PROCRASTINATOR 16th June 2014 | Issue 01

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Alya Abu-Zayed

Thomas Shaw

Kelly Kiesewetter

Jess Froggatt

Anna Relton

Rosie Brookes

Daisy Cobbold

Stephen French

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4—Our Cause this Issue: Defibrillator

6—Paramedic at Parkside

8—Has Music Become Too Sexualised?

10—Cheesecake-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

12—Trip to Croatia

14—The Future Is Light: Li-Fi technology

16—Year 13 Prom: a photo album

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Our cause this issue:

By Alya Abu-Zayed

Sou

rces

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T he proceeds for every issue of Pro-

crastinator go to a different charity.

This issue is fundraising to buy a

defibrillator for Parkside, a cause

that Jess Froggatt has come up with and

been pushing.

So what is a defibrillator? A defibrillator is an

electrical device that sends electrical shocks

to the heart when a person has an irregular

heartbeat, such as Arrhythmia or Sudden

Cardiac Arrest . When the heart starts

beating irregularly, the defibrillator provides

a shock that basically shocks the heart to

stop so that it can start rhythmically beating

again.

You probably know it better from TV and

films where an EMT yells “CLEAR!” and puts

those big paddles on someone’s chest to

shock them awake.

But what’s the point of buying a defibril-

lator? I mean, how many people are re-

ally going to need one at Parkside?

More than 1 million people a year in the

UK are affected by arrhythmia, and it’s

one of the top 10 reasons why people

go to hospital. Certain types of arrhyth-

mia can cause sudden cardiac death,

which kills 100,000 people a year in the

UK.

One would think that Cardiac Arrest, which

may be caused by a heart attack, can only

happen to those over 50, or have health is-

sues. However, Sudden Cardiac Arrest can

happen at any time and affect anyone, of any

age.

It’s not impossible that someone at Parkside

will need a defibrillator urgently, sometime in

the future.

Even if no one needs one during our time at

Parkside, what about all the future genera-

tions of students, and all the teachers? If

even one person experiences arrhythmia

while at Parkside, and it saves their life, then

the defibrillator was a great idea.

Thanks for buying a copy of Procrastinator

and helping the fund for a defibrillator!

NHS: goo.gl/NkbmBw ABC news: goo.gl/FtQIvG

YBN: goo.gl/y3H4qR Medical Expo: goo.gl/76qXEA

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Hazel, the paramedic. Photo by Stephen French

F rom splinters to stab wounds

and broken bones to bites and

stings, knowing how to perform

basic first aid is, without ques-

tion, one of the most important skills an-

ybody can learn. Sometimes, however,

these skills just aren’t enough and it is

necessary to call in the professionals.

Luckily for us, local paramedic and ex-

nurse Hazel was at hand to answer all of

our questions at Froggatt First Aid Club!

Students, who dedicate their Tuesday

lunchtimes to learn life-saving skills, were

thrilled when they had the chance to

chat to an experienced paramedic about

flashing blue lights and the responsibility

of having somebody else’s life in your

hands.

By Jess Froggatt

Paramedic

at Parkside

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Hazel, who carries up to 30kg of medical

equipment on her person, told students all

about the adrenalin rush of delivering a

baby at the side of a road and the horror of

treating burn victims for the first time. She

was also quick to show off her state of the

art defibrillator (a piece of equipment used

to treat cardiac arrests), which was very

exciting, particularly since we recently

reached the halfway point in our quest to

raise over £1500 to buy a defibrillator of

our very own at Parkside. Not only this, but

we even got to get hands-on and have a

proper look at the thousands of pounds

worth of equipment that paramedics carry

with them every day, and even tested our

own oxygen saturation levels and blood

pressure.

After many slightly obscure questions and a

few more sophisticated ones, Hazel seemed

to have convinced most of Year 7 and half of

Year 8 to become paramedics while offering

some very valuable advice to the Year 12s

hoping to study paramedic science at univer-

sity. All in all the visit was a great success!

First Aid Club is on every Tuesday lunchtime

in Room 10 at Parkside.

Do you know a First Aid Trainer, health care

professional, nurse or doctor? If so, we would

love to hear from them so please get in con-

tact by emailing littlejess@me.com .

For more information visit our website:

www.littlejess.wix.com/froggattfirstaid

The adrenalin rush of

delivering a baby at the

side of a road and the

horror of treating burn

victims

Hazel, and first aid club founder, Jess Froggatt

Photo by Stephen French

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By Kelly Kiesewetter

In the 1920's, the dance craze was the jitter-

bug. The 50's and 70's saw the

"Mashed Potato and "Twist" take the world

by storm. From then on we had dance fads

such as the "YMCA", walking like an Egyptian

and "Macarena". Those were the dances that

our parents, grandparent and great grand-

parents once did.

So what is our generation doing? The Twerk.

The rapid movement and gyration of ones

hips that causes her, or his, buttocks to

shake.

We’ve become so sexualised we are actual-

ly performing this dance craze and uploading

it on Youtube, Facebook, Vine, and other so-

cial networks, declaring some people as

"twerk masters" and forming "twerk teams"

as if this dense dance is some sort of sport.

Regardless of it taking a lot of energy

to perform, it really isn't something

that takes a lot of skill and, to be honest,

doesn't deserve it's own sporting event, such

Musicians must take responsibility

for promoting promiscuity

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as "The Twerk-a-lympics".

Who is there to blame, but the musicians

and performers, such as Miley Cyrus, Rihanna

and Nicki Minaj. These wom-

en, amongst others, are probably the

most influential women in the entertainment

business, especially for younger girls. With

Miley Cyrus' shocking video to "We Can't

Stop" and suggestive performances, such as

the 2013 VMAs (how can we forget Miley

grinding on Robin Thicke?), are we honest-

ly surprised that many are following in her

footsteps?

Infamous pop star Rihanna released

her video to "Pour it Up", which showcased

herself, other scantily clad women “goin' up

and down that pole”, as the song states. The

video was banned from a number of websites

10 minutes after it was uploaded. That’s how

sexual music videos have become. Men have

also contributed to the epidemic, with songs

like Tyga’s"Rack City", Big Sean’s"Dance

(A$$)", and Juicy J’s "Bandz A Make Her

Dance", and of course the infamous, Blurred

Lines, that only promote promiscuity.

In our time and culture, we have become so

accustomed to these themes being displayed

around us that we ourselves are practicing

the same thing. So should the quality of mu-

sic be drowned out by the singer’s outfit, or

should we accept Katy Perry’s decision to

perform in a bra as her free will?

However funny it may be to poke fun at these

dances, lyrics and videos, musicians must

now take some responsibility

for promoting promiscuity, because in the

real world, it could lead to serious conse-

quences.

For instance, an incident was reported were

two sisters, 11 years old and 13 years old,

filmed themselves twerking and uploaded it

onto Facebook. When the father of these

girls found this video, furious about its inap-

propriate nature, filmed himself beating and

punishing these young girls and uploading it

onto the internet.

Of course, child abuse is not acceptable, and

the children should not be blamed for what

their father did, but that is another conversa-

tion on its own. We should ask ourselves,

why is it girls as young as 11 think it’s ac-

ceptable to publicise a video like that?

We can only wonder what dance craze will

come next. Will music go back to being music

or will it keep being about money, sex and a

bad backing track? Do we just have to accept

the change?

We have become so accus-

tomed…that we ourselves

are practicing the same thing

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T his recipe will blow your mind.

In fact, if it doesn't, you either;

1. Just have odd taste buds, or

2. The IB has officially unhinged

you and you should probably go talk to a

doctor. Seriously. I made these for an

end-of-term dinner party two months

ago, and five of us ate most of the pan in

one sitting. We still aren't even the slight-

est bit sorry for stuffing our faces. You

are meant to eat these cold, but we ate

them warm from the oven, and they

were INCREDIBLE!

Yield: Makes 20 bars (more if you cut them up smaller, but why would you do that?)

Ingredients:

For the chocolate chip cookie:

165g butter, melted and cooled

170g light brown sugar

100g granulated sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

290g all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

2 cups chocolate chips

For the cheesecake filling:

225g cream cheese, softened

70g powdered sugar

1 large egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

By Anna Relton

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Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 C°. Line a

9X13-inch pan with grease proof

paper, or lightly oil the tray.

2. For the cookie layer: whisk the

melted butter and sugars in a large

bowl until combined. Add eggs and

vanilla extract and mix well. Add

the flour, salt and bicarbonate of

soda, folding into the dough with a

rubber spatula; do not over mix.

Fold in chocolate chips until com-

bined.

3. Press half of the dough onto the

bottom of the prepared pan. It will

be a thin layer, and you may have

to fill in any holes with a bit of

cookie dough from the bowl.

4. For the cheesecake filling: mix the

cream cheese and powdered sugar

together with an electric mixer until

light and fluffy, or for1-2 minutes.

Add the egg and vanilla and mix

until well combined.

5. Pour the cheesecake filling over the

layer of cookie dough in the pan.

6. Using the remaining cookie dough,

flatten tablespoon-sized amounts

of cookie dough in your hands into

flat disc shapes, about 1/4-inch

thick. Place these discs over the top

of the cheesecake layer. It's ok if

there are small spaces. The entire

top doesn't need to be completely

covered; just make sure it is mostly

covered with cookie dough.

7. Bake for 35-40 minutes, until very

lightly browned on the edges. Push

Mmm… yummy

Recipe adapted from http://goo.gl/wVrt09

a skewer into the middle, and

check it’s clean when removed.

8. Place on a wire rack to cool

completely. Refrigerate until

chilled, around 1-2 hours. Cut

into squares and serve. (We ate

ours with ice cream. Again,

#sorrynotsorry)

Best served with ice cream on a sunny day

Let’s be real; raw cookie dough is usually better

than the actual cookie

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I n May, a some students had the opportunity to

visit Croatia to immerse ourselves in the life and

culture, as well as to connect with the Comenius

partner school. Croatia is a small country in Eu-

rope, yet I feel it is one of the most beau-

tiful. It is located in the south east of Eu-

rope, and borders with Serbia, Slovenia,

Bosnia-Herzegovina and Hungary.

For me, and a lot of other people, the end

of May was a perfect time to go, as we

didn’t turn into strawberries from the

heat. Also, the food is absolutely amazing;

including the delicious ice cream. I can’t

remember how much ice cream we ate,

but whenever we went any-

where we were sure to get a

scoop.

The independence that the

teachers allowed us to have

was a great addition to the

trip, as we were allowed to

explore the capital, Zagreb, as

well as Čakovec, the Comenius

partner’s town on our own.

We also visited Varaždin, the

old capital of Croatia.

The Comenius aspect of the trip is

By Rosie Brookes

Photos by Daisy Cobbold

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what allowed us to go; the idea of con-

necting with other schools in the EU to

allow us to make life-long friends and

develop our understanding of other cul-

tures and ways of life. The other coun-

tries included are Spain, Bulgaria, Po-

land, Hungry and Romania. Some of us

stayed with Croatian families for the last

view days of the trip, which gave us a

further insight into the food, culture and

just day-to-day life.

I can personally say that I have gained a

lot from this experience, as Comenius

has let me make many friends and

I’m sure that I’ll remain in touch with

my Croatian exchange, as well as

learning the basic words and phrases

in Croatian.

If you get the opportunity to choose

your next holiday destination, I sug-

gest that you

choose Croa-

tia. It’ll be an

experience

that you’ll

never forget.

Hvala za

čitanje!

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A n amazing new breakthrough known as Li-Fi may change how we access the internet, and open the door for new technology.

The internet has become a major part of all of our lives. Many of us have a device within arms reach that can access the inter-net at all times of the day. While many of us use the internet for little more than sending funny pictures of cats to each other, or Snap-chats of ourselves with various bits of fruit on our heads, the internet stands as the single entity that has defined the previous decade, and stands to define the current decade.

Despite the fact that many of us may take it for granted, the internet can be an amazingly powerful learning tool. Both in the developed world and the developing world, the internet has been a source of vast amounts infor-mation, whether one is looking for a course

on quantum physics, looking up more effi-cient methods of farming, doing ones Ex-tended Essay or trying to work out what in God’s name the alphabet is doing in their maths. Truly, both the amount and speed at which information can be transferred is key to the development of any country or indi-vidual.

Enter Li-Fi. Li-fi is a new, breakthrough inter-net delivery system, that instead on working through radio frequencies, like Wi-Fi, works through the far larger spectrum of light fre-quencies. Li-fi also promises to be cheaper and more energy-efficient.Professor Harald Haas, creator of Li-Fi, said in his TED talk in 2011 that “one of the issues [with Wi-Fi] is capacity. The way we transmit wireless data is by using…radio waves. And radio waves are limited. They are scarce; they are expen-sive; and we only have a certain range of it. And it's this limitation that doesn't

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cope with the demand of wireless data trans-missions and the number of bytes and data which are transmitted every month .”

The ability to transfer data through light ra-diation has a wide range of effects. The transferring device can be easily fitted into existing lighting units, potentially meaning that a single light bulb could be used to not only provide light, but also internet speeds 250 times faster than those of current fibre optic wireless systems.

In early tests of the Li-Fi system, four com-puters could be connected to the internet potentially at a speed of 150 gigabits per second, through a single, one watt LED bulb. This ability to quickly and cheaply access the internet opens the doors for previously un-imaginable ideas – like a country-wide inter-net system, available from all street lights.

This advance in LED technology is greatly welcomed by many scientists, as LED lights are far brighter and more efficient than con-ventional bulbs or energy saving lights, and Li-Fi brings the global change to LEDs far closer.

While it is still in the development stage, there are no complete drawbacks to the Li-Fi system. As the data is transferred solely through light radiation, it is not possible for the system to transfer data through walls. This can be seen as a downside for some, but at least you won’t get people piggyback-ing on your internet.

As can be expected, shadows will unfortu-nately cut the connection. This appears to be one of the major technical difficulties hold-ing back Li-Fi.

The Li-Fi system shows strong potential for underwater and space communications, since the light can still be detected by a de-vice.

So all this sounds great in theory, but how does it work? “All we would need to do,” states Prof. Haas, “is to fit a small micro-chip to every potential illumination device .“

So what is next for Li-Fi? Well, scientists are still working on it. Prof. Haas says that it would “combine two basic functionali-ties: illumination and wireless data transmis-sion… [It] could solve the four essential prob-lems that face us in wireless communication these days…for a cleaner, a greener, and

Professor Harald Haas at his 2011 TED talk on Li-Fi

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Thanks for reading!