric mixer. Add vanilla extract. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of the bowl often. When all the sugar has been mixed in, the icing will appear dry. Add milk and beat at medium speed until it is light and fluffy. Makes 3 cups.

At this point you will have a nice white icing. For colors, use Wilton’s Icing Color paste or powder. Use a toothpick to add the paste to the icing and mix well until the color is even. If you need more color, use a new toothpick for each new addition of color.

Keep the icing covered with a damp cloth until ready to use. For best results, keep the icing bowl in the refrigerator, with a piece of plastic wrap pushed down to be in contact with the icing, when not in use. Refrigerated in an airtight container, this icing can be stored for 2 weeks. Rewhip before use.

For Chocolate Icing: Add three 1-ounce blocks of semi-sweet chocolate, melted, or 3/4 -cup of cocoa powder, and an additional two tablespoons of milk. Mix at medium speed until smooth and well mixed.

For Mocha Chocolate Icing: Substitute 2 tablespoons of strong brewed coffee for the additional milk in the Chocolate Icing directions.
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For more non-chocolate variations, substitute different extracts for the vanilla. It is especially good with Lemon Extract.
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What are the symptoms of hyperparathyroidism?

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Is it debilitating? Can it be cured? The parathyroid gland controls the amount of vitamin D and calcium in your bones.
The parathyroid glands control the absorbtion and secretion of calcium in the body.
I dont know too much about it, but I know when you have a total thyroidectomy, the parathyroids are in the thyroid glands and have to be re implanted during the surgery to keep your calcium level up.
Look up the word hypercalcemia and you will see how hyperparathyroidism works. I imagine since the word hyper starts the disease, its over secretion of calcium into the blood  (+ info)

What are the primary compounds in beer?

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What are the primary compounds in beer?
Both organic and inorganic is most helpful for my study.
This is my third site posting for this and my other question.

Thank you
Thank you for your effort. Barley is an ingredient but I am looking for the chemicals that constitute a beer/beer flavor.
Thanks I would not have considered water or acids.
Probably far too many to list. But a short list and extended from the above follows:

Alcohol
-ethanol
-isoamyl alcohol
-isomaltose
lanosterol
-phenol alcohol

Aldehydes
-isobutyraldehyde
-isovaleraldehyde


Organic Acids (inorganic)
iiso butyric acid
isocitric acid
-isohexenoic acid
-isovaleric acid
iso-alpha-acids
lactic acid
-linoleic acid

Esters
-Ethyl acetate
Isoamyl acetate
-Ethyl hexanoate


Ketones
-isoamyl acetate
-lupulone


Phenols
-phenol alanine
-phenol alcohol

Sulfer Compounds
-epi sulfides  (+ info)

Would it offend my primary doctor to ask to see a specialist?

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I am being treated for hypothyroidism and now low testosterone. I have not seen an endocrinologist in 8 years. I believe that I am receiving good care from my primary care doctor, but think that a check-up by an endocrinologist would help. Would asking for a referral hurt my doctor's feelings?
It's not a bad idea to see a specialist and is perfectly fine for you to ask your G.P. for a referral. People do this all the time. I would also look at an alternative to the medical people to solve your problem. The only solutions they have are drugs and surgery. You should see a Certified Nutritional Therapist as well. Most hypothyroid problems stem from problems associated with diet, not the lack of drugs. Doctors are NOT trained in nutrition and do not understand how the body works in relation to nutrition.

Many problems with the thyroid production of hormones is not directly caused by the thyroid and to treat the symptoms and not the root cause will only make you dependent upon the thyroid medication for the rest of your life, while the root cause is not addressed, leaving the body with problems not solved. That is not being healthy, that is being dependent.

The lack of testosterone is an endocrine problem. The endocrine is a system of complex relationships and when one organ loses energy, becomes weak, or diseased, it affects ALL of the endocrine organs. Since your thyroid is a part of the endocrine, you may be on a downward cascade of events that is being caused by this "root cause" issue. If you continue to treat the thyroid symptoms and then start treating the testosterone symptoms without addressing the root cause, you will find yourself never solving the real problem. This is very typical of the medical industry. As wonderful as they have become in their diagnostic tools, there is a lot of misinformation being promoted and their lack of understanding of the nutrition side of healing has handicapped physicians everywhere making it very difficult for them to make people healthy.

Like you, I had hypothyroidism and was taking the maximum amount of Synthroid for this. My doctor told me I would be on the drug for the rest of my life and that if I stopped taking the drug, I would be a very sick man. My testosterone levels were going down as well.

I embarked on a 3 year intensive study of nutrition with a background in Biology & Chemistry and almost 40 years of nutrition researching paid off. I have been off the meds for over 1-1/2 years now and my thyroid is functioning well. No more testosterone problems. The doctors were leading me down a path to more drugs and sickness cascade.

I strongly advise you to go see a Certified Nutritional Therapist to have them test you for specific nutritional deficiencies and to examine your diet. They can advise you on diet and supplements. I also suggest you find one that knows about QRA testing and the process of getting healthy. This process really works and I continually am amazed at how little the medical profession really understands health. It's become a drug culture experiment that is generating millions of chronically ill people. 53% of ALL Americans are now chronically ill as of 2005 CDC report. In 1905, only less than 5% were chronically ill. Does that sound like progress to you?

good luck

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Does acupunture really work for primary dysmenorrhoea?

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My mum has primary dysmenorrhea, and she was wondering if acupuncture can really help? Has anyone tried it before? Does it work?
Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can help alleviate the pain and discomfort of primary dysmenorrhea. It will often take 8 to 10 weeks of treatment to see definitive improvement.  (+ info)

How does one go about finding a primary doctor?

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It been suggested to me that I should go talk to a doctor a number of times for various things that are not time sensitive. I was wondering how one goes about figuring out which doctor to go to as your primary doctor. I moved to where I am now living only 6 months ago, so I haven't had to go to the doctor yet.
I have looked up the list of doctors in my area that take my insurance and do primary care but the list has like 30 names within 10 miles of where I live. In fact it has like 15 between 4 and 5 miles away and the closest is 4.2 miles away. What I'm wondering is what to do next in order to choose.
if you have insurance, your insurance company may have a compiled list of dr.'s in the area that they'd rather you go to (or the only ones they'll pay for). so ask them first. if you don't have insurance, there are a few things you could do. you could call up different dr.'s in the area and ask them what they're waiting list is for an appt. popular dr.'s usually have at least a 2wk waiting period for an appt. you could ask around and see who most people you come in contact with use. or you could go to any local pharmacies and ask them who they would recommend. i work at a pharmacy and we know how many prescriptions we get from certain dr.'s. (meaning the ones most visited) we also know who are the dr.'s dr.'s. =)  (+ info)

Why is the primary fermentation of my homebrew so long?

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I am homebrewing a bock beer and after 10 days in the primary fermenter, there is still foam on the surface. The primary fermenter is air-tight but I open it every 2-3 days. The temperature is in the 60-65F range. Will such a long fermentation degrade the taste? What causes such a long fermentation, low temperature or lack of oxygen?

Thanks!
Thanks both of you. I also think temp. was the culprit. I have found a site explaining the exact same problem I had. This situation have two causes: too low temp. or contamination. A density below 1.010 and still bubbling indicates contamination and higher or on-target density indicates too cold environment. My density was right on target and the brew smelled good. This is only my third brew and this showed me that I should stop worrying.
I also found an article that said the initial 24-48 hours of the primary fermentation are critical. I can't find back the link but it said that, during primary fermentation, yeast will produce ATP that is used during anaerobic fermentation. So the more active is the primary fermentation, the healthier will be the yeast during secondary fermentation.
I would have to say temperature is probably the culprit 60-65F is pretty cold for ale yeast. Did you oxygenate the wort before pitching your yeast? I use a air stone and a filter hooked up to an aquarium air pump I have never had better results, Did you make a yeast starter or re hydrate the yeast? I also add a pinch of yeast energizer to most of my batches. Sorry about all the questions but do you have a hydrometer? if you can get your hands on one you will know how far along you ferment has come. I would also get a airlock if you can, you can make one with just a drilled stopper and some small diameter hose and a small jar with a lid. Its called a blow off (or you can buy an airlock for $2) either way they are helpful because you can tell how much CO2 is still being produced by watching the bubbles in the airlock .If you provided a healthy environment as far as oxygen, rehydration or a starter and sanitation I would say try moving to a warmer place. I would not leave it in the primary for more than 14 days, because all the sediment and dead yeast will start to break down and fowl your beer. You could also try adding some yeast energizer if nothing else seems to work. I would recommend getting a airlock and a hydrometer if you can because it is too hard to tell if you yeast are doing their job just by how much foam is in the wort. But I have never had this problem usually after 3-4 days the foam is gone.
Wow I can’t believe I just thought of this, but maybe the pressure in you fermenter is holding the foam? I do not know if this makes sense to you but would that be possible? I have never heard of a completely closed off ferment, but this may be what is causing the foam retention in your brew. Try making a blow off or a airlock, Maybe without any pressure in the fermenter the foam will be able to dissipate. Good luck and let me know the results This suddenly became very interesting.  (+ info)

What would look good on a letter to apply for work experience to a primary school?

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What would be good to write in? Would good junior cert results count or does that just sound like bragging? If you're an ex pupil, do you think you might have more of a chance? It is for work experience (transition year) for a primary school . . Thanks.
As another answerer has said, any experience that you've had with children at all in any capacity will be helpful - even if it's just babysitting or helping to look after younger siblings or relatives.

Other than that, you need to think about things that you've done that will show them that you've thought about what working in a primary school is going to involve, and that you've already had some experience that could be relevant to it. It's really important to be able to give examples.

Have you done any presentations for school, or done any tutoring at any point (even if it's just explaining a maths problem to your friend or something)? Have you been in charge of a group project or task?

Team work is really important - have you been in a choir or performed in a play, played a team sport or done a group project?

You need to be creative - art, music, writing, or even just to be able to show that you can look at things in different ways to what might be considered the norm.

Good exam results will always be helpful to you, especially if they're in a wide range of subjects as primary school teachers need to be able to teach a bit about everything! Don't worry about it sounding as though you're bragging, you need to show all your good points to try and make sure that they let YOU do work experience, rather than someone else!

Explain to them why you want to do work experience there - do you know someone who is a teacher? Did one of your primary school teachers particularly inspire you? Have you tried doing something teaching related and really enjoyed it?

Finally, what you were saying about being an ex pupil - it might help or it might not. I applied for work experience at my old primary school a few years ago and was told that they had a policy of not allowing people to do work experience there who were ex pupils or had sisters or brothers at the school. It seemed a little non sensical to me, but I ended up doing my work experience at another primary school and had a fantastic time - better than the people I know who did do it at my old primary school! So if you don't get to go there, don't be discouraged, it might be an idea to try a few different schools in your area, rather than just the one.

Hope this helps, and good luck!
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What are the agencies that give support to the primary health care program?

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Could you please help me to identify 10 agencies that give support to the primary health care program?
hi neil! this is iris! is this neil sofjan? hahaha! i don't know the answer, still searching for it.  (+ info)

What is the primary cause of the suffering that lies at the heart of human nature, and how can this suffering?

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What is the primary cause of the suffering that lies at the heart of human nature, and how can this suffering be overcome?
I think the primary cause of suffering in humans is intolerance. I personally have seen/read the most hateful, derogatory ideals come out of otherwise "decent" people. Alot of people "hate" with more passion than they "love" in this world imo. If you want to see someone's true colors so to speak, show them something that is completely different and left of center than what they are used to and watch the claws come out on some. I'm convinced if we don't deal with this issue it will be the end of humankind. Forget about muslim, Jewish, hispanic, Black, republican, transgendered, etc -- pretty soon none of that will even matter.  (+ info)

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